Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i i i THE LEHOrr*: GAFFNEY, S. C., FEHRUARl 3, 18^8. rusa IT Till! MIIT Attorney For Captain Carter Defies Judge Advocate. WORDY WAR OVER NEGRO WITNESS MAN OF STRONG KaMIc*'* Etrn* MEMORY. GIN ROLLER E4twr«*r f'lmrltoia Auks *1a<ti«on Cobb ^ hat Him Fro^rrtK Ion no 1 inpnrthieiit (Ju ation, la Called 1#«»wm v Th«*rf upon Hecoiura A• i^rv nod l>eclar«M U la Iiiteutlou Doin^ n*» He IJkr>«. Savannah, Feb. 1.—Several witnesttea were era-uined at today’s session of the Carter coartiuurtiaL Captain A. J. Twictra of AnguMa went ou the stand again and gave more evidence about ttie $ - <lu,000 contract ho had, upon which he lost $4,000 because the inspector of the work was so rigid. Madison Cobb, a negro employed by Captain Twiggs in his contract, testified to the rigidity of the inspector of Cap tain Twiggs’ work and of the looseness of the inspector of similar work done by the Uuyuors in which he had been em ployed. When Mr. W. G. Charlton, attorney for Captain Carter, went to cross es- atnine the witness he asked Madison that time honored question: ••When did you get out of tne penitentiary? ’ which 09 lawyers out of every 100 ask a negro witness when they get before them ou the stauu and testify in oppo sition to their client. The judge advo cate mad <rompt objection to any suck method oi questioning. He said mat it made no difference if the witness had been in the peniten tiary. and Cobb said this was not so, it would not affect his veracity. He asked the court to protect the witness from fuck humiliation. Mr. Charlton replied to the jndge ad vocate with some spirit. He said lie would ask the witness any question he saw fit, no matter whether the judge advocate liked it or not. He said that the question he asked was unmissable in a court of justice. Brigadier General Otis said that the court would protect the witness. After Cobb left the stand S. M. Hill of Spar tanburg, S. C., and Emory Sibley of Augusta gave testimony m reference to the Twiggs contract, which was similar to that already given. MOST HORRIBLE MURDER. Tba Wit* of a W’«|| Known Kanner Killed Sod Her Money taken. Reidsville, Ga., Feb. 1.—A brutal murder was committed 7 miles from here about dark tonight. Airs. A. J. Sharp, a well-to-do farmer’s wife, was murdered and his home robbed. Just as Mr. Sharp and family sat down to supper some one discovered that a fence near the house was ou hrc. .Mr. Sharp took the hands and went to put Ihe fire ou», leaving his wife at tko house by herf^lf. WCfS gC-fid about an hour, and, on returning to the house, found the old lady lying tu the kitchen door on her face, her head all beaten up and her clothing covered with blood and a large pool of blood ou the floor. The murderer or murderers broke open a closet door iu the house ami got a trunk with some money. Taking the trunk and a double barrel shotgun, they left. There is no clew to the perpetrators of the crime. The sheriff and a posse have just left here for the scene of the crime and the county will be scoured in •earch of the criminals. Mis. Sharp was the mother of Dr. J. R. Rodgers, one of the most prominent physicians of the ccnuty. COOPER CASE IS CALLED. Tlia Slayer of Claud l>u<ia»M ou Trial at LaUrauga Tor (lie Tliua. LaGranqe, Ga.. Feb. 1. — Douglas Cooper is ugaiu ou trial here, charged With murdering his friend, Ulaud Dun- sou. Ou Dec. 24. 1890, Cooper shot and in stantly killed Dnusou. lie was tried at the May term of court and found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, and sen tenced to 12 years iu the penitentiary. The case was carried to the supreme court and sent back for a new trial. The prisoner appeared iu court calm Slid collected, and teemed as well as he was when he was put in prisou id mouths ago. His faithful young wife was at his side and embraced him affec tionately when he was brought in. Judge Marcus W. Beck is presiding ou the bench, while the prisoner is rep resented by the following attorneys: J. H. Hitman. D. J. Gaffney, W. J. Han ford and Thomas E. Watson. The state is represented by Solicitor General T. A. Atkinson, Longley & Lougley, (J. D. Hill and Moon 6c Tuggle. The indications are that it will be Um hottest legal battle ever witnessed iu the state. Stub l.yiicliv* m *lur<i«r«r. Bramwku, W. Va., Feb. 1.—An un known negro, who was refused the privilege of walking through the tun nel of the Norfolk and Western rail road near here last night, shot Harry draper, the watchman, killing him in stantly. A posse soon formed and cap tured the negro, later placing him in jail. At unuuight 50 men took tne prisoner from the jail and lynched him, afti-r which his body was riddled with bullets. Stnls a Klil»| Loat H|« Lit*. Coi.umhia, S. C., Feb. 1.—Osbourne ■Wili ams, a young negro from Union, in attempting to get off a through Boutheru freight train at Strothers, fell •nd was run over. Williams got aboard the train at Union and went to see his fattier. The tram did not stop and in Kettiug off his overcoat caught aud drew imn under the wheels. A«ol«i«ul to Am Aotrosa. Havannau. Feb. 1. — Miss Louise Rosa, a member of “A Milk White Fiag” company, and daughter of the late Patti Rosa, fell into a furnace chute In the Ha van u ah theater lust night, breaking her right leg. Hhe fell 0 feet. The fail will lay her up for quite a While. I.iviutr tracing: Waton** by Tltnir .Number*. Coi.umhus, Ga.. Jan. 28.—“Happy Jack” Nelligan has a wonderful mem ory. by which he earns a living. He ••chases tickers”—iu other words, he traces watches Ly their numbers. For 20 yeart he h.is been in this business He has committed to memory the num bers of nearly 24 000 watches, with the names and addresses of their owners, and at any moment is ready to repeat them. When he memorizes the number of a watch aim is afterward asked to repro duce it he invariably reverses the fig ure* on a piece of paper. It is impossi ble for him. he says, to give the figures iu their tegular order, lie cannot name them, but aiways vrrites them, putting down the last first By gjme strange power he associates tne name of the owner with the figures aud iu this way arrives at tiie proper number. When recording the number of a watch "Happy Jack” gives tne owner a nickname aud never uses his proper ad dress. If you call the number of the watch he will give the name and ad dress of the owner without hesitation. Nelligan is a man of mediniu height, dark hair aud mustache and of a ner vous. quick and excitable temperament. He is aiways good natured, except when tracing a lost or stolen watch. Today he recovered u valuable watch for a gentleman living at Tulbotton The watch was stolen more than t wo year ago. The owner recently remem bered that several years ago he had given the number to Nelligan. The theft was reported to him at Columbus, aud iu a few days the watch tracer had recovered the timepiece. EPTON FAILS OF ELECTION. EXPERIMENT fczrpt krit of Cotton Froilucsil Vrom tlie Inn Sco t FImmIdiI lo l»x»*. Washington, Feb. 1—An official roller gin test, conducted under the di rection of the office of liber investiga tions of the department of agriculture at Cuero, Tec, upon Texas grown Egyptian cotton, has just been con cluded with most successful aud grati fying results. For several years cul tural experiments have been carried ou in Texas by Mr. W. H. Weutwortn, from Hie Egyptian seed distributed by the department with a view to the pro duction in this country of Egyptian cotton. A serious obstacle to success has b^en the need of a proper gin to separate the seed from tho lint, the ordinary gin in juring the cotton to a ruinous degree, out this has been oveicome by a special form of gin. The engineer expert states that the cotton produced from the Egyptian seed planted in Texas is stronger than the native Egyptian, as is indicated by the yield per hour in ginning. This was 70 pounds per hour the first day and 7G 9-10 per hour the second day. Tne manu facturers of the gin used claimed only 60 pounds per hour a* the output of the native Egyptian. The lint from tins test will be examined and further re ported upon. The imports of Egyptian cotton are steadily increasing and now amount iu value to over $5,000,000 annually. With the ginning question settled are interested in the growth lau cotton in Texas claim that produc tlou in this country is assuied. ■ SNOW IN FIVE STATES HIS SISTER TO SAVE HIM. FIRST MONTH FAVORABLE. Most of the Big Eastern Cities Under a White Mantle. STORM KING NOW REIGN3 SUPREME lo Maw? Place* Hallway Traffic ?■ Im- peiieti—Greater New York 14li**'*rit , « Jcy Ur*«p— M oret Weather since • at Worcester—Heavy IkII «»f the lleuu* tlful —Coltl at Gate City, New York, Feb. 1.—New York city is under snow to an average depth of lo inches. The temperature at 8 a. in. was 12 degrees above zero, but tho weather forecaster said that a cold wave would strike the metropolis by uight which would send the tempera ture down 15 or 20 degrees. More than G.5C0 shL-vdcrs wore working to remove the snow in tl.3 boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx alone. Local traffic preserved its nor mal couuitious and both surface and elevated roads were running as usual. With the exception of lines running to New England, the railroads were not suffering inconvenience. The New York. New Haven and Hartford re ported trains irom two to three hours late. Boston was entirely cut off from those who 1 t e i e pl ,0 u« aud telegraph communication, of Egvpt- STATE HAS BLIZZARD. BAY PEOPLE ENTER A PROTEST. Comptroller Gtiiteritl iu Carolina by Ou« «#f Hi* 4 (•rkd* Columbia, S. C., Jan. 28.—There was an election iu the general assembly to day for comptroller general, and it was one of the hottest content* iu recent years. Governor Ellerbe measured strength with his opponents and was defeated. When Comptroller Norton was elected to congress to fill the vacancy caused by McLauriu’s promotion to the senate, the governor appointed L P. Epton of Spartanburg, wno had formerly uffiii- aied with the anti-Tillman faction, t) succeed Norton, aud to hold his office till the legislature met. Today J. P. Dermau, a. clerk in the comptroller’s office, opposed Epton. Norton came down from Washington to work for his former cierk aud is sup posed to have brought messages from Tillman. The warmest kind of can vas was made aud resulted in Derman’s wiuuiug by (5 votes. The election was made an issue and is so looked ou as indicating powertul opposition to Eiierbe for re-election this summer. ISSUE OF BONDS ILLEGAL. Injunction Made Ferinanent K**training Ireaaurer From raylnr luterrat, WaYxesv;lle. N. Q, Jan. 2^—The Buncombe county bond suit came np for hearing today before J^idge W. L Norwood at chambers. The suit was brought by the board commissioners of Buncombe county to repudiate the debt created by tho issue ot liOO.OOO bonds by Buncombe iu aid of the Hpartauburg aud Asheville rail road. The suit was against County Treas urer W. R Payne, aud ou the first hearing Judge Norwood Issued a tem porary order restraining the treasurer from paying the January interest ou the bonds. On the hearing today Judge Norwood decided that the bonds were void and -puadc the itjjuuctiou against the treos <«rtr i>erm«ueut DEPUTY SHOT TO DEATH. M hlle Atalatinit li nt a Warrant.. tha Wlilie Man Klllnd hX CUtlllM Marios, H. C., Jan. 31.—John Bella, a negro, who lives in the western por tion of this county, was suspected of robbing the store of S. K. Eddy last Wednesday uight at Savage postoffice, iu the lower part of Florence county, and a warrant was sworn out agaiust him and placed m the hands of Oousta- b.e J. T. Eddy. Iu attempting to execute the warrant Mr. R. J. Cox, a prominent citizen of bavage. who was assisting Eddy in making the arrest, was shot by tne ne gro aud instantly killed. Bena made his escape, but a posse of citizens has been iu pursuit ever since They caught him today in Georgetown and carried him back to bavaga. From information justreceivad from there no doubt bythu time he has been lynched. Hub Hot .Nut U*t it* M*h. Marion, N. C.. Jan. 29.—Between 50 and 100 disguised mer. called ou Sheriff Nichols at the jail last uight about 1 o’clock to get Gus Harman, the negro who attempted to assault Miss Minnie Cuthbemou near Nebo ou the sixteenth lust. When told that he wus taken out the night before they remounted their horses and marched off with the precis ion of regular troops. They had pis tols aud other weapons, were a quiet, sober, determined set of men, aud doub'less wou d have lynched the negro if they had found him. The sheriff was advi-ed of the formation of the mob by anonymous letters, and curried his prin- ouer to Asheville. Kali war OOteUI* at Kal*l«li. R aleigh, Jan. 31.—There was a large gathering of railway officials before tne railway commission today to show cause why passenger rates should not be reouced. Among the witnesses were Vice Presidents Finley and Turk of the Southern and Hi. John of the Seaboard Air Line. Though the railway com- tuiksiou has not foibidden the issue of passes to families of railway employes, the Southern railway has icsuea an or der cutting off these passes. Iixl i-t»J Kur a Purgrry. Amiikvxllk, H. C„ Jan. 31.—The grand jury found this morning a true hill against W. R. Bullock, clerk of court, I indicted for forgery. His bond has ; been fixed at $3,000. Object to til* Free Mxll Deliverloa Heiiijc l .ireiuiitiirlly Cot <>0. Washington. Feb. 1.—It is officially announced today that the determina tion reached by the postal authorities to defer action looking to a reduction of the mail delivtries in the large cities of the east iu order to avoid a deficiency in the appropriation was iu deference to the large number of protests that had been made by delegations of representa tive citizens aud members of congress. This decision will be adhered to for a time at least to ascertain if there is any intention ou the part of congress to grant the postoffice department the $163,000 which General Gary has esti mated will cany the service through the remainuer of the fiscal year ou the pres ent basis. It is also suggested that con gress may take the matter of limiting the number of deliveries iu the resi dential sections of < ities of 50,000 and explicitly indicate just how many there should be. This course wou!d be satisfactory to the postal officials, who iu tne event of protests and remonstrances would have no recourse but to carry out the law. Tne postoffice appropriation bill, ic is expected, will soon be reported to the house and thau the questiou will be de bated and the matter settled. Important Gr*i«t* to Italian. Washington, Feb. 1.—The state de partment has received from Secretary Russell of the ’Jn'ted States legation at Caracas the detail* of a contract just made with the govern meat of Vene zuela. by an Italian uaiued Dotti, wherein, iu consideration of large re missions of taxations aud other privi leges by the government. Dotti bind* himself to colonize iu the country 1,000 Italian families per annum, to establish a bank for the benefit of the agricult uralists with a ci'dtal of $3,750,000 and to maintain a line of steamships be tween the colonies and California. l*ro*M»N0(! X«w Mamp Washington, Feb. 1.—The proposed issue of stamps, commemorative of the Omaha exposition, will not displace the regular issues during the period of tho exposition as was the case with the Co lumbian stamps at the time of the Chi cago World’s Fair. This decision has been reached by Third Assistant Post master General Merritt, aud will be co incided in by Postmaster General Gary. The oificiaL believe that uo particular benefit will be derived iu having the one issue displace the other aud confu sion and other iucouveniuces which might result will be avoided. Aetur to M u Ini raw Appeal. New Yoiik, Feb. 1.—The Journal ami Advertiser states ou “responsible au thority” that Edward J. Ratciiffe, the actor, now under sentence for wife heat ing, under indictment for perjury and accused of bigamy, has decided to with draw his appeal from the sentence against him for wife beating and wnl serve six mouths iu the peninsular ou Blackwell’s is and. The perjury case against him will be nolle prosequied ami uo other prosecutions against him will be begun. It is said that Ratcliffe’s at torney has effected a compromise with Ihe district attorney. Worcttater K,*porl* Tw-i F*et of Snow <mi L«v<-I *inl lfi|;li Wind*. Worcester. Mas*.. Feb. 1.—Not since the memorable blizzard of March 27. 1888, has this section been so completely snowbound. Business this morning was practically suspended and the streets in most parts of the city were impassa ble. There is probably an average of 2 feet of mow on a level, but the high winds made huge drifts 10 or 15 feet high. Railroad service is at a standstill and there is at this hoar no communication of any sort with Boston. None of the telegraph or telephone companies has a wire working and it is not known when a mail train can get through. Tho electric street railways are tied up. There are reports of wrecked trains winch have not yet been verified. It is considered probable that tho storm wus more severe east of here and it will be late in the day before there is any communication with Co»tou. Itlizxard In tli* Northwest. Chicago, Feb. 1. —Reports from va rious towns iu Michigan, northern Wis consin and northern Indiana tell of a severe blizzard raging iu that section of the country. The wind is blowing a gale and huge drifts are being piled in the highways. All trains are more or less delayed and iu some towns street railway traffic has been entirely sus pended. The report from Marquette, Mich , states that the storm ou the lake is fearful aud that waves are breaking completely over Picnic Rocks, some thing that they have not done iu years. Drifts TwbIvb root !)«*p. Albany, Feb. 1.—The storm which started here late yesterday afternoon still continue*. There are 3% feet of ■uow ou the level and over public roads and the drifts are 10 aud 12 feet high. The trains ou all the railroads are from half hour to two hours lato. Tho snow is still fading. Ilia 'torin D*lar* Train*. Malone, N. Y., Feb. 1.—About 18 iurbes of snow has fallen in this section during the last 12 hours aud snow plows have been kept ruruiug ail night ou the Uzdeusburg aud Lake Champlain aud New York Central railroads. Trains are all delayed. Tho storm is still rag ing. H*avr N„,,wf-*ll at Ita-Uon. Hudson, N. Y., Feb. 1.—A snow storm has prevailed in this section for the past 36 hours. Railroad traffic is delayed, the electric street railway sys tem has suspended operations and Work ou the Hudson river ice field has been abandoned. Cold at til* Gat* City. Atlanta, Feb. 1. — Tho coldest weather of the season prevails here to day aud the outlook is for a still fur ther drop in temperature. A strong wind is blowing from the uothwest. Guff trd oa Trial For th* Mur4*r of liar- tow Lloyd at Oroonvlll*. Greenville, Ala, Feb. 1.—John A. Gafford was arraigned for the murder of Frauds Bartow Lloyd before Judge Tyson iu the Butler county circuit court at 6 o’clock tills evening aud by agree ment between the attorneys and the Court the case will open next Friday. Solicitor N. Stalls worth wul be ns- Bisted in tho prosecution by Cougre.-s- man Jose Staffing* and a host of local taieut and Mr. Terry Richardson wul defend Gaffor-i. Gafford pleaded not guilty aud exhib ited a jovial exterior during the snort tune lie was iu court The death of Lloyd was accomplished about 6 o’clock ou the evening ot Aug 25, 1897. in a lonely oax grove 3 mues from Greenville. Loyd had loft tne town in a baggy to return to his home, which was 5 miles oat. Through some point of honor, which is known only to Gafford, tho latter huu warned Lloyd to be armed when he should meet him. What passed between the men i* known only to Guffoni. He claims that ou meeting Lloyd lie demanded an ex plauation oi Lloyd’s conduct toward hi* (Gafford's) sister an i tUat the deceased at once drew his pistol. Gafford, ac cording to Ins own statement, mere be ing not a single eyewitne-s to the kill ing, then shot Lloyd with both barrels of a shotgun. It is said by the defense that Gafford’s sister, Mrs. Miller, lias promised to sac rifice her honor to save his life and will come into court. Both sides have sun poenaed her. Gafford’s frienda claim that there is an organiz'd force of 109 men in Buffer County ready to Rill him if the verdic*. is not to their satisfaction. i*M and TRAIN WRECKER SUICIDES. Via eon rag Inc Iaior»a«M | n Man? N«w Ktitnrprlt**. Chattanooga, Feb. 1. _ BubIwm among soutlurn industries for the first month of the new year, as reported V? The Tradesman’s special correspond ents, is very satisfactory, showing an Encouraging incrua-e in volume over the same period in 1897. 1 iiere is a large demand for all kinds of manufactured products. Prices, how ever. show but little change, though the tendency is upward. The movement in iron is still charac terized by activity, many mills b^ing crowded beyond their capacity. Prices, for the most parr, are firm and operators are confidently expecting an advance. Among the most important industries for the week are the following: Brick works at Huntsville, Ala.; a $12,009 flour and grist mill at Gulfport, Mi-s , and flouring mills at Z >lfo. Fla. Mint Hill, N. U.. and Inman and New Mar ket, Teui!.; ice factories at White Cas tle, La. Rileigh, N. C., aud Graham, Va.; coal mines at Hanceviile and Tus- cumlna, Ala, and a quarry at Cnaries- ton, S. C. A wheel factory will be established at Litt.e Rock, Ark. ;a 40-tou ou mill at Opelika, Ala., aud one to cost $59,009 at Kherman, Tex. A sugar mill will be erected at Abbeville, La; a $290,000 cotton yarn mill at Rossville, Ga.; an other to cost the same amount at Albe marle, N. U., and a $16,099 knitting mill at Atlamta. Ga. The Chronister Lumber company, capital $59,090, has been chartered at Forest. Tex ; the Northwest Arkansas Lumber compauv, capital $59,000, at fcpringfield. Ark ; a $.'5,000 saw and planing mill at Ueutrevihe. Ala., and other woodworking plants at Wynne, Ark., Scranton, Miss., and High Point, N. 0. the lieiir? Goettel Haute 4 Htm^alf Iu at *t* a a rustina. Jacksonville, Fix, Feb. 1.—Henry Goettel, iu jail at St. Augustine, Fla., charged, together with Herman Breetz. with train wrecking, committed suicide by hanging himself with a towel to the roof of the cell. His companion agreed to die with him aud made a futile at tempt to butt out his brains against the steel walls j>f tlie ceil, but iuspitouf the fact that lie plunged with lull force against the walls repeatedly, he did not succeed. The two were Germans and iu strait ened circumstances. They planned to rob an East Coast train and went so far as to remove a mil. Tne engine was ditched, the fireman badly sca-ued aud the eugiuee- injured iu tne chest. The nerve of Goettel failed and ihe plan of going through the train and robbing the passengers at the point of revolvers was abandoned. The two men were suspected of being the firebugs who bunion ttie san Marco hotel and other property during the last summer and fall aud a web of strong oirenmstatitial evidence was bei g woven around them. G<>eiiwi lett a note confesMiig that he and hi* pal bau attempted to wreck the train, but he denied that he had auythiug to do with the fires. j*ii FAT PLACES ARE FILLED. Mutclieu* Ap{M»fute4 in % 4 r«r nt Hnut«- ?ill«—North • aYull until Xain«<t. Washington, Jan. 28.—The president today sent the following nominations to the senate: Julius Jacobs, to be assistant treas urer at San Francisco, Cal.; Henry O. Beil collector of internal revenue, fourth district of California: liar: H. North, commissioner of immigration at the port of San Francisco; R-uben B. Hill, attorney for the district of Ken tucky; Hamilton Glover Ewart of North Carolina, to be mstrict judge for the western district of North Carolina Postmasters: Alabama — William T. Hutchins, Huntsville; Prelate D. Barker, Mobile. Missouri—John H. Jacob*, Norborue; Jeremiah Fenton, iSpriiugfielo; Simon Lederer, Poplar Bluffs. William C. Gas ton, Keytesville; J. C. Brocaw. Har rison vilie; Charles W. Fuchs, Fayette; Joseph B. Upton, Bolivar. Tennessee—Chanes S. Moss,Franklin. TO FORM COTTON TRUST. Acraag* Aecutad of Killing m Woioan. Kansas City, Feb. L—Charles D. Etue has been arrested ou suspeciou of being implicated iu the murder of Misfc Emma Schumacher, who was shot and killed by one of two men who robbed her store one uight last December. Etue is the son of I. D. Etue, formerly publisher of a local stock paper. Four year* ago he was tried for killing Anton Scliuh in a quarrel over a woman. His father, who was weil-to-do, spent his fortune fighting the case which ended iu acquittal. si*ani*r iUiaiui*l (jii*«n Sinks. Plymouth. Feb. 1.—The mail steamer Channel (^ueen has been totally wrecked off the Island of Guernsey. Out of 65 persons on board of her when she struck ouly two are known to have been drowned. The Channel (^ueeu, which ran between Plymouth and the Island of Jersey, it now appears, struck on tiie rocks during a fog this morning and sank, r-oine of the passengers are miss ing but the exact number is not kuowu. G»l<! In L«rg* (Juaulltl**. WINNIPEG, Feb. 1. —News lias reached Regina tnut the first party of person* bound for the Yukon by the Prince Al bert route, hare found gold in large quantities in the Hay, Buffalo and other rivers running into Great Mlave Jake, 790 miles from Prince Albert. The news comes tnrough Bubop Pascal, and i* eouiiuered reliable. Snnwsturiu at Saratoga. Saratoga, Feb. 1.—The snowstorm continued today. Two feet of snow ha* fallen since last evening. Railroad operations are somewhat unneded. Fight Against til* Fwr*ign*r*. San Francisco. Feb. 1.—Insurance Commissioner Clcuie has announced that his fight agaiust the foreign in surance companies doing business in this state will be directed aguinut the organization kuowu as tne "Fire Un derwriters of the Pacific,” commonly called "The Insurance Compact.” It 1* by the disorganization of this associa tion that the insurance commissioner expects to secure for the people an equitable reductioo of insurance rates, the payment of taxes aud licenses by insurance companies ami a genetal abolition of conditions imposed on in surers since the compact came into existence. I<u«*Imm* U»t*r Manchuria. London, Feb. 1. — According to a spe cial dispatch from Shanghai the critical point of the Chinese loan negotiations was Great Britain's insistence that the British should always remain at the head of the Yang Tse Kiang valley cus toms and assume their full aduiiuistra- tiou in case of default. The dispatch adds that several thousand Russian troops, which have been guarding the Trausiberian railroad, have entered Manchuria with the couseut of the Peking authorities. Llk*l r tu It* a Lyii*ti|ng. Center, Ala. Feb. 1.—Ac Blance. Alx, near here, John Kellogg, a negro, attacked Miss Pea 1 Roberts, of that place. Miss Roberts was ou her wav to Bibool tins morning and the ue; o stopped right in front of her and with a drawn pistol attempted to assault he.. Her screams brougut assistance before his design* were accomplisned. The negro e»caped, bloodhouuu* have been seat for ami every effort is being maoe to catch the fiend. Tne citizens have formed seaicblng parties ami the coun try is being thoronghly scoured. Wueu found he wll probab y ornament a tree. An Jtt*iui>ti-<1 AsiaMluntlon. Luverne. Ala, Feb. 1. —Robert Laird, • Populist leader of Crenshaw county, made a murderous assault here today on H. Y. Brooke, editor of the Luverne Journal, a Democratic newspaper. He cut the editor tu the thigh, but the lat ter snatched out his knife and jabbed it several times into his assailant’* neck aud shoulders. None of the wouuds ou either side are fatal Brooke’s fneuus assert that Laird’s assault is part of a plot to assassinate him for his bitter warfare ou the Populists of his county. Hryau Will Vi*U Alabauts. Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 1. — Mr. Bryau will make two and perhaps three speeches iu Alabama this mouth. He will make one at Birmingham, one at Mobile aud probably one here. At least he will be urged to do so. A meeting of the Montgomery county Democratic Bimetallic club will be held here next Friday uight ami a formal invitation will akely be extended by the meetiug. The exact date for Mr. Bryan’s visit has not been announced, but it will be during the last week of the mouth. Tu S*ll oh Nrzt Tharxlujr. Seattle. Wash.. Feb. 1. —A party of 34 from Stamford, Conn., have arrived here aud have purchased the schooner Moonlight on which they will sail next Thursday for the mouth of the Cooper river. They have with them a snow sled with a 20 horse power engine. Tne sled weighs about xeveu tons and is pro pelled by a stern wheel fitted with spokes to eaten hi the ice with paddles for snow. Il*luil»*r For Gold lt*gloH. New York. Feb. 1. —Tbs Thmgvalla- liue steamer Hekla, which arrived to day from Copenhagen, Christiania, Christians and Shields brought 35 rein deer for the Klondike. The original shipment was 42 animals, of which seven died ou the passage. Plan Fur ti»« IC«a|uctl«»ai Haul i iicr«M«« lai Washington, Feb mick 6c Co. of New of the Frlce*. 1. —Price, McCor- York, one of the largest firms of brokers in the country, are urging a plan to reduce the acreage and increase the price of cotton iu the United States. If this is accomplished it will mean practically the formation of a cott a trust The plan in to organize the "Ameri can Cotton Growers’ Mutual Protective association,” whose object will be to regulate the production so as to prevent loss. No capital is required for the un dertaking. Moral soaxiou will be brought to bear upon all the leading planters of the south looking toward the desired end. Congressmen from the south have been asked to become members of the ussociatioc. BOUND TO HAVE HIS WIFE. Yuuug Hugli Kwlnc **r* '• I* a* Ouud a* Hi* Failier-In-law. Dallas, Feb. J.—Hugh F. Ewing today sued out a writ of habeas corpar for the pi-sessiou of his wife, from whom he is restrained by her father, Colonel John T. Gwaltuey, one of the wealthiest cattle men iu Texas. Mr. Ewing ami Miss Marietta Gwaltuey eloped ou Jan. 2, ami were married. Tne young couple did not return to Colonel Gwaitney’s hdme until the next morning. Investigation disclosed their secret marriage. Colonel Gwaltuey drove Mr Ewing from his house, placed the young bride iu duress auu declared she should never live witn Ewing. The latter now declares she tdiall. He says he is as good as Colonel Gwaltuey. f Tn Hak* 'iiiHkal*** I’uwilar. Peoria, His, Feb. 1.—Within the past few days hundreds of gallons of spirits have been shipped from Peoria to Japan to he u*ed in the manufacture of smokeless gunpowder. T*|l*r lt**oi utloii l>*r*at*d. Wanhinoton, Feb 1.—Yesterday the house, after a brief but exciting debate, killed the Teller silver bond bill. Tne vote stood 182 to 133. Only two Demo crats. Messrs. MoAleer of Pennsylvania and Elliott of South Carolina, opposed the measure. Dus* Fur Hi* lilouUlkvrs. Washington, Feb. 1.—United State* Consul Dudley, at Vancouver, reported the arrival there Jan. 19 of a carload of 100 trained Newfoundland dogs, for iu carrying freight in the Klondike, D*ci*r#s Kiko I* Not Dry. Charleston. Feb 1 —Jn ge Simon- tou rendered an opinion today to the effect that the tov/u of Eiko is not a dry town in the strict sense of the word, aud that Constable J. G. Long’s closing of the agency of Blutlieutbal 6c Bickart was nuiawtul. The decision is an interesting one lu that it review* the position of the federal court ou tiie South Carolina system for the regula tion of the liquor traffic. The question us to the town of Elko being u dry town is also gone over, and the coucluxion is reached that the sale of liquor in origi nal package* at Elko is no violation of the law. The injunction, in accordance with the decision, was issued. Fight FuVos Duahly Fatal. Raleigh, Feb. 1,—Near Wilson last uight there was a desperate shooting affair. Thomas Lamm and Pearson Eatman quaneled about a money settle ment ami fighting followed. Lamm was shot with a pistol by Katinuii and will die. Eatman was killed by either Lamm or tne latter’s son, Charles. Hu head was split open, his brains running out ou tiie ground. Stephen Eatman, a young son of Pearson, was beaten with a stick ou the face and head, but may recover. Feeling in the neighborhood teems to be with ibc Eat mans. Shot * Man •ml Bklpiird. Bamhekg, S. 0., Feb 1.—Starke Wil son aud Charlie Zizzett, two young white men living uearOlur, became em broiled la*t night in the house of the former. Zzzeit shot ami instantly killed Wilson, after which he made bis •scape. The sheriff uTu pursuit. 4.