Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SAMPLE COPY ^Oo to a jozei! Postoffces In '.h!c CDi ; illy than any othes paper. j 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. H, \o. 25 >. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 18R5. 81.00 A YEAR. .1 RAILBO ID WREC;: On tho Columbia and Groonvillo Division of the Southern. FIRE TilEX EOHl'MED THE MSS. T ho l n^in. it mui I'lrnmiui Slii'litlj Injur* cd—Firo I.xt’iiQiiiHlied With tlio Aid of the eoluinliia Fire Ile- partment—'I ho I.ossos. rnu uniA, s. C., July 30.—There was a pretty co-,tly railroad accident on the Columbia and Greenville division of the Southern railway about 2 miles out of this city at 2:45 o'clock yesterday. rcsnitin:f in the total destruction of Haldwiu engine \o. 137, cijjht freight cars and a caboose, between 100 and .500 cords o!' wood 1;■•IonTiny to tlie state penitentiary, wliich was piled up on the sale of the track where the wreck occurred and the slight injury of three men. Mutineer Dan Madden was mashed about the bins, but is all rijrht now, save some soreness; Fireman \V. J. Mcl)i>n:ild w.'S pretty badly bruised, but crawled out safely; and a colored trainman, brooks Jordan, had his face pretty badly cut. Only three cars were loaded, with merchandise, cotton seed hulls and cotton {rins. The wreckage cautfli lire and the dames spread to tiie wood, innkiiiT the whole vicinity ap- pear like a furnace. Fire engines had to be sent from this city and they by usiiur water from the Columbia canal, took , ver; hours to reduce the heat so that the wrecking force could bejjin work. A new track was laid around the wtvrk and the road was open by 0 o’clock in tli aftcrni<".i. The authori ties have made a riyid investigation and lind tiiat noom was to blame; that it was an accident pure and simple caused by hr iveo c uiplinff pin; that nil prccantii s wer ■ talccn and no rules broken. 'Idle reyil:a r freight No. 154 stalk d n-ar the :op <>f Cemetery hill, a hifjli ^rc.lc. A il i'j.i. in was sent back a mile 1. .‘hop Uu- e\t-a pulled by en- pine I'd 'i ■ • c-m iuct.): - of the regu lar tr dr,, which v. i composed of 47 cars, w f • ■ ar.l to tell his en- uine. r ." ’’d >..hi.• the hill when the engineer : no re to get away by ’:>l:iel;i :.g bar* ’ to get up the hill. Fil e c t r-' broke hi >se with lids effort and tlew > lor n :i. grade and past tlie Uugiittiii, Hiiu the extra further on. The loss o the railroad company’ will amount > > several thousand dollars. The -' e will lose about $300 or more. SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARIES. Th© K< for i.iits Will Have :: Larg© .Major- ity f:i tho Con veil! ion. 'UtlA, S. July 31.—Tlie pri ce - ion called by the irby State 1 m* Ciiiniiiitiee to select yandi- )[• '.elevates to the State Constl- :l 1 ' invention wiiich meets on iiber in, wash ? Gi rouj^hout the ■ ter. ay. The el‘‘etion was called tiirolled in the ditt'erent counties i! issu< Tiie most conservative lied from votin y. and the voting boat the st:ite. Sev- vided their delegates e tactions. The most ar i n selected is from -ist.inj' of Senator it. U. :ie;,s;r. :n Talbert, State Watson, Lieutenant Gov- nnn, r» formers; F,x-Gov- feinoi- J. i . sluppajil, conservative, ai|(| Kx (’oiifi'i'essina n George 1). Till main running as tlie rejiresentative of neither faction. Governor Kvans will be sent as a delegate from Aiken county. The reformers will have a large majority in the convention. In several counties tlie eons-rvatives will have tickets in the general elections. washy hi throe eral counties equally among t notable del ga ICdgelield, w Tillman. Senator 1!. 1 ernor Timin' S. (’. T«'inpl;ir OliirerH, Si miteu, S. C., July SO.—The Grand Lodge of Good Templars of the state, which has just closed its session here, elected the following otlicers for the ensuing year: Joel Id. lirunsnn, G. C. T.: .Miss’.M. Mood. G. V. T.; Miss L. ( uttino. (1 S. J. T.; Id. M. lihame. G. S ; M. Hurst, Jr.. <1. T.; T. \. Merry, G. J. A. Sab', <i. A. S.; tin: Mev. '1'. G. Herbert, Grand Ciiaplinn; M. McLau- rln, G. •>!.• Miss (dive Ibnt. G. I). M.; Id. J. Mruee, Sen.: Henry Hichbourg, G. G. The selection of the next place of meeting has been loft in the hands of the executive committee. Tim Naval Keaervcn laavc for Drill. CnaHt.i'.sTox, S. C., July 30.—The United States war ship, Amphitrite, ar- rived here yesterday afternoon from | Brunswick. She will remain three days, and today will take on board three companies of naval reserves for a practice cruise. The hattallion was mustered on tlie wharf all day yester day awaiting her arrival. The delay in the arrival of the ship was caused by the giving out of one oi her boilers. young Man DrovvnoU. Sl’AHTANHI'HO, S. C., July 29.—J. N. Robinson, depot agent at Landrum, was drowned while seining at Lock hart shoals. He was a young man of excellent character and highly es teemed. SOUTH CAROLINA ITEMS. a Crops are good, though needing rain in some parts of the .state. Th e Mock Hill section suffered from a severe storm Saturday. Trees were broken to pieces and fruit and crops ilamn ged. Mr. Hamilton Hook, who lives near Columbia, came very near being killed by lightning. The mule attached to Ins wagon wa > killed, but Mr. Hook was unhurt. At a meeting of the hoard of trustees recently 1’rof. J. W. Daniel, a gradu ate of Wofford College, was elected principal, and L. L. Gregory, a gradu- atd of the Military Academy, assistant (jacber ot tl.« Keishaw High school, i.'i'i'er hi. been issued to the MeiViihan Lumber Com pa- uter e innty. The capital • e iino i r.* is to be 8«>,Q0O, i • I’ L Mridgers, presi- D. 1. .vii'Keitiiau, seen'tary ami lei, and these, together with |T. Hnrrun, malro p tho board »rs. CHARGE OF EM13EZZLLM iNT. An Fx-Clty Treasurer is Arrested nml Asks Fora Writ of llaheits Corpus. Jackson’vii.i.e, Fla., Aug. 1.—Robert C. Scott, ex-city treasurer, was arrest ed yesterday on a charge of embezzling §10,707 of the city’s funds during his term of otlice which expired June 21. The alleged shortage was discovered by experts employed by the city coun cil. Scott filed his answer with the council denying that there was any shortage in his accounts and asking for sufiicient time to make a thorough ex amination of the bonks as he had only been given five days to answer the charges which it had taken live experts five weeks to make. He was refused and criminal prosecution began. When taken before the criminal court the judge refused to take cognizance of the case as the capias on which Scott was arrested had not been ordered is sued by the court. The clerk paid no attention to the court's refusal to try the case and is sued another capias. Scott's attorney immediate ly applied to the circuit court for a writ of habeas corpus and secured. Scott's release from custody on the ground of the arrest be ing illegal. The charge of embezzle ment will again be made at the i -gnlar term of the criminal court on Aug. 27. A TEST CASE. The X. C. License Section 1'iicniistltlnnal. mid Mil utiil Void. Ashkvii.i.k, X. (’., Aug. 1.—Judge Charles !!. Simonton has hamled down a decision in an important vise. On the 20th, of July a warrant was issued hj’Justice Carter against W. J. Hough, of this cit3’. The charge* being that Mr. Hough had violated section 25 of the revenue act of North Carolina, for bidding tho sale of pianos and organs within the state without payment of a license tax - of §250. Tucker A Murphy, of Asheville, representing the \V. W. Kimball Companj*, of Chicago, and other piano and organ companies pro cured a writ of habeas c >rpus from Judge Simonton, returnable at Flat Rock, July 24. On that day J. D. Mar* pli3’ argued the case before Judge Sim- onton. Yesterday' the judge sent his decision to United States court clerk Patterson's otlice. In this, the judge holds in favorof defenda’nt, that section 25 is unconstitutional and void, for the reason that it n, in violation of article i, section s, of the Constitution of the United States, granting t >c mgress ex clusive right to regulate commerce be tween the states. HAS BULGARIA WON RUSSIA? The Kcturiicil lleleK'tt mi II e’arcH That ilccoiii'llmtlo.i is ..HNiired. Viknx' A, Austria. \ ag. 1.—The Hul- garian deputation -ent by Prince Fer- denand to St. Petersburg to obtain re cognition of the present government arrived here this morning en route for Sofia. Mgr. < lenient, Metropolitan of Tirnova, chirmun of tiie delegation, to a correspondent of the United Press explained that Prince Ferdinand, hav ing become convinced that Mulgaria could not exist witlimt the friendship and moral aid of Uussia, was prepared to make all the s .enfiees necessary to secure Russia's good will. A reconcili ation lias already been all'eeted, he said, and Mulgaria will soon have an orthordox dynasty. WANTED FOR BIGAMY. lie In Itcportnl to Have IJccn .Married In l no ALiImiiiu Towns. J \CKson vii.i.k, Fla.. Aug. 1.—A spe cial to the tiines-Union from Tampa, Fla., says: I. L. Dekle, !*‘it town very suddenly a few day -, ago and it de velops that he feared arrest for bigamy. Dekle learned that a Savannah man had written here, inquiring if lie was married. On learning this Dekle bor rowed money and left. Mrs. Dekle fol lowing in a few day s. It is stated that live years ago Del; e dcserte 1 a wife at Gadsden, Ala. He went to Mobile Ala., where he married again. This second wife he deserted and married tlie wo man with whom he was living here. Dekle was a clerk in a grocery house here. FIRE AT COLUMBIA, TENN. AdkiiiNoii'rt <ir«u'. ry lie.lmji'd mid * liaw’a *nlno:i l> tuiuacd. Cot.r.MitiA, Term., Aug I. Yesterday the grocery store of Ab Atkinson, op posite tiie depot, was destroyed by tire. Mr. Atkinson carried the following in surance on his stock, with J. M. Fowler Co.: Hartford Lire Insurance Com pany, §100; New York Underwriters, §500: Scottish Union and National, §1,000. The saloon of Thomas Shaw, next door, was badly damaged. It was insured in the Home of Tennessee for 8500. The buildings were owned by O. HR. GORMAN WINS 11 In tho Contest of Naming the Maryland Candidates. IT WAS HURST ON THE FIRST BALLOT. Sinitli Is Ills Own Succc.sor for Comptrolcr. of the Treasury; State Senator Crcthers for Attorm-y-tleneraL ▲ Stormy Convention. Baltimobe, Aug. 1.—Mr. John E. Hurst, senior member of the well- know Hopkins Place dry’goods firm of Hurst, Purnell it Company, was yes terday afternoon, nominated for gover nor for the democratic state convention on the first ballot. Senator Gorman and I. Freeman Rasin, thereby scored a decisive victory over their opponents, the Cleveland democrats. The ticket was completed by the nomination of Marion DeKalb Smith, of Kent county to succeed himself as comptroller of the treasury, and of State Senator Charles C. Crcthers, of Creit county, for attor- ney-general. Tlie surprise of the convention was the almost total desertion of the re-as sessment advocates, State Senator Thomas G. Hayes. He received but two votes on the roll call. A stormy scene is said to have taken place be tween Mr. Hayes and Senator Gorman just before the convention met, wliich undoubtedly accounts for Mr. Hayes defeat. It is creditably stated that Mr. Hayes accused Senator Gorman of base deceit and double-dealing and ended up ins tirade by’ charging his senior senator with having sold him out. MISSISSIPPI POPULISTS. THE CRAIG MURDER. lj. P. Hennett, and were insured in vbu Scottish Union and National for -.iOO, So fi.iirof tin, IimIIiiu*. Saj.t Laki: City, Utah, Aug. 1.—Ad vices from Salt Laker.-, who arc siun- mering near Yellowstone Park and who passed recently through Jackson’s Hole indicate that the news of an In dian outbreak have been greatly exag gerated. No special anxiety isfelt here over the absent touris .s in that locality. I‘nltr<; Captain Dead. Nkw Youk Aug. 1.—Police Captain Michael J. Murphy died yesterday from Bright's disease and dropsy. Captain Murphy was under suspension from the force at the time of his death having been indicted as a result of the testimony given before the Lexow committee. All quiet on tin. Dtinim*. \\ ahiiiso rov, Aug. l Consul-Gener al Vifqimin, at Panama, states that trains are moving without interrup tion, and it is believed that the strike is over. F*-( lilef IiiHpcet-ir Dcnd. Ki v \Vksi\ I In., Aug. 1. William Hcdwii h. I'x-eiiii f inspector of cus toms at this port, died vesterdnv. Mil mine ot in \ia.. Moiling mills will run the entire summer. Thi . Ims never happened since Ihe mills were lirtt belli Ruftpicion that Mrs. Craig* the Only Witnes* Known More Than Told of it. Jacksonvii.i.*:, Fla.. Aug 1.—Special to the Times-Union from McClenny, Fla.. say r s: The suspicion is growing that Mrs. C. \V. Criag has not told all she knows about the assault on her husband, Monday night by which his skull was broken. Mr. Craig is an old man and is considered wealthy Some months ago he advertised for a wife and the advertisement was answered by a Mrs. Bailey, of Albion, 111. Mrs. Bailey came to see Craig and they were married on the day of her arrival. ^ ith Mrs. Bailey came a young girl who, she said, was her daughter. Soon after the marriage, it was learned that Mr. and Mrs. Craig were not living happily. Mrs. Craig was a handsome woman, much younger than her husband and very extravagant, it is alleged. Some time ago Mrs. Craig said she and her daughter were going back to Albion, 111., as they could not endure Craig. The known disagreement of the couple, together with the queer story told by Mrs. Craig of the assault on her hus band, has caused suspicion to be di rected towards her. It is considered very remarkable that she should see her aged husband’s skull crushed at 11 o’clock at night and say nothing about it until the next morning. Yesterday evening Mrs. Craig and her daughter left the Craig residence and went towards the depot, but they were stopped by’ Sheriff Pons and are now at the hotel. The weapon with which Mr. Craig was assaulted was found yesterday concealed in a barrel of lime. It was a large file and hail blood stain s on it. Mr. Craig is still alive but unconscious. His skull was trepaned yesterday and it is hoped he will retrain consciousness and tell who struck him. To Aid tho Cuban Insurgents in Their Fight for Liberty. DYNAMITE, GUNS AND WOUND BALM. They Meet, Nominate a Ticket, I'aNN Koso- 1 ut Ioiin ami Adjourn. Jacksox, Miss., Aug. 1.—The popu list state convention completed their labors by adopting a long series of resolutions arranging tlie national and state democracy on errors of omission and commission, 20 per cent, reduction in official salaries, tlie abolishment of the numerous clerks and deputies and examinations of all books and accounts for several years back, reiterated their confidence in the Omaha platform and nominated the following ticket for state otlicers: Governor. Frank Burkitt, of Chicka saw; Lieut, governor. Dr. S.\V. Robinson, of Rcnkin. secretary of state, R. It. Hunting, of Tallehatchie; auditor, R. T. Love, of Sunflower; treasurer, C. \V. Bolton, of Pontotoc; attorney-general, J. J. Mcnnis, of ()ktibbeha;superintend- ent of education, A. Trotter, of Clark: railroad commissioners. G. \V. Dwyer, of Panola, M. M. Hollingsworth, of Hindes: \V. N. Jackson, of Amite; land commissioner. N. C. West, of Carroll; revenue agent, R. E. Mitchell, of Alcorn; .Supreme court clerk, L. R. Col lins, of Jones. MICHIGAN FOREST FIRES. Valuable Timber lleina Destroyed by the Flstm s. Gi.Aiis’roNi:, Mich., Aug. 1. — Exten sive forest fires are raging to the north west of this city’, and considerable ap prehension is felt for the "Sop" Rail road Company's round house and the plant of the Washboard Company. A Strong gale is blowing from the north west. and unless it stops soon or siiifts. considerable property will be destroy ed, as much of it lies beyond the reach of the city water plant. The fire at present is in the Goodman addition northwest of the city. Another fire is raging on the penin sula east of the city, and is destroying much valuable, timber. It is feared that it will reach tlie farms, in which case much suffering will be caused. There has been no rain for many days, and the swamps and slashes are dry. BEATS THE RECORD. l’r<Mlm*in£ St«*i I (t th It it . of Ovit 1,000 'lo;;» \ inly. PlTTHHfito. Pa , Aug. 1. The tonnage men in the l onverGmg department of the Carnegie Ei^ar Thoms m steel works at Mrad h i ;. mule an unprece dented run between the hours of (> o'clock last ni r’nt and ‘J this morning. The run surpasses the former world’s record, also held by the L lyar Thom son Steel Works. Last night's pro Dic tion of the tw i fifty ton C'inverters, seventy-three heats, was 1.110 tons and 'M10 pounds. The night previous the product of sixty-nine heats was 1,040 tons. Tim .Military to Accoinpuiy th« tioveraor Jacksonvii.u:, Fla., Aug. 1.—The Jacksonville Light Infantry has receiv ed a communication from Governor Mitchell to tho effect that he under' stands that tho company goes to the Atlanta Kvposltion in October, and re quests that they go as his escort as he will go on October 10. He requests the company to meet him at Lake City, and authorizes them to carry forty men and a band of fifteen pieces. Tim Thomson Fire. AuorsTA, Ga., Aug. L- Last night’s report of the lire at Thomson. Ga., seems to have been greatly exaggerat ed. A store house that joined the depot platform was blown up by a dy namite explosion, which is supposed to have been the work of burglars My bard work the depot was saved and the fire prevented from spreading. Loss slight. In Favor of Fr^o Coinago. St. Loris, Mo., Aug. 1. Louis C. Nel son. president of the St. Louis National Hank, has announced himself ns an nd- vocate of the free ami unlimited coin- I age of silver at 10 to t and has been ; Chosen as a delegate from st Louis ! county to the Pertle Springs eopveq- tioil. \MII No* 0|i|ii«s" Dully forX|» B i»ker. I.oxpon, Aur I. The Pall Mall (in. /••11 e assert npim what it cIii'piuk isab- Milute atilh >riiy. Giat tii** govcrninciit Wit! not oppose the re-eleetion of Mr. I Gully t" Ihe Speakership of the IlouSo i c! Cotumum. UNDER CURRENT PRODUCTION. Uulcsfl a Further Demiiuit the Supply of Cotton Must bn Curtailed. Manviikstkh, England, Aug. l.--Thc Guardian in its commercial article says: The demand for manufactured cottons has been anything but vigorous and the offers of buyers have mostly been declined. Occasionally manufacturers, however, are sulliciently anxious for business to accept orders, which under normal conditions they would incondi- tionaiiy refuse,wliileothers accept busi ness at a lo's which is no greater than would he incurred by allowing their looms to remain idle. The dillieulty in securing satisfactory employment for looms throw a gloom over the vurn market in which the experience of seller-, is most discouraging. The spin dles that are generally engaged in pro ducing yarn from American cotton are running full while the demands are much under the current production. Utiles', tlie demand for this pro luet de velops very soon the necessity for cur tailing the supply will become impera tive. BONDS CALLED IN. They are to be ICcdeemi'd by the Louisville and Nashville liuilrnnd. Nkw Youk. Aug. 1.—The Louisville and Nashville directors have decided to call in the company's outstanding ten-forty (i per cent, bonds between four and five million dollars in amount and now subject to redemption. They’ have also decided to cancel the existing bonds of tiie Mobile and Montgomery Railroad, all of which are held by the Louisville and Nashville company. The latter company has just sold to Kuhn. Locb ,y Company, two million dollars of its l per cent, unified gold bonds and also four million C per cent, first mortgage fifty-year gold bonds issued as the joint bonds of the Louisville and Nashville, and the Mobile and Mont gomery Railroad Companies, and se cured by first lien upon the last named road. THE WORK OF A FIEND. If Guilty, Will be Given thu Usual I’aniiih- ment In Mich < hsc*. Oklahoma, Okla., Aug. L— Last night Mrs. S. J. Mitchell, aged 13 years, the wife of a prominent farmer living sixteen miles west of this city, was criminally assaulted and murdered dur ing- the absence of her husband Her body was found in a pasture near the house yesterday morning and the bruises on her body showed she had made a desperate fight for her life. A negro named Matthews has been | arrested on suspicion and the evidence is so strong against him that he will probably be lynched. SMALL POX IN VIRGINIA. Light Dfutlm uixt Twenty-One ('a*i'ii are l(«'|itirte<l in 1‘iitrick County. Winston, N. t'., Aug 1.—The small pox scare in Patrick county, Virginia, near the North Carolina line,is creating considerable excitement. Three cities have quarantined against flu* infected iljsiriet, eight deaths and twenty-one | eases are reported up to yesterday. Several cifiztyis are said to be leaving Martinsville and other places near by on account of the disease. ( hitttano.iga >uutborn Kiiliwny. Montuomeky, Ala., Aug. 1.—Applica tion for a charter for the Chattanooga Southern Railroad was filed in the office of the secretary of state here yes terday. The company asks permission to build a road from Gadsden east- wardly to the Georgia line, a distance of forty-two miles. Colonel 1’ost and associates of Chattanooga are the in corporators. .\fcl«'C|i on tin* Truck. Winston, N. ('., Aug. 1. A white man named Slneksmiih, was run over and killed by n freight trail; lust even ing near Muigantoi;. He was either drunk <<r asleep and sat down on the truck. A Canon, n Guttling Gun ami ThoiMnnd* of I’onnil* of Ammunition AIko lie- llvercd. Which ITitn New Life In the Cuban Cause. Jacksonville, Aug. 1.—A cablegram from Key West, Fla., to the Times- Union, says: Private telegrams re ceived here confirm the story of tlie safe lauding of the largest and best equipped expedition that has ever land ed in Cuba. As was stated, the expedition was commanded by Generals Roloff, San chez and Rodriguez. They carried 2S0 men, 2s,i)90 rounds of ammunition, 450 rities. 4.700 pounds of dynamite, one Gattling gun, one cannon and 50!) ounces of Dr. Esquinaldo's infallible balm for wounds. Dr. Valdez, Domin guez went as colonel of the sanitary corps, Part of the expedition left here early’ in June in the tug Childs, but after several attemps to land on the east const of Cuba, returned and camped on Harbor Key. about 30 miles from Key west. Shortly after landing Roloff left them and it is rumored went north, going by* way of Miseayne Bay, to se cure another vessel. He returned a week ago last Wednesday on an ocean tug. name unknown. She was covered from stem to stern with canvas and took on the men and ammunition last Thursday week and started for the Bahama Islands. lie look on General Rodriguez with fifty-six men. 30,000 rounds of ammunition and 150 rifles. It is reported that Henry Brooks was with the expedition, he having made several visits to Harbor Key, coming and going by way of Riseaynu May. He was known here as Mr. Grant. Prominent Cubans here state that the safe landing of the expedition has put new life into the Cuban cause and its failure to land would have been its death blow. The expedition was so well planned and executed that few, even of the Cubans, knew anything abou i it. A )>}»oint« <( ( i hutixborHAM New Y"i,K, \ug I General Anson G McCook, his been appointed ( ity chamberlain to succeed Jos. J. O'Hou- ohuij. The place in worth |25,0i)0 a year. CROP CONDITIONS. Unusnally Fin© Yield of Corn In th© Southern States. Washington, Aug. 1.—The weather bureau in its report of crop conditions for the week ending with July says: Drouth continues in western Ohio and is effecting crops unfavorably in portions of Pannsylvania, Soutli Caro lina, Georgia, southern Texas, Kansas and Nebraska. In southern Michigan drouth has been relieved, but in the northern part of the state the rainfall has been insufficient. The general outlook for corn is ex cellent, although unfavorable reports are received from portions of Nebraska and Kansas, audit is reported as late in North Dakota. In Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri, it is making rapid growth, and earing. In Iowa the best crop ever grown in that state is prom ised. In the southern states an unusu ally fine crop is now practica'ly assured. Tho condition of cotton is probably less favorable than last week. In Lou isiana and the lowlands of Arkansas, there has been too much rain and the crop continues grassy in Mississippi. In Texas it is of irregular size and from one to three weeks late, and com plaints of shedding are received from the Caroiinas, Florida aud Louisiana. Harvesting of spring wheat is advan cing in South Dakota and Minnesota, and will begin in North Dakota this week. Tobacco is not doing wen in Ohio, but in Wisconsin, Mary land and Kentucky it is growing finely, the out look in Maryland being exceptionally favorable; in Virginia the general con dition is promising. Condonsod Nows of Interest Throughout tho State. EDITOR FRANK E. ROBINSON FINED. ALL QUIET AT BROOKSIDE. Tli© RcpiirlH \V.t« Gn-atly Lxagecratctl, Only Oik* KIHimI. Mikminoiiam, Ala., Aug. 1.—No fur ther trouble has occurred at Brookside since last night. Reports sent out by special correspondents were greatly ex aggerated. only one man was killed and so far us known two others shot in the legs. It was no race war but a battle between otli .'crs and s uni* negr ie ten- ents whom tin- Sloss Iron A' Steel Com pany had instructed to vacate. The officers had gone there to serve notice on them when the negroes fired upon them. Deputy Sheriff Wood, was kiile I; but if any others were killed their bodies have not been found and noth ing is known of it by tiie officers. An Age-Herald reporter, spent the 1 night at tlie scene of the fight and | heard but little talk of a race war i though there was considerable indig nation expressed towards the negroes engaged in the shooting. About a dozen negroes, who are sup posed to have been engaged in the fight, have been arrested and are now in jail. A DANGEROUS INCENDIARY. Dy Ills Own ('i.iifruiliui II© Has Famed Many Fires. Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 1.—Henry (J. Clark, seventeen years old, was in the municipal court here charged with housebreaking and entering. Iliseise was continued in order to permit State Fire Marshal Whitcomb to prefer more serious charges against him. By his own confession the boy is one of the most dangerous firebugs in Massachu setts. Last spring he set (ires tlia^ caused a loss of more than §5 Ul.hh, Young Clark's princip:;! files Include the burning of .Stratum's wall paper factory in Chelsea. March 21: of an oc cupied house here, March is, and of the. Hotel Strathmore, the largest h'fiid on Crescent Bench, Roweyo. April 12. He ! also broke into the First Baptist church here and started a fire, but regretted Ids action in time to extinguish flames. Clark has already fjevved time foy in cendiarism. ENGLAND BUYS OHIO IRON. I.lTerpool Msuiufttctururrt 1 lii<l It lletter Thun th«* I’rofluc** Youngstown, Ohio, Aug. 1.—A ship ment of I (Mio tons of metal was recently made from here to England, yesterday, the Mabel Furnace began shipping an order for 400 tons of tine pig-irop to Liverpool, consigned ton large r.,i|'t>lngo manufacturing c.uncurq, which will use it in making trimmings for carriages; believing it superior to the English • product. Hill Hum'* F'oltoi) Kevitiw i Nkw Youk. Aug. I.—Cotton advanced ' 7 to 9 points, closed steady with sales of | 74,000 bales. New Orleans advanced 7 | to 3 points. Liverpool was easier on the spot but without quotable change; ; the sales were 10,000 bales. Futures there declined 1-2 to I point, the dm- , taut months showing the. qiwst firm ness, closing steady’, Torpedo lloats Ordered. London, Aug. 1. The Admiralty has placed orders with the Messrs. Thump son ship-builders of Glasgow, for tho consti qrtioit of throe torpedo destroy- ors, capable of maintaining a rate of spued of :;(i land miles per hour. The intention is that these boats shall be the fastest vessels of their kind afloat. Ten I’it Cent. Advnriuci In Wngi-n. Noums'i'i.v i. Ua., Aug. 1. -The em ploye', of III.* woolen mills of .1 ,v S. Lee and II ( .lone^ A Company, iiiiin- lii'i'ing thirty hands, have been notified ..f e l n percent advance v,afiOs,'U> | take c IIeel uoxl Monday TESTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A* a lU'Milt of Tliulr Over l , roiii|itnc«'« Tv. o May Die, Another Injured. Camden. N. J., Aug. 1.—After a lengthy meeting lasft night the Camden fire commissioners walked down to Sixth and Royden streets and turned in an experimental alarm from the box located there. They wanted to test the promptness of the department. Com panies numbers 1 and 2 responded to the alarm at break-neck speed. The hose cart from No. 1 company turned wildly from Uroadway into Royden street and its momentum sent it careen ing completely over. Two men were ; buried under it. They were Assistant ] Chief Samuel Musine and Wilkin Mrom- ley, the driver. A third rider, hose- man \\ illinm B. Jones was thrown clear and escaped serious injury. The ; other two men were hauled out and sent to their homes in a patrol wagon. Moth are so badly injured that they may die. INSURGENTS DEFEATED. They Miike Three; Attacks on the Spaniards and are ilopnlMed 1C very Tlrue Havana, Aug. 1.—A dispatch from Santiago de Cuba says that a band of insurgents made an attack upon Fort Mijiol, between Songo and I’oncips last evening and were repulsed A large kind of insurgents made an attack upon a small detachment of Spanish troops on the estate of Isabel, in the ' Guantanamo district. A desperate fight ensued with the result that the rebels were driven back with heavy- loss. General Lugne reports from Santa Clara that the Spanish column under Col. Carrido met a band of in surgents under the rebel leader Rod riguez yesterday and dispersed them, killing Rodriguez and capturing a quantity of arms, ammunition, etc. ORE TRAIN WRECKED. Hrakeman Injured und a Negro Hurled I'nder th© Cars. Helena, Mont., Aug. 1.—One of the worst wrecks that has taken place for I a long time on the Mountain Central i occurred to an ore train about a mile and a half east of Wiekner yesterday. A wheel broke on one of the cars just as it struck a small bridge, breaking it and letting thirteen cars drop through. The braketuun wore on the top of the cars and jumped when they were going through the bridge. One was badly • injured; the others escaped unhurl. A ! negro who was beating his way, was covered by the wreck and killed. PECULIAR ACCIDENT. From Which On© It'.aok'mlth I* Killed anil Ttii«© Injured. Clkvki.and, O., Aug. 1.—A spi cial to the Press from Lorain, O., says: A serious accident occurred at the John son Stool Plant yesterday. Four black smiths were heating a hollow tube which had been filled with water and plugged. An explosion took place and pieces of the debris and the forge were hurled through the roof. Tiie work men were all seriously hurt. An eight- penny " ttf > driven into the stomach of one of the blacksmiths and he will die. The men did not know the tube contained water. Ituk© of Argyll Mnrrlert. London, Aug. 1.—The Duke of Argyll was married yesterday to Miss Ina Mc Neill, formerly a lady of the bed-cham ber of the queen and a cousin of Sir John McNeill, who married the Puke of Argyll's sister. The ceremony took place at the palace of Uipon and was performed by the Bishop of Ripno, who is a cousin of the bride. The wedding was quiet, owing to the recent death of Lork Uolin Campbell, fifth sou of the Duke of Argyll. lilt'll©*'.. Mine Kvor Found. VicToniA, Col., Aug. I.—A vein of gold ore was struck in the Indepen dence mine here yesterday that is be lieved to l>e the richest lode ever found in any mine in the country, if not in the world. The body of ore was found at a point where two veins meet and the width warrants the statement that there are millions of dollars worth of ore, assaying §l4U to the ton now iu sight. Tennriiic-© Lipouitlou, Nasiivu.i k, Aug. l. Major E. i . Lewis, of this city, was vesterday fleeted director general of the T. im. s- see t cnG'uuial Exposition, which wiil tw* held in 13:Hi He b, a prominent t II*,. Iness nmh, the manfigfr of thji. Bwrc Powder Mills Company. A U© Makrs a S3.000 l>on«l unit Appeal* to The Supreme Four!—Fined Other Interesting News Through the State. nniuent mcm- who had vol- to defend tlie the Citizen to was that tlie Ashvii.le, N. C\, July29.— In the case ■ of H. C. Evnrt, judge of the criminal cireuil court against Frank E. Robin son, editor of the Citizen for contempt, the editor appeared Saturday by J. S. Adams, Lock Craig, J. 1). Murphy and Judge Charles Moore, pi hers of the Ashville bar unteered their services editor. The answer of the charge of contempt editorial complained of did not repre sent the proceedings of the court un fairly. The criticism was made in pur- , suance of the rights of the press under • the constitution of the United States and North Carolina as well. The editor further denied that he intended any contempt of court, etc. The court.how ever imposed a tine of §7.50, and a sen tence of imprisonment for 30 days. Bond was fixed at and given for SJ.oOO and the case appealed to the Supreme court. A TEST CASE. Tli© N. C. License Section I'ncoiiKlitional, anil Nul and Void. Asheville, N. C., Aug. 1.—Judge • Charles H. Simonton has handed down a decision in an important case. On the 20th, of July’a warrant was issued by Justice Carter against \V. J. Hough, of this city. The charge be.tig that Mr. Hough had violated section 25 of , the revenue act of Nor'li Carolina, for bidding the sale of pi: nos and organs within the state without payment of a license tax oi §250. Tuebor A Murphy, of Asheville, representing the \V. \Y. Kimball Company, of Chicago, and other piano and organ companies pro cured a writ of habea corpus from Judge Simonton. return".Die at Fiat , Rock, July 21. On that day J. I). .Mur phy argued the case before Judge Sim- onton. Yes'erdny the judge ent his ! decision to United States court clerk Patterson's office. In this, tiie judge holds in favorof defendant, that ection 25 is unconstitutional and voiff. for the reason that it is in violation <•: article ' 1. section s, of the Constitiriou of the United Stui<*. granting t ,< ..igress ex clusive right to regulate eo,amerce be tween the states. SMALL POX IN VIRGINIA. Eight U©iitliH uihI : w Vii'.y-Ou© FaarH are Kc*[)ortcm! in Patrick County, 1 Winston. N. C.. Aug. I.—The small > pox scare in Patrick eouni v. Virginia, near the North ( aroliiia lined - creating considerable excitement. Three cities ; have quarantined again t the infected | district, eight deaths and twenty-one ! cases are reported up to yesterday. Several citizens are said to be leaving Martinsville and other places near by on account of tlie disease. Arrest anti Shooting in Norih Farolinn. Asheville, N. €., July 31.—A special to the Citizen from Marshal! says Depu ties Kniff and Hayne arrested Harley Shelton on Saturday in Tennessee for the murder of Sol llcnseley last April; also that Officer Stamey shot and killed Bob Mrawn on Spring Creel; on Satur day in making an arrest. Mrown was shot nine times. Stamey has not been arrested. Crow of Lost \ Ei.i/.AitE'rn City, N. C., July 30. —The men of the barkentine J. W. Dresser, bound from Cuba to New York, laden with sugar, wliich went ashore on Dia mond Short!, near llatteras, las’ Mon day, am vi liere .•esterd:i and its entire cargo, consisting of '.iuu tons of sugar, was destroyed, but no lives lost. Ilihl.tMl Will tiie lair Asheville, N. C., July 31.—At the meeting of the Southern MiL ieul As sembly yesterday an invitation receiv ed from Governor Northern for the as sembly to attend the Atlanta Exposi tion in Octo’eer.for a time not specified, was favorably discussed and the invi tation accepted by the Assembly. A*lpri> on th© Track. Winston, N. C., Aug. 1.—A white . man named Slacksmith, was run over and killed by a freight train last even ing near Morganton. He was either I drunk or asleep and sat down on the i track. placet NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS. Crops are fine in the state. Mr. W. L. Cutting will erect a rolli flouring mill at Statesville—the* secoi there. I ive thousand spindles are now beii l in the State.xvillo cotton mil which are to begin work Sempteinb 15th. The Capital club, of Raleigh, h made a purchase of valuable proper upon which it will erect a handsoi chit) house. The Press and Carolinian say’s the is a tangible movement on foot to « tablish at once at Hickory a lar; knitting mill. 'ihe Shelby’ Aurora say’s that K. K© dull, of Cleveland,shipped 38,000 p*»uu of monazite to Dresden via Baltinio and Bremen, Germany, Friday of la week. 1'rices are as good a© ever f good sand. N'o Fear of th© Indian*. ’ Saj.t Lake City, Utah, Aug. 1.—Ad vice.-, from Salt Lakers who are sum- ' rnering near Yellowstone Lark and wl.o p r.xe ve-ntiv through Jackson’s 1 Hole indie.-te that the news of an In- t dian nuthrvak have been greatly exag- ironih'tl. No snecia! anxiety iafelt here