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P. Q. Btacv, I'realtlent. J. Q, Wa*DLAW. vlo* PK'Alden THE RATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNET. Capital $so,ooo.oo. VVu,r. buy county claims, receive deposit ac.d make liberal loans ou approved paper 1). 0. Koss, 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 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, SEPTEMBER 18, 1900. 81.00 A YEAR. T li/1 t/i iiKE Estimated That I2.5.,0G0 Are Icije In the Pennsylvania Gcal Fields. WORKS ARE CLOSED DOWN Wiillc Some Plants A re Ruiitiiu^ they Are All Short HhikI oI —Abutit Sev enty Thousand Men Are Out at Scranton—SituaHou at Other I’laees. <^:i;cl I’levails Everywacre. Ph i T.A l > K j ,F i! l a , S;*pt. 17. — Reports from the unthrn ■he coal tlclds of this state iadicate that the lit up caused by the strike far higher wa^esof more than 140,000 iniuers is as complete as the leaders of the United Mine Workers of America claimed at any time. Those who have claimed that their workings would operate as usual despite the strike order, apparently reckoned without accurate knowledge of the atti tude of their mou. It is true that some started short handed, as did also the M. S. Kermerer mine at Sandy Run. Among the big mines that did not at tempt to start were those of the Lehigh aud W ill'gsharre company at Audenried, J. S. Msiitz & Co. at Silver) roek, the Dodson mint's at Beaver Brook and liia A. 3. Van Wyckle works at Milnusville. SITUATION fifrike Is IN THE VALLEY. sssi kV ¥l ^igp 1 l 'Vi -/S-*. JOIUt UITCIILLL. IPietidetit lline Woik.rs of America.] operations in the Hnzelton region were working today with as higii as bO ].tr c".’ir < ,t ;h" m 'll, in vertlmless the greater aiuyjbi r in tile district were idle A a ‘v is «- :;!<-cred ; iit! bchuylkill region, wiuii'.tt; t .He for a C'-ntral jio'i.t, was at woi: ,vi n very lew defec ion.-. i’.e so lie n h v ie:! th • sem*: tr.: /am -s tiiat »v o tile 1 in otiier d'. -triets ami tf rle-v %o . iihll i ly throng a Myr.ti ;hy. Pre-elenr Mitciiell of the l tti'eu M'tie \V rsers, vh<» has (• ■iah- li ted he.iihj ctrie - iv H i/.dfoti, aud is ♦.••r.v<iia ;> iii'< iiiig lii -iirike, ( -1111011 s o\. r ! i.i' t) ut'i struck and that i'j.O 'b m re ,viii .]o n them tomorrow. IN THE HA2 LTON DISTRICT. TiCiiri I- Cam li le In >!jiiy M ies. < < e al .- it (j:il iotl. !lA*/,'.rr*».\, Pa , •>-at 17.--The great anihr.iCi:. i-rriia- was begun tnliy tiir.mgiioui one cut:re iii'.i-l c<>al r -giou of Peunsyivam.i. The launcli.ng of tins f;tjlke in riiis district was attended by •varying -uce ss. Vv'itli iho exception of Coxe's colliery, at Beaver Meadow, the entire territory known as the south fiido, wliich includ -> about Id mining towi).-, is completely tied up. This ter- fitory is srrongty organized, which ac- A’ouut:) for the geueral biispensiou of $vork. On the north side, which takes in ten towns, and which is not well organized, the conditions at an early hour were al most the reverse of those prevailing on the south side. In that territory nearly every colliery started up, hut only (mo operator was able to muster a full com- i jlcment of men. Several of the col- ieries, alter starting work, had to sus pend b cause of the lack of men. Many of the mines that have started tiV’rthanded will probably shut down during the day. It wm conservatively estimated this morning that nearly b.oOO of the 10,000 in this district started work today. Committees of union men were on duty f-ariy at nearly every workings in the district, endeavoring to persuade those n»‘*n wl»o hud decided to work to recon sider and not to go into the mines. The miners from McAddo .are trying barn to get the men at Colerain to quit and a committee was sent there before starting time this morning for that pur- poso. There was some hesitation cu the part of the Colerain men, hat wlifeu the whistle blow at 7 o’clock they marched into the mines. The collieries at that place are working .shorthanded, how- *!ver. The G. B. Markle collieries at Jeddo, Highland and Oakdale, i mploying 2.200 me", started work this morning short banded. Efforts \y< re made last night by United Mine workers oOieials to bring these men out, but they tailed. The Markle mine at Kb rvaie, however, em ploying 200 men, did not make an at tempt toy tart. The only mines on the north side win h started u i f b the full number of men w re the Latimer, Harwood and Pmi 1 Greek. The oflicials of the ; e,mines iui'l noiih d their employes tlmt if they ilid not repori for duty today operations would be suspended indefinitely. Tiie Ccxo mines at Drifton, E kley snu poilvar Meadow, on the south side, and i.,e same company’s plants at Oii' ic o, Derringer and Gmven, on the we-r ni , aie working, but not ' no of inei'i .ii hundo l. i'uey aro strongly organ iz d. At tiii-, D high Valley Coal company's Was i . i an uriem t whs •mode to >t Tt • W(.ik, but the nona ipeurnnee of the broiai-r liovs |>r v«tnt« J. i • A. l*..r .'Mt colln-it s at Cranberry $ -.1 in* tilug. , cac.loymg il ■ o .i.cU, Almost KJenera!—One Mine In Operation. Wiuu^KAiiitK, Pa., Sept. 17.—The coal mniers’strike is almost general in the Wyoming valley. Some of the Penn sylvania Goal company's collieries in the vicinity of Pittston started to work this morning short handed. A Delaware and Hudson company mine at Plains is working, but the big mines at Nunti- coke, i’ivniouth and Parsons are com pletely tied up. The strike has tied up nearly all the collieries is the V^voming district. One colliery of the Pennsylvania Coal com pany at Pittston aud the colliery of the West End Coal company at Mocauaqua are working. The United Mine Workers expect to get the men out of the Pittston mine. Nearly 500 men are out of work at the Mocauaqua mine. President Couying- ham of the West End company pre dicted a week ago that his men would not go out. The employes are nearly all foreigners aud the United Mine Workers could not reach them for organization purposes. The officials of the Lehigh G ial company say that two of the collieries are in operation, but that the number of men at work is less than usual. COLLIERY WIL L CLOSE DOWN. Ouly oO Out of 1,000 .Men Reported For Work. Hakrisbuso, Sept. 17. - The miners at Lykous and Wisconisco went on strike this morning in obedience to the order of the United Mine Workers of Amer ica. About 50 out of 1,000 employes of the coal company went to work, but uot enough to start the breaker, aud it is expected that the colliery will close down. The union has a membership of 000 at Lykens and Wisconisco and a meeting was held yesterday at which it was decided to strike. The men at Tower City aud Williams- town are working and no trouble is an ticipated. Meetings were held last night at these places to persuade the men uot to go to work, bur the speakers upi>a- rently made no impression upon them. The colliery at Lykens aud Wisconisco employs 1,100 men and boys and that at Williainstown about 1,200. Both are controlled by the Pennsylvania road and have been working full time for many years. Tower City employs 1,000 men aud boys. MINES COMPLETELY TIED UP. Strikers and Noaiiuton .Men Fight at tlie Works. Shamokin, Sept. 17.—The collieries oporav* >i by the Mineral, Union, Phila delphia aud Reading Coal ami It on com panies and by individual operators m the suburbs of this place aud employing between 9,500 and 10,000 men and boys, wen ronipiothy tied up this niorniug by ih'* r r ) , i!i workers going on sirlko. Large number:, of strikers remained a*.v:-K" till night m order to urgim with men gmn^ b work at daybreak. -'-al l)n: fhdits i-o erred tw ’\y< >n sirik' i, and men going to report for duty. The | North Franklin colliery at Trevortuii. j (ciciatc i by the Philii/iolphia and Bead- ! iiig vYt i! ati'i Iron coinpany, ompmying j b'lwe.'iL ,j>) anil COJ man, started up, I few nrm rs remaining ui home. -ylva- S< veiny I'housuiMl Men Out. Sckaxtox, Pa., S**p:. 17.—Penn: niu’- gn at strike of anthraciro miners is now officially under way. This morn ing tound the many thou-ands of mine workers in tic l^relaiwauna and Wyom ing valleys r a iv / r thu strike, and when tlm scores of breaker whistles sounded for (lie day not enough meu and boys rallied at anyone place to war rant the beginning of work. In all uot less than 70,Out) mine employes of all grades are idle in District No. 1 this morning. Only if2,OOO Men at Work. WiLKKsnARitn, Pa., Sept. 17.—The to tal number of men at work is about 22,* 000. At 11 o’clock it was given out at striker’s headquarters that not a ton of coal was being mined in the Wyoming valley outside of the West End Coal Company’s collieries at Mucauaqua. AH Colllerfos at Work. Pottsxim.e, Pa., Sept. 17.—The re ports that come from Sheuangoah, Gi- rardville, Mahoney City, Tamaqua, Tre- mont and Miuersvillo indicate that all the collieries in this vicinity are at work with a full complement of hands. .loin the Strikers. Scranton, Pa., Sept. 17.—The car penters, car builders, blacksmiths and helpers at the shops of the Lackawanna mines here joined In the strike today. Oiiphnnt on the Strike. New York, Sept. 17.—Rubor* Oli- phaut, president of tlio Delaware and Hudson Coal company, said today of the coal strike: "I don’t believe the strike can Inst, or that it will permanently affect the price of coal in this city. There are 140,(HO men who go down to work in the mines of thu anthracite coal region. In their recent statement the labor agitators de clared that they had but $71,000 in their j treasury. This would mean that they \ can pay each of the men who go out at thoir order the sum of f*0 cents for one day. This will not support a groat strike very kmg.” Operators In Conference. Wii.kksbakke, Pa., Sept. 17.—After hearing rtqjort.s from the mines the rep resentatives of the big coal companies j and individual operators went into con ference at lOo’clock. - The situation was gone over aud views wi re exchanged. One of the operators said it looked like a complete tie up in the region. The ' operators ht re do not look for a compro- ! nus- now. t hey are going to prepare for the wor.-t. It is known that detec tive ngencics in Pittsburg, Chicago and • New York have recoived orders W send ' a large m:m’ er of detuciives to the i Wyoming region* 41 o..co. CHINESE SITUATION MORE THREATENING Withdrawal of the Trocpfl Will Be Dieastrous. EMPRESS IS IN MONGOLIA Immediate Stops Must He Taken t< Meet the Problem of a Komi Supplj) For .Hi),OOO People In Peking—I ight* ing In Muiiehurin. SitAXfiHAT, S-pt. J5.—The news of th 1 cot. cm plated withdrawal of the ulltel from Peking has caused a great xensu' tion and is regarded here as a great mi.-n take which is likely to eventuate in disi turbunees mother parts of China, whirl the people are certaiu to attribute thi| evacuation to a defeat of the European forces. Even here the Chinese as s wliolo do uot believe that the allies evei reached Peking. They think the storjl a fabrication concocted for the pur pout of imposing upon the officials. Compe;eut observers believe that 0 lesson must be brought home to China now in order to prevent serious out breaks in the future. Peking, via Shanghai, Sept. 15.—Th| empress dowager and the emperor, with 8,001) troops as a guard, are staying with a Mongol prince in Mongolia, 150 milef northwest of Peking, near the Kalgan pass, watching events there. No pur suit. of them is intended by the troops, Many native oflicials out of omploymeul here are secretly sending to the emperor and to the empress dowager assuraucM of loyalty. If Peking is to be hold immediatu steps must bo takeu to meet the 1 roblem of a food supply for otH’.OOO people, o| else there will bo certain starvation next winter. The yearly contribution of the south* eru provinces of 100,000 tons of rice fof the people in Manchux is stopped by the military operations and part of it haJ teen confiscated at Tien Tsiu. The crops outside Peking are likely to bo carried off or destroyed by the Boxers. The railway to Tien Tsir, in chargt ol the allies, is now running full/ half way and will be complete in anotuer month. With the railway working and plenty of supplies at Tien Tsin the occunatiou of Peking through the winter would bu made easy and the lives of mativ thou sand jiativo Christians would thus bj saved. FEAR INTERNATIONAL WA! 3 . Administration Oiliclals Are Appro liensive of the Situation In China. Washington, Sept. 15.—Minister VV'u was a .am an early caller at tno shite department today and spent nearly an hour in contYreuoo with Acting Bucr*}- tary Adee. Ho n ititied Mr. Adeo vt-r* b.iii.v 01 i i iiupointmeiit of Yimg i ti al an envoy, nut had no further info, mo tion to communicate. Ru-sia has not yet officially notified our government of any change in its P'o'-tv." as to tiie evacuation of Poking. i h Uuitial Sa'i s govern me ii: is fob lowi’ig precisely the samo cuUiV) as to its own note and reply, »> tint tno effect of the.-o diplomatic actions is to leavj the miht uy commaii'iers of both tint United Stares and Russia at Peking pia •tualiy fret; to determine for them* selves tue propr < ry ot evacnarion, no conimg to thu condition of the agree ment. Since the first manifestations o! n ; fi* p.isiiioii on the pur of naval comm m l- ers of s une of the p.»wcrs at Talcn to in ter .to with the movements of Li Hung C.uuig our governni nit hash urn ml vis d of no tun her opp isition to his projected trip to Peking. Const quonr.ly offici ils here are puzzled by certain press dis patch s indicating that in may bo do< taiued through international jealousies at the mouth of tho Yang Ts>. If tliis report should prove true it would only go to confirm the fears of the administration as to the possibility of an international conflict at almost any moment. Called on LI Hung Chang. Shanghai, Sept. 15.—Prior to tho do* part are of Li Hung Chang for the north the new German minister. Dr M""m Von Schwartzenstein, exchanged visitl with the Chinese states 11 n. it i» re ported at Shanghai tiiat the suggestion that a Russian cruiser esc >rt Li Hung Chang to Taku was dri pped 0 vine » 1 tho decided objection ot Vic : Admin J Seymour. The statement is reiterated tb t H«u Tung, the emperor’s titer, recently hanged himself. Adopt Southern School Hook**. Columbia, S. C., Sept. 15.—The agl« tation for southern hooks tor soueneru children lias had an effect on tho state board of education and in udoptin;; books to be used in the pv.blic school! has made a clean sweep. A Richmond, Va.. firm gets the contract for all tha readers and histories. These books ara by southern men, and the special history provided for is indorsed by the confed- are veterans. Weekly Hank Statement. Nr.w York, Sept. 15.—Tho weekly bank statement shows tho following changes: Surplus reserves, decrease, $5,277,5!)0; loans, increase, .^7.^22,'♦'s'; | Hp<ie, d'-creaxc, £'Hil.lOO; legal ten-; ders, decrease, 1 *0; deposits, de crease, $l,0oh,5U0; cir* ul.ition, encrease, $.‘57 ',(< >0. The bunks now hold 175 in excess of tne requirements of thu 25 {Sir cent rule. To Entertain tiie Commission. Birmingham, Ala., 3 pt. 15.—The B r- mingliam Commer* ial club at a meeting of tie* directors arranged for tho recep tion and entcrtainraenPof tho members of the I tinniau canal commission on 1 the occasion of their visit to this city 1 Sept. 28. UurgliiT* I Igbt Ing Anioiig rii^mselves Lop.knJsg Mabqukz, Sept. 15.—Boers . wiio arrived yesterday evening say that the burghers are fighting among them- s *,v.■ o Heisorait and aio looting and bur lung uiiuJiUgs. PROGRESS OF THE SOUTH. Important New Indu.trles Kcported I I During the Past Week. Chattanooga, Sept. 17.—Among tho more important of tho new industries EML L! HUNG CHANS reported by Thu Trad -mi m du ring t ilO week ended Scpi. 15 arc ri e foil owing A $50,000 asphalt p v i?) CT .any at Si n Antonio, Tex.; ba LTf 1 frt* torios iu G ■orgia and Virginia: i b od >:> iug f lo : J’in North Cnv iliu: ' a br ■ v a ry ut Norfolk: a i.u'.v) brie.. \v icks it 1\ \ -h- VI dc; a broom fucrorv i 1 . 'Jain im; *.*• Vll m lie.-, in Arkansas, Iv ■ li: u-ky, r<im •a. H’ an i W'*.-t Virginia; ;♦ cotto: !;-csV oil m .ii M Te\. i; a *100, )'.» ‘ d : 't > 1 1 . " / at V' eldou, N O.; el trii ii Kiii at }'* I'lbrokc, Ky., Dy rs! nv T* Ull., l\ nd i\j iriou, Yu ; a fun: ' u 15 -•roi’y in N •rib Gar* him; a ho b mill at T;tl in dt ga, Al t ; an uv; and t >a *. ? i r ige j)!: i't in Tex i-; an iron ’■ d .(.* ad f tory in N 'i-th Caro-iii i; a >25,0 * i lemi mg n ill in South Carolina; 1 • ii l/t'I* mills in FI orbia aud ixuii-i:uui; ML a him 1 :hops in A a Luma and West Yir ihi; a inattr* ■- i fl ! -dory in X >nh Ca • A Mia; a uitro- k! vcerinc manufactory in We )t Vir r» • ni a; a 85 »,0d0 saltwoi ivS in J.‘( xas; a Are Clothed With Authority to Negotiate Peace. | ^ C OLD ITT. 0 hri n; PEKING | (icncral < ii.itl ■■ s ;ui t wo l/l-.jiat-'Iies to the War Depat-iiiu-u; R-t ■ unting 1'vents In the ( liine-e ( ajiii.i{—lic- ; Wur;!.-. I‘.:M l*‘i»r U, :i*i-. -iii: IT<'N, U U t eqt It. — j no qe-.ire ) ■ b“.in t: ■_():i,iti"U3 ici‘1 toda in a dis- (h:i , ‘V, : 1 lively l by state (l nartmeut shingle mill m Alabama; a state nery and office supply manufactory in Geor gia; slave an t heading factories in Ala bama. Arkansas, Georgia aud Louisiana; a sugar mill in Georgia; telephone ex- changesat Girard, Cfa , and Woodville, Miss.; a trunk factory in North Caro lina. HOMICIDE IN ROCK HILL. Man Killed In Bed—Two Brothers Arc Held For tho Crime, Rock Hill, 3. O., Sept. 17.—H. A. Brown, an Englishman and an artist, son of the leading artist of The Specta tor, lives in Rock Hill. Ab mt 2 o’clock a carriage drove to the door and a young man alighted. F. P. Neal, broth er-in-law of Brown, responded and was told by the visitor that lie must see Brown on urgent business immediately. Neal went with a bght to arouse his brother-in-law. On entering the room and awakening Brown, lie discovered that the stranger had followed him. The man rushed to the side of tho artist, put a pistol to his body and tired. A second shattered Brown’s arm, tho pistol being knocked aside by Neal. The stranger hastily descended the steps, entered tiie carriage and drove away. Paul Bratton of Yorkville has been ar rested for tho crime, .vlnlu John S. 1'rat- t m, his brother, is held us an accessory. SHOOTING AT COVINGTON. Colonel Thomason Probably Fatally Wound*) Otto Fowler.; Covington, Ga., Sept. 17.—Celouel Usher Thomason of Madison, shot and probably fatally wounded Otto Fowler here last afternoon. The ball passed through the left lung. Fowler \vu- pre vented from killing Thomason with u shotgun by his brother. The trouble is of ]• -jig standing. But little is known of tho cause of tho .shoo’iirg. Ic is reported tnaf Colonel Thomason had been forbidden to enter the residence of tiie Fowlers, mid (ii-r**- gardiug the warning, was trying to force his way; that lie ami Ott» bad warm w irds and the twoim n grappled. Iris *.aid tiiat bowler had Thomason down-when luc -not, was tired. GENERAL DEWET KILLED. Boor (‘otr.niatid.nit Killed Near Put- ehefstrocni Kruger In ill !.*• Gth. Johanni-sitt ru, Sept, 17. — It is ru mored that General Christian Dew. r, tho Bo r guerrilla, was lulled Aug. 7, 11 ear P( 1 tchefst room. All double as to Mr. Kj ng r’s inb-n- ‘tons of proceeding to Kurope are now :.t rest. It is stated that t.:.< object of Mr. Kruger s proposed European trip is personal and not p hi: leal Tho voyage was to be made for the sake of his health. \Ya of 0 fur p. pa.eii aSxIIU- Tilt* dispa:c i was daf: *1 Peking, Sept. S, and in it Prince Cliitig slates that he has been clothed wiih fed authority along wiili Li llung Chang, to negotiate for peace. Ho exores- *s a de.-iro to pro ceed iu tno ffi.it'u r and as!ted .'.Imisrer \\at> submit a request to thu .-ecratary of state to s. ■nd instructions to Minister Conger to begin the nego iatious at oace. It i i not probable that tho respon-e for instructions to Minister Cong -r can bo given at once, as Prinee Chiiig’s re. quest will have t*> bu laid butoro tho president and sufficient time given to consider tie * on stipu of bis cia'deritials as well as tli., d; sirnbility cf proceeding at once, ^ Moreover, it is likely tlmt Minister Conger’s judgment as to when the actual negotiations should open would govern t*> a considerable extent. Whether Prince Cniog’s request has been made t > other powers as well as to the United States is not known here, but in view of tho desire to have Mr, Cong t pro. eed at once it is probable that . he Cciiu M* officials are ready ti neg* l Kite vritli the iiowers individually or wil l tin :n us a whole, through tho in. d.nm ot a couiniisuion. Among the nanu s b ang mentioned unotli dully as availaY,o in : :so a com- inis-ioii is dt'teri'iimr 1 upon to c irry for ward the negotiations are Presideut bciinnuau of C inndl uni ve-sity, John Barrett, lub minister to Siam, and Dr. Hill, first assistant seer taryofstal ■. (ioneral Cnai;' am *• king of t!: • Russian cnistnirtion is ffganhsl ,:s highly imp iit iiir, in vi'*w of the dis closure of the p.irpo-e of the Russian government to eon-met the railroad Inun Toku to Ti u T.-.iii and tiience to Peking, -flowing, it i- believed, tiio ex- I'n'^ation ot the Ru'.viaii g..V'rtmi(:iit that at b us* .vine Kii-suiii t* reo will •b ■ m iimainod at Pvk:i g through the winter. Through Admiral Iteaiey the statede- parfmout has been advi *d of tlm arri val of Sp-in il C Mimissioner Rockhill at Tn.ku ti day fr.'’n Simnglmi. DISPATCHES FROM CHAFFEE, Amcricaii (Ximiiiamtcr Iti'pnrts on Con* *iil ions ia ] Yltini-. V'i- u ,*.v, S pt. 17.--The war de- paiGa rt ! r* •etv 1 tii - following mi ll t cabl ■ .rai i fri'm ( ; neral Cliaffee: I f. 1 t.—Pi. van commander as sure me has o • b r<-i jojuir material Ar iuir, Via li\M.-took aud :nd tb» lie .' •is assurml ;!i •• • r -piin*' i i ! ■.'/•> months, t -l ! : - o’, i .'.,G.rI in*>10 : i*. i . i: t • .r Chiuoso our ]• * ; *1).” nr depar.1110111 J; t 'I*.- to iii * time ■ ' ’" 1 :1 ailr>Mill i i>o: v. . u Tiua Tsiu f h i.vs and i- t’mt lit tii •ol ago: m l 1 J oe s < !i*l ■ tisir.t*": i is ai ■ • i* *. * Ii if ’ i i ■ Pki . G, Sept. ! : -■ T in to T miles e •ni|iiin!i ; i **I'irt ee'' 1 .'.tin-: K t no i i'e-i jk>*,it ion, f ■ iwn oi.-' i i < tfoop • N * n nilti ■■ (,:20 p m. Ii: r -cn! tiovernor Appoints a \V’,im in. C<iI.umiu\, 3. U., Bent 17.—Governor MoSwooney has appointed t*i th*- medi cal college at Charleston from the First congressional district Miss Analiella K Prentiss. The young lady is tho first to receive an upi>oiutiueut to tho college, although it is a very old institution with a high standard. W ill Dteor His Wom«. Grf.knvillk, S. C., Sept. 17. —Hamp ton Hawkins accidentally shot himself and will probably die from the, wound. He was handling a pistol and achlentally droppstd it. The hammer striking tho marble top of the dressing o.iso tho pis tol was discharged, tho bullot entering his groin. White Boy Kills a Negro. Birmingham, Ala., Bept. 17.—At tho Brazil mines Chester Linn, a 1 J-year-old white boy, shot and killed Will Stevens, a 17-year-old n^gro. The two boys got into a quarrel at the minus over the pos session of a eoal pick, when Linn drew a pistol aud shot the negro dead Bolivia's Claim, Washington, Bent. 17.—Bolivia has formally communicated to the Unit' d States an argument iu supjKirt of its claim to a port on tho Pacific ocean in ca o tho provinee.s of Tacna and Area are decided to belong to Chili. His Brains DashM Out, Columria, S. C., S*‘i)t. 17.—At Tiui- monsville. Jesse Morn 11, 12 years old, was playing in bis father’s ginhouso. H.* was aught V»y thob 'ltandhlsbri»us dashed out against the raft* ra. First Frost of tile Season. LaCrogse, Wis., S"pt. 17.—Tiie fir*!; heavy frost of tue season along the Mis- fls-ippi valley was rep >rted this morn ing. Tin* temp* mture i'ell from b'o to lu degrees iu two days. Five N t'asfis ol Plague. Glasgow, Bopt. 17—Five additional cases of bub '.lie plague have b*uu re- ib : ;i')»i Ti.n 111. t wo i> 1 * i:yy j.n.iici- l -iu .-’:ght o])- ■ t by Bmish t • ,,| [ I'ltb!'! o.uco d ii(*re, four ot g meiiii'' i s o. • ’ n persona li ■ 11 PrlniM Aib 'ri Aecbt nlaliy Killmi. Dr: so. s, •et. 17.—Prince Ali, rr of iximy wa ki l 1 in i cniTiago a • bloat ’ *>: v“ (ill *, LI,I ‘iSr •’1... t i ij ii oUUrt L*; ..t .1 !J CL* CHINESE PAID HEAD MONEY. ; Diaiiyt.hasl y liiei<b*uts F.xiilaliivd by tii-* AiTCit uf the \ amlals. Vi foRiA, B. C., Bejit. 17.—Among the advices brought by tin- British E o- ghir • from Ciiim wen storie . of the ar rest of Chim-.0 with the heads of tho fort ign soldiers. Head money, or 50 tacts, is paid for en It liend. Tnis fact was bro ight to light by the discovery of the private pipes of \'ie!*: , oy Yuln of Te n T-in. In his daybook there is arj entry which rend-: "Taels 104 nuid for tiie lieads of two Americans killed iu tin* advance to tho relief of Ti' n Tsiu. Taels 5 ) for tho two guns captured on the same occa sion.” The entry explains many gllastly inci dents which have been recounted of the killing of wounded. When Captain Beytz. and three marines with him fell at the engagement before Hsi arsenal, attempts were made to decapitate them. The next night some Chin 1 se were found hiding in the millet, au^.iiwrying to escape were bayonetted. Cne captured big, when op: ii d, was found to contain the head of a Uniti d States marine. tiernmii* Kill lot) Boxers. Bei'ilin, S-pt. 17. —An official dis- patch from Shangitai says a Gorman naval battalion, accompanu l by 40 Ben gal lancers, captured and burned tho town of Liang Sept. 11. One haudrod ! Boxers wre killed. Tne Chinese troops oc upving the ]>! iC'* ba I fl sil. Tlio loss was one man killed and five wounded. Auguitit 51111s Closed Down. At'GUST A, Ga., Be|)t. 17.—The King and -Sibley mills, Augusta’s two largest cotton factories, did not op n up this luoriiing. Th -y will devote two wicks to nm ai;g r* j>airs and hop ■ that in this time tiic pric • t cott ui good ; may have ' chft :g‘-d so a - t*> have en ible i them to | i an again with*)Ut serious loss. Convention Ol !>rn ;a'.sts. Ou.icago, 3 -pr. 17.—Tho twenty-sixth annual convention of the National ‘ Wnob sale Druggists association will I hold its lirs. mo i ig at the auditorium tomorrow, when qne fiotis of vital ira- r„ .'t-ince to every drugvist m me United . tta.uj will bu cuii^idoivd. SPECIAL PRIZES FOR STOCK. Cattle Exhibit Will He One of tho Features of the Fair. Atlanta, Sept. 17.—One feature of the Southern Interstate fair that Lidu fair to excel in interest and comprehen siveness similar features al former faira will bo the stock exhibit. Already applications have been re* ceived from prominent bre. lers aud stock raisers all over the country for stall room. Liberal premiums have been offered for the best exhibit of tsingl* unimall and herds of all the principal truial and breeds of cattle. Prizes are al»y offered for sheep and swine. Iu addition to the prizes offered by tiro fair association spoe'ul priz ■■* are offerod for sheep aud #wiue by two breeding as sociations. Two special awards ar*j offered for shoop. HOLE AROUND HIS HOUSE, Tennessee Fanner Was Unable tc He Hell His Home. Brownsville, Tenn., Sept. 17. — Henry Holcomb was struck with awe to return home after a day’s barbecue dur ing the storm period of last week and find a bole all around his house follow ing the direction of tho latter, that could not be reached with a hoe handle. The occupants were afraid to stay in the residence the night of tho discovery, thinking the place might go under, iuj did the land now known as the sunis lauds. Reel foot lake, etc., iu this end of the state many years ago. The cavity was very regular, and wai about a foot wide. The neighbors took an added interest in a religons meeting now going on in tlio neigulxirhool be* cause of tue fears which beset the n. JIM HOWARD WAS THE MAN. He Is Identified ns the Person Who Jumped the Fence. Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 17. — Bowman Gaines, the most important wilues, for tho prosecution in the Jim Howard trial, testified today that Howard i-> the man he saw run out of tho statchoiiso grounds and jump the fence immedi ately after the shooting of Goebel. Bowman Gaiuos was severely cross examined by Colonel Owens, but tiie witness insisted that Howard was tiie man ho saw running out through tiie rear grouuds of the statehouse grounds. Negro Aeeldeually Killed. Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 17. — Bill Humphrey, a negro, was shot and killed by another negro named Huston Wil liams. Williams claims tho .-booting was accidental. Several negro*-, in cluding Humphrey and him-elf, w -ec playing with an old Winchester i iffe. Williams said he did not know it was loaded and the gun was di-ehurged, loo b ill striking Humphrey in the sto u ich. ( ontract For Water Pipe. Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 17.—Ths newly formed Iioudulo Water, Light and Power company, at a meeting of tho stockholders, let a contract for the pi lie noces-arv to build waterworks for the towns of Irondale, Gut * City and Woodiawn. J ne company ai.-o ti :.ir s on extending its lines so as to.sup ly tho towns o; East Ijiko, Avotidal: bud East Biciiiiughum with wau r. Itoi-c Falls IOO Feet. Florence, Ala., Sept. 17.—A story has just reached lu re from KJ’eu, this county, that a imr.-e had fallen off a bluff lOfeet into Blue Wat r, a large stream in the upper end of too cmsi *•, and escaped death on account < f the depth of the Water. Tin* affairo-varred at a funeral and created considerable excitement. Epidemic of Mad Dogs. Florence, Ala.. Sept. 17.—An epi* dcmic of mad dogs is reported al EhodesvilF. A mad dog was killed after it had bitten a number of other dogs, four of which were - not. Consid- orabl j excitement prevails and fears ara enterruined that other animals may have been inoculated with tho deadly virus. Augusta’s Population. Washington, Sept. 17.—The censui bureau announces that the population of Augusta, Ga., is :}9,411 as against 300 in 1890. This is an increase of (i,141 or 18,44 per cent. SpaliiH (ircutCMt Need. Mr. R. P. Olivia, of Barcelona, Spain, spends his winters at Aiken, S. C. Weak nerves had c.itised severe pains in the back of his head. On using Electric Bitters, America’s greatest Blood and Nerve Remedy, all pains soon left him. He says this grand medicine is what his country needs. All America knows that it cures liver and kidney trouble, purifies the blood, tones up the stomach, strengthens the nerves, puts vim, vigor and new life into every muscle, nerve and organ of tiie body. If weak, tired or ailing you need it. Every bottle guaruntK-d. only 50 cents. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co. The first month with an “R”h»s come and in a few days our people rnay feast upon the luscious oysttr. The emergency bags sent by a fo- ciety to Kansas soldiers in tiie 1’iiil- ippines contained among tiie necessi ties a box of I)cV\ iit’s Witch lie/ I i Salve, the well known cure for pilt***, j injuries and skin diseases. The !adi*s took care to obtain tiie original De- 1 Witt’s Witch Haz*‘l Salve knowing i that all the counterfeits are worthless. : Cherokee Drug Company. - - | Dr. Coude.n, tne bind chaplain of the United States house of repre- sentutives, shaves himself. He lias : six razors. Th.- mos. dainty nd ell ctive pills made ur<* DeWitt ., 1. tile Early R --rs They arc uriq. .Jed for u:i j liver and bowel i mu* e-. Ncv» r gripe. Cherokee Drug (Vimi'U'V. Coiti.» b-1. « ■ ’ i emperors t (iu • Xi**itd < V r 2 MKI ' • a/- ago are ,i . in Gui * ir <()ti11 i,i Cbii.u. i iiUiifl nii. ti Strpet Cars and Waterworki In Operation. STORES ARE AGAIN OPEN Great Strides Taken In the Work of Clearing the City of the Debris. More Troops Ordered Out—Work of tiie Kollef Committee. Galveston, Sept. 17.—Galveston is beginning to look like itself again. Horse cars are in o]>cration in the busi ness part of the city, ami the elt-ctric liuo and water service has been partially re sumed. Tho progress being made under the circumstances is little less than re markable. It should not be by any means under stood that tho remaining portion of tiie city has been put in anything like its normal condition, but so very great a change has been wrought, so much or der and system now prevails, where formerly chaos reigned, that Galveston and the people who have been giving her such noble assistance have good reason to be satisfied with what has been accomplished in tho face of such fearful odds. According to statements made by General Scurry, Mayor Jones, Alderman Perry and others, there is equally* good reason to believe tiiat the progress of the work during the next week or so will be even more satisfac tory. This morning the board of health be gan a systematic effort to obtain the names of the dead so that the informa tion can l>e used for legal purposes aud for life insurance settlements. Geueral Manager Polk of tho Santa Fe railroad stated today that tiie bridge across the bay would bo repaired suffi ciently to permit of the iiassage of trains by Wednesday or Thursday’at tho very latest. Tho total unrulier of people fed in the ten wards Saturday was persons, estimating four persons to each one ap plying. Sunday the number increased slightly. Supplies are now flowing iu steadily and all orders for provisions and clothing are being given on general stores iu the city. MORE TROOPS CALLED OUT. Two Belief Trains Arc Being For warded to tlio Coast. Dallas, Sept. 17.—More troops were called for this morning to relieve the work of the worn out guards at Galves ton. A part of the Trezevant rifles left this city at 9 o’clock. Two more relief trains with supplies are being forwarded from here for the coast country. The local relief commit tees are in session at file city hall, pro viding means for taking care of the ref ugee-: that are pouring into Dallas. Something approaeniug direct regu lar wire connection with Galveston was opened this morning by botli teh-graph companies. The railroads are cx> rt’.ug every effort to get a temoorary bridge across the bay from near Virginia Po nt. Thu more optimistic assert that trams will be cros.dng by Thursday of this week, but it is barely probable that trai s carrying anything taon- than con- 1 ruc tion material will veutaro across earlier than next week. The churches of Dallas yesterday took up cash collections tor iho -form saffVr- ers. More than $2,<>00 was raided. The money was telegraphed to Gad vestou today. J. F. Peake of Dallas lost thre ^ sisters, one nephew and three ni> ■es, so far as learned, in tho Galvosc<*n hurricane. A pelican driven to the interior by the gulf storm was killed fi mil - from Dd las yesterday, more than 300 miles from Galveston. A telegram received at local headquar ters of the Honstou tt ml Texas i’ntral railroad today from General Manager G. A. Quinlan, at Houston, says: “Chicago relief train tor Galveston flood sufferers left Fort Worth 12:20 Saturday, arrived Houston 10:40 same date; time, JO hours and 20 minutes, train consisted of 10 loaded froight cars.” OVER 4,000 ACCOUNTED FOR Refugees Still blocking to Houston. Work of Relief. Houston, Sept. 17.—Tho latest list of tho dead of tho Galveston disaster, re vised to date, accounts for 4,078 persons. The number of people who have left Galveston, it is now stated at relief headquarters to bo over 8,000. Of these alwut 5,000 are now in Houston being cared for. Others have g< me (>n into the interior of the state or to other states. Tiie number coining upon the first train today shows no falling off. New ar rangements made at Galveston enables people to get out without so much red tape aud they are taking advantage of the opportunity to do so. Governor Bayers has now taken charge of the relief work hero as well as at other point* and money is being given oat where needed, more than pro visions and clothing. New Orleans Sends Supplies. New Orleans, Sept. 17.--The light house tender Mangrove sailed from Now Orleans this morning with a cargo of supplies from the board of trade joint relief bureau direct for Galveston. Tho vessel bail lwen ordered hero by tiie sec retary of the navy. St. Joseph’s Cath olic church iu the morning at 7 o’clock will hold requiem mans for the Galves ton dead. Stabbed to Death. ScoTTsnoho, Ala , Sept. 17.—A report has just been received here that Richard Dunn was killed by his brother in-law, Hugh O’Neal, on Sand mountain. Dunn, who wan drinking at the time, attacked O'Neal, firing two shots at him, O’Neal tried to make his e-ciape, hut Dunn lir.*d two more shots, one grazing O’Noar* lip and one striking his little boy. O’Neal then attacked Dunn withakmfa and after a desperate struggle Dunn fell dead with u number of knife wounds in in, body. Th* tron i ir out of n dispute over some laud.