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/ The leu geu : gAffSey, s. SEPTEMBER 2, Labor Leaders Are Opposed to Court-Made Laws. SAT JUDIOIART 13 NOW SUPREME De*cl*tr« 1‘hat Fedora) Judges, l>y tl«n* Uutior the Koriu «»f laijtii«ctloiiff f 1'roliiblc the ICXercifto uf tho t'oiiimon- •nt ICi^htrt «»( Fr«‘ruio:i—Claim Capital Is* tic Class Has Kvorythiiijj on Its Milo. St. Any. ,11.—The delegates ta tho coiiventiou of labor lemiers were slow in assembling ami it was nearly an hour after tho time set for the meeting before tho body was called to order. Tho delay was due to the committee on resolutions, which eent word that it was not ready to report It was 10 o’clock when tho c unmitteo on resolu tions Hied into the hall and the dele gates wore called to order to hear its report. Mr. Berger, in presenting the resolu tions, spoke of the great task tho com mittee had before it. He said tho re port which was to be submitted was the best the committee could do under the circumstances. The platform as pre sented reads as follows: “Tho fear of the watchful fathers of the republic has been justified. The judiciary has become supreme. We witness a political phenomenon abso lutely new in the history of the world: a republic prostrate at the feet of judges appointed to administer its laws. They acknowledge no superiority on earth, but their despotic deeds recall Milton’s warning to las countrymen: •“Who bids a man rule over him. above lav/, may bid as well a savage beast.” “Under the cunning form of injunc tions. courts have assumed to enact criminal laws, and after thus drawing to theuiseives the power of legislation, have repealed the bill of rights and for violations of those court- made laws have denied to the ac;u>ed the right of trial by jury. “The exercise of the commonest rights of freemen—the right of assem bly, the right of free speech, the right of traveling the public highways, have, by legislation under tiic form of in junctions, been made a crime, and armed forces disperse as mobs people daring, in company, to exercise these rights. “•'HpitsISstic Cla-s Control*.” # “Whereas, appeals to congress and courts for reliof are fruitless, since the legislative, as well as the the executive judicial powers, are under the control of the capitalistic class, so that it has come t i pass in this “freecountry” that while cuttle anu swine haven right to public highways, Americans, soculled freemen, have not; “Whereas. Our capitalistic class, as is again shown in the present strike, is armed, ami has not only policemen, marshals, sheriffs and deputies, but also a regular army and militia, in order to enfor e governm-nt by injunction, sup pressing lawful assemblies, free speech ana right tc the public highway, while on tho other hand the laboring moa of tv* e n fint|y ■; yrmri and defense- i*.-.-, o the words a*j4 of the fonstitnVum of Uiutod Stakes. Therefore, bo it resolved, “1 That we hereby set apart Friday, Sept. 3. 2*197. as ‘Good Friday’ for the cause of sutl'criug labor in America and contribute the earnings of that day to the support of our struggiitig brothers, the miners, and appeal to every union man and every friend of labor through out the country to do likewise. “2. That if the strike of the minors is not settled by Sept. 20. 1807, a general convention be held at (Jin -a. o on Monday,* Sept. 27, 18J7, by the rep resentatives of all unions, sections, branches, lodges and kindred organiza tions of laboring men and friends of their cause, for the purpose of consider ing further measures in the interest of the striking minors and labor in gen eral. licit I* the lln'lot. “3. That wo consider the use of tho ballot as the best aij i safest means for the ameii .ration of the hardships under which the laboring cia«! suffers. “4 That the public ownership of rail- road • and te’oyaplis is one of tho most Iiecc-. s try refurms for our body politic. “a. That we most emphatically pro test against government by injunction, which plays havoc with even such po litical liberty as working men ha e saved from tne steady encroachment of capitalism, and be it finally resolved, “G. That no nation in wliich the peo ple are totally disarmed can long re main a free nation, ami therefore we urge upon ail liberty-loving citizens o remember and obev article 2 of tho con stitution of the United states, which reads us follows: “ ‘The right of the people to keep and bear arms sh ill not be infringed.’ ” As soon as the platform was before the convention a dozen delegates were on their feet clamoring for recognition. One delegate wanted a change of the date of the Chicago conference to Oct. 1. as the day proposed was too earlv. Tho amendment was laid on the tab.e to be taken up later. Delegate O-born of Atlanta, Ga., offered a re< ilution to the effect that it was the sense of the meeting that all unemployed men in the United States should apply for ndmisdou to the poi,.-- house of their respective counties. No action was taken on tills resolution a> d the couveuti »n went off in a desultory manner regarding tho debate. Sctaittitf**i Sttratnga. SaratoO/' Aug. 21—At the meeting of the American Social Science associa tion Chairman Joseph Anderson, D. D., of Waterbary opened the department of education with Bonn* pertinent remarks. Fapeift woiti read by D. M. 1 oitm »f Watorbury, Oomi., on “The Perversion of Educational Benefactions,” and by Rov. F. Stanley Root of New Have*i, Conn., on “The Educational Value of the Drama/’ I r«iic!iit4*ii l«* Hold * New York. Aug. 31 —A special to Tin* Herald from Valparaiso says: The French resident* hero and in Santiago and oth r large cities in Chili will hold a fete to celebrate the oflieiul deolai *• tiou of the Franco-Russian alliance, which was noduiiued on Saturday. PROGRESS OF DIXIE LAND. Now In«lo*trle* Ke|n>r»etl In tlio •‘“outli llilrltii; 1 lift !*»»t WottU. Chattanooga, Aug. ill.—la its re view of southern industrial conditions for the week, The Tradesman reports a most gratifying increase of business and prices of all products are growing stronger as the demand increases. 'I Ins is especially true of tho iron and steel trade, advances having been made in Bessemer pig, foundry iron, gray iorge, billets, bars, rods and wire nails. Among the now industries for the week are canning factories at Green Cove Springs. Fla., and Santuck. S. U.; chemical works at Lynchburg, Va.; an electric liirlit plant at Whitesboro, Tex., and a $.70,000 light and power plant at Paducah, Ky.; flouring mills at St. Fioriau, Ala.; Conway. Ark.; Ringgold. Ga.. and Mount Calm, Tex ; grist mills at Moncure; N. C., and Suffolk, \ a., and foundry and machine shops at Mid- dlesborough, Ky. The Maguire Coal company, capital $35,000, has been chartered at Beatty- viile, Ky.; the Blue Springs Lead and Zinc company, capital $15,000, at Chat tanooga; the Southern Gold Mining company vide. Ga., and the Georgia Gold Min ing company, at Lexington, Kv. A soap factory will bs erected at Westlake, La , and cotton gins at De catur, Ala.; Oliver, Ga, and Ganado, Tex. The E B. James Lumber company, capital $50,000, lias been organized at Apalach.cola, Fix, and the Morgan Lumber company, capital $10,000, at Clarendon, Tex. Other woodworking plants will be erected at Florence. Ala., Haralson, Ga., Louisville, Ky., Crow ley, Lx, and Concord, N. C. PARDON FOR A PATRICIDE. Koarteen-YeHr-OM Hoy Who Killed Hi* latiier Set at Liberty. Raliugh, Aug. 30.—Governor Rus sell lias ended one of the most interest ing criminal cases on record in North Carolina. Early in 1890 Avery Butler, aged 14, a kinsman of Senatbr Marion Butler, shot his father dead as the lat ter walked along the road in sight of homo. The hoy had been watching for him f?r hours and sp *ut the time in whittling In April o? that year young Butler was sentenced to be hanged, but his sentence was commuted to life impris onment in the penitentiary. Twice ho made daring escapes, once getting to Tenues-iee and remaining over a yea*-. Again he escaped by b V.dlv going up to a new guard and tolling him he was wanted ut tho prison office. While lie was absent Butler tied. Three governors have been urged tc pardon Butler. It was urged that tne boy was most brutally tortured by a cruel father and that the latter’s con duct to the boy’s mother aroused him to do the deed. Governor Russell has granted a par don, after months of entreaty and hun dreds of letters, lie says that in view of the father’s brutality and ins threats on the very day of the homicide to ki the boy and his mother, the killing was moral self defense, and that the law should have imprisoned tho father be fore his cruelties made his family des perate. Rai<l to lie About Igl.OOO Short. Washington, Aug. 30—Thomas M. Arrington of North Carolina, for 12 years past an employe of the postoffico department, recently in charge of the Washington division of postoffice in spectors, has been arrested ctiarged with embezzling government moneys. An investigation of Arrington’s accounts has been in progress for some time, aim. it is said, resulted in a stiortage of ab ut $3,000. He was released on $1,000 bond. n u II SHERIFF IS FATALLY SHOT. f Pennsylvania State Convention Opens at Reading. TWO CANDIDATES TO BE TUT U? Wild of K nt hut in* in Follow* fch« Tempornry <*h tirm-eh'* Mention of tli« Niittirt of tYilli.ifii J. Jlryun, Ita’Qsat** and Spectator* >tiiii<liuv» In Chair* and Shouting 1'or Their l*oa«ler. Hr. a ding, Px, Aug. 31.—The Demo cratic state convention to nominate can didates for auditor general and state treasurer met in the Academy of Music. A conspicuous feature of the decora tions was a handsome banner adorned with a portrait of William J. Bryan and bearing the inscription: “Liberty. Justice, Humanity, Equal Rights to All, Special Privileges to None. ” There were 435 delegates State Chairman Garman called the convention to order at 12:30 p. m and capital $100,000, at Gaines- 1 announced temporary organization as " • ■ agreed upon by the executive commit tee. Congressman Ei iuantraut, tempo rary chairman, received a round of ap plause when ha muved the gavel from Mr. Gunudu. He delivered a short speech. A wild scene of enthusiasm followed Mr. Ermcntraut's mention of the name of William J. Bryan. Delegates and spectators stood in their chairs and waved hats and handkerchiefs as they cheered the name of their leader. FROST IN THE NORTHWEST. I.at« Tetulnr Cro|t* uml Gnntaii Truck Ktllitii <»r Uitaiy St. Paui., Ang. 31.—Reports of frost come from a few points in southern Minnesota and North Dakota. Lite tender crops and garden truck were killed or badly damaged, but none of the reports speak of very serious injury to corn, except one from southern Min nesota, which represents tho damage as being heavy to corn and late flax. Wheat is unaffected, being mostly har vested. Brother Senator Prltchfir<l Mortally Woumletl by $. Noted 1 tan per a do. Chattanooga, Aug. 30.—A special from Cloudland, N. C., says that George K. Pritchard, brother of Senator Pritch ard of North Carolina, who is the sher iff of Mitchell county, was fatally wounded while attempting to arrest ! Monroe Garland, a noted desperado, near Cloudland. Sheriff Pritchard had a warrant for ! Garland and with a deputy went after ! him The desperado tired on the sheriff, j one bullet penetrating the lungs and an- ! other passing through his neck. Garland, after he had shot Pritchard, turned on Deputy Blalock and began firing, but Blalock was too quick for him, and stiot him twice. Gananddied in a few minutes and Pritchard wa* taken to a nearby house and surgical aid sought. His wounds are regarded us neeo.-sarily fatal. Pritchard is 41 years of age and has a large family. Officer Blalock was slightly wounded. The affair has created great excitement in the neighborhood of Ba- kersviile, N. C.. where Pritchard lived. Fight Between Spanish Forces and Insurgents. LOSS OF THE DONS VERY LIGHT Twfitvn Ilnmlratl of Wnjrlftr'* Men Attack •nd Captura a Strongly Portiflni Hon I. Uon at Hab*oa dn IW >rro—Geurral K«- trada Wuaotled In llulli l.vgi—I'lie Hor ror* of l-rl*oo I.!f* at Ceuta. KILLED HER WITH PILLOW. North Carolln* Fanner Smothered Hie Wife to Ueath—Child Lookod On. Wilmington. N. C., Ang. 30 —At Ton Mile Hill, a flag station on the Wil mington, Columbia and Augusta rail road, Clayton Jones, a farmer, returned to his home under the influence of whisky and began to abuse and curse his wife for being in bed. The woman explained that she was unable to work, but Jones became all the more enraged and told his wife that he intended to rid himself of her pres ence. Ho sprang to the bedside and with a pillow smothered his helpless wife to death. Their child, who was present, says that when her father threw the pillow over the face of her mother he lay across the pillow and turned his face toward the child ami watched her until the woiOP.il waj dead. The husband is now hidden in the woods and every effort is being made to effect his arrest Havana, Aug. 31.—General Linares, in tho province of Santiago do Cuba, has been engaged with an insurgent force. The enemy lost two men killed and the troops lost 13 men killed, in cluding twocaptains. The horse ridden by General Linares was struck by two bailors and killed. A Spanish column, consisting of 1,200 men of all arms, under the command of General Luqu and Colonel Sotomayer, recently left Holguin, province of San tiago de Cuba, with the intention of at tacking an insurgent force which occu- piea a strongly fortified position at Sa ba na de Beeorro. The troops camped 0 miles from the enemy’s position with out being observed and during the night the Spanish commander ordered two guerrilla companies and three compa nies of SpanLh infantry to surprise the enemy. The Spanish forces approached close to the insurgent camp and then rushed upon i:, under a heavy lire from two sides, and captured it. The insurgents were completely taken by surprise and fled in disorder, with the loss of CO men killed, according to the official report, and carried away their wounded. The insurgent general, Estrada, is said to have been wounded ill both legs. The troops lost 14 men killed and had 30 wounded. CUBANS TREATED CRUELLY. MAY OUST COMMISSIONERS. Heavy Krott In Hlchlsan. Detroit, Aug. 31.—A heavy frost is , reported to have visited the northern part of t!ie state. At East Tawes a great deal of damage was done to vege tation and the balance of the crop stand- | iug was ruined. Tne frost throughout that section of the country was general. Iowa (/fop* Not 3i*jnr««l. DrBUQUK, la., Aug. 31. — A light frost, the first of the season, has visited this section, but did no damage. DIES WITH BABY IN ARMS. Monroe M r otn $u In Killed !>v Id^Iitniii", but Her Child lb*c>4|»e*. Mon non, Ga , Aug. 31.—Mrs. Guth rie, wife of Luther Guthrie, a promi nent citizen of Walnut Grove, was | killed by lightning at her home near . he’9. i Mrs. Guthrie had one of her children in her arms and iiad ju<t gone out upon the veranda to get some water for the infant, when the bolt fell. It came crashing through the roof ami struck her upon the head. Mrs. Guthrie win killed instantly ami tho child badly burned, but, marvellous to I relate, was neither killed or seriously injured. Ilig «*t 'V!ie it Iii !Uanlt<>l>>*. Toronto, Aug. 31.—Advices received here report that by night all of the 25,- 000,000 bushels of wheat in Manitoba : will be cut. There has been no frost sufficient to affect the wheat in .Mani toba this season, and next week will iViooiie aim i_mio riiiiroau. .-V A-snapen ; bablv st . H tho bulk of the wheut threshed. Tho crop has been the larg est in the history of the Canadian north- i west. The yield will run as high as 35 j bushels to the cere, while in Ontario it is as high as -10. Tho total wheat crop I of Canada this year will bo fully (50,- ! 000,000 bushels of prim * wheat. Governor Ku«*<dl Think* They Have Vio lated the Law. Raleigh. Aug. 27.—Governor Rus sell has sent to James Wilson, the vet eran chairman of the railway commis 1 sion, and S. Otho Wilson, its Populist member, letters charging them with operating the hotel at Round Knob, on the Western Nortii Carolina railway, which is n railway eatinghouse, and | that this hotel is owned by Vice Presi- i dent Andrews of the Southern railway ! and Major Wilson, and that Otho Wil son is ns lessee. | The governor demands to know whether such interest is in violation of the law and disqualifies as a fair judge or commissioner ami cites both commis sioners to show cause in writing before him Sept. 1 why they should not be re moved from office, pending action by the next legislature. This action of Governor Russell is taken under the first section of tho rail- , way commission act. Improvement* nt Tia*u4l'>o*a. Montgomery, Alx, Aug. 31.—Some substantial improvements will soon be made in Tuscaloosa by the Montgomery, Tuscaloosa and Mobile division of the Mobile and Ohio railroad. A T shaned will include depot offices, waiting rooms for whites and negroes; a 15x18 foot oil house and a sann house 29x49 feet have been planned and will be built without delay. W’Lki-* June* Kill* His Wife. Raleigh, Aug. 28.—A special from Wilson says a horrible murder was committed there. Wilkes Jones cut his wife’s throat, causing almost instant death, and immediately shot Annie Williams in the head. Jones has for years been a local Republican leader. His wife was a sister of ex-Postmaster Vick of Wilson. Jones has not been arrested. Fruit Kooe|itl»ii ut Fair. Nashville, Aug. 2(5.—The citizens of Lumberton, N. C., gave a fruit recep tion at the Centennial exposition. A splendid display of fruits was made. Similar receptions will be given by other towns along the Seaboard Air Line during September and Uctober. KilleJ uu W»jr to Klondiki-. Charleston, Aug. 28. —Arthur Ding- j fclder, a young white boy living here, ! ran away from home to go ta the Klon dike. He was stealing a ride on a freight train, and ut Denmark. S. C., fell under the trucks and was killed. Diugfelder was 14 years of age. SheriO - I'rltcliard M«y Live. Cranberry, N. C.. Ang. 31.—George Pritchard, sheriff of Mitchell county and brot.ier of Senator J. O. Pritchard, who was shot through the lung by a desperado last Friday morning, will probably live. Senator Pritchard is with him. Kllurbn 1* Ki jnlned. Greenville, S. C., Aug. 39. — J. E. Payne and F. M. Simmons, original package dealers, have secured an in junction against State Constables Cooley and Dair.s ami Governor Eller be. The rule is rotuijiablo ut Flat Rock, Sept. 7. <J«‘<iri;l*ii I* Sent to !*rl*»n. Akdkuson, S. O., Aug. 30.—George E Brown of Dalton, Gx, uu adept pen man and artist, has been lodged m jail in tills city Vy warrant in mesne process in sun by J. U. YouHassaier. An Ovation to rrrsi.L<nt Kanrn. Dunkirk, Aug. 31.—President Fauro and M. Hanotaux, the French minister of foreign affairs, landed hero at !):45 x m. from the French cruiser Pothuau, on their return from Russia. They were met by the premier, M. Meline, tho minister for war. General Billot and the minister of marine, Admiral Bes- nard. M. Meline, in tendering tho pres ident the congratulations of the cabinet, was warmly applauded ami the immense crowd present enthusiastically cheered the chief magistrate of Frause. The Insurrection In Indii. Bombay, India, Aug. 31.—Groat re- RUSSELL OFFERS REWARD. North Carolina'* Governor X* ^ft«r Burg lar* uml X>o*porat!i>e*. Raleigh, Aug. 2*.—Governor Ru8<*-e’.l offers $100 reward for Alex Gilmore, a negro burglar ami desperado, who is causing great fear in Cumberland county. He has completely terrorized the people there, particularly women, and all are afraid to inform on or arrest him. He is a fugitive from South Carolina and that state also offers a reward for him. He is formally outlawed in Cum berland, wich offers $25 reward. The governor also offers $200 reward for Gilbert Ward, a white desperado of Wayne county, who pursued Maggie Dinkins half a mile to a house where she had taken refuge, dragged her out. beat her and nearly cut ner head off while she pleaded for mercy. QUARRY EMPLOYES QUIT. Fifty Men Go on a strike Near Columbia. C'au*tt of the Trouble. Columbia, S. C., Aug. 27.—Fifty quarrymeu in tho steward Contracting Ifc-coutly llolen*ttri l*ao flc m Tell of Their >*ri*ou Life at Ceuta. New York, Aug. 31. — The Times says: General Weylcr, in issuing a re cent pronunciamento declaring that three of the Cuban provinces were paci fied, ordered that all pacificos who had been held in durance as suspects should be released. This order gave freedom to 34 young Cubans, among others, who had been prisoners for two and a half years at the bpamsh penal colony of Ceuta, on the coast of Morocco. They were taken across the strait to Gibraltar and left there penniless. Jose Priuuelies of this city, provided with a subscription fund, lias just re turned here with 15 of tho released pa cificos, this being as many as tho fund enabled him to pay passage for. The remaining 19 are still in Gibraltar, some with friends, and ad getting food and shelter as best they can. None of them, Mr. Grinolle said, had ever been allowed a trial or hearing, and. being only suspects, they were not subjected to the full rigor of discip line at Ceuta. They were, in fact, al- loweii the liberty of the town, but tlu-v found it desirable to avoid encounters with Spanish soldiers or officials, as to mqpt one in the street generally re sulted in their being insulted or knocked down. They had to return to the prison or castle, as it is called, at a cer tain hoiu in the evening and bi eked up for the night. They were i on b-ans, oiiione ami very bad meat, gen erally tainted. There were over 400 men in the prison and many of them were sick. The prison they described as being filthy. No attention was paid to sani tary conditions. The cells were damp, gloomy holes, pungent with musty tilth that incrusted the floors. Of the mor tality in the prison, tho pacilijos knew nothing. Many of the returned men do not know what the fate of tho other mem bers of their families had been, tsome had been killed in battle, others impris oned ami tortured, Valdes learned that a brother had been killed in battle. MOB AFTER A MURDERER. / Lloyd'* S|j»y«r, Who I* In Jill at Oroeu* ^ ville. May ll« Lynclieii. Greenville, Alx, Aug. 31 —It was reported here that a mob had organ ized in the southwestern portion of the county and was marching to Greenville for the purpose of lynching John A. Gafford, who killed Francis B. Lloyd, the newspaper writer, near here last Wednesday. TT e sheriff wired Governor Johnston, who was in Birmingham at the time, and the executive promptly instructed him to call out the Greenville rifles and all the available olli ers of tho law to protect the prisoner in jail. The sheriff actsd promptly. The troops ^-ere drawn no about the jail, ami when the mob’s scout came upon the scene they found tno authori ties prepared to givo them a warm re ception. The facts were reported to the lynchers, who determined, after a conference, to postpone their attempt. After the officers had surrounded the jail they discovered that a hole, amply sufficient to permit the passage through of a person of large size, had boon dug in the jail wall, and it is presumed that agents of the lynchers had dug the open ing in order to guarantee themselves a passage in, provided they were unsuc cessful in getting the keys from the sheriff. Gafford killed Lloyd because of what he considered too great an intimacy be tween Lioyd. who was a man of a fam ily. and Gafford’s sister, who was an attractive widow. Lloyd was u prominent Democrat and a member of tne legislature. Gafford is a Populist, and politics is saiii to have figured in the killing. A TAX COLLECTOR SHORT. Itn;iei«cliiiieiit l*rori-«iHu i -* to llo llrought -tgitln.t Lovt ut Mobile. Montgomery, Alx. Aug. 31.—Ac- i cording to tne report of State Examin ers Purifoy and Cowan, Tax Collector E. B. Lott of Mobile county is $-19,000 short in his accounts for the tax year of ^ 1896. Giving him the benefit of tiie j doubt, he is over $26,000 short. L>tt ! is one of the most prominent men in the state. He is anvanced in years and i is in failing health and his condition is ! pitiab e. E.uiy in August Governor Johnston , sent the examiners down to check up ; Mr. Lott’s office. They made com plaints, after commencing upon the job, that Lott's sons were Hindering the in- I vestigation by withholding certain i books. Proceedings were threatened and the records wore ail finally turned over. The reports show that for years past Loft inis been collecting largo amouuta ! of tax money before it wa< due, giving discounts to the taxpayer, and in this way raising money to settle up the shortage of the current year, i Lott’s bond is for $100,u.x), bur while there are a dozen or more signers, it is ; doubtful whether the state can realize I anything in the neighborhood of the shortage. The surety bond does not protect the shortage that occurred pre vious to the past three months. Liott has been tax collector c f Mobile almost ever since the war On the re- ceipt of tho report Governor dins ton . suspended him aim notified Solicitor Webb to bring impeachment procesd- i ings at once. FIRED ON A SLEEPING MAN. Kill CUBAN CONGRESS COMING. Succo**«»r to l*r«**UI«9fit <‘l*»tero* Will Be NflrCte.l Soon. New York Aug. 31.—Tomas Estrada Palma, representative of the Cuban pro visional government, has received the cflicial list of deputies to the next Ca- company’s quarry, near this city, have bun constituent assembly, which is to quit work. These men get good wages, hut there is a certain amount of work which a fair hand is expected to do in a working day. Several have Leon fall ing behind this average and they were notified by Manager Stewart that here after they would be paid in accordance with the amount of work done. Tho inferior workmen prevailed on the others to quit, so they marched out in a body. Mr. Stewart says ho will have no trouble in quickly filling the places. This company does a great deal of work meet in Camaguey on Sept. 2. to elect a new president, the office of the present i incumbent expiring on Thursday. The assembly will also revise l he present | provincial constitution, which was adopted for a term of two years ou Sept. 18, 1895. Each of the six army corps sends four delegates to the assembly. According to private advices, which have just been received here, largo | bodies of Spanish troops are being massed in Camaguey for the purpose of i preventing, if possible, the meeting of I tho assembly. The insurgents, how ever, have a large force in the district lief is felt in official circles here at the 1 throughout the south. Tho majority o! t 'meet tiic convention - -- - 1 stock is held in Savannah. ^ J news that tho tribesmen who Monday blocked the Kohat pass have been dis persed. Colonel Gordon's column of troops proceeded to K mat from Pesha war. Dispatches recc ved from Pesha war say that all i* qaiet there, though occasional shots are exchanged between the advance posts and the insurgents. T«nnl* IonniHiutMit !*o*t|ioiitt<!. Toronto, Aug. 31. — Tho Toronto Lawn Tennis club's annual tourna ment, which was to have begun 'Tues day. nas been postponed until Thursday on account of the Niagara tournament not being completed, and in which many of the players who have signified their intention of competing here are engaged. dianze at Cleuiaon ('ollAgn. Washington. Aug. 81.—Chief bln- giueer W. F. Worthington has been de tached from the Montgomery ami or dered to Olemson college, Fort Hill, a. O.. in place of Assistant Engineer G. W. McElroy. whoso orders are revoked. Ilcellno* i* Collngn rr«*l<l«iicr. Colorado Springs, Aug. 31.—Presi dent William F. Slocum of Colorado college, in uu open letter to the friends of the institution, lias aunouncsd bis decision to decline the call to the presi dency of Oberliu college. Heftne* to Honor ICxtrailitlon. Raleigh, Aug. 27.—The governor re- j fuses to honor extradition papers of tho governor of Georgia for Charles Hodges, j now in Harnett county, wanted in Geor- , gia for disposing of mortgaged prop- j erty. Governor Russell says Georgia’s prosecution is merely to collect debt. N» Mvre »1 it*»»» 1'olloe. Columbia, S. O., Aug. 28.—Charle*- Ion’s metropolitan police, the tiling that has been more galling to tho people of that city than martial law in 1865, wi.l probably be discontinued in a low days by Governor Ellerbx McLaurlu l**u«* uu Aitilro**. Coi.VMB!.*., 8. 0.. A tv' 27.—Senator McLaurin, being unable to leave his home before the close of the campaign, has issued rn address to tho people. Jr is mainly in defense of his votes on the tariff bill. Flftrciit Ypj»r* In tho l**n. Greensboro, N. O., Aug. 27.—Luke Richardson, a negro, who attempted iri assault on a young lady nutned Sirffcrt in this place about a mouth ago. wu* ■euteuced to 15 years in the pouitdu tiary. FrupoReil Ezpeilltlon A bum) on oil. Chicago, Aug. 31.—Spanish Consul Gimouez thinks the proposed army of volunteers, numbering 200 men and three carloads of guns and ammunition, which were to leave this city for Cuba, has been abandoned. It is reported that the exposure of the movement in The Times-Herald has thrown in Chicago a score of Spanish detectives and secret service men. Spain to llani*li .Auurclilat*. Madrid, Aug. 31.—The Spanish gov ernment is formulating a plan to bring about ti.e banishment of all anarchLts from Spain. It is announced here that anarchists will no longer bo allowed to land in England and that therefore, the government of Spain must deport them to some American republic or a distant Spanish possession. Sutltlmm <Im«o I* l*n*tp»n«il. Macon, Aug. 31.—Tho case against the Southern railway, brought by raor- clmnts of Macon to test tho validity of the combination, will be postponed from October to some date in November. Senator Edmunds is employed in the supreme court at the time the case was set and Judge Speer has notified coun sel to that effect. \ Miuiit Sheriff Irirtl to the of K f» iiottirt. Minneapolis, Aug 31.—There was a sensational shooting affray at tiie county jail shortly after midnight. James i\ Murphy, a deputy sheriff, succeeded by virtue of his official position in getting access to the jud. He bn uuht with him a woman or the town, who he said was under arrest, and sent for Matron W dodburu. Having thus cleared tiie way he en*ered the iatter’s apartments and opened lire on her husband. Claris H. Woodburn, who was asleep in bed. He fired 11 shots, five of which entered Woodburu’s body, exclaiming: “I’ll teach him to ruin my daughter.” The watchman rushed m and pre vented Woodburn. who had by this time secured his own weapon, from fir ing at his now retreating enemy. Mur phy gave himself up and refused to dis cuss the case except to say that he was a Kentuckian and had shot to kill. Woodburn is dangerously, but not fatally shot. He will not talk. Count r Fair* to He llrvlved. Montgomery, Alx, Aug. 31.—Sev eral of the counties of the state are making preparations to hold county fairs this fall. The custom used to pre vail in ten or a dozen counties, but the state fair was more important and dab- orate than tho others, and m order not to stand in the way of its success, the several counties abandoned their county fairs and devoted their attentions to making creditable county exhibits at the state exhibitions. The state fairs have proved unprofitable and unwisely, however, and the dispositions seems now to bo to return to tho old county fairs. 1 lie ami f'hentx Atlanta, Aug. 31.—Mr. Luther E. Rosser, special master in the case of the Eagle and Pheuix Manufacturing company receivers against Judge Bigby, president of that company, has tuod his report in the United States court. He decides that Judge Bigby is indebted to .the company to tho sum of $22,820.61, and says that tho court should decree that that amount be* turned over to the company. llrnker Tali©* Too Mueli Morphine. Atlanta. Aug. 31.—J. W. Clarke, n prominent stock broker of Bartow, Fia , died hero trom tho effects of an over dose of morphine. There is no direct cause assignable for the act, and those at tho Southern hotel, where the m.iu was stopping, are of the opinion that tho dose was taken unwittingly, ami pot with suicidal intent. A Wommi s t*b« Her Klvat. CHICAGO, Aug. 81. Mrs. Francis E. Middleton, wife of George Middleton, the theatrical manager, stabbed Bello- Cannon, a pretty variety actress, in flicting six wounds The’ injuries muv prove fatal. Jealousy was tne (-uuf« Mrs. Middleton chinned that Mis* t'l- men had alienated her husband’* allic- 1 timi*