The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, December 21, 1894, Image 3
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AGAINST tUVUlND
Bitf Sensation Created in Leg
islative Halls.
THE LABOR LEADER.
ADAS THAT AVOW) jOI ISOOHSt HIM.
South (arolhiii l.uu iu;il<<'i'• I inlontcd tlia
I'rrstdvnt, ISut Out; Kc|ir(‘sciitutiv*
Introduced h Itckolulioiiiiiid W as
It'led Out of Order.
Coi.lmhia, S. L\, December 11*.—There
Was considerable excitein.'iit in the
house of representatives li iv 1 i^t ni^ht
and yesterday. During the day a reso
lution coinpliinentary to Preside at
Cleveland was intnsluee l. Some oppo
sition was made to it and a scene fol
lowed. Quiet was I'estorcd but another
sensation followt*d a few hours later
when Representative Duncan iniro-
duee'. the following resolution:
‘'Resolved. That with till duo respect
for the office of president of the United
States, and with due deference to the
policies and principles of parties, we
wish to be recorded as ever ready to do
honor to him whom honor is due. hut
in our opinion, (inner < leveland hav
ing prostituted the high office of presi
dent of the United States has openly
betrayed the democratic party and the
repudiation of democratic principles;
wc record ourselves as opposed to the
resolution passed by the house, doing
honor to the greatest party wrecker in
the history of American politics, - ’
A motion was made to lay it on the
table.
The speaker put the question and it
was passed—three “no" votes being
distinguished.
The house then got back to its work,
but Mr. Duncan was not yet done. In
about ten minutes he rose again with a
copy of the state constitution in his
hand. He said he rose to a question of
personal privilege, lie quoted a sec
tion from the constitution giving any
member the right to object to anything
adopted by the body and have his rea
sons for his protest recorded in the
journal. It was a home strike. He
said, after reading the section, that he
asked accordingly that his resolution
be recorded. The speaker ignored the
request and started to continue the reg
ular work.
Mr. Duncan Mr. Speaker, 1 want
your ruling on my point. 1 want to
know if this house can openly violate
the constitution.
The S|K'uker—i am only the mouth
piece of this body. This body has
acted.
Mr. Duncan persisted in the matter,
insisting tha‘ (pie constitution gave him
rights in the matter which the body
could not take from him.
The Speaker—That is your opinion
on the subject of legislation, and all 1
can say is that the house has listened
to you with pleasure. This ended
the Cleveland sensation.
DEBS WILL NOT APPEAL-
Mcllrlde IteKHii I.If* As a Water Hoy la a
Coal Mine.
Mas^ILLIOX, Ohio, December ^0. Jno.
Mcilride, the newly elected president
pf the American Federation of Labor,
began life as a water boy in a coal
mine. He Is a native of Ohio, the son
of a British sailor who gave up the sea
and took to coal mining in Massillion.
When John McBride was eleven years
old he was carrying water in the mines,
but at twenty-five he had abandoned
manual labor and oecamc a practical
politician and a professional labor lead
er. His age is forty. He found the
miners unorganized, incapable appar
ently of concentrating and he i- unques
tionably the originator of the present
national body.
McBride was twice eleete i to tlie
Ohio legislature, and was once defeated
for secretary of state and state senator.
Governor Cambell made him commis
sioner of labor statistics After Cleve
land was elected MeLrd.o applied for
a place a , United Mates marsh il. but
another man got it. in June of the pre
sent year he declared himself a popu
list and “limited socialist."
EUGENE KELLY DEAD.
The (ireut liunkcr ami Kailroml .’1 agnate
Hie, in New > orl,.
Ni;w YoltK. December JO. Kiigene
Kelly, tho banker, di< d yesterday, aged
b“ years. Mr. Kelly was born in Trel*
lick, county of Tyrone. Ireland, and at
the age of twenty came to this country.
During the war he ua-io basin.vs in
Xew York and lost eoiisidi ruble sums
of money in southern loans In spite
of this, however, he amassed money at
a great rate until when he r ‘ ired from
active business a few years ago. he was
reputed to be worth bet ween spj.uoo.OUO
and 5.000,000. Mr. Kelly wa-an ar
dent home rule man and Ids pocket-
book was always open to any fund in
tended for the benefit of the Irish
movement. He was always a warm
friend of the south lie had extensive
investments in that section and was
for many years president of tin- Atlan
ta and Charlotte air line railroad com
pany. He and the late Senator Brown
were warm friends.
HYPNOTISM UPSETS A TOWN.
The < raze Hot So ISaO the Major Hail to
Stop it l>y Ortlinaiiee.
Aiunohon', 111.. December JO.—The
town council, on the recommendation
of Mayor Helderfast, has passed an or
dinance prohibiting the practice of
hypnotism on penalty of tine. Three
weeks ago “Professor" Roche began a
course of lectures on hypnotism. In
the course of a week ho had hypnotized
every subject in the county, including
the professors of the college of the
Christian church. Then the people be
gan to practice hypnotism on one an
other the school children upon their
teachers, debtors upon their creditors
and young men upon their sweethearts.
In fact, the whole village gave up work
for hypnotism.
POPULISTS AND REPUBLICANS
THE WEEKLY LEPGETC, FRIDAY, PECEMTiET? 21, 1891.
THAT POLICE BILL
r*
$2,000,000 MORE GOLD GOING.
THREE OFFICIALS REMOVED.
He ami HU A. It. 1'. Colleague* Will Serv*
Out Their Sentence*,
Chicago, December 111.—Kugcue V.
Debs, president of the A. R. U. and his
colleagues have decided to take the pen
alty imposed by Judge Woods without
appeal. They will go to the Cook
county jail next Monday. Dobs says
an appeal would probably be of no
(£pdl. The worry and expense were
also considerations.
Another conference was held last
night at which it was decided to push
the ease to its legal termination,
although the defendants have no ho|>e
of victory. Though some higher courts
may help them, but the stay granted
by Judge Woods will soon be out and
they will go to jail. Judge Lyman
Trumbull was in conference with other
counsel yesterday morning' and agreed
with them that no court would be
likely to reverse the decision. The
method of procedure will probably be
by an application for a writ of habeas
corpus.
More New* of the Wur.
London, December 111. The Central
News dispatch from Tokio says: A
Japanese cruiser recently crossed off
Wci-llai Wei a sailing' vessel loaded
with arms, ammunition and provisions
which were adressed to Admiral Ting.
Admiral ^amagata, eommander-in-
chief of the Japanese first army corps,
has resigned the presidency of the
Privy council and has been appointed
inspector of the Japanese army.
lialtluiore Keforniiiig.
BAl.TIMoiit, Md., December 111.—The
grand jury yesterday continued its in
vestigation of the policy and gambling
shops in several districts of the city. It
is expected that Marshal Frey and tlie
police commissioners will next he call
ed. The action of the criminal court
In pushing the grand jury to examina
tions lias been hard on the gamblers
Several places have been closed.
The Captain's l»o*Jy Washed Ashore.
London, December 111.—The body of
Captain Overguard, of the ship Don
Juau, which was wrecked oil' Lomvig,
Denmark, on December i», ) mi.;, wus
washed ashore on Saturday last near
the spot where the vessel was wrecked.
Among the papers found in the cloth
ing were fclHO.iwo in bank notes and
American securities, which the author
ities are holding for the proper owners.
SeilU-nct-il to IIhiik.
Ati.Akta, December 10. Willie My.
ars convicted of the imirdi-i of Forrvst
Crowley in this city on September |>>th.
Was yesterday sentenced to hang on
February tub. The murdered man was
enticed from his home to look at some
real estate ami was shot. He was af
terwards robbed. Myers is only eigh
teen years old. A motion for a new
trial has been made.
Morr I'll/e Mahler* In JitlJ.
Lonho si, Dcccmocr It*. Tlie Austral!-
•u pugilist “Dummy" Wintln is, diurg-
Cd with manslaughter in causing the
death of George Smith in a pugilist con
test was committed f,,, ti i.i! yesterday.
Ahc referee and several others, includ
ing the sporting ». |M'es>'ntatives who
were preseiA at th^rii'L sitle were also
•(MumiUcd for trial as av^cssosic..
it i m'.' in l h«- South
of Ih forio.
veterans was istllcii in opU r in the
armory hull at noon
six camps were re|
eighty-two.
THE NEWS IN
The Lexington. Ky.
exposition was opened
ington was eomfoi tablv
visitors, amt all m n
praises of the expi i : e.
II II. Met nl ;oii \ e t
imploi'ili;/' 1 he court • 1',
A. Shelley a usiirtrer of
receiver of i he city oi
to enjoin hi m meant m
the salary.
It Is believed at San
the steam collier
wvenaw huYe lic< .
uml that the • lew
Me ry other coa-tiiq
due. and sev< ml
been recited.
The g-»Ycrnniei. , ih
Inis informed the poveiioi.-
with proper diplomat:-
that it ha - stood ii■ ;
import* fr-mi tp ;
long us It can. , to, and j
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■esterday.
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South Carolina Will Havo a New
System Soon.
THE GOVERSOR WILL BE CHIEF THEN.
The Situate Has I’anscd the Metropolitan
Police BUI and the House Will He
the Same—The State W ill
Then Have an Army.
hcheiait' to llavt* Tin i
I or a \\ or!i
Montgomkiiv. Ala.. December J(l.—
Representative .1. *Manning, of ( lay
county, the populist lender of the Ala
bama legislature, lias go.n- -m a trip to
consult leading populists and republi
cans in Tennessee and of her st,.!cs on
the subject of a plan proposed by him
to organize into a league all of those in
the south who favor - .a Hot reform ami
protection. Mr. Mumiing suys lie de
sires to start a genera 1 nowment to
purify elections in the - oath aud to
build up it.* material inter. ' .n, ' turn
the tide of northern i-. -n ■ • a* ^ ,n this
way. ___
BANK EMPLOYES DISCHARGED.
Three Bookkeeper* Olijcctcu to < liitnginr;
i iu ir I-edgi rs.
iihoohl.VN. N. Y.. Decemb r JU.
Three of the oldest ein]»!o\( s of the
First National bank v.er diselr:;rged
yesterday. The di.-iniss'ils can "d all
sorts of luinors. but it wa s:ii<l that the
sudden forced retii'einent of the men
was due to insubordination. It seems
that the bookkeepers uvr.■ quieily in
formed that they e.vhange
lc<lgers with each other. They indig
nantly resentr-d tlie suggesteil change
as a reflection on their honor and gen
eral excellence as employes.
Ititilroitd lairuings H. i reavr.
BAi.ri'ioiii . Md. Ik eember j(*.- Tlie
hoard of director , of the lla limore and
Ohio railroad company have r< -eh et. I
• harles F. Mayer jiresjdent of tire eom-
pany for the seventh eons- eutive term.
The statement of i arnings and I'Xpens*
es for November shows h net decrease
of tf.'i.JJSO. 1'or the llvi* immtlis of the
current fiscal ye r the m t earnings
Were Johl .1*:;* less tlnill tlie eol'l'e-.iiond-
Ing iwriod of the last fiscal \ ear.
('iiiifcftei'ate \ eft i'in* Meot.
Moitn.i;, Ala., December JO. — The
state convention of I nitod confederate
Col.t'stniA, S. C., December 19. After
a warm debate, consuming almost the
entire day s session, the state senate,by
a vote of 21 to 13. passed the metropoli
tan police bill. The bill is an adminis
tration measure and creates a board to
consist of the governor, comptroller
and secretary of state, who are vested
in their discretion, '.vitli the appoint
ment of all policemen and tow n mar
shals in municipalities having 1.<!<!<> in
habitants or more. The purpose of the
proposed statute is the employment of
the police ty enforce the dispensary
law. The bill will probably pass the
house also.
It was strongly endorsed by some of
the reform senators, one of whom, from
Tillman's county, declared that South
Carolina had gone into the revolution
ary war and later had seceded from the
Union on less provocation • than was
now given the people of the town by
this measure which forced them to pa}’
for an alien police over whom they
could exercise no control; and he stated
that if it was forced upon his own little
town he would rebel.
Still I ai'K*r UxjMirtii on Satiiritay Antici
pate-! Down Hoes the Reserve.
Nkw Yoiik. December 11*.--As pre
dicted by foreign bankers last week
heavy gold shipments will lie made this
week, and ^J.000,000 gold coin was
taken out of the sub-treasury yester
day, nearly all being intended for ex
port by the steamer LI lie. The con
signments decided upon up till a late
hour amounted to .iM.750.000. (»f this
amount llcidclbach. Ickolheiiiier A. Co.
will Send -•1,000.000 and Lazard 1 reres
S750,00o. The former shipment may be
increased.
Yesterday's shipments lost some of
their interest in tlie speculation over
the amounts of gold that may gfo out
Saturday. Foreign bankers agreed that
especially large engagements of the
yellow metal are probable for that day
and many c timates of about s.'i.ooo.ooo
were made. Little doubt was expressed
that before the week was out the g'old
reserve would lie down in the eighty
millions.
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES.
FIRE ON A STEAMER.
■•it to huYc
iiitv I state,
nl of Spain
oulii'cctness
ioi* Mp:iin t
nlo t 11 b,i as
po>> s to r-
Galveston Cotton i» Uurnliijf and the
Blaze 1* llurti to KxtliiffuiMk.
St. Johns, N. F., December 19.—The
British steamship Oaken Hal), which
sailed from Galveston November 20,
via Newport News. December *th, for
Liverpool, with a cargo of cotton lias
arrived at this port with her cargo on
lire. Saturday when off t ape Race,
smoke was seen issuing from a ventila
tor. The pumps were at once set to
work and the hold of the steamer
Hooded with water. The vessel was
headed for this port. Sunday morning,
the officers of the steamer thinking
that the fire had been gotten under
control, continued on the voyage to t
Liverpool, but during the afternoon
lire was again discovered and the
steamer once more turned towards this
port. The extent of the fire is thought
to be considerable.
THE RICHMOND AND DANVILLE.
Ruceiver* Io*l*r nml Huiilckupir Reli-lved
J r-iiu Service l>y .liuljfe (HitT.
Rutimonh, Va.. December 11*. -Judge
Goff entered order , in the United States
circuit court yesterday discharging
Msssrs. Foster and Huidckoper as re
ceivers of the Richmond and Danville
railroad company ami confirming sales
of Richmond and Danville property re
cently made. Messr,-, Foster and Huidc
koper resigned. Arguments were heard
this afternoon in the ease of Carnegie
against the Richmond and Danville
company for S1J5.<)-*(* for steel rails sup
plied. The court reserved its decision.
BIG RAILROAD DEAL.
Kiiiiior Sujb tbe Air Line lias
i'lirclucseri the '<#;iitiern ttniLuu)»
iiK'Jimo.ni>. Yu., J)c<*einl>er 111. It was
rumored in railroad circles here yester
day that a deal had been made where-
hv the Seaboard \ir I,in-' becomes the
owner of the Southern railway com
pany. but no one of the many railroad
officials here could In- found to throw
any light on the riinior. Ii was stated
that a telegram wa: -.cut to Warren 0.
Lliiott, of the ( oast line by Mr. Harry
Walters, of the same c .rporation. stat
ing' that the sale bad been made and
that he had used every endeavor to
prevent it.
WANT THEIR COMMISSIONS.
( <>iiiiiii**ioiici'* (ict No I’a,. l or .Vi'Kotlat.
ina I'ui’i'lias. *.
Niu Yon a. December II*. Argument
was heard y- .-torday moi'iiing iiefore
the General Term in Brooklyn in the
appeal -if 1 ox A Leonard. Wall street
brokers, in their suit to recover S50U.001G
commission from the Sugar Trust ul-'
leg'cd to be duo a ■-''cMinis ion > on ecl'j
tain transactions. Tlie brokers elaii
tiiat they negotiated for the purehasj
of several I'liila-i.dpiiia -ug-ar refinerii;
anti were to get J pc ' cent, cornu
sions.
MC-GLYNN TO BE RE-IN ST ATI
He Will He I'laeeil tn ( hurge of ii f
Xery Sonii.
Nl v. York, Deeeiijber il*. The RiJ
Ldward MeGlynn lias made a complete'
recantation, lie is no longo-r a.- apos
tle of the doctrines.tor preaching which
lie brought on hiunelf tiie nil of ex
communication from the R< .nan t'atho-
lie cliureh. His pc -itial season which
began December 23. is now over,
and Archbishop < orrigan will soon put
him in charge of a parish.
Appointment* ( oiillrmeil,
WahiiingroN, Deeemlier in. Thesen-
ate has confirmed the following nomi-
nutions: Thomas O'Hara, of Michigan,
consul tit San Juan, Del Norte. Nica
ragua. Charles Dickerson, of Tennes
see I nited States district judge for tin'
middle district of Tennessee. Justin
Clements, of Georgia, inter date com-
meiee commissioner (reappointed),
i'ostmasters: 'larrison l 1 ioyd. >par-
tunburg. S. ( ; William B l.akin, Fay
ette.
A k eli'pliom* 1’iiH'n- \ *il<l.
BosI'o.n, December B' I lie I liitivl
i at« * eii'i'iiit i'i:ir'. in tlie ease of tho
I nited States v- i sie Ho Bell I - le-
pbone company, lm> ham ed down a
de-'ision ileelaring tbe 11-rling-'r tele
phone pate ul voi-1.
I ottoii (ft iHumiiHl
At '#i » i .. ^ mi I » ij I.* i \U. V pot
eotton i, 1 icing b-ripb’ - rv freely here
tiy investoi'.s who p: - i- r the actual ar-
ti'le t-i futures '..'veriil thousand
bales ur-'already‘ !'ii' | hei and the
slock is 'liao t ilaliy bci;:,, .et led to.
A Brief Review of Investment* Mini* In
the South Hui'lnx I.:i*t Week.
Ciia 11wooiiA, Tenn., Doecuilier B*.
—For last week a review of the busi
ness shows the following results : The
Dwight milis. of Chicopee, Mass., will
build a r.'iiW.OOO mill at Alabama City,
Ala.; F. \V . Foe and associates, and (>.
F. Mills and others, of Greenville, S.C.,
are each to build SIOO.OOU mills in that
city; the Isaetta mill company is to
build a $1(10,OiK* cotton and woolen mill
at Augusta Ga. New eotton mills art*
also reported at Amcricus, Ga.. and
Concord. X. ('. Other concerns are a
8200.1)1*0 transportation company at Fon-
sacoli-. l la.; the Richmond Land eom-
pany, cajiital $100,(KK), at Augusta. Ga.:
the Industrial Fertilizer company of
Jacksonville. Fla., capital $50,000. A
canning factory is to lie built at llarri-
man. Tenn. Coal mines are to be open
ed at Gadsden. Ala., and Moltke. Tenn.:
iron mines near Knoxville. Tenn. and
aluminum mines at Silver Creek. Ala.
Ib What a Populist Senator Wants
to Know About.
JilCAHAGl'A BILL TAKES MORE TIME.
Senator Turple Hoys the Bubble WIJ1 Soon
Burst and Call* for Three Engineers
to Make Investigation Wants
.Nothing More Boms
GRAND ARMY VETERANS.
Louisville W ill Entertain Them in a Style
Most Knjul Next September.
Lorisvii.i.K. Ky., December 111.—Tlie
citizens of this city are already bestir
ring' themselves to arrange for the re
ception of the Grand Army men who
are to be their guests next September.
A committee of one hundred has just
been named, consisting of well-
known Inisines* and professional men,
to take charge of the affair, and John
H. M’lliken has been selected as dir,,
tor.general.
It was a foregone conclusion that he
would be chosen for the place, as he
was chairman of the committee which
succeeded in having selected Louisville
for the encampment of |si*5. The
vigor of Mr. Millikcn and hi* associates
at Fittsburg last September is an ear
nest of what will be done in Louisville
next fall. The Louisville delegation
swept everything before it. This will
be the first national encampment held
south of Mason and Dixon's line, and it
will be of deep significance.
New Giiviiriimeiit of Cubit.
Maiiriii, Spain, December K*. -The
government lias agreed with the Cuban
home rub members of tin* Cortes upon
a council to partially supei'M-de the
present provincial corporation, to sit
in Havana, to consist of twelve mem
bers apiMiintei^^e the home govern
ment. the Cuba,
the tlie
higln
mcinl
frainl
local mill
kept in
Washington, December 20.—In the
senate yesterday Senator Allen, popu
list of Nebraska, offered a resolution
for the appointment of the select com
mittee to inquire as to whether the
state of Alabama has a republican form
of government, and us to the conduct
of the recent election in that state.
The resolution went over. Senator
Allen stating that he yvouUI address
the senate upon it after the holiday
recess.
The debate on the Nicaragua canal
bill was continued in the senate yester
day. occupying over four hours of the
morning. The attack upon the bill,
which w as opened by Senator Turpie,
democrat of Indiana, on Monday and
continued on Tuesday, was concluded
by him when he offered a substitute
for the bill providing for a board of
three civil engineers to make a survey
and estimate, declaring that that was
as far us the senate should go at
this session. Some of his strictures
and censures on the bill were
resented by Senator Morgan, democrat.
Alabama, who is in charge of it. but
this did not restrain the Indiana sena
tor from ileelaring, in his picturesque
and vehement language, that if over
the work was completed, it would
be an accident, and that there was no
certainty that it would ever be finished.
He argued that the reason why the
work was not to lie constructed and -
paid for in sections was that the first
section (construction of the harbor at
Grey town, and of the Iyvo miles of the )
channel in it; would c .st over one-fourth
of the sTu.ouo.uiio: and that, as soon as
that section was undertaken, the bub
ble would burst. and the scheme would
be abandoned. Speeches in support of
the bill were ii-'de by Senators Colluin,
republican. HI ^k’s.and Ferkins. repub
lican. i aliform:,
No action wa- readied on the bill.
MORE BONDS NECESSARY.
Tlie HkiiiiilliiiK ('tittl ItCKerve Will Soon
t oiii|»<‘! ;i \i‘\v ifcttiir,
Wasiii.m, ion. December JO. — The
withdrawals of treasury gold have run
the reserve down to - » 355,•*(*(*. This
rapid depiction L causing much uneasi
ness among treasury otlicials. who ex
pect no congressional relief. That an
other bond sale will be necessary is
now a foregone conclusion, but Secre
tary Carlisle ivi 11 put it otf as long as
possible to escape interference by the
adoption of restraining resolutions in
the senate or house.
W IihI the ( iittiin tlaritet Bill.
Nl'-" York. December id. The Sun s
cotton review for yesterday .avs: Cot
ton advanced six points, and closed
higher for the day. steady, with sales of
KKi.jnn bah s New <tr | <'an* advanced
liv< points and then lost tluvc points of
tlii . Spot cotton bci'c was dull and
uiiciiuugctl. Memphis and Savannah
declined 1-1*> e. New Orleans sold
(i.(UK* and Memphis J.01X1. Liverpool de
clined c point but rcenvered this and
advanced to 1 poin‘. closing very
steady: spot sales !<).(*<*(* bales at un
changed prices and J.OUO additional last
night.
W ill lie Trieii anil siott,
San Anioma. Tex., lieceinlier JO.-
.Geraldo Soais. who m ; !• raid on
sanigat'o. 1y\o years ago. and massacred
he people at and burned the Mexican
furrisoii and escaped to Texas, was
vesterdtiY delivered into tlie hands of
he Mexican authorities by United
States Marshal Mare. 'I he deliverv
was made by authority of an ordor
issued by acting Secretary of State
Uhl at Washington. A Mexican offi
cer took charge of the prisoner and
left for New Laredo. Mox., where he
will be tried and shot.
I.iilior A rliiIra I inn Bill.
\VAsiilNMON. December J*. -Messrs.
M right and Kernan. two of the eom-
missioners appointed by Fresident
‘"t t'leveland to investigate the recent la
bor troubles in Chicago, have, after
several conferences with Congressmen
Krduian. Spi ingic and .McCann, pro
posed an arbitration bill, w hich is enti
tled a “bill concerning carriers engaged
in interstate coninici'ce and their em
ployes.' which will probably be intro
duced in the house today.
OKvcriiiiieat Employe* Aocuneil of ShleltU
I hr Whltecappen When on Trial.
Atlanta. December 20.—There w»»*
decided sensation created here last
night when it was announced that
three government employes at the cus
tom house had been removed from of
fice for alleged connection with several
case of whitecapning that were tried
here recently. The sensation was a
surprise to every one except a few offi
cials in the government buidiog. E-
W. Remlicrt, deputy revenue collector,
was one of the men re mo veil. Rembert
was at one time a member of the state
senate and is a prominent man. Dur
ing the trial of the tvhitecappers it la
charged that he held several conversa
tions with the members of the jury that
tried them. Night-watchman Carter,
who has been at the custom house for
several year;-, was another of the men
removed. The last was Ganger Cox,
who is stationed, in Murray county,
charged with the serious offense of be
ing in league with the whitccappers.
COTTON QUESTION IN ENGLAND
A I'ruti'Ht Will lie Made AKalnst the Indie
Duty InipoHoil.
M ANrjiKsTKH. December 20. — The
Guardian in its commercial article says;
The further consideration of the ques
tion of duties on imported eotton in In
dia has created intense a inoyance.
Upon the reception of the news the
subject was freely discussed on the Ex
change and opinions widely differed as
to tlie probable immediate outcome-
Froductivo interests in Lancashire will
feel It very strong and that it will re
sult in a check upon business is certain.
Owing to the prevailing conditions
which have harrassed trade they must
expect a period of difficulties in obtain
ing fresh orders. A meeting of the
Masters federation and the Cotton op
eratives association held last week re
solved to convene another meeting at
an early date to protest against the re-
Imposition of the Indian duties.
HE JUMPED IN THE RIVER.
The
Ma»
Butly of a Way»iiril Voting
IoiiiiiI Near Chattanooga.
Knoxvii.i.h. Tenn.. Deeemlier 20.—
Some months ago Calvin McGhee was
discharged from a dry goods house,
charged with misappropriating funds,
lie was indicted in criminal court and
his trial set for January 17. A special
from Chattanooga says his body was
found floating in the Tennessee river
below that city yesterday morning. He
went from here to Chattanooga about
the 15th of November and from there he
wrote to his affianced. Miss Jennie
Hayes, of Morristown, that he was tired
of life and would jump in the river at
10:30 Thanksgiving night.
That morning he paid his board bill
and nothing has been heard from him
until the finding of his body which was
identified by papers and photographs
in ids pockets.
lit* Wa* WfitlMiy nnil Hrtink.
Fiiommx, Fla.. December 20. — Yes
terday George Atkinson, of New York,
shot and mortally wounded an old ne
gro woman w ho lived near this place.
Atkinson was drunk and rode up to the
woman's gate and eoiiunutided her to
opt'ii it. She refused and he began
firing at her with a revolver, one bullet
striking her in the abdomen. Atkinson
is vor\ wealthy and is connected with
some of the best families in New York
city. He was in Florida looking after
hi* orange groves.
St. I.oiil* Elfc'tlou Eraiiii*.
St. Loi is. Mo.. December 20.-The
grand jury inquiry into tlie frauds at
the rci*»'nt election bore fruit yester
day. ( roz'm. MurpKv. John ilagcrty, a
democratic member of the house of del-
gates. and eight private citizens, were
indicted for various grades of crime at
the polls. Five arrests have been made.
All these men but three are democrats,
tlie others are of unknown polities.
The inquiry is still in progress.
A Bik Kallroml lake.
Com miiia. s. ('.. December JO. -In re
sponse to inquiry by wire. Fresident
Childs, of tlie Columbia. Newberry and
Laurens railroad yesterday received
tlie following telegram from the Sea-
hoard Air Line system, relating to the
alleged sale of his road to the Southern
system:
“No sir: it is not true. It is manufnu-
tured.”
pocted Mates
soon be c^JProcd exclusively of w hile
men and negroes.
Tlu; I'rctieli Will Force I’ttyui lit.
Nkw York. December I'J. A cable
dispatch from Fort au Frincc, llayti,
says: 'i he French minister here i* go
ing with ITcneli gunboats to San Do
mingo. it is said, for the purpose of en
forcing tin payment of i reneh claim*
by that republic.
Amlia-.."<<>■' liujurtl lii Maiictirfirr.
Lo.'bo.v 1 k i e.idler It*. I lilted'-late .
Amhas ..dor I’, lyard and Mr Bayard
are in Maneli. t> r i.he guests* of Mr.
Annitage. ;■ ) ading im reliant. I lew
visited th" Lord Mayoruiid were pre
sented ''.it Ii a bool, of historic records
of M; ii 'he t, i 'ihev went to < * ,\, Jl'.
College.
i irtti<|,iiil e In Sen l ,>i'k.
Al.UAn <, N. \ December It*. News
has bct'ii reec’ved icrc that tlie resi-
ili'iit* of t lii Jla >e of CoeVtimiis ihir-
teen mile* south of this city, were
uwal.cic'd at Jo'eliM'k thfa morning lo
a nniibling ound and severe jarring of
their boa • i talf of Hie peopb* aro-e
and lb>1.I'd to tbe streets. The earth*
quake ' • •"!' .'ill u'. i.r the city.
T lie netrolt’* Ol’icer* in Kmnti,
Romk. Italy. Dei'emiier jo. - L nited
States \mbass.uior \’ayne MaeVeigli
gave a dinner \ -b'l dav to the officers
of tin' United States cruiser Detroit,
which brought home the Vatican relies
from the Columbian Exposition in Chi
cago. Reception by the Fope is uncer
tain, though it was the original inten
tion. The relic • will In received by
Mnmtgcr ()’• onnell. of the American
t oil. .■ . on behalf oj tin i', '. ■ .
I .1111 f.ltf *1,01 I .1 i11.1.
Nl \ nI!K Di l etuL r 2n. I
iln ' in t iie shoe ! rad, yy . re
yeitcrda > >:iniiti'l ( .in ,v
chalk < ol»n !• 1< :nin/ ji
cop The Ii:i bilitii o. ( o:,n
Id to be Slun.liun iuelndin;'
ua bilitie.-, on i inloi
said to have > ndoi
for Marseep Th -v
but the large ■■;,l ■
out
iur fail-
.uuouneed
JO.. ( nit t s*
1 S. Mars-
Rro. are
m ingetit
d
Tin \ are
• ot -.’in.uoo
il : >i| how,
did ii'ii pan
Reform stril'i
St. Lot i*. Dei, ml
of reform has is ache,
city, and nrd» i . ha ,
Chief 11.a n ig:, u to e
joints, sin, min n,.., -
Last , igId ovei t
met lift} w hit*' jt* i
numb, rof ■ *■111 u,'.*. tab.a; froni thw
•ilium juiut* to lltc gwlisO atutlon.
HI. I.UUl*.
! 11 ;<) 1 Ii*' wuvu
O the I lire of till*
hi en issued by
I'lilil. lie opium
M.d kindred evil*,
nt. ay • iiiuauu 11
ii-, in, . a ling a
A Ci'orKtM .Murine llmipllul.
IVasiiim. ton. December 211.—Mr. Les
ter. of Georgia, has introduced into the
house a bill appropriating *150,1*00 for
the establishment of a marine hospital
at Savannah, Ga. The old custom
house site is to ho used for the hospital.
Also a bill appropriating .'*5,000 for the
establishment of a sub treasury at Sa
vannah, < la.
HuIiik a tauutr Clerk,
MemI’HIi*. Tenn., December 20.—State
Comptroller Harris, lias begun action
against cx-Coiinty Clerk Quigley, and
his bondsmen to recover $110,000 of his
boyd to reimburse the state for privi
lege taxes not collected. There arc
tf3,0<H),000 of these uncollected, one-
third of which arc against the retail
liquor dealers.
Tried to Rof. un Entire Town.
Mi>ko«.i:k, I.T. December 20. Jumea
French, with three emifederates nxle
into iVxanna, thirty miles south of this
place last night and robbed John
Fi« rei's store and his clerks. Then
French attempted to raid the town but
was given such a warm reception that
he and hi . men were forced to retreat.
Women Wtlur** u ilanj{liij;.
Gkl'.l S \ II.I.K. Miss.. DeeemlH l' 20.—
Steve A<luuis was hanged in the jail
yar<! here at 12:20 o'clock yesterday for
th* murder of James Iverson on April 1,
Ihu. Two thousand people, mostly ny*
grows, including hundreds of women
Mid children, witnessed tho hanging.
Ilniig For Wlfn Murder.
1* UIAlt's FotNT, Miss., Deeombvr 20.—
Judge Gilbert, who murdered his wife
in ilohutta county last summer
hanged yestorday, the supreme
having affirmed the seutciicy
lower COUIT. Infidelity wa* tho Itylt
for thy killing.
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