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FARM SCHOOL DEDICATED.
THE LEDGKtt: (iAFFNEV, S. (L, .JUNE 24, 18‘.)7.
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Annual Reunion of Ex-Confed
erate Soldiers Begins.
THERE IS A LARGE ATTENDANCE
©real Ovation to Gotiernl «J.»hn H. Gor
don of tj«or|*ia—Koagau of Tex-k*,
the f)i»lv Surviving Member of IImvi*'
CabineT, and Other Diitluguidied South*
eruervou Hand.
Nashville, June 23.—Many special
trains arrived during the day with ex-
confederate soldiers and friends, who
come for the purpose of attending the
annual reunion of the United Confed
erate veterans. The rush was very
great and the reception committees on
duty at the union station and headquar*
Men to Get Pay While Lenrulns
How to Till the Soli.
Doylestow.v, Pa., June 23.—The ded
ication of the National Faim school
took place here. Addresses were made
by Judge Harmon Yerkes. former Gov
ernor Robert E. Paltisou, Rabbi Joseph
Krauskopf, the founder of the school,
aud others. '
The National Farm school, to teach
practical farmiug, comprises acres of
land, a main school building, 120 feet
long by 30 feet wide, barns, stabies ami
other farm buildings. Tlie Rev. Joseph
Krauskopf, the founder, raised nearly
^30,000, which paid for the buildings
and land. The association contains
1,000 members, each paying $3 to $10
annually towards the running expenses.
The school will lie nonsectarian. Ap
plicants for admission must be between
16 and 20 years of age, possess a gram
mar school education and be capable of
hard outdoor work.
The school is to be conducted ou the
co-operative plan. The pupns will be
The Great Jubilee Procession Birmingham Concern Receives
Passed Without a Hitch.
Big Orders From Europe,
IT WAS WITNESSED BY MILLIONS ALL LINES OF TRADE ARE ACTIVE
ters were kept busy assigning visitors
to homes. The regular trains were run gupplied with board, lodging, clothing
in sections in order to accommodate the and tuition at a fixed charge, and will
heavy demand for transportation.
Rain feil during the morning, but the
weather cleared off somewhat toward
noon and the afternoon was pleasant.
The ex confederate soldiers spent the
morning in attending the reunion at
the tabernacle and meeting old com
rades. The tabernacle, a largo building
situated on Summer street, and having
a seating capacity of 15,000, was tided.
Seats on the platforiy^vere occupied 1 v
the sponsors, maids oi honor, the otii
cois of the association, speakers of tne
day and diet.nguished generals aud their
st iff officeri Governor Taylor was ae-
comjiauied by his staff in lull uniform.
Prominent among those who were
seated on th “ platform were General
Stephen D. L e of Mississippi; .Tuoge
J. H. Reagan of Texas, the only surviv
ing member of Jefferson Davis’ cabi
net; Cojouel A. S. Colyar and Dr.
Thomas Menees of Nashville, and Hon.
J. D 0. Atkins, tho surviving members
of the confederate cougiess; General
Marcus J. Wright of Washington; Gen
eral edmou R. Buckner of Kentucky;
Colonel Henry C. Myers, Colonel Daice
and Colonel Helm of Memphis; Gen
eral E. P. Sykes of Mississippi; Colonel
Howard of Georgia; General Moorman
of New Orleans; Co.ouei Baxter Smith
of Naahviile; General W. B. Bate, C >t-
onel John H. Savage of T *iint**se >: Dr.
William Jones of the United Conica^r-
atc Veterans; General Clement Evans
of Georgia, and General Joe Whee.er
of Alabama
Rob«rt E. L •«, Jr., grandson of Gen
eral R ib irt E D-e, also occupied a
prominent place on tho platform. A
son of General Hood was also present.
Both of tiiese young men were snowu
marked attention by the v 'teraus. Gen
eral John B. Gordon arrived during the
morning and was given an euthnsia.^iC
reception.
The assemblage was called to order
by General Gordon and prayer was
offered by Dr. Jones, tiie chaplain.
Governor Taylor delivered an aoure.ss
of weleomi m behalf of the state, J udire
Fen iss spoke for tne county and Bishop
Fitzgerald, who represented Mayor Me-
Cart by, spoke for the city.
Captain J. B. O'Brien, chairman of
the executive committee,' made some
announcements and in behalf of the
committee welcomed tne visitors. Gen
eral Goruon then spoke briefly, alter
which Judge Reagan delivered an un
dress.
receive |kiv for each day’s work. At
graduation each pupil will receive a di
ploma, a de <1 for a piece of land (do
nated by states, railroads and individ
uals), and a sum of money which will
represent the difference between the ex
penses of tne student and his earnings
—that is, savings.
MR. WOODFORD IS MUM.
Our MlnUter to Kofu^e* to I>i-cu«4
tli«* t'ub*Jt Situation.
New Yoniv, June 2T—An interview
with General Stewart L. Woodford,
minister to Spain, is published here in
which ho says:
“From tne moment 1 accepted the ap
pointment I have not said one word in
relation to u for the press or tho public,
cr to any uuoffi nal person in any form,
and siiail not do so under any circum
stances.
“If there is anything to be given out
it certainly shall not come irom me.
Whatever is to lie made known to the
people of that which I shall have in
hand will properly and necessarily come
from ilie state department.
“If there is any rumor or report in
the newspapers or elsewhere of an in
terview with me about Spain or Cuba
touching their affairs in any degrt-o I
wul pass over it without inquiry; so far
as it concerns mo H is without inunda
tion.”
Victoria Wildly Ap|»lmnl««l by Hrr Loyal
SubjBcts—SLo \Va» >ot Over-1-at igueil
by Hie Trip From l<ucliin|;liaiii I’alace
to St. I’huI'. ami Kelurn—Mauy Am.irl-
can. Saw the I'arade.
London, Juno 23.—Tho queen’s dia
mond jubilee procession, tho grandest
affair in the history of the world, took
place here In tho pr sence of about
fc, 000,000 people. Her majesty started
for St. Paul’s church at 8:46 a. m. She
was greeted all along tho route by
cheers that seemed to shake tho ground.
The ceremonies at St. Paul’s were
brief and passed off without a hitch,
after which the queen returned to Buck
ingham palace and tho troops that had
accompanied her withdrew from tho
city.
The queen reached tho palace on her
return from tho procession at 1:43. ISho
was very much pleased and suidiug and
whs not over-fatigued. There wore no
serious accidents, uilhougu a number of
women fainted.
Americans occupied a large number
of seats at the procession, most of them
on the highest priced stands. Air. and
Mrs. George Gould saw the queen go
by from tho costliest stand in St, Paul’s.
Ambassador Hay’s house party of es
pecially favored frienus were provided
with seats during his absence at the
ceremonies. John Hays Hammond, af
ter paying $75,000 to Oom Paul as a
fine, still hud money enough to pur
chase a w hole stand of 20 guinea seats
for himself and his friends. It was not
large but it had one of the best positions
in Fleet street.
Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain was partic
ularly fortunate m the house of the lata
Sir Julian Goldsmith, which she has
purchased. It eomuiuuded the best
view of the procession in Piccadilly.
Mrs. Bradley-Martin arrived in Loudon
just in time for the jubilee. With 75
other ladies she witnessed it from the
balcony of the Bachelor’s club.
lu tho atternoou (^ueeu Victoria
rested, at night there vas a royal ban-
Marttail Iinprovnmant In Southern Imls*-
trUl nml l<u»ines« Conillllon*—Lumber
In .Moving Freely—New Mills n »<l All
Klml* of I'ImiiU lleing Lrecletl lu Every
Section of Dixie.
Cnattanoooa, June 23.—Trade in nil
lines, as reported by The Tradesman’s
correspondents at southern industrial
centers, shows marked activity.
The situation in iron and steel is de
cidedly better, and some large sales are
reported. At Chicago, Philadelphia aud
other points foundry iron, bars and
structural material are in active de
mand. Southern iron la moving freely.
The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company 1 as secured a contract from a
New York broker for lOO.O'D tons of pig
iron for immediate delivery, and the
SSloss Iron and Steel company of Bir
mingham has booked several big orders
from Europe during the week, among
them being one for 8,000 tons at Liver
pool aud another for u like amount at
Glasgow.
In Tennessee iron districtp trade is
improving. Citico furnace at Chatta
nooga soni (1,000 tons of pig iron to Cin
cinnati last week ami tne Dayton Coal
and Iron company oi Dayton reports an
increased demand. This company has
one lurnace m blast aud will start up
their other furnace soon.
Busmo.-s in lumber shows a oorro-
Spondiug improvement.
Among the most important new in
dustries tor the week are tiie following:
The Kunawna Construction company,
capital $3,000,000. Parkersburg. W. Vu ;
tiie Johnson Compress and Fertilizer
company, capital $50,000, Meridian.
Miss.; a $100,000 fertilizer factory at
Nashville, Tenn.; a large roller flouring
null at Georgetown, Ky ; extensive gas
plants in Cartersvdie, Ga., aud Lynch
burg, Va.; the lumun Ice company,
capital $25,000, Louisville, Ky.; the Dal
las Fonimry and -Machine company,
capital $20,000, Dallas, Tex.; the Blaoic
R(x:k Mining company, capital $25,000.
Black Rock, Ark.; tiie Kentucky Min
ing company, capital $100,000, Darling
ton, Ky.; tiie El Paso Copper company.
ORIGINAL SALOON CLOSED, j
Soatli Carolina Will Attnmpl to Dodgo I
tb« siuvjiitnn !• Junction.
Charleston, June 18.—J. S. Pin- i
kussohn’s original package bar has boon
closed by the state authorities ou the
ground that section 22 of the dispen
sary law was violated. Dr. Lobby pur
chased a gallon of whisky and after
wards sw’oro out a warrant before a
magistrate against the bar. No trouble
resulted, as the agent consented to close
up at once, aud dispensary constables
are in charge.
Assistant Attorney General Town
send is here pushing the warfare and
he as much as said that the state sim
ply wanted to make this test case to see
if it could dodge the Siwonton injunc
tion. Section 22 calls all places other
than dispensaries, where liquors are
sold, common nuisances, aud provides
heavy penalties for offenderi
Pirika«sohn has a big stock of goods
on hand aud says he will fight the case
to the end. The state is also trying to
remove the cases of this kind from the
federal to the state oourte, but this can
hardly he done. Judge Simonton Is
still in Asheville and It is probable that
the case will go before him within the
next few days.
It is likely that the state wlH become
involved in .more litigation as a result
of tho closing of the original package
shop,
INTEREST IN MICA MINING.
RING OF ’SHINE]
COLLINS
Kan
V/1LL RECOVER.
AN ATTACK ON V/OODFORD.
Violent E<!ltor!*l Ajgftliirft the New Minla-
ter f'uhli^heii lu Madrid.
New York, June 23 —A dispatch to
The Herald from Madrid says: The
avowed and final Cuban policy of the
Liberal party is now complete. It
guarantees autonomy, sincere and I bor
ough. directed by a trustworthy and
humane civilian agent.
The newspapers here are busy looking
ap th» speech which it is alleged Gen
eral Wooafonl made years ago favoring
the Cuban -ebels and drawing infer
ences therefrom. They also echo tho
statement published in an English pa
per that the Hawaiian Islands would be
at the mercy of the Spanish tleet in tho
event of an international rupture.
The Heraido publishes an extraordi
narily violent editorial against General
Woodford, saying that if J.e is another
fllibustorcr ho cannot come to Spain to
be received at court.
quet at Buckingham palace, the Prince | capital $30,000, El Paso, Tex., and the
of Wales presiuiiig, followed by a state
concert and the illumination of Louuoii
ami the empire.
The queen has sent the following
message to British colonies and to In
dia:
“From my heart. I thank my beloved
people. May God bless them.”
at
Who WhI I't'tA’ «* I MH(1 Kol>b«)«l
>t. Loui* Is I in jirovinsr.
Sr. Louis, June 23.—C. B. Collins,
the prominent Nashville man who was
go badly beaten and robbed last week,
is improving, and his physicians think
his recovery is but a matter of a few
weeks. In an interview Collins has re
iterated the charge.; against Martin
Easley, his supposed friend, who he De
clares assaulted him and robbed him of
$0,000. Hi said:
“i firmly believe I was lured to the
place by Lusley so that hr* could assault
and rob me. 1 think that he had the
hammer under his coat all evening and
he aid not sit beside me in tne carriage
for fear 1 wou.d discover it. He must
have known where I carried the $(5,000,
though I don’t see how he found it
out.”
An effort is being made to get Eas
ley out ou ball.
< Ii:«ri{B4 *"*111.1 Aitt,riinv*.
y.w FhancI'CO, June 23.—When the
trial of the Craven case was continued
Mrs. Craven made some grave charges
against Attorneys L oyd and Wheeler,
of counsel for ilie Fair heirs. She in
sisted that during an interview with
Attorney Lioyd when she was being
coached as to her testimony with refer
ence to the deeds, that astute lawyer
suggested that she should testify that
her claim against the Fair estate iiad
been settled, although she had not yet
received the promised $600,000 condi
tional upon the surrender of tiie docu
ments whicii siie held.
Mr. Irby Deni*. » Kuinor.
CoL' MIiia, S. C , June 23.- Ex-Sena
tor Irby, commenting on published re
ports that he had joined a politic il com
bination to secure tiie election of Evans
to the senate and his own election as
governor in-xt year, says tho whole mat
ter was pure fabrication; that ho was
in no combination and his code was
“free silver and tariff for revenue only. ”
Irby’s house has been recently invaded
by relays of politicians aim that fact
has caused much speculation.
A >hnotlng: at LIvlo&Ht.'.n.
Columbia, 8. C, Tunc 23.—A shoot
ing, with probably fatal resu.ts, oc
curred on the main street of Living-
sion, a little town in Aiken couuty. J.
W. (iant, the town marshal, aud J. L.
Banks, a citizen, were the participants.
Tne marshal was shot in tho head, in
the shoulder and in the figs, white
Banks re eived three bullets in tin-
breast. He is fatally hurt. Gant w..l
recover. The cause of the trouble is
not known here.
Ohio ItopuhllCisiis ut To In do.
Toledo. June 23.—The Republican
itate convention m**t here, nominated a
full state ti<’ket aud indorsed a candi
date for United States senator. There
va- no opoositiou to Senator Hanna for
bith the short and the long terms amt
none to the reiiomiiiation of Governor
Bnshnell and other state officers. There
was no agitation over tiie resolutions
noi any of tiie ordinary issues at a con-
f«Oti ML
(’Intrlay Koh' Fatlinr Dtmd.
Piiiladei.I'HIa, Juno 255.—Christian
K Rons, father of Charles Ross, is d -ad
of heart disease at his home ou Wasn-
inglon avuiue. Germantown. 11 w..s
tb fatli'T of Charley Ross, and up to
Ins last iiiness Mr. ILs. m-v i gave up
the ir-arch for his nnsMiig bov, whose
ail in ', o startlno Ptilladeiphia on .io.y
I, l .4, and becaino an uuiuivod mys
tery toe world over.
*nuke<« ami
Bronson, Fla., Juno 23—A. J. Lynn,
Isaac Smith and A. W. Lynn last week
killed and caught 50 alligators measur
ing from Id feet down to 2 feet in
length. They also killed 45 moccasins,
one of which was (5 feet long and 12
inches around tiie body. The snake
weighed between 10 and 45 pounds, and
measured 2 mcnes between the eyes.
The punters found a family of (500frogs i
HYDROPHOBIA KILLED HER.
Little <Mrl DIh.I ut (Mevnland After Tito
Wrrks of ftuflTerliig.
Cleveland, June 23.—lone Carr, a
girl 7 years of age, died at tit. Vincent’s
hospital from hydrophobia. Two weeks
ago, as she was on her way home from
school, she was attacked by a mad dog,
which bit her throat and face. Tho
wound was cauterized, and within a
tiny or two tiie littie one was able to at
tend school again.
A week ago she saw two dogs fight
ing in tiie street aud fell in convulsions.
Thursday a dog barked at her and she
again became iiL During Friday and
Friday night she had a high fever. Sat
urday morning stie was in convulsions.
A physician pronounced it it case of
rabies and the child was taken to the
hospital. The paroxysms continued un
til she died.
The giri cried constantly for water,
and when it was offered her she snapped
and barked, showing her teetn like a
vicious (iog. Foam came from between
her swollen lips.
PRETTY EYES’IS MARRIED.
The (»rancid*t!£lit«r of Nttinif Hull Wed*
ti l*lch it>iiic!i Owner.
Biemauck, N. D., June 23.—Pretty
Eyes, the daughter of John Moose, a
Sioux warrior, who lias scalped many a
white man, and granddaughter of tho
late Sitting Bull was married here to
Thomas Dnlaine Cronin, a wealthy
ranch owner. The medicine men of the
tube were opposed to the match.
Cronin came to Dakota several years
ago and was a trader for some time. He
met Sitting Bull and became friendly
with the noted chief. On one occasion
Acme Torpedo company, capital $30,-
0Ut», at Parkersburg, W. Va.
The Kaufman Oil company, capital
$100,000, lias been chartered at Ka.
man, Tex.; u large tannery will be
erected at Little Rock, Ark ; the Jack-
ion Lumber company, capital $10,(300,
has been incorporated at Jackson,
Tenn., and a $20,000 planing mill will
be built at Victoria, Tex. Other wood
working plants will be established ut
Huntsville, Ala., aud Grenada and
Hattiesburg, Miss.
Waterworks will be constructed at
Magnolia, Ark.. Opelousas, La., States
ville. N. C., and Ladouia, Tex.
in one
pouuib
pond, the largest weighing 10
ItixliH. Unilnr it llilililint;.
Wateetown, N. Y., June 23.—So far
two dead be dies, (hose of D. W. Brad
ley and Pnuip Patterson, have been
taken out of the wrecked Mulbollatid
building. The injured rescued are: Da
vid Water!u use. who will die; Henry
Zeck, S. McDowell aud Mrs. Austin.
Digging is siili in progress, and there
arc more bodies in tho ruins.
Hill to on July 5.
Oswkoo, N. Y., Juno 23.—Former
Senator David ii Hill will deliver tho
oration at tiie celebration here on July
6. In accepting the invitation Mr. liul
stated emphatically that he would m.
troduce no politics into Ids oration, but
it is thought that he will have some-
thing to say on tho Greater Now York
question.
('liiuilbuist In V*iiM«M«a.
Knoxville, June 23. —Reports from
upper East Tennessee, southwest Vir
ginia ami western North Carolina indi
cate severe storms. A cloudburst just
across the state line, near Bristol, dm
considerable damage, aud lias u iayud
trains ou the Southern road.
Alnliaiiiimi Di«»« In 41ntli;tiu.
New Yoki:. June 23. Mayor Lehman
is dead at his home in this city, aged 07
years. He was a native of Bavar a unu
cuiun to tins country with his two
btothers and selUed in Montgoiauty,
Ala., where thuy started the firm ol
Lehman Bros.
Nev, lroiMUr<tr I skua Unlit.
Washinoion, June 23 Kills H Rob
erts lib- assumed he ollico as ticusurur
of the Unite 1 stales.
] he saved the life of Pretty Eyes’ father.
Cronin first met Pretty Eyes two
years ago. She had other admirers,
among them a young brave named
Four Toe. Cronin fought a dud with
Four Too ami camo out victorious
Loud Voice, another admirer, was
bought oil wi*h ft horse and bluakct
and some fire water.
Cycle Itarei lu < allfiirul*.
Pleasanton, Cal., June 251.—Follow
ing is tiie recult of the professional bi
cycle races here: One mile open, pro
fessional—Ott) Zidgler, Jan Jose, won;
Allan Jones, hun Francisco, second;
Hardy Downing, third; time, 2:20. One-
quarter mile open, professional—Otto
Zeigler won; Allan Jones, second;
Hardy Downing, third; time, 555 2 5.
One iniie and a quarter open, profes
sional—Allan Jones won; Hardy Down
ing. second; H. ii McRae, third; time,
_
A Itlcyclfe Company AkhI^hh.
Gkand Radios, June 23—The Ham
ilton-Ken wood Bicycle company, of
which Charles R. hligh is the head, has
filed mortgages aggregating $(58,000.
Morgan A' Wright of Chicago are the
heaviest ciouitors, their claim amount
ing to $10,000. Slow collections are the
oaUfH.
C'lils t»£o «
Cun aho, June 23 The Times-Her-
aid says: Roman Catholic priests in
Chicago observed jubilee day by cele
brating dead masses for the spiritual
repose of Irishmen whose deaths are
charged » - mist English misrule in the
Efiieraul isle
Au ht'TrAMiir^r roiirlrtud*
Omaha, June 23.—The jury in the
case of J. S. Bartley, the ex-treasurer
charged with cmhezzltmeut, returned
a \cioict of guilty.
A MYSTERIOUS POISONING.
Family lt*H!riinK N«»%r J**(T Tnhen Violently
III After Erttiug; ^tipper.
Huntsville, Ala., June 23.—While
visiting relatives at Monrovia, a small
town near this city, Mr. and Mrs. John
P. King, their two children, a sou of
Editor Charles P. Lane and a negro
nurse woro mysteriously poisoned.
A physician of the neighborhood was
called ami when he had relieve,! his pa
tients he ate supper with the family.
Returning home he, too. became vio
lently ill and sent to Huntsville for
medical axMstaiice.
Tne affair has caused a great deal of
talk because of the fact that Monrovia,
in which place these people were pois
oned, is only 3 miles from Jeff, where
tiie sensational poisoning of the Kslly
family took place last spring. lu this
case, however, there are no suspicions
of a crime, although none of the resi
dent servants were affected.
Physicians who treated Mr. King and
his family say they were puisouuu by
white lead.
>*uiiitay Law Uiioiiimtit utional.
Savannah, June 23.—General Pas
senger Agent J. C. Haile of the Central
of Georgia Railway company, appeared
before Judge W, B. Tarver of tiie Ef
fingham county court to answer the
charge of running excursion trains- ii
Sunday in violation of tiie state laws.
The train in question was a Sunday ex
cursion from Savannah to Augusta.
After hearing a brief argument on the
statement of the case on behalf of the
state, Ju ige Tarver dismissed Mr. Haile
on the gro’iud that the law was uncon
stitutional.
A Wreck on tiie Southern.
Macon, June 23.—A work train on
the Southern railway ran into u hand
car 1 mile above Holton, injuring six
people, some severely, but none fatally.
The injured are: V/. It Pearce, bridge
worker, compound fracture of arm and
other bruises; R. M. Lattiruer, con
ductor, cuts about thighs and other in
juries; Ike Davis, a negro fireman, se
vere cuts and bruises; (J. E. Lee, bridge
builder, bruised about hips aiul body.
Two other white meu were injuieJ, but
not seiloi iy.
HI mint Again,t Annexation.
Macon, June 23.—Former Congress
man James II. Blount, who was sent
to Honolulu by President Cleveland as
paramount commissioner soon after the
overthrow of the monarchy there, de
clined to discuss the question of annex
ation when asked tor his views. In
the course of private conversation,
however, he intimated strongly that
he could see no particular advantage to
the United States in annexing tho is-
amis.
MrAftM»tIiiiil Frrr
Ni:w York, June 23.—M. P, Van
Aiken, who it is alleged attempted to
shoot former United States Senator J.
R. McPherson, May 18, was tried for
assault in the first degree before Re
corder Goff and acquitted.
A|i(lr«M* Will Nut. Kitljn.
Providence, Juno 23.—There is no
truth in the rumor that Dr. Andrews
has resigned or intends to resign the
pretodtiuoy of Brown university.
North Cwrol tulitiM Ar« Orrklly Kaottert
Over ■* Pn»|><M»>l Twrtff tfotr-
Raleigh, Juno 2L—State Labor Com
missioner Hamrock has returned from
his second Uxrr of inspection of mills
and mines. He visited 55) mills in Alex
ander, Rowan, Cabarrus, Iredell, Guil
ford, Davidson. Uuloa. Burko aud Mc
Dowell counties.
He has now visited 100 mills. He
flmjs that lu the counties above named
there are no new mills under construc
tion, but there is a large increase in the
number of spindles. He finds the great
est excitement ever known regarding
mica mining, this beiug doe to the pro
posed tariff dutv. Trtis interest is very
great in Cleveland, Burkes McDowell
and Buncombe.
One man in Cleveland id moving his
dwelling, very fine mica having been
found under it. No mouozite is now
mined, bac people are waiting fur tho
duty to be imposed. There are plans to
renew tin no a tug at King’s mountain.
Not much gold mining is being done
except iu a few sections. In McDowell
some new shafts are being sunk.
SOUTHERN BOYS SUCCEED.
A Number of Dixie** mm,* Secure A<1-
inlMl<Mi to Went I’lOni.
West Point, N. Y , Juno 21.—Of the
103 candidates who applied for aomis-
siou to the Military academy, only 38
have successfully passed th© examina
tions. Among them any
John A. Cleveland, Alabama! Mar
shal H. Hurt. Alabama; Clarence II.
Knight, Florida; William P PlaU. New
York, ana Joseph H. Stuunard, South
Carolina.
Among those who wore examined
and ouaiified last March, these have
ju,t been sworn in: Creed P. Cox. Vir
ginia; William C. Harleo, Florida; Rich
ard H. Jordan. Virginia; Gustav Steov-
man, Alabama; Waiter H. Lee. North
Carolina; Allen F. Morrisse®, Virg’uia;
Clarence A. Sherrill, North Carolina;
Wade H. Shipp. Georgia; Walter H.
Smith, Georgia; Eugeue R. West, Vir
ginia.
CAROLINIANS MADE HAPPY.
Duty of Six Cent* IVr I*ottnti Pluced on
M »uoxtto by th«»
Columbia, S. C, Juno 21.—Informa
tion comes from Washington that Sen
ators Tillman, McLiurin and Pritchard
made such a sustained assault on tho
finance committee of tho senate that
they succeeded iu getting a duty of (5
cents a pound on uiouozite provided by
the committee.
This is very important to those coun
ties in the two Caroliuas bordering ou
the northern end of tho Atlanta and
Cnarlotte Air Line road.
Mouozite is found in great quantities
iu York. Spartanburg and Lancaster
counties, particularly in the vicinity of
Blacksburg, York county, where its
mining is an industry. In the adjacent
counties of North Carolina and in the
neighhorhoou of Charlotte there is a
quantity of that very valuable wutai.
John Davis In Jail at Raleij
North Carolina.
n»» Mad* and Sold' More CrooSed Corn
Whlikjr Than Any Other Meu Living.
Spends Aft the Money He Make* In
Faying Finn*—Said to Here tia'.f a
Dozen Wivev
RaLkioh, June 22.—The “King of
Moonshiners” is iu jail here, and will
serve two years iu the penitentiary be
fore ho gets back to his mountain fast
nesses and his secret stills. John L.
Davis is the name of this typical product
of the wild North Carolina mountain
region. He has been a mountain moon
shiner for more than a quarter of a cen
tury, and probably has made aud sold
ana drunk more croobf d corn whisky
than any man living. It is said he has
six wives and 27 children.
lu appearance Davis is the typical
moonshiner of melodrama. His face
is overspread by a wandering growth
of hair, and his bead is a hard, thieg
shook. Ke is of great size, with wide
shoulders, deep chest aud long brawny
Liitis, whioh tall their own story of tre
mendous strength. His eyes are small,
penetrating black beads, set close to
gether and posessiug a wary, shifty
expression ot canning, which goes well
with the rest of his toco.
With all Davis’ “blocking’ he has
not ina<ie money at it. for he has been
caught so ofu-u that it has taken all he
got ahead to pay h;s fines. Bis usual
plan was to go in, .•arrender aud “square
up” when he found his mountain still
had been found by the facers. P>ur iu
epm of this lie was lauded in Jail many
times. For a year buck a capias has
been oat against him, and when, in last
January, the officers were out looking
for him, thoy came upon him a littie
more sudden than they expected. Da
vis was ermed, and the oiii'ers, of
course, we e also armed, and mere was
a lightning like “covering” with p.stols
all arocna.
The officers enHed on Davis to drop
his gun, and Davie called ou t:ie ofli-ers
to do tb« same thing. There was a
breathless jkiusa for a mom.-ut or two,
during whi •!! Davis’ foxy little eyes
glittered swiftly from one to another ot
his pursuers. Deputy Ci-lii tor.-. Troy
aud Grimm thought Davis had the best
of the situation and ucccordlngly laid
down their pistoia It looked as though
the outlaw was going to capture his
pursuers for a moment, but Deputy
Marshal Lei Roy Ritter had the drop on
Davis, as the latter finaLy saw. He
dropped his gnn and gave up.
He :nudu no furrier resistance, has
; been a model prisoner, and s ays he does
not mind his two years in the peniten
tiary a bit Four mouths will be de
ducted from his sentence as an allow
ance for the four he has been here in
Jail, bo that tli© time will soon roil
aroond when bo win be buck iu his
mountains inakiugcro iked corn whisky
He is oniy n nttlo past 50 years of age.
SAVED FOR THE HANGMAN
S«o,
t
Carol talari Who Two Men
Away !*• event Lynching.
Raleioh, June U.—Simon Gagg has
been taken from Cakiweli county jail
to that of Catawba county to protect
him from lynching,
of a double murdor.
He was convicted
He had a grudge
against two other men named Bow
man and Moore, and blew to pieces
with dynamite a lumber shack in whioh
they were as.eep. Gagg h sentenced
to be hanged July 1(1 at Lenoir.
Governor Russell bus appointed to the
“homeseek* rs’ convention” at Chicago
John T. Patrick of Southern Pines, E.
P. McKissick of Asheville, M V. Rich
ards of Washington, D. C.. Joseph
Brown of Clmdbouni, George J French
of Wilmington. N. ii. Smith of Fayette-
, viile, J. (4. Dukes of Long Creek, H. U.
Butters of Hub, H. S. Chadwick of
Charlotte and A. M. Clark oi Southern
Pin—i
Kfi-elver Sprncnr Di.,111 l*.ed.
Atlanta, June 2!.—Judge Newman,
in the United States district court
here, signed an order dismissing Sam
uel Spencer as receiver for the East
Tennessee. Virginia aud Georgia rail
road. This concludes a litigation that
has been in progress for five years aim
marks the final winding up of the af
fairs of tho road which now forms a
part of the Southern system.
Carolina l > »»tnfn<e D/namlted.
Taylorsville, N. C., June 17 -The
pystofflee at this place was burglarized
during tho night. The doors were
It was found that Goslee P riz(!d "P 011 : * ud the safe containing the
government funds was blown open with
dynamite. The loss is considerable. The
amount is in greenbacks, gold aud
stamps. The robbery was undoubtedly
the work of professionals. There is no
clue to the perpetrators.
S.'mnutoii Koii<]«r* a DecUlon.
Wilmington, N. C., June ;1 —Judge
Simontou of the United States circau
Court has reaffirmed his decree in the
case of the Fanners’ Loan and Trust
company of Now York versus the Capo
Fear and Yadkin Railway coranany et.
al. that the railroad shall be sold as a
whole, not in divisions, as contended by
the plaintiffs.
Firebug* Try tu Hum » Hotel.
Columbia, S. C., June ID.—At day-
break fire was discovered in the garret
uf the Union hotel, Union, S. C. The
flames wore extinguished after doing
|5(X> worth of damage. It was an at
tempt by an incendiary to barn the ho-
Ouslee iloiire*»o« HI* Guilt.
Raleigh, Juno 21 —J. E. Goslee and
Mrs. Benton were w .rried at Kinston
last week.
already had a wife and five children
living in Suffolk, Va. The mayor of
Suffolk advised that Goslee be arrested.
He is in jail and tho preliminary hear
ing will take place Tuesday. Goslee
confesses his guilt. He says that his
wife at Suffolk had acted ugly, and he
left her; that he intended to get a di
vorce, but came off and never did so.
A Mull Cftrrlar Found Don 1.
Columbia, S. C., June 21.—C. J. Ives,
65 years old, who carries the mads ou
the Star rout*', between Piscol aud Ha-
good, Sumter county, was found dead
in the road. His neck was broken aud
there was a severe gash in his head.
Ives left home driving a horse that was
believed to be unsafe, and while there
are grounds for suspecting murder, it is
generally supposed that the horse be
came unmanageable, ran away and
threw the old man out of the buggy.
Itnlrigli TeHchnr* Get u Itulae.
1
Raleigh, June 18.—Logan D. Howell tel, as broken butties which had con-
is re-elected superintendent of Raleigh’s ,allied kerosene were found iu tho gar-
public schools, and the salaries of a r ° ' —
Mi** Julia Collier to .Harry.
Atlanta, Juno l‘j.—Tne engagement
6f Miss Julia Collier, daughter of
Mayor Charles A. Collier, and Mr. Ju
lian Harris, son of Joel Chandler Har
ris. is announced. They will bo mar
ried in the fall
number of tho teachers are raised. An
act of the last legislature gives tho
board the right to order an election m
this township ou the question of the is
sue of $50,000 of school bonds.
Ii Junction Aguluiit Cooatalilft*.
Charleston, June 21.—Judge Hi-
monton of tho United States circuit
court has issued an injunction against
the state constables who seized and
closed the original package bar Thurs
day, restraining them from hereafter
interfering with tho goods shipped tu ‘his assunati m wul i- mibino with
t .e establishment. fcuutheru Textile fttsociutiou.
Cotton Man Won't loiuhino.
CllAKlAYTTK, N, C., June . 1 — Secre
tary Hess uf the S >athcru Cotton Spin
ners’ association denies the report that
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