Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE WEEKLYH3&U1101 TIMES Devoted to lyri'wftiiii Horticulture, Donuatie Economy, DoiiU?4tsrc&sr*, AWw mod the Ckmrmt Nmm oj the Day. ^ ? * ~~ ~ " r \I7~ S*= "^roc- XXV.?NEW SERIES. tTNTON C. IT., SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 2i), 1894. NUMBER . W Ref.or ilel Castro told tho Spauish Cortes tho other day that if England Attempted to eeizo Tangier, it would precipitate the greatest naval war that the world has ever known. Tests recently made of tho hauling powers of American and English locomotives on tho Tokaido Hail way in Japan resulted decidedly iu favor of American engines, and profercuco will bo given lo thorn in future. A noted health officer claims that a largo number of eases of bronchitis, pneumonia and in Mam mat ion of th? lungs during the wiuter are. directly raooable to tho evpo-uro of tho patient at football games in the fall. \ Women ara commencing to take tho piece 01 men as nuyers ami drummers for large drygoods houses, more particularly iu the West, stales the New York Witness. One reason given for ibis change is that the habits of women nre more reliable than those of men. Another reason assigned for tho preference of women to men in these cases is that the former have better tasto in whatever pertains to apparel, especially feminine diess. i Tho Atlanta Constitution speculates in a cold-blooded way upon what would be likely to eusuo if a prediction made by Professor Falb, tho Viennese earthquake prophet, came to pass. Says tho Constitution: "According to tho New York Herald the new prophet is a scientist, of high standing. Itis success iu foretelling t wo earthquakes iu Greece will cause peoplo to take a good deal of interost in his prediction of a tidal wave that will overwhelm Now York in July oi August. If such a calamity shouldoc- 1 our it would have a far-reaching effect ' upon this country. Tho destruction of Now York with its concentrated | wealth would transfer tho tin incial center etsewhoro, and Southern ports would doubtless leap into prominence in a very short time. Of course, Professor Falh may have made two lucky 1 guesses oy aecutenr, an?i ciew lorK may escape her threatened doom. 1 Still, it is 11 well kaowa fact that tho coast of New Jersey has been gradually sinking for tho past one hundred years, and it is possible that it will sooner or later be swallowed by tho ocean. lu that event, New York would probably go down at the same time. But it is not likoly that tho bulletins from Vienna will depress the price ol metropolitan real estate or cause a wholesale exo lus. Tho average New Yorker will have to be shaken up pretty roughly before he will abandon his property." Or. Salmon, Chief of the Bureau of Animal Iudustry in tho Agricultural Department, said reoently that there had not been any pleuro-pneumonia among cattle in tho United Statos for more than two years, but that tuberculosis is to be found everywhere more or less. "It is not confined to anv ? J one 1??r* ility," said Dr. Salmon, "nor is there iwi unusual provulenco of tho <1 isense. It hasexb.tol from time immemorial, Init il ctn ho lessened, and can probably ho eradio.itod by alopting proper measures. (t is a disease of the lungs among cattle and con- ' tagions, being communicated by germs. It is most prevalent in dairy catt o which are raised and kept under eon- i ditions whore contagion can be easily 1 communicated. Th" disease is more ! apt to aprea 1 among cattle kept, in stables than among those in a pasture * * or on a ranch." 1 Tho beot-sugar crop of 1R33 was i manufactured ut 8->veu factories, tho largest boiug in California, and others in Nebraska, Utah and Virginia, tho I.,)*.,- umhIIO ?~.i mi iui i wi-uuui ) uoci?<7ii3ii'jvt rtu I with a pro luetion for the past year of only eighteen to in. The amount of capital invest s! in tho Hoven factorial is about 32,0)),00). Tributary to those factories, uii'ler cultivation in beets are about 20,000 acres of lan<i, the best of tho (California farms being rated at 3200 an uoro. The average yield of the lands was ten tons of beots to the acre, for which tho farmers received, delivered at tho factories, an average of St.50 per ton. Apparently this is a proiitable crop ; but not only is fertile soil required, but. high fertilization, an 1 a great deal of hand culture; so that, on tho whole, the crop is seMo.n heavy enough to ho profitable except on fertile lan 1 which is too valuable for ordinary crops. These requirem -nts, an 1 the fact that sugar-beet cultivation must bo in the lino of scientific farming, if satisfactory results ur.- to l> reached, will always have a tendency to confine thb branch of a ;rie<ilturo to certain favorable climatic or other localities and Oonditious ANARCHISTS ORGANIZE AND PLAN TO BLOW UP OUR CAPITOL BUILDING. The Stent Exposed at Washington of the Terrible Scheme. The Washington, D. C., Post, Mon-> day published nu exposure of n plot which had for its object the destruction of tho capitol, and perhaps other government buildings, which had been slowly developing for several weeks past. The secret service and police authorities, however, have been kept informed of tho movement of the plotters and would have been enabled to thwart them had their machinations approached actual violence. "Only once," says the Post, "about three weeks ago, when the channel of information was unexpectedly interrupted, wore the Federal and District authorities really alarmed. They did not know at what moment an attempt might he mode to explode bombs in tho capital, Treasury building, the White Houso and the War and Navy building. But as tho days passed and nothing was done, the authorities, who had redoubled their vigilance, restored the line of communication with the nest of anarehists and were able again to keep fully informed of anarchistic movements, both here and elsewhere." Tho prime mover in this anarchistic) plot?that is, the Washington end of it-?was Honore Jaxon. Ho came from Chicago, iuu is still in tho city. He is a professional Indian. In Chicago he has been a disturber for years. At the Havmarket riot ho narrowly escaped being arrested as ?\ principal conspirator, and was shadowed by the dotcetives for a long time after that most memorable affair. Jaxon is a half breed, of unknown tribal origin. He was one of Louis Kiel's lieutenants in the Canadian rebellion some years ago. The niau has done some little newspaper work, and has frequently passed himself off as a reporter for the Chicago Times. After Jaxon's arrival in Washington letters were recived by the secret service officers and cnpitol officials that a Viand of Anarehists was being organized in Washington, and that II. J. Jaxon, of Chicago, was tho leading spirit. Independent investigation satisfied the officers that the writer of tho letters was telling the truth, and since then, i - ?* r??*jn vuu M. UOI, OUVlUt CU'IVMTO II1CI1 1111(1 local detectives have been constantly engaged in watching the band. The informant in the case has kept in touch with the conspirators and given the police the names, of those engaged in the plot, together -"viih -?thvr facts. These have been communicated to the officials of other cities, and they will probably act upon the strength of the information thus given. "The fact that the Anarchists have committed no act in Washington," says the Post article, "upon which they could he convicted, lias prevented their arrest here. Their meetings have been small and secret; their expeiiments with chemicals have been such that it could hardly he proved that they intended to resort to extreme measurer.; they have written no letters. In fact all along, they have waited for something to happen; something which would give them an opportunity to carry out their scheme of violence." The Post article asserts that the formula of the explosive to he used in the great catastrophe has been discovered to be a compound that explodes by the action of the sun. UNITED AM EMC AN MECHANICS. The Meeting of the Junior Order in Asheville. Ashkvii.i.f., N. ('. ?Tho National Council of tIn* Junior Order of United American Mechanics got down to work in earliest. National Councilor Kibbo in tin* chair. The report of National Secretary Dccincr shows, union" many other things, that the increase in tlio order the past year has liecn nearly 7,(MM), and that the membership now is about ITo.OOO. Four new Southern States -Alabama, Florida, Tennesseo and South Carolina have been added to the order and Texas and O'eorgin raised to State organi/.ations. Tlio afternoon session was occupied by tho election of otVieers. North Carolina gets one of t he national officers. (ieorgo II. Hurnham, of Asheville, was elected national iiiHidesentinel. A larger number of delegates are attending tho Council here than attended last year when the Council no t in Detroit, and all seem to be greatly enjoying their etav here. Southern Inventions * Washington, 1). C. Patents have been granted to meritorious inventions from the South as follows: Apparatus for elevating seed cotton, Frederick Oarraux, Atlanta, On., asu'i?i.:.. e.. ni^iuu iw tut; n iiimji|> miiv iiimi v t?., flllllP pi ICO. Condenser, R. W. Johnson, Newport News, Va. Uoad pavement, Geo. I\. Bowen,Ran Antonio, Texas. I'ulp engine, I.arkin A. Thomas. Manning, (In. Car <loor, Willie L. Ranaome, llonnike, Vn. Regulator for hydranlicstoam pumps, "1h>s. J. Davis, Charlotte, N. C. Combined chickeneoopA- hawk trap, I'm. S. Irwin, Knoxville, Tenn. Safety nttaehment for ear couplings, ?'js. A. Mnrklcy, Clinton l'orge, Va. Turner Re-Nominated awl Cleveland Endorsed Savannah.Ga.? Congressman Henry (v. Turner was re-nominated for Con 1 .. i I. It 1 . . e A I I At. prt'W i?y lilt" III I II r ?-1? \ ' II1 II rongroHaintinl ?1 ir-t; i?*t nt Kosolutions xvcri' adopted, with only ono <1 iKts*'iitiii^c vote, nnoonditionnlly ondoming tho administration of (trovor dovoland an l?dng wise, nhlo and conecrvativc. THE CAREER OF SAHUEL SPENCER, Pros'dent of the Southern RailroadCompanf, Which Has Succeeded tho Richmond and Dan villi. Ricfimond, Va.?The organization of tho Southern Railway Company, tho successor of the Richmond ami Danville Railroad Company, was effected. The incorporators constituted McBsid. Spencer, Cox, Andrewa, StetHon and Ewcn to bo directors and Samuel Spencer to bo president of the uew company. The Southern Railway Company asHUtnes tho leases of tho Atlanta and Charlotte Air Lino, Western North I Carolina Railroad, Washington, Ohio and Western Railway, Piedmont Railroad, North Carolina Railroad. Under the plan of reorganization of the companies embraced in the old Richmond Terminal aystem other lines will be brought in later as tho several legal formalities are carried out. Tho officers of the new company are: Samuel Spencer, president; A. 11. Andrews, second vice president; W. It. Baldwin, Jr., third vice president; i.' r i.. 01..1 1 - i iitnunupuo Dieiouu, general counsel; W. A. C. Ewen, secretary; John \V. Hall, treasurer; George S. Hobbs, auditor. It is also understood thai ('apt. Green will be continued an general manager and Mr. Sol Hann an general traffic mnnnger. Indeed, it is believed there will be no material chnnjje in the personnel of the company? Samuel Spencer, who was elected president of the Southern Railroad Company, ia a native of Columbus, (in. 1*3 was a graduate of the University of Virginia. Ho commenced his railroading in when he became a rodraan on an engineering corps on a Southern railroad. He afterwards entered the Baltimore and Ohio olfieea as assistant to the superintendent of trains, and was shortly advanced to the latter position himself. Later he became third vice president of the Baltimore and Ohio, and stendi! ly rose from that office until he was [ made first vice president and finally president of the road. He left the ! presidency of the Baltimore and Ohio Bond to become a partner of the firm of Drexel, Morgan A; Co. TIIK VANDKRMLT* !N IT. The fact that Drexel, Morgan ?t- Co., by whom the reorganization was conI ducted, represent the Vanderbilts, who own large interests in the Chesapeake and Ohio, gives rise to the belief that , this system and the Danville will be conducted on very friendly terms. It j is believed that much of the Dauville's ! business will hereafter go to Newport ! News for shipment by Hint company's steamers. Thin idea is borne out by a j visit paid to Newport News by several I of the reorganization people. THE RANSOM SUGAR DEAL/NO. < rcstimony Shows That It Was George Ransom's Transaction. Washington, T). C.?Three witnesses were examined by the Sugar Trust investigators, but the testimony of none of them wiih important. George W. Silsbv, a Washington broker, told the committee what he knew of the stock list on which appeared the name of Hansom (who was ascertained to be a son of Senator Hansom, and not the Senator himself), as a buyer and seller. He said he was notified by the manager of one of his branch ofliocs that two or three lists that contained the original entries of purchases and sales of stock had been i tolen from the office and tin- wituess had placed the matter in tin- tinii<1m of a detective ngent and he thought. he had the thief. Silsby confirmed Senator Hansom's statement that it was (leorffe Ransom, the Sena* tor's son, who had speculated in stock through his olliee, in a very small way. He made a statement with reference to the stock lists with the names ol Hansom on tlie in. sayinp; that on the dn\ tiiey were aaissed they had been examined by Correspondent How land, of the New York Press. "My business has suffered very materially." lie said, "and I propose that you maker the entity party suffer;" but the committee declined to have anything to do with the matter. "I do not accuse Howland or even think I low land took the sheets," said Silsbv. "I think he used them knowing they wee stolen property and Hint li?- know the information wnn false whon published." Thr. Cotton Mill Strike at Wilmington. Wimiinoton, N. C.? The WilmingIon Cotton Mills are closed. SntnnlaT '.he operatives were notified that wages would In' reduced. Monday tin- board of directors had a meeting at which a hearing was given the committee of operatives. After a full discussion of iho matter, the directors decided to adhere to the reduced schedule of wages, which tho operatives declined to accept. 'I'h" mills were running on full time, ami notn eof a reduction was unexpected. Vo prospect of a settle Client is in siglit. This SI,oild be Heme hei. It a itrioii, N. C. ? A Philadelphia C,. ... I A! At-.. I. of tlie State Alliuuce, that th foreign cotton liiivi-VK hic iiiiiking bitter coin ]>1 lint* of the way cotton if pflokoil in tliis State; that from 17to30 pounds of bagging to the hale are used, and that Rome Liverpool importer a declare they will not hnv any North Carolina, South Carolina or Georgia cotton this coining season lor this reason. Another Military Park Washington, P. C.?Tha TTonne com mi 11 ee on nr'litary ntYiiira to-da* ordered favorably reported the Im 11 o Mr. Henderson, Itej uhlican, of Iowa, appropriating .-SlfiO, )()() to enable tilSecretary of War to begin the con struct ion of h national military park at the. battlefield of Shiloh, ALL SOUND AND FURY. THE BUTLER-TILLMAN CAMPAIGN CONTINUES. "They Burnt the Woods and Sifted the 4in0i Odd ftavi Hoi found 6 Louse," said Tillman. Charleston, S. C.?The fifth o? the series of campaign meetings was held at Camden. The crowd was small and reasonably well behaved. Tlie Interest of the campaign centers in the senatorial race, Senator Butler atul Governor Tillman being the chief attractions of the circus. Tillman was very tame and Sutlda.V school-like in his introductory lTlfirtrks, but warmed Up as he went along. He spoke of his unusual ex peri'Mice lu this campaign and protested ilgainst the policy of conductings on the line df personal abuse. Speaking of the way he had,responded at Lancaster to the attnek mode upon him by Senator Butler he said: "When 1 got to Lancaster I pulled oft* his shirt ami lifted the hide and put some salt slid peppef under it. We Edgefield fellows know how to use pepper. He may have some more pqpper and I will give him all the time ho wants as I will only take twenty miuutes. Butler's charges thnt I uui a liar and ? thief and A coward do no good." Ho was willing to discuss public Issues if permitted to do ho or if it were preferred that |?e should |>iteli rocks, he promised to pitch two locks to Butler's one. Thet'e was nothing to hide in his public record. His private life was open to most, careful scrutiny. He- had lived for the last five years under a calcium light, and if anything could have been found against, him it would hove been discovered b,v this-ti-R* Here there was a vigorous outburst of applause for Goverudf Tillman, and in response to this he cried out: "They burnt the woods and sifted the ashes and have not found a louse." He challenged Senator Butler to bring out anything he had against his private or public record. He intimated that there might be something iu General Butler's record but that bo did not fight that way, but if Butler wautud it that way he could give him more than he sent, ten to one. General Butler hud been asking for u primary for the senatorshlp at every point. It made no difference to him,as he was sure to get the senatorship, but he saw no necessity for a primary when the members of the Legislature who elected the Senator were directly chosen by the people;. Hr urged his followers to be very careful who they elected. Butler was the friend of tin; corporations and theii v *; **- jp" j?7?5"- - ; ?*-* ?w*l> ? see Butler in the Senate than to have Ben Tillman go there. "Iff go there, I promise that I will use that pitchfork in his old fat ribs." He intended to call Butler "Coxey" Butler from tliii time on and would plaster that name on his forehead at every meeting in the Htate. Tillman spoke for only about fifteen minutes and wound up with an appeal for peace. The people of the Statt needed peace and unity in every sons< of the word. In his peroration lie de dared that he wanted to go to the Sen ate to see what lie could do against th< Wall street inline nee. Wall stree( owned Congress and ow ned the Senati and the President and all the rest o tlieni were under the influence of Wal f erect. Senator lbitler was received witl great applause, and made a tellinj speech. When Governor Tillmai made the propositions to discuss pnblii issues he willingiy-tftv iiiiu more thai half way, but as the first opportunity Tillman had indulged in a line o speaking which reduced the cnmpnigi to the line of a dog fight almost. Hi again denounced as untrue any stato inont that he had or knew of a earn paigu fund in his interest. He niudi a telling point against Tillman hi diihhing him "New hold" Tillman, ii honor of the Texas detective by tha unine who lias been employed Iv r\ ? rn-n. a 4 t ? _ ' __ i a' urovcruor i uiman. i iiou i. senu k Texas for detectives ami I do not )>n< a hundred and fifty dollars ever* month out of the taxes of the peoph to import a detective to follow im around and guard me." Jtutler then devoted some time tr the idle talk about the assasination ol Governor Tillman and walking up t< him with outstretched arms said: "IT guard him myself, and in heaven'i name let him stop that penny game o demagogy. What is ho doing it foi except to excite your sympathy? 1 think that bv the time I cret throned with him, thnt is if I have strength t< get through, he won't he worth killing It's all nonsense about his being killed it is all buncombe. He. has played that earn for the last time, and I promise I'll guard liun all the time it he'll just quit talking about being killed." General Butler than talked about the Dnrlingtou matt -r and said it wa> a ridiculous idea on the Governor^ part. to speak of being wanted in Darlington so thnt he might be killed. What had he done? Think of it. The idea of the Governor of a Commonwealth being afraid to go among hip people for fear of being killed! What had he done for anybody to kill him' There was some attempt at this point by Tillman's friends t<? interrupt Butler's speeeh but It /'tor said to thf chairman of the meeioio' that these rum must shut their months; thnt ther< were not enough men in the rountri to intimidate him and they need no tlnnk they eouhl frighten him, an< they kept quiet. General Hntler sail he had heard of this howling dowi business that lind so disgraced th ^tate in recent years and he notice that when a man blistered Tillman' .mck his friends began to howl hir lowii. He did not propose to bellow) cd down. In reply to Governor Tillman h said; "He is inclined to attack in record about which he keeps talking and J wonld have much more respect for him if lie ?firfi() Wilt fltld ?*bl what 1 he wanted to and did not keep iutima- j ting things. He said something about what it meant to give the lie over in ] Edgefield. What he said is so; but I'll tell yoii they don't come back and say 'you are anotiief.' They rtet. Now. ij commend him for not resenting what he regarded as an insult because ho it | Governor, but because he is Governor is no reason why hr should offer insultt J and then hide behind that fact. That'* , liis way. Now, if he hides behind IIif being Governor, he ban no right to whine. That's the baby act and it won't do him any good. I want him ami evety dho to tttlderstand that he it at absolute liberty to nitaek iii? Character, private and public. AVhen he md I get to comparing records, if he Iocs not cdille nut behind I'm the most nintaken man alive1." Wetlaior Butler <aid that he had heard that detect! ter liad been sent to Washington to hunt ip his record and plav the spy on him. but that they h id come back with theii 'ingers In their months. General Butler illrtdc ft determined dtuck on the dispensary; cliarftcterize< t as a political maoh'iio built up i' Tillman's interest; said that it had no' been conducted according to law, an.1 jenernlly riddled it with holes. Hi | speech tnndr a lasting imprcsiioii am vas received with much enthusiasm b\ th > lb tier follower-, The daV passed mi" without trouble The meeting Saturday was behl ir '11 III H* K MURDERS HIS NIECE. Public Indignation Hot Against the Ole Man. Baleioh, N. C?Deputies W. C. Johnston and J. E. Conneil left Ape* with George Mills, white, who stands ehnrged with the murder nnd attempted rape of his niece, Misslana Wimborly. The officers drove through tlie country to Haleigh ami the reason they left at such an hour as midnight wan that il Mills had remained there over night lie would have been lynched. Mills in about years of age, and is of a low order of Intelligence. His eyesight is very poor nnd he in small in stature. His character in not good. Some years ago he was charged with an outrageous usnault upon a white woman, his cousin, then married, and the proof of her bad character alone saved him. It is alleged that he has made several attempt* ?< 'HS&RMys'wJIrfca.r >ne.. bors and a party of eight went to the old Vaughati house, from which the old man had just returned and told them he reckoned Innu was at the Vaughan house, dead; that somebody had certainly knocked her in the head. 1 They found it in a freshly ploughed field, nnd there were plainly visible ! the footprints of p. man and a woman lending to the door, while only the tracks of a man were found lending away from the house. About two feet inside the door lav Miss Wimborly. To all appearances she was dead. Her | head was literally beaten to pieces. 1 Her temples were crushed in and there . was a ghastly hole in the side of her . head. The entire rear of the skull was crushed, and the brain was visible. There were evidences of a struggle. On the floor were found the prints of five nails mnde by a footstep. It was found that Mills' shoe mnde just such an impression, having the five nails. Just- inside, the door was found the instrument with which the poor young woman had been struck. It w as a dogwood stick, fork- I. and on it was fresh blood. e Improving the "Three Cs." The Charleston, Cincinnnti ?V Chic I ago, or, as it is termed the, Ohio Itivei v Charleston, under the rcorganiza r> tion, will probably be extended froir ' its present terminus at Camden, S. C., r to Sumter. At the latter eity a con neetion will be made with the Atlantic Coast Line, giving the former roac seaport outlets via the Atlantic Coasl Line at Wilmington anil Portsmouth. ' By <*iis connection the Const Line will ' have an opportunity to obtain some ol ' the business from the country traversed ' by the Charleston, Cincinnati A- Chic' ago, which includes some rich terrif tory in South Carolina. The. present r management of this line is making 1 ?very effort to increase its business, 1 and exchanges considerable freight at * Catawba Junction with lie Seaboard Air Line. The proposed extension ? would be about shirty miles long and ' cost about $250,000. f The Vice President Upheld the Two Repubfi' cans and One Populist > Washington, 1>. C. Vice President i Stevenson certified to the district attorney the cases of H. O. Havemeyer, i president, and John (?. Searles, secretary and treasurer of the American . Sugar Refining Company, who refused to give the Sugar Trust investigating i committee the details of the company's contributions for nnlitinul oil mnoo > In rl'>!r?? this tlm Vice President overt ruled Senators Gray nnd Lindsay and sustained lbe two Republicans nnd i the Populist on the committee who . recommended that criminal prosecur tion should be hud with reference to v Havemeyer nnd Seniles, us was done I in the eases of the other recalcitrant .] witnesses. 1 ' n Another Cotton Oil Mill. p At Rock Hill, S. C., J. R. London '1 and others are organizing a company a with a capital of 8100,00ft, ami they > propone the erection of a cottonseed I* mill to replace one which was destroyed by tire some time ago. The new e plant is to be equipped with the latest y improved machinery, and will have a ?? large capacity. PITHY NEWS ITEMS. Atlotiicr silk mill it; to ho built at Fredericksburg, Va. Iron ore in now bong shipped from Danbury, N. C., to Richmond, Vn. An ice factory is to be erected at Henderson, N. C. The citizens of Front Royal, Va., have voted $8,000 for an electric light plaut. The new addition to the Reedy River Cotton Mill at Reedy River, S. C,, is about Completed. The Double Shoals Cotton Mill, near Kings Mtn.,N. C.,W. A. Mauney, manager,has been completed and commenced operations Monday. The Kershaw Mfg. Co., Camden, S. C., will probably soon equip their cotton will building with machinery; 8,(10(1 spindles and the requisite looms and other machinery :s to be purchased. Rev. N. M. Jurney, of Mt. Olive, N. C., raised this season on a quarter of an acre of land 33 barrels of Irish potatoes, which left him a net profit of S70.85 after all expenses had been I paid. The B. F. Johnson Publishing Conipanv wmh chartered at llichniond, Vn., with a miuimuiu capital of 850,000, to issue histories and other works satisfactory to Southern schools. The Supreme Court of Georgia lias decided that a law of that State obliging railroad, telogrnph and express' companies to assign in writing a reason for the discharge of any employe, or pay ?5,000 to the discharged parson, is contrary to "the general private right of silence" and "is utterly void and of no effect." The drug store of Dr. Cristie, at i'arrabella, Fla, with SI,000 insurance >n it, was burned recently. Three of ;he most prominent men of the town ire now under arrest charged with robbing and burning the l, ?re. Not content with the result of the robbery hey proposed to blackmail Cristie >ut of his insurance money. t i. f. a r t> a i ir. ufnrc'U 4\ ot mi | in j t irihinirg, ill., iuivo been awarded the contract for furnishing lumber and piles to be used in trcatling the belt line of railroad around that city. The amount of coni ract in $3,000. A charter has been granted to the Wilcox .if (til-bos Guano Co., capital -.took paid in $300,000, with oflice in Charleston, S. C. This company it plant at Charleston Ttns"plsT l>ecn re.uiilt after being burned. Northern sportsmen have incorporated tho O'Keetee Club of Hampton and Heaufort counties, S. C., to purchase lands, swamps, waterways, etc., for the purpose of preserving thereon wild animals and game of all kinds, etc. The capital stock is $45,000. A noteworthy growth in tho introduction of the telephone system iu the .smaller towns of the South is to be observed during the past year. This wide spread application is indicative of the increasing cosmopolitan growth of business conditions, ami is only in line with the demand for celerity iu ItllL'illitCU lllll Hot'U i I f * 4 ' 11 K I I ) 1 1 I ' < 1 l.v tlw expanding and diversified nature of the volume of trade Ex-Fostmnster General James, <?f New York, in Chattanooga, Monday, said, in an interview, that he thought Hubert T. Lincoln would be the Republican nominee for President in The salaries of the faculty at Wake Forest the Baptist college of North Carolina have been reduced 10 per cent. Rev. Dr. R. H. Griffith, the aged Baptist minister, who died in Yorkville, 8. C., was buried at Charlotte, N. C., Tuesday, where he once was pastor. During the past twelve months the gain of the Knights of Pythian membership.in North Carolina is 1,000, making the total 0,200, and the gain of lodges 10, making the total-15. WASHINGTON NEWS. The architect's plan provides that the Newborn, N. ('., public buildim shall have the postoftiee on the tirot the court room on the second and th custom house on the third floor, but Representative Orady expects that tin plan will be modified, at Collectoi Lance's suggestion, so as to place tin customs house on the second if no on the first floor. Th. bill fo grant 875,000 fora publii building at Elizabeth City, N. C., ha received a favorable committee report Mr. Izlnr, of South Carolina, intio luced in the House Wednesday a bil ?\n nan ,.,.?i.i.. <i. *11**1* 1 1 M?S ?" Ill* Secretary of War to protect nm preserve Fort Moultrie, on Sullivan'* Island, S. C. Northern Presbyterians Start a School ii Carolina Mountains. Abbeville, N. 0.?The Indira' exec utivo committee of the home missior hoard of the Presbyterian church havi built at Hot Springs a school for boy? aud girls. The building coat $1*2,00C and ia expected to be ready for occu pnncythia fall. Prof. Smith, a gradnnte of Michigan University, will b< superintendent of the new school. Th? Farm School for boys on Swannano* river, near Ashovillo, under the ana jiicea of the same committee as Inn charge of the Hot Springs school, ii well on toward completion and the ses aion will open in September. Tin general superintendent is Samuel Jef frey, a graduate of Cornell University A DEPOT AGENT MURDERED. fl He Was From North Carolina and Wat Soon to Have Been Married. A special from Darlington,S. C., says: An attrocious murder was committed at Mandevillo, a station on the Charleston, Sumter & Northern road, 19 miles from Darlington. The body of J. P. Alderman, depot and express agent at Mandeville, was found lying on tho track with his skull crushed in and badly mutilated. Mr. Alderman was seen ine mgnt ueiore at iu o cioca, and when his body was found ho had on a differeut suit from the one he was last seen in. The theory is that he heard robbbors breaking in the depot and they murdered him when he came out. The depot doors wore broken but nothing was missing e\cept^^^^^m| dead There no clue to indicaf^^H^^HjBfl^H committed the murder except that a darkey was arrested at who said he was buying^^W^^^^^^^^^ tridget. because the sheriff was after him. Mr. Alderman was a reliable business man, highly esteeemed by his employers. He was from North Carolina, was 30 years of age and was to have been married next month. ,7,o Second visit. RxnEiGn, N. C. ? A full-blooded Cherokeo Indian, "Essiali," was brought from Swain county to the .. -* Eenitentisry here for forgery. It in is second term. He served the first for having with a pistol shot and killed a cow in order that he might get the bell which was on her neck. ..J Church bells wore first suggested by - - - ^ Paulinius, an Italian Bishop. FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. ' _____ \ The Senate. 132n Dat.?The Senate disposed of tin?" woo!on schedule and nonrly nil of tho silk schedule of the Tariff bill. i 133n Dat.?The last two schedules of tho TarilT hill proppr wore passed. During tho discussion Mr. Hill, of Now York, moved |o place coal on tho free list, It was doleate-?,* only seven votes being east for it. 134th Day.?Rapid progress was made with the froo list of tho Tariff bill, twenty pages being disposed of. The Finance Committee sustained Its first defeat. It came at the close of tho day's session, when thero were more absentees on tho Democratic side of the chambor than was consistent with assured victory on that side. The subject of it was quicksilver, which tho committed had placed on tho free list. On motion of Mr. Perkins, it was placed on tho dutiable list nt seven cents n pound. 135th Day.?Mr. Jones moved that twontj-TfrrvnYnrrrnrtTrc-f .wwwss. as ra. natod, nnd in the absoneo of objections this was agreed to. Those twenty-six paragraphs comprise the so-called administrative foaturos of tho Gorman compromise Consideration of tho froo list wis flnishod.??Mrl' Allison introduced a joint resolution requesting tho President to negotiate a treaty with the flovornmont of Great Britain pro? ? - ? i nt rears VlUing I nui mr it (UTt IU I U. .......... ^ all differ on cos or disputes between the Governments of the two countries that cannot bo ndjti9lol l.y diplomatic moans shall bo referred to arbitration. 136th Day.?The income tax section of tho Tariff bill was taken up, and Messrs. Hill, Higglns an I Hoar spoko against it. The donate voted to limit tho operation of tho tax to the first day of January. 1000. A graduated income tax was rejected. Just boforu adjournment the reports of tho Sugar Trust Investigating Committoo were presontod. Mr. Hill objected to their reception. 137th Dav.?Tho bill appropriating $40,000 for investigations and tests of American timber by the forestry division of tho Agricultural Department was passed ; also Senato bill making tho llrst Monday in September of every year (Labor Day) a legal holiday. At 10.30 o'clock the Tariff bill was taken up. the question being on tho income tax sections. An argument in favor of tho principle of an Income tax was nmdo by Mr. Kyle. Mr. Vest, on behalf of tho Finnnoo Committoe, " presontod a substitute for tho amendments heretofore offored in relation to mutual insurance nnd benefit associations. Also au nmenumenr reducing um Mcmpivu ....... $ 4000 to $0000 n yonr. AI90 an amendment for the reduction in the assessment of hanks, ratlroa' . and other corporations of the "actual operating expenses, interest on bonded debt and losses." The measure was then discussed by Messrs. Hill, Hhermun, Aldrich and Hale. The House. , < 152n Day.?The provision of ttao Indian Supply bill to remove the Indian supplies warehouse from New York to Chicago was defeated. Tho bill was then passed. 153n Day.?Consideration of tho Hatch Anti-Options bill was begun. Tho Hous?i passed tho Joint resolution to extend tho appropriations of tho year en ling June 30 until the appropriation bills for tho coming year are passed. 154th Day.?Tho Socretary of the Interior was directed to soil at public auction 100,003 nere.s ot plno land In tho Chippewa Reservation, Minn., and to surrender to tho *lty of Newport, Ky., for park purposes, the old site of tho Nowport Barraeks. Tho day was chiefly spent in general dobato on tho Hatch Anti-Option bill, spooehos against ic boinx delivered by Messrs. Coombs and A1drleh, and a spooeh in its favor by Mr. 8lb? ley. l5.r>tii Day.?Tho <lebato on the Hatch Anil-Option bill was continued all day. 15firH Day. ? An astreomont was reached to close debate on the Anti-Options bill at onca. Discussion of the measure lasted all day. 157thDay.?Speaker Crisp was still una* bio to come up to the Capitol, and when the House mot Representative llailey again tooU the Chair. Favorable reports were mad# on bills to establish a National pnrk on th? battlefield of Sliiloh, and to Increase tho pensions of survivors ol tlie Mexican nn 1 Indian wars and tholi widows. The House then went Into Com- > mittco of tho Wholo on the Hatch Anti-Option hill, two hours bolng reserved foB amendments and discussion under the flvominutes' rale, and one hour ior the nut hoe of tho bill In whieh to elose debate. An amendment offered by Mr. Aidrich to include flour in the list of articles that may not ho dealt in un ier t ho Dill was agreed to?98 to 33. Au amendment ofr?r? I by Mr. Co* was airreod to?107 to 21?excepting from tho operations of tho bill sales lor future delivery by the owner of tho properly, or by an agent of tbo owners, with a proviso Added, on motion of Mr. Lacey, that whero dolivory of goods sold was prevented by falluro of transportation or other fault of thecnrrior tho penalty of tho bill shall not apply. The voto was then taken on the passage of tho bill. It was announced as yeas, 150 j nays, 87; present and not voting, 1. Mr. Bayers movod that tho House resolve Itself into Committee of tho IVholo to consider tho General Deficiency Appropriation bill. Agreed to, nu 1 Mr, liynuin took tho chnir. Alter n brief explanation of 1 tho hill by Mr. Bayers, the cominitteo rose, nnd nt B o'clock tho Houso took a recess uni til 8 o'clock. At tho night session the House, In Committee of the Wnole, considered fifteen private pension bills and, at 10.80, Adjourned.