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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-07-04
Back at ,Iohn Gary Evans.

COLUMBIA, S. c., June 29.-Mr. James
Norton, chief clerk in the Office Of Com
ptroller General and candidate for that
Office, yesterday gave the press the fol-
lowing self-explanatory card:
l see it. reported in the papers today
that Senator John Gary Evans said at
Chesterfield yesterday that I approach
him with poor mouth as TO my salary.
Mr.. Evans Is entirely mistaken If he
made such statement. What l did do
was to call his and other members of
the general assembIy's attention to the
unjust and apparently spiteful discrim-
nations in the Senate salary bill Of
1892. | men toned the special dlscrim-
ination against the Office Of Comptroll.
er General. This bin fixed his salary
as $1,000 and current expenses at ST.
$50. This was to all intents and pur-
poses an addition Of the Office; the real
purpose Of the same was to give the
Office S2,700 when up to Gen. Ellerbe's
term it took S4,200. This same Senate
bill gave the State Treasurers otficeS4.-
200 when it had before received $4,000
and left tie salary Of treasurer at ST.
100. The treasurer did not have any
more force than he absolutely needed,
and the work in the Comptroller
Generals Office exceeds that Of the
State Treasurer.
The force in the Comptroller Gen
erals office has been made $3,40O Or
$500 less each year than it took under
the former administration, or saving
of $4,000 for the four years. This
has been saved notwithstanding
the extra work imposed by the
bauk and railroad litigation. I'm
der the circumstances | did
think the Senate bill unfair, unjust,
and damaging to the public service as
represented by the Comptroller Gener'
ais office and l fell. .coming,as | under.
stood the bill did, from a Senator who
was q director and laWer f)r one Of
these railroads lighting the adminiStra-
ton, that it was spiteful to the extent
cf its application to the office Of the
Comptroller General. There were other
gross inequalities in the bill which l
mentioned even to the ways and means
committee OF the House. The audit
or and treasurerer of Charleston c9un-
ty receive salaries larger than the
Comptroller General and the State
Treasurer. These officials get twice
what the same officials Of Spartanburg
get and do no more or little more
work. Respecttully.
James NortCn.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-07-04
A TERRIBLE DISASTER.
TWENTY FIVE MEN DRCWNEC BY
TIE SINKING OF A BOAT.

= Tug Ov.r-crowied with Members CT .
FIsfins Club Founders of Atlantic
! Two rug, t, th Rescue.
New YORK, June 24.-The tu9 Jas.
D. Nichols, Owned By Wm. Reeves, of
S7th street., this CITY, tou1dered off the
Atlantic Highlands shortly before !
O'Clock this afternoon. The Nichols had
on board party Of eXcursionists mum.
beriug sixty eight parsons and also car
rled crew of i've men.
As near ss can be learned al this
writing f)rty eight persons were rescued
by the steamer Al gonquia, of the Clyde
Line, and thetuss Governor Wallace B.
Flint aud Ri. Morgan. This leaves
t enty five persons unaccounted for and
these have probably been drowned. Fhe
names cf the victims have not all been
learned yet, and it will probably be sew
eral days before complete list OF the
dead can be gathered.
The tug Nichols was chartered by an
ASSOCIATION known as the Herring Fish
ing Club, whose headquarters are at No
SIS 1at avenue, this city. The tug, with
the party on board. left the foot of 5th
street, East River, at 80 O'Clock this
morning. She stopped at Pier on her
way to the fishing banks of Seabright,
n. j., whore several nore persons were
taken on board, making sIxty-eight in
all. The fishing was Indifferent and the
weather threatening, and the tug started
homeIard. S.ories differ "s to what
happened on boald the tug. According
to one chapter of The nearrative the fish.
ermen, TO avoid getting wet, moved
around on the dry side of the vessel,
that is, the side where the waves did not
strike with much force. 1t is claimed
by some that this action on the part Of
the passengers resulted in the laundering
of the tug. With the increased weight
on one side she toppled over and the
water ran into her to such az extent
that it was thereafter impossible to navl.
gate her. Sac struggled for q short dis.
tance and then, az the water continued
to rcll into her, she sank further aud
further toto the swells and went down.
By others it is claimed that the shifting
of the passengers had no!hing to do
with the accident. These allege that
the tug was an old and rotten affair; that
she was terribly over Gro Eded and con.
sequently topheavy, and that when she
got into the heavy sea she simply went
over.
She blew her whistle aad attracted at
tention on board of the steamer Algon.
qujn, which was mile away. The Al.
gonquln lowered life boat, but the tug
sank before either the life boat or the
tugs named cams up. As she shank
olt of sight the top of the wheel house,
together with raft and life boat, re.
NAMED floating on the water. To every
partlcl, Of wreckege clung one or moro OF
the drowning throng, The life raft was
the most sought for and those who were
50 fortunate as TO make it were saved.
The tugs life boat was found afoat,
bu. full Of water. In 1t was the body OF
q drowned nam tangled up ID fishing
lines. The water was 30 rough that
the Algonquin made no attempt to
pick up her life boat, but gave it a line
and towed it astern until quarantine was
reached
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-07-04
Tire d OF Living.

CHARLESTON, June 28.-J. Henry
Hackerman, a young white man, COM
mitted suicide five miles from here to-
day. He tied q bar Of iron around his
waist and went out into the river.
where he shot himself. 1t was his evil
dent intention to have fallen into the
river after shooting himself. He left
the following note on the table in his
room:
Dear Mother and Tather:-I am tired
of living and so | will make an end of
my life. SO I mean to die and bury
myself. 1t is useless to try aud find
my body, for you will never find it.
This is about al | have to saw out OF
my mouth while l live. Your truly
and beloved son, !. H. HACKERMAN.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-07-04
Forty Thousand Strikers.

CHICAGO, June 28.-It was estimated
today at the headquarters of the Ameri,
can Railway Union that fully 10000
men ara now out on strike on account
of the refusal of the Pullman Company
to settle the differences with its emplo-
yees in the shops. BY tomorrow night
nearly double that number will have
been ordered out, and the strikers will
include not only members of the union
but Knights of Labor, Brotherhood
men and other organization can IN any
way affect the Interests of the roads
which have decided to stand by Pull
man. It was given out at headquarters
today that tomorrow morning the dit
ferent railroads out of Chicago handling
Pullman cars would be sufficiently
crippled to warrant the removal of the
base of operations of the officers of
the American Railway Union from
Chicago to st. Louis.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-07-04
A Train Held Up.

A Train Held Up.
SAVANNAH, Ca, June 26-Train No.
6, Of the Savannah, Florida aud West
ern Railway from ThomasVllle, due to
arrive here at Z o'clock this morning,
was held up one mile this side of Ho-
merville, 1875 miles Southwest OF Sa
vannab, this morning at 1:50 by six
masked white men, The safe in the
express car was robbed Of its contents,
81, ,222 in cash. Two of the men board
ed tie train at bonneville, concealing
themselves behind the tender. AS
soon as it was started they climed over
the tender, covered the engineer and
fireman with pistols and told Engineer
Jenkins to stop when ordered. About
a mile from bonneville the order was
given and the train brought to stand
still. Then four other similarly masked
white men joined the party and while
the two kept the engineer covered they
proceeded to get into the express car.
Conductor Farris came out with train
hand to investigate the cause for stop
ping, but did not stand Oh ceremony
when ordered to return to his car.
While two of the men kept watch, the
other two ordered Express Messenger
Calder to open the door. He refused
and was then told he had better get out
Of the car. He heard one Of the men
lighting a fuse and before he could
reach the corner, dynamite cartridge
exploded, breaking the door from its
fastenings and completely stunning
the messenger. When he came to he
was looking into the barrel Of a pistol
and was ordered to throw up his hands.
He did not hesitate long and when
told to open the safe he did so, taking
the packages out as ordered. The rob-
Der, there was only one in the car,
gathered up the money IN his arm and
went to join his associates. They got
on the engine, made the fireman un-
couple it from the cars and then COM
PEELED both engineer and fireman to
leave it. They took the engine, ran up
to q point in the woods near Argyle,
eleven miles from the scene of the rob-
berry, where they left the engine and
took to the woods. AS soon as they
left, word was sent to the officials here,
who ordered freight to bring up the
passenger coaches to their engine. Ex.
Sheriff Hurst of Thomas county, one OF
the most daring officers in the State, at
the head of possee, reached the scene
about four hours later and with pack
of hounds, from McRae's convict
camp, started in pursuit Of the robbers,
who were thought to have gone OH ID
the direction Of Okefnokee Swamp.
Hhe officials believe the posse has the
right trail and that the robbers will be
captured.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-07-04
NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE.
Germ IN F0siilers Refused Permission TO
Visit Augusta.

Welt Augusta.
COLUMBIA, s. c.. June 29.-At a spe.
cial meeting held on June 18 the Ger
man FusiIiers of Charleston decided to
accept the invitation of the German
Guards of Augusta to participate with
them in their celebration of German
Day. or "Dantsche Tag" Dune 27)
that city.
The company, having decided to 60 to
Augusta, Capt. Schacte wrote to Co.
lumbia for permission for his command
to leave the State.
The following self explanatory CORE
spondence then ensued between him.
self and Assistant AdjutanJ General
Watts:
Charleston. June 18, 1894.
Gen. II. l.. Farley, Adjutant and In
spector General State of South Carroll
na-General: I have the honor to re
quest you to grant me permission to
visit Augusta, Ca, with my company,
the German Fusiliers, on the 9th day
of June, 1894,
Very respectfully,
HENRY SCHACTE,
Captain German Fusiliers.
Respectfully forwarded approved.
T. A. HUGUENIN,
Brigadier General.
Columbia, June 25, 1894.
Captain Henry Schacte, Charleston, S.
c.: Dear Sir:-Your letter to General
Farley asking permission to leave the
State armed and equipped has been re-
ceived and was referred to the Com
mander-in chief, and I am instructed
by him to say to you that as your COM
mand is under charges he cannot grant
your request.
Very respectfully,
J. GARY WATTS,
Assistant Adjutant and Inspector
General.
Upon the receipt of the letter of the
Adjutant and Inspector General refus-
ing the desired permission the tele-
graphic correspondence below passed
between Capt. Renkl, of the Augusta
German Guards, and Captain Schachte:
Charleston, June 25, 1894.
Capt. A. J. Renkl, Augusta, Ca:
Having been unable to procure
the permission of the Commander-in-
chief to leave the State We regret that
We cennot be with you.
HENRY SCHACHTE,
Captain German Fusilier5.
Augusta, Ca, June %, 1894
Capt. Henry Schachte, Charleston, s.
c.: Ship uniforms and come anyhow;
have plenty of gnns. Answer.
A. j. RENKL.
Charleston. June 26. 1894
Capt. A. J. Renkl, Augusta, Ca:
Thanks for your telegram. Would
gladly do so, but under the circum-
stances impossible.
HENRY SCHACHTE.
After sending the above telegram
Captain Schachte wrote to Captain
Renkl the following letter with which
the correspondence closed:
Charleston, June 26, 1894.
Capt. 4. j. Renkl, German Guards,
Augusta, Ga.-Dear Captain. 1 write
on behalf of the German Fusiliers to
say that we regret sincerely our inabil-
ity to participate with you in your an
niversary celebration.
AS explained to you by telegraph
our application for permission to leave
the State was refused by the Com mnd.
or in.chief.
We send our greeting to the German
Guards of Augusta, aud wish them
continued prosperity 10 the years to
come.
Very truly and sincerely yours,
HENRY SCHACHC
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-07-04
A Sad De 3th,

CHARLOTTE. n. G, June 26.-Jo ohm
Logan Jamison, Jr., assistant overseer
on the Thompson orphanage farm near
Charlotte, was killed by lightning this
afternoon under poplar tree. under
which he and his mule. with which he
had been ploWing, took shelter. Last
Wednesday young Jamison was marri.
ed to pretty Ruth Brown, one of the
ward of the Tompsoo0 orphanage. After
a motherless and fatherless childhood,
Ruth had at last found happiness in
marriage to a manly husband, but now,
after five days of wedding life the un-
fortunate woman is widow.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-07-04

= Tug Ov .r-crowied with Members CT
Fishing Club Founders of Atlantic
Two Tugs t. th Rescue.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-10
SHOTS WE'RE FIRED.
Battle in Pennsylvania Between
Deputies and Strikers

Battle in Pennsylvania Between
Deputies and Strikers
UNIoNTowN, Pa. May "a battle
occurred at the Hill Farm works, north
of here, at daylight, in which about
twenty-five shots were fired by depu-
ties, but no one was injured by bullets,
but four workmen were badly beaten
by the strikers, one OF them. Richard
Hamburger. 1t is thought. being fatally
injured. About o'clock, as hamburger
and three companions were going to
work they were met by a delegation OF
forty strikers, who notified them that an
attempt TO go further would be fatal,
Hamburger argued with the men, but
they would not give in. The deputies
were not yet on guard to protect
the workmen, so the strikers fell CD
them with clubs, and beat them III a
most brutal manner. hamburger was
beaten into insensibility and would
have been killed had not the deputies
arrived on the scene. They got their
Winchesters and started to take hand
In The ARRAY. The strikers would not
move, and the deputies opened fire on
them from the yards. When the bullets
began whis:linR by their heads. they
left their victims and fled towards Dun
bar. At least twenty-five shots were
fired, none OF which took effect owing
to the distance. Several shots were re-
turned by the strikers, but they were
not we'll enough armed 10 stand their
ground. Hamburger is in critical con-
dition. and there is little hope of his re-
covery. The others were badly cut and
bruised. but their Injuries are not of u
serious nature,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-10
NINE RIOTERS KILLED.
A Way the Gendarmes Have O.
Dispensing Mobs,

TRoPPAU, Austrian Silesia, May o.
Striking miners made desperate at
tack today upon detachment of gen.
darmes who were guarding colliery in
Polish Ostrau. with the object of driv-
ing away the men who were at work.
Many thousands of miners were on
strike In the mining districts of Silesia,
and a number OF them have openly de-
fed the authorities upon several occa-
sions. The body of miners referred to
marched upon the colliery, carrying
weapons of various descriptions, those
havin g sticks predominating. Upon
arriving at the colliery, it was found
that the buildings and pit entrances
were guarded by strong detachment
of gendarmes. The rioters were warned
to disperse, but instead of doing so,
they began pelting the police officers
with stones. wounding q number of
them. Finally the leaders of the mob
became holder and persuaded the
strikers to make rush upon the police,
expecting to drive them from the posi-
lions which they occupied. The gen.
darmes, after a last warning, opened fire
upon the rioters, killing nine of them,
and wOunding twenty others. The mob
then fed In all directions, threatening,
however. to return in larger numbers
and avenge the death of their comrades.
The Rendarmes are being reinforced,
and no further trouble Is anticipated at
that particular point.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-10
THE SAGE Is NOT IN 1T.
He Will Not Contest Ronors With
LOren

He Will Not Contest Honors With
Loren.
lgnatius Donnelly. the Sage of Mimi
ger, aud the all around literary and po-
litical acrobat, has resided In AlInneapo
lis about two weeks, and yet rumor
was SPRING yesterday to tho effect that
as the nominee OF the Populist party he
would contest the seat of your "Uncie"
Loren Fletcher for congress.
Upon being interviewed, the Sage
gave an emphatic denial to the report,
saying he had resided in Minneapolis
scarcely long enough to have resi-
dence. let alone run for Office.
Speaking Of the rumur that S. NJ.
Owen would be the Pop" candidate
FOR governor with the Democratic: in
dOrsement. he said:
"fhere are two elements in the Demo-
cratic party. one of which would favor
such plan, while the other wcuId be
IN favor OF straight-out party nomi-
nation. The rank and file of the Democ-
racy. l believe, would be in favor of
an Endorsement Of this kind. But it
Will depend upon which element cor.
trolls the convention. We shall 70 ahead
anu make our nominations
Inc fOpulist state convention will be
netd Oh the 10th OF July, and will be
followed by the grain growers conven-
lion two days later. I'VE shall have
probably 1000 people here" said Sena-
tor Donnelly. ''rhey will come in by
wagon loads. and we will show you a
sight. The conventions will be held
either in Harmonic hall or in the Ex-
position building. That matter is now
in the hands Of committee. Week
pect to have Gov. Waite, of Colorado,
and Gov. Llewellyn. of Kansas, with
US. aud will have rousing time"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-10
HIS TROUBLES ENDED.
An Heir to Fifteen. Millions Dies
s7s. ii in an Aims House.

, s.g = in, an Aims House.
HAzELToN, Pa, May 9.-John Moser,
one of the heirs to the vast Moser es-l
tates. is dead at the county aims house
at Lawrytown. In 1777 BurShart
Moser. the great grandfather OF John
Moser. settled in Panther creek valley,
where he subsequently discovered coal
and sold it to farmers in Lshigh, Berks
aud Carbon counties. He and his
brother. jacob, bought 1850 acres OF
land along Panther creek, extending
north from tbs present town of Tapa-
quay, and settled on farm near what
is now Coaldale. Schuylkill county,
where John Moser was born In 1889.
The mining operations of the Lehigh
Coal and Navigation company. which
were begun in the vicinity of Mes
Quehon, which were gradually ex-
tended to CoaldaIe during the war;
and the tract owned by Moser, it
is alleged, was appropriated by that
company. The heirs of the estate have
been for years endeavoring to regain
possession of the property. The case is
now pending before the Schuylkili
county court at PottsviI!e, and it Is ex.
pected it will soon be concluded. The
prospects OF the heirs are said to be
good. John Moser has never been
wealthy, but what money he had he
spent in trying to establish his claim.
lli-succesS in securing what he believed
belonged to him preyed On his mind,
and three months ago lie was pro-
nounced insane and sent to the county
almshOuse. The estate is estimated to
be worth $4,000. 600.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-10

ment providing that II the damage
sustained by the government by the
substitution by tie Carnegie company
OF fraudulent plates exceeded the sum
OF $l40, 900. The amount of the damage
should be recovered from the company.
Mr.. Pendleton Dem, w. Va.) replied
10 the Charge that the president was in
hnenced by the publication OF Andrew
Carnegie's letter favorinR tariff reform
10 reduce the budget Of the secretary of
the navy from 1924, 900 on account of
armor frauds. Such a charge, he said,
was absurd. Whatever arrows of SLAM
der and detraction had been hurled at
Grover Cleveland, and heaven knows
no man in public life had ever been
subjected to such calumnies ana at
tacks, every one knew that he was not
a man of such dishonest action. No ons
would believe that Mr.. Cleveland would
think q letter from MIR. Carnegie OIL
tariff questions was worth $4,000, or
would be worth any sum at all. Every
true Democratic tariff raf0rmer would
treat such letter with great suspicion.
for 1t was well known that Mr. Carnegie
was the chief beneficiary of protective
tariff.
After some discussion the committee
rose, aud the house. at 4:3O. adjourned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-10
OUR YACHTS SEIZED
A Canadian Cutter Captures Some
american Fishermen.

"A Canadian Gutter Captures Some
American Fishermen.
WINDSOR. Ont, May 9.-Later infor-
nation regarding the seizure of two
American yachts by the Canadian rev.
enue cutter Petrol yesterday shows that
forty-eight guests of the American Pc
lee club were captured. The club is a
wealthy social organization. and anon g
the guests were Mayor Kelly. of Spring
field. O.; Harvey King. of Dayton, and
Joseph PEBBLES, of Cincinnati. They
were cruising in their yachts, but had
left them and were fishing in nineteen
small boats. The Petrol seized all the
boats and overhauled two of the yachts,
The yachts and. crews are still at AM
herstburg, and the owners also are
there awaiting developments, although
all but the crews have been released
from custody. The authorities at OF
tawa have been notified of the situa-
ton. The other members of the cIab
and guests have been taken off Pelee
island by the yacht American Eagle
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-10
ais "PoUND OF FLESH"
Judge Mahoney hoasts a Money
Loaner.

LOaner.
c. X. Waterman, a money loaner do
Ing business in the Boston block, is
very much in disfavor with the officials
of the police court. including Judge
Mahoney. Some time ago Rev. c. A.
Holmgreen, pastor of the Church of
Christ (Swedish), borrowed some money
from Waterman: sG5 was the amount.
A chattei mortgage was given in
security and replevin proceedings were
brought against the Clergyman when
the note was due. Judgment was
granted In favor OF Waterman, but it
appears that when he served the papers
In the Judgment he took more than he
was justly entitled to, He touk the
poor clergyman's furniture out of his
house. and In speaking of the matter
yesterday Judge Mahoney said:
"The whole transaction from begin
ming to end evtEces cold-hearted
cruelty and utter want of human sym.
pathy. Waterman seems to have no re-
gard whatever for Mr. Holmgren's cir
cumstances. He is bound to have his
pound of flesh no matter what pain OF
suffering he may inflict. He Is not salts
he'd to get his money back with a high
rate of interest, but he wants more. Ii
the facts as related to ma are true, I do
not hesitate to denounce the action of
Waterman as a wrongful oppression of
a weak aud inOtfensive citizen. shall
do all in my power to see that the wrong
is correctad.n