Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i . u r.cr. P\acv. I’rcsldHRt. G. Wahdlaw. Vico Presldon T!!;: MIIOHAL BANK OF G4FFHET. Capita! $30,000.00. v\ 11.i. i .•miiiiy oluims, recoivo deposit Hivi i iii foiiii- on approved paper 1>. C. Itoss, Cashier. EDGER. SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver 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. isxks —vrKrw ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1900. $1.00 A YEAR. ir * rrii if i ctU m EfiSONS mm TO DEATH Church Converted Into Tene ment Proves Fire Trap. WOP.K 0? AN INCENDIARY on and Women Crazed by Grief—A M • j ;riiy of the Victims Helpless Childrcii-^-KI In tho Italian Dis trict of N wurk. Newark, N. J., March 12.—Fiftaen persons, n majority of whom were chil* dren, were baracd to death at a tene ment house at Morris and Fourteenth avenue abo.it b o’clock this moruing. Thirtt n bodies were rocovered from tiia ru. . within three hours after the flames had L:ou extinguished. The building was a 3-story frame structure formerly used as a church, but transformed into a tenement with email r nns, scarcely b by 10 feet in dimensions, opening into a narrow hall way on huh the second and third floore, forming a veritable fire trap. This is r ;ht in tho heart of the Ital ian di t ict and the greatest excitement provaii ■ i Tins feeling has been greatly intcnsili. , since 7 o’clock, when it first became k: own that tho fire was of in* conii aty origin, and within 15 minutes of iho time when this report was first circulated, 1 11 and women well nigh crazed by grief, ran tearing around the streets looking for the man who was re- spun.-.ibio 1. r tae frightful tragedy and threaten;::" a.i mtcs of dire vengeance. Tnree or lour ininutod after 5 o’clock the fire w- n. covered, but long before the lire aj.- watU' reached the scene the interior o. the burning tenement was peopled with wild Italians running hither an 1 thither, unable to find means of escape. •Every room emptied its occupants iuto the 11 rrow little halls and there was no e. cape for tho frightened ten ants bec ause of the jam and they could not get out. There was at least 12 fam ilies in the nlace, (59 persons in all, of whom poraaui 50 were children, nnable to care lor themselves. Four men jumped from a front win dow. Several were hurt. The i. ;mes spread with frightful ra pidity and the wind sent the sparks south ust, threatening ail tho frame tencii. ntz ;n that direction. The place was hue 1 rearing cauldron when the firemen reach- i it. Ltdders were has- tilv • or in portion and then began tho work of rescue. Unc alter another the women and then the men were taken down, while other firemen devoted their attention to drowning out the flames. Tnis they Euecc-i d i ; 1 doing in less than an hour, but dorin hoar a frightful sacri fice ot hie had boon offered. Nearly every room in tbo house con tained its victim. Few were really burned to dec h. Most of them were smothered. Tho bo.lies were carried cut by tho firemen. In did r ‘Jit places in the ruins human bodies had been seen pinned down by heavy timber.--. The rescuers are clear ing away tho debris in tho hope that some may Vet be rescued alive, but there is link: chance of any one now in the rum i being alive. Two victims have been talrm to the hospital. One of them is sevarely burned. The other was in^nied by jumping from the sec ond store of the burned tenement. Vito Credavo is locked np on sus picion of li ving set fire to tho building. Credavo, with his wife and two cnil- dren, o cupi-vi the rear portion of one of the ujr Ftories. He was arrested on a stnt<-ment made by Virginia Di Praia, wh , was a boarder in the house. Di Praia tod Captain Edwards that when ho was awakened by tho smoke bo fouu l tke iavo aud his family fully tire-sod r ,ly to leave the burning built. . - V.'imu Credavo was taken to the . ■ be became much ex* ci-e i, o-i r 'iomo i tha r he had set fire to the In i'; a; cr bad any knowledge as to the o'.i :m of the fire. RAILWAY'S IMPROVEMENTS. Suuthtrn to Sin-mi $1,000,000 on Oiih of I is Jjiiiff. Knoxviu.!.. March 12.—Railroad con tractor- : e uere to look over the South ern railway’s road from Asheville to Chat cam 1 y .. lue compauy has appro priated 1,0 M,000 with which to build new tracks, new grades, now sidings and now stations from Asheville to Chattum gi Tiie contract will be awardeti m Washington March 20 and work v.i ; begin immediately thereafter. When tu.! job is completed this will be tb6 fituat section of railroad in the sooth. Cotton Maiitifacturn lioonilng. CoLf.vmA, S. C., March 12—The record s .ov. n that iloO.OOO additional capital is to go into cotton mills as a re sult cf . rations filed within the last 48 iionrs. On J ob. 27 a statement was pubh-m-d in thin corre/pondeuce show ing tiiat the capital invested or to be in vested in cotton mills for the present year r.ggrcguted |2,825,000. To this add: Wo . iruflf Cotton mills, $250,000; F. W. Poe Cotton mills, increase $250,. COO; Cro't Manufacturing company, Aiken. $:5J,0U); making a total of $3,1 675,000. J ms does not account for ail that are in sight, but gives only the actual declarations that have been filed. Sugar K liueiy UsBtimi-s. New VcitK, March 12.—Work was re- •timed at t;m -agar house of the Ameri- can Hu: ,ir lb-lining company in Jersey City tod iv. The plant was shut down a w :: ago f< r tho third tune since the first of the year on the plea of over- prodneiion. The wltole force, consiat- i-• iiiont 1,109 hands, went back to %urk today. Y. .M. <'. A. Con veil lion Aoj ,urii «f # Ciiai 1 vm.oua, March 12.—The Y. M. C. A state conveutLn closed today with con lei ncos 01 cfticors of asaocia- tiuiiA .’>iativ of me delegates spent to day vis<i tig point ( interest ubc.ct the tnyiiti.iwr. prouably leave for their botuea tofiigut. NO INTEREST IN IT. ••Guardian" Kicks Against Mr. McCraw’s BI1L. I Editor Ledger:—Under the head ing, “A Sensible Bill/' you pub lished an act of the last legis lature. \V T hen I learned of its introduction in the house by Mr. Mc- Craw I felt interested in it, but since I have seen the full bill as published In The Ledger of March the 2nd, I have little or no interest in it. Now I happen to know that our Representatives were requested to pass a bill requiring Probate Judge's of the old counties to give admini strators, executors and guardians a certified statement of the estates at the time of tho last returns. The debts and credits were all that were necessary according to some legal opinions. This it was supposed would cost those who applied for the transfer not over two dollars and a half, and the same to have it recorded in the probate office of the new coun ty, five dollars altogather. This would have to be met by the execu tor’s, administrators and guardians applying for the transfer. I know of a number of cases of estates where all the parties and property are in the new county, but the business is in the hands of the probate courts in the old counties having been started there before tho new counties were formed. This business belongs to the new counties, and they of right ought to have it. All of this class of business yet in the hands of the probate courts of the old counties, are cases where there are minors and will have to run in the probate’s court for from eight to twelve years yet. A great many executors, administrators ai d guardians would like to transfer the business on account of the convenien ce it would be to them in the new counties. But can they aiTord to meet the expence of this act? Here is what the act says:J "Upon the request of the principal actor or ectors in such causes, ac tions. proceedings and matters, and certified copies of all original records and papers belonging to any of the causes, actions, proceedings and matters aforesaid, together with all the legal incidents thereto appertain ing, shall be transferred to the said Probate Court of Cherokee County, Provided, that the said copies shall be furnished at one half the regular fees for such services, to be paid by the person or persons demanding said copies.” It is clear to my miod that the original records in these causes means all the records now on the books. If I understand it right, the one half of the regular fees for such services means one half of the cost for record ing all the papers and returns made to date. If I am right in my conclu sions, I can give a pretty correct idea about the cost of transferring a case from the probate court that was en tered sometime before the new coun ty was formed. I have in my hands two estates that have cost over twenty five dollars each to place the records on the probate books to date; one half of this is $12.50. There is no provisions made in the act to have these records entered upon the pro bate books of the new counties for one half the regular fees for such ser vices. In the absence of this provis ion it is reasonable to suppose that the regular fees will be charged. In that case it would cost, in either of the above cases, $35.00 to $45.00 to have them transferred. If I am correct in my views this law is eo heavily loaded with expense that it is bound to fall and break it self all to pieces. No guardian, ad ministrator or executor can afford to pay so much out of their pocket for a transfer, but there are a good many of us who would be willing to pay five or six dollars a case to have them transferred. It is much more conve nient for many to transact, such bus iness at Gaffney than at Union, Spar tanburg and Yorkville. But alas! we cannot afford it yet. A Guardian. tilorlou* New*. Comes from Dr. D. B. Cargile, of Washita, I. T. He writes: "Four bottles of Electric Bitters has cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula, which had caused her great suffering for years. Terrible sores would break out on her face, aud the best doctors could give no help; but her cure is complete and her health is execellent.” This shows tvhat thousands have proved.— flit Eletric Bitters is the beet blood purifier known. It’s the supreme r m 'dy for eczeme, t itter, salt rheurr, ulcers, boils and running seres. It stimulates liver, kindneys and bowels, expels poisons, helps digestion builds up the strength. Only 50 cents. Sold by Cherokee Drug Company. Col. Vance, State phosphate com missioner, reports the phosphate in dustry in a flourishing condition. Mrs. Harriett Evans, Hinsdale, 111., writes, "I never fail to relieve my children from croup at once by using One Minute Cough Cure. I would not feel safe without it.” Quickly cures coughs, colds, grippe and all throat aud lung diseases. Cherokee Drug Co. State Constables are required un der the new law to give bond in the sum of $500. Wm. Orr, Newark, O., says, "We never feel safe without One Minute Cough Cure In the house. It saved my little boy’s life when he had the pneumonia. We think it is the best medicine made.” It cures coughs and all lung diseases. Pleas ant to take, harmless and gives im mediate results. Cherokee Drug Co. REV. MR. SHELDON’S CHRISTIAN PAPER He Began Work on His Exper iment This Morning. SAYS IT IS SERIOUS WORK *•Jcnrl3 ,, News at a Discount—First Page Will He Glvon to Articles on Science of Government—Temperance Agitators Will Have Showing. Topeka, March 12.—Rev. Charles M. Sheldou, author of "In His Steps” aud other religious stories, today began the actual work of demonstrating his idea of what a newspaper should be. The pty SET. CirARI.ES M. SHELDON, first edition of the Topeka Capital un der the direction of the preacher-novel ist will appear Tuesday moruing. Tho Capital publishes no Monday morning edition. The members of tho Capital staff, at the request of Mr. Shelden, attended services Suuday at his church, the Cen tral Congregational. Most of the news paper correspondents who have arrived in the city to report the incidents in the week of Mr. Hhelden’s experiment of newspaper making also attended the service. Today tho work of getting out the paper began. Mr. Sheldon came to the office of tho paper at 8:30 o’clock this morning and made a hurried inspection of the vari ous departments. At 10 o’clock he had a conference with the visiting corre spondents, promising to g ve them such information as he conk during tho work. At 11 o’clock he met the work ing force of the paper aud gave out in structions for the day. All of The Capital’s regular staff of editors and reporters have been retained with tho single excep tion of General Hudson, editor in- cbiof. who will take a week off. Many religions enthusiasts have offered their services to Mr. Sheldon as reporters, but all of these offers he has declined, believing that tho regulars can be molded to his ideas easier than raw re cruits conld bo trained in newspaper work for a single week’s effort. Three nights last week the minister remained in Tho Capital office all night familiarizing himself with the details of newspaper making. As to the make-up of the paper, he has ideas of his own and these will be carried out. All "scare” news will be at a discount and little or no news will appear on the first page, which will be devoted to special articles on the science of government, the need of reforms in city, state and national affairs and kindred topics. Many persons of prominence will con tribute to this page. State temperance agitators, it is said, are to be given a free hand and something of a shaking np of politicians is prediuted. All advertising in auy way objection able, according to the minister’s views, has been refused. Mr. Sheldon, who resides in the outskirts of Topeka, has rented a room dowu town and says he hardly expects to be at his home a sin gle time during the week. He will take his meals at a restaurant near Tne Cap ital office daring tho week. Mr. Snel- don says he will remain in The Capital all night until all editions have gone to press. There will bo the usual Suuday edition of Tho Capital, but it will be printed early Saturday night so that all the work, even to the circulating by the carriers, may be finished before the be ginning of Snuday. Dr. Sheldon said to the reporters this afternoon: "My first editorial will set forth the scope of the paper. Without being dis courteous to you, I would rather be domb myself and let the paper do all the talking for itself. This week means everything to me. It is serious work, not play.” When asked whether ho had given any instmetions regarding praying, Dr. Sheldon said with a smile: * . "No, sir; we have done our praying before this.” Regarding offica rules, Dr. Sheldon said: "There shall be no smoking in the editorial rooms.” Cotton Labor Organizing. Columbia, S. O., March 12.—"It will not be many weeks befare every skilled laborer in the cotton mills of this state and the whole sooth will be a member of the Textile Workers’ union.” This statement is made by a member of the nnion and there is already evidence of the change. The mill owners have, so far as is known, agreed on no concerted action about this organization. Some are opposed to permitting onions to be organized by their employes, while oth ers consider that as the mills come to the cotton, so will the labor sentiment some to the mills. Courthouse Ilurntx). Clarksville, Teun., March 12 —The Montgomery conuty courthouse was de stroyed by fire at an early hour this moruing. Most of the records worn saved, but many valuable papers belong ing to litigants aud the county were burned. The loss will reach $R5,000. It suranoe $75,000. POWERS AND DAVIS SECRETLY REMOVED Transferred From Lexington to Louisville JaiL war scare is subsiding Republican Legislators May He Ar rested—Democrats Refuse to Deny or Confirm Rumors—Taylor Doing Urged to Jlove to Loudon. Frankfort, Ky., March 12.—A dis patch from Louisville says: Secretary of State Powers and Gap- taiu Davis were brought here from Lex ington in custody this morning and placed in tho county jail. The prison ers were driven from Lexington to Law- renceburg, where they took a Louisville Son them train for this city. Tho war scare here has again appar ently flattened, though leaders on both sides still express grave fears as to the ultimate outcome. Belief among the Republicans that attempts will be made to arrest Republican legislators, in con nection with the assassination of Gov ernor Goebel, has resulted in several members leaving town. Democratic officials refuse either to confirm or deny that such warrants have been issued, thongh admitting that more arrests will take place within a few days. It is asserted that Gov ernor Taylor is being urged to move the executive offices to London, whore he wnl be safe from possible arrest, bnt that so far he has refused to entertain the idea. Both houses of the legislature met in the statehouse this morning. In antici pation of a possible attempt by the state troops to prevent the meeting, quite a crowd gathered around the statohonso square at the hour of meet ing, but the members of the legislature were allowed to meet without molesta tion. The squad of militia nnder Lieuten ant Peake, who started for London Sat urday as an escort for Secretary of Siate Powers and Captain Davis re turned to Frankfort this morning. Out side of this, however, no reinforcement, arrived and it is stated now that no more are exneoted. JOHN H. MARTIN’S FUNERAL Ho Wus One of the Oldest Kditors In the State. Atlanta, March 12.—The fnneral of John IL Martin, the old and well known Georgia editor, who passed away at his home on Williams street early Sunday morning, will be hold at the residence of tho deceased Tuesday morn ing at 10 o’clock. The service will be condnctod by Rev. A. W. Bealer of Cariersvillo, who for many years waa intimately associated with Mr. Martin in olitofial work in this city. John li. Martin was a native of North Carolina. He began his work as a newspaper man in that state, aud at the age of 17 he was editor of a paper at Raleigh, giving up a position of promise there to come farther sonth to try his fortune. He moved to this state and settled at Columbus in 1800, taking charge of The Enquirer-Sun In that town as its editor aud proprietor. Prior to making his home in Georgia John H. Martin occupied the position of state printer in Alabama, located at Mont gomery. HIGHER SCALE OF WAGES. Workers In Type Foundries Get an Advance of 20 Per Cent. Phil a Delphi a, March 12.—A confer ence between tho type founders of the United States and their employes re garding wages aud the hours of labor has been settled in a manner satisfac tory to both sides. The new wage scale and the 9-hour work day will go into effect April 1. Tho advance in wages amonnta to from 15 to 20 per cent over the present scale. The unions demanded an in crease of from 29 to 50 per cent, but ac cepted a compromise. The conference was in progress nearly a week. The typo fonuders at tho meeting repre sented fuliy $20,000,009 capital and the delegates of the workmen’s onions rep resented 10,090 employes. Type found ers from nearly every section of the country were in attendance. Will Indorse Bryan. Charlotte, N. C. t March 12.—A con vention of the Democratic party of this state will be hold early next month to nominate candidates for state officers and presidential electors and select del egates to the national Democratic con- veution. The April convention will nn- doubtedly indorse Hon. William J. Bryan, and a solid Bryan delegation will be sent to Kansas City to the na tional party gathering. His majority in .his state in 1890 was just a little less than 20,000, and the party leaders are claiming now that it will exceed those figures by several thousand next No vembor. Destructive Fire In Omaha. Omaha, March 12.—Fire oarly today consumed the stock of the Omaha Tent and Rubber company, valned at $90,000, and gutted the fcnlldlng in which it was located. Estimated loss on the bnild- ing $75,000, partially covered by insur ance. The stock of Schmoeler & Moel ler, dealers in pianos, was badly dam aged by smoke and water, as was also the stock of the Nebraska Sesd com pany, which were located in adjoining bnildings. Both stocks were valuable, but the Uses is fully covered by insur ance. • A Rttllc of Gettysburg. Raleigh, March 12.—There was a novel incident at the Confederate Sol diers’ boms hero this afternoon, W. N. B.unton, from Mecklenburg, was shot at Gettysburg, the bullet striking a Testament and stopping &t Luke, sev enteenth chapter, thirty-third verse. This afternoon Blanton presented the Testament to the chaplain, who imme diately preached a sermon from that verse. ——— — MkauauH* MEEK WHITESIDES GALLED HOME. A Noble*Confederate Soldier and Loving Comrade. ATTENDANCE ON COURT. J- L. S. Mvets2Loi«L<Krlcml* ami Make* New^Oncs--The Present Term of Court a “Record Ureaker"—Personal Happen ing*. (Correspondence of The Ledi.tr.) Etta Jane, March 10.—Your cor respondent has just returned from a week’s attendance upon the court of general sessions at Gaffney where he met citizens from all parts of the county, and we would be glad to make several personal notes in this letter were it practicable. We sup pose, however, as the various sections of the county are well represented by correspondents, our readers wUl get all matters of general interest through that medium. Suffice it to say that wo had the plia-ure of forming the acquaintance of several new comers who have cast their Jot with the peo ple of Cherokee county with a desire to help develop its varied resources and promote the general welfare of our business, educational, profes sional and industrial institutions. To all such we say, Welcome! welcome!! welcome!!! The present term of the court has properly been denominated a "rec ord breaker” for the searching enqui ries for offenders, made by the State through its worthy and efficient pros ecuting officer, Solicitor J. K. Henry, the many hard fought legal battles arising therefrom and for the moral stamnia and backbone exhibited by Judge Aldrich and the various juries in the discharge of their respective duties. Miss Lizzie Mitchell, of Hopewell, is lying very low at this time with blood pcison, Mr. John Whitesides, of Hopewell, died last Saturday after a long and p .inful iliness. 'I his community has lost a valuable citizen and with his family we mingle our heart felt sym pathies. Mr. J. Meek Whitsides died at his home near Smyrna last Saturday. With neither tongue nor pen can we express the high regard we had (and had the right to have) for J. Meek Whitesides, and the hundreds of his friends who read The Ledger will re gret to hear this sad announcement. In the estimation of your corres pondent, he was much more than an ordinary man. During p. long con finement in Windsor and Jackson hospitals in Richmond, Va., during the war, and while enduring the or deal of an amputation of a limb, none took more interest io our case than did Meek Whitesides who was there on light duty but in another ward. Night after night when it really seemed that "there was no oye to pity nor arm to save” this faithful soldier come aud sat by our bedside administering to our wants as best he could. He has gone to bis reward. Peace to his ashes and calm to his memory. The farmers have been hindered by rains again and they are now idle. Last Sabbath there was six school teachers at Salem that we knew and only two of them were citizens of Cherokee county. During our sojourn In Gaffney this week we met and made up our ac quaintance with "Buster.” We like him and his style of writing and hope to see him push forward his argument. If we fail to create a proper interest in the cause of education, it will not be for the want of an effort. The country is aroused on the subject as never before and those who push the work will receive a "well done” from a grateful people. Mrs. Blair and Miss Kitty, of Blairsvillc, mother and sister of Miss Bettie Blair, our teacher, came over to see her yesterday. We met Senator Sarratt and Reo- resentative McCraw at Gaffney this week. Both of these gentlemen, as well as their colleague, Representa tive Whisonant, observe the fiat, "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.” The senator is looking after his business with his accustomed "get up” while Mr. McCraw is run ning a grocery business with his brother. A friend gave us the novel idea he has conceived for getting rid of bed bugs, which he says he intends to put into execution. Here it is: Take everything out of the room, fill an oven or other receptacle with sul phur and place it in the centre of the room, then stick fire to it and go out and close the door. If he suc ceeds when he tries the experiment we hope he will let us know it. From the various editorials and ar ticles we have read in The Ledger recently we have concluded that the paper is becoming more and more popular as time rolls on. This theory is further supported by the number of extracts we find in other papers copied from The Ledger. Road Overseer W. E. Osment Is now working tho Mill hill. Our neighbor, Mr. Lem Brown, spent a few days in Gaffney this week. While in Gaffney this week we had the pleasure of forming an acquain tance with Mr. McWhorter, of the law firm of Hardin & McWhorter. Mr. McWhorter, while a modest, un assuming man, has in his veins some of the best Virginia blood. His mother was born and reared near the second Manassas battle field. His father was a South Carolinian, The young people had a party at the residence of Mr. 8. F. Estes last night. There is much need of causewaying or macadamizing the road in many places between here and Gaffney. They are nearly impassable now and should receive attention. J. L. s. MOONSHINERS CAUGHT. Chief Duncan and Deputy OU1* Making It Warm for Distillers. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Blacksburg, March 12.—Off and on during the last two or three weeks U. 8. Deputy Collector J. E. Ollis, of Greenville, and Chief J. C. Duncan, of this place, have been making it somewhat warm for the illicit distil lers in this section. They have de stroyed four, all in the same section, several milee southeast of this placo. The moonshiners ran their stills at night, but the officers made it so hot for them that they began stilling in the day time. The officers then changed their tactics with the result that last Friday about 2 o’clock they caught two men "in the very act.” One was W. B. Stewart Jr., a white man and well-known blockader, and the other was a negro by the name of Chambers Crawford. One of them had just stirred the mash in the still for the last time and the other was about to put on the cap when the officers appeared. The men took to their heels but were caught, only however, after a very lively chase. Both of the men were wounded with buckshot. The outfit, which is said to have been one of the most complete of its kind, was destroyed and the men brought to the place and given a preliminary hearing before U. 8. Com missioner Trescott who bound them over to the April term U. 8. district court Greenville. They failed to give bond and were taken to Gaffney by U. 8. Deputy Marshal J. H. McLean and lodged in jail. The "bleach and tan” and "lilly white” republicans of Cherokee county held their county convention at this place Saturday for the purpose of electing delegates to the State and District Conventions, e. a. t. Public School*. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Holly Grove, Mar. 3.—There has been so much said about education by writers of high standing, and per haps the Editor, who has been so kind in publishing our little letters in the past, will give us space to sug gest a few thoughts in regard to the present mode of conducting the pub lic schools of our country. Perhaps some of the writers haven’t attended school in so long that they have for gotten how they are carried on, and especially their advantages and dis advantages. When a child first enters school it is often frightened and thinks it is only sent there for punishment; oth ers think it a place of confinement to keep them out of mischief, while still others think it merely a place of recreation where children meet to talk and play, and in order to avoid work at home will go very willingly to school so long as they are permit ted to have their own way. Chil dren who go to school impressed with tho idea that school is a prison and that the teacher is notning more than a tormentor might as well be kept at home, for a child under the influence of fear-can accomplish but little in the way of learning. It is true that a teacher cannot cram learning into the top of a pu pils head but he can do his part and that is to keep good discipline, see that the lessons are well learned, and to explain anything that the pu pil is unable to understand without assistance. A pupil who does not respect a teacher as he should, ought not to be allowed to go to school, but teachers are apt to inflict punish ment upon an innocent pupil, espec ially if be acts hastily as some teach ers does do. Part of the educational advantages of a community depends upon the committee in acquiring a good teacher, running the school a reason able length of time, and to inquire in to all difficulties connected with the school, If there be any giving the teacher and pupil an equal justice and Understanding. It seems to us that trustees should have pay, the same as a teacher, ac- corping to the service they render. Mr. J. H. Moore went to Gaffney last Tuesday on business. School Boy. DUcuverect i»y h Woman. Another great discovery has been made, and that too, by a lady in this country. "Disease fastened its clutches upon her and for seven years she withstood its severest tests, but her vital organs were undermined and death seemed imminent. For three months she coughed incessantly and could not sleep. She finally dis covered a way to recovery, by pur chasing of us a bottle of Dr. king’s New Discovery for Consumption, and was so much relieved on taking first doso, that she slept all night; and with two bottles has been abso lutely cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz. Thus writes W. C. Hamrick & Co., of Shelby, N. C. Trial bottles free at Cherokee Drug Company. Regular size 50c and $1.00. Every bottle guaranteed. ROBERTS’ ADVANCE - ON BLOEMFONTEIN London Hopes He May Roach It by Wednesday: FIERCE FIGHT SATURDAY Boors Found In Unexpected PositloM Criticism of Cavalry—Siege of Mat* eking Continues—Kitchener Ooou* pied In Cup* Colony. London, March 12.—At the presant rate of progress Lord Roberts should bo in Bloemfontein Wednesday, March thongh all calculations may be upset by the development of more strennous re sistance than the Boers have so far at tempted. 'ihe distance between Lord Roberta and the Free State capital is now so small—only about 25 miles—that it ie apparent the Boers either contemplate making a dertermined stand on the on* skirts of the town, or for strategic rea sons, bast known to themselves, are allowing Lord Roberts to occqpy il after merely harrassiug his advauce. Tho numerical superiority of the Brit ish troops leaves no dcubt in the minds of tho critics here that Lord Roberta will accomplish his immediate ob jective, the occupation of Bloemfontein. The commander-in chief's latest dis patch announcing that General Gatacre is at Bethnlie bridge, and the specials say General Gatacre commands the bridge approaches, put the Boers in that vicinity between two British forces, Aasvogel kop, whence Lord Rob erts sent his last cable message, being ICO miles almost dae north of Betbulie. However, there is a large plain between them and the main body of Boers, now confronting Lord Roh> erts with its ceaseless activity, may be qnito able to cover the retreat of the burghers confronting General Gatacre. Once the British are in possession of the railroad from Bethniie to Bloemfon tein, the jnnetion at the Free State cap ital cf Generals Gatacre and Roberta would bj a matter of a very few daya., A dispatch From Driefontein, Orange Free State, dated March 11, says Broad- wood’s cavalry brigade, advancing on Bloemfontein, unexpectedly found the Boers in a strong position in the Drie fontein kopjes yesterday. General Kelly-Kenny’s division arriving, severe fighting ensued. The Boers resieted stubbornly, bnt were driven from their center position, leaving a number of dead and 40 prisoners. The British force is moving forward today. During the fighting, in which five regiments took part with artillery, the Boers, though forced from their center position, clang tenaciously to the other kopjes, shelling the British freely with three gnus and two Victor-Maxims. The British cavalry began to tarn the Boer position, bat night fell before the movement was completed. The Boere retired during the night. All of the day was occupied in fight* ing. The Boers maintained a stubborn rear guard action along a running front of 12 miles on very difficult ground. The British were advancing in three cointuns. General Tncker, to the south ward. occupied Petrusberg unopposed; General Kelly-Kenny, after following the river bank, moved in the direction of Abraham’s kraal. Commenting on the fact that Lord Roberts found the Boers holding posi tions in a part of the country snpposed to have been left open, the St. Jamea Gazette says: "No more damning indictment wm ever preferred against anv cavalry.” Rumors of relief of Mafeking con tinue to circulate, bnt fail of any con firmation. From Natal, which Gen eral Bailer so erroneously declared wm free of Boers, and Cape Colony where General Kitchener’s stern hand is upon the rebellion, there is no news of any importance. SHE CRITICISES THE QUEEN. Miss Parnell Publishes a Letter ou Wearing the Shamrock. Dublin, March 12.—Miss Anna Par nell, sister of the late Charles Stewart Parnell, publishes the following letter: "Since the qneen, whose Irieh sol diers have hitherto been punished if they ventured to eport the Shamrock, has now ordered them to wear it m a token of their degradation, it seems to mo those Irish who do not wish to be identified with the robber lords of Sonth Africa should take some notice of this Insalt to their little plant, whose very humbleness might have protected it from the queen-empress. I suggest that those who cannot refrain from wear ing the Shamrock ihonld dip it into the ink until dishonor is wiped out by the final triumph of the Boers or in some other way.^ Prominent Alabamian Dead. Nashville, March 12.—A special to The Banner from Montgomery, Ala., says: Colonel John D. Roqnemore, a prominent member of the bar, died to day from the effecte of a stroke of pa ralysis. He wm a candidate for UnltaAi States senator and very popular. Ha had not been able to make a canvass of the state. Decision Against Railroad. Washington, March 12.—The United States supreme court today decided the contention between the city of Ohioago and the Illinois Central Railroad com pany over certain lands on the front of Lake Michigan. The decision of the Illinois state supreme court, which * m against the railroad company, wm affirmed. Smallpox lu Kentucky. Knoxville, March 12.—A special to The Sentinel from Middlesboro, Tenn., says an epidemic of smallpox ia preva lent at Barbonrsville, Ky. The malady hss become so serious that all of the schools have been closed. No deaths are yet reported. Irish F1h£ Honored In London. London, March 12.—The lord mayor, A J. Newton, has directed the Irish flag to be hoisted over ihe Mansion House on St. Patrick’s day in recogni tion of the bravery of '.he Irish troops in South Africa.