Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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K ' ? > V U V f . v \ <ikxr?: y h ' . m T v#. / ' . C* . K^s? y THE COUNTY RECORD. Published Erery Thursday ?AT? UHGSTBEE, SOUTH CAROLINA, ?B T? LOUIS J. BfUSTOW, Editor and Proprietor. *?, " Wealth is gradually being accnm, misted in Germany in a measure un? dreamed of before the war of 1870. I Statistics show that in London one pscKm in forty-tire is maintained l>y public charity, while in New York the proportion is one in 200. Switzerland, by a popular vole of loore than two to one, has decided to " place all the railways of the country hndor government control. "So they must have a good many highpressure Populists among the sitnkiased Alps of Switzerland, as well as upon the wind-swept plains of Kansa? & and Nebraska," exclaims the New k York Mail and Express. j' ^ Pasteurized butter is introduced in the Miunesota market, two creameries I in the State supplying the product and '* others makiug preparations to do so. Tk Muried off the liicrhest honors at a recent exhibit of the State Dairjmeu's Ir ' Association, anil the process is cousid ?reu so important that it is to be ? tangtii in the agricultural schools of te|r the State, a legislative appropriation jL * hating been made for that purpose, '.v ' It* the good olil days of our grand& ' * aaothers. remarks the St. Louis Star, :vy paatare-ized butter was good enough %" for anybody, and if properly made orradays will be found to answer >. arery purpose, Pasteur to the con. trary notwithstanding. The London Standard says that ex%. , ' perimenis recently made by French V): asientists have developed a somewhat eariooe anu unexpected fact, namely, I 'r--. flint certain persons possess e mag- I &" aatic polarity?that is, tliey are found ; to net after the manner of magnets, j*' V t having, in fact, north andsonth i>o!es. S r5 >Ib sneh a case the individual, on be' - ?tl iflg completely undressed and placed mmt a sensitive galvauometer will, when turned on a vertical axis, cause 1 . * deflection, first in one direction and (4>/J then in the opposito, just as a magnet , ? - will do. It is not assumed that all persons possess this polarity, but in &. the case of Professor Mnrani, an Itallea, upon whom the experiment was tried, the phenomenon was unmistakably exhibited, it being found that his breast corresponded to a north polo ) , and his back to a south pole. . ^ ^ SOUTH CAROLINA CHIPS. fc"' * Evangelist Leitsh is holding a revival at Barnwell. Sixteeu thousand balesof cotton were horned in Columbia m?t week. | V , . A muA c?med Stokes, charged with ' forgery, scaped Iroui me jau ai naruwol I. . Large Miiantities of asparagus hare latently been shipped froui Williston, Barnwell eorintv, to 5orthern mar' V iota. Kewberrv will entertain two conventionain May. First, the United Synod of the Lutheran church on X!ay 11th; second, Lrand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias. At Laurens, on the 11th. a large mass " i meting of citizens was held, and it w as resolved that the l?oard of visitors of i the Citadel be asaed to reinstate the recently expelled cadets. v Georgetown is making preparation for the entertainment of the South Carolina Inter-deuommational State Sunday -School convention, which is to be hold there on May IT-19, inclusive. At Conway, on the 11th, incorporation was carried uuauimously. The following board was elected: C. P. Quat-. tlebaura, intendan\; ". S. Duenbury, R R. King, F. A. Burroughs and I). ',*?Bpivey, wardeus. i Strange' as it might seem, farmers are wait tug for tLe settlement of the war question, one way or another, before deciding upon what crop and how auch to plant. ?Orangeburgcorrespondent the State. The most horrible accident that has #rer oecnrred iu the town of Pelzer was the burning of Jasi>er K. Davie' house and personal efleets and the roasting of his son, William Franklin, aged 14 years, recently. The origin of the lire is a mystery. "llie board of trustees of Newberry College have held a special meeting and passed a vote of thanks to Congressman Latimer for bis well diverted efforts in securing the appropriation of $15,U0ti from the government. The fuud will be invested as an endow\ ment. Bamberg's first court was held last w.eek. Judge K. C. Watts, presiding. All public buildings were ready for the opening of court,' and the first case \ rolled was the State vs. Ben Odom, who was indicted for attempting to commit a criminal assault on a little 91 * rear-old girl. The defendant is a a black negro of about 23 rears old, and it was only with difficulty that he was lodged in jail wlieu he attempted his fiendish crime. Odom had no lawyer, and stated to the court that lie was without friends, mouey or eonnsel. but protested his innooence to the jury, who, however, thought otherwise, and brought in a verdict of gjxilty. The judge gave him six years in which to reflect and repent. writer says that"brains will tell. Sometimes they do, and sometimes It Is Wwina that keeps a man from telling. t-'iS jk ^ BEGULARS TO THE FRONT. United States Army Ordered to Concentrate in the South. IN POSITION TO INVADE CUBA. Troops Assembling at ChlcVamsncn and Gulf Tort* ? Twenty-two Itcjlmonts of lnfantrj-, Seren Itecimenls of Cavalry and tlie ClglH Catteries of I Six Artillery iteguneniH iumuucu. Washington, D. C. (Special'.?Pursuant to telegraphic orders issued by Secretary Alger to the commanding generals of'nil j the military departments, all the a\aiiable strength of the regular United Stntcs Army, excepting the troops stationed at seacoast | artillery post3, will within the next few j days be concentrated in the South. AMERICAN LI> [ and her sister ships. St. Paul. Paris au for auxiliai Four regiments of cavalry and ten bat:eries of light artillery will bo stationed a'. Chickamauga National Par!;, eight regiments of infantry will be concentrated at New Orleans, seven infantry regiments at Mobile, seven infantry regiments at Tarn pa, Fin., and one, the Twenty-fifth infantry, will be stationed at Key West and Dry Tor,tUgU9. Orders issued diroet the immediate movomont of troops and almost the entire army j is in motion toward the points of concentration. Major General Nelson A. Miles, command- J inp t he army, will take the field in person, and ho will be accompanied hy Brigadier [ General Henry C. Corbin, Adjutant Gen-| ernl of the Army, and the entire staff of the major general commanding and several assistant adjutant generals. The headquarters of the army will be established at Atlanta, Ga? but the location ~m ? -n ? ? ?.ml 11 11 att? tha mnro. Ul 4Uy UC.lU4UOiiri9 mil avuvn ?MV .Mw.v mentf of General Miles, who will lead the general offensive operations of the army in person. Pour other general officers of the army are directed by the orders to'proceed to the South And take station in command of divisions at the points of concentration. Major General John K. Brooke, now commanding the Department of the Lakes, will command the divisions to be composed of eavI airy and light artillery nt Cliiekamauga National Park. Brigadier General William K. Shatter, now commanding the Department of Califdrcia, will command the divisions to bo stationed at New Orleans. Brigadier General J. F. Wade, now commanding the Department of Dakota, will command the divisions at Mobile. Brigadier General J. J. Coppinger, now commanding the Department of Missouri, will command the division at Tampa. Command in the Department of the Gulf will continue to be exercised by Brigadier General W. M. Graham, now commanding that department. Tho troops mobilized incude twentyeight regiments of lufantry and cavalry and ten light batteries of artillery. The troops ! come from the military departments of the East, the Lakes, Dakota and California, and represent about three-fourths of the regular military lorce ui me vuuuuj. The camp equipage anil fleld rations are carried on the trains which bear the troops, no that the Quartermaster-General's and Commissary-General's departments may bo enabled to provide promptly (1KNF.RAL E. A. ALOEH. (Secretary of War. who ordered the troops to mobilize.) for the quartering and subsistence of the troops on their arrival at the places of destination. All the troops will be quartered in tents, and the soldiers will in all respects be situated lil:e an army in the fleld in time of war. COLORED TROOPS_AT CHICKAMAUCA. First Movement of Regular Troops In i?rAnn-?tion for War* Chattanooga. Taun. (Special).?Colonel "Andy"' Bart's Twenty-afth Regiment slept in the ears Friday night and early Saturday morning were transported to Cbick&mauga Park, where the colored soldiers began the work of establishing their camp. By the middle of theatternoon the Sibley ten Is were all up and the regimental band, playing "Dixie," counter-marched past the guard. Two hours later tho bugles soanded and 1 Adjutant Cochran made his first report to Colonel Burt. A large number of people from the seven States that Lookout Mountain is said to I overlook were present, ami some of them j were so much impressed witii guard mount that they lingered uutii well toward midnight under the impression that Iho guard was mounted every fqw tuiautes. California Furnishing Supplies. California is getting her share of the money from the $50,000,000 appropriation. The powder works nt Santa Cruz has received orders for 5,000,000 pounds of brown prismatic powder. It will require six months to fill the order. There hare been previous orders for smokeless powder, which will keep the works running at their full capacity for a year. ,Spanish Cortes CouTolced. A Cabinet council ia Spain, presided over by the Queen Regent, decided co convoke the Cortes five days earlier than the date originally set for its assembling; the Queen Regent signed the decree of convocation. V- \ . t -v s i'-.vNiiS \ AMERICAN LINERS TAKEN. Tbe Government Charters the St. I.onti and Her Slater Shtpa. New York City (Special).?Notice has been given that the Government had char[ tered the American liners St. Faul, St. Louis, New York and Paris for conversion into auxiliary crusiers. Thirteen other vessels are to be purchased for the same purpose. The Yumuri, of the Ward line, has been purchased. Clement A. Griscom. Jr., manager of tho American line, on Friday notified the Auxiliary Cruiser Board that the Government had chartcrod tho four )iner3, tbe St. Louis, the St. Paul, the Paris and the New York. These vessels are included in the seventeen auxiliary cruisers which tbe Government decided to acquire. They will be included in a coast defense fleet of 150 vessels, ranging in size from smull yachts and tugs to huge cruisers. Advices from Washington say the four American liners are chartered at a total I cost of about 910,000 a day. Tne Govern meni agrees 10 reiunu iu me uwucn iuo cost of any of the vessels sunk in war. It has been agreed also that the Government shall restore the vessels to the American line in good condition, allowing for the ordinary wear and tear. The Government ;EU ST. LOUIS. <1 New York, chart jred by the Government y cruisers.) i will pay for all damages caused to the j s!ilps by their use in tne navy. I Tlie liners will be turned over to the Gov>ernme.nt immediately. If hostilities nre I likely to bo prolonged the Government I would fln-1 it cheaper to buy the ships outj right. The terms offered by the Interna: tional Navigation Company are said to be ! exceedingly liberal. THE FLYING SQUADRON. Movement* of Commander [Scliley'i Fleet anil Kesults Accomplished. Old Point Comfost, Va. (Special).?The ships of Commander Schley's Flying Squadron have returned to take on a coal supply. after forty-eight houre of hard practice. The Texas remained outside two hours behind the other 3hJps to test her big guns with solid shot. COMMANDED 8CHLEYS FAMOUS FLEET SIOXAL, I "BEMEMBEK THE MAINE." Commodore Schley Is pleased with the work of the squHdron. He commends the quick response to war signals, splendid use of the guns out at the drill grounds, and tho celerity with which the ships were cleared for action. The most interesting part of the work or practice was a call to quarters on all ships. So quickly was it done tlmt in three minutes every available rapid fire gnn was ready to be trained on an imaginary enemy, and "the searchlights were making the sea withiu a long distance of the fleet as light as day. Commodore Se'uley. of the Flying Squadno, said to a friend the other day: "When we go into action my signal to the other ships of the squadron will be 'Remember the" Maine.'" This, he added, would make his men fight as American seamen nover fought before. The sketch shows how the signnl flags would be arranged to read "Remember tbe Maine." Ilacl a Private Holt Fight. A young Philadelphian by the name of Thomas D. Martinez Cardeza Ws been touring through Mexico in a private oar. Recently he created n sensation by hjring tbe bull-ring and a complete outfit of bulls and fighters in Snn Bartolo, and having a privdte bull fight for himself and a tew guests. To Purrhase Mules. , The Quartermaster-General of the United States Army has been instructed to purchase 1000 mules for transportation purposes. The purchase probably will he made at St. Louts or Kansas City. ' V..-..,. - vy, , J YWO CRUISERS ARRIVE. The Sen FmncUco and the Xew Orleans Drop Anchor at New York. The United States cruiser San Francisco tailed into the port of New York at S o'clock Thursday night leading the New Orleans, one of the two protected cruisers purchased from the Brazilian Government to strengthen the Navy. The boats have been! nineteen days on the way from Southampton, and had had a tough time on the sea. They had run short of coal on the way over, and had stopped at Halifax to get a new supply. I OEUISEC RAN rEANCISCO. Tho Now Orleans brought thirty-four rapid Are rifles And ammunition therefor. The SanFrancisco was built by the Union Iron Works of San Francisco in 1889. She is a twin-screw steel-protected cruiser, schooner rigged, of 4098 tons displacement. She Is 310 feet long, forty-nine feet two Inches broad, and draws eighteen feet nine j inches. She has a bunker capacity of I 627.76 tons. She carries twelTe six-inch guns in ber main battery, and four sixpounder, four three-pounder and two onepounder guns, three l^'-inch Hotchkiss revolving guns, four Gatlings, and a field piece as a secondary battery. She was the flagship on the European station, la Daily drills have made the New Orleans's gun crews as handy with the Armstrongs as they ever were with oar own gnus. The decimal calibre ordnance required for the New Orleans's guns, which is different from our own, was brought over, both ships having a double supply of it. and more is coming from Europe. BARBER KILLED CUSTOMER. Dreiv a Razor Across a Relative's Throat While Shaving llira. Giovanni Lombardi, aa Italian blacksmith, aged sixty-flve, of 111 Garnet street, Brooklyn, was killed byLufgi Mutarello, a barber, in the letter's shop at 31) Van Brunt avenue. The men were connected by marriage. About two and a half years ago'Mutarello's sister Mary married Feori, a son of Lombard!. against the wishes or her brother, who wanted her to marry another man. Old Lombardi often l>oasted that ho had brought about the match, and that angered Mutarello still.more. On the afternoon of the murder old Lomi jMntnvallA uont n "?nnnlrt uarui |/?uscu u?. muhmwhv .. w_2 . of boys after liim to call him, ami when ! tho old dird returned Mutarello invited j him to get a shave. Tho old man sat down In the ohair, and Mutarello proceeded to shave liltn. Tho boys who were standing at the door then saw Mutarello throw down the razor and runout. At the same time a Stream of blood flowed from Lombardi's neck, nnd he jumped up and pursued the barber, who ran to King street and jumped over a fence. Lombardl returned to tho shop, where he fell and died in u few minutes. Both the wlndplDo and jugular roin had been sovered.. Mutarello wont to the station house and surrendered. PATROL OF SCOUT BOATS. The Atlantic Coast Laid Off In Six Divisions. Sometime ngo the Naval Board of Strat- I egy recommended to ths Secretary of the Navy that the entire Atlantic coast be divided into districts, and that a fleet, composed of small, fast vessels, to bo used as scout-boats, be acquired to patrol each district. Tho idea of this was that, should a hostile warship steam up on the coast, she would surely be sighted* by one of these scout boats, and her presence would be reported at once. The Secretary of the Navy approved of the plan, and Commander Horace Elmer was detailed to district the coast and recommend the vessels that should mnf:o up the patrol fleet. The boundaries of the new districts into which the coast his been divided were announced as follows: The first district includes the New Eng land const, ns far south as Newport. The second district extends from Newport to Barnegat: the third district from Barnegat to Cape Ilenlopen; the fourth from Cape Henlopcn to Cape Hattcras; the fifth from Cape Hatteras to Key West, and the sixth includes tho Gulf coast. According to the present plan, the naval milllia of the different States will man the boats that are to guard the coast. POSTAL EMPLOYES IN WAR. Postmaster General Gary Issues an Order About Leaves. Numerous letters having been received at the TostofBco Department containing inquiries from postal employes as to the conditions upon which they could go to the front, Postmaster General Gary issued the following: Ordered.?That in the event of n call upon any regular militia organization to enter the military service of tho United States, such officers, clerks, letter carriers, or other employes of the Postofflce Department or of Postofflces, or of the Railway Mall Service, who may be members of such organizations, or who may enlist In the military or naval, service of the United States (as far as possible without serious impairment to the postal service), leaves of absence without pay, their position to be held open awaiting their return, and to be flllea daring their absence in the military or naval servioe by snch temporary appointments or details as may be practicable. Leaves of absence, under llke'condltions, will h? granted Postmasters uoon aDplice tion to the Department at offices "which can be placed in charge of persons acceptable to the sureties and to the Department. Such leaves can be extended from time to time, but not beyond the date of the expiration of tte Postmaster's commission. James A. Oaky, Portmaster General. The West Point Chapel. The Military Affairs Committee of the Hbuse, Washington, unanimously reported the Odell bill granting permission for tho building of a Catholic ohapelonthc government reservation at West Point. The bill has been before the oommittee in various forms for two years. A general bill covering all reservations and religions was beaten. This special bill, growing out of the particular conditions at West Point, met with no opposition. Massachusetts Appropriates 8500,000. Governor Wolcott recommended to the Legislature in a special message immediate preparation in view of tho Warlike situation, and an appropriation bill for 6500,000 as a war measure. The appropriation bill was paasod, engrossed by both branches, enaoted, and signed, by Governor Wolcott In about twenty minutes from the time the message was received. N?w Warships Sail. The United States cruiser Topeka sailed from Portland, England, for America, having ln tow the United 8tates torpedo-boat 8omers. . . ' MILLIONAIRE VOLUNTEERS. Rich Men Eagerly Devote Themselves U the Country's Cause. Millionaires of distinction hare added to the testimony already available, that the rioh men of the land, equally with the poor, are eager to devote themselves with a single purposs to the causo of patriotism. _ W. Astor Chanler, who has already proved his courage , and adventurous 1 spirit, is anxious to raise and equip a //^ regiment against v^li A Spain, at his own \j| / expense, and has ~~l I dene to vrasmugI j ton to offer his ser\ ^ J rices to President A ? McKlnley. Mr. Chanler Is very f rrmuch in earnest / J l| j7/ J ' about this project, ' hT / ' lust as he was very innch in earnest w. a. cbakleb. about liis exploring expedition in Africa alter leaving Harvard, in 1887. Of a more matured and less adventurous tomperaroent 1b G. Oliver IseJin, best known for his successful defense of the America's Cup. Mr. Iselln returned with Mrs. Iselln from Europe Friday on the Majestic, and declared, so soon as' he set C. OLITEE ISLOIX. foot on land, that he wished to be of service to his country if he possibly could. Mr. Iselin expressed regret that he had no yachts good enough to offer the Government for service in war. George Goald has gone^even further. "Al! I have is at the disposal of the nation in ease of war!" he exolaimed recently. Mr. Gould's "all," so far as money is concerned, amounts to #35,000,000. It has ' been pointed out that with this sum he oonld build a navy superior to that of Spain?in other words that he could beoome the proprietor of two first-class bat OIOEOE OOTID. :leships, twelve tlrst-closs armored crais| srs, sixteen torpedo boats, one torpedo boat destroyer and one gunboat. Afore specifically. Georgo Gould has tendered I his yacht Atnlanta to the Government, tree ot charge, and his offer is still being considered. Ex-Post master General John Wanamaker, I the millionaire dry goods merchant of Philadelphia, sent this telegram to Wosli| Ington. "To the Ilonorable, the Secretary of War: "Though opposed to war unless honor- I %bly unavoidable, in tho event of its com- J I intt I will, under your instructions, raise a regiment of Pennsylvanians for military j duty and go with them for service. "John Wanamakeh." Mr. Wanamaker, after sending his offer 1 to the Secretary of War, posted in his Philadelphia store a notioe telling his 1509 employes that all men joining the army in case of war would find their positions open john wanamakes. for them on their return, their salaries going on as usual during their absence. The j notico also stated that an insurance of $1000 would be placed on the life oi every on- j ployo who served. Americans iu Canada Volunteer. Many Americans living in Canada offered j their services. A large number of ship carpenters, sailors and engineers have altered their services to the United States Consul at Toronto. ' Switzerland Will Not Meddle. The Bundesrath or Federal Council (the chiel cxocutive power in the Swiss confederation) unanimously rejected the suggestion made by the National Council (House of Representatives) that the Bundesrath consider if it could not offer to mediate between the United States and Spain. Ilostlle free line in Merlin. Owing to the millions of Germans in America, the excitement in Berlin Is intense. Nearly all the papers refer in strong language to PresidentMcKinley's message, and the feeling i3 strongly against the United States. . ' ... * A' ** ' , * ' * "4 1 ?* THfc ' WIWS 'EPITOMIZED^ . VjihiactoB Item*. Postmaster-General Gary has changed the name of the town of Weber. N. J., to( that of Keasbey, after a long fight between rival concerns. Secretary or the Treasury Gage has ordered Importations by mall to New York; to be bcla pending an Investigation of the customs bureau at the Postofflce. W. J. Bryan paid a flf teen-minute call on. President McKinley at the White House. Bishop, Satterlee, of Washington, prennroH n. nraror for nABCA to ho read in thft Protestant Episcopal churches of Ills dlo- A cese. -? General Lee was quoted in the Senate as,B declaring that Spanish officers celebrated V the destruction of the Maine by giving: 1 banquets. \ Major Morrison, Judge Advocate U.S. A., points out that the National Guard cannot legally lie employed outside the country. The members may be enlisted, however, as individual volunteers. President McKlnley has allotted 41,100,000 to the War Department for projectiles and powder. Spain is hurriedly mobilizing a formidable squadron at Cadiz. She is scouring, the European markets for auxiliary c .misers. Naval officers here believe she intends to use them as privateers against American commerce. The Harbor LinesBoard estimates that it, will require 425,000 n mile to protect th? * exposed coast line with mines. Lieatonnnt Sargent was detached fromj the Naval Board on Auxiliary Cruisers and) sent to the Dixie. The inspection of merchant vessels continues. A Sub-Committee of the Senate Commit* tee on ApDropriations at the request of Secretary Long decided to add a provision! for four monitors and four torpedo-boar destroyers to the Naval bill. * The report of the Department of Agriculture for April shows' that winter grain: generally is in a flourishing condition, ana that the mortality among farm animals has been lower this year. . The officers of the American Line steamship Paris tendered their services to tha Navy Department. Senator Lindsay offered a resolution ini the Senate directing the President In Cuban military operations to act in concert with ' Gomez. Senator Mason addressed the Senate on the Cuban question, speaking for a declaration of war, but saying that he was willing to support tho Executive. Senator Allen introduced a resolution declaring that a state or war with Spain already exists, and Senator Wilson also introduced a resolution declaring for intervention. In case a war loan is issued the National ' Park Bank, of New York, has offered Its services to the Government and those of its 5000 correspondents, "for the distribution of the bonds to tho people without . commission or charge of any kind." Domestic. Twenty-two cotton mills were reopened at New Bedford. Mass., to (fire the strikers a chance to retarn. The York Cloth JILlls, at Saco. Me., also resumed. More than 1000 mill operatives at Fltchburg, Mass., turned out because of a cut In wages. Thomas E. Edwards, foreman of the March Grand Jury in Brooklyn, declared that monoy hod been offered to him and to> other members of that body to prevent the Indictment ofex-Clly Works Commissluner Willis and Police Commissioner Philips. rl Rear Admiral Bance, Coipmnndant of the - -~-J New York Navy Yard, issued orders for- * bidding the admission of visitors there in* _/ the future. Reporters are also to be excluded, because certain papers bare printed false stories regarding affaire and movements there. Spanish Consul Seco and Vice-Consul Fernandez, at Key West, turned their offices over to the British Consul and left for Tampa on their way to Spain. The new torpedo boat catcher bought in London reached New York on the steamer Mlnnewoska. The steamer Europe, from. London, brought twenty tons of rapid Are ammunition, lathe New Jersey elections the Demo-; J rats scored gains in Jersey City, Newark nd other large cities. The Miller powder works in Sumneytown, Penn.. exploded, the shock being felt thirty \ miles away. The City Council of Portsmouth. To., is registering the molo population as favoring peace or war. When a recruiting officer arrives in town hois to be given tho war list first, and now many street-corner warriors have become silent. Huguenot? from all over the wot Id celebrated in New York the 300th anniversary of the promulgation of the edict of Nantes. The New York Presbytery proposes to make war on the saloons by ^vrtiog rooms , where cheerful amusemeut^will be furnished. C. H. Giosvenor was renominated at Athens. Ohio, for the sixth time by the Eleventh Congress District. The convention indorsed tbe policy of President McKinley on the Cuban question. Remorse because of trouble with his wife caused Edward Tyler, a prominent resident of the Town of Hhandnkento hang himself in the attic of his house at Peck's Hollow, N. Y. The Red D Line Steamer Venezuela and the tug Hercules were bought for the Government. The Union League Club, of New York City, adopted resolutions arraigning Spain for its barbarity In Cnba and the destruction of the Maine, and praising President McElnley and promising him support. The Oregon Republican State Convention at Astoria nominated for Governor Theodore Tharston Geer, of Marlon County, by acclamation. For Supreme Judge Prank A. Moore was nominated. Charles Bolnay, the mnrderer of George Marcus Nichols, the aged farmer of Tramv.. 11 ?o K onrva/1 An tha mitAma?Ia cullnwfl in the State Prison at Wetherafleld, Conn; He wore the suit In which he was married to his wife, a sister of his partner in the crime, last June, a few weeks before the murder. Henry B. Pierce, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for sixteen ?ear, died at bis home, Abington. Mr; ierce's death was due to apoplexy, by which he was stricken while making an address. Mr. Pierce was born in Sudbury in 1841. He was prominent in town and State affairs, and his term of service as Secretary of the Commonwealth was one of the longest in the history of the State. Telespore (tagnon, proprietor of the Androscoggin House, Berlin, N. H., was shot through the breast and Assistant City Marshal Youngcliss in the hand and foot by a desperate Canadian, who gave the name of John Plcot. Picot was captured, but not until he bad been shot in the arm and leg by Patrolman Christianson. The shooting was the result of the refusal of Gagnon to give Picot liquor. ? Representatives of knit goods mills met; in New York and signed an agreement to J organize in drder to control the manufacture of underwear. They expect to incorporate with a capital of from 620,000,00(h to 430,000,000. jjf | A man snatched a cash box containing 61000 in money and checks from a woman cashier ot Higgins A Setter in their store' in New York City, and made his escape un-i pursued through a second-story window. !S Upon the suggestion ot ex-President Cleveland that it would be unpatrioticito Indulge to partisan political discussion at a crisis like the present, the Iboquols Club', of Chicago, has postponed the;Oemocratio gold standard demonstration which it had proposed to hold. . J ' \r