The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, April 29, 1897, Image 2
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THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., APRIL CO, 1807.
Ruler of Greece May Be Assas
sinated at Any Moment.
A MOB LIKELY TO TAKE ATHENS
One of the Eiubn.aie. at Liturfiiii Kroeive.
a Startling L>i.patch 1- rum tlio Ureek |
Capital —Hie \V«r*t 1» Keareii—L.»lt
Wing of Ceorge*. Army In Epira. A«t-
Vancing on l’n j v.mh.
London, April 28 —A dispatcih re
ceived at oue of the embassies here
from Athens says that Kiiijf George of
Greece may at any moment be deposed
or assassinated and that a mob is likely
to take possession of the city. The dis
patch says that the worst is feared.
ATHENIANS ARE INDIGNANT.
Likely to lie a Cltauffe In Kojal Frunily
If <Jr*ek* Are Ajjaiit
New Yore, April 28. — A dispatch to
The Journal from Athens says: In all
probability the Greek nation will try
one more great battie, and if defeated
in this it is not unlikely that there will
be a change in the royal family at
Athens. Discontent is growing uuu the
king will be the scapegoat,
The situation in the country, and in
Athens particularly, is growing more
and more serious. News of the trutii
about the Larissa campaign is just be
coming known and causes a deep fee.-
iug of indignation and sorrow. Peop.e
go to extremes and declare all the busi
ness of the war was a comedy got up
by the government and king. Trie
word treason is freely used. Tins is not
the opinion of the an responsible, but
of the better classes.
All the facts about the defeat go to
prove that the fault with the, staff was
lacking knowledge of the business of
war and pluck in danger. The chief of
staff, iSapouuizakis, wired Friday ask
ing leave to withdraw his troops from
the first line, which he thought it was
impossible to defend. The king an
swered that it was impossible to allow
or forbid, as events cou.d not be judged
from Athens. s>apouutzakis wired that
he would take all tne responsibility ami
thus ordered the disastrous ana unnec
essary retreat, which, unoer the cir
cumstances, must degenerate into a
panic. Thus the respomibiiity of the
king seems no longer engaged.
As for the troops, more facts have
come to light, showing that the men
taught with extraordinary bravery.
They “fought like lions led by asses,”
to use the phrase of Jules Fare, one of
the French soldiers of 187J. The dis
aster which befell the men is the most
unexpected and unmerited I hava
known.
DESERTION CAUSES PANIC.
Albanian* Quit tliu -u.t»n'* Army—Ori-e!:*
a<ivnnes oa t’rcvi.a.
New York, April 28.—A ..pocial from
Arta to The Journal says: The left wirg
of the Greek army in Epirui, under
command cf Colonel Colpiiinnpnles. is
advancing on Pie visa, w ncli must be
r --* n von he fere the Greeks attack
xr.nura.
The right wing cf the Greek array,
under Colonel Maims, is advancing on
Yanina, but will not attack the a
until it is joined by Golphiuopulos*
army. The garrison of Frev^sa, con
sisting of 2,5'Jh Turks, still holds nut,
clthi ugh for two days we have heard
ihc r'.r.v of the 'c’ tee Greet ships
l , 'omb..idiag th- ii'..;:.
The people of Epv. il., art* extending 0
welcome to the invading Greeks, and
the Turks are panic stricken. On the
march the army which 1 accompany,
captured a camp of Turks, and we found
coffee boiling on the dies, showing the
hasty flight of the Turks. Thecuuseof
tins panic is the desertion of the Alba
nians, the bravest troops in the sultan’s
army.
I*«rtcgue*e Captain Ite.iort* Ojtrago.
Sadomka. April 28—The captain of
a Portugese gunboat, which has just
arrived here, reports that he was met
by two Greek cruisers and two torpe-
doeis 20 miles out from this port. The
Greek commander ordered him aboard
of one of tk-?! cruisers. The captain
protested end Mould only allow tne
commander to examine his ship papers.
The Portugese captain lias reported the
outrage to Lisbon.
Auibit.MMil.ir* Ualu Thnir I'olnt.
Constantinople, April 28. — The
Turkish government, acting upon the
recommendations of the ambassadors oi
the powers, lias authorized the Greeks
in the service of the consulates, hos
pitals, foreign missions mid post) fli *es
to remain in Turkey. All other Greeks,
however, M ill have to leave the empire.
| Importnnt Ciibinut Mctutiug In I«ont|nn.
London, April 28.—The fact that a
cabinet meeting was held here before
the return, expected on Thursday next,
of the Marquis of Salisbury, is lieid to
indicate that matters of great urgency
are under consideration.
| To Mrdlatn lt<-twe«u Oi-moUs anil Turk*.
Co? 8TANTINOPLE. April 28 —The Eu
ropean cabinets are exchanging vieM’S
with regard to the expediency of medi
ating between Turkey and Greece.
Warrior lllvnr Itnlucn* ttn* Pries.
Mootoomeky, Ala., April 28.—The
result of opening up the \Varrior river,
it is said, has been to reduce the cost of
coal delivered at Mobile by about $I.(SQ
per ton. The conditions under whicn
coal is being mined along the Warrior
sre very crude, and when the deve;op-
mont has assumed more extensive pro
portions and r<i<Te perfect and elaborate
methods are employed, export coal will
undoubtedly be mined at very much
less than the present cost. It is believed
that the fields along the Warrior rivet
offer an exceptionally fine opportunity
for the profitable investment of capital.
Died While He Whs Pray lug-
Trenton, April 28 —Isaac N. II inset,
a well known merchant of tins city,
was found dead on his knees by the
side of his son's grave. He had appar
ently di< u while praying.
GREAT SHOW AT HAMBURG
The Eleve-ith tienenil Exhibition «f Ger
man AjjrieulturHl Product*.
Washington, April 28. — The Ger
man embassy in this city has received .
pamphlet containing the prospectus o
the exhibition of the German Agri
cultural society at Hamburg, which thi
year takes place from June 17 to <1. Tk
association M’as formed more than 1
years ago on the linos of the Royal Ag
ricuitural Society of England. Unde
the patronage of his majesty, the em
peror, and under the presidency o
Duke Johann Albrecht zu Meckiinburg
it numbers now upwarus of ll.OCi
members, living in ad parti of the ein
piro. and promises to make much greate
progress.
The show at Hamburg will he tht
eleventh general exhibition of Germat
agricultural produce, animals and in:
pieiuents, given under the auspices o
the society. Tne officials are very mix
ions that Amencau manufacturers
stockmen and others siiouid send ar
tides for exhibition, and through tin
embassy hero extend an urgent mvita
tiou to such persons to participate it
the affair by suitable displays.
As to the section for cattle the pros
pectus says it may be expected that
Humourg, being the center of the pas
toral lowlands of northern Germany
Mill present a complete display of tht
most celebrated lowoiud breeds, such at
has never been seen before in Germany
Dutch, East-Frisia. Uideuburgiau, We
setuarch. Breiteuburgian, Aug'iau. etc
Besides there will be pure bre.i Engiis
as well as German short horns, nor M’u
Gorman highland and mountain breed!
such as bummentiialer, brown catch
and others be wanting.
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NEW ROADS IN ALABAMA.
Bombs Placed In a Road By th:
Caban Insurgents.
TWELVE SPANIARDS ARE KILLE'i
Tun of th • Solillt-r* H.irrlhtjr Mntllat<-i)
flirt* <>f llir-ir llo.lle* ICtrltig l>i.covnr««
a Gri-Ht I'i-t-iuoa the Scene nl? th-
Kx}>li>*ion — Ktren Children Shown Hi
.Mercy t.y VVeyler.
Havana, April 28.—A Spanish forct
escorting a convoy of supplies toGuaim
lost a dozen men by the explosion o
dynamite bombs placed in the road bj
insurgents. Ten of the soldiers wen
horribly mutilated, fragments of thei:
bodies being found a long distance from
the scene of the explosion. Portions o
clothing and equipment were fount
hanging from trees in the neighbor
hood. Of two soldiers no trace wt'.!
found.
Tne men of the garrison M'ho re
mained at Guumo M-ere found, M lit-n re
lieved, to he in a pitiable state. Neai 13
ail were sick from drinking foul water
Uniformed insurgents attacked Catitt
Etubarcadero and Media Luna in San
tiago province. They sacked and burnec
the stoics ami dwellings and thou ro
tired on (.’ubo Cruz, M'hich they uIm
sacked, burning some of the stores.
It is reported that an insurgent exp°
dition has landed near Jucaro. tnt
southern end of the trocha, in Puert<
Principe.
ANGLING FOR THIRD TERM A MERE BOY IMPRISONED
Morgan So CharMCUtrix** Clevplaml, Ad
(ling I tint It Will Have No KfTV Ct.
Washington, April 28.—Former Prei
idem Cleveland’s speech before tin
New York Refovin C.ub was a source oi
prolific discussion in political circle!
here. It is generally regarded by silve.
Detm cruts as a formal uuuouncemeni
of Cleveland’s c.imudac.v in RDO ou ;
p.atforiu of sound moimy and tsrtlj
reform.
The tenor of the remarks of Demo
crane senators and representatives in
tervtewed is expressed by Senator Mor
gau of Alabama, who said Mr. Cieve
land’s speech was si direct bid for tin
nomination 111 111 H), but ne fancied tlier.
would not be enough Cleveland Deni •
ctats 111 the next national Deuiocratlt
convention to make a nut ion ami sec tun
u second.
“What effect." he mms asked, “vxil
Mr. C.eveland’s speech have ou the iu
lure of the Democratic party?”
“None, whatever,” lie rep.iod. “N<
Deniocrat cares what he thinks am
M'hat opinion he expresses. He has sepa
rated himself from the party M’nieii n
traitorously betrayed, and f r his om*;
peace of mind and that of his family In
should remain in the state of iuuoenoai
desuerud* to which lie lias relegatoi
himscif by ’’i? yv :
OLDEST MARRIED COUPLE.
3Ir. Hinl Mr*. Hit Ini- Celrbr.itn 1." V. y
Srventli IVeddintc Anniversary.
Elcton, Mich., April 28.—Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob Hiller, the oldest married
couple 111 the United States, celebrated
t'rir eighty-seventh wedding anhirer-
eary ..—C.
Iliiler is aged 107 and his wife 10j.
Tiio latter is tot.iliy blind and helpless.
Hiller is of medium h.eight and build
His step is fir::*, r.g l r'"U' r r.:. i he is a)
spry as r.Inlf his Ho reads a
t:e*.v :: •..•ell an 1 withou; the aid 01
spectacles. Ho attends touli the hens’-
hold dudes and their hom * is as cheer
ful and clean as could be expected iron,
a y ling married couple.
The c iup’.e are from Canada, and
were married at the ages of 2D and If
years respectively. Tliey moved M
Michigan, and have been residents o.
the state for more than 8‘J years. Htilet
miis 22 yeurs of age at the beginning ot
the war of 1812, and now relates vividly
many of his experiences during tht
conflict.
The family consists of 11 children,
the oldest 82, ami the youngest r«r, ai
of M’hoin are in good average health.
Even <*ubtn Cliildreii -ire % liown Mercj
i;;*ptitiu (veneral Weyier.
New York. Ajiril 28. — A dispatch tc
The Journal from L is Cabana* fortress.
Cuba, via Key West, says: Even chii- ;
dren are si’.-nvn no m'*r.*y by Weyier 111
his persecution of Cuban pacific.m. A
boy of 12 years. Francisco Vega Ora
mos, son of a peasant, who. until tin I
revolution started, lived upon a smal
farninearCabezis.nl Matauzas prov
ince, has been incarcerated here ove:
two months.
Francisco’s parents, with himself and |
two sisters, weretatcen from their pia-K
six mouths ago Their homes wen-
burned by Spanish guerillas and theii !
plantations destroyed. 1’hey took retug?
111 town. Their fat he. was promptly !
forced into the government voluntee:
corps and was shortly afterward ki.lo
in a skirmish upon the outskirts o.
Cabezas. The mother died some week- .
later of a broken heart and starvation.
The gir.s are yet in Cabezas, wher'
they manage to exist by sewing for th
Spanish ofti -iais and washing for th
tr* ps. U::e is 14, th’ other 1*J.
Fauxcis ;o lived wi.ii his sistera up tc
the day of hio arrest. That morniu;
he went to tlio farm to feteli some pota- :
toes, the local coininatulaut bavin-
given him a permit. Returning about I
midday from tin* plantation, carrying ;
his sack of vegetables, he was seized by
the Su.iiii h gufiilias, they ailegiu,
that he w..3 ;.u insurgent. They did
not carry him to Cabezas, where Ids sis
ters could have identified and rccla:::: ' i
him, but to the adjoining town of La?
I J alos. where he was subjected to tht
n-uai instruments of t irtnre and other
wise maltreated by his captors in vain
iittemps for statements calculated to
implicate himself in the revolution.
Alter s.x days’ stay there he wat
transferred to Havana ami is now i*i
Las Cabanas, charged witli the crime m
rebellion, and awaiting trial* bv court-
DiaL FOR RECEIVER FILED.
Tlirea Line* to IIh CoiKtraeto.l lit nn Earl;
Date—Charter* l*»ued.
Montgomery, Ain., April 28 —It ap
pears now’ to be an assured fact that
Alabama will have three hom’ railroad?
at an early date, with exeel lent chances
for a fourth. The Montgomery, Tusca
loosa and Memphis, from this city tc
Meridian, Miss., is now under construc
tion and will be completed within a
year.
The Montgomery., Hayueville and
Camden, which is promised to be rut
from this city to som • point ou the guif,
is already under contract for 23 mile
and the entire line is expected to be fin
ished within a year. A charter ha?
been issued to a strong company t<
build a kue from Pensacola, Fla., to
some point in the coal and iron district,
most likely to Birmingham or Ja-per,
and active steps are being taken looking
to the building of the road.
It is positively announced that the
Dade City and Ncm’ Orleans railroad
will ba extended at once to Decatur,
Ala., via Huntsville. It is stated that
a contract for the entire extension he?
been let. Besides these there are sev
eral short linos of road, incompleted
gaps, etc., that are being filled iu. B
appears certain that Alabama will wit
ness considerable activity in the line ol
railroad construction tnis year.
BRITISH BUY DELAGOA BAY
Strong Strategic l*w«ltiou For Timm In
• o-e of Trout).* M Itli Trao-v.i tl.
London, April 28. — Dispatches re
ceived from semiofficial Transvaal
soirees announce that Great Britain
has purchased Delagoa bay and will
fortify Inyak i?l md.
Delagoa Bay is on the east coast ot
Africa iu the same latitude as the
Transvaal republic, from which it i?
separated by a strip of territorv from ci,
to 70 miles wide comorisiug Zuiuland,
winch is practically a British protecto
rate. The obvious purpose of Great
Britain in acquiring possession of Deia-
g«U Bay is to nave a point of vantage
in the event of trouble with the Trans
vaai.
The bay has a length north and south
of about (JO miles and a breadth o.
about 20 miles. Several rivers empty
mro P. Inyak island, in the buy, has r
height of git) feet, and icrtificd vouh.
be a stronghol i.
The bay was claimed at cue time by
three ji iwers—Portugal, the Trausvaa'
and Great Britain. In 1--73. howvver,
the question tiring submitted to Presi
dent Thiers of France, as arbiter. Pur
tugai’s rig:.: to the bay was confirmed
OFFICER TURNS BURGLAR.
Wnnlilugton rnlicem in .lrr«-«!*-<l Fur Ilub-
liiug I Wu on llli Ileal.
Washington, April 28 — Aqueercom-
piication iu burglarism developed here, j
M’hen Policeman Janies E. Pierce of the
Metropolitan force M’as arrested for rob
bing two houses on his beat.
The sufferers were Mrs. Fannie Me
Milian and Mrs. M. G Hike. Both house)
are fashionable residences of that sec- '
tion. The amides M'ere aw'ay at tin. 1
time and Pi»rce improved the opportu
nity to carry away a large amount ol
glass, clothing, porcelain and othei
portable valuables.
Detectives searched his house and re
covered about $1,300 wortli of plunder.
Pierce, who comes from Vermont, hai
been on the force four years. He con
fessed his guilt, but refused to say
where all his booty was secreted.
Fouml Deail In tlie Highwiy.
Columbus, Ga.. April 28.—William
Henry Wright M’as found dead in the
highway 011 Hatcher's place, iu Chatta
hoochee county. It is sunuosed that he
was kilted by his wife's paramour.
Gibson Welborn, who had threatened
his life am who Mas seen near the
scene of the murder tlie hour it occurred.
It was presumed from the suspicious
circumstances that the wife had con
spired with Welborn to have the mur
der committed, and that she arranged
the details. i?he is now under arrest.
Welborn has not vet been found.
CHEAT DAT l!i GOTHAM
The Grant Mausoleum Is For
mally Dedicated.
TINE WEATHER FOR CEREMONIES
VIOLATED COMMERCE ACT.
1
WILLIAMS NOW ON TRIAL.
Manager of a Waycr.tM HoSel ('h&rgeu
With Killing Cliarleft W. WHinx.
\V '.y- - r*»s, Ga , April 28.—Warren
II. Williams is on trial in the superiot
court here, charge;! with inurderinj.
Charles \V. Wilson. The killing oc
curred on Dec. 81 list. Oa that day
Williams and Wilson had a difficulty
in the hallway loading from the office
to the dining hail 1:1 the Southern hotel,
pts M*crj lir * I, nnnareutly t'.rc
lilllril While Uncoupling Carl,
Columbus. Ga., April 28 —R B. Rob-
iuson, night foreman of the Central
railroad yards, was killed here while
uncoupling curs. He was iJU years old,
ami had been in the employ of the Cen
tral railroad nine years. A wife ami
two children survive him.
N«mv Naval Scliool In Mexico.
City of Mexico, April 28.-President
Diuz has issued a decree establishing »
naval school at Vera Cruz, to bo opaucc
July next.
Suviugn ittitl Ma iUing Cotu*
!»«»•>' I to He Iu*<#*Va:it*
Atlanta, April 23.—The Georgia
Loan, Savings and Banking company, 1
of which G. V. Grc-ss is president and
Henry A. C.issiu sacrotary and treasu
rer, is alleged to ba iusilveut. A re
ceiver has been applied for for the con- i
corn and its affairs have bean brought
to light 111 numerous court petition)
filed with Judge J. H. Lumpkin.
The trouble of the company is one 01
the results of the alleged embezzlement
of Henry A. Cassiu and the company
appears to have been wrecked by 1 e
urxappropriation of the funds by Cas
ein.
Judge Lumpkin lias fixed the ca=e
for a hearing Wednesday ami ho will
d' cidn as to the appointment of a re
ceiver for the company.
As a resul of the shortage of Cassiu
Mdth the Georgia L >nn. Savings ai 8
Banking company, application has he n ‘
made for a receiver for the Uuite-i !
States Bond and Mortgage company, ti ,
concern which has been managed by
G. V. Gross, as president, ami Henry
A. Cassm as secretary and treason. .
Cassiu is und *r arrest charged with em
bezzlement.
Guorsiu ami Alabama l'o*tina*tar*.
Washington, April 28.—Georgia post
masters named arc: Dallas, Sallie Gol
den. vice J. R. Moon; Folsom, BartoM
county, Lydia Adams, vice J. H. Most
eller; Hock mart, J. F. Dover, vice 8. E.
{smith. The Alabama list shows tht
following a •poiutinents: Bear Cree |
T. H. Martin; Bissell. D F. Woo 1 .
Boaz. J. D. McClesky; Hartselle, S. L
bherriil; N-wton, W. J. McLauey
Spriugviile, W. T. Jone*.
Famou* MatlimnttiRlau Ilnail.
Syracuse. April 28.— Dean Jcht
Raymond French, the vice chuncelloi
of Syracuse university, died at his home
in this city. He was 72 years old. H<
was regarded as one of the best mathe
maticians in the w r orld. He had been
connected with Syracuse university
since 1671.
Metllsal L*v7 CauatItwllouat,
Ooumbus, O.. April 28.—The Ohic
medical law has been declared constitu
tiouul in tiie lower courts. It requirei
physicians to register und to have cer-
nficetos base*.! upon practice or examb
nation.
| r0*.V
by Oitc.',
V/ilscu was wemuded twice, a d died
! a'.or walk ig 111:0 the i-fiiee. Not a
\v rd was spoken by him alter he fell.
Wi.liams ?urrendeivtl to the sheriff.
An investii: itiou was lield by the'eoro-
uer, uud about -1 <>’c,o*k t!i;it afternoon
; tne jury returned a verdict of murde.
against Williams. Wiiiiams M as placed
iu jail. M'here lie remained a weok,
v»’h-. n bail was grt.nred by .lu lgo S\v*at.
The boiiit was fixed at $7 00 1, and tlio
folIoM'ing fign'ct it: Warren H. Wtl
iian;*. J. \V. Williams, L. Johnson. (J
E Murphy, W. \V. MeCuliev. Wi,
liaras M as released. TI e grand jury
last week returned a 1 ndictmciit foi
murder agciiivt Willi:;ins.
A C'»iifori*nce of
Memphis, April 28.—The twelfth an
nual conference ot the southern Uni
tarian church opened iu this city. Del
egates from u dozen different states an
present.
Hoax Cllvmit! MVstc-i-u lo l!«* llcllt.
BIOUY Ci:Y, la., April 28—Donald
-McLean, the 1 uiider* of the Pacifii
thort Line, and the projector of tin
Si-Mix City ami Western raiiM’ay, hai
returned to Sioux Cuy alter an absence
of four months in Salt Lake City, Og
don ami San Francisco. He said: “Tin
Sioux City and Western Mill be built
There is no longer any doubt about it.
To get the right of way dear there ha: i
been long and tedious Murk, but tha ,
m'i rx lias been accomplished. The sev- ,
eral compai :es M’liose aliiauce was uec |
essary 111 tlie cementing of the systen
have been c.rganized. The work of con
structioa wid com.uence iu Juno.”
Trie.- of Aluinlimm Will rail.
Washing lOv, April 2s —The fact ha;
been recognized among metalworker
that the sole obstacle to the M’ido use o ;
aluminum was tts higii cost, as com- |
pared with other useful metals. There
fore it will be good news to lean
through United States Consul Germane ;
at Zurich, in a short time, probabP
M'ithin a year, the price of this meta
M ill tali to about 2i cents per pound, s*
tliat but three commercials will b
cheaper sliau aluminum—namely, iron,
lead and zinc.
Heuvj- Itale* In l<i\;a.
OrrCMWA. In.. April 28. — Anothei
heavy rain has made the railroad situa
tiou very critical. The Rock Islam!
has abandoned its Ottumwa and Dei
Moines' line. The morning Wabash
passenger tram to Des Moines went ove, j
the Butiiugtou tracks. T*je Iowa Ceu
tral can get no trains past Ooifield wash
out on the Oskaloosa and Ceutervillt
line. The Do* Moines river has risei
1' 0 feet. It is only 13 niches below tht
danger line and i? still rising rapidly.
Tli* Maher««liarkajr Contest.
New York. April 28.—The manager.-
of Peter Maher and Tom Sharkey me
representatives of a sporting club as yet
unnamed, and accepted a propositnu:
for u flgiit between the principals foi
filO.O'Hi, t> take place in this vicinity
between May 25 and June 10 next. Tin
club, the name of which will be modi
public within two weeks, has posted 3
satisfactory forfeit as an earnest ol
their purpose.
Kreelvnr Fur I'rlvato Maiikar*.
Chicago, April 28.—Charles 8. Boyd
I has been appointed receiver for the pri
vate banking firm of Sciiaar, Keech
& Co., 2(lUu -South Halstead street. Tin
asset* are said to be $75,004 ami tin
nubilities near the saiuo amount.
DI-t nf-til*li#ii Men Frnin All Part* of ThU
Cuiluli-jr and Many Forrig-iM-r* Honor
tlio Head FVilernl Gem-rat* Moinury.
I’rrsiiluut .McKlnlnv, General Porter,
Mayor >trong ami Oilier* »peulc.
New York, April 28.—When the sun
rose over fair Jdauhattaii on tliis tiay of
days in her history of patriotic pageants
he found a cloudless dome uMaitiug
him. The prayers of 1,000,000 ir more
had been answered and storm seemed
impossible. It was cool—almost co.d—
and the brightly tinted clouds held no
promise of anger or sorrow. Briskly
blow the uorthM’est wind and joyfully
it tossed the striped and starred bunt
ing. which from every vantag * point in
Greater New York gleam ;cl in a beauty
and brilliancy no other flag on earth
can hope to equal.
Flags there Mere by the hundreds of
thousands, from the nu.’e emblem with
i s 50 feet of fly and 50 feet of hoist, to
the tiny emblem which decorated the
collars of the truck horses. Flags in
the great thoroughfares ami narrowest
alleys, from tenement windows and
from the staffs of public buildings,
from she st ills of street venders und !
from the facades of mighty hostelries, ,
from office buildings, from the spar-i of
merchant ships ami from the bows of !
the humblest of canal boats. • j
The ceremonies proper began at sun
rise when from the tail flagpole near
the tomb was flung an immense Ameri
can flag furnished by the daughters of
the revolution. There it will fly. night ;
and day, in fair weather and foul, until
the winds have worn it away and the f
suns have faded its colors. At tiie
same time the marines on the warships
M’ere piped to quarters and landed ou
the shores of the island to be placed at
the head of the land column.
U.ii ly Mornlux Schiik*.
The Fifth avenue hotel Mas the scone
of hu-tie and excitement during tlie
cam’ m irning. The broad corridors
were filled with native and foreign dig
nitaries and almost every second person
Hazed with military trappings, inside
was the reception committee, which
formed the escort of tne guests of the
city. Among the earliest of t' eseguests
M’as Speaker Reed, M ho loomed like a
; veritable giant.
Sir Julian Pauucefote, the British
ambassador, was under the Ming of
Chauncey M. DepeM’. General Schofield
and General Rugar were together.
Cleveland arrived at the hotel at 9:13
with Mr. Gilder. Troop “A” had
already lined u:> ou the west side of the
park. Acting Inspector Aliacc with 15J
men kept the r ndwav ciear and 01117
those with parses were pertniCed within
tne line-. -Secretary Long, of the
navy, fo’.lowe 1 do c c:i the ex-presi
dent's heels
L* u-i shouts announced the arrival of
the president at K 2 J II*) rode in a car
riage with General Port r amt Mayor
Strong. His reception was flittering
in tiio extreme ami in* bowed repeat
edly. His me illy grave fane M’as
1 wreathed iu smiles. Vice President
■ Hobart joined the pres.neat ami Gen
eral Porter, tiie mayor and the open
barouche in M’hidi they Mere seated
! drew up in the oiMit<*r of rhe plaza.
M’here it took its place at tlio head of
| the line. General Butterfield, in his
uniform of a retired grueral of the
‘ army, r de at tiie right of the bnroneh'*,
which was preceded by a picked force
i of :r. unted policemen.
Tiio military e.-co. t iiicln.iod 0:10 sor
go;.tit and ten man of Troon “A.” Next
j came the diplomats, the Grant family,
the cabinets ami officers and others.
Tim Grants left the hotel 15 minutes
a’ter the president’s party. Mrs. Grant
leaned ou the arm of her son. Colonel
Fred D Grant, and others of the fam
ily followed. Altogether they occupied
eight carriages. The initial sten iu tlie
parade M’as almost on schedule time.
By 9:3') o’clock the presidential proces
sion was ou the move.
Oid.-r nf tlx* l , roci-**li»l».
The order of this procession M’as;
1—riqn.'uirou “A.” 2—President Me-
Kiniey, Vi* e President Hobart. Mayor
Strong anu General Porter. 2—Mrs.
Julia Dent Grant, C il niei 1’reiii rick
D. Grant. Mrs. Frederics D. Grant,
Mrs. Nellie Grant {Sarteris. 4—Mrs.
Jessie Grant, Miss Nellie Grant Master
l>i*pen*ary Constable* Had No Klght
Seise WEJsUy Wlttmat M arrant.
Charleston, April 24. — In tht
case of William Beckroge, against W.
J. Harliug an 1 L. U. Roach, iu the
United States court, the plaintiff wu?
awarded $8t)0 damages for the seizurt
of a trunk full of Minsky made by tht
defendants as state constables.
In his charge to the jury Judge Si-
montun ^>aid that ordinarily the seizurt
without warrant of a package, as in tht
present case, M as a case of trespass.
Hurling and Roach, however, avei
that tlie tact that they Mere constable?
was justification for their act. Thej
ciutmeu the legislature us tneir author:tj
for their act, but Judge iSimotitoi
showed that the acts of the iegislaturt
were limited ny the feueral consututiot
and laws, amt the legislature could pass
no act in conflict witli the United State?
laws.
Judge Simouton charged that th?
seizure Mas a violation o. the United
States coiuinerce act recognized bj
law by the state of Souin Carolina.
Judge 8iiuontou explained the Wtisoi:
bill and shoM’ed that it was only in
tended to assist tiie enforcement of th€
prohibition laws, but it could be of uc
effect 111 this state under pretent condi
tions and ciicumstaucts, M’here the en
tire statu is dotted M itli liquor shops.
The resmt of this suit menus a great
deal ot money to liquor dealers all ovei
the north M ho ship to Charleston pur
chases for personal use.
The attorney general has given notic?
of ins intention to make a motion for t
new trial.
THE REVENUE ACT IS VOID.
Supreme Court of Mortli Carolina Kan.
(lam an Important Uecisiou.
Raleigh. April 24. — The supreme
court has filed a very important opin
ion in a novel case. Toe, constitution
requires that the poll tax shall be thrice
the property tax. hat by curelessless tlie
late legislature made the rate of pol
tax $1 29 ami pro tier ry tax 49 cents.
Tne governor sougnt to compel ih
auditor to mak jthe poll tax $1.28. whim
M as tin* legislative intent, 'ine supreme
court decides that both die pod tax ami
gen *r.»l tax sections of tiie revenue act
are uncoiistituriouil and voiu, thu?
leaving 111 effect the revenue act of 1895.
which makes poll tax $1.29 anu general
tax to cents
The deci-ion reduces rhe school tax
from 29 to 18 cents. Justices Clark and
Doubles dissent.
Severe i rn*t In Nortli • arnlliia.
Raleigh, April 22. — Frost played
havoc in various sections of North Car
olina. It is said bv the national M’eather
observer that there is wiuesuread dam
age to straM’herries and truck. The
foiloM’iug miutinum temperatures were
reported: K.ticigh. bl; Wilmington. 35
Chailo’te, 35; Goldsboro, 32. A special
from New berm*, wm-io there is an im
mense acreage 1:1 tin *ic, says that dry-
ne.*s und northwest Minds prevented
extreme damage. Frost was severe at
GoiitsUiro and Kingston. Berries art.
injured in the southeastern section.
Fruit is bit hard in tiie mountains.
An -Allegril Fors»r .Irre.tetl.
Columbia, S. C., April 22 —Governor
Ellerbe. after m iking considerable ef
fort. lias succeeded in having W. E.
Klein, an attorney practicing at tht
Charleston bar. arrested on tiie cliargt
of fnrgery. So far. tin* governor says,
something over $1.3 0 in iorgeues havt
been traced up and laid at tlio door of
Klein. He is charged M’ith forging the
signature of the master o’ Charleston
county to certain certificates to direct
tax claims sent here during the admin
istration of Governor Evans.
Si-iitanr« nt it Kira-liii-' * uiuinntad.
Columbia S. C., April 22.—Gover
nor Kiierbe lias commuted the death
sentence of Frank Myers to life im
prisonment. Myers was convicted oi
burning a store and confessed to know
ing a man s.epf therein. It developed
that lie made su:*h confession while a
rope M as around ills neck. There ha*
been a general clamor for executive
clemency, but a delegation from George
town visited the governor to iieniuud
tin* verdict he carried out. Their state
ments saved Myers.
Chanmuu Graiit,
-Five carriages
bearing the rest of the Grant family,
t;—Ex-President Cieve and and Richaid
Watson Giiiier. 7—Maj »r General W.
S. R-socraus. Major C. C. Augur,
Major Gegeral H. C. Wright, Major
General J. G. Park.
Cheers greeted tne disti uguished party
as it moved through the necoruted
streets, the enthusiasm being so uote-
M’orthy that President McKinley’s face
M’as joyous and he had ins hat iu a
constant state of salute.
Mrs. Grant and her family to the
third generation M’ere objects of es|iecial
attention and the widow of the general
M’a* visibly affected by the great demon
stration. The unbroken line of human
ity <> miles long was an inspiring sight.
The arrival of the official portion of the
procession at the tomb mois the signal
for a most stupendous outburst of pa
triotic cheering from the 50.090 people
iu the grand stands and on tiie lawns
around the monument and 011 Clare-
mont heights.
Tlie president and other guests
alighted from their carnages at tae
monument stand and took the places
assigned for them, in readiness for the
orr tor teal and musical ceremonies at Hi
o’clock, and stillness reigned in place of
the noisy demonstration that marked
the arrival of President McKinley.
General Horace Porter spoke at 11:5d
a. m. He was followed by President
McKinley, Mayor Strong ami others.
Four Young Faopla I)ri>wn*«l.
Louisville. April 28 —A special tc
The Evening Post from Cumberland
Falls, Ky . says: NeM’S is brought here
from Parks’ mills, 10 miles distant in
the mountains, of the drowning of four
young people who were our skitt' riding.
Mnt McKee and John Davis, and Missen
Maggie sud Minty Shepherd are th€
names of those M’ho are leported tc
have lost their lives.
A I’lMsausni- Train l>ara)l*<l-
Charlotte, N. C., April 2(5—South
ern train No. 38, Washington vesti-
buled, limited, northbound, was de
railed 2 miles north of B ackshurg, S.
C. The engine, baggage, express, pos
tal and combination cars Mere thrown
from tlie track and the first sleeper was
derail d. Engineer J. B Pettus and
Fireman Siginun M’ere both injured,
hm will not die. No passengers Mere
injured.
A lll{ S|)iirtins Club Fiinnail.
Raleigh, April 20 —The Field and
Shore association has been granted a
charter by the state. It is composed of
E. S. (files, Janie* Hamilton and Charle*
K. Giles, all of New York. Thi* asso
ciation desires to lease from tne state
over 200,000 acres of land and the wa
ter in the eastern part of the state for
sporting purposes.
Supreme Court to Decide the llt*t«
Columbia, S. C., April 24.—The su
preme court will have to sit in judg
ment on the Ellerbe-Evans election bet
before Sallte will b* returned to Gover
nor ElierKe's stable- Evans lias ap
pealed. He has r tained as aaomoua!
counsel General LeR >y \ouin;iu*. ex-
Unit *d Mar s attorney ai.d foimer at
torney general.
Statiia of aionrw.il I J.iekaon.
Charlotte, N. C . April 24.—Mrs.
Stonewall Jackson and the two grand
children of the great confederate gen
eral, Julia and Jackson Christian, have
left here for Dallas, Tex.. M’here, next
Meek, they will unveil the statue ot
Jackson at the base of the first monu
ment in Texas to the dbnfederute dead.
A|-eiit I'rinlrr** Kruiaiu* lutarrad.
Lisc'LNTON. N. C., Aj ril 24.—The
remains of General Passenger Agent
Pender were interred at Lenoir. He
carried some insurance. It i* not knoM’n
M’ho will succeed him. Previous to
March 1 tiio president performed the
duties of the* office. f.