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VOL. Vl. NO. l.»90
(UNDER A CZAR.
Tillman Ta|ces Charge of the
Telegraph Lines.
WOULD SUPPRESS NEWS
Militia Ordered To Move On
Darlington, But Met-With
A Flat Refusal.
Washington, March 31. —The start
lipg news has just been received here
that Governor Tillman, of South Caro
lina, has taken possession of all tele
graph lines in the state, and has given
Orders that nothing of an inflammatory
iiature be allowed sent over them, and
that traffic be copfme-d to business mes
sages only. \
Charleston, ilarch 31.—The latest
news from the seat of war in Darling
ton represents everything as quiet. The
citizens are still hunting the constabu
lary, and advices from Timonsville state
that the fugitives have been located and
that a poste has started in pursuit of
them.
The adjutant general of the state is
here trying to get the soldiers to iHoceed
to the scene, but without successS
mayor of Darlington has telegraph®*or
bloodhounds with which to tragi the
murderers. A riot took place 14 the
depot and a correspondent of ThilXews
and Courier telegraphs this accowit of
the killing: a
At this time a few citizens werlseat
ed around the scene, and a nuuißsr of
spies were collected in a group in Abort
distance, and F. E. Norment exß>stu
lated at language being used. Ju Alien
Constable McLendon drew his ]H>tol,
and, reaching over the of
Rogers, shot Erank Norment dead! d'he
constables used their WinchesterHimd
the citizens returned the fire
pistols.
There were very few pistols aincng
the citizens, however, aid they ha|l not
a fair showing against .ueir well armed
assailants. Frank Norment was k.lled
instantly, being pierced by a half dfczen
balls. Pepper was shot down ini his
tracks with a ball through his Mart.
Redmond fell a second later, shot in
three places. After shooting Norn.ent
and Redmond McLendon was s.iot
through the alxlomen and fell. t
Chief of Police A. E. Darlgan ir-s
dangerously wounded in the body; Lotlis
Norment was shot in the breast add
arm and K. D. Lucas was shot in fix
places. The constables kept up till
firing until they had clean d the plat
form. Chief of Police Darlgan, badk
wounded as he was, rode back to towit.
fearing what would happen when till
news of the work reached the citizens!
The spies fled in ail directions, and a<l
they were running through town it was]
seen that four of them were wounded—l
one in the leg, another in the back, a J
third in the chest, and the fourth ha
his nose shot off. As soon usthecitizxjfl
received the news of the shooting.
armed themselves and started in pur-l
suit of the flying constables. I
They chased them into the swamp, I
firing at them as they ran. The unhtia |
companies of Charleston, Sumter, Man
ning and Winsboro have all refused to
respond to the governor's call for troops.
NEWS FROM COLUMBIA.
The Governor Guarded to Prevent His
Being Lynched by a Mob.
Columbia, S. C., March 31.—Up to 11
o'clock a. m. everything here was quiet
and no one would have supposed for a
moment that the city has been in such
wild disorder the previous night. A
body of armed citizens has left here
for Darlington to aid the people in at
tacking the constables. Something seems
to be amiss at Darlington, as no news is
coming either to the executive or to the
newspapers.
It is probable telegraphing is under
■urvejlanee. During the night, in view
Ot the reported threats of lynching the
governor and destroying the dispensaries,
the penitentiary guards were detailed to
protect the governor’s mansion and the
dispensaries. Passengers from the scene
of hostilities report large gatherings
of frenzied men and toys along the line
of the railroad and at the depots armed
with shotguns and rifles.
At each stopping place the cars were
entered and search made for the consta
bulary. It is reported that the Florence
dispensary has been raided, looted and
wrecked. Assistant Adjutant General
John Gary Watts has just passed in a
wagon on his way to the state armory,
carrying the rifles of the disbanded com
panies, Governor Tillman having issued
an order to that effect.
A large crowd, assembled and the ar
mory of the Richland volunteer rifles
company has just been entered by citi
zens bent on seizing the arms to prevent
the state authorities from getting them.
Governor Tillman is hastening forward
.the country companies to the relief of
the beleagured constabulary, and is in
receipt of telegrams offering the services
of as many men as may be necessary t<
uphold the law. The Charleston com
panies have refused to obey orders and
will disband.
FROM DARLINGTON.
An Account of The Fearful Work in That
Town.
Darlington, S. C., March 31.—The
trouble of the past 24 hours, which has
cost the lives of four men and serious
injury to a number of others, grew out
of the conduct of the dispensary consta
ble- who had been here since Wednes
day searching for contraband liquor.
No serious trouble had occurred, or
would have occurred, until the men de
clared their intention of entering the
private residences of citizens and prose
cuting the search.
This enraged the people, and they ex-
tribune.
mit. i I
The tegjteb’.es, finally, not to
make in that direction, and
town.
A liflK4» -1 P- dl the young men
of an altercation at the
depot Cheraw and Darlington
was aboigt politic.
The auu the j“ung men
began There were 16 oi
17 the depot at the tiine,
They to take th j-onthbquii I
quits an interest ir
the a ring aroun I the
coindefying anyone to in-
M L -.1
than the others, urge I
his
At Lucius Redmond, a
N.-rt.;
up.
Norment, one of the
best also had something
to McLendon wanted to
had to do with it.
passed and McLendon
pulpistol and shot Mr. Nor
sitting on a barrel and
This opened the ball,
citizens who were present
shot at McLendon, and
became general.
fell, his throat
a rifle ball. After he was
onhe emptied his revolver
at They turned and took
track as fast as they
COtB
the citizens two to
fully armed with pistols
was soon sent to town,
abflßHßniistant, about the death of
mond.
The citizens turned out armed and
determined to avenge their death.
When they got down to the depot, how
ever, the constables were out of sight.
The result of the fight was as follows:
Killed—Frank E. Norment, Lucius
L. Redmond, ted Pepper, a constable.
Wounded—McLendon, a constable,
mortally; A. IB Dargan, chief of police,
seriously; K. !■ Lucas, seriously; L. M.
Norment, broteer of Frank Norment,
seriously, and >ie constable, name un
known, was wounded, but he managed
to get off with the others.
THE TELEGRAPH LINES.
Governor Tillman’s Orders Will Not Be
Obeyed by the Company,
New York, March 31.—George A.
Fearons, attorney of the Western Union
Telegraph company, was asked as to
what method had been adopted by the
governor of South Carolina in seeking
control the telegraph lines in that state.
Fearons replied:
“The governor simply notified our
manager at Columbia not to accept any
messages of an inflammatory character
or any that might increase the excite
ment in the state, and referred him to
section 2582 of the statutes of the state
of .South Carolina.
The reply of the Western Union Tele
graph company was to the effect that
the telegraph company could not act in
capacity of a censor, that it could not
Mjidertake to say what messages were of
B inflammatory character and what
■ire not, and that as long as the com
■ny had physical control of the telo-
lines within the state, it must re
|Mve and transmit all dispatches of
■d.
M ANOTHER STEP.
SMocvernor Takes in the Railroads, Too,
Under a War Measure.
■■vsiIINGTON, March 31.—1 t is under
that Governor Tillman took posses
■Mf the telegraph lines in South Car
under the general statutes of
section 2,582 of which
th o state, when In his
to take
• tbe telegraph lines
appurtenances;
of any or
state, their roll
etc.; to prescribe
rules for holding, using
and maflHßig of the aforesaid telegraph
and railHHteies in a manner most con
ducive tKthe interest and safety ot the
governntet, and to place under military
control :lKoftte4rs, agents aud employes
belonginjao tiJfi telegraph and rallroaa
lines thu tekin possession of; so that they
shall be cMsidered a part of the military
establisunlnt of the state,- subject to all
restrictiortemposed by the rules aud ar
ticles- of wttl *
An lUdiierX Physician Read,
CO7a>raiWSprijgs,Colo., March 31.
Dr, BeverlMlt. George Tucker did sud
denly here,BLed 55. He was one of the
most canine# physicians in this state,
and a oißjveriy Tucker of Virginia.
His grimdfaßr was a stepson of John
Randolph ofWoanoke. He served as a
surgeon in tiACoufaderate army.
It«-g< Guilty.
fin lings of in the Kear
sage cas-Y ’ istto Secretary Her
bert, it - that Hegernian
was loin ■! in allow
the to
an
I'vei
r lie re-
to only
500,000, but the bill carries
items for contract work amounting to
$8,300,000. '■
- .
Von Bulow Crenuned,
Hamburg, Marph 31.—Thtbody of
Hans Von Bulow, the
pianist, wn.- cremated here im
posing fune.-al seryici in
Numerous d puta'ions from an I
foreign inns sovietiei
IncHanis Married at
Carlisle, Pa., March 31.—full
blooded Indians of the
school, Danufl D. Warner aB Lillie
Marquette, were united in
• the Rev. Dr. Norcrow, of the
terian church.
ROME. 6A . BUMIAA MORNING. APRIL 1, 18IH.
CITY OFFICIALS
For the Ensuing Term Will Be
Elected Tomorrow Night
THERE IS MORE THAN ONE
tt‘ldidate for Every Office-A
eneral Scramble for Posi
tions on Police Force.
Tomorrow night the new council will
be installed. Mayor S. S. King and the
followingjcouncilinen will retire: Messrs.
John C Printup, M. C. Mathis, W. J.
Griffin, J. K. Williamson, and T L Cor
nelius They wil be succeeded by May
or elect John D Moore and the following
councilmen: Messrs A. B. McArver, .WJ
Neel, Henry Stoffregen, Walter Harris,
and TJ Me Caffrey The first and most
interesting business in order after the
swearing in of the Mayor and council
elect, will be the election of city officials
for the ensuing term.
The present incumbents are as follows:
Mayor protein. W. A. Wright, Clerk of
council, M. A. Nevin; Treasurer E. C.
Hough; Marshal J. C. Brown; Deputy
Marshal .W S. Collier: Wateworks Su
perintendent L. J. Wagner; City Attor
ney; R. A. Denny; City Physician, C. S.
Harris; City Sexton, P. D. Roser; Street
overseer, C. Brown. As nearly as can
be ascertained the following gentlemen
will be in the race for these offices:
For Clerk of Council, Messrs. M. A.
Nevin, Halstead Smith, W. H. Edmund
son, A. W. LeiSbetter, W. E. Adamson,
and J. Cundell.
For Treasurer, Messrs E. C. Hough,
and John C. Printup.
For Marshall, Messrs. J. C. Brown,
“Pink” Shropshire, M. C. Mathis and
J. T. Moore.
4 -For Deputy Marshal, Messrs. Wing
field Guice and A. Sharp.
For City Attorney, no name have yet
been prominently mentioned. This
seem to be the only office for which there
is not a general scramble. It is possible
that the present incumbent Mr. R. A.
Denny will be a candidate for re-election.
It is also reported that an effort will
be made to unite into one the two offices
of Clerk and City Attorney.
For waterworks Supeirntendent there
are two candidates Messrs. L. J. Wag
n ?r and James McGuire.
For City Physician, Dr. C. S. Harris,
Dr. Will Johnson and Dr. C. Hamil
ton.
For Street Overseer the candidates will
be Messrs. Hugh Given and Geo. K.
Green. There will probably be other
entries before to-morrow night.
For Sexton, Mr. P. D. Roser willj be
opposed by Mr. J. E. Mullen, and possi
bly others.
All the policemen are to be elected.
The present officers without an excel t on
are candidates for re-election and in ad
dition thirty or forty names will be pre
sented for these places. It is peculiar
that a great majority of the applicants
for places on the force, reside in the
Fourth and Fifth Wards.
From the above statements, it can
readily be seen that the contests for
these offices will be warm and exciting,
and their results awaited with a great
deal of eagerness.
Os course it is impossible to tell what
the out come will be. Some shrewd
be indulged in, but as
the will so soon be sCttk-tl it
is order.
NORTHEN
Special to the Tribune.
Atlanta, Ga., March 31—No action
has yet been taken by Governor
Northern in regard to appointing
a Senator to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of A. H. Colquitt. It is not
probable that one will be made tonight.
Robertson and Bacon are generally sup -
posed to be the favorites.
DAILY MARKET REPORTS.
Naval Stores.
Savann ah. March .31—Spirits of turpentin-
Opened and < lo?e I lirniat for regulars
light demand: none offered at quotations:
small sales Rosin, firm with a good demand
f >r all grades, sales 3,1)0 > bb’s: A. B, U, and I),
SI; E, sl.'s: .". $1.20; G, $1.35: If. $1 70; I, 41.05;
K. s:i S">: M. 3''; N. windowglass,
$2 f»‘>; wat rwhite, 82.0 -.
Wii.mngto-. March 31.—Rosin, dull:
strained. w>; good strained, 95; turpentine,
nothingdoing; tar firm a- 95:cru ie turpentine
quiet; hard. 81.1); soft aud virgin, 81.80.
Produce anl Provisions.
Vbw York. March 31.—Pork, is firm;
new mess, 812.8-3. .Middles, nominal: short
clear —. Lard, firmer; western steam
7.65; city steam, 7.75.
Chicago. March .31—Cash quotations were
as follows: Mess pork. 811.80'• Lard,
7.20@7.32U Short ribs, loose, Drj
salt shoulders boxed, 5.87J450.J215; short cleat
sides boxed, G.37^7^o.C2tfe.
Cisct'NATi, March 31.—Pork, mess. $12.00.
Lard, steam leaf. 7.62JZ. Racon, steady:
shoulders. 0.55; short rib sides, 7.00; short
clear, 7.S>.
New York Cotton Futures.
New York, March 31.
Cotton futures opened firm.
March
April 7 55
May 7 61
June 7.6'
July ...7.73
August W
A Careless Youth.
“Chully's in disgwace at the club
. again,” said Willie Wibbles.
“Dealt! Deal!! You don't say so. He’s
alwaysin twouble, isn't he? It was only
lawst week that he came out without his
twousahs wolled up.”
> “It's worse this time.”
“How?”
K “Tl»is mohrhig heforgot to bwnshand
his clnvysautliemum! ’—Washiug
ENGLISH OPINION
A Free Silver Advocate on the
Presidents Veto
CHURCHILL’S BROTHER
fV
He Thinks Now Is the Tlrr o
for an Intern at lonaLi."
Agreement.
Washington, March 31. Moreton
Frewen, the English free silver advo
cate, a brother-in-law of Lord Randolph
Churchill, was asked to give his opinion
of President Cleveland’s veto. Ho de
clined to say more of the president’s ac
tion than that had the bill become a law
it would have led to fresh gold ship
ments, likely to cause alarm, but he
was willing to xbeak at length upon the
general financin’"' situation.
“You must t rnect,” said he, “to lose
a good deal of gold, in any case, in the
coming summer. Any reduction of your
tariffs must reduce prices on this side of
the sea, and in doing this, increase your
imports from Europe and elsewhere; so
that you will lose gold to pay for these
increased imports.
“There are just two courses theoreti
cally sound. The one is free coinage of
silver here, the other is free coinage of
silver by international agreement over a
wider area. I believe either one course
or the other would restore the parity of
the metals at once. But the former al
ternative is not possible; it is an alter
native that a handful of professors of
political economy pronounce feasible,
but which excites great hostility in the
east. The othei- alternative, an intern
tional agreement, I believe you can now
have when you like. For so intense has
been the suffering in London since the
Brussels conference adjourned that if
there were a conference in London to
morrow, no. government could retain
power a month which sent any such in
struction to our representatives as Mr.
Gladstone then sent to Sir Rivers Wil
son and Mr. Bertram Currie.
“The entire nation simply detests the
way in which-{he currency of India has
been tamper d with. The losses expe
rienced in all our <• ustern trades have
been colossal. The London chamber of
commerce has just declared to Lord
Roseberry that unless this silver ques
tion is settled at once irremediable dam
age will be done to trades annually val
ued at 250,000.000 pounds. The better
policy seems to me to wait patiently a
few weeks, even a few months. We can
not stand this strain much longer, and
England will have to propose a confer
ence. Then remonetization will follow,
and a 1 to 15 1-2 ratio.”
POACHERS IM DANGER.
England Has Taken Action in the Beh
ring Sea Trouble.
London, March 31.--A bill providing
for the enforcement of the decision cf
the- Behrmg sea fisheries arbitration
commission has been read for the first
time in the house of commons. Leave
to introduce it was given upon motion
of Sir Charles Russell, the attorney gen
eral. There was no debate.
The bill provides penalties, authorizes
British warships to seize British vessels
for violation of the terms of the decision
and empowers the queen by order in
council to authorize specified United
States navy officers to seize British
ships. The American bill will empower
British officers to seize American ves
sels.
The bill also fixes the time of closing
the fisheries, specifies the protective
area, prescribes inodes of capture and
gives the rule by which the system of
license is to be worked.
Ambassador Bayard says there ie per
fect accord between the two govern
ments in regard to plans and methods of
enforcing the awards. Mr. Bayard
scouts the idea that there has been dan
ger of complications, declaring:
“No difficulty whatever need be feared
between the United States and Great
Britain on this subject.”
Withdrawn for Modification.
London. March 31.—As a result of
further exchange of views betwee_n Lon
don and Washington, Attorney General
Sir Charles Russell has withdrawn the
Behring sea bill, providing for the en
forcement of the award of the board of
arbitration,which he recently introduced
in the house of commons. The object is
that it may be subjected to a modifica
tion. it will lie introduced next Tues
day.
IMPERSONATING COXEY.
Somebody Wanted to Know How the
Land Lay at Washington.
Washington, March 31.—Thera are
several persons in the war department
who are positive that some one has been
impersonating Jacob S. Coxey, or else
that the leader of the army of the com
monweal is not now at the head of hi
men marching through Ohio en route to
Washington. A gentleman who says he
is certain Coxey was here told this story.
A man who stated he was Jacob S.
Coxey, of Massillon, Ohio, but who did
not care to nave his presence become
known in the city, called at the bureau
of military information and requested
certain data. He had applied to the
wrong place, however, as this bureau
deals exclusively with the doings of for
eign armies, the erection of fortresses
and other preparations of a warlike na
ture which would be valuable to us in
case of an encounter, and which secrets
are given tc no one.
The visitor, after being directed to
the proper place. Said he wanted to find
out the prospects of Washington being
in a position to support an army such as
his. He was particular about the ca
pacity of the Washington aqueduct, and
expressed some doubt of his men receiv
ing their full supply of water without
entailing suffering upon the residents of
Washington. He further requested to
De informed on the capacity of the pub
lic reservations for comfortably tenting
an army such as he hopes to march upon
the national capital. The commissary
outlook, |he facilities for supplying his
men with subsistence and kindred mat
ters were carefully looked into by the
visitor.
After receiving this information the
visitor was referred to Colonel Wilson,
who has in charge the public squares
and grounds, whom hq desired to ask
about provisions for camping out, but
Colonel Wilson was not in. The
stranger called on Major Babcock, who
happened not to be in his office. The
visitor left the department and has not
been seen since.
A diligent search to learn whether the
man who represented himself as Mr.
Coxey is the real agitator proved unsuc
cessful, and no one aside from the war
department officials has any trace of
him. There is no doubt that some one
called at the department and said he
was General Coxey, but there is great
doubt if he was the real general. At
any rate, the visitor derivedjittle com
fort from the bureau of military infor
mation.
CAUGHT CHEATING.
A Medlctil Stu ’ent Asked to Leave Ills
Class—He Did So.
Charlottesville, Va.. March 31.—A
member of the medical class of the Uni
versity of Virginia was, it is alleged,
detected in cheating on the practice of
medicine examination. The class paused
in its labors on examination papers,
held a meeting, heard statements against
the accused and offered him an oppor
tunity to defend himself, which he did
not accept. Resolutions were then pass
ed requesting him to leave the universi
ty, and giving him 21 hours in which to
do so. The class then resumed its work
on the examination which had been in
terrupted.
The accused man withdrew from the
university, first having returned all
diplomas that had been awarded him in
the past. He, however, persistently re
fused to leave the city, denying-the right
of any one to interfere with him. The
students have used every argument to
induce him to go away and avoid trou
ble, as they do not want him to incur
any risk. They escorted him to a west
bound train and he boarded it.
Breckinridge’s Admirers Heard Fro:n.
Lexington, Ky., March 31.—A peti
tion, signed by GOO Breckinridge men in
Hampton and Henry counties, has been
forwarded to Colonel Breckinridge de
manding that he continue to fight his
persecutor and to make the race for con
gress. The petition requests him to
make his first speech in Owen county,
and insists on his immediate return to
Kentucky. This is the first public de
monstration in Breckinridge's favor in
the district.
Was the ihigilist Druggc.l ?
Houston.Tex.,Marchflt.—A 21-round
fight between McClelland of Toronto,
Canada, and Shaw of New Orle..r.s
wound up in the fourth round in Mc-
Clellan i's favor, S t iws fr;••n Is chaining
he was drugged, '"iris nearly pre r.pi
tated a row. The police interfered and
tooke the participants to j til. The
fought at 12G pounds. The slugging was
terrible while it lasted.
Another Seigniorage Bill.
Washington, March 31. —Represent-
ative Henderson of North Carolina fol
lowed the presentation of the president’s
veto message by submitting a biil tor the
coinage of the silver seigniorage. The
text is the same as the Bland bill,
omitting the second section and some of
the explanatory language of the first
section. The bill went to the committee
on coinage.
Destitution on the Rio Graude.
Alice, Tex.. March 31.—Terrible des
titution is ceported by the committee
which was sent to investigate in tl
lower Rio Grande country. Thousands
of people are on the verge of starvation
and immediate assistance is needed. At
Pasano 541 families are being fed; at
Federates. 195; at Conception, 140; at
Longaizana, 15, and at Palito Blanco
63 families.
A Barber's* Suicide;
Wilmington, Del., March 31.—John
J. Horner, a barber, aged 37 years, shot
himself in the head while in bed and
died. Disappointment at not getting p
liquor license, and fear that the people
of the wjrd whjch he l|jtd lived 20
years woul i deride his failure to get
license caused the act. He left a tetter
saying he repented of having sold out
bis barbering business for S2OO. He
leaves a family.
Will Watch Carnegie Hereafter.
Washington. March 31. —Expert na
val inspectors, from nowon, will watch
the process of armor making at the Car
negie works day and night. The Car
negie contracts were not canceled when
the frauds were discovered, because to
do so would force the best vessels of the
navy to remain unarmored for at least
two years.
Racing at Bennings and Ivy City.
Washington, March 31.—An amica
ble agreement has been reached between
President Ross, of the Washington
Jockey club, at Bennings, and President
Engeman, of the Ivy City Jocky club,
looking toward an equitable arrange
ment by which racing will occur at each
track on alternate days.
About Minister Thurston’s Marriage.
St. Joseph, Mich., March 31.—Miss
Potter, the fiancee of L. A. Thurstoh,
the Hawaiian minister, denies the ru
rumor that they are to be married
April 5. She says the date has not yet
been fixed, and cannot be until Mr.
Thurston gets through his work in
Washington.
PRICE MVE CENTS.
THOSE GIRLS
They Cornered the SenatG -Fi
nance Committee
THEY COULD NOT HOLD HIM
Republican Members Allow
ed The Pretty Maid
ens To Talk.
Washington, March 31.—A second
charge of the bright brigade upon the
senate wing of the capitol was more
successful than the first. Mrs. Foster
and her fair mill girls captured Chair
man Vorhees, of the finance committee,
but that old warrior fought as bravely
and as courteously as a knight of old.
He resisted the demand for a hearing
before the committee, av. 1 the mill girls
had to cont-nt themse’vc.i with making
speeches to the Republican members of
the committee, who, of course, were not
enemies at ail. Senators Morrill. Alli
son. Sherman and Aldrich, reinforced
by Senators Hoar, Lodge. Hawley and
Stockbridge, listened to the delegation.
Mrs. Foster opened the attack upon
the Wilson bill, and then one after an
other she ted the young women up to
the senators to speak their pieces. The
story of oaii was that their wages had
been reduced, aud they believed the
Wilson bill to be responsible, or that if
it become p. law it will make their lot
harder still. Some of the witnesses t
tered, and bridled when asked about
what they earned and how they lived,
but nearly all obviously were practical
working business women.
Edith Wolstencroft had to be placed
very near the stenographer to er ah’ >
him to hear her ‘testimony, and s e
traced the pattern in the carpet with
the toe of her neat boot while she an
swered Mrs. Foster’s encouraging ques
tions.
Ada Ryan, a cotton spinner of New
Bedfor-4, said, with asperity, shat “If
you kon’t kill the Wilson 1 L. it will
kill ns.”
The Trouble In Bliirflclds.
New Orleans, March 31. —The inhab
tants of Bluefields are panic stricken,
according to advices brought by the
steamer Gussie, which has just
Women anil children are reported to be
leaving the town in large numbers. Ail
effors to form a provisional governme; t
failed, owing to the action of the Amer
icans in remaining perfectly neutral.
The McGarrahftn Bill Passes.
Washington, March 31.—The senate
passed the McGarrahan bill with an
amendment providing that the govern
mwf shall not be held accountable to
'MfiwntTanyri fvr any l.miL-or minerals.
The bill permits the submission of thli
McGarrahan claim to the court of
claims.
Suicide of a Prominent Lady.
Waycross, Ga., March 31.—Mrs.
David Musgrove, the wife of a pros
perous farmer, who lives about five
miles east ot Waycross, committed sui
cide by taking strychnine. The strych
nine was taken about 7 p. i.i. and about
midnight the lady died.
Over the Pennsylvania Line.
East Palestine, 0., March 31.
Coxey’s army struck tents by 9:30 and
the army, over 200 strong, started ouits
way over tiie Pennsylvania state line
into the great industrial region of the
Ohio valley. Recruits are now quite
plenty.
HU Wife'tJj»ine.
An old farmer, intern on making hie
will, was asked by a lawyer the name
of his wife, when he gravely replied:
“Well, indeed, I really don’t recollect
what it is. We’ve been married for up
ward of 40 years, and I’ve always called
her my old woman.” The lawyer left
a blank to be filled up when his old
woman’s name was ascertained.—New
York Mail and Express.
One of the most interesting collec
tions of historical papers in the country
is in the possession of Joseph Hilton of
Pittsburg. The collection includes many
old, rare autographs and n v.-spapers.
An “election extra,” issuol by The
Ledger in 1844, is a prized rel: _• belong
ing to Mr. Hilton.
A medical journal commends the in
vention for discovery of a method of
treating certain disease by a doctor in
Trinidad, but says that “unfortunate
ly” he is debarred from putting it into
practice in his country owing to the
scarcity of these particular diseases
there.
A fountain that stood for many years
on the Main street square in Pawtuck
et, R. 1., has been removed and set up
in a cemetery. Its base bears in big
tetters the touchingly appropriate word
'Welcome.”
Terrapin a Dozen.
Terrapin, the now greatest delicacy
known to the epicure, are a little lower
in price this year than they were last,
although their comparative scarcity
makes them one of the most precious
luxuries. “Counts”—that is, terrapins
that measure six inches or over—which
brought $55 per dozen last year, are now
selling for SSO. The largest specimens
are highly prized for their flesh, and have
brought even this year as high as $72 per
dozen. The more common varieties,
which have not changed materially in
price, sell for sls to S2O. Terrapin farm
ing 1 ::s proved a lucrative business. Os
late irs many have entered into it and
hav i.trucd a good living.—Baltimore
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