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'lit. J. O. \Va>uh.aw. VUt I’rcsldi'ii Till, CAM OP GAPFItET. Capital Jjii.ojo.oo. ei iirns. rt-fPlvn (U'pttslt .ans on :i|)|»rovi'il pupor D. (’. Koss. Cnslilor. EDGER SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Advci 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 FEIi. 10, 1894. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C.. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER .5, 1899. ft Tr*fR!?APM PRI'f i I LlL r JHni Vi fULi fe [ l* ; 3 .'it rang up i*i^a >••*5.* Asibituii. taken before hjs victim *!rs. Johnson Positively MontHied I( r,» »i-. <«nc of }| r Ass.ti in in s .in«i St'iiT;.?! i:- Sow liy o Posse* For th<* Oiln r. Tift '-N, (i :*.., oept. 1 4—A i in gro was arrcti -d at ' J’y Ty yc -terday and posi- lively itlonti: fled as ono of tl le i wo no- true.: who i assaulted Airs. .1 oimsnn at that p ilaco J ionday last. Tv o hundred men hi oaviiy armed as; -embled at Ty Ty. TV paesi ing cn a train a t 2 o’clock th: j u; irni:ii ' saw tho negro suspended loot in tin o a-r ir in a tgieg naph pole. Sunrch for tl io other n ogro ooi itmues. Ed i Icndei rson i> th< name of the no- pro lynched. He had been w oi king for T-! .. T.-i dm Hi ^aou, Ho h:., cott 1 nu gin, in Ti {{■(,»! , for t hree year. «, aud h ml sisti r living at Ty Ty. ' Ha went to visit her Sund-i v and tclnrued Monday evening, a few hours afer tho crime v/as coin initted . Sll; ip.cioii first point ed to him on ac * 1 cront u it tiie fact th.it In !* staid hid out ac 1. y 1 ’y T.iur-d ay evening until hi;- -.i*. ’liili * bou^lit a ticket to Tifton. He \ VRS (j uostioned cud his answers wrro i feH) eva fcive as to amuse suspicion. He \va :i Ili'iY' ,11 UU TaII! i C arried L eforc Airs. J 0.1I1S( >n, vi io at one: : pojitiv ely idonti- lied 111 m. Sc vc inti nc £i’OGS 1 boon 1 carried be- fore hi :-r dui ring tin? day am i all woro j v oii(,u:;ccd ilio vrotiti mon, but ;is soon os she ;.tw Iloti'lersou her ideutiiicatioa wos instantuneouj. Her iiftle b. ttvr also i leutifio l Hon. dciHon a ' on.: o tho aiujii he siuvassault- ium liis sister. identhioation b-.-in^ positive, tho citi zens who had riio ncftro in c!iar{;o strung him up, aiterwards riddling bis body with bullets. HEIRS ASK FOR DAMAGES. t’roft Homo tend Wreolcml t»y Volun- ; to rs nt (ii’oonville. Grkenvii.l,!:, S. O, .jopt. 11—Cap- j tain J. M. K. Davis, acting inspector ! j nera. of tho department of tiio gulf, 1 bet ") here for somo days investigat* I mi' clam.- for d *mu ,- , filed in tho war ! nt by h in of lira E W. | tie damafro.., it is alleged, woro dono i r ■ ae Croft iiomc^tc ad, an old mansion ■ i ar (>,i nvillo, bv mombers of tho i Hew ,lors .y and Massachusetts ro^i- * meuts, wmle m Camp Weathonli last v Ter. « It seems that an old negro with the I parrulom ways of his race, told tlio sol- | di. rs a dflaa nig yarn, fuil ot interest- I i oe and substantiating details, of hidden . froa-uros. They were aoured that tiio j ('idt family, u liicn was riel), iiad hid- ! u. ii on the proini-i-s duiing tho civil war a va-t .store of gold and silver that had J never been found. The house was un- | • avapu-l, but containo i many articles of | va.ue, chiefly on account of their asso- I c iution. The r.oMier*: made expeditions to tha old p!:* a-, sa.unded t v, ry inch of ground | tor aci t around with rods, broke open t:. ic.niN , bored into tiie walls in him- ^ o. ** of ■. ..‘moved • *i('*i..irdiiti n '■hit ncys and did jd.OO'J damage and ! •everai hundred dollars’ wortli of hard work, if they bad been profitably em- ; ployed, in trying to verify tho negro’s i fairy talc. It is said the claim will be paid by tbs I government. MOBILE POLICE MYSTIFIED, C'liich In Favor of .m Atlanta Kirin H nideil to I hi in. MoBli.r., Sept. 14 —The police here ’ arc asking h isv v a letter of Ilayn Bros. 1 of Waco, Tex , endo-iug a check for ; iia drawn on the Chemical bank of | New York in favor of tho Queen In- j i-uranee company at Atlanta, Ga , war diverted from t he usual postal chunuols. ■ Dies reaciiing their possession. A trainman on the Louisville and Nashville railroad handed the letter to i the police, saying it Had been given to j him by a 17-vear-old white youth in re- ! turn for being allowed to ride on the | tram. Tho youth was put off at Then- (Wo Station, just below Mobile, and ! that is ihe last heard.of him, Tho letter was mailed at Waco, r-pt. it, but bears no mark recording delivery m Atlanta and if is believed to have boon stolen : Irom the mail eurouto. As the youth appeared to bo a rough character and 1 ;ro a fresh scalp wound 1 on tho head, it is suspected that he was ; engaged in a traifi robbery. Nothing has lieen heard of sfich an allair in tmu ; neighborhood. S.<vanimli May Qaiii'iintliie. VANN.til, Sept. 14 — D >r. W. F iner bus ri •turnc ifr •jin l’ ( jrt Tamp t, n i. wen t to wa itch i the yellow fo dtuitiin Dr. Bru nnor was satis before le OVifltf, ho said. , “that nc p-r is to b o ap^n Iv/lL* tided irom that source,” but now ho has turned his at* tuntiou to New Orleaiis. Tho matter of declaring a quarantine again.M New Or leans is now under consideration and md within the next hours some ac tion may tie taken. M. t Deal|i In Mi.iMmj. Moi n,R, Sept. 14—AIkj Winter, aged 17, employed in the Wheeler excelsior factory, C jiumcrce street, was Mru to pi* es by* being caught in the shafting, lie was trying to fix a bolt while tho machinery w is in motion. His cloth ing can nt t,ctween the belt and shaft nnd lie was threshed between the shaft and the ceiling Both arms were pulled on’ and pait of tlio body, eight rib* and both legs were broken. He died im mediate!/. .1 udgestiip Ker ('huuibTs. Masruoiir.RY, Ala., Kept. 14.—A jiri- v to letter rom Washington brings tlie n v, s 11’ it a plan is on foot tbero which looks lo tho appointment of tho form, r .m cf JU-:ice of Samoa, Hou. W. !j Lhamhcr« of A'ut auia, to the judgesinp **1 •he mi Idle Aiah.ima luderul district ATTEMPT TO BLACKFvlAIL. New Orleans l*i»!!ce Clieclt a Daring K(Pv>ef. at Robbery. Nuw Oht.kai , Sept. 14—Tho police yowferday fuccoKsfaby chocked a most daring \ttcnpt at highway robbery and blackmail Tho plan was similar to l.osi attempted often by tho lower cir.fcees of Italians of the city, and through the tear of tho Mafia, which is universal among somo classes of the It ilians, the police came very near fail ing in the arrest, for tho prosperous Italian who was expected to pav tho lOMiey wanted to comply with the re quest. A week or ten days agoGiacchino Di- cartc, who keeps a fruit stand at the corner of Antoine and Magazine streets, caiied upon Chief Gaster and told of a letter that had keen received. This let ter was signed with three ‘ O’s” and a cross. The document demanded tho payment of $500 au l named a place of mooting. Po icomen in citizena’ dress met the blackmailers near the cemeteries and arrested two Italians. When searched one of them gave up a revolver, a razor and a handful of extra cartridges. The chief is of tho opinion tluu the lii'm arrested are the guilty ones and that he will manage to pat an end to the practice of blackmail among tho Italians. EXPORT EXPOSITION OPEN. I’hilndrlphln Lutertnius Visitors From All Over the Country. PiMLADKLi’Ma. Sept. 14.—With cere- monies unattended by ostentation tho National Export exposition was formally opened at noon today. Distinguished vi-itors from ail aeofions of tho couutry were in attendance, including represen- lativos of tho diplomatic corps, officers of the army and navy, scientists and business and professional men. After tlio briieuiction by Archbishop O’Brien, which concluded tho dedica tory i xerci-es, a message was received from President McKmioy extending greetings and officially opening tho great exposition. When the message had been read the chorus of 000 voices and tho audience sang “The Star Spangled Banner,” accompanied by tlio United Stan's marine band and tlio big exposition organ. The cxnosition grounds were opened to the public at 8 o’clock this morning and long before noon thousands of peo ple hud passed through the gates. Tlio dedicatory ceremonies were held in tho auditorium, which was crowded to ua capacity. NEGRO BAPTIST MEETING. Collections For the Missionary Cause Have lieen L «rge. Nashvilu;, Sept. 14.—Dr. D. A. Gad- die of Louisville, Ky., presided at the opening of the second day’s session of Pho national negro Baptist convention. Tiie scripture lesson was said by Dr. D. M. Clay of Missouri, who also ollored tho o|»oniug prayer. The subject of micsions was discussed and Kev. L G Jordan, corresponding secretary and superintendent of tlio mis-nonary department, presented his report, which showed thut tho colleo lions for the cause had been large. Addresses in regard to missionary work were made by Bov. C. B McDow ell of lurif pendeuce, Mo.; Rev. R Hemp i f Fiorina; Dr. Campbell, missionary to Cuba; Bov. Buchanan, who for 20 years has been a missionary in Africa, and Dr. C. L. Waler of Augusta, Ga. After prayer by Kev. I. Tolliver of Washington, D. G, a large collection for missionary woik was taken up. THREE KILLED IN A WRECK. One Train Crashes Into Another and Women Meet D.-nth. BAKj.ttf rtKl-u, Cal., Sept. 14.—North bound passenger train No. 18. on the Southern Pacific railroad, ran into the r r end of a Porterville accommodation train at Formosa, about 20 iniloa north of here, 1 ist night. Mrs. Maggie Ma jors of Los Angeles, Mrs. Boss, her moihcr, and Mr.. Larue were killed. Engineer Wright and Fireman Kollnr were s nousiy injured and their condi tion is precarious. A track w. Iker, whose name is not known, was badly hurt and is still un conscious. The cause of the wreck is said to be due to the carelessness of the Porter- viiiu train crew which puimittod tho train to occupy tho main lino when the passenger train from tiie south was duo. Sharp I-.iicoiintrr at lialeniao. Washington, Sept. 14.—The follow ing dispatch has boon received by tho navy department from Bear Admiral Watson at Manila: “Davidson, com manding Paragua, reports sharp tn- gagement at Balernao. Vessel struck many times by rifle shots; no casualties. Paragua silenced insurgents’ lire ip 20 minutes; range from 400 to 000 yards. Occasion, capture Filipino schooner, which Davidson destroyed.” Baletuao is in the province of Masbate, south of Luzon and north of Visayas. Hail IViyisylvniila Siiiasliup. Pmsm ito, Sept. 14.—Two men were killed and two injured in a collision on the Pittsbu.g, Virginia and Charleston railroad near Baird station last night between tiie pay train and a freight train The killed: Edward Bhoahacher, engineer; Charles Bettig, fireman. The injured: J. K. Aiken, paymaster; un known tramp. Tito injured will re- covor. The accident was caused by a mi: understanding of order*. Commission Ordered dome. Manila, Sept. 14.—Colonel Charles D nhyand Professor Dean Worcester, m inkers of tho Philippine commission, have received instructions from Presi- dent McKinley asking them to return an si ion in possible. They will embark cn the steamer Empress of India, which fails trom Hong Kong Sent. ati. It is not known whether tha clerical force will return with them or remain here. Against Urc ign zing (Til iim. New Have*, Sept. 14.—Today’s busi- mah m ssion of tho United Typotbetae </ America developed a heated discus- Mon of tho question involving rooogui- ti -n of union labor and before tiie hour of adjournment had arrived the Typo- tii itt“ had gone on record as generally : opposed to otliclttl recognition of typo* ; graphical unions. TRANSVAAL ANSWER B! Statement as to Its Nature .Denied Papers. OUTLOOK IS VERY GLOOMY Regarded as Significant That tile Ri> ply Was Coinmun'.cated to the l*rus> poellvo Coniiuuiider of tho British Forces In Nutul. London, Sept. 14.—Tho Transvaal’s reply to tho last note of the British sec retary for the colonies, Mr. Chamber lain, has been received, but its nature is not yet known. At the colonial office a representative of the Associated Press was informed that nothing will be given out for the present, it is regarded as significant, however, that the nature of the reply was communicated to the commander-in-chief. Field Marshal Lord Wolseloy, who immediately summoned General Sir George Stewart White, V. C., former quartermaster general, tho prospective commander of tho British forces in Natal. At ibis hour the South African ad vices continue most couflictiug regard ing tho tcuor of President Kruger’s an swer to Mr. Chamberlain. The Morning Post, in a second edi tion, prints a special dispatch from Pietemurtzburg, capital of Natal, say ing the reply is “truculent, loquacious ami blasphemous.” The Manchester Guardian’s corres pondent at Cape Town telegraphs Bay ing the outlook is of the gloomiest char acter. Question cf 8u/.*-ruliity. The Cape Town papers thcniEolves take a more hopeful view of the situa tion, basing their belief on tho probable acceptance by President Kruger of the franchise measures suggested iu Mr. Chamberlain's latest dispatch. But even they admit it is impossible to learn or foreshadow President Kruger’s atti tude toward tho suzerainty of Great Britain, which, after ail, is still the main iB-uo. The tension now existing hero and at tho cape may be temporarily .-ottled at any moment by the publication of Pres ident Kruger’s reply. On the other hand it may bo several days before tho general public learns what answer the Transvaal has made. If President Kru ger has answered defiantly it does not necessarily mean the immediate break ing off cf negotiations. The British would probably reply with an unmis takable ultimatum. It is scarcely to their advantage to bring about hostili ties until the reinforcements are nearer tho scene of action than they are at present. Whatever tho nature of President Kruger’s reply, it Is probable that sev eral more stages of diplomatic processes will bo gone through with before there is .definite war or jieace, unless, of course, President Kruger should take the initiative and raid Natal, it is the possibility of this movement (hat makes definite news of his reply so eagerly and anxiously awaited. An Unsatisfactory Reply. The consul general of tho South Afri can republic, Mr. Montag White, said to n reporter of tho Associated Press today: “I have good authority for believing that tho Transvaal reply will bo unsatis factory to tho British government.” Tho news received by Mr. Chamber- lain today, it is now said, was probably information regarding the nature of tho Boer reply. Whether this came from President Kruger, or was merely tho British agent’s forecast, it is impossible to say. The text of the reply will Hot be re ceived, iu all probability, for several days. The latest advices from Pretoria say the Transvaal government has com pleted the first draft of tho reply, which was thou being considered by tho raads in secret session. Spider Hite Kills a Wonian. Columbia, S. C., Sept. 14.—The bite of a little brown spider has cau.-ied tho death of Mrs. John Kirby of Pacolot, S. C., after 2 4 hours of intense agony. During tho nightThe spider got into o:;e of Mrs. Kirby’s t-hoen and when she drew the shoe on her foot, bit her on the toe. The pain immediately became ex cruciating and doctors were summoned, but they couai do nothing, death result ing iu just 24 hours. Shot While Resisting Arrest. Chattanooga, Sept. 14.-While re sisting arrest art Gold Point, in this county, yesterday afternoon, Joe Dod son, a shoemaker, was shot and killed by Constables W. W. Hlxtou and Will Dent. Do.lson bud a double barreled shotgun with which ho threatened to kill tho officers, aud his wife, armed with a sharp hatchet, was assiutiug him to resist arrest. THE HEAD LINES Picker” “Flaw” at Gaffney mys that “Grit yesterday, and Stec!” is taking the day, and from a letter from Ohio shown ns we verily believe it. He has an increasing list of sub well pleased wit Resolutions of Sympathy. Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 14.—The board of trade has passed resolutions of sympathy for Captain and Madame Dreyfus, enndomued Franco for her travesty of justice, indorsed tho move ment fora bovcott and advocated the withdrawal of this nation’s support of the Paris exposition. Vuldoatu's New Cottou Mill. Valdosta, Ga., Sept. 14.—Mr. B Frank Strickland has returned to the city after spending several weeks in the north bnying machinery for tho Strick land cotton mills. Ho closed a trade for liJl'.OOO worth of machinery which will be shipped Just as soon us the buildings are ready for It. Argument (Tunes to an End. Atlanta, Sept. 14 —Argument in the case of tho state against tho Central railro id for alleged restriction and de feat of competition has lioon brought tc a close before Judge Hart in the su preme court. Decision was reserved. Ami-rioan Weds » Du Ur*. liKitLih', Sept. 14 — Miss Ann Bussell Allen of St. Louis we* married to the Duke of MunUifeltro, Tuesday, ul Ham burg. The Tartar Will Leave Iloiig- Kong at Once. SHE IS NOT OVERCROWDED Allowed to Sail on the Suggestion of the British Foreign Olllce That It Would He Unwise to Interfere With American Ships. Washington, Sept. 14.—Clearance pa pers have been allowed the Tartar at Hong-Hong. It is expected that she will proceed to the United States at once. The information that clearance had been allowed canto in a dispatch to Adjutant General Corbiu this morning from Colonel Metcalf, commanding the Twentieth Kansas and the troops aboard the transport. It is supposed that clearance papers were allowed upon tho suggestion of tho British foreign office to the British governor at Hong-Kong that it would be unwise to Interfere with American | transports. Another dispatch from Colonel Mot- I calf in reply to one sent yesterday elates ] that tho Tartar was no more over crowded aud that the food was ae good as on other transports leaving Manila. He naid ihu^ the trouble arose among the discharged regular soldiers who were returning homo on board the ship. The incident is now regarded as closed. It is leuruod at the state de partment that the representations made to Mr. Choato, our ambassador at Lon don on this subject were in the naturo of a protest. THE IRON TRADE SITUATION. A Further lucreusc In Output Sceins Hou ml to Come. New Youk, Sept. 14.—Speaking of the iron trade situation The Iron Ago says: “The returns from tho coke aud an thracite furnaces show their capacity entered September at practically tlio same rate as August, viz.: 2,201,500 tons weekly. While a number of furnaces started in August tho majority were small aud their make was offset by the quite general low rate of productions of the stacks active during tho whole of the inonih. We are now, however, en tering upon a m re favorable season and a further increase in output is bound to come unless there is some interference with the sunply of raw materials. “The stocKs of iron show little change and there is no evidence as yet of any chance of an accumulation. “Iu the pig Iron market wo note somo buying on the part of the cast iron pipe consolidation, which, it is estimated, took about 20,000 tons, including 5.000 tons tf southern charcoal iron. “Cable reports from England refer to some sales for shipment to this country of Bessemer pig. We understand that this is special iron. “The steel market is quiet and noth ing Is being done in tho central west be yond Bale;; cf email lots at fancy prices for prompt delivery.” MISSIONARIES DRIVEN OUT. Several British Workers Forced to Kle*- For Their Lives. Tacoma, Sept. 14.—Telegrams have been received at Shanghai announcing that several British missionaries have been driven out of the city of Pnongan, situated 100 miles across tho border in Aadone province, Thibet. Over 3,000 Lamas reside there, the majority of whom joined the antiformgu demonstra tion and drove tiie missionaries out. Tho latter included Mr. and Mrs. Shields aud Mrs. Macbeth. For several weeks previous to tho final riot the missionaries were com pelled to stay indoors. Details ore not known further than that tho mission was destroyed and the missionaries barely escaped by journeying secretly at night. Near Ichang and (Jhuu King an anti- Catholic uprising was caused by tho kidnaping of children. Children have been stolen almost by the wholesale by wandering gypsies, but the natives be- lieve that they were eaten by tho hated foreigners. A number of native Catho lics have boon killed. At Fuchow ten natives were executed for circulating re ports against tho foreigners. CASE OF CONSUL BEDLOE. He Will He Went Buck to Cuiitoo or Given Another Placr. Washington, Sept. 14—As a result of the investigation of the charges made against Dr. Edward Piedloo, United States consul at Canton, it is stated that ha will either be ordered back to Can ton or be given another position in tho consular service equally an good us that he occupied iu China. Tho responsibility for Dr. Bedloe’s trouble is placed directly upon bis in terpreter, a Chinaman named Chung, who, fearing punishment upon the dis covery of his crime, tied to Macao so as to escape the vengeance of Dr. Bedloe and tho Chinese government. No Action by ths President. New Youk, fctept. 14. —A special from Washington says tho president is re- ceivtug petitions asking him to request ; the French government to pardon Drey- fas. No such action will be taken, tho ! administration holding that to do so would undoubtedly bo offensive to Franco, which would say that this gov- I erumeut had no rignt to interfere in a 1 matter which relates to internal admin istration and which she alone must ' decide. Coal For Mantln Station. Gibraltar, Sept. 14.—Tho UniSd .States collier Alexander, which sailed from Norfolk, Aug. 20, with a full cargo of coal for the naval station at Manila, has arrived hero. Ni*vv Ministry at Sydney. Sydney, Sept. 14. —A now ministry has been formed here with Mr. W. J. Lynne, the leader of tho opposition, as The “Kernals” Chirography Was at Fault. A VISIT TO THE JAIL. Kiiiiun Itlanton Was l-'ixcil In Ki-^ular North ('aroliini Style itnd Sold Onions to Itt-ilt the ICind There is No Oierpro- dnetion of < otton this Year. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jani:. Sept. 13.—The head lines of our last letter arc mislead- ; ing in that it gives the name of our | professional cotton guessor as j ‘‘.Mills” instead of- “Xcil.” This is one of the results of our careless ! method of writing, and we take the j blame upon ourself. When we get | our typewriter we hope to appear to j better advantage—especially in our i spelling. We visited uur county seat yes- ! terday for the first time in a good while, and are glad to see the evi dences of thrift among the people. There seems to be no luck of energy in the people of Gaffney. They are not afraid and discouraged by sea sons of bad crops etc., they take these things philosophically— as they ought to. Our friend i)c- : Camp, the genial and gentlemanly ! mar ajer of The Ledger is making an j extensive improvement and addition I to his already well equipped print ing establishment. He is determined to make Tho Ledger not only tlio best Semi-Weekly paper published anywhere but to give his patrons the Lest service in the printing line that can bo had anywhere for the same money. His indomitable pluck and energy demands ihe respect and sup port of every self respecting citizen of Cherokee county and we believe he will command it. We visited the new jail and find it, in cur judgment, absolutely perfect. It is both lire and mob proof. The keys would be worth nothing to a mob without a knowledge of the combination locks. No amount of brute force can effect‘anything ex cept through a complete demolition of the building. While looking at the immense iron doors, gates and bars together with its invulnerable walls and deep laid foundations the scenes ut the jail of Fhillipi occurred to our mind, to which was added tlio beautiful expression of the poet Psalmist: ■'Mi- from Ills holy place looked down. “Tho cart h he viewed from heaven on hi^h; “To hear the prisoner's moaning vroan "And free them that are doomed to die." Supervisor Lipscomb and the Board of County Commissioners de serve the plaudid ‘’well dono good and faithful servants.” The jail is a tas l! ! model in prison architecture, a hospital for tiie sick and an asylum for the safe keeping of lunatics. The prison cells are at safe distances from the walls and windows, with a convenient piace for lawyers to con sult their clients. The new Baptist church building, too, will be an ornament to tlio town and a monument to its members when completed. It is being built on tiie most improved plan known to modern architecture—combining both strength and beauty. While its iocation—between the court house and j til—might bo objectionable to the fastidious and squeamish hearted church goer it, toi, is a forciful re minder to the observant passerby that it stands us a tower of beumv strength and reconciliation between an offended God and offending man. the i’sal mist Of it how say: 'll<*w atniiilik of liost ■>!” truly does in.* Thy I :ihtn lutrh O Lni of gnu We are sorry to find our friend Mr. Thomas Cole sick and trust that ho will soon be up and out again. At a meeting of Camp Jefferies, I . C. Veterans at Wilkinsville, lust Sat urday. G. Wash McKown, Isaac G. Patrick and John A. M. Estes were elected as a township pension board. Tiie camp will meet ut Wilkinsville, on Saturday 23rd inst., at 3 o’clock p. m., for the purpose of adopting somo suggestions to bo submitted to the committee appointed at the last meeting of the State division of U. C. Veterans at Chester, in July, to draft an amendment to tiie pension law t<? be submitted to tiie next Leg islature for its action. It is earn- cstlj requested that every veteran be present, us tho future of tiie pen- \ grandest sion law is largely to be decided by I blood purifier the veterans themselves. Mr. Willie Foster who has been sick for some time is up and out tiguin. Rev. J. N. Isom attended the Christian Endeavor meeting ut Mrs Hullie Foster’s lust Sabbath night. Mr. Boyce Whisonant is attending tiie Rock Hill high school. Missis Pearl Whisonant and Sal- lie George, of \\ ilkinsvillo, visited the city of Gaffney yesterday. If tho farmers of Cher >kee county and other portions of tiie State would follow the example of such men as our friend Mr. Klnlan Blan ton they would soon drive the wolf off. We saw him ut Gaffney yester day with a loud of onions selling them to tiie hotel and boarding house keepers. He was fixed up in regular North Carolina style, with Ids wagon cover on to protect himself and his goods. Mr. Blanton lives ut the foot of Thickety mountain and is one of tho many good farmers and ci'izens of which Cherokee county can boast. scribers who are his magazine. Flaw is “chuck full” of newspaper enterprise. The artistic manner in which lie gets up “Grit and Steel” makes him the peer of any now of his age in the business. The artistic and mechanical make up of “Grit and Steel” gives it a metropolitan appearance. Just speak to one of our farmers about an over production of cotton this year if jou want to see him look sideways out of both eyes and smile as if to say—“Buddie” you don’t know what you are talking 1 about.” If any of our readers who are troubled with ruts will put a wash pot in the place wh r Te they frequent I most, fill it half full of water and i scatter a few cotton seed—(just \ enough to hide the water) then put I mealj on top of that they will thin the rodents out in a hurry, j Change tho water, seed and meal | each day until they quit coming. The people are trying for a large i turnip crop this year and they will ! succeed where proper cure has been given in preparing the land. To Mr. 8. F. Estes we are indebted ! for a mess of cornfield-beans of | which lie wih soon have an abundant i supply. Owing to sickness Rev. M. F. Samples did not fill his appointment at Abingdon creek last Saturday. We met our good friend Mr. J. C. Thompson, of Bowlinsville, at Gaff ney yesterday. Now that the {/rice of cotton will be better than people were expect ing we feel that wc can soon take a vacation and make a tour of the county with a good line of books and The Ledger with a full assurrance that we can please and supply our people witli excellent reading matter ■ at remarkably low prices. We pro- I pose to make a canvass of tho j county, see the people, and, after : I we get through, give a getural write- I up of what we see and hear. We : ! hope to meet all tho old correspond- i J enta and find other new ones. We do not propose to annoy tiie ' i people by our visit but give tlu-m , an opportunity to sec what we have : ] and we are satisfied that our books, ] and especially The Ledger, will re- i commend themself. During our vacation we promise our readers a respite and hope to have much more to say whe»n we be gin to write again. J. l. s. \Vrltt«-n from Wt-lislt-r. (CorrcFi’omlence of The Ledger.) Wlbstku, Sept. 11.—The schools in district eighteen are closed for j the present. 1 I Fodder, cotton, sorghum etc., at- | tract tho attention of all farmers ; alike. Cotton in this section is j early owing to the conditions of tiie j weather. Wc have seen several' fields in which it appears that the cotton is iully one half open which is already damaged by the recent rains. The farmers keep up the best of spirit. They have learned by ex perience that whenever there is u will, there is a way. Mr. William Phillips being at a colored hurrying one (lay last week, and seeing no impliments with which I to dig the grave, lie ut once lifted a j collection for same. This is another i worthy example which is proven by | action that the negro is now among | his best friends, tiie ancestors ot tiie , aged white people in the South. Joneeville is gradually assuming a ! business like appearance. Few people would really realize the : rapidity of Union’s growth. Vacant lots are being occupied by new dwell- ; ings, the old is being repaired uni! painted. In short, the on'.ir* city is | daily taking on new appearance. Crops have not suffered for rtiin as in other sections. A fair price for ; cotton coupled witli a large ncreu: n being seeded, begin now. all may end satisfactorily with those who by action deserve success. The Ledger, by being a newspaper in all that the world implies, has found its way into numerous homes. bHHii ii Rkadkr. BLOOD CURE SENT FREE. A I'tiro for Sllooti simi Skin Ibi'/.uma, riinpU'rt, Scrofula, IUocmI r<»iMon, C ;turcr r By addressing Blood Balm Compa- Mitehoil Street. Atlanta, (iu., of the Ledger readers may obtain B. ny, 233 * , any of the i.e a sample bottle of their famous ! B.— Botanic Biood Balm, the greatest, est and most wonderful Mood purifier made. Cures when all else fails, pimples, ulcers, scoftilu. eczema, boils, blood poison, eating sores, dist ressing skin erupt ions, can cer, catarrh, rheumatism. Free medical advice included, when de scription of your trouble is given. This generous offer is worth while accepting. Mimp charges pn paid. (<• mttuning nearly for sale by I bottle ,argo Ci nt sent ml hot 1 ics, a quart of medi al I druggists at -fl B. B. B. is away ahead of all other Blood Remedies for per manently curing Blood Humors Try B. B. B. m xt tilno you buy u Blood Remedy. per bottle In the Massachusetts reformatory for woman goo I behavior is rewarded by permitting the well-behaved ones to wear dresses with smaller clucks. The bad ones wear very big checks. The at su as of Glianiberlain U gre Cholera and Diurrho-i Rem edy in tho treatment of bowel com plaints lias made it standard over tiie greater part of tho civilized $1.00 A YEAR TflllST CONFEDENCE IN $!SY SESSION Hot Debate Over Appointment of Committees. QUIET FINALLY RESTORED .New Yorker Op ns AVitli uu Argument Iu Support of Free Trade unci Is Fo’- lowed by Another I)«lt-j^;it- Support. in;- Protection. Chicago, Sept. 14.—The second day’s session of the trust conference opened hero today with William W. IIowo of New Orleans in the chair and a falling off in tho attendance of both delegates and spectators. Chairman Howe pro ceeded to business by putting boforo the house a resolution introduced by F. C. Farr of Missouri for the appointment of ;ho important committee on resolu tions. He caiied for a committee of 15 ?o be selected by Chairman Howe. To this committee all resolutions, according to Mr. Fan, were to be referred without reading or debate. An amendment was immediately pro posal, v triouB speakers urging that the re;olu:ion be amended to allow tho ap pointments to the committee to be made by the delegates thomseivos, ono com mitteeman trom each state. The original motion was not acted upon, but the amendment, m regard to f he manner of appointment, was carried by a standing vote—b'j to 14. Governor Atkinson cf West Virginia, rising from a far corner, declared that it was unfair to bind tho delegates by resolution. Debate Wexes Exciting. The debate waxed warm and dele gates, clamoring for recognition, rose iu every part of the house with their hands up like a board cf trade in tho heat of activity. Ex Governor Luce of Michigan said the reference to a committee withcui; reading or debate, while well meant, the resolutions would got lost in the hands of the committee and sleep tho sleep of death. At this gaily there w.s a ripple of merriment which ceased wi'.u the eiamor of others who wished to be heard. Taylor of Indiana, Prince of Texas and Coil.ns of Illinois were hoard. The pro.trust people ami the antis were fearful, it became evident, that one si lo or tiie other would secure control and bmd the minority to something of which thev disapproved. Edward Rosewater, editor of tho Omaha Bee, earned applause in his earn est speech iu which ho declared the peo ple of the United States had tho courage of their convictions. He averred that tho conference should adopt such resolutions as it. saw fit. It remained for \V. Boutko Cockran to repeat ins performance of yesterday, when he restored the harmony which was lost m au endeavor to secure a com mittee on program. Upon In suggestion it was finally de cided that the committee on resolutions consist of not only one representative of cacii state delegation, but of each na tional organization. To this committee it v. as resolved that nil resolutions be referred without reading or debate. Free Trade t upported. Air. Lawson Purdy of tho Now York Tariff Reform dub was thou introduced, opening tho tariff debate, speaking in part as follows: “I do not contoud that the only causo for combination which restrain trade is the tariff, but tho tariff does foster aud assist in maintaining suclt combination. "I believe we have passed tho point where any objection can be raised to tho abolition of protective dntioH on the ground that they sustain or raise wages. “Tlio truth is that tho tariff by shut ting out foreign competition enables the trusts to shut down domestic factories, employ le^s labor and thereby reduce wages. Mills make money by shutting down instead of by the production ot goods. ” Byron VV. Holt of the Now England Free Trader:;’ club followed. John F. Seanlau of Illinois took up the cudgel on behalf of the protection ists. He caiied forth a storm of mingled hisses and applause by declaring that it was a brave man who, after tho expo- rieuco of the last few years, would ad vocate a policy of free trade. He quoted tho conditions of the cou t- try at various times to show that pros perity was proatesr when tho tariff was highest Among tho delegates and visitors who arrived today were J. W. O. Cowlos, Cleveland board of trade; Attorney Gen eral Jefferson Davis of Arkansas; Attor ney General Taylor of Indiana; Senator Bovoridgo of Indiana. Vun Wyck on tin* Stand. Nlw Yohk. Sept. 14.—Mayor Robert Van Wyck occupied the witness chair before the assembly committee charged with investigating the various depart- meuis of the municipal government. From the outset the examination of the mayor by Counsel Moss took tho form of an ai rim' nious colloquy in the course of which Mr Van Wyck intimated that Mr. Moss was r eeking to reach a seat on tlio supreme court bench by pressing a partisan investigation aud sneered at rounsol’s attainments ns a lawyer. D linage l>y Gerin-iii Floods. Bkki.jx, Sept. 14.—The flood! are causing widespread damage in southern Germany and Austria. Tho northern pirtnf Zwickqji i* inundated. Owing to the undermining of the railway bridge over the Iseu, between Muehldorf and Rohrhack, a train fell into tho river and five person* wore killed. All tnbu- tarios of the Danube in Austria are flooded. A bridge over tho Sobwarza ,it Fayerbach collapsed and ten persons were cai ned away. Oniiigt* 1'r«*'* Sfi«• |<> AM. Rlokmkontkiv, Orange 1 too State, Sept. J1 The un labors of tho ra id of tli.i Orange Fine State havu boon noti- tiou to be ready to )>o summoned for an sxilaordinnry session nt a moment's u ■ tics. Tho burghers of the Orange Free S(a:e, at a meeting jn-t hold, paised >t ri-.oiud n to sinnd h:i Ml