Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MORE LEDGERS Go to a Dozen Postoffces in,this county than any -Q|fier Newspaper. Ledger LEDGER READERS Patronize Ledger Advertisers. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People it Subserves. VOL. II. no. lm». GAFFNEY CITY, S. C.. FRIDAY, AUGUST J), 181)5. 81.00 A YEAR. IN Sill;QilOUSA Judjia Goff Hcrnra tho Gowdy- Groono Caoa at Richmond. THE STATE VOTINi; LAWS ATTAEKED. Vticro ar«< Siimi. Now DcvelopcifiitK Ko- Kiinlhii; tho itoittli of J. O ( union. Hih A' if.- mill (iroon lluvo Coaft.soil to tho Alurdor. Si’AUTAxm 1:0, S. Aui;. ft. —Tlie mystery of the nitir'lcrof ■). o.Carson is to be cl oil red away, and a younj^ man by the name of Green, and Mrs. Carson may lie apprehended, as warrants have been issued for the’.r arrest. The killing' is one of the blackest that has ever occurred in this county and the direct cause which led to the deed is far more black than the crime. It is rumored that Mrs. Carson and Green have been on intimate terms for some time and that Green became jeal ous of her husband and killed him to get him out of his way. It is said that the suicide theory is all a myth and that it was arranged to shield the murderers. Latki:: A special to The State says that J. If. Pain, a white man. has con fessed that Mrs. Carson and Edward Green, her paramour, did the killing. Green promiscii I’ain Sion not to inform on him. I’ain, Mrs. Carson and Green have hcen arrested and lodged in the Spartanburg jad. It was with diflieul- ty that the oflieers prevented an infu riated mob from i vneliing the prisoners on tiie way to jail. SOUTH CAKOLHM CASES. Her Keuistnitiiin ( loites A^alu Mefiini tlie I'nlleil s; t,'s t ( ourt. Hiciimonii, Vs.. \ug. 7. Another South Carolina registr ' on ease is that of Jos. II. Gowdy ag.inst \\. itriggs Green, wliieh wa . argil d in the Unitetl States Circuit court iwre yesterday be fore Judge Golf. Gowdy is a negro voter and Gn eu :: 'ipervisor of regis tration at Columbia, S. C. The com plaint is a general one against the reg istration laws of South Carolina and the ,r roll mis setjort h are tU'it the cn- aetmeiits of the Cjroluia legisla ture in tliis respce.g'.yro-ijr-contraven tion of the eonsti;'.tion o'the United States 'i'he defendant's (•ounsel, At torney General I.arbiTr and Gen. E. Mc Crary. <>f Charleston. argued that tliis court did not have jurisdiction and the •• ease should have gone to the I'nited States Circuit court of the Eastern dis- \ 4rict of Soutli Carolina. Judge Golf jin announce his decision today. JNIEW TELEPHONE COMPANY at ('(iiiiiiili!n, S. ('., and ( licapcr Kut : s \ ffordeil. Cola Mill A, S. C., Aug. ti.—A new tele phone company has been incorporated with headipiarters in this. city. The corporators of the new company tire: \\. \. Abrahams. \V. 15. Low-ranee, F. I). Kendall. A. IL Stewart, R. G. Jolin- ston, T. J. Harper, and J. li. 1'riday. The company is to start out with a cap ital stock of s.booo and it is intended to have all subscribers interested as .stock holders and with that view the shares on* to be fixed at s-';.'i. The subserjptjon list is already ((iiite large, and Mr. Abrahams experts to jpd about 2,000 subseribers to 1 he u -w system, which is to be installed in stores for s"'g> a year and ?bS in res'nk ne. s. The Hell com pany charges > 10 for stote phones. Kuril mi.I IlnrseH Iturneil. Lachi xs, S. Aug. ft.—A. II. Mar tin's barn and stables, four miles from here, were ib'st'i iyed bv fire. Five horses, four mule , and a cow perished in the (lauies. beside nmeh provender being burnt. Two of the horses be longed to Mr. Mnhoin. of Newberry, a visitor. No insurance. Tlie origin of the fire is unknown. SOUTH CAROLINA ITEMS. Crops are needing rain. The First Regiment S. < . enmpment at Orangeburg. The Spartanburg- soap factory will begin operations about the middle of September. The Sumter disti l-t conference of the M. E. church, soulb held an interest ing session in Camden this week. Doss Harr, a colored tenant on the plantation of Mr. 1*. M. Rogers, about four miles west of Dillon, lost his barn and stables by Are. Henry Williams, a colored constable in the service of Trial Justice Glover of Rerkley county, was shot in tlie back from ambush with a load of buck shot Saturday. , Dr. Thos. J. Pickens, a prominent physician arid a member of tlie liMoric family fif that name, died at IV mil eton S. C., Tuesday night from the effects of a sunstroke on Friday. The wheelmen are to have a meet in Newberry on the (itli inst. under the auspices of tho Newberry Ricyele As sociation. The contests arc to consist of mile half mile, ijuarter mile and a five niih: race for all classes. Spartanburg. S. C , is to have another cotton mill. Tho mill will be built within the city limits and will compare favorably with tb- largest mills in the South. The enterprise was started some time ago and the prospects so far have been most fluttering. Work on the extension of the At lantic Coast Line from Elloree to a point called Creston, on the Manches ter and Angbsta division, is being pushed ranuUy forward. The grading lias been eonipleted some days ago, and most of the rails have been laid. follow^- i, the schedule for ' tL*y»o' coin'ent ions: >♦ V l<». Tsy.V, New- Ittfl.V, Abbe- Anderson Mpi’, Greenville riekens conn* t)D8B con at j. THE PROSPEROUS SOUTH Hon. Ilnkc Multti Snyi it In tin- riiun Tot %iHiiiK, or Hlil Men. Bai.timohk, Md., Aug. S.—Hon. Hoke Smith, secretury'of the interior, in an interview with the Manufacturer's Record in regard to the business out look of the South, based on investiga tion during his recent trip says: “I have never seen the South look so prosperous, especially 'Georgia. Hard times are rapidly becoming extinct,and I belive that the Southern states are moving on to the most prosperous epoch in their history. Georgia far mers will make this year better corn crops and raise mere meat than ever before. It is safe to s.iy that the food supply of that state if properly distri buted will be Hiifhcicnt for two years consumption. “Cotton is sufficiently advanced to in sure a good crop, and while Texas is behind probably in production, Georgia and the adjoining states will furnish an average yield*” T he secretary is enthusiastic over the signs of prosperity among the fruit growers of Georgia. “More peaches,” he said, “have been raised and market ed than ever in the history of the state. They are large and juicy, and in the eastern markets have almost en tirely supplied California peaches. The watermelon crop, too, was a tremend ous one, and in most parts of the state n profitable one. Grape growing is also making rapid progress.” Secretary Smith says lie believes that the industrial boom in the south which was temporarily set back by the late i pirnic, is on again Cotton manufac turing was never more su ■eossful in tho south than it is today, a' i all through the cotton belt new n 11s are being erected and old mills are being en large l. Much of this i:s being done by home capital although a numb t of New England people are miking large in vestments in cotton manufacturing companies in the son h, In the iron district of Alabama, a number of new furnaces have recently gone into blast, and the workmen in that section are now fully employed, and many of them at increased wages. All over tffe south the demand for labor is constantly in creasing and at good prices. Condi tions were never b; ttei for a return of prosperity unexampled in tlie history of that section. "If oar pensile continue 1 in their present conservative way,much of the flow of eastern eapital wliieh has hitherto travelled «lsev.'lie''o, will come to us. “The place for a young man, an old inan, a rich man or a poor man, willing to work and anxious to improve his fortune," concluded the secretary, “is in tlie South.” WANT MRS NOLJLE3 TO HANQ. Cltl/.riiH ot lulggs t’liTiiiliiiiiinily 0|i|>one C oinniiitiii imi of S *iitoii<'o. Daxvim.i:, Ga , Aug s. — At a mass moetieg of T".i. g* county citizens held yesterday, upanimous action was taken opposing tiie eoiuiiiiitation of Mrs. No bles s aitence. Strong resolutions were passed protesting .gainst the ex ercise of executive clemency in her case. Sonic of the best citizen.-, of the com munity were present and made speeches. Public sentiment is very strung on the subject, and is intended to counteract the petitions and expres shins m thc.woman's behalf. THEY FOUGHT IN TEXAS. It W'iih liiteiiilKil as a To*i Canij for the Sax Antonio. Tex*., Aug. s.—A 24- 1 round prize fight was pulled off at Rockport, just south of this city last ! night, before 500 spectators, between ! Hilly Jordan and Fred Rose, pugilists ! of state reputation. The affair had been widely advertised and was a feeler to test tiie attitude of Governor ( ulberson toward prize fighting. Thu Contest, which was declare 1 a draw was not interfered with, and the Fior- i ida Athletic Club men are now cunfi- 1 dent that there will be no interference | with the Corbett-Fi tzximiuoiis meeting. ROBBED A RAILROAD OFFICE, Anil, 1'iHtul In llmitl, lineki-il out itud Mmlr <■ tod III* Kuril(m*. Sun is, Mich., Aug s. - A masked man entered the Grand Rapids ,V Indi- ! ana Railroad depot here lust night and demanded that Henry Dobberden. the uight operator and A. S. McCormick, hold up their hands. He secured £25 | of the company's money from the oper ator ikpd sonic money from McCormick and then hacked out of the depot with ^ his revolver pointed toward the men : and escaped in the darkness. GENERATOR EXPLODES Ami KilU Due Mail and Kll|;litly Iiijnriex Another, Rk iimonli, Va., Aug. 8.—I’.y the ex plosion of a soda water generator at Gonnella Brothers’ store, yesterday morning, 1’cter Marchetto, aged 10 years was so badly injured that he died in ten minutes, and his brother, | Louis, aged 22, was slightly hurt. Doth the young men were natives of Italy, and nephew and employees qf the Con- 1 nellas, ON FIRST BALLOT McLaurln is Nominated for Gov ernor of Mississippi- THE OTHER SOMEES OS TIIE TICKET ALABAMA MINERS STRIKE. Benatur George wan Chairman and Free Sliver wan tho Key Note—The Nomi nation for Attorney-General wa* Deferred L’litll Today. Jackson, Miss., Aug. 8.—The Missis sippi Democratic State Convention was called to order at 12 o’clock yesterday by Chairman J. R. Boothe, who made an enthusiastic free silver speech, urg ing harmony in tho democratic ranks, and naming Hon. J. C. Longstreet, nephew of the late Senator, as tempor- nry chairman, whose nomination was unanimous. The convention then ad journed. The convention re-assembled at 8 o’clock, when C. C. Miller, of Lauder dale and Senator George, of Carroll, were placed in nomination for perma nent chairman, resulting: Miller, 131; George, 215. Senator George took his seat among the most terrifiic applause. Senator George made a red-hot free silver speech on taking the chair. After the conclusion of Senator George’s speech, on-taking the chair as permanent chairman, a resolution was adopted that no nominating speeches should be made, and ox-Senator A. J. McLaurin, of Rankin, was chosen gov ernor by acclamation. He was-called for vociferously and responded in a short speech, thanking the convention for the db inguished honor. No man was ever nominated governor of Mis sissippi by acclamation before. Mr. Me- Laurin, who is a native of Rankin county, is just 44 years of age. Hu first came into notice in iv.u when elected to fill Walthall’s unex*nirod term in the United States Senate, lie cham pioned the cause of free silver, and the first day he took his seat, voted against the confirmation of Hornblower for tlie Supreme court bench. His record in the Senate made him thousands of friends at home, and when lie an nounced his ambition 10 be governor, he swept aside all opposition as chaff in a whirl-wind, the two other aspirants abandoning the race some time since. ! Other nominations followed in rapid succession, all on the first ballot, as j fallows: Lieut governor, Col. J. N. > Jones, of Wilkinson: secretary of state, J. T. Power, of Hinds; auditor, Col. W D. Holder, of LaFayelte; treasurer, H. C. May. of Simpson. Pending the nomination for attorney general, over which there will be a hard struggle, the convention adjourn ed over until today. FREE DOCK ACCESS 111 Granted tlie ( li eitK« ’ uldie ns tho Ite- siilt of u Trlaiii;ii :i>- Kij-lit. Chicago, Aug. 8.—Tiie triangular light which has been g > : :ig o:i for the ' last three days between the Illinois [ Central Railroad Company, the steam boat owners and tlie e’ty, resulted yes- ‘ terdav, after considerable excitement. : in an agreement by tin* railroad couipa- i ny to build immediately a viaduct across their tracks at VauHurea street, ! and to permit the public to have free access to the lake over the track at 1 all times utter a co'i.'eronce with the city authorities t he company agreed to construct a temporary viaduct which should he in a position wkliiu twenty- 1 four hours, and in the meantime pas sengers would be allowed free access to ; the steamboat dock. THEY SOLD BEER, And Were Arrented m Si.utli ('urolln:i for ho Knlm; Cl IA ui.ottk. N. (’., Aug. d. — Vest rday as tlie excursion train returning from , Atlanta to Charlotte, reached Chester, S. Mr. M. R Cochrane and Mr. Harry Timmons, who hud charge of t he refr eshment stand •oi ! who were selling 1 jeer, were arr • >* i and liund- cuffed li >y a Tillman s;iv 11 mi.* 1 Newoid, who g- >t on at < ’hester . and went to At- A Song Writer Drnd. ( me ago, Aug. 8. — Dr. George P. Root, known throughout the United •States usa music comnnscr and as tiie author of the ‘’ir'eH-lovcd war songs” died yesterday afternoon at Hailey’s island, off Portland, Me., where he went last Juno to spend the summer. He was in perfect health when he went to Maine. Knoxville Orgnulzi-ii u Clearing House. Knoxvim.k,-fTentf,^. Aug. 8.—The Knoxxille Clearinjj* Hnuse' A^socialuJTT wns organized-tty haiHters ot Whs city yesterday. H. t. AuIT was elected “president; J. K. Shields, vice-president, ami E. Oates, cashier Tnittlotv < ai»ttir«i<l. Kamivii.i.k, Tenn., Aug. a u. ic. Trnslow, the bank wrecker, who es caped from tlie Huntingdon jail on Sunday, was found today hiding in a Ifarn neat* that place, and was returned COjtU. la at a and back with the excursion train. Mr. Cochrano was put under a 8101) bond, two e.i-es against him. Mr. Tinions waspbie d undvr-Dobond. Both gave bail and relunicJ home this evening. KILLED WIT H A RUCK. itl u I'ai’t ) mI it W ith a | 1\tUi >iz. Knoxvii.LK, Aiijf. s.- Jot* Asquith, aged 23 was kiile i by Harmon i Michaels, aged It), at a wai i im.-ion fes tival in thisedy Iasi uig'iii Tboy w*it|j other young men were turowiug melon rinds at one auotiier. Asipiith lice.tine offended at Michaels and they quar relled. After some hot words, Asquith , turned away and left Michaels. When only* six feet away. Michaels, threw* a stone which striking Asquith at the base of tin-skull, bro.ve bis neea, cans- 1 ing instant death. Michaels is under arrest. FIRE AT NASHVILLE. Vehicle* l actory Damn;; <1 fo Hid Kxtcnt of Ten Tlioiiimiu! Nashs h i.k, Tenn., Aug*, s.- Scales <Si Waller’s vehicle factory and repair shops were considerably damaged by fire yesterday. The fire was discovered in tlie vai'ni-hing room on tlie third floor about 5::!<). The upper floors and the rear portion of the building were I destroyed. The first floor and contents were damaged chief!” by water. The loss will probably roa h 810,000; insur ance 87,200. An Kx-Tonn .Mnr-lisl s| lu t, Dr.x i , A ig. i-. James i iaru, ex-town mar dial of Tellm id. was as Missiunlcd lb, i*e shortly afti’r midnight yesterday morning. In company with “Mexican S.i ti* he was passing the Warwick ruxiaurant on Main street, when an unknown umii sprang from hiding and levelling a Winchester at 1 Clark, allot bun in the breast < lark lived about half an hour, but never spoke. The asfifir.sin instantly disap pc&rcd in tho darkneii. j There are Troubles at Several Mine* and They go Out. RntMixaitAM, Ala., Aug. 8.—Three hundred white miners employed by the ISloss Iron & Steel Company at Brook- side, Cardiff and Brazil mines went out on a strike j’esterday. Tlie trouble is not about wages, but other matters. The miners contend that a committee of miners was appointed some time ago to call upon Superintendent Culver- house and refused tlie appointment of a cheek weighman, and that thereupon Culverhouse discharged two members of the committee from tlie company’s employ. On Sunday a mass meeting was held near Cardiff by the miners and it was decided to renew tlie request for tlie check weighman, ask pay for "dead work" in the mines and also request the reinstatement of the miners’ com- mittccmen. Another committee with these requests called on Superintendent Culverhouse, and it is said he received them courteously, promising to rein state tlie discharged men. However, yesterday it is said when the discharged men started to work this privilege was denied to them, as well as to tlie new committeemen. The miners met at Brookside also decided to strike. This they did yes terday. All is quiet, but no white men are at work at Brookside, Cardiff or Brazil. The negro miners are still at work and are not concerned. Just what tlie outcome of tlie strike will lie cannot lie foretold. Nearly one hundred negro furnace laborers imported by the Tennessee Coal. Iron Railway Company to work in this city struck because of a refusal by the company to grant them an in crease of 25 cents per day in wages. Convicts will be put in their places and deputy sheriffs have been sent to the scene, where a number of the strikers were loafing, but no trouble lias yet oc curred. The oflieers say they will have no trouble in getting labor at former prices, 81 per day. REAR ADMIRAL STRICKEN. The Veiirralile l):titi<-l Ainineii Attacki-il l>v Vertigo in (VaHliingtou. Washington, Aug. s.- Rear Admiral Daniel Atnmeu, retired, while on a vis it to the nayy department yesterday morning, was prostrated by an attack of vertigo, superinduced by the exces sive heat. He was treated temporarily by Surgeon-General Wyman in his of fice and then sent to his home at Am- tuendn’ie, Md., accompanied by Assis tant Surgeon Guest. Tiie attack is be lieved to lie serious in view of the advanced age of the admiral. DIED ON HIS WIFE’S GRAVE. A. K. tV. tVrller. u fit*vi-lttml Merehnnt. Tims fomiuit* Sini-lilt'. (T.r.vi r.ANi), O., Aug. 3.—A. E. W. \\filer, a well-known commission mer chant at 152 Merchant street, went to Lake View cemetery yesterday, and lying down on his wife's grave, shot himself through the heart, dying al most immediately afterwards. Mi>. Weller died about a month ago and the husband has been despondent ever since. This fact, couple 1 with some business trouble, is supposed to have led to I he suicide. LITTLE IS THE NOMINEE. lie Hull Xu <)|>|>osilloii in till! K.iro—.luilgr < uzurt llonori! I. Col.I'Mill's, Ga., Aug. 8.—At noon yes terday the county democratic executive committee consolidated Hie returns of yesterday’s primary and found :>!>ft votes cast, all for John 1). Little, who was declared the nominee. Judge A W. Cozart was elected a member of the fourth district democratic executive committee, from Muscogee. FIVE BURNED TO DEATH, Ilix Went Home Drunk ami Accidentally Sot III* IIouho on Fire. Wiiiti,siii no, Ivy.. Aug. 8. -- News reached here from Big Stone Gap, Va., of the burning of Eli Hix and four children. Hix had come home drunk and built a fire in the kitchen, which in some way set tlie house on fire in tlie night. Mrs. Hix rescued one of her five children. Hix was fatally burned. I>r. floury !tl. < uhlivcll Dead. Uikminoiiam, Ala., Aug. 8.—Dr. Henry M. Caldwell, for ninny years president of the famous Elyton Land Company of tliis city and one of the most prominent and intluentinl citizens of Birmingham, died last uight. Sev eral days ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis and never regained conscious nes-. in* nan been in failing neuitn for a long time and had to resign the |"••sidenev <»f the company on that ac count. Kiolcod by >i l|or*o. • »< vi.A, Flu.. Aug. m. While driving homo last night Mr. Samuel Howell's horse w hioli wan attached to u road o 'G. b 'gar kicking; one foot, striking Mr llowoli on the head and fracturing tho skull. Ho will probably die. AN ELECTRIC AGE, Ip Truly Indicated by the Combi nation of Two Companies. REVOLUTION IN RAILWAY LOCOMOTION The tVcxtiiieliouie nnd the Ilaldwin Coin- panic* Unile in Itcallxatlon of Elec tricity, In a Great .Measure, Supplanting Steam. were otli- Burnhum, the Bald- ALABAMA EMBALMERS. They Meet at lilount spring* ami Form a Fcrinanunt Organization, Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 8.—At a meeting of the state board of embalm- ers held at Hloiink Springs yesterday, thirty-seveif applicants, were licensed to practice the art of embalming. Tho embalmers and funeral directors association of Alabama was organized with the following! (hears: L. W. Kohl, of Ozark, president: T. S Hagby, of Oxford, vice president; J. I). Hrislin, of Selma, secretary: A. W. Wondlilf. of Gadsden, treasurer, and I’. H. Dixon, of Mobile, representative to tho National Association which meets in Atlanta, Ga., October The association unanimously endor sed the governor in his appointment of the board of examiners, they being men well qualified to lill the position on said hoard After transacting rou tine busine-s. the association adjourned to meet in Montgomery at the call of the president. PiHr.APF.i.miA, Aug. S.—An impor tant combination was announced today between tho Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, of Pittsburgh and the Baldwin Locomotive Works of this city. The combination is solely one of interests and not of capital. Each company will retain its own iden tity and carry on its own lines of work except in tlie construction of locomo tives. The articles of agreement chilly ratified yesterday by Williams Co., comprising win Locomotive Works, and the direc tors of the Westinghouse Company will act today. The announcemont of the consolidation, which affects united capitals of 82,000,000, was made by tho members of the firm of Burnham, Wil liams iC Co., who said: We have long been thinking that tho Baldwin Locomotive Works should take a prominent position in the man ufacture of electrical engines, but we found the electrical field so well cover ed by patents that an outsider must work under great disadvantage. The negotiations between the two compa nies to overcome this difficulty have been going on for more than two months, and we are now ready to join and undertake any contracts for loco motives run by the electrical power. David Leonard Barm*-, a railroad en gineer expert of Chicago, has been se lected as the joint superintendent of the companies to overlook the construc tion of the-,c locomotives. No immediate extension of tlie Bald win plant is contemplated as a result of the deal. The eomhination will mean, however, the employment of a considerable number of men, both here and in Pittsburgh. The Baldwin works have already experimented in the con struction of electrical engines. One was built recently for Henry Villard of the North American Comnnny, and a number of small trucks have been built for elevated railroad use. A revolution in the matter of railway locomotion i- confidently expected. The Baldwin Locomotive Works, which are the largest of their kind in tho world, having a capacity of loco motives a year. were founded by Mat thias \V. Baldwin in ls:;t. The first building on the present site was built in 18:55, and the plant has gradually in crease I until now covers fourteen acres of ground. Thu capital of the firm, which is not incorporated, is generally placed at v'I(),(Kii!,((00. Tho Westing- house Electric A: Manufacturing Com pany is incorporated with a eapital of 810,000,000. The only formidable rival to the Westinghouse Company in the electri cal world is the Genera' Eiec'.rie Com pany of New York. The Westi'ighoyse Air Brake Compmy, the Union Switch Company, and a number of small cor porations are under tiie control of the parent company. Each one h : ■> its own province, but by the agreement with tlie Baldwin Works each will do all it can to perfect and increas- 1 tin* business of manufacturing electrical locomo tives. WOMEN ARE DUELISTS. L. li. Gove and one sou. THE RACE WAR, All I* Quiet but Threatening at the Spring Valiev Mine*. Princeton, III., Aug. 8.—1 ere haa been no violence at Spring Vail :y other than the Italians preventing the coal company from operating their mines. As a result the streets are still crowded with miners, meetings mostly secret, arc being held in various parts of tho city, and the situation is being discuss ed on the street corners. Sheriff Atherton of this city, left Princeton at 10 o'clock in the morning for Spring Valley with armed deputy sheriffs. Tho deputies are well armed and if any Italians or any one else commits depre dations or violates the knv in their presence and refuse to desist they will open fire at once. The reports of out rages committed along the railroad yes terday on the fleeing women and child ren are fully confirmed. War Declared off, uiul Work I* Ke.sutne.!. Princeton, 111., Aug. 8.—The war on negroes'by the Italians of Spring Val ley has later been declared off. The Spring Valley Coal Company will be permitted to resume operation and the negroes to return to their homes. Tliis action was taken by a muss meeting of white miners which assembled in the public square. About five hundred miners were present, the largest part of whom were English-speaking. In terpreters were present for tlie Italians and French. A resolution was offered to the effect that the miners of Spring Valley would recognize the fourteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States which guarantees to every person equal liberties without regard to race, color or previous condition of servitude, and that the miners of Spring Valley would pledge their earnest support to all of ficers in the enforcement of the law After being interpreted tiie resolu tion was put to a vote and was declared carried by an overwhelming majority. About fifty Italians voted in the nega tive. A committee was appointed to wait upon Manager S. H. Balzell of tlie coal company to inform him of the action of the meeting and to report that miners were ready and anxious to re turn to work in the mines. A CORNER ON ORANGES. IN NORTH CAROLINi i Many Happenings of Interest Through tho State. THE SOUTHERN BIBLICAL ASSEMBLY W'lslic* Another Meeting at AhIicvUIo Next Year—A I.argi: Attendance Representative* Appointed to the Funner’* Congress. Asiikvim.k, N. C., Aug. 7.—Dr. 0. S. Strickler, of Atlanta. Ga., made a very able address last night in tlie First Baptist church on "Tho Bible, the word of God.” At a meeting of the Biblical Assembly yesterday morning, it was resolved unanimously after invi tations from the Asheville churches for the assembly to return during the sum mer of 180(5. that the assembly unite with the churches of Ashville in the invitations and express tlie earnest hope that society of religious education will see its way clear to call a similar gathering of the Christian people of the South to meet at Asheville, next sum mer. Professor Noah K. Davis, who has been instructor of the school of English Bible during the past week, ends his engagement today. Dr. II. H. Harris, of the Baptist Theological Sem inary, of Louisville. Ky., will conduct the school during the fourth week. The school is attracting a large crowd daily. ■ DELEGATESlO ATLANTA. Governor Carr Appoint* UeprcKfiit at Ives to tho Far'iirr**; C’ot*£rrflss. Bai.kigii, N. C., Aug. 7. —The gover nor lias appointed as delegates to the national farmers'congress at Atlanta: Robert 15. Vance. John S. Cunningham. J. J. Lanshenhouse. R. 15. Colton, Wharton J. Green, Calvin Barnes, J. .M. Galloway. W. 15. Capehirt, J. II. Til lery, B. !*. Williamson, and W. L. Wil liams. He appoints a* •gates to the lie- Dlondy Itattle ut Cl irk-ville, Tenn., twiM’ii Two of Them. Ci.aiiKSVii.f.K, Tenn., Aug. 8.—Two women fought a bloody battle early yesterday in the darkness in South Clarksville, and one of them. Eliza Hale, is thought to be fatally wounded, being almost hacked to pieces Kitty Wisdom charged the Hale women with being intimate with her husband,broke open the door of her room with an uxe, and then attacked the Hale woman with the weapon, cutting several gashes in her face, neck and arms. JOHN FEWELL KILLED. IK* .Married III* Slayer’* D iugliter While lliivlne a Wife Savannah, Ga., Aug. s special to the Morning News from Hiinb;-; I go, Ga., says: Yesterday in the s nitheast- ern portion of this city. W. L. Ingram shot and instantly killed John Fo well, who was already a married man with a family, ran away with and married In gram’s daughter, claiming that he had a divorce from his wife. It is said Fewell had said if Ingram ever men tioned the matter to him again he would kill him. Ingram says nothing except that it was in self defense. They Increase Wauo*. Bkm.moxtk, Penn., Aug. 8.—The miners and furnace men of the Valen tine Company of this place, have been given a voluntary increase in wages of ten cents per day. The order effects four hundred men, and it is expected that another advance of a like amount will shortly be made. The company has orders ahead for nearly a year’s work. Tho Pencil Factory. Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 8.—The walls of the new pencil factory at Alton Park are up ns far as the first lloor and a force of thirty men are pushing the work as rapidly as possible. The machinery has nearly nil been pur chased, and J. C. Wall, Jr., who has se cured the contract, will begin setting it in a few days. I'olsonert hy Ice Cream. 1VAI.I IGII, i>. Aug. and wife, two daughter and the family coof;, wore poisoned by eating ice cream. All are confined to their beds, but are believed to be out of danger. €Tt|»f. fttiM’Oii Myrl«‘U DuikI* Atlanta, Aug. H. A special to the Constitution from Vmerieus, La., stales that Captain Bacon Myriek, editor of Times Recorder, died there at 1 o’clock this morning. A Koston Firm Ituy* In tho West India Crop for Three Year*. Jacksonvim.e, Ha. Aug. 8.—The Britisti steamer Ja on. Captain Frazier, will sail from here today for Jamaica, carrying a cargo of orange box mate rial and also many expert orange pickers and packer-. These orange pickers and packers are the employes of Williams it Hubbard, of the Boston Fruit Company, which has cornered the Jamaica orange crop for three 3*ears to come, or until they expect that tlie Florida trees will be in bearing condition again and knock out trust prices. A shrewd piece of busi ness was done by this concern. The monied men of the linn and a business man thoroughly alive to every point of vantage, hurried over to Jamaica imme diately after the Florida freeze and se cured leases of a large number of bear ing' orange groves. These leases were obtained for a period of three years. The boxes on the Jason arc his, and will be used in which to pack tlie first part of the crop, which will be ready* for shipment in September. The beauty of tlie orange groves in Jamiaca is that they bear two crops a year, one in Sep tember and the other in March. They do not bear as prolificly at a time as the orange trees in Florida do, but in a year produce fully gis many’ oranges. There is now on board the Juson enough material to manufacture into fifty thousand boxes. As soon as these are filled the Jason will come back for more. She will probably bring back on her return voyage the first shipment of Jamaica oranges which, on account of their earlincss, ought to command fancy prices. national prison convention at Denver, J. A. Turrentiue, M. J. Battle, Charles L. Herins, L. W. I’ease. S. (.'. Rankin. J. (’. McMillan. <>. II. Alien. Thomas G. Skinner and J. W. McNccl. Now Mills for States* Sr.vri;sv 11.1.1:, N. (’.. Aug. 5.—The ; Bufialo Shoals Cotton Mill.capital 8100.- j 00. projected by George II. Brown i cashier of the first National Bank: N. I B. Mills, merchant. <** X. !5. Mill- A o .: 'I'. J. Allison. I’nited Stab , mar- Wagner is n >*.v :: imr In*,*n i!rU r. capitalist: id L. C. i certainty.85n.< km hav- >ed in 24 liour The ices flic cotto n mill. and a bridgeac ross tiie Catawba river. Train* ( nliidf In North ('nrulina. Winston, N. (.’., Aug. 7.—A special train carrying severa’ hundred fireman to the state fireman's tournament at Ncwbern collided with a local frieght train on Haw river bridge yesterday morning. A commercial traveller named Durham was in the caboose, | and was terribly mangled, lie vill | probably die. Engineer and fireman | on the passenger train jumped from their engine but were badly hurt. Tlie track was cleared in 55 hour -. Col ton Mill*-old. Gastonia, N. C., Aug. 5.—The 1 !e-se iner City* Cotton Mill was si,id at 15. >-e- mcr City, under a deed of trust. Satur day, and was bought by Mr. S. J. Dur ham, of Dallas, for 82 b (MO. They we re valued by experts at 812,(MU. JEALOUS OVER THE BELL. Senator Marlon Hutler IVIntie* It to Travel Over North Carolina Soil. Ciiaki.ottk, N. C., Aug. S.—United States Senator Marion Butler in sa com munication to tilt* Observer, regrets that the Liberty Bell should be sent around bv Tennessee on its way to the Atlanta Exposition and not pass through North Carolina, a state in which the first battle of the revolution, Moore's Creek, and one of the last de cisive ones, Guilford Courthouse, were fought. Guilford Courthouse is a few miles from Greensboro and the bell, if sent through North Carolina would pass there as it would Charlotte, where the Mecklenburg Declaration of Inde pendence was signed. May *20. 1875, and also King’s Mountain in sight of the place where Ferguson was defeated. Senator Butler mentions these facts and urges that the bell's itinerary be changed so that it shall pass through this state. A FATHER DROWNED Wbll*! Trying to Save Ills Daughter From a AVaterv Grave. Nokfoi.k, Va., Aug. 8. — Mr Thomas Moberly, of Richmond. Kentucky, was drowned at Virginia Beach about noon yesterday while endeavoring to save his daughter who went beyond her depth while bathing, being unable to swim, he drowned before reaching his daughter. The young lady was saved by Mr. Greenwood, of Norfolk. The Sun’* Cotton Review. New \ okk, Aug. 8.—Cotton advanced 1 to 55 points, lost this and declined 1 point, then advanced i points, and fin ally closed quiet at about the same prices as at the close of yesterday, with sales of 15,000 bales; futures advanced ‘2 1-2 to 5! 1-2 points, closing quiet ami steady at a slight reaction from the highest prices. (iolri In (solng Out. Nl.w York. Aug. *. The announce ment tliat U illinm A. ( ressman ,V llro., will ship $L<x>0,000 i,, jrold on the steamship Augusta Victoria, attracted attention among linancil circles ye-ter- day as this sum will bring the total Shipments of the firm up to SJ.OOU.OOO within two weck& NORTH CAROLINA BRIESF. The Southern Railway will build a new depot at Statesville. Tlie state firemen hold a firemen's tournament at Newbcrne tliis week. ExSheriff 15. \V. Hardic. of Cumber land, died a week ago, aged 7- year:,. The centennial of Lower Stone church was celebrated near Salisbury this week. Rev. John Hughes, of Yv'i!!<> -. aged 61, was recently married to Mrs. Sallie Harris, aged (55. The Monroe cotton mill, pnroha.-i ■ last week by Mr. (). P. Heat'., will 00 started up at once, and late.*, v.i’h in creased facilities. One of the new wells beiii.r fiu;i d fi: the Ncwbern Water Works Co., l.a been thoroughly te.-teii and foun . to be inexhaustible. In a fight with a colored wo:, an, Sarah Sweet, in Wilmington (a-t week*. Edward Dickson, also colon i. in'Met .*d blows which resulted in her douLi The Stanley Enterprise says It, it Mr. John S. Atkins, who lives near Albe marle, is showing some fine specimens ol gold recently found on his place The school census of Wilmington just finished shows the population to bo 22,027. Uf these 0,182 are white and 12,545 colored. There arc 8,855 school children in the city. Rev. Mr. Horner, of Oxford preached in the Leaksville Episcopal church Sunday, tho sermon in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the organiza tion of that parish. The first of the farmers’ in-titutes this year, to beheld by the commis sioner of agriculture, aided by Profes sor Massey, will be at Lumbcrton on the 10th and 17th of August. Capt. B. I. Fisher opened up a private street through his property at Greens boro. It was condemned for public use bv the city council, and he was then fined for obstructing it. Tho foundation has been begun for tho Park Manufacturing Go’s., steam pump and heater mill at Dilworth. The iucorportors as known are Moffat and J. W. Pharr. The works have been located at Gastonia and will be moved from there to Charlotte. The state board of education I.', no knowledge of the extent < . the "va. r.ino lands” in Brunswick and Columbus, a- they 1 avo never been surveyed. (. mp A Co. are to make the survey, and haw- an option on the lands at 25 e.* it- :i ., acre until December 31st. next. 'i n cypress timber is what Camp 4 to taw mill men want