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The Weekly Ledger VOL. I. NO. 13. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., MAY 11, 1894. £1.50 A YEAR. COXEY SECURES A HEARING. THE HOUSE COMMITTEE LEND AN EAR. Mr. Ryan Pressed Coxey for Proof of the Assertion that He Repre sented 99 Per Cent of the Population. ■’ WABHi-^OTQ.f, May 10.—•‘Genaral” Coxey It a a Just been before the house Committee on labor and presented a pe tition from the commonweal army that he and Carl Browne be permitted to ad- ireea the committee in behalf of the Coxey bllla for the construction of good toads and for the issue of non-interest Waring bonds. Coxey supplemented the reading of the petition with a brief statement and then answered* questions put to him by members of the committee. He assart ed that commonwealers had tramped to - Washington and now they wanted a Committee apnointeT to hear them on the good roads bill and non-interest Waring bond bill. Thera are billions of dollars worth of Im provements throughout the country to be made, he said, and there are mil- Uons 0/ men to make them. There is put one thing standing in the way, and that Ip money. Ninety-nine per cent of th® piople, he asserted, ought to have the tame privileges that are granted to 1 tor cent of the people for 18 years—the iatlocal banking class. ae asked the same privileges for the Wfople he represented, and asserted that |os passage of the two bills above refer- , fed to Would solve the industrial depres- Hon and set all men at work. Rspr esentntivo Ryan, Democrat, of Nsw York, pressed the question upon Coxey aa to what warrant he had lor laying he represented O'J per cent of the people. ‘•Take the Farmera’ Alliance, the Knights of Labor and other organina- ttons," said Coxey, “and they ar6 all in sympathy with this movement.” "But,’ pressed Mr. Ryan, "don't you think more than one per cent, of "the people are represented through their eh -sen members in congress?” “Tei,” said Coxey. "but as a rule they are misrepresented instead of reo- feeented.” “Well,” querried Mr. Ryan, “have you any showing to make, or any proofs W offer, that you represent Vj per cent, •f tha people?” "Ko," said Coxey, after thinking a moment. “I don’t claim that.” This closed Coxey'a hearing, and the j ( sncral retired to read tiie illustrated | ccounts In the morning papers of his •onvlction in court. ALLEN’S RESOLUTION. ■e Wunl* Coxey'* Arreit Investlgatril. Coxey \Vn» Convicted by the Jury. Washington, May 10 .—Senator Al len's resolution for the appointment of • select committee to investigate the po lice assault npou and the arrest of Cox ey. Browne and Jones in the capitol { rounds May 1, was laid before the sen te, and Mr. Allen argued in its sup port. After he had spoken for upwards of •n hour Mr. Sherman arose and replied br iefly. Tiie resolution went over for a t sy and the tariff bill was taken up. Ir. Aldrich addressed tiie senate on the pending amendment. The u ouse is engaged in consideration of the naval appropriation bill. New* from Nicaragua. The state department is officially in formed that the Nicaraguan govern ment has restored the exequatur of Bralda the American consul at Greystown. They Found Coxey Guilty. Washington, May 10.—The jury in the Coxey-Browne-Jonea trial found the defendants guilty. After a deliberation of a little over thfM hoUrs’ duration, the jury returned for instructions upon some points of the OMe. and. five minutes later, rendered a ▼erdlot of guiltv. ▲11 three of the accused were con victed on the first count of the indict ment. which charged them with dis playing on the oapitoi grounds the ban ker of the Coxey Good Roads associa tion. Jones, of Philadelphia, was ao- ' the second count, which ao- 6f treading on the grass, hat i Browne convicted. . AGAINST PROSECUTION. .Mm SocialUU Attempted to Shield a Deputy Who Incited Riot. r Atue, May 10.—The socialist extreme left attempted to defeat the government the question of the prosecution of M. ousialnt, ths deputy who interfered With the strike of the workmen employ- •d at he f rlgnao Iron works, by ind- Wbg t is men to continue the strike, and WM I alto accused of insulting the au- foorit M. The committee of the cham ber, which has been considering the ghMtlOQ of proeedbtlng M. Tousealnt, lave reported against the prosecution’, 2° th * immunity of mem- ben of thfc Chamber of deputies. Premier UMimir-Perier, however, in- aUttd WOD the prosecution, claiming tAM public opinion demanded it and Mdiug tbit the chamber Troubl en- eourate agitation apd disorder If it eua- e cdEhmlttiA. JertW. spewing for the sodal- jefl. Insisted tbit the proeeou- |- TopSealnt shoald b' A ban. J hen the matter was put to Stmtiee supported the gov- 1 by a vote of *9116 220. ind. illtly. thf government will pros- .f^besant. For Inxaitlnt • L*dy. Tex., ilay 10.—A dispatch States that a negro who had pddreaspd a *oU to A young lady of West, had been in Jail there, and at K:30 p. m. iben broke the jail down and the negro out, ana while a rope being made read? the negro ran, raa phot and mortally wouflded. ff Burke has left to investigate the The ohalga Tobacco Company of >\ alballu shipped law! week two tlioiiM- ands pounds of their plug tobacco to Richmond. Va., whore they had fuutlc u ijulc to tobacco dealers. MOST TOO AFFECTIONATE A CheMaiton Poster Hat'HI* Fruialc Ad mirer Arretted. . Chharleston, May 10 —Sonwthlng of a sensation baa been caused by the arrest of a well known lady who is s is- pected to be insane. The arrest 1 as caused at the instance of a young piy^ ■iclan, who says she has annoyed Mm by unwelcome attentions. The love-elck lady is supposed tc be of unsound mind. She has a knacK of falling in love with young pien, vho •he annoys very much by sending taero billets-doux, flowers and the like. She la subject to strange hallucinations and is at times irresponsible. She hot been arrested several times before for annoy ing citizens, but the latest escapade is one of a rather startling character and brings her Once more in contact with the police. Here, of Vte. so the story goes, a young physician had been tormented by the lady, who professed to love the doc tor ana believed he intended to marry her. She sent him numerous tokens of her affection, but receiving no response she became desperate and threatened his life. From professional experience he knew her to be Insane, and thought the best plan would bo to have her arrested. He called on the chief of police, who promptly had her brought in and locked up. Later, jshe was sent to the dty hospital, where proceedings will be in stituted to inquire into her sanity. ASKED TO INTERFERE. THE CHICAGO BANKERS. They Hare Qffaniiad in the Interest el InteVi(ktl<>nal Bimetallism. Chicago, May 10.—Fifty of Chicago’s best known bankers, mer^hantl and manufacturers have pledged themselves to International bimetallism. A nurp- her of prominent financiers recently prepared this statement: “The committee Is formed for ths purpose of promoting the establishment of International bimetallism upon ths general plan of the Latin union, but with a broader basis, Those concerned in tno movement, while earnestly op posed to free coinage of silver or ahy In creased use of silver b? this country, independent 0* international action and agreement, believe that the repeal of ths purchase clause of the Bherman act affords a fitting and fortunate opportu nity for advancing the cause of inter national bimetallism. They believe that the day is not far distant when the necessities of commerce will compel th' international use of silver as well as 0; FOUR MEN BADLY BEATEN. PENNSYLVANIA STRIKERS AT TACK HILL FARM*M’NERS. Deputies Armed With Winchesters Rushed to the Rescue and Open Fire on the Mob, and it is Dispersed. Satolll Will D<- Appealed to In the Maii- Malono Trouble. Denvkr, May 10.—Father Sullivan now reads mass at St parishioners as were not brought under Bishop Matz’s order of extommunica- 1 tlon along with thoir pastor, Father Ma lone. A mooting of tho members of St. Joseph’s congregation has boon Jwld in Barnard s hall .to take some stops to wards laying the matter before the upos-‘ tolic delegate when lie comes. The - controversy has stirred up tre mendous indignation against the bishop, and since last Wednesday petitions to Mgr. Satolli to have Father -Malone re stored to his church - have been circu lated. and thousands have already sign ed them. Archbishop Chappie has no tified the bishop that he will bo in Den ver to settle tho controversy, but the Jast action of tho bishop requires such prompt attention that, beyond doubt, the apostolic delegate himself will come to Denver to settle the matter, as ho alone can now remove tho ban placed upon the congregation. A KOREAN MURD.IR. J gold In tho currencies throughout the world.” Franklin H. Head, who was appointed secretary to the committee, is obtaining signatures. Among those already ob tained are those of Marshall Field, Ly man J. Gag ', George M. Pullman, Philip D. Armour, Franklin MacVeagh, H. H, Porter, John R. Walsh, H. H. Kohlsaat, O. W. Potter, John DeKoven, J. W. Doane, T. B. Blackstone, Victor F. Law- son, William Penn Nixon, Joseph Me- dill, Robert T. Lincoln, Erskine M. Phelps, Marvin Hughltt and H. N. Hig- inbotham. Secretary Head saidj Joseph's to such , ^ England will enter an intemation- , , ,, , 4 agreement to accept a bimetallic sys- t hroncrht nn,W tem everJr other ^ power wll , do ^ same and gold will cease to appreciate, price* will stop falling and prosperity will be universally restored. If there is not some kind of a change soon India will be as bankrupt as Argentina, Gua temala, Turkey and Egypt are now, and England knows it. That is why the time is ripe to make amove for international bimetallism.” Illah OfflfilnU Sanction tli«. ,t* atHln’* Deeil—A MinUtcr In I It,- plot. Sax Fiianusco, May 1 .—From ad vices received by tho China steamer it is learned that Japan is greatly excited on account of the murder of a Korean refugee kim Ok Kum at Shanghai an l the orgies held by tho victim's enetn e* when the news of his murder was re ceived. Tho Korean king made no at tempt to conceal his satisfaction over the killing of Kim, congratulating the commissioner of public works that Hong, the assassin, had been so success ful. Hong was a devoted retainer of the commissioner. It is charged that the king not only knew of the murder ous plot, but gav^yt his sanction. It is said that the murderer has been re warded with a high army position and will be made a noble. A Japanese newspaper says that the Chinese minis ter at Tokio knew of the plot and helped to lure him to Shanghai. To<|Much for Frank’s Nerve. St. Louis, May 10.—Frank Janies, the surviving brother of Jesse Janu-s, whoso reputation for nerve was second to no man’s, fainted here under so harmless a weapon as a vaccine quill. He came here with his horses from Nashville, and before being admitted to the fair grounds was compelled to submit to vac cination, because of the presence of smallpox in the stables. As soon as tho quill had touched his arm he fainted away, and it was some time before he revived. A State Trial In Vienna. London, May 10.—A Vienna dispatch reports that the state trial of 23 members of the executive committee of the Rou manian National party in Hungary be gan at Klausenburg Monday. The pris oners are charged with publishing a document in several languages, de nouncing the act of tho union of Austria and Hungary, pnd declaring that Tran sylvania was unjustly deprived of its autonomy by the union with Hungary. Death of a Maixachuxettx Democrat. Haveuill, May 10.—Colonel Henry Hosford Hale has just died at his resi dence in Bradford. He was one of the proprietors of the woollen mills at boutb Groveland, and the owner of the noted Island Stock farm, in Bradford. He was a Knight Templar, and served on Governor B, F. Butler’s staff in . 1888, and was a delegate to the Democratic convention when Grover Cleveland was nominated for president in 1884. Anothar Fatal Explosion. London, May 10.—An explosion, the fourth within a year, took place at the Cordite work*, near Waltham abbey, 18 miles from this city. Thousands of jars of nitrate and sulphuric add wore suddenly exploded, causing the loss of several livee and shaking all the houses In the neighborhood. Four people were killed two people buried in the debris and bo injured by the explosion. Divided on a Question of Hrcad. Westville, Ind., May 10.—The Ran dall army Is now composed of two hos tile factions, encamped near each other four miles bevond here. The question of food caused the division. A strong miqority charged that the majority was feeding on ham and egg* while It Wax barely able to live. . Bayard Going to Paris. . London, May 10.—The Honorable Thomas F. Bayard, the United Btatee ambassador, and Mrs. Bayard will leave London on Friday next for Dublin In order to spmd a few days at the castle os the gueets of Lord Houghton, the lord lieutenant of Ireland. WOMAN IN IT. Browne Threatened with Aloro Prosecutions. Massillon, O., May 10.—The pros pect of arreti 011 the criminal charge of abduction awaits Messrs. Coxey and Browne when Judge Miller, of Wash ington, is done with them. This trouble is in consequence of the appearance of Miss Coxey as the "Angel of Peacs” in thoir Mav day parade. Her mother, Mrs. Caroline Coxey, divorced wife of the “general," and a sister of ex-Con- gressinan Amerman, of Pennsylvania, announces her intention of having Browne and Coxey arrested the moment they put foot on Ohio soil, and may car ry the war to the District of Columbia. She also complains that her late hus band has forgotten to pay -her the remit tance due her for the support of her three children and interest upon the ali mony granted her by tho court, due on April 1. She contemplates attaching the receipts of the Coxey dime museum or forclosing a second mortgage which she holds on the Coxey stone quarry. LEASES CANCELLED. American* in a Fair Way to Suffer Heavy I.osi iu Nicaragua. • New Oiilkans, May 10.—Latest ad vices from Bluofields report that in gn awer to tho demand of British Minister Goslin, Nicaragua has cancelled her withdrawal of British Consul Bingham’s exequator. The Nicaraguans have taken charge of leased lands at Blnefields Bluff be longing to Americans, and say that all leases for over eight years will be can celed as Illegal, though improvements amounting to over $1,000,000 have been placed thereon by Americans and Nica raguans. CoNNfixeviLLE, Fa., May 10.—Hill Farm plant fired up at 8 a. m., with a large force of men qnder aitfotif guard of deputies. About 8 o’clock everything wax quiet and the deputies left tbe Works. A few mlpates later, the strik ers, armed With clubs, stones and coks forks, quietly advanced under cover of the darknese, the men at work did not see them unljl they were close at band, when most or them fled tor their lives. Victof Harburg and tnree other work men were surrounded Iw the strikers. They attempted to defend themselves but were knocked senseless and almost beaten to degth. The snarp report of a Winchester announced the approach of the deputiee and the mob fled in every direction, closely followed by tbe depu ties, wno fired repeatedly. Several were wOunded but none were captured. NINE RIOTERS KILLED, And Twenty Wounded by the Austrian Fo. lice at Polish-Anitrlan Mines. Troppan, Silesia, May 10.—The strik ing miners made a desperate attack up on a detachment of gendarmes who were guardirg the colliery in Pollsh- Austrla, wifi the object of making a raid upon the mines and buildings in order to drive away the men who were at work. The gendarmes fired on the rioters, killing fl and wounding 20. Tha Strike Stagnates Trafllo. Akhlaxd, I£y., May 10.—Owing to the continued Kanawha strike and great falling off of business ths C. & O. road has cut off 20 telegraph offlees on these local divisions. Lexington, Cincinnati, *ud Big Sandy. Train man, section men, office men and all of the carpen- CAPTURED A TRAIN. Tramps Hold m High Hand Against Pclie* and Passengers. CiNQUtNATi, May 10.—The Cleveland paspenget and dfprees pn the BaitliUpyo •nd Ohio Southweaterp railroad ieapflg Clnolnhatj at 8 O'clock, was held uj near Wyoming by abppt 20 tram. The traip crew drove tfcA intruderfc fill, bu\ as soop os the train started 1 bpirded it igaln. The trainmen nOMl the Lochlaim police and they stopr thf traffi pujt outside that town. The police were about to attack when the tfamps brandished revolvers and klnbe. The terrified passengers asked the police to make no attempt to drive On the traums'ana ths train proceeded with the unmolested hobos. Galvin Escorted Through McKeesport. McKeesport. Pa., May 10.—At 10 a. m. Colonel Galviu and his army, 2Q0 strong, were escorted by a squad of po lice to Third avenue bridge, which crosses to Roy cold ton borough. Ths g m? Immediately proceeded on the wfty Elizabeth, and will follow Coxey’s route over the ihduntains. ABSOLUTE PROHIBITION. toy. brid| aUspem 230 wi three da but one painting crews will be DUsiness picks up. Fully brown Out of work. In s. on th% Lexington division, relght trkln has been run. The Lady’s Assailant Caught. Richmond, May 10.—A special from Iron Gate, Va., says: The white man Q *#***_,,. ^ ^ c— who vaulted Mias Pierson, n«r Engl. * K^ttra'^Und ^ Rock, was captured in the mountaine one mile west of Galawater station, by Robert Carper. He gives the name of George Dotson, of Lewisburg, W. Va. He was promptly turned over to the officers of the law, who, to prevent mob violence, hurried him off to Fincastle jail, strongly guarded. Excitement is running high, but it is thought the peo ple will yield to the majesty of* the law. At last accounts Miss Pierson’s condi tion was more favorable toward recov ery. Sentenced for Seven Years. Brooklyn, May 10.—William D. Lob- man, ex-cashier of the excise depart ment of this city, who was recently brought back from Toronto, wax sen tenced by J udge Moore to imprisonment In Sing Sing for seven years and four months. Lohman pleaded guilty to two indictments for grand larceny of $100 tocwTtlffg to ^ Shot While Resitting Arrest* St. Loris, May 10.—Sergeant of Po lice Woodlock shot and instantly killed George Kennedy. Kennedy was walk ing on Grand avenue near Francis street. He was acting in a disorderly manner And tbe shooting was done while resisting arrest. To Spin Around th« World. New York, May 10.—H. A. Hill, the famous trick bicycle rider, with his manager, Eugene Ponltier, started from the city hall at noon on a “Safety” for a trip around the world. TELEGRAPH BREVITIES. Joe Kirk was crushed under falling timbers at the Rock Run furnace in Alabama and instantly killed. The citizens’ club, of Savannah has demanded the removal of City Registrar McIntyre for alleged Improper handling of the dty tax lists. Major W. H. Gibbs, charged with embezzling goveramont funds at Jack, •on, Miss., is too sick for ft-ial; accord ing to the affidavit of Ms doctor. Jesse Dickens, who stabbed and killed Arnold Schwartzeky in Angnxta, has been convicted of voluntary manalaugh- ter and sentjneed to seven years in the Georgia penitentiary. Misers Notified to Go. South Pittsburg, Tenn., May 10.— The striking miners at Whitwell havlug been given notice to take their tools out Of the mine and to vahfits the property, some of them are leaving ths town. In discussing the putting of convicts into the mine! some miners threaten to blow up the dynamos and cut ths ropes if this is done. Two hundred convicts have been put into the mines at Tracy City, Tho Work of the Strikers. Altoona, Pa., May 10.—An order taking effect at once has been issned to employes of tbe Pennsylvania railroad shops at this place to work only four days each day—9 hours on each of these days. It affects 7,600 men and paraly zes business to 4 erefit extent In this dty. The dapressrop Is attributed to the present coal strike. Uig Strike (n Austria. Vienna, May 10.—The strike of the miners at Olmuz Bavaria is still spread ing and additional troops have been sent to the scene to prevent disorder. The strike Includes 8,000 miners. - ■ , r_r - Invited to Visit Gsorgla. Washington, May 10.—Senators Gor don, Walsh and Jarvis, Representative Block, of Georgia, and Dr. Walter C. Morphy, of Washington, D. C., called npou Secretary Morton and Assistant Galvin’s Msu Arrested. Pittsburg, May 10.—Twenty-three of Galvin’s army were arrested at Elrod and brought here and locked up. They hod boarded the east bound Baltimore and Ohio train and practically taken posses bio n. In the police court the men were sen tenced to 20 days’ imprisonment in the county jail. General Kell/ Sails. Des Moines, May 10.—Commander Kelly sailed for Washington shortly after noon. His flotilla consists of 150 flat boats. About 1.830 men sailed. Ten boats were filled with provisions. Savannah’s Big Turpentine Deal. Sanannah, May 10. — The largest transactions ever known in the history of the epirits of turpentine trade have { net been made hero, ' the ealea being 0,000 caske, amounting to about $130, 000. The priefi was 2fl 1-2 cents per gal lon, at which the factors hate been bold ing their stock for about two weeks, foiling every effort J>y tbe exporters to understood that mente are quite r . are In port ready to load and others are due here within the nfigt month. The naval stores o{ier- fithrs and factors are delighted as to the prospecte of a good season for the product of the pine. That Jacksonville Bond Issue. The Supreme Court Decides Promptly Against the Liquor Business. Columbia, May 8.—South Carolina is under prohibition. The Supreme Court to-d&y decided the Florence cases, and thereby settled the ques tion that has been vexing the State. An injunction was Asked to restrain the city council of Florence from granting licenses for selling liquor on the ground that there is no law authorizing the grant thereof. In its-decision the court says that under the law as it now stands there is no authority invested with thq power to grant licenses for the sale of liquor in this State, and hence the act of the city council in granting such licenses is void. The court, therefore, grants the injunction. The court Jikewiso refused a motion for discharge of J. Ellisa Brown, who was arrested for selling liquor without a license. In taking this action the court says that the Dispensary Act of 1892, having been declared unconstitutional in all its provisions except that forbidding the* granting of licenses to sell liquor after a certain date, the repealing clauses of that act must be regarded as if never enacted, and hence the previous law forbidding the sale of liquor with out a licens remains in force. THEY OPEN THE PUBLIC EYE, INDIAN AFFAIRS AIRED BY THE SENATE. Three Hundred Thousand Whites Live Under the Dominition of Fifty Thousand Redskins—No Privileges Granted. ^Washington, AN EDITOR SHOT. rolling every effort by tl bear fhe pufrfcot. It la orders rOT foreign shipm large, ox several vessels 1 , congress Of southern governors which will assem ble In Augusta, Ga, t Majr 81. Schwab to th* Front Again. Sheboygan, Wix., May 10.—Michael Schwab, of Chicago, one of tho anarch ists sent to prison for oomplldty in the Haymarket massacre and recently par doned by Governor Altgeld, of Illinois, addressed a large labor meeting here on eot 0! '’International Labor he speakef was at to time im- ry- BUmarty L lUt Y«aUii| Wall. Erfurt, Saxony, May 10.—Anfcmber of Prince Bismarck’s admirers "in this dty who intended to visit Friedriohsruh have received a dispatch from Dr. Chry- sfigder, the prlnpe'b physidan, request ing them to postpone their Visit, as the ex-chancellor lx temporarily indixpoeed. A Negro PoetmasUr la Trouble. Raleigh, May 10.—Hezekiah Cool, the t^egro postmaster at Oberlin, near this city, has been arrested, and is in Jail. He M charged with making false returns as to the htimber of stamM can celed, ind also with nsid/rtS5.X purchasing fitetchandlse. -~T" — The Bartender's Surprise. Savannah, May 10.—An order was passed in the court of ordinary giving p Lawrence G. Werm the entire estate Ift by hie mother, Elizabeth Werm, Wued at $40,M0. Worm lx a bartender 11 Thunderbolt and tni fortune was quite i surprise to him. 4 " **'*■ 'T ■ ■ ' ' Ooln* la for Good Roml*. Albany, Ga., Ma* 10,-The county commissioners of tnil county are going ‘ /or good raids. Under a special act, lemeanor convict* will he need f6r the county, ted out fb Convict Jacksonville, Fla., May 10.—Excite ment here is *t a white heat over Col vin’s suit in the Federal coart to stop the sale of municipal bonds. The board of pnbllo works is oadly embarrassed by reason of Its contracts made id antici pation of having plenty of cash. A pe tition was put in circulation praying C« lonel Colvin to abandon his suit. It is bfilng circulated by One Democrat and one Republican, but is getting very few signatures. (JpMo remains obdurate and is likely to continue so. Tr/lng to Prevent m Reduction. Knoxville, May 10.—Attorneys for the employes of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railway system have filed in the United States circuit court here a bill restraining the receiv ers of the road from reducing salaries 10 per cent., as vfas annoudoed for May t Th^case will be heard before Judge urin Cincinnati, May 13. Wher. Moody Wifl Hold Forth. East I^orthfield, Mw, May 10.— Work is progressing rapidly on the new Moody auditorium that will seat 2,5M people when completed, and It is now expected that it will be dedicated July 4. Sent.‘.or Fo e, of Maine, will be the principal speaker. It is in this building that the Moody conferences for the sum mer will be hel<J. A RumUd Riot Quelled. Berlin, May 10.—Four rioters wore killed and IM wounded by soldiers called out at Grajewo, Russian Poland, to suppress a mob which had attacked Hebrew shopkeepers and looted their premises. roi ft Miles (r Parker, Htale Houth Carolina during “good stealing," died at Kscauubu, MidijOfl ih v 21tli j>f April, 1'reusurer of j the era of his homo in A whole family of negroes near But* ler, S. 0.* were poisoned with Rough on Ruts, and arc* in a precarious condition. A«gl>aoe4flf Runyon t orufng Horn*. Roms, MaylO.o-Mfc Theodoie Jlun- yon^aitfid ambaaiador to Gar- ’ IL WblUbouse, sec- T it rafi United btatee embassy at xi&mwutor The family of Tom Woolfolk, the wholesale murderer of Macon, (»a., have erected a monument over his grUYO, null bvlitiYG liiiu to be innocent. Aa Alabama Court Chang*. Montgomery, May 10.—H. C. Weis- serger, of Salem, has been appointed as secretary to the chief justice of the su- prem* court to succeed Phares Cole- moh, recently promoted to reporter. Aa Fz-Tr.a.urer Acquitted. RoanOkk.V*., May tO.-Ex-Treasurei James L. Arthur, of Bedford county, has beep acquitted by direction Of the court of th# charge of misappropriating $7,WO of public funds. A New Southern Cotton Mill. The new cotton mill project at Wellford, 8. C., is attracting some attention. The Penny Shoal is a very wonderful one, with a fall of fifty-two feet. It is believed that tho average power through the year is sufficient to run a large mill. There are no settled plans yet, and will not lx - until the company is organized. The inclination of those now interes ted is to erect a muslin mill. The manufacture of fine cloth requires a little less outlay for cotton, fewer hands, and less water power. The de mand for these tine goods has been very strong lately, and that is also an inducement to put In machinery that will make very fine goods. The suc cess of u similar mill at Gaffney, S. C., under the superintendency of H. D. Wheat, has shown that fine goods can be made there at a profit. An other argument in favor of such a mill is that the Piedmont section makes col - . - niiahle for such man ufactures. I fie local farmers are small ones, and handle their cotton with care, and much of it is free from trash and dirt. The staple is also in prime condition. There will be no trouble for a mill to secure enough of the best cotton for its purposes* The men who have taken hold of the en terprise are sufficient guarantee of success. The oat crop in Sumter County has been cut oil at least one-half, and the lo&s ItUlb heavily on farmers, Editor Rowell Shot in the Arm by Edi tor Thompson. Greenwood, 8. C. May 4.—Editors P. E. Rowell and W. W. Thompson, of the local papers here, had a diffi culty in the street late yesterday afternoon in which Thompson shot Rowell in tiie left arm. The ball was not located until today, in the left side. It has not been removed yrt. The doctors think the wound is an ugly one and may give trouble. Mrs. Rowell, unfortunately was passing and witnessed the affair. She, weeping, clung to her husband until friends took her away, when the wounded man was cared for by Doc tors Maxwell and Neel. Algood News Notes. [Correspondence Weekly Ledger.] Algood, S. C. May 8th.—“Uncle Ben - ’ Ellis has been very low for some time. We hear that he is a little better. . About two weeks ago Mrs. Peggy Blackwell, an aged lady, fell and was seriously hurt. 8he hasn’t walked any since. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lavender have been on an extended visit to their daughter, Mrs. W. D. Byars. Miss Ethel Nance of Anderson, S.C. is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. A. Har ris. Messrs. “Bud" and J. W. Parris were guests last week at Mr. W. B. Byars. Broadus, Johnnie and Miss Lillia Wadkins of Hicksville were over vis iting relatives last Sunday. Amos Clary is boarding at Mrs. Mary Linder’s this month. Mr. Landrum Clary went Henrietta, N. C., last week some one to j<t ay with his who was, by the marriage Mittie Clary, left alone. Any girl or | lady; wanting a good home would d- 1 well to see Mrs. Clary. Mrs. Nannie Smith and In. daughter, Miss Annie, went over to Cowpens last week. Mr. Mitehel who has been at work on Mr J. W. More’s house has gone to Seneca, S. C. Mrs. Mary Linder lias recently purchased one of Carroll A Carpenter new and elegantly finished buggies. Mrs. A. W. Smith has had u nov elty in the chicken line. She' had hatehed out a few days ago a chicken with four legs. Mrs. Smith was try ing very hard to raise it, but it died. After the wind rose last Sunday fire broke out from Mr. Bob Garner’s new ground. Every thing being so dry the fire spread rapidly. It burnt several loads of oak wood for Mr. Richard. It even burned over a portion of Mr. Richards new ground, which he had broken up. planted, and had corn on it large enough to work out. I heartly con cur with Mr. Baker he says that lie thinks we are as much bound to enforce the prohibi tion l«w now as though the dispen sary law had never been heard of, and I join with him in the hope that our people will abide.by the law as it now stands. a. c. over to hunting mother, of Miss May 10.—An Ipterest- port has just been submitted to the senate \p Messrs. Teller, Platt and Roach, of the committee on the five civ ilized tribes, as the result of their recent tour of investigation through that terri* tory. They unfold more conditions of life there tuan which tho general public have any knowledge. They found a population of 50,000 Indians in the ter ritory, and from 250,000 to 800,000 white people. ’ Although tho whiten largely outnum ber their Indian brethren, they enjoy none of the rights of citizenship and are to all Intents and purposes aliens. On this account the committee find a very bad state of affairs, in the agricultural parts of the territory there are ten white# to one Indiam and in many of the larger towns the settlers are all white. This is especially notable In McAllister, a towij of 3,000 population. Hero, owing to the absence of any rights of citjzeu- Ihip In the whites, they have no author ity to lay but streets, or to police the towU, etc. The only court of final jurisdiction in the tetri tory is the federal court at Mus kogee, nnq M tfie Whites have no rights in the I&dtAo courts, they are compeHod to travel iu many cases 100 miles for the most trivial trials. Une seventh the expense of the judiciary of the whole L nited States is incurred iq this territo ry, a fact due to the great distances traveled and the high fees paid. The conditloo of the whites, the committee says, oan only be thoroughly remedied by the formation of a state or territorial forni of tfomumept, but could be par- tiolly remedied by the appointment of two additional federal judges with au thority to appoint commissioners to hr m‘“ minor oa«w. The opmqwtt tlodto the46h<; ttee devotes much atten- dhestion, the whites not being permitted to send their chll- dren to the schools in the territory. The oomqdttee lavs tdie country cannot af ford to permit these children to grdw Up la ignorance, regardless of the atti- tude of the parents, who may have gone into the territory with full knowledge ol the fact that they had no rights. In dlxcusxing the subject of theownet* •hip of t|i6 lands, the committee says that in all their treaties with the Indians it has been contemplated that the whites xhonld be excluded; but tho whites have, nevertheless, gone there in great num bers. presumably in response to the in vitation of the Indians, certainly with their consent, and now they cannot ex pect the government to put them out. The Indiant at the same time do not want them to leave. The law presume# that all this land is held in trust for all tbe Ifadiana, but the fact appears that the greater part of It has been appropri ated by a few Individuals. No recommendation is made because the Dawes committee is in the field and the present Committee desires to give the Indians ah opportunity to make an agreement with that commission. If they do not do so then this committee says congrees Will bo compelled to take the matter in hand and deal with it without the consent of the Indians. SON/feR&GN’S CHANGE. _ -*• Now Advises Money In.tead of Fores a« a Help for Kelly. Des Moines, Mav 10.—At a meeting oi labor leaders held here, Grand Mav ter Workman Sovereign being present, It was decided to Issue an appeal to tbe Knights of Labor of America and Can ada, asking that efich individual mem ber contribute $1 tb Kelly, leader of the industrial army. Where Did That Cash Go? Milwaukee, May 10.—Department Commander Wfitrous, of tbe Wisconsin Grand Army of the Republic, has an nounced that funds which have annu ally been sent to Virginia to be used in decorating the graves of union soldiers in the south have not aU been used for that purpose and intimated that a large portion of the money received by the Richmond post has been nsed to build a memorial hall in Richmond. Material Maud [Correspondence of The ledger] Maud, 8. C. May 7th—We hud u gentle shower of rain this evening that gludedned the heart of the far mer. It was needed to encourage the young crops, and the small grain crops were needing rain. Our farmers have commenced the cultivation of king cotton. We have an average stand of corn, but the insects and crows are getting in their work. Mr. James V. L. Me Craw is con- tinucing his noble work in training the young at the Ashworth Acad emy. Mr. W. P. Self is enjoying the Spring breeze on the Furnace pond in his new canoe shooting frogs and fishing. Our place is keeping puce with the larger towns we have several live far- mers’that work on a business system ; we can hear their farm bells at the early dawn. It makes one rise from his dreams with a bound and move with a town-like step. R. E. Linder A Co. are doing a lively merchandise business at this place. Mr. L. J. Huskey is Super tending a. flourishing Sunday school at the Faifview sclioolhuuue. The nuisic is charming and attract# a large \jttcn dance. ▲ Chicago Man Flqd* * Comet. Chicago, May 10.—T. H. Ling, a Chicago astronomer, claims to have dis covered a new comet. The comet, ha •aya was about half a degree below Zeeba Hydra, south of quadrilateral figure#, marking the serpent’s heal. Warner observatory. Rochester, N. \ „ wax notified. Whether the comet is ap proaching or receding Mr. Ling wae un able to determine. M A Liberal Elected to Parliament. London, May 10 .—The election to fill the vacancy caused by tho retirement of Sir Charles Russell from the house of commons on his accepting the post of a lord of appeal, took place In South Hacknev. Mr. Fletcher Moulton, Q. U.. the Liberal candidate, was success ful, receiving 4,380 votes. Mr. Herbert Robertson, Conservative, received 4,838 votes. Who >VU1 Run Now York’. Convention. Albany, May 10. —The officers of tha constitutional convention have been de termined upon by the Republican cau cus as followei President, Joseph H. Choate, of New York: first vice presi dent, ox-Lieutenant Governor Thoma* G. vordi second vie# president, W. H. Bteeie, of Oswego; seefetarv. Chari a. w Fitch, of Rochester. -* Stepped In Front of * Train. Allkntown, £a.. May 10.—On her way to spend the mOntn with her daugh ters at FaUerton and Bethlehem, Mrs. Theresa fti.Jallfie, a widow ftg «d 63 years, atepped Ip front of a Jersey Cen tral eiproel trait (it Treichler’a and was instantly killed, She was hurled W feet, hef ahull wax crashed and lirnba brokea. The race between Gen. Evans and Mr. Atkinson, for Governor of Georgiatuck. Each candU lUtU SUCDgtll. I 1' V