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The Weekly Ledger. VOL. I, NO. 11. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., APRIL 27, 1894. #1.50 A YEAR. GATHERING OF THE GRAY, ne g r o miner lynched, an anarchist’s talk. ALLEGED USE OF MONEY C0XEY TALKS f| Q h t. FIVE GOVERNORS ARE IN BIR MINGHAM. More Than Twenty Thousand Visitors Are on the Scene—The City is Bedected With Bunting and Flags Float. Birmingham, Ala., April 26.—More than 20,000 visitors are in Birmingham In attendance npon the fourth annual reunion of the United Confederate Vet erans. The city is gaily decorated with National and Confederate flags, and hunting floats from every building; im mense flags and streamers are stretched •cross the streets and the scene is a gor geous one. Excursion trains have ar rived from every part of the south bringing in immense crowds of visitors. All the distinguished living confederates •re in attendance as well ns the govern ors of five southern states, viz: Governor Jones, of Alabama; Gover nor Turney, of Tennessee; Governor Tillman, of South Caroliun; Governor Hogg, of Texas, and Governor Stone, of Mississippi. The convention met in the Winnie Davis Wigwam at 9 o'clock. The wig wam has a seating capacity of 10.000, hot it was full to overflowing. General P. S. Ferguson, commander of the Ala bama department called the convention to order. Bishop Ellison Capers, of Sofcth Carolina, chaplain general, led in prayer. Governor Jones then delivered the ad dress of welcome in behalf of the state, followed by Mayor Fox, who welcomed the vet-runs in behalf of tiie city. Gen eral Jonn B. Gordon, communder-in- chief, responded eloquently in behalf of the United Confederate Veterans. Then followed the eurolluient of delegates and organization of the convention and report of the historical committee, of which Gt noral Stephen D. Lee, of .Mis sissippi, is chairman, which ha'i been in session here for two days. The re port says that while the south lihs had much to do with making the history of the nation, it has done little toward writing it. Histories that have been writt< ii by northern historians have nat urally been biased. It is recommended that data be gath ered for a correct southern history and that the legislature of the southern states and authoritiesof schools be urged to adopt t io book for use in schools. Addres es were delivered in the after noon to the convention by Senator Berry, of Arkansas, and ■ roneral Clem ent A. Evans, of Georgia. At night the tableau of states, in which the prettiest yonng married women from each south ern state participated was represent ed at the wigwam. LITTLE BY LITTLE. •ubi it up for a vote, r. Hai Larris gave notice that he would lit this motion every day nntll result was reached, le consideration of the tail was then in paragraph by paragraph, lie boose committee on coinage weights and measures postponed till next session of congress the bill of Mr. Meyer providing for the coinage of the •eigniorage of silver bullion in the treas- H r and issue 3 per cent, bonds. Con- •ration of the Bland bill providing for re-enacting free coinage law of 1837 was postponed till May 3. Secretary Carlisle has requested the resignation of John W. Oast, supervis ing inspector of steam vessels for the Third district of Virginia, with head quarters at Norfolk. The house, at 12:40 o’clock, resolved itself into a committee of the whole for the consideration of the diplomatic aud consular appropriation bill. FIGHT OVER A TRAIN. Mobtana Conimonwealeri Stole a Train nod Healat Ofttcera—Troopa Sent For. Minneaplis, April 26.—Private dis patches received at the Northern Pa cific headquarters are to the effect the •hejriff from Livingstone, Montana, with • large posse, has succeeded in overhanl- |. log the Bntte Coxeyitee at Colnmbns, and that there is a pitched battle now | * In progress for the possession of the Northern Pacific train stolen by‘the ootnmonwealers. It is stated by the Great Northern officials that Organizer Hogan is at the head of the Butte con tingent, and this is the reason he left the Great Northern conference commit tee and returned to Montana. LA co. I etuxiur And the Cltlsena of Kanset Are Scouring the Country for Two Other*. Pittsburg, Kan., April 26.—The bit ter feeling engendered last summer by the importation of negro miners from Alabama was rearoused when it was made down that three of them had broken into the house of a white man named Alfred Haman, murdered him in cold blood and stole $30. Early in the morning armed men were scouring the country for the assassins, and one, named Jeff Tuggle, was cap tured, about 9 o’clock, at Weir City. The officers started with him to the county jail at Columbus, but were over taken at Cherokee by an angry mob of white miners, headed by the wife of the murdered man, and after she had iden tified the negro the crowd overpowered the officers, using Constable Malcomb very roughly, took the culprit half a mile nortli of the town and hanged him to a tree. Greatly angmented in numbers, the angry Ibiners then took up the hunt for the other two. It is reported that an other has been captured and spirited away to a place of safety, and the news comes that another is surrounded about three miles south of Pittsburg, and will be lynched as soon as captured. The whole affair has assumed an ugly aspect, as the miners are already excited over the strike situation. AS VIEWED ABROAD. What la Thought of the Coxey Movement In Other Countries. Paris, April 26.—The Temps com pares the march of the Coxoy bands in the United States to the uprising of the populace in the middle ages, adding: “At the same time it would be wrong to regard this particular demonstration as the advent of a so dal revolution. Society in America lies upo. such broad foundations aud is so final' based upon the national cons neno that wiiat would lead to a general revolutio i elsewhere, is only a rapid skirmish in Vmorica.” The London Bombthrower A**ame* • De fiant Manner in Custody. London, AVril 26.—“If I had had money I would have taken Polti’s bomb to France or Italy, but having none I meant to use it in the royal exchange, London,” said Anarchist Giuseppe Fer rari on the way to prison after arrest, according to police testimony when he was arraigned in court. Ferrari is be lieved to be the chief director of an archist affairs in England. “England is the richest country," he continued, “and at the exchange there would lie many rich people together. I would have thrown my bomb and have escaped if I could. If I failed, others would have taken and will take my place. “I would not bo taken like this if I had money. I would have bought re volvers aud would have killed six or seven of you. I was an idiot to go to Bow street when Meunier’s affair was on, but T went there to see Inspector Melville, so I might recognize him, as I intended to kill him.” Charles Meunier, the man referred to, is the hunchback anarchist, said to have been Ravachol’s partner. He was ar rested here April 4 by Inspector Mel ville and charged with being concerned in the explosion at the Cafe Very, Paris. •Ferrari was betrayed into the hands of the police by Polti after the latter had been caught with a bomb. In court be seemed utterly unconcerned, smiled throughout the proceedings and readil admitted his complicity with Polti is said that Polti has turned queen’s evidence, and will help prosecute not only Ferrari but other anarchists yet to be arrested. When Ferrari was searched the police found on him a copy of an Italian news- S aper, Credo Degli Oppressi, printed in Tew York and dated March, 1894: a card 1>earing the name of Francis Polti, and documents giving details concern ing anarchists meetings in London. TRAINER TO HANG. Th« 8rnat« Now KngnKfvl In ricking tlin Turin’ Hill to I’iccca. rAKHiNOTON, April 26.—After the in troduction of a bill and resolution on the subject of the expected arrival in Wash ington of Coxey and bis followers, the (•riff bill was, at l p. m., laid before the senate and Mr. Harris asked unani mous consent to have the bill taken up ••ch day this week at 1 p. m. aud con sideration continued till 6 o’clock m. An objection was made by t Aldrich for the Republicans to con- fog daily sessions later than 4 ck. Mr. Harris then put his request in tiie shape of a motion, and on objec- tioij it went over for a day,when he will Tiie London Til >e*. London, April 26.—Tl: > Times say; that the news of the giga, .ic coal strike and the march of the in<l istriul armies in America again shakes the idea that America is the workman’s paradise. The paper procee Is to suggest that the parties to the strike confer together and effect a compromise, as was done in tfie great coal strike hero, in order to save enormous financial loss and individual suffering. Robber* Ute a Hand Car to Kurapc, Hollidaysiiuro, Pa., April 26.—Four masked men stole a hand car from tho sectionhouse of the Pennsylvania rail road at this point and went to Gainstor, a small town 10 miles distant. Arriving there, thpy broke into the postoflice, gagged Postmaster Daniel Donnelly ami forced him to open the safe at the point of a revolver. After pilfering the safe theyrobb f the express office, Howard Russ’s general store and one or two private residences, they remounted iho handcar and returned to this city, where all trace of them was lost. To Intercept Coxeylte*. Washington, April 26. — Colonel Bwaine, who is in command of the de partment of Dakota in the absence in Europe of General Merritt, haa been in structed by telegraph to use the United States troops to intercept the mob of Coxeyitee which seized a train at Butte, Montana, aud restore the railroad’s property, Editor Hatton a Little Bottar. ashinoton, April 26.—Frank Hat- editor of the Washington Poet, | Stricken with paralysis, is slightly bet- tar. His physicians report that he I passed a fairly comfortable night and ILif condition gives a slight ground of agement I Codartown’* Bank Dividend. W. .HINOTON, April 26.—Ths comp- riler o( the currency has declared a ‘ dMdend of 80 per cent in favor of ■^ers of the Pint National bank , Ga., on claims proved $18,099. ]on foreman, *«r Green*- .South An Editor Sent to Jail. Omaha, April 26.—Editor Rosewater, of the Omaha Boo. was tried before Judge Scott, of the district court, ou a charge of contempt and spntf'hced to 30 days in jail and a fine of $700 umTcoats? The case grew out of local articles pub lished in The Bee. attacking Judge Scott’s rectitude. Rosewater sought to show that he did not know of the arti cles before they were published, but the court found that he ha 1 shown ani mosity and must suffer for what his re porter wrote. Trial Trip of th» ludinn:i. Washington, April 26.—Representa tives of the cramps, at Philadelphia, waited upon Secretary Herbert in refer ence to the trial trip of tho cruiser In diana. The trial board recommend that the trial be deferred until the side armor had been placed upon the cruiser; but the cramps urged that the trial trip take place with the vessel weighted down as the others were fried, instead of waiting for the armor. Tho secretary has reached no decision yet. Buig1«r* Burn Out Thelf Victim*. Huntingdon, Pa., April 26.—After fiyst robbing the general store of J. J. Gillam & Co., at Petersburg, this coun ty, burglars set fire to the building by .applying a match to a barrel of kero sene, and in a short time the building, together with the general store of R. A. Laird and the new residence of Calvin Bell, were destroyed, with their entire contents. Total loss, $16,590; insurance $7,700. A Boy Who I* Determined to Die. Tunkhannock, Pa., April 20.—Jas per, the 7-year-old son of Jefferson Walters, of Eaton township, was pun ished by his mother for some little mis deed. He went to the barn, built a scaffold so that he could reach the joists overhead, and then hanged himself. Ho ^was nearly dead when discovered, but declares he will repeat the attempt at the first opportunity. A Noted Woman’* Birthday. Lancaster, ()., April 26.—Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Reis, eldest sister of Senator John Sherman, has just celebrated her eighty-fourth birthday in a quiet man ner. Mrs. Reis is a woman of remarka bly strong mind; indeed, she has al ways been regarded as the peer of either of her distinguisned brothers. William Want* Young Officer*. London, April 26.—A dispatch from Berlin to The Daily News says that 80 generals and hundreds of other officers are reported to have refigned. The resignations are said to have been due to Emperor William’s deteriqination to re place the older officers of the army with younger men. Nswlaundland I’olltlc* Clearing Op. 18t. John’s, April 20.—There mutter- lugs and throutenings among the sup porters of tho Whjtoway party here and a labor demonstration is talked of. The British ministry’s pronunctamontp in fa vor of clean politics has knocked Out the Whltewayitee. —-*#*- — Gold, copper and posaibly nlK'er de-j posits luivo been found on Jns, H. Forbes's farm, Ellerbc; N. C. au- LnglUlimen After Samos. London, April 26.—Sir Thomas Es monds has given notice in the house of commons that he will ask the govern ment to give its assent to the annexation of the Samoan islands to New Zealand: Samoans themselves having repeatedly given expression to their approval of such an administration of their govern ment. Worthington Lout Hi* Suit. Raleigh, April 26.—Worthington, the man who sued the Raleigh and Augusta railway for $5,000 damages on account of being struck by a cow which had been hurled from tho track by an en gine, lost his case in court here. The verdict was in favor of the railway com pany. Brunswick’* Fragrant Contribntlon. Brunswick, Ga., April 28—A bag gage par loaded with flowers has been sent from here to Atlanta. These flow ers are a contribution from Brunswick ior the graves of Atlanta’s dead sol diers. TELEGRAPH BREVITIES. Holcombe Richardson, son of Editor ilichardson of Columbus, Ga., who has been critically ill in Knoxville, is some better. A club has been organized in Savan nah to aiitagonizo Waring Russell who has controlled city aud county politics for many years. The south has boon ‘assured of a con tinued fast mail service from New York to New Orleans by the passage of a bill by the house appropriating funds for that purpose. It is reported that Harry Hill, who recently wpnt to tho Georgia peniten tiary for forgery, has professed religion ami will preach. Harry wan formerly a leader in Atlanta social circles. TO SECURE MR. CLEVELAND’S NOMINATION IN 1892. Morgan’s Montgomery Speech—Sena- ators Intervied Deny That Such Means Were Employed as Are Indicated. The Man Who Killed Hi* Divorced Wife nuii 21 it li unhand Convicted. Pensacola,*Fla., April 26.—The jury in the case of Thomas Trainer, charged with the murder of C. S. Huff and wife, haa rendered a verdict of murder in the first degree. Mrs. Huff was formerly tho wife of Trainer, but Homo time ago she obtained a divorce from him and married Huff. Trainer continued to visit tho house of his former wife and kept his clothes there. He claims that he went to Huff's house ou the bridal evening to obtain his clothes and 'was ordered out by Huff. He refused to go, pulled bis pistol and shot them both dead. His trial has created intense in terest here. t INSANE JEALOUSY. —* A I'rotty Young Girl Shot Down by a Cath olic Driest in Cincinnati. Cincinnati, April 26.—Mary Gilmar-* tin, a pretty clerk employed by the Pul- vermneher Galvanic Belt company, was shot and instantly killed while on her way to work. Tho man who committed the murder was arrested and gave his name as George Reed, aged 80, but let ters in bis pocket identify him as a Catholic priest named Father Dominick O’Grady. Insane jealousy of the girl and her desire to get rid of his unwel come attentions, caused the tragedy. At the stationhouse O’Grady attempt ed fujieido by taking poison, but prompt use of ther’stoMJftoW his hie. White Cap* on Trial. Atlanta, April 26—Only throe of tho White Cappers are on trial out of 13 arrested. Intense interest is manifested in the trial. Tho government is intro ducing testimony of a damaging charac ter. Over 200 witnesses • ’e in attend ance; most of them substantial farmers from Gordon and Murray counties. The trial is likely to last a week. Lee Baird, the man whipped, exhibited scars on his back made by the White Caps and said the men on trial were in the party. IlarrUon Gave Them Sore Throat. Indianapolis, April 26.—The Repub lican convention met in Tomlinson hall. Honorable R. W. Thompson, ex-secre tary of the navy, was presented as per manent chairman. General Thompson welcomed thfi convention. Just as the chairman concluded ex-President Har rison came ou the platform and the dienco cheered itself hoarse. \ Washington, April 26.—For some time there has been no greater sensation in political circles here than that just brought about by the report of Senator Morgan’s speech in Montgomery, Ala. on Saturday night. It could scarcely be credited that a Democratic senator wonld charge openly that “enormous sums of money” had been used to secure Mr. Cleveland's nomination in 1892, and then give other Democratic senators by name as his au thority. It is understood that the report of the Alabama senator's speech which came here was sent by a personal enemy of his, and one who is opposed to his re- election to the senate. Possibly this prejudice may more or less have tinc tured the report. At any rate, there is a disposition here to await an authorized version of the seuator’s remarks. In the silver debate of last year in the senate, Mr. Morgan made some remarks which were construed to intimate that money had been used for both Harrison and Cleveland in the nominating con ventions of 1892, bat not on any such unequivocal line as he is. represented to have done on Saturday night. The day before Mr. Morgan left Washington for Alabama he went to the White House aud remained tor sev eral hours in close conference with tho president. When he came away he said his interview was of the most pleas ant and agreeable character, aud the president had been unusually kind and confidential. It soems. odd after this Mr. Morgan wonld go home and make such statements as he is represented to have done. It is very easy, of course, to say that money was used for this or that purpose, but that any man of in telligence would venture seriously to as sert that money was used m the inter est of Cleveland’s nominatioa is remark able, to say the least of it. There is no doubt, whatever that" money, and plen ty of it, was used in the unavailing ef fort to defeat his nomination. There was no incentive to use money for him, when the people from the Atlantic to the Pacific demanded his nomination. The Montgomery Advertiser, which reached here in the evening, contains what it claims to be a stenographic re port of Mr. Morgan's speech. The lan guage attributed to Mr. Morgan is quite as strong in its charges as those con tained in the telegraphed reports. fomaton HiU, Brice, Gorraau and Al drich are reported to have been given by Mr. Morgan as his authority. Senator Aldrich, as a Republican, might know something about the money that was used in the interest of Harrison, but it is not likely, under any circumstances, he would be conversant with the de tails of Democratic corruption funds. He was asked to make a statement, which he declined positively to do, re marking only, with emphatic decision, that he had nothing whatever to say. Senator Gorman said he had not read the report of Senator Morgan’s speech; that he could not tell whether Mr. Mor gan had been reported correctly, and he did not care to say one^wofd 81* me sub ject. Senator Walsh of Georgia snid« he doubted the truth of the published statement. He could not Iwlievo Senator Morgan would have made the statement attriboted to him. “I was at the convention myself,” ■aid the senator, “and had there been anv lavish nso of money 1 would prob ably have heard of it. I do not believe that money was used. The majority of the delegates were in favor of Mr. Cleveland’s nomination, and it was, therefore, inevitable.” Senator Smith of New Jersey also de clared that no money was used to obtain the nomination of Mr. Cleveland. He knew nothing concerning the statements with which Senator Morgan is credited, and for that reason would not discuss them. To Read Hill Out. Washington, April ‘ 6 —There Is a proposition ou foot among the Demo cratic senators to hold a caucus and adopt a resolution reading Senator Hill- out of the party. The position taken by Mr. Hill as to the tariff bill is, of course, very offensive to the advocates of that measure and to the administra tion. Prior to the delivery of bis speech he was held in suspicion by the tariff reformers; since then the antagonism has been open. It is held by most of the radical tariff reformers that by his speech Mr. Hill placed himself outside the party. The assumption from this speech is that he will not vote for the tariff bill, and the purpose is, as soon as it is set tled that he will not vote for the meas ure, to hold a caucus and declare that his position 1. ^n-Democratic, and that he cannot be recognised as a Democrat in the organization of the senate, and cannot be permitted to participate in the party caucuses. There are a num ber of senators who want this action to be taken at once, who wonld have had the caucus held immediately after the delivery of his speech, but they have ielded to the advice • of others, who. ing equally determined that such acf tion shall be taken, insist that it should not be until after his position is .defi nitely determined. v 10I building to ho built at N. <’., will he(i7xi00foet and iron and cost $16,000. Two Destruetlvo Fires. Greensboro, N. C., Apnl 86.—Sears’s livery stable at Durham, with 18 horses, s lot of buggies,’ harness, etc., have been destroyed by fire. The amount of the loss is unknown. Another fire in Winstoh destroyed Farrar’s leaf tobacco warehouse and the residence of Sheriff Teague, adjoining. Havannail’s I’rospect* for Cheap Riding. Savannah, April 26.—The people of Savannah have the prospect of some cheap riding before them this summer. A rate war has begun between the two street railway systems which threatens to grow very lively. ■ A Pennsylvania pariv is reported an likely to establish a marble plant near Gate City, Va., where ex- tentflve inert))? deposits arc found. _ HI* Eyes Flashed Fire When He Read the Proclamation. New York, April 26.—Mr. Jacob 8. Coxey was shown a copy of the procla mation issued by the district commis sioners of Washington, warning the In dustrial army against invading the cap ital, and, having perused it carefully, he said: “My answer to it is this: ‘The wrick ed fleeth when no man pursueth.’ ” “Will you heed the proclamation?” “Emphatically no.” “If the police arrest yourself and ar my, what then?” “Let them dare,” snapped the general, his eyes flashing. “Will you desist from encouraging other industrial armies from storming the capital?” “On the contrary, I shall redouble my efforts to bring every unemployed man, woman and child to Washington.” “Will not the fear of possible blood shed deter you?” “I do not court a resort to arms, but we will demand our rights, even if it takes physical strength to prevail. I shall noe commit myself to that, but will repeat my declaration to bring con gress to terms by besieging Washington until justice is done.” “What if the unemployed starve in the streets of Washington?” “The stench from thoir ashes will force congressional relief.” “Is that intended in all seriousness?” “Certainly. Matters will be carried to that extent if necessary.” General Coxey made an address to the members of the People’s Industrial league, at 50 East Tenth street, where he had been invited by David Rosseau, of the state committee of the People’s party. About 500 Populists were pres ent to hear the geiieral, many of them being women. Tbe President Urged to Act. Washington, April* 26.—Some of the ‘Democratic senators are urging Mr. Cleveland to issue a proclamation pro hibiting Coxey and his followers from entering Washington as an organized troop. It has been point-id out to him that under circumstances somewhat similar President Grant issued such a proclamation, and that it is his duty at this time to see that a demonstration of this sort against congress is not per mitted. It was reported among those interested in the matter that the procla mation would be issued, but, at the same time, some distinguished members of the party are advising the president against it. It is understood that Mr. German is one of those urging that the proclamation be issued. They Hay Spread Smallpox. New York, April 26.—Dr. Alva Doty, chief inspector of the division of the contagion diseases board of health, says there is great danger of smallpox being spread all over the country bv Coxey’s army. Dr. Doty has had much experience in fighting the disease and gives warning of the impending menace to the public health. He says that noth ing can prevent smallpox being carried from one city to another by Coxey’s fol lowers. Waite Endorse* Coxey. Plffirr* Vijril 26.—In a speech l>e- fv. pie at the coliseum Gov- erv \. aite declared the commouweal- ers now on their way to Washington honest and upright unemployed meu exercising a privilege any citizen has a right to. Their cause is just, and they should be aided instead of hindered. ' V* ere I c. 'J**! to order out the militia against them,” he said, “I prob ably would do so, but it would be only the commissary department.” Coxey Takes No More Recrnits. Frederic, Md., April 26.—The pres ent camp site of Coxey’s army is a bad one anfl the men are eager to get on the road onoe more. The recruiting office has been closed aud no more men are enlisted. Coxey says he is afraid to take more than 359 men over the stretch of road from here to Rockville for fear of suffering from hunger. May Tie Up th« Penunylvanla. Pittsburg, April 26.—The miners’ strike has spread to the mines operated by the Pennsylvania railroad and it is expected that this big system will be tied up within a few days. Three thou sand miners employed by the Pennsyl vania railroad in mines along Kiskime- netos river have stopped work. West Virginia AH Right. Roanoke, Va., April 26.—Advices from the Flat Top coal field are to the effect that a sufficient number of miners have pledged themselves not to go out on s strike to prevent any mine from being closed on account of a lack of labor. STATE NEWS. MUST NOT MARRY ABROAD. To Settle the Strike. Minneapolis, April 26.—A committee of the A. R. U., headed by President Debs, has just entered into a conferendo with President Hill, of the Great-North ern for a settlement of tho atrike. During ;t thunder shower on lust Friday sjr.lvrjioon, Mrs. Henry Schro der w sqrioindy shocked by a holt or lightening which, it is supposed struck the lightening rod on the house. Mrs. Schroder was in the ,biick door, and after receiving the shock, fell, her head* striking the sharp edge of a wood or stone corner, cutting an ugly gash, which bled pro fusely. She was unconscious for a short while. Drs. IF. H. and F. II. Wyman res|>ondod promptly to a cull and an hour afterward she was much better. She is now able to be up.— Aiken Journal and Review. — —-«•» •— You can tell what kind of a man a boy will make if you know what man is now his hero. The world i *'!'f > ' , ■ would prefer cm. !.• light t« if they had lo pay for it. »ple who sunlight Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Tuk Best Halve in tin* w< rid for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, I'lce s, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It Is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refundeo* Price 2y cents per boxj Items oi Interest Culled From Our Exchanges. The State Medical Association met at Rock Hill Wednesday. The spire of the Presbj jrian church at Laurens was stn ;k by lightening during a thunder ,-torm last week. It was ffbnsiderably dam aged. J. C. Cooper, one of the jurymen in the Darlington case of inquiry, lias published a letter in which he de clares that he did not understand the verdict as reported by the foreman. All the dispensaries in the State, about sixty in number, including the one in Gaffney, were closed last Sat urday in obedience to the decision rendered by the Supreme Court. Tiie Calhoun Light Infantry, a mil itary company, has been organized at St. Matthews with eighty-eight members. The company adopted resolutions dedaring itself to be non political. The Hebrew Feast of the Passover began last Friday and continued un til to-day. Then* was a gathering of Ihe Hebrew children at Laurens, and at oilier places in the State the event was celebrated. T. T. Talley, has been elected to fill tiie office of city auditor of Colum bia. The office is a new one creation by the board of alderman. Mr. Talley lias for a year past been the book keeper of the Columbia State. Bar rooms are being opened all over the State. “Blind tigers” are no longer blind but have., their eyes wide open. It is characteristic of the feline to open the eyes in nine days but it took nearly two years for ours to “get there.” Col. LeRoy F. Youmans, of Col umbia. delivered an address to the young ladies of Converse college on Arbor Day—Saturday, the 21st. Col. Youmans is a most excellent speaker, as all will testify who have ever had the pleasure of hearing him. Two negroes dropped dead suddenly in different portions of Newberry county Tuesday undone shot another Saturday night near Whitmire’s, and lie died from the effects of the wound Tuesday. The negro who did the shooting surrendered to the sheriff. The Manufacturer’s Record, of Baltimore, prints a number of letters from business men in this State in which they all concur in the belief that there was no necessity for the militia at Darlington, and that it should have no effect on the business of the State. Miss Francis Dominick died Thurs day, April 24, 1894, at her home about one mile below Prosperity. She was about fifty" years of age and had been an invalid for thirty-five years, not having left her bed in that time. She was a member of the Methodist church.—Prosperity Press and Re porter. Fire Wednesday afternoon de stroyed the hosiery mill at tht State penitentiary in Columbia. The total loss by fire was $20,(NK), including the machinery and stock of goods. Tiie building, owned by tire State and value at $8,U00, was a total loss. The .machinery and stock was insured for $9,000.” * - ... Now that the dispensary law has been declared unconstitutional, and the dispensaries closed, and the con stables discharged, some of the mu- icipalities are undertaking to sup press the “blind tiger." They will have as big a time of it as Gov. Till man did and will then probably not succeed. — • J. A. Cook’s little girl, about four years old, caught fire Tuesday at the wash place on her father’s farm, near Reid, and is probably fatally burned. At tiie same place, Wednesday J. H. Roberts’ daughter, ulxiut six years old, suffered the same fate while burning trash in the field, her cloth ing being burned from her body. Messrs. A. B. Williams and J. F. Richardson have leased the Green ville News property and will conduct it as an individual business Richardson is to continue as naan ger and Mr. Williams us editor. There will be no change in its policy and flu* lessees promise t.p improve the paper as fast as patronage will per- Mtt ana- mit. Mrs. HAolTi’ Yisliborn Wardlaw, of thfo comity, died Saturday’ afternoon at.’fhe home of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. K. F. Carroll, at Aiken, H. C. Mrs. Wardlaw was twenty-four years of age, and luid been married not quite a year. She had been in failing health for some time and went to Aiken about three weeks ago in the hope of gaining strength. Henry Gaither has been arrested for causing the death of James Por ter at Spartanburg. On the 23rd of last December Gaither hit Porter in the head with a rock or piece of iron. Porter lingered until last Sunday, when he died. The coroners jury re turned a verdict to tho effect “that the deceased, James Porter, came to his death from a wound inflicted on tho head by Henry’ Gaither on the night of December 23. 1894.” Gaither was immediately arrested on this evi dence and committed to jail. The dispensary at Sumpter was brok n into Monday night, or rather was entered by unlocking the front door, and a quanity of liquor was stolen. A bunch of keys, twenty-one in number, was left hanging lo the lock of the front door. The thieves left by the backdoor. Dispenser W. H. Epperson says that lie thinks that the best liquors were taken, judgfng from the gaps in the shelve All the cheap liquors were in unpacked. Home full have been taken, but he canrf There is a large stock on F^ therefore it Is Impo*** 1 ’ ^ the goods t akem v can <JeU*rmiiRj t \ FRANCE PUTS A BRIDLE ON HER OFFICIALS. It Opens the Way for the Leakage of Diplomatic Secrets Which Does Not Suit the Govern ment at All. Paris, April 26.—President Carnot has signed a decree forbidding French diplomats, consuls and consular agents to marry without the consent of the minister of foreign affairs. Any infrac tion of this decree will bo punished by the dismissal or recall of the offender. It is explained at the foreign office that marriages of representatives of the French government to foreigners are be coming frequent, and the decree may affect the position of those already hav ing foreign wives, but is not aimed at Americans. Premier Casimir-Perier says distinctly that Hie president’s action was not pro voked by American marriages, but by marriages of French representatives to women of other nationalities objectiona ble to the French government. Nevertheless it is thought strange that this action was taken so soon after the marriage of M. Jules Patonotre, and it is significantly remarked that the wife of Count D’Aunay, the hero of a recent diplomatic incident at Copenha gen, is also an American. The decree has caused a stir in diplo matic dlrcles. It revives and extends a measure passed 60 years ago, which af fected the consular service alone. Count de Montholon, the French min ister at Athens, was about to wed the daughter of Count Fe d’Ostiani, Italian minister at Athens. It is believed that considerable amount of resentment will be felt in Italy. Premier Casimir-Perier declares em phatically that the personal position of members of the diplomatic service is so closely allied to their official mission it is imperative that the foreign minister should control their marriages, os deli cate political considerations often arise which the diplomats themselves are not always able to estimate. He hints that the removal of a diplomat may be ren dered necessary by tho fact of his resi dence being where his wife’s relatives live, as they might learn dangerous se crets. The newspapers recall several in stances In which it isr conjectured that important disclosnres have been made by wives of French diplomats abroad. M. Sardou, whoso now play “Dora” is founded upon an episode in the career of General De Cissey, who when min ister of war is understood to have re vealed important secrets to the Baroness Kaulia, says he has information of nu merous instances of woman’s prejudicial intervention in French diplomacy. Immediately after the marriage of M. Jules Patenotro, French ambassador to the United States, and Miss Eleanor Louise, daughter of James El verson, the Philadelphia publisher, last month, the German newspapers began to sharp ly discuss the laxity of French diplo matic rules. Germany does not sanc tion marriages of her representatives with foreigners, and the emperor nipped several in the bud, notably that of Herr Brand, who while minister to China be came betrothed to an American girl. It is believed that the caustic comments of the German press prompted President Carnot’s action. Another American 1 French dit dan rhtorj rir fog involved in an atiemp™ tift&rn through the Princess Waldemar, young est daughter of the Due de Chartres and the favorite sister-in-law of the czar, what was the real disposition of His Russian Majesty towards France. The Countess d’Aunay was f9/ some time in the spring of 1892 calkfld' of in Europe as the co-respoudent lrt the suit which Mme.Clemenceau, also an Ameri can, brought and won against her hus band for absolute divorce. ———, The Sheriff Vindicated. Carrollton, Ga., April 26.—The spe cial committee appointed from the body of tbe grand jury in session at the pres it term of the Carroll superior court, as submitted its report. The commit tee says that Sheriff Hewitt has account ed for all the money he has collected. The committee further says that Sheriff Hewitt has shown them all courtesies, and that his books wore properly kept. A Famous Odd Fellows’ Case Decided. Topeka, April 26.—Judge Hazen, of the district court, decided the celebrated case of Reno county lodge vs. the S rand lodge, Independent Order of Odd ellows, giving the opinion that the E and lodge of Kansas has the right to / the per capita tax for the snppbVt of the Deboissere Odd Fellows’ home in Franklin county. < — — — - " • Judge Turner for Senator. Jesup, Ga., April 26.—Developments of the past week indicate beyond a doubt that duBiguou is no longer a prob ability as a candidate for the senate, aind that Congressman Henry G. Turner is squarely iu the race for the long sena torial term. Killed Hi* Wife’* Father. Salem, W. Va., April 26.—J. W. Samples was fatally shot by J. M. Mor ris, his son-in-law. Tho trouble grew ' out of a domestic quarrel. Morris has been arrested, and three others implica ted in the shooting will be taken into ’ custody. Over a Little Hoard Bill. Charleston, W.Va., April 26.—Wood Davis shot and instantly killed George Samson, his landlord, In a quarrel over a board bill. Davis gave himself up. Self defense is his plea. A Steamer** Long Voyage. vn