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P. fi Sta-'T, rrcs!.^. nt. J. O. WAMm.AW. Vlre rr<‘»l THE KMiOHIL BAKE OF GAFFBEt. Capital $30,000.00. WiLii t)av eouutr claims, receive' depoait and make ubcrul louns on approved paper I*. C. llosd. t'aslder. J v Fincken ISrg? The Ledger. SEMI-V/EEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Advei tiser Who Uses the Col umns of Thi* Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 10, 181)4. GAFFNEY CITY. S. C., T1UDAI. MAY 11). 1899. $1.00 A YEAR. GENERAL KIRKLAND DYING. I'arnU AGOMLOO TIRES OF 1 HIS LOSING WARFARE He Will Send Peace Envoys to Llanila at Once. GENERAL OTIS SO CABLES M »■>•£« vrd at Washington That Serins to l'M)r<'fc!i!t(lotv mi Inmi” Unto Collapse of the liebclliwn Agnlnst Ainertcn In the Fliilipplnes. Washington, May 18.—Geuerai Otis vables thu war department that repre sentatives of Agninaldo are seeking terms of peace and that the forces of the insurgents are scattering in the mountains. Following is General Otis’ cable: “Representative insurgent cabinet and Aguiuaido in mountains 12 miles north Isay Isidro, which abandoned tif- tecuth inst, will send in commission tomorrow to seek teims of peace. “Majority of force confronting Mc Arthur at Sen Fernando has retired to Tarlac, tearing up 2 miles railway; this force has decreased to about 2 500. Scouting parties and detachments mov ing today in various directions. Kobfce with column at Candava, on Rio Grande. “Majority of inhabitants of provinces over which troops have moved anxious for peace, supported by members insur gent cabinet. Aspect of affairs at pres ent favorable.” General satisfaction was expressed by tLo war department officials w.th the news contained in the dispatch of Gen- ! , . . eral Otis. The be ief was expressed | Satisfactory Settli-iir'iit of the 1 rouble Is Now I xpi'ctetl. London, May IS.—The secretary of stato for the colonies, Mr. Joseph Cham berlain, announced in the house of com* mous today that a meeting between Sir Alfred Miller, the governor of Cape Colony and nigh commissioner of South Africa, and President Kruger, had bceu arrauged to take place ou May <10 at Rioemionteiu, capital of tbo Orange Free State, at the iuvi.ation of the pres* idem of the Orange Free State, M. Steyn. lie added: “Sir Alfre i Miiner, with my approval, accepted tiio invitation w’th theearueat hope of arriving at a satisfactory settl^ ineut of the situation which tiie BritiSui government could accept and recom mend to the Uitlanders as a reasonabie concession of their just demands.” President Kruger has also accepted, but he added that the terms of Sir A 1 - fred Milner’s acceptance go lurther than his intention, hut that he will gladly discuss every proposal conducing to a good understanding between the Transvaal and Great Britain, providing the imlepoinieaco of the Transvaal is not Impugned. (Opposition cheers ) NOTE WRITTEN BY ANDRE. Famous Confederalo Soldier yz d at New Yoi k. Nr.w York, May 18.—Geuerai W. W. Kirkland, father of Odette Tyler, the actress, was stricken with paralysis in a restaurant in this city last Sunday morning. A physician was summoned and the general, who is (»2 years old, was quickly removed to a private hos pital iu this city. Miss Tyler, who was at her country home uear Shepberdstowu, W. Va., was summoned. When she reached this city, she learned that there was little hope of her father’s recovery, although he might linger lor some months in his present condition. The general’s right side is paralyzed and he cannot speak. Mi*s Tyler made arrangement at once for the removal of her lather to Shop- herdstowu and ho is now at that place with his daughter and her husband, R. D. Shepherd, who is better known by his stage name. It. D. McLean. General Kirkland has been a division superintendent in the New York post- office lor more than 20 years. His name is well known and highly honored in the soutii. A North Carolinian by birth he went through West Point with Rob ert E. I.iee and when the war broke out he resigned from the union army with the confederate chieftain and joined the force! of his native state. He was pro moted to brigadier general for gallantry and commanded a brigade in Lee’s army at Gettysburg. After the war General Kirkland came to New York. In 1877 he was appointed to tiie place he now holds in the prtst- ofllce, and though a Democrat, was con tinued in it through administrations of both parties TRANSVAAL IN PARLIAMENT. that the end of the insurrection was at hand. Tue wisdom of refusing any terms to the lirst commission and im pressing the insurgents is everywhere commended. Owing to this fact no doubt is ex pressed that the new commission which is on its way to. Manila will bo ready to accept the favorable terms which Gen eral Ot:s ha been ready to grant upon the actual surrender and cessation of hostilities. The dispatch of Geuerai Otis was im mediately sent to the president at Hot Springs. Secretary Alger said the situ ation was most encouraging and that it was apparent the Fulpihos realized the strength of the United State* &ud saw that resistance would wean ox- rermluatlou for them U thay pwrsutod iu defying authority. Speaking of the part taken by the volunteers in the Philippine oaoiuftiga, the secretary says that iiutead of wish ing to no homo they would not have missed it, as it was an event iu their lives, especially as the hard lighting has bceu crowned with success. The secretary believes that the com- mis-iou which Aguiuaido is souJlug to Geuerai Otis will accept any terms pro posed by the United States. It is not lively that General Otis will permit himself to be deceived by the overtures of tiie insurgents or that be will give consideration to any proposi tions which the present commission may submit that are not sincere and fi nal beyond question. It is not clear to the officials here what concessions Agui- naldo expects to receive, inasmuch as General Otis, with the full approval of the president and his cabinet, has re- peaiedly dec and that ho will consider nothing but tiie unconditional surren der of the losirgentfi as a necessary pre liminary to i uy negotiations for a cea- eation of hotti.ities. It is t>o.sMi<ie that the wily insurgent leader Relieves that he may make terms for the spec ai benefit of himself and his cabinet, aud it is even possible that he has an idea that the United States may be willing to reimburse him liber ally for the surrender of his army. It is suggested that Aguiuaido is merely looking out for his own interests iu this matter, now that the Pili;lno cause is lost, and will demand safe conduct out of the Philippine islands for himself and a few of liis chosen friends, to get her with sufficient money to enable tlum to live in exile for a reasonable period. TROOPS FIRE FROM CARS. Di*c.hiirg<'<! K iiturKiitiis Create Ter ror Along the Koiitc Home, Chattanooga, May 18. —A number of mustered out Third Kentucky sol diers. who passed through this city tn route homo today, created a good deal of terror along the line to Lexington by firing promiscuously from the cars. When the train left tiie Central depot the men, who were drinking heavily, opened fire on trains, depots and almost anything else that answered for a tar get At ihe Chattanooga driving park they fired upon a number of blooded horses, killing two of them, it is said, and wounding others. Many of the stations along the line were perforated with lead and a mes sage was scut no the road for all agents to be on the lookout to avoid being shot. Crashed His Wife**Skull. Pklham, Ga , May 18. —John Harri son, a weli-to-do fanner living uear here, has been arrested for the murder of his wife. It appears that on last Monday he was iu the field chopping cotton. For some trivial cause llarri* line vi xed with his wife aud ou the head with his hoe. lid of two negroes, he carried where she died, Har- jail, and will be tried at ice. Fill on Trial. ^May 18—Guiltermo ^tnal today for the Arbuno is a Fiii- Manila and has pu years. Toe ut- isked each juror kr or not he was [pines. The an (ative. Fri st ige. wo Spanish pris- 'errived here from guinifldo has lost TebtJ army and is do ing completely demoral- ^ of food, niffVrmg from <iis ml afraid of the Americans and Rdly dissolving into bauds of pili* l.dtui Found I n a Hot t le ou t lie North- bust Coast of Iceland. Lsitu, May 18.—The Norwegian ship Viking, which arrived here yesterday from ijeydis: jord, brought a report of a letter written by Professor Andre, which was found iu a bottle early in April near Ritotuug, ou the northeast coast of Iceland, by a farmer named Johan Magnusseu. The letter was addressed to the polar expedition at Goetburg and bore An dre’s own stamp, with the request it bo placed in the nearest postoftice. Mag- uusstu, it is said, gave the letter to a merchant, fciveinu Lniason, at Thistil- 1 jord, who mailed it and it is expected to arrive at its destination in the couieo of a few days. At the same time the Viking brought a letter to a prominent Icelander, now iu London, advising him of the fa'cts and requesting him to telegraph to the king of Sweden aud to the polar expedi tion at Goeteberg, which was done. Sti-ain r Jtiirbarosii Nkw York, May 18—The trauatlau- tic steamer Barbarosa, which sailed to day for Southampton ami Bremen, turned about after passing Sandy Hook and steamed back to Quarantine, signal ling that there was lire in her forehold. City lire boats and wrecking tugs are now alongside the Barbarosa. F.nginet-rs Hurt In u Wreck, lit KT'Boito, Ala., May 18.—A head- end colli-iou occurred on the Aieorgia and Alabama road about miles west of this place, iu which both engineers were badly, but aot dangerously hurt. The collision was between the regular westbound fi.-ight and an extra engine sent out from Montgomery. A “D'litli by Misadventure.” London, May 18.—The inquest upon the remains of the Earl of Strafford, who was killed by the Cambridge ex press train on Tuesday evening at Pot ter’s liar, Hertfordshire, resulted today in a verdict of “death by misadven ture.” Five fiirls Hiirn to Death. Brunswick, Germany, May 18—A large warehouse belonging toKarstadt& Co. wa-i totally destroyed by lire yester day evening Five girls lost their lives in the fl ames and several others were injured, oue of whom has since died. Defaulting Hanker ttilfciitrs. Burun, May 18 —Rudolph Ra-ise, the banker, wbosj flight from Berlin with 200,000 marks in April caused a sensa tion here, and who was arrested at Lrip sic with his mistress, has committed suicide by taking poison. HritUll Colonel u Suicide. London, May 18.—Sir George Albert Do llochspied Tarpent, colonel of the Eighty-eighth Connaught rangers and commander of the Bedfordshire regi- muUtal district, shot himself at Bedford this morning H-iialor Kyle lu S •i vr, | Washington, May 18 —Complying wnb the earnest request of members Senator Kyle has withdrawn ins resig nation as chairman of the induunal tommissiou. POSTMEN ARE CUTi NO MAIL DELIVERIES Paris Letter Carriers Strike For Higher Wages. BUSINESS AT STANDSTILL Cabinet Holds a Sp cial .Meeting utnl !)■ elites toS vi-rely FuuSsh the Ijt-ud- ers of th<- Movement to S cure an Increase In Fay. Paris, May 18.—Owing to the refusal of the senate to vote the bill providing increased pay for postmeu, recently passed by the chamber of deputies, about 800 postmen refused to go to work today and later tbo whole force, num bering 3,000 men, went out ou a strike. As a result there were no mail deliv eries this morning. Even the embassies have not received their letters. The men are staudiug iu group# outside the postoftice. Later the postmen held an open air meeting around tbo postoffice and were addressed by the under postal secretary, M. Mougeot, who vainly urged them to reiuru to work. The strikers re sponded by demanding an increase oi paw M. Mougtot ordered the postmen to instantly return to work, under pain of dismissal, but the strikers refused to do so and attacked a post wagon manned by guards which was emerging from the postoftice yard. The police beat tbo strikers off after a fight in which sev eral policemen were hurt. A number of sti liters were arrested. In tiie chamber of deputies today there was great animation. Several of the members questioned the govern ment on the subject of the postoftice strike and pointed out the inconveni ence Paris business circles was suffering. Tbo minister of the posts and tele graphs, (who is also minister of com merce aud industry) M. DeLombre, re plied, saying the regu ar delivery would be resumed this evening, adding that the public service could not be allowed to lie at tiie mercy of a few' officials, nor could the latter be permitted to impose their wtli upon parliament and the gov* ernincut. (Loud applause). Xbg. M. Lupiy, said If the employ es were not such as to allow of thi iq g'jtug on strike nud the postmen dvG not tosume work, they would bo re placed by others suiting the goveru- uieut. The premier declared bo would yield to no such intimidaii u. (Cheers). A vote of confidence was passed, 31 to 12, the Socialist ministry iu the mean time shouting aud cheering for a gen eral strike. The postoflloe was besiegsd by busi ness men this uioruing w no demanded their letters M. Mougeot has arranged for a delivery this afifttuoon The sort ing is being done by oierks who have been placed at tho dispu*al of the post- office authorities by the big commercial houses and banks. They are under the direction of the auxiliary sorters. The mail will then be delivered by soldiers conducted by policemen. The absence of a regular mail deliv ery has caused great disturbance in business circles. The cabinet met today, considered the strike and decided to severely punish the leaders. BUFFALO LABOR TROUBLES. EDUCATION FOR ISLANDERS. Cubans and For to ItlCHtis Sent to CoU leges In This Country. Nkw York, May 18.—More than 60 young Cubans aud Porto Ricans hav* been brought to America by the Cuban Educational association within the last two mouths and allotted to educational iustitutious that have agreed to give them a thorough education. This asso ciation was organized at the suggestion of Major General Joseph Wheeler, who is the president. According to Gilbert K. Harrouud, the secretary of the association, its work has been marvelously successful. More than 300 educational institutions offered their hearty support to the orgauizatiou with free tuition and scholarships. In addition to those who are already study ing at the various colleges to which they were aiotted the asseciation ex pects to have at least 1,000 Cubans and Porto Ricans placed among tho colleges and schools by Nov. 1. Only young men of good moral char acter aud some attainments, who are vouched for by reputable man in Cuba and Porto Rico, aie taken. A large number of applicants exhibit intelli- gepceno a marked degree, but are de ficient iu t‘ho English language, besides having little money. To meet this emergency the association has sug gested that in each city or town which has an iustitutiou willing to receive an applicant a committee bo formed to sponsor for tho young men aud defray all incidental expenses during hi# course of s:udy. Oiht-r contributions will be received by the association. Only those who are provided for to the extent of |150 by their parents or some other persons are given scholarships. DEATH OF JOHN F. POTTER. Gained Notoriety I»y Cboosiug Howie K nives For Use In a Duel. East Troy, Wis., May 18.—John F. Potter, of autislavery fume and a former congressman, died today from a para lytic stroke, aged 82 years. Mr. Potter was one of tho founders of the Republi can party. Ho served three terms in congress, from 1857 to 181)3. After Owen Lovejoy’# speech in con gress concerning the assassination of his brother, Elijah H. Lovejoy, Mr. Pot ter, at the close of an angry discussion with Roger A. Pryor, was challenged to a duel by the latter. Mr. Potter chose bo,wie knives us weapons, which were pgougixly objected to by t&e other side, uMif in consequence the matter was dropped. From the 'mie of this inci dent, tetter was given vhs sobriquet of “Bowie Kuife Potter.” JAMES CLEMMER HANGED. Outlook. Hiiglit For a Set t Inin-nt of thr Sliovelt-rs* StMkc. Buffalo, May 18 —The outlook to day favor# an early settlement of the dock troubles and uulcss the malcon tents, numbering probably 2 per cent of the shovelers, can undo the work of of Bishop Quigley, a majority of the men should be at'work within 24 hours. During the day a committee of the striking freight handlers, iu accordance with the bishop’s advice, will meet a committee of men interested in Ireight handling and discuss plans for resuming work tomorrow morning. The marine firemen threaten a sym pathetic strike, but efforts arc being made to avert this. A Horn; For Admiral Dewey. Washington, May 18. — Adjutant General Corbin, who is a member of the Dewey l)oine committee, has re ceived thu following telegram from Gen eral Hur v #i Gray Otis at Los Angeles: “Los AnT^tos Times will aid proposed Dewey housebuilding fuud. Let mo suggest that each state or its citizens be invited to defray the costs of construct ing some part of the building, then set lu witlfall a union tablet bearing ap propriate legend telling story of how Dewey's homo was built by his coun trymen.” Two Girls Shot by Mistake. MiddlesUoro, Ky., May 18,—Mary and Jennie Gibson, aged 16, twin daugh ters of George Gibson of Sergeant, were #hot last night by ex Sheriff of Ijeichcr County Shade Combs. They were at a dance when Combs got into a dispute with two men. Presently the girls left and Combs, thinking they were men, followed and fired at them. Mary was slightly wounded and Jennie died two hours later. Combs gave him self up. _ llniiiptoii Iti'fuaes to Accept. Columbia, 8. C., May 18.—General Wade Hampton has written a card to the people of the state iu which he feelingly and gratefully declines to accept the home it was proposed to build for him, replacing the home recently destroyed by fire. He says tbo reward of a citizen is “well done, good and faithful servant.” Ho prized tho people’s commendation more man any gift. Crazy Woman Uses n Hnzar. Statesville, N. O., May 18—Mrs. Mary Foster, wife of John K Foster, a farmer of Cool Springs township, this county, wnilo insane cut tho throat of her In muntliH o'd tmhr boy with a razor, killing him instantly. The insane mother then cut her own throat AGth tho razor, but not fatally. She had been insane for a month, but hud im proved aud was not violent. He Killed a Wcmeii Three Years Ago For insurance Money. Nohuiotown. Pa., May 18—James A. Clempier was hauged at 10:0C o’clock for the murder of Mr#. Emma P. Kaiser ou Oct. 2fi, 18b0. Mrs. Kaiser’s life was insured for $18,000. She went out riding with her hu#taud on the night of the murder. In a lonely road the hor.-e was stopped by Clemmqr, who #hot Mrs. Kaiser to death while her husband held her. Clcmuier also fired a ball through Kaiser’s arm to give color io the tale of highwaymen which Kaiser spread to account for tho death of his wife. Kai ser was arrested aud committed suicide in his cell. Clenimer’s mistress, Lizzie Dale, was sentenced to two years iu prison us an accessory. FresliyteriMiis In Colorado. Denver, May 18.—The sixty-ninth general assembly of tho Cumberland Presbyterian church met today iu tho Cumberland Presbyterian church of Denver. About 300 delegates, coming from ail parts of the country, were pres ent when the moderator, General W. H. Norman of Murfreesboro, Tenn., called the assembly to order. After de votional exercises Rev. Dr. W. H. Black, president of the Missouri Valley college of Marshall, Mo., preached the opening sermon. F.xtia Session Now Closed. Montgomery, Ala., May 13. — The special session of the general assembly has adjourned. It was in session 17 days and enacted only two statutes— oue repealing the act of the regular ses sion providing for the holding of a con stitutional convention, the other appro priating sufficient money to pay the ex penses of tho special session. A dozen suffrage amendments were introduced, but noi>e were euacted. Short Line to Chattanooga. Columbus, Ga., May 18.—There is a well defined report that the Chatta nooga, Rome and Southern railroad, ex tending from Chattanooga to Carrollton, Ga , is to bo extended to West Point, there connecting with the Chattahoo chee Valley railroad, which is to lie ex tended at once to Columbus, the con tract having been let. This would give Columbus a short line to Chattanooga. Final Day With Travelers. Louisville, May 18.—The last day’s session of the convention of the Na tional Travelers’ Protective association was an important one. The business of the day comprised the election of offi cers, the selection of time and place for holding the next convention and a num ber of amendments to the constitution. Of the 12 proposed amendments all but three of minor interest were rejected. L-oiding Democrat Arrested. Tacoma, May 18.—George Hazzard,a Democratic politician known all over the west, was arrested today on an in dictment found by thu United States court of Butte, Mon., for violating the civil service law by collecting funds on Indian reservations in the campaign of j8'J(I Mr. Huzzurd was released on bis ow n recognizance by Judge Hanford for appearance m Montana in June. Conditional Fardon *ch'-tiii*. Toi’i u a, May 18 —Governor Stanley announced today that he would try tho Conditional pardon plan on the lietter grade of pi i*oners in the penitentiary. The couiiiiioii will tie that tho person released snail not drink, gamb.e nor loaf. Time to Bow OatH. Col. T. J. Mooro, of Moore, Spar tanburg county in u communication to Tho Free Lance, Says: Editor of The Free Lance : Believing that our waut of success in oat raising was duo to our sowing, I determined last year to put my theory to the test, and commenced in August to turn under (with two- horse turn-plows) hog weeds and crab grass, after wheat, the former being as high as my head and us thick ns they could stand; the latter a fine growth. Your friend, Col, T. L. Gantt, passed here whilst I was doing it, and us good as said I was wasting time, which 1 rather thought myself, as neither he nor I had any opinion of turning under green crops. Well immediately after tho field was plowed, I sowed two bushels of oats to the acre, and harro\v**d in, not ex pecting a stand from fermentation. To my astonishment every grain seemed to germinate and commenced to grow right along. Today they aro thd finest oats I ever raised. Re cently J. Monroe O’Shields passed the field, and remarked “there are some mighty fine oats down in that flit yonder, they will make 75 bush els per acre.” So much for Col. Gantt’s and my judgement. I continued sowing during Septem ber, and have now the finest prospect I ever had or ever saw iu Spartan burg. Had I not done so when 1 did 1 would virtually have had no oats this year. To the farmers, therefore, 1 would say commence in August to turn stuble and soft turf and red oat« in September and October. I have also made an interesting ex periment in wheat-sowing on the heaviest Bermuda grass land, about which 1 may tell you some other time. T. J. Moor*. Lot-ill ItriefK. The Gaffney Machine Shops are putting in another engine. Prof. W. S. Hall’s school will have i pic-nic at Cherokee ford to-day. Many farmers in this county’ now cave their burn doors open at night so their horses can get out after eat- iug. Rev. W. H. Hodges will preach a special sermon to children in the First Methodist Church Sundny morning, May 21st. The public is cordially in- ited. Capt. Cecil bus commenced the brick work on the Victor Oil mill. All kinds of material are now being placed on the ground and the work will be pushed rapidly till everything is completed. "Children’s Day Exorcises” will take place at Goucber church next Sabbath. All who attend may confi dently anticipate a royal good time. The Goucher people are intelligent and hospitable and they know how to extend the hand of welcome, and will make it pleasant for all. All Couiu to (Tu-rok<-<‘. The faculty and pupils of WinMirop College, the State’s great training school for women, will spend to-day on Goat Island, at Cherokee ford. Goat Island figured extensively last summer as an outing place for pleas ure seekers and is opening up this summer with increasing prospects. The capacious pavilion, the magni ficent trees, the pleasant shades and beautiful grounds, all surrounded by tho rushing Broad makes Goat Island an ideal resort for people on pleasure bent. The South Carolina and Geor gia brought Goat Island into promi nence and will increase its attractions this summer. Plural# fit Naim# Ending In H 0. M In tho formation of the plural of nouns with thi# ending the geuerai rule is that es i# added to flie singular, as in potatoes, cargoes, buffaloes, yet tho following words add onlys: Grotto, juuto, canto, cento, quarto, portico, octavo, duodecimo, tyro, solo (all, by the bye, foreign words), and also all nouns ending in io, us folio, folios; or, in fact, whenever o is immediately pre ceded by a vowel, as cameo, embryo, etc. A notable peculiarity is to be ob served with regard to uouus substantive ending with the sound of o. If they be words of more than one syllable, they for tiie most part end simply iu o, bat if only of oue syllable, they take an o after the o, thus, canto, potato, quarto, hero, but doe, foe, roe, sloe, toe, woe, etc. Yet other mouesyllables, not uouus substantive, have no final e, as so, io, no.—Literature of Typography. Miner# Working a# UmjaI. Pittsburg, Kan., May 15.—A ma jority of the coal miners in this district ordered out last week by National Pres ident Mitchell of the United Mine Workers of America went to work today as nsuul. Gable Steamer For >1 a nil a. Gibraltar, May 15. — The United States cable steamer Hooker, which left New York on May ! for Manila, ar rived here today and exchauged salutes With the forts uud ships. IlnrsesliAcr* at Louisville. Louisville, May 15 —The Iuterna< tional Uuiou of Journeymen Horse- sboers of the United States and Canada convened here thu morning for a ses sion of oue week. Fifty delegates are present representing every large city iu the two countries. tinge lln« Fully U«-covered. Washington, May 15. — Secretary Gage has returned from a two weeks’ vacation spent at Hot Springs, Va. Ho has folly recovered his usual health aud vigor. Purify the sewers of the Isxly and stimu late the digest ion organs to inaliilulii health, Mirength and energy. Phicki.y Ahii Hittkiih Ik it tonle for (lie kidneys, liver, stonmeh and bowel*. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. drover OokhIji. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Grover, May 15.—Springtime is here, clothed in her beautiful white robe of sunshine, decked with beauti ful flowers ot all discriptions. If there is a time when we ought to give thanks more than another, it is ut this season of the year, when tho earth is clothed in its green virdure and looks so promising. From early morn till dewy eve the songs of birds aro heard, as they flit to and fro in the green trees, which cheers the plough-boy as he goes whistling to his work. Looking out across the fields we see beautiful plants of different kinds which promise us a liberal reward for our labor. The farmers of this section arc getting a hustle on themselves as they generally do when Dr. Green is in front. Mr. D. B. Alexander, of Belwood, N. C., has purchased the shingle mill, formerly owned by Messrs. W. A. Dover and H. A. Turney of this c immunity. Thus. Gibbons has been quite ill for several days, but is iproving now. The golden chimes of wedding bells stii! continue to chime Mrs. Nancy Turney is very sick at this writing. There is a young man in this com munity who has about decided that he has worked in single harness long enough, and if he could get a Chris ten hearted girl, one that would not tattle, not flinch from duty, one who can bake good biscuits and do house work in general, that he would try double harness. Girls if any of you can fill this place you had better look out for he is coming. r. j. g. State Line Statement*. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) State Line, May 15.—Farm work is running at a double quick in this part of the country chopping cotton is all tiie talk on tho farm now. Your correspondent of this place was at the Arrowwood church lust Suuday and heard a good sermon de livered by Mr. Hickson. The clearing off of the old Cow- pens Battle Ground is progressing. They have it nicely cleaned and some seats, but not enough yet, but the battle ground boys are hustlers and will have everything up-to-date by the 27th. The church membersand interested parties of State Line church liave nicely cleaned off all the graves at that church. Honor the dead and may God bless all that helped. State Line is on a boom. They have a new Baptist church and they are making preparations for the dedication sermon the 28th inst. Wheat and oats have improved very much the past week. Mrs. K. E. Cantrell’s many friends are glad to learn she is on the mend. She lias been very sick for some time with pneumonia. Mrs. Margaret Harris is not any better. Mr. Will Moore, who got hurt by the train near Clifton, is not any bet ter. o. c. H. Regardless of Age. The kidneys are responsible for more sickness, suffering, and deaths than any other organs of the body. A majority of the ills afflicting people to-day is traceable to kidney trouble. It prevades all classes of society, in all climates, regardless of age, sex or condition. The symptoms of kidney trouble aro unmistakable, such as rheuma tism, neuralgia, sleeplessness, pain or dull ache in the buck, a desire to urinate often day or night, profuse or scanty supply. Uric acid, or brick-dust deposit in urine are signs of clogged kidneys, causing poisened and germ-filled blood. Sometimes tho heart acts badly, and tube casts (wasting of the kidneys) are found in the urine, which if neglected will result in Bright’s Disease, the most danger ous form of kidney trouble. All these symptoms and conditions are promptly removed under the in fluence of Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root. It has a world wide reputation for its wonderful cures of the most distress ing cases. No one need be long without it as it is so easy to get ut any drug store at fifty cents or one dollar. You can have a sample bottle of this wonder ful discovery. Swamp-Root, and a book telling all about it, both sent to you absolutely free by mail. Send your address to Dr. Kilmer Co., Binghamton, N. Y., and kindly men tion that you read this liberal offer in The Ledger. He that thinks himself the happiest man really is so; but be that thinks himself the wisest, is generally the biggest fool. I consider it not only a pleasure but a duty I owe to my neighbors to tell about the wonderful cure effected in my case by the timely use of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. I was taken very badly with flux and procured a bottle of this remedy. A few doses of it effected a permanent cure. I take pleasure in recommending it to others suffering from that dnalful disease.—J. W. Lynch, Dorr, W. Va. This remedy is sold by Cherokee Drug Company. Tho pistol taken from Genera Santa Anna at the battle of San Jac into, was recently placed in Texas d' - partment of history. “What'# In a Illl^)^•? ,, Tin* word ••Litter*" dot* not always liidleaU- soimitlilug Lar.ii and disaKn i afd<‘. Phicki.y Ash Hitti mk is proof of lid*. It vleuiiHes, htiiaiKtlK'ii* and regulate* tiie syatem thoroufflily. yet It l* so pleasant (lie moil delicate hiop'OcIi w ill not object to It. gold by ( berokev Drug Co. PESCE CONFERENCE OPENS IN TOE HACUE Delegates There From Every Civilized Nation. ADDRESSES OF WELCOME 31. De Beaufort, I" Galling the (latli- eriti" to Order, Fxtols Hie Russian Cz.iF FrtrTukiit# theiiiltlativa Look ing to ('ieneral Disarmament. The Hague, May 18.—I be peace con- ferenee called by the czar of Kusssia was opened at . o’clock in the hall of thu Houiston Kosb, or the “House Iu the Woods,” 2 miles from The Hague. M. De Beaufort, president of the council, minister of foreign affairs of the goy- elmuicnx of the Netherlands, delivered the inaugural address and welcomed the delegatus. M. De Beaufort spoke of the high honor of tho choice of The Hague as the meeting place for the conference and extolled tiie noble initiative of the czar, saying this would Le a red letter day iu the hi’itory of the century, and express ing the boro that his majesty wouid be able to itok back at today as the most gioriou# day of hi# life. He concluded with calling attention to the allegorical group over tho door way of the hull, “Peace” entering the closed Temple of Janos, find said: “I trust tins beautiful allegorical will be a good augury of your labors, and maybe when you have completed them you will be able to say that peace, whom art introduced into if, left it to spread its blessings among the whole hu manity.” The delegatee decided to send the fol lowing telegram to the czar: “The peace conference lays at the feel of your majesty its respectful congratu lations upon the occasion of your birth day and expresses its sincere desire to eo operate in the great and nobie work in which ycur majesty has taken a gen erous initiative aud for which it begs you to accept its humble aud profound gratitude.” CZAR HOPES FOR RESULTS. Uetniuuy 31iiy IVuve n Stumbling Block lu Coufereuce. STvw Yqe£, May MI — A uurpwAeh to Tbv Jwiirii*! u#d AArerfilaur froAi WU- Uam T. itead, who Is at The Hague In tho Uiuresta ef Ut# pi»#e KOafereneo, suy«: “While I oauuot report directly any thing (La czar raid to me during our In terview a Utw days ago at St. Peters burg, R is permissible to toil America that hp ij In cxcebteut spirits and lull of Ijope fur results from fku poaoo con- fWienee. "Ybeve ip bo twice iu St. PotA-sbnrg of the anti-American feeling wh:*U found e»pr«*tdpij in the German Dele gate HteugelS pamphlet against peace. “So far from regarding war with tho United States as tiie inevitable destiny of Ettrope, the czar expressed the confi dence that the American delegates will stand by those of Russia, France and England in securing the establishment of some definite, practical system of in ternational arbitration lor all disputes turning ou questions of law, on inter pretation of treaties or on investiga tions of questions of fact. “The czar also believes tho Americans will favor recognition of tho principle of arbitration in all questions not in volving national honor and interest. “The tribunal which it is hoped will issue from the conference for the settle ment of questions *du droit’ will proba bly Lc founded ou tbo same principles a# those which have worked so success fully in the postal, telegraph and inter national railway bureaus at Berne, Switzerland. That is to say, a small body of jurists and practical men chosen frpin cue or more of the minor powers would bo authorized to deal with such qnestTons iu the name of and with tho authority of the powers comprising this conference. • The qftestion of mediation to bo proposed is simply an extension of that clause of ihe treaty of Paris whereby ♦he powers agreed, in the case of the Turkish question, to invoke tho med a- tlou of other powers before fighting. *By tho establishment of this prin ciple the power# would voluntarily re fer serious dispute^ tt) arbitration and the mediation of such powers a# they might choose “It will be proposed that each power name oue of its higuest court jndges to act us permanent arbitrator, who shall always be at the service of the other powers when invited, thus effacing pol ities and other influences in the mem bers of the comt of arbitration. “While I cannot repeat what the czar said to me about America I may say that he likes the United States and ad mires the principle of united sovereign states conducting the affairs peacefully without stafiding armies. “While the ‘United States of Europe’ is still far in the future, yet the czar’s ideas are all tending toward that. “He is in earnest about checking arm aments, and he hopes for great bene ficial results from the conference. “It is Germany whioh is the stumb ling block on tho limitation of arma ments. France is thoroughly with Russia. “Russia. America, England and France will be able, I think, to rule the conference. ” President Wires the Czar. Washington, May 18.—The follow ing cablegram has been addressed by the president to the emperor of Russia on the occasion of the o|^niug of the disarmament conference: “(Mi this day of good omen 1 tend my heartfelt con gratulations on the opening of the con ference at The Hajue, which had its origin in the enlightened and gensroas lumative of your majesty.” Orphanage Uors to Kaldgli. Raleigh, May 18.•-Tbo committee of Ihe North Carolina Metho.iut confer ence met hero and accepted the offer of the Raleigh chamber of commerce, and locates the Methodist orphauacc aud home for aged ministers here. Rultigh donates 4t» acre# of laud for the hire. The work lieyin# next mouth and large •urns are pledged by the McllmdisU lor thu buildings.