Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ONE DOLLAR A Year for a Home IVow^pi i por. Weekly dger; The" A Phe I A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People it Subserves. VOL. I, NO. 4 OAFFNHY (II V, S. KIM DAY, 0< TO IS Kit J<;, isiM. r #1.00 \ V FAIL Train Robber Searcy Placed in the FrodoricksburK Jail. IHE I'KISOHK AlftAIIS CHEF.HFIL MothliiK Hit. A <1 ItiTii llrlfrinlii.xl Atiuut Any rr^lliiilnrirj ll.-arliiK llefor*t n MaKiHtratr aixl NotliiiiK Chii l«> Oatlirml nil Tliat I'nlnt. I’hkhkiih Ksm uii, Va., October a!6.— Robert Pinkerton and party with Chati. J. Searcey reached here yesterday af ternoon at 1 o'clock having driven back from Cal vert on in about five hours. The whole party had a heavy breakfast at the (irund Central hotel at Calyerton and after adieus had been made and cigars lighted the team started off. Nothing of interest happened on the j route. Seurcey was cheerful and seem ed relieved that the thing was over though he saiil he would not mind pro longing the drive. When he parted with ox-Sheriff Adie at llristounsburg. he shook hands and asked him to come to see him when he came to Fredericks burg, which Mr. Adie. who is a kind- hearted man. promised to do. Seareev talked pleasantly during the whole drive but seemed a little tired when Fredericksburg was reached. Seureey was lodged in jail and there was a large crowd gathered to see him while he sat In the "drag" in front of the jail. At the suggestion of the commonwealths attorney of Stafford, Judge Ashton of the county court of that county has Is sued an order adopting the jail of the city of Fredericksburg as the place of oniitincment for Searecy and there he will stay until the twenty-first day of November at which time the county court of Stafford will sit and a grand jury find indictments against the train robbers. Nothing has yet been deter mined about any preliminary hearing before a magistrate and nothing can he gathered on that point until after Mor- ganfield has been brought here. THE DISEASE EPIDEMIC. Fearful »inl I lent li.l li itl ine I’lKgue KhkIuk In Kriitui'k} Hint llllnotft. Stchoin. Ky.. October•L'l. A fearful and death-dealing plague of diptheriu Is raging opposite of < ascyville. 111., and eotlins can hardly be furnished fast enough with which to bury the dead. The plague has now crossed the Ohio ami is epidemic at Caseyvillc and Mul- fordtown. having been brought thither by families from Illinois fleeing from Its ravages. The couinnniity is in a great state of alarm. A uiiiiiher of physicians elsewhere have been called to assist in combatting the disease, the local doctors thus far having been powerless to arrest the epidemic. FOR EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL. Tim Kentucky AH*<>riitt ion AnNeiulilcN nt l.exliiKtou Tneiit.i-KiKlit nt Opeiitnir. l.KXlNoTox, Ky.. October "5. Tlican- nual eonveiitiou ol the Kentucky Ik pi a I I Rights assoeiat ion eonvened here yes* terday with twenty l ight women dele- gates present. Miss Laura < lay pre sided over the chair. l lie eonveiition will last three days and it is thought that more than one hundred delegates will be present. BREAKS ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS .lollii S. .lotiiiRon ItlilfK U >|ile ill lln. I ii|mr- hIIi.Ii-iI Time of I ::t.'» 'i-H. lll FKAI.o. N. \ October -.lobli S. Johnson yestereay afternoon rode a i mile in the unparalleled timenf 1a-ft, almost LI seconds faster than anv sin gle rider has ever covered the distance in the world, six seconds faster than any 'tandem has ever nego- ■ tinted the distance atid one tenth second faster than the worlds record for running horses l|g made by Salvator on a straight track at Mon mouth Park. N. .1.. August t.'sth, IN'.IO. THE COOK GANG AGAIN M«l» All tin. Khii|ui at (.iliRiin, \rk., | ni»|i- liiK With f'liimliliiritlile Ituuty. Four Smith. Ark., iietober •*:•. The net\ i< was brought here vesterdav hv I'nited States tleputy marshals that the Took gang of robliers wiio have been holding up trains ami looting towns in the Indian Territory raided (iibson atntion. They looted ali the shops, es caping with eonsiderable Imotv, but it la not known how tmieli. Vmi K. I’rlteliett Nut tiiilhy. Nasiivii.IiI-:, Teiiii.. October i.'i. The trial of Van K. Pritchett, charged with the murder of his father. Hark Pritch ett, on July -J. last resulted yesterday jti a verdict of not guilty. Pritchett "hot his father while the hitter was ml- yuneing in a threatening manner to ward his mother. No ('oiii|ir<iniiki. Att'cciixl. Ngw ^ ouk. October •J.*!. A report yesterday said, ope of the leaders of Tammany hall said that all negotia tions looking to a compromise with thp Hra<:c demoeracy on candidates for eon: jfress were ol! and that the Yiiimiiitiiy pmn would take part in no more con ferences. I it II ii re MtikiiltH in Miieiile. N F.W ^ olih. f tetober 'i*i. L. S, Steril. a inemlier of the firm of Stern and com pany, dealers in men’s furnishing jfQods. whose fuili'ie was anuoiinct 4 yesterday, has eouimit^l suicide by Jumping in it reservoir in Lentral park. I- UANKKt UT-ON-TIIK-M Al\. October •J.V At yesterday s session of the socialist vongress a resolution was jmssed een* auring l)r. Rult, a ilelegate from Ik.il. n, for having supported ex, eptional legis lation in the liuden diet. •plrlli.Hl Co.iilltton Sti.iWR I III, IlAx\ Il.t.K, \ a.. October V.Y ,\t ti,,, an ond day’s session of the s\ i.. A ,,f Virginia, reports from all the P . i . terian were read. Tin y showed the spiritual condition ol the eliurelies to Vt liuproviug. CONDITIONS CONTINUE GODD. .Sutii*r2irt«>r> K«*|>ort on lii<- I ii«l i»wt rial Out look ttf t ho >out h. C'HATTANoooTenn , Oefober •*4.-- The Tradesman in its report on flic in dustrial condition of the south for the week ending October r-l -ays: Tin- output of pig iron continues on a large scale, anil prices are fairly well main tain! d. While no large transactions are reported, the aggregate of medium and small orders is sullieient to prevent accumulation of stocks in the" yards. The southern coal operators are doing a satisfactory amount of business. The lumber market is slowly improving ns to prices, and the good cllVcts of asso ciations of manufacturers are begin ning to be seen. Low priced cotton is preventing an increase in the volume of mercantile business. Money is easy but collections are somewhat slow. The Tradesman reports 1 hirty-eight new industries as incorporated or es tablished during the week, prominent among which are: The Rapids Power Company, of \or h Carolina, eapitol StiJHHUHK): a sgiii.iMii) brewery at Jacksonville, Fla.: a ">o<l barrel llouriug mill, •too barrel corn mill, elevator, etc., at Houston. Tex . and a < HMUI<mi fertil izer factory at Spartanburg. S C. Car works with $10(1.(100 eapit:■ I are report ed at Fort Worth. Tex.: a ~">o.ooo medi cine company at Hillsboro. 'Lex.; a $•,>5,000 lumber eon pany at Stuttgart. Ark.: one with -x’o.ooo capital at Tay lor. Tex.; cotton mills at Carrollton, (ia.. and Morganton. N. C.. and a sio.- 000 tannery at Hufonl. (ia. THE MORMONS AS FARMERS. tVcHtern •liiurnulUt rreOiiH I hem ttilha I.euilersliip in 1 hat l ine. CnirAoo. October : i. A traveling correspondent for a Chicago paper, who has been in the far west for several weeks, declares in a letter today to that paper that not only in I tab, but in Wyoming, Nevada. Colorado. New Mexico and Arizona tin .Mormons are the best farmers, fruit-raisers and stock-raisers They ail practice domes tic funning and supply their families with almost everything' they' need. They also supply the markets with the 1 lest of products. Their farms look like gardens in Holland am! Relgium. ninl they are not ornamented with a mortgage. They bring every domestic industry to perfection and are eon stantly improving evt : y breed of an imal a. ml variety of grain vegetable and fruit. TRANS-PENINSUL/R RAILROAD. All of t Ik* h< rf > ihiil \- !> Thought to Im> Looking into l Ik- v «;itt«>r C'o< oa. Fla.. ( h'tobiT ■*;. Mr. Markov, formerly superintendent of the Rich- mom! and Danville railway, now a part of the Southern railway, is in the city. "I lie fact that he is still a railroad man. anil that he is on a prospecting tour, that he has employ eil a "Cracker' to pilot him westward, sp, ,-ify ing the nar rowest and easiest >t.. Johns crossing toward St. Cloud in a south.vc-terlv course, gives rise to ruhroad talk, especially as Mr. Mackey refuses to talk about bis purpo- D i-, generally believed here that lie long le.lked of trails-peninsular roail from the Kiss.im- met* valley to ( ana \ era i is g-oing- to be realized, and that Mr. M::<-!{ey is miii:- ing a fireliiiiiiiary survey . BOSTON AFFAIRS DISM AN AGED. t'liargi-M l-:v|K.|.||.|| in Hie t ily llepai'tun iiIh. Kl'klll t m nf III vest ii;at ii>lls. Hostox. October t MVairs in the idliees of the various heads of depart- mentsat the city hall are in a ileeidedly uncertain state today in eonseiiiienee of a report that, as a lesult of an inves- tigation of aeeounts* tlie mayor is to make numerous changes in the busi ness methods of the departments, ami possibly put new im n in charge. It is HUthoritively stated that i? lias been found that in several di p irtim nts ap propriations ha vc be.-it exi eeded. and there are numerous unpaid bills with out money fort iteonting to III, et them. NO TRUTH IN THE REPORT. I In-xel, .Miirain -x \'et *. o I Keoi-.ai iii/i- thi- l\ eiit iii*u> mill Imlimia Itriilt-e t u. Niu \tntK. Oetobi-r M. Tbere is no truth whatever in the report that Urcxcl. Morgan A < o. have under con sideration the reorganization of the Kentucky ami Indiana Fridge compa ny. Some (ignres were recently sent to New \ ork. but they -bowed the property to be in sin-li bad shape as not to present any bftsis for reorganiztition. It is believed that the Lou' ville South ern will unite with the Rig Four and Chesapeake and Ohio to ttse the new Jefferson bridge. Most of the right-of- way has been secured. STEPS AGAINST ILLEGAL VOTES. Itrsolut Iiiiih oaeri'il in I In- \, \» Vnrli |*«. lice Itnnril tu I'reM-nt I'rMiiilH. Nkw VoltK. October II. \t the meet ing of the police board t estenlaa reso lution was offered instme; itig- Super- • Jutendent Ityrns to see that the law prohibiting ward workers front plat ing their trade within !., i teet ol a polling place is respected on election dtiv. The resolution further demands that the superintendent continue h; lodging ilotisc inspect ion and keep up his war Upon the trumps who me into the city for m* further purpo e titan to register anti vote. '• lie ( leveliiniU \ isit tlie Iteiu-ilii-tH. Ni.u \ out-.. October i. I’rrsidi lit and Mrs. < levehiud. wbo leit Htizziird’s Jhty yesterday morning, did not route through to New t orli. but stopped off at Iireemvleb, Conn. They were met at the station by Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Hunediet. NEWS ITEMS UY WIRE 1 he run of every ftassenger eoitdue- tor on tin* Oraml Iruitk system has been changed. lieorge V. Ilaukius. of ( hieago. says that he hits no longer a cent invested in gambling apparatus. 'I’l‘" I nited States Monitor Miauton nmoh arrived at League M ,ml na y yard yesti-nlay from \, y,,,- _ A' lor Janie >.ut lieruinil of 1 he J 1 'Li!! 1 , output! i by the premat me explosion of a torpe do at St. Louis Monday nig hi. irv The Now York State Democracy United Without a Faction. ONE CANDIDATE IN THE DISTRICTS. Th«* lYriii* ol t Im* ( oinproiniMti A^r<‘«*<l I pon Aft«*rn sitI«*h of 4 onfi*r**iM «*«. IIIII'm l(4*«'cpi ion in Itrooklyn. MtM’tiiig of Si*vi*ih>. Nkw Yoittx, October M.—Yesterday w'as a day of conferences among the democratic leaders with ,t view to straightening out the tangles resulting from the nomination of factional dem ocratic congressional candidates in this city and lirnoklyn. Senator Hill ad dressed himself to tlie task early in the morning and hud the energetic aid of Senator Faulkner, chairman of the democratic congressional committee, who came over from Washington Mon- dry night. The latter was the active mediator in the negotiations. Private conferences were Ifeld with Senator Faulk tier by Mayor Gilroy and Police Commissioner Martin. representing Tammany, and ex-Mayor Grace and Francis Scott, who ran for mayor against Grant in istio. on the reform ticket, representing the county democ racy. All, it was stated, were agreed upon a policy of concession. Terms of coin-, promise it is announced, tire practical ly decided upon by which the knots will be cut and the democrats united on single congressional candidates in each district. All the details have not yet been arranged. It is known, however, that Tammany hits agreed to with draw its candidates in two districts and the county demoeracy in the others. I'ulti-V uf t oiirt".Mnn A ir rel-i I I'ihin. The indications at headquarters point to the withdrawal by Tantmany of General Daniel Sickles in the tenth and General Welsh in the eighth. Do Witt Warner. Robert Grier Monroe, and o.\- <'ongrossman Ltinphy are mentioned as possible Grace candidates. General Sickles was at headquarters and it was stated tlftit he was willing to make any personal sacrifice to aid Senator Hill’s candidacy for gfovernor. 'rite opinion Wits expressed by headquarters people that Welsh would be more ditlicult to deal with. To accomplish tlie purpose aimed at. it was proposed to transfer Amos Cummings from the thirteenth to the eighth district, but it is learned that Cummings Inis protested and his pro test was baeked up by a delegation of tfoiles assembly people yesterdai after noon. He will be allowed to remain where be was. lie democratic mana gers have been at work on the I’rook- lyn congressional situation and ex press themselves its elated over the prospect of unity. What (Im* Art ion Mmiis. A report nits circulated yesterday tlittt Sickles hud already withdrawn, but that was premature. Walsh ^id last night tlittt lie v.us in the ractT to stay. I'resident Cleveland s diqiisrturl; from lluzzaid s l!uy on hi - wav to Washing ton was an event of importance and gave rise to many rumors, among them being one to the effect that be hail agreed that in the event of uniti-d ac tion on the conirressioiial candidates to make a speech in Senator Hill’s favor before returning to Washington. Hoth Chairman Thatcher and Major Hinck ley treated the report lightly but the former still firmly maintained that the president would be beard from at the pisiper time. The big campaign speeches "below Harlem" began hist night. Senator Hill speaking in lirooklvn and Tammany holding a mass-meeting at the wigwam. S|M.«'«.fi|..s I nr All tin- | ii-kflH. "The coininittcf of seventy" bad a ratification meeting tit Cooper Fnion. at which Cari Schurz. Seth Low. Fx- Secrctary Fairchild. Dr. Dark hurst and other eminent reformers spoke in favor of tlie election Tif Coionc! Strong for mayor ami against Tammany and its methods. Vice-I’resident Stevenson will be here on Thursday and will make three speeches in Rrooklyn. I’ough- koepsie and this city, and Sccrctarv Carlisle has also agreed to make tit least one speech during the closing Week of the colupuigtl. Kx-l’rcsidcnt Harrison will be here today ti ml Chairman \ackett expects to arrange for a mammoth meeting' if pos sible. Friday. Governor Mekinley. whom it is proposed to make through the state on a special train, will open at ISiiffalotind will take about twelve speeches in two days. FATAL HEAD END COLLISION. Coililurtor Mini Itraki inaii Kiltcil, Four Others liijureil. Sax A.xroxio. Texas. October M. A bead end collision occurred on the Southern J’acitic railroad, near Walkej- Station, just west of ben- last night ludween a passenger and freight train, resulting' in the killing of Conductor Dess and ItraWeinan Soon- bug'. Four other persons were in jured. Hoth engines, the bag'g'agc and mail ear. and three freight ears were wrecked. The accident is tilleg'ed to be dl|e to the negligence of the telegrapli operator tit Sta fford. M’KINLl.Y LEAVES THE SOUTH. Will Not Spink ip Niishtillti iim Unit Itti-u \rraiiKi <1. CiiATI’Axoooa, Tenn , October J4.- Cbairmaii Sanders, of the state republi- can eouiiidtti‘i‘ yestei-dity received a dispatch from chairman Dick of the Ohio state committee, stating that in order to arrang'e for Governor McKin ley to speak in Nashville, fourteen ap pointments in Ohio would have to be cancelled. ( onsi'qnentiy tin* governor will not be able to speak iii Nashville during the eiimpaigii Seii.llnr t till niiiii t\ili >1 .du Xu W Asitixi, rox Oetober ‘'I. Senator GorinaII Inis di |ios, d of all doubt its to his participation In tin i.rcscnt cam paign by tilting that Ii, Inis no inten tion ol making't«ny spreiUcs und will not make any. ’FT INVESTIGATING THE INTERIOR. Thi' Dockery Fx|>crt» I.ooktiiK Into the ItiiNincsH Hi t hoils of the DcpHrl inciit. W a sin MiTox", Oet ober :M. The ex perts of the Dockery commission are now giving their attention to the inte rior department. A careful investiga tion is now being made by them to see if the business methods in the depart ment can be improved. Many sugges tions have been offered, but as yet nothing' definite in the way of u report lias been deeided upon. The methods of disposing of pub lie land matters have received some attention, anil tlie experts believe that a way of improve ment will he found which can be put in practical operation. They find that in the matter of land contests, a sub ject that occupies the attention of many clerks and ollieers of the general land office and interior depart incut, there should be. if possible, a change. At present a contest is made before the land office in the west, the testimony is taken before the register and re reiver, and the ease decided by,them. If either party is dissatisfied an appeal K taken to the general land office, where the testimony is examined, and in the course of six months or a year a decision is made. Then, if the parties are so disposed, another appeal can be taken to the secretary of the interior, and here the ease may remain a year or more before it is finally deeided. THE CHAIRMAN’S CONFIDENCE. ItcliovcK Tlmt the Next Fonuress Will Have :i Keimhllenii Majority, Nkw Yoiik. October M. Congress man Apsiey. of Massachusetts, vice- president of the republican congres sional committee, has arrived here to take charge until the end of the cam paign. Mr. Apsiey is exceedingly con- tident ami hopeful of the result of the election, lie bus hitherto said very lit tle. but be said yesterday: "I do not conceal my confidence that the republi cans will have a good working majority and will organize the next house. The people of the north. I know, has not at tached mtteli importance to reports tlmt there could be republican guiins in the south. They have practicalL aband oned hope as to the country south of the 1'otomac river. Hut I think we can safely rely upon re ' " gains from Virginia. Maryland. West Virginia. North ( aroliim. Tennessee and Louisi ana. There is not the danger of fraud tliat there once was. The men who are running on tlie republican ticket tinder- , .stand i heir ri jlits. and know how to maintain them." Fill lire Cot Iiiii’m sliglit Alli ance. Nkw Yoi;k t^ tober D. -Tlie Sun’s cotton review says: Cotton declined I points. Imt recovered this und advanced II to Ri points, then reacted and closed steady at ti net advance of ii to tt points. New Orleans advanced R; points and 1 ben lost i; points of this, spot cotton here was l-’ij cents higher. Mil • ( . ! ■ ii r Ui|> MTIinillliTOACT Appeal for Concerted Action to Protect the Cotton Interest. LET THE FARMERS ORGANIZE A TRIST TOOK THE TOWN BY STORM. 10very store jukI tin* l*o*( oiliei* oi sin ,\r- K;iiis;ih \ il|;it£r liur^lHri/#«L Font Smith. Ark.. October‘M. Four men robbed every store and the poxt office in t be village of Watova. a station on tlie Kansas and Arkansas Valley railroad. A hold-up at Tallala. six miles tliis side of Watova. was antici pated but did not take place. A posse ot I uiteil States intirsltilIs have left for Gibson, w In i. t lu-y will be joined by Indian polie.- and otiiers. when concen trated effort will be made to capture the robbers who hedd uptbe train.Sat- urdtu night. John N’anii. who iteld the liorses of tlie robbers Saturday night was brought in yesterday morn* ing'tiudis now in the I nited St\ jail. A reign of terror prevails ulong'the line of the Katyas and (( kalisas \ till**\ road from Fort (iibson I ( iiffeev;He. Kan. NOTED CATHOLIC DEAD. Iti-v. Ur. ■!. ). (Kt umirll Dii*M at liar \(>l>el, \iirt Ii t 'arotina. Y/. '• Hi i.'loxi . \ C.. October 'k Ibx J. I ()*( on:ielI died tit MaI'y .T AbWy, N ( yesterday. He was seyl ty-four years old. He spent fifty yea in tlie priesthood. Manager Jose O'Connell, of Rrooklyn. is bis brojlil and Manager D. O'Connell, presidemifl the American eolleg'e tit Rome; ti nepliew' of the deceased. Deceased was the founder almost, it may be said, of Catholicism in the Carolinas and Geor gia. He gave tin* kind at Hclmont. Gaston county, this state, for the found ing of a religious order. Tlie bcnc- faetives tooic possession of it. and now have .there a magnificent Abbey, col lege and ciutrcli. The funeral services will be held this afternoon. THE FRAUDULENT BROKERS. Nurri-iiili'i'in i In. TiiiiiIm Follce Court mill lire lli lil for Trial. Nkw Vomw Oetolier - :4. William S. Fender and M allet; I). Valentine, the owners of the alleged fraudulent stock brokerage concern, known its the Stern (ommissioii company, which was ex posed betore tin; Lcxow committee, surrendered tlifiu.-vclvcs in the Tombs police court yesterday morning and were held iti spool) bail each for exam ination T Imrsda v. Rail was furnished. A. L. Craig', publisher of New Street, accused them of muintuiniijg' a gam bling bouse. MISUNDERSTOOD THE SIGNAL. I'hhhi.iiki'Ih S|iik llruil* Out of tlii- tVin- ilous to Tlii-ir Sorrow. St. Lot is. Mo.. October M. A crowd ed excursion train going to Granite. 111., yesterday, ran past a long row of cattle chutes. The hrnkcmuii called out "danger tit the ear door. Nearly every passeng r misunderstood the sitr- mil, and all who could stuck their heads out of the windows. John Mil ler had nti arm broken und Curl U rndtc had his skull fractured and died an hour later. Six others were bruised. Joliii T. Ipiilili. Mi.iiilii-r of i In* Ni-w \ork t Collon l.xrliaiiki', tliilit's 111In niij;- , geHl ioii for I In* l'iir|iose of Fro- tiM-t lug i In- Aliiti- Stiiple. (oil' M ill A v $. C., (letober "5.— The State prints today* ttie following from John T. Roddey. member of tlie Lew York cotton exchange and a son of a wealthy South Carolinian. He has for some time been advocating some con certed action by southern farmers: To the thinking fa niters of the sout h : "For the past two years. 1 have made cotton commissions my business, and iltiily have 1 witnessed the downward tendency of your product. If you will think for a moment, you will realize the fact that though you are the pro ducers of this country and should be the most independent, yet you are the most dependent people of America. Why? Recausc there are combina tions on every article you use. The manufacturers of the north combine m everything and say what it shall bring', while you sell your products for whatever they are willing to pay you. Why cannot you protect your cotton in (he same way ? . XiiKKcsts Die Fiirinina uf it Trust. "I should like, if it meets your ap proval. to org'anize a trust company railed the Southern Farmers trust cout- oany, for the purpose of protecting your products from the depressing in- Httenees of speculators spinners and Nipitalists. und provide a means by which you can name tile price for your (in id nets. instead of having the price lietiited to yov. as is now the ease. I feel satistied this cau be done forming t trust, which would Ir cable to handle i*iist of the cotton you grow. "Let the capital stock- be S'ltUMMI.IIOlJ !o SlOO.OiliMMin. subscribed entirely by hie farmers of the south and divided minus many Miai'esas may lie nceessa- 'v and smtill enoitgii for every cotton jdanter to suiiseribi*. Let eaeli farmer taice stock to his utmost capticitv and Mipport the trust in every po-sihlc wav. 'I hr Iti-firlits t,i It,- lit*i*iiril. In ease you receive 1(1 cents for your cotton, instead of .i cents w hich you tire (tow receiving, you save on a crop of S.dllim.lHMI bales about ~;(ll).(l(m,0(l(l. tit least twice tis much as the capital stock of I lie trust eninpuiiy. Iii ease specu lators should heroine frig'll*elted even tit the in- iition of the trust ttnd tid vauee the price of cotton, so mueli the better 1 for you. but very like!\ they would at tempt at tirst to bluff' you. "I think it is now Gme to act. What beuetits tbe fat'iuei or laborer ttuques- tillllil bly lieliehts all loesses. If sl|e|| a plan should meet your approval. 1 J ban glad to meet a ivp- ■tiling' , not be Tien More ace of vitiiiu the past Helena and Ltls to attend [accused of Ig'ttn yester- Pt here on will eonie fnil will last near- wltieh time fully Taneis county people vr* to live here in air. There are 150 ted. This band of (nnmitted some two score outrag'es in the nature of arson, mur der. cowhiding and ducking's. They were spotted 'by two Memphis detec tives. WebstLr and Richardson. Web ster was slain before In* got out of the section. Richardson cscaped but is now in jail in Meinpltis eliarged with playing the leading role in the murder of six negres near Keirville. Tenn. T he entire county is injerested in the trials. Tlie prisoners deny their guilt and are open in their threats that eith er t hey or their proseeiFors will ha ve to get out of that section as soon as the trial is over. hit vi^ tents nt* wit nessei whiteetips ••oi.i < h ' tin u.o, ti. toner :t. \ . M. Johnson, ' easliier anil eonlident ittl mtin foi Mar reit Springi ttie mi 11 ionare, is missiiig a ml with him s.,.i,ati oj Mr. Springers rush. Jot.u-on drew the inoiii v from the bank on Mcdnesdiiy to meet tlie ) liayroll. Ik Juts leit utuuy creditors. THE JURY RETURNS A VERDICT. It«*ni>inl Klo!/„Sr.. iiml riiin iM'i* Koiith Not tiiiilty, lt«*!'imr<l li lot/, Jr., Guilty. Nkw Oki.kaxs, Oetobir •J5. Hernard Klotz, Sr., Hernard Klotz. Jr., and (.Tarence Routh, who Imve been on trial since .Monday, charg'ed with shooting Fresident William A. Scholl, of the Olyinpie club, some mouths ago. were relieved from sttspeyse about 7 p. in. last night, w'ltert the jury, tifter being out seven liottrs. returned a verdict. Hernard Klotz. Sr., tind < larenee Routh, not guilty; Rernard Klotz. Jr., "guilty on the second count." shooting with intent to kill I he extreme penalty is three years in the penitentiary. Cotton < li.si il Oniet ninl Sti-uily. Nkw N ofit,. (letoher .*5. The Sun’s cotton review says: » ottoii advanced I to ? points, hut lost this ami declined 0 to s points, closing' quiet ami steady, with sales of Ils.'.Mto. Liverpool ad vanced I-Tid. on the spot, with sales of twenty thousands bales. Futures ad vanced .* to ;i i--.' points, then reacted, and eloscd at it net advattee for the day of I -? to I point. tirntifyina luirrasi. In i.iilil, M \siiiMi rox. i letober •>. There .vas a g'l'ui fying i!n i' a e in tli-' treasury gold vest on I: The net i old amounts to -i'll*.(I??,(i i ,aii I Mill.*i(iH more than wits on ha tid Tin dt.,.. Xi*w N’ork siib-ln asurv reeeiveil about sgno.oon iu gold for retii lug i i,en ion v.biie Fbil- adelpliia ri-ceivi-d about Kiu.oimi in ex- ebaiig'e for notes. ITte treasury bal- KUcc c:Acrd«gv '-vu^ wlk,lOowkX. WORK OF THE COMMITTEE. The Knti* nn Sti-Min mill Doiiiimtlc Foal UlMi'iiUMeil. A it. \ x r \. Ga.. October T5.—'I'lie rate committee of the Southern Railway und Steamship association continued it‘ session here yesterday and many im portant matters were taken up. Chief among'the mutters that have been set tled is t lie question of lower rates be tween South Atlantic points and the gulf ports. The schedule of rates from Charleston ttnd Savannah to points on the Gulf of Mexico has been lowered in certain particulars. Ferhaps the most important of all the questions that have come up before the commit tee is the matter of equalizing the rates on steam coal and domestic coal. The rate on steam coal has heretofore been about thirty-five cents lower than the rate on domestic cool, steam eotil being the grade of coal used by tin* factories and railroads and domestic eotil being that used in private residences and for general consumer's use. A special committee has been appointed to take the eotil rates in hand and w ill probab ly report today. If it is deeided to lower tlie rati 1 on domestic eotil to a level with tin* rate on steam coal it will amount to quite a consideration to the consumers in all of the larg'cr cities of tlie south. If on the contrary it is de cided to raise the rate on steam coal to that on domestic coal it will he a great- loss to the factories. i! CHIEF TOPIC DISUSSED. FriniT|iikl InterestH l.lt-x In the Outcome of the (.'ungreitHliiiiitl (Tiuferenee. Nkw ^ oiik. Oetober •J5. With Fresi dent Cleveland a guest of Dr. Rryant at 54 West JiUh street: ex-Fresident Har rison at the Fifth avenue hotel, ex-vice- Fresident Morton occupying u suite in an adjoining' hall, and Senator Hill at the Fark avenue hotel, polities very naturally was the topic dis cussed in the hotels, cafes and lobbies last evening. Tlie chief interest lies in the outcome of the Graee-Tainmany congressional conference, which must fie settle,) some way by midnight, as all the nominations must fie filed by that hour in order to have the names printed upon the official ballots. All day long yesterday Senator Faulkner, who bad tlie congressional campaign intrusted to him. by national democrat ic committee received callers in connec tion with tlie harmony arrangements in King's county ttnd New York City. Messrs. Hell and Shepard each spent an hour with Senator Faulkner during thv forenoon Major Hinckley says he still enter tains hope of harmony, but it was more more than apparent from his manner and tone tliat lie had little if any con- tidence in a successful outcome. An attempt was made to learn whether Fresident Cleveland intended to regis ter. but it proved futile. It was said at democratic state head quarters late la , night that no result had licett reached by Senator Faulkner in ids attempt to harmonize the Hell and Shepard democratic factions in Ki ug's coulisy. No conference was held tip toti late hour hist night on either the King's county or New York con gressional ticket. A final attempt will be made to settle both questions todav. SMALLPOX. AT THE CAPITAL. Si-vi rat Ftiiiilnyt-H In flu- Ft-nsion ll(.|iitrt- iiii-nt nrc \ Dlicti-il. M asiiixotox. October >5. -Several days ug'o a baby named Ruth ( aston died of smallpox, and from this source lias sprung' five others. The child's fa ther is an employe in the pension office, and ho communicated the disease to Judge Iv M. Kiiokor. of tlie law depart ment of the pension bureau, und Wil liam Owens, a messenger in the same ottiei. Judge Rucker lives at it board ing house containing twenty-six guests. Some have become frightened and left while others are quarantined. Three colored women employed ai the ('aston residence caught the disease, one. Mary Mundel. is dead, and Mur\ Thomas and Mary Rrown have violent eases. Con siderable excitement prevails among the clerks at tin* pension office over the matter. The eases have been removed to the hospital for eontag'ioits diseases, and the health department is taking every sanitary precaution to prevent the spreading (if the disease. DISCUSS THE SILVER QUESTION. Thu l.ittlc Ituek Silver l.i-HKiie AITeet a Far ina iicnt Or|;niiir.ut Ion. Litti.k Rock. Ark., Oetober i5.—The Little Ruck silver league has affected a permanent organization hy electing J. Tiller prusident; Judge W. S. McCain, vice-president: T. W. M ilsoti. treasurer and C. S. Collins secretary. The club adopted a lengthy address to the voters of the state in advocacy of free coinage of silver and calling upon congressioii- a ! J f K* • - *4 4* . »* i wk. • • few »*•»*,«4 VtfcX issue in their stump speeches and dis cuss the silver question. THE FINEST OF RESORTS Tin- CTlinlit-rluliil InIhiiiI t oiii|mny to Fn-et ii Maatilllci'iit llotol. Hitrxswii k. (ia.. October ?5. A|i(>li- eation for a charter for the Rig'll Foint Cumberlaud Island company has been made. The capital stock is to be ii.OOO.- ikio. The company will transform its thousands of acres of land on Cumber land Island into the finest all-year- round resort in America and will erect a hotel to rival in muguiticuncu the famous St. Augustine hostelries. Tin* L'/.ar'N 4 oiiilltlon Very si-riotin. Sr. Fi iKiisiirim, Oetober :>5. A dis patch wtis received from Livadiu about s o'clock last evening' saying that the condition of the Czar was so serious that the hist sacrament of the Greek church was administcKcd to him. A Itritkeninn ( nixhcil tn Dentil. s \ v \x \ \11, Ga.. (letober .‘5. -A spei'ial from Valdosta says a hrakemau named Millittms. from Mneou. was eruslied to death in the yard of the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad yesterday moruiug' while coupling curs. ‘I lu, .FiniteII Hhh ltiiiiiKiit.il. Nkw N okk. (letober Judge Fat rick Divver \ ester,la\ afternoon rei signed hi-, poxitiou u* a puKei* jusitJ this city, Important Matters lioady for Cloveland’s Action. SEVERAL CASES FOR ARBITRATION. Many .%ppnlnt niriits to t»<* M:i(lc* I In* Ou«**- tton of i:iiip2«ssn«lor HuyarJ for Om SrnaU* Otlii-r i:x«cut>fa( torn Now AhcaJ Wasihnokix, o,'toliet •JT Fresident Cleveland upon his return to this city finds much business of importance awaiting his attention. Frobably the first important business to engage his mind will be tlie rendering of a deci sion in the Hrazil-Argcntinc boundary dispute determining' tin- ownership of the Mission territory. 1 he action of the Quadruple Alliance may furnish some food fi-r reduction, although this government lias declined to become a participant in the China- Japan war. Hut the fact tliat China has determined in advance to select Secretary of State Gresham as her ar bitrator in the event of arbitration, will of necessity make tin* I'nited states prominent in such u settlement of the Oriental dispute. He w ill also have the report of the national >trike commis sion, which is now being prepared, to consider and act upon. The NiraritKiiuii Matter. Then there is the awarding of an in- deinnity to be paid by the Lnited States of Columbia to Italy for the murder of a citizen in that country, which matter was left to the president to lie disposed of. The Nicaraguan matter will take considerable careful thoug'ht. as sev eral delicate diplomatic questions are involved. The question of reciprocity has. by the withdrawal of the special trade fa vors extended by Cuba and Frazil, been brought into prominence and its settle ment may cause mueli serious thoug'ht. I he selection of a successor to Am bassador Hayard must be regarded as a possible contingency, ax it is said that in the event of a democratic legislature being elected he w ill lie chosen to suc ceed Higgins in the senate. A large number of presidential postniastersiiips have recently become vacant bv the expiration of commissions and must be tilled. Tht* Suit of the Ilx-Oih*«*h. Last, but not least, is the suit to be brought on behalf of ex Queen Lilliuo- kaiani asking for a couple of million dollars from the I nited States govern ment because of the alleged part taken in procuring Iter deposition hy its representatives. The estimates of appropriations for thi* next fiscal year have been com pleted, and the president can oeeupv any of his spare time in beginning tlie preparation of his annual message to congress, which must be ready within the coining six weeks. It is casv to ap preciate how. on his return, tlie presi dent will find awaiting itis attention enough work to put ids recuperated powers into active play. DEBT, THE CRUEL MASTER. Driven it N|iriiiKiiclii .Wlonu-.v to « l inn-. Hint lit* ItuiiM Friuli Justin- Com miu>. <October J. Moran, a law student in the office of ( baries F. Morris, the Spriiigticid attorne, who has absconded with s-jn imu !h hinging' to the Citizen's building ami loan asso ciation and various estates, has received a letter from Morris dated Gaii-m. and evidently written as lie was Hying from Springfield. It was as follows: Dear John I have left Springfield never to return. Give Ulie (his wife) the enclosed note and let no one else see J. Me lived t,>,> high the first lour years we were in Springfield. I got in debt and eoulU not g, t out. (cmhI-Iivc. (Signed) Charles K. Morris. A postscript reads as follows: God bless you ; God b|ex> you und and all my friends in Springfield. I expect to commit suicide tit any time. CRIMES WITHIN THE DISTRICT. JuiIbc ('iiIi.-k Opinion :i- In Tln-ir t ihiiiiiIh- alnn AicnliiNt tin- Feili-rnl <.mI'riiiiii iit. \N Asiu.xn I'o.x, October ?5. Judge Cole, in the District of Columbia su preme court, yesterday, deeided that there was a law to punish the eonmiis- fiion of crimes against the federal gov ernment. when those crimes were com mitted within the territory of the Dis trict. The opinion grew out of the ap plication for a writ of habeas corpus for William R. Smith, one of tin- em ployes of the bureau of engraving and printing, charged witli stealing tiftv- two thousand postage stamps from that hu reau. WILL NOT CALL UPON GROVER. New York'n Denim rati<- ( IntiriiiHii Imiltt'er- enl to the Fresliletil*H Fositinn. Nkw ^’iiiik. October .1 ilm Rovd Thatcher, chairman of tlie executive committee of the democratic state com mittee. said after lie had returned from luncheon yesterday afternoon, that he had not seen Fresident Cleveland, and and so far its he knew, no member or representative of tlie state committee had seen hint since his arrival in the city. He tidded that he had no inten tion of calling on the president. Wheth er not Mr. Cleveland would write a letter endorsing Senator Hill, was a et upon which Mr. Thatcher was not informed. Fiittou I’lrklnB Mi*|.|iliu> (•iii-n :» lent. J m ksox. Miss., (letober •;.’>. The cot ton picking machine of Rloom Rros . of Dallas. Tex., was given a highly satis factory test yesterday on a plantation near here. It gathers ninety per cent of the open cotton in a somewhat trashy condition. The picking with four men and four mules was done at the rate of < en or * w e| .j it ie thougut the ti^ tionizc entti* Id,