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* The Ledger. VOL. T, SO 12. OAFFNEY CITY, S. C. t MAY 4, 18JM. ?1.50 A YEAR. TAKING CARE OF THE HOUSE NEW YORK’S CONVENTION. CALIFORNIA’S COXEYITES. THE FURY OF THE FLAMES. LEADERS ON TRIAL. MR. JOHNSON, OF OHIO IS THE PROTECTOR. He Wants the Public Buildings Com mittee to Investigate and See if the Police Were Too Se vere in the Attack. Washington, May 3.—In the honne, after the paaaage of a few private hille, Mr. Johnson, Democrat of Ohio, pre sented as a privileged matter, a resolu tion directing the committee on public buildings and grounds to investigate the recent occurrences on the capitol grounds and to determine whether unnecessary force was used by the police, whether unoffending citizens were cruelly lieaten and whether the dignity of the house had been violated. The speaker held that no privilege was attached to the resolution, wherenjsm Mr. fohuton asked unanimous consent for Ita fonsideration; hut this was refused. The house then went into a committee •f the whole on the bill to reorganize ♦h* accounting branch of the treasury department, the general debate to bo limited to two hours. In the senate, the tariff bill was taken up at 19:311, ami Mr. Lodge addressed the senate on the measure. BALFOUR ON SILVER. n>« Mnn.tarr Conference I. Now In Se»- ■lon In l.onilon. London, May 3.—The International Bimetallic conference was formally ojiened in the Mansion House. The opening address was delivered by ex- Lord Mayor Sir David Evans. A large number of delegates are present, in cluding some of the best known Uritieh and foreign fttiauciers. The feature of the conference was the speech of Right Hon. A. J. linlfour, conservative leader in the house of com (none. He said many who were suspi cious of the double standard and biniet- allio system now recognize that the l>est safeguard is to rehabilitate silver as one of the greai instruments of the moneta ry transactions of the world. Continuing. Balfour said it was at>so- lately necessary that the monetary func tions of silver should he restored if bus- neas was to l>e carried on njsm a solid basis. The difficulties of international agreement, the speaker insisted, were merely ns to detail, and if any miestion should l»e settled by international agree ment, surely this one should he so settled. Balfour claims that the action of the United States had forced the Indians amt British governments into the sye- tea^iow prevailing, amling: '^P|ie ought to enter into an agreement $it)i t))e countries of the world for a hi- metallic joint standard. ''A solution of the problem is easier pow than It win he five years hence. Hreat is the responsibility of those who keep England In a stupid, selfish situa tion on this great question. COT VERY WILD. A Topeka Mhii Grew Ktcltfxl Over Covey's Arrest anil huOl Mncti. LHlf.'Apo, May 3.—A TojM'ka, Kansas, speciaj says: R. S. Dsltonie, secretary gf State, when tqld that General Coxey ft** arreted because very much excite! and gaye ntteraqce tp soiqe wild re mark*. He aaitl; 'i know what the charge is. 1 expect that this uprising will be pqt down. "There will be no overt action by the peonle until the next election then si multaneous with the returns, flames Will be shot up into the air from the Atlantic to the Pacific and every pala tial residence in the land will 1st de- Stfoyeil in tl)U sitontaneous uprising of tne people. "Woe unto them who have sought to stay this tide for the last six months, fanners are preparing for this." They are selling a horse or a cow and buying rifle* with the proceeds, ami many mechanics are doing the same, Governor i.swelling believed that the arrest of General Coxey will proveto be | a serious blunder. He said: “It will have the effect of | uniting the masses in a common cause. J 'he Populists as a rule look ujion the emonstration In Washington as the be- I ginning of a revolution. T* AiMeinhle May s to KcyIko tlie Slate Constitution. New York, May 3.—Now that the legislature has adjourned the attenthgi of the state will bo directed to the con stitutional convention. This body will meet in Albany at 11 o'clock, May f*. Like the legislature, tho convention will he Republican because of the nomina tion of Maynard by tho Democrats. The people iu their resentment of his nomi nation and to make sure of hi* defeat, jumped out of tho Hi'’ and Tammany frying pan into the Platt fire. The result rf the legislature has prob ably convinced them of their mistake. :t is to be hoped that tho convention will not smphn.s zo the mistake still more forcibly. But if the Republicans see an opportunity to mold the organic law of the state so as to he of partisan ad vantage to them they may be trusted to do so. It was the refusal of the R ‘pub licans to obey the existing constitution and redistrict tho state which eual led that party lor so many years to hold the general assembly and two United .Stats senators in the face of a heavy Demo cratic majority year after year. As far as the count can be made at I ireseut the convention will consist of !ls tepuhlienus an l <3 Democrats. There are four vacanc os, occasioned by resig nation*. One of th-so resignations is William C. Whitney. It is not believed that special elections will be ln-11 to fill these vacancies. It is concede l that Joseph H. Choate will be the president. For the place of secretary tlicra was a contest, and Charles E. Fitch, of Ro chester, lias been settled upon. AGAINST BANK OFFICERS. Fifteen IiHlh'tiiwnt* ICetitriieil in tli<» Or lando lt;mk C.'tftr. Jacksonvii.LE, Fla., May 3. Fifteen Indictments in the Fir -t National bank of Orlando case have been reported by the grand jury in the Unite ! States court here. Twelve true bills were found against Nat Poyntz, and Nat Poyntz and Ollio Y. Poyntz in this case, and three true hills against Ollio Y. Poyntz and Nat Poyntz and W. R. O'Neal, J. B. Parramore and J. H. Lee, charging them with violating‘section .V.'Oll of the revised statutes of ttreJUnited States, which refers to tho embezzle ment of funds, misapplication of fun la and false entries. These parties against whom indict ments were found were all officers and directors of tho bank. The grand jury is still at work in vestigating this case, and it is i-.viiected that another largo batch of indiemu nts against the officials, directors and stock holders will be brought in. A DRUNKEN FIREMAN. TROUBLE IN OHIO. I Cleveland Workmen Wrecking HtilMInge nt Vnrtorjr Coiirrrn*. Ci.kvki.ani>, May 3.—A nob number ling G.OOO or 7,000 men again assembled lin the public square, and marched out |on a mission of destruction. On Scranton avenue every window Iwas broken at the Variety Iron works >nd t|;e nqtlre force of men working rere driven put. Af the Upson Nut and Bolt works all tlie windows were Ibroken, the machinery smashed and the “men forced away. Twenty-five men were driven from |the Church furniture works. At this uolut the police charged the mob and Irova it np the hill on Jennings avenue, Police are being hurried to the scene Vom all available sources. All the re- erve force of police, including mounted nen, have been ordered out. Many ar rests have Wn made. Intense excite- aent prevails in the city. MEXICAN OUTRAGES. ladlen* Amlni.h « tlnttslllon of Tr».. P n sii'l KUI TIm-ih t>i|f. Han Dikgo, Cal., May 3.-News has just been received here that at least 200 kf the SCO Mexican troops sent to quell prising of the Yaqni Indians in low- JalifornU were either killed or led in ambush. Indians stationed themselves ) the troops marching through the - -ud destroyed them with bullets — 1 rolled down from the cliff*. |on and escort, sent to attend the I, were captured by the Yaqula lured. i<mmi Advocate is llic pumkly (taper published ipt iuitlul up- u very rctid- Ti,,. Cnpitnl City •!«* Two Commands t« Contend Willi. Sacramknto, May 3.—There are now nearly 1,000 unemployed men banded together under the title of "Industrial army” camped within the limits of Cal ifornia’s capital city. They are divided into two regiments. One of them, lo cated in Baseball park, is commanded by Mrs. Smith, the woman's rights and socialiatic speaker. Another woman, a Mrs. Wilson, acts as chaplain. She and Mrs. Smith march at the head of the army, and on either side of them is carried a largo American flag. Tlie other regiment, consisting of 3.i0 men, is located in Sutter’s fort, the shel ter of hundreds of gold hunters who came here in pioneer days. This regi ment is commanded by Colonel Inman, who has just been released from the city prison, haring been locked up as a vagrant. Ho sent in his resignation as colonel, but tho regiment refused to ac cept it. Thirty-four of his men desert ed him and went over to the other camn. Great rivalry exists between the two crowds, and they will not treat with each other. Tho luinanites have l>cen supported by private subscriptions and donations of provisions from the city and county authorities. Tho officials say now, however, that they cannot af ford to give any more. Inman's men will try to get away on the proceeds of a series of public entertainments which they intend to give. Colonel Smith, who is not related to the commander-in-chief, made quite a fiery speech to tho men in Basoball park. In tho course of it he said: "We will not be through with Sacramento until we get transportation out of here, with soles for onr shoes and blankets for onr bodies.” There is a strong belief among many citizens that hut very few of the indus trials now iu California have any desire to join Coxey, having banded together for tho sole purpose of getting a free ex cursion to their homes iu the east ami free food along tlie way. Most of them are eastern men who were lured to Cali fornia by stories that plenty of work at good wages was to be found here. The local newspapers editorially ad vise the authorities not to give any further help to the armies. NEW NAVY DRESS. TWO LARGE MILLS ARE DE STROYED. The Greatest Felt Mill in the Country, Employing One Hundred and Seventy-Five Hands, Has Been Destroyed. Toli/jn, May 3.—The enormous saw mills of tlie arsenal at Mourillon, have been burned. The fire lasted three hours and did damage to the amount of 11,230,000. The flames spread rapidly iu spite of the efforts of a large force of sailors and marines, who assisted the firemen. For a time there was groat danger of the fire extending to the ship building yards. Several marines were seriottsly in jured. The origin of the fire is nuknowu. Official inquiry has been Instituted. HI* 4'firrlr**tit'Aft Coni flic of Four. A Holler F\|»1osiou. Rai.kigh, May 8.—Both boilers of Robertson & Godwin’s lumber mill at Williamston exploded, and the noise was heard many miles. A great crowd soon gathered and be gan tho work of removing the wreckage of buildings and machinery in order to rescue the injured. Ten persons had been caught bv falling timbers. One was dead and three were dy.ng. There wore 13 men and women to the mills, and all were hurt. Only one of these was white. One boiler was blown to bits, while the other was blown 30 yards from its bod, part of it going through a steam ship warehouse, 100 yards distant. Other fragments flew 800 yards. The disaster jvas due to carelessness. The fireman, TVDo was drunk, lot the water get too jqw Iff the boilers. (Mint lit ll|s f'lniiw’* Arms. Wn-CH, W. Va., May 3.-<)n Long Bole creek, this county, Benjamin Mar tin. a prominent young man, doped with Miss Eliza Trent, a daughter of Johnson Trent, a loading citizen. Crampton Trent, a brother of the young woman, followed them with a Win chester and, coming niton them in the woods, fired at Martin. Martin re turned the fire, but missed Trent. Trent tired aqi*in, putting a bullet through Martin s bowels, causing him to die in (lis intended bride’s arms in 1 «ss than an hour, Trent escaped. Tlie Kailo.r* llrlviinril. Gki.aiioMa, May yd Editors Burke and Brown weio released by 1'robate Judge Steward on a writ of habeas cor pus. Judge Scott, who was in Perry, was notified, and telegraphed orders to the sheriff to recommit tlie editors. On advice of attorneys tho sheriff decided to disregard tho order. The citizens deemed g wiae to secrete Messrs. Brown and urke fpr the present, as it was thought if Hcott ordered them incarcerated on his return a riot would surely follow. Tli« •lonei-Staiitrt ('uiitpaign. Bristol, Tenn., May 3.—The Sam Jones-George Stuart comb'nati n has reached this town. Six thousand people canie from all parts of tho country. The Silver Lake quartet, of Now York, was present. The idea of tlie Joues-Stuart campaign through Tennessee is to get th« peo; >* to petition tho legislature to naos f ;V a\ option la\y similar to that iff Virg&yKnd Mississippi. IGRAPH BREVITIES, George Adel, proprietor of tho Balti more Sun, is dead. fho strike on tho Great Northern rail road has been settled. George Haines, the Democratic ap- jiointee, has taken charge of tho Savan nah postoffice. The chiefs of police of the United States will hold a convention in st. Louis next Saturday. Beven negroes, an entire family, were poisoned near Butler, S. C’., in some mysterious manner and all will die. Senator Pat Walsh has accepted an invitation to deliver an address in Brooklyn tabernacle ut the Tulmage reception. The Third Ohio district elected Paul J. Sorg, Democrat, over Rath bone tho Republican opponent, to fill houk’s tin- expired term. W. W. Thomas lias been elected president of the Southern Mutual In surance company. of Athens, Ga., to succeed the fate Young Harris. Lexington IfiMpittdi was burnt nut \\ cilnesdny morning, n wok ago. Edi tor Mnrtniin Inst it Iso iiis store and dwelling. Tln> Wliin- llvlnift Must <•<>—Ollier ('IihmKvs Made. V.’ asiiington, May 3 -—There has been a com; leto revision of the uniforms worn by naval officers, under tho direc tion of a board whose reimrt has l>een approved by tho secretary of the navy. Fortunately for the officers, the changes are not such that will entail additional expense and are to to made gradually and so arranged that it will not be necessary for officers to purchase new outfits as a result of tho general over hauling given the present patterns. The present style and character of the navy uniform is regarded as without equal in other services, and the changes which are now ordered are only to make cer tain alterations which the navy at large jias demanded. The present heavy overcoat will lose the belt around tho waist, but in its place there will l>e two straps let into the side seams in the hack above the hips, the right strap to have two but tons of the overcoat pattern, about two inches apart, and the lept strap two cor- responding button holes tho same dis tance apart. The hood is to lie attached to tlie coat only in extremely cold weather, and hereafter nil overcoats are to lie made very full in the back. This prill «ivo them very much tlie appear ance of tho present English effilt which is far from military in design. The present attractive white helmet Worn in hot weather is to be aliolished. White cap covers, to lie used over the’ service cap, take their jdace when white is tho prescrilied uniform. Helmets, however, can be worn by all officers until Jan. 1, when they must disappear. SUITS THE ENGLISH. Nicaragua amt Kiigland Seem to t'mler- • tnml Kacli Otlmr. Managua, May 3.—The government is secretly sending armed men into the Mosquito country. There appear* to bo a secret under standing boUveen Mr. Gosling, the Brit ish minister to Central America, and President Zclaya. The president so far has refused to re move ( ommissioner Lacuyo, who is known to he pursuing a jsdicy -4si the Mosquito country calculated to incite the people against American residents. Only fear of the American warship San Francisco seems to deter him froifl going to extremes. The government claims to hove routed and destroyed Moran's band. Ilnllet I'roof Coat Tent. Bi-ri.in, May 3.—The bullet proof coat is attracting serious attention from the German military authoritiea. The inutoVial has been tested before 20 offi cers, and every precaution was taken to have a genuine test, as it was thought that at the previous tests Dowe bed used cartridges that contained lees now- dew than the army cartridges. Shota were fired at tho material from a dis tance of 10 paces, and the trial was a complete success. Dowe hopes to dl- miafeh the weight of tho material. In the meantime he suggests that it be nsed as a covering for e side of army knapsacks. World’s Fair IHvUUihI*. Cun AGO, May 3.—The World's Fair stockholders are to be paid a 10 per cent dividend. This was decided at a special meeting held Saturday. The treasnrer reported that the fair had a cash balance of *1,450,000. Tlte dividends to be paid are: City of Chicago, ♦.300,000; Colum bian Museum, on stock transfer, 1130,. 000; stockholders, ♦410,000. The re- maining ♦300,000 will bo held by th* treasurer until all the affairs of the tho company are settled. lleiKHlict Will Go Through Washington, May 3.’—The eenate committee on printing Las decided to report favorably to the senate the nomi nation of Thomas E. Benedict for wiub- lic printer. The report will be tnade’N) the next executive session, tfo charge* were filed with the committee axalust Mr. Benedict. Co lev, Drnwne snd .Tonni Ileinaixl n Hear ing Hefore a Jury. Washington, May 3.—Carl Browne, chief marshal of the commonweal, and Christopher Columbus Jones, leader of ths Philadelphia contingent, were placed on trial in the Washington city jiolice court on charges of violating the United States statutes and in interfering with an arrest respectively. Coxey was in court, and was arrested •n a charge of "unlawfully entering the united States caditol grounds and dis playing there a banner, and did injure certain plants and shrubs in the said grounds. Browne demanded a jury trial for each prisoner. The demand was granted, and the cases went over nntil Friday. Bail in ♦300 was demanded in each case, and Coxey, Browne and Jones were locked np until it conld lie obtained. Shortly after 11 o'clock Frank Hume, a wholesale liquor dealer, gave liond for (’oxey and Jones and they were released. Browne also furnished hail. F«lt Mill Ilurnad. Albany, May 3.—Kenwood mill, own ed by Mrs. Sarah Townsend, and opera ted by Hiryck & Argersinger in the manufacture of felt goods, hoe been completely destroyed by tire, together with tho storehouse of the firm end also three tenant houses. The mill was lo cated just outside of the city limits, and employed 173 hands. Its output was the greatest of any felt mill In the United States. The loss is ♦2-30,000, on which the insurance is ♦130,000. SURE AND QUICK, \V*» tliv Work ot tlir Jury Agulnst Tills Negro Crliuluul. Richmond, May 3.—The Staunton, Va., jury in the case of Lawrence Spill- er, the negro charged with the rape and murder of Lottie Rowe, found him guil ty of murder in tho first degree. He was sentenced to hang June 8. Another Virgin I* Outrage. Richmond, May 3.—There is much excitement here, caused by an attempt ed criminal assault made ly Luther Ferguson, colored, aged 111, on a very sweet and attractive little white girl of 8 years, living with her parents at White Neck, Mathews county. The ne gro is in jail, PrUonvrs Eirnpml from JmII. Camdkn, Ark,, May 3.—While Jailer Thomas H. Jones was feeding the pris oners at the county jail, one of th* pris oners struck him with an iron bar, breaking his arm and inflicting several ugly wounds on his head. There were six prisoners in the jail, and five es caped, but one of them hail his leg broken in the struggle and was cap tured, Another was captured by the dogs kept by the oity marshal. The other three are yet at liberty. Young L. <I. Harris. |iri si«|i'nt of t lie Soul lit'i'ii Mut tin I I’Lro liiMuruiKT Coinmini, of Atlu'iM, Ga., is <Jvtvd« Closet! for the Season. Point Pleasant, N. J„ May 3.—The life saving stations on the New Jersey coast hay* closed for tho season, i The citizens of Cumiltn holil n ! inoinorliil meeting on tlu* 2Xtllt, to pay tribute to the memory of Gen. J. B. Kersliuw. There was a laroo out h- urlng, A Medal for an Express Guard. New York, May 3.—As tho United States express train was leaving Wash ington, D. C., Jan. 28, Edward Mills, employed as a guard for the Express i company, shot a man who gave the name of Thomas DeVery, and who. Mills believed, was attempting to rob the train. General Superintendent Topping has presented MUw with a gold watch and a letter from President Platl com- pUmenttng him for his bravery. The Samoa Annexation Rctieins. London, May 3.—In the house of coin- • mons Sir Thomas Esmond and Mr. James F. Hogan questioned the govern ment concerning the proposed annexa tion of Samoa to New Zealand. Sir Edward Gray, under foreign secretary, said it will bo impossible to adopt the proposal of New Zealand without the consent of Germany and the United States, which ther# was no reason to expect. The India Mints Mutt li«op*n. London, May 8.—The Times, in its financial article, says that notwithstand ing the statement of Mr. Henry Fowler, secretary for India, that the government of India did not intend to reopen its mints, it believes it to be ipipi>**lble that the government can maintain this attitnde unless a gold standard can be maintained. Import Duties on the Coni|u«ror. Washington, May 3.-The supreme court has granted the writ of certiorari to bring up the case of Vanderbilt’s yacht ( onqnerur, th* question being the liability of the owner for import duties on the yacht. The case goes oVer to the next terra, beginning May 14, to which the court has adjourned. Flftit Months for Jnror Armstrong. Indianapolis, May 8.—Jnror Arm- strong has been convicted of an attempt to hang the jury in the Indianapolis Na tional bank conspiracy coses and sen tenced to serve eight months' imprison ment. A Soil fstko Party, Halt Lake (Jitv, May 3 —Throe hun dred unemployed men here desire to go to Washington. They have been fed l>y the citizens for the past week. They propose to start on foot. Must Not Take tho Money. Columbia, S. O., May. 3.—Comptroll er General Ellerhe has issued a circular to county treasurers ordering them not to receive money tendered them for state licenses to sell liquors. Wreck on th# llarllii(toa Roait. St. Louis, May 3.—The wreck of a passenger train on the Burlington road is reported from the northern part of the city. Two persons killed and sev eral 'ured. STATE NEWS. THE NEW SUGAR SCHEDULE Kelly’s frowtl StremlvJ. Des Moines, la., May 3.—Kelly's army of Coxeyites is still hern, unable to get tnuis[H>rtation. Provisions are scare, and the citizens are not inclined to furnish any more to them. YALE STUDENTS HALTED. They XVIII Not II# Alloovtl to Muk# Any Dr monstratlon. New IIax’KN, May 8.—A mass meet ing of the students of tho Yale Law school to determine the proper mode of receiving the New England industrial army was dispersed in a dramatic man ner. Committees were being appointed, and orators being enrolled, and funds being subscribed, when Dean Way land made his appearance. He strode uimiii the platform, and before the chairman could declare that ho was “out of or der,” he had ls*gun a vigorous address. ^ “I guard with Jealousy the honor of Yale law school, and I hope that none of its memliers will so far forget their dignity as to form part of the soap shunning, vermin haunted rabble which may soon be in this town.” Dean Way land was cheered, and no official action was taken by the meet ing. Some of the law school students assert that they will join in the Yale academic department when tho peregri- nators arrive. Striker- Ordered to Vncats. Birmingh am, Ala., May 3.-Tho striking miners at Blue Creek have been ordered to vacate their houses by the company. They went out grumbling. Two strikers were arrested at Day's Gap charged with having broken into the postottice. The facts in the case have not been reported here. Suffering is beginning to become apparent among the s rikers. Th# Strike In Aluhnnia, Birmingham, May 3.—The mine situ ation remains practically unchanged. The force of negroes put to work at Blue Creek has been increased and the strike at this point is about broken. At other places the mines are idle, except a few mines where small forces are work ing. The strikers, though threatened with starvation, are firm. Many are leaving. Mpxlmn HitndIt - Shot, San Antonio, Tex., May 3.—Sixto Cereda, the leader of a bund of brigands that has been terrorizing tho people of the district around the town of Cupula, In the state of Sinaloa, Mexico, has been captured. Four of Cere la's hand were killed by the captors. Ceroda will bo •hot. AMSsuDiatliin of a Trxmi. St. Augustine, Tex., May 3.—The settlement 12 miles west of hero is greatly stirred up over the assassination of James Garrett. Garrett was called out into the yard and as soon a* he was Outside he was shot to death. There is no clue to the assassins. Gainho anil HI* Family Fuiaoned. London, May 3.—Tlie government lias received advices from Buluwayo stating that Lobengtila's brother-in-law, Gam- bo, and his entire family have died from the effects of poison. The authorities are investigating the matter. N|iiikan#’* Municipal Kl#cti»n. Spokane, Wash., May 3.- Return* thus far indicate that the Republicans have carried the municipal election over th* fusion of Democrats and Populists by majorities ranging from 1U0 to 300. Dynainlt#r Daly for I’arllanicnt. Dublin, May 3.—The amnesty party announces its intention to run the dyna miter Daly, who is now in prison, os a candidate for member of narliament for Limerick at the general election. Mr. John P. Thomas, Jr., city at torney for Columbia has ri’inliTcil an opinion ns to tin- license question. IL advises that council issue licenses provided the county treasurer lias previously issued a license to the ap- I plieant. As the treasurer has received instructions not toreeeive any money for licenses il is not seen bow the city can issue them under tin* law as const rued by Mr. Thomas. The turning of a small wheel at Columbia last week by Arctas Blood of Massachusetts, set in motion the machinery of the largest mill under one roof in the I'nited States, and marked the beginning of a larger growth for Columbia. The mill, tliougli less than half completed, is ready for work. It is five stories high, and one-lifti’ciith of a mile long, and will bo dev ‘ed *0 | ■ manufaet lire of eottou il i a. In addition to its Items ot Interest Culled From Our Exchanges. Leo is the attraction at Spartan burg this week. A military company has been or ganized at Carlisle xvith about twenty members. Mr. W.K. Bates was elec ted captain, and W. II. Jeter and \V. II. Gest first and second lieuten- i ants. Columbia's electric railroad ex tension to Shandon, ♦’ o newsurburbs ' has been completei and the road handled ovr 3000 pa? i gers last Sun day The road will also ho extended to the Congaree rivvor bridge, work i having been eommeneed on that end. The governor has commuted the sentence of Andrew Walker, who was to have been hanged today for eom- i plieity iu the murder of an old negro named Isaac Wilson last June at | Chester, to that of life imprison- ! meat, extenuating circumstances be ing urged. R. L. Whites has taken into eo- I partnership E. B. Kihler. The two : will jointly publish the Prosperity Press and Reporter at Prosperity. | These two young men are enterpris ing and deserving of success and al- 1 ready tlie paper shows a marked im- ^ provement. A difficulty occurred about one mile below llonea Pat bTuesday morn ing bet ween .1. C. Keay and Cbas. Rich ey, colored, Mr. Keay was shot in the right leg just below the thigh. The | negro fired two shots, the first one i taking effect. After the shooting the ! negro ran. Parties are scouring the j woods for him. A negro named Dan Sheppard was I on Monday arrested at Prosperity for assault and battery and attempted i assault upon his step-daughter and : placed iu the station house. During J the night he made a rope of the bed- j clothing and hung himself from the j grating of the window. He had been ! arrested once before for the same of- j fence*. Sunday afternoon during a rain : storm at Rock Hill lightning struck the brick warehouse of HicGlohcCot- ton Mills, tearing off the sideand set ting fire to about 2.'>() bales of cotton wbieli were stored In it. The eotton was almost totally destroyed, as the lire bad gained much headway before the lire department arrived. The wind was blowing with eonsiderable force,and hut for theeffieient work of the firemen the large Globe Mills would have eaught. The eotton was fully insured. Two elevator shafts at the Industrial College were hlo | wii down during the storm. Etta Jane Notes. [Corri’s|)ondenec of Tin: Ledger. ] Etta Jam:. May I.—Last night a mad dog hit several other dogs on the South side of Thickety ereek. Mr. Them Morris killed it this morning on bis front piazza. A general dog killing took plaee this morning. Mr. A. A. Sarrntt is repairing his mills on Thickety ereek. The weather, at present, is quite dry, and farmers are about out of work. "I’ni’le Kiah” McKissick says if it fails to rain today we will have a good crop of grapes this year. The "Means grass” is putting up along our banks, and in a few weeks, with good seasons, our farmers will have plenty of feed for their stork. The young folks propose to have a fishing party at "Sand Bar” on Pnco- let next Saturday. Invitations are being sent to all t he ladles and li.aux to attend. .More w-ddiii^s will, no doubt, he tlie result. Mr. John A. Homes, of Grimlcy- ville. is still in a low state of health, with hut littIt-hopes of recovery. He is suffering with Bright’s disease. Candidates urc beginning to show themselves. It won't do. gentlemen, to tackle these crusty old farmers for their votes while the\ are busy with their farms or looking after some in dolent tenant. You must get them in a goial frame of mind for it, and then pour TMlmnnism or anti-Till- : numism (just as it suits them best) into t heir ears, and you’ll he alright if they never find it out. Your capacity to do gtaal or harm will never he questioned by any of them. There is a gimd deal of sickness in ; this county, and some eases had off. I Dr. B. D. Bates is riding constant ly. We are running around and re planting our old corn. The cut worms I have been very destructive on some farms, and many fields of corn will be planted over. Since the squelching of the dispen- ( sary we have bad plenty of liquor, but no news. . Our old friend and army comrade, Wess MeKown, of lliekory Grove, passed here today on bis way to Union for bis daughter, who lias been visiting relatives in that town. The Pearson evangelistic meeting in Yorkville will be attended by different parties from this section. The meeting is expected to continue until the 10th in^t. and railroad fare, I understand, from Hiehory Grove is only 30 cents, going and returning. A good rain, I understand, fell in the Star Farm nfighliorhood last Sab bath evening. Boh Littlejohn, an old colored citi zen, died suddenly at Mr. J. II. Wil kin's plantation last Saturday. His disease was apoplexy. j. l. si MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS CLASH IN CONFERENCE. A Quarter Century Test. Fora quarter of a century Dr. being the forerunner of numerous King’s New Discovery has Ir’oii tested and the millions who have received benefit from its use testify to its won derful curative powers in "all diseases of Throat, ('beat and Lungs. A rein* edythat has stood the test so long and that has given so universal satis faction Is no cx|K‘riment. Each )Kit tle is positively guaranteed to give relief, or the money will be refunded; It l« admitted to Is* the most reliable for ('oughs and Cold#. Trial bot-tj enterprses for Columbia, and bearing the distinction of being larger than the famous King-Pbillip mill of Lowell, Mass., there is a feature alMiut it that will revolutionize mill const ruction. This is the application of electricity to cotton manufactur ing, the power from the canal, and trunsmited over wires to fifteen elec tric dynamos in the mill. The mill will have in all, IKJHHI spindles, which are equal to IW.OOi} spindles, i Free at \V. B. Du ot ordinary coiuitrucUon, » Lunm si™ YUi* un .i If Any Attempt is Made to Give the Trust All It K^s Demanded the House Will Demand Free Sugar. Washington, May 3.—The proposed changes in the sugar schedule will, if adopted in the senate, lead to some in teresting complications in tlie house. The trust was unable to juggle the su gar schedule in the ways and means committee, and so strong was tho free sugar sentiment among the house Dem ocrats that the small duty on refined sugar reported in the Wilson bill was defeated by a large majority. The first changes made by tho senate finance committee, providing for gradu ated duties on the basis of polariscopic tests, stirred up um indignation in the house and this feeh „ "is .been intensi fied by the second complete recasting of the schedule. A prominent Democratic member of the ways and means committed said he was "astounded at the proposal to ro- modify the sugar schedule solely in the trust’s interest.” He said, moreover, "that no schedule such as had been demanded by the con- fervatives carrying a 40 per cent nd valorem tax, with 1-8 of a cent additional and extending tho bounty until 18H.3, would bo accented by the house.” "To pass a bill,” said he, "giving tho sugar trust practically all it has asked would prove more serious to the Demo cratic party than the failure to pass a tariff bill. A Democratic attorney gen eral will not prosecute the sugar trust, and the Democratic senate, apparently, is ready to grant concessions so that tho profits of tlie trust may bo increased. "Secretary Carlisle urged tlie ways and means committee to fix the duty on refined at 3-10 of a cent, but tho committee reduced this. I believe that if the Democratic senate should pass a sugar schedule as outlined tlte Demo crats will have no license to denounce trusts in the future. But tho house will never pass such a schedule, and the trust will speedily bo convinced of this fact.” The Louisiana members of tlie house, who at first holieved that a 10 per cent duty xvould provide ample protection, providing the bounty was paid on this year’s crop, are beginning to see how they may he tricked by tho trust under the operation of such a schedule. They have been figuring on a 40 per cent ad valorem duty on tho American price of sugar. It is now figured out that some of tho foreign centrifugals, even with the 40 per cent duty, may bo imported and sold at less than tho present Ameri can price of sugar. This would result from the fact that tho 40 per cent would be imposed on tho foreign price and not on the miotations in the American mar ket. Without the bounty, tho Louis iana planters would bo brought into competition with the German sugars, which, it is said, would be loaded at New York as cheap as Louisiana sugar, even with a 40 per cent duty. How the proposed duty will decrease the revenues and at the same time af ford the trust an additional margin of profit is easily established. Centrifugals of 90 degrees polariscope nre made sub ject to a duty of 1.22 under tho senate tariff hill as first reported. As centri- fugnls are now quoted nt 2 3-4 cents a I* nd on a 40 per cent basis, the gov- < • .n*nt would realize only 1 1-10 cents, ’x’ui i would give the trust about 1-8 of a cent more margin on tlie raw. Tho new schedule, in other words, is only an indirect way of getting 1-4 of a cent protection. There is no doubt that a strong fight will l>e made in the house to Insist upon free sugar, raw or refined. Dl»* Usea » Silver Pick. City of Mexico, May 3.—With a sil ver pick President Diaz has finished the opening from end to end of tho seven mile tunnel out of tlie Valley of Mexico. SeYeral members of the cabinet and other prominent persons were present. After the o|M>uing had lieen made a luncheon was served and informal exor cises indulged in. The tunnel and ca nal, which it is hoped will at last suc cessfully drain the valley and thus re move all danger to the City of Mexico from inundation, have been in course of construction for many years, and when finished will have cost nearly 110,000,000. Ill#g»lly Fulil Peimloii* Itcrovoreil. Washington, May • —A statement prepared at tho (tension bureau shows that during the year ended April 1 |28,- B13 illegally paid to j tensioners were re covered against ♦10,183 for the previous year. It is also stated that almostfl,- 000,000 have been saved to the govern ment in intended payments on admitted and pending claims prevented by the discovery of the fraud and punishment of the offenders. During the year the law division of the bureou caused 190 arrests, 841 indictments, 101 convic tions, 73 sentences, while .3.3 of those ar rested were acquitted. Protecting Chinese Children'* Feet. San Francisco, May 3.—An arrest has l>een made here for tho purpose of obtaining a legal decision as to whether resident Chinese shall l>e allowed to de form the feet of their female children according to Chinese customs, t Hikers of the Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Children arreoted Ching Say, a Clay street merchant, for bandaging his daughter’s feet to keep them from growing. Tho officers intend to make a test oase, and if successful, to prosecute otnex Mongolian offenders. Hauled a Corps# on a Cow-Catcher. Pittsburg, May 8.—A corpse had a ride on the pilot of the Pennsylvania limited express. When the tr* into the union dei ploy** saw whj colored mani arid*. Wt they i sapi 8l tiled font rgu tiizc GOV’ *1