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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. ?
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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 ? * ? ' , - . . . " '
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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 -<
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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