Newspaper Page Text
'.Do Thou Liberty Groat. Inspire Our Souls and Mako Our Lives in Thy Possession Happy, or Our Deaths Glorious in Thy Just Defence." VOL, XXIV. B Ii N N E TS VI LL K, S. G., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1891), SEVERAL SHOT. Dispensary Row O aus? a Fight Which May be Fatal. ONE MAN BADLY WOUNDED. Hasolden a Member of tho Board of Control Accuses Sellars of Writing Certain De famatory Lettois. A letter from Sell?is to tho State fu\H that a short while before dark on Tuesday ovouing of hut week tho PtrootB of that quiet little town over in Marion County were thc scene of a fcrious and probably fatal sluming affray, as the result of wbioh Mr. John | pi Soliera, H prominent and highly respected citizen of the town, is seri ously wounded at tho home of his poti in-law, Mr. Maxoy Watson; Mr. Bo. ri Sell?is is wounded in tho abdouioti, Dr. iloury lid wards basti loud of hird idiot in his chest and J. Dudley Hasolden, member of tho State board of oe ni re I, has a 38*calibro p'stol ball in hid lo?;. Tho alfair seems to bo tho culmina tion ol a lotter supposed to have been written by ?VJr. Ben. Sellers lo a news 5inner some weeks pince, accusing Mr. rlasoldcn of dispensing liquors from his home, hoar Sellers. Monday morning Mr. lien Sellers received a message from Mr. Jlasoldon asking him to como over to his gin, which is looatcd about a milo from Sellers near thc Ilaseldcn homestead * tho mossago saying that bc wanted Mr. Sellers to settle with him for a number of bales of cotton which ho had ginned for him souio weeks since, and lo re move his cotton seed, which was in thc woy. Mr. Sellers went over to Mr. Ilasel den's at an carly hour Tuesday morn ing, and thc business between the two gcntlomou was quickly settled, after which Mr. Ilaseldcn accused Mr. Sol lora of being tho author of the above mentioned article. Mr. Sellers em phatically donicd tho charge, and somo hot words followed, each gentleman abusing tho other. At this juncture Mr. llasoldon drew his pistol, but made no effort to use it. Mr. Sellers was u nar mod and said that was no place to Bottle tho matter. At this sceno were present, besides Mr. J. Dudley Ilaseldcn, his father, Mr. J. G. Ilaseldcn; his brother, Mr. L. M, Ilaseldcn, Dr. Henry Edwards and Aubrey Evans. Tuesday morning shortly after thc di iii eui ty at Mr. Hasoldon'a gin house, Mr Ilaseldcn, in company with his brother, JJ. M. llasoldon,, Dr. Edwards and Aubrey Evans, drove in to-SedICM, where they Stopped for a short while and engaged in conversation with several chi'/, ms. .and loft, supposed, for Marion. Noth ing moro waa seen of Mr. Ilaseldcn and tho gentlemen occompaning bim until a short w.hilo bi foro dark, when they drovo in from towards Marion, both buggies stopping side by side on thc south end of the depot, directly over thc railroad track a. At this moment Mr lion Sellers, who had up to that time leen in thc post ofiloe, walked out on the platform, and as soou as ho appeared ho was fired at from tho buggy containing Mr, Ilnscl don and Mr. Evans. The bill, which v/ns fired from .18-oalibre pistol, struck Mr. Sellers squarely in the stomach and deflected upward. Thc next shot fired struck Mr. Sellers in thc left hand, cn taring between thc second and third lingers, breaking thc thumb and com ing out. immediately after thc second shot, Mr. Soliera pulled his pistol ana oponed fire upon tho occupants of that buggy. At this moment tho two buggies sep arated, ono going a short dist?ncc up tho railroad track and thc rear ono to ' tho left, n short distance below. The second buggy contained Messers. Ilnsolden and I1' vans. When thc buggy came to a standstill Mr. Ilasel dcn got out and walked towards a dwolling house some distance from thc platform, from which point bc tired several shots. Owing to tho laot that Mr. John C. Sell?is canin upon thc scene at this moment, it is not known upon whom Mr. Ilascldcn's shots took effoot. When Mr. Sellers rushed out upon tho platform to tho aid of his son, ho drew Ins pistol and opened tire upon Evans, who was then thc only occupant of tho buggy. Tho other buggy at that limo oontainod Dr. Kl wards, who was nrmod with n ri Ho. Ho wheeled his horse back across tho railroad and the ri flo fell out on thc track and was not picked up until Mr. Ilaselden's hands oamo back for it, about 20 minutes later. Mr. John C. Sellers was wounded with a 44-oalibro -appearcntly a ride ball,-wbioh passed undor tho loft davide and carno out behind tho right shoulder, and was cut ovor tho spinal column. Tho third ball entered thc loft forearm and carno out about four inches abovo thc point ol' entrance A negro who witnessed tho wholo . . shooting said Mr. Luther M. Hascldou got out of Dr. Edwards' buggy as they , drovo up and got on tho south platform '. of .tho dopot. From that sido a bullot bolo appears in a pane of glass, ranging d?wn towards tho inner oflico, and was found on the floor of tho inner ollice, after having gono through tho door. ' Tho prominonco of all concerned makes tho affair vory deplorable Dr. T. J. Weatherly of Dillon and Dr. S. Pi Watson of Latta aro in attend ance npou tho Messers. Sellers. Dr. . Mooroo of Latta and Dra. Badgor and MoMillan Marion aro attending Messrs. llasoldon and Edwards. At this writing tho parties aro doing as well as can bo ox pootod, considering thc seriousness of tho wounds. . Auothor nocount says J. C. Sellers, his son Ben and others concealed them solves in tho oflico at tho railroad sta tion and opened fire on J. D. llasoldon and party of his friends ?3 thoy wore passim*. Httsoldon's party slightly wounded. Both Sollcrs mon wounded. Hon Sollors'wounds arc vory ser iou 3. About 80 shots wove firod. Tho Scllora f$ orowd woro armed with shotguns and - pistols. Tho Kontuoky, election will remain in a tangi? until tho meeting of tho State elooliou commissionors, which will ocour somo timo tho last of this mopth, STATEMENTS OF THE SHOOTING. J D. Haselden and J. C. Sellers Give Their Versions. The following is Ilaseldeu's version of the artair: Yesterday morning Mr. Hen Sellers and myself 1 ad some talk about tho letters. 1 told him I did not hold him responsible for the louera for I did not bolievo that ho wrote thom; I told him 1 hoards thal lie had been making ref erence to thom and to my homo, and that I could not aud would not allow. 1 then abked him if he had mado such reference, that it was hard to believe it, and ho did not deny it. I told him he would either have to ailinn or deny; it resulted in my striking him, after wards wo apologized to enoh other, Bhook hands and then transacted out business. Ai he was leaving, I yaid 1 sup ph KO we shall meet as friends or how. l?o suggested that wc meet with out speaking. 1 buggestod that he. SeeinOd dissatisfied und that it would bo best to seltle it. I told him I would give him satisfaction any way he wished it, he lo get a friend lo repre sent him. Ho said, olino, after roll oct tion, I am not satisfied. I will give you ample notice. Tho notice I gol was while pinning the depot, in my bug gy he rushed out pistol in hand and Ope iud lire on mc, hilling me in the leg as I jumped to the ground. J returned tho lire promptly and general firing II -7 a'i. Mr. lien Sellers returned to the .tailing r ?oin, and Mr. .John 0. Sai lor* run out and then guns were fired from i ho wail inc room, only Mr. John (.!. St ileis aud his son Hon showing themselves at Jail. Mr. John 0. Sd lers taking leiuge behind tho mail crane we exchanged Bovoral shots. I think Mr. Sellers was well armed as he tired at least ten times. (Signed) J. Dudley Haselden. Tho following is Sol lori' version of the troublo: The first intimation of any trouble was after my sou returned from Mr. Ilaseldeu's ghi uud told mo how out rageously he had been treated by the mob at Ilaseldeu's, after having been invite! there on a matter of business by Mr. J, Dudley Haselden. Just after my son inf >, mad inc of thc trou ble, they drove in buggies, Messrs. J. Dudley and Luther M. Haselden, in ono buggy and Mr. Aubrey Evans and Dr. Edwards in another buggy. Mr. J. D. Haselden, the father of Messrs. J. Dudloy and Luther M. Haselden, in a buggy behind thc others. As Dudley and Luther reached thc railroad track, Luther jumped down and shifted his pistol from ono pocket to another, Dudley put his in thc foot of tho bug gy. Luther wont to tho north side of the depot as if looking for somo ono. Dudley got out and went on thc oppo sido of thc depot, taking his pistol with him. Evidently not buding who they wore looking for thoy drove t,owajds Marion. I expected troublo that ovon ing and wc prepared oursolvcs for it. The mob returned about dusk, coming by way of Hen So ll ors1 which was about half a mile away from thc traveled route from Marion, sud when thoy reached tho depot they stopped both buggies, Luther Haselden jumped out and ran up thc steps on the south side of the depot. My son Den was in thc front of thc oihec door on tho webt side and 1 was in thc office writing. Without a word hoing spoken, Aubrey Evans fired at Hen and struck him on tho left hand and immediately Dudley fired at him, striking him in the breast As soon as possible Hen pulled his pistol and hogan firing and empted Iiis revolver at the crowd. I then ran out as I passed through thc door 1 was shot through thc loft forearm, 1 think by Luther Hascldon, through thc window. 1 ran down thc steps, firing at Dudley und Aubrey Evans, who were both running aud firing back. About thou Bon fired at Henry Edwards, with his shot gun, but after exchanging a few shots with him he whipped up his horse and ran off. I was shot in thc bick by cither Luther or Dudley Haselden, while shooting at Henry I'M wards, Dad loy Haselden ran through a house and jard and took refuge in a negro's privy; Aubroy K va a s jumped in a window ol' a lady's house; Luther I his-Iden went under tho platform on all fours and left tho depot running like a bunk. It is currently reported that the crowd bad coats of mail niunufacturcd and had them on. (Signed) ?lohn 0. Sellers. Tho Cause of Trusts "Thc farmer has no wages except ns wages arc measured by the price ol' his prOdUOt, and when you place it. in tho power of thc trust to fix the prioo of wheat the farmer soils, you plano it in the power of thc trust to lower tho wages i h .it tho farmer receives fur his work; and whon you placo it in tho power of tho trust to raiao tho prico of ! what he buys, jon do tho farmer a j double injury, because ho burns tho candi? at holli ends and Hullers when ho HCIIB to the trust and again when ho buys of tho trust.-W. J. Bryan. Fusion in Ohio. Ono of tho most prominent Demo crat? in Ohio is autliority for a state ment mado Thursday that a conforcnoo is to bo held by tho loaders of thc Domocrats. Union Itoform and Socia list Labor partios, and tho leaders of tho Jones campaign, ?coking to bring about a fusion of thoso intcros's. Tho reason given for this is that Nash did not havo a majority of tho votes cast in tho recent election for govornor, and it is hoped, if tho fusion can bo brought about, tho anti imperialists can dofoat McKinley in Ohio in thc presidential election. A Big University. Tho now university of California, which is to bo constructed upon tho $B0.000 pri/.o plan of Ftnilo Bernard, of Puris, will cost, it is said, no ICHS than $80,000,000, and twenty yoars, timo will be nccdod for tho work of building. Whon coinplotcd it ?H pro dieted this university will bo tho boat laid and equiped in tho world, lt will accomodato f>,000 boarding stud orita. LoBt His Wife and Lifo, In a duel with knives Iko Sonia mor tally wounded Postmaster Sharp at Bakcisville, Mo., Thursday. Thoro woro rumors of improper relations bo tween Seals and Mrs. Sharp, which had roaohod Sharp, and ho domandod satis faction, rosultiiig in a duel in tho odiar of tho Sharp homo. Mrs. Sharp, it is said, sat on tho stairway oalmly wit nessing tho death strugglo. TUE OHIO REVOLT. lt Means That the Day of Hanna is Past, EASY FOR BRYAN NEXT YEAR, A Majority of tho People Voto Against the Policy of Phil ippine Subgugation and Trusts. Tho Cincinnati correspondent ol' tho Atlanta Journal sayB tho complote re tarns from tho lato olection in Ohio show that Judge Nash, the Kcpuhlican candidato for governor, seen rod his elec tion hy means of tho oandidacy of Ma) br Jones, of Toledo, tlio ihdojion dent "Golden Bulo" man, and they also show thut Jones isufactor in Ohio politics of no mean ability. .IONKS SAVED TUB ll KIM; III,tOA NS. lt is declared on all sides that but for thc candidacy of Jones fully three fourths of his vote, would have been east for John lt. McLean, the Democratic candidate, which would undoubtedly have elected him over Nash. Jones rc ceived about 100,000 votes. This vote roprosontod tho element in Ohio poli tics dissatisfied with Uanna and Ite pulioan rulo. Tho 100,000 men who voted for Jopos woro opposed to con tinuing Mark Uanna as boss of Ohio, and th? most ooasorvativcestimates arc to thc effect that had Jones withdrawn from tho race fully thro o : fourths of his supporters would never have voled for Nash, thoroby giving McLean 7f> OOO moro votes than ho roocived. This would have elootcd him ovor Nash by a small majority. A nOUHTPlTb I1?NOU. Thc Democrats aro charging tho de feat of McLean to .Jones, and tho later Votums and calculations show that tho alicgod ondorscmont ol' tho McKinley administration in Ohio by tho election of Nash is a doubtful honor. Tho com bined Jones and McLean vote is larger than tho vote for Nash, which undoubt edly makes a protest against thc policy of tho administration, and how tho Re publicans can get any satisfaction out of this result is hard to seo. They claim that tho election of Nash is a squaro victory and end /rsomont of thc prosidont's Philippine policy, and Mark lianna's defense of thc trusts, but this is not borno out by thc returns. In Hanna's own district, Cleveland and Cuyahoga county, ho was overwhelm ingly defeated by Jones and McLean, tho formor carrying tho county by 14, 000, in tho face of tho fact that lianna mado speeches in every war i and ap pealed to tho voters to sustain tho ad ministration and Republican rulo. In stead they voted for Jones and McLean, leaving tho McKinloy candidato far be hind. A MINORITY HULK. Thc foot is that while Judge Nash has been clcotcd and will bc governor, ho ia not tho choice of tho majority of Ohio, and by their votes they have repudiated thc Kcpuhlican party and administered a stinging blow to McKinlcyism and Ilannaisrn by casting a majority vote against them in favor ol' Jones and Mc Lean. Tho result shows that tho peo plo wanted a chango," but they differed between McLean and Jonos ns to who was the beat man to put at tho helm of state. Tlio fooling of thc Jones and McLean followers is bitter against Han na and McKinley, and thc election of Nash represents tho minority in Ohio, lt is a caso of tho minority electing thc governor. In other words, tho opposi tion to tho McKinloy administration and Ilannaisrn in tho state consists of thc majority of thc voters, yet by their division and difference as to candidates tho majority loses control of tho state. REYOfiT A OA INST HANNA. Thc question has boon asked how thc opposition voto would go in a presiden tial election, and this problem will give food for thought in Ohio and through out tho country fdr tho noxt several months. With tho same issues before thc pcoplo in n national campaign how would thc Jones vote go-to Bryan, any, or to McKinloy? It is true that thc Jones followers aro oven moro bit tor against Uanna rulo than thc Demo crats. Thoy represent a revolution in Onio polities which with all his power and the power of tho administration, Hanna cannot subdue. Jonos' 100,000 followers, or at lca3t thrco fourtha of them, are in open revolt against thc policy of Hanna and tho administra tion, aa shown by their fronzy in vot ing for Jones when they knew ho could not bo olected, thus throwing away their voto to administer a robuko to tho Republicans, ft is asserted that thc grcator part of thia vote will go to Bryan next year if ho is tho Democratic nominco, becauso tho Jones mon want a chango, hoing disgusted with thc rulo of Hanna. EASY TO OA Ult Y Oil IO. Tho follower?, of MoLoan and lead ing Democrats aro taking this viow of tho situation and they nro asserting that it will be an oaay thing to carry tho stato H ?xt yoar against MoKinley and Hanna by aimply combining tho Dcmocratio and Jonos indopondent volo. To indioato tho fooling of Jones and his fol'owcra tho following inter view with him is given. JONES SHOWS 1UTTKRNKSS. "That in Cuyahoga county (Hanna's county, Clovoland). tho scat of tho rot tenest politics in tlio country, tho vot ers havo had an opportunity to mark their disapproval in so emphatic a inan nor. ia enough alono to havo lived for," aaitl Jonoa. "Look at tho nrmbor of freemon tboro who said thoy wero owned and voted by no ] arty. This victory is much moro important than that of last spring in thia oily. Asa result of it you will soo next spring non-partisan candidates in ovory oounty in thia stato. In cvory ward of thia city tboro will bo non-partisan oandidatoa. Wo will bo in it with a full tiokot from tho first tap of tho bell. That must bo reckoned with, lt is no question of dofeat-it is victory. I havo not hoard what tho total non-partiaan voto waa. I havo not asked yot, but it ia ovor 100,000, I I am sa tis lied." AGAINST IMPERIALISM. Mayor Jonoa said that after a rest of a couple of wooks tho non-partisan fight will bo taken up again, ana that ho and hid faithful tul heron (s will go forth through thc state advocating tho neces sity of nomi eating non-partisan candi dates by petition in ovory ward, town ship, villugo and eily in thc stito for every ollioo. Mr. .Jones says bo is going to devote thc remainder of bis lifo and his fortuno to bettering hu inanity, and he says that with his own persovevanoo and Clod's help, his prin cipio-! will triumph over llannaism and a cruelimperialism that seeks to make subjects and slaves of a bravo people Struggling for independence. M A JOR^XLOG?NICILLED. While Gallantly Leading His Mon Ho Falls at Luzon. A cable dispatch received at tho war department announced that Maj. .John A. Logan, Thirty-third volunteer infantry, had been killed ina light i u Luzon. Hi) was loading his battalion inaction. Ile was a son of the late Gen. John A. Logan of Illinois and Mrs. Mary A. Lugan, now a resident (d' Washington. He haves a widow ami three oh dd ron who arc a*, present resid ing tit Youngstown, Ohio. A dispatch from Washington says the news (d'her sen's death was con veyed to Mrs John A. Logan by a per sonal note from Secretary Koot, sent by M it j Johnson, assistant adjutant, general. Mrs Logan was prostrated by tho shook, but later in the dav re covered her composure, and driving down town, communicated with young Mrs. Logan at Youngstown, O , over tho distan?a 'phone. A dispatch from Y ungslowu, Ohio, says Mrs. Logan, widow ol' Maj. Logan, is completely prostrated over thc doalh of her husband, and her physicians will not allow her to be seen. She had ex pected to h pond thc winter with her children in t ho smith of France, and was preparing to leave when tho cable gram annout oing Maj. Logan's death was received. Mri. Logan has received Ibo follow ing telegram from President McKin ley: '"lt. is my painful duty to convey to you tho sad intelligence ot' thc donia ol' your husband while galllantly load ing his battalion in thc charge at San Jacinto. His splendid qualities as a soldier and high courage on tho light ing lino have given him place among thc heroic men of thc war, and it will bo some consolation to you to know that ho died for his country on tho Hold of honor, You havo in this trying hour for yourself and tho children thc sincero sympathy of Mrs. McKinley and myself. "Wm. McKinlay/' Sad Tale of the Sea. Private advico received from St. Pierre, Miquelon, a seaport on thc Newfoundland coast, tell of thc wrook ol tho Philadelphia and Baltimore schooner Edna and Kinma, tho loss of tho oaptain, his wife and tho orcw of livo mon. Tho Huna and Km ma sailed from Wilmington, N. C., on April 14 with a bargo of lumber for Balli moro. Months having elapsed and no word of thc vessel's whereabouts having been received she was given up for lost. Bo ccntly she was towed into St. Pierre, bottom up. When tho ship was righted, in thc cabin were found thc bodies of Capt Hichardson and his wife. A water stained diary kept by thc captain stated that the Edna and Emma had experi enced good weather until May 1, when a fierce northeast storm over took her and she was dismasted. Later the rud der became jammed and in this dis able condition thc schooner was driven about at tho mercy of tho waves. Ono by ono thc members of thc crow woro washed overboard, and Capt. hichard son and wife sought refuge in tho cabin. At this point thc story of tho diary ends. Owing tb tho illegibility of some portions of thc handwriting thc point at which the Edna and Emma met with thc disaster could not be learned. DEATH OF THAD E. HORTON He Died of Typhoid Fever in New York City Yesterday Afternoon' Mr. E. C. Horton, of this city, Wed nesday afternoon received a telegram from Now York city stating that his brother, Mr. Thad IO. Horton, had just diod, Thc remains will pass through this city today on thc vestibule bouud for W illiauiston tor interment. Mr. Horton had hoon sick for several week with typhoid fever in his North ern homo. Ho had rahed several days ago, but a relapso set in shortly after wards and ho steadily sank until tho ond came. Mr. Horton was about 88 years of age, and leaves a wife. The death of Mr. Thad E. Horton removed from the great field of news paper writers a man of signal ability and romarkablo personal magnetism, His individuality was of that cast which endeared any person with whom ho came in contact, ut thc samo timo impressing his intellectuality. Mr. Horton hud boen engaged in newspaper work for ton or twelve years past. His first work was on tho Green ville Daily Nows, and from that city ho wont to Atlanta, Ga., and those who road thc Journal during tho time Thad Horton was on tho stall icmcmbcr how well his work was accomplished. From Atlanta, Mr. Horton wont to Now York city about thrco years ago, and since thai, limo was engaged on metropolitan dailies, filling tho position of political editor of tho Now York Times at tho time of his death. Ho was a thorough newspaper man and was mnstor of vcrsatilo and verboso stylo of oxprossion. His tunny frionds through out tho Stale will learn of his death with regret.-Sparenburg Hornld. Tho Ladies Resist. A spcoial from Amoricus Ga., says: Thc city authorities of Amoricus aro in a tangle with thc Christian sciontists boro on tho issuo of compulsory vacci nation. A month ngo thu city council adopted an ordinance requiring com pulsory vaccination and nearly tho cn tiro population has been punctured. Thursday ono of tho most ostimablo la dies in Americas, a Christian scientist, was brought boforo Mayor Dixon for rofusing to bo vaccinated and tho mayor sontcnood her to 30 days in tho polioo barracks. Boforo tho sontenco was ox ooulod Christian s dont ist ?i asked a sus pension until Friday when a do/.on other ladios of that faith will bo sum moned boforo tho mayor. Tho ladies doolam emphatically that thoy will ro siat vacoination to tho ond and will go to jail in support of choir position. FIRE AT SEA. Burning of tho American-Ham burg Liner Patria. ALL THE PASSENGERS SAVED They Lost All Their Baggage and , Many of Them Was En veloped in Blankets Only. A dispatch from London says tho. I Limburg-American stcauior Patria, Qa ptain Frohlioh, Vf b ick left Now York Nov. 4, "for Hamburg and passed the 'Lizard Wednesday, is on lire near Dover. All tho passengers woro res cued and have arrived at Dover. Tho Kassian iteamor ('cres sighted the Patria, showing signals of distress, and demanding immediate help, about 12 miles from North Hinder lightship. Tho liner was enveloped in smoko. Pul ti int on full steam tho Ceres soot) reached tho Patria and sending a boat learned that Captain Fr?hlich was in urgent need of assistance Tho hurry of tho rescue wits indicated by tho fact that most of the passengers \vcro cn yolopod in blankets only. They were rapidly distributed among tho hotels or sent to tho Sailors'^home, and every thing possible is being done for their comfort. A lady passenger gives tho following account of thc lire and tho escapo of thc passengers, which numbered ono hundred and fifty, and inoludod many Winnen and eh i ld ron: "lt was about half-past 10 yesterday morning, thc woather hoing oaltn and lino and several of us being seated in tho dock saloon when suddenly Capt. Frohlioh oppoarcd and shouted: 'AU passengers on deck!' Everybody start ed forward with a ruell. 'Wo aro aliro,' said tho captain, 'but there is no danger, Don't get oxoitcd.' "Just then smoko began to pour out through thc dook near thc smokestacks. My sick husband was in his oabin and undressed. I hurried to him and bogan to dress him, when in carno tho stoward shouting 'get out of this quick.' Ho took my husband by tho foet and I supported i his hoad. Wo started to carry him to tho deck, but tho smoko choked us and tho water from thc lire lioso swished around our kneos. 1 feared that all was lost; but, going backward through another passage, wo managed to rcaoh tho dook in Bafoty. Thcro all tho passengers wcro crowded togo thor. Thick olouds of smoko woro blowing ovor tho v/holo ship and dis tress signals woro flying. Ono passen ger, who had hastily oomo from tho .bajdirob"^ anpoarcd .with soarccly any olotnibb ^e./ Othors found thouiaolvcs .equally unprepared. The oaptain told us that ho was lowering tho boats as a precaution. So wo lined up. 'Womon and childrou first'.' shouted the oaptain, who was standing near mo. I replied hat I supposed I would have to wait for tho mon's turn as I could not Icavo my helpless husband. Capt. Frohlioh answered mo by lifting my husband, placing him in tho bottom of ono of thc boats, ordering mo to follow and telling thu stoward to go with us. Our boat was tho first lowered. "Wc woro all terribly frightened, but though a few cried, thcro wa?, no dis order. Tho oflicors and crew did all they could and encouraged us to be brave and cool. While ono boat was being lowered, tho bottom began to giyo way. Tho women sorcamcd and for a moment it seemed as if tho bot tom would drop out; but tho boat was quickly hauled back. Another boat had no crow, tho passongcrs doing tho rowing. "Meanwhile sonic fishing smacks had come up, and several passengers board ed thom, but Capt. Frohlioh bellowed through tho smoko that no ono must leave tho Patna's boats, so they loft tho smacks. From this order wc in fciTod that tho Bailors, who wore work ing ceaselessly, hoped to put out the fire. For moro than an hour we lay olongsidc tho liner, now hot and smoko covered, cinders mid debris falling over out boats. Through thc firo wo occa sionally caught sight of Capt, Frohlieh, on thc bridgo while ho divided his at tention between giving orders to tho crow and joking with us. Onco ho shouted laughingly : 'Tho firo is in my oabin. Now I can't get my pipe, and you all know I can't do anything with out my pipe.' "Then tho Ceres came up and her captain sang out: 'Your ship's afiro. Shall I tako your passengers?' Fright ened ns wo were we laughod. Capt. Fr?hlich mado the Ceros promise to take ui? to Dover, and thou our boats pulled over to lier, ami wo wore tokon aboard. Tho last wo saw of tho Patria she was just a mass of smoko and going slowly toward Hamburg. Many of us had to pay for what littlo wo could got co cat on board tho Cores. At Djver everybody was vory kind. "If tho oaptain had put us ashore as SpOti as tho ti;o was discovered, wo -would not havo lost our bulongings, nor boon exposed to such dangor." A Girl Full of Needles. Eighty-seven ordinary sowing nocdlos havo been roinovcd from tho body of Hannah ltcardon by Dr. Swithin Chan dlor. Tho girl is employed as a house maid by Mrs. J. M. Mather of Wil imington, Del., and hor caso inattranting tho attention of local physicians, all of whom aro taking a doop intorost in tho caso. Tho girl is about 19 years of ago and weighs only 80 pounds. Sho is four foot throe inches tall, and it is boliovcd that tho nocdlos, which sho swallowed when a child, rotordod her growth,. Sho oamo boro from Ireland about two months ago. A YouiiR Murderer. Mary Fears, a 13 yoar old girl, was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in tho superior oourt ot La Orango, Go. thursday. Sho killod her sweothoart, Son Chappol'at Wost Point, Ga., Sat urday night. Sho will bo sont to tho Stato prison farm. "I havo ti8odyour 'Lifo for tho Livor and Kidnoys' with groat bonoflt, and for J)yspopsia or any dorangomont of tho Livor or Kidnoys I rogara it os ho ing without an equal." Jamos J. Os borne, Attornoy at Law, Boliston, llondorson 'Jo., N, 0, \, OUR DEAD IN CUBA. Progress of tho Work Toward Gotting Their Bodies Brought Homo. Tho bodies of tho South Carolina sol dier? who died in Cub* and wcro buried in Cuban soil aro to bo brought home for intormcnt as soon as possible. At tho recent mooting when tho Second Carolina regiment's veterans associa tion was formed, tho matter of having the bodies of thoso soldiers brought homo to rest in nativo soil was dis cussed. Immediately after the meet ing Col. Jones forwarded ibo following lotter to the secretary of war: lion. Elihu Koot, Secretary of War, Washington, 1). C. Sir: I was the colonel of tho Second Sou'.h Carolina volunteer infantry in tho late Spanish-American war. We left buried in tin? milita)y graveyard near Muianao, Cuba, thrco enlisted men from our regiment, and wc wish their hollies brought back to bo bur*cd in their nativo soil. Will you pienso tako tho matter up and tell mc what to do? I will furnish you with their names whenever you want them, and also give you thc names of (hoir parents. 1 havo tho honor to remain, Very respectfully, Wilie Jones, Lito Col. Second S. C. V. I. Col. Jones has received the following letter in reply to the above request: Washington, Nov. 14. 1899. Mr. Wilie Jones, Columbia, S. C. Sir: Replying to your communica tion of thc 11th inst., to tho honorablo secretary of war, by direction of tho quartermaster general, you arc respect fully requested to have filed with this oflico application from nearest relative of thc deceased soldiers of tho Second South Carolina volunteer infantry buried at Marianao, Cuba, stating tho name and address of tho person to whom it is desired shipmontto bo made. lt is expected that all bodies in Cuba that may properly bc romoved will bo brought to this country during thc ooming winter and forwarded to their homes who ra tho relatives so elect, at govern ment expenso. Respectfully, Jamos M. Mooro. AsBt. Quartermaster Gon. il. S. Army. Col. Jones will furnish tho desired information at onco, and endeavor to havo thc remains brought baok at the earliest possible moment. Tho remains of tho ono civilian omployo who died in Cuban camp arc not to bo included in tho above arrangement.-State. GOVERNOR HOGG'S TRICK. A Watch Loaded for Pickpockets Gulped Down by an Ostrioh. A dispatoh from San Antonio. Texas, to tho Now York WV'ld says Kx-Gov. James Stephens Hogg oamo from Aus tin with tho Texas University studonts today to seo tho San Antonio Interna tional Fair. Tho big ox-govomor said ho carno over to havo some fun at tho oxponso of tho pickpockets who, as ho had heard, were infesting tho fair. He had a mild infernal machino ar ranged inside of a watch caso, and with what seemed to bo a $100 chronometer in his vest pocket ho strolled about tho grounds in the thickest orowds, and with fcolings akin to thoso of a man who carries a chip on hu shoulder. While looking at managcrie of ani mals, however, an ostrioh spied tho bulking pocket and deftly lifted the timepiece. A ton-foot string attached to tho watch, on pulling taut, was to sot ott the machine. "By Catlings, light out, boys!" roared tho big ex-governor, as tho os trioh gulped down tho machine. Thore was an explosion and a stampede on tho midway. Tho manager of the show put on his armor and buckler and hunt od thc fair grounds many times over for the man who ho thought had fed a dy namite cap to biselar bird. But ex Gov. Hogg of Texas was thon well on his way to thc oily to keep a pressing engagement with his friend and col league, Senator Horaoo Clipton. DID THEY WEAR Bl???STPLATES? A Correspondent Tries to Ascertain the Facts But Fails. Charges havo been made by the Messrs Sollos that Mr. Dudley Hascl don had worn a breast plato during thc rocent fraoas at Sollen. This seemed a littlo strange, oven if Mr. llaseldon desired thus to clotho himself in steel armor, for breast plates arc not articles which oan bo bought on tho market nowadays. At least it is not so in this scotion of tho country. Tho Nows and Courier representative sends thc follow ing in reference to tho matter from Dillon: ''People aro still ?xpited about thc Sellers riot. Il has been reported all over tho country that tho Messrs. Hasoldon wont to Marion on Tuesday, tho day of tho shooting, to get coats ol mail that they had ordorcd. Your Correspondent has boon talking with parties in Marion today and has endeav ored in every way to find out tho truth of tho report. Upon ringing up tho Marion Iron Works it was impossible to got either an aili ma ti vo or ucgativc answer. Tho propriotor gavo mo tho nnmos of two persons whom I rang up on the 'phone Ono said ho had hoard tho report, but did not bcliovo it." "Tho other said ho had hoard work men, who wcro employed at the Iron Works, say that breastplates woro m ad o at tho shops. Tho Sellers and their frionds arc very anxious to probo this mattor to tho bottom. Thoy think that tho propriotor of tho lion Works ought either deny orarffun tho ronnit so as to sot tho matter at rest. Undor tho cir cumstances a great many reports ariso in roforonoo to thc mater, and it is said that ono of the breastplates was shipped to Columbia. This rumor may havo anson from tho statomont iinputod to Mr. Hasoldon that ho had "six mon to kill in Columbia," and Tho Record gives it only as eonio of tho ourront talk in roforonco to tho row. Wrecks a House. By tho falling of an aorolito, sovon milos south of Crosoont City, 111., tho ropidonoo of John Moyors was partially wrooked and tho neighborhood was paniu-striokon. Tho motor oamo from a point in tho sky a littlo oast of south and struck tho north ond of tho houso, tearing away a part of tho uppor story. Tho aorolito buried itsolf in tho ground about thrco foot from tho foundation of tho hoUEO. SOLD DEAD BODIES. An Undertaker Confesses to The Ciruosome Business. IT WAS A PAYING SCHEME. Four Bodies in as Many Trunks Found in the Baggage Room at St. Louis Thursday. A dispatch from St. Louis says four Kl ito lilied trunks, suoh ns used by i ravoling men to carry samplos, cnoh containing d.corpse, wore takon from tho bargogo room at tho Union station Thursday, and Frank Thompson, who says he is city undortakor of Mumphis, Tenu., is dudor arrosu Charges Against Tbompson aro being formulated. \. For somo timo tho polico havoV.men aware that trudie in human bodics\hos been going on through this city aiid have been on tho watch for evidence*, Recently a shipment of four bodies in > trunks was made, addressed to W. II. Hamsun at Keokuk, Iowa, to whom tliOEC captured Thursday wcro alao con signed. Tho express man who hauled tho trunks from tho Keokuk dopot told thc station mastci thcro that ho behoved that they contained bodies. An investigation was begun and tho polico of this city wcro notified to look out for any othor shipments. When taken to pol loo Qu?rtors Thompson told of tho whole alfair. Ho said ho had tho contract for burying tho city dead of Memphis. For somo time ho had boon soiling tho bodies to medical oollogcs throughout this part of tho country. His method was to paok thom with excelsior in drummer's /.ino-liocd trunks and tako thom with him as baggage as far as St. Louis. From there ho shipped tho trunks to their destination by oxpress. Thomp son said he had been paid all tho way from $50 to $200 per body. Ho said tho ?amo W. H. Hamson, to whom tho trunks wore consigned in Keokuk ?B a fictitious ono, but bo rofuscd to state who his consignee really is. In tho trunks taken Thursday were tho bodies of two mon aud a boy, all negroes, and a white woman. From appearances they all died from con sumption or some other wasting disoaso. Tho whito woman was evidently somo ono of roiinomont. Her features aro regular and her bair black. Tho front teeth aro gold filled. AU tho bodies aro well preserved. A dispatch from Memphis says Frank Thompson, who is under arrest in St. Louis, is well known in Momphis, ho ing tho county undortakor, K. D. Thompson, a brothor.of Frank Thomp son, has been indicted on two oooasions charged with improper burial of pauper dead. It is claimed that tho bodios wcro intoiTod only six inches undor ground, whioh doo? not moot tho logal requirements. On both occasions, however, Thompson gavo a satisfactory explanation and was released. A~SLICK SWINDLER. A Bogus Colored Preacher Worked a Neat Scheme. Policeman McDonald avrestcd ono of tho slickest swindlers that bavo ever operated in this city and ho is now on thc chaingang. His swindles did not not him much, but it was tho easy way ho victimized several liiorohants. Ho gave his nainoas "Rev." John Parks and said ho had ohargo of somo churohos in tho upper part of the coun try. His soli?me was to go into a gro cery or othor store and inako a purohaso of live cents worth of some particular j article Tho merell mt would give him 05 cents chango, as tho Nogro invari able used a dollar in making a purohaso Tho merchant was perhaps busy and proceeded to attend to tho othor ousto mers. Tho Negro would put a quartor of tho chango in his pocket, substituto a nickle for it and approaching tho merchant would . say: "Boss, you made a mistake in this chango," show ing tho merchant 75 oonts. Thcro would bo some disputo ovor whether tho right chango had boon given, but in four instances tho morobants oonolu led they had made tho inistako and would givo him tho diforonco . to mako up tho 05 cents. Ono morohant who allowed himself to bc viotimi/.od was so conti dent that thc Nsgro was a swindler that ho put Policeman McDonold on tho coso. Tho oflicor followed tho Nogro to a store just a block away when ho at templed to work the samo gamo, whoro upon ho was nrrostcd. Ho was sentenced to thirty days on tho ohain gang by Magistrate Smith Friday morn ing. Ho will be brought up on com plaint of others whon ho completes this torin and in all ho will got 120 u. - (Joluumbia Record. Muchly Married Monroe, A dispatch from Ohioago says Jamos Monroe, tho alleged bigamist an swindlor, who WOB arrested thcro Sun day, loft for Roehostor, N. Y., Wodnos day in custody of a polico oflioorof that oity, to bo tried on charges of swiud ling and bigamy. Mooroo woivod ox tradition proceeding. Mrs. Mary J Colthar, of Bunkor Hill, Ills., whom it it said Monroo married and aftorwar deserted in Roohcstor aftor obtaining $1,100 from her, identified Monroo Wodncsday. Aooordi jg to advioos ro coivod by tho polioo, Monroo's rooord ns a bigamist bids fair lo eo?ipso that of tho candy poddlor, Famsworch, who was recently arrostcd ohargod with having 42 wi vos in difforont parts of tho world. Tho polico nlroady havo tho names of 20 womon, mostly in or.s torn cities, all of whom, it is asserted havo boon nnrriod and victimized by Mooroo. Shooting in Pickens. A dispatoh from Qroonv?lo, S. O,, to tho Augusta Uhroniolo says Dc. Thomas Kv Jamos, of that oity, was killod in Piokons County Thursday night. It said ho and his son woro shot from am buoh aiid that James was killod and tho young man mortally wounded. Dr Jamos had latoly moved his family to Orponvillo, but praotiood in Piokons oot?iity. Sam L?nior has surrendoro to tho shoriff of Piokons, as tho ono who did tho shooting. Ho Bays that Jarnos was carrying his (hanior?) wifo away in a buggy. THE RI8E IN FERTILIZERS, An Officer of the Chemical Company Confirms the Report. As wo stated sometime ngO thero will bo a material advance in price of nil fortilizors; and tho farmors that in planning to plant a big ootton orop at thooxponso of a provision orop. must oonsidor tho additional oost of fortili zorsinhis plans. Tho reason aiiogod is that thoro has boon a voay . lioavy adyanco within tho Inst year o? every thing ontoring into tho manufacture of fertilizers, including not only oil classes of niatorials used, but in machinery and mill supplies gouorally rcquricd by tho faotorios in thoir operations. Theso advances aro woll known and havo nooossarily caused an inoroaso in tho cost of fertilizers. Whothor tho oost to tho oonsunior will bo inoroasod beyond tho natural increase, duo to tho highor prioo of materials, as % rosult of tho formation of tho Virglnin-Oaro lina Chomioal company remains to bo scon. This company controls tho fort? lizor business practically of the wholo South, and oan fix tho prioo Of goods it soils. Mr. violin W. Hugor, of Atlanta, manager for tho Southeastern division of tho Virginia-Caroliua company, was Savannah rocontly and talking to a Morling Nows rcportor said, among othortv 'ngs: " Ibo Virginia-Carolina Chomioal eompany was formed throo years ago by tl^o^amalganmtlon of n fow faotorios in Virg\7\ia. Thoy saw tho sovorc oompotition tlio?'^was botweon tho companios in tho Car?i?aaA and Georgia, whoro tho ooinpanioB,^ "&n account of this oompotition, wore niak-*^ ing nothing. Honco thoy thought it to thoir interest to amalgamate thoir intorosts in tho Virginians and North Carolina to prosorvo a legit?malo profit in Ibo busiuoss. From time to timo . this company bas bought up other com panios, until now it has become a cor poration with a capital of $24 000,000; being managed undor subdivisions. Tho two Virginias hoing in ono di vision, tho Carolinas in another and Goorgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Tonnossco in another. This lattor division will bo controlled and managod by Mr. John W. Huger, with hoad quartoroat Atlanta, Ga., having branoh offices in tho prinoipal oitios in his di vision." Mr. Huger stated that ho looked for a vory matorial advanoo in tho prico of fertilizers for tho soason of 1899-1900, ranging from $1.50 to $2.50 por ton over last soason's prioos. This is oauscd by tho sharp advanoo during tho last six months of1 \tj&rSs materials used in tho maiuifaoturo of fertilizers. Phosphate rook, whioh ontors largoly into tho manufaoturo of fertilizers, hoing tho sourco of phos phoric acid, ono of tho plant foods, has advauood ovor 100 por cont. If this bo truo thon tho glowing roports as to revival of tho phosphate industry iii in this state aro confirmed,' in whioh will rojoioo as it moans inoroased rovonuo to tho treasury. With those advanoos in fortilizor matorial h will bo impossible to furnish tho oonsuuiora with fertilizers ot provious prioos ac cording to Mr. Hugor. Ho Had Enough of lt. A farmor who was possessed of some means ontered tho oflico of his oounty paper and asked for tho oditor. Tho farmor was aooompaniod by Mi? son, a youth of 17 yoars, and as soon os tho editor, who was in his soorot sanc tum, was informed that his visitors woro not bill oollootors ho oamo for ward and shook hands. "I carno tor git some information," explained tho farmer. "Certainly," said tho oditor, "and you oamo to tho right plaoo. Bo Boat ed." Tho farmor sat on ono ond of tho table, while his son sat on tho door. "This boy o' minc." l?o said, "wants ter go into tho literary business, au' I thought you'd now df thar wuz any monoy in it or not. It's a good busi ness, ain't it?" "Why-yos," said tho editort ofter somo hesitation. "I'vo boon in it my Bolf for 15 yoars, and you seo whoro I'vo got to." Tho farmor eyed him from hoad to foot, glanood around tho poorly fur nished offico, surv?yod tho oditor once moro, thon, turning to his son, who was stll on tho tloor, said: "Git up, Johu, an'go homo, an' go baok tor ploughing!" -T Charleston's Hero. The pooplc of Oharloston last Thursday night united in honor ing Rudolph C. Mohrtcns, ohiof quarj torin aster of tho Olympia, tho man who stood at tho wheel fifteen hours during tho battle of Manila. German Artil I lory hall prosontcd a brilliant noone when to tho strains of martial musio Mohvtons walked upon tho stogo on the I arm of Mr. O, C. Flongo, chairman of tho committco, followed by Mayor Smyth, Congrossman Elliott and othor distinguished mon. In a briof and happy spoooh Mayor Smyth woloomod Mehrtons to his old homo and on bo half of oitizons presented a handsome gold watoln CongrosBman Elliott fol lowed, and road a lotter from Admiral Dowoy in whioh ho alludod to Mohr tons in tho most complimentary terms. Tho quartermaster was almost ovor oomo, but said a fow words and boggod his frionds to. understand that ho felt moro than ho oould say. A gonoral ro ooption and ball followed and all vas morry until tho morning hours. Oharg l?sten thus loads all tho oitios in recog nition of "Tho mon bobind tho guns." Jaok tho Cutter. Washington has a " Jaok tho Cutter," Who roforms things by sneaking up and clipping l?dioB1 drosBos. Ho objoots to long drosBos that swoop tho sidowalks, and writes tho Post whon ho has suo oedod iu soouring roforms in dresses ho ?viii turn his attention to tho idiots who woar 3 inoh oollors. As far as wo known thoro is no partioular objootion to this. A Foolish Threat. Mr. J. Dudloy Ilasoldon is allcgod to havo said that thoto woro six mon in Columbia whom ho would got, or ho would bo takon homo foot foromost. With suoh warning no'ono likely to bo among thc six is apt to bo caught nap ping_ A Queer. Hotiso, Au cccontrio old follow of Sharon,, Mo/, who has a holy (hoad o? oyotohosj has conatruotod a four-story bvlokdwoll* ing whoso roof la on a lovel with tho stvoot,