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THE I.EDGEH: OAFFXET. S. 0.. APRIL 13. 1807. LIQUOR KILLS HDI Dispensary Whisky Too Much Fora Charleston Negro. Fire Wlpe« Out the Hii.liirtv Portion of Owiiiif.—New Men on the Hotrd.of Ex- aiuiner* Kiir Abbeville County—Verdict Ai'alust A*.ns.In l(eit*eA Kit.tlo—Other South Curolina New*. % Ciiaulkstox, April 13.—Robert Sim- tnous, a negro 43 years of age. died here in the greatest agony from drinking a quart of XX dispensary liquor. He suifered convulsions for an hour before death. Simmons drank the whisky ami went to bed. Toward morning ho began to breathe very hard and move aronnd in his sleep. , He struggled as if he had the horrors during the convulsions that followed; white foam, like soapsu is, would come out of his mouth in quantities. While the man was stretched out on a sofa, with a woman bathing his head, he drew one long breath, gave a gasp and fell over dead. The coroner held an inquest and pronounced Simmons’ death as a result of acute alcoholism. The whisky which he drank is bottled by the state ami is next to the cheapest brand. It knocked out Simmons, not-- withstanding the fact that it is branded ••chemically pure.” DISPENSARY LAW DECISION. The >otiM» t'ttroluiA mni the United State* •ujireiue Court* In CtMifltcf. CorXMRiA. S. C., April 8.—The South Carolina and United States supreme courts are in conflict. The state court is formed of four member-. If the members divide evemy on an appeal the lower court is sustained. By reason of an equally divided court the supreme court inis rendered a decis ion to the effect that a man cannot keep 2 l .> gallons of whisky in Ins house for Ins own personal use without the con:- inissioners’ stamp upon if, ami not lay himself liable to criminal proseeucam under the dispensary law. The derision was ren cred in the esse of Anderson Cnastain. ami the judg ment of the court below stands alllrmcii Chief Justice Melver and Associate Justice Gary have then very s'rong opinions against sustaining the limung of the lower court. Justice Jones !il“s the opinion on the other side, in wmch Assoc.ate Justice Pope concurs. WnlicC Airniii.t an .lti-*«.lii. Yokkvillk. S. 0.. April b.—In the court of common pl^as her-, the jury gave a verdict for >0,00!) in favor of J. II. Riddle, administrator of the estate of Cuanes T. Williams against Marion R. Reese. Reese was convicted some time ago of tne murder of Williams. The evidence put up by the plaintiff was me same as in the trial for murder. The defense did not offer anv testi mony in reply, but contented itself with moving for a nonsuit, which was refused. A motion for a new trial will be argued ami in tne event the motion is refused, which is likeiy, there will be an appeal to the supreme court. C'liarlrsiou I’rr-bi’t^ry Meets. Charleston, April 13.—The annual meeting of the Charleston presbytery has been in session here all day, the business transacted b-*ing of purely a routine character. The annua, address was delivered by President F. L Pat ton of Princeton university in the First Presbyterian church. Dr. Patton will remain in Charleston for several days. NO BREAK IN THE LEVEES. An Army i»f Veu uml Mm* of Material Aro Still lloiilint; 1ht*m New Orleans, April 11 —The day was full of alarms, but night came without a single break in the Lou.fiau i j lino. The river is rising steadily and weak spots in the levees are developing with greater rapidity. The Pecan Grove levee in 8c. Bernard has been found foil of crawfish ho!o«. and while it may bo held this season, it will have to be ' rebuilt. A number of levees across tho river have b ‘cu found defective, but an armv of men and a mss« of material arc | holding them. Up the stream, on the New Orleans side of the river, danger spots have develop'd, bar prompt work is teding there. Tne planters along Bay on La Fonrrhe are camping on the banks and marshalling tlnv.r forces for protection and a weak levee line has been iie.d against what seemed certain ruin. The great lesson has been to build the levees higher ami stronger and trust 1 less t > the lust moment, and the re.-uir will be the organization of new levee boards and greater activity in the fu ture. Still a greater lesson has been that even tiie strongest levees are m- sufficient nmess tin* ba-e of the banks are nrooeriv declined. Ditches are n >\v MIL ISIK OF 111 BUSINESS FAIRLY Greece and Turkey Are Acting The Former Queen’s Errand In With the Greatest Care. Washington Disclosed. EACH IS \7AiriN3 TI THE 0TE2S WAIITS TO RULE OVER HAT7AII hug wlieri e the Avar i*r sta nds m the roads or comes through the levees , but the drainage system * nr ill be general anil A’ast.y im; proved b efure the u ext 1. ,igii A’/arer. The pe onle be!*. iiul tiie lr VPCS are learning t he lesson • AVlt .a full intent to profft bv them, but are working hard to prevent the newly acquired knowl edge proving too costly before it can be put to use. It will be several days bo- lore the highe-f water reaches here and by the end of the week tho crisis shouai be passed, but adver-o winds on the gulf may back tin* water up ami delay the prayed for relief. NAVAL OFFICERS ELECTED.. Dispute IteliTMH'i the ('it!o< of s uvat l ,i»li him! Hhiumv c!c 's Cttleil. Savannah. April 14—Owing to the 1 dispute which has arisen between the Brunswick and Savannah company of naval rese.ve, the Savannah officers did nor vote for Lioutea.uit Aiken of Bruns- i wick for commander according to tho former program, but put through this ticket: LieiKenanr H. 8. Coaling of 8uvann:ih. commander; Lieutenant C. E Broughton of Savannah, lieutenant commami.'r. uml Private \V. J. Thomp son. navigator. There are eight officers here, four to each company, and the eight votes went solidly for the officers named. Savan nah was widiug to give Brunswick the commander and take the lieutenant j commander ami the navigator or viee ver-a. but Brunswick would not agree to tins, insisting on having bath com mander and the navigator. A confer ence was held here, but the matter could not be patched up, hence the vote j at the election. Eruuswi -k also ha* S votes, which | makes a tie, as they no doubt, voted for three Brunswick officers. The Savan nah offirn's claim. however, that one of Brunswick’s officers is disqualified, and if this can be proved it will give Savan nah the entire election. MONETARY COMMISSIONERS Yimiii!; Woinun n Columbia, S. C., April !).—At Ker shaw, Lancaster county, Mrs. Almerto Key. a handsome young woman, shot Letts Staves in the shoulder, tho ball entering in the back, causing a danger ous wound. The man was known a« a desperado. Neither he nor Mrs. K**y will talk and the cause is unknown. There has been uo.investigation. It||*lueit4 Part ot OiTiiig. Kiirneil. Laurens. S. C.. April 13 —Fire about wiped out the business portion of Osv- ings, a small station on the Columbia and Western Carolina railroad, between here and Greenville. Three of tho four business houses were destroyed, with very lifti^ of their contents saved. The origin of the fire is unknown. — Killed by u ^outliem Train. Columbia, S. C., April 9.—The body of \V. H. Parker, 18 years old, of Athens, Ga., was found lying by the Southern track 30 miles above Colum bia. He is suppos'd to have been killed by a tram. He was identified by letters on his person. He comes of good pa rentage. Shot Htin«elf While Praying. Columbia, 8. C.. April 10.—While praying at Tirzah, York couutv, Jonah I Crosby, a negro, found a big pistol in ' his hip pocket uncomfortable. In re- ! moving it the weapon was discharged, wounding him seriously and causing a stampede of the congregation. \ Two Kxaralner. Appointed. Abbzville. S. C.. April 10.—Rev. S. j P. McElroy of Due West and Professor I J. M. Knight of Abbeville have been appointed on the board of examiners for Abbeville county. Gnat. Killing Horae, and Male*. Bia Sandy, Tex., April 13.—The great quantity of rain an i the verflow of many streams near this piace have cansed an abundance of Buffalo gnats in this section of the country. Old citi zens here say they have never known them to be so bad. In the last week they have killed 27 bead of mules and horses, 17 in this immediate vicinity. This is a great calamity on some of the farmers. If the cool nights and days continue there is fear among the farm ers and owners of stock of great de struction among tho stock, not only of horses and mules, but of cattle and hogs. Prominent Politician Klllod. St. Louis. April 13.—As the result of a fight with pistols in a saloon, John Swerin, ex-central committeeman of the city ward, is dead. Henry Erb. deputy marshal, fired the fatal shot Erb is in JML „ Senator Wo!cotf,K.\» Vn?* rre*l<l«»tit Steven* non tttitl t • J. I'nine Appointed. Washington, April 14.—The presi dent has announced the appointment of Senator Edward O. Wolcott of Colo rado, Hon. Charles J. Paine of Boston, and ex-Vice President Adlai E. Steven son as commissioners to au interna- tionnl monetary conference. Tnese appointment* are made under the act approved March 3 ia-.r, “for the promotion of uu international agree ment for bimetallism,” and by its pro visions do not require confirmation by congress. It has been generally conceded that Senator Woicott woual be made a mem ber of the commission. H-s has been an active leader in the movement for a monetary agreement and well known as an auvocate for free coinage. General diaries J. Paine, who may be termed the minority member, is a Republican. He is one of the most prominent business men of Massachu setts. While he is classed as a sup porter of bimetallism, based on inter national agreement, he is regarded as allied with the sound money faction. Novel Plan For Helpiii;- the Poor. Washington. April 14.—Consul Ger man. in a report to the state depart ment from Zurich in regard to a plan recently introduced into the public schools of several European cities, says: “In Brussels the chiiureu were re quested by tneir teachers to gather up, on their way to and from school, ail such apparently valueless objects as oid metallic bottle capsules, tin foil, tin cans, paint tubes, refuse metal, etc., and deliver their collection daily to their respective teachers. After eight mouths the rubbish was disposed of mid the proceeds applied so as to comuletely clothe the 500 poor children and send 90 sick ones to recuperation colonies and there still remained quite a balance, which was distributed among the poor sick of the city.” A Hanging at Jersey City. Jersey City. April 14 —Paul Genz was hauged here. He killed his mis tress, Miss Clara Aruem, in Hoboken, Aug. 38, 1894. He was borh in Prussia in 1067 and came to America in March, 1894. He was employed as a fireman on a steamship piyiug between Ham burg mid Hoboken. Daring his ab sence Clara Arnem made the acquain tance of a man who supplanted Geuz in her esteem. Genz begged the girl to marry him, bat she refused. Geuz followed her into her room soon after and killed her. Genz then gave him self up and declared his perfect willing- ness to die. It.be! I ton Frectieelly Knd.it. Washington. April 14 — Spanish Minister Delotne has received advices that 10,893 rebels in the Philippine is lands have surrendered. Aside from a few marauders in the province of Nneva Reija, the remainder ot the island is qaiet. The minister regards the sur render as practically settling the rebel lion. Mto Asks Mottlnlmr In >t e ir* tlio Over- tlirnw nf l ho Dale Gnverniu.nt it'nl !1,•]>«,, 1 lion In lie Clin-en I hit*I l *7?cn- firm nf the I-InniN —lli-lievo I tlio i’ru.i- •lelit M ill !tefu»e •<» Iiitertei-e. New York, April 14—A special to The World from Washington says: The mission of former Qneen Liiiuokalani tu Washington is at last definitely known. It h not to secure her rostora- to the throne, but to urge Pres*- unt McKinley to exert his inllueuce in •unport of a scheme to oveitnrow tho Dole regime and to order a new election of president. 8he professes confidence that at such an election she would ba chosen. Her proposition has been laid before Mr. McKinley. The ground on which she asks him to intercede for the over- tnrow of tne D no government is that it was illegally placed in power through the unduo infiumice ex-rd-ed by Min uter 8reve!k'5 and the mow of the cruiser Boston. Tin* president's only reply to her com munication ao far has been a brief note acknowledging its receipt. it is be lieved that he will refuse to interfere as •lie requests. 3EWALL ON THE SITUATION. Lat«* hintR J'nr ViCft Urmltlftiit Talk* of t!io lirCftiit Democratic Victoria*. San Francisco, April 14 —Arthur Sewall, the Democratic candidate for vice president i:i the last campaign, ar rived from the east via the isthmus of Panama. Mr. Sewall lias been on Che water for tiie past C) days and conse- qu'Mitly is not tuiniliur witii the pouti- :ai happenings o. that period. He said: “I piace no spe dai significance upon the recent Democratic success in east ern cities. They were purely the result of local inllueuce. Tiie people of toe past are inclined to give President Mc Kinley and lus administration a fair trial. Business is very much depressed there, a*d Bliouni it not improve 1 think tho Democrats will present tae same silver i>sue four years hence, and I have ii.) doubt they wid be su"ce:-sful. Of course everything will depend upon the financial condition of the country dur ing the next four years. Tho people have been promised better times mid if , they do no: get them they wid again demand a change of administration.” Mr. bewail is visiting ban Francisco Tlio Nativi-s In tlio Vicinity «f icisnng, on both business and pleasure. He is flnne. Dying of oui.i-.-r. largely interested in shipbuilding in Sax Franci?ca. Anvil 14.-According which i:i<i Gstrv, he says, is prac- . . *• , r- • .1 tically susnemied. He is thinking of to ativices br .ugat oy the Gucnc tho , eaIl ^ tn Jupail ro pecnt .eso me contracts natives in the vicinity of Ichang, China, from that government m - tiie mer an- are dying by the hundreds of starva tion. Tne grain crop last year was al most a total failure, and as the people exchanged their maize for rice to last them through tne winter, food has been scant for a long time. Supplies are now completely exnaustei ami the harvest of death lias begun. Tho oifi nais are making efforts to furnish food for the starving people by sending in rice, but tha supplies they Trj-lnjj to Avoid Uelusf CLustvI ai tho A;.- Ci«-Hiiir In th« Confi.ct Wli.c i -wei:!* t » 15c ImooiMlmg—-An Dim-i Outbreak <d Hontitltle* Co mot Gj -'Inc « L.iu-er De layed— tho Ui-tcrii UrUU. Athens, April 14 —Tho frontier situ ation is developing slowly for two reas ons. In tho first place, bad we ither— snows, rain and bitterly cold wind-— have made campaigning in the nioun- tainoa* districts anything but a picniJ ?uui have retarded ail movements. In tho second place, iuteiitiuiiai or other wise. all dispatches are considerably de layed, a not unusual occurrence since tho beginning of the present crisis. Bi: r , if the dove'.opment isslow.it is none tho less menacing, and au open out break of hostilities dr a back down upon tne par; of one or the other, or both the countries most intesested. cann.it be much longer delayed as the strain of mauitaininu armies of about 100.U0!) men eat-.i m the leld is being felt witii in- rreas-.ng severity by both Turkn- and Greece, so tnat a declaration of v.mv would be welcomed by either side with a feeling of relief. Here and at Constantinople there are daily proleii ;ed meetings of the coun cils of min ;ters, and it is generuiiy recognized that there must be a deeiued change befo e long. B >rh Greece and Turkey are trying to avoid, if possible, being classed as tho aggressor m the conflict which is apparent.y impending, ami for this reason they are acting with the greatest caution. Tn* Greei Natioua". lec.gu'. or Eth- nike" ilot.iri., is a party to tills attitude and has been active m pushing forward tv force of 3 009 “irregu.ars.” we.i armed, supplied and equipped,.ac’om- pained by a . f.mnie ecmmis-anar corps, through the center of the Turxisu lines, with the twofold object of curting off commun: -atim between the Turlnsn headquarters m Macedonia, at E.ass >:r.i. w.iere Edheru Pash i is in command, and tiie Tu Icish headquarters m A!b.i- lat, at Jan.na. wh'ie K i.tki P.ism it in command, ami of i -itiii'g in tne rear of the Turks, holding Macedonia against tiie rule of the suitan and forming bands of iireguiavs wlio will harrass the Turkisii rear while the regular Greek army does tha real lighting in i front. HUNDREDS ARE STARVING. am able to coafritmte are so small and been added to the program in tiie the number of those in direct need is so ;hapc of a parade of the guests of the great that lutie goou is accomplished Owing to the difficulty of transporta tion of tae rice in tne famine districts, only those living along the waterways are aided. For those in th** interior there is no help and the mortality is growing steauiiy. Even in sections that tho relief sup plies reach the amount given to each family is so small that it serves barely to sustain life and does not re.leva the pangs of hunger. No estimate of the loss is given, but it is supposed to bo heavy. To Stop Abu<» of l*n—* rrlvlle~». Philadelphia, April 14.—The Penn sylvania Railroad company has deter mined to break up the practice of trans ferring passes, whether th are tot single transportation or annual pass. For some time past there has been a number of cases reported to the offices of the company relative to tlio abu-e of the pass privilege came from politicians, and it was done have been a iidmber of passes taken np. and notwithstanding t •ders have been i8<u»*d to those who were suspecred, warning was not taken and conse quently they are now minus the cour tesy of the Pennsylvania Railroad com pany. Missouri .atari G«ta Valuable Land. Kansas City, April 14.—A deed has been placed on file in Kansas City, Kan., conveying to William J. Isaac ot this city nearly one-half of tho city ot Argentine, a manufacturing suburb. The deed is made by the heirs of the children of Nun<*y Whitefeather, a Shawnee Indian, who died many years ago and who was the patentee of the land. Over $1,000,000 worth of prop erty is involved. The deed was recently approved by the secratury of the inte rior. GrAk* Mnrehiiig on Grr-vrna. New York. April 14.—A dispatch to The Journal from Athens says: The 8,000 heroic Hellenes who entered Mac edonia have taken the towns of Baltiuo and Grania, driving out a garrison of 800 Turks at the latter place. They aro now advancing along the snowy ridges of the Piudus mountains toward the town of Grevena. They have already out the telegraph between Ma edouia and Epirus, closing communication be tween the two divisions of the Turkish army. A New Through Sorvleo. Kansas Citt. April 14—The Kansas Oity, Pittsburg uid Gulf has made ar rangements with the Melody Steamship company for a through service between Kansas Oity and New York, New Eng land and Atlantic eoaat points, via the Pittsburg and Golf, to Texarkana, the International and Great Northern 0 Galveston and tha Mallorv line. tile intero-ts there. \V net her he will make the nip nr not. he savs, will de pend upon business arrangements that will develop within a few days. THE GRANT CELEBRATION. MnKinlf-v, • I«-v»Ii-iiiI, strong and l*ort<-r to lie In I lie i'ttraile. New York, April 14—A new feat ure of tho Grant memorial celebration No Material Change t- UeporlcJ In tho South’s Trnilo Condition*. Chattanooga, April 14—Tho Trades man, m its review of business condi tions in tho south for tho week just ended, reports no material change. Its southern correspondents write encour agingly as to tho outlook in industrial and mercantile circles and business shows fair activity, ox *jpt in the sec tions where r he high waters prevail. The trade .n northern irons is only moderate, but southern iron continues j in good demand for the season. There is a a isible improvem-mt in the ' demand for lumber, wherever the floods have not interfered with bu e iness, and indications point to a good trad > rhroug*.- ^ out the year. Jr is believed that a fur- ! ther Kicreas * in demand will strength m | prices, as stocks are reported low. Tin? export trade coutiuu.os to increase mi l fancy stocks are going at full list pricv.i. ' Among the most important new in- ! dustries for the week are the following: The East Coast Brick company, earn- | tal .$30,000, Jacksonville, Fla.; the Aran sas Pass Manufacturing and Construc tion company, capital $10 0)0, Aransas l Pass, Tex.; a 530-ba.e cotton com pres < at Cordcle, Gin; electrical plants at Euraw, Ala.. Opelousas, La, Norfolk, Ya . am 1 . 8r. Mary’s. W. Ya.; the Fixes Mamv ' facturtng ami Power company, capital ' CdiO.OOO. at Vvnist m, N. C . and flouring mills at Chattanooga and Rio, Ya. The Sanger Mill and Elevator com pany, capital vi.’-i.OOO, has been chartered J at Sanger, Tex.; Tne Forrcstwood Pot tery company, canital $5).000, Harri.-nn- i burg. Ya.; tn ? Textile Manufa’tniiiig \ company, capital $;3,0!;0. Rockingham, ! N. C., and rhe Carroil Cotton mil 1 *, | capital sJnO.OOO, at Carrollton, Ga. ; ' WoodworKing plants wid be o-tab.idie 1 ! at Cutnborr. Ga., Middlesborougi:, J Kr.. M-Lau:in, Miss, Murphy. N. G., j and Beaumont and Y:oror;:i, Tex. SANGUILLY’S TRIP SOUTH. ! Tiie Gtfiiemil (*;iiiie In Search «»f ISeiiit!: fin <i I! id So 11! “M of (a<»iii 4 t* (lib;. New Yon;:. April 14.—General Julio ; Sanguiliy, a •compauied by his son. ar- | j rived in tku city from Florida ami went at once to tho homo of his broth -r- in-law, E.ieleerto Farros. In au inter- | view he said: "When I -tartc 1 about ten. days ago | : for a trip south it was in -e ireh of warm | f weather, as the camp atm 'sphere thou ! ! prevailing in this city was very annoy ing to me, rrouo.e i as 1 am with rhea- . nurism ami obi wounds. It was not, i i as reported, to go ro Cuba. “Interviews with me, r.a printed in - some pap*r- did not take place, as alleged. Tne fact is I did not meet any ; newspaper men during ivy trip. Tne i j remark attributed to me by one of the I | papers to tiie effect that I did not rx- j I pect any action in behalf of Cuba from | the present administration, could not I be further from my own omuion. I | earnestly b*?heve that tiie McKui ey ad- | ! ministration will do its uu:v toward I 1 Cuba.” When asked hii opinion regarding i j the probable fate of General lima Ri- I vera, Singudiy said: “I do nut baiieve t ie Spanish govern- ' meut wul shoot him. Tney certainly i fear tho effect ir w-'ald cause in this ; country. It is aboo time tnat Spain ! agtive. I A FATAL COLLISION Two Trains Como Together Near City of Charlotte. Three Men Inutaut'.jr Killed, One Fetallr Hurt liiid several Olliers Severely In jured—A North Carolinian Gets Ihe Con tract For lluildiui; the New i’o-tolUoe at Hrnnswlck. Charlotte, N. C.. April 12.—Two passenger trains of the Southern rail way collided at full speed at Harrisburg, killing three men, fatally injuring a fourth and severely wounding three others. Tho trains were Nos. 30 and 11. Tho dead are: Will Donaldson, fireman of No. 40. J. C. Breuton, mail agent of No. 11. Clyde Eudy, mill hand, who was scaling a rido. Those injured bad enough to be sent to the hosmtal are: •i. C. Kinney, engineer of No. il, scalded, internally injured and will die. W. B Tunstall, engineer of No. 3C, badly scalded. Robert E. Gallakor, Southern Ex press agent, cut on tho head. Will Clements, cottonmill hand, beat ing Ins way to Ir.s homo in Durham, hurt internally. Captain Lovell, condnetor of No. 1!, was cut about the head, and several others of the train’s crew were bruised soraewhaf. The passengers miraculously escaped injury. Railway offi mils refuse to locate the blame as yet. bat apparently the south bound train is at fault. SANGUILLY IN CHARLOTTE. Tho Goiiftrril lltink* th** All»*tt llenolution Ktu* r.-vfti a h Life. Charlotte. N. C.. April 12.—Gen eral Sanguiliy, tho American citizen re cently released from a Cuban prison, was a passenger on the train wrecked no tr here, and while waiting in Char- lotto fora northbound train spoxo of Cuban affair.*. Ho said he thought th** Allen resolu tion recently p issed in the senate, pro testing against the shooting of Gen eral Rivera, tiie captured Cabin com mander, would probably save the hit ter’s iiie, as Spain hesitate l now to take any action that might b* con- stru-’d by the United States govern ment as affording reason for the rec ognition of Ca' an belligerency. He does not think, however, tha‘ Cuba has mach to expect from tho Mc Kinley nduiiuHtrati in. General Sanguhly said that while coniine i for two years in the ceil of a Spanish prison he m-r with fair treat ment. There Avars G59 other Cuban prisoners in the same building, and there were daily executions of these. He did not make known his p ans, but is on his way to New York, accom panied by his young son. TrAin Ur«*w« Aro Miipftiitlftd* , Charlotte. X. C , April 13. — En gineer Kinney, thought to be fatally injured in Sunday's railroad accident, is better and nii.y recover. Engineer Tunstall was carried to his home ilu Danvilie. The funeral of Postal CleijL Benton Avas held Monday afternoon, the body Oeing carried to Monroe for hape I 2ity from Fifth Av a hotel to the monument on the morning before the dedication ceremonies. As matters hai-o been arranged they will all be driven in open carriages, if \ tin* weather permits, over the same ! route which the army parade is to follow. The carriages avIII form in regular procession, two abreast, led by Troop A. In the first carriage, drawn by four horses, aviII be President McKinley, ex- President Grover C.evelaud and Mayor | Strong and General Horace Porter. FolloAving them in the other carriages , will be the diplomatic corps, members of the cabinet, governors of states, sen ators, members of congress, generals, admirals and all sorts of notables. shonid be made to unuersrand that she iurerment. Tin* Avouinled aviII uilprob must carrv on Avar.aro in Cuba in a civilized inr*uner.'’ General Sanguiliy said ho yet decided upon any plan future. had for Tlimi- Alls-! Kiul'iiviii-nt !!n:i<!-. j Chicago, April 14.—Tho disappear- ance of $199,9)0 of euuoAvment bonds of the University o; Illinois has caused j a general scanning of securities held by | the different banking in-mutions in tliis city and it ha> been discovered that the First National bam: has in its vault | nearly $21*9,000 of the bonds which formed the endoAvment fund of the university of Aviiich President C. \V. Spalding of the Globe Savings Bank, ns treasurer of rhe university, avus the | custodian. Some of these bonds were : sold outright to the batik, others are held as collateral for loans made to Spalding. Another national bank i* said to hold some o; the bonds. Triple Munlrr In Cnllfornla. ! Mojave, Cal., April 14.—Varying re ports come from PaAvnmit, a mining The most trouble ' town in tho desert, 130 miles east of ! Mojave, regarding a triple murder there, to such an extent that orders Avere is- The reports from Garlock, the most sued to take ui) all passes Avhereve? westerly station from Avhich communi- they Avere presented by any one but tho ration can be had by Avire, says that OAvncr. During tho last month there ! three men haA’e been killed bv “Pa- wamit Tom,” an old Indian chief. La ter reports verify the killing of one man named Lauglou of Los Auge.es and the fatal Avonuding of two other men, Avhose names cannot bo learned. The quarrel anise over mining property claimed by the Indian and Avhich the Avhite men had seized. Uatton-spiiik* IMIiinnl Match. Chicago. April 14 —The tie for first money between W. H. Cattou and \Y. A. Spinks, in the recent “shortstop” billiard tournament. Avas played off here and avou by Cattou after Spinks had secured a winning lead. Spinks broke the “shortstop” record in the eleventh inning by a b-autiful ran of 194 He fell down badly after that, however, and Cattou coming strong to ward the end, won ont with lots to spare. Final score: Catton. 600; best run, 116; average, 20. Spinks, 478; best run, 114; average, 16 14-29. Htaek’a Idea* ot Civil Service. Albany, April 14.—Governor Black has sent to Senator Lndlow, in the sen ate, and Assemblyman Shorer, in the assembly, a bill embodying hia ideas of civil service. In the main they are a total abrogation of the present laws, and pi’’ in the hands of the heads of each department of state or city the exami nation of candidates and require only an examination to finiah for the office filled. Two Moo Asphyxiated. Pittsburg, April 14—Jamea Charles, nigbtwatchman at the Allegheny Heat ing company’s plant, and John Steele, a friend who spent the evening with him, were found dead in the regulating bonae. It is supposed they were as phyxiated by an explosion of natural gas, as their faces and hands were bar usd. I’oliit linnk Lire:* tiRIrcr*. West Point, Ga., April 14.—The new bank formed by West Point citizens last Aveek has elected officers as folioAA’s’ President, R Her-field: vi"e president, Jack Hagedoru; cashier. S. T. Whita ker; assistant cashier. J. C. MeKernie; board of directors. R. Herslield, Z. Hagedoru. W. J. Kirby, N. T. Atkin son, Lee Herman, J. S. Baker and La fayette Lamer. Ali are representative business men of this city excepting tne president. av!io is president of the Alex ander City hank of Alexander City. Ala. The bank has a cash capital of 8.>i),oo0. which Avill be increased to $100,090 this fall. It will be ready for burners on April 19. _ To Encourage Intellectual Work*. Washington. April 15.—By a decree of Dec. 14, 1S74, the king of the Bel gians instituted an unusual prize of 25,000 francs for the encouragement of intellectual works. The prize forming the object of the international or mixed competition is to be awarded in 1901 to the work giving most satisfaction on the following question: "The military history of the Belgians, from the Ro man invasion nntil the present day.” The work may be written in one of the following languages: French. Flemish, English, (Airman, Italian or Spanish. Zt. Lout* Bank* Consolidate. St. Louis, April 14—The National Bank of the Republic of St Louis has been absorbed by the Merchants’-La- Clede National bank. President Bnllen of the National Bank of the Republic died two weeks ago. Acting President C. A. Gauss says of the consolidation: “We decided to liquidate onr bank be came none of those interested with ns cared to accent the position made va cant by the death of Mr. Bnllen.” No SooomIoii In Colorado. *•- Denver, April 14 — A meeting of Colorado wheelmen was held here to consider the proposition of secession from the L. A. W. After a stormy de bate, secession was defeated and reso lutions were adopted favoring local option on the Question of Snudav racin* ably recover. Both t:;iin crews aro bus- ponded pending an investigation. Neur Ho<|.ii:tl iloitrit >l»ut Out. Raleigh, April 9 -The new board of directors of the Western hospital at Morgautou Aveut there and made a de mand on Superintendent Murphy lor possession. H« said bo Avdnid Avecome them as visitors, bur. no: officially, and they returned. Coan-ei lias been em ployed. and tiie suit for the possession of all three hospitals Avill come up here Saturday. BjUi sides have able coun sel. Unglr.n Dnruileti iiu l 1 mi Killed. Wins:os*. N. C., April 9.—The en gine of a freight train on the Cape Feat and Yadkin Valley railroad jumped the track and turned over near Pilot moun tain. The conductor. Fred W. Foushee of Mount Airy, and the fireman, Wal ter Cri'lln of GcrmantoAvn. Avere killed, and Engineer Powers of Mount Airy Avas severely scalded. The cause of the derailment is not known. Plnglrtoii si-ut tu the I'en. Raleigh, April 10 —Pat Singleton, a negro convict, has been sent to the peui- tentiarv for murdering another convict, Jim Lancaster, at one of the peniten tiary farms. Singleton attacked Lan caster with an ax, Avhich he sunk into his bruin, yet Lancaster lived several weeks. A quarrel immediately before rhe murder alone saved Singleton from the gallows. Murdert-d by Hi* Cousin. Charlotte, N. C., April 13.—A young son of Garrison Medlin, a promiueut citizen of Union county, Avas murdered by his boy companion, Stinson. The tA\o Avere cousins and Avere working the road together. Stinson lifted his spade and struck Medlin on the head. Med- liu died shortly afterwards. Woman Shoot* Heraelf In Month. Charlotte, N. C.. April 10.—Near Concord, Mrs. George Litaker, in a fii of despondency, placed a pistol in her month and fired, killing herself in the presence of her three children. Sho was the danghter of Jacob Dove, one of the most prominent men of this coauty. North Carolina Mino Sold. Raleigh. April 9. — A bituminons coal mine, near the Camnock mine in Moore county, was sold to a Washing ton and Pennsylvania syndicate. This mine was first opened in 1864 to get coal for nse by blockade runners at Morganton 1 - Wealthy Farmer Kill* Hlm*alf. Raleigh, April 13.—Perrin Gowan, a wealthy farmer of this coauty, near Anborn, committed suicide by taking laudanum. He was injured in a cotton gin several years ago and the accident unsettled his mind. Carallalan 0*t* tho Contraet. Charlotte, N. 0., April t0.—Archi tect Milburn of this city has been awarded the contract for the new post- office at E.-onawick, Ga., at $40,00+.