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HE (MfyW SITUATION. E UATE8T /IN REFERENCE TO THE T ^?HO ? Compaur MakH m Proposition look ing to a Iteacymiftlot? of Work, Wbleh im Accepted The Corttm COLUMni. lowing lettc f>hate Coinu tself: To the III ?ndltlonally bjr the Stato? j |>nd?nMon tho Subject. S. C, March 15.?The fol was received by the I'hos fission to-day. It explains Y. J. l'ope, lion J. D. Geo. II. Wi [of Phosphe len: It U hi. B. K. Tillman. the Hon. the Hon. W. II. Ellerbe. the Montgomery and the Hon. Her, Members of the Board |te Commissioners?Gen?e a matter of regret to the Maw Mining Company that it has >een fount! necessary, in order to pro eot their vlghts, to make any applica tion to thu Courts, and that some ac commodation could not have beeni reached by which litigation would have been avojmed. They have always de sired to lllve as law abiding citizens, conducting their affairs on business principle* and. avoiding all complica tions amn litigation! J Jut no alterna tive was lieft to. them, and in taking this counse thev have only exercised the prlv liege guaranteed to every citi zen of b avlng the rights which they claim to possess passed upon by the Courts o f the country. How long this litigation will con tinue it is.ol course impossible to say, but the Coosaw Company is desirous of having i t so conducted as to avoid any unnecessary delay and expense, and reach af final conclusion on the merits with all due speed. And their counsel stand if eady to act in this spirit and to factlitafto such a result. Whille, however, the matter is thus~j pfendinfg there arises a practical and business question upon which it may not bei improper that I should address "'ihJen the Act of the General Assem jly of 1890 went into effect on the 1st Jday of March. 1891, out of respect to It ho action of the General Assembly, the Coosaw Company suspended opera tions for the time being, although they iwere advised that such legislation not effect them in the exercise of lelr previously acquired contract ights. I3ut they desired no con diet nth the authorities, which, as they team, would have been brought about had they then continued mining. Thev did not, however, waive in the by such stoppage any rights to rhtch they believed themselves enti-1 led, nor do they now deem it proper lere to discuss their right to resume I operations under the order of the Jourt. But they beg to say that they still irnestly desire so to arrange with ur honorable board that pending the igatlon they may continue their op aJions in strict compliance with all ielaws of the State, and under the] wryision of the board. L'hey are advised that by mutual con- j ant, and without reference to any or-! jr of the Court already made, such an irangement can be entered into with- j it prejudice to the existing rights of ky party, and by which the operations ' the company shall continue under io supervision of the board, and thus >th the loss of royalty to the State and hmnge to the company can be avoided. ' The interests or the State and the josaw Company are so closely inter nen that it is impossible to affect one 1 ithout the other. We do not desire injure or embarrass the State, and, course, do not want to injure our Iselves. Any prolonged suspension of opera tions will, of course, cause serious dam Ige both to the State and the company, mch damage is not only loss of present avenue, but the breaking up of an utablished business of value both to I \e company and the State, and which, jrrupted for any length of time, rillbe difficult, if not impossible, to tm [only persons to be benefited Jbe our competitors in" the busl iim phosphate mining, to whom our * * qut of the market means freedom .Jextent from competition. yel that I am addressing business | and that my motives and the mo of the company in so doing will H! misconstrued. And with this I beg to call these matters to [attention and to say that the Coo lining Company are ready and glaa to enter into such an ar ient by which, pending this lit i ?nd without prejudice to the any party, they can continue [Derations under the proper su m and direction of the board of Fate commissioners. Iam, yours very truly, ted.) liobt. Adger, if Manager of Coosaw Mining Co. Tho Keply. kuMBiA, March 16.?The phosphate | commission met this morning, the pend ing question being the proposition from Mr. Krbert Adger on behalf of the Coo saw Company, which proposition is pub lished in full above. After a session of I three hours, discussing this proposition and other matters, the commission pre pared the following reply: Mr. Itobt. Adger, Chief Manager Coo saw Mining Company, Charleston, 8. C Dear Sir: Your letter of the 13th instant, proposing that "pending the litiga tion the Coosaw Mining Company may continue their operations in minim; rock in Coosaw liiver," has this day been sub mitted to the board of phosphate com missioners, and by direction of said board I am authorized to make this re ply: Under authority and by direction of an Act of the General Assembly we have taken possession of that portion of Coosaw River hereto leased to your company and have issued three licenses, viz: To the Carolina Mining Company, to the Farmer's Mining Company ana to the Bea-'fort Phosphate Company to mine therein. Recognizing the mutuality of Interests between the Stete and the Coosaw Min ing Company, we are ready and anxious j to have your company resume work, and I will grant you license upon compliance with the require-nent aslo b?nd, etc., in corporating into such license a provis ion that would prevent any prejudice to the claims set up by you under the Act of 1876, but cannot permit the Coosaw Mining Company to resun?=r.'ork un less our lifftisees shall a)eo be permitted to mine i? wid river; a proper construc tion of the riowers o? this ooard under the Act of tho General Assembly, creat the same, we are fiijm will allow such restrictions as to ittrw mining shall be conducted as will prevent damage to tho State property. The Settlement by the Courts of question at issue between the State and the Coosaw Mining, Company can be greatly hastened if your attorneys totwposc no delays, aud thereft^Tno great, harm can result to yol,r company if t he Court of last re sort ?iall d?o\de in your favor, and the r(?4*"AWiOttbn of work under these condl tioiJPhV your company would appear ttWmt^Jt fnr all concerned. KeSSSctfully, ] I*. ?. Tillman, |f r I, * GlUirmwn of the Hoard ????Mnta&tfConmissloners. HE (MfyW SITUATION. E UATE8T /IN REFERENCE TO THE T ^?HO ? Compaur MakH m Proposition look ing to a Iteacymiftlot? of Work, Wbleh im Accepted The Corttm COLUMni. lowing lettc f>hate Coinu tself: To the III ?ndltlonally bjr the Stato? j |>nd?nMon tho Subject. S. C, March 15.?The fol was received by the I'hos fission to-day. It explains Y. J. l'ope, lion J. D. Geo. II. Wi [of Phosphe len: It U hi. B. K. Tillman. the Hon. the Hon. W. II. Ellerbe. the Montgomery and the Hon. Her, Members of the Board |te Commissioners?Gen?e a matter of regret to the Maw Mining Company that it has >een fount! necessary, in order to pro eot their vlghts, to make any applica tion to thu Courts, and that some ac commodation could not have beeni reached by which litigation would have been avojmed. They have always de sired to lllve as law abiding citizens, conducting their affairs on business principle* and. avoiding all complica tions amn litigation! J Jut no alterna tive was lieft to. them, and in taking this counse thev have only exercised the prlv liege guaranteed to every citi zen of b avlng the rights which they claim to possess passed upon by the Courts o f the country. How long this litigation will con tinue it is.ol course impossible to say, but the Coosaw Company is desirous of having i t so conducted as to avoid any unnecessary delay and expense, and reach af final conclusion on the merits with all due speed. And their counsel stand if eady to act in this spirit and to factlitafto such a result. Whille, however, the matter is thus~j pfendinfg there arises a practical and business question upon which it may not bei improper that I should address "'ihJen the Act of the General Assem jly of 1890 went into effect on the 1st Jday of March. 1891, out of respect to It ho action of the General Assembly, the Coosaw Company suspended opera tions for the time being, although they iwere advised that such legislation not effect them in the exercise of lelr previously acquired contract ights. I3ut they desired no con diet nth the authorities, which, as they team, would have been brought about had they then continued mining. Thev did not, however, waive in the by such stoppage any rights to rhtch they believed themselves enti-1 led, nor do they now deem it proper lere to discuss their right to resume I operations under the order of the Jourt. But they beg to say that they still irnestly desire so to arrange with ur honorable board that pending the igatlon they may continue their op aJions in strict compliance with all ielaws of the State, and under the] wryision of the board. L'hey are advised that by mutual con- j ant, and without reference to any or-! jr of the Court already made, such an irangement can be entered into with- j it prejudice to the existing rights of ky party, and by which the operations ' the company shall continue under io supervision of the board, and thus >th the loss of royalty to the State and hmnge to the company can be avoided. ' The interests or the State and the josaw Company are so closely inter nen that it is impossible to affect one 1 ithout the other. We do not desire injure or embarrass the State, and, course, do not want to injure our Iselves. Any prolonged suspension of opera tions will, of course, cause serious dam Ige both to the State and the company, mch damage is not only loss of present avenue, but the breaking up of an utablished business of value both to I \e company and the State, and which, jrrupted for any length of time, rillbe difficult, if not impossible, to tm [only persons to be benefited Jbe our competitors in" the busl iim phosphate mining, to whom our * * qut of the market means freedom .Jextent from competition. yel that I am addressing business | and that my motives and the mo of the company in so doing will H! misconstrued. And with this I beg to call these matters to [attention and to say that the Coo lining Company are ready and glaa to enter into such an ar ient by which, pending this lit i ?nd without prejudice to the any party, they can continue [Derations under the proper su m and direction of the board of Fate commissioners. Iam, yours very truly, ted.) liobt. Adger, if Manager of Coosaw Mining Co. Tho Keply. kuMBiA, March 16.?The phosphate | commission met this morning, the pend ing question being the proposition from Mr. Krbert Adger on behalf of the Coo saw Company, which proposition is pub lished in full above. After a session of I three hours, discussing this proposition and other matters, the commission pre pared the following reply: Mr. Itobt. Adger, Chief Manager Coo saw Mining Company, Charleston, 8. C Dear Sir: Your letter of the 13th instant, proposing that "pending the litiga tion the Coosaw Mining Company may continue their operations in minim; rock in Coosaw liiver," has this day been sub mitted to the board of phosphate com missioners, and by direction of said board I am authorized to make this re ply: Under authority and by direction of an Act of the General Assembly we have taken possession of that portion of Coosaw River hereto leased to your company and have issued three licenses, viz: To the Carolina Mining Company, to the Farmer's Mining Company ana to the Bea-'fort Phosphate Company to mine therein. Recognizing the mutuality of Interests between the Stete and the Coosaw Min ing Company, we are ready and anxious j to have your company resume work, and I will grant you license upon compliance with the require-nent aslo b?nd, etc., in corporating into such license a provis ion that would prevent any prejudice to the claims set up by you under the Act of 1876, but cannot permit the Coosaw Mining Company to resun?=r.'ork un less our lifftisees shall a)eo be permitted to mine i? wid river; a proper construc tion of the riowers o? this ooard under the Act of tho General Assembly, creat the same, we are fiijm will allow such restrictions as to ittrw mining shall be conducted as will prevent damage to tho State property. The Settlement by the Courts of question at issue between the State and the Coosaw Mining, Company can be greatly hastened if your attorneys totwposc no delays, aud thereft^Tno great, harm can result to yol,r company if t he Court of last re sort ?iall d?o\de in your favor, and the r(?4*"AWiOttbn of work under these condl tioiJPhV your company would appear ttWmt^Jt fnr all concerned. KeSSSctfully, ] I*. ?. Tillman, |f r I, * GlUirmwn of the Hoard ????Mnta&tfConmissloners. THE ALLIANCE IN OHIO. The Old Politician* Dread the Effect of tba Order'* Activity. Columbus, Ohio, March 18.?The managers of both political parties are greatly surprised and annoyed at the discovery that the various farmer or ganizations of the State have been quietly at work during the Winter with a view of taking a leading position in the politic* of the State. In the south ern tier o Counties bordering on the Ohio Hivor active work was begun dl rectly after the elections in November. Meetings have been held in the sehool houses every week, and these gather ings have been addressed by the most persuasive and eloquent of the Western and Southern speakers. It may be said that the farmers are especially indignant at the present time at the course the Legislature bas taken on many important measures. Both Republicans and Democrats pledged themselves to move in the direction of reducing the salaries of County oftlcials, but so far nothing has been done in this direction. The disposition of the poli ticians to elect wealthy men to the Sen ate has been denounced in the Strongest terms by the Alliance leaders. Thej election of Mr. Brice has undoubtedly aroused the ire of . the Alliance to a greater extent than any other perform ance of recent date, Brlce is referred to as the wrecker of railroads, a mono- j polist who lives in New York and claims residence in Ohio. He is also charged with evading taxation for years. It is now apparent that the Alliance Eeople will make an early start in their attle against the old regime. It has been fully determined to proceed with the tight at once and with this end in view a trial will be made at] the township elections inn number of | Counties where the organization is most perfect. The first move will be made next month in the choice of town ship officers, but it will be done quietly so as to create no suspicion. The plan as arranged is for the Alliance men to go the polls late in the day and, vote a vest pocket ticket in favor of an Alli ance candidate. No nominations will be made publicly. The failure of the Legislature to pass the Rawlings bill taxing manufactured goods and demanded by the State. Far mers' Alliance Convention will add zest | and vigor to the movement. The Gran ger element is very angry at the virtual defeat of this measure. The bill passed the House almost six weeks ago, and the Alliance people were jubilant, but in the Senate it has been severely hand led and can hardly be recognized. If the Alliance is moderately success ful in its efforts next month, the werk will be vigorously pushed, and in all the close or farmers' Counties the Alliance will have its own candidates for the Legislature. The mystery surrounding the movements of the various farmer? societies has a tendency to make the politicians particularly nervous, and this condition exists among both Re publicans and Democrats alike.?New Yoik Times. A Tenement Horn? Dornedi Nkw Yokk, March 18.?The live story brick tenement No. 31*4 Allen steeet was gutted by Are this morning. James L. Alexander owned a liquor store on the ground floor and a number of fami lies lived above. Loss 815,000. Bernard Jaster, 56, Betsy Jaster, 13, and Sarah Jaster, 18 years, were burned, to death. Minnie Jaster and Abraham George j were injured. The tenants were He brew tailor families. Most of them went safely down the fire escapes. Max Gold stein found the rungs of the ladders white hot when ho reached them with three children in his arms at a third story window. The police told him to drop them into a net, which he did. Two of them were caught uninjured, but he dropped them too fast and the third one was badly hurt. Goldstein then jumped and was caught uninjured. The fire is beleived tobe incendiary. It broke out at 3:15 a. m. and was first discovered by the police on the street. The Jaster family lived on the fifth floor. 1.1 a Slberlnn Ilorror. Siiamokin, Pa., March 18.?Romance and cruelty are forbiddingly blended in the drama that has just come to light in a revelation made by Mrs. Noah B. Long, nee Mary Martin, formerly of -this place, but Tor thirteen years a resi dent, ostensibly as a male miner of Streator, 111. It was while Noah B. Long was a miner here, thirteen years ago, that he wooed and won Mary Mar tin, and went through the form of a mock marriage with her. When, after they had gone to Illinois, Mary insisted on sending back here for the marriage certificate that was never issued. Long she says beat her, and finally she learned, just before their first child was born, that she was no wife. Long abused her terribly, and finally, to prevent her es cape, made her dress as a man and work as his helper in the mines. She I did so for years. Finally her brother Walter; trom this place, learned of her condition and rescued her. A Frightful Aooldent. Georoetovn, Col., March 18.?A frightful accident occurred at 3 o'clock this morning directly opposito tne famous Bridal Yell falls above George town. A party of sixteen youug people had engaged a team and band wagon, bolonging to A. B. Kinloy of this place, to bring them homo from a St. Patrick's ball at si vor Plume. Attho point named the team became unmanageable and turned the entire party down the moun tain side upon tho rocks below. Those that escaped injury from tho fall suf fered from the kicks and plunges of the horses so that but one of the sixteen escaped injury. 11 is supposed the wag on came upon some ice and was too heavy for tho animals to hold. Nobody was killed and nobody is likely to die, but nil suffered cuts, bruises, or broken I bones._ Sillium:. >? JUBtlOe. Milan, Tenn., March 13.?Tho end | Ing of a fearful crime and its awful sequ I ence took place Wednesday night about tour miles nortn of Lavooia. Last Christmas Miss Anna Bel to, a 16-year old girl, was dragged from her horse and criminally assulted by a neighbor, Henry Sanders, aged 20. A posse was or ganized to lynch Sanders, but he escap ed to Taxas, whore he remained till a few days ago. Ho was taken sick while I in Toxus. and tamo home last week, in order that ho might receive the care of I his family. Tho relatives of the girl j walled until he recovered, nnd Wednes day night a mob'went to his homo, drag ged him from his bed, and. heedless of the scroams of hie mother and sister,, hanged him to the limb of a tree within 200 yards of his home. Lost His b*li?nce. Milavaukee, March 12.?Thomas Massey, a prominent merchant of t his city, was instantly killed this morning at his residence on Oneida street. II leaned out of his attlo window to dla lodge some icicles, and losing hie ance fell to the walk below, strll -orchin his(h'scent. Hlaski THE COOSAW WAR. AN END TO THE EFFORT8 TO COM PROMISE THE MATTER. The Stete Cannot Content to the Resump tion of Mining by the Coosaw Company Unless the Lessees of the State are Per mitted to Mino Also. Columbia, March 18.?The phospeate commission met to-day dt 12 M.; pres ent, all the members. Senator Sinvtho came up to represent the Coos aw Com 8any. Mr. II. A. M. Smith and Mr. F. !. Brotherhood also came up to-day and had a hearing before the boa 1. The correspondent of The News and and Courier made a proposition that he be permitted to be present and tal c full stenographic notes of the proceed ings, which Would also be the property oi' the commission. Uovcrnor Tlllman announced this proposition,stating that be personally had no objection. Sena tor Smythe also did not object. The objection was, however, made by mem bers of the board that other newspaper correspondents might ask the same privilege, and that colored and incor rect statements might go out to the, press. ' Senator Smythe said that he had no objection to the presence before the commission of Mr. H. A. M. Smith and Mr. Brotherhood. The commission has so far given out all of its proceedings to the press, and the rule wan not*broken to-day. At torney General Pope either reads the minutes of the meeting to the report ers or makes an abstract of the same. The special business of the commis sion to-day was to consider the reply of Mr. Robert Adger to the last letter from the commission and also to hear Sena tor Smythe. The following is the let ter of Mr Adger: Office of tue Coosaw Minino Co.. Charleston, S. C, March 17,1891. lion. B. R. Tillman, Governor and Chairman Board of Phosphate Com missioners, Columbia, S, C,?Dear Sir: Your favor of the 16th instant, stating that the board were not willing to ar range withthe Coosaw Mining Company to resume operations under your super vision unless other companies were al lowed to mine in the territory claimed by us, is received this morning. I rogret that we cannot consent to the conditions imposed by the board, The proposition of the Coosaw Com pany was made in good faith as-a busi ness offer but to be entered into with out prejudice to the rights of any party. The issue in the case is whether the Coosaw Company has the continuing right to exclusively occupy the territo ry in Coosaw River. This right we are seeking to enforce in the Courts. To consent, pending the litigation, to waive this right, and allow that to bo done which we are asking the Court to forbid, will, as I am advised, practical ly put us out of Court. Another practical reason also gov erns our action. You must bear in mind that the mil lion and a quarter of dollars royalty winch we have paid the State repre sents that many tons of phosphate rock removed from Coosaw River, more than the entire amount taken from all the rest of the State's territory. This has, of course, seriously diminished the original deposit. With careful management and pur suing-the system we nave always fol lowed we hope that there is enough left to supply us our average produc tion for a limited time to come. But if other companies are allowed to mine in it under general rights licenses the result in a short tims will be to ruin the remaining deposit. The damage to us would be irrepara ble, and we are sicere in saying that if such licenses ure permitted to mine until the end of the litigation, expedite a9 we may, we would not care to ex pend the amci nt necessary to conduct the suit to obtain a decree securing us the exclusive right we claim. As a proof ot sincerity in this opin ion we offered the board, before any action was taken by them in this mat tor, the use of a complete mining plant with which to make such a survey and examination of our territory, under their uncontrolled supervision, as they might desire. We are sincerely desirous of making somo arrangement with the board. It appears to us from your letter that this could bo effected, but for the licenses referred to therein. We fail to see why their interest should be the cause of preventing a satisfactory adjustment by which, pending the litigation, loss, both to the State and the Coosaw Com pany, could be avoided. I am yours very truly, Robert Adger, Chief Manager the Coosaw Mining Co. Mr. Smythe was then heard, and af terwards Mr. U. A.M. Smith and Mr. Brotherhood appeared before the com mission. At nearly 3 o'clock the com mission took a recess until later in the afternoon, the impression left on the I press being that the negotiations had been broken off. The rock on which the negotiations were wreoked appears to be that the Legislature instructs the commission to perform a specific duty, I. e., to open up the Coosaw territory to miners gen erally. Licenses have been granted to several companies to mine in Coosaw territory under the Act, and the State cannot now revoke such licenses with out impairing its obligations with its licenses. The genesis of the di/llculty ante-' dates the phosphate commission. It is probably walstlng time to criticise the phosphate commission, which is a ore at ion of an Act of the Legislature de fining both its powers and duties. Mr. H. A. M. Smith, after tho session, would not or could not be interviewed? most probably would not Senator Smythe said that the line of what he had to say was Included in the above lett er. Mr. Brotherhood said that he would probably have a roasted duck for supper, which he said he would dichotomize, so to speak, with this cor respondent. The strutuio camel us, however, does not usually sup on .ca nards. an official report. Attorney General Pope, secretary of the phosphate commission,dictated the following to the representative of The News and Courier as the substance of the proceedings before the morning and afternoon session of phosphate commis sion: "The public has been apprised of the fact that Mr. Adger, chief manager of the Coosaw Company, had declined by telegram the proposition made to him by the board or phosphate commission ers of this State. In a letter received by the commission to-day and read be foro tho commission, the line of thought of the telegram is enlarged upon. The proposition that the Hon. A.T. Smythe be heard beforo tho commission was ac ceeded to, and Mr. Smythe appeared to day and presented his views, tho board hearing him with great attention. Mr. H. A. M. Smith also came beforo the board, after which an adjournment was had until the afternoon. At this latter session the following resolutions was passed. solved,^That Governor Tillman, as -.-. write s reply to the communication of Mr. Adger this day received. '?The board also requested the Attor ney General of the State and his associ ate counsel, Mr. George S. Mower, to take such steps as to the case now pend ing in the United States Court as will Srotect the interests of the State of oath Carolina. The board then ad jurned." Governor Tillman said to-night that he would not write the reply of the com mission to the Coosaw Company until to-morrow. In the light of \h? occur rences of to-day, however, it does not require much ratiocination to infer that it will be a letter of rejection of the overtures of the Coosaw Company. In fact, it was understood, from Senator Smythe before he left here this after noon that the proposition had been non concurred in. It was learned also that Mr. H. A. M. Smith, who, he said repre sents one of licensees, appeared before the commissioners this afternoon, and that Mr. Smythe did not so appear. Mr. Brotherhood, of theCarollua Com pany, which has license to dig in Coosaw territory, was asked what he proposed to do. lie said that he proposed to obey the law, and for the present would not go up on the waters of Coosaw. From stray remarks made to-night it is learned that the attorneys for the State do not and will not admit the jur isdiction of the United States in the Eremises; so there's another brand new owdydo. Attorney General Pope can not be interviewed on the question as to how he will act, as per instruction of the phosphate commission. The curious can now go ahead and guess whether the commission will take the bull by the horns or the fish by the tail. Mr. H. A. M. Smith will leave Colum bia to-morrow morning for Charleston. His business before the commission, which was begun at the morning ses sion, was concluded in the afternoon at the Executive Mansion where the sec ond meeting was held. After hearing Mr. Smith the board went into private session and took the action stated above by Attorney General Pope. As the case now stands the State will either iilea demurrer to the jurisdiction of the Federal Court, or answer the bill already on its own merits, neither of which may be done until May. Of course this is providing that no unusual or summary process of settlement be em ployed by the phosphate commission. ?News and Courier. <iovernor Tillinnn'n Reply. In?compliance with the resolution adopted by the Board of Phosphate Commissioners at their meeting Wed nesday, Governor Tillman last night sent a letter embodying the views of the board to the Coosaw Company. The letter is as follows: Executive Chamber. ) Columbia, March 19,1891. J. Mr. Robert Adger, Chief Manager of the Coosaw Mining Company, Charles ton, S. C.?Dear Sin: Your letter of March 17 came duly to hand and was submitted to the Board of Phosphate Commissioners yesterday. We also held a conference with Mr. Smythe, your representative, in which the questions at issue were fully and freely discussed. There are in this case two* main objects to which the Phosphate Commission must direct its attention in order to guard the State's rights and interests. The issue is not "whether the Coosaw Company shall have the continuing right to exclusively occupy the territory in Coosaw ltiver," as you say, but: First?Whether the State has now or shall ever have power to raise the royal ty on phosphate rock. Second?Whether the monopoly which would thus practically be given to the Coosaw Company shall be continued. If the Coosaw Company has a "contract" with the State of South Carolina to per Setually mine our richest deposits at one ollar a ton, it is idle to think of increasing the royalty as against the miners outside of that river; and if the monopoly hitherto possessed by the Coosaw Company, by means of which it has practically absorbed the Sea Island Chemical Company and the Oak Point Company, shall be allowed to continue, it is only a question of time when the other three companies will be forced to suspend operations or be likewise ab sorbed. The main question is as to the right to increase royalty; for our observation of the mining around Beaufort has led us to believe that exclusive rights are not detrimental to the State's interests, and that it would be best for the State and for the miners were all the mining done by one company. I would call your at tention to the fact that your offer to allow us the use of one of your dredges with which to test and make examina tion of the territory hitherto occupied by you could not be accepted, because the offer involved the payment by the State of the running expenses of the same, and promised so little practical knowledgo that we did not feel author ized to make such expenditure. Whether there is much or little rock in Coosaw Biver is not at present a matter for our consideration; whether there is a varia tion in grade which requires the peculiar skill possessed by your superintendent to mine profitably is not the issue. The ruinous lawsuit which your Com pany has inaugurated and the tenacity with which it fights for their territory will rather influence men's opinions as to its value. It was our desi re and hope to have saved the company from such loss and the State a decrease of revenue. But the question by your net has to be decided by the courts, and neither the dignfty nor welfare of the State could be maintained, as we see it, had we agreed to the proposal you made. Realizing how heavy must be the loss to your Company in deterioration of plant aud disorganization of labor we would further suggest that pending the lawsuit you take a license to mine outside of the disputed territory along with the other companies which have been driven out of Coosaw by the in j u net ion of the United States Court, as it 1b possible that you may thus make running expenses. This is not a disin terested suggestion but it is made in good faith. Yours rospectfully, B. R. Tillman, Governor and Chairman of the Board of Phosphate Commissioners. To Keep Awnk? h Wock. Detroit, March 18.?The strangest of all matches for making money and noto riety was made here tc-day by Andrew J. Hunt, a sturdy Scotchman of thirty eight, and William Bowerman, a slight built but determined-looking, Irishman of twenty-t wo. Each contestant is to be on the stage at a local museum at mid night, March 30, to begin a vigil contest, which shall end at the expiration of one hundred and sixty-eight noura from its atart,or when one gives up. \ either contestant shall be allowed an attendant to keep him awake and shall at all times respond to the question of the referee to determine his condition. Elthercon testant may order the referee to ask his opponent a question at any time he may desire. Neither man shall use any arti ficial means to keep awake. He shall not be restricted as to what he shall eat or drink, but shall not bo allowed to h-avo the hall for any purpose, or escape the eye of one of the referees. The two men are to deposit 975 each, the \tinner ^M^all and a certain portion^ the WATERY GRAVES. FIVE HUNDRED ITALIANS DROWNED AT THE BAY OF GIBRALTAR. Tho Lou of Life by the Sinking ot the ? Utopia Worse Then Reported?The Air [ rilled With Wild, Horrible Appeals t and Shrieks of Terror. Gibraltar, March 18.?It is now be lieved that the loss of life by the sink ing of the Anchor Line steamer Utopia, which collided yesterday with the Brit ish ironclad Itodney while entering the bay here, was much larger than at Urst estimated. It is calculated that of the 700 Italian emigrants and orew on board the steamer 570 persons were drowned. Several bodies of those who lost their lives in the disaster have been washed ashore on the Spanish coast. Another account of the disaster attri butes it to the fact that the British war ship Anson was drifting beforo the gale and rammed the Utopia abaft the fuo njd. After ramming the Utopia the Anson is said to have reversed her en gines, which caused her to back away from the Utopia, whieh vessel was practically impaled on the spur of the Alison's ram.and the Utopia almost im mediately afterwards sank. Everything possible was done by tho officers and seamen of the British war ship in their efforts to save life, and four seamen were washed over board and drowned from one of the war ship's steam launches while taking part in the work of resoue. Among theUtopia's officers and petty officers who were saved by the boats of the war ship were Captain MoKeague, the ship's doctor, boatswain, chief steward and carpenter. The scene after the collision has pro bably never before been equalled in the history of nilritime disaster. On one side was the passenger steamship crowded with about 700 emigrants, who filled-the air with wild, horrible ap peals for help and shrieks of terror, overhead the clouds rushed furiously, driven along by a strong Southwest gale, which had been ono of the causes of the calamity. To the right and left of the sinking vessel were the two monster battle ships, Rodney and An son pouring the light of their powerful electric reflectors upon the disabled steamship, lighting up the agony of her passengers and showing too clearly the terrible position in which they were placed. Here and there were the war ships' small boats, manned by sturdy blue jacRets, who strained every nerve striving to reach the drowning passen gers. The rescued, estimated to the number of 880, were most kindly cared for on board the ships and were taken ashore and housed in different government buildings. At 3 o'clock the loss of life was placed at 400 or under. A naval court of inquiry will be con vened on board the Anson. It is ex pected that the Anchor line people will shortly take steps to forward the Uto pia's survivors to their destinations in the United States by another steamship of their line. Some of the Italians, how ever, are so badly scared by their expe riences of last night that they announce their intention of never again braving the dangers of an ocean voyage. The official report of the number of persons on board the Utopia shows that when she left Naples the steamship lud 880 so ids on board, including passengers and crew. Of this number only 311 have been saved. Thus 560 of her pas sengers and crew are either drowned or missing. Not until now (5 p. in.) has it been possible to give a full and authentic ac count of the appalling catastrophe, fail ing light making it difficult last night to see from shore what was going on at the scene of the disaster, and a terrible gale making italmost impossible to commu nicate with the vessels until a late hour to-day. Early last evening the Utopia was seen steaming into the bay in the direction of anchorage. When abreast of the ironclad Anson a strong gale, combined with the current, swept the vessel across the bows of the Anson and her hull was pierced by the ram of the ironclad. The Utopia, after pulling clear of the ironclad, drifted about be fore the wind and sea and settled down in live minutes from the time of the first impact. The Anson's boats were lowered Im mediately as were also boats from other vessels of the British Channel Squad roon, the Swedish man-of-war Frega, and the cable ship America and Iron clads turned their powerful electric search lights on the scene of the disas ter to assist the rescuers. ' On shore the news spread quickly and an enormous crowd soon gathered on tho parade and great oxcitetnent pre vailed. The shrieks of the Utopia's passengers and crew could be plainly heard above the roaring gale. The sea was so heavy that the boats of the rescuers could not with safety approach the wreck, so they were compelled to turn toward land where they picked up tho people as they were swept from the decks. As the Utopia's bows settled, a terri ble scene was witnessed from the boats. Those still on board'thesinking steamer made a sudden rush en masse to the forecastle struggling for their lives, and vainly seeking a place of refuge. Twen ty minutes later the forecastle was sub merged and the large number of persons gathered there, who had not dared to leap overboard with the hope of being rescued by the boats and who had failed in their efforts to ascend the rigging, were carried away by tho waves. The recuers, blinded by the wind and rain, saw nothing but a confused struggling mass of human beings entangled with the wreckage. A steam pinnace rescued all those who had taken refuge in the main rigging, but the last ones woie not taken off until 11 o'clock at night. Both British and Swedish sailors did plucky and vigorous w^rk. While the steam pinnace belonging to tho British iron clad Immortallte was engaged in tho work of rescue, her screw fouled and she became helpless and drifted on the rocks. Two of the sailors aboard tno pinnace were drowned. The remainder were rescued. The total number of lives lost is now placed at 578. Divers are at work recovering the bodies from the wreck. tiik news in new york. New York, March 18.?The agents of the Anchor Line Steamship Company to-day received the following report of the awful disaster at Gibraltar: The list of saved embrace two cabin passen gers, twenty-nine steerage passengers and twenty-five of the crew. Fifteen of the crew and 475 passengers were lost. The ship was not insured. The oargo intended for Mediterranean ports was valued at 0300,000, and the steamship at ?400,000. The passengers saved will be brought over on the steamship Assyria of the same line, which was at Genoa at the time of the accident, and has been ordered to Gibraltar. By this delay the Utopia's passengers will not arrive here until alter the new law ' that no Immigrants without per sonal effects shall be permitted to land," goes Into effect. Colonel Weber said to-day that the survivors of the Utopia would probable be examined in Gibral tar and the destitute and sick and crip pled be left behind, only those with baggage and able to take care of them selves being brought. An officer of the Utopia says: "We were slowing our ensrines and preparing to anchor, when before we realized our danger we found ourselves broadside on the hows of the Anson. There was a shout from both vessels, which was in stantly followed by the Anson's ram tearing into the Utopia. We were about a quarter of a mile from shore at the time." The officers in talking about the catastrophe say they will never for get the scene that followed the collision. The Italians were thrown into a state of complete and cowardly panic. They yelled frantically and fought madly to ream the forecastle. A few of the married men dragged their wives with them, but the bulk of the single men were heedless of the pathetic appeals of the women and children. The fore castle and rigging were soon crowded und the vessel began to settle down. Presently an explosion, with a deafen ing report, occurred in the forecastle, killing many and throwing others into the sea. Luckily the masts held and remained some yards above the water. As the vessel touohed bottom from forty to fifty persons were rescued from the masts. The only Instances of manliness occurred among the people in tho rigging. Many men and nearly every woman clasped their children to their breasts, but they were gradually overcome by sheer exhaustion and cold, and were compelled to drop the burdens and often followed themselves. Those in the lower rigging who were exposed to the full force of the waves were swept away before the first of the Anson's boat was able to reach them. Some of of the men had tied themselves each his wife or child, hoping to be able to float until they were saved. Several bodies so tied together were washed ashore dead. The majority of the Ital ians, however, behaved more like beasts lhan like reasoning men. Fatornnl Cruelty. Tiiomasville, Ga., March 10.?A horrible case of paternal cruelty has just come to light here. Coroner John son was notified Monday morning to go to Patten and hold an inquest on the body of Thomas Thompson, a negro boy of about 12 vears of age, who had been whipped to death by his father, Peter Thompson. The coroner proceeded to the scene of the crime and held an inquest. The fol lowing is the evidence of Daniel Ponder, the principal witness: On Monday morning, March the 9th, 1891, about 0. or 7 o'clock, Peter Thompson broko a switch off of a cherry tree and com menced to whip deceased. I was about thirty or forty yards off. Peter struck deceased several times, when tue boy ran to his mother, who caught Peter and tried to stop him. Peter struck him again on the right side, and the boy fell, and as be started to get up his father struck him again, and told him to go to his plow. The boy started to do as commanded, in a half bent position, with his hand to his right side. He went about forty yards and fell upon his face. When I went up, bis father had him iu his arms and ho was dead. Peter seemed grieved, and said he didn't know he was whip ping him hard enough to hurt him, and said, -'The Lord knows I didn't in tend to kill him." The switch was worn to a stub when he struck the last two licks. The jury returned a verdict that tho deceased came to his death by two strokes of a stub of a switch in the hands of his father, Peter Thompson. Thompson has been arrested and put in jail here. Guilty Conscience. Indianapolis, March 17.?As Dep uty Robinson was entering tho olllce of tho federal marshal, he was accosted by a haggard looking, shivering man, who introduced himself as J. II. Woolums of Midway, Ky., and ho explained that ho was postmaster at that place, and was short iu his accounts, 4,but I am tired of being a fugltivo," added Mr Woolums, "and I wautto be sent back homo." Mr. Woolums explained that two weeks ago he received warning that .his ac counts would bo investigated, nnd, know ing that he was short, he fled from home and came to this city. Tho day beforo his last cent disappeared, and alter walk ing the street until night, he Anally went to tho pollco station, and was given shcl l ter in the "bum" room, along with the scum of humanity finding its way thcro every cold night. "That settled it," said Mr. Woolums, "and I made up my mind to go back home and face tho mus ic. I have some property?enough to mako good tho shortage?and I am ready to receivoany punishment." II in MArrlage u Lottery. Winchester, O., March 17.?John Smith, living at White Unk, west of thi? citv, was married, nnd a largo concourse of young ladies and gentlemen assem bled at the house for the purpose of serenading tho happy couple, by whom they were well received. After the cere mony the minister asked, with a smile, if tlioro were any more present who de sired to get married. Cyrus Burris, a a young farmer, stepped forward and asked if there was n lady present who would ho his companion through ife, aud MiB8 Smith accepted him. Taking her place by his side the reverend gentle man administered tho oath, Burris all this timo regarding it a practical joke, as ho had no license. Tho minister in formed Burris, however, that the mar riage was legal. His new brido also in sisted that it was legal. But Burris has disappeared and cannot bo found. nnd IIUHlnen* for a Illshop. London. March 17.?A blue book issued by tho government to-day dis closes the fact that 152 peers of the realm are owners of places in which in toxicating drinks are sold. The num bor of drink shops owned by these peers is 1529. The list is headed by the Karl of Derby, who is owner of 72 drinking places. Next comes the Duko of Bed ford with 48 "drink shops" to his credit; then comes the Duko of Devonshire with 47, followed by the Earl of Cawder with 39, the Duke of Hutland with 87j the Earl of Dudley with 35, the Duke of Northumberland with 34, and the Duke of Portlanuwith 32. Included in this list is the lit. Rev. Richard Lewis, D. D., Bishop of Llandoff, who is owner of two places which are devoted to the sale of intoxicating liquors. I'aralyxcd While Preaohlug. Charleston, 8. C, March 10.?The Rev. J. Mercier Green, of Charleston, was stricken with paralysis while Sreaching on John's Island Sunday, and led at a hite hour the same night. Uewas a prominent Episcopal minis ter. The f urhnl services will take place from Grace church to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock._ Disastrous Collision at 8??. London, March 10.?A serious mari time disaster is reported. The ship Roxburgh collided with tho shin British Peer of Calcutta for London, 120 miles scittiiwest of the?icilly islands. Tho I Roxburgh sank and a crew of twenty If our were drowned, the captain and one seaman being rescued. The other shit was also badly damaged. KENTUCKY POISONERS Ljrneher* Look lag for Old Man Wle?lu ton Who Instigated tho Crln-e. Mount Sterling, Ky., March 18.? The whole miserable story of as dia bolical a crime as was ever committed in Kentucky, has just beajp extorted from the aged mother of the perpetra tors. On Thursday morning, March 5, William Ferguson, 13. 0. Watts and a Miss Boyd were mysteriously poisoned, and Ferguson and Watts died. Inves* tigatlon showed arsenic In large quan tities in the stomachs of the two men, and also in the coffee-pot from which they were served. How it got there no one knew. It was known that William Wlggin ton had quarreled with Watts. .Slight suspicious were aroused, and Wlggin ton aud his two sons. Frank and Char ley, were arrested. They had their ex amining trial on Saturday last, and the evidence appeared strong enough to hold the boys, but tho .old man was dis missed. The people believed that the Wlggintons were guilty, and on Satur day night a mob went to their home to investigate.. Old Wigglnton had dis appeared, but the wife and mother was found. She refused to say anything un til a ropo was placed around her neck, and she was threatened with death. Then she told all she knew of the dread ful story. Mrs. Wigglnton said that Charley Wigglnton canto from William Feigu son's houso on Wednesday evening very mad at Watts because he would not give hi in some money, and that Charley said he would fix him. Char ley had a small packago which he showed to the old man, and said to him: "This is the stuff to do it with." The old man told Charley to out the poison in the coffee-pot, and that he did not care if ho burned the house. Frank aud Charley started for Fergu son's house. They came back about 1 or 2 o'clock; said that they had been to Ferguson's and put the stuff in the cof fee-pot. The old man said that was right. The old man told them that they had best leave the country, and they were fixing to do so when ar rested. When Charley was teld that the old woman had made a clean confession he stoutly denied everything till she was brought to the jail in his presence. Then he finally made tho same confes sion as she had made, and said that the old man had given him ten cents and told him to buy the poison. Men are scouring the country for the old man, and if he is found ho, Charlej, Frank and probably the woman will be dis posed of summarily. The city of Ulood. Ne.v Orleans, March J8.?At 11 o'clock to-night Capt, Arthur Dunn, a prominent politician and a well kuown attorney of tins city, became involved in a quarrel with Frank Waters, au ex journalist and well known character about town, and a shooting scrape re sulted, terminating in tho killing of Waters and the serious wounding of Dunn. Capt. Dunn was one of tho attorneys employed by tho state in tho recent trial of the Italians. The trouble to-night be gan in the Mrly ourt of the evening. Waters had been drinkin? iu a saloon, and during the course of his remarks stigmatized the killing of the Italians at the parish prison as an ourago on tho community, and expressed himself as satisfied that all those men who parti cipated in the killiug would come to an untimely end. Duuu mot him shortly afterwards and a dispute took place, during tho progress of which Dunn referred to Waters as a m?derer, he having killed Joseph Banter hero in 1887. The dispute grew warmer, and Dunn pulled his revolver aud shot Waters In the check and iu the mouth. The last bullet ranged upward and pene trated the brain. Waters returned the lire of his antago nist ami wounded Dunn twice in the left leg and again in the right side of his chest, near the nipple. Waters died al most Instantly* Dunn was taken to the hospital, where lie lies iu a precarious condition. Their Nativity wna not Asked. Louisville. Ky., March 18.?Apro pos of tho continued howling in Rome and throughout the American and Eu ropean Italian settlements over tho re cent New Orloans lynching, this morn ing's Courier-Journal publishes the fol lowing editorial: "At tho time the New Orleans regulators wore killing the as sassins who had escaped conviction by bribery and by perjury, tho men of the life-saving station at Sandy Hook wore at tho point of their lives, rescuing the crew of fifteen from the Italian nark Umberto I'rimo, ashore on Homer shoals. America is hospitable to all men and creeds except to those who teach assassination. Neither tho life savers nor the regulators asked tho na tivity of tho men, but they wore moved only by the 11 nest instincts of human nature, which knows nothing of nation alities." Hutting tho Frtlllsnr Factory. GREENVILLE, S. C, March 18.?Mrs. Nanny Johnson of Greenville is suing the Greenville fertilizer factory for 85,000 damages. Tho case is the first of the klhd ever brought to trial here. The plaintiff owns property and lives about 150 or 200 yards Fast of the fac tory. She alleges that the fumes from the factory aro injurious to an.mal and vegetable life; that the health and comfort of herself and her family are Impaired by tho odors; that her prop erty has decreased In value since the factory was started, and that people have been prevented from buying and building in that part of the city. The case was decided in favor of the fertil izer company. A Six-Year-Old Suloide. Lexington, Ky., March lO.-v'Bud" Harper, aged 0 years, is holio\ ed to bo dying to-night, the result of a deliberate attompt at suicide. Ho was deeply In terested In the Now Orleans lynching, and had the story told him sevoral times on Sunday. Both that day and yester day ho acted strangely, but this was at tributed to sickness. Yesterday after noon ho wont to the barn of his grand father. John Perkins, climbed on a bar remand af tor tying about his neck a rope suspended from the loft, ktcked the bar rel away. He was found unconscious and has remained so since. Death In tho SnowHllite. Chukte? Butte, Col., March 17.? Another snowslide horror was reported this morning. This timolt is tho Eure ka mine, on Treasury mountain. Charles Devine, J. C. McQttarrio and Jos. Mc Cullough, the ontire forco on the mine, were killed and their bodies are covered by the snow. It is not known when they were killed or where to look for the bodies, and it is not at all unlikely that their remains will stay under the snow until tho bare ground of the sum mer reveals them._ recent municipal elections in Maine resulted in Democratic victories in Hangor, Birtdelord and Le w istpn, which cities have hitherto been carried by the Republicans. AN ASYLUM BURNED. SIX OF THE INMATE8 PERISH IN TH8 FLAMES. The Central Insane Asylum NsmNs?i. Till*. Tana., a Mass of Kulns?Over ?0* Persons In tho BulWlsj When tho Alarm Was Given. Nashville, March 14.?The beauti ful Central Insane Asylum, seven miles from this city is almost a mass of ruins, and beneath it are the charred bodies of a half dozen inmates. In the outhouses near by are huddled poor creatures who fonnd the asylum once a grand old structure, now laid in ashes. At 10:15 last night a tongue of flam* 1 broke through the roof on Western main wing. 1 low it caught none could divine, but it reached from tho ground through the second and third stories and cut off a few rooms beyond it. The alarm was given and the 400 inmates of the institution were thrown into wild commotion. Twenty-eight men were in the wing when the fire caught, and twenty-two of them were quickly re moved to the main hall, the other six being left to their 'fates behind the im Eassable wall of flames. The loss is eavy, but the building is insured. The city was telephoned for aid, but Chief Carrel of the Fire Department could not be found and his subordinates refused to move without instructions. Finally, after two hour's delay, the Chief was found, and ho, with two engines, left for the scenes of the disaster. In the meantime the West wing had collapsed. The inmates, madefran t ic by the danger; were beginning to Break from the guards and scatter like frightened animals over the surrounding oountry. The fire en gines arrived at 2:15, and In a few mo ments a fine stream of water was play ing on the building. Previously the in mates, servants and guards had render* ; ed line service with Duckets, and suc ceeded in holding the fire in check to some extent. Had it not been for their vigilant service the entire structure would have been in flames before the arrival of the fire department. The names of the killed were: J. 8. Johns of Rutherford County, J. Burt Dexter of Wilson, Blue Preston of Can non, John Kelly of Wayne, W. H. Beas try of Hickman, B. F. Hollowed otV Davidson?all white men. By midnight nothing remained for the men, who had fought so nobly, to do but to stand aside and await the coming of the engines from the city. When one of the reporters was about a mile this side of the Ore on his way out. he met a couple of lunatics in their shirt sleeves trudging along the highway with their arms locked about each other's neck. As they passed one of them cried out: "Fire! Are! cold! cold!" On his return the same pair were overtaken just within the corporation line. This time they were heard to says: "We are free! wo are free! but don't you toil! don't you teilt" And turning around he saw their arms were well locked about each other's neck. Hiding in the shrubbery immediately around the road - were many who had escaped when the sudden exodus was made from the West wing. Most of them were but part ially dressed, but almost without exception their faces were covered with smiles, as if the downfall of their refuge was a source of pleasure to them and the bit ing wind a thing unfelt. At 3:15 the inmates who had been huddled for several hours in the yard in front of the main building were returned to the East wing. About twenty-live hsd escaped, the majority of whom were harmless. At this moment the West wing had be come entirely demolished and about one half of the main building. The danger ous lunatics were kept locked all the time in the East wing, and none of them were subjected to exposure or danger during tho progress of the flames. It was reported as 3;30 this morning that one of the women, an inmate of the asylum, had bam drowned in tho lake on the lawn, lernt her name could not be learned. The lire was at the same time reported fully under control, and the inmates were comfortably housed and ail was quiet. The loss to the building is estimated at about 850.000; fully covered by insur ance. The (ire is supposed to haye been caused by Lee Ford, an inmate, who in son i mysterious manner escaped. It is reported that he was recaptured to-day near Severgne. About 125 of the in mates will be transferred to the West Tennessee asylum at Bolivar. Tho Propar Aot. Columaia, S. C, March 17.?At a special meeting of the military commit tee, tonight, the following resolutions were passed: "Resolved. That His Excellency, Gov ernor B. R. Tillman, and staff and all division and brigade commanders, and their staffs, are hereby most cordially invited to participate in the Centennial parade, May 14. "Resolved further, That all white military companies in the State of South Carolina, and all white military compa nies in other states of the Union, are also most cordially invited to attend the Centennial and participate in the parade. "Resolved, That all companies desir ing information will communicate with George K. Wright, el mi-man of the committee on arrangements." Lieuts. E. M. H?cker, Joseph R. Al len, II. P. Mreen, Jr., were appointed a committee to obtain permission from the State to allow the camp to be lo cated on the field in the rear of the University._ Peculiar Coincidences. Washington, March 17.?Nothing new was received at the navy depart ment to-day about the disasters to the war vessel Galena and the government naval tugs Mina and Triam.. A pecu liar coincidence in connection with the wreck of these three vessels is that on March 10,1889, two years ago yesterday, three other United States vessels were destroyed at Apia. Samoa, by the great three days hurricane. Another pecu liar circumstance connected with the disasters is that Lieutenant Comman der II. W. Lyon, who is commanding tho Triain, was the executive officer of the Trenton when she was wrecked, and Ensign Field, of the Galena, was on the Nipsic when she went ashore at Apia. Starving Minore. Chicago, March 13.?A dispatch from Zanesville, Ohio, says: Work at the coal mines of the Randville Herking Com pany, twenty miles Southwest of this city has been* suspended for several weeks. The miners are in a destitute condition and the families of most of thorn are suffering for the necessaries of life. Yesterday fifty of them proceeded in a body to McCoy and Williams's store, broke it open and carried off thirty bar rels of flour and several hundred pounds of meats. They make no attempt to con ceal their identity, but said they had to steal or starve. Active measures are being taken to inquire into the wants of I the people and relieve the suffering. A Hard Kooord to Boat. ^^kf? Milan, Tenn., March J_^H Tom Williams, living near I\m given birth to five children twins at one time and triplets jM The triplets arrived yeutecdfl all girls, weighing six Rfidfl