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t'.U.SrAi V J.G. Wahw.aw. I'rusldt ut. Vico l , rc'Hl(k>nt THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY. Capital $50,000.00. Wi 1,1. buy eoiuity elnlrns, receive deposit, anil inaku lilH'ial foiiiis i.n approved paper l>. O. KOS8. Cashier. SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Atlvei - tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. H>, 181>4. (tAFFNEY CITY, S. C., TFFSDA!, JULV 4, 180D. ^1.00 A YEA It. OSY EMPL LEAP THREE STORIES Panic In a Big Chicago Plant Caused by Fire. SEVERAL WOMEN INJURED Work* ot the Western I’ap r Stock Cuiiipnny I)estroye<l, Kiituiliiig a Loss of Oho lluiitlrcii I IioushhU Ool- lartt. Chicago, July !5.—Ouo hundred fren zied womon and 20 men rushed panio nricken from the 3-story factory of the Western Paper Stock company, at Four teenth street and ludiuua avenue, to escape being burned to death today. Eight women were injured in leaping from the windows and many moro jumped m safety. It is possible some may have been killed, as, in the excite ment, it was impossible to keep track of the occupants after they had loft the blazing .structure. The injured were: Anna 1'iotrosuc, fell from third story window, batk injured. Agnes Czuewski, burned about feed and hands. Alberta Bienes, back injured. Agues La Buda, head cut. Francis Drapa, fell from third story floor, back injured. Maggie Zgcnie, feet burned. Francis Schubada,overcome by smoke. Mary Barczki, feet and hands injured. But fof the efforts of John Gregeou, an employe of the company, and James Hughes, an elevator conductor 111 St. Luke’s hospital, which is about half a block from the paper concern’s build ing, it is probable that many more of the panic stricken women would have suffered injuries. These men procured a ladder when they saw the women leaping from tiie windows and rescued dozens. The building was burned to the bare walls. T he damage was about $100,000. The flames gained rapidly on the fire men curing the first tew minutes. Twenty-five girls employed in ihe fac tory found escape cut off and jumped from the second story windows. Seven were injured, not seriously, and three were reported missing. At noon the flames were under Control, having been confined to tho budding where they originated. MONTGOMERY FOLSOM DEAD ■\VeiI Known Newspaper Man Kxpircs at Ills Home In Atlniitn. Atlanta, July 8.—Montgomery M. Folsom, one of the host known and most versatile newspaper men in tho south, died suddenly at his residence, 4oo East Fair street, at 7 o’clock yester day morning, after an illness of only a few hours. The immediate cause of death was apoplexy, superinduced by an affection of the heart, from which he had been a sufferer for tho past two years. Montgomery Folsom was born near Habira, Lowndes county, Ga., Jan. 81, iShb, and up to tuo time he was 1!S or 19 years of age his days were spent in toil on a farm and his nights in study. Ar rived at the age of *,20 he became a ped agogue and taught small country schools in various parts of South Georgia. His first published writings appeared in tho Savannah Morning News, w’hen he was a mere boy. Tney consisted of poems and articles of a literary and hu morous vein. Liter he began to con tribute to the northern papers and con tinued as correspondent of several sheets in that section up to the day of his death, being also, at various times, con nected with different publications throughout Georgia. STATE PRINTING QUESTION. Governor Says It Is Unfortunate '1 but Florida Outbids Alabama. Birmingham, Ala., July 8.—The Ala bama press has been printing many stories about the state printing which is douo by concerns in Florida. The gov ernor has been criticised considerably for this condition and it has been as serted that he was iuituicable to labor in this state. Governor Johnston, who is here, has given out an interview on the subject He says that according to law that bids are advertised for for the printing. The bids aro opened in the presence of several of the state officials and the contract is awarded to the lowest bid ders. That a Florida concern should outbid an Alabama firm for Alabama printing is very unfortunate, says the governor, but it is something over which he has 110control. A Tragedy Near Greenville. Greenville, S. C., July 3.—What appears to be a fatal shooting occurred about 7 miles Irom here near the Reedy river factory. An intimacy between the handsome daughter of J. F. Sloan and a man by the name of Lum Watson caused the difficulty. A rendezvous was appointed, which was overheard by tho father. That night when, at the appointed time, Watson appeared and signalled his pro.-snee, he was met with a load of shot at tho hands >f tho irate father. Ho is re pi rted to be dan gerously wounded and is not expected to recover. No arrests have us yet been made. Ofl'-nse to Attempt Suicide. Morilk, July .1.—Recorder Stautz, in disposing of tho caso of John B. Kisiow, who was hold on tho charge of attempt ing to commit suicide, held that the act of Kisiow, who attempted to drown himself in the river, was an offense at common law-, and ho bound the prisoner over to ttnswT bolofe the city court In the sum of $100. There have been sev eral unsuccessful attempts at sum Jo in this city, but this is the first timo t hat the would-bo suicido lias been dragged into court and prosecuted for the failure. Georgia Lawyers to Med. Warm BruiNGfl, Ga., July 3.—The annual meeting of tho Georgia Bar as sociation convenes here next Thursday, July 0, and all indications |H>iut to u jnost successful convention. GAGE ON GOLD EXPORTS. Srcretory of the Treasury Kxplalns the Yellow Mdul Mov<m<'iit. New York. July 3 —A special to Tho World from Washington gives a steno graphic report of an Interview with Secretary of the Treasury Gage. The secretary said: “Top notch prices for American se curities, low rates of interest at home, higher rates abroad, and -sy money market’ in tho United Stab s as against a comparatively tight market abroad— these are a few of the most potent rea sons for the recent exportations of American gold. The slight exodus of yellow metal need cause no surprise or couceru. “When foreign held American secu rities are returned to this country for liquidation, as many millions worth have been returned recently, because of the high prices prevailing, it is but nat ural that the gold paid in exchange for those securities should be shipped abroad. “Foreigners holding our negotiable paper realize that they can now dispose of their property at a fair profit and they have been quick to take advantage of the prices offered. Just how much more foreign held American securities will bo returned for rale no one, of course, can accurately foretell. "It is fortunate that wo have the money to meet our obligations, as they aro from time to timo presented. It takes two to make a bargain and so long as foreign holders of American securi ties are anxious to soil and wo are will ing to buy tho transaction is placed on terms of mutuality. ‘Ido not anticipate any heavy ex portations of gold. Perhaps $20,000,000 more will be transferred to Europe, bat 1 don’t believe that figure will bo ex ceeded. Tue payment to Spain accounts for tho loss of $20,000,000 and add to this the reasons given above and one has a solution of the gold exportation problem. “Wijh tho balance of trade so largely in our favor, much of the gold which has recently left the United States will certainly lo returned to us when we want it.” MONARCHY NOW IN DANGER. Situation at Brussels Grave and a Revolt Threatened. Brussels, July 3.—The situation in Belgium is very grave. Socialists and Radicals, composing tho opposition, now demand universal suffrage and will bo satisfied with nothing else. All depends on what the government will do Tues day. If they fail to bring in a bill grantihg universal suffrage, it is feared that there will be a revolution with con sequences of a farreachiug character. The government is in a difficult posi tion. By opposing the demand for uni versal suffrage it may bring about a revolution which would sweep away tho monarchy. On tho other hand if it gives in the appeal for universal suffrage would apparently result in such a largo Socialist-Republican majority in tho legislative body that the monarchy would be just as much iu danger. In addition to all this workmen in tho populous industrial towns in Belgium have decided to go out on a strike if their demands aro not yielded to on Tuesday. The active members of the revolution ary party are collecting arms and am munition and are fully prepared to sup port their claim by force. There was no serious disturbance Sun day in Brussels itself, but serious events occurred in several places in the prov inces. Improvi nn'iits at IVnaucoln. Pensacola, Fla., July 3.-—A dredge- boat will soon arrive here to cut around all tho wharves of the Louisville and Nashville road to a depth of 80 feet and to open a 30 foot deptn of channel to the stream, preparatory to the comple tion of the channel at ihe entrance to the harbor, which will bo finished by Aug. 1. When the Cummendencia street wharf improvements uro com pleted the Louisville and Nashville road will have dock room for 18 large steam ers at ouo time. Naptiia Launch Dainty Safe. New York, July 3.—The naptha launch Dandy, w ith 18 persons on board, which was reported missing last night, was found today stranded near Rock- away Leach. All on board were safe and beyond a hunger and a wetting by tho suit - , which broke over the stranded craft at intervals, they had suffered but little. The launch was towed off by an oyster sloop. Consecrated at New Orleans. New Orleans, July 3.—Tho conse cration of Right Rov. Janies ii. Bleuk as bL-hop of Porto Rico and Very Rov. E. do P. Bernada as archbishop of San tiago de Cuba, was performed at tho St. Louis cathedral yerterday in the presence of an immense concourse of people and amid circumstances of great pomp and solemnity. Miners Hack From Dawson. Vancouver, B. C., July 3.—The steamship Tees arrived last evening from the sooth with quite a large party of returning Dawson miners. Wallace Haywood, a sergeant of local police, brought out $85,000 in gold dust. Eight others had heavy boxes of the precious metal. Captain Gosse reported $1,000,000 on board. HLhop N< winiin Is Sinking. Saratoga, July 3. —At 9 o’clock thl> morning there was no improvement in the condition of Bishop John P. New man of the Methodist Episcopal church. Attending physicians wore unable to give any encouragement. He is be lieved to be giadually succumbing to myelitis and pneumonia. Tue bishop is 73 years old. Golf 'lour 1111111 c 111 Opens. Lake Forrest, Ills,, July 3 —The fifth annual tournament of the United States Golf association was started to day over the 18-hole course of tho On- won isia Golf club. The weather was ideal for golf. Miles at Mierilinii’s Holm*. Mansfield, O , July 3.—Major Gen eral Nelson A. Miles arrived in (be city Sunday night and is tho guest of lion. John Sherman and wife. CIHFliS VISITED BY HIS LEMt ADVISERS Labor! and Demange Call on tho Prisoner. A MOST TOUCHING SCENE French Artillerist Given a General Review of AH Thu2 Has Iluppeucd Since He Was Convicted and Sent to Di-vil’s Island. Rennes, France, July 3.—Maitrea La bor! and Domauge, counsel for Dreyfus, who had a long conference with Mad ame Dreyfus yesterday, visited Dreyfus iu the military prison at 10 o’clock this morning. This was tho first time Demango, the defender of Dreyfus at the courtmartial of 1894, and Dreyfus had seen each other siuce the aenteuce. On entering tho room, M. Demango and Dreyfus threw themselves in to each other’s arms. The scene was moat touching. Neither was able to utter a word, but warmly embraced. Dreyfus, when able to speak, thanked M. Demauge fur his devoted services. M. Demauge then presented M. La- bori, who had been a silent spectator m tho background of the foregoing scene. Dreyfus clasped M. Labon’s hand and in a voice choked by emotion expressed the deepest gratitude for the splendid manner in which M. Labori had cham pioned his cause. Mm. Demauge and Labori then gave tho prisoner a general review of all whicu has happened since Dreyfus was sent to Devil’s island. Dreyfus ex plained that he know nothing but what was contained iu the volume which M. Labori had sent him, giving an account of tho proceedings of the court wf cassa tion in 1898. Mm. Demauge and Labori then loft. They were boih greatly impressed with the appearance of Dreyfus They de clared ho was both physically and men tally in much better health than th jy anticipated. BANK SUES FOR A RECEIVER. Monoti D.-cree of Sale Obtained by Fraudulent Agreement ? Louisville, July 8 —Tho Kentucky National bank this morning filed iu the United States clerk's office, at Indian apolis, a suit against the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railway com pany and its successor, the Chicago, Iu- uiuuapolis and Louisville Railway com pany and others, asking for a receiver. Colonei Jit. John Boyle represented the bank. Tue complaint alleges that the recent reorganization of the Mouon Railway company was brought about for the purpose of preventing the collection of enforcement of the guarantee of $000,- OUO Be.ittyville bonus and that tho de cree of sale was obtained by a fraudu lent agreement for the purpose of cut ting out the debts held by these guaran teed bondholders, and that the United States circuit court at Indianapolis was misled and deceived iu granting the decree. Among other things the bill alleges that the sale was wholly unnecessary. The complaint prays, after citing the supreme court on the subject, that tho decree bo sot aside and a receiver ap pointed. Hoys lip For Train Wrecking. Suamokin, Pa., July 3.—Three Polish boys, Levi Korbisb, aged 9 years, his brother Michael, two years younger, and John Zambleka, 7 yoars old, were arrested hero today on the charge of having caused the wreck of express train No. 3 on tho Philadelphia and Reading railroad, near Buck Ridge switch, last Friday afternoon, which resulted iu the death of Fireman Roll Morgan. After a number of witnesses had testified tho boys were committed to jail on tho charge of manslaughter. Application for a writ of habeas corpus will bo made. Xrw Hampshire Wants McKinley’. Washington, July 3.—United States Senator Chandler today called upon tho president in behalf of the governor of New Hampshire to iuvits the president to visit that state daring the latter part of September and participate in the cel ebration of “Oid Home Day.” The president, while expressing interest iu tho proposed celebration, is doubtful as to his ability to be pieseiji. He did not, however, positively deenuo. HiilUliug and L.mti Keclver. Springfield, Ills., July 3.—United States Circuit Judge Allen today ap pointed a receiver for the People’s Building and Loan association of Bloom ington. Tho assets of the association aro $105,000; liabilities $218,000. Im properly secured loans caused tho re ceivership. Andrew Marshall of Foun tain county, lad., filed the petition. Ant Lliiipcrlalist Kesul ntions. Buffalo, July 3.—Rov. B. Fay Milli of Boston was chosen chairman of to day’s conference of the National Social and Political association. Bolton Hall, chairman of the committee on resolu tions, read Hie report of the committee, which inc’inded resolutions on worn -.a suffrage, the Buchanan plan of Organ ization and anti-imperialism. Mub Pnradrs at llarc.-louu. Barcelona, Spain, July 8. — Quiet was not restored here until midnight. The mob paiudod the streets and ma le demonstrations before the Episcojial palace and residence, about the electric cars and in the cafes, shouting “Down with the Jesuits.” Two monks were insulted and an attempt to protect them led to a seriotls encounter. No Consolidation KlU cted. New York, July 3.—John D. Flowei of Flower & Co. said today that ho fur as ho knew no consolidation had been effected or was now projected between the Metropolitan Street Railway com pany, the Manhattan Railway company and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit com pany. 30 PEOPLE DROWNED BY FLOOD IF! TEXAS Property Loss Estimated at Five Millions. RAIN HAS NOW CEASED Damage to Railroad and Other Inter ests In the Vicinity of Annin the Heaviest Ever Known In the Lone Star State. Austin, July 3.—Reports from cen tral and southern Texas today say the weather has cleared throughout the re gion flooded. The water is either re ceding or is at a standstill. Calvert is still isolated, except by long distance telephone. Tho number of lives lost is estimated at 89. It will bo several days before the real situation can bo learned. An estimate of the property loss places the total at ft-*),000,000. This in cludes the damage to railroad 1 which exceeds anything ever before known in the state. Only two white persons are known to have been drowned, T. S. Dawson, a merchant of Port Sullivan, and an unknown man, north of Calvert. It is feared, however, that other white persons were drowned southwest of Hearne, iu a district that has not been heard from since last Thnraeay. ANOTHER INJUNCTION NOW. Seaboard Kiiglnecr C’r»w Restrained From Working at Columbia. Columbia, S. C., July 3 —There was another injunction in the matter of tho Seaboard work in tho city of Columbia Saturday. It came in tho shape of an order from the officials of that system restraining the engineering corps from doing anything further either in Colum bia or iu the vicinity lor one week. It is understood that tho Seaboard proposes to await the decision of Judge Buchanan at the hearing upon July 7. If that decision is adverse it is under stood that the engineering corps will bo forthwith ordered to Swansea to begin the survey of the line from that point to Camden. Such action, it is said, will be an ab solute necessity in order for tho Sea board to connect its main luie and itJ Florida Central and Peninsular lino so as to run trains by Jau. 1. a date thal for legal reasons cannot be postponed. This will leave Columbia out of tho picture. Robbers Kill Two Merchants Prescott, A. T., July 3.—Two young merchants, J. M Rogers and Clinto D. Wingfield, at Camp Verde, 40 miles east, were murdered last midnight. Two masked men rode up to the store, ouo remaining on guard while the other entered tho store and ordered Rogers and Wingfield to throw up their hands. No opportunity w as given them to com ply, the robbers oreued fire killing both men and seriously wounding Captain John Boyd. Tho shooting attracted tho attention of neighbors and the robbers decamped without getting at the safe, which contained a large sum of money. A posse is pursuing tho murderers. Kills Father, Mother, Sister. Athens, Ala., July 8.—A 13-year-old boy named Thomas, living on a farm several miles in tho interior, stabbed and killed his sister, who had quarreled with him for not helping support tho family. Tho boy then turned on his aged mother, who had come to her daughter’s assistance, and slashed her so terribly she died iu a short timo. A few months ago the boy and his father were out hunting when the latter wui shot in tho back and killed. The boy was suspected of killing his father, but no conclusive evidence could be secured. Young Thomas fled and so far hat eluded capture. No Crime to Receive Whisky. CaHTersville, Ga., July 3.—Judge J. W. Harris of the city court of Car- tersville has delivered a decision iu tho halioas corpus case of J. B. Heyward against the city council of Cartersville, involving the validity of tho ordinance known as the jug ordinance. In his de cision ho declares the ordinance null and void. This ordinance, so far us known, is the most extreme moasuro ever enacted on tho line of prohibition, no attempt heretofore ever having been made to make the receiving of whisky by a person a crime. E. Smith, president of the Louise Mills, Charlotte, N. C., is in control of a fine 30 acre cotton mill site near tlie Louise plant. A Charlotte daily hints at a $300,000 cotton mill to be built there by Baltimore capitalists. But it’s ali in tho air and we believe there are no prospects for such a new mill at present. Another Charlotte dully this week announced that Jno. W. Miller and S. Wittkowsky, who recently purchased a large tract of land and mill site soulh of the city, would build a million dollar cotton mill there. Tlic-to gentlemen state that there is not a word of truth in it. “\Vhat might have been”—if that little cough hadn’t been neglected— is the sad reflection of thousands of consumptives. One Minute Cough Cure cures coughs and colds. Cher okee Drug Co.. Gaffney, S. C., and R. S. Withers. Blacksburg, S. C. Nearly l,f)0U Cuban soldiers have been paid by the I'nited States army pasters in Havana province thus fur. J. V. Hobbs, M. D., Port Valley, Ga., says: “I have been practicing medicine twenty-five years and know piles to bo one of the most difficult of diseases to cure, but have known DoWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve to cure numbers of cases and do not hesitate to recomend it.” Be sure you get “DeWitt’s;” there aro iti'urlous counterfeits on sale. Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney 8. C., and R. H. Withers, Blacksburg, 8. 0. TIIE LATEST COT TON MILL NEWS. Items of Interest to Textile Workers. OPERATIVE PERSONALS Tlie Iniprovt-menln Mini AilviincemenlH of tin- Tnst Week In Norlliaml .-»>utli Caro- CROPS DISCOURAGING. Tin- nil nation liin-onilnK Ioiih anil 1- a rin- iintl Her.-liant* II. .Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, July 1.—This week we attended court at Union where we met many of our old friends and acquaintances. We had a pleasant time except for tho hot weather. We hear a general complaint of dry weather, short crops, etc. This is discouraging to the farming classes. In some sections of Union c.ountv, ftEYFDS IN FRANCE; HEALTH SEEMS GBDO Landed at Quiboron During n Terrific Storm. HURRIED OFF TO RENNES After IJeing I’iaeed In u Cell, the I’rir- oner** Devoted Wife I* 1’i-iiultted to Una Cotton Mill* und UnnU-ry Facto ries, t:tc. Southern and Western Textile Excelsior.] Chas. M. Burgess, loomflxer, has changed from Lancaster, S. C., to the Gaffney, S. C., Cotton Mills. L. H. Lafoy, boss spinner, baa changed from Fork Shoals, S. C., to Fountain Inn, S. O., Cotton Mills. W. G. Reynolds, late night carder and spinner at Cherokee Falls Mills, Blacksburg, S. C., has become boss suinner at Efird Mill, Albemarle, N. C. Joe S. Thomas has changed from Pacolet, S. C., to Union, 8. C., to become overseer of spinning in the Union Cotton Mills, with It. I*. Gus set second hand, who accompanied him from Pacolet. Andrew Smith and J. H. Chad- bourn, Jr., of Wilmington, N. C., are said to be ready to place orders for machinery for their proposed $100,- 000 cotton mill. Plain white goods are to be the product. The Rock Hill, S. C. cotton fac tory is to be again offered for sale, this time at an upset price of $31,- 000. The time fixed is July 20 at 11 a. in. All bids must be accompanied by a certified check for $>,000. Mrs. B. F. Guy, wife of the super- Intendant of the IVlzer. S. C., Cot ton Mills died there on Juno 20. She was strikeri with paralysis while vis iting the home of her son William and recovered enough to be moved. It. It. Ferrell, Ihe beatner a Hugue not Mill, Greenville, S. C., who we noted last week was very ill, died June 23, and was buried the following day at Asheville, X. C. He was a bright and good young man of much promise. It. L. Brownlee, secretary of the Reedy River, >S. C . Cotton Mills was married on June 21 at Greenville, S. C., to Miss Emma Johnson. They aro now on a bridal tour N’orth. Mrs. Brownlee is a graduate of Eur- mau University, and a very bright woman. ’Hie Enoree, S. C., Cotton Mills are to build an addition. They have placed contract for 1)0 window sash for the extension with J. L. Carson, president ot the Morgan Iron Works, who also have a $1000 contract to place loO window sash in the edition to tho Victor Mills, Greers, S. C. The officers of the new Shelby, N. C., Cotton Mills are II. J). Wilson, president. J. F. Williams (a hardware merchant) secretary and treasurer, and M. M. Mauney euperintendant and manager. They have received their charter, and will soon break ground for their . . Both cloth and yarn will be the selling product. W. B. Smith Whaley, who will be president of the new Olympia Mills, Columbia, S. C., when built, hua pur- chased 104 acres, part in and part, out of the city limits, as a site for a mill and village, the price being $31.- 200. The capital of the mill is $1, 500,000. The Olympia will make the third in Columbia of which Mr. Wha ley is president. Although the Hope Mills, X'. C., Manufacturing Company deny they have arranged to build another new mill, a.Fayetteville papr r again states that it is common talk that they will soon erect another large cotton mill within a few hundred yards of Hope Mills No. 2. This company turn out some of the finest and prettiest col ored dress goods in America, doing their own designing. High Point, X\ C.. business men are working on plans fur a $100,000 cotton mill They once had such a factory there, the empire Plaid Mills, which were involved.in financial diffi culties and burned down before they were concluded. J. 11. Millis of High 1 ’olnt, one of the chief inter- egted parties for the new mill, writes that be does not know whether tho project will materialize or not. Tho Caraleigh Cotton Mills, Ra leigh, N. C., have .completed the in stallation of their new machinery and have it all in operation. They now have a most complete little raw stock dyeing plant, which is working splen didly. Also 48 more Crompton looms, making 332 in all, with n full complement of carding and spinning. They are making ginghams and dress goods on which they are well sold up. One of the prettest mill villages In the South is at the Louise Mills, Charlotte, N. C. The houses are models of neatness and on a fine hill. This will bo further beautified next fall by the company setting out, sev eral thousand trees, and otherwise adorning the grounds. Virginia creepers will also he planted to vine over tho mill. Tho Methodist have completed a new church at the mill village, and President E. A. Smith has given them $50 to furnish it with seats. If your bruin don’t work rlitlit and you iniHH tin- sunn, vim and eneray that wan once yours, you should take I’un ki.y Asm Hit- tkhh. It rh'niises the system and Invigor ates both body uud brain. Sold by Cherokee Drug Cy. (as well as our own), they haven’t | visit iii in , and a Most AlT-cting had a rain towel the ground since | Scene Knsu-s. early in the spring, and crops are u fail ure. The situation is becoming serious and farmers and merchants too nro beginning lo realize it. The chills Btiil continue to shake some of our people except while under the influence of medicine to j Rennes, France, July 3^—Dreyfus ar rived hero at 6 a. m. via L’Orieut and Redon. Tho prisoner appeared to be in food health. He wore a blue suit, a gray overcoat and soft felt hat. His hair is turning gray and his beard is a reddish color. He held himself very keep them off. Messrs. Fowler Brothers threshed some of their neighbors’ wheat crop this week. 1 believe the yield is about a peck to the dozen bundles— some better than that, others not so good. There is quite an amount of our best prepared lands that can’t possi bly make anything this year on ac count of the weather being so dry that tho crops couldn’t get up. Our gray land cotton crops have good stands, generally, and tho plant is largo enough, but corn is small. The few showers which passed about bore caused much crabgrass to make its appearance. At Gaffney during court week wo were completely taken down by an over-the-river Oherokceun. It was about this way: He spoke some thing of an Irishman, and we told him he couldn’t down an Irishman. Showing a quarter of a dollar he sa.d, “I never fail to down him with that, when 1 try,” and explained by say ing that ho turned it inio whiskey ami got him to take a drink and keep on drinking until ho got him down. Wo give it up. The Skull Shoals section of our county got a good rain last Monday night. Quite a number of our Cherokee county people w’ero summoned to attend Union court this week as witnesses in tho case of Wood vs. Aycock. Several of the Union county people attended court at Gaffney last week, among them Dan Galltnoro, who said that some of the Cherokee county people had never been in a court house before, for tho judge had to tell some fellow to take of his hat iu the court room. erect. The landing of Dreyfus at Quiboron was almost unnoticed. At 9 o’clock yesterday evening tho guardship Can- dan put to sea to meet tho cruiser Sfax, which had beau sighted. The unusual bustle attracted many people to the har bor, but as they saw nothing, tho crowd dispersed. The only persons remaining wore those who knew where the pris oner was fo bo landed. The authorities had arranged a secret landing at the little viliago of Moulin Blanc, about 4 miles from Brest, but Ihe vigiionco of tho newspaper men led to a change iu tho arrangements and Dreyfus was disembarked at Quiboron, in Brittanuv, near L’Orient, where tho telegraph office closes at 9 p. m., thns rendering it impossible to telegraph to Rennes tho fact of his arrival. Landed in a Stoi in. Tho weather was most stormy and for a time it was feared it would be im possible to effect a landing. For hours the lights of the Caudau and Sfax were plainly visible as the vessels pitched and rolled. It seemed impossible to ap proach them in the rough sea. On .ho landing stage were M. Vignie, the chief of detectives; M. Ileuuiou, a commis- sary of police, and a force of gendarmes and police inspectors. Finally, at I a. m., a cutter manned by ten men and in Charge of a naval officer, put off from the Caudau and went alongside tho Sfax. Thence tho boat rowed to the shore, where Dreyfus was landed at 0:30 a. m. • A company of infantry was drawn up at the lauding point. Dreyfus, who had been brought ashoro in the boat, was immediately placed under the guard oi a captain of engi neers and a sergeant and corporal of gendarmes, who formerly handed tho prisoner over to M- Viguie. The latter then entered a landau with Dreyfus and two detectives and started for the rail- r'-ad station, which was reached with out incident. Black berries aro nearly as scarce as any other fruit and what we get ure of an inferior quality. Our people are going to urge upon our legislators next winter to open Broad river so that the lish cun pass up. That the up country doesn’t get its share of them we have long since been satisfied. Several friends wrote me last week that they had cotton blooms. “Uncle Billy” McAbee was the first one. He got his bloom about the I81I1 ult., as well ns I recollect, nyw. We are always glad to hear from our friends along these lines, but in order to get prompt recogniton wo would suggest that that they write The Ledger office, which can always give notice of them sooner than we can. Owing to the backward condition of their crops many old soldiers will not get to attend tho reunion at Cheater on the 2(>th or 27th of this month. It will bo impossible for a man who has a full crop to get. through laying-by by that time. Some late plowed com is just now beginning to come up. Rev. Mr. Samples will preach at Abingdon creek next Sabbath, 9th inst., at 11 a. m., and Rev. Mr. Isom will preach at Mesopotamia In the afternoon. We bespeak for each of these faithful servants large and attentive audiences. Neither of them regard what men may say as much as what God may think of their work. No definite arrangements have as yet been made for a preacher al Salem. The X'or‘1) Pacolet S, S. Conven tion at Mcssopotnmia on the 2flth inst., was attended by a very large congregation. As usual on such oc casions there was plenty to eat. Our ladies never fail in tKir part of tlie programme. The fourth Sabbath of this month, 23d inst , will be observed as Child- run’s Day at Mesopotamia, and u cordial invitation is extended to ail friendly to the occasion to attend. We would bo glad to call tho at tention of tho road authorities to the gully near Mesopotamia church. We fear that theKe people who ur.- so far behind with their crops can t take much stock in tho Indepen dence Day proceedings at Gullney. J. ].. K The Ohl Metli<><ll«t Cliureli Sold. Yesterday at 11 o’clock tho old Methodist church properly was off ered for sale. II. F. Spencer cried tho sale. The house was sold first and was bid in by R. A Jones for $210. B. A. Holmes bid in the lot for $795. According to the adver tised agreement the house and lot wore then offered together. A. X. Wood was tho only bidder. He bid $1000. The committee then took the bids under advisement, they re serving the right to reject ai y and all bids. Tho seujs, organ and fur- nitfire were reserved. These will probably bo used in tho tSunday Hchool room of the new church. IVo-To-Uac for Fifty Ceuta. C>uurs»nt.ee<1 tobacco habit cote, i aUca weak tuuu strong, blooU pure, b0c.il. Afitlrugwiai* Dreyfus did not speak a word. Ha personally op nod the door of the com partment oi ihe special train, consisting of three carriages and a baggage car, which was iu waiting. As tho train was ab ut to start the local health officer refuscd.to permit Dreyfus to leave on tho ground that he had just arrived from tho colonies. The matter was quickly arranged, however, and the tram pro ceeded. Dreyfus was only visible for a moment to the reporters. The train stopped at Rabelais, 3 kilo meters from Rennes. There the party alighted and quickly entered a carriage, drawn by two splendid horses, which immediately started at a shurpadvance. It was 5:80 a. m. Amusing Incident. At tho level crossing of the line a wogenette containing the prefect of tho department of Ille-ec-Villaine, M. Vi guie, and three inspectors, joined the party. An amusing incident occurred thyro. The woman in charge of the crossing, when told that if sbo watched she would fee Dreyfus, asked: “Who is Dreyfus? I have never even heard of him. ” The drive from Rabelais to Reuuea Was without mciueut. Owing to the precautions the prisoner and his escort passed unnoticed in front Of tho arsenal. Workmen reading tho josters there did not turn thetr heads, ittle suspecting who was passing. Tho clock was striking 6 when the crowd which had been waiting since midnight around the prison, the people beginning to think themselves tho victims of a practical joke, saw tt landau surrounded by gendarmes beyond the station. Then all cried with one voice: “There ho is.” At this cry the people started off *o meet the carriage amt suddenly troops and mounted gendarmes hurried madly forward, yelling and shouting as if ac companying a fire engine instead of es corting a prisoner. The carriage was driven so fast that it covered the distance in a few min utes, passing tho watchers like it was a race for tho prison gates between the gendarmes v, ith the captive and the epectators. The gates then opened sud denly and about 20 gendarmes rushed out and barred tha street, pressing back the crowd with rille stocks. Prisoner Stupefied. Tho transformation from tranquility to a wild sc» no of gesticulation almost defies.description. Tho suddenness of tho movement stupefied everybody as much as, apparently, it did tho pris oner, who*' face showed from the quickly passing carriage. But beyond the exclamations of surprise there were no demonstrations. Dreyfus entered the prison and was formally consigned to the care of the governor and taken to a cell iu the sec ond story. The governor of the prison sent Mad ame Droyfus tho news of the arrival of her husband and she immediately went to the governor and asked permission to aeo tho ptisoner. Leave bbiug granted, tho faitfiful wife entered tho prison almost unobserved and was conducted to cell No. 830, ac companied by Madame Havut. The meating between the long parted husband and wife can be better imag ined than described. Naturally, it waa most touching. Both Dreyfns and his wife were doenly affected. Thev re mained long clasped in each other’s arms, tears and smiles intermingling with fonder endearments. Up to noon there hod been no sign of a public domoustraliou.