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o -v THE LEHGEH: GAFFNEY, S. C., JULY 8, 1807. Everythino: Is R?ady For the Big Endeavor Convention. ABOD T 18,000 DELEG ATS3 PRESENT Plxtocnth Aiinn%! Aloetlns of tho I'ronil.ei t<» All Lleutnuunt Oovernor Jntnr to I>ellver the A<liii'««a of Woloouie—Yomic From Aofom the Uoa lo Atteiiiioiioe. San Fitancisco, July 6.—All is now in rpatiiuess for the great Christian En deavor convention. About 18,000 dele gates are on hand. The baggage room of the ferry depot is crowded with trunks and valisjs. At night the great chorus, the con cert chorus and the boquet chorus gave their concert in the Mechanics’ pavil- lion. These are the singers who are to furnish music at all the Endeavor meet ings and they will be divided for future nr.mtings, alternating the planes of their appearance ami singing simultaneously at different meetings.. The transformation wrought in the pavilion will be a surprise to the thou sands who are familiar with its ordi nary appearance. The seating arrange ments have been entirely changed and the root has been given a teutiike ap pearance by white canvas covering, which hides completely Irom view the unsightly pillars, which prevent the dissipation of sound among the sharp ribs of the building. Surrounding the pavilion are booths of the different En deavor unions. The 1897 committee is now agitating the question of including the shipping m the harbor to display flags and bunting dunug the conven tion. There is a probability that Lieu tenant Governor Jeter will be on hand to welcome the Endeavorers when they gather in the big concert hall Secretary Baer says the visitors will be more tnan pleased with these pre parations for their comfort. The six teenth annual convention, he does not hesitate to declare, would eclipse all past conventions of the Chriitiau En deavor and would be a lasting monu ment" to the generosity of tho people on this far western shore. Among the endeavorers who have eonio across the s*a to attend the con vention is Miss E. J. Neivtou of Foo Chow, tho representative of tho En deavor societies in China. With her is Miss Carme Hostotter, who has come all the way Irom loiio to be in attend ance at the convention. Miss Newton has brought with her a silkeu banner to be presented to the Christian Endeavor Biiciety that donated the largest sum of money to tho foreign missions. It is the gii t of the Foo Chow Chris tian Endeavor union, whose greetings to the society were forwarded to Gen eral Secretary Baer by the secretary, Ling Muk, before they decided to send a delegation. REID IN WINDSOR CASTLE. BANQUET TO V/. J. BRYAN. M«l>rit«kA,i Rntortnliimt by the silver lle- pnhllcaii* of I.,>» Aii^..|«-.. Los Anoelus, July A banquet was given here in honor of W. J Bryan by the silver Republican club, lu his address Mr. Bryan said housed to think all good was contained in the Democratic party and all the bad in thi Republican party, but lately lie had seen so many good Republicans he had changed Ins opinion. He wanted t> give the silver Republicans the froul rank in tho battle now being waged. •T am to be permitted tonight,” he said, "to be able to speak to the middle classes, not tho poor and not tho op- pulent. "Grpver Cleveland is more interested in bimetallism than any other individ ual in the United States today. Tin- single standard means a at the few alone who hold gold can make serfs out of the people of tho country. Intiu-uce, alien, reached out fr >m Lombard street, London, to the New York banker, from the New York bankers to the bankers ol ail the United States and from tnc banker to tne business man and thence to all others. So we find that every body is influenced. You are surprised, my hearers, that we failed to roach al. the people? Disappointments that have come from tho holding out of false hopes will make it impossible to repeat the judgment of the last election. In a tost of endurance the west and south will outlast tiie east.” A dispatch from San Francisco an nounces that elaborate preparations have been made for Bryan’s reception there. He will make at least two speeches. MORE WAR TALK IN SPAIN. ACCIDENT NEAR COLUMBIA. Hoy I* Klll«<l by n ’tmtii (hiilnr Itathor l‘«riilinr tllmniuHain?**. Cor.VMHiA, S. C., July 5. —Au 8-year- old boy was killed four miles from Co lumbia by a train on the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens road under somewhat singular circumstances. Engineer W. D. Grauam was in charge of the tram. Ho was running at about 3a miles an hour, having stopped a half mile back to take water. He was coming round along curve in a blinding rainstorm when he saw ahead two men ami two boys on the track. He had the boil rung, but the four who were coming toward the train seemed to take no notice. He thought they would stop from the track every moment. Soon he saw they would have a close call, having corfci on a 3-foot trestle. Then lie reversed his engine and ispplied the airbrakes. Three of the parties jumped, one being the father of the dead boy, named Frank Wash ington. William did not move as fast a| the others and the engine, which had all but stopped, hit him in tho back, knock ing him off. The boy’s father says the rain was falling so hard at the time that uone of them heard tho tram till it was almost upon them. WESLEY IS THE WINNER. Turks Still Refuse to Give Up Nev/ly Acquired Territory. 'iHE v WANT TO RETAIN THES3ALY A TEST CASE QumUoii TO BE MADE. Ag. Ex-NI inUtor -Arm j * To I In Wtifit Ho Would Do If UmIi^iI to Power. New York, July (5.—A dispatch tc The Journal ami Advertiser from Ma drid save: The Marquis Vega Armijo, ex-president of,congress and ex-minister of foreign affairs, spaaking at a public meeting in Saratoga, said: "If called to power our program would consist of the necessity of stop ping the humiliating policy which al lows yankees to trample upon &p msl: rights and even revise the procet ingt of Spams'i judges. We should in true! our navy to search within Spanis i wa ters filibustering vessels which sa l un der the American flag and bring ) elp tc the insurgents. "Our attitude towards the Jnited States would be one of energy. I am sure that energy would not brim j rup ture, but if war comes the * ankees would find more places to fight ban il Ihe fields of Cuba.” DecUiou Knn.lrr*.,! In tbe Cel.brsteil rit-ultiiral llall Ca... Charleston, S. C., July 3.—In the United States circuit court, Judge Si- monton handed down his decision in the celebrated agricultural hall case iu which he refuses to =tay the execution whereby Ed vard B. Wesley, the right- ful owner, will be prevented from tak ing possession of the property. Judge Simoutou’s origmal decisiou iu this case was confirmed by both the court of appeals and the supreme court of tho United States. When the man date was sent here and instruction given the United States marshal to deliver the hall to Wesley, the state had tfae proceedings temporarily stopned, but now possession will be gfveu Wes ey. The state dispensary mill has headquar ters in the agricultural hall The state wanted the cai^e opened again aud have Liquor Commissioner Vance brought iu as a party defeuduut. The court says that Yauca, the peti tioner, does not show by what authority ho occupied the builaiug, whether by an act of the legislature or any other authority, and the court holds that he was simply a tenant aud there is no reason why the prayer of his petition should he granted. WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN^ Foiver* Mar Have to Adopt Harali Meas ure* In Order to Enforce llielr Feac* Frogram —Komnr* of Impendlu* Cabi net Chans* a In Circulation at Cau.lanti- uople—Bourne AfTected. Constantinople, July d. —Contrary to expectations, tho decision of the coun cil of ministers was not favorable to the demands of the ambassadors relative tc the Graeco-Turkish frontier negotia tions. The situation, therefore, is re garded as being very strained, the Turk- isn reply virtually implyiug a rupture of the negotiations, aud that tho pow ers must make a concession or adopt measures to enforce their decisiou. It Is reported that the grand viziei has declared to the sultan that ho will never sign an agreement based on the strategetic lines proposed by the am bassadors. At the same time it is thought in some quarters that the atti tude of the Turkish government is de signed to enable the auitau to yield later by sacrificing some of his ministers aud rumors ot impending cabinet changes are already circulating. The bourse at Galata is largely af fected by the situation. There has been considerable fall in Turkish consoli dated securities. The Turks are seliiug freely, some traders expressing the opinion that Turkey will only yield to European pressure. Thfl Novoe Vremya of St. Petersburg strongly exports the Turkish govern- meut to abandon any further subter fuges in the negotiations for peace be tween Greece aud Turkey, unless the latter country wishes the powers to adopt harsh measures in order to en force their peace program. A FIGHT BARELY AVERTED. of Whatlirr a .)l»u Oimi Ita Jm- |)rt«on*«l Kor Itaht. Charlotte, N. C , July .I —The ques tion whether a man can Le imprisoned for oebt In this stato has been warmly debated the past week. Sections M and W of the revenue act pasted by the late fusion leg s atire, provide that tho (aeriff mane a return to the court of all who have not paid their taxes, and that each person who fails to pay his taxes is guilty of a misdemeanor and must bo punished by a fine not exceeding $o KJ, or be imprisoned for a period of not ex ceeding six mouths. As the Mate constitution provides that there shall never be imprisonment for debt except in cases of fraud, it was thought that these sections would re main inoperative, but the attorney gen eral has decided that any one may be jailed for the nonpayment of taxes, as it is not really a debt, but a duty or ob ligation of citizenship that the citizen is obliged to perform. His decision must stand until autumn, when a test case will be carried to the supreme court for its tiual decisic u. The validity of the law providing for local taxation for public schools lias also been assailed the past few days, on the grouud that section 14 of the sacond ar ticle of the state constitution provides that law to raise money on tin* credit of the state, to pledge the faith of the state for the payment of any debt, or to levy any state tax must pass its three readings in three separate days; aud it is claimed that this election law is in valid becans.e tho house journal dees not show' the requirement to have been tomplied with. In Craven county the commissioners, on this grouud, rescinded the call for the election. Attorney General Walsor, however, decides that the law is per fectly valid, and the election will be held under it the second Tuesday iu August. TEA RAISING IN CAROLINA. ATTACKED Narrow K*oa->- BY ALLIGATORS. Vnited Statn* E .voy Bities and Sleep* at i Oueei, Victoria’* Hume. London, July 6.—It has been errone ously reported from America that tho expenses of the special United States embassy at the queen's jubilee was £8,- i 0U0. The state department only allowed £2,000 for the expenses and probably not a quarter of this amount has been used, as Mr. Reid, the United States’ : special envoy, and his secretaries, are | paying their own expenses. Mr. Reid went to Windsor Tuesday afternoon and on the queen’s invitation he dined and slept at Windsor castle. United States Ambassador Hay gave a dinner Tuesuay night, at Ins residence cn Canton House Terrace, in honor of the United States monetary commis sion. The following guests were pres ent: S nator Edward O. Wolcott of Colorado, and Mrs. Wolcott; Former Vice President Adlai E. rftevousou of Illinois, and Mrs. Stevenson; Gen eral Char es Jackson Payne of Mas sachusetts; Mr Michael Hicks Beach, the chancellor of the exchequer, and Lady Hicks-Beach; George J. Goscheu, the first lord of the admiralty, aud Mn. Co cheu; Lord and Lidy Rothschild, Mr. and Mrs. W\ IL Gren fell, and Mr. and Mrs. George M. Cur- zou; Lord and Lady Tweedmouth, the Ean and Countess of Erroll; Mr. and Mrs. John W. Foster, and bir Julian Pauncefote, the British ambassador to the United States, and Lady Pauuce- fote. I 1 linnsaiui' View Evan*' Kcmalna. Denver, Jaiyfi.—The body of the lute John Evans, ex-governor of Colo rado, lay in state at tne capitol from 10 a. m. till 1:30 p. m. and was viewed by thousands of people. Funeral services were conducted by Chancellor William F. McDowell of tiie University of Den ver, which was founded by him. Then tiie Masons took charge of the body, winch was in’c’-red iu the Riverside cemetery. The cortege was the largest ever seen at a funeral in Denver, Pub lic builumgs and many stores were closed as a mark of respect for the de ceased. {Heath* From Heat In Detroit. Detroit, July 6.—The list of persons who died in this city from sunstroke biid heat prostration during the day reaches 13. Tho adults who died are: Conrad bteirnle, aged 47; Mrs. Wowas- ski of Portland, Mich.; Mrs. Katherine Orr. aged 90; Mrs. Weber, aged 04; George B. Birthwhistle. aged 0J; Pat rick Cummings, aged 61. The other seven are children. CUBAN REFUGEES ARRIVE. Tho Masonite Krarhv* I'ort Tampa With a Luiif l ist ttf ra**unger*. Tampa, Fia., July 0.—The steamei Mascottc has arrived at Port Tampa from Havana via Key West, bringing s heavy cargo of tobacco, etc., and a lonp list of passengers. Most of those on board were Caban refugees, of tin poorer clas*;, who came ashore loaded down with their worldly possessions. .. The passengers report the existence of great destitution among the lowei claves in Havana, and instances c Buffering among those of higher ran are by no means unknown. Naturalized American citizens re ceive some relief from the funds vottM by congress, which are being distributed with the usual reu tape formalities am delays. Smallpox and yellow fever are still prevailing to .- ime extent on the island, but are no worse. and Southern So Kilter Montgomery. Montuomkrv. Ala., July 6.—It is re ported hare that arrangements are be ing perfected by which the Southern railroad will run trains into Montgom ery over the tracks of the Montgomery, Tuscaloosa aud Meridian division ot the Mobile and Ohio. Montgomery will thus become a terminal pome of the great Southern system. Tne Southern irains will leave the East Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia division’s track? at the point where the Montgomery. Tuscaloosa and Meridian tracai will ciosi them iu Bibb couutv. Skiff Ovarturnsj Four People Pcrl.h. Little Ro. k. July 6.—A skill was overturned ou the river here, resulting iu the drowning of four people. The drowned are: Misi Josie Sanders, aged 18, of Little Rock; Miss Mary Arber, aged 19, of Little Rick; Jake Dnnt oi Pine Bluff; Joe Dant of Pine Biuff. Miss Arber was the daughter of S. C. Arber and was prominent iu Jewish so ciety circles in this city. Hr. Ira Hemen Read Hnad. New York. July 6.—Dr. Ira Be man Read, a well known physician, is dead at his home in this city, aged 50 years. He was a native of Ohio. In 1862 he enlisted iu au Ohio volunteer regiment and he served until the end of the war, being then captain aud acting assistant inspector general ou the staff of Gen eral Uosecraus. Favorable Week Kor Koth Growth Harv.-ittliig of Gra'n. WAFniXGTON, July 2.—The depart ment of agriculture’s weekly bulletin, just issued, says in part: While some what too cool for the best results over the more northerly districts, with ex cessive heat iu the southern states, the week has. upon tho whole, been favor able for the growth ot crops and har vesting of grain. Local storms have caused injury to crops in portions of New Jersey, Alabama, Kentucky and Missouri, but the damage has been com- paratively light. Cotton has made rapid growth in Ok lahoma and Texas, and a general im provement is reported elsewhere. In the central and eastern portions of the cotton belt, however, the reports indi cate that the plant is small and back- W’ard. A general rain is much needed over tho central western portions of the cotton bait. Tobacco is more promising than pre- vion-ly reported in Virginia, Tennessee ami Kentucky, and the crop is growing nicely iu Indiana and Maryland. Some has been cut in Florida and it is ripen ing in South Carolina. In Georgia and New York it is suffering from drouth. Elstit Thou*au<l For a Lo;. Charlotte, N. C., July 3. — The United States court at Asheville, in the case of J. Edward Hunt versus Charles McNamee, awarded the plaintiff $3,500 damages. McNamee is George W. Van derbilt’s agent. Hunt’s leg was broken by a stone which was blasted from au excavation for the building of the Young Men’s institute, a school for negro youths, which Vauderbilt was erecting in Asheville. The stone flew over a 3-story building before it lauded ou Hunt’s leg. The defendant appeals to the court of appeals. iaii«a 8t*t«a S«aa*4»r Opeua at "nuilar. SriitTEB. S. C., July 6.—The campaign for United States senator to succeed Joseph H. Earle opened here aud the meeting proved to be one of the most exciting ever held iu the state, despite the fact that only two candidates. Sen ator Johu L McLauriu and ex-Senator John L M. Irby, appeared at the start. It looked for a few moments during the first hour and 20 minutes that the meeting, which was held in the opera house, would result iu a personal eu- c< umer lietween the men. Irby went for McLauriu without a thought of tho g.oves. McLauriu resented the terms applied to him and the county chair man resented the characterization of the people of Sumter county as "city henchmen. ” Irby characterized MoLaurin as a ring streaked, striped aud speckled politi cian. He charged him with dishonesty, and with being guilt}' of treason aud treachery. He said that the foulest con spiracy that ever existed in this state was now in force, and McLauriu was its beneficiary. In this vein he went on for some time. Finally, MoLiurin, who had turned very palo, jumped up aud faced him, saying: "Irby, lot’s have an understanding right here. We have known each other some time. You can’t accuse me of dishonesty. You can’t insult me that way.” The two men faced each other. Irby replied that tie had said it, and added: "I say further that if you hit me you will be hit back. ” The two men were only prevented from clinching by the interference of those on the stage. After the meeting adjourned it was announced that John Gary Evans and John T. Duncan, the men who made such a bitter and sensational canvass in the senatorial primary last summer, hud • u cred the race for the senate. Teinpnrury Iiijuurtion Continual!. Columbia, S. C., July 1.—Judge Sl- moutou of the United States circuit court, has continued the temporary in junction against Governor Russell aud Attorney General Walser of North Car olina, restraining them from attempt ing to break the lease of the North Car olina railroad to the Southern railway. The judge has appointed Kerr Craig, E»q., special master to take evidence as to t ie manner in which the lease was executed aud whether there was fraud in the making of it. A tloruiKu Cliurcli I* Hurnotl. Columbia, S. O., July 6.—A confer ence of Mormons, led by 11 elders, was held in their church in Fairfield county, the only Mormon church iu the state, built at a coat of much self dema'.. A feature of tiie occasion was tbe presence of 16 Catawba Indians, who had been converted. There was much feeling against the Mormons and at midnight a party of men app.ied the torch to the church iu several places, burning it to the grouud. Christians wiio condemn such warfare have subscribed for the erection of a larger and handsomer church. Firetl tli« FortuifUeaa Fla;. Moxtlef.y, Cal., July 6.—A disturb ance was created here over the display of a Portuguese flag lieside the Ameri can ensign instead of below it over Or- tin’s grocery. Patriotic citizens took down the Portuguese flag, but finding it again, rom >ved if and burned if. Or- tin has complained to tho Portuguese government. Muflior McKln!#»y I* Improving. Canton, O , July 6.—Mother McKin ley is about the house as usual aud ap- pai-ntiy suffering no serious effects from her lad of Monday. Site herself belittles the accident and says that the wound, while still sor«, is not paining her uud !> iu vtiu soon entirely recover from it. She rested wed ad night. A Vi'on prful Acltievuinnnt. Lowell, Mass., July 0.—Bernard J Wefers, the world’s sprinting cham pion, is credited with making the 100 yards dash in 9 3 5 seconds at games here. There is. however, a slight diff erence in tne time of the watches. Wa fers declined to speak of tne achieve ment. To Itac^ive tin) KudeavorarH. San Francisco, July 6.—After a day’s rest the various committees of the local Christian Endeavor organization re sumed their labors preparatory to re ceiving and entertaining their innumer able guests who are now euroute to California. D:\vm Will i'ttfto Settled. Butte, Mon., July 0 —The Davis will case has been virtually settled. An agreement was signed last week, and it only remains now to settle tho details auu distribute tbe estate. I Neciinti Alabama In < amp. Birmingham, Ala., July The com panies of the Second regiment Alabama National guard have gone Infr. annual encampment at Tuscalooia for a wook. Train Cut* a Man In Two. Columbia. S. C., July 2.—Hampton Ellison, a young man belonging to au excellent family in Aiken, was killed by accident here. He was employed us switchman in the South Carolina and Georgia railroad yard and while a freight was being made up rode on the pilot. He fell directly across tho rails aud the entire train passed over his boiiy, cutting it in tw’o. The jury found that he met his death while performing his duty for the railroad. lit. John tu (Jnlt tlin Hnwbnard ? Raleigh, July 1.—It is reported here ou good authority that Mr. E. St. Johu, the general manager and vice president of the Seaboard Air Line and for two or three years the active head of the Seaboard system, is to resign his posi tion witn the Seaboard company to take a l*ett<-r place said to have been offered him by the Canadian Pacific. Mr. St. John iias been with the Seaboard for three years. A DoiiDiaiiH Mini fnl. Amite City, La., July 3 —Samuel O. Hyde, a man that has been in many thooting sorapo.-i, va found dead on the road near Areola. He was on his way to Amite City when delayed, shot, and, it u believed, was instantly killed Contract For a New Courtliou*a. Anderson, S. C.. July 6.—The con tract for building the new courthouse aud jail has been awarded to R. P. Wil liams tk; Co. of Augusta, at $g8,748; for steam heating for both buildings, to the Crane estate of Cincinnati, at $2,177; for the jail steel and iron work, to the Portsmouth Structural Steel and Iron company, at $.' 492, aud $1,100 is set aside for marble floors, steel beams aud arches. Our HuUtir Tar An«tratl&. Vancouver, B. O., July 6. — Sixty tons of butter arrived here from New York and will be forwarded to Sydney, Australia. This is the first shipment of American butter ever sent to Aus tralia. Mackliit<»«li Makor* A*«ltrn. CniCAGO.July 6.—7~»berts Bros., man- ufacturers of mackintoshes and rubber goods, have made an assignment. As sets, $35,000; liabilities, $50,009. Buai- ness depression is given as the cause. Ansott <iort*ia Pa**** Away. Chicago, July 6 —Anson Gorten, for t'Mi years western agent for the Weils- Fargo Express company, and previously connected for 25 years with the Adams Express company, is dead Doaili of a * liarlfffttoiitAn. Charleston, Jn'v tt.—Ferdinand L Bileox, late president of tne Charleston cotton mills, D dead. He was for years largely identified with the cotton inter ests of Soulh Carolina. Report From • Veteran Uortlealtural 1*1 ott a New Fanning luduttr/. Washington, July 6—Secretary Wil- | eon has received a report from a veteran horticulturalist whom he seat recently to iuvestjgate the tea farming Industry carried on at Samipeisville S. 0.. with a view to ascertaining the proapects of profitable growth of the tea plant in this country should it be decided to in troduce it here as au industry. The report says the labor question is the most important in tne ecoaoinics of this business in tins country. It esti mates the mining costs about eight times as much to pick 1 pound of tea in South Carolina as that paid for the same services iu Asia. The capital pro duction of leaf, it is pointed out, de pends on rainfall or moisture in the soil. In districts favored with sufficient; heat or rams, the plants furnish from lf> to 20 pickings yearly. In the South Carolina fields whi'dt were inspected, the conservation of moisture by draining is enhanced L/ systematic surface culture, whdih largely prevents the evaporation of moistu: > from the upper stratum of soil aud -r>- cures ag&iu equivalent fall of from 10 to 15 inches of tain. The report suggests that it seemed impracticable to compete with the cheap Oriental labor, and while some of the processes iu development have been del egated to machinery, the picking of the leaves, requiring discrimination iu sec tion, has to be done by hand. The problem has been ingeniously met iu the southern field by establish ing a email negro school whore tea picking is included in the curriculum, and the young scholars, after som« in- structiou, prove good pickers. Only the most delicate leaves are selecte i so us to find a readier trade than the im ported product. KIDD’S SHORTAGE IS $2,150. Uook* of the Defaulting Education Su perintendent Examined. Montgomery, Ala., July 5.—Assist ant Examiner Foster has filed his report on the examination of tho books of W. W. Kidd, defaulting superintendent of education of Marshall county. Kidd was found to be $2.150 short, the deful- | catiou being distributed among the | teachers aud the county and state treas uries. A report has reached hero that Kidd died iu Mexico. Mrs. Kidd received a ! telegram several days ago that her hus band was dying. Later a telegram came to her announcing his death. Mrs Kidd then left Alabama, saying she was going to Mexico. The report of | Kidd’s death is discredited It is be lieved that the telegrams were sent 1 under au arrangement to have the state authorities give up their search for the i defaulter. TragadF on m l’n*<eu;er Train. - Columbia, S. 0., July 5.—A white mau got ou the traiu at Brauchvillo bound for Augusta and took a seat. Ben Briffie, a negro, who had tempora rily vacated it. stopped up aud said: "This seat is occupied.” The other re plied that there were plenty of others he could take. Br.lrlc attempted to uso force, wheu the white man shot him through the body just over the heart. Tne slayer iu the confusion among the passengers stepped off. disappearing in the darkness. No one knew him. I'romotlou* In Two Driiartment*. 1 Washington, July f>.—A large num ber ot promotions have been auuouuced in the pension and war departments. Naturally very few of the soft places go to southerners under this administra tion. Among the lucky ones, however, are Levi E. Johnson of North O.v -Una, Paul Brodia of ii-iuth Carolina, James Doyle of North Carolina aud C. Wal ker Turner of Alabama. The latter is a new appointment hhootinif At HiackrtllA. Columbia, S. C., July 5.—W. Rath- lock, manager of the Postal Cable Tele- |rapli company's office at Blackville, was shot and probably fatally wounded by Oscar Meyer, a railroad man, at Blackville. Several shots were ex changed, but Meyer was untouched. Tne shooting resulted from Meyer’s de sire to protect the honor of his sister. Alfonl Char;i-d With A non. Andkkhon, 8. O., July 5 —L. Alford has been arrested here by the sheriff o.i a charge of Arson committed iu Oconee county last March. ( t «if a lla itlalng I'arlr on^ tl-«j 't. .I.iliV* lilv.r. ^ Oviedo, Fla., July 6 —The negroes at White Mound, on tne St. John's river, are excited over an attack made on a baptizing puny by alligators, and the narrow escape tiie converts had. The minister, the R-*v. Janies Stowartaju, has several wounds on his person to show lor it The party, numbering 15. seven of whom were converts, went down to the cove near nightfall. The converts were clothed in white and ready for the im mersion. The old inmisier waded out with them ami had dipped three w aen some dugs came along and got to fi ;ht- ing. Suddenly two big alligators crawled out of the mangrove bum aud plunged into tho crowd. The minister bravely stood his ground, keeping up a great splashing, while the converts made for the shore, but their watersoitked garments made their pro gress slow. One of the reptiles caught a woman by the dress and pulled her down. She screamed and the minister plunged to her rescue. ' The alligator let go and came at him open mouthed. The minister dodged, but the alligator caught him by the arm, makiug au ugly wound. The preacher stuck his fingers into the creature’s eyes, compell ing it to loosen its hold. But again it came at him, this time seizing his vestment and dragging him under. His flock came to his aid, and two of them with big pine knots began belaboring the reptiles. Tne fignt was fusions for a few min utes. Finally Stewartsou got loose and started shoreward Both alligators then plunged through the crowd, snapping right aud left aud nippiug several of tne men. At this juncture a party of hunters came along and they began a fusilade, driving off the alligators, so that the party got safely to shore. Stewartsou had to be carried home. Several of the others were hurt in the fight aud all were more or less bruised. It is thought that the barking of the dogs brought the alligators out. A BOY'S HORRIBLE DEATH. Six-Yoar-Ol,| Sun of a ’Frluco Arohl- tnc: Fall* From a lialtooa. San Francisco, July tt. — Bertram Hill, the 6-year-old son of Chauueey Hill, an architect, was the victim of a sensational balloon accident. Iu com pany with Miss Olney, daughter of his guardian, he went to Bair’s park. Oak land, to witness a balloon ascension by Charles Oouiau of the Acme Athletic club. When the balloon shot into the air the child clung to one of the guy ropes and was earned aloft. The aeronaut heard the shouts of the people not to cut loose his parachute and obeyed, knowing the reason. Wnen 1,000 oi more feet iu the air, he heard the boy’s cnee aud saw a cap come fluttering down. He called out to his unseen companion to hold ou and made every effort to save him, but in vain, for soon tho r‘ ild’s body shot by him and was crushed out of shape wheu it struck the earth. BROWN WAS NOT HANGED. TLo Storf of Lyiicliin; Given Out to AUu) 1'ithlic Kxrit«*iii0iit. St. Louis, July 0.—Ras Brown, the negro, who it was announced was lynched near Villa Ridge Saturday night, is alive. After capturing him, men took him into the wooiis supposedly to lynch him. Instead they turned linn over to deputy sheriffs, and returning to town, gave out the lynching story. This allayed excitement and prevented the formation of a mob. Iu the meantime the negro was kept hidden. At midnight he was taken quietly to Union, the county seat, aud placed iu jail to await trial. A Ganuau Colony Nnar Atlmn*. Athens. Ala., July G. —A party of 209 German immigrants from Illinois and Iowa have just arrived in Lime- etoue county and have established the new town of Bismarck, which was es pecially designed and laid off for them. Captain R. B. Mason of Athens and M. Meisuer, who was one of the founders of tho prosperous German city of Cull- nrtm, Ala., concocted the plan, laid off the town and organized the new colony. The immigrants will engage iu fruit farming. _ Oat«* Fa.xx Tliruugli Charlotte. Onarlotte, N. C., July G —Ex-Gov ernor Oates of Alabama, accompanied by his family, passed through Charlotte enroute to Saratoga, where ho will spend the summer. To a reporter Gov ernor Oates said the Bryau Democracy of Alabama is stronger today than ever before. The silver sentiment, he claims, is growing daily, and that his people will never be satisfied until silver is again given all the rights of its com petitor, gold. Mr*. Staple* ltrlra<eil on Hall. Chicago, July 6.—Mrs. Edith M. Staples, tho companion of Bicyclist Charles B. Nelson at the time of his mysterious shooting in Washington park last Tuesday night, has been re leased on bail, but a ciiarge with being accessory to au "assault with intent to kill and murder” has been filed against her. To Eire. Fewer*' Sncoe**or. Birmingham, Ala., July G. — The board of trustees of the State Normal college at Florence, Ala., will meet in that city on Wednesday to elect a pres ident to succeed Dr. Powers, recently elected president of the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. Fatal f'.x(»)of Firework*. New Bedford, Mass , July 6.—Henry B. Stone, funner president of the Chi cago, Burlington ami tjuinoy railroad and president of the Chicago Telephone company, was iustautly killed at Non- quitt by an explosion of fireworks. A N«iw*butchrr Drowned. MONTGOMERY. Ala., July 6 —Charles Grilllu, a uewsbutoher on the Western railroad, was drowned while swimming In the river here. He was about 18 years old auu lived iu Augusta, Ga.