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In Gold for A Christmas Present See Page 2. iH EDGER Circulation Increase iroi< October - - 138 A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People it Subserves. VOL. I. NO. 12. (rAFFNEY CITY, S. ( ., FRIDAY, NOYEMBER I»0, 1SJ)4. $1.00 A YEAR. His Message Deals Exclusively In Plain English. HE TELLS OF THE DAHLl.NCTOS RIOT. An Immense Sum Kxpeiided In the Knforce- men t of the Law—Say» Some Ottl- cer» Were l ourt h of July Ora tors—He Honors Others. HARD FOR MR. CLEVELAND. HU lIlneKH Prevents Hi* Holding a Cabi net Meeting- III, l :il Srheine. \Va uixciTox. Xo\ rr The re port that the pje.-i. ; !s u e. ting op- posion in his cabin i.i re^::r i to his financial policy and his rccoiiiincnda- tion to congress in t!ii. r.r.ini is not giving him half tin worry that he has over the minor in ivyar i to how the recomtnendatiou wiil bi' it\ :.te l by con gress. NO AMERICANS KILLED. Coi.rmniA, S. C., November —Gov ernor Benjamin R. Tillman has sent his last annual address to the state leg islature. lie says: Gbnti.kmkn ok TU£ Gexekaj. Assemiii.y: I herewith present to your honorable bodies this my fourth and last annual message. Since my induction into office four years aim. the administration of the executive department has been beset with difficulties. Complex problems have forced themselves forward for solution; reforms of a radical uature have been accomplished: abuses of ion? standing have been corrected, or attempted to be cor rected, and the natural result lias lieen that the period from March. 1 sun. to isyf> lias been one of intense political activity, and will mark an epoch in our annuls to which the future historian of the state must devote more than a passing glance. During this time there has been no perfunctory performance of routine official duties in the executive office. The irre pressible conflict between capital and labor— between the corporations and money on the one hand, and the people on the other—which Ufast marshaling the American people into opposing political armies, has been waged here In South (.’arolina with relentless fury. Hut. thank God. Machiaveliati cunning and unscrup ulous political methods have been met by hon est patriotism and u&Hlnching regard for duty. The people have sustained our efforts to make reform mean something, and the victory has been with the state administration in every essential particular. The corporations have been forced to bow to the rule of right and jus tice. The lawless hate been taught that a statute of the state cannot with impunity be annulled by u mob. Kijuality of burden, with equality of beneilt utid equality of opiKirtunity, Is now more nearly a rule than at any other period In our recent history : and the march of progress, while over rough roads, lias been ateady. The people of the state govern: the majority rules, and the advance in education. In temperance, in all that goes to make up u higher. I letter civilization and a more prosper ous. happy people, is marked. No unprejudiced BUM can deny it. No truthful mau who will deal with facts will deny it. The-representatives of the once privileged cldKses will protest most vehemently. The newspapers owned or subsidized by the liquor dealers will continue to howl and gnash their teeth in rage that the godless traffic is being slowly but surely taked from their patrons and confined within reasonable and lawful bounds. But the great mass of plain, business working- men and farmers know that what J state is true. Jealiuot expiate or go into details, but a brief recapitulation of the things which have been accomplished by tla- reform movement in South Carolina can best show tin- truth of what 1 say. They are: 1st. The erection and endowment of Clcuison college. 2d. The overthrow of t he <'oo*aw monopoly. 3d. The just and equitable assessment of on railroads und ot her corporations, ami Sr victory In the courts compelling them to pdy. 4ih. The passage of tin di pen-ary law and the destruction of the bar-rooms. .Mli. Refunding of the date deht which saves •7s.iXU a year in Interest. fitli. The establishment of the Winthrop Nor mal and Industrial colli de for Women. 7th. Klection of the Itailroad t'oininissioiiers by the people, uud allow !nu them to fix passen ger and freight rates. Hth. The inauguration of the primary system of party nominations for all offici * in the gift of the people. The last is nut a function of government, and belongs rather to party management: hut by and through it. and the battle fought to obtain It. all the runt have come. My those whohave fought us so doggedly it will be charged that the unity of the white race lias bn n destroyed, the democratic party riven asunder, and the kindly feeling of our people for each other re placed by factional bitternc and strife. lb'it so. The blame rests with those who, while claiming to represent the masses, were entrenched in our high places as the tools of corporations, and advocates of special privi leges for the few and political slavery and 11- nauciul servitude for the many. I’erish the democratic party of both state and nation, if democracy does not mean the greatest good to the greatest number, and the rule of the ma jority. Let white unity go if the bond which binds Is not that of brethren with equal rights, but links aristocratic privilege and the claim of inheritance by divine right tin servile sur render of the rights of freemen. The National democracy betrayed the people und broke all of Us pledges, it lias been given a deserved chastisement, if not a death stroke, by the voters. Hut the state demon ux\v. although stubbed in the hack by white men culling them- selves "our best people and the only ••true democrats," has triumphed over Hourboqisni and treachery. The presence in these hulls of an Increased number of reformers shows that the people are content with the govcrnimt a* tt has been admluistc'cd, and intend to con tinue the policy 1 have pursued. Freedom and tyrany cannot revolve In the same orbit in an elective government, unless the tyrant is on top. The position haring been lnvert.nl by the election of 18U0. placing the free people on top and the tyrants below. \he natural republicans among our white people the believers in ■peciul privileges aud class legislation—have aloughed off into a party of their own. and have gone to the negroes at last. They have not been content, however, to go in decent silence and vote as they pleased. Hut remembering the possibilities of the election machinery ol their own contrivance, and how they had cheat ed in elections in the past, they have raised one general chorus of "Fraud:" "Fraud!" al) over the state; and this without producing any reputable witnesses to prove a single allega tion. und in face of the fact that no motive for is shown, und the vote the lightest m record. It Is a disgraceful spectacle that South Car olinians will so slander their own state : but political malice and lyTng for money can ac complish a great deal of noise in the public prints. The courts are open to them, the law provides for contests before the county can vassers and state board. Hut they have not dared attack the legality of the election lie- lore either tribunal, except at a few precinctx which could not change the result. They sim ply charge fraud over anonymous signutuies or through the mouths of brazen tools bought to do the dirty work of slander. The Darlington Riot. The governor then jfives it full re port of the riots tit liurlington and •how that he spent in his otl’orts to up hold the law, He scores a uuinher of the high judi ciary of the courts in Hie state. He also attaches a tuhlo showing the axaet financial condition of the state and makes several suggestions regarding the improvement of the military, the state schools and the penitiary. lie clones by saying: "What is writ, it writ, would it were worthier.” The president :: lid h:> cabinet are Seemingly a iiiiil in IV;;';. id to the Cleveland-* a rib ' ina :i ■ib reform, and although there Ira ■ not . ;i ;i cabinet meeting for nc.: 1 0 weeks, the secretary of the llVil going ahead rapidly and 1 >ut Lni-'g ili" new method he will fon iiuia t • .,1 !b .eport. The trouble is e silver men. iniiai _ i i ■ so : he free It will be notk-i d * i,|. fr e silvor- ites led bv iilaini a .id 1 ic. outhern sen- a tors, declare th.'t liis : don will deal with free silver at: 1 tha ’ • metliing will be done. It has 1 l«HV de\'eioj;ed that their plan is to tar. : a J' . e ver sider on any tiuaneiu! bii administration. 1 it .! ri idin ed l»y the It will lie very t: \ v r ir tb • free sil- ver men to do t hi - d’t'a ,:, ■ they have a large maj< rit v in 11 . • ht his.i: ad should any financial hi!! ■ nit’ j ; r?'«>iv that body an aimiidii;. •lit to this effect would at once be ini i' dm si. and it will either be cai 1 i il or ' h" whole financial .‘clieme of be defeated. the president will The pre.-ident's ! ! - i: very ineon- venint, to ■ • v ih '. Y k . use it is keeping him do • ! , ; t Wood ley and pivn o' b hi; 's c.i holding any consult:,ti ■ i .: , !•• with tin 1 leaders in n "v. 1 of his new idea . nl 0 1 ‘he reception Secretary ('ariislc has K eit so hnsv with iiis bonds a n ; hi* 1 • 1 • e 1 li it he. ton, has been unab f t con- ferenees. but Ids .. at!)( '!• ■ I'lSelid-, hitve all warned him <,; 1 iv ( ■ trouble. but he is pov.vrn - to prevent it. MasMcres in Turkey are Said to Have lieen Overextlinated. Wasiuxmtox. November 29.—The de partment of state is still without offi cial information of the alleged Arme nian massacres in Turkey, and in the absence of dispatches on the subject from Minister Terrell, is disposed to consider the accounts received by Ar menians in this country as highly ex aggerated. Minister Terrell has always proved an exceptionally active diplo matic- officer and it is regarded as iiw probable that he should neglect to in- ; form the department of such wholesale slaughter of Christians as has lieen reported. Besides, two American con sular officers of long experience and demonstrated reliability, are near the scenes of the alleged outrages. Officials of the department, while conceding that there may have been atrocities on a much smaller scale than reported, are confident that no American interests have been jeopardized, and that being the case, this government they consid- I er. is not called upon as yet to take any active interest in the matter. HAS A HEART. A Wnrileii Make* Many Common Mente KuggeKt loim. Indianapolis, 1ml., November 29.— Warden French, of the Prison North, in the submission of his annual report, recommended that the life imprison ment penalty lie abandoned and that fifty years be the maximum imposed by juries for murder. Good time would reduce this to a bout thirty years, which tin* warden argued was sufficient pun ishment. He also recommended that tiie prison be turned into an indus trial school where convicts could be taught trades aud 1 bat the state inter est itself in finding employment for convicts when their terms had expired. It is also recommended that where eon viets were found to be ignorant thej should be taught to read and write. SLID DOWN A ROPE. MAYOR OF NLW YG ’K SUED. Lawyer Tow iim-ihI V» i! ' co .•«nt c t b-' May or for Ati ii-gi..': i.: . i i .iKi.iig. Nkw Youk. No. Lauvor -lohn 1). Town .end in in a libel suit ao;, F. Gil row Nervi- made upon tie- m . During tin- .a was a mem I- r - 1 ti tec of the in i.-i. *.. ■ papers ir Thomas wilt si-obably be :• to-i.i-irrow. .! . 'J owli-.end cc eoMiinit- a <• ;nty organi zation, and i tha . i-.K . . he | re|>ared two state:u •? , i w!.:- 1 d.imaging charges wer- in:. ! '1 • nunany's admini-tr : i a - 1- r>. MayorGtir . the- - .larges, lie wasaei-i! of, i . ived pay for work wh .,i i, in, -1. of having pi-o'i'e 1 '■ a n 'raets. The mayor den:- 1 ti, - aud in cident a lly r, - v -1 * , i . ntary terms to .Mr. Town . ,;;i lingasa lawyer. Ilcforc e.celi m Mr. 'i - • >\ n --nd gave n-it ice thi: a f - i i i; - ■ :.; 11 of lii- elec tion he would • -in i-i the courts. Now i:« * i . ... h Ids suit. When Mu_v ir <d - h d that Mr. Townsend had |«iv •! ti: . .p.-rs for a suit against bii he rejilu d- ‘•\\ hat 1 have to ,ay. 1 will say in court.” GAY WILIYilNGTON. A <>rai)<2 Kli;im 15.i-1 * <. i fiit Fear ill \ cr. Wii.mivoton. N. ( ,. N -v .u’l-r — Wilmington's \vel<-- • w«-. i. now at its zenith. I'ivc or s.i • m l visi tors are here an-l the city iit eoiwted in the most elaborate n-anoer. There was an imui-nsc eivi-- 1 u. it.iry pro- cession last iii -:i . < ill i- a grand marine panub-iimi a '.. tl-- -/ii ti e Cape 1’ear rivei - . partiedia'i in by the revenue eutti-r < ni i, .it -i- Nan tucket. naval reser.-e- an.I the Wil mington Light 1 n 'i h - cneof tin- battle wtis lit n;i b\ g-.r-;'.- -i , dis play of fireworks and ; :i immense crowd is present i - over the inagnilieenlsjii - ;u !e. WHISKY TRUST ACTIVE. Two I?i|f l>i(iU*n<*r2»‘s lo Oiiemiloiia on lo < Pkokia. 111.. Nov [•in'iHV l iiere is increased activity ii .1 (i:' 1!. ’ i f 1 ig < icles. Tiie Monarch and Manhaft an distil- leries, both trust lion • . yesterday commenced reeeivii *2 gr.bll an 1 will begin oj>erutioi!s Deee.nl, 1. The Monarch will : tart lit a e.i 1 pa city of 3.000 bushels of ; r. iiin i>er i nay. while the Muiihallan ill stall i:t 1 ..■ m fiir further tests of Die Ta Lamim * process. The first shiinueiit <.J eittl e arrived Sunday over the Vanda!' . eiity cars for consignment to tin- .'iini r-h. Dur- ing the hist few d i here li been a material increase in 1 the n . .-j me eollee- TO INCREASE RATES. Tliaukaglvlug In WaolUjigtuu. N-.i-mbei 29.—All ol jflQie government offices are closed to W day and the clerks are observing W ThauPbgiving. The department* eloa 1 I ed> esterday at noon. \ Morgan Wan Ke-elt-eted. Moni-iomi uv.Ala, Novemlier 29. -Tu« legislnfure has re-do--ted Senator Mor tc Ibk United State* senate. lions, which now a "- Mi -oniw! • than 850,000. RAVAGES OF HOG G OLE.RY. KX|M-rlUI«-Ut* Willi I - ill l-ill Klllltv J airly Su.-.-<—-! •' i; * . Sl'UlOKIKI.D, 111., .' -iV. id :• ljugr cholery Is causing c - t uuioug the farmers of ( entrai lllin-ii Thou sands of dollars worth of -,!.»ek has been lost. T in- Inn-'' id-. - - ’ • t'>"e:hcr with impure f<-<si. i: , . u he .-ain*e. Not a county in Lie - i.: li-m of Illinois lias e i-.i pel i. The new m ho i l ,d |i as been tried suf . ■ . L, .■ ; ,j„| one or two ol,. . -. n.; . Nearly every J mg .so it;., i --I i.,- , -aj-esl death and w.i* , i- , witli the disease. Pi.-’. - -:i ,1, now trying inoenlai i-m v. i.ii.dy fair result. Tb** Galsi-rImi. 1 u. t-i- G\LVT;sro.\. Ti i . North Galvi- : -.i. : • (ily Raih at-l i-as syndicate for .-1. T ,■ bridge 11a 1 vi -1-m !: . .--I road to ll- u u. Tic Ii- has lieen u : he. ■outliern Kailruail J area May Gulp Much Higher. Loubvili.k, Ky., November 29.—The meeting of tin* .'southern Itailway and Kteamsiiip Association, at which the proposed increase in southern rates is to considered, lias been postponed from Novemlier 5M to December is. ft is probable that Mr. ,1. .1. Tilford, secre tary of the transportation committee of the board of trade, will be on hand to fight the change. KILLED BY A FALL. A riuralU> -ft 1 ,'i mr I Chattaxooua, ’JTmi.. No’ Returns eolh et».l . , m- per. <*1 lii * i ■ ,i e-iura th- lipIIre • 1 ;d if interest of Governor Tv piuraUt^ oi 90! twr ii vuas, il fatal Arctih-ut to G<-irgi- l.e'.i lx, of t lialla- MOOglt. 1 UATTAnoooa. T--Iin . November 2!t. --George Lewis, a well known young man of this city, f- ll dow n a flight of stair > at the Debell club rooms of Fast Chattanooga ami received fatal inju ries. from whieh he died at II o'clock yesterday. IJ< was well connected and a very popular young man. The Wllluliiiwul Not ire 81 an-Is. vi a N-i.- iiii- , . - The six- I' notice of with-li walw ik l- t T- He and N:. .iivill-.- gave the rn IL. i.-v i At ■ .viaLiun has fi withdn.wu. unit it is state-l lieully t ;ia ii wil- not be. Hie hourhei-.Va Luruliia*. Yo»k, November 29.—For the Iveek of November the Southern t , r earned an inei ruse of MLIONSJF GOLD Tho Dollars Gome Pouring Into the Government Vaults. HOWGATE IN COURT. WHAT CAN THE INDIANS DO? SCRAMBLE 10R BONDS JUST ISSUED The New Y ork Syndicate 1h ILapiuu a Uieh Harvest From Their Government I’lirchase—Agent* Sold the Honda Too Fast for Them. A Mao Aei-<ini|ilishe-l it Daring Feat lu New York. Nkw Y-hik. November 29.—Felly fiva liundred pedestrians on Wall, Broad and New streols fur nearly two minute- yesterday gazed upon a workman slid ing down a rope attached to the r<Mjf of the l-ig r Muniiuttan building on the Now strict side. The ropes supporting a painter's ladder became twisted. A workman was sent to the roof of the building, lie grasped one of the ropes nt the cave Suddenly he swung liim- beif off', an-l shot down the rope nine stories till he came to the point where the ropes joined. He disentangled the knot, and then slid down to the ladder. TWO MILLIONS IN GOLD. Brought Over From the Other SlUe of thc Wutcr. Nkw Youk. November 29.—American gold coin was brought to this city yes terday by the Cnnard steamship Luca- nia and tin- American liner Paris, in both instances it was imported by thy Bank of British an-l North America. Whether it is to lie i.- d in the pur chase of some of the n.-w bond issue is I only known to the officials of the bank. 1 The ships brought eighteen l.o:.es each. The officers of the .steamships could not tell yesterday the amount each box contained, but it is estimated that the two consignments regies mt about 82,000,000. A BURNING MINE. Th* KagiiiK Furnace in u I iltnhurifh Coal Mint. Siiamokix, Pa., November 29.—The I fire that has been raging for sixty-two hours in a breast of No. 10 vein of the ' Nelson shaft is under control and will be entirely extinguished in a few hour.--. The breast contained 200 ears of cut coal, and the interior became a verita ble furnace of fire. It was found nee- | essary to load thi., burning coal into mine ears, the work being extremely hazardous, as the m--n had to combat the Humes amid deadly mine gas and intense heat and scalding steam. REVENUE CHANGES. Aa Alabama Man May Get a Good Ap- |i»iiitment. \t AiiiiNcrroN, November 29. -The re port is again circulated that a change will be made in the office of Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue. It is said that L. Woods, of Selma, Ala., will be the man to succeed Deputy Com missioner Wilson. There may be some truth in the report this time, although it was common talk styim- ten weeks ago that a democrat would soon be a])- pointed deputy commissioner of inter nal revenue. Nkw Youk, November 29.—The de mand for the bonds held by the Stew art syndicate continues unabated. The first S5.000.000 offered was taken, and the price was advanced to 119JT and be fore the c lose of business yesterday the bulk of the second 85,000,000 had been sold, so that price will probably be ad vanced to 120. At :i o'clock the amount of gold whieh the bond syndicate has paid into the sub-treasury was officially stated to be H5.912.!ss. ‘ There were $.'5,400,027.45 gold deposit ed yesterday. An accurate count of the gold deposited up to last night disclos ing that over $40,000,000 had been de posited up to last night instead of sffiS,- 000.000 as was roughly estimated. When all of these deposits are finally figured in the treasury statement it will be found that the $100,000,000 has again lieen reached. Meantime the members of the bond syndicate are themselves astonished at the ease with which the bonds are be ing sold. At the close of business the agents -if the syndicate had sold near ly $10,(K)0.0(K) bonds. According to an nouncement after the first live million had been sol-I the price was to lie ad vanced to 110 T But the different agents had made so many contracts at the same time that orders had been taken for about $7,000,000 at 119 1 ., be fore it was discovered that tlies.5.000.000 mark had been passed. < juitc a large amount of the bonds have been sold to Massachusetts investors. T here was also some buying by local capi talists who desire to avoid city taxes at the end of the year. It is estimated that all but *0,220.000 of the bonds will be paid for in New York. FLED FROM SMALLPOX. I'n*,< iix«‘r< liun From an Infected Uail- road I'asM ii^cr Coach Ni.u. aka Falls, Ont., November 29. —W illiam Scebach, of Chicago, came to Miteiie.!. Ontario, yesterday via the Grand Trunk railroad. When he left the train h • was ill and called a physi cian. Dr. Smith diagnosed his ease as virulent .vinalljxix. The train authori ties wi re notified and the passengers iu tiie coach were wild with fright. A lady who had helped him on with his • overcoat fainted when told of tiie facts.. The ear was taken off at Goderich,. locked nod brought back to Stratfprd, where it was fumigated and quaran tined. The passengers tied from the car like frightened sheep. TO TROUBLE FEARED. Kolli-s 1 riciuN Not l.xpcctcd to Aliy DiKordcr. M11vi<.omi.i:v, Ala.. Noveinl>e!| The jie--Minis sent out by corrcj ent, as to trouble in this city n<i tirda;.. at the inauguration of Gate-, r . governor are all wild iij ti-ei -an l have no foundation, il no body o Kolbites are marehi.l the city. When Kolb issued his j damation, calling on his followed meet b.-ri and see that he was stl gov, ruur. the authorities, as a pre tioj.. ri measure, issued orders for armories to be protected from deprel tioiis from any source, and small cfl tails have been made each night fei that purpose. stcvciiHoii Will !>« There. AsiiitviM.i:. N. C\, November 29.— I Vice-1‘resilient Stevenson has made all ] his arrangements to leave Asheville on Saturday next to resume his duties as presiding officer ef the Fill ted States senate on its reassembling on Monday. I His daughter, at whose bedsside he has been staying here, was again a little better yesterday, but her condition still | remains one of considerable danger. The Cotton Market. Nkw Yokk, November 29.—The Sun’s review says: Cotton declined 12 to 1!5 points and closed barely steady. Sales 209.000 bales. New Orleans declined 10 points. Spot cotton here was l-lffc lower. New York sold 104 for spinning. New Orleans sold 7,000 and Memphis 3,200. Fort receipts thus far this week 242.791 against 237,289 for the same time last week. A F»male steamhuat Captain. Nkw Oiu.kaxm, Novemlier 29,—The steamer Natchez left at 5 p. m. for Vicksburg with Mrs. Blanche D. Leath ers, who w as recently licensed, in com mand as captain. Though there are women captains, pilots, clerks, and | even a woman mate, this is the first in- staneeof a women being in command of a packet like the Natchez. A Freight War Fnde-I Nkw Oum-a vw, November 29. The freight war between railways having terminal facilities in New Orleans which lias b.-on in progress several weeks past came lo an end ye-terday. Rates wore restoi d to former basis. The Queen »L Civs-: mt ami Mobile A. Ohio being al lowed druyage differential which oeea- sioned Died -turhauce. 1‘ush- x Out of KxlMte'iiee Tii-laj. Ciiica-.o. November 29. Tixiiiv the Western |iii*senger assoeiation will pass out of <•.'.isti siee. Yestcr-iav' its ehair- inan, M. D. < aid well, resigned. His resignation was accepted and a resolu tion pus e l declaring the association to be at an end November 30, was adopted. An l.leetlou C.iUKtil HU Dt-ulU. Rallioh, N. C., Novemlier 29.—A special from Newton, N. C., says: Ja cob H. Rudistdl, whoM- leg was shatter ed in an explosion <n the jolllflcation meeting at Maiden, on the night of the election, died yesterday. The limb wa3 amputated and took blood poison from which he died. It. lidvc-l in YV.iHiiliiKtuii That He Will B* Set 1 roe. Wasaixgton, November 29.—The grand jury yesterday gave further at tention to the presentment of a new in dict:,nmt against Captain Henry W. liowg.iLs the alleged signal service em bezzler.. Nothing new was develop ed concerning the papers which have been taken from the tiles of the second auditor's office, and they are probably lost. Evidence was presented jester- day iu the shape of bank cheeks and printed copies of official reports to show that llowgate is an embezzler, and the government relies on these, with the tessimony of living witnesses and th* production of telegrams sent by the de fendant during his Washington career, to secure an indictnn ni. It is general ly believe t here that he* will be scl free unless tiie grand jury returns a new indictment. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. Ills Message fo Congress Will I'robubly be l)eii%'c*r<Ml Montlay. Washington', November 29.— The cab inet meeting yesterday was postponcr for tiie tiiird time owing to the absence ) of the president. His physician says. ' that while the president is much better, his rheumatic foot worries him consid erably'! and he thought it more prudent 1 to have the president remain at Wood- ley than to come to the white house. Although the president does not ven ture out. he attends regularly to all matters of busines-, brought to his up tention from cabinet officers by Secre tary Thurber, Most of his time, how ever, is devoted to the preparation of Ids message lo eorg.-c.-s. which he ex pects to have ready to lay before the two houses when they assemble on Monday next. Heeretary Smith Asks the Government Agents for Some Information. Washington, November 29.—Secre tary Smith has addressed to all Indian agents the following circular letter- “I desire you to report to me at the earliest practicable date the condition of the land of the reservation under i your charge, agriculturally and from a mineral standpoint; the amount of work done by the Indians, and the amount und kind they are capable of doing; the climate and the kinds of grain and agri cultural products raised or that can be produced; whether the lands are best adapted to agriculture or stock raising, I and ex-ery detail that will give the dc- ' partment such information as will en able it to know intelligently what de velopment your reservation is suscepti ble of, also the possibility of making your Indians self-supporting, and in , your opinion the best method of doing so. “Further, you will please state the number of houses on the reservation and of Indians living in them, and of Indians living in tents; the number of tracts and the acreage thereof cultivat ed, and of Indians working them, and generally the resources of the Indians (horses, cattle, etc.), and whether any of them are capable of managing their own affairs, and how many of them have taken allotments.” THE BIG BASK STEAL ▲ Thorough Investigation is Now Being Made. SO TRACE OF LAW YER BAKER'S GUILT Th* Dead Man's Sou Aiding tb* Bank Officials lu a Search of His Father's Papers—They Hope to Ue- cover the Money. PROTECTS BIGAMY. THEY WANTED CASH. Carpenters on Lv;i<i*i!!on Buildings at I.<-.Y.ngto:i •■trike. Lkxixgton. Ky.. November 29 —The carpenters employe.! on the exposition buildings here went out on a strike yesterday morning In part pay for their week's work Saturday each car penter was require,! to accept fifty cents worth of stock in the exposition per day's w. rk. and. besides, they did not receive mli wages. The carpenters here have been at tiie point of starva tion for the last ten or twelve months, there being no work tc do. The strike may delay the opening of the exposi tion for some weeks. STOCKMEN MEET. A I'niform 1 lnH*IIL<ntion Lim Will he F»- tMhUslird l»y Them. J/ ‘- ^‘-iycrnlier 29.—The commit- erfeet a uniform elas- » v '•’> tee t. f /y ^ ■ silica ^ '^^^^Aitvcdcrs the co session here today. Colone^V^^F Moberly, of Kentucky, 11 . ois, An Important Decision Made by a Canadian Court. Tobonto, Ont., November 29.—The Dominion government is powerless to punish bigamists when the ceremony of second marriage is performed in the United Slates or any other foreign country. , This important decison was rendered by Chief Justice Armour in the court of Queen s bench, the associate judges con curring. Judgment was given in the ease of Benjamin Plowman, a married man of this city, who, in May, 1893, took Ma tilda Dixon to Detroit, married her and returned here to live. The county court jury shortly after ward found Plowman guilty of bigamy. His counsel raised the question of the power of the government to punish such offenders, and the county judge allowed an appeal to the court of Queen's bench which decided Unit the jurisdiction of the dominion parliament is territorially limited to within its own borders. The effect of the decision is that mar ried men or women who desire to es cape the excessive cost and difficulty of obtaining a divorce in Canada, may go to the United States, marry, and return to Canada without fear of punishment. BY BALLOON TO EUROPE. ili* •t. —A special ^ton,'\Y. Vu., uilroad along been completed. TnVH^^Hjj^^^iiis to ern about lOU* miles. The road will open one of tin* richest coal fields iu the world and will be built ut once. HE FAILED~TO SETTLE, Ad Aeronaut i’roposea a Trauaatlautic Journey Front FliiladelphU At roaa. Piiiladklphia, November 29.—Pro fessor Samuel A. King, the aeronaut, proposes to signalize “Trades Week” in May next, under the auspices of the Philadelphia Trades League, by as cending from this city in a monster bal loon and start across the ocean that may take weeks to accomplish. T he balloon is to have a capacity of up wards of 500,000 cubit feet of hydogen gas, with a buoyant force of more than sixteen tons. It will carry three ears, an aluminum lifeboat, a 5.000 pound drag rope, provisions and water for three months, aud outfit of life- preserving suits, a full set of nautical and mctorological instruments. Arctic and Antarctic suits, a stove, fuel aud cooking utensils, fishing tackle, guns and ammunition, presents for securing the good-will of the nativesof any land, 13.000 pounds of sand ballast, aud final ly a crew sufficient for the management of the great air ship. luaurauce Man Arrr.Jcil at l.exlujitou Cliurai <1 With i:iiibc'/zlciL.<iul. Lexington. Kv., November 29.—John \V. Clarl tson was arrested here yester day charged with embezzlement. Clarkson had been employed by the Prudential Life insurance coinyany here and failed to settle last Saturday. His home is iu Dayton, O. Thirteen Northern Deiitoemis. Wabihxgtox, November 29. — The democrats north of Mason aud Dixon'a line who will have seats in the next house will have an opportunity to form a “thirteen club'' in the Fifty-fourth congress. The live New York member* will find two congenial spirits in the Pennsylvania delegation, two more democrats in the Ohio delegation, two from Illinois, one in the Massachusetts delegation and one in the California, u total of thirteen north* ru democrats who survived Ihe ‘tor!::. PRESERVE “OLD IRONSIDES.’* To Aak Fougreit* to Keep th* old Stilp a* a Belle of 1K12. Washington, November 29.—Sena tor Ghandler has asked the navy de partment to turn over to the state of New Hampshire for the use of the naval militia “Old Ironsides." now at the Portsmouth navy yard. There is, however, great opposition to allowing tbe-old ship to be used for such pur- poses, and it is probable that an appro priation will be asked of congress teat she may Ik? repaired and preserved as a relic of tiie war of 1812. To Try Attorney iYlloiv*. Ai.hany, N. Y., November 29.—Gov- ■ ernor !• lower lias appointed ex-Senator John J. Lin*ou, of Kingston as a eo»»*. missioner to take test mony iu the charges filed against Di Ariel Attorney Fellows, of New York city. Mr. Lin- son itsis iiy; lo'itiei.q that tii" hearing* will begin in NY.v York city on Monday next. I he governor will act 011 the findings reported to lilm by Mr. Linson after the testiijionv L in. Trelzlit iliirt au for Savannah. Savannah, Ga., November i’9.—The merchants of Savannah, Ga., have de cided to 1 stabltnli a freight bureau, and will appoint a Georgia railroad official us its comiiiiwiuner. >*o«tlnutt< r* Appolntcil. Washixoton, November 29.—The president has appolntcl j,. T. Joiner, of Qiilti.mti, t.u.. and V A. Sessions, of iriar Point. Miss., m# postmasters fur their respective towffs. THE ARMENIAN ATROCITIES. No New* Deceived a^Washington -Mas* Meeting lu Boston. Washington, November 29—The De partment of State is still without official information of the alleged Armenian massacres' Minister Terrel has always proved an exceptionally active dipio- matie officer, and it is improbable that he should neglect to inform the de- pai tmoiit if such wholesale slaughter of Christians took place. Officials are confident that no Armenian interesta have been jeopardized. A Southern Hallway Victory. Knoxville, Tc-nn., November 28.— The decision iu the United States cir cuit court making Henry A. Taylor Si Co., defendants in the Alabama Great Southern litigation also involves a de cree by Judge* Lurton requiring the payment within ninety days of *450.- 000 defa ilted interest on the Cincin nati t x ension gold mortgage bonds. In default of such payment the stock held iu trust is to be sold In^v block. st. I .mi Ih Terminal Deed of Trait 4 \ w Sr. Louis, Mo., Nov. 29.—The Tt?rmi- nal Railroad Association tiled a deed of trust yesterday to the Central Trust Company of New York ns trustee, con veying all rights, franchises leases, rolling stock, etc., iu consideration of $12,000,000 gold bonds, bearing interest ut 5 per cent. Gough Kalla for America, Wasbinotox, November 2V.—Private advices received at the British Embas sy state that Hon. Hugh Gough, the new first secretary of the enu j, sailed for the United States on Satur day last, aud will probably reach Wash* ingtOB on sundey next. New Yoi:k. November 29.—President Cane, of the National Shoe and leather bank, says that action would soon be brought against the estate of the dead lawyer, Frederick Baker, and that the investigation made by the bank offi cials and Counsellor Bishop goes to show the bank will be able to recover the greater part of the $354,000 that Baker, aud Seely, the missing book keeper. embezzled. Herbert S. Ogden, who since yester day, has been counsel for the family of Frederick Baker, issued the following statement for the Baker fa mil}' today: “Frederick R. Baker came to me yes terday and employed me as counsel. He ask me what he ought to do under the present circumstances, and I told him in my opinion, the honest tiling was to assist the Shoe and Leather bank in every way possible. Then it was agreed upon by the officers of the bank, the officers of the Park .Savings deposit company and myself that we meet and open the safe deposit box. We did this. Mr. Baker voluntarily af forded all assistance in his power for the examination of his father's books, papers and effects. We found nothing in the vault that threw the remotest light on any of his father's transactions with the bunk. The lawyer says that more than two men did the robbery. lie also says that if it is proven that the father of his clients was implicated iu the affair that he shall advise that the money be refunded. Baker, the man charged with being the originator of tiie scheme by whioh the bank was almost ruined, has been buried. His body was found in a lake. He was sixty years of age and a prominent lawyer. A LAWYER KILLED, A Milkman Said He Had Bobbed Him for Ten Y’eara. Chicago, November 29.—E. C. Hast ings. a milkman, who lived at 307 Flourney street, shot and killed E. P. Hilliard, a lawyer, in the lattor's office on the cigth Hour of the Rookery build ing, on Lu Salle street, yesterday after noon. The murderer told the excited crowd whieh gathered about the body of Hilliard, that the lawyer had rybl*?d him for ten years, and he could stand it no longer When Masting* entered the office 0/ his victim there was a brief conversation about a note which Hil liard said he did not owe Hastings. Then the bullet was lired into the neck of the lawyer, who died in half an hour. Hastings calmly faced tiie crowd until taken to the Harrison street po lice station. Hilliard was a director of the Love electric t -action company and lived at Longwood w'th his wife and three children. HE DESIRES PEACE. CbiucMi Official* Seek Frit-ii<l*ul|> With th* Japanese. London, November 29.—The Central News correspondent in Tokio tele graphs: The steamer Layuc, formerly Chinese, has arrived in Kobe, flying the German ling. She brings among her passengers Mr. Detring und several other Chinese officials. Mr. Detring has already applied through the gov ernor of Hiogo, for an official interview with Count I to, the Japanese prime minister, presumably for t he purpose of discussing terms of peace He brings with him a letter from Li Hung Chang. FREE SILVER LEADERS. Th* White MetiU t liumpiuus nr* Yer/ Whio Awake. Sr. Louis, Mo., November 29.—A con ference of free silver leaders from all parts of the country is being held here. Among the champions of the white metal in attendance are General A. J. Warner, of Marietta, O., president of the American bimetallic league. He says: "Thi* conference Is callcil to decide upon oar future plans. If we arc to have a void standard la the United States and the world over, we want to know it. This conference Is of vruve importance to the welfare of silxer." A NEW COTTON MILL. AMDMDchusetta < omptny to llulhi loth* South. Boston, November 29.—A special meeting of tiie stockholders of the Mas- •avhusctts cotton company yesterday voted toffi'cach the action taken ut the special meeting on August Id, by whieh it was decided to incrcisc the capital stock from 81.890,933 to $2,409,099. It was then unanimously voted to author ize tiie directors to build a mill In the south whieh shall be leased to a separ ate organization. THE PRINCESsTdEAD. Bismarck's YYifc Die* In the Ar.ns of Her lluabwiid. Beklin, November 29.—The Princess Bismarck died yesterday morning in the arms of her husband. She was a plain lovable woman and Prince Bis- mark hasnftcn been heard to say: “bh« It la who has made me what I am.’ Movement of Mir*r Dollar*. Washington, November 29.—The movement of standard silr**i the week ended Noves 484, aud for tffe] 1893 $*185,071. tional silver colt 24, was 9L01UJ