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1 THIS L EDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., FEBRUARY 25, 1897. FITZII (IT'! Our Consul at Havana Said to Have Resigned. BEPORT DENIED IN WASHINGTON Bln to !>rp'>rtm«nt OfSolaln I*«o!apo Th«y Aro In tho I)*rl< If Our iji 4 .:niuttlo H«,i- ri'.tfi.luliro on llio ialanil of Cnb» Ha, Tnkon Such A f*le|i—John !>. Hart Coo- vlctrJ of Violatinif Nrutrnlltjr I'»wi. New Yohk, Fob. 23.—A dispatch to The Herald from Havana, Cuba, via Koy West, Fia., sayi*: Consul Conoral Lee hiis resilfll*'< , His letter totidering his resiKliatioa under certain conditions QESKRAL riTZ ITCOIIT n,T. [Repcrted to Have Quit Ilecau.se He Was ’ Not Upheld Tn Protect in/ Americans.] goos by tho next mail. Ho determined some days ago to take such a step if he were not uphold in his efforts to protect all American citizous in Cuba. Tho consul general nr.Iced tho state depart ment that ho bo authorized to demand the leieaso of citizens of tho United btates confined in Cuban prisons under the same illegal circumstances ns was tlio ill fated Ruiz. Such authorization bus not been granted him. Spanish warships in Cuban waters hav.i since Monday been concentrating in tho harbor of Havana. This is re garded here as very significant in view of the important incidents of the last few days. Ctreat pressuro is being made hero to make Consul General L*e deny tho Herald’s Jacksonville dispatch, to tho effect that tho diplomatic representa tive of the United States in Havana had asked the government to send warships to Cuban waters. As a pretext for such denial, i ml as a basis upon which it can bo f funded. It is stated that accord ing to the dispatch Consul General Um bad as -ml for a warship to take him to the U. ited States. What the consul general did do, I can reiterate on tho highest authority, was to ask for war ships to support him in his efforts t> protect Americans in peril of their lives und American interests which were in jeopardy. The Herald’s Jacksonville dispat •h, therefore, was absolutely correct and Vpon undispntablo authority I can con firm it in every detail. If necessary, Jurther, I am confident that I can em uro and send to Tho Herald the fall official telegram in which Consul General Loo asked for warships. Great anxiety is felt at tho palaeo in nil official circles at the news from Cien- fuagos which states that that city is tho center of a serious mutiny of tho Span- M- troops. Large arrears of pay arc tine tho army and (he trouble caused by this has culminated in entire disobe dience in tho Spanish ranks in the Oion- funcos district. The insurgents in the eastern end of the island have captured linyomo, an, important town in Santiago. ConHteriiiitioii Atnonx OCJrIaIh. New Yohk, Feb. 211.—A dispatch to The Herald from Washington says: The. resignation of Consul Genjral L^e pre cipitates a dramatic climax to the ad ministration's Cuban policy, which has cau-ed consternation among the officials here. Whether for diplomatic reasons or because of an idea entertained that General Lee may be induced to recon sider his action, administration officials still persist in denying that lie asked for war vessels to back up his demand* iii Cuba; that ho has asked for instruc tions to demand the immediate releaso of American prisoners, and that he has resigned because of a refusal on tho part of tho administration to grant his Requests. Denied liy thn State Dupartiuent. Washington, Feb. 23.—The state de partment authorizes the positive state ment that so far as the department is informed Consul General Lee hrs not resigned and it is added has not threat ened to resign. If any letter of resig nation is going to be sent by General Lee from Havana, as published, the de partment is a solutely without news of the object. The other published sensa tion il Ktateineutu regarding warships and like mutters are denied emphati cally. J<.li■■ D. Hart Found Guilty. Philadelphia, Feb. 28. — John J>. Hart, owner of the filibustering steamer Laurada, who has been on trial in the United States court here for several days charged with setting on foot a military expedition to Cuba in defiance of the neutrality laws, was found guilty by the jury. Counsel for the defense at once made a motion for a new trial and was allowed the usual four days in which to prepare his brief. Notorioin* Swindler I'mrdonad. Raleigh, Feb. 28 —Governor Russell has pardoned Dr. T. W. Delumar, one of the notori' .is Beaufort insurance •wiudlera. Ho was serving out a term of years in the penitentiary. Mitchell Willing tn U Irhdr.iw. Salem. Or., Feb. 28 —Senator Mitch ell has written a letter stating his wil lingness to withdraw from the senator ial contest in sinter that a Republican •cuator may be elected. INDIANS ON THE WARPATH. Tho Ltvo* >••<•1 Property of the White Set- t.crs Are In Jeopardy. Viroima, Nov., Feb. :’3. —Colonel Lord received a dispatch from Adjutant Galusha, dated Yerlngton, stating that all was quiet there. Another message from Governor Sadler was of tho samo tenor. Tho militiamen wore ordered to bo in readiness to assemble at the armo ries when summoned. A special train, with the locomotive fired up, was kept in waiting at the depot here ail night. The adjutant general will go to the front, 14 miles beyond Yeriugton, at or.09. Snow in the valley is 2 feet deep and the temperature is down to 14 do- gi-ss above zero. it is said that the Indian police at tho reservation proved impotent to restrain their dusky brethren from going on the warpath. Should tho situation bo found serious by Adjutant Gaiusha, the families of settlers in the valley wiil be sent to the towns of Veriugton and Wa- bu.ska for protection. There is no wires between Veriugton and Wabuska, which is 18 miles from the latter point, and it is 14 miles from ihero to the Indian camp in the mountains bordering Ma son Valley, making a round trip of 54 miles to bo covered on horseback by Ad jutant Galusha, ns a heavy snow in the valley renders rapid transit by any other couvoyanoe impracticable. Until his return to Wabuska from the hostile camp no reliable nows will be obtain able. The number of Indians in the state is estimated at between 5,000 and (5.000, 4,000 Pintos and 1,000 or more Wash- oes. The number of Pyramid lake and Walker river reservation is placed at 500. Normally there are about 150 Pi- utes in Mason valley, and with tho<o at tho reservation, the tribe could mritcr a formidable, well armed force in ease of hostilities. The white population of Mason valley, outside of the towns of Veriugton and Wabuska, is estimated at 800, und dispatches received sfit »d their lives and property are in jeopardy. The Nevada guard comprises five companies of infantry and one battery of artillery. Tho Reno guard is equipped with a galling gnu, but the artillery company has only two antiquated smoothbore guns of 15 pound calibre. In an emergency 500 volunteers could bo raised on the O-misfiick in a few hours, the right material to take tlio field, and as many of them are old In dian fightefs, still holding a grudge against the Puites for atrocities com mitted In 18:50 during the war in Hum boldt county. DOWN TO INSTANT DEATH. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE Dusiness Block at Wilmington Is Wiped Out. ATTACK OUR LAWS Republicans Say Carolina’s Con stitution Is Unconstitutional. A Sewing Mnclilno Agent Cremated-—A Woman Hills ilerSle;>son — Kansom May Ho Xomlnatod Kor tlio Vacant JiiiIro* sliip In tho District of North Carolina. Oilier North State News. Wilihn'otox, N. C., Feb. 20.—Fire broke out at tho corner of Front and Grace streets, In the clothing store of B. Marks, and swept tho northern section of the blcolc. After gutting the clothing storo of B. Marks, Storuborgor Bros.’ store caught and was completely destroyed. In tho fame building were Jacobs’ restaurant, J. Mnunder's office, and adjoining tho building Mr. Maunder’s stables, which, together with several other and smaller business houses. In that part of tho block, were quickly swept away. When tlio lire was thought to be well under control tho northeast corner of the Seaboard Air Line office building Democrat* Chosen In liio Palmetto Ptato *t the L»»t Itiectl'iii Will He Given Trouble—Warship* »t Charleston Fire n Salute In Honor of Washlagtou’* Ulrth- dny South Carolina New*. Washington. leb. 22.—The Ropubli- ! cans tiro preparing to make an onslaught upon tho now constitution of tho state of South Carolina and they aro going ! about it in a way that means busi- I no*s. When George Washington Murray, j the negro representative from tho Pal metto state, announced his determina tion of holding up the electoral count ! by interposing protests, the Republican i leaders, who saw tho complications which this would bring about, jumped ! on him hard. This did not, however, make any difference with the intentions of tho South Carolina Republicans to make a vigorous contest for tho seats in the next congress, nor did it give any burst into flames. The wind quieting indication that the Republicans from Pair of Homo*, flu-irv and Ttt-» .Mon Plunge Over a Higli ItmbtnUm.viit. Williamsport, P.v, Feb. 23.—HI- ward Bailey, a Innibornnu in the Pino crook region, and his brother John were bringing a team o? dr right horses from Blackwalle to Cedar Run. Edward sat in tho buggy with tho rope attached to the team wound about his body while he drove the horses attached to the bug gy. Tho way was along v/hat is known as the •‘Narrows” and John lod the way with a lighted lantern. It was storming and the team took fright, it is thought, r.t a black boar along tho road. Edward was Jerked from tho buggy and the runaway team dragged him fully half a mile whoa they plunged over an almost perpendic ular embankment of 40 feot, carrying Bailey with them. A trick walker on the Fall River railroad found tho bodies of tho hor«>;»8 lying between tho rails and under t no bo ly of one of tho horses wr.s that of tlio nnlnokv driver. Tho track walker Ragged the Wil liamsport express and the body of Bai ley was taken on board. Tlio accident recurred at almost the same spot where tho Fall Brook passenger train w:o rolled into tho creek by a log tareo weeks ago. The I'nc'fla Itallrumil Hill. Washington, Feb. 23.—Members of the house committee on Pacific railroads have practically decided to abandon the attempt to bring up in the hou‘0 this session the hill for the establishment of a commission to settle the debts of the Pacific roads to the government. When application was made to the committee on rules for a day to consider the 1 ill, that commifiee wanted assurances that the opponents of the plan in the senai© would not make the action of the house, if it passed the bill, a waste of time by filibustering against the measure- No such assurances coaid be given and there will probably be no effort made to bring up the bill. A Catholic Pr.-nchn* at lfitrr.tr J. Cambridge. Mass.. Fob. 23. — Rev. Father Fidelis (Jamos Kent Stone) of St. Joseph’s monastery, Baltimore, preached in Applotou chapel at Harvard in response to an invitation from the university facultv. This is the third time that a Roman Citholic has preached in the Harvard chapel. Tiie chapel was largely filled with Cam bridge peop e. including the faculty. Corm’* KIiik Nim* 1<*« I * Snfn. London, Feb. 23.—A dispatch to The Times from Seoul. Corea, saye that the king has left the Russian legation for the new palace. Tho king of Corea, upon the occasion of ther murder of the queen and tho deposition and massacre of tho lute ministry of Corea, left tho royal palace and placed himself under the protection of tho Russian legation. A* One From Hie I>*-««1. Middi.esboro. Ky.. Feb. 23 —Joseph Monlock of Scott county, Va.. who was supposed to hare been murdered 25 years ago, and for which crime Bnd Lindsay served 21 years in tiie Virginia penitentiary, lias returned to his former home Lindsay died recently. Hicli .Man Found Doitil In III* Konm. Philadelphia, Feb. 23.-JohnCroker, who is supposed to have been a man of confdderablo wealth, was found dead ’n his r.H>m on Norris street, this citv. Mr. Croker was (50 years of age and claimed to he an uncL* of Richard Croker of New York. Mr*. Hnnry " nnl IWelivr W«Nl(»r. Stamford, Conn., Feb. 23. — Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher has rallied from her extreme prostration of Monday evening, but ie weaker. She passed the night as comfortably as could bo ex pected. but fails noticeably after cncli recurring attack. down about this time, the building was saved with only a little damage. F. A. Newoerry’s grocery store caught and was completely destroyed. Loss, abor.‘ .*8 r >,000, which is thought to bo well insured. SAYS STATE WILL SUFFER. l’re*l lent of the North Cnrollna Ilullwuy on ttin LflVct of the Leiiae Hill. Charlotte, N. C., Feb. 20.—Hon. S. B. Alexander, president of tho North Carolina railroad, has returned from Raleigh. ' “What is the elato of tho leaso bill?” ha was asked. “It passed the Iiouso by a majority of 6, and will probably bo taken up in the senate next week. ’The original bill was not pas*ed, but the substitute proposed by the commit tee. Tho bill authorizes the governor to bring suit for the aniralmout of the leer •, which suit can now bo brought by the attorney general without any special law. “Tho bill seems to be directed against tho tiouthorn as a foreign corporation; it j r wides that foreign corporations en- £ shad take out license, which th- gover nor and secretary of state have the right to revoke. “Undor the present law tho Southern cv.i build the loop to Morksville and do without the North Carolina railroad; and i: a loop is 'omit Irom Jloniersviilo to B'idsvillo tho route from Greens boro to Norfolk via the Atlanta ami D ’.nville is made much shorter than by tho north would not in every possible wav loud their aid to this effort. Murray withdrew his protests but- later sent them to tho )iou'»e committee on election of president, vice president and representatives in congress. They have been slumbering there ever since, but they will bo unearthed in ample* time to help along the contests in the next house. Tho scat of every Boniocrat elected to the next congress freiu-South Carolina, with the single exception of Colonel Me- Lanriu, has been contested and tho con test is based on tho declaration—which may soem paradoxal—that the now con stitution of tho state of fciouth Carolina is not constitutional. The Republicans of that rffato claim that South Carolina, under iss present constitution, does not possess a Repub lican form of government. SHIPS LEAVE CHARLESTON. NtiW York, Ir.rtliina, Columbia nn<l Mns*»- clin*eU* Go In Mauipton Jtoitd*. Columbia, S. C., Feb. 22.—Three monitors, the Puritan, Amphitrite and Terror, the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius and the dispatch boat Dolphin lay at ing in transportation in tho state anchor in the stream just ofif the docks. The New York, Indiana, Columbia and Massachusetts have left for Hamp ton Roads. The other ships will bo in port for several days yet. The Puritan, although it has boon off the bar since Friday, whs first boarded Sunday when she came into ?no luubor. The captain reported a trip with jut in cident except a fil’.uiit freubi • w.tn the v , engines, which he thinks can be easily valets'.i and Selma. ! overcome. Tko Purit m > n y made four to five knots on part of bo trip down. Sho expect? to sail again for Now York in about a week. The Georgia Naval Rosecvcs me in Charleston, under Lien tenant Golding. IS CORBETT OVERWORKING? StiLtod t!i« Champion Will Soon Do Stain If He H>np* Up HU I’rosnnt Gait. Carson, Nev., Feb. 23.—From hints dropped by Fitz and his truiuju a, it is easy to £ce that they have thoroughly made up their minds about Corbett. Overflowing confident* in Fitzsimmons’ ability to beat him under even condi tions deluge everything and everybody out at Cook’s, but they also believe that on March 17 tho conditions will not be even. They all consider that if Corbett keeps up his presant gait from now un til the fight he will be »s stale as a third-rater. A dozen idoas of this kind fill tho Anstralian’s head all tho time. Julian feeds on them morning, noon and night. Tho little manager stated that tho assumption of superiority is natural and cannot bo helped. Corbett says the brothers-in-law are whistling to one another to keep their courage up. Fitzsimmons does not need much rounding off even for the hard battle he now has in prospect. His limbs are one mass of museles just looso enough for liveliness and his arms aro in perfect shape. The hands that wore so badly disfigured last fall by the collision with Sharkey’s skull now show no signs of weakness, though one knuckle is still painful. Hickey will probably begin active training on Wednesday and Roe- fcer wiil add his talents to the daily routine of work so soon ns the other two get well warmed up. Corbett and Fitz simmons have hobbies in the lino of training. Tho Californian swears by his handball court and the Australian by his daily ten mile country run as tho finest tiling in tho world to get a man in condition. Each of them will enjoy bin pie'erence to tho full before tho day of the battle. Two little localities in the neighbor hood of Carson are watching these glad iators with wide open eyes. Tho town of Empire, 3 miles from here, is full of Irishmen and every one of them Is a Corbet t standard bearer. Many of them make weary trips through the snow day after day, and feel well rewarded for the trouble if they can only get a glimpse of their favorite. In Virginia, tho Cornish miners who delve in all that is left of the old Comstock are fnll of noisy enthusiasm for Fitzsimmons. HAD TO SHOOT HIM IN HEAD. RIVERS STILL RIM » Blue Grass State Farm Landj Greatly Damaged. BMALL TOWNS ARE THREATENED “The only thing I am afraid or is that tho Southern will join in the suit to an- nui tho leuxc, and let tho North Caro lina road go. “Ihavo nsvor been so woll satisfied with tho terms of tho leaso with tho 1 p <n( i visited’ tho monitors Monday. The Seurneru cs I. am today, and it will be a gn ( calamity to tho state if tbo South ern gives up the lease.” Hna*‘.iu Siaj: ISa Mrvp. Jrttlgo. Washington, Feb. 28.—Thuro is much ta'.':: hero of tho probability of Hon. Matt Ransom, ex-senator uni present minuter t<* Mexico, being nominated for tho vac :ut judgship in tho district ships in the harbor fir d tlio usnai salute of 21 gus at noon Monday In honor of George Washington. Flremnu lluleUlinou hi Unimnbla. Columbia, S. G., Feb. it*. — L. W. Ilatchiusou, who jumped from his en gine in a fit of insanity, has relieved the anxiety of his family and friends by n> riving in the city. He had walked the SlicrlfT J. L. Dotr Worn a Chnla Armor, Put He Wh* Killed at Loft. Santa Fe, Fob. 23—Former Sheriff David L Ke:».p and one of his cowboys, William Kennon, have been arrested at Eddy on the charge of tho assassination , of Sheriff J. L. Dow. Tho accused were released from custody on $5,000 ! bail. Kemp was on trial in a western Texas > cow for murder a few years ago, when a friend handed him a revolver. In the i presenca of tho court, sheriff and depu- ! ties, he walked down tho aislo, revolver ; in hand, sprang from a second-story window and escaped on horseback. In the jump from tho window Kemp broke a log. Dow was a man of equal nerve, though not so coolheaded as Kemp. He con- i stantly wore a chain armor weighing j 20 pounds, and but for this he would have been killed long before. Kemp and hir, friend* called It “Dow’s steel jacket,” and know that to kill him he must be shot in the head. The bullet that killed Dow entered one corner of the mouth and ranged upward. Train* D<'*yed on Aecmiit of LatiiUlide* Causotl by tho Flood—A Portion of Charleston, W. Va., Under Water—Peo ple Moving to the Hills For Safety. Mill* Compelled to Close Down. Louisville. Feb. 23.—Specials to The Times from out in the state indicate a largo measure of damage to farm lauds and towns and property along the Ken tucky river are threatened serious dam age. The water is rising rapidly. The following advices have been received: Versailles, Ky. — A passenger train which loft hero nt 6 o’clock Monday night didn’t arrive at Richmond until Tuesday morning on account of land slides in Valley View, caused by tho flood. No trains can get through until Wednesday. Corbin, Ky.—Two-thirds of the town is under water and about 50 families have been driven from their homes. Two or throe bridges across Linn creek have been washed away and ethers badly damaged. The damage to town property is estimated at $25,000. Cattlesbnrg, Ky. —The river at this point reaehes 52 feet and is rising 3L£ inches an hour. The lower end of town is nearly covered by water and a few' inches will put the water in the front street, business part Sandy river reaches 40 feet, tho highest for 23 years, but has begun falling slowly. cf lv vth Carolina. Ransom .s believed j entire distance from Bath, shunning the to bo the only North Carolina Democrat wh in Cleveland wouid name who could bo confirmed by tho senate. It is not likely rimt tho Republicans would allow fiiiy other Democrat of that state to s-tm> into a ii:c job, and Rrjrsom’s south ern inenos are of the opuriop that; this is going to develop another caso of tho faunas Ransom luck. railroad and thus avoiding the search ing parties who were looking for him. Dr. L B. Owens was called in to exam ine him and gave it as hia opinion that a blew on the head received some time ago, together with his becoming over- .. . brain and temporary insanity. A<!Ter*o UrltlcMm Killed Salvlol. New York, Fob. 23.—Mrs. Alexander Salyini, widow of the romantic actor, who died in Florence in Docombcr last, erriv' 1 hero on tho American line steamer St. Paul and is now at the ’•• ill Mycr* Uapiurod nt l harlotte. Ch arlotte, N. C, Feb. 18.—Hty- wcoti Cable, the negro v/nnted for mur der at Lockhart Shoals, S. C., was cap tured by Detective M. C. Hollin on the Htreot here. Ho will be sent back to South Carolina. Will Myers, one of tlio prisoners wiio escaped in the York- vilie j ill delivery, was captured by tire police. Ho described, how Luckie and liecA' 1 . tho murderers, escaped, uud bloodhounds are on their tracks. A Kewlng Maclilno Agent Cremated. Wilmington, N. C., Feb. 20.—The charred ro/naius of George Cox, a sew ing machine ages t, have Just been found in tho rule s of a lira. Ho had assisted his wifq and two children in making their er xi .pa from the fiain o a, bur for some unknown reason returned to his room, vnoro ho was overcome by tho smoke. A SYtranr'e Ho>-riblo Danth. Charlotte, N. G, Fob. 23.—Mrs. Mayes of Uniai county carried her hus band his dinner at Helm’s sawmill. Her dross caught in tho shafting and she was wound round time anxl again. When the saw was stopped sho was iound dead, the bones of her hunts and body being broken lu 20 places. A Negro Cettv>n Mill Organ! eed. Charlotte, Iv C., Feb. 23.--A cot ton mill company to bo operated en tirely by negro labor has been o>'gauized at Concord. Warren Coleman, :;ho orig inator of tbs men, and a wealthy negro man, is secretary and treasui er. All tlio officers are negroes and all t bo capi tal was sub imbed by negroes. £<iul!ieu*tern Lra-u,! Organizrd. Charleston, S. 0., Feb. 22.—The Southeastern Baseball league, consist ing cf Charleston, Augusta, Atlanta, Macon, Savannah an l Columbus, was reorganized here. Judge J. G. Blood- worth of Atlanta was elected president, and a schedule committee was appointed to draft the schedule and report nt tho meeting to bo held March 1. President Powers of the Southern league made overtures for an amalgamation of tho Southeastern and the Southern, but was turned down. To IXaUllrli an Inroiao Tax. Columbia, S. C., Feb. 23 —Tho legis lature will wrestle this tveek with three ial revenue bids which are decidedly nioqne. and tiie indications aro that tn jy will pass. It is not unlikely, how Maud Dixon before her marriage. The death of Salvin’ has upset all her plans and sho will not play this year. To the adverse criticism which his Hamlet and : Othello mot in Chicago, Mrs. Salvint ! attributes much worry and overwork which precipitated tho breaking down of her husband’s health. He died with- j out arranging his affairs and they are very complicated. Some time mnst | elapse before they can bo arranged. Ili-n Mason Official Die* In Macon. Macon, Feb. 23.—Major A. M. Woli- bin, grand secretary of the grand lodge i of Free and Accepted Masons of Geor- ' gia, and grand secretary of the grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons, and grand recorder of the grand conncil of ? Georgia, and deputy inspector general of the southern jurisdiction of Georgia of tlio Scottish Kites, thirty-third de gree. died at his residence, on Mulberry e\er. that there will bo delegations of ptreet > c [ t ^’ n ^ ,er a sickness of workingmen and factory prcsldentsaml many other representatives of trades be sieging tho statehouse before the work is done. Everything and every one is taxed. Tho most important bill is tho one establishing an income tax. two mouths with consumption, was CG years of ago. He Fiuo Portrait of Senator Varc*. Atlanta, Feb. LI.—Mrs. II. G. Gnerry has left foi Raleigh, N. C., for tlio pur pose of cxiilbiting tho maguifirout por trait of Senator Vance to tije 'North Carolina legislature, which ii now in session, fc r its inspection. Jinljr* Seymour Die* In Ne>^ Yo rk. New Y* >Ri£, Feb. 19.—Augnsti s Sey mour oi ’Newborne, N. C., judge of the United States district court for tho east ern di-trict of North Camlimt, dia l in thu city* of cancer of tho stomach. ''o SettU* Jlriitucky'* Srn:*toi-*lil|> < Louisville, Feb. 23. — The Timei ' I'nmJ.lort special says that Govt 0*1101 Bnnlb v has left there in rnsnouso to a sum'll iiis irmn Major McKinley tv con fer with bias .at Canton. The gover nor’:! trip is (!X|)©eetPd to have uu im portant nearing on tho *oiati«>'„of the senatorial situation in till* atato. A Well Known Druggist Dead. Charleston, Fob. 18.—A. O. Barbot, one of the oldest and best known drug- gicts of Charleston, died at his residence here after a short illness. Mr. Bar not was born and reared in tho city. Dur- j ing the war lie served as an engineer | upon many of the most successful block ade ruuners into tiie city. Ho was a ; charter muiuber of the Pharmaceutical association of South Carolina and was well known and highly esteemed , throughout the state. • * Struck by Kns* u °l DluJ In Mutlmr'* Arm*. Charleston, S. 0., Fob. 20.—Eddie < McSweeuy, tho 12-year-old son of W. J. McSweeuy, was crushed to death un- ! der a fire engine here. The engines were responding to an uptown call and the boy triod to cross in front of No. 6. Tho horses struck him down and two wheels passed over his stomach. He lived an hour or two and died in his ! mother’s arms. lllow lllmtnlf Alniixt In Tito. Columbia, 3. C., Fob. 20. — John ( Glympb of Newberry, recently dis charged from tho insane asylum as cured, pro ured a gun and putting the muzzle against ids stomach pulled tho trigger wi h his toes, blowing himself j nearly in two. Jails*’ Uacun Die* In Colunablt. Columbia, 8. C., Feb. 20. — Judge J0I111 11 Bacon, United states minister to Paraguay and Uruguay during th firs t administration of Cleveland, di^ at i 10 Columbia hospital, in this city Halu Oult* tiie >| x .D a y Knee. Ch'Caoo, Feb. 23.—"Teddy” Hale, the Irish rider, withdrew from the six- day bicycle race at Tattersall’s at 10 a. in. He and'Ids trainer, Johnson, will probably leave for the cast Immediately, llale has complained bitterly from the beginning of the “jockeying” that was being done by 12 of the contestants rep resenting a prominent tire firm, and who, Hale claims, have made concerted efforts from tho beginning to wear him ont. Yoimc lti'*toiilau Miuot* niuuelf. Boston, Feb. 23.—John Lewis Roche, a sou of James Jeffry Roche, the editor of tho Boston Pilot, shot himself in the right long while standing in the door way of tho Castle Square hotel. His wound is dangerous. A love affair is thought to be the cause of Mr. Roche’s act. Mayor In a Livrly Fight. Sandf.rsvili.e. Ga.. Feb. 23.—Mayor George C. Evans and Colonel T. W. Hardwick had some unpleasant words in open justice court, which resulted in a lively but not serious fight for a few seconds. A Condemned Murderer Suicide*. Tallahassee, Feb. 23.—M. Nichol- son, convicted of the murder of J. Du val, liveryman of Madison, Fla., in 1895, mid sentenced to lie hanged hoio March 17, tek laudanum and died. Y I <»** Fever In I'rru. Lima, I’- rj, Fob. 23.—It is reported here that several cases of yellow fever hate occurred at Fcrriuaf, 10 miles L'-tuiOuyyqm tO. Mill* XT)reed to Cin«e Down. Pittsburg, Feb. 23.—Tho continued rains alang the Monongahela and Alle ghany valleys promises to cause a flood hero greater than any since 1891. At noon the marks showed 20 feot of water In the channel and rising at the rate of 9 inches an honr. Dispatches from all parts at the hoauwaters report tho rivers rising and old river men predict from 28 to 39 feet here by nightfall. The low lands hi the city. South Pittsburg and Alleghany, are already under sev eral feet of water ar.d the resldeuts are moving to higher ground. All tho mills along tiie Monongahela and Alleghany rivers have been forced to close down and the tracks of the Pittsburg and Lake £rie, Pittsburg and Western Pitts burg, McKeesport and Youghighoay railroads aro all snbmerged. The dam age already done in Pittsburg and vi* ciulty wiil reach many thousands of dol lars. 80 far no fatalities havo been re ported. Water In Cincinnati’* Depot. Cincinnati, Feb. 20.—Tho rain has ceased and the temperature has fallen until a light Do has formed. These conditions if continued will dc much toward lessoning tho height of the in evitable Ohio river flood. At i) o’clock tho river had reached 51 feot and 4 inches and was rising at the rate of 4 inches an hour. If this rate continues tho water will be running into the Grand Central depot by 3 p. in. Tills will cause slight inconvenience in tho transfer of passengers and baggage and will a si disturb freight movements, but the roads all have high ground a short distance oat where trains can be handled. Part of Cliarleatcm Uuticr Water. Charleston, W. Va., Fob. 23.—The river is 40 feot and rising and all of tho tow-rparf uf tte 'city Is^HCder"walerT Both the Kanawha and Elk rivers are rising. There is no evidence that a gieat raff or! rig among the lower classes will follow the receding of tlio rivers. ENGLAND AIDING GREECE. <Qreat llrltaln Rnpestiiig Her Jameson Follcjr, m Rnnian Paper Declares. New York, Feb. 23.—A dispatch to The Herald from St. Petersburg says: Here Greece’s demonstrations are not taken to serionsly, but rather as though they were the escapades of a naughty boy who is playing truant and will come home all right when he gets tired. It is estimated that if the Greeks choose they can put a few men ashore on ont of the way spots in order to satisfy the palpitations of national enthusiasm. One paper characterizes Greece's ac tion as the reckless “Va Banqueq” of a bankrupt gambler, and most of tuo oth ers lecture herjseverely. Only tho No- vosti, which Is in no way a representa tive of Russian policy, is championing Greece. Diplomats and politicians here aro perfectly agreed that tho action taken to bring about the withdrawal of the Greeks from Crete should be prompt and decisive. Any dealy or sign of disaccord means war. At the ministry of foreign here in spite of any colored reports you may re ceive to tho contrary, there is neither hesitation nor doubt and Germany’s policy of rapid and decisive action is warmly supported. The Novoe Vremya, says the other powers may count upon Russia and France. The Glasnost is of tho opinion that England is repeating her Jameson policy and is secretly abet ting tie Greets ami that “we owe the peace of Europe to the Emperor Wil* flam.” Mr*. Cleveland Oae* to Prtnocton. Washington, Fob. 23.—Mrs. Cleve land, her motner, throe children and their nnrse left here on the 11 o'clock train in President Thomson’s private car f Princeton, N. J. After Mrs. Cleveland sees the children safely in stalled in their new home, she will re turn to Washington and remain with the president till after the inaagarattou of President-elect McKinley. Celebrated Her Unadroth lllrthda/. Montreal, Feb. 23.—Mrs. J. A. Ray mond celebrated the one hundredth an niversary of her birthday, at the Hotel Dien, in this city. She has five ohil- 1 dren living, aged tl, 16, 74, 68 and (13 years. Scerotarr Herbert at the Capital. Washington, Fob. 23. — Secretary Herbert and party, who have been on a visit to Charleston, witnessing the squadron maneuvers, returned to Wash ington.