Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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J THIS LEDGER;: GAFFNEY, S. C., FEBRUARY 4, 1897. r Ti Corbett and Fitn”irnmo’'s Will Meet In Nevada. TV/ENTY ^led Un$ PEOPLE injured. m Onlly nt CHINATOWN IN A URMOIL. BCXIKG CONTESTS TO BE LICENSED Tim In 'Till u I>»w J'iiOh AIT:ilr. nutl ,H« Two r*l< InyllUl* Will fioltlo Tholr ^JT- » »* Kjftittfr t'nrm.i, Keno o» Vlr- Hlnl» C<*y. Bi* ya*»ci»oo. J-a so.—ThT Oo»- bett- PitzslmiuouM ulnva oontajt will biko plnco in ckxw proxiaui/ W) ouo of iliroo Notu(1;i ti* Oiwson. liswo or Virginia Oi't. A bUi s’V'h nffairn hi\^ been iiifroJiriO'-l iaSo tlie as- ■embly at Carbon, aad there in every ia- dicattou tiiatit will becono alaw wilhiu the neat day or twa Hajii belay tho cane, ail Rpecalatioa an to where tlio biy mill will tali' place may safely bo said »<> have romfl to an end. Da i Muirt’e partner, Wiliiwn V7n«*<v laefe has been la Oar sou for sercrol .'are part and under th-' yaiilance of A’ llam Kenyan, Mr. Vt'lrwlock sirya t at Neva tail in a fair way of yottiny tt,« /'n't .t an.1 sncii l>einy tiw ccm* the r:i of ^nn i' , ranciseo ar» jabiia'it. It " ill bo i:ie ftrtt time a match to a flnluh of that niiv-yiii»a.!o ha* bv^ja hHd any where close to California for penis, and it is safe to gay that the ban Ifmn- cis o contingent of riny followers will be Inryer than from any other city on%- side of Nevada. I’nrl T IJrlrc' Into IVmbertao, I*». At.tooxa. Pa., Jan. 2d.—About 10 p. m n flloddliif^party of 40 persons from Tyrone drove Into a quarry at Pember ton, G miles below that place. The sled, horrog and pleasure seekers were precipitated d0 feet to tho bottom ef a precipice^ where they lay In a con fuse?! iqasa Twenty persons wore bud y Injured. A* noon us tho news reaenf*! Tyrone a special train wae fit ted (>o< by tho Pennsylvania Railroad oomynuy and all tho doctors in tho tow. wore conveyed to tho soene of the catastropha The psitv wm mostly made up of you*»y pooble. Boys and uirls, with arms and leys brokan and with blood streaming irom their wounds, lay in drifts of-snow. Tho mercury stood at 3 degrees below zero, adding to tho horror of the cntuetropiie. The following is a partial list: Allice ITnrtdon of Little Washington. Jessie Stone of B'dlefonto. Eugene Crumpton, Tyrone. William Jones, Tyrone. Howard Templeton, Tyrone. They are all badly hurt Til or ft SJny !!« Sc-rlom rro-it»l« » ft a Hrsolt of r.'ttiu roto’i* a.gTftiuntion. Ban Francisco, Jan 2d.—Chinatown Is In a turmoil. Little Pole’s death, the feuds and tuordtios which lod up to it. and tho oonreqaencos, results, vs^unly conjectured, bat distinctly feared, have caused a stnto of affairs czeia All Her Life. Mr. E. D. Jenkins, of Lithonia, Ga,, , , . 4 , tl . .. , Eays that his daughter, Ida, inherited a w.... i t, o an.horitlos dose.ibo an t.io | 6evere case 0 { E Cze ma, which the usual mercury and potash remedies failed to relieve. Year by year she was treated worst timy ever anw them An entra detail of p dloe pr.trcds tho atrests and alleys aad watch with tho vigilance that attaohes to rocoanlaed danger. A forco of ~0 men employed by tii« bam Ynp association guards tho street corners for rererui biwks around Littio Pete’s shoo fi^’t'iry and narrowly watchon tho ccra- ing and going of tho Chiueao known or suf posed to be inimloal to Little Pete’s faction. Tho prominent men of both 8am Ynp’s and boo Yap’s go about only when accompanied by bodyguards. De spite the fact that the Chinese consnl h<»« takou no ollicial action in the prem ise's. the matter will probably reach tho J BURYING FIVE IN A GRAVI. The I'nbonlc rinijun TVnrhift^ Tr!^hffftl Ila» - oC—.Vntlri f hrl.llai* EosTOtt, Jan. 20.—Miss AbM.'Child, secretary of tho woman’s board of m * slons, has received tho following lett. f from Mrs. Roy. E b. Hamoof Bombar: “This terrible bubonic plague is worir- ing fearful havoc in nearly all branches of the native community. Some 300.000 persons have left town. The Bnroda rai.w.iy alone has pnt on sis extra trains a day to pfrlde the accommodations for thoso leaving by their line In the railway station at Dycnlla there si s bund rods waiting for an opportunity of leaving by tho Indian Poninsnla trains. The people nre dazed and terrified. “In tho Hindoo burying ground down on Queen’s road, Dr. Jodd, the assistant coroner, says that tho papers give not a fraction of the particulars of the p’.rgtn. In tho Mohammedan burying ground they are laying fouf and five bodies in graves. Yet with all this about ns, not a native Christian has had an attack. Eight Europeans, if not more, hir*' died with it. It was at ihr*t thought that about 30 per cent recovered, but Infer facts from various sources prove the fatality to bo even greater. “binoe the d o afh of a litil* girl in one of onr schools, tho doc bin have ordered all four of our outside schools to ho closed. Our Christian school, with the two boarding departments, had to be closed without an/ prize gl ring or an nual school exhibition, and tho o of oar boarders with homes have been sent away. Tho rest nre here with ns as usual.” To AM the riajue SnlTwcr', San Frvxcisco, Jan. 2rt.—A special meeting of tho chamber of eommorco will bo held Thursday afternoon to de vise means for assisting in the relief of (hose who are suffering from plague and famine in India. Tho merchants of the city have in the past readily re sponded to calls for aid in cases of dis tress, and it is their intention to show substantially that they sympathize with the sufferers in far India. This meet ing will bo to snggost ideas. It has been suggested by some to charter a vessel and ship flour and wheat. If the vessel was to sail within a few weeks, it would reach India abo it the time it is feared that the sufferers of the famine will bo iu the most need of assistance. A FATAL ACCIDENT AT 3EA. Caylitln II. Urar'i Sun Moots Death In a fei-allar Maxm-ii. Tat i-uiASSEa, Jan. 26.—The schooner Norman, Captain B. Gray, of C is- tlne, Me., from Barbados W. I., has arrived nt Carrabello. When off Sau Domingo, Jan. 11, tho mate, J. J. Leigh ton, with two men. was aloft on tho mizzenmast repairing some damage that had been done to tho topmast, and from *oma cause unexplained the lashings holding it broko, letting 11 fall to tho deck. The captain’s son, Walter, a youth about 13 years old, was standing on the poopdeok and was struck and in- gfantly killed by tho falling spar. Ho was bc.riod at s«a Jan. 12. Mato I/eightrm was so overcome by the accident that lie attempted to com mit suicide by shooting himself with a revolTer, but was prevented by one of the cre-.t throwing a marlin spike at him, strik'ng him on tho arm, which caused tho bullet to glance off, causing a painful tb*-h wound on the side of his head. Ho was put in irons, and on nr- rfvlng here wae handed over to Deputy Sheriff Mattair, who took him fro Apa lachicola before the United States com missioner, who finding him rational, and n* lie was in no way to blame for tho accident in which young Gray was killed, discharged him from custody. am n. mt? ill khiisA Will jUvJUauij iri< u i .iu j i fy SOUnQ a state department, since the Bee Ynp r I■ | sirin i company has made a protest against the ; ’ jT.-ylTv?]fclear a: Chiaeso consul interfering with their ^ / 1 V r ‘Y she has assM'iafion. Tho matter was presented * ^ from v. present by Ira I). Oreton and Sotiafor White pe’n-3 rime ago to Assistant Secretary of Btale Rockhill, who promised to exam ine into it at Ills earliest opportunity. Ktiuthern Cpups Not Il.-i-n »3f>rX. Wa.siuscto.v, Jan. 26.—The weather | bure.iii has sent tho following me-eage i to postmasters in the northern and cen tral portions of Florida and to T.onpa: I “The temperature will fall to freezing iu tuo northwestern portion of eadern Florida Wednesday morning, but the cold wave will not be as severe ns an- tieipnted, and it is doubtful if the tem- perainre falls below freezing: south of Jacksonville.” Iu the MlrM'o and South Atlantic state;) the indications are that the warm rays of rlio sun will roa- tcriaily mitigate the effects of the cold blast. Ti'.o liigh barometer of the west, it is th -ught, will cause another drop in tho temperature later in the weak. The local charitable organizations are bn^y relieving the poor. Reports from the siuili show that thus far little damage has been done to early crops. with various medicine', external appli cations and internal remedies, without result. Her sufferings were intense, and her condition grew steadily worse. All the so-called blood remedies did not seem tc reach the dis ease at all until S. £>.S. was given, when an improvement was at once noticed. The medicine was continuecd with fav orable rcsnlts, and now she is cured sound and well, her is perfectly and pure and been saved from what threat ened to blight her life forever. S.S.S. {guaranteed purely vegetable) cures Eczema, Scrofula, Cancer, Rheu matism, or any other blood trouble. It is a real bleed remedy and always cures even after all else fails. A Real Blood Remedy. Take a blood remedy for a blood disease; a tonic won’t cure it. Onr books on blood and skin diseases mailed free to any address. Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga. ,gk u JUMP ON SENATOR JONES. Infcer/ftr- nirs. McKinley at Chicago. Chicago, Jan. 26 —Mrs. McKinley, wife of the president-elect, Is iu Chi cago. the guest of Captain and Mrs. McWilliams, 3901 L ike avenue. She is nccoinnutiiod by her cousins, Mrs. Me- Barber and Captain Heisland of Canton, O. Mrs. McKinley came here to per sonally look after the preparation of her inauguration gowns, and will remain in the cay several days. Major McKinley will not join his wife here for the pres ent, but may pay another vidt to tho c.ty later. < ninlllinii <if Cal f irul.i Crop*. San Francisco, Jan. 23.—Tho fine, bright, clear weather of tho past month has had an excellent effect on fruit, and especially on oranges, lemons and limes. No frost in any citrus section of Califor nia has been reported. Prunes and apri cots indicate largo crops next sea on, mid other deciduous fruita and grapes indicate normal conditions. Appointed Joint I*:»*Hoii2for A^nut, Cincinnati, Jan. 2G —Mr. Perry Grif fin has been appointed joint passenger agent of the new Chicago and Wash ington lino, of the Motion; C., II. & D ; B & O. and O. S. W. railways, with headquarters iiC/Chieago. Tho appoint ment takes effect Fob. 1. A Itavenue Collector Uo«la;iis. Washington, Jan. 20.—The secretary of tho trea'Uiy has received a telegram from Ambrose E. Lyman, internal rev enue collector for the district of Mon tana, tendering his resignation. The department knows no reason fur Mr. Lyman’s action. Grand Duke Mic!is»l Improving. New York. Jan. 20 —A special to- The Herald from St. Poteisburg says: Tho Grand Duke Michael’s condition 1ms Improved. The empress Is progress ing in *t satisfactorily, and although still confined to her room, Is able to get about. PrfatlUliig ItftO'irdar Sftntftncftd. PoNpidtroN, Or., Jan. 26.—George R. Lash, def.arltiug city recorder, who pleaded guilty, has boon sentence l to three and a half years in the peuiton- tlaiy and $1,000. Idaho Doiunorafa OSlMjt In 1IM ftr.o-: In Hjftfr AfTHr*. EoiS:’ Ctty, Jan. 26.—In response to a dispatch from Chairman Jones of tho national Democratic committee, 16 of the IS DemocraPie members of the leg- islahiro have signed a dispatch to Jones which says: “Wo denounce the arbitrary interfer ence by federal authorities in local af fairs as a violation of the constitution of the United States and a crime against free insrifntions. “Tho Democratic party having been ratified by an overwhelming majority at the p dls, the adoption of your sug gestion to support Mr. Dnboiso would ctn'.tify onr party and forever damn in the estimation of onreomtitneuts every Democrat of tho party in tho Idaho log- islafaro. “Tho action of ?eeretary Walsh in seeking to set aside the entire machinery of onr state organization before tho campaign and now is a moat high handed, unwarranted proceeding and unparalleled iu the history of American politics.” x Sulc’de of Thendoro Moalutni. Spokane, Wash., Jan. 26.—Tho nows of the suicide of Theodore Bonham iu Chicago was a groat surprise to his friends in this city, where ho was well known among tho old residents. His widow Is prostrated with grief. Ben- bam came to Spokane in 1332 and for years carried on a business es builder and contr ctor. He loft hero three weeks ago to meet hi' brother at Men- don, Mich., to engage with him as a traveling salesman. After visiting rel atives in Minneapolis, where he wrote a cheerful letter to his wife, ho wont to Chicago to buy goods, and it is th mght here that he must have been taken ill and in a moment of mental aberration taken his life. Si!i>>rln^ Annnrf Plttsbara's Pot»r. PiTT'-EUBCi, Jan. £0.—Western Penn- | sylvaiiia is still iu the grasp of the | worst blizzard in 12 years The mcr- i curv in the signal service thermometer stands at 5 degrees below zero, but ! more exposed thermometers registered j anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees lowor. j The cold caused groat suffering among , the poor and ono lifo was sacrificed, I Mary Morris, a negro woman of ' homestead, was overcome on tho street and died in a few minutes. Michael Connolly, a tramp, who boarded a Pan handle train in Ohio, was taken from a cattle car almost dead, but prompt at tention soon revived him. A'l freight trains and many through passenger trains wore delayed by tho blizaard.J A. N. WOOD, BANKER, docs a general Banking arid Exchange business. Well secured with Burglar- Proof safe and Automatic Time Lock. Safety Deposit Boxes at moderate rent. Buys und sells Stocks and Bonds. Buys County and School Claims. Your business solicited. Severe Kirfliqa In .'Vlex'oo. City cf Mexico, Jan. 26.—Earth quakes contlnno in the state of Oax.icA, and that city has been shaken severely by the frepidatory shock. Scientists be lieve that a volcafna is forming among tho hills, and that trie confirmed seismic movement ha*, excited alarm iu several districts. On the Pacific coast the ocean is i i continual commotion, caused by submarine explosions, sending lingo waves on tho shore and terrifying fish ermen who still boldly venture oat. Clilncuti Adopt I.ynolilnir 'lelhod*. NEliiON, British Columbia, Jan. 26.— Superintendent Ilu'soy of tho provin cial police is endeavoring to locate the prime movers in a lynching that took place recently at Parvllion Point. A Chinese named Look Li, who had “jumped” a fellow Celestial’s claim, was found hanging to tho end of a rope. It is supposed that Chinese placer miners ate at the bottom of the lynch ing. Two of them have been arrested. Scolejr nnd Cotnpniilon* Indicted. New York, Jan. 26.—Tho grand jury has indicted Herbert Barunin Seeley, James H. Phipps and Theodore Rich, in connection with the recout dinner given b}' Mr. Seeley at Sherry’s. The indict- ments charged them with conspiring to procure tho indecent exposure of two certain dancing women. The men will be required to plead to tho indictment In tho court of general SQ'Stous. Keiilciiticv Hoed to lt« Sold. Indianapoi.-r, Jan. 26.—Tho Ohio Valley railroad, 130 miles long, running from Evansville to Hopkinsville, Ky., will tie sold at Henderson, Ky.. on Juuo 1. The upset price will bo $1,(>[>0,000 and a cash doponit of $100,000 will be required of bidders. John Roberts and James Quarles have been unpointed tho committee to make the aalo. ^pitlu’s Strongs** Ironclad. New Yonx, Jan. 26.—A special to The World from Cadiz say?: Spain’s fastCot and strongest ironclad, tho Car- lo.< Qninto, which was constructed hero at a private yard out of entirely na tional material just 20 months ago, has been completed and sent to Cartagena to bo docked for tho .iniuhing touches. She will return here next month to mount her guns and to have her ollpial stoain trials. Then she will be commis sioned. The vessel is powerful in ap pearance r.nd is of high speed. Tho Bastians were crowded, the church boils rang and bands of music played as tho ironclad steamed out and every one was justly proud of tho local workmanship. A Scandal In Nan Franci*so. San Francisco, Jan. 26 —Tho French colony in San Francisco and local diplo matic circles aro taking considerable in terest just now in the scandal which has followed O. Pernal, tho French consnl at Yokohama, to this city. Tho poker gamo in the Yokohama club, tho accu sation of cheating made against the French consul and the enforced return of that official to France to explain the affair to tiio French minister of foreign affairs have proved the subject of con- Fiderable comment in this city since the accused official arrived here on the Gaeuc, for the reason that Pernal is well known and has many friends and acquaintances in San Francisco. tulcide nf an Ainnrlcin at Nine, Nice, Franco, Jan. 26.—The remain j of a human body havo been found on tho railway near St. Laurent. With the remains was found a torn bill of the Hofei Universe, at Nice. Only 20 cen times were found on tho body. Inqui ries show that the deceased was U. Lund, a merchant of Now York, and he is ruppoaed to have comm ttod suicide His trunk bears numerous hotel marks, both of America and Europe. Imperial nauUVs 'Aatniuftiifc. Beui.in, Jnn. 26.—Tho weekly bank statement of Iho Imperial Bank of Ger many shows tho following changes, ns compared with tho previous account: Cash in hand increased. 33,300,000 marks; treasury notes increased, 1,063,- 000 marks; other securities decreased, 13,710,000 marks; notes in circulation decreased, 53,030,009 marks. A Ir»je ly Near Waycros* Waycross, Ga., Jan. 26.—Professor B. C. Booth was killed near Manor by W. S. Eady, a negro. Tho tragedy was the result of a quarrel over a debt Eady owed Booth. Finn! For Owliltling n Jnitffn. Ati.vnta, Jan. 26—In the criminal court hero, Steve Ryan was fined $750 for cowhiding Judge Goorgo F. Gobcr cn tho sticots of this city several months ago. St. Duals Man Shouts flliuao'.f. Sr. Louis, Jan. 19.—William E. Jones, formerly manager of Havelin’s theatre in this city, n brother-in-law of John Hr.vcim, committed suicide at tho Ridge way hotel by shooting himself. Ilnrulil AT. a«wall U L»t a i[i*i»t.i>r. Bath, Mo., Jan. 16.—Harold M. Bew ail (Rep.) a son of Arthur Sow all, has been elected a member of tho $tate leg islature to fill u vacancy. My Livery Stabler aro equipped wit h ( bo la lest and best in carriages buggies, harness and horses. They are stylish and well appearing. Horses fed and groomed by the day, week or month. I ho’-e a first-class hearse, which cun be had at reasonable price for either city or country. Give me a call when in need o anythihg in my line. M. G. MONTGOMERY.! FOR Up-to-Date Job Print ing, call at the LEDGER Office. Gaffney, S. C. I. RipansTabules. Rlpans Tabules are com- | pounded from a prescription widely used by the best medi cal authorities and are pre sented in a form that is be coming the fashion every where. t Ripans Tabales act gently but promptly upon the liver, stomach and intestines; cure dyspepsia, habitual constipa tion, olTensivc breath and head ache. One tabule taken at the first symptom of indigestion, biliousness, dizziness, distress after eating, or depression of spirits, will surely and quickly remove the whole difficulty. Price, 50 cents a box. RipansTabules may be ob tained of nearest druggist; or by mail on receipt of price. Sample vial, io cents. RIPANS CHEMICAL CO., 10 Spruoa Street, NEW YORK. > e e V▼V▼▼v V v W W W W WW 9 w WWW V W V w \ THIS AI) ANNOUNCES OUR GREAT CLARENCE SALE FOR JANUARY. Prices Have Been Cut On All Goods Throughout the House. All Winter Goods Must Go. 200 Ladies’ Hats worth from $1.25 down, going at 50 cents for choice. €51<• We now have on hand a complete assort ment of Steam Pipe, Ells, Teef, Bushings, Nippies, Unions, etc., etc. Alto all kinds of Fittings for Saw Mills and Cotton Gins, together with the tools for doing all work in this line, and will be glad to serve you at any time. Prices always reasonable. J. G. Galloway & Son. Ac S'!'AOY, Bsmlcers 'i'r.itt Ocnern.1 IMiukina; lluwlncfls. -O- I>ei>sirtinent. Having opened up.a Savings Department In our bank, beginning July 1st. 18011. we will receive deposits of $1.00 and upwards und allow Interest thereon at 4 percent, per annum, payable quarterly wfuai left in hank 3 months or longer. Safely De posit lioxes for rent. Your patronage solicited. CARROLL It STACY. The Gaffney City Land and Improvement Company, Offer for Sale Building Lots in this Flourishing Tovn, O A. IT IT iq: 3£ Y C" I V Y., Also Faring near by and in reach of tho schools of Limestone Springs and of lhis place in lots of from 30 to J00 acres on liberal time rates. Also Agricultural Lands to rent for farm purposes. For full particulars apply ti MOSES WOOD, Agent. N. B.—All trespassing on lands of this Company cutting and removing timber, fishing or hunting are forbidden under penalty of law. Sol * SPRIHGS * LIME * WORKS, CARROLL & CO., Lessees. Manufacturers of BUILDING, * .. * AND * AGRICULTURAL * LIME, And Dealers In Coal, Shingles, Lathes and Plater Hair. Dymamite, Blasting Powder. Fuse and Dynamite Ceps. 7^ .A 'U? \ -,A $ 7/i r/7 & 1 :V\I A>/ /TS> y OF 1 >1 m J Say the main thing r to do is lo keep the siomnch, liver and bowels in order if you want to live long and keep well. Good physicians say the same thing, too. The remedy called RIPANS while not mysterious or mir-c in its curative qualifies, is a simple formula prescribed by the nest physicians for di order* of jhe digestive organs. Just little tablets, easy to take, < .?sy to I uy ard quick loact. If your trouble is Dyspepsia, biliousness, Dizziness. 1 Irndai hr, Constipation, Heartburn, and the like, no need of calling a physician. Ripans Tabules ! contain exactly " hat he would tell you to take. ONE TABULE GIVES RELIEF. MkMANENT CCRK FOLLOWS A FAIR TRtAL. No UNCERTAINTY ABOUT IT. Tlie "LThing on Earti “The Ledger” at $1 a Year. . • .