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-Il TR.I-WEEKLY EDITION. WI.NNSBORO, S. C., JUNE 29,518900SALHE 84 NEUTRALITY LAW, OLNEY DEFINES THE POSITION Americans Shounld Assume Toward Cuba= Im-urgents. Secretary Olney has practically defined the ,position American citizens should assume toward Cuban insurrection, in a letter to a Cuban sympathizer, the cashier of a bank, -who wrota to Mr. Cney for advice with re gard to receiving contributions to the In- t surgerts' cause on deposit at the institution with -which he is connected. The bank cashier wxte as follows: i t "Farmers and Merchants' National 1ank, Waco, Tex.-Hon. Riciard Olney. Secretary of State: I have been approached by alleged 'agents of the Cuban insurgents with the view 'at seeuring this bank's con.nt to att as a depository for contributions from sympa ;thimers in the United States, but have with- r 'held consent until such time as I could hear from your department as to whether we would, by so doing, lay ourselves liable to prosecution under the neutrality laws. This we desire to avoid not only te-hnically but imorally as well for we are too loyal to our lcouatry to seek to overturn. any sense, 'her laws. ".I, myself. am in entire sympathy with the j -cause of Cuban indepe:.dence. and I attri bute the singling out o, this bank to that 'fact, being k'.mown to a few who are identified -with the ease in that eointry. 1t is needless to say that from a business standpoint it C would resalt in great advantage to this bank, and I hope you will see your way clearin allowirg us to publish acceptance of the trust to &e world. JOax F. MassEr. "Cashier." To this the secretary of state replied: '-Whether the bank'or its officers could be Icriminally prosecuted under the neutrality iaws of'the United States because the bank had knowingly made itself a depository ot r the funds contributed by sympathizers in a 'the United States. in support of the present t -Cuban insurrection. 4s a question as to which opinions may diffi'ex and which can be satis factory settled only by tho adiudication of t the proper court. Should a bank engr'te in such a transact'on, and, as you suggest. t publish its aceetstance ot such a trust to the c world, it woulfbe may duty to call upon the f department of justiec to test the question whether or not the proceeding was a crime against the, United States. It might also be 'ny duty to suggest whethe r a bank holding a Uuited States charter does not abuse its franchises and furni ground for their for feiture by acts -in ay1 of hostilities against a nationwith whjich the United Statbs is at peace. "I do not 'Anticipate. however. that any- C thing done 'y your bank or its oflleers is r likely to rgeomote the solution of the inter esting 14al questions your letter presents. "Y'A ask me not merely as to your tech- t O'lA"legal liability, but ulso as to your moral o'oligations, adding 'for we are all too loyal ( our country to seek to overthrow, in any case, her laws.' I heartily commend the t sentiment of the quotation and am in a posi- c tion to say that your moral duty in the pre- t mises does not admit of the least question. d It has been expounded by no less an author ity than the supreme court in the following Zanguage: "'The intercourse of this country with :foreign nations and its policy in regard to C them are placed. by the constitution of the t 'United States in the hands of the govern- t ,ment and its decisions upion these subjects are obligatory, upon every citizen of the union. Heis bound to be at war with the ul * & ,x n t Y oun 0 com mit no act of hostility against a nation with which the government is in amity and friend- t ahip.' "This principle Is universally acknowl- r edged. by the laws of nations. It lies at the t foun Aation of all governments as there' coud be no social order or peaceiul relations be'iween the citizens of different countries Aithout it. It is however. more emphatical ytrue in relation to citizens of the United T States. For as the sovereignty resides in I the neople, every citizen is a portion of it t and'is himself personally bound by the laws which the representatives of the sovereignty mnay pass, or the treaties into which they 'aay enter, within the scope of their dele gated authority. And wNhen that authority I has plighted its faith to another nation that there shall be peace and friendship between I the citizens of the two countries, every citi sen of the United States is equally and per sonally pledged. The compact is made by the department of the government upon which he himself has agreed to confer the power. It is his own personal compact as a portion of the sovereignty in whose behalf I It is made. And he can do no act, nor enter i into any agreemaent to promote or encourage I revolt or hostilities against the territories of a country with which our government Is pledged by treaty to be at peace. without a breach of his duty as a citizen and a breach -of faith pledged to the foreign nation.' ''Trusting you will find the foregoing a satisfactory answer to your inquiries, and that your bank, yourself and its~ other offi cers will proceed accordingly, I am. sir, your obedient servant, RI[CHARD) OLNEY." IS IT A3MONOPOLY? This Question Goes into the U. S.1 Courts. 'Ige attorneys or Julius Lowenstein, of North Carolina, have begun proceedings in 1 the Circuit Court of the United States for 'the recovery of a barrel of whiskey which 'was seized by the dispensary constables dur ing Miay on the grounds that the dispensary system is a monopoly. and that as such it is repu:;nant to the Act of Congress ot 1830, en titled an "Act to protec:t trade and commerce aaainst unlawful restraint and monopoly." Of course in bringing this acion the lawyers not oniy p'ropose to attempt the recovery of damages for Mr Lowenstem, 'out also to at tack the constitutionality of the dispensary law. It will be remembered that Judges Me Iver and MCGowan have both already declar ed the dispensarv law to be a mionopoly, and It is probable that somn stress will be laid upon this circutan~.ice. The case will not bo heard in the United States Court until the tall term in Charleston. S. C. Georgia as a "Peach Orchard." - -On a single railroad system in Georgia. it ronorted. there are 2,038,000 peach trees ai rcad' y earing, and the whole State is gradu ally d'-veloping into a magninicent peach orchard. S'ome single orchards number over 100.000 trees. while almost all the farmers *are- setting out orchards in the hope of de v'eloping the industry still further. "The value of the crop," it is added, "is not con finedI to the producers alone. The railroads come in for a very handsome precentage of the profits and the individual canners not only make- a good deal of money which is invested in other industries in the State, but give e-uployment to a large numrber fpo ple. thus increasing the inducements for ~settleme'nt in the various districts and in creasing the value of land, as well as giving th" other State industries a big lift." A Defiant Byrd. Governor Morrill. of Kansas. hasinstructe.. Attorney General Dawes to bring proceea ;ings against State ILabor Commissioner Byrd ifor removal from office on the charge ot ilevying tribute from his employes. Byrd is is defiant as ever. The American Society of Cape Town, South Africa, is three months old and has eighty members. It wants to hold in November of next year an exposi -tion of American nroducts and manu factures. HARDIN W~INS.2 SOU' D MONEY IN ENTUCKY. resident Cleveland and Secreta; Carlisle Endorsed. CostaNTboN HALL, Louisville, Ky. une 20 -Notwithstanding the fac hat the delegates sat up until 1:30 thi orning trying to transact some of th usiness of the convention with prat ically no success at all, they were u nd at it again bright and early thi aorning. The convention was in rut in- order by 9:30 o'clock. The sixt elet-at ion of Louisville was the bone c ontention. The majority and minorit epotts of the committee on credential itfered in that the one unseated th egular delegation and the other recom ended that it be seated. The flgh ver this apparently small matter wa s hot as if there had been millions a take. It plainly showed the temper c e body and promised a bitter figh hen the gubernatorial nomination id come up for consideration. Th lav men claim that last night's ad >ulnraent without 'taking a ballc elped them, and it is certain that th fardin men held out obstinatel gainst adjournment. Every roll-ca n ad 'ournment last night showed iajor:.ty of the Hardin men against it ach was a strict factional vote, an -hen the convention was ended las ight it was ended by the chairma no peremptorily adjourned it withou roll-call, while the Muhlenburg dele ation was still squabbling. The convention adopted the majorit; port of the committee on credentials s am.ended by the minority report, b e vote of 448 to 425. This was a vic ry for the Clay men and turned th de of the convention. A scene of th 'ildest confusion followed, hats wer ssed in the air and waved on the eni f canes and it was several minutes be re order could be restored. The com uittee on resolutions. through its chaii ian, Senator Wm.Lindsey, reported th aiority report as follows: TUE MAJORITY RESOLUTIONS. To the Democratic Contcn Non in Sssio t LoUtisVille : "The undersigned, a majority of you >mmittee, beg leave to submit as thei port, the accompanying resolutions: "First: The Democracy of Kentucky i convention assembled, congratulat re country upon the repeal of th cKinley tariff law and upon the evi ces we have on every haud of r4 rning prosperity under the operation f reduced and equali-ed tariff taxa ions; and we denounce as fraught wit aner and disaster the threat of ou epublican adversaries to re-establis protective tariff and to re-inaugurat policy of unequal taxation, which, i onnection with general misgovernmet y the Republican party, culminated he business panic of 1S93. "Second: The Democratic party hich has ilways stood for the separa Chur C ch and :khc. fcr the '.ak oes not hesitate to condemn all effort > create a distinction among citizen cause of differences in faith, a epugnant to an enlightened aze an > the instincts of American freemer "Third: We re-affirm without qua. ication the principles and policies d( lared by the * national Democrati latform of 1S92 and declare that ou resent national Democratic admini ration is entitled to the thauks of thi arty for its honest, courageous an tatesman-like manageme nt of publi ifairs: and we express our undimil shed confidence in the Democracy an atriotism of President Grover Clevt and and his distinguished co-advist nd secretary', JoThn G. Carlisle,. :entucky." The fourth and fifth sections relat o State politics. Another scene of unbounded enthus sm followed the reading of the mino ty report. The names of Clevelan d Carlisle were received with lou houts of approbation. John S. Rh' ead the minority report which was: ollows: THE MiNORIITY's REPORT. "The undersigned members of tt ommittee on resolutions dissent fro he views expressed by the malority < he committee in resolution No. ihich is proposed as an endorsement < he present national Democratic at ninistration, because the s~Ad resoll ion is ambiguous, obscure and unce a in its meaning and is. in our opi on, an attempt to straddle the mc Tital question now attracting the atte ion of the American people. Ai 'hile the undersigned do not concur: he views expressed in said resolutio uor in the views expressed in the amen ent which they here submit. the ievertheless believe that it is the du f the Democratic party to express1 elf in clear and unambiguous terms< his subject. The financial policy he present Democratic administrati< lservesan unqualified endorsement he hands of the Democratic party Centuky, or it does not deserve si nndorsement; and, with a view of ta ng the opinion of the representativ > the Democrats of Kentucky in cc rntion assembled, we submit the fi owing as an amendment to said resol "Resolved, By the Democrats of Ke ucky, in convention assembled, th he present Democratic administrati is entitled to the thanks of the wh< country for its statesmanlike manat ment of public affairs, and we furti1 dclare that both President Clevela and Secretary Carlisle are entitled tot unqualified endorsement of the Ame can people for maintaining the cret of the government and their issuance 160,000,00 of interest-bearing bonds hereby expressly endorsed. The 1 dersigned mebrso the commit1 on resolutions believing that the gri Democratic party of Kentucky shot painly declare in favor of true bi-m aism, or the gold standard, offer 1 oolowing as a separate resolution al skk its adoption: "Resolved, That we believe ini t1 oinae of both gold and silver as ti primary money of the country into leg tender dollars, receivable in payment 1l its debts. public and private, upt terms of exact equality." "HONEST MONEY ENDORsED." The minority report was signed1 three of the committee. Mr. Rhea a] offered a resolution that all that part he majority report after the wor "12" be stricken out, so as to ma: .ratic platform of 1S92. After a num ber of heated speeches had been made, the report of the minority of the com mittee on resolutions, re-affirming -the platform of 1892, but refusing to en dorse Cleveland and Carlisle, was de feated by a vote of 584 to 331. Several counties changed their vote to "no" afterwards, so that the final vote was 598 aeri nst the adoption of the minority report to 270 for it. Senator Lindsay. ex-Governor Buckner and James B. McCreary, who sat on the platform at t the .. .,e the vote was announced, were a warmly congratulated on the result. "It e does not make any difference who wins for Governor now," said Senator Lind P say. "Honest money has been endorsed and that is what we were after in the i main." f- The next question was on the adop V tion of the second minority report s which is signed by the free silver men. e Only 24i votes were cast for the sec ond rminority resolution. The question t was then on the majority report. It s was adopted by a vote of 644 to 233 and t sound money and the administration f thereby stand unequivocally endorsed t by the convention. S After the adoption of the majority e platform, the convention took a recess - until 7:30. t When the-nigh- Sssioi of the con e vention was called to order at 8 o'clock, y by Chairman Berry, every delegate was I in his seat. Music Hall was packed to a the doors, all the remaining spacebeing occupied by interested visitors. It was I expected the nominations for Governor t would be made as the firstorder of busi ri ness, and those who came with this in t view, were not disappointed. The chairman announced, immediately after rapping for order. that the committee r on credentials having reported, nomina tions for Governor were now in order. 7 The clerk at once began the call of - counties. a The seventh district, in which Cas e sius M. Clay. Jr.. lives, was called but , there was no response. The call of I counties was completed without any one arising to make a nomination.- A - recapitulation of the vote was called for when the seventh district was D called. C. G. Lockhart arose to place in nomination Cassius M. Clay, Jr., for Governor. I Judge 1. M. Quigley. of Louisville, in seconding the nomination of Mr. Clay r said: "It seems to me that instead of r being Democrats, you are here to kill the harmony of the party." Mr. Quigley then tlourished a circular e that was freely distributed over the convention and asked if the signers had authorized the use of their names at the end of it. Loud criesof "no." "no," arose. The circular which caused all the trouble and the authenticity of which was denied by the men whose r names are signed at the end of it was then read by Mr. Quigley. It was as follows: A CIRCULAR WHICH CAUSED TROUBLE. t 'To the Democrats of Kentucky, in a Convention Assembled: "Gentlemen-Do not make a mistake but nominate a standard-bearer who has always been found in the front 't -a i _'ruf i'" - . S nate a man who is not bound to any S ring, clique or faction, who is never s found wanting when the cause of Dem I.ocracy is at stake. Nominate a man who is not tainted by association with former malodorous administrations, who can and will stand squarely upon c any Democratic platform. Assure per r fect harmony and an old-time victory by selecting for the head of your ticket either J. I). Black, of Knox; J. W. d Stone, of Lyon. or A. S. Asbury, of c3 Campbell." "otne ug ug - "Now, then,"c. iud ug ug ' ley, "aint you ashamed to have such a thing circulated among you? r "I say to any man who may have f been connected with this circular that he is no Democrat- If you want a man who will represent this party, nominate Mr. Clay and you will have a man who i- can stand upon the Democratic plat - form. That is your duty. Now that: : you have eot a man before you whom you can put perfect trust in, name: him." s The call of districts proceeded, and Robert J. Breckinridge, of Danville, a brother of W. C. P. Breckinridge, arose e t*o name P. Watt Hardin. A scene of e tremendous enthusiasm ensued and it 'was some time before order could be satisfactorily restored for him to speak. ~When he could make himself heard he named his candidate in a highly eulo w. istic speech, which was echoed by t- obert JT. Tarvin in seconding the nom -ination tt Ignatius A. Spalding, of Union coun . ty, seconded Clay's nomination. dPANDEMONIUM FOR AWHILE. .n The nominating and seconding , speeches being concluded, the secre 1tary called the roll of counties for a T nomination for Governor. Hundreds ly of persons in the hall jotted down the t- vote as it was called out and before the n ballot was finished such a scene as is >f rarely witnessed outside of a Demo' n cratic convention in the South ensued. at It was seen that Hardin had received >(the 440 votes necessary to a choice and h his adherents created a scene of pa.nde -moniumf for awhile. The air wvas full es of hats and hurrahs, and the counties * which had been for Clay, in many in l'stances, began to change their votes for u- the successful candidate. The ballot, before any changes were made,- was: EIardin 4661,. Clay 338, Henry Watter on 3, ex-Governor Buckner 3, W. J. le 'oe 63. e-CLAY DOES THE SQUARE THIN~G. r The nomination of Hardin was made add pnanimous before the clerk could an he pounce the result of the ballot and loud ri cries for Hardin arose. A committee ti Iwas sent for him, and while it was out oi 'the convention called for Ctissius M. i5 Cly, Jr., the defeated candidate. in. Mr. Clay declared he had al ee ways5 been opposed to dragging the cur a~rency question into this campaign. He d had always been a sound money mar t nd an admirer of Grover Cleveland bhe and the administration. "If I had been nominated by this convention ona dfree silver platform," said Mr. Clay. "Iwudhave refused the nomi e 'This was taken by the friends of al Hardin to be a slur on their candidate. rnwho is a free silver man and who stands to-night on an uncompromising gold platform, and they began to hiss. Mr. Clay quickly changed hissubject. "The stream can rise no higher than its so'source," he continued, "and I do not of believe it to be possible for the Repub d lican party to give us better govern :e ment than the Democratic. They might 0- do it for a week, they might do it for a onth, but in the end they conld do I nothing but fail. Fbr my part I shall do all in my power to prevent the su premacy of the Republican party and the possible establishment of negro rule and to that end I pledge myself to the support of P. Watt Hrdin, your nomi nee for Governor." HABN RECEIYs AIN OVATION AS BE RISES TO SPEAK. The appearance of Mr. Hardin upon the platform was the occasion for an ovation. Mr. Hardin said: "With an inexpressible sense of grati tude to the friends who have so loyally, Yes, so lo iingly stood by me in this race, with no ill-will toward any one and with a profound admiration for the friends of my opponent who have stood by him so nobly in this race, I accept the nomi nation. Differences there always will be; differences there al.vays must be; yet, a party founded as the Democratic party is founded, will- never die; it will never disintegrate. I ask you now to help me save old Kentucky-Kentucky, the only State in this Union which has never been anything but Democratic. Once more, I say she wili remain Demo cratic." The speaker did not mention the cur rency question, nor intimate what his course would be in regard to the plat form. Some of the delegates wanted to ad journ but the chair ordered a roll-call ;and candidates for Lieutenaht-Governor were placed in nomination. They were R. P. Tyler, of Fulton county; Oscar Turner, of Louisville, and M. D. Brown, of Christian county. Tyler was nominated by a viva voice vote before the ballot was finished, and I 'the convention adjourned until to-mor row morning. THE SILVERITES CALLED To "Ieet In Washington, D. C., Aur gust 14. When the silver convention recently held in Memphis. Tenn., adjourned, a meeting of prominent silver Democrats was held to for mulate plans for the organiZation of a na tional Democratic bi-metilic league, the purpose of which was de.-lared to be to so :perfect the organization of silver Democrats throughout the country as to place them in control of the county, state and national iconventions in their expressions 'upon the financial question. Senators Turple, of In diana; Jones, of Arkansa, and Harris. of Tennessee. were the leaders in the move ment. It was decided to issue an address to silver Democrats throughout the United States, asking their co-operation inthe work. This letter has been prepared and a copy is as follows: -Dear Sir: Soon after the adjournment of the silver convention held in this city on the 12th and 13th instant, many Democrats, representing several states of the Union, held a meeting here for the purpose of con sidering the best method of securing the free and unlimited coinage of both silver and !gold into full legal tender money of ultimate redemption, at the ratio of 16 to 1, without regard to the financial policy of other coun tries, and it was unanimously agreed as to the confident opinion of that conference: ' .'First--That the only hope of securing the free and unlimited coinage of.silver at 16 to 1 is through the acd1a of the Democratio n .0rity of the Democratic Party of t a col ia ~ 'e~ large majority of the people of the United States, irrespective of party, favors such cThird-That the success of the Democrat ic party in the campaign of 1896 largely, if not wholly, depends upon the earnest, active advocacy of the free and unlimited coinage of silver. "I Fourth-That a thorough organization of Ithe Democrats of the several States who fa vor the free and unlimited coinage of both Isilver and gold on terms of equality, at 16 to '1 is a necessary and proper means of con trolling the act-on of the national Democrat ic convention .f 1896 upon this vitally im portant question. I Fifth-That in order to avoid friction and the complaint of such Democrats as oppose Ithe free coinage of silver, we will now invoke the action of the remamnig machinery of the party, whcse duty it is to act for the ~whle party w.thout regau-d to differences of ~opinion, upon a single qiestion. .Theretore, we, the urdersigned, were ap, pointed a committee to take such steps as may be necessary to a tharough national or ganization of silver DenOrats, and for that purpose we respectfulb- invite you to meet us at Washington, D. (., on the 14th dgy of August, 1895, in order bat we may confer and co-operate in estatishing such organiza Ition, and yotu are also requested to bring with you such Democrtic friends as are in full sympathy with this purpose. It isim rtnt that some Deiocrat acceptable to the Democracy of youritate, and willing to ~represent it on a nationl executive commit tee, should attend this enference. "An early answer adcessed to Hon. Casey, I Young, Mfemphis, Tenn wIll greatly oblige, "Besperfully. "Issat G. HA hns, "J. I JONES. A NEGRO LNCHED. Fe Enters a Lady Room, But 1s Ru n Away Bf{er Cries. The bult perforatedody of Bill Stokes was found dangling froithe limb of a tree by the roadside, near ethe & Ulmer's saw mill in Braxton townsh, Colleton county, . C., Sunday morning. U~pon the lifeless form was pinned a placd which read : The virtue of our wives andaughters shall be pr'served" Stokes haceen lynched. About daylight Thuiray morning Stokes entered the bed room ofrs. James Sauls in 'the absence of that lady husband, who, a ew minutes be'fore. h. gone to the saw pill to work. When thiegro entered the om Mrs. Sauls was asp.but was awaken ed by him. She screain. The negro ran 'ut of the house and tos work at the mill. Several persons arounde place answered the alarm. however. anwere informed by Mrs. Sauls of what had strred. The negro 'was .aptured and sever whipped and no titled that he must le the community Iwithin twelve hours. kld not go, but re Imained in the neighborod trying to or ganize a party to aventiis whipping and threatening to have sanction from those I who had laid the lash in him. His inso enre enraged the whipeople and that night a party was onized to enforce Stokes departure. but lould not be found. Early Saturday morn he was captured. Hs cators kept him i evening, in order that the ont ire' party ce attend the lynch ing be. Stoks. it is said. coned that he entered the house for the purpof outraging Mlrs. ISauls. His jynching whe first that has ev occurred in ColletCounty. Old Liberty atlanta. The general couneit <iladielphia, at its ession last Thursday, ded by a unan iinous vote to send Liberty hell to Atanta. Some months the managemernt of the Exposition aske. the bel. but the equ~st was refused!. 'imatter has beni p xt to the~ Philadelphiounell in a new - I ight since the lecislatof Pennsylvania e:ided to make a Stataibit at the Cotton1 sats and Internationlapositionl, and thia t u ulsaious action of thuncil in favor of taking the Liberty b': Atlanta was the THE LATEST NEWS. GLEANINGS FROM MANY POINTS. Important Happenings, Both Home and Foreign, Briefly Told. Southern Dots. There will be no more selling of eigars ir Charlotte. N. C.. u Sunday. The "blue laws" went into efreet Sunday. It is said -Athe- Blackwell Durham To bacco Confp ~. of Durham. N. C., will shi: more than 500000 pound: of smoking tobaccc between now qnd the first day of July. The contract for an $18,000 auditorium foi the Corbett-Fitzsimmons ight has been lei at Dallas. Tex. The managers are so certain they can bring off the fh-ht there that they have raised a fund of $50,000. Samuel Spencer, president of the Southern Railway. announced that his company will build a 'handsomo and commodious union station in Atlanta, Ga. The Southern Railway has bought the Atlanta and Florida Railroad. The line i 104 miles long. and extends from Atlanta te Fort Valley. in the heart of the peaih section. At the price paid, about $275,000. the Southerm gets the road for about one-tenth of what it cost. The Southern buys it from the Central Trust Company, of New York. Legal. Mrs. Ollie Corbett has sued James J. Cor bett. the Pugilist. for absolute divorce. The Silver Movenment. Senator BVackburn is confident that thf silverites will carry Kentucky. Congressman Joe.Abbott, of Texas. say that if Vice-President Adiai E. Steven-son a ready to define clearly and fully his views oz the all-important money question, his ad mirers in Texas are ready to formally launci his presidential boom. Crime. Three thousand dollars was secured by tw< masked robbers from the bank at Rainy Lak City. Minn.. on Thursday. One of then engaged the attention of Cashier Butler whil the other knocked him senseless and riflec the safe. The robbers escaped. Disasters, Accidents, Fatalities. Lightening struck a dynamite magazin near Kingwood, W. Va,. Friday night Several men were killed and a great deal o property destroyed. Hon. W. C. Owens, representative fron the Ashland District of Kentucky, who de feated Breckenridge, has been poisoned by spiders bite and his condition is alarming H1e was bitten a week ago. His arm is terri b!- s-volen. He had been attending th raees at Cincinnati. 0.. bidt left hurriedly fo his home on a special train wit] a physician in the city. who told him that hi arrn would have to be amputated to save hi life. Sheriff R. R. Grove. of Brownville. Tenn. accidentally shot his 'daughter, Miss S throngh the head Saturday morningA 38 cnlibre revolver, as the gir came a walk towards the house. The young lad was 21 years of age and a great favorite While the sheriff was handling the weapo it was accidentally discharged. 4lb The Exposition. Florida, largely through the Plant Systen --a.: tweouanted atsthe Atlanta Fai specal exhibis of pnoepnates ana or nor Advices from Chicago received In Atlant are to the effect that on Chicago Day at th Cotton States and International Exposition which is on October 9th, Chicago will be rep resented by a large delegation of busines men and the First Regiment of the Illinoi National Guards. The First Regiment wil make arrangements to go into camp in At lanta and see the Exposition at leisure. Foreign. It is oficially announced in London tha the Roseberiry Government will resign. Sal isbury will be summoned by the Queen t< form a ministry and his Cabinet will procee< with the routine business of the House, ob tain provisional supplies and then dissolv, Parliament. It ls expected that the elee'tion: will take place the 10th of July. Miscellaneous. A train of cars to be known as '-Mlssouri on Wheels" will be sent through the countri to advertise that State. Secretary Carlisle has appointed Scoti Nesbitt, of Missouri, appointment clerk ol the Treasury, vice Herman Kretz, resigned and E. C. Johnson, of the State of Washing ton, chief clerk of the Internal Revenue Bureau, vice Nesbitt, promoted. A horse shoe hung over the door for good luck fell from its nail on the %ead of ar Atchison. Kan., girl a few days ago, injuringi her seriously. All employees of the Boston and Maine railroad have been forbidden, by an ordei just issued, from using tobacco in any foru while on duty, and also when off duty i wearing uniform or railroad badge. BAD WRECK NEAR EDGEFIELD. An Engine Jurnps the Trackc and Several Men Were Killed. -The following account of the accident on the Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago, railroad has been received from Edgefleld, S. C. Engine No. 6, which pulls the rock train from the Edgefleld quarry to Aiken, was running without cars to the turn table at Edgefleld depot, when it left the track on a twenty-foot embiankment and rolled to the bottom. Hugh Weatherford and Frank I'ompkins, both train hands, were riding on the pilot when the accident occurred. Tompkins was thrown more than nifty feet through the air and fell unhurt in a cluster of bushes. Weatherford who was killed instantly. wa uried beneath the engine with only his feet showing through the clay. His body, when ug out, was half cooked and literally rushed to a pulp. Albert Brunson was buried beneath one of he tender trucks in a pool of water. His ody was badly mangled. Engineer Parker and the fireman, Hare, tood bravely at their posts and will pay the eath penalty for their courage. The engine as reversed, both clung to their seats and 'aited the inevitable and both were buried an the debris, while boiling water rushed ver thenm from the broken pipes. Wallaco Holloway. a negro. was burled nder the wreck and had to be dug out by a ection gang. He was badly bruised and one eg is broken. It was thought he would ecover, but be died late in the evening. It is claimed by the railroad authorities hat some one laid a spike on the track for te purpose of wrecking the passenger train rhich was due i a few minutes, but this is ~ot believed by people who visited the reck. Where the engine jumped the track e rails spread under the heavy weight and he wheels d ropped to the ties. The engine n fifty yards before leaving the roadbed, ad if th:' engine had been supplied with air reaks the tragedy could have been avoided. Favors Annexation. The President's message to the first Honolmi Legislature under the republic. announces at the policy of the government favors the nexation to the United States which is ear sly besought. It also favors laying a ile_ TILE DEAR OLD HONE. A GRACEFUL TRIBUTE BY THE REV. DR. COLLYER. The Eloquent Preacher Tells of His Mother- -Her Guidance and Care of Her Children. In a series of articles upon "The Woman Who Influenced Me Most," Rev. Robert Collyer, the blacksmith preacher,' in paying tribute to his mother, says: " So she stands in the sunlight of the long ago, and she had also such a genius for doing well what she must take in hand that I think still if it had fallen to her lot and her train ing to govern a kingdom, she would have made a noble queen and gov erened it well, while what she did govern well was the house fall of eager and outbreaking children with a good deal of the old Berserker blood in them, as I have reason to suspect -keeping us all well in hand and clearing the way for us into the world's great life wlvn our time came to go forth; seeing tro it that we were well housed, well fed and well clad for weekday and Sundaywhile the school wage was paid for us, so long as we could be spared to go there, out of the eighteen shillings a week my father earned in those days at his anvil, to gether with the pittance some of us could earn by send by in the factory." Of his visit to the scenes of his childhood in England, Dr. Collyer writes: "So I went about the valley, as they say, with my hear in my mouth, and sesmed to be saying to the boy I saw through the mists of . the many years: "'Dear little fellow,you had a hard time then, but it was a good timb also, wasn't it now? Have any flow ers in the world beside ever eeemed so sweet to you as the snowdrop, the primrose and the cowslip you knew so well where to find and bring home to mother, or have any singing birds ever matched your memory of the skylark and the throstle, or were there ever such Christmas-tides as those she made for us when her children and the world were all young together?' "And there was the old home nest. 5 It stood where the villa stands now, but I would not have exchanged the memory for the mansion. It was a I cottage of two rooms and attic, front ing due south, and there was a green 7 dooryard with a clump of roses set about with wallflowers, pinks and sweet williams. There was a- plum tree also branching about the win dows. Then I went within doors of the home which was, and is no more. to find the bright-open' fire that went out in 1839. but was still burning for L me, and the walls of the living room 3 were white as trie driven snow. There was the famous bureau, also, shining like a dim mirror, and the tall clock 5 which was always too fast at bedtime I and too slow at meal times-it stands ,here in our dining room now. There was still the fine store of-willow ware . on the rack against the wall, but that was for Christmas and the summer feast; while all things were glorified by pictures Turner could not have done to save his soul. REV. ROBERT COLLYER. "And now how did she raise us so that her son must fain write down this memory? " There was fair white linen and calico first to wear and to sleep in. And until we could see to it our selves, once a week there was the tub where we had a good sound scrub bing. who were big enough for the sad solemnity, with yellow soap and things that got into your eyes. and a stout ii'arden' towel to dry ott withal, so that now, when I think of our 'Cotter's Saturday night,' the words of the wise man are apt to come back to me, 'Who hath red eyes, who hiath contention, who hath strife?' and I can answer, 'I krnow who had all these, say sixty-five years ago, when I was turned into that tub, while there was but scant coin fort for me in the words she would say as a sort of benediction, 'There, now, children, cleanliness is next to godliniess.' "How did we fare. the six hearty children ? There was oatmeal and what we call mush who know no bet ter, and skim milk in plenty, with atcake, as mother would say, to fill in; also wheaten bread for more careful use, and sometimes a trace of butter. Not mu-.h meat, for meat was dear. but soue. with dumplings. and'what the old Yorkshire folk used to call 'sikelike,' a word with a wide meaning. And the tradition still re mains of an early time of innocency when mother would say those who eat the most dumpling shall have the most meat. So we would peg away until we did not want any meat, and then mother would save it for the next day's dinner. There was fruit, also, when this was cheap, in the lovely guise of a pie. sand then more oatmeal and etim milk for supper." England has 200 men each worth PALMETTO POINTHES EVENTS ALL OVER THE STATE. The State's Course Undecided. The Administration is expressing :satisfaction over the result of the con itempt cases just heard in Charleston, S. C. They say that the "blind tiger" people are rampant over the result of the cases, and that the State hasresson to feel satisfied aside from the prospect Of winning the habeas corpus before the Supreme Court. Exactly what will be the policy of the Administration is not defined. On the spur of the moment after the imprison ment of Constables LaFar, Wright and Clanton there was talk about going ahead and seizing everything in sight, but the expressions have toned down considerably since then and the seizures are not as promiecuous as they have been. Judge Townsend, when asked what would be the policy of the State as to making seizures in future, said that he was not talking on that matter and 'that Governor Evans, who, by the way, is in New Yoak, would have to answer such inquiries. There promises to be a novel en 'tanglement about the Clanton case, as it is understood that Clanton his been ,sentenced to a term of imprisonment contingent upon the return of the Iliquor. It now transpires, so it is said, that the internal revenue office has the 'liquor in his particular case and holds ,it for violations of the internal revenue laws. If this is the case Constable .Clanton cannot return the liquor and when his term is up aud such repre sentation is made to the Court it will be satisfactory. Tracked By Bloodhounds. A daring set of young robbers have ,been brought to bay at Orangeburg, S. C. Three or four weeks agoMr.. W. H. Dukes, in looking for a tin box of small change that had been placed in his safe, discovered that it was missing, The loss amounted to nearly sitty two dollars, bat Mr. Dukes kept per fectly quiet and set traps to catch the thieves. They, however, seemed to be pretty sly, and avoided those who had set to watch them. Twice in the meantime has the office been entered. Friday night, however, about 10 o'clock someone in Mr. L. D. Wolfe's house, just across the street from the stable, saw a hand stealthily reach up and turn off the electric light in the offce. The alarm was given, and Policeman Wolfe and others rushedin but the rascals hidheard them coin ine and ran off.. the bloodhounds were immediately put upon the trail, and the r that Dan and Jim McBeth, Shelly Robinson and Gibbes, four colored boys, between the ages of 16 and 20, are now in jail for the series of rob beries. Oneof the boys crouched in some corner of the lot and remained untib daylight, when he was caught. Gibbes, who has been for a long time in the employ of Mr. Dukes, hasmade a complete confession, telling how the previous robberies were planned and accomplished. This boy says that it was his custom to slip inside while Mr. - Pearson, the car driver, was leading in the horses after the last trip at night. Hle would then conceal himself in some corner until everything was quiet, and later turn in his companions. They gradually, as there was no mention made of the robberies, became bolder and bolder until they were at last caught. Killed by Lightning. S. C. Drake was killed by lightning near his home nine miles South of Ridgeway on Satarday afternoon. Mr. D rake was a prosperous farmer, a good neighbor and a true citizen. He was the eldest son of Captain F. M. L. Drake, and was taken away from be tween his two children,whowere stand ing near him, without a second's warn ing. One of the children was shocked, but afterwards recovered. Dr. Kirby Resigns. Dr. W. A. Kirby, who was last fall appointed one of the assistant physi cissat the State lunatic asylum, has tendered his resignation to Goev. Evans. Gov. Evans accepted the resignation, writing Dr Kirby quite a flattering etter. Dr. Kirby resigns to resume the general practice of medicine, locat. ing in Spartanburg. Sudden Death at Langley. M. Franklin, of La gley, S. O., died suddenly of heart disease Monday morning. Ho had bought a ticket to Augusta and was just about to step aboard the train to go to that city when he fell to the ground and expired in a few moments.. South Carolina at Atlanta. Those at the head of the movement o have South Carolina represented at he International and Cotton States Expositi~on to be held at Atlanta are still hard at work pushing the mattes long. In response to a call issued by overnor Evans, who is the chairman, a special meeting of the State executive ommittee in charge of the exposition ork, was held in the executive chamb er. Among those present atthe meet ing were State Commissioner Boehe, ad Messrs. J. C. Hemphill, of Char leston; W. A. Clark, of Richland, and eRoy Springs, of Lancaster. After the meeting Governor Evans repeated his announcement: "You can say that South Carolina will have an exhibit that wm1 be most creditable in every way." -__ _ __ _ A teiepnone wire is ca'riIesa mim ua a half without support over Lake Wallen, between Quinten and Murg in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzer land. The wire is two millimetres iin