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me Weekly Ledger. VOL. I. NO. 10. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., APRIL 20, 1804. 81.50 A YEAR. VANCE IS LAID TO REST, FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE IN THE LINE OF MARCH. The Devoted Wife Was the Last Look Upon the Face of the Dis tinguished Dead—Me morial Day. to Asheville, April 1» .—At th« honr ot •ooa the remains of tho late Senator Zebnlon B. Vance were being deposited la their last resting place overlooking the beautiful French Broad river in this 'land of the sky;*’ a fitting spot for the U«t repose of the great man. The fu- •eral train arrived just after dawn from Jtaleigh with the committees of both taues of congress. The governor, and C ar officer* of state and throe care of Unguiehed friends of the dead sena- -Vc totwitbstauding the late hour at which the train passed Hickory, Mor gantown and other stations, large crowds pressed into the funeral car and lemanded to see the remains. The demonstration in Asheville was the greateet of the occasion. The body was placed in the First Presbyterian Churcb at b o'clock, and from that hour SBtil 11:30, thousands of people from hu native county—Buncombe—passed Bp to take a last look. An immense crowd of Confederate veterans, followed by the different fraternal organizations, the Asheville Light infantry and Bing- IBm School cadets filed b^> Mrs. Vance spent half an hour in pri vate with her dead husband, and asked that she be the last one to see his face. The procession was then formed, reaching almost from the chnrch to the cemetery—a distance of two miles. The erowd that marched out lothe cemetery is estimated at 10,000. Friday will l>e observed here as Me morial lay for f'e whole state, and an Immense throng . ext*ecte<l. ZEB VAl.CE IS DEAD! A Stroke of Apoplexy Ends a Brilliant Life. Senator Zchtilon Vance of North Carolina died ut his residence, l,t>27 Massachusetts avenue, Washington City, at 1(1:1.') Saturday night. The Senator had no, been in good health for the pas* year and in the early part of the present session of Con gress was compelled to abandon bis Senatorial duties and take a trip to Floridit in the hope of recuperating. His trip proved beneficial ami on bis return to Washington he was able fora while to partially resume his official duties. His improvement, however, did not continue long and for the last few weeks he has been confined to’Ids home. He was prac tically iin invalid, hut lately has heen able to receive a few intimate friends and superintend the looking after the interests of his constituents. During t he past week he has heen reported as doing as well as could he "expected, and the serious change for worse today was wholly unex pected. Shortly sifter II o’clock Saturday he Imit an attack of apoplexy and became unconscious, regaining con sciousness only a few minutes before his death. His wife, Thomas Allison. Harry llartin, Mr. and .Mrs. Charles Vance, Judge and Mrs. Houke and Rev. Dr. i’it/ar and Drs. W. W. John son and Ruffin were at his bedside when he died. The critical condition of Mr. Vance |becanie known in the afternoon and E m inquiries from his many friends this city were made at the house, nator Ransom and Representative Henderson of the Seventh North Car olina district and a few other close friends, s|>ent the greater part of the evening in the parlors of the Vance (residence and waited anxiousL.^' trbm. They jeft alxiut half an hour before the Senator died and were notified, by messenger, of his dentil. BRADLEY IN EFFIGY. Hr*rVlnri<lfr'* Frlrnds Are Preparing to Uurn the Wnxliington Judge. Lexington, Ky., April 19.—John E. Shelley, Colonel Breckinridge’s law part ner, said that the colonel will be here in two weeks, and will make his first speech in the opera house. That he will receive an ovation there is not the least doubt, as more than half the men ihter- viewed expressed their preference for the colonel. Advices just received from Versalles say that preparations are being made there to hang Judge Bradley in efligy next Saturday night. Woodford county is strong for Breckinridge, and its peo ple nr* in earnest about showing their indignation at Judge Bradley. The ef figy will be surmounted by a bloody shirt, and the fire will be applied first to that garment. Accept the Verdict. Louisville, April 19.—The Post (Dem.), commenting editorially on Breckinridge's case says: He owes some consideration to the friends who have been true to him, to his district which has honored him, to the party which haA needed him and called to him. The one service he can now render all these, the one recompense it is in his power to offer, is to accept the verdict of the Washington jury as a verdict of eternal banishment from the public service, and act accordingly. HARRISON’S GOOD ADVICE. Tells th« Law Students to Keep Out of Politics. ' San Francisco, April 19,—General Harrison bade the students of tho Stan ford law class goodby in an address of 20 minutes, in which ho gave the young men some sound advice. “The first and most important thing,’* he said, “is to acquire a thorough knowledge of the principles of tho law. Do dot try to l)e a great case lawyer at the start, but devote your energies to the complete mastery of your profes sion. “Another thing,” ho continued, “•'o not get into politics. Devote your < tire time to your practice. If, after you have thoroughly established yourself, political honors should seek you, accept them if you see fit; bu f never seek the office. Above all.” hecon duded, “guard the fair favor of your noble profession as jealously as you do your own honor, and never be drawn into any affair that will reflect on either in the slightest de gree.” OLD GLORY FLOATS. I Ing was The Funeral. The body of senator Vance taken from the residence to the eapj Itol at 2 o’clock, Monday, and laid in rilate In the marble room. At 4 o’ clock services were conducted in the Senate chamber by Rev, Moses 1), Hoge. of Richmond, assisted by Rev. A. \V. I’it/.cr, both of the Presbyterian church. After the services the body was taken to the Richmond and Danville station and placed in a Special car which was attached to the 10:43 train, and taken to Raleigh. It reached Raleigh at 11 o’clock, Tuesday, and laid in State until 4 o’ clock in the afternoon, when it was taken to Asheville, which place was reached at 7 o’clock Wednesday. The body was interred in a lot of the Senator’s own selection on tho South tide of the mountain overlooking the 4ty. w A N«W FimI. Certain society girls have carried with } hem constantly this season pretty little Tory covered notebooks with gold peu- Idls attached by means of fine gold chains. [At any of the fashionable gatherings of [the winter they would be occasionally [discovered in all sorts of out of the way trtacee hurriedly jotting down items that ucited much curiosity as to their ua- [♦ure. Such secrecy was observed, how C er, that only recently have the true cts leaked out. Each book contains M5 pages—one for every day in the year —and under the proper date is neatly re corded every complimentary speech from the opposite sex received by the owner. If the girls compare notes, they will un doubtedly discover many duplicates, and many gallants will be at a losa to m- eoutit for a sudden coolness on the part (4 aome of their lady friends,—New York Ttmes. Piano WEst i; you; Dors to Death. A matt. 1 u i ion of that piece I just executed? usical Critic—I think it was exe- d.—York Journal. Cannot Give I’lacw to Any Other Over Iiulependenoe Hall. Philadelphia, April 19. — Mayor Edwin S. Stuart has declined to permit the Universal Peace union to float its flag over Independence had in place of the stars and stripes Wednesday, when it bolds a celebration in tho historic building to commemorate the signing of the arbitration treaty at Washington on April 1H, 1390. Mayor Stuart said: “I have always refused to allow any flag other than the American Hag to be raised over Independence hall, and must decline to grant your request. No Hag excepting our national ensign has ever been permitted to fly over that building, and I feel that you and your union, upon reflection, can but agree with me that under no circumstances whatever should the American Hag, which floats there throughout the entire year, be permitted to be hauled down to be re placed by any other, no matter what that other may be or represent.” ONCE TOO OFTEN. An Alabama Youni; .Man Who Wax Show ing Off Hix New Gun. Morris Station, April 19.—Joseph Diol, of this place, shot himself in | mouth in a peculiar way. He by gone out with a number of cq/panious, of both sexes, on a froljy He was tho owner of a dfii3j Bac tion, hammerless pistol. It.Vy, n ew, and the fact that it ^ va8 J«f3ed did not prevent him from crying to show how expert lie was in handling it. He put tho barrel in his mouth and cocked it just short of the firing point. This he repeated several times, to shqw the nicety of the touch. He repeated it once too often. The trigger was pressed to the going off point, and the 38-caliber ball did the j rest. It cut off part of his tongue, re- | moved several or his teeth, penetrated his neck and lodged just under the skin close to the spinal column. Hail Destroy- the Fruit. Cannes, April 19.—A violent hail storm swept over Cannes and vicinity, doing irreparable damage to fruit trees, grape vines, etc. The storm lasted a ? carter of an hour, during which the all of hailstones was tremendous. The size of the hailstones was that of an or dinary marble. Fruit orchards and vineyards bad already been greatly in- iured by heat and drought, there having peen no rain in this vicinity in 13 weeks and what is left of them was destroyed by hail. A Fromineut Merchant's Suicide. Hyde Park, Mass., April 19.—The body of Perkins E. Baldwin, a promi nent citizen, was found in his cellar hanging from the end of a beam. He had been much depressed during the past week, business troubles being the probable cause. He was in the silver ware business at 22 Broomfield street, Boston, and was 52 years old. TELEGRAPH BREVITIES. On May 1 mail service will be estab lished between Huntsville and Gnuters- ville, Ala. John Gartman, a resident of Citrou- elle, 13 miles north of Mobile^ was killed by a falling tree. Charles Williams, a colored mail car rier in Mobile was cowhided by a lady for improperly talking to her. The Htate Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias and the State Medical asso ciation are both In session at Birming ham, Ala., this week. Mrs. Jefferson Davis and Miss Winnie will not be at the Confederate reunion in Birmingham, Mrs. Davis’ health be ing such as not to allow her to attempt | toe trip. — - ■■■ - J. Arthur Boteti has been acquited ] of the murder of Press Bowden at i Marion. HERBERT EMBARRASSED. HU First Year's Work In the Nary Da- partment Gets a Blow. Washington, April 19.—Navy depart ment officials are fairly dazed by the fresh charges of fraud in the manufac ture of armor plates. One Carnegie soandle has followed another so fast that the secretary of the navy and his aides have begun to regard with suspicion everything that comes from the Carne gie shops: but those latest disclosures, running back to the beginning of the work of making armor plates and com ing down to date, are so stupendous in their character and extent that the navy officers feel almost like giving up in des pair. The officials of the ordnance bureau make light of the charges, and declare their firm belief that when the state ments of ex-Burgess McLuckie and his associates are sifted, it will lie found that they contain nothing not already known to the department, but they are anxious and nervous. If the stories are true, then the labor of years and mill ions of dollars have been thrown away. Secretary Herbert is much embar- rassed by these new disclosures. The incident of the frauds exposed last fall was a severe shock to him, and the ar rangement he was compelled to make with the employes of the Carnegie mills to secure the information in their posses sion was very distasteful. To be forced to make another such arrangement, and to discover that more inferior plates have been foisted upon the government will be a great blow to the pride he has felt in the work of the first year of his term. But he does not flinch before the situation. STUDENTS IN A FIX. For Attending a I’rize Fight They May Be Sent to Jail. New Haven, April 19.—Efforts are being made to compromise the strong stand taken by the Connecticut Law and Order league against the Yale stu dents who attended the Rnssell-Dillon prize fight in February. Aliout 30 stu dents have left town to avoid arrest, and they are a raid to return till assur ances are giv n that they will not be prosecuted. Their friends have thus far pleaded in vain with tho local authori ties, who assert that every warrant will be served as soon as possible. The penalty for attending a prize fight is, under the nnr< p :aled blue laws, two years. No fines are allowed, and the chances for a aumlier of Yale men emi grating are bright, WILL IGNORE IT. Tlie IVtitiuii Srnt hy the Women Agilnxt . ( ongrexxinail Breekinriilg*. Washington, April 19.—Tho resolu tions adopted by the Women’s Protec tive league of this city, looking to tbs expulsion of Representative Breckin ridge are likely to be ignored by the bouse. Under the rples they go to the committee on privileges and elec tions. One of tho leading members of the judiciary committee said in speak ing of the action of the Women’s league: “There is nothing the house can do in the matter. It was a civil suit, not a criminal suit. You are safe in saying that the house will do nothing in the matter. The public, as well as the house, have had all they want of it.” The rrexiiient'x Itiglit of Approval. Washington, April 19.—A constitu tional opinion of groat importance was rendered by J udge Nott, of the court of claims, in passing upon one of two RIOTERS ARE CORRALLED, A SHERIFF AND POSSE SUR PRISED THEM. They Were Marched in Review Before Witnesses Who Identified the Guilty Parties in the Recent Outrages. Connellsville, Pa., April 19.—Depu ty Sheriff Richards, with 25 assistants, have captured the Wheeler and Monell rioters. Richards and his party came to Wheeler during the night and imme diately placed the property nnder police control. None of the strikers were per mitted to pass in or' oat of the guard linoe; nor from house to house. At 10 a. m. the ssrlkers were driven to the enclosure near the company's store and the clerks and other employee began the identification of the men en gaged in the riot in which Engineers Ben ns and J amos Ashton were beaten. A Blot in Michigan. Detroit, April 19.—A riot occurred at noon at Connor’s deck, in Ham- tramck township, four miles from this city between strikers and regular citv workmen. Pistols were freely used. One man was shot dead and 14 other! were more or less seriously wounded. Flckad Oat th« Wrong Man. Kittanmno, Pa., April 19.—While the primaries were being held at Apollo a dispute arose between union and non union men. After some hot words, Hugh ^Kirkwood invited his opponent across’the river. Two hundred men went over to see the fight, and a ring was formed. Kirkwood mistook his man. He was badly beaten, and a gen eral fight started. Eleven men were carried home on Improved stretchers. Ethal Ingalli to Marry a Doctor. Atchison, Kan., April 19.—The en gagement Is announced of Miss Ethel Ingalls to Dr. Edward G. Blair, of tHs city Miss Ingalls is the oldest daugh ter of ex-Senator J. J. Ingalls, was for several years a reigning Delle in Wash ington society ana has achieved some prominence as a writer. Dr. Blair was three years ago operating surgeon of Roosevelt hospital in New York. White Cape Give Bond. Meridian, Miss., April 19.—The pre liminary trial of Houston Bourin and five other members of the Marion coun ty White Cap organization, was heard by Judge Houston at Purvis station and the men were granted bail in the sum of 11,000 for tneir appearance at the June term of the circuit court in that county. They promptly gave bond and were released from custody. Of Interext to Cuttoma Employes. Washington, April 19.—The house committee on expenditures In the treas ury department has agreed to report favorably a bill giving employee in the customs service, including those receiv ing a per diem compensation, the eame leaves of absence as are given employee — ' ‘ _ i. The bill has lisle WILSON IS BETTER. Bo Will Be Able to Itaturn to Washing ton Soon. Washington, April 19.—Chairman Wilson, of the house ways and means committee, Is expec 3d in Washington In about 10 days. A letter received from bis son, William Wilson, jr., Mates that Mr. WusOn will, this week, M the guest of Governor Hogg, of TtXU. After leaving the executive matulon h« *’U1 start north, making the journey by 4aay stages, arriving in Wash^rton about the last of the nion> Republicans Hope for a Row, Washington, April 10 —The Repub lican senators are hoping for a serious controversy among the Democrats over filling the vacancy on the finance com- ffilttftfc oooqjio&ed by the death of Mr. Yanoc. The southern men think that It •hoold be a Southern man, though there are Already three southern men on the committed—Harris, Vest and Jones, of Arkansas. The name of Mr. Mills is prominently mentioned, but the “conservatives" eay he b too extreme on the tariff question. They propose instead the name of Mr. Brice, regardless of the fact that Ohio, lit Mr. Bherman, is already represented 6n the committee. Mr. vllafi has been B suggested as a compromise, but the uthern men are not inclined to accept m. Those who think that no new compli cation should be invited at this time ■nggest that as the finance committee a(M virtually launched the tariff bill OVer in the senate there is no immediate necessity for filling the vacancy. Congressional Work. Washington, April 19.—Attention was called to inaccuracies in the honse ournal, but action was postponed, lesolntions were agreed to providing B r the printing of various reports and Ws, and the house went into commit- ce of the whole on the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill. In the senate the tariff bill was taken up at 1 o’clock and Mr. Morrill ad dressed the senate. The conferees of the two houses on the argent deficiency bill came to an agree ment on practically all the items in the bill. The senate added $700,000 to this bill, but as all items are in the nature of 2 urt expenses and absolutely necessary, e honse conferees will agree to them. In the department at Washington. the approval of Secretary Car- Abra M'ican awards. The question I presents*' was to whether or not the i preside can lawfully approve a bill aftertho adjournment or congress. Juge Nott held that the president has tit right, provided that it be exercised within the 10 days allowed him by the constitution. On* NerJeJ I'erxuaxioii. St. Johns, N. F., April 19.—The as sumption of their offices by the mem bers of tho new cabinet was not accom plished without trouble. McGrath, late chairman of the board of works, contended that he should have been no tified of the appointment of his success or, and refused to leave until such no tice was furnished him. Morine, the new colonial secretary, warned him to leave, threatening to send a squad of police to eject him, and this threat suf ficed. Compulsory Vaccination. Indianapolis, April 19,—The state board of health issued orders to the dtj health board, commanding it to Issue an order requiring all persons within its jurisdiction who cannot show satisfac tory evidence of vaccination within thf past seven years,, to be raooiljated at once, and to take such other measures to prevent the spread of the disease as the situation may demand. Relatlr** I’—/ ,icn * u - - Deb Moines, April 19.—Mrs. Joseph ’Mason, of Somerset, who was shot March 26 by George Ashworth, a farm hand, is dead. The community is greatly excited, and threats of lynching are freely made against Ashworth’s rela tives, who concealed him until last Fri day when, on being found in the barn of his guardian, Ashworth committed sui cide. ’Twas No Comat, They Say. Boston, April 19.—A cablegram re ceived by Messrs. Chandler and Ritchie from the European Union of Astrono mers announces that the object ob served by Mr. Holmes, of London, is not a comet. The comet discovered by Mr. Gale, of Sydney, will be seen in the northern hemisphere. It was at its closing approach to the sun on April 12. D<ath in a Rotal Fire. San Angelo, Texas, April 19.—The Concho hotel, a large two story frame building, has been destroyed by fire. In the ruins the remains of Oliie F. Berry, a ranchman, of Menafd, were found. Mr. Berry came to San Angelo to meet his wife, who is en route from St. Clairs- ville, O. The other gneets escaped by leaping from the windows. Another Admiral Retired. Washington, April 19.—Rear Admi ral John Irwin has been placed on the retired list by the operation of law, on rgachipg the age of 62 years. He hauled )oWn nls flag on the Philadelphia at Honolulu as Admiral Benham did on le b^n Francisco at Curacoa five days beforA It is an odd coincidence that both these admirals, after 47 years’ ser vice in the navy, both having been ap pointed in 1847, should retire aboard Ship in foreign waters without turning their command over to ranking success ors, and spould both be brought home as passengers in merchant vessels. Morgan Goes Home. Washington, April 19.—Senator Mor gan has Just left for his home in Ala bama, where he goes for the purpose of delivering an address on the Nicaragua canal before the commercial convention S he held at Birmingham on April 24. e will also deliver several political •p<»ecbes In the state while there, and ^j^ects to return to Washington about —»<*Hi«-r Strike Saturday. LDFORD, Pa., 'A; nril 19.—Saturday g e *c^t coal miners oN v Jefferson and earfleld counties will strike'r^) r better wages If their present arrangement * j s carried Into effect. This will mean idle ness for several thousand miners and many railroad men. The Meyc-r Trial Retained. New York, April 19.—The trial of Pr, Henry Meyer, charged with poison- LudWlg Brandt in order to obtain iosnfcanco on the latter’s life, h:is resumed. The work of selecting i jury still occupies the court. To Compromiao a Cate. Chicago, April 19.—A special to Thi- Times from Helena, Montana, says: A telegram from the general manager of the case of the Great Northern asks the men to send lepresentatives to St. Paul with full authority to settle matters under the laws of the American Railway union. The men replied that Eugene Debs and George Howard, now in St. Panl, were authorized to act for the anion. Axraitod with Floaty of tho ‘-queor." Pittsburg, April 19.—Jown Rowan, well known in eastern Ohio, West Vir ginia and western Pennsylvania, apd a brother of James Rowan, a one time £oted pugilist, was arrested at Carnegie charged with passing counterfeit coin. A large quantity of the "qufter” was found in his possession. His victims are legion. Rowan is 80 years old. Htoamxhlp Olveu Cp tor Lott. Ant were, April 19.—The Belgian steamer De‘ Ruyter, Captain Meyer, which sailed from this port Match 1! for Boston, has been officially posted •• lost. The De Ruyter was built a! Glas- was 219.7 feet Iqflg, $8.2 Istered 2.804 tons net, and carried a crew of 28 men. Loin Davis Hold for Mnrdor. Savannah, April 19.—The grand jury has Indicted Lemuel Davis for the mar- ; der of William W. Rawls. Aa opera tion was performed on Bawls Sunday a few hours before he died and there will probably be a strong qght 1q the case on the point as to whether hie death wae canted by the plstolshot wound or tht surgeon's operation. Tho Faterxon Ilomb Contained Dynamite. Paterson, N. J., April 19.—The bomb found on the preinisee of William Strange, silk manufacturer, on Friday afternoon has been analyzed, and found to contain dynamite of a dangerous character. The bomb is of cast iron, and Is shaped like a druggist’s mortar and three eigths of an inch tnick. gow in 1878, wae 219.7 feet beam, and 28.9 feet deep. Fired on tho Ball Fiayon. Columbus, O., April 19. — Daniel Thomaa, a farmer near thie dty, drove some young men, who were playing ball on his land, away with a gun. He fired into the crowd, and a ball took effect in the thigh of Otto Gaok, aged 2l, whose home Is in New York dty, but who is stopping at the St. Jamee hotel here. Melting Snow Came* a Flood. Lock Haven, Pa., April 19.—The melting snow has caused a flood In the west 1 r inch of the Susquehanna river sufli' ut for rafting and log driving. All t!ie log drives which were tied up are Moving, and rafts held back on gc- cou.it of low water are beginning to ar rive. The timber market Is dull. Dr. MoGlynm May Go to MlnaeapolU. Minneapolis, April 19.—There Is a well defined report In circulation here to the effect that Rev. Dr. Edward Mo- Glynn, of New York, is to be trans ferred to this city, where he will take charge of the ^scexislon parish, MeKoae'* Go*# to B* Hoard A prll MS. Washington, April 19.—The supreme coart granted the motion to advance the case of McKane, appellant, ve. \Vnrden, of Sing Sing, and It was set for hearing on April 28, ahead of the call. The third annual can vent ion of the Christian Endeavor Society will convene in Columbia on April 27th to A two-third rate lias been gran ted on all roads. Shot Hor autor In MUtako. 6t. Lous, April 19.—Lain Williams, aged 15, was one of a party of negroes engaged In a fight at Thirteenth and Cheetnnt streets. She fired a pistol at La Gardner, bat misted her, the ball her own sister Mary in the head. the hospital, on the wae the way to arretted. Braiil’a Cabinet Crltie Met Over. Buenos Ayres, April 19.—The cabi net crisis in Rio Janeiro Is still far from settlement. The whole cabinet will probably be rearranged, although not all the old minieteM will retire. Bouiebody Wanted to Kill William. Colburo, April 19.—It is stated by the All German Zeitung upon authority of a prominent diplomat, that an at- impt was to have been made npon the fe of Emperor William of Germany, luring the iatter’s stay at Venice, and lat the attempt was only frustrated by the vigilance of the police. Want the Coercion Act Repealed. London, April 19.—In the honse of commons John P. Nolan, the member for north Galway, moved the repeal of the coercion e mxsod ut the instance Of Balfonr In l ~ 7. Tho motion was seconded by William Redmond, the member for East Clare. • Last week n negro »'»ru‘*d Elbert Reid killed his mother-in-aw, wounded his wife and then shot him self in Aiken eounty. He still lives. A Woman Shot in Ambuth. Huntingdon, W. Va., April 19.—Mrs. Mary Hardy was shot from ambnsh, 50 milee south of this city while on her way home by an unknown assassin. Her husband, John Hardy, was bangad in McDowell county several months ago. Pbe was a desperate character. ROYALTY'S WEDDING. The Grand Dake of Hetie and Frlnoet* Victor la Form a Union- Coburg, April 19.—The weather is splendid and the streets are thronged with people, In holiday attire, and all accommodations at the hotels, cafes, boardinghouses and private booses thrown open for the occasion had been •ecurea by the thousands of visitors anxions to be present at the wedding. The royal standard, of Great Britain. Is floating over the Dnoal palace, and on all sides have been bedecked with flags, flowers, banting, triamphal arches, Venetian masts and pictures of the bride and bridegroom, toe Grand Duke of Hesse and Princess Victoria. TWO SECTS FIGHT. Many Armenian* Were Killed by the Kurd* In Hattie. Constantinople, April 19. — Many Armenians belonging to the districts of Van, Moorsh, Erzernm, and Bayazid have recently been migrating to Russia on account of their dissatisfaction with the administration of affairs in Armenia. News has reached here that a body of these Armenians was recently attacked bv a detachment of Kurds, and many or the Armenians were killed. The sur vivors eventually joined in with other other bands of Armenians bound for Russia, and succeeded in reaching the frontier, where they were given tempo rary quarters until their ultimate desti nation is decided npon. Fatal Accident at a Hazing. Nashville, April 19.—A fatal acci dent occurred at Huntington, Tenn., where a party of schoolboys attempted to haze a new student. The plan was to take the victim to the woods and frighten him with pistols fired from am bush. One of the shots struck a young man named H. T. Harper, who was passing along the road at the time, in flicting a wound from which he died in a few hours. The Deadly Cigarette. “This idea of taxing cigarettes is a great one,” said the man who is always in earnest. “They are pernicious and health destroying. Why, I knew a man who was killed by cigarettes.” “Yes, such cases are said to be com mon.” “Such a nice young man he was too. Cut off right iu the prime of manhood. It was a cruel blow to his friends.” “It’s terrible,” said his auditor, with a sympathetic sniff. “I will never forget when they brought him home mangled and” “Beg pardon. Did you say ‘man gled?’ ” “Certainly.” “But I didn't know cigarettes man gled.” ‘But, yon see, this young man was run over by a wagon load of them on their way to a Richmond warehouse. He was” lint hinliotcner had vanished.—Ameri can Industry. COL. COXEY ON THE CANAL. HIS MEN ENJOYING A MUCH NEEDED REST. General Early** Flan. The death of Jubal A. Early recalls a not very reverent bat nevertheless laughable story of him. When during the war Early was iu the Shenandoah valley, he was one Sunday attending a village church. The minister was in clined to make the occasion patriotic if not heroic. Before him were uniforms that told of fidelity to the secession cause and inspired large hojies of its triumph, so the preacher raised the dead, and with animation went over the doings of Wash ington, SunUer, Marion, Jackson. Then, since he must halt somewhere, when he t,1 ' , 'qpght he had stirred his hearers to a high p*-G,-h of admiration he said, “Now, if we had honoretL ■ *n among us today, what woulu j u bal piped out with his high pi^Voefl vob-e “I’d conscript every one of Tin. \ The rest of the service was not described in the tale.—Springfield Republican. She Got Somatliliif Pretty. A pretty story is going the rounds about Rosa Bouheur. Some time ago a Russian grand duke was vi-iting Paris and chanced to dine in li< r company. They got on very well, niid at dessert they ate philopena togeiln-r—that is to say, they shared a double almond. But the duke, when next day they met, for got to sny “philopena” and lost the bet. He -asked the artist what present he should give her, and she added laugh ingly, “Any animal that would do to paint—something pretty, you know.” The duke smiled and departed. Nothing more was heard of him, and the lady ,iad quite forgotten the affair when, some months afterward tne royal forfeit arrived—to wit, thrje enormous polar bears. Saved From a Puma by a Doc’* Strategy. Dillie, the 12-year-old daughter of John Flock, an Asotin county (Wash.) farmer, narrowly escaped attack from a moun tain lion. At a sharp turn in the trail the girl came in full view of a large and ugly lookiig linn. It slowly advanced toward hei, when she called for the dog. The dog appeared npon the scene and mails for the lion, but kept out of reach of the animal’s sharp claws. The dog kept worrying and tormenting the beast to attract its attention from the child until the little girl was out of harm’s way, when it, too, left for the home of its master.—Portland Oregonian, F. S. Kearns, a young man from Augusta, Ga., committed suicide in Columbia last Friday. The cause assigned is the refusal of a yong lady to aecept his hand in marriage because he was a saloon keeper. The Newberry Observer tells an al most incredituble story of a white man named Stockman being influenc ed by a negro into believing in witch craft and losing his mind. .Mr.Stock- r'a.i has heen taken to the asylum. A cqlored girl, 13 years old, the daughter of Briston Johnson, who lives on Mr. Jason V. George’s place, rear Aiken, was burnt to death on Friday last. She was out in the field vhere the hands were burning brush, her clothes caught fire and before the flames could be extinguished she was so badly burned that she died two hours afterward.—Aiken Journal A Review, r Carl Brown Says He Picked the “Un known" Up and Tried to Make Something Out of Him, But He Couldn’t. Cumberland, M<1., April 19.—Cum berland has gotten clear of the common weal army, and Coxey and his com mand are on a two days’ trip on the canal. There was some question at *rBt as to the possibility of the army being permit ted to pass along Maryland’s groat polit ical ditch. Superintendent Reod here did not give Mr. Coxey a positive answer when the application for boats was made, but telegraphed for instructions to headquarters at (Georgetown, D. C. The reply came that the tolls would be at the rate of 25 cents a ton, and thus the commonweal of Christ and army of peace will be transported un der the same olassifleation a* coal. The toll Will amount to $13 and Mr. Coxey will pay it. The army was not actually weighed, but was estimated tor tolling purposes. The estimate has been a lib eral one. It was for 200 men at 150 ponnds each, 18 horses, 5 wagons and a baggy, a total of z5 tons, and an organ ization weighing 25 tons expects to com pel congress to overturn the financial policy of the nation and set up a new one. It is evident that the press dispatches concerning Kelly’s and other socalled armies of peace have greatly elated Coxey, who will, of course, regard him self as commander-in-chief of all bodies of men who may be in waiting to march into Washington. What purports to be tho true inward ness of the mysterious and picturesque Unknown’s connection with the Coxey movement has been given out by Carl Browne. He said: “I consider that the Unknown, as w n have called him, has let down the bars when he treated mo unkindly, and is not entitled to further consideration oa my part. 1 will tell you the whole story. “The idea of tho commonweal was first conceived by me. This was in last September. Mr. Coxoy and I talked the m ‘ter over thoroughly, and he prom ise' financial assistance. Together we for aulated a plan of campaign, and in January il was given to the world. In Chicago some time previous to this tho Unknown, whose right name is A. H. B. Bozzarro, sent for me. I had had some trouble with the police, who would not let ire make speeches. Bozzarro was a patent medicine vender. He in vited me to his lot and allowed me to make sjieeclies there. This is how ho picked me up in the gutter, as he has expressed it. 1 understand Bozzarro had a motive when he invited me to speak in his lot. 1 drew largo crowds and helped him in his business. “I was thankful for the kindness he had shown me, and told him if ever an | occasion arose when 1 could be of ser vice to him I was at his command. That occasion arose when the plan of the commonweal army was given to the I world. I received a letter from Bozza- ro, asking for a position in the army. I told him in reply that I would do all | that I could for him. Ho came to Can- S n, O., and got on a big spree there, e carried a revolver cane, a weapon ; which he used on a hotel waiter with deadly intent while in a delirium. This j iir Mi-r was hushed up. Bozzano cut off h ’ g, wild, western hair and other- \ i-mged his appearance. He came to ..xsilon looking so tough, ragged and d.sreputable that I was ashamed to introduce him to General Coxey. Fi nally he went away and came back dressed in citizen’s attire. Ho was so- 1 her, and asked mo to give him » I told hinfi tetfr tfo bagged me not to give his right name when 1 intro duced him at a mass meeting, and on the spur of the moment 1 presented him as 'the great Unknown.’ The mystery connected with this introduction spread and assumed great proportions among the newspapers. I hail given him my worn that I would not disclose his identity as Dr. Bozzarro. His wife, known throughout the country as ‘the Veiled Lady,” joined her hufband early on the m^roh, and under my orders was ■ent ahead of the army, so that all talk about there b^ing Women in the com- mbnweal would be avoided.” Washington Autlioritie« Alert. Washington, April 19.—The district commissioners have held many consulta tions concerning the advent of Coxey’s army. They anticipate that the law will be sufficient to meet whatever emergen cies may arise. So long as they are Ulr peaceful they will not bo molested. As soon as the law or public peace is viola ted the police, the local militia as a re serve force, and, if need be, the army and navy of the United States can be used to maintain the supremacy of the law. The commissioners of the district have no military jurisdiction. Their command of force stops with the police. The law makes the president of the United States the commander of the militia forces of tbo District of Colum bia. The district commissioners have had made a compilation of the laws in relation to the situation which now ap- K ars imminent, and niey find ample an- ority to prevent such a demonstration as Is proposed. Coxey on the Float. Orleans Roads, W. Va., April 19. The voyage of the commonweal army was resumed through wild mountain country of upper Maryland. The last seen of Coxey flotilla by the press barge was at Green Spring where about 59 people from the surrounding country assemblsd to listen to Browne’s speech from the canal boat. Browne appeared to have posted him self carefully on local politics and re ferred to a number of pieces of recent legislation in which he told the people they had been robbed bv m0n*y baron* who controlled the world from Lombard street. The audience did not seem to )W where Lombard street was. There know where Lombard afreet WaB very Iktle enthusiasm. Aaron Cannon, a prominent , a proi of Laurens count day after farmc-r ' < lust Thurs