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GAFFNEY CITY, S. C.. FIUDAY, MARCH 3, 1899.
$1.00 A YEAH.
Kinley Will Name Him In
a Short Time.
TERM EXPIRES SATURDAY
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Appoliidnrnt of Hto Delaware States
man .to an Ollice Recently Created
byjii i"ress S lid to Have Ueen Deli-
niteiy Decided Upon.
Washington, March 2. — Senator
George Gray of Delaware, whose term
expires March 4, has signified to the
president that ho would accept a tender
of appointment as United States circuit
judge for the Third judicial circuit,
'comprising the states of New Jersey,
I Pennsylvania and Delaware, and his ap
pointment has been definitely decided
upon. The nomination, however, will
not ho made until after the adjourn
ment of congress.
A recent net gave an additional judge
to this eireuit, because of the large
amount of litigation therein. Senator
Gray is a gold Democrat and was one of
the Ameilean commissioners in the re
cent peace treaty negotiations.
LENIENCY FOR VOLUNTEERS.
3Iov< uii nt Marled In Aiigustn toliuvo
Hiildters Liberated.
Augusta, Ga , March 2.—At a meet
ing of the Southern Afternoon Press as-
sociation at the Hotel Hon Air today a
resolution was adopted asking Presi
dent McKinley for clemency and leni
ency for volunteers who uro being dis
ciplined for minor infraction of army
regulations during the war period.
The Augusta Herald has received tel
egrams from leading newspapers
throughout the country indorsing the
petition on the same line to President
McKinley, the last of the volunteers
flbw being mustered out at Camp Mc
Kenzie, Augusta.
The Augusta Herald began a move
ment to have all hold in punishment for
lesser offenses liberated and punishment
revoked. The appeal to the president
for a general amnesty proclamation is
heartily and unanimously indorsed on
every hand.
Eastern and western papers today
wire their desire to join in tbu request
to the president.
TRAINS COLLIDE IN A FOG.
A GOOD MAN GONE.
Mr. I*. Harrison Hyurs Dies ut an Advanced
Age.
Mr. P. Harrison Byars, one of the
oldest and most worthy and highly
respected citizens of this county, died
at his home in the Algood section on
Wednesday in the eighty-fourth
of his age. Mr. Byars was born and
raised in what is now Cherokee
county and has lived here all his
long life. In his young manhood lie
married a Miss Cooper wno survives
him, and has raised a largo family
consisting of live sons and three
daughters. Ho joined the Baptist
church when young and has been a
consistent member of it oven since.
Ho has been prominent in church
and Sunday school work and has led
a life as a citizen which has com
mended him to all who came in con
tact with him. His fine character
good sense and kindly disposition en
deared him to his church and neigh
bors who ever looked upon him as an
honest and true man, u true Chris
tian and a wise eouncellor.
Mr. Byars had been sick for sev
eral weeks and died with his wife and
many of his children around his bed.
He was buried at Macedonia church
yesterday in the presence of a large
concourse of his relativesjand friends.
The funeral services were con
ducted by Rev. F. C. Hickson. The
pall bearers were John B'’‘irs, James
Byars, Ed. Byars. Harrison Byars.
A FAIL OS ICE FATAL
TO LOUD HEP.SCHELL
English Joint Commissioner
Dies From Injuries.
HURT SEVERAL DAYS AGO
TikIc .i L-adin;; Dart In til - tU'crnt
Negotiations Di*.vlgii'-<l to Settle Ex
isting Dil'h'reitr.i'S Itetwcca United
States and Uninin.
Washington, March l.—Lord Hers-
chell, one of the high joint commission
ers from Great Britain, died here at
7:150 o’clock this morning. Lord Hera-
oholl fell on a slippery sidewalk and
LAST HOGGS BRING
A GREAT SCRAMBLE
Big Clamor For Recognition
In the House.
MOLINEUX HELD FOR
KILLING MGS. ADAMS
Coroner’s Jury Declars He
Sent the Poison.
NUMBER OF BILLS PASSED A RICH YOUNG CLUBMAN
E. C. Byars
grandsons.
and Harry Byars, all Lis
Ono Man Killed and t wo Other Seri
ously Injured ut ('hlcngo.
Chicago, March 2.—The heavy fog
which overhung the city today was in
directly the cause of a head-end colli
sion between two freight trains on the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail
road at Blue Island avenue, which re
sulted in the death of one man and the
twa others.
t The dead:
Herman Schomberg, 85 years of age',
rushed to death and buried under the
debris of the wreck.
The injured:
John Dwyslin, legs crushed and in
ternally injured, probably fatal.
August Tuerngessey, shoulder dislo
cated aud head cut, taken to hospital.
FLORIDA CENTRAL IS SOLD.
Williams Syndicate Has I'urehased a
Majority of the Stock.
Richmond, March 2.—The Williams
syndicate of this city, which recently
purchased tho Seaboard Air Line, has
purchased a majority of the stock of the
Florida Central and Peninsular railway,
the Florida line of the Southern railway
south from Columbia.
Messrs. \V. Bayard Cutting and It.
Funton Cutting, from whom the pur
chase was made, have secured from all
other stockholders of the Florida Cen
tral amt Peninsular, the privilege of
gelling their minority stock on terms
giving them full protectiou.
It u understood that there will be no
immediate change in tho management
of tho cofiptuy, although it is believed
that later on the Seaboard Air Line, tho
Florida Central and Peuinsnlnr and the
Georgia and Alabama will be united
under one management, or at least
brought into very close relations. All
three systems are now controlled by the
new purchasers of the Florida Central
and Peninsular.
Tho purchase of this road now gives
John L. Williams & Sons of this city
and Baltimore capitalists associated
with them control of about 2.100 miles
of railway through the best portions of
tho south.
CARES OF ELLERBE HEAVY.
Decent Troubles In Samoa.
London, March 2.—Replying to a
question on the Samoan situation in the
house of commons today tho parlia
mentary secretary of tho foreign oflice,
the Right Honorable William Saint John
Broderick, said no formal proposals for
the partition of the Samoan islands had
been made by any power. Negotiations,
ho added, were proceeding between the
three powers interested repecting tho
recent disturbances.
Hot WVallier A round Manila.
Manila, March 2.—This was the hot
test day of tho season, but fortunately
all is quiet iu.-ide aud outside our lines,
and the majority of the men were kept
in the shade. Tho United States trans
port Morgan City has arrived here. The
■wives of officers and other women pas
sengers were not allowed to laud, tho
authorities considering tho condition
ashore to be too unsettled.
SIcKinley Promotes Hobson.
Washington, March 2.—The presi
dent today sont this nomination to the
senate: Assistant Naval Constructor
Richmond P. Hobson, to bo advanced 10
numbers from No. 1 of the list of assist
ant naval constructors to be No. 8 on
list of naval constructors, for extra
ordinary heroism.
A Kish Dealer G >ea Under.
Sandusky, O., March 2.—H. C. Po»t,
probably one of tho most extensive fish
dealers on the great lakes, has filed a
petition in bankruptcy in tho United
States court. Liabi ities are placed at
— $298,064. The value of the assets named
^will be very little.
General Tom I Under Arrest.
Madimp, March 2 —General Toral,
who commanded tho Spanish troops at
Santiago do Cuba, has been arrested aud
imprisoned, previous to being tried by
courtmartial on the charge of capitulat
ing to General Shaficr at that place on
July 14, last.
David Hagley ns a Cadet,
g Washington, March 2.—David Bag-
* ley of Raleigh, N. C., a brother of En
sign Worth Bugley, who was killed In
the battle off Cardonas early in the Cu
ban campaign, will bo anpointed in a
day or two a cadet in the naval academy
at Annapolis.
A Child Ilurned to Death.
Lkespi kg, Ala , March 2.—A little
10-year-old daughter of Mrs. Wiley
Fortner, living across tho mountain,
was burned to death from an open grate,
Kell Off a High Hulldlug.
Alabama City, Ala., March 2.—Jim
Cooper foil from the top of the Dwight
Manufacturing company's new mill aud
was probably fatally ujured.
UoveriiuKIck and McSweeney Slay
He CulA mi to Serve.
Columbia, S. 0., March 2.—"GoverduL
Ellerbe is quite ill at the executive man
sion in this city. During the last day
or two it has been rumored that mem
bers of the present administration would
advise Governor Ellerbe to let the bur
den of oflico work bo taken up by Lieu
tenant Governor McSweeney, but At
torney General Bellinger says this re
port is not true.
The cares of the chief executive just
at this time are very heavy. There are
hundreds of commissions to be issued
to magistrates, county supervisors,
county assessors, etc. In addition all
of the acts passed by the general as
sembly are to bo applied or disap
proved by the governor.
WORKS FOR A ROUND BALE.
Seurles ut Charlotte In tho Interest of
His New Plan.
Charlotte, N. C., March 2.—Mr.
John E. Searles, president of the Amer
ican Cotton company, and Mr. Richard
II Edmonds, editor of the Manufactu
rers’ Record of Baltimore, are here.
Mr. Searles was until a few months ago
secretary of tho sugar trust, but has
given up that position and will here
after devote himself to improvements in
the method of cotton baling and the
handling of cotton.
His company owns the patent of the
“ronud bate,” aud they are seeking to
introduce it all through the south. Mr.
Searles says plants are already in opera
tion or now under construction that
will put up 1,000,000 bales of cotton
next year.
Dui£'liters Elect Omosrs.
Selma, Ala., March 2.—The Alabama
chapter of the Daughters of the Confed
eracy has elected the following officers:
President, Mrs. William A. Gayle,
Montgomery; first vice president. Mrs.
B. H. Craig, Selma; second vice presi-
dent, Mrs. A. L. Dowdell, Opelika; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. W. H. Saw-
till, Tuscumbia; recording secretary,
Mrs. A. J. Bethea, Montgomerv; treas
urer, Mrs. P. H. Mill, Auburn; register,
Mrs. Semmes Colston, Mobile; historian,
Mrs. Albert Taylor, Huntsville. Ope
lika was selected as the next place of
meeting.
Soldier Utility of Sltirder.
Huntsville, Ala., March 2.—Private
George Baker of tho Eighth United
States volunteer infantry has been con
victed in the circuit court of tho mur
der of Joe McLeod aud sentenced to im
prisonment for life. McLeod was found
in the road near Whiteburg six weeks
ago with his body riddled with slugs. It
was proved that he was assassinated iu
a most brutal manner. Baker, who was
at that time a citizen, disappeared and
was fouud in the ranks of the immune
regiment at Ohickumauga.
Used « Chair on His Head.
Gadsden, Ala., March 2.—Will Gil.
bert, a farmer, had his skull fractured
by G. W. Blake. Blake claimed that
Gilbert insulted his wife. Blake 1 used
a chair, as long as it held together, on
Gilbert’s head.
LORD IIICRSCItr.Lt.
broke one of the pelvic bones several
weeks ago uud this finally caused his
death.
Lord Ilerschell was lord chancellor of
Great Britain and was sent to the
United States became of his eminent
attainments to take a leading part iu
the negotiations designed to settle all
existing difTwrencej between the United
States and Canada.
During the winter, when the side
walks were slippery, ho toll heavily as
ha ws4 about to gut into, his carriage and
broke oar of the pelvic bones. He
seemwd to b-s prog roaring favorably to
ward*; recovery and was iu good health,
comparatively, until about 7 o’clock this
morning, when he was suddenly stricken
with heart failure. Dr W. W. John
son was summoned and responded at
once. He saw at a glance that the «t-c
was a desperate cue and called Dr. Mad
dox in oonsu t ition.
The two doctors, two nurses ami Lord
Herschell's two secretaries, W. C. Cart
wright and H -dworih Williamson, were
with him when he died, a half hour
later. Death occurred at the bhorehani
hotel, where Lord Her.-cheil had been
staying siuco coming to Washington,
so.t.e months ago.
Farrer Ifurschel!, first baron of that
name, was born Nov. 2, 1837 He was
a son of the late Rev. Hidley Her sc hell
of London, and Helen, daughter of Wil-
X T ~(
11 :u nMyjiibr rii’JwUgir '•'ire Trtun^r
ream 1878 Agues, third daughter of
Edward IxMgh Kindersley. They have
one son ami two daughters living.
But on Hersclieli \va.< a privy council
lor, a knight of the Grand Cross of the
Bath, doctor of civil laws, doctor of
laws, a deputy lieutenant for Kent and
Durham, a justice of ihe pence, captain
of Deal castle, chancellor of lamdou
university, «nd was appointed British
member of the Venezuela and British
Guiana boumiry arbitration tribunal iu
1897. He was knighted iu 1880 and was
created a peer in 1>,S6.
Lord Herschell was educated at Lon
don umverqjiv, where he graduated
bachelor of arts with classical honors.
He became a barrister of limolus in
1880. queen’s counsel in 1n?2, bencher
of liucoliis ;n IS? - .*, recorder of Carlisle
from 187.1 to 1880, solicitor general from
1880 to 1S85 and was lord high chancel
lor in iSStl and from ISJ’z to ISO*).
COVINGTON OFFICE ROBBED.
Uncle Snni it- porlrd to Have Dost
Twenty Thousand Dollars.
Covington, Ky., March 1.—The post-
office at this place was robbed of stamps
and money, last night, reported to
amount to $.’0.C00. The work was evi
dently done by men who had secreted
themselves in the stamp department, as
it was possible todo. provided the watch
man, who is charged with looking after
the carriers' door under the main stair
way, ueg'ectcd his duty.
This door is never closed. Through
it tlnovos could enter and secrete them
selves behind mail Micks and see the
stamp clerk put away his stamps and
cash when ha closed for tho night. The
robbery was first discovered by finding
the large door, where mail wagons back
up. wide op**n when tbs first employes
reached tho building today.
The thieves evidently escaped that
way. PostolHee inspectors have taken
the matter in charge. Po.-tmaster O.
A. Reynolds declines to say bow much
(ho real loss amounts to.
f'nltli- luspictor Hrlb-d*/
Guthrie, O. T.. March 1 —In tho
Lexow iimistigatiu comniDsiou here a
decided sensation was created when W.
F 8i:n, a large cattle tbipper, swore on
tho .stand that he bad paid |.V>0 to Cat
tle Quarantine Inspector Samuel Mat-
rhewi to allow a bunch of I0i> head of
diseased ouWlo to cross the quarantine
Una. He cited instances tending to
show that Matthews rec> ived tips for
passing cattle over the hues without
mspaeiiou.
Granite Cutlers Quit Work.
QutXCV, Mass., March 1.—The gran
ite cutters of Quincy and West Qutncv
struck ted iy because of the reiusul of
the manufacturers to sign the new price
list Niueti-one firms employing i,2UC
cutters are involved.
Divtnliy S tub-tit G<> * Up.
D;.s Mui>es, March 1.—Rev. W. N.
Coffey win oday sentenced to three and
a half years iu the penitentiary by Judge
Biuhop. Tha prisoner sco.’e ftW-j from
A-ts Margaret, a widow. Cohoy was a
ojvumy tiudeut.
Senate Agrees to tho Conference Re
port on n Measure Authorizing Gov
ernors of States to Ho Reimbursed
For War Expenses.
Washington, March 2.—There *vas a
great scramble for unanimous consent
legislation when the house mot at 11
o’clock today. With tho end of tho
congress only 4b hours oft', almost every
member had some local measure he was
trying to rescue from death on the cal
endar and they stood in the area iu
front of the speaker’s rostrum ten deep
clamoring for recognition. Bills were
passed as follows:
To authorize the secretary of the
treasury to donate lifesaving apparatus
to the Imperial Japanese society for sav
ing life from shipwreck; for tuo relief
of Y. R. Mason of Adairville, Ky., and
a scries of bills authorizing various offi
cers of the government to accept deco
rations from foreign governments.
The Buffalo exposition bill passed the
house, 141 to 10. Mr. Southard (Rep.,
O.) moved tho passage of tho Ohio cen
tennial bill, carrying $500,000.
Tlie Toledo exposition bill passed the
house, 120 to 19.
The resolution to declare General
Wheeler and other representatives hold
ing army commissions to have vacated
their seats iu the house was called up
today by Mr. Henderson of Iowa.
The question of consideration was
raised at once by Mr. Lacy of Louisiana,
and by 43 to 87 the -houso refused to
consider the matter. Ayes and nays
was then called.
The yeas find nays resulted 77 to 1G4
■gainst consideration of the Wheeler
et al resolution.
The chaplain of the senato in his in
vocation at the opening of today’s ses
siou paid a tribute to Lord Farrer Her
schell of the hit>h joint commission,
who died in Washington yesterday, and
the prayer was ordered printed iu The
Record.
The oottfereuco report on the bill au
thorizing governors of states to be reim
bursed for expenses incurred In raising
and equipping tho volunteer army waa
■greed to.
The conference report >n the naval
personnel bill was agreed to.
A bill reported by Mr. Hawley of the
military affairs committee, amending
the act suspending tho opwation of cer
tain provisions of law relating to the
War department, was passed.
The senate has passed the Alaska code
bill.
R. B. MOLINEUX ARRAIGNED.
Defease Given Until Next Tuesday to
Prepare Their Case.
New York, March 2.—Roland Burn
ham Molineux, indicted on tho charge
of murder iu tho first degree for the
killing of Mrs. Katharine J. Adams by
ienariT|HWshrrTTj4f&L5^o i ' llis h, was
arraigned today. The courtroon^fT
Now Relieved That the Great Mystery
Which Has Exulted So Much Interest
Throughout tho Country Will Ho
Speedily Cleared Up.
Washington, Feb. 28.-Roland Burn
ham Molineux, sou of General Leslie
Molineux of Brooklyn, was arrested last
night charged with murdering Mrs.
Katherine J. Adams in this city on Doc.
GRANT AND LEE.
Die
packed when Molineux took a position
beside his counsel, Messrs. Weeks and
Battle.
Mr. Weeks asked that time should be
given to the defense before pleading aud
suggested about a week. District At
torney Gardiner protested, but was over-
rnled by Recorder Goff, who set next
Tuesday as the day for pleading.
The proceedings iu court only con-
Burned about 6 minutes.
After a colloquy between Mr. Weeks
and Colonel Gardiner, regarding a poe
Bible motion to examine into the records
of tho grand jury, Molineux was led out
of the courtroom. He shook hands with
some of hie friends iu tho rear ©f the
courtroom and appeared to be perfectly
■t ease.
Canal Legislation Probable.
Washington, March 2.—The iudica-
oations from the conference on the river
and harbor appropriation bill are that a
compromise on the Nicaragua canal
amendment will be agreed to. One of
tho recent propositions made and being
discussed is for an appropriation $5,000,•
000 with authorization to the president
to investigate both the Panama and
Nicaragua routes and when the best
route is found the secretary of war is to
go ahead with the work and enter into
contracts for its completion. There is
some objection to this plan and it may
be modified. It seems to have been de
termined that some canal legislation
will be passed.
“Pci V* Trial Set For March 27.
New Yoek, March 2.—On account of
tho continued absence of Martin Ma
hon, the complaining witness, the trial
of Mrs. Fuyuo Strahan Moore tor alleged
robbery by the “badger” game was to-
da? adjourned to March 27. Assistant
District Attorney McIntyre said all the
resources of the detective force of the
city would be called into requisition to
find Mr. Mahon. The court reduced
Mrs. Moore’s bail from $7,500 to $0,000.
Slove Mi-n ut Chattanooga.
Chattanooga, March 2.—The South
ern Stove Manufacturers’ association
met hero today, all the important stove
concerns of the south being represented.
The most important feature of the meet
ing was a decision reached to materially
advance prices on all kinds of stoves
The reason for this is tho reoent ad*
vanco in the price of iron aud other ma
terial used. The advanced prices go on
tomorrow.
Soldiers In n Train Wreck.
Jackson, Tonn., March 2.—News has
just been received here of a disastrous
wreck near Tupelo on tho Mobile aud
Ohio railroad. Six coaches loaded with
soldiers were overturned and two per
sons killed and six others seriously hurt.
Thieves Caught “Mapping.”
Keener, Ala., March 2.—George aud
Bud Ingram stole an ox aud started off
to sell it. They left tho ox tied out
while they took a nap. The owner of
the ox found them, took the ox home
and sent George and Bud to jail.
,j ROLAND B. MOLINEUX. _
28, 1898. He was locked up In the
Tombs prisou.
The arrest followed tho verdict of the
coroner’s jury, accusing him of the
crime. While the inquest was into the
death of Mrs. Adams, it also wont into
the circumstances of tho death of Henry
C. Barnet of the Knickerbocker Athletic
club, who was poisoned by a powder re
ceived through tho mail, as was Mrs.
Adams. The cases are so closely con
nected that they can scarcely bo consid
ered separately.
An Heir to Millions.
Moliuoux ia a member of tho New
York Athletic olub and was, until his
quarrel with Harry Cornish, a promi
nent member of the Knickerbocker Ath
letic club, from which ho resigned be
cause of that quarrel. Moliueux’s father
is a paint manufacturer and is reputed
to be a millionaire. Tho prisoner has
gone in good society, being of excellent
address and manners and prospective
heir to m great fortune. His conusel is
Bartow S. Weeks of the New York Ath
letic club aud a personal enemy of Harry
Cornish.
Molineux’s first night in the Tombs
was an uneventful one, outwardly. The
alleged poisoner of Mrs. Adams aud
Henry C. Barnet took his new sur
roundings with that remarkable sang
froid that has been characterbtio of him
since his name was first mentioned in
the Adams case. It was said that Dis
trict Attorney Gardiner would today
ask the grand jury to indict Molineux
for the two alleged murders aud would
bTintTup'\ t .‘^ 93e 3 who did not appear
at tho coroner
hand it was said that Moliueux’s atto?
noys would try to secure the young
clubman’s release on habeas corpus pro
ceedings. Whatever happens, Coroner
Hart will hear the case tomorrow and
an effort will be then made to have
Molineux admitted to ball.
Young Mrs. Molineux, who was on
tho verge of hysterics when she heard
last night of her husband’s arrest, vis
ited him in the Tombs early today.
There was little evidence visible of the
distress which she exhibited last oveu-
ing.
Uhiisc of the Murder.
Mrs. Moliaeux will doubtless take an
an important part in tho trial, her rela
tions with Barnet, previous to her mar
riage, being characterized by Colonel
Gardiner as the cause of the murder of
that clubman.
Tho evidence so far produced against
Molineux is considered as ample to se
cure an indictment for sending the pois
oned bromo seltzer to Hurry Cornish,
which he innocently administered to
Mrs. Adams That, however, might not
warrant conviction of murder in the
first degree, as it cannot be shown that
Molineux intended to kill Mrs. Adams,
or even had ever heard of her existence.
A collateral issue of the coroner’s in
quest, however, was the death of Henry
C. Barnet. Dr. Witthaus has not yet
made his report on the chemical analy
sis he made of the organs taken from
Barnet’s exhumed body. He may do it
today before tho grand jury. Should
his report prove what is generally ex
pected, Molineux may be indioted for
the murder of Barnet. As it is now the
warrant on which ho is held does not
mention Barnet’s name and merely
makes him primarily responsible for
Mrs. Adams’ death.
For these reasons Moliueux’s lawyers
have assured him that he is in no seri
ous danger.
Ed Rogers Will Talk.
It is announced at the district attor
ney’s oflico that Edwin W. Rogers, hus
band of Mrs. Rogers, daughter of Mrs.
Adams, would call upon District Attor
ney Gardiner during the day and make
a statement. He will do this, it was
said, at his own solicitation. Mr. Rogers
is a traveling salesman with headquar
ters at Buffalo, N. Y.
Mr. Weeks, counsel for Molineux,
said he would take no immediate legal
action in his client’s behalf; hence the
habeas corpus proceedings will not be
resorted to.
It was said at the district attorney’s
oflice today that the present grand jury
would not be called upon to consider
tho case of Molineux. The new grand
J ury, however, will bo sworn iu on
ionday.
It is understood that tho entire staff
of the district attorney is now at work
on the Burnet poison case.
Min*. Moon ’s Trial Delayed.
New York, Fob. 28 —The tiial of
Fayne Moore was adjourned for today
owing to the continued absence of Mar
tin Mahon, the hotel proprietor. Mrs.
Moure is accused of complicity with her
bus baud iu “badgering” Mabou.
LEO MUCH BETTER;
FEVER DISAPPEARS
Messages of Sympathy Pom*
Into the Vatican.
Cardinal Ledochowski Confers Willi
Officials Who Would Assume Control
of Churcli Affairs In Case of the
Pope’s Death.
Rome.
March 2.—Tho pope passed a
He took a littlo soup and
I’upll Correct* a Statement Made by
WuHhliigtoa rest.
(Correspondence or The Ledger.)
State Line, Feb. 27.—Millurd Fill
more was .the first President born af
ter the war. He was born in New York
state in 1800.
1 he Washington Post is in error in
regard to tho correspondence which
took place between Generals Grant .DOf.TOP 5 ! T^STTF PITT T FTTTJ
and Lee in regard to the conditions of hULLLfIif
the surrender. The following are
copies of the correspondence:
Appomattox Court House, April 9,
18(m.
General:—In accordance with the
text of my letter to you of the 8th
inst., 1 propose to receive the surren
der of the Army of Northern Virginia
on tho following terms, to-wit: Rolls
of all the oflicers and men to be marie
in duplicate; one copy to be given to
an officer to be designated by me and
the others to be retained by such other
officer or officers as you may desig
nate; the officers to give their indi
vidual parols not to take up arms
against the goverment of the United
States until properly exchanged, and
each company or regiment com
mander to sign a like parol for the
men of their command; the arms,
artillery and public property to be
packed and stacked and turned over
to the officers appointed by me to
received them. This will not em
brace side arms of the officers nor
their private horses nor baggage.
This done, each officer and man will
be allowed to return to his home not to
be disturbed by United States author
ity so long as they observe their par
oles and the laws in force where they
reside.
U. S. Grant, Lieut . Gen.
To General Robert, E. L o.
Headquarters ok the Army ok
Northern Virginia, April 9, 1805.
General:—I received your letter of
this date containing the terms of sur
render of the Army of Nortben Yirgi-
tm as proposed by you. As they are
substantiallo the same ns those cx-
pscssed in your letter of the 8th inst.,
they are accepted. I will proceed
to designate the proper officers to
carry the stipulations into effect,
R. E. Lee, General.
To Lieutenant General U. 8. Grant.
These letters are copied from a his
tory of the civil v.ar. 1’UTIL.
Objects ton Ctituigc In the Mall Service.
(Correspondence of The Ledger;
State Line, Feb. 27 —Dear Edi
tor :—I want to state to you that
The Ledger comes to this office on
Thursday and Saturday now between
12 M., and 1 o’clock and we have a
daily mail leaving Spartanburg every
morning and coming to State Lino
due at 12 M., and return back the
same day and supplying the follow
ing offices both ways: Ezells, Mar
tinsville, Cherokee and Fools. The
other route leaves Henrietta, N. 0.,
daily at 9 a. m., coming by Ferry
postoffice and Hicksvilie to State
Line, connecting with the Spar
tanburg mails and returning the
same way to Henrietta by 4 p. in.,
in lime for the western train. There
^ i^ot^beUer mail route than we
route badly needed h tn
Arrow wood church, and on this route
one office near Mr. H. (J. Hicks and
one office near the church could be
established. This short route is
badly needed and Mr. J. P. Davis is
going to try to get the route to come
from Maud by ids store and get an
office at his store and connect with
these routes at State Line. There
should ought to be :tn office there. It
is about 8 or 10 miles down the State
Line to Byarsville and five or six
miles from Maud to the river and no
office in there. The change spoken of
in The Ledger of tho 25th inst., will
not suit tho people from hero to
Henrietta. Let them establish now
routes where they are needed and lot
those routes alone. Tho people liv
ing on these routs from Henrietta,
N. C., to Spartanburg are wonder
fully blessed with mail. So you see
that we get all of our mail that is at
Spartanburg in (he morning and tho
same tiling at Henrietta.
Wishing you mid the readers of
your valuable paper a prosperous
year. Yours truly.
Oliver Hamf.s.
U*e I>r. Hull’s Cough Syrui* at once for
bronchitis and grippe. It has stood
the test and is positively a reliable
remedy. Life is too short to experi
ment with new so-called “sure euros.”
Bull’s Gough Syrup costs hut 25cts.
The new Japanese cruiser, Chitoso.
built at San Francisco, made
knots on her trial trip.
A. R. Dc Fluent, editor of the Jour
nal, Doylestown, Ohio, suffered for a
number of years from rheumatism ! n
his right shoulder and side. He
says: “My right arm at times was
entirely usofiss I tried Chamber
lain's Pain Balm, and was suprised to
receive relief almost immediately.
T1 e Pain Bairn has been a constant
companion of mine ever since and it
never fails.” For sale by Cherokee
Drug Co.
Shorten the time of Confinement,
Strengthen Mother and Supply Breast
Milk for Child by using Simmons
Squaw Vine Wine or Tablets.
So many cattle died in the Indian
Territory during the recent cold spell
that laborers have been hired at good
wages to skin tlio d- ad animals.
Ladies desiring a contented and
happy old age should use Simmons
Squaw Vine Wine or Tablits, com
mencing at 40 years old and continue
during “Change of Life.”
In 1898 tho Alabama coal output
was increased fill, 189 tons.
good night,
brandy at midnight and then foil asleep.
Tho fover iucrcascd somewhat dnrin#
the night, but Dr. Lapponi says this u
usually the case after such au operation
as the patient underwent on yesterday
and that sleep will do the most to re
store strength.
Dr. Mazzoni will dress the part oper
ated upon this morning:
Although tho condition of the pontift
ia not considered grave, Cardinal Ledo-
chowski, the prefect of the congregation
of the Propaganda Fide.eonsulted yester
day with Cardinal Oreglia, dean of tho
Sacred college, Camorlougo of the Holy
Roman church, and prefect of tho Con
gregation of Ceremonial, and Cardinal
Martel, vice chancellor of tho Holy Ho
man church and first cardinal deacon,
who, in conjunction with Cardinal Led-
ochowski, according to the apostolio
constitutions, assume the government:
of tho church in case of the pope’s death.
The following bulletin was issued at
10 o’clock this morning:
“The pope passed a tranquil night,
without paiu, and slept as well as usual,
after taking nourishment at intervals.
His respiration, circulation and diges
tion are normal. The wound has been
drestsod aud everything is taking tho
most regular conrso. His temperature is
37.5 centrigade, pulso 72 and respira
tion 22.”
Tho pops s coudiiion at 2:50 p. m. to
day is satisfactory. Tho cicitrization
of the wound has commenced, tho pa
tient is much better and there is no
fever.
A large number of additional inquiries
and telegrams have been received at tho
Vatican from sovereigns aud others, ut
oil oarfs of tho world, expressing sym
pathy with his holiness.
The Done was iu excellent spirits to
day. When th# doctors proposed apply
ing the clinical thermometer his holiness
said that there was no need to do so as
ho could himself feel that the fever had
disappeared just as he could feel the
temperature prior to tho operation.
STEAMER LOST.
A BRITISH
Much Kxcitcinriit Among Hie Pusact
gers, but All F>cnpp.
Torermohy, Scotland, March 2.—L
▼osfigation into the wreck of the Bri
ish steamer Labrabor, from Sk Johi
N. B., for Liverpool, shows that she ra
a&boro about 4 miles from Skiuryvoi
uu Woduusday morning.
Captain Krsklne, her commander, hn
sent the following dispatch totbeugoul
of the steamer at Liverpool:
“Labrador ran on Mackenzie rock 1
a thick fog at 7 o’clock yesterday mort
ing, 4 miles from Skerryvore. The shi
was caught amidships, the seas breal
ing over. Holds Nos. 1, 2 and 3 wor
soon full of water. Tho passengers an
crew were saved in the boais. On
was landed at Skerry vote iigh
i GerniaU steamer Yikin
steamc
picked up thtTm^, for
is obtainable to retuv^
gers.VIf the ship is uo
endeavor 10 fdvc tho
steamer is obtained.”
Tho Labrador had a good passage
til Sunday, when she entered a
bank aud lost her bearings. Ske
vore light was mistaken for luistru
light, on the north of Ireland. Mo,
the passengers were suij in tied w
the steamer struck ami there was in
excitement, but tho passengers v
calmed by the assurances of thecapt;
the boats were lowered without a h;
and ad on board left the steanici
safety. The passengers and crow
everything they possessed.
A COFFIN TRUST FORM!!'
One Dying Three Months Hence V
Do So at Great Kxpens ’.
Cleveland, March 2.—A spec-la
The Plain Dealer from Upper Sandus
O., eays: A gigantic casket trust
now forming and should expectati
be realized one dying three mouths a;
this date will do so at a greater expc
than now-.
It has just leaked ont here that f
eral agents of the trust now in prot
of formation, with headquarters at J*
York, were here during the past we
taking an inventory of the big S
casket works with a view of iuciud
it in a combine.
Many of tho factories have been r
niug with little or uo profit, because
cut rates, it is said, and prices will
raised immediately after the orgaiii
lien of the trust.
General Advance In Wages.
Lfraxon, Pa., March 2.—Tho m
agement of the Pennsylvania Bolt a
Nutworks announces a 10 per cent
crease iu wages in tho puddling a
rolling mill departments, to take eft
April 1. The Lebanon Rolling M
also gives notice of a similar increase
die wages of tho employes of that
tablishmoiiA. Tho employes of Swed
furnace at Norristown have received
per cent advance.
An Explosion Kills Two.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., March 2 —By
explosion of gas iu the No. 1 shaft
the Kingston Coal company, late 1
night. David A. Thomas and Hat
Evans were fatally burned and Wai
Shaderack was probably killed, as
body bas not yet been found.
Congressman Sibley III.
Harrisburg, March 2.—Oongressmt
elect Joseph C. Sibley of Franklin, w
came to Harrisburg on Tuesday to ta
part in the senatorial r«^|est it scriou!
ill Uis physician says be is threaten
with pneumonia.