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lipoid fo»' ^Christmas Present. See Page 2. « h SDGER.'^ Beautiful ^pks A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People it Subserves. VOL. I, NO. YFFNEY CITY, S. FIJ11) A Y, !>FCFMI»F!» 11, $1.00 A YEAH. SEMTOR TILLMAN The South Carolina Reformer Has A^ain Been Fleeted. EASILY DEFEATED SENATOR BUTLER. 11« Had Served Ills State KlKhteen Tears. Hut Was Forced to Itettre—Tillman Hecelvcd an Ovcru'helmini; Ma jority—Wliat He Will Ho. Columiiia, S. t’., December 1!.—Four years ago, llenjarnin H van Tillman, af ter starting his reform and farmers’ movement, landed in the governor's office on a perfect landslide of votes from the rural districts. Two years ago he repeated the performance. And yesterday reached that point on his political journey to which he in the be ginning expected the landslide to carry him. He was elected United Senator even the reporter.-, p.v for the six years beginning with March SUPERVISORS HAVE A FIGHT. In the Melee They Sni;> -.!> I lie llalu of Itejtorter*. Rociiksteb,N.Y.. December 1 1-rom time immemorial there !ki> b -en a light in the Monroe county board of Miper- visars over the question of equalization. It is not a political light, oat one of the towns against the city. There are nineteen towns and twenty eity mem bers, but some city supervisor always votes with the country. In yesterday s session the question came tip for settle ment :md Supervis >r I - tad. ot tl.e tliird ward, voted with the the touns. Im mediately Supervisi.r fl -ttsl; Ik asked : ‘‘Who is the traitiir tl i : i'ae. l ord heard the remark anti ,;ust taeii the Itoard voting to ndj - iin. he walked over to tlottsehallc and .-.truek him in the face. The two tlmehed and l-ord got in a doz.ext liani blowm. Hefore the more piieHle solon- eotild get control, the light had become a ral. the noses of half a dozen nu ud t ~ were bleeding, clothing- was torn oft. an i tin hat-, of 1 \v FIERCE FIRE FOUGHT An Alabama Town Suffers a Seri ous Loss. ENTIRE PLACE NARROWLY ESCAPED. Fifteen Store, Were Itiirnmt in l.es, I iutii Three Hours anti the l>ani»K« "111 He Fully tine lluiitittl Thousaml Hol lars—Saved Hy Ilartl Work. LAND VACCINATION. In France SAM SEELEY’S STEAL Intcrcstiiiff Experiments Made and Gcrtnauy. One of the strangest things in recent science has to do with the “vaccina- ! tiou” of land. K very one knows, says hlsL^fonSwc 1 ^^ ah^rio pls i HE LACES HIS OLD TIME EMPLOYER it with a leguminous crop, such as ________ clover or lucerne, the roots of which have a pow er of ab orbing and retain ing more nitrogen than they lake from the ground. Hut where the nitrogen comes from is another matter, iho air suggested itself at once when peo- ! Tho Defaulting Bookkeeper Will Say Abaolutoly Nothing. 1 lilted States Olth-isU Take Him Hack to New York lie says the Lawyer Haker Was His Only Accomplice—See ley Kcccived Very Little. 4, 1895, to succeed (ieneral M. C. Hutler, who has held the position for the past eighteen years. He went in by a ma jority even heavier than he expected, but it cannot be said that anybody was surprised at the result. Senator Hutler was in the eity, but he was not about the legislative halls. The election took place at noon, each house voting in its own hall. Tlie con servative voted for Hutler and all re formers voted for Tillman, as they have always done. The result was: H. U. Tillman 131; Hutler 31; Murray 3: Drum 1. Total vote east. 155. In the house Tillman's nomination met with a chorus of seconds by delegates. His name was presented as U. H. Till man, of Kdgtield. Senator Hutler's, name was presented as General Hut ler of South Carolina, with stress on the last two words. Senator U. H. Watson, in nominating Tillman, said: “I rise to put in nomi nation a gentleman whose name is a household word in South Carolina—the best beloved by the majority of the people in South Carolina, of any man In the state, and perhaps the most cor dially hated by a few. 1 would not re count what some of us feel he has done for the state, lest 1 open old sores that all of us would be glad to see healed.’’ lie then spoke of what Tillman hud done for the cause of education, and nominated him as a worthy successor to McDuflh^oind Calhoun. Senator iiiirnwell spoke in nominat ing Hutler of what (ieneral Hutler had done for his state in the war, on the battlefield ami in the political redemp tion of the state in ‘TO, hut his elo quence was wasted. Hast night Tillman made a brief speech at the executive mansion to a serenading party, in which he said he iMtfnded to do more than ever for the benefit of the masses. LAWSHE AN EXPERT. A Man Clmr|;cil With Makini; Hail Money Proven a Wonder. Atlanta. December 13.—Jim Uuwshc, a notorious character, wus found guilty yesterday in the United States court and sentenced to eight years in the Columbus. <>.. penitentiary. He has served one term for the same offense, lie denied making the coins exhibited as evidence against him. and said he would be ashamed if he could not do better. When u prisoner several years ago, he fitted up a still in his cell and made corn whisky there for some time, using the corn bread which was served to the prisoner^, At another time he escaped from jail here and carried with him a pet dog and litter of puppies which he had in his cell. smash ed. There is talk of criminal proceed ings on both sidt-s. THE COLQe? U : LIFTED. The Federation of I no. . . nli»n After the Ncuro '.n;-' 1 '"'- Dknvkk, Col., i . i dent (iompers presio Vent ion of labor dt -: <■ Delegate I*. -U M<- ; ■ ' n lution deploring t:.e : .'-,e!- ! Dresi- ovcv the con es yesterday. .- read s rcso- ’•ii i,, bu-tion of any sectarian or c-apte-us -ale issues among the work in ;• ]>. 'll . as such movements are dcsiin -d lo divide la bor's forces and produce leUer antago nisms, religious bigotry, provoke ran corous intolerance and divert >hc work ing people from llu-ir higher purposes. The resolution is as i! -w “Resolved. Thai we here id now re affirm as one of the ear rat ; r i.-iples of the trade union nr .; n. the working people musl mite and organ ize irrespective of er • .. r. , x. na tionality or politics." This was immediate! s out dissent and the c adjourued. The BEAT A DYING I lorrilile ttr.il.iin <n illlKtlll'I'I. ClXCTNXATI, Dee. la' - 1 i ible ease of bru!.: yesterday. Karly in policemen heard iho man coming from : c • They entered tin ! m a entine Sauer a 'or. m over the prostrait who was moaniii" dopti-d with- at ion then OMAN, a (tiieiniiatl An incred- ;■ to light i rni ig two of a wo- ! -.treet. in! found Val- .... eliding form of ids wife. ■ d' Yah please don't beat me nr leaning forward. 1* her mouth, and hemorrhage from dress. She was inii; last stages of eon hospital it found have lived two v. Sauer's brutulitv mi !■< . S!ie was ••i..'' dii_ from t • |i the night i:i the At tlie i hat she could, not c*k • hur. eu-. iiad not r: steue-d tin end. be- She explained ihal Sar h.-ai ii-.-r cause she could no! stop coughing. The woman is dying and Saiu.-r will be charged with min der. ;at MANY MET Tin- llaiikc-l'M Assn ('nine Sun !i Atlanta, Ua. Dee- meeting of the i n.-.-u'. <ViTH MONEY. Ill of \ ini-l irii Will •xt Year. iber lx. At the . - c<.nmiitis of TWO RAILROADS COMPLAIN. CoiuiiiUHlontir of an Association Charged Wltli OrtloriiiiC Tiu-ni Itoycottcd. Atlanta, December 13.—Tlie Florida atate railroad com mission had Commis sioner E. H. Stahlmun before it yester day. He is charged with having order ed a boycott against the Columbus Southern railway ami thereby injuring Columbus, Albany and other towns along the road us well us connecting lines. The Savannah. Amerieus and Montgomery is associated with the Co lumbus Southern in making the com plaint against Stahlmun. The hearing has not been concluded. At a recent meeting of the executive board of the Southern Railway and Steamship Asso- 1 elation Commissioner Stahlmun was au- I thorized to declare a boycott on any 1 road which does not maintain the regu lar tariff rates. SHOT AT THE JUDGE. Meu Ordered To Jitil ( Iritr a Court Itoom hikI Lsi'ii|h*. Lexington, Ivy.. December 13.—News has just reached here of an attack that was made on Judge Floyd, of the cir cuit court, on Monday. Jesse Fields and Joe Atkins were on trial for mur der. They shot Judge Josiah Holmes, who was an old man. w hile he was atumiing on the porch of his residence. They were allowed to give two thousand dollar bonds by a magistrate. When Judge Floyd ordered them to jail they begun firing at him. H< escaped and run into a house near by. The men followed him there and continued to fire at him. They finally left tlie town. Many ritHneugcrM Wen- Injured. Chicago, December 13. West side cable trains in collision in the Washing ton street tunnel last niglii caused the worst wreck and disaster that has hap pened on the street car lines of the city outside of the grade crossing locomo tive horrors. A dozen passengers among the hundreds who crowded the two trains were s< rion-ly injured. One of them was fatally hurt, and others whose names could not be Icurnc t, on account of their hurried departure pm the scene, were slightly hurt by U>g l£ji£i> ox l •pUnter* at woo#. U li< >ii T rn t. „'U The state •' '■ in !- - L- i'd oil Trust • oinpiiny al the Hankers Assoeiatr i of \):a-iG-a. in Chicago. Atlanta wa- -eieefod a- tlie next place tor holding the r-.-giilar an nual convention. Tin- a- ■'ieitii'ii liuiu- Ikts eighteen hundred i:, ml; rs. com posed of the most prom'iicut and rejire- sentative business nn-n and !..inkers of the country am! ii is probnbie Dial the meeting: which will take place during the Cotton States and in--i-n.iti'-eal Ex position. will be the la:- " i att'-.nded in the history of the organiza'. : »n. THE LEXOVV CO?. ; ih".■ TEE. The New York Invest iinU iou ili-inax Out York Invest ie-it ion Hrin InterestluK 1 a< ts. New Yokk. Dee lit er t3.- -At the Lcxon committee's inves;igati:in yes terday Mr. G;»IV. who wa eo:; iueting the work, called the i :ui" ,!'< buries A. Grant. Hefuiledloi point. .Jr.Goff then said Grant had m : fortune as hceretary to ex-t omiiii:.-.iou -r .Met lave, by accepting bribes dir having men ap pointed on the polk to, it .Mr. ColV saiti tluil polieeme:* paid from - to to 8500 to secure aj!|:oinf ti.i-ul-. Hi order to have vacancies, men vi-i-,- retired on pay so that others could come in after paying the fee. THE LAWMAKERS ADJOURN. The LeorKlu Loeislut in < Ha-i (Ouqiieted if, Ki-U'il «i- Aii:iu:il Si t.ion. Atlanta, December id. Georgia’s general assembly mi ju:irni- i last night after a forty iluy - ,sion Altiny local measures were rn-lte I through in the last hours. 'J'lu-on t.ill of g u- eral importanee warn ' h ap. • nr 1 tion bill and the conf. a eiititiD. • re port, which pas.* e i tile ii .e-e by only one majority, line it •en lo-.t Die governor would h::M <:..’.li session. Evkhokken, Ala.. December 13.—A tire that started last night at. 8 o’clock in the Racket store has swept almost the entire part of the town west of tho railroad. Fifteen buildings were burned. They are: The Racket store, J. M. Henderson, I. Long A Son. J. G. Guice, J. W. Crook, post office, Ever green liotel, (.'. T. Taliaferro. C. I*. Deming, J. A. MeC'rrary. Irwin livery stable, L. Finch. R. R. Martin, Mrs. H. A. Linde and the buildings occupied by F. L. Aiokox and J. M. Sims will also go. The loss will approximate SlOO.OOO with perhaps about sjA.iiimi insurance. Tlie street on both sides of the railroad is strewn with goods of every descrip tion and the greatest confusion pre vails. At one time it was feared the entire town would be destroyed as the flames were beyond all control. At 11 o’clock after having raged for three hours the tire was somewhat subdued. When the lire reached the McCreary building it was cheeked and all other buildings west of it were saved. The saving of the west side of the town looked to be impossible for more than two hours. NO WORK FOR CONVICTS. Many of 1 lii-iii Mioit s|j»n, of lusauity From Eiifor<*r«! f Coi.CMBtrs, O., December 13.—A very startling ston is told by an officer about the unavoidable condition of things at the Ohio penitentiary. 'I here are now twenty-one hundred convicts confined there, only about one thous and of them being employed at work, the balance remaining in the idle house. This condition was brought about by the warfare waged against convict-made go-.An by labor organiza tions The k-gisiaiure last winter passed a law requiring all prison-made goods to be labelled as such, thus almost completely shutting them oat of the market. Now it is claimed the idleness into which tho prisoners have been forced has hud a bad effect on their minds, and that three or four of them show signs of insanity nearly every day. and to keep them from be coming raving maniacs, they are com pelled to run and jump and otherwise vigorously exercise until they are com pletely tired out. A TERRIFIC CYCLONE. Tho Wind Hill Great Haimige anil the Lq;litiiini; Was I ii-ri-e. Macon, Gu. December 13.—A severe cyclone struck the town of Forsyth, forty miles from here, yesterday morn ing and did forty thousand dollars dam age to property. The Methodist church which was erected at a cost of .813.000 and was a comparatively new structure was swept from the face of the earth. Numbers of houses were unroofed and people driven from their houses in their night clothes in the pouring rain. The lightning was fearful. No lives were lost. At Reynolds, southwest of here, thir teen houses were destroyed by the cy clone which made a path a hundred yards wide through the town and the country to the southwest for miles. In Lowndes county, in south Georgia, great damage was done to timber. So far as can be learned not a single life was lost as the result of the storm at any of the places which it visited. pie began to study tlie problem* and Messrs. Lnwes and Gilbert, among others. ; .lent many months in fruit 1. -s endeavors to trace the .source to tho aii% coming at last to a negative con clusion. Tlie discovery was eventually made by ILrren llellriegel and Will- farth, of Germany, that the absorp tion wu due to minute sort of disease) in the when the supply of in the soil begun to peered in tin* form of eresco’icos, dc*w nitrogen air. an-i so can When this had Chicago, December 18.—Samuel C. Seeley, the bookkeeper of the National Shoe and Leather bank, left this city- today for New York in the charge of United States officers. He has refused to make any statement regarding his shortage of $354,000. _ John M. C rane, president o: told the story of his identity and erimi- ui Now \ork. tint tlnra SEELEY BETRAYED HIMSELF. Ho Tolil III, Nmue to a Mini That ('aimed HI, Arrest. Chicago, December 13.—Samuel See ley the defaulting cashier of tlie Na tional Shoe and Leather bank of New York, confessed to being tlie man wanted. after his arrest here yesterday. Seeley was given away to the police by a man who gives his name as II. E. McFarland, and who displays a “special police" star. He says that Seeley had told hhn who he was. lie met the man on Dearborn street by chance several days ago. At first See ley told him lie was U. G. Evans, but on the second day he said his name wus Frank J. Dale. McFarland and Seeley met at the Lincoln hotel and saloon on North Chirk street, near Seeley's place of residence, and went *to the races at Roby together. In that way became confidential, and over the wine Seeley CALL IS UtDICMNT Ho Denounoos a Newspaper Pub* licatlon as Malicious. USED SOME PRETTY HARSH LANGUAGE Ad Article In the Florida Citizen DU- !>lca«etl Him -A Kesolution to Inve,- tlgato the Honduran National Lottery Company. organisms (a j tionai Shoe and Leather bank, of New roots, which, York, arrived here yesterday afternoon mil doings nitrogen fail, ap- smi.ll ex- f'roin the vd the enriehnn-iit. once been settled . day of their acquaintance, said MeFar- and was taken immeuiaten to t ic en l an d. Seeley wrote his name on a sheet trul police station where, in the inspee- (>f p .. pc . r an ' (l aske(l M c i ar i ai ,a ; *• |i aV e ' * 11 you ever heard of Samuel C. Seeley ? ” itbevimeu matter of importance to foster, ami, if possible, lucjtcn the growth of the di-e; ,e in the fields sown with K guminousae. and e.xl. si ., experidien':i have been made in i-'ramv a.ml Germany with thh. obj -ei. Field- have been literally “vaccin: U- i' by sprinkling over them soil in which tuberculous crops have been grown, or even water in which they have been .uak -d. In Is'.io a tract old peaty la* i was sown with clover, and vac cinate 1 with about one ami a half tons to the acre of an old clover held. Sear, ely an;, other manure at all wa , Used. .‘\ more convincing experiment stili *.. ;m periormed in Drussia. v.ia ae a 1.o- e held was sou *i willi Inoin and di-. i' -‘t. one part being treated in the oi• ; innry iasliio!:. the other inoeulat*'*! from an old lupin crop. The yi. id in tor's office. Samuel C. Seeley, the de faulting bookkeeper, was brought be fore him. Mr. Crane was alone with Seeley for about thirty minutes, and afterwards the representatives of the press were asked into the office to see the two men. Mr. Crane stated that Soelev had absolutely rciusod to say anything in regard to his defalcation until he hud consulted with his attor ney. Seeley said that he had worked under .Mr. Crane for fourteen years and knew , no man in whom he would rather con fide, but would refuse to answer ques tion-; put by any one. Seeley still claims that the New ^ ork lawyer. Frederick Haker. secured all : but* $10,000 of the money. As Haker suicided there is no way of absolutely proving this. Hanker Crane asked him if anv one els, was in th* swindle. He saiit no. This is tin- only question he has not refused to nus-.ver. His shortage is SJ354,000. A REGISTRATION LAW. r part was live i ,.t as that under \ A POSTMASTER ARRESTED. He I, (Jim-geit Wltli llavin^ i.inbv/.zletl TTin*e TTioiiutiu! Ilollurs. I’l'N i’A Gouda, 1 la.. December 13.— George T. Hubert, the poitmaster at this place, was arrested yesterdny by a deputy United States marshal for em bezzling S3.000 of the postoiiiee funds and appropriating the same to his own use. The ease was worked up against him by I’ostoffiee Inspector Tate. Hu bert was placed under il.O-Jti bond for appearunee before the United States court at Tampa next. February. He had been drinking considerably of late and his .settlements with the depart ment were not satisfactory so tlie in spector i\;is sent down to investigate. mil a hall lim, the normal :!;•" nt. tvmni-kable point in tin . op,-:utions i.-. flint each vuriet;.- of the 1,-g-."mi'.' msae has its chara-G i-leCe mierol e. mid tluit it i no use inoculat in' a li.-ld r.f el-iver, for instance, with Im-erne or of lupin with clover. THE BEST MAN. II* s.;u! !.« V.'a, ami Fat Cam© *o tho < oi.clu .ion Vhnl lie Vi a, in&ht. .\n Irish t* <;rnster asked for a iiulf holt rn, f r the purpose of attending his •• istei-s wedding, and the request was- ranted, says the New York Mail and Expre.W hen he made Jds up- peartH*ee Gu- next morning Ins right arm was in -i sling, there win. u plaster aero.-,-, hi in and u raw oyster in n poult ice against his eye. lli-> left ear looked like :.cauliflower. "Why, Uat.” said his employer, “1 t hought you Were going to your sister's wedding. You look a; though yon had gone to si eyclon- fe -lival.” “I ••. r at t!i’ weddin', sor,” said I’at. “Tv . th’ thruth 1 tmild yez.” “\Y. 11. Imw did you get bunged up this uayV" inquired the merchant. ‘Til tell ye/, sor," replied I’at. "D’ye see, whin I got there and wint in th’ people were standin’ forni:i:-t the priest, an’ be the side o’ thimwora mari in a pintail coat, and a big spblat- terin’ while shirt. I lucked r.t um an* Jie lucked at me. ‘Oh, ho,’ ,sez 1 till myself, m-z I, ‘an’ ye think yer a jewd.’ Wutli thot I got a wee hit closer an* lucked at’um wane© moore. lie gave a twist till his lip like, an’ turned his back. ’No Gallagher ever took that,’ sez 1 till myself agin, an’ I taps me lad- diebuek on the shov.Tder. “ ‘An’ who may yez be, me bould buckoo.’ sez I. feelin’ that the blood o’ the Gallaghers had been insulted. “ ‘I'm the best mon,’ sez he. “ T'h’ best mon?’ sez I. “‘Thot’s what I said,’ says ho, The. best mon,' and, sor,” said Fat, as he shifted the oyster on his eye, “ho wuz.” QUEEN WILHELMINA’S JOKE. LYNCHERS AFTER HIM. A Hoy Mui-<lerer Was Kllteil tor ills Tir- riMi- t'i-iiiit*. Wii.i.iamston, S. ('.. December 13.—- An inquest was held yesterday on the body of a twclvi-year-old white boy, 5 who was murdered on Monday night ; by Ed Sullivan, a negro boy about fif- ! teen years old. TiA victim's head was literally eat to pieces with an axe. ’1 he i boy murderer was arrested and locked up. but as there were threats of lynch ing he was tiuri ied oil’ to the county jail at Andewon. x nn ■ fifteen miles away. The (dli* 1 r- got an hour’s start j on the would-be lynchers, who pursuit on horseback and ii ; and were armed witli guns. The mol* overtook their prisoner and Imn Williamston. At i::30< was shot to death. His . died with bullets. (icorciii Will New- Have u I’luln Ntiu-l’ar- tlNau System. Atlanta, December 13.—The senate passed a general registration bill yes terday and the house passed the Ven able insurance bill, two of the most , important measures before the general assembly. Heretofore the state has had no uniform system of registration. Some counties had no law at all. Tlie I bill just passed provides a uniform sys tem for every county. It is a non-par tisan measure. The registration is to ! be conducted by three managers in i each county. These managers are to be appointed by the Superior court judges. Two managers will lie from the part which had the majority in the last election and the third will lie from the minority party. The general as sembly adjourns today. SUSPECTED OF MURDER. Two Ni-Kro llai-knu'ii Suppost-il to llav© Killt-il Two Whit© Women. Atlanta, December 13. - Sanford Murehman and Will Howcn. two negro hackmen. are under arrest being sus pected of having committed a double murder. On Friday last they took two white women in a hack out on Mills street. It is thought that they attemp ted to assault the women whose cries alarmed tlie neighborhood. On Satur day a pool of blood was found on Mills street and the hack was traced to a ^J’he detectives think that the p-e murdered and their bodies u: negroes made conflicting Washington, December 13.—In the senate yesterday Senator Call, of Flori da. rising to to a question of personal privilege, sent to the desk and had read an item in the Daily Florida Citizen bearing on an alleged difficulty with , the administration in the matter of a local appointment in Florida. Mr. Call characterized the article as “a malicious falsehood from beginning to end,” and a part of the “wicked, malic ious system of falsehood by professional liars to defame senators. He insisted upon the necessity of sen ators taking cognizance of this growing evil and of expelling from all privileges connected with the senate any corres pondent who should circulate such false reports. Senator Call spoke today on his reso lution for the appointment of a special committee to investigate the Honduras Lottery company in Florida. The message from the president touching alleged Armenian atrocities was read and referred to the committee on foreign relations. A resolution was offered by Mr. Hig gins (republican, Del.) requesting the president, if not inconsistent with the public interests, to furnish copies of all correspondence touching any indi cation on the part of the United States to bring about negotiations for peace between the empires of Japan and China. Senator Morgan objected to its present consideration and it went over under the rules. The senate has confirmed the follow ing nominations: Win. W. Duffield, of Michigan, superintendent of the coast and geodetic survey. John Karel, of Illinois, consul-general at St. Peters burg. John C. Black, United States attorney for the northern district of Illinois. United States Marshal John 1). Harrell, southern district of Georgia and the following postmasters: Vir ginia. George Hooker. Fortress Monroe. Georgia, L. L. Joiner. (Jnitmun. Flori da, E. I). McLeod, Deland: W. E. Mont gomery, Apalachicola; John Smith, Sanford. Alabama, John L. Rapier, Mobile. JOHN BURNS SPEAKS. THE INCOME TAX. A j*- BARRETT 1 he rosUitSli-c SwimJ < .ovcrnuif CoLVJIHtA, S. C., ret. the chief of thj conspirators, who: here tlie past weejj court, was yesttj conspiracy easel prisoniiient in 11 > Columbus, sa..-»tio. IK* hast in the forgery convicted. Tl this offence <5.01)0. The 1 ed along wit ilar sentciH One <»f tried along is a fugitive hers of the they have i A POLl'SE^ ' On© ui New York's iVnUehtlnryT i Nkw Yokk, December 1 Captain Stephenson, who trial for tlie past few days, with accepting bribes from merchants 1 who used the sidewalks for the display 1 of their goods in violation of a eity ordinance, wa-. late vcsU-n’.ay evening found guilty as charged. Sentence will be pronounced probably today. The maximum penalt y in • in- ease of con viction on a charge of b. ibery. as speci fied in the ease of ex-l’o!iee Captain tain Stephenson, is imprisonment for ten years and a tine <>f •; i.OOO. Ihe minimum is imprisonment for one year. Hill C'ontuliiH au nu of •245,00ft. ^December 12.--The Ur- bill has been reported appropriates $345,095 i of the income tax. ^hoto|[ra|ili©r Uolilieil. December 13.—Seth Spresents himself as a tpgrapher from Cocoa, inge story to the police lie said he was held He men and a negro in k the city about 8 o'clock. iclp and was knocked icn he recovered con- f was lying across one of the West Shore railroad i the' plucu w here he freight train was _k*r track at the time, get out of his danger- Jbjt’Tind two men who came ped, him to a nearby house, f^the robbers took his watch and icash.. He Aildr©tf4«il the Amcrirau Federation of l.uhor Convention. Dknveb, Col.. December 13.—The feature of the lirst day's session of the fourteenth annual convention of the American Federation of Labor aside from tlie annual address of the presi dent. Samuel Gompi rs. and the reports of the secretary and treasurer was tlie earnest, forceful and impressive re marks made by John Burns, M. I*., of England, in response to the seating of himself and David Holmes as delegates upon the floor by the convention. It was given with all the fire and impetuosity which has made the name of John Bums famous, and it was received with tumultuous applause from tho seventy- delegates who constitute this congress of working-men. President Gompers delivered his annual ui#lress. lie spoke with great earnestness and conviction. His demand that the convention take some decided action in indorsement or disapproval of his policy during the Debs strike, was made with almost a shout iu his earnestness. RELEASED A PRISONER. Marshals Tli© Train ( .-II MlLLDKGVII.l i:. I .a : ' the train on tin* V ; lum train yi-ffi crossing the t:*.-*- 1 !< - near this eity, Hu* r. precipitating the .•:,* i-.* to the stream forty fe man liagston ha die : fi and Engineer Dicker to life- i. I: l<lll|;ll. ember 13. As vil!.* n n-1 Asy- •loriiing was *• creek, i gave way, :* d ci' -eli ’n- b'-!i»w. I'ire- :n eis 'iijurics not expected Til© Gulil Iti-rti r\. lliTreiiM*,. Washington, I)-i*.ml er j:;. Yester day afternoon tho treasury department was informed that I.Vatwii ugoluhad been withdrawn during tiu day from the New York i-.ub-tr. sury. oi which £1,300,000 was tulu-ii foi- export. This reduced the gold ie-.erv< i, o,.:ii',000. The general treasury .rje-.* keeps up well, standing at : ■ aio. Th© "'nltero Art (T>ll©i*tii>u. Ha lit.Mo!::;. Md.. Deeember 13.—The splendid art collection of the lute Wil liam T. Walters, will remain in this city, the property of Henry Walters. Hy the term of the late Mr. Walters’s will, the eolleetion was bequeathed jointly to liii »on and daughter, Henry Walters and Mrs. Warivn Delano, of Orange, N. J. ^ir. Walters has arrang ed.to buy his sister’s equal share, there by becoming the sole owner of the grandest art eolleetion in the United State*-. An ( liexpecU-il Killing;. Sfabtamu'Ug, S. (’., Dt*e*-mber 13.— At 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, John Kirby shot and instantly killed James Hammett iu a store in this city. Tlie men had been friendly up to a few min utes before the shooting. A quarrel suddenly sprang up, Hammett struck Kirby with a buggy whip, when Kirby drew a revolver and shot Hammett through the heart. Kirby is now lodged in jail. tier Majesty of Holland Has Some Fun at tho Expense of Her Govrrncji. The Figaro tells a rather amusing story about the twelvc-year-old young Queen Wilhelmhia of Holland, prefac ing its narration by the statement that the alarming news which was circu lated concerning tlie health of her majesty in August last is quite uncon firmed, and saying that the story in question is proof of tlie good spirits of the young queen. The governess of her majesty, an English lady, Miss Saxton Winter, had given the little queen, as an extra task, the drawing and coloring of a map of Europe because she hud not known her lesson in Turkish and Chinese geogra phy as well as the governess deemed she ought to have done. Tlie queen debate and ( .iiiury agreed to do the extra task imposed cd ex-congressman, mail upon her, saying: “Very well; I will do the map, because I meant to bo obe dient. But—-you will sec.” In due course the map was drawn and colored and handed to the gover ness. The young queen had made the British Isles very small, about the size of the Balearic islands, and had cov ered them with "London fog” colored paint. But Holland, on tlie contrary, was of enormous f.ize, occupying a large part of that space which In ordi nary maps is sea. This immense tract of land was glorified in the most brll- } iant colors. Miss Saxton Winter aughed. Tlie young queen was de lighted with her Joke and the map was passed round tho court. i !j * f '• !!'- 1.0 Si O\. J)' (U I the < ent ral \ • a di fiieli.ii.-ni * i■ arnn occupied I- e Mh vvi i ic3iu ;it . . 11 Ti.e < i -ill- Strong, re tx.1. m lu i trie ACOCS'! Richard 70 you onlaiff of Ore ever Reward. L*mbor 13.—Rev. ^ priest, aged |*y. He was Gross, now Pd in almost riim.i i r 15. -A r.-n.a- pivani:,. Screven iu.* confession of 'I ivi: n iin-cniliur- nitcccijit to thirty liary. Deriding Term?, “Wojon," tho opprobrious epithet which the Chinese apply to the Japs, belongs to au interesting class of names bestowed upon nations by more or less unfriendly neighbors. Such names fire found in nil parts of Europe. Tho name Y/cl h Is merely the Teutonic for foreign people, and in America tho people who called themselves Daltotahs Were known to their neighbors, tho OJibways, as Sioux or “enemies.” It is said that the word Esquimaux Is fi Eroaoh corruption of tho Chippewa oo Croo phxa' y U-.hklumoog, or “rAv. -Ilcsji eateri.” / A .lim l ro«- <nr Dill. C'OLFMIUA, S. C.. Dcccrn’m*:* 13.—The lower house of the state legislature, af- tor an all-day light contini’ing far into the night, parsed by i ssiall major- itv u regulation " jim-cr iw car bill. The color line was ’'.r night into the r, the color- several red- hot speeches. Convicted nf !5nr<l.*r. Fensacola. Fla., Dei ember 13.—Jno. King, colored, wa-. y«'.-,terduy convicted of murdering George Tolar, a partly de mented young white mail at t,u* latter s home near Bluff Spi x •- in this county last January. King was sentenced to the penitentiary for lit*-. Tli© I Dio! 'Must )>'< Sold. Macon. Gh.. D**i*embcr 13,—Judge Fish, in tin* superior court at Amerieus, yesterday, ordered tin* sale of the Sa vannah, Amerieus and Montgomery railway not later than next May. The case will probably be carried to the su preme court. Th© Hoiitlu-riiY Fn-Hident. Col,t'Miffa. S. C., Dccemlier 13. — President Samuel Spencer, of the Southern Railway company, passed through hero yest -niiy enroute to Washington from Fiorithi. Me has made a thorough Kv ion of the southern brsiM.5. .o’ i. K-ra. Binik-iI i I- 3ir'*l.-< ■•*f>. FlNfeUI Us 1, ' a..l «. r:tuber 13. — Ineeu- dinrh s burned tli : Herring and lYnsh- bma wai<ih>uu-o boio vi stcivlay inorn- ing. Oni; hundred'md fifty bales of Cotton were burned. Tho loss h> i3,1)09, insurance, 93,0hw. |i*jl Wife SIttyci* Arroated. . / .v / Decern 1 *r 13.—The Y* ^ /f j, i a charged with y *n New York city ''‘s* arrested here y es- er Valley Queen en : .roitT^CT^P!v-Foli cu He gave the olli.cers notion ortbpugh he will not admit the crime.'•Be says his wife suicided. Foglia express.-d his entire willingness to return to New York without the formality of the requisi tion. He is lodged in the Adams coun ty jail. A Wrullli} llrukiir Indicted. Nkw Obi.kans, December 13.—Henry- Bier. a prominent broker, has bccu in dicted for pergury. He receive'I tflou,- OOt) for working street railway fran chises through the city council. A suit followed and he testified on two occa sions. His testimony is said to have widely differed. An liikau© Man'M Terrilil© I >< .-iL FloHKM'K, S. C’. t Deeember 13.—Ett- sell Adams, a well-to-do farmer, living three miles from hero, through a fit of temporary insanity, shot his daughter in the head yesterday. He* afterwards shot his wife and then slashed him self to death; all three are dead. lluntunV Mayor Ke|iiilillcan. Boston, Mass., Deeember 13.—The Globe "democrat! figures the election of Lurtis (republican) for mayor by two thousand majority over IVabodv (demo crat. City liall estimates elect Curtis by about three thousand majority. South ( arollna liundk Kell Well. CiiAlti.KMToN, S. C., December 13.—At public sale here yesterday, a block of South Carolina blue per cent bonds sold at 101 fy; a block of Charleston city •4 )H*r cent bonds sold nt 949(,, tlie high est price ever paid. A .SU nnior Load of Oruugi-i*. J.\< k <onvili.e, Fla., Deeemlier !‘J.— The Clyde steamship Algonquin sailed yesterday bearing 30,000 boxes of Flor ida oranges, thus breaking the world’s reort! n r an i»n.ng.: cargo by 11,000 boxes Mins Si©v©nHnn \Yor«©> Akhkvu.i.k, N. C., Di-ucmber 111.-MUm Mary f ; e :rm was not quite so well yesterdny .'i.'l the vice president did not l -ave fo.* Washington as was e*- pected. HU FrleudM Attacked lie|>uty und Se-t Him Free*. Macon, Ga., December 13.—In Dodge county, sixty miles from here yester day, a desperate and .successful attempt to release a prisoner in the hands of United States deputy marshals was made by twelve or fifteen men armed with Winchester rifles. The name of the prisoner cannot be learned, but he wus arrested on a warrant from the United States court charging him with squatting upon landsnot hismvn. The arrest was made Sunday afternoon and as tlie three deputies were proceeding with their prisoner to the country rail way station and were passing through an unusually wild section of the coun try, they were covered by Winchesters in the hands of men who rose from the undergrowth and demanded the pris oner who was released and the depu ties allowed to go on their way. THE SOUTH HAS MONEY. ilmny New Enterprise* Slum- That BusL nes* I* Abilin KevivliiK. Atlanta, Ga.. December 13.—Busi ness in the south for the week just end ed has been unusually active. Fromi- nent among the new industries are two projected new cotton mills at New Or leans. La., ami a 30,000 spindle mill at Clifton, S. C., the Minmolu Lumber company, capital sdoo.ooo. of Minneola. Ga., an electric plant at Georgetown. S. woodworking plants at Tampa. Fla., Whitcuastlc, I-a., Uoimeiiy's Springs,N. C., ami Dresden, Tenn. All DeiioniinatiniiH Frotext. Baltimobk. December 13. All creeds and denominations of Christianity and Judaism were represented in a mass meeting at Levering hall last night to protest against the massacre of Chris tians iu Armenia. The demonstration was arranged by the ministers of the eity and cardinal Gibbous declared his sympathey with the movement.. He sent a letter to John F. Foe, chair^ of the meeting, in which he expreij ible to attend regret at b^j Fr«*y ffi-i J Fr©| BUL’Mtl d’Orle:; UiCet Ifbvi. ,#-i its i ; nite policy for the Fa The radical press of Unit the govcr.'i’in the I''rt*n«*h Fretendf gium, to engage in ; friuuio. Ill-It