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VOL. XXI, NO. 50. DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1894. WHOLE NUMBER 1,036. TOENFORCETHELAW Charleston's Council Will Begin to Prosecute Saloonlsts. Thar Win Wm» Ho L'alforma ood will Hoot Up Moo Who toll latoiloanu. Mo WhUker OaUldo of tko Dkpoawty to bo Sold. VETERAN’S LEGION OBJECTS. Thor Aik That thl Appomattox Battla Flold bo Proaorrod. Washinotoh, December 11,—The Un ion Veterans Legion, camp SO, has passed resolutions protesting against the changing of the name of the old THREE DETECTIVES TO BE EMPLOYED. Appomattox battle grounds to Omiou- J der. The resolution says: "It is an insult to the memories of Grant and Lee and all the departed heroes of those armies from Manassas, Bull Run, to Appomattox, as well as to the sur vivors of these armies, and is an un necessary humiliation to the men who Ohaslrstoh, 8. C, December 1* -At i ,u . rr . en< ! ered . there ln K ood f * ith ' AGAINST TILLMAN Charged With Having Appropri ated the State's Money. HIS FRIENDS SAY THIS IS UNTRUE. a meeting of the council last night an ordinance was passed to meet the dis pensary situation in this state. In its “whereas'' clause the ordinance recites the fact that “it seems the duty of this municipality to enforce the dispensary law within its limits, because the sale of intoxicating and spirituous liquors other than in state dispensaries is pro hibited by the state law.” The ordinance requires the mayor to appoint three special detectives to be known as dispensary law detectives, who shall constitute a part of the city police force, but shall not be required to appear in uniform, whose chief duty it will be to keep a constant lookout for violations of the state dispensary law. Persons found guilty of violating the law to be fined 9100 for each and every offence.The city police court and the dty court of Charleston are both vested with special jurisdiction in the premisea It Is now the duty of the entire police force of the city to co-operate with the special detectives in the rigid enforce ment of the dispensary law. THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. That Country Will Hsvs an Exhibit at the Cotton Statex Exposition. Art. ANT A, December 1-2.—Official no tice has been received by the Cotton States and International Exposition that Dr. Zeballos, minister of the Ar gentine Republic to the United States, has advised his government to make an exhibit at the expoeition in Atlanta next year. The invitation to partici pate was referred to Dr. Zeballos, whose advice was asked by his government. He conferred with the secretary of the interior and asked for information as regards the matter. He has recom mended an independent building for the Argentine Republic. He has cabled his government announcing that the material used at Chicago by the Argen tine Republic is still at Philadelphia and asking for instructions about Its transportation to Atlanta. PROBABLE FREIGHT WAR. ed the hospitalities of the shelter-tents, the blankets, the rations, the canteens of union soldiers, and have been good citizens ever since; and that we will never know or call the memorable ground by any other name than Appo mattox, nor permit it to be so called within our hearing without protest; that, without knowing nor dssiring to know who has been responsible for the change, but “with malice toward none and charity for all," a copy of this reso lution be forwardsd to the president of the United States with the request that he make recommendation thereon and transmit it to the postmaster general." LADY SOMERSET SAYS NO. A South Carolinian Wrttea a Latter from Waehlaatoa la Which Ha Rays the Ex- Oovernor Received Money From the Whisky Trust and Kept Ik She la Not Making a Eight Against Ameri ca's Living Pictures, New York, December 13. — Lady Somerset has announced that she is making no crnsade against living pic- tores as presented In this country. 8ha has written a card to the newspaper* of this city, in which she says: “The invariable kindness and cour tesy which the American press has shown to me encourages me to ask you as a matter of justice to myself to state that the aesertions that have appeared in many papers that I am organising or assisting to organize a crusade against living pictures in this country is with out foundation. I have no thought of interfering with the exhibitions given in America. There are plenty of citixens wise and vigilant who will watch over the morals of this land. I raised my protest in England against entertainments that I consid ered likely to demoralize the zpectators and performers. I have not visited, nor do I Intend to visit the theatres where living pictures are given in America. I would wish absolutely to contradict such statements through your columns Yours truly, Isabel Somerset. AN ASTOR TRAMP. Florida and Other Southern be the Ftshtlng Point. Atlanta, December 13.—There may be a freight war in the south in a few days unless soma satisfactory adjust ment is made of the differences be tween the Plant system and the Flori da Central. Prominent officials of both roads have been seeking a settlement for aeveral days They have been con sulting at Palm Beach, Fla., on Lake Worth. They have failed to agree and several of them passed through here today on their way north. DEFRAUDED UNCLE SAM. Charles Barrett Charged With Conxplraey And Fraud, Has Haaa Convicted. Columbia, S. C. December 13.—Char les P. Barrett, John. T. Tillman and J. W. Owens have been found guilty of defrauding the government and of using the malls for fraudulent purposes. Barrett is a prominent attorney. He la the man who had postmasters ap pointed for Imaginary postoffices and with his fellow-conspirators drew their salaries The Farmors Were Robbers Poet Worth, Tex., December 13.— 8am Evans, nephew, of Captain Sam Evans of this city, by his confession In jail here implicates John Ward, Wai ter Sullivan and Walter Gardner, all young farmers living close to the scene of the Ben brook train robbery, and the police are eonfident of having a clear case sgainst all four now locked up for the robbery. Evans says that the booty was divided at the scene and the robbers separated to meet again and hold up a train on the Central road. A Mew Railroad to be Built. Atlanta, December 13.—A corpe of engineers started from Lula, Ga., yes terday to survey a line to Cleveland, Dahlonega and on through the moun tains to Knoxville, Tenn., a distance of 110 miles. The scheme is becked by northern capitalists, and Messrs. Bald win A Co., of Savannah, The road will run through the best mineral and tim ber lands in the state. other dishonest transactions, and urg ing Ashley to call upon the legislature for the appointment of a committee to investigate the matter. He says in the letter; “Tillman denied at Union, during the canvass, that be had ever received the rebate of seven cents a gallon on the whisky he bought from the whisky trust. lam creditably informed,that he did receive that rebate, and a check was scut him for the amount, and he returned the check and asked them to send the money in currency by express; that the money was sent, and received by Tillman, amounting to many thou sands of dollars, that ought to have gone to the credit of the taxpayers. Furthermore, I am informed that the railroad company that transported the liquor, paid Tillman a rebate on the freight. “I understand that Tillman got a good slice out of that Port Royal law suit, and that is the reason why Till man is afraid of Irby. There is no doubt that Tillman and John Evans got a good slice out of the 3118,000 given to Rhind in funding the state debt. Why don’t you demand a committee to in vestigate these things? The people ought to know the truth, aud if they are not true Tillman, Evans and Irby ought to have the benefit of it." Ex-Governor Tillman's friends do not believe that the statement is true. ELASTIC CURRENCY That Is What Mr. Carlisle's Plan Calls For- COUNTRY WILL BE ON A COLD BASIS. Hs Has Explained His Flaws to the Com mittal on Baaklas and Currancy. What tha Secretary Thinks Should be Ilona. i Washinoton, December 11.—Secre tary Carlisle in explaining to the house committee on banking and currency, his proposed plan for a new banking law, said that one great advantage of his plsu was that it would furnish an elastic currency. The entire National bank deposit would not be filled up to the limit of the plan unless tbs business A Man Who Was Asleep la ths Groat Mansion la Bolnc Froseenled. New York. December 13.—The trial of John Gravey, the tramp who three weeks ago was found sleeping in the laundry room of Mrs. Astor on Fifth avenue, and after being fined for disor derly conduct, was Indicted for attempt ing burglary, was begun today before Judge Fitzgerald in general sesalona The judge seemed annoyed at the ef- forta to magnify his petty trial. Be sides the special attorney who had been engaged by the Recorder to defend Garvey, there were present more than a dozen newspaper reporters and cor respondents. who completely filled the enclosure at ths left of the bench, while the large room was crowded with spec tators. The defense, it was announced would be alleged insanity of the tramp. The jury returned a verdict ye-.terday afternoon of “guilty of unlawfully en tering the house of Mra Caroline As tor.” The prisoner was remanded for sentence. THE UTE INDIAN TROUBLES. Agent Day Ordered te Bring tha Rad Men Back to the Reservation. Washinoton,December 13.—Notwith standing the secrecy with which the interior department guards its action in the Ute Indian troubles in southern Utah, the fact developed this morning that Secretary Smith has ordered Agent Day to follow the Utes into southeast ern Utah and bring them back to the reservation. The secretary, It is under stood, took this step in oomplianee with urgent requests from Governor West and other citizens of Utah. An American Armenian’s Experience. Lawrence, Mass., December 13.— Welkon Garabedian, an Armenian, haa returned to this city, having been un successful in an attempt to visit his family in Armenia. He left here in June last, and, according to his state ment, landed at Alexandratto. There he was seized by the Turkish anthori- tles and sent to prison, where he wss confined nearly two months and cruel ly treated. He was finally placed on shipboard and directed to return to this country. He arrived In this city yesterday. To Preserve Coafsderete Belles. Richmond, Va., December 13. — An event of great interest ts the south will occur here tonight. There will be a conference between the veteran eamps, historical societies and • memorial asso ciations of Virginia and Mr. Charles Broadway (Rouas. of New York, In re gard to the establishment of a confed erate national memorial association and a depository for confederate re- norda. and relics. ..... i— ■ - * , All Denominations Protest Baltimore. December 13.—All creeds and denominations of Christianity and Judaism were represented In a mass meeting at Levering hall laat night to protest against the massacre of Chris tians In Armenia. The demonstration mas arranged by the ministers of the city and cardinal Gibbons declared his aympathey with the movement He sent s letter to John P. Poe, chairman of the meeting, In which he expressed regret at being unable to attend. French Pretenders In HnlRtnus, Brussels, December 18.—The Duo d'Orleans has arrived In this eity to Columbia, 8. C., December 8.—Quite a sensation wss caused here last night by tha circulation among the members of the general assembly in pamphlet form a letter written by B. F. Perry, a Carolinian, now in Washington, and bearing date of Washington, December 1st, to Josh W. Ashley, a member of the house, charging ex-Governor Tillman with receiving all kinds of rebates sncT M th ® «°« ntr J iwqulred It Under the present system, if a national bank de sired to retire its circulation it must send to the treasury lawful money of the United States of the requisite amount; and it was not allowed to withdraw this amount for circulation for six months. Under the new plan a bank might retire Its circulation and increase it tomorrow. Mr. Walker (republican, Mass.) want ed to know whether Mr. Carlisle had drawn a bill embodying his views. Mr. Carlisle said he had a sketch of >uch a measure.and promised to furnish the committee with a complete bill as soon as he had perfected the draft he had dictated. Mr, Carlisle took up his suggestion that “no national bank note shall be of less denomination than ten dollars, and all notes of the same denomination to be uniformly designed; but banks de siring to redeem their notes In gold may have them made payable In that coin. The secretary to have authority to keep on hand ready for issue upon application, a reserve of blank national bank notes for each banking associa tion having circulation." This suggestion, he said, would have the effect of placing the silver eertifl- eates of small denominations in circula tion. The idea was not to issue nation al bank notes of less denomination than ten dollars. This would force the peo ple to call for the silver certificates which were now piled up in the treasu ry. The silver certifichtes were, of course, redeemable in silver dollars. He believed that the notes issued under the New system would be carried at a parity with gold. To Mr. Sperry democrat, Mr. Carlisle said hia plan contemplated the ulti mate retirement of greenbacks and notes Issued under the Sherman law, and there would then be noother paper of the government redeemable In gold. “We should then be on a silver basis,” said Mr. Sperry. “No,” said Mr. Carlisle, “ on a gold basis." LABOR FEDERATION. Tillman Makes This Denial, Columbia, S. C.. December 10.— Through a friend, ex-Governor Tillman has given to the press his defense against the charges affecting his official integrity which are made by B. F. Perry to a member of the South Carolina leg islature several days ago. He was ac cused of buying property largely be yond hia means, and it was charged that he had received and pocketed re bates on whiskies told the state dispena- ary. A certificate from tbe clerk of the Edgefield court shows that there^are recordsd in hia office nine thousand dol lars of mortgages on Tillman's Edge- field farms. The president of the South Carolina National bank of this city makes a statement that his bank fur nished 98,000 of the money secured by these mortgages, six thousand of which was furnished to pay for the plantation, he has lately purchased. The president MAY ELECT BRECKINRIDGE. Ths Dsfsatsd < ougreeemsD Said to Havg a ( hsnes for ths tsaat*. Lexinoton, Ky., December II.—Just before Senator Blackburn left for Wash ington ths democrats of Woodford county, his home, held a private caucus ths result of which has just been learned from a gentleman who was present. The objeet was to ascertain the choice of the democrats of Wood ford for United States senator. Tha vote resulted In an endorsement of Mr. Blackburn.wlth Breckinridge as second choice. Col. Breckinridge, before leav ing for Washington, declined to say whether or not he should be a candi date for Blackburn’s place, but thera can be no mletaklng the fact that hia friends are working toward that end. The action of the Woodford bounty democrats will likely be followed by similar action in the various counties in this district. Fayette oounty is pretty evenly divided between Blackburn and Breckinridge, with the chaneea in favor of the latter. U is now certain that Breckinridge will be a factor in tbe race. Blackburn returned to Washing ton Saturday night. THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK. Whst Has lleen Done end Is Kspset«4 la Comnierrtal Cl fries. New York, December 8.—Brad- street's report today says: At the larger eastern eitiea retail trade has as sumed the characteristics of the holiday season. The demand from jobbera is mainly to fill out depleted stocks, and activity is mainly among retailers. An encouraging report regarding the out look is received from Baltimore, but Boston, Buffalo, Pittsburg and Phila delphia announces trade quiet, with the volume for November less than 1888. At the south there is a reasonable ac tivity In staple goods with a moderate improvement at Nashville, Chattanogm, Savannah, Augusta and Jacksonville. Southern jobbera are paying as much attention to collecting bills as to sell ing goods. At Charleston, Memphis and Birmingham trade is quiet and un changed. New Orleans and Galveston likewise send unfavorable reports of the movement of merchandise, but at the first named the free marketing of crops makes money more plentiful, though the demand of funds are amall- WID0W8 AND^PENSIONS. CALL IS INDIGNANT He Denounce* • Newspaper Pub lication aa Malloloua. USED SOME PRETTY HARSH LANGUAGE > Article la tbs Florida Otttssa Rleased Him—A Raaolatloa te lava •lK»ts ths Headers! National Letter/ Cesspaa/. Die- Attention, Darlington Guards! T HE regular weekly meet ing of the Company will be held to-night, Thursday, Dec. 18. A full attendance is requested. By order of the Captain; W. xiLHERT PARROTT, Acting Secretary. The ronvsntlon la Now la Session end John Barns Is Thors. Denver, Col., December U. — The American Federation of Labor con vened in annual session at ten o'clock yesterday morning in Odd Fellows hall of the railroad which has brought the ( President Samuel Uompcrs calling tha dispensary liquors into ths state makes . delegates to order. Fully 100 represen- denlal of the statement that hia road tatives of national trades unions were gave or Tillman recieved a rebate on the • freight An agent of the Mill Creek Distilling campany, of Cincinnati, from which Tillman bought moat of his whiskey, In an interview, states that hia company gave no rebate on it, the pnrehase being made at a price which exdndes the rebate. The defense does not cover the charge that Tillman borrowed to pay mort gages on bis property, fourteen thou sand dollars from his brother, ex-Con- gressman Tillman, before hia election and has repaid tbe money since; nor does it deny that he haa lately bought six thousand dollars worth of factory stock. The ex-governor, however, pri vately denies that he owns any stock except two shares in an Edgefield bank. A FLORIDA CYCI.ONE. ! present to participate in what isoonaid- ered to promise the greatest meeting ever held in America for the cause of labor. Occupying seats of honor on the platform were John Burns, M. P., and David Holmes. M. P., representing the { United Trades Unions of England, pre sent upon invitation from the American Federation. While nol delegates to this congress, these famous labor lead ers will be extended full recognition and their opinions will be daily sought aa the deliberations progress. A Baling That Will Redoeo the Psaslon Burden Wlthant Hardship. Washinoton. December 11.—The pen sion bureau will hereafter refuse pen- j sions to widows whose Income from other sources, added to the proceeds of reasonable effort on their part, affords them comfortable support. Tbit policy is provided for In a ruling of Assistant Secretary Reynylds, based on the June 37, I860, act In his decision the Assis tant Secretary says: “It was evidently the Intention of congress to supplement the widow's means of support from her own labor and all other sources by the pension only when such means were insufficient for her comfortable support under or dinary circumstances, without intend ing to lay down an arbitrary and inflax- ible rule. When a widow is shown to have an income oonaiderably in exceea of the pension provided by the third section of the act she does not oceupy a pensionable status." DOORKEEPER OF CONGRESS. BAPTIST CONVENTION. Nova Reotla Coal Exports. Halifax, N. 8., December 13.—Dur ing eleven months ending November 80, over 1,110,000 tons of coal were ex ported from Cape Breton, 891,000 being from the miaeaof the Whitney syndicate and 330,000 from the General Mining association. TMi wss an increase of 77,000 tons for the. Whitney syndicate and 80.000 tons for the General Mining association over last year. CharRod With RwbssilestkoaA Dallas, Tex., December 11—Bank Examiner Gannon Saturday made affl davit charging Wm. F. Brice, Ute cash ier of tbe National City bank of Quan- »h, with embezzling 930,000 by a note on tha Midland National bank of Kan- aa# City, dated October 8th, 1804, and payable In thirty daya. That bank haa no record of thU note. Brice’t embez zlement, It U claimed, agregates 937,000 of which $90,000 U on Kansas City; 910,- *00 oa St. Louis and 97,000 on New Yerk banka. The Bartstl csaspirae/. Columbia, 8. C., December 11.—The Bssfett -poetofflee conspiracy trial la •till in progress. The ease will proba- 1 meet bis adherent* and arrange a derl- bly reach the jury today. Barrett him- nite policy for the French monarchista. •elf Aa Kntlrs Family Injured and Ona Will Probably Die. * Wrstville, Fla., December 11.—A terrible cyclone passed four miles north of this place yesterday morning. It struck the farm of Mr. J. N. Skinner, the representative-elect from Holmes oounty. and demolished every building on the place. Every member of Mr. j interests. Greensboro was chosen as A Lively Debate Over the Recommenda tion of Two Publication*. Charlotte, N. C., December 11 —Yes terday was the last day of the Baptist state convention. A warm debate was precipitated in the morning by the fail ure of the committee on periodicals to recommend the North Carolina Baptist, anew paper, as well as the Biblical Recorder, for sixty years the organ of the convention. An amendment recom mending the Baptist was adopted and a committee afterward appointed looking to a unification of Baptist journalistic Mew Fork Republicans Want a Newspaper Man to Hava tba Place. Washinoton, December 11. — The twenty-nine gentlemen who will repre sent the republican majority of the New York delegation in the Mth con gress, are laying their plans carefully to secure the doorkeepershlp of the next house. Their eandidate la W. J. Glenn, a newspaper editor of New York. Mr. Glenn is about M years of age and is prominently connected with the politics of the S4th district. He Is said by the members of the New York delegation to be a man of ability and admirably fitted for the position. They are arranging their combination with other state delegations and claim te be satisfied of their ability to carry thahr candidate through. Washinoton, December 13.—In the senate yesterday Senator Call, of Flori da, rising to to a question of personal privilege, sent to the desk and had read an Item In the Daily Florida Citizen bearing on an alleged difficulty with the administration la the matter of a local appointment in Florida. Mr. Call characterized the article aa “a malicious falsehood from beginning to end," and a part of the “wieked, malic ious system of falsehood by professional liara to defamt senators. He insisted upon the necessity of sen ators taking cognizance of thUgrowing evil and of expelling from all privileges connected with tbe senate any corres pondent who should circulate such false reporta. Senator Call spoke today on his reso lution for the appointment of a special committee to investigate tbe Honduras Lottery company in Florida. The message from the president touching alleged Armenian atrocities was read and referred to the committee on foreign relations. A resolution was offered by Mr. Hig gins (republican, Del.) requesting the president, if not Inconsistent with the public interests, to furnish copies of all correspondanee touching any Indi cation on the par t of the United States to bring about negotiations for peace between the empires of Japan and China. Senator Morgan objected to Its present consideration and it went over under the rules Tbe senate has confirmed the follow ing nominations: Wm. W. Duffleld, of Michigan, superintendent of the coast and geodstic survey. John Karel, of Illinois, eonsul-gentral at 8L Peters burg. John C. Black, United States attorney for the northern district of Illinois. United States Marshal John D. Harrell, southern district of Georgia and the following postmasters: Vir ginia. George Booker. Fortress Monroe. Georgia, L. L. Joiner, Quitman. Flori da. E. D. McLeod, Deland; W. E. Mont gomery, Apalachicola; John Smith, Sanford. Alabama, John L. Rapier, Mobile. JOHN BURNS SPEAKS. Ho Addressed ths Anxerteaa FedermUea m* labor Convention. Denver, Col., December 13.—The feature of the first day's session of the fourteenth annual oonvention of the American Federation iff Labor aside from the annual address of the presi dent, Samuel Gompers, and the reports of the secretary and treasurer was the earnest, forceful and impressive re marks mads by John Burns, M. P., of England, in responte to the seating of himself and David Holmes as delegates upon the floor by the eon ventlon. It was given with all the fire and Impetuosity which has made the name of John Burn* famous, and It was received with tumultuous applause from the seventy- delegates who constitute this congress of workingmen. President Gompers delivered bis annual address. He spoke with great earnestness and conviction. His demand that the eonvention take some deelded action in indorsement or disapproval of his poltey during tha Debs strike, was made with almost a shout In his earnestness. Ufe-Fin-Mill-Ml;! FIRE IHSURAHCE A SPECIALTY. Representing only the strong est and most reliable Compan ies, we offer special induce ments. Promptness and accuracy shall mark all the dealings o our office. J. E. NORUT & CO. J. E. NORMKNT. MRS. LUCY M. NORMKNT. Office over Welling & Bonnoitt't Store rmrrrrrrrrrni’T'v tttitttt Furniture, Wagons, Imi, lbs, DaMu, Buggy and Wagon material, for sale, and repairing of same at JOHN SISKRON’S SHOPS; COFFINS, CASKETS and Undertakers’ supplies al ways on hand at low prices. T. C. Jeffords, Jr. Nov. 15—8m. iJU .t ,i. t. ,t. i. t, i. A .Vi Ai. t. .t. A A AA SEELEY UNDER ARREST. Skinner’s family was injured, and hia wounds, it it thought, will prove fatal. It ia impossible to obtain information as to the extent of the damage and how far the storm extended. IN A DEN OF LIONS. A Sporting Man That Rad Most Too Mach Msrvs lor Mis Good. Jacksonville, FIs.. December 11.— I«nts C. Slhler, a well known sporting man, entered a cage containing three African lions at Wombell's trained ani mal show laat night. C W. Richard son, a sporting man, bet him 9500 he did not dare to do 1L He stood in the oage two minutes Aa he left It the lions sprang at him. He closed the door and was not injured. He was paid the money. from the ; tender ; Tbe Bold Goins Out. Washinoton, December 18. — Gold continues to be withdrawn treasury in exchange for legal notes, over 92,500,000 having been taken Monday and yesterday. The gold re- aerve at the close of business yesterday had declined to 810*.881,438. Tbe gen eral balance, which include* the gold stood at 9155^458.000. ! was placed on th* stand yesterday and denied nerrly all tha charges brought agalnet tlm. although he had previously acknowledged th* ohlrogra- Dhy of many Utters aa hia owe. The radical press of Belgium demand ... - . , advance upon th# government ahall not permit The Jauanese government haa Will Advance aa Pekta. London, December 13.—A dispatch from Yokohama to the “Westminater Gazette” says that th* Japanese second that the French Pretender, while in Bel glum, to engage U a conspiracy against Fraaoe. Peking. The Japanese government ecu tree ted for 8,000 oooliee to accom pany this army- the place of the next meeting. Tha Wind blow Fiercely. Blocton, Ala., December 11.—A storm struck west Blockton at 8:30 yesterday morning. The store of W. Israel was badly damaged. The entire front was blown from the store of H. C. A W. B. Reynolds, a shop occupied by T. J. Vickery A Co. was completely demol ished. The roads leading out of west Blrcton are all blockaded with fallen timber. The width of the storm was about half a mile. It lasted about half an Yiftti r California** Election Troubles. San Francisco, Cal., December 12. — Chairman CornweH, of the republican state central committee, has made ap plication to the supreme court for a writ of mandamas to compel 1 the elec tion commission to ignore the returns of a Dumber of precincts on Recount of the alleged frauds and irregularities. An Oklahoma Bank Robbod. South Emu, Okls... December U.—A report reached here last night that the Farmers and Merchants bank, of Hennessey, was robbed of 910,000 by highwaymen. The robbers are sup posed to belong to the Cook gang. A posse is pursuing the robbers. Darien and Western Road. New Yore, December 12.—The ap pointment ds announced of Frank M. Baker as general manager of the Darien and Western road in Georgia. Mr. Ba ker has been the general superintend ent of the Addison and Pennsylvania road. Tba Dofbattlof Hank (ashlar Captarad la ChlesRo by ths Polios. Chicago, December 11.—At 11 o’oloek last night the police arrested a man an swering the description of 8amoel C. Seeley, who embezzled 9354,00d from the Shoe and leather bank of New York. The police are eonfident they have th* right man. Papers found on his person go to show that the man ia Seeley though he denies It THE BOILER~ixPLODED. Five Mac Lost Tbslr Uvss la Acotdant at a Mill. Washington, N. C., December 1L— Three boilers In the lumber mill of E. M. Short, ex-mayor of this plaoa, *» ploded yesterday morning, killing klm, the engineer, two firemen and a dray man. Tbe mill haa bees burned twite. Mr. Short was buried today with Ma sonic honors. RELEASED A PRISONER. People Left Destitute by Fire. Columbia, 8. C., December 11.—Th* total loss resulting from the burning of the Red Rank cotton factory, in Lex ington oounty on Saturday night laat, is about 960.000 above all Insurance. About 600 people for th# present are left destitute by th* fire; about 809 of these will have te remain so through th* winter as all other mills are crowd ed with employe*. Outsiders Ferat a Com bias. New York, December 11.—A meat has been started here to form a combination of outside stockholders fat the whisky trust and place their hold ing* in the hands of an Independent committee to use at th* April meeting against the trust insiders. It la said that the majority of stock has passed out of the poaaeesion of the management. Is Fries da AMaeksd aad Set Him Free. Macon, Ga., December It —In Dodge county, sixty milea from here yester day, a desperate and snoceaful attempt to release a prisoner in th* hands of United States deputy marshals was made by twelve or fifteen men armed with Wlneheuter rifles. The name of the prisoner cannot be learned, but he waa arrested on a warrant from the United States court charging him with squatting upon land* not his own. The arrest was made 8nnday afternoon and aa the three deputies were proceeding with their prisoner to the country rail way station and were passing through an unusually wild section of the coun try, they were covered by Winchesters In the hands of men who rose from the undergrowth and demanded the pris oner who waa released and the depu ties allowed to go on their way. THE SOUTH HAS MONEY. Maay Mew Enterprises Sbow That Bast- aess Is A sain Revlvln*. Atlanta, Ga., December II.—Busi ness in the aouth for th* week jnat end ed haa been unusually active. Promi nent among the new Industries are two projected new cotton mill* at New Or leans, La., and a 30,000 spindle mill at Clifton, 8. C., tbe Mlnneola Lumber company, capital 9100,000, of Min a sola, Ga., an electric plant at Georgetown, S. C-, woodworking plants at Tampa, Fla., Whitecaatle, La., Connelly's Springs,N. 0., and Dresden, Tenn. Having received a full and complete line of MILllffiY AND NOTIONS I will cheerfully serve my friends and the public generally as heretofore. Call and exam ine before purchasing elsewhere. BOTTOM PRICES ON ALL GOODS. SOLE AGENT FOR “FEATH ER BONE” CORSET, atrial of which will convince the ladies that no other mater ial used in the mannfaetu re of a Cornet can compare with “Feather- bone.” Perfect tit and comfort combined. Sat isfaction guar anteed or money refunded after a tri al of B’OTJR ‘W'ZEIEKZS. M. J. BYRD, West Side Public Square. Mow the Most Booso Wm Wasvin*ton, Deoember 11.—Aa otB- eisl list of representatives elected te the Flfty-fearth eongree* haa ha compiled by the clerk of the house. The list Is eorreoted np to Deoember 5, and gives to th* republicans 944 mem bers, th* democrat* 104, and th* popu lists 9. In th* pro sent sougrsss there are 910 democrats, 139 republicans and 19 populists. Brokers anOeal Estate Agents. T HE subscribers, having entered into a co-partnership as Real Estate Agents and stock-brokers, under the firm name of Ward & Michie, beg to inform the public that they are now prepared to act as agent* for parties wishing to boy or sell Real es tate, stocks, &c., and that any busi ness entrusted to their care shall have their best personal attention. Twelve Building Lots, lately the Flinn property, four of them on'Bread Street; see Plat. To be sold a reason able prices. Valuable farms in Florence and Darlington Counties for sale or to let, further particulars on application. For Balk, Bank of Darlington Stock, People's Bank Stock and Stock of the Darlington Manufacturing Co. Prices on application. WARD * MICHIE. HISS HAGGIE JOKES THE City of Mexico, December 11.—It la reliably reported that the Mexican (overnmend wiU be agreeable to uego- tistiag a sew commercial treaty to th* United States, a* mentioned In Cleve land’* Massage, hot a* direct tions have been *M**4 EE fet FASHIONABLE MILLINER, desires to announce that she has returned from the North with a large and varied assort ment of FALL and WINTER GOODS. A// the laetst styles in HATS. Aag. 9—tf.