The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, May 16, 1899, Image 1
ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894.
GWMTS RUN INTO
A NEST OF FILIPINOS
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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.
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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.
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