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Salaries of Southern's Officials. A Correspondent who Doubts that any Reduction will be Made?His Reasons. Special to The News : Washington, D. 0., Jan. 23.? You have a real appealing editorial in your Saturday's issue of The News, that is, gra i fying from the standpoint of a railroad official. Yes, the theory is all right, but who knows that it is actually a fact that the "President, Vice-president, and other officials" of the Southern Railway have been reduced in their salaries ten per cent? Perhaps you do not kuow, but let me assure you that it is a very hard matter for an individual to find out just what the officials 01 the Southern Railway receive as salaries. They do not appear on the office pay rolls?the fact is they are paid by vouchers, private vouchers?and no one whom they do not wish to know can tell whether their salaries have been reduced or increased. They have however reduced the clerical forces tea percent, ?I hose poor devils who actually do the work?and whose salaries are rare'y enough to exist on, to say nothing of a few comforts or luxuries which the average man enjoys. These poor fellows are forever payiug for thedishonesty, stupidity and tavoritism of the vamptres who suck tlie very lite blood of their existence Is that "Reform of the right kind?" There are over one thousand employes in the general offices of the Southern Railway in Washington and I do not believe that you will find one man in the service, actually contented with his surroundings and invironments, who would not gladly accept a place elsewhere at less money even, in order to be rid of the grind and the unfair methods practiced by some of the officials. What we all want to see is a /. .... ? ?j "square ueai iu bvoij iii?u, that is a foreign phrase to the management, of the Southern Railway. What I have said I know to be facts, from actual experience. The local newspapers here published articles in December, relative to a cut in the general office forces, both in salaries and men, and both were vigorously denied by the officials who were interviewed, but neverlhe less, the reductions came about in less than a month from the time the denials were made. Of course every one expected the order *yhich was issued bj President Fiuley to include the high officials to prevent the de moralizntion of the forces in the general offices, but is it an uctua fact that the officials, the higl officials from, and including l're sident Finlev down to the small est office boy, suffered in equa proportion by this presidents order ? 1 do know that the latter wa reduced, but there is an air o uncertainty ubout. the former. The following is the editoria in The News reforred to in th foregoing communication : |The Southern Railway com puny has set a good example t THE LANOAf other big corpora'ions. Usually ? when it is found necessary to ' reduce expenses a cutis made in |j the p*y of the poor, hard-worked ? employe5',but I heSouthern begins ^ at the right end when it prunes ? the large salaries of its president v and other lea ling officials. That's ? reform of the right kind.] A Cure for Misery y "I have found a cure for the misery i malaria poison produces," say a KM. N James, of i'Ouellen. S. C. "It's called I' Electric Bitters, and oorues in BOce-it I bottles. It breaks up a case of chills or a bilious attack in almost no time; j; and it puts yellow jaundice clean out of commission." i'liis great tonic ? medicine and blood purifier gives re- ? lief in all stomach, liver and kidney J complaints and the misery of lame back, bold under guarantee at J. F. [ Mackey Co., and Funderburk I'bartii acy. Cashier While Asleep Open- | ed Safe lor Thieves. Jackson, Miss., Dispatch :? A unique confession was made to j A. F. Thomasson, cashier of I he First National Bank of Hattiesburg, by James Harper attd W. T. Smith, bank robbers, brought back from Seattle, where they were caught after a long chase. Harper says the bank cash er walked in his sleep. He and Smith watched the bank for se\" eral nights, according to their confession, and frequently wit. i mi ' u?-3i~wu i. imjiiiubsuu enter wim tue aid of his door key. They never dreamed that lie was not in full posFe?sion of his senses until they saw him under an electric lUlu with his eyes closed. Then the robbers say tu?-j conceived plan to enter the bank with Thomaspou and to gag him if he came out ol his trance. They declare that Thornasson gave them the combination to the safe, which they looted, and that they left, leaving Thomaeson a leep in the bank. Ilar.k Foolishness. "When attacked by a c< ugh or a cold, or when your throat is sore, it is rank foolishness to lake any other medicine than Dr. King's New Discovery/' says C.O. Eldridge, of Empire Ga., "1 have used New Discovery seyen years and I know it is the best remedy 011 earth lor cough and colds, croup, and all throat and lung troubles. My children are subject to croup, but New Discovery quickly | cures every attack." Known the world over as the King of throat and lung lemedies, bold under guarantee at J. F. Mackey Go. and Funderburk Phaiuiacy. 60c. and fl.Oi). Trial hottle free. Tar Heel Loses $600 in Gaffney. Gaffney special in Charlotte Observer: Mr. B. B. McLurd , a stock dealer lrom Reapsville, N. C., who has been making s headquarters at Bobbins' stablos in Gaffney, lost an overcoat a ' lew days ago which contained about $000 worth of notes. Mr. 5 McLurd took off his overcoat to feed his stock, leaving it hanging on a nail, and when he looked ' for.lhe garment discovered that it 1 had disappeared. In the meantime Herb Smith, a negro boy who was employed af the stable, | had left the stables to go out on a trip. ftir. MCLitird, suspecting that he was the thief got a po? H liceraan an<l went to Herb's place 01 residence; where they found the coat, but no trace ol the notes. Herb was taken be 1 fore the mayor, who gave him e 30 days on the gang. It is sup. posed that the negro either ?e1 creted cthe notes or destroyed 0 them. >TKK NEWS. JANUARY 25. 1#08. atxsXfe^sffi ?5 If y Only a few days fj, have marked down to m | AT AND BE] If At least nine |g 3 OUR ENTIR of Dry Goods, Milli iHfi fj{| minj?s, Lace, Fnibroi derwear, Notions, Blai |J| and Furniture. Total || . We will convert :#! this sale into an 1*-' -N /, V\f H SHOES AND MEN'S I TRUNKS AND f #1 only. Some undesir J- 1 ? **T1 11 L/\ C.' A \ 1 / 1 t / I I MB saiu M 111 o V/ O M. *.?. v? V -- . y$i to us. N'l'd1 Tp., - . . >llk| Please bear in mm< and never will advertis ?.Vb?l m vnn TVTncf. nf f.Viie v i |/i J V/ V4# A7*\/.uu i/v/v; before the advance in IS offered AT AND BELO M Sri matter well worth youi 'Ij'l see before buying elsev Come now and buy M THREAD AT 5C, whil< 11 Watch for our next If Y ours I WIIIIAMS-H gg. m |FP11 .v.- v Annual Meeting of Ker- Rock Hill to I shaw's Prosperous Bank. Divis At ^meeting of the stockhold - . t M IV ? 1 ? 1 I) I TV -11 T > ers of the Hank oi iversiiaw neiu .uock nut necc last Tuesday Messrs J. M. Car- Newell, the eflicie , son, Robt. S. Floyd, J no. T. ent. of this divisio Stevens, L?roy Springs, K. A. go by the Souther , Thioa, J. M. Hinson, L. 0. Hough Hill division is r (1. C. Heath and E. I). Blakeney been consolidated ; were elected directors. Subse- leston division, w . quently the directors met and was. A prominon i elected John T. Stevens, presi cial said on Sa!ui dent ; Leroy Springs, vice presi- pretty certain Mr f dent; T. B. Clyburn, cashier; be provided for. , D. I'erry Dye, Teller. Mr. K. D Tlie consolidati i Blakeney is the Bank's attorney. Hill division wit] . A semi-annual dividend of four division becomes ( . per cent, .Inn. lfit. was declared. 1st. Mr. Newel The bank is in good and pros- will remain h< perous condition. date. 7 N t: time and avc will offer uu^J Si' ^ *Y CU3 1 j|| *-tenths of 11 'E stock I fajg nery, Dress Trim- HK; (levies, Ladies' Un- || nkets, Pants Goods, || value about 89,500. || all proceeds from fO-DATE store of if rjp WEAR H LEATHER GOODS || able goods in this :v-ntiii ??i ur?l, Miui ?< H jl that we never have $ se anything to mislead fern k having been bought prices and now being W FIRST COST is a p * time to consider, and h| 'here. ||| your "COATS SPOOL |j 3 it lasts. li ; notice. Rl| truly, ft mm co. I jose Southern Barn and Cotton Burned, ion. Monroe Journal: The barn of Mr. Alvia Baucom, who lires >r<l . Mr. D. VV. ftbout ^ miles from Monroe, >nt superintend- near Qoose Creek and New n, has been let ga|em ijue> was burned at, 4 o'n, and the lioek c|oc^ yesterday morning. In the to more, having fltme8 fiV0 bales of cotton belongi with the Char- -n^ ^jr gaucom were lost; a here it formerly borse, belonging to his son-in,t Southern 0111- ^ Long, and day that it was muc^ ()f}ier 8tujf. A1 r. Long hap. Newell would p6ue(j be spending the night there and thus lost his horse.? f l ,ou oi too uock ^,^ie jqbs waH 8evore, perhaps i t he Charleston $500. The origin ot the fire is elleetivo on lob. unknown1 rrA his force .... w until th.t| ^S. Pay