on
$1.50 A YEAR CASH IN ADVANCE-
LET ALL THE ENDS THOU AIM ST AT, BE THY COUNTRY S, THY GOD S. AND TRUTH S.
THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM
VOLUME XXIII.
WILSON, WILSON COUNTY, N. C. JULY 13, 1893.
NUMBER 28
;
Far-Seeing
People
Visit'
The
Cash
Racist
Stores;
V.N.-
".V. ""
This
is
Straw Hat
ith
Wl
iis.
We are almost giv
ing them away. We
do not intend to carry
over one hat if the
price will move it.
New lot of Ladies
Oxford Ties just re
ceived. Also Holland Shades
and Laces.
The Gash Racket Stores,
J. M. LEATII,
Manager.
Nas'i and Goldsboro Streetk,
WILSON. N..C. '
World" t'olniiil;nn l.xositioti
Will be of value to the world by illus
trating the improvements ia the me
cchanical arts and eminent physi
cians will tell you that the progress in
medicinal agents, has been of equal
importance, and as a strengthening
laxative that Syrup of Figs is far in
advance of all others.
Ihomas Liaik, a Iile-saver on
Coney Island, saved three men from
drowning Sunday evening. They
were bathers and had gotten into
water too deen for them. '
"LiWral Way of Advertisiiijr-
Make as many small English words
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out using a letter in any one word more
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pair Diamond Earrings for sixth: Par
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pearing on the balcony of the castle
Strength and Health.
If you are not feeling strong and
healthy, try Electric Bitters. . If-La
Grippe", has left you weak and
weajy, use Electric Bitters. This
remedy acts directly on Liver, Stom
ach, and Kidneys, gently aiding
those organs to perform their func
tions. If you are afflicted with Sick
Headache you will find speedy and
permanent relief by taking Electric
Bitters. One trial will convince you
that this is the remedy you need.
Large bottles only" 50c, at A. J.
Hine's drug store.
Rochester, N. V., July 9. A
cornet was observed this evening by
rrol. Swift and II. C. Maine of this
city. It has a "tail" two degrees
long and rapidly increasing. It is in
ascension 7 hours and 45 minutes
north 50 degrees. It has a rapicLj
Week
CONSTIPATION
Is called the "Father of Diseases."
It is caused by a Torpid Liver,
and is generally accompanied with
LOSS OF APPETITE,
m SICK HEADACHE,
v BAD BREATH, Etc.
To treat constipation successfully
It is a mild laxative and atonic to
the digestive organs. By taking'
Simmons Liver Eegulator you
promote digestion, bring on a reg
ular habit of body and prevent
Biliousness and Indigestion.
"My wife was sorely distressed with Constipa
tion and coughing, followed with Bleeding Pius.
After four months use of Simmons Liver Regulator
she is almost entirely relieved, gaining strength
and flesh." W. B. Lbbfbx, Delaware, Ohio.
: Take only the Genuine,
Which has on the Wrapper the rad 225 Trad
mark and Signature 01
of
J. H. ZKIIXN CO,
Advice to Mothers
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
should always be used for children
teething. It soothes the child, sof
tens the gums, allays all pain, cures
wind colic, and is the best remedy for
diarrhoe. Twenty-five cents a bottle
TUE NEWSPAPER MAN. .
'My son, I don't know if your youthful
conception,
Has breadth in the scope of its nebu
lous plan ;
To wield comprehension of that one
exception
To workaday mortals, the newspaper
man.
But if you'll agree to a feeble descrip
tion From one of their number, I'll do what
I can, ,
To blend in the way of a little pre
scription, The mixture that's known as a news
: paper man. '
Make a brain that is steeped in a solu
tion of knowledge,
Most varied and picturesque under the
sun; , ,
Then add just a pinch of the salt of the
college,
A flavor of wit and a "soupcon" of fun.
For a relish, Bohemian sauce is the
caper,
And a mind that will stretch from
Beersheba to Dan;
In fancy or fact, when it comes to the
paper.
Or touches the heart ot the newspaper
man.
To a memory that clutches the veriest
triflle.
And a hand that is tireless when work's
to be done;
Add an eye that is as the flash of a rifle
And keen as the eagle that dies to the
sun. '
Take strength and endurance and loyal
devotion
And add all the grit and courage you
: can
To the heart that's as big and as deep
' as the ocean;
A hundred to one on the newspaper
man.
With a brew of ideas that, seething and
boiling,.
Run out into ' moulds that are models
for men; .
Add a ceaseless encounter with plan
ning and toiling,
For the world of to-day that is ruled by
the pen.
Add the honey of friendship, the dew of
' it .
anecuon,
And the "esprit de corps" that gets
down to hard pan ;
And paste in your hat the whole mor
tal collection,
As the regular stock of the newspaper
man.
When Traveling.
Whether on pleasure bent, or busi
ness, take on every trip a bottle of
Syrup of Figs, as it acts mast pleasant
ly and effectually on the kidneys,
liver and bowels preventing fevers,
headaches and other forms of sick
ness. For sale in 50 cent and $1
bottles by all leading druggists. Manu
factured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only.
BILL ARP'S LETTER.
Before the late war there were two
distinct types of civilization in the
southern states, ecpecially those states
lying east 'of the Mississippi river.
They were Jhe common people and
the aristocracy. While these classes
did intermingle and sometimes inter
marry, yet the line was plainly mark
ed and seemed to be growing more
visible as the years rolled on. The
institution of slavery helped to keep
it bright. -
It was not a line between the poor
and the rich nor the ignorant and the
educated, nor between slaveholders
and non-slaveholders. It was not a
political line dividing the whigs, from
the Democrats, but nevertheless, it
was a line tnat an 01 tnese neipea to
make and it gradually grew into one
of social equality or inequality. Wealth
eaucation ana dominion contriDutea
i i. .1 j: : ! t?:.i
10 inaKe up ine uisuncuon. rauier ui
these give power and influence. All
of them combined will lift a man
above the toilers and command their
respect as well as their envy. The
aristocrats were generally gentlemen
of education, refinement, manners
and with many a sentiment of settling
their personal differences according
to their so-called ". code of honor,
Money helped to establish this title
of course,: but it was absolutely es-
sential. ' Indeed, it was possible, for
there to be rich working men and
poor aristocrats. The results of the
war developed many of these. Our
cities are full of the former and they
are generally the leading men in busi-
nes and in industrial pursuits. , perhaps the first illustrious Georgia
The old time aristocrats esteemed i statesuin to conic up fro. is th : com
the nsches to be gentlemen and gener-j nion people and stay with them and
allytley were. They were" of good j leads them as Moses led the children
stock and thoroughored and could I of Israel. His whole political life has
- hnaci- nfaflrpsiry. whether thev were" been a fiht aeairst the power and
ridiner or walking you could tell them
by their carriage, by the vehicle they
rode in orihe measured dignity with
which they walked about. This vehi
cle was as unique as a Chinaman's
palanquin. It did not rest on elliptic
springs but was. swung high between
four half- circles and the dickey or
: driver's seat, was perched still higher
and the driver's bell crowned hat was
the first thing- that came into view
over the hill.. There were .two fold
ing staircases to the vehicle and no
body but, an aristocrat could ascend
or descend them with aristocratic
grace. The gentleman who was born
and bred to this luxury was a king in
. his way, limited it is true, but never
' theless a king. His house was large
j and roomy, havmg a broad hall and
j a piazza ornamented with tall fluted
j columns and Corinthian caps. This
( mansion was situated in a grove of
! venerable oaks. It was set back 100
1 or 200 yards from the big road and;
! the lane that led to its hospitable gate J
was enfiladed with cedars or lombardy
poplars. Fragments of cedars are
still left but the poplars died with the
old south. They died at the top,
very like their owners. Prominent
in the rear of this mansion was the
old ginhouse with the spacious circus
ground underneath, where the horses
went round and round under the
great cogwheels and the little darkies
rode on the beams and popped their
home-made whips. Not far away
were the negro cabins and the or
chard and the big family garden and
all around were fowls and pigs and
pigeons and honey bees and hound
dogs and pickaninnies to keep things
lively. The owner of the plant was
a gentleman an , was so regarded by
the neighborhood. He had been
through college and to New York
and Saratoga and came back and
married another gentleman's daugh
ter and settled down. The. Id folks
on both sids had given them a start
and built the mansion and had sent
over a share of the family negroes to
mulitply and replenish.
Most of these old-time gendemen
kept what was called "open house,"
and all who came welcome. There
was no need to send woid that you
were coming, for food and shelter
were always ready. The old gentle-.
man called for Dick, Jack, or Caeser
to come and take the horses and
put them up aud feed them. There
was plenty of corn and f jdder in the
crib ; plenty of bigt fat hams and leaf
lard in the smokehouse ; plenty of
turkeys and chickens in the back
yard ; plenty cf preserves in the pan
try ; plenty of trained servants to do
all the work while the lady of the
house entertained her guests. How
proud were those family servants to
show off before their visitors and dis
play their accomplishments in the
kitchen, the drawing room and the
chamber. They shaft, d the family
standing in the community and had
but little respect lor what they called
"the poor "white trash" of the neighbor
hood. In course of time this gentleman
became the father of a family and
grew solid in flesh and habits and
hospitality, and, like his father be
fore him, he settled down like we all
settle down sooner or later to a big
chair on the veranda in summer, or
a rocker by the fireside in winter.
The old-time gentleman dressed
well and carried a gold-headed cane
and a massive watch and chain that
were made of pure old gold at
Geneva. There was a seal attached
to the chain a heavy prismatic seal
that had his monogram. The manner
with which he toyed with thjs chain
and seal was one of visible signs of a
gentleman and was as significant as
, , !
I he old
tlo MiAliAn tt i l'i-!f'r? 4 . t-i
,1 , - t
trpHtleman s romrianv suit wa t'avv
navy i
blue swallow-tail coat, ornamented
with brass butons ; a pair of pants to
match and a white Marsailles waist
coat. When these were set off with
a bandana handkerchief the visible
make-up of the gentleman was com
plete.
The invisible sign was generally a
moitgage on his farm for a'few hun- :
dred dollars, but he had a rich man's '
ways, even though he was financially !
embarrassed. t
His name was in the grand jury
box never in petit jury box. That
would have been an indiguity that he
would have resented. There was no
line of demarcation between the com
mon people and the aristocracy that
was more rigidly drawn than the one
that separated the grand jury from
the netit inrv
111c pem juiy.
The anstocratsTield all the promi- las b which Engineer Maher, Fire
nent offices, and they were the gen- man C'haddickf amJ Express Messen-
1-.- r , r .1 j----
Most of the professional gen -
j tiemen came irom this aristocratic
: stock. They were generally whies
tiemen
Jin politics and were the patrons of.
; nign schools ana colleges, and stock
j iL . 1 j r
. eu me learnea proiessions witn an
1 annual crop of graduates, who were
loyal to Henry Clay, and Filmore, noticeable fact that those who de
and Stephens, and Tombs, and Tohn ' Dended on- Dr. Kine's New Discoverv
Bell and the code of honor. They
j had wealth and dignity and abund-
j ant leisure, and Solomon says that in
leisure there is wisdom, and so these
men became pur lawmakers and jur -
ists and statesmen, and they were
the shining lights in the councils of
the nation.
of course they were not all whigs.
There were many distinguished ex-
ceptions such as the Jacksons, and
Cobbs, and Colquits, and Lumpkins
who were democrats though of aris -
tocratic birth. Governor- Brown was
oppression tnat comes irom weaun
and monopoly. ,
The results of the war was a fear
ful fall to the aristocracy of the South
1 Tl ' r il U1
i ney lost rnaiiy ui uicu nouic suns
in the army. They lost their prop
erty soon alter. The extent of their ?
misfortunes no one will ever know,
for the heart only knoweth its own
bitterness. Many of them
suffered !
and were strong but the majority
1.1-
gave up to despondency- ana tneir
children were leit to scuttle lor them- j
selves. J he colapse to them was (
awful. They had not been raised td j
exercise self denial or economy and 1
it hntAilisrircr in rb Pvtrpmp fori
. 1 u 1 11 11 1 tiii. 111 j v vii Ai iv 1
them to have to descend to the level
of the common people. But they did
it and did it heroically. And so in
course of time this line of demarca
tion between the common people and
the old aristocracy began to fade, !
and finally it passed away fust as the I
old aristocracy passed away. A new
and a hardier stock came to the
front, that class which, before ihe
war, was under a cloud. The re,
suits of the war made an opening lor
them and. developed their latent en
ergies. With no high degree of cul
ture they nevertheless proved equal
to the struggle up the rough hill of
life and began to build up what the
war had pulled down. They began
at the bottom just where the war
found them and where it left them.
They had been raised - to work and
their practical energy was soon fol
lowed by thrift and a general . recov
ery of wasted fields and fenceless
farms. These men now constitute in
the main the solid men of the South
and have contributed largely to the
building up of schools and churches
and factories and railroads. They
are modern self-made southerners, a
class that forms a striking contrast to
the dignity and the repose of the old
patriarchs whose beautiful homes
adorned the hills and groves of the
south before the war.
But the children of those old pa
triarchs had to come down some and
the children of the common people
came up some,, and they have .met
upon a common plain and are now
working happily together both in so
cial and in business life. Spirit and
blood have united with energy and
muscle, and it makes a splendid
team the best all-round team the
south has ever had. '
Bill Arp.
Last fall was taken with a kind of
summer complaint, accompanied with
a wonderful diarrhoea. Soon after my
wife's sister, who lives with us, was
taken in the same way. We used
almost everything without benefit.
Then I said, let us try Chamberlains'
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Reme
dy, which we did, and that cured us
right away. I think much of it, as
it did for me what it was recommend
ed to do. John Hertzler, Bethel,
Berks, Co, Pa. 25 and 50 cent bottles
for sale by A. J. Hines.
Hollidaysburg, Pa.. July 9
John Jones, catcher of the Duncans
ville.base ball club, while engaged in
a game at that town yesterday after
noon, was struck on the head by a
brick thrown by his younger brother.
His injuries are fatal. The player
had cuffed his brother for interfering
with the game, and the missile was
thrown in revenge.
The Kaiisan Way.
The following appears at the foot
of a bill head of a Kansas physician.
It is unique, original and pointed, and
we presume effective : "A promot
settlement of this bill is requested.-If
, . ., , , ?. f
oil s are paid monthly a discount 01
" . . ...
10 percent, is given. Bills not paid
promptly will be passed to my at
torney for collection. If you pay
your physician promptly he will at
tend you . promptly, nitjht or day,
1 fain or shine'1 whl1. your slow neigh
bor suffer and wails, as he made the
doctor wait, and while he is waiting
the angels gather him in. Messen
ger. : -
Why suffer with dyspepsia. billiousW
ness or any disease of the liver when
you can be cured by Simmons Liver
Regulator? '
Topeka, Tuly o. Detectives in
j the employ of the Santa Fe Railway
i have succeeded in obtaining confes
sions from the three persons con-
I cernea m ine .wrecKin 01 f anta. e
1 passenger train near Barclay -station,
j
gers Baxter ana Bloomberg, were
j killed forty passengers injured, and
a Jarge
stroyed.
amount of property de-
La Grippe.
During the prevalence of the
Grippe tKe past seasons it was a
! not only had a speedy recovery, but
escaped all the troublesome after ef-
fects of the malady. This remedy
seems to have a : peculiar power in
1 effecting rapid cures, not only in cases
of La Grippe, but- in all diseases Tof
Throat, Chest and Lungs, and has
j cured cases of Asthma and Hay
Fever of long standing. . Try it and
be convinced. It won't disappoint,
' F"ree trial ' bottles at A. J. Hine's
drugstore. . yV.
1 '
Subsribe to The Adzance.
Then
PEOPLE OF FOUR STATES' DID IT.
The Negro Made a Speech, Declaring Ilia
Innocence, But a Determined .
Crowd Meted Out Jus
tice to Hi in.
Louisville, Ky., July 7. "Near
Bardswell, Ky., Rubie and Mary Ray,
aged twelve and sixteen respectively,
daughters of John S. Kay, were mur
dered by an unknown man. The two
,r5ris wt. n n ,i;ct,a
from the house to pick berries. In
about half an hour a pet dog- came
running- to the house. Mrs. Ray
thought something was wrong- and
u
followed the doer back to the thicket
where she found the body of Mary.
Her throat was cut from ear to ear, ,
The horrified mother ran back to the
house, as she saw nothing1 of lluby,
and gave the alarm. Her son hurried
to the thicket and about fifty feet
from where the first body was discov
ered, found the corpse of his younger
sister. Her throat, too, was cut from
ear to ear. lSoth bodies were horribly
mangled, plainly . showing that the
young girls had been outraged before
murdered. .There is no definite : clue
to the identityi of the brute who com
mitted the crime, but the manner of
the work points to one man and the
use of a razor indicates a negro. There
is great excitement and large posses
are searching the woods and if the
culprit is caught there will a be lynching-
. . - .
THE MTJRDEKER CAPTURED.
Cairo, Ills., July 7. A negro an
swering the description of the mur
derer of the two Ray girls near Hard
well, Ky., was caught and jailed at
Sykeston today at noon.' He was
found hiding in a box car "on the Iron
Mountain by a brakeman, and when
the train reached Sykeston Deputy
Marshal Ingraham was notified, and
after a struggle , the negro was over
powered. '
In his possession was found a bloody
razor and five ladies' gold rings, one
of which was worn by one of the girls
on the morning of the murder. lie
-was identified by parties : who had
tracked him from Kentucky. j
Bardwkll, Ky.; July 8. Seay J.
Miller, the negro charg-ed with the
ontrage aaid murder of Mary and Rubj'
Ray, was hansred at 3:27 o'clock this
afternoon and the body burned after
being-horribly mutilated. J
The negro made a speech proclaim
ing his innocence , but it is said he
afterward made a partial confession. S
The mob boarded a train at Wick-;
liffe and brought the prisoner to this
city, arriving1, at 11:30 o'clock. There
were not less than " 5,000 men at the
depot and the train, consisting-of fivq
coaches, was crowded. At last quiet,
was restored - and all went to a very
hiprh scaffold, constructed of bridge
timber. Sheriff llutson, the, prisoner
and a number of the guards mounted
the stand. .. . . - j
THK FATHER WANTED HIM BUttXED. ;
John Ray, the father' of the mur
dered girls, made a talk, in which he
said: 1
. "This is the man who killed my chil-
dren, but let us keep quiet now, and at
the proper time burn him." t
The negro was called upon to make
a speech, and responded promptly and
with wonderful nerve, considering the
circumstances under which he was
placed. His voice was clear, and he
seemed almost oblivious to. the sur-:
roundings. His exact words were as
follows: ;
"My name is Seay J. Miller, and I.
am from Springfield, 111. My wife
lives at-176 North Second' street. L
am here among you as a stranger, and
looked on by you as the most brutal
man that ever stood on God's green
earth 1 am standing here an innocent
man among excited men, who do not
propose to let the law take its course.;
I have committed no crime . to be de-;
prived of my liberty or life. I am not
guilty." ' . :
THE HOUR OF THE EXECUTION. -
At 2:30 o'clock, the negro was
brought from the jail to the principal
street. A chain was around his neck,
and many men were pulling and surg-;
ing'at it.. The crowd was wild, and
no one could guess the fate of the ne-;
gro. He was almost suffocated when
the ground was reached, and here the;
father of the girls relented a little and
suggested that he be hanged rather;
than burnt.
At 3:27 o'clock the body, was swung
to a tall pole and as he was dragged
up his clothes were torn from his body;
by the maddened mob. He was heard
to say just as they drew him up: "I.
am an innocent man!"
But there is an authentic report that
he made a partial confession as the jnob
took him from the jail. lie was drawn
up with his face toward the pole, and
when three feet from the ground some
one shot him through the body, and in
a very short time life was extinct.
. The body was taken down at 4:25
o'clock, after being badly mutilated,
and placed between two logs and kin
dliner piled unon it. then rouffh wood
! to complete the job of burning.
The men who did the hanging are
from Kentucky Tennessee, Illinois
and Missouri, but it was done in such
a manner and the throng was so great
that no man can name an individual
who participated.
A City Marshal Killed.
Tarpon Springs,, Fla., July 7. City
Marshall Whitehurst was shot, and
killed last evening by. Bird Stevenson,
of Sapling Woods village, while the
officer was trying to arrest a disorderly
sponge fisherman. , Whitehurst re
turned Stevenson's, fire after he was
wounded, and with such effect that
Steven son will probably die.' White
hurst died almost instantly after firing
at the murderer. . .
WO OTHER Sarsaparilla has the
merit to secure the confidence Of
entire communities and hold it year after
year, like HOOD'S Sarsaparilla.
Wheeling, July q.J ust as a
family picnic party. was starting out
from the South Side this afternoon at
2 o'clock the horses ran away, and
nine of those in the wagon were in
jured. . .
Murderer Mutilated and
Burned by Lynchers.
GTCPPiZD Y RODSERS.
A Pussnngrer Truhi Kcl.'eved ' of tSOO by a
Can; of Thievca.
; Palestine, Tex.; July .8. The can
non ball train No. 1, from Longriew
on the I. & G. N, railroad, due here at
8 o'clock, was robbed at the nine mile
post, .two miles this side of Neches.
Number 1 was about ten minutes late
leaving Neches, and at the nine mile
post a man who was secreted on tho
baggage car crawed . over the tender
and commanded Engineer Lanniers to
j stop the train, pointing . a six shooter
! at him at the. same time. When the
train was stopped ' three men went to
the baggage car and covered Express
Messenger Joe Farmer and Baggage
Master Strawn with pistols and com
manded them to open the safe. The
only money secured was some-Local ex- (
press money pacakages, not over $500.
The through safe, which contained a
large amount of money was not
touched. Several shqts were fired to
keep the passengers quiet. A posse
has gone out.
EXCITEMENT IN HONOLULU.
A Secret Annexation Society Formed; and
Its Members Armed With Rifles.
San Francisco, July 7. The latest
f rom . Honolulu is very interesting.
There have been several arrests for
conspiracy to overthrow the present
government- A large number are be
ing watched.
It is said that six or seven hundred
annexationists have formed a "Citi
zens' Reserve." They are armed with
rifles and have selected : certain sup
porters of the ex-queen whose names
are known and marked them for
slaughter in the event of a royalist
outbreak. A member of this organiza
tion gives a list of , names of those
marked for assassination and says that
in addition to prominent Hawaiians it
includes Claus Spreckles and Minister
IJlount in case they interfere in any
fight that may occur.
NARROW ESCAPE FOR HIS LIFE.
A Negro Burglar Drops All His Booty,
but Saves His Hide.
CnARLOTTE, N. C, July 6. A daring
burglary was attempted in this city
this evening at about 8 o'clock. The
residence of Evangelist W. P. Fife was
entered by a negro, who gained access
to the residence through an open win
dow in one of the rear rooms,
j The family had just finished supper
and were sitting ou the front porch.
Mrs. Fife went to the back portion of
the house for some water.
As she passed through the room that
adjoins her chamber a big black negro
appeared and rushed for the open win-
dow. Mrs. Fife rushed back to her
dresser, where her pistol was, and got
back to the window in time to get a
shot at the fleeing negro. In his at
tempt to escape the burglar dropped
all' the valuables he . had stolen from
the Fife residence.
. Found Dead In the Woods.
,; Mf.mphis, Tenn., July 7. On Monday
morning, Geo. T. Bassett, a wealthy
lumber merchant of this city, drove
from his home in a buggy to go up
town ami did not return.
His disappearance was advertised
and the police were notified. Last
night his dead body was found ten
miles south of here.
' He was lying on his back under a
bush, a handkerchief over his breast
and his coat hanging on a fence as
though he had lain in the shade to
rest. .
The horse and buggy stood beside
him, the animal being thin as though
it had 'not been fed, Mr. Basset had
been ill for a month aud showed signs
of mental aberation.
Fire iu Brunswick.
Brunswick, Ga., July 6. There was
a disastrous fire here this morning
about 2 o'clock.
The naval store yard 'of Ellis, Young
& Co., containing rosin and spirits tur
pentine to the value of 810,000, was
destroyed. Fully insured. :
The building and plant of the Bruns
wick Oyster company was. a total loss.
The value of the property was about
$15,000; insurance $9,000.
GROWTH OF THE SOUTH.
The Industrial Development la the Week
KndinK July 4th.
The Tradesman's review of the industrial sit
uation in the South for tiie week ending June
26th reports the following among the important
new industries establishes I :
' The organization1 of a cotton mill company al
Columbia. S. C capital $000 0U0: kaolin compa
ny at Ocala, Fl., capital ifiOO.OCK); lumber com
pany at Ocean Springs. Miss., capital Ji)00:
oil company at Edgetield. S. C. capital fcu 000;
brick and tile company at Alexandria, Va..
capital $50,000: boom and lumber company at
Randall. W. Va.. capital Ii5,000: iumler cpm
pany at Paint Creek. W. Va.. caiitat !i0 000;
coal company at Coburn, Va.. capital J-J0 (XX).
- 31 new industries were established or incorpo
rated during the week, togelliRT with 7 enlarge
inents of manufactories, and 10 important new
buildings. Among the new industries not above
referred to are brick and tile works at Green
ville, Ky.; canning factory at Augusta, Ga.: an
ice factory at Cleveland. Tenn.; ironworks at
New Orleans. La.; oil and glass company at
Blaeksville, W. Va. Coke works are to be built
at Norton. Va.; coal mines opened at Pineville
Ky., and Glen Jean, W. Va.: bicycle works at
Atlanta, Ga.; hardware factories' at Rome. Ga.
and Roanoke, Va. .
The Tradesman also reports an oil factory at
Wheeling, W. Va.; a rice mill at Jennings La :
soap factory at Newport News, Va,; steam .ot
ton gin at Rosedale; Miss. ; and a tobacco f ac
torv at Pilot Mountain, N. C. '
Woodworking plants for the week include a
tioom and lumber company at Hendricks. W.
Va.; a furniture factory at -Knoxville, Tenn.;
pencil works at Lewisburg. Tenn., and saw mills
at'Kdgewood and Demopolis. Ala. .
Waterworks are' to be built at Troy, Ala., and
Morristown, Tenn. Among the enlargements
reported are an electric plant at Tullahoma
Tenn.; oil mill at Terrell. Texas: coalmines at
Strawn, Texas; cotton mill at Union Sprin' s.
Ala.: waterworks at Gatesville, Texas, and snw
and planing mills at Kensington, Ga., and bi
Stone Gap. Va. "
New buildings of the week include a bank
building at Terra. Alta. W. Va. : business houses
at JacksonvUle and White Springs, Fla At
lanta and Thomasville, Ga.; a church at Thom
asville, Ga.; a $100 000 court house at Andersrn.
Texas: a school building at Denison, Texi.8.
and and an J 18,000 factory building at Louis
ville; Ky. ; -
MARKET REPORTS.
New York. July 10. -Cotton. August 8.01
Sept. 8.13: Oct. 8 23; market firm. -Middling
Sli: market quiet. . ' '
Chicago, July 10. Futures closed as follows
Wheat Sept. 70! Cobn. Sept., 41 'i
- Oats. Sept.. -S Pomc.--Sept. J. t.1
Lard. Sept. M0.65 . Sides Sept. Hi ei
Chicago. July 10. C sa Quotations were a-i
follows: Mess pork X8.82(.,rti 18.85. Lard t9 i ' i
B9.45. Short ribs, loose. t.7g.8.75. Dry
salt shoulders, boxed. 8.736,9.0Q: abort cleat
sides, boxed. 9.50S 9.75.
Savannah.. July 10. Turpentine Hrnj at 28.
rosin firm at tLltt
Walter Bridges, Athens, Tenn.
writes : "For six years I bad' been
afflicted with running, sores, and an
enlargement of the bone in my leg.
I tried everything I heard without
any permanent benefit until Botanic
Blood Balm was recommended to me.
After -using six bottles the sores
healed, and I am now in better health
than I have ever been. , I send this
testimonial unsolicited., because I
want others to be benfitted.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
ABSOOJTEl PURE
THE NES OF THE WEEK.
Tufsduv. July 4.
The South. Carolina weekly crop re
port says cotton is ten days late in that
state. r '
The Louis Snioler's Sons Co., of Cin
cinnati, one of the oldest and largest
paper dealers in the country, made an
assignment. . .
Miss Julia Force, of Atlanta, who
killed her two sisters, was acquitted of
the charge of murder, aud will be sent
to the state insane asylum at Milledge
ville. " ;
Cholera advices from Mecca show
that there were fW deaths from the
disease in that city yesterday. : This is
the largest number yet reported during
the present epidemic, j
Wednesday, July 5.
Hon. . Thos. E. Watson spoke to an
immensecrowd at Douglasville, Ga.
Eleven vessels are in the port of Da
rien loading with timber and lumber. ;
Speaker Crisp was the orator of the
day at the Tammany Hall celebration.
It is rumored that a republican news
paper will be started in Kaleigh,,N. C.
Miss Julia Force, who killed her two
sisters in Atlanta, Ua., was taken to
the state insane asylum.
Edward McCarthy, a New York bar
tender, jumped from the Brooklyn
bridge, and was fatally injured.
A call for a national convention of
the -American Bimetallic League was
issued. It meets in Chicago the first
day of August. :
The most intense excitement reigned
in Paris until 3:15 o'clock this morning
over a fight between the students and
the police and the killing of a student.
Thursday, July 6U,. . .
The Alabama " Educational Associa.
tion is in session at Montgomery. !
Her von Levetzow, conservative', was
elected president of the new German
reichstag by a large majority.
Dr. J. A. Hodges, of Wilmington, N.
C, has been elected to the chair of an
atomy in the College of Physicians and
Burgeons of Richmond, Va.
A panic occurred on an elevated rail
way station at Chicago last night, in
which 100 persons were trampled upon
and ine seriously injured. ;
Ari attempt was made to wreck the
train the Czare witch traveled in on his
way from St. Petersburg to London to
attend the wedding of his cousin, the
Duke of York.
At a meeting of the southern base
ball league held in Atlanta, Augusta
was declared the winner of the pennant
for the first season of the league in
1893. J. B. Nicklin, of .Chattanooga,
was elected president. s
Friday, July 7.
The treasury gold now amounts to
896,778,943. ' j
The entire business portion of Itus
sellville, Ind., was destroyed by fire.
Loss, $40,000; insurance, 815.000.
A number of Mormon missionaries
are said to be preaching the doctrines
of the '-Latter Day" saints in the
neighborhood of Privateer, S. C- 1
Chancellor Hoggs, of the University
of Georgia, issued an order alolishing
I dancing clubs during term time. The
order created a considerable sensa
tion.
Secretary Morton has instructed
Amos Harden, of Michigan, recently
appointed purchasing agent of the ag
ricultural department to hereafter buy
the seed of the United "States direct
from the grower, thereby saving the
profits that accrued to the middleman.
Saturday. July 8. .
Associate j ustiee lilatchford died at
Newport, II. , '
Jerry nennegan, colored, was hanged
at Bennettsville, S. C, for arson. . ,
The Spanish caravels arrived at Chi
cago, and were royally welcomed.
Deaths front drinking too much ice
water were reported from Dal ton, Ga..
and Gadsden, Ala.
R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly-review of
trade says the tone in business circle
has perceptibly improved.
Circuit judge Hudson, of Sxmth Car
olina, declared to liquor d ispe nsary law
of that state unconstitutional.
Secretary Lamont telegraphed Sec
retary Gresham that the president's
rhematism was passing away, and he
would likely be out in a day or two.
The treasury department resumed
the purchase of silver bullion, baying
100,000 ounces at .72. Offers aggregat
ed 1,278,000 ounces at the same price..
The following offl cerS were elected
by the Alabama Teachers' Association;
President. J. C. Graham, of Talladega;
vice presidents, George F. Ptrie, R. R,
Harris, and Miss El M. Bullock; secre
tary, E. H. Foster; treasurer, W. Y.
Titcomb.
Monday, July lO.
It is conceded on every hand that
Mr. Crisp will be his own successor as
speaker. . '
Bartow Ilenson was drowned while
bathing in the Chattahoochee river
near Cumming, Ga.
It is generally conceded that Mr. Crisp
will succeed himself as speaker of the
house of representatives.
It is stated that the gift of the-prin-cess
of Wales to Prince ' George and his
bride was valued at 1,250,000.
The annual reunion of the Thirtieth
Georgia Regiment will be held at Fay
etteville, Ga., Friday, July 28th.
Dr. T. DeWitt Talmage lectured al
the Atlanta Chautauqua Saturday
night and preached there Sunday
night.. "
A correspondent of the Statesville.
N.C., Landmark, claims that a diamond
weighing nearly two ounces was found
In Macon county.
The Mormon elders who are preach
ing near Gadsden, Ala.,, have made
many converts, but citizens in other
sections of the state have warned then)
to leav '
Mr. W. H. Yarborough, Jr., of
Wilson, is visiting his people here.
His appearance indicates that he is
being well taken care of by the good
people of Wilson. Franklin Times.
m
Powder
The opening of the World's Fair
' has proven to be a failure-
ALONG THE WIRE,
Came the Molt of Lightning That Brougfct
Death.
Ri Bt LON, Ga July 8. While a party
of young men and boys were standing
in front of Butler's store, three miles
east of Zebulon, directly under the
telephone wire that connects Barnes
ville and Zebulon, a thunder cloud
came up about 6 o'clock this after
noon. - - - ; '.. .
Lightning struck and instantly
killed Walter Weaver; shocked Frank
Buchanan and tore his shoes from his
feet; scorched the pantaloons of two of
Mr. Butler's little boys, and passing
along the wire two or three hundred
yards to Ridley's store, shocked a ring
from the finger of Mr. Will Ridley,
which, before that time, was so tight
that Mr. Ridley could hardly force it
off..
None of those shocked are seriously
hurt. . -
: REJECTED THE PROPOSITION.
TennesBee Will Not Give Convict Leasee a
Rebate.
Nashvii.i.k, Tenn.. July 10. The
Nashville Coal andiron Railroad com
pany, 1 essecs of the state convicts,
have been trying to induce the state
to give a rebate upon their rental of
convict lalor because of the mining
'troubles of the last two years.
They offered to pay ?35,000 in lieu of
all demands and then submitted n
proposition to settle for $100,000.
. The state officials to whom the legis
lature referred the proposition yester
day rejected it. The claim against the
company is 8144.000.
OHIO PEOPLE'S PARTY MEN.
Meeting or the State Convention and Xonit-
nat ion of a Ticket.
Columbus, O., July 4. The people's
party met here in state convention to
day with over 200 delegates in attend
ance. 1L E. Taubneck, of Illinois,
chairman of the national committee,
was present. The following ticket
. was named: For governor, J. E. Brack, '
of Columbus: lieutenant governor M.
Booley, of Vinton county; treasurer,
William 11. Taylor of Champaign coun
ty; attorney general, J. II. Rhodes, of
Sandusky; judgrf supreme court, C. T.
Clark, of Columbus; dairy and food
commissioner, Thomas N. Hickman, of
Morrow county; member of board of
public works, Mathew Baber, of Clark
county. .:"
ONE MILE IN 2:031-2.
All Previous Time Distanced The Two
minute Horne Coming.
Wir.MixoToj-, Dkl., July 8. All the
talk among horse men is of the new
records made on the great mile kite
shaped track of the Maple Valley Trot
. ting .Association at Kirk wood yester
day two new world's records have
been established. .
The stallion Saladin not only defeat
ed Mascott, the champion pacer of the
world, but the surprise of the day was
the new record made by John. Hamlin's
team of bays, A3ersP. and his running
mate, ; Telephone. Hamlin drove the
two horses to the pole in 2:03 1-2,
breaking the former record of S:0V
held by II. B. Wmship.and mate.
CORBETT'S STATEMENT.
He Cannot Fight at Coney Inland Unlesa He
Ha an Opponent. '-
Chicago, Im, July f. fhampion
James Corbett is perturled over the
rather -icaustia letter that President
Newton, of the Coney Island Club, has
sent to him.
"The Columbian Athletic Club never
tried to get me away from the Coney
Island Club," said Corbett,' today.
"While I am anxious to live up to the
agreement with the Coney Island peo
ple, and while I want to fight there in
preference to anywhere else, I don't
see how it is possible for me to do cor
unless Judge Newtjon and his associ
ates can get Mitchell."
BLEW HIS BRAINS OUT.
BectnM Hill Money Had ' Gone In Central',
Securities.
Savannah, Ga., July 8. George M.
Houston, forty-five years of age, whose
family was at one time very prominent
in Savannah, blew his brains out this
morning iii his room at the Pulaski
hotel. .
He had been unemployed for a long
time, but was at one time well-to-do,
owning a large amount of Central rail
road securities, the depreciation of
which caused, him to lose most of his
money. He has also been an invalid
for some time and the probable cause
of his suicide was despondency over
the loss of his money in Central rail
road securities and ill health.
Two Uesperadoe Killed. '
Kxoxviixe, Texx., July 9. As a re
sult of a drunken fiirht at. Woodbine,
Ky., near the Tennessee line, on the
4th of July, there was a .riot, which
lasted half an hour. City Marshal
Morrissey. and Bud Smith and Jim
Francis, two desperadoes, werekilled,
and four , others were wounded. No
arrests have been made. All Is quiet
now '-'""' "
' A Ship Ixwid of Chlneae toil.
Maxila, July 8. The Spanish steam
er Don Juan, which was reported afire
and abandoned at sea off Union, has.
been towed to Manila and beached.
One hundred and forty-five Chinese
passengers were 1 lost. The vessel was i
gutted by the flames.
Killed J Depnty Marshal.
Russei.lville, A la., July 7. Deputy
United States marshal Henderson was
shot and killed at his .home at Haley
ville a few miles south of here, by a
tenant on his farm. A dispute arose
over some trivial matter, whereupon
the tenant, picked .up a shot gun and
emptied the contents into the body of
Henderson.: PeJtJvrSulted,instaotJv.