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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-07-11
ComDletely ExonersC cd.

COLUMBIA, S. c., July 5.-The judi
ciary committee of the State Farmers
Alliance, consisting of Norman Ed er
of York, Col. d. X, Norris Of Anderson,
the Rev. J. A. Slight OF NeWberry
and John Gadson of Aiken, met in this
city yesterday for the purpose Of in
VeSigating the management Of the
State Alliance Exchange by Col D. j.
Duncan. The investigation was asked
for by Col. Duncan.
The committee, after a session Of
several hours, during which it went
through all OF the books Of the eX-
change, made up its report, and will
for ward it to Che president Of the Ali
ance, Senator W. u. Evans. The re-
port will show that Col. Duncan's man
agement of the exchange has been en-
tirely satisfactory and that T one Of the
charges brought against him are true.
For some time the Piedmont Head
light, the organ of Stanyarne Wilson,
who is opposing Col. Duncan for Con-
gress in the Fourth district, has been
making al kinds of charges against
the manager of the State Alliance Ex-
change. In the issue Of June 2 several
columns were devoted to these changes,
and some Of them were particularly
heavy.
Because the Alliance Exchange ad-
Vertises it's price list in the Cotton
Plant a5a cost Of $3.50 q year, CAN'T
charged that this money had been used
by Col. Duncan to buy out the Cotton
Plant as his organ to be used for his
political purposes. CAN'T also charged
that Col. Duncan tried to eXtOrt from
the Alliancemen a profit OF S1.S5. per
ton more for guano than private par.
ties bought the same goods for. Can't
also charged that Col Duncan had been
selling sewing machines at S19.70 which
had been bought by outside parties
elsewhere for less than SIC. and which
Duncan had confessed had cost only
SIT. He charged that Duncan had been
making S2.75 clear profit Oh each
machine, and that not q nickel of the
profit had gone into the treasury
Of the exchange. He charged
also that Duncan had been
lending out money from the Alliance
treasury and pocketing the interest.
CAN'T then made the charge that Dun
can used his railroad passes, in viola
ton Of the State law, to travel on buSi-
ness. He scored him, too, far allowing
the railroads in this State to charge
higher rates than are allowed in GeOr-
gia. The rest OF the charges were de-
voted to Col. Duncan'S record as a
RpfOrmOT
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Fatal Daeh tor Liberty.

COLUMBIA, S. c., July 3.-The love
of liberty was strongly illustrated yes
terday afternoon when young white
convict made mad dash tor liberty and
met his death from bullet which passed
through his body. The young fellow
r"as only twenty-three years Of age and
had but few months more OF his sen.
tence to serve.
1t seems that the poor fellow was The
victim OF plot which he with many
others had formed to escape aud which
he was the only one to attempt to carry
cut. The story Of the young prisoners
de&th is about as follows:
The prisoner, James Hill, who was
sent up from Edgsield county on the
18th Of March last, under sentence OF
twelve months for larceny of live stock,
wss one of a squad Of twelve conVicts,
most of whom were white and among
whom was Edwards, the young lawyer
sent up from Sumter county, to goto the
State farm, about two miles above the
city, TO load some wagons hauling pine
straw. The equad was in charge OF
Guards Lafar and +. Hardy. They were
walking along the ra;lcoa1 track about
a mile above the c!tj n"ac the old rock
quarry, Just where there ls a dense
thicket on each side Of the road. With.
out the slightest warning Hill suddenly
threw down his rake and dashed off down
little by-path into the thlcket. The
guard cred at him as he dashed into the
thIcket, but missed him. Guard Hardy
then went of al some distance from the
track and stood on the top Of q high hill
overlooking the surrounding ground.
The convict soon dashed out the edge
of the thlckei, 100 yards away and the
guard feed at him. He fell and expired
in few minutes. The ball entered his
back just above the hip, near the spinal
column, and passed through the body.
Coroner Roach was notified and held an
Inquest yesterday evening, the jury rem
deriDg verdict that Hill was killed by
Guard Hardy in the discharge Of his
duty. The penitentlary authorities
think that there was a plot among all
the white men in the squad to escape,
and that Hill made the break before the
others realized what he was about. Ed.
wards and one or two others stated to
the authorities after The killing that Hill
had told them that he inteDded to make
the attempt when sent out yesterday al
rarn0On State
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OFlNTEREST TO TEACHERS.
The Time n ear at Hand for Showing Your
Quaific alton.

| Persons wishing to stand the eXaml
nation incident to application for scho
larship in the Winthrop Normal College
are reminded tha! the time for holding
the examination is fixed for July II.
For the information Of competitors
the following qualifications and lequisl
tes are published:
l. The qualifications for becoming
competitor tor a scholarship are as fol.
lows: The applicant must be not less
than seventeen years of age; ofirre
proachable moral character; in goot
health; with no physical detects, habits
or eccentriclties which would Interfere
with success in teaching; must purpose
to follow teaching as vocation. The
examiners should hold the preliminary
examination as provided for by enclosed
blanks before proceeding with the regu
lar examination.
2. The regular examination should
begin promptly at 9 3. m, and close al
4 p. N.
3. The seal of the examination oues'
tions must not be broken until the day
of the com oetitive examination, and
then only in ths presence Of the appli
cants.
4. Applicants should write by mum
Der and not by name, as followe:
Twenty small slips ofpaper, with a
different number upon each, should be
placed IN a hat, and each applicant
should draw therefrom one slip. The
slip drawn must be sealed in an enVe.
lope with the applicants name written
on the outside. The applicant must
place her number, thus drawn, upon
each separate page of her examination
papers. Her name should not appear
upon the paper. After the examiners
have finished examining the papers, anc
have marked applicants according tc
number they will open the envelopes and
ascertain what names correspond with
the different numbers.
5. Every question counts "l0," and
it is therefore possible for an applicant
to secure 900" on each subject.
G. The writing of the applicants, II
their examination papers, must be con
sidered in making up the general aver
age.
!. The examiners will report the re-
suit OF the examination to the State
Superintendent Of Education within five
days after it ls held. The name of each
applicant, with her average mark, should
be given in this report. The "Frelimi'
nary Examination" papers shonld be
sent to President D. B. Johnson, Colum'
bia, S. G.
s. The applicant securing the highest
general average on the examination will
receive the first scholarship. where va
cant, and the one ranging second will re
ceive the free tuition scholarship, pro-
videl both secure above 70 per cent
Where the first scholarship is not vacant
the competitive examination will be
held for the second or free tuition scholar.
] ship, and the applicant securing the
highest general average will receive this
free tuition scholarship. Those ~hc
secure second scholarships and a'ienc
the college will succeed to the first scfo
larship, in case of vacancies, for the III,
expired time of the session.
The scholarships are now good for two
years.
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Saw Her-Baby Stricken

WINCHESTER, O., July 5.-Mrs. Hen
ry Wulford was sitting in her front
yard sewing, when her baby years
old, who was playing in the grass, be.
gan to laugh and said: Mamma, look
Mrs. Wulford looked and saw a large
rattlesnake with its head raised. The
mother screamed and the snake struck,
sinking its fangs in the baby's neck.
The baby suffered all night and died.
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ata1 Wreck,

PINE BLUFF, July 1.-Two miles
south of New st. Louis a freight
train on the Southwestern rail,
road went through a high trestle,
the engine. caboose and % cars falling.
Engineer Ferguson and Head Brake
man Richardson were killed outright
aud Fireman O'Neill fatally scalded
The trestle had been fired and burned
nearly through.
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Filled With Bullets.

GUTHRIE, Mo, July 2.-On August
10, 1892, James Johnson, a negro, OUT
ragged Mrs. Ste'li King Of this place
He was cap u.rdp s.. LOUIS ar / brought
here l:s. mat. The news OF bis
coming preceded him and when ths
train arrived he was taken ftom tbs
train by mob and hanged. His body
was filed with bullets.
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Musical BONES are Happy BONES

Have you ever noticed it? Call to
mind the homes of your friends who
have good Piano or Organ In the
house. Are they not brighter and
more attractive than those where the
divine art of music never enters? To
be sure it costs to buy good instru-
ment, but it lasts many years, and will
pay its costs many a thousand times
over by interesting the young folks In
their homes. Don't make the mistake,
though, of investing haphazard. Post
yourself thoroughly by writing Luddeu
& Bates Southern Music House, Savah.
nah, Ga, the great music house of the
South, established in 1870. They have
supplied $1,000 instruments to South
ern homes, aud have a reputation for
fair prices and honorable treatment of
customers; and they represent the lead
ing pianos and organs Of America
They take pleasure in corresponding
with you, sending free catalogues, etc
Write them.
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VI snY Drowned.

BUDA PEsTH, July "a terrible
drowning disaster is reported from
Mad. The ferry boat in crossing the
river Of Thiess, near the town mention
ed, Capsized with 200 people on board.
1t is reported that about 100 are
drowned
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-07-11
THE ROYAL GARDEN

Rev. DR.. Tslmsge Talks of The Flowers
of the Church.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-07-11

the sugar schedule OF Wnlcn Jones gave
notice yesterday, but which he did not
at any time today offer in the Senate.
Jones asked Allen to withdraw it, but
he declined. It was chen laid on the
table on motion of Harris-yess so;
nays %.
At 8:4s p. "a, suggestion was made
by Dolph that the Senate should either
dispose Of the bill quickly or let it 60
over till Thursday. He should hate to
see the national day desecrated by the
passage of such q bill. Nothing
could be so painful to me" Harris re-
marked satirically, "as to give the
slightest pain to the Senator from Or
eg0n. But think that the bill should
be disposed of before the Senate ad-
journs-and L hope that every Senator
will stay here until It is disposed Of"
These amendments were agreed to-:
Increasing the duty on files paragraph
I4D from 80 cents per dozen to 30 cents;
making he duty on type metal (para-
graph I'D q cent per pound on the
lead contained therein, and 10 per cent.
on new type; reducing the duty on
cleaned rice paragraph 1889 from l
cent per pound TO S.lU OF cent. IeC-
tigrew offered al amendment proVid-
ing for tariff commission. Rejected
yeas 80; nays 38. An amendment
was adopted to one Of the income tax
sections, on motion Of Hill, approved
by Vest, providing that all State, conn
ty, municipal and town taxes paid by
interpretations shall be included in
their operating and business expenses.
At 10 p. NJ, there Eas an immense
concourse Of spectators in the CALLER
les, most Of them ladies, and all Wav'
ing fans industriously, for the atmos-
phere of the chamber was hot and
sweltering. Senators eVinced great
impatience at the unnecessary delay oc'
casioned by the offering of amendments
which had no show Of being adopted.
but which occupied time IN taking
the yeas and nays. There was much
excitement as to the result Of the final
vote and a rumor prevailed that the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-01
SNOW AND LIGHTNING.
Climatic Anomalies of the I'm
happy East.
All the Streams i'm Texas Are Rising
and Great Damage Is
Feared.

AUSTIN, Tex, April 30.-A terrible
electrical wind and rain storm prevailed
over this section last night. prostratipg
telegraph wires and doing damage to grow
ing crops. ALI streams are up and the
Colorado River was twelve feet above low
water mark and rising. The power-house
of the works at rhe dam is flooded and the
contractors have suffered serious loss. The
Austin and Northwestern Railroad has suf-
fered loss and trains are delayed. One
span of the bridge at the Granite Noun
tain and one of the bridges at Marble Falls,
sixty miles west of here, was swept away.
and two of the spans over the Delaware
creek were washed away. Many wash
outs are reported along the road.
OMAHA. April 30-A special to the Bee
from Corning, Iowa. says: News was
brought in this morning of fearful cloud
burst in Lincoln Township, Adams County
Hail covered the ground to a depth of
three inches, and the Williams branch of
the Needaway River overfiowed so quickly
as to cause great loss of live stock. The
damage will be about $50, 1000. all on the
farmers.
REDCL1FFE, Colo. April 30.-Snow is
thirteen inches deep here on the level and
it is still falling fast.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, April 30.-A severe
hail aud wind storm in Webster County,
broke nearly all the windows in the town
of Ellsworth. George Hanson and wife
were blinded by the rainstorm at a rail-
road crossing and were run down and
kilIed
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ideal fashion. When the war broke out
he enlisted and was one of the youngest
soldiers from the Buckeye State, and
In 1866 father and son re-
moved to Mount Pleasant, Iowa. where
they conducted the Journal until the elder
Ratton's death in 1869. Frank Hatton con-
tinued TO edit the paper until 1874. when
he bought controlling interest in the Bur-
lington Hawkeye and soon showed his
qualifications for this larger sphere by
making his paper one of the most widely
quoted journals in the country. He was
always firm believer in the Jackson
doctrine with regard to public offices, a
vigorous and relentless opponent of the
non-partisan civil-service idea. which he
declared to be a fraud and humbug.
Mr.. Hatton was a stalwart OF the stall
warts. Of Grant and Conkiing he was an
Intimate and firm friend. Blaine and the
Blaine idea he fought with all the vlgor
of his virile nature. In 1881 Presi-
dent Arthur made him Assistant
Postmaster-Gsneral, and upon The re-
tirement of Postmaster-General Gresham
promoted Mr.. Hatton TO the vacancy. His
successful As illustrating the practical
operation of the civil service under the
present system. Mr.. Harton remarked to a
Chicago friend while Postmaster General
that If he were called upon to pass the pre-
scribed examination for the position OF let
ter-carrier here he would be unable to do SO.
He was the youngest Cabinet officer since
Alexander Hamilton. After retiring from
public office he edited the National Repub-
lican, and subsequently founded the New
York Press. Returning TO the capital five
years later he entered into partnership
with Beriah Wilkins, took charge of the
Washington Post and made it not only the
first acceptable morning newspaper that
Washington ever had, but one of the
brightest. cleanest and most influential
journals in the country. The Post real
lied the ideal of an independent paper
more nearly, perhaps. than any other in
America. Mr. Hatton leaves charming
wife and one son.
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SILVER AND SAMOA.
England Does Not Contemplate an
Immediate Change of Policy.

LONDON. April 30.-In the House of
Commons to-day the Secretary of State
for India, replying to questions, said that
the statement that the Government in
tended to reopen the India mints was en-
tireiy unfounded.
Sir Edward Gray, Parliamentary Secre-
tary for the Foreign Office. replying to
questions on Samoan affairs, said that the
provisions of the Berlin act could not be
changed without the assent OF the three
powers. The Government had no reason
TO suppose these parties would con-
sent at the preseut moment to place the
Islands under the Government of New
Zealand. The matter was receiving the
serious attention of the Government.
Ihe Times in its financial article says
nob"ltnstandlng the statement of Mr.
Henry Fowler, Secretary of India, that the
Government of India did not intend to re.
open the mints it believes it impossible the
Government can maintain this attitude
unless gold standard can be established
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CoAL-MINERs' STRIKE.
There Is Steady Spread Throughout
the Eastern Fields,

IL
ST. LOUIS, April 3O.-Specials to the Re-
public from points IN Illinois indicate that
500 more miners went out on strike to-day.
About $50 miners from Springfield and
Taylorville are on the way to Pana to
force the miners out Serious trouble is
expected.
WASHINGTON, April 30.-Colonel W. P.
Rend returns to Chicago tonight without
succeeding in getting the coal opera tors to
agree to conference looking to a settle
ment of the strike. He says:
1.-The strike must be stopped soon to
avert serious injury. In this crisis it is
imperative that concessions must be made
on both sides. The miner is entitled
to better pay, but at the same time
the operator has been forced to re-
duce wages through sharp competition and
overproduction. have suggested CON-
promise which will give the miners an ad-
vance of from Is to 20 per cent in prices
paid at the time of suspension and full
restoration Of rates when times will JUS
tify it."
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. April 8o.-All the
free Coal Creek coal-miners went out to-
day. leaving the convicts at work. The
strikers openly threaten to free the con-
victs again. and trouble may follow.
TOLEDO. Ohio, April 30.-General Man.
ager Ferris of the Ohio Central has issued
orders TO cut the salaries of the men May
/. Manager Ferris says this temporary
reduction is rendered necessary by the
coal strike, as half the roads business is
coal ira ffic.
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NOT TO BE DISCUSSED.
No Connection Between Socialism
and the Catholic Church.

anu tIC (UuI(Ds
PARIS, April 3O:-There was a lively de-
bate in the Chamber of Deputies to-day.
NJ. Juarez. Socialist. questioned the Gov
ernment in regard to the alleged subsidies
which the clergy and capitalists have
given 20 anarchists. He declared that the
capitalists had assisted the anarchist
TournadIe, who, it was asserted. was
hired to incite the miners Of the CarmauX
district to violence. NJ. Juarez asked what
the Government intended to do in regard
to the clergy, who. while Offering them
selves to the Government as a bulwark
against socialism, actually fostered So
clalistic agitation among the miners.
M. Dubost replied that NJ. Juarez'
statements were unfounded. and that the
researches of the police had failed to re-
veal any connection between the anarch-
lists and clergy.
Comte de Nun repudiated the aecusa-
tions of Juarez. and declared that there
was no analogy between Catholic and So
cialistic doctrines.
NJ, Hughes, member Of the Right, said
that it was not proved that the clergy sup
ported the anarchists. but it was proved
that Baron Rcthschild had given money to
the anarchists. The speaker demanded
that measures be taken against capitalists.
The Deputies decided by vote of $40 to
179 that there should be no further discus
sion OF the subject.
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CANAL ASSETS.
The Receivers Report of the Con-
ditiOn of the PrOperty.


dition of the Property.
New YORK. April 3O-A report of the
assets Of the Nicaraguan Canal Construc-
ton Company has been filed by the re-
ceiyer. Thomas 3. Atkins, with the clerk
of the United States Circuit Court. Among
the assets is dredge. valued at S44, 800.
which was mortgaged on loan of $500,
made by Warner Miller and Hiram
Hitchcock. Other assets are: Cash, $206;
bonds of the Maritime Canal Con-
pany. subsidiary company. the
value of which is S4,5S3.S75; unpaid SUBJ
scriptions to capital stock, S10,975; unpaid
subscriptions hypothecated with the Gar
field National Bank to secure overdraft of
SS756; money on deposit with the Man.
haitian Trust Com mpany. $2500.
Since his appointment last August. the
receiver has collected something over $1,000
in unpaid subscriptions. There are also
due S1S,292 from the Nicaragua Steam
Navigation aud Trading Company. and
book debit Of about S23 900. The receiver
was allowed 800 as the amount Offset
against assets in the hands of creditors.
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vAsQUEZ WANTS SOLDIERS.
Looking for Americans to Help Con-
ouer Honduras.

NEyF ORLEANS. April 90.-Don Dom
lingo Nasquez, who was President OF
Spaniah Honduras until recently deposed by
President Bonilla after a sharp and quite
bloodS revolution, arrived in this city
to-day: en- route to New York. He will
visit Washington to confer with the
Honduran representatives and very
likely with President Cleveland. He de-
clined to say what business 1t is that
brings him here, but is we'll understood it
is to gather body of filbusters, who will
sail from New York to Honduras toward
the end of the summer. Major E.
Burke, the defaGlting State treasurer OF
Louisiana, has proved to he brave and
able soldier in the field, Vasauez said. as
also had many of the Americans who had
fought with them They had been granted
sixty days TO return to Honduras and wind
up their business affairs.