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T " % -4~. -~ _J5L. VOLUME VII. CAHDEN S., C., FRIDAY AUGUST 23. I??5 NO. 16. MINISTER TU MEXICO RJNSOKI. IJHCtlM O THAT KG) IN lloi.Di.M. HIS ^OMTION CO.VritAHY TO LAW. S A MKMIIKll OK SKKAT1S WtlKN CO.MSIl. Alt mix PANBU. And Ifetu* Member of Seuate WUou Appelated Ih tnuuttlllM to Serve. lJy Southern Associated Press. Washington, D. C., Aug. 16.? Hon. ? Mutt W. Ransom, of North Carolina, iu no longer minister of tho United Status to Mexico. That oftlco was practloully declared vacant today by a decision rendered by Mr. liol?e? Conrad, solloltor general of the United States and acting attorney general. Mr. Ransom's lncumbenoy was de clared to be contrary to the Federal N-Conetltutlon, and the acting attorney. \oneral sustained the action of Mr. Thomas Holcomb. auditor of the Treasury for the State Department In declining to pass favorably upon Mr. Hansom's vouchers for Balary and ex^. ^penses. The declsTon of the acting at torney general was based on a queB : tlon raised by A#or Hulcomb as to the legality of IgfT ltansom a appoint the Mc%? mission In jrtjw of the existence of ?ebUon I, attlclo of the Constitutions which declares that "110 sei^ator ov representative, " shall during the time for wblch he was elected be appointed to any civil oil under the authority of the United ..States which shall have been cre?;tc^? *or the emoluments whereof shall have been Increased such time.*' This provision apparently fitted case of Mr. Ransom, for he was noml --nated by President Cleveland and confirmed by the Senate befor? 1tl? term of office as senator faov* North Carolina had expired, and during that term the salary of the Mexican nil Sfdn had been Increased *5,000 a year, dir. Ransom was elected to the Sen . ato In 1872 and served continuously . from April 24 of that 23, 1895, when bjs nommatlon to the Mexican mission was sent to the Sen ate and immediately confirmed by that body, and until the 4th of M"*ch. ?%hen his term expired and his com mission as minister to Mexico, was Sited by the President. He was a member of the Senate when the diplo matic and consular appropriation bill wSs passed, which contained a pro vision raising the post of Minister to Mexico from a m^on of the second class to a mission of the first class, and increasing the salary of the office from *12,400 to ?1?600 a year. It la due to Mr. Ransom's oceij^ancy o? a seat In tho Senate chamber at that ? that he is today without an afflce and that he is technically a deb tor to the Government for the amount of salary he has drawn since assuming W.dTptomatio po.t. Whether or n?t he voted in favor of the increase is of too consequence; the fact that he was a member of the Senate when it passed the diplomatic and consular stated operated against him in hold in&'in a l^gal manner an Federal civil oXe "which shall have bcen oreaUO ' or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased" during the time for Which he was elected senator. Soon after Mr. Raneom,s,appoInt mi'jiV to the Mexican mission tlure was considerable discussion in the news Sew and among public men whether ? ?? lnc,hnl?..>cy of tho'olheo >va. l?a ? The matter, was considered informally l.v the President and members of th?. m\A net hut as no formal question on ,.&? ?a? r.WV <"??' ?if the Government tlie status of . Kausouf contlnned <i7ruMl ft vear, but it whs oiiij ? tfffi A?,l??r Holcomb, when ho eume to pass upon the accounts of ? minister, found himself unable to JTe ? fide Whetw-r ho could .approve the pajt, aient of Mr. Random's salary in *lt? /of the fact that he had licen a meinbo ot tlie Senate when It was Increased # The matter w us accordingly ?>?hmittiAi t<* the Attorney General for an opinion. I The decision rendered today by the ' A'cttnV Alto. ?.?..?.! ?'*?> !'???;? of another iiffltti^dn which Mr. Hansom was pecuniarily Interested. Nearly three months nR?? he returned to the United States quite HI. having obtained sixt> di.) s leave ^ol. abMri.cc. '.nd l{"'n dnjir-?iek lenve additional. a .'"ul " ninety da vs. There Is no provision fot !! further extension for any reason, diplomatic and consular officers who ? have excelled this quota, have not r? ^ reived pay for the period, they remained ~ srway from their poVts. Mr. Hansom h " S,Sv ,lny? are n-arlV^P and las week he came ?> Washington^) ascertain bV^ontiuued Ill-health Wyld sep*^ ? f,lrim^? further extension wlfTi pay. That question was not disposed of ami there Is now no necessity for an opin - iVm on it. ?" Mr. Ransom s case at L the Acting Attormy General s " decision disposes of everything relating to his emoluments. * Mr. Hansom succeeded I. 1 ? t i ...I who had died a short time Ik?*. ? After W. tfNw.h Carolina .traction.. Mr. Ilnnw." ler^here for the City of Mcilc?. ,trf m The arrived ?t his destin<rtlofcvguWfe *?? The high altitude of the Moxicnn^tnl ha.l "^affected hfc heart, and accentuated a trouble Uom Which he had been suffer lng for many years. Mr. Ransom was ill most of tlfc time he was in Mexico and be was advised [ return to the Unlter State. f<?r tre?i inent and recuperation. Following thi* course he came t?tf North Mar ami has been at a health re?rt In that 'Stats, and at his home ^ don most of fbe time since. He *? now ? WeVJon. ; Whttt ip Washinfto^ ^ minister i??id wvcuil visits to the Sink* Depai tmeiit, with reference to lluwMi i|l|wHllui)ii ruined by auditor 1 1 < ?1 - comb. Just before returning to North Carolina, ho said his health Iv.nl im proved iuflH'lontly to |M>ruiit hint to go back to tho City of Mexico, in about a month. Tho constitutional provision, though Mr. Itansom bos beep deprlvod of office, does not bar him from being reappointed to tho Mexican mission. Ho could have l>cen appointed without violation of tho law or at any timo aft er tho hour of uoon on March 4th last, when his senatorial term expired. It is believed t Imi t President Cleveland will, upon being officially notified of- the condition of affajrs, reappoint Mr. "Ran so in to tho office which nearly every Senator united in asking the President to do last winter. DIHHANT NKItVOVO. "J Hut Ho IlCKnlue?l His Coiuposnr* After lllii Attorney* Arrival. Ity Southern Associated Press. Kan Francisco, Aug. 10.-- Durrani appeared to bo a little' nervous before court opened this morning, but lie. was himself again after tho arrival <>f his attorneys with whom he held a shiri consultation^ The report that the pollee had found a Mrs. Leak, who claims to have hi >en Jllancho Lamont and Dnr ,rnnt enter t Kmaiincl Tfiipt&t church on the day of the former's disappearances bad no apparent effect upon' t?ie prls oner's counsel, for they came into court with their usual cheerfulness. A num ber of talesmen were excused for ill ness. and Judge Murphy said he would like to excuse himself on the same ac count. lie announced that he would complete the morning session, but did not feel well enough to go on in the afternoon, and he would, therefore, nd jcurn court until Monday 'next. The ease went over until Monday without ah additional juror being s e' en red . District Attorney Harnett and Cjipt. Loos wpre greatly provoked over the publication of tho story about Mrs. Leak, as they wished to keep it as u surprise. While they both admit its truth, they refuse to t m lk regarding it. "I have known of Mis. Leak about two weeks," said Capt. Lees. "She came to nie and told tftc her story, and begged me not to make it public as it would subject her to a great deal of trouble." TUB MEXICAN COLONISTS. All In Oa^iip, ?ni^uo Chance of Con tact With Small Pox. Hy Southern Associated Press. New Orleans, JLa.. Aug. 10. ? The following letter from Gen. Passenger Agent Morse of tho Southern Pacific Kail wnjf Company, has been received: , To tho agent of Southern Associated Press, New Orleans, La . Doa'CfdVj JL-beg to <#tote herewith n letter received from M^- C. K. Dun lap, general passenger agent of the Mexican v International Itaiftvay, con cerning reports which have been dissent" ina ted by press disiiatchos In the Amer ican papers concernihg tho prevalence of small pox among tho negroes at Kaglc Pass returning from Mexico.. Itefor riug to the press dispatches in the ,Amer ienn impers, regarding the. prevalence of small pox among the negro colonists at Elpaso, I wish you to glvo wide pub licity to the fact that 0they are ^11 In quarantine at camp four miles from town, and there it* no possible chance of contact with tho disease. Will you have the kindness to give ns much publicity as (wssiblo to*the infor mation coutaincd in Mr. Dunlsp's let ter. Yours truly, * ? ? S. F. H. MOUSE, G. P. & T. A. METROPOLITAN POLICE,/ Governor Evnna Threaten to Es tablish the Syntew In Charleetoa. fly Southern Associated Press. Columbia, S. C., Aug. 16.? In an in terview today. Governor Evans said -that unless there was an immediate change In the conduct of the police force in Charleston, he would have the metropolitan police system, au thorized by th& last Legislature, in case of necessity, established within sixty days. He was very brief- in his statement and concluded it by saying: "You may say that this is no bluff." * Cnlcf Martin, of Charleston, had an Interview with tho Governor today. It is understood Governor Kvans is satisfied ^fvlth the chief's efforts to suppress the sale of liquor, but that th 6 men on the force are not under his control to the extent of reporting "blind tigers." ? TAX BXBMPTIOIV. ?w Cotton Mill la Birmingham Granted Exemption for S Years. Ity SouthernjAssociatcd Press. Itlrmifigham. Ala., Aug. . JO.? The I tepefy commissioners yesterday adopted j/Ti i resolution exempting from taxation * for five years the "cotton mill which is to be put up -and operated by J. H. Cotton and associates. This action oftho commissioners wns taken at thq-*ug?(*?<k>h of tho Commer cial Club, \AhIch sofcgoSted.: that slich bo done. An act passed "by the Gen eral, Assembly of lSblrOft, authorises the exemption from taxation of a certain mill taxation for a certain period of new industrial plants erected in the .State. ? > V'THE VATICAJI AMD MB XI CO. ^ Crave Difference* Bxlat Between felah?H and the Government. I^ondon, Aur, 18.? dispatch from itomc. which The SMmlnrd will publish In the mornlngy^wiys that the Pope hao chosen J&jf. Nlonla Averaridl to go on a mission to Mexico,' where there arc serious disagreements between the Bishops and the Government. The clergy also complain' of grave abuses. The dispatch adds that It Is said 'that Mgr. Averaridl. will bo entrusted With, a diplomatic mission, the object of which is to establish teuuioiMy toween m* yi***, T_ a;,!vv REVIEW OF THE. WEEK. 1)1 N A CO. MAY IT IS A- UULATUU H H A HON. MIIKSUlUKIl DKOLINR UdK IN Jt'l.V OOUHS IX AKilST, Industries, However, i>ol?n Metier XUau Anyone thn??'cte?l. Hy {Southern Assoclatod Press. Now York. Auk. 16.-11. O. Dun Jfc Co. in thetr weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: ** 48 a bl lttU aeason; frost may set everything back. The very business that ought to have been In May rfhd Juno was pushed lnt6 July, so that the mid-summer de cline due in July comes In August. With this In mind ono Is not sur prised to And the shrinkage from July to August rather more conspec uous than usual. Financial events are in sneoulattve markets to cfeute syndicate has deposited enough In tho Treasury to keep tho reserve lniact. ^mpwaslon grows that anchor aale of bonds may be made. .Lm <_ jLie falling below last yeai s In Xk ? '*V6UBt $3,300,000, or J!0 per white ThTdlsapl po"inUng crop repots ot lusl ?atl{fflh thoueh evidently distrusted, lessen eonfldenco In- regard to tho future j ot trade even while some speculatois 8 Baokyo"an doubts la tho fact that the 1 merles are doing better tlfan unybJET c6uld have expccted. The out nut of Pig iron Aug. i was 180 .o-o tons weekly, or 176.175 by another re port. In either o?so close to the ^K1'8 output In 1893, though surPa=aod l0 000 tons In the spring of 1892. Unsoiu Ktocks are 88.078 tons smaller, the great steel companies having made heavy purchases 'Advance ot needs, but tho actual consumption l?nirkC, and prices "rise In tho face of the in Creasing output. Bessemer Iron lb $14 15 at Pittsburg, plates have in ? ? , ,, Der ton. Though other VftHCtd P ? /l 1 in t HO prices arc in some cases shadi d in ^Woollen manuafacturers llnd In their way large sales of foreign KoodH Lt pr^s which cause Investigations, Tho Imports were 32.600,000 1'?^ y Jf cloth and dress good in the first ha of the year, against 6,900 last yea Tho sales of wool Indicate that do meatlc wool Is largdy held for specu lation at prices about a ?nt ? than manufacturers feel ^ms occur. ttgw strikes In woollen mills occur, but the "Carpet works about rhlludel P8hlpmenUUo<dhoots and shoe, have ST' though tanners dejllne (o pay change, inuuB , 2.4 to io cents current quotatlons-9 3 ? for Western buff hides* 1<M. Failures for the week have been 19? In the United States against 229 last year and 38 In Canada against 44 last yemT' nrad.treef. Review. v?rk Aug. 10.? Brndstreefs N .v:'ii W1V- Midsummer quiet tomorrow will *a> ? ?" |U more conspicuous tlinn a ween ?k tinue (J ross and net railroad earnings returns for the first half of the present year' show a very satisfactory ?iwre gate of gains over last year, a period of sroat coal and railroad strikes, ?ml of financial and 'industrial depression and derangement. The Inst sW.ngH i n ttt+ earnings ??e^ made by the < .ontr.il. Western, Knstem and Soulhwestern roads, wliilo the only decreases noted are in the U ranger and Southern roads. Many in the trade wer/ surprised by the mtry unfavorable potton crop re* por^py the (Jovornmenl, and the prie?* of cotton speedily advanced. Steel hi ? lots have also Iwen marked up, as will us some varieties of print cloths. <)<??> t.itiOns for flour, oats, pork, sugar, por and wool have remained linn, but unchanged, while declines are recorded by Indian corn on very favorable crop report, by lard and hy wheat, notwith standing the statistical stagnation of the cereal in every direction, except ex port*. .. There were 105 business failure*- re torted throughout the United States this week, compared with 2 00 last week. 2.11 In the like week of August 1H01. ?UH) in the corresponding week, during the panic of 1803, and 187 In 1802. Throughout the Southern States, gen eral trade remains quiet, and in some In stances quieter than a week ago. Mer cantile collections have not hufnn to inlvroye, and at some points jobbers re port 1 small falling ofT in the volume of sales, though irf several instances this Is duo to rainy weather, ftp the other hnuiri rain is needed in South (JsrolitMH while In Texas It is estimated that even with very favorable conditions from this time on, tho Texas cotton crop will not Cexceed 2,280,000 bales. -Word is re ceived that Texas Intorlor merchant* hate been cancelling bogging and tie orders. / SaleUH. By Southern Associated Press. New Orleans, L*., Ang. 1#.? A spec cial to the Dally States from 8tu An tonio, Tex a* J says: Mrs. Ktnll Pranke, the young ami pretty wife of the win dow dresser of the Globe Clothing 8 to re, committed sniclde early this morning by an overdose of morphine. Her husband is ?Kd to be the canoe. WMIe out cycling with a companion she took the 4 raff. Her maiden name wa* JmI? Davis, formerly of Kansas C5ty. flbt fisnea kit as a foftnne Ul* ktar isi ??trrlaHrtfai aldi ?adlML t ? * ? ' , - . . . " ' * Q, 1TAMASS AUUICSTKD. "I??lers ??f S|?r In* Valley llwve Iteen I'lucfd In JmII. flv Sou 1 1 1 ? * r 1 1 Associated Press. IVIiioi'loii, 111k., Aiir. Ill,? Twenty ( Uree men charged, with participation in the recent attack u|>on tlx* colored peopht of Spring Valley, and with driving tlit'iii imt of tli?i OfcpMiiyv arrested to day Sheriff Clark, amr|Nkvon depu tics, \yilhuiit t r??nl?l?* . 'iVMvflHi^ they Were It'oiiKlit to tlu\ county jail iu thin city, n ml tomorrow will he given a hearing, Tin* complaining wit ness wi* Charles T-, Martin, a negro. who was clubbed and A rod upon l?.v the Italian*. The physicians y out onlay found IWl shots on his body, ahont one half of which were taken out. At 11 o'clock this morning, Sheriff Clark, with the deputies. arrived in Spring Valley, and at once wont to No, II shaft, where most of the accused Were at work. They had warrants for .'US men, l>nt l.'t of litem left the town. The deputies took a position on top of the shaft, ami at it p in., the mine was shut down. The men canto up in the cages in kit. tips of eight each. Ten Colored women and 1.*i men were on hand tu point out those for Whom war rants had hccM issued . As the miners tiled out of (lie cages, the colored wo men and men took hold of those wanted, saying to the sheriff, "This man Itroko in our door." "That man struck mo with a ciuh," etc. Others who, it was cluirged,*ciirrieil guns nnd fired shota repeatedly, were detained. Among those arrested were several of the Spt4ng Valley Italian hand that led the mob. As fast us the men were 1 apprehended they were placed in wan on* and all started together foj* ^Yiiice toll . \vm\? the arrests were being made, Mayor Dcluinrgo and several nl dernien requested Sln ritT Clark to allow the men to lie tried in Spring Valley, hut (lie sheriff said it could not he done, as the warrants were made iij Prince t<?n. Ya It hough the presence of the sheriff, and his deputies was well known there was no ullojnpt at interference. A,( l>(> lit I . I-; Ml IIDKR, Family Feud ltenultN In tlio Klllln* of Mother nml Son. By Southern Associated rrcss. Birmingham. Ala., Aug. 1G.? special to The Age-Herald from Gadsden, Ala., says: Jim Thornton shot, and it Is thought, killed Dolphus 'Coats, and fatally wounded the lather's mother, early this morning, CoK^'s Rend, Etowah county, about 18 mllej* above the city. Coats and hla mother were walking in the middle of the road, when Thornton, 'who was con cealed behind a tree, stepped out and fired at Coats. Coats fell, and when on the point of rising Thornton fired the second time, but the shot struck the woman. The first shot struck Coats In the head, producing what will prove a fatal wound. The wo man's wounds may prove fatal also. The two families had been quarrel ing for some tl^ie and the male mem bers had several difficulties before. Thornton claims that Coats ^had de famed the name of hlsjyife'and that the matter had coiwrloiiuch a point that 'some one had to be killed. He knew that Coats would pass a certain place early In the morning, and he concealed himself there, and with ^ double-barrelled shot gun, fired upon his enemy, and fatally wounded him' and the old woman. It was not his intention to shoot the woman, so he says, but as he fired she stepped in thfe wayv Thornton escaped and is still at large. v ' . . TWO HOMICIDES. ' White Trump Killed, and Drolttcr Killed llrother. liy Southern Associated Press. Jacksonville, Kin ., Aug. 10. ? A spe clnl to the Times-Union from Madison, 1%., says there were two homicides committed in Madison comity today. At Cherry T<nke, J. I j. Yyrhe, n prominent farmer, shot and killed n white tramp mimed While. White <4ried to assault the farmer when the latter fired in self defence. Vear Lea, Caesar and Zack Oeiicrn), brothers, and negroes, quarreled, and Caesar threatened to whip Zack. As Caesar i^pproaehed Zack lired. tearing his brother's head off. , V II<I<AGI<; OKMTItOYHD. I.OOO I'e<?|)W llomelm* nml C'uni|?ln* la 4 lie rieldi. Hy Southern Associated Preas. Warsaw, Aug. J<5. ? The village of l'xczytik, in the lUt-mlom dlMtrict, has been entirely destroyed. A church Is the only structure in the place that was not burned. Knur thousnnd par-" sous are homeless and camping in the fields or alsiut the smukirrg ruins of their iIiouhcb. Tlie fire was 'of iuccn diary origin. Arbitration ConxreM. By Southern Associated Press. Brussels, Aug. 1<5.? The International -Parliamentary Arbitration Omgress which has been in session iu ithi* city, coucluded its labors today. The next meeting will be held in Hilda Peat. King Leopold, In response to a tele gram sent to hint hy the conference, expressed a wish that its labors would ho successful. . V>* Floar Mills Darsed. By Southern Associated Presii. Winston, N. C., Aug. 16.? The Hel ton Roller Flour Mills, in Astte county, /fvcre destroyed by fire yesterday. The IomVJot- the owners, Perkins Bros., is seven thousand dollars, with no In surance. Tlte woolen plant was de stroyed by lire one year ago. Aratealaas taferl^r. London, An#. 1$.? The Daily Ness'' correspondent at Const* rrtinople telc grsphs that the embassies la that city , hare received news that (he conditions of the Armenians are now /rbrsethan ever. Hundreds of tbem Snr 4ytnr of starvation. Tho Inaction of the powers (MM tb? Kurds to tannt the Arme?, s!an* with tfc? TrtMltHIW t|?|? mr u - ".4 -< ' % ~ Vi . "i Zt ' -rr* ?*?** ?>? ? ? ? ? n: ? ? : ? - ? % ^ - SEVEN LIVES WERE LOST. \> OVUItCltOWmOD MAIMIOAT t'Al' Sl/.KS OFF OOfeAN < ITY. nil: i:\? iri:>i iovr oi'' tun cai'.snh tiiio At't itucvr. Tl??? IIimII?n Wlicn l((><<tivvr?<tl Mini "Veil >1 ii ( i la i c?l ||y Hy Southern A,sK.viut*'<l Press. Ocean City, Md., Aug. 18. Seven lives paid tho penalty of the over crowding of a small sal I boat und tho unreasonable fright of tho women aboard, who by springing to one Hide when tho littlo oraft shipped some water, ovei turned It and throw its occupants into tho water. Tho boat contained ten people, and of these ten ?>^ly three wore rescued when the boat capslKcd. The dead ate: William Storrs' aged 4S years, a sign painter, his wife, Mrs. Laura Storrs, aged 3S; their two daughters, Ida May and Eva, 14 and 2$! respectively, Lula and Lena Hall, slBtors, aged 16 and 1R years respectively, of Hlshopvllle, Del., and Miss Myiftlo Stevens, a|?ed 14 years, of Solbyvlilo, Dol. The Storrs family were residents of Philadelphia and lived at 4849 Lancaster avenue. Tho bodies of Storrs, his wife and two (laughters have boon recovered, but those of tho llall girls aro still In tho water. ' ? * Mrs. Storrs was a native of this placo and since her ihurrlago sho and her husband and children havo spent their vaoation hero every summer. Yestorday Mr. Storrs made up a sail lug party, and as tho day was fine, ? pleasant tlmo was anticipated. Tho hoat of William Hudson was engaged for tho party. Hudson's boat was a small one, and when nlno people came trooping gaily down to the wharf to embark, ho protested against so many pooplo going In her. Mr. Siorrn laughingly jested his objections asldo and further said that as tho water was shallow near Bhoro where they Intended to sail that thoro would be no passible danger. The VAV^y crowd ed iifto the boa* and t)t<f start was made for Hamnmeku Pblnt. Tho point was safely reached and Hudson tacked towards the Inlet. Th'comlng about and In shifting from one sldo to tho other of tho passengers tho boat keeled and slipped a few bucket fulls of water. Tho keeling of tho boat frightened the women of tho party and some of them sprang to their feet. Tho sudden movement of the terrified women threw tho boat over and it capsized, and tho ontiro party was thrown ? inttf the water. The boat for somo reason sank, car rying down wlU\ it Its skipper, Hud son. Hudson, with the strength of de spair, succeeding In righting the boat and immediately rose to the surface again. In tho meanwhile, Mr. StorrB had been .supporting as well as > he was able the struggling women. Tht( water In tho plaoo where* the accident occurred Was only sfx feet deep and the shore was but a short distance off and It jsecmcd pos sible that tho entire party might reach it In safety. Wl?n '.the hgat rot|? to the top of the wate^* Mr. Storrs an<* Hudson succeeded/ In drawing thd w^men of the party to It and getting them to grap tho rail. Tho terrible exertions he had undergone, how ever, had exhausted Mr. Storm's strength, and as Jus* reached nut his hand to take hoUJ. of the boat fie sank beneath the water. , The disappearance 1 of her husband unnerve<L Mrs. Storrs . and sho re leased hold of the boat and threw herself towards the spot where he had gone down as If to try and save him. ! She too, sank, and her children, horri fied by tjie drofGidrrg of both parents, 1 became hysterical, and. losing their strength lei go the tioat, and sank. Tho two Hall girls became exhausted and drownc^ together. In the meantime the terrified shrieks of the party had brought assistance! from shore, ana just as tho rescuers were within a few* strokes of the cap sized boat, Myrtle Stevens slipped from it and went under. Hudson. William Hall, brother of the Halls girl, and Miss Ida May Hudson, who still clung to the boat, were rescued, in an- exhausted condition. Tho bodies of the drowned wore im mediately grappled for and all wero recovered 4>ut tho Hall girls. Tho bodies were in a horrible state when drawn to the surface. The crabs had eaten them and the flesh was torn from tho face, the eyes gouged out and tho fingers chewed off to the knuckles. Unavailing efforts wero mado today to find tho Hall girls and search for them will bo resumed to morrow. ' | ? . TURKIC DltOWNUO A llii)' of G'MtftMtrophle* In tfke <|i*pl <?1 City. lly Southern A isolated Prows. \ J ? Washington, Auk. IS. ? The Uw r}*:t: ? authorities had a busy day witli drown* in* canes, three accidents Iwdng reported this afternoon. Arthur Morris, IHAcaw old, got beyood his depth at the hifthlng I teach' and was drowned In the sijiht of hundreds. Ills body was-roc*JY?jeJl. Hob S. Perry, a clerk in the pulsion office, suffered a similar fate; his 'body was recovered and turned over w Col. Crook, disbursing agent at the White House, who conducted the remains to tho young man's hoiue.on IJU street, northwest. m <]leorge K. Brown, the ?'third victim^ fell from n cnnnl boat on the f Jrorgv town and Alexandria canal. lie was ^.4'cars old. Ills body was recovered - Saw Tktlr Mstkn Dmws. . By Southern Associated Press. Bhrefleld, W. Va.t Aug. IS. -If an. 0. V. Smith sjmI colored servant wer* drowned In tha fiver sfl.Qray today while being ferried aarosatbe stream ta attend cfrorofc. Mrs. Smith's nttje eHftdrea stood on tfca rtrtr to* ?<* mw t*t*r m mi *. v - if' I' TwriiMP ?: ? ELECTIONS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. i>i:i.i:v * '????:* to tiiw co^stitii'I'io.V. vi. i yotioii kuh. mmiim',i:s or DMMocitvrio imiim UHUs tiK\Kll\l.l.V MUCCBHSKHL. ( \ u 1 1 T 1 1 1 miii it I ( oh ami Conner v?i 11 v?n f Win in Sumter. ' y Southern Assiciutcd l'rMfo. I 'olumhia, Auk. -<*? The general dec i m>u l?>r delegates to llii- constitutional > in volition, \v li it'll in to moot on tlto '' III of September, wan hold in South J ( '.imlina today. As a jteooral thing tho I ickels nominated in t !??? several eoun lles by the Democratic primaries held two weeks ago were voted for in thin election l>y the white people. In live or counties the, negroes put out tickets, voiue of them solid hl.tck, others w ith ? ??me white Itc; tihlicans on them, ami still others with part nut i-Tillman Dem ocrats. The strongest showing they m i ilt* In any county w as in IMchland, of which this city is the county seat. Here lite straight rtuts, or iiiiti-Tillm.in Democrats, did not vote generally and I lie result is close, although tho %vhlto t ickcl will win. In Sumter county the arill-Tilliminitcs end Conservative reformers rati n ( it*k?*t in opposition to the , Tillmuultos nomi nated at the primal y, and snowed (hum under. In sevciipl counties the antl Tilliuanites *;put "out tickets at the eleventh hour, and being unorganized the indications are that none of them have heen successful, In many eoun tles in the State the reformers and Con servatives wei'i? both represent cdon the regular ticket, ainl there was no op|>ord i |ion. The result of today's election will he that about two thirds of the convention will lit?--eom posed of reformers, or Till t. unites, and that from (Jeorgetown and Ihaufort counties there will he two or three HepuLdicuus. So far as heard from the election was ? '"e of the ipiietcst ever held in tho State, and the vote cast was very light. The nnli-Tilhnanit.'s. who mndo no tin hi against the primary uomiiieeH, gen r illy refrained from voting. Anderson, S. C., Aug! at).? (Special.)? i he elcctiou passed oil quietly here today, the regular primary nomlncca, ? -nHstlng of llKssell, Mreasea le, liar ti? and tJlenn. Kefornmrs, Sullivan, and Prine, t'oiisorvarivt'ff, win he oiect i I hy at least one thousand majority. Hampton, ft ('., Aug. 2<>.? (Special.)? II was a m-y quiet election In this county. ' Tho polls heard from give the Democratic ticket n majority of about seven hundred. The nominees are: \V. j.l. Hooding, A. .1^ Harrison, C.S&..C. ) I ulsoti , The Republicans lutd a ticket composed of two negro proa oilers and a negro lawyer. They failed to rally to the support of their ticket at the Hamp ton poll, oi+f^>0cvon negro votes ' being cast. \J* ' . The editor of the .Guardian maJf&IS the announcement in his pap'r this afternoon, that every itepuhllcnp .vote cast In 'the county is illegal Imtviiibc their tickets contained In addition to the mimes of the candldateS^rthe words, "lor d?degatc?tS? to the' constitutional < invention." / c THIC BAIVXOCK TKUUIILB. 'I'll? Collection of Mnlrrlitl for llntii of u Iteport CtiMpk'teii . 0 I lly Southern Anslclated Press. Washington, Aug. i!0. ? Mlnee tin* clos ing of the ltanuock Indian trouble the Indian department Mis^-hr-en busy col lecting material as a basis for a report of the whole affair, and it has now about completed its task. It has all along l?eeti said that tkoM? implicated in the killing, and wounding of the Indians would In*- 'brought to' ac re, nut. The Department of Justice will mioii have all the facts*of the affair laid before i r. probably tomorrow, and it is mulct's! ood that the Interior Depart ment will recommend that s|s?cial agents he detailed to go to the see fie of the re cent t roubles and make an Investigation i with a view of punishing the |x?rsoiift | who engaged in killing the Indians. I In the 'client that the Department of i .1 notice fmjttlcscc* in this recommemja ! lion the Interior Department wlH^fend . inspectors along with the agents to as ,-sist in the investigation.. It is not likely that Agent Tcter will take any par.t^ in litis phase of the matter, owing to \jfcjic prejudices of the settlers against him. JUMPED TO DEATH, Workmen on ? llurnlng nrldge Com l??-lle?l to Janp 130 Feet. Hy Southern Associated Press. S|M?k?tM*. AVutdi.. Aug. 20, ?W. McCrea ry, suiMTiuteudeiit of bridges for the Northern Pacific, re|s?rts the death, near Cour d'Alciic, of four ..carpenters while engaged in extinguishing a fire on a burning bridge. The flames cut off. their retreat and eventually all four had to jump Into a chasm feet deep ntid were dashed to pieces. . station Ag?at H?M. Camden, X. J., Aug. 20.? Coroner Jus tice held anHminest this morning at the 'Camden court house tan the bpdf of lit* Jho Marshall Johnson, junior, the colored ?TVoy who was killed in the rear entf col* I Won at Liberty Park on Uw Orad en and Atlantic ran Friday. The coroner's jar y exonerated the train hands and held O. W. Boyle. Iho ,tatM agent at. CoUiagawao^ r*. sponsible for the death. ^ I.. . ctoviK tiem 'aiii>w? ' Washington, Aug. iSo.-TV PoetoAc* Department today ?l> aa oanaol ak ? 2?*- *? " MINNIE WILLIAMS IS NOT DEAD. ULHU, / KOMI VMS i\ IKH v. t in \m:i, ro?? iioi.mim hkuioivi i'kllJUillAM KlIOM IIBH. . \I?II10I> THAT HI (10 KM AMY 14 AMD WELL. Attorney OnVl>" Way* l?'ort Wort J people Uultove She l? AUv?. My Southern Associated Press. Phlhulolphl^A Auk. 20.? A startling revelation caiuo to light today Iw tlm Holme* case. \\\ A. SBooaiukcr, court* m'I for Holme*. received a ntoHcago from M initio It. Williams, dated Providence, , It. I., which stated that tho sunder was ..... alive and well, Thio ls one of tho women ^ whom Holmes is accused of having mur dered in tho t'hicago ' castle." When questioned in ivlatlou to tho matter Mr. Shoemaker at tirwt seemed reluctant to dfccusM it, hut linally ad* milled that ho had received HUch a dis patch. u * "Do you think tho telegram iw gen uine?" ho wan asked. ' * "It may or U may not, My opinion, howovor, is thai M wa.s Hont by Minnie Williams. Holmes told me this after* noon that ho supposed tho girl has just arrived from l^ondou, and perhaps wan Induced to send the message hy hoiuo of his friends. Tho telegram, which wan sent us a night message, roadM: "Providence, It I.. Aug. 10.? W. A. Shoemaker, Attornoy, Philadelphia: Ho- ? port that 1 was uiurdorod absurd. ' Aiu alive ami well. (Signed.) "MINN IK 11. WILLI AMA." Tho gonuincii'css of tho tehfcrf-uiu will l?o investigated hy Shoemaker, and if it I* found M initio Williuius sent it, tt will ho a valuable link ii^ tho chain of evi donee tot tho dofOOCO. W. A. Oapps, tho Fort Worth attor ney who was hero in tho Interest of Texas people who aro trying to prone* elite Hi. lines, win on Ids .way to tho train for Now York when by ~ ~ >(>|M)rter. When told that Minnie Wil liams had boon rcporto J alive, he mild: "I never thought she wiih dead. Tho 0 Fort Worth iK'ople think hIio Ih ,uiivef : hut it seems mighty hard to Im'iito her. She may he somewhere near ItoHton. '* She has many friends there. I ?would not he surprised ^ the rumor or tele gram that has heeii received from Iter n is correct. Assistant District Attorney lliurlow ' would not say w Rotifer' lie' thought tlio ( cleg mm was genuine or falMo. ile ad mit ted, Imwcvrr; thnt~ he "woirht" nofTTO' astonished if Minnie WilllamR appeared on tho see no at any time. * FtlW* ACK explodes. / - Ml* tini Killed and Bight .tilhera IlMtlly Bop?fd, -^/ ' Hy Southern Associated Press. Pittsburg, Pa., "Aug.- 2(>.? Furnace "II," of the Kdgnr Thomson tSteel Wprks, Carnegie's plant, at Bessemer, near lirnddock, Pa., exploded * between 4 and 5 o'clock **?*? ^'Mrig six men and badly burnlng^Hght others' ?not one of those employed about the furrmcf escaping. Some of tho Injufod have been brought to this city for treat ment and Hie dead are in the hands of the undertaker. '? * The killed arid Injured are All Hun garian^ A large barrow loaded with raw Iron ore had fallen through the huge bell top of the furnace stack. Fourteen men were engaged ln an effort to remove the bM& While thus engaged, the ?' e*plosloi3Wceurred. and not one of. the menWoaped either death dr^ln/ury. s Work ' In every department of the huge plant was* temporarily -abandon ed, and .all efforts exerted to the rea cue of the horribly mangled victims, who had been Juirled in all dlrectlona by the terrific upheaval, which cloee ly resembled a voleanlo eruptto* of ? - gigantic proportions. Two of the in jured men died on the way to the hospital, making the total number of deaths so far eight. Four of the in- ^ ^ jured aro "probably fatally hurt. + FINAL TRIAL. The St. Louie Made a Speed at S3 ^ 1-1? Knot* per Hear. .Southampton, Aug. 20.? :The Atneri iciin Idne St. J^>iiIh had her final trial today and made a speed of 22 1-10, notn per hour for over four hojfrs, c?r-'\ ry i iik Hie Htars and stripes faster than 9 any llag had over been carried through/ ?' th''* Kugllsh channel. / ? The cou rse wa r - from Portland b?ll . to Star Point, a distance of 52 knots The St. Ix>uifi made a flying start, dae west with 'the tide. The time consumed \ was two hours, twelve mlnutenj, fire seconds, showing a speed of 23.0 a not a. The return trip was nuide in two honre, ? twenty eight minutes, thirty -eswrcn sec- , , onds, a speed of 21 knots. The sea was 7 [ Stnooth. r~" ? ' ' They Will Attend ltlfle.Ceateet at 9mm. tnrtt #.-X. S.t vumin n, Gsu, Aug. 20.? The sharp shooters' pljib. composed of representa tive* from all tho military organisations In Savannah, will send a team of fif teen men to contest at the H?e tourna ment at' Seo^QIri, N. J? Sept. 2. The team is composed of Oaptains W. A. Nicholas, F. ?. Postell, Geo. T. <>nn; Sergeants A._ S. Kkhbsrg and B. M. Screven; Prlratee' W. B. Barpttt, K. C. lfercenFMd Myers. Jr./*. CL Wtt son. <H. B. Wilson, W G- Aastto. Thomas Hnnter. 1, O. Ndws, O,* f, Richmond and JT. T. Shaptrine rssHr