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o THE WEEKLY LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., JANUARY 16, 1896. TBEGII THE mi 1U. 1 Sim'lUTi IN THE HEEP News Notes From All Parts of South Carolina. The Man Who Killed Himself, Steamers Collide and Nine Men A Quietness With Slowly In- Wife and Five Children. Find Watery Graves. creasing Activity Reported. INTERESTING, IMPORTANT ITEMS. LIVING UNDER AN ASSUMED NAME FOURTEEN WERE PICKED UP LUMBER MEN ARE ENCOURAGED THE WORK OF SENATE AND HOUSE file Legislature Hegius What Promises to Be it Lon;' nml important Session—A Conllict In Authority Between State amt Federal Courts—Calvin Price Kills Uis Brother, James, In Itichland County. Coliw :i, Jan. 14.—The South Caro lina legislature has begun what will be the Ion,rest session since the reconstruc tion pe riod and one of the most im port a nr. To comply with the provisions of the new constitution, which went into effort on Jan. 1, the statute law of the s!:11'* will have to bo entirely ro- motleli'd and much entirely new legisla tion, n i). siblo under the old consti tution. will probably be attempted. Th ■ greatest attention will be devoted to a new election law and a new meth od of i ;i-iiig revenue. The election bill Ik. ih vniy been prepared—that is the bill which will receive the adminis tration s endorsement, and which will doubtii "s become a law—but its pro vision.- a. ■ being carefully guarded. It can be tateu, however, that it retains the *Vig i box” feature of the preseut law. Ti is feature of the old law has been m -r vigorously attacked by the Rejm i .ms and the northern press, and ii- e nistiti tionalitv is now being tes* the supreme court of the Uuit- ed St at es. FILLED WITH LEAD. HIS BROTHER. Calvin I 'rive KjlU llj* Itrollicr, James, la Iticliluiid County, S. C. Cora \;m \, Jan. 14—Two brothers, Jane - and Calvin Piicc, farm near each other in the upper part of this, Kichlaud county. They came hereon Satm iv. and Jim, who is a hard drink er, gi I ii.j oi corn whisky. On his way home he quarrelled with his brother about 11 1 * division of the estate of their fath or, who died a week ago, and Jim fired ti\ times at his brother without hitting him. He was loading up his pistol a ain, when Calvin gave him a slight fi sli wound in the arm. James then went off swearing he would ‘‘get Calvin and his family.” Abi nt midnight Calvin heard stealthy step- in his yard. Opening the door he saw a t re crouched by the side of the house. 1 le fired the contents of a shot gun into it. killing his brother Jim, Who we armed with a double barrelled gun. and was presumably intending to can v out Ids threat. KILLED A CRIPPLE. WHIinm K. Cado Shot a One-Armed Youiig ’lull Who Was Visiting Ulm. Com int \, S. C., Jan. 14.—At Cades, Willi;'m burg county, William R. Cade kilkd \\. jj. Sanders, a young one-arm ed in: a ir an North Carolina, who was Visiting at his house. Cade was interviewed in jail. Hois but ',’0 years old and lias a wife one year I junior and a child a few months old. belongs t i one of the oldest families ; Williamsburg. Cade story is that he had been out for a walk and returning to his house nnexp etedly he entered by the back way, an I surprised Sanders and Mrs. Cade h; a compromising position. He asle d Sanders what it meant, when the latter .icvaurod upon him with an up lifted chair, when Cade drew a pistol and -hot Sanders dead. Mrs. Cado tells a different story, denying her guilt. SHOT An A li ra v ill Aiulerfion That May Prove luUal—The Cause. Andf.kkon’, S. C., Jan. 11.—William Ham m, a ym shot his elder broth er, Ander m Harrison, in the head with a doubk barrelled shotgun, and it is be lieved the wound will prove fatal. The younger brother was arrested and iin- diately lodged in jail. 1 he ah ray was provoked by a sove.^e whipping ihat Anderson Harrison gavo his bn t In r few minutes before the tragedy occurred. This so enraged the boy that he immediately secured a gun and takbe. good aim at‘his brother shot him down. To IJi in S About » Grand Reunion. Com mkia, S. C., Jan. 11.—Governor Evans lias received a communicabion fn m W. O. Shelby, major general com manding the Missouri division of the United Confederate Veterans, in regard to a proposed exposition to be held in Kansas City m 190).. The idea of the exposition is to bring about a grand re- umon of the blue and the gray, and uiti- imeCy get congress to erect a magniQ- cent monument to stand as a reco-/- rntinu of the fact that the war is ove r, that sectionalism is no more, and whic.h sha 1 commemorate the past valor of the soldiers of both sides. A Clash In Authority. Charlf.s'i'ox, Jan. 14.—Judge W 0 Bcnm tt of the e flU rt of the state filed a decision in the case of certain stock holders of the Palmetto Brewing com- pany against President J. H. Dasher in which a receiver was asked for The United States circuit court had ah •each appninied a U'cmver. but Judge Bennett ta.c jHii-.lictien, sustains some of the dial • - against President Dasher and annouiic: - that he will appoint a receiv er. interesting developments are ex pect.,! to come out of the conflict ir, au- Smi- '***““ •«« »«l«Il T«> Purcl.aao Pho«p|iat« Land*. Nashvillk, Jun. 9.-_ A South Ctro- Mna syndicate is negotiating vcitii a party of local capitalists for th i> pur- chase of large tracts of phosphate lands in Hi. k man and other coni.ties s. mth of heie. it is said that |000,000 is the pure to lie paid, if the investigation of th..’w";,.; now in Progress proves IJi ntli of Mrs. IhIiuiii. Cin. A.a,. Jan 14.-Mrs. p inpoat Ihham 7 .wars old, widow# the late Jim "Jnrpunt Isham of t Hnpreme couit .1 \ enno.it, died at of her sou-m-law. Major Sa, ^ i^autice. nia Ne: hbor* Knew Him ns Peter Hon- ! gard, >ut the Fact Is Disclosed That His Real ’ nine Was Jens Heitsen, and That He a Fugitive From ILi'ii^li Justice, : Havi: ; Defrauded His Creditors. Chicago, Jun. 15.—The name of the man who asphyxiated his wife, five children and himself is not, it appears, Peter Hougard, but Jens Henseu. The murderer seems to have been a fugitive from justice, having swindled his cred itors out of $49,000 and fled to America from Denmark. Upon his arrival in this country he assumed the name of Peter Hougard. A letter written by the man’s wife to the Danish vice con sul Jan. 6, indicates that sho was not ignorant of her husband’s purpose. Other circumstances connected with the case would tend to show Henseu had probably been engaged in crooked trans actions since coming to Chicago, and had been made desperate by the failure of his schemes. While it was at liist th >ught the deed was caused by desti tution, investigation, it is said, shows this was not entirely the case. An examination among the papers among the effects loiters were found throwing light on Iho circumstances leading up to the murder. A letter sealed and addressed to the dead man’s mother in Denmark, was in substance as follows: My Dear, Loving Mother: 1 am si. k to death. 1 have but a few more hours to live. My loving wife and children have been well cared tor. Th re is but one in the world who would mourn my death. Sue is my mother I bl one no one for this I would never do to any one what has been done to me. Peace io those who have pursue:! me; of them God will judge. Your unlucky s >u. JiiNS. Another letter found was written by Mrs. Henseu to C. L. M Koe.lt, the Danish vice consul in Chicago, and late in the night a translation was secured. It was to the effect that Mr. K o.lt had promised her to secure a position of some kind for her husband. She re proached the vice consul for not keeping his word. She wrote she had pawned her watch for an amount equal to one- tenth of its value, and mentioned an inch sure of $u, which am u it the vice consul had l.ancd her. T.ie final words of the letter are: After what I found out y"st<*rlny there is nothing left for me but .Lain by starva tion or freezing. This letter is dated Jan. b, and on the reverse side of the sheet are the words: I have no hard le. lings agains you. but pray to God that you will do as 1 do. You have pul seven people who never di' any thing to you in their gaves. This letter caused the police to think husband and wife had readied an un derstanding concerning their final end and had discussed I he mdli. d of their taking off at least a week ago. Hrim. n’s Agent Talks. According to a story told by Charles H. Hopkins of this city, who acted as agent for Henseu, the hit ter is a fugitive from Danish justice, having defrauded his credit rs m Denmark out of $10,090. Hopkins says: • | received a letter from the Danish consul, in which 1 was int'onn.vl Hen- sen, who had hitherto claim'd to be Hougard, was wanted for traudu’.ent transactions in Denmark When l told Henseu of this he confess 'd his crooked tiaiisactious to me. He formerly had a commission house in Denmark, similar to those in South Water street. He se cured a large amount of pr xluce from the Danish farmers, and alter (lisp sing of it for cash, leitwith his lamily with out settling with Ins creditors. Ho i landed at Manchester. England, one af- 1 ternoon and went to the bank and de posited £500, taking two certificates of deposit of equal denomination. The i police were after him and In* came to I New York city. He went to Nebraska, where he signed one of the certificates of deposit and drew the money from the English bank. ‘‘Later he drifted to this city, where the other certificate of dop >sit was re turned to him with the explanation that t 4 ’ie signature was not correct. Honsen ha. I forgotten how he had signed his nun. e and was unable to get the money. In res'ooiLse to pressure brought by the Danish consul, Henseu decided to turn the moilOy over to the Danish govern ment as part payment to his creditors. “Henseu told me a short time ago he intended to g<; to Florida with his fami ly. He seemed to be in good spirits when ne bade me goodby. That was the last time I saw him. I know he swindled farmers mt o.‘ $1,000 while he was in the dairy business.” Andrew Peterson, Danish consul in Chicago, confirmed that part of Mr. Hopkins’ story which deals with Hen- sen’s flight from Denmark. Henson visited Mr. Peterson six months ago, asking for assistance in securing the money in Manchester. The consul con vinced him it could < n y lie obtained by his appealing before the English c onsulate here and making affidavit his rt al name was Henseu and the name H« mgard was assumed. Mr. Peterson uls > convinced his countryman that the mot tey really belonged to his creditors, lb n.sen agreed to turn the money over to the Lfinish government if it would pay M.". B'opkins. his attorney. $100 for ser vices i.u the case. The Danish govern- men t made a favorable reply and Hon- sen si gned the necessary papers as to his idi ntiiy. Frel Vrafllc Auxociat Inn Meets. New O hi.f.aNS, Jan. i4 —The South- western Pi'eight Traffic association was called to on tor at noon by Chairman L. F. Day of St. Louis. At rollcall there were 21 moral ♦rs present. The occasion was an exccuti ve one It wasannonneed that owing to t fie nntnlier of subjects— 180—up for consideration it was neces sary to appoint sabroimnil lees to handle the topics before bringiii them before the convention. The committees will meet later in tiie afternoon. Vliirtv Th<» n«an«l Dollar Hlnza. Winchkrter, Ontario, Jan. 16.—Ten business buildings were destroyed here by fire. Loss, iuawuuoe $12,- 000. The Survivor* of the Schooner That Went Down Arrive In Knuton and Tell a Graph ic Story of the Disaster—A List of Those Who Were Lost—A Note of Distress Re ceived In a Dottle. Boston, Jan. 15. — The Gloucester fishiug schooner Fortuna was sunk in a collision with the Boston Fru’t com pany’s fruit steamer Barnstable off Highland light and nine of the For- tuua’s crew 1 were drowned; 14 saved. Those lost are: William Ackerman. Robert Childs. Harry McFee. Thomas Steward. Crawford Minach. Harvey Emeneau. Simon Devah. John Clark. William Tobin. The first news of the disaster reached this city on the arrival of the Barnstable with the survivors of the Fortuua’s crew on board. From these men it was learned that the collision occurred at about 7:30 p. m., when the vessels were about four miles off Highland light. The night was extremely dark and a lumpy sea was running. The Fortuna was bound for the George’s carrying a crew of 23 men, in cluding the Captain, John W. Green away. The schooner was on the star board tack going at a good rate. Too Barnstable’s lights were seen, biff know ing she had (he right of way. the schooner’s cour.-e was not altered until too late. The steamer struek her well foreward, cutting a deep hole, and the schooner began to settle immediately. Be. ..e the boats could be cleared she wv.t down and the crew were left strngpio t in the water until 14 of them \v a picked up by the Barnstable's b<u;s. The others had gone dowg. Tlio Captain'* story. Captain Payne of the Barnstable said lo a representative of the Associated Press: “We were about three or four miles off Highland light, KW. by 8., when we t-hruck the schooner right under her bow. We were proceeding on our way, never dreaming of the impending ca lamity, when suddenly we sawtiie star board light of a vessel directly in our course. ‘‘it seems as if the light had been covered by the foretackle and the wind at that moment had blown it ca ar, thus enabling us to see the great danger we were in. The wheel was hove around to port, but it was too late to avoid the collision. We struck the Fortuna ab at three feet aft of the fore rigging and she sank about four minutes later. We in stantly launched our boats and made every effort to save the crew. We got 14 of them, am ng whom was Captain Greenaway, but 9 were drowned. ” Captain Payn" displayed mu- h emo tion as lie d<‘S"ribod the accident and expressed profound regret at its fatal results. The re so ued men were properly cared for on board the Barnstable, and imme diately up 'ii their arrival were sent to their homes in (rloueester by train. The 1< st sailors ill shipp'd from G. wester. The Foli a ta was a vosM of about 110 tons and was i ured in iiio B st >n Ma rine Insn ance eonmany. Captain Oreena ay was a p t owner. The other owners all re i ;e i.i Giowester. “SEND ASSISTANCE." Tli 1 * M ss ijjr of Dmtrt'M From tlm diaries Stewart Wasdiol Asiioru In a Hoitlo. Ling Bn \ch. Jan. 15—A message from the sea has been washed ash ro here between the iron pier and the West End in a blue b ttle. It was found by L 'stor Magee. The message, written with a lead pencil, read as follows: Lat 31 Dkgrt ks Long. 5 Dkgrfks West Dec. 1. 189 . To Wiioever M.iy Find This Bottl«: Tin* <'h.•irli-H.-'tewart wasstruc . by aga'e three days ago. It carried away t he rig ging Our rudder is als > broken. Send assistance. (Signed) Mate Ge >rge Stout. The only Charles Stewart in the list of American merchant voswfis is a ntlo 89-foot schooner, which hails from Gal veston, Tex. A CHILD COOKED. Sotnr Fiend Set the Little One Upon a Red Hoi Stove and Left It to It* Fate. Topeka, Jan. 15.—A horrible oour- rence bc amo known to the police when the death of the 14-months-old son of Charles Dean was reported. Mrs. Dean left her two small children alone in a r<xrtu while she ran over to a neighbor’s house. U?) tn her return, she found that some one had removed the cl ithing from her baby, seated it upon the top -3 a hot stove and fled. The flesh of the child was cooked to the bone. A young man who had quarreled with Mr. Dean is suspected, but he has fled the city. The child suffer'd ter ribly until death came to relieve it. I.oiil*vill«'» Mayor Dead. Louisville, Jan. 16 —Henry S. Tyler, mayor of L misville, died at 7:45 a. tn. at his residence, Fifth and Oak streets. He had been ill for about live weeks. The cause of his death was congestion of the kidneys and uremic poisoning. Mayor Tyler was 44 years of age and a native of Louisville. A wife and sev eral children survive him. Ha* Three Hundred Students, Lomsvn.r.K, Jan. 15.—The Southern Thcologieal seminary, Dr. W. H. Wliit- sitt, president, celebrated the enroll ment of its three hundredth student this season by a banquet at noon in New York hall. This is the largest number of theological students over enrolled by a sciulivuy >>i the United States. Judg* Itoblnsun Dead. AnnaPOIJH, Md .Jnu. ^5.—Judge Rob inson of the Maryland court of appeals has just died of heart disease. Some Large Order* For Future Delivery and an Increase In ihc Export Demand. The Announced Decline In the Price of Southern Iron "'a* Discounted and Hus Had Lit le Effect. Ch vttaxooga, Jan. 15.—The Trades man's reports't-. to s uthorn industrial and business conditions for the week ending Jan. 14 show quietness with slowly increufmg activity. The lumber manufacturers are a good deal encouraged by the placing of some large orders for future delivery and by the increase in the export demand, which grows lareer every week. Lum-. ber prices a o fi.m at the list quotations, and but litile is heard of cutting prices to effect sales. The announced decline in the price of southern iron was dis counted and has had little effect, espe cially as the lab r organizations will not contest the reduction in wages which follows the 1 .w(*red price. If iron pro- duction continues at its present stage, the coal miners will be kept in opera tion ;s af present, and no change will be maa u .L. July next, the beginning of a now year for tiie labor unions. Lo she-boen heard than usualduring the past week of the organization of cotton mill companies and the building of new mills. The reports received in clude a •'•14 ),0t)0 cotton mill at Shelby, N. <J., a ss 1 uO.OOO co-operative cotton mill at Faye tevilie, N. C., and a knit ting mill at Wayeross, Ga. The num ber of mi is i i active operation is larger than ever before, and no complaint is made as to the condition of cotton man- u tu tuiiag in tiie s rath. The following ne\v industries are re ported as e tablished or organized in the s ulhern fates during the week: The Bn v s Bros. Lumber company, capital, ; '!.fi i.OJO. at J akin, Ga.; iron works capita.ized at $50,000 at Spartan burg, S. C : eooperage works, capita:. $50 000, at . avaiiiiah, Ga., and cheroot and cigar w i ks, also with $50,000 capi tal at liichtn ml. Ya. A $25,000 cotton oil md. is rt “orted at Sandersville, Ga.; a $20,000 i-e laetory at Waxahachie. Tex.; a ; : i 2.0 i') .erfilizor factory at Gal veston. Tex : a $12,000 sash and dora works at Up'vika, Ala.; a $10,000 stove factory at L m.o J ,ck, Ark., and a $10,- 000 fence c “many at Memphis, Toun. There are so reported new canning fact' lies at Liuto ., Fla., and Pa^s Christian, Mbs ; engine W’orks at New Orleans. L .; a f< undry at Shreveport, La.; an let* actory at Piaquemine, La., and a page, fi x factory at Baruesville, Ga. A pc .nut oil mill is reported at Norfolk, \ a., a tannery at San Angelo, Tex., anti woodworking plants at Me- canopy, Fi.;., Elba, La., Greenville. Miss., aim Warn k, N. C. The enlargements for ‘he week, in clude gl;:--s w.rks at Alexandria, Va., a minin plant ;ff Olavkesville, Ga., acot- ton mill at Vugusta, Ga.. and lumber mills at L.’.teller, La. and Plymouth. N. C. Am g the new buildings of the week are a : 10.000 church at Harmony Grove, Ga., af $175,000 railway station at Galveston. Tex., a $20,000 hotel at Hallettsville, Tex., a jail at Ooltewah, Teun., anu a 5-story office building at Roanoke, Yu. CAUSED .MDEiUTE The Bill Granting a Pension to Coggswell’s Widow. GERMANS ALARMED. Beginning to Wa\o Up to tlio Fact Tha-. 1 hi* < omit rv 1* a Formidable Rival. Washington, Jan. 15.—Tl United States, where Germany durii • the 25 years which have elapsed since her last war, has built up a great and enviable trade, seems to be looming up in the mind of (.ermans as the country most to be tearod in the future as their com- petit: r in tlte world’s market. United Mates Consul Warner at Oo- logne, (ierm. ny, makes this trade ri valry tin* st;. j ct of a special report to the state < < partment, and he quotes freely in m the German newspapers ami technical papers to show that the Germans are th inraghly alarmed at the outlook. The (lennan government owning the railroads, lias b-'o-i warned that it must do everythi'ig p sdblo by cutting rates on raw materials and export goods tc aid the Ge man manufacturer, or see the foreign trade suffer at the bauds of America. A Sell no nr r CJoe* Afthore, Victoria, B. C.. Jan. 15.—The sealing schooner Kilmeny, 24 tons, M. Hal- prim. master, and carrying a crew of four whites, is reported to have gone to pieces on the west coast of this island in the gal" of last Saturday. Meagre particulars only are obtainable and it is not known whether the crew survived the disaster or not. The Kilmeny was built two years ago and the preseut yeai was her third sealing venture. To I'rrvent Mir Killing of Armenian*. San Francisco, Jan. 15.—At a mass- mooting presided over by Mayor Sutro at Metropolitan temple, resolutions were adopted calling upon President Cleve land and congress to exert every effort to prevent t ie killing of Armenians by M’hainiiM"ans. Many prominent citi zens made spi'"ches in which the Euro pean n wer were severely censured for j permitting t r* afr wities to continue. Eiitrriul Into nn Alliance. New York, Jan. 15.—A dispatch to The Herald irom St. Petersburg says: A special ci ite!i to the Novosti saye th at King ich-kc of Abyssinia haa entered ini n aliiane" with King Gog- f ium The Malians »■ o are defending V rt .Maka.i" are rt f provisions, and Mcuolc :c lee.se, a.lent of being able te eaplurc tin- place. Ilaii(|:ii‘i in Honor of Our MinDtnv. New York. Jun. 15 —A dispatch to : The Herald Ir m Panama saye: Yoor eorrespoiKb' d in B >g >ta sends word that a banqii' t was given in honor of United fate* Miniiter MeKmuey, and ant'inir t * w i » were present were the Vcnczu''o i-'er. tiie cabinet miu- 1m ets and iaauy othor dutiugunthed persouttgee. Th* Latter Took Up tiie Pension Appro priation Bill Immediately Upon Con vening and Mr. Northway Answered Cer tain Criticisms, Saying That Pensions Should Be Olven In a Broad Spirit. Washington, Jan. 15.—The bill grant ing a pension of $75 monthly to the widow of the late Brigadier General Ooggswell, a representative in congress from Massachusetts at the time of his death, caused a long debate in the sen ate. Mr. Hill and Mr. Mills wanted in formation as to the system pursu d in granting these special pensions, and Mr. Allen (Pop., Nob.) opposed discrimi- uations, saying: “I want to go on record as opposed to any distinction between the widow of the private soldier and that of brigadier generals, major generals or any other generals.” It was the plain private soldier, he added, who met the brunt of the war. To hear senators talk it would he thought that brigadier generals won the war It was a species of “namby pambyism and flun'keyBm.” it was an un-American discrimination. Mr. Hawley (Rep., Conn.) suggested that the world recognized questions of rank, even if the Nebraska senator did not, and while eulogizing the services of the plain soldier, he pointed out that the mortality among officers was greater than that among men in the ranks. Mr. Hoar asked if Mr. Allen's logic would allow the placing of the salary of General Miles, commander of the army, at $13 per month? ‘‘It would doubtless measure the value of his services in many cases,” answer ed Mr Allen Hou*a Work. The house took up the pension appro priation bill immediately on convening and Mr. Northway (Rep., O.) rep led to the criticisms offered by Mr. Bartlett (Lem., N. Y.) It mattered not to him whether pensions were legally gratui ties or constitutional vested rights. Morally they were higher than vested rights could be. Pensions should be given in a broad, catholic and humane spirit. The old veteran should not bo placed in the p i- sition of a mendicant. The spirit in which the pension laws were now being administered was manifestly unfriendly to the soldier In proof of this he cited the case of a soldier who had lost one arm and one leg, who was deprived of his pension under tlio total disability act of 1890 because he was able to earn $25 a month as guard at a railroad crossing. HAS NO AUTHORITY. United State* Cannot Demand That the Red Crus* Society Ho Admitted Into Turkey. Washington, Jan 15.—Senator Cul- lom, who is a member of the senate committee on foreign affairs and chair man of the subcommittee on Armenian affairs, said that he did not see what action the United States could take* iu the matter of the exclusion of the Red Cross from Turkey. Any government, he savs, has the right to exclude any or all persons from its territory. It is a right which all nations reserve, the United States as well as < it hers Neither by legislation nor executive order could the United States compel Turkey to ad mit the Red Cross society. Senator Cullom says that there is lit tle that congress can do i:i tlio matter of Armenian outrages except to express in emphatic terms its horror of the out rages perpetrated and direct the secre tary of state to communicate the action to the Turkish governnimit. Senator Cullom has had no eonf'ereu.ie with Sec retary Olney on tiiis subjeer. Monday Miss Rebecca Krakoriau, an Armenian, called on Senator Cullom and made a statement of the conditions existing there. Sho claimed that this government should stop the slaughter of Armenians. The missionaries which have been sent to Armenia, she argued, have taught the people Christianity and made themselves and their pupils the subjects of Turkish hatred. It is now no more than right, she said, that the people of this country prefect the mis sionaries and th'' converts they have made, and put an end to the slaughter. At tin* Red Cross headquarters the statement was made that inasmuch as the Turkish government has signified its purpose to exclude the society, it now remains for the national Armenian re lief committee t > take the next step, if it is desired to carry forward the work. FORAKER ELECTED. II* Will Siim-o«l Drier a* the Next I niteil Slate* senator From Ohio. Columbus. O., Jan. 15.—J. B. Fora- ker in the senate received 29 votes for United States senator; Brice (i and George A. Grodt (Pop., of Cleveland) 1. The senate has 30 Republicans, one of whom, Senator Porter, was absent on account of sickness in his family. The six Democrats voted for Mr. Brice. The Populist, William F. Conley of Mercer, voted for Mr. Groat aeu i* the only Populist over elected to ’ te Ohio legis lature. Governor Bushnen and ex-Gov- ernor McKinley were present. Foraker’s name was presented by Sen ator John J. Sullivan of Trumbull and and seconded by Senator Adolph Rue- tner of Cincinnati. Senator Hysell pre sented Mr. Brice’s name. In the house the vote stood: Foraker, 87; Brice. 21; John H. Thomas, Spring- field. I; Mr. Cage, I; Judge Bloudin of Cleveland, 1; Lawrence T. NealofOhil- icothe. 1, all of who n, except Foraker, are Democrats. Foraker received the full Republican vote. lli-lil Up a Po*f ma*t«*r. Pendleton, Or., Jan. 15.—Postmaster Johnson was held up by a masked rob ber at the point of a pistol and com pelled to surrender $599 of postal and money order funds. French Chamber of Deputh-* K«-as*emble*. Paris, Jun. 15.—The chamber of dep uties reassembled and M. iicuri liriiMuu was re-oleotod president. LEGISLATURE MEETS. tent Ii Carolina Solon* Hi-^la* What Prom. l*«-» to He an Impoi !.• nt evtion. Columbia, Jan. 15.— ! K' . .Iffh Caro lina legislature has L gun what will be the longest session since tiie it-C'instruc tion period and one of the most im portant. To comply with the provisions of the new constitnti m. which went into effect on Jan. 1. t k >t;;tnte law of the state will have t i Le entirely re modeled and much entire]” new legisla tion, not possible under in., old consti tution, will probably be i opted. Ihe greatest attention will be devoted to a new election law and :• new meth od of raising revenue. The election bill has already been prepar 'd—that is the bill which will reci .ve the adminis tration's endorsement, and which will doubtless become a law—but its pro visions are bring carefully guarded. It can be stated. In rawer, that it retains the “eight box leature of the preseut law. This feature of the old law has been most vigorously attacked by the Republicans and the northern press, audits constitutionality is now being tested in the supreme court of the Unit ed States. WILL SOON BE DECIDED. The Merit* of the Controversy Between Bannock | ntinns ami tlio State <»! Wyoming Washington, Jan. 15.—The merits of the controversy between the Bannock Indians and the state of Wyoming as to tin* rig.it of the Indians to kill game, in contravention of the Wyoming state law, will soon be passed upon by the United States supreme cout. The question will come np in this court in connection with the case of Racehorse, one of the Bannocks who participated in the Ja des m Hole trouble of last summer, which has just been docketed in court. Racehorse was ar rested by tin' sheriff - of Uinita county on the charge of killing game contrary to the state law, but he pleaded the Bainnx'k treaty in justifi itiou, and was released “ii a petition ior a writ of habeas e irpus. The sheriff has appealed the case to the supreme court. It is understood that a nn tion will so n b * made to ad- van 'o tin* ease on the docket, and it is believed that tin* ni .fioiivillb granted. PRIEST DISMISSED. He Had Charged a Sister of Mercy With Living the Lite of an Adventure**. Portland. Or.. Jan. 15 —Rev. M. J. Kelly, parish priest of C 'dar Mills, near this city, has b'"*n di bssod from his church by Archbishop Gross, whose de cision has been .sustained by Cardinal Satolli. Several months n f e> Father Kelly, in a newspaper arti c, charged Sister Wil liam, tiie head of tii • M rev sisters of Oregon, with improper conduct, alleg ing that she had led the life of an ad venturess. When Archbishop Gross at tempted to si.cnee t!.< !" lir.'crent priest, the attacks became m r per* dial, and the archbishop hims'!; came in fora share of the abuse. It is said that “tiier priests in this city, who extended -ymn.ithy and aid to Father Kelly in lit* •I'.rcG on Sister William and At hbi.-ri ] Gross, have become much a!: m 1 h - * they should be called up Lt'f“: • the ecclesiastical court. QUEEN LIL’S PARDON. It Will Urolialdi I1-- !.i r.ted nr; the Third Anniversary of Gei Delhi <n.: in?nl San Framtsi >, Jan In —Advices from Honolulu are o th" ■ !7"et that preparations are umlei way to- the third celebration of the anniversary of tho revolution which overturn *d the mon archy It will tak * place on Jan 17. and the preoi -ri m is made that th^ pa role of ex-Queen Lilii'ra>aiani will on that day be at an en 1 anu that she will be granted a full pardon. President D de is said to have inform ed a correspondent that the government hoped to see it- wav el'v.t to pardon the ex-queen in a short time, and lhat the third anniversary ot her dethronement will in ail probability witness the last act in tlm drama. The ex queen is fre quently sect: driving ri) at the city and is enjoying niurii .re* r health than at any period in the l ist throe year*. important message. Peru** President Ask* onjjres* For Au- Uioritv v« i’*i> Hit Public Debt* New York J u. id —dispatch to The Herald ton Luna Peru, says: Tin- government h . *' nt a message of importance f both hon>es of congress asking that nun ur - of lerd'lotion be prepared author, ung the <■> •ative to pay anmrdly a cert iir. "n rant in liqui dation of the purii' deb; and to se.iin till pending |ue.-tu>ti- home and for- eign. Vice President Billingliu-st.ina speech in Lima, (ienorod tint Pre-ident Piev la would resign, and, in fact, that he would cut fT hi" lien l rather than sign a cession of the pr vine - , of Taeua and Arica. if the re-nlt of the vote of tine peeplc on the cession oj th >se provinces was contrary to the interests of Peru. 4 <'la*!i Li Authority. Charleston, Jan. 16.—Judge W. 0. Bennett of the court of the state filed a decision in tiie ease of certain stock holders of Ihe Palmetto Brewing com pany against President J. Ji. Dasher, iu which a receivei was asked ter. The United States circuit c urt had already appointed a re eiver, hat .iudg 1 ' B'liuctt takes jurisdi' tion, sit tains some of tiie charges against Pre i amt Dasher and announces that he wifi appoint a receiv er. Interesting devi 1 pments are ex pected to come out of the conflict in au thority between state and federal courts. Will W<*pk I'm- Immigration. Raleigh. Jan. 15. -General Passen ger Agent Th un is J. Anderson and the division pa - mger agent of the Sea board Air-Line spe d a dav here. They specially vi -ifcdthe agricultural depart ment and its great nu scum Mr. An derson says that v! fi the Seaboard is hustling for pas- gv hu-iness, it is als i looking ter im ugration t > this sec tion and its iioith- r;; ag. uts are being told lo w-rk this for all it is worth. The owners of (.‘aileigh cotton mills here are arranging to put in 3,000 more spiudies.