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| J. H. E6TILL, President. J
A MANIAC WITH A GUN.
HE KILLS HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW AND
WOUNDS THREE OTHERS.
His Wife, His Father-in-law and a Po
liceman the Persons Wounded—The
Officer Shoots the Maniac Before
Bringing Him to Terms—A Crowd
Eager to Lynch Him.
Chicago, Nor. 20.—Herman Zeigier, a
Herman, early this morning began making
preparations for a hunting trip. Nothing
unusual was noticed about his actions until
about 8 o’clock whan, gun in hand, he en
tered the parlor where his wife and three
children were. One of the little children
began to scream. Airs. Beils, his mother-in
law, hurried into the room, and as she en
tered Zeigier attempted to elevate the gun
as though going to shoot her. She rushed
up to him and throwing her arms around
his neck attempted to take the gun from
him. “Keep away; God is with me.”
shouted Zeigier as he pushed the aged wom
an aside. Then he raised the shotgun and
pointing the barrel almost directly against
her left breast lired. Bbe sank to the floor
dead.
HIS WIFE THE NEXT VICTIM.
Mrs. Ziegler in the had carried
the chlldreu to the bouse of a neighbor, and
on returning encountered her husband,
wha fired at her, several of the shot taking
effect in her neck aud breast. The noise
aroused Mr. Hei.sand be descended into the
hallway. As be stepped froiujthe lower step
Zeigier fired, Mr. Beils receiving the full
charge at cl- se range, and portions of his
neck and right cheek being torn away. By
this time a crowd had gathered, and as
officer Simonson cauie Zeigier appeared in
the doorway.
ZEIGLER SHOT.
The officer drew bis revolver and ordered
Zeigier to surrender. The . latter’s reply
was a shot from bis gun, but he shot high.
Officer Simonson returned the fire and
Zeigier staggered back with a bu.let in his
side. He succeeded in firing another shot,
which slightly wounded the officer, before
he was overpowered. As Zeigier was
taken to the patrol wagon threats of vio
lence were heard on every side. Repeatedly
Zeigier was struck by men whose interfer
ence could uot be preveutod by the police.
At the station he made a statement. It
was short, incoherent and indicative of in
sanity. He was taken to a hospital. The
extent of his wound is not known.
EXPORTS Ox THE DBOLINE.
Disastrous Effects on Commerce of
the McKinley Bill.
Washington, Nov. 30.—The effect of our
restrictive tariff policy iu reducing our ex
uort trade is olearly shown by the returns
for the four months of the present fiscal
year ending Oct. 81. The exports for Oc
tober alone have fallen from E0T,828,440 in
1889, $98,328,046 iu 1890, and $102,877,343 in
1891 to $37,494,295 in the present year, and
the figures for the four mouths since the be
ginning of the present fiscal year on duly 1
show a like shrinkage, being lower than for
any year since 1883. The failing off from
lust year is due to the diminished demand
for our breadstuff, caused by better orcips in
Europe, but this explanation is not ap
plicable to the failing off sinoe 1889and 1890.
A POOR SHOWING WITH EUROPE.
These figures of exports include, more
over, an increase of several million dollars
to Cuba since Cuban sugar was admitted
tree of duty to this country, aud indicate
that there would be an even greater shrink
age if our export trade to Europe and
South America were alone considered. The
exports of manufactured articles are also
failing off both relatively and absolutely,
while imports are beginning to show a con
siderable advance, including more finished
goods than raw materials The whole ten
dency of our foreign trade for the last few
months has beeu to nullify the intended
effect of the McKinley bill and to make our
enports smaller and our imports greater.
A N t GKO FOUND MURDERED.
He Took A Prominent Part in the
Recant Campaign in Texas.
San Antonio, Tex., Nov. 20,— The body
of J. H. Oliver, one of the most prominent
coiorod a.toroeys aud orators in the state,
was found yesterday in a ilesertod section
of the country, twenty-seven miles distant
from Wills point, on the banks of the
Colorado river, investigation showed that
tie body hud been horribly mutilated, and
it was very evident that he had been mur
dered. Word was brought to San
Antonio of the crime this morn
ing, and it has produced great ex
citement iu oolored ciroLs. The
murder is shrouded iu mystery. Oliver
took an active part in politics during the
late national campaign. He stumned the
state ia behalf of Gov. Hogg and made
many converts among the colored po pie to
that cause. Ho was the leader of the colored
people of the southwest portion of Texas,
but became involved in a church quarrel
h“ro a few weeks ago which made him a
number of bitter enemies. He came here
from Mississippi about a year ago. He was
nlso prominent in Mississippi politics up to
the time that ho left that state.
FREIGHT TRAINS COLLIDE.
Three Trainmen Killed and Two Badly
Injured.
Chicago, 111., Nov. 20. —Through the
bluuder of someone a terrible collision of
two heavily laden freight trains on the Belt
Line railway occurred near the Archer
avenue crossing this morning. Three lives
were lost and two men were seriously in
jured.
Ihe killed are: John Beauchamp, con
ductor; Richard A. Utto, a hrakeman:
Louis Obitz, a fireman.
Ttie iujurod are: Thomas Garland, en
gineer, cruised and scalded badly; John
Best, a hrakeman, badly scalded.
The force of the collision was terrific, and
ftd zeu cars were smashed to kindling wood.
The bodies of Beauchamp and Otto were
taken from the debris terribly mangled and
Ohitz’sremains werefoundjerushed between
the boiler head and ten inr of his engine.
Immediately after the and saster the wreck
age caught fire and it was only by great
exertion on the part of the railroad men
that the flames were prevented from reach
ing forty cars of oil which oomposod one
of the trains.
MURDER IN A COW fITAHLE.
4 Woman Seized on Entering',
Beaten and Hanged to a Rafter.
Bradford, Pa., Nov. 20.—Mrs. Lucette
( rosmer, a widow aged 50 years, upon
entering her cow stable lait evening was
wized from behind and beaten and choked
Into insensibility. Her clothing was nearly
t°rn from her body, and her hair was mat
ted with filth from the stable. After com
mitting the deed tiie assailant banged bis
'■ctitn by ihe neck from a rafter, where
•he waß found dead. An investigation is
'■•ing made.
HOMESTEAD’S STRIKE ENDS.
The Amalgamated Association De
clares the Fight Over.
Homestead, Pa., Nov. 20.—The great
Homestead strike or lockout was brought
to an end this morning atvi meeting held in
the rink, which was presided over by Rich
ard Hotchkiss, the new chairman of the
strikers’ advisory hoard. Secretary Kill
gallon, Vice President Carney and Trees
urer Madden, national officers of tba amal
gamated association, were present Ihe
lookout had roached its 144th day. Its his
tory is known the world over. The vote
that opened the Homestead steel works to
the amalgamated men sto.id 101 ayes
to 91 nays. Tho meeting was a red
hot one all the way through, and at one
, time it looked as if Burgo.a HolUngshead
would have to assert bis official authority
to prevent a ssrious conflict.
Charges and counter charges were the
order of the day. Newspaper reporters
were excluded, but the information is re
liable that those wishing to declare the mill
opeu barely succeeded in carrying their
point.
THE MEN FEEL SORB.
Now that the agony is over the men are not
backward about expressing their opinions
of the men who have posed as leaders, con
fidently promising victory when they knew
for a certainty that the battle was hopeless.
According to Bupt. Wood of the Homestead
works, uot more than 800 or 900 of the total
number of old employes will be able to se
cure employment.
Only about 800 men attended to-dsy's
meeting. Those opposed to bringing the
fight to an end struggled bard to
prevent a ballot, pleading, arguing
and making predictions of tho distegration
of the amalgamated association in the event
of aueh actlou. They were in the minority
and they knew it, vet they plead with their
brethren to Btand firm, if for no other rea
son than to show the world that they had
not forgutteu the men who were lying in
prison cells awaiting trial. It was of no
avail. The question was put. The vote
was a standing one.
When Vice President Carney aunounosd
the result men sat and stared at each other
for a few minutes, then arose and left the
hall. With winter upon them they see noth
ing in store now but a struggle for ex
istence, which may assume the proportion
of a famine.
BURNED AT HER WHARF.
Four Men Sleeping Off a Drunk Perish
With the Boat.
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 20. —The steamer
Rosa Lee, from Ashport, burned at her
wharf early this morning. An officer
awakened the passengers aud all above
deck and thirty below got out safely. It
is thought that four laborers, who were in
a state of intoxication, were burned to
death. The boat was consumed, all but the
hull, iu thirty minutes. It is thought th >t
the tire was caused by one of the laborers
from Ashport dropping a match among cot
ton.
The Rosa Lee was one of the Lee fine,
owned by Capt. James Leo & Son. She
cos’ $70,000 and was in the cottou trade.
The loss is complete. The insurance Is $27,-
000. Her manifest consisted of 897 bales of
cotton and 20,000 sacks of cotton seed.
MRS. BELMONT DEAD.
She Was a Descendant of Men Famous
in Our Naval History.
New York, Nov. 20.—Mrs. August Bel.
moot, widow of the financier aud turfman,
died at 4:80 o’clook this afternoon at her
home on Fifth avenue. Her death had
been momentarily looked for and when it
came she was surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Belmont had not been in good
health since the tragic deatn of her youngest
son, Raymond, on Jan. 81, 1887. Mrs. Bel
mont was a daughter of Commodore
Matthew Galbraith Perry, and a member of
one of the oldest historical families in
America. Her unole was Commodore
Oliver Hazzard Perry, tho hero of Lake
Erie. She was a good conversationalist, a
patron of art aud a fine musician. These
qualities, together with the weaith of her
husband, made her a leader in the world of
fashion.
RALLY OF THE
The Continental Congress to Open at
New York To-Day.
New York, Nov. 20. —Commandsr
Booth jwill to-morrow openjlthe continental
congress of the Salvation Army at Car
negie music hall. At 7 o’ciock,there will
be a parade which will be tiie largest ever
given in this city by the army. It will bo
in six divisions. Commander and Mrs.
Booth will each make short addresses at
the convention. One of tho features Tues
day night will be the dedication to the
army of the infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Booth. Commander Booth cays that
at the publio meetings, the questions of ths
day so far ns they rolate to Salvation Army
work will be discussed. The convention will
dose with Wednesday evening's meeting.
GONE UP IN SMOKE.
Anderson’s Tin Plate Works De
stroyed in on Incendiary Blnze.
Anderson, Ind., Nov. 20.—The tin plate
mill was burned to the ground last night.
Tnis is the factory that became so promi
nent is a political issue during the late cam
paign. The fire was of incendiary origin,
the entire factory having been saturated
with coal oil. It was Doing operated by
Clark & Alleton. The loss is $22,000. It
was partially insurod.
Loat With Fourteen Mot:.
Philadelphia, Nov. 20.— The arrival at
this port to-day of the bark E. O. Clark,
Capt. Manou, from Ivigitut, Greenland,
establishes beyond doubt the loss of tho
British bark I'iatina, together with Cape.
James Lawrence and his entire crew of
thirteen men. Capt. Mauon saw nothing
of the Platina, nor did he leave any vessels
in ivigilut except the government steam
ship Fox.
A vessel, bottom upward, which Capt.
Burtlet of tho bark Aginta reported some
time ago as having passed south of Cape
Race, is thought to have beeu tho Platina.
Mortgaged Lots Sold to W orkmen.
Hpringfibld, 0., Nov. 20.—0. V. Hens
ley of Cleveland has swindled 100 workmen
of the city out of aoout $3,000 cash. He
bought a tract of land Booth of the city,
laid it out in lots and sold U on easy pay
ments, part cash, to workmen. Now it
transpires that there are former holders of
a $9,000 mortgage on the plat, and that the
deeds given by Hensley are of course worth*
less. Hensley baa disappeared.
A Disastrous Fire Raging.
Wilkesbarke, Pa., Nov. 20.—A dis
astrous fire is raging in the town of Pitts
ton. Three stores have already beeu burned.
The fire department expect to get the fire
under control soon.
UNDER CONTROL.
WILKESBARRE, Pa., NOV. 21, 2 A. M
The fire at Fittston is under control. The
losses will reaoh $25,000,
SAVANNAH, GA„ MONDAY. NOVEMBER 21, 1892.
GERMANY'S SOCIALISTS.
Their Congress Disappoints the Ene
mies of the Reformers.
Berlin, Nov. 20. —The social democratic
congress has been a disappointment to all
the party’s enemies and to many of its
friends. Its proceedings have been con
ducted with moderation and skill, and have
not been marred by the unseemly scenes of
former annual meetings. To the social
democrats tbeONsivvi this svvat raise as a
surprise. Up to the lest moment mea of
brains in the party feared an open conflict
between Herr Llebknecht, the North
German leader, and Herr Vollinar, the idol
of the Bavarian contingent. Only the Ba
varian aud Badeuez leaders knew that the
differences between the two men had been
adjusted temporarily. The extremists and
physical force wing in the party are oha
grmed by having been brought tamely
under the same standard with a loyal Ger
man like Herr Vollinar, and they are likely
to stir up trouble about it after returning
to their eonstitueufs.
a fakir doing Berlin.
He Poses as an Oriental Healer With
Power to Restore Bight.
Bißi.lt, Nov. 30.—The medical profession
of Berlin is greatly agitated by the presence
of Golam Kader, an Indian oculist, who
says he cau make the blind see. Kader has
established himself in Rome in Frlederich
strasse, and there be displays himself amid
oriental splendor of apparel and furniture
to great orowds of persons who have
brought blind friends for treatment. The
physicians of the city and newspapers de
mand that the police arrest Kader as au
impostor. Meantime be is receiving fees as
fast as be oan take them in.
Delegates to Brussels.
London, Nov. 20. —Senator Allison, Con
gressman McCreary and President Andrews
of Brown University, members cf the
United States commission to the inter
national monetary conference, which will
meet Tuesday in Brussels, arrived to-day.
They leave for Brussels tc-morrow.
montbworb lew chosen chairman.
Brussels, Nov. 20.— Montellore Levy
has been chosen chairman of the monetary
conference which will be opened Tuesday.
A dispatch from Vienna says Italy has
decided to give notice of her withdrawal
from the Latin union.
A Frenofi Financier Dead.
Paris, Nov. 20.—Baron Jacques de
Reinacb, a financier of considerable note, is
dead. The cause of his death has been
carefully kept seoret. Ho was implicated
iu the formation of the Panama canal
scheme, and, to a certain extent, was con
spicuous as a stockholder. It It rumored
that he committed suicide for fear of an
investigation of the canal company's busi
ness by the government.
Nineteen Corpses Found.
Berlin. Nov. 80.— The bodies of nineteen
adulta have been found buried in the sand of
a cellar in Lubiu, Russian Poland. The po
lice are Investigating the matter, which as
yet is a complete mystery.
Bomb Planers Bagged.
Hamburg, Nov. 20.—Three anarchists sus
pected of complicity in the las’ explosion in
Paris have been arrested in this city.
COTTON VERY SHORT.
Reports from Mississippi in Line With
Those from Other States.
Charleston. 8. C., Nov. 20.—The latest
of the News and Courier's special cotton
crop reports were received lest night. They
confirm what has heeu previously said in
regard to the shortness of the crop. The
estimate of a 6,000,000 bale crop seems folly
warranted by the figures given from of
ficial sources.
The Vicksburg Herald responds to the in
quiries of the News and Courier and says:
“Picking is well advanced and nearly com
pleted in the uplands, and the fields are un
usually bare iu the lowlands. Cotton is
coming forward very freeiy. Tnere is not
au average crop anywhere, estimates being
from one-third to two-thirds of an ordinary
crop in all localities reporting.”
The Vioksburg Commercial Herald says:
“Opinions here lean wholly to the beilef
that the bulk of the orop has been gathered,
the hill crop almost entirely, that the
planters, as a rule, or not withholding ship
ments '>r sales, being in no condition to do
so, ami that a large percentage of the crop
has come into eight. The yield is uni
versally short in this state. The reports
from the parishes of North Louisi
ana are, if anything more discouraging.
It may be said Incidentally the orop iu
.Mississippi is variously estimated at from
half to two-thirds of an average crop, or
from 500,000 to 700,000 bales. All the facte
in sight tend to support these conclusions."
H. B. Lane, commissioner of agriculture
of Alabama, says: “The Alabama crop is
68 per cent, of an average yield; the corn
crop 90 per cent.; ootton gathered and sold
65 per cent. Alabama's estimate is 600,000
bales.”
BAVANNAH’3 POSTOFFICE.
A Hitch in the Preparations for the
Sole of the First Site.
Washington, Nov. 20.—The treasury
department has been obliged to suspend the
preparations for the sale of the old public
building site at Savannah, because when the
supervising architect came to prepare tbe
advertisements for its sale he discovered
that the description of it In tbe act of 1891
authorizing the sale was technically so in
accurate that it could not be properly exe
cuted. 80, in his annual report he will reo
ommend that oongress pass an act amenda
tory of the act of lStilglving the description
of the property a it should be.
He will not, however, keep the plans for the
new buildiug waiting for this additional
legislation, but will oroceed with them as
rapidly as the fact that lie has a great deal
more work to do thau his office force oan
manage |will permit. He hopes to have
them ready* so work can be begun in the
spring. He will recommend in his annual
report that congress appropriate $100,900
to continue tbe work on the new building
next year an J the Secretary of the Treasury
is expected to make the same recommenda
tion in transmitting the annual estimates
to congress.
Ware’s Democratic Ticket.
YYaycros.a, Ga.. Nov. 20.—The demo
cratic nominating convention, for county
officers was held j esterday. Tbe result, as
far as can be ascertained this morning, is
as follows:
Ordinary—Warren Lott.
Clerk Court—B. H. Thomas,
Sheriff—B. F. Miller.
Treasurer—E. H. Crawley.
Tax Collector—T. T. Thigpen.
Tax Receiver—J. J. Wilkinson.
County .Surveyor—J. K. Daniel.
There will probably not be any opposi
tion to this ticket.
Senator Kenna Better.
W AfiniNOTON, Nov. 20. —Sena*or Kenna
of West Virginia, whose state of health gave
rise to alarming rumors during tbe day,
was found this evening to be considerably
better.
RUSK MAKES lIIS REPORT.
IT IS TH* FIRST TO REACH Tdß
PRESIDENT.
Many Interesting Facte Grouped To
gether to Show tho Country’s Great
mea In Agriculture—Eighty Per
Dent. of Our Excess of Exports
Went From the Farms.
Wabhin*on, Nov. 90. Deere tary Rusk
has sought to make hii fourth and last an
nual report as the bead of the department
of agriculture a valuable document, and has
grouped together many Interesting facts to
show what a great agricultural people we
are, and wbat a proper tldug it was to make
the commissioner of agriculture a cabinet
officer. He says we sent abroad last year
$209,000,000 to products more than we had to
import from foreign nations, aud 80 per cent,
of these products were agricultural. Ke
claims some credit for that, because he
shows an increase of 40,000,000 iu the weight
of the pork sent to countries whiob formerly
excluded American pork and $40,000,900
inorease in our exports of live oattle. All
this comes from increased precautions to
secure healthfulnese in American food
products.
PREVENTION OF CATTLE DISEASES.
The regulations enforoed for the pre
vention of Texas fever alone have saved
oattle growers more than three timet the
oost of running the whole department.
And as to suppression of pleuro pneumonia
the secretary grows emphatic and again de
clares i bat pleuro-pneuinonla does not exist
in the United States. He points out that
the total loss to the cattle growers of Great
Britain by this disease In deaths alone has
amounted to not less than $500,000,000, and
that this is the only country in the world
where the disease having gained a foothold
has been entirely eradicated.
Regarding wheat he says: “Taking the
world throughout the fat orops more than
equaled the lean crops of 1891, so there was
actually more wheat grown in that year
than in 1890, and the conditions which have
at last overwhelmed the cotton growers
now confront the wheat growers.
HELP FOB THB COTTON PLANTER.
While Insisting that the southern cotton
grower must continue to reduce the acreage
of cotton planted, be hat sums encourage
ment to offer them in tho shape of now va
rieties of ootton seed. He has undertaken
experiments with Imported seed to secure
the production of home grown cotton wbioh
will meet with all the requirements for
which Egyptian aud other c ittuns are now
imported.
He also want* the United States to raise
its own raw silk instead of sendlngsVs,ooo,olXl
a year abroad for raw material, and thinks
we might save $67,000,000 a year on im
ported fibers.
The corn export* for 1890, the only year
in which they have equaled those of the
present year, brought the price down to a
fraction under 42 oeuta a bushel at the port
of shipment, against a fraction over 55
cents per bashel this year, tho difference
*CBrogating on the exports of the past
fleoal year not lees than $10,000,000.
The report is the first from the cabinet to
find Its way to the I resident's desk.
Secretary Rusk throws cold water on ths
rain makers. Experiments are being loy
ally made, as congress directed, but the
facts in his possession do not justify ihe
anticipations formed by the believers in this
method of artificial rain-making.
As hie last word, the secretary expresses
his profound appreciation of the cordial
sympathy and broad intelligence with
whiah the Pretident has uniformly .through
out his administration, heeded the needs of
agriculture.
BLAINE'S ILLNESS DANGEROU*.
Two Physicians la Attendance—Tho
Crisis Passed Now.
Washington, Not. 20. Ek-Secretary
Blame is passing through a most serious
illness. He was better yestorday than on
Friday, and better to-day than on Batur
day. In fact, he las steadily improved
during the past forty-eight hours, and is
now believed by his physicians to have
passed the danger point. If he continues to
improve at tbe same rate ho will be
convalescent this week. His phy
sicians are reticent as to the exact
name or nature of his disease,
but it is reported that his illness began with
an attack of vertigo, similar to those he
had last year, and that It has been charac
terized by a dangerous feve', which, how
ever, disappeared on Friday. Certain it is
that when Dr. Frank Hyatt, a specialist in
diseases of the throat and chest,
who has been treating Mr. Blaine’s
throat srocessfully ever since Mr. Blaine’s
return to Washington, was summoned to
tbe red house on Tuesday last and saw Mr.
Blaine's condition, his diagnosis caused
him to advise IMr*. Blaine to send at once
for a general practitioner, as tbe case
was not wishin Dr. Hyatt’s special
line of practice. Mrs. Blaine accord
ingly sent for Dr. W. W. Johnston,
formerly the Blaine family physioian,
who hav since had charge of the case. Dr.
Hyatt, who is greatly liked by the Blaines,
oalls several times a day, at Mrs. Blaine’s re
quest, to consult with Dr. Johnston. Every
effort has been made to keep the character
of Mr. Blaine’s illness from the public, but
his friends at least now know that it was
not a mere cold or slight fever, but serious
illness, and that for a time ho was in im
minent danger of death. The mystery
thrown around the red house is doubled at
a juncture like this, so that it L not strange
that it has taken tbe truth ao long to come
out
PEARY TO GET A LEAVE.
Secretary Tracy to Grant the Request
of the Scientists.
Washington, Nor. 20.—Civil Engineer
Peary of tbe navy, will be allowed to make
bis second trip toward the north pole. The
Secretary of the Navy will to-morrow sign
an order granting to Mr. Peary the three
years leave of absence wbioh was asked for
him by tbe Philadelphia Academy of
Natural Sciences. Tbe secretary has been ia
doubt as to tbe wisdom of permitting Mr.
Peary this leave. There is great need for
civil engineers in the navy with the con
struction of docks at different points on tbs
Atlantio and Pacific coasts. This need has
grown constantly in reoeut years until now
tbe condition is presented of inadequate
■U[>ervision of the engineering project
w hich the navy is lntere-ted in. 1 bis state
of affairs made Commodore Farquhar dis
approve the application of Lieut.
Peary for so long a time
an three years. Secretary Tracy
at first said that ha too would disapprove
tbe application, but President Wlatar of the
academy presented the case so strongly in a
letter that Mr. has floaliy concluded
to grant the required leave to Mr. Peary.
To-morrow the order sending nlm to the
Norfolk navy yard on Doc. 1 will be re
voked and the order giving him three years
additional leave of ateenoe will be sent to
him at Philadelphia. President Wistar being
at the same time informed.
CAROLINA’S COLLEGE.
A Scheme on Foot to Change it Into a
Normal School for Both Sexes.
Columbia, 8. C., Nov. 20.—1 t was ascer
tained to-day that steps are being taken to
abolish the historic South Carolina College,
an institution which is the alma mater of
tome of the most distinguished men that
this state ha- produced such as Calhoun,
Hay ns, MoDuIHe, l’restou, Hampton and a
host of others. The ooilegu Is dear to thou
sands cf South Carolinian*, aud this an
nouncement will bo received with untold
regret and there will undoubtedly be a hard
struggle to retain it.
TILLMAN RILLS IT.
Since Gov. Tillman began hit political
career the college has beeu iu politlos. The
governor invetgned against the way In
which It was run, and when ho came into
power the curriculum was curtailed of all
scientific branches and the technological
aud agricultural departments were removed
to the farmers’ college at Fort Hill. The
attendance dwindled down from about 250
to seventy, which latter is the exact num
ber now attending this institution, it was
ascertained to-night that the super
intendent of education in his annual
report to be submitted to the general as
sembly this week recommends that the
college be closed and that the buildings be
converted into a normal college for botli
.sexe*. It In also learned that a hill in ac
cordance with this recommendation lias
been prepared and will be introduced in the
legislature this week. The Idea Is to make
the college similar to the Peabody Norma!
College at Nashville.
CLOBB OF CAROLINA'S FAIR.
Tha Attendance During the 81x Days
Numbered 43,000.
Columbia, 8. C-. Nov. 20.—Thostatofnir
has closed and everyi oily pronounces it toe
best that the association has yet given.
W hether or uot Cleveland is responsible for
the advance iu the price of ootton he cauuot
disclaim the responsibility for having added
immensely to the orowds that attended
South Carolina’s state fair. It is generally
oouceded here that had not Cleveland been
elected the number nf jieople that attended
the fair would have beon below the average.
The number of jiersons that wore ou tho
f grounds during the six days that the fair
asted is 43,000.
There was quite a rumpus Friday night
iti one of tho dons and there was a pretty
prospect for a serious row. A young man
got cheated out of SIOO and despite his pro
test. the gambler kept the money. Another
man then made the same lucky throw, hut
the skinllint refused to give him the money
and pocketed the “ante.”
The young fellow drew a gun on the
gambler. Then there waa a "seatterotlon.”
The fakirs raked in tholr money and para
phernalia and the crowd rushed out aB the
police rushed In. Four fakirs were arrested
and the rest escaped.
A BANQUET AT CORDKLK.
Tho lliesuij Club Gives Ita Friends a
Royal Good Time.
Corpble, Ga., Nov. 20.—The Missus
Club, one of the most flourishing social or
ders iu Cordeie, tendered a “Grover Cleve
land banquet” to a number of its friends at
the Suwanee hotel Friday night. There
were about thirty plates laid and the occa
sion proved to be one of the most delightful
events in the social history of Cordeie.
The table was handsomely decorated with
flowers aud evergreens. National and olub
colors made beautiful draping* for the
walls of the large diningrooms. The beauty
and grace of the ladies vied with the gal
lantry and chivalry of South Georgia’s
young men in making the evening one of
continued pleasure.
C. C. Cutis, the handsome toastmaster,
introduced the speakers in bis most grace
ful and felloltous style.
The address of welcome was delivered by
IL Griffin and responded to on tho part
of the invited guests by A. B. Johnston
of Birmingham.
The toast# were responded to os follows:
“The ladies,” R. E. Shipp; “Young men
in politics" Matt J. Boarsale; “The Ilissus
of the past,” J. W. Bivins; “The Uissus of
the future,” W. V. Wardell; "Our Meet
ings,” F. J. Bivins; “The liissus aud tho
future of Cordeie,” Joseph E. Bivins; “Our
honorary members,” J. K. I). Shipp.
A RARE INDICTMENT.
"Prof.” Lewis Johnson Returned by
the Grand Jury for Necromancy.
Philadelphia, Nov. 20.—The grand
jury yesterday found a true bill of indict
ment against Prof. Lewis Johnson (col
ored) , charging him with necromancy.
The indictment sets out that Johnson, for
lucre and game, did unlawfully pretend to
relieve and free William Crosslcy from all
evil influence aud spirits deleterious to bis
health, happiness, and peace of mind, by
means of certain charms and incantations,
by burning certain powder* anil burying
bottles of liquid in the cellar of the de
fendant’s borne.
The prcscoutor bel eved that he was under
a spell and had given the alleged hoodoo
dootor money to relieve him without re
ceiving any benefit in return.
Reciprocity With Venezuela.
New York, Nov. 20. — The cabinet of the
Venezuelan republic has just made public lie
action as to a reciprocity treaty with this
country. Gen. Crespo aud his council are
in sympathy with the North American
policy of reciprocity aud when Dr. Fran
cisco Bustamoute, the new minister to this
country, arrives next month ho will bring a
copy of a treaty.
An Incendiary Shot.
Magnolia, Miss., Nov. 20.—A. J. Miller,
who is charged with burning a church iu
Washington parish, Louisiana, was shot
and killed by William Woods, a deputy
sheriff of that parish, two miles south of
lylerton in this county. Woods and a
posse went after Miller, who res isted aud
tired at the offioers.
A Lumber Plant Burned.
Arkansas City, Ark., Nov. 20.—The
plant of the Desha Lumber and Planing
Company was burned here this afternoon.
The mill property belonged to a Boston
company. Five million feet of hard wood
lumber was destroyed. The estimated loss
on the lumber and planing plant Is $600,000,
partly insurod.
A Kentucky Village Burned.
Owensboro, Kv., Nov. 20.—T0-day
Dews reached here of the total destruction
by Are of ihe village of White Plains, on
the Newport News and Mississippi Valley
railway,in Hopkins county. Eight buildings
were burned. No reliable information, on
account of the wires being down, can be ob
tained as to the loss and insurance.
Bhot Dead By His Cousin.
Enterprise, Kv., Nov. 30.—Harry Win
gate was shot aud killed by his cousin,
Oscar W. Hill, on Fleming Fork yes
terday. The difficulty came up over a
girl whom Wingate had succeeded in
taking away from HilL Hill escaped and
is being closely pursued by officer*
DIXIE ON A BOOM.
Tho ’d vance In the Price of Cotton
Makes Everybody Peel Good.
Dixie, Ga., Nov. 20 —Our town is on a
boom. With cotton at 9 cents the peopde
appreciate the faot that the era
of good feelings ha# already commenced.
J. J. Harman, one of our leading mer
chants, has sold cut his entire mercantile
interest to F. W. Nix, who is on# of lilzle's
oust distinguished oittzeua, vitas Has*!*
Winter formerly of Dixie, but now of Uuit
mau, is visiting friends er- Mbs Helen
Hunter of W’ewawhitcbka, Fla.. Is visiting
the family Dr. J. O. Branch. The young
men of Dixie have organized a debating
society. Last Friday night they bad
a publio debate. The question
was “Resolved that woman should o* al
lowed to vote.” A great deal of interest
waa taknii in tba debate. Tha affirmative
speakers were Prof. J. O. Culpepper. Dr. J.
J. Williams and R. L. Clark. Negative,
1-ee W. Branch. Rev. W. R. 1 alloy aud J.
J. Harman. The president decided in favor
of the negative. The Baptiste will organize
a church here next Friday under the
auspices of Judge W. B. Bennett of Quit
man .
The new Methodist ohurch will be ready
forj uooupaucy by Deo. 1, and will, wbou
finished, bo one of the handsomest churotiss
in this secdon of the country. Rev. W. E.
Hum ford has just closed a series of meet
ing here which resulted in forty accessions
to the church, making about seveuty for the
year. Mr. Mumford has done a noble work
iu this circuit this year, and it iathe earnest
hope of us all chat be be returned to this
oirouit another year.
SHOT ON A TRAIN.
An Amerlcua Mao Badly Wounds a
Citizen of Rochelle.
Abbeville, Ga., Nov. 20.—a shooting
affray occurred in a passenger |eoach of the
east-bound train on the Savannah, Amerl
cus and Montgomery railroad lust night be
tween Rochelle and Abbeville, in which C.
w. Durant, a citizen of Roohelle, received
serious Injuries. Durant boarded the tram
at lieslie with a string of quail. A man by
the name of Cooper, from Americas,
noticed the birds anil engaged Durant in
conversation. On reaohiug Rochelle Mr.
Durant left the train, Cooper offering Pi
carry the birds out for him, which
he failed to do, and Durant returned
for them. Cooper in tho meantime
had given the birds to the news
butoher to conceal. Durant remonstrated
with Cooper, saying that the joke was a
rough one. The latter drew his revolver
and fired five shots into Durant. The first
shot took effect in Durant's pistol arm and
disabled him from firing bis weapon. One
ball entered the collar bone and another
entered and embedded itself in his right
arm; a third infliotod a flesh wound in the
left, arm and a fourth grazed his abdomen.
Cooper made good his escape by jumping
from the movfug tram, followed hy a mis
sile from Durant’s pistol discharged with
his left hand. Durant came to Abbeville
and was treated by lira. Royal and Craw
ford and returned to Rochelle t >-day.
CHINAMEN BOUND TO COMB IN.
A ecbeme to Beat the Exclusion Act
by Means of Photographs.
Philadelphia, Nov. 30.—A scheme is
now on foot among the Chinese ail over the
country to defeat the purpose of the Chi
nese exclusion act. The promoter of it is
the Hip Sin Tong, a powerful fraternity so
ciety which has six branches. Junk, Lee,
Cblg, Chee, Yng and Miok. embracing
every state in the union, aud the tool which
has been chosen to tear down the barriers
legislation has set up against the celestial
is the photograph. The Hiy Mlu Tung are
having photographs turned out by the
thousands to supply any Chinaman who
may need one or more to bring over rela
tives under his name or that of his friend
here. The colony in this city has been
notified that a batch of pictures would be
tpnt to them in a few days from which
they may seleoc as many as they wish aud
return the balance. 1 dictographs are being
sent all over the country.
CAROLINA'S OLUB 3.
Organizations to Avoid tho Prohibi
tion Law to ba Prohibited.
Columbia, 8. C., Nov. 20.—0n acoount
of the unusual Dumber of “social and liter
ary” clubs that have recently beeu formed
In this state in order to get around the pay
ing of liquor licenses, the prohibitionists
have prepared a bill to be introduced in the
legislature this week that will make It un
lawful for tbe secretary of state to issue a
charter to any such olub unices the cor
porators of such club shall make affidavit
that they do uot intend to and will not sell
liquor. Any club violating this will for
feit its charter aud be indicted for willful
perjury.
TRAIN WRECKERS AT WORK.
A Car Hurled From the Track Be
tween Newberry and Proeperity.
Columbia, 8. C., Nov. 80. —Supervisor
McDowell of the Columbia and Greenville
read was seriously hurt Thursday after
noon while riding on the train between
Newberry and Prosperity. Some fiend
placed a spike between the rails and the cor
was thrown from the track, hurling Mc-
Dowell a distance of ten feet. He is prob
ably lujured internally. Sectionmaster
Pitts says that he also found several spikes
on the Lauren* road. The villains had
placed them on the upper curve of the rail
in order to make sure of their murderous
work.
A Negro Shot.
Pembroke, Bryan County, Nov. 20.
John House, one of L. F. Wood’s cblppers,
was shot m tbe abdomsn yesterday m ruing
by Cilnt Howard, another oolored employe.
Rouse, during a dispute, bad pulled his re
volver and was pointing it at Howard,
cursing him. Howard walked around in a
quiet manner until he caught bis opponent’s
eve. He then tired the flrsl shot. House is
not expected to live. Mr. Wood’s still is
seven miles from this place. During the
week past several other shooting affrays
have occurred between iiis hands, not one
resulting seriously, however.
Economy in Carolina.
Columbia, 8. C., N’ov. 30.—Representa
tive Blease of Newberry has prepared a bill
reducing the salaries of state officers. It
provides that all of them except the gov
ern >r, treasurer and adjutant general shall
be reduced SB9O, aud tbe justices of the su
preme court $509.
A Convict Escapes.
Joskklyn, Ga., Nov. 20. —A negro con
vict escaped from Dale, Dixon & Co.’s
works in the wood# while cutting logs yes
terday and has not yet beeu recaptured. A
diligent search for him is being made.
A Great Natural Gae Well.
Munch, Ind., Nov. 20.— Wbat ia un
doubtedly tbe strongest natural gas well
ever found In the Indiana belt Is a roaring
monster north of this city, which cannot be
gotten under control, and is estimated at
over 19.909.900 feet.
( daily, $lO a year. )
J ' !NTS A COPY. V
( WEEKLY $1 45 A YEAR. )
DEFAMATION OF KUSSIA.
TALMAGB DEFENDS THE REALM
OF THE CZAR
The Clergyman Claims That the Coua
try Is Ur. Justly Misrepresented—Com
mercial Interests and International
Jealousy Given us the Motives for
the Attacks—What He Learned on
Hie Visit.
Brooklyn, Nov. 20.—Rev. Dr. Talmage
to-day fulfillrd bis promise that he would
agaiu speak of his visit to Russia, aud cor
rect many wrong impressions concerning
that empire and its ruier. After an exposi
tion of scripture and congregational sing
ing, he took for his text 11. Peter ii„ 10s
“Presumptuous as they, self-willed, they are
not afraid to speak evil of dignities.”
Amid a most reprehensible orew, Peter
here paint* by one stroke the portrait of
those who delight to slash at people in au
thority. Now, we all have a right to
cr.ticise e il behavior whether in high
places or low, but the fact that one is high
up is no proof that he ought to lie broughh
down, it is a bad streak of human nature
n iw, as it was in the tune of the text a bad
streak of human nature that success of auy
kind excites the jealous antipathy of
those who oanuot climb the same steep.
There never was a David on ihe throne
that thsre was not some Absalom who
wanted to get it. There never was a
Christ but the world had saw and hammer
roady to fashion a cross on which to assas
sinate him. Out of this evil spirit grow
not only individual but national and inter
national defamation. To no country has
more Injustice been done than to our own in
day* that ere past. Long before Martin
Chuzzlewit wan printed, the literature of
the world scoffed at everything American.
Victor Hugo, as honest as he was uuequaled
in literary power, was so misinformed con
cerning America that he wrote: “The
most singular thing is the need of whittling,
with wbioh all American* are possessed. It
is suoh that on Sunday they give the sailors
little bits of wood because if they did not
they would whittle the ship. In court, at
the most critical moment, the judge, whit
tling, says: ‘Prisoner, are yon guilty I' and
the accused tranquilly responds, whit
tling: ‘I am not guilty.’” Lord
John Russell oallod us “A bubble
bursting nationality.” But our country
has at last recovered from such caricature,
and there is not a street in any olty of
Eur pe or Asia where the word “America”
will nut win deference. But, there is a sis
ter nation no the other side of tho sea now
going through the process of international
defamation. There is no country on earth
so misunderstood as Russia, and no mon
arch more misrepresented than its emiyror.
VYill it not be in the cause of justice if T try
to set right the minds of th >*<s who compose
this august assemblage and the minds of
those to whom, on both sides of the ocean,
these words shall cornel It the slander of
one person is wicked, then tie slander of
or.e hundred and twelve million people is
one hundred and twelve million times more
wicked. In the name of righteous
ness and in tiehalf of civili
zation, and for tiie encouragement of all
those good people who have been disheart
ened by the soaiidallzatlon of Russia, I now
speck. Hut Russia is so vast a subject that
to treat it in one discourse is like attempt
ing to ran Niagara Falls over one mill
wheel. Do not think that the very marked
courtesies extended me last summer by the
emperor and empress, and crown prinoe
of Russia have complimented me into tba
advocacy of that empire, for I (hall pre
sent you authenticated faot* that will re
vorse your opinion*, if they have been an
tagonistic, as mine were reversed. I went
last summer to Russia with as many baleful
prejudices as would make an avalanche
from tho mountain of fabrication which has
for years been heaped up against that em
pire. You ask how is It possible that such
appalling misrepresentations of Russia
could stand? 1 aooount for it by the fact
that the Russian language Is to most an im
pas-able wall. Malign the Unit-d States or
malign Great Bn fain or Germany or
Franoe, and by the next cablegram the
falsehood is exposed, for we all understand
English, and many of oar people are famil
iar with German aud French. But the
Russian language, beautiful and easy to
those born to speak it, is to most vocal
organs au unpronounceable tongue, and if
at Ht. Petersburg or Moscow any anti-Rus
sian calumny were denied, the most of the
world outside of Russia would never see or
hear the denial.
What are the motive* for misrepresenta
tion ? Commercial interest* and interna
tional Jealousy. Russia is as large os all
the rest of Europe put together. Remem
ber that a nation is only a man or a woman
ou a big scale. Go into auy neighborhood
of America and ask the physician who has
a small practioe what he thinks of the phy
sician who has a large practice. Ask a
lawyer who has no briefs what he thinks of
the lawyer who has three rooms filled with
clerks trying in vain to transact tbs super
abundant busiuess that comes to him. Ask
the minuter who has a very limited audi
ence wbat be thinks of ths minister who has
overflowing audiences. Why does not Eu
rope like Russia ? Because the has enough
acreage to swallow all Europe and feel she
had only half a meat. Russia is as long as
North and Mouth America put together.
“Bat,” says someone, “do you muau to
oharge the author* and lecturers who have
written or spoke against Russia with false
hood f" By no means. You can find iu any
city or nation evils innumeruble it you wish
to discourse about them.
1 said at St. Petersburg to tho most emi
nent lady of Russia outside of the Imperial
family: “Are those stories of cruelty and
outrage that I hare heard and read about,
true!” Bbe replied: “No doubt, Rome of
them are true, but do you not in America
ever have officers of the law cruel and out
rageous in their treatment of offenders! Do
y„u not have instances where the police have
clubbed innocent persons! Have you no
instances where [>eople in brief authority
act arrogantly!” I replied: “Yes, we do.”
Then, she said: "Why dues the world hold
our government responsible for exceptional
outrage!? As soon as an official is found
to be cruel, tie immediately loses his place.”
Then I bethought myself. Do tho people in
America hold the government at Washing
ton responsible for the Homestead riots at
Pittsburg, or for railroad insurrections, or
for the torch of the villain that
co..sumee a block of houses, or
for tb* ruffians who urrest a
rail train, making the passougers bold up
their arms until the pockets are picked!
Why, thee, hold the Emperor of Russia,
who is as impressive and genial a man as I
have ever looked at or talked with, respon
sible for the wrongs enacted iu a nation
wuh a population twice as large in numbers
as the mlllioi ■ln America! Suppose one
monarch in Europe ruled over England,
Kcotlaud, Ireland, France, Germany, Spain,
Italy, Austria, Norway and Sweden. Would
it be fair to hold the monarch responsible
for all that occurred in that mighty domin
ion! N 'W, you’must remember that Alex
aneur 111. reigns over wider dominion than
all those empires put together. Asa nation
is only a uian or a woman on a lag scale,
let me ask, would you Individually prefer
to be judged by your faults or your virtues!
All people, except ourselves, have faults.
The pessimist attempting to write your
biography would take you in your weaker
moods, and the picture of you on