The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, August 09, 1894, Image 1
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.
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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.