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I F. G. Stacy, President. J, G. W’Anni.AW. Vice I’reslden IE KATIONAL BASK CF GAFFBEI. Capital $50,300.00. W ILL buy county claims, receive deposit id muke liberal loans on approved pap* r i> t'. itoss. t'a.slder. LEDGER SEMI-WEEKLY—PXJBLISHED 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 ImpMes and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 10, t8‘.)4. GAFFNEY CITY. S. C., FBI DAY, APRIL 13, 1900. *1.00 A YEAR. SttTOi RAILWAY TELEOHAPEIS STRIKE Several Hundred'Members ol Order Quit Work. r ALXED OUT AT II O’CLOCK Entire System Atl'ccioil by Strike. Deputy Stilluell Talks ol' Situation. I'rallic Is as ^ >*t I'niiitei rupted—Oth ers Expceterl to Follow. Chattanooga, April 12.—A. B. Still- well iif St. Louis, first assistant to tin president of the Order of Railway Tele graphers, has arrived in this city and established head'iuartersnt the Southern hotel, in char;,'o of the affairs of the or- fr for this immediate district. At 11:30 'clock this morning ho gave out the following statemnt: 'The operators on the Southern were •rdered out at 11 o’el e k and the strike Ms now on in full blast. The entire main line from Washington to Greenville, Miss., is tied up. The boys are out on the Memphis division, Knoxville division and Atlanta division. The Order of Railway Telegraph', rs represent 7e per cent of the telegraphers employed on the entire system, and we have reason to be- / lieve the tie-up is complete. At present I cannot give out anything further.” The operators in this city, 12 in num ber, went out promptly at 11 o’clock. C. A. Barnes, division freight agent of the Southern hen*, said at noon that the places of the striking operators had all been promptly filled by men in the office who are operators and that so far the business is being conducted without the necessity of employing outside operators. He stated that up to this time, tile busi ness of the road has not b en interfered with any way at this point. Situation at llirintiigham. Birmingham, Ala., April 12.—At noon it was stated at the offices of the super intendent of the Birmingham division of the Southern railway that two teleg raphers had obeyed the order to strike. At the office of the Alabama Gnat Southern, controlled by the Southern, it was learned that six men arc out at points between here and Meridian. Situation In Atlanta. t Atlanta, April 12.—President W. V. r Ilowoll of the Order of Railway Tele graphers, ordered a strike of the tele graphers and other station employes of the road at 11 o’clock thi- morning. At headquarters reports received show that the men are quitting all along the lino and the situation is considered very en couraging. No Interruption of Traffic. Washington. April 12.—Vice Presi dent and General Manager Gannon of the Southern railway made light of thu reported strike of telegraphers on thy Southern. Ho said there was no inter ruption of traffic anywhere on the line. Only Two Out *t Knoxville. Knoxville, April .2.—Only two tel egraphers are out on the Knoxville di vision, one operator in the l rainmaster’l 'office iu (Ids city and the agent at (Jiticu .'Junction, near Chattano >ga. Macon Operators Working. -■Macon, April 12.—The telegraphers’ strike on the tsoutheru railway has taken 'on no serious aspect here. TAKING THE CENSUS. Will Support Telegraphers. Atlanta, April 12.—At the regular aemi-montlily meeting of the Atlanta Federation of Trad, s, held last night, a resolution was adopted expr -ssing sym pathy for the Ord- r of Railway Telegra phers in their controversy with thy Southern Railway company. The oi>cr- ators wi !" off; ially notili d of the sup port of the Atlanta federation. 'assaulted by strikers. Nona liiun Woi'kinun Severely ilea leu . In < hleago. •Chicago, April 12.—Strike sympathi zers eluded the guards at the Marshal) ricld building today and assaulted two hen. The foreman of thu tuck pointers, who was asked by two men for work, upon replying that no union men would be taken, was struck by both men, who then made their escape. The second as- sault was made u]>on a nonunion man, who with his companions was on liiii way to the building. He was singled out and severely Ixaten by three men. who also escaped. Fifteen hodearriers and three plaster ers were brought into the building early and put to work. After the attacks made today the guard has been doubled. Women Strikers I'se the La li. Columbia, S. C., April 12.—News has reached this city that female strikers aud sympathizers assaulted Mr. Ward, the new supei inlendeni of the Warren Manufacturing company, at Warren- ville, H. C., a few miles from Augusta, as he came out of the mill door Tuesday night and thrashed him with switches. The nu n also became excited ami for a while there was danger of serious trouble. To Iteeoaie National I tank. Columbus, Go., April 12. — George | Whitesides has been elected vice presi dent of the Merchants’mid Mechanics' bank. The Merchants’and Meehunies' band has made application to change ; from a state to a national bank and in- 'crease its circulation from to $100,<SH). Girl’s Dormitory Dedicated. Lakk City, Fla., April 12.—The dedi cation of the girl’s new dormitory in thu State Agricultural college wai; celebmb d ^ with a picnic and bai'ln cnc. ('ommlsnloii Kuroutc to Milan. Naples, April 12.— The Transvaal commissioners accompanied by Dr. Mub^ ler and Jonkhorr VanBtx iu'hoti n, 'Eiaotl this morning for Milan, Great I>iUIculty in .Making IJ«-(»orts in Ag- rieultural Division. To build up a great office like the j Census Office in fifteen months from absolutely nothing to an efficient ma chine, employing about three thous and men in Washington and about fifty thousand elsewhere in the coun try, is a difficult task, and entire suc cess is out of the question. The of fice naturally compares itself with the stage of preparation attained at the same period ten years ago, and tried by this test, it has gained sev eral months on its predecessor. One of the problems before it is how to put in the time thus secured in such a way as most to benefit the census. In the agricultural divison the need of time for preliminary work is perhaps es great as anywhere in the census office. Farmers, as a class, do not keep their accounts as well as manufacturers, and the returns from farmers may occa sionally include serious errors which a trained eye will at once detect. Hence the farm schedules must be examined and such errors corrected before the tallies can be made up fr^m them with safety. If a farmer re ports that his land sown to wheat was ten acres and the yield four thousand bushels, it is clear that an average yield of four hundred bushels to the acre is incredible, and must be rejected or corrected in accordance with the probabilities. Sometimes the truth can be made out by an ex pert from comparison with entries in other parts of the schedules; some times correspondence must be opened to settle the doubt. All this ranks under the general head of verifying the schedules, and the agricultural division plans to give all the time possible to the work of verifying each of the millions of farm schedules. To accomplish this in the time allowed, the work of several hundred clerks will be nquired, and they must have hard and fast rules to gu.de them. For example, they might be told: When the wheat reports show a prod uct of over forty bushels to the acre, they are suspicious and must be laid aside for an expert to pass upon. But any such rules must vary with the s< clion of the country. A yield of twenty bushels in one section might be more questionable than a yield of forty’ bushels in another. Hence the division must fix in ad vance what is the range of reports in each part of the couniry and for each crop that may be accepted as proba ble on their face and not requiring special examination. To get the lim its of probability fur this purpose for each county in the L'oited State?, that is, the maximum and minimum yield and the maximum and mini mum price, which may be accepted without verification, is the object of an extensive correspondence now be ing carried on by the agricultural division under the direction of Id', L. G. Towers, chief statistician in charge of that division. Three sim ple schedules have been prepared and printed on different colored paper in order that they may be readily dis tinguished one from another. One of them covers ordinary garden veg- elab.es, a second covers fruits, ami Hie third the great staple field crops. Mach asks about the units of meas ure employed and the net price real ized, and the two more important schedules, those for staple field prod ucts ami for vegetables, ask for the bigiusl and lowest yield of iacb crop pi r acre. These schedules are being t-K. lfd to prominent fanners all-over the country, and in many instances n turns have a n ady been received When ihe return* have ia . n received a ml tabulated, a ache mo will be mane from them of wiiat h to accepted us correct in each case and what is to Ik* probed farther. The only aim of ine t tliv ■ is to get what was really : he intent ion of the farmer in answer ing the questions. If the presump tion is strongly against his meaning what the schedule says, the office will try to learn by correspondence from the supervisor, or the inumtra- tor.or the farmer iiimaclf what the real facts were. If the farming public will continue to cooperate with the heartiness already displayed, this effort wU] re sult in a more trustworthy census of farms than has ever been taken. Farmers, as a class, are less able to cooperate than the representatives of any other great industry. Hence the 'ensus office cun do more for them than it can for centralized lines of busiiH SH, which can and do make their own investigations, and it will do its best to present a full annd ac curate photograph of this leading oceupal ion. The director of the cen sus urgt s every one interested to aid the work. BLOOD CURE SENT FREE. A for HlooiJ M«i;i iGwaM*. 1'i*s, KM’cftiLi, J'oSftojt, Cum t'i*, By addressing Blood Balm Compa ny, -fid Mitchell Street, Atlanta, Ga., any of the Lodger readers may obtain a sample bottle of tin ir famous B. B. B.— Botanic Blood Balm, the greatest, grandest, best and most wonderful Blood puriiier made. Cures when all else fads, 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. Tins generous offer is worth while* accepting. Sample bottle sent ail cliarges prepaid. Largo bottles, (containing nearly a quart of' triedi- einejfor sale by all druggists at )j<| p r bottle. B. B. B. is away ahead o( allot tier Blood Remedies for pt r- munently curing Blood Humors. Try B. B. B. next time you buy a Blood Remedy- BMBANT'S FSBCE IS HEMMED IN 8Y 8GERS Fifteen Hundred British at Kercy of Enemy. BATTLE 0? BULLFONTEIN I5rili -li Defeated and Retreat Toward LadysPiit !i- Boers FntreucliingTlieir Position at Brandibrt — London Is Awaiting News From Wejiencr. Lom un, April 12 —Elandslaagte and We] nor still monopolize attention. At both pbuvs a scries ol indecisive actions are occurring. The Boer report of the fighting oti April 10 at ElandsWagte avers that the advance on the British camp w.is made with a loss of only throe mule* and two horses, while the British I ce . were heavy. The bombardment lasti d all day Kothiug Has been learned regarding th - rumor of Colonel Badeu-PowelTs death, nor i.* there anything tending to show’how long the general advance to ward Pretoria will be delayed. In the absence of exciting develop ments public interest center.* more up >n the personality of the new commanders and in the suppositions as to who the next general will be to be sent home. Fighting was renewed beyond Elands- laagte this evening. The Boers steadily advanced upon the British positions. Then' was a continu ous lifle fire and the Boer big guns were in action. The British replied effectively and after two hours’ fighting the Boers were cheeked. Battle Near BiiT’oiitein. PuLTOitiA, April 12*—A heavy cannon ade was heard in the district of Bullfon- tern, situate l midway between Wiuburg and Boshoff, Orange Free State, and north of Brandfort. Advices from the Boer headquarters in Natal say that after a heavy bom bardment the British are retiring in the direction of Ladysmith and the federals are said to be pushing them hard. It now appears that Gem ral Bailer is at Aliwalnorth and that only a portion of his column is at Wepener. Arrivals from Caree Siding say tiio Boers are busily entrenching their posi- tion east of Brandfort, running parallel with the railroad, while still strongly holding the Watorval drift waterworks. Advices from Wepener, where a Brit ish farce is surrounded, say the battle continues favorable to thu federals. About 1,500 British troops aiv said to be there. The Free State Gaze tte publishes <«r- df rs to tiio ifeet that no person who has been command'red for active service has the right to send a substitute without the com- nt of the landrost. In refer ence to leave* of absence. The Gazette says that 10 per cent of each command will lie relieved by permits for 12 days This i* intended to meet with tin* wishes of the* burghers desiring to plant their crops Horses For flic British. | n in an a polls, April 12.—Horse deal ers in tliis city are purchasing horses for use of the British cavalry in South Af rica. Three carloads will be shipped to Galveston, where they will be taken on board a steamer. Mule* are also being bought up for thu same purpose from Indiana farmers. ETTA JANE ETCHINGS. THE ALABAMA CAMPAIGN. Struggle of Morgan and John-ton For Senatorial Nomina tion. Montgomery, Ala , April 12.—With tomorrow night the last speeches of tho senatorial campaign will bo delivered and Saturday the people will nominate a .candidate for the United States sen ate to succeed Senator -Morgan. There are only two candidates, Sena tor Morgan and Governor Johnston, but the campaign has been one of the hard est fought in the history of the statu. The iriends of each candidate are con- hdent their favorite will be successful, but the more conservative of both sides predict a close vote. Governor Johnston has made a thor ough canvass of the state discussing the issues of th. day, while Morgan orators have stumped every county in the inter est of their choice. The people are thor- onghlv worked up and a heavy vote will be polled. DEATH OF EBENEZER BALL. He Was Nearest Living Relative of George Washington. Washington, April 12.—Ebnezer Bur gess Ball, the nearest surviving relative of George Washington, died at his resj- ift-nce in tins city early this morning. He was 81 year* of age, aud unmarried Mr. Ball boro a striking resemblance to General Washington and it is said bis photograph.* have been mistaken for re productions of portraits of the first pres ident. Mr. Ball was born in Loudon City, Va., but early in life went west as a pio- no r and was at one time a scout and Indian fighter in the army. He came tq Washington about 30 years ago and en gaged in trade, during the last years f his life, conducting by special permis sion a tobacco stand iu the pension office. Eleven Men Drowned. London, April 12.—As the Jesuit of the wreck of a fishing boat on the North Cornish coast three fishermen and eight life savers were drowned. The life boat went to the rescue of the imperiled fish- criiien and was upset iu thu attempt to bavu their lives. Itussiii Renews Her Demands. Yokohama, April 12.—Advices from Seoul, capital of Corea, announce that Russia 1ms presented to the Con an gov- eminent renewed domauds referring to Mu aimpo. An Hi storle Itiilldlng Hun cd. Con gold, Mass, April 12.—The first pui'ish ehvireh, one of Concord’s bod known liistii ie buildings, was destroyw) by lire early today. Loss $2a,U'J0. News Xetes and IVrsnnitl I’aragrnplis from Lower Cherokee. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, April 10.—Yesterday was the doth anniversary of the sur render of General Lee and the day never passes but what we think of that eventful affair. Farmers are making preparations to begin planting. Should the weather admit of it some will begin planting this week. The health of this community is not \ery good at present. Scarcely a house or family can be found in which there is not or has been some sickness. We hope our road authorities will fill up some holes in the road between Lawn and L’ine Grove as soon as prac ticable. « Mr. Sam Lc-e has sufficiently re covered from his spell of sickness to bo out looking after his farm. Wheat is beginning to make a show. Oals will not do much from present Indications Miss 1’earle Whisonant, of Wil- kinsville, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Dr. Durham, at Kershaw. She will also attend the meeting of Bethel Presbytery, at Lancaster, this week. ‘‘School Boy” is talking out in meeting about th® Kelton-Asbury spelling match. Boys, keep cool, and let the longest polo gut tiio per simmon. We made a hurried trip to Gaffney last Saturday but did not have time to attend the teacher’s meeting. We hope to see a good report of it, as we realize its advantages to our people, and especially the schools. Wo have advocated a teacher’s convention ever since the formation of Cherokee county and know where of we speak when wo say, that such is an indispensable institution, if the children of the county are to receive the advantages of a good common school education. The teacher who neglects to attend these meetings loses a good opportunity to add to his store of knowledge the experience of others. Yesterday the Salem Sunday school decided to invite the Cherokee county Interdenominational Sunday School Convention to meet with it on the second Saturday in May. Kw. J. N. Isom preached at Mes- sopotamia yesterday. He is making some pastoral visits in this section today. Air. Isom is a great favorite wiih the people of this community. There is no change in Mrs. Jane Bishop’s condition al this time. Last week we made a trip into York county. Farmers on that side of tl.e river are pushing their farm work with their accustomed energy, Wo met “Ran,” tho Hickory Grove correspondent, who speaks very higlrfy of The Ledger. Ran is a first rate business fellow and we hope to hear from him often. Hon. C. W. Whisonant is making a hand in the field. He is not afraid of work. R<;v. J. N. Isom paid us a pleasant visit today. Mi*. Eliza Smith, who lias been reported in this correspondence as bi ing qu'/o si"k, has sufficiently re covered to he up and out again. We heard tho first whippoorwill laM week. Miss Louise McFadden, sponsor for the U. C. Veterans of South Caro lina has appointed Miss Olive Mobley, of Rock Hilt, her maid of honor. A father wishes to divide eleven dollars among his three sons. To A hi gives one-half, to B one fourth, and loC one-sixth. Each son is to get his money in whole dollars and all are to be fairly dealt with. How can this be done? j. j.. s. Grover Gossip, .Correspondence ot The Lodger.) GitovKK, April 1 —The fanners have been busy at work for tho last few days, as it lias been beautiful weather for work. Spring lias come again and the trees are putting fortti their little buds which shows us that nature can do a groat work. Rev. Van Moss filled his appoint ment at Eskridge last Sunday. Mr. Mors is to preach there the remain der of the year. Dr. Oats, of this place, • has been very sick. Mr. Butler, of this place, is erecting a new dwelling on Shelby street, near Mr. B. F. Turner’s residence. Mr. Martin Collins is also prepar ing to build a dwelling where his old one now stands. Wheat is looking well but fall oats arc about all killed out. Two men were traveling, and stop ped at a place to get dinner; aid the lady ol tho house seeing that they favored, asked them if they were brothers; and the oldest one laying Ins hand on the youngest ones head says, as for brothers aud sisters I have none, but this fellow’s father is my mother's son What relation would they be to each other? Baxtom. Caught it Di-cudfiil Cold. Marion Kooke, manager for T. M. Thompson, a large importer of fine millinery at 1058 Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, says: ‘‘During the late se vere weather I caught a dreadful cold which kept me awake at night and made me unlit to attend my work dur ing tl edtty. One of my milliners was taking Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for u severe cold at that time, which set med to relieve her so quickly that I bought some for myself. It acted j like iiiugiu and I began to imp.rove at. once. 1 am now entirely well and feel very pleased to acknowledge its mer its.” For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. PUERTO RICANS FACE STARVATION Delegations Call Upon Gover nor For Food. MANY TOO LAZY TO WORK While There Are Some Who Really Need Assistance, Others Live t’pon Generosity of Anmrleans In I’rcfer- enee to Kurulng Their Bread. San Juan, April 12.—General condi tions iu Puerto Rico remain the same from week to week. Delegations of country people continue to arrive at the governor’s palate almost daily and beg for relief. Without doubt, thousands of Puerto Ricans are destitute and without work. One needs but glance at the poor, ragged, barefooted peons, notice the expression of want and destitution, to be convinced of this fact Nevertheless the situation is not quite as bad as it has been painted. At noon yesterday another delegation »f poor people from Aguas Beuas pre sented themselves at the palace. The procession was headed by four or five little girls not over 10 years of age, two of whom carried black flags, evi dently supjHJsed to signify that the party was in mourning for the ones left be hind; too weak from starvation to at tempt the long journey to the capital. The little girls were followed by 25 women and 100 men. They were re ceived at the palace by Colonel Hoff, to whom they presented a petition, tolling of want and destitution. This is the second delegation of the sort from Aguas Buenas this week, the first arriving on Monday. It might b: noted in this con nection that nearly all of these delega tions have come from this same general district. They arrive nt the palace al most daily and the general opinion is that they are directed by people with an object iu view. When all originate in the same dis trict it appears rather suspicious. Blames the Alcalde. According to the report of the post commander at Aguas Buenas, under date of March 20, over 3,000 rations have been issued weekly from that post for over three months. He says that there are no needy people excepting those who do not wish to work. There are few families who have not nt least one ablebodied man. The alcalde has issued orders that any ablebodied man must be made to work for their rations. He states that the alcalde failed utterly to have the roads repaired, although he has had ample time, and that the al calde receives 30 relief supply tickets monthly. The official adds in his report that in his ]X!rsonal opinion the requests for work ami provisions are simply schemes of the alcades to provide provisions for the lazy idle people. The sergeant be lieves that the petitioners are backed by a certain clique of citizens of the town, including (he alcade, who desire that every family should draw relief sup plies, whether or not they are destitute. He also adds that the alcade in issuing the relief tickets allotted to him, does not distribute them to tho more needy Such instances as this need not he taken as applying to the entire island. Thousands Have Been Fed. In many cases the people are actually starving, with no work to do. Thou sands of dollars' worth of provisions have been issued to these people for many months Thousands have been fed, aud the relief supply has never run short. In Puerto Rico, as in ovex’y country, a class of people exist who will not work so long as they may pick up enough to keep the spark of life aflame without exerting themselves. This sort of people have learned of the $2,095,000 appropriated to Puerto Rico, and many of them have come in expecting to re ceive! their share. The condition of the laboring class will 1>e materially relieved in a few weeks. Contracts for the building of nine new roads from seacoast towns to interior points were let a few days ago. Tie* approximate cost of this work will lx.* $*>09,000, of which $85,000 must bo earned per month, according to the con tracts. It has been estimated that nearly 10,000 men will be given employment. CUBANS BECOME RESTLESS. They Desire a Voice In Management of Affairs. Havana, April 12. — The Domestic Union party has issued a circular ex plaining that tho advisory board was only designed as a means to help the Cubans secure some voice in the man agement of affairs while the period of intervention lusted. The circular em phatically disclaimed any intention, ’>y the institution of an advisory board, o assist in prolonging tho intervention period. Oil Mill For Cullman. Cullman, Ala., April 12.—The Cull man Cotton company has completed ar rangements for putting in a cotton seed oil mill, which the directors expect to have ready for operation about Sept. 1. The company will also increase the a- pacity of its ginning plant by adding two more gins and one more press. Some of the leading business men of the plaue are behind the enterprise aud its success is assured. Three Inches of Snow In Chicago. Chicago, April 12.—Over 3 inches of snow fell in this city during the jiast 1$ hours, breaking all previous records for the weather bureau for April snowfalls. The snow ceased falling about 3 o’clock this morning, but the weather remains cloudy and it is still threatening eiti ar more snow or rain. The snowfall v us general throughout tho Mississippi val ley and the Luke region, Will .Send Delegates. Louisville, April 12.—The board of trade has accepted tho invitation to send delegates to attend the Southern Indus trial convention, which meets at Chatta nooga May 15 to 18, inclusive. Presi dent Stewart will appoint u ovumittoe of five to attend thu meeting. MIDWAY MATTERS. l-aniii-rs Are Takini; Adiantage of tlie Fine Weather. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Midway, April 10.—since my last letter to you the weather has been very suitable for farm work and, as a consequence, some good work has been done and tho farms are being rapidly prepared for planting, in fact, some corn has already been planted. Last Sunday was a beautiful day and a large congregation was present at Macedonia church. Rev. J. M. Bridges, the pastor, preached a very able and instructive sermon on ‘‘Man’s dealing with his fellow man.” Text, “As you would that men should do unto you, do you even so unto them.” This is God’s universal law and upon it, as the sole founda tion, must ultimately rest that kingdom for which he commands all of us to pray. When will some of your enterpris ing business men complete the long talked of roller mill? It would most certainly be a paying enterprise. Mr. W. N. Turner bus, within the last ten days, carried over two hun dred bushels of wheat to the roller mill at Spartanburg. He gets thirty- six pounds of good flour iu excliange for every bushel of his wheat, if lie prefers not to wait for the grinding of his own grain. All this should remain in Cherokee county. Tfie work of building the new house of worship at Macedonia pro gresses slowly, but surely, and, at no distant day, it will ho successful]) prosecuted to the finish. The church thought it better, however, after long meditati n, not to build a brick house, it w;.s too much for them in these close tiines, so the house will be a substantial frame building made out of the best available material, (^uite a religious spirit seems to be growing among thy young people in the entire community. We have been invited to attend the organization of a Sunday school next Sunday at the Love Spring school house. Tills is a strong and splendid neighborhood and an inviting field for Sunday school work. In connec tion with the Sunday school work there is a splendid choir of singers, led by Mrs. W. I*. Love. This choir has adopted the social feature of vis iting from house to house each after noon and holding their practicing exercises in the various homes of the members of the choir. Last Sunday evening they met at Mr. A. Harris’ home. The singing was line and was highly enjoyed by all. They will meet at our home next Sunday and we extend a cordial invitation to all the friends of the choir to he present. At present the prospect for a fruit crop is very promising. The peach trees are loaded with Dlootns and the little peaches are all right yet. L. B. j>. WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN. A Review of the Crop CoikIHIoiim of the State. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Columbia, S. C., April 10.—The first portion of the week ending April 'Jth. 11)00, was unusually cool, with light to killing frosts and thin ice on the 1st, 2d, fid, 5th and Gth; the last of the week was warmer than usual, with maximum temperatures in the eighties. There were scattered showers on the Sid and -itli, !ait th *“ :ai:if.tl! was light, and did not interfere materially with farm werk, which ha*, during the past week, uni ie rapid progress, and is in many localities as advanced us it usually is ul this dale, while in places the season is suh! to be from ten days to two weeks later than usual. Rain is needed in a few sec tions. Over the eastern and central coun- tres corn planting, on uplands, is nearing completion, and lands are largely prepared for cotton. Some cotton has already been planted. The conditions have been unfavora ble for germination, owing to the coldnees of the ground, and early planted corn is coming up slowly to poor stands. Tobacco plants are small and scarce, the first beds having been destroyed by the cold weather in February. Rice is being planted un der favorahlu soil conditions. Over the western portions of the State, preparation ol lands is well advanced, although little, if any, planting has been done, except some corn and sorghum and early gardens. The frosts early in tho week in jured plums severely, as well as peaches in the we.-tern counties, while elsewhere oeaclies are ap parently uninjured or only slightly damaged. Bears and apples were not advanced enough to hurt. Tho condition of wheat is very promising, but oats have poor stands generally. Both grains have begun to make rapid growth. A large por tion of the fail sown oats were win ter killed. Rye and barley are bead ing iu places. Truck is in fairly good condition, and shipments will begin at about, the usual time. Be Honest to Youritelf Keep Your Stomach In Good Condition. Nine people out of ten would be better, have stronger bodies, brighter minds, if they were properly nour ished. They eat enough, hut tlieir weak stomach cannot digest it. Dys pepsia in some form is universal. If you are a sufferer, seek early relief, for your own sake. Tyner’s Dyspep sia Remedy will cure. It promotes perlect digestion. It is a pleasant, speedy and reliable stomach medi cine. For sale everywhere. BUILDING FAILS! SCORE OFUVES LOST Occupants Are All Buried In the Ruins. FRIGHTFUL CATASTROPHE Four-Story Building Collapsed, Car rying Many Persons With It—Sev eral Taken From the Kuius-Twenty- Five Still Missing. Pittsburg, April 12.—A 4-story brick building on the eonior of Wood street ami Third avenue, occupied by Arm strong, McKelvy & Co., wholesale paint dealers, collapsed shortly before 10 o'clock. A score or more of people were in the building at the time and many, it is feared, were buried in the ruins. A hundred men are tearing away the debris, striving to release the buried men and to get out the dead bodies. It is be lieved that not one person in the build ing escaped, unless one or two on the top floor haw escaped being crushed to <1 ;qh. The building fell without warn ing, the fall being out toward Third avenue, blocking up the street. A policeman turned in an alarm of fire and in a minute the firemen and police were at work at the debris. The building was being remodeled and the center wall had been taken out. It i.* supiiosed that tin* weight of the stock piled on the upper floors was too great for the weakened timbers. The build ing extended back about <50 feet on Third avenue. Half of it collapsed. Three injured men and one dead had been taken out at 10 o’clock. The dead body was recognized as that of a car}>en- ter whose name is unknown. Two oth ers, who can 1m* seen, hut have not beau reached, are believed to he dead. They are Eugene Bernhardt and a boy. At least 25 more are believed to be still in ruin*i. Two dead bodies had been recovered at noon and three pursoks taken out alive. Two of the injured were not seriously hurt. Tho other, Noel Casper, an em- 11 ye, was taken to the Homeopathic) hospital. -V tew minutes before the collapse it is said that at least a dozen ]>cople were in the front part of the building, includ ing several customers. These have not yoi been accounted for. To the danger from the tottering walls still standing was added tho menace of fire, as the stock carried by th<* firm consisted largely of inflamma ble paints, oils and varnishes. Thiu wreaths of smoke commenced to curl up from the ruins Ik fore the dust clouds cau.-ed by the falling walls had settled. These the firemen gave their close atten tion, but an explosion is feared at any time. ARGUMENT IS CONCLUDED. Judge Ifaimnoiid Reserves Decision In Memphis and Charleston Case. Memphis, April 12.—Argument iu the case of the minority stockholders of the lute Memphis and Charleston railroad against the Southern Railway company which had been in progress before Judge Hammond for three days, was brought to a close yesterday. The concluding argument was made by Tully B. Cor- ni<'k of Knoxville, who brought the ac tion in conjunction with W. B. Hender son of this city on behalf of the com plainants. At the conclusion of Mr. Coruick’s spuedi court was adjourned and Judge Hammond t<K*k the case under advise ment. He will review the record Ijeforu rendering a decision. It is not improba ble that an opinion will be bunded down within the next ten days. The ease will no doubt be appealed whatever the decision, as the interest involved is very large. JACKSON’S ARE CONVICTED. Jury Returns Verdict of Guilty and Recommends Mercy. Columbia, S. C., April 12.—A sensa tional trial has ended at Chesterfield. Harvey and John Jackson were found guilty of the murder of Cassie Boan, a young white woman. The jury recom mended mercy and tho brutes’ necks were saved. There was another sus- pect, Tom Steen, who turned state’s evi dence. The Jacksons had made threats against the girl. March 30 her burned, lacerated and blistered ImmIj* was found in the depths of a forest near Jefferson. She was moaning miserably. There were fur deep gashes across her body and all of her clothing had been burned off. She had been ravished, brutally knifed and burned. The jury returned the verdict at 2 o’clock this morning. Starters In the Tennessee Derby. Memphis, April 12.—Tho Tennessee derby will be run next Monday ant from present indications the Conqueror, by Dixon-Repeat, will go to the post the fa- vorito in the speculation. J. C. Cahn’a Thrive, by Top Gallant-Elmyris, George C- Bennett’s Admiral Schley, Duffy aud Arthur Behan’s Arthur Behan, w. H. Landeman’s Panneuion, C. T. Patter- sou’s Lamplighted, H. H. Stanhope’s Dramhurg and H. J. Scroggan’s Flori- *ar are looked on as the starters. Interstate to Fight Case. Atlanta, April 12.—Tho Interstate Building and Loan association will re sist tho effort being made to place ii t affairs in the hands of a receiver. R. p. Connor has filed a petition praying for the appointment of a receiver, hut tho association will fight it. Secretary Scott states that tho association is in good con dition and the petition will be resisted at every step. Murderers Sentenced to Hang. Eutaw, Ala., April 12.—The trial of Walter Gordon aud Beuty Ingram, his brother-in-law, negroes, for the murder of Tom Buntain, at Clinton, March 81. has been concluded In the Greene county circuit court, each man being found giilry. Both were sentenced to h*ag