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«> THE WEEKLY LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., MAY 7, 1890 A Week’s Happenings Gathered Happenings of the Week Just From All Parts of the State. Past Briefly Told. MANY ITEMS OF IMPORTANCE MANY NEWS ITEMS OF IMPORTANCE Heetlng of fho South i»n«I Wr«t Grain itml Tratio Congress at Charleston—Senator J Tillman .Maltcs a Speech Violently ' Attacking Hill anil the Administration A Serious Hi under state Chairman Pou on the Political Out- look In North Carolina—HlgCotton Mill to Ho Hullt at Albemarle Stanley—State Hoard of Medical Examiners to Meet at Winston, May 30. Columbia, S. C., May 5.—The discov ery 1ms been made that in the volume of the new acts of the legislature the important corporation law passed at the last session has been omitted entirely, and in lieu thereof the copy of the old corporation law of 1S8G has been printed instead. Exactly how the blunder, which is far reaching in its effects, was made does not appear. The secretary of state says he sent the printed pamph let copy of the new act to the state printer. Speaking of the acts, Mrs. LeCoute, the state librarian, requests the an nouncement made that she has not re ceived all the copies yet, but that they are being delivered so many at a time, and she is sending them out as fast as she gets them. TILLMAN’S SPEECH. The South Carolina Senator Attacks Hill and the AdmlnUtrutiou. Washington, May 4.—Senator Till man of South Carolina made a speech in the senate savagely attacking Sena tor Hill and President Cleveland: He declared that Mr. Hill represented the bondholders and bankers and not the people. He predicted repudiation of bonds and interest if bond issues were carried much further, to which re mark Mr. Hill coolly suggested: “And if you can't have that I suppose you’ll have bloodshed.” Mr. Tillman declared the president “stands ns the tool of the classes,” and represents only the almighty dollar. Grover Cleveland, John Sherman and John Carlisle, he declared, are “affin ities.” Mr. Tillman closed his speech by say ing that if the Democrats of Chicago declared for gold ho would walk out of the convention. He would join a party which might not succeed in 1890, but would ho troublesome in 1900 on a plat form of "America for Americans, and to hell with Britain and her tories.” Mr. Hill replied to Mr. Tillman. He said that the speech was uncalled for and niidigiiitled in its attacks upon the administration. In the most sarcastic manner lie referred to Tillman as “My friend, and I know he loves mo.” Mr. Hill did not reply to all Tillman had said, but denied many of his uttei • ances. MET AT CHARLESTON. South niul West Grain ami Trailo ('oiigres* IIolU* Its Thin! Annual .*ic.4*lon. Charleston, May 2.—The south and •est grain and trade congress held its third annual session here. The congress resolved to hold its next meeting in Kansas City next spring. A permanent organization was made by the election of Mr. H. S. Potter of St. Louis, chair man, and a vice chairman from each state represented on the floor. A memorial was adopted and sent to the president of the United States sen ate by telegraph, requesting to have the appropriation for Savannah replaced in the river and harbor bill. Addresses were delivered by President Fish of the Illinois Central system; by Mr. J. M. Love of Kansas City; Mr. Breedlove Smith of New Orleans; Mr. Killehrow of Nashville and Mr. F. Q. O’Neill of Charleston. Resolutions wore adopted indorsing the Nicaragua canal, the proposed new naval station at New Orleans, the im provement of the Mississippi river, and the Frye bill in the senate and the Cobb bill in the house relating to the estab lishment of a department in the na tional government of commerce and manufacturers. The session has been a most interesting and successful one. For Iletter Melon Kate*. Columbia, S. C., May 4.—For several years the railroad commission and tho watermelon growers of this state have been doing their best to get the South ern Tariff association to grant lower freight rates on watermelons shipped north from this section. Up to tho present time all these efforts have failed Another effort is to bo made on tho eighteenth inst. The association has fixed that day to hear all parties con cerned in regard to tho matter. Tho growers are hopeful of securing the de sired reduction this time. The meeting of tho association is to be hold in Nor folk, Va. An Ageil Lu«1y Is Hurneil to Death. Charleston, May 5.—Mrs. Dr. Jaoobs an aged lady of respectable family who resides at 481 King street, in this city, was burned to death. She was cooking at a gasoline stove when it exploded. A feather bed in the room was ignited and tho woman was enveloped in flames. Before assistance could reach her sho was so badly burned that sho died in a few minutes from her injuries. Tho fire did other little damage. Raleigh, May 2.—In an interview on tho Democratic outlook in North Caro lina, State Chairman Pou said : “The conditions are much better than in the year past. Tho idea of some Populists and some Democrats to co operate is dead and this fact strength ens tho party. Tho main factor in im proving Democratic conditions is that the white men of tho state see tho rising of the old Republican party. “The Democratic committee’s recent action in holding tho party intact has had a fine effect. It was then deter mined that tho North Carolina Demo cratic party shall live rather than die. Tho party now has confidence in its committee. Tho party is determined to risk defeat before sacrificing its princi ples or compromising with auy adver sary. A long campaign, always bene ficial to tho Democrats, is desired this year. The national and not tho state organization is paramount. There is no doubt that the state convention, Juno 25, will adopt a free silver platform and declare for tho revenue tariff, iucomc tax and honest government. A hearty welcome will bo given all Populists to aid tho Democrats in securing those things and they should respond. “The imminence of misrule and ne gro domination in tho eastern counties is another influence to turn tho Popu lists away from their late allies, the Re publicans. No bolting of the state or national convention will be tolerated. There can be no success outside the party organization.” Tho chairman makes an earnest plea for harmony and says tho sound money men can bo content with the mainten ance of the party’s name and its allegi ance to the national organization, and the silver men can be content with tho silver declarations and the silver nomi nation by tho state convention by the giving of the whole of the party in the state for silver. Throe places, not including Raleigh and Henderson, which have not yet made propositions, have submitted off ers of land and money for tho location of the Seaboard Air Line’s shops. It is positively stated that tho Stone Mountain and Roaring Gap railway is speedily to he built. At the Republican rally here, at which two of the candidatrs for governor were present, it was announced that no mat ter who is nominated by the Republi cans for governor, he cannot bo elected without fusion with the Populists. Tho Republicans are now almost demanding fusion with the Populists. A $40,000 cotton mill is to bo built at Albemarle Stanley. The ninety-third annual session of tho North Carolina Lutheran synod be gan at St. James church. Concord. The state hoard of medical examiners is called to meet at Winston May 30 in conjunction with the State Medical society. Governor Carr has made requisition on the governor of Georgia for Angus Archil Bragboy, aCroatan Indian, who, in Robeson county, murdered a young girl and placed her body in a river. NORTH STATE CROPS. The Report Jimt Innued .Show* Favorable Comlitlou*—Other New*. Raleigh, April 28.—The state crop report, which has just l>cen issued, is extremely favorable. The dronth was broken just in time, greatly benefitting all crops, and this has put farmers In good spirits. Cotton is now' being rap idly planted. Transplanting tobacco has begun. Some young corn has been plowed tho first time. Rico planting has begun. Potato bugs are very nu merous. The condition of fruit is ex ceptionally good. James Stewart and his son Henry are charged with killing James Stewart’s 8 year-old nephew in Harnett county by breaking his neck and then throwing tho body out of the house. Henry Stew art is charged with having scalded tho child so badly that its death would have eveutually resulted therefrom. T. B. Neal of Salisbury has beeu ap pointed inspector general of tho first brigade of tho North Carolina confed erate veterans. Hlg Increase In Eertlllxer Sales. Raleigh, May 1.—The state agricul tural department has issued a bulletin stating that the sales of comraercial fer tilizers in North Carolina this season, nearly all for use on cotton, are 50 per cent greater than last year at this date, and 80 per cent greater than over be fore; that tho total sales are over $3,500.- 000, and that it will require one-third of last year’s cotton crop to pay for this year’s fertilizers. The department de plores this immense increase in cotton acreage and unprecedented outlay for fertilizers. An Autl-Frce Silver Convention. Columbia, S. C., May 2.—Colonel F. W. McMastor of this city has issued a call for an anti-free silver convention to be held hero May 13, to consist of self- appointed Democratic delegates, to pass resolutions indorsing Cleveland and the gold standard, and to elect a gold dele gation to Chicago to contest tho seats of the delegates who will bo sent by the regular Democratic convention, who will be for silver. Factories Exempt From Taxation. 1 Charleston, April 30.—At an elec tion hero to determine whether factories established in Charleston should be ex empt from taxation for five years, tho question was curried affirmatively by almost u uunultnouH vote. Only fifteen ballots wore cast against exemption. To Establish a New Cotton Factory. Winston, N. C., April 80.—Incorpora tion papers have been filed in Rocking ham county for tho establishment of a $120,000 cotton factory at Spray, with the privilege of increasing tho capital stock to $1,000,000. Tho Southstdo cot ton mills, in this county, will bo en larged at once by tho addition of 225 looms. Two Mon Hit by a Train. Raleigh, May 4.—A passenger train on the Southern railway, at Dur ham, struck a buggy containing Dr. A. G. Bauer, mi architect of Raleigh and a native of Philadelphia, and Charles H. Norton, also an arcliitect, of Durham. Both were very seriously injured, Nor ton internally and Bauer about the head. Four Persons Lose Their Lives In a Brooklyn Tenement. TWO OTHERS SEVERELY INJURED Reports From All Parts of the Called to Order by Mr. Krueger, South For the Past Week. Who Made a Speech. IRON AND GOAL IN GOOD DEMAND UNUSUAL INTEREST MANIFESTED Mr*, rnstnornock Wa* Hurneil to Death While Attempting to Save tho Life of Mr*. Cohen, Whoso Two Children Were Also Suffocated—Another Explosion at Clnclnuatli Several Feople Hilled. New York, May 0.—As the result of the explosion of a gasoline stovo in a Brooklyn tenement house two women and tw’o children w’cro so badly burned that they died soon afterwards. Two other children were also seriously burned. Tho dead are: Mrs. Rebecca Cohen, 234 Johnson street. Carl Cohen, aged 2 years. Solomon Cohen, aged 8 years. Mrs. Pastnernock, 234 Johnson street. Tho explosion occurred in Mrs. Co hen’s apartments while she was stand ing at the stove, and the burning fluid ignited her clothing, quickly enveloping her in flames. The terrified woman ran shrieking into tho apartments of Mrs. Pastnor- nook, across the hallway. In the lat ter’s attempt to release the suffering woman her clothing w T as sot on fire. Then both women run into tho hallway, where they were found by the firemen, who carried them to tho street. They died a few’ minutes later. Tho clothing of Mrs. Cohen’s two children, Carl and Solomon, also ignited from the fire caused by tho explosion. They were so terribly burned about the body and limbs that they died soon after being removed to the hospital. Isaac Kursham, who was passing the house at the time tho fire broke out, ran up stairs and attempted to put out tho flames, when a second explosion oe. curred and he was struck on the head by some substance which cut his scalp open. Ho was able to go home after his wounds were dressed. CINCINNATI’S DISASTER. Exact Number of Killed Not Vet Known, hat Will Not Ho Very Great. Cincinnati, May 8.—A gasoline ex plosion in the 5-story building at 4:10 and 432 Walnut street has required the attention of all tho city departments during the day. The street cleaning force wore working on the debris while the firemen and police were on duty for squares around around the wreckage. The fatalities in the building occu pied by Adolph Drach on one side and Louis Fey on tho other with their cafes and saloons on the first floor and with flats on the four upper floors were not as great as at first estimated, Imt there was alarm before noou in the adjacent buildings. In order to rescue the vic tims from the pile of debris, holes were cut through tho walls and foundations of the adjoining buildings. At 10 o’clock it was found that the adjacent walls showed the effects of either these openings or of tho explosion, and all of the occupants of the buildings at 428 and 434 Walnut street were ordered out. Meantime exaggerated reports were circulated about additional losses of life, and enormous crowds gathered. Tho police kept Walnut street clear be tween Fourth and Fifth streets, while tho rescuers continued their work. Felicia Drach and O. L. Wells, who were in the list of those injured, have died. The bodies recovered include Rol- lin A. Davis, Adolph Drach, Felicia Drach, C. L. Wells aud Mamie Ken nedy, but the workmen report two other bodies in sight that are not expected to be rescued alive. Tho list of injured includes 20 persons, but the only one who is reported in a dangerous condi tion is John McCarty, who suffered a contusion of the abdomen as well as of tho arms, logs and head. A body taken to the monrue, and sup posed to bo that of Mamie Kennedy, has been identified as tho body of Ella Sin gleton. who was employed in tho wrecked building. Mamio Kennedy is missing and is no doubt dead. Among the others missing an' Ruth aud Millie, domestics of Louis Fay, also Wm. Meyer, employe of Fay, Barbara Stein- kainp, Samuel Epstein, Mortimer O’Kano, Louis Fosdick, Wm. Lauth, barkeeper for Drach; Harry Latigmcud, SontUgate, Lightfoot. Mrs. Adolph Drach. who was held in tho timbers all ttight .aud rescued in the morning, is resting qw^tly at tho hos pital. The cuts on her h<ea4 and body are not serious, anti the only facr of se rious results is with her feet, which were crushed by the timbers. Willard E. Cook, whoso arms and legs were badly crushed and head cut, is not doing well. Among tho others who are most seri ously hurt are: Joseph Spriggs, a negro, burned; H. E. Hunwick, shoulder dislocated; Mary Huttsolmanu, head cut; Emil Drach, 3 years old. arm aud leg broken, cut over jhe oyo; Peter Burns, confusion of the leg, arm and breast, scalp yvonud; Charles bpillo, contusion of arm, had injury of the head; J. B. Ward of To ledo. the race man, whose leg was badly cut by glass, has been removed from the hospital to the Gibson house and is do ing welL A dozen or wore others who were in cluded in the list of injured have either been discharged from tho hospital or removed to their homes. There are many showing up at their places of business who suf fered slight injuries. Nearly all of those who wore in the vicinity of tho Gibson House, postoflioe or Fouutaiu Square at the time of the explosion suf fered slight injuries, or wore shocked. There is very much indignation be cause tho explosion is said to bo duo to carelessness in emptying a barrel of gas oline in the tank and leaving it so ex posed that the flash from the deranged electric wires caused tho explosion. But, as Adolph Drach was, himself, experi menting with his new engine and elec tric plant and he was one of the victims, there cannot be any investigation or re dress on any of tho complaints. Work continued until noon, when it stopped because of danger from the wails adjoining the wrecked building. It is now feared that no more people cau ifte taken out of the ruins alive. The number of dead taken out so far is six. puntatlon* Well Maliitalneil—Farmers and Trunk Growers Encouraged by tho Favorable Season—The Textile Industry ! Active—Vasylug Reports From Southern i Lumber Operators—New Industries. Chattanooga, May G.—The Trades- j man’s reports of industrial and business ! affairs in all parts of tho southern states | for the week ending May 5 arc from more than 2,500 correspondents and aro authentic and reliable. Tho condition of business is fairly good and is slowly improving. Farmers and truck growers aro much encouraged by the favorable season, and good prices thus fur received. Cotton planters have a very largo area under cultivation, and dealers in implements and fertilizers report heavv sales. Tho southern hard ware trade Is good and sales are large, but competition is very active and prices are irregular. Iron and coal are in good demand and quotations are well maintained. Tho output of southern iron continues to bo very largo, but is readily disposed of, and accumulations in the storage yards are light. Labor is equal to the needs of tho time, wages are fair and in ac cordance with outstanding agreements, and no troubles between employers and employes are anticipated. Coal is steady, witli a demand larger than that of last year of this time. Southern lumber operators make re ports as to the condition of business that vary with the section from which they come. In Texas and at southwestern gulf points business is not satisfactory, and outputs are in excess of demand. Export operators report an increasing business, and Atlantic coast and well located railroad mills are fully occupied, but prices are not satisfactory to sellers. The textile industry is active in all parts of the south, but there is a need of improvement in both demand and prices. Stocks aro accumulating somewhat, and ordinary grades of cotton goods are in excess of present wants. New mills con tinue to bo organized, and enlargements are being made of well established mills. Reports of the uew textile mills for tho past week include tho Galveston Cotton mills, capital $300,000, of Gal veston, Tex.; the Lexington Knitting mills, of Lexington, Ga., with $50,000 capital, and the Alabama Cordage com pany, of Montgomery Ala., also capi talized at $50,000. The Fulton Bag and Cotton mills, of Atlanta, Ga., have added $300,000 to their capital, and tho Trion factory, Georgia, cotton mills are to be enlarged, and the Athens, Ga., knitting mills be enlarged at a cost of $15,000. Among new industries organized or incorporated during the week are the Birmingham Cotton Oil company, capi tal $100,000, of Birmingham, Ala.; tho Wichita Mill and Elevator company of Wichita Falls, Tex., capital $50,000, and the Velasco Mining company of Ve lasco, Tex., with $80,000 capital. The jChalmetto Lumber company has been chartered at Chatawa, Miss., capital $25,000; the Lambertson Milling com pany. capital $13,000, at Brownwood, Tex., and a $10,000 flouring mill is to bo built at Salisbury, N. C. J'here are also reported brick works at Cartersyille, Ga., a cotton compress at Rensiiroja, Fla., a cottonseed oil mill at Giauberry, Tex., and woodworking plantsat Bridge port, Ala., Oakdale, Tenn., and Car mona and Rosenborg, Tex. Enlargements of industrial plants for the week include pipe works at South Pittsburg, Tenn., piowworks at Long view, Tex., waterworks at Ripley, Tenn., and saw and planing mills at Hattiesburg, Miss., and Anderson, S. C. Among the new buildings of the week aro business houses at Atlanta. Ga., Louisville, Ky., Florence, S. C., and Roanoke, Va., and hotels at Milton, Fla., and Abbeville, Ga. COSTLY AMUSEMENT. Jliu Siiringcr Tried to Frighten Ills Wife and Was Shot—Other News. Raleigh, May G.—News has reached here of the shooting of Jim Springer of Caldwell station. He blacked himself and tried to freighteu his wife. She ran to a neighbor’s house. He was followed and was shot by Dr. Caldwell and Mr. Whitney. He is not expected to live. In a well, in Warren county, the body of a negro was found with one side of tho head crushed by a blow. The jury says it is a case of murder. Tho body is that of William Johnson, formerly of -Washington city. The big nugget found recently at the Rood mine in Cabarrus county was as sayed and yielded 128 ounces of pure gold. Father and Child Drowned. Mobile, May G.—While on an excur sion on the river on tho steamboat Net tie yuill, Augustus B. Roulston, clerk of the chief of police, stumbled while- descending outside of the upper gang Way of the boat and his child, which he wit* carrying, fell into the river. He sprang in to save it and both wore drowned in the presence of Mrs. Ronl- ston. The boat was stopped and search lights list'd, but tho bodies had disap peared. It is thought the man was drawn under tho boat and hit on the -head by the wheel, rio was not seen after he struck the water. A Retired CapitalUt K^llc^l. Chicago, May 6.—Louis H. Bolden- week, a retired capitalist and president of the Chicago Kid Glove company, was killed bv falling down an elevatoi shaft in a building owned by him at 14 Customhouse place. Tho supposition is that he was examining tho building to see about repairs needed and fell down the elevator shaft. Ho was n brother of William Bolden week, ex mayor of Lakoviow. No Ontnldn C<>ntrlb(ltlon<t Needed. Denver, May 6.—Tho Denver cham ber nf commerce authorizes the state ment that no contributions for tho Crip ple Crook lire sufferers from other statei aro needed. The contributions in sigh) in Colorado amount to nearly $50,000. tnipnrtant Matter* Are to 15c Disponed of. Fate of tlio Member* of the Reform Committee Will Do Determined—John Hay* Huuunond, the American, Likely to 15e Leniently Dealt With. [Copyrighted, 1890, by Associated Press.] Pretoria, South African Republic, May .—The volksraad (parliament of the Transvaal) was opened by President Krueger. Great and most unusual in terest was taken in the proceedings in view of the recent disclosures made by the publication of the cipher telegrams exchanged between Cecil Rhodes, then premier of Cape Colony, and others who took more or less important parts in the Jameson raid in the territory of tho Boer republic. The town was crowded with Boers, many of whom had ridden hundreds of miles in order to bo present here when the volksraad reassembled, as its present session is looked upon as being one of tho most important in tho history of the little republic. Numbers of these sturdy, fighting farmers came hero days ago in order to bring their in fluence to bear upon members of the ex ecutive council in tho hope of bringing about tho reduction, if not tho entire commutation, of tho sentences of the convicted leaders of tho Johannesburg reform committee. Much Witt Di.-peii(l on Engtaml'* Action. But it is useless to deny that the pub lication of the series of incriminating telegrams has put a decided damper upon the efforts of tho Boors to lessen ; the punishment of the prisoners, but it is said much may depend upon the ac- ; tion of the British government towards Cecil Rhodes, Alfred Beit, tho director of tho British South Africa company, who took such an important part in or ganizing the raid and towards the com pany itself, to say nothing of the pun ishment which may be meted out to Dr. Jameson and his immediate associates. John Hays Hammond, tho convicted American engineer, will, however, bo more leniently dealt with than his fel low prisoners, in view of the fact that ho was opposed to actual rebellion against the Transvaal autnorities. The vicinity of parliament buildings was crowded with a picturesque gather ing of Boers long before the hour set for the opening of its proceedings and warm indeed were the commendations passed upon the diplomacy of “Oom Paul,” who has so cleverly outfonccd the Brit ish secretary of state for tho colonies, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, from first to last, and who is now so completely mas ter of the situation that ho towers head and shoulders over everybody and every thing connected with South Africa. Fresiilcnt Krueger** Speech. The president, in his speech said, in brief, that tho recent events, “due to malevolence a’.d selfish objects,” had seriously interrupted the rest and peace of the South Africa republic, adding: "It has beeu e ver my wish to promote the development and prosperity of the republic in the most peaceable manner possible, so I am firmly convinced that it is your sincere wish to co-operate with me in this policy, and that you expect with the fullest confidence that this ses sion of the volksraad will contribute in ) t ip small manner to the restoration (A peac.e jn ,this state, in order that, fljrougji our unite^d .cq-opcfatiqu, out pountry may flourish and prosper for the benefit of all.” [Loud Applause.] The president then touched upon the foreign relations of the South African republic, tho most delicate ami eagerly anticipated portion of tho speech, saying; “In spite of past troubles, the repub lic continues to maintain friendly rela tions with foreign powers.” This subject was then significantly dropped, and the president turned to the relations between the South African republic and its sister republic, tho Orange Free State, remarking: “I hope that a meeting between rep resentatives of the South African repub lic will shortly bo held and that plans for a closer union between tho two coun tries will be discussed.” [Applause.] To Fo-m an Alliance. This utterance of President Krueger was looked upon as confirming tho re port that negotiations have for some time past been ou foot for an alliance, offensive and defensive, between the South African republic and the Orange Free State, looking to resisting any at tempt upon the part of Great Britain to interfere in t*o internal affairs of cither country. The president afterwards alluded in an appropriate manner to the terrible dynamite disaster, just outside of Johannesburg on Fob. 19, when about 120 persons wore killed and thou sands were endered homeless. In this connection tho president acknowledged tho assistance rendered by the Uitland- ers of tho Rand to tho Boor authorities, the foreigners having tenderly cared for the wounded and collected about $500,- 000 in the first 24 hours after tho explo sion for the relief of tho suffering. Continuing, tho president turned to the mining interests of the South Afri can republic, declaring that tho mining was progressing in a prosperous maip nor, and that tho labor question, which at one time threatened to interfere with the development Of this feature of the country’s resoufcos, hud now assumed a lunch brighteraspoct. ‘ 1 The president, in his speech later, sai(,l that proposal^ dealing with education and farming were being prepared foir submission to tho volksraaif' * ‘ Finance* In a Sound Condition. Referring to Riu fiutRjccg of the jy publie, the president ussqrod parliament that they wore in a sotjnd condition, al though the expenditure » of tho country were growing. But this, ho explained, was in view of the fact that it was neo- essury to keep pace with tho progress of tho country. In conclusion President Krueger said: “No doubt, especially in these trouble some times, yon will strive to fulfill vour onerous duties and devote your highest powers to tho earnest considera tion of tho cherished interests of the commonwealth.” The president's speech was very well received, being considered most moder ate in tone, although meeting every sit uation firmly and squarely without bom bast or bluster. Bel ou d w P bet 1 was Dr. cor wo The Ii u and Mr, through. t The deck was flwu deared for and tho woman queSIlonwai again pre cipitated. President Daniel Stevens'>n, of Union College, Kentucky, started the fight by criticising theactio-i of the Bishops in deriding against the action of the women in lv>£ Kev. G. Neeley led the fight against the women. Ho held the question to be one of law purely. Ho took up the qaostiou of fhri Bible argument mid said it was time the Bible said men and women are one in Christ, but not in the general confer ence. Ho hold that in thechnrrii the status of woman is diffiVont from that of man. The question,\ ho said, u a constitutional one, and pooue is tolw* admitted unless specific. After some further dU matter, the convention ; day without taking |ly mentioned. »ion of tho QUIT T^ Three TIioiMitudl Want to •Tola Cleveland, sensation has the Immacnlate Virgin Mary (In^ which was organize three years ago nnd over by Father A. F.^ Father Kolnszcwsl Polish parishioners ded selves witn the Metl church. Although Fa refuses to say nnythinj corning the action, tho his dosirinr to ally hii Methodist Episcopal by Chaplaii C. C. MeCal odist general conference, of the matter tho chaplain! "Yes, it is true that thi desire to ally himself with dist church. Ho not onl; come to tho Methodist elu 8,009 Poles comprising his as well. They do not believi fallibility of the pope and tr; tiation any longer. They aro' more educated all the time, pie are enlightened they do : those fallicies. Many tlmuM aro going to join tho Methodist Father Kolnsjrwvskl, when about the matter, said: “Nothing has been doin' in th] tor yet, and there is nothing to r at tins time, i prefer in>t to disci American Medical A**oclatliMi Met Atlanta, May G. — The Amerii Medical association met in its fortj seventh annual session in the Grandl I* i • ■ • i J 1 Opera House at |0 o’clock a. m. Thai association has oyer 1,500 member^, it being the largest body of ' j sicians aid surgeons in America aia probably fi; the worl 1. Its meujbenhfl is made ip of jpen of the highest rank ilq the profession of modioino. The moi hers coni# from every state and ten! tory in the United States. There aro few visitors from Canada and otlni parts of America, while Europe has several representatives. A Fatal Family Row. Hinton, W. Va., May 0. — “Dad” Culp, a butch t at Rouceverte, W. Va., shot and fatally wounded his wife aud son, and in return was shot himself. Cnlp went home in a drunken frenzy and a family row ensued. Culp fired at his son Edvard, a young man of 21 years, tho br.ll striking him in tho fore head. As lie fell on his knees the boy managed to shoot his father through the loft shoulder. The wife received a shot from tho pistol in the hands of her husband. The son is dead and the wife cannot live. Culp is under arrest. Wi-lbcrg'* Case Will Do Ilrnrd May 11*. Washington, May G.—In the United State's supreme court Chief Justice Ful ler announced that the ease of J. H. S. Woiberg and others under conviction of participation in tho Horsa filibustering expedition to Cuba would be advanced on the docket, and he sot the hearing for Monday, May i8. Mr. W. H. Phil lips filed a brief asking for futher time to prepare for the argument, but the chief justice stated that it was the prr v tico of the court to grant such motious when made by the government. The Day In the Senate. Washington, May 0.—The senate considered the river and harbor bill qp to 2 o’clock, when tho Peffer bond in vestigating resolution came up. The senate reinstated, under the contract system, the Sabine Pass, Tex., improve ments, and also tho contract system for the channel between Beaufort, S. C., aud Savannah, Ga., the latter total be ing reduced to $987,250. A Famoit* HortlcuUiirUt Denil. ■« l • f T , New York. May 0.—Andrew S. Fql : }er, a noted hqrtlcqltprist and entomol ogist, is dead at his homo, nunr Hidgo- wood, N. J. For oyer 25 years ho has boon writing for Hie loading agriculti): ml papers of the country, Ho was also tho author of a number of books on ag. ricultural subjects. Untlcrwootl Will Keep Hit s<>at. Washington, May 0. —The Aldrich (Rep.) versus Underwood (Dom.) elec- tiou contest from the Ninth Alabama district was considered by house elec tions committee No. 1 and was prac- ticoiiy decided in favor of Underwood, the sitting member.