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THE FORT MILL TIMES. | 16TH YEAR FORT MITT, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1908 NO. 43 4*1 m n /\r-n ?%a% a ! nnif a * a ? ? ? ? - ? I UnAKuto uKAr I Flelschman & Co., of New York, Ask for Receivers of DISPENSARY FUNDS. ??? They Allege That the Reason the Money Is Withheld from Creditors Is Because Members of the Dispensary Commission Have Placed It in Certain ltunks in Which They Are Individually Interested. In the United States Circuit Court Tuesday at Asheville Judge J. C. Pritchard signed an order citing the dispensary commission of South Carolina to annear on Wodnesdav. Jan. < 29, and show cause why the relief prayed in a bill of complaint tiled by Flelschinan & Co., of New York, creditors of the dispensary, should not be granted and a receiver appointed to take charge of the funds : held by the dispensary commission, { and the affairs of the commission , wound up. The bill of complaint tiled by attorneys representing Flelschman & Co., is interesting and in parts sensational. The complaint in efTect charges that the dispensary coin- , mission has failed to pay the claims of the creditors because the corumis- | sioners are financially interested in the banks in which the great Bum of' ulmost $1,000,000 is deposited. The! bill alleges that tho commission has violated its trusts and a receiver should be appointed to take charge of the monies and uffalrs now under ; control of the dispensary commis- i slon. The bill In part recites that said defendants are abusing the trusts re- j posed In thiem by wrongfully and unlawfully fulling and refusing to car- j ry out the terms and provisions of 1 said act of 1907 of the general ub- j kl.. ? P tk? Ot.l/, ? 9 Cam. BlTiu ui > Ul iuc ouuc ui uuuvu vui uUna, and that the greater part of the money which tho defendants have received, as aforesaid, has been on deposit for many months, and is now on deposit in certaiu banks in the State of South Carolina, in which bunks the said defendants, or some of them, are respectively interested, either as officers, stockholders or directors; that a large sum of said money is now in the National Loan and Exchange bank of Columbia, in which bank the defendant, Murray, who Is chairman of the dispensary commission, Is a large stockholder and director; that another large portion of said money is deposited in the Hunk of Tlmmonsville, in which said bank the defendant, McSween, 1b a stockholder and director, and 1b also Its president; that another largo portion of said money is on deposit In the People's bank of Union, in which bank the defendant, Arthur, is a stockholder and director and also its president; that another large portion of said money is on deposit in the Hank of Aiken, in which bank the defendant, Henderson, is a stock' holder and dlroctor; that another ^ portion of said money Is deposited in ..the Piedmont Savings and Invest amont Company of Greenville, in which the defendant, Patton, is a stockholder, and a portion of said *money is deposited in tho Merchants and Farmers bank of Cheraw, in which bank one W. F. Stevenson, who resides in the said town of Che* w and who is the attorney for the defendants constituting the State dispensary commission, is a stockholder and director and also its president. That the said defendants have wrongmiiy, uniuwiuuy uuu iruuuu lently declined and refused to mak< distribution of the said mono;, among the creditors of the said State dlspenasry or to pay the clain of your orator or uny of the othei said creditors, for the reason. aB you: orator verily bellevos nnd alleges th? fact to be. that there has been form ed and now exists nn unlawful un derstnndlng or agreement between the defendants by which It has been decided that the money deposited in the banks above named shall be held and allowed to remain as long as possible in said banks and be used by them for their own benefit and profit. Attorney General Lyon of South Carolina was present In the interest of the dispensary commission. That side contends, in effect, that certain claims of creditors are not genuine; that undue Influence was used in tno purchase of poods and too great n price was paid. It Is understood that there are claims aggregating about $1100,000 against the dispensary commission and these creditors, alleging that the funds In the hands of the commission aggregate about $800,000, demand that their claims be paid. It Is prpbable that there will be an Interesting hearing on January 20, when the dispensary commission will appear to show cause why a receiver should not be appointed. Tried to Destroy Factory. At Clarksville, Tenn., an attempt jAih made Wednesday night to set fire and dynamite the loose tobaccr factory of the Ilayes-Sorey Tobacc# Company. Tonoy Allen and Walte* r Watklns, negroes, were killed whlk DKTAN A WINNtK. Henry Watterson Says He Wil Be Nominated and Elected. Thinks Gov. Hughes, of New York Is the Only Republican, Who Cai Defeat the Great Common-'.-. "Bryan is as good as nominated.' "Just so sure as the convention o the Democratic party meets in Den ver next July Bryan will be named ai the standard bearer of the party." "If the country remains in its pree ont condition of unrest. Bryan wil be elected." "Governor HughCB is the only can didate the Republican party cat name who could defeat Bryan undei normal conditions." These quotations express the latest opinions of Henry Watterson, the famouB editor of the Louisville Cour ler-Journal, and are part of an Interview with him while in Washington recently. The fact that Col. Watterson has been leading tae fight against Bryan's nomination by the Democratic party, makes his utterances significant. "It is too late to defeat Bryan for the nomination." said Col. Wetterson. "Hud I been given six months ago the support of those Democrats, who are now clamoring for another nominee, we might have accomplished something. "When I suggested that If Bryan were to withdraw from the contest, I could name a man who measured up to all the requirements, a good, winning Democratic candidate for president. When I named him and found that he possessed all the qualifications I claimed for him, some Democrats guve me credit for having some perspicuity is now too late. Then followed the quotations made above. "I am not personally unfriendly to Mr. Bryan," said Col. Watterson. 'On the contrary, I like him. ar.d I im convinced that if the country remains in its present state of unrest, Bryan will be the victor In the next election. Gov. Hughes is the only man the Republicans could name who would have a chance to defeat the candidate of the Democrats, however he may be and with the country in a normal state he would probvbly be elected. But I repoot, If the country remains in a state of unrest, victory will perch op the banner ol Ha flpmnrrntk In h a nntinnnl aIap tlon next November. "Who appears to you to bo in the lead, so far as the Republican nomination is concerned?" Col. Walter ?on was asked. "If Taft is not nominated on the tlrst ballot, Gov. Hughes will be chosen on the decond," was the laconic responce. "What about the senatorship oul In Kentucky?would you becoma a compromise candidate, if Gov. Beckham is not elected?" "I would not come to Washington to take the oath of office if a certl flcate of election were handed tc me," replied Col. Watterson. IJ-XJISLATIVK KRUCTIONS. The Joint Assembly Choose Officer! to Fill Yancanclea. In Joint assembly Wednesday th< senate and house balloted for sev eral hours on the elections to fill th< various vacancies. The followini wore elected: Associate justice?Eugene B. Gar; of Abbeville. Judge of secoud circuit?Rober aiaricn 01 nariiweii. State librarian?Miss Lavinla 11 '..aBorde of Columbia. Directors of Slate penitentiary? I D. B. Peurlfoy of Saluda and R. F | Thomas of Barnwell. Trustee South Carolina Milltar icademy?Orlando Sheppard of Edge 1eld. Trustees University of South Car >lina?Robert McFarlane of Darling '.on and Julius H. Walker of Colum 'jla. Trustees Wlnthrop college?Will lones of Columbia and J. E. Hrec ;eale of Anderson. Trustees Colored Normal and Ir dustrlal college?Daniel Kibler c Newberry and A. L. Dukes of Oi angehurg. Trustees of Clemson collegeTohn Q. Richards, Jr., of Kershav Coko D. Mann of Oconee and Jese H. Harden of Chester. The race between Col. Aldrich an Capt. Sawyer for circuit judge wi .dose, the former beating the lattt by only thirteen votes. TRAGIC ENDING. Werrvmakers Are Driven Into The Homo* and Burnt Up. A dispatch from Sofia, Bulgar says news has reached here of a te rlble tragedy which occurred at tl village of Dragosh, near Monastl a town In Macedonia, several da; ago. While a festival was In pr gress and the villagers were dan ing upon the lawns In the publ narks, a large band of Greeks 6U denly swooped down upon them, ai after driving them into their house set flro to the buildings and burn* them to death. The victims inclu ed women and children, and nm hered, it is said, between twenty-fl Xand forty-flve BRYANTRUEBLUE 11 He Is for Democracy and Not Any Particular Man. ; HE MADE AN ADDRESS To the Dcmoratlc Members of the f Kentucky IiCKislature in the Inter 1 ests of Gov. Beckham, Who Is the Democratic Primary Nominee of ' the Democratic Party for the United States Senote. A dispatch from Lexington, Ky., says the climax of W. J. Bryan's vls it to that city was reached Wednes> day afternoon when he spoke to the Democratic members of the leglsia ture behind closed doors, advocating the election of former Gov. Beckhnm as United States Benntor. Mr. i Brayan said neither Gov. Beckham i nor anybody else had invited him to . Frankfort. He declared he had no fears for ' himself. He said he wna told in the Goebel campaign that he might hurt himself if he came to Kentucky. "I am not afraid of hurting myself when the Interests of the Democratic party are at Btake," said Mr. Bryan. "I might be a candidate this year," he said, "I do not know. Only two delegates have been elected and they have been instructed for me, but they aro not enough to elect me. If what I say herq afreets my chances of election it 1h not a Bufll! clent bribe to keep my mouth closed. I am iu the habit of Buying what 1 think." 1 He said he had come to Kentucky not for Beckham, but for the Democratic nominee and that if McCreary were the nominee for senator he would ho here speaking for McCrary. "I am here," he said, "because I believe the Democratic ticket has u good chance to be elected this year. 1 do not know who the Democratic 1 standard-bearer may be, but I know that it takes a Democratic senute ' and house to uphold the president. I ' do not want to be president simply to sit in a chair, but to do something for the people. 1 "All the popularity of the Republican president has come from adoption of Democratic principles and reform. ! "We cannot rely much on Republican senators. We may get the house, but it will require au overwhelming victory to get the senate. ' 1 I urn hopeful wo may make enough ! gains to secure the senate for Dem ocratlc reform. On the vote of one senator may rest the fate of Demo1 cratic. principles. 1 "For a generation we have had a government under corporate control. This government was sold to the 1 highest bidder and since that time a saturnalia feast has existed at Wash1 lngton. The only relief is a Demo1 cratic triumph this fall; not only the White House, but also the house and sennte. The legislature of Kentucky faces a great responsibility and * should arise to the occasion and elect a Democratic senator on whose vote the deliverance may result." ? He said personalities should not - be allowed to figure in politics. He e said It was wrong for Democrats to j refuse to support men Just because they did not want them. He said in J 1904 lie took his medicine in Parker. Parker wus the man above all others he did not want, "but," declared Bryan, "he stood for more Demo crats than the Republicans did aud I accepted him and did what I could for hint. (live me a hitter enemy . and If he stands for the same things I stand for I will do more for him % han his best friend." [ At the conclusion of Mr. Bryan's speech to the Democratic members >f the legislature, Senator Wheeler Campbell, one of the anti-Beckhani | Democrats nrose and said he would refrain from making public bis reasons why he would not vote for Ileckham for senator, but he would give Mr. Bryan his reasons in private and 1 he felt sure Mr. Bryan would shakt )f hands with hlin and say: "Well r done, good and faithful Democrat.' He was gneted with hisses. Mr. Bryan made an address be for the legislature speaking as fol ^ lows: "The embezzlement of power Is ai | great a crime as the embezzlement lsjof money." ?r I Mr. Bryan was referring to th< man who is elected to a legislative body and then votes against the wish es of the people who sent him. " hope the time will come," he said lr "wheu such betrayers will be wlpe< j from power. Mr. Bryan declared that legtsla tors who are too conscientious t< la vote as those who elect them wan r" should he conscientious enough t< 10 resign their offices. lr' "The rights of the corporation^. e: Vs tend only to those given to them b; ?" law," declared Mr. Bryan. Th c* warnings of President Roosevelt a 'c to great fortunes which had beei d* built up by the growth of the cor poratlons was warmly commended b the speaker. Mr. Bryan said that h ?d wanted to express his gratiflcatlo d- and gratitude for the taking off fror n- his shoulder a part of the cussln ve corporations which he formerly ha . lu> hear. LOCKER CLUBS 1 , Over in Georgia Will Be Put Out of Business. United Stoics Judge Speor Ilulcs that , Each Member of Them Must Pay Twenty-Five Dollars License. A dispatch from Savannah, Ga., to j the Augusta Chronicle says "trouble of a deep nature is looming ahead for the locker clubs of Georgia? those oases in the desert into which the prohibition have converted the State, and unto which those who are Bore at thirst are wont to wend their way. "This trouble is not that which is lurking in the approaching session of c the legislature, but it awaits the clubs in the term of the United 8 States court for the Southern district ( of Georgia, which is to convene in 1 Savannah on February 20. Judge [ Emory Speer sounded the docket for ^ the term. He will return to hold ( tuuri uPKinuing reoruury zu. "ABked about the status of the s locker clubB in Georgia, Judge Speer t cauped Burprlse when he Bald thnt he would charge tho United StateB grand Jury that the clubs are con- c ducted in opposition to the statute * requiring that each place where 11- o quor is sold or dealt in in any way r shall pay a license of |25 to the federal government. Each and every j member of the clubs, said Judge Speer is, under the law, liable for r such a license. He is required to . take out such a license and to post ( in a conspicious place. "Thus far the members in no case have complied with the law, and the Judge says he will charge the Jury to { Investigate this omission. This, of j course, means the death of locker ' clubs. "Judge Speer .said the impression prevails up the State that no Savan- ^ nah Jury would take cognizance of failures to observe the prohibition * law. This, he is not inclined to believe, he said, for he had found Sa- ^ vannah citizens ever ready to do their duty as JurorB. "However, the Judge naively continued, that if he found it necessary 1 he might call upon the 'sturdy yeomanry' of Bullock, Emanuel, Screven and other neighboring counties to , come to his aid in enforcing the law. "It was quite evident that Judge Speer was fully Informed of the ra pld musnroom growth of locker clubs In Savannah." t e c BRUTALLY ASSAULTED. Hit in the Head With u Hrick on the Street. A Sumter dispatch says Mr. Lawrence DuBose of the Mechanlcsvllle section was going down south llarvln street Tuesday night at 7 o'clock he was assaulted by a negro and his skull crushed by a brick. He was taken to the Sumter hospital and Is In a very critical condition, his skull being so crushed that It rests upon the brain and a very delicate operation had to bo performed. Krom all that can be learned of the affair Mr. DuBose was In company with a Mr. Easterllng and they were going to the Coast Line Passenger depot. It Is said that the nergo ran against Mr. DuBose on the street and then attacked Mr. DuBose. Mr. Easterllng went to the residence of Alderman P. P. Finn, told him of the attack and asked that a physician be called, which was done immediately, Dr. Walter Cheyne responding. Easterllng is said to have mysteriously disappeared after the assault, and it is alleged he took the : train. He Is supposed to be from Dalzell section. It was learned later by the officers that one Dan Robinson, i a colored man, who runs on the i North & Western train between Cam den and sumter, commuted me assault. He did not return on the train | as usual the next morning and the Camden officers have been asked to capture him. He Is said to have > told some negroes ut the depot that 1 he assaulted a white man. , I Hrnwley Cuts Sentence. Henry W. Thompson, a prominent young Spartanburg stock broker who got into trouble last summer by us tng the molls for fraudulent purposes to get $r>.900 from a York, I'n., * firm for Aiken mill stock, which he t pretended was to be sold to an Augusta broker, pleaded guilty in the * Federal Court at Columbia Wedness day and was given 18 months in the - Atlanta Federal prison. I Karrorly Escapes Lynching. 1 On account of the accidental killI ing of some laborers by a railroad " locomotive at a surhuban station at naKU. ] rana-waucosis, j umusy, n t mob of the comrades of the victims 5 attempted to lynch the engineer. To escape the engineer opened the * throttl.e and dashed through the y crowd, killing six men and wounding B many others. s __________________________ n According to the speaker the recent paplc was due to fictitious valy ues. The railroads, he said, "had e palmed off on the public" stocks that n were the primary cause of the disn turbance. He said every State should K pass such laws or amendments as d would make Impossible watered took and fictitious capitalisation t v -Urii SAVED AT LAST Rescued From Mine After Being Entombed Over Forty Days. FED THROUGH A PIPE. 1 1\ t?-n *? m. i/. ixiurj, i'. .i. imiwn and F. McDonald, Three Miners, After Hplng Prisoners In a Colorada Mine Since the First of Lust I>eceniber, Wcro Drought to the Surface One Day Last Week, After having been entombed 4 6 lays, one thousand feet below the mrface in the Alpha shaft of the liroux mine, near Ely, Nev., P. J. Irown, A. D. Bailey and Fred McDonald were rescued last week Vhistles ull over the cnmp blew oudly, while crowds cheered In the treets of Ely to the ringing of the tells. "Ah," waB the only word of Bally, the first to reach the outer air. ie tottered forward into the arms >f comrades, who in a few minutes ecuperated him. "Is that you, Arthur?" queried ''red McDonald, aB his brother stepted forward and embraced him after tearly seven weeks of seperation. By George, it certainly seems good o be out of that hole," ho Baid as te was led away, telling his brother f his terrible experience. "Somebody give me a chew of totafcco," said Brown, with a laugh as te was led from the mine shaft to he change room where the three uen were made comfortable. The news that rescue was near at land reached Ely from the mine hortly after 11 o'clock the day beore and many citizens went to the nouth of the shaft to greet the men. lany hours passed while the crowd raited aud the entombed men and hplr rocpnnrc A . vv.vuvio uiift nguiuusiy iu renove the earth that blocked the nouth of the 1,000 feet tunnel. Finally the anxious crowd around he shaft heard the bell signal, hoist away" and a loud cheer uirst forth. The basket soon roBe to he surface, bearing one of the resuers supporting Bailey. Mrs. Bally was not present, as one of her hlldren was sick. As soon as Bailiy was provided with clean clothes te hurried home supported by rlends. Another shout of joy greeted Fred ilcDonald and when the last man 'eter Brown, came out the crowd beanie almost hysterical, realizing hat the long entombment was end;d. On the morning of December 4th. dcDonald, Brown and Bailey and wo Greeks were working in the botom of a shaft 8 5 feet below the lump station and 1,685 feet below he surface. The shaft caved In, mapping the cable used to haul the age from the shaft and hurling housands of tons of rock and tim>ers Into the shaft. From the hoton! of the compartment In which he men were working to the pumpng stntion. a series of rickety ladlers ofTered the only means of eg-oou With falling rocks and timbers streaming down on them the five lien struggled up these ladders. Half way up falling timbers knocked the two Greeks from the ladders killing them. lJailey, McDonald and Drown reached the pump station. Its timbered-roof withstood the rock and timber that came down the shaft and offered them a safe prison where for a whole day the men crouched while at inervals, rocks and timbers kept crashing about them, threatening momentarily to crush the deep tomb. At first it was thought on the Burface that all five of the men had perished. but twenty-four hours after the accident the tlireo burled men managed to make themselves heard by tapping on a six inch water pipe that reached from the pumping station to the surface. Communication was established with the world above and food and drink were plenteously lowered through the pipe. A largo supply was sent down, as it was feared the pipe might be broken before the rescurers could reach the imprisoned men. But throughout the long weeks of imprisonment this pipe was dailey used. A portable telephone was lowered and the men were able to talk with peoj le above. This telephone carried from friends news of the world and messages of cheer, and from the burled men reports of their condition REFUSED AID TO HIS SISTER And So H-d Shot Down and Murdered M. Sviridoff. At Krasno-XJfimBk, Russia, Sylrldoff, president of the local Zemstvo, was shot to death by a brothei of Mile. Ragozlnnlkova. the murderess of General Maxlmoffsky, directoi of tho department of prisons of th? ministry of the interior, on Octobei 28 last. It is supposed that the murder was committed In revenge foi the refusal of M. Sylrldoff to muk< any move In behalf of Mile. Rago zinnlkova during her trial. . - > OFFICER KILLED. ?____ Shot By a Convict Who Escaped Two Months Ago. Policrinan W. A. Clyde, of Sumter, Shot to Death While Trying to Arrest u Nefcro Convict. Policeman Clyde, of Sumter, was shot and killed about twelve o'clock Monday night by Toney Moses, colored, an escaped convict, near Bossards, Sumter county. Moses escaped about two months ago from the Sumter chaingang. He was located Monday night at a house near Bossards. Officer Clyde and Constable Nunnamaker went out to capture him, as a rewnrd had been offered for his cantnre rr?i? " Vent to the houBe and demanded aduittanco. Mr. Clyde went to one loor and Mr. Nunnamaker to another loor. Mr. Clyde forced his way Into lie house with hlB characteristic bravery and found Moses under u bed. He called upon Moses to come out and surrender, but Moses' reply was a shot from a shotgun, which took effect In Mr. Clyde'B abdomen. The popular and efficient officer succumbed to the terrible wound within a few hours, exhibiting rare fortitude and forbearance. Mr. Nunnamaker went to the assistance of his Injured brother officer and medical assistance was secured as soon as possible. Mr. Clyde meanwhile being taken to the house of Mr. Marlon Doru, where he died about two o'clock Tuesday morning. The affair has created consternation In Sumter and is regretted beyond expression. Mr. Clyde's brother officers of the Sumter police force are using every means to locate his murderer. The city of Sumter has offered a reward of J100 for the arrest of .Moses. While public sentiment Is very bitter against Moses still It can not be Bald that excitement runs high. Less than a month ago this genial and kind hearted officer's little 2-year-old child was burned to death. The coroner's Jury returned a verdict In accordance with the facts, and Implicated Daphne McDaniels, one of the women In the house at the time of tho shooting, who was placed In Jail. 1 The murdered officer has many ' friends In Orangeburg, having lived i here four years when his father was the Presiding Elder of the Orange- i burg District. They regretted to heur i of his tragic death, and hope the i lirntol will ..-u* i IXU1US1B1 mil uu taugui 11 LI 11 punished. FATALLY HURT IN RUNAWAY. Sod Accident Cause* Young Lady to Lose Hex Life. One of the saddest of accidents happened over In Barnwell last Tuesday. About eleven o'clock that morning Miss Bertha Walker, of Appleton, wag out driving a spirited horse. She stopped at the home of a friend for a few minutes and while In the house the horse ran off with the buggy. He was caught by a negro and brought back to Miss Walker. The horse was excited and the man urged her to let him drive her home. Miss Walker being an excellent horsewoman and having full confidence in herself started to get In the buggy alone. As she got on the step the horse dashed off and before Miss Walker could get In or take the reins, sno was dashed headlong Into a large tree. The full force of the blow was received on the head, fracturing the skull and lasceratlng her face. Nearby friends rushed to her aid and found her In an unconscious condition. She was Immediately taken to the home of her uncle, Mr. J. C Keel, where Bhe was visiting and given medlcnl attention. Drs. A. 11. Patterson, E. L. Patterson and R. C. Klrkland nttended her. They operated In hopes of saving her life, but the fracture was so severe and other Injuries so serious that she died despite their efforts at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. ATTACKED BY ANGRY BULL. Two Young Women Frightened and Injured by Ferocious Animal. Chased by an angry bull, Mlssos Phoebe Polhemus and Jessie Cavanaugh tried to take refuge In a tree In their uncle's pasture, near Jacksonville, N. J. Miss Polhemus was climbing a small birch, when she folt the tree shaking violently und fell. The girl landed upon the back of the bull, which she clutched as a drowning man clutches at a plank. The animal bounded off across the uneven ground, carrying her a quarter of a mile before It stumbled and fell, throwing Miss Tolhemus over its head. The shock that had shaken Miss ' Pol hem us out of thfl tree was caused by Miss Cavanaugh being tossed by the bull Into the branches. When 5 Farmer Cavanaugh rushed to the asr sl8tance of his nieces, he found Jes sle hanging from a limb by her r skirts. The girls were hysterical. J Miss Cavanaugh was badly brulued, and will be kept to her bed foi several days t A VILE PLOT. Brazilian Police Discover Scheme to Destroy American Fleet AT RIO DE JANERIO. ________ Foreign Anarchists Are Deeply lavolved.?All the Conspirators Fled to the Interior.?Every Precaution Will lie Taken to Prevent Injury to the Ships of the Fleet, and the Police Kay All Danger Is Over. A dispatch from Rio dc Janeiro, Brazil, says tnnt the police have discovered an anarchist plot having as its object the destruction of part of the American fleet now ivir.?? * IU lUB hnrbor. The conspiracy, while centering in Rio de Junerio and Petropi11h, has ramifications in San l'aulo and Minus Geraes. An individual named Jean Fedher, who residua in Petropolis, was the chief conspirator at Rio de Junerio, although it is understood that foreign anarcnlsts are deeply Involved in th e plot. Fedher has fled to Sao Paulo, and the police who know him have been sent to that place for the purpose of apprehending him. One of the detectives, who was well acquainted with Fedher, having served on the police force at Petropolis for some time, returned from that place Sunday, after having made investigations there and had a long conference with the chief of police at Rio de Janerlo. The latter let it be understood later that the Sao Paulo police are on the track of the arch conspirator and expected to arrest him soon. In an official note which the chief of police sent to the correspondent of the Associated Press he says: "Some time before the arrival of the American fleet at Rio de Janerlo, the Brazilian government received from Washington and Paris advices that anarchists of different nationalities iutended to damage one or several of the ships of the American fleet. The names and addresses of the conspirators were Indicated bv information which the police had received previously from France and Germany. The police of this district are working with the police of Sao Paulo and Minns domes and I am sure every precaution will be exercised and the most rigorous vigilance observed both on land and at sea to prevent any injury being done." The chief of police, after having made this official statement said that ho did not feel he should go into any further details with regard to the conspiracy, but he authorized the statement that the plot was organized by Fedher and he added that the people of the United States could rest easy, as all of the conspirators had taken refuge in the interior. The people of the interior are ignorant of the details of the plot to do injury to the visiting vessels, although there has been some slight Inkling of the matter. The impression which the exposure of this plot will make will be profound, because it Is the first anarchist conspiracy that has ever been known in Brazil. The police of Sao Paulo have sent word that they are on the track of the malefactors, who, they declare, will not be ablo to come to Rio tie J&nerlo. YOUNG MAN MURDERED. Ilia Gun and Garments Found in m Negro's House. The dead body of Thomas Furr, 18 years old, was found n short distance from his homo in Union county, the other morning, with a gunshot wound In his heart. Young Furr loft homo the day before in the early evening riding a mule. The animnl returned at daylight, riderless, with blood on the saddle. A search revealed the murdered body In a field and, later Furr s gun, together with blood-stained garments were fouud in the cabin of SusieWatts, a negress, near the scene of the crimo. Tho woman, together with a negro man, Charles Stratford, were arrested, charged with tho murder of the young man. t THEY AKE FOR BRYAN. National Committeemen Have a Talk With the Commoner. A dispatch from Lincoln, Neb., says William J. Hrynn met the subcommittee of the Democratic national committee at the Hock Island station and shook hands with all tho members, including National Committeeman Roger Sullivan, of Illinois, whom he attacked several months ago as an emeny of the Democratic party. 8ulllvan said to Mr. Rryan: "You nead have no fear from us; we are all for you." Others in teh party were Thomas Taggart, of Indiana, chairman; Norman E. Mack, of Huffalo, N. Y.t; Urey Woodson, of Kentucky, and James C. Dahlman, of Omaha. The committeemen are on the way to Denver to arrange for the nation- S al convention.