The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, December 12, 1895, Image 3
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THE WEEKLY LEDGER; GAFFNEY, S. C M DECEMBER 12, 1895.
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First Republican Governor In
the History of Kentucky.
AN IMMENSE OKOWD W AS PRESENT.
Xho Newly Klecleil Governor, In Tnklnf
Charge of the Afthlr, of the State, Made
a Speech, In Which He Declared For a
Sound Currency and Condemned Mob
Violence.
Frankfort, Ky., Doc. 11.—William
O’Connell Bradley was sworn in as
governor of Kentucky, and the first Re
publican administration in the history
of the commonwealth was ushered in.
Never before was such a crowd seen
in Frankfort. There were ten times as
many people here by noon as ever be
fore came to witness an inauguration.
Cincinnati sent 509 representative Re-
- publicans. Covington and Newport sent
1,000 members of half a dozen clubs.
The Garfield club of Louisville swelled
the delegation from that city to several
thousand people. Two special trains of
ten coaches each, which came from
Lexington, were packed and many were
unable to get aboard.
Colonel Bradley with his wife and
daughter arrived on a special train from
his home at Lancaster, and became the
guest of Colonel L. P. Tarleton, a lead
ing Republican. All the other state
officers elected were on hand.
At 11 o'clock the inaugural procession
was started by the firing of salutes on
Arsenal hill. The First regiment K. S.
G., under the command of Colonel John
B. Castleman and the Second regiment
under Conel E. H. Gaither, were in the
van. Then came Governor-elect Brad
ley and Governor Brown in a carriage.
Other carriages bearing distingushed
visitors followed. Then came organized
clubs and delegations of citizens on foot.
The procession was a lengthy one and
comprised four divisions.
At noon it reached the statehouse,
where the inaugural stand was located.
Fully 20,000 were gathered to hear and
witness the ceremonies.
Mayor Julian presided. Dr. W. O.
Taylor offered prayer.
Judge W. H. Holt delivered the ad
dress of parting and welcome. Then
came the valedictory of the retiring
governor, John Young Brown.
Governor-Elec t Bradley followed with
an address as follows:
The credit and honor of the state and
nation are ot the first imp >rtance. The
recent popular verdict, which hasdeclared
in favor of the use of both gold and silver
us money, hut at the saim* tunu the main
tenance of the best and higli-st standard,
■o that every dollar shall be of equal
value, should he accepted and adhered to;
and while public credit should be protect
ed, we should u me the less lavor a well
reuul itod system of protection to every
branch of American industry; such a sys
tem ns will e icourage genius nourish and
increar.: diversified industries, maintain
and enlarge a home market and protect
every honest son of toil from the degrada
tion of competition with the pauper labor
of the old w.u ld.
Together with this should he fostered
that reciprocity which will insure free ex
change of our products with other nations
for commodities which cannot be success
fully grown or manufactured in this
country.
The accomplishment and maintenance
of these eeon >mic measures will develop
our resources, advance our material pros
pects and prosperity and give to Ken
tucky the position she is entitled to occu
py in the sisterhoo 1 ot states.
Above all things, the constitution and
laws within its snirit must be enforced.
Every citizen shall be protected in life,
liberty and rop.-rty at whatever cost. I
solemnly appeal to the people in every lo
cality, and to the officers of the state tor a
faithful, energetic and fearless enforee-
m *nt of the law. Nothing can lie more
eff ctive in the suppression of crime than
the cultivation ami expression of a healthy
public sentiment which will hold in ju-t
execration every criminal, more especially
the murderer and assassin.
Mob violence, which lias its home in the
breasts of cowards, should be prevented
» at all hj*zat «^—^aulifie'u. Such
netton is an open declaration of the want
of confidence in the courts, and, instead of
promoting does serious injury to the wel
fare of the state. The commission of crime
to punish crime can find no apologist in a
Christian civilization.
I shall do right, as God enables me to
see the right; be just ns He enables me to
determine what is just, and. by the love
that I cherish for tne state of my birth,
do all that within me lies to advance her
prosperity, or./orce her laws, protect her
citizens and 'aintain her honor, remem
bering alway. that I am not a governor of
a party, but - all the people.
The oath office was administered
by Chief Justice Pryor.
Standing —ith his head bared beneath
the Amerit flag, with his right hand
uplifted an lis left resting on the Bi
ble, Colonel Bradley repeated the words
which made him the chief executive of
the grand ol commonwealth.
COTTON CROP REPORT.
It Han Just linen Issued by the Agricul
tural Department.
Washington, Dec. 11.—The t blowing
is the cotton crop report issued by the
agricultural department: A crop equal
to 67.3 per cent of last year’s, or 6,876,-
009 bales is indicated in final returns
from county and state correspondents.
More complete reports, based on com
mercial movement will be issued in 1896,
the first of them probably in February
Mean farm price 7.69 cents, a gain of 65
per cent on last year’s figures, 4.6 and
of 9 j»er cent on 1893.
Re.omsfrom correspondents are al
most uniformly unfavorable as to qual
ity, tho weather having proved gen
erally disast-ous.
Tho drout i caused an unusually early
marketing throughout tho cotton area,
with an almost total sacrifice of tho top
crop. Tho lint, however, is generally
clean, so that the quality is exception-
ally high. Many reports show the crops
to be completely gathered and marketed.
Tupper May Ilocome Premier.
London, Doc. 11.—The Globe says it
is rumored that Sir Charles Tupper will
not return to London after his visit to
Canada, anr mucod to be in order to
make the final arrangements for the
projected fart Transatlantic Steamship
line. In ail ition, The Globe says it is
believed thi the Hon. Mackenzie Bow-
ell will resign the premiersaip of the
dominion and that Sir Charles Tupper
will assume that office.
TO RECOGNIZE CUBA.
The Matter Will Be I' resii a Soon After
the Organization of the House.
Washington, Doc. 11.—There is no
doubt that a movement to recognize the
Cuban insurgents as belligerents will
be pressed upon the .attention of the
house soon after its organization has
been completed by the appointment of
committees.
Possibly a resolution may be reported
from tho committee on foreign affairs
of its own motion. This is talked of,
but if the committee does not care to
take up the matter itself there are in-
fluential members out side who are ready
to assume the initiative.
One of them is Representative Bro
derick of Kansas, who was a member
of the judiciary committee of the last
congress. Mr. Broderick h ties that
some member of the foreign affairs com
mittee will champion the cause of the
Cubans, but he has resolved to prepare
a resolution himself, if no a'di m is
taken by members who are particularly
identified with diplomatic matters.
He believes that the course of this
government toward the republic of Tex
as and toward Mexico, when Maximil-
lian was undertaking its conqiv'd, fur
nishes precedents for rceoguitiin of the
Cubans, and that the m>c of Sp un in
recognizing the southern Confederacy
soon after its formation, furnishes pro
vocation, if any be mcc.-sary.
Tho fact that it is a matter of com
mon knowledge that Cuba is in a state
of war, furn sites sufficient pr mnd for
this government to proceed, Mr. Brod
erick says, even if Spain dmimi the ex
istence of war. An or anized army
making an organized revolt against tho
government, is sulfi fio it in his opinion
to establish belli: erency.
Speaking of the cause of the Cabans,
Mr. Broderick said that they have
greater cause to rebel against Spain
than the American colonists had f* r
their revoluti m against Great Britain,
A Resolution Is Introduced I:
the House By Mr. Barrett.
IT CAUSED QUITE A SENSATION.
Senator Ctillom of HllnoN Ailiirrsool the
Senate on the Mon roe Doetriir.-, Dramat
ically Declaring That “Gur Doctrine Is
the Protection of American Ini. rents a ml
Our Motto Is America l’or Americans.”
as every possible mode of taxation has
been resorted f > t i npnre: s them.
Mr. Broderick thinks that cnngres-
ional sentiment is in favor of recogni
tion of the Cubans.
TALKING FIGHT.
An Ex-Governor Vo’.ieiti-er t I!W f.-rviees
In Case of War V.’.lh Knglaa I.
Little Rock, Dec. II.—Ex-Govern >r
J. T. Churchill, a famou;; eneral *' r ‘°
confederate army, telegraphed Senator
James H. Berry at Washington, an fol
lows:
In case of w ir with England, effer my '
services to th • presi lent.
Senator Berry replied:
All right, Thomas.
General Churchill said regarding the
matter: “I did this to srw that the
south and all the old confedc. ates are
loyal to the Union, and are willing and
ready to defend the government from
all foreign foes. Tim cii is hasec.mo
when we must either uphold the \[ mn o
doctrine or aband >n it altogether, f,
for one, am in favor of enforcing it, and
I fully believe the whole American peo
ple are a unit on this p int.”
General Churchill was governor of
Arkansas from i.y'-O to isdj.
Want to Flgiit P<»r t lie star i nml *tr!;>es.
Cincinnati, Doc. 11.—The Dirkw rth
club (Deni.,) has passed a resolution
indorsing the declarations of President
Cleveland on the M niroe doct iim, and
sent a telegram to Governor M'-Kinley
asking in tho event of war. to h ■ <• ili t-
ed as the first Ohio v.>hiuto,>r infantry,
to fight for the stars and stripes.
Wants the Settlement Set A-tMo.
Tacoma, Dee. 11.—A suit has been
filed in the United States circuit court
which recalls tho Paris scandal of five
years ago, in tiliich Colonel and Mrs.
C. P. Ferry of this city, figured as prin
cipals. They were subsequently di-
vorced. Mrs. Evelyn J*. Ferry, tho
wife, has brought an ami >n to sm aside
and declare void a certain release made
by her to him at the time the divorce
she accepted !$.?»,o'M fn Tu.iT".'J’y wlimh
of her community interc t, and which
she now claims to have been wortii at
that time $290,099. She alleges that
the settlement was procured by fraud.
Si-nntor Nqnlre'H Hill.
Washington,Dec. 11.—Senator Squire
of Washington has introdu-cd a bill to
increase the efficiency of the personnel
of tho navy, and particularly to
strengthen f he usefulness and numbers
of the engineer force. It increases the
‘number of tlie engineers, thereby pro
viding agaic, t tho farther prostration
of the corps from overwork, and en
abling proper care to bo taken of machin
ery of onr vessels. It further confers
actual rank on engineer cfil ers, and
places them in full command of their
men and in Idition, provides for idling
vacancies in the corps fr nn the great
scientific sc> sils of the c mntry.
Dwelling Burned.
Special to tho Columbia Stale.
Blacksburg. Dec. 8.—Yesterday
about 1 p. m. fbe dwelling of I). M
Williams at the corner of Carolina
ami Shelby Streets was consumed by
fire, as was also a small tenant bouse
immediately adjoining Williams’, in
which file fire originated. It was oc
cupied by W. Miller and wife, re
spectable colored people and was used
as a dwelling and rest mi rant. By
the heroic efforts of our citizens the
tiro was kepi from spreading. .'. purl
of the furniture from ea< !i building
was saved. Loss about $100. Xo in
surance.
Washington, Dec. 11.—Two Massa
chusetts Republican congress men caused
sensations soon after the house assem
bled. Representative McCall < ffered a
resolution calling on the president to
report to tho h .use whether ho had
taken any steps to ascertain if reports
of speeches of Ambassador Bayard had
delivered in England and Be t'.and wore
true, and if true, what steps if any had
been taken to recall or censure said
Bayard.
McCreary (Deni., Ky ) immediately
objected, when Mr. M- Ca’l’s c lieagn
Mr. Barrett (Rep., Mass.) cam • f award
to a quoftion of pers mal privilege and
sending to the clerk’s desk ha i read a
resolution for the impeachment of Mr.
Bayard.
Both resolutions complained of Mr.
Bayard's refUcti ms on Am nica’s pro
tective system as state socialism audi t
references to the U iito.1 States needing
a “real man” like Cleveland to govern
“a strong, self-confident and oTton tinws ! some court in^the District
violent people.” Tim Birrott res >lu- ”
tion declared those utterances wove in
manifest disregard of thopv prietiosan 1
calculated to injure ( nr nati mal renn-
tation and directed tho f reign affairs
committee th examine the uttor:iu''es in
that speech and to draft and re]) at ar-
tncl'V) of impeachment t > tlr* h >u e.
Mr. Crisp »'f Go irgi.i obj’ 1 -to l to the
Barrett res iluti m as not pi iviUg'-d, bat
Speaker Herd overruled him and Bar
rett made a brief spne-h da • ar, ig Bn r-
:ud sought to a'Traodiz' his party at
the expense of his country ant citing
the senate's action in Van Baron’s case
as justifying his resolution.
Crisp followed Barrett, defending
Bayard, accusing the 11 pub'ieaus of
simply wishing to air their pr (active
theories and defying them to pass an
other tariff hiJJ. Theie was a sharn col-
1 quy between C i p and Dinghy of
Maine, the latter declaring B .yaru had
, \i kited his duty in denouncing half of
1 is countrymen and when Crisp p o > \l
him hard to know if beb diovod Day-
rrd's wo rds were impeachable, J.uiigicy
MR. HARMON’S . . <T.
ErconmMMiiH t>j* Erect ien <>r ;it L i •: Our
i‘riHi>u < i) EuuSi Soul In ra mute.
Washington, Dec. 6.—The annual re
port of Attorney General Harmon, just
sent to congress, shows that there has
been an increase in tho number of
criminal cases pending in the federal
tints, as well as increase in the e:-:-
j peases of the courts from $3,864,896 in
| 1888, to $.5,028,223 in 189.5.
A strong argument is made for the
abolk hment of the fee system. He says
too much of tho time of the supreme
! court is occupied by criminal appeals,
! and suggests that such appeals he disul-
j lowe i, save in capital cases.
The attorney general also calls atten
tion to what he regards as t he growing
abuse of the writ of habeas corpus, and
suggests that the allowance of a stay by
tho supreme court cr one of its judge s
be i equired at least on all appeals after
tho first.
lie asks for an additional circuit judge
in the Fifth and Sixth districts.
The Northern Pacific litigation has
called attention to the necessity of leg
islation to regulate the appointment of
receivers and judicial sales of railroads,
purls of whose lines are in different
states. He p ants out the desirability
of the investment of a single court with
control over the entire property. Prompt
action is urged toward working out the
solution of the problem presented by the
government’s relation to the Central
and Union Pacific railroads, and as it
may beet me necessary < r advisable f< r
the government to institute proeeepings
against one or both of these c impanifs,
lie shows the necessity of a law giving
of Columbia
jurisdiction of the entire ] r iperty and
of all of the parti s inii tore. t.
He urges tiio imperative demand for
the erecti n < f eJ least one penitentiary
in a s uthern state for the oonfinomwit
of convicts from the southern dh trWs.
The att mey general says the prin
ciples (stahlis'ied bv tho opinion < f the
CONTINUED Jf
The Iron Miking Sections of
the South Are Doing Well.
Illinois railway which will
previous service.
supieme court in the Del s case are
the highest value and i an vt.iuco.
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CUBANS ON THE MESSAGE.
r< ]ai • 1 that in his i ni'.:
hut ( lie p.iiicy of doing cj
doubted.
t ay were,
he (Dinghy)
la j i ! it rerwl iti
Si-n.ito
The senate adoptt t a ,■) mt rerwi itrm
off ered by .] n s of Arkansas, auth : iz-
ing Ihc ‘r cretaiy of t ie intcri .r t >: is- ,
pend the rent val )f intaid'Si; in the
Cherokee country until timre sh .Ul o
an ipij raisal of t he value of iiupr ;v->
menis mado by thorn.
Mr. Cullom (It ■]).. III-.) then ad Iro.ss-
ed tin fo late on t.m M ».ir , d x r in .
The senat r’s remarks weve in )U')- i
p a t of the M >nr >e d -ctrine. This ,g *v-
ernmeut, he declared, is n d one of o .
(jae-t < r of usnrpati m. If vm W' u.d '
still k< ep up tho march of tlmrqaibU" 1
, in tins world (jf c n.|'e f iti n and strife,
and maintain cur nati >md lon v witT
our tciritorial uuifv and into rity, we
i must liave some aflinnutive, di.ilinciive i
! idea or policy of such simple and uu-
j questioned pr pricly that it ;mall rveivo
! th(‘ universal sanction of < nr p > pie.
This much is due to civ selves, con-
1 tinued the senat >r, that by no laps a on :
! our part can it ho tiny raid tiiat wo are |
1 too long sleeping up ,n onr just rights. 1
j And this, to >, is diy* 1 > Ear .pe, that the
governments of Europe may know (hat
| 7.5,090,099 of American citizens, sp'aik-
, ing through their ri'piesentativesiucon-
: gross are a unit in maintaining the
j American doctrine of James M ttroe;
and it is also due to the indepemlent
I governments of the other America, ly-
| ing b the south of us. wh si' tenure of
liotii--! o:K0 practically depend:: up ni the
Fiilina OijjiTts to ttio Desrri!)-
iiig Aiiicricnn Sj liy »! Sentlmcnl.
Nf.vv York, Dix*. 6.—The portions of
Pn'sident Cleveland’s message < n the
Unban question evoked lively comment
at the hoadqua.te sot the revolutionary
jniita in tiiis city. Delegate Estrada
Palma objected to the preside it’s ue*
r riling American sympathy with tho
Unbans as sentimental.
Mr. Palma felt that the president’s
views on the (Julian question were p s-
: illy influenced by the .Spanish Minis
ter in Washington and by the United
Statese. nsni general at Havana. “. fr.
Ulevehind’s neutrality is all we r a
li(pef>r,” ho eon tinned, “and w<' ; 1
thankful that he did not see lit t > bring
un the precedent of (ieneral (irant’s n -
siti u and utterances.” Mr. Palma
atiued that the Ir pes of Cubans evny-
v. l; ■ > ( ('utered n]) m the tavorable ae-
ti' i. e tin* new American eongre s.
ii rat in Rubens, counsel f r tiio Un
ban party, c msidered the president’s at-
titu i“ as imt c-fiy sym]Kit!ietie, but a:
iiiid . ruig tic.T he K'alizes t’f* imp : i-
ii .ic cl the insurrection, and is ready t
t in the m dt r, when the ))r: ];er m :-
n o* umves. in the nuMiwr most fav r-
ani t j the Unban cause.
SHERMAN’S LITTLE BOOM.
IT-R a.l’s «>r l!io Otidi \iv Ml* Xa.nu
V.T1I Hr to tlie Cunvri.tl >.i.
Doc. 6.—Captain D. \V.
STEADY IN0EEASE IN TEE OUTPUT.
Uoth Iron ami Coal Mining Are on Firm
Foundation*, says The Tradesman, In
Its Review of tin* Indu ,trial and Hu .inesi
Conditions — Luutnher Manufacturers
Mali:- Coed Keports.
Chattanooga, Dee. 11.—The Trades-
ma I’s rep nta as t > s uthern industrial
and business conditions fi r the week
ending Dee. 9 are that there is con
tinued activity in the iron making sec
tions and a slow but steady increase in
the outputs. There is a little irregu
larity in prices of some grades of pig
iron, but quotations arc well main
tained. The showing of the last eight
months in the pr: divtion of southern
iron has been the m st satisfactory since
the beginning. B/th iron and coal
mining an* on firm foundations, and
with nv dern methods, close attention
to details and increased intelligence of
operations are making those industries
nr re impel taut each month. Iron is
steady, at uuchango't quotations and
e< al is very firm tvuler mi increasing
demand.
The lumber manufacturers make f*ood
rep i ts, especially at p hits near to wa
ter transportation. Texas lumber is
selling better, and st rks are not accu
mulating. Pine for nor thern shimnonts
and ff r export is slowly increasing in
demand. The textile industry is un-
changi'd. There is a god market for
all southern made goods, which are
growing in favor as supplies increase.
Tho Tradesman's rep i ts as to new tex
tile mins for the week, inelud: s e tton
varn iniils at L r *aksvillo, M. U., and
Luling, TVs., a cotton thread mill at
Fayette villi*. Tenn., a knitting mill at
Kn: xvilio, Tean., and a woollen mill at
Mou* t Airy, N. U. Southern cotton
is hold at int'*ri , T points in expectation
of hivher prices. M reantile business
is quiet.
Th; ve is to bn a $250,099 electrical
plant built at Sail Ant ri i, Tex.; the
lh. ’lire Press conqnuiy, caiatal :I5.),000.
ha. i.eeu cha?tend to bui.d uootl i
FAST MAIL SERVICE.
A Flyer on the Chicago and EMtorud
Ciiuncct the West rad Soath. \
Chicago, Dec. 7.—A new train I
be nut on by the Chicago and
eoUpat 4|
A meeting of At
Chicago and Eastern Illinois and LMdg*
villc and Nashville railway oAtMl
was held in this city and it wad Mr
nitely decided to put into service on uf
after Dec. 15 a new fast train wtipi
will negotiate the 444 milas bet Win
Chicago and Nashville in 12 boon CM
30 initiates, or in just 1 hour and 19
minutes less than has ever before Man
made.
Leaving Dearborn Station at 8 40 n.
m. daily this train will arrive in Naan-
villc at 8:55 o’clock the following rnomt*
ing. Heretofore all the mail for points
south of the Ohio river that it wad pen
siblc to forward has been carried by tbe
Chicago and Eastern minois’ fast train,
which left Chicago at 5:02 p. m.
The advantage of this later dfl
is apparent. It means that
late in the afternoon will be
in Nashville tho following
reach Chattanooga early in tba
noon and Atlanta in the evening <
same day.
The government officials have
ranged to have all southern mail
warded by this train. It will ft
the best mail service ever maint
•with the south.
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THIEF CONFESSES.
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c inprc.-; at Jic( Ire;
Chicago,
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Knights of the Maccabees.
Tho State Commander writes us
from Lincoln, Nek, ns follows: •‘Af
ter trying other medicines for wlml
seemed to be a very obstinate cough
in our two children we fried Dr.
King’s Now Discovery and at the end
of two days the cough enlircly left
them. We will not he without, it
hereafter, ns our experience proves
that it. cures where all other remedies
fail.”—Signed K. W. Stevens, State
Com.—W hy not give this great medi
cine a trial, as it is gmirnnted and
trial hot tbs are free at W. It. DulVe’s
Drugstore. Regular size 50c. and
$1.00.
ing tin* ilictrimrorfiie'i.^ 1 ^ 03 5,1 ^“Vl*
This nati .n lias played Otpr ', '
long enough, and without much cilb\t7
Grce.t Britain lias he r, n disregaritiug p >.
hte requests, pn.tests an I arguments,
and if let alone wifi finally dominate
Venezuela.
In ch sing he declare 1 omuhatPally
that •‘onr policy is the Anvi ica i ]i >licy,
our dm trim* is the pr itccti >n of Amer
ican interests and our m ,tto is America
for Americans.”
More S|mnlxli Troops Arrive.
M \mtiD, Dt*c. 11.—Disj) iteh , ‘.s re^eiv-
ed here from Havana uunouace the ar
rival there of six transports with rein
forcements of Spanish troops f r s Tvi'-e
in Cuba. Generals Marin and Panda
were also onboard. Tiio icecut move
ments of the insurgents in advancing
into tho pr vinee of Santa Clara have
created eons, derabl 3 anxiety hero. The
committee which orga’ii/ 'il a clem lu
stration against the municipal council,
members of which an* aecnso.l of gr ss
abuses, has cabled to Captain Goner d
Martinez do Campos, assuring him tl. t
he has tiio irvmpathios ot tho popnlati
of this city in his eff nts to suppress the
insurrection in Cuba.
Tiio WmtlnzlioQfo Eiitnm Mult.
Baltimore, Deo. 11.—Tho Westing-
house Airbrake company of Pittsburg,
Pa., has filed a su.t in the United States
circuit court for the distrbt of Mary
land against tiio JJ ivdoii Airbrake <• mi-
puny of this city, a eking f >r an iu ju io-
tion to restrain tiio latter fr un I'livtlmr
alleged infringoinents of a fluid pressnro
uutomatic brake nneha iicisin wlii-h t >
plaintiffs claim they own. The suit i
similar toone deedded recent!,, pj tho
United Staten eomt
of tho B lyden company
d, tlie attorney, wlio is a lifol mg
fric’id i
lotmved fr m Ohio and is authority h r
t!. statement that there is a well di
ll c.i . >iitim'*nt in vari -us parts of the
c. a try iti favor of the venerable.stutes-
mui! for president in IH'.Ki. Captain
\Vo< d says:
••1 can say that we have this assur
ance, that Senator Sherman will n< t
| enter the scramble to contest for the
m.miin'tion. Tho move of his Iriends
i to have his name presented t > the con
vention will he dignifiod and becoming.
“A negro from tho fur south could,
with propriety, arise in that convention
i and n minato him, for one of onr main
j contentious will bo that he is a man if
'Alie nation, and not of any particular
. ^|his thing is sure—the next nation-
al coni, xytion will lie asked to enii.*i'l'*r
ins claims, wo cannut helbivc hut
they will be j- s. f . at od with tho utmost
consideration.
ir, Tex.; th'* Pensa-
e da Inland Navigation ci mmany has
been organiz 'd at Pensacola, Fla., with
| £.10,090 cap-la!. Tin* Th nips m Lumber
company, capital i*; t.*> i), lias 1 *:i char
tered at Aueusta, (ia.; the Gulf C art
Canning and Preserving company has
been organi'/r'd i t Alta Lama. Tex.,
c:;pital 825.09 ); the smelting works at
East Buniiii'.fii.': >. Ala., are to be re-
I uiit at a co) t of .ri >,999; and a v 10,099
II u: ing mill is t > be built at Marshall,
N. C. '
The Tre.dc.- ni ui also reports a fiber
inill at Mi lb turne, Fla . grain
Biiniingham, Ala., and M ivtinsvillo,
I Yu., and an bo fact ry at Melbonme,
Fla. New wo: dworking plants are re-
p rt il as to be established at Palatka,
Fia., Macon, Ga., Jackson, Miss.,
. rcc sbnro and Mount Airy, N. C.,
Kin xsii le and Murfixs shoro, Tenn.,
and LyncJiburg, Va. Water works are
, to built at Perry, Ga., Bay ft. L uis
and Gibson, Miss., and Ch iT Ho, N. C
The enlargements h r the week, as re-
j ported to Th© Tradctnnan, inrlude an
electric lighting plant at >'e:u*cy, Ark.,
in n works at Anderson, il. 0., jiaper
j mills at Marietta. ( la., a can iage facto
ry at Knoxville, Tenn., and a chair fac-
: tory at Marietta, Ga. A ?15,000 church
Negro Arrente<l In Washington Toll*
How tins Filferlna Was Don#.
Wasiungton, Deo. 5.—William WmIi*
ington, a »egro, has been arrested Mr
complicity in the treasury cancelled
stamp steal, and has nlftde a confession
which shows that the
on for months. The stamf
were not taken from the documents i
the treasury building, but the papers
wore taken away in small quantities t©
different houses where young girls, em-
ph yed at from 40 to 50 cents a
miived such of the stamps and i
t tires as seemed valuable, and
burned the papers.
It is estimated that Washington,
Edwards, who was arrested some dayi
ago, together i*ave obtained from tat
fileroom of tho treasury about 25,06$
old papers and destroyed a consideraMt
number of them after removing the
stamps. About 18,000 other staaiflfe
have been recovered by the department
« , , T . rt, building is to be en*cti*fi at Valdosta,
if son!ltor J,,hu hhonm ‘ n * !!:,s ! Ga., and a ^20,090 in spitai at Charles
ton, W. Va.
UNCONSCIOU3, NOT DEAD.
A Woman fSuf'xVri* I'ruui ('oii'-usiloii of ttio
Uraiu unit Is Almost Hiirirtl Alive.
Sama Cruz, Cal., Dec. li.—Fred
Markham of this city received a letter
ten days ago stating that his mother
had died in Battle Creek, Mich., as tho
result of a railroad accident and that
the remains would he interred before ha
could reach Battle Creek.
A few da* < later he was astonished at
reeeiving another letter containing tho
infi nnation that his mother was alive
mid would probably recover. Tlie let
ter further stated that bis mother’s ap
parent death had occurred when the
first letter was written. Arrangements
for her burial were then under way but -
while tho funeral services were in pro
gress, the minister, relatives and con
gregation were hoirilied by a sound from
the coffin and were aim st paralyzed
with surprise when a moment later tho
llin lid was broken and Mrs. Markham
WANTS TO BE A STA
Oklahoma I'ushoh a Resolution
Congress to Admit Her.
Oklahom t City, Dec. 6.—One of the
largest and most representative conven-
ti i:s ever held in tho territory in favor
of statehood, has just adjourned after
adopting the following resolution:
Resolved. Tint the people of Oklahoma
mills at j territory, without distir.otion of party,
! earnestly urge upon the congress of tna
United Si ites at its present session to pans
: nn enabling act providing for tbs admls-
! sim iff Oklahnina as a state, with sucjjt
: boiindaries as in the wisdom of congress
will b *st subsiTve tho cause of good g#v-
erumeut.
L-ih»r I>nv at the Exposition.
Atlanta, Dec. 7.—Thursday, Dec. 18,
will bo Labor day at tho exposition and
great preparations are being mada by
lu-ai lab v leaders to celebrate the day.
General Carrol D. Wright, chief of tho
United States bureau of -labor, has ac
cepted an invitation to deliver an ad*
dress. Grand Chief Conductor B. B.
Clark, Grand Master Fireman F. P.
Sargent, Grand Master Trainmen P. H.
I.l -iTissey and Grand Master Railway
Track IA reman John T. Wilson have
also promised to speak. The Order of
Railway Track Foremen will be in aas-
H-n tlie day before and several thousand
are expected to he in attendance.
INDIAN
trouS^es.
Man nml III* Daughter Thought Havn
Hrrn Kilh-il by the Itciltkin*.
Washington, Do-. 7.—Three dis-
patches relating to slight Indian trouble*:
in Arizona were received at tlie war de
partment. The commanding cfiFov at
Fort Grant ren ii t<*il that on tlie periodi
cal “round up” at the San Carlos reser
vation, Dec. 5. it was fontul that five
Indian warriors, belonging to Nosia’s
band of Apaches, were absent. Captain
Beil was immediately sent after them
to bring them in if possible.
Tlie commanding officer at Fort
Apache telegraphed that “Old George”
who camps off Turkey creek, on tlieri ad
to Snllivansvillo, is suspected of killing
Mr. Merrill and his daughter. A de
tachment of troops has been sent to
Go age’s camp and the Indian police
have lieen started out to ascertain if
any strangers are on the reservation.
Two Srgraon Ilcaten to Heuth.
COLDJUUA, S. C., Doc. 6.—The details
of an ugly lynching which occurred in
this state M unlay night have just come
to light. If t >ok place down in Colleton
county, uearthe Barnwell and llumpt m
linos, and was not known generally in
that Vi i'iity until Wednesday morning,
when tlv* dead b xlios of two of the vie-
fonnd to
It njipe;
concussion <
days was unconsci
slie had suffered from
rain, and for two
Ti> tin Ov«r In a H:ii'r«1.
San Fiuscisco, D*a. 11—Miss .Millie
Viola, formerly nu actress, but u >w an
norouaut, says she lias travelled fre m
Australia to tho United States for tho
purpose of g< ing over tlie Niagara Fails
in a barrel. To mike tho leaf m no
difficult she says sin will iiav ) tiio bar-
rel dr -ppod fr nu a ball mi. Miss Viola
arrived on tho last Kteam'*r, but slio
cannot go ever the falls until Hie ice
melts. She will c m > e:o her j joruoy
L* Niagara by o.uy bU n ja.
>f apneals in favor tinis, stripped of their clothing, were
my. 4 ! found—line lieing an old w« mm. They
had been taken out and beaten to ib-ith
v itli new buggy traces, the man’s of-
feu a* be.ug that ho was susiioeted i f
having ft Jen a Bible and sot
tuioiiMin a church, and the
that she was supposed to know soain-
thing about it.
SCIENTIFIC TEMPER/CTnCiT.'
This New Departnii-nt Is t<> I* * Iiiiiu^u.
rat id at the Auifi-icait I’lilvrr.sity.
Washington, Doc. 11.—The Ameri
can university lias just completed an
agreement with the board of counsel of
tbe Temperance Educational associa
tion by which the latter agrees toseeure
and transfer to the university $259,090
on cot id iti on that there shall be inaugu
rated, us one of its d'*p:irt:ii'*.ifs, a col
lege of scientific temperance.
Tlie scheme originated with Mrs.
Mary H. Hunt of B stem, tho well
km wn leader in scientilic temperance
instruction, and Vice Chancellor Beilor.
It i the purpose of tins department,
like all i thers, that it shall he p st grad
uate, and devoted chiefly to original re-
Ecurch.
Killi-il Over a Chrw of Tohaciio,
Brlma, Ala., Dec. 11.—While Percy
E<*11 and John Robinson were at work
in acorn crib, on tho Callon phro. five
miles north of Selma, an altereatic*)
nr so over a chew of tobaceonnd R:,h-
rSETSiS M *Wh» Pi«ol. .ausins
the w *c 1 tl<,f,,h in !5,) Tito murderev.
Lni.vi- by was Hi years of age. Robiuuon tool:
Confensed to Several Murders.
Fort Wayne, Dec. 4.—William Stone,
formerly a member of the Dalton gang,
under sentence of ten years for ahooftiaff
Deputy Sheriff Harwood, has confeoaeA
to committing murders in Ohicaare,
Cleveland, Kansas City and several ota-
er places. His story is one of a life of
murder, burglary, train and staff rob
bing and is u startling confession.
.Mail I'Tozi-ii in Diutli.
Hunting .-on, W. Vu., Dec. 4.—John
Bhnrp of Now J'lart ins villc, W. Va.,
wns i und fivzeu t<i death two mile i
s nrii ii here. He was a painter by
trauo. The coldest weather of tlie sea
son was leit hcio during tho i}uy-
to tho swunips.
ColonUt* For Alniiiiiua.
Montgomi.uy, Ala., Dim*. 11.—Twen
ty families of Hungarians have arrived
and located near Evergreen on tho
L uisville m d Nashville railroad in
t ' nth Alabrma. Tliey will engage in
farming and truit growing.
Three Killed In a Wreck.
North Fork Junction, W. Va.* Dee,
5.—A bad wreck occurred on the Bor*
folk and Western railway between twe
freight trains near Ennis, in which Bfe.
gincer Forelinoss, Walter Btraley, ew|-
duetor, and a negro brakeman were m
killed. The train broke in two. Fir*'
man G. A. Mader was seriously injured.
An Old Editor DemL
New Bloomfield, Pa., Dec.
Adams Baker, tho oldest
state iiLContinnons active
newspaper, uhhT^i taikiR
place. He founded the P«
in 1830 and was its proprietor
tor for 55 years.
For Conducting nn Opium Jnlnt
Lexington, Doc. 7.—The grand jar
returned an indictment against Jama*
McCormick, Jr., son of a councilmM,
for conducting an opinm joint! ifth
C rmiek is a ganger in the revenue ser
vice. Tho indictment created a tffltli
tiou.
Foiirtmi-Ycnr-Old Do/ Commit* Mnrdar,
Huntington, W. Va., Dec. 6.—Beer
Williamson, Toy Hatfield, the U •yew-
old sou of “Devil Aus3” Hatfield, sf
Hatfield-MeOoy fame, fired four Wte>
Chester balls into Dan Craig, MlMitg
him instantly.
UouzalrB Nfiitenced to Death,
Havana, Dee. 4.—Gil Gonzales, the
insurgent leader, after having bees
tried and convicted of taking up anus
»' :iiust the government, was sentenced
to bo shot.
Death of a Cardinal,
Home, Dec. 7.—Cardinal Ignasto Pe-
riseo, nrcfoct of tho oongregatioii of is-
flnlgences and sa -rod relics, is dead. Be
was born in Italy in 1823 and WM OTD
itod a cardinal in 1893.
lluiiKfiu)'* Appointment
Washington, Doc. B.—‘
executive session confirmed
KuiuoM os minister to Mexico.