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^*WvTl*8m&T- *r t-9 ■ • "^vPr i-ii/t ■ ^ Ji J. (;. V.’A ;<J>|.AV.-. Vice Pre-sidei t THE SATIWiL BASK Of CAFFSL (. Capita! $50,000.00. aims, re h on . - ]>. C. Cashier. \V ill buy <• -hi ty eiaims, rvceive deposit ui;lke i t Lh. * 1 11 i‘ *;■.!« -i oi* J* >v* 4 <3 p.iptT IT SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in ail that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 10, 1804. GAFFNEY CITY. S. C.. FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1900. $1.00 A YEAB. HOWTO BECOME RICH i£ii u i uar t uHci mm President of Tn usvaal Taken Near Pretoria. FALL Of 1 JOHANNESBURG That < ity Ta'icii by IJj itish—Army Is 1 to Kilter Capital Within 4:s I (oars—‘several Hundred lioers Iniprisoned ’ii .'line, Lomjov, Mi;v el.—It is rumored in a quarter liht lv to be well informetl that Pre.siui'tit Kritp*r has been captured by iho Bi tihi b mil s b vend Pretoria IvONDON, May 31.—A Pretoria tdar s that Jo' b ea b::ud( 1 over to t : : dispatch from hanuesburg Jial British. Loxou\, May hi. — Lord Roberts’ latest dispatch throws a somewhat dif ferent light oa the military situation. Brfo’ethey were revel ad celebrations wen organiz d in the country towns in honor of tl: - i .11 of Pretoria. In Chestej a public hol : <lay was declar. d, while at Dover, Ports] ath and man}' other pla -es in the iToviiiees llags were flown and rejoicings were general. Pretoria, hov ver, is not yet in the hands of the Briti.-h, though there is no reason to doubt t;)e authenticity of the r |> >rt tb .t Kruger has evarunted the place and that tip* municipality is ready to sun i. i r wiirii coiifrouted by supe rior numb rs. The liiial forward movemt'iit on the Transva .1 ("iiht.il had apparently not comm 1 wb t th dispatch was sent. All L u’d riob •; ■’ t;i.*j»oduo:is of troojp Is ’,; ir to ;■ ply to Johannesburg. ni:d th;a; the Bri’.is.) s**em c-*rtain tor* Pre'a.ri i \vi;ai:j ;i day <>r two, they will not o*-v it wish mt lig.b'ing, if the op- j;» it. . ■ ; ]>•<••• s around Johuanes* bur ; is any ciiteriou. (i iier.ii i'rei: li's ivovcment appear! Hot so r ueb aa immediate {ylvtaic** on Pretoria a.-p: . i <jf a plan to surround Johaune,.burg, few in ilesdi self is at Li; forces will i<. ntid north of to tin- S .rr " . ;i winch he is only u 1j rd Roberts hiin- i iit in junction. Hii ] 1 ; • d i*> the - mil, wi st Johan : slourg, subs.queut iu>; r < the city. Wid jTjbably br* recoil* <i ner..i Preiirji ad- dvm-.t; 'cons position The Main army ie l tie.* railroad, follow- on Lis heels, ffuppo.-ing that c 'iitr. vam s he not conv;i ing cl” J . .. ine.'burg sin-re b-rs at noon Preto ria .-hoald b>- r acl 1 bv June 2. opj>osi- tioa n lojr.o i on. (h*i; -rrl Brabant'H loss f 4 J r* a is striking < videuce that t' if ' • ai • of the tree State by the tasttceess. " ;t : dv is tin* country here im- i . ■ i li t tiitit Ihetoria liaJ ! Mr. J.*- phChamberlain, the 1 1 .to f r tiie colonies, sjxiak* i in ling of the University ol glia’n, ]."'opo-( d a m-ssage to th<3 ' 'i’.tula isg her upon the cap • tnanne burg and Pretoria, ' : nt to me uftemoou news* WARMLY RECEIVED Given Great Ovation as They Entered Reunion Hall. BUSINESS ORDER 0? DAY Torrents of Rain Interferes With Out door Features—Ocneral Hampton Is .Missed Sons of Confederate Veter ans Siold First Hu si ness Session* Loli.svii.i.k, May 31.—Business was the order of the day in the second ses- siuii of the confedcrato reunion which convened at 10 o’clock in reunion hall. The Sons of Confederate veterans met at the .-ame time in the criminal court building and their meeting, like that of their elders, was devoted entirely to matters of business. The weather has shown no signs of improvenn nt, the rain coming down in sheets at brief intervals. Many of the decorations have been ruined by the gt.ady downpour, which has now con tinued for the greater part of three days. N. ally all of the outdoor features of tho reunion have of necessity been abau- doned. There was to have been an i .;ue»trian tournament this morning, but the depth of the mud at the park m. do its abandonment a matter of < • nr.-'*. The l>a ket pieuic to be given at Wilder park to the ladies of tho con federacy wus likewise given up. If the min continues throughout the day it is j'.niici))::! ■ 1 that it will have a s -riotis • •d'-v! in tlcircasing the crowd which is • : p . o-d to arrive tomorrow for the pur- p •* of vn v/mg the great p trade. Altliough the morning’s session was to b ' devoted eiitiicly*to matters of bus- inc.es and tiniv were to be comparatively in. features of interest compared with t ie ojH-ning sessions, the crowd in re- j union hall was fully as large as yester- I day. General (lordon and General Ca- { bed of Texas were among tin* first ar- ' rivals. The other notables came slowly, however. The tattered battle flag of th ■ i'liird Georgia infantry evoked ring ing che rs its it came fluttering into the the hall, escorted by a long line of stal wart gray clad veterans. While the battle flag was coming tip one aisle the bat: lion of maimed veterans from At lanta eamc marching down tin aide on the oppposite side. The assembly with one acconl roso to its f eet and r«*inained standing while amid loud cheers tiie ii ake a fortune. As for you. good for I ciippl d veterans limp d to their scats. FOR A START ALL YOU NEED DO IS FIND A DEAD MOUSE. Then, Accordins to the Wise Hindoo Merchant Who Told This Fairy Sto ry, the I!or.«l to Competence Is Smooth and Haay of Travel, * Once upon a time several rich Hindoo merchants were wilding away the time talking over their alVairs. All except one were of the opinion that in busi ness no one could gather wealth who Lad not a solid capital to begin wdh. Then he who held differently and who was the richest of them ail spoke up and said: “Of a truth it is very -easy to acquire a great fortune when one has but to add treasure upon treasure. As for me, 1 earued my riches without so much as a groat to begin upon. Listen, and 1 will tell you my story. “My father died before 1 was born, lie bad been very rich, but my mother was only a poor widow, without sup port or proteciiou. All the wealth that her husband had left her was taken from her by greedy relatives, and as she even feared for her life she sought refuge at the home of a friend of my dead father. “There it was that 1 was brought in to this world. My dear mother, of whom later I became the sole support, was then obliged to gain her livelihood as Lest she could. She had to work very hard for very small wages. Not withstanding she managed to save enough from her scanty earnings to pay for a master who tau£ht me to write and to ligure. “On the day when 1 completed these humble studies my mother called me to her and said: ‘As your father was a merchant before you, so also should you be a merchant. There is in our town a rich banker who is called Wisa' hila. This generous man makes a practice of lending capital to the sons of merchants who have lost their own means. Go and pray him to open his purse unto you as lie has done unto others.’ “No sooner said than done. But when I entered the private office of the banker be was in very bad hu ll :• 1 foun 1 him scolding roundly a young man. the son of a merchant, who stood before him with bowed i, no: “T)o you sco that dead mouse on the 1'oor thcrcV he exclaimed angrily to him. ‘There is a piece of merchan dise out of which a smart man might Birmi: qU( . U com. turn of .L which was papers. The alt rn im kuo\vli*d'.'i ’’ 1 p the Vila Mr. A'Vib i new.-papors all ac- * nut friendliness ol cm t;l at Pretoria, in in.-isting on th« rcl. e .* of a f a b r ox British olheers b] take command ot the British prisom ri in order to avert a disturbance umonjj the latter. Uoei , .Made Strong l<<*si>t;in,*<*. I/> >!>‘iv. May 31.—The war edict hat a ui.-pe.tch from Lord Roberts, dab <3 Gerinis.on, uying: “Tiie brunt of the' fighting fell on Ian Hamilton’s column. I have f ont him to work around to th« we t of Johann-'.sburg in support ol French’* cavalry, wiii ii was directed tfl go north near ti e r .1 leading to Pre toria. I have not heard irom Fr< neli yet, but liuanitou states that in the af ternoon In- found Lis way blocked bj the enemy, strongly po.-ted on some kopjes and lieges south of the Rand. They Lad two in avy guns and several fl’-id gun-, and p in poms. Hamilton forthwith atta : d. Tin- right was led bv tire G rdons, who, after capturing one i xtremi’y of the ridge, wheeled around and work; d along it until aftel dark, el-uring it of the epemy, wire fought m-’-1 o! iii.ately. The One Hun- dre i and J o-utij 1 d on the other flaull and woiii'l not b • dinil l the chief shurf in tire ««•; ion. llumiuon is now at Flor ida, d :«■ w ! of .jolianuesburg, and Fr’-uch i: a o-sv m ’ further to tbK irortii. Tin- Gordons, cavalry, mounted infantry and S vcnth division are hoM- ing ' . -.vn. 'J he Elev enth division, with batteries 11 and (J fr i,n th'* L-avy ar tillery, are south ol Johann; sburg.” ts at JollaiJiK-sburg. lyrM’ON, May 31.—The war office hat r e; l!n-j dlowdng from i>rrd Rib c-rts at G rmi . :i: “in answer to a fia; of tru-c i w-ut to Joliauire.-burg, the com- mandaut; ame to s -e me. lie begged me to d* f r i nti-ring the town for !£-l Lears as th r • were many burghers in- t-idc. J< ei -. nted p* this a.-, 1 am atix- i< us t > av i the j o.-sihility of anytiiing li. eis ururirco iaside the town, at bode - of in-- em my arc .-till holding tin; hills in the immediate neighboh’ss), where they will Lav - to b * cl-ured ot! beioiviianl. Bra bract report--, tirat two of his |>atr ds, con isting of two ollicert and 10 im n, were eut oil by tho enemy and taken jui v arers.” lit*;*;- ?i Occupy Jolianiiesbiirg. ( ,.KMI . >n‘, Tran vaal. May 31.—Jo hann’ shut ' is in Britisir possession. Nine engiiics, a coal tia-n and a great quantity oi I’dlaig - t’srk were ctrptured. The r urn a irt oMJjet;o:r ’ rear guard remained behind a mi j-ught in tht Binof G nut tsar, but they w< r« ea-ily cl-ai’ l by th Greimdii rr. Gen er.d Fie:i' li i now at B1. id<*ia igte. Tht guards hold Blaud.-joJit- in and Genni* lon. The Boers have gone to Pretoria Montgomery I* iiilt# Go.i ,oil-late. MosTOOgKUY, Aia., May 3i.—Tin*con goUdation of tire Me-rchaut#’ and Plant- ern* National bank and the Bank of M' >utg iirryry has bnoouuB elfiartive. It It a capital .-to-.-.k of JinOO.OJO. iioben v-'aWa.to lt> prcoi-dunt* notliing. 1 have already lent you an ample sum. Not only have you failed to add to your capital, but by your folly you have squandered it nil.’ At these words 1 advanced toward tLe banker and spoke: “‘Allow me.’ said I. ‘to borrow from you the piece of mere].an lise of which you spoke.’ So s; yiny I picked up the mouse and went my way. Notwith standing his anger tiie good man was so struck with my simplicity that he could not restrain a smile. “in the street 1 came across a grocer standing in the doorway pf his shop stroking a beautiful cat. I offered him my mouse. He accepted it and in ex change gave me i few handfuls of p-as. 1 carried them home, roasted them and made my way to the out skirts of the town, taking rare to bring with me a water jar filled to the brim with frerh, cold water. Ar riving at a crossroad, 1 seated myself in 1L<’ shade of a great tree. 1 was scarcely settled when along came a party bent of woodcutters, their shoulders beneath their loads and their faces tanned by the sun. 1 arose and, bov, ing huiub'y before them, set forth my P’; • and refreshing drink. As a rcv.fud caeh made me a present of two bundles of fagots, wha-h 1 car ried to tin* market. I sold them, and with the money made in this way 1 bought son v* mure peas, a larger quan tity this time, nnd 1 repeated my course of the previous day. Soon i was able to set aside the greater part of my fagots, and, notwithstanding my selling the remainder. I quickly earned so much money that at last 1 could buy up all the stock of tin- wood- eutle;s. | continued selling some and saving some until I had collected a conddeiable quantity. “'1 lie rainy season was approaching, and in due course tin* rain fell in tor rent.-', and dark clouds obscure.] t!u* sky. As for several wee. s it did not cense rain in.’ the reads lading to the woods were soon quite impassable. The weather, too. was very cold, and soon there was a gnat scarcity of firewood, whh b in eonscqu< nee rose In price. Tills was the time to sell my stock. 1 made a neat profit. 1 tented a stall at tin* in; - ket and stored it with different kinds of merchandise. Rv prudence and forethought I succeeded in my en terprise. ily trade extended from day to day. so that after awhile 1 was aide to retire with a competence, respected by all my fellow citizens. ‘ 1 hen 1 ordered from a skilled gold- si; ith a golden mouse, which 1 sent to V> akhila. the banker from whom 1 I d borrowed my first capital. The V 1 man. perceiving that not with* standing my youth I was well versed At 10:13 o’c]>K-k General Gordon called for order. He then cubed on the con federate soldiers to render all honor and glory “to tiie greatest captain of them all, the captain of our salvation.” Ho a-k'-d that tin* ii--ei)iblv join in singing “All Hail the I’owvr of Jesus* Name,” and al t t one stanza of the hymn bad 1/ ii rendered General Gordon intro- due <1 Bishop Dudley of Kentucky, who d, iivered a touching invocation. On motion of General Walkerof South Carolina a loving mes-age of congratu lation was sent to the United Sons of the Confederate Veterans, who were in ses Jon in tiie criminal court building. A revolution was offered by General C. I). Lee providing that a m -ssage of sympathy i<* s; nt to General Wado 1 lampion, who is ill at his homo in Co lumbia, S. C. Col iiicl Pue'ewood of J/misiuna intro duced a resoluMou providing for tho erection in Richmond, Va., of a monu ment to commemorate the sacrifices and loyally of the women of the confederacy during the war. Tho resolution st-b-d the matter should In* placed entirely in the hands of General John B. Gordon. Hon. J. II. Reagan of Texas asked that the momma nt L- placed in some central part of the confederacy. The resolution with the amendment of Mr. Reagan was referred to thecommittceoii resolutions. The committee on credentials retired to formulate their repu tsand while they were- so engaged a nuinticr of short sp •<*•!]<*.- wi re made by Hon. J II. Rea gan, General Mat Reason and others. in he ■il!C a: a it - a ud t lint I had t uni- ed to good account .-omethiug which even In- had reckoned at little value, gave me Ills daughter In marriage. ‘'This, then, i the history of my fur* turn-, wlii'h prove* that money is not always es .eiitial to amass wealth In business.’’- Washington Post. Fur Art’s Salif. “Doesn’t it make you weary to have your partner blowing a mouthful of •■l acker crumbs hi your ear every dayV" flski d tin* Idler. “It Is a bit annoying." said the funny comedian of the buHi -que troupe, “but one must endure these inconveniences for the sake of art." — Indiana pubs Press. SONS OF VETERANS MEET. Annual Convention Convene* am) Get! Down to Ku-lneM>. I/artKVjnt.K, May 31 .-—The first meet ing of the United Sons of Confederate Yeti I'.uis was called toorderat IGoVlock in the criminal court room, which, how ever, proved to he too small, for, hcsidei the delegates to the convention, a large number of other sons of veterans and women were present. ’] im c invcution was i-alh d to order by (’omiiiai;Jer \V. W. Davies of John A. Lroadus camp if J>>ui-ville, who inada an ivl-it’- d-.iling with the objects and priociplcf-ol the Sons of Veterans. Command' r Howe pnwntiMl B. II. Kirk, i-omiiiHiidi-r of the trans-Missis sippi d; ji.iiim at, wiio mado a pic- tiij» sijiie .-(idri >>. Mr. Kirk re|x>rb-d t e- p.ti't tak a by the southern men in tm- wars from tho revolution to the Spanish Ameri m war. He then fntro- dir -1 <miu.md i in-Chicf Colquitt of A lenta. Mr t’olquitt paid a tribute to the con- f di rate ’ .-Idler. While pledging its loyally to tin- Union, In said the south would never Di forgetful of the mem ories of the past. In accordance with a resolution bithat clfect Commander Colquitt ap|Joiiitcd a committee to extend atfemiomite greet ings to tin- United Confederate vet. rails. A comiuittee ti'oiu tho United V«-t- • uiiiH ih' ii deliver* d greetings fioni the United V< b rans to the Sous of Vet erans. Commander Colquitt introdncasl Lion- tenant <immandcr BriMus- Hindinun, wlio formal I v w-Iconn-d Iho Kou* of Vet- • . hi to Iseiisville, to which Lfirepherd Biyau of Atlanta responded. Gcni-rel llainploii blissed. Ixci'Vit.i.i-, May 31. —ICx[»r<-sions of r gu t am heard on all sides because of the illness of fjeueral Wade llampt^ui of i' ll!!b Carolina. It had lss-n hojs d that h<-would Im< able br attend tiie re- union, but ills physical condition would not | s rut it. Camp IlMtupt hi ofOobnn- bia lias a portrait of the old liero on a banner, which is ottracting a great dc I ot Mttuntioii, uud u greeted with cheni ! ou all sides? WHERE ONE HOBO RODE. It Wu* t ud<*r tlio I.oeomotlvc- 1’ilot, cml He l.et-aiue Surry. A St. I^nis railroad man, while talk ing v. ith a reporter, related a curious incident j’f ids early road life which happened while lie was braking on the Missouri Pacific out of St. Louis. “In 1S!)3,” said he, “i was running on a freight between St. Louis and Scda- lia. Mo., and it was during that winter that I ran across something that laid it over all I ever saw in the way of ho- b-. ing. Now. of course, I’ve seen bums riding in all ways and places imagina ble. and to see a man hanging to the rods of a fast freight or perched on the pilot is not surprising to me, but this - well, let me tell you. “We had been some time out of Seda- lia, hitting a pretty good gait toward | St. Louis. That winter the hobos along j the line of the ‘Mop’ were a fright, and the whole crew was kept busy chasing them off the train. As far as 1 was s concerned personally, they could have : all had ‘transportation,’ for I have ! been on the road myself and believe I that when a man is willing to take j such big chances of life and limb to get ; over the country a fellow need not put himself out of Ids way to find him. 5ut, then, the company had different 1 views in regard to the matter, and we bad to chase them or lose out. That j night—and it was cold < nough to freeze ?Iie whiskers off a polar bear—I made over a dozen poor fellows unload from j the ‘decks’ and rods and felt sorry for every one of them when they lilt the grit through the snow. Of course this sounds to you like a ‘pipe,’ coming from an old shack, but it’s so. “Well, it wasn’t long before we pull ed Into ‘Jeff’ Oily, and while the engi neer oiled around I started out with | two of the crew to chase hobos. Just ; as we got to the end of the train Old Brennan, the finest ‘eagle eye’ who ever ' b r' cd a throttle, called to Dan lline:;, | his fireman, to back up. so that be i could oil and wipe his links. Dan was c-h aniug his fire at the time; so, giving | it a final swipe with his slash bur, he j backed up; but, being a little careless, j he pulled back too far, bringing the J pilot half way over the pile of rc-dhot coals he had just raked from the fire box. “.Just about that time 1 thought old man Brennan was going to throw a fit, and 1 got a pretty severe shock myself. Before Dan could let go the throttle It seemed to me bedlam had broke loose under that engine*. “ ‘Lemme out!'yelled some one. ‘Letn- me out! Move her up! Oh, Lord, I'm burnin up!' The sounds came front un der the pilot. Rushing round to the front, we saw a hobo, not on the pilot, but squirming around on the cross braces underneath it, yelling for all that was In him. “In a moment Dan had moved the machine up so as to put the poor fel low away from the lire, and while he beat out with Ins dirty paws his blaz ing coattails lie still ettsed, coughing all the while like an engine coming up a grade. “ ‘How in Sam 11 ill.’ roared old Bren nan. not relishing the dressing down the hobo gave him—‘how in Sam Hill did you git under my pilotV’ “T got here when dis idoomiu tea kettle was over do pit at »'ijl 1 i IM • but youse fellows tie-edn’ try to barbecue me for uat, need you?’ “Oh, but old Brennan was wratliy! ‘Come out o’ dat, ye dirty porch climb er, or I’ll set ye back over the lire.’ “ ‘How c’u 1 git out will dis track under me?’ the hobo yelled back. ‘T'iuk I c'n dig Trough it?’ “Brennan saw that it was impossible for him to come from under the pilot till another roundhouse was reached. This enterprising ‘tourist* had crawled into the pilot while the engine stood over the pit in the Hcdaiia roundhouse and of course could not get out till an other pit was placed under him. Al though he had plenty of room to sit, it was a very hazardous place to ride, for in a wreck d< ath would be certain. When we reached Chamois, 3b miles farther on, where there was a round house, tiie poor devil was released. But he was a sight to see. His coat tails were burned off, his whiskers and hair were singed, one of his ‘lamps’ was groggy from sulphur smoke and flying grit, and. on the whole, to quote old man Brennan, lie looked like a ‘raveled top spring on a rainy day.’ Memphis Scimitar. FuctM About Compasses. i Much as the average schoolboy reads about the mariner’s compass, wln-n it comes to the point he knows very lit tle about it. It is divided Into 33 parts, of 11 degrees lb minutes each. The needle is on its lower surface. The magnetized needle is fixed to the lower part of tiie card, which revolves witli the needle and is usually suspetHcd on a central eap of agate, the poir.t of sus pension being a similar hard material Tin* compass la kept horizontal by supports on gimbols. In iron or bln-l vessels the needle deviates from tie* true north and south, but this Is par tially eoin|M-usated for by placing steel magnets near the compass to overcome | the pull of the ship. On the Inside of tiie eompass box Is a vertical line, .-ju'I the pivot of the card being in the same plane as the ship’s keel the point on the clrcilllifereuei- of the eard opposite to the vertical line shows the angle the ship makes with tiie magnetic meridian.— I'hiladclphia Record. PREVIOUS GE3UIWS A UllAYE LITTLE ANT. FOB APRIL BROKEN WILLING TO LOSE HIS OWN LIFE TO SAVE HIS FELLOWS. he Persevered. “Persevere, persevere!” said an old Indy to her maid. "It is the only way you eau accomplish great things." One day eight apple dumplings were sent down stairs, and they all dlsap pea red. “Bally, where are those dumplings?" “1 inauagt-d to get through them all, ma’am,” said Bally. “Why, how on earth did you manage to eat so many dumplings?” “By perseverance, ma’am.” Heavy Shipment of Ctoton to Foreign Ports. PRICE 50 PER CENT HIGHER Quantity Fxportcd Nearly Twice as Great and Tutal Value Nearly Three Times as .Much as During Munth For Anj Previous Year. W‘.'HIxctox. May 31. — The April b <‘)in in t olto:i will l <ng be remembered, e-pccialiy wh n it is brought in com* pan.,.)!! w!t<i Aprils of other years. Not only did tiro number of bales and pounds exceed the April exports ot many past years, but the puces were higher. As compared with April of List year tho average was nearly b'J par cent higher, the quantity exported was nearly twice as great and the total value was nearly three tunc a great. In April, lb!D, the exports amounted to 131,3it? pounds in round figures, the total value of which was .vs,t3b,0oo and the average value (» 3-Id cents a pound. Li t mouth the total i x|x>r!> amounted to 331.011 jKiuuds, tin- total value to •*M,fi v >l,CD0 and the average price- was ‘.J 3-10 cents a pound. In tin- ten months ended April 30, 1000, the total experts amounted to 3,80S,75b,- 0 H) p muds, as compared with 3,4<8,437,- 000 pumds in the corresponding period of l --.ro, and 3.b3;».bl 1,000 pounds in 1808; but the total vain • of exp irts during the same period in Iff )0 amounted to $3z3,- I'.Kt.OO t as <• imp re l with $101,017,000 in the coiTi-sponding period of 1890 uud £.:io,;;<> ooo. The rapid strides of the Japanese de mand for t in- cot ton staple arc indicated by the la--t that ir absorbed $11,000,000 worth in the tea mouths ended April 30, r.-liO, as compared with $4,510,000 worth in the corresponding period of 1800, and $0,31.5,000 worth in the ten mouthsendi <1 April 30, 1808. The United Kingdom t »ok less than in the corres ponding periods in 1808 and in 1800, while there was a heavy increase in the demand from France and Germany and other European countries. Japan now stands fifth in importance among the nations of the world as a customer for American cotton, while China stands at the head of the list of the customers of tiie world for Ameri can cotton cl itlis. The total purchases in the ten mouths ended April 30, 1000, amounted to .^(,781,818, which was a trifle more than one-half of the total amount, $15,310,000, sold to all foreign countries. WILL NOT INVOKE THE LAW. Chinese WU! Make No Fight Against Qllarailliui- Regulations. Sax Ft: a set.sco. May 31.—Referring to the quarantining of Chinatown, the attoi ueys of the Chinese companies have made the following statement: “We shall do nothing precipitately in the way of litigation, and we do not contemplate making an application to tho courts at this time for any order to modify or hinder the op.-ratious of the board of health. A cause of considera ble uneasiness among the inhabitants of Chinatown is the lack of qnamntiuereg ulations thus far observed within the, quarantined di tiict. “The gi-nerai quarantine order Loops 3'MHH) people within a pn .-crilx-'l dis trict, and *.h:.t a comparatively small di-triii. Jn this district it is not claimed that there ui-* or ever have been more tbau nine or ten c i.>es of plague. The contention made by the people who are subject to quarantine is that it it G nee- es-ary to quarantine the numerously populated district if is the duty of the board of he ulih to gu farther and quar antine or isolate the houses and persons wlm arc said to he infected.” DIRECTED AT AMERICANS. Lives of Mlsslonarle. l-hidaagered by l.oxeiV Movement. New Yoke, May 31.—In American mission circles it is said the interests chiefly concerned in the disturbed dis tricts of China are American. It is panted out that several iuipirtant Aiucr-' icau mission stations, with women among the niemlr-rs of their staffs, are at l'ai»-Ting-Fit, one of the missions re ported to lie cut off. Then- ar.- four Americans in tho dis trict at pres< ut threatened by tho “Box ers” around Reking. Bei-Lh-s there aro several who are not tnisMoiiaries. R- v. George R. Davis, presiding elder of the di-trier, was out of Reking and at one of the two adjacent stations at. the time of t he recent disturbance.;. At R. king there are 30 American mis sionaries, while at TL-ii Tsiu there ar« If and at Tang Fu there are 9. To Improve tin* Sci vice. Lixcoi-vtok, N. C., May 31.—Print, dent Barber and Kiipt-riiitcnileiit Nich ols of the Curo’iina and Northwestern railroad are )i«-rc in coii-ultation with tin* officials ol tin* vaiiou- cot ten mill* in (hi- county l<<r the purpose of fornm- latmg plans lor changing the readlsd ol tie- ini r cid so as to conic up the river, |iasMng the mills. T he mill men are interested in securing this change, and it is b -lieved that the railroad, uti- du' its new inunagcmout, will make it. Will Not Close Down. Bkskkmek, Ala., May 31.—Tho recent closing down of four big pipe works of the United States Cast Iron Ripe and Fonndry «• <m|«aiiy, at Buffalo, Newjxirt, Ky.. Chattanooga, and Anniston, Ala., caused uina mess here, for b-ar the company’s plant at this place, the larg est in tin- south, might also sus)said. It has d<*v«'lo|>ed, however, that there is no grounds for this apprehension. The Bes semer plant is running on full time and has all the orders it can attend to. Lady Fnsley Furnace Hold. Stil l KtiJ.n. Ala , May 31.—The Ixidy Easley furnace, which has been idle since boom days and which has been iu a receivership for several years, lias beet bought at private sale by the Northern Alabama Iron company, u imw corpora tion of Hirmiughuiu caiMfuluts, and will be put in blast at unco. bbyan’s mm$m A Naturalist's InterestinK Story of tbc Heroism Hisplajcd by One of These Tiny Creatures In a Moment of Extreme Feril. The sun was just selling, writes a naturalist, when 1 returned, slightly fatigued, from several miles' ride on my wheel. As Is my custom on re turning home, I took the garden hose and turned water into a great trench which had been dug around a maple tree for the purpose of holding water a sufficient time to permit the dirt ad jacent to the roots to become thorough ly soaked. Sitting down near the tree to rest, my attention was soon attracted to a group of small ants rushing hither and thither in an endeavor to escape. The bottom of the circular ditch being cov ered, about 30 of th ants sought safe ty on a large clod ot earth. At first they were scattered about over the highest part of the little mound and to all appearances were Indifferent as to their surrounndings. After a little one of the number pro ceeded leisurely around the little is land, and after finishing the circuit it hurried back to its companions. It ap peared that they then for the first time realized that they were surrounded by water. The survey was repea ted sev eral times iu quick succession. The group of :ints gathered more closely to gether aud seemed to be in a state of restless anxiety. As the water rose the circuit grew less, the vigil more earnest and the ex citement more intense witli each re turn of the sentinel. They rushed about over each other in a terrible state of agitation, for the water was rapidly approaching. There was now hardly room for them to stand on—just a little white, and that would he soon under water. They ceased struggling, settled down into motionless inactivity and seemed entirely resigned to their fate. I picked up a little stick and laid it across the water to the point where the ants were. They seemed dazed aud did not instantly take advantage of the means of «.-cape afforded them. One then crawled hurriedly up on tin- stick aud went its length out aud over the blades of grass on to the dry land. Without a second's hesitation he turn ed and retraced his steps back to Ids companions. Now the smallest one of the group returned with him to dry land. They both retraced their steps, and the work of rescue began. Tin- rest seemed passive, entirely subservi ent to the will of these two. Each, with a companion, hastened out to a place of safety. The small one was much the more active, she rescuing about three to tin* larger’s two. Tfme was precious, as the water was rapidly rising. It wouid soon be running around the outer end of the stick, and the island was melt ing away. One by one they were tak en out. the guide accompanying the rescued one each time to a place of se curity. Why they did not all follow the first one out when he returned pqz- zled me, but they did uot. The smaller ant now hurried forth with the last one. Btil! he was not content aud rush ed hack In search of others. The little hillock was now melted away, aud he turned to seek safety for himself. He did not seem as much con cerned as before. He did uot hasten on as when conscious of rescuing oth ers. The water was running around the stick. The last avenue of escape seemed closed to him forever. He went to the highest point and s; tth d down perfectly stiil. Ills previous conduct convinced me that lie now fully real ized that the case was hopeless as far as he w as coiiecriH d. Must the bravest of them all thus die when he could have easily made 1;is es cape long ago? lie willingly risked his own life that lie might save others. Could a more genuine example of hero ism he found in human annuls? Could a more striking example of brotherly love and unselfish devotion be shown? Could a more earnest solicitude for the life of others lie instanced? I think uot. Within his own jiower this little Insect had no possible means of escape, lie did not fear death; neither did he die, hut lie was last to escape. I lifted the stick from the water and laid it on the ground. He crawled hur riedly away to his companions, who.n he had so recently torn from the grasp of death. Whatever I may have done for them. I can but feel that Iu this ex ample the little hero ant did much more for me.—St. Louis Globc-Demo- ernt. Where We tie! Caviare. Caviare is consumed in large quanti ties all over the Russian empire. It is also sent to Italy. Germany, France and England and is largely eaten in tlds country. Caviare is a shining brown substance in little globules, looking exactly like little bramble ber ries. It is obtained from sturgeon In March by millions on their spawning beds In the mouth of the Danube, the Dueiper, the Don and the Volga rivers, where both nets and hooks are used to capture the fish. After th© membrane of the roe has Is-en removed the grains are washed with vinegar or the cheap white wines of the country. Then they are dried In the air, salted, put Into bags and pressed and packet] In casks. It is one of the most Important articles of Rus sian trade, the sales reaching annually over $10,000,000. •!u»t l.lke Him. Visitor (viewing the new baby)—He’s the very Image of his father. Proud Mother—Ves, and he acts Just like him too. Visitor—Is It possible? Rrotid Mother—Yes; ha keeps me up nearly every ulgbL-New York World.' New York Democrats Refuse to Follow Hill. BROOKLYN FALLS IN LINE McLaughlin Itefuai-s to Assist Former Bc-uutor In His Movement Against Nebraskan—Delegates to Convention Will He Intrusted For Hryau. New’ York, May 31.—W. J. Bryan is practically nominated for president. When the Democratic convention of this state meets iu this city next Tues day there will be no opposition worth the name to override all precedents of the convention, as nearly all of tho del egates are instructed to support the Ne braska candidate. All plans for opposing Bryan in the national convention were founded ou the hostility of the New York delega tion and with this removed the couveu- tion will be assured to him iu advance. Conferences held by the opponents of the plan to instruct the delegates showed that a majority of the state convention was against them and they gave up. With Tammany's vote and the delegates from the interior of the state who have been instructed for Bryan, his friends claimed 275 of the 425 delegates in favor of instructions. Brooklyn, which has held out against instructions and which, through its rep- re.-c-ntatives in congress has declared for sound money, capitulated when a revi-nv of the situation showed the fu tility of further resistance. It is said that David B. Hill, who had formed fbill'll.ite plans to j revent the national delegates from being pledged, bad had a talk witli Hugh McLaughlin, in which Mr. McLaughlin in formed him that Kings county could not help him. Mr. Hill drove away from the Hoffman House alone early in the afternoon aud was absent until dinner time. Upon his return In- was asked w hether he had t-' cii Mr. McLaughlin and he refused to say. In Bnxil.lyn the statement was made me quivocally by machine. leaders that the Democrats of that borough would join Tammany iu voting for instructions f-r Bryan. They said Kings county could not afford to antagonize Tam many uulc s for good cause, be.-aa.se of the control of the Manhattan organiza tion ovt r city patronage. GARY DEFINES HIS POSITION He Favors Local Option—An Attempt to Bar Hoyt. CoLUMJUA, <S. C., Miiy 31.—Frank B. Gary of Abbeville, sjxiakerof the house, has i-sued a card defining his position on the liquor question. As Mr. Gary is considered one of the most formidablo candidates for governor, his declaration is imps rtant. He takes the halfway course between Governor McSweeney, who advocates di peu.-ary in its en tirety, and Colonel Hoyt, the prohibi tion leader, and hi.-> declaration conies as a surprise, as he was -apposed to with Governor McSweeney. He says since the recent act of tho legislature the bem-fits of the dispen sary, if the-re an; any, are confined to the county in which the dispensary is situated. “I therefore favor allowing a county on a petition of one-third of its voters to vote on the question, ‘Dispensary' or ‘No Dispensary. ’ If a majority are op- rosed to the dispensary it should be un lawful to establish one in that county. I am opposed to saloons iu any form, and believe the dispensary should l>o run with a view to curtailing liquor drinking, uot with a view of making money. “This is the position I shall advocate throughout the campaign.” At a meeting of the state Democratic executive committee an effor’ was made to interpret the rules of the party to ex clude the candidate of a faction from entering the primary. After vigorous lighting a substitute was adopted by a vote of 18 to 7, allowing anyone to enter the primary who took the oath to abido the result. ELECTRIC LINE TO AIKEN. Proposition to Htilld an Electric Due Hus Been Revived. AuciL'sta, Ga., May 31.—M. P. Walsh is authority for tho statement that tho electric lino scheme from Augusta to Aiken has been revived again, aud that in the near future tho matter will be in shape to be put before the people. The- building of this electric line has been under discussion for a number of years and several times steps have l>een taken toward currying out plans that have been decided upon, but for some reason ‘ . jy were not persevered in. Of late years the manufacturing in terests across tho river have been de veloping so rapidly as to attract atten tion U -uo possibilities of such an enter prise. _ Fire at Letohatehle. Lktohaociiik, Ala., May 81. — The most disastrous fire i” the history of this town occurred Wednesday morning. The fire originated iu the storu of Mc Donald & Whitley, and was the work of an incendiary. From this point tho flames spread to the store of A. J. Jen kins across tho street, which was com pletely destroyed. Next was the hand some residence of J. W. Cook, then the Letohatehle Drug company, nnd an un occupied house. At one time it looked as though the entire town was doomed, and Mayor Joseph of Montgomery was telegraphed to for aid. Thu loss is par tially cover* by insurance. Wo: k of Incendiaries. Winxsbobo, 8. C., May 8!. —The Hank of Winnsboro building, the barn of Dr. J. R. Buchanan and a negro cabin have been destroyed bv fire. The de- ijartuiont was first called to the bank l idding, bnt had been there only a rt time when another alarm was ed in from the negro cabin. The xv M of incendiary origin, and Tom JO, a negro who has just been released irom the ohamgung, is charged with Uie trim*.