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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-25
FIRE IN AN ALABAMA MINE.

Two Lives Lost and Many Other
Workmen Seriously Injured.
BIRMINGHAM (Ala.). Feb. 24.-A fire
occurred in a rock stope of the Tennessee
iron and railroad mines at Pratt Citv
that resulted i'll the death of John Patton
and Louis Stevens, two miners, and more
or less seriously I'M njuring eighteen others.
Twenty miners, all convicts, were in
the stope, near the air shaft, at 2:3O this
morning when they detected the smell OF
smoke. Shortly afterWard an immense
volume OF it came toward them from the
engine-roOm, which was between the air
shaft and the cage leading out Of the
mine. The engine usually contains fire,
but Is used 10 pump compressed heat
into the mines, hence the origin of the
fire, which started in the engiue-room, is
a mystery.
Driven by the smoke, the twenty men
hurried to the air shaft and there huddled
together TO keep from sutfOcaLing.
Meanwhile, the smoke became thicker
as the ire issuing from the engine-room
seized seven trans and q lot of waste and
burned furlously. Breathing became eX-
tremely difficult. VwenJy-thrce mules
in the stables in the mines also felt the
smoke, and made the night hideous with
their cries.
oollh aCtou anu LOUIS stevens nuauy
LETT the crowd at the air shaft and tried to
get TO the cage shalt. They never reached
1t, but were afterward found dead near
the engIne-rOOm. One OF the men had
his head almost beaten into pulp, indi-
eating that he had tried to kill himself
rather than suttOcate to death. Smoke
seen issuing from the shaft brought help,
and in three hours the fire was out, and
the eighteen miners in the air shaft were
brought up in a more or less serious con-
dition OF sutfOcation.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-25
LIVES LOST AT SEA.
Greater This Winter Than During An,
Corresponding Period.

| Greater This Winter Than During Any
Corresponding Period.
/ PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24.-The losses of
life at sea this winter have been greater
than during any corresponding period
within the recollection of the Oldest ship
ping men. The local underwriters cannot
attempt at this time to figure out just
what number of policies they will have
to pay, as it is coutended that the full and
worst results of the recent storms have
not yet come to light.
1t is pilable sight to stand at the on
trance gate to the Maritime Exchange, as
the doorkeeperS are besieged by anxious
wives and other relatives OF seamen who
went out to sea previous to the great
storm OF the 9TH inst, and have not yet
been heard from. The relatives of Cap
tam Oliver OF the Philadelphia schooner
Emma J. Meyers, which sailed from
| Charleston fourteen days ago, and has
/ not since been heard from, are almost
prOstrated with grief, as they believe the
vessel has foundered. and that all hands.
eight in number, have been lost
ON January 29th the three-masted
schooner Marrooshen, Captain f. 5.
Brown, manned by a crew of seven men,
sailed from this port, bound for Wis
consin, Me, but since then no tidings
have been had Of her, and it is thought
likely that she, too, met with the gale of
the 1th instant and foundered, with all
hands. Nothing has ever been heard
from the schooner Governor Ames, which
sailed from Salem early i'll the month
for Philadelphia and Baltimore. She is
manned by crew OF nine.
The family Of Captain Calling of the
Philadelphia schooner Maggie Dalling,
which was passed at sea on the 18th Instant
abandoned, waterlogged and with masts
gone, have not yet been heard from, and
friends of the crew are becoming ex-
trenely anxious. Many other vessels
are missing, and some have no doubt
1oundered in the same gale.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-04-10
A ThouSand-M Mile Dash.
The Southern Special Wins by 25
Minutes From Jacksonville tc
Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA. April 5.--The close
Of the principal hotels in Florida on
Tuesday gave the rival railroad lines
another chance fov northward re-
cord run with special trains carrying
the help first released on closing.
Both lines started their trains from
Jacksonville at 10 o'clock yesterday
mor"ing, and the Florida Short Line,
the f. G. & P. Railway and the
Southern Railway, the former from
Jacksonville to Columbia aud the lat
ter from Columbia to " asIlington,
delivered their tram to the Pennsyl
vania Railroad at w ashington to-day
so that it arrived at the Broad Street
station at II o'clock this morning,
twenty-five hours from Jacksonville
and having on board 1919 passengers
The train of tue Atlantic Coast Line
arrived twenty-five minutes alter, and
the two were consolidated here and
hauled to New York as one train.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-04-10
DR.. Pope to Fight.
He is Ready TO Make a Most I'm
portant Move.

The Charleston,S Sun yesterday after
noon printed the following interview
With DR.. Sampson Pope, the defeated
candidate for Governor in the last
election, which will be read with
interest:
"tAnd what brings you to the
city p asked the newspaper man,
after shaking hands with the genia'
Doctor.
al came to be admitted to prac'
tice in the Circuit Court of the United
States. and was admitted to day he
replied, in a significant tone of voice.
"'What does this mean?' the
other queried.
"'It simply means that | have
taken the step preliminary to the
bringing Of a suit in that court to
test the constitutionality of the
registration act of 1892, striking
consequently at the election of 1891,
so far as the same relates to the Con-
stitutional Convention and i will also
attack the joint resolution calling a
Constitutional Convention and pro-
viding for a registration Of the voters
which was passed at the last session
of the General Assembly. / have
associated with me il Of the ablest
lawyers in the State, Hon. j. F. }.
Caldwell of Newberry, the man who
won the bank cases against Tillman.
With Ills dread u~tterance, the
Doctor closed his lips and would not
say anything further except the sum
ming up that, the move means a
great DEAL
"In reply to the question whether
it was intended to cloud the title OF
Senator TilIman to his seat in the
American House of Lords, tile Doc
tor said that there was no purpose in
the move to do so, but of course, he
could not say that that would not be
one of the indirect results of the deci-
sion of the suit in the Federal courts
which he anticipated"
Dr.. Pope was in Columbia last
night and will return home this NOM
ing.-Stute, 4prI g.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-04-10
Guilty Of Murder.
Thomas G.. Aughtry Convict
ed of Killing Conway b.
Oliver.
Special in Atlanta Constitution,

COLUMBIA. S. c., April 6-The triaI
of Thomas C. Aughtry for the killing
of Conway B. Oliver ended tonight 10
the conviction of the defendant. The
case possesses many points of interest
Oliver was a young white fireman in
the employ Of the Southern railway.
Aughtry used to be a mail carrier here.
He is said to have won the affections Of
divers wife, and on that account to
have left his wife. Just u month
ago Yesterday Oliver was found shot to
death on the outskirts of the city. He
bad returned from a visit up the street
to procure some eatables and was 90 his
way to MS father-iu.law's house to meet
his wife.
The testimony at the inquest pointed
to Aughtry as his murderer and he wa:
arrested. Aughtry is a w%ell-known
man with raven hair, piercing eyes and
the reputation Of being dangerous.
The evidence against him was circum-
stantial, there having been no witnesses
to the deed. He was heard TO say on
the day after the crime that Oliver was
no better than a d ,igger, and a
woman testified that he had told her
that he loved divers wife, and that il
she couldn't do him any good she
should not do anybody'else any good
Several witnesses testified that on the
afternoon Of the murder Augbtry aud
Mrs. Oliver were together in the woods
pea the scene of the 2:ime. Aughtry
admitted having been with some
woman, but denied that 1t was Mrs.
Oliver. The witnesses testified that
the N had 90 a blue dress at the
time and the defense sought to show
that Mrs Oliver had DO blue dress.
The State o7ercame this by producing
the dress unawares. The other damag-
lug point against Aughtry was his be-
ing seen in the neighbo'hood of the
murder that evening with a gun.
The trial consumed all THIS week.
Fortune seemed to favor Aughtry, as
the chain Of evidence was incomplete,
but the blue dress exhibited this morn
log worked against him. The jurors
we're out four hours and at $3.50 o'clock
tonight the result vas declared
Aughtry's couuteuaace never changed
4 poll of the jury showed one Juror IL
be in favor of a recommendations to
mercy. This. however, does not affect
the straight verdict of guilty as II
was DOT Incorporated in the verdict and
was given only as this jurors position
\. motion for a new trial will be made
Monday. This is probably the first
time a white man has been fourd guilty
of murder in this county.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-04-10
South Carolina at Atlanta.
More Space Granted---What the
Governor Says.

Governor Evans has all along been
quite an enthusiast on the matter of
having this State properly represent
ed at the coming exposition to be
held in Atlanta. He is even more so
since his trip to Atlanta. He says
that while in Atlanta he saw the ex-
position authorities and they not
only agreed to give South Carolina
the most prominent place in the
agricultural building, bat offered this
State all the additional space that she
might require. He is of the opinion
that the management will do any
thing it can tc aid this State in this
matter. He says also that there
will be a South Carolina day at the
exposition, when all South Caro-
linians will be expected to attend
along with many people from this
State who live in Atlanta. He is
charmed with the enthusiasm that is
characterizing the work on the build
ings. He says the buildings are pro-
crossing finley. He speaks in the
highest terms Of the work of this
States resident commissioner in At
lanta, Mr.. S. w. Wilkes. He says
Mr. Wilkes is doing fine work.
Governor Evans says that a good
manv If the counties in the State
have already gotten down to work,
and the outlook is encouraging in
every sense of the word. He is sur
prised, he says. to see that Columbia
is tai ing no interest apparently in
the ma..er. when she has more int,
rests at stake than any other portion
of the State. He says Commissioner
Roache is now touring the State aud
meeting with good success. He
says tins, he intends to e South
Carolina have an exhibit in every
way worthy, if he has to borrow the
money, but the committee are at
work and he anticipates no such
necessity.-Colum6ia State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-04-10
The Governor Pulled a Gun.

LITTLE Rock. ARK Apr'; =
Governor James P. Clarke aod Repre-
sentative W. R. Jones Of Marion
county had an alteration in the lobby
of GleasoD's Hotel this afternoon which
came near resulting in a very serious
affair. Yesterday. when the charges
OF bribery we're made in the House
against certain members in connection
with the railroad commission bill, MIR.
Jones rose to a question of privilege
aud stated that Governor Clarke was
responsible for the charges; that be
had gone about in the dark like an
assassin with a knife up bis sleeve,
.stabbing in the back men who we're his
peers in every respect About 2
o'clock this afternoon Governor Clarke
called at Gleason's where be met Jones
in the lobby. He requested a private
interview with Jones ia order that be
might have an understanding with him.
Jones replied that he would 60 NO.
where with him be could transact it
where they we're. This augered the
Governor, and he spat in Jones' face.
Jones spat back at the Governor, who
drew a | large pistol, but was prevented
from shooting by -everal bystanders.
Clarke was arrested by a constable, but
vas released on his own recoguizance.
The Governor will plead guilty to-
morrow in a justice court to assault,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-04-10
Cleveland Indignant.
He Denounces a "Scandalous False
hood" Uttered From the Pulpit.

WASHINGTON, April T. When the
report Of a speech made in a Metbo
dist Conference at Salem, Mass, by
the Rev. DR.. Lansing, and a subse-
quent published interview with the
same gentleman, accusing the Presi-
dent Of intemperance, was shown'to
President Cleveland this evening, he
said, with considerable warmth !:
"This is simply an outrage. Though
it is not the first time a thing Of this
kind has been attempted, l cannot
avoid a feeling of indignation that
any MAI who makes any claim to
decency, aud especially by II who
assumes the role of & Christian minis
ter should permit himself to become
a disseminator of wholesale lies and
calumnies, not less stupid than they
are cruel and wicked.
II easily recall other occasions
when those more or less entitled to
be called ministers Of the Gospel
have been instrumental in putting
into circulation the most scandalous
f%alsehoods concerning my conduct
and character. The elements of fac
tors of the most approved outfit for
placing a false and barefaced accuse
ton before the public appears to be
first, some one with baseness and
motive sufficient to invent it !;
second, a minister with more guilt
bility and love of notoriety than
piety, greedily willing to listen to it
and gable it; and third, a news
paper anxiously willing to publish it.
"For the sake of the Christian reli-
gion, | am thankful that these
scandal-mongering ministers are few,
and on every account, | am glad that
the American people love fair play
and justice, and that in spite OF all
efforts to mislead them they are apt to
form a correct estimate of the char
acter and labors of their public SER
wants
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-04-10
At the Church Door.
Walter Scott Kills His l9-Year-Old
Wife and Blows Out His Own
Brains.

WICHITA, HAS. April 1.-Walter
Scott sho, aud killed his wife in the
ea,rance of the Christian Church at
boon to-day and then placed the pistol
to his mouth aud fired a bullet into bis
brain. Both died Instantly. Scott
was twenty one years old and his wife
piueteen. The tragedy occurred just
as the worshippers we're leaving the
church and was witnessed by a large
number of people. Scott and his wife
were married two years ago, but the
young mans diSsipated habits caused
his wife to leave him Recently Scott
decided to reform aad to-day attended
religious service.
After the congregation was dismissed
and the people we're leaving the edlice,
the murderer aud suicide met his wife,
who was accompanied by her father.
He pleaded with her 70 return to him,
but Mrs. Scott dcclinea to accede to
his wishes. Immediately following this
declaration, Scott drew his revolver and
fired.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-04-10
marks of prospriety he had seer
around Augusta and the South gen

marks of ~prospriety he had seen
around Augusta and the South gem
orally.
MIR. Edmonds, of the -Manntac-
tuvers' Record, in response to a Call,
thanked his friends for the attentions
and called upon Mr.. D A. Temp
kins, whom he regarded as one OF
the most successful of Southern men
engaged in industrial Development.
Mr.. Tompkins, after a few felicitous
remarks, went on to say that after
mill owners had carefully looked over
the field the mills of the North and
East could not help coming South,
but if they were coming he would
rather have them leave their labor
and take that to be found here. If
the mill me came to the South, as
he felt they would do, he wanted
them to be successful, for their sue.
cess meant that much more success
for the South. Mr.. Tompkins went
on to say that If the mills came South
he thought they ought to locate in
what might be called the Piedmont
belt, which extended from Danville
to Atlanta, and winch included Au-
gusta.
Mr.. Lowering, who is president Of
the Arkwright Club, of Boston and
who is one of the largest New Eng
land mill men said the gentlemen OF
the party had come south with the
simple view of looking into the in
dustrial conditions and up to this time
had not been called upon to make
any speeches. He thanked the com
mittee for it's attentions and said that
he had been shown everything most
freely and said that Augusta seemed
to have everything to augment its IN
dustrial growth. He would go home
with the very kindest thoughts OF
Aueusta.-Adanta Constitution.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-04-10
Blown up With Dynamite
An Accident at the Stewart
Stone Cos Quarry.

There was a premature explosion of
dynamite at the quarry of the Stewart
Stone Company yesterday evening
about 6 O'Clock, and in a few moments
telephone bells were jiogliug and voices
were asking for physicians 10 be sent
to the quarry at once. The first state
ment that was heard was to the effect
that a blast had been premasurely dis
charged and six men had beeo killed.
But investigation showed to what an
extent the actual results ;:hac been e1-
aggerated.
Inquiry from the penitentiary and
quarry authorities elected the loforma-
ton that while a convict, Sherman
Jones, was either putting home or tap
ping a dynamite cartridge III a drilled
hole in the granite, preparatory to q
blast, using a shovel handle for the
purpose, the cartridge. or rather the
charge of dynamite was discharged.
Another convict Jno. Daniels and a
free workman. Mark Harrison. were
standing close by watching the work OF
the other convict. The penitentiary au-
thorities say that Jones vas blown ten
feet in the air, but came down escap-
ing with slight injuries. The quarry
authorities say that Jones was merely
knocked over backwards. The other
convict, John Daniels, a negro, was
not so fortunate. He was hit, it is
supposed by flying pieces Of granite.
and his face was badly cut, while one
of his eyes was destroyed aud the other
is badly injured. He may lose both
eyes. Jones was hurt on ore arm and
had rotten granite driven into his face.
He will not be laid up for more than
two days. The negro Harrison escaped
almost without injury Dr.. DuBose
vas soon on the scene Of the accident
and cared for the men. The wounded
convicts are now in the hospital of the
prison.
1t is hard to tell exactly how the
charge of dynamite came to be explod-
ed. The negro Jones says he was sim.
ply ramming the charge home aud had
not commenced tapping it. He 30
doubt used his shovel handle to ram too
vigorously. The men are not allowed
to ram the charge With anything that
has metal about it. Soft wooden rams
are used almost invariably. 1t is lucky
that the men suffered no worse damage.
Colombia State, March 8.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-04-10
Shot by His Son.

GREESvlLLE, April 5.-Pinckney
Dill, a well.known citizen ofthe upper
part of this county, was Shot and
fatally wounded Wednesday nisat
bv his son, Furlnan Dill. The elder
Dill was drunk aud had driven his
wife from home. She took refuge
with her son, who lives not far from
her house. Her husband pursued her
and was entering Furman DIPS house
threatening and cursiug aud with a
drawn knife, when Furman she. him
twice in the breast with a revolver
and then in the back with a shotgun.
The wounded man is reported in a
%critica! condition.-Me State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-04-10

The Turkish Ministry Of Public
Works has determined upon the recon-
strucsiou of the ancient water conduits
Of Jerusalem. dating from the age Of
King Solomon. BY this means il,
would be possible to convey $4,000
cubic meters Of water daily tc the Holy
City. Of this it is proposed to give
1000 mesers away free of charge to
the poor Of Jerusalem, the distribution
to take place at the Mosque of Omar,
the Holy Sepulchre, and other places.
Gov. Coffin of Connecticut has sign
ed the bill abolishing days of grace,
making provision as to the time of pay
ment of notes falling due on holidays,
and providing for the closing of banks
at noon on Saturday, which so far as
the payment of notes is concerned, is
made a holiday. The provisions as to
Saturday closing, fixing of holidays.
and payment Of notes falling due on a
holiday, 60 into effect June /, 1895.
the latter applying at that time to notes
dated after the time Of signing Of the
act, which was April 2, 1895.
The first lightning rod vas not con
structed BY Franklin, nor set up 10
America, but by a monk at Seutten-
berg, Bohemia, named Prohop Dill
wisch. His apparatus was made aud
put together during the spring and
summer of the year 1854, and was first
set up 10 the garden OF the cure of
Prenditz (Moravia), on June Is Of
the year above named. The rod at
taioed as much distinction as that later
made by Franklin. and was the cause
Of the inventor being presented with
much money and large estates. His
enemies claimed that the rod was the
cause of the great drought Of 1857.
1853 and 1859. and upon the matter
beiog reported TO Vienna it was ordered
to be taken down.
a correspondent sends the New York
Tribune a clipping from an English
church paper, giving a list of yacse.-
oeneices. 10 the diocese of Bangor
the following jaw breakers are nention-
ei: .Dwygyfylchi-cum.Pe
v. Gross value s2l3 net value s276.
aud house: population 2,7=7. Pa
tron-A. Evil. LlaufairpwllgwyugylIg-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES u
Lllaudisilio. r Gross value $50 and
glebe, yet value el54 and house; popu-
l%atiou, 2,636. Patron-The Bishop.
L%lchcynfarvy. V. Gross value 600,
oct value Sill and house; population,
1,790. Patron-Thc Bishop. Pen
Observation-Disclosures, ?. G. Gross
value 1896, net value { DIP and house
population, 1,2206. Patron-The
EIshnn
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-04-10
Withdrawn But Reiterated
The Left Handed Apology of Mr.
Lansing for Calling Cleveland
8 Drunkard.

BosroN. April S.-Rev. /. j.. Ian
sing, whose references TO the Presi-
dent in his address before the New
Eugland Conference at Salem last
Thursday night, provoked criticism.
gives out the following statement to-
night:
My illusions made in a temperance
lecture at Salem, 90 Thursday, April
4, 10 the drinking habits of the Presi
dent Of the United States was based
partly on common report and partly on
the testimony Of eye witnesses.
From various and independent
sources, which believe to be wholly
reliable, | bad been informed that the
President had been seen on different
occasions, and in the presence Of many
persons, in an intoxicated coDdi-
ton. From the substantial and
detailed character of these state
ments. | supposed there was 10
doubt as to the fac;S alleged.
therefore make this allusiou, as a mat
ter of common report, basing my conf
deuce on the testimony of personal, and
| supposed, creditable witnesses. The
names OF these witnesses, obviously,
cannot with propriety reveal, since
sharing their knowledge in common
with many others, they might Justly
shirk from being singled out and called
to verify hat which not only they but
others equally with themselves, have
ocular proof.
II must, therefore say, that if my
statement reproducing such testimony
With facts, | regret haviog made il.
could have neither desire Dcr motive
tor saying anything uukind or unchar-
liable Of the President a. any party
whatsoever The case being u OF
couh;ct ai testimony between witnesses
of equal credib,Iiiy. [ canno. iecide.
and stree [ have Ne personal knowi-
edge signed apart from the testimony
withdraw ;hc statement aud tender
apologies and sincere regrets to the
President of the United States and the
public. |. >. LANSING.
BosroN, April 8, '95.