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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'
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to ‘iu* :l. i.
ib-puMii un .»«•• vlty.
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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.
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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*.