The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, October 02, 1900, Image 1
F. G. Stacy,
President.
J, O. Wardlaw.
Vice Presldeb
THIS NATIONAL BANK OF QAFFNET.
Cspitsl $50,000.00.
Will buy county claims, receive deposit
and wake Uberul loans on approved paper
l). O. U<>88, 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, OOTOCRR 3, 1900.
COAL MINERS FIRM
IN THEIR DEMANDS
Rofuso to Return to Work at
the Increase.
LEADERS MORE HOPEFUL
I*rp8l<leut Mitchell Is Pleased With the
Situation—Fewer Mon at Work Than
on Saturday—Will Remain Out Until
Their Demands Are Granted.
Hazelton, Pa., Oct. 1. — President
Mitchell at noon today said:
“The strike is practically complete,
and there will bo no resumption of work
without there first being a convention
representing every colliery m the an
thracite fields. The prediction made
that no attention would be paid to the
notices posted by th.* Heading company
conceding a 10 per cent advance has
proved true.
► “Our reports from the Pauther Creek
valley indicate that this heretofore im
pregnable portion of the anthracite coal
region lias declared its intention of sus
pending operations at once.
“Accompanied by the national board
members, I shall go to Wilkesbarre to
morrow, to attend a great labor demon
stration which will be participated in by
fully 25,000 meu.”
President Mitchell reiterated this af
ternoon that notwithstanding reports to
the contrary he is not preparing to issue
a call for a convedtiou nor does ho con
template such a step at present. He
said there is nothing at present to indi
cate the necessity of such a meeting.
Hazelton, Pa., Oct. 1. — Another
inarch from hero with the Calvin Par
dee collieries at Latimer mills as the ob
jective point took place early today.
About 300 striking mine workers from
Freeland started for Latimer a 1 o’clock
this morning, and a little later 100
strikers set out from Hazelton for the
same place. The two bodies effected a
junction east of Latimer and marched
into the town at 4 o’clock. Each striker
carried a small American flag.
Their arrival at Latimer caused a
great commotion. Nearly every man,
woman and child in the plane was roused
out of bed. The marchers adopted the
same tactics as were employed at Hazlo-
hrook last week, going to the homes of
all uoustrikers and persuade them to re
frain from continuing at work. They
also covered all the roads leading from
surrounding towns to Latimer. The
. strikers claim they succeeded in getting
nearly 400 men to quit, but the company
official say (hey did not lose anywhere
near that number.
Attar starting time the strikers again
formed in line and marched through the
town, after which they dispersed.
All was rcjs rted quiet in the Pauther
Creek valley .his morning. About 50 of
the strikers who went to that place yes
terday from McAaoo and Jeansville re-
mained there over night for the purpose
o! trying to get the 2 - 10 men working at
tn collieries in that valley out. They
^..d not 'c.-t with very much success, as
®re}!ort;, from that locality say that ail the
collieries are working with nearly the
same force of men as on Saturday.
Mliiatlln Uncharged.
Reports from the various collieries
throughout the Hazel ton district today
show that practically the same number
of men were working as on Saturday,
excepting at Latimer. The colliery at
which the uotioeable change occurred
was at that of A. Pardee & Uo., at Cran
berry, where some of the “lokie” en-
S 'neers and some driver boys struck,
ns further crippling the working.
When John Markle of the firm of G.
B. Markle & Co. was asked how many
men returned to work in his collieries
todav, the only reply he would make
was:
• All the mines are working.”
When the strike leaders were asked
about the Markle mines they said there
were very few meu in the works. The
firm owns five mines and usually em
ploys 2,500 meu.
The Marklos’ Ebervale colliery, which
has not been in operation since the
strike began, remains closed. The Free
land men, who (marched to Latimer
this morning, intended to stop at the
Markle No. 5, Jeddo mine, on their way
home, John Markle met the Freeland
men at the outskirts of Jeddo. Upon
joining the men Mr. Markle marened
with them to a schoolhouse near the No.
5 colliery, where he persuaded the strik
ers to go home.
President Mitchell was very much
pleased at hearing the news from the
Schuylkill region that fewer men went
to work today in the Reading collieries
than ever.
NOTICES
Miners
HAD NO
EFFECT.
Until Or-
FICHTING FOR HOWARD’S LIFE
iVltorneys For the Condemned Man
Apply For a New Trial.
Frankfort, Ky., Sepr. 27.—The at
torneys for James Howard had not com
pleted their motion for a new trial, but
some of the affidavits on which the mo
tion is to Ixi based were filed. Most of
them relate to alleged expressions of the
jurors prior to the trial of the casa
which, if proved, would affect their qual
ification as jurors. One by B. Gulffy,
sou of Judge Gulffy of the court of ap
peals, is newly discovered evidence to
the effect that, a few minutes after the
shooting of Goebel, he went into the ex
ecutive building and saw a man there
who appeared to be in charge of the
door and whom he described as a low,
stout man with a slouch hat and short,
dark moustache, carrying a 38 Winches
ter rifle. He says the man was not
James Howard and that Howard did not
appear there while the affiiant was in
tho building several hours. These facts,
he says, he never oommunicated to any
one before now.
Howard is indignant over the state
ment of Robert Noakes that he told the
latter that “if they did not meet on
earth again they would meet iuh—1.”
Ho says Noakes’ statement is false.
Howard appeared very much dejected
today.
At noon Commonwealth's Attorney
Franklin asked till Saturday to file
couuter affidavits and the motion for a
new trial in the Howard case was con
tinued until then.
COLLIER SHOOTS HIMSELF.
Former Mayor of Atlanta the Victim
of a Serious Accident.
Atlanta, Sept. 27.—Charles A. Col
lier, president of the Atlanta Business
Men’s league, ex-mayor of Atlanta and
one of the Georgia commissioners to the
Paris exposition, shot himself acci-
dentallv this morning at his residence
in this city.
AOouc .> o’clock Mr. Collier thought
he heard burglars in his house and, se
curing his pistol, started down the steps
from his bedroom on the second floor.
In descending he stumbled and dis
charged the pistol
The bullet entered his left side, near
the heart, struck a rib and glanced off,
inflicting a serious bnt not necessarily
fatal wound. His head was also consid
erably bruised by the fall. His physi
cians hope for his recovery.
WIFE-MURDERER TO HANG.
On Her Deathbed the Woman Reveals
an Old Crime.
RogersviiAiE, Tenu., Sept. 27.—James
Burchfield, white, was this morning
sentenced to hang Nov. 9 for the mur
der of his wife Aug. 28.
Burchfield had just come home from
a year’s term in the state penitentiary
when he committed the crime.
During the trial J. M. Phipps, a
reputable citizen, stated that, on h**
deathbed, Mrs, Burch field said a few
years ago her husband sot fire to a cabin
near Rogersville and burned alive Mau-
dy Akors and her two children. This
was never known before. Burchfield
may not appeal
NEWMARKET OCTOBER MEET
Will Not Return
dered to Do So.
Shamokin*, Pa., Oct. 1.—Although su-
periu ten dents of numerous collieries in
this portion of this district attempted to
start up their mines this morning, few,
if any, men went to work. A few busi
ness people expected there would be a
stampede of employes of the Reading
Coal and Iron company to go under
ground on account of the company
granting an increase of 10 per cent on
the not earnings of the meu and boys,
but they were disappointed.
If anything less meu showed up this
morning than at other operations, owing
to the strikers and their leaders having i
canvassed the meu thoroughly after the !
posting yesterday of the company’s cir- i
cular informing the miners of tho cou- j
cessions.
Long before daybreak all of the Read
ing company’s men had determined not
to go to work. It is generally agreed by
most, if not all of the strikers, that they
will not go to work until officially ad
vised by President Mitchell.
Only Seven Collieries Working.
PuiLAnK.ij*HiA, Oct. L—According $o
the official report of Hnperintendent R.
C. Luther of the Rending Coal and Iron
company’s mipes to President Harris
this morning, but seven of tho 36 col
lieries operated by the company started
up tills morning. This indicates that in
spite of the offer of uh advance iu wages
ot 10 per cent the company is working
ttrs less mine* today than on baiardsy.
Keene’s Disguise II Wins the Jockey
Club Stakes.
London, Sept. 27.—At tho Newmar
ket first October meeting today tho
Jockey club stakes of 10,000 sovereigns
for 3 and 4-year-olds, 1 mile and 240
yards, was won by J. R. Keene's bay
colt, Disguise II, ridden by McAunen.
A selling plate of 200 sovereigns for
8-year-olds and upwards, 2 miles, 2 fur
longs and 35 yards, was won by Recruit,
guided by Tod bloun.
The doable trial plate of 200 sover
eigns for 2-year-olds, winner to be sold
at auction, for 200 sovereigns, was won
by Lord Ellesmere’s brown colt En-
combe.
Killing at a Negro Church.
Evergreen, Ala., Sept. 27. — Ed
Thomas, a negro, was killed at a negro
church about 8 milos from town. It is
claimed that Thomas went to the church
drunk and while services were going on
began firing indiscriminately at the
crowd, when he was seen to stagger and
fall across a stump mortally wounded.
Ho died in a few minutes, the ball en
tering his heart. It is not knowu who
fired tho shot that killed Tl nnas.
Given Up For Lost.
Mobile, Sept. 27.—B. Hinckley, owner
of the schooner Lizzie M. Eels, which
left here Aug. 26 for Puuta Gorda, Fla.,
with a miscellaneous cargo, has given
up the vessel for lost. She was sighted
near Puuta Gorda the day of the Gal
veston hurricane, since which time
nothing has been heard from her. She
carried a crew of four and one passen
ger.
Grain and Cotton Arriving.
Galveston, 3ept. 27.—Grain and cot
ton .are arriving in fair volame. The
work of clearing tho debris is progress
ing in good style. The labor scarcity is
one of the drawbacks. There is need
for several thousand men, mechanics
especially are iu demand. All of the
papers contain advertisements for work
men.
Bitten by n Mud Dog.
Charlotte, N. O., Bept. 27.—Carl
and Russell Cline, sous of a minister at
Cherryvillo, near here, were severely
bitten by a mud dog. Carl was bitten
five times. The children wore brought
to this city and the madttoue applied.
W ill Meet Got. 3.
Washington, Sopt. 27.—The meet
ing of the American archbishops at
the Catholic university here bus been
set for Wednesday, Dot. 8.
Negro Shooting AITriiy.
Bamberg, 8. C., Bept. 37.—A a negro
hot supper at the home of Ed Bamberg,
Edmund Taylor shot and mortally
wounded Archie Fields.
Big '*li!|irneiit of Gold.
Sydney, New South Wales, Sept. 87 —
The steamer Alaraodn, whioh sailed
from this port for Hen Francisco, has on
board IIMvjOO in g hd.
CHINA Wilt Pi®H
THE BOXER LEADERS
Iraporial Decree Orders tho
Disgrace of Tuan.
COMPLIES WITH DEMAND
This Is Following One of the Sugges
tions Made by Our Government.
British Gunboat Shells a Chinese
Village—Missiouarles Safe.
Washington, Oct. 1. — Several im
portant dispatches were received today
from China. Generally they tend to
confirm the events recorded Sunday.
From Canton Consul Me Wade reports
the issue of the decree puuishiug Tuan
and his colleagues, so that there is uo
longer doubt as to tho accuracy of
Sheng’s statement on that point. Mr.
Conger also has received official notifica
tion of tho Chinese peace commission
which was forecasted by Minister Wu’a
advices several days ago.
Mr. Conger made no reference to the
condemnatory decree, hence it is in
ferred that it was not issued when his
dispatch was sent last Thursday. The
text of tho two dispatches is us follows:
“Decrees just issued; emperor blames
ministers for whole trouble. Orders
Tuan, Kaugi aud other officials degraded
and punished by imperal courts. Em
peror holds Tuan and others entirely re-
fcoousible for bloodshed.”
This dispatcli is signed by Consul Mo-
Wade, at Cautou.
“Have received notice today from
Prince Cling that he, Earl Li, Jung Lu
ami Viceroys Tin Kuan Yi aud Chang
Chih Tung will act out of consideration
of the American government.”
The war department is in receipt of a
cablegram from General Chaffeo indi
cating that he had received the instruc
tions to withdraw most of the United
States forces from China aud had pro
vided, in accordance with these instruc
tions, for a legation guard.
Missionaries All Safe.
Pauls, Oct. 1.—The French consul
general at Shanghai, under date of Sat
urday, Sept. 29, telegraphs that lie has
been informed by the governor of Sout-
Che-Lithal, through the intermediation
of Sheug, administrator of telegraphs
and railroads, that the missionaries
and engineers at Theng-Ting-Fn wore
safe and sound Sept. 23; that tho mili
tary aud civil authorities had taken pre
cautions to protect all tho missionaries
aud the liefgluu mission at Niug-Tiau-
Lung was safe.
Devoid of Foundation.
St. Petlrsdurg, Oct. 1.—Tho official
Messenger today declares the govern
ment official communication iu regard
to Russia’s task iu the far east demon
strates “that the reports of the annexa
tion of Manchuria arc devoid of all
foundation.”
Chinese Village Shelled.
Hong-Kong, Oct. 1.—Tho British gun
boat Robin has shelled the village of
Luk-ha-Loa, on the West river, iu ro-
taliation for the inhabitants firing on a
P.ritish steamer. The ringleaders were
afterward captured and flogged.
PHYSICIANS ARE PUZZLED.
Young Man Has Been Asleep For
Nearly a Week.
Tuscumjiia, Ala., Oct. 1.—Tho doctors
of this city are very much puzzled over
tho condition of Ellis Wade. Ho was to
have been married last Wednesday even
ing to a young lady of Tnscnmbia, whose
brothers objected to the alliance, aud
the wedding failed of consummation.
The young man w r ent to his homo after
being informed of the circumstances,
retired as usual, but failed to get up
tho uext morning. On going to his
room his father discovered Ellis to iw
soundly asleep, and could not be awak
ened.
A physician was summoned, and after
exhausting the usual remedies iu such
caa*H, was surprised that the young man
still slept. Ho gives uo intimation of
returning consciousness. The physi
cians cannot determine whether ho took
a drug; the father thinks he has lapsed
into a trauec aud that he will come
around all right.
Transports at Manila.
Washington, Oct. J.—General Mac-
Arthur cables the war department that
the transport Belgian King arrived ut
Manila Saturday and the Transport Lo
gan today. Tho transport Universal ar
rived at Nagasaki Saturday with forage
for Takn, and the transport Argyll has
sailed from Nagasaki for Manila. -
Injunction Denied.
Milwaukee, Oct. 1.—Judge Seaman
iu th« United States district court today
ordered a decision denying the petition
of the Chicago iioarri ot trado for t* tom-
S orary injunction restraining several
liwankee socalled bucket shops from
using the quotations of the Chicago
board.
John K. Hudson Dead.
Bevkkly, Mass., Oct. 1. — John E.
Hudson, President of the American Bell
Telephone company, died suddenly iu
the Boston and Maine railroad station at
Beverly Farm today while waiting for
the train.
I’rttv* Men KhU.
Victims to btornueh, liver and kid
ney troubles hs well as women, and
all, feel the results in loss of ap
petite, poisons in the blood, buck-
ache, nervousness. headache and
tired, list less, run-down feeling.
But there’s no need lo feel like that.
Listen to J. \V. Gardner, Jdaville,
| hid. He Hays: ‘‘Electric Bitters
are just the tiling for a man when ho
| is nil run down, and don't c ire
whether he lives or dies. If did
i more to give me new strength and
good up: elite than anything I could
take I can now eat anything ami
’ hav • ii new lease on life.” Only 50
cents, st Cherokee Drug Company.
| Every bottle guaranteed.
INDIANA MURDER MYSTERY
Severed Human Head Found in Cedar
L ike Unidentified.
Crjic^ao, Oct. ).—A silver toothplato,
to which two false incisors of the upper
jaw were wired, is the only clew to tho
identity of the severed head that was
found tied in a grain sack iu Cedar lake,
jn it a-toss the Indiana state line.
Tho.head was packed in quick limo
before being thrown into the l ike, and
the features were destroyed by tho ac
tion of the chemical The only Lope of
getting a clew to the mystery is that tho
dentistry work may be recognized by
Lome dentist.
Shot Dov/u In the Pulpit.
Newberry, S. C., Oct. 1.—The negro
members of Belmont Baptist church had
a knock down fight during the hour of
services. Part of the congregation told
the preacher if he attempted, to preach
they would kill him. As the congrega
tion went to kneel in prayer after the
sermon two shots were fired through tho
window, one shot taking effect in the
tack of the pastor, the liev. Young
Reeder. Then pandemonium reigned.
There has b- eu a factional light iu the
church for tho past two years.
Thomas Bled to Death.
Mobile, Oct. 1.—While hunting, J.
Grace Thomas accidentally s-hot himself
iu the calf of the right leg. An artery
was severed ai:d he came near bleeding
to death before the hemorrhage could
bo stopped. He was brought to a hos
pital iu this city, where he died from
his injuries.
Mob Was Foiled.
Mansfield, O., Get. 1.—Dowiette El
ders S. P. Fog well and John F. Richter
of Chieogo arrived here last night and
stopped at the Von Hoff hotel. At mid
night they were routed out of bed and
sent away, as rumors were current that
a mob was coming after them.
PENSION LAW VIOLATIONS.
Judge Clark Makei Reference to I hem
in His Charge.
Chattanooga, Oct. 1.—Judge C. D.
Clark, presiding over the session of tho
United States court for the eastern dis
trict of Tennessee, which convened here
today, in bis charge to tho grand jury
made special reference to pension law
violations, and said:
“It is perfectly astoni.-hing how bold
applicants for pensions are becoming in
riling atria!’its, especially the names of
nonresident negroes wao can never bo
found. This class of fraud is becoming
so prevalent that even persons claiming
to be Spanish-American war veterans
are beginning to put in claims that aio
not without fraud.”
Judge Clark laid special stress upon
this i lass of fraud, and cited an instance
of a case at Knoxville, duv'g the hire
session of the United St.Uos court,
where an applicant ior a pension pro-
uneed affidavits that h.* was wounded in
the charge at i'- iii Juan, but finally ad
mitted, upon bving em i ron ted by proof,
•that he had never been noaror Ban Juan
than the state o! Georgia.
AN EXPLOSION KILLS 20.
Awful Havoc Wrought While Destroy
ing Boer Ainiuiiiiliion.
Lorenzo Marquez, Oct. 1.—An ex
plosion occurred at Komatipoort while
the British were destroying iho Boer
ammunition, resulting iu tho death of
20 of tho Gordon Highlanders.
Baden-Powell to Command.
Pretoria, Oct. 1.—General Baden-
Powell has arrived here to take com
mand of the police in the Transvaal and
Orange river colony, where it is pro-
pos d to maintain a force of 13,000 meu,
all under General Baden-Powell
Lord !£obcrts* Report.
London, Oct. 1. — A dispatch from
Lord Roberts dated Sunday, Sept. 30,
says: “Ruudlo’s troops in the Bethle
hem district have recaptured from the
Boers a monntuiu battery gun lost at
Poison Nek and 60,000 rounds of Mar
tini-Henry ammunition. ”
TRIAL Or HENRY YOUTZEY.
Com moil wcaAh’s Attorney Grunted
Subpoeimes to Secure Evidence.
Georgetown, Ky.,Oot. 1.—TheYout-
zey case was not called today as it has
be< n set for tomorrow.
But when court convened today Com
monwealth's Attorney Franklin was
granted a subpoenae against the post
master at Frankfort to produce an ap
plication lor u money order ir.ude Janu
ary by Henry Youtzey, iiayable to
Powell, Clements & Co., of Cincinnati,
from whom it is claimed the Amos Pow
der cartridges were purchased. He was
also granted a subpoenae for tho Adams
Express agent at Frauktort to produce
the books showing the receipt for a
package received by Youtzey on Jan. 24.
Will Be Released.
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AGAIN IN OPERATION
They Have Been Shut Down
Since July 1.
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OUTLOOK IS VERY BRIGHT
Operators Are Pleased With the Pros
pects of Better Business—Iron Mar
ket Is Hardening — £outlieru Fur
naces Have Plenty of Orders.
Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 1.—Tho in
auguration of work today at the Birm
ingham and Gate City Rolling mills of
the Republic Iron and Steel company
promises to be the beginning of another
upward movement in industrial circles
iu the Birmingham district. These two
mills have been idle since July 1, to
make repairs aud also to wait the sign
ing of the amalgated wage scale. The
scale was signed a week ago and tho re
pairs have been practically completed.
Meanwhile all the surplus stock of fin
ished in n ha-i been sold out and a brisk
demand has set iu. This condition will
enable the company to put the mills on at
full force, which means tho; employment
of 2,500 nu n, who have been idle for
three mouths.
It is admitted by the operators that
the outlook for the finished iron trade is
better than it has been for some time.
Well nigh ail the rolling mills in the
country have been shut down for three
mouths past aud consumption had an
opportunity to catch up iu a measure
with production. Meanwhile, the hard
ening of the pig iron market has iiad
the effect of cheapening the cost of raw
material to tho rolling mills aud this
gives them an additional advantage so
that, all together, tho prospects are that
the milL will run without interruption
fr.im now until next summer. The
month of September has been tho heav
iest of the year iu the sale aud shipment
of export iron.
A well informed iron authority says
that the domestic iron market has struck
bottom; that prices are hardening and
that business may be expected to show
steady improvement so far as southern
furnaces are concerned.
RUMORED RAILROAD DEAL.
Believed the Seaboard Has I’lirrhased
tiic Macon, Lublin and Savannah.
Dublin, Ga., Oct. 1.—H. K. Deal has
been appointed assistant general freight
and passenger agent of the Macon, Dub
lin aud Savannah fail road, with head
quarters in Dublin. This is a position
just created, General Manager James T.
Wright of Macon having been general
freight and passenger agent and super
intendent of tills road ever since it be
gan to be oiK-rated.
Mr. Deal conies from Norfolk. He
has been .with the Seaboard Air Lino,
and rumor has it that ho is scut here by
the Seaboard. The Seaboard is said
to have had its eye on the Macon, Dub
lin and Savannah for some time, and it
is probable that a deal has been made.
From Dublin to Lyons, on the Sea
board, is only 40 miles. If this gap were
built a continuous line could be ojierated
via the Macon, Dublin and .Savannah
and the old Georgia and Alabama from
Macon to Savannah, which would be at
least 40 miles shorter than any other be
tween those two cities.
Road From Katouton to Sllonin.|gg|
Eatonton, Ga., Oct. 1. — Rumors are
rife in regard to the building of a new
railroad from hero to Siloam, Greene
county, by way of the site of the old
Long Shoals factory, on the Oconee
river. It is said that in the near future
work on the road will begin. If this
road is built it is very likely that the
old Long Shoals factory will bo rebuilt.
People Flocking to Galveston.
Galveston, Oct. 1. — Workmen are
beginning to arrive in good numbers.
The population of the city is increasing.
The exodus has almost ceased while
every train incoming has many return
ing to the city. Today 6,887 bales of
cotton were received and i‘0 cars of grain
came in.
North Carolina Enterprise.
Ralf.IGH, Oct. 1.—The slate charters
the Freeman aud Hodges Lumber com
pany of Beaufort county, capital $12,-
000, and authorizes the Oxford Fur
niture company to increase its capital
stock from $20,000 to $30,000.
New Bunk ('bartered.
Columbia, S. C., Oct. 1.—A charter
has been ig-sued to the Bank of Duo
West. The capital stock of the bunk is
to be |200,000.
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Blind From a Snake’s Bite,
Florence, Ala , Oct. 1.—Lee Turner,
engaged iu hauling crosstiev in Colbert
county, was bitten by a rattlesnake sev
eral days ago and lives to toll the tale.
Ho was bitten twice on the finger aud
tho effects of the poison were counter
acted by the use of the usual remedy—
whisky. Turner became stone blind
from the effects of the bite, hut is recov
ering from the poison.
Kxposltln Car Burned
Kingston, O.. Oct. 1.—The private
car of tlie Nortli Carolina Exposition
company, belonging to that state, burn
ed to the ground here this morning.
William Bason, the manager, and an
u-ii-i-Lint were awakened by a watchman
and barely escaped with their lives. The
cir contained exhibits of the mineral
and agricultural resources of North Uar-
olmu. Loss $15,000.
Negroes Go to Indian Territory.
Chattanooga, Oct. 1.—About 2o0 mi
ners, all negroes, from tiie Dayton Coal
ami Iron company’s mines at Dayton,
Till!!., passed turougn this city, going
by the Memphis division of the South
ern to tho Kull lula mines at Alderson,
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I’opulotion of Oklahoma.
Fort Worth, Tex., Oct. 1.—Returns
of tiio fts-osors of Oklahoma show the
population to Ik: 396,500.
An Account of His Tr.ncls Through
g:tn Township.
(Correspond.-noe of The Lecig-jr.)
MAKiTSSVlLLE, Sept. 15 —l huV‘
often thojgtit since 1 flni-hed up tnv
canvas us census enumerator of M .r- |
gan township, that I would write up j
my trip and have it published. Now
if the editor will give mo space 1 will
try to give each section justice.
I commenced my canvass at William
Sellers, and worked a strip two miles
wide to the North Carolina line, then
I canvassed the Arrowwood section.
I found thriving people fairly
with the times in farming improve
ments, and education. They have
good houses and fine farms, good
churches and school houses, and
from every appearance everybody
seemed to be in good humor and on
the road to prosperity. Then I
crossed over the Cowpens and Island
Ford road and canvassed the State
Line section; there I also found a
thrifty people second to none in enter
prise and hospitality, civility, and all
the other graces. I next cunvased the
Maud section who sepeopleare up with
the times, and are fast building up
their county. Mr. Cicero Price ir.
pleasantly situated on the road r.eur
Maud, while Mr. Ed. Linder, as tin-
Arkansae traveler says, “owns all tin-
land that joins him.” I stayed over
night with Mr. Turner Phillips and
was kindly entertained. I also spent
one night with Mr. Calvin Moore; lie
has an abundance of this world’s goods
and has more stock than any man in
tiie up country. Before I leave this
section I must say that the famous
old Battle ground and Kegtown
country is the garden spot of Morgan
township, her people are kind and
courteous, and I did not see a man
under the influence of whisky in my
whole travels. It is true that they
have greater temptations than we
have, but then they perhaps ha\*
more grace to resist them. God tem
pers the wind to the shorn lamb.
I then crossed the old Mettle road
and canvassed Bright town and the
Macedonia and Algood sections; here I
found tho people threshing wheat
and killing grass. Tiie people of this
section were ahead of some others in
farming; I mean they had lese grass.
1 crossed the post road at Mr. A
Harris’ and then worked back and
forth to the railroad, 1 found some
rough country between Mr. A. Har
ris’ and Thickety station, near the
creek.
After I left Mr. L. B. Davis’, where
I spent the night, the people were
nearly all renters and l found but
little improvements.
1 crossed the Green river rood and
canvu-sed the Rocky fork and Love
Springb section. This countly was
my hunting ground when [ was a
boy. I used to go after the cows ow r
long branch. I then lived near when-
Mr. Sarratt now livts on the Green
riv-r road. I would taJce my long
London barrel and kill a half dozen
squirrels while J was gone.
The country has made rapid im
provement since then; that has been
forty-seven years ago. I also passed
the old school; house place where I
learned my A. B. C’s.
Mr. W. P. Love is pleasautiy
situated and seems to have all that
heart could wish.
I spent the night with my friend
Alex Smith. He threshed over 300
bushels of grain and is doing well;
everything about the place is neat
and tidy.
Mr. Richmond Ktacy, Sherman
SwofTord and a host of others have
reared good houses aud seem to be
living at homo.
The whole township is in good
shape and her people compare
favorably with the most refined. I
never heard but one man swear an
out!) on my rounds, and got a little?
out of humor as he thought that I \v>.s
fixing to either double tax him or
send him to the Philippine Islands.
J. Frank (^i.inn,
MIUIoiik (ilvcn Away.
It is certainly gratifying to the
public to know of one concern in tin-
land who are not afraid to be gener
ous to the i eedy and suffering. The
proprietors of Dr. King’s New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, have given away over ten
million trial bottles of this great
medicine; and have the satisfaction
of knowing it has absolutely cured
thousands of hopeless cases. Asth
ma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness and all
diseases of the Throat, Chest and
Lungs are surely cured by it. Cull
on Cherokee Drug Company, Drug
gists, and get a free trial bottle.
Regular size 50c. and#]. Every bot
tle guaranteed, or price refunded.
The police court judge certainly
has his trying times.
Dr. VV. H. Lewis, of Lxwrenceville,
Va., writes, “J am using Kodol Dys
pepsia Cure in my practice among
severe cases of indigestion and find it
an admirable remedy.” Many hun
dreds of physicians depend upon the
use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure in
stomach troubles. It digests what
you eat, and allows you to eat ail tho
good food you need, providing you
do not overload your stomach. Gives
instant relief and a permanent cure.
Cherokee Drug Company.
In correcting one error some people
i ii variub.t! make two.
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Clash Is Threatened Between
Whites and Negress.
SHOT KI3 MOTHER DEAD
Disorder at Rock Hill—Xewbold Com
mits Suicide — Negro Opium Fiend
Kills Three Men—Shot Down Iu the
Pulpit—House Blown Up.
Columbia, S. O., Oct. 1.—At 12:30
o’clock this morning Governor Mc-
Sweeuey received a telegram from
Mayor VV. D. Morgan of Georget nvu,
appealing for the militia to be ordered
out to suppress a threatened race rioL
The governor immediately wired Col
onel Sparkman of the cavalry and Cap
tain Ward of the infantry were ordered
to tho scene.
The trouble was caused by the arrest
of a negro for killing a white man.
Georgetown is on the coast and the
negroes outnumber the whites 7,to J.
Governor McSvreeiiay received a dis
patch from Mayor Morgan saying:
“Mob cleared of streets finally with
out assistance of military. Everything
quiet now, but tension great. Hav * or
dered dispensary and beer privilege
closed, and want them closed as long as
necessary. Will keep you posted.”!
This relieves the anxiety somewhat.
CLARK KILLS HlS MOTHER.
Young .Alan Accidentally Shoots His
Parent at Avondale.
Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 1.—Mrs. J.
W. Clark was shot and killed at Avon
dale, a suburb of Birmingham, and her
sou, Lee Clark, aged 18, was arrested.
It seems that a brother of Lee Clark was
attending an ice cream supper in tho
mill quarters, and was creating some
disturbance and was arrested. Lee Clark
became angry and drew a pistol. The
officer claims that he was at least a
block away when be heard a pistol shot.
Rushing back to the residence he dis
covered that Mrs. Clark was lying across
the steps in front of the home, a bullet
hole in her head, emitting her brains.
Death was almst instantaneous.
lieu Clark was in a terrible stato of
mind, and collapsed •« few minutes later,
becoming unconscious. He was unable
to make any statement, being com
pletely prostrated over the horrible
affair.
The coroner held r.u inquest, ami the
jury decided that tho killing waa acci
dental. Clark was released.
RACE RiOT AT ROCK HILL.
Tioublc Caused by the Shooting of an
Inoffensive Negro.
Rock Hv.l, S. C., Oct. 1.—Asa resu t
of rumors that the negroes would rise,
every firearm in the ha; Iware stores at
Rock Hill has been purchased aud there
is clamoring for more.
Jack Crawford, an inoffensive* negro,
was shot in the lack by a drunken fac
tory operative, supposed to be Sid Smith,
who is rather notorious. This shooting
is the result of feeling which lias existed
for several weeks between a certain
class of factory operatives aud the ne
groes. The latter have been repeatedly
outraged aud imposed upon in various
ways. There have been all sorts of ru
mors going the rounds for some days in
regard to an uprising among the ne
groes.
NEWBOLD JKILLS HIMSELF.
Prominent Railroad Jinn Commits
butclde ut Binulnghiiin.
Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 1.—Warner
Miflin NewboUl, superintendent of tho
Louisville and Nashville railroad, south
and north division, and of the Birming
ham Mineral railroad, shot himself
through the head at bis residence in this
city. He used a 88 caliber Colt’s revol
ver. sending a bullet through Ins broiu,
inflicting a wound from waich ho died
u lew hours later.
Jan. 17 last his wife, to whom he was
devoted, died, aud it is believed that
grieving over that earned him to bo
temisirarily bereft of Lis senses and he
took his life.
No immediate cause can bo assigned
for the rash act.
J Main by an Opium Fiend.
Wilmington, N. C., Oct. 1.—Balaam
Fuller, the old negro mau charged with
murdering A. D. Prcstille, a fellow in
mate of the county home, and who sub
sequently confessed to having committed
tiie deed, died in the county jail Ho
was a confirmed opium cater and the
denial of tho drug to him while iu jail
hastened his death. Balaam also killed
the other two old men who were mys
teriously murdered iu Wilmington. He
confessed to the jailer that ho killed the
other two meu.
House Destroyed by Dynamite.
Columbia, S. C., Oct. 1.—An explo.
won that shook houses around aud
aroused the whole town of Laurens de
molished tlio house of Mary Burgiss, a
mgro woman. Investigation showed
’hat a mine loaded with dynamite had
been laid uirier the house. The Burgiss
woman was not st home, thus escaping
death Gh, rge Anderson has been ar
rested charged with the crime.
Feelings of safety pervade tho
household that lists One ii'e
Cough Cure the only ber nl. * r n c iy
i‘ f-t produces immediate results. It
ia infallible for coughs, cod. enup
Farmer I* Main.
| Kinostrpe, S. O., Oct. 1.—A.
, Epos, a farmer, was shot iu sight of .
homo by R. J. Sjiorts, his tenant. Ik
had been to Kings tree to sell octtou a
j were drinking. On the way home
altercation arjso aud Sports kuil
Epps. Arriving at Sports’ house, i
I latter s« cured his shotgun aud empti
loth barrels into Epps’ body. Epps w
die.
shot Down In Coldblood.
GnuiiXVTLLK. B. C., Oct. 1.—At R
ton, i n the Columbia aud Oreeuvi
road, Elias Green, a negro, without t
slightest pri vocation, pulled his pis
and r hot Tom Henderson, another i
pro Tli bullet took effect in the atg
men and will prove fatal.