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| that his being q State Senator could in no
wise make it dishonorable or dishonest to
practice his profession under the circumstan-
ces presented in this case. If You will re-
member my last word to you that light when
we had our conversation at Mr.. Bunch, i
were, Take care that envy is not at the
bottom Of this, and that you people in the
State House do not accomplish the over
throw Of the Reform movement if you keep
on fighting one another in this way" and
now repeat the warning. II, saw any
thing in Governor Evans conduct to condemn
would not hesitate, but believing as do
that he has been guilty of no official miscon-
duct cannot lend any help to drag him
down or allow any one else to use me rs the
instrument of his undoing. Yours truly,
b. R. TILLMAN.
p. S.-Governor Evans has writren me
asking an explanation your charges, etc,
in connection with our conversation, and
have sent him copy of this letter as an act
ofJustice to him and to you. B. K. I.
At the conclusion of the reading
Mr.. Duncan said that the letter to
Tillman was in reference to the Man
ming Times editorial and asked to be
allowed to interrupt the speaker.
Governor Evans: "Sit down. Go
not want to have anything more to do
with YOU"
A voice: "Hurrah for Duncan"
Governor Evans: II know you are
a Haskellite." Cheers for Evans.)
A voice: "What are you going to
do in Washineton2"
Governor Evans: Something for
ignorant people like you" Qaughter.)
Governor Evans then directed his
attention to Judge Earle again and
asked him why he had not answered
the Kollock queries published in the
Cheraw paper. Judge Earle replied
that he had already answered them in
his speeches, but stood ready to an
swer them again, or any other ques
tious that any man might ask.
In some further reference to Gen.
Earle's words or actions. the latter
arose and told Governor Evans not to
refer to him unless he was going to
stick to the facts.
Governor Evans replied that he had
no special objection to leaving Oh all
references to the Judge as he was not
in his Governor Evans, way Gap
plause and laughIer.) He said that
neither of his opponents, although
they jumped on him, had pulled a
single feather out of the tail OF the
'gamecock." He defed any one to
show one single act Of mis- which had
done injury to the State. He then
brancned off into national matters
and henceforth to the end everything
was as quiet and serene as a May
morning.
At the conclusion OF his speech he
was loudly applauded and handsome
basket of flowers was presented, where
upon he said that the ladies were with
him and that ''he had got the coon
and gone on" (Cheers,)
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BOY Murders 4 Boy.

CHICAGO, July 23.-Harry Rudolph,
aged y, struck two blows with mis-
puny fist last evening, and his oppo
nent, Grover Hanson, aged nine, fell
dead at hiy feet. The lads were having
a boyish quarrel, and young Hanson
started to run. Rudolph followed and
catching the lad near the curb struck
him in the face and the abdomen.
Young Hanson covered his face with
his hands, fell back and expired.
Young RudoIns was locked up By the
police. Ine physician who examined
young Hanson gave it as his opinion
that the young lad died from cerebral
congestion resulting from shock
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Crushed IN a Building.

CHICAGO, July 23.-By the falling
of portion of the interior dome OF
the old postoffice building one WORK
man was instantly killed and another
so badly injured that his life is de-
SPARED of. The dead man is Nicholas
Simth, and Elmer Sringer was terrib-
ly crushed by the tangled mass Of iron
and stone
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Call Issued.

DENVER, Col, July 24.-The Demo
cratic Stale committee has issued call
tor convention, inviting all who are
in favor of the Tree coinage of silver Al
1t 10 | to participate in the Democrat
ic caucuses and primaries. An effort
will be made 10 combine the Demo
Gratis, Popuhsts and Republicans who
intend to vote for Bryan and Sewall
in support of union ticket for State
officers. The date of the Democratic
convention is left opan.1-
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Hanging and LynchIng.

HOVER, Ia, July 24-Joun Hurd,
coIored, Was hanged mere ID day for
wife murder. His neck Was broken
by the drop and IN sixteen inmates he
was pronounced dead la addition to
the legal execution today Judge Lynch
held hIgn carnival. y mob came into
town and took trom jail a uegco nam-
ed Ike McGee, and after he had made
brief confession they hung him to
the llm of g tree. esterday evening
McGee made criminal assault upon
Mrs. Webo, highly esteemed !ady
but she made her escape.
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axenpad His Enther.

KNOXVILLE July % deputy Sheriff
DAgeB ogers, who shot and KILLED
Wash Smith in Il tight here last Thurs
day, was shot and killed himself by a
son of Smith IN Union county today.
Rogers Was released on bond and had
gone home. Young Smith had sworn
10 avense his fathers murder and he
killed Rogers on sight today. The
affair has created great excitement and
it Is feared that teud will break out
between the two families.
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Fraternally yours,
R. A. Southworth,

SeCreIary anu treasurer.
State Lecturer Wilborp then ad-
dressed the Alliance giving an account
of his work during the past year and
speaking in detail of the condition Of
the Alliance. Among other things he
said that the membership OF the order
in this State had increased 80 per cent.
during the year just ended. He stated
that the farming people Of the State
seemed to take more interest in the or
der and seemed to be more determined
than ever to keep up their organiza-
tions and work for the best. The fol-
lowing committee on press reports was
then appointed: J. D. Douthit, An
derson; j. G. Wilborn, YORK; j. +.
Bailey. Union.
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tenn
2. The free and unlimited coinage 81 GOLD
and silver ut the ratio Of IT. to /.
,. That our paper currency shall be full
legal tender government issue instead of
bank notes.
These demands expressed at different
times in slightly varying phraseOlgy raised
the issue. 1t was met by organized CAPT
tai with strenuous effort to fasten on ls
the blight of the gold stanard. Our de-
mands, ignored at first by the political par
ties steadily gained strength among the
people rs the educational work of the ALI
ance unveiled their justice and fairness to
them. Now we witness the unparalleled
sight Of strong forces in all the political par
ties striving to shape their political course
in harmony with U.s. The reform forces are
gathering. Parties are being rent assunder,
ed. The national Democratic convention.
which lately met at Chicago, by an over
whelming vote embodied our financial de-
mauds in its platform, thereby aligning it
self with the masses of the people upon
Democratic principles against the dangerous
encroachment Of plutocratic power that
threatens the perpetuation special privileges
on the gold standard. VIM. J. Bryan Of
Nebraska, the nominee Of the Democratic
party, is On exponent of true reform. We can
fully trust him. His election next Novem-
Der will bring into sight the relief for which
we have been contendirg for years. have
too much faith in the wisdom and patriotism
of the political parties that meet at st. Louis
today to doubt that he will receive their cor
dial endorsement. Our political hope now
rests in concentration of the reform forces.
The efforts Of al patriotic men should be ex
erted to secure it. The Alliance has accom-
plished q grand work in forcing the issues to
the front, and deserves the thanks and con-
gratrlatons of the Industrial world. While
great good has been accomplished, let us not
believe that the mission of the Farmers Alli
ance is ended. It has just begun. Its mis-.
sion is perpetual. Eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty" 1t must endure until
rights no longer need enforcement, until
there are no longer grievances to be redress
ed.
/ congratulate you, brethren, upon the
favorable auspices under which we met in
this our ninth annual session. trust that
we may have an enjoyable meeting, and that
your deliberations may materially conduce
to the permanent welfare Of our organization.
a committee was appointed to whom
was referred the presidents address.
DESERVED PRAISE.
The following letter was then read:
Denver, Col, July 10th, 1896.
wish to congratulate you people on the
efficient secretary of your State Alliance.
The law of the order requires reports to be
made to the national secretary twice year,
January and July lst. Brother Reid re-
ports the first Of each month. By so doing,
he has been a great help to this Office He
has model form for reports where they are
to be made monthly, as he makes them.
Sister Fannie Leak Of Texas made the first
semi-aunual report News received from
different States is generally good. Mime
sofa promises to organize State Alliance
this year. We hope to get Idaho and Mon
taua in line
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THE COTTON TIE BUSINESS.
The matter of the cotton tie trust an

The matter of the cotton tietrust and
the method OF dealing with 1t was
then taken up. Col. Duncan OF the
exchange made tull statement in re-
gard to the formation of the trust, and
quoted the figures showing what the
farmers had to face this year. He in
formed them that the price had been
increased from 70 cents bundle, de-
livered, to $1.30. There had, twas
true, beena slight increase in the price
Of iron, but It did not guarantee an
increase in price of over 10 per cent.
He recommended a fight all over the
United States against the trust, and
urged that the South Carolina Alli-
ance take the initiative, inviting all
other State Alliances to join It in fight
ing the common enemy. The sugges-
ton was received with universal ap-
proval, and committee, consisting OF
Mr.. ] B. Douthit, c. a. Plyer and I.
W. Shannon, was appointed to LOOK
carefully into the whole matter, re
porting to the Alliance today the most
feasible plan for fighting the trust.
The Alliance has in view 6. steel tie
substitute in the shape OF a new wire
tie, which can be bought at the rate OF
6 cents q hundred feet. This will re-
duce the cost Of 'tieing" a bale of cot
ton about one-t third Of the former cost
and may reduce it to about 4 cents per
bale.
The Alliance at l1:l5 p. n. took a
recess until 10 o'clock this morning.
The State Farmers Alliance met
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock IN the
Senate chamber. After the usual open
ing exercises, the annual election OF
officers was held. Hon. !. Il. k-eltt
was unanimously re elected president:
Hon. j :. G.. Wilborn was re elected
vice president and State lecturer. D:
W. Reid was unanimously y reelected
secretary and treasurer Dr.. ]. L.
Shuler of Lexington was elected a
member of the executive committee
to succeed +. f. Walter Of Orange
burg, who declined reelection on &C.
count Of his health. President .Keitt
was elected delegate to the National
Alliance.
The committee On cotton ties made
it report which was unanimously
adopted. The committee Oh State ex-
change made a veroal report, stating
that the institution was in the best Of
shape and that it WAS doing a flourish
rco,-rr.-rrD o>5 D.cu zorn
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as TO THE EXCHANGE.

A committee consisting OF DR.. j.
VIM. Stokes, NJ. L. Mum and G. j..
Allen was appointed to examine into
all the affairs OF the State Alliance ex-
change and submit report to the
body at today's session
Speeches were then made by Presl-
dent Keitt, DR.. Stokes. DR.. Walker of
Spartanburg, W. Fl. Edwards, W. H.
Bryant, Col. D. ?. Duncan, and the
Rev. j. A. Sigh. president OF the
board OF directors of the State Alliance
exchange. These speeches dealt with
the workings OF the exchange and it
was developed that the exchange was
universally endorsed. The reports in
dicated that the exchange had during
the past year done $l50,0OO worth Of
business for the members of the order
at a cost of less than 2 per cent. for its
maintenance.
The executive committee OF the State
organization submitted report to the
effect that the books Of the secretary
and treasurer had been examined and
found to be in hrst-class condition.
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A POLITICAL SENSATION.
GOV. EVANS READS A LETTER FROM
SENATOR TlLLMAN.

Lively Day Among the Senatorial Aspi-
rants at the Birthplace of the Reform
PArty-Mosr OF the Time Con.ame Ell by
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TCoNTINUED ON PAGE FOUR.
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President keitt Makes n Timely and Patri-
otlc Address, In Which, He Endorses the
Democratic Candidate-Win Fight the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-10

Skinner Beall assumed that he had to
deal with armed men. 1t was wartime,
and the scene was on the border. Not
few who dressed in civilian costume in the
north were Union soldiers on furlough,
and these men, as q rule, carried pocket
weapons. But for q wonder there was not
a revolver on board, except those in the
hands of the crew who had seized the
vessel. Skinner saved appearances by de-
manding sternly of Beall, what does this
mean?" The reply was so startling that
all thought of resistance vanished. at
means - said Beall calmly, "that we've
captured this boat in the name of the
southern Confederacy, and you are our
prisoners.
Under Beall's direction the steamer
reached Middle Bass island and landed at
the dock. The regular crew and passen-
gers were set ashore. A small passenger
steamer, the Island Queen, arrived while
the Parsons was unloading, and the raid
ers immediately seized her, bringing her
people on board the Parsons. Among the
fresh captives were 80 unarmed Union sol
diers After dark the privateer steamed
away, leaving all the prisoners stranded
on the island. The Queen was scuttled
and sank in sight of her late passengers
and crew.
The adventures of the raiders, although
not attended with fighting, nevertheless
called for display of nerve on the part of
the leader. The worst was to come. Beall
steered the Parsons direct for the gunboat
Michigan and got within cannon range
There he waited in the bright moonlight
for the signal that all was ready. None
came, and he ran the steamer so close to
the Michigan that voices could be heard
on board. There being no stir, he con-
cluded that the plot had not been discov-
cred and decided to steer for JohnSonS is
land and strike the blow alone. At this
his men mutinied, and the Parsons was
run ashore and abandoned.
BeaI reached Canada in safety, but,
with the recklessness of his class, put his
neck into the halter within 90 days after
his raid failure With three others he at
tempted to wreck train on the Erie road,
near Buffalo. This failed, and the party
reached Niagara City on their way back
to Canada. They had separated, the more
easily to avoid detection. One of the party
was boy named Anderson, who scarcely
knew the nature of the enterprise. When
the others were ready to recross into Can
ada. Anderson had not reached the rendez-
vous. BeaI staid behind to hunt the boy
ND. and his companions crossed and went
free. BealI found the boy and guided him
TO Niagara City. While waiting in the
STATEN for train the pair were arrested on
suspicion. Anderson confessed and swore
AWAY Beall's life. The charge of being a
spy and a guerrilla recited the PhilO Par
sons piracy and the attempt at train
wrecking.
Beau was a native Virginian, of sub
stantial property and good blood. He was
a graduate of the University of Virginia.
GEORGE l.. kILNfER.
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Everything went on as usual until the
boat was within four miles of the Ohio
shore. 1t was then 4 O'Clock in the after
noon. In less time than iu takes TO tell IL
the Philo Parsons was transformed from
\ lake steamer into hostile priyateer.
Burley OH the InGiA deck and Beau on the
upper made the seizure in true piratical
style. Burley attended TO silencing the
master, who happened TO be the captains
CLERK. The captain had gone ashore at a
Michigan port. The clerk was standing
Idly In front Of the Office, when three men
SUI. .ie-ly cc2Ircnred him wiki drawn re-
VOlvers and threatened to shoot if he offer
ed resistance AT the same time Burley,
followed by some OF his fellows, closed in
from another direction, completely hem
ming in the clerk, who was ordered TO get
into the cabin quick at the peril of his life.
Bcall was more adroit, for he had the
man at the wheel to settle with, and one
Of that class IS not to be trified with, as a
rule. His occupation gives him a cool
nerve. BeaD first drew him into CONVEX
sadcn, which he could readily do, being
man OF first class attachments. st the
proper time while the eye of the helms
man was turned over the lake, Beall
whipped out a revolver and held it where
he would look into its muZzle on turning.
L take possession of this boat in the name
Of the Confederate states'' was he star
thing announcement which greeted the
pilot. There was no chance for parley.
Beall commanded the situation and coolly
ordered the helmsman to put the steamer
about and head for Middle Bass island.
Just in front of the pilot house. seated
On steamer chairs, was party of ladies
and gentlemen, Ohioans, homeward bound
from Niagara None of the party detected
ANYTHING ont of the HaV until suddenly a
man was seen holding a pistol at the
pilots head. The man was not Beall, but
a seminal whom the chief had placed over
the pilot. Beall himself was advancing
down the deck with a revolver in each
hand. When the men in front of him
started as if to go to the pilots aid, Beall
cried: Stand back! Stand back!'
The dramatic attitude of the raider
would have made the scene extremely
ludicrous but for the spirit of one of the
men addressed, Cincinnatian named
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The strasburg Clock outdone.

A clock in which the mechanism is more
complicated than that in the famous Stras-
burg clock has recently been made by an
italian artisan. 1t occupies space OF 200
eubic feet and weighs 1900 pounds. 1t
has 265 wholesome as large as those on
a four horse wagon-which are Kept in
motion by l pendulum and II weights.
OF the weights the first is wound up every
= DAYS. the second once every months,
the third once in each years, the fourth
once in each 20 years, the fifth once cen
tI,rv and the twelfth only once in each
3 600 yearsl The dial indicates seconds,
minutes. hours, days, weeks, months, years
and the leap years from the year A. d.
until the end of the year 10000. The Itai-
ian has been offered s25, 600 for his horo-
logical wonder. --St. Louis Republic.
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these two carried out one or the most
daring enterprises of the war AS DeIore
stated, Cushing's raid outshone IL because
II succeeded Andrews railroad raid into
Georgia was another of the same class anu
was also a failure.
Wonderful ingenuity was called Ior at
every stage of the undertak1ng, ana uhe
ingenuity was backed by the noSb as
founding GOODNESS of nerve The hrst step
was to secure a vessel as base and SNIP
of-war. Burnley took passage on lake
steamer plying between Sandusky ana De
troit. This was the PhiIo Parsons. an
American ship. She did not stop, regular
". at Sandwich, Canada, but Burley
prevailed upon her master TO slow up
ON her down trip and take aboard three
friends of his, who, he said, were waiting
there for him. One of the trio was Beau-
AT Maiden, Canada, 20 passengers got
aboard. and Is of them were accOmpI1ces
of the raider chief.
Tt was not alone re-enfOrcements OF men
that were added to the expedition at Nal
dem. but of arms and equipments. The
raiders intended to seize vessel ana TO
fobt for it If necessary. Two or the re-
,rnits at Maiden carried between them n
trunk containing revolvers and hatchets
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Ohm Y. BEALL
was executed at
Fort Columbus,
New York harbor,
Feb. "a, 1865, for
the crimes Of be-
ing a Confederate
spy and guerril-
la. The deeds
brought home to
him were commit
ted in September
and December,
1864, within the
states of New
York and Ohio.
Beall was the
chief promoter of
the Lake Erie raid
of septic IN b CT,
1864, but technic-
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A NERVY SAILORMAN.
TRYING MOMENTS FOR JOHN Y.
BEALL, THE LAKE RAIDER.

Ills Bold Plot to Start a War on the Bor-
der-Seizure of Steamers on Lake s1ichi-
gan-Stirring Scenes on Board-FaiIure
Shore.
Copyright, 1885, by American Press Associ,l-
ton. Book rights reserved.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-09

of the victories credited TO Wilkes-Barre
was forfeited game.
! kuntzsch has released Raymond for dis
sipation. Harry Raymonds right maine
\ Is Truman and he originally hailed from
| Utica, although he now calls Louisville
, his home. He began ball playing In the
Texas league some ten years ago with
Ehret and Buck Weaver.
John ONeill of Minooka, who is catch.
ing for the Sidney. team in the New York
| State league, was presented with a gold
watch and chain last Saturday by his ad-
| mirers in that town. His playing since
he Joined the team IN June has been with
out an error and he can be relied upon for
hit when one is needed. The season
| closes next Saturday and he will reach
! Scranton Monday afternoon.
! Charley Snyder, the umpire whose off,
ish work caused his dismissal from the
Eastern league staff last season. is achiev-
ing quite a record as sprinter. Twice
| during July he made an exit from a West
ern league diamond with an inflammable
mob of rooters In the wake, and last week
on the Kansas City diamond he ran first
| In sprinting event with a vigilance COM
mittee Of fans, in second place. we'll
punched, and close up. But Charley will
Insist OH umpirlng.
The Scranton papers are making big
howl because a bleacher!te became Of
fensively profane during the Wilkes-Barrs-
Scranton game at Athletic park on FRI
day. The real fact of the matter Is that
the foul mouthed rooter came down with
the Scranton delegation and came within
| an ace of being thrown Off Il trolley car
on the way over for using the fllthiest
kind of language In the presence Of a half
dozen ladies seated near him Wilkes
Barre enthusiasts do not have to be called
down by the umpire, and 1t Is only when
there Is a sprinkling Of Scranton hood
lums on the seats that any such action
| Is necessary. - Wilkes-Barre Times. It
does not matter whether the hoodlums re-
ferred to reside IN Scranton or Wilkes
Barre. The fact remains that the bleach
critics performed in a disgusting manner
that would not be tolerated in Scranton.
1t is not surprising however. in view Of
the fact that the Wilkes-Barre magnates
generally take the lead IN roasting play
ers from the grand stand, that the hood
lum element should go unrestrained. The
license allowed the tough element at the
Wllkes-Barre ball games is Of the kind
that is calculated to bring base ball to the
level of a tenth-rate sluggtng match that
is witnessed by gents In barn or stump
lot in some secluded spot far from the
haunts of civilized humanity.