The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, May 06, 1897, Image 2
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Tennessee and Kentucky Min-
•ers May Qait Wor.:.
I7T0 THOUSAND ALREADY OUT
©t'n* ral l:ei!ticlion -»f !"•? Ccat
lu t!i« of liim^o (In* *,i
lti«* Trouble—Oporolor* 'ajr liic f.'ct Ih
\rce»«»ry on Account of I.otv i'riees
T o. 1 I or Coal.
ClUTTAXOCMJA, Mar 5. — Aiivicr* rc-
rcivfni from uptv'r Kist l.>niieasee and
•wtavu’rn K*Mitu~!;y sliow that a pon-
f:ai itnka in all »>al mine-; in that xjc-
tj.'U w;il probably <<-ur during tha
on* Ihv.’ days. Aim ty the miners at
Jeilkxj, Mary G.im Mary, Itobbins and
Helbuwood, uunil>erinjf b’.oJJ in all, ara
►ct, an<l the indicatiuna ara tnar every
c-isr K‘tw*'»n Chattanooga an 1 S >m9r-
*“t, Sv, vi.l soon bo abaudonod. Iris
v sob .* tlrif t!ie miners at C »al Cr‘elf,
the wene of open war a f *\v years a^o,
tc:.l a.so ao oat.
The r-ause of the trocV.e is a s neral
TT*ljiro»i:i of I's p-r e#nf in the wayes of
voftniini in all E ist Tennessee mines,
warm went into eiTect last SsJuroar.
Tlie operat irs say the reduction is abso-
Jctelv necessary on acna :f of th<‘ 1 »\,‘
jn'i'w*' paid for coal, and tlr* miners de*
riare sn-y will not return to Work until
are restored to ih<* f<n iu**r Hearer.
idle oner tors dee ire that til - n il
reaeoti tor too lov/ prnto of coal is th.j
» ’V»n of rii matiiaement of tiiest.itj
Hius-s. it iiriisliy in a itain, in M*iiino
r-ntsri-t mine j c ;ai under the re^mar
pnr> -
A i a i fee,hi': exists amoii" the niiti-
•TiKUid outbieaksof violence are fejred.
TIGHT CN THE DISPENSARY.
Kotioti *1 :*»!«' t • ffmitli ( aruliriii
l ; r<»cti Confl^Tittlug L f|fior.
CHMfl-i.- roN, May 5.—The ourload of
Ca.fr ruia liquors *d here two week*
ajro by (iispeiisary constaLies came up
in die Uniteo Sta’e.s circuit court. Van-
o*Jf Co filed a Lid for injunction
*nd relief atamst i> juor ComniUKioucr
Vance and ca iy iiiembfr of tlie con
stabulary in any way connectod with
the Mueure
In tlie till daniaires to tho extent cf
{.*,Ot?y are asked for and the court is
ayed to {jrant a t ••ruuanent injunction
irs'aoiiii'if; me state from coiiiiscatim;
*<J :er nhip nejitii that ar-* to oe niade to
s urn Ctiroiin:i. The ('round lor this
i* that tin* company lias tlie right uu-
m r the constitution of the United States
t» btniir in atticie* of commerce, no rc-
The company further states that it
w ill import and store wines and liquors
s.ai seii to individuals, having that
nab: under the original package law.
Should this injunction be granted a
Ltg a»op wid be kuocked from under
the dispensary law in this state. Li
ra r« cam be brought in and tmld the
*iiiue as if regular barrooms were li
censed.
Judge Firnonton issued an order fir
ing May 1? lor the hearing of the mo
tioa to have injunction put into effect.
A li^i fight will follow, but thu chances
a e ttwt the sta<(‘ will lose.
1KHEE KILLED; TY/O HURT.
Halt la Ark»»MAA VariaaM
and a Gang «»f Cattl* Tlil44V<*ii.
LiautE Rock. May 5 —The cow punck-
«tb tv liMtian Territory ar« running off
the iatm.otz’ stock at aa alarming rate.
A dreve was intercepted by *'• farmers
.iS't^aiki and ntt effort made to kitd
fi ve nam ai charge of it. Ab'jut shots
vere Arvtl. ami three of tlie thieves fell
from tiiMr hor-ec The (Hher two ee-
cape4 Id lb*" woods. •
.1 rry Wilson, one of the farmew, had
ids lUJ*e Ifcihsd and leceived a dan get-
ea- vsMnd m hi8 left shoa der. P. A.
l. rtpg unother farmer, was snot in the
nghk fitorli. Several less dangerous
vriitqjrtp were sustained by the others.
Two of tlie wounded men proved to
In* hrevd Choctaw limiani living in
toe lumpakoriio id while the third w;i':
Ji Miry flMiiossy, an outlaw wanted a;
Fore AmsUi oa a charge of murder.
The cattle were taken to Webbers
Falls and shipped from there to mem-
l4*rs of Ibc gang residing in this city,
v. here they were disposed of at high
Itrices.
W|iif«c»:»4 j* \\'nin;tn.
Ce»nviu,i;, S. C., May o.—A mob
ef ’.'.d^vwi jpers visited the hou.e of
Riry llMiiester. white, near Paris
nonnts*, in tl.is county, where they
Joan i her and Walter Price, a negro.
T'le wdiitecappers severely beat the
woinai. but the negroescaped with but
few IcAiacn. Tho w man declares ahe
m-ogiA/.Md |u-omitieiit citiaons of tho
• «>uuvy*4 tjie mob and »a/s she wiU
jnustc**; ttiem.
Gfitn Po4t Tur.ii*«l Grren.
Wai.iia i.i.a. 3. C., Mayo.—A mon
ster rJIPicsnake struck at a Id year-old
f.rl a few milos south of here It
w-Ji-d tlie child and sunk its fangs
into a gate post A,most instantly the
gate post b-gan taking on a greenish
bw\ and an examination of the disc- -
sH-.itio/i led o the finding of a Most ff
rattlers uimerneath the post, one o£
which catU^d :i rattles.
Nrblrtt’* Will I'raibalsd.
fiRBKNvii.i.e, S. C , May 5.—The will
cf Airs Viola NeUett, who died here
rwturduf, has teen probated. The Neb-
irit fr***; library of this city, to which
Mr*. Neblott shortly prior to her death
give Iter handsome residence, is residu
ary legatee and Avill rece’ivo perhaps
f?(.UOO Ten thotwaod dollars is willed
»** Providence hospital of Washington,
b U.
*****+ Vlccii.l* l>riaocrst« at Wmr.
Rtc»niOM>, May 5.—The Democrats
in this slate are having a Utter fight
over the/prop isition to indorse the tlhi-
ngo platfcnn at the state convention,
winch has been called to nominate a
cuaauiate for governor.
CuIm’s frMlilent Tukes «t Itrlde.
Havaxa, May 6 —It ie reported bars
Miai th'“Ma»(uis of Sasita Luota, Pres*
surut of tlis Cuban republic, wan re-
sumly uAried to Miss Aguero. __
HAY AT WINDSOR CASTLE.
I’nlteit 8iot«s Aunta—ador Ca'.ls on Tie-
toria ami II m <*r
London, May 5.—Co’.otiel J'dta Hsy,
tlie iicvly appointed Unitetl states am
bassador to the Court of St. Janies, re
ceived unuiutl distinction wliile pre
senting bis credentials fci Us^o Victo
ria at Windsor casdc. During the
in rinos a royal can Lags ***•<* •» » >
Colonel May’s resilience with a coach
man and two footmen in the royal
scarlet livery to convey Colouo. and
Mrs. Hay to Paddington station.
At the «Tatio.i t.ioy were met by tbs
Marquis of Salisbury and the master i f
ceremonies. Colonel lion. Vsr \\ iJiam
James CoiviAe. who a'>so‘Mpinlod then
to Windsor. At t.ue Winssisr nsilroad
station. Cotonel au’i Mrs. Hay t-wuud a
royal carmge hi waiting to convey
them to :he car le, whero loachcou was
served.
Colonel Hay first hutl an a»tiiemre
with the Mu;qu> of .Su:' ary and tiivn
presented his credent :ais to h-r maj-
cstr. Tim audiimce was brief and for
mal. but tlm queen was sjiecia'dy gra
cious and oti -lianged wit a t-«» ambass
ador mutuil expressions of gA>d will
and amity i>>twcmii b itli i - u<.i»:ih.
Mrs. Hay was then received in nudi-
enco by the quo-wi, being prosiaited bv
tlie Countess of Rrroil. the lady m wait
ing. As the wife of an ambasan lor,
Alr». Hay Mok precedence over t-u« Por-
tugue e ati'l Chinese Miinisters, wito
also presented their crddeuaa.s upoa
tins occasi m.
Colonel and >Irs Hay remained three
hours at Windsor casta 1 . They re-
turned to tho Windsor raiiroad station
in a royal carriage and were i»*t at
Paddington r;tiiro:id stati >n by n royal
carnage, which conveyed them to tnuir
resilience.
THE DOCTORS IN SESSION.
hsscrt'.k lriefiiai;il l’oi%^rP44 «»f Am<ir:caii
PlijriiiciiftiiA ami 3iur*«i«A»4 Op««t
Wasimnoiox. May a. — About J'.Ki
members of the medical profession,
among them some of the most distiu;
guisiied specialuts in tlie country, are
in Washiugtou to attend tha fourtii tri
ennial congress <>( American physicians
and surgeons, which convened at tho
Col uni ba theater and coutiuoes until
Thursday evening.
The congress opened with a business
meeting of the executive contmittoe.
following which the chairman of the
committee. Dr. Luudou Carter Gray,
called the general body to order. At
ingnt Dr William H Welch of R.ilti-
inore, tire retiring president, delivered
the triennial a ldres-, and later a recep
tion Ava.« given the delegatwt by tlie
members of tin local physicians a: the
Arlington hotel.
Tne congress is divided into 14 <li»-
tiiict MS'aciatioiM, eai'h of whose presi
dent is ex-olflcio vice president of tiic
congress. Thes* ss.ocsetioos will liold
daiiy sessions art their respective head
quarters, in addition to the regular
meetings of tho congress A htrge num
ber of tntorastiug nod important papers
will be i-ead at>l discussion on them
will follow.
A statue of tin late Prnfes«or Gross,
tlie eminent physician of Philadelphia,
will bo unveiled Wednesday afternoon.
The statue u erected in tue grounds of
the Smithsonian msoitulu.
TO SAVE DURBAN "’S LIFE.
Ceansal Vur Ills CunrieHsatid Mnr isrsr
FHm it nil) »l Wx(ii-|#t ions.
San FltANtlsco, May 6 — Attorney
Doupsey, counsel for Theodore Dur« ant,
who is uow at San Quentin, under tho
sentence of death, has filed an import
ant document in Ju ige Behr’s court, it
being a copy of Ins proposed bill of ex-
eeptious oti appeal to the sajiremnoeurt.
The exceptinns are So the pr<x eedings
of April JO, when a motion for a con
tinuance in Durrant’s case wa* denied
and an order to commit Darrant to San
Quentin Pi await exvcutioa on June 11.
'ihe points made are those raised by
Mr. Doupsey on the occasion of the sen
tence of ids client.
They are that in ordering the confino-
metst of Durrant in the nsnitentiatw
pending a date set for ex-curiou, tho
court erred a •<! inflicted a double pun
ishment and that it was an error to sen
tence the pm iiiur in ihu abssnuu of
Attorney Dickinson.
dork C tritoa to r<- Ca'tisstsd.
Beukucy, Cal., May — A clock gar
den whose tt >wcre will tell the time of
day is being planned by Instructor H.
A. Oustebant of the botanical division
of tlie university. He proposes to cul
tivate such a garden <mi the university
grounds*arranging tlie plants la dial
form. The hours and half hours are to
be indicated uaily by tlie successive
opening and closing of buds The work
of producing a clock garde* mil be a
long task as a great deal of exeerim'vnt-
mg will be newssary to find oat just
what flower* should be put aroaud the
eircle to indicate time. Tne gai «<M will
be the ouisy one of tha km«i in the
United .States.
I.M»ri»ry tsiocla'ion In TrnaMa.
Kxoxviu.k, May 5 —An apphoataau
for a receiver of tlie Interstate LibiM*ry
association, with headquarters in this
city and having 100 branches in six
southern states, was made in clssHcery
court here. Charles Waring, Jr, was
appointed receiver by Judge Lindsay.
Tlie liabilities of the association ate not
given in the bill, but it is known that
its affairs are very much involved.
Ilal|> Knr ram lie Si ftArsr*.
CniOAOO. May o.—Saffering India was
brougnt close to the heart of Chicago
through a massuioetmg held at the Au
ditorium. The horrors of famine and
the death struggles of a p ague stricken
people were depicted to an audience of
4,000 people that testified its williuguoes
to help by reaching dee^i ink* their
packets.
Ks-Sattalor I>ub-li Om»« it
Boise Citt, May 5.—Ex ienator F.
T. I mbois has been selected presidviit of
the Pavette < Idx) Cusietraction cens-
puny, arganised to ooustniot KW miles
<>f railroad from Payette to the Seven
Devils oopjwr nuiiiug rqgiou.
• Inlhtae Jautpaajr FaHs. *
Ksnsas Circ. May I.—The Joseph
Kalin Clothing cocipauf has failed, li
abilities. fki.ooo.
THE LEDGER
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GAFFNEY. MAY <i, ISJI7.
Cayamo Is Now In the Hindi
of the Insurgents.
RET, SPANISH GENERAL, ROUTED
1^7’aifimitn C«un ^it>t *>r*ya Ifni
a I-tr^o Nuill*>«r of I>o«n ^luil ;ht»
or**<l — fhe l*ittrioifie -Viilimg;* <ar«»Ail.t*
OutiiUmbrrHtl, Wer# l*r»«ctic al ly Uo*
AC4th«.|— «#irjAr(iiOh
New Yokk. May 5—A spc-’ic.l cable
dispatch to The Jour aid from Havana
say*: Cuban troops, led by Genera 1
Je-ns Rabi, defeated tne Spanish ck-
umn of General Rt*y. The Spaniard*
numbered IJl’t'J. or owr twice as many
as the insurgents, who were pittui
against them.
Ray’s rout was so complete that hs
ha* been removed from hi* command
by Weyler, and will b? sent to Spain to
answer charges of cowardtca beioro a
military tnouuaL
Rabi wai encamped near Ray a tne,
when hi* scouts brought news to Inm of
the withdrawal of the regp.ar Spantsn
troops from that city auk tlie abandon
ment of tho p.aco to the local vu.ua-
leers.
General Calixto Garcia, commanding
the department of the e.xst, sent one of
in* dynamite guns with tlie b“->t trained
crew under hi* commnnd, with instruc
tion* to Rabi to lad upon the city forth
with.
Itiliamt Tak« < Itr of I lay. I no.
Rain hod ktt'.o difiicn.ty in taking
the city. The volunteers offered slight
resistance, not holding out long enough
to warrant the bringing of the dyna
mite gun into play. The insurgents
sacked the government commissary,
liberated Cubans in the pris'ms and
supplied themseive* with all the arm*
and ammunition that tne garrisoa con
tained.
They nailed th« Cuban coloai to tlie
flagstaff on tne city hull an i were about
to evacuate the citv ana bear off the
plunder when Key’s forces hove in
sight.
Kubi's forces were ftiil in Buyamo
when Rev’s advances were discovered.
Fleeing volunteers !md taken tlie news
of the attack on Bayamoto Key at Man-
z uiill • and the Spanish general, on tne
point of embarking with lus command
for Havana, and thence to Spain, d«-
ciue i to hurry back to Bayuiuo to tho
relief of tne garrison.
Rabi took up a position beyond tho
city and awaited the coming of tho
Spanish host*.
I>yiiMi2iite Gau*« DeiftJly Work.
Before Ray’* men could fire a shot,
the dynamite gun was opened on them
and a rattling fire of musketry followed.
Tlie Spaniards, though taken by our-
pn-e, pushed on bravely.
The terrific work of tho dynamite
gun, which was used with frightful
effect, however, at length dismayed
them an i a panic was soon the result.
The terrorized men retreated in dis
order ami were far beyond the control
of t innr officers.
The slaughter of the Spanish troops
by the dynamite gun was terrible. Tue
insurgents were practically unscathed,
the enemy having had scarcely achauc*
to fire on them. Garcia decided not t>
hold Bayatr. ), having Meed of the men
for a more important wuc
NORTH STATE ELECTIONS.
Dwmacratic Tic -ts Win In Kv.ry ( ass ca
Var n* Vlnyur. Are Concerned,
Rai.i:ic!H. May o. — The municipal
elections thvouzhout the state passed
off in an orderly fashion. Democratic
ti- ket* were electe 1 in every case a* far
as the mayor* were concerned. Throe
out of nine couneilmeu in Goldsboro are
negroes and three oat of five commis
sioners in Sanford are Republicans.
The rest of it is a Democratic etory.
The towns embraced in the nbovs
summing up are: Charlotte, Raleigh,
Salisbury, Rockingham, Eikm, Win-
Stoti, Fayetteville, Greeusbaro. San
ford, Durham, Oxford and Ciiapel Hill.
K. B. Springs, independent Democrat,’
wa* elected mayor of Charlotte over J.
H. Weddington. straight Democrat, by
a majority of VH The election was
the most hotly contested in the history
of the city. The negro vote decided
the e.ection. It i* said that votes were
bought openly and publicly. The larg
est vote ever known here was polled.
NEW INDUSTRIES IN DIXIE.
Mill-, Wofxtworlciag and Illactria lagti
Via it* K.tabllihsJ Darlux tti« Week.
Ciiattanoo'ia, May o.—Among the
uiost important new industries for the
week just ended, The Tradesman re-
p >rts Hie following: ^
Tho Peninsula Brick company, capi
tal $.70,000, Wheeling, W. Va ; the Co
lumbia Compre** and Warehouse com
pany. capital $100,000, Shreve}*>rt. La ;
e;c trie light plants at O mgsville.
Ky.. and Palestine, Tex ; a large roller
flouring mill at Coddle, N. C.; a $Ai.*
000 cotton seed oil mill and ferti.izer
factory at Griffin, Go., and the Wor-
tlism Cottou Uil Mill company, capital
$■'0,000, at Worthain, Tex.
A sugar yiill will lie built near Pla-
queiuine, LA ; a $’. > <)0.000 cotton mill at
Port Arthur, Tex ; the Acme Box com
pany, capital $50,000. has been char
tered at Wheeling. W. Va., and other
woodworking plants will be established
at W^irm Springs. Ala., and L izabeth
and Sanford, N. 0.
Fonr rarsuti* Ara DraW.ieJ.
Gau.atix, Toun.. iluy b.—John No-
lin, his two little daughters, and an
other man whose name could not be
learned, drowned in the river above
here. The skiff was overturned trud
tlie father tried to taice his children
to shore, hut tue swift currents swept
all four of them under and they per
ished in a few muiLUes at ter the boat
capsized.
ItiMMtroa* Fire at Graaiivilla.
GrzesfjUjE. H. C.. May 5. —At 3 a.
m. thu store of M. B. Lauco caught lira
and burned. The insurance amounts to
1 $1 ,Jbh Lo«4 uitkoown. Half an heur
Uler she liouse of Mrs. M. E. Harrison,
m another ]»a. t of the e»ty. bw ned. the
iuuiates bireiy ox’aiiiuz with their liyox
Loss tbJJ.
Y/1LD BEASTS IN A CELLAR.
M tk« Tlieir In 01
i$ |f«ifu«t > 4 Hoti<«e Anti Oua I* liillfti.
San FttANCtero. May 6.—The cellar
of a house inhabited by human beings
is a strange place for wild beasts to
make their home, but it has happened
far back in the hills near Sunol. Alr.-
meda county, where Antonio Nunez, a
farmer, iive.< witn lus family.
Antonio is a lime y and industnots
man and 1ms pr< spered. Two week*
ago lie moved from hi* old home info
another house that h id not vet been oc
cupied. For several day- after Antonio
and hi* family moved into their now
home, they heard strange sounds com
ing apparently from the ceilar. A* An
tonio was busy with hi* farm work,
and those at tho Ik,use were engaged 1:1
s t ing things to ngnts, no effort was
made ti ascertain the cau*e «,f the
s and*. But when day after day pas* d
and the noise fr mi tlie ceil r did net
cease Nunez determined to make an in-
vestiga’i on.
Tnongti conragcous. Antonio i* dis
creet. and he caiie i in a few ir ends t o
Ins assistnnos. Armed with shotguns
tacy mi td»;- their way mt > the cellaE
'iliey lied barely reached the side cf
the stone wc.il when from the place be
neath t.ie stairw iv bonnacd a sp.endid
pnec.nieu of a Caitforuia liouest. Be
fore a shot could be filed the animal es
caped through tlie open door.
A second later and tho lion, a big,
ugly beast, mad* a jump for tlie stair
way. But this time Antoni > w.ks ready
and kibe t tne animal at tlie first fire.
While liis friends stood guard at the
doorway Antonio made a search under
neath the stairway and found four cubs.
Tney were as comfortable as kittens,
having an old coat and a qunt for a
bed.
NutifTi took the biting and scratching
cubs uji stairs and for the rc*t of the
day and far into the night waited for
the lioness to return, but tho brute did
not come back. Nunez is goi ng to try
and raise tlie cub* The dead lion meas
ured (I feet from tip t > tip.
BUSY MONTH FOR BOXERS.
I'oiir n stiti l«» He Hu Ie.I <>ar at ?4aii Fra:t«
ciico Haring *1*^.
San Fuancisco, Hay 5 —This will ba
a busy month for the boxers, as n ) lesi
than throe local clan* have arranged
entertainment in the fistic line. The
Olympic c ub is fir*t in the field with
uu entertainment on May I f. Joe Guns
and Mike Leonard wid furnish one of
the boats end on post performance*
should pnk r.p an interesting conte>t.
Hany Baaer. the Chicagoan, and big
Jim Jeffrie*, held by some as the com
ing champion, will a.s» tigura on tlie
O ympic chub’s program. It is probable
that tnis mill will be the star contest of
all tlie May sene*.
McKeewr, the Philadelphia welter
weight, who is ti b x George Green be-
fere the National ciub towards the lat
ter end of the month, i* on his way
here from Cnicago. The date of this
match has not been fix -d, but it is un
tie:-'ood that McKeever has requested
the dub to set it for May 31.
Frank P. Slaviu is to fight under the
California Athletic dab’s auspice* on
May 24. The man he is to ba pitted
aguiust is known us “ThmiderboiP’
SSmith. He is a negro heavy weight,
and as far as can Lm usunrtauied hii
best perfonuaiice of recent uate was a
G-rouud go with Pst or Maher, in Paha-
delphia.
LIVELY DEBATE IN SENATE.
Tillman trf Csralina and Miirgtn of Ala-
bains H<v - a I)i4ea««l<>a.
Washington, May 5.—The senate
coiwdered the arbicratiou treaty in ex-
ecutiva se.-.s.wn. Later on in open sea-
siou SeuatoM Tillman of Soutli Caro
lina and Morgua of Alabama had a
spirited debate.
Mr. Tiliwaa declared rkut a proposi
tion by Mr. Morgan to give public
lands to tiic states wa* a plan to “gob-
Lis” tha pub ic domain. Mr. Morgan
1 warmly leseuted the statement, saying
h** was not amenable to the rules apply
ing to gobblers.
Mr. Tillman also referred to “steal
ing” thelauda of on« state for the ute
of another. Mr. Morgan protested
against the tae of “gobbling” and
“stea ing” and raid it wa* the first time
in ids service in the senate that he had
hewn taken off the floor by interrup ions
personally rrifeusive.
Mr Tillman disclaimed any purpose
to be diit*' urteous and ths iucideul
closed
]:»int)}B Will Not H« irUmlsicd.
Atlanta. May i>.—The courtmnrtial
nt Fort McPherson ha* ended and the
13 distinguished army officers wiio
made up tlie court have reached a dc-
cislon in tlie matter. While the finding
of the body will not be divn.ged until
th“ proper channel; are gone tnrough,
it can be stnerd with a tiegree of car-
tainty tliat the verdict will not be a di>-
uiiisal <1f Captain Korneyn irom tlie
service. The verdict will either be an
acquittal or u finding of guilty to be
I uiii*hed with a hght sentence—either
a reprimsnd or withhold ing of p.ijr for
a certain period.
Twenty Thsasaml 4lay Strike.
Nr.w V</:tK. May 5.— A general strike
involving about 30,(*!X) mechanics, mem
ber* of the budding trades, may be or
dered hi a result of trouble between the
Marble Indu-iry Employers’ association
and the White Stone Association of
Marble workers. While the strikers
are asking for »n increase in the wage
scale, that is not the chief reason rr>r
tlie strike. It is alleged that certain
firms in the Employers association
have bauti employing nonunion men.
Krsolulians mi Sella’ Death.
Washington, May H —At Uie annual
meeting of tlie Ohio Kcpabhcan asso
ciation of the District of Columbia, res-
1 oluMons of regret were adopted upon
the tieath of Michael Sells, president of
thu organization. He was a native of
Georgetown. O , had an enviable war
record and was president of the Ohio
association from 1!G3 to tiifc time of his
death.
Karthqnwk* In Tlralula.
LvNr'HHTKG. Va., May 5—A eery
perceptible earthquake shock was felt
hewyit 12:1* p. m. t Specials frem Bed
ford City, Wytheville and Pulaski show
that it was also felt throsghont Mid
southwest.
Tariff Measure Reaches Upper
Branch of Congress.
IT IS REPORTED BY MR. ALDRIC1
Tin* N.t Ia«»ii"<*r *;:i
tli«t I 4 1 I.i^t — 11 Coal I>utiaL!« a
nt Sevtiii* y-!• 4ve 4'eiit* l‘ur Tf»»»—I; x
I.rvifti o:i Tea—limy om Iucrea«otl.
Tii He Cal!**«l T»> Uay U
Washington, May 5.—Senator Aid-
rich presented th« tariff bil. to iho sen
ate and gave notice that it would Le
called up on Tu rsday, hau aighteeutn
Ti:o time for the bill le *sdc» effe-t ;. s
made t a.v 1, lb!)', msteoA wt May 1. a-
pron km in the louse, a>*4 stea woinic in
the flr-t paragraim "or withdrawn from
consumption” are stricken out.
Tne sugar *ei:e m.e i* feUews:
hugara not r.b >v* No. 1C Mitral
ard in color, tank bnttoiax syrups cf
cane juice and < f boot »«■*..r h;,
concentrated me'.ada, c :«-*•«#• ami con
centrated m ia**e* testing by tne po-
lartscope above •' au-i n«S ateav-e Sfide
grees, seventy-lime one teaai<!r<*i:tl:* ot
1 cent per pound, and for ererv addi
tional degree shown by she polanscxim
test tW'> hnndnedthsof 1 omM per pound,
r.ud fractions "f a degree la proportion,
fcugar ab ve No. 10 Dut >h Matnlard ik
co.or and sugar that lia* »«•* rtirougn
a process of refining one and one six
teen hundredts of 1 ceu* as* pwtid; and
in addition He reto, on ;iil Um fuiegolug
So perceutu.o ad valorem.
sugars not above No. 14 Bale a stand
ard in colcr, t mk bottvaa^ syrup* cf
cane ju: e and of lieet juice, mot ad a,
coccputrated meiada, c-*9te«Baa and coif-
eeutrated molasses t’sti ig by the polar-
iscope not more than b? dagiues. T ne:-
cent cm ad vaiorntn. Molasses testing
above 40 and not more ihan 44 deginer,
4 cents per ga.lin.
Machinery purchased abroad, im-
porteii and erected m *uj »wl sugar
factery and actually used m the pro
duction of sugar in the United States
irom b‘*et3 produced thersia m ithin two
yours from t!ie first day of July. 181)7,
shall be admitto i free of auty, under
such regulation* the ssewsiy of the
treasury may prescribe.
Mnpla Siifur K'lit
Mapio sugar and maple syrup, 4 c-’nls
per pound; glucose, or gratia sagar, JG
cents per pound; sugar cssm m its nat
ural state or unmanufavtnrwd, tO per
cent ad valorem; saccharins, $1 per
pound an i 10 per cent ad vnlnrenu
Sugar candy and a l coat feetioncry
valued at 15 cent* per pound or less, -1
j cents per pound and 15 psr cent ad
valoiem.
A duty is levied on tea at tho rate of
10 cents tier pound until Jan. 1, 15)00;
after 1!J.)> ;t .* admitted free of duty.
The following i* tlie provision in re-
ga:d to hides, which are transferred
from the freu list:
H;de* of eat tie. raw or uticured,
whether erv, salted or ptckUd, 1 G cents
per pound, provided that upon all
leather exported made freim imported
hides there shall be allowed a drawback
equal to the amount of isHjr paid on
such hides.
Coal and shale—Coal: 'Hhe word bi-
tum nous is stricken on* *»4 ah re.-.l
made dutiable at 75 cents ass tog, with
a proviso added th*«t the flaty on caal
and share shall be 40 rents par tou; and
on coal flack or cum 15 cvnfc per ton,
when imported from any country, col
ony or dependency that don mg impose
upigi coai or coal slack or t uisii higlier
rates of duty than those named in this
pruvi a
Duiy ob W«sr lHcr««<Bil.
The senate has Hicreased tenmMrnai
revenue duty on b^ar by chaaifing sec
tion HTJ'J of Liu revised • t*rates to read
as follows:
Until Jan. 1. 1!W0, there shall be paid
on all beur, ale. porter and «jatea» atmi-
Inr fermented liqnors, brewed ur Manu
factured and sola or removed for con
sumption or sale within #m Thu ted
States, by whaV'ver came yete nqaors
may ba caked, a tax of $1 ^ for every
barrel containing uot iu»*e aanw »1 gal
lons; and alter Jan. 1. 15*10, tesere shall
be paid a tax of $1 per bwpdt oa every
barrel of such h«er, kger om*. vne. por
ter and other simtU.r feriuenmo nquors
(Ui« present rata ft $1).
The retroatdive rinu*e (rf MpnAragley
taiiff bill is stricken front M*e svuate
btil,
I The entire house proviso, relating to
reciprocity, has been stricken out.
Tha house provision in tta Mu iff bill
keeping in force the HawaMM reci
procity treaty is strong enough, the
effect being uid.rectly to at«np**v tno
treaty anil impost) tne >*m* Auty on
Hawaii m sngar as imposed mi sugars
from other eountrivs.
lUtganliNg Diatlllcd WSbbb,
The provision in the livuna hill on
distilled wines * slri' ken mss aud tne
f<4 owing subtt.tuiej:
Stiii wines, including giis^sM- wine
or ginger cordial and vermuth, in casks
or packages, other tliau botticM»y jngs,
if containing 14 per cent or less ^abso
lute alWdroi, J5U ctnts per gatVvsfV von-
taming m<ue tliau 14 |>er ceu* i^ahvo-
lute alcohol, 50 cents per gnliou.
I In bottles or jugs, per ease of one
doz’ii bottles, or jug*, coniuuuiir each
not more than 1 quart, and uiorw ihisn 1
).int, or 34 bwtfira. or jugi, wjutetenvug
each not more than 1 pint, $1 p9qMV:
and any exAMii beyoud tlisse qptegMiliiw
fonud d> such bottles or jugs shall be
subjected to a duty of 5 cents ptr pint
or fractional part thereof, bn* no sepa
rate or additioualfdmy shall boaMa-^'il
on tlie bottle* or Jugs; pfvvsMw' t4iat
any wines, ginger cordial er vaMnnih.
imported conlsiniiig more thnu >4 per
cent of alcohoi shall be rlutevd m vpis-
its and pay duty aceordiugly.
And provided, furlhwr, $ha$ Steele
shnll l>e no cnnstructive or oAtatedlw*’*
anev for breakage, leakage vr jjvwinge
on wines, liquors or lordiala m AdtetW
spirits.
Load ore is increased ^ro«i 1 .oeal.
which is tiie liousc paovishm, Ite
cents p^r pound.
F«r tliB t’Bor ml LmnAmm.
I Meusol'Kiph, Tietona. Map-$ —'Iteeve
is a movemen* on foet hrae wend
200,000 sheep and fl.OO# hntevHM to
England in connection wta^ tte^|^>uier
winch «*>« Friticea# of Waies ■Jjfrnsnt-
rng for rhe poor ttee sIimm aM»4n*
I upon tha the occasion of fen netnaea-
n<vi of the qaeen’s itennsfel'felntM,
done 23.
AN EXTRA SESSION LIKELY.
rFOVf*n»or I! I Mur Citl I n ^pfeciaL
tt I tho at ti rr. \
RM-Kioa. May I —A rumor gair.e^
currency that Governor Russell .was
about to call an extra session of the leg
islature. but wUnu asked the governor’s
onlv reply was:
“I have nothing to say.”
J. 0. L. Harris, one of the governor's
advisors, said lie had urged a special
ses>iou to consider tue matter of in-
creasiug the tax levy after tlie adverse
do- i-ion of the suproniu court. Marshal
Motte came here to urge the governor
to take the steo Secretary of State
Thmiyison s d i the matter had not been
brought be: im tiie oonii'ii of »tate.
Goriiruor Ra-sjll *p >k« to .t geutlmuau
here ah mt the matter, saving:
“It might be a good tiling to tarn tho
state over to Pierpout Morgan and we
might find somebouy willing to take
tho receivership, p-ovidod Morgan
would appoint him. Receivership* are
vaiu.ih.c; for instance, tho Cane Fear
and.Yadkin Valley railroad, a baakruut
coucern, pays a man $12,0i)0 anna idy
for riding here two or three tiiue.* a
year in a palace car. A rcceiversiup for
file state Wuu.d be more valuable than
this."
CONSTABLES USED CIGARS.
Anothae I>..p-im*r/ *e%n«ti»l An mt to Ite
t neattlieU I<■ , Carolina.
Coi.Yin.iA. S. C., Ajirii’.'9.—Another
dispenstry scandal i* abou; to be brougnt
to light in tin.' state.
It has always been the custom to ship
eeizetl goo as to the commissioner of tho
state dispensary, located at Colombia,
but from a recent demand upon tue au
thorities for thetetnruof personal prop
erty. it appears tha: ail *U' , s go mi* have
never beau forwaid“d. ami the iu-iiiuv
tioti i* that they have never bc-u appro
priated to private use by tuosj who
made tho capture.
A Mr. Beckroge, wiio wa* on ms way
to Augusta to be married recently, had
a very valu ;ble trunk seizni by the con
stable* in Charleston. In the trumc
there wore novArai gallons u. line wines,
bram.ie.-, cigars and wearing apparel,
to be used tlie wedding, all of which
w*ero cAiilisc kted. Mr. Beckroge brought
suit and gained ti-'T) damage*, and then
deaiamie i the return of his trunk.
Tho trusrx could not be found and
tne etgars were, it is said, puff a 1 by tue
oustables.
Governor Etlerbo In* ordered an in-
vestigation of the matt )r. and it i* < x-
pcctod tho misapptopnattoh wi 1 be lo
cated.
GENERAL HARLLEE IS DEAD.
Futnosi* *»ntli • nr*>(IiiIbii I'astnil Avray at
Hi* Uoibx In Floranse.
Coi.i?mb:a. S. C., May 1—Wilitam
W. Ilarllee died in Florence. The
lergtn of kis pablic record u romaik-
able. Born in 18)2, he was admitted to
the bnr m Iti.ht ami practiced up to his
last illness. He levam* a •tive m mili
tary affair* when quite young, aad was
colonel in command of Smtii Carolina
troop* in the war aoramst the de in iuol.es
in FloriTia.
Under hi< preiideney.the Wilmington
Columbia and Auxpsta mad was bum.
General Harliee was lieutenant gover
nor wiivM tke civil war broke «nr. He
organized and ^qnippeii Dm F.-enoe le-
pioH ami wa* cn, in missioned brigadwr
general. Later be was put uu control
of the financial department of uie state.
He led in the sfruigkrout figiit here in
iSitt which resulted in Hampton’s e;ec-
tion. liv owned a princely estate on
the Peede9 river, where he sometimes
during Rie v/ar euteiTaine<i a regiment
of soldier*.
’.m.t.
Kxoxvn.t.E, April SO.—A specaii from
Johnson City says that two men were
killed aud one faloity wnanded while
resisting arrest in Mitchell county. N.
C , on the Toe river. A man named
Hay, a desperate character, had been
arreste<l«by Hie sheriff of tho county,
when two ei Ray’s friends attempted
to re'seue hiia Ray and one of Jus
friends were killed and t o other will
die. Tho sheriff and the deputy who
accompanied him were not hart.
Wall Knawn raruUnlan Ornd.
CHiRUtSTOF, April 30 —N. G. B
Chaffe died her* from tin elToct* of a
stroke of paralysis which overtook him
soveral weeks ago. >Ir. Chaffo be
longed to a prominent South Carolina
family and was we.l known in tins sec
tion of the country. He was a gallant
confederate R.ddier aud tin"# tho war
held many • fflby of public trust.
Whan overtaken ffiTpasalysis’he was :rs-
Bistant in tin i!**i' , « of.the United States
marshal for tliM district
Fat«t WTrel* >t*ar OlV *«rt.
A- UEVHJJI, N. C.. April 3G.-A special
from Old Fort, N. C , says: Train No.
T4 was wrecked 3 luisa* east of Old Fort,
caused by the pulling out of a draw-
L^ad. Five tiun were wrecked. Tlie
train crew ivas uninjured. A negro
■uu named trhlinore, from Biltmore,
w^-klked aud two other negro men
hurt, but u<t> set'kiusly. Robert Lamb,
white, of RDeigh. N. C., was Pauiy
bruised, but will recover.
Railroad Wav lu Carolina.
Coi.VMBU, S. C., April 21).—Tliere is
a liktle railroad war at Gaffney, York
couuty. The Ohio river and Gnarles-
tonjs budding a.spur to thut Hiwn from
Blacksburg. G.nfiiiey i* on the Atlanta
and Cffia/lolfe Air Line. The town has
been invaded by a htrge force of hands
who have lieeti laying side tracks to
prevent the Olrio River and Chaweston
entering tho town,on thetr right of way.
Haary Kltlafl Away.
CoirUMMA, S. C.. May 1 —Henry L.
Elliott, Sr., died at Wiuusboro at tho
age of SO years fn antifheliutn days ho
was president of tlie Planters’ bank of
Fawfield, niel •nice the war ha* been an
exten*i
with II
side,
dreu.
merchaiu). His second wife
rowu ohiHireu were at kis bed-
kad 50 ciki liviug |*aud clui-
Kanatur HhrI« I* Vary 111.
Greextili.e, a. C., May 3 —Senator
Joeeph A. Earle’s physician pronounces
him ■erisusiy ill. He is suffering from
kitlney tt«mld*«. which produce violent
heaiuohe*. Rausea aud restlessness Hu
caaaet sleep without the aid of opiate
t