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VOL. XXI, NO. 32. DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1894. WHOLE NUMBER 1,018. Offlolal Returns Slow Prom the Alabama Elections. TO CONSOLIDATE FIGURES SATURDAY. The Vote In the Kolb Counties Compared With the Majorities in ’02 Tha Friends of Colonel Gates Jubi lant as to His Victory. MoxTOoimur. Ala., Autrust 8.—Near ly every county turns up with a heavy loss for Kolb as compared with his loss of 18Sr>. For instance. Madison comity in 1N93 went for Kolb by 298, oftlcial returns (five it to Date* by 1,448; Lawrence, another Tennessee valley county, goes for Kolb by 1,250 as against 2,135 before. Limestone goes for Kolb by 153 as against 1.628 in 1892. Tallapoosa goes for Kolb by 600 as against 2.449 in 1893. la Cherokee his majority is 300. Creashaw went for Kolb by 775 in 1882, this year it is very close. Sumter goes for Oates by over 1,500, a democratic gain of over 1.000, and Macon goes for Oates by 800. a democratic gain of over 1,500. Henry, Oates own connty, went i9r Kolb in 1892 by 1,500, this year 560 majority is given Oates. Harbour's official vote gives a democratic majority. The ■mailer counties do the same way in a' Mesa degree Oates' majority will be close to 46 966. No one places it Under 96.000. Legislative returns imtieate safe dernocrMic majorities, even without Jefferson’s delegation of six, though the prospects are that Jefferson has gone Democratic. Looking Over the State. Birmixoiiam. August 8.—Jefferson county, all beats official, gives Oates between 50 and 100 majority. The en tire democratic legislative ticket is elected by majorities from 600 to 700, The cause of the legislative ticket running ahead of Oates was the illiter ate Kolb voter who was taught before he went in that Kolb’s name came first So he marked the first name and let the rest go. The total vote of the highest legislator is behind that of Oates. Kolb has made gains in sixteen counties and Oates in all the rest. It depends on the democratic majorities in Montgom ery, Dallas. Lowndes and Wilcox as to whether Oates has more or less than 90,000 majority. The Official Count Saturday. Mostgomkry, Ala., August 8.—Com plete unofficial but reliable returns from every county in the state except two, make the democrat majority 26,168. These two counties are Baldwin and Covington, both small counties, which can’t possibly change the foregoing re sult more than a few hundred. The of ficial count in the counties takes place Saturday and the result will not he changed materially. The democrats have at least 22 members of the senate out of 33. and 61 members of the house out of 100. SMALLPOX RIOT IN MILWAUKEE. Parent* Object to the Removal of Their * Child to the Isolation Hospital. Wilwaukek, Wis., August 8.—In a smallpox riot near No. GJ52 Arthur street, on the south side, last night, sev eral polioeraen and citizens were slight ly injured. The sanitary police attempt ed to take Fred Kelber's five-months-old bal»e, which has the smallpox, from his house to place it in the Isolation Hos pital. The family resisted and 5,000 cit izens congregated, completely blocking the streets and preventing the removal of the child, which is still in the infec ted house. 'WEALERS LEAVE WASHINGTON. Back to Their Western Homes They Go, Sadder But Winer Men. Washington. August 8.—Five hun dred or more members of the common- wealers army under Generals Calvin and Thomas left for their homes last night. Ilefore their departure the commanders gave out a letter thanking the munici pal authorities of Washington for cour tesies; denouncing the president and both branches of congress, also the Governor of Virginia, and declared that they would continue the fight for the principles they espoused at the ballot box. FRENCH EXPLORER MURDERED. Slain in Tibet—A Bemand for HI* Bedy and Paper* and uu Indeuanity- Trex Tain, August 8.—M. Jules Du- treuil da llhias. Hie eorfnea* Fae*«Jt ex plorer. has been murdered irt Tibet, and his body thrown into the river. The French envoy to China has sent a pro test to the government demanding the recovery and return of the body and payers, and also that the Chinese gov ernment make an apology for the oc currence and provide a proper compen sation for the family of the murdered man. THE DEADLY FOLDING BED. Man and Wife Iraprlaoned, Extricated Later and Hies of the Wound*. Kansas Citt, Mo., Augusts.—Dewitt McDowell, a prominent business man and his wife were imprisoned hi their folding bed Sunday night caused by its accidentally closing up. They were ex- trieiated with difficulty after l>eing in their perilous position for several hours. McDowell died yesterday from the in juries received and his wife is seriously hurt. _____ After M IfHobaire Byers. St. Joseph, Mo., August 8.—E. M. Byers, the erratic Pittsburg millionaire iron manufacturer, was spirited away by the Shields party Sunday and taken to Kansas City. Sa nuel Boyd, in whose custody Judge Ramsey had placed Byers, started in pursuit last night. Bnnday Blaze at Cap# Charles, Vi nr In la. Cape Charles. Va,, July The Capa Charles Ice and Lumber company s building burned at 10 o’clock yesterday morning. It was valued at $25,000 and 4Rrri«d only a light insurance. ; GEORGIA DEMOCRATIC CREED. The Platform Adopted at the State Couvea- tlon In Atlanta. Atlanta, August 4 —The following is the platform adopted at the demo cratic state convention which nomina ted \V. Y. Atkinson for governor of Georgia: • We. the' representative* of the democratic party of Georgia, in convention assembled, de clare our unfaltering faith in the pHnciplea which brought the party into existence under the wise leadership of Jefferson, and which gave victory to the democratic party in 1892. under the masterly leadership of Grover Cleveland. We declare anew our devotion to the fundamental principles of sound democra cy ; that the federal government is one of lim ited powers derived only from the constitution; determined opposition to all centralizing ten dencies : a strict adherence to the doctrine of lor»l self-government, and of the rights of each Ktate to govern itself and exercise all function* of government not delegated in the constitu tion to the federal government; taxation only for the purposes of government honestly ad ministered ; gold and silver, the money of the constitution as primary money; equal and exact justice to all men. and the courageous and faithful discharge of official duties. • We denounce the socialistic, paternal and centralizing ideas now sought to he propagated in our midst as dangerous and destructive her esies. "We hereby approve of and reaffirm our alle giance to the principles of the Georgia state platform of 1892. and of Ihe platform of the democratic party adopted by the national coa- vention in 1892. and especially do we insist upon those parts relating to the tariff and cur rency. Upon the great question of currency, we reiterate the principles and purposes of our national platform endorsed with such un paralleled unanimity by the people in 1892, -and urge upon our senators and representa tives in congress, and upon our president, a speedy repeal of the prohibitory tax upon the issue of state banks. “We demand the immediate passage *f such legislation as will restore silver to its consti tutional position as a money metal, and will secure at once the free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver on a parity, and give to every dollar in circulation, whether coin or paper, the same debt-paying and purchasing power. "We further demand a just and equitable tax on incomes. “We pledge ffce democratic party to take such steps as will enable the state, when this ques tion does arrive, to dispose of the convicts in such manner as to secure them proper treat ment and impose upon them legal punishment without their becoming a burden to the tax payers of the state and without permitting them to come in competition with free labor. • The democratic party obligates itself to main tain its system of common schools for the edu cation of all the childsen of the state in the elementary branches of an education free, and to continue to improve the same and increase the fund as rapidly as the tinancial condition of the people will permit. • We condemn every form and species of mob violence and lynch law. and appeal to citizens of every class and condition to assist in their prevention and punishment. “We congratulate the entire country upon the repeal, by this congress, of the federal elec tion laws and now urge upon that honorable body the necessity for the speedy enactment of the pending tariff bill in such form as will in sure for it the united support of all democrats, in both branches of congress, and its approval by a democratic executive. "We espially commend the president and the house of representatives and the senators from Georgia for their patriotic endeavors to have enacted, as near as possible, a tariff for reve nue only.” . DR. MILES, OF ALABAMA. Pastse* Away. Young t»ml Distinguished, at His Home in New Orleans. New Orleans, August 0.—Dr. A. B. Miles, house physician of the charity hospital, died at 11:80 a. m. yesterday, aged 42 years, of malarial fever, after two weeks illness. Dr. Miles was born at Prattsville, Ala., in 1858, was edu cated at Gordon Institute, Eldorado. Ark., and the University of Virginia. He came to this city in 1872. commenced the study of medicine in the University of Louisiana, graduated in 1875 and two montns later was elected demon strator of anatomy of the University of Louisiana. DISAPPOINTED IN LOVE. A Ytiuug Lady Throw* Herself In Front of a Moving Train. Oxford, Ala., August 7.—As the west bound Georgia Pacific train was near- injf Bynum’s, a station ten* miles west of here, the beautiful seventeen year old daughter of I>ee Went threw her self in front of the engine and was in stantly killed Her body was thrown a hundred feet. She made an attempt a few days ago to kill herself in the same manner, but was prevented Disap pointment in love is said to be at the bottom of the suicide. MR. WILSON AGAIN SICK. The Went ▼Irshda 4 twiare.sman Showing Sign, of Anuthi r Collapse. Washington, August 7.-Congress man W L. Wilson is ajjain ill, and has every indication of a second attack of that disease that has but recently left his system His facets again swollen and lie shows signs of worry and fa tigue. The recent developments in the tariff matter have worked Mr. Wilson mere than he had expected and physi- cnl collapse is now probable at any mo ment. BLESSINGS FROM THE CLOUDS. llnvj Katiu In Tein. Worth Million, of Dollar, on the Kangri. Houston, Tex., August 7.—General reports of rains reaching across Texas from the Sabine to the Rio Grande have been coming in for foijty-eight hours. Where it had not rained in years, streams are out of their banks, tracks have been badly washed and the earth is thoroughly soaked. Late cotton will be helped and on the ranges, the value of the rains amount to millions of dol lars. TRAGEDY IN THE LONE STAR. Twu Mrn Shot Dead at Kl.rr.ldr, Tri»«. Anothrr Keverrly Wounded. Trinity, Tex., August 4.—Near River side, several miles from here yesterday, Dr. Barnett shot and killed Dave and Henry Sanders. Dr. Barnett was shot in the left arm and Ids son. Dave Bar nett's sknll was fractured with a hoe. It appears that the men had t>eon sum monsed to work the road, and had met for that purpose when the trouble arose, which w as an out wrowth of an old feud. The Anarchist Confemc All. London, August 8.-The Central News has received a dispatch from Rome say ing that Enrico Luochesl, the anarchist who was arrested in Corsica three weeks ago charged with having mur dered editor Bandi in Leghorn on Julj Ut has confessed his •at. Charges the Opposition With No torious and Shameful Frauda. CLAIilOC ELECTION BY GOOD MAJORITY Conference of the Kolb Candidate* to De cide Upon the Policy and Plan* to Adopt—CoinparlMons Made With Ninety-Two. Birminohav, Ala.. August 8.—Cap tain R. F. Kolb, one of the candidates for governor, is at his headquarters here with a number of leading men of his party. In response to requests for an interview he furnished last night the following written statement over his own signatnre: “1 have deferred making any state ment to the public as to the result of the election until the reliable returns have been received, upon which a just and proper statement could be made. Up to tliis hour. 10 p. m., sufficient re turns have been received to show that I have carried forty out of fifty-one white counties, and that I have been elected, with the entire state ticket, by a majority of not less than 18.000. Thi* majority I claim after giving the oppo sition every white county they have carried, without reference to fraudn- lent methods in the nature of intimida tion and bull-dozing in the absence of inspectors or fixers for our side. “Any citizen of Alabama of ordinary intelligence, who will take the trouble to examine the figures as reported by the associated press and claimed by the oppoeition, can at once see that it will be a physical impossibility for the ticket headed by Colonel Oates to be declared elected except by claiming a majority of over 27,000 from seven black belt counties having a white voting popula tion not exceeding 12,000. ‘•Th. Fraud., Notorlou. and Shameful." “Thestrauds of this year are more notoriuihi and shameful than those of 1899. For the purpose of deceiving the public, they have, to some extent, been shifted. The returns as reported from Lowndes county indicate frauds ex ceeding anything ever before known in the history of this state or any other state, and the record in that county is a disgrace to our civilization. In Mont gomery, Bulloch and Barbonr, the frauds are hardly less aggravated. The opposition claim Madison county by a majority of 1,443. There are hardly a dozen intelligent citizens in that coun ty who do not know that our strength in Madison county this year is much more strongly developed than in 1892. when we carried the county by about four hundred majority. “The instensity of feeling prevailing this year is much greater than in 1892, and it is ridicnlous to claim that there has been a change of nearly two thous and votes in Madison county in favor of ballot box stuffers and machine democ racy. Furthermore, it is known to the disgrace of the whole state, that some seven or eight negroes were appointed as inspectors in Madison county, several of whom could neither read nor write. It is a serious fact, that at the city of Montgomery, at half past four p. m., only thirty minutes before the poles were closed, not exceeding 1,840 white voters and 74 colored voters had east their ballots by actual count. Notwith standing this fact, it isclaimed that the city of Montgomery gives a majority of twenty-four hundred for Colonel Oates. In the count of Jefferson, a large num ber of votes were controlled against our ticket by fixers who are opposed to us. “Deputy Sheriff. Crowded.** Deputy sheriff’s crowded the polling places and treated illiterate voters, par ticularly negroes with indignity, and insisted upon fixing their tickets, in many precincts, we had no fixei. and in one important pfecin t in the city of Birmingham we had only one fixer, while there were from eight to ten dep uty sheriff's standing around the polling place, ready, anxious and solicitious in fixing the tickets of voters who declar ed their desire to vote our ticket. At Bessemer, more than four hundred of our voters were denied an opportunity of casting their ballots on account of opposition loaders crowding the polling places being materially aided by officers of the law in blocking the polling place* to the disadvantage of our voter. “The good people of this state are not willing longer to submit to the domina tion of a machine organization whose perpetuation of power is solely contin gent upon election frauds. "The issue was made in 1893 and we submitted, it has again been made, and it now rests with the good people of this state to determine whether or not they will longer submit to a policy which sets aside the will of the people and destroys the form of republican institutions in this state, and which, if persisted in, will surely end in deplora ble consequences. Conference Called. “Supported by the conservative, In telligent, industrious and honest ele ment of this state, it has been our desire to maintain and respect the law, and it will still be our policy to advo cate only those measures that will in sure the perpetuation of republican in stitutions to the end that lawlessnesa may not prevail. The time has arrived, however, when the people of Alabama must decide for themselves. “A conference of the candidates of our state ticket as well as the members of onr committee has been called to meet In this city tomorrow, and at that conference a line of policy will be determined upon, and the people of this state will tie given an opportunity, definitely and quickly, to determine whether or not the law shall be maater of ns all,’ and our government main tained In purity according to the will of the people. / R. F. Kolb.” 00X1 wtrofce In Florid*. Pensacola, Fla.. July 8.—Captain Gulichsen. of the Norwegian Bark Alette died suddenly yeeterday of eun stroke. MISS HARRIS ELOPES. The Daughter of the Kan*** CongreMimMi amt a Virginia Liveryman Married Haokrstown. Md.. August 6.—Mise Levanina L. Harris, the young and at tractive daughter of Congressman Har ris. of Kansas, was quietly married here yesterday to Wade D. Bonhannon, proprietor of a livery stable at Luray, Va. Miss Harris has been attending school at Luray, and during this sea son was spending the summer there. Some time ago she met Bonhannon with whom she formed a close friend ship which ripened into love. Saturday when Miss Harris received a letter call ing her to Washington, she notified her affianced and an elopement was ar ranged and carried out. The couple reached Hagerstown late Saturday night and were married in the parlors at the Baldwin house, the ceremony being performed by Rev. Dr. S. W. Owens, the arrangements having been made by telegraph for the consum mation of the event. LAST OF DEBS’GREAT STRIKE. Derlarad Off In Three Reparste AHwnnhlya In the t It]' of Clilesao. Chicago, August ft.—The American railway union men who are still on a strike, held three meetings Saturday night to consider the question of de claring the strike off. The Wabash men met in Lake hall, 315 Root street. About one hundred attended. It was a quiet, orderly, business meeting, and it was decided unanimously to declare the strike off. The lathe Shore em ployes met in Dunnes hall, about seven ty-five being present. The meeting was confined to the Lake Shore em ployes. who decided to declare the strike off. At Corcoran's hall, town of Lake, five hundred men and boys em ployed by the packing houses and switching associations, held a stormy meeting, lasting three hours. A mo tion declaring the strike off was carried by a bare majority, and the meeting broke up amid considerable excite- SOUTHERN TRADE INTERESTS. Ituslnea* I nu.t;»l!Jr liuo.l In Mott of tho l-nrcrr Southern Ctllra. New York, August 4.— Hradstreets says : Advices from southern cities re port moderate gains and fair prospects for the fall at Memphis, no improve ment in Charleston, the trade selling cautiously at Savannah and business quiet at Jacksonville, where collections are slow. There is an improvement in the volume of business at Augusta and jobbers at Atlanta are filling orders more freely, owing to good crop pros pects, Nashville too. announces an im proved outlook. Chattanooga's July trade is reported larger than that for June, hut at Birmingham business is quiet and collections unimproved. Trade has been slack at New Orleans, but the boot and shoe business is improving and manufacturers are busy. Advices from Galveston and other points in Texas continue to report improvement. FLOODS IN THE CAHOUNAS. Tremendous llownpour of Krtln and Con siderable DamHjfe from IVnxhouL*. CnAri.kston. S. C., August ft.-Speelats from various sections of this state re port unusual heavy downpour of rain. At Sumter twelve to fifteen inches is reported during the last forty-eight hours. No church services and no trains on the Charleston. Sumter A Northern railroad there yesterday At Florence the rain fall in forty-eight hours was five and three-quarter inches; streams are out of the banks, bridges washed away and crops seriously in jured. W ashout on Wilson short cut, of the Atlantic coast-line, at Black River trestle, twenty-one miles north of. Fayetteville, N. C., delaying trains to und from the north. MOBILE S CLERK SUICIDES. John F. Sutninerwcll Take* HU I,If* on Ihn Kve of FxpoKure. Monn.K. Ala.. August4.—John F Sum- mcrwell. for many years city clerk, took a dose of laudanum today with fatal eff“ct. It is alleged that he was short in his accounts many thousands. The finance committee and council ordered an investigation and he was given until 9 o’clock this morning to resign At 6 o'clock he was dead Want* n fontrn!ting Interest. Rai.kioii. N C . August 6 .Josephus Daniels, chief clerk of the United States interior department, is endeavoring to make arrangements to secure control ling interest in the Raleigh News and Olmerver If he snceeds, he will not give np his position. He has secured an option on the paper. More Warship* f'nptnrvd hythejapn. London. August 6.—A dispatch to the Central News from Shanghai, dated August 5, says: “It is reported that there has been another engagement off the Korean coast in which three Chi* lose warships were captured by the lupanese.” So Longer “Clerki." Washington, August 6. -Secretary ’mlJh lias ordered that the employes in the interior department formerly known as law clerks hereafter be officially des ignated assistant attorneys. The tVemfher la lhe~soatli. 1 Washington, August 8.—Forecast: For eastern Florida, showers in north ern part, fair in southern part, variable winds. For western Florida, rain, var iable winds becoming south. For North and South Carolina, fair except ahow- ers on tho coast, south winda. For Geor gia and Alabama, fair in northern por tion. local rains in southern portion, variable winds. For Tennessee, fair, southwest winds. Wors rur lu.e lauur. Nilbs, O., August 7.—The resumption of work at Coleman-Khicids company mills yesterday not only absorbed bll the idle men locally, but many came from the adjacent towns and found work. The hotels and boarding houses are full and the town is haring an old- fashioned boom. Every manufacturing concern in the place la running on full Uwa. LOVE FOR HER SONS Congress Looks to the Release of Americans Held In Cuba. ROUTINE BUSINESS IN BOTH HOUSES. la th* Senate IMIla on the Calender nr* FnMed In Kapld Surreeslou -How Tensions Shall be Paid and to Whom—In the House. Washington, August 8.—The Cooper bill subjecting greenbacks and national bank notes to state taxation, with the amendments made by the senate was laid before the house, and. on motion of Mr. Cooper, they were concurred in. The senate concurrent resolution asking the secretary of the interior to suspend the opening to settlement of the Amadinda reservation in Florida amounting to about 20,090 acres until after congress shall have taken some action in the matter, was taken up. It was agreed to. The conference report on the Indian appropriation hill came up as the regu lar order on the demand of Mr. Kilgore, the pending question being the motion of Mr. Allen, democrat of Mississi; ;>i, that the house recede from its disagree ment to the senate amendment relating to the ratification of the treaties with the Siletz, Yankton-Sioux and Nez l*er- ces Indians. A vote by yeas and nays had been ordered and was taken, re sulting, yeas 183; nays 108. So the house receded from its position, thereby passing the bill. Business presented by the public lands committee occupied the remainder of the session until 2:45, when the house adjourned. In the Senate. A substitute for the house hill to pre vent interference in the collection of state, county and municipal tuxes as sessed against corporate property was reported from the judiciary committee and agreed to, and the bill passed. It provides.that whenever there shall lie due to any state, county or municipal ity, taxes that constitute a lien on property in the hands of a reeeiver ap pointed by a United States court, it shall be the duty of the court tw make orders that such taxes shall be promptly paid, and that no disposition of the property shall be made until they are paid, except it be for the purpose of raising money to pay them. The house bankruptcy bill, with amendments, was reported from the ju diciary committee and ordered printed, together with other amendments sub mitted by Senator Hoar on liehalf of himself and other minority members of the committee. To Release Americans In Cuba. Senator Gray from the committee on foreign relations, reported a resolution requesting the president of the United States to institute negotiations for the release of citizens of the United States now held in the island of Cuba on the ciiarge of complicity with, or aid to re bellions in the island of Cuba, in all eases where such persons are held with out trial on suspicion merely, and for a speedy trial where there is evidence against them. It also requests the President to instruct the consul general at Havana to make arrangements for the defense of such citizens where they have not the means to employ counsel and procure witnesses. Senator Hoar suggested that the phraseology should be to request the president to take measures to secure their release. Senator Gray adopted this suggestion und the resolution, mod ified so as to read “to make inquiry as to the facts and to take measures to se cure the release, etc,” was agreed to. How Pensions shall be Pnlft. An hoar was spent in discussing a bill to pay a claim for carrying the mail on the lower Mississippi river in 1861. but no action was taken upon it. A number of bills on the calendar were passed, among them one providing that the accrued pension on the death of any pensioner or applicant for a pension shall be paidr first to his widow; second (if no widow) to his children under the age of sixteen: third, in case of a widow to her minor children under sixteen. Such accrued pension is not to lie con sidered a part of the assets of the de ceased pensioner. Cior to be held liable for his debts. At 2 p. m. the senate ad journed. IMPRISONED IN A SHIP’S HOLD. Westley Stearns Heat Tpon a Hatch and Was Taken Nearly Dead. Pensacola, Fla., August 8.—A young white man named Westley Stearns, who assisted in loading the British steamship Teutonic with a cargo of merchandise for Havana, had a narrow escape from a horrible death. The loading was finished stmut 8 o'clock in the morning, and Stearns lay down in the hold of the vessel and dropped to sleep. The officers of the vessel did not know that any one was in the hold, and had the hatches fastened down. The steamer was to sail at noon yesterday. About 9 a. m. Stearns woke in a suffo cating condition. He callettefor help until exhausted, but no one heard him. He then beat against the deck in his desperation, and fortunately a sailor heard him and he was released. When taken out ha was (n a terrible plight, and nearly dead from suffocation. He was carried home, and will soon recover. Driven to tb* Well in New York. New York, August 8.—Zeimer A do., retail dry goods dealers, at 225 and 227 Sixth avenue, assigned yesterday with a preference of **84.771 to Samuel Zeim er. The firm was established about twu years ago, and is one of the largest dry goods establishments on Sixth avenue. The failure, it is said, la due to the gen eral financial depression and the hard times. Norse Carolina Conareeslonnl Nominee. Rai.kioii, N. C., August 8.—At Dur ham yesterday A. W. Graham, of Ox ford, was nominated for congress in the fifth distriet by an enthusiastic demo- ora Us oooTsntloa. THE SHELLEY PROSECUTION. I he Civil Fervlre ComluUftlon I'rgee Art Inn Affaliivt the Alshaiua Kl-t niigreHtiiiail. Washington, August 6.—The civil service commission has asked of Attor ney General Olney that he institute prosecution against General Shelley, of Alabama, on the charge of violation of the civil service act by sending letters soliciting campaign contributions from government employes. This is the first move of the civil service commis sion in the Shelley-Brown case. Com missioners Proctor. Roosevelt and Ly man. in their communication to the attorney general, make a brief state ment of the ease, and call his attention to the fact that if his ruling in the To ledo post office case (s sustained it will practically nullify that clause of the civil service act prohibiting solicitation of campaign funds from government employes and necessitate an amend ment to the civil service act specifically forbidding the sending of solicitations by mail. The commissioners desire the attorney general shall have the Shelley ease brought into court at his ruling and that the Toledo case may be tested. TENNESSEE STILL DEMOCRATIC Tbs l’i»|Hi 1 i •! -1{ .■ |Ht hi I <’■ a t'Mnftbtates For the Supreme Court Keotell. Nashville, August 4.—Fuller and nore complete returns from nearly all the counties of the state show that the democratic candidates for judge of the supreme court are elected, defeating the candidates of the fusion between the populist and republicans. The vote is larger than was expected, and the majorities cannot yet be given, but the returns show enough gains to insure the election of the democrats. New Louisiana Kira on I ha Markat. New Orleans, August 6.—The upper coast packet Stella Wilds brought to the city yesterday, seventy sacks of new Louisiana rice, the first of the sea son. The present crop of rice is the finest ever raised in this state. Young Lail Defend* Himself. Huntsville, Texas, August 6.—Jim Tolliver, a big man, was imposing on a fifteen year old boy when the latter grabbed a kinfe and cut Tolliver to death. The lad was jailed. THE WEEK’S NEWS CONDENSED. The Hram-loft left Newport yesterday for Annapolis. A customer who dropped & silver dollar on the floor re marked as it rolled away: “A dollar goes a long way in this store ” * THIS * ❖ IS THE * GENERAL * VERDICT. Our Goods are Standard Values. Prices Correct. * st/ 'i' Four commonwealera ware arrested at Pittsburg yesterday. The journeymen plumbers are in con vention at St. Louis, Mo. Enormous quantities of iron ore havs been discovered in Guerrero, Mex. The investigation into the accounts oi Judge Ricks, of Ohio, has been post poned. The Wreck of the schooner Glad Tid ings has been found in the Detroit river. Respectfully, # Nimiit & Co. Mar 29— Miss Clara Barton, of the Red Cross society, will spend August at Alexan dria Bay. Archbishop Ireland has Indorsed My Lord Sutolli's position on the liquoi traffic at St. Paul. A serious disturbance is reported lie tween rivr.l factions of the Kickapot Indians in Mexico. A freight train on the Boston and Maine railroad was derailed at Lydou ville, Vt., yesterday. The experiments with the new navi ride at Newport. R. I., have been defer red to August 15th. Three pe: sons were killed at Dahl gnen. 111., by the explosion of s boilei of a thrashing engine. The North Dakota prohibition stall convention yesterday named for govern or, Roger Allin. of Park river. W. R. Melville, the defaulting clerk of the liank of California, pleadeo guilty at San Francisco yesterday. A. W. Jarvis, attorney of Louisa county, Iowa, wasmnrderedat his homt ; » iTj .jj'lc. yesterday by a lunatic. The trouble between the operators ol the Pocahontas coal region and the Norfolk and Western railroad has beet settled. A Cleveland (Ohio) dispatch says that an effort is being made to take up tht paper of Defaulter R. Paige, now ir Brazil. The mines at Lead. S. D., which have be*en shut down for a year, will oper sexm, the men having agreed to take lower wages. Rorique breithers sentenced te>elea'l for murder aboard ship, in the Pat-ifie ocean, arc likely to be exonorated by new evidence. The death of Mrs. Joseph Hatfield at Oxville. IU., is now said to have been caused by cholera morbus instead ol Asiatic cholera. The Columbian exposition Salvage company has filed a claim of 9286.001 against Chicago for damages to Jacksoc Park during the riot. The oflicical report of the Berlin health authorities shows ons death from cholera in Dantzie, two in Kagoisi and two in Kurzcbrack. A member of the board of finance ol the local government of New Haven. Conn., charges several colleagues with violations of the city’s charter. Two boats of pleasure parties wen capsized by a squall on the river Mawd- daeh. near Barmouth. Wales, yesterday morning, and ten were drowned. Forty Russians from the North To peka colony, in Shawnee county, Kan., have left via New York for their old home on the Caspian Sea on account of hanl times. The through express from Boston, laden with White mountain excursion ists. was seriously damaged yesterday at North Conway, N. H., by the break ing of a piston rod. Hen. F. Tufts, chief postal clerk of the Rock Island road, between Chicago and Iowa City, prominent in Hawkeyc state polities, was arrested yesterday, charged with robbing the United States mails. 4**k-:-*H**H**M-4*4*4--H**!-4-4*4*4.+++++++ Darlington Lodge No. 7, Knights of Pythl as, meets on 1st ami 3rd Tuesday Evenings in each month, at Castle Hall, Florence street, opposite Broad. Visit ing brothers fraternally invited. Guss Johnson, Walch-Maker and Jeweller. Repairing of watehos and clocks a specialty. The patronage of the peo ple of the town and county of Dar lington respectfully solicited. Prompt personal attention given to all work and satisfaction guaranteed. Place of business, in the front portion of Fincken’s Hakery. May 24—3m. FURMAN UNIVERSITY. GREENVILLE, S. O. rjjpHE next session will begin Sept. X 2®. 1694. For catalogues, or for information about the courses of study, mess hails, private boarding or other details, apply to the Presi dent, . 0 MANLY, D. D. For Rent. fHEAP, a five-room Cottage. Ap- e' ply to J. L MICH IE. Dissolution of Copartnership. O N this day, July 25th.. the firm of W. L. Pearson & Co. has been dissolved by mutual consent. Mr. W. L. Pearson will continue the busi ness. He assumes all the debts of the old firm, and will collect all ac counts due the same. A. J. BROOM, W. L. PEARSON. Creditors' Notice. A LL creditors of the Estate of the late M. Agnes Fountain are hereby notified to make payment to tile undersigned, to whom also must be presented all claims outstanding against said estate. LIZZIE S. FOUNTAIN. Kxecutri*. . 1 ■- ,l * - . ..-■!• SOUTH CAROLINA CCJ.E" COLUMBIA, S C. S ession begins Sept. iotu. N ne regular Courses, with Di^! "uan. Special Courses, wi*h Ce.: fit...*j. Requirements for admission mw.iid. Board $3 a month. Total mx.eu*u*y expenses for the year (exc.uMve of travelling, clothing, and books) Lorn 1112 to $152. Send for Ann unoe- ment. For further inforwatiou ad dress the Preeident, JAMBS WOODROW.