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1 , o. Stacy, FrChUiont. O. AUDI,AW. Vlc»* PrcHidcnt THE HAT10HAL BANK OF GAFFNEY. Capital $50,000.00. ♦ y cl a and iiinki* llltcral luatiH on approved I). C. Kohh. Cashier. paper The SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND PKIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newsp >aper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C.. FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1899. Si.OO A YEAR. I OWEY REPORTED TO BE LOSING STRENGTH Stated the Admiral Cannot Last a Month Longer. HEALTH ABOUT WRECKED F' liiiinored That the Strain Under Which # t lias Labored During and Since e lliittle of Manila Hay Is Causing a Complete Hreakdown. Washington, March 9.—When his attention was called to the statement coining from Vancouver to the effect that Admiral Dewey is breaking down end cannot last a month longer, Secre tary Long said that he had no informa tion whatever on this point. The stories of the admiral’s ill health have been in circulation with more or less persistency for the past fonr mouths. They are all traceable to private reports, nnd though officers of the navy who have returned recently from Manila state that Dewey’s health, so far as it could be gauged from his appearance, appears to be about the s uue as it has teen for the past year, they agree pri vate reports probably have a fair basis of fact. It is not denied by these officers that the admiral lias aged in his appearance notably within the past year, his hair is undoubtedly whiter and bis Q ,'are shows signs of that weakness which might be expected to come with advancing years. Dewey will be G2 years old next Decem ber and for many years has not been a strong man physically. Meantime, ho has had imposed upon him the most se vere and exacting duties, so that it is but natural that his frail physique should show the effect of the tremend ous strain. It is said by persons familiar with the Philippine climate that the second year is tho hardest to bear for a Caucassian, and Dewey scon will begin his second J year there. In addition to this he la bors under tho drawback of having un dergone a most severe surgical operation for tho relief of his liver. A man needs a sound liver in the Philippines of all places. These facts lead naval officers to beliovo reports that Dewey is show ing signs of physical strain. On tho other baud, us already stated, there is absolutely no official evidence on file at the department to show that this is true. The full medical history of Admiral Dewey Is among the records of the bureau of medicine and surgery. They show every ailment that he has experienced since he has been in tho navy, as well as the results of the phys ical examinations ho had undergone when he has been promoted from time to time. Dut these do not disclose any complaint at this time; tho admiral has not been made the subject of a sick re port since he went to Manila. Some time ago the president feared that the great strain he was under might overtax him, so he cabled Dewey through Secroiary Long permission to return to tho United States. The ad- V miral declined to avail himself of this * permission and asked permission to stay, saying that in his opinion duty re quired that he should finish the task he had begun at Manila. Tho president accepted this statement and Dewey re mains by his own wish; he is free to re turn to tho United States whenever he cares to do so, and the department will relieve him by cabled orders. In that case Captain N. H. Dyer, the commander of tho Baltimore, who is the senior captain on the Asiatic station, would have command of the American squadron temporarily and probably would be relieved later by one of the rear admirals, recently cr ated, nearly all of whom are anxious to assume ac tive rank before retiremeuf. SENATOR JONES IN DANGER. Arkansan Threatened With Another Attack of Heart Failure. ’ Washington, March 9.—Senator J. K. Jones of Arkansas, chairman of the national Democratic committee, is in a precarious condition owing to his liabil ity to another dangerous attack of heart trouble at any time. As is usually the caso iu the intervals between attacks of this nature, he is getting along very well just now and today was in a comparatively fair con dition after a good night’s rest, but he is maintaining the utmost caution and under strict orders of his physician is avoiding any exertion. This is a radi cal change for a man of Senator Jones' active habits and he naturally chafes under it. His malady, angina pectoris, is at best a grave one and the outcome can never be foreseen. So far, however, there have been no untoward complica tions in Senator Jones’ case and there is a strong hope that with absolute quiet and rest away from his work for a con siderable period he may recover. Statui- Over Winnie's Grave. Richmond, March 9. —The design for the statno to be erected in Hollywood over the grave of Miss Winnie Davis, the “daughter of tho confederacy,” has 0 been choktn and approved by Mrs. Da vis. The matter was finally decided at a meeting of the Richmond chapter Daughters of the Confederacy. Thede- eign, which is by Zolvey of New York, is the figure of a sitting angel. It is to ho of Italian marble and will be erected by the Daughters of the Confederacy. Caught Under a b alling Tree. Coixinsviixe, Ala., March 0.—Hance Gilreath and two sons on Sand moun tain were cutting down a tree when it hung and a son went back to ent it loose. The true caught him and buried his head iu the ground, killiug him in- •lantly. tMilt if Carson Dismissed, FdouEnce, Ala., March 9.—The suit of Carson against Frantz, The Age- Herald and Western Union Telegraph company has been dismissed on account oi Carson not appearing. JVipnl Xuiinio Clnrl Dead, Pahis, March tt —Manager Clari, the papal nuncio hero, who was stricken »lib apoplexy yesterday. Is dead. RECRUITING WORK BEGINS. Stations Are Kstabllshcd at a Nuinbei of Cities In the South. Washington, March 9.—Tho war de partment has commenced the work ol the recruiting of the additional 25,000 men to givo tho regular army a strength of 05,000 instead of 40,000 meu. The number of recruiting statioua has been increased from about 40 to between 70 and 80. The principal stations are al Chicago, New York and Philadelphia. New stations have been established al Augusta, Anniston, Albany, Chicka- manga park, Macon, Savannah, Hart ford, Conn., Harrisburg, Pa., Raleigh, Columbus and other towns, principally in the east. Mon will bo first recruited for duty in the Philippine islands and will be or dered, upon acceptance, to join the six regiments—Ninth, Sixth, Thirteenth, Sixteenth and Twenty-first infantry, and Sixth artillery—which are under orders to reinforce General Otis at Ma nila as soon as the transports can bo ar ranged. As fast as possible stations at which regiments have been mustered out will be selected for recruiting sta tions in order that the volunteer sol diers who have already had service may be given the first chance to re-enlist. An officer of the war department to day said: “Enlistments for the new regular army are being made at an unprece dented rate. The effect of the adver tisements inserted in the papers has been to bring out crowds of recruits.” IRON CONTINUES TO GO UP. Miners In the Birmingham District Will Got Another Increase. Biuminqham, Ala., March 9. — Pig iron quotations continue to go up aud there is uo telling when there will be an end to it. The coudifeious iu the iron world in this section of the country were never so favorable as now, aud there are uo doubts but that at the end of the mouth the announcement will be made that the coal miuers in this dis trict will be entitled to another advance in wages. There is a good demand for both pig and finished iron aud the furnaces in blast and the rolling mills going can hardly keep up with the demand. There is a little shortage iu the production of pig iron. The yards are being sought to supply some of the demand aud the shipments of iron from this district con tinue heavy. There is more iron being purchased right now, according to some state ments, than at any time this year, and a better price is being paid for it than has prevailed for several years. Tho miuers have hopes of seeiug enough ad vances in tho prices of pig iron as to in crease their wages at least 1% cents on the ton from March 1 to July 1. The new contract will be made out on the last named date, and it is not at all unlikely that the same contract as ex ists now will be made over again for another 12 months. It is believed that the present prices for iron will prevail. CONFESSION FROM BREE3E. Admits That He Realised a Fortune In the Asheville Hunk. Asheville, N. C., March 9.—Special Bank Examiner George H. Coffin was on the stand in the trial of W. E. Breese aud gave some sensational testimony. The witness was the first to arrive after the bank failure, aud Breese asked him in what capacity be came, private or offi cial. Coffin said “official,” and warned defendant not to disclose anything he did not want the comptroller of the trearury to know. Notwithstanding the warning, Breese made the confession that he, Peulaud aud Dickerson had received the benefit of $750,000 worth of discounted notes, and that he himself had realized $110,- 000. The confession was made without promise of immunity. The defense made /^lesperate effort to choke off Coffintestimony, bbt the court ruled it rel rant. BASEBALL L.^N IN SESSION. The Southern League Representatives Hold n Meeting at 31obtle. Mobile, March 9. — At a meeting here of the Southern Baseball league the following officials were present: President Powers, Abner Powell of New Orleans, S. Cahn of Shreveport, E. V. Ocouuo of Montgomery, T. T. Smith aud Jack Huston of Mobile and Ted Sullivan, who has been iustrnmental in organizing the league. The hague, as organized, consists of New Oreaus. Mobile, Montgomery aud Shreveport, La. It is announced offi cially that Birmingham and Dallas, Tex., will enter the league, also, and possibly Galveston and Honston, Tex. The season will open April 11 and will last abont fonr months. A final meeting will be held in New Orleans on March 19, when the schedule committee will report and the number of clubs in the league will be determined upon. Anniston Holds u Primary. Anniston, Ala., March 9.—A Demo cratic municipal primary held here nom inated F. M. Hight for mayor and O. Z. Henderson, W. H. McKleroy aud J. H. Castleberry for couucilmen. The other conuciliuen nominated were W. O. Ward, Lon Ritch, G. E. W. Robertson, Thomas K. Kilby and Max Markstein. The nominees will be elected April 8. Tar lire! Solons Adjourned. Raleioh, March 9. — The 63 days* session of the legislature has ended, ad journment being until the second Tues day in June, next year. The number of hills which became laws approximates 1,200. There were 2,051 original bills and resolutions introduced. Wright Hangs Next Mouth. Savannah, March 9.—Frank Wright, a negro, who killed bis stepson, Amos Moy, on Feb. 13, in a frenzy of passion, has been cofaviotcd of murder in the su perior court and sentenced to be hanged on April ‘41 Bursting Knglue Hills Two, Com Kit, Ga., March 9.—David Soar- trough and Calvin Freeman, both young men, were killed aud one man badly crippled bv the explosion of the engine jit a shingle mill near this place. POSTMASTER CAUGHT OPENING LETTERS Edward F. Bogert Trapped at Wilkesbarre, Pa. BIG POLITICAL SENSATION Watched and Dlsc.ivercil L-ioklng Into the Corn Kpomlencu of Prominent Hiisluct** .Men of Hit* K'-ystoiie Town and Promptly Arrested. Wilkbbbakre, Pa, March 9.—Ed ward F. Bogert, pest master of Wilkos- barru, was arrested today charged with tampering with theUnited States mails. About two mouths ago several com plaints were lodged with the postal an- ''’critics at Washington that mail was disappearing, or that wind they re ceived bore evidence of having been opened by a steaming process. Tho postal authorities subsequently detailed two secret service men on the case un der orders of Inspector Gorman. Last night after the mail from Balti more aud Washington arrived aud had been distributed Bogert entered the office and was seen to take several let ters from the boxes aud then go into his private office and carefully draw down a curtain. A few minutes lator a de tective, who was acting as a clerk, turned out an electric light iu the rear end of tho office, this being a signal to two other secret service men who were stationed outside. The man on the in side carefully admitted his associates, one of whom was Hugh Gorman. The two men went at once to Bo- gert’s private office and without the corumouy of knocking entered and there found the postmaster seated ai his desk, ou which lay three letters addressed to prominent business men of this city, and ail of them opened. The postmas ter was surprised, ami not a little ex- cit&d for a few minutes, but soon recov ered his composure. Ho was later es corted to his home by the secret service men, where a warrant for his arrest was subsequently served. Ho was taken be fore United States Commissioner Hahn, whers h* g«vo bail iu $4,0Jt) for his ap- pcarar.c*) Ister. Mr. Bogert, besides being editor of Tbu Evtmiug Leader of this city, is a member of r„ Isrge number of lodges and for the past ten or 12 years has been 'Xii lic&ivt) niciii bur of the baseball asso ciation He i* a brother of the late Jo- ieph K. Bugurt, a gentleman who was jrronuuent m Democratic county aud state politics and at the time of his death was postmaster. The news of the arrest created a big sensation, especially iu political circles. QUEEN FAILS TO GET AWAY. Departure of II»r Postponed 011 Account of n Siorm. London, March 9.—Tho queen has postponed her departure to the south of France until next Saturday iu conse quence of the storm in the channel. Tho postponement of her majesty’s depart ure is a striking illustration of the ex treme cure aud of the precaution with which she is surrounded and the enor mous amount of machinery which is necessary when she travels. Instead of going iu her own yacht to Cherbourg, as usual, she decided to avoid the long t-ea trip amj go from Folkestone to Boulogne-Sur-Mer in a special passenger boat, which has been entirely changed for its 89 minutes’ trip. All sorts of staging aud platforms had been erected at Folkestone, where Rear Admiral John Fullerton, aide-de- camp of the queen, who has been In command rl the royal yacht Victoria aud Albert tiuce 1884, and the best court officials have been superintoudiug the arrangements. Two trial trips have been already made aud everything was in readiness for today. At Bonloguo-Sar-Mor, in addition to a large force of gendarmes and customhouse officials, two bat talions of infantry were in readiness, while the entire railroad line to Nice was guarded by soldiers, posted at in tervals, supplementing the nsual force of railroad employes detailed^ for duty in such cmergouoies. The French government is taking nu- uvna 1 precautions ou account of thu sup posed hostility of a portion of tho peo ple. Ail these arrangements in Franco were upset by a dispatch froiy Rear Ad miral Fullerton, postponing thu journey ou accouut of the weather prevailing in the okauuel classed as a “storm,” whereas only a moderate cea was run ning. SHARP FIGHT IN PROGRESS. Trouble at Marseilles Over the linpor- atiou if ruttoiisei-d Oil. Washington, March d—There is a sharp fight cn between opposing forces in France, according to Consul tikinuer, at Marseilles over the coutiuued impor tation of American cottonseed oil at the existing rate duty. There is not only a lur -p French trade in the refined oil, clashed an edible pro duct, but recently there have been largo impottatious of soap stock, which is one of tho bi-products of the refining process to which the oil is subjected. The total arrival of oil at tho port of Marseilles during 1898 was 110,761,338 pounds, or nearly 10,009,000 pounds more than iu the previous year. Kipling Recovers Steadily. New York, March 9.—Rutlyard Kip ling continues to make steady progress toward recovery. His sleep is better and more refreshing, hs'iug several hours at a time. His bruin power is still impaired, but that is only a tempo rary condition resulting from extreme physical weakuo-s. Only one nurse re mained in Mr. Kipling’s room last night and there was uo call for her servico. Pillar Bounty Law Repealed. St. Paul, Maroh 9.—The senate has passed the Hat/, bill repealing the sugar bounty law, which lias been in effect iu Minneso'a since 1895. Tho law pro vide i for n bounty of 1 ceut per pound ou sugar manufactured from Leek grown in Minnesota. FLAW PICKER TELLS AN EASTER STORY. A Blue-Eyed, Golden Haired Beauty. THE RABBIT LAYED EGGS Granny Picker Tells Flaw a Beautiful Story Which He iu Turn Tells to Thousands of Ledger Headers.-—Knough of a Thing; is Enough. “Hit was away back yander Flaw, before you was ever dreamed saidUrann yPicker tojus t’other night whilst wo were a settin’ around our little family fireside 'an' a talkin' of Easter an’ so forth, “that me an' your Grandpap Picker become the happy guardians of u sweet little lass, which you understand, her mother give her to us to raise up to woman hood, same as ef she was our own. She was the sweetest an’ cutest lit tle thing ,1 thought, I ever saw, an' we both fairly worshipped her. “Her eyes was of the prittlest blue you most ever saw, an’ her hair weren’t red, sandy nor flaxey, but the prittiest gold-yaller, curly hair that ever helped to make up beauty, an' the prittiest little round face and dimple cheeks that ever mortal bein’ looked at. She was jist about three good years ole when her mother left her with us—that was whilst your Grandpap Picker was a keepiu’ of the ole High Shoals depot iu Lincoln county near Wilks’ ole iron wofas— an’ we got attached to that gal same as if she was our'n shore nuff. She was bright—had lots of sense—an’ that made her a favorite pet, not oniy with us but the whole coun try round about liked her. “But as I started to go on down to tell you, Flaw,” Granny Picker went on, “she had bin with us nigh on to a year, you understand, when Eas ter come around, an’ to see her blue eyes sparkle an’ her rosy lips au’ dimple cheeks all aglow with delight in anew I thought I would work an agreeable surprise on her; agin—sor ter Santa Claus fashion—so on Sat urday before Easter Sunday I colored up a whode passel of all sorts of dif ferent colored eggs onbekuowance to her an’ on Saturday evenin’ I says to her, say I, ‘Fannie’, which, you understand was her right an’ propper name, ‘You go out into the garden an’ make a nice warm little rabbit nest an’ then come an’ take me to hit so’s I can tell you whether you've got hit made right or not. Tonight is the night rabbits lays and they lay some of the prittiest eggs you ever saw—all sorts, sizes an, colors most —an’ ef you've got 'em a pritty uest made in a good place they’ll lay you jist oodlens of ’em. “Whilst she was in tho garden a mukin’ of the rabbit nest Grandpap Picker was us busy as a fly in a lasses pitcher a scrapin’ of strips, rings, flowers, and so forth on some of the eggs with his pocket knife whilst I had got some pritty fadin’ colico an' wrapped around some an’ biled ’em ontil the flowers had faded on the eggs an' left the flowers thar. We had her a nice collection fixed up when she got back but she didn't git to lay eyes on ’em that night. “She come back in| due time an' give in her reports an' took me to the garden an' showed mo where she had made it. She had selected a pritty place an’ had made a beauti ful nest, considerin’ age, an’ I didn’t haf to do nothin’ to it but enlarge on it a little. “Next mornin’—Easter mornin’—I slipped up bright an’ early,” said Granny, “an’ got her eggs an’ went out to the nest an’ heaped it up an’ then went buck to bed an’ called Fannie to git up au’ see about her nest. Jist as soon as her eyes were open, co-thump, went her feet on the floor an’ away she went fer her nest. In a little bit I heurn her holler, ‘yes, mother,’ (which you under stand, she alius called wo mother) ‘yes, mother, God bh ss heroic soul! ihe has laid me a fine chance of ’em. Git up an’ look ! “Flaw, I alius did say that God didn’t make but one gal like her an’ I loved her same as she was my own, but we must all part an’ be separated some day same as me an’ Fanny was, an' to set an’ study back over the many Easters what has passed by an’ gone since the one I’m a tollin’ you of plainly tells me that I'm many, many miles ’way down on the shady end of life’s road what ends at the gates of eternity. Ef you count Easters as mile-posts to eternity your ocliest an’ best Granny Picker has nigh about counted her share, an’ the good Lord has bin good to me— better than he has to some folks—to let me count this many Easter Sun days.” I love to set up an’ listen to Granny talk of ole times, ontel she gits off on to somethin’ sorrowful or sad an’ then I want to git away. She will say some times, “O, yes, you may run from me when I commence to talk to you hut you can’t run alius,” but when I think anufl of any thing is unuff hit most ingiuerally is always u plenty fer your humble ser vant, scribe an’ fellow citizen, Flaw Pickkk. No other medicine Builds Up and Fortifies the system against Miscar riage as well us Simmons Squaw Vine Wine or Tablets. The car is the place to go for fine Photos. Six nice cards for 35 cents. Six st.11 better for 50 cents. All work guaranteed first class at the car. NEGRO TROOPS CAUSE TRUUBLE AT GRIFFIN Rioting Precipitated by the Tenth Immunes. BRAKEM AN FATALLY SHOT Commander of the Soldiers, Who Hud Just Ueen Mustered Out, Writes Governor Candler a Caustic Letter About Alleged Attack on Ilia Meu. Atlanta, March 9.—The Tenth im mune regiment, compose# of negroes, was mustered out at Macon. Members of the command immediately spent a I art of their money for whisky and fire- a. jjs, aud when they embarked ou trains foi 'heir homes they were ready for troi ^e. The first serious consequences of the drunkenness of the soldiers was consid erable disorder at Macon and at Griifiu, when tho first detachment arrived there. The soldiers fired the pistols from the cars 2 ud came* near killiug several peo ple. riie news of the disorder spread iu Griffin aud the governor was itsked for his consent to call out the local mil itary to prevent a repetition of the dis order. When the second detachment arrived th^re was some trouble and a number of those assembled at the depot in Grif fin fired upon tho train of soldiers, aud ono man, George L. Agee, a brake man, was shot three times. His wounds are probably atal. There h a doubt as to who fired the shots at the train, and the eommander of the negro soldiers, Lieutenant Colo nel Withrow', has written Governor Candler a most caustic letter, demand ing a safe co iduot out of the state and characterizii g tho attack on his meu as cowardly. When the negroes reached this city the police were ou hand aud prevented further violence. Brakemau Agee is still alive at St. Joseph’s infirmary, but it is not believed he can tairvive. lie was struck by three bullets, ore of which entered the abdo men. Governor Candler was seen today at his office at the capitol and asked what would be the result of the action of Mayor Davis aud the Griffin rifles. He replied that the military company did not answer to him, bnt that at the same time he bad the right to call It or to re fuse to order it from the armory, as the ease might be. “If the company was called out at all it was done by Mayor Davis and not by myself,” said tho governor. “I do not believe the mayor assumed the responsibility of calling out the or ganized miliiia. He possibly deputized some of the men to act as speoial police men and armed them as snob. This he had a right tc da ” AN EXTENSION PROPOSED. Eastern Capitalists at Knoxville Iu the Interest of a Railway. Knoxville, March 9.—Representa tives of eastern capitalists are in East Tennessee working in the interest of a proposed extension of the Knoxville and Bristol railroad from Morristown, Tenn., to Bristol, Toun., 95 miles distance. They are J. A. Simmonds aud E. B. Forster, both of whom are reputed to own the majority of the Knoxville and Bristol stock, aud who are also recog nized as bondholders of the Norf olk and Western. They have visited Bristol and Rogers- ville, the largest towns on the proposed route, aud have inaugurated movements by which they hope to get the two coun ties to issue railroad bonds. This will carry by a popular vote. Messrs. Sim monds and Foster are accompanied by H. M. Aiken, general manager of the Kpoxville and Bristol road. They have been enthusiastically re ceived everywhere and promise to begin work on tbe extension to Bristol abont the first of May if they receive sufficient encouragement at thase decisive points. They have already visited this city, and every assistance possible has been pledged by local business and profes sional men. ELEVEN PEOPLE DROWNED. Tug Howeii Goea Duwu With All on Hoard OIF Hog Island. Norfolk, March 9.—The tug Bowen was lost wdth all on board off Hog Island. Eleven lives were lost on the tug, but the crew of the dredge she was towing at the time were picked up by the German steamship Albino, bound from New York to Newport News. They were lauded at Old Point Comfort The tug was lost in the mist of a ter rible snowstorm. She was towing the •team barge Admiral to Philadelphia, where she is owned by the American Drudging company. The assistant superintendent was lost aboard hey. He was Captain William G. Cannon aud lived in Camden. The others who were lost: Captain James E. Bowen, Thomas Crump. Samuel Fowler, Pilot Phillips, Mate Conlison, two firemen, cook and two sailors. The tug was swampud by au unusually heavy sea just after cut ting loose from the dredge. Tue second mate of the steamer Al- bano was drowned while attempting the resene of those on the dredge. Their sufferings, exposed as they were to the snowstorm, were dreadful and when taken off the dredge they were ex hausted. Toll gates Slay He (Established. Huntsville, Ala , March 9.—Madi son county has a pike system of 160 miles, nearly every mile of which is out of repair, aud the annual road fund de voted to road repairs wholly iuadequa’e for tbe purpose. It is probable that tl s county coinniissioners will re-establhh tho old tollgates that were in vogue L< fore tho county purchased tho pikes. This will bo done or a special tax will be levied. The matter will cause a great deal of discussion iu Madison county. A Young llelresH lEioprt. HoPKINSVTLlJt, Ky„ March 9. —Miss Sarah Norfleet, tho popular heiress, eloped last night to Clarksville, Tenn., and married Claude Berry of Washing ton, 0. C., a popular Southern railroad Official. BREESE PLACED^ ON TRIAL. The Alleged Hunk Wrecker Formally Arraigned at Asheville. Asheville, N. O., March S.—The trial of W. E. Breese, ono of the alleged wreckers of the First National bank, has begun here, Judge Purnell pre siding. Senator J. O. Pritchard, whose absence in February caused a postpone ment of the case until now, is present. Tho cases of Breese’s associates, Pen- land and Dickerson, will bo taken up singly. Defendants made no objection to pro ceeding with the trial, but entered a de murrer asking that 22 counts of the bill of iudictmen be stricken out for want of particularity iu designation of al leged embezzled funds, but the demur rer was overruled. The selection of a jury was completed iu a remarkably short time. S. T. Dorsett, the former teller of the First National bank, was the first wit ness called. He identified several notes payable to "cash memorandum” and “cash,” signed by Breese, as genuine, aud the government offered these in ev idence to prove embezzlement. Tho de fendants tried to prove that “cash checks” represented part of Breese’s salary. But their questions ou that lino were not allowed. Burglary at BlarkKburg. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Blacksburg, March 8th.—Last night the store of O. A. Osborne at this place was entered by burglars. It seems that two young men on their way home a little after midnight passed the store and noticed that the glass in the front door was shattered and that some articles were lying on the pavement. They at once notified Chief of Police Duncan who put his dogs on the trail. They ran the party or parties to about Kings Creek and then stopped. About $2.00 was taken from tbe money drawer. As to tbe amount of goods stolen Mr. Os borne was unable to say. The necessity for ajnight watch man here has been recognized for a long time, but ic seems that in spite of high taxes and a license upon everything we cannot indulge in such a “luxury.” But then we have a street lamp. A tallow dip is (the only street light in a town of 1,500 inhabitants! How does that strike you? E. A. T. General Littl«-liol<l Is Dead. New York, March 8.—General Mil- ton S. Littlefield is dead at his home in this city of apoplexy, aged 66 years. He studied law in Abraham Lincoln’s office in Springfield, Ills., and for some time practiced iu the same office. When the civil war broke out General Littlefield became captain of Company F, Four teenth Illinois volunteers, which was commanded by General John M. Palme , who was then colonel. In Jane, 186*), General Littlefield was honorably dis charged from the army. Since that time ho has been interested in railroads in the south aud north aud in other business affairs. Plan to Check Mob Law. Jefferson City, Mo., March 8.—The most original plan ever presented to a legislature to discourage lynching has been proposed in the house of represe • tatives by Mr. Nicholas, the Populist member from Nordway county. L a measure would have the sheriff arm prisoners who are threatened with lynch ing. Any sheriff or deputy sheriff fail ing to protect snch prisoners shall be fined not less than $500 or more than $1,000 aud shall be dismissed. Ur. 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Poliakoff, proprietor of the Bos ton Bargain Store, has returned from tho northern and eastern markets, where he bought a largo stock for the spring trade. He bought a very large stock because he got hold of some very good bargains at some factories which were closing out odds and ends for any price. These goods will be offered to the public at bargain prices. Goods have been arriving at the Bos ton Store for tho past ten days in large quantities. Everybody go to M. Poliakoff, at tho Boston Bargain Store for bargains. S. R. Peck, manager of the South ern Optical Co., Charlotte, will be in Gaffney ut Lipscomb’s Hotel on Wed nesday, March 22J, one day. Glass es scientifically adjusted. The most difficult cases corrected. Satisfac tion guaranteed. References, any business house iu Charlotte. 3-10-21 Don’t fail to visit Moose’s Photo graph car and have ft dozen fine cabi net Photos taken for only $1.50 or six for $100. OVER TWO HUNDRED REBELS SHOT DOWN General Hale Drives the Foe Away With Shells. AMERICAN LOSSES SLIGHT Insurgents Now Concentrated East ol Manila and They Will Probably Malic an Attack From That Sidj Unless Dispersed Without Delay. Manila, March 8.—General Hale de termined this morning toclear away tha enemy from iko front of the right of hit wing. The gunboat Laguna de Bay, under Major Grant, began shelling the euen y’s position. Two companies of the Twentieth infantry and three com panies of the First Nebraska, under Colonel Staleuburg, swung in from tha rood to the waterworks, driving the in surgents toward the Pafig river. The First Wyoming advanced di rectly on the insurgent position iu front. Meanwhile the Laguna de Bay pounded the foe from the river. Thus taken on three sides, tbe insur gents, after some resistance, were driven back. Captain J. D. O’Brien of the First Wyoming wus shot in the wrist and Major Bell of the bureau of informa tion was 8iightly»wounded. Compete report* of the wounded are not yet in. General Hale estimates tbe enemy’s loss at 250. At tho time this dispatch was sent the Wyoming troops occupied and advanced position. The insurgents opened fire across tho river from Guadalupe, killing Private Lovejoy of Company C, First Washing ton, aud wounding two others. The insurgents have been concen trated to the east of tho city and will probably try an attack from that side. Their principal object is to cut off the water supply of Manila. The Ameri can positions are strong and tho at tempts will be fntile. The insurgent losses have been severo the last few days. The authorities of Madrid have of fered Agniualdo a ransom of $J,000 for each oflicer, $100 each for the privates nud $5oO for each civil servant. They have uot offered to ransom the priests. Th* temperature today at 8 o’clock woe 87 degrees, bat the cloudy air was like steam and the troope were greatly inconvenienced on the shore in spite ot the temporary shade afforded by the matting aud bamboos wherever feasi ble. There were few prostrations, how ever, from tbe heat. Onr troops today are not compelled to remain iu the open country to tho same extent as yesterday, when they were engaged in clearing the jungle. The rebels seldom appear iu the open except in the cool of the morning aud in evening. Onr soldiers will probably feel the heat lees when they are on tha move. The following lights on the coasts of Panay and Gulnaras islands have been re-established: Muuigonizo, Zigantos, Oalabazas, Bietopecados, Iloilo and Lu- zaraua. The French secondclass cruiser Jean Bart has arrived here. NEW GUNS FOR REGULARS. Troops Now Reinforcing General Otis In Manila Well Armed. Washington, March 8.—A fact in connection with the regulars who are now reinforcing General Otis iu the Philippines that is giving considerable satisfaction to tbo war department, is that they are all armed wisli the bre 80” rifle, commonly 'iuown as the* Krag-Jorgenson. ,■ There has been more or less uneasi ness over the fact that the volunteers on the firing line aronnd Manila were at a decided disadvantage against the na tives owing to the fact that the Filipino sharpshooters, armed with Mansers, could lay out of range of the Spring- fields, with which onr volunteers were armed, aud hurt them to an extent that was limited only by the bad marksman ship of the natives. This was not only the source of a good many casualties among our troops but had a bad moral effect upon them, since it was very trying to be coutinu- onsly under fire from an enemy who kept discreetly out of range. With the arrival of tho regulars this situation will bo completely changed. The rein forcements all have the caliber 30 rifie, which is practically jnst as good a gun as the Mauser, while iu addition our regular troops are sharpshooters al most to a man. This is largely owing to the fact that for years the target ammunition allow ance iu onr small army has been abont $6 per man per annum, an amonut no European nation has ever thought of spending. Ibis uoes not say that there are not many excellent shots among the volun teers, and though the war department bas no definite information on the sub ject, there is little doubt that the best shots among the volunteers are armed with the new rifles already, 2.000 stands of these arms having already been sent to General Otis, while there are 6,000 more awaiting bis orders at the Benecia arsenal. Kipling Rests Comfortably. New York, March 8.—Last night in Rudyard Kipling’s apartment at the Hotel Grenoble was the quietest since tho author was taken ill Only the nurse was astir. The patient restea com fortably all night, his sleep being natu ral as it has been for several days. El sie Kipling, tho 8-year-old invalid, also had a comfortable night and is improv ing steadily. Italians Angered by Chins. Peking, March 8.—The Italian min ister here regards as an insult the man ner in which tho Chinese foreign office has treated Italy’s demand for a coaling station at San Mutt bay, aud a rapture of diplomatic relations between Italy and China is probable. Hteel Hlllets Going Upward. Pittsburg, March fi.—Steel billots took another jump upward today aud •old at $24.00 a ton, the highest prioe since 1890. Several large sales wer« hiade at that pnoe. J