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HE LEAVES A RED TRAIL. THE EXPLIOTS OF MORALES, THE CALIFORNIA TERROR. Murders Ranchers and Steals Horses Without Let-Wins a Bride at the Pis tol's Point-He Laughs at His Pursuers. Los ANGELEs, Cal., September G. There is now riding up and down through the Counties of Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange a bandit more desperate than ever was Tiburcia Vas quez in his best days, and who promises to outdo even that famous desperado before finallly captured. About four months ago there was discharged from the State prison at San Quentin, where he had been serving a seven years' sen tence for horse stealing, a young Mexi can about 30 years of age, named Sylvester Morales. He had been sent up from La Ballona township, Los Angeles County, and was-one 'of the most des perate prisoners ever in the penitentiary. At least half of his seven years' sen tence was spent in a dark cell, and the convict received no credit marks during his term. Immediately upon his di. charge, Morales went to the New Almaden quicksilver mines, near San Jose, with a partner in crime who had been released from prison about the same time. This partner was Joe Bunch, and the two were ripe for any villainy. They went into a 'saloon at the mines on Sunday afternoon and en gaged in a game of cards, during which they quarreled over a question as to who should pay for the drinks. SHOT HIM ON THE RUN. Bunch finally paid the score, and the men came out of the place, mounted the horses which they had left standing out side, and started to ride away. Bunch was first in the saddle, and, when Morales mounted, his partner started to ride off in a gallop. The Spaniard galloped after him, and, while his horse was on a dead run, drew his revolver and shot Bunch in the stomach. Morales rode on with out stopping to see whether or not the shot had been fatal, and Bunch fell to the road, where he was afterwaids found and picked up by some chance passers, who nursed him back to life. Morales rode-still onward for 400 miles in a Southerly direction, stealing thirteen 'good horses on the way and riding them to death, apd was next heard from on the 15th inst., at his old stamping ground in La Ballona. Here he stole a horse from Senor Refugio Machado, who had reared the outlaw- from an infant and had always been his friend. The animal was a valuable one, and when Morales learned that it belonged to Machado he sent word to that gentleman that he had not intended to sfeal his horse, and would steal another and return it. Sher iff Martin Aguirre, Los Angeles County, was notified, and going down to Ballona, lay hidden in Machado's barn three nights, waiting for the man to come. Then the Sheriff got tired, and, on the fourth night, Morales rode up to the barn and left a horse securely tied. WINS A BRIDE AT THE PISOL'S POINT. The next heard from the redoubtable outlaw was on the 20th of August, at San Diegnito, a little town about ihirty miles South of San Diego. A Mexican rancher named Jose Morales, who bears the same name but is no relation to the desperado. lives in the outskirts of that plgeei and on the day in question was in San Diego on business. Shortly after noon .the rancher's. adopted daughter, whose true name is Nymphia Brown, but who is called Nymphia Morales, was standing in the front door of her father's adobe house, looking out upon the street, when she noticed a dashing cabellero, mounted on a fiery black horse, come riding by, and was astenished to see himpul hi anmalsuddenly unhsand stop an upo Mor*zles. very behu tifulfor at -t fve minutes, and then -.dismounted and led his horse up to the door. Drawing a six-shooter he leveled it at the now thoroughly terrified young woman, compelled her to mount his horse, leaped to the saddle in front of her and the couple rode off. Since that day no one of her friends has set eyes upon Nymphia Morales. When Jose Morales returned from San Diego he was horrified to learn of the abduction of his daughter, and a party was at once or ganmzed to go in pursuit of the ab ductor. HE COWED flS PURSUERs. Since that time there has been no let up in the hot chaseafter the outlaw, and Morales 'has known no check in his career of crime. Two members of the party sent out to rescue the girl over took the couple at San Juan Capistrano; in the extreme Southwestern corner of Orange County, coming upon them eat ing dinner in the house of a friend of Morales. 'ihe pursuers saw a black horse tied in front of his friend's house and walked boldly in, intending to ef fect the capture. Morales saw them coming, however, and was too quick for them. When they entered the room he had each of them covered with a six ~sooter, and any attempt to arrest him was out of the question. One of the pursuers simply asked for a light for his cipr-ette, remarking that he was a fiend and not an enemy. He received what he asked and withdrew. The pur suers, when they went away, took the outlaw~s horse- with,. them, and while they were. going out of the front door Morales and the girl walked out of the back, went up a little hill and disap peared in some dense brush. This yvas last Saturday afternoon. . A RANCHER MUJRDERED. On Sunday morning the residents of San Juan Capistrano were horrified to learn that a wealthy rancher named Henry Charles, living about four miles from that place in the mountains, had been shot down in the night while at tempting to prevent a thief from steal ing some of his horses. Charles heard a noise in the corral about midnight, it seems, and upon going out to investi gate was received, upon entering the gate, with a pistol shot in the groin, from which he died in a few hours. He fell at the gate of the corral, and Syl vester Morales and the abducted girl, well mounted, rode over his prostrate body and away into the mountains. This cold-bliooded murder aroused the whole country, and the officers of Orange County started with a large posse after the desperado. The party chased him up Santiago Canyon, near the town of Santa Ana, and while they were not more than 200 yards behind him on Tuesday last, Morales met a man riding a spirited horse and wearing a gold watch, whom he deliberately shot down,-taking the horse and the watch. A little further up the canyon Morales met a Mexican sheep herder whom he knew, and whom he told that he would never be taken alive. He said also that he knew that he was being pursued, and that he would make some officers bite the dust before he was taken. THE GIRL WEARY UNTO DEATH. At that time the bandit was armed With two revolvers, a Winchester rifle and several large knives, and the girl seemed frightened and wearied almost to death. Morales then spurred the horses ahead,.ompelling the girl to follow, and that night, while the officers were still searching for him in the same neighbor hood, he rode completely around the city of Los Angeles, reappearing at the little town of Newhall, sixty miles distant, the next morning, He could have got clea: away at this time, but he seems to hav-e wanted to amuse himself at the expense of the officers, for he stole a fresh horse that night from a ranch in San Francis ,.anyon, and on Thursday appeared again near Santa Ana, and robbed a drummer, who was riding down Santiago Canyon, of several hundred dollars. On Thursday night, the 2Sth. City Marshal Insley of Santa Ana, received word that the outlaw had taken refuge with the girl in the house of a Spanish family named Para, near the head of the Santi ago Canyon. and he left Santa Ana at midnight. wili a posse. By daylight on Friday the house was surround(led and the posse advane"d, expecting to get the outlaw. The expectation was vain. Morales hod probably heard of their comling, for he was not there, and the 'ara family said he had not been there. A WILD GOOSE CHASE. Then the posse divided, and made thorotigh search of the hills in that vicinity, but found no trace of their man, :lthough a Spanish sheep herder told them that, the outlaw had hidden the girl and would play with them alone. The pursuit. has been kept up the whole of to-day, but without avail to a late hour to-night. and Sheriff Aguirre of Los Angeles County, the most noted capturer of criminals in Southern Cali fornia, and a perfectly fearless officer, has taken the fiel to aid the Orange County men. Aguirre will endeavor to trap the desperado. Morales is well armed and desperate, and( every Spaiard in the country, through fear or friendship, will shield him. He has four biding places, one in Santiago Canyon, one in La Ballona, twelve miles South of Los Angeles, one at. Malaga, fourteen miles North of La Ballona, and the fourth at Pedro Lopez's ranch, near Newhall, about twenty miles North of Malaga. Going from one of these places to the other he makes a complete circuit of the city, steaimin horses as he wants (hem on the way, and having friends every few miles who will shield him. The only possible way to eatht himt is by ambush somewhere on the road. The whole country here abouts is terrorized by the outlaw, farm ers being afraid to go out of their houses after night, and even residents of the suburbs of the city are alarmed. Mo rales will probably commit several other murders before he is finally captured, as he has sworn to kill Sheriff Aguirre. A RUNVWAY TRAIN. Dashing Down the Alleghany Mountains at a Fearful Rate of Speed. "I had an experience last Friday night that has almost turned me against railroading, and convinced me that I can be scared-something I didn't believe before." A passenger brakeman on the Pennsylvania Railroad was talking and the reporter listened. "We were going East," he went on, "and had just passed the Gallitzin tun nel, when I became aware that the train was whizzing down the mountain at an unusually rapid gait. The grade for six or seven miles below the tunnel is about ninety feet to the mile, and some of the shortest curves on the division overlook embankments hundreds of feet deep. The cars were jumping about, and we seemed to be flying in mid-air. The most earefnl engineer on the road manned tie. engine, and I knew some thing must be wrong. Then it flashed through my mind that the air brakes had played out. I rushed through the train and began putting on the hand brakes. I finally reached the rear platform and turned the brake wheel there. But the old train was fairly jumping around the curves now. I could see the moonlight reflected from a stream of water away .down below us in the valley, and I shuddered and wondered how many seconds it would be until the train plunged down there. Holding to the brake wheel for dear Ii limbed out upon the couple ' stantly believing that I would -ile to jump better from that ' hould the train leave the see the engine, when a eached, puffing and rs sinning back wards. velsed, thbe brakes w s the hand system coul and we were simply sliding own th ntains. What a terrible tobboggan ride it was! "The rear car, to whose coupler I lung, was a special coach and occupied by a well-known railroad man. I could see him through the door. He was half standing, half crouching mn the aisle, holding to the arms of the seats. His face was pale from fright. "I seemed an age to me, but we finally came to a standstill near Kittan ling Point. 1 found we had come down the mountain in seven minutes. The run is scheduled for thirty minutes. It is the most dangerous stretch of track on the road for fast traveling. My surmise that the air had played out was correct, for so the engineer told me as he mopped the perspiration from his face.-Pitts burg Post. A PRETTY YOUNG PILOT. Capt. Minnie Hill, Master of the Clateap Chief on the Columbia River. Capt. H. S. Lubbock, superintendent inspector for the First district, re cently from a tour of inspection of steamers in the Portland district. Since his arrival here his attentioa has been called to an article lately published in regard to what women can do and are doing in the way of earning a livelihood. The article spoke of a lady who was en gineer of a steamer on the Columbia River. and, thinking that a history of the fair one might prove interesting, a Chrni-le reporter called on Capt. Lub bok with a view of learning something of this paragon. 6.he is not an engi neer, as was stated, but is master of the vessel. There is but one other lady captain known in the United States who has a master license on the Mississippi River. The lady commander of ~the Columbia was born ~in Albany, Oregon, in 1865, and lived at that p)lace until a short time before her nmarriage wvith Charles Hill, which took place in 1883. Mr. Hill was at that time purser of the steamer Jo seph Kellogg. lHe continued in this po stion for three years, being assisted in his duti:es by his y'ono;g wife. Living econoncly all this time they mnanaged to save .$1,0ti0. W ith this money they purchased an old schooner, and- con verted her into a trading boat, putting a small engine into her. Mrs. Hill's next step) was to take out a second class master's license. She hadJ studied navi gat ion, andl had thoroughly learned the Columbia and Williamette Rivers while asisting her husband, and she passed her exanmination without any trouble. Her husband obtained an engineer's li cense ini December, 1886, for the steamer Minie 1l1ll, to run from Portland to Astoria, a distance of 110 miles. They then bought a stock of goods on credit and launched into a trading business at. the various poiints on the Columbia River. Their venture wvas crowned with suc cess, andl in the second year their busi ness had as-sumed sueb proportions that they were obliged to get a larger seaner,.for whiiich t hey paid three thou said dollars, money which had been made by them (durmng their first year in trading, besides paying off all indebted ness. They bought. the Catslap Chief, and on November 20, 1887, Mrs. Capt. Hill applied for and was granted a mas ter's and pilot's licenses, and on that day she entered on her duties as com mander of the Clatsap Chief, while her husband went on as engineer. A larger stock of goods was put on board. as they had found it profitable to branch out and take in more territory. Another year followed, and their for tune was pretty well established. Capt. Minnie Hill and her husband and their trading were known all over the Colum bia and Williamette Rivers. The cap tain had won the hearts of every one by her happy disposition, her kindly heart and charming manner, while the en gineer was egn:i!ly well liked for his upright and ni:.uly qualities. In another year they bought. the steamer General Newde for $7,500. The steamer is 111 5-12 feet in length, 20 5-12 feet beam, and has a depth of hold of 5 feet. Their buiness is flourishing greater than ever. They now carry nearly every article that can be found in a general mer chandise store. Engineer Hill runs the lower deck, where he looks after the unw-ns wants, :.nd the captain dickers with the women on the upper deck, and is said to be an excellent hand at making a scbrew! bargain. She steers their ship of life, and tier 'usband gallantly re sponds to the bells, and -goes ahead" or "slows down" as she directs, and a hap pier couple is unknown. When not on the river their home is in Portland, where it is said they have accumulated property to the amount of about $25,000. Mrs. Captain Hill is a handsome bru uette. about tive and a half feet in height, and weighing about 140 pounds. She has the happy faculy of making 'riends, and no one is more highly thought of among her large circle of ac quaintances than is Mrs. Capt. Minnie Hill.-Sun Francisco Chronide. DARLINGTON BASERALL INCIDENT True Story of the Difficulty Between Young Dargan and Marshall. (D irlington es, Sept. 6.) During the match game of baseball played bere between the Wadesboro and [)arlington teams on Friday afternoon last, one of the saddest events occurred which it has ever been our unpleasant duty to chronicle. The Wadesboro boys were, as a rule, a fine, manly set of fellows, and were moreover excellent ball tossers. As Darlington also had a good team, the game, as far as it went, was the finest ever seen in this town, and was much enjoyed by a large con course of spectators. In the latter half of the seventh inning, Darlington was at the bat, the score. standing eight to four in favor ot' Wadesboio. Two men had been put out on the Darlingtou side, and Mr. Wm. Marshall, the umpire for Wadesboro, declared Mr. McIver Williamson out on third base, which would have made the side out. Emile Dargan, an eighteen year-old son of Congressman Dargan, was the next at the bat on the Darlington side, and with a view to taking his place at the home plate in the event that his side was not out, was holding.a bat in his hand. The Dar lington boys were not satisfied with the verdict of the umpire in the case of Mr. McIver Williamson, and insisted that he had been pushed from the base by the third-baseman. This brought on words between Mr. Dargan and Mr. Marshall, which was ended by the former saying: "Whoever says it's out, tells a lie." The two were standing some distance apart, and after making this remark, Dargan turned as if to walk off. Mar shall, evidently angry at what he had said, rushed towards him with his fists clinched as if to strike. Just as he reached Dargan, the latter turned sud denly, and seeing Marshall upon him, quick as thought struck him upon the head with the bat which he was holding in his hand. Marshall fell flat; in a moment a crowd gathered around, and a general row was imminent. This was, however, fortunately prevented by some of the cooler heads, who hurried Dargan quickly from the grounds. The Wades boro toys were, as was natural, very much excited at first, but by the time the train arrived that night on which they were to leave for home, they bad evidently calmed down considerably and were disposed to take a more ra tional view of the distressing occurrence. Tlhe doctors who examined Marshall de clared that his symptoms were very seri ous, -but notwithstanding that fact, his friends decided that it would be best to take him home that night. Smece then repeated reports of his improvement have been received, and yesterday the Edvicemswere that he was not only .bet ter, but that the physician attending him had given the opinion that he would get well. It would be impossible to convey any adequate idea of the gratifi cation with which this news was received in Darlington, where the greatest sym pathy is felt for both of the young men. Young Dargan is of course greatly distressed. He is a delicate looking lad, and has never before been known to have been involved in a personal diffi culty, being by nature unusually quiet and'reserved in his manner. His an tagonist, on the other hand, is a fully developed man, of good stature, and is apparently about 26 years of age. In making these statements it is to be dis tinctly understood that there is no in tention to reflect upon Mr. Marshall in the slightest degree. From all accounts he is a most estimable gentleman. He was justly angry on account of the in sult which he had received, and his purpose evidently was to punish Dargan for it. Gen. Sherman 'Ejected from a Car, Grand Army men in Chicago were very much stirred up Saturday about an interview with Major Hoyt Sherman, a brother of Gen. W. T. Sherman, in which it was stated that when the Gen eral and his brother reached the depot in Milwaukee Friday night to take the train for Chicago at the close of the en campment the old warrior was very much fatigued; that they were shown ito a .ear and were just comfortably seated when a lot of members of Phil Sheridan Post, of Chicago, came into the car; that they insisted that the occupants had no right there, and that the General and his brother were compelled to seek seats elsewhere. Mr. W. C. Curtis, com m.der of Phil Sheridan Post, admitted that it was an awkward affair, but held that the members of the post were not to blame in the matter. The trouble, he thought, arose out of the fact that the General was tired and his brother un necessarily quick-tempered. The facts, he said, were that the car had been chartered by a number of members of the post who had their wives with them. When they reached the depot they found the seats taken, and, not knowing that Gen. Sharman was on board, orered the porter to clear the car, which he proceeded to do. When the discovery was made that Gen. Sherman was being eject ed a member of the post offered him his seat, which he declined. Mr. Curtis says the General did not seem angered about the matter, but that Major Sherman was in high dudgeon. Tey went forward into another car, where seats had been reserved for them. Konster Rattlesnakes. We saw this morning t wo rat tlesnakes at Mr. J. H. Strauss's store in Brooklyn, that were killed by his son, Mr. James Strauss, at White Oak. One was 644 inches long, 31 inches across the head and 10 inches around the body. The other was 75 inches long, 2 inches around t he body and 22 inches across the head. Tey- were killed by Mr. Strauss on Thursday with a stick. Two large rattlesnake skins, tanned and dressed, were brought up to the city this morning for the purpose of having slippers made for seven members of the engineer corps of the W., 0. & E. C. Railroad. The snakes were killed by members of tlie corps. One of them was of the diamond back variety, which is somewhat rare.- Wilmington Review. King Alfonsn, the baby potentate of Spain, has just enjoyed his first sea bath. He must get used to breakers. Tere. area ood~ many ahade of him. HER CRIMES ARE LEGION A GEORGIA WOMAN'S NOTORIOUS CAREER IN THE NORTH. Eloped from Georgia With a Yankee Offi. cer Drugged a Nan and Married Him Held a Millionaire for Ransom-Now Jailed. NEw YoRK, September G.-Mrs. An nie Whittemore, one of the most notori ous women in-the country, who could well be designated the American Nana, is again in trouble. She is variously known as Whittemore, Walling or Wal lingford, and has figured in half the courts between the Atlantic and Pacific, either as complainant or defendant, in both civil and criminal actions. She has been tried in New York for bigamy and in Philadelphia for blackmail, while in Boston she was interested in a horse stealing case. This time she is accused of stealing a gold watch, and is in a cell at police headquarters. Annie Whitte more began her career in New York in 18:2 having come from Philadelphia. She was arrested November 9 of that year for improper conduct. At that time she seemed to roll in wealth. Her diamonds were the talk of the concert halls on the West side of the city, and a handsome and. high-spirited black horse she drove .made her a well known figure in the park and on the road. Many a man prominent in business circles in those days considered himself fortunate in being able to sit beside this widow behind her fast flying stepper. During this period she was connected with one or more brokers' houses in the streer, and she turned many dollars into the coffers of the firms that employed her. But Annie's fortunes began to wane. Her diamonds went to the pawn shop, and her fast roadster was seized and sold. In 1884 the then much reduced widow met an engraver in good circumstances. who was employed by one of the bank note companies. He was already married and was living with his wife in Brook lyn, but that made no difference to the unscrupulous Annie. She made vigor ous love to him, and, according to his story, drugged him with liquor, and while totally unconscious of his own acts, took him before a minister by whom they were married. Not long after that the woman was arrested for drunkenness on the Brooklyn bridge, and the fact of her wedlock to a man previously married came to light. She was acquitted, but her unlawful husband was sent to the penitentiary. Mrs. Whittemore is the daughter of a Southern planter, who owned an estate in North Georgia, according to her own statement, and ran away from home when she was 14 years old to marry a Capt. Wallingford of the United States army. Her life with the soldier was not of the pleasantest, ansi from him she se cured a divorce. In succeeding years she acknowledges that she had five or six other husbands, from whom she was separated by death or divorce. She figured prominently in Washington some years ago, where she war a mem ber of the lobby. She also had a claim against the gov ernment for $800,000 for damages against her father's estate, in which she interested many men of national fame. This claim was before Congress for sev eral sessions, but was finally thrown out as fraudulent. Mrs. Whittemore boasted of many prominent people as being con nected with her by blood, and claimed to be a near relative of the late Presi dent Andrew Johnson. She was also a close friend of the late railroad presi dent, Tom Scott, and through his in fluence she gained many ardent sup porters for her claim against the gov ernment. One of the last acts which made the woman notorious in New York was the confinement in her rooms of a weak minded man from Philadelphia. He was a bookbinder by trade and had amassed a considerable fortune. She made his acquaintance in Philadelphia, and in some way induced him to New York, so it is said. When she got him here she proposed to keep him a close prisoner until she could get possession of part of his fortune. He threw a note out of the window, however, and attracted the attention of a citizen, who info.med the old man's relatives and he was released. She was taken to the Tombs police conrt this morning and held for examination. EBEOR OF JUDGMENT. How a Lightning Rod Agent Protected a Bea. "About fifteen years ago, when I was in the lightning rod buswuess in this State," said a Detroit insurance man the other day as he slowly sipped his ginger ale, "we got a job on a farmer's big barn in Nankin township. We had. had hard work to get him, as he was an un believer in the virtue of the rods, but he finally consented and we went ahead, giving him the most solemn assurance. of course, that his barn would be pro tected beyond question. We had just finished work when a thunder storm was observed coming up and he remarked that it would be a good time to test the rods. We put our team in the barn, but preferred the house for our sbelter. "Well, the storm camne along and, as it reached us, there was a flash and a bang, everybody got a shock and when we came to look out the barn was on fire in a dozen places. Before we could get the team and wagon out it was too late and they burned with the structure." "How did you explain it to the farm er?" was asked. "We didn't explain it at all. He did the explaining. He got down a shot gun and explained that if we didn't get beyond range before he could count fifty be would open fire. We got and we never even went back to claim the iron work of the wagon."' "Could the rods have been valueless?" "Certainly not." "Then how did it happen?" "I thbink it was an error iu judgment on the part of Providence. I think the dea was to strike the house and kill me and my partner!"-Detroit Free Press. The Girl in White. The Richmond correspondent of the Petersburg Index-Appeal says: A very pretty Virginia girl went to Ne w York last month to spend a few weeks with an aristocratic relative-a widow with two fashionable daughters. The South ern girl had niever been to New York before. She took a bountiful supply oi white muslin dresses but no frock of heavy stuff for evening wear. The first evening of her visit she arrayed herself in white. What could be more becom ing or more suitable for a warm night? lint the hostess and the two daughters were horrified. They told the girl that white was never worn in "good society" in New York and that she must never put on a white dress again. while she was there. The next (lay the visi tor, accompanied by the New York la dies, went shopping and afterwards to the dressmakers. In a week the fair visitor was properly attired in New York fashion. In speaking of this to one of our most noted society ladies-a lady who has spent a good deal of her time North and abroad-I was told that one reason that white was not worn in New York was on account of the exorbitant laundry rate. Two or three sumumerslago she determined to defy Northern custom and on several occasions appeared in a white dress. She had to pay ten dollars each time she had a dresslaundried. And the dress was not half as nicely "done up"' as when the old black lady at home HUSBANDS PROTECTED. ORGANIZATION OF THE SECRET OR DER OF THE MYSTIC CIRCLE. A Combination-Against Wives-A Society - That Lends Financial Aid in Domestic Diffculties and Its Singular Regula tions. PHILADELPHIA, September 6.-The most extraordinary society ever or ganized in this country has just found stamping ground in this city. Its title is "The Order of the Mystic Circle." Its object sare the protection and the relief of unfortunate husbands. Only those men are eligible to member ship-who have had difficulties with their wives. The difficulties, to pass muster, must be of a serious character. A mem ber once admitted ceases to be in good standing when his marital difficulties cease. The patching up of a household truce is a cause of suspension and in vestigation. The meeting place of the new order is 807 Sansom street. A safe and invio late retreat has been secured in the top most floor of that building. Stalwart guards have been provided to protect the approaches. Unknown faces are proscribed. A failure to accomplish the most intricate grip evolved by secret so cieties deters even a member in good standing from admission. Possibilities of surprise and exposure have been made almost as remote as with a Ma sonic lodge. It was only a few nights ago that the initial meeting, at 807 Sansom street, was held, and a temporary organization effected. The fame of the new order had spread. The half dozen originators of the design had communicated their inspiration to those of their friends whom they knew to be in the throes of hymeneal trouble. In an incredibly brief time two hundred damaged hus bands knew that there was balm in Gilead. They attended the meeting. They listened to the unfolding of the scheme. They approved of it. They elected their officers, formed their com mittees and paid in their first install ments. The- husband who had the worst case and possessed the most implacable wife was unanimously elected to the chief executive office. There was no suspicion of sarcasm when he was conducted to the chair at the head of the heuse and received the degree of "Grand Master." He is a well known Republican politician and a leading official of the Custom House. Husbands who occupy distinguished positions in business and official circles received the distribution of offices. Both the rank and file of the membership proved to be select and exclusive. Among the most enthusiastic circles were a number of special officers and patrolmen. Several saloon keepers and cigar sellers proved their. eligib.lity and were sworn in. The leading executive committee of the organization was composed of men whose family affairs were involved be yond question and their adjustment outside the bounds of probability. They are distinguished by the title of the "Grand Jury." There are twenty-five of them. The office of the grand jury is the most important and the most laborious one of the order. It composes the re sponsible body which tests and passes upon the eligibility of applicants for membership. It exercises supervision over the sub-committees chosen to carry out the secret work of the order. The most important and responsible of these subsidiary bodies are the black bottle committee and the detective committee.. The first duty of the grand jury, as explained at the preliminary meeting, is .to receive and rigorously examine in a private room an applicant who claims the protecting privileges of the order. Among the injunctions laid upon the applicant are these: He must prove by documentary evidence or by a witness that some intangible difficulty exists be tween himself and his worse half, and that his existence, in consequence, is miserable. He must produce a photo graph of his wife, which is to be filed in the picture gallery of the order. After the examination of the applicant he is dismissed, the grand jury debates the question of his eligibility and reports to the grand master. If successful, an initiation fee ranging from $1 to $5, according to the degree of hopelessness in the case, is imposed upon the new member. This is followed by regular payments into the excuequer of the order of twenty-five cents a month. The society binds itself to pay all counsel fees, in cases of law suits, and to contribute alimony if a divorce takes that unfortunate course. For tbis purpose the members are assessed weekly. The detective committee, composed of three, is designed to hunt up evidence in the husband's behalf. The black bottle committee administers conso lation. The Mystic Circle has decided to por cure a charter and to conduot its busi ness on a profoundly legitimate basis. One or two lawyers are in the order. The charter is exoected i-1 three weeks. HOW TO RAISE JUTE. A Subjiect of Some Tnterest in View of the Fight Against the Jute Trusts. While off on his recent summer trip, Mr. William Rodgers of Georgia visited Washington City and the Department of Agriculture, wvhere he learned mauy im terestiug points that will assist him in the development of his plans. The fol lowing will be of interest: "Jute will grow in any of the South ern States adapted to ramie. It will not thrive ini very sandy soil, but in lands of alluvial bottomn or in fiooded valleys, or in high, mjoist, sandy loam. Alluvial mold is favorable to its growth. The land for this crop must be well broken up in the field uutil thbe soil has been thoroughly pulverized, deeply ex posed to the sun and air and manured. March and April are the best months at the South. Harrowing is necessary both before. and after sowing. It is well to sow after a rainy day. The -seed is sown broadcast from twenty to thirty pounde per aere. From the time of sowing to the time ot harvesting, soy about four months, the only work to be done is to keep the land clear of weeds and to thin out the stalks that grow too thickly. This work is done by hands going through the field, and faeilitates the growth of the plants. "Jute must be cut while the plant is in flower, because the fibre is then more glossy and less woody; the cutting of the stalks can be done either by a mower or case-knife. The stalks are eft in the field three or four days till the leaves fall off and are then carried to the decorticator. "Jute, sown broadcast at the rate of about twenty-five pounds seedl to an acre, gives eight stalks, eleven to twelve feet high, to the square foot. The 44, 000 sluare feet of an acre will, there fore, give 350,000 stalks, which average about one and a half pounds of market able product to the hundred stalks, or 5,200 pounds of jute fibre, worth two cents per pound, yielding $104 per acre. "The decorticating or separation of the fibre from the stalk has heretofore pevented the extensive cultivation-of these plants in this country, because the work was done by cheap labor of the Eastern countries, with which our better paid laborers could not profitably com pete. But the inventive genius of our countrymen has been stimulated during the la decade to prao machinery which would sucessefully compete with the 5-cents-a-day labor of the Orient. "Many machines have been devised, and some of them are reported to be very successful. For a time it was a much mooted question whether the stalks should be decorticated in a gi en or dry state, but it now seems to be the more popular opinion that it is the most e onomical to decorticate them while green. "It cannot be distinguished between the different makers in favor of any par ticular one, as the department bas not seen them iu operation and can only have a theoretical opinion of their re spective merits, founded on their de scriptions, but a recent invention has been made abroad, which the depart ment is now invest igating, which is said to decorticate the stalk in the field with out the use of machinery and tue usu.l process of rotting and lietching. If I his proves to be true, it will greatly siini late the growth of fibrous plants :is now without doubt on the threshold < f a new and great industry in the cult ure and manufacture of fibrous plants, whose cleared fibres are produced in vast amouti's. But the cultivation of both ramie and jute is no longer an ex periment. Smull parcels of seed for trial have been distributed by the dt partment during the past few years. anul both pl:ints are now largely cultivated in the South and Southwestern States, many acres in Texas alone being now in successful growth." SHE RODE LIRE A MAN. A Young Woman Who Attracted Atten tion as She Sped Her Bicycle. I saw rather a novel sight in the park on Sunday-a woman riding astride a bicycle, and yet so perfeetiy pleasing and modesi a position did it seem I hat, it apparentlv attracted fno special at en tion, although she was riding along on of the most crowded drives. There are two bicycle clubs with lady members, but this is the first time I have seen one venture into the park in this fashion, and since she seemed to do it with so little inconvenience to herself she will probably soon have many imitators and a great encouragement will be given to an admirable form of exercise for women. She was a young icman-about 20, 1 should judge-slim and graceful and extremely pretty. She rode one of the bicycles in whith the wheels are both of medium size, the forewheel but little larger than the rear one, and the saddle is lifted to the proper height by a steel stem. A mail bycicle .it is called, I believe, but seems emi nently suited to the female, if one may be permitted to say so, in consideration of the fact that the weather is hot and humid. On this little saddle the lady sits, her feet resting on the pedals, somewhat forward, and neither wheel interfering in the least with her skirts, which hang around her very much as if she were sitting on a high, narrow chair. The girl 1 saw wore a gray gingham gown, made with one plain, mdderately full skirt of ordinary walking length. Tbe waist was a plain skirt waist of the same material, with a turnover collar, under which was loosely knotted a blue and white scarf. It was fastened down the front with gold studs and belted with a broad canvas belt of blue to match the scarf. The full skirt sleeves were gathered into a cuff fastened with gold sleeve links. On her head was one of those stiff blue straw sailors, with a plain band of ribbon about it, such as the women buy at the fashionable hat ters'. She wore dark brown pigskin snoes and no gloves, and looked busi nesslike, comfortable and cool. She was riding in company with some half dozen male cyclers, and did not seem in the least conscious, managed h'er wheel skillfully, winding confidently in and out among the - carriages, and evidently found her costame quite fitted for the purpose and not at all in the way of her management of her steel horse. Since I saw this I have heard several women announce their intention of following suit.-Brooklyn Eagie. State Alliance Executive Committee. A meeting of the Executive Commit tee of the State Farmers' Alliance was held in this city last night. Mr. M. L. Donaldson of Greenville, who was elected State Business Agent at the last meeting of the Alliance, was authorized to receive bids and propositions from manufacturers and merchants for furnishing it members of the Alliance as individuals, or~as organizations, anything and every thing that a farmer needs or uses. Mr. Donaldson is now ready to re cive propositions and prices from tmanfacturers of and dealers in aigri cultural machinery, implemnents, tools, etc., fertilizers, and supplies of every kind. These propositions and prices will be kept, st~ictly confideptial and will be only made known to members of the order. The idea is, while seeking to secure for the farmer the lowest prices and best terms possible, to also give to stch dealers and manufacturers .as choose to take advantage of the oppor tunity, by making close figures, to in crease the volume of the business. In this way it is believed possible to secure mutual advantage to all parties cou cerned. The business agent, Mr. Donaldson, will transmit these propositions and offers to the members of the order throughout the State through the proper channels. Mr. Donaldson was also authorized by the executive committee to travel with Mr. Tferrell through the State, when practicable, with tuhe object of facilitat tg the establishment. of the State Ex change, the joint stock company w'hichi was prov'ided for at the late meeting of the State Alliance. Mr. Donaldson's efforts will be directed to advancing in every way possible the early establish ment of tt c Exchange, from which so much beneit is expected to be derived by members of the order.-LCo/umbia Register, &pt. '. In the Orchard. ' he A utumn leave-s are whirled away; The sobe'r bkius look down On taded fields and woodlands gray, Andt the (dun-colored town. Through the brown orchard's gusty aisle, In sad -hued gown and hood Slow pass~es, with a peaceful smile, A maiden pure and good. Her deep, serene and dove-like eyes Are cownward bent; her face, Whereon the day's pale shadow lies, Is sweet with nameless grace. The frolic wind beside her blows; The sear leaves dance and leap: With hands before her cia-ped, she goes As in a waking bleep. To her the ashen skies are bright, The russet earth is fair; And never shone a clearer lIght, b or breathed a softer air. wizard love! whose magic art Transmnu-es to run the shad, Thine are the be.amns that till io heairt Ot this meek Quaker ma id. -Tim (enturyj. On Thursday of last week John Welsh, a white man 24 years of age, living near Blenheim, Marlboro County,accidentally cut the large artery in his thigh with a pocket-knife, which caused his death in a few minutes. The Democratic party is the grandest party that ever wielded the destinies of this Republic. It is the party of the people, of the working man,, of low taxes, of a government economically ad nister.d.--Ym York Herald. The ManningAcademy, MgnNIsro-, s. C. A GRADED SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. Twenty-Second Session Begins Monday, September 2, 1889. PRINCIPALS: REV. T. .1. ROOKE, MRS. E. C. ALSBROOK. Miss Marie Graves, of Virginia, a skilled and experienced teaeber of Music and Art has been; employed as assistant Thorough instruction given in Hebrew, German. Greek, French, Latin, Book-keeping, Calisthenics, and Kindergarten. (No extra charge) The )epartnent.of vocal and instrumental Music will receive careti and systematic attention Special attention will be given to Reading, Spelling, Singing, English Composition, Penmanship, and Drawing The Department of Fine Arts will include Charcoal and Crayon Sketching, Water and Oil Painting, Lustra, Kensit.gton, and other ornamental v rk. The school is non-sectarian. Boarding pupils are required to attend Sun day'-school and Church at least once every Sabbat h. The most approved text books are used. The blacklb)?rd is deenedl an es sential in the class room. The meaning of an author is invariably reaired of each pupil. In all work done, in whatever department, and whatever the ex tent of ground covered, our motto shall always be -HoROUai s$s. To this end we shall require that every lesson be learned, if n in titue for the class reei tation, then elsewhere. No real progress can he made s:) long as the pupil is allowed Io go on from day t4 day reciting only half perfect lesous. TiRMS PER MONTH OF FOUR W .KS. Primary D)epartment (3 years' course),............. ..$1.00, $1.51, and $2.00 Interieliate Iepartmient l2 years' course) ............ ........ ...... ,I liigher ).g.uarmnent (2 year,' course),........... .------.........-- 3.1-1, ---- - . 3.5 C'ollegiate Department (3 years' course)....................... $4.In, anId .1) 'Music, Iticinlding use of instrument.............................--.- -i Painting and )rauin................................. 4 Contingent Fee, per session of 5 mouths, in advaice,..................-..--. Board, per month....................................................... S 0 Board trot, Monday to Friday (per month),......................... . 0 Before deciding to what school to send your children consider the superior advantages f the Academy for a thorough business education and prepara tion for Colleges and Universities. OTTO F. WIETERS, WHOLESALE GROCER, Wholesale Dealer in Wines, Liquors and Cigars, No. 121 East Bay, Charleston, S. C. ESTABLISHED I804. Charleston Iron Works, Manufacturers and Dealers in Marine Stationary and Portable Engines and Boilers, Saw Mill Machinery. Cotton Presses, Gins, Railroad, Steam boat, Machinists', Engineers' and Mill Supplies. I epairis e.rec uhld1 with promptness and Dispatch. &ndfor price lists. East Bay, Cor. Pritchard St., Charleston, S. C. It. C. B&n.xt.Ey, President. C. Bi.cs-m JENKrNS, Gen'I Mamager. RIcnaRD S. GAa-rr, Sec. & Treas. The Cameron& Barkeley Gompany. COMMISSION MERCHANTS, -AND AGENTS FR Erie Cityr Engine and Boilers, Atlas Engine and Boilers, the famous little Giant Hydraulic Cotton Press, Eagle Cotton Gins. We have in stock one each 60, 65, and 70 saw Eamgle Gin, only shop worn, that we are offering way below cost. Send for prices. Oils, Rubber and Leather Belting, and a complete line of Mill- Supplies. We Gutaranitee Lowest Prices for Best Quality of G}oods. CAMERON & BARKE LEY CO., Charleston, S. C. SEBOKENDORF & MIDDL ETON, Cotton Factors,. NAVAL STORES, No. 1 Central Wharf, CHA]RLSTON, S. C. *F. W. CAPPELMANN, I)EALERl IN CHOICE GROCERIIES, WINES. LTQUORS, TOBACCO AND CIGARS, -s. E:. Cor*. Meing and Reid Stsq., CHARLESTON, S. C. (Choie Flour au specialty'. Supars sold near cos;t. No charge for draynge. Goods deliv ered free to depot. Conr orer popty attended to. At ILant. ePhosphate Compn C'EEA.IT MSTO1, S. C. .- MANUFACTURERS OF ST AND A RD F ER TIL IZE RS, AxD TMPORTERs oF P-ure Germnan "EEainit. 'PE LZER, RODGE RS, & CO., General Agts., BROWN'S WHARF, CHARLESTON, S. &. Mu. M. L:vr, of Manning, will be pleased to supply his friends and the public gener ally, with any of the above brands of' Fertiliz.-rs. SC OTTS____ ECHARLElON, Sl OF PURE COD LIVER OIL L' um HYPOPEOSPEITES CL Almost as Palatable as Milk. O, S i sguised that it cantb ae. ~ L E/ canot be toeated; and by he coma bination of the onl with the hypophos-AD4 phites Is much more effieacious. H Remarkable as a flesh produeer. Persons gain rapidly while taking it. 800Trr'SEMULSIO~lis acknowledgeabY y teCr raon in the world for the relief and cure 0of ysCr a a CONSUMPTION, SCROFULA, ENERAL DEBILITY, WASTINOChaI~e l DISEASES, EMACIATION, ly nlmain eiteSrs COLDS and CNRONIO COUCNS. .etrsteSne fTse ml The great remedyj for Consaumptian, and Hern___ Wsting in Children. Sold b1t all Druggists. H3Bemme's. RestGcaiDugsora b, ,CHrLETOArmC CATARRHT COL Tryt hesyCure: - ontm' nrlt (U s~~~~~topmthe m foH u e, alnsiethem Sre. ~ Ihvemaethe seses of Tse ml Sen atee e for ua ntreeanaFEtEsBtran TH28. $20.OD F TS4