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R O.Stacy, Presideut. J. U. Wahdlaw. Vice President THE NATIONAL BANS OF GAPPNEl Capital $50,000.00. W11,1. buy county clfl nod make 11 l>eriii loans on approved paper U. (J. UosK. Cashier. U1 SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Oevoted to the Best interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 181)4. GAFFNEY CITY. S. C., FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1900. PRESIDENT KRUGER 'Also Rumored That Mafeking Has Been Relieved. BOTH LACK CONFIRMATION Unconfirmed Ucport of an Iniporfant ISritish Victory Also Keaeltos Loinlon. Roberts Threatens IJuers’ Center and Left - Transvaalers Claim Vletory. London, May 8.—Ljrd Roberts’ latest dispiitch throws no light on tlte object and possibilities of the extensive oi«'ra- tibus in the neighborho mI of Tlmba ’Chu. One military critic believes the inference is justifled that Ixrd Robt*rts’ accessful attack at Iloutnek threatens the Boer center and pats the British in a favorable position ro crush the Boer left, which is still facing General Ruudle at Thaba N’Chu or their right, which is somewhere between Brandfortnnd Win- burg. Prices became buoyant on the Stock Exchange after a dull opening. This was duo to a variety of runiorg, how ever,-requiring c mlirmuti. u, in judiug an important Briiish victory in South Africa, the death of Prosident Kruger and the relief of Mafeking. The war office; le-.s received the follow- wing from Lord Roberts at liloemton- teiu: “General Hamilton met with consid erable success and drove the enemy out of the strong position tiny had taken up at Houtnek with comiwratiwly small loss to us. The Boers dispt rsed in sev eral direction-, mainly to the cast and north, leaving "hi prisoners in oar hands, including one commandant and 18 other wounded men. Goirsnl Hamilton is now in camp at Jacobs' ust. “As the men im- ded rest after figlit- ing seven out of ten days, I ordered them to the camp. Broadwood’s brigade of cavalry arrived upon tin scene in time to afford \. a sistan •jy .Ynoral Ian !er:.l Bruce f FT. g killed tile former their threatening tlxe enemy’s rear. “During the afterno m ( Hamilton was jei-M'd by Ge. Hamilton’s brigade of infan “The enemy admit iuivii and 40 wounded. Among was Lieutenant Gunther, a German officer belonging to the Fifty-fifth ref ' • ment, and among the hitter was Max- imolf, the Russian commander <’f the foreign legion. The 21 out of 52 of the enemy’s casualties occurred among the members of that legion. Two French men were hilled.” General Ian Hamilton’s success tit Houtnek excites little enthusiasm, as the parties unanimously point out that some me ago the policy of the Boers would e one of slow retirement. Colonel Budeu-Powell reports from Mafeking, under date of April 20, that all was well there. He adds: “Thirteen native women tried to get away during the night of April 15. The enemy opened fire on them and killed nine and wounded two. I wrote to Suyman, pointing out that he shelled the native sault, which is full of women ami children, and that when they are trying to escape by day the Boers have captured them and flogged them and sent them back and by night they shoot them down, pretending to mistake them for night attacks. Synman has not re plied. The proportion of killed and wounded above speaks for itself.” Other news from Mafeking details the careful saving of the provisions and says there are diminished rations for D.OOJ souls iu the beleaguered town. BOERS CLAIM VICTORIES. Official liuMetin of Operations of Fed eral Army- American Arrested. Pretoria, May 3.—An official war bulletin issued here reports that on April 28 the federal-; captured nine prisoners and ten horses east ward of Thaba N’Chu and that on April 30 a British mounted corps appeared mar Brandfort. The federals attacked tln-m on two sides and the British retreated. Two federals were wounded and 11 prisoners were taken. Another account of this affair says the Wakkerstro.ii and Emmclo companies had a skirmish with the Brstish near Brandfort. After a sharp fight 11 pris oners were taken and 19 Briiish were left dead on the field, including Captain Lyddy. A few federals were woumled. The heavy bombardment by the Brit ish has been resumed at Fourteen Streams. The correspondent of Renter’s Tele gram agency in the Bo r camp at Brand- fort wires that the British appeared 4 miles east of Brandfort and General De- Larey ordered a charge with 500 Boers, who drove them back t > their entrench ments. The federals found four dead on the field and took 17 prisoners, ipostly wounded, including Lieutenant Crane. ’ Later in the afternoon General De- Larey learned that the British had forced their way 20 miles east of Brand fort and 7 miles north of Modder river. With 250 men DcLarey set out in pur suit of the British, who numbered 1,200. The forces met in the open country, a sharp engagement followed and the British retired. As the Boers had u heavy day they were not pursued. The federals had live men woumled. An American has been arrested in connec tion with the Begbeo explosion. Fire at Coal Creek. Knoxvii.i.f, May 3.—The milling town of Coal Creek narrowly escaped a sweep ing conflagration early this morning Two large store blocks were burned to the ground aud the entire town was threatened. For the Fire Sufferers. Cape Town, May 3.—Within uu hour after the opuniug of the Ottawa relief fund here there were five subscription* of 1600 each recorded. The members of btruthcoiiu’s horse contributed liberally. U»w*y Kuroute to St. Louts. Chicago, May 8.—Admiral Dewey, his Wife and party accompanying him, left Chicago at 8 o'clock this morning u their XktUimoro ftiid Ohio suouial train ferkt. Lnuti LOWER CHEROKEE LOCALS. A Siai|>li; Way to Protect Fruit Trees From Cataplllar*. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, May 2.—The gentle showers which came Monday evening revived everything in the vegetable line and put new life on the farms. The ground was getting hard in many places—especially red lands. Cotton planting is going on and most of it will be done this week if condition of land and weather will admit. The roseola, which has been a great source of annoyance to our peo ple, is somewhat subsiding. It does its work slowly and people do very little for it. Ho far it has given no one any great amount of pain or trouble. Dr. Sydney Surratt was in this sec tion last Sunday on professional bus- in ess. Those who are superstitious enough to think that getting wet the first ruin i«i May will prevent their hav ing fever duri g the year wiil, from present appearance, have an oppor tunity soon to get immunity from that malady. We learn that Mr. W. S. Wiikerson, of Hickory Grove, will soon replace the fiat at Howell’s feny with a new one. This is good news to those of our people who are now ut serious inconvenience. For “Billy” Wilker- son to will a thing is to complete it The recent freshets have done an immense damage to the plowed iaml along the streams in many places, Jealousy is u compliment v.e paj I our superior. j - No doubt the devil er.j ivs the com- ; puny of people who are perfectly sat- I isfied with their way of living. Many a man will ask God to lead i him in the prayer-meeting who is perfectly willing for the devil to guide him when he goes to vote on the liquor question. Temperance alone is not religion, yet religion can’t exist without it. Drunkenness is the helpmate of vice; temperance is the handiwork of vir tue. If the moderate drinker will no? abandon his cup for the sake of his child, or children, no influence that can be brought to bear will ever convince him of his error or persuade him to give it up. Mr. John A. ,M. Pistes, one of our best fruit raisers and horticulturists, says now is the time to watch yom fruit trees and keep the caterpillar- from forming their webs in them Take a reed and go through the or chard every day or two and break up the webs forming and you will pro tect your trees. The small pox scare has subsided and things have assumed their nor mal attitude. Miss Pearl VVhisonunt, one of Wil- kinsvilh’s most charming young la dies, has been on an e xtended visit to Kershaw, Lancaster and Yorkville. The Mesopotamia congregation pro pose having their children's day on the 27th. Mr James Rains*} of Manchester, Ya., kindly sends us papers from the old Dominion, for all of which lie has our thanks. Uncle Jimmy is a staunch friend of The Ledger. If the farmers can have good health and no hindrance, they will soon make up all lost time from rains, wet weather, etc. Wheat is beginning to head-out and the crop is a promising one, so far as wo have been >l>le to flee. If we are contented with what we have we are about as well oil as if wt owned the world. Your correspondent is somewhat under the weather this week. Mr. Meek </. Parker, the faithful and gentlemanly mail rider on tin Gaffney route, lias made a good rec ord of service during the past winter. He is one of the best carriers in the mail service. On last .Monday evening there was a heavy rainfuli just across the river on the York side and the land of our neighbors over there are loo wet io plow. J. L. s. Hickory Grove Ila|i|’<niliiir. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Hickory Grove, May 2—Since my lust letter our town lias been struck with new life. The spirit of push and build up the town is now in progress, and the tramp of onward march cun be heard and seen i 1-iniy. A great deal was done last year in the way of improvements but this year, the last of the century, will go out leaving a record that Hickory Ur. ve will be proud of. The A. K. P. parsonage has been freshly painted. Jts new suit is quite becoming and brightens up that part of llie town brilliantly. Dr. Ward and Mr. Wood Bell have received their goods and have opened up a drug store in the brick block. They occupy the first floor and the second floor will- be used as the Woodmen’s hull. The brick yard opened up Monday ! with a full force of hands. The cu- | pacify will be 3,000 brick per day. Our town is in the vigor of health and all hands are pushing their busi ness for all it Is worth. We uio u busy people and don’t you forget it. The wheat crop in tills section is wry good. The oat crop lias im proved wonderfully since the last rain, and ut harvest tnuny will be agreeably surprised ut the yield, i The school and orphanage ure get- i ting along splendidly. Ran. It appears to be definitely settled , that Prealden 1 McKinley will attend the 2tfth of Hi ' oeltbration at Ohnr* 1 ION* LABOR UNIONS ARE AT WAR. As Result of Fight 12,000 Garpenters Join the Strikers. Philadelphia, May 3.—As a result of the action of the Allied Building Trades council iu refusing to recognize the Brotherhood of Carpenters because the latter agreed to work on buildings regard less of whether union or non-union men areewployed thereon so long as their un ion is recognized, the Allied Build ing Trades council has ordered out all its men wherever Brotherhood Car penters’ men are working. Secretary Allen of the Building Trades council said iii consequence of this order about 12,(KW addhiotial men have quit work. This makes about 16,000 men in all em ployed in the building trades now on strike iu this city. These orders affect the exposition buildings, where hundreds of men are at work preparing tiie structure for the Republican national convention. This action materially complicates the strike .situation, as in many instances employ ers who had signed the scale of the Al lied Brdluing Trad -s council and also the Brotherhood of Carpenters’ scale, have Ihvu forced to suspend owa^ion because of the orders from tlu^^Hes council headquarters. DEMAND INCREASE OF WAGES Stone Cutters and Garment Workers .Strike—Carpenters May Go Out. Atlanta, May 3.—An effort is being made by four labor unions in Atlanta to get their wages increased and their hours of labor reduced. These unions are the Soft Stone Carters, the Graui o Cutters, the Carpenters ami the Gar ment Workers. All of them, with the e::''-piion of the carpenters, urj out on strike until their demands are granted. A:1 of the members of the local branch of the Soft Stone Cutters’ union, com prising about 40 workmen, are out on stri ke. They ask for an 8-hour work day aud 40 cents per hour for their labor. Their employers offered to compromise and grant the 8-hour work day, but refused to pay more t ban 35 cents an hour wages. BUFFALO STRIKE SETTLED. Railroads Accede to Demands of JCm- ployo* For Higher Wages. Bi'italo, May 3.—The railroad strike is conddered settled. It is understood the Nickel Plate lias agreed to abide by the action of the New York Central and it is believed the Erie, Lakawanna, Le high and Western New York and Penn sylvania will acquiesce iu the arrange ments. The concessions will mean $560,000 a year to the New York Central, added to the expenses of the road at this end of the state as compared with what they were prior to March 16. Labor Leader Indicted. Chicago, May 3.—It is stated that a true bill 1ms been voted against George P. Guldens, president of the Bricklay ers’ and Stonemasons’ union, by the grand jury on evidence presented that in- was ( oiioerm d in an assault on non- uni .n m n at 388 West Randolph street o-i April 24. The specific charge was conspiracy to incite riot. Box .Makers Strike. Bay City, Mich., May 3.—Four hun dred box makers and helpers iu seven factories in this city have gone on strike for an advance in wages of from 10 to 15 per cent, which t lie maim fact urors de cline to grant. Sill BMVM «$ FROM MINI MIDWAY MESSAGES. AN OLD SCHEME EXPOSED. Anicrlran Knibiifisy Investigates Work ings of Brooklyn < 'laiius Agency. London, May 8.—Thenfl-tricdscheme by which so many Americans have been deluded into imagining thorns dves to lie the heirs to English chancery estates has come up once more. # Tho United States embassy here has recently been iu receipt of many inquiries on this subject which has led t ho officials to make an investigation and has resulted in signing a recrudescence of the schemes which have been exposed by successive Am- ri- ean ministers aud amhassador.s to Groat Britain. The action in the matter has been due this time to the activity of a concern in Brooklyn, which has been operating un der the name of the Royal British claims agency, the only address being Postotlice Box 2,5S2. Many Building IVi-mits. Birmingham, Ala., May 3.—During the month of April building permits were issued in Birmingham for the con struction of new bvil lings aggregating $113,031. Included in these permits was one for the new Metropolitan hotel, val ued at $40,0 it); an addition to the elec tric light plan!, valued at $12,000; the Marlin Cracker company’s plant, val ued at $8,000; an addition to the May berry building, $3,000, eight dwellings >» i the South Highlands, built by the Gibson Manufacturing company, $19,- 20), and several other dwellings and storehouses, Laiirous Policeman Shot. Lai'Ri.ns, S O., May 3.—Lofton Sul livan shot Policeman Frank Duvall iu the thigh last afternoon, inflicting a painful but not a dangerous wound. Sullivan was involved in an altercation with a negro when the policeman ap peared. Sullivan says he shot at the negro aud accidentally hit Duvall. Adkins Acquit led. Atlanta, May 3.—William L. Ad kins, the young man charged with mur der for the killing of Ed Brooks on thy night of March 2, has boon acquitted. Adkins made a statement to thy jury, claiming that he killed Brooks iu self defense. The defendant was rupnv leuted by Hon. Thomas E. Watson. To Improve Consular Service. Washington, May 3. — Thy Hvimto committee on foreign relatior.* has con cluded the consideration ut tbo bill for Hie reorganization of the consular sur< vice and agreed to report a aabatltuf* for the oritfiual siujutc bin, a iummuiV p spared by Un rtafti tfetuHAiAtalr Among Women and Children Relief Fund Growing. Salt Lake City, May 3.—So far al most 200 bodies have been recovered from the Scofield ninn.' and it is thought; sufficient bodies yet remain to bring the list of dead near 360. Nobody entertains the faintest hope that there is a living man iu (he mine. > Tlie Lnioii Meeting at Macedonia Cloned on the ;i0th ult. Correspondence of Tne Ledger.) Midway, April 80—I must beg I your indulgence for a short space in Every One In Shaft Believed your valuable paper in which to give to B’J Dead. ! an accou,lt the union meeting, I which closed ut Macedonia church on CAUSE O 1 *’ THE ACCIDEIIT ! thf ‘ 29l “, in8t - T , his T eting httd been | previously mentioned in your paper. ! The Wrather was very inclement but It Is Still rnknown-No One Living | on the 27th, P being more settled, Can Tell How I! Occurred Distress j there was not a very large attendance. (Notwithstanding, the work of the I Ui ion began in earnest under tbo i fomur office)s K. 1). Edwards, pres- idvii?, and J. F. Quinn, secretary. 1 he first subject. • Devotional ser- j vims in our homes,” was most inter* ! ctdingly discussed, and its impor* ! tauce forcibly emphasized. On Sat- u r day the atttrjiiui.ee was much in* creased and the work of the Union ar-timed a much more lively interest. It is now only a question of recovering i II v. as, however, soon apparent to ail the bodies of the victims and that cannot j that the center of interest was around subject, ‘•'Viral! shall be the atti* tucii- of Ghrisiians toward the dispen sary Jaw during tire campaign of 11100.” It was taken ud early in the day and wry earnestly debated. Many good men contending that it wes an improvement on the liquor tr. iiic and, to nnct it with strong op position, might leave the country iimie unpleasantly involved in liquor troubles than it is at present. On to!.: other hand, u was most forcibly exi t nd-d that to sell it us a bever age w s sinfully wrong, no matter under '•\Ji;.f agi ucies it might bo sold, ■i < i 1 xT' . no Christian man could af ford to encourage its sale by voting in t.svor <’f it. I he debate along these lints brought out many good men on both eide:-; each most ear nestly contending for his view of the subject. The following resolution as a test ns to how the Union stood upon tire subject was offered: “Resolved, That it is the duty of all Christians to vote against the sale ot intoxicating liquors as u beverage in nil its features.” Two or more substitutes for the above were offewd, but were all lost ri' ally the vote on tire resolution, us above, was taken. The resolution curried by a small majority. lire further work of the Union, I hough of considerable interest, fuil- d in awakening the earnestness in discussion that the previous one did during the day. Sunday morning a very large con course of people from far and near were present. A Sunday school mass meeting was tiro morning feature. Several short Sunday school talks v-.ere made by visiting brethren. At its close essays were read by the two young ladies who had been appointed at tin* previous Union for this pur- p ;s<—Misses Hattie Wylie and Bes- ~ie Porter were the appointees. Ir has never been the pleasure of this Union to listen to the reading of bet- tt r i ssay s than these were. At the close ol the reading the thanks of the cnt.rt Ci ion, by a lieii g vote, were i< i.dered thes-o young ladies for their obi; uo:i: on suljeclsof their own choice. IU v. F. C. Hickson was now recog- i iztd and welcomed by us all. Soon h motion was made lira? lie preach the sermon of the day—it carried. He took the stand and from the text. “Now is Christ risen from the dead.” be hold his vast audience spoil hound for air hour; tears freely llowing from some of their “yes, fur Mr. Hickson was fully at himself on this occasion. Hius clustd a most interesting and ei j).vahle Union with Christian co- workers and friends at Macedonia once more. After the closing prayer dinner was once more spread before tire people, and we believe all, or marly all, found something to eat before bidding us farewell. i. n I). fieri are of a <'ou.trli. A cough is not a disease hut a symptom. Consumption and bron chitis, which are the most dangerous ami fata! diseases, have fxr their first indi •ation a persistent cough, and if properly treated as soon as this cough appears are (irsily cured. CliambeiIain’s Cough Remedy has proven word rfully successful, and trained its wide reputation an I exten sive sale by its success in curing the di-ea-e- which cans coughing. If it is not bem fixiel it will no? cost you " ' t nt . For vile by Cherokee Drug Company. Rumor is like a swarm of bees, the mnr* you fight them the less you get rid of them. Is It N:>t queer that IVople Suffer IVlieu Tli<-j Can be Cured? Most people Mill' r because their -toriiachs are out of order. They rt'u'.U d * put know what is the mat- • er with tin m hut they fe. 1 b d’y all over As a specif! • fur all trouble of this character Tyner's IK »p> psia Remedi is the greatest. I* w ill Ihrxw 'Ojn-hine into the dark place-'and brighten up the lives and enhance • he fib asures of al who take it. Priee JjO cents per bottle. Fxr sale by all druggists Many a mao lias lived an hoPCit life because lie u ver f« uud tt mces- -ary to steal Prickly Akii Hittkhh cures the k|dne\H r* gulates Hie liver tnnei up the stomach and purifies the bowels. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co. It is always the man who doesn’t shove] dirt who Is willing to give ad vice. bu finished for .several days. Tiie fact that the rush of air from the i mouth of the main entry' of the mine j was sufficient to blow a man and his | team across the gulch almost 20) yards- will serve to indicate what force was i exerted within tin; workings of the inmo j and in tiie immediate vicinity of the ex plosion. The body* of Joseph Graves, a Utah batteiy man, was among those taken out. He was married about three months ago and his wife G not yet 13 years of age. This is bat one case of many; If any one man is to blame for the ac cident it will never be known, for no man who can tell the story has come out of the mine alive. Many old c >al miners, familiar with tie <• min -s, slut * that they have always been regarded as the safest mines iu the .state. These men also say* that the company’s policy has always been to spare no exp: use in order to keep the mines in a thoroughly safe condition. At the coal company’s store every thing i ; b -izg given out free of charge, that the families of the d- ad are in im mediate need of, and the store is being kept open day and night. Tin; relief fund last night amounted to $7S0 and the contributions in the shape of money and provisions are being received from many places in and out of the state. THE REVISED CUBAN TARIFF. War Department Will But It Into Ktlcct .lane 1>>. Washington, May 3.—The war de partment has decided that the revised CuIkui tariff shall go into operation June 15. The official gazette of Havana will, on May 15, begin the publication of the repertory, indicating the extent and character of the changes made iu the existing tariff scheduKs. It is said tin; purpose of the revision was to make good grave defects in the Porter tariff, which expeii noe has de veloped. The principal fault which is sought to be cured is the inadequacy of the Porter tariff as a revenue producer, aud it also is sought iu the revision to stimulate the introduction into Cuba of American goods, which h ive so far not been received in the Cuban markets t > anything like th * extent ;.ntieipaied when the original tariff' was arranged. NEW TARIFF IS ACCEPTED. Embassies, However, Demand Certain Concessions From the Porte. Constantinople, May 3. —Tin; ambas sadors have m ule reply to the porte’s note of April *29 regarding the increase of duties as follows: “Theembassies note the porte’s declar ation that it does not intend to introduce any unilateral measures and will hasUm to inform their governments of tins. The ambassadors have decided to make their consent to an increase conditional on the removal of the abuses in tin; mat ter of chemical analysis, the suppression of warehouse dntie.s and the abolition of the stipulation whereby articles not sjtecified ill the tariffs may Is; inter dieted, confiscated or destroyed. The ambassadors have decided to make the jiayniant of indemnities to foreigners a Separate question and to deal therewith ut a later date.” Attempted .tail Delivery. Wadesijoro, N. C., May 3.—Sheriff J. T. Gaddy had a thrilling ex|K*rieiiee with two negroes in the county jail here Tuesday night. Ho and tin; negro jani tor of the building went up to feed thy prisoners. Two negroes jumped on the sheriff, threw him to the floor and choked him in an attempt to escape. The negro janitor yelled and brought men from below to the rescue. Within a few moments a crowd hail gathered in the jail and it looked threatening for the prisoners. • Sheriff' Gaddy did not sus tain any paiutul injuries and no prison ers sueoeeded in escaping. Spaniards Held Prisoner. Manila, May 3.—Then* me yet some 2,550 Spanish prisoners in the hands of tin; rebels and a commission of f.ix mem bers with General Gumirilloat the head. When Spanish sol tiers arrive in Manila the government gives them two suits of underclothes, a uniform, a hat, pair of shoe* and a enpe. They are sent to bar racks at Malate, there to await u stouinef sailing for Spain. Gave Birth to Triplets. Quitman, Oa., May 3.—Mrs. Tim Car- roll, wife of a farmer who lives about 5 miles from Quitman, has given birth Ui throe well developed children. One of the triplets died shortly after coming into the world. The other two bid fair j to live and do well. Approved by the President. Washington, May 3.—The presideul has approved the recommendation of the secretary of the treasury that the au thorized number of oommissury ser geants iu the unuy will bw iucivusod from 165 to 200. Porte Ha Made No Reply. OdnsTaXtiNO it, May 8 —-i'ho port* Is imrely a wi»h turned heaven ward, has tint replied to the Amerivnu uutflr vw PROVIDENCE PARAGRAPHS. The Recent Katas Have Delayed the Farm ers In Their Work. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Prov.'DENCK, April 29.—The small pox scare seems to continue. The name is almost as bad as the disease for we see several almost scared to death, poor creatures! And they say vaccination is worse than the disease. So death seems almost cer tain to be at hand, and it does look to be a good thing for the doctor’s pocket-book. The recent rains have put the farmers behind again. The time for planting cotton seed is here and we are not ready to plant. But when we consider that everything is gov- erned'byand belongs to a Supreme Be ing, then we aro made to say amen ! We cannot fret over the works of such a Master in whose hands every thing rests. We often trouble over useless things. We go out to meet or hunt up trouble. The happiest man we ever saw is the man who seeming ly takes everything fair and easy. Yet we are all selfish and strive to heal our fellow man. We want money though it be ‘‘the root of all evil.” At this period it takes money to make the man and principal is left out. We are sometimes made to ask and answer the question : What are the chief causes of uimsl? It is pride, ambition, selfishness. Unhappiness comes chiefly from the succession ol personal mortifications and almost trivial disappointments which the intercourre ot life has brought us. It is the pi tty fiiction of our every day life w ith one another,, the jar of busi ness or of werk vhich makes in .Yard peace impossible. The ceaseless chagrin of a self-centred life can be removed at once by learning meek ness and lowliness of heart. Tne meek and lowly man dominate the world because they do not care for it. “The meek shall inherit the earth.” Not buy it or conquer it hut inherit it. Unhappiness that is merely a jar and fret and worry has no right to exUt. If there could b< an absolute receipt for hupp.ness it would be found in oblivion of self and in thought for others. To •‘look out and not in” is the secret of harmony and of living pleasantly with one another. To ‘•heat” is seemingly the hour of the day. When will the day come when we will love our neighbors as ourselves and help bear eacii others burdens? Our candidates so far are few and far between. Buster. PROHIBITION CONFERENCE. A prsvif In !•* simplest d* flnltlon WmmUiiV IU* iuUUauity uimiauk A little weed ha* nu mor* right tv b« in l |>rd#o than t big oo*v Called to be Held in the City of Columbia on the 23rd of May. A State Prohibition Conference will he held in the city of Columbia, S. C., on Wednesday, 23J day of May, 1900, for the purpose of consid ering the propriety of suggesting can didates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor to represent the Prohibi tionists of South Carolina in the Democratic primary, and also to an nounce the principles and purposes of the Prohibitionists in seeking to obtain control, through the Demo cratic organization of the executive and legislative departments of the State government, for the enactment and enforcement of measures which are in the best accord with the high est interests of the people, and which will take the State out of the liquor business. For the purpose of obtaining a full and free expression of the Prohibi tionists in regard to these matters a call is hereby issued for them to as semble in their respective counties, at the court house on Saturday, 12th day of May, 1900, to elect three rep resentatives, with alternates, to at tend the State Conference on the 231 of May, with or without instructions, and to choose a county chairman for the ensuing campaign. Joel E. Brunson, Ch’m’n. Waddy C. Thompson, James A Hoyt, Jeremiah Smith, C. D. STANLEY, E. D. Smith, Committee. As Chairman of the Prohibition State Executive Committee I approve of the foregoing. A, C. Joneb. Those in Cherokee county who are in accord with the prohibition move ment and who wish the county to hi represented in the State Conference to he held in Columbia on the 23nJ of May, will meet in the court Houst on May the 12 : h and elect three dele gates to said conference. Change of Hoar. The hour for the convening of the County Convention m-xt Monday will he 12 o’clock instead of 11. as heretofore advtriiMed. Ed H Pk ’AMP County Chairman. “It is with a good deal of pUasure and satisfaction that I recommend Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,” savs DruggPi A \V Sawteile, of Hartford, Conn ' A 'a ly customer, set-1' g the remedy exposed fxr sale on in) -.how ear-e, ► a’d to me: I really be l-ve that medicine faved my life the ps-t sum mer while ut the shore.* and she be came so enthusiastic over its merits that I at once made op my mind to recommend it in the future. Re cently a gentleman cam* into my et.or* so overcome with colic pains that he sank at onue to the floor. I guv* him a dose of this remedy which j he j pad him. I repeated the dose and In flttcsn minutes he left my stars smilingly Informing ms that h# fait as wall as •**#." fluid b/ Chsrw prtof V*. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. *1.00 A YEAR COLTON TELLS Or MODDER OF GOEOEL Says Taylor Wanted Youtsey to Leave State. TOLD TO GIVE HIM MONEY Was to Get Any Amount He Desired If He Would Leave—Witness Know* Nothing of Senator to He Made Way With by Conspirators. Frankfort, Ky., May 3.—W. H. Cul- ton resumed his testimoiut He stated that Governor Taylor authorized the witness to give Youtsey any amount of money desired if he would leave Ken tucky. At a conference iu Lexington, the Sun day before Goebel was shot, it was de cided that Representative Henry Berry, who had been unseated a few days be fore, should go to the house of repre sentatives next morning aud take his sear and refuse to give it up. VanMoter, his opponent, was to be in some way prevented from going to the hall that morning. Caleb Powers, who was at the conference, telephoned to Governor Taylor ut Frankfort two or throe times iu regard to the conference. On cross examination Culton said he did not know of any list of senators or representatives who were to be put out of the way. On re-direct examination Culton said that Sergeant at Arms Ha ley signed the subpoenaes for witnesses for Governor Taylor to testify before the gubernatorial contest committee and author;/, -d Culton to deputize good imm iu the various counties to serve them. Culton said lie did not know where Powers or Youtsey were when the shot was fired. The last talk he had with Youtsey the latter said the plan to kill Goebel had been abandoned. Culton had been asked by Taylor to ascertain wiiat the witnesses in the contest knew because ho was a lawyer. To the prose cution he said he had told more now on the stand liian any person except hia father. His testimony is ended. Circuit Clerk Moore of Jackson county denied that Culton bait told him any thing about the plar to bring on a roit and kill Goebel and other members of the legislature. FULL TICKET IS NOMINATED. Spencer Adams Named For Governor by Nonh Carolina Kepublieans. Raleigh, May 3.—The white Repub licans had made strenuous efforts to have their state convention the best ever held in the state. It was an orderly and rapid working body. Spencer Adams of Guilford county was nominated for governor with a full state ticket. Following is the plank in the platform iu regard to trusts: “We are opposed to combinations of capital whenever they become de structive of the rights of individual citi zens uud such combinations should be suppressed by adequate statutes enacted by the legislatures of the several states or by congress, if the resulting evils aro beyond the power and jurisdiction of the states.” The convention indorsed, without condition aud with enthusiasm, the ad ministration of Presidejit McKinley, and instructed its delegates to vote for his renomination. Also the delegates are instructed to vote for Senator Pritchard for vice president. THE STEEL ANDJRON TRADE Conditions Are Less Favorable Than Last Week. New York, May 3.—The situation in domestic iron and steel trade is generally a little less favorable than last week. Prices are yielding under the strain of the recent unfavorable developments and a lower range of values seems to be assured. Reports from various trade centers show that reductions have been made in various rolled products. Rails, structural iron and sheets are notable exceptions. Tin; reductions made have not been large, but serve to show the tendency now existing. Buyers are holding off, not being inclined to make purchases of any considerable quanti ties so long as they Isdieve that by wait ing they may Is; able to do a little bet ter for themselves. BIG DEAL IN MONTGOMERY. Itepcrtcd That Northern Capitalists Have Purchased Street Hallway. Montgomoky, Ala., May 3.—A well founded rumor is afloat here that the local stockholders of the Montgomery Water Poweraud Electric company have sold out tiieir stock to northern capital ists, and that, this will mean a consoli dation will) tne Tallassee company and ultimately with tiie Mutual Light aud Power company. The Montgomery Street railway ia ■aid to he very likely to hr included ia the consolidation sliculd a deal l>e con summated of that character in itio near future. iMiiael Hey Sails For England. Constantinople, May 3 —The Egyp tian steamer Tcwfix Rabbaua, having onboard Ismael Komal B.;y, who was reported April 30 to have mysteriously disappeared, j-assed through the Darda nelles without incident. At the las mo ment tin; sultan, through Redvuu Pasha, unsuccessfully tried to get Ismaul to abandon his decision to go abro;id. New Freight Warehouse. Montgomery, Ala., May 3. — Work has begun on the Georgia aud Ala bama's new terminals here. A hand some freight warehouse and office will be erected. The block extending from the corner of 0 dumbus and Perry ftrwt down to tlio corner ot PoUard and Perry streets will bu devoted to til* uuw CW* Utiunls. Lumber Company Chartered. Rai it o:<, May 3 —Tne state has char, terud riw Northrop LutnUn- oumjxtny of Wlliuiugtrm, capital tt will oporm* mwt uml mitH