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'Do Thou Liberty Groat. Inspiro Our Souls and Make Our Lives in Thy Possession Happy, or Our Deaths Glorious in Thy Just Defence." YOL. XXVI BENNE TTSVlLLE, S, C" jlllDAY, JULY 19, 1901 ?NU : ? '?. A/.- i J.-.vi. OHIO CONVENTION. Democrats Moot end Name Jam*? Kdboure for ?ovornor. BRYAN I SM IGNORED. Th? Name? cf J din R. McLean ?nd Tom O. J Minson Spoton of as Candidatos to Sue* caed Senator F ort.kn. Tho Domooratio Stato oonvontion at Columbus Woduoaiay had moro orominont mon aa dologatoa than any oonvontion of Domo irate of Ohio in many yr nra. Following in ibo Domooratio liokot. Governor-Jame? Kilbourno. LicutonantGovoruor-Anthony How Olin. Judgo of Supremo Court-Joseph Tlidy. Glork of Suproino Court-Harry 13 .Young, Attornoy General- M. B MoUartby. Troasuror of State-lt P. Alshiro. Mombor of Board of Publio Works Jamos B. Holman. Tho nomination of Col. Kilbourno was appropriately o ?Hod ono of "spon taneous oorabuetK-ri.'' Howells, Hidy, Alahiro and Holmsn woro favoritos from tho start. Young was sprung as asucpriao and nominated over Sraoots, .vlio bad boon suoh a favorito that others would not, nroviouly ontor tho raoo for olork of tho supromo oourt. Nono of tho dclegatoB, outsido of Cleveland, know Young and ho was named booauso Cuyaboga wanted him Ouyahoga could get anything it waut od, exoopt tho hoad of tho St? to tiokot aftor tho Jolmson ametdmonto were engrafted into tho MoLoan platform and that document ai amended was adoptod with Buih unanimity. It was ourrontly reported that John son desired tho nomination of Monett as attornoy gorral and that tho Mo Loan mon wat I Monott defeated, tho defeat of Monett was so dooisivo as to bo a featuro of tho oonvontion. Monott as attornoy gonoral had brought suits against tho Standard Oil oompany and other corporations to oanool their ohartors uudor tho anti trust lawa. Ho had sought a third term nomination from ino Ixopubli oan's on tho issue that ho should bo rotained in that o nico to e J? ti nun those prosooutions. Aftor his dofoat for tho third nomination in 1899 ho supportod Bryan in 1900 on thu anti ttuat iasuo and oanvaesod Ohio and othor Statos with Bryan rho most striking turn of tho oon vontion was on Bryan. Tho most bit tor things wero said of hia loadorship Min tt.ho oommittop on resolutions whore , >:*?arafcCto M?todtjis.jn MM-? b ?? l d ,. a t, , p?'ihontionca and that tnoro ahould bo ' no reforonoo to oil her of tho national platforms on whioh ho mado his oam ,).>igns. Aftor thia plan had boen 4groed upon, ono of tho 21 members of that eommittoo offered a minor ity report, reaffirming tho Kansas City platform and expressing oonfidonco iu Bryan. Ho roooivod only six votes from tho 950 dologatos on his substi tuto for tho proamblo. A few min utos after tho platform was adoptod, ooo of thoso six dolcgatas oallod at tention to tho faot that pictures of >thor Domoorats woro displayed in tho lall and nono of Bryan as borotoforo. do started to carry a small bonnor * i th Bryan's pioturo on it to tho plat /erm. Tho aisles woro ordorcd eloarod but tho pioturo did not roach its des tination. It was trampled under foot and spoiled during tho wild domon btrationd whon Kilbourno was cscortod into tho hall, lt is generally bolievid, however, that tho maro'aing clubs did not know thoy woro walking over Bry an's pioturo. Tho mombora of tho eommittoo ou roaolutiona said ovor ono hour was spout after last midnight in ofiorts to atriko tho word "salaolo" out of tho plank on railway taxation, and ocvjral hours in donounoing tho Ghioago and Kansas City platforms a id tho loader who stood on them. Tue platform oausod muoh comment tonight over what it doca not hay as well as over what it does say. Unsual interest in hoing taken in tho solcotiou of m oin bore of tho Slato oxooutivo cr imittoo by tho Stato cen tral comm.'..oe oinoo tho oonvontion oouoluded ito work. Tho Stato oontra I oommittco today ajourned until July 20, without sclcoiing its ohairman or seorotary. It is said nono ol' tho oindi datcs tor eithor of thoso plaooa oan secure a majority of ibo 21 votos, and that Col. Kubooruo will bo compelled to coop?ra to with oither tho Mc Loan mon or tho Johnson mon, who aro not talking froindly to each othor, to oon trol tho Stato executivo oommittco. In this oonnootion thero aro all sorta of rumors about tho eonatorship, for whioh tho oonvontion ondorsos no ono as thc Domooratio oandidato to suoocod Sonator Forakor. Tho namoa of John lt. MoLoan and of Tom L. Johnson aro most prominently mentioned in this oonnootion. Tho oonvontion was oallcd to ordor about ll o'olook by Chairman Bruokcr, and aftor prayor Hon. Charlea P. Salon, a momoor of Tom Johnson's eabinot at Cleveland, waa introduced as temporary ohairman, whioh was later mado permanent. His closing doforonoca to railway tax ation woro loudly applauded. A lively fight oamo whon tho oro dohtials oommittoo reportod in favor of .mating tho Dowling dologatos from tho Dayton district. Tho Ho was passod, and after a warm dobato, in whioh Dowling and anti-Dowling dclogatos charged ono anothor with dofoating Domooratio nomin?os, thoanti-Djwling dologatoa wero soat'od, tho Johnson olo mont and later MoLoan's Cinoinaati forooa throwing thoir lupport in favor of a minority roport. Tho is?uo really Was on looal oontrol in Montgomery oo?nty, whoro Dowling has boon a teador for twonty yoars. Tho platform was thon adoptod. Tho roport submittod by tho oommit too on resolutions oontained nearly 2,000 words, lt oonsists of a proamblo ah'd sjxtoon articles, undoi tho follow ing hoads: Municipal govornmonta, taxation, oonduot of Stato affairs, oto , pooplos' rights, tariff reform, monopo lies, merchant marino, imperialism and expansion, tho Booro, Mooroo doo trino, tho navy, oivil servioo, oloolion of Bon aloo, ogridulturo and labor, Ropubli osn responsibility and boas rulo and political oorruptioo. It ia doolarod that tho munioipalitioB of tho Stato ahould bo radically re formed, and that no franohiao, ox ton - aion or ronowal thoroof shall horoaitor bo granted exoopt upou voto of tho poojdo. Ou thceubjoot of taxation, tho plat form gays: '.Tho aoooptauoo of faoo -paiaos or othor favora from railroads by publio (.linera or oinplaycs shall be ruado ado quato grounds for vacating thc oilioes held bv thom. All pun iesurvioo cor pcrations shall bo required by law to mako sworn publio loports, and tho power aud duty of visitation and pub lic report shall bo conferred upon tho propor Stato aud local auditing ofinors, to tho oud that tho truo value of tho privileged held by thoso oorporatious shall bo mado plain to tho pe ?plo. "Steam aud electric railroads, and other corporations pejsessing publio franchises, shall bo a-isomblod in tho same proportion to thoir gaUblo valuo as aro faims and oily re?r^tato.'' Tho Uopublioan administration and tho Republican majority of tho general assembly aro donounoou. Tariff refotm is domanJod on tho ground that production ot tho ooun.ry far exoceds its power of consumption. Tho onad mont add rigorous ooforoo mont of moaaurcs to provont monopo lies and combinations in restraint of trido au i commerce ia demanded, as is hlso thc suppression of all trust'/ aud a return to "Industrial froodom." As a moans to that ond tho platform d"olarca that all trust produots should bo plaood on tho free list and tho gova'amont should exercise a moro rigid super vision of transportation. Restoration ofjdio merohant murnea islavorod wi diout subsides, however. Ou tho pubjoot of "Imperialism and Expansion" ttio platform says: "Pow ora grautod tho Fodoral govornmort wore not rucnat to bo usod to oonquor or hold in subjeotion the people of othor oountrios. Tho Democratic party opposes any oxtonsion of tho national boundaries not meant to oarry speedily to all inhabitants full, equal right* with oursolvos. If thoso aro un fitted by looation, raoo or character to bo formed into soif governing territo rios, and thou incorporated into tho Union of Statoa, they should bo por mittcd to work out thoir owu dostiny." Maintaiuonoo of tho Monroo Doctrino is demanded ; a navy adequate to tho protection of American oitizons and proporty tho world over; olootion of sonatora by diroot vote; and tho right of labor to oombinofor tho assortion of its rights - and tho protection of ita interests, tit ii declared that tho bur dons of tho "Unjustand discriminating . laws for whioh tho Ilopublicau party is rosponsib'.o, fall eh telly on thoao win till tho soil or labor at othor forma of produotion. Tho Domooratio party plodgod ita effort to rohovo tho burdons ^ip^olasa^ogi^lation has, laid - upo? Oa tho subjoot of "Uopublioan re sponsibility" it isdoolarod tho "Uopub lioan party al nays has uphold olasa in terests, and f 'not bo trusted to doal with tho ovih t HB own oroation." Oa "IlosB rulo, oto," tho party plodgoa itsolf to "Rjaouo our govern ment from tho grasp of selfishness and corruption, and restoro it to its fornior fairness, purity atd simplicity." "Widosproad corruption," tho artioloa deolaros ''Now threatens one frc o in uti al lions and menace tho doBtruotion of publio virtues." Tho Republican national administra tion is uouounood for "Oovious sympa thy" with and aid to tho British gov ornmout in its efforts to destroy tho South African republics. W. IJ Finloy mado an uneuooossfui efforts to havo tho Kansai lAty plat form rcaffiimod and eon tinned ooh fi? denco in VV. J. Bryan expressed. Ile said ho wantod io ascertain whether this was a Di niooratic oonvontion and whether tho Oaio D.moorata woro look ing backward. Finley's motion was overwhelmingly defeated. When tho platform w.is adopted there wcro again throo cheers for Tom Johnson. Nominations woro thon mado and tho tickets ohoson, tho oiiiof fight boing over tho attotnoy generalship for which Monottwas a oauduuto. Tho candidato for governor was born in Columbus in IBU, is a law; cr aad iutoreuiod tn a number of banks, rail ways anti other i ntcipvisos. Ile roso from private to colont-1 in tho oivil war and is vioo president of tho Army of Tonucssco. Ho was a oioao friend of lato Senator Allon Gt. Thurmau. Peabody Scholarships. An txatnination for tho so'nolarahips in tho Peabody Normal oollugo, an nounced Bomo timo ago, will bo hold at tho following plaooi<: Columbia, Spartanburg,Groonvillo and Charleston. Tho questions will bo furnishod by tho Peabody Normal oollogo oommittoo at Nashvillo. They will bo sont to tho Stato suporintondont of oduoation, who will Bond them lo tho various commit toca. Tho quostions will bo answered by tho applicants, in tho presence of tho committees, and tho papers all forward ed to tho cont ral oommittoo iu Columbia who will dotormino tho suoco?sful ap plioants. Thero aro four appointments to bo made, Tho scholarships aro good for two yoars, atd are worth #100 per year and tho studont's railroad faro to Nashville and roturn. Aftor tho first yoar tho amouut may bo roduocd from $100 to $50. Tho examinations will bugin ac 9 o'olook, Tuesday, July 23rd. Tho following oommittocs will havo ohargo of tho examinations at tho vari ous points: Columbia, Profonsors A. G. Rtmbort and C. W. Bain; Groen villo. Mr. O. B. Martin and Prof. B. IC. Grocr; Spartanburg, Mr. IC. C. 1CI moro and Mr. Goo. S. Briggs; Charles ton, Mosnro. W. IC Tato aad Claudo ti. Loggo. Instructions havo boon reooivod froi? Mr. John M. Ba9H, soorotary of tho oollogo, that tho appoinloo shall bo rcquirod to mako an average por cont, not lowor than 05. Bags of Gold Missing. A fow months aftor Neoly took ohargo of tho post ofiioo at Havana ho sont to Now York a largo quanity of gold ooin in mail pourohes to tho Sovonth Na tional bank. Tho sum amounted to $901,000 So far tho investigation into tho affair of tho Scvonth National shows that tho sum mysteriously disap ?oarod and no rooord of it has boon ound, ASSAULT AND MURDER Upon a Yoong Ghi and an Old Woman JoBsio Kin port, tho 14-yoaro!d daughter of MrH. Carrio Kinport, who roflidos at 110 Wost Ninth avonuo, Donvor, Colorado, was assaultod and horribly mutilatod in hor. room, during tho nbaonoo of hor mother Tuosday night. Mrs. Kinport upon roturoing homo found tho doors opon and in her daughtor's rooov tho bod olothos w;ro sirown about and blood spattorod ovor tho room. Sho arousod th J noighbors, who about midnight found tho girl in a vacant lot noavby, unoonsoious and with nuinorous outs on . hor body. Tho authorities w?ro notified but not before Chris Jonson had boon brought to tho ?tatiou by Poliooman L ?inbort, who had arrootod him on tho outskirts of Donvor. AsLnubort npproaohod Ji.-naon whin pod out a knifo and shouted to tho.of? ocr that bo would not bo taken to j>?l. Lunbort disarmed tho mau ahd brought him to tho station. Oa tho way ho ro pontodly spoko of having boon oom polled to dofond himsolf from a woman, saying that ho had out hor up protty badiy. His knifo was oovorod with blood. Ho ia bcliovod to bo domontcd and to bo tho man who lately oomuut tod numerous assaults on womon. Jonsen oonfo?sod to tho polioo tint ho ajaaultod JOSB?O Kinport and also said ho Btabbod another woman during the night noar tho ond of tho University Paik ocr lino. ?oarou was at onoo bogun and tho dor.d body of Mrs. Aroionia A. ii ullin, about GO yoan old, who oonduotcd a dairy, was fouud WodnoBday morning at tho placo dosarlbod hy Jonson. Sho had boon stabbed in tho broast and tho blado of tho knifo liad ponotratod ibo hoart, oaueing inBtant doath. Tho body lay in tho roadway and thoro was no ovidonoo of a strugglo. Jonson said tho woman was "after him" and for that roason ho killed hor. ribo lived on a ranoh nearby. Later roports from Colorado says. It lins do vol o ped that a young man was ut tho Kinport homo oalling on tho girl and rtnuinod until after 10 o'clock. Jonson was arrostod about 9:45 o'olook in tho cvoning making it impossiblo for bim to havo oommittod tho aasault. A orowd of sovoral hundred gathorod outside of tho city jill Wednesday nigl t and mado throats of lynohing Joneon. Tonight ho waa taken to Colorado Spring-?. Some Census Figures. Tho oonf.m cflho iasuod a bulUtiu Thursday oonoorning tho urban popula tion of tho country. It shows that 28, 411,6148 pooplo in tho Unitod Statosliyo in oiiios and towns of ovor. 4,000 popu laron " Tilts: lijr.37 3. Vf?t om M. .the \ ontiro population, a gam of almost 5 per oont. mnoo tho aousus of 1890, whon ibo porooatago was 82.9 Compared with tho rotaros of 1880 mo report shows a gain in tho urban population of moro than a third in porooutago and of con siderably moto than double in aotual numbera. Thoro woro in 1880, 580 plaoos of moro than-4,000 perdons caoh, with an aggrogatod population of 12, 936,110 or 25.7 por oont. of tho then population. About one-half of tho urban population of 19U0 was oontainod in oities of ovor 100,000 pooplo. Thoro woro 38,oitieB with oombiuod popula tion of 14,208,317. There aro now 1, 158 plauoB of over 4,000 pe opio in tho oountry as agasinai 899 in 1890. Tho population of tho Disuiot of Columbia ia regardod as urban. In tho Slates and torritoiios tho por oontago of pooplo liv ing in oitios and towmi us pompare with tho population of tho plaooi rangea from 91.6 in lihodo Inland to 2.5 in Indian Territory, tho ontiro lise boing as lol lows: Knodo Island 91 0; Masaaohu sjtts 86.9; Now York 71 2: NJW Jorsoy 6 75; Counootiouc ?5.5; ronneylvahia 511; Illinois 51.0; California 48 9j Maryland'18 2; Now Hamp miro 46.7; Ohio 44.8; Delaware 41.4; Ooloiadi. 41.2; M?o tugan 37.2; Washington 36.4 Mamo 86 2; Misaouti 34 9; Wiaoonain 34 5 Muih??Ot? . 81 0; Indiana 30 6; Utah 29.4; Montana 28 8; Wyoming 28 8; Oi'ogun 27.0; Hawaii 25 5; Ljuisi noa 25 1; Wruiont 21.0; Nebraska 20.8; lowa20.5; Kentucky 19 7; Kansas 19.2; Fionna io.5j; Yuginia 16 5; lY.xai 14.9; TonnOBBUO 14 1; Georgia 13 9; Scum Carolina 11.7; West Virginia 11.6; Arizona 10 0; Njvada 10 6; Ala bama 10.0; Nonh Carolina 8 Oj South Dakota 8 2; Arkaosaj 6 2; Idaho 6 2; Now Moxioo 6.1; Norm Dakota 5.4; Mississippi 5 3; Oklahoma 5 0; lialiuu Torritory 2 5. Moro Gets 19 Years. Tho oourt of appeals has confirmed tho oonviotion o? robbery in tho first dogroo found against William A. 10. Mooro, of Now York oity, and Mooro mutt sorvo out his sontonoo of 19 yoars at hard labor in Sing Sing prison. This is tho closing otiaptor in tho Mooro Mahon "badgot" caso, whioh oicatod muoh into/oat two yoars ago. Martin Mahon, a Now Yorkor, was ontiocd, pooording to his tofltimony, by Fayno Mooror, io apartmonts in a Now York oity hotoland waisurprisod by William A. E. Mooro, hor husband who, at tho point of a pistol oxtortod $170 in money ?nd a promissory noto for $5,000 from Mahon. Moore was triod and oonviot od of robbory in tho first dogroo in Do oembor, 1898, andsontooood to 19 yoars in prison. Tho oourt of appoa's has af fir mod tho oonviotion and ref u md his potition fora now trial. Hard on Whito Slavos. Sorioua ohargos aro brought against ocrtain labor ontraotora in soouring mon to work on tho Iljnquin planta tions in Y neaten Moxioo. Itooontly it is allogod 18 tnmiod mon with their families and 22 singlo men woro engag ed to go to Y non tan under a promise of roooiving $2 por day. Thoy woro om barkod at Tampioo and it is olaimod woro kopb botwoon dooks during tho voyago, boing fod on hard taok and rioo. On roaching Yuoatan thoy wcro taken to tho plantation, whoro they olaim that thoir wagoa woro but 87 oe nt i? a day, Sovoial mon with thoir wives, and child ron ran away but woro pursued, oaught and it is ro* pojrt?4 brutally whippod, tho mon roooiving 60 hvihofi caoh, tho womon 25 and tho noys six. PY?fllAN SCANDAL. A Deficit of $225,000 That Mu?t So Made Gor d. H IN PEY RESIGNS. His Prosocu?on in Clvd Gotfrt 8?? rn? Certain. Hew tho Great Ordtr Will Raine Deficit. John A. ninney, former president of tho bomd of control of tho endowment rank, Knight a of Pythian, ajiporrod bo fon thoflu pre mo lodge Th virad ?y and admitted tho report submitted Tuesday to bo trun Bhowlog a dtfioit of $225,000 w hioh must bo wade good if tho it)sur ft noe fo?turos nf tho order is tn continuo. Thia roport shows that tho affairs of tho ondowment rank undor Ilinsoy'a mau ngouiout drifted into praottoal insxl-' vonoy. Tho former prosidont of tho board of ooutrol dcolarod ho had dono his boat to koop tho treasury in a sound desdi tori but that death olaims had mounted up, investments had'turned out failures and it had boon frequoutly necessary to overdraw tho rank's aooount at tho bank, Tho roport, whioh was compiled by tho present board of oon trol. excepting Ilinsoy, doos not ohargo tho latter and others with misusing tho fucds, but states that thoy wore mis mod. Hinnoy oooupied tho floor dur ing tho outiro forouoon sossion of tho investigating oommittoo. 'i.'o roportors Hinsoy said: ''I aoi propared to dofond my ad ministration against any and all oomoi'B. My o ?nd tut ol' tho offioo waa porfootly open aud abovob>ard Tho in vost monts wore good and hgitiinatc and all will turn out all right. ' Jo' a A. Ilinsoy was ordered Wed nesday night bv tho supremo lodgo of tho Knights of Pythias to appear bo foro Mat body and show causo why li? should not bo cxpollcd. This folio AB as a direct result of tho alleged irregu larities whioh tho new managomont of tho oudowmont rank has found in .tho books undor his twolvo yoars' adminis tration OB prosidont of tho board of con trol. Tho BU promo lodgo of tho Knit; hts of Pythias adopt od by a volo of 130 to 1 tho report of tho supremo chancellor, with ali its criiisiss&of.Mr Hinso*'a management, and ordorod it publishod an an of?oial record of the condition of tho ondowmont rank. Though $500,000 assois, aro in' bad condition, and though almost $500,000 behind hand in tho paymont of death claims, tho supremo lodgo docs not pro pono that it shall IOHO standing booauso ot tho troubles that havo boon disclosed. By a unanimous voto of tho lodgo an ordor has boon mado:that in M?o futuro no inyostmonts.shall-bo"madesave by Bovou members of tho boaid Of oo?lro?' of tho rank. This was formally adopt-, cd Thursday and no ono man manago mont will bo possiblo in tho future , In addition to this a rosolutiou is bo i ng oonsidcrod to raise the ratos of pay ments on infiuranoo about 50 por oont., BO that moro funds will bo pro', .dod to meet death olaims and enough in addition to mako good tho losaos and oreato a surplus in tho futuro. I? this additional burdon on bono Goiarios of insuranoo polioios shall not bo onough, thc supremo lodgo will also oonsidor a plan to assess all Knights of pythias 50 oonts or $1 oaoh for tho benefit of tho rank. Tho lowor a6Boas uiont on $500,000 mombors would bring in $250,000._ - Turkey Pays Uncle Sam. Tho Stato d opart uiont at Waahiogton has reooivod tho amount of tho Am?n os indemnity olaiin against Turkoy, $05,000, through tho American legation at Constantinople. As is always the clotho olaims in tho aggrogato con siderably t'xoeod tho amount of tho in demnity actually paid, hut our govern ment haaexprospcd itself satisfied with tho raymont. It assumes full rcspon f ibility for tho distribution tho Turkish govornmmit loaving it to tho state do pirtmont to ii i >? vi bute tho money among tho claimants at its disorotion aiid aftor ita own fashion. Those olaimo ara principally b?sod upon loosos tui-. taincd by American missonary an? oducati?ual institutions in Turkoy, '.ot nlily th?s? at li afpool and Mao.ih, ..ut lhere aro a buuibcr of inivilud claims, kuo'x for imp ance ai th<*t of tho family of ibo unfortunate bioyolist, Inna, tho I'i itt burg man who waa killod by Turk ish Holdiors whilo atlomptiug to go around tho globo on his wheoh Tno (dato department offioials fool tho greatest satisfaction at tho sottlcmont of thoso claims. Soorotary Hay had boon told by diplomats skilled in oriental diplomaoy and in tho politi cal conditions of southorn Kuropo, that lin nov or would bo ablo to collect thom. Not only was thoro extremo diflioulty in bringing any prossuro to boar "bo cause of tho remoteness of Turkoy, but wo had to contend with tho joalousy of tho groat Kuropoau powers, most of whom had olaims against Turkey vastly largor in amount than our J, and who?o total was boyond tho ability of tho Turkish govornmoot to meet. For moro than a dcoade thoso Amor ioan claims havo boon ponding. Tho Sinows of War. A dtatemont proparod at internal ro vonuo bureau shows that tho total ro ?oipt3 from tho war rcvonuo aot from July 13, 1803, tho dato tho aot went into eff ..ol to May 31, 1901, amountod to $310,053,363, as folio WP: Sohodulo A, dooumontary stamps, $108,722,074; Bohcdulo ii, proprietary stamps, $13, 022,138; boor, $97,717,971; spooial taxos, $14,095,030; tobaooo, $47.274, 780; snuff, $2,697 818; oigars, $9,180, 027; oigaiottoB, $3,818,991; legados, $8 96 420; exoiso tax, $2,652.982; mixed flour, $21,536; additional taxos on boor and tobaooo, $982,385. Kills His Wifo thon Himsolf. A farmer named MoGrath, living noar Urookport, N. Y., killod his wifo last night and thon oommitttod suioido. Thoir bodies woro found in a field Thursday. Tho womar. had a tor riblo wound ovor tho loft oyo, which is supposed to have rondorod her unconscious. MoGrath thon probably ?tabbod hov till oho was doad and thon out bia throat. A common two-bladod jaokknife was uaod. They havo fivo children ; all under 16 years of ago. WAK STAMP ON BONDS. It Falls Hard on Kural Fro? Delivery Mail Carriers ? spooial from Washington Friday flays. Au indignant and vigorous pro test has boon mado to tho Postmaster General booauso of tho hoavy internal rovonuo tax loviod upon ovory now ap pojntoo in tho rural froo delivery ear ner scrvioo. It appears that in tho establishment of a now route tho oar rio-r appointed is requirod to furnish bond and said bond muet bo froightod with 50 oonts worth ot intornal rovonuo stamps. Homo of tho victims do not hesitato to oharaotcr'/.? tho imposition of, this heavy and onerous taxas a bunco gamo on tho part of Un ol o Sam Tfjis heavy and apparently unjust tax is levied uudir tho torin? of iho war rovepuo moasuro. Although tho amount seems small i<. is unjust to tux a' poorly piid official liko a rural dolivory carrier fifty oenls for bis appointment, when all of tho other salaried offudds of tho Gdvornmtnt, from tho President down, aro exempt from a rovonuo tax in oon eidoration for thoir oommissions and a plao.) on tho Govorncnont pay-roll. As tho salary of those rural oarriors is only $500 por annum tho tax in a hardship, but when, as is tho onio in mo'ny instnuoes, tho proposed rb tito hangs firo in tho department and is in definitely sholvod, it is adding insult to injury. Tho would bo oarrior haB paid Oiiw hts fifty oonts, but ho novor ro ooives ono cont of pay. JIc. H. Uorquoat Olark, tho ohiof special agont in ohargo of tho rural freo dolivory sorvioo, said Friday: "It SODIUM to um n gruui hardship for thoso mon to bo forood to pay this tax. As tim routes arc almost, if not ontiroly laid out in tho farming districts, mon ofjyory limitod oicoumsta .oos aro usual lvjiappoiutod as oarriors. To thom th)H\ half dollar moans a great deal. They invariably appeal to tho postoflioo doparlmont for roimbursomont whon tim route to whioh they h&vo boon ap popn'tod is hold up, tut wo havo no p?wor or authority to return the amount ox^ionded for thin rovonuo stamp. ,'In sovoral oasos," oontinuod Mr. OUrk, "tho inspootors and spooial agents of tbo rural dolivory systoras havo boen led out of tho kindness of th Hr hoavts to rofund out of thoir own pockets to thoso mon this rovouno tax. Sp^?lnl Agont Annin, of tho Wost ern dikson, of i ural froo dolivoiy, is ono of thV kind-hoartod class. Ho reported to mo tho other day that it was tho rule Pl tb rai her than oxcoption for him to 'cough ur this amount to tho mon whoso ro toa had boon tied up in tho dopart rnVut. Ho said ho was simply forood to do so by tho way tho oarriors oom iuod of tho great hardship it was for m to bo thua doprivod of half a dol with po rotura for it. 'Hiooo tho 1st of Juiy, whou BOUIO jJtTmp taxe? woro ropoalod," addod Mr. 0:Y?<'5 "numerous inquirios havo, lfy*3^/ltV ia*.nv^rw diiT?.vtV.V.V? I?. this tax u??pn?t boon'takoh "Ott mw i".,o oi?*u? adhoBivo stamp taxes. Whon Con-1 groas passed tho Aot ropaling or reduc ing many of tho spooial, war t a KO s this ono imposed op i urah oarriors was loft un?hangod. In almost ovory oaso tho tatos whioh woro imposed on mon of modorato moans, snob as tho Stampa on bank ohooka, oxproso paokagos and tolograms, woro taken off undor this Aot to tako effoot on July I, but this ono, whioh is espooially onorous to rural oarriora, was retained." It is likoly that tho Postmantor G on oral will call tho atttntion of Congress at tho noxt sossion to what appoars to havo boon an oversight in rotaining this tax and mako a rcquost that it bo ropoalod. Ff?Hs Through ? Bridge. A s dal to tho Plain Doaloru from Oonnpa.. j Ohio, says: Just oftor 10 o'olook Friday, throo oars of tho oast aud looal frojght wonc through tho Niokol Plato Bridge at Sprin?fiold, Penn. Tho train loft Uonneaut only a fow minutes boforo tho aooidont, in ohargo of Knginoor William Griffith, of Bolillo, and Conduotor Phil A. Mooro, of Buffalo. Tho latter was killod outright. Tho bridge gang was at work on the bridge, and tho tcu mon injurod aro mostly workmon, A fill waa hoing made at tho bridgo and about twonty-fivo workmou woro about tho struoturo. Tho horriblo affa!r oeourod jast after Pa9songor Train No. 3 had pulled through. Tho local, aftor tho passiog of tho pasBcngor train, pushed throo oaro heavily loadod out on tho struoturo to unload stono for tho masons woiking bonoath on tho largo stono foundations. Tho work of uuloading had hardly begun whon without any warning tho wholo struoturo, bearing tho throo oars, filled with laborers, foll with an awful orash into tho valley. So suddon was tho affair that only ono man had a ohanoo to leap in timo'to savo himsolf from injuiy. Tho Hat of d"?d inoludos Conduotor Phil A. Mooro, Buffalo; J. Soaboss, workman, Olovoland; G-jorge Swart, workman, Springfiola; Homer Book with,?foroman, Connoaut; fivo Italians, naraos un known; -Randall, West Springfield. Two Italiana Murdered. A spooial from Greonvillo Miss., says: Two Italians woro killod and another was soriously woundod at jirwin, ?10 milos south of Greonvillo somo timo Thursday night. John Sorio, aged 50 yoara, and bia son, Vinoont Sorio, woro killod, and Salvadator Liberto was dangerously wounded. They all oamo from Cofaula, Sioily. Tho thioo had boon living noar Glon Allon, but on no oount of somo troublo wore ordorod to loavo by tho oitizons. Tho mon looatod at Erwin. Whilo they woro asleep at JOnvin tho throo mon woro riddlod with bullets, two hoing killod outright whilo tho third was soriously shot, Gov. Lynginowas notified of tho ooourronoo, whilo tho Italian consul at Now Orleans was also apprisod of tho killing. A Shower of Glass. Breaking glass at tho plato glass works, Kokoino, Ind., Friday night inflicted frightful injurios on fivo of tho 10 men who woro oarrying tho shoot upright from tho annealing oven to tho grinding table Tho plato whioh measured 122 by 100 inohoB and woighod 2,200 pounds broko and oamo showering down on tho hoads and shoulders of tho work men. Tho viotims' soalps woro out and tho floflh was literally norapod from the bonos of thoir shoulders and arms. All five will loso thoir arma if not thoir llvos. WILLING TO BALANCE ACCOUNTS Russia Will-Vacate Rahed Tariff if U 8 Will Do the Same. ?uothor important ohango has oc cur., d hotwoon tho Russian govornmont and tho Unitod Statos rolativoto tho tariff. Tho Russian ministor of finan00 M. Do Wi ito, has proposed that Russia will vAoato all tho additional duties lcvidcd on Amorioan goods since tho im position of tho sugar differential if tho Unitod Statos will vaoato ita notion on tho sugar differential. To thin Booro tary Gage has ropliod that tho offor of thc Russian govornmont cannot bo ac coptod as tho question of tho sugar diffcTontial is now in tho hands of tho ocurt. thus prooluding aotiou by tho oxcoutivo branoh. Tho proposition of tho Russian min i pt cr of finanoo was tho result of Soorotary Hay's noto of about two wooka ago. In that nota Mr. Hay pointed out that tho aolion takon a) to petroleum was not now, nor wai it meant to have any oonnootion with tho previous aotion of tho govornmont on sugar. Thia appears to havo vooon oilod Rumian o fl? ?als in thoir view that tho pnotroloum ordor waa only an othor atop in tho pdioy previously takon rospooting sugar. M. DJ Witto',) ros po?no is not long, but it is quito to tho point. It makes no further isfuo aa to tho petroleum ordor. Tho ohiof attention is givou to sugar and tho spooifio order is mado to vaoato immediately tho inoroaBod du tics whioh Russia has loviod, if tho United Statos will vaoato its notion on sugar. This would amount to ro ostablishing tho status quo whioh ox isted boforo tho United Siatos took its initial aotion rolativo to Russia. Tho Russian proposition waa oom munioatod to Soorotary Gago, who ro spoodod promptly that as tho sugar question is now boforo tho oourls it is not possiblo for him to avail himself of tho Russian suggostions. Thus tho mat-tor stands. Tho reductions whioh would havo ro eultod under M. DoWitto's tondor aro those atfooting oast iron waroa, manu faoturcs of iron and ste ol, boiler work tools for artists, faotori?B and work shops, gas and wator motors, motors and dynamos, sowing maohines, port ablo ongioos, not inoluding throahing maohines, fire engines, and othor ma chinery of iron and stool; also whito rosio, galipot, browors pitch and bioyoloB._ Port Royal's Station. Port Royal is to bo mado ono of tho prinoipal recruiting stations for tho Navy. Soorotary Long baa adopted tho report of tho board of naval offioors re cently appointed to examino various sitos along tho Atlantic const and to rcoommond tho most dosirablo location for tho establishment of a naval ren dezvous. Tho formor naval station at Port Royal is to bo transformed into a rooruiting station for "landsinon," and |? is to bc co nd not od on' tho saino lib ^fc?wctfc? ??fl vno??illn?-fltf t? ? or naval approntioos is maintained at New port, R. I. Capt V. JJ. Oottman, in ohargo of tho reoruWng buroau of tho navy, says the soorotary has dooided that Port Royal shall bo fitted up as a first-olass otation. All of tho buildings formerly used io oonnootion with tba Port Royal dry dook will bo oonvorted into quartern for recruits. It is also dosirablo and noooaaary that a numbor of additional buildings shall bo orootod. Negotiations aro already ponding by whioh tho govornmont proposes to ac quiro ownership of tho ontiro island on whioh tho station is looatod. Tho ad ditional opaoo is roquirod to allow am pio accommodation for quartoro and at tho samo timo afford plonty of faoilitios for training, exoroiso and recreation, whilo tho rooruita aro undergoing pro linunary instruotionB. ' Three hundred apprentice boys and landsmon aro al ready looated at Port Royal, and tho training ship Topoka is thoro for prao tioo in praotioni Boamanahip. Returns to Work. A spooirtl (rom Newport Nows Va,, says: Tho striko ot tho machinists is at an ond. The climax oamo suddonly Thursday at a mooting attended by prao tioally all tho maohinists from tho ship yard whon by unanimous consent, tho mon dooided to roturn to work Monday at tho old soalo. Tho facts that tho machinists oould not obtain hindu with whioh to support tho idlo mon, and that tho shipyard managoinont demonstrated ita ability to fill tho vacant plaoes aro responsible for tho dofcat of tho strik ers. TL i j morning a committee waited on Aoting Superintendant Hopkins of tho yarda, and asked that thc men bo allowed to roturn to work Monday at tho old wagoo. This requost was grant od, Mr. Hopkins informing tho oom mitton, that tho' mon manv of whom havo loft tho oity would bo giving thoir old plaooa baok and would bo allowod ton days in whioh to roturn to work. Ho told tho oomraittoo that itnmcdiato aotion was neooesary on tho part of tho machinists if thoy would hoad off tho now mon dostinod for this plaoo. This immodinto aotion was takon Friday night and tolograms woro sont stopping tho shipmonc of outside maohinists to thia oity. Tho ond of tho striko io hail ed with joy hero. Blind Tigers Worried. Tho two squads of oonatabloa undor Chief a Lt Par and Howio are giving tho blind tigora oonsidorablo troublo in Charleston. Tho squads aro oompoting against esoh othor and as a result tho liquor doalors aro having a hard timo of it. Tho Calhoun hotel bar was raid ed Friday, and tho placos of Chiooo. Sjhiadarossi and othors woro visitod but no vory largo amount of liquor was Boizad. Tho liquor doalors havo biddon away tho groator part of thoir goods in anticipation of tho visits of tho con stables, sinoe tho prosont notivity was started and tho raids consequently do not yield muoh of a haul to tho offioors. In sovoral show oasos glaosos and othor fixturos and furnishings of tho bars havo boon romoved. Tho bnrkoopors aro worriod, but thoy woar a bold iront and attompt to mako light of tho work of tho constables._ Eight Mon Blown to Piceos. * Tho magazine of tho Burlington and Missouri railroad, fillod withdynamito. oxplodod and eight mon woro killod ana many injured. Mon woro blown to piooos, part? of their bodios hoing strown ovor tho prairie for hundreds of yards. Buildings a milo away woro davnagod by tho oonouasion, It ie thought tho ox* tremo boat oausod tho explosion. FOURTEEN KILLED, T wo Trains Oollids on Chicago and Alton Road. Fourteen porsona aro dead, th re o others probably fatally injured and moro than a ?coro .of others IOBS seri ously hurt as tho result of a hoad-ond collision botwoon a passoogor and. a fast livo stock train on tho Chicago and Alton railroad, noar Norton, Missouri, at 7 o'olook Wodnouday morning, Six wore killod outright, four diod on a train convoying thom to KansaB City and four diod at a hospital in this oity. Tho dead aro: P. J. Anderson, Slater, Mo., engi neer cf freight train. Frank Briggs, onginoor of passongor train. 1. S. Rogers, Ciro ago, U. B. Express ooiupaoy racanoogor. Mrs Gillaud and daughter Of Good land, Ind ; both killed outright. D W. Hooker, Syraouso, N. Y.;diod on train. Mrs. C. W. Snydor, Jasper, N. Y.; diod on train. G. L. Roy, cashiorof tho Wilming ton, Ills., bauk; died on train. Sydnoy Jonos, Kansas City, diod in tho hospital, as did Daniol Donnolly of Moxioo, Mo., ?reuiin-of froight train and lt. J. Curtios, Gouosoo, N. Y. Miss Lula Ridor, 20 years old, of Konlland, Ind. Mrs. Dioksou, 67 years old. Tho passongor train was traveling in throe sections on aooount of tho heavy Epworth League business to San Fran cisco. Too wrooked train was tho first section, and oontainod no Liaguors. , Conductor MoAnna of tho froight train, eastbound, had boon ordorod to moot tho sooond section of tho passon gor train at Slator, tho noxt station oast of Norton, but apparontly over looked tho faot that tho first section, whioh was 55 minutos lato, had not passed. Tho hoad brakeman on tho freight, who was about four oars from tho ongino, says Conduotor MoAnna nannied tho throttle himsolf on loaving Marshall, and was running tho ongino whon tho collision ooourrod. Tho trains mot two milos wost of Norton, on a ouryo surmounting a high embank ment. A roliof train started from Kansas City at noon and roturnod horo with tho injured at 6 o'olook Wednesday ovoning. Thoso who died on tho way thoro woro delivered to the undertakers, whilo tho others wore distributed be tween two hospitials. Tho trains collided whilo going at a good rato of speed. Tho engines woro pushed to oithor aldo of tho traok and practically demolished, whilo tho for ward oars of tho passenger train tolo noopod oaoh othor. Tho forward Pullman and tho tourist sleeper in front woro burned, Tho bng gago oar was wrooked and froight oars woro pilod up' on both, engines and burned. Tho train which was wrookod waa.* ^n - of tho fioost passongor ' lt ainu "ih tho' TJnltOCt States.' - ?Tho-cqutpmewt was all now, inoluding tho stooping oars, ooaohos, baggago oar and looonu tivo. Tho injured suffered mostly from so aids, duo to escaping steam from tho wrookod locomotives, tioro being no brokon limbs. Somo of tho victims had inhaled steam and woro in worao condi tion than tho first examination indi cated. Soon aftor tho arrival horo, three of tho injuruod diod at Universi ty hospital. Identification of tho dead was diffioult, booauso the clothing had boon roinovod to apply roliof to tho scalded surfaces. Mrs. Hilda Hasslip, of Chonoa, 111., T. C. Bray, of Chioago, a shoo doalor, and Mrs. Francos Walker, Brooklyn, N. Y.i and an oldorly woman unidonti lled, aro in a oritiobl oondition. Navy Ilocruits. Rooruits for Uoolo Sam's navy aro arriving almoit daily at tho Port Roayal Training station. Somo forty mon and boys from tho uppor section of South Carolina who had b ion onlistod as Landsmen and apprentices hy a recruit ing party wbioh loft Beaufort for Columoia, S. C., a woe k ago havo boon assigned to duty aboard tho training ship Topeka. Many of tho apprentices aro moro boys in their toons who have boon resigned by thoir parent? or guar dians to tho government until thoy arrive at twenty-ono yoara of ago. Most of thoso man and boya hall from tho Pieumont sootion of South Carolina and havo never boforo aeon salt water and consequently thoir observations aro often very attftnusing to thoir moro ex perienced ship mates. Ooo inoidont that earned a doal of amusomont was rolatod io your oorrospondont by an oyo witnosd. A numbor of landsmon woro instructed to got into a small oontor whioh lav along tho port sido of tho Topeka, thoy oompliod in an awkward mannor and whon a botswain's mato took his seat in the storn of tho oroft and gavo tho oommand. "Up oars oaoh of tho oight landsmon soi/jd a motal oar look in his hand and hurled it in tho bottom of tho boat with suob forco as to almost spring tho outton boards. Tho lads aro being well troatod, how ovor, by thoir superior offioors on ship boaid and will soon loam tho ropos in spito of thoir affkardnoss whioh is not surprising winn tho faot that thoy havo novor soon tho oooan ia takon into oon sidoration. A Strange Suicide. 0. L. Kingsley, a civil ongino ar com mitted suioido at Blaoksburg Friday afternoon about 4 o'olook in his rooms at tho Iron City hotol by taking - an ovoidose of laudanum. Ho.loft ? noto giving instructions for his burial and monoy to dofray tho oxponsos. His In structions woro to bury him in a ohoap ooffin and at night, whon no ono was ?round, no proaohora to bo prosont and o om ploy four no groo s to carry his i .nilly to tho gravo, oaoh tobo paid ono dollar for thoir sorvioos. Mr. Kings ley .was a residout of Blaoksburg : s numbor of yoars and was rogardo d s fino oivil onginoor, woll oduoatod sud s man far abovo tho svorsgo intolllgonoo. Ho would occasionally got on s aproo, but was ar parontly sober whon ho oom* mittod this not. Littlo. if anything, ia known horo of Mr? Kingsly's family oonnootion, but it was gonorally sup posed bia pooplo xoaidod at Raleigh, N. C., and that ho oarao from thoro to Blaoksburg as s oivil onginoor in tho omploy of tho Augusts division of tho old Oharloaton, Cincinnati and Chioago "railroad. AFTER THE TIGERS. Qov. McSweenov Sands New Off tears to Charleston. THEY FIND VIOLATORS K And Proceed to Seize Fixtures and Liquor and Show the ., Blind Tigers a Thing or Two. For tho first timo sinoo tho dispen sary law was put into oporation blind tigors in Charleston had to turn away ouBtomors. It was a roo?rd-breaking day for tho outlaw liquor dealers, and whon tho oonstablos finished thoro was not ovon a Whiskey glass in many plaoos . in whioh a drink could havo boeu sorvod. EvorythirfgVwas seized. Fix tures wore removed; fino counters woro nailod to tho floor, and big rofrigorators woro turnod to the walt and soalod, handsome mirrors woro carted away, with tho contraband liquor. TKo Wh?lo salo raiding wrecked business for tho timo and oaused suoh oona tor nation In tho blind tigor ranks that tho "taloht" got frightened and rofusod to soil until it is known what is up tho constabulary alcove. In tho raiding Thursday tho small doalors woro not caught BO much ns tho big establishments, but all eufforod' in . ? .MnXT Wk?. *K? ?.?.*"'' hnard cf dis ponsary dirootors passed tho resolution, about tho onforeomont of. tho law in Oharloston tho blind tigor, doalors saw that troublo was in store, and thoro was proof ot this Sunday night whon a ?quad of oonstables arrived'in.tho oity aha bo gan io look around. TUCE day night four other oonstablos roaohod tho oity. They did not make their business known until yostorday morning'and by noon tho nows had spread to ovory shop and ovory bar that thoro would bo .something do ing in tho aftornoon, Tho constables woro all now in Oharloston. Thoy came hore undor tho command of Ohiof La Far, who had instructions to smash tho hoad of ovory tigor that was stuck from tho dark. During tho day it was not : known just why the extra foroo had boon sont hore, although it was stated that tho dispensary management in Co lumbia had hoard of tho alleged v- ^r '.friondlinous" whioh it waB allogod ex isted hore botweon tho raiders and tho tigors. There was nothing friendly about tho work Thursday, howovor, and it was not until tho officers had, or oonoo, tho thronhold of tho bars that thoir idontity wno dinoovovod. And tho?, there was a e otam bio for cover and a rush to get the liquors safo from tho hand of tho law, but it was too lato.and uvorything in sight and sound wan 'aotaodtr When tho constables bogan to g&izo tho.batJixturos/ftnf atoado .morry . jwlth tho othergtutt about {-ho so,o?ia:tho kobperS roah'aod that tho' cud of their poaooful run had oonoo. Thoy breathed . oaoiorwhon tho officers bad gono. But last night tho blind tiger Sky was no dark and gloomy that tho koopers wont r ; home oarly. Many doom whioh had for merly a welcome for tho thirsty woro closed and looked. When tho wisor tigor koop ors hoard that ot horn in tho businoBS woro hoing olosod thoy promptly had all stock on . band romoved and their doora shut. Ono establishment whioh has boon famous in the history of boor and whisxoy drinking in Oharloston was olosod at 2 o'olook end tho rogular patrons who wont thoro wore dishoartonod whon they saw tho sad outlook. Aftor 4 o'olook fivo constable visited tho place. Tho man who looks aftor tho moods of tho thirsty reoognizod the ofiioors and * promptly ?fteren thom tho keys. Tho ofiioors wont through the plaoo, peopod undor tables and into olosots and then folt in tho chimneys. Tho moat thoy saw a half dozona holploos bottlos of gingor ale that woro loft alono to stand ' ino dangor when tho stronger bottles wore quickly romdvod to spots that oonstaolos could not fathom, It was rosily touching to look at tho lono bot tlos of gi agor?lo. In another ice box two moro bottles woro found. When ' tho lid waa raised ono bottle foll down as if from fright and thon slid quickly undor tho unovon ohuuks ot loo. Tho oonstablos saw tho flam movomont. Ho fished out a thirty-pound chunk of tho loo, had the othor ofiioors rush up and help him, and whon tho litfclo bot tle, looking sheepish but innocent, was putted out and waa flung back with a silent oath and thoa tho raiders left tho room. Justuas fast as ono place was cleaned out tho ofiioors hurriod toanolhor until noarly ovory bar of any prominonoo was mado to fool tho ating Of tho lar/, lt was about tho only Buooossful raid over mado in Charleston, Whilo the amount soizod was not an largo as might havo boon expooted, tho oonstablos ?or once wore manton) of tho day, and thoy lot tho tigers know that they wouln ead again in tho ovening, Thia kept tho talont guossing, Thoao raid* were dif foronttrom nomo others, inasmuch as thoro was an absonoe of tho fdonelly groeting, -Whon tho ofiioors loft it was not with tho asauranoo that they would not oall again for a wook or a month. Heretofore tho tigors havo boon on Easy stroot. One raid was all that they could reasonably oxpeot in tho c'ourno of a wook, and about tho only thing ac complished by tho law was in soizlng what little liquor was showing on tho oountor. It was significant ot many, many things that tho tigors wore olosod last night. This was nevor dono after any other raid, for, on tho other hand, it was after a raid that a tigor got on its happy spirits.--Nows and Courier. ; ly-, Chanco for Singlo Mon. HOBO 0. Davision, Hawaiian oommis sionor to tho, Buffalo Pan Amorican Fair is at tho Shorman H ou no in Wash ington. With hor aro two Hawaiian womon, M. MapBuano Smith and IL Karpo Phillips. Miss Davison said: "I havo como to loam something that might add to the felicity of oar inland Sooplo, Frankly, I don't oxpoot to nd lt. Wo aro sufiloient unto our selves. Your overworked OhioatfO youths ought to como out to tho island and marry some of the nice HaWalln who havo plenty of money and who want white huBbands, They aro lovoly as dreams and as rloh ns tho ordinary Ameiioan heiro?fl,"