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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-05-02
A Southern Invention .

CHATTANOOGA, April PA Chat
taneoga company has just completed and
had patented continuous automatic roll
train, for converting steel billets into
rods and hoops, that they claim will
reyoiutlonize that portion Of the steel
manufacturing business. The blllets OF
steel when once placed in the rolls can,
without being again handled, be brought
out in auY dimension or shape wanted.
It Is claimed this will save fully el 50
on every ton of steel handled. The pa
tent roller was built by Stanley o.
Haskius, a son of The patentee and
builder of the first continuous rolls ever
made and which a,e now used in nearly
every large steel mill in the United
States. A company has also been
formed in this city to put the patent into
immediate use and is now putting three
of the rolls in place and will within the
next thirty days begin the manufacture
of cotton ties on large scale. With
the new machine, the billet OF steel ls
put in:o the rolls and when next seen is
a co.lon tie ready for bundl!ng anG
shipping. The machine will reduce the
cost of manufacturing cotton ties by
about 81 per ton.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-05-02
Musica Homes are Happy Homes .

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 Ludden
& Bates Southern Music House, Savah-
nah, Ga, the great music house OF the
South, established in 1870. They have
supplied $4,000 instruments to Sou th
ern homes, and 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.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-05-02
An Agttaror Killed.

BLUEFIELD, w. Va, April 26.-Pat-
rick O'Brien, who came here with other
agitators from Ohio and Pennsylvania
to try to induce the 900 miners of the
Flat Top region of West Virginia to
join the great coal miners strike, was
killed at Turkey Ridge. O'Brien had
finished an address to the mine work
ers, composed mostly of negroes and
foreigners, In which he urged them to
throw down their picks and demand
better treatment and pay from the
mine owners. A foreigner Of the name
of Hansenl sprang upon box and ad-
dressed his countrymen. "This man."
be said, "would deprive your families
of bread when there is nothing to be
gained by striking" Hanseni's re-
marks were interpreted to O'Brien IN
Thomas McBride's saloon. O'Brien re-
monstrated with Hanseni for opposing
the strike order, and Hanseni retorted
with "Your are here for the purpose Of
doing my people harm" The lie was
passed, and HaDseni backed by an ex-
cited crowd of his countrymen drew a
long bladed knife and plunged 1t into
O'Brien's body repeatedly, killing him
almost instantly. The murderer then
fed to the mountains. The proprietor
of the saloon attempted to defend
O'BrieD, and was severely handled by
the crowd. The other strike agitators
disappeared since the 0'Brien incident.
More trouble is feared, as the miners
are steadfast in their purpose not to
strike
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-05-02
Free LIQUOR Indeed.

COLUMBIA, S. r., April 25.-GoVernor
Tillman's statements, as published in
The State of yesterday in regard to the
liquor situation, had the effect of
causing many liquor dealers here to
throw off all restraint, and several
saloons resumed operations just as be-
fore the dispensary act was passed. 1t
looked very strange to see men walk
into q saloon and find beer on tap, get
cocktails, mint Juleps and all kinds OF
mixed drinks without the slightest
trouble. No city or State licenses are
being paid, and things are running
along as if nothing had happened. But
this does not apply only to Columbia
and Charleston. Travellers say the
same thing was witnessed yesterday in
many small towns all over the State.
Y esterday an ex-dealer, who has been
Deserving the dispensary law to the
letter, received carload shipment of
beer, and it is said that he will at once
start his delivery wagons TO work
again. The railroads are hauling large
amounts of liquors into the State on
every train.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-05-02
A Woman Crazed.

ATLANTA, april An exceedingly
sensational story comes from Calhoun,
in Gordon county. Deputy United
States Marshal Turner, of Calhoun,
who was in Atlanta awaiting the pre-
liminary trial of party of White
Caps, whom he had successfully run to
earth, received telegram calling him
home. 1t appears from the details as
they can be had that frienHs of the
White Caps, whose victim. Robert
Hooker, is now in Atlanta, went to
Deputy Turner's house the night after
he left with his prisoners for Atlanta
aud made all manner of bloodcurdling
threats against his wife. The poor Wo
man was frightened almost to death.
Sne was too terrified to remain at the
house, and, taking her baby, with a
pistol to defend herself from any at
tack, wandered aimlessly into the
woods. Whe0 her disappearance was
discovered searching parties secured
the county for her, but without avail.
The frantic husband and father re-
neWed the search when be arrived at
his desClate home, and found his wife
wandering in the woods, a raving ma
Mac. She still held her baby in her
arms and had the pistol ready to shoot.
The threats of the White Caps effected
an awful revenge on the faithful de-.
putty marshal. The news has been re-
ceived here by friends of Mr.. Turner
that his wife is better and hopes are
entertained of her ultimate recovery.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-05-02
A Bnttnmless Lake.

LAPoRTE, Ind, April 25.-The Chi
cago and West Michigan Railroad com.
pany have encountered supernatura!l
force which threatens to engulf one OF
the longest bridges on the Zine in a bot
tomless abyss. To q reporter the chief
engineer stated that 800 car loads of
pine logs had been placed under the
bridge, the only effect being to hold up
the bridge for a few hours, when it
again disappears. The bridge spans
Lily Lake in the northern limits of the
cityand the fact that no trouble has
heretofore been experienced, has added
mystery to the forces which INDICATE
the existence of a bottomless lake.
Thousands OF people have visited the
scene.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-05-02
Terrible ENcthG uAkes .

ATHENS, April 22.-MaDy reports
from the towns which have suffered
most severely from the earthquakes of
the lasttwo days were received this af-
tecnOon and evening, The loss Of life
and property is mucn greater than was
at first supposed. In the LocTis district
129 perSOus are knoWa to have been
killed hy falling walls, and many others
are missing. 4 paris church III Proski-
no collapsed during vespeTs and thirty
men auj women were killed outright,
while several who were dug out alive
from the ruins are likely to die. Ninety
persons were buried IN the ruins OF
Maiesina and sixty Of them were killed.
The others may recover. In many
towns whole households have dlsap-
pearcd without leaving an inkling of
their fate. In. MartinO, thiTty-nine
persons were killed 10y falling tinOers.
Most Of them died within the walls of
a church whose roof fell in during ser
vice. Although there has been small
loss Of human life in Athens and its
environs, the damage TO property has
been enormous.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-05-02
Ell21T NEGROES LYNCHEO.
Bloody Scores OF Vengeance In Louis
lana Parish

New ORLEANS, April 21.-Nine
men have met vio,ent deaths IN Madi.
son PAiish in the last week, and eight of
these have been lYnched by inturiated
cit;zens. The last four were hanged last
night. The news bas just reached this
city. Yesterday, the Boyce assassins
we're hunted down by bloodhounds and
finally located il the Buckhorn Woods.
Sherid McClelland sent for volunteers
to increase his posse aud force of two
hundred men iaally freed the assasins
n q negro cabin. The iugitlves we're
just preparing to cross over the Missls-
sippl line, where they would have been
comparatively safe. The posse sur
rouuded the house and called to the
owner to make bis appearance, but he
refused. The posse then fired into the
tuilding which brought the negro owner
to TIE door. He denied that the iugltlves
were ia his place, but The posse made a
close survey of the premises and finally
found the four darkies huddled up in the
loft of small crib 10 the rear of the
cabin. The four were P0mptly Clayton,
the leader of the assassins, Shell Clax-
ton. Scott Harvey aud Tory Mccoy.
They were promptly placed under arrest
and Sheriff McClelland detailed party
of twelve to take them to Talluiah, while
the sheriff and the rest of the posse
started out to try to capture Tom Grit
flo, who had separated from The others.
AS the deputies with the four fugitiVes
got near Millikin's Bend, they were met
by a mob who made an effort to lake
the prisoners from them. The guard re-
sisted and succeeded 10 holding on to the
prisoners. The guard pressed on with
the tugltlves, until they reached the
Shelby Place, two miles ftom Tailulah.
Here they were met by crowd OF two
hundred men who oyerpowered the guard
and captured the tour prisoners. The
prisoners were escorted 10 the Crescent
place, where their f,ndish murder had
been committed, and there strung up
to the limbs Of several trees. Their bod.
les were found this morning. If Grltfia
is caught, he will also be lynched.
There are seventeen negroes in jail. all
of whom will be given a regular trial
and most Of whom it is thought will be
convicted.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-05-02
Not Dead

COLUMBIA. S. g., April 20.-State Ii,
quod Commissioner Traxler today
state hat the dispensary knock out
is only temporary, and that within a
short time something would develop
that would enable him to open the big
State barroom again. He said that the
stock of liquors at the various county
dispansaries would have been called in
but for the reason. 1t was thought
best to recognize the decision Of the
Supreme Court until the matter could
be settled further, in just what man
ner Mr.. TraxleT would not Indicate,
This is surprising piece OF infOrna-
ton, as Governor Til!man had declared
that he was "paralTzed" ard could do
nothing.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-05-02
A Fiand,s Work.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, April pa
special from Huskegee says that Eli
Philpot has been arrested and that he
has confessed to the numbering of the
two little colored girls found murdered
on Friday last at point about tVe
miles North of Tuskegee. Phllpot is a
Young negro of about 20. His arrest
grew out of the discovery of the tracks
made by q pair of old shoes given the
murderer by George Sinclair, the father
of the murdered children. The mur.
derer is a brother Of the mother OF the
children. When arrested he told calm
story of the crime; how he persuaded
the children in the absence of their
mother to leave the house with him;
how he carried the younger one ID his
arms: how be split their heads with an
axe and after killing them, carried them
some fifty yards and placed them TO-
gether under tree, because, ne said,
be did not think they onght to be seper-
ated. He said he had been offered three
dollars by other negroes to Kill the
children, but that he did not take the
money because he did not think 1t
right to kill them for money. Addition.
al to giving an account of the horrible
murders be also confessed to having
set fire to number Of buildings, the
burnings of which had heretofore been
a mystery. He said that others were
implicated in tho burning of the build
ings and that he had each time been
delegated to apply the torch. THIS oand
is composed of both men and women
and several of them have been arrest
ed
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-05-02
4 Chence for Teachers.

1t is virtually settled that since the
dates Of the South Carolina Teachers
Association and OF the National AssO-
citation conflict the former will be
moved up week. This will make the
former association meet at Spartanburg
on the 1st of July instead OF the 9th.
1t is very probable that special party
of teachers Will go from here to AS
berry Park to attend the National. The
following fact will prove interesting to
any teachers contemplating this trip.
The National Education Aasocatlon OF
US. A. with Hon. A. q. Lane, Super
lntendent, Public Schools, Chicago,
President; Hon. J. NJ. Greenwood, Sup.
erintendent Public Schools, Kansas
City. Treasurer; Hon. Irwin Shepard,
President State Normal School, Winona
MINI, Secretary; and Hon. n. A. Cal
kins. Assistant superintendent Public
Schools, New York, Chairman of Board
of Turstees; will hold its 1894 meeting
at tAsbury Park, n. J., July 9th to 18th,
1894. ASbury Park is one OF the most
beautiful seaside resort on the Atlantic
Coast about 20 miles from New York
City and two hours ride from Phlladel-
phia. It has most spacious and mag
nifcent hotel accommodation, and all
members cf the association will be
granted half rates at hotels on presenta-
tion of their membership certificates,
during the meeting. Rates will be
from S10O per day up. All railway as
sociations have granted half rate plus
$500. n. Z. A. Membership Fee, from
all points in the territory OF the associa-
tion, Except from points within one
hundred miles from Asbury PARK,
where a cheap summer excursion rate
is available.) The tickets will be good
to return until September lSt # de-
posted with the railway joint agent at
Asbury Park during the meeting.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-05-02
Going to COpgress,

CHICAGO, April 24.--At m.eting
Of five hundred union moulders yester-
day it was announced that the three
unions of Chicago would send five hun
dred men to Washington to present
grievances to Congress. They will
move by train and delegations from a
dozen towns in Illinois, Indiana and
Wisconsin are expected to JOIN them.
A morning paper says that strike of
four thousand employees of the Pullman
Company will be declared on May
first.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-05-02

Hiss Mary Murphy, of Buffalo, has
a pug deg whose tail curled 80 tightly
that it gave him intense pain and
caused him to howl all night. An irri-
table nei2 hbor took the kink out with
hatch-t. says the Hartford Times.
The herald., 1894-03-24
FERNALD'S CONFESSION.
A THEORY THAT MRS. GARNER is
IMPLICATED IN THE ROBBERY.
The Latest Developments in San Fran
cisco About the Sensational Dia-
mond Robbery-A Differences
of Opinion.

The confession of Walter Guy Fernald,
the confidence operator arrested in this
city on a charge of stealing Simon Jacob
sons diamonds in San Francisco, is
thought to have been made as "feeler"
for ligh. sentence. as he will surely be
convicted. He made the confession
under promise that he would only be
punished for receiving stolen property.
and not for burglary.
The Examiner says that the smooth
operator is evidently pulling the wool
over the eyes of Captain Lees OF the San
failed to account for $4,000 worth OF the
stolen gems, only $1,000 worth having
been recovered il this bity. Ia his con-
fession, Fernald accused George Young
and James Wilson of committing the
robbery, while he merely shared in the
plunder. Young and Wilsonhave not
been found, and it ia q question If any
such men took part in the crime.
After the prisoners were arrested and
taken to San Francisco, Lees listened to
Mrs. Gamers fearful protestations that
she WAS innocent and that she had been
one of Fsrnald'a victims. The woman's
rich relative, E. ]. Baldwin, added the
weight of his influence in her behalf,
the result being that the police became
convinced Of the innocence of Mrs. Gar
ner and her son, and the charges against
them were dismissed. Having rid her
self of her fear OF the detectives, Mrs.
Garner commenced worshipinR at the
shrine of the confidence operator again.
She has been a constant visitor to him
in the county jail. and has furnished
him with periumed soap, towels, books
and flowers.
The Examiner says there is ample
evidence that Fernsld, Mrs. Garner and
Earl are alone the guilty parties, al
though Captain Lees vehemently de-
clares the woman and her son to be in
noccnt.
The evidence showed that the dis-
monds were packed in Mrs. Garner's
room and sent by mail to Los Angeles;
that part of the stolen jawelry was
found in Mrs. Garner's trunk in Los An
geles where it had been placed by Fer
maid. and that Fernald's share OF the
diamonds were recovered in the lodging
house kept by Mrs. Garner's mother.
The herald., 1894-03-24
ROOTS IN THE SEWER.
They Penetrate Through the Joints o
the FIgusroa Street Basin.

They Penetrate Through the Joints OF
the FIgusroa Street Basin.
Street Superintendent Watson met
with rather curious experience in the
work Of extending the sewer on Figueroa
street to connect with the new brick
sewer on Jefferson street.
The Figueroa street sewer was com
pleted three years ago to point within
4S feet of the present Jefferson street
Eower. Since that time ii has been
blind at the Jefferson street end, and in
order to clean it out line OF hose was
run in q 10 inch section, and q full
head OF water turned on. The sand
which had accumulated therein was
washed out, and in addition lot OF
roots OF pepper trees, ranging in diane
ter from q knitting needle to hall an
inch in thickness. As the sewer is II
feet underground, the roots had extend
ed from the pepper trees at the pave
ment line, and had penetrated through
the cement joints of the vitrified sewer
pipe, and in time would have played
havoc with the sewer. The street su-
perintendent intends to make a general
investigation of the old sewers on
streets that are lined with trees, in
order to ascertain II this new enemy OF
the drainage system has gained any fur
ther foothold
The herald., 1894-03-24
GOT KNOCKED OUT
In the Third Round by tho Texs

In the Third Round by tho Texas
Frank Manino, better known as the
Texas Kid, and Billy Ryn met on the
banks of the wide, rolling Los Angeles
river yesterday morning at 6 O'Clock.
They did not meet to discuss the In
dustrial army question or the Breckin-
ridge Pollard affair. 1t WAS with a far
loitier object that they came together.
Each sought the others gore.
They met. Each pulled off his coat
and proceeded to sail in. 1t was a
hard-fought, terrific battle. Neither
would give in. They clswed the air
with blind fury, taking all the skin off
the atmosphere for several yards
around.
Finally the Texas Kid was seen 20
take advantage OF an ungpsrded spot in
the hitherto iuvulneraDle guard of bis
adversary, and smote that worthy =
mighty smlte on his finely chiselsd
mouth. With a groAn Mr.. Ryn sank
TO the sod. Twice did be try to rise. and
each time did he cast q look OF hate and
defiance on Mr.. Texas Kid, upon whose
thin lips lurked the country cousin of q
sardonic Bmile, and twice did RYn's
massive muscle refuse to respond, and
he sank back amid the sand and will
love-, defeated man, to whom all was
lost save honor. They fought FOR val
liable purse, consisting of two beer
checks on the old Club theater, mem
beiship card OF the Industrial army and
some nice ripe peedling oranges. All of
these were awarded to the victor, who
contem plates engaging In selling news
papers by means of his comfortable win
nings. As before stated. the honor was
left to Mr.. Ryan. The mill was strictly
on the @ I, invitations having been
sent to only few intimate friends Of
the participants. 1t lie stated that they
fought on account ola prominent society
young lady, but with how much truth
is not known.
The herald., 1894-03-24
THROWN OUT OF DOORS.

A Dressmaker Wants Heavy Damages
for Being ri ected From Her Room.
Mrs. @. A. Maxwell has brought suit
to obtain $4,000 damages from Mrs.
Catherine Wilson, Henry Wilson.
Robert Hill and Charles Clark, for in
juriee alleged to have been received by
her during an assault made by the de-
fendants. She alleges that on the goth
inst. she held possession OF rooms 81
and So of the Wilson block, and on that
date claims to have been violently eject
ed. This forcible treatment brought on
an attack of nervous prostration, and
plaintiff became permanently injured.
Plaintiff, who is a dressmsker, also al
leges that by reaeon OF the ejectment
she has been unable to complete some
work which she had on hand at the
time that she was 80 unceremoniously
ousted out of her apartments.
The herald., 1894-03-24

"Perhsps you would not think 50, but
a very large proportion Of disease in
New York comes from carelessness about
catching cold" says DIR. Syrus Edison.
1T is such simple thing and so COM
mon that very few people, unless it is q
case OF pneumonia, pay any attention to
a cold. New York is one of the healthi-
est places on the Atlantic coast and yet
there are great many cases of cstarrh
and consumption which have their origin
in this neglect of the simplest precsution
of everyday life. The most sensible ad-
vice ia, when you have one get rid OF it
as soon as possible. By all means do
not neglect it," DR.. Edison does not tell
how to cure a cold, but we will. Take
Chsmbersin's Cough Remedy. 1t will
relieve the lungs. aid expectorstion,
open the secretions and soon effect a
permanent cure. Filty-cent bottles for
sale by G. F. Heinzemsn, 222 North
Main, and Of & Vaughn, Fourth and
Spring streets.