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*: TIE MM MURDER TRiiL Kew Witnesses Strengthen! Case Against Accused CurtissJett ?and Thomas White. CyntMana, Ky., July 3L-Common? wealth Attorney Byrd surprised all to? day again by the introduction of new witnesses in the case against Curtis Jett and Thomas White. A half dozen have testified to seeing the prisoners enter the side door of the Jackson Court Boase just before Marcum was shot and emerge after the shooting. The-new witnesses corroborate Capt. Ewen as to the movements of Jctt and White when ' Marcum was killed in the Jackson Court House, F. A. : Bradley, foreman in the Breathitt News oSiee, located over the Jackson ~ pcstofSce, opposite the side door of the Court Boase, testified that he saw VJett come to the side door of the . Court House- immediately after the ~~ shooting. Witnesses Land rum, Bach, Johnson andFnlkerson ali gave evi? dence corroborating Ewen. DAMAGING TESTIMONY. Cyntinana, Ky., July 31.- In the afternoon Alexander H. Smith, an ?V other new witness, testified to. jseeing Jett, White, Swen? Marcum and oth? ers at the time of the shooting, cor? roborating the-testimony of Ewen and ethers. Marcum's father-in-law and his. twp sisters testified daring the afternoon.; Mr. Hoist, the father-in-law, testified * that Jett; came to him in the after? noon of '?he morder and wanted to talk with him. White was with Jett at all ; times on the three occasions that they met after the death of Marcum. Horst testified that members of the family knew of a conspiracy to mur? der Marcum for eyer a year, before his death. Mrs. Bord, a sister of J.J ^ B. Marcum, testified that when her brother came into her house in the Sonday afternoon previous to his mar der both Jett and White followed him ^ into the house and walked about in the different rooms of her home. She finally insisted that they leave and they, did so. Mrs. Mary Johnson, another sister of Marcum, testified that armed men were frequently seen abootthe house ~~ where her brother lived. She had lived at her brother's home for a year previous to his morder aud the fam? ily were frequently warned that Mar ? com was to be murdered. She test i I ; ried that she saw both Jett and White after her brother was killed and that ? * she asked Jett directly about it and ?cused him of it and that he replied : . ; ''Hargis' money killed him, bat I fired the shot" Mrs. Johnson testified that she also <: a?kftd Tom White aboac the shooting ^ and accused him of helping to kill her brother, to which he replied : "Go and ask Ewen who killed him. i He saw who did and will tell yon he knows who did it." There is considerable excitement here tonight among the witnesses and others fuom Breathitt conty. - ..-: h Benevolent Trcsi The Conway correspondent of The State sa;fs; Mr. A. B. Carrington, wno holds a responsible position with tho Ameri? can Tobacco Co., at Darrv?l?e, Va., -and has been visiting Myrtle Beach for Ube past week, said to methat he expected on the whole prices to aver? age above what they did two years ago. Tfcat nobody hid a right to, ex? pect the war prie ss of last season, but that his company was prepared to pay good prices for good tobacco, and that the,? fully realized that their in? terest was the same as that of the pro _ dncer, and that they would protect the producer to the foll extent of their ability. In fact his company was now boying tobacco they 'did not need, S?st to ?re?p the farmers. Fassengers Sot Weft -, -r> At the San tee water terik, several j passengers on the rnccmrrng M. and A. ! train, tte other night-came very near heiag drowned. The (crane from the task, which coiTveys water to the engine qjas, throtgh mistake left oat of position and when Une train came \-Mkmfi the pipe in some way canght to the -cara and palled off. A anrmber of passengers were ridmg with the win? dows trp and.almost ?be entire contents of the tank poured in The train. While the passengers were fee??y wet no serious damage was dose.-Florence Times. v---. There is a story which S?T Edward Malet Toea?ls of a ?itoat?ou .hardly equalled in Se?on. A certain Cardi? nal at an evening party? when pressed by aa admiring circle of women to say whether he had ever received any ^startling confessions, replied that the first person who had come to him after he had take a orders desired ab r solution for m morder which he con? fessed to haring ooaamitted. A gentle .shudder ran throcigh the frames of the I audience. This was tamed to con-; ^tem?tico when, tea min?tes later, an ' elderly marquis entered the apartment ; and eagerly elaimed acquaintance with the Cardinal. "Bat I see yoor Emi? nence does not remember me," he said. " Yon wil! do AO when I remind yon that I was the first person* who confessed to yon after yon entered the . service of the Church. " ? Editor Holmes, of the Barnwell! People, appears to be disturbed over "Reflations ot a Bachelor," and tries to make oat that certain married edi? tors are in danger of certain lectures ' on account of their publication. Has it ever occurred to our friend on Tor key creek that the married women sus? pect that these "Reflections" are the ^united labor of John W. Holmes, Hogh Wilson and James T. Bacon, an immortal trio whose indifference and neglect of the fair sex is one of the mysteries of the nineteenth cen? tury? The twentieth centnry girls are not interested in the problem. George Stuart, the well-knonw Wol? li'cott Adventist; is dead. Mr. Stuart several times predicted the end of the world and each time had so much con? fidence in his prediction that he climbed a tall poplar tree near his home and there awaited the final smash-up;. In spite of such a sac cession of alarms Mr. Stuart seems to have. looked forward *Vto the end of things with equani? mity. At least he had reached the ripe age of 92 before death finally overtook him. TRIAL OF KENTUCKY ASSASSINS Citizens of Breathitt Telling the Truth About the Murders. Cynthiana, Ky., Aug. 1.-The second trial of Curtis Jett and Thomas White for the murder of J. B. Marcum has been continued one week and the prosecution is still calling witnesses. Commonwealth Attorney Byrd has surprised all in securing the attend? ance here of persons from Breathitt j county, who, it was thought never would' testify against either of the de? fendants. Among the witnesses who fled to the mountains during the trial at Jackson was Henry Freeman and he was held in confinement here several days until he agreed to testify. He was on the stand again today for the third time and told how Jett and White came to his saloon for whiskey on the night after Marcum was shot and talked freely about "the dog had been killed. " Freeman testified that whilevfchey were 'drinking Jett said: "I had to get ahead of him some way, and I did it the best.I could." . Mrs. Coombs corroborated Mrs. Mary Johnson in saying that Jett had told her that Mrs. Johnson asked him who killed her brother and. his reply was, "Yes, I killed your brother." There is no prediction as to when the trial will end, as the defense is. now hunting up witnesses everywhere in Breathitt county. Edward E. Marcum, a brother of the deceased, today corroborated his sister, Mrs. Johnson, in her state? ment about putting armed men near Marcum's house in a rock quarry and also concerning the reception of threads by his brother and his keep? ing in his house for at least a year be? fore his death on account of these threats. Galloway Strong testified that White took two drinks with him before the shooting, and White said he "was looking for a man to come out. " Both witnesses located both Jett and White at the court house before the shooting, and in a crowd of people after the shooting. Nancy* Blanton and John Blanton corroborated Freeman as to Jett's whereabouts on the night of the kill? ing. John Blanton, Seiden Bach and Miss Laura Rawlins testified that Capt. Ewen was in .je door of the court house immediately before the shoot? ing. Freeman testified that. Jett and White came to his house for whiskey on the night of the killing, and said : "A dog had been killed, and that was Marcum." Cynthiana, Ky., August 3.- In the Jett-White murder trial today Bruce Little, a special bailiff during the first trial of Jett at Jackson, testified that he and several men with soldiers cap? tured Tom White, after an eighteen mile ride over the mountains, at 4 o'clock in the morning. After he was taken White said to Little: "In a few minutes more you would not have gotten me, as I would have left here." Woodson McCord, sheriff of Clark County, was called. He testified that he arrested Curtis Jett on Sunday' morning May 10,* in Madison County, at his mothers. That after being ar? rested he asked for whiskey, which ! was not given him, and Jett said: "I am sorry to be arrested on Sunday, as I would not be taken to Winchester if arrested on another day. I could be taken to Jackson, where I would be all right." W. H. Blanton, who was called by the prosecution, tesified that in a conversation with Capt Ewen the day after the shooting of James B. Mar? cum. Ewen told him who did the kill? ing on the previous day. The main feature of today was the cross-exaimnation of Thomas White, who .was placed on the stand by the defence, by Tom D. Marcum. Mar? cum, who is one of the attorneys, for the prosecution, is a brother of the dead man. White corroborated Mrs. Johnson's testimony as to a -conversa? tion between Jett and Mrs. Johnson, but the substance of what was said he denied. White says that after dinner of the day Marcum was killed he left Jett at his grandmother's while Jett says they both came to town together in the afternoon. He said that Jae was looking for Callahan immediately ?before the shot was fired, and that was his reason for going into the Coast House. Miss Clark OG Saturday testified that she saw Sheriff Callaban in Hargis's front store door, im? mediately before the Court House, seated in a rocking chair until after the shots were fired, when he spe&ng to the window with a revolver in Ms -hand. Volcanic Eruption in Mexico. Mexico City, August 2.-A dispatch received here from Colima this morn? ing states that the Colima volcano is in eruption. It is believed that sm? other outflow of lava has occurred, bet the dense smoke about the mountain makes it impossible to determine ex? actly what has happened. The outbreak has been accompanied by loud detonations, and information from the surrounding districts is to j the effect that rumblings and under? ground earthquake shocks have been felt during the last twenty-four hours. No reports of serious damage have been received, but many people in the nearby villages have left for other dis? tricts. Yellow Fever in Mexico. Laredo, Texas, August 3.-The quarantine against San Luis Potosi, on account of yellow fever, which was ordered established yesterday by the United States marine hospital authorities at Washington, has been rigorously established at this point. The State health officer is acting in conjunction with the Federal authori? ties. Little apprehension is felt of the in? troduction of yellow fever from San Luis Potosi, as "it is thought the epi? demic will soon die out at that point, owing to its high elevation and cool climate. Washington, July 31.-The secretary of war today decided that officers and soldiers of the militia while serving at encampments are entitled to the same pay as the officers and men of the regular army and that they also are entitled to transportation to and from such encampments as if they were regular troops. TBE CALIFORNIA CONVICTS. Effort to Surround Them After Battle Not Successful. Placerville, Cal., August 2.-News of last night's battle spread quickly to Placerville and the surrounding country and by 9 o'clock the hill was surrounded by a large force, includ? ing the entire strength of the Placer? ville company. Near by and cooperat? ing with the militiamen was a posse of citizens of Placerville. They were within sound and sight of the fight? ing, but dared not fire for fear of hit? ting the militiamen. Lieut. Smith says there were four convicts in the band that opened fire on his men, but he was unable to identify any of them except the negro, Seavis. It was impossible to have a cordon extended around the hill for some hours. The cordon covered nearly two miles and required over 100 men. Before the picket lines could be formed it is quite possible that the convicts got away eastward along the creek. ANOTHER MAN WOUNDED. Duthflat, Cal., August 2.-Two of the Folsom convicts were surrounded here this evening and a fight ensued. It is supposed that one of the convicts was shot by Glen Wedgewood. Wedge? wood was shot in the hand by the convicts. Razors Instead of Cheers. Booker T. Washington's treatment at the hands of a black mob in Boston on Thursday night, when some of his enemies tried to carve him with razors, should convince the man from Tnskeegee that he is not the leader of the entire race, it was known that a concerted effort would be made to prevent him from speaking, and the presiding officer warned the audience that the speaker should have a re? spectful hearing. When he appeared on the platform, the demonstration started, and bedlam ruled while razors were flying in the air. In spite of the cries, "We'll cut out his heart," Washington escaped, but in the fight which followed men and women were knocked down and injured. The dis? turbance was quieted at last by the timely arrival of the police. There is siome doubt whether the meeting was composed of representa? tive negroes of Boston. Washington declared that the better element should not be held resposible for riotous con? duct of rabid individuals, although it would appear that as Booker was a man of such prominence the leading negroes would be anxious to hear Mm. The speaker has been a drawing card in scores of Southern cities, but he was never badly treated. He always received the most courteous attention, and it was left for his black friends in Masaschusetts to seek his life. There is, of course, some technical reason for the affair. Negroes cannot live in peace any more in the church than in the woods, if we are to judge by the rows in Boston. It may be that Washington's enemies consider that he is getting all the best of it, not only in advertisement and praise, but? in the matter of worldly goods, as well. It shows, too, the general de? pravity of the Boston nergo who is no better than his black brother in the cotton fields of Texas. A little educa? tion and a few fine clothes have helped to ruin the race, and this is especially the case in the North. If Washington had been invited to make an address he was entitled to proper respect, but how can he ever expect that again from the Boston colored citizen? Greenville News New England Mills Close Down. Boston, Aug. Additional cotton; mills in New England have?decided to. curtail production or close down. The mills of the Russell Cotton Manufac-j turing company at Middletown and j Hignanum,, Conn., have closed for an j indefinite time on account of the raw J cotton situation. The Libby & Dingley company of j Lewiston, Me., is closed. The Nastreu and Jackson companies of Nashua, 2v. H., will stop their mills the last week pf August and the first week in Sep? tember for repairs, changes, etc The extent of curtailment in Fall River this week is about ?3,'000 spindles in ten mills. The yarn mills will stop Thursday night and parts of other corporations will also be stepped. ? IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. Exeter, N. H., Aug. 3.-Orders were issued today closing the Electric Manfuacturing company's mitts next Saturday and 400 hands will be thrown out of work. George E. Kent -of this town, owner of the Pittsfield, N. H., mills, stated today that he would close those mills also next Saturday. Five hundred hands will be affected by this latter shut down. TWELVE THOUSAND OUT. Pittsburg, Aug. 3.-Asa resnrtof the Builders' League lockout 12,'000 men were out of employment today. The only men not affected by the lodk out are the painters, paper hangers and decorators. Work has been stop? ped on all the buildings in course of erection in the city, with the excep? tion of the contracts of the George A. ! Fuller Co., and a few other outside; contractors who are not members of i the Builders League. Indianapolis, Ind., August 3.-A special to the News from Hartford City, ind., says: A head-on collision at 2.40 this morning, between a west? bound Pan Handle freiglrt, and the east-bound passenger, injured twenty one persons, some of them seriously. When Adolphus Beaver, a young farmer of Iredell County, returned to his home from a trip to Statesville yesterday, he could not find his wife. The neighbors were alarmed and the body of the woman was found in a well. The coroner's investigation showed that she had been assaulted and murdered. Suspicion points to a negro named Welford Roseboro, who has not been caught. Pittsburg, Pa., An gust 1.-The threatened order for a general lock-out of the building trades was issued to? day by the Builders' Exchange League. It became effective on some con? tracts today, but on others it will not effect until Monday. It is believed that it will takeaway from employment 25,000 men. WASHINGTON LETTER. Revealing Republican Rottenness Washington, D. C., August 4. While the present republican adminis? tration is seeking to make a record for investigation and reform, the most strenuous efforts, efforts little short of scandalous, are being made to save from the consequences of his own acts the man whom President Roosevelt has described as "My dearest friend and closest political adviser," Lucius N. Littauer, representative from New York. The evidence in the bankruptcy case of one E. R. Lyon disclosed the fact that Lyon entered into a partnership with Littauer, that Littauer procured for the part? nership so formed a contract to sell to the war department, for the use of the soldiers, 150,000 pairs of gauntlets and that Littauer's share of the prof? its on the sie of 33,061 pairs of these gloves amounted to $1,700 all this being set forth in Littaeur's own handwriting, in a statement written on the stationery of the House com? mittee on Manufacturers, and in ex? press violation of the statute which expressly says, 4 ' No member of Con? gress . . . shall directly or indirectly . . . hold or enjoy, in whole or in part, any contract made or entered into in behalf of the United States or by any officer or person authorized to make contracts on the part of the United States." i The evidence, being Littauer's own I statement, made in his own handwrit? ing, must be regarded as unimpeach? able and it proves that Littauer has been guilty of the same violation of the United States statute for which ex-Congressman Edmunds H. Driggs j has been indicted by the Brooklyn i grand jury. When the facts in this i case were made public Secretary Root I ordered an " investigation but in is? suing instructions to the officer charg? ed with the investigation, Mr. Root merelv instructed him to ascertain if i * ? the contract was awarded to the low? est bidder. The President promised a "full and fair investigation" of this case and Colonel Garlington has made an investigation believed to be anything but "full and fair", not of his own volition but because his powers were limited by Secretary Root, his superior. Lawyers have ap? peared before the Secretary to plead leniency for Littauer and it is feared that their client's close association with the President will affect the Sec? retary's decision. The public is awaiting Mr. Root's decision with in? terest, but it cannot avoid reflecting that in the case of Driggs the investi? gation was conducted by the grand jury and that Mr. Driggs, on less pos? itive evidence, will be compelled to stand trial in a court of justice. A development in the Postofnce in? vestigation regarded by the officials as the most sensational they have as yet unearthed has just come to light through the indictment by the District of Columbia grand jury of August W. Machen, former superintendent of free dei very, on several new counts and the simultaneous indictment of seven of his confederates, the evidence presented to the jury showing that Machen and his partners in crime had entered into four contracts whereby tfoe government was swinded ont of a som estimated at $75,000. In two instances Machen awarded contracts for carriers satchels, or bags. The specifications called for shoulder straps and the price was made to include them. Machen then pur? chased the shoulder straps from an? other source, paid lor them with gov? ernment funds and furnished them to the manufacturers of the satchels, securing from the latter the amount thus saved them, approximately 25 cents per strap, which he and his confederates divided between them? selves. In another instance, Machen placed a contract for small leather cases used by carriers, withoart asking for bids, and caused the government to pay 90 cents each for the ?ases, but secured a refund to himself and Iiis pals of 60 cents ?rn each case. In the last instance, Machen awarded to the Mayor of Lockhaven, Pa., ?a contract for painting zna?l boxes which the manufacturers weoe require? to paint. In this instance he and his associates divided profits of ??3,000. lu addition to officials sud otters who had already been indicted the grand jury return? ed true bills against William C. Long, a Washingtonian wfeo comes from Ohio and who claims to be a peotege of Senator Hanna, Maurice Rankle of New York, John T. Cupper, mayor of Lockhaven, Pa., and William Gordon Crawford, manager of the Postal D?? vi?e & Lock Company of New York, Crawford having been at one time de? puty auditor for the postofllce depart? ment and being at this time a mem? ber of the most exclusive club in Washington. It ie generally believed that this practically ends the present crop of indictments growing out of the current investigation, although the grand jury is still at work and will probably rein dict on new counts, George W. Beav? ers and other offiicals aready indicted. It is also expected vuat there will be a number of dismissals in the near fu? ture. Postmaster General Payne, who has been for a number of weeks cruis? ing about the Atlantic coast on a re venue cutter, has retnrned to Wash- J ington, having stopped at Oyster Bay on his way to Washington. It is un? derstood that ifche President pointed oat to the Postmaster General the necessity of getting rid of his "con? fidential clerk," H. H. Rand, who has been intimately associated with Machen and mo?t of his pals. The President has determined to make an investigation into the methods and transactions of the Government Printing Office with a view to ascer? taining why the expense of printing and binding in that institntioon ex? ceeds, by from 50 to 150 per cent, the cost of the same work in private in? stitutions. It is intimated in some quarters that such an investigation will reveal grave scandals, but every officer of the administration who has to do with the Government Printing Office welcomes the prospect of a re? form of its methods, even should no corruption be discovered. This in? vestigation grows out of the case of William Miller who was expelled by tbe bookbinders' union and whom Public Printer Palmer'discharged on that account. Miller has been re? instated and Palmer is supposed to be investigating new charges filed against him by the officers of the union. Albany, Ga., Aug. 2.-The first bale of the new cotton crop of Georgia to be marketed he re was sold this morn? ing by Deal L. Johnson a negro farm? er, for 15 cents a pound. The bale weighed 368 pounds and was classed as full middling. Georgetown, Ky., August 3.-The Commonwealth announced itself ready when the special term of the Scott Circuit Court was convened to try Ex-Secretary of State Powers fer the third time on a charge of compli? city in the Goebel assassination. The State will call about fifty witnessea Among the defence's witnesses are about thirty who have never taken, the stand before in this case. Fully a dozen of them were defence witnesses in tlie last trial of James Howard. A WEST VIRGINIA" TRAGEDY. Wife of a Well-to-do Farmer Kills Her Husband, Who Had Fired at Her Three Times. Matewan, W" Va., August 3.-Wil? liam Adair, a prosperous farmer and lumber dealer, was shot and killed by his wife in front of their home, on Pidgeon Creek, in this county. Adair who had been in Cincinnati disposing of some timber, returned here rather unexpectedly iind found his wife away from home. He went in search of her and, finding her in the home of a neighbor, beca me jealous, and, pull? ing a revolver from his pocket, fired three shots at her, all of which went* wild Mrs. Adair ran into her house, seized ber husband's Winchester and returned to tho yard just as he was entering the gate. He attempted to escape by running toward the woods nearby, but a bullet from the Win? chester in the hands of the infuriated woman laid him low. He fell to the ground mortally wounded and died without uttering a word. The wom? an rode horseback to Williamson, where she surrendered and is now in jail. Mrs. Adair comes from one of the wealthy families of Minog County. She will enter a plea of self-defence, as she claims she saw her husband re? loading his revolver and she realized he meant to kill her. PAWTHTGUBAN ARMY. Gen. Maximo Gomez has Just Completed a List of the Rev? olutionary Soldiers En? titled to Pay. His Own Name Heads the List With a Claim of $20,000. Havana, August 3.-Gen. Maximo Gomez, the chairman of the commis? sion dealing with the matter, has just completed a list of the revolution? ary soldiers en titled to pay. In an in? terview with the Associated Press cor? respondent Gen. Gomez stated that the Hst consists of about 50,000 sol? diers and does not include civil' em? ployees. He telieves that the pend? ing loan will not cover more than half the claims, acid anticipates that the Cuban Congress will provide for the payment of the balance in some form of due bill, payable with interest, af? ter a considerable interval, and prob? ably discountable and transferable. The General says the work of his commission is final. J Gen. Gomez said the rate of wages allowed to an ordinary soldier is one dollar a day during the period of his service. Sergeants and commissioned office rs are separately computed, the amounts allowed ranging from a few hundred dollars to $20,000, the latter sum being allowed himself as com? mander-in-chief. The pay of many generals and <?lone!s is fixed at $10 000 and upwards. The majority of the privates will receive in the vi? cinity of $900, indicating two and half years' service. (Jen. Gomez said the total altogether exceeds the commis? sion's expectations, but the claims were reviewed so carefully that there ! is no doubt as to their justice. The decidedly unpopular idea enter? tained by the soldier element that the army wall be paid in full does not find much credence in administration circles. The total amount of the claims has aroused some surprise and the matter is at present in an indefi? nite shape, but it is not believed that the Government will consider it advis? able to go beyond paying the veterans poportionately to the full extent of the loan. According to present indi? cations the amount of the loan will not meet more than 50 or GO per cent of the total claims. The W. O. W. camps of Darlington and Lee counties will run an excur? sion from Sumter to Asheville, N. C., on cr about August 18th. Schwab Has Resigned. Philadelphia, Aug. 3.-The Public Ledger tomorrow will say: Charles M. Schwab, president of the United States Steel corporation, will sever his official connection with that con? cern today (Tuesday), his resignation as president now being in the hands of the executive committee. . This information came to the Public Ledger from one of the directors of the corporation. For months Mr. Schwab's resignation has been ru? mored, but each time the rumor ap? peared it was denied by Mr. Schwab himself as well as by the corpora? tion's directors. The executive committee will meet today and recommend its acceptance. The recommendation will then be turned over to the directors who will meet later in the day and formally ap-' prove it. Mr. Schwab will also, it is announc? ed, resign as a director, thus com? pletely severing his connection with the company. W. E. Corey, who on July 1 was ap? pointed assistant to President Schwab "to perform the active duties of the president of the corporation" is stated will be elected Mir. Schwab's success? or, but his duties will be practically the same as those he is now perform? ing-the physical operation of the various plants comprising the corpor? ation. Atlantic Coast Lumber Company. Georgetown, August 3.-The saw mill plant, timber and timber rights belonging to the Atlantic Coast Lum? ber Company were sold today in front of the company's office here by Special Master George H. Moffett, for the sum of $1,000.000, and the personal property for $50,000 for the benefit of the reorganization committee. The receivers will continue tb run the business until the sale is confirmed by the Courts and the property will be turned over to the new company, which will take two or three weeks. There was only one bid, that of Mr. Samuel Norris, who, with Mr. Charles McVeagh, represented the reorganiz? ation committee. It is understood that a new syndicate has already been formed to take over this immense pro? perty, and there will be no shutting down of the plant in any of its depart? ments. The new company will be operated under the name of the At? lantic Coast Lumber Corporation and the charter has already been obtained in thiis State. Wrecking a. Tobacco Trust. New York, August 3.-The matter of the application of Edwin A. Mc Alpin, of Ossining, and others, for the appointment of a receiver for the Uni? versal Tobacco Company, came up be? fore Vice Chancellor Pitney in Jersey City today. The petitioners charge that President Wm. H. Butler has been a party to a plan to wreck the company and has misapplied the com? panys' funds. The comnany has a stock of $1,000,000. On March 31 last it had assets of $1,135,000 and liabili? ties of $862,000. The hearing was ad? journed until August IL The Santee Eitles of Elloree and the Bishoville Guards, of Bishopville, spent several hours in the city Monday night between trains. They were en route to Anderson, where the Third Regiment encampment will be held this week. The entire Third Regi? ment passed through this city at ll o'clock, the train with the Charleston companies leaving that city at 9.20 p. m. The remaining companies of the Regiment were picked up as follows : Company Kr- from Walterboro, joined the Charleston companies at the sta? tion and Company L, at St. Stephen's, at 10 p. m. : Company F, of George? town, at Lanes at 10.15 p. m., and Companies G, H, I and M, from El? loree, Florence, Hartsville and Bishop ville, respectively, in this city at ll p. m. The special train carrying the soldiers was scheduled to reach And? erson at 6 a. m., but the probability is that it did not arrive on time. Mobile, Ala., August 2.-The pleas? ure yacht Florodora was struck by lightning today, off the wharf at Point Clear, Baldwin County, a resort in Mobile Bay, killing three men. The dead are Ledyard Scott, formerly pro? fessor in the Imperial University at Kagasima, Japan: Bruce Granville Lincoln, a wealthy young English? man, visiting Mobile in connection with some investments, and William Brewton, pilot of the yacht. Mr. Scott died instantly and the others did not recover consciousness after being struck. Mr. Scott's young daughter and Charles Baldwin, engi? neer, were burned badly, but not fa? tally injured. lt is rumored in railroad circles that a better and more convenient schedule is to be made effective on the Marion and Kingville branch of the Southern within a short time. The present broken schedule with Blacksburg and Rock Hill and Kingsville and Marion as terminal points is said to be work? ing a hardship upon travelers desiring the connections at these points, and that this arrangement does not givfc the local travel any particular advaar age. The schedule was arranged with the idea cf giving the local travel the best service, the presumption being that the connections were unimpor? tant both to these patrons and to the . general traveling public. Through connection will be arranged. -State* Senator Gorman of Maryland is the ' choice of the Georgia Legislature for President. A poll of the menders a' few days ago resulted as follows : Stri? ate-For Gorman, 20: Parker, 7: Hi/2 3; Shepard, 2 Bryan, 4. House-For Gorman, 68; Parker, 18; Hill, IS, Shepard, 6; Bryan, 20; Hearst, 5: Tom L. Johnson, 5. Several mem? bers in each branch of the assemblv did not vote. Greenville, August 3.-Griffin and Bud Pack, two brothers, who live beyond the city limits, on the Chick Springs road, became involved in a fight this morning over a trivial mat? ter. Bud dealt his brother a heavy blow on tlie head with a chair, from the effects of which he died in about two hours. Shortly after the fight Bud Pack ran, but lie was arrested this afternoon near Taylor's Station. He is now in the county jail. Little is known of the character of the two men, who have lived in this section only a short time, having run away from North Carolina.