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F. O. Stacy, President, J. G. Wardi.aw. Vice Presldon THE MT10ML BAM 0? CAFFET. Capital $50,000.00. Wirx buy county claims, rocolvo deposit and make liberal loans on approved paper 1). O. Kosti. Cashier. Ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. \ Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 1<», 181)4. GAFFNEY. 8. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1900. $1.00 A YEAR* ' j-i +1 NEGOTIATIONS TO BE OPENED WITH THE r r 4 g g iijuiei e -g ? u Sa ;< t c k 1 ' ^ f * J-i % ‘'-•I Ml * ^La» a* W 2 - £«> J L & tv a * lier i ii fl b . ^ PEACE IS A LONG WAY OFF a yfi i America Recognizes Him as tlie Itepressntatiue cf the Climese C ovornment. rnTicsTfrq t‘iTpvtntttt ■ v vil s~> Ijlj L, U k J. i.v U V A -*U Dispalchca Bearing; U|)Oit the Sal jecl Sent to All Amerietn Itepreseata* titles In ( hiim—This Statement Is a Hcsuit ol a i*rotcit 1)v Itu in A;; ilust Detaining the Viceroy at Tuku. WASHixarov, Aug. :i0.—Following i.) the text or official coinmuiucaiiniis r. ■ lating to China, which vras t' iegrajiie ,j to the represeiitativos of tho United States in Berlin, Vienna, Puri ', London, Rome, Tokyo and Sc. 1\ ter.-buig, l:y Acting Secretary of State Adei: “The following note was received by the United State . fr 101 tiro charge of the Russian government at thi.-iCiyalul Aug. IT: “ ‘I have just received a communica tion from the imp. rial goverunn-m in forming me of lie re-olution ot the admi rals of the allied fc tis inti rdictiug tiio plenipotentiary of tho Clnm-.so go\ >rn- meut, Li Hung Chang, Irma nil cum- munication with the Uhiuc.se authori ties in the event of his arrival at Taku. “‘This resolution being inexplicable in view of the fact that ail flue powers have recognised tho utility of admitting his (Li Hung Chang’s) services in the eventuality of negotiations of peace, ci- peeialJy because it would be imjios.-iblo for him to fultill his mission iu tint char acter of Chinese plenipotentiary, if this were done; it would be desirable that the interested governments shoul l give orders to countermand the above men tioned decision. ’ “Inquiry of Admiral Remoy, com manding our licet ar Taku, was tim an swered that no such resolution laid b n adopted. He now cables that the ad mirals have agreed to write tho dean of the legations at Peking instructing, in case Li Hung Chang should arrive at Taku and, meantime, not to allow him to communicate with Chinese authori ties, Remey dissented from the last proposition. “We take tho same view express i iu the Russian not e. In the inter, s;. of peace and the eliective presentation of the just demands of a'l powers against China, it seems important that tho Chi nese plenipotentiary should be allowt 1 to communicate both with his own gov ernment and it military commandant, whose action will b nr;' -ary to any suspension of hostilities a-> required m a telegram to you of Aug. k'i. Too Chinese minister here is without paw r or advices. J-i Hung Chang is prima facie authorized by an imperial d onto to uego date, and is the only represen- tativc of rt'spou able authority in China, so far as we are advised. We have in structed our represMitr.' ives iu China in the spirit of the Rus-iqu note. 9 f, A diverg mt action on the subject by tho rejin • na tives of the pov/ers in Ctdnt. would be unfortunate, and we would be glad to learn from otu**v powers ithere are rea sons not known to us which, in their judgment, should lead ton view dili'er- eut from that which wo take. “You will o.uuumnu'u' ■ this to tho minister of foreign affairs.” ENTERED IMPERIAL PALACE. Military of All Nations Promenade Through It—-More Troops Arrive. Washington', Aug. SO.—The state de partment makes public the following cable from Minister Conger received this morning through tho United States consul at Che Poo: “More Russian, German, French and Italian troops arriving. Imperial pal ace will he entered Aug. 28. Military promenade of all nations made through it—afterward closed and guarded. Prince Ching is expected in a few days.” The state deparniicnt officials say Mr. Fowler’s profactory statement that Mr, Conger’s dispatch is dated yesterday (Aug. 29) probably refers to tho Taku date line (it being necessary to send it through that place) on the message as received by him at Che Poo. They don’t think it means that it was dated Peking, An}.-. 20. OUR CASUALTIES IN CHINA. General Chalice Reports American Losses at Peking. Washington, Aug. 20.—Tho war de partment this morning received the fol lowing casualty list signed by General Chaffee: “The following casualties occurred on Aug. 24: “Private Tilet M. Anderson, Company M, Fourteenth infantry, died from ef fects of shrapnel ' mud; William H. Waldron, second li, .te nant, Ninth in fantry, wounded in hand, slight.** Although this dispatch is signed by General Chaffee, it is not thought at the war department that it was sent by him, the impros-iou being that one of his subordinates forwarded it in his name. Jumped From the Train. Dadrsvillk, Ala., Aug. 20.—A negro woman jumped off the westbound pas senger train, near Slaughter’s Crossing, and sustained injuries from which she died. The train was running at the rate of 35 or 10 miles an hou. when tho woman made the jump. Drouth Becomes Alarming. Chaulotti:, N. C., Aug. 3').—Tho drouth is getting to be alarming in Al bemarle. Nearly (very well in that town is dry and if it was not for the supply received from the artesian w 11 at the Wiscas -tt mill a water famiuo Would be imminent. Population o! Mvnu.villc. Washington, Aug. 30.—The census bureau announces the population of Evansville, Itul , as 50,001, uu iucrcaoe Over IbOO of 3,251. La( •k o5 f < '(>-0|><*ra t Ion Ann >n<» the Dow d'b f * 4 in* K ■ ri ■at'.' a : irrlcade. Y [INXKAI’-'IJS, A (f 4 *> • 80.— Edwin Grif ton l-as.'od throng Il IK jro c monte Iron) Chi na to New Yoi Mr. Griftou hai repi resented au An icric au o meern iu th< CVk ■ rial empire ! iIkhi t i •: i years, lit \va ; in Peking at t iio t imo of the siege. With others he es< Ml):' 1 by means of ail oKl underground Pas ..ago to a shaeli wit bout t!) j city \v alls. Sp caking of tht sir a arion in China , as indie uted by tk< late st information, , Mr . Gri fton said: 4 1 I think it will be a Ion a* time Ixiford any substantial ])< “HC0 met diations can ONE StjUAfiE MILT $ FILTH, RiMB HEM Tien Tsin Is the Incarnation of All Horrors of War. TURMOIL AND PILLAGE be arrived at. The lack of co-operation on the part of tho powers in China is thu greatest barricade of peace that I can see. The American soldi rs are mnkinq i a fine showing in tho Orient. They an j without question respected to a greatm extent and more feared by the Boxer! than all the others combined.” AN AVERAGE OF 15 KNOTS, Battleship Alabama Make a Great Run From Boston. Lewes, Del., Aug. 80.—Thebattleshij Alabama, which has just completed hn official trial trip, arrived at the Dola ware breakwater this morning on hel way to Philadelphia, where she will soon bo formally turned over to the gov eminent. The battleship made tho run from Boston to the Delaware capos in xq hours, maintaining an average speed ol Id knots, which is her contract speed. From Nantucket shoals lightship in n run of 15! j' hours the ship averaged lt>.2il knots without being pushed or having special preparations made for the ran. Tho average would probably have ox- exceeded Iti knots for tho entire distanci but for a two hours’ experience with u fog. POWERS KILLED BY A FALL Tragic Dc-atli of a Wei! Known Phila delphia Politician. PiiiEAUELi’iirA, Aug. 80. — Thom is Powers, commissioner of banking foi Pennsylvania and a loading Republican state politician, was found dead iu the outskirts of the city this morning. lie w.-s killed by falling from a train. His badly mangled body was found un der the Pennsylvania railroad bridge spanning the Delaware river by throe men gunning iu the marshes. Mr. Pow ers had boon spending the summer at Atlantic City with his family and it is presumed he fell from t-iio train from that resort which reached this city via the bridge route at 10:30 o’clock last night. NEW TARIFF IS EFFECTIVE. Dominion of ('auada Gives the Mother Country tho Preference. Washington, Aug. 80.—Canada’s new prcfvivmial tariff of 83, ! j per cent in fa vor of Cr at Britain has gone into effect, according to a letter to tho state depart ment from United States Consul Boyle, at Liverpool. Thi- , says the consul, is one of a num ber of iact; beonng r-n what promises to be. in the not distant future, a burning question throughout the British empire —a trade /.oUverein, or a perferontial tariff between and among l ife coloniei of Croat Bimiiii and the mother country. Will Build This Winter. Chaiu.e.ston, Aug. 80.—Vice Presi dent and General Manager Janies U. Jackson of the Chattanooga, Angu da and Charleston railroad is in the city. Ho said that the line will be built this winter. A new survey is now being made between Augn.-.ta uud Athens, which will shorten iho route. The i*oute between Charleston and Augusta will be tho shortest pox.- ibie. The road will run 73 miles in a straight line and there is not a grade exceeding 1 per cent or a curve exceeding 3 degrees. An Old Negro Suicides. Chaklqtte, N. C., Aug. 30.—David Berry, an old negro living near here, shot himself with a shotgun, which hn had placed between his legs, with tho muzzle about 8 inches from his face. The load of shot blew his face and head to bits. It is said that Berry was 98 yi ars old. Ha had been suffering with bad health for a long time and it is pro- pumed that sickness had unbalanced his mind. Refined Sugars Advanced. New Youk, Aug. 80.—All grades of refined sugar were advanced 5 cents per 100 pounds today. , FREE BLOOD CURE. Jn Offer Prcnnijr l altti to Sufferers. Is yonr Blood Pure? Are vou sure of it? Do cuts and scratches heal slowlj Does your skin itch or hum? Have you Pimples? Eruptions? Aching Bones • or Back? Eczema? Old sores? Boils? Scrofula? Rlieu- tnalism? Foul Breath? Catarrh? Are you pale? If so purify your Blood at once wiih 15. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm). It makes the Blood Pure and Rich, heals every sore and gives a clear, smooth, healthy skin. D- ep-seated cases like ulcers, cancer, fating sores, Painful Swellings, Blood Poison are quickly cured by i>. B. B. made especially for all obstinate Blood and Skin Troubles. B. B. B. diainstbe Poisons and Humors out of the Blood and entire system so the symptoms cannot return. Give it a trial. It cures when all fails. Thor oughly tested for 30 years. Sold at drug ntores at !jU per large bottle, (i large bottles (full treatment) Bo sure the bottle reads Botanic Bl )*-d I? dm. So suITitts may test it a trial botth given away absolutely froe. Write for if. Address BLOOD BALM <’0 ‘ Atlanta, Ga. Write to day. 1) . rib the trouble and free ine-iicil advice given. For sale bv S. B. Crawley A Co. 11. " irld now uses 13,000 kinds of no-ti.re stamps. i - rl ify the body to resist malarial ■ i ms by puttiii-' tlte sysG m in per fect (,rd- r PiticKi.Y Asn Bittkkh is j • «o dcrful sv-'ti rn regulator. Sold j O' C <.r kDrug CompHoy. libtory Cannot Duplicate the Kright- lul Scenes In the Ancient (tity—Chi nese Fight Among Dead For Plun der—Rich Loot For the Soldiers. Tif.n Tsin, Aug. 29.—The ancient Ftone walls of tho Clxinese city of Tien Tsin, surrounded on the days of its oc cupation by the allied troops, arc a square mile of such filth, ruin and death, such turmoil and pillage as history could hardly duplicate. Under normal condi tions the place was no bettor than a huge cesspool, festering with uccumu- lated rubbish and slops from a popula tion of nearly l,090,<i00, packed into a labyrinth of hovels, around the palaces of vicero 's and petty ,ao tais who ab sorbed tin ir wealth and gave than not even sewers in return. Now it is tho incarnation of all tho suffering, horrors and waste of war. -The European soldiers, when they fought their way up to tho walls, saw floating in the canals and ditches out side dozens of Cliitic.se slain by their own people because they refused to light. The bodies were headless and their hands were tied behind them. The heads were discovered ns follows: Rows of them decorated the outer walls hung by their pig tails, l ive Hags were flying from the high pagodas mi the city wails when the newspaper cor respondents entered—French, .Japanese, American and British. “It was hard enough to get those flags up there,” remarked a foreign olli- (•-•r, “but the real trouble will be to get them down.” The suburbs of the city presented a foretaste of what was inside. Shells had torn the huts and plowed tho ground, while dead men, scattered about among dead horses, pigs and dogs, tes tified how thoroughly tho bullets had twept the region the day before. Walls Strewn With Bodies. Tho sights inside compelled respect for the fighting qualifies of the Chinese. Their dead were everywhere. Dressed in tho coarse bluo coolie blouse and trousers, decorated with characters guar anteed to render them invulnerable to foreign bullets, they were strewn all along tho top of the wall wherever they had fallen. Walking a quarter of a mile along tho embankment the bodies averaged one in 10 feet and tho wall was 10 miles long. Throughout the city tho demolished houses and hundreds of killed gave evi dence of how vastly more effective had been the for- igu shell lire within tho walls of tlte city than the Chinese b >m- bardment of tho foreign settlement which, lasting for a month, had hilled only a dozen people. Tito viceroy had constructed in tho palace yard two comfor'abie and impen etrable bomb proof excavations guarded by sandbags, hut the common people were loss fortunate. Many women and children were lying dead in the streets, torn terribly by shrapnel. Tho living populace wore utterly in- tlifft • nt to their dead. ’J hey would not take the trouble to drag them out of the streets or even cover them with matting, as a foreign soldier sakL but trampled them under foot without bothering to turn asid". Befoi’o the shooting in tho streets was finished thousands of Chi nese had emerged from their burrows, carrying white flags or the flags of for eign nations, principally the Japanese. Looting of tho City. Most remarkable of all tho sights was the looting of the city. The middle of tho palace was like an nut hill kicked open. Chinese swarmed everywhere, thousands and thousands of them diving into the flames of the burning shops, getting under falling walls and into ohoking clouds of smoko. Most of them were half naked, giimy with smoke and sometime dripping with Wood. They preyed upon one another. A Chinese appearing with a prize had to tight his way, other Chinese sprang upon him and clutched hii plunder. They rolled among tho corpses, pnlljug and tearing. Children, trampled down, cried for help, but the mob poured along over them. The looting flourished for three days. On the first day it was entirely unre strained. Many white people accumu lated stocks of goods by simply standing at the city gates and holding up tho host laden Chinese from tho endless proces sion that flowed out. On the second day a conference of pommaudiug officers decided to adopt repressive measures. The commanders, excepting the French, empowered tho British, who were doing provost duty, to seize all loot. Op the third day of the occupation a more effective method was followed by compelling looters to give up their lo:ul$ at the city gate. Even this measure did not prevent the loss of much gold and silver. Civilians from tL concession made a general raid on the silver com- missiouers’ treasure and many succeeded la smuggling loads of silver bars through to the settlement. The Americans have seized nearly 1,090,000 taels’ worth of precious metals, which is piled up in fhe marine barracks. Today the walled city looks as though a tornado had struck it. Enough valu able property has been destroyed to eUx'k a big city and enough has l>oen seized to give every soldier a consider able sum if tho distribution is honestly administered. Editor Harvey Dead. Sr. Loots, Aug. 29.—Augustus Ford Harvey, associate editor of tho Insur- ance Review and tho Chicago Independ ent, a member of the Loyal Legion and well known in insurance oiruli s in the United States, is dead at his home in Kirkwood, Mo., aged 70 years, lie had been ill lor a year and a half. Accepts tlie Appointment. Bristol, Ya., Aug. 20.—Hon. Archer i A. Phelegar of this place today an nounced bis acceptance of the appoint ment by Governor Tyler to sucet ed the Into Judge Riiey on the tui i ;no court | bench of Virginia, CASUALTIES IN PHILIPPINES. Genera) ’ taeArtIiurbi Latest Report of the ‘Ja i.t iimt Wounded. V vo-11 ,grox, Aug. 39.—General Mac- A tauir'.; lutest cavaiily report is as fol low..: Killed—Ang. 24, Thirty-seventh in fantry, Thomas Johnson, Corporal Thomas V. < tennle; Twenty-seventh in* f.iatry, Corporal vViiliam C. Clintsmal; An ,-. 17, Forty-filth infantry, Captain WiUhini Brown. Wounded —Aug. 24, Twenty-seventh iaiun'Ty, Corporal Robert J. Webster, abdomen, serious; Tbirry-soveuth in fantry, William F. Martin, shoulder; Aug 17, Forty-fifth infantry, Mark J. C ab’ee, foot; Ang. 15, Thirty-third in fantry, Soeytid Lientcuaut William M. True, log, slight; John Rantburn, leg, slight; Aug. 8:5, Fortieth infantry, Cor- poral Viterm L. Lash, leg, serious; Ang. 29, Eleventh cavalry, John Rasch. thigh, serious; Eleventh cavalry, Oor- p iral Joseph C. Hertwick, buttock, slight; Ira A. Enstoii, leg, modcrato. DIVIDEND OF 3 1-4 PERCENT. Holders of First Preferred Income Bonds to Get $ Bit),OOO. Savannah, Aug. 50.—The directors of tho Central of Georgia Railway com pany have declared a dividend of 314 per ooiK on the first preferred income bonds, payable Get. 1. There are £1,000,000 of these bonds ami the amount of this dividend is $180,- 0 •''. to bo paid out of ths earnings of tho Central for tho past fiscal year. A resolution was passed oonfirmuig the action of the financial board to wich- dniw *fr»,000 of the consolidated 5 per o*:it of the Central railway to pay certain enurgos against tho capital ac count for improvements and better ments during the past year. This makes SJtM),000 of the $2,000,000 set aside for betterments that has been withdrawn. A sale fif $104,000 worth of first pre- f 'lTfd b«,n li of the Central is reported f om New York. They wore sold to a Savannah account at from 42)j to 41. NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR. John Roger* li cads the Fusion Ticket In Washington. Srattli?, Wash., Aug. 80.—At an early hour this morning John Rogers v. a • nominated for governor by the fu- nionlsrs iu union convention. Theeighth ballot, which landed him tho {lomlna- li >n, s'ood: Rogers, 701'j; Fawcett, 211G; Voor- hres, li; Noil Citeotha.ni, 455; Thurston Daniels, 53. Upon tho organization of tlie three < (inventions here on Monday tho l>nHci*.ts and Populists were by f.o»d tixed majorities opposed to the nomination. Kog' rs, however, had a spf mild organizv ion which did not lose couiiurc ai-.l h'la all of its delegates. Jx: f uujht th .y succeeded in winning over Stevens county and this, with sev eral .email changes in their favor, gave them control of the union convention, HE JUMPED FROM^THE TRAIN. I'o M«c:;pc Arrest a Negro Takes a IVghtftt' Leap—Neck Dislocated. Wk-t Point, Ga., Aug. 30.—Tom Haw!.', a negro passenger on the cxeur- sien train from Montgomery to Atlanta, happened to u .Tunis uecidcut about 3 miles below here, by jumping from tho train on the Western of Alabama rail- road; while it was running about 50 miles an hour. lie lauded on his head in mud 43 feet from the track, dilocat- ing his neck. It was reported to Deputy Sheriff J. H. Pate that. Tom was running a pocket blind tiger on the train, and before the deputy could make the arrest Tom made for the rear of tho train and leaped from the platform. EMPLOYES WERE ALARMED. Western uud Atlantic Locomotive Runs Away at Chattanooga. Chattanooga, Aug. 80.—Tho front engine of two engines coupled together, which had drawn a heavy froiggt train over the Western and Atlantic railroad, got away from tho yard hostler, who was on the roar locomotive, and started to tho city at a terrific rate. Tho hostler remained in the rear engine and gave the alarm. A yard man, by an almost superhuman effort, caqght the front en gine, which had given tho trouble, and thus saved a catastrophe. The runaway created great consterna tion for a while. ntSSIEUR ELECTED COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF No Opposition and He Went • Through With a Hurrah. OTHER OFFICERS CHOSEN Editor Sued For $10,000. Tampa, Fla., Aug. 30.—As a result of tho political differences which began here early iu the year, a libel suit hail been instituted for $10,000 against the Tampa Daily rimes. The suit is insti tuted by J. Leroy Brandon, editor of tho Clearwater Press. Week before last tho Clearwater paper criticised The Times for opposing tho county bond issue, and used a number of warm ex pressions. Tho Times replied in a hot personal retort, and Brandon sues for damages as a result. Of Interest to Postal Employes. Washington, Aug. 30.—Postmaster General Smith has issued tho following to postmasters ami other postal em ployes: “The government telegraph rates annual! v established by tho post- mater gem ra! conformably to law are intended to apply to government busi- u< ss exehvdveiy and no private individ ual, person, company or corporation should, iu any way, be bepefltted thereby.” Dined In Their Shirt Sleeves. Savannah, Aug 30.—Through a peti tion from tho lady passengers on tho steam hip City of Birmingham, Captain Burg allowed tho male passengers to abandon ihrir coatsou tlie down voyage. Tbev n t only paraded tho deck in their shirt sleeves, bu wore permitted to go to tin? (him r table minus that garment. < ntholic University Trustees. Washington, Aug. 30.—Advices re- c : v : hero today from Europe indicate Archbi.-liop frolmd of St. Paul, Arch- *-i! I van of St. L mis and Archbishop K m ■ .J' Djbuqim, li., will return here m amp!:* twoc to attend tho annual mee'in;.' of il." C itlto’io university irus- t '• c.udy in the autumn. D. C. Mllllkon, Senior Vice Com mander and Frank Seamons of Ten nessee, Junior — Officers Were All Elected by Acclamation. Chicago, Ang. 30.—Judge Leo Ras- iieur of St. Louis was today elected by acclamation cominauder-in-chief of the G. A. R. for the cusning year. There was no opposition and tho election went through with a hurrah. D. C. Milli- ken ©f Maine was ohosen senior vice commander and Frank Seamons of Ten nessee junior vice commander; John A. Wilkins, Doff a, O., surgeon general; Rev. A. Drahms, San Quentin, Cal., chaplain-in-chief. There was no oppo sition to any of the candidates. The convention met pursuant to an adjourn ment at 9 o’clock sharp, and after somo trifling matters of a routine nature had been disposed of the selection of a com mander-in-chief was taken up. Adju tant General Stewart announced that nominations wore in order and it was known to all what the result would bo as there was no opposition to Judge Rassieur, and when Major William Warner of Kansas City, himself past commander-iu-ehief, mounted the plat form to present the name of Judge Raa- sieur, he was greeted with prolonged applause. When the applause that greeted Ma jor Warner’s address had died away. Past Commander Morrison of Pennsyl vania made a short seconding speech in behalf of Judge Rassieur, and Adjutant General Stewart then asked if there were any more nominations to be made. A motion was made that Judge Rassieur bo declared elected by acclamation and it was carried with a roar of applause. The newly elected commander-in-chief Was escorted to the platform and ex- pressed his thanks for the honor done him by bis comrades in a brief speech of acceptance. The election of the junior officers was quickly over, but one name being pre sented for each position and the candi date in every instance was accepted by acclamation. Following the election delegations from the various affiliated societies were received and a miniature love feast followed by them and the members of the larger organisation. The pension report was adopted with out discussion, it being understood that a determined effort will be made to in duce congress to appoint a court of ap peals to have final jurisdiction iu mat ters relating to pensions SKETCH OF NEW COMMANDER He Was Born In Gennnuy and Came to America In 1840. St. Louis, Aug. 30,—Judge Leo Ras- sieur, today elected commander-in-chief of tho G. A. R., was born in Badern Valse, Germany, in 1844- His people came to this country in 1849, settling iu St. Louis. At the breaking out of the civil war Leo Rassieur, who was 17 years of ago, enlisted as a private in the Thirteenth Missouri. He steadily rose through the ranks and at tho end of the war held a major's brevet. In addition to his ser vice iu the Union army, Judge Rassieur has beau a member of the 8t. Louis board of education five years and attor ney for thoTboard ten years; has qpent four years on the bench of the prouate court of St. Louis; organised and served ns president of the Western Riding olnb, the principal organization of its kind in the Mississippi valley, and has built np pue of the largest law practices in St. IjoqIs, as woll as becoming one of this city’s most prominent citizens. He is a member of Frank B. Blair Post, G. A. R. FIFTEEN~~DOLLARS~A HEAD. High Price Paid For Votes In the Charleston County Election. Ohaklestox, Aug. 30.—The result of the contest for uhoriff between Captain J. Elmore Martin and Captain Jervey was not positively known until returns were received from the last of the coun try boxes. Out of au estimated vote of more than 4,000 Captain Martin leads by tho small majority of 82. There U one box which will give Martin 100 ma jority, but this is held up because the poll box was stolen. The ©lection was one of the hardest fought iu the history of tho (xmnty. It is estimated that moro than $10,000 was ©pent for votes and it is openly said by ©copes of people that votes were bought outright for anything from $1 to $15. Jt is said that a great many votes wore bought at this last named price. Tax Collector Rubbed. MowtGOMBRY, Ala., Aug. 10.—R. P. Irwin, tax collector of Coneonh county, has reported to the police that he wae knocked in the head by a negro and robbed of a snm of money, police Offl- ©era SMiy and Smith state that Irwin (old them that he was robbed of $500, and Night Sergeant Jackson says that Irwin at first said he lost $500, but when Irwin figured it np it only amounted to $107. Qlgautle Tooth Unearthed. Savannah, Aug. 80.—A gigantic tooth hAs just been nueartbed by the dredge at work on one of the county canal© near the poor farm. The molar ic fully $ inches long and weighs about 7 pounds. The backbone of the extinct animal was also excavated, but was broken by the dredge. It i» us big around as the body of a human being and efforts will be mode to put it together. An Old Crime Itevealed. LaCrosse, Wis., Aug. 80 —In raalnga house 40 year* old, at Bell Center, a ©niaU town iu the Klckapoo valley, three skeletons were found. They cannot be accounted for and the prevailing opin jou is that the skeletous are thoae of three persons who were murdered a long time ago. Old residents have slight re- imnubranot of the affair. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION Twenty-Third Annual Sleeting It Being Held at Saratoga. Saratoga, Ang. 29.—The opening ses sion of tho twenty*third annual meeting of the American Bar association was held here today. The president’s ad dress was delivered by ex-Senator Charles P. Mauderson of Omaha, oom- municating the most noteworthy changes in statute law on poiuts of gen eral interest made in several states and by congress during the preceding year. The nomination and election of mem bers followed; also the election of the general connoil. The report of the troasuror gave tho receipts as $11,891 and the disburse ments as $8,234, leaving a balance of $3a45(t. Reports were also submitted by the secretary, Johu Hinkley of Bultimoro, and by the exeentive committee. ABDUCTED BY ttlS FATHER. Parent Would Not Permit Ills Son to Enlist In the Army. Chattanooga, Ang. 29.—James Mas- sengale, a minor from Huntsville, quali fied to the United States recruiting officer in this city that ho was of legal age and was about to be mustered into the service when his father notified the mustering officer that he was not of age, being only 17. While the officer was making an in investigation two deputies from Hunts ville came to the office and carried young Massengale Off by force before the nec essary preliminaries for releasing him were gone through with. The recruiting officer will take the matter up aud proposes to make it warm for the officers, as well as the boy’s fa ther, who procured, as the officer bo- lieVfes, what is equivalent to au abdnc» tion. The affair created quite a stir iu local circles. BUTLER SUED FOR DAMAGES. Populist Editor Must Also Answer For Criminal Libel. Raleigh, Aug. 29.—Leading Demo crats in Sampson county, Senator But ler’s home, have instituted damages against George Butler, Senator Butler’s brother, ex-Congressmau John E. Fow ler, C. H. Johnson, ex-state representa tive, and 14 others, all Populists, fo? criminal libel on the ground that Georgo Butler published in his paper that the Democrats stole the election aud had perpetrated all sorts of frauds, aud that ten days ago when Senator Butler's Pop ulist indignation meeting was held at Clinton these statements were made by Bntler, Fowler, Johnson aud the others sued. The paper Butler edits is owned by Senator Butler. PROHIBITS~SALE OF LIQUOR. Uawallans Stirred Up Over the Word ing of the Territorial BUI. Honolulu, Aug. 22, via San Fran cisco, Aug. 29.—The discovery has boon made that by the wording of the terri torial bill congress has made an enact ment that absolutely prohibits the sale ©f intoxicating liquors in the territory of Hawaii. In section 55 of the territo rial bill are the words, “nor shall spirit uous or intoxicating liquors be sold ex cept under such regulations and restric. tions as the territorial legislature shall provide. “ The territorial legislature has not met yet and oaftnot meet for some months unless there is a special session, henco no regulations at all have been made or provided. Merchant Makes an Apology. Birmingham, Ala., Ang. 29.—Captain Jeptha P. Marohant, commander of tho Phenix City company of the Second in fantry, who, with 22 men of that com pany, was arrested on Sunday night, charged with insubordination, has writ ten an apology to Lieutenant Colonel Wiley. Captain Marchaut and his mon were pnblioly reprimanded and the Phe nix City officer was reinstated to his command. Bowden Carried Heavy Insurance. Columbus, Ga., Ang. 29.—W. O. Bowden, who was drowned at Tybee Sunday night, had about $25,000 of life insurance. He applied for another $5,000 policy a day or so before his death. When last seen by his brother-in-law, who was with him, he was wading in water a little over waist deep. The tide was going ont. He was a good swim mer. A Minister's Guod Work. "I bad a severe attack of bilious colic, got a bottle of Chamberlain’s CollC'Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, took two doses and was entirely cured,” says Rev. A. A. Power, of Emporia, Kan. “My neighbor across the street was sick for over a week, had two or three bottles of medicine from the doctor. He used them for three or four days without relief, then called in another doctor who treated him for some days and gave him no relief, so discharged him. I went over to see him the next morn ing. He said bis bowels were in a ter rible fix, that thby had been running off so long that it was almost bloody flux. I asked him if be bad tried Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and he said ‘No.’ I went home and brought him ray bottle and gave him one dose; told him to take another dose in fifteen or twenty minutes If he did not find re lief, but be took no more and was en tirely cured.” For stle by Cherokee Drug Co. The wall-flower is often the only girl in the hall that can make a cake If your brain won’t work right and you miss the snap, vim and energy that was once yours, you should take I'hkki.y A all HlTTKita It cleanses the system and Invigorates both body and brain. Hold by Uherok«c Drug Company. There aretMrtv >p»e|— of tobacco. He eats hesrlily in the hottest weather who uses Pkickly Amii Bit- tkum. It keeps his stomsch, liver and bowels in perfect order. Hold by Cherokee Drug Co. ROSSU LOOKS TO THE UNITED STATES FOR AJETTLEMENT America Is Expected to Take the Initiative In Peace Negotiations. LI HUNG CHANG’S STATUS Some Governmeuts Favorable to Ac cepting Him as Cbtuu’H Urpreaenta- tlve; Others Desire a Prince of the Ilelgutng Dynasty—British View of the Satuatlon—Attitude of Japan. London, Aug. 30.—Diplomatic circles in London appear to be satisfied that Russia has either directly sent circular notes to the powers proposing the open ing of peace negotiations or has reached an agreement with the United States with regard to the basis on which the government at Washington will take initiative action. Russia may prefer the letter arrangement on the ground that the United States has no entangle ments, like Manchuria, calculated to arouse the suspicion of the powers. Nothing definite, however, seems to be known at the legations in London ex cept Russia's great anxiety to end the prevailing conditions as speedily as pos sible, though the opinion is expressed that Russia believes, as a preliminary to tho negotiations, that the allied foroes should evacuate Peking and retire with their resident ministers, Europeans and native Christians to Tien Tsin, whence they can better treat with the most re sponsible Chinamen available. It is pointed out that though some governments are inclined to recoguizo Li Hnng Chang’s powers there is a feel ing in some quarters that it would be more satisfactory to all concerned and would carry more weight with the Chi nese themselves could some representa tive prince belonging to the reigning dynasty be found with whom to arrange terms. If, however, Li Hnng Chang can se cure any kind of credentials from the dowager empress it seems to be the opinion that his authority will not be too closely serntinized, except, possibly, by Germany, especially if Li Hung Chaug can demonstrate that he has the support of the powerful southern vioo- roys. CHARGED WITH DUPLICITY. Japanese Cause Trouble at Amoy Iu Order to Occupy the Place. Hono-Kong, Aug. 30.—The disturbed situation in Amoy has been created by the Japanese for the purpose of aggres sion. For years Japan has covetously regarded Amoy aud her opportunity has occurred. It was offered by a Japanese priest's house iu the city being burned. The Chinese maintain that the priest saturated his house with kerosene aud then charged them with arson. There has been no riot and no trouble, but the Japanese claim that a large number of Japanese subjects require protection. Japanese subjects are said to be of the Chinese criminal class, who escape jus tice and are registered in Formosa as Japanese subjects for a small fee. TO PLACE $10,000,000 LOAN. Representatives of the Swedish Gov ernment In New York. New York, Aug. 80.—Albert H, Wig gins, vice president of the National Park bank, said that it was true that the bank had been approached by repre sentatives of the Swedish government by inquiries at to the chance of placing a $10,000,000 loan in this country. Mr. Wiggins said he was not ptepared to say yet whether the proposition had been favorably received. Will Succeed HU Uncle. New York, Aug. 30.—The directors of the Southern Pacific railway will meet here next week, but contrary to published reports no election will be held to fill the vacancy in tho presidency caused by the death of C. P. Hunting- ton. Resolutions of condolence will be passed and routine matters only will be discussed. It is generally believed that H. E. Huntington will be elected presi dent to fill the vocanoy caused by his uncle’s death. Decided In Favor of Thompson. Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 30—After being iu session, with short recesses for dinner and supper, for 12 hours, the state Democratic executive committee, by a vote of 14 to 5, adopted a resolution annulling the action of the Fifth district committee in prorating the delegations from Coosa and Clay comities equally between O. W. Thompson aud Congress- man Willis Brewer, after Thompson had carried those counties on the face of the returns. Mlddlesboro Miners Satisfied. Middlksboro, Tenn., Ang. *X—All the miners in this section seem satisfied with the mining scale paid and there exists no disposition to strike, even if a walkout should be ordered in the mines in the Jellico and Coal Creek districts. The Mlddlesboro mines are not identi fied with the conference of miners and operators, which is still in session at Coal'Creek. Steamer Topeka Brings $100,000. Port Townsend, Wash., Aug. 80.— The steamer Topeka arrived from the north last night with 150 passengers and $100,000 in gold dust. Officers of the Topeka report the British steamer Cutch ashore on Horseshoe reef, in Stephen’s passage, high aud dry aud badly dam aged. Thu passengers and crew are en camped on tne beach. Negroes to Meet at Raleigh. Ralkioh, Aug. 30 —Rov. C. H. King, a well known preacher, has issued a call for a negro coufereuci at Raleigh, Sept. 26. It is for the purpose of considering education, industrial aud political mat ters.