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The Weekly Ledger. VOL. L NO. 14. BRIBERY BEING CHARGED. HUNTON AND KYLE. ARE OF FERED MONEY. Mr. Hnnton, While He Admits Th< Correctness of the Story, Re fuses to Name the Party OfferinRihe Brbie. OAFFNKY CITY, S. ( ., MAY LS, IHJM. .50 A YEAH. LET CONFEDERATES TELL. SHOT HIS AFFIANCED. COXEYITES ARE SENTENCED The GettyAhtirf? lliittlefleltl AMorlwtlon Askn Information of Southern Soldier*. (tKTTYsBino, Pa., May 17.—Major William M. Robbias, of the Gettysburg battlrlield rotutnission, said: ' The cotumisaiou would be ►.lad to have the present address of - all Confederate ofli- body of a yotitt^ woman. A Young Woman lured Away by •••» I.over and Brutilly A«t%iiltrd. Jkksk.y (’ITY. May IT.- Employes of the Snake Hill almshouse, while on their wav to work at t o clock, found in the bushes alotitf the road the insensible She was GORDON S OBJECT LESSON. Why the LAYING OF THE CORNER-STONE MONTEREY’S BAD PLATES. Washington, May 17.—In the senate Mr. Lodge offer»>d a resolution reciting a statement in the New York Sun that bribes havs been offered to certain sena tors, to induce them to vote against the pending tariff bill and signel articles in Philadelphia papers stating that the su gar schedule had been made np as it now stands in consideration of a large sum of money paid for campaign pur pose* of the Democratic party and pro viding for the appointment of a com mittee of five senators to investigate those chargee. The vice president asked Mr. Lodge what action he desired. Mr. Lodge re plied that he asked for present coiwder- ation of the resolution. Mr. Cockrell said: “Let it be printed and lie on the table." Under the rule the resolution went over for a day. Senator Hunton, of Virginia, and Senator Kyle, of South Dakota <the lat ter through his clerk), have admitted the truth of the published statement that they had been approachel and of- , f«*r«d money for their votes against the tariff bill, although l*>th geiitl-men de clined to name the man who made the offer. The story was published in full in a New York paper, and with the ex ception of the matter of detail is sub stantially correct. “Yes.” said Mr. Hunton. “the story is correct, although I am sorry that it lias been made public. If was n<»t a matter of recent occurrence, however, for it happened more than a month ago. I Immediately notified the managers of the bill on the floo.- of tht* senate, and it is in their hands for such action as they hiay see fit to take. 1 do not care any- \ thing for congressional investigation, but if the managers of the bill think it is the liest thing to do I will a<-8ist them all in my jsiwer. Tha offer was not made to me person ally but through my son: the sum to lie paid beingfived atj^jJHH^by the man w &ftcmpted the bn Is*, give the name of the man who soTighf my vote." Mr. Kyle is out of the city, bnt Mr. Hnnton said he knew the sameiiian had approached him, and this was i orrolio- rated by Mr. MacFarlane, Kyb-'s cb-rk. Mr. Hnnton went so tar as to -ay that tha man who had attempted to < ondnrt the negotiations for these votes was formerly connected with the carpetbag ( overnment of Saitli Carolina, and that e had subsequently gone to North Da kota, where he resided for a numb r of years. Recently he said he had l»een about the capitol in the role of the lob- fiat. ^he pertinent qivrry in connection wi’h this case is who is th** many The principals in the bribing < pisod< decline abaolutely to say anything about the man's identity. A prominent D* mocratic senator, however, tool the rejsirter that he knew the man well and named (J. W. Iluttz. ax menilier of congress from South Car olina. during the period of reconstruc tion. The tariff bill was taken up at noon, the pending question tieiug item g7 of the chemical schedule, flaxseed or iin- •eed, and poppy seed oil. raw. toilel or oxydized, la cents p r gallon. Mr. Jones' amendment was to make the duty 20 cents. Mr. (iallinger sjioke on the general •abject of piedectiou. In the house, unanimous consent was refused for the consideration of Mr. Mo- Gann's resolution for an investigation by a joint committee of congress of the causes of the presf-nt industrial depres sion, and after the call of committees for reports, the house, in committee of the whole, continued the consideration pf the agricultural appropriation bill. The senate committee of territories bas ordered a favorable report, as •mended, on the bill already pass si l.y the house, providing for the admission pf Utah into the Union as a state. cers and men still living who were in the battle of Gettysburg, together with a statement of tho commands they were in and the rank they held at that time; also letters from each of them specify ing with care and accuracy what precise points on this field they occupied and fought over, and any other important matters concerning the subject which they can state definitely. I would al-o be gratified to have as many old Con federates as can afford if to visit this field and look it over with me. ••The L T nited States government is seeking, through ns as its agency, to locate and mark with permanent tab lets the lines, positions and evolutions of every command on l»ot!i sides in the battle on each of the three days -in tact to photograph on the ground all of the phases of the historic conflict. “The commission lias requ sted me, as its Confederate menilier. to giv • sjiecial attention to verifying i>oints and details of the Confederate side. Weal- ready have much information, bnt de sire aliaoluto accuracy. “Those who will be kind enough to comply with this request should address me, either here or akGettysburg, or at Statesville, N. C.” REMORSE KILLING O’GRADY. The .11 uni rer of Mis- Gilniiirtin s|„«lv • iv'iijr in I’risiiii Cincinnati, May 17.- The ehanees that U-v. Dominick O'Gra ly. the Cath olic priest who shot M ss Mary Gilmar- tin on the street Apr.l i-i, will ever sulf r the legal penalty of his crime are re mote. The man *eems to be dying from remorse. He has lost all interest in li'd and is living in a semi-st irving state, and when brought into court, when the lawyers argued his plea ot abatement, he had to lie supiiort ■ I in AValking, and when seated his head hung in a listless manner, it is now claimed that the offense for which Taute r, the grand juror was imj.risoned in Indiana was petit larceny, and th it it do s not dis qualify him in this state. taken to the almshous ml attended by Dr. King. The doctor bund two bullet wounds, one in the b. east, the other back of tho right ear. . The girl was revived by stimulants, atid at x o'clock was able to give an ac count of how sin- was shot. She says she came to Jersey City from her home in Rome, N. Y.. to be married. Her lover. Bernard Holenberg, years old, also of Home, N. Y., induced her to draw her savings from the bank and leave Home with hint. They spent the day here an 1 at night went out for a COMMONWEALERS WHO STOLE A TRAIN COME TO GRIEF. The Leader Gets Six Months, His Lieutenants Got A Shorter Terms While the Privates Were Allowed to Go. South is Free From The Coxey Armies. The Allen Coxey resolution was laid before the Senate and Senator Gordon s|ioke u|Kin it. He looked upon the Coxey movement. he said, from a Southern staml|ioint. It appeared to him to teaeh a lesson which Sen-) s | om . 0 f n H . ‘ Winthrop Normal and ators might wisely mid gravely pon- j Industrial College of South Caro- der. The movement hail its inspiration i ima.” in paternalism, in that the theory of , The Masonic order, numbering sev- Of the Winthrop Normal and Industrial College of South Carolina. [Extracts from < ’harlotte (Ibserver. ] The eighty-fifth birthday of Hon. Robert C. Winthrop. of Massachu setts. was celebrated Saturday, May 12th, by the laying of the corner- large Hflk.na, Mont., May 17. — Judge Knowles, in the United States district court, has disposed of of the cases of the UoO Coxeyites who stole a Northern Pacific train in Butte early on the morn ing of April 24. and fled eastward with After dark Holenlierg induced her to " vrc captured by United sit down alongside tie* road bank of States troops at Forsythe. Hogan, the leader, was sentenced to six months in the comity jail. The engineer and the fireman who ran the train and the 40 captains and lieutenants were given 6u days each in the same jail. The balance of the party was brought into court in squads of HO, and. npon pledging their words not to engage in any more such proceedings, the judge turned them loose. This is the gang that brought on the skirmish at Bijlings when the first blood of the Coxey war was shed. They have been guarded here by three companies of regulars since their capture. Their defense was that they took the train with the tacit consent of the Northern Pacific managers, but the judge did not take this view of it. He ha«l previously issued an injunction re- Aiiiniral Walker's f*»ra i,*M-ation straining them from intertering with •iii Hawaiian i-iamis. the road, which is in tho hands of re- Wasiiinuton, May 17. —If things ce,vers - . .. . a , , . , • , In passing sentence, Judge Knowles come to piss as he hopes, Admiral Walker probably will locate the United "There seems to be ^ peculiar craze States naval station in Hawaii on an that people niay take pqssHsio.n^of rail- island. Pearl harbor is an almost land Snake Hill, and about three miles from this city. He then attempted to assault her, and a struggle ensu 'd. Suddenly he dreiv a revolver ami shot her in the breast. She became unconscious ami knev no more until revived at the hos pital Afterwards Holenlierg seems to have shot the girl in the head to make Mire of his work, and then decamped. He roblied the liolyof *'-‘•{.'1 in cash, a cold watch and chain, ami his picture, which the girl had carried in her breast. The victim is in a critical condition, and is not expect** 1 to live out ttie dav. Chief Murphy has telegraphed a de scription of the man fnrni-hed by his victim to all neighboring cities, and ex pects hourly to hear of his capture. A NEW NAVAL STATION. indulged in would increase th* brood of similar movements and intensify the demands of that class of people on Congress for relief. Strangely enough the movement had its origin in one of the great central, populous, progressive States of the I'uiou. Divisions and corporations were moving on the Capitol from every quarter of the compass save the Soul h. This was a marvellous and significant fact. The reason for the isolation of the South was not the ahs*■nee of noverty there, for the people of 1 ho SoutIt were still poor. It was not the ahniidancc of currency there, for in point of fact, there was not a great deal of circulating medium among them. It was not because that people had been stip end hundred, formed promptly at the hour appointed ami were followed by the cadets in full dress gray uni forms from Clemsoii Col .ege, located at Calhoun, S. C. The young ladies of the Winthrop Training School, of Columbia, also joined the procession ; on the new school grounds. Tin* exercises were opened with music furnished by the Clemson Col- ■ lege hand at II o'clock. [The pro gramme published in last week's Lkdgkk was tlien carried out.] The crowd was estimated at from ti.ixKl to S.tNn 1 people, from all see- tions of the State. Good order pre- I vailed throughout tin* day. Gov. j Tillman's presence created no entlm- ! siasm. Ho made a good speech. There was no polities in it. Hi ALLEGED EVIDENCE OF THE AR MOR PLATE FRAUDS. Examiners Sent From the East to Mark the Defective Work Have Gone at it Like Men Acquainted With Their Business. plied with pensions or with bounties thought the earliest allusion to lav- tot heir industries. The overshadow ing reason was that the war and its lessons had taught that people. • through the most relentless of all task masters, tin- necessity of relying on their own manhood—the necessity ' of relying not on the Government, hut on their own right arms. The remc- ing corner-stones wasinthe hook of Job, lOttO B. <’. Hi* complimented the whole State on the new awaken ing on the subject of education, first for the hoys, now for the girls. The son of an educated father might be come educated, hut the son of an educated mol her was certain to be dies which he suggested for the pres- , educated. He emphasized in regard locked sheet of wat *r, coau -e'el with the Pacific by a narro.v pass. The water within is deep enough for any of dur ineii-of-war, and the pass can be died red easily and cheaply to give suffi cient ib pth for tiieiy entrance. About four 111 ibis from the entrance is an island of coasulerable size, large MADDOX WINS. roads and otherwise tramp to Washing ton, feeding upon the cpinmunitiee through which they p iss, who give them supplies because they want them to move on, and thus help to dump them on other communities. This craze seems to have got hold of men trhq ought to be good, sensible citizepa; but they must not lie allowed to sei*e a railroad and use it as they see fit. whether it is in the bands of a court or of private indi- -f in*l< I'p for 1 It. The Ueorela Con^r.-—mm Kiulit iiinl Hi t Washington, May 17. .1 u 'g * Mad- iv,d cadet from u*'* 1* enough for all Hie purposes of a naval station, for docks and shops, with deep •’ water up to the shore fine. Behind this * island vessels may lie, completely pro- Unite*! .state* Troop* Want***!, tecled from any gun fire that could lie Washimiton, May 17.—General Scho- irom a fl-et lymgjtt ^„,, t frmiL the cut condition of things were tw* first, to decentralize I lie General Government as much us possible, mid empower flu* States to deal with it; and second, to decentralize the currency, repeal tin* 10 cent tax on State hanks, to enable the State.*, to have currency supplied by their own citizens. Olher Seiiajnrs who took part in debate were. Senators Teller. Stew art. Krye, Hoar, Harris and I’almcr. The discussion continued until the expiration of the morning hour when the resolution went over without ne- tinn. It now goes on the ('alendiir from which it can only In* taken by a majority vote of tin* Semite. made his district. 11* had an •erted in th * naval apprnjir.atinn h 11 al lowing a cadet tor ev* rv congres-ion il district not r**pr s nt* d in tin: academy at present. It did not provide for turn ing those out who were illegally ap pointed, nut provides that in tin* future when a congre-Mu-in fa Is to make an appointment that tin* secretary of the navy shall fill the vacancy from his con gressional dis?ri*-t. Judge Maddox made a si -n li 1 fight and won a victory which m mv 111- u- liers of the lious- - have been fighting f *r years. An AI*1i.iiii:« ion* Orunvii.ia Ala.. May 17.- Masked men went Pi the hotiMi of Milton Nash, •'prominent planter, during the night, and shot bi.n through the right lung in the presence ( ,f ip* W1 h,,,! rininrcn. Nash is a pro-p -rons iariii*-r,- and re sides five .miles iDittl dircetlvilLe. He was peaceable auj quiet, an l no cause is assigned f.,r the deed. The murder er* then went to a near by n *gro house and rubles! the occupants of what money they had. The ns*a-s ns are at large. Nash will probably du*. Kvan* M11,t Stay II Out. Washington, May 17.—Nelson F. Evans, who was convicted and s nt**nced to five years’ imprisonment for misap propriation of th** funds of tin* Spring Garden Nation ii hank, of Philadelphia, will have to serve out that e nteiiee, the judgment of the district court of the United States for the eastern district of Pennsylvania having be n affirmed by the supreme court of th * Unite 1 States, AFTER VIRGINIA. fh- fur I ptitnl Tr«*jt4iirt*r Call* rajaMfit of Mat** Hon U. Washington. May 1L—United States Treasurer Morgan, on request of the •ecretsry of the interior, has made a demand on K. W, Harman, Jr„ treas urer of the state of Virginia, for the payment of fHO.ooo of Virginia state pond* held by the United States treas urer as Indian trust funds now due. The state declined to honor the demand and State Treasurer Hannan informed Treaaurer Morgan's representative, Hns- •ell, that the attorney general of the state of Virginia would send an official reply to the demand giving his reasons for refusing to pay the bonds. In IWO the secretary of the interior, out of the Cboctawa’s Cherokee and other Indian trust funds, Wight bonds of the state of Virginia to the amount of •MG,4X10. payable at maturity in IMlf. The United States government, in in vesting Indian trust fnnds in this man ner, guaranteed tne payment of the in terest and the principal has paid the in ternet promptly and regularly ever since. State Treasurer Harman, in declining to pay the principal said the state of Virginia had an offset against th* United State* for more than i->40,- 000. ^No official action will lie jaken by United States Treasurer Morgan until •fficial reply is received. A Mol* quickly Jtuutcil. CoNNKi.fjsvtj.i.K, Pa., May 17.—The Jackson plant of Cochran A' Co., was attacked by a mob of .100 strikers, but the workmen were protected by armed llftpaties. and lim n*4»h w-e* #iwi«***«* I »©t a shot beinr fired. I>r. Kir*' Wou. Kkw York, May 17, — The Brook-j fn handicap, the first big tnrf Ut of the seaeon, was won by Dr. fn the fast time of 2:0? 1.4. NeM«l»a|>* r Men Organize. Runn**m>. May lJ.--The newspaper men of this city, at a me-ting here, or ganized the Old Dominion Pre-s club, with :{-■» charter menilier*. Colonel W. D. Chesterman, managing editor of The Dispatch, was elected president. All newspaper men in Virginia ar*i eligible to election as non-resident members. Tlie daily and we*-kly papers will embraced. Atlanta I.i«|iiiir Ileal. r« I'roti-st. brought to bear sea, and the pa-> itsd iiupr*-gr e location of the station on the is land would have certain important ad vantages in the w.iy of isol itiou when desired, yet it would he of easy access to Honolulu by means of a railroad now in existence. It is known h'-re that Admiral Walk er has this island in miiij as me site of the station, provided it can lie secured on reasonable terms from the owners, who are understood to be of American birth. A KANSAS LYNCHING. The l’r nlcr Who Kill'-il flic l*n*tmaster I’alil the Penalty of l.yneli l.aw. Strong Citv. May 17.—(risirg** Rose, the Printer who killed Assistant Post master Carl Kuhl, at Cottonwood Falls, near Emporia last Friday, has been lynched by a mob. Shortly liefore mid night Sheriff MurJozk w.h called to the door of the jail by a knock, and on opening tiie dixtr was suddenly seized and pulled out into the courtyard. Sev eral pistols were presented at bis head in a jiffy by members of the masked mob, ami. notwithstanding his objec tions, he was conducted back into the jail and to the door of Rose's cell, which lie was peremptorily or *ered to unlock. This, after entering a solemn protest, he did, the lynchers telling him plainly that they intended to have their man if they had to destroy the jail in the at tempt. The mob proceeded with their pris oner to a railroad bridge alsmt a quar ter of a mile away, where they placed a rope around the condemned man's neck. His hands and feet were quickly pin ioned. and the man thrown from the east side of tho bridge. He felHcbout l" feet, h:s nock being broken by the descent. draft KnUrro in Woteru ritir*. Mii.waI'KKK, May 17. — It is now known that on the same day a week ago on which the National Exchange bank of tins city was swindled out of *7bf on a raised draft, the Wisconsin National bank also cashed a raised draft for what amount the bank authorities refuse to say. Tlie police authorities who have been keeping track of the BOSTON. United States marshal at Montpelier, Idaho, stating that a gang of Coxeyites have seized tlie projierty of the Union Pacific at that point, with the intention of holding it until transportation is fur nished them. The marsh.il says that he and his men are guarding the railroa 1 property ami asks to be relieved by United States troops. Tile Krlljrite* Givi'if TmnMe. Eluo.nia, la., May 17.—The Kelly army is encamped two miles below here, and people are nervous and anx ious. Kellyites in one place attempted to laud ontiide of tho prescribed limits during the night, ami the guards order** l them off. A fight ensued in which sev eral men on both sides were injured. : TIlOll- C«ii*r Nominatcil for fongrr**. ft Originated at the Hall I’ark—I nanil lYmoii* lloini-le* Boston, May *7,—Fire broke out on the bleacher seats at the baseball grounds while a game was in progress between the Boston ami Baltimore clubs. It spread rapidly among tin* imflam- mable material in its reach ami was not under control until *::{<i o'clock j*. in. The fire was started by some I toys among shavings and refuse lumber un der the bleaching lioards while tin* game was in progress, it spread so quickly that the occupants of the bleachers ami the grand .stand were obliged to run for their lives. The loss is conservatively estimated at from fclOO.OOO to iGOU.tnO, although one authority puts it at £1,- 000.000. zv.. .. it *pi i> By the tire. 107 bnildings were totally Co.lMBln.O May 17.-The Popu- destroyed. 2*2 partly burned. .0; .ami- lists of the Eighteenth congressional dis- lies burned out, and alsnit p -rsons trict have nominated Jacob S. Coxey made homeless. This is the r**|K>rt of the district fire chief after a poll of the district. for congress. IN CONVENTION. Till* IVnple’a 1'nrty Open** the Stats Cam paign In Atlanta—Wataon Chairman. Atlanta, May 1 .—The People's par ty convention met in the house chamlier of the capitol. The gathering is a large and enthusiastic one—almost every coun ty in the state being represented. Hon. Thomas E. Watson was ma le tempora ry chairman, and Oscar Irving secre tary. Mr. Watson opened the meeting with a ringing speech, in which he outlined the object of the convention and reaf- A Cost I jr Hla/« in New York. Xv.w York, May 16.—Fin* started at 4 a. in. in one of the wooden buildings in the enclosure known as Jones woods at avenue A and Sixty-eighth stn-et. The flames spread over four blocks, and over fiOOJKXi damage was done. The sudden changing of the wind caused the fire to spread when tho firemen thought they had it under control. Fifty horses were burned to death and a number of person* were injured. EVANS OR ATKINSON. to the buys' oil leg** as com pu red with the old ivgim**: First, the cheap- j ness; second, labor was dignified; third, the prnetienl applicntion of the ! : sciences. Less than one hundred i dollars per year was all that a eoilege i education cost at t'lcinson. He cm- ! plm>ized the great expense of private i I girls' seminaries. He declared that | no girl, rich or poor, would he allowed ! to 'pend !j*2i • for clot lies at the Normal , and Industrial School for Women. 1 He sent his daughter to a seminary, | , and it took a Saratoga trunk to hold i her clothes to start with, and he had to send her another to bring her midi- i | tional clothing home. Everything would he taught to make woman in-.| i dependent. to make homes happier ! and better; education in hooks, edu cation in arts, including the arts of sewing and cooking. He said tin* Carolina who "ni • | had done their sliareofv the white women and black men. | After giving the strong-minded I j women a thorough overhauling he elosed. I lie Master Mason gave a history : of his order and made a capital ad- ! dress. Hon. Ira R. Jones made the address 1 | of t he day. He gave a detailed a**- I ! '‘Glint of Geo. i’cahody as a clerk, soldier, hanker and philanthropist, dona ting eight millions, five to schools and colleges and three millions to the j , South. He gave a minute history of j tlie Winthrop Training School, fob ! lowing the graded school, today eon- I solidated with its natural outcome, the Normal and Industrial College : for Women. All the speakers praised Rock Hill, her peo p I * • having obtained the prize over all competitors, having sub scribed in bonds to obtain its local ion. I I Ids vast audience at d p. m. at I he ■ close of Mr. Jones’ speech, were bountifully fed by the hospitable ; people of Rock Hill. Everybody had j enough. In sight of the Normal Sehool is the Presbyterian High School; at the end of Main street is the Rock Hill Graded School, all in a flourishing eondition ; the former in char -* of San Francisco, May 17.—The Report publishes a reiteration of a former as sertion that three ex-employes of the Carnegie works at Homestead, who were sent to the Mare Island navy yard from the east for the purpose, have lieen investigating the armor plates on the coast defense vessel Monterey, and hare about concluded their laliors. That newspaper savs: In order to facilitate the work of in vestigation, it was decided not to wait until the Monterey b >d been placed on the dry dock before taking the photo graphs. All the views except those of the turrets were accordingly taken from the model of the Monterey. This gave the workmen from Pitts burg just as good an opportunity for marking the defective plates as if they were photographs of tiie plates them selves, and they marked them with the air of men thoroughly acquainted with their work. The turret photographs were taken from the big turret itself. The model was unnecessary in getting pictures of it, as it, of course, was not “down be low." By the time the Monterey gets on the dry dock the work of the investigating committee sent out by Secretary Her bert will be about over. There are still a few plates to 1>e looked np; but, so far as the investigating committee is con cerned, it knows that what the Carnegie employes charged is true, and that the proof of fraud as to tho heavy plates on tho Montery is beyond question. Further investigation into the fraud# may reveal an even more startling con dition of things, as ex-Burgess McLnfkie speaks of “two rotten belt line plates," and, so far as known, the committee has as yet located but one in that part of the vessel. Tho Mare Island officials insist that the Moi.terpy is going into ttie dry dock, to have her bottom scraped. The three employes of the Carnegie Steel company know that the “scrapilli; , ' that will be done will leave a couple of holes in the coast defender where now there are a lot of plugs. There are some officials here from ington to investigate tlie plate know that the charges as to fraudsimiQHH^^Jlfj’^ 1 the MonterejGTp^MBIBI^^^^™ - *"^ tained, though they are not r? make the fact public. TIME. to T«*p*tifjr In BETTER NEXT IVitneftucs Will Not Have Fort Frick. PiTTsni ito, May 17. The demand for a fair investigation of the armor plate frauds has had a reluctant response from Captain Sampson. It has been an nounced that no more of Attorney Wal lace’s witnesses will be coinjielled to go to the inermost recesses of “Fort Frick" to give their testimony, unloss their be special reason. When the investigating board comes again its sessions will be held in Law yer Wallace’s office on Fourth avenue. HAPPY GEORGIANS. firmed his allegiance to the principles of t»r. Carlton will Not iw.oiii*. a t'amll. 'Vl' .V * ^l’ ,MI| L I rof. Mimimls . r . . amt others; the later II. Carl- the party. His speech received with cheeis, after which he was elected per manent chairman. The first test vote showed conclusively that Mr. Watson is master of the situa tion. the question being whether the chairman should appoint the committee on resolutions ami platform or whether .. . they should be elected by congressional ▼ l ® w s on the political issues of the day. district delegation*. It was decided by 1 b® purpose of Dr. Carlton’s friends an overwhelming vote that the chair- 1° K* 1 , 1 uu ►fluarely in the guberna- man should appoint the committee, J oriH ‘ through the me lium of the which Mr. Watson proceeded to do, letter which he was invited to write. In with C. H Ellington as chairman. J“ e which has 1 •***•„ received from L r pon snoiion, a committee was ap- wm Dr. Carlton says he do**8 not think *1hI« fur Governor. Atlanta, May 17.—I)r. II. toq, of Athens, has written a private letter to his Atlanta friends who met 10 days ago and invited him to write an open letter to the public giving his in oh urge of 1’rof. Thomson. All honor to Kook Hill ami her noble people. LOCAL LEDGERITES. Items Which Are Too Short for a Head ing Bunched Together. I he many friends of Mrs Lon Holmes will regret to learn that she lias had a relapse Dr. Dean, of Spar tanburg. fume over \\ ednesdav morn- Atlanta, May 17.- Un* whisky deal- draft raising nt-heme estimate that the pointed b/the chairman to investigate lt woa,J projier for him to writesuch j injr ,, "<ui'l •'• r ers, wholesalers ami barkeepers, are kicking against bolding the guberna torial primary on Saturday, because it would make a hole in their receipts. They hav* all sign *d a petition to the county executive committee asking that the date for the prim try be changed from Saturday, June 2. to Fn June 1. the alleged outrage committed by city officials in arresting J. B. Osborne, the labor agitator, who, a few months ago. letter as his friends HUgg**st To do so, he says, would be regarded attempted to deliver an ad*Ires* at the into the contest for the guliornatorial artesian well in Atlanta. nomination, which he do*** not think A committe* was also appointed to ^ prois-r or advisable at this late >li n U. Manning, Kmj., of Sumter, MM*n uppiontod United States j| to the Azorc Islamls, on the jshlp line from New York to •/. Wuiurn 11 ill It*- KxHu.Ird. Charlottksvillk, Va., May 17.—Tlie faculty of the LTiiversity of Virginia ha** defeate I, by a large majority^ the proposition embodied in the rcjsjrt of a conuuittee submitted Saturday to ad mit women to the academic schools on the same terms as men. TELEGRAPH BREVITIES. The big Baptist convention in Dallas, Tex., has adjourned. Wood & Bomb furniture dealers of Macon, have assigned. At Statesboro, Gi., the young son of Ben Clifton was killed in a saw mill a few days ago. It is said that Madaline Pollard has written a book, the title of which is “A Marriage Alszve Zero." Governor Tillinei* )>ua .t»..t.i...i hzrc a court of inquiry to investigate the re cent troubles the South Carolina militia gave him. Henry \V. Grady, son of the late Henry W. Grady, managing editor of The Constitution, has just passed a creditable examination ami been admit ted to practice law in Fulton county, Georgia, superior court. gang who are working the lay must have cleaned up nearly- A * western cities during 4* A Bulldinir for t r*-e Tliinker*. ' Chicago, May 17.—Tho Ilev. Jenkin w Lloyd Jem s, pastor of the aristocratic draft a set of resolutions to be presented d»y. though be expresses gratitmle for G in T-, , • , . , ... . at this convention unou the result of the the efforts of his friends and confesses Th* Kan*** ci»y Convrntion. friemls for the work they have done and niay yet do for him, saving frankly that Kansas ( it\, May 17.—The Demo- he would not hesitate should they want cratic state convention nominated Fran- him to liecoine a candidate. The little son of Mr. ami Mrs. J. R. FV*^a Xfen on the Way Homo front a Yl*i| to I’residont l>ia/.. Mkxico City, May 17.—The Press association was received by President Diaz amt wife at Chapaultepec palace. Speeches were made by Mr. II. II. Cab- aniss, Colonel \V. A. Hemphill and Mr. i Bennett. The presiilent resj>on<led feel- i ingly. The exposition was the main topic. President Diaz promised that Mexico would exhibit. After a de lightful reception the association loft on three sleepers for Georgia. The party are all happy and delighted with the trip. Killed HU Wife and Himself. Kkokl k, la., May 17.—Jacob Dygraff, insurance agent, killed his wife and him self. Several weeks ago his wife ob tained a divorce. Dygraff met her on the street and pleaded for a reconcilia tion. She refused, whereupon he drew a revolver. She started to run, and he fired four shots into her back, killing her instantly. He then placed the revolver to his own head and blew out his brains. ’ —~ -j j • ■' - » , ■s the announcement of his entrance | w,l ° was so painfully injured will leave his denomination and organ ize a church of free thought, without creed or doctrine. The members of his church have signified their intention to go with the pastor, and stock will be issued for a new church building. Th* church will cost t'200,000, will he eight stories high, and contain bathi^ms, gymnasium and reading room. Want Germany to Take Samoa. Bkrun, May 17.—Chancellor von Caprivi has received a petition from the German Colonial society asking that Germany annex Samoa. The German South Soa Islamls Trade ami Plantation cis M. Black for supreme court judge and W. T. Carrington for sutierinten- dent of public instructions. There was a 4-hours’ contest for the place of rail way commissioner without a result. Adopted Bland’* Polley. This leaves the Democratic field open to General C. A. Evans and W. Y. At kinson. Indicted an fn'iiranee President. Wytmeville, Va., May 17.—A spe cial grand jury found an indictment last week in the pieker-rootu, is get ting along finely. The little fellow had a narrow « sca|K*. but he will rc- eover. , J. Little rejxjrf* that he has alxiiit five hundred acres of funning lands, most of whieh is under cultiva tion, about three miles above the citv *z J which is the finest in the State. He proposes showing some people how to farm. A purs** containing a small sum of money was left at tin* millinery store Waded Tlirongli Fire a Mite. Williamsport, Pa.. JLiy 17.—Details of destructive forest fires at Caramal on Sunday have rtached this city. The O’Brien timber camp was entirely wiped out, the 20 lumbermen, m? of them with their wives and famil. “ho lived there being hemmed in by f flame*, and being able to make their escape only after wading down the Rout run for a distance of a mile. A Politician’* Suicide. Ashland, Pa., May 17.—Joseph M. Gli dr, a leading Schuylkill county poll- ticitu and Repblulcan candidate for sheriff, committed suicide by shooting himself through the head with a 42-cali- KankasCity, May 17.—The Demo against H, G, Wadley. charging him :‘ ,f 1 * Uarpenter last Saturday, her revolver. The deed was prompted Il is believed it belonged to some ot the operative* at the mill. The owner in * i i Wytheville Insurance company, of can have same by calling ami orovin*' ia to * which Wadley was president, ami cratic state convention adopted the ina- w itb baring fraudulently appropriated jority report by a vote of 423 to 100 $‘■400,000 of the funds of tho This report embraces Bland’s company has declared against this ac- ratio plank. The convention gave three which recertlv went into the hand's of tiftii nf tliG rrmfllms «rw1 WUim receiulj Hent IMO trie (Iftn 19 OI ti**n of the society, although the support of the society was sought by the com pany in the first instance. The society claims that the company will be the greatest gainer by the annexation of the islands, and will jiersist in its petition. rousing cheers, and Mr. Bland was overwhelmed with congratulations. receiver. Citarlffftton'm Witter. A*a»s«3a aAMtiie fire* Brooklyn, May 17.—Fire commis sioner Wnrster, of Brooklyn, says that the fact seemed to be settled that the fire which destroyed the tabernacle, the Hotel Regent, ami two blocks of dwell ings, was started by the contact between an organ stop pulled by Organist Brbwu and a badly insulated electric power wire inside the organ. , Pf - award of the Paris arbitration in regard >■ making steady j.rogress. to the protection of fur seals. expected by the o|i«ning fff the nei The fear of punishment men from doing evil, hut i make them love tho good. may keep it euiinot , r . ., V** The Greenwood oil mill, notwith* I he l resident has renppintrd Mrs, standing the loss of its ginnery by arolme Youngblood to lx* jmst- , (ire hu* declared u dividend of lit per mistress ut Chester. ] ct . n t. * [iroperty. An amateur combination of this eitywent t<»<’)3fton hist Saturday‘ind _ , gave a perfonnanee for tha bwefltof Another Behring Sea WIL CHARLESTON, May 17.—Shijis drawing the Morgan Rifles, of that place. The Washington, May 17. Senator Mor- 23 fset can enter Charleston harbor young people were well received and gau has introduce' 1 • 1 lamenting through the new jetty channel and the mini* quite a hit. ls»th financially and me act recently [ .-ry out th* work of deepening the entrance to this : ar *• They will probably pre sent a play here at no distant day. Wade Elmore, who lives three miles South of the city reports he has a hen on his plaet* whieh is probably the oldest living chicken today—la>- ing seventeen years old. Since she has passed her tenth year she has been laying from eight to ten eggs a season and setting on them, hatchiy out in nearly every instance as n chicks, and has also been able to them successfully. .Slie is prol too old to eat. Th* Turk!*It Mint*t*r HI. Washington, May 17. — Mavroyeni, Bey, the Turkish minister, has been se riously ill with pneumonia, but is re ported to be out of danger. It is next cot ton season that Charleston will have at least 25 feet of water on its bar. Marrird by Proxy *inl Then I»l*-d. Ei. Paso, Tex., May 17.—F. F. Gear- ity, connected with Tefit, Weller & Co., N*w York, has just died here of con sumption. Saturday he married Miss Jalia M. Morris, or 9« Lexington ave nue, New York, by pr* ry, and made his will bequeathing all his property to ny financial troubles, and was commit ted in the carriage shed adjoining his res idence. Hreck'nriuge Wanted in Illinois. Fulton, May 17.—An effort is being made to secure Colonel W. C. P. Breck inridge to deliver the oration at the Fourth of July celebration. The sum of $■'’>00 has been appropriated for this purpose, and the committee on arrange ments Is now in correspondence with the Kentucky cnngrossmsn. Mr. Cleveland to Visit Mr. KndlcotL Danveus, Maas^Jiav 17.—Honortble William t^J^[^^^£-8ccretary of