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o THE LEEGER: GAFFNEY, S. O.. JAXUARV 20, 1808. Solons of Maryland to Elect United States Senator. SENSATION IN A SCHOOL. W hip. LONG DEADLOCK 13 VERY LIKEL1 S'h;* Openlni* Fight Mn<|« (hr It^puhlio'’>»*, IIavh a Coiiiil(|«rAbl«t '»»*J Mlty I . JUotll HoU »•-, l>ivi<lr*i| Among 111* in* — FIlit Vote Fruit l«*«a — struggle to He Contlnaed In tfolnt Meaalon. Annapolis. Jan. IS.—The Maryland jroneral assembly began at 11:130 a. m to ballot for a United States senator to succeed Arthur Gorman, whose term exjiiies in March. 1833. The opening of the fight found the Republicans, who have a considerable majority in both houses, divided among themselves. II of the number, all delegates from Balti more city, having persistently refused to go into caucus on senatorial or any other question. The sitnition was further complicated by rumors that William T. Maister, the newly elected Republicau mayor of Baltimore, would enter the contest and that he expected to win by means of a coalition between il malcontent, and the 47 Democrats in the house and senate. The first ballot was watched with in terest. but it developed nothing. The senate cast its vote as follows: Judge Louis E. MeComas, 9; Congress man Isaac A. Barber, 4; Thomas Par- ran, 2; John V. L. Findlay, 1; Governor Idovd Lowndes. 1; Major Alex fliaw, 1; A. P. Gorman, Democrat. C; Judge Henry Page. Democrat. 1. Total. 25. The hou<e vote was: Judge MeComas. 25; J. J. Shryock. 3; Alexander iShaw. II; J. 0. Muihkeu, 1; J. V. L. Findlay. 1; Isaac A. Barber, 22; Milton C. Ur- «er, 1; Thomas Parran, 4; A. P. Gor man, Democrat, 3U. No other ballot was taken and the fight will be resumed in joint session. ST. LOUIS HAS SHOOTING. Star I'ro.rCiitvJ Xor |>i«t|; («»f if * U«*IU. Colombia, S. 0., Jan. 17. — A sensa tion was caused in the city graded schools here by legal proceedings being threatened against Professor B. L. Jones, principal of the city schools, for whip, puig Alfred Martin, the young son »f W. T. Martin, one of the best known business men of Columbia. Young Martin persisted in whispering in his class. Professor Jones called him up ami gave him a severe flogging. On reaching home Mr. Martin exarniuen his son and fouud stripes on his back ns large as a person’s finger. He Went be fore a magistrate for the purpose o' taking out a warrant for Professor Jone* on the charge of assault and battery The school trustees got him to desLt on the promise that tne matter would b< investigated. It is said the teacher completely wore his •rod” out upon the disobedient child, and the condition in which h- was found goes a long way toward veil fymg this statement The affair has caused a^ great deal of excitement m town among the sc non. patrons and Professor Jones will hear from them, it is thought, in a very un desirable fashion. SHOT GIRL Herbert AND SUICIDED. F iS MOB DEFIED Hiack* Harned THE MAYOR. Hr. Charle* Hinmon* KHIp a Honkkeeprr For Attacking HU Daughter. St. Louis, Jan. 18.—Dr. Charles F. Simmons, a reputed millionaire and president of the Simmons patent medi cine company, shot and killed Emil Davidson, bookkeeper for the St. Louis Trust company, at the corner of Carai* tial avenue and Olive street. Dr. Simmons, who is an elderly, gray- haired man, met Davidson on the street. Passersby heard angry words and the cext instant Simmons drew a revolver and fired five times, each shot taking effect. Davidson dropped to the side walk and died without a moan. Simmons was at once placed under arrest. He told Captain Boyd that the Juan he shot had attacked his daughter and that in killing Davidson he bad avenged the wrong done his daughter. This is Dr. Simmons’ third deadly affray. Several years ago he stabbed his brother-in-law in MiB<i8<ippL Three years ago he stabbed his bookkeeper, aiamed McBrain. in a qujrrel. BOXING WILL 8c REVIVED. Uao Fraucisoo <Hub U«U it Hermit Far m Sparring Show. San Francisco, Jan. 18.—Boxing la to be revived during the month of Feb ruary. The board of supervisors have granted the Empire club a permit for a boxing show some time next mouth. Applications from several other clubs permit* ■were before the board, but «ll were rejected. -«* The Empire club will bring off a 20- roond “go” between Joe Choyuski and Tut Ryan, the Australian. The pre liminary will be between Tom Lansing and Henry Baker. The managers of theclnbs which have been left out in the cold are somewhat at a loss to know why their applications should have been rejected and the Em pire favored. The Occidental ciub made application;for 20-round contest oetweeu Peter Jackson and Peter Maher, but were uusuccesful. if on*** About to He nn Fe«t Huildluif. Wilmington, N. C , Jan. 17.—It wi»< decided to use the old convict camp as a pesthocse and remove the one smallpox patient there. Tne building was in u negro suburb ami a great mob of ne groes, armed and furious, gathered at the place and told Mayor Wright they would not permit such use of the camp, and that they would burn the house The mayor had the nearest firepiug- gnarded. The house was twice fired by the mob and the last time was destroyed betore the firemen could reach it. Many ne gro women were in the mob ami thes-- shouted for joy. In order to prevent a serious riot the chief of police issued or ders not to arrest any one seen setting fire to the property, but to ascertain names, so arrests could be made later. Wilmington is the only place in the state where there is a case of smallpox AFTER ROAD AUTHORITIES. S,„l.y »« uriiered Hi* 1 tl«u Killed Hiuiaffif. Pensacola, Fla., Jan. 13.—Herbert Seeley and Mi“s Alice Oaro of Warring- ton, a town surrounding the uavy yard, left in a buggy to attend a party at Miliview, about 10 miles away. They arrived safely and were among the gay est of all the guests. Dancing was kept up until after mid night and about 2 a. m. the young cou ple left to return home. Miss Caro and her escort did not appear at Warrington the next day, but no alarm was felt by her family, as it was supposed tiiat she remained over with a relative wiio resides near Miliview. It was learned later that the couple left Miliview the night of tiie party mid the young lady had not slopped at the home of her re.atives. A searching party was organized, ami near a bridge, a few miles from M li- view, in a clump of trees, the bouies of the young people were found, both dead. The young lady had been killed by a pistol ball which entered her Lead near the ear and tne young man had been killed by a pistol ball which had shat tered his skull. His head was lying on the young lady’s lap. After viewing the bodies and ear- ronndiiigs the coroner’s jury was con vinced that the young man had as saulted the young lady and then killed her and subsequently committed suici.ie. Miss Caro was about 20 years of age. Seeley was about 2*> years of age ami for years has been employed on the lightuouse steamer in this district It is stated they were engaged to be mar ried uud so far as known there was no opposition to their marriage. Both parties were well connected in Warrington and m this city. milll Dili ON TOP ALABAMA IRON IS ACTIVE. TO FIGHT BISCUIT 7 Finance Committee Report: Measure Favorably. the PROVIDES FOR SILVER PAYMENT SAFE CROOKS IN SYLVANI A. Km t er Cmrolln* Official* Indicted For Not Reply ing to the KmIIwmjt Cotnmt»*lon. Raleigh, Jan. 17.—The case in the 1 Sylvama depot, but for some reasou did not blow open the s ife Professional Ging of (?ritck«meu and Kob (he Po<*toffice. SylvakIa, Ga., Jan 18.—The post- j office here was entered during the night and about |400 in money stolen. Tne safe was blown to pieces with som Q kind I of an explosive and has the look of the professional about it. | Of the amount stolen over $100 b^- i longed to the government and the rest to the family of the postmaster, Mr. J C. Overstreet, and to his mercantile firm. No cine has yet been obtained as to the robbers. The same crowd also broke into the Fina Mill Fur ■'ajrattavllla, Raleigh, Jan. 18—The state has chartered the Holt-Williamson Cotton Manufacturing company of Fayette- ▼ille. Its capital is $00,000, and it has purchased a 5,000-spiudle mill, which will be equipped and begin operation May 1. W. L. Holt. E. W. Wiuiamsou, L. A. Williamson, J. M. Meuefee ami Herbert Lutterlop are the owners. The utih will be named the Pneuix superior court against Southern railway officials, including Vice President A. B. Andrews, for declining to answer ques tions asked by the railway commission, goes over to March 9. The grand jury returned a true bill. Railway Commissioner Pearson said: •‘We have held np in our action on this case outil the court took steps, but now we will take up the matter Jan. 26. irrespective of the court proceedings.” This means that the commission will then fry to press its case of contempt against Andrews. The Wake grand jury also returned a true bill against the Seaboard Air Line for giving a free pass. Sloru Atqil tied <•( .tiuriier. Savannah, Jan. 17. —Nicholas Moro. the Greek who killed Patrick Scully several weeks ago, has been acquitted in the superior court of tbo charge of murder. Scully and Moro had a quar- r**l in a barroom, which was renewsd outside, Scully receiving his death : wound. The jury haij to consider yiiy i the dying statement of Scully, Is mood to his uncle, and the statement of the < defendant. Part of the dead man’s statement ads contradicted by several 1 witnesses and under the charge of the Court the jq^y returned it# verdict of pot guilty in about five uinutea MeKlnlrjr L barat*. a Mnrderar. Washington, Jan. 17.—The president has extended a complete pardon to Clyde Mattox, who is now serving a life sentence in the Kansas state peuiteu- tiary for muruer, committed in the In- | dian Territory. Mattox's case was highly sensational. He was tried three times, and in 1894 was sentenced to death. President Cleveland gave careful con- sideratiou to his case ami upon strong representations made to him by friends of Mattox m June, 1894, commuted this sentence to imprisonment tot life. The postmaster thinks it was the work of a gang of crooks traveling through th south, about whom he re ceived notice receqtly from the depart ment at Washington. COURT NOW AT AUGUSTA. Klek " 11nous In Carter Cara. Soma l>auiasliiK Stntinnanta. Acocsta. Ga., Jan. 18 —The Carter court martial moved here from Savan nah to hear the testimony of Marion Twiggs, who is ill and confined to his home. The courtmartial was held in the rooms of Twiggs’ home. The witness was assistant engineer of improvement in Cumberland sound last year under Captain Carter. Twiggsj testimony was regarding mattresses built under the order of Captain Carter. Witness stated that mattresses were not in accordance witn the specifica tions. The courtmartial adjourned after a short sessiou on account of the weak ness of the witness. Ramon of a Hank Raid. London, Jan. 18 —It was rumored on the Stock Exchange that the Roths childs bank in Paris had been raided by • mob. The report of the raiding of the Rothschilds’ banking house is evi dently unfounded, as later Paris tele grams do not mention such an affair. H«lp For Florida Hotala. Washington, Jan. 18.—A special train from New York, euroute to Jackson ville. Fla., via the Atlantic Coast line, passed through this city with about 600 heln for the various hotels in the Laud of Flowers. Smith I' Still Vary Slok. Miami, Fla., Jan. 18.—The condition of Joseph F. Smith, of the Bureau of American Republics, is practically un changed. It is not true that lie lias suf fered a relapse, though he u still a very oick man. An I■■■one ArtUt 1'aa.aa Away. Boston, Jan. 18.—Scott Leighton, the well known Boston artist, died at the ^icLeau Insane asylum at Waveriy. Leighton’s fame rested on his talent in mnimal painting. tiaorgl* Poatuiaslars Namad. Washington. Jau. 18.—The president lias sent to the senate the nominations of Janies A. Burdette, to be postmaster At Cedartowu, Ga., and John M. Duff. .«* Tlftou, Ga Juanpad from Sixteenth Stary. Chicago, Jau. 17.—J. W. Stonehous\ whose sign painting establishment re cently failed, committed suicide in the rotunda of the Masonic temple by jump ing from the railing on the sixteenth floor of the building. His body struck ths railing on the stairway of the second floor, smashing the iron and crashed through the 2 inch marble lauding. Every bone In htouehouse’* body was shattered. The corpse was picked up a shapeless mass on the stairway between the first and second floors. < arnllnlan W|aa HU « a«a. New Haven, Jan. 17 —Judge Town send of the United States court has de cided the case of Edward N. Pyatt of South Carolina against Horace Waldo and others of New York, in favor of the complainant. The salt was brought to collect from the heirs of Sarah H Waldo, deceased, the amount due on a bond made by her iu lifetime, the amount being (8,030. Aa to tba Haiaaataatl Lawa. Washington, Jan. 17.—The house committee on public lauds bus made a favorable report on the bill to abolish the distinction between offered and on- offered lauds in passing upon subsisting pre-emption claims under the home stead laws. Haajamln * uiinliigtiain Dias. Ghkenwood, S. C., Jau. 17.—Benja min Cunningham, a prominent lawyer, died here, aged 45 years. Mr. Cunning ham was a member of the noted Cun ningham tumily of Laurens county, and was unmarried. The I >e tt tii tig ton Harder Trial. M /con, Jan. 18. — R. S. Deiiniugtou is on trial here, charged with complicity in the murder of L. W. Halstead at a 10-cent circus in Macon last April. For this killing Charley Reid, who tired the fatal shot, is now serving a sentence of three years iu the penitentiary. Reid shot Halstead because of insults he gave Mrs. Reid, who wiu atteudiug the after noon performance. Denning ton and Reid were primers on the Macon Tele graph. and warm friends Deuuiugtoii accompanied Reid as a friend to the ciicus when the killing occurred. Flea More Trim!* to Follow. Washington, Jau. 18.—It is the in tention of the war department, iu the event of Captain Oberliu M. Carter’s conviction by the courtmartial now iu aessioii in Savannah, to prosecute ail those who are alleged to have assisted him iu a conspiracy to defraud the gov ernment. Upon the finding of the courtmartial will depend legal proceed ings against B. D. Greene, a former officer of the corps of engineers; Jonn F. Gayuor, William P. Gayiior, Edward H. Gayuor ana Anson M. Bangs. Moro W.tar For Moiitgomary. Montoomeky, Ala., Jan. 18. — The city council has resolved to build a new waterworks plant—one that will supply the city with an abundance of pure water. Mr. Rice, the owner of the plaut which supplies the city with water of very doubttul constituency and of limited supply, demanded about $150,- 000 more for hU property than the coun cil thought it was worth, uud all nego tiations wit him have been declared off. Volormiloan’* Roa« U«l»n I>«-C , Hre« AgNiiist tlio Krcincvo U«» lUo Yoll«»w Coin. Antlaeolpine (Juoatloti Will *„ 0 .i Omii- Up tl*o Ag»(ii — ■>{ A1 - obaui-t K'ltLIo.l t<f MG *o >t. Washington. Jan. 18 —Mr. Gullinger of the committee on public health and national quarantine reported favorably to the senate a bill providing for an in vestigation of the subject of leprosy ami it was place- on the calendar. Mr. Vest of Missouri, for the finance committee, reported the Teller resolu tion. declaring for the payment of the national bonds iu silver us well us gold, and gave notice that he would call it up at au early date. The vote in committee stood 8 to a. The resolution is practically the same as the * Stanley Matthews resolution adopted some years ago. Mr. Platt of Connecticut and Mr. Morrill of Vermont desired it to be un derstood that the report of the coinuiit- on finance, relative to the Teller resolu tion, was not unanimous. Mr. Daniel of Virginia secured the adoption of a resolution directing the secretary of state to supply the senate any information the department of state has respecting the killing of Frank Epps, a sailor of the United States steamship Olympia, by Japanese sub jects iu the harbor of Nag^sagi, Japan in December, 1897, and to inform tne senate if any steps have been taken looking to a reparation. The first contested election case of the present congress was disposed of by tne house. Chairman Taylor of the com mittee on elections No. 2 reported that Thomas F. Ciark, who filed notice of contest against Jesse F. tita- iugs, rep resenting the Second Alabau i district, had abandoned his contest an i the com- uiitree therefore unanimously reported a resolution declaring Mr. S ailings en titled to the seat. The house then resumed t ie consider ation of the array uppropiia ion bill. The house committee o . interstate and foreign commerce has ported tne autiscalpnig bill. There \-as but two dissenting votes in the committee. CHURCH AND STATE UNION. Preddaot of ttie American Koreljn MM- ■ lout Hoard Speak*. Chicago, Jau. 18 —“The great ten- deucy iu the Congregational church is toward the union of religion and the state. The church has before it a splendid opportunity to assert love for the country and fill itself with patriotic spirit. The time is coming when we shall put obligations of citizenship into our creed and teach them iu the churches.” These were words of Rev. Dr. Charles M. Lainsoii. the president of the Amer ican Board of Forign missi ms, in an address before the Chicago Congrega tional club. He was speaking of the great tendencies manifest iu the devel opment of his church and when lie had reached the part of hL remarks tehing of the power die church would have in civic and national affairs in the future and uttered the words above quoted, his eutire audience buist f^rtu into cheers of approval. The occasion was the monthly dinner and reception of the club. Hie Hcltix Flllril a I nirmliigliatn. T hr Oat I«m»M i'or Tra<lr. Cn/TTANOOiA, Jan. 18—The Trades man’s southern correspondents report encouraging prospects in all lines of trade for the new year. A feature of the week is the increased number of new industri.il enterptise*, prominent ■mong them being the organization of companies with large capital to develop valuable water power in Georgia ami Tennessee. Furnace operators in the south re- poit inquiries for iron more numerous than for a long time and orders me booked ahead for several moiithi. Ala bama iron shows especial activity, and among the large orders being fiieu at Birmingham is one for 10,000 tons of iron trom Japanese brokers. The Clif ton Iron company’s furnace at Irouaton will be put in blast Feb. J. and the No. 3 furnace of the Sheffield Coal, Iron and Steel company will be blown in about Feb. 10. The Rome (Ga.) Furnace company has received an order for 6.000 tons of high grade product, which will keep the furnace busy nearly four mouths. Consumers of steel billets are askin_- for figures covering the year, but the mills are not selling that way. Tue demand for billets, pipe and structural material is heavy and prices are etiffen- ing. Heavy orders are booked from the railroads for spring uud uuuimer de livery. The coal trade iu tne mining districts of the south is still active. Coal is moving out rapidly, taxing the output of the mines at many points, and some operators art compelled to run an extra time to supply the demand. Among the most prominent new in dustries for the week are the following: Furnace works to cost $100,000 at At lanta, Ga.; the Isbell Corundum com pany, capital $250,000, Shooting Creek, N, O.; the Atlanta (Ga.) Water Power company, to represent a proba ble investment of $1,000,000, and the Muscle Shoals Power company, Shef field, Ala., to erect a $500,000 plant. The Enterprise Manufacturing com pany, capital $10,000, hss been char tered at Mobile, Ala.; a $'^5,000 sash and door mill will be establisneu at Val dosta. Ga.. and other woodworking plants at Bolling and Mobile, Ala.; Cor- dele. Ga.; Nashville, Teuu.; C.eveiand, Tex , and Norfolk, Va. THE HANCOCK SENSATION, < bletxu ItaUrrV U„|„, a Ilaolitra AgNlcia: the A tflrf jC4„ Chicago, Jan I 1 ? —TneBukei) ha* begun i war against the Al Li- uit c< mj any, aim uicidi against all employer* of iionu? bakers. The officeis of the union sa.iT they will carry the w ir into every state where the American Biscuit company does business. According to the officers of the union, the fight is in retaliation for alleged ac tion on the part of tne American Biscuit company in di-charging members of their organization whenever it lias se cured control of a bakery, and placing nonunion and cheaper men in their places. In this way, the union men say, wag-s have been rouuced in the company’s bakeries, and this has forced the wages down iu other establishments. The union has sent to every labor or ganization in Cook county for a roster of its membership. A number of the unions have already replied, and it is expected that all the unions will lend their assistance in the fight. The names of the members of the union are to be divided in groups as they live in adja cent bx'alities. Forty men, who will be uivmed into committees of two, will work until every housewife in every union has refused to buy bread unless it lias the union label on it. Petitions wid be presented to each dealer with the request that he patron ize only union bakeries and he will be told that if he uoes not do this after a certain length of nmo the customers who have petitioned him will leave him. An officer of the Chicago union has just returned from 8t. Louis, where a similar fight is being waged, and he re ports that 20 shops have been unionized with the assistance of the wives of union men and their friends. Clerk of Court at Newborn Notidud to Witlulraw Ilia Case. Raleigh, Jau. 14. — Matters have taken a new and strange turn in the Hancock aeusatiou at Newbem. The following is a copy of a notice to the clerk of the superior court, signed by Elizabo:h Abbott, withrawiug the salt against Robert Hancock, president of the Atlantic and North Carolina rail way, by Elizabeth Abbott. “I desire to withdraw the suit entitled Elizabeth Abbott and next of friend Thomas Abbott, against Robert Han cock. Please act accordingly. ” This was the suit for $10,009 damages for ruining Annie Abbott, Hancock’s niece. It is learned that she does not retract her terrible charge. Relatives of both families have been at work en deavoring »o atop the suit and the scan dal. It is intimated that the Masons may take up and press the matter, us Miss Abbott's insane father ig a Mason. CLASS RIOT AT COLLEGE. MeptMt I■i*tl(utlou In Indiana die Scene of a Jtlootly Hutti*. Franklin, Ind.. Jan. 18. —A class fight, which ended iu a bloody riot, took place among the students of Franklin college, the Baptist institution of Indi ana. The seniors and sophomores on one hand and the juniors and freshmen on the other have been clashing for some time and the crisis came when the junior flag was seen floating over the college. The senior-sophomore crowu gained the rcof of the building and tore down the banner, precipitating au ex citing struggle. Later, another ’99 flag was run up over the courthouse It was torn down and a scrimmage ensued in the court- house park. 100 students taking part. Heads were broken, faces cut and niood flowed freely. A great crowd witnessed the conflict. The officers finally quieted the riot. During the struggle the $5,000 tele scope was badly damaged. Further trouble is expected. NEAR THE MILLION MARK. Raw H»uor for U>, Nxucen, Galesburg, Ills, Jan. 18 —Just be fore Dr. Nansen, the arctic explorer, be- 1 gau to lecture here. Dr. John II Fin- ' ley, president of Knox college, in behalf of that insiitutiou, announced that the trustees had authorized him to confer on Dr. Nansen the degree of doctor ot laws, the highest honor in the gift of the college. Kuox'.eollege is the only American college that has thus honored the explorerer. Dr. Nansen, amid the applause of the audience, accepted the honor. I Flfljr-Y.ar Hallwsf FrauctiMe. Joliet, Ills., Jau. 18. — By Dtianimous vote of the city council the Joliet Rail way company has been given a fran chise for 50 years and several miles more of streets. The company has $1.00,000 invested and will put in $200,000 more this winter. This is the first franchise granted under the Allen law, winch was passed at the last regular sessiou of the ! legislature. The public in general are iu favor of the fraucise granted. Kid* F r Ablrbudiatl Convict*. Atlanta. Jau. 18 —The prison com mission has prepared au advertisement for bids for lease of 1,300 ablebodied convicts iu squads of 60 to 500 on the terms presortOea by the legislature. Advertisements will be printed foi 60 days, at the end of which rime the bids will be opened. Fouarat of Colanal S|tup*ou. Montgomery. Ala.. Jau. 18 —The re mains of the late James B. Simpson were buried from St. Peter’s Catholic church, the Gregorian high mass being said over them. They were then borne to Oakwood cemetery and there i i- terred. Business at the capital was sus pended during the L,orniug. The weather was inclemeut, but the funeral was very largely attended. Uravaa I* Mat Guilty. Raleigh, Jau. 17. — John Graves, on trial for the murder of Henry Wall at Forestviile one year ago, has beeu ac quitted. Turrull I* Not ■* Cumlldutu, Atlanta, Jan. 18 —Attorney General J. M. Terrell is out iu a card to the pub lic auuoauciug bis retirement from the race for Democratic gubernatorial nom ination. This by no means takes inm out of polrica He will undoubtedly again be a candidate for the position he now holds. Wood Alcohol Cuusud IMutli Montgomery. Ala., Jau. 18 — An drew Coussey, a cotton mill employe, died here from drinking wood alcohol, and N. D. McKeheu is not expected to recover from a dote of the same liquor. Scliua Al«u CuuiutU* Suicide, Selma, Ala., Jan. 18. —Will H. Harri son of this place committed suicide by •hooting himself in the head with a re volver. No reason can be given except .despondency. His father, the late Cap tain Ben Harrison, was well known oil over the country on account of his cou- nectiou with the National Farmers’ Grange. 1ju»1 Reported From Hcvcuc, Key West. Jan. 18.—A rumor has reached here from Havana that the au tonomist leader, Rafael Fernandez de Castro, had been killed in a duel oy Martin Rivero, editor of La Ditcussiou. The rumor is not confirmed. All but Two MoMacrotl. Bombay, India, Jan. 18. — Messra Hickie and Prunty, who escaped the massacre of the British surrey party, which was attacked by natives at Mek- ran on Jau. 12, have reached Oruuua, ou the Arabian sea. The Total Rocclpt* «»l Cotton ot Sovouttoli 1 bis »« OAOMc Savannah, Jau. 15.—The total re ceipts of cotton at Savannah since the beginning of the season, Sept. 1, 1897, has passed the 900.000 bale mark, and if the receipts keep up. as is expected, the million mark will be reached in a few weeks. According to the statistics of the past years, as compared with the movement of the present crop, it may be expected that the receipts at this port for the season of 1897-93 wiil be a record breaker. While the total receipts at Savannah have beeu repeatedly near 1,000,000 bales, there have been but two seasons iu which they passed that amount. These were the seasons of 1890 91 and 1891-92. Gauaral J»hu llratton Hoad. Columbia, S. C„ Jau. 14.—General John Bratton of Fairfield died at Wiuusboro of heart trouble. He was for many years prominent in public affairs in this state. Euteriug the con federate service as captain, he rose to the grade ot brigadier general He was active in the Hampton campaign of 1876, being a member of tbe state Dem ocratic committee, and was chairman in 1880. In that year the legislature elected him to comptroller general, which poet he held for two years. In 1883 he was sent to congress, filling the uuexpued term of John IL Evius. He was about 66 years old. Cerollus Hmgro Is Cho*sn. Bobton, Jan. 18 — Johnson W. Ram say, a negro ot this city, has beeu ap pointed by Governor Wolcott public administrator of Suffolk county, to fill the place made vacant by the death of Owen A. Galvin. Ramsay was bom iu Sumter, S. 0., of slave parents. He is a graduate of Fisk university. Nastivnle, and the Boston University Law school. Kl!l«d Ovsr m Card Game. Columbia, 8. C., Jan. 18—Brooks Mclver and Peser Murray became in volved iu a difficulty over a game of cards. Mclver drew his pistol, shot Murray through tbe heart and fled. Murray was killed instantly. Detec tives are now trying to capture the murderer. Both parties are negroes. May Ha ths Atlanta Mardsrar. Augusta, Ga., Jau. 15. —Au escaped lunatic, armed to the teeth, terrorized the people of Harlem and had women uud children hiding in their houses be hind locked doors. He passed ou tiirougn the town and disappeared and many be lieve it was Osborne, tbe Atlanta mur derer. l ortuar Cuiixrasainan Itla*. Richmond, Jau. 18.—Ex-Congressman Benjamin S. Hooper died suddenly at VarmviUs. Another Haring Aeauolatlun. New Y’ork. Jau. 18.— The Times says: A track association in opposition to the National Cycle Track association is be ing formed throughout the country and alreauy eight good tracks are ready to join. W. J. Morgan of New York, edi tor of The L. A W. Bulletin, and mju- ager of the prospective national cyjble drome at Ambrose park, said that he felt assured tue membership of the new organization would speedily excel that of its rival. Mr. Morgan announced that the new association would send in a request to Albert Mott, chairman of the national racing board, for a circuit He also intimated that an agent had signed a squad of well known foreign riders iu tne interests of the new as sociation. Fosioffe* Kobbor I ml tciad. Kansas City, Jan. 18 —United States District Attorney Walker has received from Ohio a certified copy of indict ment found there against Jimmy Cou- sadme, tbe notorious crook recently sentenced to three years’ impns ratneut in the Missouri penitentiary for a diamond robbery here. Tt.e indictment charges Cotisadiue with tne robbery of tbe postofflee at Greenville, O., on the night of Oct. 15, 1896, when over $1,200 was stolen. A capias was issued for Cousadiue’s arrest, to be held until the expiration of his sentence at Jefferson City. There are also federal indict ments against Cousadiue in Michigan •ud Illinois^ < oat etrlk* on In Colorado. Lafayette. Colo.. Jau. 18.—The La* fsyette Miners’ union has called out all the miners employed iu tbe Lafayette district. It has beeu decided by the members of tbe union that they would not go to work until the old schedule of wages is restored, namely, 45 cents per ton after machines iu rooms and 60 cents per ton iu pillars. There will be a joint meeting of tbe four district unions here. The United mines here, anticipating a strike, iiave closed down. About 300 meu are already out. No Mora *««l Xogottallon*. London, Jan. 18.—Great Britain has again declined to reopen the seating question. It seems that her previous refusal gave as its reasou that while ne gotiations were pending between the United States and Canada, Great Brit ain could not reopen the matter. To this the United State* replied that no negotiation* were pending, and renewed the request. But the foreign office send* it* n-grets that the government does not see it* way to reopen the ques tion. Chllil Labor In Colurad*. Denver. Jau. 18. — Asau incident to the tight between the department stores and the newspapers in this city, Alder man Golder has introduced in the board of aldermen a bill prohibiting the em ployment iu stores, factories, etc., of children under 12 years of age, and com pelling propietors of stores to tamuii •eat* for lady employes while not at work. Labor leaders propose to u*e •very effort to secure the passage of tne bill*. K«p» ri on Uniting. Washington, Jau. 18.— A full de scription of the process of coffee grow ing in Hawaii is given in the dally con* suiar report iu the shape of a report from Consul Ge leral Haywood, woo has stuiiiei. the susject for tne benefit of would-be ct ffee raisers. j