The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-10

fact that the woman had been murdered
by blows on the head. The husband
Paul Tison, then admitted that he had
slapped her and then she had fell in tho
creek. but he thought she would get out
Lyuching was then threatened, and some
preparations were made to hang him by
the Justly indignant colored people, but
this was not done. TisOn subsequently
confessed that he struck his wife on the
head with the butt of a heavily loaded
whip because she would not work Find
ing the blow was fatal, he disposed Of her
body as above stated. Tison is now in
Jail and will no doubt be tried next
week
The railroads of the state at least
those which have reported during the
month Of May, have made better show
ing than for months. The earnings Of
the following roads as compared 10 those
of the same month of the preceding year
shows the following increase: Central Of
South Carolina, 81 1890 or 2217 per
cent; Charleston and Savannah, So
S503l, or 1895 per cent; Charleston,
Sumter and Northern 81 996 80, or 24.l5
per cent. :; CheraW and Darlington, 81
OBJ II, or 2l.22 per cent; Columbia, New
berry and Laurcns, 81, 51l. SO, or 1913 per
cent; Florence, SlO,4lO.77, or 64l.2 per
cent; Georgia, Carolina and Northern,
SIC, 72S.47, or 81. 81 per cent. Manchester
Northeastern, "a, G42. 4S, or 9. 10 per cent
Port Royal and Augusta, 81. OF, or .046 per
cent; Port Royal and Western Caro-
lima S6O62O3, or 40.35 per cent; South
Bound -, 1880, or "A. 66 per cent South
and North Carolina 81 ,246 50, or l459.9l
per cent. The enormous increase Of the
latter road is due TO the fact that its
lumber shipments are included therein
for the whole year. The roads showing
decrease are as follows Wilmington,
| COlum bia and Augusta ll6, 0l2.27, or 1924
per cent; Wilson and SummertOn $3l7. 05,
or 4.20 per cent; Wilmington, Chadburne
| and Conway S1l049, or 2027 per cent;
Palmetto S0565, or 22,73 per cent; Harris
Vile $50. 10, or 1862 per cent; GreenpOnd,
Waterloo and Branchville S26.77, or 1874
per cent; Carolina Midland Fl ,03092, or
"a "a per cent; Carolina, Knoxville and
| Western S32. IS, or 5.22 per cent; Branch
| vile and Bowman SlS7.52, or 81. 90.
! Columbia State: Nick" Meetze who
lives about mile from Swygert & Tim
mons granite quarry in Lexington
county, met with horrible death Thurs
day by heavy piece of blasted rock fall
ing upon his head Mr. Meetze does not
work at the quarry, but as he lives near
| by he is frequently there watching the
blasting and other operations. He was
| there when preparations were completed
for blasting a large rock A sand blast
! was put in and was connected with an
! electric battery by which it was exploded.
| Mr. Meetze, with Mr. White, the fore
man of the quarry, started away from
| the rock and went off about $50 yards
! from it. Tho blaster, who worked
! the battery operated at a dis
! tance of about seYenty-tive yards. Mr.
! White and Mr.. Meetze stopped a bout the
distance above mentioned when the latter
asked Mr. White whether it was
safe at that distance. Mr.. White re-
! piled that while it was not absolutely
safe still he had stopped there many a
! time and had never been injured. Mr.
Meetze thought if that was so he could
| remain too and if he had he would now
be alive. He stood Just behind Mr.
White when the blast exploded. 1t was a
heavy charge, and large pieces of stone
few high in the air. Mr.. Meetze evil
| IDENTIFY became afraid that some of the
stone would fan upon him, and started to
run away to a small house about seventy
/ five yards from where he first took his
stand for safety. Mr. White, being more
| experienced, stood still and did not notice
Mr.. ,Meetze until he was within one step
OF the house and safety, when he was
/ Mortified to see large stone strike the
| unfortunate man Just back of the head
The stone weighed about fifteen pounds,
and death was instantaneous. MIR, Meetze
/ fell backward with the whole back part
of his skull torn away and his shoulders
terribly manEled. His brains were scat
tered around for several feet.
Great interest is being manifested in
the coming annual meeting Of the State
! Farmers Alliance which will be held at
Columbia on July 26. The meeting this
year will have considerable significance
The alliance leaders are making all their
! arrangements for big meeting. They
make the following official announce
ment: lit has been decided that the
| sixth annual meeting of the Farmers
State Alliance of South Carolina should
| convene at Fort Hill, S c., on the fourth
Wednesday in July, 1898, in the morning;
spend the day in viewing the grounds
and buildings of Clemson college getting
. information from its officers and faculty
as to the status Of the work, the progress
made, and the prospects for the future
then repair to Walhalla in the evening
and there finish the session" Col. j. s.
/ Newman will address the alliance in pub
lie on Means and Methods of Agricultu-
raj Education at u IN. on Wednesday
. in the college chapel Breakfast and din
Der will be furnished to the dele
gates in the mess hall Delegates
. coming on the Richmond and Dauville
main line will get or at Calhoun, and
those coming on the Columbia and
/ Grecuville get off at Cherry's Convey
ances from the college will meet them at
the above places. Applications has been
made for reduced rates " There
is going TO be considerable dim
Guilty in selecting a president The alli-
Z. ance organs are urging the election of a
man fully impregnated with Alliance
principles. The meeting will have con-
siderable political influence as the pres
ident will be selected with a view to en-
tering him in the senatorial race under
certain conditions that may exist.
The alliance organ. the Cotton Plant,
in its last issue has this TO say. which
speaks for itself: In the
election to be held soon to ill
uncXpired terms in the state Senate in
Z several counties we would call the at
tention Of alliancemen to the necessity OF
protecting the alliance demands in the
election of United States senator in 1894.
They should see to it that men are
elected who have the deepest interest in
the success OF those PRINCIPLES.