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CIRCULATION INCREASE Turing March, Sixty-Three. Ledger. LEDGER READERS Patronize Ledger Advertisers. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People it Subserves. VOL. IT, NO. GAFIWEV CITY, S. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 2<», 81.00 A YEAR. DUEL TO THE DEATH Citizens at Eduroflold Meet and En- gatro in a Deadly Combat. PARTIES WERE BROTHERS-IN-LAW. Till- Arises Over u Simple Mutter, t»i!“ Tlmt < uiil<l Ik* ^eltlo<l, Hat the I’.xlRteuee of ltu<t Hlooil Tn\rur<l I'urh Other Ih Shown. F.nr.Kni-:! n, S. f’., April 25.- Yester- •lity in the store of Hatmnottd .t Co., at this plact*. II. Tj. .lones shot and killed John C. Swearingen. About three months ago Jones in- dieted Swearingen for obstructing a public road that led through the for mer’s place and Swearingen was tried and convicted at the last term of court of the ofi’ense. It seems that soon after the obstruction of the road ihe rails used in forming the obstruction were burned and Swearingen claimed that Jones’ son did the burning, while Jones alleged that Swearingen was the guilty party. Tins among other causes brought on bad blood between the par- lies. A few days ago Swearingen caused the arrest of a negro and lodged him in jail claiming Chat he could substantiate the charge against young Jones by the negro’s testimony. Jones bailed the negro out. Yesterday Swearingen came to town to see about the matter, and. as tin* testimony of the eUroner's investigation discloses, on entering the store was asked by young Jones if lie (Swearingen) had said he burned the rails, and if lie did it was a falsehood. Other words passed between young Jones and the deceased, during which time Mr. 15. C. Jones came in and told Swearingen if ho desired to talk to any owe to talk to him Swearingen then threw his hands on iiis hip pockets :• t which both parties drew pistol*, and commenced firing. The witnesses could not say who shot first. Immediately after the firing Swearingen fell to the llooi and died in twenty minutes Tin* ball that killed Mr. Swaringet'iMiicre 1 at the upper margin of the right penetrating the posterior portion of the brain. Jones was m i hit. The verdict of the jury was in accor dance with the fnc’s. Mr. Jones sur rendered and is now in jail. The par ties were brothers-in-law, Jones hav ing married Swearingen’s sister. Swearingen was a brother-in-law of Senator Tillman and ex-Congressroan Tillman. Mo had attained his fiftieth year and leaves a family. FIXING ThEi SOUTHERN RATES. The Clcuvral PaMeuiier AjjentH Meet In At- lu ut A lii h prom I Con f err nee. Ati.anta, April 25—The first meet ing of the rate committee of the new passenger association covering the ter ritory between the Potomac and the Mississippi rivers south of the Ohio river, was held here yesterday. The r te committee is composed of the gen eral passenger agents of all the roads that compose the membership of the association. Commissioner \V. \V. Fin ley iv.vsided. The day was spent re vising file rules of the rate committee. Today the question of giving special rites to the Cotton Stales and Inter national exposition will come up for settlement. The meeting is largely at tended and it is claimed by the mem bers of the association that the wars and rumors of wars in the passenger arena of fin* railroads of the .south will soon all be smothed down and that harmony will b<* restored. • ROPE CLOSING ABOUT DURANT. Yhi» Ki’idf'iii'iJ in tin* Californi * .Murder. MjmterUM ami Hit* Frolvildr Murdrrrr. San Fitvsnsco, Cal., April 25. A close investigation of the wash room in Emanttal church was made yesterday. This wash room would only reached by some one the miiiar with the building, number of stains on the have been ouirld la- THE Hi.liTO'i SILVER Political Situation in Kentucky Grows Interesting. r,i uveas i:\viTAiiox to debate. AbOUT THE MARINE BAND. . 1 le hie -> n wash towel, there were numerous sphfdics around it. Illood stains have also 1 e. n found on the walls of the little hall leading to tiie wash room. The extent of bloo 1 stains go to prove that Ui*' murderer had no light, for a judicious person, a- his actions prove him. would not have splattered so much bloo l around had he seen what he was doing. The blood stained coat which t\as brought to lightin llerkley on Monday has caw ed a sensation there, but there is c m ad orable diflieulty in determining the date on which it was found. Mrs. Hoi Hot. with whom the p-evago was left tells three dilTcivnt sloii . .is i. the date on which the strang* a asked permission to leave a bund; at at her home for a few horns. Mrs Hoillot says the man resembled Im.rnnl very much and sin* beiicv s she could identify him. interest in the trial continues una bated. A new witness was ia -entod yesterday. Mis name is ado ph A. Ila.be*. Me had been a schomate of tbe prisoner and bad known him for about eight years. Me testified io hav ing seen Durant at the terry at 5 o'ch ek on the night of the fatal night. Tin* accused was aoeompa mod by a young lady who ansAvere the doscriptio:a of Miss Williams. Dr George Gibseii. pastor of Emanuel baptist church. M lowed Mobe. Mis appearance on .the witness stand crea ted a great stir in the court room and the spectators evinced grea interest in the testimony given by him. Timec!i U is u Ciusllaiige to All. the Ini- pressioii is S.i*ft Tlr.it lie Is 5.« , ;i«Iiiiy; for !Mi. I'ariislt* R< iMiDlicitns Active jiikI Hope to \\ :ii. APPOI NTN'i LMTS IN d ARMY. '1 lie Semi-. i?i :iml N•• v.' .V >;> > t Wasiii-o v* n. April dem has made the IT.ilo ments in the arriiy: I era I Mcrr: t ‘. t o In* ' r onei Zenas it. i! :-.s. A M l brigadier g'neral: '' < o; ping - . 2 !i*d in fa t ry. t* general. '15> be '‘a;. - ii termaster's dep tr ni •n’ J. I. French. Jr.. It ii ; r ■ ant I. \V. 1,'tteii. ict.i 1 tenant Janie H. X' a' is Chaplain to be as-ig.u 1 regiment of cavalry. I < George \Y. I’riolon, o Ohio. The applications Colonel John S. Itil'iny cal department, to lie ret has been approved. Col is a son-in-law of Jan;-*, 1 THE MISSOURI a roil of i in i*.; t ol' • li.inu’cs 'I ii. 'Wasiiv.utox, April 25. — Senator Itlackburn, who is now on the stump at home, lias invited all of the gentlemen with eves directed toward his seat in the senate to meet him in a discussion of the silver question. Me lays down his own platform with entire frank ness. Me adheres to the views In* has alway expressed on the subject. I ree coinage at 10 to 1 is what he <h iar' " for the *. hue metal, and what lie in sist-. must be granted to that n; dal be fore the times will be rigi.i them-, d*. •• That is his cry, and upon it he stakes his political fate. A Challt ii^o to tin* AuminiKtrntion. While Mr. Hlackburn’s invitation i*. generul in terms, there is an impres sion abroad that he is leading for Air. Carlisle, and it is conceded that, if this i'* true, the move is a bold one. It is regarded as tantamount to a direct challenge to the adinini- : ration, wr. Carlisle and Mr. Hlackburn. wiiil members together of the house, stoo i shoulder to shoulder on the question of free coinage. Doth voted for the prop osition every time it was prevent’ d. Mr. Carlisle’s speeches in favor of silver were recognized as the ablest made on that side at that time. They were everywhere quoted, and were largely instrumental, it is now e.aimed. in the creation of silver senti- meni in the ranks of the K n: way de mocracy. Hut Mr. Carlisle and Mr. Hl.iekbnt n have parted company on ; hr silver is-;;**, and the supporter*, of the* latter are ol;urging Mr. Card-! * with having pom over without re: .*rvr to Wall Treot. !t is (.*:• y i a be seen, ve*y* ini* resting a dis* ... b<*t ween the two Kent ue fore a p> ip.nlar midioma*. r a iing from ;v. • spe** -ii and charging that other there:’, re. lunv i*:n w.ml,! is: • pv lee.iei-. be- witli tl:e one >f the other dh inexeu- A Story ; lint They Have Heon StniinJe l In Vaxam W'Asni.vt. rox, April 25. A letter was receivi 1 in tliisci’.y yesterday morning, under a Texas date, written by a mem- b. r f .lie *dirinehand, which for some v.'c**k: has Ik en on a concert tour i .roi ;!i the i-ami.h. j'rior iuformati<>n ha be n to 11 no effect that the tour lias not In on a linaucini success, but it was not Mispeotvd tlial tl'n* failure was as great as this ietLvr represents it to be. The writer says that the manager of tim band .ailedto pay the salaries, ho tel bids and railroad expenses of the pi ml erv tit; t that ho Anally deserted the oryanization and left the musicians siianded in a Texas town. Professor I'aiieiulli was left in the same predica ment as his men, and together they have been endeavoring to work their w ; v l ack to W a-bington, so the letter si Med. by giving concerts from town to town. Inquiry was nu de at tin* marine bar- racks yesterday afternoon, but the ofli- !■;*: . tia:re staied that no information tothi I'ff.vt had been received by the marine corps in tills city. It was liii.light that if any such thinghad hap pened Professor Fanciulli would have tclegrap’ned at once to tin* command ant of tin* corps. Colonel Meywood. T.d last information from him showed that he was still in Texas, and in the ah. eiiee of anything further from the leader of the hand, the officials are prone to think that there is nothing in tin* lory that the bandsmen have been (lias: *1*1 ed. FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT. Venn; e Evim! Owner Sue* u ! loritli m for Not Meetintc Iiis Oi»!'*;ra Ions. J u a son vii.j.k, ITa.. April 25.—There ]• ' . i»ee:i tiled iti tm* otiiee of the clerk oi Ihe I nile 1 States e*>’i-t. the' plain tiffs deelarntion in a suit for breach of contract, brought by Creed F. Hates, of Cliailanooga, Tenn., against, M. T. :ch, of lirooksville, Fla. The dam age sued for amount t<) sis.ntHi. The ration state th-.t the plaintiff *; 1 ' .•n**ed to l.y iie a city hit 25 x 2(i0 lev !,:• Market sir*-.*! in (Tu;! tanoogn, a , . .■■*', t.. r.* * *iye 'exelitu.g.* for tie* sum* “. 'aer.* o' i* ri b. land and t?l‘;.* I"-|. 1 it t -i 1 trge nmou.ti of the ; . ■ ’ »t been paid by the defoii iunt. CU »HING C N Vo J • CX JONVILLE .. i. 1 ' . . 1.11*11- . 1st ea\a'ty sable fb ange of front. m That I' • i * - ;*. t (Stll. to ‘iu* :l. i. ib-puMii un .»«•• vlty. .1 \« a ,. ii.i.e, April 25 The hired ». Rev. ’i ills ; - I n • ;>;• •) '.*’.' of most concern ini' .* i Stall's tot | •do boat Cushing i> \\ i 1' ierfoi*<.* *. to eon erv.!live ; can,, f t'..'. :,n . th :y , t*X; i to arrive . it this port May (». f 1 ieutenant are si ud yi y it with -.ill the more alt; n- . Y.r: t It:* inform : i n: gv.a n l.v t .;e uf the medi- tion for •’biv'rviti;'- that th*- local repub- : iMa.st is iml Pi!..:. A.*;•.(>ciat ion of t :tis vd oeto’ vr 1, lican le ader.s ar** fully alive lo the op- i t ity. Wei, h receive! i a letter yestenl: y i opinger, iaim*. D. -. blOC'.ATS. FATAL FIGHT OVER A BILL. Mcnitier of tlm Suvnnnnli ( Ity Court Se verely Cut by a Trim!; Maker. Savannah, Ga.. April 25. — A diffi culty over a small account yesterday afternoon hold by K Moyle, trunk ma ker. against Deputy Clerk W. C. Wood- fin, of the city court, the latter was badly cut about the neck and face. Ins left ear being almost severed from the head. Wood fin's condition was such last night that his physicians would not recommend Moyle's release from custody on hail. Moyle is charged with assault with intent to murder. fj *4 s ji’iir o»i **»«• t irriiii in! . Ou«»*s.?oji. SkOAMA, Mo., April \ poll by the Sednlia livening .!* nio'-ra! of’-ixty rejiresentritives amt ••.iieen . emit irs on the question : “Are yon i 'avor of th“ free eo’iingc of diver by tie ( nited States at tbe pre^ ut rati i?' It show ed the following result : *rs: yeas T. democrats, 5 republic-ins *. noes. •t republic in- Mouse: yes. I ueiio- erats, IT republiea.is and 2 popniists: no, !4 repuhlicans and 2 demo-;--ts. One republican and one d**inocr.ii .m- swered that the problem was too much for them. Iii(*reiiHi>o; !>i*f;i!<m!i.ias of a Sii i-**||.. Tacoma, Wash.. April .’5. !nsti-a 1 of n few thousand dollars, a tir-; >iipi '-*■ ed, the defalcation of the in’ • I - ',:! Schultze who was land agent *i; i'.e Northern Pacific railroad, will amoiint to S50,000 and may be more b-. - 2.101 n according to the report of the t-.\ *. it' who an* enttag** 1 in .-\-iniu - th ■ eounts of t in* stlieide. of 111. • stall * haveth i •<' pnblici] ns been the (' U> iiin i". askin** - t hat t he assochi- in as • ood condii i ■ * !. ! If »r s o well led. , tion . c ’ ni. -h a pilot to 11 :tvi; gate her Theii • late si move * ill ; , j low hopeful tliroo ' . ] tl Id inland | >assa tife from $;■- they are. I’d how i let**: to avail vann h to Hi as eitv. The (l ’.siting is 1 . SC;VC - of evet * v a • i v; nta ge lire- i.OW ! 11 \ r *rfi >)k. Va She 1 lt*!l V * s there sente (i. T in*\ had ,i ■ ci !. i t f > In ■Id their <»: i . ay ' Is i 'id ,vi! 1 1 ie ])i lot t <* i to Sa* state c ,nv eiition Ik ■ fori • i 1 e tiitic fixed v.» no; s ii \\ lie it a pilot i n mi .lav .soitvilie by tii u: (let noeracy, Iml tin • st: tie c". in- wiil ' > on a;: id briii : h ■r dn »vn. mil t( • h* 1 een e : 1 ! c< i to^ .■t her to r>- eotisi Jcr t ids and di SCSiS S til iv* a» 1 visa Ifii- r IV f TT CALLS IN HIS Bs JOY. ity ( f :\ piist non. . :J1C: :t. Tl !l(* ftiC- An (> — — the * J \ « no m • 4 i) .* a', •*i i < D!/.c.‘ i a ,na i 11 i i. a moi: iiiino* (•tats . tin* n*- * M ! m aut ' tl !« a r.ii- r. is ; yi i,\\ in:; - SI) bill k*r j lib' ' t hini; t !).*; ,* : 1*0 ■ a eh a ;cc to Iv i \ A la.. Apri 1 •5. T here was pi'oii - t by i. liy alio., injr 11 u * i the de mocra i - an n: 1 f .*n; iin ite kiP’iig in th; s county to iro i iii-t. ; n n i *,'. i - i!** r \) i.itf, i>rm ami near 1' j i i ( Ala., yes i v. J. Mur- tna k ‘ t ilt u ■ bid for ;ort Tin* r • shall t' *. ■ \ .Piers kilit*. 1 \»..,. * - .y A. Mize pub’.i can « ' - p.•elation is t 11 at tie* free in 1! tic i ; III' me road hy si nooiing him s' 1 Wl * tlcm ocrats \\ ill f ' ; ly eonfrol wit!; a pif to] ! five tim cs. An old feud i heir pa i t y ’ conveTlt i 1)11, » * 4 ! i L r O t(*.*\* hnvi: v; e l b *t wet* ’! tlK •in for some ti cm . s by ri*;is:i't of tlicit n Wc r t > ex t i!»)» \v hie h euiinin:i!* '■\ in tin* killing press ♦ }),*;i •; ves in th ! 'hit form a' : * : i ;»i 1 I’t* a ted. A i •r: .imbi: try trial t hey pleasv tin V. t .1 * reimbii- will 1 1 h* l.a i .' (>tne dav t his W(*( •!;. when <* ■ Its. wiil come fi >rw;: ;V . pol ! o 1 the r-t ■•Is i; a the ett ill he made till.-' (» V t f( Mil* s. ad by : ! \\ . .: i wri:'( :, i* \n\\ n. ' t r . t 'liatnb.*; •s is Here in the oe. i v. ra li on In* tiii:i m e The More Kmployt-s, Hotter tVafje* !n ttie .Mlni**t Isiil’KMixo, Mich , April 25.--Lake Superior, Lake Angcline, Winthropand other iron mines in the I.shpcming dis trict, employing :>,uoo men, Imve mule heavy sales of ore for 1 S‘.i5 delivery dur ing the past ten days at prices ranging from S3 to $S.50, a considerable advance over the prices of last year. This will involve the increasing of the force of employes at the mines and wages may be advanced. Tin* Paris Omnibus Strike. Paius, April 25.—The situation in the omnibus strike changed somewhat yes terday afternoon. Phere were very much fewer riotous demonstrations yes terday than today which is perhaps ac counted for by the fact that till of the strikers arrested for rioting yesterday were promptly convicted of disorderly conduct yesterday and punished. Hour thr I>elr\vai*i* Vote K:aiiil«. Dovf.H, Del., April 25.- The 120th bal lot for 1'v.itcd States senator taken yes terday resulted: Higgins, republican, 6; Ad-lieks, republican, ti; Penniwell, reimhlican, 4: Massey, republican 8; Uidgely. Democrat, It; Tunnel, 1. Onrildln, thr lain*nil, Krttirnril. Lonhon, April 25.-T he parliamen tary election in the division of Norfolk yesterday roMilted in tin* return of Mr. Onr.i lin, liberal, by a vote of 4,112 to 8,Hal for Mr. Wilson, unionist. liu-reaftliiK ('liMnltii**** and ( onler. \\ \-in no i on, April 25. — Forecast: I'ieorgia, increasing eloudines, cooler, in western | ortion. .southerly winds. kTonm e. shower*, cooler aontherly tivin Is. O'Uiiino in H .-si,** I.rrtiiniH In Kur(i|M*, Lonhon. Ajril 25. O'Donovan Hos t's l.-i-:iiriit i >iu has been very tin hrcect'nl mi l lie is about to returu tc lire United btutva. ISiihIih s> In Uit* no\*. i Ic *»<• < 1 Knoxvh.i.k. Tenn.. Ap.ri! 5 marble business in this scct'on ;> lm- proving. A contract wa ck .s *d for a large order for the Guaranty building, at HufTalo, N. 5’. Tin* T mu- sc * Mar ble producers company jmreli-'.si* I a val uable quary, .hist east ol t'u* eily for which fifty thousand doiiar . na paid. * Di-rlilr t Set IIki-Ic t<i tiiivern .■nnes Jackson, Miss.. April 25. Tin* state democratic executive c immitt--e ye-:. •- day by a vote of IT to '! derided to i..! 1 a state primary fo,* th<* nom : *i:*'!o:i k' all state officers. T his is a o-r,*at -et back to Governor Stote who ivp--.--..•u!-, the single gold standard idea in tin- campaign. r-fn tttfi* •fonen, rtf' Nt v;*f! «. \<#t III. New Yoi’.k, April 25. A. niimir w;;*. current yesterday afti rnoon tliat cu- ntor Jones of Neva-lii. was scrioas'v ill in this city with heart trouiili*. !,*ist night, as was his cu-’om. the . *- .* dined at the HoiVur-n h c -.e. !j ;,i*. pea red to he in t Necllcnt hea.ith and very good spirited. Mrs. I’ariicll (<ra(liiall> 'inkiui;. lloHOKNTOWN, N. ,1.. April 5it Parnell is still alive but In-*-> t.-iiii .u now is considen-d as extreme;-, ci-li 'e-il. The convulsions nr le-s !i*..-.|m*:M and less violent and the pat - ar is g-rowii:** weaker and does not-r. -ogni/.e lu- t - neighbors and acquaintances. IiiHiirgcut I.t-ader, Mini o, Is I.'c-ki. Havana, April 25. Absolutely relia ble information confirms the report of the death of the insurgent leader Jose Maceo as the result of wounds which he received in tin* recent light at Pal* marito. For State Treat urn* of >!as-.->elnit!*tts. Hoston, Mass., April 25. The demo cratic members of tbe legislature met at noon yesterday in the state house and unanimously nominated .lames F. ; Grinnell, of Springfield, for state tress- i urer. Humlm! 1 hoii'fiiifl Dollar l ir*. Lkiianon, Pa., April 25. T’hc plan ing mill of Heinoehl Lumber company and siiO.OOO worth of lumber were burned yesterday. T otal loss >?lU0,0Ub, j iiuuiuuvu Siy.ooo. only to their own p.'ii-iv. but i.isoti; those denim-rats wb*i ui-,- otip.; i d tc wh it they eharaeti : iv. * a-, tl.e silver craze. N*i rii|<:*litt < iiaii’iiis. 1 i-i- fiif.ire ;ilone e;:;i de! *-min*.- how mim •i*<.u-. t ! i*.- *-ound m-ciev democrats in Kentaei.-y a e and !. >w ti d of liearl in support of their . iuious. Hut it is plain that they are eiiierin;- - r nn- iii**r.! '*■ iiiio the re| iihccan eeletilu- tions of • in - i-' - ^ at the polls. T il.- re- pnlJi-ans have ri-jeeted an overlurt from the populists fora unic.n of fore-- for tl;.-i-uning- fight. Th - ; . it ir, tliou dit. will now turn to the free coinage democrat* and act v. Ith tin m. ROOSEVELT WILL RESIGN. Will l.i*avi* I ’it: ( l \ :I •< ivi- Co c.lnis .in-; to itceoini! a I’oilei’ ('o:.i!>i;*,-.*oiK*:-. \VasiIi.\<. ioX, A|iril 25. It may be stated upon tin: very liigln-.-t anthorit v :hat <'ivil Scrviei* Gom: ;i- ionei* T ii.-o. don* Kooscvelt wiil iiaii'i his res gna tion to I’i-esident CTevel nnl in a few For the Transportation # of the Soldier Colony to Georgia. EX-COV. XOUIHEX AllliAXtIXf. DETAILS THE REPORTS ENCOURAGING. Tie- Colony tlm I.argrst liver Ori'unlzvil lo 'i'lua Country ami One of (lie Or.iinl- est liver Conceived in thr World — The 1’lan. port unity. Never before in the history - morning from Lieuti'iiant Fletcher of eusto ly of tIn* sin riff’. Iloth men are wliite and >nsi*iered good eitiz;*ns. INCOivlE TAX IN THL SOUTH. VIcaaia n(‘*'*» ol K iiirn*« Will Startle Fiven 2 iios - \A !io i l\eil tin* Alli'KItlt I. *v,. \*’."i:in.. i'o.v. April 25 Nolocaldata for tin ( aro inas. Georgia or any other si-iti* •> can be < btuined until the re turn*, from the income tax are ncarci (--.niplelt* than they are at present. It is m-t probable that anything can be ii arm-d of this nature before the i!0th insmt if s » early. TTn* mea.-t eiiess of ilu* ,-.-‘.ir;'s then, it is said, will startle cvcti - hose who have fix'-d t he annnint;* lo.,-. Ni-vertheless, the toial will !u ioghi-r than sen.-atiorml figures, imius- * rioil ly sent out to discredit the tax. 2’ it-Hvln l>«*i'l.ii-i s tiis Hcputatton Had. Ma:- i:ancisco, April 25.— “Lucky” tiald win. the famous millionaire, owner o: ra -t* liorses, filed yesterday a most i. ni r:.ordinary demurrer to the com plaint in tin .‘eduction suit brought against him by .Miss Lillian Ashley of Hoston. Mas-;. In his demurrer, the Atlanta, April 34.—Ex-Governor Northern in an interview yesterday', staff si that he is now beginning corre- spondenee to arrange details for the transportation of the househald goods and stock belonging to the members of the Indiana soldier colony that he has recently located in this state. • lio I)(‘2il Kl.is Heeu l losod. Governor Northern has been in per sonal conference with some railroad officials and. in correspondence with others looking to the best arrange ments for 1 lie transportation of these people. The deal has been finally closed for the purchase of 100,000 acres of land for settlement and the parties aro now only waiting for the title papers to begin the survey of the lands. The papers will soon lie perfected the governor says and then the work will begin. The colony is the largest ever or ganized in this e untry and one of the grandest ever conceived in the world. It consists of more than ten thousand families, and will bring into this state upwards of forty thousand persons. One may appreciate its size when lie understands that this number of per sons is about equal to a city of the pop ulation of Macon or Augusta, and to three of our average counties. TI sis organization is the ereation of Mr. P. 11. Fitzgerald, editor of the American Tribune, of Indianapolis. Its plan is the result of years of thought and has been quietly worked out to a successful and marvelous ig^ue. Tin* I’lan Outlined. HrieHy stated, this plan is to form a mutual colony in which every share participates in the affairs of the com munity, and has a proportionate inter est in all profits. No one can hold more than ten shares of sti ck; the shares being ten dollars each. The holder of one share is entitled to make a location of land for his home, and all lands tak- vn must he for the purpose of living thereon. At the centre of the tract of land selected for the settlement of the colony, 1200 acres will he laid off into streets for a eity: the remainder of the land to be divided into gardens and farms. Every other lot and farm will be reserved for the general profit ex pected in the sale of land after im provements will have enhanced its val ue. These lands will he divided out by allotment. The coli-nists get their holdings at original cost of the land. They are charged with the price of their holdings, and it is expected that the profits wiil clear off the indebted ness within six years. There will be, therefore, no outlay by the colonist for the land he holds. Oilier < o'.iMiim on ll-iiul. Governor Northen basin hand other colonies of less size. One having an opt ion on 15ff)(i:i acres of land, in lower middle Georgia. Arrangement of set tlement by this colony will soon he per fected. Governor N’urthen says: Tic lii>|uiriis as v.i il as the actual settle ments nrule in 'his state, indicate a laree in ert asc nf iioimlati in ami a itrcat iaffmr of u ,od t c .tile. Ktvi nt developments in fruit growing atrl s’.ii-'U r.ilsirc.. toreth* r vith the unusual tv: r.-p-.riati )*! lafflities found in this state, are ar.vurtiwt attention trim people at the nor:h an I wc-t who are sockin'i better condi tions for such pursuits In a mild cllniatr, asaonn hospitable and law-abidiny people. days, and , <arly in Mu.\ , win bvei ime rich 1 r*e owner states that his repu* one of t In four police co- nni.N*.; oilers of talk*: i s •eh that any woman of tht t he eit v <> f New York, i amor . to this wt.r! •hotild ’nave known that lie was effect !kiy • been in eircu i tion for scy d. ee; •mg - tier and .he should not have erjt! w* k ■ and recent ly !u*y t w *!v tlu Ik tl in his company. form f aimost ]io. itiv.i docl: rut i> ii.-.. — 5 i ster ia.\ mo: l,in;; - 1 bey were bfi itlgl't N. : ,, ?i rn Dp iiiag Games, to .he ::tt ntion of Mr. ■ * >OM“ •clt by :t Ati ' \TA, April 25. This afternoon ri‘porter and he dee ‘:.* «t *o talk for t’n • si ason of the Southern baseball publieatii n. it is t. .•< rl J!i iCo known ! ague will imen and games will bt bey.>;id i ’iiestion of i:« Ui l t hat Mr. plu - 1 ill AtllUl! t. Evansville, Littk b i. ;.M‘Vcl t lias delinitci V lift id *d tt. ib ,c\ am! New Or! c. - ! ns. t haUatiooga leave tin* service of the nati* mil gov w ill 1 •c at Atlanta . Memphis u ill be at eminent an 1 r.ffurii to that <f libs na tive eity. Fall to Agn e I pi,a :i I .... ..f T .; .1. U asimni. ,o.n, April 25. Nathaniel Wilson of counsel riq.rt * nting 11. O. Muvcmcycr ami John A. S. arles in tht Lilt ho*- .Mon;., ..tv will be at New din. .again them f or r, fttsttio to t:n.Mver quest pms asked by tin 'i*it ate commit te - that hnv : .-n-,,*! the leged relit:ion of the s :• nr trust P tariff’legi.s'.Ni'on has held a Ii mil on- leivnee with District Attorney Hirney which resulted in failiir, io a rj-,., <'ri rois and Nashville at Evansville. t.real ITitaiii 1.1 lailorce Her DeinaiiilH. Lo.niiox, April 25. At the foreign offic ii b, officially stated that the tin-. Hritish warships in the harbor ol t'orinlo, Nicaragua, are there for tin i itrp-c ’ of enforcing eomplianee with tbi '.•mar.ds of Great Hritain set forth in tie* HrU ■ it ultimatum. Manufacturing and BuHlnc** Clrclea in tho Soutli Show a Marked Improvement. Chattanooga, Tenn., April 24.—The Tradesman in its report of the indus trial condition of the south for the week ending April 22 says: Tbe recent continued advance in the price of cotton, the increased firmness in the Iron market, and the steady demand for the pr >- ducts of southern, eoid mines have caused a market improvement in manufacturing and business circles. The New Orleans cotton fa-- tors report that adjustments with the growers have been more prompt and satisfactory than for several years. The output of iron is well maintained. Four new mills are reported for the week, located respectively at Alexander City. Ala.. Charlotte and Frankltnville. N. (’.. and Edgefield, S. C. The Texas ami Honduras Oil Manufacturing Co. has been chartered at Cucro, Texas with ?lw,00C capital, a $50.(XK) oil mill is to be built at Edgefield, S, C., and one to cost $40,000 at Clarksville, Taxas, and the Southern Phosphate company capital $1 t:i,00<). is to rebuild its works at Macon. Ga. Glass works with $25,000 capital arc to be built at Augusta, Ga., a coal company with the same capital has been chartered at Covington. Kv.. and a $25,000 mineral paint company at Man darin, Gd. THE MURDERERS MUST DIE. n clay for clients. th, tnai -if upon V. ib-nn’t '1 Ji ■i . «iiii ;»r^( ■ft Go H own. <’.t m’i.r/rr ■into, Ky. , April •J5. Tht tow It,.-its ( >u\\ ard ilUt 1 1. N . Huiilou Still ek lin* Norfolk u d Wes tern rail- ro.e 1 on 'g,: lit k'eu OVil. .. . Vti - * .V> stcr day wree.;i: ig t iiirti ’ ll 11 .rgc. and sink ing l, - ii),i)'Hi bushels t of coal. 'Ihe lost j will amount lo about ^50,(1111). i b** tVncsIiips i ; I lit,'Ida Waters. N an Kly W KsT, I hi., April 25. T he vIi ;.-* New Y'-rk, Columbia am) l itici.,; . utviv. d til this port at noon y ter lay. Tin Cincinnati is still in 1 he harbor. Nick Coitgri sniimmi Hotter, W'akiiinoton. April 25 Mr. Mitt ol Llittoi*. amt i.ciicral Cogswell of Mas* -a.rl.u • tt:., tin* iek eimgressincn, were b ,tii n-ported slightly better yester day morning. (Midge Greene, of Alabama, Hasses the Death Sentence on CriiiiliialH. Birmingham, Ala., April 24.—Judge Greene, of the criminal court yesterday ) passed sentence on Lee Harris and Abe Mitchell, the self-confessed murderers and condemned them to hang on the 7th of June, both at the same drop of the gallows. Harris and Mitchell are two of a gang of negroes who for sev eral months terrorized this eity and community. Harris confessed to hav ing been implicated in nearly all the crimes committed in Birmingham in the past few months. The TlmcH-lfcrald'n Change. Chicago, April 24.—The significance of the purchase of the Chicago Time- Herald and Evening Host by II. II. Kohlsaat is that Chicago is to have in the Times-herald an independent news paper, with strong republican predilec tions. In municipal affairs it will he a free lance. Mr. Kohlsaat says he will hit a had man when lie runs for office, no matter to what party he belongs. The paper will be for sound money and a protective tariff, and will proba bly advance Governor McKinley’s pres idential aspirations. MORE OFTHE HOLLAND AFFAIR Hh* Slior.Mf'o in the* < hitrl’itte A< <•«!ti*»?s KoiicIi ^*.*>0,000. CiiARi.ru ir, N. (’., April 24.—I'p to blSt fight i a shier llollttnd's shortage had re telied in the neighborhood of 0. M r. Holland' s salary as cash- icr w !■* .^2.20(1. Every year he had ap- propt iated 11n bank's inoney, reaching hack at least ton period of sevti years. and I ’iv-fident Me Alien sa vs ten for all Mu*y know. Besides hi' imlt btedness to tin* hank. Mr. iiiiiland owes Mr. G.*iirgt* E. Wilson, the hank’s attorney, •'1.50*1. and Mrs. Amanda Lritehard, his s.»*r-in-law. $1,000. Mi' assets are valued at from S25.0.W t<* fs'. i.ooo. I nile l States District Attorney Glenn arrived here yesterday morning, and was in consultation all day with the officers of the hank and Hank Examin er Miller. Mr. Holland's bond in a guarantee company, said to he the Fi delity and is for - 20.ooo Whether or not the company will prosecute him is not yet known. It is a had affair, and Charlotte deplores it. At tiie earnest, solicitation and re peated request of tin* hank officials, Dietriet Attorney Glenn swore out no warrant for Mr. Ilollnn 1 yesterday. It is iinderstool that Mr. Holland will waive examination when tin* pro ceedings ar.* commenced. Tiie bank is perfectly safe. Mr. Holland has tendered his resignation as cashier, and Mr. ('. N. G. Mutt is acting temporarily in that ca pacity. Hiii Iiuii'.tii Gran ted a Kcsplt:*. Ai.iiany. N. Y., April 24.—Dr. Bucha nan's wife and Mrs. Coleman, of New York City, waited upon Governor Gov ernor Morton at the executive chamber yerterday morning. Mrs. Buchanan made an earnest plea for the life of her husband who was to he electrocuted at Sing Sing today for poisoning his first wife. The governor at first said that he could not interfere, but Mrs. Buch anan's pleadings were so pathetic that he finally granted a week's respite, principally to give tin >ondemncd man time in which to prepare for death. DIVIDED OX SILVER Western Democrats Not in Har mony on tho Money Question. EVIDENCES OF A OiMiXG STRUGGLE. “Hotim* Moni'v’* the Prevailing fcentimeut In Iowa, \\ liile in Ti xa-* Issue See: k Pqci illy Divided State i ommittees are Aetive. Pics Moinln, Iowa, April 24.—The democratic state central committee party leaders and democratic ed iters will hold a conference here today. It is officially announced that it is not in tended to determine a line of party policy or to forestall the action of the state convention, nevertheless it is known that tint conference was called with the hope of securing harmony of action in the coming convention espe cially with respect to the silver ques tion. The majority of the central com mittee favor the administration finan cial policy and they will be reinforced today by the leading federal office hold ers of the state. The free silver men tire aggressive | and will not submit without a struggle, i The fear is expressed by party leaders that a free silver declaration would | drive from the party many of the Ger- man-Amcriean voters who have been ! won on tin* prohibition issue. Such vo ter:. in tin* state are mostly for “sound money. TEXAS DEMOCRATS DIVIDED. It ricaHra tin* AdmlnlRtratlon. Washington, April 24.- The cable dispatches in regard to Germany's po sition on the silver question and her stand for gold have given much encour agement to the Round money advocates in tin* administration. One of the treasury officials said yesterday that Germany's action is one of the largest rebuffs the free silverites have had for some time and cannot hut have an ef fect on the movement. Silver Ourstmn the Point of Issue—An Df- f«»rt Will he .Made for Harmony. Aestin. Tex.. April 24.—About fifty members of tin* Texas legislature who an* opposed to the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of Iff to 1 had an informal meeting last night to arrange p!a?t' for a mass meeting to- . night. It was decided to begin an ac tive campaign against the silverites and I at the meeting to lay to issue a proela- | matioa to the people of Texas to rally I to the support of Cleveland and the democratic party on the financial ques tion. At the meeting of the silverites : last night it was decided that no one j but 10 to ! silverites should run for of- I fica in the next stab* election. One ob ject of last night’s meeting was to | have some conservative arguments ad vanced witii a view of harmonizing the democrats in Texas who are about to split on the silver question. , More Western Counterfeiting. Minneapolis, Minn., April 24.—A counterfeiting plant lias been unearth ed by the police which is thought to have sent out $10,000 worth of spurious dollars in the last three years. Mich ael Crowley and Frank Lee have been arrested and have confessed. Letters indicating the existence of a more ex tensive plant in Chicago wen* found. Minneapolis and St. Paul are flooded with the product. Another Defeat for Groonhnt. Chicago, April 24.—In the Cnited j States court yesterday Judge Showal- i ter refused to grant an order referrii g the case of Keceiver McNulta and oth ers against Nelson Morris, Joseph B. Greenhut, Samuel Wolner and P. J. Hennessy. so far as Nelson Morris is concerned, to a master in chancery for immediate hearing. This is another defeat for the Greenhut interests. A HAT ESTABLISHMENT BURNS. Flr«: and \N ati*i* 1) i mu go the Stock to tho Amount of tiv**r tsioo.ono. Sr. Pul. Minn.. April 24. Fire broke out in tin* wholesale int and fur establishment of Lamp;*! - , Finch and Skinner yesterday afternoon and raged for three hours. The fire started on the fifth and worked its way downward. The fire department was called out and deluged the place with water, ruining nearly all of the goods in stock from the third floor to the basement. The stock is valued at $175,1)00and the loss will reach SI 10,000. The insurance is placed at $100,000. The building is owned by the McMillan estate and is damaged $10,000. The Killing of iluilgn Coonili**. Bariioi usvillk, Ky., April 24.—The ; evidence in the Field’s and Adkin’s trial for the killing of Judge J. M. Coombs, commenced Itere yesterday. Four wit nesses identified Adkins as the man who fired the fatal shot. Ex-Congress man W. C. P. Breckinridge is conduct ing the defense, while the prosecution has employed eight of the most promi nent lawyers in eastern Kentucky. To Hrvak Ground This Week. Negauner, Mich., April 24.—The Cleveland Cliff Iron company will break ground this week for charcoal kilns and a complete chemical plant at Cooks, Schoolcraft county. They will be the most complete of any in this country, and will bo operated in con nection with tin* new furnaces and works now being built at Gladstone. Hrltisli War Vessels Itearh Nicaragua. Manaqi'A, Nic., April 24.—The gov- | eminent is advised of the arrival of j three British warships at Corinto to en force the British ultimatum. President 1 Felayo has cabled Lord Kimberley, British secretary of state for foreign ; affairs, asking him to defer any hostile demonstration tint’d the propos tion of compromise sent by Nicaragua through ] the Salvadorean minister in London can he considered. Much surprise is j expressed that there is no American ; war vessel at Corinto. The Three Children Were Cremated. Quincy, Fla., April 24.—Joe Hohiu- son, who lives near this place, attended church Sunday night v;th his wife, leaving three children at home. Dur* ! ing their absence the house w.~i burn- l ed and tin* children were cremated. One was a girl about 15 years old, and ! tin* others were aged lu and 5 years re spectively. Foul play is .suspected. Free Silver In Wmconsln. Milwaukee, Wis., April 24.—There will be war in the democratic party in this r.tate on the silver question. Mem bers of the party from the interior tire angry at Chairman E. <’. Wall for con demning Chairman Hinrichs, of Illi nois, for calling tin silver convention ind are urging the necessity of such a invention in this state. DIch In n New York !Io«|iItnl. New YoltK, April 24.—S. S. Sweet, of Macon. Ga.. died suddenly yesterday nt the St. Denis hotel, as supposed, from heart disease. Very little is known of Sweet at the hotel. He reg istered there on the isth. He com plained of being ill and contemplated a sea voyage, which he thought would lienefit him. Take* I.lfp In IHh Own llanil*;. Montgomery, Ala., April 24.—Thom as Farley a driver for the Montgomery Brewing company of this place com mitted suicide yesterday by taking morphine, lie was at work in the morn ing. When he went home to dinner he told his wife he was going to kill him self and immediately took the mor phine. Fay or Get Out, Nays Pullman, Chicago, April 24.—Pullman’s palace ear company has begun serving notices upon tenants who are behind in their rents that unless the tenants pay the amount due the company suit will he brought to forcibly eject them from the houses they now occupy. Miners Accept Not tli<* Uciluction. Springfield, Ills., April 2). -Three hundred miners of the Bnrcklcy. Spaul ding. Williamsvilh* and Springfield shafts decided to strike yesterday rath er than accept the reduction of five cents. Delegations were appointed b. visit working miners and urge them te join. Knglanit Will Not Interfere. London, April 24. In tne house of commons yesterday, replying to a ques tion by Sir Thomas Esmonde, Sir Ed ward Grey said that the imprisonment of the ex-queen of Hawaii was not a matter in which the government could interfere. OmnllMiii Men CiMitlilrnt of Wlulling. Paws, April 24. Tho strike of omni bus men continues wfcth little or no change in the situation. Very few ve hicles are running and each of these is accompanied by three gendarmes. The strikers are very quiet and seem to be j confident of winning. Another Furnace in Operation. Ducktown, Tenn., April 24.—The Pittsburg and Tennessee Copper com pany put in operation another 200 ton furnace today. It smelts the ore to tho entire satisfaction of the company. New York Treasury Halaiiei-s. New York, April 24.—Treasury bal ances:—(Join $83,001,000; currency $50,- i 7M.00F Coopers Strike for Higher Wages. Richmond, Vn., April 24.—The coop ers in the Calk-go Hour mills htf't struck for higher wages. '1 hey de mand 10 and 12 cents per barrel, a: against 7 and 10 cents, the present schedule. The number of men invol ved is comparatively small. I.lfe Imprisonment a Decree for .Dlvorca Madison, Wis., April 24. — The mi* preme court yesterday handed down ti decisjon establishing the validity of tht law, which provides that life imprison ment operates as a decree of absolute divorce without further legal proeoed* lug*.