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CAMDEN, S. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1893 * ? . f 22I7C2 NO. ? i >rdinary . first insertion subsequent in*er %nd "Found, kc., cents each line for each line each in^er at the ra?e allowed year. $1.50: months, cents: published when of j public, at*i not j No responsibility will ' of correspondents. I drafts and postal j made payable to j VILLEPIGUE, J\ Camden, S. C. INAL ithe State arf^JTedarai ers and Merchants' ?; entrance on Bnt f the State and Federal f Eange. ;owsky, YAT LAW, :n,s c. of the Courts of the ion given to coHec LARKE, at Law,. S. C. the practice of his i Courts o? the State. CA(ft)S. EORN\ ESTATE IGT. i, s. c. iention given to all OTP. C TRAGEDY on TpAGE. Amateur Play Ac ^ Dagger Through the g$ Reading Man. / 900, Jan. 1. ? The V dosed last night by a 4jt in which Sidney Mc $5. lawyer, -aged thirty and Miss Grace nineteen, is in ap ua 'jod&ditioB. d about fifty friends assec? it at McCoy's house to ott year out and the new Jeature of the evening's was the production of a { itteu hv McCoy and j iBiateurs. The plot ofc betrayal of a band pf j by one of their nuai ilists discover tlreir demn her to death, lot wh<? shall perform id the number fell to j portrayed by M?Coy, ing the part ?f the given the choice of stabbing herself, and j" alternative* her a stoi*t dagger, in hisfamil/for many >y, the girl, instead was to steb her excu King received tW forward to touch ast with the knife. ,nt McCoy started sn she stumbled, ! with the dagger ! it through McCoy's wonderful Hew] >and aske dead. there had kind, b/did not k-?lldr She was j afterwards, on the i gave herself up to ! j taken to the city j in the morning, j d the prison she ince remained un >y'stwo brothers by giving bonds .appearance. The j home, and U in a jxplained by the King suffered tie, and hag been ilk with, but had nice her part in ! the motion to her weight on re way, and she tn Soioide. -fcafe this after Tremont street, id killed Mrs \ committed is supposed to Airs. Speir 0Y ie, oaiv n an Tfc?EI RfeASSEIYBLIN<?oF CONGRESS. Both Byns** K*?ame *r eir Labor* \ T?>-D?jr. ^ ASHrNt^oy, Jan. 3. ? Senators and Representatives who go home during the holjday recess rarely | hasten their retunN^tiie capital, so | there is likely to be a sm^hs^ndance I in both houses to-morrow whenC?^ ; gress meets again, and the seats will f probably not be filled before next j week. | V | ^hei ?Senate, there are indications j of a struggle for place between the anti-option bill, the bill tor the repeal of the purchase of silver act, aud the quarantine and immigration suspen | aion billa I ^ke business in order will be | McGarranan bill, which comes up : b} unanimous consent in the morning , hour. Senator Wilson, of Jowa, and others have speeches t > deliver on this subject, an<i they promise to occupy the morning hour during the week, greatly to the concern of the friends j of the "great claimant," who realize j that the bill cannot long be kept in : its prviledged condition to the ex- ! elusion of other business. After the morning hour to-morrow, j the anti-option bill will probably be 1 taken up for further debate. Senator McPherson, before the re cess, gave notice that he would call up his resolution to repeal the Sherman silver act promptly on the assembling j of Congress, and he can at least sue- ' ceed in delivering a speech on the subject. More than that can hardly be expectcd at this time, in view of the reluctance of Republ'can Senators V> move in the. matter until a settled line of policy is adopted in a caucus soon to be held. The immigration committee is ex tremely askious to take some action <3?arant,ue and suspension bills, and if Mr Washburn does not succeed in pushing his anti-option bill to a vote by I1 rid ay, the indications are that th$y will make a determined effort to displace that measure as the unfinished business. In this attempt they will btve the support of some I Senators who fear the cholera, and others wflfc fear the anti-option bill, or j who want to get on with other busi- j ness. * | The ouly business of importance likely to be transacted this week in the House is the passage of the fortifi cation appropriation bill, which is in the charge of Mr Breckinridge, of ! flt^iucky. There is but little chance ! that aqtteram will be present to-mor row, and the appropriation 'bill will not be called $cp until Thursday. The appropriation committee expect that there will be-little, if any, general de bate upon it, and that it will pass during the day. Chairman Martin, of the invalid pensions committee,, will take the j earliest opportunity to call up the { private penaioir bills which are now j on the calendar of unfinished business, but he will not do so until be is con vinced that there is a quorum present to vote upon them. Altogether, the remainder of the week promises to be uneventful in : Congress. The Chilean Indemnity. Washington, Jan. 3. ? The Secre tary of the 2savy today appointed Capt Schley, Lieutendant Com mander Sebree and Passed Assistant Sergeou Stitt a board to consider and report a plan for the equitable distribution of the Chilean indemnity furicl of $75,000. The board will * meet in the office of Capt. Schley on Sfcaten Island, N. next Monday, for the purpose of preparing a record of the injuries sustained by the sailors of the . Baltimore in the riots at Valparaiso, and will recommend a pro rata distribution of the money in proportion to the injuries sustained. Secretary Tracy concluded that he has full authority under the law as it stands to distftbute the funds. The disbursement of the $80,000 paid by Spain to the United States in settlement of the Yirginius affair is regarded as a satisfactory precedent for action in this case. The Yirginius award was distributed by the Secretary of State without recourse to Congress, and the validity pf his action has never been qaestioned. A small part of that funi-ia still m the State De partment, awaiting final settlement. | Deadly Shooting Affray in Louisiana. Farmersville, La., Jan. 3. ? A deadly shooting affray occurred yester day at Marion, a small town fourteen miles north wit of here, between A^ Carroll and ,1 R. CarrolLon the one" side, and Lee Cox, Oscar Cox and R. S. Alexander on the otaerside, result ing in the killing of A. Carroll and mortally wounding of J. R. Carroll and Lee Cox. Alexander and Oscar Cox received painful but not danger ous pounds. There were some thirty pistof shots fired. There has been bad blood for some time between the par ties, owing to a lawsuit The affair occurred after a hearing before the magistrate in ;Marion, and it is be lieved resulted from the lawsuit All parties involved are farmers. * ? Activity of Paris Anarchist*. London, Jan. 1. ? The Paris cor { respondent of the Chronicle says: Many anarchist revolutionary procla mations have been placarded in Paris. I They are eagerly read by the people, but the police efface them a3 quickly as possible. There is no doubt tfeat preparations have been made for street manifestations, but such at tempts are not likely to be serious^ as | the police are fully cognizant of the i p&ns of the revolutionists. v . \ " OPPOSING THE MACHINE. MR CLEVELAND'S STAND AGAINST MURPHY FOR THE SENATE. Hi* Back Strong Knouf*!* for the Burden > \\ which Democratic Trimmer* wonld not A BdHiue-JtpringerN Kstimate of the President elect and why he is Solid with the People. J "Washington, January 1. ? Presi ; dent-elect Cleveland has made a ten i strike. His decisive action regarding the candidacy of Ed ward Murphy, Jr, | to be the next Senator from the State i of New York is still the reigning topic | of conversation in political circles in i the city and praises for Cleveland are | heard everywhere. Ever since, on the morning after the election, it was ! announced that Mr Murphy would be \ the choice of the New YorK manipu lators there has been general dissatis faction with the selection. It was well known that Mr Murphy had no claims to statesmanship, that he was a frequent patron of chicken fights and other questionable sports, that he rep- . resented the worst element in New I York politics and he was nothing more than a machine-made politician. All these things were known to the better * element of the Democratic party in New York, but they felt themselves powerless in the presence of the Machine and had virtually de cided to let the disgrace come upon their State, not because they wanted it to come, but because they did not see how it could be prevented. This being the case, Mr Cleveland resolved to carry upon his back the burden that the others were afraid to bear. ? A man utterly ignorant of fear, he conld aot understand why, if Mr Murphy should not be chosen, some one should not have the courage to say st*. Then came the interview that has been the talk of the country for the last two days. Mr Cleveland knew, so a friend of the President elect told your correspondent to-day, that his public expression of his views would subject him to all manner of criticism and possible abuse, but he decided that it was better to invite this than to see the party and the State misrepresented in the United . States Senate. Having come carefully to this decision, he displayed his char acteristic courage and gave to ?the country an authorized expression. ;of Sis convictions. It is true that the first appearance of the interview was followed by some vigorous criticism on the part of Dem ocrats who are friends to Mr Cleveland. They did not see the situation as clearly then as they do to day. They realize now that Mr Cleveland has no personal feeling against Mr Murphy, but that he is actuated now, as he always is, by a deep desire to see his party give to the country its best men. His action is compared on every hand with the brave expression of his anti free coinage views ia his letter to the coinage committee of the House two years ago, and? which, according to the Southern and Western men, was to prove fatal to his renomination. It has alio brought to mind his ringing tariff message, which, at first maligned and misunderstood, was later the foundation of the success of the Demo cratic party in the last two campaigns. Indeed, in all Jhe has done Mr Cleve land has shown himself far-seeing and so successful that even the practical politicians are willing to accept this -as another evidence of his courage and of his wisdom. - Y'our correspondent has talked with the leading members of the House, men like Representatives Springer, Byaum, Dockery,McMillin and others, and Ihere is a pertect unanimity of opinion among them as to the propriety of Mr Cleveland's action. The talk about "interference" has entirely subsided. There is a general feeling of relief that Mr Cleveland has had the nerve to do what other Deniocrats hesitated to do. There is no question that his bold and determined ?stand has made him hosts of friends even among the Republicans. As Re presentative Springer said to your correspondent to.day: "If there ia one thing that the people of this country | like it is the courage and indepen ! dence of Mr Cleveland. It is?v bis ! sturdy and rugged honesty and bis ; absolute disregard of personal con A i sequences that have endeared him to the people, and he owes his re-election ; to these qualities more than anything j else. Now that he has again "shown j thc courage'ot his convictions he will f'fwe higher ttian ever in the regard of the people, ^nd it will not be long be fore thoeeS who are injudiciously criticising him will have to acknowl i edge that he has taken the right j ttand." | A National Quarantine. Tampa, Fla., Jan 1. ? The Con gressional immigration committee reached Port Tampa at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon, and Tampa at 4 p. m., where they were entertained. The committee expect to reach Washing ton not later than Wednesday next. The report of the sub. committee may be expected at an early day. There is a strtfbg sentiment among the mem bers of the committee in favor of national control of all quarantine matters. Greensboro. Ga., Dec. 27. ? Dr. R. Murdered in Hu Store. TIMBER FOR THE CABINET. Here A re Three Southerners Wh^M Friends Wish Cleveland to Consider. Washington, Dec. 31.-- James B. \ Euatis, of Louisiana, Jame3 H. Blount, of Georgia, and Hilary A. Herbert, of ; Alabama, are much talked of here as likely to be considered by Mr Cleve land when he selects his official ad visers. Ex-Senator Eustis is thought to possess exceptional qualifications for the business of <the State depart ment. While in the Senate he served on the foreign committee and led his party when diplomatic matters were under consideration. He is a trav elled and an accomplished man, a linguist and a lecturer on internation al law. Senator Eustis criticised Mr Cleve land as President and was at first among the frequent callers at the White House, but towards the end of Mr Cleveland's term thfc President and Mr Eustis came to a kigh appre ciation of each other. If not taken into the Cabinet it is thought by his friends that Mr Eustis will be made minister to France. He speaks and writes French like a native, knows Paris as well as he does New Orleans and is personally acquainted with the leading men of France. Mr Blount is rounding Out twenty years of continuous service in the House. He declined re-nomination last fall, and unless called to some responsible post by Mr Cleveland will return to the practice of law at Macon, Ga., after March 4. He is 55 and in vigorous health. ' He is chairman of the foreign affairs com mittee, but his most notable work in Congress has been done as chairman of the postoffice committee. His friends connect his name with the T Postmaster Generalship. Mr Herbert, of Alabama, "kjs been permanently identified with the Hpuse naval committee since the beginning of the rehabilitation of the navy. He ably seconded Mr Whitney 's.program for building new ships, and he i!?s ad hered. sometimes against stout oppo sition, to that progressive policy. Mr Herbert is chairman of the naval com: mittee. Like Mr Blount, he will re tire from Congressional life voluntari ly March 4. His friends think he would make on acceptable successor to Secretary Tracy. The relations between Mr Herbert and Mr Whitney are close. ? New York World. Death from a Cat Bite. A rare case of hydrophobia, known as rabie* felina, occurred it?jSTorth St Louis recently, and resulted fatally. The victim was William Naber, son of the late Charles Naber, the well known lumber merchant, says the St. Louis Globe Democrat. He will be buried on Monday afternoon from the family residence, No. 1403 Farrar St. The elder Naber died a few years ago, and was succeeded in the business by his sons, Henry and William. Just 120 days previous to his death the unfortunate young man was bitten by a cat, and the feline held on with such tenacity that he was compelled to slam it against a wall to make it re linquish its hold. Mr. Naber, who was twenty-four years old, did not pay much attention to his injuries, which appeared to be an ordinary bite, and the wound soon healed. He thought no more about it On Monday l&st he felt somewhat indisposed and called upon Dr. Charles Mefties for treatment, com plaining, among 'other things, of a pain in the shoulder of the arm of the hand that had been bitten. At first his ailment was not considered serious, but later aggravated symptoms set inN and Dr. Mellies diagnosed the case as a kind of bilious affection that has somewhat puzzled the medical fra- j ternity. The usual remedies were prescribed, but the patient continued to grow worse. On Thursday night j Dr. T. Griswold Comstock was called into consultation. At that time the sick man was vomiting enormous quantities of black bile, was chilly, the pupils of his eyes abnormally dilated, and his features wore a peculiarly maniacal expression. There was also a choking sensation in the throat, and he could not swallow anything, not even water. The two physicians were not loag in determining the cause to be tl;at of hydrophobia, and when its full history was^ made known they were confident that their classification was correct The patient was then past all medical relief, and died at his home three hours later in great agony. | A call was made at Dr. Comstock's residence for the details of the case. While the doctor was reluctant about imparting information, he stated : that it was undoubtedly a case of rabies felina, one of the rarest characters^ of hydrophobial afflictions., He also stated that the average period of incubation in cases where a dog bite occurred was seventy-three days; the wolf, thirty-nine days, and cat, eighty I days. I -It is probably the first case of the kind that has occurred in the city. Murderer Granted Bail. Greenville, Jac. 3.? J. Luther j Trammell, who killed Eugene Robin scn, colored, about two weeks ago, has been granted bail in the sum of $4, 000 by Judge Norton. Trammell has given bond and been released from ! jail. " \ Two of the Illinoise Presidential electors, Corroker and *- O'Conner, are ; ineligible, and should the Republicans raise the point, both would be disquali fied from serving, and two Republicans j would take their places. THE STATE AND SALOONS. ^HEY ARE EQUAL PARTNERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Nothing; Like the Bvans Whiskey Law ever Dreamt of Outside of Opera Bouffe ?Nothing Less than Hall a Pint Is a Lawful Dram. y> Ji V Governments have been known to run telephones, lotteries, the telegraph and to conduct the business of a gas or water company, but it remained for South Carolina, under the inspiration of its great Populist statesmen, to go into the saloon business. ^Xhe Evans liquor 1 bill has just Ifcen signed by Governor Tillman, and it will go into effect in next July. This is perhaps the most remark able piece of legislation of theJ century, for not only does South Carolina pro pose to regulate the traffic, she pro poses to sell the liquor. Every brewer and every distiller is prohibited from selling to anybody but the State's commissioner, and to persons wfio do not live in South Carolina. The law provides first for the Appointment of a State "dispenser,'/ or barkeeper-in chief, whose d^ty^U shall be to see that all the liquor fdr consumption by the South Carolinians is good stuff, and to supply the county dispensers with, such quantities of liquor jjh they demand. t , The eounty dispenser .gannof sell to a single individual moie than five gallons or less than half a pint at one time, but we should think that no hardship to the bibulous South Caro linian would result from this proviso, as five gallons ought to be equal to the task of hypnotizing any man's thirst The purchaser is not allowed to open his .packages on the dispenser's premises, so that when he has bought his liquor he must retire to some secluded vale and drink it Th% point has been raised that the bill is unconstitutional, and it is said the question will be tested before the Su preme Court. / ' It is a curious experiment in liquor legislation and we would not have be lieved that such a was pos sible outside of opera bouffe. Yet the absurdity has its serious side too, for it shows how wofully a large namber of people have departed from the essential principles of popular govern ment The old idea that government was a creature of the people for the protection of the individual in his life and property has sprouted out of all reason. That this creature of the people may order the sale of poison to be discontinued as injurious ttrthe iife of the people, that it may even pro hibit the manufacture af liquor en tirely is perhaps true, but that it should be used, as is the Government of the United States, to levy tribute upon the people for the benefit of per sons in a few lines of business, or should go into the business of selling liquor, is one of the most curious per versions of governmental function with which we are familiar. The new law is calculated to em barrass some vof the citizens of South Carolina, for it will afford no relief to the thirsty man with fifteen cents in his pocket. He must put up a half dollar, or fall in with some friend who is armed with a flask. But it is very questionable whether this embarrass ment will curtail the sale of liquor, for the man who carries a flask is apt to drink earlier and oftener than the man who depends upon the saloon for his drink. The new law creates a number of new offices. Now watch for the scramble among the politicians to fill ,the position of dispenser. ? Memphis Appeal- A va Ian c he. Another Fight in Mexico. New Orleans, Jan. 1. ? The Time * Democrat' x Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, special, gives an account of another bloody light on the Mexican aide of the Rio Grande, near Guerrero, Fri day, between about 150 revolutionists and about eighty Mexican troops be longing to the Sixth Cavalry. The revolutionists were commanded by Frudencio Gonzales. They ara the same detachment who made a success ful attack on Mexican troops opposite San Ignacio a few weeks ago. They have been pursued for several days -by Lieut West, of the Third United States Cavalry, and his troops. The United States soldiers pushed the revolutionists so closely that the lat ter determined to cross the river into ; Mexico. They had hardly crossed to the other side when they struck a j camp of Mexican troops. A stubborn fight ensued, and despite the fact XhaJ.; the soldiers were outnumbered two to one they defeated the revolutionist, who retreated down the river. Rumor j puts the loss of the Mexican troops at seven killed and twenty wounded, and of the revolutionists at ten killed and twelve wounded. The Total Vote for President. New Yori , January 3. ? The Even ing Post to-day says: v "The settle ment of the Oregon contest, makes it possible to give an accurate table of the vote for Fresident, as it should be . cast by the Electoral College, and j which will show: Total number of { votes 444; necessary to a choice 223: r Cleveland's majority 108. Total vote j for the respective candidates is as I follows: Cleveland 276, Harrison 144, j' and Weaver 24. The tax levy for State purposes, j made by the reform legislature, is considerably higher than last year, | notwithstanding the increase in asseas j ments. It was four and a half mills j 1892 and is five and a half 1893. \ i - , %ik. BlaINE IS Bei l ER." The Stereotyped State meet' of Physician and Attendants. Washington, Jan. 1. ? "Mr Blaine is much better/' said Dr Johnston this evening. "Mr Blaine is a little better," said the attendant at the door of Mr Blaine's residence at a late ' - ? i'' hour. - When asked if Mr Blaine sat up any yet, Dr Johnston replied in the negative. It is now fourteeiTdays since Mr Blaine suffered the relapse which many of his intimate friends feared wou& speedily prove. fatal. That he has lived the old year out and wit* nessed the coming of. another is a sur prise to*0 many who have means of knowing just how ill Mr Blaine has been, and who also know how sick he is tcHiay. ?While there are rumors from time to time that Mr Blaine is to be re moved to some warmer climate, no preparations, have thus far been made by the family for such a journey The fact that he is not able to sit up seems to ^taken as evidence that the period of his removal is very remote, at best.* question with an; family. It is understood that, per sonally, Mr Blaine^prefers to remain in Washington, pending the termina tion of his illness.'' He is fully aware that unleser his physician accompanied him on his journey and remained with him he woald be running a great risk. This feet, and another, that he could not find elsewhere the comfort of his own home, made Mr Blaine, it is said, very much averse to being removed. * Sick as Mr Blaine ip, be still ex hibits much of that wonderful will -power and nerve that have carried him through more than one crisis. In these latter days he exhibits less despondency over his physical con dition than that which characterized him when be was much stronger than he is to -Hay. In the presence of his family he tries to be cheerful and hopefiil of the future. His apprehen sions he keeps as his own secret There are times when he discusses his plans for the future, especially those of a literary nature. It is understood that of politics he does not speak, ex cepfejn a desultory fashion, as if they bad lost, to a certain extent, for him their interest. It is also understood that in case he should not be able to carry out certain of his literary plans, he has arranged to have papers re lating to public matters in his posses sion edited and published at the proper time. His physician Bandit* on the Border. New Orleans, Jan. 3.? The Pica yune s San Antonio, Tex., special says In an interview here, Gen Wheaton,' commander of the department of Texas, said: "The bandits on the border will probably prove trouble some, as they are fully acquainted with the country and can elude pur suit by concealing themselves in the dense chapparel. We have now in the field tne v Third Cavalry and a troop of the Seventh Cavalry from Fort Riley, K^n. Camps are estab lished at various points along the border. > Capt'IIardie is located at the Comitas Rancbe, and Capt Jackson of the Seventh Cavalry is at Carrizo. Capts Chase and Hunter, of the Third Cavalry, are patrolling the railroad between Pena and Laredo, and Lieuts We8fcand Langhom are in command of two troops from Fort Ringgold and a company of the-Twenty-third Infan try, at Rendado. There are smaller detachments at San Ignacio and other points along the border. The Rio ' Grande is effectually guarded from Laredo to Fort Ringgold and Hidalgo. ' Capt Dodd's troops of the Third Cav alry are at Fort Hancock. These are constantly on the alert, seeking infor mation, aud if hard work will accom- I plish anything, the bandits will soon 1 be run down." Sunday Papers Prohibited. Pa i la Delphi a, January 3. ? The ! Supreme Court, with a full bench, to day affirmed the validity of the old blue law of 1794, in relation to the publication of Sunday newspapers. The case wae that of Thomas Mat thews, publisher of the Pittsburg Sun dy Leadgr, convicted of publishing and issuing $is paper on Sunday, under the Act of 1794, which prohibits the i following of worldly pursuits on the Sabbath, save those that are an abso lute necessity for the wants of the com munity. The Supreme Court, in af firming the decision of the lower Court, gives as its opinion that the law upon the subject is plain. It could do nothing but interpret it as it did and confirm Matthews's conviction. The Court says that the framers of the Act of 1 794 could not foresee the growth of newspapers, or that they would possibly have exempted them under the provisions of the Act The I Court in conclusion commends the Act, but say 8 that the too literal en forcement of jits provisions may lead to its repeal, and that it is in more danger from its friends than its foes %? An Accused Murderer Lynched. < j Loudon, Tenn., Jan 3.? Last n i>ht j a masked mob of fifty men overpower ed the sheriff and took Henry Duncan, who was in jail without bail, charged with killing a man named Stevens, j with an axe last Friday, and hung | him to a tree. Duncan was also accused of having killed three more ' persons. ^ The efforts made to induce the Pope to withdraw his support of the Re publican government in France, on account of the Panama Canal scan dak, ha*e failed. . - . ? i. t -i - ? ? ? BLOODSHED IN KENTUCKY WITH HfcPEATING RIFLES AND NAVY REvou?twr ? : - Two Factions of Prominent Citizens En gage Id a Pitched Battle? Result of an Official'* Injudicious Action. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 3.? The blocdiest fight in Magoffin county's history took place to day, about, one mile from Salyereville. Eight or ten ? of the county's best known citizens were engaged on each ? side, armed with repeating rifles and navy pistols, j, and trouble which had its inception , in a trivial matter'the day before cul-:i minated in a pitched battle. John Davis was killed by a pistol shot, said to have been fired after be Vas disabled and disarmed. W. F. Deskin8, a constable, was fatally wounded by a shhuinJkhe right hip, the ball ranging upwawkhrough the bowels. Monteville Deskins, a jy.stlbe of the peace, has not been found "Since the fight, but he left a bloody trail on the ; snow through^ the woodland near the scene of the "tragedy, and is supposed to be fatally wounded. The guu with which he was known to have been armed was found to-day in the woods. Shepherd Cole, soroner of thV county, received some fearful blows with a clubbed gun, and may die. Brice Patrick was shot through the bowels, and is reported to be dying. W. T. Patrick, brother of ex-Sheriff J,, C. Patrick, received a rifle ball along the side of his head, and was at first supposed to be dead, but he has rallied, and the physicians say he will live if there is no concussion of the brain. Reports as to who was immediately responsible for thckterrible affair are conflicting, and it is not even known who fired the fatal shots. Dug Res ener and Samuel Resener were brought &ere this morning by Coroner Cole and a strong guard, charged, under a warrant issued by Moneville Deskins, With assault on W. T. Deskins. The coroner committed the dangerous im proprriety of making a guard of per sons who were identified with the prosecution and for whose protection the warrant was issued. This was re sented by the friends of the prisoner*, and both sides came to town heavily armed. The prisoners were arraigned before Police Judge George Maner, and the Commonwealth not being ready for trial, they were released un der bond. Some loud talking on the part of one of the Reseners very nearly precipitated a fight in town about 2 o'clock, but the prompt inter ference of the authorities prevented it. The fight took place an hour later. No arrests have been made, and it is feared that. another fight is immi nent. f ~ X Just aud Righteous Judge. To the Editor of the News and Courier ; Will you kindly give space to the following? A few weeks ago there appeared in some of the papers of the State a statement to ihe effect that Judge J. H. Hudson had decided to withdraw or rather not be a can didate for re-election to his present position. This paragraph was re published this week in one of our county papers, credit being given to the Barnwell People. The fact of its being published right here at home without any contradiction, or Explana tion caused us to interview Judge Hudson regarding the same. He j promptly answered me that there was | no foundation for the report, that he I has said nothing to give rise thereto, and its publication was a surprise to him. Allow me the further privilege of now nominating the Judge for re election to a position which be has I j filled with distinguished ability, as all ] I well know, . A Friend. | Bennettsville, Jan. 2, 1898. Typhus Fev*r Itecomtng Epidemic in New York. New* York, Jan. 1. ? Twenty-eight I cases of typhus fever developed today, i a majority of them coming from the cheap lodging house No. 34 Bayard street, from which three cases were re ported ou Saturday. All persons j ! afflicted were removed to Riverside hospital, and quarantine has been established at all places where case? were discovered. The typhus cases reported to the health authorities within the past three days now number fojty. Every precau tion is being taken to prevent the spread of the disease. Governor Sheppnrd not a Candidate. Edgefield, S. C., January 2, 1*93. To the Editor of the New* and Courier : In the letter oftvour Colum i bia correspondent, in your issue of this ! date, my name appears in the list of ; candidates for the office of district attorney. Permit m6 to say that I am not, and do not exp^it to become, a candidate for that office. T may be pardoned for adding that I do not expect to worry Mr Cleve land by an application for any office in his gift. Very Respectfully, J. C. Sheppard. * " The public debt statement just issued shows the increase of t&e debt during December to be S3 79,314. ; Total cash in the treasury, $769,7^0, 983; total debt of all kinds, ?l,o(?S. | 991,769; net cash balance, . 829,092, j 588, being a decrease during Decem ber of $1,236,330; gold, silver aud currency certificates in circulation, $568,267,807, being an increase during December, 8 1 ,097,360. % f \ i THE BATTLE OF SAN d^MN. i 'T| CJolct Mining KroupMHoN DctcnktM^I Protect Their Blghto. ; Dolores, Colorado, Jau of the battle on the San Juan jgold ^ iield was confirmed yesterday by t tfto> u' prosectors who had left the site of the bloody encounter when quiet was rj^: ?' stored. These men,, George Find lay and Martin Gilliugan, are old-tin it; mountaineers. 'U[iey say the tfoub I was caused chiefly by the Gable Mil ? iog Company locating claims und< t fictitious names. The old prospectofc kuew their rights and were bound lb protect them or die in the att * ~ James Cody, better knowu as Jim/* a notorious gambler wUb'^rt ord as a bad man, aiid,# crowd of 'iA all said to be in the. auploy of 4,L Gable Alining Company, averted, t? . rights to the claims and attempted* tf stop the prospectors from working^ At night ' Blind Jim" and his attempted to move the ing the claims, but were on guard. There are conl stories as to which shj* tired first* ?rj* over two hundred khotB were ikeq and the Imttle lasted mor? tbad hour. The battle ceased w&en #] Jim" was dead. It jeenfed mi lous that George Ferguson, * pector, and "Blind Jim" wire theon^ r . ones killed outright-' There. ?rl?h about thirtee^L/Wounded, all of itfion "Tt was expected wouljd reob*ef5N^?i* There are nearly j5,000 people ii camp. ^ " ! i ? ;? ' . ? ? ? ?' 1 .? , f>J4 Tho Public Health. ' * vi> v i < , ' ??? Atl&nta, Ga., Jan. & ? The Cbn fw. gressional immigrational committtt / passed through bgre this morning ei /: ? route to Washington. Speaking o their work, Chairmau Stamp oi th4 1 House committee, said /the partyj-.jtlii ^ well received by the/Cuban auC ties," who did everything in 1 power to assist them. Three physicians were appointed to them around the city of Havai ^ point out the sanitary gfteoatt taken by the Cuban authorities; committee was satisfied, and will that great care is being eievci the islandotn exclude disease, provide means for controlling it it come. * ^ A good deal of immigration to i fro 1>et ween Key West and Oibs j found mainly ooafinechto cigkr-flmhws, who work first in America then In Cuban territory, as the state of the market, and the demand fbf their services on one side or the other ttuty suggest. An important pcSnt \rhich the committee will make in thain' port is that there is little, if^any, European immigration into 'ittg 'United States via Cuba. The people at Key West and points in Florida were $>und to submit to the exclusion of v< the event of absolute need, otherwise. Indeed, the it left by Mr. Stump's remafrki the committee would not'-reoomi the excluding of ships unless di , should break out or fresh occasion be . found for alarm, as the precaution* being taken in Cuba and at FloridfUi ports are thought to be sufficient. . ; The efficiency of the An agent at Havana and the officers stationed at Tampa, West, etc., is viewed with satisfaetij by the committee. The Florida tary law, under which the State of Health was established, was fully examined and produced a able impression. V r A Miter's Lant With, The Vienna correspondent ]>ondon Daily >ewrs tells the /ollowukg story of allouoianiwmiser:\VAGreeK died in the small flown of; Caracal, having always lived on therms of bit compatriots. Before dyin^jjie made his wife swear that she woimKbsry him in the dirty old overeoat ' which he wore every day. The poor woman . had to ask the Greeks of Caracal to help her to provide the coets of the ? funeral. A good-hearted Greek went i to see her in her affliction, and point ing to the body, said he would gite her a better coat to bury the man i Then she told* him, of the dead man last wish. The Greek, whose picions were awakened, ^nld her she should certainly not part wi body before she had well exa the coat, for there must be> some particular reason for the reqoe^. It The widow nn picked the liaitog of the ! overcoat and found 35, francs in bank notes which the tike into the grave w The I'aaamj^AffWIr. Paris, Jan. 3. ? Figaro to-day that the next batch of persons se by the government for prosecute. oomplicity in the Panama affiyr eludes four more members of tthe\il, Chamber of Deputies and an ex-I|io* ; : itter. Charles Floquet this evening ; j authorized a denial of the reports that he intended to resign the presidency '[ of the chaml>er. The statement that i| he had ever helped a Russian states* man to obtain ;)0,<KH) frances faoii the Panama Corapaay. M. Floquet said it was an unqualified falsehood, got up by s hia . enemiee merely to v| blacken his reputation. M. Floquet Lj-. added that to his certain knowledge ?' the current rumors of disagreement in - j the cabinet were* wfchoufc the slightest : basis in fact " y Mgr. Huest and fourteen other [.!' deputies and senators have issue<l a circular proposing nine days of prayer to God to give help Tn the present terrible ordeal that France is undeiv \\ g>iag- ' ! i The Czar '?f Russia has given orders i ?? ..that relict works be started in the de? [> prvssed districts forthwith, for ths jj iK'nefit of the 'famine sfrfterers.