Georgetown Semi-Weekly Times : volume 30, number 38 - 07-17-1895

              CHAINED TO NO PARTY'S ARBITRARY SWAY, WE'LL CM"'-      "> TRUTH WHERE'ER SHE LEADS THE WAY.
BY JOSIAH DO£%.
THE LlfOR. LAWS
Brlnir FroBh and Oontlnuod Trou¬ bles In South Carolina.
THE EFFECTS OF A KEW STATDIE.
lt ti Enforced ou Ono 1'iirty, Wliloh Br] orb ,   ou ft Tost   ut Arms—Groat Kxcltu- naont Prevail*. Over it Iu thu l'Mwetto Btate,
Columiua, S. C, July 18.—A fow daya ajjo the stato authorities began to ap¬ ply to ox-liquor dealers a section of tho state dlspcuBury law which provides that a circuit judge can enjoin any }nau from selling liquor and in case he violates it, permitting1 him to bo jerked up for contempt of court; that tho judgo can thon, on almost any hind of a showing, declare him guilty and scn- touco him to tho penitentiary, doing away with tho constitutional right of a trial by jury which is guaranteed to ovory man.
In accordance with this policy, Wil¬ liam  Sheppard,   an   ex-liquor  dealer, wnBJDrkcd  up horo  yesterday .before Circuit Judgo Townsend.   His attorney mado a brilliant fight for the preserva¬ tion of the constitutional right.   Yes¬ terday afternoon about 5 o'clock the judge rendered his opinion, overruling tho objections of Sheppard's attorney, adjudging Sheppard guilty of contempt and sentencing him to  eight months Imprisonment in tho state penitentiary And to pay a fine of 9300.   Before tho sun had set pistols were cracking nt a rapid  rate  on  one  of  the  principal streets of tho city—Gcrvias street—and Sheppard   was  being  carried  to  the state prison liko a murderer with blood streaming from his garments, thero be¬ ing wounds in his legs and neck.   The Warrant for arrest  and  commitment 'www placed in the hands of Liquor Con- Btablo Spcod  for  service.   Ho got his force of mon out and thev finally sur¬ rounded Shoppavd's place of - business. No one was in thero but  Sheppard. Some flltoon or twenty shots were fired altogether.    Civilian  and  city  police witnesses say that Constable Jenkins started tho fusillade, firing in the storo upon Shoppard threo times before an¬ other  report was   heard.   The   con¬ stables say that they called on Sheppard to surrender, that he refused to do so, whipped out two piBt-ols and began to flro at Constable Speed.   Speed's hand and neck wero grazed by bullets.   Con¬ stable Jenkins, who was using two pis¬ tols also,   had  his neok  grazed by a bullet,   Chief of Police Daly, who was close at hand, had difficulty in getting Jenkins to stop firing, he says.   Con¬ stable Holloway fired four or fivo shots Into the storo too.   The bullets are im¬ bedded in a partition in the store near which Sheppard was standing.   Chief Daly finally got inside and  Sheppard •almost shot him before ho saw who he was.   Sheppard stated to him that he Would surrender to him, but to nobody 'else. He was taken out into the street, placed In a wagon and carried to the state ponitontlary  where his wounds were dressed,
Tho constables toll a-different story of the battle from any of the other wltnessos. Speed said he went inside ' and called on Sheppard to surrender. Sheppard told him he would not and pulled two pistols, firing at him twice beforo ho could get his own pistols out. Then ho says Sheppard 'dodged behind a screen and kept up his fire. Jenkins and tho others fired In from the out¬ side. When Sheppard fell he walked out and asdie was going out Sheppard fired at htm again. Jenkins tolls a story agreeing with Speed in essential particulars. Shcppard's' two pistols, when taken from him along with a razor, showed a total of only four empty chambers.
Sheppard-is an old liquor dealer here, 'but the evidence adduced at tho hear¬ ing yesterday was to the effect that ho had given up the business as soon as the injunction was passed upon him.
Ills brother was arrested also for vio¬ lating the dispensary law. Considera¬ ble excitement was occasioned by the shooting.
Attorney General Barber has applied ior a writ of habeas corpus before Chief Jubtice Fuller in the case of Lafar, one •of the constables jailed by Judge ¦Simonton for contempt in violating his Jllquor injunction order.
BASEBALL   IN   A ROW.
"Improvements in the City.
The fine, colonial proportions of Mr. H. Kaminslri's new resi¬ dence, on the corner ot! Prince and Broad streets, is now fully 'developed, and attracts favora¬ ble comment by all those seeing it. The house will soon bo com¬ pleted and will be one of the most modernly equipped houses in the State. It will have hot and cold water, heated hy regis
GEORGETOWN, S. C,  JULY- 17,   1895.
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VOL. XXX—NO '38
THE CONDITIONS OF TRADE.
What the Commercial .Agencies of Dan and Brails tree te Say or Trade.
New York, July IS.—It. G. Dun & Co. in their weekly review of trade will say today:
A business flood so strong and rapid that tho conservatives fear It may do harm, is out ot season in July. But tho .seasons this year lap over and crowd each other. May frosts and [rights, it is now evident, kept book much bus¬ iness that would naturally havo been finished bororo midsummer, and the delayed culmina- nation of one season f*ets in the way of efforts to begin another on time. But tho volume of business, however it may be measured, is re¬ markably large for tho month.
Cotton has not changed, though speculation
Plays Havoc and. Laps Over Into Connecticut-
THE REPORTS OF THE DAMAGE DOSE.
THE ALABAMA  BAR MEETS.
tel'S as well as by gfrates,, aiKl( stm turns wholly on prospects, regardless of lit With electricity I eaormous stocks carried over.   In Europe tho
«Trt    „     r   vj   ¦_*¦ «, /i ! maiiufu-.ua'cr lags but here issatisfuctory.
JUeSSrS.d. rl. XOUllg OC UO- are , Tho vcofcly output of pig Iron was 171,194 building a large One story build- ! t°"s, Imvinj,* risen I3,f90 tons in June and other in** on tbe wharf tn hn iiR«rl in j furnttCCShil™sono into operation since July -Uirf.uu tlio wiian, Mi ue USeu IU . .]th. The rapid rise In prices has brought into their growing -fish business. ] operation, many additional works, and there is These gentlemen now handle'stlU:ir"slltol,UY hetoro prices navauccfur- nnnntifinanf rich nnr. ii-nm/i ,lni» > lhcr* 1""»entlal manufacturer are sending qUaiHHieSOi HSU aiUl game dUr-; out warnings that the rise may easily domis- ing the Season. ! chief, and prices havo in fact advanced nearly
MVq      A.      *f-V     1-Vivtov   Vioe   iM1,v. ' s^ per cent in two weeks but ure still la per
m.i».   a.   u.   oa.\w.i   ui«i  KHU    centlower than in October. 1892.   The demand
down the one story building on the north side of Front street. and is erecting in its place a two story building,to be used as a storo and restaurant.
Mr. J. B. Steele is preparing to tear down two or three wood en buildings on Front street: and erect in their place three,. probably live, one story brick buildings.
J. B. Brockington is building a neat cottage ou the corner oil High Market und St. James streets.
We understand that Mr, 'Mo¬ ses,   who  recently bought thn
•'Logan house," on Front street,
is going to improve and repaint
same and make it an ornament
to the street. The   Methodist    Parsonage,
corner High Market and Orange
streets, has  been   handsomely
painted, and adds much to the
handsome appearance   of  tlie
street. Mr. Jacob Savage is' carrying
out additional improvements at
his mill, near the railroad wharf,
and runs il now day and  night.
We understand that it is'his in¬ tention to   move   his big  mill
here from Olivet in the   near
futnre. The Reformed Episcopalians,
under the leadership  of Rev.
G. Capers White') have recently
erected a  neat and handsome
little chapel- on Duke street, and
will shortly worship there.
Thoro   Were   Three  Killed,  and  Six ously  Injured—Great    Damage   t ' the    Tobacco    Crops—Relic -f Work    in    Progress.
-Three
'Visiting nnd Local Negroes Go to  Shoot¬ ing Euoh Othor.
Gi(KEN wood, S. C, July 18.—A large negro excursion was in town yesterday from Clinton and there was a match game of ball. At the end of tho second inning a Hot was iuauguaratcd and pandemonium prevailed. Thero was a perfect fusillade of pistol shots in the dense crowd of negroes. A Clinton tough and a Greenwood outlaw started tho riot, Silas Roden of Clinton was shot In tho leg and badly wounded in the head. Dan Hester, a bystander, was shot through the thigh. Albert Gilbert, our outlaw, was not hurt, but "will not escape tho town council.
Soath Carolina'.-. Tobacco .Exhibit. Columiua, S. C, July 16.— Commis- •flionor Roche, who is iu charge of the Atlanta exposition exhibit iu this state, returned to tho city yesterday after a tour among the counties of Darlington, Florence, etc. He says tho tobacco growers aro preparing to arrange for a b)j? exhibit of tobacco in all its stages and forms, lie expects this to bo one Of the features of the South Carolina exhibit.    	
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Pawley's Island- This justly famous seaside re¬ sort is as popular as ever, aiid rapidly filling up with people from all parts of the State ancl Georgia, who go there to keep cool, enjoy the finest surf bath¬ ing along the coast, and uot be annoyed by that summer pest, the mosquito. The Pawley's Island Hotel is full of people" at present from Columbia, Marion, Darlington, Florence and Georgetown, and also Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia, and every train.brin.gs others seek¬ ing rest and recreation upon this most enjoyable beach. A large marooning party from Georgetown is spending a cou¬ ple of weeks there now, and we understand that several large parties are expected from the up country during the present month. With greater hotel ad¬ vantages, and quicker and clos¬ er means of reaching theislaud, it would become the most popular beach in the three States.
Up to about ten or twelve years ago, it was practically unknown, except to the planters of our county, who made their homes there; but now people from all over the State o# North Carolina, Georgia aud Alabama go there, and enjoy it—are bene¬ fitted, and return again.
Some of the cures of this sea¬ side resort are truly marvelous. The island is situated right out in the Atlantic, connected, with the main land by bridges. It is entirely surrounded by salt water, no fresh water passing any whore near. The houses are surrounded by a growth of shrubbery and low growing; oaks, which keeps oif most of the glare of the island. The beach—well, to appreciate it, you should see it, and enjoy the fine surf bathing. • Altogether, there is no place like Pawley's Island for abso¬ lute rest—and' recuperation of the usual summer tired feeling and prostration.
for structural forms is enormous. Bessemer pig has advanced to 11,40 at Pittsfcurg. and wire hails to flM, both higher than in October, IRK*: grey forgo lo $11.23, structural beams to 1.5 and angles to 1.35.
Wool is still advancing -roith enormous sales. As tho sales aro about four times the weekly consumptions. It la obvious that the market is essentially siieculattve.
Coltoil goods continue- active and strong, with coniuarltively littlo difllculty as to labor. The northern mills havo taken little over 100,- flCO bales in tho past there months, since cot¬ ton was below 7 cents, but with cotton bought cheap for live mouths ahead, thoy arc able to do Rood business- It is not the season lor ac¬ tivity in boots und shoes, and orders havo fallen oil. Prices of shoes, leather and jiitics aro us stiff as* ever.
Foreign trails is not unite encouraging, ex¬ ports for July showing a large decrease. •The failure fov :li_ first four days of July HUowl:::bU!tii>su::':!.Sii8,S00. of whk-h ;*3SaU£i were of manufacturing and S-VO-^OOtJ or trading* concerns. Vuilm-vs this week have been 253 iu tbe United States aghiust 2-17 Inst year and :t: in Canada against 19 last year. To which Bradstreets a-dfis: Among eastern cities thoro is a change for tho better at Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Balti¬ more and Providence. Ma-nufacturers of woolens and jewelry report a- botter demand while all forms pf iron and steel are in active request, these features resulting in • stimula¬ tion of business in other lines. With a fow ex¬ ceptions iicncral trade is inilet, and summer dullness prevail** throughout the south. Tho exception is with rcmiest to iron mills which, arc running lull lime. Tbis is conspicuous at Chult.inoo.Ty. an;l is l>o:-'iuiiing to be so at Bir¬ mingham. At Atlanta, sales of hardware are* lawer. but tho.se of dry goods, shoes and gro¬ ceries avo*smaller. Nov: Orleans reports only a fair volume of businoss, less than was ex¬ pected. *.
Bunk clearings throughout the country this: - ^jVpT week present the largest total sinco the* period of panic In 1803, 81,1401000,000^ 30 per cent- larger than In tho second week of July, J894,aud. H per cent larger than In the second week oV July, 1S93.
June railway earnings show continued im¬ provement in tho largest gain lor any month In. two years.
Tho notable fulling off in Juno is that in earnings! of tho Southern roads, caused by tho coal miners'strike on- tho Norfolk and. Western Railroad,
There were 25C failures lu business In the United States this week, as compared with. 107 lost week, 220 in the ^econd week of July,. 1894. and 398 In tho liko week in 1893.
NICARAUGA   IN. MINATURE.
Tho Greatf Canal WIU Thus Ira Exhibitc<i at Atlanta.
Atlanta, July 15.— Space in the transportation building of tlie Cotton. States and International Exposition. was awarded Saturday for .the model- of tho Nicaragua (Sjmai, which was ex¬ hibited in Paris, The national charac¬ ter of thia undertaking- and its especial importance to the development and ex¬ tension of the industries of tho south, should make it an exhibit-'of Junusual- intercst to this section of country. The model is fourteen by forty feet in. size and is a representation in relief of" the entire canal from San Juan del- Norte, on tho Caribbean Sea, to Brito, on the Pacific, showing- the topography water courses and lakes. The model will be an operative one, arranged to* show the flow of water from Lake Nica- ragua, the great central reservoir to> either outlet of the canal.
C-TEFjiy Hill, Ull.3., July 15. dead and about six seriously injured in the result of Saturday's tornado, not in¬ cluding tlie homeless condition of about 15_familics. The dead, as reported are Conrad Friedman, the hotel keeper; Anton, one of August Mund's laborers and William Akron's eight months old baby. Six persons were take.*, lo the Haclcensack hospital, but two have since been discharged. Edgar Chin- nock, the decorative artist, whose skull was fractured, while he attempted to save his brother's Frank's horses, ia still in a critical condition. He was able to recognize his mother this after¬ noon but his recovery is doubtful.
The Cherry 1UU Relief ITund was formed at llackeasack today. Cigar boxes were displayed on all the prom¬ inent thoroughfares and collections taken at Cherry Hill, all the afternoon from the mass of visitors. About $1,000 was collected. Upwards of 25,000 per¬ sons visited the scene of destruction to- I day, some driving- from New York, Jer- ¦ sev City, Long Island and Ilyack.
Hev.   A.   Duryee,   pastor of the Re- ¦formed Church, which was blown oil its foundations, held services hi the open air this afternoon and fully 5,000 per¬ sons attended. i     Tonight a mass meeting will be held I in the Haekensack Opera House to de- ¦ vise means of establishing a fund for | tlie relief of the needy suffers at Cherry j Hill.   All the churches have  promised | to combine in the work, i     The damage to property  will reach i about 575,000.   Ko  msurauce policies ! cover damage by tornado.    Tents have J I been sent hefts from the ncighburmg i towns.   About ten families are in sore I , circumstances through the loss of their j ' new homes and prompt attention  will ; 1 be paid to these.
Across the line, in Connecticut, the storm extended over a tract about two Widsor Locks fields, East Hart¬ ford, Glastonbury, Manchester and WcthcrsGeld, were the towns that suf¬ fered worst. Iu Sullield. tlie tobacco crop is riddled and.practically ruined. At Woods Station, just north of Wind¬ sor Locks, Harvey Fuller, who had sought refuge in a shed, was struck by lightning and severely injured. In Glustonbury the hail fell two inches deep ou - tbe iicids, and where it fell from the roofs of barns and houses it was eighteen inches deep. The tobacco crop in that town and in the south part of East Hartford is totally ruined. The leaves are stripped from the trees and the whole section is devastated. In this city the hail was heavy and in the southeastern section garden crops were ; destroyed. The loss cannot be estimat- [ cd as the wires are down in many j places and telephoning is impossible, j It will certainly reach over ?200,000.
ALABAMA POLITICS.
Various Topics   ot   Interest:  to   tbo   L'ro-
fctislon Discussed.
Montgomery. July 12.—The eigh¬ teenth annual meeting of the Alabama State Bar association convened in the house of representatives at 10 o'clock yesterday.
The meeting opened by the address of the president, James E. Webb, Esq. Tins was followed by reports of tho treasurer, executive committee, com¬ mittee oa iurisprudence and law re¬ form by tho chairman, D. 1'. Bestor, Esq.
D. P.- .Bestor, Esq., being absent a very interesting paper was read by Hon. A. D. Sayre.
The paper b3** John London, Esq., on "Exemptions from Executions" was an able, well written article on tho subject, and was listened to with great attention.
''Our relations," by W. L. Chambers, Esq., was an exhaustive paper on the subject, and was handled with a skill which evidenced aJ thorough study of the subject.
Hon. Samuel M. ileck, of Mississippi, delivered the annual address, and the distinguished gentleman did himself honor and added greatly to the intel¬ lectual feast of the occasion.
The report of the committee on judi¬ ciary administration and remedial pro- ceedure by the chairman, A. C. Har¬ grove, Esq., was a valuable contribu¬ tion to brilliant papers of the series and was most thorough in its details.
There are about one hundred lawyers in attendance.
Today the association will meet at Jackson's Lake, where they will min¬ gle business with pleasure and a most enjoyable time may be expected by the members.
A Full Crop of ¦Gubernatorial Candidates Sprlnj- TJp.
MoNTGOflZKT.r, Ala., Jnly 15.—It is now said that Frank L. *Pcttus, of Sel¬ ma, president of the stato senate, and ex-oificio lieutenant-governor, has giv¬ en it out that he will bo a candidate for the democratic gobcrnatorial nomi¬ nation. If this' proves to bo a fact, Capt. Joseph F. Johnston's chances aro very much diminished. He has been regarded as tho candidate of the silver democrats all along. Petus' candidacy would mean the loss of Dallas and other big Middle Alabama counties to Johnston. Congressman' Baukhead is also mentioned as a dark horse silver democratic candidate for governor.
On the 25th inst. the executive com¬ mittee of the people's party of the state will hold a meeting in Birmingham. The call was issued for tho meeting some days ago. Tho meeting of tho people's party executive committc vir¬ tually opens the campaign in Alabama for next year.
Fusion is whispered between the re¬ publicans and populists and Dr. Tt. A. Mosclcy, Jr., chairman of tho commit¬ tee, who aspires to run for governor on the republican ticket, will call a meet¬ ing of the committee in a few weeks to consider the next campaign. W. F. Albrieh, who ran for congressman in tho fourth district of Alabama against Gaston Roberts, is slated for United States senator on the republican ticket, to get the place now occupied by Mr. Pugh. Tho populists will name Stato Senator Goodwyn for governor.
WASHMGTM MEWS.
Tho Govornmont'a E-h.bit nt Cot¬ ton States Exposition-
ATLANTA MS GETS THE APPOINTMENT
Tho Order otT IHlia Incorporated—WiwlibiE-
ton Has nt i'OTi_atloii—Alubnnm   nnil
i\l]sfU_3ii)"l Liuiil Uoi.unliisU.'M.r-i.
GoorglCt Got.'t a I'lum,
A COAL COMMISSIONER.
TO VISIT ATLANTA.
Tiio National Kdu-e.itlonal Association Will Co So In October.
Denver/Co!.. ."Inly IS.—The thirty- fourth annual convention of the Na¬ tional Educational association is in ses¬ sion here and the attendance is esti¬ mated at 2j,000.
The following officers were cleeted: II. S. Tarbcll, Providence, R. I., presi¬ dent: Earl Barnes, Menlo Park, Cal,, vice-president: Bcttic A. Dutton, Cleveland, secretary and treasurer; Charles D. Carina, Salarthmore, Pa.; D, A- Keihl, Minneapolis: ,7. R. Pres¬ ton, Jackson, MUs., and J. Zl. Groon, Trenton, N, J. executive committee.
The association accepted an invita¬ tion to visit the Co£ton States and In¬ terim tioaal exposition, in Atlanta, dur¬ ing the month of October, where they will attend the educational congress that is to be hold at the exposition dur¬ ing tho last week in October.
The educational congress will be in session for a week and will attract ed¬ ucators from every section of the coun¬ try. . 	
BLEW UP A TENT.
Alabama Coal Dealers Urj-anfzo to Kega- lato Prices.
BiEMixoiTAM, Ala., July 13.—The coal mine operators in Alabama have about perfected the formation of a big coal selling pool which has been in process of organization for some time. It is designed much like the sonthern pig iron pool recently formed by the Ten¬ nessee Coal and Iron railroad company and several other large producers. Tho coal pool includes, it is said, all tho coal raining companies of any importance in Alabama. Tho purpose of it will bo to control and maintain prices with some degree of uniformity, thus pre¬ venting the cutting of rates. Ifc is un¬ derstood that a commissioner will he appointed to look aftor rates and prices just as a commissioner of an associa¬ tion of railroads. His headquarters will be in this city. , It is said that the pool will maintain stift'er prices on do¬ mestic coal in order to compete success¬ fully with outsiders in tho sale of ex¬ port coal.
It is said that an effort which the local retail dealers made to form a combine and raise retail prices in this city failed'because of the refusal of the dealers to enter.
WAGES ADVANCED.
Two-Thirds    ot   I*aat -Year's    R-cductloc* - Restored.
Birmixgiiam, Ala., July 15.—The Tennessee Coal, Iron aud Railroad Com¬ pany has made another advance in the wages of'their workers in the mines in. this district. This time it is among the common laborers such as are employed iu the handling of coal cars, cleaning' out drifts and cutting entries. During the strike last year these men suffered a reduction' and yesterday a miners- committee of thirteen from Blue Creek, Pratt City, Blockton and West Pratt called on the management and asked- for a raise for tho men on a parity with that -granted the miners us per con¬ tract. The advance is two-thirds of the reduction of last year all round.     .   *
THE MISSISSIPPI CONTEST.
Tlio Orangemen's Parades Washington, July 13.—Orangemen, paraded everywhere throughout Can¬ ada and the' northern and western, states yesterday without molestation anywhere so far as heard from. The greatest number   of  paradters, 4,000 is-
lions. Allen and Sims to Meet iu a Joint Silvor Dobate. Jacksox, Miss., July 13.—Hon. John M. Allen notified the bimetalic league of Jackson that he will be on hand next -Tuesday nig-ht to meet Hon. W. H. Sims, first assistant secretary of the interior, in joint dc-bate. The appoint¬ ment is Colonel Sims', but Allen, who! is a candidate for United .States scna,- i»or to succeed J. Y. George, proposes to measure lances with him in the official terms. This joint discussion will draw the biggest audience that has been Been in Jackson during this red-hot campaign. Both speakers being very popular personalities and Jackson be¬ ing evenly.divided between silver and
gold. 	
An Illinois Central "Wreck. Poxciiatula, La., July 13.— Illinois Central passenger train which left Kew Orleans yesterday, was wrecked two miles north of here- Jack I'urdy, the engineer, was killed, and the fireman, George Hammond, and baggage-man, Dick Hogan, were badly hurt, llcyond this no others were injured. Tile wreck was caused by some one malaciouslv tampering with the .switch. The wounded were attended by physicians of this place. Four negro tramps have been arrested.
>"ew Jersey to be r.t Atlanta, j    Trkxtox, X. «•*-. July 12.—Advicos in- \ dicate that this   state   will   be reprc-
* sealed at the Cotton States and  lntor-
• national exposition. Governor Worts .'has issued a- proclamation urging the ¦; peoplo to take ininiediato -net-soil to this \ end.   The newspapers have takeu up
the matter in earnest and thu -L-xhibit is
An Infernal .".lachlno In a Tin Can—ProvL dontlal Kscapo. Stkubenvilli;, Onio, July 13.—An at¬ tempt was made last night to kill John J. Jones and William Jones, of this city on their camp at Adens, where they have their families. Mrs William Jones was awakened during tho night by tho burning of the commissary tent and whon everybody rushed ont to save their goods and provisions, an explosion took placo in the living tent that blew tho campers'.beds in every direction. It wos found that the bomb was made of powder wrapped in a gunny sack aud rammed in a can. The fact that the people were out of the living tent at the moment was the only preservation of their lives.
JUDGES ARRESTED.
THE ALABAMA LAWYERS.
Tho liar Association Elect Officers antl Enjoy a Feast. Mostgomeiiy, Ala., July IS.—The Al¬ abama Bar association finished its an¬ nual session yesterday at Jackson's Lake, while the local bar entertaindd the guests. After several reports an election was held and Colonel Daniel S. Troy was elected president. Viee- prcsidents, G. J. Overall, S. D. Wecdly, J. O. Smith, W. L. Clay and D. T. Blakey. Alexander Troy was re-elect¬ ed secretary and treasurer, and the same executive committee was re-elect¬ ed. Presideut Troy will announce the standing committeo later, which will name the next place of meeting.
lUcG.inn Mny  toso Ills   Seat  In Congress by tho Investigation.
Chicago, 111., July 13.—As a result of the McGann-Eelknap election contest in the second congressional district, Election Commissioner Keenan swore out warrants yesterday for the arrest of John Ready, Andrew Buchanan, and A. 33. Gage, judges of election, last No¬ vember in the twentieth precinct of tho first ward. When the ballots of that precinct wero gone over it was found McGann had been credited with 83 moro votes than he was entitled to and that Belknap should ha;ve received 42 more thau were given ,hhn on tho tally sheets; also that Clark, tho peo¬ ples candidate ior congress, had been cheated out of 18. Thia will probably' cost McGann his seat in congress.
Birmingham Has a Street Duel-
BittsuxQHAM, Ala., July 12.— The Florence hotel corner was the scene of a, street duel yesterday. Tho partici¬ pants wero Major Samuel Houston, a prominent saloon keeper, aud Nat Stanley, a well known man abont town. Six or eight shots were ex¬ changed, Stanley reccivieg a hall in the calf of his right leg. Houston was not hit. The cause of the shooting is said to have been disagreement over a game of cards several nights ago. A spent bullet struck a pedestrian some distance away, but did not penetrate.
Curr's Second Trial,
Atlaxta, July 15.—The second trial of Alex Carr, tlie murdrer of Capt. II. O. King, for lunacy will be begun to¬ day, before Ordinary Calhoun. On his former trial -for lunacy the jury dis¬ agreed. Carr continues to conduct him¬ self in the same peculiar way that has characterized him since tho plea of in* sanity was entered to save his neck from the gallows. Dr. Eli Griflin, ex- uounty physician,awent to the jail to examine Cavr, as an export witncss,but could get little satisfaction out of him. As he has always done the prisoner re¬ fused to allow the doctor to look him squarely iu the face.
reported from Philadelphia, the home   1 expected
of Grand Master   Kennedy,    The   pro-:. ...Wo _Iundred e«;nanicn KiHwi.
gram was uniformly the same, a street- d        ; ,,     ..,      .    ,. ,
?,.,.-¦ , „' „„a. i.„   >     Loxiiox, Jul,\   I.-.—A  dispatcn ii'oiu
parade in  the  forenoon,   followed by *       •-     7> ¦ . .
1 - Yokohama   to the l'all   Mall .tia::ottc ; and Bcnoix fought  a  duel yesterday
Four Foots Most, This Time.
Paiiis,  July   13.—Deputies  Richard
Head Split by a Circular Saw.
Baltimoee, Md., July 13.—Georgo II. List, a carpenter, met a horrible death at the Mount Vornon shops of tho Penn¬ sylvania Railroad company yesterday. He was standing near a large circular saw when a pile of lumber toppled over on him, throwing his head against the swiftly revolving saw. In au in¬ stant tho blade had bisected his brain.
Tho Attorney GeneraTa Opinion.
Austix, Texas, July 15.—Attorney General Crane, in an opinion which will be sent to County Attorney Gilles¬ pie, at Dallas, to-night or Monday, will hold tho Corbctt-Fitzsimmons fight ille¬ gal, and that the law must be enforced until declared void and inoperative by the supreme court.
Washington, July in.—Register J. Foi:.tf r* .Ilmnn, of tho Unitod States U--?:.*.iury. will sen. ¦ ,';">m his bureau to . lie Atlanta Expc y«\w one of tho most interesting and attractive exh Huts to bo furnished for that occasion by the Uni¬ ted States government. Tho exhibit contains specimens of treasury issues of eyery form, made on account of the various loans, sinco the foundation of the government, grouped and arranged in chronological order. Added to this is a full and well-preKorvod collection of colonial monoy, which is valuable as well ns interesting. Tho government was compelled to purchase this collec¬ tion by piecemeal from various persons who wero holding tho money ns sou¬ venirs, aud a good »prico was paid for the necessary pieces to complete tho collection. One of tho features of tho exhibit is tho continental monoy. All tho issues of tho thirteen original states' arc represented, embracing all dates, denominations and conditions ot pay¬ ment. Tho exhibit includes continen¬ tal money, colonial money, spc.uim.ons of tbo issues of tho lato confederate states, both currency nnd bonds, United States bonds, United States currency, national bank notes, bills of broken wild cat banks iu active operation be¬ fore tho civil war, and tho check which England mado out in favor ot this country for depredations committed by the steamer Alabama on tho commerce of the States.
Tho 'ioau oflice uavtilvcates" nro prob¬ ably as interesting hs any othor feature of tbis collection. Many have tho in- ' tcrest figured out on tlio edge of tho note, showing that tho holder.'! had puzzled their heads to find out what Uncle Sam ow-.nl them. On ono of tho collonial notes, Usued in 177-1, are in¬ scribed tbe words: "To counterfeit !.; death." Some severe penalty was nec¬ essary, for any ordinary school boy with a quill pen could hnvo reproduced tho note exactly, so crude and rough was its execution.
The collection is mounted on two soparatc columns, each seven feot high. Thirty-two frames aro swung on hinges to these columns, und in theso framos the npt'es aro mounted. Thoy aro woll arranged and aro lettered and grouped in an artistic manner.
J. M. Brown, of Atlanta, Oa., hart been appointed1 supcrintencent of tho government building of the Atlanta exposition. Tho govornmont board of management has decided to appoint only Atlanta citlzons na watchmen and janitors in the government building, and that all of thera must bo uniform¬ ed and receive the prevailing Atlanta wages.
& sensation was caused Sat uvday by tho announcement that Bonjamin Franklin Millikon, the private secrota ry of Senator Harris, of Tennessee, had been indicted for house-breaking and felonious assault. Tho complain¬ ant is Miss Gertrude Phillips, daughter of ox-Solicitor-Gencral Samuol F. Phil¬ lips, who lives with hor father on Rhode Island avenue, near tbe old homo of Gov. Morton.
Articles incorporating the Ilenovo- lcnt and Protective Order of Elks of tho United States of America, wero fil¬ ed here Saturday by Edwin II. Hay, Joseph Y. Potts, John10. Maxwell and Thomas J. King, of tho District of Co¬ lumbia; Willard (J. Van Dcrlip, of Bos¬ ton; Peter J. Campbell, of Baltimore, aud Joseph W. Lanbc, of Richmond. Tho objects of the association aro stat¬ ed to be benevolent, social and in¬ trinsic.
The Secretary of the Interior yester¬ day detailed Wm. ,1. McGee, chief of tho division of railroads; Geo. Mc- Corckle, chief of tbo division of pre¬ emption, and E. M. Ruclccr. Jr., an as¬ sistant attorney; all of tho Interior Department, to appraiso certain lands in Alabama and Mississippi, no longer needed for naval purposes.
Geo. B. Grinnell, of Now York; Wal- - ter M. Clements, of Georgia, and Wil¬ liam C. Pollock, chief of tho division of Indian affairs, office of tho secretary; have been appointed commissioners to negotiate with the Belknap and Blade Feet Indians in Montana for the sur¬ render of portions of their reservation.
picnics in   the   suburbs   with  evening- ] spent in dancing.     * i
says that a hand of ;ot) Chinese made   with  pistols,  with   the  usual   result,
Laurens is to have a new hank.
Ga-recn wood'had a big bicycle meet on Saturday.
The South Carolina summer college ts having an interesting session at Co¬ lombia.
A negro "fire bug has been captured lit Orangeburg. He is said to have set fire to several buildings.
The militia of Orangeburg county aro to have an encampment in Orangeburg commencing on August 5.
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Mexican Town Badly Witslied.
St. Louie, Mo., July the Chronicle from Mexi, says that a water spout in the* mountains above there yesterday caus¬ ed almost the complete inundation of that place. The flood washed away a p^Urt of the viUage of Rimedeos aud six persons were drowned.
Flro for Plunder.
Williams, Arizona, July 13.—The business section of this town was burn¬ ed yesterday and - during. the progress of the flames bullets wero flying-, a por¬ tion of the population'Was rioting, and thugs, gamblers and opium fiends had organized to. rob the city. The fire loss was $j 0,000.
Now Cotton illlU.
liALEiGH, 1\. C, July ir*_—Work be¬ gins today on a 13,000 spindle, cotton mill at tho town of Concord.
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an attack upon the Japanese at Ihilu- ehu, Formosa, on Wednesday, July 10, and were repulsed after a short tight A. number cf prisoners.
South CoroUnu Minister fiiltctL POKTSMOtTU, -K. II., July 13.— The People's Mission Church has extended .aeall to Bev. George <>. Bullock, of Henderson, In- C., to become its pastor. It is thought he will accept.
neither being injured. M. Basset and M. Archain, members of the Seine mu¬ nicipality also fought a duel yesterday with swords with the usual result that Bassett was wounded in the wrist.
Florida's Sew Rullro;uI.
West Palv. Beach, Fla., July 12.— The contrac tors are here with two hundred and fifty men to begin on the first ten miles of the construction of the East Coast Line, towards Eiscayne Bay.   The work is to be pushed   now.
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CoLVSiBUS., OUIO,  July   15.—Norton S. j Dr. ¦». Dt  W-itmoroland Dead.
'Townsheud, Emeritus professor bfagri- I Columbia., S, C, July IS.—A special •culture in the State University, died at j to the State announce the death last bis residence on the L* Diversity grounds 1 night in Greenville, S. C., of Dr. J. M. .yesterday, aged nearly SOycars. ! Westmoreland,   known    to   tho   drug
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KA.iA.w_-, Ind.. July is.—llcndi'ick- son Brothers stock barn was burned yesterday. The trotting stallion News- "boy perished and Tycho, the 'trotter, •was badly injured.
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Tho Montgomery Arrives.
Key West. Fla., Julv 15.—The !Mont- goniery arrived here yesterday with Nicaragua commissioner on board and was sent to ouarantine.
Tlio Forjnry Case. Sew Orlass, La., July 13.—Tho ap¬ plication for a new trial filed somo time ago by the attorney for'Mr. Hen¬ ry Bier, tho well known broker who was convicted of perjury, in the street railway franchises was overruled yes¬ terday in the criminal court by Judge Moise.        ____________
Methodist Editor Died.
St. .Louis, Mo., July 13.—Bev. Dr. McAnnally, senior editor of the Chris¬ tian Advocate and one of the most prominent men in the Southern Meth¬ odist church, died ut his residence here at 11 o'clock last night. Dr. McAu- nally was born in Granger county, Tenn. 	
Will Increaso ^Vages.
Detroit, Mich., July 15.—The Mich¬ igan Malleable Iron works, which em¬ ploys between 200 and 300 men, nearly all of whom are skilled workmen, will voluntarily increase the wages of its employees, 10 per cent, beginning jAugust 1st.
iuortnnt   Ceromon-y   lu    A title ra on. Another Oil .11111 Organize.*.!.
Aniieksox, S. C, July 13.—Tho cor¬ ner stone of the graded school building is i^> be laid today. The ceremony will bo performed with Masonic honors, conducted by Iliman Lodge Ko. OS, A. P. M. Professor Craighead, ol Clem- sou College, aiid Key. J. N. II. Snni- mernoll, of this eity, havo been, invited to deliver addresses.
Another cotton seed oil mill has beon organized hero, and will begin work next fall. The following constitute the board of corporators who havo filed thoir petition for a charter: W, Cox, P. Iv. McCulIy.J. L. Glenn, Oliver Bolt, John Kakow, W.' G. Watson, II. B. Dean, and J. S. Fowler.
Congressman Komami Doud.
Vasdalia, Ills., July 15.—Hon. Fred A. Bomann, congressman from tho Fourth Illinois district, died at his home in this city yesterday niter an ill¬ ness of more than threo months. Ills- death was the result of a complication of diseases, tho principal one being ner¬ vous prostration.
Against Convict (looda.
St. Louis, Mo. July 13.—Tho retail furniture dealers' association at-Jestor- day's session, unanimously declared against tho handling of convict-made goods by the members o( tho associa¬ tion.
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