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VOL. II. ANARCHIST BULLET LAYS PRIME MINISTER LOW. MURDERER ARRESTED AT The Greatest Excitement and Indignation Prevails Among All Classes In Spain Over the Untimely Tragedy. Scnor Canovas del Castillo, the prime minister of Spain, was assassin¬ ated Sunday at Santa Agueda by an anarchist. The murderer fired three shots, two of which struck the premier in the head aud the other in the chest. The wounded man lingered uncon¬ scious for two hours and died at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon. His wife was but a short distance off when he fell. Santa Agueda is noted for its baths. The place is between San Sebastian, the summer residence of the Spanish court, and Yittoria, the capitol of the province of Alava, about thirty miles south of Bilboa. The premier went there last Thursday to take a three weeks’ course of the baths, after which he expected to return to San Sebas¬ tian to meet United States minister Woodford when that gentleman should be officially received by the queen re¬ gent. The assassin was immediately arrest¬ ed. He is a Neapolitan aud gives the name of Rinaldo, but it is believed that this is an assumed name and that his real name is Michele Angino Golli. At a special meeting of the cabinet, under the presidency of Senor Cos Gayon, minister of the interior, the latter announced that he has been en¬ trusted by the queen regent with the premiership ad interim. The Murderer Talks. The murderer declares that he killed Senor Canovas ‘ ‘in accomplishment of a just vengeance,” and that the deed is the outcome of a vast anarchist con¬ spiracy. He is believed to have ar¬ rived at Santa Agueda the same df.y as the premier. He was frequently seen larking in the passages of the bathing establishment in a suspicious manner. Martinez Campos has gone to San Sebastian to attend the queen regent. Senor Sagasta, the liberal leader, has sent the following telegram to the government: “I have heard with deep pain m ...e crime that has thrown ns all into mourning, and I place myself At the orders of the govern¬ ment and of the queen.” Most of the liberal leaders have sent similar messages, placing them¬ selves at the disposal of the govern¬ ment. The greatest excitement and indig¬ nation prevails among all classes. All the members of the diplomatic corps have expressed their sympathy with the government. Many senators, dep¬ uties and generals, while expressing their grief and indignation, have offered to render to the government all the assistance in their power. It was at first rumored that the as¬ sassin was one of the pardoned Barce¬ lona anarchists, but this is not con¬ firmed. News Received at tVaahlncrton. Secretary of State Sherman received the first news of the affair through the Associated Press bulletin, He ex pressed deep interest iu the details. He said: “This deplorable event will have some effect, of course, on the present affairs of Spain, but to what extent I cannot say. The death of one man is not necessarily going to change the sentiment of the whole country. Spain is a very tenacious country. Her money is gone. Her resources have been exhausted. But she means, evi¬ dently, to hold Cuba Jnst how she can do it under these circumstances, I cannot see. Yet she is opposed to yielding a point. “Premier Canovas was a strong par¬ tisan. He was the chief exponent of the element which was determined to keep the island at all hazards, and, seemingly, Spain is almost a unit on this. Conovas a strong factor in the government of Spain, but it is not im¬ possible that another will be found to replace him in that important office having similar views and the sa me pronounced ideas. SHERMAN IN WASHINGTON. Secretary Say* Sewall Was Xot Instructed to Establish Protectorate. Secretary Sherman arrived in Wash¬ ington Friday afternoon from a rest on Long Island. He appears to have im¬ proved. Secretary Sherman denied recent statements from San Francisco that Minister Sewall had inrtrnctions to establish a protectorate over Hawaii in the event the senate failed to ratify the annexation treaty. Secretary Sherman said that the United States would not guarantee the carrying out of the terms of arbitration between Hawaii and Japan if the decision of the arbitrators were against the former. That was a matter between the coun¬ tries interested. P H-k Q County News. SOUTHERN PROGRESS. New Industries Kstablistied In the South During; the Past Week. Business continues active and south¬ ern manufacturers aud dealers report the volume of trade as being large for the season with most encouraging prospects for the fall and winter. A marked increase is noted in inquiries for machinery, indicating a large num¬ ber of new plants under construction and enlargement of those already es¬ tablished. Developments in the oil regions of the south are especially active, and, in the line of manufacture, cotton seed oil and lumber are attracting consider¬ able attention, as evidenced by the in¬ crease in the number of oil aud lum¬ ber mills reported during the past few weeks. Iron and steel continues in good demand, favorable conditions in this industry in the south being most marked just now in the Birmingham district. Mining troubles bid fair to reach an early settlement, aud all indications point to a business year of unusual prosperity. Among the most important new in¬ dustries reported for the week are the following: The Peck City Coal and Fuel Co., capital $10,000, Henrietta, Tex.; a cotton compress at Jackson, Tenn.; a roller flouring mill and grist mills at Laurens, S. C.; a 50-ton ice and cold storage plant at Charleston, S. C.; the Griffin & Barnes Machinery Co., capital $10,000, Galveston, Tex., and the Last Chance Mining and Pros¬ pecting Co., capital $50,000,Batesville, Ark. The Blue Ridge Oil and Devel¬ opment Co., capital $400,000, has been chartered at Kingwood, W. Va., and the Central West Virginia Oil Co., maximum capital $100,000 at New Martinsville, W. Va., aud the Jackson Oil Co., at Ravenswood, W, Va. The Prosperity Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Co., capital $15,000, has been incorpo¬ rated at Prosperity, S. C., and oil mills will also be erected at Cross Hill, 8. C., and Rig Island, Va. The Eldo¬ rado Falls Cotton Mill Co., capital $250,000, has been organized at Eldo¬ rado, N. C.; a $15,000 knitting mill will be built at Athens, Ga.; a $20,000 furniture factory at New Orleans, La., a $50,000 lumber mill at Bolinger, Ark., and other woodworking plants at Bagdad, Fla., Clarksville, Ga., and Logan, W. Va.—Tradesman (Chatta¬ nooga, Tenn.) GOVERNMENT PLANT For the Manufacture of Armor Plate Being Considered By Committee. The special naval board appointed by Acting Secretary Roosevelt for the purpose of preparing for the informa¬ tion of congress estimates of the cost of establishing and operating a gov¬ ernment plant for the manufacture of armor plate met at the navy depart¬ ment at Washington Monday. All the members were present. Be¬ fore proceeding with the work of or¬ ganization, the members of the board called upon Acting Secretary Roose¬ velt and had a long talk with him re¬ specting the undertaking before them. The acting secretary expressed his views as to the intention of congress, and the boaid was ready for work, after a room had been secured. THIS MELON FOR BRYAN. Fitzgerald Soldiers* Colony Sends the Ne¬ braskan Ail Eighty-One Pounder. The champion watermelon of the season, raised at Fitzgerald, Ga., in the old soldiers’ colony, weighing eighty-one and one-half pounds, was sent off Monday morning addressed— “William Jennings Bryan, the next president of the United States, Lin¬ coln, Neb. Compliments of The Fitz¬ gerald Leader.” The crate in which the melon was shipped was beautifully painted in silver aluminum with the following inscription: (federal) “From the old soldiers’ colony, Fitzgerald, Ga. “You shall not place upon the brow of labor a crown of thorns; yon shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold. » »» SAGASTA THE NEXT VICTIM. Reported That Anarchists Have Sched¬ uled His Death Before August 30. A special cable dispatch received at London Monday from Madrid says the Spanish government was aware that a meeting of anarchists was held early in July at which it was decided to murder Senor Canovas del Castillo be¬ fore August 15 and to assassinate Se¬ nor Sagasta before August 30. DENTISTS CONSOLIDATE. Hereafter There Will Be Only One Asso¬ ciation of Tooth Puller*. The Americon Association of Den¬ tists and the Southern Dental associa¬ tion, which organizations were in convention at Old Point Comfort for the past week, united into one body with Dr. Thomas Fillbrown, of Boston, as president. Dr. George H. Cushing, of Chicago, was elected secretary. The southern association was organ¬ ized in Atlanta in 1869 and has grown in strength and importance every year since. She American association was composed exclusively of dentists who practice outside of the southern terri¬ tory. JESUP, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1897. ENGLAND IS NOT VET READY TC ADOPT BIMETALLISM. WILL GIVE ANSWER NEXT OCTOBER. Wily Britons Want Time to Ponder and Reflect Over the Proposition Pre¬ sented By Our Commission. The British government has inform¬ ed the American bimetallic commission that it will probably reply to the pro¬ posals of the commissioners on behalf of the United States in October. The commissioners have been wait¬ ing in London since their conference with the cabinet. Desiring to know the exact position of England before opening up negotiations with other governments, they wrote Thursday to the cabinet inquiring when they might expect a decision, as they were anxious to arrange their future programme. Friday Senator Wolcott received a reply from Sir Michael Hieks-Beach, chancellor of the exchequer, in the course of which the chancellor ex¬ pressed a fear that the British govern¬ ment was not yet in a position to re¬ ply to the proposals of the envoys of the United States and the French am¬ bassadors on the question of an inter¬ national agreement. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach said: ‘‘It is due both to the choice of the subject and the manner in which it has been brought before the English ministry hy the represen¬ tatives of the two countries that these pro¬ posals should be very carefully examined and considered; and this process must be somewhat prolonged, owing to the time necessarily occupied in communicating with the government of India.” The chancellor of the exchequer adds that he cannot say with certainty how long these communications will take, but he hopes the oabinet will be ready to meet the envoys again early iu October. While this pohtponment of Eng¬ land’s decision delays the work, the American envoys do not consider it discouraging. They think Great Britain's interest in the question justifies them in expecting that the In¬ dian mints will be opened. They be¬ lieve that The Times in exposing the reopening of the Indian mints does not represent the government, but rather the city financial circles, which are opposed to any change. The re¬ port made to the government from the mint is understood to be favorable to to silver. The headquarters of the commission will remain in London until October. Senator Wolcott may visit Austria, in the meantime, and pave the way for negotiations with the Austrian gov¬ ernment. FOREIGN COUNTRIES ADVISER. Test of Our New Tariff Bill Communicated To Them. The state department has sent in¬ structions to the United States ambas¬ sadors and ministers abroad accredited to countries with which we have trade relations that would be affected hy the enactment of the Dingley tariff bill, directing them to communicate to the foreign offices at their respective posts the text of the act and to call attention to the sections of the new tariff which provide for retaliation, reciprocity and similar arrangements. l’Lis is done in order that there may be a proper basis for the institution of negotiations looking to the consum¬ mation of some of the reciprocal agree¬ ments contemplated in the Dingley act. BIG SUGAR COMPANY FORMED. Tlie Bpreckelfl Organization Begins With a 115,000,000 Capital. Articles of incorporation of the Spreckels Sugar company have been filed at San Francisco. The capital is $5,000,000. Of this amount the or¬ ganizers of the company, J. D. Spreck¬ els, A. B. Spreckels, A. F. Morrison, M. H. Weed, A. D. K. Gibson, have each subscribed $1,000,000. Producing beets and manufacturing sugar therefrom is to be the primary object of the company, and incident¬ ally they will engage in agriculture, will build, equip and manage factories and refineries, deal in real estate,con¬ struct railways, build ships and do all other things ne cessary. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. A Number of Insolvent Bank* Return Money to Depositor*. The comptroller of the currency at Washington has declared dividends in favor of the creditors of the following insolvent national banks: Fifteen per cent, the First National bank, Tyler, Tex. Twelve and one-half per cent, the Merchants’ National bank, Ocala, Fla. Twenty per cent, the Citizens’ Na¬ tional bank, SanAngelo, Tex. Twenty-five per cent, the Florence bank, Florence, Ala. Five per cent, the American Nation¬ al bank, New Orleans. Ten per cent, the City National bask, Fort Worth, Tex. THIS STRIKE IS 8ET1LED. Operatives of Cotton Mills at Atlanta, Ga., Return to Work. The strike at the Pulton bag and cotton mills in Atlanta wqs declared off Saturday and the trouble ended amicably. The settlement was made late in the afternoon, when, without signing any agreement, President Elsas promised to remove all negroes in direct contact with white labor and to hold none of the operatives responsible for the present condition. Saturday night the strikers met and the hall of the labor union was filled with a larger crowd than had pre¬ viously gathered there. The report of the committee was given,'and the agreement made between President Elsas and the committee sustained. The prompt settlement of the trouble was a great surprise to many of the workers. They had prepared to ra maiu out several weeks, and after the refusal of the authorities of the factory to sign any agreement, many thought that an adjustment of an amicable nature would never come. President Elsas agreed to let his or¬ der removing all the negro women stand; he agreed to transfer the colored men who for a number of years have been stationed in several of the depart¬ ments, and promised to removed none of the strikers. SIMONTON’S DECISION. The Judge Gives Definition of an “Orlg Inal Package." In the United States circuit court at Charleston, Saturday', Judge Simon k>* filed his deoision as to what consti¬ tutes an original package. After re¬ citing the cause of action and some authorities the judge says: “It appears that ah original pack¬ age is the package delivered by the importer to the carrier at the initial place of shipment in the exact condi¬ tion in whioh it was shipped. If iu single bottles shipped singly, or in packages of three or more, securely fastened together- and marked, or if in a box, barrel or crate or other recep¬ tacle, the single bottle iu the one in¬ stance, the three or more bottles in another instanoe, the barrel, box, crate or other receptacle, respectively, constitutes the original package, if acid or delivered as shipped and re¬ ceived.” This is good news-to the package stores and to all who dislike the dis¬ pensary law. The package stores now have large consignments of liquors shipped in half-pint and quart bottles, in paper cartoons, packed loose in cars. This enables them to sell as the trade de¬ mands in quantities as desired. The state cannot long compete with this trade, and an early closiug of Palmetto rum shops is anticipated. QUIET, BUT DETERMINED. Bank, of Striker* Are Being Dally Aug minted. Advices of Sunday from Pittsburg state that strikers are continuing or¬ derly and are gaining accessions to their ranks constantly. The 150 men employed at the Horner & Roberts coal mine, at Elizabeth, refused to go to work Saturday morning; about sev¬ enty-five miners at the Equitable mines in the same locality also struck. Both mines-were paying the district rate. The company leased the ground where the strikers located their camps and ousted them, but another field has been secured by the strikers which the owner refused to lease to the company, and a permanent camp will be established. AFTER TAX COLLECTORS. Governor Johnston In.lsts That They Ante Up at Once. Five of the sixteen county tax col jeetors of Alabama who were notified by Gov. Johnston a few days ago that they must show cause why they should not be removed from office for delin¬ quency have settled up their shortages. The collectors of Lee, Henry, Escam¬ bia, Lowndes and Franklin have set¬ tled np, leaving only eleven others. The collector of Mobile, Mr. Lott, is still $17,500 behind and the only two others whose arrearages amount to anything more than a few dollars are the Wileox collector, whose money was in the defunct Commercial bank, of Selma, and the Baldwin county collector. The governor will likely institute impeachment proceedings against all collectors who have not settled. DISCOUNT RATES RISING. Much English Gold Will Be Sent Over for Oar Grain. A London cablegram says: Since the beginning of the month there has been usual release of hundreds by the joint stock banks. Money is more abund¬ ant, though the discount rates show a tendency to harden, owing to the pros¬ pect of gold withdrawals in the au¬ tumn. The chief factor is the extent to which it may be necessary to export gold to the United States against the grain harvests. The European, Aus¬ trian and Indian harvests are deficient, and the American supplies will be largely drawn upon. SHERMAN’S TALK COMMENTED ON IN VIGOROUS EDITORIALS. OUR SECRETARY DECLARED SENILE A Strong Intimation Given Out That the Knglieli People Are Ready For War at Any Time. Commenting on the interview of the New York World with Secretary Sher¬ man, the St. James Gazette (London) in its Monday afternoon issue, says: ‘Senator Sherman’s utterances afford no material for denial by his friends of the statement that he is suffering from senile decay. But, after all, Mr. Sherman repre¬ sents America, and we are sure all interna¬ tional courtesies will be observed.” Continuing, the Gazette refers to the Kalnoky incident, when it says: “Austria properly severed diplomatic re¬ lations with Great Britain until Mr. Glad¬ stone apologized for his attack upon dual monarchy," and asks why there is one law In Europe and another in America. In conclusion The Gazette repeats its recent warning that this is a dan¬ gerous line of policy to follow and that some day Great Britain may call upon Washington to “back up its bluff." The Westminster Gazette, of same date, referring to the same matter, remarks that the ‘ ‘interview is a fruity example of Sherman’s salon style.” The Globe on this subject says: ‘‘Secretary Sherman had better rid him¬ self of the idea that Uncle Sam is going to boss the show, either on the gold Acids or in the fisheries. We are not ready to follow every quarrel with blows, but when we strike we strike hard, and the idea of our being afraid of a third-rate naval power like the United States could only have occurred to a lunatic or to Mr. Sherman. Judging from his latest performance, we may chari¬ tably assume that the rumors that Mr. Sher¬ man is suffering from mental disturbances is correct. ” The utterances attributed to Secre¬ tary Sherman upon which the com¬ ment of the London papers is based are as follows: "England is a great country, but it is not always safe to assume that she is ready to follow up every quarrel with blows. She quarrels oftener than she fights. It would be exceedingly difficult for her to fight us all alone about our seal catching, Russia and Japan are in a similar position,and any quarrel between the United States and Eng¬ land on this score would iu all probability involve those other two countries.” COURTS CLASH. State of Kansas Comes In Conflict With Uncle Sara’s Tribunal. A special from Topeka, Kan., says: The long threatened clash between the United States courts and the authori¬ ties of the state of Kansas came Mon¬ day when Attorney General Boyle, acting upon the advice and with the concurrence of the state administration took action in the state courts in open defiance of the federal authorities. This action is thjs outcome of an in¬ junction issued onJuly29th by United States District Judge John A. Williams, of Arkansas, at Colorado Springs,Col., by which he positively enjoined State Insurance Commissioner Webb McNeal and Attorney General Boyle, of Kan¬ sas, from bringing any proceedings whatever under the state laws to pre¬ vent the Mutual Life Insurance Com¬ pany from doing bnsiness in Kansas. Attorney General Boyle went before the state supreme court, bringing pro¬ ceedings in quo warranto against the Mutual Life Insurance Company to compel that corporation to appear be¬ fore the state supreme court and show by what authority it is transacting bnsiness in the state of Kansas. Attorney General Royle having done precisely what the injunction of Judge Williams forbade him doing, the pre¬ sumption is that the federal judge will cause his arrest and imprisonment for contempt. application writ In this event for a of habeas corpus will be made at once to the United States supreme court, and in such a proceeding the attorney general would have the support of the entire state administration. Governor Leedy has declared that the issue has been made, and that the matter must be fought to a termina¬ tion. M’KINLEY ATTENDS CHURCH. President Refused to Discuss the Assas¬ sination of Canovas. A dispatch from Hotel Champlain, N. Y., states that the presidential party spent the greater part of the day Sun¬ day quietly at the hotel. In the morning the president, vice president and Mrs. Hobart, Secretary and Mrs. Alger aud Mr. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid attended services in the First Presbyterian chnrch, Rev. Dr. Reed, formerly pastor of Secretary and Mrs. Alger in Detroit,officiated. When informed of the assassination of the prime minister of Spain, the president was horrified, but refused to make any comments. NO. 5. TO GET STRIKERS DRUNK. Whisky and Bear Are S.nt Into Theli Camp By Bellfnins Enemies. Dispatches of Friday from Pitts¬ burg, Pa., state that the proposed campaign against the mine owners of Westmoreland county and the opera¬ tors of Central Pennsylvania, which has been delayed, is now an assured fact. The strike leaders decided on it definitely at a camp conference, and a big movement will be made in a few days. will considers* The whole affair be bly on the order of the famous Coxey “commonweal” tour. The plans propose a direct march through the whole territory where mines are being operated till Clear¬ field county is reached. Camps will be left at each of the DeArmitt mines at Cannonsburg, at Bunola and any other place that may seem necessary to keep the mines closed, which appears before the crusaders. The leaders estimate that with what will remain behind in the camps at least 8.000 men will be kept constantly in the move¬ ment. A military code for the government of the army will be formulated before the movement is started. President Dolan says that with any kind of sys¬ tem he can keep everything quiet and the men peaceable. made Efforts are being to order bee. and whisky at Camp Determination by outsiders. This has been going on for two or three days, and some of the strikers have been tak: -.down to East Pittsburg and filled up on all the beer they could drink. The danger of this to the miners’ cause is fully realized by the labor leaders, and a sharp lookout is being kept to find out who is responsible for the efforts to get the strikers intoxica* ted. Thursday night a barrel of whisky was shipped to the camp from Braddock. It had been paid for at the other end, and all of the freight charges had also been settled. When the whisky was delivered Captain McKay ordered it taken back to Braddock as quickly ns possible. It was shipped back. The strikers do not know who sent it. NO TENNESSEE CONTENTION. The Movement Defeated In Popular Election By Decisive Majority. A Nashville dispatch says: Returns received from various counties through¬ out the state show that the vote in the election held Friday to determine whether a constitutional convention should be held in Tennessee was very light and that the majority against the convention will be about three to one. The fight has been waged for several weeks, the friends of the movement claiming that East Tennessee required a revision of the constitution in order to make it the manufacturing section it promised. The friends of the move¬ ment found arguments for it, they claimed, in every branch of the state government. For instance, in the executive department, it was argued that the governor was restricted in authority given other governors in the south; it was claimed that Tennessee paid entirely too much for criminal prosecutions, by fault of the present constitution. It was fought mainly on the ground that the convention would cost the state extensively and be of little benefit. NEGROES’ IRON FOUNDRY. Five Moulders Will Begin Business For Themselves In Chattanooga. Five enterprising negroes of Chat¬ tanooga, Tenn., have applied to the Btate for a charter for the pioneer negroes’ iron foundry. They have some means and several gentlemen, interested in the question as to whether the negro can of himself successfully conduct a business of this kind, have assisted them. They have seenred a suitable site and have bought machinery sufficient to start their plant on a small scale. They are all moulders and have worked in several of the shops of the city. They say they already have or¬ ders ahead, and that by reason of the fact that they can turn ont work cheaper than foundrymen, especially in the cheaper grades, they expect to do well. Another of Andree’s Pigeons I The Gaulois (Paris) says that a pigeon, bearing information regarding Professor Andree’s balloon expedition across the north pole, has been cap¬ tured at Gradisca,near Goritz, twenty two miles from Trieste, in Austria, Hungary. DEATH DEALING EXPLOSION. Fifty-Si* Operative. Killed In a Cart¬ ridge Factory. Advices from Sofia, Bulgaria, state that a disastrous explosion occurred at the cartridge factory of Rustchnk, on the Danube, 139 miles northwest of Varna. Fifty-six persons were killed out¬ right and very many others were in¬ jured. The lives of sixty of the latter are despaired of. Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria on receipt of the news of the disaster visited the sufferers from the explosion, who had been taken to the hospital, and caused money to be distributed to the families of the vie* tims.