Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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AViui i o<I! You to Rond Our Offer on ^OC'OncI I I 54*0. y K IC /v The Offer on Page 2 01 A Fho I^eci^er. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People it Subserves, VOL. I, NO. .TJ. (tAFFNEV CIT.V, S. (’., KKIDAV, SEPTEM 15FK L*l, islM. ^1.00 A YEAH. LINES WELL DH.VWN Tho Pnlmotto Dnmocmcy in Two Distinct Fact ions. THK TILLMAN COXVHMION XOMINHKS. Omlit rintform tin* IMH|»rn- Miiry I Anlor*»«Ml 'I Im* < oiihi r\at i\ «>h, or IH«I l.im* DoiiHMTiiry, in N«»l»Kn«tt* llarnt'SM. CnM’MiiiA. S. C.. Scplt inlicr v.’<t. Tin* Ktatt* ili'iiHN'ratic (-■■iivrntion was <*al]<*il t«i nr«l»*r at I'i oVIiwk yostiTilav l»v S«*ii- ator Irliy. rhail'iiian of tin* iwnfiitivi* coiiiinittiM*. Ovit :;on ili>U‘oatt‘s wore pn*s«*nt. t*v«*rvcounty In in,*' iviin’M'iit nl. A larjfc ma jority \vci - c Tillina iiit«*.s. only ont* ilclc^ation. that from < harlotoii. tM-injf con.vcrvativc. A new constitu tion of tin* party was ailoptcil. which provides foi a direct primary for cvcrv candidate for any oilier from coroner up. The platform endorses tin* Ocala plat form. as well as the ( hicaeo platform, demands the free eoinajre of silver at a ratio of lit to I. and endorses the dis pensary law as the hest solution of the «li»|*cnsary <piestion. ( Ni»» i«»m*tl. On«* .MM'tion of tin pint fonii. ;i .41 first drawn, whiclt denounced I'resident rievelaiul for failing to cai r\' out the pledges of the parly and for prosti- ttltili^' congress hy patronage to carry out hit, policy, was dually hilled and no mention of the president orthe national administration was made Thet'harfes- ton deIcifation tried hard toeet theeon- vention to come out sipiaiviy on the deiniMTatie platform and denounce pop ulism. hut their etl'orts wen* defeated hy an overwhelming' vote. The conven tion then nominated .lohn t'ary Kvans for governor: \V. II. Tiniwerman. lieiit- (fovernor: \V. T. t'. ilates. treasurer: <». \\. Ittiehanan. attorney yencral. and tiMik a recess until *<::ut p. m. The nom inees an* all Tillmanitcs and had no op position. The Charleston delegates an nounced in the convention that they would not support the nominees hc- cause they were not on a true demo cratic platform They were hissed and J****r»*d and started to lea*, the hall, hut for some reason did not do so. TIm* fI H lifi No'iiin.if«•«!. On t In* convention reassemhlin^. hal- lotinjf for the other state ollieers was ^|^^neiired and resulted: l or seen*- 'd stati*. It. II Tompkins, at pres ent I illiuan s private seerctarv: for eomptroller general. lames Norton, now chief clerk in that oilier: for adju tant and inspector c'-urra) .lohn liarv Watts; for Mi|H*riiitendeiit of edueation. . It. Maylield. ineiiuihent. The I'onventioii eiuieluded its lahors hv^mtinafimr \V. It Kvans. II. li. I ho^as it ml .1. t . V. ilhorne. a s railroad eoinmissiotirrs. SENATOR WALSH IN ATLANTA f#» flic* I from His I .ni';ilci-iim*iiI ;*• ^111 Savannah. Iia.. Septemher'Mi. Sen ator I'atrick Wal-h spohe at Ihethrati r last nieht to a crowded house. \hont cipht lllllldred people were fathered ill the theater to hear him. Ih- was intro duced to till* Iitidieuee hy lion. K. t i. Ihthi^non. ehairman of the democrat in executive committee of Chatham eoiiii- ty. He atinoiinc<*d himself in favor of the free <*oinae-e of silver, sayine this (ptverniiient should have a tinaneial policy of its own and that theonly ratio and the estahiished one was pi to I. Mr. Walsh was frci|uently applaud ed Httd was widely and entliusiastii allv conj'nilulatcd ut the eonelusiou of his remarks, lie left the city today for Atlanta. THE DATE WHEN OPERATIVE. Nollrllur Meeve". of tlic I rensilsy, llei lileH the Nr» TttrllT a l.iiu from AiikumI '!H. W AsitiM.von, Sc]demher 'I**. Solici tor llcevrs. of tlie treasury department, in an elalHiratc oninion deeides that the new tariff net heeame operative from August ;sth. notwithstanding that tIn* enaet iutr elause named'August Jut ns the ilrti* upon wliieh it tool,- effect. The views of Solicitor l.’eeves ■re concurred in hy all the treasury oflieinls. and they have heen aetino under thiM eoustruetion of the law sim-e Auffiisf isth last, fjuite a niimher of appeals from this date. Aii^ii t isd,. have heen filed with the eollector at New York and the ipicstion will douht- less he taken to the courts for linal de- cUion. RECEIVER FOR R. K. REAVES. In Atheim, lin., a I'roiiiiiienl ItnsiiiesH AIhii Kail* For a Oiinrler Alilliou. Atiikns. tia., Septemher .'ll. reU’cr has Ik*i*ii appointed foi Heaves and the Keaves Warehoii jiany. TTu* llahilities are over >; with assets alMint s-’immmmi. I:,, Howard, an attorney, was up) receiver and has piven hond. A inliieil resistance will hi* made apaiust tlie receivership heinp made permanent •t the Oetola’r term of the court. DUEL ON GEORGIA SANDS Tw* Yoiihk Men of OiiMin 1 iirtil With Ki|l*es lit ii I inlsli. I hi III.IN, tia., Septeniher 111. Two younp men named leihert Clemens and •Iruics I’ulleii fouplit a dm I to the death with pocket knives last nipht in the wiaals near Mlackvillc without aeconds. physieiaiis or witnessi were found at midniphl hy a farmer Kach was stahhed twenty or thirty times and are heyonil recovery. No cause is known for the duel. Deaillork in Hie MiHslhsi|i| l | seieniii, t ANTon. Miss., Septemher 'I'Ih* aeventh conprcssional distrii h eonven- tion after ninety hallotsadjoiirned until I he vote stood: Hooker It Williamson l.:os-iuo " Colton'* linn n u m il Turn. Nmv Y ojth. Septi-mlier 'JO. 'I'he Sun's Cotton review says Cotton inhainid lihree to four points, hut lo t ihisand peclincd five to si s point then rallied •lightly and i jn.se'.] thn e to loin poiuta lo wee. TH- SPiiMNERS iN S .SSION. I>i-li-a:.tc* ri-f».'nt t r 1,1 III" i ;i i n Al in- iif.trt t»r:it.* C i f L' .. !»OS'roN. Mil-S. . St v il ,‘il! i* *2(). Oiu* of the iiu>• t inpioi ; K uio-t important. <• .liven h. us . t,‘\tili* im! list for ma: 'e.r wa ■ opened yesterday in l*iir:la.i hall v. hi-n the I .scmi-aiinmil mee;iu - the National ; spinners’ union was eallid to order. I telepa t e> a re presen! Ir,"ii I all 1,’iver. New Hedford. i.owell, Ii A 'i nee. Iloly- ol:e. Taunton. WalthaU'. I’.iaekstoiic. I'awt liel-i t. Wooiiso,'!,.-). Ili\erpond. I'aw tuehet \'alh v. W . i'i. Mauehes- tcr. N. II.: Iiover. N. i!.: Sa'mon Kails. N. II.: I,ewiston |!idd«*f*>rd \upusttt. Hrunswiek and Wau r-ille. Taft* villi'. < onu.: < ohoe . V.: I'ati'rsoii. and Kcriicy. X. .1. i’ln- pri:. • pal topic id diseiission anu>nv t.. ■!, i, pate> is the strike in Nev i‘,i for i ;.n i Kail l iver. Ivvery dele; i- *i,. -m;.'nine astiitheultiin.il, in ■>; tiu striki*. DISTINGUISHED ITAL IAN VISITOR 1'ri‘intrat inii> to \A 11. u : im.iuiu'l ilu I'elm ipi ItitHpi.ii. . ii, r .,| | l .e;ie. NI W N’oliii sept, mil,'ll j he Ital ian eolony of ihi-. eit i^ v'.aitinp patiently tor detilK In v. • eoie . rnilip the propo-. d yi-.il to this^ Ky and oti.er pritleipal cities n," |)oii l.m.uuel dll I’rineipi ltiis|Hiii. i, . ,ro: !:. Ac cord in/r to eahle :e re miily re- «*i*ived I’riiiee Kuspoii ha I • up his miiid to visit the 1 n .i iat* s and Canada with hi- ,.i • ..ii i a I', .ton lady, hut ’ ii forma (io’i as t, ;!n (*\iii*t t inn* of Ir , <|. j>;, r ur- n,d in 'his city has h -.-ii he ',! i Ids |, mor will pay usa vi-.it re i o doubt whatever, and until , iit>- r: - ,.f his arrival i . oh,aim d i- ii.,, - in ihe \.*ty of a deinoiistration will I .• 'line I hv the Italian repiv-, i.t rKv ; , :•••. THE SOUTHPORi C JAR AN TINE. ' III. t . :n I s|| Itoil III .\ |>|>oif|t < : J to (or Ih' W ASHINI, (IIN. S peon teii. ml W ■ hos| ii i a I sen ire, ha \ssi>l a ill Sni p ten., Ill l.'oliertsoii. i ter si■ y*. ‘l e and I U i I mi up ton. X a siti- f, ir a ipia ra n' pital stalain a < N. C. c,mpr •- i, ■ • d ■ f. a- i as tlie In anl • , : 1 he huiidili FORSAKES IH. • I. Sur- ll'.'l ri lie K ' I RUST. ,i nl Nelson Aliirrl>. • lie t ; , ' r iresian .»■•;» | / K' l | t M'. Nl w .Yocii. s.-pt , i Ii.. !i ,.x riti'inrnt <*r. ,ti in \\ :i 1 yesterday hi till- I , ',:,* Xelsoi Morri •. 1 he l. ; C! ’ . , had re stpiii*,I as a dire, : o , , . i . e-, a m < a I i le I eedi !ia e, e A s \| I' Morris w ho dee!in, ihirse the notes of when the nth m|>t t,. Sit,IMtll.(Hill to take ' Indore t he new !a i was made. Ac: ion , tion wi'l he taiien at : meet ill;: . , THE BANKER AARES i EL). Cliiiri;i'il A’, illi Cml, / a i,mi I roi.t a I'lillH.lettitiia It., <1,. Nl:w ^'ol!K. Sejiti me r .ai (i,;,r -,S. IMtillips. a hank* r : in , ,| m Wall street. ".asai ."i • - I ,■ ter lav at his 11 ii ice I iv 11> t, , t i i s | , of police he.uhpiarti i lleteetive < tent tier, of I'hiladi iph:,; on ,!iai:e of ha vinp emhi ./.', d i.rnn id ,, iM hank in Ijiiheh lplii.i. ol which he was president. in I s . 'Its-. Colll<| \i,l i .., (|. Nmv * tilth. Scj . .it. , i a. lad win t lonld ysterda i denied tin- nfi'ed re- port that hi> si t, i*. Anna < *oa!,i. w ho is now in Car’s, ha I 1„ on,. , ii.'api d to I Vince I'm nci, ol , i , tlw ’ '•'"■‘I* • ( t ... : ■ riim*ired within the n • ,. • I In re is ahsolutelv no , stori..' -aid Mr. tiouhi 1 In' l ui I e,t I > jiot lie I lie. Pull.\l>! I.l'lll \. p;i . '4 IH , m I,, W *.’0 The eight iiniitial eon s' 1 •; i t ion of the 1 nit ft! i V |M *1 Ik t ;n* ( if \ UK *rie;i • "•g'.in \ r>t i •rday at Hi,- h<>t, » 1 * »; it 'I** " hell the , ’■ >11 Vent i,>11 w ji , I ’ » 4> i'Cer l»v Pres ident John R. 1 ri 7 . ol this eit 1 1 1 - •1 de • •;« t i*s ■ut ! rohi ii 11 >•'<*! : it s of i iu* (* •eintry. TIik '!:»ini '. ; cj 1! 1 ri|i. N: * »1is. • 1 ■ 11 j 1 ‘.’J* ’0. \n im- mcn.se ft >1 ee of .i,,|-k lit li is s t 'll cn- <1 in i>r, pa11 n • 1 hat t • hip •'Iii 1 ih * ft »r Ihi* • im» I iii t ri;i I 'lip . a ud it Wils thollnjlt V.-'o id ilia* j ho x,.;i lighter won lil not In - aide n, -: art toda v Ms conti'lilphlted. SPEAK TO T ilt HEELS MANDAMUS AGAINST CARLISLE. Gala Day With tho Young Domoc- racy of North Carolina. Tli«* Coiitfiition of flu* Or- ion of ii* riulm hi Ihili’iKli 'rimrsilsi.v >!nny S|M‘jtk- ••rs for tin* Oi-rasion. \ IV- 1 II ion of il. nil 1 .1 / lt)l • 1:. K. Ik's I'oN . Septem ber .1, 'Hm* 1 nited S<* 1*11111- g'arm,‘lit workers union la nit ■i't re- MO.ItOO, solved to present to t !,< e, *ntiu rt ' 'I s t he ImtI S. lilt imat inn of nine hoiu or ;i st rik**. K>int«*(| and to work by 1 he 11, i. 1 fivt Kill 1 of b\' tIII* |»irr« I Mil*. \on )i w » > • \\ »*!«!«,. W’asIIIM.ion Sept * m her *l|. Weath er forecast and pi ne nl ,• „„ii t j, : j.-,,,. f-eorpia and Malta ma. I , , iiorlhwest winds lor Teinn ,ee fair variable winds. Ilentll Ilf I on.el Celler,,| |*,,||oeli. K \ Kllil.ti l \|l, ,S;,| j<l. Mexandir K. t consul pem ral at . i ,i .ador. died from \ el h iw Ii-ver \ i t \ I hey BRIEF NE’/VS FHOf/l I’HE WIRES. ■ih!m*i \ iiiei it'a n The A lleiem a lid II , ■ . \i tillerv company of It,, ton ; i n hi voted tii make an evciir ion to i ..no ni iii i -'.in. \n I dip i h VI.-. . ’ ne dialing for t he piil’eha <• ol a! tin , t luaiiiifaeti rinp eoi,, , rn >,1 s, |,ouis, M issoiiri. I red id-er. of Ijd ndi Iphia a travel ing ilisjH-etor for tin l.di liphl I'ompa II y jumped ! rom tin* .MWelith stori ot th> t ie ino| 10; i t a II hotel lit New tirleiin. la t i i niiip •ludpc I’uimim in It,, ion yesierdav, ordend I hat the ,1 - I ; m, u j,, ,j„'. hamls ol I he \ m, rii ,i ii I. . 11, mi |, |,..,t eompain he til, , , i;, ,. effort In Compel n I'rcliiniiiMr.v inspeel ion of it Nognr I'niii* Inilnstr.v. W asimnuton. Septemher -itt. The Mile.. IManting and Manufacturing company, a corporation of the stale of Loin, oe „.o l,ouisiaiia. organized for the purpose of 0RA10HS, 01 HMk, Mhhl 10 TALK, planting and growing sugar cane tind i maniifaeturing sugar, yesterday after noon tiled in the supreme court of the (listrict of Colttmhiu a petition fora writ of mandamus directed against Senator Carlisle and Commissioner of Internal Kevemn* Miller, to compel those two otlicinls to make a prelimi nary inspection of their works. The petition says that the company was induced to go into the sugar business by the honnty act of Oetolier 1. Is'.iii. The eommisstoner of internal reve nue issued live lii'etises to them .Inly 'i. |s‘.i|. for their manufaetories whieli are situated at Amite. Homer. Monroe. St. •lames and New Hope, and they were required to give bonds for s'h',u.iMin. j’hi re is a rule of tin* treasury depart ment which requires preliminary in spection of a i nan ii factory of sugar, and the petition states that the present is the time for such inspection of the company's works, hut hoth Commis sioner Miller and Secretary Carlisle have refused to comply with this rule. They claim that this is illegal and will damage them to the extent of s.MMMin. j hey say there is no substance to the pretext that tlie new tariff law which went into effect August jsth last, re peals and annuls tin* old law. and that the failure of the government to in spect their works practically amounts to the de.t net ion and con fiscal ion of their property. A rule to show cause was issued by the court returnable on October Ith. Sllllil.lll Ol III, I.' t a a icI it I.'Hiding i ' 'iep.'iij IiM.i:ioii. X. C.. September I'.l. With the democracy of North Carolina to morrow will he a gala day. Extensive preparations have heen made for the convention lien* of the democratic clubs of t he state.’under the state and na tional organizations, and already prom inent men of the party, old and young, an* on the ground. One of the strong features of the convention and the card that will draw perhaps the largest gathering of people seen in Italeigh in a number of years, is tin* list of excep tionally strong speakers. The orators from Washington will he Charles II. Mansur, assistant eomptrol ler of the treasury: Syeretary Hoke Smith: Chaunccy I. Hlaek. president, and Lawrence Oardner. secretary, of the National association of democratic dubs: Senators l.’ansoui and Jarvis: llepivsentati ve Oates a ml Mr. Josephus Daniels, chief clerk of the interior de part ment. President Julian Carr arrived today, and already Imiiting and Hags are Hy ing from the government and other prominent buildings, and from many ol the resiilenees. UNDER THE TRIUMPHANT ARCH. Mm ini; nf I lie Sm«.|.|.ii;'ii I.rioel I’iirnili'in t liattiinii,iK:i New ttatiiTs. C|| \ r r \ NooiiTelil).. Si ptelllher I'.t. — At the hiisincss session of the Sove reign tirand l.odgi* xesterday the ques tion of the next place of meet‘mg'ca me up. Atlantic city was elioseii. j’here was a strong vote for Washington. M hen the election of ollieers for thi* ensuing year came up Kepreseulative Morris, of Ke*itiieky. iioininated Itep- ut\ (iraml Sire Joim \V. Slchltens. of Maryland, iiml la was iinanimoiisly e'.eeted Oiand Sire. For thcottiee of D puty < ira :ni Sire. |{e|»reM*ntal ive 'lu-son nondnated William K. Carlin, ot Illinois, and !iir:hcr iioiiiinatioiis were ma s- in the j : s u:, of .luhn H. (win. Ma o.-oT M!aiit;i: Hon. I'red Carl* ton of ’i', \a-' MTred S. Pinker ton. of Massaehn .et t : lii'tieriil K. W. Sloan, of St. l,o>iis. C irh'ton. of Texas. Was deeljl red I'leeted Theodore lto,s. nl N<*w Jersey, was iinaiiiuioiisl\ rc- l elei'i.'d as grand seeretary and Isaac Slieppard. of Pennsylvania. wa> iinani- III' illsly I'e elected grand treasurer. The grand parade was an hour late in moving. Ni ver betore was the main street of the eit '. s,, packed and jammed with humanity. At the corner of Eighth and Market a grand riumph- ant arch had been erected and just completed in time The structure is Die most artisti • and costliest thing of the kind ever erected in the south. EDITOR PERRY OUT ON BAIL. Cnii'Kluii < liurgetl V-itlil i auiliili iiilx I sing tin* M ill !(<•!« im HuihI. M \i o*.. thi.. September p.t. John A. Perry, editor of the Irxvingtou. Hia.t Uorld wa> arrested and brought before Commissioner Erwin ye-terda' on the charge of using tIn* mails for fraudu lent purposes. The arrest was made by Deputy I’niled States Marshal White, of Meion on a warraiit sworn out I Postotliee llispeetor Itiillil. who c'larges Perry with sending circulars ! thi'oiigji the mails to newspapers and indlvidmils in tieorgia and other states announcing that In* has invented a meimsiif winning'at poker. These cir culars arc said to have heen sent out all over t he country, even as far as Cal ifornia where a newspaper obtained p, issessiiin of one a ml exp, ised t he scheme thiit Perry is iilleged to In* xxorking*. Perry wais earried before Commissioner Erwin yesterday hut owing- to absence of iin importunci* witness the pivlimi- nary hearing' w:is postponed and Pcrrv was released on hond. Perry sitvs he ••ii n disprove fra ml. TWO OF THE ROBBERS CAUGHT. «|„, ||,.|,| i p K| . Train Nmx Fai-i. Tlo.ir 4 rl,,,,.. MlWII'IIIS. Mo.. Septemher Ml. j'xx-,, of the Santa Ee train robbers have been captured near In re. They were broiigdit to Memphis and lodgvd in jiiik j'liev ••re < harli's Ahratus and Eink <iverfiehi. They Were eiiiight hy .special ag'ellts of the Siintii Ee I'ililroiid who haxe been on their trail since the robber'.' was at- •'■inpti d and tliedes|M*r;idiN-s driven off. Al>rams is the man xxho shot Engineer Prescott. He is badly wounded and Hot expected to live. Abrams was the I' "I'T of the giiug and hoiinled the en gine in advance of his companions ami received the charge of Inu-ksliot full in Hu lace. Ihe detectives marvelled at thi* tiinc tliiit Alirams was able to move six feet, lunch less csrape to the woimIs. which he did. THE CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY. 11' 1(01^10' nil s Ills KcnIj-iiuI h,„, iiimI ItrlliK* 4 liurirt-M \i-:,Inst Oilirr*. \Y xsiiiNi, ion. SYptemher P.i. The resignation of fi’Hourke. the siipervis. iMg'architect, has gone to the secretary of the treasury. In this he explains th;ii ;i i*ons|iirni*v luis heen formed in his ownolliee to effect hisdownfaII. The sensation iTeatcd at tirst hits iiotsiih- sided anil i! 1, not helieved that the seeretary will reconsider its immediate accept a nee. Documentary evidence in the shape of an intercepted letter now in Hie desk of Secretary < nidi I sc. it is said, cuts an important figure in the ease and max develop into an otlieial scnndnl. 4‘olIi,i, 4Ju|fl «,n II,,. S|„,l. Ni.w ' oiiK. Septemoer Ml. Sun's cot ton rcpori: lotion advitii I two poinls on most months, hut lost lids and dec lined :; points, closing sh adv. Ni l In lean , deelihed I to :• points spot l otion Ii, le quiet, steady and unehaiigeij. KILLED HUNTING COMPANION. Negro ITiprovokcl .Murder Near .VinerieiiM I lie Assiissln. A Ml i.u i >. Hi,., Septemher jll. An unprovoked murder occurred near t lie plantation of .1. M. Johnson late yester day a tternoon. Ed Westbrook and a eompiinioii. two nep'rocs. were liuiiting s<piirrels. Will Nixon. .‘mother negro hearing them. left his work picking cotton, and joined them in the xvoods. West brook and Nixon heg-au to joke ciieh other about the iui‘rit of their dogs. Weshrook heeaine etiriig-ed iind dischiii'o'eil a load of shot from hi* gun into the head of Nixon who was tinurm- ed. killing him instantly. Westbrook llien threat,'iied to kill his hunting' eoiii|iani,ui unless he promised to not report the killing' saying the buzzards xvould soon ,*iit him up. Westbrook w.is iirrested and placed in jail. EBB TIDE OF WOMEN CLERKS. New I'olii i f„ I'rcusiir.x \ piMilul ■ni-iil Fi'iiuiIcm M usi li,,. W \ sm Ni.Tox. Septemher '.Ml. large n it in I ter of women clerks di ••'I outright in the tteasiiry department during the past few days ims attriieted eonsideralile attention here. It is said h* mark a nev. policy in treasury ap pointments in the future. Of the clerks so fitr ills, barged fully live-sixths have been won n't i clerks of the h ig r h-sa la ril'd grades. The vacancies created by the discharge o| t he xvoinen will he tilled l»i the appointment or promotion of men to their places. 'I’he flood tide of women clerks in the treasury ilcpart- .nent has heen reached and henceforth it is s;,j,|. xvi’l usually he ajipoint- ed to the higher places. HAD NO OPPOSITION TO MEET. Itrulliei-|iin>*l ui I.iii'ii,,,,,t ivi* I I,H,.- I.tcct Hi'iiiiil II ist,-r M urloiii'n suraciit. Ilxiililsltl la,. Pit., September .‘<1. The nrotherltood of Eoeomotive Eireinen re-eleetI Hraiid Master I'rank' P. Siir- gi'i't by iiei'himiition yesterday morn ing. Me had no opposition. Three vice-grand masters were also elected. I hey are : John J. Hanmihaii. of En glewood. Illinois: ( harles A. Wilson, of Phillipshurg. N. J.. and < ImiJes W. Miiicr. of Pin sons. Kafisas. The most important ehang'e in institution is that which changes the insurance fea ture ot ihe lieiielieiary department. It requires every member to go into the chnss and he may subsequently, by paying his pro rata share, enter the two other classes, si.000 and s|.a00. WHEN IHE DETROIT WILL SAIL. Nwrcliir.v lli rl,• , i*l lieleniiliieil lo M»t,. Her !.im\c New Vork For IHItruller. W’.xmiini. ion. Septeinher s’O. Orders have tieen issued to hurry the work on tlie Detroit tit Norfolk so that she may sail tort hiitii in compliance with Sce- letai x llerlierts directions ns soon its possible. Mie has gone into tlie dry dock ami will receive a nexv coat of piiint It will take at least ten days to put in the necessary stores for the long cruise. Seeretary Herbert is determin ed that the Del roit shall sit it from Nor folk for Hihralter, her tirst stopping place, by October 1st. BRICE'S (MX DOllAIA Tho Ohio Senator Had tho Con vention at Hi* Will. LULL COINACK Of SII.VMt DL.AIHDKI). Tile NaiTxiiili'.v Ailliiinistralioi, in Hie state AITairs Heiioinieeil I I lleuio- eralic Tariff Flank « leve- laml Fomi,u i,ill'll. Coi.i'Min s. o., September 'Hi. The democrats of Ohio, in state eoiix’eiition assembled, rex'ersed ihe proniilieiamen- tos of all previous state as well as na tional gathering's. of the party, in de claring unequivocally in favor of tin* free coinage of silver: and by a voDwil- must a- large, eiidors iiient was g'iven through the iuediui,i of an indirect, re solution lo tiie attitude taken hv Sena- I tort alvinS. Ihiee in the recent tariff 1 ruformcontest. The debate on those two issues occupied i.early four heurs of the continuous session. In twelve minutes more, the entire ticket had heen nominated and t In* eon veutiou had ajourned sine die. (•ii the senatorial issue a motion to simply declare in favor of the election of I nited States .senators hv a direct Vote of the people was earried b\' |<i: I,, •'- s the I!riee oppo-i*ion polling' .i.' tv- tive votes more than Hu* one-third of the eoiixviition com c.lcd to it Tnesdav I he toll,,wing are Hu* iioininations: Secretary of state. Milton Turner, of Huernsey: supreme jinlge. James D. Ermstoiie. of Hamilton: state sehool commissioiiur. Janus A. Eceeh. of I- ranklin: iiicmher hoard ot puhlie works. Ilenrv. ii. lieli’,'i*. of Tusearora. The platform was ,»| the ii -ial denio- eratie persuasion in Hu* tariff reference. The McKinley admiiK tratiiin in Ohio was delioiineed. pl i'si.iellt < Icvi'land s administralioii wa- endorsed as "cf- lieienl. h<,n,-st ami economical.'' THE OTHER FACTION TO MEET. Fall IftHiinl fur \nntl...|. {'i,„w.„|i„„ „r i|„. \ ii t i-Till in an I )«*iii(M'rii tM. < oi.i xii',1 x. S. i .. Si ptciiihcr 'in. East night the ant i-I il I ma li i eeutivi* eoiu- mittee met and the lolloxxing xxais is sued : I,i m,‘in 1 n 1 i s ,,t Hie demoerntic fonventioii ass, ii : i,!,..i the ilth in slant < tent le|,;eu ; llavi,,' tried out your iiistrueii.i.is and pres, iit,.,l deiiio- ei'atie res,iiuti*uis :,n,l e:. netatious of deiuiN'iat i- pi'ir:,'i;,: to i |,e stall . ,m- vent ion. eon M'liin;. aM *;i ::,il ia in, i he I'.'th instant, am! I.''. iiig',!, iu.iiiih*il the adoption ,,f the smu • t , tha' body, and t lie sait 1 eon ven! ion 11 . v 11, adopt the (i, ■ l, 11 m • r; 11 ie rei Use,I to leelarat unis '■Tie tiler. ‘in ( • •ntiiiiu* I. i 1 leby call upon X'oll ' i'» il L ’'il i li il NNt ‘lli } ,U ■ in e<iiuention in The the rity , >t 1 ol nui) a Tue0lav night next ill s o’,'!, i,'k 'il., • *.a( ll ! e>nupliaile, "iJcd at Ih l ' I his ca I! is made i; w it ii t In in-t ruej ’ , deiiioeratie e,uiven: ,n a- • u, liled ,ni the 1,th. I e;trn," t. i ii: e lour pres ence. (Sigii,-,; I I I n. < liairmaii Dr,:, ii m ,'iiti*.e < ,uu. POPULISTS CLAliU rRAUD. Si'rloiiH 4 I,urges M.,,|, \ t ,ii,,( ||„. ,'I'll I*. III' \ ||{'||«t .. At ,.i sf x. (ia.. Sepiemher •:(), j’he populists held il 11, i i s s mcc, Iig at file courthouse last nigdit t>, pi,,test iigainst a Urged fra iidiih u registration of voters, iimi demaiidc I m investigiition ,J t he .-.jt me. J I* 'ir! I"dg,‘ presideil over t he nie, ’ ing ii ml I he <!• IIU H'l'il Is mid he e, ,1 lei ti ir - oilier, regist, under t Went \ one \ ea MANY NEW CASES REPORTED. In l.iirii|H-:u, ( Asia! Ir I'lmlera t* mi tl,,, liirrranr. Ml III.IN Septemher .*U. For the xx, ek ending September IT. in East Prussia, tlieie Were 'il, nexx eases of eholera and iiim* deaths from that disease. In the Elbe district I,lie new ease of rholersi was reported and one ease of that dis- *'«isr il !l lli ill ihmm | ;it 11 osm* - \ ;i ss;i u. In the l.’hitii* district two new eases pf choli'i'a :i ml t wo deaths are reported, a ml in Silesia tIiitc wen* ,YI new eases and 2J tlea t h". THEY USED CATAPULTS. I*lt;lil ItiTwrrn On,, tlunilrr,! 4‘nnHlal,lr* an,I Fixe TTmiiinxiiiI Mlni rs. Eihmm lion, Septemher iu. In a figlit whieli took place yesterday be tween one hundred police constables mid a picket of .■,,iin(i men at,out Kegan I’it. near Motherwell, the miners used catapults Irecly. 'The police defended themselves with t heir ha tolls a ml Hie picket wiis ultimately driven hack with nuiny casualties. 4 urllftlc Arc-plN O'ltnnrkr'* ItrNlanittl<in, VVAHiiiNoroN, September 'id. Super vising arehiteet of the treasury (• Moiirke has formerly resigned his ,,f live and ."ecretut'.y i iiijitse has accept"d | tku txwiiuiitivu. le eimrg'ed that ■ler , at t he tax !' !i'.: Ilegf, > hoys s ot age. each Irom four to seventeen tki.e-. and that negroes eouId Hot he located at places they gave its their iv-ulenees. A eotn- mittee was appoiute,I to wait upon So licitor Pohen. of the Hint v court. to deiiiiiud an inx’es!ig'i'tio*i ami to insist upon ;i stoppage ol the frauds that thev say tire being' daily perpetrated. THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING. Him .Mu,-li Area Hie (.over ut IS,nl,lint; nl tlie Atlanta lixpositi,„i XX ill 4 over. \\ X S|| | NO I'ON . September '.’U. Mepl'e- aentiitive l.iving-stoii hiis left W ashing ton tor Atlanta. Mr. Living-ton came on to discover, it possible, w hat dinieii- sions t he govern ui, .,i oiidditig would have. N, ither Seeretai , < arlisle nor his lately deeapitiited siiperi'isingari'hi- teet. Mr. (• Koiirke arc able to state even relatively what pro|„,rtiou the hmlding'w ill have. Mr. Kemper, xxho represent> the treasu.y on tiie Im,itrd said yesterday that the hni'ding xvould hardly cover over ,m:!| net. East night, lifter giving the matter closer consideration, lie said the plans might covet* all.lMIO square feet. THE CHEN-YUEN FLOATS. MlHlnkcu It, port Tlutl tlie « Inncs,. XXar- stiip Hai] He,H,,uk. Shan,iti xi. Scptcndter :u. D»*spit,* Hie previous dispatch stating that the ( liinese warship* hen-Yiien was Mink in the ut ,dT the moiith of the N ala river, it seems certain that she was not sunk, though sin* is badly dam ag'd. at the same time it seems certain that tit,* ( hen Yuen and Hie other < hin,‘se ships mentioned were sent to I he bottom as stated BANKHEAD FOR ANOTHER TERM W ill Hr It, no,,linal, ,1 n, Xlaliaiuu on 11 lli lo I Flatf, Mo.NT0OXIMSX . Ala . September "M. Hankliead xx ins and he wins on a tii to , silver platform. I la* a ‘tion of the state executive committee here xester day caused j'. E. Kong', the only re maining contestant for t lie nominal ion. to withdraw and Manktn-ad will be nominated <it tlie si.xtl: district prima ries mi Saturday without opposition. 'I III IlhllMi'x I < •rlHTOsil y. 0\» OIML Nliss., >r|it«*in!M r .*0. 'i In* Illinois < entral railroad will transport free and ret urn i xhihits for the inter state fair xvhich opens at Sioux Pity, (Ictohei' lit li 4't'nO'nui'iiin ln»w iu I oiiUiuula. Axim ( II V, Eil Septeiilh, r .'u Mrs. Catherine liainan. native ,.f Ireland, died at III,' r, id, u, ,■ ,,, in son u liiix puiisli ycutciday, d tuj^v.ui*, j JUTE MILLS TO REDUCE WAGES. Tlie America,! .Xlaniifiiitiirlui; 4 > „inpHnjr Hixch Notice In IIm Fniployc*. Ni:w Yoi:k. Septemlier 'jo. Each of the seven hundred employes in the jute mill of the American manufacturing company, in Hrccnpoint. yesterday, re ceived the following notice: The government of the I'nitcd States, having' removed the duty on bng'g'ing. it , an now lie imported free. Hag'ging is manufactured in India, dermany and Scotland. Wages in those countries are as follows: f or weavers, spinners and men labor ers, ten cents per da3’ in India, thirty (■cuts per day in derinany. rty-tive cents per day in Scotland, and other classes in proportion. In spite of •these very low wages paid in other countries, the company ho, .*s that it may la* found possible to co tinne the business here. Inquiry i- being'made as to the cost of landing bagging here from other countries, and mi the information obtained the man agement will determine what course to pursue. It is with much sorrow that the employes are iiotiticd that under the best conditions that are hoped for it will not be possible to contin- t" pay the present scale of wag'es. Hy about November 1 it will be decided whether the mill can be run at all. and. if so. at what rate of pay for each class of employes. In the meantime the present rate of wages will continue to be.paid. No Trace of tho Bold Yountr At lanta Assassin. STORY OF THE MIRDER OF CROWLEY. THE LYNCHING AT VALDOSTA. 'Hie ( ,!iir, H-ion ,,r III,. N«. K r„ Fi<.|„! 4'hII«*<I Furl Ii I Im* xr„Ht lute,,*,* Kxeiteiiieiit. \ \ i.i ><>> y x. (>a.. Sept ember'id. 'There was great excitement here from Ihe moment tin* fiend Itooshy entered tlie town, b it it wiis Mipprcsscd. 'The lynching - probably would not have oc curred except for t he fact that yester day lioO'dr,' eoufessed and g'.'lV 1 ' ill ,le- !;iil the story of tin* horrili'e erime. The knife witli w hich tlie little girl's throat was cut was the property of her taluer. Ihe eoutessi,ui caused great cxeilens .it wliieh eooter citizens tried I It seems, however, that it few ot the more impetuous remained on the stre, ts. At midnigjit Hie traui from I liomasvilh' rainc iu. It lirought a sniiill jiarty of men. 'The story of 1 he eonf»*s.sion was recounted and in a tew minutes the jail doors xvere broken down with slettg'e hummers am ,ioosliy Wii" taiien out and hiingej. While hanging'I,i- body was lilled with bul- h*!s. II, tore news of the lynching had gotten out the military at Valdosta re ceived it telegram from (■overiior Nort hen direct ing' them to protect the j'lssoiier. Had he been alive when the order w;is received the militia would have gat ri on, ,| the jail. WHAT THE I ., in ma n x CONTRACTS MEAN. Mail,. Hu* ■ 'all 4 uni raelors Kim;* of I in.,ii,'«s Nl". Yolilx. Neptember •.'(». Next to being a houunzn king comes the T’iim- many hai! eontraetors. <'ommissioiier o' Public Works i )a !y vest erda \'a ward ed a b, nit >:;t,i.(iuil wort h of street pax-in,' eotitraet',. Iii view of the fact that the tall elect ions are not far distant, the sum will be ii political benediction and a blessing among' the fortunate T'a.nma- ny hull politicians. They arc Conti'ac- tors James Pollock. W illiam E. Itiard. John D Ninitli and II. II. .Me< Til high. Polhh'k maililg'ed to seelll'e the lill'g'est eontriiet. I.eing'awin'ded tlie jot, of pax*- j ing-and reg'iilating' the g'ranite Idoeks on tweiity-oii,* streets. 'This will give him S'.miii.ihhi of tlie wj.ole iimotinf. GILROY NOW CHIEF ADVISER. He is I,i*l:,Mr,I a Xlrnilier of Fxer,llixe 4 ,11,101 iltee. Ni.w T ,,i:k. Sx*pti'iiiber ‘M. Mavor Dilroy took-his seat in the Tammany 1 executive <»>iuniittf<‘ yesterday as ii ineinber. The meeting of t he eommit- t he wits culled suddenly and for the evident purpose of g'iving' the nuiyor a plae,' upon it. His presence in the com mittee wit hout holding a membership was arousing' the ire of some of the Tumuinuy men. Politicians reg-ard the matter as a clever piece of political work. The per sons who object to Mayor t Silroy taking' ■Mr. • rocker n place as chief adviser of the e.xeentive eommittee will he silenc ed in t lie flit lire. EDITOR SWINTON NOT ILL. I'l'rxcnlri! from .S|,e:,kliiK al Ihe l(„N*<itti Aluo.ioieot A**oeiation l,y an A,','i,l,'iit. Ni.w ', UK. September '*(1. Eloquent John Six inton. of the editorial staff of Hi, New York Sun, who was reported to have been taken suddenly ill while .speaking- at the meeting of the Kossuth im oium, ut association, in Arlington hall. St. Mark's Place, yesterday, when seen at his residence said: "I am iu the best of health. I did n>>t s|M*ak vester<lax. though it was my intention, but I was prevented from doing so In- ail accident whieli required my presence elsewhere. I was not ill. nor was I t'lken home ill a carriage." Two I li,oi*ii,iiI XV,,111,*1, X oli'il. NI 11 II 11 I N. Conn.. Septemher "II. T he annual school election was held in this city yesterday, and iiiiiimiuI inter est was taken, particularly by an A. I*. A. element, ixliich polled a verv large Vote. They hrnlig'ht their strength against Walter J. Conner, a Itomaii Catholic, who was. however, elected. It wa , the first time that women took advantage of the new law and two thousand of them voted. 4'iioiii„.|'Hal le,-1 a 1 l,,o* XXIIIi N|mio. Konihi.n. Septemher •.Ml. Madrid ad vices stale that the Spanishgnx'crnuicut is neg'otiating' for a commercial ar rangement with the I nited States. T he Spanish misistcr at W ashington, Seiior Muruag'a. has been instrueted hy his govci ninent that tin* leading prin ciple of Ho* new iirningeiHeiit must be strict reeiptoeity. XXiir s1111,* FHI,.|| XVIHi XX i>,iii<I, ,I .X|,.,,. I.ONI,ON, September Ml. \ dispatch 'lie (entral N"\x’s from Shanghai dated September tilth, midiiig'lit says:: " A nuitilier of ollieers xvlio wen* engag ed in the naval battle on the Nalu river hitve at rived at Pori Arthur with half it dozen uur.*hip ,. hadl.i and tilled with wounded men." to One of tlie Most Atrocious of 4'rline*. tha Outcome of a Occ|i:oi<l XX ell I'lnniicil C'<illN|ilrae.v Fl-ouiliicot Xoiiiik Men XXT10 Fi|;io'e. * Ati.xnta, (la., September iO.—Tha complete details of the murder of For rest Crowley ina thicket just beyond West Yiew cemetary. this city, on 'Tuesday last, have just been made pub lic. 'The mutilated body of the mur dered man was foi ml only yesterday, and this brings to light a eonspirnex' that lias tie,*11 going on for two weeks or more. Crowley was manager of the liosxvell wollcn mill, and t hough only '.’T years of ngv. xvu.su man of considerable business experience, and huudh-d Inrg'c interests. Mor.v of tin* lllooily Crimr* 'ireiimstaiitial evidences points strong'- ly to Will Myers as one of his murder ers. 'The motive was robbery. Crow- ley hud s,TI(l on his person at the timo of his murder. Myers had induced him f, come to the city from lloswell. a vil lage twenty-four 1 die.-, above here on the Richmond and Danville. Myers stated that !u* wanted to buy some mules fro»'i Crowley and the hitter sent tin* 11 to tlie city. I'lidcr pretense of consulting a business partner Myers in duced Crowley to take a drive in the country. 'They left Hie city in a buggy at !• o’clock Tuesday morning. At 10:1*, o'eloelc Myers eit me bael: alone, (raw- ley's ' tiler, who is Iiresidellt of the RoswiTl nianufaeturiug' eompany. met Myers and inquired for Ids son. My ers made lonllietiiig statements. Mr. Crowley shadowed Myers and at '! o'clock siixv him take a rah and drive to the union depot. That is the last heard of Myers. All Hint afteriioonand nig'ht police, detectives and friends searched for Crowley. T'hei feared tintl he hud been killed. Yesterday inorning Ids father and Detective Cason found Ihe body two miles beyond tlie city limits. Tin* <•«*( l iii’ Mniii'y. Young Crowley's purs,* was missing'. In one pocket iiassik,* which had been overlooked. The surroundings indi cated that two mi tt did tlie murder. Crowley had been shot in the head and Hi,*ii Ids skull was (•••ushed. Ills mur derers had walked on their heels for IIMI yards in leaving the spot. Myers hits not been found. It ia thought that he is making’ for Cincin nati xvlicrc Ids father 11 v. at one time a Pinkerton <lct**etive. .Myers is only FJ ycarsohl. lie is a i!i''i!il,cr of the liate Citi I ina rd. the swell military compaux’ here. Ile gradualed at a military sehool here but has nr er worked. Ile i> tt right handsome fellow, muscular, hasii pleasant address and was always neatly dressed. * harles Jones. ;, nephew ,,f Re\'. Nam I*. Jones, the evangelist was arrested this afternoon on suspicion, lie is a chum of Myers, .lone- declares that he knows nothing'<>f the murder. TRAFFIC MANAGERS CONVENE. * S«*»mIoii of ICiiliroHil Men in It hint* to Adjust I tt'iKht Kilter on (otton. Ati.xnta. September •*(). 'Tratlie niiiiuigers and freig'ht tigeiitsof all the southern railrotids in convention here | to adjust cotton rates and to li\ the ap portionment of the ,’otton crop in divi sion among thvinselves for the coming' season, ha ve agreed upon thepereen- tage of tin* crop each of the railroads shall have tit till points except Atlanta. Moutg'oiu,*ry and Rome. Ha. Delegates from the pig' iron iminufaetiirers of Pennsylvania and Alabama were before the e,invention yest, rday to appeal against the action of the Pi'iiusvlvunia tin,I the Reading lines in raising' freight on iron pipe one dollar per ton. An ef fort is being made before the eovention to schedule steam coal and domestic coal at the same rate, there having been twenty-five cents per ton more on domestic coal than on steam coal here tofore. BALL TO THE ODD FELLOWS. Thi* ri<>nMir«*H of Their 4 oiixentioi, ut I.,nil,out 4'llmn\,',l hy a Hi,lire. (’llATT.X NOOOA, Tcilll.. September Ml. —The pleasures of the Odd I'Ylloxx’s week here were climaxed by a brilliant ami well attended bull at Lookout lint last night. Prominent members of the order and the fairest of southern girls were 011 the l! tor. ami altogfethcr, it xvas a most magiiilieeiit affair. I •tiring'tlie business nieeti'g' xester day a p|M*a Is xvere heard iind disposed of. the business coming' up under the report of the committee on appeals. 'The members are devoting a larg'e part of their time to actual business, and the session is a very important one aside front the social features. THE ROMAN S SON TO LEAD. The 4 hMirmun of the Ohio He era He Slate KxeeulIxe 4'„iiii„iltee. Coi.rxinrs. o., Septemher mi. Allen \V. ’Thurman, son of the old Roman, will Ih* chairman of the new deiu.M iatie state executive committee and manage t he ea mpii ig'ii. Ibis is in 1 eeoguit ion of his leadership in seenring the adop tion of tlie free eoinag, of silver reso lution. He is not a member of the Rrice faction, lie xvas chosen by the nexx state ,•entral committee last uig'lit. II XHTKOIII*. < 01111..September Ml. T he republican state eonx'ention here iiomi- nated tor grove rn, a- Ex-Senator (». \'in- eent ( otlin, of Middlestown; lieutenant- goxernor, Korin A. Coke. ,,f Rarlxins- field: seeretary of sttite. Colonel Wil liam C. Moxxery, of Norxvieh: state treasurer. (Je, ,rge W. liodgu*, of, Windsor: Comptroller, Ex Senator If. Meade, of New Canaan. The Siinroi’k Ntrlki- Hi an 1 CoNi oni), N. IE, Septci dent l.\ t he Sun,', 1, j; mi, its end. TTt, op, rat 'u 111 rnit.g I,, \, 11. . 11J hter and i'emhi*ok| ruvins arc iu opera J