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The Portland daily press., 1893-10-05
dslphia for Bath; Rhode Island, washington

for do.
SALEM-Ar Sd. schs Mary r Smith. and Sill
yer Spray. Thomaston for New York; Paul Sea-
vey, Belfast for do: Henrietta Simmons, Qrland
for do; Charles II Sprague. Vinnlhaven for do;
Allen Green. Biuehill for do; Ned Walker,
Spruce Head for New York.
SALEM-Ar Sd. schs Cornelius. Lorg Cove
for New York. Theo Dean, Vinalhaven for do;
Matthew Vasser, Portland for Sag Harbor; 5
Bailey, Somes Sound for New York; Julia A
Decker, Rockland for do; A X Woodland. Jones'
bofo for do; Angola, Bangor for Eddyville.
Foreign Ports.
I AT Melbourne Sept. 4, ship Exporter, keazer.
from New York: barque Richd Parsons, Thorn
dixie. from New York.
Ar at Padang prior to Sept "a, ship Vigilant.
Bailey, from New York.
Ar at Fleetwood Sept 20, barque Vilora II
Hopkins. Lord. Bangor.
Ar at Turks Island Sept IL. barque Neptune,
Small, Barbados, (and sid 18th for Boston, +;
18th, sch Minna Bolle, Thompson, Port Spain,
(and sid ed for Bangor.l
In port Sept 27. barque Nellie NJ Slade, Per-
kins, from Bass Terre, just ar.
Ar at Havana goth, sch Lucy Davis, Lor-
Sid Sept rs, sch Lois Place. for Delaware
Breakwater.
Spoken.
Aug "a. lat 7 S, lon 30 W. ship Isaac Reed,
Walpr, from New York for San Francisco.
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WATERFOWL MARKET.

Prces of Northern and Eastern Beef Cattle
choice, at 51a@6s4c y ID dressed weight; frst
quality. 505I4c; second quality at lA@4M c !;
third qality, C; poorest grades of coarse oxen,
COWS, bulls, stays. etc. / 70 fa3c.
Prices of Western Beef Cattle " 100 lbs. live
40oa4 rs third quality,3 5oa3s4 poorest gds
OF coarse oxen cows, bulls, stays, etc, 81 oo9
800
Brighton hides 41a95c Y fb.
Brighton tallow 394c ~ ID.
Calf Skins 75c each.
Lamb skins soc each.
Sheared skins 25c. s4,
Branded hides 3 y ID.
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Domestic Ports.

NEW YORK-Ar I'd, sch Annie M Allen, FIN
Philadelphia.
st John. NIB; Maggie Hurley. Tollman. Sulli-
van; S T. yon. Caswell Yinalhayen.
All 4tl, sch Caroline G Foss, Crabtree, Jack
sonyllle.
sch S G Hart, Torrey, Para.
Sid Sd. ship S P Hitchcock, San francisco.
Passed Hell Gate 80, schs Veto. Hoboken for
ThomaSton VIM III Card, Amboy for Boston
Ada j Campbell, do for Somerset; Merrill 6
Hart, do for Salem.
Passed Hell Gate Sd, schs Q NJ Marrett, New
York for Rockland; v Chester 1,s do for Bos.
Newport; Mary E Amsden. do for Boston; J A
War;, Hoboken for Salem; H Cottrell. Eliza.
behporrt for Boston; Princeton, Port Johnson
BOSTON--Ar Sd, schs Mary Wiley. Snow,
Bangor; S E Davis, OBrien, and Electric Flash,
Neville. Mt Desett; Jas II Deputy, Mcmahon,
Cooper, Rockport Ida Hudson, Hutchinson,
Rockla d.
AZ 4th, SENS Andrew Adams, Adams, Phila-
dsspna SigSf peW Fsts a
w Howe Anderson. Brunswick.
Cid Sd, schs Manchester Haynes, Matthews,
Elizabethport; Augustus Welt. sproul, Phila-
Returned, schs Nelson Bartlett.
ASTOTlA, O--Sld 27rh, ship Belle of Bath,
Curtis. from New York; for Portland.
SAN FRANCISC0-Ar eth, ship Occidental,
SOUTHPORT La =, - At At ID, parques Lzzie
Carter. Dyer. and ] w Elwell, Goodman, Bati-
more.
PENsACOLA-Ar2 sth, sch Susie M Plum
mer, Creighton. Demerara.
BRUNSWICK - Ar Sd, sch Belle Hooper,
Hall, Bermuda.
SAVANNAH-Ar I'd, sch Hattie Dunn, PO-
land New York.
WILMINGTON. NC Ar I'd, sch Jennie s
Hail, Watts. Boston. -
NORFOLk--Ar "a, sen fanule Stewart, Lane
Na,U
( Cid Sd. sch Mai Piclands. Laitwaite. Portland
CAPE HENRY : Passed out Both, barque
Boyiston, Small, from Baltimore for Boston. !.
S il Walker. Kennebee;;
BALTIMORE-Ar "a, sehs Herald, Lowell,
sulIlyan saWin Rich Batn q Florence s Ba tango,
aylSsk; New g.a BEDFORD A00le stubbs cOomOs
Pierre; Grace Davis, McNane, Portland; ALI
ston, Lunt, Warren. RI; \ Allen, for Allyn's
Point; Jennie Buter' Bgtler, Bangor.
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Until Further Notice
STEAMER ENTERPRISE

VIII leave East Boothbay every Monday at
7.15 a. m. for Portland touching at South Bris-
toll, Heron Island, Boothbay Harbor and Spur
rel Island.
Every Tuesday will leave Portland at a.
m. for Pemaquid touching at Squirrel Island,
Boothbay Harbor, Hebron Island, South Bris-
toll and East Boothbay.
Every Wednesday will leave Pemaquld at
6 a. III. for Portland and above landings
Every Thursday will leave Portland at 8 a.
m. for Round Pond, touching at Squirrel Island,
Boothbay Harbor and Heron Island.
Every Friday will leave Round Pond at $50
q. IN. for Portland, touching at Heron Island,
Boothbay Harbor and Squirrel Island.
Every Saturday will leave Portland for East
Boothbay, touching at Squirrel Island, Booth
bay Harbor, Heron Island and South Bristol.
ALFRED RACE,
may22dtf Manager.
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Chicago Cattle Market.
(By Telegraph,

CHICAGO, Oct. 4, 1ss3.-The Cattle market
-Kecelpts Is, 600; shipments -;strong common
to extra steers 8 25@b 80; stockers and feed
ers at 2 25@S so COWS and bulls at 26@3 60;
Hogs-receipts 10000; shipments :; market
firm heavy at 1896 65; common to choice
mixed at 1896 80: choice assorted at 6 8Ut9
6 90: light 4096 rs; pigs 6 00a6 60:
Sheep-recejpts IA 900 shipments: firm poor
to choice 5oa4 IS; Western: lambs 3769
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Cotton Markets.
CIV Telegraph,

NEW YORK. Oct. 4. 1s93.-The Cotton
ensrketis firm, 3-16c up; sales 375 bales !;
ordinary uplands Sac; do Gulf at 6Mc; good
ordinary stained at 5ssc; middling nplands at
sac; do Gulf 841sc; do stained at z 1866.
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 4. 1ss3.-The Cotton
market is firm: mlddlng Sc.
CHARLESTON. Oct 4. 1s93.-The Cotton
market IS flrm; middling IA CT 1880.
sAyANNAH. Oct. 4. 189s.--The Cotton
market is firm; mlddling 1850.
MOBILE. Oct. 4. lsss.-The Cotton market
is firm niddlings 1885,
MEMPHIS. Oct 4, 189s.-The Cotton mar
ket is firm; mlddling 1876.
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FROM COMMERCIAL STREET STATION

For Cape Elizabeth and Scarboro Crossing
EF-12.40, 4.3O p. m.
For Portsmouth and way stations, $50 p. N
tConnects with Rail Lines for New Y.rk
South and West.
SConnects with Sound Lines for New York.
sWestern Division from North Berwick Sun
days only.
My-Connects at Scarboro Crossing with
train for Boston via Eastern Division.
Through tickets to all points South and West
for sale AT Union Station.
JOHN w. SANBORN.Acting Gen. Man. Boston
w. F. BERRY Gen'l Traffic Manager, Boston
d. j. FLANDERS. G. p. and I. A, Boston.
D. w. SANRORN. Genl. Supt., Boston.
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MARINE NEWS
Port OF PORTLAND.

WEDNESDAY, Oct 4.
Arrived.
Sch L Sargent, Smith, Boston for Calais.
Sch II I Hedges. Boston for Sullivan.
Sch Henry T Wood, Bishop. Dover for Sulli-
Sch. Thrasher, (Br> spragg, St John, NIB, for
New York. Il
Sch Lillian, Norwood. fremont.
Sch Snrah Franklin. Romer, fremont
Sch Sarah, Rice. Prospect Harbor- canned
goods to BurDnam g. Morrill,.
Sch Cora Green, Phibrook, Bangor for New
York.
Sch Jenny Lind. CherryfleId for New York.
&Sch Helen Maria, Beals, Jonesport for Glou-
ceSter.
Sch Victory. Pottle, Sullivan for Providence.
Sch Abigail Haynes, Coggins, Bluellill for
New York.
Sch Wesley Abbott, Milliken. Ellsworth for
Providence.
Sch Sandy Point, Grant, Bangor for Boston,
Sch Lodowick Bill, Berry, Bristol for Glou-
cester.
Returned-Sch Maggie G Hart.
Cleared.
Sch .Chaparral, Pierson, Port Clyde-J H
Blake.
Sch Maud s, Stevens, Prospect Harbor-J H
Blake.
Sch Mary Elizabeth. Dunton, Boothbay-D
Choate.
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Pascagoula, Oct 3--ffigs Mary G Mariner,
and Emma. are ashore in this vicinity, having
deem driven mp in hurricane.
Colombo. Oct 3-Barque Elinor Vernon, Chad
bourne, from New York for Dunedin, put iuto
Mauritius Sept % with loss of rudder and miz--
zenmast gone at the cap. Probably part of
cargo will have to be discharged
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EXCHANGE DISPATCHER.

Sid I'm Redondo Oct 8, barque c Hubert.
Southland, Taltal.
Passed Gibraltar Sept 27. ship Lucille, Con-
way Trapani for Gloucester
Al at Turks Island Sept is, sch Arthur
Woodruff, Kemp, Cayenne. (and sailed goth for
Belfast,l ~
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Foreign Markets.
(By Telegraph.)

LIVERPOOL. Oct. 4. 893.-0uotations-.
Winter wkeats IS 5lsd@5s 61sd; spring wheat
5s 61ad95s T1ad; Mixed American corn IS 1a'
Cheese at sos.
LIVERPOOL. Oct. 4. 1sss.-The Cotton
market is firm; middling at Aid; sales H.
400 bales: speculation and export 1000 bales
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Boston & Maine r. r..
In Effect September "a, 1898.
WESTERN DIVISION.

WESTERN DlVLSlVNs
Trains leave Portland Union Station, fol
scarboro Crossing, 800 a. NJ, LOOP. NJ.
6carboro Roach, Pine Point. 90, 1915
M, $50. 5.15, go, D. M; Old Orchard
Beach, Eaco, Biddeford. TOO, $40, 10.15 a
H., IL. 40, $50, 5.15, coop. M; Kennebunk
700, $40, a. NJ, $50, 5.15, $40 p. M; Well
Berwick, Great Falls, Dover, 700
$40 a. M, 1910, $50, 5.16 p. nj
Rochester. Pennington. Alton Bay
Wolfbor0, $40 a. m. 1920, $50 p
M; Worcester, (yia Great Falls and Roch'
ester.) 7.00a. M: Manchester, Concord
{via So. Newmarket Junction., TOO a. m.
$50 p. m. (via Lawrencel, $40 a. M. South
Newmarket junction, Exeter. Havorhnl
Lawrence, Lowell. Boston. TOO, t8.4G
a. NJ, S12.4O. $50, 1908 p. m.
Boston for Portland. 7.3o. $50 a. m.4 LOO,
400, p. m.
Sunday trains for Boston and way stations,
1886, 4.15 p. m. Express $50 p. m.
EASTERN DIVISION.
From Union Station For Cape Elizabeth.
nF-s.45 a. m.; Biddeford, Portsmouth
Amesbury, Newburyport, Salem. Lynn.
Boston, 200, 900 a. M, S1.00, 1901
p. IN. Boston for Portland, 7.30, 900 a. M,
1890, TOO. p. M; Sundays, 1900 a. M, 7.os
pm. Sunday trains for Biddeford, Ports
mouth, Newburyport, Salem, Lynn, Bos-
ton, 200 a. H., LOOT m.
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Railroad Receipts.

PORTLAND. Oct. 4.
Receipts by Maine Central r. R.-For PORT
and, 1877 ears miscellaneous merchandise; for
connectins roads l24 cars
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THE DAILY PRESS

THE DAILY PRESS
Can always be found at the periodical
stores of:
John g g9ish}s1a 1es Congress street
A. B. Merrill, PAT
W. f. Goold 4O5 /"
N. G. Fessenden, 4S4
Y; H; Jewett' 5 5ea g q
G. DaSilva, 221 Spring street.
J. J. Beardworth. 81 India street.
p H. Erskine. As Middle street.
j. H Hernandy, 125 Commercial street.
+ A. G. Todd s. Co., Cor. Commercial and Park
W. A. Golden, 76 Exchange street.
Wheeler s. West, 90 and 35 Commercial
q. Dasylva, 100 Brackett street.
G. Hamilton, 645 Congress street.
Dennet, the Florist. $50 Congress street.
j. II. York. SO Portland Pier.
G, s. H9dsdon, se1a Portland n. |. street. street.
F NJ. Glendening. Long Island.
F. L. Bracket Peaks Island.
Also at the. newstands in tie Falmouth
Preble, City and United States hotels, and Grand
Trunk and Union Depots. 1t can also be OBJ
tanned Of Chisholm Bros, agents on all trains
land s. Rochester railroads and of agents Oh al
OF the Boston trains.
The PRESS can also be found at the following
places outside OF the city:
Alfred-J. NJ. Akers.
Auburn--J. c. Haskell.
Augusta. +. Pierce.
Bath-,Tohn O. Shaw.
Berlin Falls, N, He. S. Clark.
Bethel-G. X. Wiley.
Biddeford;;A. n. gurnhaam
Bridgton-U. III. Caswell.
Brunswick-F P Shaw.
Cainden-Fred Lewis.
Cumberland Mills-H. g. Starr.
behring's. S. Morrill,.
Fairfeld-E H. Evans.
Farmington--H. p. White s; Co.
Freeport-W. A. Mitchell
Fryeburg-F. L. Mark.
n. H..s ii. Leavitt.
e Kennebunk-J. II. Otis.
kennsSankRRoT It Rn 81 Miller
j. NJ. Fernald.
Limeriek-,s A. Grant:
Mechanic Falls--Merrin & Denning.
so'@as kimbaI iu + Williamson.
Old OrchardGeo. L. Fogg.
Nichm ons,--Geo. L. AmeS.
Rocklantl-- Rockland News Co.
w II. Hyde.
Il. H. Burnham.
B;ilnferd F,llls--J. H. Wardwel.
Saco-H. i. Hendricks &; Go.
III. u. Davis.
sanford--F. II. Wingate.
Skowhegan-Bi xby & Buck.
South Portland--J. i. Merrlman.
South Paris-F A. Shnrtletf,
South Windham--I w. Read.
South Paris--A. NJ. Gerry.
Springvae~-C. II. Pierce,
Thomaston--E. Walsh.
Vinal Haven--A. b. VinaL
Waldoboro-Geo. Bliss.
Waterville--W. ID. Spalding.
Westbrook--W. B. Boothby.
West Falmouth--A. S. Moves.
acknowledgement & Wymaa.
Yarmouth--Chas. Bake.
Persons having any difficulty in obtaining
papers at any of these places viii confer a favor
by reporting thematter TO this Office at once
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Retail Grocers' Sugar Rates.

Portland market-cut loaf at &c ;confectioners
SC; coffee crushed. Sac; yellow, -95c.
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Amount of live stock on the market-Cattle
T35: sheep and lambs, 72o6; veal calves ass;
swine. 1888; horses 122:number from the
different States;
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ISLAND STEAMERS.

beginning Sept. 25th steamer Merry
ID coneag will leave Portland Pier, Portland.
week days: For Long l.. Little and Great
Chebeague. Harpswell. Bailey's s. Orr's Is.
900 M. For Cliff l. Tuesdays and Fridays
only. 2.20 PM.
Return for Portland, leave Orrs I. $40
a. m. touching at Harpswell and intermediate
landings. Arrive Portland s, a. m. From
Gin I. Tuesdays aud Fridays only.
ISAIAH DANIELS General Manager.
sapt23 oil
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CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT co.

Custom House Wharf. Portland. Me-
Week Day Time Table, Commencing Sum
day, September 18th, 1898.
For Forest City and Trefethen's Landing,
Peaks Island, Little and Great Dimond
islands, at $50, $40, 500, 40. 80 a. M, 216,
420 6.10p m.
For Evergreen Landing, Peaks Island and
Ponce's Landing, Long Island. 500, 1000
For Cushing's Island, $40, 1880 a. NJ, 4.2o
p m.
RETURN.
Leave Forest City Landing. $40, 7.2o, 915.
LAS, a. M, $50, 500, 6.25 p. m.
Leave Trefethen's, 90. ZOO, 900, *11.30 a.
H., 315, 4.45, 6.45 p. m.
a. M, 1926, 4.35, 6.35 p. m.
Leave Great Diamond, 6.05, 7.1O, 9.05,
*11.35 a. M, 3.2u. 4.40. $40 p. m.
Leave Evergreen, SOB, *11.25 a. M, $40 p.
m.
Leave Ponce's Landing, Long Island, S.45
Leave cushing's island. 7.2b, 11.5o a. M,
BOO p. m.
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TICKET OFFICE.
No. 2 Exchange Street. and Depot foot OF
India street.

L. j. SEARGEANT. General Manager.
Portland, Sept. 18th 1898.
sept11 dN
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Brighton Cattle. Market.

.Ex-dIv.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-10-14
DECLINED TO ACCEPT A DUEL
A Southern Editor Sends a Challenge
From Well-known Citiz N
to the Pnlice

RICHMOND, VA. -~Jeiferso IN Wallace
was arrested upon the charge of sending
challenge 20 fight duel to Joseph
Bryan, proprietor of the Richmond
Times Mr.. Wallace is Secretary of tn,
City Democratic Committee aud NJ.
Bryan is one of the leading cl,wchmeu
In Virginia, and also President of the
Georgia Pacific Railroad.
The trouble grew ou. of criticisms
made recently upon the press of the city
by Mr.. Wallace, and upon which the
Times commented sharply. M. Bryan
declined to accept the challenge. ami
sent W tn notice to the Chief Of Police.
Mr.. Wallace was thercupon placed under
arrI ST
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-10-14

The shutdown OF some of the Lowell
tslass mills brings out tho interest.
ing fact that for the last few wear. +,
constantly increasing number of the
French Canadian employees have been
buying little farms with their savings.
A good m@ny OF the abandoned
farms" IN tho vicinity Of the CITY, anl
tor some miles away, have been taken
up in this way, aud one estimate, seen
by the New York Post. places the num-
Der OF families who have possession of
little holdings at between 400 and 500.
The occupiers of these farms sell milk
and supply nsighboring cities and
towns with pro oiuce. whilu younger
members OF the family often continus
to work in the mills, going to AMI fro
svery day when tho farm is not far of.
OR weekly when it is at a distance.
Another interesting fact brought out
Is thst mill girls have to pay only 81. rs
week at the corporation boarding.
houses and men perhaps twenty. five
cents more, so that il is easy for them
10 save money aud make provision
against hard times.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-10-14
LADIES' COLUMN.
A HANDKERCHIEF tAS.

A novel case, for the dressing table
or bureau, is made for containing
handkerchiefs. For foundation, n
square of pasteboard little larger
than handkerchief when folded is
covered on both sides with light blue
satin. Then bag If crocheted IF
knitting silk, and mado just wide
enough to fit easily around the square,
where it is sewed on with small
stitches. The bag is made in simple
crochet stitch, that is, somewhat open :;
it should be six inches in length, the
lower half being of light blue silk and
the upper half of pink. The top is
finished by a row 1ashells or scnllops,
and drawn up by sUink and blue silk
cord and balls. Ty,7holds II squsro
pile of handkerchis in the most in.
viting manner, is e& of access and
extremely pretty aF an ornament,
Brooklyn Citizen.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-10-14
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
The Senate.

SOD DAf.-Mr. Cameron presented n pett-
tioh signed by Wharton Barker Of PhiladeS
phla, and many business firms OF that citS.
.ushins senators TO legislate so as 10 preserve
the protective character of the tariff and the
integrity OF silver as n money metal =
MeSSrs. Harris and Morgan made speerheS
against the silver repeal bill. the inter max
IiS HseN"re attack upon the New YORK news
papers. 49, Executive session
aim nhY.-.Twc proposed amendments or
Ire silver Purchase Repeal bill bv Nessrs.
No!coit ana Perkins. were sent 20 the ClerE's
dCsf and read. The resolution heretofor,
%nhrei hy Mr. Chandler Us 10 tho Fairchild
'uh'om House Commission was taSan nm for
cor9'd"ration. In his speech Mr.. Chandler
| made an attack on tho Presi,ient. The sill
yer Purchase Repeal bill was then taken no
anu Mr.. Camden addressed tho Senate Mr.
icHer also continued his speech on the sub
adjourned
s5rH DAY.-Ihe House bill extending tho
TIME for concluding the work OF the eleventh
Iensus from December 81. 1898. TO June 80.
Ioy4, ana authorizing the Commissioner of
i'h'or 10 perform the duties OF Supern-
IShhent OF the Census, was passed. -
re silver Purchase Repeal bill was then
taken up and Mr.. Kyle rose to address the
senate, but yielded to Mr.. Dubois. Other
| IP SPSechcs were made by Messrs. Mcmillan.
Teller and Dolph.
| 46TH DAv.-After the routine business
| had been disposed Of an amendment TO
] the Silver Purchase Repeal bill was offered
cy Mr. Morgan. II revives the coinage OF
1887. Mr.. Dolph then continued his speech
against repeal. He was followed by Messrs.
| Power anu Palmer
| 4'rH DAY:-Nr. Morgan reported back from
me committee on Foreign Relations the
bili making appropriations TO enforce tho
| 1hihcsa Exclusion act.--Then the Silver
Purchase Repeal bill was taken up. Mr..
Butier addressed the Senate in opposition 10
the Dill. Speeches favoring compromise
were made by Mcssrs. Blackburn and Gail.
4SrB DAY.-The open Legislative session OF
| the senate lasted fifteen minutes. The re-
malnder ol the day was spent in executive
49Tn DAY.-.The Senate proceeded TO the
| consideration Oft resolution for n select
| committee to inquire what legislation Is nee
| eSsary 10 improve tho banking system Of the
| country. Mr. Stewart spoke-The Silver
purchase Repeal bill was then taken up, aud
| Mr. Blackburn sent to the Clerks desk and
| rad read an amendment TO the Repeal bill
| Mcssrs. Call, Butler and Teller spoke against
! repeal Mr. Morgan's resolution. instruct
| ing tho Judiciary Committee TO inquire
what provisions OF the Free Coinage act OF
| 1887 are still in force. was agreed TO without
discussion and without division.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-10-14

BELIEVES in BANKS NOW.
Robbers Fail to Get a Farmers Bag
of $lS, 900 in Gold.

HARRISBURG, PA.-Fsrmer Rummell
lives at Carsonville aud has boarded his
cash in his house rather than put it in
the banks. On Wednesday night two
men called the farmer from his house
and demanded his money. The house
keeper heard the talking and also came
out. Rummell refused to tell where his
bag OF gold was kept, and he was knock.
ed down. 1t contained $1s, 200. Two
bullets were fred at the woman, and the
robbers, fearing they had murdered their
victims, fled. Neither was much hurt.
Thursday Farmer Rummell drove to
Millersburg and astonshed the bank
teller when he showed bag of gold 10.
ward the window, saying: "There IS
$ls, 600. want to put it in the bank. =
Tho so1 wss counted aua found cor
rect. Hereafter the farmer will be q firm
believer in the security of banks.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-10-14
KILLED NEAR GREENWOOD.
A Old Negro Run Over by Train
and the Coroper's Jury has
Narrow Escape

GRBsNwcoD s. C.-An Cd negro was.
run over and killed a few mics above
here by a freight train going from Spar
tanburg to Augusta. Both limbs Here
severed at the thigh, The coroners
jury were sent by railroad on the same
engine md caboose to view the the body.
The verdict was accidental death with
no blame attached 10 the railroad.
Returning to this point in our special
cab, with the dead b2dy, we saw, with
al I'm, heavy freight train bearing
down on us around curve aud on down
grade. Thete was collision, of course,
but excepting sprains and bruises there
was but little damage, AMI that to the
raiIoad. 1t seemed that misunder-
-tnndlog of orders caused what NAV
aave heen very serious accident. The
"Ifcnding freight train with our Cabooss
then returned to Greenwood, after pick
ng up lot OF frighte0ed men who had
Jumped from the train before the col
lsiOn.
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$4,000 WERE DROWNED.
The Appalling Loss of Lives in the
Gulf Cyclone.
Eore Than Half the People Of the
Flooded District Lost,

NEW ORLEANS, lathe news has
came in slowly, but nearly 3 1000 xiii, d
and IS, 900, 900 of property destroyed is
the result OF the great Gulf Storm of two
days ago in Louisiana. More than half
the population in the region over which
the hurricane swept is dead. Everything
is wrecked. Probably one house in ten
is standing and the surviving population
is left in dest tute situation. They
are without food. Most of them
have no clothing, for they were asleep
when their hous.s were crushed by the
wind and the waves.
More than dozen relief expeditions
went down from Now Orleans 10 dis.
tribute food among the survivors. Some
of them had had nothing to cat since
Monday, and an appeal was made TO
Collector Of Customs Wilkinson to allow
the revenue vessels to pick up the eur.
vivors or carry aid to them. Tne known
death list is already above 1900, aud
only part of the devastated country is
heard from. II is q network of islands
bayou', lakes, and swan,ps, and it will
be week before the relief boats can
traverse all the waterways and discover
the full extent of the damage done.
The worst, however, is known, for all
the larger settlements have been heard
from, and it is only the smaller ones.
sea- tered along the bayous and interior
lakes, that will have to be visited. The
loss of life in tho psrl sh of Piaquemine,
lying on both sides of the Mississippi,
has been heavy. The record there is
1e8 lives. But the great loss was in the
interior settlements, on the Gulf coast.
and the bayou, leading TO IT.
The country there is mainly sea marsh,
almost destitute OF tres. The highest
point is only seven feet above the a
Level, aud the greater part is only three
feet high. When, therefore, the storm
piled the waves up fifteen feet they swept
over the islands and ridges carving
everything before them. There have
been several similar disasters on the
coast, notably at Last Island six yea,s
ago, where ssS people lost their lives; at
Johuston's Bay on at the same time when
the lost numbered 220 but MONDAYS
disaster far surpassed thee in horror.