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I o THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY,*8. C., JULY —-FT- r • TRADE CONTINUE^ oCti/ ( 4 V^t*! ' Condlllon nf th« Fln»hrl*t J ^ \ Hon I* Ilia < HU»a—Xrw ^ I { t® ’’ A Weel£ : s r ttSS^rSsStSer?(f ^ CHArrANf ' OOA ' XaHng For People Ftade t»estf- /v wee« s nappemn^sLiacncrcu j huudruds of special correspond- . r> From All Parts of the State. outs among southern manufacturers re- ; tutc by Recent Tidal Wave. port continued dullness in trade, due : MANY ITEMS OF AS BEEN SOUGHT The.iron and .$teol markot remains, of Sn„af<if quiet and consumers are only pui chas ing for immediate wants, and JjMW,! The prodno- | JlllilUNT Ml»* Aitillr Tlltiimn, liuu^litiT Tlllin^i',-Heir IlFr Kobort L.e« of Yorkvilt®, Iii»t«nlly Hilled l»y I-i|jl\t:itngr—The Voiintc •■ndy’s 1'uuefnl MysftlJf d,tU|U ; .J9fl |T p! 1^ iN^ r \ r />'/it Ot»»^tiB!k. Sr. : ©.-"‘JTrlv ft^‘Mi8* I, A«- dio' Trll mh'A,' tiltfesf Aiittt/ft t^'df VTlimtf.y TilhiUilli'qnU ’ ittV. ’.kj'I^e , /\T(j-“ rred to the special-train in waiting uTserttAtr tiifl'lihrrie ' Simator Till- ViW Tilpopdi’s^dy iYr;p»>;<fvonpk"t > <«>» this city. Upon its arrival it ^‘aadrtnis- ferred to ant] man at Trenton. On the special train were U6voThoii'KvaAs and family, sev eral state oflidfits and the brother and sister off : the deceased, who were away frostt home at the time. Accompanying the body was Mr. T. O. McNooly, general agent of the Hen dersonville and Brevard railroad. Mr. McNeely was in the party when Miss Tillman was killed and was the only eyewitness. He said: “It was 10 o’clock on Wednesday when we lelt Hendersonville for Bre vard. which place war. reached at 1J::1() o’clock. By 12::!!) the party were mounted and on the way to ascend Rich mountain, which is six miles from Bre vard. When thieo-quartcrs of a mile from the top of tin* mountain we were overtaken by a thunder storm. The Trescott Hor.se was a few hundred ynifls away and all huiried to get out of the ruin. “Miss Tillman, Mr. Loo and I stopped, however, in order that Miss Tillman and myself might exchange horses, as hers was afraid of the thunder. By the time the change was made the rain be gan to fall and all throe of us took shel ter under some chestnut bushes. About 40 feet away was a largo oak tree. Miss Tillman and Mr. Lee still remained on horseback, the former with an upraised umbrella, while I, 20 feet away, was standing on the ground. It was while thus waiting that a bolt < f lightning struck the tree and continuing instantly killed Miss Tillman, Mr. Lee and their horses. “The shock was so severe that my horse was knocked down, but I only hud my linger burned slightly. In a few seconds I was by the side of the two prostrated people. Not a muscle of either moved, their death was instanta neous. There was no mark left by lightning to show its fearful work. “A wagon from Mr. McCreary's, a farmer living near by, was procured and the bodies moved to the Tresoott House, where Mr. Carroll and Misses Pleasants, another horseback party, gave all the aid possible.’’ Funeral nf Mis* Adair Tlllmin. Trrxto.v, S. C., July 20.—The fu neral train bearing Miss Tillman’s-body reached. Trenton after midnight. Ve hicles were in readiness to convey the party to the home of Senator Tillman and to the hotel. The body was car ried homo at once. A large crowd of people from the adjoining country ns- remb ed at Senator Tillman's, and from there accompanied the funeral proces sion to High View, where the burial oc curred. Among those present were: Governor Evans, Secretary of State Tompkins, Adjutant General Watts, U. X Gunter, private secretary to Gov ernor Evans, and several clerks in the departments of the statehouso. WRONG MAN KILLED. Kennedy \Va» Aetlni; a* a IVacrmakcr When Oreiuien Fired tlie Fatal Mint. Cor.Tn.DlA, S. C., July 1(1.—The cor oner’s inquest in the Dreuuen-Kennedy klling at Uichburg, S. 0., brings out the fact that Kennedy had nothing to do with the row and was acting in the ca pacity of a peacemaker when he re ceived the fatal shot. It appears that Jim Creech, who re ceived a wound in the arm, quarreled with a cousin and while Kennedy and young Drennon were putting Creech out, Dreuuen administered a kick to him. Kennedy took Creech up the road a sho^t distance attempting to pacify him, but Creech, smarting under the in sult, finally jerked loose, and returning fo the store, challenged Dreuuen to come out into the street and get a good heating. Instead of going Drennen armed him self and warned Creech not to attempt to enter the store. Thoroughly infuriated, Creech ad vanced, some say, with an open knife in his hand. Drennen opened fire, Creech steadily advancing. The second shot entered Creech's arm, the third grazed his hand and the fourth struck Kennedy, who was entering the door liehind Creech, with the intention of stopping him and calling out to Dreu- uan to cease firing. Drcnuau claims that he had no inten tion of killing any one, and was sim ply acting in self defense. Drenuau lias been committed to jail at Chester to await trial at the October term of court. wants are not pressing, tion still exceeds the demand. The Wajtfs LJasLfujjwtcfwyt ABv'l'Ucshqrough, Kyjq h .j. rttted Jlijjvtrfd^jK) days on ae- eouiitof low prices. * An Idle* furnace at I Talladega, Ala., has. 1 teen sold to par- ,ti^.h 4 ** lmi * P Ut ^ iJI The textile industry shows no new .features. The curtailment of produc tion by both the southern and northern "mills until the new cotton crop is on (lie market and (he fall trade opens will tend to prevent a disastrous decline in the prices of manufactured goods. About the same conditions character ize the lumber market as those prevail ing in other branches of business, with possibly a little more activity. The de mand is moderate and prices are low. The export trade continues good and the outlook in this direction is very encouraging. The following new industries have been reported during the past week: Electric light plants at Brookhaveu, Miss., and Kinston, N. C.; ice factories at Brookhaveu, Miss., and Durham. N. C.; car fender works at Roanoke, Va., and a $100 000 chuck manufacturing company at Alexandria. Va. Oil mills will be erected at Sim report. La., and Simpson. S. C.; a $25,000 plow factory at Lynchburg, Va.; a rice mill at Mer- mentou. La.; sugar refineries at Grand Ridge, Fia.. and Oarcncro, L;\ , the for mer to cost $100,000; cotton gins at Cy press, S. (J., and Columbus, Tex ; a cot ton mill at High Shoals. Ga., and a $2.*>,- 000 tobacco factory at Greensboro. N. O. A box factory will bo built at Pme Bluff, Ark.; a lumber mill at Valdosta, Ga.; a stove factory at Trenton, Ga., and a wooden ware factory at Mobile, Ala. Waterworks are to bo established at Athens, Ala., and St. Augustine, Fla. Among the enlargements is a flouring mill at Mulberry, Tenii.; an iron foun dry at Chattanooga, Tenu.; coal mines at Thomas, Ala., and a cotton mill at Columbus, S. C. The new buildings include an armory ot Jacksonville, Fla., to cost $23,(350; a §15,003 auditorium at Birmingham, Ala.; a $13,000 business house at Padu cah, Ky,; a $400,000 hotel at Norfolk, Va., and a $50,000 school building at Moutevallo, Ala. SEABOARD’S CUT MET. The Iin;>erlj»t Family II«<a<leil the Sub- tfMfltltoli I.I*t TT llli Cotirtmi Tliousaml Yimi—Ovor Tlilrty TlunminO I Ivp* l^wt. Nil Americuii* SufTerril K.tlipr In IVr**»n or Fro|>erty. Washington, July 21.—The secretary of state lias received a report from the United States minister at Tokio in re gard to the recent tidal wave in Japan. “A horrible disaster has befallen Ja pan," he says, “causing the death of 30,- 000 of her people and leaving twice that number homeless and starving. Gn the evening of Juno 15 the northeastern literal of the island of Hondo, for a dis tance of nearly 200 miles, was sub merged by a tremendous tidal wave, bO feet in height, which, sweeping irro- sistably upon the coast, only spent its energy after a rush of miles into the in terior and retired, leaving a desolate waste of sand and debris where had stood so many homes and thriving vil lages. “The first meager reports from the scene of the catastrophe gave little idea of its magnitude, but each succeeding budget of news arriving from the north has added to the appalling character of the disaster, until, at the time of writing (June 25) it is estimated that the mor tality will number more than 33,000. “I am plca ed to say that so far as I can learn no Americans have suffered either in person or property. Japan has sought no foreign aid. but seems able to provide for all its destitute. The imperial family has headed the sub scription list with 14,000 yen, and dona tions from private sources are sweLiug the relief fund.” CELESTIALS AT WAR. Tlio Southern ItnilWfty Make* a Sweeping Hrductloii In ltateii-'llo|fin»a Talk*. Baltimore, July 21.—The war in rates which was iangurated last week by the Baltimon Steam Packet com pany (Old Bay line) and the Seaboard Air Lino against the Baltimore, Chesa peake and Richmond Steamboat com pany (York River line) and the South ern Railway company has been renewed by a fur) her slashing of the tariff. The Southern Railway company mot the reduction of 33 ! 3 per cent on passen gers and freight to poipts south of Bal timore, whereupon the Seaboard Air Line announced a corresponding reduc tion on all business from Boston, Provi dence, New York ami Philadelphia to the south, and went their competitors one better by cutting 33,' 3 ' percent more off the old rate from Baltimore to south ern points. The single fare from New York to Atlanta will be $15. It was formerly $24. From Baltimore to Rich mond and Norfolk the rate is $1, as against $3 before tire war began. As low rates in proportion wifi bo estab lished to all points as far south as New Orleans. The cut of 38Vj per cent in freight rates covers all classes of freight jn the territory as for east as Boston. This is the most sweeping reduction ever made in rates by any southern lino, and it is gi’en out that it is only a starter. President K. G. Hoffman pf the Sea board Air Lino said; “Wo are in the fight to stay. The controversy was forced upon us against our will, and whatever demoralization in rates ensues will be upon the shonld- ; ers of those who made the issue, and not us." _ Two New Counterfeit* Discovered. Washington, July 21. — Two new counterfeits of United States silver cer tificates have been discovered by the treasury department. The first is a $1 series of 1891, check letter C, signed by J. Fount Tillman, register and D. N. Morgan, tre:isurer, and having a copy of Stanton. The second is a $5 series of J891, check letter B, signed by J. Fount Tillman, register, and D. N. Morgan, treasurer, having a portrait of Grant. These counterfeits are printed from etched plates and are very poor produc tions. The portraits, lathe work and small lettering especially are bad and much blurred and indistinct. Tito pa per is also poor; a few pieces of silk thread have been distributed through it. A Fueling of Dread IVrvude* tlie Chinese Ounrter of San Francisco. San Francisco, July 21.—Chinatown is in a furore of excitement. War has been declared between the factions of the See Y. p company, and the murder of Leo Ti Monday is only an incident in a feud which is not expected to end un til more blood is shed. A price has been placed upon the head of two of the most iiitineiitinl merchants in the district. Their entire families have been placed under a ban and the hatchet men have been promised heavy rewards to accom plish their terrible work. The Chinese consul has seen fit to espouse the cause of one of the factions. The members of tlie Knng Chow asylum and of the Chinese merchants exchange have taken antagonistic positions in the quarrel. The Chinese police have tinuounccd their intention to allow the fighting fac tions to settle choir affairs withopt in terference aujl a feeling of tylmost uiir S arullelod dread pervades the quarter, leu much more important than Lee Tf will lie dead. U js believed, before the fight is ovor. The See Yup company succeeded in absorbing much of the local Chinese trade of the Bam Yup company, termiuod possible, by breeding dissension among them and by paying s mo of the leaders to be traitors.' The Sam Yups seem de'» to destroy the See Yups, if ConfidentlyClaimThey Will Con trol the Populist Convention. DEM00KATI0 MANAGERS SHREWD | Tliuy II.iVi< Fat Forward General Weaver, ; AVIio Favor* the Indorsement of Mio t.’lil- CHgo Ticket, For Trinooarry ( IrOrman. Congressman Towne For llryan—Tlie i Georgia Delegation Against llryan. Bt. Lons, July 21.—Another dark. 1 dismal day broke Tuesday morning. The ' dull, leaden clouds drizzled and the con- , veution city was wet and dripping. But ■ the rank and file of the Populists, who i are early to lied and early to rise, were astir before *5 o’clock and about the ho- tils, discussing the question of silver, ' I the initiative and referendum and in- | i come tax. The corridors of the Laclede 1 | hotel were crowded before 7 o’clock, and i i the orations at the headquarters of the j “middle-of-the-road” men at the Li- | , clede had began before that hour. The leaders, of course, were late in putting 1 in an appearance. The Bryan managers were in a jnbi- hint frame of mind. They confidently I claimed that they had passed the rubi- con and that their control of the con- , ventiou was practically assured. There : are conditions and details yet to l>o I worked out, but they believe they have won the main victory—the nomination or indorsement of the Chicago ticket. The atteuipt of most of tlie Populists to force the withdrawal of Bewail and the nomination of a Populist for vice president lias been defeated by the stand taken by Bryan’s friend' positive answer of Chairman the Doin' cralie nationaleommil such a thing cou.d not be cu and would not be tolerated. Notwithstanding tlie confic the Bryan managers, however, not relax their efforts. They most comrMe organizahion ai man has ructions. They will moot and canvass every incoming delegation and keep up the work of proselyting among those already here. Although they now claim the victory, they be lieve there will be no bolt of radicals, uml paradoxical as it may seem, a bolt of the extremists is what some of tlie most levelheaded say they desire. The Democratic managers certainly are not j averse to a split that will carry out of 1 th<> convention the extreme men. They | claim that an alliance .with some of these men will do the ticket infinitely more harm than good. The battle, of course, will come on the j floor of the convention and no one now doubts that there will be a generous dis- ] piay of bitterness and bad blood. The | national committee will wrestle with 1 the question of organization during the i day. The Bryan men have put forward 1 General Weaver for temporary chair- j man. This is a shn wd move. They | do not liolieve the opposition will care to make a fight against the late stand- I ard bearer. Cong' - e*sma!i Towno For Ilrya:i. Congressman Towne of Minnesota, one of the silver Republicans who walked out of the Bt. Louis convention, pud who amiop.iieed the severance of his allegiance to th'* Republican party, arrived here Tuesday. Ho has been in Minnesota since the Chicago convention and ' as addressed large silver meetings. The silver movement in Minnesota,” and the Silver party will probably eom pleto its work by Wednesday night. The party 1m*. a school district organi- zntion in nil the middle and western stat es. It \i ill bring to the support of Mr. Bryan hui.dreds of th msands wh > do not wish to vote a Democratic tickt t or Join the party, but agree with us upon tlie money question.” National Coinin'tti-e Meet*. The National Populist commitiec was to have met at 10 o'clock, but it was nearly 12 o'clock before it got to work Chairman Tnubeneck occupied the chair and Messrs. McPharlin and Hayes were at the secretary’s desk. The pine.pal work before the committee is the sole— tion of temporary officers, including tin* temporary chairman and the settlement of contests for the seats, but these mat ters wore postponed in order to allow the committee to p iss upon other h — important questions. There was a definite undorst Hiding as to the proper apportionment for the several states. It appears that many states Lad fewer votes than they were entitled to, and one or two more than was their duo. The secretaries from these states made a general explanation of the basis of apportionment, which called out a number of speeches con suming considerable time. In most cases the changes were made of from 1 to 2 votes. The territories and the District of Columbia, except Oklahoma, was changed from 4 to (3 votes. Oklahoma was made on the basis of a .state on account of the large number of votes there, it being given !) votes. The committee then took a recess till 2 o’clock. At Sea For » C.amlldnto. • No fact better illn-trates the chaotic condition of the Popnbsts than with (he convention only a day distant there • p peats : o crystallization of thought :u favor of a candidate for and tlie a pair ir.iia the quesiioii as to Mr, on s of Bryaj. A maj jrity of the “midd! [o-ot- co. that the- o men, when interr >gati id <>• irldorod , thfrp ■in! reply that the qm -tion i S (/ill of mpar,Hive insignih an ce. N am-'. ■Tjoe of : are, 1 11 > wo Vi T, ooca riO'KU lv inohti me !, icy will , So fa r the name of Paul Vandev or ol have a Omal: in, ex commander of the ( iram il every Army •, is more frequently heard than Awioclatn Ju*tlce Field'* Health. San Francisco, July 21.—Associate Justice Stephen J. Field of the supreme court arrived from Paso Robles in the special train sent for him. In an inter view Justice Field said that there was no occasion for sensational statements about his failing health; that he had loft Faso Robles because ho had completed the course of treatment there, from which ho was much benefited, and that ho would remain hero for a month to GBcape tlie boat of the east, going direct to Washington early in September. Ex-Premier Howell Coming to America. Liverpool, July 21.—Among the pas sengers who sailed for America by the Cunnrd line steamer Lucania on Satur day wore the Hon. Sir MacKonzie Bow- ell, K. 0. M. G., late premier of the Do minion of Canada, and Sir Donald Smith, K. O. M. G.. the Canadian capi talist and statesman. Think* There I* No Danger of War. London, July 21.*=-Tly) Daily Nows publishes a long talk hold by its repro- sentative with “a distinguished Ameri can statesman” regarding the proposal for an arbitration treaty between Groat Britain and the United States. This gentleman asserted that politicians were sometimes compelled to play to the gal lery, but that they would hover dream of a war with England. He is firmly convinced, he asserted, that the arbitral tion tribunal would be established. Turk* hikI Cretan* Fighting. New York, July 21.—A dispatch to The Herald from Athens says: There has been continuous fighting in Crete during the last few days. The Turks have boon trying to capture heights on the Kissamo Seliuo road. If they could capture this position they would cut off the western portion of Crete from the rest of the island. Those arriving hero from the front said that in the fighting tlie Turks lost 21*0 killed and (500 wounded. The Cretan loss was 20 killed and 60 wounded. The deputies abs' jtely refuse to meet until they re ceive a reply to Ijicir propositions from the snltai).' ' ' Fiftalfjr Yl>tyn<li-U HI* Uncle. Savannah, Jgly 2f. —-Johq Harris, Jr., son of H. S f Harris pf Way no county, shot and, it ip believed, fatally wounded his uncle. 0. L. Harris. He gave himself up to the sheriff at Jesup. C. L Harris was intoxicated, went to the house of John Harris, bis nephew, called him out of the house, provoked a quarrel with him and then fired two shots at him, neither of which took effect. John Harris then shot at his uncle four times, striking him each time. Savannali Klrctrlc Kailway to K« Sold. Macon, July 21.—Colonel William Garrard and Colonel Walter G. Charl ton, representing respectively the plain tiff and defendant in the case against the Savannah Electric Railway com pany. appeared before Judge Speer and obtained an order for the sale of the E roperty. United States Marshal John >. Harrell was appointed master com missioner to sell the road. The date of sale will bo announced in the master’s advertisement. any other, but his friends admit that ho is handicapped by not having the in dorsement of his own state, which is for Bryan. Congressman Towne of Minnesota is also spoken of. It is suggested that the discussion of Mr. Towne as a probability is for the purpose of leading up to the nomination of Senator Pettigrew, who has openly joined the Populist party. It is very apparent, however, that if the anti-Bryan faction should prove to be in tlie majority in the convention, no little difficulty will be < xperienced in reach ing a conclusion on this important point. llryan am! Texa*. There was a lively skirmish in the Texas delegation over a proposition to ask Mr. Bryan to define Ins attitude to wards the Omaha platform question. This was brought about by Hurry Traov, who prop sed that a telegram should bo sent to Mr. Bryan asking him if ho in dorsed tlie platform. Mr. Tracy made a spirited speech in support of the propo sition. saying that in view of the talk of indorsing Bryan for president by the Populist convention, the delegates were entitled i'> know where ho stood with reference to Populist principles. The 'proposition was voted down by a narrow margin, but not until after sev eral inomb rs had made speeches fo* and again-t it. Those who opposed tha sending of the telegram took the posi tion that it would l>e a delicate matter said ho, "is growing by leaps uud—'t i put such a question to Mr. Bryan at bounds. Among the Republicans I was amazed at tho widespread defection in favor of silver. Tho Republicans and Populists whom I saw were all enthusi astically for Bryan in tho belief that it was only by a union of the silver forces that tho battle for tho restoration of silver could bo won in this campaign. Tho Populists, of course, want to main tain their organization, but they be lieve that it is entirely impossible in all 1 cal contests in a national seme When the nomination of Teller was talked of at Chieagi, a nomination wo earnestly hoped for, the Populists everywhere took up the idea and indorsed it. They did not think their organization would May Keorgitulse Kagle aotl Flionlx Mill*. Columbus, Ga., July 21.—On Aug. 5 the stockholders of tho Eagle and Pho- nix mills will hold an important meet ing. They will get together for tho purpose of discussing the situation and the meeting may result in a reorganiza tion of tho stockholders of the com pany. Not So Many Ca*«* of Cholera. Cairo, July 21. — The cholera in Egypt shows great abatement accord ing to Tuesday’s reports, which state there wore 159 now cases and 111)deaths Monday. There were, however, no deaths hero or in Alexander. One death ti reported in the army on Dig frontier. Green and Lavlgne May Fight. San Francisco, July 21.—Tho man agers of the Occidental Athlo ic clnh have approached George Green, thg clover lightweight, known as “Young” (Jurbott, with a proposition to meet Kid Davignc in q limited round contest. Green agreed, his only stipuhit^oiibcing that tlm mutch be at catch weights, in stead of 183 pounds, as suggested. If satisfactory to tho Saginaw Kid, ar ticles will be drawn up at once. Cleveland'* Former Secretary Mulelde*. MoJavk, Cal., July 21.—Mrs. J. II. Tolfroe, who was Grover Cleveland's secretary while he was mayor of Buf falo, committed suicide hero by drink ing carbolic acid. It is supposed she was temporarily insane. Methodlat Deaeone**e* Meet. Aseuky Park, N. J., July 21.—The national convention of Methodist dea conesses began here. Addresses were delivered by Mrs. D. A. Maynard and Rov. Hurll*urd of Wilmington. * be endangered. Of coarse, there is some difference between the nmiiitia- tion of an ex Republican and a Demo crat. but a fusion of tho silver forces on Teller, it seems to me, would present practically the same situation which today confronts the Populists. Their organization would have been as much endangered by Teller’s nomination at Chicago ami subsequent indorsement here as Bryan’s nomination or indorse ment. I am of the opinion that his in dorsement will not jeopardize tho Popu list organization, and it is tho only logi cal thing for this convention to do." “Your namo has boon canvassed ex tensively in connection with tho presi dential nomination by the Populists who want to place an independent t ckot in the field,” was suggested by a reporter. “I appreciate very highly tho compli ment involved in tho suggestion of my name,” replied Mr. Towne, “but an in dependent nomination, in my opinion, is impracticable. Bryan should bo in dorsed. I am for Bryan.” Silver Conv«iitlnn Wilt Imlorso liryan. The Hon. I. M. Stevens, member of tlie executive national committee of tho Silver party, arrived Tuesday morning. Speaking of what tho .silver party will do, ho said: “Our party was organized to unite all silver voters for tho campaign of 1896 without regard to past party affilia tion's. Wo started by asking them to lay asi(’ temporarily their respective view's on public questions and to unite in one supreme effort to settle the money question this year. Our convention Will bo largely comtKWod of men who have belonged to tho Republican party ami who have been easily persuaded to join our ranks for the reason that they do not have to sacrifice their convictions upon other political questions, but sim ply subordinate them to the question. “Our convention will nominate Bryan and Bewail upon substantially tho finan cial plank of tho Chicago platform, which \> ill piobably be the sole pjimk j U g Ujo middle of the it ad. of our platform, and then an address will probably bo issued to the people to hold in abeyance thoir views on other questions and join us in soling tho money question. "Tho member! of the party under took this work from motives of patriot ism alone; they want reform; they have no trades or Condition* to doluy them money this time. The friends of Mr. Bryan accept the result with much satisfac tion in view of tho supposition that Texas was irreconciUbly antagonistic to the Democratic uomin e. “ yoloiio” Dari*’ Resolution. Mr. Davis has f roparod and will ask the Popuiist convention to adopt the following resolution: Whcrcae, McKinley and tho Republi can party represent the existing gold standard und the perpetuation of’which means that the national hanking system is re U;* chartered for 5> years, and that our national debt is to he ruiunde 1 and made n gold instead of a coin debt, and bonds re run nl years, and. Whereas. The system is to fasten upon the country by a treaty with foreign na tions under 1 ne false pretense of an inter national treaty means the ultimate en slavement of the masses and the complete mastery of the classes. 1! il vid. That f > defeat this measure , and iiisui -1 / McKinley’s defeat, so far as our vote gees, we pledge ourselves to unite with tie Demoerats with one set of electors in eat h state. Tliis is tho soiitimoiif of tho "middle- ! of tho-road" Populists. Senator* Pettigrew and Joiie* Arilve. Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota and Senator Jones of Nevada have ar rived here. Tho former came diroot j from Mauitou Springs, Colo., where tha Republican silver senators hold thoir coufereuee, and whence they issued : their manifesto in support of Mr. Bry an's nomination. Senator Jones canio from the east, where ho has been sinee \ tho adjournment of congress. Senator Jones is a delegate to tho silver couvou- tion. He was a member of tlie last in- j toruutioual monetary conference and ho | is one of the most eminent bimetallists ; in the United States, if not in tho world, 1 and was most cordially received. Both senators are laboring in Mr. Bryan’s in terest. „ Georgia 0|>|io*e<l to Itrynn. Tlie Georgia delegation arrived Tues day. Mr. H. P. Blount, a leading mom- I her of the delegation, said that it would i bo impossible to bring the delegation «» i the support of Bryan and Sewall. Tho Populists of his state would, he said, construe the indorsement of the national Democratic nominees as an encourage- t inept of Democratic methods in Georgia state polities and it would be impossi ble to reconcile thorn to the course. lU-fonn Frn** An*<»ci*tion Act*. At a meeting of the representatives of the NUtioual Reform Press iuuioeiatiou, which claims to have 1,300 papers in the country, tho "niiddlo-of-thoroud” men had a largo majority ami adopted a strong resolution in favor of the pre servation of the organization and keep- Duty on Will Not He Incrraarc], t'UKTSTi ANA, July 21.—The storthung, the representative body of Norway, lias rejected tho bill for tho retention of*the temporary increase of the duties on sugar atpl petroleum and for an impost tion of u duty on meat. iiTEST sm mu- Items Gathered From Ail Parts of North Carolina. . HAPPENIN&R OF THE PAST WEEK FopulUt* and Bc|i(ibilran* Moot at Rnl- anil Di.*cii«* Fu*l»n—Victor llntler s.:.V« a Democrat Win Not He Fleeted Governor—River uml Harbor liii|>rovc— i u-.iI* In Norlli Carolina, Washington, July 21. —Captain F. V. Abliott, in charge o* the river and har- - btn- improvements in North and South Carolina, nqiorts to the war department , t‘:;ii tho Waccamaw is now safely uav- ! igahls oyer the whole improved portion, which extends further up every year, ; most of the suag> having l>cou removed the past season. The Little Pee Deo was roughly worked over during the year dud tho worst obstructions removed. The lower ; part of the Great Pee Doe has been put in good condition and the proposed im provement is nearly completed. 1 The jetty operations have been pushed in Wiuyab bay with good results, tlie channel having been steadily deepened, while dredging the canal is opening tho j Santee river to trade, j Snagging was continued in the Wa- teree an l Congaroo. In Charleston liar- • bor, while no repairs were made on tho i jetties, nearly $200,000 was spent in dredging. Next year the work will bo completed. POLiriCIANS CONFERRING. Nortli Cnroiiitti Uepuol!'* mw ami I’opuIUt* May I*use—-OMicr News*- R aleigh, July 18.—A i <'xtremeiy im- poitaut meeting of leading Republicans and P pnlists is in progress hero to sec i what can be done towards arranging for stale fusion. There is every reason to j say that arrangements will be perfected. ( The Republicans say all their people ^ and majority of the rank and file of tho I Popn’ists now favor fusion. Senators ! Butler and Pritchard are present, tho ! former a Populist; State Chairman Dau- i icl L. Russell, Republican State Chair- man Holton, Congressman Pearson, 3 Speaker iob Vance Walser and other ; prominent Republicans, as well as State Treasurer Worth. S. Otho Wilson and other leading Populists, are participat ing. Great secrecy is observed and all say they cannot give details of thoir plans. There was at one time much feeling against Butler and criticism of him by the Republicans because they thought he was about to desert them and fuse with the ‘Democrats, hut Congressman Pearson says it has l*een discovered that these criticisms were unwarranted, as the reports regarding Butler are untrue. Senator Butler declares positively that a Democrat will not he elected governor. This, of opimse, means fusion. Senator Pritchard says his canvass will begin Aug. 20. A $230,000 mortgage was filed hereby the Seaboard Air Lino to the Baltimore Mercantile, Trust and Deposit compapy for rolling stock. # 1 , . Four MarrU*«l itt the Sjmdm Timi). ^ . UVLKUiH, July 1*.—There was a nov elty in marriages at Concord. A gyeafc crowd filled tho Methodist church tq witness four marriages at the same time. The contra ting parties were! Bessie Fr- eman and Mr. P. W. Austin, Miss Jennie Freeman and Mr, Robert Lowdor, Miss. Maude Small and Mr, John Harris, Miss .Pattio Shanklo and Mr Q G. Lowdor. Tho Misses Free man arc sisters and the Messrs. Low- dors are brothers. The octette loft for Blowing Rock on tho same train. ('ashler Mjers Has DUappearctL Charlotte, N. 0., July 15.—Joo P. Myers, cashier and confidential clerk of the Seaboard Air Lino railroad offico here, has disappeared. Last Sntnrday night ho loft with a Mrs. Davis and has not been seen since. Ho leaves a wife and three children. His wife was Miss Nellie Black of Richmond, Yu., before marriage.’ It became known Tuesday afternoon'that he was short $3,500 in Ins accounts. An A*hevlHo Cluthler Commit* Suicide, Asheville, N. C., July 16.—Abram Levy, a clothier, aged 45, committed suicide by throwing himself from a bridge into Stynunanoi* river. He hat) been despondent for some timo on ab» count of business attairs. He was a mv live of Posen, Germany, HrltUh Troop* Dying of Glinlura* Cairo; July 21.—There*were 893 new cases of cholera in Egypt on Friday and Saturday and 338 deaths from that din- ease, including those of throe British so 'diers at Wadyhulfa, Since tho out break of cholera among the Egyptian troops between- Assouan and Koshek, there has been a total of 269 cases and 165 deaths among th ;m. Among the British troops there have been 23 cast* and 18 deaths. It has been decided, owing ti) the increase of the epidemic, to remove the whole camp from the Niger river bank back to the desert. Sblpplnit FIs Iron to Great Urltaln. Selma, Ala., July 20.—Tho shipments of pig iron from tho Birmingham di*> trict to Mobile for export to Great Brit ain is growing to immense proportions. Four solid tmiui of tho motai passed through Selma from Bessemer to tho Gulf City. Tho trains were composed ot 04 curs and footed up a total of nearly 2.000 tons. _ Itoulh-Tuokar Oniig to California. Chicago; July 21. — Commander Booth-Tucker of the Salvation Army arrived in Chicago from Now Yoj-k pity ovor the Grand Trunk railroad. He la on his way to California to attend the .cninpineoting of the Salvation Army, which oiieiied this mouth at Trestle ' Glen, Oakland. An American Horae Won. London, July-21.—Mr. Pierre Lorri* lard's American horse Mugicia won the Wigstoii 2-your-old selling plate of 1M 1 sovereigns at Leicester. Mr. Taylor Sharp * Hod Nt>b was second and Lard Crowe's Mrs. Proudle third.