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1 1 11 Sn.'Y. I'ruhiilent. J. O. \V A KOI, AW. Vli:o PreMiUout THE KATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY. Cnpital $50,000.00. Wim. bny eonnty clulnm, roccivo depoult and inakt: liberal mans <>n unproved paper I). O. Kosta. ('itHliior. 7 y -WM.. —»»«y, ' i W w ll— S3MI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The ReliabiHty of Every Advei - tiscr Vv'ho Uses; the Col- umna of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISH i:i) FEB. 10, I81M. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., TUKSPAJ , JUA F 20, 1899 91.00 A Y E A P. NEAR CHATTANOOGA Determined Posse In Search of a Negro Fiend. LYNCHING SEEMS CERTAIN Detectives and Hluotlliomuls Keturn After a Fruitless Cliiis<* s but tin* t’i!- l/.eus Are Well AriuoU and Will Con tinue to J^cotir the Country. Chattanooga, Judo 19.—Detectives from this city with their bloodhounds have rtiuiued from-Scdtly, m theupper end of this evunty, after fruitless efforts to get < n the trail of the uefiro whT at tempted cruninal assault on llirtie 1D11, a white schoolgirl, Saturday. The ofli- » eis report that the mountains are fairly covered with men carrying rifles and revolvers, searching for the negro, mak ing it impossible for the bloodhounds to follow the trail of the fugitive. Mure than 1,000 men are said to be engaged in tho search and the negro wili undoubtedly be lynched u caught. Tiie victim of the assault is a daugh ter of J. A. Bell, a tespectable miner, IS years of age. She was returning home from the village when tho negro stepped from the roadside, fired three (shots at her with a pistol, knocked her insensible Ly a blow cu the head and attempted to ravish her. Screams of the girl, before she was rendered un conscious, attracted some persons on the road and the negro fled. / The mob has arrested several negroes on suspicion, but all so far have proved alibis. DOG SUBJECT OK LARCENY. Court Holds That One Who S'eols u Cilliitiu Alii J’ lie .i .tiled. Columbia, S. O., June 19.—Tho su preme court cf South Carolina has de cided that a dog lias value and can bo stolen and that the old common law, is out of date and the modern dog is en titled to legal protection, and if you steal a dog you can be sent to prison. The case was started in Newberry, where a ncgio named Langford was charged with stealing a dog, doghouse, etc. The circuit jui.ge held, according to the common law, tuut a dog was not the subject of larceny and quashed tho indictment. Now the supreme court unanimously holds that the common law does not apply hero; that it is wrong not 10 value a dog simply be cause he is not edible, ami that it is not a whim of caprice to keep a dog. The court defends the dog for devo tion and attachment, and contends that it is entirely a punishable crime to steal a riog. and that tho stealing of a dog may he punished if the facts warrant and the indictment bo properly drawn. The circuit court is reversed ou the dog demurrer. ATLANTA’S MAYOR SCORED. Preacher Denounces Him as a Sot and Calls For His Itemnval. Atlanta, June 19.—Dr. L G Brough ton, pas lor of the Tabernacle Baptist church, in a sermon last night before 2,000 people, bitterly arraigned Mayor James G. Woodward. His remarks were followed by applause from the congregation. He said in part: *T am ashamed of our mayor. Ho is a libertine and a sot. These facts are all well known to the council and need not have me to declare them. The time has come for council to act. There is not a single decent man in the city, in my judgment, who does not repudiate our mayor and desire his impeachment. “Fully one-third of his time since he began his administration lias been spent under the influence of whisky. These charges can be readily established. They are known all over the country. Men have spoken of the conduct of our mayor while I was ou the train, and they have said that it was a shame that this community had to put up with such a man, and all that I could say in defense of our city was ‘amen.’ ” Million Dollar Transaction. Tuscumuia, Ala , June U—-It is au thoritatively stated—the details of the transaction being unobtainable at pres ent, however,—that the Tennessee Coal and Iron company has purchased the furnace of the Sheffield Coal, Iron and Steel company at Sheffield, the price paid for the property amounting to about $1,000,900. The den! is said to have been consummated within the last few days, the greatest secrecy having characterized the negotiations, and there is a buoyant, hopeful feeling among tho citizens of Siieftield ami an activity not discernible in that city lor a number of years. Trusters Postpone Flection. Athens, Ga., June 19.—Tho trustees of the University of Georgia postponed the election of a chancellor to succeed Hau. William E. Boggs, resigned, to July 13, when tno board will meet at the state capitol in Atlanta. There were about 12 candidates for the place, and among those mentioned there was Hon. William M. Wilson, president of Washington and Lee university, at Lex ington, Va. Augusta Women Terrorized. Augusta, G.i , Juno 19.—A letter re ceived by Tho Chronicle declares that tho six negroes who recently broke jail in Augusta are in hiding in the upper j art of Richmond county, whore tho women are terrorized and tho men are afraid to leave their homes for fear of attacks upon women and children. The letter asks for help from AugnHa. Tragedy in a Diningroom. Louisville, Juno 19.- Julius McKen ritb, 29 years old, a waiter, was shot and killed by Henry J. Desrisher, 30 years old, a carpenter, in a hotel din ingroom today. Desrisher, when ar rested, said he had never seen McKeu- rith before. This was all the prisons would say. fvi’KINLEY IN NORTHAMPTON. Ho Attends the Closing Fsurelses of Siullli College, North a HUT* tv. Mass., June 19.— Northampton was dressed in its best today to welcome the president cf tho United Staies upon his arrival from Holyoke. Considerable effort at gen eral decoration bad been made, and tho public buildings, together witit many residences, were gay with bunting and flags. The presidents train arrived on time. Mr. Wilbur. Whiting, the president’s host at Hi iyoko, and Congressmen Gil lette and Lawrence came up from Holyoke with the party. , A rousing cheer went up as the train came to a stop) and President McKml**y stepped from the platform to enter tho waiting carriage. This welcome was repeated at intervals and the president and Mrs. McKiulev were constantly en gaged in acknowledging the cheers. Tho presidential train stopped at i point where the carriages could bo entered from the car platform. A reception committee, representing the city, greeted the pmrty, and tho local militia company, with the Grand Army, presented arms. Tho procession was then formed and moved through the main street to tho grounds of Smuh college. The senior day chapel were at their exeieises and were nearly com pleted when the company arrived in tho college grounds. The ladies wove taken to the resilience of Captain Harry L. Williams, while tho gentlemen entered the chapel. At tho close of iho exer cises the president watched tho plant ing of tho class ivy. Tho parry was then driven to the resilience of Captain Williams, where a beautiful loving cup was j resented to Mrs. McKiulev by Bethesada cbapei. Order of the Eastern Star, of which or ganization sho is a member. After a light lunch the entire party was taken for a short drive about the town, during ihe course of which tho president reviewed tho schoolchildren, who were massed at a point a^ong tho route. As tho piresidential piarty returned from tho drive they were mot by tho military company and escorted to tho station. As tho train moved away three hearty cheers for Holyoke wore given by the spectators. REBELLION AT MONTSERRAT. I'oliC:* OveiCtiiue and tho Island In a Mi h’s Hands. Kingston, Jamaica, June 19. — Ad vices received here from Antigen, Brit ish West Indies, say there has been a recurrence at Montserrat, Leeward islands, of serious riots in the northern district extending to the capital, Ply mouth, over tho old excise duty collec tions which occasioned the riots of last year. The people have been openly rebelling against the police for the use of the domiciliary search law, the police were overcome and the island was for a timo in tho hands of the mob. The chief government officials were confined in their house until the arrival of the Brit ish cruiser Talbot changed the condi tions. After a sham conflict botween a detachment of marines and tho rioters, the ringleaders were arrested. There has also been a continuation of tho troubles in tho French island of Guadeloupe, where 2i’ more or less dis astrous incendiary lires have occurred ou the plantations since tho burning of Poiuto-a-Pitre, each preceded by an anonymous threat to the governor pro testing against a continuance of tho protection of immigrant labor ou tho plantations by tho military. MAN DEPENDS HIS FIANCE. An Extraordinary Miootlng Affair Occurs In Xi\v Orleans. New Orleans, Jane 19.—One of the most extrordiuary shooting affrays which has occurred in this city in many years took place at 10 o’clock last night in the little cottage at 2209 Cleveland avenue. The victim is Harry J. Bul ger, a clerk, aged 24 years. He was shot in the right breast and A'ery dan- geroudy wounded by Herman J. Jans sen. the manager oi a restaurant on Camp street. Janssen is a fugitive from justice while Buiger is resting m a ward at the Charity hospital. Jan*S‘h charged Bulger with making an improper remark to a young lady to whom Janssen was engaged to bo mar ried and demanded an apology. Bulger said he bad no apology to offer and tho men began to use harsh words toward each other. Bulger, unwilling to stand tho language of his accuser any longer, advanced on Janssen. Janssen in- fltantly drew a levulver and tired. Bulger sank to the floor, bleeding from a wound in the breast. Shortly after he was removed to the hospital. utiilNG mu QUAKER Oil ; i K * PM Ten Mar.lred Robbers Got Four Thousand Dollars. TROLLY OFFICE 13 LOOTED Employes of the 1’iace Honni and (i i I ll •* 8.1 f ■ IJioW o Oi»" li, 1 loot y S'cur •«! a ml D.iudiis (lone In a Y ry Short Sp-ici* of T in •. Philadelphia, June 19.—A gang of masked robbers, probably ten in num ber, early this morning raided the re ceiving office of the Fairmount Park Transportation company at Belmont, in Fairmount park, and after holding up tho receiver and live of the employes of the tailway blew open the safe, securing 11,000, the company’s receipts fur two iays. Frank L avatt, receiver; Frank Wat- ton and Henry Whitehnuso, conductors; James Cavanaugh, l ivnian of the pow erhouse; Philip Eaves, Mr. Murean and Wt.iiam CadtiiU', a laborer, were bound hand and foot with wire. In addition to ih * nteii who nctuail*• committed the tobbery. oile rs cperaicd miies away trotn the scene y uestioy- ing telegraph and toleohone Wires. BASEBALL. The GaiTnc Mountain Frl- lioys tit Kir •lay. The interest in baseball in Gaffney is now on the incline since ihe boys went over to Kings Mountain Friday and received a drubbing at the hands cf ihe Mountaineers, in fact, there is hardly a matt in Gaffney now who is not willing to say that with a liltle practice ihe Gaffney team will he able to meet all comers. Two of the old stars. Brown and Lipscomb, have signified their intention lo join the team and make it a formidable f. e for those who are inclined lo come this way. Everybody in Gaffney knows that Charley Liprcomo and Tom Brown are as good ball players as will he found outside of the pro fessional and s mi-professional Classes. There are no better ama teurs in the business and we trust that they will take a hand and as sist in giving Gaffney a first-class team. $ The team thal went over lo Kings Mountain Friday did all in their pi w r to sustain the reputation ft r excellence that Gaffney lias attained in a!! things th.it she undertakes, but ihe truth of tho matter is that i ho boys had no practice as a team and they went up against n team thut has been organized and has two hir'd players, while every man on G .tlne\ s team was a resident of Guff- K **i makes no dif- ,UI HERTRAGEBY IN 1 9m\ £_ .-T P.L.1 T! Tiie 1'iiirmouiit Park Tr in.->: ortation 1 ^1 rence lowing an to boys made a good company operates vaiioiis lines of trol ley cars through the park for pleasure rulers. Tne traffic being irnu-uiily heavy on iraiunlays and Sundays, tne robbers evidently docul-d upon this morning as being a get .1 time to make a big haul. The nu ii above nusnr d were all in tbo office wheu tho burgi. r made flioirai - praranco. Each iiunnlir was armed with two revolver- and tbev tool: tiie empiovis c mip etely h>* surpri o lr. was ti*..' work of a low mo:; ' ni - f< r tin) robbers to pinion tho workmen, who were rolled over to one siiio of ihe ro >m with their laces to the wall. Tt n min utes later the safe h i i 1 ecu cr.n L d and the gangii:>appeared. MITCHELL AFTER JEFFRIES. English Ibigilist Will IV- A ei>iiiiiio*> dali<1 by tin- Am i-ii'aii. New Yokk, June 19. Jim Jeffries has received a challenge from (.'hurley Mitchell. The English pugilist sent a cable to Tom Childers of the Hi ffman House, authorizing him to arrange a match with Jeffries to take j laco in London this summer. Jeffries said last nig nr that he would accept the challenge and would tight it* n to it is only necessary for act ice together a little good shape. The same yed at Kings Mountain, practice, that, good team ii ore to be in ti am t Inii phi wilh :i weeks hard work, cun outplay tin they went up against at that place. Ihe ftalures cf tho gai me ou the G *i IT iicv side was l lie exco llent pitch- ii.g 1 Mr.Hi Rich ar isoti ami Hum- phr, . * and ihe l*e anti fill catching of Jom •*. 'I'iit* fornn t-r two struck out four iI t li lilCU tluri t:g the gaiiu- w hiic R 1 ■ * •in .'i r . ck out hut Hint *. / noi her me of the game from the GalT.ey nip >it. t was I ho large number of ,rs made by our nine. These t r- i can only be overcome by prac l i •<>. Wo wish to Ki: Mnuntu 11! ' in behalf of the boys Hint, they are only gopd ball players but arc a gentlemanly set of i> Mows. tout ihe GuITr.oy Mitchell two wee a Iter his arrival m England, lie is willing to tight. Mitch ell ten rounds or to a li:ii.->h before the club offering tho largest purse. The only condition that Jeffries said ho would make in the articles is that an Amerii an shall referee the contest. Childers says the National .Sporting club of London wiii make a bid lor iho fight. The champion expects to sail ler England July 27. 810,000 SUIT FOR SLANDER, A I'roiiiiiient I'olton Buyer of L.iu. rens Wants B m.igcs. Laukens, S. C., June 19.— J. A. Cope- laud, a promineat citizen of this place, has entered suit against W. E. Lucas, president of the Laun us cotton mills, for $10,000 damages for slander. Mr. Copeland has been a cotton buyer at Laurens fur 20 years, and last season purchased cotton for the t-part an mills and Enorce Manufacturing company. He alleges that, during the season, Mr. Lucas made statements to Mr. Coffin, president of tiie Euoree com pany, and W. S. Montgomery, presi dent of the Spartan mills, that he was cheating them in many ways. Several legal films represent tbo plaintiff. It is the first suit for sluudel brought in this state in many years. o-.iys nei than tin ids. Ih umpire i in.- ti. recc ivril fail given I iu ni b\ r tr. id tnt i;i Mr. McGiti ll m xci ptioually ?. perfect genllcme i r low then: to play as much as pos* coons to practice nave tt good bail 1, -t us liav * S' COAL MINERS IN SESSION. to A L g!i-ss 31 an Suic ilt-s. Vicksburg, Miss., Juno 19. — Bernard Kiilgarreff, a naiive of Ireland, a resi dent of this city for the past 14 years, aged about 57 years, was found in hiJ room at G o’clock la#t evening with his throat cut from ear to ear. A razor was in his hand. It is thought that he had been dead iwoor three hours when found. Years ago he lost both feet in a railroad accident and walked on his stub legs. He has been in bad health for some days. He leaves a sister and brother at some place in Iowa. His es tate is thought to bo worth about $10,000. 3Ir#. Harrow's Trial 3Iotidny. New York, Juno 19—The case of Mrs. Addie Barrow*, the wife of George Barrow, couvicted of k Jnaping tho baby Marion Clark and sentenced to 11 years and ten mouths in state prison, was called in the criminal term of the supreme court before Justice Werner today for ihe purpose of having the date of trial fixed. After some argu ment between counsel for the defense and the district attorney tho trial was set for Monday, June 26. Scale of Wagis For Sulnnls-Jon Operators Will He Adopted. Birmingham, Ala , June 19.—A con vention of the representatives of thfl Alabama coil minors is being held herti today for the purpose of arranging a new wage scale for prosentatioj to the operators to succeed the existing scale, which expires June 30. Tho morning session uf tiie conven tion was devoted entirely to organiza tion. There is some difference of opin ion as to who 1 her tho sliding scale, which uses pig iron as the basis foi miners’ wages, should bn adhered to 01 a uniform scale should be adopted. The sliding men are in tho majority and will carry the day. They wiii prob ably a-sk for a minimum basis 2'.j cent* ou the ton higher than the present basis. 3Iu»H-r Out ut ’Frisco. Washington, June 19 —The follow ing cablegram has been received from General Otis: “All volunteer organiza tions here desire muster out San Fran cisco.” _ France’s NiW Ministry. Paris, June 19. — Senor Wildeck-Ros- sieu has inlormed President Loubet that he hopes to complete the list of the new cabinet this evening. (ircciislinro Il'itel Hiiriit-d. Greensboro, N. C , June 19. —Tha Benbow House has been burned to the ground. The tiro started on the fourth floor, and the fire company could not control it, owing to a broken engine and lack of water pressure in tiie city tank. A telegram was sent to Winston and Salem for assistance, and they quickly responded, sending two companies, who came the 29 miles in the record break ing time of 29 minutes. The loss to B, G. Fisher, proprietor of the hotel, is ap proximately $100,0$), with no insurance. K.vc A im-ric 1 ns A r<- Killed. Manila, Juno 19. —A battalion of thti Fourth infantry, which left Imns, when! General Wheaton is in command, luii morning to reconuoitcr towards Pera du Maria, where it was believed most, ol the rebels who escaped from Haruuque and Bacoor had fled, was attacked iii the rear by apparently friendly natives This brought ou a sharp engagement lasting several hours, resulting in live Americans being kil.od and about 2-1 being wounded. Tho loss of the rebel! was very heavy. Oprlikii lo Have a Mill. Opelika, Ala., Juuo 19. —A largo and enthusiastic meeting of business men was held at the courthouse here and p ans for building a $100,000 oution fac tory completed. We hope t ) have Ihe pleasure of meeting the Kings Miuuituin hoys once more and with more pronounced aUCCCS.-!. In the meantime it would be a good iliing If '.ii ise - if our merchants who emp'oy hall phiyt rs and will ul- wuukl let them off ih!i* in the after up. GilTf.ey mu-t team or none ut all me recreation fur those of us who have to stay at home during tiie .- umimr because we can not aff ird to g > to the seashore or to the mountains. Mort* KurKlurU'rt. Last Friday night about 1 o’clock ;he burglars cimirncneeii wink again in Gaffney by breaking out a large glass in one of Walter Baker’s store windows on Li me? tone street. Row land Gaines, who was sleepmg in tip store, was wakened by the noise ni d gelling his pistol went from Ids lied room to tho store ro< tn and found a titgro crouched behind tiie counter striking matches, by which he was t ;king his bearings. As soon as the n gro uncovered himstlf enough Ry.vlai d fired on him hut missed his aim. The negro made for the open- i g he had made in the w tuioa and was shut at again by Ro*lend, which also went wide of the murk and the negro made good his escape, K >\v land Gaines opened the door at d went otit into the street but could not see or hear anything of the burglar. He then hunted up Tom Lockhart, the night | olice, wh > was in another pint of the city, who phoned fur Chief Camp, who was soon on the scene with his dogs. But with the best kind of a chance for good work, the dogs utterly failed and tiie bur glar mad', good his escape. The same night sntno one broke 1 ito ih * iVstdliee, also on Limestone street and just oppo-ite to Walter U.iki r s rii-re. The entrance to the Posti lliee was made through ilu- monc-y order window and from t he fact t h a I tip; < flice clock which runs well, wasstopped at twenty minutes before one. it is thought that (he sun e party put up both j /bs. While in the I’o-toflive the burglar hro.-we open several drawers but did not interfere with any mail matter and only took forty or filly cents in change from the stump drawer. There is no clue to the identity of the burglar but ii is hoped that ho m iy be caught. The oeeuranee, however, will put the city (Jit • is on the lookout uml afford an opportunity for good work. detective James Howard Shot In Front cf the Courthouse. IIIO 3 ri Ji. kj o .x &33IN GETS AY/AY YolctinU* ICruptioiiM Are grand, hut Skin Eruptions rob life of j >y. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cures tnem ; al-o Oid, Running and Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felon*. | Corn**, Wi.rts, Cms, Bruises, Burns, Scald*, Chupp.d Hands, Chilblains. ! Best File cure < 11 rarth. Drives out Fains and Acli.s. Only 25 cents a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by Cl.t fuki e Drug Co. Holland is the only country in Eu rope that admits coffee free of dut;; What you want is not temp >rary relief from piles but a euro to stay ] cured. DeWitt's Witch Haz I salve j cures piles, find they stay cured. Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney, S. C., and R. S. Withers, of Blacksburg, S. O. Lulest Virt’in Ha! I Joe 11 Susp-cted of Killing Tolu Balter at 31 aneli .-sl< 1, Hy., List Wim-R, iiutl a \V.:r of I‘)x- t'-rmliiiiiiou Is \< \v Fi-on-tl. London,Ky,, June Ifi.—News lias been brought here to the effect that Jauien Howard, a member of the celebrated Baker-Howard !eud, was shot from am bush and killed near Manchester last uighr. Howard belonged to tho White and Howard faction of ihe Baker-How ard feud and has been suspected of having fired the shot last week that killed Tom Baker while mu:or guard in thi courthouse yard. No details of tho killing have reached here, but the story 3vas told by a reliable man who lives in Clay county. The story is that as Howard was standing in front of the courthouse, very near the spot where Tom Baker was shot down last week, and was turn ing irom a party of friends to enter tho courthouse, a shot was tired from a nearby window and he fell. His friends gave their whole attention to him for some time, carrying him into tiie couit house, and by that means the assassin escaped. An examination showed the wound to be nturtai. Sheriff Whit? and depu ties made a search, but no trace of the assassin could be found. Howard is accused of having killed George Baker, the county attorney, in April, 1898 More than ever now a war of extermi nation is anticipated. Cel.'Williams of the First Kentucky Guards has received in trued uis from the adjutant general in view of tiie seri ous aspect in Harlan county to have tho captains of the Middiesboro, Barb mrs- vilie, Williamsburg. Wmcuester and Somer.-et companies make requisition as uncv? for complete camp and t:eld equip ments. HEALTH CONDITIONS GOOD. F« w Deaths From D sea-ie Among Troops at Manila. Washington, June 3G. — The state ments to the effect that men around Manila are dying like flies and that the war department has been compelled to suppress the regulation health reports which it was formerly customary to make public, turn nut to be false, l«ut serve tho good purpose of bringing out tiie fact that the health conditions iu tho American army under General Otis are not only astonishingly excellent, but have never been equalled in any army 111 tropical countries. Compared with that of last summer in Cuba tho comparative immunity frem death nr serious illness of the American troops fighting outside of Manila seems little short of miraculous. From the landing of General Ander son's fir-t military expedition, near Ca- vito, ou June 30, last year, up to tho last weekly report "roni General Otis, dated June G, *’ .e have been only 261 deaths from disease, although his total force h is been 4.),000 men. In the same period G9 men have died from wounds. In view of the notorious insalubrity of Manila and its environs these figures are almost incredible. They challenge contrast with the best Eug.isn exjieri- cnee 111 Egypt or in India and they i-ur- pass even 1 ho excellent conditions that exist iu Cuba, where there is no fighting and the men are not exposed to the ele ments, but have comfortable g .rrisons. Men drowned or who died from injuri js received otherwise than iu battle are counted iu the total of 304. Tnis total is interesting compared with that uf the men killed ounight in action with the Filipinos from Feb. 4 to Juuo G, covering the period of active hontiiittes. In those four mouths, with an average of 7,000 men engaged, tho killed were 22(1 This groat disparity demonstrates what improvement has resulted from tho experience of tho Santiago cam paign, when 2,000 men died from dis ease and only 200 were killed. In fact, the health question iu tho Philippines has apparently lost its novelty, and no question having been raised about it from this side of tne ocean, no recent cable reports from General Otis contain any allusion to it. N'W Treaty With Hat badoi-s. Washington, June Id.—A new treaty between the United Suites and Gnat Britain, covering reciprocity with tho British West Indian colony of Burba- does, will bo signed at tho state depart me nt this iiiteruooa. A coufeiouce was hold at noon today to perfect certain details and the signing of tho iustru ment is to take place later in the day. Tuis is the first reciprocity treatv under the reciprocity dauee of tho Dingley tariff, as the previous agreements have been under a section allowing “reci procity arrangements” by proclamation and without the formality of a treaty. Ittporl on FUlii-t-ies Itondy. London. June 1G. —Replviugtoaques- tioii in th* nouse of commons to< ay, tho secretary of stale for the colonics, Mr. Chamberlain, said the commission on the New Found.cud fisheries had ren dered its report, but it would not be published uniil the government had du- c.ded upon its future actions after con sultation with the colonial goveruiuont. Slnj'cr of Weeks Ly ncln-d. Morkhkad City, N. C., Juno 10.— About midnight, near the scene whore E B. Weeks was murdered last week, Lewis Patr.ck. a negro, who had been taken from Bsaufort jail the previous night, was kiLed. Seventy-five shots were tired, and his l»ody was riddWd with bullet.*. \\ If - 3liirdrr«-r to II mg. Little Rock, June 1G.- M B. Latm, who was couvicted iu the Pulaski cir cuit court last wet-k of kill4ig his wi;p, b:i> tiecn sentenced to be bunged ou Aug a. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. I’eople You Know uiwl I’eojilc- You Don't K now. Mr. John F. Jones, of Blacksburg, was in the city yesterday. Major Joms has just returned home from un extensive trip to New England. He is warmly welcomed by us to die sunny Southland. X Blanton, of Grassy Pond, one of our best farmers and citiz -ns, spent ■ some time in ilie city Saturday. R. A. Roark, a prominent over-the- river Cherokeean, was among bis : friends in the city yesterday. A. F. Fioyd, of J()m-sviile i ntti n ltd ■ court yesterday as a witm ss. Kenneth Baker, of Prosperity, in j Newberry county, who is travel! g; piuiMcno uLUlUd.ll I* jituiLf’.O 1 in i i Ms-lri Deb 1 F; wm Landed i; 6 b hit ; . for the Planter s ro.Tipn-ss Cu-npHi.v ; —the Li wry R land lU e—came to | the city Saturday and s; cut Sunday ' in t l i- city with his parents. A. A. Hawkins was in the city Saturday on business. Uncle Jesse Mabry was among hi.-' many Uherokee friends in the cit\ yesterday. E. A. Trescott, Esq., an attorney of Blacksburg, was present in t! e court yesterday afternoon. W. A. Hope, boss weaver of the Poi Mill in Greenville, was in tiie city Sunday visiting his mother. S. F. and John Estes, two o Cherc- kec’s good citizens, spent ytsterdey in the city. J. M. Hampton, an enterprising and successful farmer and mechanic of Mercer, was in tho city yesicrday. Dr. and ?>1 rs. C. M. Lilt h jolui are visiting r lutives in Pickens county. E. P. Macotnson, E-q., cf Mccvr, was in tl e city yesterday, J. M. Allison, a prominent citizen of Blacksburg, attended court j i s- terday. Mrs. S. L. Little, who has been visiting her brother at Prosperity, n- turned to the city Sunday. Her son, Leo, who lias been attending school at that place, returned with lor. Magistrate J. W. A'exandcr at- tendt d court yesterday. I). I). Gaston, a prominent business man of Blacksburg, is in tiie city at tending court. Mi.-s Kathelene Hall left yesterday for Rock Hill. Luther Surratt, of Grassy Pond, one of Cherokee’s working and suc cessful farmers, was in the city yes terday. Wtn. Jones is in tiie ciiy ti i* week, a member of the grand jury. Joe Priece, of the Battle Ground, was in the city yesterday. Elzy Kciiy, a prominent citizen of Kelton, Union county, was in the city Sunday and Monday, the guest of J. 0. Otts, E:(] , on Victoria avenue. John T. Williams, of Cow pens, camo to the ciiy yesterday. James K. Hambright, of King’s Greek, was in the city yesterday un business connected with tho court. J. C. S. Wood, of Grassy Pond spent Saturday in the city. Fowler Reyn Ids, of Thick*.ty, was in the city yesterday. Wtn. W’islur, a prominent citizen j and farmer of King’s Creek, is in the city as juryman. C. B, Turner, of Grassy Fond, came to 1 he city Saturday. Thomas Wood, of Asbury, cuim u ) to the city yesterday. J. E. Plaxico, of King’s Creek, one of those nver-the river good fanners and citizens cf Cherokee, came to the city Monday to attend court as jury man. S. A. Stacy, an extensive, scientific and successful farmer, was in the city Saturday on business. A. P. Austell, of Cleveland county, X. C., was in the city yesterday. \V. B. Isler, of Antioch, is in the city this week n-* grind jury man. Hon. C. W. W hisonant c-une up to the city on business vest' rd y. S. It. Humphries, of Clev land county, X C., who lias large ini. n-sis in Cherokee, made a business trip ti Gaffney Saturday. Misses Margarett and Victoria Amos, of Spartanburg, are Li the city visiting their sister, Mrs. It. C. Sarratt, on Logan sir. et. Hon. William Ji fferic-s was in the city yesterday. C. C. Hughes, a prominent over t he-river Cherokee eiti/un, came over to Gaffney Saturday to look a'tet some of his int< rests. # Dr T. J. <> rand Dr. Henry Tit.',* of i’acoiet, 1:re 0 Hie city uK< i.di'-*: court. a S P. Porter left his farm hog enough Saturday to make a s! o visit i(i t In* city. Mr. Wade Smith, of Asbury, \v::s In the city yeaiord.iy. lie added h:s iittine t*) I he Led; er list while here. Anthony Hopper was in the city u short time Saturday a'tcrnoun. R M Jolly, of Grassy Pond, was among !i’s many friend.' in the city y» bttrday. .1 li Sp ike, one of tho most * u :- cessful | lanters in tiie county, er tnt '<> ti" ciiy Saturday a t-moon. F (i SoH-y, pp*- id* nt of tiie Fi rt X iti r.nl Bank, It fi tin* cii day f o* Lirtuinghiim Ala., rr/ty-'/ np ;: 7? !.'Tl r iW'. YYA'irYT /l V JL JLt- ~ i. J j 1J i J \ -1 «L V Fi I i|>! it. S Ini.blt-il lo l.'fiii I i »• )• i- lit*) l' i^tili;ig, li cao-e- uf Ai«l I: r-iv. *1 Fr-.'i:i liii lsh ami A:n rican Agent* Si ut iitnt-ii nl II >a g-i Iimg. ' New York, June 17. —Actording to a cern ;m-’. i. ::t of Thu Journal and Ad- v* i:i . r, two important decision* wen* inadt! nt tin* iiK-cting *f tho cabinet held just ! efnro tho president started for Holyoke referring to tiro campaign in lhe Philippines. Fiz-f, thu; in view of ^jro strength cf Aguiuahio in the north, us developed iu di-patibor from General Otis, the ag- gr.-rdv*: campaign against the rebel chioi niust bo renewed with vigor. Becoml, thut. the army'and navy must cu 0: * rate to maintain a tight blockade o: L*.:on in t.nier to ; rev-.iu :he landing ut supp.i'j > of any charuete* for tho it*; el forces. In von ng tiie campaign 1. rainst Agn naido, kio president is pursuing the same pul icy as that now in opera tion against tiio rebel forces in tbo south. President McKinley expressed surprise thut tin* insurgent forces should he al> c, arp-.in nri.y, to procure inex- b u-tiLIj Kuppiies of arms and amnin- niti. n, and dueciions were cabieti 10 Admiral \v’.-.f.'i;ii t~> co-opt-rate wi:n Cu-ntrai Otis in trying 10 prevent t m ianding of nutnitious of war on tno isianti of Luzon. A blockade of the island was reportei as csub.:»lied some time ago, l.ut every enci>unter witii the in-u:gents tleuion- ttratt*s tint: riioy stiii nave aluiudaiiC frupptios. Cabinet oliiu-rs* i re of tbo r.[ i' ton tim: i f a strict bn ckatieis nia’n- tained tiie insurgents wiii tjuici ly ex- l.aiist tneir icsources. L-ix ; iai reasucs for ii'iqg extruotdinary vigi anco m maintaining'he bioekade are now sJ'.i to exist.. Englash and Ainencaii nic-i - chants ni Hong Kong v.uo are heip’Ug tjie i biiipoiiu* junta are slmwing gieas r etiviiy and are s.i.n to bo tdi-'i iog cu- ticiim in.ai -f 11. nts to blm k..-:c iuiih *ia to cai ' t amis ant! an.munition to Agu*- nuldo vl, i' cmm was scut to Major Gen- liatier in command af tiie Fra- sidio, ban I lanei-to. directtng bim to use til'- u:i..crt expedition in preparing ihe iran uorts Zeaiantiia. Vali nt-ia. Hlct'hk) *! anti Pi run.'-y ’.vain 1 for the t ri:i to Mam ia. A.tl 1011 ii ’it is licenu’d ini- pers' ■ by ♦he ; > ■ lent to get re al Joiccine uts fo C <■ner.ii 0:i ; us soon as possible . 1 he lac k oi 1 1:1:1.: ;."»Ts may ' lio- y y.st.r- wlu r. lie hud a hu.-imss eii7::jt-n .-nt. No !U*.hl to I ullnt-si. Tiie woman who is lovely In face 1 form and temi-er will always have friends, but one who would he at tractive must keep her health. If she is wenk, sickly and all tun down, -<l e wi I lie nerveous ami irritahie If she lias constipulion or kidney trouble, her impure blood will cause j pimp Itt*. hiotcliea, skin erupt i"i s 111 d | u wretcliul complexion. Eltfctrie Bitters is the In-nl medicitie in tie I world to regulate stumaeli. liv. r and kidtieys and to purify tiie blood, I ' gives strong nervts, b'iglit eyei-’, ! sinootli, velvety skin, rieti eomplex- I Ion. Ii will make a good-looking, charming woman of a it n-dewn in- j valid. Only o*> cents ut Cherokte I Drug Co lay some of them until next monili. 'J'he lirsi expedition starting Juno 22 cu the Pennsylvania and Zoaiamikt will carry s:x tn opn of tho Fourth cavalry, two 11 mpanies of the Fi-arteeath in- f.1 ntry ami as many recruits as posstklo. Tl:** se*vnd expediti'm ^t irting .June 24 on the Slieriibin and \ aleneia will eon- sist of the Nineteen;!) infantry and ro- emits A point of imiortanco to the many applicants for commit duus in the volun teer .*?. !'vice was decided at yesierdav’s iiietitmg. General Otis is to name otii- cers for the three regiments of volun teers only 111 proportion to the number of men in the Philippines who ro-on list. If only 3,Otk) should enlist there, Gen eral Oils would appoint only 80 or 90 of tin total 1‘0 officers that would bo needed, tho vest of the officers being ap pointed by tiie niesiflent from tbo up- plicnuis in the Uniiod States. CONSTABULARY FORCE CUT. Alci-wct-iiey K<-»lt:oes It From l'ilij- Nlne to Tlili ly-Four. Coi.i.'Mi;ia, S. C., June 17.— Governor McSweeney lias issued an order reduc ing the force of liquor constables treni f>9 to 34. Tho governor takes tho ground that '.lie law can be as well enforced as it is wuh the Ickiser number, and this action saves the state about $2,000 a mouth, which, in view of the shrinking dispensary receipts, is a considerable item. 'ihe state board of control has at vari ous times in the past complained of the bulge number of constables ou the pay- r. l.*, and ha* asked that tiie force bo reduced in the interest of economy, bat for ». me rca-< n its recoiniueudations have never before met with favor. Tho names of tho*e who wiii lose their pia.-es aro not given for publication, but the governor desires tin m and the pub lic to und-rstand that they are not dis charged un account oi any charge! against them, but simply tor reasons of economy. Tno governor expects, however, thru ni! county, municipal and state officer* v. ill enforce this iaw wall the same zeal tiirtt other laws are enforced, and lie be lieves that wuh their co-operation tint can be done, and the state save a large Rum ot money. -* L.idy and Servant Drowned. Ashkvule. N. C., June 17.--New( come* from Marshall of a distressing a vi lent that occurred there yestetday aft ■in on. Mrs. Enoch Rector, wife of one of Marshall’s well known citizens, s nrtdd in a boat for an island in the French Broad, ou which there is a gar den. Hie was accompanied by two no- gro servants, Milton and William Jones. Wnon near the middle of tiie stream the strong current sent them adrift and finaliy capsized the trail*. Mrs. Rector ami Milton Jones were drowned, while the o:her ervant c-linig to the boat and was rescued. Mrs. Rector’s body was found 2 miles below Marshall. O 1 As 1 nN Kills Iltinself. Hust.-'VILLE, Ala, June 17 —Harry W. Hawk, agent for tiie Standard Oil company, killed himself at lus homo ou Church street by firing a pistol bulle* through his head. Hawk was well known to bushiest; circles and was gen erally esteemed His desperate net cre ated surprise. He wais Jo years of age, was married and bad several children. Il;«tig*d For Killing Aunt. Oxmh.la, Ga., June 17.—Jim Rem- tart. a negro, was*hanged here for th* murder of ms aunt, Amanda Smiles.