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TUESDAY. APRIL ”5, 1899.
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HOLLY GROVE
COMMENCEMENT
The Close of a Most Success
ful School.
A PRETTY PROGRAMME.
rr«if. < Milnn a Most K(Helent Teaelier—Tha
Children Did TheiiinelveN Credit—Speeeh-
en l>y i'rof. MeArtliur, Col. T. It. liutler
and Othera.
(Correspondence of The I.edger.)
Blackshuku. April 24,—Your cor
respondent had the pleasure lust Fri
day of attending tiie commencinent
exercises of the Holly Grove school.
The place is about three miles i.orth-
east of Blacksburg, and is one of the
most picturesque and prosperous
sections of our county.
To the school-house, which stands
on an elevation and surrounded by
trees, had been built a stage. It was
beautifully decorated and made an
appropriate frame for the living pic
ture of youth, beauty and intelli
gence as was there presented. It is a
common saying that newspaper men
will in writing draw on their imagi
nation, buLjour correspondent was
never more sincere and honest m
saying that the exercises were such
as would reflect credit and honor on
what arc commonly known as insti
tutions of higher learning. The
whole thing shows that not only is
Bro. J. H. (2uinn, who has charge of
the school, a most efficient teacher
hut has succeeded in winning the
hearts of his pup !, s and inspired in
them a craving for information—
stirred their ambition to become in
telligent and worthy citizens. It is
not necessary for the safety and wel
fare of a community that all the
children be prepared for a profes
sional or business life, but it is to
the interest of all the citizens of a
community to see that the children
receive a sufficient education that
they may understand our political
institutions and follow intelligently
some useful industry. And no
teacher more than Prof. Quinn nor
the children of any school have been
quickened to recognize that fact and
act accordingly.
The lirst part of the day was taken
up with recitations, (Uc., followed by
music from the Antioch band under
the efficient leadership of Prof. J. S.
Lucas, of this place. Then came a
dinner as line as was ever set before
rnoitul man. Truthfully can it bo
said that the table almost groaned
under its load of everything that
could appeal to tho appetite. And I
I may add right here that this is
nothing unusual with these people—
it is characteristic. They are all
prosperous, well-to-do farmers whose
hospitality and ability to furnish
such dinners is known all over Cher
okee County.
After dinner Col. Thos. B. Butler
was called upon for a speech. Need
I add that he charmed his audience—
because who throughout the country
that has heard this handsome, elo
quent and pursuasive young man
and has not been captivated by him.
He was followed by Prof. McArthur,
connty superintendent of education,
and E. A. Trescot, of Blacksburg,
who were followed by the genial,
witty and whole-souled editor of The
Ledger, E. II. DtCamp. Thus the
exercises were concluded for the day.
That night dialogues, etc., were given,
concluding with a supper.
The following is a complete pro
gram of the exercises:
PKOGKAMMK.—DAY.
Prayer by Rev. T. H. Mullinax.
Music by school—“Welcome."
Odes Moore—“Opening address."
Orations :—M. II. Bell—“The Farm
tho Nursery of True Manhood;"
Thomas Gibbons—“Life With a
Purpose ;" Hall Martin—“Progress of
tho South."
Essays :—Florence Martin—“Ele
ments of True Womanhood;" Ola
Parker—“Mission of Birds and Flow
ers;" Katie Martin—“Value of
Time;" Mollio Hapoch—“Brothers;"
Addie Martin—“Queer People;" Fan
nie Bettis—“Ad ver ti semen ts;"
Georgia Supoch—“Girls' Trials."
Declamations:—“Re p u t a t ion ;"
Carlis Martin—“Influence of Great
Action;" Joseph Martin—“Boys,
Keep Way from tho Gals;" James
Gibbons—“The Yankee in Love;”
Darwin Bettis—“Houlhern Woman
hood;" Garrett Martin—“Our Coun
try ;" Floyd MoHs-“i)rinking a Farm ;
James Bettis—“Playing D-urk-
ard;" J. B. Kupoeh—“The One Leg
ged Goose;” Geo. Fulton—“Advice
to Young Men;" Cleveland Dover—
“Mr. Nobody."
Recitations :—Susan \Yilson—
“Write Them a Letter To-night:"
Lizzie W i I s o n—“Retrospection ;"
Bertha Wells—“Fashion;" Grace
Moss—“The Rhyme of tho Year;"
Lena Moore—“The Moon and the
Chihi;" Bertha Martin—“Lan
guage;' Mattie L. Moore—“Lost
Tommy;" Alice Martin—“Judge
Brown's Watermelon Story.”
Small children.—Fulton Supoch—
“Seeing Things;" Johnny Gibbons—
“A Question ;" Eula Rippy—“What
Became of a Lie;" Bertha Wilson—
“Dolly’s Speech;" Robt. Gibson—
“Little Kitty ;” Oscar Moore—“The.
Squirrels;" Lula Moss—“Moving;"
Edgar Gibbons—‘Good Company;’’
Herbert Martin—“Praise of the Cat;”
Susan Parker—“The Little School-
marm Grady Beilis—“K n o w 1 -
edge;" Della Wilson—-“Speak tho
Truth;" Odes Moore—“A Boy’s
Lecture;" Wofford Martin—“The
City Sportsman ;" Mary Wells—“My
Best Friend;" Manly H. Quinn—
“Almost u mac;" Martin Wilson—
“Let us be up and Doing;" Fannie
Martin—“Lazy Daisy;" Deo Bettis—
“Be Polite;” Minnie Moore—“Nam
ing tho Baby;" Thomas Putnam—
“Psalm of Longfellow ;” Addie Wilson
—“Tho Baby’s Trunk."
Class Recitations:—Four Girls—
“We are Four;” Twelve children—
“The Months;" Four boys—“The
Human Body in Rhyme;" Twenty-
six children—“Proverbs Alphabet
ically Arranged."
There was a thorough intermixture
of the above exercises which was
interspersed with music by tho
school. The exercises of the school
for the morning closed at 12 :ilO.
Dinner.
At 2 :(K) p m., the people were
favored with able and instructive
speeches by Col. T. Butler, Prof. W.
F. McArthur, E. A. Trescot and the
editor of The Ledger.
PROGRAMME.—NIGHT.
Music by the school.
Dialogues by the small children:—
“The Peace Make;" “Tho Picnic;”
“Keeping House,” in which Miss
loma Martin acted the part of Aunt
Polly; “Actions Speak Louder than
Words;” “United Workers," bj
twelve boys.
Dialogues by larger boys:—“The
Pets of Society.” Characters—Mrs.
DeBrugh. Amelia Bettis; Lillian De-
Brough, Georgio Sapoch; Scraphina
DeBrough, Mollic Sapoch ; .Mrs Vun-
dewulter, Lona Moore; Mrs. Weston,
Matlie A. Moore; Wilhelmina, Fan
nie Bettis; Katie, Mattie L. Moore.
» “An Hour in School.” Charac
ters—Teacher, Hall Martin; Mr.
Williams, M. H. Bell; Mrs. Meglath-
ery, Kate Martin; Mrs. Nye, Addie
Martin; Oltwell Wood, Carlie Mar
tin ; Richard Williams, James Har
din; Roger Brown, Garnett Martin;
John Fogy, Zeb Betties; Jane Todd,
Bertlia Wells; Nancy Jones. Florence
Martin; Betsy Day, Fannie Bettis;
Margaret Irving, BessurJUartin ; Su
san White, Mattie A. Moore.
“Vice Versi:" Characters—Mi..-
nio Gray, Antha Martin; Willie
Brown, M. II. Bill; Bessie Steele,
Lela Rippy; Sam Black, James Gib
bons; Katie Green, Bessie Martin;
Ben Green, Thos. Gibbons; Bridget,
Bertha Wells; Jessie White, Alice
Martin.
“The Bridal Wine Cap." Charac
ters—Judge Harvey, J. G. Sapoch;
Bride, Georgia Sapoch; Groom, John
Gibbons and a number of others, rep
resenting guests.
“That Boy Sum." Characters—
Old Man, Garnett Martin; Eliza,
James Gibbons; Sam, Darwin Bettis;
Julius. J. B. Sapoch.
“A Little More Cider." Charac
ters—E. Applejack, J. G. Sapoch;
Zeb Applejack, Carlie Martin; Dea
con Peachblossom, Zeb V. Bettis;
Isaac Peachblossom, James Hardin;
Hans Drinker, James Gibbons; Miss
Patience Applejack, Eliza Parker;
Polly, Ola Parker; Hetty Mason,
Bertha Martin.
“The Drunkard’s Soliloquy," by
Hall Martin.
“Undo Eph’s Return." Charac
ters—Uncle Eph, J. B. Sapoch;
Young Eph. Neddie Martin; Precilia,
James Bettis; Cloe, James Gibbons;
Boy, Darwin Bettis.
“The Economical Boomerang."
Characters—Alexander D a b b leton,
Hall Martin; Mrs. Dabbleton. Addie
Martin; Bird Plover, Wiley Fulton;
Bird Plover, Katie Alartin; Doctor,
J. I. Moore; Maggie, Mollie Sapoch.
Tableaux:—“Joan of Arc at the
Stake." Jaon of Arc, Mattie A.
Moore; Seven boys representing
officers and soldiers.
“Tho Sleeping Beauties," which
includes all the large girls in school.
M usic by the Antioch cornet bund.
K. A. T.
Kojh of thu hccoml Soutli Carolina.
Cherokee is glad to have her gal
lant young men of the Second South
Carolina Volunteer Infantry to re
turn to their homes again after hav
ing done their full duty. Wo have
met several of them and are delighted
to see tho hearty hand shakes that
each one receives.
The Ledger is collecting their
names for publication and ask all to
send in their names us early as pos
sible.
A N«w Struct Opened.
Col. Sam Jefferies has opened up a
beautiful street from Grenard street
out through his lands just west of
tho carpet mill. It' is well laid off
and has been well graded at consider
able expense to Mr. Jefferies and is
now ready for use. It opens up some
beautiful property.
The Wizard Oil Company.
The Wizard Oil Co., began a week’s
engagement last night at the Graded
School building. The program con
sists of refined vaudeville and those
who attended were very well pleased
with the show.
Yellow Jaundice Cured.
Suffering humanity should be sup
plied with every means possible for
its relief. It is with pleasure wo
publish the following: “This is to
certify that I was a terrible sufferer
from Yellow Jaundice for over six
months, and was treated by some of
the best physicians in our city and
all to no avail. Dr. Boll, our drug
gist. recommended Electric Bitters,
and ufte- taking two bottles, I was
entirely ;ured. I now take great
pleasure in recommending them to
urn j erson suffering fom this terri-
hie malady. I am gratefully yours,
M. A. llogurly, Lexington, Ky.',
Bold by DuPre, Drug Co.
Among recent presents sent to Ad
miral Dewey is an annual pass to a
theater named for him.
It makes no difference how bud the
wound if you use DuWitt’s Witch
Hazel Salve; it will quickly heal und
leave no scar. Cherokee Drug Co.,
Gaffney B. C., and R. B. Withers,
Blacksburg, B. C.
NEBRASKA COLONEL
SLAIN NEAR MALGLOS
First Lieutenant and Seven
Privates Also Killed.
OVER FORTY ARE INJURED
Americans Meet Stubborn Resistance
Four Miles From the Former Rebel
Capital, but Filially Succeed In
Routine the Filipinos.
Manila, April 24.—In an encounter
with the Filipiuos yesterday uear Quen-
gua, about 4 miles northeast of Malolos,
seven Americans were killed and 44
wounded. The following were killed:
Colonel John M. Stotzeuberg, First
Nebraska regiment, formerly of the
Sixth cavalry.
Lieutenant Sisson of the same regi
ment.
Two privates of the Nebraska regi-
m«Bt.
Three privates of the Fourth cavalry.
Most of the wounded belong to tbo
First Nebrasl^i regiment. The Filipinos
retreated wild small loss.
The engagement developed into a dis
astrous, though- successful light. The
insurgents had a horseshoe trench
about 1 mile long, encircling a rioelield
on the edge of the wood. Major Bell,
with 40 cavalrymen, encountered a
strong outpost.
Ouo of the men was killed and five
were wounded by a volley. The Amer
icans retired, carrying their wounded
under fire and with great difficulty,
being closely pursued, a fog euabling
the enemy to creep up to them.
Two men who were carrying a com
rade were shot in tho arms, but they
continued with their burden.
Captain Bell sent lor reinforcements
to rescue the body of the killed cavalry
men and a lattalion of the Nebraska
regiment under Major Mnfford arrived
aud advanced uutil cheeked by volleys
from the enemy’s trenches.
The Americans lay about bOO yards
from the trenches, behind rice furrows
under fire, for two hours. Several men
wore suns truck, one dying from the
effects of the heat, as they lay there
waiting for the artillery to come up.
Finally the Second battalion arrived
and then Colonel Stotzsnberg, who had
spent the mght with his father at Ma
nila, game upon the field. The men im
mediately recognized him and raised a
cheer.
Colonel Stotzenberg, deciding to
charge as the cheapest way out of the
difiloalty, led the attack at the head of
his regiment He fell with a ballet in
the breast, driug instantly, about 200
yards from tue breastworks. Lieuten
ant Sisson fell with a bullet in his
heart, the ballet striking him near the
R ieture of a girl suspended by a ribbon
rom his neck.
In the meantime the artillery had ar
rived aud shelled the trenches. The
Filipinos stood until the Nebraska troops
were right on the trenches and then
they bolted to the second lino of en
trenchments, a mile bnok.
Thirteen dead Filipinos wore found
in the trench. Their loss was compara
tively small on account of their safe
shelter.
The Americans carried the second
trenches with small loss.
General McArthur’s division left Ma-
lolas today, apparently intending to be-
seige Calorn pit.
General Hale at 0 o’clock this after!
noon had crossed tho Bagbag and had
reached a position a quarter of a mile
from Calumpit, thus commanding the
ford.
Prisoners captured bv General Hale’s
troops say Aguinaldo, Genertil Luna, and
the Filipino staff are at Calumpit and
with a great force of Filipino troops.
A MOB THREATENS KERLIN.
Troops Called on to Guard the Alleged
Slayer of Pearl Knott.
Atlanta, Aoril 24.—Acting under in
formation received from Sheriff Nelms,
Governor Candler instructed Colonel
John S. Candler to order out the whole
of the Fifth regiment to protect the
Fnlton county jail last bight from any
attack which a mob might make for the
purpose of lynching George W. Kerlin.
Yesterday afternoon Sheriff Nelms
was accosted by 40 or bO people on the
streets, who ;told him that they in
tended to visit the Tower and hang
Kerlin for tho wurdor of Miss Pearl
Knott.
Tho sheriff at first thought the men
were jesting, but later ho was told that
there was a possibility of a mob being
organized in Atlanta to lynch Kerlin,
and he at once communicated with the
f overnor, who ordered out tho troopn
To mob appeared, however, and all is
quiet here this morning.
Kerlin is charged with betraying and
murdering Pearl Knott, a pretty 18-
year-oli girl, whose decomposed and
nude body was found in Flint river near
Woolaey a few days ago. He wac a
Bnudayschool teacher at that place and
a deacon in the Baptist church. The
verdict of a coroner’s jury laying the
crime at his door so aroused the people
that the authorities thought it prudent
to send him to Atlanta for safe keeping.
Alger Discusses the Fight.
Washington, April 24. — Secretary
Alger today said that yesterday’s battle
at Quingua had not altered the plans of
the department in any degree. General
Otis, General Lawton, Admiral Dewey
and the Philippine commission all were
fully authorized to deal with tho situa
tion in the Philippines according to
their best judgment and the department
believed U would be good policy to re
frain from meddling unnecessarily. The
secretary said that if Otis wants more
troops be shall have them, aud that
meantime the department will make
every effort to hasten the relief of the
volunteer troops by regular solders.
Colonel Clark Laid to R *t.
Louisville, April 24.—Tho funeral of
Colonel Lewis Clark, the well known
racing judge, who killed himself in
Memphis Saturday, took place here to
day at 11 o’clock from the homo of his
aunt, Mn*. Hampdon Zane. The Rev.
Charles Ewell Craik of Christ Church
cathedral officiated. Many friends and
tar;men were present and great hand
some floral designs were sent.
ONE NEGRI! BURNED!
ANOTHER STRUNG UP
8am Hose Caught and Put to
Death at tho Stake.
MOB CUTS OFF HIS EARS
He Admits Killing Cranford and Ini-
pllcatrs Llgc Strickland, and the
Latter Is Caught, Tortured und Fi
nally Hung to a 'free.
Newnan, Ga., Anril 24.—Sam Hose,
the negro who ten days ago fouily mur
dered Alfred Cranford uear Palmetto
and then assaulted his wife, was cap
tured late Saturday night by two farm
ers 4 miles from Marshallvillc, brought
here and burned at the stake Sunday
afternoon in the presence of 8,000 peo
ple. Ho confessed hia guilt and before
the crowd applied tho torch the wretche’s
cars were out off aud ho was otherwise
tortured.
In his confession Hose implicated
Lige Strickland, another negro, say
ing tho latter promised him $20 to kill
Cranford. This morning Strickland’s
body was found swinging to the limb
of a tree, about 1 milo from Palmetto.
The ears and fingers were cot off and
on the body was pinned a placard con
taining the following words:
“We must protect our southern
women.”
For sickening sights, harrowing de
tails aud bloodcurdling incidents, tho
burning of Hose is unsurpassed by any
occurrence of a like kind ever heard of
in this state.
A few smouldering ashes scattered
about the place, a blackened stake, are
all that is left to tell the story. Not even
the bones of the negro were left in
peace, but were eagerly seized by tho
crowd of people drawn here from every
direction, who almost fought over the
burning body of the man, carving it
with their knives aud seeking souvenirs
of tbo occurrence.
Self confessed and almost defiant,
without a plea for mercy and no ex-
pectatiott U it, Hose wont to the stako
with aa much courage us any one could
possibly, hwe possessed on such an oc
casion, and the only murmur that Is
sued from his lips was when angry
knives plunged into his flash aud his
life’s blood sizzled in tho lire before his
eyes.
Then he cried, “Oh, my God! Oh,
Jesus!"
Although Hose was turned over to tbs
sheriff and placed in the jail here, his
fate was sealed from the moment his
captors put in an appearance with him.
FIsoa Ag-iinst Violence.
The remonstrance of ex Governor W.
Y. Atkinson aud Judge A. D. Freeman,
two of the most prominent citizens of
this county, were of no avail. Tho
crowd was Quiet until these two gentle
men addressed it ami begged them, in
the name of law and order, lo depart to
their homes and lot tho majesty of the
law take its course.
These two men, who aro always lis
tened to with respect, even when their
hearers disagree with them, were hooted
down.
The awful crime of tho murderer and
assailant was fresh in the minds of these
people. The agony of the living victim
of his criminality and the wails of a
broken hearted mother wore fresh in
their ears. There wag nothing that
could have stopped them; there wete
few who desired to stop them.
J. B. and J. L Jones, the captors of
Hose, won tho admiration of the entire
county when the news that the negro
had been captured by thorn reached this
place, and tho fact that the reward
money they will receive is to be given
to tho widow of Alfred Cranford has
won for them still further praise and
admiration.
One of the strangest features of the
entire affair is tho part played In tho ex
ecution by a northern man. This man,
whose name would not bo divulged by
those who knew him, announced that
he was from tho north, while he calmly
saturated Hese’s clothing with kerosene
oil. Tho crimes of the negro had
wrought him to a high pitch, and, while
he doubted if his acts would be approved
by bis friends in tho north, bo seemed
to take great delight in seeing the negro
meet his well earned death, and along
with the thousands of others stood and
watched the proceedings.
Governor Candler Talks.
Governor Cdiidler telephoned the sher
iff at this place and urged him to make
every effort to prevent violence. After
tho burning ho said:
“The negroes of Palmetto and vicin
ity lost the best opportunity they will
ever have to elevate themselves in the
estimation of their white neighbors.
Tho diabolical nature of tho double
crime was well known to every one of
them; tho perpetrator was well known,
ami they owed it to their race to exhaust
every means of bringing Hose to justice.
This course would have done more to
elevate them In the estimation of geod
people and to protect their race against
the mob than all the rewards and proc-
tarnations of all the governors for the
Dext 50 years.
“I want to protect the negroes in
every legal right and against mob vio
lence, and I stand ready to employ
every resource of the state in doing so,
but they pmst realize that in order to
merit and receive the protection of the
community they must show a willing
ness to at least aid in protecting the
community against tho lawless clement
of their ovmi race.”
Unci* S un Keeps Hands Off.
Washington, April 24. — Attorney
General Griggs, in speaking today of
the negro lynching uear Newnan, Ga.,
yesterday, said that the case had no
federal aspect aud that therefore the
government would take no action what
ever in regard to it.
Bniitlu-rn States Condemned.
Chicago, April 24.—Resolutions con
demning the action of several soatheru
slates which discriminate against the ne
gro as a voter were adopted at a meet
ing of the Congregational Ministers*
anion here today.
MRS. PATTERSON
MAKES STATEMENT
Accuses Our Correspondent
as Misleading.
HER SON IS INNOCENT.
Our Correspondent Sets lflni»eir Aright
Iteforc the l*uhllc hy O not in}; What He
Did Hay in Regard to I’ubllc Opinion
[n\round Itlaelodnir};.
Blacksburg, Apr. III.—In my last
letter I referred to the death of Mrs.
Ellen Anderson the most conspicious
figure in the famous trial of Reese,
Luckie und Anderson for the murder
of Chas. T. Williams at this place on
the night of Feb. tfth, 1890. Since
writing the article I have received
the letter hereto attached, from Mrs.
Emma D. Patterson, the mother of
Mrs. Ellen Anderson, with the re
quest that it be published.
Atlanta, Ga.
Editor:
In a recent issue of your paper was
an article that reflected unfavorably
upon my deceased daughter Mrs.
Anderson, as also upon myself. As
my daughter has passed away from
the scenes of her trouble and her
sorrows to bo at rest I desire to
defend her memory. During the last
three years of her life, my child
suffered untold mental grief from
being the cause of trouble und
underserved punishment to the
innocent, but more especially to my
self, her brother and Mr. Reese.
Y’our correspondent from Blacks
burg says I propose to use a dying
confession, she is said to have made,
as a means to procure a pardon.
Through all her last illness of nearly
three months, she made no so-called
dying confession, but did reaffirm tho
truth of her prevous statements that
she, and she alone, fired tho three
shots one of which proved fatal to C.
Williams, a statement made to
at least eight living witnesses, to two
of whom she made it within a week
after the unfortunate affair.
A pardon for my son could have
been procured long since, had I or
my child been willing to disclose the
whereabouts of Mr. Reese. Letters
are in my possession with this offer.
We declined betraying the innocent
under any terms. Now that ray
daughter has been removed by death,
I can enter upon my efforts to pro
cure a pardon for tho two who aro
suffering unjustly, without my mo
tives being misunderstood, and I
neither ask, nor will I accept, any
financial help from Mr. Reese nor
his family, in so doing.
I know my son is innocent. I know
Mr. Reese to be innocent, and have
known it since long before the trial
and I deem it one of my sweetest
privileges in life to so work and with
God’s blessing finally to triumph.
My daughter declined tell me the
facts at first, os she said she feared
th) shock would be serious; the
knowledge that she should have
killed any one, and she had
promised her brother that she would
not disclose to me true facts under
any circumstances, and he on his
part could endure what might come,
rather than have me know the truth,
matters, however, so shaped them
selves that she had to confide in mo.
Will you kindly give space to this
as a reply to your Blacksburg corres
pondent and as information to the
public that it may bo less severe in
its judgment.
Mrs. Emma I). Patterson.
With that request I now comply,
and would say nothing myself, were
it not for the fact that in her letter
Mrs. Patterson says that the article
“reflected unfavorably” upon her
deceased daughter, as well as herself.
Mrs. Patterson, I think, is mista
ken. There was no thought further
from my mind while writing tho
article, than to reflect on any one.
Nor did I have the slightest desire or
intention of desecrating the grave or
wounding the feelings of bereaved
parents. In the preparation of the
whole article 1 did my utmost to
simply stale information obtained
from a source that could not be ques
tioned, especially by Mrs. Patterson
herself. I tried to be impartial in
my effort to reproduce the impression
made on the mind of the public at
this place by the death of Mrs.
Anderson and the dying statement
she is said to have made. The fact
is I went further. I put tho most
charitable construction upon the
whole matter that it was susceptable
of.
In another part of Mrs. Patterson’s
letter, she. says that I charge her
with using the so called dyingdeclara-
tlon of her dangler to secure a
pardon for her son. Again I must
say that Mrs. Patterson is mistaken.
I used no such language. I did, how
ever, in attempting to express public
opinion, say:
“Homo have Intimated that this so-*
called death-bed confession was but
an inspiration of a loving mother to
shield a wayward and morally de
formed daughter—the public bad not
believed her daughter's testimony at
tho trial, but would, when it was
known that before dying she repented
it. Furthermore, muybo that It
would result in tho pardon of her
son.”
At the same time I attempted to
show tho feeling of some by saying:
“On tho other hand the question is
asked : Would a woman, no matter
how depraved and having been found
not guilty, and conscious of the fact
that her paramour, ns well us her
brother, were safe, and hence nothing
to gain, go before God with a lie on
her lips?”
“Mrs. Anderson, at the time of the
killing, was a resident of this place.”
Thus it will be seen that I tried to
state both sides.
Futhormore. Mrs. Patterson asserts
that her daughter did not make a
dying statement—yet she says that in
her daughter’s last illness, she “did
reaffirm the truth of her previous
statement, that she, and she algne.
fired three shots, one of w’hich proved
fatal to 0. Williams.”
But aside from that statement in
Mrs. Patterson’s letter, which is an
admission that her daughter made a
statement in regard to the case just
before her death, I received tho in
formation from the same source that
I received this letter, a source that I
hardly think could be questioned by
Mrs. Patterson herself.
__ E. A. T.
GEORGE CASE ARGUMENTS.
State Opens and Will Close Pleadings
to the Jury.
Canton, O., April 24.—This is the
fourth week of the trial of Mrs. Anna
K. George for tho murder of George E.
Baxton. It will be tho last weak. To
day aud tomorrow are to be given to the
arguments of counsel, the state having
both the openiug and closing pleadings
to the jury.
While ut limit has been fixed for the
length of arguments, it is ander»tood
that they will conclude by tomorrow
night, that Judge Taylor's charge to the
jury will be made Wednesday forenoon
and that the case will go to the jury no
later than Wednesday afternoon. Sirs.
Georgo has been in jail almost seven
mouths on an indictment for murder in
the first degree, for which no bail can
bo accepted. And under such indict
meut she will either go free or receive
the death penalty by electrocution.
While the hearing has been full and
fair, there have not been such develop
ments as the sensationalists expected,
owing to the court ruling out all incom
petent scandals on both sides. The failure
of both Mrs. George aud Mrs. Althouse to
testify has also been a disappointment
to some who have gratified their curi
osity in olosely watching the course of
the trial.
Mrs. Georgo was brought into court
at 10 o’clock this morning accompanied
by several relatives.
The argument on behalf of the state
was immediately commenced by Attor
ney J. J. Grant, who reviewed the law
bearing on the case.
State Line Statements.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
State Line, April 19.—Wheat and
oats aro looking very sorry. Farm
ers aro very much behind with their
work.
A mountain man was passing near
Mr. George Bird’s residence yester
day with a loud of sweet potatoes
and whilo fooling with a pistol shot
himself through the ankle. He was
carried to Henrietta, N. C., to be
treated.
We want a law passed so our road
commissioners will have to come out
in the primary for election when we
are electing our other officers. We
also need a precinct at John Collins’
place. The Ezell precinct should be
moved down nearer to State Line as
it is too near the Spartanburg line.
Wo are glad to receive the semi
weekly Ledger. w. j.
Strawberries.
Chief Camp presented The Ledger
with the first Strawberries of the
season Saturday.
Yesterday Mrs. B. Huskey sent us
some fine specimens from her bed.
Both, the Chief’s and Mrs. Huskey’s
were well developed and ripe, and
were delicious to tho taste. We aro
thankful to them for remembering
us. and hope they will not forgot us
when their supply is greater.
Protnu-ted Alec-ting Closed.
The protracted meeting at the
First Baptist Church, which has been
conducted by Evangelist Arthur
Crane for the last two weeks, closed
Sunday night and Mr. Crane left
Monday for Summerville.
Mr. Crane is a good preacher, a
forcible and logical reasoner and per
ceptibly impresses his hearers. Sev
eral joined the church under his
preaching and much good should
follow his earnest work.
A Small l-'lre.
A small fire occured yesterday af
ternoon at the place of business of
Boyd & Boyd, colored men, who run
a grocery and restaurant oppposite
the National Bank. The fire oc
cured in the sleeping apartment of
the owners, and was caused from a
defective flue. A lot of bed-clothing,
wearing apparel, etc., was destroyed,
but the fire was gotten under con
trol before any other damage was
done.
Su|>r«.*iu« Court UtM-Isloua.
Since Chas. O. Tyner began the
manufacture of Tyner’s Dyspepsia
Remedy, many people have inquired
as to its efficacy. Chief Justice
Bleckley, of Georgia, has tried it for
indigestion and dyspepsia, and gives
this us his decision :
“Atlanta, Ga., March 14 1894.—
Chas. O. Tyner, Atlanta, Ga.: I
have used, and am now using, Ty
ner’s Dyspepsia Remedy. It is a
mental us well as a physical elixir.
With Bs aid and a pair of spectacles
I can frequently see the law in spite
of unsuitable or too much diet.”
“Logan K. Buckley.”
This is a splendid decision and
people are profiting by it.
For sale by B. B. Crawley & Co.
ilon't Tobacco $|>U ami Smoko Your 11IV Array,
To quit tobacco ensily nail foroi'-rr, b« mag
nelic, lull of life, uerve and vigor, take No-To-
fiuc, Uto wonder-worker. Dint makes weak men
atrong. All ilrutjipsts, KOc or II. Cure ruaran-
tced. Dooklct aod •ample free. Adilree*
Sterling Remedy Ca. Chicago or New York.
A LEVEE GIVES WAV;
FINE LAND FLOODED
Crevasse 250 Feet Wide Near
Raceland, La.
NEGRO CABINS FLOAT OFF
Over a Thousand Acres of Cuue Al
ready Under Water uud Some of tho
Finest Sugar Plantations lu Louis
iana Are Threatened.
New Orleans, April 24.—A crevasse
Is reported at Bayou LaFourehe between
Lockport and Raceland. It is said to bo
200 feet wide. Some of the finest sugar
plantations in southern Loniadaua ara
located in tho vicinity.
The Bayou LaFourehe crevasse broke
at J o’clock this morning on the Cotblida
plantation, owned by Messrs. Barker
and DeBlanc, aud situated about 4
miles below Raceland. At last reports
it was 200 feet wide with both ends still
crumbliug. State Engineers Lewis aud
Richardson left for tho scene this morn
ing. Planters and their forces of la*
borers are already at work. Much vai-
uuble laud will probably be inundated.
At noon the crevasse was 250 feel
wide. It occurred on the left bank of
the bayon aud tho levee which broko
was a new one. About 1,200 acres of
cane are already under water and a
number of negro cabins have floated off.
No lives have been reported lost. Th*»
effect of the crevasse bas been to caust*
a rapid decline of the bayou, relieving
tho danger at other points.
RIVER ABOVE DANGER LINE.
Cellars Flooded and Uottom Lands
Overflowed In Missouri,
Kansas Oity, April 24.—The river
continues to rise today, but so slowly
that conditions are not perceptibly
changed from yesterday. At Plarta-
mouth, Neb., the river has boeu sta
tionary for 24 hours and at St. Joseph
it bus risen 6 Inches.
At Kansas Oity the gauge bas been
pushed up 8 inches since Bunday morn
ing aud is now 7 inches over the danger
line. Beyond the flooding of cellars
and the overflow of bottom lands, no
appreciable damage has boon done tu
tuts city.
At the packinghouses and warobonaos
on the river, gangs of men are kept con
stantly at work pumping water oat ef
the cellars and braoing the inlet*. It is
still believed they will bo able to pre
vent serious damage.
LAST OPEN SESSION HELD.
Beef Court of luqutry Now Preparing
a Report to Babuilt.
Washington, April 24.—The Wad®
board of inquiry held its last open ses
sion this afternoon and is now industri
ously engaged npon the preparation of
its report, which will probably be com
pleted this week. Over 4,650 typewrit
ten pages of testimony have been taken.
The board spent the morning in exec
utive sessiou, and this afternoon Major
Lee summed np the testimony on behalf
of General Miles. Recorder Davis con
tented himself with the sabmission of
pertinent extracts from the sworn testi
mony of the officers before the war com
mission.
Before the board went into executive
session, Major Lee placed before the
board without reading It tha report of
Maior Garllngton of the inspector gen
eral’s department, which was forwarded
to the board by General Breckinridge
through Major General Mliea.
A Widow Sues For 923,000.
Birmingham, Ala,, April 24.—In th®
United States coart here today tbo
ease of Mrs Annie Carney versus th®
Lonlsville and Nashville Railroad com
pany was commenced. Mrs. Carney
sues the railroad for the death of her
husband, George Carney, who was the
flagman on the train whieh went
through the Cababa river bridge two
years ago. In this wreck there was 27
people killed. Salts were brought for
almost every one that was killed or in-
iured. Mrs. Carney’s suit is among the
last, a large number of others having
been compromised. Mra Carney snti
for 126,000.
Ship Lost; Tbirteeu Drown.
Oak Hill, Fla., April 24.—The steamer
General Whitney, Captain Hawthorne,
suuk 50 miles east of Cape Canaveral,
One boatload of 16 men, attempt! .g to
laud at the Mosquito Lagoon house of
refuge, wosnptol aud 12 men, Inoludiuq
the captain, were drowned. The chief
engineer, assistant engineer, fireman
and one sailor were saved. The cap
tain’s body has been recovered. Fif
teen men in another boat are still an-
heard from.
Worthless Stamps on Cigars. «
Montgomery, Ala., April 24.—Mr. O.
A. Tutwlier, special revenue agent, ha®
seized 21,000 cigars in the stoves of leoal
dealers for the reason that the boxes
containing them bore counterfeit stamps.
It appears that certain Pennsylvania
factories have recently disposed of tome
2,000,000 fraudulently labeled cigars and
have sold them in all portions of the
country. It is believed that at least
10,000 more will he found in Mont
gomery.
Hallroad Grades Threatened.
Omaha. April 24.—The Miesonririver
today stands a fraction of an hi oh above
the danger lines. It has been station
ary for the last 24 hoars and as falUaM
water is reported from all points noyta
it Is expected the water at this point
will commence to recede. Railroad
grades on the bottom are becoming soft
and should a high wind spring up be
fore tho water goes down they will b®
damaged materially.
Colonel Made a Urlgadier.
Washington, April 24—Tbo presi-
dent has appointed Colonel James F.
Smith of the First California volunto* r
regiment a brigadier general of volun
teer*. The regiment is now lu the Phil
ippines. General Smith will be assigned
to one of the brigades of General OtL*
trmy.
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