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F. O. 8TACT, ^ Presideut. ' THE HSTIOHAL BANK OP GAFFNEI Capital $30,000.00. Wiix buy county claims, nvelvo deposit aad muko liberal loans on approved paper 1). C. Uosr, Cashier. J. G. Wakdlaw. Vice Presldon The Ledger SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY. S. C.» TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1900. 81.00 A YEAB. WAR DEPARTMENT HURRYING TROOPS TO THE FAR EAST Over 3,000 Men Enroute to the Coast For Service In China. WILL 00 DIRECT TO TAKU Four Butteries of Artillery and 500 Murines to Sail From San Francisco July 28—Infantry and Cavalry to •Sail at an Early Date—Four Compa nies of Fifteenth I'nder Orders. Washington, July 23.—The war de partment is considering the advisability of sending the Hancock, which sails from San Francisco July 28 with four batteries of artillery and 500 marines, direct to Taku instead of to Nagasaki. 'These troops were to have gone on the ileade, which sails Aug. 1, but it has lieen decided that, owing to the urgent necessity of getting reinforcements to China, to have the Hancock make a special trip. She will carry stores and provisions only for the troops in China. The Meade, or. Aug. 1, will take out one ■battalion of the Fifteenth infantry, one squadron of the Third cavalry and one company of engineers from West Point, in all 1,171 men and 00 officers. The Garonne, carrying two squadrons of the First cavalry and 100 recruits, 35 officers and 050 men, will sail from Seattle the same day for Nagasaki. The place of the Hancock, which was originally to sail Aug. 1, will be taken liv the Warren if she arrives at San .Francisco in time. She will take four isqoadronsof the Ninth cavalry and re cruits, in all 42 officers and 1,242 men. FIFTEENTH UNDER ORDERS. Three Companies Leave Governor’s Island For San Frpnelseo. .New York, July 23. — Governor’s island and the ferry entrance at the bat tery recall the days when the troops were jireparing to depart for the south at the outbreak of the Spanish-American •war. Three companies of the Fifteenth TJuited States infantry, I, K and L, are under orders to leave Governor’s island for San Francisco, and the soldiers be lieve they will see service in China be fore they return. Relatives and friends ami numbers of women spent as many hours of Sunday with them as the rules and regulations would permit. At Ogden, Utah, company M of the pan-e regiment will join the contingent front Governor’s island. This company for a year has been ut Fort McPherson, .Ga. Company E of the battalion of en- tjiueers, two officers and 150 men, sta- ttioiu-A at West Point, are under orders to g i Vs the Pacific coast. Troop* Arrive From Cuba. New York, Julv 23.—The United gfates •any transport Crook, having on board a detachment of the Eighth United States infantry from Havana, ban arrived here. CHINESE FEAR AN ATTACK. tJfclcngo Celestials Are Organized to Iteslst an Assault. Chicago, July 23.—The inhabitants of Chinatown in this city have evidently adopted a signal in case they should bo jjffackod by a mob. Over 100 responded fto a call for help from Moy Yen, pro prietor of a restaurant, and nearly over powered Sergeant Mooney and two de fectives of the Harrison street station isd/yie the astonished policeman could annoniice their identity and convince £be excited Mongolians that they were making an arrest and not seeking to •avenge atrocities committed in China. As the three officers approached Yen’s place a cry of alarm was raised. From ■every direction every doorway swarmed *■.▼111) Chinamen who, as they aftorwani explained, were answering the alarm re- r>njtl/adopted in the event of an at tack. AlaT>ttm» , ri Claim Approved. Birmingham, Ala., July 23.—Colonel Tow H- (Smith, commander of the Third regiment, Alabama National guard, is in receipt of a communication from Ad jutant General Brandon announcing the receipt by him of a telegram from the <jBartcrina*ter general at Washington, stating that the iu-/:onnt of tlm state of Alabama growing out of the Bpanlsh- American war had been approved with reference to touts and the state would Jx; immediately reimbursed. Negroes Refuse to Register. Wilmington, N. C., July 23.—Not «.v«r 3<i negroes have registered in all of Nms fjunover county. In Wilmington, up to a few 'lays ago, only nine had registered. Advices from Charlotte are that the white registration in Mecklen burg county is the largest on record. This is also the case in Wake, Big Fire at St. Paul. £5t. PaFL, July 23. The St. Paul Cold Storage and Warehouse company's large warehouse lia*. hflrn destroyed by fire. The total l<v.s is eStiiiui! vj ut 11750,000; with an insurance of 1550,000. ♦ * Liverpool Wheat Imports. Divert 1*001., July 23.—The imports of wheat into Liverpool during the past w ek were 83,600 bnshcls. The imjsjrts of corn from Atlantic porta last week .Were 01,000 quarter-'*. .Mullen Kli*'t*<v/ijfer|. Xr.w York, July 23.—Joseph WAJen sra. electrocut'd in the state prison at emg K,/jg ut 0:05 o’clock. He murdered J»is wife in this city on July 4, 1808. Dr-wet 'I aW«.a JOO Prisoners. lyjNOON, July 23. —Ilia I’ixt general, Dewet, has cut Ixrd Roburis' Jine ,f e/uoniuiiirgitioUH and raptured loO Highland'and u supply tium. TO ARRANGE WAGE SCALE. Alabama Operators and Miners to Con fer at Birmingham. Birmingham, Ala., July 21.—A con ference of operators and miners in the coal mines on the Sourhem railway in Walker county, from America to Lock hart, will be held at Oakman July 24 for the purpose of readjusting the wage scale. The scale has not yet been form ulated. The question is quite a serious one, but it is thought the matter can be adjusted. The minors at the Gamble mines in Walker county have quit work. The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com- pany operate these mines and desires to put the sliding scale in o{)eration, to which the miners object. The miners claim that the operators accepted last year’s scale and they would demand last year’s scale at Gamble. The scale at the Maylene mines in Shelby county has been signed and the miners have gone to work there. The strike began at the Aldrich mines some time ago continues. DECISION AGAINST STATE. South Carolina Responsible to the Bank—Case Appealed. Columbia, S. C., July 31. — Judge Klugh has decided that Colonel Neal, as superintendent, had full authority to collect money on account of the hire of convicts, and that he further had the right to indorse any and all notes as su perintendent and collect and use the money. This decision involves the pending criminal suit, the salt against Colonel Neal's bondsmen, and the bank’s cose, therefore, Attorney General Bellinger took an appeal and will carry the issue to the supreme court. The suit has reopened the whole Neal case. The Carolina National bank wants the money it advanced on notes dis counted for Neal as superintendent, and the state is resisting the payment upon legal grounds. THEY FOUGHT IN THE DARK. Shooting of Renfro by Leonard at Dublin. Dublin, Ga., July 21.—It will take an official investigation to determine the true facts in the shooting of Deputy Sheriff W. L. Renfro by J. !n. Leonard. The reports are conflicting, but the ac cepted facts are about as follows: Deputy Sheriff Renfro went to the store of G. VV. Smith. He had been there but a short time when Leonard walked in. As soon as Leonard ap peared Renfro assaulted him. Leonard left, and procuring a gun and pistol, came back. Simultaneously the two be gan shooting. At this time the lights went out and as neither coaid see the other, no one was hit. Emptying his pistol, Leonard advanced on Renfro and shot him with his gun, tearing away three fingers and most of his left hand. CAPTURED FILIPINO FLAG. Captain \V. .1. Kendrick Sends One to Governor Candler. Atlanta, July 21.—Governor Cand ler has received from Sugario, Philip pine islands, a Filipino buttle flag cap tured from a command of natives by tho Fortieth United States infantry, to which Captain W. J. Kendrick of At lanta is attached. Accompanying the gift, which was sent to tins governor by Captain Ken drick, was a handsomely engraved ma chete with handle of mahogany wind and a goldheaded walking cane with pendant tassels of gold. The battle flag shows a field of red and blue and a triangle of w’hito in which is depicted a rising sun and at each of tho corners of the tfiangloa star. LAST SPIKE DRjVEN HOME. Thoinasyllle Celebrates the Comple tion of the Gulf Railroad. TiiOMA.sviLuc,Ga., July 2J.—Tljpmas- ville celebrated the completion of the Tifton, Thomasville and Gulf railroad. Excursions were run from Tifton, Moul- tri<> and intermediate points, 5,000 peo ple attending the celebration. The last spike in the road driven by Captain E. M. Smith, president of the Bank of Thomasville. An address of welcome was delivered by Major H. W. Hopkins, who was fol lowed in a short speech by Judge \yilkes of Moultrie. A basket dinner was given the visitors in the city park. Bored Through the Wall. Clayton, Ga., July 21.—While Sheriff Ritchio was making a raid in Moccasin district for Verge Nicholson, whom he captured, George Reed, who was com mitted to jail here in April last In de- fault of $500 bond, made his escape by boring through the jail wall with an augi-r uqd descending to the ground over the piazza, in tn-ol flf the jail. Upon examination a hole wan f.-un4 punctured in the wire cloth over tho window to Reed’s cell, through which the auger hail beep handed him. EUROPEAN POWERS DISCREDIT ALIEGED CONGER DISPATCH Many Theories Advanced For Their Disbelief In Its Genuinness. OFFICIALS ARE UNSHAKEN Secretary Hay Admits That There Is a Possibility of Fraud, but Does Not See the Object For It—Another Dis patch Was Sent to the American Min ister ut Peking Sunday. Shanghai, Jnly 23.—A dispatch from Cho Foo, dated July 21, says: “The captain of a British steamer, who has just arrived from New Chwang, reports that there arrived there on Thursday a Chinaman professing to be a foreigner’s servant wbo escaped from Peking on July 12, on which date the British legation was destroyed ami the foreigners butchered. The story is credited in New Chwang.” Another telegram has come from the governor of Shan Tung, Yuan Shi Kia. He says: “I have received definite information from Peking that all the ministers are well and there is no illness among them. The Chinese authorities r.re devising means for their rescue aud protection.” Minister Wu at State Department. Washington, July 23.—The state de partment was the center of interest in the Chinese situation. Secretary Hay was at his desk by 2 o’clock and for an hour was engaged with a matter of such importance that he declined to lie inter rupted by any one. About 10:15 o’clock the Chinese minister arrived and was with the secretary for some time. On the departure of the minister the d- • partment gave out the imperial edict of tho Chinese government, the substance of which had lieeu previously made known, declaring that tho foreigners were safe July 17. The state department has received a deluge of dispatches from all quarters of the globe relating to the Conger message. These show the attitude of the foreign governments. Without exception the official view taken by all foreign officers is that the dispatch is not genuine and does nut afford a oasis for action. This incredulity is also shared by United States Consul General Goodenow at Shanghai, who has communicated to the statu department his disbelief in the authenticity of the message. The text of these several messages is not made public ns they are inconclu sive and do not add anything in the way of definite news to the situation at Peking, the entire tenor being one of doubt and suspicion. The official doubts are based on various theories. One of them is that the deception was practiced by the tsuug li yameu itself. Htill an other is that it emanated from a Chinese official, holding a position like that of Slieug or Prince Tnau, the latter being at the head of the anti-foreign element and at last accounts connected with the tsuug li yameu. Officials Unshaken. Notwithstanding this flood of doubt from foreign official quarters the state departmout has not varied its position as to the authenticity of the message, Secretary Hay’s position i» how as it alwaj s lias been that there is every piol>- ability of the genulncuesfi of the mes sage, although always a possibility that a fraud may have been perpetrated. But as against ihis remote possibility Mr. Hay feels that there is absolutely no mo tive for the periJCtration of sncfi a mon strous deception. Tile Washington gov ernment is unshaken, therefore, in its jsisitiou on the message while the rest of the world has made it known to this government that the message is not ac cepted as coming from Conger. Concerning the proposition of media tion madp iq us by China, the state de- jiartment Mas not jaejiared to make any statement. It was surmised that Mr. Hay was engaged in considering the government’s answer, which proliably will be delivered tq Minister Wu later, hut no statement* as to the course of procedure oould lie obfuiued iu anv official quarter. Asconimnuication will be required between Washington and the president, it is hardly likely that the answer will be fortheumiug at once. Both the state, department and Chi nese offjcjajs f'M>U occaaiou early in tho day to deny a’Yuport that negotiation* were on foot to deliver Minister Conger to Admiral Kemey at Tien Tsiu. There is reason to believe that the government is again using every effort to secure communication with Minister Conger amt ibis lime to get an answer from our minister which will he sq conclusive as to remove any shadow of doubt. ' Yu tbiQ Chinesa Coming |iRu Aiuerleq. Fobt Worth, Tex., July 21.—Reports from the border say hundreds of China men are being lauded in the republic of Mexico uigl are making their way to the holder in an eff ort to get into the United glalAc. if js said thousands of China men a»*i coming to Ai^eripa to escape the war raging in the On me to empiiv Hurvey Is Completed. Managua, Nicaragua, July 21.—Gen- ecal Alexander, who was appointed by Pr sowifY 'evcland boundary arbitrator Iwtw ei» Ni'-nraaiia und fjosta Rica, has arrived a' Managua with his engineer.}, having completed the boundary survey, .New Mining Company Formed. Birmingham, Ala., July 21.—The Eu- mawheo Mining company, whose prop erties are located on Eumawhce creek, in Ta%d;ra conuty, has been incorpo rated. T'bscow.pQQy has made extern tiv surveys and will open q/L, ffiiqes. Gould Sells Ills Yaelit. Nlw York, July 21.—George Gould ha- . old the steam yacht through Ourd- m.r v f 'ox ol this city to the Columbian govern me a*. lMj» geo boat. connection it is reported that Minister Wu has sent another cipher cable dis patch to Minister (longer, hqt there is g stroiig’disiucliaatiqii in official quarter^ to discuss tho varions steps being taken while they are still in an inconclusive form. REGARDED AsT1)ECEPTI0N. England Refuses to Believe the Mln- i*tol* Are Lliye, London, July 23.—Though there are some indications that hardened pessim ism is beginning to melt under tho warm shower of Chinese assurances, so that it is now admitted that perhaps not al] tin. hp-eigii mipisters at Peking have been killed, still incredulity yemaius (ho dominant note of Kurojicaus. No one is able to reconcile the assurances of tho imperial edict that Minister Conger's statement in his alleged message to Sec retary Hay tin* be was tn hourly expec tation of death by massacre, though both documents purport to have been sent off from Peking on the same date. It is confidently auticiixited, however, that the mystery will s<*<.n ho sqlved. rh all the governments, following tho Wd ot the United .Sta’os, have taken steps to tost the sincerity of Chinese officialdom by insisting upm free communication with their minister*. NEW SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES Many New Enterprises Reported Dur ing the Past Week. Chattanooga, July 23.—Among the more important of the new industries reported by Tho Tradesman during the week ended July 21 are brick works iu Alabama and Virginia; a cauuory in Alabama; a cellulose factory (rebuilt) iu Kentucky; cement works iu A ibuma; coal mines in Alabama, Kentucky Texas, and West Virginia; cotton mill, iu Ar kansas, Georgia and Missisrippi; cotton seed oil mills iu Georgia, Mississippi and South Carolina; an electric light plant in Arkansas; a fertilizer factory in South Caroliua; flouring mills iu Georgia; furniture factories iu Aba- bama, Arkansas and Georgia; glass works in Kentucky; a grain elevator in Arkansas; a handle factory in Tennessee; ice factories iu Arkansas and South Car olina; iron mines in Alabama; knitting mills in Geoi^ia and Virginia; lumber mills in Georgia, Tennessee and West Virginia; a naval stores company in Georgia; an oil and gas company in West Virginia; an oil refinery in Ken tucky; phosphate mines in Tennessee; a sash cord factory in Georgia; a ship building and dry dock company in Vir ginia; a sugar mill iu Louisiana; a snuff factory in Virginia; a surgical iustru- ment manufactory iu Kentucky; a tan nery iu Alabama. CAMPANIA'S CLOSE CALL. Burk With Which She Collided Was Ladcned With Dynamite. London, Jnly 23.—Dr. J. R. Warren, iiscussing the Campania-Emblemtou collision, says that he looked out of his itateroorn port hole when he heard the crash. In a moment he saw the wrecked ship sliding past the Campania aud he rushed on deck. All was confusion I here, “ Women were in hystories,” ho added, “I saw two sailors of the wrecked bark clinging to an overturned lifeboat. Five others, I am told, were found clinging to a spar. When we struck the bark the wooden topmast begun to fall. The lookout jumped into the sea. .The ap prentice boy from the bark told me that his captain, upon discovering the wreck, cried ‘Every man for himself.’ “Jt was a miracle tho Campania had not been blown to pieces, The toy said: ‘Wo were carrying a lot of dynamite and gunpowder to New Zealand. Our cargo of explosives was distributed fore aud aft. 8he was struck amidships. Had the collisiou occurred either fore or aft the Campania would surely have been destroyed.’ ” PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN Patterson Fust Losing Ground-Other Candidates Are Confident. Columbia, 8. O., July 23.—Another week of the campaign has passed and still there is no apparent change in tho standing of the various gubernatorial candidates, beyond the fact that Patter son is losing ground. This fact has l>ee'u so (latent during the past week that ho is no longer given serious couslduratioii by the leaders, Gary, Hoyt and Mo- Sweeney. Of course, there is ati oc casional flurry, but generally speaking the campaign is a monotonous grind. The friends of Gary, MoSweeucy and Hoyt seem to be confident of success, while the knowing ones will not attempt to name the winner. DISASTROUS FIRE AT ALBANY Sale-Davis Business Block Gutted. Loss Covered by Insurance. Albany, Ga., July 23.—A disastrous fire came near gutting the entire Sale- Day is opera house block Saturday night. The hlafte seriously damaged one of tho finest business struutnrps iu the city, and practically demolished the stock of one of the largest wholesale and retail houses. The Albany Faruituro com pany’s stock was valued at from $7,500 to $9,000. Their warehouse department was iu another building. They carried only $5,500 insurance. Tho Sale-Davis Drug company, to whom the bnildiug belonged, were damaged to tho extent eif fthoat $3,500, Negroes to Meet at Montgomery. Montgomery, Ala., July 23.—Not withstanding the opposition of a ma jority of the best negro citizens of Mont gomery to the proposed negro race con- lerence. to fie held in Moutgqmery this week, the promote* (he conference state that it will meet fit porsett’s hall YMijefiday- The names of several prominent negroes am on tho program given oat by Secretary Mixon. Among the speakers on the program is the name of Miss Susan B. Anthony, the cele brated woman suffragist. Lost Her Life to Save Her Dog. Birmingham, Ala , July 23.—While trying to nave g pet dug from being run over by an electric car, Nancy Betz had her life crashed oat. She had crossed the car track, bnt looking back she saw that her dog was about to be ran over and dashed back on to the track to save him. By this time the car was upon her I 1 w $ s 400 late {or the motenuan to stop. The car fan over the girl, in stantly killing her. The dog escaped injury- Halooukeopev Fatally Shot. Chicago, July 23.—John A. Barsanti, a saloonkeeper iu Van Buren street, was shot aud fatally wounded by a holdup man at his place of business at an early hour. Barsanti had refused to baud over his money on the demand of the man and the shooting was done during a rough aud tumble fight between the two men. Killed For 10 Cents. Dublin, Ga., July 23.—Jack Wright and John Taylor, both negroes, became ipvolved in a d}tficnlty wl»ich end'id by Wright shooting Taylor live times, all of the balls ti k ng effect, either of which would have produced death. The diffi- culty occurred on Turkey creek, alsmt (I miles from Dubliu and started over 10 cents. Gothrle For the Amendment. Raleigh, July 23.—William A. Gnth- rio, who four years ago wa* the Popq- list nominee for governor, has taken tho stump in favor of the franchise amend ment. He is one of the very ablest •tump speakers iu North Uarohua. SHOT FIRED FROM EXECUTIVE BUILDING Ricketts Tells of Plans For Murder of Goebel. Y0UTZEY WAS THE LEADER Told Witness His .lob Depended on Goebel’s Death —Assa-tdii Was to Get 91,*200—Made ills Escape Through the Basement. Georgetown, Ky., July 23 —The courtroom was only about half filled with spectators when tho Powers ca>o was called. The prosecution gave no tice that they would excuse a half dozen persons summoned as witnesses for that side. Among those excused was Ike Golden, brother of Sergeant F. Whar ton Golden. Lieutenant John Ricketts, an officer in the Barbourville military company, of which John Powers was captain, was the first witness. He arrived in Frankfort Jan. 25 with the train load of mountaineers. Before the train reached Frankfort witness said the men were told to rei>ort to Lieuten ant Culton for pistols, ammunition, etc. In Frankfort they took possession of the Agricultural building aud stacked their guns there. Witness said each morning a crowd of from 3t)0 to 'MX) men occupied the yard in front of the legislative building. Wit ness saw Youtzoy frequently aud talked with him. Had a conversation with Youtzey the day before the assassina tion. Youtzey said Goebel had to be put of the way and ho (Youtzey) had $100 which he would also contribute for that purpose aud knew of ton or 12 oth ers who would a’so contribute to such a fund. Youtzey also said Goebel could be killed from the executive building; that the assassin could escape through the basement and never be detected. Ho said his job depended on Goebel being killed. Fifteen minutes before the as sassination the witness saw Youtzey and the latter told him he wanted 25 or 30 men to accompany him to the execu tive building. (Jontinuing the witness •aid: “Youtzey put us inside the executive building near the stairs. He told us something was going to happen and we must remain there. When he started through the hall I left and went into a private residence across the street from the building. I had been there a few minutes when I hoard the shuts. I did not know my of the men whom I left at the foot of the stairs iu the executive building.” Witness explained that the men whom Youtzey placed were jn-t outside the office of secretary of state. He said he left because he did not want to be pres ent iu case of killing. Cross examined, witness said that when Youtzey brought the men into tho hall he told them as “soon os something happened” a man would coino down the steps and go away with them. Witness said that when Youtzoy left tho men ho went iu tho direction of tho gov ernor’s office. R. E. Coombs, private secretary to Appellate Judge Hobson, next witness, told of a conversation between two mountaineers in the house lobby a day or two before the assassination, in which they spoke of “pioking them out, ” mcauing the Democrats. MILLS RESUME OPERATION. Carpenters Still Out at Columbus—Na tional Union Aids I hem. Columbus, Ga., July 23.—The planing mills of the city have opened for opera tion, but with only small forces. It is stated (hat at a meeting of the carpen ters a communication was received from the secretary of the national union ad vising that weeklv benefits of $5 aud $7.50 would be ]>aid. It is claimed by the carpenters that iu some cases the mill men agreed to make concessions to individual members of tfieir organizations, but were informed that all such advances would have to be made to a committee representing the unions. Work goes on at some places in the city, although the great majority of the carpenters are idle. It is said that Mayor Chappell desires to have the differences between the mill men and carpenters arbitrated and is contemplating stops to bring about, if possible, such an arbitration. Terlffie 8torm at fronton. Ironton, (>,, July 23. —A terrific wind, rain and hailstorm demolished Spanner, Cohen & Goodman’s large planing mill, blew out the end of the Bel font com pu ny’s brick warehouse, unroofed the En terprise planing mill, worked havoc, with wires ami uprooted trees. Tho rain was a veritable cloudburst, flood ing boast's in the low lands. Several houses were struck by lightning. Children Starved to Death. Asheville, N. C., July 23.—George Griffin aud wife have been jailed here^ charged vyitfi oaufting the death of Grif fin’s three children by his flr«$ wife, aged H, 10 and 13. They became sick and ho nud their Stepmother put them iu an outhouse, where neighbors dis covered them, but too late to save their lives. Found Dead on the Traek. St. Joseph, Mo., July 23.—This morn ing two unknown men Wert found 1 a- ■ide the Chicago Great Western tracks at Savannah, Mo., 12 miles north of hero, dead, with bullet holes in the back of their heads. Both were well dressed. The theory is that they were murdered ou a train and thrown off. I’awcthoU’fO Destroyed. Chattanooga, July 23.—At an early hour this morning fire, which originated mysteriously, completely destroyed the powerhouse of tho Chattanooga Rapid Transit company, operating between this city and Chickanmuga park and the suburbs. The loss was $155,000, fully insured. Two Dead; Two Injqreq. Chicago, July 28.—Two girls are dead and two men are badly burned as a re sult of a gasoline explosion at 331 North Franklin street. WILL FIGHT OUTSIDE CITY. Rebels aud Federals Agree to Meet In the Field. Panama, Jnly 21.—The chief officers of the revolutionary forces addressed a letter, unden date of July 14, to tho American consul hero and through him to all tho members of the consular corps, eluting that they wished to prevent Panama aud Colon from being the scenes of warlike operations which would be disastrous to lives aud prop erty. The reliel leaders requested tho con suls to rse their good offices to effect an arrangement with the government by which ihe hitter’s forces should meet them iu buttle outside of the city. On receipt of this letter the consuls met to discuss the matter. They re solved to appoint a committee conqiosed of the American and English consuls to confer with the governor and this com mittee laid the matter before General Alban, who is now iu charge of the gov ernment here. General Alban told the consuls that the forces under his command iu this department would defend the city threat-* ened by the revolutionary forces and would fight outside its limits. Part of his forces, he said, were already in con venient locations for meeting the en emy. WAS WARNED OUT OF RANGE. John Bowers Told Noakes Some Fel lows Were Going to Shoot Goebel. Georgetown, Ky., July 21.—Robert Noakes was cross examined by Judge Tinsley. Ho said he was deceived into a talk with Colonel Campbell at Big Stone Gap, Va., prior to his arrest, where the latter met him as Mr. Kumar, interested in mining. The conversation led into polities and then to the Goebel assassination. Later ho found he was talking to the attorney for the prosecu tion. He said Campbell did not promise him anything for his testimony. Witness said he had an idea that Goe- l>el was to be killed, but he thought it would be in a fight and not by a«sassiua- tion. When told by John Powers to keep out of range, as some fellows in the lobby were going to do the work for Goebel when ho came in, he hurried off to prevent the assassination. WILL OPEN NEW COAL FIELDS. Louisville and Nashville to Build a New Mineral Line, ^ Birmingham, Ala., July 21. —The Louisville aud Nashville railroad has asked for bids for the construction of its Stout’s mountain extension, which will run from Hanceville, Blount county, to the properties of tho Stout Mountain Coal conqumy, a distance of 7 miles. The extension will pass through a very rough country aud will be the means of opening rich mineral properties. Tlie Stout Mining company will de velop several thonsaud acres of coal land and build a large number of coke oveus. - The extension will cost over $100,000. BIRMINGHAM'S CLOSE CALL. Shell From Sandy Hook Proving Grounds Strikes Near Steamer. New York, July 21.—Captain Burg of the Savannah line steamer City of Birmingham reports that when passing Sandy Hook shortly after noon, bound in, from Savannah, a shell fired from the Sandy Hook proving grounds struck the water between his vessel and the shore, about 10 feet from the vessel and ricochettiug, passed over his vessel about midships, There waa great excitement aboard the vessel at what was considered a very narrow escape, aud many of the passen gers were badly frightened. A Thousand Tongue.* Could not express the rapture of Annie E. Springer, of 112f> Howard St., Philadelphia, Pa., when she found that Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption had completely cured her of a hacking cough that for many years had made life a burden. All other remedies and doctors could give her no help, but she says of this Royal Cure—“it soon removed the pain in my chest and I can now sleep soundly, something 1 can scarcely re member doing before. 1 feel like sou iding its praise throughout the Universe.” So will every one who tries Dr. King’s New Discovery for any trouble of the Throat. Chest or Lungs. Price 50c. and $1 00. Trial bottles free at Cherokee Drug Co’s. Drugstore: <-verv bottle guaranteed. A young woman of Butte, Mon tana, applied to court there tho other day for permission to kill her lover, who had jilted her. She thought she had a right so to do, but wanted to go about it legally and decorously. After many intricate experiment?, scientists have discovered methods for obtaining all the natural digest- ants. These have been combine i in the proportion found in the human body and united with substances that build up the digestive organs, making a compound called Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It digests what you eat aid allows all dyspeptics to eat plenty o' nourishing food while the stomach trpgblca £»’e being radically cured by the medicinal agents it contains. It is pleasant to take and will give quick relief. Sold bv Cherokee Drug Co “Did you take much presain; > e- fore you accepted Jact?” asked a young lady af her friend, who had just got engaged. “Oh, a lot. And then Jack is so strong, you knew. He nearly squeezed the breath out of my body.” A gentleman recently cure 1 of dys pepsia gevo the following appropriate rendering of Burns’ famous blessing "Some have meat and can not (at, and sotpo have none that want it; hut we have meat and we can eat,— Kodol Dyspepsia Cure he thanked.” This preparation will digest what you eat. It instantly relieves and radical ly cures indigestion and all stomach diaordera. Sold by Cherokee Drug Go. AMERICANS LEAD A BRILLIANT ATTACK AGAINST CHINESE They Charged Across an Open Field and Captured a Heavy Battery. HAND TO HAND CONFLICT Supported by Small British Force They Dash la to the Fort and Drive the Knciny Out—Guns Trained on the Chinese, W ho Lost Heavily—Kn- gagcmental W’el Hal Wei. Shanghai, July 23.—A dispatch from Che Foo, dated July 20, says: A brilliant attack on a large force of Chinese at Tieu Tsiu was made this morning by a detachment of American troops, assisted by some English fusi- leers. The object was to capture a bat tery of large caliber canuou which had been doing great damage. The Anglo-American troops charged a large fort across an open space and were exposed to a hot, but poorly directed fire from the enemy. They dashed iu LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR FRANCIS GRENFELL. [Commaodtr British troops in China.) the fort and after engaging tho Chinese in a sharp band to hand fight, put them to flight and remained masters of tho fort. Eight large modern guns were cap tured together with carts and other ac cessories. The battery was immediately turned upon tho fleeing enemy who, un der the well directed Are, suffered heav ily. The victory was won iu an incred ibly short time against an overwhelm ingly superior force aud despite the charge under the fire aud the fight in the forts, none of the Americans or the British were killed. The Chinese army is now retreating toward Peking. Two Encounters at W’el Hal Wei. St. Petersburg, July 23. —Two en counters arc reported to have taken placo between British and Chinese forces near Wei Hai Wei. Tho latter, it is reported, were repulsed after a stub born encounter. Russians Concentrating at Charbln. Sr. Petersburg, Jnly 23.—M. Kru- tizki, engineer of the Eastern Chinese railway, telegraphing from Algathi, in the trails-Baikal territory, nnder date of Friday, Jnly 20, reports the occupation of Chailar by Chinese troops. The Rus sians, according to this dispatch, con tinued to concentrate at Charbiu. WOMEN WITNESSED BATTLE. Arrived at Taku In Time to See the Bombardment. Wichita, Kan., July 23.—A letter from Dr. Pruen, a missionary in China, has just reached his mother, who lives in this city. A letter written June 22 from Shanghai say*: “Mrs. Mills (an English lady) arrived here j-estorday from Tieu Tsiu. She tells us that after the 2,000 Russians had repulsed an attack on the settlement by Chinese soldiers and Boxers the consnl ordered all women aud children to leave Tieu Tsiu. The steamer in which they came down the river reached Taku just in time for the bombardment of the forts, so the women had to crouch be neath stacks of coal to avoid the shells. Presently from a few of the 5*0 gunboats they saw the British aud Japanese laud marines, who rushed forward aud seized one fort, then the others fell iu tho hands of Russia aud Germany. QUEER MALADY IN ALABAMA. Germ Attacks the Far Drum I'etulU lug In AhsccukOft. Birmingham, Ala., July 23. — A strange malady is going the rounds of North Alabama. It is some kind of a germ which is attacking the ear drum of the people, causing risings aud ah- cesses, which prove both painful and troublesome. In Birmingham many people have been attacked. Governor Ju. »ph F. Johnston has been detained at hu home iu this city during the past week wit.i trouble in his ears. John \V. O’Neill, president of the Binuiug- ham board of trade, is now a victim. There are many other people troubled in the same way. I’lg Iron For Export. Birmingham. Ala., July 23. — The Slohfc'Sheffield Steel and Iron oumtiany has, within the hud few days, sold (I,(XX) tons of pig iron ft r export to Europe. The export business is quite active at this time, which tends to offset tin' dull ness iu the domestio market which ro- ooutly set Ut. Foster** Fatal Mistake. Siil’.;'i iAla., July 2T—Jamra Fos ter is di ad Irom drinking uurrutivu sub limate bv utuRako.