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•> THE LETKiEK: GAFFNEY, S. AI GATST 2«, 181)7 iij Coal Diggers and Mine Owners Unable to Agree. Whites and Blacks In Alabama May Come Together. UiJ Woodford Will Take No Radi cal Action Against Spain. G. A. E. AVKKK IS ON! A FALL IN S1LYHR • fluctuations cotton. Big Gathering of Federal Vets at Buffalo. SETTLELIENT NOT YET IN SIGHT CLASH EXPECTED AT ANT TIXE EEOZNT EHHOES ARE SET AT REST Pose9 Coiifar^no^ at rstttlMiri; Ur«ak4 T7p l>eci«iin^ on a Plan to ICnn the Struggle—Pratfitiont Katclilonl geittH amt Hryan mh Arbitral* ori—Ali Oui«t in I’oniMyivania. PiTTSncna, Aus. 5*4 —Tim joint con ference of coal operators ami miners broke up at noon without reaching an agreement. The miners’ officials re fused to recede from their positions and demandedYi'J cent* per ton, a settlement by arbitration, but the operators would not concede more than f*l! 2 cents. A general meeting of operators has been called for 2 p. in. to hear tiie report ot their committee The members of the N*-tfro Ki'iiu,l« l-rntrliwr, W lo, *-l»tliitg to l!«i tile Menoali, In Cowuideil 1'J’ H Prom inent I'ltiSMii of <li*<l,>len, him! Him Woim- ao'i, tollower, •*re ItlnioK C|»—1‘iols to liuiltu lutek .'liiii v People. GaI 'Dkv, A!a., Aug. 24.—A ru'-e war is immiueut in Etowah. A negro fe male preacher has been prouchtng to blacks and ignorant wiiites in Sand Alountaiu that she was tiie Messiah; could heal ail diseases, kill with light ning, etc. She has laid several plots to bushwhack good citizens who p irsuaded her to desist in her preaching. Near Littleton, Sister Sapp, as she is known, had a big footwashiug of wiiites and blacks, each washing tiie otiier’s feet. Ilur Nrwr Mliii*t<>r'» 1 iii»trllctioii» I>o Not <'oiti|irMlini«l Anyt!iiii|; t<» tnr«5 Him KrlMiully KolafttimiM Thai Now ICxint HmIwmmm Him 1 wo <*utiiitrir*4 ^ox- ioiiM to ISriiij; A?j(»ut lV:t«:«9 lo < ubi. Washingtox, Aug. Ci. — Notwith standing iiitimatioiis in recent European dispatches to tiie contrary, it is known here that General Wood fora’s instruc tions as minister t • Spain do not compre- Comm •n<l«r-In-CIiief Xie tcHici tho Somite of t ti* 1 * KncampiiiMiit, \\ hirh l*romi«M4to 11m the <vie.ilM4t In tliM liifttory of Him OiCHiH/.at ion — l>M|ia>'tni«9iit« of ami <j»Moigia Keprrueiit«*l. Biffai/), Aug. -4 —Grand Army week opened with fair weather. All indications point to a coh ssal eucamp- meut beyond tip- exji ctatiuns of ihc the most suugninc titi;/- Tiainloads of veterans and their iricm.s are con- constantly arriving ami a peison might think there was a great parade in put- heiui any tiling which would he likely to gress as the posts maren uj> Maiu stieet cause a material change in the relations ; to their <iuarfers. committee refuse to make any predic tion as to the probable action that would ami winding up with negroes kissing be taken. the whites, called the “Holy Kiss.” The operators presented a proposition to submit the question to arbitration and pending tiie decision of toe arbitra tion they would conce^; T 1 2 cents pei ton, making the rate Gl ’j cents. Presi dent Ratcluoni refused inis lirmly and maintained his stand for the payment of the GU cent rate until the question was settled by arbitration. He sug- ; gested that President -McKinley an l Widiam J. Bryan act as the arbitrators. The operators stated that if an agree ment was not rea died they would start their mines at once with new men. Quiet prevails at the strikers’ camps about the DeArmitt mines B >th sides j are waiting for the decision of the court j in the cases of live men arrested Satur day morning. The sheriff doe-- not want to go on making arrests until he is sure | the court wnl sustain him, and the | strikers do not want to arrested it the court will sustain the sheriff in making arrest!;. So a sort of truce ha- come about. ONLY A FEW MEN ABE OUT More f’ori! Jtetiana to Work in Him UiKiricf* WlintxlXG, Aur. ~1. —The Strikers Buffered tufc'her losses in the Kanawha valley, the upper Liup Greek region and almg New river. New river mines loaded G'JJ cars of coal during the day, which is a big day’s work for conditions. In Kanawha -Ud more men have gone to work, which leaves very few men out. Eairmouiit has increas m! its output and the Norfolk and Western region shows no sign of a ‘trig ■. Leader 11 a, in tin Fairmonnt region, hai ostablislied five camps of miners. Tiie men wdil inarch from camp to camp, making visits, holding tins to be their right under the interpretation of the injunction givn by .Judge G iff it is not nicely that those marches will he allowed, however. Tin* danger of a coal famine in the Wheeling uistri ’f h is been greatly re duced bv the ped. liing mineis ov t in eastern Ohio going to work, this bung their usual market. The woman met Hr. Dozier, one of Gadsueu’s best citizens, and commenced abusing and cursing turn and iie liuaily c>>w hided her within an men of her life. The whites and blacks of Sister Sapp’s gang are i wng up and swear they will exterminate tne better ele ment of tin* white people and a clash is expected at any time. Sister Sapp wields a mighty power among the ignorant wiiites ami blacks ami tiiey fully believe Jesus lias sent her here on earth. While receiving the eowhioe she exciaimed with every iick: •■An for Jesus.” WEDS MAN OF HER CHOICE. HU** ne<*i« liickMr -Harriti* an Knglith- iiimii an«i I*o«mh \%Mallli. R<l.i'icn, Aug. ^d.—Tin* most sensa tional affair in the history of North Carolina society occurred hero when Miss Bessie Boylan Tucker, tiie W' aithi- _ i est y<>ung woman in Raleigh, le ft her of the two nations. The state department offl dais say, in fact, that Minister Woodford giies to Madrid under especially friendly au-- pices and in no position to make de mands at this juncture. His first efforts W'tli ue by pacaic means to bung auout peace to Cuba. Tiiere will be uo threats umess these m oliods fail. ilmister Woodford is expected to ar rive at ins post within a week. A LONG CONTEST* ENDED. I Over Him m of An lr#»\V .J. Ddivirt i'racl ctHy ‘rtilMt*. Butte, Mon., Aug. 24.—A long light over tiie estate of Andrew J. Davis is practically settled. A petition was filed j in the district court, stopping the con test to the forged v/iil and agreeing to the dlstllhu'lou. Tiie woman’s headquarters at 2.>G Delaware avenue have been formally opened. Here the visitors will be care fully looked after. Everything possible has been provided for their comfort Thaddeus S. Clarkson, commander- in-chief of tin* Grand Army, arrived at his quarters at tiie Iroquois hotel and his reception ennstituteo the first event of the week's encampment. He was met at tiie station by local G. A. R men and merabeisof tne reception com mittee and escorted to the hotel, where he was officially received bv Colonel Winans, chief of the headquarters staff. Among tiie G A. R posts winch have arrive i arc tiie following: Naval po>t department, j-’ennsvlvania; Farr.igur association. C S. Grant post and Btirli y posts, ali of Fhiiadeipliia; Welch fiost, Coiuniii.a. i’a.; Dcpart- meiits ot Tennessee and Georgia; John A. Andrews post of Boston; lixnkin past of Brooklyn,' Lafayette post of When Davis died in lb;)!) ins estate New York; Harding post of St. Louis home ami forfeited all eiaims upon her share of iier late father’s estate, by maiaying Mr. Edward F-*ilowes, a young Enghslinian. who Isas 1 v.*d here for flic past three yars. He is a son of Colonel Fellowes of tin* English royal engineers. For morejuan a year tne attentions Mi-s Tui‘kt‘r iias receiv-d from Mr. Fellowes 1. r.a b ou t n subj ■ t of mark d comment, ami i nu siignts offered tne young Engl'shmca by otiur memliers of the Tucker family have caused much criticism m social circles. Nearly a year ago Mr. Fellowes was denied tiie privi lege of calling at the Tucker mansion. It is said that Mrs Tucker gave her consent to the marriage, with the un derstanding that Miss Tucker is never again to find doors of the Tucker home open to her. Jiuiiu-diateiy after the ceremony the bruit* and groom ieft via the .Seaboard Air L'm*. Mr. Feilowes has been eon- m eted with tne cotton buyers, Cnarles ]0. Johnson and F. 11. L"(*. here for three year.-. He will g > to Albany, Go, to represent a big Liverpool company. Mi: - Tucker is a u lughter of tne late II S. Tucker and i a sister-in-law of John H. Winder, former general maua- Cornu, nieces and iieplit*ws. jointly got was valued at $S,00J,0)0. Of this An drew Davis, Jr., a nephew of the tiead miiiionaire, was given stock of the First National bamc of Butte, v.tiu-i at .f.’,- OOd.UtD, by an alleged deathbed be quest. Tne stock of the Butte ami Bos ton Mining company, va.u - i at 00J, has since been sold by the reorgan isation of that company for 4>ldO,000. An invemory ft ed with tiie potition gives the amount of cash in tin* aduiiti- istrator’s hamis as £!l?2,0e0; real estate, $200 000; note-, $110,000; property in the hands of tne r.uxilr.ry atliniuistrator in Boston. $1.>0.000- total, $1,7112,00'). Tne debts of the estate are $lbo,00); extieuscs of the atimimstration, $110,- 000; bequest in will, $1,000 total, ifkK),- 000, leaving $1,40:5,000, of wliieh $070,- o')o is reatiy tor uistrihution now. The court is assed to aUow this to be dis tributed right away. la the agreement dropping the con test, all the blood relatives of the dead millionaire are taken care of but Diana Davis and Erwin Dav.s, sister and brother. The former is barred by the statute of limitation, never having been a party to the contest. Erwin Davis is a*su barred for the same reason, besides being indebted to the estate. Tin* agr ‘enpuit divides tiie estate into eleven-hundredths The heirs of John A. Davis, brother of the dead million- JoftiOi in aire, get 2U : ) eleven-hundredths. Henry F. Root, Sarah Matia Cummings, Mary L Dunbar, Ed S Eodd, Charles H. Eadd, Alien S. Oiirnu and John C. Tod post of Youngstown. O.. and the New Hampshire delegation. The la'ter has a b<>om in its yiosses- fion, as it is pufuiiug the cnutiidacy of tiene*';:l John C. Linnehati of Con'cord, N. H.. for coinmauder-in-chief. During tin* week a further effort will be made to umie the Worn m’s Relief Corps and tiie Lames of tne G A. It. Tiiere lias been a good ileai of discus-i >n over a possihie union, but it is the de sire of the Gr ind Army that tiie tenets of the Woman’s R-hef Corps prevail as to the eligibility e.auso. and tiie Laoies of tin* (i. A. R do not \sant to give up cm time point, so that the matter of a union scents as far away as when the two organizations took to different paths. “To chorEh and emirate the deeds of our noble army nurses and of all w omen who rendered loving service to our country m her hours of peril.” is the aim of tiie Woman’s Relief Corps. The Laoie., of the G. A R accept only the “wives, mothers, sisters ami daugh ters of honorably discharged solmers,” and reject the “loyal” woman who had no relatives in the war to whom she can trace relationship. WILD MAN SHOOTS WOMAN. Premium on Gold In Mexico Has Reached Aro 4 hmcmIlliijf Or<l»*r* For ! n- port*— MaMUfacturrH \ r* Hooni- ing— % qtirMSMi Him Government — Mexi can Hanker* It I* Him \Y«#rk «»f Lon don Kin*-*. New Yokk, Ang. 20.—A dispatch to Tiie Herald from Mexico, Mex , says; Kxeiiange on New York has reached 1.4.1 premium. In other words, it takes $2 4.) Mexican money to buy an American dollar containing less silver than tne Mexican dollar. This enormous depreciation of the Mexican dollar is ruining merchants. They are cancelling ail orders for im ports, and many will close their ston as they cannot seli their stocks on hauu at a rate high enough torepieuish them. They believe that the price is unnatu rally depressed and is due to a conspi racy abroad. Meanwhile home manufactures are booming, as the depreciation m silver ihakes a tariff walk Coffee, sugar, to bacco and sisal hemp planters arc pr >*- jieruus, as tiiey sell abroad for gold and pay their laborers in silver. .Strange to say, the Mexican dollar hays as mir h goods us it ever did, except of tin* im ported variety. The government i-- hard hit, as it has to pay the interes' on ihe foreign debt in gold. The:- is Borne talk of repudiation, bat there is no knowing what President D.az wnl da He may refund tii - G per cent debt, paying only "6 per cent interest here after. Capitalists are flocking into the coun try to taK-e advantage ot the high pre mium and invest their gold. The be.i f here is that labor paid in silver will eventually win against h*b >r pa: 1 in gold. In support of tiiis theory it is pointed out that tm mines of Cornwall will have to shut down be- ins ■ they cannot compete with those in the straits s-ttle- incuts and Borneo, where Mexican dol lars are current. Bankers here say a handful of mon m London are ma nipulating the money of the wond. which means that they are controlling die prices of tiie world ami that it is H-e old light of inonarmy against society. Rich Mexicans, accustomed to living much o: toe tunf* abroad, are staying at home investing their silver in buihi- ing improvements. Ail Kinds of real estate are rapidly increasing in price, | and the demand for contractors is large. , Attention is also being directed to trop ical agriculture. Tiie New Market Cmitlu net# Very Ao* til’** Goo i outlier K«*|M>rt*. Nr.w \ onx, Aug. 24.—The cotton market opened very active at a i ad vance of ] 1 points, follov. ing strong Englisn cables an i the general belief t mt tiie w *ekly we tiner report would b" very favorab»e to cetton. While the sensational lea arcs of the previous day’s marker were much less marked, the niancet was very active tiiroiighout tiie no ruing and uau-uaiiy sousitiw to orders as tiiey arrived. Fiactuations were frequent and at tirur-s almost violent. Tne conflicting later English cables sturtea long, liqui- oatini to.lowuig tiie cah, ami at 11 o’-iocK tiie market was feverish and un- setried. wnii prices uucbaugeu to 4 points net lower. New Or.cans sold. Liverpool bought, but turned .vner on tne break. Sams on the call were 22.:>00, to 11 o’ci<'mil sn.OOb bales. Tiie lir-t saie of August brought b cents a pound. “CATALPA JIM” NO MORE. Jhe Who Out Kx|itf»<!2lloia For I■ ♦ ■ I#?hof Irinli Friaoiirr* lirail. Ni IIav; Aupf. 24.—James R~y- Holds, once ti.nn us under the pseudonym of “Cat.-..pa Jim,” die:! here from ca- t irrh of the stomach, after a long illness. Reynolds was born in County Cavan, Ireland, in IMg, and came to tills coun try a> a iad. He was one of the stanch est advo •ate of Li-.u liberty that Amer ica evt r saw. The aeliieveman* which made him fa mous and gave him ins hick name was tne fitting out of tite oui whaling sht** Gatalpa ;or tho rescue of the six Irisu prisoners who had be«n transported for life for their complicity in tne Fenian movement. To lure the C it tlp t, Rivnolds gave a mortgage on ms New Htven home. The exnadm in was a success, tite mx tafoiy brought to the:. men Lem; shores. Reynolds received his rew:i r n in the loyal -upnorc of ins countrymen and died wealthy. NO MORE SCALPS FOR HIM. STRIKE Miners IS MOW SETTLED. jit I’llcn IL'tiirn to Work# <o;il Ml f Bir:iin<i;ia.m, A!a.. Aug. 24 — Tite strike at the Belle E.l n miiies, in Bibb county, where 'j') ) miners an omployi d, has been settled and the shipping of coal from that pla< lots been re.-cmed. The miners went out on a strike three weeks ago on account of ti.o p ty of the camp pltysiciau. The dill-renees w**re nettled by tite company allowing the miners to pay the tioefor for every visit. L aiders in tite strike were dropped from the payroll. The settlement of this trouble is the oml of nil differences in the stat: be tween coal miners and operators. The Southern and other railroads are asking lor aii surplus coni and are supplying the east and west, wnicii are needing coal on account of the big strike north. W<»st*ri* Fannera Marketing Whaat. Kansas City, Aug. 2! -T ie farmers throughout central ami western Kansas are using every means possib.e to get their wheat on tin* market at the pros- ent high prices. Teams block tne streets of many towns and mills and elevators are crowded to the utmost capacity. The railroad yards in many of the larger towns are blocked with loaded cars, which cannot bo moved. The ship ments were never before so large. As a result of the boom in wheat several large sales of farm property have been made and holders have increased values 2o per cent. May :t Oonnioti M.in. FAYErTKVU.UE, W. Va., Aug. 24.— Governor Atkinson has ordered a com pany of militia to prevent an alleged at tempt to rescue Jerry Brown from hang ing. It is said 4'.)0 negroes are encamped in the woods near where the scaffold is erected for the purpose of preventing the execution. They claim that Brown should be given his life until Yoires, who was to have been hung at the same time, but who escaped, is captured. Coal Output. «>( Uoxico. Washington. Aug. 24.- The reports of the United States mine inspectors yer t f the Seaboard Air Line M»ci i»tary WHuimi fomin'; South. Washington, Aug. 2’ —Many invita tions addressed to Secretary Wilson to visit the state and county fairs during the approaching autumn are being re ceived at the agricultural department. a iTig': numuer in them being from the southern states. Invitations from tiiat section express a desire to have the see- letary inspect the agricultural condi tions and to have the benefit of his ad vice as a praciieal farmer after such in spection. As the secretary is absent from the city, m) definite reply can be made, hut ii is known tiiat iie expects to go to Nashviiie during the fan, and it is considered probable that he may so tune his visit so as to take in some of tiie fairs of the neighboring states. IHa: < 4 lop In l*r«t/il. London, Aug. 21. —A dispatch to The Times from Rio do Janeiro says: A most hopeful feeling prevails here owing to the fact that a judicial decision will be signed this w*‘<:k ordering the hum- nation of the Leopolduia railway, tnus facilitating a reconstruction scheme, it is also popularly believed that some ar rangement will be made m Europe en abling the government to meet the present obligations and pav the Jan uary coupons. The. coffee crop promises to reach 10.000,000 bags, as against 0,000,000 last season. C'lllli Now 11 lit u New 4 Hhiftf’t. New York, Aug. 24.—A special to The Herald from Valparaiso, Chili, says: According to a rumor current in politi cal circles in Santiago, the personnel of the new ministry is as follows: interior, Antonio Valdes Cuevas; foreign affairs, Carlos Moria Vicuna; justice and pub lic instruction, J, Domingo Rivera; finance. Emilio Orrego Luca; war and navy, Emilio Btdo Codecido; industry and public works, Beiesario Brats Bella. It is said this combination was formed with the full approval of the Conserva tives. Tongue Got linn In Trouble. Aisbeviu.B, Ala.. Aug. 24 —White- caps in tiiis county shot and killed Frank Plinth, a negro. Recently the wlmecups whipped a young iie*ro for for the Imaan ierritury and New Mex- ; „„ alleged offense. Smith said repeal ico show that the total coal product of edly that he knew who did the whip New Mexico during the last fiscal year was 72!{,fj3D tons, valu estimated at $I,1QG,!)15; in Indian Territory the coal outnut was l,ffl)2,oiy tons; coke output, 26,440 tons. Heiit«ii<9n of CoiiniiuG’i!. Const a nti noi’i.k, Aug. 21 An impe rial irado lias been issued commuting the sentence of death imposed upon the nine men w ho were engaged in the mas sacre of Armenians at Tokat. in March last, to penal porvitudo for life in Tri poli ami Barbary. Dr. Ditcker Is ISuinot Ov«r. Chicago. Aug. 24.—Dr. James 0. Ducker, charged with conspiracy to rom the features of Ills wife with vit- triol, has been held to await the action of the grand jury in $4,000 bail ping and intended to report it. He w as notified to keep his mouth shut, and as he continued to talk he was put out of the way. ortiil 4 HJitiutiK 1 * About Over. Coixmbia. S. C., Aug. 24—In loss than a week’s time the senatorial con- i te«t ill South Carolina will ho over. The expectation is that the matter will j t-h ven-humimithn; Harriet R. Slief- | lirui, the sister, and II A Davis, the nephew, jointly get fi) elevon-hundref h*; E iza Bowiioitie and Harriet Wood, sis ters of Caiviu 1* Divts, .V) elovon-hnn- j (Iredrhs each, and Eliza Smith, niece, 2o eie v-*ii- h ini bn* iths. The balance, 44! cl-ytMi-lminiredflis, goes to the trustees. A. K. Davis, Jr., and Charios H Baimer. Furo4tHm r \iii9ri« a 4 .'lent. Dk.nvek. Aug. 21. — Fully 200 dele gate*.-, representing Foresters’ courts in all portions of the c untry, were in at- tt*miance wiien the supreme court of the uruer was caile t ti» order hv th'* su preme chief ranger, Liwretire J. tsniith of Lowell, Mas-. Atti*rweleomingail- uresses ami reqions 1 '.-, the reports of the supreme chief ranger, supreme secre- i taiy and otiier executive otlioers were pi'esente.i. Tnese stiow that dunng the past two years tiie Order of Foresters of America lias made an increase of 1H,- 71G members anti bO courts or local lodges. Tiiere are now 1,257 courts in the United S ates ana a total of Bid,- fc!22 members. 1 Ji» lit*v%(«»ue ^1 u11) l(«)|»ub!lc in«. IIa!:::!-i:l'K(i. Aug. 24.—The Republi can state convention which will meet here on next Thursday will nominate Major M< Cauley for auditor general aim James ri React mi for state treas urer. The anti-Quay delegates wih not vote for Beacom, out will give Senator Crawford of Allegheny a complimentary vote. Crawford is a Fliiiu-Magee ad herent. While it is not the desire of Quay to have his candidacy for re- election indorsed, there is uo doubt. Ins friends say, that he aspires to another term in the senate. Method of illicit!*. Detroit, Aug. 24. — Tiie body of Aaron 0. Conn, the board of trade operator who disappeared last Thurs day. has been found on Belle isle. Around his neck a handkerchief had been knotted and then twisted with a lead pencil until the victim strangled to death. C inn is said to have lost con- siderable money in speculation and was partially deranged. I'rloo 4,1 ltr«ii<l Gon. l)|t. New York, Aug. 24. —With the rise of wheat the price of bread has been raised by putting less Hour in the loaves and making th«*m smaller. The bakers decided to take this step in many dis tricts. It means an increase of $20,1)00 a day in the amount paid for bread. I!f£ VYi$r*UoU4# 1* lliirn«»<L Boim.AND, Or., Aug. 21. —Fire has destroyed the large warehouse of W. iiuly I robabiy Fatally M ounds a ('liurlmtoii I 4 ruit Chari.iision, Aug. 24 Without the l<*U!-t proviKtanon J< seph Bruuty, a mail- m ui, made a murderous as.-ault on Mrs. Joint Malio, a Greek fruit dealer, and sitot her one m th • nc.-k with a pistol. She is not expected to live. Bruuty is said by hi- parents to be crazy. He left home with his pistol and wandered aimlessly through the streets. Unce or twice lie stopped and st-emed reatiy to lire, hut did nor. Later he walked through a sid" street ami I rood in front of the fruit store. Tne M alio xvopiau came out and was ar ranging tne stocic in the window when Bruuty, with a v rd veil, rustled on her and let hi- shining weapon touch her neck. Then he fin'd, ami qti etly walked away, while the woman was rul ing in a pool of blood. Bruuty is looked m a cell, a raving maniac. It is said tiiat Bruuty noticed some fruit on the stand for which he 1 ha- n strong dislike. The man will 1 probably b ■ sent to an asyiurn. WliippiMi by m Ibimi of \YliitecufM. Coi.t'Miiu. S. C., Aug. 24. — A band j of 121) masked whitoenps went to a bouse about 1 mile- below Camden, in Beulah section, and took out three Mor- man e.tiers, stripped them and admin istered a whipping. It i- supposed tiiat the whiteraps i nine m ist y from Fair- field county ami that tin* .Mormon ent ers who were whippet.^.vere the ones tiiat escaped the whit caps on a previ ous occasion at the hou-e of a man named Sharp. .%tt«*mpteol ttiiiciilt* at Aii'l«*r*on. Anderson. S. C, Aug. 24.—Robert L. Arnold, aged about 47 years, swal lowed laudanum, intending to commit suicide. He had been drinking, pro cured two or more ounces of laudanum, toid lus frieuns on the street goodby, stating that he intended to kill himself, went immediately home and swallowed the poison. Bliysiciaus were summoned, and he is now considered out of danger. Sh« Tiny '■e** Ass.ilit'it Swing. Rai.eioh. Aug. 24.—George Brodie, under sentence of death at Henderson, has confessed having assaulted Miss Nannie Catlett at Kittrells. Brodie's mother went to see her condemned sou. He does not appear to be scared in the least. Miss Catlett has appealed to the sheriff to see the hanging and says she will be present. The hanging will be private and will occur Wednesday. No !io»|»it*l For Aahovltla. Ashkviu.k, N. O., Aug. 24.—The Cit izen has received a letter from Charles McNamee, with George Vanderbilt, at Lubeck, Germany, denying the recent widely published story to the effect that Mr. Vanderbilt intended to build a $100,0)0 hospital in Asheville. Mr. Me- CHEAPER SCHOOL BOOKS. I CommitKrc*omin.*11(1 t hat Comity 4 4>m* nii'-itioiior* f'ur«*lui&t t tm Kook*. Atlanta, Aug. 20. — The special com mittee appointed by Governor At-kiuson, in compliance with a resolution of the legislature to investigate the matter of purchasing school books in tiie state | and to recommend a plan for securing , cheaper books. Held its final meeting in | the state capitol and mapped out its re port. They have recommended a plan which they think will roouee the cost of hooks, but it is not tne governor's p:.i’i. The plan recommended by them is a simpler one, ami will not in any way | involve tm* state in the hook punn-hing business or commit the state to the ex clusive ti-e of any particular line ot hooks, it declares in favor of oniurg- 1 ing the power of the county hoards of ! edu< ution, of incorporating those bodies, j and authorizing them to purchas * books duvet from the manufacturers and sell them to tin* children at first cost price. Tins is known as the Ohio plan, he -ause it was adopted in that state some years ago, and has been in successful opera tion ever since. Wiien asked about the report Gov ernor Atkinson said: “The impression that I ever have or d<> now luvor uniformity is a wrong one. 1 simp y want the state to get our of the hands of the book tru-t. We are paying too much for our books n >w, and in getting them ctieupor 1 am not at all Curtey e!.i.«f, x i.»i«m1 gawnee fioliaa Wnt- nor f l>:e* :t IVnf em* P.ir.UT, <J. T., Aug. 21.—Curley Chief, one of tiie most noted of the Haw nee ) miles east of here, died aft'-r having reached the century mark. Our.ey Chief to >k a prominent part in all the Indian wars, and m tiie bioouy war between the Usages and tiie Baw- nee.s he led tin* Bawnees in many a bioody battle. Tiiis war occurred 5(1 years ago, and the enmity created by the struggle Still exists. They are neighbors, their lands be ing separated by rue Kansas river. It was oniy IN months ago that the tribes began e:. 'hanging visits, and then only the young b.oods participated. Jt was during the ghost nance given by the Bawnees that a few of the Osage leaves by invitation, vositcd the camp of tiie Bawnees for the first time in GO years, and when Curley Oinef saw the young Usage bu -k- he sulked in his tent and refused meat for three days. Hi* Lift) For Hi* Hat. Youkvilli:. F. C., Aug 20. —Jcphtha Hemphill, a negro, was kthed in a: in i" by a falling tree while trying to exhibit his daring to a number of companions A large pim: had just been cut. and whue it was falling iiemnhiii .saw his liat in the way, and with a bantering remark sprang to get it The tree fed on him. bore him to the ground aim mashed his skull to atoms. ClMi ksviiln WIiih l or Cimrl lion... Clarksville, Ga , Aug. 20. — The election in Habersham county for or against the removal of the county site from Clarksville to Toccoa resulted in a majority of 400 in favor of Clarksville. Excitement runs high here. The p« p> have gone over in a body to Deuioiest to have a general jubilee. Every hadot cast at Demurest was for Clarksville. l "I MiMMrly Witlow I* Murrittrotl. Eerlin, Aug. 24.—A sensatim lias been caused here by the discovery of the murdered bodies of a miserly widow, Schultze and her daughter, m the cellar 1 of their residence on Koemgraotz strasse. Sciiuitz *, the deceas 'd husband 1 of the murdered woman, was a mine owner, and several times a millionaire, and Frau si iuit/.e wh bote red to he in | po»s* ss:o!i of c nis.durable weath. A j shoemaker, having a store on the ground i floor at 8eh uitzo’s residence, is s*ts- pected of having committed the murder. A Nmw Lino t<# Klondiko. Charleston, Aug. 24—A syndicate j of local capitalists, iieaded by A. S. Emerson, has chartered a steamship and will run her from Charleston to Klon- partieuiar as to methods. Tiiat was qite. She will sail from here Feb. 15, just the matter a.-signed to the commis- p , ni ., t o bt. Michaels byway of Cape siou to consider and report upon.” Fr<l«M'*l Liftnd C«>iuii)i*al«in«r4. Washington, Aug. 20.—The follow ing appointments have been announced at the White House: James J«*ffri**s of Camden, Teuu.. and Ross Griffin of Kansas City, commissi mers to allot lands in severalty to the Indians of the Uncompahgre reservation in Utah. be settled on the first primary. There ^ ^ uuer ^ 0 " ’ 1 lnrtH<,,lth a,,li J 01111 ’ Namee says the story has no foundation are, however, a great many who think that there will have to bo a second pri mary. If this is the case there will bo a spirited fight. Itncfllver ror A*liuvill« Itnulc. Washington, Aug. 24.—The comp troller of the currency has appointed Vngil S. Lusk receiver of the First Na tional bank of Asheville, N. 0. son streets. Loss between $40,000 and $75,000, partially in-ured. The contents of the warehoti * consisted principally of tri-color and plateglass. Uolil In Nurlli Darollna. R.'.leigii, Aug. -'4.—In six weeks two men have taken out $15,000 worth of pure gold from a vein which they struck tear here. In fact. l‘ir«t II*!** In N<ntli 4'itrulIn*. Charlottk. N. C., Aug. 24—The first b ilu of North Carolina new cotton was sold at Morveu, Anson county, to the Hardison company. It was raised by Steven West, weighed 4G1 pounds, classed good middling, and sold for cents. 111. Only Vultlllt.Hf-. Anniston, Ala , Aug. 20.—Toussaint L. btevens volunteered to assist in re moving Anniston’s first case of small pox to the pesthou.se. He was the only one to step forward when help was requested, riteveus will have to re main at the pesthouse 15 days. N.Kro Hill. » XV Itil. Alan. Millen, Ga., Aug. 20.—John Woous, a carpenter, had an altercation with Dan Slaughter, a negro, at John Gary’s farmhouse, in Emanuel county. The negro slipped up behind Woods and struck him upon the head with an iron pm, causing instant oenth. liilolii-iick Allnl.t.r tii Kh-.Iii. Washington, Aug. 20—The rom mis sion of Ethan A Hitchcock of Missouri Horn. There tiie passengers will be trail'-.erred to smaller boats and towed up the rivar to Dawson City. Each pas* si oger will be all >wed to carry).Oh) pounds of freight and tickets will oust .../)!) Ir is expected that the tup will require 70 days. _____ I I'rr'.tiytMi’Uii* Naaliville. Nashvili.e, Aug. 14. — This was United Brcsbyteriau day at the Ceaten- nial exposition. Although no special exercises had been arranged in celebra tion of the day the attendance was large. The weather was delightful and the visitors spent tiie morning and af ternoon in \ .a tmg the buildings and viewing the very attractive exhibits. Concerts were given by Herbert’s band m the Auditorium and by Fischer’s or chestra at tne Woman's building. Tlirew HiTSiO f Inin tli« LkUo. Detroit, Aug. 21.—Shortly after the City of Cleveland left C.eveland for Detroit, a woman beleived to be Mrs. Flora Anderson of this city, threw her self into the lake from the promenade deck. The boats were lowered and the searchlight used, hut without avail. She is said to have quarreled xvith a man ou deck at Cleveland. FMrin.ro Dim'.gitrd l onlrarta. Baltimore, Aug. 24.—The grain deal ers here complain bitterly that farmers in this and the contiguous states are disregarding contracts and refusing to deliver wheat. Most of the contracts are verbal. Scarcely one-third of the crop on hand has oceii delivered, tuough nearly ail hud been contracted for ver bally. IruiiiMM’M Dfiiiml 1 ob*«’Cf>. Macon, Aug. 24 —Among the new rules promulgated by the Central rail road for the government of its employes is one which forbids the use of tobacco around any passenger station ami the U'H of it by trainmen ou passenger trains. lluiniir uf u N.w HnUroitil. Jacksonville. Fla., Aug. 24.—-Capi as minister to Russia has been made <>tit 1 talists are contemplating the extenstou 01 ut tin* White House dales fiuui Aug. 10. 'J oe appointment of tin* Columbus Southern railroad from Albany, Ga., to Tampa, Fla.