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THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, 8. C., OCTOBER 14, 181)7. THE CASE TAKES A TURN. The Bloody Work of Burglars In a Jersey Town. 1 AH AGED WOMAN IS ASSASSINATED Dang lifer Alio Shot to Itaeth—The Son of Oiin of the Victim., '‘ufT'erliig from Tj- pheld Fever, Ulve. the Alarm—Tlioncht He Will Die a. a Ke.ult of the hhock loe'.dent to the Trageilj. Camdex, N. J., Oct. 11^.—Mrs. Err.m;* Vaue, aged G5 years, widow of Captain Eli Vane, and her daughter, Mrs. t?arah M. Shaw, aged 40 years, were shot and killed here, it is believed, by burglars. Mrs. Vauo was instantly killed and Mrs. Shaw expired in less than half an hour without recovering consciousness. The two women lived at 242 Lynn street, in the lower part of Camden, near the river front. It was about 4:00 a. m. w'hen the attention of the police was called to the crime. Eli Shaw, a son of Mrs. Shaw, was seen at the third story window of the house and was shouting for the police at the top of his voice. The young man has been laid np with typhoid fever and iu a statement to the police said that he was awakened shortly after 4 o’clock by u pistol shot. He made his way down stairs and at (he bottom of the third story stairs found his mother bleeding and unconscious. He ran to the wiudow and gave the alarm. When the police entered the house the^ found the mother of Mrs. Shaw sitting in a chair iu the sittiugroom dead, with a bullet wound iu her head. Mrs. Shaw vns at once removed to the Cooper hospital, where she died in a few minutes without making any state* Blent. The shock incident to the tragedy has caused a relapse iu the couditiou of Mrs. Shaw’s son and, it is feared, will result fatally. An examination of the house shows that a rear shutter had been forced open and a bereau drawer on the second door had been ransacked. Now Mov* Mb«I« at t'karlvalmi la ttaa Soabonn! Air Llua .'lilt. ChaRT.esion, Oct. 12 —A new move was made here iu the Seaboard Air Line ivjuuotion casei Judge Leigh K. Watts, Judge W. A. Fisher and Mr. G. Hatton appeared before Judge Simon- ton and Detained leave to file pleas to fhe jurisdiction of the court in the two cases instituted by Thomas and Kyau against the Seaboard Air Liue. The documents were seut to Virginia aud North Carolina to bo filed. Iu the case of Ryan against the Sea board and others judge Watts, Louis McClain and Andrew C. Tryppe each entered pleas. The other case is that brought by George B. McClellan Har vey against the Seaboard and Roanoke railroad. The same defendants entered pleas iu this case against Judge Siuiou- ton’s jurisdiction. The court filed an order fixing a hear ing on the question of jurisdiction at Richmond on rules day in November. Iu the meantime it is ordered that the special master suspend his conferences until that question is settled and umil further orders from the court. A: the aunual meeting of the stock holders of the Seaboard and Roanoke railroad in Portsmouth last Tuesday week the injunction from Judge Simon- ton restrained the trustees of the pool from voting the pool stock, bnt it did not restrain President Hoffman, Judge Watts and others from voting stocic held by them, although it was in the pool. CHAINED TO THE CEILING. Only Two Succumb to Fever In New Orleans. WILSON ON THE WARPATH. P*pall"t »»<t ADDITIONAL OASES ANNOUNCED Mill- CAR STRIKES A CARRIAGE. Tlie Iu. Wife of a ISaUlmore Grocer !• Klantl) Killed bjr a trwllay. Baltimore, Oct. 12.—Mrs. Kate Heim, wife of a gnx;e.r of this city, was iu- gtautly killed and her husband aud two children were badly injured by a Mount Carmel trolley ear just beyond the city limits. The family were returning in a car riage from an outing, and jusi as they were crossing the track the car came along at lightning speed and struck the vehicle. The carriage was dashed to pieces. Mrs. Heim fell on the track di rectly in front of the car and was car ried along under the wheels aud dragged for some distance. It was found uecos- •ary to use a jackscrew to rescue her mangled body. The injured are Fred W. Heim, aged 87; Martini Heim, 12, and John lioe, 12. Mrs. Heim w.s Z'i. Beneficiary * 0.1 <vt at Smith Carolina tary Academy Treated Badly. Charleston, Oct. 12 —P. W. Way, a beneficiary cadet at the South Carolina Military academy, broke ranks and fled to his home iu Berkely county with black braises ou his neok. According to his story a crowd of cadets severely beat him aud afterwards fastened a chain around his neck aud swung him to the ceiling. He dangled above the floor until his face was black, when the crowd became frightened aud lee him down. A Fear of other attacks prevented the boy from reporting the outrage. At the first opportunity, however, he gathered np ins effects and slipped away from the institution. He cannot be induced to return. He says a cadet has already left the academy because of rough treatment. The matter has been reported to the board of visitors, aud au investigation is likely to result. Iltnatlon at UJorarria I* Ho)>ort«nt At«Va Parlous—Sal.l That Crmcont City M»r- cli.'nU Am Violating Quarantine Itegn- laliona Ur el»lpi*lng Goo.la Into Other •lutes—Shreveport Scared. New Orleans. Oct. TJ —At 1 p. m. the board of health announced 14 new oases and two deaths np to that hour in the city. Among the new cases are Mrs. Hunter C. Leake, wife of the general agent of the Illinois Central road; Hartwig Moss, a prominent insurance man, and J. P. Hecker, a real estate broker. Brother Philip is among the cases iu the Hotel Dicu. The Rowe of the fever in Houston, Tex , has created no large meaeure of surprise here, but the same regulations will be enforced against that city as against Galvsston. However, as rail road traffic aud ocean trade has l^eou suspended between the Texas ports aad New Orleans, it Will not be difficult to keep Houston aud Galveston people out of his city even if they cared to come hither, which is extremely un likely. Dr. Guiteras is expected here Thurs day. Completing his work in Texas, he is reported to have started for New Orleans on a revenue cutter. What his mission is here has not been learned. Charges are being maile that certain New Orleans merchants have violated the quarantine regulations of othof states in shipping goods from here and the boards o' erode and health axe in quiring into the matter. SITUATION MORE SERIOUS. r^oAor Kourertly S««r«s Rati or Kaseall la Hla Maw Fapar. Ralkiuh. ©ot 9.—Otho Wiieoa. Pop ulist leader, first state chairman of that party and once deveted ally of Senator Butler, is now at daggers’ points with the latter and aiso with Governor Rus sell for their attempt to suspend him m comwwsstcuter. He issued me first copy of his p.»*er. The Hayseeder, which is for the one purpose of making things uncomfortable for the senator and gov ernor. Thousands of copies are being sent broadcast. In his editorials Wilson says be des pises bossism, whether Rassellism vr Butierism; that kis paper, unlike Sen ator Butler, has uo subsidy from i ae state printing and publishing officers} that he intends to held Ins office by law and does not use it for pmitieal pur poses at the dictation of Russe l or But ler. He attacks Russell iu the plainest terms, saying he never expressed him self during the campaign ou the matter of the lease of the North Carolina rail way. regulation of freight and pseseu- per faros aud taxing corporations. PURVIS GETS A RESPITE. North Carolina Mtirdemr In Nn l*hyleo< Cnadltion to Ha Ha n«o4 Marw. Raleigh, Oot. 12.—Governor ttutwell has reprieved until Wednesday, Nov. 17, Edward FtH'vls, a negro, convicted of murder in the the first degree at the fall term of Haruett superior court and •ehtenced to be hanged Oot. IS. The respite is prayed tot by the trial and presiding judges, the solicitor who prosecuted, the clerk, register, treas urer, sheriff and county phyetefan of Cumberland comity, where the pris oner is incarcerate^ by the foremau of the grand jury aud other prominent citizens, all of whom certify that the prisoner is apparently in a dying condi tion from hi Julies received by being struck by a train before hie capture, and is iu uo physical condition for the judgment of the court to be exwcuted. SPira TO m BIG SOM Our Officials Say Tolon’s Claim Is a Just One. CAR ROBBERS in- coufyr. W INSIST ON THE $50,000 INDEMNITY KILLS SELF WITH KNIFE. FeVan Maw Cave* of Favor at Kdward*. but No Daatlia Kaportad. Epwards, Miss., Oct. 13.—The situa tion here is somewhat more serious. The following new cases are reported: Whites—D. triohetto, William Piufleld and three children, Hiram Cook and one child. Total ruses, T; total to date, 423. No deaths Several negroes reported sick, but no record yet. Three cases are re ported serious—Mrs. Keister, with black vomit, and D. Y. Howell and Randolph Neisou. All the balance are doing well. CONFESSES AN OLD CRIME. Maa South Carolina I'hytlclaa G<>»« to Atlanta and Commit* Suicide. Atlanta, Oct 12.—Dr. J. T. Monroe of Union, 8. O., committed suicide ut the Hotel Alvin by cutting his jugular vein with a small pocket knife. He bled to deatli iu less than ten minutes. Dr. Monroe was one of the most prominent physicians in his section, bat for several years had been a victim of botn the morphine and whisky habits. The fact that he was addicted to these habits brought him to Atlanta ami finally caused him to take his life. COMER 13 AGAIN CHOSEN. X»e>Elrctr«l l’rei,i.lei,t l»y »li« stockholder* of tin* t'entrul H;ii 1 rtimi. Savannah, Oct. 12. — The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Cen tral Railway company was held here. The only ht'Hik with voting power is owned in New York by Pierpout Morgan <£ Co. This is :*.j,0<J0,00(). Mr. H. M. Comer was re elected pres ident and the old board with the excep tion of Gunby Jordan of Columbus, who succeeds G. M. Williams, deceased. Jordan wan once one of the railroad com mi-sinners of Georgia. He is a Lu ge banker and railroad builder. Tha rumor that Patrick Walsh of Au gusta W’oulfi resign was found to bo un true. He was not present, but re-elected with others. Mr. Comer will fur the present re main at the hcau ot tiie road. A Trolley < «r I* Held IT|». Portland. Or., Oct. 12.—A car on the Portland and Oregon City Electric line was held up about 11 miles south of this city. Two men boarded the car at Mei- drum station, one ou the front end, the Other on the rear platform. When the Country was reached they prodjuced re volvers The nioteruiau was compelled to stop the car and the man ou the rear platform shut off the light Then the men went though the pockets of 30 frightened passengers, ton of whom were women. The passengers made no resistance. The robbers got about $200. McLatirlti Appoint* .Money. Jackson, Miss , Oct. 12.—Governor McLauriu has appointed Senator elect Hernando DeSoto Money as United States senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Senator J Z George, whbse terra expires iu 1899. Senator George, before his death having declined to again become a candidate for the high office, au electiou for the regular term was necessary, and the lust legislature, a :er a long deadlock, •lected Mr. Money for the regular term, begiuuiug in 1S9J. Miuortty r<>tiall*U to M«at. Raleigh, Oct. 12.—A meeting of mi nority Populists, meaning those who favored Senator Pritchard’s re-election and voted fot him, is called here Oct. 21. It is asserted that the minority Populists and their sympathizers num ber 1,000 ia the state and stand ready for action. I'hiH means a direct attack ou Senator Butler and his motives. An <>fr«r to Llllaokalaul. Wichita, Kan., Oct. 12. — Former Queen Lilinokalaui has been offered $2 ,000 to preside over a carnival here for three days iu IbOH. The invitation was extended through Dr. Martin, formerly of Wichita, who was the queen’s phy sician at Honolulu. Ctirolina Centit&l *tockhol<loni. Wilmington, N. C., Oct. 11.—The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Carolina Central Railroad company was held hero. The beard of directors elected for the ensuing year is as fol lows: lv C. Hoffman, J. L. Mills. C. D. Fisher, George N. Moulu and W. H. Blackford of Baltimore; J. Augustus Johnson and A. J. Oiiderdouk of New York; William H Chamberlain o: Nor folk; D. A. Tompkins of Chanotte; J. L Honey and James C. Stevenson of Wilmington. Tno boaid elected the following officers: R C. Hoffman, pres ident; E. St. John, vice president, and J. H. Sharp, secretary. Mnltreated bv .Mooii*liirier«. Raleigh. Oct. 8.—Moonshiners are attacking people near the Franklin aud Warren cViunty boundary. Raids of illicit stills have late y been made in that locality. The moonshiners sus pected two respectable citizens of in- forming the revenue officers. They Went so the houses of these citizens at night, pulled them out of their beds and whipped them and maltreated them. One was taken from his home in me presence of a wife and two children. Indignation is intense throughout War ren aud Franklin counties. Shrevoport I’eopte Seareil. ShreVkfokt, Lx, OtL 12 —Tha situ ation here gets more stringent with the declaration of fever at Houston and Galveston. Trains are running from here to Vicksburg subject to special re strictions, aiso to Marshall, Tex., and down as low ns Boyce on the Texas and Pacific. The Kansas City road has been permitted t -resume traffic to Kansas City by agreement. Three New Oaae* at Mobile. Mobile, Oot. 12.—New cases: G. B. Bonueau. Augusta street near Marine; John Keefe, 2tf8 South Lawrence street; Alphonse Goubil, 20a Sonth Hamilton street. No deaths. Discharged: Mrs. W. P. White, Eugene Easthurn, L. P. Wugauer, Joe Kierre, Charles A. Girod. ArreaAed Fer Oh# Killing' Atlmlt* Committing Another Marrinr. Raleigh, Oct. 8.—Last week a roan was arrested at Reck Hill, who, R was claimed, was John Cheatham, who, it was thought, was the murderer of John Hav, in Wilkes county, N. 0., 22 years ago All these years a kinsman of Hay had been iu pursuit of the muroerer. The man was taken to Wilkes and now a strange fact develops, that though he is not Cheatham, he is a murderer. He confesses that his uatuo is Aaron Chatwood, who, 12 years ago, killed James Estes in Allegheny county. He says they were fighting and ttr* Estes was on top; that he then drew two pis tols and with both shot Estes througii the heart and then escaped. He will be taken bacg to Allegheny oouutv for trial. MinUknr Woodford to Ho Inutrnotod to Demand an Immedlato Snttlomant nl tn« Mattar—Uous Mellora sag**!* 'V111 Soon SmIvo tb# KxUtlng Cuban DitBcul- 1 tie*—Madrid Cablunt Holds Meetlug. New York, Oct 12.—A special tc The Herald from Washington says: In- 1 ■tructions to Minister Woodford are be- ing prepared at the state department for the presentation to Spain of another demand for the immediate payment of the claim for indemnity made by Sam uel T. Tolon. The original demand was presented to the Madrid government by Mr. Tay lor, who has just retired from the office ot minister. He stated la strong lan guage that this government would ex pect Spain to pay the claimant f50,00d as indemnity for the sufferings he had endured. Spam’s reply was that it was under no obligation to pay Tolon aud this haa been followed by another statement which declares that the action of the Spanish authorities iu Cuba was a gub- eruative meaiyire and that Spam would be uujust to herself should she indem nify Tolon. State department officials insist that the claim is a just one and will continue to press it. Tolon was natnrnlized in New York city iu 18?t>. He established a general business ia Cardenas, Cuba, in 189d. He left Oardenas for Havana on Sept, 1 of last year, intending te sail for the United States ou buriuesx White ou board the steamor Seneca he was ffr- rested by the police authorities and im prisoned for ten days in the Interior poreh of the courtyard of the polioe station. He was thrnst into a small, hot. filthy eeli on Sept. 13, and deprived of all out side communication. He was removed to the interior porch on April 12 and was deported to the United States seven days later. Mr. Tolon has also penditig a claim for $100,000 arising out of the carnage done to his property iu Cuba by Span ish soldiers. Pisa of Gollly I* Kutered br Sis of D#D#o train Flrato*. Dalton, Ga., Oct. 12.—-Six members of the noted car pirate gang, Waiter Bohannon, the ohief, Tom Kiuneman, Bill Long, Ben Pearce, Ed Morris and Sam Painter, entered pleas of gailty when arraigned hem Ralph Ellison, a tlrayuiau, who, it is cimrgrd, often han dled the stolen goods for ttie robbers, pleaded not guilty and decided to take chances of a trial. Judge Fite did not sentence any of the prisouera He will wait until all the cases are disposed of, those indicted for receiving the stolen goods a* well as those who stole them. The gang stole over $100,000 worth of properly aud hod been working system atically for years. Tue plan of the rob bers was to go out ou the railroads and break into cars. Before reaching Dal ton the goods were thrown out aud car ried away by confederates. The goods were afterwards sold by the gang to Dalton merohauts. Su|>oriutendent Vaughan of the South ern railway put detectives on the case, who, iu the guise of trumps, joined the gang and located the robbers. HORSE SHOW IN ST. LOUIS. More Than Fit# Tliiillianil People Attend ■ lie Openlnf- Ezerol*#*. St. Loris, Oct. 12.—The now colis eum at the national stock yards. East Bt. Louis, was formally opened vnth appropriate exercises, and the great special sale of fancy horses began. More than 5.000 people crowded what is the finest and best equipped pavilion for the sale of horses in the United htates. The pavilion is modern in all its appointments and was erected ut a cost of over $20,000. The horse show is one of the finest ever held, more than 500 specimens of the equine race being here for sale. Mr. Bratton is authority for the statement that there ate more fine horses ut the sh >w than were ever gathered in any one ring in the United States before. The exhibition included four-in hands, tandems, pairs and single drivers. CARNIVAL AT KNOXVILLE. Shot and Killed Hi* 'weelbeert. Asheville, N. C., Oct. 9.—Jonathan Bennett, a young farmer of Yancey county, while at an apple paring bee, shot Nora Ray, a girl 17 years of ag®, With whom he was in love, killing her almost instantly. Bennett was drink ing aud tried several times to get a seat by the girl, but each time she moved away from him. The last time lie drew his revolver and deliberately shot her twice. He is at large. Money For Southern Dock*. Washington, Oct. 12 —The detailed Mtlmates f >r the yards and docks for the navel establishments include the Wowing: Norfolk, litt?,846; Port Royal, U f $70,090. IMuatree State Foatmeatere. Washington, Oct. 9.—The following appointments of fourthclass postmas ters have been made: North Carolina— Fines Creek, Janies R. Silver; Florence, W. D. Riggs; Friendship, John D. Hunt; Lindhurst, C. N. Webster; New ell, J. F. Snidex; Rogers Store. William A. Pugh; South Gaston, William Ba ker; Speedwell, Mr* K. M Watson. Cndy Krotlinr* Are Kelenaed. Butte, Mom, Oct. 8. — The Cody brothers, held at Red Lodge for tha North Carolina authorities, have been teb-used ou habeas corpus on the ground of the iusufflency iu the sheriff’s re turn. The men are under sentence of death for burglary in North Carolina. Cotton Mill# Get • Charter. Rai.kigh, Oct. 8.—The state charters the Anchor Cotton and Woolen mills, •t Huntersville, Mecklenburg, county; capital $50 U00. Incorporators, C. W. Jonusou, W. E. Holt and J. S. Spencer. Calvert I* Agnlo Clioeen. SP\RT AX BURG. S. O., Oct 9 —In the Second primary here, Arch B. Calvert Was re elected tuavor of Spartanburg by a majority of 86 J-Jui B. Floyd, bis Oppou-i il receiving 372 l*rop!i«t of t!t« Ore.it % m<»kie4 Arrive* and Make* Some 1'reiilctlon*. Knoxville, Oct. 12.—Over30,000peo ple from this and neighboring states were here to witness the arrival of the prophet of the Great Smokies, which inaugurated the carnival season. Tne propnet approached from the mountains and was received ou this sine of the Tennessee river bridge and wa* tendered the keys of the city iu a speeon by Mayor S. G. HeiskelL Ho then delivered his prophecy as to the future of greater Knox.iile, which will be a consolidation of Knoxville and West Knoxvdie, to be made Jan. 1. A trades display followed the proph et’s entry. The carnival lasts four days. The weather is good. Found Dead 111 a swamp. Columbia, S. 0., Oct. 12.—A few days ago a white man. generally known as “Old Man Marlow.” was wanted iu Lattu, Marion comity, for some offense against the municipality. He resisted arrest aud went into a swaa.p nearby. A posse was summoned and Marlow pursued. When they met, Marlow opened lire with a pistol, which was re turned by the pos*e The pursued man ran bock into the swamp. Later his body w.i* found wuh a bullet hole through the breast. He held a cocked pistol in his hand. Cast of Keeping Couvlete. Raleigh. Oit. 12.—The state auditor reports to the chairman of the peniten tiary board that iu tne past 20 years the total penitentiary appropriation has been $5,657,000 and total earnings $1,- 400,000, or abont $70,000 auunally. There has also been a total cost of $i80.- 000 >or bringing sentenced convict* to the penitentiary. The auditor *nvs the net xopiiditures would have nufficed to bund 1,000 miles of macadamized road at $1,400 per mile. The Hoard of Control Meet*. Columbia, S. 0., Oct. 9 —The board of control listened to tales of woe from county boards respecting the falling off in sales. Advice was asked as to re- 1 during expenses in local dispensaries so ■ us to partly meet original package com- | petition. Lust mouth J. St. Judan i Yates, who has long been connected with the dispensary, obtained a beer privilege for Charleston. Ho sold it to J. Blank' of Charleston, and the At- | lantu Brewing company, simultane ous.}. His privilege will bo revoked. l ady Killed by l.lghtulni-. Winston, N. C, Oct. 12.—A moat distressing tragedy occurred at Union Ridge church, situated about 2 miles’ south of here. E. P. Huntman, with his wife, drove up to church in a wagon i to attend Quaker meeting, which has been in progress here about three weeks. As Mrs. Huutmau was alighting a ‘ j of lightning struck a tree under wagon, giving her such a severe s that she died un hour afterwards, others were seriously injured aim not expected to live. Aulteville Kitnlior* -Arrested. Asheville. N. C., Oct. 8.—W. E. j Breeze, W. H. Penluud and J. E. Dick erson. respectively president, cashier 1 and director of the failed First National bunk of this city, have been arrested on | u charge of einbezz.enient and conspi- I racy and held in $30,000 bond each. The warrants for tneir arrests were founded on indictments handed down Wednesday at Greensboro by the grand jury of the United States court. Orislniil I'McLag'* M«n lx>*e. Greenville, S. C., Oct. 11. —Green ville original package dealers made an unsuccessful attempt to get the council to revoke the ordinance taxing their business. The ground of appeal was that the liquor is protected by interstate commerce law and the ordinance tax ing them and not taxing dispensaries is discriminative and out of the city’s power to enforce. The courts will likely he appealed to. A Sliuotlog at Aniterean. Anderson, S. C., Oct. 11.—Charlie Jenkins and Dave Burton, both negroes, engaged in a controversy over a woman, resulting iu the latter shooting, and it is thought mortally wounding, the for mer. Burton was captured after a stub born resistance, in which Policeman Dil.ingham was overpowered aud dis armed. % ” Murdered Wife l>y MIntake. Columbia, S. C.. Oct. 11 —Ben Hutto, j a negro, laid in wait for a negro man n n ar his hotun. He fire<- four timeii it tne first peieou who walked by. It was his wife. She was killed instantly. Hutto fled. SENOR QULLON HAS A SAY. SpauUli Minuter of Foreign Aft'*lr« Now Look* For n 'perily -el tlrmeuL Madrid, Oct. 12.—A semiofficial state ment, issued after the cabinet meeting of Monday, says that by employing na tive volunteers in Cuba instead of Eu ropean troops the expenses of the cam paign would decrease and the operations against the insurgents would be con ducted more rapidly. Senor Gallon, the minister for for eign affairs, hag communicated to his colleagues the views of the European and American press in regaru to the now ministry, pointing out that the for eign newspapers are almost unaui- inouMy of the opinion that the program of Senor Sagasta, the new premier of Spain, has caused au important change in the attitude of the Washington cabi net, leading to the belief that the deci sion on the Cuban question will now en ter upon a more favorable phase and demonstrate that the steps taken by the ministry have had an excellent effect in showing the government is choosing practical means to solve the e-xistiug difficulties The minister for the colonies, Senor Moret, announced at the cabinet meet ing, with a view to proving the sin cerity of the government’s promise to grant autonomy to Cuba, he had tele- graphed to Senor Montori, the leader of the Autonomist party, asking him to nominate candidates for appointment tc some of the important posts iu the Ca ban army administration. Nuteil Hank Kub!>er Nubbeil. Kansas City. Oct. 12.—Jerome Mar- tie, alias “Dutch” Weber, one of the most wanted men in the country, leader of the quartet of nien who committed the sensational robbery of the state bank of Savannah, Mo., Feb. 7, 18915, has been captured in Detroit, ami is now nndor arrest in that city. Weber is wanted aii over the country for bank and postoffice robberies. In Chicago a reward of $51)0 has been offered for him by the government for a postoffice rob bery committed there, and he will prob ably be taken to that city. Ueiiiie**vy on Fop„’* Health. Wichita. Kan., Oct. 13.—Bishop J. J. Hennessey of this city, who led the recent American pilgrimage to Rome, has returned. The bishop spent con siderable tune at the Vatican aud en joyed exceptional opportunities for learning the exact state of Leo’s health. Bishop Hennessey said: “I see uo change in his holiness since my last visit four years ago save that he is bent a little more, but his physical health is good, hi* eye is bright, his mind clear, his judgment excellent and his memory extraordinary.” Mlg Mr* at ItonuetUTtlla. Bi nnettsvillk, S. C., Oct 11—A large part of the business portion of Beuuettsville has been destroyed by fire. Estimated Iohi, $15,000; insurance, $3,- 000. The origin of the fire Is unknown. North t:arollMa*s Baa||*, Raleigh, Oct. Ik—Tb« statement of 97 banks in North Carolina shows re source* aggregating $19,921,582, a de crease of $387,000 as compared with a year ago. The stats debt is $6,086.2*0. SERIES MAY BE STOPPED. Donor of the Temple Cop Iu the National League Dls.atUfleil. Pittsburg, Oet. 12.—The Temple Oup eeries In the National league may be contested no more. W. C. Temple of Pittsburg, who presented the magnifi cent silver trophy to the league, is dis satisfied with this year's contest He declares he will attend the league meet ing iu November aud request that the cup be returned to its donor. “I will also,” said Mr. Temple, “ask that the league investigate the charges that the Baltimore and Boston players this year agreed to an equal division of the receipts iu face of the league’s ex plicit conditions, abont 60 per cent to the winner and 40 per cent to the loser. These rumors hare been very annoying to me and if proven true 1 will ask that the offenders be blacklisted. The cup was offered to benefit the game gen erally and to develop a fast senes. This year’s has not been such.” BULLET FOR HIS Sian Shout* anil Kill# llliu*elf After Trjr- iiiK to A: mu in it Munler. Raleigh. Oct. 12.—Albert L. Wat- bou, a prominent young ineebauie of this city, shot and probably fatally injured his bride of six mouths and then killed himself. Watson had been drink- tug for several weeks and committed the enme iu a drunken frenzy. His wife, who was Miss Ada F. Pierce, is but 18 years old. Last year his father, Gib Watson, an engineer ou the Seaboard Air Line, was killed in a collision at Rockingham, and last year his wife’s mother was killed by light- mug. Watson last spring attempted suicide by taking laudanum. Both the murder and the suicide were in the presence of the wife's 13-year-old sister. -s CAROLINA BANK IS CLOSED. Fir^t NatlounlU l allure C'hiia#** \V«,Aterti to I>rHW Out Fut»(l4. Asheville, N. 0.. Got. 12.—When the First National bank failed on July 80 many depositors in the Western Car olina bank endeavored to draw out their funds. The 69-day rule was enforced as soon as the demand became large and Tuesday morning the bank did not open its doors. A statement ou the door rays: “This bank closed for liquida tion.” It is understood that the bank was Over!or.tied with real estate, especially country property, and on which reali zation aviII be slow. The number of small depositors is large aud there was some excitement when tne doors of the bank aid not open Tuesday. 1 Shot ami Killmi Hu* >on. Norcross, Ga , Oct. 12—John Bran- yan. a well-to-do farmer living near Hoyle postoffico, 2 l a miles miles from Norcross, shot and killed his 16-year old sou. Branyau had just retired. He oe- cuuied the same room with his son. He was awakened by some one walking ou the veranda, aud finding his room door a littl* open, suspected the pres ence of a burglar. Getting his gun. ne sat on the fool of his bed. In a short while some one started in ou the ve randa. Branyau aaaed the person to halt He failed to stop, and Branyau shot aud killed his own sou. A Tregedjr on 'taten ielnnil. Neav York. Oct 12.—During an al tercation a i Prohibition park, Staten Island, Conrad Henselbetz sbot aud killed Thomas McSorley, a prominent business man of West New Brighton, aud mu rwtrds attempted to take his own life by severing the arteries of his wrists with a razor. Henselbetz may not recover roqi the effects of his inju ries. The i ato men wer« engaged in an animated uscuMiou at the time, bat the exact subject of the argumeut is uu- kuown. Intarsuce Made ConapuUerr. Beunk, Switzerlaud, Oct. 13 —The national council, by a vote of 101 to 9 has adopted a bill making insurance 'against *ickne*s compulsory in the case of all persons not having independent means. HalleoMlag Aer»*e a Chaaael. Eabt Bourne, England, Oct 13.— Charles Pollock, s nephew of Baron Pol lock, has eturted in a balloon from here in au attempt to cross the Kuglish chan- Senator Itllmnu Very Sfok. Columbia, S. G, Oct. 12.—Senator Tillman has arrived iu Columbia from Trento), his home. He is a very sick man, suffer.ng from catarrhal jaundice, and he came here for treatment by pny- sicians who had attended him during his term as governor. His condition is not serious at present, though lie evi dently apprehended that n might be come so by coming here to receive treatmeut. Dam! Alan'* Head In < uart. Columbia, S. C., Oct. 12.—The body of a man recently shot in Marion has been exhumed and the head cut off. This will be put iu evidence this week by the prosecution when the trial of the slayer takes place. Self defense will be the plea and the wounds iu the head are to luruish evidence against this. The Heine to He D»eked. Washington, Oct. 12.—The secretary of the navy has ordered the flrstclsss battleship Maine dotted at the govern* ment drydock at Port Royal, 3. O. This is the first time the Port Royal dock has been used siuce the Indiana was docked there about two y n ars ago. Roek Hill Hoe Hnd Fire. Columbia, S. G. Oct. 12.—In Rock Hill, the livery stables belonging to Kerr & Heath aud several adjoining buildings were horned. Most of the 60 head of horses were saved, bat some horses and all vehicles and stock were destroyed. Loss, abont $12,000. Carolinian Appolntad CoaeaL Washington, Oct 1$. —William O. Dec her of Sonth Carolina hss been E mted consnlar agent nl Markneu- rchsu, Germany.