The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, May 14, 1896, Image 2
THE WEEKLY LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C„ MAY 14, 1896.
A Week’s Happenings Gathered
From All Parts of the State.
MANY ITEMS OF IMPORTANCE
Arrangement* Perfected For liulldlng the
Carolina Midland lCxten»lon—A Fanner
f of Aiken County A>i*a*»innted While
In Hl» Field—Flan to Settle Harnwclt
County With People From the North.
Columbia, S. 0., May 11.—Arranpo-
mentR for building the Carolina Mid
land extension were perfected at Barn
well. Mr. W. B. Strong, Jr., of New
York, who had the contract, let out the
work to subcontractors. Messrs. Wat
kins & Hardaway of Birmingham, Ala.,
secured the grading and Mr. McCabe
the bridging.
A corps of engineers have been on the
ground for several days and the work
will begin at onco and when completed
to Greenwood the Greenwood, Ander
son and Western will be the most direct
route via Atlanta to the west, connect
ing with the Seaboard Air Line and
Southern at Greenwood and with the
Southern at Batesburg. There is no
doubt that this road will also be ex
tended to Charleston at an early day.
Colonel Mike Brown has been mak
ing rapid strides since ho secured the
Carolina Midland. He has not aban
doned his idea of settling Barnwell
county with people from the north and
west, as was so successfully done in
Georgia, and this latest project will add
greatly to his success in that lino.
The OUlcer Wo* Too Oulek.
Abbeville, S. C., May 12.—Policeman
0. D. Allen arrested Tom Brooks, a ne
gro desperado, for whom the sheriff had
several warrants, and Brooks denied
that he was the man. claiming to be
Jenkins Smith, and asked to be taken
to a house near by to be identified.
While going through a dark alley the
negro pulled a pistol and fired point
blank at the officer’s head. Allen was
on the lookout and dodging to one side
drew and fired almost simultaneously,
shooting brooks through the body. A
coroner s inquest exonerated the police
man.
Fell Overboard and Was Drowned.
Charleston, May 11.—Captain Cur
tis of the schooner Bertha F. Walker
reports while at anchor off the bar on
the night of May 7 the anchor light
went out. C. H. Hunter, a native of
Germany, was sent to take it out of the
rigging and to relight the lantern. The
wind was northeast, blowing a hard,
heavy sea. Thinking he was very long
about it,the mate wont forward and the
man aud lantern had disappeared. The
supposition is, that he slipped and fell
overboard and was drowned.
A Farmer A«*a*Nlnated.
Columbia, S. C., May 11.—J. R. C^uit-
tlebaum, a farmer of Aiken county, was
assassinated in his field by unknown
persons. Quittlebaum’s little son, who
was taking his father’s dinner to him in
the field, was the first to make the dis
covery, stumbling upon the body where
it had been shot down. There is no
clue.
Happenings of the Week Just
Past Briefly Told.
Statue of Major General Han- Russians Seize Disputed Terri*
cock Unveiled at Washington. tory at Chee Foo.
Died While Glvlnu ** FiiWh Alarm.
Columbia, S. C., May 8.—Some one,
by means of a false key, sent in a fire
alarm over the police electric system.
The tow’erman, Robert P. Mayrant, in
reproducing this alarm by the city bell,
fell dead of heart disease as he gave the
last pull to the lover.
Prominent Negro Politician Killed.
Newberrv, S. C., May 11.—Lark Su-
her, a prominent politician, was shot
and killed here by Benson Baker, an
other negro. The negroes in the town
are very much wrought up over the
killing.
STRIKE AT DETROIT.
Blance Will Go to Cuba If Pres
ent Captain General Resigns.
MANY NEWS ITEMS OF IMPORTANCE PALMER THE ORATOR OF THE DAY ENGLAND AND RUSSIA MAY CLASH SENOR SAGASTA MAKES A SPEECH
Portrait of the Late Senator Vance to Ho
Presented to the State Normal and In-
du .trial School at Greensboro—Tho Sea-
bo.ird Air Lino .May Not Itcbulld It*
Shops at Kalclgh, Etc.
Raleigh, May 9.—President Mclvcr
of the State Normal and Industrial
school at Greensboro says that May 19
aud 20 will bo commencement days and
that on tho former a lifesizo portrait of
Senator Vance will bo presented to tho
school, Richard H. Battle, who was
Vance’s private secretary during tho
war, delivering the address. Charles
W. Dabney, assistant secretary of agri
culture, will deliver an address on in
dustrial education. Dr. J. L. M. Curry
is also expected to speak.
It is said the Seaboard Air Line ap
pears to bo arranging to enlarge its
shops at Portsmouth instead of rebuild
ing those recently burned hero. As yet
no steps are taken toward rebuilding
the latter. The loss by the fire was ^4(5,•
000, and the insurance $25,000 on ma
chinery and $15,000 on the buildings.
The Episcopal diocesan convention
now in progress at Charlotte is a grand
success in every respect. Many promi
nent preachers and delegates are there.
Daniel Parker, a negro, fell 85 feet at
Durham and his injuries are slight. Ho
was working at tho top of a chimney
when a scaffold broke.
The supremo court adjourned as a mark
(J respect to ex-Associate Justice John
H. Dillard, who died at Greonesboro.
The grand council Royal Arcanum
of North Carolina, lit session here,
elected E. L. Harris of Raleigh, regent,
and J. Howell Ray of Waynosvillo,
supreme representative.
FAILURE AT SANFORD.
\\ hat Wu« Sippo*<.<l to lluvc It.-cn a Strong
Firm Mnlw* un AnNlgiiinent.
Raleigh, May 0.—Melvor Bros., the
largest merchants at Sanford, have as
signed with liabilities estimated at $50,.
000. They owe D. Melvor, one of tho
firm, $55,000. A. F. Seawell of Jones
boro is assignee. The firm was consid
ered tho strongest in Moore county.
Tho general conference of the African
Methodist church was opened at Wil
mington by ex-Judge D. L. Russell, rep
resenting the mayor and board of alder
men of Wilmington, Bishop Wesley L.
Gaines, Revs. J. \V. Telfair, E. J.
Gregg and W. II. Alexander. Tho ad
dresses were responded to by Bishop
Abram Grant of Georgia, J. (3. Embro
of Pennsylvania, O. P. Ross of Missis
sippi and T. McCant Stewart of Now
York.
Mr. R. B. Raney died here after a
brief illness. Mr. Raney is well known,
having for so long been proprietor of
the Yarboro House.
Five Hundred Union Carpenter* Want an
Eight-Hour Hny—PromUe* of the Ho»*e*.
Dktkoit, May 12.—Over 500 union
carpenters assembled in Central Labor
union hall here, instead of going to
work. Tho strike is in line with tho
action of last Friday night, when it was
unanimously determined to strike for
eight hours a day, at 25 cents per hour.
The bosses are willing to make a mini
mum wage of 20 cents an hour and
promise to concede the 8-hour day Jan.
1 uext.
At tho morning mooting, addresses
were made by leaders of tho craft. A
motion to permit employes of contrac
tors who might yield to the 8-hour day
to return to work was defeated. There
aro many nonunion carpenters in the
city, although the best workmen are
generally included in the unions, which
have upwards of 1,000 members.
Furciit Fire* Knglng In New alt-racy.
Egg Harbos City, N. J., May 12.—
Forest fires continue to burn in this vi-
• cinity, notwithstanding tho efforts of
the farmers to check them. Tho weather
has nearly prostrated the farmers and
i it is feared they will not he able to
check the flames unless it rains. Thous-
, amis of acres of timber have been des
troyed and tho loss will foot up to
, nearly $100,000.
Holmes* Hylnx ConfeH<tlon.
New York, May 12.-Attorney George
0. Chamberlain of Chicago, who claims
^tohUve first exposed tho late H. H.
I Holmes and driven him from thntcity, is
at the Astor House. He says Holmes' dy
ing confession will be received by Chief
Badeuoch of the Chicago ixfiicc, next
week. In this he is supposed to dispose
Of $55,009, which ho made in swindling
’ liberations.
,K|.Senator Wallace’* Fondltlon Critical.
d Nkw York, May 12.—Tho condition
of ex-United Htates Senator William A.
Wallace is reported as extremely criti-
tal. He is still unconscious.
Morton *|gu* Mie Greater New York Hill,
Albant, May 13.—Governor Morton
has signed the Greater New York bill.
COSTLY AMUSEMENT.
Jim Spi-lngcr Trlcil to Frifftiten III* Wife
ami Wh* Shot—Other New*.
Raleigh, May 5.—News lias reached
here of the shooting of Jim Springer of
Caldwell station. Ho blacked himself
and tried to freighten 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
the 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.
Ex-Judge Dillard Dead.
Greensboro, N. C., May 8. — Ex-
Judge John H. Dillard, one of tho ablest
lawyers in the state, died of blood pois
oning, resulting from a disease ot long
standing. Ho was for a time associate
justice of the state supremo court.
Condition of tlie Slate Farm*.
Raleigh, May 11.—A report on the
state farms which are operated by con
victs shows there are now 5,000 acres in
corn and-1,000 in cotton and that tho
condition of crops is 25 per cent better
than last year at this time.
Work on a New Itiillroad Coiniueiiccd.
Asheboro, N. C., May 11.—One hun
dred and twenty-live convicts have l>c-
gun grading the Asheboro and Mont
gomery railway, 24 miles long, between
this place and ISturr.
Hi-lloved to Have Coiiiinlttod Suicide.
Spokane, Wash., May 11.—A. M. S.
Hilgard, a nephew of Henry V’llard,
and arising young attorney of Spokane,
is believed to have committed suicide.
H*' has boon dissipating and was heard
to discuss self destruction. Ho loft his
room about midnight taking his revol
ver with him. When his roommate
discovered his absence he reported the
fact at police headquarters. At day
break his hat was found on the Pest
street bridge, just above tho main falls
in the Spokane river. An inspection of
tho bridge indicated that Hilgard had
climbed over tho railing. Hanging by
one hand, he had sent a bullet through
his brain. Tho theory is sustained by
the fact that a shot was heard in that
vicinity by a policeman at 2 o'clock iu
the morning. It is said that Hilgard's
trouble was partly due to a love affair.
Dygcrt Put* In HI* Claim*.
Tampa, Fla., May 11.—Walter Grant
Dygort, tho young man who was re
cently released from prison in Cuba and
arrived here a week ago, appeared be
fore Judge Harrison and made an affi
davit in regard to his imprisonment
and forwarded it to tho state depart
ment. together with his claim against
tho Spanish government for damages.
Mr. Dygert will push this claim, ns he
feels he has been greatly wronged by
the Spanish govo nment.
Frank Slavln Arrive* Iu New York.
New York, May 11.—Frank Sluviu,
the pugilist, arrived here on board the
steamer Paris from Southampton.
Illlnol*' Senior Senator Eulogized tlie Late
General'* Manly mul Soldierly yualitie*.
Groat Military Deinonwtrntlon I’rcceded
tlie Unveiling—President Cleveland and
Other Distlngulilieil Per*ou* Present.
Washington, May 13.—With impos
ing ceremonies the heroic equestrian
statue of Major General Winfield Scott
Hancock was unveiled hero before an
immense gathering which included
President Cleveland, Vico President
Stcvensou and representatives of the su
premo court, the diplomatic corps, both
bodies of congress and army colleagues
of tho late general. The unveiling was
preceded by a military demonstration.
Four companies of artillery marching as
infantry, four companies of marines,
with Marino band, light battery com
pany, Third artillery, a squadron from
tho Sixth cavalry, the full district mi
litia und numerous military organiza
tions, including the Second army corps,
at the head of which General Hancock
achieved his greatest victories, partici
pated in tho parade. Brigadier General
Brooke, commanding tho department
of tho Dakotas, U. S. A., was the grand
marshal of tho day. Tho exercises
opened with a prayer by Right Rev.
James Y. Satterleo, bishop of Washing
ton.
Senator Palmer’* Speech.
The principal address was delivered
by Senator John M. Palmer of Illinois,
major general of the United States vol
unteers during the war.
Senator Palmer’s address was devoted
to a eulogy of the manly and soldierly
qualities of General Hancock, and con
tained a beautiful tribute to his wife,
who was his biographer.
•’The military qualities of General
Hancock,” he said, “are well known t.»
tho country. The story of his brilliant
services lias been told in detail by bi
ographers, but General Grant has con
densed his real character and reputation
into a few sentences:
’’ ’Hancock stands tho most conspicu
ous figure of all the general oflieeis who
did not exercise a separate command.
Ho commanded a corps longer than any
other one, and his name was never men
tioned as having committed in battle a
blunder for which lie was responsible.
Ho was a man of very conspicuous per
sonal appearance. His eenial disposi
tion made him friends, and his personal
courage and his presence with his com
mand in tho thickest of tho light won
for him the confidence of tho troops
serving under him.’ ”
Gooil Eye Fur a DuttleflcM.
Continuing, Senator Palmer said:
“I have said that Hancock hud an eye
for a battlefield. Tho terms I use arc
not technical, but they describe a qual
ity in an officer that every practical sol
dier understands. It has its application
to a field like that of Gettysburg, and
in a less degree to Chickumuuga. When
he reached Gettysburg Hai ’ock found
tho position of tho Union forces men
aced by startling dangers. At a glance
he saw the advantages of tho position,
and boldly resolved that there the great
battle should be fought to determine
the fate of tho continent. To be great
is to be equal to tlie requirements of
great occasions, and it is to the skill,
the courage and the resolute coolness of
Hancock that Gettysburg was selected
as a battlefield, and it is to the officers
of all ranks and grades, and to the
hardy, resolute courage of tho privates
'of many states that the country owes
the crushing repulse of the confederate
forces.
Kelzert Gfeat Opportunities.
”1 will not intrude myself into tho
inviduous office of inquiring whether
General Hancock possessed all the qual
ities which aro by universal consent con
ceded to other great commanders. It is
enough to say for him that ho was
great, according to that best definition
of greatness, ‘he comprehended ami
seized great opportunities.'
“Now that we have ceased to struggle
against each other, we know with abso
lute confidence that the men of every
section and of all parts of tho great re
public are equally patriotic ami alike
willing and ready to defend tho integ
rity of the Union and the honor of tho
nation against all and every foe. Ameri
cans of all sections and of all parties of
one common country now know, respect
and confide in each other, and wo will
transmit that sentiment, that respect
and confidence to our children, which
will afford a sure guaranty for internal
peace and the defense of national honor.
Army Officer* Were Embarraairi'.
“But at tlie beginning of the strife
between the sections tho officers of the
army were embarrassed by difficulties
of an altogether different character.
For tho most part they had been edu
cated together in tho national military
school, tliev know each other well mid
none of them doubted tlie courage or
the resolution of tho others. They were
citizens of different states and some of
them were overcome by the delusion
that their paramount allegiance was
due to tho state of their birth or of their
domicile.
“When I characterize tho theory of
f irimal allegiance to the states as a do-
usion, I confess that the embarrass
ments of the army officers born iu tho
seceding states were cruel.
“Tho war very soon assumed tho ap
parent aspect of a struggle between
rival governments supported by substan
tially the whole population of tho oppos
ing sections of the Union.
“If some of the officers of the army
erred even to a criminal extent, it must
not lie forgotten that their homes were
threatened with invasion, and they only
■hared the fortunes of those they loved.
To Perpetuate UU Memory.
“Mr. President, wo stand in tho pros-
ence of this appropriate monument to a
hero, wo do all that we can to perpetu
ate his fame, conscious that as tlie cen
turies recede his groat name will Ini
less and less known- and less uud less
frequently mentioned.”
At the conclusion of Senator Palmer's
speech a saints was fired and the un
veiling of tlie statue took place. Seven
hundred invifysd friends gathered at tho
scene, including many relatives aud
friends of the deceased general.
Blx of I lie Cxnr’* War*hlp* on the Scene to
Hack Up the Seizure. Which “1:0111101 He
Viewed by Groat Hritaln as Other Than
an Unfriendly Act”—United State* War
ship* Also Present.
London, May 13.—A special dispatch
from Shanghai says that the Russians,
through an American agent named
Smith, have taken possession of tho dis
puted territory at Choc Foo, over which
tho British claim rights. Six Russian
warships aro there, as well as the De
troit, Yorktown, Olympia aud Machlos,
of the United States navy.
Tho dispatch adds that intense ex
citement prevails at Clieo Foo.
A dispatch to Tlie Globe from Shang
hai says that tho Russians have seized
lot 12 of tho British concession at Cheo
Foo, iu defiance of all legal and treaty
rights.
Tho Globe's editorial comment on the
dispatches from shanghai contains tho
remark that:
“The seriousness of the news from
dice Foo cannot be overestimated. Tho
action taken is in direct contravention
of existing laws and treaties and cannot
be viewed by Great Britain as other
than an unfriendly act.”
The Report Conflriiied at NhaughaL
Shanghai, May 13.—J. Smith, tho i
agent of the Russian Steam Navigation
company at Choc Foo, and also the
agent for various American missions,
has secured the foreshore at ‘Cheo Foo
belonging to Fcrgusson & Co., agents
for steamships anu the Now York lif<<
insurance company. Other firms ob- 1
; jocted, but Ru sia intervened and tho
i Chinese acceded to tho request of tho
Russian vice consul.
INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS.
Rcliubto Ropnrt* From All Parts of tho
South For the Week Just Past.
Chattanooga, May 13.—Tho Trades
man’s reports of industrial and business
conditions in all parts of tho southern
st.’.tcs for the week ending May 12, aro
condensed from reports received from
many hundreds of reliable correspond
ents.
Tho iron and coal trade is fair. Iron
is in steady demand, and the shipments
from the furnaces are good. Prices aro
s< .’D.ewhat irregular, but in the main
tin* list quotations arc maintained. Coal
minors report that business is dull. Tho
wages question seems to he settled at
the reduction made last week, and no
trouble or delay is anticipated.
Tho lumber trade is active at some
points, but prices arc nol^ atisfactorv to
lumber mill operators, who comnlaiu
that tlie market does not warrant largo
shipments. Tho export demand con
tinues to bo good, aud the hardwood
lumber trade is quite active.
Tho textile industry continues to in
crease. In all sections of the south are
new mills and new organizations to
build cotton, woollen and knitting mills.
Mills in operation are not encouraged to
increase outputs by present prices,
which aro low and irregular. The new
mills for the p-ist week, aro at Austin,
Tex., with $125,000 capital; one at
Spray. N. C., capital $120,000; the
Orangeburg, S. C., Cotton Mill com
pany witli $100,000 capital; a $50,000
cotton mill at Palmetto. Ga., and cot
ton mills at Birmingham, Ala., Doug-
lassville, Gracewood and Harmony
Grove, Ga.; Monroe, La.; Greenville,
Mis*.; und Clinton, S. C.; a knitting
mill at Sumter, S. C.. and a cordage
mill at New London, N. C.
New industries organized or incorpo
rated during the week include the Eagle
Rice Milling company of Crowley, La.,
capital $50,000: the Yerd Antique Mar
ble company of Holly Springs, Ga., with
$50,000 capital, and the Mobile Car Con
struction company of Mobile, Ala., also
with $50,000 capital. The Southern
Card Clothing company has been oha#
tered at Charlotte, N. O., capital $30,-
000; a $30,000 soap factory is reported at
Birmingham, Ala.; the Hillsboro, Tex.,
Ire and Cold Storage company has been
organized, with $20,000 capital, and a
$15,000 cotton oil mill is to be built at
Sumter. S. U.
A cotton compress ia reported at
Shreveport, La ; un oil mill at Shiner,
Tex.;a tannery at Radford, Va.. and a
tobacco factory at Fort Smith, Va. The
woodworking plants of flic week aro at
Trenton, Ga., Columbia, S. 0., and
Johnson City, Tenn. Waterworks aro
to bo constructed at Eufaula, Ala., and
Forsyth. Ga. Among tin enlargements
reported for the week are tho Southern
Agricultural works of Atlanta, Ga., the
Galetou cotton mills of West Point, Ga..
a carriage factory at Eufaula, Ala., and
a lumber mill at Sanford, Ala.
The Yield of ^’inter Wheat.
Cincinnati, May 13.—C. C. Murray,
having gathered late reports, places tho
yield of winter wheat lower than tho
government report. The government
report iu December estimated winter
wheat at 104 (i percent of the last harvest,
which yielded 305,134.000 bushels. Tho
April estimate was 77.1 per cent. Tho
May estimate was 82.7 per cent. Mur
ray holds that the improvement in April
is overestimated. Tho 55 per cent for
Ohio is high and the percentages of 85
for Indiana. 77 for Kentucky, 90 for Ill
inois and 90 for Kansas are known to be
too high, owing to tho devastation of
the chinch bugs, which prevail in Ohio
and adjoining states. It is estimated
that tho yield this year will not exceed
290,000,000 bushels.
llrv. Mtilholland Resign*.
Hr. Louis, May 13.—After hearing tho
report of its investigating oonimittoo as
to the finance of the Grace Presbyterian
church, tho St, Louis presbytery severed
the relations between it and its pastor,
Rev. J. H. MulhoUaud, who was re
cently removed by his parishioners be
cause of an alleged attempt to defrgud
them out of $25,(MX) due as iiiHuranoe oq
their burned church. Mr. MulhoUaud
then caused a sensation by presenting
his resignation, not only from the 8t.
Louis presbytery, but Jfrom the Presby
terian church of the V uitod State*.
Confident TLat FrcGdent Cleveland Will
Not Uero'-nixa the Helligrrancy of Cu
ban*—The Kiiropenii 1’re** Sympathize*
1th Spain—William llllby. Arrested on
Hoard Competitor, Not a Hrlton.
Madrid, May 13.—TheCorresponden-
cia says that it believes that if Captain
General Weylcr resigns he will be suc
ceeded by General Blance, governor of
the Phillipine islands, who will proceed
to Cuba via the Pacific and San Fran
cisco. ♦
At a meeting of tlie Liberal deputies
and senators, Senor Sagasta admitted
the diffieulties attending tlie immediate
application of reforms to Cuba and de-
nied the right of the United States to
recognize the insurgents as belligerents
si non, lie added, hey did n>ithing but
flee before tlie (Spanish troops, burned
property and committed mnril>>rs.
Continuing, Senor Sagasta expressed
the belief that President Cleveland
would not accord belligerent rights to
“rebels who have no government w f Hh
a fixed place <>f residence and who do
uot hold a fortified position.”
Senor Sagasta also promised to sup
port tho government in tlie matter of
the expenditures necessary to prosceuto
tlie Cuban campaign, and declared that
tho elections in Madrid and Cuba should
he quashed. *
Comment of the French I’rcs*.
Paris, May 13.—Tlie Figaro, referring
to the attitude of the United States to
wards Cuba, says:
“The United States authorities, since
the outbreak of tho revolt, have ob
served an attitude of defiance towards
Spain und support of tho insurgents.
They ought to consider that Europe will
not sanction this mode of action. If
the Monroe doctrine permits the Ameri
cans to drive the Spaniards from Cuba,
it also permits them to turn tho French
and the British out of their possessions
in the.Antilles.”
The Soleil, commenting on the curao
subject, remarks:
“Tho United States have no more
right to interfere with tho affairs of
Spain than to mix themselves un with
tho affairs of Guadoloup, Martinique
and Guiana. If Spain loses Cuba it will
be a terrible blow to European influence
in the Antilles.”
The Matin says:
“Europe will protest unanimously
against tho continental interference of
Americans in matters which do not con
cern them. The United States govern
ment does not gain credit by pleading
tho prisoners’ case without extenuating
circumstances.”
Tlie Ganlois expresses tho opinion
that the steps taken by tlie United
States in tli“ Cuban question are not of
a nature to facilitate its settlement.
Ililliy Not n Hrltl*h Subject.
Londo’I, May 13.—The under secre
tary of state for foreign affairs, Mr.
George Is. Carzon, in the house of com
mon)), answering a question regarding
the nationality of the men capture*! on
board of the American filibustering
schooner Competitor, said that among
the prisoners was a man named William
Hiiby (probably tlie man referred to in
the Havana dispatches as Gildea) who
was horn under the British flag, but
had, according to (Uspatchcs received
from the British consul at Havana, lost
his British nationality by becoming a
naturalized citizen of tlie United States.
Mr. Curzon also said that tlie British
charge d’affaires at Madrid had been in
formed by the Spanish government that
tho sentence of death imposed upon the
men captured with the American fill-
hustcriug schooner Competitor have
boon suspended.
In conclusion, Mr. Curzon said that
the government must wait for further
Information from Havana before decid
ing whether or not to make representa
tions to Spain regarding Hilhy (Gildea).
TROUBLE ^GUATEMALA,
Uurprr Hewitt »if .A|epiplil* I.jrncbcil For
Killing a Telograpn Gperauq:.
Montgomery. Ala., May 13.—W- J ;
Clarke, whose home is said to be in
McRae, Ga., reached this city from
Guatemala and brings tho particulars
of a tragedy at Puerto Barrios, which
occurred April 29, iu which all tlie prin
cipal actors were Americans. Harper
Dewitt, a citizen of Memphis, reached
Puerto Barrios on the steamer Break
water April 28, and Clarke, who was
arranging to return to this country, met
him at the wharf. Clarke took Dewitt
to his lodginghouso and they spent tho
night.
Next day they went around the city
and about noon went into the telegraph
office, Ciarke desiring to wire the Amer
ican consul, at Livingston, in reference
to his passport. While iu tho office ho
became involved iu a quarrel with* a
man named McNamara, a train dis
patcher on tho Term Carrillo del Norte
railroad, during which a groat deal <>f
abusive language was exchanged. De
witt stepped outside the door of tho
office and was followed by McNamara,
who dealt him a severe blow iu tho face.
Dewitt and Clarke went to their lodg
ings. Dewitt expressing desire to be
revenged on McNamara for his assault
upon him.
A few hours later they went back to
tho telegraph office. The quarrel be
tween McNamara and Dewitt was re
newed and Dewitt drew his pistol and
shot McNamara through the head, kill
ing him instantly.
Dewitt immediately surrendered him
self to the authorities. A number of
Americans engaged iu railroad service
gathered about tho prison to lynch
Dewitt, hut were driven off by tho
guard. They returned later, aud after
a battle, in which Clarke says several
Were killed, they obtained possession of
jjuwitt ami hanged him to a tree.
Clarke made his way to tho steamer
Nicaragua, anchored in the bay and
ready to sail for Mobile. He hail with
him letters given him by Dewitt to be
mailed in the United States to his rela
tives in Memphis, Teuu., which letters,
Clarke says, ho mailed from New Or
leans.
3
LIKI
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There is a differ
cines and mcdicim
Those of to-day,
those of the past i
Fully as great i:
tween Dr. King’s
ROYAL Gl
and the ordinary t_
It is unlike them in
THESE FIVI
1. It does not tf
cine. It is as plei
lemonade and makes
drink.
2. It never naut
delicate stomach.
3. It does not swt
case lor another, li
one form of disease in
another as is so often thl
4. It contains n«
opium iu any form aJ
harmless even when gil
one day old. ^
5. It does not patci
cures. It reaches as
does to the hidden sourej
in the blood and removes
docs this with an ease andj
have never been equaled.
For all troubles of the Bk
Dowels. KIdnevs and Nerves, and
of MALARIAL POISON it stands J
without a rival or a peer.
rr Bold by drugglats. new peck
tie. 10B Doees. One DoUar. Konui
THE ATLANTA CHEMICAL CO., Al
WRITS 70R 48-PAGE BOOK.
Lockhart Locals,
(Correspondence of
Lockhart,
of Kclton, is ^Hsiting rclutil
friends h®flfto<l«y. He is ul
nied by his nephew, Eddie]
Mr. Wood is just home from
ton, Ky., where he compld
course in booking and telogl
His friends are very glad to sj
home again.
Dr. H. B. Neville, of Atlantal
was here a few days this week.
Finkey L. McWhorter we"t
Union Monday on business
pleasure combined. Jle report
nice time.
C. 1*. Hubert, the weaving ri
overseer, will leave fur Atlanta
few days. His many friends i*e«
to loose him. Mr. Cunningham s|
ceedcd him.
Miss Minnie Mood Gregory, wl
teaching at Mr. Tabor lias IxgyfcMUti
ill for the last few days, bin
improving.
Rev. W. R. Owings will
bore tomorrow.
Lockhart is a nourishing
town. There are new buildings
up every day.
finite a number of young per
went out to It. v. W. It. Owing-,’ it«
night to attend a tacky party, wliiel
was immensely enjoyed by all wlu
attended, if. II. Fenny won theV
prize for the tackiest young man
while Miss Na nnio Askew won the
ladies prize. J. Calvert. Mrs. W. L.
Askew and Rev. W. R. Ow.ngs acted
as judges. i|
We are expecting several weddings l (
in the near future. I
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Keaslcr will 1
leave Lockhart next week.
MissSallie Bailey is on the sick
list today.
Miss Annie Bailey and brother are
visiting Misses Bailey’s today.
(’apt. and Mrs. William Briggs are \
among Lockhart’s many visitors to
day.
With best wishes to The Ledger,
CUAXHKURY.
AN OLD FEUD KcNEWtU.
8d*i of tlie Leuiler of tin* French Faction
Killed mid the Clan* Are Oiitlii rliig.
Hindman, Ky., May 13. — Myron
French, son of Fulton French, leader of
the French faction in the French-Ever-
B >le fend, which has terrorized tho peo
ple of Perry and Knot counties for nix
years, was shot and killed by John
Heberts of Breathitt county,
French sent Roberts to buy him some
whisky, but Roberts returned without
it. French found that ho had a b >ttlo
of his own, on which ho had ho *omo
drunk. French uphraidod him for mak
ing away with his mouoy and not bring,
lug him his whisky and they fought.
Roberts surrendered to the authorities
and was locked up. When Dolph Drau-
pan, a mountain desperado and friend
of French, and Deputy Sheriff Kilgoro,
another friend, heard that Roberts had
killed French, they declared they would
kill him as soon as found.
B. F. French, who lives near Lexing
ton, is on his way to Hindman, and it
is more than likely the killing will re
sult iu a renewal of the old feud.
A
The Kditor of i’uck Dead.
New York. May 18.—Henry Cuyler
Bunncr, editor of Puck, died at his homo
in Nutloy, N. J., of consumption. After
Mr. Buuuer’s return from California,
where he wout iu search of health, ho
fail d steadily. Mr. Banner had boou
editor of Puck since 1877, having suc
ceeded tho first editor of that paper
withiu a few mouths of tho time tho
E ublicntion was begun. He was born in
>swcgo in 1855. Ho leaves a wife and
throe childreq.
ftl»t« at Klectlon*
Tima. Pern, May 18.—It is reported
that election riots, accompanied by eon-
•iderablo bloodshed, have just occurred
f it Drum, Lapaz aud Hicasoo, It is bo.
loved hero that tfio Bolivian govern,
mnut is trying to force General Paudu
to tho fruu(.
P OOR DIGESTION leads to
nervousness, chronic dyspepsia uud
great misery. Tho best remedy is
HOOD’S SARSAPARILLA.
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