The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, May 18, 1900, Image 1
K. O. Sh Arr.
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PRESBYTERIANS IN
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Northern Church Is In Ses
sion at St. Louis.
SOUTHERN IN ATLANTA
IS«*v<*r:il Mattersof Importance to Come
L'p Uofore JJotli Itodiea—St. Louis
Cutherinx Hears Itepo •ts—Cumber
land Presbytery In Chattanooga.
St. Louis, May 17.—The Presbyterian
general assembly is in annual session
here. The day has been given over to
hearing reports of the various commit
tees.
The race problem and negro education
is a feature of the rejiort of the Board
of Missions for Freednn u.
The attendance is large and great in
terest centers in the proceedings, as it is
probable an effort will be made to se
cure a change of creed.
The report of the board of church
erection states the year closing March 1
has been an encouraging one, indicating
a constant growth of the church.
From the different funds aixpropria-
tions had been made to an aggregate
amount of $141,5111. Increase in the
churches was m al ly 40 per cent and in
the aggregate appropriations nearly 45
pe r cent.
The next report heard was from the
permanent committee on temperance.
The report of the board of missions
for freedmen gave an account of the
work done during the past year.
The receipts for 1W.) were sufficient to
maintain the work at a cost of $152,578
and also pay $17,807 of the debt.
The amount contributed for self sup
port was $71,702, an increase over the
amount reported last year of $1,751.
The Presbyterian freedmen gave to the
support of their own churches and min
isters $13,981. The rejiort says in con
clusion:
“Then: arc indications that tlie prob
lem of education of the southern negro
is taking a deeper hold upon the minds
of thoughtful men, both north and south.
Industrial schools seem to Jiave come
more prominently to the front of late
and to have caught the p-
favor, so
much so that at times there seems to he
a danger of shoving other schools of
training and other lines of development
aside as foreign to the problem.”
SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIANS.
Thirty-Ninth Annual Session of Uen-
orul Assembly Convenes.
Atlanta, May 17.—The thirty-ninth
annual session of the general assembly
of the southern Presbyterian church is
in session in this city. There are about
200 commissioners in attendance repre
senting 78 presbyteries, the representa
tion being equally divided among the
clergy and laymen.
The o|*-ning sermon was preached by
the retiring moderator, Rev. J. F. Can
non of >St. Louis.
At 8 o’clock in the evening a reception
was given the members of the general
assembly. Several short addresses were
delivered and refreshments served.
Several important matters will come
up for discussion such as Christian edu
cation, the veto i>ower of the general
asftemhly, the compilation of another
hymn book, the duties of the office of
the elder of negro evangelization and
others. From present indications there
will be no effort made to revise the creed
of the church.
Cumberland Presbytery.
Chattanooga, May 17.—The Cumber
land presbytery is in session here. The
day has been taken up with the reading
of reports, which show a healthy growth
of the work during the past year. Sev
eral important questions will come up
for consideration, the most prominent
being the subject of education.
CoiuuiissloiiPr Drops Dead.
St. Louis, May 17.—Rev. William A.
Color of Middle-port, O., a commissioner
to the Presbyterian general assembly,
representing the Athens, O., presbytery,
dropiied dead at 10:50 o'clock in the au
ditorium of tin- Washington and Comp
ton church from an attack of heart
disease.
MURDERED UPON HIGH SEA.
Captain and 12 Men Killed While
Others Are Wounded.
Copenhagen, May 17.—A telegram
from Koping, Sweden, reports that as
the steamer Koping was passing the
Priiis Karl, a man sprang upon the deck
of the latter vessi l and shouted: “If any
one comes near I will shoot.”
At the same moment a woman was
seen hanging over the ship’s side shirk
ing for help.
The man escaped in a boat. When
the Prins (Jarl was boarded it was found
that 12 men had been shot, six of whom,
including the captain, were dead. The
rest were found locked in their quarters.
Gilt of the woundt d lias since died. The
murderer is being pursued.
Iron Trade Nut Kucuuraging.
New Yokk, May 17.—Buyers of iron
and steel are still waiting and are not
attracted by lower prices offered them
as inducements to cover their require
ments. The conditions prevailing at
Pittsburg, the great seat of iron indus
try, are not eneouragihg. The nominal
E rico of BesseimT pig is being sustained
y the association, hut offers are being
made from manufacturers of pig iron
elsewhere at lower j/riees without re-
aulting in sales.
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Candidate Sent U) Jail.
Sai.uua, M. C., May 17.—Thomas
Farrow, candidate for the legislature
from this county, whose friends v> ere
“confident he would shed honor on his
county and State,” has been sent to jail
for Violation of the laborer contract law.
Roller Kxplofclou Kills Six.
Bt. ParnKsauRo, May 17.—The boiler
of a torpedo boat exploded here y ester *
my, killing tut pet sons.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS.
Still No Choice For Hisliops—High
Salaried Officers < ut Oil'.
Chicago, May 17.—Pending the count
ing of the ballot routine business was
taken up. The convention voted unani
mously to extend fraternal greetings to
the Presbyterian general assembly now
in session in St. Louis.
Former Governor Pattison of Pennsyl
vania, chairman of the committee on
state of the church, presented the re
port recommending that there bo but
one secretary for each organized b i nevo-
louce of the church, each secretary to lx:
an executive officer. This recommenda
tion if adopted would do away with four
high salaried secretaries and a lively
fight at once developed.
Amendments and substitutes of all
kinds and motions to refer were voted
down one by one after a heated discus
sion. Governor Pattison finally spoke
in defense of the report, explaining that
the proposed changes were in the nature
of reorganization and not of economy.
The report was then adopted amid ap
plause, with the amendment that 'the
conference elect at least one assistant
secretary to every general secretary.
This action does away with two secre
taries of the missionary society, one of
the church extension and one of the
Freedmen’s Aid society, each of whom
received a salary of $4,50 J a year.
The fourth ballot was then read,
which resulted in no choice.
STRIKERS WILL NOT YIELD.
They Demand the Reinstatement of
All Old Kniploye*.
St. Louis, May 17.—Although the
basis of settlement of the street railway
strike, which was agreed to by the
grievance committee and the Transit
company officials, has been rejected by
the executive committee of the street
railway employes an early settlement is
l«x»ked for.
The point which caused the executive
lx>ard of the employes to reject the prop
osition was the clause in regard to the
reinstatement of the old men. The com
pany offered simply to reinstate all the
old employes, hut the executive board
decided that this offer should be amend
ed so that the old employes should be
reinstated to the position held when the
strike was declared. The Transit com
pany, however, claieis that some mem
bers have b< en guilty of criminal acts
since the strike.
The Transit company has only been
able to get into ojieration a few more
than half its 22 lines and these are not
running the lull number of cars handled
before the trouble began.
CHARGED WITH STEALING.
31uu Arrested at Tampa Has Over
$1,000 on Hi in.
Tampa, Fla , May 17.—R. E. Wood-
all, a white man, who has been arrested
here on a charge of stealing, is believed
to be an important capture. The inau
was a walking bank. The arrest was
made on complaint of a merchant, who
alleged that Woixlall had stolen money
from his ea.-Ji drawer.
In addition to this was a valuable dia
mond studded gold watch found in his
pocket. The man was carried to the
county jail, and lx-fore Ix-ing hx'kod up
be was searched and over $1,100 was
found concealed about his person. It
is learned that Woodall has been in the
city for some weeks selling v arches, and
claims to be from Georgia. H< denies
the charge against him.
RIVAL LOVERS FIGHT IT OUT.
Hurst Attacks McIntyre With Kuilc
and Is Shot Down.
Chattanooga, May 17.—A fatal affray
occurred on Walden’s Ridge, about 10
miles from the city, late last night, in
which John McIntyre shot and fatally
wounded Demi ton Hurst. Both were
young men and sous of well-to-do farm
ers.
They had quarreled about a young
lady last Christmas, and the trouble had
never been settlwd. Hurst went to the
McIntyre home and attacked MiJntyre
with a knife, when the latter drew a
revolver and shot his assailant, the bul
let penetrating the left luugaud ranging
into the region of the heart.
(Spaulding issues Instructions.
Washington, May 17.—Assistant Sec
retary Spaulding has i.ssued a notifica
tion of the instructions of Oct. 12, 1898,
prescribing a rate of drawback on syrup,
the refined product of raw sugar. The
drawback is reduced from 5') to 55 per
cent and the net value in tank at the re
finery in condition as thrown finally
from the centrifugal, in the regular
process of sugar manufacture. These
instructions are effective May 18.
Hatch of Young Doctors.
Columbia, S. C., May 17.—The largest
number of physicians to apply for per
mission to practice medicine in thisstate
that has ever appeared before the state
board of medical examiners is now be
fore that board. There are 78, > f whom
8 are uegroet. Among tlie apnlicrits is
Dr. Mack James, the celebrate 1 national
league pitcher, who is a graduate of the
South Carolina Medical college.
Charleston Gets Naval Station.
Washington, May 17.—The senate
has adopted the amendment to the na
val appropriation bill providing for the
transfer of the naval station from Port
Royal to Cliurlostou. Senator'Butler of
North Carolina endeavored to obtaiifau
amendment providing that Wilmington
be considered in preference to Charles
ton, but the amendment failed.
Charters Issued.
Columbia, H. C., May 17.—A commis-
siou has been issued to the Farmers’
(Supply company of Manning. A char-Y
ter has been issued to the Willard Man
ufacturing company of Colombia, capi
tal $10,000. A commission has been is-
tued to the Joint 8nx:k union of Green
ville. Crpitul stock $4,000.
Mother 104; Son HO.
Pickens, H. C:, May 17.-Mrs. Jenul#
Crane of this place will be 101 years old
next mouth. Her sou Jip Crane, who
lives uour Easley, is uist 80 years old.
Mrs. Crane is in good health, eats heart-
Uy, lltept well and Is able to be about.
Li HS CHANG IS A
LIAS AND SCHEMED.
■Some Talk of a Revolution in
China.
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LlhiP'
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RELIEF
Announcement Hade In the
Rouse of Commons.
ARMS BEING BOUGHT. STORY IS UNCONFIRMED
'I hr JtractiuniMlri TaU»-Ailvaniage of Lng-
laiMl's Situation ami StrlUo Against it*—
form Mr. ISrooKs Killril by I {oxers in
Shantung.
.Correspondence of Tlie Ledger.)
Yang Chow. China, Apr. 12—It
was my intention to have written you
at least once a month, perhaps of-
tener, Lut suddenly J was prostrated
with typhus fever, and was in bed ft.r
nearly a month. I had been sick for
nearly a week when the doctor gravely
told me it was typhus. My wife
could not speak the language and
Mr. Tawtre was away, but the other
missionaries found it out and I could
not have been better cared for had 1
been at home. Wife was always
cheerful and nursed me during the
day and part of I he night.
There was one Englishman Mr.
Cousins who was very attentive and
kind to me. Just a few’ days ago a
messenger come saying that Mr.
Consins had died suddenly with black
small pox. The whole missionary
community was very sorrowful at the
news.
The main interest of the newspa-
p< rs centres about tlie war in South
Africa and the situation here in
China. The reactionaries in China—
those who wish tor: turn to the old
paths—have taken advantage of the
English situation to strike against
reform. Men who only two years
ago were at the head of affairs and
favored railroads and the renovation
of this dark land, for that reason are
now hunted like wild animals and are
cut down without mercy. Many
have taken refuge with the English
and some live in the foreign settle
ments. The Empress Hnviqer ri d
to put a new Einoercr in place of the
present ruler, but the people over
the Empire object! d so strongly (hat
she did not dare. The Empress is
opposed to reforms, to Christianity
and to the foreigner. She sent out
an edict that all persons suspected of
favoring refonn should by arrested
and beheaded. That, of course, opens
a wide door for all kinds of cruelties.
There is al.-o talk of a revolution in
China, and we see frequent mention
in the papers of arms and ammuni
tion in great quantities being brought
into tha empire by reformers and
others. From what I can learn tlie
mass of the people and many leading
odicials are against the Empress.
That naturally throws their sympa
thies with the foreigners and with
Christianity. But the great J.i Hung
Chang has become one of the Em
presses’minions. He is in Cantcn
now and is hunting to the death
some leading n formers. He is a
great schemer anil liar, and now i-
doing what he can against those who
have treated him kindly. Our city
here lias some of his near relatives.
Two of his grand nephews from Yung
Chow arc in Nashville, Tcnn., attend
ing Vanderbilt Criivcrsity. They
have cut. off their cues and wear
American clot lies.
Wife and 1 took dinner with Mr.
Li, a nephew of Li Hung Chang, on
day before yesterday. They are very
rich. Two of them speak English
and they have a piano In tluir home.
They are very friendly to us.
Our part of China is very quiet,
and some of the wuallhiest and best
families strongly favor reform. One
very rich family in this city has a
foreign house I hear that the
family use the modern iron lxd and
spring mattress. We constantly
hear of trouble in tlie North, in
Shantung. A society called Box rs
bus caused much trouble They
killid Mr. Brooks, a young English
man. it was very sad. The last
message he left when he begun his
fatal journey was one to ins betrothed
in England. I will try to tell you of
the Boxers ut some oth r time
1 notice in the American papers
much sympathy for the Boers and
opposition to England. I suppose
the Boers do r e< d sympathy, hut if
England should bo worsted in this or
any other great contest, it would he a
terrible blow to the peace of the
world, and to liberty—liberty of con
science undfreidom of speech. It
seems to u». that the only two free
dom loving people in the world, Eng
land and America, ought to itmd
together. We would have a hard
tin e in the Eist without England.
W. E (Jinx kkk
The proportion of th« illiterate
among crimii ul < is us r- ; x to one.
“It is with a good deal of pleasure
and satisfaction that J r< commend
Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy,” says Druggist
A. W. Huwtelle, of Hartford, Conn.
‘'A lady customer, set jug the remedy
exposed for sale on my show case,
said to me: ’I really believe that
medicine saved my lift- the pa*t sum
mer while at the shore,’ and she be
came so enthusiastic ovi r its imrits
that 1 at once made up my mind to
recommend it in tlie lut urn. Re
cently a gentleman came into my
store so overcome with colic pains
that lie sank at once to the floor. I
gave him a dose of this remedy which
helped him. i repeated the dose
and in fifteen minutes he left my
store smilingly informing me that he
felt as well as ever." Mold by Chero
kee Drug Co.
War Office Has Rcoclvrft Nothing From
Roberts indicating I hat Relief Col
umn Has Reached Hesiegetl City.
KloJF Is Made Prisoner.
London, May 17.—In the lower house
of commons isr James Kit son, Liberal
member for Yorkshire, west Riding,
Colne Valley division, announced that
Maf ■king had been relieved. The war
office, ho.vever, is unable to confirm the
announcement.
London, May 17.—The closing days of
the drama at Mafeking have been
marked by an intensity of dramatic in
terest as unexpected as it is out of pro
portion with the forces engaged. The
news that the half-famished garrison
was not only able to repel an attack, bat
to inflict such heavy loss in killed and
prisoners us nqsirted in the dispatch an
nouncing fhe capture of Commandant
Eloff, grandson of President Kruger,
ami nine of his men, makes Great Brit
ain more than ever proud of Colonel
Baden-Powell’s little band and increases
the national desire for their relief to a
fever pitch. Gird Roberts and his large
army at Kroonstadt and the thousands
forging over the big range are almost
entirely forgotten. Every one is think
ing or talking of Mafeking an . the
latest exploits of its defenders.
Rumors continue rife that the relief
of tlie place has been ac omjilish'd, tut
official confirmation is lacking. There
was eonddiTable speculation as to what
Colonel Baden-Pouvll w’ould do’/ith his
90 prisoners and whether the victory
has not so depleted his force as < render
him oix-n to annihilation in the vent of
another attack by the superior Beer num
bers. But Lorenzo Marquez already
hears rumors that these have been cut
off by the relieving column. According
to general opinions news of the termina
tion of the desperate struggle between
the besieged and b siegers must reach
England in 24 hours.
General Bailor is making good pro
gress in recapturing the railroad and
driving the Boers out of Natal. The oc
cupation of Dannhuuscr show’s that he
is meeting with little resistance on the
part of the burghers.
1/ivd Rdxrts is still gathering his
forces together previous to striking the
Vaal river.
A late dispatch from Lord Roberts
says:
“The resident commissioner in Basu
toland reports that a number of Boers
living in tlie Vicksburg and Bethlehem
districts have applied to him for advice
as to the conditions of surrender.”
Hiilh-r Occupies Da null a user.
The war office has received tin: fol
lowin'' dis natch from Gem ral Buller at
Danuhaus! r:
“Tin: second division has reached
Danuhauscr and I hope that my advance
patrols are at Newcastle.
“rhe fifth division is echelonged from
Elaiidslaagte to Glencoe repairing the
raihvay. J’li ‘ Fourth division is on
Sunday's river drift on the Newcastle
road.
“Several Natal farmers are handing
over their arms.
“AH reports agree thyt about 7,000 of
the enemy pass *d north very hurriedly
May 14 and 15.
Hunter Kilters the Transvaal.
The war office has received from Lord
Roberts the following dispatch at Kroon-
studt:
“Randle has occupied Mequitlan’x
Nek and Mod ier port without opposi
tion.
“Hunter lias entered the Transvaal
and has advanced within 10 miles of
Christiana.
“Methuen has reached a point 12 miles
on the Hoopedad road without seeing
the enemy.
“Natives and local whites have con
firmed the previous reports of the dis
turbances aim ng the natives.”
Battle at Mafeking.
Pketokia, May 17.—An official bul
letin announces that the troops stormed
and occupied the forts around Mafeking
on Sunday nu ruing. On the same night
the federal.-, were surrounded, losing so
far as known 7 killed, 17 wounded and
1 a number taken prisoners. The British
casualties are said to have been 50 killed
or wounded. It is ie|>orted that the ad
vance guard of the force, proceeding to
the relief of Mafeking from the south,
has been repulsed.
Klofi'Taken rrisoiier.
OapeTow’.v, May 17.—A dispatch from
Lcrenzo Marquez <lated today says that
Commandant Eloff, grandson of Presi
dent Kruger, with patrol, entered Mafe
king, wdiereupoii Colonel Laden-Powell
opened lire on the burghers, killing 17
of them and taking Eloff and 90 of his
men prisoners.
HE DREW TWO PENSIONS.
feiiydcr Is Arrentcd In Galveston
Charged With Fraud.
Galveston, May 17.—Theodore Sny
der has been arrested here charged with
making false claim for pension It is
charged here that after serving his first
term us a volunteer during the civil war
he re-enlisted in a different regiment
anil that he subsequently applied for
and was granted u ism.siou as an ex
member of the other regiment. It was
discovered uljout a year ago tlxat two
pensions were being paid to the same
mu 114 hqiocial Agent Hogue of the pen
sion bureau traced Mynder to Missouri,
then to Palestine, Tex., and lastly to
Galveston. Muyder is from Pittsburg.
In the Queen’s Presence.
tyONDOK, May 17.—The son of thn
Duke and Duchess of Y ’’k (who WM
born March 31 lust and who, it is an.
uounced, was to be christened Patrick)
was christened in the private chapel of
Windsor cattle in the presenoe of Uaaen
Victoria.
A STRONG ADVOCATE
OF PROHIBITION.
Has Contempt for Boys Who
Drink Whiskey.
A WORD OF WARNING.
.Juilgu O’.Ntal'* Advice—Hand Toisoned
From Handling Gimuo — SuperviHor
Culps’ Noble Art—Ktta Jane’s String
Hand.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Err a Jane, May 10.—The boys of
this neighborhood are getting up a
string hand. They meet at the school
house on Wednesday and Friday
nights to practice.
A daughter of Wylie Edwards, col.,
has her hand poisoned from handling
guano and the doctor speaks of tak
ing it off. She had warts on her
hand and it is thought the chemical
matter in the guano has taken effect
upon them, thus leading to the
trouble.
We visited the Hopewell Sunday
school last Sabbath and found quite
a number of bright children and
teachers studying the Scriptures. It
was both surprising and gratifying to
see how correctly a class of little
children, taught by Miss Mildred
Smarr. could answer questions in the
shorter catechism. In fact, those
liitlu children would make whole
congregations of Presbyterians we
know of ashamed of themselves to
show how little they know of this
great book. Themostof the teachers
are ladies and they are “workmen
who netdtlh not to be ashamed.”
We thank “Rooster” for what he
said in last Friday’s Ledger about
boys “drinking whiskey, cursing and
doing other devilment.” We can’t
conceal, much less express, our con
tempt for such characters, yet we
sympathize with them for not having
the proper home training. The idea
of a boy splurging around in such a
way when he really ought to be wear
ing the habiliments of infancy is too
revolting to think about.
Many people pray “Thy will be
done on earth as it is in Heaven,”
are so fearful of public sentiment that
they never try to hurt the devil with
their votes. This is a grave charge
but it is nevertheless undeniable.
We regret our inability to be pres
ent at the meeting of prohibitionist
last Saturday, but the cause is in
safe hands. Never since the war has
there been so little whiskey drink
ing in this community as at present.
Let the work of temperance go on,
and the devil will soon shut up the
shop. It is a disgrace, especially for
a young man, to be caught in a state
of intoxication. -Not long ago a
young man who had been paying his
respects to a young lady in this sec
tion called upon her. She smelled
liquor on his breath and frankly in-
termeu him that he must discontinue
his visits. She couldn’t love a man
who didn’t love and respect himself.
That is straight talk. Girls, take her
plan, and you will do a great work for
yourselves.
On another occasion we heard of a
widower calling upon a widow, and
alter making bis business known she
told him she bad had her share of
drunkards.
The woman who marries a man to
-^terin him will have a life time job
on her hands.
Ghnsi did not teach his disciples
how to preach or how to teach. He
taught them what to preach and
what to teach and how to pray. It
is not great preachers and teachers
that tins country needs today so
much as men and women who know
now to work and pray. It is prayer
done that can call the fite down
from heaven. It was not Elijah de
livering a great essay on Carmel that
brought down the fire, or uttering an
eloquent speech that brought rain,
but it was while he was pra)ing the
fire came, and while he was praying
the rain fell.
We need to utter that prayer
which the disciples did, “Lord, teach
us how to pray.”
We cannot conceive of a- greater
blessing coming to this country than
the intervention of God’s power to
overthrow the whiskey demon and
setting our people free from its Sa
tanic rule. If we lay aside our hypo
critical cant and ask God to help us
to banish this evil from our country
do you think he would disappoint us—
Dial if ire ask bread will he give us a
stone, or a serpent for a fish?
Judge John Belloo O'Neal, than
whom this State has never had a
more able, conscientious and fearless
jurist and one who gave the best of
his life to the cause of temperance
and the suppression of the whiskey
evil, never lost an opportunity
to expose the demon. In passing the
sentence of death upon James and
Newton Vickers, at Yorkville, in Oc
tober 1854, he said, among other
things: “Young men, the convic
tion to which your attention has just
been called makes you aware of your
awful impending doom. The 27th
day of July last, is a day red with
blood—the day on which the blood of
your fellow man cried unto God from
the ground—its voice has been heard
and will be answered beyond the
grave. I learn from your trials that
you are orpbane; that you havsbaen
brought up In gross Ignorance; your
Uvea of dieelpatlon are traceable to
the too free uee of intoiloatiog
liquors. Had tbera been no grog
•bops %t Book Hill, there would
have belli no murder of Dobson
tbiN. Why doai tbs pcopi# rlio Is
their might and put down this evil?
“I have been connected with the
administration of justice for more
than forty years, in one capacity ami
another, and during that time more
than one hundred cases of hoinicid*-
have passed under my review, and
few if any of them are marked with
such fiendish cruelty as that ex
hibited in your case. Therefore,
there can be no pardon fc>r you except
through the blood of a crucified Re
deemer. Let me entreat you to pray,
—pray earnestly, night and day un
til your peace is made with God. If
you have never been taught to pray
then, I beseech each of you, to do
like the publican of old, smite upon
your breast and cry. ‘God be merciful
to me a sinrer.’ Would to God that
the enormity of your crime and its
fearful consequences could be prop
erly appreciated by the young men
of this country, that they might turn
from the road to ruin before they
meet a similar fate.”
If all our judges would take the
stand on the side of temperance, and
use their official positions to dignify
it as Judge O’Neal did, there is no
telling the amount of good they
would do.
Supervisor Culp, of York county,
has done a noble act in taking his
chain gang to the Kings Mountain
Battleground and cleaning off the
shrubbery and beautifying tlie ground
about the monument. He took the
responsibility of this work upon him
self, and the voters and tax payers
unanimously endorse his action.
Bully for York county.
Mr. Frank Vaugh, of Mount Tabor,
went to Howell’s terry this morning
to cross and found the flat gone. He
said to your correspondent, he ougnt
to have published it. Well, you
ought to take The Ledger, brother,
and you will find out ail such mat
ters as pertains to the public’s wel
fare. It has been repeatedly spoken
of in these columns. j 1, s
GORDON-AMOS.
A 1'retty Home WedUliii; on South Chureb
Street Veitterday Afternoon.
[Spartanburg Herald.!
^ esterday afternoon at 5 o’clock
Mr. C. M. Amos’s residence on Mouth
Church street was the scene of a
happy home wedding. The con
tracting parties were Rev. 31. W.
Gordon, of Chester, and Miss Mar
garet Amos, the eldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Amos. Quite a
number of friends were in attendance
to witness the ceremony, which was
impressively conducted by R-v. L
M. Roper, pastor of the First Baptist
church of this city.
The large array of costly, hand
some presents attested the popularity
of the bride and groom.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon left on t: e
evening train for Columbia, imme
diately after the marriage. From
Columbia they will go to Louisville,
Ky., and other cities on a bridal tour.
The bride is a charming and accom
plished young lady of this city, where
she has always been a favorite.
The groom is pastor of the Baptist
church in Cheater. He is a gentle
man of pleasant address and a lurce-
ful, earnest minister.
Hundreds of friends unite in wish
ing for them all happiness and pleas
ure in life.
Hoys on The Farm.
IJouriiiil of AjfricuJluiv. 1
Lots of boys are driven from the
farm by the treatment they receive
there. You cannot work a boy from
1U to 14 hours a day, begrudging him
a day off, and depriving him of an
opportunity to make u little money,
and have a little fun on his own ac
count, and then expect that he is
go ng to stay on the fa in. Boys are
not built that way. But if you treat
them right, encourage their orig
inality and footer their development
and the doing of things for them
selves, the average hoy is level-head
ed enough to realize the advantages
offered by rural life. Mome fathers
make the mistake of trying to drhe
boys instead of.working with them,
or fail to recognize the rapidity with
which a bright boy gains knowledge
and experience between 12 and 20,
and how quickly he may k(.ov more
or have better judgement in some
matters than his father. The parents
are quite as often at fault as the
boys in those cases where the com
plaint comes that the boys won’t
stay on the farm.
Is It Not (Jueer that Feople Suffer Wheu
They C»u lx: Cured?
Most people suffer because their
stomachs are out of order. They
really do not know what is the mat
ter with them hut they feel badly all
over. As a specific for all trouble of
this character Tyner’s Dyspepsia
Remedy is the greatest. It will throw
sunshine into the dark places and
brighten up the lives and enhance
the pleasures of all who take it.
Price 50 cents per bottle. For sale
by all druggists.
8he: I don’t believe you love me
as much as you did before we were
married. He: Just as much ss I
ever did; perhaps not as much as I
■aid I did.
The latest statistics show that the
United Mtates has over 200,000 miles j
of railroad, and less than 20,000 miles
of good wagon roads.
Miss Florence Newman, who has
been a great sufferer from muscular
rheumatism, ssys Chamberlain's
Palo Balm Is the only remedy that
affords her relief. Miss Newman is a
much respected resident of the village
of Gray, N. Y.. and makes this state*
meat for the benefit of others slmi*
Isrly sAletsd. This linltnsnl Is for
Ms by Ofesroftss Drug Oo..
PROBLEM IS
FULLY DISCUSSED
Compulsory Arbitration Also
Before the Convention.
NEW PRESIDENT ELECTED
Governor MacCorkle Keaigns and H.
H. Hargrove Chosen to Succeed Him.
New Orleans Is Selected us the Next
Meeting Place.
Chattanooga, May 17.—Two of tho
most important features of the In
dustrial convention was the discussion
of the race problem and the question of
compulsory arbitration.
The free and oixm discussion of tho
race problem was inaugurated by this
convention at its first meeting in Hunte.
ville, Ala., six mouths ago and the in
terest created was such as to produce
wide comment and a general demand
that the discussion along the same line
should be continued at future meetings
of the body.
Speeches were made by leader* of tho
negro race, Professor W. H. Council,
principal of the Agricultural and Me
chanical college for negroes, at Normal,
Ala., and H. T. Keating, editor of Tho
A. 31. E. Church Review of Philadel
phia. On the part of the whites the
subject was discussed by Rev. W. J.
Cole.
Compulsory arbitration proved to
be one of the most iuteresti ig subjects
before the convention. Paper, were read
by Hon. J. \V. Faxon, cashier of the
First National bank of this city; JohuT.
Wilder, pension agent for the southern
district, ami N. F. Thompson, secretary
of the Southern Industrial convention.
Mrs. Duncan of the International
Board of the Young Woman’s Christian
association addressed the convention at
night on features of the industrial work.
The election of president and selec
tion of place for the next meeting were
special orders of business before the
Southern Industrial convention this
morning. The resignation of Hon. W.
A. MacCorkle as president was accepted
and Hon. H. H. Hargrove of Shreveport,
La., was elected to the position by accla
mation.
A short address of acceptance was
made by him in which he stated that
the work of the development of the
southern states must lx: ubmg business
lines and not by sentiment ami that it
can be done by unity of action.
New Orleans was chosen as the place
for the next semi-annual meeting, the
contest in the convention being between
that city ami Knoxville.
President Hargrove took charge of the
convention immediately upon bis elec
tion.
FOUND GUILTY r qF~MURDER.
Slaiiniug Given Death Sentence—Dun
can Sent L’p For Life.
Birmingham, Ala., May 17.—After be
ing out nearly 20 hours the jury in
the cast: of Frank Duncan and John
Manning, alleged safe crackers, charged
with the murder of Policeman J. W.
Adams on the night of March 27 last,
has returned a verdict of guilty, fixing
Manning’s punishment at death and
giving Duncan a life sentence. The
men will now be trier! for the murder of
Policeman G. <J. Kirkley. Both officers
were killed ut the same time. The safe
of the Stumlard Oil company had been
robbed and the two officers had arrested
Manning and Duncan on suspicion of
being members of the robber band.
While on the way to the isdioe station
the prisoners broke away from the offi
cers ond begun shooting. Both officers
were killer!. Adams identified both men
before he died.
NEGROES AND WHITES FIGHT
A IMtcIml Hattie In Morfli Carolina.
About 20 Wotimted.
Raleigh, May 17.—A mob of drunken
negro railroad hands and lumlx:r cutters
went to the little village of Four Oaks,
swearing to kill every white man it.
The crowd commenced to cur.se and raise
a disturbance. The town jxdieemau at
tempted to arrest a negro for disorderly
conduct, whereupon the ucgrrjes at
tacked the policeman ami beat him al
most insensible. Some white men at
tempted to aid the policeman, but were
knocked down or shot at.
A general fight ensued, the white peo
ple opening fire on the negroes. Sev
eral negroes were wounded, but not fa
tally.
About 20 ]H*)ple were wounded in tho
general shooting which followed the at
tack upon the officer, some of them se
riously.
Predict Devastating Guerrilla War.
Yokohama, May 17.—The transport
Thomas has arrived from Manila. Re-
turning officers and men of the army
disagree with the optimistic views of
tlie Philippine situation held by the
press and the public. Everything seems
to point to a large and devastating guer
rilla warfare and altogether the outlook
is not reassuring.
Fischer Makes Denial.
New York, May 17.—Abram Fischer,
one of the Boer envoys, was shown to
day the published statement in which
the envoys were reported as having
made indiscreet admissions on the steam
ship to an employe of a London news-
]jaix:r. Mr. Fischer said the story was
false In every material particular.
To Receive Boer Peace Knvoys.
Chicago, May 17.—Hollanders and
Germans of this city are making prepa
rations to receive the Boor peace envoys
to this country. The envoys will oomo
to Chicago after their visit to Washing
ton ami while here will be the gpest* of
the Holland society of Chicago.
Bremen's Cotton Exchange.
Washmotov, May 17.—Work 00 the
new Bremen Cotton Exchange Is pro
gressing rapidly, according to consular
report* to tho atat* department This
building i* to bo the find one la G«r*
many oouetrusted entirely ou
loan pint.