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. G. Stacy, J. G. Wahm.aw. President. Vice I’rosiden THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNET. Capital $50,000.00. WiijL buy coiuity claims, receive deposit add make llU rul loans on approved paper I). G. ItosH, Cashier. The Ledger SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Advei User 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. 1G, 1894. GAFFNEY CITY. S. C.. FRI DAY, NOVEMBER I 7. 1899 $1.00 A YEAR* A STEAMBOAT SINKS AFTER RACE FOP. LIFE — The Conestoga Goes Down In Chicago Harbor. RAN INTO HALF-WAY CRIB She Connusttccii to Fill With Water and There Was a Disposition to Kush For lloats, but tile Captain Ordered a Quick Run to Shore. Chicago, Nov. 1(5.—The steamer Co nestoga of the Anchor line sauk at the mouth o; the harbor early this morning, afier having a race for life. The steam boat, bound iuto Chicago from Buffalo in the dense fog that hung over Lake Michigan, ran :n:o the half way crib, 1>2 miloa out from tko harbor entrance, and a great hole was stove in the boat. Tha boat commenced to fill with water fast aud there was a disposition to rush for the boats. But the captain gave or ders to turn on all steam and make a quick run fipr the harbor and com manded the men to stand at thoir posts As the mouth of the harbor was gained floods of water poured into the lire hold, drove the stokers up tne lad. tiers to the dock and at last extinguished the fires in the boilers. The steamer was then dragging on the bottom. She lies easily in 2i5 feet of water and unless a severe storm arises will probably be saved. Tho steamer carried a haavy deckload of freight and this is practical!}* un damaged. Divers were put to work to day repairing the big hole in her bow caused by the collision. FEDERAL COTTON REPORT. Secretary Wilson Investigating Com plaints From New York. Washing roM, Nov. 10. — Secretary ■Wilson of tho agricultural department is investigating tho complaint of tho New York Cotton Exchange that tho special cotton crop report issued on Tuesday was in the hands of private firms boforo it reached the exchange. Tho secretary himself was absent at tho cabinet meeting aud when the report was issued he, therefore, had no per sonal knowledge of tho occurrence. SSuperinteudeut Hyde of the statis tical division stated today that tho reg ular telegraphic summary of the cotton report was sent as usual on Nov. 10. A few days later tho department filed a supplemental report on tho total crop estimated. This was hied with the two telegrapuic companies. Almost threo hours iator, the secretary of the Cotton Exchange says, it reached New York. One of the telegraph companies hero reported that it w*as offered to New York immediately, but it being unusual to receive a supplemental report, New Y’ork refused to take it immediately. Meanwhile a correspondent of one of the financial news agencies in New Y’ork heard of the report aud tele graphed its substance to his agency. The other company claims tho report was transmitted immediately. IN PURSUIT OF AGUINALDO. General Ot:s Reports Progress Made by tlie Americans. Washington*, Nov. 1G —General Otis today cabled the war department as fol lows regarding tho situation of the American advance in pursuit of Agui- tialdo: “During 20 hours 4'^ inches of rain has fallen aud it is stiil raining north. “Lawton’s telegraph line not beyond San Jose; last dispatch evening four teenth reported capture many supplies; transportation north aud east of San Nicholas and our troops moving from Huwingau and Tayuga west on Urdu nota, where insurgent force reported. “Lawton has abundant supplies, sub sistence, forage and transportation, (at) San Isidro and Cabanatuau, but unable to move it. “McArthur has railroad between Bam- ban bridge reconstructed, removed rails found north of Tarlac. “McArthur sends four battalions, (aud one) troop cavalry forward to Ge*' Tona today; advance from Aliaga at Victoria, 5 miles north of east Tarlac.” A COLLISION IN KENTUCKY. Four Pi-rsons lulurtd, On a Fatally, by Passengers Meeting. Loitisvili.e, Nov. 16.—A head-end collision between passenger trains oc curred at 8 o’clock this morning at Pleasure llidgo park, Ky., 8 miles south of this city. Pa«senger train No. 41 on the L. H. & St. L, bound for St. Louis, And the Illinois Central, northbound fr-un New Orleans, came together in a dense fog. Injured: G B. Shaw, postal clerk, head cut, leg broken and thonght to be internally injured; will die. W. II. Hinsley, baggagemaster of L. H. & St. L , badly bruised and cut. A. M. Evans, conductor It II. &; St. L., badly sprained ankle aad severe bruises. Engineer Chamberlain and Fireman Ridgeway of tha L. II. & St. L. were slightly Injured. Beyond a severe shaking up none of the passengers were hurt. Heavy Loss at Fort Caswell. Raleigh, Nov. HJ.—Itis learned that the damage to Fort Caswell, at the mouth of Cape Fear river, by tho hurri cane, Oct. 81, is so serious that the gov ernment will have to spen^ $^50,000 to restore the work and provide protection against further storms. The damage is estimated at $800,000. A breakwater will have io lie constructed around al most the entire island. This, it is esti mated, will cost 9200,000. « IlllnoisHus lo Come South. Fprinofikld, Ills., Nov. 10.—Gov- ernor Tanner and tho other state oflicers and Governor Tanner's military staff will leave Chicago Monday, Nov. 20, on a special train on the Chicago and East ern Illinois for Chattanooga, Tenn., to attend the dedication of the monument to Illinois troops on tho Chickamanga battlefield, which v/ill occur Thursday, Nov. 23. WORK OF INSURANCE MEN. Lively Discussion Iu t lie Annual Meet ing ut Louisville. Louisville, Nov. 10. — The recom- mondatious that only companies which paid their agents according to union rules be admitted to the Kentucky ami Tennessee board of fire underwriters caused so much discussion in the an nual meeting of that body yesterday that the meeting had to be continued today to settle tho question. General John B. Castleman of Louisville is the leader of tho opposition, while Milton Dargan of Atlanta is at the head of those who favor it. The committee to consider the presi dent’s report has drawn up a recom mendation that tho executive commit tee call tho special attention o? compan ies to the difficulty which has been ex perienced in maintaining rates in the smaller towns of East Tennessee and that each company bo asked to check the rates on all daily reports to the end that this confusion may be avoided as far as possible. The committee also will report unfa vorably on the three-fourths clause in Tennessee, which recommends the adoption of a clause to lo attached to policies in that state limiting the in surance at all times to three-fourths tlie value of the property and voiding the policy for failure to comply with the requirement. The committee thinks the present rules aud clauses sufficiently cove^ the case and will ask that they remaiu in for co. SOUTHERN MILLS COMBINE. Flour Mnkcrs to Regulate Friers and Control the Output. Nashville, Nov. lb.—A number of the larger flour milling companies in the south have recently perfected a com bine to regulate prices and control the output of flour in then - district. At a recent meeting of tho southern millers held at Chattanooga this agree ment was entered into. The confer ence was secret and tho majority of the leading cotupanios of the south were represented, including the Cumberland Liberty mills of this city. Others represented were: Morristown Milling company, Sweetwater Milling company, Mountain City Mill company of Chattanooga, Shelton mills of Chat tanooga, liaht Bros, of Tnllahoma, E;* till Springs mill, J. Allen Smith of Knoxville, and t£e Atlanta Milling com pany of Atlanta. It is understood that W. F. Hutchison, president of the Mountain City Milling company, engi ned cd tha deal. It is understood that tho millers agreed jto curtail tho production of flour in order that the market might not be ovoirun. It was also arranged that each company should supply a certain territory. Since the Chattanooga meeting tho old Devine mill at Chattanooga aud the Sweetwater mill at Sweetwater, Tenn., have closed down. IRON AND METAL TRADES. Greater Fart of IVux: Year’s Coke Sup ply Contracted For. New Yohic, Nov. 10.—Discussing tho condiiion of the iron and metal trades, Tho Iron Ago will say today: “On tho whole the week under review has been a quiet one In raw materials the situation is unchanged. The greater part of the coke supply for next year has been contracted for on tho basis of {'2.G5 and $2.75 fer furnace coke at ovens, while the oro contracts for next year have not yot been doted. “In pig iron there has been continued activity in Chicago, but in the other distributing markets the volume of bus iness has not been largo. In the central west tho only large transaction has been the sale of about 40,000 tons of metal, tho parties to the transaction being al lied interests. “Tho western bar mills are still in re ceipt of nice orders from car builders wno are still entering new business heavily. In other departments of the finished trade, however, tho demand is slackening. “Wo are now rapidly approaching the period of the year when the actual con sumption cf iron and steel in many branches of the industry falls off quite heavily, but preparations are always made during this time to accumulate a supply for tho spring trade, always tho largest in volume of the year.” Y. W. C. A. IN SESSION. Fifteenth lileiiniiil Conference iielug Held ut Memphis. Memphis, Nov. 16.—-The fifteenth bi ennial conference of the international board of tha Y’oung Women’s Christian -•ssociation was inaugurated bore today. *ho sessions are being held in tho Court street Presbyterian church There was u good attendance when Mrs. R. A. Dorsey of New York city called the conference to order. The morning session was of a social charac ter and organization will not be effected until evening, when the usual commit tees will be appointed. Among the delegates present are Mrs. John Duncan of Louisville, correspond ing secretary; Mrs. L. T. Schofield, treasurer; Mrs. D. B. Ellis of Cleveland, O , and a number of other members of tho international board. Gencrrtl Wilson Is IMmsed. Washington, Nov. 16.—General Wil son, chief of engineers, has retnrned to this city afu-r an inspection of tho gov ernment work on the Mississippi river from St. Louis down to New Orleans The members of the Mississippi river commission accompanied him. He ex pressed himself as well ploased with the condition of tho work in progress for the improvement of the river and tho protection of property along its banks. Si*h Girt Affair Looked Into. New* Yoiik, Nov. 18. — An investiga tion of the conduct of shooting for the Hilton trophy at the annual contests of the National Rifle association aud the New Jersey Rifle association at ^ea Girt last September was hold in this city yesterday. The hearing was se cret and it was announced that nothing would be given out at present. LoiiUlitnit In Ni-i-d of Ruin. Clinton, La., Nov. 10.—This section of tho country is now needing rain very much. The creeks and millponds have all gone dry and steam pins and mills Iiavo had to stop for want of water. FH9S SF TAYLOR SOUND LEGISLATURE Solons 4sked How They Would Vote on a Contest. CERTIFICATE FOR GOEBEL Rt port That the Dt niocratlo Candi date Will Abandon the Fight and Enter the R-ice For Senator Against lilackburn Pronounced Absurd. Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 16.—Taylor’s friends have begun a quiet canvass of the members of the legislature, sound ing them as to how they would vote on a contest, should the state election be carried there, on Knox, Johnson and Pulaski counties and also 1,100 votes cast in Nelson for W. P. instead of W. S. Taylor. It is said four Democratic members of tho house aud at least two Democratic senators have been found so far who will not vote to seat Goebel. This movement ou Taylor’s side is construed to indicate the opinion that Goebel will be given a certificate of election fiom the statp board. The story that Goebei has decided to abandon the fight aud to enter a fight against Blackburn for senator is pro nounced absurd by friends of both and laughed at by both Goebel aud Black burn. WOULDN’T BE VACCINATED. Female Christian Scientist Ordered to Prison In A merit'll*. Americus, Ga , Nov. 10.—Tho city authorities of Americas are in a tangle with tlie Christian Scientists here on the issue of compulsory vaccination. A month ago the city council adopted an ordinance requiring compulsory vacci nation and nearly tho entire population have been punctured. Yesterday one of tho most estimable and highly respected ladies in Ameri- cus, a Christian Scientist, was brought before Mayor Hixon for refusing to be vaccinated and, still refusing, the mayor sentenced her to a term of JO days in tbo police barracks. Before tho sen tence was executed other Christian Sci- enlists present in court asked a suspen sion until today. The Scientists declare emphatically that they will resist vacciuaiion to the end and will go to jail in support of their position. Tho public here ia worked up to a high state of expectancy as ty what the result will bo. Either the Christian Scientists or the mayor must back down, unless council res- iuds the ordinance, which is not probable. BRAINS HIS GRANDPARENTS. Negro Uses uu Ax on Aged People Who R-proved Him. Midvillk, Ga., Nov. 18 —Jim John son, a nogro about 20 years old, killed his grandfather and grandmother, Frank aud Sukey Backers, bore yester day. The boy was reproved by the old man for some misbehavior. Ha •went iuto the yard, secured an ax and sank it to the helve in his sraudfathor’a skull, killing him iuitantly. He then attacked the grandmother, chopping her viciously over tho head with the ax, iracturiug her skull in several places. He then fled and has not been cap tured. The woman, who was later found by neighbors, regained conscious ness long enough to give the details of the cNine. Shu then died. HEAD OF A COLLEGE JAILED. Siiulent Clinrgr* the President With Larceny Afier Trust. Rome,Ga.. Nov. 1G —President Shock- ley of the Rome Business college was arrested here today upon a warrant charging larceny after trust. J. A. Crane, a former student, alleges he da posited $125 in Shockley’s safe, and the lat:er refuses to return the money. Crane also states that Shockley swin dled him by drawing up a contract of employment between him (Crane) and a firm in Birmingham. Crane say^ no each firm is in existence in Alabaum. Professor Shockloy asserts he lair- rowed $125 from Crane aud is not gunty of any crime. Belter Navigation Desired. Memphis, Nov. 10.—Captain J. W. Bryant of New Orleans, honorary sec retary of the Western Waterways asso ciation, left last night for St. Louis and other upper Missilsippi aud Missonri points. Captain* Bryant’s mission ii to urge indorsements of the bill for better navigation in tho Sonthern pass jetties and tho Sonthwest pass. He will also advocate the resolutions passed by yes terday’s convention aud request the cities interested to send strong delega tions to Washington in the interest of the rernmmedaturns set forth 'm the resolutions. To I)< dare War on Trusts. Springfield, O., Nov. 16.—/’’here is every indication that all importa t reso lutions submitted to the NaAonal Grange for adoption will be based upon the grand master’s address declaring war upon the trusts in no uncertain manner and carrying with them suggestions as to the measures necessary to secure the proper legislation to put them out of the business. Meteors Failed to Appear. Washington, Nov. 1G.—The govern ment observers at the naval observatory report last night’s watch for liGonidme- ’oors was a disappointment. But uix or eight meteors were observed, less thuu on the preceding night, and those wore small and not brilliant. Patrick Collins For Mayor. Boston, Nov. 10.—Complete returns from tho city on the voting at last night’s Democratic caucuses show that there are 150 delegates favorable to tho nomination of Patrick A. Collins for mayor, four more than is necessary fur a choice. PASSENGERS COMPLAINING. Say They Were Kept In Ignorance of Fire on tin* Patriu. Dover, England, Nov. 16. — There seems to bo a general complaint among the passengers of the Hamburg Ameri can liner steamer Patria, Captain Fruh- licb, which caught fire eff this port yes terday, while on her way from New Y’ork, Nov. 4, for Hamburg, that they wore kept in ignorance of the outbreak of the fire for about five hours. The passengers who landed here assert that if they had been notified iu time all of their baggage could have been saved. A saloon pas'senger says: “The passengers were not notified of the fire until li o’clock Wednesday morning and there is good reason to be lieve that the oflicers knew of the out break of the fire at G o’clock in the morning. I was standing on deck, saw smoko curling up behind the smoke stack and forthwith informed my com panions. The oflicers then ordered all on deck, putting the women aud children in the boats first. They were safely lowered.” The passengers leave here this after noon for Southampton. There is a discrepancy between the foregoing statement and the statement in the cablegram received last niyht that the passengeUjj were ordered ou deck at G o’clock Wednesday morning, when th6y were informed that a dis astrous fire had broken out among the general cargo. TWO IMPORTANT RULINGS. Pnpremo Court of Tennessee Renders Decisions at Knoxville. Knoxville, Nov. 16.—Tho supreme court yesterday decided two of the most important cases to come before it this teim. It upheld the uniform textbook law passed last spring and denied the American Tobacco company’s effort to enforce the sale of cigarettes in Ten nessee. Tho book law provides for a cniform system of books to be used iu city aud county schools, tho contracts for fur nishing these books to be let by the state to the lowest and best bidders. Those contracts were let in tho summet and soon thereafter I ho American Book company, through a negro school teacher, begun a legal fight on the law. The court holds h is constitutional. The cigarette case was brought ou ac count of a revenue tax provision having been made by the same legislature. 11- coiisiug tho i^o of cigarettes. At the same time there existed the 18H7 law against cigarette selling. J. Blauflold, a local dealer, paid the license and sold cigarettes. He was lined, thou a test case was made by the Amevican To bacco company to test whether tho anti- cigarette law was affected by the reve nue act. . Tho court holds tho revenue assess ment cannot forego the criminal statute. CHICAGO HAS A BAD FIRE. Large Building Drstreyed mid Sev eral 1’coplo li-jurod. Chicago, Nov. 10.—Fire this morn ing destroyed the 7-story building at 146 State street, in the heart of the downtown retail (\istrict, and caused a loss estimated at $150,000 and injured a score of firemen and spectators. Shortly after tho fire started an ex plosion blew out part of tho front of the building. Glass, blazing firebrands and debris were scattered iu all directions. Among the injured were Chief of Fire Department C. J. Sweeuie and his two assistant marshals, Musham and Town send. All threo were badly cut by fly ing glass. Others badly hurt were: Captain £. J. Buckley, Joseph Wag ner, Janies Wilson and Captain Patrick J. Fairey. The building was occupied bv Hugo Sievers & Co., wholesale millinery; Boston dental parlors, Ohanley Optical company, H H. Kohlsaat & Oo., res taurant, a fur factory and several other firms. AN EXPRESS CAR ROBBED. Tlilsves Stop the Train aud Escape Aftrr Securing Booty. Ashtabula, O., Nov. 16.—An express car ou the Lake Shore train No. 2, due here at 11:15 p. m., was robbed between this city and Erie, Pa., last night. When near Dock junction, this side of Erie, tho bellcord was pulled and the train stopped. The train crow were un able to find the cause of the signal aud proceeded. At Erie it was found that the second express car, which is run without a messenger, had boon ransacked and robbed. TJjo supposition is that the robbers left tho train when the bell cord was pulled. The express agents claim that tho car contained only bulky express matter and that very little was taken, but re fuse to make a^statemeut. 'Woman 1*1 euds ForLlbi-rty. Phenix, A. T., Nov. 16.—Pearl Hart, tho alleged woman bandit, who was charged with holding up a stage near Florence, was acquitted last night at the trial at Florence. Miss Hart addressed tho Jury in her ovn defense and plead passionately for freedom that she might return to Toledo, O., to see hvr fast failing mother. Immediately after her acquittal the woman was rearrested, charged with interfering with United States malls, and will be tried agaiu. Liiinbrr Men Are In Session. Medphis, Nov. 10.—The semiannual convention of the National Hardwood Lumber association began its session in this city this morning. There is a large attendance from tho principal sections of the country. Mayor J. J. Williams welcomed tho delegates to Memphis and tho response was made by President Bennett of the association. The morn ing session was devoted to organization and the appointment of committees. Hobart Sits Up npd Rends. Paterson, N. J., Nov. 10.—Vic* Presideut Hobart passed a comfortable night. He slept well and was quite re freshed this morning. He ate solid food for breakfast and sat up in his chair looking over tho morning papers. Ktevrii Nrw Casrg at Miami. Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 16.-Officials at Miami have reported to the state offi cials 11 now cases of yellow fever there within the past 24 hours. No deaths. A YOUNG MINIS- TER’S DILEMMA. He Could Not Stop in the Mid dle of His Sermon. THE POT TURNED OVER. A Story of How Slater •tone* Was Dlsconi- tited by the Turning Over of Her Itaeon and Green*--.! Memorable Year and a Memorable Conference. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Lancaster, S. C., Nov. 15.—I saw in a recent issue of tho Ledger where Mr. Henry Gaffney gave a short sketch of the stars falling, etc., in 18113, which reminds me of a little story that occurred about that time, that I would like to relate to Ledger readers: In 1833 there was a Rev. J. E. Douglas, who afterwards was a member of the North Mississippi Conference. He joined the Tennessee Conference when he was a hoy at Pulaski, Tennessee in 1833—that seems to be a famous year and a memorial conference, as the great star falling occurred during its ses sions. Many persons thought the day of judgment had come and some who never had prayed before prayed that night. I imagine, something like they did the time of the earth quake in 1880. Any way Bro. Doug las was a nephew of Thos. L. Doug las, of precious memory. This young preacher, then only in his teens, was sent to a circuit in middle Tennessee as junior preacher. The circuit was a large one, consisting of twenty-six appointments, which had to be filled every thirty days. The country was comparatively new and the settle ments few and far between. The preacher was young, timid, ignorant, and inexperienced, but tlie fire of God seemed to be in his soul and moved him to surmount every diffi culty to preach the word of God to perishing sinners. The roads were not good and but few of the streams had been bridged and tlie winter following the Pulaski conference was an extremely cold one. It was one of the coldest of all the cold days of that terrible winter. When young Douglas reached Mount Moriah, a week day appointment, after a ride of sixteen miles through a gloomy, thinly settled section of the country, icycles were hanging from the limbs of the trees, while the cedars seemed to be one solid mass of ice. The preacher, none too warmly clad at best, was almost frozen when be reached the church. A dozen men were present, each with his gun and hunting accoutrements about him. It was common at that time for men to carry their guns to church on the week days as game was plentiful and every man a mighty hunter. Mount Moriah was a cheerless looking church to a cold man on a cold day. It was a hewn log house, cracks unlined, windows open, puncheon floor, slab seats and chimney tumbled down and no stove. In fact, stoves had not come into fashion then. The preacher was too cold to preach and the twelve men too cold to listen. Brother Jones, the class leader, proposed to go down to his house, half a mile distant, where he had just left a good fire burning ani have preaching there. All agreed and down to the house they went. Sister Jones had concluded to cook dinner by the fire in the main room rather than go to ihe kitchen that cold day. She had a large pot on the fire and in it a hunk of bacon and a fine lot of turnip greens—the fact is she was not looking for so much company. As soon as the preacher and his congregation had thawed sonowhat arrangements were made for preaching. The men arranged themselves around the room, six on a side, the preacher standing near the door, while sister Jones sat in one corner near the fire and old Crowder, a long, lean, lank hound, noted for his hunting qualities, sat on his tail in the other corner warming himself and taking cat naps as he could. This was the congregation and the situation. Young Douglas made a bee line for the heart of his subject and had grown warm for the exhor tation when he noticed the front stick of wood giving away under the pot of bacon and greens, and the pot began to careen. What was to bo done. If he paused to tell Sister Jones he would break the thread of his discourse—and young preachers are not good hands to tie threads of this kind—if he went on the pot would turn over and spill the greens, spoil the dinner and disconcert Sister Jones. Thus thought the young preacher, and who could help think- ingas much under the circumstances. It don’t take long to think a mass of thoughts, and men, preachers even, can do one thing and think of an other. Young Douglas concluded to risk the chances of the pot turning over before he got through. On he went. Another careen and over came the pot, and the great hunk of bacon rolled away out upon the floor and the greens fell in a wad upon tlie edge of the dirt hearth. Instantly Brother and Sister Jones were on their feet, each with an exclamation more expressive than elegant, while old Crowder, true to his instincts and with an eye for the main chance, made a spring for the bacon and caught it in his mouth. Tlie poor dog had not made any allowance for its boiling heat and did not think to release it until his mouth and ton gue were badly burned. He roared and howled as only a hound can. The entire house was in confusion, and the young preacher stood with his face averted, biting the end of his fore finger and wondering where he was in the line of his discourse, but it was clean gone forever. So, when partial order was testored, he closed his sermon with the Lord’s prayer, transposing several petitions of it in such a way that one could scarcely tell whether the young preacher knew the prayer or not. Sister Jones, being a good house w’ife, soon had things in order and a nice fried dinner on tho table and she was just as pleasant as though noth ing had happened. This helped to restore the equilibrium of the preach er and gave him an exalted idea of the good temper and the equanimity of Sister Jones. I have a few stories that I would like to give later on for the benefit of the boys. I was a boy at one time and have boy stories. I hope Lo be able to be with you during the Baptist State Convention. Enclosed find fifteen cents for tho daily issue of the Ledger during the convention. Respectfully yours, Farmer’s Friend. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. People You Know and People You Don’t Know. I). A. A. Watson, of Clay Hill, spent several days in the city this week the guest of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Bell. Mr. Watson is Mrs. Bell’s father and a most excellent gentleman of the old school. He graced The Ledger office with his presence for a few moments yester day morning. Mr. Watscn leaves this morning for his home at Clay Hill. Mrs. Sallie McArthur, of Wood land, Mies., is in the cityivisiting Alderman Smith and family. C. D Barnhill, one of the hustling young Cherokeeans of the Drayton- ville neighborhood, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Barnhill added his name to The Ledger’s list while in in the city. I). P. Hughes, of Carp, S. C., was in the city several days this week on business. Dan is always heartily welcomed to Gaffney, where he lived for some time and made many friends. Mrs. W. H. Gooding and little daughter, Helen left Wednesday for Charlotte, where they go to visit Mr. Gooding’s parents for a short while. L. W. Jolly, a bright young man from the Maud neighborhood, was in the city Tuesday. Mr. Jolly joined Tho Ledger’s host while in the city. P. S. Webber and family passed through the city Wednesday on tho way to North Carolina, where they go to visit relatives and friends. Wm. L. Lipscomb, better known as “Uncle Billy Cap.” of Blue Branch, was in the city yesterday on business. Mr. Lipscomb added his name to tlie growing list of Ledgerites while here. J. F. Martin, of Ezells, was among tho enterprising Cherokeeans in tho city Tuesday. Popular Ed. Trescott, of the en terprising city of Blacksburg, was in the city Wednesday on business. H. M. Maynor, of Star Farm, was in the city Tuesday and favored The Ledger with a brief but appreciated visit. L. U. Campbell spent several days in the city thiaweek with his family. Mr. Campbell is very enthusiastic over the prospects of the Campbell Monazite Co., and reports that the company is getting out a very fine article of monazite. M. S. Blackwood, of Star Farm, was in the city yesterday on busi ness. Claude Tate, the efficient mail car rier on the route between Gaffney and Gowdeyville, was in to see us Wednesday. Claude is a chip off the old block ard if he lives will be as popular as his daddy ever dared to be. J. E. McCauley and wife, of Batson, Greenville county, are visiting Mrs. McCauley’s relatives in the Drayton- ville section. Mr. McCauley, wish ing to keep posted on Cherokee af fairs, added his name to the Ledger’s list yesterday. Asbury Wright, of Star Farm, was in the city Tuesday. Mr. Wright is one of the substantial citizens of tlie county. A Cordial Invitation. [Baptist Courier,] We hope to see a large number of visiting brethren at the Convention this year. Gaffney is accessible, being on the main line of the great South ern Railway. The president of the Seminary, Dr. E. Y. Mullins, will be there.; the new secretary of homo missions, Dr. Kerfoot, will be there; Drs. Frost and Willingham expect to attend. No doubt, Dr. Rowland, or Dr. Seymour, and perhaps Dr. H. Hatcher, or Bro. Paxon, will bo there from the great American Baptist Publication Society. We would be delighted to see Dr. Morehouse again. We hope tho editorial fraternity will bo represented by Dr. Bell, of the Index, Dr. Dickinson, of the Relig ious Herald, and Editor Bailey, of the Biblical Recorder. We invite them all to come and meet with us. It will not be a surprise to any who are at all familiar with the good qualities of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, to know that people every where take pleasure in relating their experience in the use of that splen did medicine and in telling of the benefit they have received from it, of bad colds it has cured, of threat ened attacks of pneumonia it has averted aud of the children it has saved from attacks of croup and whooping cough, it is a grand, good medicine. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. GENERAL JOUBERT IS NOW REPORTED DEAD Boer Leader Slain In Action at Ladysmith ? RUMOR NOT YET VERIFIED It Finds Many Believers Iu London, However, us tho Commander's Reck less Bravery Bus on Previous Occa sion* Almost Cost Him His Life. London, Nov. 10.—Tho most start ling news from the seat of war today is tho report of the death of General Piet Jonberf, the oommauder-in-chief of the Boer forces. Though the report comes from many different quarters it obvi ously lacks confirmation. At the same time, many people believe the report to bo well founded, as the general’s death Is said to have occurred Nov. 9, when the Boer riflemen were understood to be within 1,500 yards of Ladysmith. As severe fightiug between the British and Boers the same day has since beeu reported, it is regarded in some quar ters at quite possible that General Jou* bort, who was noted for his personal courage and coolness, may have dan gerously exposed himself in a personal reconnousance of the British position. If Joubert was really killed on the battlefield It would seem to be the fittest death for such a galiaut soldier. His foes admit that ho fought squarely and fairly, and his action when General Symons died, in cabling his sympathy to the bereaved widow, established him to the high regard of all soldiers. It is claimed the death of Joubert would be likely to lead to the adop tion by the Boers of bolder and more active tactics, as it is well known Gen eral Jcubert was a cautions aud conserv ative commander and that he had con siderable difficulty in restraining his hotheaded followers. Lvdystalth Under Fire. The dribblets of news this morning bring the information that Ladysmith was still undergoing bombardment on Saturday from 0-pouuders, while the British naval guns were silent. The Boers, it consequently appears, have got more heavy guns Into position, while either the British ammunition has given out or the British gunners are reserving their fire in view of poor practice made by the besiegers. The reports that the Boers have pene trated southwurd from Colenso to Chievely, where they are said to havo cut the railroad, shows, it is claimed, that they are adopting a proper strat egical plan to intercept tho British ad vance forces. Perhaps this may turn out to be General Schalkbnrgpr’s force, which, when last heard from, was raid ing Zululand. This force, it is asserted, may next be beard from south of Est- court, w^ich they will, in all likelihood, attempt to isolate before further rein forcements arrive. Indeed, it Is already reported that a Boer force has been seen in the neighborhood of the line north of the Moot rive?. According to the last advices from British sources at Estcourt, the Boers ar§ suffering from lack of supplies, though the large stores the British left when they evacuated Now Castle and Dundee must have been of great assist ance to the -Boer commissariat. But the task of maintains a complete in vestment of Ladysmith is probably prov ing Onerous. Ladysmith seems to be well provi sioned and the Intrenchinents are daily being strengthened. The Boers have renamed Dundee “Meyersdop” after General Lncaa Meyer, whose forces fought those of General Symons there. Chaplain Matthews Talks. The Timer Durban correspondent, under date of Sunday, Nov. 12, says: “Chaplain Mattcews arrived here to day. Ho testifies to tho splendid de fense of the Royal Irish fusiliers and the Gloucester regiment against an overwhelming force of Boers, who held positions ou three sides of British troops. Retirement on the fourth side was im possible, as the way was too precipitons and surrender was the only alternative to annihilation, as the Boers were on the point of opening a shell fire upon them. “It was pathetic to hear the fusiliers bemoaning their misfortune, several with teariul eyes, saying: “ ‘Father, I would rather have been shot than this. ’ “Commandant General Jonbert or dered Father Matthews released on con dition that ho assist the Boer wounded, l^ut afterwards countermanded the order and the chaplain was taken with the Other prisoners in wagons 20 miles to Waschbaak, where he with tha rest of the captured was placed ou a train for Pretoria. “The Boers have few tents and are thonght to be suffering severe priva tions. “Whilg in Pretoria Father Matthews understood that Presideut Kroger was about to visit Natal to encourage the burghers there. Manv empty trucks have been sent to Natal, but the Boers declare that these are to bring the La dysmith garrison to Pretoria.” Daughters Have Adjourned. Greenville, 8. C., Nov. 1&—The state convention Daughters of the Con federacy has adjourned. The body unanimously agreed to assist in com pleting the Davis monument and adopted resolutions pledging each chapter to contribute for tbe mainten ance of tbe South Carolina room in tbe confederate mmenm. Mra. Thomas Taylor of Columbia was chosen presi dent ft Longlno's Majority 115,800. Jackson, Miss., Nov. 16.—Tbe secre tary of state this morning made official announcement of the returns from tbo recent state election. Longlno (Dem ) received 42.227 votes, against 6,421 for Prewitt (Popi); Longino’s majority, 85,806. The vote on the Noel amend ment was as follows: Yeas, 21,169; nays, 8,641L_ Transport Meada Departs. New York, Nov. 10 —The transport Meado with the Forty-third United States volunteer infantry on board sailed for Manila today. Tbe Meade attempted to get away ou Tuesday, but stuck iu the aud at her dock.