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ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GWMTS RUN INTO A NEST OF FILIPINOS k Volleys Exchanged at Short Range Near Calumpit. {TWENTY REBELS KILLED Sergeant Belonging to thu Utah Bat tery Fatally Shot anti One Private on the American Side Wounded by Hot Fire From the Insurgents. Manila, May 15. — The “tinclad” gunboats La Guna de Bay and Cava- dmga and a launch under Captain Grant ran into a nest of insurgents con cealed in the brush and on both sides of the Rio Grande river, 3 miles above Calumpit, yesterday afternoon and wore received with heavy volleys at short range. A sergeant belonging to the Utah battery was killed and one privato was wounded. Opening with their rapid Are gum the Americans killed 22 natives and wounded several others, tilli^f the juu gie with a hail of shots for an hour. On May » the Spanish garrison at Z imboaug, Colonel Oroliz commanding, was attacked by insurgents with arms which were taken from the Spanish gunboats before they were transferred to America. The garrison fought val- iently against this inexplicable aggres sion, driving the iusurfbuts back and completely repulsing them. The Span ish general, Montero, governor general oi tne province, was seriously wounded, us were also Major Gimino and Camuiu Biulla, who was mortally hurt. Lien- tenant Granadas was slightly wounded, one soldier was killed and three wounded. Tbo insurgents suffered se verely. An American merchant ship, the Dos Hermanns, which hapj)enfl< to be in port, was immediately dispatched to Il oilo. Captain Cano cabled the facts to General Rios, at Manila, who cabled to Madrid. Tho government replied to E ut the transports Leon XIII and Buerto Lico at the Americans’ d.'j>posaI for the evacuation of the Spanish garrison. Rios asked fur the evacuation a long time before. He states that it is necessary immediately. He held a conference with General Otis yesterday. The Span iards are capable of holding tho place temporarily, The above transport* are being in spected for the purpose of transferring American troops to Zeiamhage. OTIS CHANGES HIS^ PLANS. No At tuck to Be .Made on Rebels In Bncolor For the Presc'iit. Washington, May 15.—A satisfactory conclusion is expected by administra tion ofitt'ials from the conference which will be held by the American Wiilip- piue commission with the commissicMi which Agumaldc proposes to send to Manila. In a dispatefc to the war department today General Otis announced that Aguiualdo had sent a messenger to him expressing a wish to send the commis sion “to arrange terms of peace.” The Administration officials express the opin ion that this commission will submit to Preiflfffent Schurman and his associates the answer of Aguiualdo to the proposi tions made by the American commission to Colonel Argueleses, Aguinaldo’s emissary, regarding the character of government which would bo given to tuo Filipinos and which Argueleses de clares was satisfactory. It is probably apparent to the Fili pinos that there is nothing to be gained by conducting negotiations for the pur pose of obtaining a temporary cessation of hostilities. General Otis will not grant an armistice and he has shown that he does not propose to stop fighting, no matter how many peace emt>saries Aguiualdo may send to Manila, unless they agree to unconditionally surrender. In his dispatc h Gereral Otis shows, de spite the fact that Aguiualdo states his purpose to send a commission to arrange peace, he is making preparations to con tinue military operations. It is evident to the official# from this dispatch that General Otis has found it necessary to change his plans. He has been making preparations to attack Bacolor where 5,000 insurgents are be lieved to be encamped, and it is pre- earned that the movements reported to day stilt have that point as the objec tive. General Lawton is making excel lent progress in his northern march and the dispatch of Major Kobbe with 1.500 men up the Rio Grande, supported by gunboats and canoes, is for tho purpose of enabling General Lawton to cross the Rio Grande without molestation by the enemy. The plan apparently contemplates the rapid swinging of Lawttu to the west, General McArthur to remain at San Fernando, between the insurgents at Bacolor and those at Mexico, and Kobbe is fo take a station so at to prevent reb els from crossing tho Rio Grande. Mc Arthur is also needed at his present S int to protect communication with anila. REBELS TO CONTINUE WAR. Aguiualdo Tells the London Janta He Will Never Yield. London,'May 15 —The Filipino junta here has received the following message from Agninaldo, cabled from Hong- Kong under date of May 12: “The Filipino government, in accord ance with the general feeling of tho country, has decided to contiune the war at all costs nntil indejiendcnce is secared. “The Filipino^ energetically refuse the American jieace overtures, based on restricted autonomy, cdOplec^vith prem ises of subsequent self government. “The Filtpmos demand a strict ful fillment of the articles of tho American constitution and featies contracted by the American representatives when im ploring a Filipino alliance in combatting the Spaniards “All the Filipino generals support Aguiualdo. General Luna’s reported overtures for peace are untrue. Our army is near Manila, simultaneously at tacking the whole American line. “The heat and rains are causing many casualties in the American army. All the hospitals are crowded with sick and wounded. Four hundred of one regi ment have been imprisoned by General Otis for insubordination for refusing to fight. Tho regular troops quartered in Manila ami other towns are qniet. Tho gplunteers are abused and are always at the front with scanty rations. "The discontent between the Ameri cans and Europeans is general.” SOLDIERS FOR ZAMBOANGA. Americana to Replace the Spaniards at the Mindanao Capital. Washington, May 15.—It is expected at the war department that General Otis will take steps at once to replace the Spanish garrison at Zamboanga with United States troops. The indica tions are that a comparatively small force will suffice, provided that it is sup ported by one or two guuboats. The place is one of great strategic importance, being the capital of the island of Mindanao, the second largest in the Philippine group, aud a good sea port. It was to this point that the Spanish forces petreated from Iloilo when that town was evacuated without notice to tho American forces. The town is easily defensible with a small artillery force. The fact that the in surgents are in possession of rapid fire guns makes the situation at Zamboanga more serious, but it is not believed here that they have a large supply of the ammunition necessary to operate the weapons, which will consequently soon become useless to them. Through unofficial agents the govern ment here has been quietly making in vestigation into the state of affairs in the Zulu group, just to the south of the Visayas islands, with a view to de termining whether by good manage ment the inhabitants cannot be brought into allegiance to the United States without insurrection. The natives are generally Mohammedans aud owe alle giance to a sultan whom the Spaniards have never been able to bring into more than nominal submission. He main tains a harem aud lives in state, and it is probable that an annuity will have to be provided for him out of the revenues of the islands after the United States takes possession. PLAN TO SWINDLE BLACKS. Former Muves Promised Aid From ihe Federal Goveriiniviit. Washington, May 15.—Thousands of negroes in this country are being in duced to believe that they are to be pen sioned by the United States government upon being able to show that they wera formerly slaves. The promoters of this scheme have been at work for several years aud it is estimated that more than 50,000 in small sums have been col lected by those having the project in hand. According to a circular sent oat, a copy of which is now in the hands of a certain United States senator, one of the offices is in Nashville, Tenn. I. H. Dickerson is general manager. The circular is headed “Onward to Victory.” It also contains what purports to be a picture of General Manager Dickerson. W. G. Lawson of Washington is men tioned as attorney. Another circular bears a picture of Senator William E. Mason of Illinois. No Slight For Joe Wheeler. Chattanooga, May 15.—General Jo seph Wheeler requests the Associated Press to deny the widely circulated story to the effect that he was snubbed by the committee on arrangements at the confederate reunion at Charleston. General Wheeler states that the rumor probably started from the failure of the committee to send him a carriage in which to ride in the parade. The com mittee told the general that the carriage would be sent, but the committeeman having the matter in charge, in the press of other business, forgot it. The general states that the incident was fully explained to him and that he treated it as a joke. He emphatically denies that there was any unpleasant ness. Barbee and Smith Condemned. Asheville, N. C., May 15. — The Methodist preachers of Asheville, rep resenting four churches, this morning unanimously passed resolutions disap proving tho entire course of Barbee and •Smith with reference to the war claim, declaring that relief for the dis tressed condition of the church could be secured only by their resignation or ejectment from that office aud holding that if the agents are innocent of wrong their resignation would go far toward establishing the fact. They declare that their mouths shall not close nor their pens be idle till this matter is settled right. I’r'.Z'* Money Case Decided. Washington, May 15.—The United States court today decided the prize money case of the French steamer Olinde Rodriguez, the first of the naval prize cases growing out of the Spanish war to reach the court The decision was announced by Chief Justice Fuller and directed that the vessel, which was captured off San Juan, Porto Rico, on July 17 last, aud has been held since by this governmtut, shall be returned to its owners on the ground that it was not pro^n that the steamer’s officers in tended to enter the blockaded port. No Extra Session Probable. Washington, May 15.—A member of the administration who is in a position to know tho views of the president on the subject said today that the probabil ities were against an extra session of congress being called. He thought that the president had given the subject some thought, but be was reasonably sure that no call would be issued except in sonie unlooked for contingency whioa would make it necessary. tioiin z Decllues to Act. Havana, May 15.—General Maximo Gomez today informed Governor Gen eral Brooke that ho could no louger act as representative of the Caban army in tho distribution of the $3,000,000 appro priated for the payment of the Cuban troops. Hull way President Killed. Williausviluc, Mo., May 15.—Wil liam H. Halladay, president of the Wil- liamsville, Greenville and St. Louis railway, was shot aud killed today by Monroe Johnson, a prominent lumber man. GAFFNEY CITY. S. C., TUESDAY, MAY J6, 1899. JUDGE W. M. REESE DEAD. One of the Ablest Lawyers In Georgia Passes Away. Washington, Ga., May 15.—Judge William M. Rceso, for years recognized as one of the ablest lawyers in Georgia, is dead at his residence here after two weeks’ illness, aged 81 years. Judge Reese was born at Philadelphia hi 1818 and graduated both from Prince ton aud Harvard. He came to Georgia in 183b aud for one year was associated with Judge Lumpkin in the practice of law at Lexington, Ga. A year later he came to Washington and begun the practice of law, which was so long aud successful, being associated with Gen eral Robert Toombs. In 1846 he mar ried Miss Lucy Pettus, who survives him. Hs served two terms in the state senate and made a record which stands unspotted. Ho was a member of two constitn- tioisal conventions. In them he was recognized as a leader and bis broad, conservative mind was consulted on all occasions requiring wise delibertion and careful judgment. He wrote a valuable treatise on the law of executors, admin istrators aud guardians, which is in every law office in Georgia aud highly valued by the whole legal profession. He was judge of the superior court, northern circuit, in I860, and made an enviable reputation as a just, wise and impartial judge, who brightened the whiteness of the ermine by his judicial frankness and tranquil fairness. SEVERAL NEW INDUSTRIES. Progress Made by tho South lu Get ting Additional EiitorprUrs. Chattanooga, May 15.—Among the more important of tbo new industries reported by The Tradesman during the week just ended are the following: An acetylene gas company, capital $100,000, in Kentucky; brickworks and a cellulose factory in Virginia; a cigar factory in Kentucky; a coal mining com pany in the Birmingham district; a coal and transportation company in West Virginia; a cotton compress in Georgia; two cotton glus in Texas; a $500,000 cot ton mill company in Mississippi; a 10,- OOO spindle cotton mill in North Caro lina, and one cotton mill each in South Carolina and West Tennessee. Two cottonseed oil mills are reported in Alabama, ono each in Georgia, Ken tucky, Mississippi and Texas; electric light plan vs in Goorgla and Keutncky; a $30,000 ihrtillzer factory in Virginia; a flouring mill in Georgia; glass facto ries in Tennessee aud West Virginia; a hardware company in Texas; a nosiery mill in Virginia; a $10,000 lauadry in West Virginia; lumbar mills in Ala bama, Keutncky and Texas. A paper aud palp mill is reported in Virginia; phosphate mines in Florida; three rice mills In Louisiana; a silk mill in North Carolina; two telephone com- panius in Kentucky; two tobacco stem- merles in Virginia. DUEL NEAR MOUNT~VERNON. Oue Man lutlaully Killed and An other MerCa'iy Wounded. Molxt VuttSON, Ga., May 1&—At Hancock’s mill, about 6 miles north of this place, a battle to the death was fought between John Letter on one side, aud James Morris and George McLeod on the other, apparently without provo- cation on either sido. After the smoke of battle cleared away John Letter was found killed, George McLeod mortally wounded and ’fem Yewmans, a negro, standing in range, dangerously shot through the neck. Letter, the man killed, was a son of Sam Letter of Ochwalkee, Ga., and was foreman of Hanoock’s mill. McLeod belongs to one of the leading families of the ceunty and is a cousin of Morris, who did the killing. . Three Young Men Drowned. Tuscaloosa, Ala., May 16. — News has reached the city of the drowning at Foster’s Ferry, 10 miles south of Tusca loosa on the Warrior river, of Clarence aud Alex Autrey aud Fellows Boutwell, all single white men engaged in timber business. They had been rafting tim ber from that place for several months and closed their camp and were to have left for their homes. The young men had started across the river in a small skiff rigged with a sail when the boat capsized aud two of them had nearly reached the land when the third called for help. They returned to help him aud were both dragged down. Dry Sunday In Dlriiitugluini. Birmingham, Ala., May 15.—The Sun day law was pretty well observed here yesterday. Chief of Police Austin, with two officers, forced a way into the Doug las Reading rooms, a negro social club, aud 26 members were arrested on the charge of gaming. A hotel proprietor was placed under bond for serving bee* with meals and a saloouist was arrested for not having blinds to his place while open. It was a dry Sunday. Georgia Billposters Meet. Atlanta, May 15.—The billposters of Georgia began tbeir first annual con vention in the parlors of the Kimball House today. There is a national asso ciation, but the Georgia members of the trade do not form a part of it. The ob ject of the meeting this year is partly to E erfeot a state organization, so that the illposters of Georgia may receive recog nition in the national association. Big Industry For Wheeling. Wheeling, May 15.—The annonnee- ment is authoritatively made that the Wheeling Steel aud Iron company, which is itself a combination of the Belmont aud Renwood Iron and Nail combines, will at once begin the erec tion in this city of a tinplate mill aud a wrought iron and steel pipe and tube- works, to be operated in opposition to the tinplate trust Ki-I Hot From the Gun Was the ball that hit G. B. Stead man of Newark, Mich., in the Civil War. It caused horrible Ulcers that no treatment helped for 20 years. Then Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured him. Cures Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Boils, Felons, Corns, Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure on earth. 25 ete. a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by Cherokee Drug Company, Druggists. GREENE MAY REFUSE TO ASSUME CONTROL Baptist Seminary Presidency Not Yet Settled. SUCCESSOR FOR WHITSITT Report by the Committee Appointed to Noniltiuto Candidates From Each State Far the Yucuucles on the Board of Trustees. Louisville, May 15.—Interest in the •outhern Baptist convention this morn ing centered about the meeting of the board of trustees. Tho business before the board was to fill vacancies and to receive the answer of Dr. J. T. Greene, who was elected president of the South ern Baptist seminary to succeed Dr. Whitsitt. There were many rumors afloat to the effect that Dr. Greene would either decline the presidency or would withhold his answer until he could lay the matter before his college in Missouri The committee appointed to nominate candidates for the vacancies on the board of trustees make three nom na tions for each vacancy lu each state. At the convention proper it was de cided to commemorate the close of the nineteenth century aud that a day should be set apart, known as Memorial day, on which services shall be held in every Baptist church in the south to give thanks for the blessings of the closing century aud invoke a continu ance durhig tho century coming. A committee will be appointed before the conveutieu closes to decide on this day and mako the arrangements for its proper observance. H. H. Gambrel), D. D., of Texas, B. H. CarroU, D. D., of Texas, W. T. Camp- bell, D. D., of Georgia, were appointed fraternal messengers to attend the cele bration of national Baptist anniversa ries in Sau Francisco this mouth. Un motion of Hon Joshua Levering of Baltimore a resolution was adopted naming the Hon. Robert C. Davison, ex-mayor of Baltimore, to represent the southern convention in the delegation of EngUgh speaking Baptists which will personpetition the czar to put a stop to flu persecution of Russian Bap tists, or Thuudists. Rev. J, W. Pace of Mississippi read the report of work among the nagroes. The rauort advocates the establishment throughout the south of institutes for negro preachers and deprecated the spread of the holiness aud faith cure crazes among soathern negroes. At noou the committee to select a place for the next convention went into tession. There are two applicants— Asheville, N. O., aud Hot Springs, Ark. Both seek the convention on the “pay” plan, but guarantee reduced rates. The committee on nominations for vacancies in the board of trustees of the Southern Baptist seminary reported the following nominations: Maryland — (two members) A. A. Stakely, O. F. Gregory, W. J. E. Cox, S. M. Melton, Curtis L. Laws, O. O. Bruner. Virginia—(two members) R. H. Pitt, A. B. Whodfiu, W. R. L. Smith, H. W. Tribble, T. J. Shipmau, F. C. MeCon- nelL North Carolina—(one member) J. E. White, W. N. Jones, Livingston John son. South Carolina—(one member) C- K. Henderson, R. C. Watkins, Dr. F. C. Covington. Missouri—(one member) W. R. Payn- ter. J. O. Lowry, J. F. Kemper. Kentucky—(two members) J. A. Mid dleton. J. B. Marvin, J. W. PotMr, J. W. Weaver, Z. T. Cody, C. H. Nast. Tennessee—(one member) J. W. Dil lard, A. U. Boone, R. R. Acreo. Alabama—(one member) J. C. Bush, , L. O. Dawson, B. D. Gray. BRITISH FORCES OPPOSED. Nine Ilnudred Men With Machine Guns Sent to Kow Loon. Hong-Kono, May —The native op position to the occnpation by British forces of the new territory of Kow Loon, opposite Hong-Kong, has sud denly been renewed. About 900 men of the Hong-Kong regiment with ma chine guns are leaving here today and tonight, while the volunteers have been warned to be in readiness for any emer gency. The British secondclass gunboat Swift and three other gunboats are proceed ing to sea under sealed orders. These warships have 500 men on board. The territory back of the Hinterlands is also distorbed aud Chinese troops have been seen there. Noted Prohibitionist Dead. Cleveland, May 16.—T. B. Silver, who was a candidate for mayor of this city on the union reform ticket at the spring election, and widely known on account of his extensive fancy stock raising business, is dead, aged 73 years. Mr. Silver had much to do with the formation of the prohibition party. He leaves a large fortune. Shovelrrs Refuse to M r ork. Buffalo, May 15.—Tho grain shov- elers, whose troubles were believed to have been satisfactorily settled, have refused to go to work in the elevators with the men who have been working and whom the contractors refuse to dis charge. Ewtru Session In N«w York. Albany, May 16.—Governor Roose velt has decided to call an extra session of the state legislature to revise the law passed at the late session for taxing cor poration franchisee The special ses sion will convene on May 22. To Visit the Twin Cities. Hot Springs, Va., May 15.—Presi dent McKinley has promised to make a visit to Minueapolis and St. Paul this summer or fall in connection with a western trip : Sir Henry Irving Sick. London, May 15.—Sir Henry Irving is suffering with influenza. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. I’coiUc You Know and People You Don’t Know. J. B. Jones, of Grassy Pond, was In the city yesterday. R. N, Ellis, of Grassy Pond, honor ed us with a visit Saturday. W. J. Thomas, of Thickety, was In tho city yesterday. He says farmers are working their] crops right along now. Col. XV. D. Camp went over to his Buffalo farm Saturday. Miss Edna Pettit, of Clifton, is visiting her friend Miss Virginia Bates, at Limestone college. Dr. B. 1). Bates, now of Clifton, iras with his friends in the city Saturday. Marvin Cunningham, a bright young compositor of The Cherokee Investigator, came over to the city Sunday on a visit to his parents. Coroner Vinesett was among the 4 inany visitors to the city Saturday. Dr. Sidney Sarratt came up from the farm Sunday on a visit to his brother and sisters in the city. Mrs. Mary Bridges, Mr. and Mrs. JamesMcSwain and Miss Julia >!c- Swain, of Boiling Springs, N. C., were in tho city Saturday and Sun day visiting relatives. Chus. Migater left Sunday for Denver, Col., where he goes to visit his mother, whom he lias not seen in six years. He expects to bo absent about six weeks. L. M. Cobb, one of the famous Palmetto Sharpshooters, and an ap preciated patron of The Ledger, paid us a visit Saturday. M. L. Ross, of Shelby, N. C., came to the city yesterday to look after his business interest here. Win. Nance, of Grindal, came up to the city Saturday. Dr. James Jefferies, of Spartan burg, made a professional visit to Gaffney Sunday. Mrs. Ann Waters was shopping in the city yesterday. T. J. Haines, of Asbury, came to the city Saturday. He attended the re-union in Charleston and his en thusiastic In the old city’s praise. G. A. Ellis, of Byarsville, was In the city Friday. Mr. Ellis reports farm work well advanced. C. B. Turner, of Grassy Pond, ono of Cherokee’s most successful and progressive farmers, was In the city Saturday. Worth Sanders, of Pine Grove, was among his many friends In the city Friday. Carl Sarratt came home Saturday and reports that his sister, Mrs. Ful ton Moore, who has been quite sick, is rapidly recovering. Van Dusen Hite-Smith, a civil engineer, of Knoxville, Tenn., is in the city on business connected with the city water works. Prof. John R. Mack returned to the city yesterday from a visit to Woodruff. Rev. A. J. Tate called on The Led ger Saturday while on his way to one of his churches in this county. Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Brown went to Pacolet the first of the week on a visit to relatives. Prof. Claud McArthur, who has been in charge of the big school in Clifton, was in the city Saturday on a visit to his father, Prof. W. F. Mc Arthur. W. M. Jones, of Asbury, honored The Ledger with a visit while looking after business in the city yesterday. James Wilsou, of State Line, was in the city Saturday. Raymond Broughawn, tho young est compositor in The Ledger office, was one of the first to leave for the reunion in Charleston and one of the last to get back. Raymond is de lighted with the trip and says he stayed as long as his money lasted. I. F. Wofford, of Wilkir.sville, one of Cherokees prominent citizens and successful farmers, came to the city Saturday. J. C. Jefferies, Esq., wenl to Blackaburw yesterday. Oliver Hames, the accommodating and efficient postmaster at State Line, was in the city Saturday. Dr. T. E. Nott, of Spartanburg, was in the city yesterday on business. Scott Hill, of Centerview, was in the city Saturday. He says he is hoeing cotton. Barnet Huskey, of Grassy Pond, spent sometime in tho city Saturday. Smith Wood, of Cleveland county, N. C., came to the city Saturday on business. J. Rufus Poole, Esq., of Sunny- side, spent Friday night and Satur day in tfie city with friends. Wm. Fowler, of Etta Jane, ono of Cherokees extensive planters, made a business trip to the city Saturday. E. H. Gaines was in the city spend ing a few days with his family this week. Uncle Jesse Mabry, now eighty-two years old and one of Cherokees most highly respected citizens, was in the city Saturday attending to his busi ness affairs aud enjoying meeting his many friends. J. L. and Lawson Spake came to the city late Saturday afternoon. J. L. Mooreheud, of Uowdeyvillo, wag in the city Monday. J. M. Howerton, of Ezell came to the city yesterday on business. Repentance never comes too late if it comes from the heart. It doesn’t make u lie any whiter to put it on a tombstone. YVorklii); Night and Day. The busiest and mightiest little thing that ever was made is Dr. King’s New Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coated globule of health, that changes weakness into strength, listlessness into energy, brain-ffag into mental power. They’re won derful in building up the health. Only 25c per box. Sold by Cherokee Drug Company. *1.00 A YEAR. THE CONCERT FRIDAY NIGHT A Creditable Kxlitbltlon of Local and Mind cal Talent. One of the best exhibitions of Gaff ney's local musical talent given in some time was tho vocal and instru mental concert given in the Graded School building last Friday evening under tho direction of Prof. Johnson. It was an occasion of pleasure and enjoyment to those who were pres ent. Prof. Johnson, as well as those under him who made tho occasion such a pleasant one, may well con gratulate themselves upon their suc cess and feel assured that their efforts were duly appreciated. The entertainment was given for the benefit ot tho organ fund for the new Baptist church soon to be erected—a splendid entertainment for a worthy object. We understand similar ones will be given in the fu ture which should be encouraged by the people of Gaffney. The parts rendered by the orches tra, which consisted of Misses John son, Mabel Fort and Olive Sarratt, Mrs. Gaines and Mrs. Goodi.ng, and Mesrs. Barnette) and Reed, showed careful training and were well re ceived by the audience. Miss Annie Johnson’s solo, “A Dream,” was sweetly rendered and received a hearty applause, as did also tho vocal solo, "It Was a Dream,” by Mrs. Westrope. One of the sweetest instrumental numbers on the programme was a violin solo by Miss Rosa Johnson. Miss Johnson has just recently re turned from Cincinnati where she has been studying on the violin as a specialty, and on this occasion she showed her thorough training by her expression and the way in which she handled the bow. The sweet strains from the instrument, now soft and tremulous, now strong and eloquent, filled the hall and thrilled the audi ence. Miss Minnie Carroll in her solo, “Because I love You, Dear,” as usual, delighted everybody. H<r strong, sweet, clear tones rang out and thrilled her hearers, who gave her long and hearty applause at its conclusion. The entertainment closed with a juvenile operetta entitled “Jack, the Giant Killer,” which was heartily en joyed. A very attractive feature of this part of the programme was the banjo playing by Master Russle Stacy. In handling the banjo Russle evinced considerable skill and talent for one of his age. Italiui 1’oultry. There is money in raising poultry in the South, and many an impover ished farmer who has failed to make any money on five cents cotton would have been independent now if he had turned bis attention earnestly and intelligently to this important incident of farm life. The Hunts ville (Ala.) Mercury maaes the posi tive statement that the chickens and eggs shipped from that town were worth more money than tho 40,000 hales of cotton marketed there last season. And yet too many persons regard the poultry business as an in significant side line to farming, though cotton and other lines may be far less profitable. The profit in poultry raising is found in the fact that poultry live largely on what feed they can pick up outside of the daily ration of meal, wheat-tailing and corn fed to them. We have an excellent home market for chickens and eggs, for no gormand ever outgrew the inborn lovo for yellow-legs, nor can the omelette and egg-nog ever lose their power to please. But it is not only the home market that offers a profit. In 1898 there were shipped from Liberty, N. C., 94,000 chickens aud C20 crates of eggs. This means an immense amount of money brought into one community and the profits were correspondingly large. QUEEN VICTORIA NOW BACK FROM WINDSOR Enthusiastic Crowd Receives Her at London. OLD APARTMENTS VISITED Upon Alighting From the Train She Aids Orphans by Dropping a Piece of Gold Into a Box on an Irish Ter* rlcr’s Neck. London, May 15. —Queen Victoria ar rived in Loudon today from Windsor, accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of York and her suite, and drove to Ken sington palace, the party occupying a number of open, 4-horse landaus with postilions in blue and white and red coated outriders, and escorted by a de tachment of the horsegnards. Crowds of enthusiastic people lined the ronte to the palaoe, where her majesty visitad the old apartments which she occupied as a young girl, which have been reno vated preparatory to opening the palace to ths public. On the arrival of her majesty at Pad dington railroad station she noticed on the platform a shaggy Irish terrier named “Tim” which collects contribu tions fer the widowii’ and orphans’ fund of the railroad. The qfieen had “Tim” brought to her by the conductor of the train, aud after patting the terrior on the head, she dropped a piece of gold into the metal box hanging about the dog’s neck. Mrs. Choate, wife of the United States ambassador, will present at the queen’s drawingroom tomorrow, in addition to Mrs. Alfred Parrish, her sister and Mrs. Jennings of Philadelphia and Miss Nora Neef of Chicago, Miss Mary Still man of New York. In the diplomatic circle Mrs. Choate will jyesent Miss Cboats and Mies Elizabeth Choate, a niece of Mrs. Choate, and Mrs. Leich- man, tbo wife and daughter of the United States minister to Switzerland. GRAVE ANXIETY IN PEKING. Russia’s Demand For a New Conces sion Causes Uneasiness. Pekino, May 14—The Bessie to- »au4 far a new railroad ooiuiessien, •ousieoUug Psklag with Bwasia’s pro*- out raUrood system im Manchuria, is still exciting the grasrest anxiety here. The chief Chinese officials ore having eons tan t consultation* with the dowager empress. It appears to be the general opinion that it is integded the hoe should start from Kirin or Mukden aud run direct to PeMug by way of ShohoL The Uenmans and Japanese are par ticularly uneasy en the subject of this unexpected move upon the part of the Russians and it is said there is a feeling among the prominent Chinese that the moment has come to make every effort in the dtrectkm of seonriug British sym pathy aud aid. Old Injury Causes Suicide. New York, May 15. — George D. Scott, for the past two years manager of the Tarrytown estate of John D. Rockefeller, committed suicide at Tar rytown today. He shot himself over the right ear with a revolver and the bullet passed thraagh his head, coming out at the top. Death was almost in stantaneous. Fonr years ago Scott was injured about the head by a trolley car in Cleveland. For a long time past he has been complaining. Yesterday b* was examined by a physician, who in formed him that h* was snffering from irritation of the brain. Dluz Starts a Cotton Mill. City of Mexico, May 15.—President Diaz, members of his cabinet and a num ber of distinguished people have gon* to Orizaba, in the state of Vera Cnm, taking a special train. The president will formally inaugurate the now cotton mill of Santa Rosa, belonging to the Vera Cruz Mannfactnring company. The mill is one of the most extensive in the country and receives electric power to the extent of 1,000 horsepower from the River Atovao. Many French dry- oods merchants ore interested in the nsiness. Mlllious Given Away. Wiudowgla** Trust Formed. It is certainly gratifying to the public to know of one concern in the land who are not afraid to be gener ous to the needy and suffering. The proprietors of Dr. King’s New Dis covery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, have given away over ten million trial bottles of this great medicine; and have the satisfaction of knowing it has absolutely cured thousands of hopeless cases. Asth ma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness and all diseases of the Throat, Chest and Lungs are surely cured by it. Call on Cherokee Drug Company, Drug gists, and get a free trial bottle. Regular size 50c. and$l. Every bot tle guaranteed, or price refunded. Workmen Desire Mors Pay. Pittsburg, May 15.—The wage com mittee of the Green Glass Bottle Makers’ Chicago, May 15.—A special to The Reuord from Anderson, Ind., says the $30,000,000 windowglass trust is a cer tainty. Leases have been closed which places 93 p*r cent of the prodnetive fa cilities of the,country in control of the new combine. The f.ork of organiza tion has begon and the new concern will be ready to taxe the place of tha windowglass combine on May 20, when all the plants will close for the summer season. A Dividend Fo. Creditors. Washington, May 15.—The comp troller of the enrrenoy bos declared div idends in favor of the creditors of in solvent national banks as fellows: Ten per cent, the First National bank of Ithaca, Mich.; $ per cent, the Consoli dated National bank of San Diego, OaL; 5 per cent, the Union National rank of Denver. Cola association is meeting here today to ad vise their demands for presentation at | the joint conference of workmen aud uianufacfnrers tomorrow. The work men will ask for an advance of 14 per cent Brave Men Fall. Victims to stomach, liver and kid ney troubles as well as women, and all, feel the results in loss of ap petite, poisons in the blood, back ache, nervousness, headache and tired, listless, run-down feeling. But there’s no need to feel like that. Listen to J. W. Gardner, Idaville. 1 Ind. He says: “Electric Bitters are just the thing for a man when he is all run down, and don’t care ' whether he lives or dies. It did more to give me new strengtli and 1 good appetite than anything I could ; take. 1 can now eat anything and have a new lease on life.” ()nly'50 cents, At Cherokee Drug Company. Every bottle guaranteed. Dont Do This Don’t take in ternal medi cinea before ’ ' / * the Uttle om comes. Thej endanger the health of both mother and babe. MOTHER'S FRIEND, the good and long-tried external liuiment, will relievt the early distress and the later pains bet* ter than anything else in the world. Itl good effects are most marked not only before childbirth, but during the ordeal itself and afterward. Distress is over come by it—pains lessened—labor shorh ened— and subsequent dangers avoided. Sold by Druggists for $1 a bottle. Brail for rax fro# illn.troi.d book ra tho .mbfoot. TO IBADFXZLD tXGULATO* CO.. ▲tUata.O*