Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MORE LEDGERS /Go to a Dozen Postoffces ~Vm this county than any other Newspaper. The V * A f 'i ! VOL. II, NO. .>»> IN m\\ CAROLINA FORGED OHIO BONDS. 1 OuiTcnt Nows D'.irinf? the Wook Through tho State. TIE (iEWIitlUlY BICYCLE RACES. A Club la OrKaiiixctl and It Kan a llarbe- cue and ilig Time at Newlicrrjr. Other llappriiiiigB of Intcrcat Through the State. Newhkhry, IS. C., July 8.—The bicy clist here have organized a club and hare a fine track. A barbecue Satur day signaled the first days races which resulted as follows: The first nice was one-fifth of n mile, entered by Z. F. Wright and (». I • Wearn. Won by Wright. Time 31 seconds. The second was also one-iifth of a mile and was made between Kllerboc Pelham and James .McCanghrin. Won by Pelham Time •„’<'> :l - 1 seconds. Marquis Spearman and Julius 1 looser entered tiie third nice, which was one- fifth of a mile. This was a very slow race, but was won by Spearman -4 H seconds. The fourth race was between John Eddy and Irwin Ken wick for one fifth of a mile and was won by Kenwlck. The fifth rate was one-fourth of a mile and was entered by Kllerbee Pel ham. James McCanghrin and Julius lloozer. It was won hy IVlhaiu iu 34 l 4 seconds; McCanghrin second. LYNCHING BARELY PREVENTED. Frank laingfurd lklll<-<t l-y a Young Negro sit ripdiiionr, . w . I*. Pii>i»moxt. S. C.. July 11.—Yesterday even'n.g Ira Johnson a young negro, shot and mortally wounded Frank l^ingfoi.l. a young white man, of Ma rietta, without cause. The negro at once tried to make his escape, but was so hotly pursued that he took refuge in a house only a short distance away. He was promptly pulled out and tied, and in about thirty minutes over 300 people were around him with gnus, pistols and ropes, crying “Lynch him!” A few cool heads were present and fi nally prevailed on the crowd not to lynch him. The negro was taken to the Greenville jail. TEST CASE DISMISSED E. T. I.cwIh, the I'rhana llrokor Hus Taken Flight. Tijuana, ()., July 11.- The affairs of Z. T. Lewis, the broker, is creating a big sensation here. Forged bonds have already turned up to the amount of §.*>(!.COO. It is believed that the amount will reach over $100,000. Twenty' thou sand fraudulent bonds are known to be in be in existence from Highland coun ty. $25,000 Kenton City school bonds and 10.000 Tippecanoe City school bonds. The latter came to light this afternoon Lewis gave a mortgage on his property Monday for $78,000. Lewis suddenly disappeared Monday' night and all traces of him are lost. Searching parties were out all night and today, but nothing has been heard of him up to tonight. The bank of which he is president at Ansonia was closed by a run on it to day. Mrs. Lewis is very low at the hospital. His son and daughter are iu eastern schools. There were new developments in the case today, and forged bonds to the value of nearly $75,000 have been found. Lewis has bought, and sold during the past year three million dollars worth of bonds, and there is milch uncertainty among those who have had dealings with him. Among the bogus certificates are $25,000 Highland county jail bonds and $40,000 Kenton county school bonds. Tonight teii$!,000 Tippecan >e City, Ind. school bonds were turned up. There sre pronouuccd forgeries. They are held in Indianapolis. Mortgage.; and judgments against Lewis aggregating over $'.*0,000 have been taken since yes terday morning. Lewis disappeared last night and nothing lias heed heard from him since. It is believed that he has taken his life, ami parties have been searching for him all daw A FLOOR BREAKS B ; On Which Arc Pleasantly Seated Several Hundred People. MAIMED AND WOUNDED ARE MANY. The Klk* Illg Meeting at Atlantic City H Attended by a Great ( iilamity Ah' Floor of n Second Story Gives Way and Lets All Down. TENNESSEE MIDLAND. Uj tho &u|>renio Court of South Caro lina. Coi.CMiitA, S. July 8.—The state supreme court Saturday decided tho registration law test case brought by Senator Ilutler many months ago and argued Inst December. The majority of the court, the two associate justices, J?ope and Gary’; both elected since the Rdvent of Tillmanism, rendered opin ions dismissing the cast—one on the ground of a lack of jurisdiction; the other on the ground that the complaint had an adquatc remedy at law other- wise. TRAGEDY IN A CHURCH. Tho Congregation •lilin|»« From the Win dows. Coi.vmhia, S. C., July 8.—A special to The State says t’la c at a eolo-od church (estival at ila'iihurg Saturday’ night, Alexander Krabham, iu the crowded entrance, tread on Adam Hannabal's toes. The latter drew a revolver and shot Itrabham dead. A stampede en sued and as tho murderer held the exit with diawu revni v* r. the assemblage poured out of the vvird.m-s, regardless of shutters or sash, lianuabal made his escape. Clin nged Hdshp* Columbia, S. C., July 5.—The Sea board Air Line system has now begun the operation of the Columbia, New berry’ and Laurens railroad, and is en tering Columbia once more. This is done under the lease whereby the road is operated one year by the Coast Line system and the next by the Seaboard system. The Seaboard began to oper ate the road again on Tuesday, and now its trains are running through be tween Columbia and Atlanta. A New Tobio-co Company. Flohlnck. S. C., July 8. —The secre tary’ of state Saturday* issued a commis sion to another new tobacco manufac turing company, at this place, the Flor ence Tobacco Warehouse and Prize company. The capital stock $3,000, di vided into 00 shares, with the privilege ot increasing the capital stock to $0,000. I’atrlotic Negro Militia. Chaulkston, S. C., July 5. —The fourth was celebrated very generally here. The only public demonstration was a parade in the afternoon of the only’ regiment of negro militia in the United States. liondholdera to liny nixl Kvtend tho Itonrt to Nar.hi Jlle. Mkmi’iiim, Tenn., July II.— In the matter of the foreclosure of the mort gage on the Tennessee Midland rail road. United States Circuit Judge Lur- ton yesterday appointed .1. II. Watson and J. II. Clough special commissioners to conduct the sale. Sixty days are given in which to discharge the road’s obligations, after which the special commissioners will set a day’ for the sale. The upset price was fixed at $1,000,000. The application for foreclosure and sale was made by the St. Louis Trust company, trustees for the holders of the first mortgage bonds, amounting, with interest, to si.i'.O.V.V u. The trust company was represented by Judge Phillips, of St. Lou s. while Gen. Luke E. Whright. of Memphis appeared for the second mortgage bonds, amounting, with interest, to $i.3s :.ooo. The Tennessee Midland was built six years ago hy Ki.dimond. Vu., and Memphis capitalists. The road is 135 m ' -s long, runirng from Memphis to 1 yville. it has been in the hands of receivers for snm • time. The bond holders will, in al probability, pur chase the property, iu 1 the company will he reorganized A similar order will he issued today in tile ease of the !'.;d;trah. Temie.-see and Alabama road. I*, is thought the latterroad will lie e.\t. nded to i’.irming- ham, while the Tennessee Midland will be completed to Nashville. A. Livoslee. of East .it erpuoj of East (). NEW COURT HOUSE. Gantemvllle Got* ;i New Court Mouse. It*» Itfixlo-t Fiutory toSlurf l'p. Gi’NTKijsvm.lk, din., July 11. —The commissioner’s court signed a contract for the building of a -‘-O.Ooo court house for Marshal county. E 1 M. Wallen C: Co., of Decatur, were awarded the con tract. The building is to be one of modern style, with all conveniences, and will be built of brick and stone. Work will be begun o:> it next Monday. Dr. L. D. Lusk. win. bid in the basket factory at this place a few days since at the assignee’s sale, sold the plant to day to I). R. Saunders ,v Co., of Fort Payne, who will begin the operation of the factory on the first of January next. This will give employment to one hun dred or more hands. Dei ml. internal! v injured. Frank SOUTH CAROLINA IN BRIEF. The tobacco crop is fine. The Cheraw knitting mill is running on full time. The teachers and dentists had a big time at Spartanburg last week. Governor Evans has been in New York for several days. There is to be a mass meeting at Oats, in Darlington county, at which candi dates to the constitutional convention are to speak. The Plant System will run a special excursion to Augusta on account of the centennial of tho Kichmon 1 Hussars, which is to be held in that eitv. begin ning on tiie Uth. At a meeting of the conservatives at Anderson Saturday resolutions were proposed urging conservatives and all opposed to ring rule to abstain from any partin tho Irby primary but hold themselves ready for voting at the gen eral election. The resolutions were warmly endorsed by a number of ^ ulcers and unanimously adopted. ticiiaatlonal Elopment. r-'' Ralkigii, N. €., July 6.—Dr. J. F. Rattle, of this county, aged thirty years, has created u sensation by elop ing with and marrying the thirteen- year-old daughter of C. J. Rright. The marriage license was obtained by a friend, who. it is said, made an incor rect alutcfficut us k» the girls age. THE DEFENDER IS TRIED. And the Trial DemoiiilraO-n That .Mi" lf:ia Speed and Ability, Rkistol, R. I., July 11.—The trial given the new American yacht defen der settles two important questions. They are speed and ability. She de veloped both to a very satisfactory ex tent, as those who saw her sail against the Colonia can testify. “Her ability to stand up in a breeze and carry that great spread of canvas was the only tiling I was in doubt of." said Captain Hank Huff after this trial. “Now I know she can carry it and I have every confidence in her. for she has shown she is speedy at this early date and we know she will do better later on.” THE CHRISTIAN -INDEAVOR Are Having n l.ig : '.i, Sul i » S- rc iire .I A Hank I Jobbery. Pittsfield, 111., July n.—The Chi cago Exchange bank of Milton, twelve miles from this city, owned and con trolled by (’. E. Rutin, was entered early yesterday morning by burglars, •w’ho successfully opened the safe. They entered the burglar chest without the use of powder or tools, and it is sup posed took the entire contents. Then the chest wa* closed and the combina tion lock taken off to prevent it being opened. The telephone wire was cut to prevent communication with the au thorities. Mr. Rutin refused to say how much money tho safe contained. Killed An Old Lady, . Detroit, Mich., July 11.—Yesterday George Chcseboroconfessed that lie was the murderer of his grand-mother, Mrs. Levi Pierce. He claimed that ids grand mother suddenly became offended at some trivial thing which ho did and that she attacked him with a knife, and that ho killed her in self-defence. Mary Pierce, an accomplice,Hie thirteen-year- old daughter of Mrs. Pierce, however, broke down and confessed that the killing was cruel and unjustifiable. Ilary and George were bound over. r IT T~A T~ . LEDGER READERS \/ ri * j 1 if J. |j L« P Patronize Ledycr \.m Advertisers. the Best Interests of the People it Subserves. AY, JULY 12, 1 .SJ>5. $1.00 A YEAR. TIT: MEGROEJ MEET. Claimim; TLey Have .. 1 ..II- of Woe in " oul’l I ai-oi’ na. i);r • ■ ■. , C M jui y ii-- - Yesterday t •’ ’• f 0 i icvcncc of about ICO of 1 he u :; ,rc -e; i;:..'. .0 ueg 30c b ( ■ I t i ' Is. Si'. met ii* .lit 1 MUKliC .■ ehambci v to ■'.is: uss t iu • < i 4 • ic for tho comii ■■: itll- 1 i.i :i : i 1 , enlic u. Mlio con I'l'i'-.'nec Wit s I)’*! L w ! ,h clo- ■L l do: a vu it was III.* ■ ur-t ■1 nigh tin te th; ; t n 1 vu . 4 1, , , 1 Vb }; n rex**- ip - ' :• )n.Y :i;l< •»\' -So to *'i he .* { 0 >nic of < 1 l iiited St ate.* rri. 'i. A UC ,J hvss Tito Protests of Groat Britian and Amorica Unheeded by Turkey. A GASTLY FIND. 'Hie Starving and Helpless People May 1(i'volt t-i Knd Their Wretchedness. The Surrounding* Not of tho Ago of tho Century. Atlantic Citv, N. J.,Julv 11.—About 10 o’clock last night while 3,500 men and women were collected in the sec ond story of the old Casino building at the beach end of Raltie avenue, at the ending of a jollification of the Elks, the floor collapsed, throwing the crowd in a writhing mass to the floor below. As far as can be learned about sixty people were injured, a number of whom it is reported are dying. It was 9:30 o’clock when Grand Ex alted Ruler of the Ruffalo body, Meade I). Dotwiler, of Harrisburg had finished his address at the opening of the .social session of the Elks and was about to introduce James J. Armstrong, of New York, when a cracking sound was heard. A moment later the floor upon which there were almost a thousand people, slowly opened, and a mass of humanity was precipitated to the first floor, s: dis tance of twenty-five feet. Men. wo men and children were plunged into the hole and upon one another. Tiie cries shrieks and groans were deafen ing and the direst confusion reigned. An alarm was immediately sent oil's, and all tho physicians in town respond ed. The work of extricating the in jured proceeded rapidly and by twel . e o’clock they had all been removed to the hospital or their hotels. Among the injured are as follows: At the United States Hotel: C. M. Foote, of Minneapolis, collar bone and arm broken. (’. M. Lombard, of Hes ton, feet mashed and arm fractured. J. R. Duke, of Joilet, Hi..badly cut <>n the head and about the face. At Schaulller’s Hotel: James Long, of the Internal Revenue Service, Phil adelphia, injured about the face and nose broken. Ullie Lee, of Camden, X. J., internally hurt. Charles Fo’weli, of 221 Penn street, Camden, N. J., left leg broken. George J. Pechlin. of Cam den: leg mashe 1. At the Majestic: Jamt-s J. Armslror. : Exalt - : Killer of the New York lod^e of Elks, int- i-nal injuries, anil also hi little ten year oid daughter. Mrs. Jopha and her niece Miss t. Frleden- tlinl, of New York, suffering fiom slight Injuries. At thcAlbe rinie: Mrs. C. Myers, of Philadelphia, leg fractured. Mrs. K. • ' of U us f, ■ .1 >!1 I . • il ■ v< i v ;.m r.-js e. o s - f • • :. ■ : i. 'it-,; . . f.. ^ ... el i ’ i • ns la tli - i: u ., • : last resort , fort- . :■■■■* ' :.nr of I’,!e iii tii.inil ■ i». rr- : of ri its ranted am uai ■.rtf. .i:i n."... nr. h i in ■ re erv utli -itii n ev< ry stati ■<v ni’i • :u in or. . • not ! > '. i:, - ■ oil to .n[i]) ;u,a- y. ; i it, supeie • i'. •• -o i: .>1 fon.i iv. :-i . v v,. U > > be a at I juii •; .•■ ill of am ri c u - iik"l Vo! * 11 ’ . \*-J nu'.'i i-o '«ir f.gh: in lim coming •e : appoint; ii a .-tatg exeeu- '•i . . ; ••e. Ca ; i-„ i V/t.AVEfJj iiTRiF. . • ■ 'i ’ ■ .1 l ’:. S< re r ... r; ■. .,f silt:,!... : ‘ • 1 ''.i.'. 11. i !ie * Ui : 1 O •' » i ) •-■. i* i s 1.1 ■■•er • a New Yopk. July It.—Advices from Arun nia say the Armenians are worse idi' Than they have been at any time in their history, and the persecutions go gp d a.lily from day to day. Tiie poorer people have nothing to cut. A list has been made up of sixty- ti e p'-rsons iu the Sanssoun region who have starved to death. 'i’iie government is collecting a whole year’., taxe in advance, an un heard-of, cruel proceeding. Heretofore the peo ple have paid their taxes in install ments: now, .vh n they have no money !i:e! no way of earning anything, the ih i i ;nd iu for the full year’s taxes in ad .-.•.•nee, emphasized by beating and h.nmet thirsts. The soldiers have taio n everything they can lay their hands on. In very many cases the people have been stripped of everything, even to the clothes upon their hacks and th dishes in which they cook their scanty food. Thousands of villagers are living on roots and greens. Tho protests of Great Hritain and Am r'ca have fallen on <’ -af ears. Tii • ne'.-. s that the Armenian reforms an to lie carried out hy the Turks has caused despair. Idle wretched people v Mieeted help from Great Rritain. The sitmtion is di speratc. Unless the rc- forms are curried out linker the control of tin-( i.ri-ti-m powers the Armenians will have to ehoo.se between emigration and revolution. * That Turkey has no intention of carrying out any sort of reforms is shown l,y the daily increase of pressure upon the helpless Armenians. The breaking point is near. Unless radical reform is carried out at once the dos- pairlng. starving people will.rise in re volt for tin* sake of ending their wretched lives. Rlack, hopeless des pair ha set!led down upon Armenia within three days, and it now rppears as if thi. disgrace to the nineteenth cent ury must he either closed hy emmi- gration or great blood shed. \ l. vv i I bjr Firr. Fishermen Find tho liody of a Woman in Their Not. Savannah, Ga., July 11.—A Morning i News dispatch from Dublin, Ga., says: | A few weeks ago Carrie and Ellen I’ad- gett, sisters, strolled into the neighbor hood of Pullen’s bridge, on the Clioopeo river in Johnson county. Their con duct was such astocau.se moral men and women to become disgusted, ami they were asked to leave. They failed to observe the warning. Yesterday morn ing a party of fishermen, while seining in the shallow part of the river cast their sein for the second time. As the net was very heavy as they were drawing it out of the water, the fishermen thought that it was sure to contain a large quantity of fish, but they were shocked on hauling it to the bank to find in it the decompoM-d body of a woman. She was recognized as Carrie I’adgett. The men found her hands ami feet hound securely by strong ropes and attached to the body was a huge rock. The hands were tied behind the body. The supposition is that several women residing in the neighborhood assisted by some men, carried the girl to the river and pushed her in. Ellen the drowned girl's sister is also missing, and it is thought she suffered the same fate. No signs of violence is shown in tho body. Tiie affair is shrouded in mystery. The officials will at once take steps to fix the crime on the guilty parties. It was rumored last night that the main cause for the killing was the fact that she had parted a husband and wife. IN NORTH CAROLINA Current Nowa for tho Wook Throughout tho State. F.X-SI.SAI01i MITCHELL D1SAVPEARS. UIh Act ion a Severe Shock to Ihc I’eople. Churacil LVHIi Misu.e of I'uud*. IJiuiMtin Uc-turns to Mexico. Other State New*. Winston, N. C., July 8.- Information reached here yesterday that ex-Stato Senator K. S. Mitchell, of Caswell county, had suddenly and my teriously disappeared from his home. He is said to he heavily involved and is charged with misuse of trust funds. It is said that a number of attachments have been served on his property. Mr. Mitchell enjoyed the confidence of the community in which ho lived to a very high degree, and wn- a man of very extensive affairs. His disappear ance is a : evere shock to the people of his section, and will involve many in financial distress. mashed. M. F. Weiis. pool. < I. spin - injured. In addition to the above, the follow ing are at other hotels: I’rescot Eekcnnan. -)f Mount Holly, N. J.. Jennings band, leg broker. J. Mellvilh- Jauson. ••!' Cnmicros- Th.- • tre, I’liiiailelphia. eye wit and leg i>: - ly cut. Mrs. Janson. •■ompi ur.d f.-.m- ture of leg. Mrs. Anton Webb, r, of Rrookiyn. bad- injure I. Mr-. !!nn- ney, bruised about limbs and teeth knocked out. John Throun, of Ilalti- more, severe cut in in-ad. Janie- Long, of ('utmlen, a revenue officer, nose broken. Mrs. Wm. \V. Mines, of Cam den. fractured elboe. and badl .• bruisi- I. Frank Wiizman. cornet player, ankle fractured. J. L. T. Eekinun, Mount Holly, ankle fractured. Gin-nie L. Guest, elaronet jilayer, rib broken. E. C : 1 t. ■. Il • tlM Di:rt:r.iv. Midi., Jv 1 j • e c'.vi ijf ' i'. (iase’fi iivi .y i.ari Mi.! ' 'S. \< ■■ tii'* structure yvsterday. > 1 ;Ti • >:i of tiie firemen iia l . i: • '• rors . >:'t ■ . *. • • * a- <• mti'iii of th" ik.iii' • >:n;x. r r;:\ ; . C . iOii i-o’np':'t'.• wri'i'k; liv • J' * • *1 ; id re- -.-it k>■ i- i to ib' : .■ un-. fhe barn was a ten, at least, had to death or smothered; • l ‘‘ 1 one fa 1 , ill . injured by jumping from i,: r gj,, burning building*, two horses - ' ‘ ' * h durned toili- iii) ana . isi.OOO worth of • : : : r rty ile-ti-■ved. M •ve.dy-tive horseb 1 '''■ oe i:: sluhled in M b -eiuent escaped lire. G ’:in-:il D.-.jke for Covi-ruor. I)-;-' M la.. Julv 11. — Vester- day' r ;i':; ■: lean statt e<it;v. ntion was tor tin- iw •; o-. ■ r' i <;i ihiating eaudi- date- P i- gov.-nmr. judge of the su- prrla ■ eo : ■ t. -unwinC-n bolt of public hi- : a-ik : ; i, '. railroad eommi- -ionem. i her. wen ’.n i.) vi.si. >r, in ail<:itioii to tin-ib-li gat' (I n; al A. M. Drake, iiond i.ite.l f g..V. ■nor • n filth b illot. re mi veil : • ■ .' tin ;].(r uiifl r:u- \** iv ... ! :. <. • * i. t L* Wv /Cl r-> ii 1C I i i i'vj ii fJ ■! * - I ’.Viyi'lc. A Roltou. eye i-nt and b idiy injured. Dr. Frye of I’oeono, I’a.. .serious!-, bruisei! and bad sprain of leg. C. F. Sin l iff'. shoulder and 1 nee badly bruised. Mrs. ('. !•'. Sheriff, left side injured. J. i!. Newberry, foot badly bruised. Mrs. William Lee. badly is ken up. Mrs. K Lr'.'isst r. very seriously bruis i). Ml-.. Colvin, of Alicyhany, i'a., head --ut aad lef* liui!) hruised. At the Koval: .VKnix Lit'le, of Newbiirg. N. Y., badly shaken up. Mr. Lee. Cam h-n, intei-aally Injured. Mrs Jaine.s J. \nusti-oiig, injured internl- I3-. Monrose itarringe.-, of New Y<*ik, both legs broken. Antonio Duaou, of Jennings band. Caindeu, leg broken. of "St r« • r so: .i t -. Ma< ’N. Ga.. ,iuh 11. o. G. Mercer w.u -u-qubed ye c-rda.v f«>r the murder of S .ua 'er.-. ercer stated that lie kille ; ‘ aand.-rs iu sell lU-imise. Saun ders was beating 1:1s wife when Mercer interfeire.l. Tin* widow married .■ man. Iasi night. Her husband few weeks ago. NEWS NOTES FROM CUBA. The spanlNh Soldiers Have to Fi|;lit Yellow Fever a* Well as ('ulmns. tvwn.wio de ('nsA, JuI3’ 11.—Gcncrcl Navan-o reports liaving attacked and disiodged from their position by tho insurgents hand under command of the rebel leader Yietoriano Garzon. This leader held a strong position at Alto de Villalon, and his band greatly outnum bered the troops under Navarro. The battle was desperately waged, but Garzon was finally compelled to retreat with heavy losses, Garzon himself be ing wounded. 'J'he government troops are in pursuit of the retreating band. Navarro’s loss was very light, only three men being seriously wounded. The sanitary conditions of this city continues very bad. From the 25th to the 29th of June there were 70 deaths, 2 ' of whom were soldiers. The death rale for the past Three months shows a frightful increase as compared with t he sa me period of 1894. Last year tho deaths reported for April were til*; May’ 71 anil June 35. This year’s figures are: April 157, May 193, and -while tho June figures are not yet known, the indications point to something over 300. The death rate iu I’uerto I’rincipc is very heavy owing to the prevalence of yellow fever. Forty-five per cent. of the deaths there are of soldiers. Since the beginning of the war, Spain has sent to this island 23 steamers with troops; 20,205 soldiers, 209 leaders and officers and 3 generals. GEN. RANSOM WILL RETURN To Mexico Ttint Hi- Ha* Itrjr.ilncil III* Health In tho Air of the J re:*, w AsiiiNGTON, July ti.—General M. W. Ransom’s recent severe iilm--. in Mexi co caused his return to North Carolina and it was gen .-rally- sunpo-. J that he would tender his resignation on die ex piration of his leave of absence. His health is n w in sui b -i fair way to re storation that he will rest.me hU diplo matic functions in the '• ity o ' Mexico if there is no retj ogiv .-.sion. General Ransom wasat the -'.ate department to day. _ FIRE AT BOONE u.rd at ! < J llac Lo-vb. luiv ■ special • which oc- A Store nml it* Goan ipet Itiirn Ui-slro;. CiiAUi.orii:. N. to the Observer says curred at Rome ahoir o .. -k : day by wldcli M. ’<V. L. Hr . an o . store house, .stock of goods and and a Mr. Yar!'iro ids dvvellli Bryan’s loss is F-etweeti '< $<»,(»00, while Mr. Yarboro’s is $500. There vvas no insurance In cast. The origin of the lire i known. A Nort'i <':i! - <;liu I ;ii I> !vi Hendmijs''XV11 i 1:. N <'...h: : • '0. prisoners conlint 1 ii tuc 1 'Ui:*; here made their c '•■'!>■.• hr- ing breaking locks, cut’.ing : li"ie Hi the ceiling and tl.en tying 1- gether amt letting' tiiem-i Every cifort is bein', made ; liend them. Among-th' - w is Earl Waldrop, a Fniif l >t;ite> oner. Sheriff Gran* ha G .r.'r for blood hound = to ['ii! on the the fugitives. m of a 1, ta I ,1,1 iiau- er a •.» rrng-lv si (.i-ril.'iii i Ky. Kf-*! i.vu.1.::. ivy.. July- 11. —Two negro brother*. \Va*li an I Kufns Lyne. sliot and in .nl ’ / kille I Luther Ky an, e hi.ri' .. :it :i ;n'gro fe-.!.lv;i! it Gordo-:- •. iln . '.'■"' i ■ ■ 1 .i v. ye ; ej- '.iy. Two balls w 1 ••;!' !!• ■. .• through IL, all’s body. No • !::ivi- vet been made. exeit; n. :i w.ueli \. a - ten aim j n' the street e; .en.arv UNFORTUNATE MOTHER. Mclng Crazy, she Kill* Two of Hi-r ( hll- ilri i: uml Hvrsolf. , Pirrsiu.-ko. i’a., July 11.—A terrible tragedy occurred in Alleghany City last night, from which two persons are dead and a third will die. Mrs. Lena lioesener, tho wife of a tanner residing on Spring Hill, Alleghany, has been in poor health for the past ten years. To day while her husband was at work she hung her three-year-old daughter to the head of a bed post. She then tied a cloth around the throat of her seven months’ old baby, from the effects of which it will die. After committing these crimes she hung herself by plac ing a rope around the. hinge of a cupboard and then around her neck and allowing herself to fall to the Hour. Fortunately two other children were away visiting relatives or they might have suffered a similar fate The cause is attributed to ill health. .11: Illir.c ClIAlJI.OTVI . to 1 he (>b*i*r\ ‘ last night, m; Raxtcr Shemw Dr. K. L. Fame, was -. '■ • sists principal:.’of ..••mug . Davidson county, ami i* a fairly intelligent '■ miy oi u is one (Junker on it. '1 in- the jury eofi-.tlt it.i- ! G10 <:.» ings. Tin: trial is uyw on. ..ml Muiii* r Irinl . ( .. J e.iy T. A ■ pi eial fr« in I ■ : 1. .3. G.. * tha: the Jui-y to try 1) for ‘h-’ m.inivr of old 1. Gar thou . ml lor Hu- ( anil.11 Rai.eigii, N. C., July s. 'I'k. Carolina State Telephone eoMy been organized, with I-. Durham, president. Tim miles of wire has been or ■ r. and Wilmington. Winston. K.n boro, Diirhain, Gneasb ro and Glair- lolte will be eonruetf i. Ii i ■ inti inied eventually to he.-', i-b- .all ‘.'u- principal towns in North ('aami South Carolina in this'on ■ • • *v -tem. I.lcuteiiHut tVUK. •• 1: CiiAiti.orn.. N. <'., Juiy Carr has relea-a i Lie at, late of the Chariot‘e '!' naval b.itallion, from :: ,1, <1. MINERS WITH GUNS. he other pas.-engc-rs on NEWS ITEMS BRIEFLY STATED. 1 i:i Ii Itliili—It is jO Roston, Mass., Julv 11.—iuist night nearly it: 10 enleavor.s were in town. During ;hc afternoon the busim *s poj- Hangcd fur Jliuritcr. .’a: iMi';vu i.:;, Fla., July- IL - Alex- an ier :-'im; colored, was hanged in the jail yard hero yesterday. <;» Apr',, ith. Sin : killed Napob : ■!) st-'e!-.-. an Earthquake shocks were felt In Aus tria Tuesday. L'.r.i 1 lur.r.r. n savs V.iikrie III will st;.:’ for New York July IS. At Lorn vil .. (tut.. Ii Ity houses were 1 arned and ou -ehiid eremateJ. The prison- r.s eoafin-'d in Hi- county tion of the city was crowded 'vl h ; i >! y» bands of eudeavora. : narciiing a itii their grips to their !;■•• i.lqua’-lcfs »• Ti Iu singing their hymns, ot • strolling and A: oxaming the iti-cei-ations. \v The grand convimtion opened in tin* Id evening with 19 simultaneous me •*. i i.;>> V. other negro, ami afterwards killed l’o lie.man I. I. Minor, who was tryi’e- to jail at Hen k .-vinville, N. ('..escaped, •ii'i'e*'. o'-nand wounded tlin-e otiu 1 'I’wo furr. e s wbie’i have been idle n*. Simms was -it.'iut tlnrtv at Alt ' uia. ! .... fora year are prepar- old and came here n short Hint in ’ to blow i n b.-lore. ii: tragedy from .uniat :ol: A: :., where bis wife and ehiid are : \- ;in q in;;...; u At Rluii ; ings. Fin.. Tom Johnson yro vrJio in Roston, (.'ambridge ami ^om-i-ville churches. Among the in ;.st important was the Rerkley temple at which Kev. George E. Ilorr, .Ir.. 1*. D., of Roston presided, and welcomed the delegate;.. The subject of the evening "the reli gious press” was discussed by Lev. William Hayes Ward, I), i)., of New York city. Rev. A. E. Dunn, 1). !>.. of Roston, followed upon “The l! -k;ti :i of the Religious i’ress to Christian En deavor.” Jamaica I’Iain extended its local greeting to the Endeuvorers with a grand union rally- at the Jamaica Plain Raptist church. Rev. Ralph M. Hunt, presided. The session today will conclude Hie labors of the lodge. The principal business today will be the election of officers. W. Meyers, of Fhiladel- phia lodge, is the leading candidate for grand exalted ruler, and it is probable he will be elected. ii.* • .j.1 1 * »1; ’■u tohave been hangM ! h.-iv \ *- (>., 1... . , . ” 1 a., tins granteil its e ter i:; : .;i* his sentence was commuted to impri-unmeut for life. Kille 1 l>y Mox': ..om::i:v, Ala., July 11. -A special t 1 tin- Advertiser, from La.L v .li. Aia . ray n A son of Dr. Rank ■ and a ;i.-:-r boy eve killed by Lg t’di; ' . •r Ibb p* ii t i* y man nimed Dickin son a* the result of a quarrel. be Sharon Iron W..! s at Sharon, yes the 10 tmr cent raise asked and the strike is . z L * . Ira Johnson, colored who shot and ’a tally wounded Frank I.angsford, white, at Marietta, S. (’., narrowly es- caj'.e 1 ly nching. Liberty Red will leave I’hlhidclphia for Atlanta ahout September J.'. h, us ...lay afternoon. The bov* . , grindstone in •■ y. rd whin the "pposit mn to its coming seems to the ! rack a tree and passed t where ti. hoys were standing. They were both killed instantlv. frisont-rs i:*c-1;«-. (’itIt if 1 :v . 3!o., July 1!. !''iur des- perate ci 'ininals made their 1 s' ■ p from the Livingston cour.' v jai', in t; > city !■ :' is- day' yesterday. The eu-:.• v,-. >"!' •• ' hy taking up the :*toi\ lion ha v e 1 :* a ;>P-:ireil. The : ixteentii annual meeting of the Lenp'ue of American Wheelman is on at Asbury 1’ark. X. J., with nearly 3,000 wheelmen in attendance. The Queen of England Iris signed the ordir tii olving paidiament’ and fixing Aii' U : 12th as the date of the assembling of the new parMament. The 1’rinee of Wales informed the iu.';::' the wall and digging Wold’s London eorre,p.indent that he thr niL’li the foundation. Tho Sun’* Cotton Itt-vlow. New Youk, July 11.—Cotton rose <> points but lost this anil declined 10 to 11 points, closing easy with Hales of 211,- 500 bales. Liverpool was easier on the spot, hut without quotable change and tiie sales to which 10,000 hales; futures deeiiiu-d 1 Li point: hut rallied and closed quiet at a^uet dechuo uf only ball a point. ! i x 1* Fir*t Cotto i Hale. ( m.vj.ston, Tex.. July 11.—A di* patcii -..is received here from Leo Fon*. San Diego, Tex., giving notice id shipment of the first bale of cotton of this y’etir's crop. Ya!« Acrojitji. New Y":-k. duly 11. Yah: has aeei j ted tii'-e li'ioris su; ested by (’am- hri'.gi- 01 t iie race meetings to he held between D." two universities iu lbi» urbitration treaty with tho L’uilod jountry in Uclobor. 1 fcUiWa. would not be able to visit the United States. The Cubans chose S-nor I'nlmu to succeed Marti ns eiiil reprosontutive. An alleged (lynaiiiite eX|>edilion will start from New York for Cuba in a few •lays. Most of the provinlenl elections in Rritain will be held .Saturday: those in London on Monday The 1 r ‘iieh chain -t of deputies has •iske.: t lie g’ovimm mi to negotiate an A Military Company Is Organized at Ccoar . d’Alene Mineii. Spokane, Wash., July 11.—Under in structions from Governor McConnell, of Idaho, Adjutant General Caldwell pro ceeded to the Coeur d’Alene region yes terday with eighty’ stacks of arms and 4,000 rounds of ammunition where he will recruit and equip a company of militia from the miners of the Runker Hill and Sullivan mines iu anticipation of an outbreak similar to the bloody riots of three years ago. The present trouble is expected from tho fact that the above named mines recently’ re sumed operations with men regardless as to whether they belonged to the union or not and the Canyon Creek union has openly threatened that they intend closing the mines if they have to kill or run every non-union miner out of the country. The Condition of Cotton. Washington, July 10.—July returns for cotton makes the average condition 82.3, against 81 in June, an improve ment of 1.3 points. The condition July 1st, 1894, was 89.0 and same date 1893, 82,7 per cent. The average of the states are as follows: Virginia, 100; North Carolina, 73; South Caro lina, 84; Georgia, 88; Florida. 93; Ala bama, 83; Mississippi, 80; Louisiana, 77; Texas, 70; Arkansas 93; Tennes see, 92. New Jersey to be at Atlanta. Tbkntox, N. J., July 11.—Advices in dicate that this state will l»e repre sented ut the Cotton States and Inter national exposition. Governor Werts has issued a proclamation urging the people to take immediate action to this end. The newspapers have taken up the matter in earnest and the exhibit ia expected. Mdpplag Fast After All. N.wi: \ men to, ('al., July’ il.-—A train votnpi.*,'1 uf ten ear loads of fruit left tiii.s er.y ve>:c-rday'for eastern points. I he e *men!-. of /nur of these cars will IM3 lor u aiiicU to IjOAiioiL ( I. »V(*!TiOr It W'ivces. un of the st under court marsh::: pr »ecc lings. 'I he gov ernor held that while 1 k nti-nunt Wilkes was guilty of neg:i* see and carelessness in matter* of otkeial cor respondence, etc., he was not guilty of insubordination or improper motives. North Carolina rhariuaeHt*. Mobeheap City, July s . The six teenth annual meeting of the North Carolina I’liarmucciRical A : oekition will take place here July !0th at 10 o’clock ii m. The meeting of tho state board of pharmacy, for the ex amination of candidate.*, will be held at the same place July 9th at 9 o'clock a. m. George Til son, of Asheville, deputy collector of this district, madca raid on Crislcy Eller, a well to ti" farmer, last Monday night, and captured an old still worm which Eller says ha* not been used for stilling purposes in twen ty years. l>el>« Gets Six Month* In .lalt—Fight I'lrectors Get Three Month*. Chicago, July K>.—Judge Woods yes terday modified tho sentence of Eugene V. Debs from one year in jail to six months and eight other directors of the American Railway Fnion from six to three months. The sentences are now ns the court originally imposed them. The prisoners were sentenced tu,terms fixed yesterday in two eases—one brought hy the United State* and the other by the Santa Fc railroad but the judge made the sentences concurrent to begin and end ut the same time. Later on the sentences in each case were made cumulative one to begin when the other ended, for technical reasons in order that the cases might be brought before the supreme court. The court only wished to punish the nn-u for the length of time prescribed. ( he has all a’ong intended to make the i sentences ns originally imposed. “It is not my intention, ’’ said he yesterday’, i “tc have it said that I punish these men for acts committed during the strike. My intention was to punish [ them for eotdv nipt and for that 1 gav* <t aiontbs for Debs and 3 months for the lers are ample feculences.