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The Ledger SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1864. GAFFNEY, S. C., TUKSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1900. F. O. Stact, J. O. Wakdi.aw. President. Vice Prosldon THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNE7. Capital $50,000.00. Will buy county claims, receive deposit and make liberal loans on approved paper D. C. Ross. Cashier. MURDER AND FRAUD REVEALED IN CHICAGO Three Men Charged With Con • spiring to Swindle. TWO ARE UNDER ABREST Attempt to Defraud In-urance Com panies Results lu the Death of a Woman — Investigation Drings the 1'lot to Light. Chicago, Oct. 8.—The prosecuting au thorities of Cook county last night luid^ hands on what they regard us one ol* the most startling crimes of the country’s his tory. Charges of conspiracy, back of which are allied insinuations of murder, arc lodged against three men, two of whom are already in custody. According to the theory on which the prosecution will proceed, the dead per son, a young woman of Chicago, was originally one of the quartet of conspi rators. fthe had expected that her death was to be feigned, aud thatanother dead body was to play the passive role of her corpse; instead of that, real death camo to her. The person whose death adds a new phase to what otherwise would have beeu a simple insurance swindle, was Marie Defenbaeh, 23 years old, and the two persons arrested upon bench warrants issued by Judge Gibbons, are Dr. August M. Uuger aud Frank H. Smiley. A third person for whom a warrant has been issued has not yet been ar rested. When Marie Defenbaeh died thorn were three insurance policies on her life, aggregating $12,000, all of recent date. Last April Miss Defenba' h applied to the New York Life Insurance company for a $ 0,000 policy. This was refused and later one for $.1,000 was taken. On or about Aug. 10 last she also secured in the Canadian Order of Foresters insur ance to the amount of $5,- iOO and $2,001 in the Knights aud Ladies of Honor. Two weeks afterward she was dead, leaving a wi.l. which directed that a part of these insurance policies should be paid to Frank H. Smiley, her “af fianced husband,” and that her body be cremated. Without much delay proceedings were begun to recover the value of the insur ance policies she had left. This was resisted by the insurance companies with the result that the fraud was dis covered. The alleged conspiracy has been in vestigated with searching care by a pri vate detective agency, by the attorneys and detectives of the insurance compa nies aud latterly by the state’s attorney himself. Sunday nt a meeting between State’s Attorney Dcneen aud County Attorney William Eweu on one side and the at torneys representing the insurance asso ciation aud detective agency, the case was discussed and it was decided to cause tiie immediate arrest of the sus pects. Wayland Brown, assistant manager of the Mooney & Roland detective agei/cy, was arrested on his return from Virginia today charged with complicity in the CMS. READY FOR THE VETERANS. Itcunion to Dc Held at Chattanooga. Wheeler to Attend. Chattanooga, Oct. 8.—This city is liberally decorated with the national colors in anticipation of the annual re unions of the Army of the Cumberland aud the Spanish-American war veterans, which begins tomorrow. Special interest is attached to the re- nniun of the Spanish-American war vet erans, in which about 200 camps will be represented. Information has beeu re ceived here that a committee from the National Association of War Veterans will arrive tomorrow from New York to consult regar ling the consolidation of ajl the organizations of veterans of the Spanish war. Arrangements are being made for an oratorical symposium Thursday night, with General John B. Gordon represent ing the confederate veterans, General Daniel Sickles, the federal veterans, General Richard Henry Savage the Spanish-American war veterans and General Joseph Wheeler representing till the wars. Beside the attendance of veterans of tk<V two organizations a large attendance of s^idiera is expected on account of thr inspection of monuments in Ciiicka- xnauga park, which will he systemat ically conducted under the direction of the park commissioners. Accidents In the Alabama Mines. Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 8.—During the month of September, according to the report of the state mine inspector, four fatal accidents happened in the coal mines in Alabama, one of the victims be ing a white miner. For the nine mouths of the year there were 28 fatal accidents, against 32 tin: first nine months of hist year. One fatal accident has already occurred w the mines during the month of October. Vendition of North Carolina Hanks. Washington, Oct. 8.—The abstract of the condition of the national banks in North Carolina Sept, o has been completed. It shows that the banks are in excellent condition, the av erage reserve held being 21.3? per cent. J/ians and discounts 'amounted to $i>,- 273,33d, lawful money reserve to $802,- 202, surplus fnnd ami undivided profits to $1,484,215 and individual deposits tu $7,477,067. Alabama’s C<*»1 Output. Birmingham, Ala., Qfit. 8.—Prelimi nary estimates on the coal production of Alabama in 1000, based on the output of the past nine months, indicate that it will pass the 8,000,000 ton mark and niuy reach 0,000,000 tons. This year’s output promises to far exceed that of any year in the state’s history. Hrothert-Iu-Lan Fight. BixxrroN, Ala., Oct. 8.—Tom Glover and his brother-in-law engaged in a difficulty, during which some ten or 12 shots were exchanged. Each was shot but neither seriously hurt. LOCATED AFTER 15 YEARS. J Nor Hi Cnrollim Outlaw a Candidate Foe hheriflf lu the West. Raleigh, Oct. 8.—J. O. L. Harris, • well known attorney, makes the state ment that W. A. Anderson, murderer and outlaw, and for 15 years a fugitive from North Carolina justice, is oue of '.He special .secret service guard! of Pres ident McKinley, and is also a candidate for sheriff in one of the Rocky mountain sraroN with u strong probability of elec tion. Xh:s brings to mind Anderson’s crime, which is one of the worst in the history of Mitchell county, which is by far tiio most In\vies - of all the 97 counties in North Carolina. in 1884. Anderson, with his brother- in-law, William Ray, who had a record of seven murders, went to a mica mine and killed three men in cold blood. They were tried aud convicted. Anderson was sentenced to hang while Ray was given 20 years in the penitentiary. While in Asheville jail awaiting execu tion of sentence, they were rescued and made their way west, where Ray died aud Anderson has been living since. Anderson’s wife joined him, but after ward returned homo and sued for di vorce. United States Senator Pritch ard. then a lawyer in Mitchell county, was her attorney, and afterward mar ried her. Anderson’s friends are now endeavor ing to secure a pardon for him, but there is strong opposition to this, as his crime was a most atrocious oue, and a bitter partisan fight will result should Gov ernor Russell issue a pardon. KILLED THE WRONG NEGRO Deputy SherllPs Mistake Causes Con siderable Excitement In Florida. Jacksonville, Fla., Get. 8.—There is considerable excitement in lower Duval county over the killing of a negro by n white man. The prisoner has been brought to Jacks* nviile aud placed in jail. At Baldwin u ,Teat crowd of negro hands gathered ft r the usual dissipation Several pistol s) ots were fired and a number of persoaal difficulties engaged iu. The body of James Williams, a for mer Seaboard ei ploye, was found dead with a bullet th ough the head. G. M. Flanagan, a while man, is charged with the killing. Fianagau'is a deputy sher iff. It is alleged that the negro killed was engaged iu no disturbance aud was probably the victim of an error. WILL BUILD A NEW TOWN. It Will He Located Across the River From Jacksonville. Jacksonville, Fla., Get. 8.—A new town will be built across the St. Johns river from Jacksonville. Ex-United States Senator Call is the chief of the local promoters, but New York, Boston aud Philadelphia capitalists are sup posed to be financing the scheme. Sen ator Call, in speaking of the project, says: “It will be a resident town exclusively with magnificent boulevards and tropi cal parks. It will bo provided with dis tinct electric light, electric car and wa ter systems. It is intended to bo a model home town. ” The incorporation papers are expected this week, and then, it is claimed by the promoters, work will begin imediately. MAY BE ON LUZON ISLAND. Yorktown Expedition Falls to Locate the American Prisoners. Manila, Oct. 5, via Hong-Kong, Oct. 8.—The report of the capture of about 00 men of the Twenty-ninth infantry on Marinduque island is confirmed through communications from Mac Ar thur aud Kempff from Marinduque island, but details are lacking. The Yorktowu’s relief column landed atTor- rijos, on the Marinduque coast, and marched to Santa Cruz, which was the proposed route of the captured party, without encooutering the enemy or learning anything definite regarding the captives, except that they had en tirely disappeared. Marinduque is a small island within 40 miles of Luzon. It is possible that the rebels have conveyed the captives to Luzon. Deaths From Yellow Fever. Washington, Get. 8.—Yellow fever prevails in Havana to a greater extent than at any time since 189K. For the week ended Sept. 15 there were nine deaths. The week ended Sept. 22 show ed nine deaths, while there were 19 dur ing the week ended Sept. 19. The ma rine hospital reports show a total of 49 deaths for tbe month of August. In August. 1898, there wore only Hi deaths from yellow fever in Havana, aud iu August, 1899 there were only 13. Seventeen Pikcnickers Injured. Pittsburg, Get. 8.—Seventeen pick- nickers returning to their homo in a wagon last night were all more or le-s seriously injured by a collision with a suburban Rapid Transit trolley car, Gue of the occupants of the wagon, a small child, named John Schmidt, was injured internally and will die. Strike at Winston. Winston, N. C., Oct. 8.—About 85 operatives in the new factory of the R, J. Reynolds Tobacco company went out on a strike. They demanded $4.50 p< r week for each machine operator. This was refused. Some of the strikers, after being out a few hours, returned to work at the old scale of wages. An Appeal Granted. Raleigh, Get. 8.—Judge Simonton recently decided tiiat Blackwell’s Dur ham Tobacco company’s fuetofy must bo sold Nov. 4 for not less than $4,000,000. William A. Guthrie of Durham has ap- pealed from that decision and Judge Si- moutou has granted the appeal, thus de ferring the sale. Death of George Hlaneliard. New York, Get. 8.—George Blan chard, ex-president of the Erie railroad and former commissioner of the Central and Joint Traffic association, died at his residence in this city at 4:15 o’clock j this morning. He hud been ill for about ten days with a complication of diseases. JURY IN THE YOUTZEY CASE IS COMPLETED Defense Files an Objection tc Its Personnel. TIIE MOTION 13 0 VEHRULED Crawford Asked For the Jury’s Dis charge, Alleging I’olllleal Grounds. Judge Cantrell Holds I’hut Politic: Have no Hearing on the Cu>c. Georgetown, Ky., Get. 8. — Th>i special venire of 15 men from Bourbon county were in the court room this morn ing when the Youtzey trial was called iu the circuit court. The first man called was accepted by both sides am] tbe jury was complete. The jury wai sworn aud Attorney V. E. Bradley made the statement to the jury for the commonwealth. Colonel Crawford, for the clefonso moved to discharge the jury on tho ground first, that the jury is not com- }>osed of bystanders, but summonod from remote parts of the county; sec- on-i, that the jurymen are all Democratl and as the crime charged involves poli tics to a large extent, the defeudanl cannot expect a fair and Impartial trial from such a jury. Youtzey .filed twe affidavits iu support of the motion. Judge Cautrill said the main question was whether the venire was summoned from tUe main body of the county. There were -itt jurors drawn from tnu wheel who lived in or near Georgetown and from only two precincts were them no jurors summoned. The complexion of the jury p j.ideally has nothing to do with its defendant, as he is indicted for murder and not for any political offiense. 1 must overrule the motion.” Crawford filed another motion to re- quin- the commonwealth to elect wheth er it would try Youtzey for actually tir ing tiie shot or for aiding and abetting the man who did fire the shot. Mr. Franklin said the common wealth simply wished to try Youtzey under thi indictment and let tho jury say whether he fired the shot. Tbe jury was brought iu and Crawford filed a demurrer to tbs indictment on the ground that it named no one as firing the shot and that it did not sufficiently describe the ollense clmrg-'d against Youtzey. The c urt took the demurrer under ndvis uncut. Crawtard asked to statj the ease for the defendant right after the commonwealth stated its ease. The court ruled ’hat he could do so if tin! commonwealth did not object. DECREE IS HANDED DOWN. Judge Swayue Renders a Deel.-dou 1c tbe Coosa Lam! Case. Birmingham, Ala., Get. 8.—Judge Swayue, in the United States court, 1ml handed down a decree in the case of tin! United States against the Tennessee and Coosa Railroad company aud the heiri of Hugh CarlLlo, in which the question of the forfeiture of about 90,009 acres of land was involved. The land was orig« iualiy granted by the government to the railroad company aud Carlisle, itj owner and builder. In 1892 the attor ney general of the United States filed a bill to declare the property forfeited to the government ami tbe land was placed in tho hands of a receiver. Upon being heard by Judge Bruce, the case was dis. missed and an appeal taken to the court of appeals, where it was reversed, tho ground of reversal being that a small portion of the laud involved occupied a different position from the great bulk of it. The circuit clerk was instructed to as certain the number of acres contained in this lot and to this end a reference wm held by Circuit Clerk Allison of tha United States court. Ho found that tho lot contained 3,240 acres, and Judge SwiiVuc then rendered a decree declar ing this land forfeited to the Uniied States and at the same time confirming the title of the Tennessee and Coosa railroad aud Carlisle’s heirs to tho re mainder. The lands in question an situated in the counties of Marshall, Etowah and DeKalb. WHITE MAN KILLS A NEGRO. Wes Butt Miot Down by J. \V. Steed In Self*Defense. Buena Vista, Ga., Get. 8 —At Sellobfl Station, 7 miles west of hero, Wes Butt, u notorious negro, was killed by J. W. Steed. Mr. Steed hud gone homo with his brother-in-law, J. W. Benson. A quarrel arose among the negrooo-on tlm place Benson was sent for tootle the matter. In company with Hteed h« started to tiie scene of trouble. When Benson and Steed got to tho negro house Wes Butt had got some other negro’s pistol aud was requested by B'-nson and Steed to return tho pis tol to its owner aud leave, at which tbe negro swore, at the same time advancing on Stood, cutting and shooting at him. He cut Steed slightly on the baud and put a bullet through his shirt at the waist, when Steed emptied his revolver at Butt, four of the bullets taking effect, causing insfatit death. HUhop Grant Misquoted, Ism.vNAl’OLis, Oct. 8—Bishop A. Grant of the A. M E church. Jivfcrriufi to tbe remarks credited to him while ai contoreuec at Oxford, O., in which hu is quoted as saying among other things that “tii* negroes wer tonsidering the question whether they won! 1 a!! ov tiie white man to remain in this country,” said today that if such an interpretation had be -n placed on hi-, remarks at Ox- fard recently it was truly surpiisiug. Roberts’ I’roclatn it lo.-i of Fence. Cape Town, Oct. 8.—A proclamation offence in South Africa is exacted to be is->uod by Field Marshal Roberts on next Thursday, that being tlm anniver sary of tiie (led unit ion of war. I/ird Rom rts leaves at tiie end <»;’ tho month for England to assume his new duties as Commander in diief of th - British army. P in- ('liU-fs In ('hark ston. Chat.! esto.v, Get. 8. — in* re a: o about 100 lire chiefs here for t ie annual cm- ventipu which opens fomomw. The.ii are many exhibits of l.r- id.ting uj pli- Tho prospects ..iv x-.r a Urgu uUeuduucu. STRIKING MINERS TO MEET IN SCRANTON Convention to Consider Prop osition of tho Operators. MITCHELL ISSUES A CALL Only One Mine Working In the Lownc Anthracite Belt—Armed Deputies Guard Hazclton Mlues-Xorlk Frank- llu Colliery .Still Closed. Hazelton, Pa., Oct. 8.—President Mitchell issued a call this morning fot a convention of mine workers of the three districts comprising the anthra cite fields to meet in ticrautou on Fri day next. The text of the convention call is aa follows: “In view of the fact that the mine op erators have posted notices offering an advance in wages formerly paid and be lieving it to be our plain duty to consult your wishes as to our future action wo deem it advisable to ask you to select delegates to represent you iu couvou- tion. “You are therefore notified that a convention will be held at Sci’autou, Friday, Get. 12.” President Mitchell refused to say any thing as to what the convention would probably decide to do in tbe matter of the 10 per cent increase. Neither would he anticijiate what the result would bo PRESIDENT JOHN FA1IET. [One of the Leaders of the (Jr at Strike.] when tho couueution met. It is not m> likely that the abolishment of the slid ing scale will come in for some consid eration. None of the labor leaders hero will publicly say whether tho increase will be accepted or rejected, but there is a strong belief that the men in con vention will vote to go back to work. Now that the convention is a cer tainty there is a feeling of relief iu tha entire region, and it is confidently ex pected that a week from today will see the mine workers going back to the mines. Notions of 10 por cent advance in wages and a reduction in tbe price of powder were posted today by M. S. Kem- raerer & Co. of Portage Sandy Run col liery and Coxe Bros. & Co., ojxirating six collieries. Tiie notices are similar jo those put up by tha other companies. G. B. Markl - & Co., Calvin Pardee <fc Co., Dodson ifc Co., and tho Silver Brook Coal company are the only companies hereabouts taut have not offered an in crease. These concerns normally em ploy upward of 4,000 men. REGARDED A GREAT VICTORY Secretary Wilson ot the .Mine Workers Slakes a Statement. Indianapolis, Oct. k—W. B. Wil son, secretary treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America, issued a statement in which lie says iu part: “All of the coal operators having con ceded an advance in wages, it can bo truthfully said that the miners of the anthracite region have achieved a grout victory. Yet tbe dispute is not settled, nor will it be, even though tho miners accept tho proposition of tho operators and return to work. Tho sliding scale, dockage, semi-monthly pay and other grievances complained of by tho miners have not beeu considered in the propo sals of the operators and the advance in wages is so complicated with the reduc tion in the price of powder, that many of tho miners do not understand it. Un der these oircumstauoos the surest and best method of securing a settlement establishing permanent peace would come from a meeting of the operators with tho anthracite miners when they meet to consider the offer of the coal companies.” Not a Colliery Resumed. Shamokin, Pa., Oct. 8.—Not a col liery in this region resumed work today. It was expected that some of the men would nqiort at North Franklin col liery, Trevorton, which was closed down Friday, but not a miner aiqxiared for work at the regular starting time. Pea and chestnut coal is being prepared for market at the Cameron colliery, the coal being token from the Culm bauk. Strikers are endeavoring to induce tho few men at the mine to refuse to do this work, aud there may be a march to en force the request. Key West Strikers Win. Key West, Oct. 8.—Tho ship carpen ters’ strike against Curry Sons has as sumed an alarming as]»oct. The various labor organizations here have indorsed tho men and placed a boycott on all tbe different businesses of Curry Sons. Tel egrams wore sout to all tho stockholders of the firm,and answers have been re ceived from some accediug to the de mands, and tho strike is likely to be de clared off. It is reported that the men will got their advance in wages. Tennessee Mines Resume. Middlesboro, Tenu., Oct. 8.—The Reliance Coal oomimuy opened its mines this morning after having been closed iiq account of ft strike. About 25 non union men went to work, but Organizer J. W. Howe of the mine workers anion tiys they will soon come out. WITCH OUT FOR THE lEDOERMIN. He Will Soon Begin a Canvass of Cherokee County. A FAIR BUSINESS OFFER. Tiie Ledger Is Its Own rremlum and Those Who Want a tiood Taper for a Small Amount Should Take Advantage of the Opportunity AtTorded Them. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, Oct. 5.—It is the in tention of your correspondent soon to begin a canvass of Cherokee coun ty with a view of getting subscribers to The Ledger, and also to gather such matter as will make our letters more readable. We propose, as far as practicable, to make a house to house canvass and hope to add 500 new subscriber’s to The Ledger’s list. The manager says he will be neces sarily compelled to raise the price of the paper to meet current expenses, but he agrees that those who sub scribe before the 1st of January, 1901, shall get the paper at the pres ent price, $1.00, for one year from the date of subscription, and those who renew and pay in advance can get the paper for one year from tbe time their new subscription begins. The Ledger is its own premium. This is a fair business offer and we hope those who want a good paper will take advantage of it. It is our purpose to gather or write up all tbe matter pertaining to tbe present, past and future of Cherokee county and give it to our readers. The wonderful resources of our county are very imperfectly understood. Its healthful climate, pure water, rich and productive soil, unlimited min eral wealth and immense water power are matters in which all Cherokeeans are more or less interested. For the health and longevity of its people no section can equal it “Uncle Billy Cap” Lipscomb tells me he never took a dose of medicine in his life and doubtless many others cun say the same. Cherokee county has the only centenarian we know of —Mr. Robert Franklin—who will be 101 years old next February. The many friends of Dr. Mason W. Smith will be glad to know that he has been acquitted of the charge of manslaughter, and that be is now practically a free man. We have known him for fifty years and have always been impressed with the idea that he was incapable of committing tbe crime with which he was charged. He has a kind heart and such wrong doing, oven amounting to taking of a life in the most cruel manner, was aud is shocking to the community he has served so loug and acceptably and who have such unbounded confi dence in bis ability as a practitioner of medicine, obstetrics aud surgery. While these things are so, we are equally impressed with due sympathy for the family of the unfortunate woman who was the victim of such cruel mal-practice as evidently led to her awful death. The trial was the hardest fought legal battle In the history of Cherokee county. We are glad to learn that Hamlet Lemaster, who so recently lost his arm in the cotton gin, is getting along finely. The amputation was most successfully performed by Drs Jefferies and Griffith and we hope the sufferer will soon be up again. Mr. F. A. Goforth visited the old family homestead in Gaston county, N. C., last week to hear the funeral sermon of bis mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Goforth, which was preached last Monday by Rev. William Weir, of the M. E. church, at Shelby, N. C. It was the request of this good lady that her funeral should be preached on her ninety-first birthday and that all of her family who possibly could would attend it. Tbe family has re solved to have a family reunion at the old homestead on the first day of October—her birthday—in each year hereafter. Mrs. Captain W. D. Alexander, of Birmingham, Ala., is spending tbe summer with her son, John W. Alex ander, Esq., of Lawn. She brought with her an African parrot. Mr. Joe Estes in sorry that a new addition to his family is twenty-one years too late to cast his ballot for Bryan and Stevenson. Mr. Giles M. Hill is gathering corn and putting it up it: tbe shuck. All the cotton will be open and picked out before the last of October if the weather will permit it. One night this week Frady’s show gave an entertainment at the school houne near this place. We are glad to know that there is a prospect of a new llct at Howell’s ferry in a few days. Mr. W. S. Wil- kerson has the contract to build it and he proposes to make it on the most improved style. j. L s. tilortmiH Ki‘Wd. Comes from Dr. D. B. Cargile, of Washita, I. T. He writes: “Four bottles of Electric Bitters has cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula, which had caused her great suffering for years. Terrible sorts would break out on her face, aud tho best doctors could give no help; buther cure is complete and her health is execellent.” This shows what thousands have proved.— that Eletric Bitters is the best blood purifier known. It's the supreme remedy for eczema, tetter, salt rheum, ulcers, boils and running sores. It stimulates liver, klndneys and bowels, expels poisons, helps digestion builds up the strength. Gnly 60 cents. Bold by Cherokee Drug Company. ADVICE TO FARMERS. Should Sow Tli**lr Ilont Lit ml uml Leave the I’oor for Timber. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Buffalo, Get. 0.—Things are get ting balanced up again. The strong arm of providence has raised the price of cottou by cutting the suppl) below the demand. It ought to be a valuable object ’ isson to the farmer- to teach them a ittle common sense, but it won’t. 1 hey will go crazy on cotton again next spring. Tiie far mers ought to sow all their best land and let their poorest fields grow up in timber again. Their grand-chil dren and great-grand-children will need it if the world stands until after they are born. Gur legislature ought to pass a law granting a man a divorce from hit- wife whenever she begins to try to wear his breeches. We need a citj of refuge for an unfortunate class of men known as “lien pecked” hus bands, and a reformatory for a cer tain classof women known as the “old blue hen’s chickens.” God pif> any man who has to live with one of them. Our legislature ought to establish a Keeloy Institute in every count: and run it with the profits of the dis pensary. If the State persists ir continuing in the whiskey traffic it ought to do something for the poor helpless slaves of the whiskey habit. Poor fellows ! What is to become oj them? They are neither fit to live nor die. Our ardent advocates of prohibi tion might accomplish some good bj advocating a Keeley Institute foi drunkards and by trying to dissuade our public school teachers from ac cepting the dispensary money foi their services in these public schools. Mauy of them are, no doubt, profess ed Christians, but it is extreme!) doubtful if any of them have enough of ‘‘pure and undefiied” religion to refuse to work for ‘ blood money.” They might talk for proiiibition, but talk is cheaper than dirt. We would like to see some of them put their convictions to u practical test. Let us have your views on the subject, Mr. Editor. Enclosed Mr. Editor is a bachelor’? mite for the famine fund. In rm own imagination I can look a long down the stream of time, a hundred years hence, and see my own great- grand-children crying for bread. Every old bachelor ought to consider well the misfortune that may befall his own posterity and always be ready to lend a helping hand to un fortunate people who are in distress. If the present generation of peo ple do not stop trying to raite so much cotton and destroying so much timber and raising so many children, in another hundred years this will be the poorest section of country on the face of God’s green earth. Now, Jet some man begin to advocate reform along that line and see what a howl of opposition will bo raised up against him. A genuine reform would be very unpopular. Tbe pour class of people ought to feel very grateful that their Jot in life was cast in the present time. The suffering they endure is nothing to compare to what poor people will have to endure a century or two ahead. Bachelor. He Fooled Tin- Surj-oiiM. All doctors told Reuick Hamilton, of West Jefferson, G., after suffering 18 months from Rectal Fistuul, he would die unless a costly operation was performed; hut he cured himself with five boxes of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, the surest Pile euro on Earth, and the best Salve in the World. 25 cents a box. Sold by Cherokee Drug Company. It is estimated that 10 000 troops will winter in Pekin, the largest force being German. Do not get scared if your heart troubles you. Most likely you suffer from indigestion. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat and gives the worn out stomach perfect rest. It is the only preparation known that completely digests all classes of food ; that is why it cures the worst cases of indigestion and stomach trouble after everything else has failed. It may be taken in all conditions and cannot help but do you good. Cher okee Drug Company. All the flowers of the arctic region are either white or yellow, and there are 7(52 varities. Dr. W. H. Lewis, of Liwrenceville, Va., writes, “I am using Kodol Dy?- pepsla 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 all the good food you need, providing you do not overload your stomach. (Jives instant relief and a permanent cure. Cherokee Drug Company. A syndicate has been formed at Gschenfurt. Bavaria, to apply elec tricity in agriculture. This is the season when mothers are alarmed on account of croup. It is quickly cured by One Minute Cough Cure, which children like to take. Cherokee Drug Company. Twenty-five men of Battery G, 1st artillery, and three men of the hospit al corps, were lost in the Galveston horror. The best method of cleaning the liver is the use of tho famous little pills known as DeWltt’s Little Early Risers. Easy to take. Never gripe. Cherokee Drug CoiriDuuy. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. 81.00 A YEAR.' * IMPERIAL FAMILY FEARS THE ALLIES Effort to Get Them to Return to Peking Fails. ARE ENR0UTE TO SING-AN While 300 Miles Farther From I’cking the Chinese Rulers Will Be In Close Communication With the Outside World—Viceroy Yu Degraded. Washington, Get. 8.—The Chinese minister has advised (Secretary Hay oi tiie receipt of a dispatch from the south- eru viceroys stating that the imperial court is enroute from Tai Yuen to Siug- Au, where tho imperial establishment will bo sot up. The minister is also ad vised officially that Viceroy Yu of the province just vacated by the court lias beeu impeached by tho auti-foroigu ele ment. Washington, Oct. 8.—Tho effort to induce the Chinese imperial court to re turn to Peking has failed after a week's persistent effort ou the part of the pow ers. News to that effect was brought to tho state departmeut today by tho Chiuese minister, who received it via St. Petersburg from Viceroys Liu Kun \ ih and Chang Chili Tung under date of Get. 4. Mj‘. Wu received the mes sage last night. It is as follows: “The departure of their imperial maj esties for Sheu Si province was due to distressing conditions at Tai Yuen Fn. There is a scarcity of food supplies in the province of Shea Si ou account of long continued drouth, and the provin cial capital, Tai Yuen, is almost deserted, tiie tradespeople having left on account of the disturbances caused and coutiu- ut d for months by the Boxers, who had invaded the province. Their majesties, therefore, were obliged to proceed to Shea Si, where telegraphic communica tion with Peking and other purrs of tho empire is opened and rapid communica tion with their majesties may therefore be carried on, thus court and official business may be transacted more exjnj- ditiously by their presence in Sheu Si rather than iu Shan Si. The reasons for the temporary postponement of their majesties’ return to Poking are the pres ence of the allied forces there ou ac count of which solicitious fear is en tertained, besides a dread of the out break of epidemic dis ases which usual ly follow after great disturbances, de struction Of property aud military oper ations.” The important feature of this concession is that the court is restrained by fear of the allied forces from return- ihg to Peking. The movement takes the emperor and empress dowager about 300 miles further away from Peking, though, according to the statements contained in the message by x’easou of direct telegraphic commu nication with Shanghai, the court will be near for purposes of negotiation with tho outside world now that it is at Tai Yuen. It is said that there are no Boxers iu the newly chosen territory. As the dis patch is dated four days ago it is taken that the trip of the imperial party began prior to that time. It will be slow and tedions, overland most of the way, with a short stretch of river navigation. Sing-Aan was formerly the place of imperial residence aud the ancient pal aces are still there. The only disquieting feature of the move comes by Japanese advices that the new point of location is strongly fortified, which is some indication that the imperial family is still in flight and is seeking a stronger defense; but tho friendly viceroys aud Minister Wu does not share iu this view. Tho minister considers the question of punishments practically disponed of by the edict of the emperor aud the German and Amer ican notes exchanged last week. Tho only difficulty he apprehends is in ease the foreign ministers seek to designate certain persons who shall be punished iu addition to those which the govern ment itself marks for punishment. Such a course by the ministers, he says, would be bard to comply with, but he looks to the sagacity of Li Hung Chaug and Prince Ching to overcome any such difficulty. Americans Refused to Participate. St. Petersburg, Get. 8.— Admiral Alexieff, in reporting the occupation of Shan Hi Kuau, on the Gulf of Liao- Tung, says: “In accordance with an agreement of the admirals the forts have been divided among the different na tions. Tho town has not been occupied, but the gates are guarded by artillery. Tho forts are nearly intact and the whole route from Kong Ken to Shan Hi Kuau is now occupied by the Russians. After tho occupation of Shan Hi Kuan tho Americans refused to further partici pate in the operations. Part of the Rus sian force is advancing northward.” Quiet at Sal Wan. Hong-Kong, Oct. Tho town of Sai Wan is quiet this morning and the stores have reopened. Tho rebels who attack Sai Wan, near San Chnau, are believed to belong to the force of Triads. London Alarmed. London, Oct. 8.—The report of the fatal case of plague in Wales has caused some alarm here aud tho county council will bo asked to approve special meas ures, which it is considered advisable to take os precautions against an outbreak iu the metropolis. Bitten by a Mad Dog. RuTHEuroRDTON, Oct. 8.—Three chil dren were badly bitten by a mad dog at Forest City. The madstone was sue* oessfully applied on two. Another Cigar Factory. Tallahassee, Get. 8.—Letters patent have been granted the La Pila Havana Cigar comi*iny at Tampa, with a capi tal stock of $1,150,000. Malone’s Fatal Mistake. Key West, Get. 8.—Thomas Malone, a fisherman, is dead from the effects of a doM> of carbolic acid, taken by mistaka for ugiitU'dicuto.