Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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t / 2 THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. O., NOVEMBER !8, 1807. COLD WAVE !S (TUNG I! NEWBOLD FEARS A NOOSE lAhl« ^ h« K«*v. l>r. ^ urn^i Now In tli«< I’Uir „f ('olmiibU. Freezing Weather For District ^ 0 • Nmv I(i - C1 ' ief I,, : tP, ‘ rive IS«wbold is m ColacibiH, but wnorf Infected by Fever. THE MERCURY TO TARE A TUI!RLE ©social Ilulletin M Ijiiuo I by t l»U f jForeo-iiitliii; a !Mark«n4 in l»»m »t*r- K.turo Throughout tl»« *u»ro v. ii»^. Ijoug Lookoit For Uoiit'f it lu ut l^Mt, Washivoton, Nov. Ifl. - Willis L. Moore, chief o' the weather buio »u. lus issued the foilowiujf speoial bullctiu: "Frosts and freezing; weather in > el- fever uistrict. The most dm nvi coni wave of the season is inniculed tor AVtdnesday throughout the y oUow lover districts of the south. "Freezing weather will probaMv »h‘- cur throughout the northern and neu tral portions of the gulf states and u» the Ohio valley Wednesday morning aud frosts generally throughout the s ntliern states Wednesday or Wednes day night. "The Tall in the temperature will be most marked in the Onio valley, where cannot be ascertained Ho came from Winuaboro. <10 miles, in a private con- Vt'yance, with cx Ci'iistable Stevensoti Thief of Police Daly spotted the car- luge leaving the governor’s mansion, bm Stevenson was the only occupant. Governor Filer be refuses any infor mation. New bum is m t in jail or at the penitentiary Stevenson admits coming here with him, but will talk no further. It is understood Ncwbold called on Mevenson, asking his com pany to t'oluuibia. and sain that beiu;r a slate otl.cer lie wisned to sinrennor to the governor, bur on couuitiou that he shonat not go beck to Soartanb irg to be indicted by tiie giauu jury now sit ting there, lie tears lynching. WHISKY HOUSE A WINNER. l>rCi»U»ti K«*mlrtt t'<i In -ittitiitA IIimI Will I til l I ho IM*|»nn-*rtry. An.am a, Nov. Irt - Judges Pardee aiui Newiiiau of the United States court have handed down a decision in the famous dispensary case, enjoining the Southern from refusing to haul liquor into South Carolina in future. The decision is an important 0110, in mm Min' iiiit Negotiations of Money Envoys Come to Naught. railway directors meet. yiiiMrtl* of It’* • . & M- *"•1 *• ,J - t*- Ro-ct »w (llttnsr,. Atlanta, Not. 15.—The board of di rectors of the Georgia. Carolina ana Northern Railway company and the Eoaboard Belt Line Railway company BIMETALLISM SUFFERS 3ACI3ET | There' pons read for the past year wore greatly FIGHT IS VERY TIERCE Contest Over a Pcstcffice Job Carried Into Court. SEWNAIT TAKES UF THE CASE ROW lr Ml,il«t«r In tjoytt l«iu« I niukle. j satisfactory to the directors ana rnuae an excellent showing. The following oflieers and directors were electeii by the Georgia, Carolina aud Northern railway for tl-a ensuing year: R. 0. Hoffman. r rRl< ‘ ,ic,lt ! ® John, vies president. Directcrs: Messrs. K. F. Hoke. Raleigh, N. C.; John Owen, Dan O’Dougherty and R J. Lowry of Atlanta; M. G. Michael and J. F. Rhodes of Athens; W. R. Tucker of Raleigh, N. U.: J. F. Durst of Green wood. S. C.; McAipin Arnold and S M. Pickens Eloertou, Ga.; S. M. Jones aud W. A. Shatuis of Cnester, S. U. The Seaboard beit line elected the following officers: R. 0. Hoffman and E. St. John, re-elected president and vice president. Directors: R. F. Hoke. Raleigh, N. O ; Judge W. R Watts, Portsmouth, Va.; John A. Smith, T. A. Granibiing. Oscar Pappeuheinier. and David Woodwaiii, of Atlanta; aud J. S. Minis of Baitimoro. it is now about oJ degrees. Tiie wann j that the original p.icu.ige law is iu- weather on the Atlantic coast will prob ably be followed by a decided fall in the temperature and two or three days of cold weather will follow ’’ MEET AT CmiGaoO NEXT. The Knight* of L*l> »r >ol# ct the Windy City Nnv««r»i KivaIa. Louisville, Nov. 1G. —The general assembly of the Knights of Labor se lected Chicago a» the next meeting place and the first Tuesday in Novem ber. 1898, as the time for their meeting. The selection was not made without a contest, but Chicago developed the most strength and won on the first ballot. Cincinnati, Pittsburg, Boston, Wash ington, New York, Galveston, Rich mond, Baltimore, Hot Springs and New Orleans were among the cities placed in nomination. The selection of Chi cago was finally made unanimous. Littie else was done at the morning session. Reports from several minor committees were heard, but nothing of importance was taken up. Grand Mas ter Workman Hicks said that the as- volved. The judges decided that liq uors and wines m bottles packed in boxes and shipped in carload lots were, under the law of South Carolina, clearly admissabie, and should be handled by any r lihvi’.y. Tuu case hau attracted great atten tion. The whisky company has never had any trouble with tiie Southern in this respect until a few weeks ago, when the latter refused positively to haul any more goods into South Caro lina. DURHAM HAS TWO DEATHS. Slartlerer In ('otittiaile<t to Take of Hf* Own 'ieiilclno. Durham, N. C., Nov. 10—In East Durham, a negro named Henry Green went to the home of Sallie Lassiter, a i negro woman, who is a tenant of R. O. ; Scoggins, aud for some reason shot aud killed her 10-year-old son and fled. Scoggins got his rifle, aud with two companions went after the murderer. When they found him Green turned toward them aud reached for his pistol, ,, .... . . , whereupon Scoggins shot aud killed aembly would not complete its busiue.f 1 J - n 1 before Saturday. Caiiliiii lu HdVd ii Hi^ C.,llcgo. Washington - , Nov. 10.—The oft agi tated question of establishing iu the city of Washington a great national university on the lines suggested by President Washington lias at last taken more definite form than iu the past, aud a number of representative men and women have taken hold of the project with a determ^r.Mon to push it to a succcsjful coticlu. ion if possible. They have started out by seeking to raise the first i|J5o,000 necessary for the erection of an administration budding to form the nucleus of the university aud hope to be able to lay the corner stone on Feb. 22. 1899. Iha eclioourr Jaunt A. L"»t. St. Johns. N. B .Nov. 10 —Word hat been received from Chatham that the schooner Janet A., from Tighness, was lost Tuesday night or Wednesday morn ing of last week, off Fox Reef, jjlio win- loaded with oats and produce. Three men and two women were aboard. The bodies of Captain Gdlis, Susan Cham pion and an unknown man, brought tc Chatham by the steamer St. Isidore, confirmed the news of the wreck. Tne Janet was a vessel of !K) tons register, was built at Church Point, N. S., in 1882 aud hails from Chatham. Scoggins surreudered himself to an officer, was given a hearing before a magistrate aud released. POSTMASTERS KfttartiMXy 11*9tiin* Him Cll irg*. Paris, Nov. 10.—Comte Esterhazy, who. it is said, answers the description of "a rich aim titled officer, well known in Paris society,” who has been re quested to resign his commission in the tttmy in consequence of the continued leasing of military secrets since Cap tain Dreyfus was deported, has written a letter to General Bulor, the ministet for war, with regard to the alleged "in famous accusation.” He demands an investigation and says that he is ready to reply to all the charges that may be brought against him. «Ju<l|?« Th«»m** Nttlitoii Dying* Worcester, Mass., Nov. ]«.—Judge Thomas Nelsou of the United Stales district court is dying at his home iu this city. He was takeu ill at the Parker House in Boston last March, and though the serious nature of lus sick ness was recognized, he recovered so far as to be able to work for short niter- Tals. He hr.s failed fast during the Iasi month. He is now uucouscious aud death is hourly expected. CnafasM* an Atrocious Crlinn. Biddkeord, Me., Nov. ifl. — Jean Baptiste Gudlemete has confessed to the murder of his uncle, B. Laplaute, •t St. Liboire. P. y.. on Oct. 80. Guil- lemeut was arrested here and at first denied his guilt. He uow says that the crime was committed at the instigation of lus aunt, the wife of the murdered man, who promised to marry him after the death of her husband. APPOINTED. Offices Iu South ('arollna, Aiabitna aud l>itniDol<7 Are Kiletl. Washington - , Nov. 15.—The presi dent has appoiuted the following post masters: Alabama—Lakeland, Joseph L. Skip per. Kentucky—Millerebnrg, J. M Jack- aon. Jr; Mt. Sterling, Ben W. Hall. Missouri—Bethany, Benjamin N. Prentiss; Salem, Henry C. Saukey; Sa vannah, Jacob Schell. South Carolina—Winnsboro, Preston Riou. <• • *» Gi-aphlt* In Xiirth Carolina. Raleigh, Nov. J6. —A report from McDowell county is to the effect that a very extensive deposit of graphite has been found to exist in that county, aud it is to be worked by what is known us the American Graphite company, which has purchased the laud on which it is located. It is stated that in some places the graphite ore can be cut with a knife, as it is so free from grit The property is located about 5 miles from the West ern North Carolina brunch of the South ern railroad. Ilnmptou nt Ills Old Horn*. Columbia, S. 0 , Nov. 16.—General Hampton arrived here from Washing ton, and has taken up his residence in Millwood. In regard to the public state ment that he would immediately begin writiug the history of the cavalry of the army of northern Virginia, he said he hud no such intention. He had beeu urged to undertake that arduous work, but had not decided to do so. General Hampton expressed himself feelingly about the result of the election iu Mary land, which will result in Gorman’s re tirement. Colfin*! Iloyd I* a ('aiididat*. Washington, Nov. 16.—A concerted movement is to be muae by southern politicians, led by Senator Pritchard aud southern national committeemen, to have Colonel James E. Boyd, as sistant attorney geiie ,- al. promoted to the cabinet should Attoruey General McKenna be appointed to the supreme bench. Mr. Boyd is the national com- mitteemuu from North Carolina, and his friends urge his competence aud lit- uess as unexcelled. I'raitCM I* Willing! to Dpoit If*»r Mint* to th* Fr*»« 4 of >llver, but tk® l*t 0}»n«lT I<in of Uriitod Stuf-®* ’M«#m»ti»ry tloinFit11 a to 31«9«t " itb llrit- Favor. Washington, Nov. 1G.—The official report of the correspondence in regard to the bimetallic proposals of the United States monetary commission to the gov ernment of Great Britain, together with the report of tho proceedings at tiie con ference of tlio British premier, the sec retary of state for India, the first lord of tho treasury and the chancellor cl the exchequer with the French ambas sador and our commissioners, ha* reached this country. It fully confirms the reports cabled to tho Associated Press on Oct. 21 and 22. The negotiations fell through, not- withstanding the expressed willingness of the French government to open its mints, owing to the rejection by the British government of me proposition to again open tlio Indian mints to the free coinage of tdlver. None of the other propositions were replied to, be cause that one. the most important of the concessions requested of Great Brit ain, could not be acceded to. The government of Great Britain, in mak og her answer, deferred to the wishes of the govern incut of India, to which the proposal was referred, aud the reply of the government of India, there fore, is the most important communica tion in the correspondence. K*«ft4oti* For IC«*j«»ctloii* It is a lengthy document in which the advantages pro and con to India are argued and a very strong case from their standpoint is made out In favor of the rejection of the proposal. The ois- turbance of values in India wiih the attendant paralysis of trade, at least temporality, tiie tail of silver prices in India concurrently with the increase of gold prices m Europe and America, etc., are advanced, but the most potent rea son argued against the proposition t that the burden of failure, if failure ehou'd come from the experiment f«.r the re establishment of bimetallism by France aud the United States, must in evitably fall on India. Both the United States and France, the reply argues, with their supply of gold, could protect themselves if the ex periment did not succeed. Iu other words the Indian government, as a pre liminary proposition, declared that it could not take the risk of agreeing to the suggested measures. A definite and absolute rejection of the proposi tion was set forth iu the cable corre spondence, but the document contains a reservation which would seem to indi cate that if the scope of the proposed experiment were sufficiently broad In dia might be willing at least to recon sider her refusal. Lord Klelu’* Letter. That paragraph in Lord Elgin’s letter is as follows: "We note that the proposals of the govern men t of France aud the United States are subject to the proviso tin j they are satisfied that flier wid receive assistance from other powers in Increas ing the demand for i-ilver. We believe that a limited increase of the quantity of silver use> 4 as currency will exercise a very tr fling mffueu'e. if any. in raising the gold price of silver and that the only assistance from other powers which can ba of any real vaiue would be the addition of other countries to the bimetallic union of France and the United States. "If. however, assurances of really substantial co-operation should be se cured from cither countries we shall be glad to learn tho exact nature of the as surances, and we shall then consider whether the promised eo-operanou changes the conditions of the problem or adds mateimUy to the chances of success.” Aecuattd of Killing! A Hoy. Memphis. Nov. 10.—J. W. and Jasnoi Stark, brothers, who reside at Collier* ▼file, tliis county, are confined iu the county jail, charged with the murder of a half wilted negro boy named Jerry Mebane. The body of Mebaue was found at the bottom of a small stream weighted down with iron and with the feet aud hands shackled, with a bullet hole through his head. The crime, ir is said, was committed because Mebane ... -i c; i ■ •hot and kil ed a colt belonging to the with his head and was Starks. The Stark brothers have here- k,,oc ^f a duV,u ' If 1 fa “"B hw SAM WRIGHT STRANGLED. Murderer of >« North Tarollii* Merclitut I® Hanged at Goldsboro. Golds sop. o, N. U., Nov. 13.—Sam Wright, whose real namo is Wiley Vaughn, tho negro who murdered Mr. W. A. Carr, was privately hanged iu the jail yard here. The drop fell at 12:03 p. m.. and eight minutes later he was pronounced dead, death being caused by sii.iiigulation. He was a bad man, as according to his last confession, he killed two men—one iu South Caro lina and the other in Georgia—before commitring the last crime in Fork town ship on ejaturday night, Oct. 2. The crime for which Wright paid the death penalty was one of the foulest murders ever committed in Wayne county. On the night of Oct. 2 Wright Went to the store of Mr. Lon Carr, in which Mr. Carr was asleep, and gain ing admission on the pretext of wisning | to buy something, knocked his victim down and tip u cut his throat with a knife previously sharpened for the pur pose. The motive was robbery. In his confession Wright stated that his right mime was Wiley Vaughn and that he was born in Pleasant Hill, Lau- ! caster county, S. C. CAROLINIAN IS CREMATED. Tb* Sun of a \V«U Known Charlotte Man Knrneil to lleatll There. Charlotte, N. C., Nov. 12.—S. M. Davidson, sou of Robert F. Davidson of this city, was burned to death at bis home on Pine street. There was no oue else in the house at the time the fire broke out. Just how be met bis death is uukuowu. There are two theories, oue that ho knocked the lamp over, setting fire to the bed on which be was lying, the other that he lay down with a lighted cigar iu his mouth aud fell asleep. His father, who is quite old. entered the house a few minutes after the flames burst out. He was burued about the head iu trying to save his son. The Daviusons are a prominent fam ily in this section They come of revo lutionary stock and have many relatives iu Georgia, Alabama and Florida. An Important C'as* Argastl. Ralkigh, Nov. 12.—Before Referee William R. Allen at Newbern, there federal J lids" Kentrniint the Nuw Handler ot Aliuls In Atlwulit Erorn t-lrlfi;- Hi* Asuiatnut Until .Halter < nn lie Looked Into I urtlier—Civil service CounuiMiua tu J'ltie of C«>U|»®r. Atlanta, Nov. ]C.—Tlio fight in tlio Atlanta postoifice between Major J. M. Conner, the present tie-ihiunt, and Ma jor W. II. Smyth, tho new postmaster, is growing very warm. When Major {Miiyth took charge of his offiie hr> went to Major Couper ami demanded that he turn over his position to Mr. li F. Biud gett, who had been appointed in his place. Major Couper reinsed to accede to Major ftrnyih’s demands ami when pushed to give up his office he went be fore Judge Newman and received ,t ic- Btruiuiug order against the new post master. Major Couper contends that no charges have been brought against him ; and that ha lias performed the duties o; his i fiiee faithfully since he has been in the employ of Uncle Sam, and that uo- 1 der the rules of the civil service he is entitled to continue in office. The civil service commission has been asked for their opinion in the matter, ! and tho restraining order is to prevent Major Smyth from installing Blodgett iu his place until the civil service com- ! mission has rendered its decision. The case is the first of its kind the I civil service commfiginn has ever been called upon to decide, aon its outcome j is awaited with interest throughout ttio United States. The fight hinges practically on one point- whether Major Couper is under 1 civil service. He contends that ho is. | Major Smyth is not so positive as Ma jor Couper. but believes the latter is not. The Republican leaders stale Major j Couper is m no way under the civil scr- ! vice. The matter, therefore, when sifted down resolves itself into this: If Major Couper is under civil service he j will keep his job; if not, lie will loose it. CONVICT QUESTION IS UP. Hie Home Now Trying to Solve the Veie.l 7 ,f a - o 1‘robleui. Atlanta. Nov. 16.—The convict lease came up iu the house of representatives as the special order, aud tire fight on this important question is uow well un der way. Two substitutes were offered. One of them is a straight lease bill, dif fering only in detail to the present lease system, except that it provides for the election by the people of the principal keeper of the penitentiary. This sub stitute comes from Mr. fctone of Wal ton. The other substitute is the Hall bill, which refi-cts the sentiment of the present administration, and looks to ward a reformation of the lease system. It is the original bill, of which the com mittee’s measure winch bears its name is a much battered likeness—or rather not a likeness at all. since ail of its most radical features have been effaced. The tight did not progress far. The house went into a committee of a whole to consider the measure, winch it was proposed to take up section by section. The house got no furtner, however, than the first section. This sectum provide* for the appointment of a prison commission by the general assembly. A warm fight was precipitated in the senate over tne resolution inviting the trustees of the state university to speak before the general assembly Wednesday at 10:80 o’clock. Senator W. W. Turner of the Thirty- opposed to tne NO DANGER OF A WAR NCW, Tb* M •MlfHtiOft of Our ft*r«v*ui® Kingston. Jamaica. Nov. 10 —The threatened rupture between Germany and Hayti has so fur been amicably settled, thanks to tho mediation of the United States minister. Mr. W. F. Vowell. though it is still understood that Germany intends to make a demon stration in Haytiun waters. The Go: man version of tho trouble lias a ready been pub i-hed. Following is the liaytiau side of (he dispute: The dispute arose out of t ie itupric* on men t of Harry Umii:!* Lueders. ho;i of a German who married a Havriiu woman. Up to a short time ago L,n.-1- ers Was a Huytian citizju, but. it is alleged, having been concerned in vari ous little affrays, among whicn are meu- tioued four uue.s, he seeiniugiy doe.-n-u it wise to ctiange his nationality ami registered hi* name at tho German con sulate. For an assault upon a cab driver, said to have been unprovoked, to which Lueders, it is said, pie.nied guilty, he was sentenced to one month’s itunrison- meuL The German minister demanded Lne- ders’ release, aud. meeting witti a refu sal, cabled Germany for instructions. A reply having been received, he haiio-d down his flag and announced that three German war ymssIs were on their way to Port au Prince to see that the most reasonable demands of the consuls were granted. ihis news becoming public propertv, roused the Haytians to a fever heat of excitement ana indignation ana even tiie Amoiicuu and British residents cit that it was an attempt to "miik a cow already dry.” and the Haytians, des-. pite their feebleness, were bound to re sist it. Many of them, indeed, offered their services to the Havtam govern ment as volunteers iu tho event of any trouble occurring. With the approval of public opinion and tiie certainty of support in any demonstrative action he might take, the president called in as many troops as might he reached ct short notice, the barracks were filled, amniunnioti was served out and every preparation made for a fierce ruggie. Acting entirely upon his own voli tion, .Mr. I well, the United Stares minister, addres'- - “d letters to tiie liay- tian ministe’- for foreign affairs, re questing tint Lueders be released. The Ilavtian minister, then, as an act of courtesy to the United States, re leased Mr. Lueders, but at the same time officially expelled him from the country. He left at once for Berlin, where in* laid his case before the Ger man government. was argument in an important case against the Mutual Reserve Fund Life i seventh district was association of New York. The plaintiffs trustees taxing up the tune of the as- couteud that the company unlawfully sembly iu the bay time, which be deemed changed the character of the contract iu eminently valuable. its policies, and the question involved is President Berner came down from his whether it can make such change at any 1 chair to favor the passage of tiie resoiu- time it pleases by raising the age, in* { tion as it stood, henutor Battle also spoke iu strong terms favoring its pas- | sage. The question w - as put and the resolp- creasuig premiums or reduciug the amount of the policy. The company claims that it is mutual, and has full E ower to make changes. Each policy- older gives it his proxy upon receiving his policy. A great sum is iuvolved iu the contention. Man Accidental I? Klectrucnt*d. Columbia, S. 0., Nov. 15—John K. Owens, ex-chief of police of William- ■ton and employed at the Pelzer Oil •ompany, was engaged iu doing repair work on the roof of the building. The electric wires lumiiiig from a power house to the uew cotton mill pass over the building. Owens touched oue of tiou paised the senate without ainen 1- meut. The trustees will therefore ad dress the joiut session Wednesday mqrti- ing. The bill by Mr. Johnson of Half, pro viding that electrical companies bqgiven the power to condemn private property for the purpose of electing /railway lines thereon, camo up for a tMird read ing and was tabled owing to tke lack of Totes to pass it. A number of local bills of little im portance were introduced. CASE OF STATE IS >SED. rollnxmitn Uses HinPUtol. Shelryville, Ky., Nov. IR.—Willi# R. Campbell was shot aud killed by Policeman Oscar Duucau. Campbell was an ex-policeman ami very danger tins when drinking. He was intoxicated and boisterous, aud the officer asked him to keep quiet. He polled his pistol •ml snapped it at the officer’s face, when the latter shot him through the heart l < o|»a ou Manitoba Froblam. London, Nov. 16.—The Daily Chron icle publishes the opinion of the pope ou tiie Manitoba school question, con firming the Montreal Star’s version, plainly sottHg forth that his holiness does not accept tiie Laurier-Green way settlement. Town of larboro Has a Flra. Raleigh, Nov. 10.—A special from Tarboro says: The Bryan House, owned by Judge Howard, and W. H. McNair’s brick drug store were destroyed by fire. Bryan's place was valued at $3,000, with no insurance. The other loss was covered by $2,000 insuranoe. The roof of Morris' store and his goods were damaged slightly. Thirty Store* Hurn In One Town. Columbia, S. O.. Nov. 16.—The town of Kershaw has beeu almost wiped out by fire. Twenty-eight stores were de stroyed, eight of which were empty. Loss over $100,000, insurance one-third. The dispensary aud original package stores are a total loss. tofore borne good reputations aud deny the charge. I-rnrr* OntitJaii Off the Lina. Gadsden, Aia., Nov. 16.—Gadsden people have bunked heavily on the ex tension of the Chattanooga Southern railway from this point, but their hopes were badly shuttered by nuthentic in formation ju>t received. The company will, beyond question, adopt the round mountain route, abandoning their pres ent line into this city, reaching Mont gomery via Center and Jacksonville. The whole trouble is supposed to have taken form over the iuubility of the railway company to secure suitable aud satisfactory terminal facilities iu thu city. roar Naw Com* at Mobile. Mobile, Nov. 16 —Four uew ci No deaths. Recoveries: Joseph L. WU- ,al " J- & Blaesingamc about a yuar •on, John McCob, Edward M. Jouistoa. *K a t:oini>ranil**>l a Damn** Ca*a. Ralkigh, Nov. J6.—Engineer Pleas ants, who lost a hand in a collision on the Seaboard Air Line, got a verdict for $11,000 damages. The company ap pealed. but now compromises the csss, paying him $4,100 Chrl* Cannon > ouviatod. Spartanburg. 8. 0., Nov. 16.—The jury found Chris Cannon guilty of mur der after being out 25 minutes It will be remembered that he murdered Cap- Plr*bn*a at Work In Florida. 8t. Augustine, Fla, Nov. 16.—In cendiaries are still at work here. An unoccupied dwelling house was burned to the ground at 4 a. in. Deputy Sheriff Andreu saw a man leaving the burniug building. Andreu attempted to fire at blm, but discovered that the cartridges had been drawn from both barrels of his gnu. A well known negro charac- tei known as "Crazy Dick” has been arrested, lie is the oue whom Andreu •aspects. To I>o**lo|t tbo Stato Trad*. Pen Argyll, Pa, Nov. 16 — Th« Bangor and Pen Argyll slate region is receiving a visit from English capital- isif, who have formed a company to de velop the Altiericen slate trade iu Great Britain and ou the continent of Eu rope by the impjrtiug of slats from the United States. caught upon another live wire; that burned into his throat, almost severing the windpipe. He will die. Industrial School llurn*d. Charleston, Nov. 12.—Information reaches here of the destruction by fire of the Frederick Demining Industrial school at Maryville, 8. C. The school was established by philanthropists for the advancement of the negro rare. William White, a negro, who was as- ■irtiug in tiie efforts to get the lire un der control, was probably fatally in jured by falling timber. The school was insured for about $2,000. It will be rebuilt. Old Officer* A re K*-KI*ol*X Charleston. Nov. 12.—The annual meeting of the stockholders of the 8onth Carolina and Georgia railroad wa* held st the general offices of the company here. All the old officers of the com pany were re-elected. The reports were accepted with satisfaction. Norlli Unrnlln* Poatluantar*. Washington, Nov. 12.—The follow ing fnurthclaftM postmasters iu North Carolina have been appointed: Brass* town, J. F. Arrant; Gulf, Lucy A. Beal; Macon, H. L. Watson; Silver Hill, J. M. Prim, Jr. On® N«gn» *l»ut bjr Au«»lh»r. Ashkiuiro, N. C., Nov. 15.—John Johnson killed auother negro, Henry bpruill, st Biscoe, a station ou the Ashe- boro and Aberdeen road in Montgomery county, ou the way home from a negro festival. In tli« O’Oiiinii Mardi 0|>e*i«—Htrouff Point® For Ac< Atlanta, Nov. 16.—The prosecution in the trial of Walter O’Quinu, clarged with the murder of Policeman Pluuer, announced closed at noon aud t|e de fense began its side of the case. Louis Williams and W. H. Siliott were placed ou the stand by the duense shortly alter noon. Both swore! that they were standing in the bamtage- room of the union depot, acrosA the street from where the murder occmred, on Mouday night, aud that on hewing the report of pistol shots they rauDm- mediately across the street and (taw O’Qainn behind the retail bar next door serving drinks. This is considered quite a strong pioce of evidence for 0'(^uiiin, and the public is anxiously waiting to see what the prosecution will bring out in rebuttal. Atklnaun For the Sannt*. Parkersburg, W. Va., Nov. 16.— There is uo longer any doubt of Gov ernor Atkinson’s senatorial ambitious. "1 have beeu requested by a large num ber of iuflueutial party fneuds to be come a candidate,” he said, "aud I am inclined to say to ray friends that I am a candidate for senator and will thank the people for their supp< rt. ” Madnl For a Mr* savor. Berlin, Nov. 16.—The United States •onsul general here, Mr. Goldschmidt, has received for transmission to tha United States a large sized medal awarded by the Emperor William to Valentine Forakes of Milwaukee, Wia ( BISHOP DOANE ON BRITAIN. H® Say* tlm \V*r spirit I® K*pt Alive by b<M»ki$ of History. Albany, Nov. 16.—Bishop William Crosswell Doane, in his animal address to the clergy of the diocese of Albany, speaking of the relation of America to England in the Lambeth conference, was very intense iu his condemnation of what is called "jingoism.” Relating to the report on tiie subject of interna tional arbitiatiou, he said: L- "There can be no question but thau within tiie last two or three years, from various causes aud with soma fault on boto sines, the minds of men have been a"customed to the thought of a possible resort to arms as tne settle ment of international questions be tween England and America. With our many extreme expressions of parti san violence, the English government, tho English people and the English pres* have been most patient; but un less we come to recognizi more than we do the recklessness of such, the fatality of arjus'ng such prejudices and thu danger or provoking even the most pa tient strength, we may bring about a state of things infinitely disagracefui and infinitely dangerous to our Clmsti- unitv and our civilization.” Bi*:hop Doane said that the spirit of ’lostiiity so openly expressed on this side of the water wasjireseut, though latent in England, and we should be careful how we aroused this feeimg to active hostility. "If, as has been suggested,” he added, “the old revolutionary spirit that re garded England ns a tyrant is still kept alive by our mhoolbooks of history, then it is time tnat the textbooks Were changed." To ft®li«v® Ic®boa>i«t Whtl®r®. Seattle, Wash., Nov. 16 —Captain Tuttie of the United State* revenue cut ter Bear is makiug good progress iu hU preparations for going uurth to relieve the whaling fleet imprisoned iu the ice in the Arctic ocean. Ou Tuesday the Bear will be placed ou the dry dock at Port Orchard, where she will be thor oughly cleaned. Captain Tuttle expects to be ready to start north Nov. 23. Fr**l<i«nt Kruagnr N|,«ak*. Pretoria, South African Republic, Nov. 16.—Presideut Krueger, in pro- rouging the voiksraad until February, made a speech, iu the course of which he said the dynamite monopoly was not the greatest curse of the country. Greater harm, lie adued, was done by the persons who were trying to create dissensions among the peoples of the ■tates of South Atrica. London on Vl«lt of LHiirl*r. LONDON. Nov. 16. — The afternoon newspapers devote editorial articles to the visit of Sir Wilfred Launer, pre mier of Canada, to Washington. They are generally in the same tenor as those of the Pall Mall Gazette, namely, that the expectations that the visit “will make the relations between the United States and Canada closer is a dream.” Thr** Lltll* N*gru** r*rUM. Eufaula, Ala., Nov. 1H. —While Loots Brown, a negro, and his wife, of White Oak, were away at church, their house y caught tire aud was totally coii*um£(j' Three children, ages from 8 to UifVho Were locked up in the buiidiug^JfWnshed in the Camea Sloan* s**m« I nvIlJolblo. London, Nov. IR. —GWorge Brewer’# t-year-old bay filly NellAe B., twlden by , Tod Sloaue, won the Aipetborp’s selling at fthe eecou for saving a child from drowuiug whiki Nursery handicap at. the second day’s taciug of the Leicester/ November meet- Forakes was iu this city. lag. Thera were rater/ 11 •aar ters.