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, THE MORNING NEWS, i
. ESTABLISHED 1860 IHCORPi 'RATED 1838 J.
J. H. BSTILL, President. )
eventful session ended.
A Remarkably Quiet and Unexciting
Final Adjournment.
The Venerable Old Doorkeeper Does
Not Move Back the Hands of the
Clock, for They Had a Minute to
Spare— A Large Attendance and
Many Uniformed Pythians Gather to
Witness the Spectacle.
Washington. Aug. 38.—The first regu
lar session of the Fifty-third congress is
a thing of the past. It was ushered into
history with a blow of the gavel at 3
o’clock to-day. Compared with previous
adjournments it was a tame affair There
was not a quorum present in either house.
In the Senate there was scarce aeorporal's
guard. The prominent men of both par
ties were conspicuous by their absence.
Doubtless there was no real reason for
their presence. Congress was practi
cally adjourned a week ago. Since then
nothing has been done save to wait
around till the President either signed or
vetoed the tariff bill, or it became law by
expiration of the time limit.
The letter to Catchings caused more
talk to-day than the adjournment. As
has been said, that latter function was a
comparatively tamo affair.
"One might imagine oneself in the
golliseum in the midst of.strangers to the
place and sport, looking down upon the
fitful struggles of a lot of worn-out gladi
ators.”
In the Senate there were inquiries
for Gorman from many. There was
much disappointment when it was learned
that he was not in town. Then they
asked for Hill. He too was gone. Sher
man too was gone, but Quay, with one eye
on the Senate and the other wandering
about as if in search of a stock exchange
ticker, was there.
The House was not the spirited place
of former adjournments. The most
fife was on the republican side.
They were having lots of fun
with their democratic colleagues
over Cleveland’s letter. was no
mistaking the sentiment of a majority of
the party. It was a mixture of discour
agement, yet verified predictions. When
asked for formal expressions of opinion
on the letter for publication, most all the
democrats praised it.
I asked a prominent repablican what he
thought of the letter.
■‘As a republican?” he inquired.
“Yes.”
“I think it will be good campaign liter
ature for us.”
"Imagine yourself an independent and
tell me what you think.”
"I think it a great and worthy docu
ment, strong and sure to help Cleveland
with the people.”
‘ And if you were a democrat?”
“I should simply swear.”
Such sums up the general run of ex
pressions to-day. The letter will un
doubtedly strengthen Cleveland with the
people, and his "communism of pelf” is
sure of immortality.
It is a good phrase to ring out in clarion
voice on the stump. His challenge to
monopolists is considered good, and the
manner in which he flings down the
gauntlet to the trusts is sure to call
for applause. Democratic congress
men seeking re-election, however,
would prefer to go home with the
President’s approval of the bill, but since
they could not get that, his letter is tho
next best thiug.
Speaker Crisp left for Americus to
night. He will speak in Atlanta and
Augusta in a few days. He has accepted
invitations to speak in these two places,
and he has left it to the campaign com
mittee to fix the time. The last of the
Georgia delegation will leave to-morrow.
THE FINAL ADJOURNMENT.
By Associated Press.
V ashington, Aug. 28.—An immense
crowa was gathered in the Senate gal
leries before the hour of noon to-day, in
order to witness the closing scenes of the
eventful session on which the curtain is
to fall at 2 o'clock p. m. The spectators
consisted for the most part of strangers
who had been looking into the city for the
last two days, attracted by the biennial
encampment of the Knights of Pythias.
Members of that organization were pres
ent in large numbers, and in their new
uniforms contributed much to the anima
tion and picturesqueness of the spectacle.
Senators on the floor were few and far
oetween—so that any idea of transacting
legislative business, except by unanimous
consent, would have been preposterous.
here were but three republican senators
Present when the chaplain made hisopen
•ng prayer, and only ten democrats.
Alter the reading of yesterday’s jour
nal a resolution was offered by Mr. Kan
*om and agreed to, for the appointment of
:' v ° senators to join a like committee on
me part of the House to wait upon the
I resident and to inform him that unless
he may have some further communication
° make the two houses aro now ready to
sujourn.
Messrs. Hansom and Manderson were
•Ppoiiited on the part of tne Senate. A
instructing the select commit
mi the Ford theater disaster to con
‘n '■ lls investigation during the recess,
'I s P-fered by Air. Harris and agreed to.
And then at 12 ; 17 the Senate took re
■ii ' Jhe session was resumed
1 when a message from the House
as received .announcing among other
:a,ters the death of Kepresentative
iaw of Wisconsin. Tne Usual resolu
ij-aiß expressing the deep sensibility of
,'"‘mate and providing for u committee
1 attend the fuuerai, were offered and
tn and the Vice President an-
Mi.‘! tl,e appointment of Senators
1/, r 1 * of Wisconsin, Culiom, Davis,
pf North Dakota, and Kylo of
J'akota, as such committee. At
im >yoelock another recess was taken
l ii’! 1 i r ‘ ng t * le roc ess the Senate was prac
d Cher tea by senators-all but a
°f three democrats Messrs Jones
Ka ! lsas ’ Harris and Cockrell—be
n w botn an animated discussion was
°o the question of the sugar
Corri.. ’ After the recess closed, a re-
L,, made by the senators who had
etui and to wait upon the President.
0 informed the Senate that the
thai- I,lent ' B reply was that he had no fur
*-ommunication to make to congress.
fflj.e jSjrfning
Then a resolution was offered by Mr.
Quay, rep., of Pennsylvania, and unani
mously adopted, tendering the thanks of
the Senate to Vice President Stevenson
for the ability, dignity, courtesy and im
partiality with which he had presided
over its deliberations: amt a resolution
similarly worded in laudation of Senator
Harris, president of the Senate pro tern.,
was offered by Mr. Manderson, rep., of
Nebraska, and adopted with the same
unanimity.
A third and final recess was taken till
1.0, v. hen a message was received from
the House announcing the appointment
by the speaker of the House members of
the joint committee on the Ford’s theater
disaster. Then, after a wait of several
minutes, the Vice President rose and
formally closed the session of the Senate
with these words:
Senators-The hoar fixed by the concurrent
resolution for the adjournment of the second
session of the Fifty-third congress has ar
rived. Before making the formal announce
ment, 1 cannot forbear giving expression of
my greateful appreciation of the resolution,
personal to myself, just adopted by the Sen
ate. For this manifestation of your confi
dence. as well as for the uniform courtesy,
official and personal, extended to me, I am
profoundly grateful. And now, wishing each
of you safe return to home and constituents,
I declare the Senate adjourned without day.
Instead of the usual moving back of the
hands ou the clock dial, so as to gain a
little more time—an exploit which has
added to the renown of the venerable
doorkeeper at the close of almost every
session of the Senate—there was actually
a minute to spare when the Vice Presi
dent stepped down to the fioor and
engaged in leavetaking with the
senators and officials. It was the quiet
est and least exciting final adjournment
that had ever been witnessed by any of
them.
SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARIES.
Tillman’s Vote Falls Off One-Half
Compared With That of 1892.
Columbia, S. C., Aug. 28.—Returns
from to-day’s so-called democratic pri
mary elections for delegates to the state
convention, called to nominate a governor
and state ticket, and for members of the
legislature and county officers, aro ex
ceedingly meager. They are sufficient,
however, to emphasize the utterly
confused and disorganized con
dition of the democracy, and
the results are sure to lend great encour
agement to the sentiment now rapidly
growing in favor of placing a ticket in
the field to contest the November elec
tions with the Tillman-Evans faction.
in ail parts of the state the anti-
Tillrnanites have with practical unan
imity relraiued from participating in
order to avoid pledging themselves to
abide by the state convention nominees.
In some counties anti-Tillmanites voted
for members of the legislature, but re
fused to vote for delegates to the state
convention. Such was the case in this
county where the anti-Tillmanites elected
their full legislative and county ticket by
a large majority, but gave their conven
tion candidates a nominal vote. The
vote, even on the part of the Tillmanites,
has been uniformly small, denoting great
apathy toward John Gary Evans, as such
instances as the following will show :
At the town of Rock Hill, out of
a club roll of 664 members, the vote
was 178; Allendale, 41 out of 260; Bates
burg 47 out of 137, and Johnston 87 out of
4(H).
In Fairfield county three-fourths of the
Tiilmanite strength was polled. The
anti-Tillmanites refraining to a man. The
same was the case in Florence, and in
both these counties tickets will be placed
in the field in the next few days for tho
general election. With the possible ex
ception of three or four conservative
counties which ran convention tickets,
every county in the state wiil elect dele
gates to vote for John Gary Evans, whose
nomination was already a certainty.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
By Associated Press.
Charleston, S. C., Aug. 28. —Returns re
ceived by the News and Courier from
nearly all counties in the state
indicate a light vote at the
democratic primary election to-day.
The election was held to elect dele
gates to the democratic state convention,
to be held in September, which will nomi
nate candidates for governor and other
state officers, and will nominate
candidates for congress, members of the
legislature and county officers. At many
places the conservative voters abstained
from voting, and probably the "reform”
or Tillman vote fell oil one-half as com
pared with the vote two years ago. The
“cut and dried tickets” of the reform
rings were, under the circumstances, suc
cessful in all the Tillman counties. In
the four or five conservative counties the
re ular democrats triumphed.
In the First congressional district the
contest was between ex-Congressmau
William Elliott of Beaufort and D. A. J.
Sullivan of Charleston. Full returns
were not received, but indications favor
the nomination of Elliott. In the Second
district Talbot has been renominated; in
the Third district Latimer is renomi
nated : in the Fourth district Stanyarne
Wilson, anew man, won: in the Fifth
district Strait is in all probability renom
inated, and in the Sixth MoLaurin has
been successful. Dr. J. William
Stokes, populist, got the nomination
in tha new Seventh district. But in
Stoke's case nomination is not equivalent
to election, as he will be opposed by Con
gressman izlar, democrat, who will make
tho light at the regular election in No
vember, and by Johnston, republican,
who is in training for the race.
The Democratic party in the state is
greatly divided, and there will probably
be two tickets in the field in November.
Senator Butler is an important factor in
present political movements, and will
doubtless declare his purposes and policy
in a few days.
TfTE LATEST RETURNS.
Returns from all over the state indicate
that only about a two-thirds vote was
polled in the primary to-day. The anti-
Tillmanites generally refrained from
voting. Tillman carries* every county,
with the exception of Charleston, Rich
land and Sumter, and probably one other.
The legislature will be overwhelmingly
for him for United States senator, insur
ing Senator Butler's defeat. The con
servatives will likely run an independent
ticket at the general election in Novem
ber. and that will be Butler’s only hope of
capturing the legislature. The election
was generally quiet.
ONE COVNTT ANTI-TILLMAN.
Columbia. S. C., Aug. 28. The anti-
Tillman county and legislative ticket in
this countv, Richland, has been elected
by an estimated majority of 812- figures
which returns from precincts not re
ported will not materially change.
THE ERIMART AT CHARLESTON.
Charleston, S. C., Aug. 28.—The pri
mary election here to-day developed a
total of about B,O<X votes. Niue out of
fifteen precincts give J. W. Barnwell for
the Senate 1,605 and G. F. VonKolnitz 860
votes. The same precincts give D A. J.
Sullivan for congress 1,204 and William
Elliott 1.288 votes. The election was
very hotly contested.
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 20,1894.
A LONG FAREWELL.
Incidents ot the Final Adjournment
of the House.
But Very Little Business Attempted
or Transacted-Members Wrangle a
Little Over Printing of the Tariff
Comparison—Finally the Sergeant
at-Arms Took Down the Eagle and
Mace, and All Was Over.
Washington. Aug. 28. —When the House
was called to order by the speaker, at 13
o'clock of this, the last day of the pres
ent session of congress, there were less
thau fifty members on the fioor, the great
bulk of the members having departed for
their various homes, generally to lock
after the question of their re-election.
After the reading of the journal Speaker
Crisp announned the following members
on the pari of the House of the joint com
mittee to consider the old Ford's theater
disaster and report to congress the lia
bility of the government, if any: Maddox,
of Georgia, Brookshire, dem., of Indiana,
Piggott. dem., of Connecticut, Daniels,
rep., of New York, and Updegraph, rep.,
of lowa. He also read a letter from Rep
resentative W. C. Oates, dem., of Ala
bama, announcing the fact that he had
this day sent his resignation to the gov
ernor of Alabama as a representative
from that state, to take effect on Nov. 5,
next.
Mr. Wilson of West Virginia, offered a
resolution directing the speaker to ap
point a committee of three members of
the House to act in connection with a sim
ilar committee from tho Senate to call
upon the President to inform him that
congress is ready to adjourn and to ask
him it he has any fur.her communication
to make. The resolution was agreed to,
and Messrs. Wilson. Holman, and Hep
burn were named as members of the com
mittee.
Maj. Pruden, acting clerk, announced
that the President had signed "sundry
bills and joint resolutions.”
Mr. Richardson then called up the re
solution reported by him yesterday pro
viding for the printing of 60,000 copies of
the tariff bill with comparisons of rates
in similar previous laws. He said lie
called it up at the request of several
members, who desired that the document
should be printed, as they wanted to cir
culate it,
Mr. Richardson said; “As you will see
in the Record this morning, the Senate is
proceeding to print the document for the
use of its members, and it is for tlie
House to say whether or notit will do the
same.
The vote on its passage was, ayes 71,
nays 3, and Mr. Johnson, dem., of Ohio
again made the point of no quorum.
Pending the announcement of the vote,
which was delayed in order to pass the
time and obviate the necessity for the
usual recess while awaiting the return of
the committee appointed to officially
notify the Peesident of the approaching
dissolution of congress, efforts were
made to put the resolution in such
shape as to meet the desires of Messrs.
Johnson, Warner, dem., of New York,
and Tracey, dem., of New York, the prin
cipal opponents of the proposition. They
said they wanted the committee on ways
and means, and Chairman Wilson, recog
nized in some way in the publication, and
expressed their willingness to withdraw
all objection if the following were added
to the resolution: “Including such addi
tion, explanation, or amendment as may
be proposed or approved by the chairman
of the House committee ou ways and
means.”
Tiiis was proposed, ur.der a request for
unanimous consent by Mr. Warner, but
Mr. Mahon rep., of Pennsylvania ob
jected.
Mr. Tracy—Why do you interfere in
the matter?
Air. Mahon —If you give me time I’ll
tell.
Mr. De Armond, dem., of Missouri,
offered a resolution providing for the
printing of 60,000 copies of a comparison
to be prepared by the clerk of tne com
mittee on ways and means, and approved
by the chairman thereof, but Mr. Hicks,
rep., of Pennsylvania objected to its con
sideration.
There being no apparent prospect of
coming to an agreement on the subject,
Mr. McMillin’s suggestion that the House
take a recess until i :45 o’clock, was unan
imously agreed to.
At 1:45 o’clock the House reassembled,
and Mr. Richardson withdrew the reso
lution to print 60,(M)0 copies of the compar
ison of tlie tariff bill with the rates of
previous similar measures. In this
connection he stated that members could
get copies of the publication at the gov
ernment printing office at 10 cents apiece.
Tlie committee appointed to wait on
the President was announced, and Mr.
Wilson reported that the duty devolving
on him and his associates had been dis
charged. “And we are charged by the
President,” Mr. Wilson continued, "in re
sponse, to say that the President has no
further communication to make. He con
gratulates the congress upon the success
ful conclusion of its business, and to each
member individually he wishes a pleasant
and prosperous vacation.”
Mr. De Armond, dem., of Missouri, of
fered then, us an independent measure,
the resolution previously proposed by him
to print 60,000 copies of the tariff bill
with a comparison with tho rates of the
McKinley law, to be prepared by the
clerk of the committee on ways and
means and approved by the chairman
thereof.
Mr. Hicks, rep., of Pennsylvania, re
newed his objection, however, and tho
publication will not be made. When there
remained but two minutes of the session
the members crowded about the clerk's
dek.
Mr. Terry, dem., of Arkansas, received
recognition from tho speaker, and asked
the House to consider tlie Hoar Senate
anti lottery bill. “Hurry up,” several
members snouted to tlie clerk, as lie be
gan reading tlie measure. He had pro
ceeded but a little way with the reading,
when ho was interrupted by Speaker
Crisp, whose gavel fell upon the desk
with startling distinctness us the hands
of tho clock reached tho figure 2.
The ceremony of dissolution was brief,
but effective. With bis hjjnd upon the
gavel. Speaker Crisp said: "The hour of
2 o'clock having arrived, by virtue of the
authority of a joint resolution 1 declare
the second session of the Fifty-third con
gress adjourned without day.”
The sergeant-at-arms lifted down tho
eagle and staff, emblem of the authority
of the House, tfie speaker descended the
steps leading to his chair, a few members
and employes clapped their hands, and
the end had come.
The New Minister.
Washington, Aug. 28. -President Cleve
land will formally receive the new Japan- i
ese minister at 8:30 o'clock p. m. to-day.
FRENCH DEFEATED.
Touaregs in Senegambia Wipe Out
Companies of Them.
Paris, Aug. 38.—A dispatch from St.
I.ouis. capital of the French possessions
in Senegambia, to the Journal Des Dobats
says that the Touaregs recently surprised
the French, and after three days’ fight
ing pursued them to Timbuctoo, where
another fight took place, resulting, as be
fore. in favor of tho Touaregs. The
French sortied from Timbuctoo. but were
overwhelmed with numbers aud forced to
retire. In the latter fight three compa
nies of tho French soldiers were com
pletely cut to pieces.
HOTEL THREATENED.
Fire Adjoining a Hostelry Containing
Several British Royalties.
Geneva, Aug. 38. Firo started in a
building near the Hotel Victoria at St.
Moritz this morning, and spread so rap
idly as to create a panic among the guests
at the hotel, which include tho Duchess
of York, the Duchess of Teck, and Duke
of Aosta. All of the guests cither left
the hotel or got ready to leave in the
event of the building caking fire. Sev
eral buildings have been destroyed, aud
the flames are still spreading.
PARIS VERY ILL.
Head of the Royal House of Orleans
In a Critical Condition.
Ixmdon. Aug. 28.—Inquiries made at the
Stow house, residence of the Comte de
Paris, show that the condition of tho
head of the royal house of Orleans is
very critical. The Comte de Paris ex
periences great difficulty in taking food
and is suffering much pain. All the mem
bers of the family are present at the
bedside.
STEAMER RELEASED.
Guarantees Given That She 'Will Not
Be Used as a Fighter.
Glasgow, Aug. 28.—The steamer Islam,
which was recently seized by order of the
government, upon information that she
was being fitted out as a warship for one
of the belligerents in the war between
China and Japan, has been released, it
having been guaranteed that she would
not be used as a man of-war
PREPARED TO DEFEND IT.
The Gould’s Will Probably Bo Satis
fied to Race tho Satauita.
London, Aug. 28.—The Pall Mall
Gazette says it is generally understood
that the Britannia is prepared to defend
the Cape may cup, but fancies that the
Gould’s will be satisfied with racing the
Satanita.
RUSH FOR GOODS IN BOND.
Tho Gorman Tariff Goes Into Effect
Easily and Smoothly.
New York, Aug. 28.—The rush to with
draw goods under bond under the new
tariff which went into effect this morn
ing, began at the custom house almost as
soon as the doors were thrown open this
morning. In the Third division the
crowds were so great that it was next to
impossible to move about. The pressure
continued unabated until the cus
tom house closed. Most of the
goods were taken out in bulk,
13,000, $4,000 and $5,000 wortli
at a time. Cotton velvets, gloves and
analine colors were the chief items on tlie
list of withdrawals. Mr. Bostwi, k, the
cashier, at 2 o'clock estimated that tho
total of the day s receipts would probably
be $600,000. The daily average is $150,-
000. There is nothing wonderful about
these receipts. They have gone as high
as $2,500,000, and have been $1,000,000
often a day. Deputy Collector Couch said
that Secretary Carlisle's rulings of
yesterday have had much to do with
the ease with which the new law has
gone into effect, enabling tho custom offi
cers to act without doubt. The way was
further smoothed by the announcement
yesterday that all withdrawals would be
made on McKinley rates of duty, except
where goods were classified in the new
act. the government returning the ex
cess of duty charged wnen liquidation
was finished or collecting more
should it be found that riot a sufficient
amount was charged. This was done to
accommodate merchants desiring to
withdraw their im|iortations immedi
ately. They would have to wait somo
time if withdrawal could not be effected
before the liquidating department could
determine the exact charges on goods on
which the duty has been changed from
ad valorem to specific, or vice versa.
THE DAY AT BOSTON.
Boston, Aug. B.—As early as 7 o’clock
this morning a line of men was formed in
front of the custom house, composed of
the clerks, brokers and importers eager
to be the first to take their goods out of
bond. When the doors opened at
o’clock the warehouse department was
at once filled and tho double force of
clerks assigned to duty in this office Was
besieged to make the proper entries for
the release of the goods.
Although the bookkeepers and clerks
had worked till midnight getting every
thing in order for tho anticipated rush,
they approached their task with the ut
most good nature and dispatched the
business with surprising alacrity. The
papers had all been so arranged that
every man was served in his turn with
out annoyance, confusion or unnec
essary delay. As the day advanced
the crowd increased, and while all
kept their temper and were not disposed
to crowd, much impatience was shown to
get possession of ttieir goods as fast as
possible. How long this rush will con
tinue it is impassible to say. but probably
till most of the bonded goods have been
taken out. It is also expected that im
portations will be very heavy for some
time, or until the stocks of goods which
tiuve been permitted to run low under the
operations of the McKinley bill have been
replenished.
■in anticipation of tho groat rush of bus
iness to-day. employes in the custom
house who were on their vacations were
summoned back, and tlie vacations of
others have been cancelled until the de
partment is relieved of the great strain
put upon it by the changes tnat have been
made in the tariff. Before tho close of
business to-day an extraordinary amount
of goods were withdraw n from bond.
ENTIRE CROP THREATENED.
The 801 l Worm Pest Ravaging the
Mississippi Section.
Nashville. Tenn., Aug. 28.—A dispatch
from Bolivar county, Mississippi, says
the boll worm has made its appearance in
the Delta county and badly damaging tho
growing cotton crop. Planters agree that
if the pest cannot be oxtinguishod the en
tire crop in some sections will be a total
loss.
SHUT DEAD IN THE STREETS
South Carolinians Butcher Each
Other at Blackville.
Desiderate Street Encounter Between
Solomon Brown and State Con
stable Gribben, Resulting From an
Old Faud -Exciting Incident at the
Inquest—The Coroner Arrested for
Murder.
Blackville. S. C.. Aug. 28.—This after
noon at 2:30 o’clock the bloodiest tragedy
ever enacted in this quiet village oc
curred on the main street of the town,
directly opposite the passenger station.
Solomon Brown, the 22-year-old son of
Simon Brown, and John Gribben, of the
state dispensary constabulary force, lio
cold in death.
This double murder is the result of a
feud of long standing. At the time when
Tiliman was first nominated for governor,
Gribben, then the town marshal, was es
pecially active in his cause, thereby in
curring tho enmity of the conservative
citizens of the town, who, in the ensuing
municipal election, supported and elected
a council, tho members of which pledged
themselves in advance not to appoint Grib
ben town marshal. The members of the
influential Brown family were earnest
supporters of the conservative faction
and did much to bring about the defeat of
the man who favored Gribben’s continu
ance as town marshal. After his defeat,
and a short time prior to the passage of
the dispensary act, Gribben posted a let
ter reflecting upon Hebrews, which fur
ther widened the breach. After his
appointment as a member of the state
constabulary upon three occasions he
opened packages consigned to various
members of the Brown family, which act
naturally engendered bitter feelings.
To-day about 1 o’clock p. m. he entered
the freight shed and opened a case of
clothing from Baltimore consigned to
Solomon Brown, ostensibly to search for
liquor brought into the state in violation
of the dispensary act. Shortly after 2
o'clock Simon Brown, the father, meet
ing Gribben in tho street, re
proached him for opening this par
ticular package, accusing him of
persecution. The argument waxed
warm, and Simon Brown was joined by
his three sons, Solomon, Isadora and
Herman. Gribben offered to fight any
one of them, and Isadore Brown, a youth
about 20 years of age, promptly accepted
tho challenge, asking him to remove his
coat and official badge. Gribben at once
struck in the direction of Isadore Brown,
who parried the blow, knocking Gribben
against the wall of George A. Still's
store.
At this juncture pistols were drawn by
Solomon Brown. Herman Brown and
Gribben, and six or seven shots were fired
in rapid succession. Gribben was shot
through the left shoulder and near the
heart, the ball ontering the left lung, and
he staggered into JVlr. Still’s store, bring
at Solomon Brown, who fell half way to
the ground at the first shot, which was
quickly followed by two or three others.
One of them took effect in tho head, pen
etrating the brain, another in tho right
side, and a third entered at the back, per
forating the heart, causing almost instant
death.
Young Brown's remains were carried
to his home by friends, who quickly
reached ttie scene of the awful tragedy.
Gribben. after being shot, walked through
Mr. Still’s store to the back yard, where
he fell and died within ten minutes.
Solomon Brown was the third son of
Simon Brown, and bad recently embarked
in the furnishing goods business on his
own account. He was engaged to bo
married to a young lady in Savannah,
Ga., and a beautiful homo, to which lie
expected to conduct his young bride, is
now under construction. He was an
especially shrewd business man, popular
and courteous, and his untimely end is
deeply deplored by all who knew him.
John Gribben. theidispensary constable,
was a native of Ireland, about 40 years of
age, and came to Blackville as town mar
shal in 1887, and was regarded as a com
petent officer, but rather lacking in judg
ment. This position he retained under
several administrations, losing it when
he espoused the Tillman cause.
Before coming to Blackville he had
been successively a private in the
British army, in the United States ma
rine corps, from which he deserted, and
afterward in the Fifth United States Ar
tillery, from which he was discharged.
He was an especially active member of
the constabulary force, and though es
teemed by tho supporters of the dispen
sary act, his course had made him very
obnoxious to those not in sympathy there
with, He leaves a widow and four chil
dren.
About 4 o'clock p. m., Coroner 11. P.
Diches, who it is asserted fired the shot
which killed young Brown Irani inside
his store, impaneled a jury to view the re
mains of the dead constable, and pro
ceeded to a grovo near by to hold the in
quest After examining Messrs li. D.
Johnson, J. G. Ktrobel, and partially ex
amining (leorge A. Still, as witnesses to
more or less of the unfortunate aif ray. a
communication from Solicitor G. Duncan
Bellinger was placed in his hands sug
gesting ttiat iti view of the fact
that it was openly charged ho
had tired at least one shot
during iho melee, it would be better that
he should not preside at the inquest. In
this opinion, however, tho jury did rot
concur, and insisted upon concluding its
duties.
The examination of Mr. Still was re
sumed, when a bailiff from the sheriff's
office notified the coroner that the sheriff
was on li is way to tho inquest, which lie
desired should tie hold by Trial Justice
Haminet. Notwithstanding this official
message, however, tho jury persisted in
tho performance of its duties. Coroner
Diches, who had interrogated the wit
nesses as to whether or not they had
seen him tire a shot at Solomon Brown,
and also if it was possible for Gribben to
have shot young Brown in the back in
the position they occupied respectively,
to which he received negative replies in
both cases, was not at all loth to conduct
the inquest to an end. and evinced no
desire to exercise his prerogative to ad
journ the proceedings
The examination of Mr. Still was again
resumed, when Sheriff Lancaster, accom
panied by Trial Justice Harnmet, ap
peared on the scene, and, summoning tho
coroner, drew an official document from
his pocket and placed him under arrest,
charged with the murder of Solomon
Brown. This sensational denouement
caused the immediate cessation of the
inquest. Trial Justice Hamniet proceeded
at once to impanel jurors and summon
witnesses.
The facts olicitod are in accordance i
with the above, and the verdict of the
jurv over tho lemains of John Gribben is
that death was caused by a pistol shot
wound from a pistol in the hands of Her- I
man Brown, and that Simon and Isadora |
Brown aro accessories before and after
the fact. The inquest over the remains
of young Brown is set for 8 o’clock Wed
nesday morning.
A STATEMENT BY THE MURDERED MAN’S
BROTHER.
Blackville, S. C„ Aug. 28.-At the re
quest of my friends. J. Wilson Gibbes and
others, notwithstanding the bereavement
of my family, I cannot refrain from giving
my views for publication as to tho cause
of the cold-blooded murder of my brother,
Solomon Brown, here to-day. For sumo
time Gribben. being actuated by personal
spite, has novor lot tbo opportunity pass
to persecute my family. When Chief
Constable Holly was first appointed,
I met him and explained the unfit
ness of Gribben on his constabulary
force, for the reason of his personal
reputation in Blackville. This occurred
on the train coming from Charleston, ami
I vvrote Gov. Tillman this morning, before
this tragedy occurred, requesting Grib
ben’s removal. Clothed with authority.
Gribben lost no opportunity to tyrannize
the anti-Tillmanites, and especially tne
Brown family, which lias been shown in
my letter to the governor.. This unfor
tunate affair can only be attributed to tho
appointment of prejudiced, unprincipled
scoundrels who are only enlisted for
political gain to the dominant party,
regardless of effect, or of law-abiding
citizens who have everything to lose by
such appointments by the administration,
of constables acting for the state. Ido
not desire to enter into a statement of the
circumstances surrounding tho killing,
for this will he shown in the proper
tribunal of justice. Particularly aggra
vated has been this affair in the light of
the fact that for political reasons the cor-
of this county, H. P. Diohes,
n Tlllmanite, has so acted as to
be now in jail, charged with being
the party who fired the fatal shot
which kjlfed my brother, and in spite
of this fact insisted upon holding the in
quest in the cases in the face of a letter
to him by the solicitor of the cii'cuit, sug
gesting the impropriety of his doing so
under the circumstances, and was only
deterred from finishing the inquest begun
by him by the sheriff of the county ar
resting him upon the charge of murder
and conveying him to the county jail, not
withstanding his request to allow him to
finish the inquest before Ids departure.
Mike Brown,
SOLOMON BROWN’S BETROTHED.
Columbia, S. C.. Aug. 28.—The young
laity to whom Solomon Brown was en
gaged is Miss Dora Muhlberg of Savan
nah, and the marriage had been set for
November, cards having been issued. The
funeral will take place in Augusta on
Thursday morning, on the arrival of tho
South Carolina and Georgia train.
THE NEW TARIFF.
Pressure Upon the President to Sign It
Ex ’rted Up to the Last Minute.
Washington, Aug. 28.—The new tariff
law became operative to-day, and all im
ports will now bo subject to its pro
visions. There was more or less doubt
up to a late hour yesterday just what ac
tion the President would take upon the
bill, but his letter of yesterday's date to
Representative Catehings authoritatively
settled tiie matter, and tho letter,
Avliilo addressed to an individual',
was virtually a messago to
the people, In which the President
very clearly defines his views and replies
to some of the strongest arguments pre
sented to him by his party associates dur
ing the past ten days, suggesting a method
of procedure best calculated to benefit
the party in the coming campaign.
Up to the last minute the pressure upon
the President to induce nim to affix his
signature to the measure was not abated.
The future welfare of the party, the ne
cessity of a division of the responsibility,
and the immediate effect upon the pend
ing campaign, were all urged upon Mr.
Cleveland with great persistency. Even
democrats who have stood by the Presi
deht through thick and thin are disposed
to question the wisdom of his action in
refusing his name to the measure, and
they added their appeals, but in vain.
NEW ORLEANS BRIBERY OASES.
More Indictments In the L. and N.
Switch Privilege Oases.
New Orleans, Aug. 28.—Tho grand Jury
this evening returned a joint Indictment
against councilman Thomas Haley and
Peter B. Calfield, also an indictment
against Alderman Frank B. Thriffilry.
The indictments returned to-day are all
in connection with the Louisville and
Nashville switch privileges. It is alleged
that on May 17, last, Mr. Thriffilry pro
posed to receive from Charles Marshal,
superintendent of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, the sum of 87,500 for
his influenco in passing and voting for an
ordinance granting the road certain privi
leges on the river front. Messrs. Haiey
and Calfield were charged in the indict
ments with proposing to receive the samo
sum for tho same purpose onuMarch 16,
last. Haley and Thriffilry are already
under indictment, but the above was tho
first charge brought against Councilman
Calfield.
NO HOPE FOR SUCCESS.
Pullman Strikers Will Probably Soon
Call the Strike Off.
Chicago, Aug. 28.—A mass meeting of
the Pnllman strikers was held at Turner
hall. Kensington, last night to discuss the
advisability of calling off the strike. No
vote was taken, but local unions were in
structed to call a special meeting at once
and vote for a delegate from each union
to meet with tho central union and de
cide the matter. There has been a grow
ing feeling among tho men and some of
die leaders that it was useless and highly
detrimental to longer light the Pullman
company, wniio their families were
starving and there was no possibility of
succeeding.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
A Levee Caves In Soon After A Bal
loon Ascension.
New Orleans, Aug. 28.—Late last night
the levee at the head of Pauline street
caved into the river for a distance of
about 250 feet. The levee for years
stood apparently firm and sound, and
was regarded by the levee board as one
of the. most substantial, ana protected
tho city from inundation. There had
been a largo crowd at the very spot early
in the day to see a balloon ascension, and
had the caving occurred six hours earlier,
there would probably have been a heavy
loss of life.
DAILY, |lO A YEAR. I
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WEEKLY. 2 TUIES-A WEEK, H A YEAR. V
THE LEGIONS _IN LINE.
Glittering Parade of Knights in the
.National Capital.
Review of the Vast Procession by the
President of the United States—The
Brigades Participating and Their
Commanders -The Union Jack, Mis*
taken in the Parade for a Confeder
ate Flag, Receives Tremendous Ap
plause.
Washington, Aug. 28.—With just
enough cloudiness to lessen the effect of
the sun’s brightness, tho Knights of
Pythias had an ideal day for their
parade. Broad cloth uniform coats wera
a little too thick for comfort, perhaps,
but the Knights did not appear to mind
such a slight inconvenience, aud made a
magnificent showing with their waving
plumes and gold aud silver accouter
ments.
The parade assembled at Camp Wash
ington on the monument grounds at 4
o’clock and inarched up Seventeenth
street to Pennsylvania av enue, where th
procession turned eastward, tho knights
inarching in review before President
Cleveland. A small stand, decorated ap
propriately, had been erected in front of
the white house, and on this the i ’resident
stood during the entire time occupied by
the processiou in passing. Mr. Cleveland,
accompanied by Col. C. A. Kahlo, Maj.
Gen. Carnahan's chief of staff, in
full uniform, and Col. Johu M.
Wilson, United States Army the com
missioner of public buildings and
grounds, walked through the white housa
grouuds to the stand amid continuous ap
plause. .Vs he came in view of the
thousands assembled at that point, it
great cheer went up to which he re
sponded by doffing his hat. Ho took a
dignified interest in all the incidents thus
occurred in his presence.
Members of the citizen's committee on
horseback led the parade. They wera
followed by the National Rifles, the Na
tional Feucibles, the champion priza
militia company of tho United States, tho
Corcoran Cadets and other local military
organizations. Then came Maj. Gen.
Carnahan, commander-in-chief of tha
uniform rank, at the head of his staff,
composed of brigadier generals and
colonels too numerous to mention.
Precedence in line was according to
seniority of commanding officers of bri
gades. The Indiana brigade occupied tho
right. The line was as follows :
ludiana Brigade—Gen. James R. Ross,
70U men; First Maryland regiment, Col.
John A. Schwarts, 400 men; First Ala
bama regiment, Col. Erwin Schilinger,
1(H) men.
Kansas Brigado—Gen. Joseph H. L,yon,
250 men : First regiment of tho District of
CoUimhia, Col. Ilarr.v Coggins, 400 men;
Oklahoma City division, Capt. A. P. Rus
sell, 20 men.
Massachusetts Brigade —Gen. John H.
Abbott, 890 men ; First Maine regiment,
Col. Horace W. Stewart.; First New
Hampshire regiment, Col. Charles S.
Clifford, 200 men.
lowa Brigade—Gen. John S. Doper, 200
men.
Illinois Brigade—Gen. J. H. Barkley,
700 men; First 1 .ouisiana regiment, Col.
Henry Street; First regiment Maritime
provinces, Col. H. B. Cooper.
Toronto Division—Capt. George H.
Mitchell, 200 men.
Wisconsin Brigade—Gen. L. W. Hal
sey, 105 men.
Kentucky Brigade—Gen. George E.
Currie, 200 men.
Texas Brigade—Gen. K. M. Van Zandt,
250 men.
Pennsylvania Brigade—Gen. Charles
E. Bentley, 1,700 men.
West \ irginia Brigade—Gen. John W.
Mather, .000 men.
First Virginia Regiment—Col. D. J.
Turner, 200 men,
Missouri Brigade—Gen. S. B. Provost,
280 men.
New Jersey Brigade—Gen. George H.
Rhodes, 400 men.
Wilmington Division—Capt. Thomas
Mulljn, 50 men.
Ohio Brigade Gen. Peter Weidner, 400
men.
Tennessee Brigade—Gen. Alexander
Allison. 200 men; First Arkansas regi
ment, Col. John L. Cook, 100 men.
Minnesota Brigado—Gen. F. S. Mao-
Donald, 20 men.
Michigan Brigade—Gen. W. C. Gage.
200 men.
Now York Brigade—Gen. Charles A.
Sutter, 450 men.
Connecticut Brigade—Gen. E. O.
Shaler, 450 men ; First Rhode Island regi
ment, Col. Joseph B. Carpenter, 100 men.
Coast Brigade—Consisting of the First
Georgia regiment, First Florida regi
ment and First South Carolina, Col. R.
Fuller Harmon, 200 men; First Colorado
regiment. Col. W. A. Creek; First South
Dakota regiment, Lieut. Col. S. C. Childs,
100 men.
Cavalry squadron comtiosed of the
banner hussars of Illinois, D. D. Bowers
hussars of Missouri, Phil Sheridan di
vision and Joo Hooker division of New
York, Arlington division of the district,
commanded by Maj. Jefferson Y'oung.
About 8,000 men were in line ana they
made an excellent showing. The line of
march was eastward along Pennsylvania
avenue, from Seventeenth street down
Fifteenth street past tho treas
ury department building to Pennsylvania
avenue, thence eastward to the peace
monument at tho foot of capitol hill
around the monument, and counter
marched to Fifteenth street and back to
the camp, at the monument grounds.
The parade moved east on the north side
of the avenue and west on the south side
of the avenue, so that along a large part
of the route a double procession was pass
ing.
SOUTHERNERS IN LINE.
That the southerners aro plentiful in
Washington was plainly shown during
the parade by the greeting given the con
tingents from Dixie. The enthusiasm
begau when the hand heading the First
regiment marched past the President
playing "Maryland, My Maryland.’’ Men
ami women shouted and waved their
handkerchiefs, and the enthusiasm did
not cease until the baud had exhausted
itself aud was forced to stop. With this
Liras an initiation the thousands of south
ern people along the route let their
brethren in the ranks know that the en
couragement of stentorian shouts of ap
plause might be expected until the march
was over.
Directly behind the Marylanders came
the First Alabama regiment with 100 men
under Col. lid win Kchneillinger. They
marched well and were frequently ap
plauded Tlie First Louisiana regiment
was in the Illinois brigado. It was com
manded by Col. Henry Street.
Following the I-ouisiunians came a
Canadian regiment a British flag at its
head? To many tho proximity of the
Louisiana contingent to the unfamiliar
ensign gave the idea that the banner
was no other than the confeder
ate stars and burs. This belief