Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^ v , <**mwwwvww« ro.itAOT, J. Pr«sld«Dt. Q, WAROLAV. Vl0«-PrMl()«D THE IATI0H1L BAJK OF GAFFIET. Capital $30,000.00. Will buy county olatma, receive deposit and make liberal loans on approved paper D. O. IwoHS. Cashier. 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 ail that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY. S. C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1900. 81.00 A YEAR, WIPED OOTINO Property Loss at Galveston is Estimated at More Than $15,000,0000. STREETS OF THE TOWN • STREWN WITH BODIES. Many Butldliy;s Wrecked and Their t*. InmafeT^WBBPBi^^Wjalfi—Houses Filled With People Carried to Sea. Ships Stranded and Their Crews Drowned—Scenes of Death and De struction On All Side*—The Storm Wrought Havoc at Other Points. Dallas. Sept. 10.—Houston and Cen tral Texas railroad officials at noon re ceived bulletins from their general offices in Houston, that the loss of life will reach 3,000 in Galveston. The Missonri, Kansas and Texas re lief forces near Galveston and along the coast telegraphed at noon that the loss of life will not be less than 6,000 and may reach 10,000. Galveston, Sept. 10.—The most ap palling calamity in the history of mod ern times has befallen Galveston. Everywhere there is death and ruin and desolation. A great commercial oity is stricken with misfortune and her people appeal to the outside world for help. Estimates of the loss of life in the city vary from 600 to 1,000. It is thought 2,500 people in the state have lost their lives. Parents mourn their children and children are made orphans bv the terri- Ibe hurricane which swept all of Sonth Texas Saturday and Saturday night. Estimated Loss $10,000,000. New Orleans, Sept. 10.—The follow- * log was received from Mr. Hayes, a well known newspaper correspondent throughout the sonth: Houston, Tex.—I have just arrived from Galveston by boat. Storm de stroyed $16,000,000 property and 1,500 lives lost. National aid asked for. Desolation and Death. Houston, Sept. 10.—A seme of deso lation and death not only from Galves ton. bnt at many inland points in Texas, als the condition presented today as a re sult of Saturday’s storm. Estimates of the number of dead are placed between 1,500 and 2,600. Harrowing tales of the loss of whole families, and many miraculous escapes, are told by the few survivors who have thus far reached this city. The rice and cotton crop throughout the district, devastated by the storm, is badly damaged in many places, and in others totally destroyed. Loss Placed at $20,000,000. Dallas, Sept. 10.—Railroad and cot ton men estimate the loss of a’.l kinds of property including the cotton crop at from $15,000,0 X) to $^0,0)0,000. PEN PICTURE OFGALVESTON Horror Wrought Hy the Great Storm Graphically Described. Galveston, Sept. 10.—Starting as •oon as the water Is-gau to recede a re lief party began the work of rescuing the wounded and dying from the rains of their homes. The scenes that were presented can not be told of in a prosaic manner. It is not possible to do it. Screaming wo men, bruised and bleeding, some of them bearing the lifeless forms of children in their arms, men broken and sobbing, bewailing the loss of their .vivus and children; streets filled with floating rub bish. among which there were many bodies of the victims of the storm, con stituted part of the scone. In ever? direction, as for as the eye could reach, the scene of desolation and destruction continued. The first loss of life reported was that at Rietter’s saloon on Strand, where three of the most prominent citizens of the town lost their lives and many others were maimed and imprisoned. The dead were Stanley C. Spencer, (Iharles Kellner and Richard Lord. These three were sitting at a table on the first floor making lignt of the danger, jocularly telling each other that they would stay in the city. Suddenly the roof fell in and came down with a crash into the saloon, killing all of them. Those in the lower part of the building escaped with their lives in a miraculous manner. The falling roof and flooring were caught on the bar, the people •landing near it, dodging and resting under the debris. It required several boors of bard work to get them oat. The negro waiter, who was sent for the doctor, was drowned at the corner of Strand and Twentv-first street, and his body was fonnd a short time after. Colonel L. J. Polk, general manager of the Golf Colorado and Santa Fe rail road, and several other prominent citi- xeiis of tbe city left the restaurant a f*w minutes before the collapse. Fifty Lives Lost. The next place visited was the city ball. Here were congregated fully 700 people, who were more or less injured in varions ways. One man from Lucas Terrace reported tbe loss of 50 lives in the building from which ho escaped. He himself was severely injured about the head. On Avenue M several ladies were im prisoned in a residence by the water and debris. They were rescued by a party headed by Captain Henry Theriot. Sev eral of them were badly hurt, but they are still living. Coming back to Tremont street and goiug out to Avennu P, by climbing over the piles of lumber which had once been residences, four bodies were ob served in one yard and seven in ono room in another place, while as many as 60 bodies were to be seen lying singly and in groups in tbe space of one block. A majority of the bodies, however, that have not been recovered are under the ruins of the houses and it will take sev eral days’ hard work tA get all of them out. The body of Miss Sarah Summers was found near her home ou the corner of Tremont and Avenue F, her lips smil iug but her features set in death, her hands grasping her diamonds tightly. The remains of her sister, Mrs. Claude Fortran, have not been recovered. Only Eight Escaped. The report from St. Mark’s infirmary shows that only eight persons escaped from that hospital. The number of pa tients and nurses could not be ascer tained, but ordinarily the tmmer of in mates was seldom under 10D. Rosenberg schoolhou.se, which was chosen as a place of refuge by the peo ple of that locality, collapsed. Some of those who had takeu refuge there es caped—bow many cannot bo told. Of those who did not escape nothing mor- tal remains exoepl UUJ inFfliwmi ...ioai As Sunday i. oruing dawned the streets were lined with people half clad, crippled in every conceivable manner, hobbling as best they could to where they could receive the attention of phy sicians for themselves and summon aid for friends and relatives who could not move, Police Officer John Bowie, who recently was awarded a prize as the most popular officer in the city, was found in a most pitiable condition, the toes on both his feet were broken, two ribs caved in and bis head badly bruised, but his own condition, he said, was nothing. Lost Their All. "My house with wife and children are in the golf. I have not a thing ou earth for which to live.” -Notable among the sufferers was Pat O’Keefe, who has for years kept a pop ular resort on the beach and who is known to every visitor to Galveston. As the old man came trudging along be was bemoaning the loss of his wife and everything he had on earth. Where bis resort stood on the beach facing the gulf there is not a vestige of building or pil ing to be seen. The great bathing pa vilion known as The Pagada, the big pleasure resort known as The Olympia and Murdoch’s bath booses are all swept away into the gulf. There were few bodies on the beach. They had been swept into the waters or driven into the rubbish by tbe waves. Only half a dozen of them were In sight. One incident was that of a 3-year-old boy who sat holding his broken head in his two hands, making not a murmur of complaint. He was taken back into town smiling at the joy of human com panionship after his awful experiences. He will probably recover. The houses of all prominent citizens which have escaped destruction have been tamed into hospitals, as have the leading hotels. Every House » Tomb. There is scarcely one of the houses left standing which do not contain one or more of the dead as well as many in jured. The rain began to poor down in tor rents and the party went back down Tremont street toward the city, the misery of tbe poor people all mangled and hurt, pressing to the city for medi cal attention, was greatly augmented by this rain. Stopping at a small grocery store to avoid the rain tbe party found it packed with injured. The provisions in the store bad been rained and there was nothing for the numerons custom ers who came hungry and tired. The place was a hospital, no longer a store. Further down the street a restaurant, which had been submerged by water, was serving out soggy crackers and cheese to the hungry crowd. That wfti all that was left. They were soaked full of water, but the people who were fort- nuatc enough to get these sandwiches were hungry and made no complaint. Ou returning to the Tremont hotel, which is the news center of the city, they fonnd the death list to be swelling rapidly, the accounts coming from every portion of the city. It is hard to determine what section of the city suffered the greatest damage and loss of life. Information from both the extreme eastern and extreme west ern portions of the city were difficult to obtain. In fact it was nearly impossi ble, but the reports which were received indicated that those two sections had suffered the same fate that the rest of the city had, and to a possibly greater degree. Fifteen men constituting all that remained of a company of regular soldiers stationed at the beach barracks were marched down Market street- One Hundred Soldiers Perish. The loss of life among the soldiers in the barracks, which were destroyed, must have been folly 100, and perhaps later reports will swell the list. At 11:30 o’clock Sunday morning the water had receded from the higher por tions of the city, but the streets near the bay front contained from 2% to 3 feet of water. The Galveston News office, on Me chanic street, was flooded. The back end of the building caved in and the en gine and boilers were filled with water, making it impossible for a paper to be issued. At the depot scenes similar to those were met with. Baggagemaster and depot officials were engaged in reecuing the injured about the building. Tbe station bnilding had been selected as a place of refuge by a large number of peoplo. AH the windows in the bnild ing and a portion pf the wall at the top was blown in and the occupants ex e ttted every minute to be their last. at escape was impossible, for about the building the water must have been fully 12 feet deep. A oonple of small shanties were floating about, but thr ro was no means of making a raft or getting a boat. Scenes on tbe Water Front. On tbe water front the destruction of property was almost as great as on the beach, thongh the loss of life was not nearly so large. The wharves of the Mallorv company were completely de stroyed, The big steamship Alamo is lying among the rains of tbe pier. Tbe wharves of the Galveston Wnarf com pany are gone and the great wharves of tbe Sonthern Pacific company, which have been in coarse of construction for the past several months, are damaged to the amount of $60,000. The Norwegian steamship Gila, which was engaged in the Cuban trade, was stranded np the bay beyond where the railroad bridges once stood. The British steamship Taunton Is lying on Pelican island, hard and fast aground. The Mexican, a big British stt imer, ban been driven np the bay and is fast stack in the mud. Another big ship is lyinu out near Quarantine sta tion. The Kendal Castle has l>eeu driven as far up as Texas City, where she is now stranded. Ot the small shipping only a few boats are left. Lifted Bodily Out of the Water. The little schooners have been lifted bodily out of the water and flung up ou the island. Others of them will bleach their bones on the main land coast. Others are scattered along the bay front in all conditions of brokenupuess. The big dredge used at Texas City has been driven inland for half a mile and she can uevor be gotten off except in pieces. The Pensacola was in port wh> n the storm began, but Master Simmons put to sea in the teeth of the brewing storm and it is feared that the boat and her crew of 36 men have been lost. There are now no signs about the wharf where the seamen were busy Sat urday afternoon stowing cargo. The grain elevators and Peymor’s coffer mill are wrecks. They are not down, but their roofs and the top stories are gone and grain stored therein has probably wen ruined by the rain. ‘"57. . ■ i fl yj_Fhips at this time, when the demand fm inFfff!iiii»iA great, is regarded as one of the w >rd features of the disaster from a business standpoint. None of the vessels are ir retrievably lost, but it will take some time to get the boats off and to get them repaired, even though they are not wrecks. Losses In the Business District. In the business portion of the city the damage cannot be even approximately estimated. Tbe wholesale houses along Strand had abont seven feet of water on their first floors, and all wiudowpanes and glass protectors of all kinds were demolished. The top of the Moody bank building was blown away and the fix tures of every house on this long busi ness thoroughfare was destroyed. Ou Mechanic street the water was al most as deep as ou Strand. All provis ions in the wholesale groceries and goods ou the lower floor were saturated and rendered valueless. The engine- house of the Tremont hotel was caved in by the falling smokestack and cook ing was made an impossibility. The damage to the hotel bnilding will amount to abont $26,000, The powerhouse of the street railway company was destroyed and the loss ou machinery and building is estimated at $70,000. There are no wires of any sort standing. They are lying in tangled masses across the street and will have to be cleared away before horses and ve hicles can move alxmt the streets. LITTLE DAMAGE AT SABINE. Port Arthur Also Escapes With Slight Damage. Beaumont,Tex., Sept. 10.—The towns of Sabine Pass and Port Arthur, news from which has been anxiously awaited, passed through the terrific storm of Sat urday virtually unscathed. At Port Arthur the water spread over the town site, but it did not reach a depth to de stroy buildings At Sabine Pass the water reached a depth of about three feet, but nothing other than small buildings near the wa ter front wore washed away. Several mud scows and sloops were washed ashore. The only lives reported lost to date are Ed Gneuff and Albert Deat- ridge. ENTIRE TOWN 13 WRECKED, Eight Lives Reported Lost In the Storm at Richmond. Richmond, Tex., Sept. 10.—The most terrific storm that has ever visited this section of the state struck this town Saturday night, destroying everything in its path. There are only a few houses in the town that were Lot damaged. Many buildings were demolished, de stroying stocks of goods. The court house was greatly damaged. The Bap tist church is a total wreck, while the Methodist church is almost one. Three lives wore lost in the negro Baptist church. One person was killed at Booth and four lives were lost at Beasley. Letitia Is Wiped Out. Brookshire, Tex., Sept. 10.—Letitia is a wreck. The houses which stood in the place, including a depot, have been blown to the ground and the timbers from some ot them carried for miles, Mrs. Sophia Schultz, mother of William Schultz, formerly ot Houston, was killed, She wms 75 years of age. Her husband was ill at the time the storm came up, but was uninjured. His illness may prove fatal, however, on account of the shock. Mrs. Amelia Quade, sister of William Schultz, was badly injured, probably fatally. Three Lives Lost at Bernard. Eagle Lake, Tex., Sept. 10.—Three churches, together with many other houses, dwelling and business blocks, were completely blown to pieces. The rice crop and the i>ocan crop are ruined. The cotton crop is nearly mined and the cane crop is considerably damaged. The loss to this community from the storm is estimated by the most reason able citizens at $250,000. The town of East Bernard has been blown away and three persons were killed there. Could Not Get Through. Houston, Sept. 10.—Two trains went out on the Galveston, Houston and Hen derson rood yesterday to try to reach Galvestop. One returned late Inst even ing and brought five wounded people from the main line. BROWN & GO, CORNER THE SPOT MARKET New Orleans Firm Buys All tli-3 Cotton On Hand. I? JUMPS $2.70 PEE BALE Big Advance In 1’rlce Over Saturday*! t'.'o-t- L verpool Hears Stampeded, riial 'SnriiLi't Deiuor.iiiz-d—('nluin< bn- Mills Are Purehu-iag .Stock. New Orl-. ws, S >pt. 10.—L’Uu New Gil M i l tit in market opened (i) p >i:t; i up thus morning uvu' Saturday's clo • iug, the feature of the day b-ing u. i cornering of the spot market by W. 1*. Brown & Co., the lei<l*rs of the Now Orleans bail movement. Crown or Co. purchased all the avail able cotton in Now Orleans, amountiii'j to 3,300 bales, and are said to have sold .^wail's t Liverp sol at the t >p figure, .4\L 4. 1SSI. They balej tin* highest smc<T ... __ are als> reported to own now alloat lor Liverpool. Falling in with New York and Liver pool the new market showed an opening advance ranging from 41 points on May contracts to 60 points on November, thy current month showing a gain on the first call over Saturday’s closing of 51 points ar $2.70 per bale. There was a slight reaction due to largo liquidating movements, but the recovery was quick anil prices stiffened with the upward tendency decidedly manifest again. EXCITEMENT IN LIVERPOOL Cotton Market Demoralized hy the Scarcity of the Staple. Liverpool, Sept. 10.—There was con siderable excitement on the Cotton Ex change today. Business was quite dis organized and prices were unsettled by the p' cnliar conditions arising from tha scarcity of cotton, which was accentu ated by the news of the terrible destruc tion wrought by the tornado at Galves ton and in the vicinity of that city. Heavy Loss In Wheat, Chicago, Sept. 10. — According to board of trade statistics the damaged grain elevators at Galveston contained 2,223,000 bushels of wheat. 8hot HU Assailant. Murphy, N. C., Sept. 10.—In a diffi culty in Graham comity Harry Cooper struck John Farly on tbe head v ith a rock, knocking him down. As Farly rose ho fired at Cooper twice, one shot taking effect in the left side of his back, HU Head Blown Off. Columbia, 8. O., Sept. 10.—Robert Chandler, 10 years old, of Williainston, fearing thieves were in the yard, went out with his gun. It was nocideutaily discharged, blowing off bis bead. Cotton Brokers Kail. New York, Sept. 10.—Two failnrei were announced on tbe Cotton Exchaugo today. One was that of Gay It. Schiffel and the other that of his father, L. C. Schiller, one of the oldest men in th«i cotton trade in this city. The failure oi L. C. Sell lifer is supposed to have been due to bis efforts to help bis son, who has been a heavy trader for some time. The failures, however, produced no ma terial effect on the market. Columbus Mills Buying Cotton. Columbus, Ga., Sept. 10.—Whethet it is because they are in actual need oi the staple, or whether they believe thal the market is gwing to continue to ad vance, it is a lact that the Colmnbul cotton mills have started to buying tha new cotton at tbe pres nt high prices. The mills have been inclined to bold off and wait until the market went down, but instead of dropping it is still going up- Damaged by Cotton Worms. Letoiiatcihe, Ala., Sept. 10.—Cot ton worms have appeared on nearly every plantation in this section of the county, and farmers rop >rt that the worms have webb.-d up to.- the third crop and this is the crop of worms that destroys the cotton. Condition of Cotton. Washington, Sept. 10.—The condi tion of cotton is 68.2, us compared with 76 on Aug. L AID THE FLOOD SUFFERERS. .Jefferson S-ilgmun (’oiitributc* $1,000 to (he i- uad. New York, Sept 10.—Jefferson Se* lignum, of J. and W. S I’.iginau & Co., of this city, has contributed $1,000 for the benefit of the sufferers by the Gal veston floods. The firm will also act as agent in re. ceiviug and forwarding subscriptions. I’resldent Ac s Froniptly. Washington, Sept. 10.—The president to lay received a telegram from Mr. Stillinc, of Houston, in behalf of tbe mayor and citizens’ committee, of Gal- veston, which, in a few words, gives to the president the general situation in Galveston and says that money, food and clothing are needed immediately. He calls ujion the president for aid. The president replied, stating that be bad instructed the secretary of war to imme diately furnish the tents and provision* for the destitute people in Galveston and expressed his sympathy for the *uf ferers. General Wheeler Retires. Chicago, Sept. 10.—At noon today General Joseph Wheeler, coasider-d one of the most picture.-quo figures in the United States army, retired to private life, having reached the age limit of 64 years. General Wheeler will go to hi* home in Alabama and following thl* ho and his daughters will take a trip abroad. Guarding Against Plague. Liverpool, S pt. 10.—From today 21 hours’ notice must be given to the Uni ted States consulate here by vessels sail ing for the United States. A special surgeon has been attached to this coau- sulate with the object of examining all tiie crews of outward bouud vessels. Strike I * Still On. Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 10.— The strike at the snl pipe plant of the Ceu tral Foundry company at Bessemer oon tinu'M. The stride originate l in the posting of u notice by the ootupany that wages would is: reduced 6 per oeut. Ou-lit-d to Death. Seals, Ain., Sept. 10. —Dan Hunt, wlnl • digging r. trench *u Dudley’s saw mill, \Vii« buried by a envo-iu and crushed to death. MEMPHIS CROP CONDITIONS. Season Has Been Unfavorable For Cotton Cultivation. Memphis, Sept. 8.—The first cotton crop report of the season for the Mem phis district, which embraces west Ten nessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and north Alabama, was issued today by tbe Delta Cotton company, and says: "The weather during August was, in the main, unfavorable for cotton. The temperatures were abnormally high and complaint is general of its effect ou the growing crop. Out of 514 replies received 122 report the weather favora ble and 443 say it is less favorable up to this period than last year. Cron condi tions within the district are lur Irom promising, 80 report them good, 23!) only fair and 254 poor. Sixty report crops in better condition than last year at this date, and 424 not so good. ‘‘Cotton has been seriously damaged since tho beginning of the season. Heav}’ and continuous rains all during the month of June and the first half of July prevented farmers from properly cultivating their crops, and the damage which the plants snstainad through this cause was augmented by extreme hot weather during August, which fcas caused heavy shedding and produced rust an^ blight toDieyiatt* hi all four "Picking has commenced in all four of the states and will become general by 3ept. 20. Labor, as a rule, is in ample supply. iho unfavorable season to cotton has been emphasized in its damaging effect on corn and this crop will fall far short of what the district will actually con sume until another one is made. In many sections the corn crop is almost a failure.” Colton Continues to Advance. New York, Sept. 8.—Reports from southern spot markets declare an ex cited demand from exporters was ad vancing prices rapidly and causing sell ers to hold off. The weateer reports and crop testimony was good and re ceipts showed a marked increase, but these influences proved feeble measures of rostraint upon bull sentiment in the pit. Some exciting developments were predicted for next week, when two gov ernment reports will be received. Alabama Cotton Crop Short. Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 8.—Major L F. Culver, who has just retired from the office of state commissioner of agri culture, in an interview said that Ala bama’s cotton production will be con siderably short of that of last year. He thinks tbe entire crop of the south will be about 9,500,000. M’KINLEY ON THE ISSUES. He Does Not Seek to Avoid the Ques tion of Imperialism. Washington, Sept, 8.—President Mc Kinley’s letter of acceptance, which is to be published Monday, is said by mem bers of the administration to be the strongest presentation of the Republican side of the present campaign that has yet appeared. The presided has not sought to avoid the question of imperialism. Much of his letter is devoted to the issue raised by bis administration of the islands wrested from Spain. He shows what has been done in the way of improving political conditions in those islands. Attention is called to the steps that have been taken toward tbe establish ment of a stable and independent gov ernment in Cuba. The establishment of a civil government in Porto Rico, in acobrdaueo with the act of congress and the institution of civil government in the Philippines under the Philippine Commission are referred to. Another theme to which much atten tion is given in the letter is the pros perity of the country under the present tariff and monetary systems. This brings up the financial issue on which the president is said to take a firm stand in sup} ort of the mainten ance of the gold standard as essential to the coutiunauoo of the present commer cial and industrial prosperity of the country. OVERCAME ALL OBSTACLES. Runaway Couple Finally Find a Man to Perform the Ceremony. Columbus, Ga., Sept. 8.—It took a trip in two states and a tour in three counties after the license had been se cured before an Alabama couple could be married. John Crowley and Miss Bessie Harwell came to Columbus from Btorlington, Ala. They wont to Judge Pon, ordinary of Muscogee county, ahd tried to get a license, and failed. They crossed the river into Lee county, Ala., procured a license and went down to Girard, in Russell county, to have the knot tied. The preacher they ap proached refused to wed them. They then returned to Lee county, where the marriage ceremony was performed. Killed In South Africa. Ccala, Fla., Sept. 8.—A letter from Hugh Lane, formerly of this connty, to friends in McIntosh, advise-, them that he has received a telegram, saying that bis brother Henry was wounded at Jo hannesburg, Jane 6, and died three days later. Thu Lane* went to the Matabele country, in South Africa, during the gold excitement in that country, and Henry Lane served through the Mata bele war. War on the Blind Tiger. Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 8.—The city council of Eusloy, which has jumjiod from a town of 600 to a city of 6,000 within two years, has adopted resolu tion* directing the chief of police to in augurutc a general crusade against the "blind tigers,” which, it is alleged, in- font the place. A» a result a number of plates have been closed ond the proprie tor* left for parte uukuowu. Roosevelt at Holland, Mlob. Holland, Mich., Sept. 8 —Governor Roosevelt began the closing day of his flying tour through Miobigan by ad dressing an audience composed almost wholly of Hollanders and their descend ants in the Holland city park. Presi dent Kolleu, of Hope college, presided and referred to the fact that Roosevelt came from Holland stock like them selves. CLAIM JUMPERS IN ALASKA. Two Former Alabamians Have An Unpleasant Kncounter With Them. Russellville, A1p., Sept. 8.—S. J. Petrie is in receipt of a letter from his brother, Will Petrie, formerly of this place, now at Nome City, Alaska. Pe trie and Forbes, who went from here together two years ago, located rich claims on Dexter creek, but "came out” in October last, going back in tbe open ing of navigation to find claim jumpers located on a portion of their claim, from which they had taken $4,000 in gold during the winter. Petrie and Forties drove off the jumpers to find themselves in the military court at Nome aud in volved in a big law suit. A small por tion of their claim is not in litigation. This they are working with tho help of two hired men with good results. Ho writes that a great deal of gold is being taken out of claims not in litiga tion. WANDERING IN THE WOODS. J. M. Word Found Near Fitzgerald. His Mind Deranged. Fitzgerald, Ga., Sept. 8.—A horse with a buggy attached came up to Tom Howell’s, living near Ocilla, this county, aud from the looks of the horse it was th'\' Tht he had been without au owner some time. Howell,with his neighbors, instituted a search for the owner of the rig and some hours afterward a white man was found wandering through the woods in a demented condition. From letters found in his iiossession it was learned that the man’s name was J. M. Word, of Macon. Word told Howell that the Mormons had killed his wife aud children ami were then after him. Howell took him to Willacoochee, where he was turned over to tho au thorities. Before parting with Howell he gave him his watch aud chain and requested that he send it to his wife at Macon. EXCITEMENT IN COLUMBiA. White Man Shoots at a Negro—Mirac ulous Kscape. Columbia, S. C.,Sept. K-WillGreen imagined that Bingley Gary, an old ne gro, insulted a lady. Green ran out with a 44-caliber pistol aud asked if she had been insulted. She was too fright ened to answer. Green fired on the ne gro, who was carrying a shotgun to a gentleman at the gnu club grounds. The ballet divided the barrels of tho gun before reaching Gary’s body ami so saved his life. The lady afterward ex plained, exonerating Gary. The affair has greatly incensed the negroes, who were already greatly ex ercised over the recent disbanding of the negro military company by the gov ernor. Crew of the Inda Safe. London, Sept. 8.—The missing mem bers of the crew of the wrecked British steamer Inda, which went ashore below the gulf of Aden Aug. 24 while bound from Sourabaya for Delaware break water, have bceu found to have lauded ou the Arabiau coast uear Makulla. Tha German bark Kiaudra, Captain Buujc, from Philadelphia for Stockholm, be fore reported ashore on the east coast of the Island of Oeland, after having part ly discharged, was floated and towed to Karlttkroua, Sweden. She is not leaking. LI HUNG CHANG IS GIVEN FULL POWEH He Is Authorized to Open Negotiations For Peace. MEETS ALL OBJECTIONS Interest In Racing. San Francisco, Sept. 8.—The an nouncement by Prince Pouiatwski of the plans of the new San Francisco Jockey club for the coming winter sea son has created general interest among horsemen and others interested in racing. Farmer Commits Suicide. Clintonvxlle, Ala., Sept. 8.—Henry Douglas, who resided 5 miles sonth of here, committed suicide by discharging both barrels of a hammerless breech- loading shotgun into his heart. Population of Port laud. Washington, Sept. 8.—The census bureau auuouuces the population of Portland, Or., is 90,425, against 46,885 in 1890. This is au increase of 44,011, or 94.95 per cent. Slain by Ills Brother-In-Law. Trenton, Ga., Sept. 8. — Richard Dunn was stabbed aud killed by his brother-in law, Hugh O’Neal, uear here. Family trouble and bad whisky wore the cause. Remarkable Keseue. Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield. 111., makes the statement, that she caught cold, which settled on her lungs; she was treated for a month by her family physician, but grew worse. He told her she was a hope less victim of consumption and that no medicine could cure her. Her druggist suggested Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption; she bought a bottle and to her delight found herself benefitted from first dose. She continued its use and af ter taking six bottles, found herself sound and well; now does her own housework, and is as well as she ever was—Free trial bottles of this Great Discovery at Cherokee Drug Com pany. Only 50 cents and $1.00, every bottle guaranteed. Nearly half of the lightning strokes reported occur out in the open, 34 per cent, in bouse, 11 per cent, under trees and 9 per cent in barns. Tbe emergency bags sent by a so ciety to Kansas soldiers in the Phil ippines contained among the necessi ties a boy of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, the well known cure for piles, injuries and skin diseases. The ladies took care to obtain the original De- Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve knowing that all the counterfeits are worthless. Cherokee Drug Company. According to the ancient Chinese writer, the chronology of that country goes back 2.267 (KX) years. You can spell it cough. rolT raugh, kauf. kulT. kough or kaugh. but tho only harmless remedy tl st quickly cures it Is One Mmole Ci ugh Cure. Cherokee Drug Company. His Credentials Are Such as to Remove All Obstructions to au KarSy Settle- meut of the Chinese Embroglio. Foreign Troops Occupy Shanghai. London, Sept. 10.—The Chiueso min ister in Loudon, it is understood, lias re ceived credentials authorizing the open ing of peace negotiations. It is inti mated that similar powers have been conferred on the Chinese ministers at other capitals and that th.*ir credentials are such as will satisfy the American and European governments. Washington, Sept. 10.—The Chinese minister has received au imperial edict conferring on Li Hung Chang extraor dinary powers for the complete settle ment of the Chinese troubles. It gives him authority to make any terms ac cording to his own discretion without referring them to the emperor. This is unusual authority, and it is claimed at the Chinese legation, gives Li Hung Chang credentials adequate to meet all the objections heretofore raised as to his power to negotiate for peace. The edict is dated two weelcs ago, but is just forwarded from Li Huug Chang. Message From General Chaffee. Washington, Sept. 10.—The follow ing undated dispatch has been received at the war department from General Chaffee at Peking: "Evidence still accumulates that dip lomatic relations will not be resumed here for a long time. The Russian le gation leaves soon for Tien Tsiu. It appears certain that the Chinese gov ernment will not return here while tho foreign army remains aud if this is true our legation can transact no business. My opinion is to merely camp tho foreign aimy pending a settlement by powers at other points. ” Well Received In London. London, Sept. 10.—The announce ment that the Chinese ministers at the European capitals have received cre dentials authorizing them to open peaco negotiations, taken in conjunction with the indications contained in dispatches from the far east that China is develop ing a better disposition to arrange peaoe terms, is welcomed here, for the desire to expedite the settlement of that trouble is increased by dispatches received from Hamburg today stating that Germany will send two additional detachments of b.OoO and 6,000 men, respectively, to China early in October. Great Display of Force. Shanghai, Sept 10.—The great dis play of force hero must be due to politi cal causes. The attitude of the Cliiucsa is peaceable and does not call for tho taking ot extraordinary measures. There have already been lauded 3.500 Indian, 800 French and 4 j0 German troops, in addition to 800 volunteers aud 4,000 na val men, who are available. There are 19 foreign warships here, including the United States gunboat Princeton, and 14 at Woo Sung, including the United States cruiser New Orleans. Murdered hy the Chinese. Peking, Aug. 26, via Shanghai, S pt. 10.—Yesterday a nu mber of the Jap anese legation, guided by the secreiurv of the tsuug li yameu, found ab >dy out side the southeast gate which was identified as Sngiyamu Amikirn, chan cellor of the Japanese legation, who was murdered by Chinese in Juno last. I’lie body was cremated and tho ashes pre pared for shipment. Big Gnus Unearthed. Peking, Aug. 24, viaTaKU, Sept. 10.— The Germans have unearthed two rifled 2 , 4-inch Krupps, completing the battery of which the Americans found two guns a week ago. The Americans also found today 500 rounds of ammunition for the battery. .Japan Sends Troops to Shanghai. Shanghai, Sept. 10.—The Japanese representative has informed his col leagues that Jai<an is sending troops to participate in the occupation of Shang hai. Pending their arrival, it is added, 600 Japanese sailors will be landed. Will Not Withdraw. London, Sept. 10.—A dispatch from Berlin says Great Britain and Germany have agreed not to evacuate Pekin until full satisfaction for the recent outrages have been obtained. Turner Loses an Arm. Opelika, Ala., Sept. 10.—W. A. Tur ner, superintendent of the Opelika Wa terworks company, happened to a terr- blo accident. He had been handling a gun and upon putting it down the trig ger accidentally struck something, the gun being discharged aud the load of buckshot tearing off Turner’s right hand and part of his forearm. The laceration was terrible aud tbe arm was imme diately amputation just below the elbow. Both Feet Severed. Charlotte, N. U., Sept. 10.—While trying to board a moving freight train Durant Hilton, an 11-year-old white boy, was thrown under the wheels and both feet severed and otherwise injured. Will Ship 100,000 Tons of Iron. Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 10.—It was learned today that not less than 100,000 tons of Birmingham pig iron has been booked by tbe furnaces for export ship ment. Loading With American Coal. Berk-Haven, Ireland, Sept. 10.—The ships of the British channel squadron are now hero, refilling their bunkers WiUi American ooal.