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THIS LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., DECEMBER »S 18B8. REPORT OF HAWAIIAN COMMISSION SENT IN f-- President Transmits Papers to the Congress. A REDUCTION IN SALARIES. cut GOVERNMENT FOR ISLAND Document Mainly Devoted to a Dis cussion of Legislation Proposed by tbe ISos.rd and Diguing Who Will Bo Recognized as Citizens, Etc. Washington, Dec. C.—The president today transmitted to congress the re port of the Hawaiian commission, con sisting of Senators Cullom and Morgan, Representative Hitt, President Dole and Justice Frear of Hawaii, together with the text of bills drawn by the commis sion for the government of the islands as a portion of the United States. The preliminary portion of the report is mainly descriptive of the Hawaiian Islands, the inhabitants, the existing in stitutions, the public domain, produc tions, climate, harbors and shipping fa cilities, and various couditious of gen eral interest. The remaining portion is mainly devoted to a discussion of the legislation proposed by the commission, giving in the appendix the various re ports of subcommittees and copies of the bills suggested. Three bills are formulated for the con- sideration of congress. The first ami principal one outlines a general plan of government and the other two deal with subordinate questions. Of the main bill the commissioners express the opin ion that it will prove to be “such a measure for the government of the Hawaiian Islands as will best promote the interests of their people at the same time that it promotes the iniei’ests and maintains the sovereignty of the people of the United States.’’ “Territory of Hawaii.“ It provides for tho erection of the islands into a territory of the United States, to be styled tho territory of Ha waii. The bill contains provisions for tho government of the territory, giving it exeentive, legislative and judicial officers. A governor, secretary of the territory, a United States district judge, a United States district attorney and a United States marshal are to be ap pointed by tbe president and an internal revenue district and a customs district are created. The oflices of president, minister of foreign affairs, finance, pub lic instruction, auditor general, deputy auditor general, surveyor general and marshal are abolished. The officers of the territory under tho new regime are an attorney general, with similar powers and duties as now possessed by tho attorney general of tho republic of Hawaii, with a few excep tions; a treasurer with similar powers and duties to the present minister of finance, and such powers and duties re garding licenses, corporations and part nerships ami registration of prints, la bels and trademarks as are now pos sessed by the minister of the interior, except as changed; also a superintend ent of public works, a superintendent of public instruction, an auditor and a deputy auditor, a surveyor with the powers aud duties of a surveyor general, and a chief sheriff to succeed to the du ties of marshal of the republic, all to be appointed by the governor. Probably the most important portion of the bill is section l, defining citizeu- aliip, which provides that “all white persons, including Portuguese, and per sons of African descent, and all persons descended from the Hawaiian race, on either the paternal or maternal side, who were citizens of the republic cf Hawaii immediately prior to the trans fer of the sovereignty thereof to tho United States, are hereby declared to to citizens of the United States.” Other Provisions Made. gp Provision is made for a legislature to consist of two houses, a senate to con sist of 15 members as at present, and a house of representatives, consisting of SO members, double the membership of the house under the Hawaiian republic. The members are to be elected at a gen cral election to be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1800, aud biennially thereafter. The aupremo court is to bo the sole judge of the legality of election to a seat iuv either house in case of contest. No mem ber of the legislature is to be eligiblo for appointment or election to any oflice of the territory and no officer or em ploye, notary public or agent of the ter ritory is to be eligible to election as a legislator. There is also a provision that no per son who, having been eutitled to qual ify aud vote prior to October, 1897, aud since July, 1894, failed to register as such voter, shall have a vote, unless ho shall take an oath to support tho con stitution of tho United States. Tho sessions of the legislature are limited to 60 days in duration and each member is allowed $100 as .-alary aud 10 cents a mile for traveling expenses. A senator is required to be a mule citizen of tho United States, 150 years of age, to have resided in tho ter ritory three years, bo the owner in his own right of $2,000 w’orth of property, or to have during the preceding year received $1,000 income. Representatives must be 25 years old, male citizens, must have lived three years in Hawaii, and must either own $500 worth of property or have an in come of $250 a year. Columbia Register Suspends. Columbia, S. C., Doc. (I.—TV Colum bia Daily Register Las suspenned pubii- cation. The Register was the oddest newspaper in tho city, dating irom 1875 It changed in July last from a iiioinni/ to an afternoon issue, but still com uni d to sink money. Its plant has hem <lis posed of and it will not be revived. Tam pa’s Militia Convention. Tampa, Fla., Dec. 6.—Tho national militia convention, called to assemble in this city on Feb. 8, is attracting a great deal of attention. Indications are that every state represented. Railway Commissioners’ Wages to Two Tliousand Dollars. Atlanta, Dec. 0.—In tho lower house of tho assembly today tho general ap propriation biil was considered by a committee composed of the house as a whole. The railroad commissioners’ sal aries were cut to $2,000. The general appropriation bill was unfinished. The house refused to ap- priato $1,200 to the treasurer for his j services as state bank examiner. The house held a session last night, i but accomplished practically nothing. | Tho substitute for the bill of Mr. Me- Lester of tho Twenty-fourth, a bill to reach the tax dodgers, was taken up in the senate today and discussed. Many amendments were offered, but few were adopted. The senate devoted most of its session to considering the bill directed against tax dodgers. Tho state constitution prevents the general assembly from making any di rect appropriation to help along lauta’s big peace jubilee, but bers are determined to terest in the enterprise. A resolution from the house request ing the governor to have the state capi- tol and tho governor’s mansion deco rated on Dec. 15, when the president of the United States is Atlanta’s guest, has passed both branches of tho legislar ture unanimously. The joint committee appointed to as certain the facts in connection with Dr. George T. Payne’s claim to the owner ship of the state laboratory has had two meetings, but has failed to secure the attendance of Dr. Payne, though two members have been to his house aud asked him to be present. Instead of that, Dr. Payne, through his attorney, Mr. C. J. Hadeu, has in stituted proceedings in court to secure the property he claims. MNIEY'S MESSAGE PLEASES BRITISHERS London Papers Comment on the Document. NICARAGUA CANAL PLANS At- tho mem- show their in- RATHER SPIRITED DEBATE. Question of Praising McKinley Comes Up In the Senate. Montgomery, Al., Dec. (5.—Tho sen ate of Alabama had an exceedingly spir ited debate over the house amendment . to the resolution inviting President Mo- ° Thn st . j. inips Kin ley to visit the assembly on Dec. 17. The house amended the resolution by striking out of its preamble the exceed ingly complimentary reference to tho president. Senator Wiley of Montgomery, a Democratic leader and author of tho resolution, secured tho floor and vigor ously defended his preamble. He said the president had striven patriotically to reunite the country aud had suc ceeded as never before in its history. Ho had trusted the south, and the south had shown itself worthy of the trust. The president had houored the south, and Alabama especially. Ho had appointed Leo to command the largest corps in the service; Wheeler of Alabama, who was a gen eral in the confederate service aud a fellow prisoner with Jefferson Davis at Fortress Monroe, to be a major general; Butler of South Carolina, a 1-legged confederate general, to be a major gen eral iu the federal army; Oates of Ala bama, a l-armed confederate hero; Gor don of Georgia, Rosser of Virginia aud other southerners, to be brigadier gen erals. He insisted that tho general assembly of Alabama should not fail to show its appreciation of tho president’s confi dence aud moved that the house substi tute lie nouconcurred in. The motion was lost in a tie vote. The question recurring on the adop tion of the house substitute, that also was lost—ayes 11, nays 12, and the question went over for a day. Only Section That Fails to Meet the Approval of Englishmen Is tho Pres ident’s Allusion to the Proposed Big Waterway. London, Dec. fl.—The afternoon news papers here express satisfaction at Pres ident McKinley’s message to congress with the exception of the allusion to the Nicaragua canal, which, to the minds of the editors, does not show sufficient appreciation of British treaty rights. The Pall Mall Gazette says: “lu 1; uguage of studied moderation, but whi b leaves no room to doubt its meaning, tho president foreshadows the fixed determination of the government to stand by the policy of the ‘open door’ iu the east. That declaration brings the United States in a line with us, if ever the time comes to speak with enemies in the ‘open door’ way. ’ Referring to the Nicaragua canal, The Pall Mall Gazette remarks: “While fully admitting the validity of the president’s claims for the com plete protection of the commerce of the United States, we may be permitted to point out that British interests are no less entitled to consideration and that the government at Washington is al ready bound by definite obligations. We are convinced, however, that when it comes to business there will be no disposition in the United States to ques tion tho friendly equality of tho two countries in this matter.” The St. James Gazette says: “The message will bo read with pleas ure. The president faces new issues in a broadminded way and suggests the so lution of their problems on large aud The St. James Gazette reads tho Nic aragua and friendly relations with Great Britain sentences of the message together aud draws the inference there from that President McKinley recog nizes the binding character of the Clay ton-Bulwer treaty. “it would bo strange,” tho article con tinues, “if the opportunities just now afforded by the Canadian negotiations do not result in the near future in a comprehensive understanding between the two great branches of the English speaking race, not merely on the broad general lines of common commercial in terests, but on such closely related de tails as the creation and guarantee of the iuteroceau waterway.” ATLANTA’S PEACt JUBILEE, Indications Are That the Celebration Will Be Successful. Atlanta, Dec. 5.—Advices to tho committee having in charge the ar rangements for the peace jubilee indi cate that the celebration will be highly successful in each of its mauy features. The list of prominent men who will re spond to toasts on the concluding night of the jubilee—Dec. 15—numbers 16, and from President McKinley down have subjects happily appropriate. The jubilee will continue two days, Dec. 14 and 15, but the time of the president aud the distinguished party accompanying him from Washington will be fully occupied. President Mc Kinley on his arrival in Atlanta will be entertained at breakfast at the Kimball, after which he will be the guest of the Georgia legislature, holding a reception | in the capitol at 1 o’clock. Tf.e fore- noon will be given over to resting, and I in the evening the president aud party will be the guests of the Capital City i club. I The president will address tbe public i at Peidmont park ou the afternoon of j I' the second day, concluding his public i ! appearance at the banquet at night, j Mrs. McKinley and the ladies of the | | cabinet arc expected to accompany the | , Washington party. CITIZENS TO BE INDICTED. Trouble For Men Who Drove Bunting From Wilmington. Raleigh, Dec. 5.—The attorney gen- | eral of the United States has written a letter directing United States District Attorney Bernard of this district to at j cuce proceed to indict the men who ! drove United States Commissioner Bunting from Wilmington. Bunting, together with ex-Chief of Police Melton and a man named Gill, from Wilming ton, are now at Washington. The plan is that if bills of indictment can be secured Judge Purnell shall is sue warrants and have the men brought here immediately for trial at the term of the United States district court, which begins next Monday. It is the purpose to make the proceed ings the same as in the Tolbert case in South Carolina and to have Bunting, Melton aud Gill hero as witnesses. Fine Timber Lind at Stake. Waycross, Ga., Dec. 5.—Tho import ant land suit which has been waged vig orously by both sides for over ten years in North Carolina, entitled Cochran Harris versus Linvilie Land and Im provement company, has been argued before Judge A. Burrows, referee, at Charlotte, N. C., and the final decision j will be reached within a few days or weeks. The suit involves over forty thousand acres of very finely timbered aud mineral lands iu Mitchell aud other ' counties of North Carolina. Colonel Arthur E. Cochran, of Waycross, isouo of the Cochran heirs. CONGRESS IS OPENED; M’KINLEY'S MESSAGE National Legislature Begins Its Regular Session. PRESIDENT ON NEW ISSUES Currency Reform Is Urged mid the Authority Asked to Increase the Standing Army to 100,000 lieu, hut No Colonial Plan Suggested. Washington, Dec. 5.—Congress mot at noon today and President McKinley transmitted his annual message to both branches. The document is a lengthy one, beginning with tho statement that, “despite the added burdens of the war, our people rejoice in a very satisfactory and steadily increasing degree of pros perity, as evidenced by the greatest vol ume of business ever recorded.” The president says “military service under a common flag for a righteous cause has strengthened the national spirit aud served to cement more closely than ever the fraternal bonds between every section of the country.” He then reviews elaborately the events that led up to a declaration of war with Spain, pointing out and prais ing acts of heroism by Americans dur ing the conflict and concluding this portion of the message with an expres sion of a hope soon to be able to lay be fore the senate for ratification a definite treaty of peace. Our New Possessions. No legislation is recommended for the government of Porto Rico and the Phil- IIU hlon of Luxury. In the reign of King George II, thi y footman of a ludy of quality, under tho al surd infatuation of a dream, disposed ' f the savings of tho last 20 ycais of his" life in two lottery tickets, which, prov ing blanks, made him decide to leave tins troublous world. In his private box was found a plan of the manner in which ho would spend tho £5,000 prize, which his mistress kept as a curiosity. “As soon as I have received the mon ey, I’ll marry Grace Towers, but as ► lie’s been cross and coy, I’ll use her for a servant. Every morning she shall get me a mug of strong beer with toast, nutmeg and sugar in it; then I will sleep till 10; after 1 will have a large sack posset. My dinner shall he on tho table by 1. I’ll have a stock of wine and htnndy laid in. About 5 in the aft ernoon I’ll have tarts and jellies and a gallon bowl of punch. At 10 a hot sup- i per of two dishes. If I’m iu good hu mor and Grace behaves herself, she shall sit down with me—to bed at 12.” NEW YORK'S 6-DAY RACE. in tho Union will he Troops Paid and Dismissed. Tallahakske, Deo. 0.-—Tho Second and Third battalions of the First Florida regiment have been paid off hero aud Clustered out of the sorrice. Town Marshal Assassinated. Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 6.—City Mar shal James Holcomb, at Horse Creek, a mining town 25 miles west of here, ou the Memphis road, was assassinated by an unknown man. Holcomb came out of the depot, where he had been warm ing, when the assassin fired ou him, be ing concealed beneath the depot plat form. A Winchester was used. There is much excitement at Horse Creek, and a man who was arrested by the marshal some timo since ou a charge of running a blind tiger is suspected of doing the killmg. A Dinner to Flt/.hiigh Lee. Savannah, Dec. 6. — A magnificent dinner was given to General Fitzhugh Lee aud members of his staff at the DeSotc by 25 citizens of Savannah. Speeches were made appropriate to the occasion by General Lee, Captain H. C. Cunningham, Hon. Walter G. Charlton, Judge Robert Falligan, Colonel William J. Bryan and Lieutenant Colonel Curtis Guild, Jr., inspector general. Colonel Bryan expressed himself warmly in favor of trea Cuba and independent government for the island. Decision In Contempt Case. Columbus, O., Dec. 6.—The supreme court today handed down its decision in the contempt case brought by tho attor ney general against the officials of tho Standard Oil company for refusing to produce ttieir books at the recent inves tigation of tho alleged violation of tho orders of tho supremo court by tho trust. Tho court orders the books pro duced, but says nothing about tho con tempt features. Jury Was Unable to Agree. New York, Dec. 0.—Tho jury in the case of W. A. E. Moore, who, aided by his wife, formerly “Put” Strahan, an Atlanta belle, is said to have robbed and "badgered” Martin Mahon, could not agree and Recorder Goff declared a mistrial. Defendant will bo roarraigued ou Dec. 12. No Contest Likely at Macon. Macon, Dec. 6.—Tho prohibitionists have given np the idoa of contesting the recent election. It seems that the ma jority was too much for them. They notified Ordinary Wiley of the fact and ho thou announced the official majority IU 1,303. Babbitt Dies Next Month. Columbus, Ga., Dec. 6.—Tom B b- bitt, convicted of murder a few days ago, has been sentenced by Judge Butt to bo hanged Friday, Jan. 27. Pierce Leads, With Miller Second and Waller In Third Place. New" York, Dec. 6. —At a few min utes before 7 this morning every man still in the 6-day bicycle race was out on the Madison Square Garden track. There were 23 men iu all. Rafferty de cided during the night to quit. The average pace had dropped to about 10 miles au hour, and every competitor had been able to leave his wheel for a short rest. Miller was off 70 minutes during the night and Waller 62 minutes. It was a close fight between those two during tho night. In spite of the let up in heartbreaking speed, Pierce at 7 a. m. was 6 miles ahead of Miller’s record of last year. The foreign riders seemed to take a brace during the night, riding at a little better pace than yesterday. Scores of the 15 leaders at 10 a. m. were: Pierce, 608 miles; Miller, 592; Waller, 689; Stevens, 565; Albert, 564; Gimm, 551; Nawn, 556; Lawson, 546; i Hale, 530; Aronson, 507; Julius, 494; Schiuneer, 479; Pilkingtou, 471; Tur- Villo, 474; Forster, 467. Bank Falls at ("harleston. Charleston, Dec. 6.—The American Savings bank of this city has been placed iu the hands of a receiver by Judge J. H. Simonton, at the instance of the Hanover National bank of Now York. The latter holds notes of tho former to the amount of $22,000. Wil liam Connor, lute president of the Amer ican bank, was made receiver by the court. He was unable to say at this time what would be tho amount of either the assets or the liabilities. Ho assigned hard times as the cause of the failure. The capital stock of the bank was $150,OoO, and its deposits amount to $100,000. Madrid Newspaper Protests. Madrid, Dec. 6.—The Corresponden ce, semiofficial, says the American S commissioners insist upon the discus sion of matters which are not connected with the treaty of peace, namely extra- i dition, commercial and literary conven tions, etc. The Spanish government, it adds, is unable to yield and is de termined that such matters bo discussed between the cabinets of Madrid and i Washington. In conclusion The Cor- res{>oudeucia remarks: “Tho Ameri cans are seeking to profit by their vic tory in order to improve their own con ditions ou all subjects.” One Hundred Girls Poisoned. Versailles, Ky., Dec. 6.—One hun dred girls, inmates of tho Cleveland Fe male Orphan homo, this city, together with the matron, Mrs. Mary Bradford, and Mrs. Kate Vandeveer, music teacher, are in a precarious condition, having been poisoned. Physicians have not yet decided how they were poisoned, but think it was from drinking water | that had been standing in lead pipes. | Some of tho children may die. Grover’s Yacht In Collision. NP.w YORK, Dec. 6.—The steam yacht Oneida, having on hoard her owner, E. C. Benedict and ex-President Grover j Cleveland, was iu collision with a trans fer float off tho battery wall in tho np- j per hay today. The yacht, which sailed on yesterday from Norfolk, had her bowsprit carried away. Messrs. Cleve land and Benedict lauded at the battery and the yacht continued on her way up the East river. l'urnp||‘„ ApoloK}'. Mr. Parm-ll on the 16th of April, 1878, characterized a statement made by Mr. Henry James as “a legal quib ble” worthy of the honorable and learn ed member from whom it proceeded. “I must inform the honorable mem ber,” said the speaker, “that au ex pression cf that kind is unwarrantable and must bo withdrawn.’’ Mr. Parnell apologized fur having used tho expression. “1 will say,” he added, “that the statement was more worthy of the ingenuity ot a petty ses sion!- attorney than of a lawyer of tho ability of tho honorable and learned gen tleman.” Birmingham Wants Melvin ley. Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 3. — At a meeting of the Birmingham Commer cial club a formal invitation was ex tended to President McKinley to visit the city when he comes to Alabama. After leaving Atlanta the president will run down to Tuskegee to look at Booker T. Washington’s school. From there the Alabama legislature has invited him to visit Montgomery aud now Bir mingham seeks to have him come here. Georgians May Kc-Knlist. Knoxville, Dec. 3.—A numl»er of members of the First Georgia regiment, lately mustered out, are expected to en list with the Thirty-first Michigan. Tho two regiments developed great friend ship while in camp here last summer. The Michigan regiment has had many men discharged by favor and Colonel Gardiner has recently addrassed Colo nel Lawton a communication asking re cruits from the First Georgia. Kcfusi'd to Laud McKinley. Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 3.—At noon the house of representatives considered the senate resolution inviting President McKinley, on the occasion of his visit to the south two weeks from this time, to become the guestof the Alabama gen eral assembly. Mr. Brandon, objecting to the preamble, which he thought eulo gized the president too much, offered a substitute, xvhich was unanimously adopted. Augusta’s Strike Continues. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 5.—The striking operatives in tho Augusta cotton faeto- tories are hopeful of au early settle ment. Mr. Harry B. King, brother of the Marchioness of Anglesey, wishes tho wages of the operatives of King Mill restored. He is one of the largest stock holders of that mill. The operatives are still out in two of tho largest mills here and at Langley. Hog Kills u Negro Child. Columbia, S. C., Dec. 5.—A negro woman living on Congressman Stokes’ place, a few miles from Orangeburg, left her young baby in the yard while she attended a call at the dwelling and when she returned a few minutes after wards she found that the baby had been killed by a largo hog which had tho run of the yard. The body was horribly mutilated. Brantley R ights Kxpuuslon. Brunswick, Ga. Dec. 6.—Congress- man Brantley is now enroute to Wash ington to resume his seat in congress. Before leaving Brunswick he announced his views on the subject of territorial expansion, and they are decidedly against it. He is strenuously opposed to tho plan and is a strong advocate of the Monroe doctrine. Never Keuehed Camp Korsp. Huntsville, Ala., Dec. 3.—Thomas Nieklen enlisted at tho Philadelphia army recruiting office Thursday and was assigned to the Tenth infantry, at Camp Forse. Enroute hero ho fell from a Southern railway train at Bridgeport, Ala., and was iustautly killed. An Evangelist Kiiu Down. Atlanta, Dec. 2.—W. M. Waller, an evangelist well known throughout the south, was crushed to death by a freight train while crossing tracks near this city. He formerly resided at Orlando, Flu. ippiues, the president advising that ac tion along this line be deferred until the peace coni mission rs have concluded their work at Paris. With reference to Cuba the message contains tho following: “As soon as we are iu possession of Cuba and have pacified the island, it will be necessary to give aid and decis ion to its people to form a government of themselves. It is important that our relations with these people shall be of a most friendly character and our com mercial relations close and reciprocal. Spanish rule must be replaced by a just, benevolent aud humane government, created by the people of Cuba, capable i judge, of performing all international obliga tions aud which shall encourage thrift, i industry and prosperity, and promote peace and good will among all the in habitants, whatever may have been their relations iu the past. Neither revenge nor passion should have a place in the new government. Until there is com plete tranquility in the island and a stable government inaugurated military occupation will be continued.” The necessity of definite action on the Nicaragua canal project is urged, and while no proposition looking to gov ernmental construction is made, tho tone of the message in reference to that matter seems favorable to such a course. Hawaii receives considerable space iu the message and the work of the board appointed to formulate laws for Ameri ca’s new possessions iu the Pacific is re viewed. Fur Kastorn Affairs. The seizure of several Chinese ports by European powers is noted aud refer ence made to the fact that United States marines have been lauded at Tien-Tain and warships dispatched to Oriental wa ters to look after our iuterests. Sympathy is expressed with the czar’s disarmament scheme, but tbe question is declared to have no practical impor tance to us “save as marking an auspi cious step toward the betterment of the condition of tho modern peoples aud the cultivation of peace and good will amoug them.” Touching on monetary affairs, tho president favors maintaining the present gold standard aud renews the recom mendation he made last year “that when United States notes are presented for redemption in gold and are re deemed in gold such notes should be set apart and only paid out in exchange for gold.” The whole financial subject, iu all its parts, "is commended to the wise con sideration of congress.” Late to bed and early to rise, pre pares a man for his home in the skies. But early to bed and a Little Early Riser, the pill that makes life longer and better and wiser. Cherokee Drug | Company, Gaffney. R. S. Withers A j Co, Blacksburg. Carroll Carpenter A Humphries are the Furniture Leaders; there is the place to buy and you will be sure to get your goods at the lowest prices. Don’t think you can offend a tice of the peace by calling jus- him Overcome evil with good. Over come your coughs and colds with One .Minute Cough Cure. It is so good children cry for it. It cures croup, bronchitis, pneumonia, grippe and all throat and Jung diseases. Chero kee Drug Company, Gaffney. R. S. Withers A Co., Blacksburg. Don’t imagine you can make soft pillows of feathers from Cupid’s Constipation leads to liver "trouble, and torpid liver to Rright’s disease, I'hicki.Y Ash Hittens is a certain euro at any stage of the disorder. Soid by Cherokee Drug Company, T A 1 • Providing for flic issue of bonds for water works. Whkreas.ii petition of a majority of the freeholders and freehold voters of the town of Gaffney City was signed praying for an election to he held, asking for the issuance of SIS.IO.'.OO. not more than six per cent, in terest bearing bonds, to be used in the eonstruction of a sy tom of water works in Gaffney City. 8. c.. and Whereas. In obedience to the said peti tion the Town Council of Gaffney City. S. ('., ordered an election after ten days notice to he held on the 7tli day of July, IS'.li), and Whereas, at the said election there were 7:> votes for and none against the issuance of said bonds, which elect ion’was duly certified to by the Managers thereof. Now therefore. ReitOrdaimi, by the Town Council of j Gaffney city in council assembled and by I authority of, the same: j Section 1. That the Town Council of j Gaffney City do issue coupon gold bonds to | tlie amount of $is,000.00 bearing j percent, j interest per annum and running fortyyears. optional with twenty years. Said bonds to I be of tlie denomination of Live Hundred | Hollars each, bearing date of Jan., !i, ISiili the Interest on wide ill he paid semi-an- Authcrity is asked to increase the iu £ l . lly,5llju,yiu,<l,,i,liuiir y ofoilo,i y 0iir - etnidmir .inriv tr> looooo o..ri *i,~ 1 he proceeds of which shall be used in the Standing army to 100,000 men and the construction of water works, and should any lurther privilege is requested of recruit- ‘ 1 ‘ ' ' * ing from the inhabitants of the newly acquired islands. TROOPS ORDERED TO CUBA. Six Regiments of Lee’s Corps Will Soon Leave Savannah. Savannah, Dec. 3.—General Fitzhugh Lee, in accordance with instructions from Washington, has issued a general order directing that the Second division of his corps prepare to move to Cuba at once. Regimental commanders in that division are putting their forces in shape to move within five days’ time. The division is composed of the Sec ond Illinois, Sixty-first Indiana, First North Carolina, Fourth Virginia, Forty- ninth Iowa and Sixth Missouri. It i" in command of General F. V. Greene, who is now in Cuba, having been sent there for the purpose of selecting camp sites. The Second division hospital, Major Russell B. Harrison, post marshal, and six companies of tho provost guard are ordered to prepare to move at the same time. General Lee and staff with head quarters expect to leave next week for Cuba with the Second division. Ho has ordered a grand review of the Sev enth corps, Third Georgia regiment, and all military camping around Sa vannah next Tuesday evening in the city park. Accused of Robbing Mulls. Macon, Dec. 8.—Robert Jones, a ne gro porter employed by the railroad companies to transfer mails at the union depot during the night, has been ar rested by Postoffice Inspectors Wardle and Barry ou a charge of robbing the mails. Tnimnirll Is Named Again. Atlanta, Dec. 3.—Hon. L. N. Tram mell has been reappointed as a member of the statu railway commission for tlx years. of the proceeds of the sale of said bonds be left after t he water works system bus been satisfactorily erected and paid for, such re maining amount shall he used in supplying an elect ric plant to he owned and used by the town of Gaffney City, Hone and ratified in Town Council assem bled tills the 2d day of December, 1898. N. II. Littlejohn, L. Baker, Intendant. Town Clerk. Bank Statement. Beport of lilt' condition of The National Bank of Gaffney, a* Gaffney, in t he State of South Carolina, at tlie close of business, De cember 1>I, Hi's. itEsorncES. loans and’Discounts SW.fiOfUiT Overdrafts, Secured and unsecured ll,170.2.» Ik S. Bonds to secure circulation... 12,3eo.oo I’rcrniunis on IkS. Bonds 1.2oe.i(t Due from National Banks (not Re serve Agents) .. 7f!s.51 Due from Slate Banks and Bankers K.ii'.’l.ll Dui> from approved Reserve Agents i,2IKi.2J Checks ami other cash ilemss l.'>l.7S Notes of ot her Nat’l Banks . J.&ih.OO Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents 51 Spec ie 10,47 i.OO Legal-tender notes 2.800.00 16,807.2!) Total. «l:i7,:j:.>.!>2 liabilities. paid iu Capilal stoi’k Surplus fund Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid National Bank notes out.st and Ing. Due to oilier National Banks Due to Slate Banks and Bankers Dividends unpaid individual deposits sub ject to check $.>s.:ih!.20 Time certificates of deposit lo,;is;>.o7 Certified checks 420.00 Cashier’s chocks outstand ing I7.:i.'i 50.000.00 2,000.00 1.331.0(1 10.750.IK1 2.720. IS 1,434.76 6.00 60,133,62 Total State he South Carolina. » County oe Cherokee, ss. * $1.17.375.62 !. D. C. Boss, cashier of the above named bunk, do .solemnly swear thul the almvc statement is true to tho best of my knowl- edge and belief. D. O. Rosa. ('ashler. Subscribed and sworn to before me,this 7th day of lb eeniber isos. W. 11. G i h 11 * i m i. N. I*,. Correct Attest: F. G. STAUY. ) J. G. Waublaw, /•Directors. W. c. Carpenter, I '4 liiiMYri Ilf .. -► J. .14 X J „ J.Ai if. t . -XfJ