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THE WEEKLY LEDGER: GAFFNEY, 8. C., APRIL 30, 1896.
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Happenings Gathered From All
Parts of the State.
THEWS0FTM1K LETTER FROM MM FEELING OF ffilffl
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Happenings Gathered From All The i nsur g en t Leader Tells of Ifc Has Been Incrcased b y Dl3 ’
Parts of North Carolina. the War Now i n Progress. patches From Buluwayo.
MANY NOTES OF IMPORTANCE SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS NOTE]) HE IS CONFIDENT OF SUOOESS METABELE9’ ADMIRABLE TACTICS
MRS. D’TREVILLE’S SUICIDE
fiovernor Kvaim Tells How It Is Proposed
to Administer tlic Dispensary Daw—Sui
cide of a South Carolinian In New York
City—Meeting of the Confederate Veter
ans at Charleston.
Columbia, S. C., April 23.—Governor
Evans has frankly told how it is pro
posed to administer the dispensary law,
if the amendment is held to be consti- I
tntional in the test case that is to bo
tried at Charlotte soon. “Jndpe Si-
monton,” said the governor, “in ren
dering his decision on a person having
the right to import liquors for personal
nso, said in part:
“ ‘Nowhere in vae act arc liquors con
taining alcohol declared against the
morals, health and welfare of the com
munity. If this had been declared, the
decision might have been different.’
“Now to meet this.” continued the
governor, “his words nave boon iucor-
S orated in the amendment and alcoholic
rinks are expressly stated to be delete
rious to the morals, health and welfare
of the people, and, being such, all im
ported drinks must be analyzed l y the j
I tato chemist to see if they are pure,
’his law is expected to come under the |
pare food acts passed by congress. If 1
the case is decided against the state,
Jtdfo Simontou will be going back on
what he hiw previously said. Should
the case 1 • decided for the state, sciz-
woa of all packages, whether for per-
aoual use or otherwise, will bo ordered,
au4 they will be sent to Columbia. The
private packages will not be analyzed
ht the state chemist, but will be let to
rmn into the tanks at the dispensary.” •
"Then will there bo no way of get
ting whisky except from the dispon- l
sary?” was asked.
The governor answered that such I
would be the ease.
A Daily With Sonth Camllnn Connie
lakes Her Life In No - York. '
New Yoke, April 27.—Mir. Ida Dc-
TVrvillo of SJ01 W it One Hundredth
■troet, wife of Juh' DoTrovillo, and
faid to bo connected with the Cnlhouu
family of South Carolina, died from a
•odf inflicted wound
Mrs Dr. DeTreviT > was found by her
•on. John, standing before a mirror and
£ rin« to tear open a wound In her
roat. He seized her and cried for help.
It took three men to hold her. She was
p!*red in a physician’s care, but died
•coa afterwards.
She had been suffering from melan
cholia, it is said, and it Is supposed she
wounded herself when her mind was
temporarily unbalanced.
■er husband is now in Brevard, N.
C., suffering from paralysis. He was
forced to give up a bank clerkship in
this city two rears ago on account of
his health.
Coufetterate Veterans In C'lmrlciton.
Charleston, April 2. r >.—The business
session of the annual meeting of the
South Carolina division of the United !
confederate veterans, in session here,
re-elected General C. L Walker com- j
Blander of the division and Colonels As-
Imry Coward and I. G. MeKissick were
chosen commanders of the First and Sec-
o*d regiments, respectively. The roll
•ill showed fll camps represeuPsl with
a total of nearly 400 delegates present, j
A resolution was adopted looking to- .
Ward the establishment of a soldiers’
htnno for South Carolina veterans some-
h'kore in the state. Greenville was so-
Ks-lod as the place in which to hold the
»«xt annual meeting. At the night
mlly of the* veterans stirring addresses
were made by General Clement Evans
tif Georgia, Colonel K. C Wood of Lou- 1
tiuauu, and other distinguished gcntlo-
fcKXl.
White Man Killed by m Negro.
Spahtanbubo, 8. O., April 28.—John
Parris, the son cJ a well-to-do farmer,
pdio rosuhis about llvo rnihw from this
^ty, M ils stabbed to death bv a negro
R an bearing tin* name of FnuA Prince,
rank Prince and his wife wore on their
S ny to visit friends when they mot Pur-
s. He was under the Influence of
tddskey and used some very harsh hm-
gn/igo to Prince’s wife. Prince resented
fke language ami the tw’o passed blows.
Knives were drawn ami Panls was
■tabbed in the right side and over the
hesrt. He fell dead In a few moments.
Prince is seriously wounded in the head
and back. He is now in Jail and it Is
probable his wife will be arrested as an
accomplice.
X liny KxpiTlmcntA at Wofford.
Bpaktaniiuho, S. O., April 24.—
Messrs. Dempsy Hydrlck and Charles
Y«ss. students in the science department
at Wofford college, performed some bril
liant experiments with the cathode rays.
Clear photographs were obtained
through some heavy wooden material.
This was the first of the kind to succeed
this state. About 2fi0,000 volts were
■m-d and un exposure of 20 seconds was '
given. Wofford college now’ claims the J
distinction of being the third college In '
the south to succeed in the new method
of photography.
An 1'iillrrnsml Dlutlllrr Killed.
Okoiuiktowx, S. C., April 86.—Ken
nedy Barnes, an unlicensed distiller at
Harpors, this county, was shot and
killed while resisting arrest. Hheriff
8kin nor and a posse of 00 left George
town to arrest him. They found him
St home where ho welcomed them with
a raised arm and nistol, which made his
body a target for several shotguns.
An Aged Lady, Who Had Keen Mlsilng
From Her Home Fight Day*, Found
Wandering In the Wootls—Tract of Land
Given to the Haptist Foreign Mission
Hoard—Drouth Hrolten.
Raleigh, April 24 —The widow of
Engineer Gibson Watson, who sued the
Seaboard Air Line for $25,000 for the
killing of her husband in a collision near
Rockingham, lost her ease in the supe
rior court here.
News reaches hero that near Wayues-
ville a man plowed up over a bushel of
gold coin buried in a field, all the coins
bearing old dates.
Fifteen thousand acres of land in
Cumberland and Harnett counties have
been purchased, on which an extensive
settlement of Norwegians and Swedes
is to bo made. They will be brought on
steamers to Wilmington.
Work on the Phoenix cotton mills, at
Fayetteville, has begun.
An important suit was argued before
the supreme court Involving $135,000.
It tests the right of Asheville to make
property owners pay their share of the
cost of street paving.
James Reed and other ofllciuls of the
Seaboard Air Line are hero waking a
survey of the shops which were burned
Wednesday preparatory to rebuilding.
Mr. Reed says it is not yet settled what
will be done. The orevaleut opinion is
that tlie plant will be enlarged. The
walls of the building are found to bo un
injured. Mr. Reed says the loss on ma
chinery, though total, is not quite $35,-
000.
A contract has been made for build
ing a $')(),000 hotel at Salisbury, which
is now growing as rapidly as any town
in North Carolina.
Mrs. Kimmons has sued the town of
Salisbury for $10,000 because her hus
band was burned to death in its sta-
tionhouso.
LARGEST ON RECORD.
Newberry’s Former Mayor Dies.
Bt. Loura, April 23.—James K. P.
Ooggiim, aged 45, a charity patient at
fhe city hospital, lias died of nneumo.
uia. From a letter found in his j>oekcl
it is learned that ho was formerly mayor
of Newberry, 8. 0. He had boon hero
three months, working as collector for
un insurance company.
Heavy Hail Storms.
Columbia, H. C., April 28.—A spoeiai
from Johnston, 8. C., reports heavy hull
storms in that section. Several formers
will have to replant cotton.
•Sties of Thjji For Commercial Fertilizers
In North Carolina—Other News.
Raleigh, April 22.—The »t«te agri
cultural department reports that the
sales of tiigs for commercial fertilizers
this season are the largest on record
since the adoption of that tax. This
shows conclusively the remarkable in
crease in the area planted this rear as
compared with lust year and the two
years previous to it. It is quite reason
able to estimate the increase at 30 per
cent.
The State university has added one
year to the course in its medical depart
ment, and Dr. Charles L. Mangum to
the medical faculty.
Regimental encampments of the state
guard will be held this year. Last year
there were no encampments.
General Leduc,formerly United States
commissioner of agriculture, bnt who,
for several years, has been receiver of
the Peoples' National bank of Fayette
ville, has wound up its affairs and went
home.
The officers of the United confederate
veterans in North Carolina are called to
meet iit Greensboro Monday to consider
matters relative to tho proposed battle
abbey.
Interest in gold mining in Cabarrus
county is unabated. A mine there has
been sold to Pennsylvanians for $52,000.
In the superior court here tho trial of
a suit for $25,000 damages against the
Seaboard Air Lino began. It is for the
killing of Engineer Gibson L. Watson
JO months ago, near Rockingham. His
freight engine and another freight tin-
gino collided head-on and both en
gineers were killed.
LOST IN THE WOODS.
An Ak«(1 Daily Wits Fight Dnf>s Without
Fooil or Water—Other News.
Raleigh, April 25.—Miss Lila Har
rington, aged HO, who had been missing
eight days from her home in Pitt county,
ha« been found In the woods, almost
dead. During all that period she hud
neither food nor drink.
Details received of the find of gold in
a Held near Hide, on tho Ducktown
branch of the Western North Carolina
railway, say but little of it is in coin,
hut nearly all in burs. Tho landowner
lias lost his suit to make the finder di
vide, and now ho seeks an amicable
division.
An extremely severe electric storm,
with heavy hail, prevailed here. Tor
rents of rain fell. Tho drouth in North
Carolina is broken.
A Fayetteville lady has given the
Baptist foreign mission board a tract of
laud near there to bo sold, so tho pro
ceeds could 1)0 used in securing the re
lease of Dr. Diaz from prison at Ha
vana.
Some months ago United States Com
missioner Harry Barrett was ambushed
and assassinated in Polk county. Gov
ernor Can- offered a reward for tho as
sassins. News comes of the arrest of
John Simmons and James Green, who
are charged with tho enmo.
Found Dead on tlio Tracks.
Fayetteville, N. 0., April 21.—J.
D. Bryant of Luberton, N. 0., wa* found
dead near Hope Mills, N. C., on tho
tracks of tho Atlantic Coast Line rail
way. He was horribly mangled and
was unrecognizable except by papers on
the body. It is supposed that lao was
killed by the Florida vestibule train.
Bryant was u white man 85 years old.
The Mrcklenbitrg Camp to Attend.
Charlotte, N. 0., April 24.—Tho
Mecklenburg camp of confederate vet
erans met hero and decided to attend
the laying of tho cornerstone of tho
Jefferson Davis monumout at Rich
mond, leaving on the night of June 20.
The Mecklenburg caim> will be accom
panied by tho camps from Mouroo and
Lincoluton.
Tubucoo Factory Itarned.
Winston, N. C., April 24—News has
l*ocn received here of the destruction by
lire of J. W. Dodd & Oo. ’■ tolxwc-co fac
tory, at King, Stokes county, including
40,000 pounds of leaf and a large amount
of plug tobacco, lixtures, etc.
Has No Doubt of the Cabans’ Ability to
Kvcntually Triumph—Spain** Incapacity
to Control the Insurgent’* Movement*
Plainly Shown—Great Suffering In the
Province of I’lnnr Del Rio.
New York, April 29.—A letter from
Antonio Maeeo, one of the chief insur
gent leaders in tho field, has been re
ceived at the Cuban revolutionary head
quarters hero. Tho letter was written
at El Rubio, Pinar del Rio, is dated
April 14, atid is addressed to T. Estrada
Palma. The writer says:
“With os everything goes on very
well, and there is no doubt of our ability
to triumph, if by no other means, by
exhausting Spain. However, as an
early termination of tho war Is what
must be sought for, and as I read in tho
papers that it Is discussed whether tho
United States should interveno or not,
and I have no doubt that, impelled by
your patriotism, you make every effort
to obtain whatever may bo beneficial
for Cuba, I take the Ubertv of remark
ing that tho surest way of bringing tho
war to a very ourly termination would
bo to place here somo 20,000 rifios and
4,000,000 cartridges. If tho United
States, observing their own laws, would
not interfere with the shipments of
arms and ammunition for us, it would
bo a great sorvioo rouderod to Cuba
without provoking any complications
with Spain, for, as I understand it,
these shipments would bo perfectly
legal.
“I have been compelled, by circum
stances, to resort to extreme measures.
General Woylor, in his desire of gain
ing glory gnu of obstructing tho recog
nition of our belligerency, wont in his
proclamations so far ns to advise tho
planters that they would lie ablo to
grind their sugar, while to tho govern
ment he gave the assurance that the
election would bo peacefully held, and
to tho country at large ho declared that
Pinar del Rio and some other provinces
would soon be pacified. Some of tho
planters, showing themselves willing to
believe that tho general would keep his
promise, began to got ready for grind
ing the cane. Unaer the circumstances
I made up my mlud to invade Pinar del
Rio again in order to show that wo are
fully ablo to compel observance of the
orders of frar government.
“I am perfectly satisfied with the suc
cess which has attended all my opera
tions during this second invasion, which
shall last as long us there is anything to
destroy from which Spain may derive
revenue. As you will see, tho discredit
which the proclamations of Woylor
were intended to throw on our revolu
tion has, through what we have accom
plished, fallen on Spain, whose incapac
ity to control our movements hus been
again plainly shown.”
A Spaniard Favors Liberty For Cuba.
New York, April 20.—A dispatch to
The Herald from Madrid says: Senor
Merely Prendergast, in an Interview,
said: “I am a thorough Liberal and have
always fought for Cuban liberties.
When I was minister for the colonies in
1880 I introduced two laws of which I
am very proud—one for tho abolition of
slavery which is still called in Spain
tho Morel law, and tho other enacting
a constitution for Puerto Rico, which
was unanimously approved, and which
was. In effect, self government. This
constitution wan put aside when the
Liberal party wont out of power. I
also gave free trade to Puerto Rico. I
Ouulu not give the same to Cuba, as the
Island was in a state of insurrection. I
am thoroughly in favor of the applica
tion of liberty to Cuba. ”
!
Great Suffering In Fluar Del Rio,
New York, April 20.—A dispatch
to Tho Herald from Havana says: Trains
are running to Pinar del Rio city. Tho
general health Is bad thorn. A good
many people from the fields, who are
without homos, are drlug. No business
Is done, and there is great suffering.
Many plantations around Dimas, in-
clndlug 800 buildings, have been des
troyed and there is nothing left to sup
port life. Throe thousand hands in the
tobacco fields are without work and are
now in Dimas. More than 40,000 bales
of tobacco were destroyed. The loss is
estimated at more than $1,000,000, that
of Pedro Mutias alone being $700,000.
AGED COUPLE BURNED.
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Ilunbanil Succumb* In a Vain Effort
Rescaa Ills Cnconscloas Wife.
Newburo, N. Y., April 29.—About 4
o’clock in tho morning the odor of smoko
awakened Bernard Cullan, a farmer, re
siding near Chester, N. Y. Ho at
tempted to arouse his wife, but she did
not respond.
Ho then dragged her from tho bed to
an adjoining room. Hero tho smoko
overpowered them and both were harmed
to death. Only the tranks of their
bodies were not consumed.
Morris Cullen, a son, and George
Thompson, a cousin, who had boon
adopted, were In tho house at tho time,
but escaped by jumping from a third-
story window. In so doing tho former
fractured his leg while Thompson sus
tained severe scalp wounds by being cut
with window glass.
Indicted For Embezzlement.
Washington Courthouse, O., April
29.—Robert A. Robinson, cashier of tho
People’s and Drover's bank of this city
prior to the rocolvorshln last October,
and Michael Herbert, teller, have been
Indicted on ten counts for embezzle
ment. Tho Indictments cover only
$25,000, but the bank lost five or six
times that much. Other indictments
are expected.
Ilorsn Kills n Frraoher.
Deoatcr, Ala., April 29. —A terrible
accident happened near here. Rev. 8.
Tippitts, the minister in charge of the
West Decatur Methodist church, was
kicked in tho head by n horse ami died
un hotr* afterwards from tho injuries
received.
The Rebel Hon* Natives Have Dalit Theli
Flan* Well, and Only About Three Miles
Now Separate Them From Their Froo-
pcetlvo Frey—Flentlfully Supplied With
Cattle and Ammunition.
[Copyrighted, 1S98, by Associated Press.]
Gape Town, April 29.—Tho din-
patches wh.ch filtered through from
Buluwayo Tuesday increased the feel
ing of anxiety felt here regarding the
fate of the l)esiegcd town. According
to the latest advices, tho circle of fierce
warriors behind tho mound fortifica
tions had again been drawn closer to
Buluwayo, and at the same time ex
tended. Tho Metabelos, when this news
was sent out from the endangered town,
had boon further reinforced and another
large body of men was leaving the Ma-
toppo hills, expecting to effect a junc
tion with the other bodies of hostile na
tives and completely surround the place
from all sides, while keeping south of
the fortified pass, which is the key to
tho situation in that direction.
In addition, another strong force of
hostiles has gone in the direction of tho
route, being followed by the relief corps,
of about tKX) men and nine machine
guns, advancing from Mnfoking. Con
sequently, it is believed that there is se
vere work cut out for this force, tho ad
vance guard of which, it was hoped,
would reach Maugwo about May 7.
TJio TacMr«.
The tactics of the Metabelos are really
admirable. When the uprising com
menced, only a few hundred hostile*
were reported to he in the field, and it
was announced that tho native police
would soon reduce them to subjection.
But the police deserted with all arms
and ammunition they could lay hands
on, the Impis gathered with wonderful
rapidity in tho Mutoppo hills, which
are evidedtly their rallying point and
base of operations, and then the invest
ment of Buluwayo, commenced. Impi
after Impi moved northward and circled
about Buluwayo, seemingly directed by
a skilful strategist and took up positions,
in half circle, about 12 miles from town.
Steadily, slowly, but surely, the number
of native regiments lias been aug
mented, the half circle of hostiles has
increased until it is almost a complete
circle and, instead of being 1’3 miles
from Buluwoyo, only about three miles
now seperate tho i.atives from their
prospective prey. At each camping
ground the earth works were abandoned,
but a fresh line of them was promptly
erected at tho next position occupied.
Thus, the advance or contraction of tho
Metabele army can now bo traced by a
series of lines of rude entrenchments
and breastworks, most effective work
under the circumstances. Tho band of
a few hundred insurgent natives in the
Matoppo lulls, reported in rrms, only
about a month ago, has increased until
fully 20,000 men arc operating against
Buluwayo alone, and some 30,000 hos
tiles are under arms and their number
is increasing dully.
Contempt For the I’rltlsh.
Every day the circle draws closer
around Buluwayo, and every hour adds
to the conudcitco and number of the
Metabelos, Tho seem to have supremo
contempt for the British, a feeling that
has not been lessened by the ineffect
iveness of the three sorties made by the
little garrison of Buluwayo. Tho enemy
is kept plentifully supplied with cattle,
and, it is believed, with ammunition.
Tho supplies are sent out from the Ma
toppo hills, fhe Metabele headquarters,
and it is said that over 50,000 head of
cattle have been gathered in by the hos
tiles from different directions. The
hills themselves, it is added, are being
fortified by tho insurgent force holding
them so that, should Buluwayo be re
lieved and the British be able to resume
the offensive, the natives will have a
stronghold to fall back upon and there
make a long stand against the chartered
company’s forces.
If this report is correct, and there
seems no reason to doubt it. tho British
will not see the end of tho Metabele war
for many months to come, and much
blood may be shed on both sides before
order is finally restored.
Great Strngglo Is Ncait
But the Metabelos may bo able to l»old
out or harass tin* British until tho great
struggle, which cannot long be delayed,
commences in South Africa, and no
body can predict what tho eventual out
come will be. The Boers dream of a
United States of South Africa, and they
are bold enough to say that the realiza
tion of this dream is among tho proba
bilities of the near future. In any case,
the work of arming and fortifying in
the Transvaal and also, to some degree,
in tho Orange Free state, is going stead-
ilv on, and tho slow policy of President
I^rr.egcr, said to be dictated from Berlin,
is being pursued relentlessly, night and
day.
The Boers already have a small army
under arms, well supplied with rapid
Uro guns and ammunition in tho vicin
ity of Lichtenburg, where, it is reported,
a fortified camp is being constructed.
This location is admirably selected for a
strategic movement calculated to cut off
tho British in Metubolelaud, Kliama-
laud and Bochuaualand from communi
cation with Cape Colony, and this, it is
understood, would be done in tho event
of serious complications.
The Boers would promptly occupy
Mnfoking from tho camp near Lichton-
burg, which is only a short distance
from the present British base of opera
tions for tho relief of Bui iwayo. Of
course, theViccupatiou, pos: ibly by pur
chase from Portugal of Del ago a bay, by
tho British, would follow.
TEXTILE MILLS BEST
But Manufacturers Are Com
plaining of Prices.
SOUTHERN BUSINESS CONDITIONS
Iron Furnaces Fully Employed—The Coat
Output Continue* Unchanged and Fro*-
pect* Are Favorable For a Good Som
mer's i:u*lne**—General liuslnrs* Fair
and Steady—Many New Industries.
Chattanooga, April 29. — Reports
have been received at The Tradesman
office during the past week of industrial
aud business conditions in all parts of
the south from more than 2,500 cor
respondents.
Tho southern iron furnaces are fully
employed aud tho accumulations of iron
in tho yards are small. Very heavy
shipments have been made during the
week in filling orders that have boon
lately received. Prices are steady and
are well maintained. The output of
coal continues unchanged aud tho proo-
poets for a good summer’s business are
quite favorable.
Tho textile mills are busy, but manu
facturers still complain that finished
goods do not sell at prices that afford a
fair profit aud that the demand is light.
Tho mills are all in full operation and
their number increases each week.
While it is probable that some of them
are running just now on u small margin
of profit, it is likely that in the year’s
business tho southern cotton mills will
make a satisfactory showing.
Tho lumber business has improved
somewhat under modified prices and iin
creased demand. There is room, how
ever, for improvement in the south-
western and western business. Tho ex
port lumber business is good and in-
| creasing.
General business in the south is fair
and steady. The season has opened fa’
▼orably and prospects are for heavy
crops and a large volume of trade.
Among Important now Industries estab
lished or incorporated during tho week
are: Tho Amicolola Marble and Power
company of Marble Hill, Ga., capital,
$000,000; a $100,000 cotton oil mill at
Birmingham. Ala.; the Sterling Lum
ber company of Charleston, W. Va,
with $100,000 capital; tho Interstate
Cotton Ctl company, capital, $00,000,
FIRST BIG RALLY.
Lite ^ »
Vork-SlItaC"* noo«w**,,c*«b.
New Yon it, Ar nl T^Vow^Yo
rally of the Volunteers ^
filled Carnegie Hall. The strength
Bailing!.,,, Booth’s new evengeliraic
Conization was ah m 11 on tli: '
its rising ti- rs of benches, occupK*
more than ‘ ,7of New York ctiz- n >
nd > brad «»•*» ““.rtSi
and Mrs. l: tii appeared on the pW
form the audience r*e and gave
hearty greeting, which was only husnt
wlvnn it became evident that Ballingt
Booth desired to speak. His ttirst word!
were: L
“lam very pleased once again, n.tei*
all that Mis. Booth and I Live bomj
called upon t,. , lSS through, to find my-
self at last her,> face to face with mr
fellow countrymen.”
This led to more applause and cheers.
A reference to the fact that the first
declaration of the independence of tho
Volunteers w:.s p r —i r -»8fcu^>b.
Washington’s birthday, an.’, .nan rlfi
first rally of the now organizati >n was
on the natal day of another afi ,nal
hero, General l. s. Grant, av. , ^
great enthusiasm.
THE CRISIS IN FRA
I
ar on t'iM
Tried to Foison • Family.
Dallas, Ga., April 29.—-Mrs. Will
Jarmon is in jail at this pluco charged
with trying to kill her husband and
members of his family. It is alleged
that the woman p :t rough on rats in
tho family coffeepot. As a result, a lit
tle girl, sister of Mr. Jarmon, is dead,
Jarmoti critically ill and tho old grand-
mother very sick. Mrs. Jarmon's
mother is charged witli being accessory
to thp crime, bat uho was released on u
bond of $500.
Soclutiut* I>ec:ari, a Fttllnn War
Mcllno Ministry.
Paris, April -U —It la stotod that taoj
now cabinet will bo annontyn <1 j a f} 1(J
chamber of deputies ol tlie ©loon u* ti iu
day’s session. It u gouorully expreto,
that at Thursday'* wmioa of tho chntr
her tho cabinet will moat with T“.oron
S ositiou upon the part of tho Ikdl
and Soololis’i The liai.
already declared a pitiless war npew the
Moline ministry, tk* formation < 1
which, they assort, ii tmoonstltnHoa
and contrary V) parllAmentarT nsagw
They promise a res,Inti ■ on Thnrsdaj
aimed at President Fnor<\
The friends of M. Melln* say hs wij
not be deterred by thl* prospect, and
seems certain that with May dar clo4
at hand, tho chamber will not cure
overturn the government, which, ind
dentally, is not yet guilty of any pollf
cul wrong.
The newspapers, h wot r, all rei;
a dissolution of parliament as tnevid
ble.
NORTH STATE CROPS. 1
Cotton LU company, capital, fo'J.UJU,
of Augusta, Gu.; tho Montgomery Brow
ing company of Montgomery, Ala.,
capital, $50,000; tho Southern Irrigation
company of 8mt Antonio, Tex., capital.
SiO.Ooo, and a $40,000 knitting mill at
Banibnrg, 8. C.
There is also reported brick and tile
works ut Gainesville, Flu.; canning fac
tories at Romo, Go., and Butcnbarg,
8. C.; a carriage factory at Rlcovllle,
Tenn., and cotton mills at Opelika, Ala.,
and L' ln ir City, Tenn. A cotton com
press and oil mill are to bo built at
Shreveport. La.; an electric lighting
plant at Gallatin, Tenn., and flouring
mills at Evening Shade, Ark., ana
Huntsville, Ala. Glass works are re
ported at Middlcborough, Ky.; an ice
factory at Charleston, S. C.; nut and
bolt works at Birmingham, Ala., and
dye works at Lynchburg, Va. Oil mills
are to be built at La Fayette, Ga., and | hare eventually resulted O^refrci]
The Report Jasi Iinn-U Sb,„w* fsrumt
Comlllloni —Ol k»r N^WS.
Raleigh. April 2*.—The sbvte
report, which h:w» Just berm
extroimly fuvorabla. The 1
brokeu just in tim<s gre.ttlr nfrnel 1
all crop, and this hs* yv: rsgmsn
good spirits. Cotton is * li^lnji
klly panted. Trsnsyls’itlM
hius bcjtm. Sobs yoaag cotoj
plowed the first time. Rice
has begun. Potato bn,:* are i
mcronA The condlM a of frn|
ceptlomllr good.
James .Stewart and M* so*
charged with Hlll»» Jnme*
8 year-old nephew in n.vrrv>rt col
breaking Iris neck snd the*
the body ont of fie h'>s*s.
Stewart Is charged wifi hsrint
the child so badly that Its death
Shreveport, Li.; a rice mill at Houston,
Tex., and wo-Klworktug nlnuth at Good-
water ami Mobile, Ala.; Lexington, K
Salnda, N. C.; Bennotfsvllle, S. 0., and
Nashville and Memphis, Tenn.
BIG DEFICIENCY AHEAD.
T. B. Neal of Salisbury hn* ben
pointed Inspector general of fhol
brigade jf the North Carolina co^
crate ve:crans.
Scorrfnrjr of tho Treasury Carlisle LIHely
to Ho Far Out In HI* Estimate*.
Washington, April 29.—The treasury
deficit for tho flscitl year ending Jims
80. will to approximately $25,000,000.
This is the opinion of offivlnls and oth
ers best qualified to make an intelligent
estimate of the result of tho fiscal oper
ations of fhe year.
In Ids ammal estimates sent fen con
gress at the beginning of the present
sessjup, the secretary of the treasury
estimated tho receipts from customs
during the fiscal year at $172,000,000.
SfMWth nearly ten months of tho
flftf nearly gone, the customs receipts
l
wvfe reached about $1-37.000,000, with a
fair prospect of increasing to $105,000.-
000 by tho close of the year. The esti
mate of tho receipts from internal rev
enue sources was $158,000,000. Up to
this time they hav< reached $120,000,000,
and it is expected that the figures for
the completed year will be about $140,-
000,000.
The receipts from miscellaneous
sources are expected to slightly exceed
Yhe estimates of $15,000,000, maklntr tho
total receipts for the year about $827,-
000,000. The secretary’s estimate of tho
year’s expenditures was $002,000,000.
which, according to his figures, would
leave a deficiency of $17,000,000.
A Swindler Cupturml In Guatemala.
Pittspurg, April 29.—Intelligence has
been received hero of tho capture in
Guatemala of John L. Cowan of this
this city, who disappeared last Febru
ary, leaving his friends, relatives, cred
itors aud victims uboat $200,000 short
Cowan was in the lumber business, and
his victims are scattered over tho lum
ber regions of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin,
; Michigan and Canada. Forgery, note
raising aud other forms of swindling
are charged against him. Cowan will
be brought back to tho United States at
once.
Shot ami Killed a Whltecappor.
Spartanburg, 3. 0., April 29.—At
Oowpens, near tills city, William Par-
. ris shot and killed a young man named
Turner. Turner and another man came
to Parris’ house and on entrance being
refused, rocked and shot Into tho dwell-
lug. Parris got his gun and when the
wnltecappers returned, as Turner tried
to foiro u]>en tho door, shot him, the
loud taking effect in tho abdomen, and
causing instant death. Parris has sur
rendered.
Iiii-flinllary Fire at Fittsburg.
Pittsburg, April 20.—Tho large ware
house of tho Atlantic Refining com-
pnny on Fifty-seventh street, together
with two settling tanks and u number
of receiving tanks containing oil, were
destroyed by fire about 2 o’clock, entail
ing a loss of ahont $100,000. Tho flie is
behoved to havo boon of incendiary ori
gin.
Xcgr* Preacher Killed bf Lightning^
Buckhead, Oa., April 29.—Rlchii
Flemo, a negro preacher, was killed
lightnhg about six miles from hero,
tho farm of Mr. Love Walton. The I
grq was standing by a tree when strucl
Fire at Toledo.
Toledo, Apri) 28.—The Toledo
works tnd Smcad foundry vvere
aged by flr» to tho extent of $55,000,
with $34,000 Insurance.
COME, BRETHREN
T# thr
SOUTHERN 1APTIST
CONVENTION,
Chattanooga, Ten*.,
Max 5tbi 6th, 7th and 8th.
VIA the aovtiibrk railway.
Thr ttoutbor* Itsilwagr fens /vrranjpd *i
follows tor delegates via its llaes toX’hat
tanooga, Ten*., for tba oeuWoe at
Southern Aaptlst CsaveBtfisn. The rate’
will be one fare tor the ro«nd trio from
all ticket station a. Tiekata to be sold May
5th. 0th, 7th and 3th, limbed fifteen oays (
from dote of salt.
The trains «f the Southern It Ml Was
leivc Atlanta dally at 7:W x m.. Irlri p. r»5
ond 10 p. m. arriving at Chattanooga afe
12:55 noon, 7:05 s. m. and 4:10 a. m.
On May 7th the Southern Railway wifi
run a special Baptist train to leave Atfe
Ionia at 5:00 a. m. and arrive at Chotta'
noopa ot 10:30 a, in.
The special Bsaflst train learrln't At-|
lontafrODa. m., Tharsdar. May 7tb, 9*1X5,
arrives in Chattaaosga U time for ths
morning services of the Baptist Yom>f||
People's Unlos. The Bonthera Railway Is,
the choaea official voata the Baptist
Yeung Peopg-'a Ualoa. Tktfe trala Uavrj
Charlotte w edaesdsy, May Stk at 10.1
m.. Oastonla HJa p. m Rlashsbur^,
hursdny, May Tlh, at llsife a. *v, By*r-
tnnburg !:<*> a. m., Orteavlife l:Va. m.,
Seneca t:5fl a. m.. arrive Atlanta 5:"a a. m.
Special through eoaches on May 7tb aoii
Fth leave Columbia 11:10 a. m.. )e**» Se-eJ
berry 15:52 p. m., Greenwood 7:*x „
llodges J:30 p, m., Donalds t:47 p. n , P. •!-
ton 3:15 p. m., Greenville 4:40 p. m., An
derson 3:45 p. Benecs fiSVl * m arrive
Atlanta 0:3u ». m.. leave Atlanta |*:<9
p. m , arrive Chattanooga 4:10 a m Thei
conches run through without ehange.
Also leave Columbia 11:25 a. m . leal
Union 1:35 p. m.. leave Spartanburg 3^L
p m., uniting at Greenville with the nbovo
service.
The Southern Railway rnna through
beautiful section of North Georgia, fir
mountain scenery, parsing In full view of
Lookout Mountain. Equally good ached-
ules returning. Visitors to fqjntfanooga
from nlmoat any point in South Carolina
or Georgia will find the Southern Itnllwaj
the most desirable route
Passengers leaving Atlanta at 10.001
m. can remain in he sleepimr car at Ch«
tanooga until 7:0) a. m. Double her!
from Atlanta to Chattanooga for H.’J
Two can occupy a berth.
Apply for information or tickets to ai
agent of the Southern Hallway or to
R. W. Hunt, T. r. A.. Angnstn, Us.
IV. U. Turin*. D. r. A., Atlanta. On.
g. II. Unrdwlnk. A. O. F. A.. Atlanta, G*/
W. A. lark, O. r. A* Wasklsgtaa, D. j
if