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THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., DECEMBER 15, L8‘)8. TWENTY-FIVE MEN IN A BURNING SHAFT Several Now Dead and Olliers Are Doomed. TERRITORY MINE HORROR FINAL PREPARATIONS MADE. An Explosion Near Alive h Number of Laborers and Perceptibly Shakes the Country For 31 lies Around. Poteau, I. T., Dec. 13.—An explosion in the Indiauola and Hiathawa mine, 8 miles from here, at a late hour last night caused the death of at least five men. Twenty-five others are imprisoned in the mine, which is on fire, and it is feared that few of them can bo rescued. The disaster was caused by an explos ion of dust following a blast. One hun dred men were at work in the mine at the time. The greatest excitement pre- ] vails in the vicinity of the mine and the names of the dead and imprisoned miners cannot be obtained. The explosion was caused by the igni- j tion of coal dust after a blast had been fired. It was something terrific, ami was very plainly heard in this place. The timber work of the hoist was blown far into the air and the shattered re mains immediately caught fire. Over 100 men were at work in the mine at the time of the explosion, and only about one half of these have been accounted for. Those who escaped were employee in another part of the mine. There seems to be little hope of res cuing the entombed miners, as the ex plosion literally rent the subways as under, and there are hundreds of tons of eartii to bo taken away before they can be removed. A hundred men are working valiantly to rescue their comrades. They are driven away at times because of the in tense heat of the burning structure, ft is probable that the interior of the mine is now burning, though at the present time this cannot be determined. The lire lights up the country for miles around and crowds of people arc arriving upon the scene. This in the second time within three weeks that an explosion has occurred in this mine, two men having been killed in the previous one. CANAL BILL AMENDMENTS. Senators Berry und ItiiTvlins Proi>ose Changes In the 3Ieasure. Washington’, Dec. 13.—In the senate today, Mr. Berry gave notice erf an amendment he will offer to the Nicara gua canal bill, providing for the direct appropriatlbu of money for the construc tion of the canal and limiting the cost to $115,000,000. The amendment pro vides for the construction of the canal by the Maritime Canal company and gives the government a lien on the prop erty, to be foreclosed under circum stances fully enumerated. Mr. Berry stated the object of the amendment to bo to eliminate the bond feature of the bill. Another was to de prive the Maritime Canal company of any shares of the stock as in the present bill, leaving the United States, Nica ragua and Costa llico the only stock holders. Mr. Rawlins also gave notice of an amendment to the Nicaragua bill, pro viding that the act should not go into effect until the United States should se cure, by treaty, the right to fortify and garrison the canal, to send armed ves sels and munitions of war through it in time of war and to close it against any other nation with whom the United States may be at war. When the house met today the pre vious question had been ordered on the passage of the bill which was under consideration when the house adjourned yesterday, to amend the laws relating to the shipping of seamen and the vote was taken by ayes and noes. The amendments were disagreed to, 103 to 125, and the bill was passed without di vision. Sensational Suit ‘Cominclined. Toledo, Dec. 18.—The Merchants’ National hank of Baltimore has com menced a sensational suft in the United States court against the Ann Arbor railroad and Wellington R. Burt. The bank alleges that while Burt was re ceiver of the road, through fraud and gross deceit, he received an order of foreclosure and sale of the road and formed a syndicate to buy in the prop erty, valued at $10,00U,0tK), for $2,000,000. Old <jlury at INiiat Del IClo. Pin ah Dkl Rio, Onba, Dec. 13.—Gen eral Davis, accompanied by his staff, a eignal company and a battalion of 400 men from the Two Hundred and Second New York regiment, arrived huro by special train from Havana at 7:30 last night. They were greeted at the rail road station by almost the entire popu lation of the city. The ceremony of formally railing the stars and stripes over the city hall took place today. Cubans uikI Mpanlrh Fight. Havana, Deo. 13. — Three Cubans were killed and one Spanish oflicer and two Cabans wounded last night in an affray between Spanish officers off dnty and a number *>f citizens and a party of Cabans who wished to close the Taoon theater on account of the death of Gen eral Calixto Garcia at Washington. The Spanish troops on duty intervened and restored order. Ulos to 3Iuve HU '1 roops. Manila, Deo. 13.—A dispatch from Iloilo, island of Panay, reports the situ ation unchanged. General Rios, the Spanish commander there, is preparing to remove his troops to Midano. Nine Soldiers Are Killed. St. Petkukhurg, Doc. 13. —By the ex plosion of a shell at Pert Constantine, at Cruenstadt, today, nine soldiers were killed and three officers and seven sol diers wounded. Hclow Zero In Wisconsin. West Hiu'hkiok, Wis., Dec. 18.—Last night was the coldest of the winter, 23 degrees below zero being registered. Committee# of the Atlanta IVuca Ju bilee Hold 3leettngs. Atlanta, Dec. 12. — The reception committee of the Jubilee association, composed of a number of prominent Atlautians, held a meeting this morning for the purpose of selecting subcommit tees to have charge of the distinguished guests upon their arrival in the city. The last meeting of the jubilee execu tive committee was hold at the head- ' quarters in the Kimball today at 12 Poteau Entombs o’clock and a number of matters of im portance to the celebration came before the body. The eff ort to collect a troop of Gen eral Wheeler’s old cavalry to act as bodyguard for him in the grand parade Thursday is meeting the best of success, and those in charge of the work are satisfied that a large 'number of the veterans can be brought to the city for that occasion. Through the efforts of Congressman Livingston at Washington the war de partment has consented to allow the Fifteenth Pennsylvania and the Third New Jersey, two of the regiments sta tioned at Athens, to come to Atlanta for the jubilee, provided transportation can be arranged. SECRETARY BLISS TO LEAVE THE CABINET New Yorker Will Soon Resign His Portfolio. SUM House OF $10,000 IS GIVEN. For REASON PURELY BUSINESS Authoritatively Stated That He Quits to Look After Personal Interest# and 3Iakes an Appropriation the Textile School. Atla nta. Dec. 13.—The house todr.y voted a $10,000 appropriation to the tex tile department, School of Technology. The action of yesterday in defeating the Blalock tax bill, and in committing Ihe Hall bill for the assessment of rail road property to the committee on ways and means, was reconsidered. A bill was passed allowing the state, as owner of the Northeastern railroad, to be sued in certain cases A bill to abolish the NO BILLS (irnud OF INDICTMENT, In . Bleckley, in Early county, was defeated Not Because of Any Differences With t jj e geconc i time. Until after the reception of President President McKinley. Washington, Dec. 13.—It is very probable that Secretary Bliss will ten der his resignation within a short time to the President. He has had the step under consideKition for some time, STRIKERS APPEAL FOR AID. Augusta Cotton 31111 Operatives Issue uu Address to Workmen. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 12.—The relief ' committee of the striking operatives here in a local paper make au appeal to I all who favor justice and right, “to our | brother laborers throughout the United • States,” tor aid to procure food and life J necessaries pending a settlement of the strike. An extract is: I “If we return to work on reduced ; wages it will bring about a reduction in | the wages of tho mill operatives through out the entire south, which will force the mills in the New England states to further reduction of wages, in order to j compete with the southern laborers, and ! this, in its turn, will make it necessary for the Augusta mills toagaiu cut wages i iu the near future, arguing from their ! own standpoint. j “If we can prevent a reduction in our | wages and gaiu a victory it is your vic- I tory. Our gain is your gam.’’ HOT LEGAL FIGHT NOW ON. Injunction Against the Atlanta and West Pelat Railway. Atlanta, Dec. 10.—The proposition of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad company to construct a belt liuo from a point near East Feint, on the Central railway, through the southern part of Fulton county to the right of way of the Georgia nailroaW wear Reynolds- town, has brought on a hot legal fight. Upon the representation of certain stockholder?* oi the Atlanta and West Point railroad, Judge Lumpkin has granted an injunction against the road to prevent them from building or far ther progretsiaf with the work of the proposed now line. It is alleged that the defendants are attempting to build the bolt liuo to tho detriment of tho stockholders of the At lanta and West Point road. Judge Lumpkin fixes Jan. 7 as a date for hearing the case. New Charter For Opelika. Opelika, Ala., Dec. 10.—The legisla ture now in session has before it a bill providing tor a new charter for Opelika, which is creating a great deal of inter est. The new charter, if adopted, taxes almost everything tangible and mate rial, from a $3 tax for a lawyer to $500 s f OOHKELtrR N. BLT3S. deeming it necessary that ho should bo free to devote more time to his large business interests. The resignation, it can lie stated, will not be due in the least to any differences with the president or his other advisers, but to Mr. Biiss’ reluctance for purely private personal reasons to continue longer in office as secretary of the inte rior. At the time be entered tho cabi net it was said semiofficially that he did not intend to serve out the term of fofur years, but would retire at some lilting opportunity. It is presumed official announcement will not be made until the president has chosen Mr. Bliss’ successor. BROOKE TO GOVERN CUBA. I Formally Named as Military Ituler of the Lltt-le Island. ■Washington, Dec. 13.—Major Gen eral Brooke arrived at Washington from Fort Monroe today and was closeted for more than an hour with Secrettry Alger. Ho then, iu company with Ad jutant General Corbin, proceeded to tho White House and when he returned (to the war department it was formally an nounced that the presideut had desig nated him to be military governor of I the island of Cuba, a new post which carries with it all the control over tho military and civil branches of the island formerly exercised by the captain gen eral under the Spanish regime. Each of tho six provinces of Cuba will have its own military governor, McKinley tomorrow the capitol will be closed to all visitors except those who may have tickets, issued by the com mittee on arrangements. The senate committee on appropria tion*, which now has the house bill un der discussion, has started out in the consideration of that measure with an evident determination to make it prac tically a senate bill by the time it is re turned to the lower branch of the gen eral assembly. TllAt conference committees w T ill be needed to settle disputes between tho house and the senate on a dozen or more points is certain, and it begins to look as though the session might end in a good deal of confusion so far as appro- 1 priations are concerned, for although the senate will unquestionably try to | crowd into one week the work which kept tho house busy for seven, there is very little time left for the adjustment : of differences. At yesterday’s meeting of the com mit*** the action of the house in reduc ing the salaries of the three railroad commissioners from $2,500 to $2,000 was . nonconcurred in. State Geologist W. i 8. Teates and former Governor W. J. NoKiiern appeared in behalf of the geo logical survey and made arguments in favor of a renewed appropriation to that deportment. NOTED DESPERADO CAUGHT. Hoii Brewer, Jesup Rioter, Arrested After a Hurd Hattie. Jxsrp, Ga., Dec. 13.—Bob Brower, Itoe desperado who caused the Jesup rip* Christmas, 1889, atid who killed tho deputy marshal, William Barnhill, young William Woods, from Ridgeland, f. , who was on a visit here at that time to Ins uucle, and who also wounded W. 6. Woods and Marshal B. R. Leg gett, has been captured 3 miles from Jehusmi station. Sheriff Lyons received word where R**wor was and went over to capture hlra, taking with him Deputies Price Mtot Fishback. They were joined by MM*her and proceeded to the house where Brower had been located. As as Brewer became aware of his dfevmvery he shot and killed Annie Francis, a negro woman whom he sup posed had given him away. Several ■birth were theu fired into the house ty fin posse and were returned by Browcv. Brower came to the door and started out, but Deputy Sheriff Price shot him with a heavy load of shot, which took effect in his face and arm. Brewer staggered back and fell, but got up 3 at* almost immediately and was then M in the neck by Sheriff Lyons. He vra* secured and carried to Savannah Ui prevent his lynching. Brewer says he has never been fur- Jury Falls to Take Action lltc Wilmington Case#. Raleigh, Dec. 10 —Through Claude Bernard, United States attorney for the rastera district of North Carolina, was sent from Washington last Saturday directions to draw and send vo the grand jury of the federal court which is this week in session here, bills of in dictment against persons who, it is al leged, were leaders in sending away United States Commissioner R. H. dispensary at j Bunting from Wilmington Nov. 10. Careful inquiry has been made and up to the present the grand jury has not received any bills of this character. Judge Purnell of this district has ap pointed S. P. Collier of Wilmington to succeed Bunting. Bunting is in Wash ington, where he has been ever since he left Wilmington. It is said here that there is pressure from Washington in regard to the pros- eention of Wilmington people, notably Mayor Waddell. It is further said as soon as true bills are returned Bunting will hurry here as a witness and that ex Chief of Police Melton, who left Wil- | niiugton at the same time, will appear ® as another witness. He is also at Wash- ^ ington, while ex-Mayor S. P. Wright, another of the deported, is in New York. ROADS CONFISCATING FUEL. Coal Famine Naw Exist# la the liir- miiighiim District. Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 10.—The coal famine which has resulted from the enormous demand of the product has become so pronounced iu this district that railroads have been forced, in a number of instances recently, to confis- cate coal shipped over their Hues iu or der to obtain sufficient fuel to run their trains. Every mine in the district is running, but the supply is still inadequate. Some of the larger coal companies are buying coal from the smaller ones in order to be able to till contracts. The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company has been forced to this emergency. One of the railroads centering here re cently purchased 10,000 tons of Pitts burg e«ul and o*hfF8 are talking a-bout burning wood. The present demand for coal is tho most extraordinary in the history of the district, the output at the same time be ing the largest ever kown. HORSES’ACTIONS IN BATTLE Some Keep Tlieir Head# In tlie M:»l Kmli» Some Lone Them. A man seldom cries out when hit iu the turmoil of battle. It is tho same With a horsy. Five trooper* out of six, win n struck by a bullet, are out of their saddles within a minute. If hit in tho hivu.-t or shoulder, up go their haudsj und they get, a heavy fall; if in tho lej Orb d nr arm, they fall forward amt roll off. But even with a foot cut off -t jagged piece of shell a horse will not drop. It is only when shot through tho head or heart that be comes down. He may be fatally wounded, but he hobbles out of tho light to right or left and stands with drooping head until loss of blood brings him down. The horse that loses his rider and is uu- wounded himself will continue to run with his set of fours until some move ment throws him out. Then ho goes 1 galloping bore and there, neighing with! fear and aljirm, but will not leave the 1 field. In his racing about he may get among the dead and wounded, but he will dodge them, if possible, and ini any case leap over them. When he has come upon three or four other riilej steeds. tliey“fall in*' and keep togj as if for mutual protection, ana tfc** “rally” on the bugle may bring the whole of them into the ranks in a body. A horse which has passed through a battle uuwounded is fretful, sulky and nervous—tho same as a man—for the next three or four days. His first battle is also the making or unmaking of him as a warhorse. If tho nervous tension has been too great, he will become a bolter in the face of danger, and there-, by become a danger in himself. If the lest has not been beyond him, he wiM| go into the next light with head belt high and Hecks of foam blowing fromJ his mouth as ho thunders over the earth. — Washington Post. just as General Wood is now military i . T rmxrarnr,r thn nrnvi.w* nf S.,nfia I m *h«r HWay from JeSUp at any time S1UCO tkM Jesup riot than Jacksonville, Fla. governor of the province of Santiago, but all of these will receive their in structions directly from Major General Brooke, who is in supreme authority of the island. Thus in Havana General Ludlow will be governor of the city, for an electric light plant. The street but answerable to General I^o, the gov- ~ ernor of the province of Havana, who in turn will be answerable to Major Gen eral Brooke, the governor of the island. tax is $5, while Pullman cars running through the town will be taxed $100 yearly for all the cars. Young and old, rich and poor alike, come in lor their part of the burden. The city is deeply in debt and this charter will bring it oat. Denial From Joe Wheeler. Washington, Dec. 10.—Major Gen eral Wheeler authorises the following statement as to reports that be had de cided to resign from the house of rep resentatives: “I was surprised to see what purports to be an interview about my resigning from congress. I have never gone lurther than to say that I would consider the question when I had time and would take such action as my friends would approve. Thu* far, how ever, I have reached no final conclu- i sions.” “Rev.** St. Clair DUappenrii. Decatub, Ala., Dec. 9.—“Rev.” Joe H. St. Clair, who took 15 grains of mor phine ten days ago with suicidal intent, was pronounced dead by physicians, laid | out and the coroner's inquest held, and during the night miraculously recov ered, has just skipped out for Mexico. ' leaving his wife Mid many confiding creditors. A Mvittogial *« Congress. Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 10.—A joint memorial addressed to the congress of tho United States asking tho appropria tion of snffie'ent money to complete tho improvement of Warrior river lias been favorably reported, read and adopted by both houses of the Alabama assembly. Preferred Death t* latsh. Louisville, Ga., Doc. JO.—Percie, tho Idyear-old son of Mr. E. E. Fonder, near this place, committed suicide by ; shooting himself in the side with a double barreled shotgun. It is said he killed himself hi prwfeMaice to taking a i whipping. Hobson Iu a Train Wrerk. Gkeenmjoro, Ala., Dec. 12.—A South ern railway train, between Akron and this place, wa* wrecked and several ! people hurt Among the passengers aboard wa# Naval Constructor Rich mond F. Hotoa—. Ua eteaped uninjured. (•cnrglan Dies la New Verb. Atlanta, Dee. 10.—A telegram re ceived hero annoannen the death m Now York city of Dr. T. H. Huzza, a promi nent local physician, aged 35 years. Hu succumbed to uu opbrauuu for ap- pendidtla. 31ayor of Windsor Dead. Windsor, N. O., Dec. 10.—Colonel A. B. Gorrell, mayor of the city, president of tho Fiedmont Tobacco Fair associa tion and a prominent business man, died suddenly of heart disease last night. Proposed Increase of Army. Washington, Dec. 13.—The adjutant general’s office of the war department was well represented today at tho hear ing before the house commit tee on mili tary affairs, relative to the proposed in- craase of the army. Adjutant General Corbin was expected to open the hear ing, bnt was detained at the depart ment. His office was represented, how ever, by officers from the several main branches of tho army, namely, Briga dier General Schwan, Major Heistaud, Major Simpson and Major Johustoift Chambers Slay He Dissolved. Madrid, Dec. 13.—It is asserted hero that the premier, Senor £agasta, will obtain a royal decree dissolving tho chambers before the ratification of tho peace treaty. The semiofficial Correo announce* that Senor Sagasta, before asking tho cortes to ratify the treaty, will confer with Seuor Montero Rios, president of the Spanish peace commis sion, and it is further asserted that, owing to the existence of opposition to the treaty, tho United Btatcs senate Will not confirm it. Funeral of General Garcia. Washington, Dec. 13.—Tho solemn high mass of tho Catholic church was performed over tho remains of General Calixto Garcia at St. Patrick’s church today before tho body of tho distin guished Cuban leader wai committed to tho vault in the national cemetery at Arlington. All honors of war that conld be meted out to a national hero were bestowed by this government upon j the lion hearted old Cuban. MINE WORKERS IN SESSION. Annual .Electingof tile District Organ ization at Hlrmingliain. Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 13.—The an nual meeting of district No. 20 of tho United Mine Workers of America is in session here, President W. R. Fairly of Fruit City presiding. Fred Dilcher of Nelsonville, O., member of the national executive board of mine workers, is here aftoiarfiug the meeting. Ik* only business transacted yester day was the election of officers for the eusnlug term, as follows: President, W. n Fairly, Pratt City; S. P. Cheat ham, a negro, Blocton, vice presideut.; J.*iL Clemp Adgor, secretary aud treas urer; executive board, William Kirk- pMOtck, Pratt City; Hannibal Haywood, a .negro, Pratt City; A. H. Gentry, Bloc- CONVENTION WILL BE HELD. DtmocraUc Cmnciib Decides oh u Con stitutional 3l«-etliig. Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 9.—A can- cos of the Democratic members of the assembly has finally, fully aud firmly declared hi favor of a constitutional convention for Alabama, and arranged the preliminaries for one. The bill prepared by the '’r.ucus is a par.ty measure, and will reseiv* the vote of the Democrats in both houses. It will provide lor the holding of an elec tion during next July to determine whether the people ot the state want a new constitution and to select delegates to the convention to be held the follow ing mouth. County representation will be the same as in the general assembly. The proposed convention is intended to remedy the ballot regulations and other defects in the present constitution. Fined For Flogging a Lady. Savannah, Dec. 9.—In the city court hero today, Judge Thomas M. Norwood, former Uuited States senator from Geor gia, fined Private J. E. Moore of Bat tery A, First Maine artillery, $500, or six months on the chaingang, for em bracing the wife of a prominent county official on the street while the soldier was intoxicated. Judge Norwood also administered a severe lecture to Moore aud characterized his conduct as that of a heathen. A Barkeeper Fatally Shot. Savannah, Dec. 10.—James McGuire, a saloonist on River street, was fatally shot by William Fallon. Fa-llon was arrested. He claims that McGuire ill treated him when ho was in the saloon earlier iu the day, abusing him and kick- HE SQUANDERED MILLIONS. The Wildly Heckle## Financial Careor of Karon Albert Grant. One of the most dramatic if not ac-i tnally one of tho largest failures, so fa a# the liabilities were concerned, wad that of Baron Albert Grant of “Emma! mine” notoriety. Grant was the uu-, crowned king of the financial world of his day aud generation. He mado mil lions almost as deftly as tho late Mr. Barney Barnato, and he spent them right royally. He bought Leicester' square and presented it, n free gift, to the people of London. He gave a din ner to nearly a thousand city magnates at a cost which was popularly reputed at the time to have exceeded 100 guineas a head, and which, in any event, un doubtedly established a record inex-^ travagant dinner giving which has yet to bo beaten. And he started out to build a palace in Kensington which should “knock ( spots off” all other private residences, ; past, present or to come. Everything was got up regardless of expense. Thl ballroom walls were inset with panel : of pink Italian marble, costing 800'' guineas each. In tho entrance hall were four pillars of porphyry, worth £4,000. Tho building was scarcely finished when tho crash came, and it remained for long a brick aud mortar white ele phant on tho hands of the trustees in bankruptcy. Eventually most of tho in terior fittings and decorations were dis posed of piecemeal. The grand staircase, which had cost to build some £40,000, ! being acquired by tho representatives of the late Mine. Tussaud for a trifle over a fourth of that sum. It now forms the main approach to tho upper aud principal suit of rooms of the new ex hibition buildings in the Marylebone road.—Loudon Mail. ing him out. Fallon went off aud got a ^TKiUs‘Mc-kenz^, Cardiff; RR’. Mur- j , au ^ ( ‘“ U , at ^C; fay, a negro; John Burney Coburn, Goyeua. A* today’s session Dilcher made an address, reports of officers were received aud Mils to be asked of the legislature looking to amending mining laws dis- ctupeQ. There is no labor trouble among the miueM in the state. Guire’s breast and fired three bullets into his left breast. McGuire, who is an ex policeman, is married and has two children. 31»re Troop# Mali For Culm. Savannah, Dec. 18.—Private Alex- J ander Winuett, Company L, Ninth Illi- 1 nois regiment, died this morning at Camp Onward from spinal meningitis. The transport Mobile crossed the bar at 8:30 this morning bound for Havana with tho One Hundred and Hixty-first Indiana regiment, three battalions of the Second Illinois and one company of (he Fourth Virginia regiment. Legislator* Take a Keren#. Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 13.—It has i been definitely arranged that the two ! houses shall recess on tho afternoon of Dec. 11, spending Doc. Ifi in Atlanta, and reUMtemblo at upon on Dec. 19, m | time to redjive President McKialwy that afternoon. Americans Huiiqiict In Paris. Paris, Dec. 18.—Tho United States j peace commissioners gavo a banquet last evening at the Hotel International to the Uuited States ambassador. Two Floridians Shot Down. HvrrsviLLE, Ala., Dec. 18.—Henry J. ■WBgiui, cook, nntt George VV. Beverly, to**)**, both of Company G, First Florida, were killed hero. They had been on bad terms ami engaged iu a fight. Nelligan drew a knife and stabbed Beverly, who pulled out a pistol and told him to stand back. Nelligau * brother, H. F. Nelligan, seeing Beverly with a pistol iu his hand, killed him with a rifle. Beverly’s brother, Roy, emerged from his tent at this time and saw his brother fall. Thinking he had been killed by Cook Nelligan, he shot tho oook dead. Jubilee Crowds In Atlanta. Atlanta, Dec. 13.—Crowds began ar riving bore today for tho ji^ileo which opens tomorrow. Among tho notables to reach the city were General Chaffee and staff, from Huntsville, Ala., and flic Misses Wheeler, daughters of Geu- ggul Joseph Wheeler. General Wheeltr is now iu Washington ami will coino to Atlanta tomorrow on the presidential train, accompanied by ohe of his daugh ters, with the members of the cabinet. Old Lady flirras to Death. BirsAngham, Ala., Dec 13.—At Mr- ©alia, a few miles lielow hero, Mrs. Rob- ipson, aged French woman, was hor ribly burned by having her clothing catch fire from a grate. She died a few hpors later iu tcrnbte agony. Kxtradltlon Papers Denied. Trenton, Doc. 13.—Acting Governor Watkins today decided not to grant a warrant for tho extradition of John J. Cagney, against whom a charge of forgery af railroad tickets Mas made by the Nebraska authorities. N., *V. Ft. li. Kaisr* Wages. Nashville, Dec. 10.—It is authori tatively stated that the Nashville, Chat tanooga aud St. Louis railroad on Jan. 1 will increase wages 5 ]ier cent, thus placing the wages of operatives on tho same scale they were two years ago, when a cut of 10 per cent was made. A 5 ja r cent advance was made last sum mer. 3Ioiitgoniery Gets 31clilnley. Washington, Dec. 9.—General Jo seph Wheeler was at the White House today aud the president informed him that ho would make a brief visit to Montgomery, the capital of Alabama, during his southern trip next week, and would stop at Montgomery from 8 till 5 o’clock Friday afternoon. Jail Delivery In Atlanta. Atlanta, Dec. 9.—Four prisoners, serving sentences for illicit distilling, two of whose terms would have expired in a few days, cseajied from the how jail here about midnight by sawing the bars of their cells and then sliding down an improvised blanket rope. 31 neon Ready Far .McKinley. Macon, Dec. 9.—Arrangements have been completed for the reception and entertainment of President McKinley on his arrival here Dec. 1!*. A review of tho First army corps will be a feature. Treaty of Peace Signed. Paris, Doc. 12.—A treaty of peace has been signed by tho peace commis sioners representing America and Spam. Judge Day and hi* asaosidtts will leave lor home at once. Hallway Conductor Killed. SylacaUGA, Ala., Dec. 9. — Oscar Mooney, local conductor on the Central railroad, was accidentally run over and killed at this placo while switching. Constipation prevents the body from ridding'Jtself of waste matter, DeWitt’s Little Early Risers will re move the trouble and cure Sick Head- i ache, Billiousness, Inactive Liver and clear the Complexion. Small, sugar 1 coated, don’t gripe or cause nausea. ! Cherokee Drug Company, Gaffney. Ji. S. Withers A Co., Blacksburg. Stove blacking mixed with a little turpentine or with soap and water, will produce a finer polish that wj| last longer than when it is if with water. — -*•»>- — To settle the Stomach and over come the Nausea of Prospective Mothers, take Simmons Squaw Vine 'Cine or Tablets. It is better economy to use a larger number of towels than to use but one or two and get them so badly soiled that vigorous rubbing is necessary to get them clean. —*— ----- When you ask for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve don’t accept a counter-i feit or imitation. There are more eases of Piles being enred by tnii than ail others combined. Cherokee Drug Company, Gaffney. R. 8, Whithcrs it Co., Blacksburg. • • The battleship Wisconsin wi christened with u bottle of cbto! pagne and an original poem. X wine escaped over her bows, and did the poet. Cure Stomach Troubles, Cnld I and Hands, Excessive Menstru Plow, with Simmons Squaw vltl Wine or Tablets. Y Huron Muncbuuiisen had nj 0r| | ai-tuiil existence than the facta of hii tales. He was born in Germany be. came a colonel of the Russian Hm. Stirs, and fought bravely ugainat th* Turks in 171. • •- -—^ Pains in Head, Neck, kIjol Back Prm.t. Sides, liipH„ ll( l ^ . ur. ri udily c.:r ; .: by S 1I11Iil() , iS - \ me W me or iablets.