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' Ir MORE LEDGERS Go to a Dozen Postoffces this county than any ^Mher Newspaper. The Weekly DGER. 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. II, NO. 2‘.\. OAFFNEY CITY, S. C., FRIDAY, JULY ID, 18D5. *1.00 A YEAR. IS SOUTH CAROLINA Condensed Nows of Interest Throughout the State. ALL IS NOW Ol’IET AT GREENVILLE. RIO GRANDE ON A BOOM. The Nejjroim Aro Peartiful, nnil tlio 1.) nrliorg'Will lie Caught, If l*u,sll)le. Other Intere.tliig Nov,, Through the State. Com*.Mill A, S. C., .luly 17.—(ireenvillo, tr. o .scetu* of yesterday's lynching anti excitement, is perfeetly quiet. The ne groes held a mass meeting in the court house last night ridiculing the fear that they would attempt to injure the peo ple of (Ireenville, declaring that their pride in the progress of the town was as great as any of its white citizens, declaring their intention of waiting pa tiently for their rights and to avoid as sociation with low whites, the n eg roe's worst enemy, who “should be held as too low for negro companionship." Court opened there yesterday and the judge charged the grand jury to use every power to have the lynchers brought to justice, and at the mass meeting last night, the foreman of the grand jury promised the negroes tha* this would be done. The city of (ireenvillo has offered a reward of s-i.y> for the arrest of any of the lynchers. NEGROES INCENSED. I.j'ix'licd Negro ^ oulil llnvc ITstalillsIit'd n ricii of Sclf-Dcfrnsi-. CoMMUlA. S. ('., July 17.^—The ne groes in (ireenvillo are greatly excited over the lynching of Ira Johnson which took place yesterday, liis lawyer says he could have established a clear ease of self defense. They want to lynch a white prisoner in jail charged with the murder of a white mail, for retaliation. One mili- *ta*rj’company is guarding the jail and aitf/ther is under arms at its armory. Johnsotfdigd been carefully guarded, but as lynching'hirrr had subsided the- -vlgtlrwu-e-- was relaxed'.* That was wlflft theiyncl.ers were wait ing for. BASEBALL IN A ROW. blutliigulHlieil Oivlne Di-nd. Columbia, S. C. July 17. —Rev Hopkins, 1). 1)., editor of the Lutheran Visitor, author of Howkins' Catechism and one of the most eminent divines in the Lutheran church, died at his home in Newberry county yesterday from the effects of a stroke of paralysis, received two weeks ago. He had served churches in Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland. South Carolina’s Tobacco Kitilhlt. Com - ’.in A, 8. C., July 1*>. Commis sioner Roche, who is in charge of the Atlanta exposition exhibit in this state, returned to the city yesterday after a tour among the counties of Darlington, Florence, etc. He says the tobacco growers are preparing to arrange fora big exhibit of tobacco in all its stages and forms. He expects this to be one of the features of the South Carolina exhibit. Dtown Out at Sea. Jacksonvillb, Fla., July 17.—John Lawson, of Etzuma, Bahama Islands, reached St. Augustine yesterday after drifting about in an open boat since June 18. On that date be was blown out to sea with but scant supply of pro visions and water. When he beached his boat on Auastatia island, he was exhausted. He is nearly blind from exposure and is in a pitiable condition. I.jrncbed for Murder. Cot.i'miiia,, S. C., July 16.-At i o’clock yesterday morning Ira Johnson, the negro, who, one week ago murdered young Erank Langford at Piedmont. Greenville county, because lie told him to put up r. pistol be had drawn on Langford's companion, was taken out of the Greenville jail, conveyed a mile out of town and hung. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Laurens is to have a new bank. Green woo I hud a big bicycle meet on Saturday. The South Carolina summer college is having an interesting session at Co lombia. A negro fire bug has been captured Jingiilnirg. Il<- is said to have se’. buildings. nf Orangeburg county are ■iKUimpmodt in Orangeburg ''•iieing ' M August . r > new cotton factory at Gutinuy, rapidly approaching completion itid will contain iO.OUO spindles and i.oou looms. I’orMona of Kl ]’aso Inundated nnd the Texan Crop* Suffer. Ei. Paso, Tex., July 18.—The Rio Grande is pouring a greater Hood of water into this valley than for many’ years before. It has steadily risen for several days, and last night jumped up nearly a foot, covering a large part of the lower town. The houses in this section of the town arc chiefly of abode of unburned brick, and as the water surrounds them they melt away. Al ready more than a score of them have succumbed to the water, and many families have taken refuge in the houses of their friends on the hill and higher grounds. The Texas and Pa cific Railroad shops and round house, the International Smelting Company's works, and Harrett it Tyler's brick yards are all surrounded by water; also three dairies are flooded. It is reported that the overflow in the valley in Yalek, near the town of Yalelc and San Flisaris, is doing great damage to crops. Not less than 10U houses have been swept away’, and many poor Mexicans are left homeless. There is no telling what course the channel of the river will take before the Hood sub sides. Floods like the present one al ways change the bed of the river, and it is believed Uncle Sam will lose miles of territy by the river moving farther northeast. Information from San Mar cia), Mexico, is to the effect that the river is still rising. A CASE OF MYSTERIES. Visiting and Lorui N«*grot*8 (jo to Shoot* ing Uirh Otlior. Gin:i swoon, S. July 18.—A large negro excursion was in town yesterday from Clinton and there was a match game of ball. At the end of the second inning a riot was inauguarated and pandemonium prevailed. There was a perfect fusillade of pistol shots in the dense crowd of negroes. A Clinton tough anil a Greenwood outlaw started nKc ••lot. Silas Roden of Clinton was liot iii tlie leg and badly wounded in the head. Dan Hester, a bystander, was .shot through the thigh. Albert Gilbert, our outlaw, was not hurt, hut will not escape the town council. Karim-rn Alliance Klecllnn. Wai.tkuiioko. 8. C., July 17.—The quarterly meeting of the county Far mers' Alliance was held at Waltcrboro Saturday. The annual election of offi cers resulted as follows: L. E. Parlcr, president; D. \V. Heaton, vice presi- . dent: C. .1. Allen, secretary; 11. L. Win terly, treasurer; J. D. Kisher, chaplain; J. P. Minus, lecturer; W. N. Campbell. ! assistant lecturer; G. C. F. Kizer, door keeper; J.N. Sheridan assistant door keeper; Fitzhugh Purler, sergeant-at- arms, ( apt. L. E, Parler was elected a delegate to the annual meeting of the State Alliance. I* llio I'ntleiit Crazy, nr Han lie ( nniinlt- t ch On a or Two Murder*? Ocai.a, Fla., July is.—Some time ago a man giving his name as Pat I lax ley came here to be treated for cancer by Dr. Drown, the specialist, liaxley said he was-from Georgia. The cancer grew worse, eating into the left eye. Last night it had reached the brain and lie alarmed the guests at the hotel by- shrieking that he had committed mur der in Georgia and that officers were after him to hang him. He also said his real name was "Dr. Wilkerson" and again that it was "Robert Jones." The frenzied man then ran out into the darkness and disappeared. He was heard from today 10 miles away but when he saw men approaching him he fled into the woods. Dr. llrown says the cancer has reached the brain and the man will soon die. He thinks the cancer, working on the brain, has stir- red the memory of an old crime. liax ley was very reticent about his Geor gia home, giving no post oflice address. AGREED TO DISAGREE. Tim fitrpcl Wt-itvcr* an-Out Mini til* Mill* Mh)' be Cloteil Down. Piui.aDKi.i’iiiA, Pa., July IS.—The is sue in the light between the manufac turers and their striking ingrain carpet weavers is now clearly defined. The men have refused the proposition of the manufacturers to continue work at the present rate of wages until Decem ber 1st, when the asked for increase of 7 ! , percent, would be granted and the oflicers arc oiually determined not to accede to the demand for an increase at once. Thomas llromley. Jr.. Secretary’ of the mannfaeturers committee said yesterday that if the men did not re turn to work at present wages the manufacturers would shut their mills down. The strikers have been depend ing on the large orders on hand to force the manufacturers to terms. This hope seems futile, as Mr. llromley said that the carpet, dealers with whom they have contracts have agreed, in nearly every instance, to absolve them from their contracts. IS MRS. NOBLES INSANE? Sho I* I’lai-ed In a Strnii;li< •iMc'tct ami Ha* Kx<'lt«‘<i Some 8yi*n»!itl»y. Ati.anta, Ga., July is.—A special to the Constitution states that Mrs. No bles who was convicted in Twiggs county last week of murdering her hus band has been placed in a jacket. She was removed to the jail in Macon for safe keeping until the day of execution. Within the last few days she has be come violent and has torn her clothing to shreads. A movement has been started by tin- women of the state to save Mrs. Nobles and a strong petition will be presented to the Governor for a Commutation of the sentence to life im prisonment. SHEPPARD TO APPEAL. A not her Sort Ion of the IMupriotary Kaw to KO to t be Supremo t ourt. Coi.t'MMIA. S. €., July 18. —The neces sary funds, about S800, have been rais ed by popular subscription to carry the case of William Sheppard, the white man sent to the penitentiary by Judge Townsend, to the United States su preme court. Sheppard's attorney, John McMaster, will probably ask the chief justice of that court to release Sheppard on habeas corpus. • I lie I’aper Maker*' Trouble Appi.k.ton, Wis., July 18.—The water run in the paper-making district of Fox River from Menasha to Deeper, which has been strained for many weeks, was brought to a crisis yester day by an order from the Secretary of War, shutting off the use of any water whatever for power purposes until the watt r is raised above twenty inches, to the crest of Menasha dam. The loss to this valley by the shut-down is 3l‘J,00() a day in wages, 880,000 in value of pro duct, with six thousand men out of em ployment. The duration of the shut down is problematical. The Muicrs All (Jiilt. Ihiipi mino, Mich., July 18. -The striking miners closed the Winthrop mine last night and stopped the steam shovels at those mines operating them. Ore was shipped freely yesterday but none will be sent to lake ports today. 'I he men are holding mass meetings but they have no organization and their chances for success in securing higher ! wages are remote. Everything has been j quietly eondueted thus far. Companies i have not asked for help from loeal or county officers and say they are willing Vo wait until men arc ready to return Vo I work* ~ - CRUSHED BY WALLS. Falling Upon Thom Without a Moments Warning. THE WORLD'S GRANARY. nvo ARE HILLED, MANY WOUNDED. The Origin of the Klro Unknown—May Have Occurred From a Lighted Cigar—The I.oste* Will he About 8250,000 Cincinnati, Ohio, July 18.—A fatal fire in the main part of the shipping quarter of the city resulted in the in stant death of two firemen and the probable fatal injury of a half dozen others. The fatalities were caused by the falling of the walls of the burning buildings. The dead are: Captain Healy, pipeman, Jack Wisby, The injured are: Pipeman Ed Jenman, Captain Neal, Fireman Crow, Captain Purnell, Driver Hart Thompson, Mike McNally, John Mullen. Lenn Westcott, Fred Cunningham, Wm Heebe, Victor Ennis, Edward Anthony. It is impossible to tell how many of the firemen will die. When the fire alarm sounded nearly every engine in the city bottoms, ns that part of the city lying near the approach to the big suspension bridge is called, was sent to the scene. The block which was de stroyed lies at Front and Water streets. From the time the alarm was sounded until late at night, scenes harrowing nnd pathetic transpired in rapid suc cession. The origin of the fire is not postively known. It burst forth from the second story of Hermescn Company at Water and Walnut streets. It is supposed by some to have started from a cigar thrown carelessly on the fioor, which was covered with loose bay. In ten minutes after the firemen reached the scene the handsome five-story building was doomed. The flames jumped to the adjoining building rapidly’ devour ing the stores and warehouses of the Smith Coal and Land Company; the Nelson Norris stables, the stores of Klein Kirk, and Seaman & Company. The lire was under control when the walls of Klien A Kirk's build ing fell. They were apparently safe and came down without warning. The firemen were fighting tin* fire with out a thought of approaching danger when the crash came. Ten thousand people witnessed the disaster. For a moment both men and women lost their heads completely. Then citizens came forward and aided in the rescue of tin* buried firemen. Captain Healey and Pipeman Wiseby were the first dug from beneath the ruins but when they were dragged out life was extinct. It was over an hour before all the firemen were extricated from the mass of brick. Some of the escapes were miraculous. The losses are over S-Ml.OOlt. NATIONAL FETE DAY. a<'|it<'iiil>cr 22n<l In Ailopteil—Tin* Anniver sary of tli« KvHeuntlnn nf Koine* Romk. July 18.- -The senate by a con siderable ma jority yesterday approved tin* bill making September '22nd, the anniversary of the surrender of their arms and evacuation of Rome by the Papal troops in 1870, a national fete day. In the course of the debate on the measure, premier Crispi said the bill uas important as a declaration of It aly's policy toward the Vatican. The government, he said, desiring neither a concordant nor a combat. They would however, faithfully observe the law of guarantees to the Pope as the head of a religion that had greater freedom in Italy than it had in France or Austria. The Pope had triumphed in the eo kulturkampf of Germany be cause Italy had put him into an unas sailable position,whereupon Prince His- marek then the chancellor of the Ger man empire, had said to him "You have wrapped him up in cotton so no body can attack him.” Signor Crispi concluded by saying that it was true liberty that peace between the church and state must be realized. The pre mier s speech was received with cheers. AGOOD PURCHASE. The Cfoi-Rlft Southern Hu* 1'util, Tho’ In m Ke<‘«*iv«r*K llanri*. I>AI.timouk. Md., July 18.—As the facts become known the impression is feared that President Spencer, of the Southern Railway Company engineered a master deal in acquiring control of the Georgia. Southern Florida Rail road. It is not often that one corpora tion secures control of another which is paying handsomely for nothing and makes a good profit in the bargain. The Georgia Southern Florida, while in the hands of a receiver, lias earned considerably more than its fixed charges and under the plan of reorganization it is reasonable to expect a large increase in earnings, both gross and net, now that it has been merged into the South ern Railway system. The Southern Railway Company acquires a valuable property which not only gives u direct line into Florida, but actually earns a surplus out of its own business. < lilrf nf I’olirn Klllml. Hitisror., Tenn., July 18.-- Dick Has kins, a negro, shot and killed Chief of Police Thomas J. Osborne, of Norton, Va., at midnight last night. Osborne went to a negro dance to quell a dir/ turbance and when he undertook to ap rest Hoskins, the lat er drew arevolv* and fired four shots, two of which e* tered Osborne's breast, causing death in a few minutes. Osborne leaves a wife and six children. His slayer made hi s escape, buta posse is searching for him and if caught lie will •likely he lynched. Air. IlnrrlNnn Not a CaiidUlatt*. oi.i» Fokok, N. Y., July 18.—Benia min llarrii >n lias broken the silence as regards the presidency. He has said ; that under no circumstances will he I become a candidate for that otlicc. These statements were made in bis cot- , luge last eveniug in the presence of two of his old G. A. It. friends. Their iiauies are Congressman Poole, of Syra- auM, N. Y., and Jos L. bales, of Uoum. t • l»rcren*e of U, 171,000 Iluihel* In th* Available Supply of Wlirat Nr.w Yobk, July 18. — Special cable and telegraphic dispatches to Hrad- street’s, covering principal points of ac cumulation in the United States. Cana da and Europe, together with supplies afloat for Europe from all sources, in dicate the following changes i.i avail able stocks Inst Saturday, as compared with the preceding Saturday: Wheat—United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains, decrease; ‘2, ir>s,ooo bushels; United States, Pacific coast, decrease, 405,000 bushels; total decrease, both coasts, 2,’208,000 bushels, afloat for and in Europe, decrease. 608,000 bushels; total decrease world’s available, ".,171,000 bushels, Corn—United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains, decrease, 854,- 000 bushels. Oats—United States and Canada, east o; the Rock}’ Mountains, decrease. 875,- 00(1 bushels. Leading decreases of available wheat not covered in the visible supply report include 275,000 bushels at northwestern interior elevators, 54,000 bushels at Leavenworth and 34,000 bushels at * Pittsburg. Corresponding increases were 102,001 bushels in Milwaukee private elevators. 30,000 bushels at Fulton and 57,00< bushels at Louisville. RAILROAD WRECK In Which Tim Knglucair and Kircnmn Arc IiiNtuntly Killed. Or,kan, N. Y., July 18.—A disastrous wreck occurred on the Rochester divis ion of the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad yesterday after noon. A north bound freight train was descending Nunda hill and ns the locomotive was passing the station of Tusearora, it left the rails and rolled down an embankment, followed by ten loaded cars. Engineer John Stout and Fireman Martb, both of Oler.u. Went down with the engine and were killed almost instantly. And Still Another. Monumknt, Col., July 18.—A Sante Fe freight train bound from Denver to Colorado Springs, fell through a bridge just south of here yesterday, killing three persons, fatally injuring three and seriously injuring fifteen others. The killed: Jim Childers, foreman bridge gang; Mrs. Cooper, wife of sta tionary engineer; unknown tramp. Fatally injured: Mark Winchers, en gineer freight train; I). N. Irby, brake- man; James Neal. THE SOUTHERNMOST RAILROAD All Knit 4'ommiinlentlou* to Within 1411 Mile* of Key West. Jacksonvii,t.i-:, Fla., July 18.—Official announcement was made yesterday of the extension of the Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Indian River railroad from its present terminus at Wes! Palm Reach to Miumont, on Riseaym* bay. a distance of seventy miles. This- will be the southern-most point of any railroad in the United States. It will give all-rail communication to within I II'miles of Key West and about 741 miles from the Hahaina Islands. A steamship line between these points i> an early probability. An entirely new section of country will be opened. The extension is an individual enterprise of II. M. Flagley, who already owns the road extending from Jacksonville to W)**J Palm Beach. A FIRE BEYOND CONTROL. Itn|il(lly TthycIIIiik In Hie Dlroctlon of n California Town. Sachambnto, Cal., July 18., It is re ported that a large stretch of country fifteen miles from Vacaville is on fir> and greatdanger threatens the farmer- of that vicinity. The lire is beyond control and is sweeping everything In* fore it. Later reports from Vacaville state the tire is growing to enormous propor tions and travelling rapidly in the di reetion of the town. Parties of men are starting out to endeavor to cheek its progress. Killed liy l.lRhtonlnu. Capk Ciiahi.ks, Va.. July 18.,—In a severe thunder storm last night, Mr McFarland, of North Carolina, a horse trainer for Mr. Richard Floyd of Franktown, this county, was instant y killed by* lightning while eating sup per A valuable horse belonging to Mi James Morris and six hops were in stantly killed. Tin* lie*\ Methodist church at Franktown was struck and damaged to the amount of about 81.000. Doctor*!* Wife Su'cle*. Cr.AHKsvii.i.K, Tenn., .luly 18. —Mrs Bertie E. Bacon, wife of Dr. Thomas ( Bacon, a prominent physician at Cadiz. Ky., committed suicide yesterday, cut ting her throat with a knife. She wa J in her room alone at the time. She ! was about 5o years old and had long j been in bad health, and this is thought to have affected her mind. She leaves two children. KnoxKxhlhlt nt Atlnntn- Koxvii.i.k, Tenn., July is. -The com l inittce from the chamber of commerce on an Atlanta exhibit held a meeting j yesterday. The committee reports the allotment of space and that tin-inai- 1 ble men of Knoxville will have a hig display at the exposition. Resolutions were adopted asking the coal and iron men and manufacturing industries to join in the big exhibit. K|iwortli League at JoIiiimoii City Johnson Citv, Tenn., July 18.—The Epworth League convention of the Holston conference was organized yes terday. J. C. Orr is president and Mrs Kilpatrick secretary. The attendance is large. About Ion delegates are pres ent. and fifty more are expected Tin- sessions will continue three days. Car Thief ( aught. Attalla, Ala., July 18.—City Mar shal Witnpco has returned from llirin- j inghatn, Cringing witii him the thief who robbed an Alabama Great South ern railway freight ear of a quantity of clothing a short time ago. Thu culprit ; u awaiting trial. ANSDAL PRACTICE Of the Naval Militia of Throe Southern States- SECRETARY HOKE SMITH WILL SPEAK. The TreaRury I(erel|it* Kunnlng llnhlnt] Though They Were ll«rrea«e<i by Large I’enilou anil IntercRt Payment* Thl* Mouth. Washington, July 18.—Orders were telegraphed from the navy department yesterday directing ('apt. Wise, of the double turreted monitor Amphitritc. to proceed to Wilmington, N. C., Charles ton. S. (’., and Brunswick, Ga., to take on board the naval militia organiza tions of the three states named for their annual practice cruise in conjunc tion with officers and men of the regu lar navy. The department was in somewhat of a quandary up to yesterday as to what vessel to assign to the duty and had turned tho order over to Acting Admir al Bunco, of the North Atlantic Squad ron. Fortunately, however, the Ain- phitritc put in at Lambert's 1'oint, near Norfolk, yesterday afternoon and was held there by the department until or ders assigning her to naval militia ser vice could be prepared. Tho Anipbi- trite will go out next week on her as signment and will take the organiza tion from each state separately or to gether as (’apt. Wise may see lit. It is said at the state department that Nargas and Ruise, the two alleged American citizens, arrested in Cuba as revolutionists agreed to leave the is land if released from arrest and they were accordingly deported. For the first of this month, treasury receipts exceed the expenditures. Tho excess was light, only 84,418 but it marks a turn in the tide outward. Tho receipts this month have aggregated 816,218,000 and the expenditures 830,- 047,000. The deficit for the month so far of 813,828,000 will probably be con siderably reduced before the first of August us the lutevy payments—pen sions and interest aggregating $18,000,- 000 have been made. Secretary Hoke Smith is about to start for Georgia to deliver a series of speeches in favor of sound money. Ho will begin in the Northern part of the state at Gainesville and from there will go to Columbus, and afterward to Speaker Crisp's district. All these dis tricts are supposed to be free silver strongholds. . WILL IT BE FINISHED? II I* Hald th. O. R. » C. Hall rna<i I* Qo- tnff to a Western Connection. Columbia, S. C., July 18.—It Is now announced that Ohio River and Charles ton Railroad, better known as the Thrcj C's, is soon to be completed as originally planned, and a western con nection formed. When the original work was completed as far as Marion, N. C.. tho then owners of the property found themselyes unable to undertake the construction of the balance of the road through the mountains, necessa rily a costly and difficult undertaking. But now that the road is in other hands the work is to be resumed and co npleted. The Knoxville Journal says: "Work will bo commenced on the Ohio River nnd Charleston Railroad, formerly the Three C’s, between - John son City nnd Marion, N. C., within the .next ninety days, possibly inside of thirty days. The contract has been let for grading ten miles of tho line south from I'naka Springs to a point beyond Wilder’s Forge. The ten miles through the Chucky river gorge includes some of tin* heaviest work on the line and it is to he completeed as quickly as possible, the main object being to reach the rich de posits of Cranberry magnetic iron ore near Wilder's Forge. "Considerable heary work was done beyond Unaka Springs before the col lapse of the Three C's Company and this will bo finished up. "In due time the road will be finished through to Marion, N. C., where it will connect with the South Carolina divi sion already completed and in opera tion." CORBETT-FITSIMMONS FIGHT. MunitK«<r* (ioliiK Alirail With Arrangr- * niriit* at liiilln*. Dallas, Tex , July IS.—The advance opinion of Attorney General Crane to the legality of theCorbctt-Fitzsimmons contest created no surprise at the fight headquarters. It will be claimed that tin* license law requiring tin* payment of .$200 has never been re pealed Manager Dan Stuart is going ahead witii his preparations for the fight*. Bills are all in for the erection of the great Texas Coliseum. The con tract will be let to tile lowest responsi ble bidder, and in a few days the ground will be staked and operations began. Joe Ver.dig telegraphed Dan Stuart from New York yesterday that tin* ar ticles wen* signed fora fight between O'Donnell and Maher, heavy weights, and Dixon and I'iimmer, light weights, to take place in Dallas in the Coliseum November 1st. the day after the big mill The elub puts up $7,500 on tin* first and $5,000 on the second fight. 'This makes 5no the elub will put up on the three tights One Hckct will be good for -both fights the second day. The tickets will he sold for $5, $10 and 820. Authorities Wll. At sMX, Tex.. July is Opinion in state official circles here yesterday un mistakably indicates that under no eir cumstanecs will tin* letter and spirit of : Attorney General Crane’s opinion be departed from, and it is certain the pugilists will not be permitted to tight in Texas. The authorities in their stand an* strongly hacked by the moral sentiment of tin* state. HALF WAY TO CHINA. A Well 2,000 Feet Mini Yet No Water— What Will Thee t»„ With It? Kky Wlst. Fla , July 18. -The artes ian well is down a depth of 2,000 feet, still there is no indications of fresh water. The present company has suspended operations, as tho contract from the Virginia Raving and Con struction Company for 2,000 feet is com pleted. The contract awarded the Virginia Raving and Construction Com pany does not call for any specified depth, but says that they shall expend at least $10,000 on the well, and bore until such fresh water is found as will suit the city engineer. The citv fath ers will no doubt force them to comply with the contract, and dig suit able water is found. The machinery will be left on the ground for''awhile awaiting the action of the commission ers in the matter. Souttirm Kutlwny Ntfutmtihlp f In g;. Asmvil.l.K, N. C., Jnlv |s. The mem bers of the Southern Railway and Steamship Association got down to business yesterday, devoting several hours to the preparation of various changes in the proposed agreement. A fight is anticipated when the amend ments suggested he vice-Rresident St. John, of the Seaboard Air Line, are reached, but in his absence, the mem bers who are here refrain from taking them up. smiii (•siginiient. Richmond, Va., July is. L. A. Sad ler who lias been doing business as a wholesale and retai. paper dealer at j No. 12 North Governor street, under i the firm name of tin* Sadler Raper I Company, tiled a 1 of assignment yesterday, naming Jo Lanstern as trus tee. 'The liabilities are estimated to be about »2U,UUu; ussetts about $15,out). PAYS IDE PENALTY. Henry Brown is Hanged for Mur der, But Makes a Confession. MITCHELL AND STOIK I.NNOCE.YL Tho Prevailing Opinion I* That tho 1’ri- ■oner liled With a Lie on lit* Lip*. Talk of Lynching of Mitclioll and Stevens THE BAPTISTS MEET. Young People** U ilon llrlng Held In th* Monumental City. Baltimouk. . uly 1H.—The advance guard of the gr< it throng of 15,000 dele gates and visitors who are expected from all parts o the country to partici pate in the convention of the Baptist Young Reople’s Union of America, which will open its session today, ar rived in large numbers this morning. Every railroad station and steamship pier presented lively appearances as the crowds were welcomed by the nu merous members of the reception and registration committees. The stations were decorated with blue and white hunting. Among the very early arrivals was John H. Chapman, of Chicago, the presi dent of the National Union. The South Carolina delegation was the first to be assigned quarters. Closely fol lowing were 1,200 members from Illi nois, good representation from Geor gia, North Carolina and Virginia. Others arrivals came in on regular and special trains from Tennessee, Dela ware. West Virginia, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Indiana, Mis souri, Dakota, Texas and Ohio. KILLED BY LIGHTNING. I>rl%rr and Hornet Klll« <1 While 21 Hoy on Th© Wagon Kenrapen. Qi’Incy, Fla., July 18.— Yesterday while Nick Davies, a colored driver of Kackin A Cox’s livery stable, was driv ing a two horse wagon load of pea vines from the Cox place one mile south of (juincy, he and both horses were killed by lightning. A negro boy, sitting a few feet be hind Nick on the load of vines, escaped unharmed. He says they were driving at an ordinary pace through tin* open field when tin* flash came from an al most cloudless sky and all fell instantly, each horse at his place beside the tongue and Nick backward into tin- boy’s arms. Neither horses nor man showed any signs of what dealt the blow, but the man's soft felt hat was badiy torn. 'The wagon and harness bad not even a scratch. ONE INSTANTLY KILLED. A Wrrck on tho IVimnyIvhiiLi Itoiid Jtr. ■ult* I Htally. IIAimiSTOvvN. Ra., July 18.—A had wreck occurred on tin* Trenton cutoff brack of the Rennsylvania railroad a short distsnee below here early yester day morning by n drawhead pulling out. Sixteen freight ears were wrecked. «. Fireman Kissinger, of Harrisburg, was instantly killed. Conductor Sam uel Reese, also of Harrisburg, had both legs fractured and received scalp wounds. His condition is critical. Th* Ml«*l**lpp Encnnipnioiit. Jackson, Miss., July 18.—Jackson's crack military company, the Capital Light Guards, Captain Utterbaek, left for the state encampment at Columbus yesterday, accompanied by the third regiment band and a bevy of pretty sponsors and ladies. The railroads gave free transportation to all state troops and officers, thus assuring a large attendance. Rations will be sup plied by the citizens of Columbus, who have made grand preparations for the event lasting ten days. Mississippi makes no appropriation for state troops but the organization is perfect and composed of the'best young men in the state. Wonmn Ciiillty nt Murder. Richmond, Va., July 18. The jury in the case of Mary Abernathy, one of the women on trial at Lunenburg court house for the murder of Mrs. Rollard, rendered a verdict of murder in the first degree. Trouble was expected in case the jury brought in a verdict of ac quittal, and the fear of such a result was the cause for troops being ordered to Lunenburg last night by the gover nor. Two others are to be tried for participation in this murder. S*li*utlou In llru**rl*. Bui sski s, July Is. A scene of great | excitement occurred in the chamber of deputies yesterday when M. Dcmblon, socialist, in the course of a speech, de- ! chtrcd that although the Belgian royal family had come to Belgium us poor a* rats they had become enormously rich from the sweat of thu jioor of the coun try A prolonged -uproar ensued ..rnd the president ordered M. Dciubloii to withdraw his remarks, but the deputy refused to retract a word. Live Oak, Fla., July 18. — Henry Brown, was hanged here yesterday for the murder of Ed Ryburg. a white man, on March 27th. Brown died game. He ascended the gallows with a firm trend and joined heartily in singing religious songs. He asked for a piece of paper and wrote an order for 25 cents which a party owed him and gave jt to the sheriff to collect and give to tile prbTo- ners in jail. Brown stated that ho alone killed Ryberg and that George Mitchell and Mike Stevens who were tried and convicted with him were in nocent. At 11:10 o’clock Sheriff Rcavey sprung the trap and Brown was pro nounced dead 14 minutes after. Two thousand people witnessed the affair and they made a holiday of it. They were greatly disappointed when, at the last moment, George Mitchell who was sentenced to die with Brown was respited by the governor. Everybody believes Brown died with a lie on bis lips and that George Mitch ell and Mike Stevens had as much to do with the murder as Brown. There is talk of lynching Mitchell and Stevens if they are not hanged. Last night Bro.vn confessed to Rev. F. A. V* il- liams that he had murdered seven men. all for robbery an i spent the proceeds on women. Ryberg, the murdered man. was* un a freight train last March. These ne groes were train hands and they beat Ryberg into in-i nsilidity, robbed him and threw him from the train. Ryberg recovered .sutliciently to tell the story and then died. Ryberg was a Swede and an Odd Fellow and had been in Florida but a short time. He came from Copenhagen. After Brown was cut down there was a rush to secure pieces of the rope A game of baseball was played short ly after the hanging. THE GRIFFIN CONVENTION. Many I'olillciaiiH on Il niil Somtor Mor- gitn tho lAiidiny; GmrriN. Ga., July I s1 . Th** bimetal lists of Georgia, who favor the free coinage of silver and gold by the gov ernment, hold their convention here today. The large. Ever represented in the attendance 5,000. Sena I silver and go ten*] la nee w lil t very art c >f t he st :ite \vi li be tin 1 convention The ex ix >rte 1 to run i: ip to John T. N b»rg an . of lake the sue cell of the ns <• ailing f or t) 10 itn- idependent ei »i n: * of will be adoi >letl n i! d an •- pi e of the st*lt will ipt (•( 1 i: it is like iy that tes Senato; r I \it Tick sta. will ore* >itle at the pn miinent poi i tic li) ns • le uder.s arrive I last thci .1 Scnat or M or ga n. ex-United convention. who states that the administration is using the full power of its patronage to counteract the bimetallic sentiment. WAS HE AMBUSHED? M.vfttt'rlnui at liirmhi , :li:iin of fyd ( oin©r, h Yoiiiik CarpniN'r. Bilmingiiam, Ala., July is. Md. Comer, a young carpenter, died today nt police headquarters, lie was found yesterday in a vacant lot in the out skirts of the city with a deep gash cut in the back of liis head, as if it 1*. s ! b *en inflicted by a hatchet or some oilier blunt instilment. His reason seemed to have been upset by the blow. H. claimed that In* fell upon a rock ami cut himself, but it is clear hi* was as saulted. How and by whom i-. a ovs- tery, and doubtless will remain such. The police are puzzled. Ib<l it or Slit in tIo< l>.«. London, July is Harr} Marks the unionists candidate in the st (ieorgea division of tlx* Tower hamlets, while addressing an outdoor meeting last, evening, was struck in tin eye with a stone hurled by some unknown |i.*rsoii. Marks fainted from tin* pain In* -uil'er- ed and bad to be removed. Ther* is a strong feeling against Marks, growing out of recent cowardly attack in his newspaper upon bis opponent. Mr. Renn, whose insane brother murdered his father. This matter was rak** i up by Mr. Marks who attempted to u-e it against Mr. Renn, but instead of ac complishing his object he ha, been making Renn votes at a rapid rate. Th© TenneuM© Lawyer* Meet* Chattanooga, Tenn., July 18. The Tennessee Bar Association convened yesterday in annual session at Look-out Mountain. Hon. J, B. Crazier wel comed the Association, , Judge J. H. Malone, of Memphis, responding*. The day’s program consisted of reports of officers and tho reading of the follow ing papers: "The Lawyer in RenoTic and otherwise, by \V. Chattanooga, "Code nessec,” by Judge R "Vicious Legislation: J. M. ‘1 homas. of Revision in Ten M. Barton. .1 r . The Cause and Remedy, <1. J. 1 urner. The session will close Thursday at noon. Th* Sun - * Cotton Krvlow. New Yoiik. July is. Cotton rose 5 to 6 points, lost part of this and then ral lied nnd closed quiet and steads s-.ith sales of .57,505 bales. The net nuvam * was 4 to 5 points. Liverpool sva*< sb*** and unchanged on the spot wi'h sales of IO.immi bales; futures advanced C . points and closed steady. and \iTr\«*sl Kev West, Fla., July Is The Mont gnmery with the Nicaragua canal com mission on board, left yesterday for Yew York, The Atlanta irrived at this port from Santiago do Cuba, and lias been quanntined U J the health au thorities.