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2 THE LEftOftni C»AFFNETi S; C., FeBuUAKY 1T» 1s:;8. SECY WILSON HIS U V fe SHAKERS TO COME SOUTH. l’ro|MTty The Cabinet Member Talks of His Florida Trip. FAITH IN LAND 0’ FLOWERS Thinks Ponlnsnlar Strife Is Kqual to Cubs, but Uelicves That Straight Farming Will Be of More Value to the People Than Raising Sugar Cane, Vegetables and Tobacco. Washington, Feb. 15.—Secretary Wil- boti of the agricultural department has returned to the city from a week’s visit to Florida, where he went at the sugges tion of the president to study the pro ductions of that country. In an inter view concerning his observations there the secretary spoke as follows. “The most striking development found in Florida was the growth of the to bacco interest. Within the Last few years 40,000 Cubans have come over from their native country, many of whom had been lifelong tobacco grow ers, curers and cigar makers, who un derstand the art from the planting of the seed to the marketing of the cigar. The CuIkuis recognize the Hummock lauds of Florida as being very similar to that of the best tobacco land in Cuba. The Ameri.ian ‘caught on’ to the busi ness very' rapidly. The statistic* show that the Cubans sold last year 1(10,000,- <*00 cigars, and that the sales of tobacco in all its forms brought Cubans flfi.OO:),- 000. The United States still pays to Uulia, Sumatra, Mexico and other coun tries $17,000,000 for tobacco. This the Floridian is reaching out for. FLORIDA MADE HAVANAS. “Notwithstanding the people get 1(5'),- 000,000 cigars annually from Florida, scarcely such a thing is to be found on the market as a Florida cigar. They all come north under the Havana name. I founu very much the same condition of affairs in the north regarding the Flor ida cigar as 1 found in Loudon regard ing American butter. The consumer in Loudon is well satisfied that the Ameri can butter is the finest tliat ever went on his table. The northern epicure after smoking his cigar will testify very read ily that nothing equals his fine Havana. Then if you have evidence to jwove that it was grown, cured and manufactured in Florida, you will convince him, but not otherwise. I made efforts to buy a box of Culiun cigars, grown, cured and manufactured iu Florida, but ouly iu one instance was able to do so.” In e< nnection with the tobacco indus try inquiry, Secretary Wilson said he was forcibly reminded of the work done during the last few years by the agri cultural experiment stations in master ing the principles that underlie the fla voring of butter and the rijiening of cheese. After this tobacco has Ix'eu grown it is fairly well unde-stood that fermentation along several lines pro duces the characteristic flavor of the pro duct, and just as several cheeses are giveu their peculiar taste through bac terial action, so unquestionably tobaccos grown and manufactured in different sections of the country are flavored by different kinds of bacteria. CURING VARIOUS TOBACCOS He expressed the belief that neither the Cubans nor the Americans in Florida knew anything about the principles tliat underlie the curing of the several to baccos, but said that Dr. Stock ridge, in charge of the experimental stations at Luke City, fully realized the require ment* of the situation. He has inau gurated a series of researches regarding fertilizing and wind goes on during the prfxress of fermentation. The secretary also looked into the or ange industry and expressed the belief that there is no tropical belt in Florida. Front will come occasionally and injure the trees, but he believed that protec- tion might be had for the Florida or ange, as it sold very high compared with fruit from any other country. The pineapple industry was prosper ing and was very profitable and the small fruit industry was quite impor tant. The ribbon sugar cane, he thought, would succeed iu Florida whenever the culture of it was undertaken systemati cally. Mr. Wilson believed there were cer tainly openings for industrious people in Florida. Jacksonville people had to pay 10 cents a quart for their milk and it would be a very fair speculation, he said, for northern people to take the cows there to furnish milk at that price. In conclusion Secretary Wilson ex presses the opinion tliat straight farm ing will be of more value to the peo ple than the raising of tobacco, sugar cane, vegetables, etc., and tliat the sta ph; industries of the state would be dairying, cattle raising, sheep raising, bacon hog raising, etc. Mrs. Jackson Seeks Divorce. Baltimore, Feb. 15.—Mrs War Jack- ■on Scheurman, whose marriage to George C. iJcheumian in 1882 was quite an event, has now applied for a divorce. Mrs. Bchuerman was bom at Culpepper Courthouse, Va., during the civil war, and the unusual name she Injurs was Ite- stowed upm her by her parents in com memoration of an attack uixm Culpep per by the federal trrxjps about the time of her birth. She has a sister who was bom after the cessation of hostilities, and who was named Peace. Negro Murderer Kxeeutcd. Senatobia, Miss., Feb. 15.—In the presence of 4.000 sis-ctators at noon to day George Washington Edwards, a negro, was banged here for the murder of Roxie Williams. The crime, a jxcu- liarly atrocious one, was comuiittod in July, 1890. The murder was done with a shotgun, in a room occupied by the Williams woman, whose head was com pletely torn away by the load of lead. The tragedy took place on the Washburn place iu this county. FLIieriueii’s Ghastly Kind. Dallas, Feb. 15.—A jiarty of fisher men, a few miles above the city, found last night the Ixxly of a murdered womau aewed up iu a sack and floating in Trin ity river. Although no identification Las lxx-n made the txdief is held in offi cial circles that the woman was mur dered in Dallas, hauled in a vehicle sev- «ru) mile* from town and thrown into the riv«r. Big Colony Buys Valuable Near Brunswick. Brunswick, Ga., Feb. 15.—All the Shakers oi the north will remove in time to this slate. The Shakers of Union Village, O., have ixtnght for $30,000 in Glynn county 10,500 acres, which before the war were valued at $000,000. The lands comprise the old Altamaha and Hopeton plantations, occupied in earlier days by the Corbins audCoupers, historical names in Georgia. They were originally sugar plantations, then were devoted to cotton and later to rice grow ing. Before the war the lands were the most productive iu Georgia. Seven Shakers, led by Elder J. R. Slingerland, are iu possession. They will reclaim the lauds and in time increase their hold ings. The purchase will bring to Geor gia a colony rated at $10,50!),000. The purchase was made of owners now' liv ing in Paris, Frame. In old days ?50 slaves were emyloved upon the property and the owners wen; noted for their hospitality. The hinds are situated on the Altamaha river, HO miles from Brunswick. On a broad, level field receding from the banks of the Altumalia the ruins of John Couper’s farmer mansion, destroyed by fire, rise towering above the tree tops. On the oue single hill in Glyun county the man sion, formerly the home of John Hamil ton Con{xt, now stands overlooking the Altamaha, massive in its grandeur and a silent witness to the glories of the past. It is this present mansion that the Shakers are now renovating and will soon inhabit. REVIVAL OF OLD IHOR CAST IRON PIPE CASE Said Sherman Will Resign aa Trust Knocked Out by Judges Secretary of State. Harlan and Taft. NOT EVEN CONSULTED NOW RULING IS FAR REACHING 1 GENERAL JACKSON IS SICK. Distinguished Georgian In Critical Condition at Savannah. Savannah, Feb. 15.—General Henry R. Jackson of this city has been in a critical stage of illness for several days. He fell Saturday under the sudden at tack of acute and nervous indigestion. Since he was thus stricken he has been confined to his Ixd, and his attending physician, who has lx«n witli him con stantly since Saturday, declares that he cannot tell just exactly how serious Gen eral Jaskson’s condition is. It is known tliat the venerable Georgian has been very feeble for two months. General Jackson is, perhaps, the most distinguished of Georgians of the old school alive today. He has fought through several wars, where he gained distinction us a gallant soldier. He was minister to Austria many years ago from the United States, and was oue of the most distinguished warriors of the Mex ican conflict. He is the author of the famed p<x-m, “The Old Bed Hills of Georgia.” Considerable ahirm is felt here alxiut his condition, though it is hoped tliat his (xnulition is not so grave as is in dicated. MR. GORDON Grand IN MILWAUKEE. Act as Escorts to An Already Embarrassing Situation Accentuated by the dc Lome Affair. Ohioan’s Friends and Family I rg • iiim to Give l'p His Position at Once. Washington, Feb. 15.—If the wishes and entreaties of his family and friends prevail, Hon. John Sherman will resign his jHisition as secretary of state imme diately. It would create no surprise in Washington if he gave up his portfolio in the next day or two. The situation has for some time been embarrassing to all concerned. It was accentuated by the de Lome affair, in which the cabinet officer was not non suited at any time. He was more in the dark as to the action of the department than two-thirds of the people of Wash ington. This was made painfully apparent by the interviews and private statements of Sherman. His friends and family have urged that he resign as souu as possible after the incident is over. SENOR SAGASTA IS SORRY. Premier nnd Bis Cabinet Placed In False Position. New York, Feb. 12.—In conversation with a Madrid correspondent of The Herald list night, one of the cabinet ministers said: “You may say openly, as coming from Senor isagasta and from <;ach of us, that we firmly condemn, iq the most abso lute manner, Senor de Lome’s letter. We are ashamed, grieved and sorry thereat- The ministers feel more ag grieved thanPresideut McKinley can jios- sibiy be. We are honest men who have been placed in u false {tosition by a fool.” The Washington correspondent of The Herald says that the announcement from Madrid tliat the Spanish ministry lias decided to reply in a fitting manner to Minister Woodford’s representations in regard to the de Lome letter is highly satisfactory to administration officials. No one is more pleased over the mat ter than the president. He has never doubted from the first tliat Spain would repudiate the action of its minister. His only comxru lias been that tin; delay in closing the incident might lead to some outburst iu congress which would cause embarrassment to the administration before the Spanish government had laid an opportunity to make a satisfactory response. DE LOME NOT Stated DISCUSSED. Satisfied Court of Appeals Decides That the Combination of Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky aud Ohio Firms Is Illegal and Enjoins Them From C ontinulug to Do Business Under Old Contract. Cincinnati, Feb. 15. — The United States circuit court of appeals for th« sixth circuit today decided the east iron pipe trust case. Mr. Justice Harlan and Circuit Judge Taft and Lurton composed the court. Juclge Taft delivered the opin ion. The ruit was begun in the United States circuit court at Chattanooga, by bill in equity tiled by the attorney gene- eral of the United States against six cas iron pipe companies, the Addystou com* pany of Cincinnati, Dennis Long & Co., of Louisville, Chattanooga Pipe works ! of Chattanooga, the South Pittsburg Pipe works of South Pittsburg, Tenn., the Anniston Pipe works of Anniston, j Ala., and the Howard-Harrison company, of Bessemer, Ali., to enjoin them from j continuing to do business under a con- , tract of association which the bill charged was a violation of the federal antitrust act of 1890, because it was iu restraint of interstate trade in cast iron pipe an and attempted monopoly of the tame. The circuit court dismissed tho bill and the United State* appealed. By the contract the defendants divided the country into “free” and “pay” ter i- tory. Free territory embraced New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia and all other states north and east of them. Pay territory embraced tho rest of the United States. In free territory their associates were permitted to sell pipe at any price they saw fit. All orders re ceived from jiay territory hail to be sub mitted to the central board, which fixed the price and then assigned the job to one of the associates which wonld agree to pay to the others the highest bonus. Certain large cities wore reserved to particular members and on orders re ceived from them the price and bonu. were both fixed by the board. Though the aggregate tonnage cajcicity of tl i associations was only 80 per cent of tl • total tonnage capacity of all the mills i t the country, it was over (K) per cent < f the tonnage capacity of competing mills iu {lay territory. By the custom of the trade all contracts were made to include delivery by the seller at the home of the buver. The court of appeals held first that the contract of association, even if the prices fixed under it were reasonable and Army Men the Noted Georgian. Milwaukee, Feb. 15.—There was a happy reunion of the blue and the gray in connection with the appearance here of General John B. Gordon of Georgia, who delivers his lecture ou the Confed eracy at Grand Avenue Congregational church. At a recent meeting the E. B. Wolcott post, the lirgest and most influential of the state, decided to tender their services to General Gordon as an escort. The members of the {>ost met the gen eral at the Pfister hotel, where, in be half of the post, the commander, Wade H. Richarasou, in a complimentary tpeech, tendered to the distinguished confederate leader the courtesy of an escort by the post. General Gordon responded briefly, | gratefully thanking the members of the post for their courtesy and kindness. That Officials Are With the Situation. Washington, Feb. 15.—Contrary to common expectation the cabinet meet ing bxlay did not discuss the de Lome letter in any aspect. The attendance was small and there was little business transacted. While there was no discussion of the relation* with Spain the members of the cabinet, one and all. are officially satis fied with the situation and expect that advices that an- expected almost any moment from Madrid may bring news of the ending of episode in a manner that will b» satisfactory to the United States and Spain. MADRID POPULACE IS MAD. Murder Near Mlddlcsboro. Middlesboko, Ky., Feb. 15.—Hiury Gilbert of Shawnee, Tenn., was killed today at his home by Phil Brown of Al lendale, Tenn. Gilbert owed Brown some money. When Brown attempted yestenlay to collect it his life was threatened. T<xlay Brown armed him self and going to Gilbert again de manded his money. A second time his demands were refused. Brown then shot Gilbert, killing him instantly, and effected his escape. Public School Dedicated. Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 15. —The Highland jiark public school, an exceed ingly attractive 2-story frame structure, was formally dedicated with impressive exercises this afternoon. Goverm r John ston, State Superintendent of Education Turner and Hon. W. C. Bibb were the orators of the occasion. Major Crum of Highland park presided. The build ing was built and equipjxxl by the citi zens of the suburb, but the county pro vides the teachers. The Output of Spelter. Announced That the Dons Prefer War to an Apology. London, Feb. 15. — A Madrid says: The populace of this city is greatly enraged owing to the belief tlqit the Spanish cabinet has apologized to the United States. The populace, the dispatch adds, are bitterly opposed to such a course, are exceedingly hostile to the government and may make a demon- efratioii. In conclusion the dispatch says: The tx-ople prefer war to an apology, think ing that Sjiain will suffer the least thereby, as war would be exceedingly disastrous to the large commerce of the Uuited States. Slble> Gives In His Report. Pittsburg, Feb. 15.—The twelfth an nual meeting of the National Associa tion of Brick Manufacturers began here today with 500 delegates iu attendance. President William H. Brush of Buffalo called the convention to order and de livered his annual address. The read ing of the report of Treasurer Johu W. Sibley of Ojaldale, Ala., took up the balauce of the morning session. its only purpose was to prevent ruinous competition as claimed by defendants, was nevertheless void at common law because in restraint of trade and an at tempted monopoly; second, that the prices were not reasonable and the pur pose was an attempted monopoly; third, that trade restrainix! by the contract of association was the negotiation and sale of pipe to be delivered across state lines from the state of manufacture to the state of sale, and tliat this was under all the decisions of the supreme court inter state; and fourth, as a conclusion from these premises, flint the contract of asso ciation was a restraint and burden on interstate commerce and a violation of the federal antitrust act and should be enjoined. The judgment of the circuit court of appeals reversed the decree of the circuit court and instructed that court to enter a decree enjoining the six defendants from continuing to do business under , contract of ass<x‘iation or from in any special from j way maintaining tho same. SHOT BV HIS SON-IN-LAW. SPENCER IS ON THE STAND. The President of Southern Gives In Ills Testimony. Salisbuby, N. C., Feb. 14.—The hear ing of the case of the state of North Carolina against the Southern railway in the North Carolina railroad lease was resumed bafcire Special Master Craig today. President Spencer of the Southern was examiaad regarding rhe earnings, expenses and other details of the system, but declined to state the amount of his salary or those of the other general offi cers. This ends the taking of testimony. It ' will all be sent to Judge Simontonof the circuit court for his decision as to j whether there was a fraud in the mak- ing to the Southern railway of the lease for 99 years of the North Carolina rail- read, which belongs to the state. AN ALABAMIAN APPOINTED. Jospeli Burke Will Collect Customs In District of Mobile. Washington, Feb. 12.—The president today sent the following nominations to the senate: Treasury—Cicero 51. Barnett, sur veyor of customs port of Louisville, Ky.; Joseph W. Bnrke, collector customs, district of Mobile, Ala. Justice—Johu H. Burford, chief jus tice, and Bayard T. Haines, associate justice of the supreme court, territory of Oklahoma. Suite—Edwin S. Cunningham of Ten nessee, to be consul at Aden, Arabia. Postmasters: Tennessee—William L. Trent, Knox ville, Rupatton, South Pittsburg. Kentucky — Robert K. Perry, Win chester. ACCUSED OF AN ASSAULT. Arthur McDow II and Lcaudcr Hurt- ness Under Arrest. Murphy, N. C., Feb. 12.—Arthur Mc Dowell and Leander Hartness were brought here and lodged in jail last night, having been lx>und over to court upon the charge of rape. Tho charge is that on Saturday even ing these men met a Mr. Bush and his wife, and one held the husband while the other assaulted the woman, the ac cused being armed. After perpetrating the crime these men took from Bush his boots aud trous ers and departed. Bush and his wife are both over 80 years of age Public sentiment is very pronounced against the accused. Butler’s Neck Is Broken. Orangeburg, S. C., Feb. 14.—John Butler, a negro, was hanged privately here for the murder of Policeman J. D. Wolfe of this town last summer. But ler lived beyond the limits of Orange burg. He was disorderly on the streets and resisting arrest went to his bouse, where he Ixirricadod himself. Two ix>- lice man with a warrant attempted nix arrest. In the shooting that ensued Butler was wounded and Wolfe was shot dead. Tho wounded man escaped to Georgia, where he was later arrested and survived the danger of lynching. Butler's neck was broken. LORO TERM FOR LORC V Young William Nevill Goes ts Prison Five Years. FOUND GUILTY OF A FRAUD S May Be Governor McMililn. Nashville, Feb. 12.—Effort* are be ing made to induce Congressman Ben ton McMillin to enter the race for gov ernor, but he has as yet given no indica tion of his intention. He said tonight that he would decide the matter before returning to Washington, which will lx 1 as soon as Mrs. McMillin is well enough to travel. In the meantime Hon. J. M. Head, national committeeman for Ten nessee, is awaiting Mr. McMillin’s deci sion and will enter the race unless Mr. McMillin decides to run. Found Dying lu the Park. St. Louis, Feb. 15.—William H. Heath, manager of the Central Electric Express company of this city, was today found dying in Forest park from a bul- Washington, Feb. 15.—The geologi- j let wound in the head. It was evidently cal survey has prepared a tabulated statement lased on the investigation by Sp-eial Agent Kirchoff showing the steady increase in the production of spelter in tho United States from 1882 to 1897. The total production in short tons for 1882 was 88,705, in 1892 it was 87,280 and in 1897 it hud reached 99,980 tons. Requests Military Records. Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 15.—Adjut ant General Ligon lias receivid a letter from the federal pension and record bu reau at Washington requiring the tem porary transfer to that city of the mili tary records of Alabama. It is the pur pose of the government to have copied and to publish for distribution all offi cial American war data obtainable. Dick Wilson Suddenly Dies. Augusta, Ga., Feb. 15.—Captain Dick Wilson, cuxtfxliun of a public building hen;, and for many year* doorkeeper of the house of representatives, is dead. Hemorrhage of the brain caused his de mise;. He was a confederate soldier and leave» a large family, most of whom are grown. His de ath was rather sudden. Bunk President Dies. Frankfort, Feb. 15.—Baron Ludwig von Erlonger, head of the Lrlunger bank, u dead. a case of suicide. The young man was taken to the He is sis taut postmaster general. The cause for the need i to the city hospital, where be died, a relative of Perry S. Heath, as- is a mystery'. Mis* Lillian Huniiu Marries. Thomakville, Ga., Feb. 15. —Mis* Lillian C. Hanna, sister of Senator Mar cus A. Hanna of Ohio, was married at 6 o’clock this evening at the home of her sister, Mrs. J. Wyman Jones, to S. Prentiss Baldwin, a young lawyer <>f Cleveland, O. Rev. 5fr. Whitney, rec tor of St. Thomas Episcopal church of this city, performed the ceremony. Three Friends Owners Lose. New Orleans, Feb. 15.—This morn ing the federal court of apinals sitting here decided the case of the government against the noted filibuster Three Friends, which came before the court on appeal from the Florida circuit. The decision today reverse* that of the lower court and is therefore against the own ers of the vessel. An Epidemic of Smallpox. Middlesboko,Ky., Feb. 15.—Smallpox has liven declared epidemic. There are 29 cases. All saloons aud the public schools are closed. No loitering ou streets is allowed. Mhii Named Strickland Killed Near Raleigh—Slayer Surrenders. Raleigh, Feb. 15.—Late this after noon a wildeyed white man walked into a store here and told his friend, a clerk: “I have killed my father-in-law; I want to surrender to the sheriff." The wildeyed man is William P. Browning, and ho was quickly in jail. He was interviewed and said he lived iu Johnson comity, near Eagle Rock, in \ Wake; that this morning at daylight he i was going to his wild turkey blind and I met B. C. Strickland, his father-in-law, | who drew a knife and cut him in the nock nnd shoulder. Then Browning shot and killed him. There were no witnesses. Browning says Strickland was a dangerous man, had killed two men aud had for some time threatened to kill him. 8hc Used a Butcher Knife. Anderson, S. C., Feb. 15.—Lute last nigbt Belle Hardy, a notorious charac ter in this city, filled up on dispensary liquor and undertook to paint the town red. She finally went into the meat market of Mr. (calx* Massey aud raised a row and when he undertook to eject her she grabbed a large butcher knife and plunged it into his left side. Mr. Mar tin, an employe, literally wore to s; 'int ers a {dank ovor her head liefore she be came manageable. She was finally lodged in jail. Massey bled profusely and is iu a precarious condition. Fall Through Glass Fatal. Richmond, Feb. 15.—A peculiar nnd fatal accident occurred iu a hotel here today, in which a young North Caro linian lost his life. Arthur Garvey of 1 Rocky Mount, N. C., hits lieen hero sev eral (lays stopping at the Murphy hotel. While dressing this morning in his room Garvey fell through a pane of glass. Ho was severely wounded, the glass sever ing his jugular vein. Ten minutes after the accident warred Garvey died. Ho bud bled to death from the wound. UollLion Near Charleston. Charleston, Feb. 15.—At Adam*' Run, on the Charleston and Savannah road, there was a rear-end collision at 8 a. m. between jiassonger train No. 78 of the Plant system and a freight train The calxxise of the freight was demol ished and the passenger engine was slightly damaged. Engineer Tucker of No. 78 sprained his ankle badly when ho lumped from his cab. No one else wax Injured. Policyholders to Protest. Charleston, Fob. J4.—A n^etin-; of the local policyholders in the Mutual Reserve Fund Life association of New York was held here today. It is alleged that an extra heavy assessment has just been levied on the nolicyholder* and thoy were anxious to file a protest against such a course and to learn the reasons for it. A committee was appointed to inquire into the reasons for tho extra assessment. Death Blow to Dispensary. Columbia, 8. C., Feb. 11.—At tho night session of the house the referen dum bill was taken up and killed by postponement. Then the house dealt what friends declared to be a vital blow to the dispensary—exemufed the coun ties of York, Pickens and Oconee from the operations of the disiM-nsary laws. Hie exemptions were made without a fight. It is feared many other counties will follow. A Vestibuled In Collision. Charleston, Feb. 14.—Near John’s island station, 15 miles out of this city, tho Florida sjiocial over the Plant system and a special freight train col lided. Both engines wen; considerably damaged and the truck was somewhat torn up. The electrician on the vesti bule received a slight cut on the bead, but no one else on either train was hurt. An Editor Is Acquitted. Statesville, N. C. Feb,. 11.—The li bel case of state versus F. R. Starette, editor of the China Grove Record, brought by T. L. M<K>re, editor of tho Iredell Record, ai Mooresville, was tried in the superior court here today. The defendant was acquitted. The case will protubly lie tried again in Itowun supe rior court. Officers of State Must Pay. Columaia, 8. C., Feb. 14.—Member* of the legislature and state officers must pay their fares ou railroiuls for another year. At least the antifree i»ss Jaw which was passed during Tillman's term *s governor will stand. For two years the house lias re{x*aled this law. The senate today killed tho house repealing bill. r;<-r>oMiicMi Kcptiniicnm. Raleigh, Feb. 14.—Curtis II. Brog- den of Goldsboro, tho only living Ite* publican ex-governor of this state, pub lishes a cord renouncing that party, say ing it is doomed in North Carolina; that jt represents tho bondholders and will a* repudiated. Scathing Words of the Judge Iti Pr.sv ug Sentence—Attorney For the Ac- used Man Makes Able Effort at F.x- tenuation aud Is Applauded—Tho La dies Shed Tear*. London, Feb. 15. — In the central criminal court today Lord William Ne- vill, fourth son of the Marquis of Aber gavenny, who was placed on trial charged with fraud iu connection with, the suit of Farn Lewis, the money lend; r„ against Lieutenant Spencer Clay, to re cover £11,118 due on two promissory notes cashed by Lord Nevill, pleaded guilty of fraud, but claimed he was not guilty of forgery. He was sentenced to five years’ penal servitude. No celebrated case has ever before brought such a fashionable crowd to the Old Bailey. Broughams blocked the ap proaches, aud ladies in their smartest fnx ks overflowed the jury lx>x and bar risters' seats. Lady Nevill was present. The prisoner was evidently ill at ease, but he answered to the indictment iu clear tones. After the flutter caused by his plead ing guilty to fraud had subsided, the prisoner was allowed to take a seat in the dock, as he is recovering from a seri ous illness. Prosecutor Matthews nar rated the circumstances of the fraud as already known aud at the conclusion of h 8 eniarks he intimated that he would accept the prisoner’s plea as satisfac tory to the requirements of justic e. MADE FULL CONFESS!*>*. Mr. Lawson Walton, in extenuation, pointed out that Lord Nevill had volun tarily come forward to face the conse quence of his deception and luri fully confsesed. The prisoner, counsel added, was in great financial difficulties aud hud not realized that he was committing a breach of the criminal law. The prisoner, Mr. "Walton further said, never intended that Lieutenant Cliy should suffer. lie believed that the securities would re main in the hands of Mr. Sam Lewis until he secured money elsewhere. Mr. Walton’s effort at extenuation was applauded by the six-etators. Prosecutor Matthews again arose, and adverting to the statement regarding Nevill’s illness, which had been ascribed to overindulgence in morphia, prevented the prisoner from making an arrange ment with Mr. Lewis in regard to the notes, and thus obviating the present prosecution, he said that Lord Nevill’s other liabilities to Mr. Lewis amounted to £70,000 when the notes were signed. Hen* Mr. Walton interposed, remark ing: “I lielievo the whole £70,000 has been paid.” Judge Lawrence summed uu sternly, bnt with a voice which shook, and at times almost broke with emotion. The judge said: JUDGE PASSES SENTENCE. •.ion the crime is as great abstracted the sum frem Isay’s picket, or had burg- ewis’ office and had stolen id been some wretched clerk 'children, who hail incurred a heavy loss and bad helped himself at his master’s till, I am afraid there would have been no one to Kp*ak in extenua tion, bnt the higher pisition tho person holds, the higher responsibilities. “I am sorry to say I have Ixtked in vain for extenuating circumstances. It is as Iwd a ease of fraud as it is possible to conceive. You have brought shame and dishonor upm an ancient and noble family and sorrow and suffering upon your nearest and dearest. Your enmo is great and your sentence must be se vere. It is that you tie kept in penal servitude for five years.” The prisoner was hurried off to New gate prison, where he was allowed to have an interview with his wife and an other lady. After the interview Lord Nevill was removed to Wormwood Berubbs prison. The prisoner’s face did not evidence much surprise at the severity of his sen tence, but his unsteady gait on leaving the prisoner’s dock showed that he had been hard hit. The sentence caused a great sensation among those present iu court and many of the ladies there broke out sobbing. Storekeeper Kills Customer. Lexington, 8. C., Feb. 15.—At 10 o'clock last night, 7 miles above here, John Komi nor, white, shot Sid Davis in the jaw, and the same shot struck Lewis Davis in the head. Hid was slightly wounded aud Lewis was kilted. Hid and Lewis are negroes. At the inquest this evening a verdict of felonious homi cide was found. Kaminer has not been appreheud<*d. The sheriff is hunting mm. The shooting occurred in Kami- ner’s store in the country. Shot Without Provocation. Neiaon, B. C., Feb. 16.—The steamer from Kuskanook, a new town at tho head of Kootenai lake, formerly G<iat river tending, 1ms brought down the Ixxly of Dennis Connors, who was mur der'd on Sunday night by a man named Doyle. Without anv provocation Doyle drew a revolver, and pointing it at Con nors said: “Dig up or I’ll sh(X)t you.” Connors replied: “Fire away.” Hoyle immediately tired. Connors fell dead and Doyle escaped. Another Rich Discovery. Redding, Cal., Feb. 15. — Another rich strike is reported as having been made iu the Blue Jay mine of Morrison Gulch, a tributary of Coffee creek, Trin ity county, by the Gravi r brothers. The new ixx-ket is said to lie worth $80,000. It will lie rBinembeml that a $40,000 strike by the Graver brother* caused a rush to Coffee county test summer. Sheriff’ After John Silver. New York, Feb. 15.—The furniture in the house in this city occupied by John 8. Silver, the promoter who re cently obtained a large sum of money on doubtful security from the Chemical Na tional Kink, lias been levied upon by the sheriff on u judgment for$l 1,276, agaiust Mr*. Silver. » wit