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HISTORY OF THE ATCHIsON ROAD.
EXPLAIN AT1ON.

Ups AND DOWNS OF \ GREAT SYSTEM.
Tho Atcbison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Is
so large a system that it has often been said that
+, was too large for one man to manage. 1t has
proved to be too large for any one set Of men to
manage. II is an illustration 100 OF the evil re-
,,,s ~ tho excessive branching out which followed
49, "hoou," times OF the early eighties" although
perhaps the collapse might have been averted If the
mania Of through systems with centre at Chi
cage caro~whlch helped to pull down the Northern Pa.
c,fc Railroad-had not been pursued by Its officers
and II the Interstate Commerce Jaws passed under
,,nsmed with low rates the great mass Of railways
through the west: Errors Of financing of course.
ss,nen 70 add to the certainty Of the final result
The present system started with the Incorporation,
on February II. 1858. OF the Atcnison and Topeka
- ~..,iuusd on Fourth Page.
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WAS HE MURDERED!
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A HoRsE-DEAIER.
he SELLS AN ANIMAL. oUARRELS WITH THE
PURCHASERS TAKES A DRIVE AND hE
TrPys HOME WOUNDED. DYING
- rFW MINUTES

Tho uony Island City police investigating I"
nossble murder Yesterday afternoon Lewis ro'ie''
the dead man. sold horse TO TWO bohei''a
Foller was a widower, who lived alone III t'e NV"
part OF the two-story frame house at ->o"'' az"
Vernon aves. Long Island City. The upper ph' :
of the house Is occupied by colored wo!hi' -n, 80
Eldridge. FoIer owned number Of horses ne
two Rohemians called at his place and bought one
Of the animals They had another horse with theH'
This horse was hitchcd to wagon Inc p'rs''"
ing for the animal took considerable tih'' i"V'N
was no one present at the time. anu '"c
price agreed upon Is not known Mrs EioIl'Se
saw money pass and the Bohemians unhi'ch
the horse they had I'm the wagon AMI substitute
the one they had just bought The first horse was
hched 10 the rear OF the wagon. The Bohemlan'
entered the wagon and stated TO drive away Inc
animal began kick soon as told 10 start
The Bohcmians became excited and tried the WHIP
but the animal proceeded to kick the wagon
70 pieces When ne was at last quieted down the
front Of the wagon was wreck The men un-
hitched the horse. and from their actions Mrs. FL
bridge judged they wanted Folier to return the
money which they had given him.
There was an exciting time. Follcr refused to
do as they wished The men finally hitched their
Old horse to the wagon and drove OF Leading the
purchased animal. Mrs; Eldriige hearh ,ncln c.i ,
Foller for "fooHnG them lie 'auFne" II '''"
When the were out OF sight; Foller was scr, sen
ont leading a horse He hi,ched the animal 70 a
wagon and drove on Where he went has not been
learned by the authorities. Two hours later ne re,
turned 10 his home in dazed condition. Biooi
was flowing from his nose his hands Were cut anu anu
his head was badly bruised. Mrs. Eldri!ge saw
him as the horse turned into the yard, ana ruspcd
out 10 see what the matter. Just "a the nor .e
came TO a stop in the yard. and before Mrs FL
dr.dgc could reach the side Of the wagon. roller
fell ont Of tho wagon. Mrs. Edridge turned him
over. and asked -,
what is the matter? How did this happen'
Foller replied Il was defending my rights
Mrs Eldrdge placed the cushion OF the wagon
seat under Follcr's head and summoned assistance.
Iohn White and John Alling employees OF the Sumac
works answered her call. When they reached there
Foer was unconscious. They carried him INTO me
house and nl.ced him on the bed The ambulance
from St Johns Hospital was then summoned ana
conveyed the to the hospital When he reachc'i
there he dead. .
The body taken TO Conways inorsuc me
police have learned that the Boheinians i've IN
butch Kills The police theory is that the men.
enraged AT their difference with Foller caught him
out in the country and assaulted him.
Ip to midnight there had been no arrests
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LIVES LOST BY ACCIDENTS rY TWO MINES.

LIVES LOST BY ACCIDENTS ~ TWO MINES
Galena Kan Dec 23.-Joseph Belson ana George
Lake both old miners. we're working nj the head
Of n drift leading from pumping SHAFT In cooper
Hollow yesterday afternoon when water br"Ne
through from an adjoining drift and AZ once aro'c
I'm the shaft about twenty feet above the noith "i
tho drift where the men were AZ work. l'otn men
arc undoubtedly drowned II VIII probitly De
several davs before the water can be lowered SUI
ncently to find their bodies
Ilery Smhvile this morning, John Malls. OF Pitts,
ton was killed and Thomas Rowan fatally injured
hv the premature explosion of blast, carelessly
oct of bv the man w charge Of the electric battery
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
THE NEWS OF EUROPE.
MIR. GLADSTONES GOOD WEEK
THE RADICALS ANXIOUS FOR HOT WORK
AFTER THE HOLIDAYS

DEBATE on THE NAvY-MoNEY GRANTS TO 4
FOREIGN PRINCE - AcCRINGTON ELECTION
ANARCHIST HI NTING-THE FRENCH NAVY
NJ GoBLETs SOCIALIST SCHEMES
sIGNoR CRIsPrs GOOD START.
,By cABLK TO TiE TgIBUsEJ
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
ECEMBER q. 1893. 3.-TWENTY-TWO PAGES.
RIO STILL HELD BY PEIXOTO.
RUMCRS OF IT'S CAPTURE WITHOUT THE
SLIGHTEST FOUNDATION.
STATEMENT FROM THE BRAZILIAN MINISTER OF

STATEMENT FROM THE BRAZILIAN MINISTER OF
FJEEIGN AFFMRS-THE UNITED STATES
CONSUL-GENERAL ASKS PEOrEt TON
IOH AMERICAN MER II iNTMEN.
tcoDUiGh'. 1898. Bg Tbe Tnitd Pyess)
Rio Janeiro, Dec 23.-The rumor purportng
to have been received in NewYork that Rio
JaEeiro had surrendered to the insurcent
forces, and that President Peixot0 in the
hands Of his enemies is without the slightest
foundation in fact. a sensation more ridiculous
could not have been attempted at this time.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, acting for
President Pexoto, has given to the correspor
dent of The United Press the following state
ment concerning the insurrecton
"Rear-Admiral Custodio de Mello left Rio Har
Dor on the night OF November 30 on the war;
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24

OF the receivers. but the trust companies az
torneys objected, and compromise was naue
on Joseph c. Wilson.
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ATCHISON GOES UNDER.
THREE RECEITERS NAMED.
w pEryHAIT. J. ]. M'COOK AND JOSEPH
G. WILSON THE MEN.

.v .vr ArrOiHgED DY JUDGE CALDWELL IN
LITTLE ROCK. AIh.' On TIE Aiii'iN'1iO
or NEwYOKk TRUST COMPANlEs-A
uuKrlED rilP FROM ST. LOUIS TO
LITTLE HOCK-rHE GREAT
SYSTEM NAY BE DIS
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TOR AMERICAN MER ANTHEM.
lcopwieht. is93. BN The rnitcd PyessD

ship Aqudaban. taking with him also the
Esparanza. Rear-Admral Saldanha da Cana
took command Of the nsurgent ship remaining
in the harbor. and, in a manifesto dated Decfm-
bcr and published on December 10, said that
matters ought to be replaced as they were on
November Is, 1889. and that the country must
be consulted with regard to the form Of gov
ernment.
Several islands have been taken by the Gov
ernmcnt and fortified with cannon. The revolt is
reduced TO a small space in the bay between the
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Hot Springs.

Have you ever visited Hot Springs
Alas! You meet while there so many in
stances of terrible blood poison, evidenced
by Disagreement OF face and form. Hith-
er rush sufferers from scrofula, syphilis,
Eczema, salt rheum, ulcers, blemished skin,
twisted and aching joints, limbs made
crooked by rheumatism, ETC., etc. Some
find relief, some do not and come away
poor in purse and grievously disappointed.
1t costs money to visit and sojourn at Hot
Springs. The experiment of going there
cannot be INDUCED in without considera-
BILE expense. How thankful then should
everyone be to know there is d remedy
even more beneficial in cases Of blood
poison than Hot Springs. We refer to Ro-
tanic Blood Balm B. B. b. as to its merits
thousands will testify.
q. T. Hallerton, Macon, Ga writes: II
contracted blood poison first tried
physicians, and then went to Hot Springs.
returned home ruined man ph hysically.
Nothing seemed to do me any good. My
mother persuaded me to try B. B. B. To
my utter astonishment every ulcer quick
ly healed"
Jas. L. Bosworth, Atlanta, Ga. Gays:
"Some years ago l contracted blood
poison. had no appetite, my digestion
was ruined, rheumatism drew up my
limbs so I could hardly walk, my throat
vas cauterized five times. Hot Springs
gave me no benefit and my life was one Of
torture until gave B. B. B. a trial, and
surprising as it may seem, the use of five
bottles cured me"
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An Omnibus Bill.

AN ACT to limit the. punishment Of per-
sons convicted of the following misde-
mea3ors, namely: Carrying concealed
weapons, selling property under lien
when the property does not exceed $40
in value, malicious trespass, malicious
mischief, disturbing religious meetings
. and riots when no weapons are actu-
ally used or wounds inflicted.
Section 1. Be IL enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives Of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same, That on and after
the passage Of this Act any person upon
conviction Of any one of the following
named misdemeanors shall be subject
and liable for each offense to fine not to
exceed one hundred dollars, or to inn
prisonment for term not exceeding
thirty days, towit: Carrying concealed
about the person any deadly wenpon,
such as are enumerated In Section 2,472
of the General Statutes; disturbing q
religious meeting In my way, or otheg-
wise violating the provisions Of Section
1855 of the General Statutes, when no
weapons were actually used and no
wounds inflicted I; all riots, routs and
ARRAYS where no weapons we're actually
used and no wounds inflicted; malicious
mischief lud malicious trespass ss con-
templated Sections $500 and 2,5Ol of
tho General s.. tes; disposing Of prop
erty under lien, when the value OF such
property does not exceed twenty dollars.
Section 2. That all Acts and parts OF
Acts Inconsistent with this Act be, and
are hereby, repealed.
Approved December "a, A. D. 1892.
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Mrs. Mary Slach, of Baltimore, has
had q remarkable experience. She at
tended neighbours funeral on Tuesday,
and during the final ceremony, which
took place in vault in Woodland ceme-
terry, she dropped asleep. She was sit
ting on camp chair in an obscure corner
OF the vault, and when at 4:3O o'clock the
mourners departed she did not awake.
The door changed, the lock slipped into
place, but still she slept. 1t 3 o'clock
Wednesday morning she awoke, shivsr-
ing. Her cries aroused the guard, who,
instead of opening tho vault door at once,
telephoned to Rauss Bros, undertakers,
begging them to come quickly, because
their last "subject' had come to life and
wanted to ger out Of her coffin. Two
policemen were also summoned in hot
haste. During all this delay Mrs. Slach
had been rending the air with her cries
for assistance, but the guard waited for
the undertakers. Finally undertakers,
policemen and guard cautiously unlock
ed the door and the woman tumbled out,
nearly exhausted from fright and exer-
ton. Tho woman was sent home in an
undertakers wagon, and is quite i'll from
the effects Of her exposure.
In Prussia the price of medicine is
regulated by the State, and new price
list is issued annually.
- The French still fight an average OF
1000 duels year,
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Calamity In China.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. ia Canton
correspondent sends this account of a
terrible disaster in country town about
fifty miles from Canton, which occurred
early last month, and resulted in the loss
Of nearly 1000 lives.
A band Of robbers made raid on the
village Of Notwithstanding district.
They first levied tribute of several
thousand taels on priests of the temple.
The latter had just received large offer
ings from the people, who were having a
holiday with dramatic entertainment
under big shed temporarily erected in
front of the temple. The angry robbers
applied torches to this shad, and the peo-
pie in panic rushed into the temple for
refuge. The main entrance of the temple,
which was Of wood, caught fire from the
heat of the burning shed, and oyer l, 400
men, women and children were either
burned, smothered or trampled under
feet. Most of the fatalities resulted from
suffocation, as a strong wind blew the
smoke into the temple. At the time of
this writing, the rolls of missing num-
bered 1,s4O, and it may be that some of
these were burned beyond recognition.
The disaster is the worst that has occurred
in South China for several years.
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It new seems that the Supreme Court
OF the United States has decided favora-
bly, to the State in the railroad tax cases
that were carried to that court by the
railroads for arbitration. 1t will be re-
membered that the railroads, or some Of
them, refused to pay the excess of taxes
over their returns as made by the Comp
troller General, and carried their case to
the court Of last resort for settlement.
During the argument on last Thursday
Chief Justice Fuller announced that the
court had decided that it did not have
Jurisdiction in that case. Whether that
decision settles the matter is not known.
If the courts opinion was based on the
fact that the amount of money involved
in that Particular case was less than
$1,000. the amount necessary to give that
tribunal jurisdiction, then their decision
would not affect the cases in those Counties
and against those roads where more than
$1,000 is at stake. The court has not yet
stated the reasons for the decision made,
but so for the State is victorious in the
suits. The reason why this decisio
may not cover the whole matter is be-
cause separate suit must be brought for
each road in each County where payment
of the excess is refused.
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- ~ 3 . I1
Baptist Courier: An esteemed brother
! asks s'When you said in your editorial
ION the Dispenssry Bill, that good men
should be selected, did you mean Chris
{ tian men7" Certainly not. We do not
believe Christian man with an enlight-
sened conscience would accept the office
sof "dispenser." We do not believe q
professor Of religion, or church mera :
boz ought TO ask for the position, nor
should he accept if the Office is rendered
Z him. If one of our members does accept
the position his church ought to with
draw fellowship from him at once.
When we used the term ''good men," we
meant men of good character, men VINO
will be faithful and honest. We are
sorry that our Stn.e has created an Office
which can not consistently be filed by o
Christian.
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The salaries paid to persons in the
sciyi1 service of the United States amount
10 990, 100000 annually. This seems like
81 tremendous amount, but when it is
81 lrne IN mind that this sum pays the
wages of 10000 persons it need not
sappall any one. The average is only $500
ssyear. The number Of public Offices has
been; increased 20, 900 during the past ten
years, but the additions were chiefly
postmasters, some Of them receiving In
Significant amounts. It ought to be
sddsd that large proportion Of the 1885,
900 are not exclusively employed by the
government, but only put in part Of
their time. The highest salary paid by
the United States is $50, 900, received by
the president; the irst-class foreign
emissions are worth $4,000, justices Of
the supreme court receive $4,000 and
cabinet officers and the vice-president
5000 each. Only few Of the depart
sment officials receive as high as $4,000 a
vaar
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T. Grover Cleveland has one enthusi- .
astic admirer in Alabama. He sent the
Presidsnt-elect bushel of Irish potatoes
as Christmas present
"A Guthrie (Okla.) dispatch says: A
remarkable instance of dogs intelli-
gence and friendly feeling comes from
the western part Of the city. A butcher
named Metz has two large m mastiffs, a
male and female, which arc both quito
fierce, though the female has always
evinced liking for the butchers seven
year-old son. Yesterday, while the boy
was alone in the yard, the male dog sud-
denly attacked him, biting him on the
arm and side. The boy screamed loudly
for help, but nobody was near, and he
would have been killed had not the fe-
male dog attacked her companion and
pulled him away. The boy started to
run to tho house, but tho dog again
caught him and threw him to the ground.
The friendly canine again came to the
rescue, and grabbing the male dog by the
throat with her teeth she threw him to
the ground and held him there until tho
boy got safely into tho house. The boys
injuries arc not very serious, but
it was narrow escape from horrible
death.
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Tie Phosphat' "o!alty.

COLUMBIA, s. c., Jan. 14.-Will the
phosphate commissioners reduce the
royalty from one dollar to fifty cents per
ton? The advisability Of such action is
already being considered. at the recent
session of the Legislature an Act was
passed giving the commission authority
to reduce the royalty if it saw fit. It was
thought best to give this power and the
board would be allowed to judge whether
the necessity arose for any change In the
existing charges to the miners. Ofcourse
it will be recognized that about the only
incentive for any reduction in the roy
atty would be due to the sharp competi-
ton of the Florida miners. While it is
generally believed that the Floridians
are losing heavily on their investments
in phospha.es, they are charged with
resorting to kind of "freeze out" game
in the hope Of capturing q good portion
of the foreign business. It is stated that
during the month of November the
Florida miners sold 10000 tons of rock,
but with little if any profit, as a number
of the companies had been forced out Of
the business.
Phosphate Inspector A. W. Jones was
in the city to-day preparing some reports
for the board. In conversation he said
that everything was getting along very
nicely, and that the larger companies
were mining considerable rock. Some
of the smaller miners, especially those
known as hand diggers,' have been
forced out of the business on account Of
the present low prices of the product.
Nelson, O'Hear, Hanson and others have
already retired from the business. They
say that they cannot afford to sell rock
at tho present prices. It costs them, they
say, $3.50 to have the rock mined, and
after paying the State 81 royalty there is
no margin left for them. Until prices
are better they will have to remain out
of the business.
Mr.. Jones Is absolutely confident that
the Florida rock can never replace the
Carolina product. 1t may, he said, cut
down the profit in the business, but in
no other way can it hurt our trade. The
Carolina fields have and will keep big
lead on phosphates and we can only pity
the Florida miners in their present and
coming losses. He does not yet consider
that there is any necessity for areduction
in the royalty.
Attorney General Townsend Is busy
preparing the new licenses that have to
be issued to the companies mining in the
States territory. The Coosaw Company
has already filed its bond. The Sea
Island Company and the Oak Point
Mining Company are incorporated in the
general licenBe to the Coosaw Company.
Inspector Jones says that the Coosaw,
Carolina, Beaufort and Farmers COM
panies, with their allies, now have about
ono hundred thousand tons of rock OH
hand. The miners were in good spirits
and are preparing to mako heavy ship
ments.-Special to Ne,cs and Courier.
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sn,.,etfinc Abnut Florida.

to:UMBIA, FLA, Jan. 12, 1893.
Editors hteligencer: Having promised
several frieuda in Anderson that would
tell them what thought Of the Land OF
Flowers, and not having time to write to
them, I will, with your permission, tell
them through the columns Of your yalua-
bic paper.
This is not the orange growing belt,
though they grow very fine ones here, but
tho frost injures the trees, especially when
they are young. Tobacco is the money
crop of this section. They grow the fuest
clger wrappers in this County that is
grown in the State. 1t sells in the North
as high as one dollar To one dollar and 8
half per pound. Mr.. Henry, near Coum-
bis, cleared one hundred dollars per acre
on six acres in tobacco last year. The Le-
conte pear grows well here. heard one
man say that he cleared fifty dollars off of
six trees last year. They grow long cot
ton altogether. It makes from 15G to 400
pounds of seed cotton to the acre, and sells
for % to 25 cents per pound. The gins
get about halfa bale giuned day. The
bales are packed in or rather sowed up in
bags of gunny cloth, without ties.
The people here make their own meat
and bread, and as consequences are in q
better condition than the farmers in Sonth
Carolina. They grow pinders for their
hogs between the rows of corn, and when
the corn is gathered they turn the hogs
in and they fatten fast. This is a good
County and nice people, but it has its
drawbacks. The hogs die with cholera,
the weevils est the corn, snd the water is
not as good az yours, but taken altogether
it is great deal easier to make u living
down here farming than up there.
Wishing all your readers happy New
Year, will close.
Yours truly,
C. NJ. BUCHANAN.
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lanes R. Randall writes as forows

james r. Randall writes rs flows
to the Augusta Chronicle from Washing
ton: "Senator Butler, of South Caroli-
na, will make determined fight for the
Senatorship. His enemies would like
to see him accepta foreign mission, but
the wish is father to the thought. He
is not to he switched OIL in that fashion.
Time may work wonders for him. There
may he momentous changes in South
Carolina, and q counter revolution when
Butler is ready for a serious campaign,
He will not stand aloof like Hampton
did, but, on the contrary, fight to a
fnish." The Legislature elected in No.
vember 1896, will chose Senator Buffers
successor. 1t is not known what candi-
dates will be in the field, but it is gener-
ally believed that Governor Tillman will
enter the lists. What the result will be
no one can tell at this time."
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- Il
The Gainesville fGa.) Eagle says: The
history o.: the late war, by Gen. James
Eongstreet Is being rapidly prepared for
the press, and its publication Is looked
forWard to with profound interest. Gen.
Lopgstreet, has taken great deal of care
and pains in the preparation Of the work,
and those who know something Of its
silent contents believe that it will ,e
read with much interest inthe North as
well as in the South. Tts work: will be
printed in three volumes. The generals
fame, as military man of the Napoleon
order, is universal, and we feel proud OF
him and wish for him, in his work, that
success which no doubt he merits.
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hs augusta Chronicle has the follow
Ing Suggestive editorial paragraph: "In
discussing salaries in south Carolina
Georgia was cited to show the salaries
paid tosher judiciary. It lisa record Of
which we are no. proud in Georgia. son.h
Carolina OF any other State will act very
nm wisely to follow Georgia's lead in this
mattar. a State wants upon the bench
the ablest judicial minds in her borders,
and ills very marrow and short-sighted
policy which pays salaries that preclude
the possibility Of acceptance by first-class
lawyers. Don't follow Georgia's exam
pie In this matter, but rather give her the
sexample Of better things,