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Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. Hi, 181)4. GAFFNEY CITY. S. C., 1 IIIDAI, OCTOBER (i. 1899. $1.00 A YEA It nT;r ycoon c cnn Ml VLOddi run WATSON AT BMl Brooklyn, Nashville and Tv;o Others to vo. DEWEY,SO RECOMMENDED lie oti Mrlvinlcy l!ie Nici’ss.lj I-or Ufinforclng the Kietl In *!•'* PhllippiiK’s Hint I ho I'ri Bhli iii Acted Protiipt ly. Washington, O -t. ft.—Tho na- pariment was buiily n ! ananginy to rciniorce tiio lleet i , hilipi):iics, us suggostetl yesterc TROOPS VICTIMS OF JOKE. (<< orglu SontierH ICtpt l!i Hot Water For Three Httys. An \nta, Oct. 5.—Robert E. (!ram- ling, a yomig society inati of Atlanta, kept tho regiment of Georgia militia : _ _ which took part m the New York Dewey i ^ H 13 0 Wll ReqilOSt Secretary DEWEY IS GETAGHEO FROM THE OLYMPIA Admiral Dewey in the course of hisc a with the j! :y de- Ir.y in m tho ay by m- fcreaca with ihe jr- suient. _ In going over iha field of available ship ; it was found that the plan conceived last even ing of sending .the Marietta and tho Machias with the Rrooklyu would have to bo modified so as to drop the two gunboats. I'.y noon the department had com pleted its program ami w as in jo-iti. n to semi suiting orders to the ships chosen to go to Manila. ’Hie Now Orleans was telegraphed to proceed at enen to the Now York navyy.ird to have some changes made in the galley apparatus. This ch ingo can bo made in six days, e. in when the shin will -tart on her voyaf The Brooklyn will be turned back fn Hampton It' r.ds as Vjoii as she comes within signalling instance ami cutback to New York, whence she sailed this morning before the department could teach her with orders. She will bo ready to s til by tho end of next week. A cablegram was sent to the Nash ville, at .Sumo Domingo, to proc; od at once to Manila via b'uez and she is ex pected to set off w ithin 24 hours. Orders were also telegraphed to tho island, to proceed to ■v,* I celebration in hot water for throe days j by means of a scries of practical jokes. | I He telegraphed Colonel A. It Lawton, I i commanding the regiment, from Wash- j ingtou on Monday, saying that General 1 Mlies desired the regiment to take part 1 in tho Dewey parade In Washington | that afternoon. Colonel Lawton hastened with his men to the national capital. Upon ar riving there he was informed by Gram- ling, who wore a naval cdficer's uni- | form, that General Miles had changed his mind and did not want tho regiment i in the parade. Colonel Lawton secured a special train, but in his absence Gramliug dis- ! n issed the train, telling tho railroad ! i IhciaL that ho was acting under Gen- era! Miles’orders. Then he haughtily iii-tructcd i uo of the Georgia soldiers to ; aot as orderly lor him. This the soldier ! did. 1 * took Colonel Lawton all day to find I our tha* it was Gramliug and not Gen- i era 1 Miles that had been ordering him j about. The Georgia boys finally caught Gram- l ling and would have inflicted bodily : punishment Upon him had ho not paid j for supper fi r tho entire regiment. As thoBe m charge of tho Dewey pa- j rad'.' in Washington did not invite tho Georgians to paiticir-ato, Colonel Law- ton and his men, thoroughly disgusted, ■ came to Atlanta. SOUTHERN FILES A REPLY. ! History of the Memphis and Charles ton l)<«nl (Lvi-ii. Mr.v. 'ins, Oct. .I—The Southern rail- the Philippines a joh as possible. vet bee orders hav croft at Boston. It was suggested at the navy depart ment that ti.iee of the four vessels now umbr orders fir Manila will pass through the 15.. r. canal and so will bo available to uirert to South Africa should matters tin re take - hape require mg the presence of United States naval forces. The orders given are in lino with the expressed determination if the presi dent to furnish the army and navy every resource for stamping out tho ' tfi'ipptno insurrection at tho earliest ;h!o At Admiral Dew,;y’s ex tended interview with the president the former went into tho Philippine situ i- tiou at great length, explaining care fully the existing couditi a of affairs and his views of the outlook, concluding with an earnest recommendation that tho Brooklyn and some other vessels bo sent at onco to tho Philippines. The rein fen cement of tho present fleet of the Asiatic squadron ho urged as necessary and said their dispatch should be directed as early as possible. . Tho president immeaiately communicated With tho navy department and in structed the secratary of tho navy to i.S'Ue an order carrying out tho admir al's recommendation and to see that they be got in readiness at once. i sent to tho Ban- istn umi the latter c .,,i. hC ! i i K '* W 4 ! . . con. plot tious hi ami Chi m>-oe, A SHIP TO CARRY MULES. Ii .'aches First of tin' Knglish Fleet N -\v Orleans. New Ohi-kans, Oct. 5.—Tho English stc-am.-hip Prah, which will be the first of the licet of vessels leaving tins port with a cargo of mules for the English army in South Ai'iica, tied up at the Southport dock late Tuesday evening. There will be three shiploads of mules mailing from New Orleans within tho next ten days. The big vessel Monte- xuina will carry about 1,600 mules and tiio Prah will carry about 70 >, leaving about 1.000 for tho third vessel. Exactly how the ship will bj loaded has not b. on do finitely decided as yet, hut this loading will begin either Mon day afternoon or Tuesday morning. The agents for the Eider-Dempster Hue, owners of the vessel, fully expect that tills ship will get under way Tuesday evening, and if the mules arrive on schedule time, ihe oliicors of tho vessel think that ihe work of loading can easily be accomplished. way has filed in tho United States court an answer to tho bid of Simon Roths child against it and tho Memphis and Charleston Railroad company, in which the plaintiff questioned'very strongly the manner in which the former road ami the treatment which the minority stockholders of the Memphis and Chat let-ton company re ceived at the hands of ilia Southern. The answer is signed by W. A. Hen ce;- n nml F. P. Poston of ibis city, as iters and IT mci;- Lynde Stetson of | k of c.ciin.-oi for tho Southern. - v, hat purports to be i\ full and hist-ry of all of the trailsae- wc n the Southern, Memphis 'osion and tho two East Ten- irgmia ami Georgia companies, m which the Southern secured lOh.kJU of tho 212,600 shares of the Memphis mid Charleston stock through the East T iniUissee companv; states that this st -ck wa •• long in the hands of ihe Cen tral ’■ met company of New York as v llati ii.l 1’yr a Inati, nnd strongly de nies that tho Southern company used any improper means in securing final ownership of the Memphis and Charles ton. HONORS FOR A CAROLINIAN. Gt'tirrul Alvxandi'i' Finishes Ills Work In Nicaraaii.i. Managua, Nicaragua, Oct. 6.—Presi dent Zelaya is giving a truly national reception to General E., Alexander of South Carolina in tho latter’s capacity of arbitrator of the boundary between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The va rious issues involved have been settled and the boundary ha* been distinctly marked. General Alexander has been for nearly three years at San Juan del Norte en gaged in this important work, at a re ported salary of ^ 1,000 in gold and his ex pen m s per mouth, paid, it is said, by the governments of Nicaragua and Costa llioa. All his decisions soem to have been just and in full accord with the facts, and his course here has been highly creditable to himself and tho United Stati "3 government. Ir is quite probable that Costa R'ca will extend to him national hospitalities and courtesies. Long Relieves Him. BLUE FLAG HAULED DOWN Tile AOmlrnl Will Attend UeosptioiiR In V.iliiont nnd nt Iloston, After Which He Will Servo on the Philip pine Commission. Washington, Oct. d.-Admiral Dewey made an early start today to fill a num ber of engagements. After breakfast be joined one of his associate officers for a stroll out Connecticut avenue aud ou returning proceeded to the navy depart ment, accompanied by Admiral Fa»- quhur, the new commander of the North Atlantic station, and Captain Lambar- ton, his chief of staff, and a Chinese bi iy servant. Few people were aware of the admi ral’s coining and there was not much of a demonstration when he entered the department. Tho admiral went to seo Secretary Long and talk over his plans for the immediate future, and as to these secre tary Long promptly gave notice that tho department was willing to give him perfect liberty to do as he pleased. The admiral was, therefore, at his instance, detached formally from the Olympia, as of this date. He will telegraph the ex ecutive ollicer of the ship at Tompkins- villo to haul down his flag today and thus will terminate his connection with the cruiser which for mcro than two years has been bis home. In accordance with projects already planned, the admiral will go to Ver mont Monday as tho gnestof W. Seward Webb, Shelburne Farms, near Burling ton. After a reception at tho state capitol on Oct ill, he will go to Boston to at tend tho reception thero in his honor on Oct. 14. Tho Olympia will in tho meanwhile have arrived at that place, for her or ders issued today are to proceed at once from New Y’ork to Boston to be pnt out 1 of commission and be extensively re paired. After the Boston ceremonies Admiral Dewey is expected to return to Wash ington to meet his colleagues of the Pmlippino commission. Secretary Long today said that tho admiral’s time prob ably would be fully occupied in tho de liberations of the commission for some months to conic, and mean while in or der to leave him free for this work, ho will not be assigned to any naval duties. Further than this point the department has not yet undertaken to define its plans for Admiral Dewey’s future. When all of these details had been arranged tho admiral walked over to the White House to keep an appoint ment made with tho president to dis cuss tho Philippine situation. LONDON Hope PRESS SATISFIED. Will COAL OUTPUT Prod net ion INCREASING. Over Seven Kldri'itg ■ Horn In Alahntin. Washington, Out. 5 —Captain Bo- gardus Eidredgv, who was killed by tiio Filipinos, v. a- bom in Alabama, but was appointed to the army from Massa chusetts in ISTtl from civil life. Ho served witii the Tenth intaiury until 1871), when he was appointed captain of the Fourteenth intaiury. He was on college duty trout IbSi to ISbd, later serving on tho western frontier until 1868, when ho accompanied an expedi tion to Ala.-.ka. Returning from that territory in the summer of 189!) he .'miled for Manila last Juuo. Dewey’s Advice to McKinley. Washington, Got. 6.—In an inter view with the president yesterday Ad miral Dewey agreed fully with the views which have been expressed by President Sehurinan concerning the fu ture government of the Philippine islands. He said he favored Amen an control through tho medium of a com mission or a civil governor, but great latitude should ho allowed for local gov ernment of the GO or more tribes, so that In A la bam a Million 'runs. Birmingham, Ala , O -t. 6. —Inspector ! J. do B. Hooper estimates tho output j for the year 1899 at the coal mines in | A abama at over 7,000,1)00 tons, sonte- : thing over 600,000 tons more than were j mined lust jear. The output in 1898 i .rm.uiued to 0,629,000 tons. 1I» .-ays that at present tho various j mining companies have many orders on , hand, but the railroads are unable to i sup; ly tin luil demand for oar*, which is himli-tnig tho operators sumo, lie says that s-ewrul of tljo mines in the i state tun enlarging, and new mines are j being opened. The output is growing every month. The (h.-niaml during the winter is going to bo greater than the production. Expressed That Llplon Defeat Columbia. London, Oct. 4.—The momentary dis appointment that tho first day’s contest for tho America’s cup should have re sulted in no race has been followed by ;i feeling of satisfaction that the Sham rock has shown herself a worthy chal lenger and hope runs high that she will wipe out a long record of defeats. Among yachtsmen great admiration is expressed for tho way in which Captain Hogarth is reported to have handled the yacht. The afternoon papers comment in much the same terms as the morning papers. All think that the chances of the Shamrock and the Columbia are about equal, and all are gratified at the extreme friendliness displayed by the Americans. The Pall Mall Gazette says: "Never have the qualities so peculiar to Anglo-Saxon chivalrous determina tion—to light a contest to tho end ou a fair field and without favor—boon more conspicuous than they were in yester day's race.” The Marquis of Dufferin, commodore of the Royal Ulster Yacht club, reply ing to the Associated Press, telegraphed as follows: "From yesterday's abortive race, it is quite impossible to form a reliable opin ion as to the result of future contests." Mr. Thornycroft of tho famous firm of shipbuilders who constructed Sham rock, in response to an inquiry from the Associated Press us to yesterday’s race, sent tho following: "I consider the result favorable to Shamrock. The light and shifty winds that prevailed renders comparison very liable to he misleading, but the contest should bo close." the administration affairs .ii M no aciju-ted to meet their uiffereut habits and conditions. IT rd mi eta’s Hull ISccnvcrad. Manila, Oct 5.—Tho expuditi ,u sent to the Orani river under tho command of Captain Corn well to recover the sunken gunboat Urdaaeta returned to Cavite yesterday with the hull of ihe boat after bombarding Orani nnd land ing a force. Captain Cornwell brought one prisoner. Lieutenant FraitKlin of tho gunboat Diguca do Bay guided the expedition. There were no casualties. Ills Wounds 1’rovi-d F-ilal. CoH’MitlA, S. C., Oct. 5 —Benjamin Miller, a negro, charged with the ntur- j dor of lioss C^uattlebanm, in 1896, and I recently captured in Barnwell, after a I fight with ilm deputy sheriff, in which i ho was wounded, died in the jail from ' ' the effects of the shot. The deputy was , exonerated by tho coroner’s jury. I). K. Con vers-* Ia Di-itd. Spautanburg, S. O., Oct. 5 —D. E I Converse, a liberal patron of education and an important fu tor in the develop- i ment of the great cotton mill industry i of this county, is dead. Ho was 72 years oil. His fortune is not known, hut he was the wealthiest man in the j state out-dlo of Charleston. Scrip L-i\v ITnconsttl uHonal. Morgantown, W. Va., Oct, 5 —Judge Harvey has declared unconstitutional the law which prohibits payment of employes in goods or in scrip redeemable in goods at company stores He held that laborers had an inalienable right to in goods or Columbia a Superior Yuclif. New York, Oct. 4.—John R. Spears, tho nautical expert, says: "In spite of tho fact that a lack of wind prevented the yachts covering their course within the time limit and in spite of the mani fest superiority of Captain Hogarth’s seamanship, the details of the trial show that when the wind comes alike to both tho Columbia easily outrun*, out stretches and outpoints the Shamrock in winds from fresh down to light. The Shamrock will not get tho cup." Freight Claims Association. Washington, Oct. 4. — Tho Freight Claims Association of the United States began its semiannual meeting at the Sltoreham today. President Graham called the meeting to order. The meet ing will last two days and will cover the subject of claims and some readjust ment of the association’s rales. at contract to receive pay money aw they please. Senator Lmlj )NDCN, Oct. f>.- mcr St. Pan), lampton on (J tak • among he States Senator Ih i.ry Ma^sa' liu-etts and 1 .oi; 13. M:Clel and of New wtl > to Return, Tho American lino which sails from t. 7 for New York, paste it go ri- United : ( abol i. dgs of ont rcsSnmu George York. Surgi-on t'nldivrll Hi-ulgii*. Wavcro. s, Ga., Oct. 6.—Dr. Frank li Caldwell, superintendent and chief surgeon of tbi Plant system relief and Imoi ital department, and E. P. Peabody, chief ii rk i f the same department, have re-igued. Disappointed Lover’s Crime. Montoomery, Mo, Oct. 4.—Fra. x Walker and his bride were murdered today by Obarles Rankin, a disappointed lover, who then killed himself. A child wua seriously wounded by the shots that killed the couple. Nmliville Itnern Arc <)If. N ashVII,L*. Oct 4 —The fall trotting meeting at Cumberland park has bees declared off on account of the scarcity of good horses. The meeting was an- uouaoed to begin Out. 10 and continue six days. MR. CONVERSE 1C DEAD. He Was a Great Mini anil His IMacc Will Never be I'illeil. (.Spartanburg Herald of Yesterday.] Yesterday afternoon at G :Io o’clock, Mr. D. E. Converse died at his resi dence on Pine street, after two weeks’ illness of dysentery. The death of Mr. Converse removes from the city a man who, perhaps, more than any one individual, has made Spartan burg what she is today—a flourishing city of the South. Mr. Converse’s condition had been regarded as criti cal for several days past, but Ihe end, nevertheless, was a supriae of the most painful kind to his unusually large circle of acquaintances. Despite the fact that all skilled j medical aid was summoned and every j means that loving hands and hearts ! could invent were resorted to, he j succumbed to the Inevitable and has ; passed into his silent rest, after a | busy life, full of great, unselfish rc- | suits. There bos never been a death [ in this city which has cast such a ' universal pall of gloom about as that of Mr. Converse. The funeral services will be con ducted in the auditorium nt Converse College at 11 o’clock a. m., Friday, and the remains will be interred in Oakwood cemetery. Dexter Edgar Converse was born in Swauton, N't., on April 21, 1828, and was 72 years old at the time of his death. He was the son of Orlin and Louisa Converse, of New Hampshire, both of English descent. His grand father, Paine Converse, was descen ded from Edward Converse, who came to America with Gov. Winthrop in 1G30. The descendants of this family in America settled mainly in New England and are largely indenti- fied in manufacturing enterprises Mr. Converse’s father dying when lie was only Si years old, he was reared by an uncle, Albert G. Brown, of Canada, being engaged with him in the manufacture of woolen goods until his majority, when he accepted a position in the cotton mill in Cohoes, N. Y., which be held live years. Ur. Converse married Miss Helen Twichell, of Cohose, Now York, and one child, Miss Marie Converse, a beautiful and charming young lady, is the result of this union. In Febru ary, 1855, Mr. Converse came to Glendale, which was then called Bivingsville, and engaged in mill work. He lived in Glendale until L8i)J, when he moved to Spartanburg ■ where he had erecled an elegant $25,- 000 mansion. When he iiirst went to Glendale, be purchased an interest in the Bivingsville mill, which then contained only 1300 spindles and 2G looms. This was the starting point for him and his executive ability and experience and success as a business man was soon evident. The Bivings ville soon became the Glendale mills, and in 1880 was incorporated as the D. E. Converse Co. The capital stock then was $150,000, increased to $300,- 000. This mill started with 5,000 spindles and J50 looms and now litis 17.730 spindles and 510 looms. The corporation produces 10,000,000 yards of cloth annually and pays out annu ally $00,000. BLOOD CURE SENT FREE. A Curo fur Itlooil iiml Skin Di-n-iiHc, Kr/.t-ma, 1*1 in|i1i*h, SiTofulii, IlliHiil I’nl.AiM), Citlitvr, By addressing Blood Balm Compa ny, 233 Mitchell Street, Atlanta, Ga., any of the Ledger renders may obtain a sample bottle of their famous B. B. B.—Botanic Blood Balm, the greatest, grandest, best and most wonderful Blood purifier made. Cures when all else fails, pimples, ulcers, scofula. eczema, boils, blood poison, eating sores, distressing skin eruptions, can cer, catarrh, rheumatism. Free medical advice included, when de scription of your trouble is given. This generous offer is worth while accepting. Sample bottle sent all charges prepaid. Largo bottles, (containing nearly a quart of medi- cine)for sale by all druggists at $1 per bottle, B. Ii. B. is away ahead of all other Blood Remedies for per manently curing Blood Humors Try B. B. B. next time you buy a Blood Remedy. Denmark has about 1,000,000 cows. Commissioner of Pen so ns Kvar s has gone to California ou a trip of several weeks. On tho 10th of December, 1897, Rev. 8. A. Donahoe, pastor M. E. church, South, Pt. Pleasant, W. Vu., contracted a severe cold which was attended from the beginning by violent coughing. He says: "After resorting to a number of so-calhd ‘specifies,’ usually kept in the house, to no purpose, I purchased a bottle of Chamberlain's (Tough Remedy, which acted like a charm. I most cheerfully recommend it to the pub lic.” For sale by Cherokee Drug Company. Russian explorers are at work in all of the lesser known parts of Siberia. King Menelik, of Abyssinia, has sent two zebras as a present to <^ueen Victoria. Kidney (llseime Is tin- i neniy we have most to f< ar us :i result of Hie feverish restless ness of our much v.kuntt-il moiicrii rivllt/.u- tlon. It is a treacherous enemy, working out its deadly ntfect nniler cover of the most ti'tllini; symptoms. T hu first iieilcalion of chumres fn the urine, fteoilent lie.idai-hes, dlacstlvt' troubles, should t>c f he slttoul lor p ompt remedial measures. ITiicki.y Ash IttTTt its Is n kidney remedy ol su|ierliitliie merit; it Is soothlnir, hcatlntr and st reunt hen- luK, quick ly relieves the achiuir or soi-cncs* that always appears In tin advanced staircs. checks the progress of the disease and t hroiiKh its excellent ch atislnif and M-Kulat- l.iff elfts-t In the stomaeh, liver and bowels, It hr I nits back the strentfth and ruddy irlow of vitforou* health. Sold by Cherokee J>ruif IVoqiuny. INDIANA RETURNS A TEXAS 8ATTLEFLAG ‘FREE TRAVELING LIBRARY.’ Ilrusiqx Creek, IS-itest tile, lloneit I'ath and Sandy I-hit Oct the 1 irsl I-'our Cases. |Gri i-n ville News. | The Southern Free Traveling Li braries, with headquarters at the All Lpooh Cei emony Neblett Free library in this city, is tiie first in the State, and the third to bo established in the soutii. J he movement in litis city received its first impetus last spring from the BOERS REPORTED AS In Dallas. GOVERNOR MOUNT SPEAKS Colors T.iIci-n From Terry’s Hungers , During the Civil War Are Formally Handed Over to S-iyers lu the Pres ence of Thousands. Dallas, Oct. 5—Tho battered battle- flag of Terry’s Tex ts rangers was today ! restored to the remnant of the gallant , confederate band, the ceremonies taking ; place in the auditorium at the fair [ grounds. Governor Mount of Indiana and staff. Governor Sayers of Texas and staff and a mounted escort of Captain Pagett’a rough riders formed in front of tho city ! halt this morning and proceeded to tho I entrance of tho grounds, whore they were met by a delegation of ex-Itidt- anans, ex-con federates and members of the G. A. R.. who escorted them to tho auditorium. Governor Mount, in an Impressive speech before a large assemblage, ( re sented the flqg to Governor riayers, who, in turn, presented it to Hon. James Miller, president of tho associa tion of Terry’s rangers. Great enthusiasm was manifested during the proceedings. Speech by Governor Mott at. Governor Mount said in part: "This groat occasion becomes an epoch in our country’s history. A third of a century ago the two groat states hero represented were bitter contestants in civil war. Today wo meet as citi zens of a common country to weld stronger the bonds of national union sundered during that war. Removed by the tide of time by this cruel con flict, ict the asperities of the past be for gotten, for it is botior to exercise charily than to engender strife, to plant tho seeds of concord than tho germs of hate. The loftiest patriotism is now found in Thursday club, a literary organiza tion composed of thirty Greenville women. Fifty books were promised by the women of the club, litis num ber being required to lii! a case. During the summer llte directors of the Neblett library took steps to ward extending the limits of the Neb lett library. According to its con stitution tiie library is for the citi zens of Greenville, but so many non residents asked to have the privilege extended them, that it became neces sary to lend the books under certain restrictions to those whose non-resi- d h>ncs debarred them the free privi- of the library* books. As this legt binding up the melon’s wounds unifying the country’s strength. "The stato that contributes most to the bringing of all our state-; into closer union is tho one that lead ; in loyal de votion to the whole. We coins to re turn in iove a battleflng wo took ia an ger. Since these we fought thou are brothers today and fight by our stdo, is it not eminently proper to return these trophies of war, representing as they do Ihe eternal past, into mementoes of friendship, to represent tho spirit of Tinity in the living present? Who v/iil dare criticise this noble impulse as .a mere morbid sentimentality? "United, we are marching forward to grander industrial and commercial vic tories. We excel in all tho elements of true greatness, the mightiest govern ments of earth. "Two weeks ago Indiana dedicated the monuments erected in memory of her bravo sons who fought at Cnicka- manga. Ex confederates jo ned with us in this dedicatory service. G literal Boynton, superintendent of the (Juicka- manga military park, said, in receiving the Indiana monuments, that it was tho first time the biuo and tho gray had joined in such a service. "It was an impressive and no less in spiring scene, to see tho snrvivcrs of that bloody battle unite in harmonious action on such an occasion. Inspiring, for it gave evidence that past animosi ties are to be forgotten and frateinal re lations are to be cherished. Words of Colonel Fort. "Addressing himself to the dedicatory service, Colonel Fort of the confederate army said he desired to show hi? appre ciation nnd to recognize the chivairlc spirit manifested by the legislature of Indiana in voting to return to the Texas rangers the battleflag captured by In diana’s old soldiers. He said for this reason he was glad to take ( art in dedi cating tho monuments of this stato. He further said the return of this flag would do more to unite in fraternal union the blue and the gray than any event north or south since the war. "Rejoicing in this union that will henceforth bo defended by tho bravo Texas rangers as valiauly as by Indian ans, clothed with authority from tiio legislature which is expressive of the people, it bocoines my pleasant duty to j composed of one member from llte return to your excellency tliis battleflag, j board of directors of llte Neblett li- galiantly carried in war by Terry’s brury, tiio president of each club iexas rangers, loader men than whom vvho joins the movement, and the number is increasing, the directors have found it necessary to combine their efforts with the Thursday club movement and send the bonks to smaller neighboring communities As a result the Southern Free Traveling Library lias been organi zed. Tiie work was given its first substantial aid by the Southern railroad. Third Vice .President Gan non, of the road, became interested in the work and as their quota, con tributed ten beautiful oak cases Those eases are made after the latest approved patterns, finished with biass corner^, hinges and u substantia! lock and key. The road also gives free transportation for these cases to any po ut in South Carolina on the Southern road. One of these cases will be filled with "The Thursday Club Collection, No. 1.” The church of the Messiah has con tributed fifty volutin s which will he known as ‘ the John H. Hayward col lection.” "Tiie Emily Filield collec tion is christened in honor of Mrs. Kitield, of Boston, through whose in strumentality more than a thousand volumes have been contributed to the Neblet t Free Library during the past two years. The books in the ease have been given by several societies in Boston and Dorchester, Mass. Case No. 4 will be known as the "Neblett Free Library Collection No. 1.” Tiie books in this case have been given by Greenville friends of the movement. The Brushy Creek Book club, through Miss Jennie Rosamond, gave a number of books ami three dollars in money. Mrs. E. B L. Taylor and .Miss Marie Gil- reutli, of this city, also made valua- bit* gifts. Mrs. Tompkins, with the assistance of ten young ladies, gave a series of teas netting a nice little sum, which will be used in filling the "Neblett Collection No. 1.” It will be about six weeks before these books can be labeled, stamped and placed in their proper cases; then they will be put on the road at once. Five formal applications have been filed already for these eases, as a result of a short notice of tho work which appeared in Tne Daily News severr.l weeks ago. As oi ly four cases are filled some special effort will be made to fill the fifth ease im mediately, otherwise one of the ap plicants will have to wait several montiiS. The communities which have applied for the books accord ing to the requirements are Bates- ville. Brushy Creek, Sandy Fiat, ilonea Path and Greenwood. Other communities want them but have nut yet filed their application. When asking for the cases the names of three residents of llte community should be signed and an assurrance given that proper care will bo taken of the books and case. The management of the library will be in the itands of a committee never drew sword in battle. This act proclaims more el< quern ly than words of mine Indiana ’b joy that henceforth the daring intrepidity of Texas heroes will be displayed in carrying tho flag of our Union to victory against all its foes. "Take this flag and may It henceforth bo an emblem of unity and good will between the great btates of Indiana and Texas and a seal of iboir fidelity to the national Union.’’ The flag is an interesting roiic. Tho rangers claim that it was never cap tured; that it was lost while they were in retreat. Tho Indianians, howevev, assert that it foil into the hands of the Indiana regiment during tho heat of battle. Terry’s rangers formed one of tiio most famous regiments of the war. The question of the return of this (lag by the state of Indiana to the survivors of the rangers has been long discussed and in a manner that attracted attention the country over. A reception was tendered Governor Meant and staff tonight. Fight oh the Somali (toast. Paris, Oct 5.—According to a dis patch from Has Jibula, on the the gulf of Aden, the ludo-British troojis re cently landed on the Somali coast and fought, near Berbera, on a bay on the gulf of Aden, with the forces of an Arab innl ah named Sitiek Mohammed Salah, who bad been proclaimed madhi by the Hinterland ntnssulmans, who are instigating an uprising of the Som alis against the Abyssinians. During the ligating 1*7 Somalis were killed. Furniture Factory Hum*. South Ashhubnham, Mass., Oct. 5 — The large furniture factory of the Allen- Thonipsou-Whitney company of Boston, at Sou.h Burnham, was destroyed by tiro today. Loss, 160,000; covered by insurance. About 190 men are thrown oat of employment. club woman appointed to represent the Southern railroad. For the first year, owing to limited means, the territory will fie limittd to tiie section north of Green wood, an<i to points in tiie Southern rail road’s territory. This will embrace those places which are not on the railroad but which use it as their shipping route. Tho good these eases of books will do is incalculable. Those who live in town, in easy access of a library, and where tho Look stalls, witii their weight of good, cheap literature are a daily sight and a possible luxury, can have no concept ion of tiie lone- iness and the mental hunger of those who live beyond the reach of fit e literature. 'Ihe obp ct of the library is to send books to the small er communities first, and afterward I to the small towns, Ihe reading mat- | ter in each case to be carefully se lected. Standard fiction, witii a ft w | of tiie* newer novels, history, biogra- | pfiy and poetry will form the basis ! oolite selection. The cases will also contain hooks on household econo mics, etiquette, cultivation of small fruits, market gardening and poultry raising. Those who have had clutrgi o' llte work during tho summer are specially grateful to W. Ernest Mc Gee, of lliis city, and S 0. Chase, of Atlanta, representing llte two de partments of tiie Southern railroad which are most interested in the work. Tbi' key to In- liw-r. Keep llie: Imve liciltli, sir i'llli ki.y Ash l!n tit Ii l» *n t lie U M ic organs active ngtli amt etii -rft 'l lilts Is a st Innitai I,iilm ys, regulate), tin-liver, stoin.e Imiui-Is A goliJcn liouseliulil reim-ilj sale Ly Chcrokeo Drug Company. and and l "d Contradictory News Reaches London Papers. ONE MESSAGE IS WARLIKE Another Saya All Is Quiet Along the Holder, No Mention living Made <t mi Advunc# r but th« Rumor Seems to Have Koundntinn. London, Oct. 5.—The Daily Telegraph pubiishos in its second edition this morning a dispatch from New Castle, 2\atal, dated yesterday, anitoxmciug that the Boer advance began yesterday with doable movement of artillery. Tho dispatch says: "Tho Boer advance began today with q general movement of artillery. Tiie Boors are occupying Bung's Neck nightly and are now in too mountains to the southwest of Volkirust. There are r.o British troops nearer than Lady smith, and preparations are being made to abandon Natal from the frontier to Glencoe. "Tho inhabitants of New* Castle met today and decided not to attempt to do- i lend tho town in the event of a Boer ad vance in fort e. General Symons is pre pared to evacuate within 24 hours. "Tho people are crowding tho trains for Ladysmith. ’’ Although today’s news from South Africa is unmistakably grave, the advo cates of peace still derive a glimpse of hope front some of tho dispatches that tho s*nge of negotiation is not yet fuiiy termiiiatad. Tho news is contradictory. Side by side with tiie annonneemout that the Brers have occupied Lung’s Neck is printed a di-,p.itcn from Pretoria t-aving tho Transvaal government has is-ued strict injunctions to the commandants that British territory must not be in vaded, and that Commandant General Jcubert has issued a proclamation threatening to stioot any inaa who crossej the border. Advocates of Ponca Blue. Scarcely had tho advocates of peaco exchanged congratulations over tho an nouncement from Pretoria that J. II. Iloffnttir, the Afrikander leader, and W. P. Schreiner, the Cape premier, had undertaken a joint semiofficial pcaco mission and had actually started for Pretoria, where they ought to have ar rived last evening, when later messages from the T ra it&v a ti capital declared that the Boer government knew nothing of this alleged mission and that in any event nothing ccnid prorerve peaco but tho withdrawal of the British demands. While it is not necessary to accept all the sensational statements regarding the advance of the Boera, there is not a jot of evidence to ^how that tho burgh ers contemplate receding. Up to 3 o’clock this afternoon nothing had arrived to confirm tho dispatch fr om Now Castle to The Daily Tolo- graph announcing that a general ad vance of the Boer forces began yester day. Tho war iff ice and tho colonial office profess entire ignorance in the matter, but this is in consonance with the attitude towards the press. Another Now Castle special forwarded later than that to The Daily Telegraph contradicts the first and declares all was quiet on the border last evening and that there was no sign of a Boor ad vance. The next news regarding this alleged invasion of Natal is awaited with anx ions interest. Tho statement in Tho Daily Telegraph special that there wero no British troops nearer New Castle than those at Lady smith is obviously an error, as 3.000 British troops arc emcampe lat Dundee. The alleged Boer advance coincidos curiously with simultaneous telegrams from various quarters regarding a Boor uitimafum and the expiration of tho time limit last evening. ivnltlr* to Assist Hoers. A distinctly serious and ugly stato- tneht comes from New Castle to the effect that the armed Kaffirs accompany the Boer commandoes. This would be an absolute breach rf the conditions supposed to govern warfare among civ ilized nations, and, if true, presages scenes worse thou oven the gloomiest fcreoaHts. From other New Castlo advices it ap pear* that the premier of Natal has tel egraphed tho mi.itary authorities that they can render New Castle no as*!st ance, adding that if the Burs inteud to attack tho town resistance would be fu tile and that tiie women and children should > e scut away and tho town sur rendered. An unconfirmed report says that mar tial law lias b:eu proclaimed in the Transvaal Advioas from Bloemfontein say that the town, tiie capital of the Orange Froo State, presents a most animated appear mice. Armed burghers gy about every where, although tho government still professes hopes of peace. A special dispatch from Johannes burg says: "As a natural result of tho panic, there is considerable lawlessness The regular distribution of letters lias ceased. The government has comniaudered all dynamite and cyanide supplies, which has been removed and placed under strict guard at various depots. A strong guard has been stationed at the reser voir to prevent tampering with the Water." Stormy Around I'ensncoin. PbnsaCola, Fla.,Oct. 5.—Tho weather observer here is in receipt of orders to continue storm signals, which have been displayed now for two days. Ail ship ping was held in the harbor. The gulf was so boisterous last night that the bur pilots came in and substituted tiio steamer they were using for a much larger tug. Beyond a few vessels drag ging anchors no material damage is re ported. L«l>nr Mcrtlng ltn>k ii l'j». Havana, Oct. 5—A meeting railed by ilie Federation of Labor was broken tii today by Ihe police under orders is- sued by Civil Governor Ri us llivi-raou th* ground that the managing commit- te<' had not o mined a special permit autnoruiug the uieeliug.