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Largest Circulation Kvor nttnined by :i paper pnblislicil ;il (inlTiicy. This is ennrrdril |i\ t he I*< >ss I'm asS'i'<.;i« r The Weekly Ledger LEDGER READERS Should Patronize Ledger Advertisers. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People it Subserves. vol. l, no. ;n. O AFFXEY CITY, S. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEM15EH 14, 18»4. $1.50 A YEAR. WOULD NOT ACCEPT Governor O’Forral Decllnon the AsBoeifttion’fl Invitation. THE (TINVKMTON S ACTION DESOISCED Wniilil Not \il<lr.-H* Any A*«.*iiiIiI.t Thai Kmlomri. thr Cnoritr of lilt. W>ll» In llor M«iiiI#t of Mi.* IN-opI* of tlir South. RiriMioMi. Va., September ill. In | answer to an invitation to aiiiiress the Afro-Ainerii'an press iissiM'iation. in ses sion here. Governor OT'errall yester day wrote as follows: “Governor's <Itliee, l!iehmonil. Va.. Septeinlwr i:>. istn. Messrs, .lohn Mitehell. W. Calvin Chase. John C. Haney and others, eoimnittee of the Afro-Aineriean press association, eity. •'Dear Sirs: In response to your in vitation to addrtvss or attend the eon- vention of the Afro-Aineriean press as- Isoeiation now in session in this eity. I hetf to say I would not think of aeeept- | inv an invitation to address any eon- ▼ention or assembly that endorses as your eonvention did iast evenin'?, the I course of Ida Wells in her slander of the people and civil authorities of the I south. Kli'tiirx'inent < hI< iilitleal to Oo Harm. •| condemn lynch law as much as I any one. and as ion}? as I am Governor of Virginia, every man. white or black.* whatever the charge against him may be. shall have a trial bv jmloe and jury if ! have to exert all the power (jiven I me by the constituthm and laws of Vir ginia. and should any one case of lynch- llnir occur. I shall endeavor to enforce (the law against* the lynchers, but it lutriKes me that the action of your eon- Ivention in endorsing t he misrepresent • Inlions and slanderous utterances of Ida Wells is calculated to do harm rather Ithan }?ood. and intensify, rather than linollifv the ..pirit of violence which so 1 frc'inentlv manifests itself, not only in Virginia, but throughout the south. |when a certain crime is eonnnitted. •| believe that if your eonvention I would condemn the crime which has (caused the lynchinj? in the south, with (rare exceptions, and the leaders of the (colored people would frown upon it and (cry out against it. and not exert their (energies a ml devote their time to a de- Inuneiation of the lyn< , hinp’s. there I Would be fewer out raj'es and if >o eer- [tainly fewiT oiitraifes of mob violence. I>ee|i l.iil'l Srlieinr. “I do not know, but it looks verv Imueh to me as thoUffll the work of Ida ]\\ ells was a deep-laid scheme t*t cheek las far as mav be the progress of the Isouth. and every jfood citizen, white land colored, should feel an interest in Irefu^^? her villilieations rather than (sanefionin^ them, as your convention |did last eveninir. “I have the most friendly feelinjr for Ithe colored jieople. They have my Isympathies in all their struoj'les. and (laudable undertaking as I think I have (shown in my private and public life, land I was indeed deeply pained when I (read yesterday morning that your con- Ivelltion. composed of representatives of lyour race, had struck the south a blow (which she did not deserve. While I (thank you for your invitation. I must (decline under the circumstances to ad- Idress your convention or attend its I sessions. Respect fully fiiAUi.Ks T. O'Fkkkai.!..” COLORADO REPUBLICANS. 1^ Full State Tii ke| I’ut In Niiiiilnatlnn hy the Com vntlnn. HKNVKit. t'ol.. September 1:1.—'(he re- Ipubliean sti^tc conventionassembled yes- nerduy at the I! road way theater, which lipid been gaily decorated for the oeea- |sion. .1. W. MvCreery. of Greely. was tpjMtinted temporary chairman and af- |tep (he appt|lhtutupt of eonimittees. the convention ttsik a imcess.. 'Hie following nominations were |made: Judge supreme court. John t amphell. of Colorado Springs: gover- Jnor. A. W. McIntyre, of Alamosa : lieu- Itenant governor. .1. I!. Hush, of Greely: Isceretary of state. A. It. Mclaiffney. of 1 Denver : state treasurer. Harry L. Mul- linix. of Trinidad. At s p. m . the con- Ivetion adjourned until todav. IN VIRGINIA'S SECOND. Ittnn for It. t.nrillncr Tjrler Noniinnte<l Con a res* on the First Itallot. Vinot.MA ItKAt II. Va.. September 1:1. -The democrats of the second eongres- sional district met here yesterdav to nominate a candidate to the lift v-fourth (congress. The district eommittee named Hon. .1, W. Lawson, ex-member luf congress, for temporary chairman, and Mr. John L. .laekson. of J’oi'ts- pnonth as teippoppry secretary. Hon. l|l. I••ipliip'l* Ty|ec was nopiinated on kite tipst ballot- tli" vote being: Tyler l*N l .. Day :tl. Maynard G . Itryant .*T. lesolutmns reaffirming allegiance to (he national democratic party were Adopted, but no allusion was made to (he Cleveland administration. The >. C. A St. I.. Klei t ortli i ru. Nashvii.i,k. Tenn.. September Hi.— J be directors of the Nashville, ciiatta- ■KMiga and St. Louis railroad company ■net in annual session yesterday after* [>«»*»» and re-elected J. W. Thomas as president and general manager. Ambrose treasurer .1 D Manev (rttller. and Hunter McDonald (•ngineer. lire'* ItrfttrurtIre Work. ilol.loKi:. Mass.. September III, A s«>- itms lire is re|H>rted on Linden street. vent I Hue residences nre burned and general alarm has I teen rung. There kre several casualties, people jumping |roin window - IVrnisnent Oeeu|»tlloii Ailtoa ateil. I’AIUS, Sc ptember 1 .. M Paul fissagnae. writing to the press J. II. comp- chief de HtlVO- nianent occupation of Mada- nr try France. The Matin urges ITat tin march of the French upon tha kapital of Madagascar lie no longer da* |aye<i. Thr Tmiaory llalniD e*. Nmv Yomk, September Hi. Treasury laiauccs (inn c' lu.uuu, cuncncy AN ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE. rrnniliirnt Yoiiok Mhii of llruiitwli k. (irowH TI ml of Life. ItttrxswirK. (ia., Scptenihcr t:i.—Cv Gaskins, a well-known young man at tempted to commit suicide by taking arsenic yesterday. He was very sick last night with a small chance of re covery. The attempt was deliberate. A few minutes after finishing dinner. Gaskins entered Smith's drug store and called for his account. The proprietor was alone, and. after producing tint bill and receipting part payment, he waited on a customer who had just en tered. Gaskins went behind the pre scription counter, emptied u bottle of crude arsenic in his hand, and com menced chewing it. Reaching a glass of water from the soda fount to wash it down, he remarked that "he'd he dead pretty soon." Smith seized the hand containing the poisen. hut Gaskins had eaten enough to kill a horse, and after a short tussle gave up and left the store. Smith telephoned for Dr. bishop, and asked him to take charge of Gaskins, who. in the meantime, had walked over to I'olhiH's drug store and was attempt ing t<» huy more arsenic. bishop winked at Pnlhill who refused to sell without a prescription. Gaskins walk ed to his place of business and notified his employer R. V. Douglas of what he had done. Douglas did not believe him and*joked Gaskins aiinut his attempt- hut finally became convinced and sent for Dr. bishop. The doctor began to administer medicine. Gaskins was cool through it all and soon began to varmit arsenic in broken doses. The attempt was the result of domestic troubles. Gaskins has had considera ble trouble with his wife. He has just secured a divorce. Since the divorce was granted he has been visiting a young lady, but her parents objected' to bis marriage which drove him to despair. YELLOW FEVER ON BOARD. One < **«•• Iti'i' irti-il on the HrltUli steitnier Ta /u«*k nit < M|Mt < h;i W vsiiixoton. September b!. Dr. John Gniteral. tin- yellow fever expert who was sent by Surgeon General Wyman of the Marine hospital service to investigate the alleged eases of yel low fever on the british steamer Tyzack. from Havana, now at the • piurantinc station off ('ape Charles, re ports a* follows: "One of the eases at • piarantine is yellow fever, the other two are not. Every facility was given me for the examination of the | itients. Wilson is slowly recovering from a severe attack of yellow fever. The chief engineer, Mr. I'ool. lui.s a very severe attack of bi'onehit is and possibly typhoid fever, The steward of the ship lias a slight attack '>f cphcrmal fever." _ LYNCHED IN FLORIDA. SURRENDER THE PLATES. O Ulcers OTcr|imv«rc«l him) the Victim Suiiiik to h Convenient Tree. Staicki:. I la.. September hi. A ne gro named Jim Smith was lynched near here early yesterday morning hy masked men. The negro had attempt ed to ravish Miss W iley. a young white girl. Sunday night the negro entered Miss Wiley's room while the family were at church and hid under the bed. After the girl retired the negro crawled out and attempted to assault her. Miss Wiley screamed and her father ran in and rccogniz.ed the negro. The negro escaped, but he was captured yesterday morning and while being taken to jail a mob cvcrpowered the officers and swung the brute to a fpn? venient tree. NO BOUNTY ON SUGAR. Tli* KofnsHl lo I’HJ- TIicm- Clmliim IIumkI on the New Tariff I.mw. Wasiunoton, September bl.—Secre tary Carlisle authorized the official an nouncement yesterday that he would not pay any sugai' bounty earned but unpaid when the new tariff bill went into effect. \ngust *ffl. The secretary's refusal to pay these sfigar Imo.:t*v claims will be based upon the clause in the new tariff bill repealing tin- stigai bounty provision of the McKinley law. which conclude!* as follows: "And hereafter it shall be unlawful to issue any license to produce sugar or to pnv any bounty for the production of sugar of any kind under this act." THEIR CONDUCT SATISFACTORY Atncri* an Nntxl Ollleen* a! Itliielieliln Have .leteil Aa-curiling ••* liiatriietloiia. W \siiim>to\ September 1:!. Acting Secretary of the Navy MeAdoo yester day give the following statement to the press: "The situation at bluetields is such that our n:|val officers on duty there a re. liable to be misunderstood i'i>d have injustice done them at tip* hands of American residents. I’pto this date the conduct <>f Captains Sum* uei iiud I' Neil 1 has b* , *'ii in a*‘eordauee with their iustrnetioiis and is highly satisfactory to the dcpartincht." The nature of these instructions hav** not l>e<‘ll made public. AMERICANS WHO OPPOSE. H*»M That l lie I’wl rrnol re Treaty Itno* Not X'lmlt of a Kreneli rrntei'torate. LuMion. .September I.i. A dispatch to the Daily News says it is not the En glish but the Americans who oppose tin subjugation of .Madagascar by the French. The American trade in.striped clothes, in Madagascar, is very exten sive and the \inerieans hold that the Fatrcnotre treaty does not admit of a French protectorate. Shouera : Southerly tVluil*. W \s111m.i'iin. SeptemlH-r |:t. Fore cast : For Georgia, showers, southerly winds. For Alabama, generally fair, followed hy showers in extreme east ern portion, variable winds. For Ten nessee. showers are probable, slightly cooler in central and eastern portion, southerly winds. •lai kaon tVIt hilraw« t he a. | o.imo Forfeit. Cine.tun. Septemher bt. Deter Jack* son left here yesterday afternoon at o el.M k on the Erin road for New York, before leaving he called on Will J. Da vis, at the ( olumbia theater, in com pany with Parson Davies, and with* j dre tv bit *111, wit (vrXttit. A Reported Adjustment of Affair* Between Korea and Japan. JAPAN MIST FIGHT KOREA. Korra Muni Kiiriilnli Sii|>|illra tn .lapan Will'll The Treaty to Ter. tiilnate W hen .Ii»|o«ii anil China Heroine mliwhle. Washington. September I - !.—Accord ing m a telegram received at the Japa- I nrse legation last night, an important treaty lias negotiated tiet ween Korea and Japan, which authoritative ly defines the relations of tho two coun tries toward each other and toward China. The object of the treaty is stated in the preamble to be the usual desire on the part of the emperor of Japan and j the king of Korea to definitely fix and determine the attitude of each country toward tin* other, with u view of clear ly elucidating the existing relations between Japan and China which have been created by tin* re<|Uest which the Korean government has made of the Japanese government to compel the Chinese to evacuate Korea. To secure concentrated !>etion for the more effective aocomplislimviit of this object, this treaty of alliance between the two countries was signed at Seoul on the '.’•'ith day of August hy Mr. Otnri, the envoy of Japan, and the Korean minister of foreign affairs. The treaty consists of three articles: Article I. Detines the object of the alliance to be the strengthening and perpetuation of the independence of Korea as an autonomous state, and the promotion of the mutual interests of Korea and Japan by compelling the Chinese forces to withdraw from Ko rea. and by obliging China to abandon her claim for the right to dominate the affairs of Korea. Article 'i. binds the Japanese govern ment to carry on warlike operation* against China, both offensive and de fensive. The Korean government is bound by the article to afford the Jap anese forces every possible facility in their movements, and to furnish them with supplies for provisions, at a fair remniicration, so far as such supplies may he needed. by article ;; it is provided that the treaty shall terminate as soon as a treaty of peace shall have been conclu ded by < liina and Japan .loliin i.i>t \niir Hair 4 ul. Continuing the Times correspondent cables that both the < hinesc and Japa nese armies in Korea are secminglv in- ■ active. The Japanese have ordered the Koreans to cut their hair as a token of subjection. The Koreans refused to do no. preferring to tight for their lilierty. A dispatch received here from Shang hai today says that .idviees received ther* from various sources say that the • hinesc army in northern Korea is in a deplorabb ndition. The Chinese generals are reported to have proved themselves to be grossly incompetent and tile officers of the lower grades are discontented and disheartened while the rank Hint tile of the Chinese armv are exhausted and dispirited. JAPANESE THE AGGRESSORS. tnetlicr lte|iHrl of the (arrel Natal HafHa • if .lul.r London, September I J. dispatcR to tty* Times fnup Wei-llai-Uei yesterday says that a y<i|ninittee composed of for eigners, after examining the incidents of the naval tight of July jiith. declares that thr Japanese were the aggressors. I The Chinese, the committee adds, were careful to avoid the appearance of pro vocation. lint the Japanese way'aid the Chinese, selecting a good position. The Chinese senior ship escaped, making a running tight while greatly damaging her pursuer. The second Chinese ship fought until her ammunition was ex hausted and two of her guns were de stroyed. Tin* same morning.it appears the Japanese arrived from Seoul and attacked the Chines** at Asan. These operations were evidently well con- eerted. The Chinese fleet, according to the dispatch, is now collected at Wei-hai-\Y«i and is in perfect fighting trim. The chin-Yuen has been repaired and is re cruiting seamen freely. An excellent esprit de corps exists aiming the Chinese sailors and they ;\ro waiting orders to enable them to assert the supremacy of China in Korean waters. OVER A MILLION. the f.. 4 N, SeiKHf liiiial Report Again** Mm Minpier*. New Yohh, September I J.—It is inti mated that tbe Louisville and Nash ville report to lie submitted to the stockholders at the annual meetihg will show rhat the losses sustained by the company in its efforts to control the South Carolina railroad have been charged to profit and loss. 'I be amount has been variously stated. The exact amount, however, is not far from 91,^00,000. The report will also show that the floating indebtedness of the couipaiiT lias been reduced to less than SI.'ffVO.lKMI. all of which is carried on time. 'lay H»»e Item Another Cruder. New ^ oiiK. September Li. - It nmv lie that the dCpatch from Tientnin an nouncing the sinking of the Japanese crusier. Hi-llni. refers to the warship which was disabled in July last. Des patches received recently from San Francisco contained an account of the naval battle as given out by the Chinese authorities, giving the name of the Chinese eruaier, however as the < hi-^ uni. and not naming the Japanese war vessel concerned, but saying that she got away in a badly damaged con dition. Hciioiulnale*! Allen. I oi l \iitrs Misi.., September I'!.— The lirst district eonvention yesterday re nominated Congressman Allen on the first ballot. The convention endorsed the administration of President Gro.ar Cleveland and passed a resolution fa- twliitf free cotuujfc «f •Uv«r. Oavernur Stone and Tr«a*nrrr Fran* ft* less* Mladsdppt'* Fanioii* IHe*. Jackson, Miss.. Septemher Pi.—Gov ernor Stone and State Treasurer Kvnni appeared before I'nited States Commis sioner Mosely yesterday relative to the apeeial warrant affidavit and waiving examination, tiie personal recognizance of each was taken in the sum of one thousand dollars for ap|M*aranee at the November term of the federal court. At the instance of the I’nited States attorney general, District Attorney Lee yesterday callad on the state officials and requested of them the plates from which thr Mississippi special warrants were printed. They are wanted for evi dence at St. Louis in the case of the United States government vs. the St. Louis bank note company. The firm which printed the notes. Tile plates were promptly delivered and District Attorney Lee's receipt was taken there for witli the understanding that they are to be returned on the termination of the trial, it will be observed that ■ tills delivery was made to the district attorney in compliance with a polite r* • quest which the state officials had no disposition to refuse. The officials declined the demands of Special officer Hums for the reason that they did not recognize that he or any member of the secret service force had a right to make any demands of them whatever. All the affidavits are sworn out against tin* state officers as individ- u'ls and not in their official capacity. W. J. Kurils, the Njiefial officer, left ':i't night for Washington. CORBETTOSJACKSOS The Champion Answers Alleged Misstatements by the Negro. CARD BITTER IS ITS DESl'SCIATIOS. RIBUKE TO THE ENGLISH. Wilting to Fight rrltately or Openly, la One Week or tine Month, for aa Mueii Money a* He fan Kalse, Any Where In Anierlra. JACKSON BALKS. The Negro UefnneB to Sign the Sion* fit? t lull Agreement. I'llli ton. September D2. The confer ence yc>tenlny between Edward Lloyd Webster of tiie Sioux I'ity Athletic I’lub and Peter Jackson, the object of which was to have Jackson sign the articles of agreement for a tight with I'orbett. which articles have already been signed by the latter, ended in the refusal of l Jackson to put his name to such an agreement. "I would not sign those articles if SMI.imil were at stake," said Jackson. They are too vague. I have already sin.uim of my own money on dcimsit and only ask a ghost of a chance to win or lose it. I will tight t’orhptt within three months for our side stake and any purse you offer, provided you name the positive date and locality of tiie tight before signing Hie articles, or I will fight him before the National Sporting t Iub of London on precisely the >:iiiie conditions." Jackson held that the articles were iioi .nes* and that they were drawn up in Corbett's favor, without him self being considered. "You do not specify where the fight is to be held, ami may compel me to tight in the wimhIs or on n barge ia some river." Jackson expressed bis doubts as to the existence of the Sioux city Athletic I lull. I hi* Weight of the gloves he claimed, was also favorable to Corbett and unsatisfa*tory to him. INMAN ON THE SOUTH. II* Hectare* Tliai Thl* serf Inn I* „n »h* t:*e nf tirral Prosperity. A I IAM A. Ga.. September I'.*. • John II IuinaII. of New York, stopped over here on his return to the north from a visit to t he coal fields *,f Alabama. In an interview Mr. Inman said that the south is unquestionably on the eve of an era of great development and pr< isperity. ''peaking of the reorganization of the Richmond Terminal properties, Mr. Inman said that the Vanderbilts and Rotlis'hilds have no interest whatever in the reorgantMittoit. Drexel Morgan A Co., are managing that witli their own resources. Mr. Inman stated that he knows that the Southern railway company will get control of the Cincinnati South ern and the Alabama Southern rail ways. I his will give the Southern a line from Cincinnati to New Orleans. This reorganization is being effected upon a very low basis of capitalization. The properties will pay fixed charges and will prove great factors in build ing up the territory through which they pass. SOLD AT PUBLICOUTCRY. Th* MliMIe tieorgla anrt Atlanfl* MoM »n the lllork at Satannah. Savannah. Ga.. September t‘J. The Middle Georgia and Atlantic railroad was sold at public outcry before the court houae here yesterday, under fore closure by the Oglethorpe Savings ami Loan company to satisfy a mortgage executed to secure an indebtedness of about Sp.e.'.MMi. loaned by n syndicate composed mostly of stockholders of the property. The road was bought for the|HHil'mg committee of the syndicate by Mr. Herman Myers, whose bid was • Mi.Vnmi. The total issue .if l»>nds is •TW'.’.immi and these with the stock of the road which was owned by the Seaboard company and all other assets were sold under the mortgage. For the present the road will be operated as heretofore. Washington, September Iff.—James J Corbett, the pugilist, gave out a statement last night in regard to the refusal of Deter Jackson to tight him, in which he says: "In answer to the cowardly misstatements that have been circulated by Deter Jackson, and the subterfuges that he has resorted to in order to crawl like a cur out of the pro posed match with in**. I desire to make tiie following statement : I have stated emphatically all along that this nigger does not want to tight me. After the punching I gave him in San Francisco, where he was saved from defeat by the dastardly actions of his California club friends, yon could not get him into a ring with me with a hawser, and no one knows it better than this same De ter Jackson. He has stated that he would not go south of Mason and Dixon's line on account of prejudice ex isting against his color—he lias thrown slurs upon the fairest people in the world—the southerners, who gave George Dixon fair play there, and Jack- son proved himself a rank quitter when he refused to go and meet mein New Orleans, when he knows if by my fiuke, he should happen to win. it would make him famous and independently rich for life. “He refers to tiie propositions mad** by the Sioux City athletic club and says: "They havc agreed to allow the men Jo pick the referee, w ho must be satisfactory to Jackson. Now if this nigger wants to tight. I will name the man satisfactory to me. now. The fol lowing arc the acknowledged referees of thi' country : D. J. Donohue, of New \ ork : John Eekhardt. of New York: John Duffy, of New Orleans; George Siler, of < hieago; John Kelly, of New \ <>rk : AI Smith, of New York. Any of these men are satisfactory to me." He also says: "In conclusion. Mr. Deter -laekson. I tell you plainly that I w ill tight you privately, or openly, in one week, one month, two months, or three months time, for as uitieh money ! as yon can raise, purse or no purse, in a club, on a barge, in a hack.or in a room, anywhere in America." (Signed) Jamks J. C'niutF.TT. THE ARKANSAS RETURNS r Tlnit t lark**'** Majority Mill 11* \ImiiiI Tm fiity-ltve TIkmirmimI. Lirri.i llo* k. Ark.. September Iff.— official returns of the Arkansas state ••lection held on Sep,emlier :;d. have been received from about Ml counties. The returns indicate that Clarkv's (dcin*M*rat) majority will 1*** ahoii' '!.*>.(Hill. T he returns show that Rommel (repub lican) is only about 1.000 ahead of Dar ker i|mipulisti. (in** of the surprising features ,,{ the election was the vote on th«i license question. According to the un-official rtqxirt it is probable that -!ff counties have voted out licci. «•». the returns received by the secreta ry of state show that eight populists and two republicans have been elcc.cd to tin* lions** of representatives and one ^ republican to the senate. GARZA SEEN IN COSTA RICA. Manager nf a I hiiiciie Store anil Not an Oftlff*«*r of fl»e (•nirriinM'iit. < OMITS flUHslll . Tex.. September Iff. I inlet J. M. I.nliy. of the United States navy, stationed at Fort Limon. I'osta Rica, w rites ins father here that In* has seen t'atarino E. Garza in that place. Garza is manager of a Chinese 1 store and not a leading officer of the ( osta Rica government as was was re ported. Three years ago Garza gained a national reputation by filibustering on Texas soil while claiming to be the head of a gigantic revolution which was to overt brow (’resident Diaz of Mexico. Young Lnby knows Garza intimately. Garza's wife is still on her father's raneli in this county. VETERAN TELEGRAPHERS. F. f. Cnekey, of New York. Flerle*! I‘r**l- ilent of Hie A***oclatlon. Kai.tixioui:. Md.. September Iff.—At a meeting of the old-time telegrapher's association yesterday the constitution of the order was finally amended so as to admit to membership those who were connected with the telegraph ser vice twenty years ago. E. f. t'oekey, of New York, was elected president for ♦ he ensuing year, R. G. Hutchinson, vice-president and George I'. Havnard, of Washington, secretary and treasury. The annual re-union will he held in New York. MRS. GEO. H. INGRAHAM DEAD. New l ork Sun'* t efton Report. Nkw Yomk. September DJ. The Sun's cotton review say*: Features: Ru mors are rife that a New Orleans firm estimates the crop at 0.100.000 Hales minimum and large reeeiptsat the (sirts as well as a decline at Liecrpool. had a depressing effect here, though the opening was slightly higher, because at that time Liverpool showed less weakness than had been expected, and the reports from the south, moreover, indieated a very large precipitation over a considerable stretch of territorv where rain is not desired. KHUri hy llynanille. Kxoxvh.i.k. Tenn . N*-pt*-m),*.j* j • A dynamite explosion in the sewer works, west Knoxville, occurred yester day afternoon. Nelson Woods w as killed I and Ruby Heddin was mortally wound- ' ed. fl'holera Record for topf Nf. Dftkiishi no. September 12. Du ring tlte first week of September there were I «r> fresh ea»e* of cholera and 101 death* i J thjb city. The Mother of Captain tiro. H- Ingraham of the War l>*parlmrnl. (TiAKl.KSToN, S. < .. Septemher tff.— Mrs. George H. Ingraham, sister-in-law of t'ommixlore Ingraham, of Martin Kosta fame, and mother of ttain George H. Ingraham, of thr war de partment. died her** yesterday in ii*w tTth year. Mrs. Ingraham was tiie daughter of folonei i*. Gaiiiar i. in his day the largest and wealthiest planter on ('iHi|x*r river and the representative of one of tin* oldest Huguenot families in the state. l.l*|Uor Healer* Not Aalntlttert. t'oi.i Mitt s. O., September Iff.—The convention of the ('at)iolie Knightsof • •hi** at Dayton yesterday. Gnik adverse action upon Itishop John A. Watter- son’«. order admitting persons engaged in trafficking in intoxicating liquor* to membership in t'atholic societies. The l.a*t f>, A. H. I’araUe. Dn rsiii KG. Da., September, Iff. The Inst parade of the G. A. R. encampment occurred yesterday afternoon, when the union ex-prisoners of war turned out I,non strong, every state in tlin union ha ving one or more representa tive* iu the ruuka- A Father Write* a Card That *honl«l S**4 the Committee Home. Cn.\mi.ottk, N. t'., September 1'2.—The following curd from n distracted father is a refutation of the movement inaugu* rateil in England to investigate lynch- ings of negocs found guilty of rape in the south: "On the night of August 10th. my daughter, Fannie -laekson, aged four teen years, was raped by one whit* man named Robert T. Redfern. at the point of a pistol. 1 have kept it quiet so fur only taking out warrants and try ing to arrest him. as lie was dodging about in the neighlmrhood. Since then he lias tied to Georgia or Alabama, lit* lias been traced that far. The billow ing is a description of Robert T. Red- fern: He is a young man aged about twenty-five years, with black hair and brown eyes; weighs 10.*i pounds: is five feet ten inches in hcight;low and ff<*>hy stammers in conversation, i*- very friendly, and is easily exeited. He is supi>o.sed to be near Kinninglinm. Ala., or Atlanta. Ga. "My daughter is very near tn me. Dlenst* do all you can to bring him to justice. I am jxior. but can prove the best of character for myself and family. "if his whereabouts can be learned notify Sheriff R. I*. Wall. Wadcsbnro. i Anson county, and he will send the ! necessary papers after him after living j arrested. "The governor will offer a reward as he lias been notified. Yours, etc.. Knows Jackson.’’ Deep ('reck. Anson. County, N. C.. { September ti, |s',u. SMITH AS PRESIDENT. * A l>*elit**l ( liana* Wml* In th* W**t I'olnt Mniinx*ni*nt. Ati.anta. September Iff.—Captain I*. Tyler, general manager, and C. II. Dhinizy. president, of the Atlanta and West Doint railway company, were re tired at a meeting of the stockholders j held yVsterday. Mr. George C. Smith, recently elected president and general manager of th* Western railway, was chosen for the same place on the Atlan ta and West Doint. When Mr. Tyler and I’resident Dhinizy were retired , from the management of tiie Western j railway the action t«Kik with it their retirement of the Atlanta and West i’oint. While these railways arc inde- i pendent corporations, they are in real ity parts of the same line, and their stockholders are much the same, while 1 their interests an* almost identical: Mr. George C. Smith was nominated for president and general manager and elected in the place of Captain K. I*. Tyler and Dresident Dhinizy. The old | board of directors wa.. elected as fol lows: John S. Kigely, II. M. Comer. E P. Chamberlin. T. L. Langston. W. K. Kerry and H. C. Fisher. A MANIAC ON SHIPBOARD. FranrU (iallaiciier Mail* Several Attempt* to l>**tro> Himself. j Nt- w Yomk. September Iff. Thr fffifi j passengers of the Anchor Line steamer Ethiopia, which arrived Monday from Glasgow, found it a rather unpleasant trip. A maniac named Francis Galla gher ran amuck several times und the passengers, both in the cabin and in the steerage, vvcra in constant fear of him. <»n the first day after leaving Movilla, where the vessel called. Gallagher be gan to show iinniistakable signs of in sanity. Everybody gave him a wide berth, but the ofiieers did not attempt to interfere with him until he tried to jump over. They then attempted to show him th* evils of suicide, and the same afternoon he made a similar attempt on his life. He was sent to the ship's hospital ami a few hours later tried to cut his throat with a knife. He was secured, but not until he had cut himself. After that lie was carefully watched, but the passengers were not at all cer tain of their safety until the vessel ar rived today. Gaflagher belongs to Nan Francisco. SHOT BY HIS DIVORCED WIFE. Clareur* Clark Seriously \Votiii<1*<t hy III* ■B Former Hel|>mr*t. PlilLAt>Kt.1*111 A, September Iff.—Clar ence W. Clark, a prominent member of the brotherhood of ioeomottvt* engineers was shot and seriously wounded on a I’ensylvnnia railroad train at Newark. N. J.. Sunday by his divorced wife. When the train slowed up at Newark the woman entered the car and shot him at short range with a pistol. The woman suddenly left the car and stepped off the train. The train had started before th* conductor knexv of the shooting and he brought the wound ed mail to tins city. The divorce was granted in New York on Thursday last and Clark was on his way to San Fran cisco when attacked. Clark mav re cover. Fall**! t*> K*ttI* Th*lr IHflH-iilHr*. Savannah. Ga., September Iff.- A eonferenc.* was held yesterday between representatives of the white and color ed longshoremen and the ship brokers with a view to settling the differences which have existed between them for s*ime time. Nothing was accomplished, the union men refusing to treat with the non-union men. The loading of cotton will proceed with non-union labor. Vacation ofCaMnrt Oftlr*r*. Washington, September Iff. Seere- Grcsbam **.x|M***ts to return to Washing ton about the middle of the present week. Assistant Secretary MeAdoo, of the navy, will return today afters va cation in the Adirondaeks. General Schofield win be acting s**rretarv of war until October I. when Secretary Lainont expects to return. F.ll*n N. fito* khol*1*r* to M**t. Lot ISVIM.F., Ky., September Iff. The meeting of the Louisville and Nashville stockholders will i>e held in this city Oetobor It, and the officials are now busy making out tiie annual report*. Harkaorth Nominated. Jackson, Mich., Septcmtter 1*2. 'I o* K. Dark worth was nominated for con gress yesterday afternoon in the deino- crutic coDvcutivo of the distnat I T4ES0UTBSFUTURE Bflfoct of the Southern Railway Reorganization. OPINIONS OF EIGHT BANK OFFICIALS. All Acre* That It Will I’rove a I’ower- fut Factor In Developing thl* Heetlnii an*l Increasing II* I’rnsperlty In Kvery Direction. Kai.timomk. Md.. September Iff.— Eight bank presidents, including heads of hanking houses, in New York. Kal- tiinore. Atlanta. Kirmingham. Rich mond. Savannah and Norfolk, give opinions in the Manufacturer's Record this week of the effect of the Southern railway organization on the future of tiie south. Tin* financial editors of leading dailies in New York. Koston, Diiiladelphia and Kultimore. have writ ten letters to the Manufacturer's Record on tin* same subject. All agree that this will prove a powerful factor in developing the south and in creasing its prosperity in every direc ti* tn. Watson and Gibson, of New York, say: "The Southern Railway company is a superior creation to its predeces sors and will do good to the south as the south will do good to it." Fnwrrfiil Agency for Southern I'rovprrlty. Hamelton *V Co., of Kaltimorc. say: “The millions of dollars spent in im provement. the financial interests of Drexel. Morgan A- Co., and otiier capi talists mean more than can be told to the south." Dresident II. M. Atkinson of the At lanta Ranking and Trust Company: “The putting nf these railroads in sound financial condition as lias been done and connection of such names with them as Drexel. Morgan .V Co..transform them into a powerful agency for south ern pros|M*rity." Dresident Hamilton, of th** Mer chant's Hank. Savannah, predicts a prosperity unknown to southern history and regards the reorganization of Drcx- el. Morgan ,V Co..and the Vandcbilts, as one of the most promising omens for this section. More I'enplv seeking III* ('ott'in DDtrlct. Dresident Taylor of tin* Norfolk Marine hank, writes: “The reorgan ization will indirectly benefit tin* south as a whole by directing the at tention of capitalists to that section of our country." Dresident Hammond, of tin* Green ville. S. (’., hank, finds more people and more money seeking tin* cotton dis trict. General Joseph Johnston, of the Ala bama national bank. Kirmingham. says it is tin* south's golden opportunity. Dresident Hugh R. Garden, of the Southern exchange association. New York says: "The re-organization gives evidence to th** outside world of n faith in the future of the xuith by the strong est tinaneial interests in this and other count rics." IS THERE A SECRET BLACKLIST? All *«*ii*Htiuiiiil l>U«’ov«*ry l»y WrM- rrn ItMilroitil Mi'ii. Omaha. Neh.. September Iff. A .sen sation was caused among Omaha rail way employes yesterday by the discov ery of w hat they believe to be a secret blacklist worked by all roads. When a man applies for a new |x»ition he has to bring a "clearance" from the last road which employed him to show the cause of his leavini?. The Cnion Ra- citic, in common with other roads, has a blank form. The secret signals arc said to lie contained in the water mark • if the paper on which the clearance letters are written. ATTORNEY GENERAL SUED. •Hat* Aii*1lt»r Institute* Manriamu* iTn- r**illug* Againut (llney- SruiNGFlKl.n. 111., September Iff.—The state auditor lias brought a mandamus suit against the attorney general, com pelling him to bring suit against the Illinois Kuiiding and Loan Association, of Klooniington, which the attorney general refuses to prosecute. It will be a warm tight between the auditor and attorney general. THE ST. LEGER STAKES. •Hr F. II. .lofiiiHtim*’* Thr*Mitte Flr»t With l.onl H*i«*li*rry'* l.a*ta* Ne*'*in*l. Losimin. September Iff.—At Doncas ter yesterday the St. Lcger stakes of ff.% sovereigns each for three-year-olds, over tin* St. Lcger course, about one mile, six furlongs and Iffff yards, was won by Sir F. K. Johnstone's Throstle, by three-quarters of a length, Ladas owned by Lord Rose berry, was second, and Matchbox, the property of Sir F. K. Johnstone, was third. Time ff:Iff-1-5. TORE THE POTRAIT DOWR M*mlH*r« of Hiatt. A. R. Krfu*** to Alar rn*1*r ( l*v*lan*l'* Mrture. Kkaiiimm k. Da., September Iff.—V* terday memberx of Harper G. A. Dost No. |s| refused to march under picture of Grover Cleveland suspend from a street arch. Angry eitizer jri< mis of the veterans, tor** down t portrait before the democratic comm tee could interfere. Nt*ain Navigator* In Convention Cincinnati. September iff.—Over hundred delegates are in attendance thr annual meeting here of the Nation Hoard of Steam Navigators, which la> three days. The annual reports of tl president, secretary and treasury we presented, showing the organization better condition than for years, with balance of Sff0,ooo **n hand. Iloalun Firework* ( ompanjr Aaclgii*. Kostos, Mass., September Iff. The national fireworks company, nf Koston an-l Newton. Mass., has assigned to ( harl«*s \ West and Frank E. Dicker- man. of Koston. Liabilities, ooo; nominal assets, si(1,(too. I'rtnrena HOiuarrk Murh H*tl*J Mi mi.is. September Iff.- J from Varzin saya that niairk is much better., leave her bed roniU yestenlaj The L uiarik guvii.