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THE CLEVELAND PROGRESS. liy JOE It. REESE. DEVOTED TO THE MINING, AO ETC VET Eli At AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF CLEVELAND, WHITE COUNTY AND NORTH- EAST GEORGIA, TEEMS: $1.00 Dor Year VOL. V. CLEVELAND, WHITE COUNTY. GA„ FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1896. NO. 20. PIEDMONT AIR LINE. CONDENSED SCHEDULE OF PASSENGER TRAD*®, North bound. October (i, 1805. Lv. A tlanta C. T. 44 Atlanta E. T. 44 Norcross " Buford " Gainesville... " Lula “ Cornelia 14 Mt. Airy 44 Toccoa " Westminster. 44 Seneca... “ Central 14 Greenville,... tl Spartanburg. M Gaffneys 14 Blacksburg... 41 King’s Mt 44 Gastonia Ar. Charlotte Ar. Danville Ar. Richmond.. Ar. Washington. " Bal’m’ePRR 44 Philadelphia 44 New York Southbound. Lv N. Y. P R R ... 44 Philadelphia 44 Baltimore 14 Washington . Richmond... Danville Charlotte Gastonia King’s Mt Blacksburg ... Gaffneys Spartanburg. Greenville Central Seneca Westminster Toccoa Mt. Airy Cornelia Lula Gainesville... Buford Norcross r Atlanta E. T. 7 Atlanta C. T. 1200m 1 OOp 0 42a 8 05a 10 15a 1'2 53n No.33 Daily 4 30}> 6 55p 9 20p 10 43}) 11 37a 12 28p 1 15p No.VlO ^°*1*2 No. 18 No.33 Daily Pally KSuu Daily 11 15p 12 15a 12 56tt 7 53i 8 33a 1 30}i 7 50a 8 50a 9 38h 10 16a 10 41a 11 04a 11 26 h II 3''a 11 53a 12 27p 12 42p 1 20}) 2 16p 3 22p 4 10p 4 30}) 5 OOp 5 28p 6 20 p 11 26}> fst ml No. 36 bail 6 05p 10 55p 11 80p 12 23a 12 59a 1 50a )00f 2 00a 6 00a 12 20p 1 OOp 1 32 p 2 00}i 2 18p 3 05] 4 40p 5 40p 6 05p 6 22p 6 58}» 7 40p 7 45p 8 12p 8 36p 9 07}) 9 4'2p 10 30p 9 30p 4 35 p 5 35}) 6 28p 7 08p 7 I Sip 8 Win S 32p » a oop 6 00n G 30a 0 33a 6 f>7a 7 30a 7 48a 8 13a 9 30a 8 30a 4 OOp 6 OOp 7 35p 8 28p 8 4Ip 9 lOp 9 54p 10 43p 10 30p 11 40a 1 17p 8 47p 0 23p No. 81 Daily 11 00a 1 lap 3 15p 4 39p 7 26p 5 25» 0 I'll 7 10a 9 12a 9 54a "A" a. m. “1”’p. ‘M” noon. "N” night. Nos. 87 and 38—Washington and Southwestern Veatlhulcd Limited, Through Pullman .Sleepen between New York and New Orleans, via Wash ington , Atlanta and Montgomery, and alRo be tween New York and Memphis, viR Washington. Atlanta and Birmingham. Dining Cars. Nos. 85 and 30 United States Fast Mail, Pullman Sleeping Cars between Atlanta, New Orleans and New York. Nos. 31 and 82, Exposition Flyer, Through Pull man Sleepers between New York and Atlanta via Washington. On Tuesdays and Thursdays con nection Will bo made lrom Richmond with No. 81, and on thes^dates Pullman Bleeping Oar will be operated between Richmond and ttlaniaQpOa Wednesdays and Saturdays connection ironTAt- lanta to Richmond with through sleeping car will bo to leaye Atlanta by train No. 82, Nos. Hand 12, Pullman Sleeping Car between Richmond, Danville and Greensboro. W. A. TURK, B, II. HARDWICK, Oen'l Pass. Ag’t, Ass’t Gen’l Pasa. Ag't, Washington, D. C. Atlanta, Oa. W. B. RYDER, Superintendent, Chaklottb, Nobtu Cabouna. ». H. GREEN, J. M. CULP, Oen’l Supt., Traffic M’g’r, Washington, D. C. Washington, D. INDIANA FOR McKINLKY. Platform Demands Ilonest Money, Re ciprocity and Protection. The Indiana republican convention, in session at Indianapolis Thursday, instructed its delegation to St. Louis to vote for William McKinley for pres ident, with scarcely a show of opposi tion from tho people who had beon ex pected to make a bitter fight on the Ohio man. Tho instructions wont through with a rush, which surprised even the moHt enthusiastic friends of Mr. McKinley. There was no unusual display of en thusiasm, although McKinley’s name was repeatedly and enthusiastically cheered. After speaking for protection and reciprocity and praising the republi can party, the platform Bays: We are firm and emphatic in onr de mand for honest money. Wo believe that our money should not be inferior to the money of the most enlightened nations of the earth. Wo are unalter ably opposed to every scheme that threatens to debase or depreciate our currency. We favor the use of silver as cur rency, but to tho extent only and un der such regulations that its parity with gold can bo maintained, and in consequence are opposed to the free, unlimited and independent coinage of silver at a ratio of IC to 1. Believing, os we do, in a protective tariff, the leading issue before the peo ple, we favor the nomination as presi dent of the United States of the man who perfectly represents a protec tive tariff and the cardinal prin ciples of the republican party; a man who has devoted his life to the defense of the country in war and in peace; a man who, with the resistless shibboleth, “protection and prosperity,” has challenged tho attention of the commercial world and won the support of every patriotic workingman of our country; whose life and work, open as a book, are in themselves a platform, and whose very name is magic—that loyal American citizen, soldier and Christian gentle man, William McKinley, of Ohio, and the delegates to tho republican national convention selected by this body are directed to cast their votes for William McKinley as frequently and continu ously as there is any hope of his nom ination. THE 54TH CONGRESS. ROUTINE OF HOUSE AND SENATE BRIEFLY CHRONICLED. Summary of Bills anil Resolutions Presented and Acted Upon. TOE HOUSE. Tho committee on ways and means, through Mr. Diugley, reported to the house, Wednesday, a concurrent reso lution providing for the adjournment of congress on tho 18th iustaut. Tho reading of the resolution was greoted with applause. Mr. Dingley asked im mediate consideration of tho resolu tion. Mr. Whoeler, of Alabama, asked that the mutter be allowed to go ovor until tomorrow, but Mr. Dingley moved tho previous question, which was ordered by an overwhelming vote. Tho spoaker was about to put the question on tho passage of the resolu tion when Mr. Wheeler asked if fifteen minutes’ debate was not allowed on each sido of any proposition upon which tho previous question had beon ordered? The Speaker—Tho chair is of the impression that debate has boon Jind between tho gentlemen from Alabama and Maine. Mr. Whoeler—No debato at all, Mr. Speaker ; no debate. Only a request that the resolution go ovor until to morrow. Speaker—Tho chair doesn’t desire to rule arbitrarily upon any matter. Mr. Diugley asked and obtained unanimous consent for the gontlemau from Alabama to address tho house for live miuutes. In that time Mr. Wheeler attacked tho republican ma jority for a violation of its pledges made in the campaign of 1894, to re lievo tho people of the country from tho conditions under which they are laboring. Nothing whatever has been douo in that direction, and no,w it was proposed to adjourn within a fort night, thus abandoning all hopo and opportunity of accomplishing any legislation. The resolution was agreed to with out division, tho announcement being greoted with applause. Mr. McCull, of Massachusetts, re ported from the olection committee No. 3, contested election caso of Yost, republican, versus Tucker, democrat, from the tenth district of West Vir ginia, in favor Tucker, tho sitting member. Mr. Miller, republican, of West Virginia, from elections commit tee No. 2, roportod theensoof Thomp son, populist, versus Shaw, democrat, from tho third North Carolina district, and it was unanimously recomraondod that Shaw’s title to the seat whicli ho holds bo confirmed. The report was agreed to. Tho house thou went into committee of the whole to consider private pension bills. Members of the houso will horeaftor liavo clerks all tho mouths of the year. They will have clerks at homo, as well ns when in Washington, such olerks to bo paid by tho government. The houso so voted Friday after an inter esting debate. Most democrats, as usual, voted against tho bill, yot every democrat hoped it would pass and every one will draw tho salary and employ a clerk. Indeed a clerk is as necessary to a representative to prop erly attend to his business as to a sen ator. It is right that they should havo them. Yet over a hundred members voted against providing each member with a clerk at an annual salury. Tho majority of them votod “no” because of tho fear of cenauro from thoir con stituents. Yet evory ono will draw the salary for clerk hire. The feature of the bill is that members draw the monoy tliomselvos,certifying that they have agreed to pay out tho same for clerk hire, TOE SENATE. A difference of opinion developed between the two Florida senators, Mr. Call and Mr. Pasco, Wednesday, as to tho resolution of Mr. Call requesting tho president to protest against the execution of the American citizens taken on board the schooner Competi tor by a Spanish gunboat.' Mr. Call wanted immediate action. Mr. Sher man moved to refer the resolution to the committoe on foreign affairs. Mr. Call protested, saying that “with death hanging over American citizens” the senato should act. Mr. Pasco differed with Mr. Call, saying ho had had sev eral interviews with the secretary of state and had learned that Mr. Olney was doing everything possible in all of this class of cases. Mr. Call ex pressed vigorous disagreement with his Florida colleague. Tho resolution was referred. Senator Vest took advantage of the bond resolution discussion in the senate Thursday morning to express himself on the subject of the administration’s efforts to control tho democratic national convention. The resolutions to investigate the recent bond sales were passed by an overwhelming ma jority, notwithstanding the vigorous opposition to them on the part of Senator Hill. Though the Now York senator has consumed many days in speech making in opposition to them, he was able to muster but five votes besides his own. They were Faulkner, Gray, Mitchell, of Wiscon sin, Palmer and Quay. The iuvesti- galion will bo in tho hands of the son- nto finance eommittoo aud may con sume much time. The senate spent all day Friday de bating tho Santa Monica, Cal., harbor schemo in the river and harbor bill. The senate committee wautH to spend three million dollars in improving Santa Monica harbor. Tho California senators want tho money spent on San Pedro harbor,a few miles further south. Both are near to Los Augelos. The government engineers reported in fa- vov of San Pedro; private engineers reported in favor of Saute A1 mien. Tho latter port has largo docks buill by the Southern Pacific railroad. Tho laud about the barber is largely owned by Senator Jones, of Nevada. Tho in dication nre that tho senate will vote in favor of Santa Monica by a small majority. Tho greatest part of tho session of tho senato Saturday was occupied by Mr. Pliito iu setting out the advan tages possessed by San Pedro over Santa Monica, fora deep sea harbor on tho coast of Southern California. 11 ii- argument is to be answered by Mr. Frye, as chairman of tho committej on commerce, which has incorporated in tho river and harbor bill a largo ap propriation for Sunta Monica. After tho rivor and harbor bill war laid aside tho unobjeoted bills on the calendar woro taken up and somo thirty were passed. Among them was the senate bill appropriating $25,000 for a monument to Gen. Nathaniel Greene, on tho battlefield of Guilford Court house, N. C., fought March 15, 1781. Senate joint, resolution for a com mission to determine tho cost of se curing for tho United States the chan nel iu Atchnfalaya bay, Louisaua. Houso bill concerning the distilling of brandy from fruits having been reached, Mr. Harris, of Tennessee, suggested that it bo passed ovor. Some discussion ensued and the bill wont, over without action. Among the propositions whicli wore submitted, and which went over till a future day, was a joint resolution in troduced by Mr. Pettigrew for suits against the directors anil stockholders of the Union and Central Pacific rail road companies, and a joint resolution WASHINGTON NEWS. GOSSIP OF THE CAPITAL IN PITHY PARAGRAPHS. Doings of (lie Chiefs and Heads of the Various Departments. Hon. J. Sterling Morton, seorotary of agriculture, will make tho annual address at tho Uuivorsityof Tennessee on June 9. . It is reported that General Lee leaves Lynchburg, Va., for Washing ton ou May 15th to rocoivo his final instructions with a view of immediate departure for Cuba, It, is reported that the president in tends to veto tho river and harbor bill. 1 lie senato will not under any circum stances provide for adjournment until tho president acts upon tho bill. Tho houso Wednesday moruing adopted a resolution for tho adjourn ment of congress on the 18th. This is a notification on tho part of tho houso to the souate that it is ready to adjourn. The resolution will rost in tho souate until that body thinks it sees its way clour to adjournment. That may bo tho first of Juno or it may bo tho middlo of July. Senator Bacon, of Georgia, again introduced his bill prohibiting the secretary of tho treasury from issuing bonds without tho speoial authoriza tion of congress for each issuo. It is tho samo bill ho introduced sovoral months ago. Tho bill was roferred to the finance committee, whoro it lias lain unacted upon. Tho senator intro duced it again with tho avowed pur pose of calling it up in tho senuto for action without roforonce to a commit- teo. At the first opportunity ho will move its consideration. That will bo a tost vote. If it can bo taken up it can pass. Souator Bacon intonds to push it. Adjournment Talk. The prospects for a session of con fess extending into July aro growing. nator DuBois made the prodiotion of course, ns in other eases, moro la borers. The number of classified places ox- i empted from examination lias boon ro- ! dnoed from 2,099 to 775, which aro ; mainly positions of cashiers in tho oustoms, postal and internal revenue services. Indians employed in minor j cnpnoitioB iu the Indian service nre ; lieoessarily put in tho exception list. 1 The only classified positions iu Wnsh- | ington which will bo excepted from ! examination under the now rules will | bo private secretaries or confidential ! clerks (not exceeding two) to the pres- I idcut and to the head of each of the I eight ex, emiv ■ ,' •om-lnv nts. COTTON CROP LAUGH. introduced by Mr. Dubois, providing I that oongross would bo in session until that no government, bonds shall b issued under any existing law until th president shall havo communicated to congress in a mossngo the facts show ing the necosBity for such issue, and ^i^^ss^J|ou^eiL^^ol«e« required" an isBuo o’clddc p. * the"senateKldjo'n-rt!Ud , ‘fffl-' b’f '-tfbfirts ho should so notify tho til Monday. TRAIN WRECKERS AGAIN. Ono Child Killed and Over Twenty Persons Hurt. Tho northbound New York and Florida limited express on the Florida Central and Poninsular railroad was thrown from tho track at Anderson, a small station ton miles south of Sa vannah, Monday, by a misplaced switch. Tho entire train with the cxcoption of tho body of the ougino was derailed and rolled over an embankment. One child wns killed and twenty-six people were injured, none of them fatally. Tho train was mado up of ono first- class coach, one second-class coach, a smoking ear, a combination baggage and mail car and Pullman sloopor, and was running at tho rato of thirty-two miles an hour. The switch was turned and locked and tho switch targot shifted, indicating that tho train was on tho straight track. At the first shock of tho ongino leav ing tho track, Conductor J. Z. Glnss seizod the air-brake and sot tho brakes, bringing tho train almost to an instan taneous standstill, as it loft the track, and preventing the telescoping of cars. There were 208 passengers on the train. Of this number twenty-six were among tho list of injured, thougli it is proba ble that many moro received slight in juries and were not included in tho list. The confusion at tho wreck mado it impossible for somo timo to get at tho injured. No official statement can bo obtained from tho officials of the road, i moment 0 f its signature the new order Tho statements of tho conductor and ma do all government officials directly engineer, however, show that tho j rosponsiblo to tho commission for ap- disastor was tho result of a deliber- pointments and changes. This revi- ate plot to wreck tho train. Tho j sion of tho rules divides the executive place chosen was closo by a tres- 1 service into fivo branches ns fol- tlo crossing the ditch, which wsh ! lows: Tho departmental service, tho about six feet deep. The probability | custom houso service, tho postoflice is that the plan was to put tho train into the ditch. As it was the rear car went over tho trostlo into tho water. The tide, which ebbs and flows in tho ditch, wns out and there was very lit tle water in it. In a short while the tide began to como iu and covered the lowlands. 20th of July. At Saturday’s HOB’ lof tho sonato Mr. DuBois intro- OTaJj'a joint resolution instructing the Jftresldont -that whonovor, in his Opin^ij, thq depletion Slay Reports from tlio Department oT Agriculture. Tho cotton report to the department of agriculture at Washington for May relates to tho progress of planting and tho proposed or contemplated acreago. Tho proportion of tho contemplated area already planted on tho 1st of May was 87.9 pur cent., which approximates very closely tho breadth usually plant ed at that date, which is estimated at 88.2 per oout. Tho estimates for tho several states aro asfollowH: Virginia, 70; North Carolina, 80; South Caro lina, 90; Georgia, 90; Florida, 100; 1 Alabama, 93; Mississippi, 92; Louis- ; hum, 95; Texas, 85; Arkansas, 84; I Tennessee, 73. Tho returns of corresponding agonts in regard to contemplated acreago iu- j dicate a considerable increase over the j area planted last year. Tho percent ages by states aro as follows: Virginia, 107 ; North Carolina, 117 ; South Car- | olina, 111; Georgia, 113; Alabama, 111; Louisiana, 109; Arkansas, 123; Florida, 143 ; Mississippi, 110 ; Texas, 115; Tennessee, 127 ; Indian Territo ry, 169; Missouri, 141. The average of tho country is 114. Flanting has been earlier than usual in most of tho cotton states, but much complaint is made of drought in a largo area in North and South Caroli na, Georgia and Alabama, retarding the germination of tho seed. Iu a few counties in Texas the Mex ican weevil is reported as doing con siderable damage. As a gonoral thing the plant is said to bo in good condi tion, with favorable season. of congress and that no issue of bonds should bo mado without tho special authority of congress. The resolution will bo called up for debate by Sena tor DuBois. The resolution in con nection with tho bond investigation to begin noxt week, will again open up the bond and financial questions aud may lead to long and earnest debate. It may oauso tho tariff question to be brought up again and it is not impro bable that another attempt will bo made in tho senate to pi s i tho houso tariff bill. With a reopening of all these questions congress would bo ioroed to remaiu in session many weeks longer. Civil Service Extension Law. The president, by his signature, Wednesday, extended the provisions of tho civil service law to 3,000 gov ernment employes,increasing tho num ber of xiositions on tho classified list from 55,136 to 58,135 and with a fow minor exceptions between tho extremes of officials whoso confirmation by tho senate is constitutionally requisite, down to more laborers and workmen, governmental appointments aro with drawn as fur as possible from political iuflnenoo and protected in their tenure of ofTieo by the morit sys tem. Tho president's signature, cancelling all former ordors issued and substituting tho new rules, wns imme diately filed iu tho state department and wont into effect at onco, thus fore stalling any possiblo notion throughout the country by appointing officials or transferring employes or in any other way evading tho rules beforo being for mally notified of them. From tho TILLMAN IN FLORIDA. He Addressed u Large Crowd at Gainesville. Senator Tillman addressod an audi ence of about 600 peoplo in the court- houso at Gainosville, Fla., Monday, ou tho financial question. Ho spoke for about two hours nnd some parts of his spooch woro received with vociferous applause. His re marks were along tho samo line as those made in the west and elsewhere. Ho denounced Cleveland and Carlisle and referred to John Sherman as the “arch fiend of hell,” who had caused more suffering than any man on earth. He reiterated the assertion that if a plank providing for tho coinage of sil ver on a ratio of 16 to 1 was not in serted in tho Chicago platform ho nnd tho stato of South Carolina would bolt tho convention. Ho positively deuiod tho report pub lished in certain papers that he was in Florida in tho iutorest of Senator Call. Ho wns present at tho solicitation of many pooplo toudored through Sena tor Call. Ho drew a gloomy picture of tho condition of tho working peo plo and said ho was in receipt of a letter from Chicago stating that why ho had not been invited to Bpeak thoro was because it wns feared his speech might cause riot. Ho thought ho would go anyway. COINING SILVER DOLLARS. Gold to the Amount of $2,000,000 Will Also Be Coined. The presses at tho United States mint iu Philadelphia, which havo been stamping silver dollars and subsidiary coin for two months, will shortly also begin turning out doublo eagles. Gold bars to the value of $2,000,000 ure now stored in the mint and all this will be coined prior to the annual shutdown, which will take place on Juno 30th, and lost for two weeks. The eoinage of silver dollars and the sub sidiary coin will, however, not bo stopped altogether, tho order to coin them not having been rescinded. service, tho government printing Her- vico nnd the internal revenuo service. In tho dopurtmontal service are classified all oilicors and employes (ex cept laborers und persons who have been nominated for confirmation) in the several executivo departments, tho commissions, tho railway mail sorvioe, Indian service, tho District of Colum bia, pension agencies, steamboat in spection service, revenuo cutter ser vice, sub-troasurios and engineer de partments und tho forces employed by custodians of public buildings, Tho only exception mado in tho treasury department is in favor of thoso in the life-saving service. In the custom house service are clas sified all officers and employos in any customs district whoso employes num ber as many os five. In the postoffioe service are classified all officers and employes in any ijfr.tie delivery post- uffmo. XmA, In the internal service are classified all officers’ and employes in every internal revenue distinct except, WEYLER RESIGNS But tho Officials at Madrid Say Him, Nay. Tho report that Captain General Woylor had resigned because of tho action of tho homo government in tho case of tho Competitor filibusters is true, but it is not accepted with con fidence by tho publio at Havana. It ; is understood that tho government ro- j fused to accept the resignation and | ordered General Weylor to remain at his post under tho presout circum stances. In speaking of tho mattor Woyler says: “I am tired of the continuous menaco and interference of the United States in Cuban affairs. I came to suppress a rebellion of bandits. Doath is the only penalty which cun bo inflicted upon bandits. If I am not allowed to proceed in tho only way I think will save the Spanish cause, I prefer to ro- tiro and loavo to othors tho responsi bility of tho loss of Cuba to Spain.” FATAL FLAMES. Tlio People Perish in a Big Lumber Conflagration. One of tho most destructive fires in tho history of northern Wisconsin oc curred at Ashland Sunday morning, in which at least three persons lost their lives. Tho fire started in W. R. Dur- fee’s lumber dook. Nearly 20,000,000 feet of lumber was burned. The total Iosb was $458,000; total insurance, $350,000. Mr. Depew calls Now York "th® typical State.” HOLMES HANGED. THE MULTI-MURDERER MEETS HIS DOOM. Confessed at the Last Moment That IIo Only Killed Two People. H. H. Holmes was hanged iu Moya- monsing prison, Philadelphia, Thurs day moraiug. Tho drop fell at 10:12 1-2 o’clock. It was not until a half hour later that lie was pronounced dead. His ueok was broken by tho fall. The mar velous nerve of tho man never deserted him to the very end. Even on tho scaffold ho was probably the coolost porson in tho solemn assemblage. In a few well ohoson words ho proolaimod his innooonco of nny mur der, including that for which ho was convicted nnd hanged. He declared that tho only wrong doing in tho tnk- ing of human life for which ho oould be held responsible consisted in tho death of two women who had diod ns the result of criminal operations at his hands. Ho did not name these vic tims. Holmes spent the greater part of his last night on earth writing letters. At midnight ho went to bed and slept soundly until 6 o’clock in tho morn ing. It took two calls to awaken him. Promptly arising, he reoeived a visit from his spiritual advisers. They ad ministered last sacrament and left him until 9 o’clock. During their ab sence he ate a breakfast of eggs, dry toaRt and coffee. At 10:02 o’olook the sheriff called together tho official jury and after escli man had answered to his nnme and subscribed to the certificate, the sol emn march to the gallows was boguu. As tho gathoring stood iu tense si- lenoo beforo the scaffold, a murmured sound came from behind tho partition ereoted immediately back of it. It was the dolorous ohaut of tho two priests accompanying the doomod man to tho scaffold. They were uttering tho Psalm Miserere. At 10:08 o’clock they mounted tho fatal platform. A moment of prayer elapsed and then Holmos stepped to the front of tho scaffold, and resting his hands ou tho ruil before him,made his statement of innooence. It was received in ab- s#lato iKfence. f^r Holmes’ Last Speech. Holmes’ speech was as follows: Gentlemen—I have very few words to say. In faot, I would appear to acquiesce in my execution. I only wish to say that the extent of my wrongdoing in taking human life con sisted in tho doath of two women, they having died at my hands ns a result of criminal operations. I wish to state here, so there can be no chance of misunderstanding, that I am not guil ty of taking the lives of any of tho Pietzel family—the three ohildren and Boujamin, tho father, of whose death I was convicted and for which I am today to be haugod. That is all I havo to say. As tho lost syllable fell from his lips ho turned to his attorney, Mr. Rotan. Clasping the right hand of the young lawyer, Holmes placed his left on tho other man’s shoulder, and, gaz ing into his eyes, said in a loud voice: “Goodbye,” Then he carefully buttoned his coat, and nodded to the sheriff. Without an instant’s delay his hands were bound behind him and tho black cop adjusted. Sheriff Clement placed the nooso about his neck, and after an instant of terrible stillness the oraak of the bolt rang out like a pistol shot aud tho murderer had mot his doom. Consciousness left him instantly, the doctors said, although his heart continued a fooblo beating for 15 or 20 minutes. After an examination had boen made by several physicians Holmes was pronounced dead, and the swinging corpse was cut down. BIG INTERESTS CHANGE HANDS. Coal Mines and Railroads Sold for Throe Millions. Tho Bell, LowiH & Yates Coal Com pany, at Buffalo, N. Y., has sold its plant, worth about $3,000,000, to u syndicate composed of Now York capi talists, and somo stockholders of the Buffalo, Rochester nnd Pittsburg rail road. The syndicate is headed by the Now York Guaranty Trust Company. Tho salo includes all tho mines in the Reynoldsville region, Pennsylvania, and they are thought to be tbo best coal-producing mines in tLia country. Included in tho salo aro forty-seven miles of railroad, tho Falls Crook and tho Reynoldsville nnd Falls Creek. Theso lines feed all tho railroads lending out of tho coal country, Tho property will bo transferred to tho new buyers about Juno 1st. It is un derstood that Adrain Isolin, of New York, is at the bead of the syndicate purchasing tho property. Texas Delegates to Chicago. Governor Culberson of Texas baa appointed the following delegates to attend tho meeting to consult regard ing the exhibits to bo placed in tho .Southern States exposition at Chicago: J. B. Donohon, of Clarksville; F. W. Malley, of Huler; S. W. Dixter, of Houston ; Sidney Smith, of Dallas, aud Sam Webb, of Albany.