The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, March 25, 1897, Image 6
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THr. LEDGKU: fiAFI V:;V. >. ( MARCH ^5. « >!>7.
Three Rear Admirals Soon to
Retire From Active Service.
FLAW HAS STOOD THE TEST.
The Washingtonian’s Nomina
tion Is Sent to the Senate.
BEOWN, WALKEE A1TD EAU3EY POETEE OF NEW YOEK GETS PLUM
Withdrawal of Thin * rio Will i;©<uU In
Promotion of as Many f-oitiin»»clor«<*
llob* 9 Evan^. an Appiicaot I*or
Oue <»f t!i© Places Under Uast Aduiiiiis -
tration, No Uoiigor In the Field.
WaSHINGTOX, March ir.—A number
of iraportaut changes in the navy will
r ccur within the next few months in
consequence with the compulsory re
tirement on account of the ago of three
ranking oiiicers, viz.: Hear Admiral
Aitorge Brown, commandant at the '.or-
folk navy yard, who retires in June;
Jiear Admiral J. G. Walker, chairman
of the lighthouse board, who retires on
March 20, and Rear Admiral F M.
Jiamsey. chief of the bureau of naviga
tion, who retires early next mouth.
Their names are given in the order of
•seniority.
These three retirements will result in
the promotion to the grade of rear ad
miral of Commodore Miller, command
ing the navy yard at Boston; Coimno-
riore Montgomery Sickard, commanding
the navy yard at New York, and Com
modore Matthews, chief of the bureau
of vards and docks.
The examination of these officers has
just been concluded and their names
certified to the president for appoint
ment to the grade of rear admiral.
It is expe.rted that Captain W. S.
Schley, now in command at New York,
who has been ordered to report for duty
us a member of the lighthouse board, in
the place of Rear Admiral Walker, re
lieved, will succeed to the chairmanship
of the board vacated by that cflicer,
notwithstanding he is junior in rank to
J. M. Wilson, corps <<f engineers, U. S.
A., win/is also a member of the board.
Winle the latter might be entitled to
the chairmanship on account of his su
perior rani:, it is nor likely he will be r.
candidate for tbe office, for the reason
that his onerous duties at the head of
the engineer department of the army
will not iiermit him to give it the atten
tion demanded by the incumbent.
Although there are three army and
navy officers on the board, the chair-
maeshin ha; always been regarded as
prooeriy belonging to the navy.
There is considerable more uncertainty
rontvrmng the prospective assignments
to tin* vacancies at the head of the Nor-
fdfk navy yard and the bureau of navi
gation, but it is expected that the latter
detail will be announced in a few days.
The place held by Hear Admiral Ram
sey is regarded as one of the most im
portant in the naval service and Secre
tary Long will take all the time at his
disposal in the selection of his successor.
Captain R. E. Evans was an applicant
under the last administration, but it is
understood he is no longer in the field.
It is not improbable that Commodore
Miller will he chosen for that duty. He
will be made rear admiral before the
vacancy occurs.
A FATAL FIRE AT CHICAGO.
Named by J’re.Meiit McKinley to lie Ain-
baaaadur to tbe !t<-|iublic of France.
Henry White of Itbode inland Will lie
Secretary of the Culled State* Kmbav.y
In Great llrltoln.
Washington, March 10.—The presi
dent sent to the senate the following
nominations;
State—To be ambassadors extraordi
nary and plenipotentiaries of the United
States:
John Hay of the District of Coin in-
bia. to Great Britain; Horace Porter of
1
One Voting Woman llurued to a Crisp and
Another Severely Injured.
Chicago, March 1.0.—One young wo
man was burned to death and another
probably fatally hurt in a fire which de
stroyed the residence of William Spier,
at 0543 Vernon avenue. Mr. Spier, who
is an invalid, was rescued by neighbors,
and his wife and three children barely
had time to escape from the building
before the room fell.
The dead: Newnan, barber, 18 years
old, niece of Mr. Spier, imprisoned on
top floor of building by flames and body
burned to a crisp. Remains discovered
by firemen.
The iujared: Rose Mayfield, JO years
old, niece of Mr. Spier, jumped from
second story window, burned about
hands and face, internally injured, may
recover; William Spier, 40 years old, an
invalid, overcome by smoke; Mrs. Wil
liam Spier, 38 yeais old, burned about
the hands and face.
The Spier home is in a fashionable
district and the fire created intense ex
citement among the residents in the
vicinity. The nieces were on a visit to
the family. The excitement attending
the rescue of Mr. Spier greatly affected
him and it is feared the result may
prove serious.
1 lie Fowler War at an End.
San ^kaxcisco, March 10.—The pow
der war is over. An agreement has
been effected between the Atlantic and
Pacific coast companies and the latter
•will sign their agreement at once if the
program bo carried out. There is a
dual arrangement. Oue covers the
neutral belt and is between the mann-
facturers of powder in the east and
those in California. This territory
covers New Mexico, Colorado, Montana,
Utah and Wyoming. It isopen to both
parties who have agreed to advance
prices from 1 cent to 1L cents per pound
on black powder and high explosives.
There can be no anderseHing, as each
has the right, through auditors, to ex
amine the others books and examine
the others accounts.
- Frealdeni Joiim to Kotlro.
Mostgomekt. Ala., March 10.—Gen
eral Richard C. Jones announces his in
tention of retiring from tbe Residency
of the Univeisity of Alabama at the ex
piration of his term next June. His an
nouncement of bis intention to retire
comes as a great surprise. The fact of
tieuegd Jones not being in entire sym
pathy with the board of trostees is be
lieved to have prompted his action.
Go I lit BMo4 of fUilToeoUoo.
Cheyenne, Wy., March 10.—An au
topsy has disclosed the fact that Private
Collie, who dropped dead when scuffling
with OJtJhay, at Fort Russell recently,
died of suffocation. In the senflie O’Bhay
{ ave Gollie a clout on tbe bead which
nocked him over backwards anti caused
a big piece of meat, which he 1 • l ‘o his
month, to become lodged in his "•*'
pipe, choking him to death.
BaWy t—air la lAaad.
Atlamtv, March 10.—Beley Lanier,
the man who was shot down at l>cu
tor a waak ago by 11. ti. Pery, it daaiL
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COLONEL JOHN CAT.
[The United .Stated V Ambassador to
the Court of Ft. fames.]
New York. t< France; iloury White of
Rhode Island, to be secretary of the em
bassy of the United States in Great
Britain.
Colonel John Hay'* Career.
John Hay is a native of Indiana, TO
years of age, and he graduated at Brown
university in 1858 and began the prac
tice of law in Illinois in 1861. Presi
dent Lincoln appointed him assistant
secretary and kept him in that capacity
throughout his administration. He also
acted as Lincoln’s adjutant and aide-de-
camp and was breveted lieutenant col
onel.
Entering diplomatic circles in the six
ties. he was at various times in charge
ut Vienna, first secretary at Pans and
secretary of legation at Madrid. In
1870 Mr. Hay connected himself with
the press and for nearly six years do-
voted himself to editorial work on a
leading New Yo.k newspaper. In 1875
he entered politics, taking an active part
in the presidential campaigns of 1876.
1880 and 1884, being then a resident of
Cleveland. President Hayes appointed
him first assistant secretary of state,
which post he filled for nearly throe
years.
Since his retirement from office Colo
nel Hay has resided chiefly in this city,
where he ticcupies a palatial home on
Lafayette avenue, and has devoted him
self to literature with the greatest suc
cess, some of his best known works be
ing “Pike County Ballads,” “Oastillian
Days,” and a history of Lincoln, writ
ten in collaboration with John Nicoiay.
Colonel Hay has also been a frequent
contributor to the highest class of peri
odicals and to him has been ascribed
the authorship of the anonymous novel
“The Breadwinners.” which caused
such agitation in labor circles.
Slcpteli of General Porter.
General Horace P'- comes of revo
lutionary stock. ' grandfather, An
drew Porter, bein,. one of Washington’s
most valued officers General Porter’s
father was David Rittenhouse Porter,
at one time governor of Pennsylvania
and a pmqierous manufacturer. Horace
Porter was born just 60 years ago in
Hunfiiigto i. Pa. He was well “ducated
in '-i- own vrjjte, at Harvard, and finally
at W • : P >::it. tfoon after his gradua
tion ir>iin fit • military academy he was
assi-oieii t i duty in the sooth, then in
sr-c -—ion He was an ordnance expert,
.an • ■ .- r of his v/ork was in the military
sc; vice on t ie staff of McClelland. Rose-
;-ru"s and • ir mt.
He •••' rvefi in the Chickamauga anil 1
Wildeme * campaigns and was in the
first as ault uu Cliuriestou, where he was
wonad-'d.
General Grant wag greatly attached |
to General Pin ter and made him assist- ;
ant secretary •>: w.r while he himself
1 filled the secretuits dp. He surrendered 1
| his army comm:- ion in 1873 and
! plunged at outre • n active business.
He is well known ? the field of litera
ture, being an am tor of repute and
much sought for as a public speaker.
The appointment of Mr. Henry White
to be secretary of the American embassy
in Great Britain is practically a reap
pointment. as Mr. Wnite had held this
office for eight years previous to the be
ginning of Mr. Cleveland's last admin-
, nitration. He rendered Mr. Ol ney im-
j port.int service in the recent Veuezue-
! Ian negotiations. The present secre
tary, Mr. R<s»sevelt. resigned some time
j •ffo-
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Lively IliMueelon In tbe Senate.
Washington, March 10.—The senate
discussed at some length the right of
John A. Henderson to a seat in the sen
ate from Florida, on the appointment of
j Governor Bioxhum. (Senator Pasco
moved that Mr. Henderson be sworn in
os Mr. Call’s successor, but Messrs
Chandler, l»dge and Allen all protested
j at once that the case should go to the
committee on election for investigation.
Keuators Mhoop, Vest and Pasco joined
in the discussion and upheld the rights
of governors to fill senatorial positions.
After lengthy debate the creden*'als of
Henderson were referred to the c e»mit-
toe >u privileges and elections.
Crsts Net Vet Hlockeded.
Cane a. Island of Crete, March 16.—
The admirals of the foreign fleets have
not yet proclaimed the blockade of the
island of Crete, as decided upon by the
powers. The Greek squadron, with tbe
excptiou of tw > vessels, has left Cretar
waters and the two vessels referred to
utvwvim
Banjo Lu is in Great Trouble Over the 1
Loss of His Banjo.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Ui’i'Ki: Coaix’ GKorxi>. March 1 — ‘
Not in nil this round world have l j
been so pestered as I have been Mnce
the new county election until the
other day. You see. 1 dom all in my
feeble way I could to help get the j
new county, and after ‘New County, i
Yes,” carried I thought 1 ought to
] have some kind of an office. So I
put into studying what kind of cilice
1 could properly and capaciou.-iy fiiil. [
i I worried and studied, studied and
worried, till finally at last it come t •
mo, and behold I already hud. and
was, and am now filling the only of-
fici i am capable of attending to ju.-t
riglit—keeping the poor-home, y. u
' understand.
I had thought once to take out a: d •
j quit, out I have changed my mind,
you know. I am before you to-day.
all-scarred, bruised and battered up,
and I feel like a hero ought to feel,
when I look back over the battle
fields where I have crowned victory
as my right-hand man, when it seem
ed to me like every correspondent of
Tm: Lkdoek was on old Flaw at
time, but he is a tougher knot ;
you generally hud people spliti.,.^
for liter’d. Though 1 shrank not
front the fiery darts of subscrit-or,
nor the bombs of G. L. S.. nor the
grape and canister of .1. L. S.; though
the artillery of Mrs. li. Arm Waters
were turned on me, and I fell not,
yet, Banjer Lu is about to bring me
down to my final stayin place, ^atn
sorry for the poor fidler, and lament
over his loss, he is such a dear oid
friend of mine, and it almost breaks
my heart to see him in so much
tremble. You see. somebody hits
>tole Ins fir e banjer or tnishn»d it
some other bow, and he i* most cra
zy. I heard Uncle Bob Lawson tell
him ’tother day that he must be
; more careful or In* might lose si me-
j thing worth more to him than a lian-
: jer, and in reply Banjer Lu
! don’t know what it would he
my life.” At any time in
EXPECTANT
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* MOTHERS’
We Offer Vou a
MEMEDY Which
INSCUES Safety
of Life to Mother
and Child.
FRIEND”
G. Galway' & Son
are prepared to offer lor your iu-peetion the following lines
ol goods at prices for cash that cannot fail to he a saving to
vou
(lobs Ccnfir.smQntof fls Pain, Horror and Risk.
My wife used MOTHERS’ FRIEND •» te
fore birth of lu-r first child, she did not
suffer from ( UAMI's or FAINS—was quickly
relieved at the critical hour suflcrinc but,
little—she had no pains afterward and her
recovery was rapid.
E. E. Johnston, Eufaula, Ala.
Sent by Mail or Express, on receipt of,
price, $1.00 per bottle. Book “To Moth
ers" mailed Free.
MMDFIELD UKGII.ATOR CO., Atlanta, Ca.
SOLO BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
DRY GOODS.
We have some goods to move out it this line to make room
lor our Spring Stock and would rather reduce the prices than
to crowd up the store.
cents Red Flannel
cents “ “
cents “ “
Cross Road News.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Ckoss Roads, March 'lit.—A* J see
no dots from this section I will give
you a short >kctch. Wheat and oats
are looking well. The greatest misfor
tune is so few of each sowed. I think
tlie farmers make a great mistake in
not sowing more grains. Very little
farm work has been done in this sec
tion. Mr. James Sparks done some l
nlowing this last week. It seems
•it Mr. Sparks intends to piow lain
. shine. We are all proud to see :
I the sun shining once more, it is quiet
: warm to day.
Mr.* Green will soon make his ap-
' pearance if the weather continues i
warm.
Mr. Ben Ellis has been suffering
with dropsy for the last four months. ;
Mr. Ellis bus the sytnpbathy of all |
his neighbors. I <1 >n’t think Mr. |
Ellis cun last much longer without a
clthttue.
James Husky lias been very sick
| for two weeks, he is improving slowly.
We hope he will soon he aid to work.
'I he busy limes are here, i he lumber
wagons and wood haulers don’t stop
for rain nor bad roads. Our public
roads are in bad condition, almost im
passible in some places.
Thompson Bridges and wife, from
cents Outing
Jeans.
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12Ac.
cic.
cents Jeans 20c.
20 cents “ 15c.
50 cents Double Width Water-Proof 35c.
20 cents All Wool Linsevs. 12+c.
35 cents Eiderdown 20c.
10 cents Figured Sateens -0+e.
All grades of Bedticking, some as low as 5c.
SHOES.
We have some odds and ends in this line from our winter
stock to close <> it. They are all new, clean goods, but not a
full line of sizes, nor enough to make it worth while to till
them out, so will close them out at 25 per cent, reduction.
Ladies’
$ 1.25 Best Oil Grain ,
at $1.00
Misses’
1.00 “
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Children’s
75 “
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Men’s
1.50 “
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aid at | Acu!a .Stacy left Friday the 111th
bracket bertjer Will. ‘‘400'
pearl lingers on the nock,
nights he walks the floor and sobs. ] f ^ (jh'tn.-ofi Oollege.
and he is ali the time asking of me
if I reckon then s another banjer in
the world made like it. The other
day I heard him say he would be
willin’ to kiss the blackh-s rugger
anywhere if he would bring his ban
jer to him. or tell him where ho could
find it. He worries me night and
day. and J believe if he don’t find it
he will go stock stone crazy. You
may say candidates are annoying to
you, but if you bad to contend with
iiim for one day and night a candi
date would be of great comfort to
you.
Unclaimed Letters.
List of letters remaining in office
uncalled for to date :
H. N. Burk.
Robert Brown.
Callie Brown.
K. L. Bold).
Laura Eton.
Francis Lail.
Thomas George.
Mary Ellen McConnell.
Fifer McXeely.
F. Mills.
George Betty.
Alice Bowers.
T. J. Sisk.
Thomson Whitworth.
X. B.—Be r so ns nailing for these
letters will please say advertised in
Tuk Lkdgkk.
T H Littlejohn. B. M
March, i.l !S!>7.
The above are fairly well assorted sizes. We have a mixture
of Ladies’and Children’s every-day grade, from the $1.00 kind
at 70c. to the 50c. kind at 35c. Also a lot of men’s heavy grade,
assorted. A quantity of odd sizes in ladies .men’s and child
ren’s fine and medium grade, in which it you can find your size
we can save vou big money.
HATS AND CAPS.
All grades and qualities from the nobby $2.00 kind at $1.50
to a substantial everyday hat for 25c. Youths’ and boys’ in pro
portion. Did you ever consider the difference a new hat makes
in your appearance?
GROCERIES.
j/AAWOj » / v O A vi V- Cl v/11A J
Fancy Groceries
All Standard, Heavy Goods constantly on hand, at market
prices, besides a complete line of
Such as Preserves, Jelly, all kinds ’of
Canned Fruits and Vegetables, Canned
Fish, Pickles, Sauces, Rolled Oats, Ac., Ac.
HARDWARE.
In this line items are most too numerous to mention, so we
divide it up into sections, so you can get some idea at a glance:
PATmAntolHj’ TaaIq Planers, Braces, Bits, Augers, Saws,
Ufli J/CliluID lUUlDi Hammers, Hatchets, Squares, Levels,s
Drawing Knives, Sawts A:c., itc.
Rllilrim Nails, Screws, Locks, Bolts, Butts
DUIIUCIO naiUnalO. Door Bells, Gate and Barn Door
Latches, Blind Hinges, «fcc.
Fannins £
devices, Trace Chains, Breast Chains, Pole Chains, Back Bands,
Single Trees, etc.
Stem Fittings. Pipes, Unions, Nipples, Tees, Fils, Bush-
Mrs. Kate Etter
OF MISSOURI,
la Cured of Heart Disease by Or Miles
New Heart Cure.
Your correspondence went to
Blacksburg with a lurje eiowd of can
didates, ;-eeir.g a good many of old
Milieul malts and friend**, which he
enjoyed very much. Fahmkk.
Some Points for Advertisers.
Advertisements placed in The
Lkdgkk arc* sure to be read.
If you have anything to advertise
just go about it in the same manner
you would if you were talking to your
customer from behind your own coun
ter and you’ll find, that it is the best
way.
Don’t try to crowd too much into
an advertisement—make it short and
to the point. Lift* is too short to
waste time reading a column, or half
column of fine print, and people are
not going to do it.
• •
M rs. L. C.Mabry Dead.
Mrs. J.. U. Mabry, of Asbury. died
last Saturday after a lingering ill- i IltJiII1I ■ • .
ness. She was a most delightful 0 W ' mgs, Inspirators, Oil (.ups, (mages, Valves
Judy, possessing those kindly traits Throttles, Pet Cocks, Stop Cocks, Pipe Wrenches, etc
which make womankind doubly at- !
tractive. Mrs. Mabry leaves a family
of several cuildren and a husband to
mourn her loss. She* was beloved bv I
all who knew her ami her friends i Being manufacturers and jobbers of this class of goods, we
were numerous. j carry a considerable variety of qualities, such as for instance,
Anti RllQt TinWJW C!m * how vou 1,1 this grade of
The Surveyors at Work. fillllllUol liUflfaiC. goods a nu!iiber‘of staple articles nude
I he surveyors ,,f ,!,e (> - ^ l j- N- j of a composition of Black Tin and Aluminum and which we will
B brunch from Blacksburg to Gaff-| „i r _ i . ^ .
ney have been at work the past week
locating the right <»f way. Tlu
h1111 ut completed the r work,
sin- informed. Ih>* eontraet forgrad-
ing the road bed i-* to he let today. >
The M. K. tv C. people umimi husine^.- IjhAOri ’j jnijlfQPp W e have a most varied stock of cheap Tin-
I uliuUp XIU L lliUi ware, and can always save you money on any
thing from a Half-Pint Cup toa Dish Pan.
Kind we make in our
op—all of good tin, carefully made
by experienced workmen, and guaranteed not to leak. Good ser
viceable iron at a moderate price. Special articles made to order.
TINWARE.
replace to vou free of cost if it ever rusts out
Copper Bottom limn.
on Copper Bottoms, such as Coffee Pots, Was!* pans, Dipper
etc.
and tli«-rt* is no mistak** about it.
\\ 1 m*1I riiiil ^uarantci liii r'* Om*m' <• < aM-
l.limintMit no run- no pay.
• hkhokix Dm <; Co.
Hire's Goose Grease Linntnent. cures ait
aelies and patnw. Sold and guaranteed l,y
. Chi:iiiihv;i; Diiro Co.
County Officers’ Bonds,
I am prepared lo furulsli bonds tor County
oflice on short notice, at modern ■ cost
For Sale^*
H * * v "L V/ it MS I 1 I * ill 1 ,
Home-Made Tinware.
STOVES.
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US. JiATE ETTEK wrote from
Nootibo, Mo., In March last. “Two
yean ago I was severely troubled
with my stomach and kidneys, and a great
afilk-Uou so unnerved me that my condition
became alarming. The telegraph brought
a prominent physician In a consultation
which resulted in no benefit. 1 went to
Wyoming for change of climate without
benefit, wan brought
back to Atchison where
nurses worked with me
night and day to keep
me alive to reach my
friends here. My heart
became so bod that my
friends gave np all
hope. I began taking
Dr. MUea’ Heart Cure and Nervine alter
nately and woe restored to health. It la now
mouths since and I am perfectly well-”
Dr. Miles' Remedies ore sold by ail drug
gists under a positive guarantee, first hpttle
benefit* or money refunded. Book on Heart
You cannot fiutl a house in the State carrying tlie quantity and
j variety of Stoves that you will find on our floors, and for variety
of prices we can show you some thirty different styles, from the
! cheapest Western Stove on the market to the best grade of Fast
en! Stoves manufactured.
A strictly high-class Range, suitable for
hotels, Boarding Houses, large families,
etc. With cr without reservoirs.
HA]/] Tjnip” CfAVp Nothing equal to it on the market.
.*1 roomcnttii-u'on i.im<**t>im'Mrmt. j VIU \ , Can furnish you size to suit either large
:• ruom cottage on outm** ,tnc. wh h i or small lamtlv, with or without reservoirs, and a stove that will
11'uuiily Hoioc.
10 Sham* Lockhart I'otton Mill Stock.
:i Share* Itlcliluiid 4'<.ttou Mill Stock.
J Sliai'-h Victor Colton Mill St >ek.
a0 Share* LiuicktoncSpring* Lime ( o. Mock
The Hr. Home* H room hou*e with fine gar
den. stable* and out hut Id lugs attached.
“Royal” Range.
splendid garden.
g vacant lots on Gallics street.
1 splendid farm containing lot acres ra*
iniies from Gaffney.
I fW-acre farm one mile from Gaffney.
I house and A a< re> locate*! at Llmckton
Spring*.
Insurance!
I i e|.n la iit nouc but the best ol Fire
Life ami Accident luauraace Com pun toa.
Am prepared to furulah cyclone and tor- \
nadu insurance at Moderate coat.
Your natrouuiic will bcduly apprecta**,* I 1
lust u life time.
Tim0C! n QtAVA a good stove at a moderate nriet*
UUUU illllCO DIUlO. , na d t . j,, two sixes only, and one
that will give you entire satisfaction.
Many nthpru Such as the Dixie, Queen, Columbia, Little
UitUlJ UliiuIO. Dandy, Elcelsior, Artisan, etc. We can suit
> our need and your poekethook. Also all sizes Stove Pipe nml
Biscuit pans in stock. **•
If you do not need a stove we have a full line of Country lloi-
low-AVure.
GUANO.
Call on us before mi