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were fred tS0roes who were seen
on the outskirts Of Mayfeld. There
was no response and the. negroes re-.
treated, evidently toward the larger
body.
Will Suet, a negro aged 1s years,
was shot and killed early this morn.
ing near the railway depot. A num-
Der of guards were watching the In.
coming train for negro refugees.
Three negroes alighted, and when or
dered to halt, they refused. One OF
the deputies opened fire and Suet fell
riddled with bullets. The killing OF
Suet has aroused the negroes co mad
ness and they swear to wipe out the
town tonight. This morning the town
council held an emergency meeting:
ALI women and children are ordered
to remain off the streets at 6 o'clock
tonight. Hundreds of farmers came
to Mayfeld this forenoon and are be-
ing armed to assist in saving the town
If hostilities commence. X.
Ats o'clock this afternoon the citi.
zens held a mass meeting and organ.
lied into companies for mutual pro-
lection against the negroes. 49,
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New Way to Fight tho South.

',- New Way to Fight tho South. 8.
Some weeks ago the Augusta
Chronicle said:
cat a secret meeting of mill opera.
tives today, Robert Howard of Fall
River, and Rev. Mr.. Estes OF Colum-
bus, Ga, organized Spinner union.
The nature of the order is not known,
as the closest secrecy has been main
tanned about the whole matter. No
one holding the position of overseer
or anything more important, was
permitted in the meeting" II ~
The Piedmont Headlight, of a re-
cent date, in a strong editorial con-
demning such organizations, says:
''The Headlight has ever been a
friend to our mill operatives and we
intend to stand by them and advise
what we think is for their best inter-
est. We can't bat look with suspicion
on such movements as the above.
The South has been remarkably free
from labor troubles, and as a general
thing the kindliest feeling exists be-
tween employers. On the other hand,
in the North, there is great destitution
and suffering and thousands of people
are out of employment. Owing to
the fact that our Southern mills are
located in the cotton fields, it gives
our factories decided advantage over
Eastern mills, and they are now try
ing to bring about condition OF af-
fairs, that will put them more On an
equality with the South. 1t is for
this purpose that those organizers are
sent out among u.s." r.,
Howard in his speech in Columbus,
Ga., said he had the New England
factories behind him. In other words,
if these mills can not compete with
the South in fair and open fight
they will use the labor organizations
to entail strikes, lock-outs and every
other device to prevent the prosperity
of the mills in this section. The maH
who organizes labor unions in the
South is an enemy to every material
interest in the country. If he includes
only the whites, he makes them take
all chances of having their place
filled with Negroes, then hMHIl
second reign of the
and eventually, RAGS d
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-30

JUST before the late election Law
son & Co., New York bankers, sent
out circulars warning people against
the election oil Bryan. Voters were
told that all that was needed was con-
fdence, which would surely come
with McKinley's election. But last
week the firm wired to their associates,
Schwartz, Dupee & Co., of Chicago,
a dispatch that reads as follows:
"People have been disappointed in
their high expectations of what the
election would effect for general bust.
ness, and the feeling of disgust has
much to do with weakness and con-
tinued liquidation in the stock mark
et."
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: An amusing pat n b in

connection with Wrig ht Is t II ne.
had waited 10 or 15' minutes longer he
would have been released. His father
had secured bond for him and was
near the Jail with release order when
the escape was made.
None. of the prisoners are charged
with very serious ofenses. Most OF
them were awaiting trial for petty lar
ceny. -,
The chase will be renewed with
more vigor, and before the. sun sets
Sheriff Cathcart and Jailer Coleman
expect to have all safely back under
lock and key.
Officer Sloan is now straining his
eyesight to find Melvin Trezvant, who
notified him of the jail delivery
State.
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fsNOUs psS0Ssv
savings deposits. Dreyer &C
no savings deposits. The m
which has oyertaken both the
firms is the cause OF genera
and sympathy. Mr.. Dreyer
Chicago more than 80 years.
Germany.
Farzon Leach & Go. arg
owners OF the Calumet E
which is q new and exta
prise, embracing several
east from Sixty.thjrd stree
of 50, 400, 600 obtained frq
tional bank was used
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New Use for Corn Stalks.

The Augusta Chronicle says "Mr.
Cramp, the Philadelphia ship-build:
er, finds that corn.stalks ea.7s1e work
ed up economically into cellulose
with which to line ships, sugar, rum,
smokeless gunpowder, paper, carpets
and lot of other things-and so add
S. per acre to the value of the yearly
corn yield. This will bs good news,
if true, to the corn planter and we
hope that Mr.. Cramp and other inter.
ested persons will soon be sending
out orders. Perhaps the cotton stalk
would be still more valuable in the
same direction and Mr.. Cramp should
let US know if that be so. Verify
nearly everything about the cotton
plant, except the blossom, is now
utilized and We hope the stalk may at
least compete with the corn stalk for
additional value. Everything has a
use if it could be found out, and the
cotton planter should investigate this
subject along the liaes indicated by
Mr.. Cramp."
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A TOWN ALARMED.
Kentucky, Threatened by Ne

mAynolu, henCucKy, InFohtouou W S>o
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23.-A special from
Mayfeld, KY. says at 8 o'clock this
morning every man of that town and
every boy who can carry weapon is
on guardsthere, for an attack by an
army of negroes is expected at any
moment. The whites are being rein
forced hourly by citizens from sur.
rounding towns. It is thought that
before daybreak there will be COM
menced the ffercest race war ever
known in the South. For 48 hours
news had been received at Mayield
from different points that the negroes
were organizing in large bodies for
the purpose of visiting the town and
wreaking vengeance upon those who
lynched Jim Stone, the rapist, Mon
day morning and followed this by
whitecaping some of the colored fam
lilies who live on the outskirts.
At 9o'clock last night kilograms
from Water Valley said that the ne.
groes had massed there $50 in num-
Der and that every one had some sort
of weapon. A half hour later news
Of a similar nature came from Win.
20. These reports, in addition to
many of q similar nature received
from surrounding towns during the
evening, caused the greatest conster-
nation, and preparations were at once
made for a ba. tie. Men first saw to it
that their homes were barricaded, as
we'll as that could bs, and then they
proceeded to the hardware stores,
where every one who could use q
weapon was handed one until the en-
tire stock was distributed.
A dispatch was sent from Mayfield
to Fulton as soon as the alarming re
ports came in asking aid of the white
citizens at that place. A reply came
at once, stating that q special train
would be chartered and q body OF
armed men would reach Mayfeld as
soon as possible. At 10 o'clock last
night, the reports had become Sc
alarming that the fire bell was sound.
ed and all the citizens assembled in
the public square, where they remain,
ed expecting the attack at any hour.
A message from Paducah received at
IL o'clock, stated that q body OF ne.
groes was being. organized there, but
that they would probably not march
upon Mayfeld before daylig ht. Al
80 o'clock this morning a body OF
citizens from Fulton reached town.
They report meeting mob OF 200 ne
groes. every one armed with q rifle,
on the outskirts of the town. No at.
tempt was made by the negroes to in.
terfere with the Fulton people, and il
was evident that the former are wait
ing for reinforcement.
Guns have been ordered from Pa
ducah and are expected at any XFy3(
men. Ga 9pe!9 ss5.l is5sl
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saying so.
bank, issuel
surplus at
profits, $3.50, O S
cluding bonds|
tempt of the b.
Calumet Electrl
the suspicious
and the inve
banks condition the {
house company followed:
failure was a surprise to Il
lie. There was no suspicion
part of the large depositors 7
banks capital and assets b!
seriously impaired. The 2
creditor is the municip Sorp
city treasurer, ADAM 3:
600 of city funds
The bank, was one
repositories for city
of the banks take tn
in cashing city che
failed banks turn to-
uary. Mr.SWolf said
ous concern about t6
money and has receive
ance from the other Cit
hold city money, that tl
will not be embarrassad
troller etherill, who'll
of the Globe National d
ed the utmost conide denca
abilitv to meet all obliga
'ly. He declared the city
in better condition finapcia
failure would not embarra
ment Of interest money 0I
the year. The West Parl
which Carl Mol, cashier
bank, is q commissioners
caught to the extent Of ST.
large amount is on deposit
Dreyer, who is treasurer Of
County Treasurer d. H.
ger has $500, 600 OF county
up in the National M
Blount, the newly
of the drainage
600 of district
whose officers
ballkoHicer wsl
of the city, coii
board treasurers.
bank ofic rs were
public officials was
the decision of {
force immediate G
before funds were az
Dreyer has been
business here for aa
there is no mora pl
Chicago than Mr..
that time the bank
the National Bar
first intimation
received that thel
not resume was
and immedi diate
protect their inf
direct or indired
one. After the
ceiver many gens
from New York an
Wasmansd dorff 81
high in the commIll
bankers. The firm u
twenty-five years ago!
business chiefly with ba
banks. The Wasnaa1
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Bryan In Atlanta.

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 2s.-
William J Bryan arrived in
last night from Chicago. Atan :
hour this morning he was calle}
at the Kimball House by Cow
Atkinson and escorted to the q
tive mansion, where he will y
as the Governors guest duri1
stay in Atlanta. A largG a.
prominent citizens called on him
ing the morning, and shortly &
noon he was rendered q breakfa
the Kimball House by the %
Mems Democratic League. At
breakfast Mr.. Bryan was Welce
by Governor Atkinson in bshflh
the State, BY Mayor King inS
of the cityand Mr.. Jack J. SpS
in behalf of the League. Tot
dresses Mr.. Bryan responee
concluding the set program
peated calls were then made
Secretary Hoke Smith, who
ent in response to a speclsi
from the League. Mr. ST
knowledging the calls, g
antly of Mr.. Bryan PERSONA
reiterating the Aisagreemen
them on the Fl lancial issue
Mn,de - A Incs
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1--WE have list of four ships, four
rrigs and two schooners, with los
men. who have been taken in the
month of October. The Algerine gov
ernment have a marine force-four
frigates, one polacre, one brig, four
zebecks; each corsair carries at the
rate of 10 men for each gun,
and3 the whole marine mounts 240
guns. Tunis has % corsairs, with 81
to guns. This is formidable fleet
OF sea robbers, and they have become
the masters of the western ocean. /
think the American government will
never effect treaty with the Alger.
ines until it gives them a severe
thrashing. This wills cost $3.50, 900
per annum, but it will be million to
the advantage of America by forming
marine which may render her flag
respected in all quarters OF the globe. "
While they waited for permission
Col. Humphreys and Mr.. Cutting went
Madrid and thence to Lisbon, at which
latter place, on Jan. 81, 1894, Mr..
Cutting writes: I'VE learn by an
American vessel, recently arrived at
Vigo, in Spain, that the Federal leg
islature of the United States had de.
termined on building 13 frigates i'm
mediately; if this be true, we shall
heartily rejoice at it." The commits
sioners could not obtain a safe con-
duct from the dey and had finally to
give up hope of getting one, and to
separate. Col. Humphreys, before
the two gentlemen parted, set aside
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The chairman of the clearing house
committee, stated that the readiness OF
the banks to do SO was so evident that
it was not probable any formal organi-
zation to accomplish the object set
forth in the resolution would be neces-
sary, although the committee appoint.
ed would give prompt attention to the
duty imposed upon them.
William f. Dummer, president OF
the association, and vice president OF
the Northeastern National bank, read
the following. which he had received
from Comptroller of the Currency
Eckels, dated Washington:
81 have appointed Bank Examiner
McKeop temporary receiver OF the Ma
tionaI Bank of Illinois, and l in
structed him to publish notice to credi-
tors to prove claims. He informs me
that the clearing house committee
will advance 75 per cent. on evidence
of claims. Notice will be published
at once, and if claims are proven i'm.
mediately, I shall within thirty days
be able to pay very considerably di.
yidend. I appreciate the action of the
clearing house in offering to advance
on such certificates"
The decision of the clearing house
committee to refuse clearing privileg-
es to the national Bank of Illinois,
and also to refuse funds by which III
bank could have gone into voluntal
liquidatipn, was chiefly due
astou pg discovery that
had 81 s.: 400, Soo pot. t9
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lUOhCC'Ou az tuC 1uspCSt1oAs tAS
looked ready for almost anything that
might turn up as he leaned on a
double -barrelled shotgun, while from
his overcoat pocket protruded an enor-
NOUS pistol.
Jailer Coleman was asked for a
statement. "All I can say" he an.
swered, sis that one OF prisoners
threw some ashes in my eyes and the
others threw me down. I tried to
shoot but my pistol wouldn't work.
If it had only fired I would have
killed the first negro that ran out and
then the others would not have dared
to move."
Jailer Coleman was unhurt bodily,
but his mind was sore vexed that his
pistol failed him at the critical mo.
ment. Sheriff Cathcart and he started
out again on the hunt with several
others, and continued it until late last
night, but to no purpose.
JOE WRIGHT CAUGHT.
After 10 o'clock last night Chief Da.
Y was telephoned to from Zobel's
store, above the Jewish cemetery, that
one of the prisoners was over there
| wounded. He, with officer Sloan,
drove over in a hack, and found Joe
Wright, the ashes thrower. He was
shot in the back a little above the
waist, which makes quite an ugly
though not dangerous wound. They
carried him to the Jail and a doctor
was sent for to dress the wound. He
did not think it would prove fatal by
any means. .
Jailer Coleman, after he ran out of
of the Jail behind the fleeing prison
ers, fired at one of them. 1t seems
that his aim was better than he
thought for. He wounded Wright,
though he did not know it at the time.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-12

may come through the court being recon-
stitutcd. which Is the same thing as 10
say that the Democratic party expects
10 pack the court ~ 1t comes into control
OF the Government. This IL revolution
pure and simple. The whole foundation
OF social order must depend upon un-
reserved and sincere acqdlesccnce In the
,udgmorts and DEGREES Of the courts.
Tncre must be a consent by all 20 GER
tain foundation propositions OF govern
mcnt. and all must acquiesce I'm these
when proclaimed by the judiciary, or we
are without government and subject 10
the VIII Of the mob. The people OF this
Union are now called upon TO determine
whether they Will abandon all the fixed
principles OF government upon which
they have understood their fabric TO rest
or whether they Will strive to maintain
them that they may continue TO have
useful and peaceful lives IN the future.
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4 Minister on the Situation.

Editor OF Tho Times:
SRA clergyman is. first OF all
citizen and @ patriot. lie is born a oitl-
zen. and II ne Is ;rue 10 his calling he
must be a patriot. a patriot should hold
his country 70 be above all questions OF
parties. Therefore no honest man, GER
tainly no conservative clergyman. can sup
port n party whicl deliberately adopts
a policy @. dishonesty.
This ar.-mpt on t.e part OF such papers
as the Dispatch, and such politicians as
have expressed themselves IN lavor OF
the Chicago ticket. 10 whip old-time
Democrats into supporting Bryan and the
other revouuonists II Chicago, is SIM
ply absurd. There IS not Democratic
principle IN the platform. The bold fact
OF adopting the name Democrat does
not make a party Democratic. Luclfcr
himself has masqueraded as an angel OF
ligbt IL were FAR more honest for
the Chicago delegates 20 have dropped the
finch onored name Democratic" and
adopted "Populist" -as the designation OF
the mob there assembled.
At an events. men like myself Will not
stultify themselves by voting for any
such thievish principles. Or for the men
who stand for them. Whatever others
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may do, | shall feel It my duty, as
faithful Democrat, 10 use all my in
fiuence. ousldc the pulpit. against Bryan
and his pals. / shall not only vote
against tho ticket. but speak against IT
and work against II. When Henry Ward
Beecher took up the fgh- for Cleveland
In 1891, he claimed the right 90 aid IN
saving his country from the domination
Of trickstcrs and charlatans. Whatever
people thought Of HIS opinions. they ad-
mired and respected him for his courage.
\ 'e there not prominent men among he
clergy today who can exhibit the same
courage, and oppose, not one dishonest
man. but dishonest party?
r. i. WILLIAMS
Richmond. Va. july H. 1896.
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soMrrnINGs DoNEAr CHICAGO.

The Sew York Times begins an article
upon the outcome OF the Chicago Con-
yentlon thus:
silver and Topulism have run mad
race of repudlation al Chicago THIS week
Iicre are some OF the Things decent and
Democratic that they have repudiated.
J. The unbrOken usage OF the Demo
cratic party in heretofore invariably ac-
cepting as the temporary chairman OF its
convention the person selected by the
National Committee.
=. David B. I'M, a Democrat OF stand
ing ana ability conspicuOusiy devoted 10
the preservation OF the ancient faith.
g. state rights in voting 90 subyert the
rlriy expressed VIII OF the sovereign
state OF Michigan 10y unseating four dele
gates chosen boy the unanimous vote Of
the state Convention.
g. sound money. the gold and silver
coin OF the Constitution, since indepen-
cent ana unlimited coinage demonotizes
gold and sets up silver monometainsm.
3. The sanctity OF contracts. expressly
rcpudiated by the vote which defeated
tho resolution declaring that existing
contracts should be excluded from the
operation or q free-COinage law
g. The supreme Court. IN the resolution
declaring mat Congress ought 10 enlarge
ana pack the court IN order 10 procure
reversal or its lncome-taX decision.
z. Tnc Democratic President and Ad-
minisration. by rejecting a oommenda-
tory resolution.
=. The obligations Of the Government.
by tho resolution declaring that they
would Dc redeemed I'm coin; a word which
lon. s.f. ff1 la
THIS surely Is terrible arraignment
Of a party; and yet who can deny the
justice Of any single article in the hnl OF
Impeachment? NO one can. The action
OF the Chicago Convention IS justly liable
90 every one or these remarks.
we look upon the plank that demands
free coinage as the most dangerous Of
an tho acts OF the convention, FOR be-
nind that stands reputation of contract
obligations and behind Reputation glares
anarchy ready 10 make immediate en-
trance into the opening that reputation
makes for It. Awful, detcstable as arc
many OF the other demands or the plat
form They an grow out OF the chief one.
the demand for the FREE coinage Of sill
yer. Tor they are All mere accessions to
the great plan comprehended in that.
But the people OF the United states
should take into their especial considera-
lion what the platform says Of the sn-
preme court of the United States. It
undertakes 70 bring that tribunal into
contempt by stating that upon a ques-
ton that deeply concerned wealthy men,
~ overthrow many OF ITS past rulings 10
make such q decision I'm the income-tax
case as wealthy men wished II TO make.
une insinuation that II departed from
the paths OF justice al the bidding OF
the rich IS so thinly yelled that II may
hardly BE- said 10 be yelled at all. The
natural corallary from that Is the plat
forms demand that Congress shall use
an the power that the decision has left
IL TO enact an income-tax law. which Is
tne same tning as 10 demand indirect
ovasions OF the decision: and the further
demand that II shall re-enact such a Law
as soon ass a reversal OF tho decision