Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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rMifriAi (Mil ~ - **■ “ THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., JULY 15, l«f)7. VOLUME OF TRADE LARGE. A MOST WONDERFUL CAVE. National Republican League Is In Session at Detroit. EIG ATTENDANCE OF DELEGATES Hearly Ev«ry In tlio trnlon K^prr. •ent«Ml—« a 11 «• ii to Or«l«r by blent \V«»od ma —Governor I^elivers t lie Adore** of W'olcomo on lie- liiilf of ilte Stato of Midi £ in, Detuoit, July 13. — Cool, jileiisutit ■weather was luniishod ft)r the opening of the tenth annual convention of the National League of iiLpulhican cluhs, which was called to order considerably later than the scheduled hour of 10 o’clock. The Detroit Annitorium, nat urally bare and of uninviting appear ance, was made beautuui by the display of decorations. Tue most striking feat ure of tlio decorations was a life size portrait of President McKinley, sur mounted by an eaifie and surrounded by the siavs and «ltipes. Directly oppo site, in the rear of the hail, was a por trait of James G. Blaine. Pictures of Washington ami Lincoln adorned the walls at either end of the bi^ hall and the intervening --paces, rafters and gal lery fronts were iiuua with the red, white and blue and escutcheons of tiro states. A graduated tier of seats in the rear of the oiatiorm having a capacity of 30(1 seats was occupied by more or less nota ble visitors. The visitors, who were seated in state groups, filled nearly the entire floor space and the local public i looked on from the guiiern-s. The states having the larger delegations were j grorpe !. in tl: • fY-ait cud center, the I hugest spaces being occupied by Ohio, Michigan, Illinois. New York and Penn- | sylvama. The air was enlivened by a j band of music wluio the crowd gatii- | ered. It was 10:30 o’clock when President Woodntansoii rapped for order. The delegates had not yet settled down in ! the places a sign 'd to iir-.n and the | galleries hui aimost, no occupants. li 'V. ! Dr. Sc vice of foe ('o n ..•nami Avenuo Presbyteriaa ciuuch ciune forward and made a prayer. He prayed for aid for i President Melvin cv, congie<s, the gov- | ernors of suites and ali o.her.s in an- j thority, that tac national honor might : be saved from r irri's,im *ut. President W odrmiuseo tlicti intn'- , duced Governor P.iigree, wlio delivered an aduress of wmeume on behalf of the i state ot :an The governor v c." eornrcl’cd to pause for a moment on account of an inter ruption caused by a npn e o' applause at the entrance of’ the Illinois (telega- • lion, headed bv Governor Tanner. Mr. Pingree’s aduress was not in any sense spread i a..'i . .m tho applause was rather faint, <• m ng mostly fioni Ins I friends in tii- .\iielit no u legation. At one point tii * governor aroused a genu- | ino bur-t or a pi ic.M- bv a'i inferpolated rcter.meo to lit • uiiner ’ stii.:e, expres-- ing t ic lion Mat it \\( ■ d b • sn, 1 -essiul. i Oob'nei l.te irv '! I Jctliidd of this eiry wcleoril ‘U tile delegates on behalf of i Detroit. BIG FAILUliE IN NEW YORK. 1 i>. lloirpll «5j <’*. — J'nttitDiiient «iu l )•« t«ip#v i£«9. New Youk, Ju.y 13. Dvencr, How- ol'. ti ( : . . ;s . i; l broil i>. of thij city, have a sign n wrth no preferences. L abrir mj n - ta Hi. T.ns lirui wa- one of the iurg brogerufO houses in the street. A represent:'.live of tlio firm attributes ; the trouble f i i -ing on tho wrong side of the niark 'f, t.c- firm - eliorrago on sugar being one of the principal items. [ Five years ago tuts linn :ai: >1 . ir >r.',- OOd.Uob. 1‘Ui pnm up wiiuin '• • onys ana resumed bn incss. Tl:e announcement was made on tlio Stock Kx -haiige smi>;i nrter ’■ i * op •mug ami create i mu h ex •; o n"U'. Tu • fit m is one o. tiie laig-ost doing bu-tiics-m t.m s. t’. i•. a.iii i. a.s c.ii.i,u .i a ou. Ciy brokerage iuisoiesi. Tile loss will io.- low Oil 111 no l. II 1 I. . Vi- Had SpeCUilltlVO ac. u its v.h i Tmi Accoidmg to the assmiiec. ]. inson Fisuer, ,j.. t in • ,ii in Ii is -i n r •'ii• ns out- siii- of tuo cuy. it U ed no privato Wires and had no agent» or e im -jnmd- eu*s ) nut h r .U . ,\lr. lb .ior-rud lio b heve. Mat flic liabilities v/uu.d prove to be smith. Then wu.i no ronstcrn.iti'm in tho sugar pit \vui;ii toe failure was an nounced. lli-tlliierMl* l<» I 1 1-lit I lit. I nrifl*. Atlanta. .Inly 13. — The Journal’s Washington p-mai says 1 Tho south ern DemiHTuts in tne senate are com bining to light the fanfl when it is re ported hacit to Me senate. Tim <-imf*>r- cuce commitlee iiaviug deiiiutoiy de cided to t. 1. • c iti'i/i l/aggil.,, .. ... ( .tloll ties off the free list ami restore the house • . ci Ba o i, on wnose inotion cotton ti-s wre jmt on the free use, said: ’‘We intend to do everything to defeat tho conference Commitlee on tins point. If the liepub- licaiH do not viein. ve wid Keen rm-ir biii hung up iiiueiimtely, tor we have the comuiiuimu to do it.” Trisgeily In n N«.^ro Tliuatar. Atlanta, Juiy 13.—111 a play pro- ■euted by negro amateurs m Pittsburg, u suburb of this city, John Singleton acted a part in which lie was supposed to bo snot dead oy his rival, imperson ated by Gary Brown. The scone was carried on' fc.iihfnily and aroused loud applause, widen was turned into lamen tation who i it was dj-ccvercd that Singleton was really dead. The pistol Brown used, which was supposed to be loaded with blank cartridges, carried a real bcliot instead. Minor* Mret at Hi nil) tigltim!. Birsirx<;i'.'M, Ala., July 13.—A state miners’ con vention is being held hero to formulate and present a wage scale to the operators for those mines which have not signed n;> yet and have been idle biiu e July i. hive tiiousand men are involved. Tho miners will, it is understood, insist on their original de mands, which the operators have al- rea !y r -j, tc 1. No prospect of a sottio- incut is in si^ht. Kncutiragmc lixtu.irlul n,i<J HiikIn«*M It*, p u l lf.*r lhl< ITuin of tlio Yxur. Ch ittaniiooa, July 13. —The Trades man’s southern correspondents report an encouraging volume of trade for tho time of year. Iron operators notice a slight decrease in the demand, but feel no uneasiness, as some dnilness is expected at this sea son. Prices are being m.untaiuod and shipments continue good. The strike among the coal miners is not general in tne south ami has not been soriondy feltasyet. In the B rin- ingham district it is expected that an agreement will ba reached this week, with a probable cut in wages of 2jo cents ner ton. The textile industry shows improve ment. Orders for fall delivery are com ing in steadily and both cotton and woolen mills report increased activity. Among the most important new in- dustries for the week are tho following: A 30-barret flouring mill at Jonesviile, Va ; a bo ton ice factory at Mobile, Ala., and another at Wilmington. N. C., to cost fbO.OOO. The Virginia Mining and Redaction company, capital $15,000, Alexandria, Va ; the Hailey Mining company, capital $500,000, Hatton, Ark ; the Bristol Marble company, Gnaries- ton, W. Va. capital $50,000; the North American Oil company, capital $500,- 000, Parkersburg, W. Va.; the Plant er’s Oil and Mill company, capital $75,- 000, Alvarado, Tex , and the Dixie Oil compauv. capital 8100,000, Atlanta, Gi. Tue Elmwood Manufacturing com pany, capital $200,000, has been char tered to build a cotton mill at Colum bia, S. O., and a 10,000-spindle mill will be built at Waxhaw, 8. G., by tho Rod- man-Heath Manufacturing company. Woodworking plants will be established at Piunt City, Fia., Like Charles aud Vivian, La., and Newberry, S. C. HAND PRIMARY WAS HELD. McX-auriii and Krau* To*tf)d Their *tr«)iigLh With the AmiiencH. .Hampton, S. 0., July 13.—Tho cam paign meeting hero was attended by 300 out of tlio 1,500 white voters. Senator McLauriu reintroduced tho hand pri mary, sturton by Senator Tillman. Me- Laurin wanted to know how many thought his tariff policy right. About half the audience raised their hands and applauded. Later on ex-Govern n - Evans called for a raising of hands of nil wiio raised short staple cotton and only a few raised their hands, much to the amazement of all. Senator McLauriu said that Egyptian cotton had almost driven out Pee Dee and Allan cottons. Ho favored tho Lat imer dkspeusary bill because he thought the state and not tlio nation should <1h- pose of the liquor question for South Carolina. Ex Governor Evans said if Senator McLaurm’s tariff views pre vailed it would impose a -10 per cent tax on the farmers wiio used manufactured goods. Candidate Mayfield opposed the state dispensary and denied emphatically that he was in any political deal or com bination, as he was tin* very first to an nounce hts senatorial candid icy. Ex-Senator Irby denounced all alleged political plots to el >ct McLauriu and said that the newspapers were not giv ing the people what they wanted, lie said General Butler told him that Me- L iuriii had said that Tillman told him (McLauriu) that he was guiug to break Ins political neck. Tins, Irby savs, was Me beginning of the present estrange ment Imt woe a himself and Tillman, since healed. Senator M Liuriii said ho had no re collection of tue matter. RICHEST FIND EVER MADE. Alus.’t i l‘r«i!ip«‘<-loio IU*oiiv«-r Kiiont'lt Oil and 4 oiil to ''Upply Him World. I Seattle. Wash., July 13.—What is said to be flie greatest discovery ever made is reported from Alaska. Some g <id prospectors several months ago ran a, :o.-s what seemed to be a lake t,f oil. It, was fe l bv innumerable springs and tin* surrounding m luiit.iins were fu 1 of cuiu. Tory nr mgnt sanip.es to Seattle aud thus prove.t it to ne oi as iugu a giade as any ever taken out of the Peiinsv,vum.i wells. A meal company wac form'd and ex perts sent up. They have return 'd on the steam"! - Topeka and their report lias more Man borne out first reports. 1 I* is ‘ aid till e is ciruig.-. oil ami coil in the discovery to supply tho world. It is dose to tlio ocean, in fact, the ex perts say that the oil oozes out into tho salt Water. It is said that tlio Standard Oil c mi- puny has already made an offer for the ; property. The owners are naturally v« ry mu h excited over their prospects for fortune. Hiirrott to Kdit th« Iffmid. BlttMiNiiUAM, Ala. July 13—E. W. Barrett, formerly Washington corres pondent for tiie Atlanta C nstitetion, lias been elected a director of the Age- Il'M'idd eotnpanv, publishers of The .Male ileraiu, tne Birmiugn.im morn ing paper Asa K< uutree r(* ; igued ns general manager. At a meeting to 1m held tills week Barrett will be lo *ted president and general manager and take formal charge of the paper. Rountree 1 will continue The Dixie Home, a weekly inda- trial migaziue, win di ho ealab- lished about two years ago. I | ^oattiMMi ILiilwHf T«kr* Firm Columbia, S. 0., July 13. — The Southern r 'ilroad is going to test tho power of the city to make it open ways for streets under or over its tracks—a right which the city lias long main tained. For some time the trouble lias l>ecii peudi g, but 1 is been brought to n focus b.v the road refusing to open K ehiaiid sf eel us ordered by thui uy council. Mayor Sloan has been ordered by council to impose a fine for each day tiie work is not done. B. ii. Abney, Esq., has g voe notice of appeal to tue higher coin s. 'Lm IIBill |1|> hihI M ulllateil. Havann/ii, July 13.—John Willey, a Failor hailing from Milford, Del., was found hi a ii mote section ot the eiiy in a dying condition. He was taken to tiie iiospitu , where he reported that he hud li r,)11 heal up by a gang of negroes, stripiien and ermsculatHd. Tim case is uiipi'i';edei .ed and tiie police do not know what to think of it. Wiliey cain i (n ic from J.i • .univdie, wne.eueiui luc i> uooaci • Lub.c.” l*lt Ttuit A pimrAnt! y 1.hi%(Zi to tho Other World UHoovumt! Golor*%tlo. OltlPPLE CREEK. Colo., July 13.—Pho tographer Yeltou has returned from a trip to Cow mountain, about (i mile* east of tins city, where ho had beeu to obtain views of a most remarkable cav ern, discovered by sinking a prospect shaft. The cave was discovered by Yel tou during work on ins claim on Cow mountain. lit* cautiously investigated and there opened a pit that led into the othei world, to ali appearances. Rocks drop ped into tho hoie, however, struck bot tom in about two seconds or less, show ing that tiie cave was not so deep at that point. Man got a rope and fasten ing ir securely above descended to ex plore the immense cavern, which proved to be a veritable storehouse of ice. Staiagnitos and stalactites of pur** ice stood like cypress treei from the floor and hung like a ghostly fringe from the ceiling. Exploration was not carried very far, as a yawning abyss was encountered at a distance of ab nit 50 feet from tne en trance. Chunks of ice thrown down this abyss could be heard rattling and clanking on tiie si ios, but never a sound of the bottom b-ing touched. Photo graphs were taken by flashlight and tiie pictures reveal tho ice in crystal condi tion fotiiiing most fanciful figures. An effort will bo made to open the cave tt a more thorough exploration. Thf chamber whore these pictures were taken is 75 feet high and about 25 feet wide. Beyond this the cave widens and the interior seems abyssmal. TRANSFER HEARING IS ON. City of Atlanta V,*r»u« the Coii^olMatrO 3tre«*t KailWfty Uotu (tauy. Asheville, N. C., July 13.—The At lanta street railroad case, growing out of tho attempt of tiie city of Atlanta to compel the Consolidated company to give transfers over its lines, is being heard in the United States courtroom here by Judge William T. Newman. Argument was begun by Judge Ander son on behalf of the city aud it is ex pected that the close of the hearing will not he reached before Wednesday. In tins case City Attorney Anderson, Assistant City Attorney Pendleton and Alex King of their associate counsel, King M Spalding, appear in behalf of Atlanta On the side of tho Consoli dated are Brandon <& Arkwright, N. J. & T. A. Hammond, aud Carroll Payne of Payne <& Tye. Mayor Charles A Collier is an intor- terosted listener to tiie proceedings. If tho city’s demurrer is sustained the transfer law will go into effect im mediately. If this is not done, the case will go to a hearing on its merits. In tiiis event Judge Newman will appoint a special 11 ister wnose duty will he to investigate thoronrhly into the condi tion of the Consolidated and make a re port as to the reasonableness of tiie city’s demand for transfers. NEW DUTIES PROHIBITORY. Ala-Xlcan* "’ill N-»t lln *l»l« tt» Moll Cuttlo Under l>iii£l«*y Hill. El Paso, Tex., July 13.—The duty imposed by the new tariff on imported cattle will have a prohibitory effect as far as Mexico is concerned. During the last 24 mouths in tiie neighborhood of 800,000 head of cattle have been im ported into this country from Mexico, paying to tins government about $700,- 000. Mr. E-care to of Mexico, who inis been a large exporter of cattle into this country, said to an Associated Press correspondent: “We shall hardly he able to sell buy ers of the United States any cattle un der tiio new tariff law, but we wul 1 build our own pacKing lum-es and buy no more meats of any kind from the Utilled States. Your new tariff will dc more toward building up the manufac turing re> mrces of .Mexico and making her independent of the United States than anything our government could do. Our own men, realizing our want and undeveloped resources, will coma over to .Mux.c i with their m mey to limp make us independent.” Tue i.uty on Mexican cattle under tho new tariff will range from $1 to $t» per head, while tiie old duty a.’eraged $J.5C per head. HARRIS LAID TO REST Remains of the Late Tennessee Senator Interred. FUNEK/xL SERVICES IMPRESSIVE Citizen* of TVTampItl* Turn Oat In Number* to Honor the Memory of the -t?onfe<l«r»*l« Veteran's In Full Uniform, Arr n* s&n K*cort-—Mmiy Iture Floral Tribute*. Memphis, July 13.—Tho funeral train bearing tho remains of Tennessee’s dis tinguished senator, Hon. Isham G. Har ris, arrived in tho city at 7:30 a. in. The party which accompanied the re mains from Washington is composed of James, Edward and Charles Harris, tho late senator’s sons; Mrs. Edward Har ris, a daughter-in-law; Edward Harris, u grandson, and Miss Mary C. Harris, granddaughter. The immediate friends of the family were Colonel H. W. Wall of McKenzie, Tenn., the late senator’s private secretary; Judge A. M. Lam- breth, in charge of the decorations; Ed ward Bay and Zachariah Taylor of Memphis, aud State Treasurer Craig of Nashville. Tiie senate was represented by Messrs. Bate of Tennessee, Berry of Arkansas. Kyle of South Dakota, Heutield of Idaho, Walthall of Mississippi, and the house of representatives by Representa tives Gaines, Pierce, McMilliu, Rich ardson and Carmack of Tennessee, Stokes of South Carolina, Norton of Ohio, Benton of Missouri, in charge of Sergeant-at-Arms Russell of the houso of representatives. At Nashville the Washington party was joined by Governor Taylor and many high state officials, including Treasurer Craig, Comptroller Hums, Secretary ot State W. S. Morgan, Ad jutant General Sykes, Hon. John Thompson, speaker of tiie senate, and Morgan Fitzpatrick, speaker of tho house. The train arrived at the Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis depot on Mam street and immediately thereafter the local committees took charge of the remains. Carriages were in waiting for the memh«rs of tho funeral party and a magnificent hearse, heavily draped in black, received the casket holding the remains of the dead senator. The confederate veterans, Captain Carnes commanding, in full uniform, acted as an escort of honor. The lino of march was quickly formed and the cortege started for the First Methodist church, at the corner of Pop lar and Second street-i, in the following order; Mounted police, the confederate veterans, pallbearers, the bier, family of the deceased, congressional delega tion, Governor Taylor aud staff, various local committees. Although the hour was early, hun dreds of citizens viewed the solemi: march to the church, where the re- mains were to lie in state throughoa. the morning. Arriving at the church, the casket was placed in a large open area, where thousands of citizens, many of whom were lifelong friends of tha dead statesman, viewed tho remains. Tho large room had been appropri ately draped by tho ladies of Memphis and the scenes within the church wore most imuressive. Tears bedimmed tho eyes of many visitors as rimy looked upon the dead face of their fellow- newsman, aud many rare ff uni tributes were dropped about tne casket by old friends. The interment took place at Elmwood cemetery late in tho atteruoou. HE MAY DIE AT THE STAKE. JOHN BRADBURY GRACIOUS. ~ '1,1m Cit!itoruia .'IIIlintialrA to l r orclvn Ills W Ifi)—Uoiipl*) 4 * • i in 1 ii £ South. Sax Fkaxcisuo. July 13.—Mrs. Jonn Bradbury, wife of tho Los Angeles mill ionaire, wiio eloped with W. R. Ward, and was subsequently arrested in thn city, is speeding away on an oasthound train toward Chicago, free from the toils of tin* law and innocent, so tint court declares, of the crime charged against her. Ward, the man who in duced her to leave her home, stuvs be hind, held under a ca>h bond of $.’,•) ii) to answer to the charges brought by the * lj A ■ .»* tn-t 1 it. V» *1 I A* til of V 4^.0. Mrs. Barniug, Mrs Bradbury’s niothei, union by influential trieuds, has accomplished the purpose for which she came to this city aud is accompany ing her daughter on her journey. From tiie other end of tiie continent Bradbury is said to be approaciimg ins wife to ex tend in person forgiveness. There is to b<* a reunion in Chicago and tiie couple Will go south. Talk of ISunting Him llrnt* Who A**auIfeJ Kx» s t»*te senator Campbell** Dung Ii tor. McDoxouiiH, Gu. t July 13.—The sher iffs of four counties and big posses are still pursuing Us-ar Smith, tlio negro who assaulted the l» year-old daughter of former State Senator Samuel Camp bell and then fled to a swamp. Smith has been pursued into Henry county. The mob is growing larger every hoar. Conservative estimates now place its number at 2,000. It the sheriffs capture Smith they may have to light the mob. Most of the pursuers intend to see him hanged to the tree nearest the place where lie is captured, but there is some talk of press ing the stake into service. SHARK TOOK HIM TO SEA. Tho Thrllli'iif A<1 v*it?ur * of a FImIimi man N«*ar Morehvatt Mtjr. Wilmi'OaOn. N. C., July i). Fisher men from the seashore in the vicinity of Morehead City tell of a thrilling ad venture of one of their comrades, W. L Kennedy, who was towed in ins little boat 4 miles at sea by a mammoth shark Kennedy' was fishing in the sound wilt luiok and line for drum, a large species of fish, and had been out in his boat au morning. About 1 o'clock in the afternoon the fisherman drew in ids line and moved on u: the sound a few hundred yards to a iitilo inlet, where lie had supposed to find better luck. Atter arriving nt tiie imet Kennedy threw his line, a very strong cord, ovorb m d, ami made flit* oud last to tiio painter < ! the boat, lo a few moments tiie boat gave a sudden lurch and immediately shot forward for tne open sea m thougu it were pro polled by steam. The seas were rolling high, Kennedy says, and apparently every minute seemed to bo hi* last. Minutes and hours whirled by. but tho angry mon ster continued Ins flight, currying the helpless fDhermau further aud farther to sea. He would have b c, en inevitably lost had not the line chafed and parted near the shark’s mouth. Tiie boat’s painter was a chain fas tened with staples under tiie cap of tho boat; the fishing line was made fast to the end of the chain, aud hence pre vented tiie fishermau from using bis knife to sever the twine. NEW MILLS FOR COLUMBIA. Xfugro Labor Will H* Emol«vvH<l t Onlj Fiirenioii l»t: i ii £ Wh.iitt Wen. Columbia, S. C., July 10.- The secre tary of state has issued a commission for the formatiou of another mill enter prise in Columbia. The corporators of the “Elmwood Manufacturing com pany” are W. S. Mouteitli, Aiusiey H. Monteith, Jr., and W. S. Mouteitli, Jr. The company proposes to manu facture cotton yarn and cloth. The capital slock will bo $^brt,O00. Mr. Mouteitli, when asked about tlio enter prise. said: •Tt is proposed to erect a cotton mill within the limits of the city of. Colum bia, of the full capacity of which this capital will construct, Tiio labor in tiie j mill is to be exclusively negro labor. only tho managers aud foremen to be j white men. •‘This corporation is being formed on I the plan of the Ada mills in Charlotte, j N. 0., the subscriptions to be paid in small amounts, weekly, on the princi ple of the Building and Loan associa tion, and it is very likely that the op eratives thecnselves wiit, as m the Char lotte mills, become stockholders to a considerable extent “Those who are interested in tlio formation of the company hope to liave the entire capital stock subscribed by Oct. 1, when payments will commence, md tiie mnl will be constructed with tho company’s own means, so that it will immediately become dividend bear ing’.” DIspenstTM .\r« A'il. - *,<>00 Shiirt. Columbia, S. C. t Juiy !). —A short age amounting to $15,00u of tho moneys due by county dispensers of tho state Las been brought to light by the dispen- eury board of control. The books are in such a state that no report cun oe made of the amount of t *o shortages but it is probable that tlio total sum will bo much larger. For the period between March 28 1805 and Nov. 30, 1805. the .-h(.rtagci;-i $13,7!/3 82 Exam ination reveals the fact that the bonds given by the dispensers who have fallen behind in then accounts are mi each case worthless. A Flue Ho*pit*l For Asheville. Asheville, N. C., July 8.—This city is to have a mammoth hospital. Th * institution is to be erected and main tained by George W. Vanderbilt, and is intended for patients who are unable to pay for treatment. All kinds of dis eases Avill be treated, especially tuber culosis, aud ailments that are conta gious. A corps of expert physicians will b" in charge. A suitable site has been selected and specifications drawn. Mr. Vanderbilt will begin tiie project with an outlay of $10(1.000. Tha hos- pirai wneu completed will bo second to none. Xlirett <leM Krezuu to Daatli. Port Townsend, Wash., July 13.— A letter just received here from Alaska bt iigs particulars of the terrible death of three men, Biackstone. Botticher and Molnquo, who were frozen to death while endeavoring to carry mail from **■*:::::." L..t, .. *.»« - giaci, r to i’t 11ict William sound. The letter came from diaries Willoughby. He found B.aek- Ntoue dead on tlio beach, lying m blank- ots and frozen to death. The unfortun ate fellow liun eaten part of h;s faithful dog before su' limbing. Tlio bodies oi Botticher and Mollique were found Home distance away on top of the giame.-, ' where both had perished. Two < liiltlieii I’ttrlalt In a Kira. New Yokk, July 13.—Two children of William Zeigler w<*re suffocated to death in the tenement in Jersey City which the family occupied. Tho tiro broke out in the bakery of Edward Mazer and spread so quickly that Z*ig- ler, Ins wife and three children were overcome before they knew their dan ger. Tne firemen rescued Mr. and Mrs. Zeigler ami their oluest child, aged 10 years. A child of 3 years and an infant oft) months were dead when they were removed from their cots. ga.illK Atteinlml Rntlnavor Mt-tsfInp. Ban Francisco, Juiy 13.—At length It is possible to state with a close ap proach to exactitude how many dele gates attended the Christian Endeavor convention. The registration commit tee has made a report by states and counties of the number of people regis tered. Tlio total number of people from other states, territories and foreign countries m attendance is 11,224. From California the registration is 12,5114, making a total of 23,1118. WuHilliy < lt!n.tj;<> tii l*ii«in<t Awitf. Chioaoo, July 13. — Columbus R. Cummings, one of tho most prominent capitalists of Chicago, died here of in flammation of the liver. Mr. Cummings whi 03 years of Him and loft a fortune <- «t.m it da' I'Mi'O.OOi), mostly m gas, bans uud struct railway securities. Colonel Crocker** Condition. Ban Francisco, July 13.—Tho condi tion of Colonel Charles F. Crocker, vic« president of tho Southern Pacific rail road, is reported as unchanged. While a tone of hopefulness runs through ins friends, it is admitted that Colonel Cr<x:ker’s condition is one of extreme gravity, aud even in tho most encourag ing statements there is a suggestion of dread of what may be. •losluil.y Canon, a Ituublu Tr.ii.-mly. Vancouver, B. C., July 13 —W. J. Immel, a blacksmith, killed his sweet heart on one of the principal streets of the city. He then shot himself, dying almost instantly. The couple had been engaged tor some time and hud frequent quarrels, owing, It is said, to immnl’s jean u\Y. They were heard quarreling a lew uimutoa oeforu tue tragedy. Leann to He Made * ampalx'* fustic. Rilkioii, July 10.—Governor Russell says the leas: of tho North Carolina railway to the Southern is positively to be made an i:s-ne in the next campaign; that he does not know wnether a piauk declaring against it will be in tne Re publican platform, but it will be in what he terms the vote.s’ plat'oini. Ib* declares that Judge Simoriton’s Decision has by no means ended the question. Carolina Kontoftlcu Appointment*. Washington, July !).—Among the day’s postoffice appointments are tiio following: South Carolina—Clement, Pickens county, E Freeman. North Carolina-—Bainurd. .Mao: a outiiy, O. A. Nichols; Beta, Jackson county, D. G. Bryson; Rosindalo, Boiden county, D. T. Perry; Sandy Springs, Polk county, A. S. Arledge; Zeb, Rowan county, K. I. Thorinsmi. .Mfrtfcntiri Mob Hung* >« Man. Union, Mo., July 10. — Erastu* Browm, the negro who made a criminal assault upon aud nearly killed Miss An nie Feervingor, near Villa Bridge, on July 2, and was subsequently capture t and brought to Union, to prevent his being lynched, was forcibly taken from jail at 2 a. in. and hanged to a tree by a mob of m“n from in the neighborhood of Villa Bridge. North < nrolloa (olloo Mill*. Raleigh, July b.—The state lab >r commissioner lias completed a vent to the cotton mills in North Carolina aim reports that 17 are in course of co :- striietion and that there are over l,i t 000 spindles and over 2().v>00 lo mi-. * o largest mill has 52,0bt) spindles u i i 1,050 lumps. Hr. Wliitiifftt ’•‘ii*.# iNiWft. Raleigh, Ju’yK.—A letter rcccivi here states on tho highest authority tin Dr. W. H. Whitsett will within bod:-: ledgn tin* pre iileucy of the Sm/ho. Baptist 'i.ieoiogit.ai seminar/. I I HE DIED WHILE LUNCHING. The Smltlnn ll.niUf *if n Suppotml Lym-l,. bare, Va., Man. Charlotte, N. C., July 13.—Ju^t be fore No. 35, the southbound Southern railway passenger train reached Lyt^ch- burg, Va., a neatly dressed man stepped up to tho ticket office aud asked for a ticket to Greensboro. N. O. He boarded tiie train when it arrived. At Danville he got off and purchased a lunch, bring ing it with him to the train. As the train moved on, lie began eating. A few minutes after a negro train hand, wiio was passing through the train, saw tiie man’s head fail to one side. At the same time the news agent entered tiio car. He also saw the man’s head drop to one side, and ran to him, expecting to find that lie had fainted. He was horrified to find tho man in the throes of death. He gasped several times, and then his heart ceased to boat. Letters were found in hts pocket ad dressed to “W. B Davies, Lynchburg, Va. ” It was supposed that that was his name. DECISION IN A P. & O. CASE. Circuit Court Stmlaln* llij{ I’utcliuie of Knil« From Uarurifin & Co. Baltimore, Juiy 13.—Judge Goff of ♦he United States circuit court has ap proved the policy of tho receivers of tho Baltimore and Ohio railroad and au thorized the issuing of $580,000 worth of certificates to pay for 40 000 tons of new ste**! rails, to bo purchased from Carnegie & Co. The petition was opposed by attor neys of J. P. Mo-g m & Co., who are trying to get control of tiie road and conduct the reorganization. The re ceivers secured an option on 50,000 tons of rails at $17 a ton. ami that option is now worth $200,000, as rails have in creased $4 a ton. In his decision Judge Goff said that tlRiso who opposed the petition aid so without denying a single allegation in the petition, but only ohj":t .* pay ing for the rails with certificate*. They relied principally upon the evi dence of an expert, who considered that there xvas no absolute necessity at tins time fur such a quantity of rails. The evidence snowed that tlio raiis were needed. No I>t 4 *f it ution In 'IVnntt'iftoH. Knoxville, July 13.—Authentic in formation from the Jellico coal mining district, where over 2,C0J miners are out on a strike, is to the effect that reports as to destitution existing among tho people are totally without lounuution. The miners have done no work since Juiy 1, but have so far managed to get support from the ouiside. Tho strike was brought ab- ut mainly through the desire of tin* operators to suspend dur ing the summer on account ot the low price of coal and high freight rates. They have beeu indifferent whether or not an agreement was reached as to tin- wage scale. As yet no vtuionco is reported. Injunction Kcmlt-rcti I’crpotual. Charleston, July 12 —In the United States circuit court here. Judge Simon- ton handed down a decision which r«m- aers perpetual the injunction recently granted, piohibitmg state dispensary constables from interfering wit a tiie “original package store” of \V. G. Moore of New York, whost* agent hera is J. S. I’iiiku-. iMilui It. is deemeo that all sales of iiquor m id« in Mich estab lishments must ba conuiL’teu under the restrictions of time, quantity and p--r sons made in the Dispensary law of South Carolina. Tnis puts the orign d package men as near as may bo on a footing with state dispensaries. Shot Off tlio Top of ill* !lt):i,l. Charlotte. X. C. t Juiv lj.—A my> terious murder occurred in the heart of this city. Two young white b »ys and Abran Davis, a negro, had an alterca tion on the railrouu track, ami as lie stooped down to pi k up a rock one of them pulled a pistol aim snot off th * top of Ins head. The boys ran off as soon as they saw tho resui of the shot. It will be dillit ult to identify them, th..'.igii the police aie hard at work cn the case. Cnrwoi’k* cuvn u fli^ Contract. Gadsden, Ala., July 10.—Captain J. M. Elliott, Jr., presiueiit of the Elliott Car company in tins city, announces that In* has secured contracts to build 630 railroad box c.ns, 45n mr tne Louts- vthe ami Nashville and i() for n.iotner r >ad. This means immediate employ ment for Hog m-Mi n >w i ile in Gadsden and nearly $v0,000 turned loose for labor within tne next eight moutiis. Uliilriraii a 4 Hrntval. Nashville. July 10. —The event ot the day at tiie Tennessee Centennial exposition was the ciiihiren’s carnival, 3,500 pupils of tiie city public schools taking part in a concert by limes' band in the Auditorium. Tin* large building was fined, and the excellent program was admirably rendered. J*rof«**<»r Wiiftoii *uc:c«eil* i’owor*. Montgomery, Ala., Juiy !* —Tho board of directors of the State Normal college at Florence have elected Pro fessor M. O. Wilson of the college faculty to succeed Professor James Pow ers as president. Professor Po',v<-in hav ing been promoted to the presidency of the State university. r**i**m«ii !>«*»(). Columbia, S. O., July 13.—Ex-Con- gn ssmaii Edwin I. Golluday of Leba non, Tenn., died hero from the effects of a stroke of paralysis. He had for the past two years resided in this city with ins daughter. Miss Francis Goiiuday, teacher of art in the Columbia Fuman. college. Whit** Msftii Mkoota tt .Negro. Charlotik, N. O., July 12 Abram Davis, a negro, while drunk, got nit mu altercation here with an unknown white man. He throw a stone at the latter, who shot him in'tie h"ad, caudiig in stantaneous death. The white man escaped. IK-lk < n»« Aj;iiln Daitiretl. ATLANTA, July 10 Another witness ha* sprung up in the Taylor Dcik ca-n*, and again tne hearing before Judge Beck for a m-vv trim was postponed m Ja •l.r'U. Tue '.vitl I"? arg-ed A? 4*1 Li »