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CAMDEN, S,;C? TUtJRSPAY, FEBRUARY ir?4 1006 O Per Year PALMETTO AFFAIRS *' "w Oobfrences of litot* from "AN Over Sotitti Carolina ITEMS OF STATE NEWS A Bate*. of Lire Paragraphs OoYer i*X ? Wide Ranee ? What it doing <Oo in Our State. 1 t General Cotton Markets Gaivefctou, steady., v;.' j. . -lOyfe Xeftr Orleans, easy . . . . . . .1011-16 Mobile, quiet .10 9-16 Savannah. steady ... .10 7-16 Norfolk. sleudv. . . . * 107'g UalUmmt, nominal . 11 Ys Sevr York, q\iiet .11.25 UoMou. yuiet^ ....... , . . . , , . 1 1.25 Philadelphia, quiet 11.50 Houston, steady .-IO7/9 Auguala, steatly .. ..? . .10% Mcaiptiis, nominal . . ,4 ^.^0 23-1,0 l>odis*tt*VVl?ti . . ' . / :: ... .11 1-4 Charlotte Cotton Market. . These figures represent J>riecs paid : | 'Good middling 11 Strict middling 11 Middling 11 JJootl middling, tinged 10Vu Stains 0 l-4(<? It) Power Plant, at Negln Shoals. * 'C.4 - ? >v i Union, Special:? After several short preliminary trials, the cleetrie power generated at the big )H>wer plant of Aho Union Manufacturing and Pywer 'Company at Neal's shoaU, turned oiuat the Buffalo cotton mills, and re ports from B?fluth> indicate .that every - Ihiug- is . most satisfactorily. The plant where this power i* generat ed ifc located ou Broad river, 14 miles ??ast of Union. The Union Manufac turing and Tower company was or ^a nixed three years apo in March with T. C. Duncan as president tfnd was ifapil^li/fHl at $5(10.000* Wify privilege oV Increasing to !^o.'KM?,000. Worlt on Khc dam. which is 080 feet long, was ?commenced the April folio win/. ami* nhe whole plant was not completed *u?til last October. This power com pany wa* closely aljied wjth I ho Union and BuflLiJo f<?t(bn milts. fmtl after their reork-auittatiml; everything rela tive to il "was practically suspended.* About a month, ago action was l?egun by tho Mer.?nnUlo Trust and Deposit company of Baltimore to have a re ceiver (^pointed but this was obviated by t|>*' election pi! new otlieors, Edwin V\f-. Robinson, president of the TTnion and Buffalo mills since their reorgani zation, heinjr chosen as head of this ??oticenr also. Tt. is estimated that itboul 7}tKWJ horse-power can be gener al tod aliKeal's shoals. Of (his Union ami Buffalo will cach utilize about -*3^0 horse-power. It is jiossible that arrangements may he made with the ? ily cmVhjfil to furnish them all day as tv*ll as ni?$ht current and let thorn ?Wotributtt it to consumers 1:1 town tin ?-(jvinting the neessity of constructin separate distributing lines, besides v . hii'h the town can secure the jHtwer at a les.s rat** than il can now generate it. Small Ohy.'kstcn Bark Forced tc . \ Ch sc .Its Doers. '} haile?iou. Special. -After u run which is Mtiil ;>> haw beonprucipitated by the anxiety <? I* several (iicuk fruit er?n? with small deposits, the C'olum I >ie it Banking and Trust company of < lip.) h'ston, elotifd its doors and the directors made a general asalgnmeiv nf'prftpnrly find asset* for tho honed' o2 creditorH, unnilng tfdwfnl W )itlgb#* r.HKigiiMO, As )?;? quarterl; ydgienionl had bom made &i?oo No\ /Iftbcr, 1 tltO lUureft of liflbilitin mid tufcol*. (\uuld not hp oUiaitisd, J tUt litHt Nttttrment 11 rtuvplus of M,.'o( shown nud in Jan miry n divldond wgs declined it l the rate of 0 per cent. I** annum. The bank wan capitalist at $50,000 nnd was cliartercd in The (V;inncin I troubles of a director, li^ever, caused uneasiness and the nth brought matters to a crisis. It is thought that the bank will bo able to pftf up in full. V T- y ? 4 Watciwcrks for Edgefield. Titlyelield Spcciul. Topt?graolilcs l^incey U. (J. Wilsou. ol Columbia lulfc bceh in Kdnellcld at the vumuion: of a coiuBiiiloe nppoiutud at a recent public meeting <0 look into the practi cability of establishing w;?|or\? ork* and electric liyiits in KdgeUcld. Kngi ticer WilSun ba.-< Qjade a faxorablc re port nud our citizen* will aescuiblt- in disss meeting on Friday afternoon m?xt to bear said report and to further tomider the desigu of waterworks an? electric lights. AlMged Lynchers Related. Barnwell, Special.? The seven men who were arrested last week and lodged in jail for the murder of Frank ami John l>el<opch at Ulmer jut?< be fore Christmas were given a pnl'iu inary hearing here before Msg 1st rate C. W. Moody and have beer nlon*ed, the testimony not being uuf licenl to keep them in jail, THE STATE LEGISLATURE Body of State Lawmaker* Down at Work? Bflls That Have Boob Intro duced. Wheu the bouse met there were feeV eral new bills Inlftwluee^. Among the new bills pKeettted were : Mr, Harrison ? To authorize a epe cisl election for Fountain Inn for the issuance of bonds. - Mr. McColl ? Proposing an amend ment to the constitution relating to municipal indebtedness Mr. Whaley introduced the license feature of the Morgan bill as a sep arate and distinct bill. He did this | so that Charleston inay get a license system in the event that the Morgan bill should by chance fail. The idea Is to have a license bill applicable to cities of over 40,000 in the event that the Morgan bill should fail% The hoirse having passed this proviso fdr fliar leston it is lo be asked to do so again independent of any Other bill. The pro visions afce identical .with tbose tof the ;2tfOigaii bill as to licenses for eitiea of over 40*000. Mr. Cloy ? 1\> Amend tlu? law so one bank ok* eort?oridibn can buy stock in anothtr bank or corporation. Mr. Siukler ? To purchase the prem ises known as the guard house for the Citadel; $23,000 is asked from the State for. the purpose. Mr. Doar ? To authorize the city of Geoigetowu to lease property to the Georgetown llifle Guard*. jMr. Brioc To.ftlnend the law as to the State board of ex?itniritti$. The n?i>oti of tlie legislative com mittee to examine the Stale house of fices was received last night. It was ordered printed without reading it. This re|x>rt is of special interest with regard to the cXttmination Of the of fice of sevWtaVy of State. Mv. l'oolo called up his bill to pro vide for 2 1-2 cent passenger rules. Mr. Kershaw of Florence had no in terest in railroads but he was oppos ed to reducing rates without very good reasons. 11a believed a reduc tion of the rates .would only result in injury to the trntiic and slapping facilities. He certainly thought it would be ill-advised lo lake such a radical step at this time. The thinir ItO do is to remedy evils but it was wrong to reduce rates without very j good reasons. The |>eoplc yere de manding and wort getting good ser ^viots" . Mr. V enter said there was no reason not to reduce rates. The railroad counsel did not nrgue anything against tho hill. The only argument against the hill seemed to be that there would he no saving to the indi vidual. He realized vbat the rail roads have done for the ]>cnp!c hut the people did much too and he thought this reduction would not hurt the railroads. Tho roads asked to he lefl alone hut he did not know if that ought to he kept up all the time. Ho generally voted with tlie railroads and was not illehcral hut he oecassioually voted against the roads and this was oue instance in which he thought ot wrong to vole with the railroads. 1 1?> was opposed to sending so much mon ey outside the State, lie said the rail roads were making 10 per cent, on their investment in this Slain. Mr. Mucker said in the 4."> Stales there was not one State that had a 2 1-2 cent rale applied to the entire State, New York, Massachusetts m.d Connecticut had a 2 and 2 1-2 cent ?'ate on certain roads umk-r their charters. What is wanted is more trains, hotter schedules and safely. To pass this bill means a loss of $400,000 to #500,000 to the roads in pussouaer rovenue*. In New York with^ over 7,000,000 and a population of ir?0 people to the wjiiaro mile, there whole, Jfo compared the imputation of South Carolina jyiiji that of other J States. Ir> South Carolina t lie popu lation it? a p<>r Kounvo mile and a loixo nortion of that. iu colored, IVnn- j sylvflnlo, Maryland and Hhodo In- | loud, with thick population, have no ?it'll rate, Ho appealed lo tlie )ion?? not In injur" the railroad*, The rail roads In Hon 111 Carolina are not mak ing one cent on their passoiiQer bus iness, In reply to an inquiry as to mileage hooks, ho Paid tho roads hud the use of tho money for a year. JVtr. Toole of Aiken said the reduced passenger rates would he for the ben efit of the people and urged that the railroads would act more 'lra\e|. 'flic "facilities rre good rnoueh but ho panted theaptr rales. The time has come for the Slate to lake a step tor ward. lie said thu t<uiull and tide lines were Controlled ami owned 1?v the large roads. Tie* trolley lines, he said, hauled passengers for lesa than 2 cents. tin the motion to strike out Hie on acting words of tho bill the >ote re sulted -17 to 20 and the house \olud to put South Carolina in a Hass all to iti>elt with the cbcapcst pa.-sengoi rates applicable to all railroads in the State. Mr. Foster wanted to include a 2* mile road in his county and an arrued tnent was adopted making the 2 1-2 cent rate applicable to all roads re gardless of length. Mr. Toole's bit' cutting passenger rates to 2 1-2 ccnlt met with even less op|M>sition than lit exj>ected. The burden of the agree ment seemed to be that if the passcn ger rates were reduced the railroad* would take cure of themselves. The general insgist rales' bill wu> taken up an adopted. Various count > delegations ineor|H>rated amendments Mr. Of t is called up the bill to mak? an appropriation of $10,000 for flic dispensary invest igution committee. The bill was goven its second reading without discusstoft. The $10,000 is to he xopeuded oft of any dispensary funds in hand. In the Senate. Two bills on South CAivliua'ti edu cational Institutions occupied the sen *5. J "ur,n& ti*e morning session. A bill to publish the names of beue uciaued wad read aud a bill to irive pa i t of lie fertilizer tax to Winthrop was debated. Rather unexpectedly, Senator W. J. Johnfeon called up his bill to divert P?*\\rT . tax on fertiliser Id Winthrop, which under the bill shall do a proportion of the examin ation. In a speech which included many telling figures, the author de fended his measure. Last year, he said, the friends of Clemson fought the bill on the ground that the col lege had just beo Undergoing iia P^vetaents (the agricultural hall) which us^d lip money and that no di vert somo of the tax would do the institution harm* Now the debt was paid and the receipts of the college last year showed something like $130,000 from the tax. Probobly this Vfear the receipts would be $150,000. Senator Johnson commented on the I act that the Clemson authorities an nounced the college's income was $170,118.30, from which over ?11, (MM) was deducted as "amounts appropri ated by the legislature under special acts" and which the '.ward must S|?end us Mich. This left according to the trustees ' report (page 11) $147.X90.63 fbi* t'xiKJiises. The special committee reported that Clemson re ceived, including |>erinaneut improve ments and amounts 'expended by or der of the legislature, over $200,000. 'I he senator from Fairtield com meiited on his assertion that it cost the State 20 to 30 i?er cent, more to educate a boy at Clemson than at (he oilier schools of the State, lie said i hat (ho trustees' report (page' 13) asserted that it. cost $295. while a divison of I he icceipts would show that it cost $-13*2. Winlhrop's pei capita was $2H7. the Citadel's $201 and South Carolina college's $150. Senator (. urprnter. who is one of Clemson *s slaunchest advocates, re Pjied and in beginning had an affida vit roan which stated that some sal aries libled on page ,">6 of the trus tees report were charged to the wron-j account. He stated that the reason that there was a discrepancy in the committee report and the trustees' re port was that the fiscal year ended in June and the commit tec's ro|x>r( was made up to Decenibor. The Hatch fuml was always misunderstood and had- lo Imj applied to a specific pur pose. Clemson had used about $115, 000 last year. Senator Carpenter t*hen launched forth into a statement of fhe college s loundation, its aims ami pur poses and said that he *,>oke not so nineh lor (lie institution as for what it would do for hi* State. I( was (lie hour of adjournment when he closed and some of (lie sen ators wanted to take a vote, but de bate was |M?s(pound until I he evening session. d Appropriation Bill Passes House. The I louse refused (o kill the de part men! of ininiirgralioii ami show ed a liberal disposition to the sm> porl of tin? bureau. An increase of $.>0,000 was made in (he appropri ation for < 'on federate vet ran*. For ? lie Hisi lime in 15 years there was n* suggest i>>ii or niotioi; to reduce the appropriation, as recommended by the commit lee, for (he support of (he South Carolina College and Citadel. 1 litre was a motion to reduce (he al lowance to Winthrop but there was no change in the suggestions of the sup port needed for the State collAAs. The only real tight in the on the appropriation bill was de partment of iiumirgralion jW the tr embers were not disposed trwBscon tinu (hat work, v JL . T!'" *ya-VB an<' bieain conn!:ft^) had its bill in excellent oouditjoii and had the fortune of having the measure agreed \? ,viiu praeli.olly ijo c-hauueg. I riio lioune I'ftfuHcd to vuM $'V?00 f0j I M)P expense* of fcpenial terms of court. This U taken r, second and direct intimation on (he pari of the house thai it does not want special terms of court. The appropriation bill carried an expenditure of $1,2*0,31)9.09 as il fame from the committee. To this was idded $30,000 additional for pensions. The pension bill last year aggregat ed $J,203,03S.*9. This increase is due (O excuses for elections and lo teako up deficiencies'. The liusc will today scud the ap pro, r.ahon and legislative appropria tion bills over (o i he f-euatc. The Reformatory. The reformatory bill was finally dis posed of a* far as the senate is con cerned. An nyn and nav voloMie ceeded on striking out the ? )HU*e to set aside the Le.vinvto.i reforfuatorv for colored boys when the larger one should be established. Senator llood u i?n tu ^definitely postpone (he bill. By a vote of 21 to 17 the senate senate refused to postpone, the vote being: * Veas---Bntes. Bivens, Black. Blake. ; T- Rl^^e. Davis Den: wF i 1?? ' ,,0"Klb W. K. John son, W J. Johnson. Pcurifov, Stack house, \\ orren, Williams? 17. Nas---Briee, Brooks, Brown, But l,?,i li Ca renter, Douglass. \f i i V. ' Manning, Marshall, Manldin. McOowan, Me cT'-i w 'V,' ' Ha>sov' Tulh''tf von Kolnits Walker, Wclls--2I. A number of ?fImtors who had voted to strike out the section lust rjnoted rsfn?ed fn kill the bill. The bill to give the circuit steuog mftafb au increase in pay came over from the house. The senate had agreed on $1,600 U compensation, but the house reduced this $100 in each in stance. Senator von Kolnita moved non-concurrence j a* Jthe stenographer in the niulh circuit 'iimtel- the house l bill was cut $100. He was cut $200 a year ago. No wthia change cuts his salary $100 again. In a like condition is the stenographer iu the first circuit Senator Stack house, who had intro duced the original bill iu the Senate, moved concurrence, and this was ae | cepted. Under tho change in salaries the stenographers Ul$the two circuits spoken of suffer the loss of $100 each, while tho others will get $300 more than liefore the general assembly con vened. Senator W. E. Johnson announced that as the 10-hour law had been kill ed in the house he would make no tight on it this year. He merely asked a vote and the bill was killed bv a vote of 28 to 6. The two fish commission bills passed to the house, with an amendment by 1 Senator Wells that fish may be caught 35 days later five miles from the mouth of a river tbsn at its mouth. Some technical amendments by Sena tor C'hristensen. the author, were ad opted. ( A special message from Gov. Hey ward, bearing on the financial investi gation iu Barnwell, *as read. The message was long Attd detailed and was ordered printed in the journal. The bill to grant a piece of land in Senate street for th* Timrod library was reported unfavof*ble and was killed. The substitute offered on Thursday by Senatoy Carpenter for the motor car bill Wfcs read and ac cepted and passed to 'third reading. Senator Marshall's second reading bill oor4li!fftfeft in Richland county ofiices a second time. The bill changcst' the number of days on which the commission? receive pay from 23 to 100 and the coroner's sal uy is increased from $500 to $000. Practically all of the third read ily bills passed to the house without ?ny question and one or two second ?(.adin;* bille went to third reading. Appropiation Bill. The general appropriat ion bill was taken up. Provision was made for .no re money for the stenoj?rapheis. Mr. Pyatt wanted the quarantine ?fticer at Georgetown paid $050. a /aisc of $200. He ha* a family of 13 ind that commended the request for ihe increase. Mr. Hanks opptrsed r'uf increase be cause the little increases counted. Mr. Browning opposed and Mr. Doar and Mr. Sinkler wanted the in crease allowed. The increase was al lowed. Mr. 1>. 0. Herbert wauled lo reduce i he appropriation for Winthrop. He j?rojH?sed lo cut oft' $1,000 from the jeneral support. He <aid lie thought Ihe board asked for .">(?, S84. The com mittee evidently includes $1,000 for library which is not used. The board ask.-. for $2,000 bnt il used only $1,300 lasl year and he di?i not think Win throp needed $2,000 tor its books. The ritidal gets only $250 for its library. The Winthrop library is very line and the State could not afford to put so much in the library but he thought "1.0H0 ample. Mr. Richard* said ilie increased ?p- ! propriation for Winthrop w?s $1,515,- i 77 for support, caused by increased ;t tendance. They were given $1,5')0 idditional for city water. The com mittee did not grant $1,500 asked for. Mr. Herbert said he simply wanted to sut the library appropriation to ! *1,000 instead of $2,000. Mr. Beamgunrd took up the defense of the appropriation. Mr. Lanoy wonted that much or more for the library. Ho wanted n j liberal allowance for Winthrop, j Mr. Sinkler defended tho Ijbrary I and explained Ihnt tjio Rioi)efv ought to be granted, The proposition lo out lito Winthrop appropriation was |n?f, The committee reported oil an in crease of $1,500 for the sup] tori of Winthrop and allowed the South Car olina college for increases $1,080,25 and $2,000 for expansion ??f the law departmen. This is the first time withis 15 years that there has not been soino sort of fight on the appro priations for the South Carolina col lege and the Citidal, not even a motion being made on either of them. The ways and means committee, particu larly Mr. Richards and Mr. Frost, handled this finely. The house refused to allow the city of Columbia more money for water. There was considerable pleasant diseuusion on Mr. Clifton's motion to allow $500 for improvements for the State house grounds. The money was to he u*cd for sid"walks and garden ing iu the capitol grounds. <>u motion of Mr. Richards the Amendment was tublod by a vote of JO to 26. For Pensions. Mr. Bradhnui moved to amend the bill by making the appropriation for pensions $225,000 instead of $200,000. Mr. Frost for the committee explained that it was the intention to make the amount $225,000 if the pension bill now pending is passed. Ho moved to lay the amendment, on the table bnt withdrew it for further discussion. Mr. Ashley was generally a reducer but he favored the increase of $25,000 for the old soldiers. Mr. Brantley, Mr. Tribble and Capt. Ardrey favored the increase for the vctrans. Mr. Richards said the ways and mean* committee favored the ineren^n but diil not fuel authorized in potting tic increase in the bill uutil it was in corporated in t lie law*. Mr. Yeldell said this inn-case was due and it was better to increase the allowance than to provide a Confederate home. Mr. (it-ay of. Darlington favored the increase ami thought it timely. Mr. Ktheridge of Ijexiu^tou favored the increase but callcd attention that he offered n bill on this line a year ago 11c -van ted more money for the widow class. Evcrbody was talking for an in crease for the old Soldiers' pensions. Mr. Mai -ion Rucker hit the iron at the I*ychological moment and moved to increase the pension fund to $250,000, an increase of $50, 000. The increase to $250,000 for {tensions was voted 48 to 25. Mr. Rucker led the tight to increase the tension fund frbm $100, 000 to $200,000 several years ago. The house voted $1,200 for the sec retary of the historical commission. The house took up, after it had con cluded the Secotid reading on the j?en eial appropriation bill, the legislative supply bill and rushed it thro null. CONGRESS AT WORK What Onr National Law Makers Are Doing Day by Day. The Senate di.l have 4 .. u?"ty to hear Hi, discission of Vr H rt'roIu,,?? ??? the action ol the Democratic caucus as was parti ally promised hut gave the entire day .1'?, of llj'' pi' lo^uivrs of t lie le< T|,M ? frami.i" treat ,!_* . ?l?M>ti?ii was raised bv Mr n'za: ?? '?iuiii!; rt imstn,. n.toi, nation .once. nin- the "" '?>* bv Mr K "!M| Ml"? '"'I, , ? "? ii,.1N ?? It) , f'V , ''HeiHfMM-sed with hale laigelv between N|e>sts It,,..* . and Sijuixum- Jk,i > i ... "atou tfs,- Mfxsraz ? ' ' 1 ?' a. nt coijsmii ,i, of il... . .? 1,1 >ua ,cr ?Ik"" Ba:Ify Flica Party L?..sh. ti'c s, ,!aV; ?c"r >'?> <?. admi^te, to a m(!mhi:r lh ??* ??<l I lie occm r? :? c : many dramatic devils f|,at ,,w mai' vvitueese* will not soon tori?e| it ai.'. Patterson W|l>j|1- . ' j * lien, ol l.is party in i!ie incident. in "I I, II,.. consult-! , Mr. l>t??.r. son s resolnii >ih of remonstrance gainst ,,1-t ion o? treaties uj,|, toriMj-n nations. The Colorado Sen,,, or enlle ] it | > his resolntion inmiedi. ntely. a Met* | ,,o,rlusion ol- ,|K. routine Hi'*! imiK bnsiiifsH ;?|. itressiil t he Senile upon it. Tli- ia.-ts concerning the , ;s pr salurday and Ins withdrawal f,?,n the caucus were fresh in i!?. minds of >enaloi s. Vote on Rate Bill. It.v cMit Inning it. session practi cally to , oVlock ill ? House eonelud ?1 all iMvluiiiua ry steps to tin- pas ace ot the railroad rat.- bill, ordered i roll call on the measure, and put 'u the ti mi I action uii.il Thursdav t'.oon. The time lor amendment came at 4 f clock ami for tliree houn following >ne amendment after anothr came up, huh read, debated in souio ins! uncos, and went down to defeat, So fierce wan the struggle to amend tlmt often when n pnrtiinnpli of tho hill was con eluded iii I he reading, n dozen mem ber* wnved iheir aii'er^iipeutii and 4}|0t|(ed for iojj, Xot 01)0 of t licj-o adopted. I rc\ inn* lo till'' eXrlttiiy pVOi'fUl it ro, !lif I luit ft* Imd heeu entertaining for live hoit f* by t lie ornlorv ol' iM best ijmakei*. Hourke Cock ran, of New York, B.'tve his appiovjil to the meas ure in an elaborate speech, Mr, Mtinn, jf lllitKH, followed, when I he minority leader. Mr. Wi|!iiwnt?, expounded the measure au<! ?'oh^raluiated eM'ivbodv on its success. Chairiuan Hepburn closed the debate iu a comprehensive speceli dealing with the acuments of its opjH^uents and the terms of the bill. Rate Bill Posses. 313 to 7. the House passed the Hepburn railroad rate bill, i?4(> members voting for the bill. Seven, all Republican.-*, voted against ii. Applause greelcd the announcement of the result by the Speaker. I<iti lefield, of M ,? i? i<- : Ale Call and NN eeks, of May^arhusct Is ) Perkin*. *'?ut Iim i*-l> and ^ teelaiel. New \ oik. ii ml ^ibb-y <i| f'iiiu>y| vunia. Mr. SuIHnuu, of Masp?<-hu?ctt/>, -vot ed "present." and was not paired. There were 2S lot-inbei's paired, but these pairs were yeurtal political ouc-s. None of them ot them was mode on the bill and con^epuently did not in dicate op|N?sit ion. The pension appropritiou bill, car rying $l,lj/.000,<t0() for pensi<in^ and $1,24; >,000 for pension administration, was taken tip. debated and passed without nmeiidment. The feature of the bill, iiKide from the appropriation made, is a provision tunkini? statute law of the fnmons order of the Prcsi i dent dcelaririig ajrc coMvlualve evi'lcnee of dv*nMlity. A $200,000,000 LOAN K Progressive Movement By the Southern Railway it Means much to the south Official Announcement >s Made That the Road's Stocksholders Will Be Asked to Authorize Creation of New General Mortgage, at Fonr Per Cent, President Spencer Stating That Dividends on -Preferred Stock Will Not Be Jeopardized ? How the Vast Sum Will be Expend ed ? $99,884,000 to be Reserved for Future. New York, Special. ? Announce ment was mad" that l!io Southern Uaiiwny Coibpaur has dot'idod lo ask tin* stockholder^ to atilhoriyt; Ihei-aw .it ?'.21)0,0(10.004) development ami etal niortirnire four per cent. bond*. Of this amount .f I*?.000.000 will bo itfc. sued immediately for tin* followinr I?ui jk?s(?s: to refund pay ment* for equipment heretofore mad' and ehnryed lo capital; .*d.~>0'.l,OO0 to refund iuvt stmentK in Heo.uii'.ies of, and advances (o, subordinate compan ies heretofore made and tor the ae?,ui sit ion of property not heretofore funded, and for double track. rcvisiun of j?Tades. ne>v ya'Ms, ships. ele. The butance, of > I So.OOO.OOO, will he reserved for the following purposes: l^n.loS.OOO to letire divisi. rd pri-M' 1 i?'ii Imnds on properties acquired tor whieh no provision is made in I lie c.>.i solitlat inn mort^a^e : 'o.tMO.oon to retire not later than April 1, 1SM0, eollateral .1 rust lives; I^.IHK.OOO lo i" lire. as th.-y ma hire in the next }."> years, equipment capital obligations; ?I'lO.OIKI.Ortl) i.i ae(|i;ii.> capital -looks of certain lin"s: $10,000,000 to pav; not later than July I, |00s tor the eastern division of the Tenm-ss *e Ccn tral and immediate impiovemcnls. Al ter provision for the f.n: ioe.'^ obligations are made there * ill he Iff/ whieh will be used lo vide for future acquirors ami bet terments. President Samuel Spfocer, of I !io Southern Ihiilway Company, in a com mimical ion to the voting trustees of I he capital stork of the company rela tive to the proposed bond i.-sne, s.ivs ? I.J* I I lie exist in?f linaneiai eomlil ion of I lie the eou panv is sue!-, as to justify the creation of a new mori'^aye and the immediate issue of .f1,"?.00l).000 of the new bonds as proposed without disturbance o! the dividend now paid on the preferred stock. England Launches Monster. I'orlsinoulli, I-, ?Midland. I?y < 'able. ? - I he monster battleship. Ih'o.-iduaOL'hl. whieh. when finished, will l-.ave e?-st ?7 1 ,. tOU.iKKi. uUs launched here Satur day b\ Kin- Kdwaxl. Tin* ? ?ivmo.iv was i lie most simple imauiu ib!e. the Kiny ha\ i.oy vetoed all decorat i??ns end patently on aecounf of i!i? death "i bis fat liev-iu-law. Kinr f ist iau. I here was a moment of suspense after the Is i ni;- timched the elecirio button reinovinif the la- 1 h|ook, a- the huso ship hesitated and appeared iv'setanf ! lo take the water, Hut, ullinrMe'v, f she glided down the ways in safety. This* is the heaviest and 1'nslcsi battle ship ever const ntcC'd, Bigamist Hoch Must Hang. Sprint* field, ]li,, Speciai. The Su preme Court denied ti relteni inyr i i t!:e cnr<0 Of' (ToIlflfU) Jfocll, I j i < .it-' d ijt bp hflt-sted in C)iii>iiu<if J: i, for v.ii'c innrdei Two Brotfocr* ft hot J )o* >; Hochelle, Special At ib" !;t"Ut if Je-.-e lb-am North, of |?<?e!ie!le Joe Wait- >h<'i an I in-l.tntf> killed lb S, Mclbittle. -oi,s o) P. S. M el bit' fie, sr., and tiyed I!) and Id rc-pective ly. They were al (he vjate lc.i\ iujf lot hotne from a party. There were p few words between Wul'.s and flu elder .McDuOie . TImmi Waffs s.i<>( bi-ih thv voiin: men t!iii?u^!i Ihe b? arf I illiii'r tin-m iu-!au. iv. Walls Hcf and i- now be in;:' pursued l?v t h< sheriff. Nearly W^pcd Ont by flames. New M )tiiii-\ ii|e. \^ . \ a.. Spi elal. -?Kite Ito|;o - . i? t m latlletoi, an oj J iow?j >?. ,! h* re. jfid b "!(????? ii ? ???.J b" o;..t ?.t :?i!sb<;d u' . ? ! J;, curv hn. ilio? I iiob-e ^ js df ?hv^-ed. about N hi t.i the i ir,i) iiibabilanls veje >Hii'out hou-,< | and a tnuuuiol lova <?j njoi'e than ?'??J't'J I I'f'f) u,os >".! ly 'nod For Causing Run on Bunk. New Orelaii-. Special. The sensa tional run on the fJerniania Savings I 'a lik le-i yent bad its nequrl in the eonvietion for <'iminal libel of J'efer Kieiiian. i lie owner ami editor, and ?less/- Webb, I lie ?j|y ediloi, o| The Daily Ani'-ricau. Ilie ii"'<'-pa|ier Mlii'dt t a use. | tbe Ibirry. The piper hau since ni*p? M'V'd. 'fir' el v as the result of its lt?h ? C? | ?'-> t ? . 1 1 . . I'li \ Ivln'i. u:1 ii,** ?. ;tu< k on tut- L.v.l:. WRECK AT GREENSBORO Fast Pxssenger Train No. 34, on Southern Railway, Crushes Into a Switch Engine in Pomona Tarda ? Three Trainmen Instantly Killed ard Two Scumb Later. CSreensbor. Special.? Five traiumeu wore killed xnd one seriously injured in a eottxaiuti between north-hound passengef trsin No. .U. of the South eru Hallway, anil aswitch engine at Poinonia. et 1:20 o'eloek Sunday morning. The dead are: Owen Norville. engineer of No. ;M. W. \V, SeMcis. engineer of the switch engine. Charles If. Johnson. li reman on switch engine. S. Y. Newman, yard brakeuian. WiUioin Mtiijey, telegraph student.' nvjeis were injurwp.Tlllf? Sjmrger, ftv email ol" No. 114 wan Wn v hits t, bwt-<r.- ill mover. ,.?.v The wreck occurred near I lie l*o nioia yav?J oflice and almost directly in frtHil of the Central Carolina fair grounds. (die mile w?*st of this citv. Train No. ,'M, in charge of Kngincer Owen Norville, rail into t lie switch en gine in charge of Engineer \V. W, Sellers. I loth engineers, Charles II Johnson, It rem n u on the switeh en nine., were instantly killed, and S. <?. Ne v.-iiii* n, yard hrakeman on the switch engine, and William Bailey. a >onng man r?*|s>rtcd to ho leariug telegraph ?*, who, it is sup|>oscd. was riding < ^ t lie engine to the Pomona telegraph office, both received injuries honi whi-'li they died. Newman lirpti "nly one hour after the accident and Bailey expired at 12 o'eloek ai Oieeus!?ovo Hospital, where he was taken lor treatment. \V. \f. S| target, li reman ???i (rain No. .11, was also in jured. h n i will recover. He is at the hospital and il is stated that lie will he aide to he out within a week.* Hafty's Trial February 26. < >a lln?y, Special. (Jeorge Haslv, of this city, who fatally shot Milan Ben net t and < ieorge .\hhott Hevidsou. vl the "Nothing hut Money" threat rieal company here December I 1<H?.), will be tried on (he charge of minder Feb iiiury 2t?. Hasty, who has been in jail since the killing, will be defended by local councel. The prosecution will be conducted by T. S. Sease, State nt miinu; for the circuit, who will be assisted, if is understood, by special councel employed by the Actor's As sociation of New S ork. which has taken the matter up. Several witness es- of (he tragedy, members of the theatrieal company, will appear on the Maud for the Stale. . . Three Die by Fire in Lockup. Ki.sl man. (Ja., Special.- Saturday night the town barraeks with its three inmates, who were plaeed there for diiuilx and disorderly cmiducl. being eonsuined. The inmates were |>. A. Cooper. Klberl Mullis and John K. Ilait, all white men. Cooper was abo.il years old and left a large I amiJy. Mullis was about .">n years old and leaves a large fa?nil\ "a H*ii was a young man and left a wife and chihl. I he origin of the lire is unknown, Clyde Line Officers. New \ ork, Spceial. ? Calvin Austin and M, If, Campboll have been ejected president and treasurer, respectively, of the new incorporated Clyde Steam ship company of Maine. Mr. Austin is president of the Metropolitan Steamship company, which is one of I lie Forsc lines. Mr. Campbell is I resident ot the People's line, which ope rules steamboats between ihis e?tv a i. I Albany. The du*<M?i<> of the m<v. co<.ipHj,y will be delected n.-s: week. Tx fjtnulot Hill Improved. ? b: S. ??? Hp."> in', Sioee lii* M'-t.il b ?*?'(?, the c-.'itdii ion of to; it'll- I tiilv.l Senalor |>avid li Hiil. in N'm hii.i shown mark 'd and {? ert?!> inipro^euM*"!. |{e m>, ft i eng 1 1*?* 1 1"? I , Mr. Iliil c.\ press d hiu:s"ll h-< being delighted with th" cliim-ie of Camden. \\ hieli i-, proving ?o bei!"lieial to his h";dlii. He i-. !<? innate here until (he leimii al ion ?? li;e f.-:.>oii, hs> i'ljr !????- ? i ordered h"''"' by his ph.Vf it iii i, the e\.JSeuator being in it <d < i rest and change oi elituale F.'ve Die ly Asphyx:atio!i. I i< ii. Speeivl. A ymnan end fori ?' iltlii'.' ??'!T fot'inl deiid in lvd ill ? :4 i>; ? * ; i JM I I t.? sleef'. ff it ? dis'li'd. A'l 1 i* IC'^t ? 1 !? i ?? t J ii c i'ldii ill r tlia* Hip wxa:i Mi*. Annie I. Dixo:;. bad lulled '.b .hiidiv.i and beisjlf by opening I luce Thre? Struck and KUlcd. ^ <>rk. Pa., Special - Three rn?ni w> i stiuck and killed by an aeeomodali'n) on the Northern Central HaMroad. rear Seit/land. J 0 miles south of th: city. The victims were part of i in eiew of a I'a^l northbound train. Th ?> Were rcpa'iitig a Inn ;i t i i ?? of l ? driving wheel of the loeomolive an ' blinded and deafened by the escapi' ? steam, did not notice the approach ? I th?. .'Ci'.irnc.dation