The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, October 19, 1900, Image 1
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Fruldent.
J. G. Warm-AW.
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THE HATIOHM, BANK OF GAFFNET.
Cap) al $50,000.00.
Will buy count 7 claims, receive deposit
and make liberal loans on approved paper
D. 0. Kush. Cashier.
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i he Ledger.
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ESTABLISHED FED. 16, 1894.
gQAFFNEY, S. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1900
81.00 A YEABi
BRYAN IK HEW YORK:
ROOSEVELT IN OHIO
IT
They Appeal to the Voters of
Thole States.
FIRST SPEECHES OF DAT
Dcmoeratlo Presidential CandldatJ
licglna at Seneueetady—Spcaka ta
the Farmers at b'ouda—UooseveU
Addresses Lar^e Grow.! at Akrou.
Ataant, Oct. 18.—vV. J. Bryan ami
parry left here for Schenectady and tin
west on an early morning train. Largo
crowds collected about the Hotel Ten
Eyck and at the union station to sue tin
distiagushed purty off. As the train
pulled out of the depot Mr. Bryan stood
on the rear platform of his special eaJ
and raised his h it in acknowledgemeul
of the cheers that were given in ind
hour. Heexprcss d himself as being
moro than pleas, d witii the rousing re
ception aocordei’ iiitu hero.
First Speech of the Day.
Amsterdam, N. Y-, Oct. 18.—Mr.
Bryan’s train was 15 minutes lat-j
reaching Schem ctaday, where riiu fiisi
stop of the dav was made. He spoke
20 minutes and his audience was huge
enough to till tiio entire vacant spuoii
back of the r liiroad. His speech al
Schenectady we-i a brief review of tbu
gen ral political siruatiou, covering tiie
trust* And the it:crease or the standing
army •specially.
Grssted k a Large Croual.
r«»Q, M, Y., Oct. 18.—Another iarsc-1
aui.leno* frsett l Mr. Bryan upon m.i
arrival at Am*l wilam. His speech waa
an appeal to R* inbiicans to investigate
the Democratic . ide of tiie political sit
uation and ho argued that if ho had
been elected instead of' Mr.- McKinley
and had conduc ed himself toward the
trusts and the arinv question as the
president had d'ne 1 {‘‘publicans would
not have condot ed his conduct.
Speaks to the Farmers.
Gbovnrm&i. K Y., Oct. is —Me.
Bry*» WMf«0*is<>d with cheers a a hiJ
train jmll*d into comia, N. Y. Ho ad
dressed hi* sped i there especially to tho
fan oars, laying rhut the main reasou
urged up** the Inrmers by tho K qnibli-
eftu orators is tb k they shou.d vote tho
Republican tick -i b ‘cuuse they had goo i
rams and must nor take the risk of a
drouth by votm ; any other ticket.
ROOSEVELT’S TOUR Or OHIO.
Ho Hakes Speeches to Large Crowds i
at Akron and t autou.
Axron, O., Oe!;. 18.—In spite of all
his physician’s objections, Governor
Roosevelt made a speech hero this morn
ing and he bad difficulty in doing it.
He liad been interrupted in other place:!
with yells for Bryan and impertinent
remarks.
Ho appealed to the voters of Akron on
the grounds of prosperity aud patriot
ism. Atone ti uo tho noise made by
the engines wa$ so great that Governor
Roosevelt said:
“This speech will read like a serial
story.’* .
Speak ^ at Canton.
C.VNTON, O., Oct. 18.-Governor Roose
velt’s train had reached this place at
8 o’clock. The governor was welcomed
by tho organized Republicans of this
place in a body and escorted to tiiu
Tabernacle, wi ‘re he made a brief
speech.
Stevenson In Good Health.
Wathrtowk, N. Y., Got. 18.—Ad’ai
E. Stevenson today declared that tho
reports that his health was broken were
exaggerated. He said ho was a littlo
hoarse, but the defect in his voice \va.i
of shgnt momen:. Mr. Stevenson left
Watertown at t:05 o’clock tonight ior
Lowville, where he delivered a speech
this evening. Friday he goes to Utica
to bojpresent at tiie demonstration to be
held snore that evening. Saturday ho
leaves for Chicago aud will spend tho
remainder of the campaign in Illinois
aud Indiana.
HELD FOR IDENTIFICATION.
Negro Answering tho Description oi
Jake h rey Arrested.
MaOOV, Oot. 11‘.—A negro answering
the description oi Jake Froy, who killed
Conductor LAttimer on tho Southern
railway near Jot-ap, has been captmed.
He was foond lu bed at his sister’s homo
near Barnesville yesterday afternoon by
E. M. Johnson, a farmer.
He was brough . here this morning and
placed in jail t<> await identification.
Tho negro says bo has been working in
I^ke City, Fla.. Tilton, Ga., and otlicr
places and only returned home last
Thursday. Hoc aims that his name ii
Bum Brown.
COURT IN GREENVILLE.
Dltllngbam Elected Senator.
MnSTPKLiLK, Vt., Oct. 18. — Former
Governor W. P. Dillingham was elected
United States ssa..ior by the Vennont
legislature today. The choice was mads
on the third baliot, C. A. Prouty, one of
tlte hair Rcpuhlli a i candidates, having
withdrawn, and tho Democratic mem
bers who previoo-lv had voted for 11a-
zelton having dtetded to support Dil
lingham.
Negro Lyncln-d in Kentueliy.
Ei.iCTOir, Ky., Oct. 18.—The negro,
Erast as Warfleld, who attempted to
criimaally assaa't Mrs. Peuitlck, near
tins plaos last Thursday, lias paid tno
penalty of his orloic. Alter midnight a
ni'it) took the prisoner about 1 mile from
the city and swung him to a limb.
Heavy HeglttniMoiiIn M. Louts.
Mr. Louis, Oot. 18.—Estimates made
on tlci returns received by the board of
olcctn A oommitfis ins indicate that tiie
total regtsUratinn this year in St Ixiuis
is ubeat 18T.860, nn mcreuie of d, Ibtl
over tbSiotalof 18'Jti.
Cherokee County Is Well Represented by
Attorneys and Others.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Grkenvjllb, Oct. 17.—The U. S.
Court at this place, with Judge W.
H. Brawley presiding, is in full blast
and Cherokee county is fully repre
sented by attorneys, jurors, witnesses
and defendents. The attorneys so
far seen or beard from are J. B. Boll,
United States Commissioner, Col. T.
B. Butler, J. C. Jefferies, Esq., and
N. W. Hardin. The latest arrivals
are, Policeman Thos. Gilmer, Rowan
Jennings and several Cherokeeans
who are in attendance on the court.
The grand jury are putting things
through with a rush and the pettit
jury are right behind them with their
work. We will give a fuller account
later. Some think that the grand
jury will be discharged Friday.
The boarding houses here are all
full and running over. They are
crowded equal to the Confederate re
union four years ago.
We met our jolly friend, J. J. Big-
gerstal!, who is doing a large and re
munerative foundry business in this
city. Such men as he is will always
make things in the line of work and
business lively.
Judge Hair, of the ninth judicial
district of Newberry county, is here
on the grand jury. He is the “grand
cyclops” of his county in the magis
trate business. Besides he is court
crier of Newberry. He is an inter
esting talker and an all round good
fellow. He tells a good joke on him
self. In calling court one time he
was asked to call Joint and Jim liop.
Ho began, “Jim and John and Jim
Hop! John and J m R<»p!” The sher
iff said call one at a time, and he be
gun, “One at a t me! ’ “One at a
time!” when the judge, or some one
else said, now you have fixed it, and
he continued to call, “Now they
have lixed it, you needn’t mind com
ing if you don’t want to!”
We are glad to note the many fa
vorable comments in The Ltdirer
from the various State papers, and
this should encourage the manage-
m< nt and make it universally popular
in Cherokee county.
Judge Simonton bus arrived and
will upon the circuit court this a. m.
J. L s.
A l*Ot of 1.1'itlMll llolll.
[thick Hill Herald.]
The Yorkvit" Yeoman reports as
a fact that for r >vo or t hree days va
rious rumors were current on the
s reels of Yorkviile to the GI*, et that
Fred Wallace, an industrious negro,
aged about fifty yours, living nine
miles w- st of Yorkviile, had unearth
ed a pot of gold contui.-ing anywhere
from a email handful to a peck of
precious English guineas. A great
deal of interest has been manifested
in the matter, but it has been next to
impossible to get, heretofore, any
dt finite information about the mat
ter, us the darkey had been cautioned
to he secretive about his find until
some tiling more could he learned as
to its extent and its value.
Fred Wallace, the Yeoman says,
was in Yorkviile a few days since and
at the Loan and Savings bank show
ed a number of his coins. The re
porter learned enough to know that
there is a very good reason for the
belief that the gold probably belong
ed to Colonel Ferguson, the British
lender who fell in the battle of King’s
Mountain. The location of the find
is eight or ten miles south of the
battlefield at a point where Ferguson
is said to have camped before the
battle. There are three or four sizes
of coin, but many of them are En
glish sovereigns, valued in our money
at about .f l 84. Some of them are
Spanish coins about the size of a
quarter. The largest is about the
size of a half dollar, only thinner; it
bears the stamp of the King of Portu
gal. All are gold in excellent condi
tion and the dates run between 1720
and 1775.
NEGOTIATIONS TO
BEGIN IMMEDIATELY
French Ilinister to China Is
Given His Instructions.
Sporting circles agog
Lord Durham's Allegations the Sole
Topic of Discussion—Yori Hoheulo-
he*s Resignation Accepted—Argen
tine’s Public Debt.
London, Oct. 18—It is learned that
Prince Cliing ami Li Hung Chang have
fin ally ucceedcd in drawing up a joint
Tiropo-rJ for a settlement.
This has just been received by the
powers.
Beyond the fact that it is likely to re
quire considerable alteration before prov
ing acceptable, nothing is ascertainable
here regarding its actual terms.
The Chinese minister here professes
ignorance of such a proposal, but it can
be d'dinitely stated that it is now en
gaging the attention of tho British for
eign office.
Pakis, Oot. 18.—Russia, Austria, Ger
many ami Great Britain have already
replied affirmatively to M. Delcasse’s
note. Ho is notifying the powers of the
acceptance of the |ir.-,t note aud is ask
ing each nf them to instruct their minis
ters at Peking to begin peuco negotia
tions. Favorable replies are expected
fr nn ulL
M. Pichon, tho French minister nt
P‘‘ld,\g, therefore has been instructed to
j l.ue hints; If in touch with the minis-
t r- ami tiie Chinese emissaries for the
puu osv of opening negotiations at tho
earliest m uncut.
Pon-Tiug-K q I-\rpodli Ion.
P;:Ktxu, Out. 17, via Shanghai, Oct.
18 —The Poking column of tho Pao-
Tin r-Fu expedition arrived at a point 6
imperial troops.
u’iiI ’.ersi<> Ii fichoi Peking.
It llaiiiiened In u Unifi Store.
“One day last winter a lady came
to my drug store and asked for a
brand of cough medicine that 1 did
not have in stock,” says Mr. 0. R.
Grundin, tho popular druggist of
Ontario, N. Y. “She was disappoint
ed and wanted to know what cough
preparation I could recommend. I
said to her that I could freely recom
mend Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
and that she could take a bottle of
the remedy and after giving it a fair
trial if she [ lid not find it worth the
money to bring back the ,ctle and I
would refund the price paid. In the
course of a day or two the lady came
back in company with a friend in
need of a cough medicine and advised
her to buy a bottle of Chamberlain's
CougtvJL im-dv I eon-dder that a
very good recommendation f<.r the
•emedv ” It is for sale by Cherokee
Drug Com puny.
How is Tills?
[Hickory (irovo Sun.)
Several of our farmer-, hav* sold
cotton a' Hickory Grove this fail
ami received nb -ut as mm h for it us
wa^ [ t'd fo'’ it in Y'»r vilb and rn -re
than was being paid in the ti iff: cy
tmitki t.
For limed:! s ami i.ighD 1 •.uf-
fered ago!;) unto i from an I'.iaek oi
chol m I,, ion - brought on by eating
ctieuinhers, “ ►u\«. M K Lovthcr,
clerk if Hie dirt net court, Center
ville, Iowa. ' I thought 1 should
surely di an I tried u dozen d tT; rent
medicines hut ill to no purpose. I
sent for a buttle of Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
and three doses relieved mu ent irely.”,
This remedy is for salu by Cherokee
Drug Company.
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.uchsiMua ig.-'i’ uiiM >uiico,s that
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r William Ims acceded to the re-
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i-Tiuce Holicniohe that ho l;o
r i' Vcd of the post of chnuccllor. Tho
ei.qx roe will coiii'er upon Prince Von
! ioheulobe tiie Gr.i -r oi the Black Eagle
siiid will pies-iit to the retiring uliaucel-
r a magniliceur set of diamonds. Count
Von Buel.nv, it is announced, has been
appointed chancellor president of the
Piiis-i.m ministry and minister of for
eign affairs,
Lord Durham’s ProMUiipiainonto.
London, Oct. 18.—At Gatwick yester
day ami tho Loudon sporting clubs last
evening littlo el so was talked of save
Lord Durham’s pronuuciamonto. At
tho Victoria ami the Beaufort clubs,
whore all tho London betting is settled,
thure was but one topic of conversation.
NevorrltelcsA the English public nt large
is congratulating itself on the fact that
the American riders have upset the
clique which for years has been holdiug
tho f'ollowers of the English turf in a
closed fist.
Negotiations Are Unauthorized.
Bi KNOS Avil’iS, Out. 18.—In view of
the announcement in London that nego
tiations are being conducted for the
funding of the Argentine debt, the min
is! er of ti nance declares that the govern
ment has authorized no person to inti
mate such negotiations. The chamber
of deputies kai approved tho estimates
for It):K). The interest of the debt ab-
sorl).- 48 ]ier cent of the total receipts.
Thu estimates contain no item for tho
purchase of now warships uor for anus.
Garland Against Protection.
Lima, Pern, Get. 18.—Scnor Garland
h is published a new pamphlet on tho
cxchi quer and the national industries.
Ho favors apti-protection and maintains
tnar Peru’s revenues would bo easily
doubled by following sound financial
principles. He says the present protec
tionist policy stimulates contraband
Lade and results in the revenues of the
gi vununent falling off 000 during
the first half of the present year.
Malian Aiini’clilst Arrested.
It o Di'c JavsiU'), Out. 18.—The police
have amsted an Italian xamed Angel
Mam tri, who is known as the friend of
(Jis.-:orio, who msassinuted President
Ganior of France, and of Bresci, who
l;:!'‘i d King Humbert of Italy. Mauetti,
it is charged, wiM plotting to ti ke ike
liie of President Cumpo - Salles of Brazil.
•
rurllameiit l*iorogued.
London, Oct. 18. — At a meutingof the
privy council at Balmoral today th •
quem prorogued parliament unf-l early
in December, win n it will !><• f ar - h t
proroTU'd until the ii-urd tmm of as
bumbling, the middle oi i ubiMa: v.
Rare !• rim Paris >o to- H,i
PwtiK, Get. 18.—The Anton' •' ! • ivr.h
of Franco has mmied, in co.ijan
with tiie German « iu >, to hu d a .
from Pari", to Berlin early m xt i
Fnipevor Wiiliir.n has promiv i | / .
tno value of a i,UM franc .
Drat Ii of William La/, oi T. in i .
I.omm'N, Oct. 18. — Wil ; iam Liau.,
Tin mis, maimcing director of r.
Giiqihic and The Daily Graphic of L i,
•hn, died yesterday in his seven’.
y nr. He was the fouiidu* of bo.i
papers.
PROSECUTION HAS CLOSED.
Colonel Campbell Takes the Stand.
Wallace and Others Testify.
Georgetown, Ky., Oct. 18.—In the
Youtzey trial this morning the defense
put H. Gardner Wallaco on tho stand.
He said he was in the assistant adjutant
general’s office when the shots were
fired and “Tallow Dick” Combs, Mason
Hockcrsmith aud Dr. Pruett were in tho
room with him, aud others whom ho did
not know.
The defense then closed finally.
Colonel T. O. Campbell, attorney for
the prosecution, was put on the stand for
the commonwealth. He said:
“Arthur Goebel and I had a conference
with Colonel Nelson aud Colonel Craw
ford in the Capitol hotel, as stated by
Colonel Nelson.
“I gave Colonel Nelson a copy -of the
statement Youtzey had made to me and
borne questions I wanted Youtzey to an
swer. I told him that Youtzey made a
Verbal statement to me corresponding
to the written one I gave them, but be
fore any recommendations could be
made to the commouwealth’s attoruey
as to immunity, that we would like to
have Youtzey answer the question w T e
fliod aud make a signed statement.
That w’as the effect of that conference.
The paper I read from yesterday was
an exact copy of the one I gave Colouel
Nelson, and it has not been changed or
altered one particle since that time.”
S. T. Pence of Frankfort, president of
the Board of Trade hotel, said he was in
the hotel office when the shots were
fired that killed Goebel and that Jim
Howard was not there.
Mr. Franklin asked time and was
granted time to telephone to Frankfort
for several rebuttal witnesses who missed
the train this morning.
RAILWAYS CONSOUDATED.
Birmingham Electric Lines All Under
One Management.
Birmingham, Ala., Oct 13. — At a
meeting of the stockholders of tho Bir
mingham Railway and Electric com
pany it was agreed to consolidate all the
properties of the company including the
Birmingham, Powderly and Bessemer
Btreet railway. The name of the new
company will bo tho Birmingham Rail
way, Light aud Power company. It
owns every street car line in this county.
The capital stock will remain the same
as the old company, $L&>0,00[).
About Jan. 1 the new company will
issue $J,500,000 of bonds. Of these now
bonds, $1,750,000 will be placed in tho
hands of trustees to offset the bonds is-
Hied by the old companies. Tho re-
maiudur will be new bonds for improve
ment purposes. These improvements
will include extensions and new equip
ment. •
MINING PROPERTY IS SOLD.
Florida Syndicate Purchases tho Ac-
worth Gold Mines.
Chattanooga, Oct. 18.—The Acworth
Minpig and Development company of
this city, of which O. F. Jopes is presi
dent, has sold its gold mining property
at Acwerth, Ga., to a syndicate of Jack
sonville, Fla., capitalists. Tiie price
paid was .f^O.OOO. Tho Jacksonville
syndicate has already purchased a large
amount of machinery, which is being
installed.
Eight miles son IT of tho Acworth
Mining and Development company’s
property a sydicate of western men have
purchased a largo tract aud have opened
mines in several places. They are
highly pleased with the character of
pro.
MAJOR PETERSON Ts DEAD.
He Succumbed to Yellow Fever and
Ills Wife Suicided.
Washington, Oct. 18.—The war de
partment has received the following ca
blegram from Chief Sanitary Officer
Gorges at Havana:
“Major Matt R. Peterson, U. S. V.,
died of yellow fever at Los Animas at
0 o’clock Oct. 17. Mrs. Peterson, his
wife, killed herself an hour later.’’
Major Peterson was of the commissary
department aud held the rank of cap
tain in the regular establishment. He
was a graduate of West Point and was
appointed from North Carolina.
Killing In North Carolina.
Sanford, N. C., Oct. 18.—During fho
performance of Sparks’ circus Policeman
J. P. Scott shot aud killed D. K. Mo-
Iver. Scott aud Mclver had some words
when Chief of Police Ed Petty inter
fered. Mclver drew a knife and stabbed
Petty in tho left breast jnst above the
heart. He then turned upon Scott and
made a lunge at him, bat Scott pulled
his pistol and tired at him, tho ball en
tering his right side, passing through
the heart. He ran a few steps and fell,
dying instantly.
Train Robbers Arrested.
Charleston, Oct. 18.—Eleven train
robbers are in jail hero awaiting trial at
the November term of tho court of gen
eral sessions. They are members of a
baud that has been operating of late
around Ashley Junction and Ten-Mils
Hill. The robberies havo extended over
a period of several mouths aud much
property was stolon.
Ills Arm Torn Off.
Florence, Ala., Oct. 18.—Donald
Tracoy, an engineer at the Philadelphia
fnruace, mot with a fearful accident.
Ho was oiling an engine ami his sleeve
became entangled. He was drawn into
the oog, his arm being torn off near the
shoulder. After being injured ho walk
ed two blocks aud had his wound
dressed.
Murder at Memphis.
Mepmhis, Oct 18.—Tho pclice are
looking foi the perpetrator of a tragedy
enacted on tho edge of tho city. Joe
Hill, a young man, was found with a
bullet through his body, having beeu
shot in the back. To bide the crime his
own pistol, with two empty chambers,
was placed beside him.
Tragedy In Tennessee.
Columbia, Tonn., Oct. 18.—Professor
J, O. Godfrey of Maury county was shot
and instantly killed by John Thomas.
The men had some trouble several weeks
ago over business affairs. Thomas shot
Godfrey font times, inflicting thros
wcuuds, causing instant death.
STMKESS AWAITING
ORDERS TO RETURN
Great Rojoicing Among tho
Miners Over Victory.
MITCHELL STILL SILENT
President of the United Mine Workers
Kefuses to Discuss the Action of the
Operators—Work Will Probably Do
Resumed Next Week.
Hazelton, Pa., Oct. 18.—Tho officers
of tho Minors’ union have made no
move toward declaring tho strike of tho
mine workers off. President Mitchell
still refused to talk of the action of tho
Philadelphia ami Reading Coal and
Iron company aud the Lehigh Valley
Coal company yesterday in acceding to
the demands of the mine workers’ con
vention.
Although Mr. Mitchell has lu no wise
indicated what he will do, it is prac-
ticjflly certain that, after a certain num
ber of companies have posted notices ac
ceding to the demands of the men, the
strike will be officially declared off at
those collieries. A meeting of tho mine
workers will be hold here to arrange for
a demonstration next week, probably
Monday, in celebration of the strikers’
victory.
There is some interest hero regarding
the further action of the Lackawanna
company on the question of agi’eeing to
maintain the 10 per cent increase for tho
next six months. It is believed, how
ever, that it Will fall m line with the
action of the independent operators.
READING MINERS JUBILANT.
They Expect All the Operators tq Fall
Into Lino Soon.
Shamokin, Pa,, Oct. 18. — Notices
that the terms of tho Scranton conven
tion have been accepted by the Phila
delphia aud Reading Coal and Iron
company were posted in public places
here aud at the collieries early this
moruing. The strikers iu the employ
of the company are highly pleased with
the action of the Reading company,
but will not returu to work until their
brethren employed by tho other com
panies and operators are granted the in
crease.
It is the general impression here that
all employers will have fallen into line
by tomorrow aud that a notice from
President M.tfchell notifying the strik
ers to go to work will be issued by Sat
urday or Monday.
Miners Arc Jubilant.
Pottsville, Pa., Oct. 18.—The nows
received here that tho demands of the
anthracite coal miners’ convention had
been granted by the Reading Coal and
Iron company has caused general jubi
lation in the Schuylkill region. Some
of the conservative leaders favor a quiet
acceptance of tho victory, but it is
doubtful if their counsels will prevail
and parades, meetings and bonfires will
probably result. The Readiug company
employs 28.0JO men, one-fifth of all the
anthracite workers, aud they will doubt
less be ready to go to work jnst as soon
as they are ordered to do so by President
Mitchell.
Mines In Operation.
Lansford, Pa., Oct. 18.—W. D. Say-
mor, superintendent of the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation company, said today
that the local collieries operated by the
company are all in operation. Some of
them, he said, are working full handed,
while others have a few men absent
from their work.
CASE OF REV. D. J. BRIMM.
Ho AsKs Permission to Withdraw
From the Presbyterian Church.
Charleston, Oct. 18.—The Charlesion
presbytery, now in session hero, acted
on the request made by Rev. D. J.
Brimm of Colombia that he be allowed
to withdraw from the Presbyterian
church. Rev. Brimm, who believes that
the day of miracles has not passed, says
he wants to join the “Christian alli
ance.” He says salvation is more real
than is usually considered and that a
man does not have to wait until ho gets
to heaven to realize that he is redeemed.
The case is creating big interest here
and the final resnlt will not be made
known until tomorrow.
Two Large Orders Booked.
Philadelphia, Oct. 18.—The Bald
win locomotive works have booked
two large domestic orders for engines.
One is for 30 freight locomotives for
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad and the other for 32 engines
for the Union Pacific company. A mem
ber of the firm states that the report
that an order has beeu received for lo
comotives from the director of the South
African railway is not correct.
Wild Hoy In the Everglades.
Orlando, Oct. 18.—The wild boy ii
still at large in Osceola county, and the
women and children are greatly excited
over his recent appearance in several
communities. Rowland Needham, a
farmer, who about four years ago lost a
sou in the swamps of Osceola county,
says the wild boy was his lost sou. He
intends to coutinae searching the swamp
till he finds him.
Three Charters Granted.
Raleigh, Oot. 18. — Charters have
been granted to the Guilford Invest
ment company of High Point, capital
1-1,000; also tho Tomlinson Chair Manu
facturing company of High Point, capi
tal $20,000. The Statesville Flouring
Mill company was also granted a cnar
ter, capital $20,000.
Spiritualists Retaliate.
Cleveland, Get. 18,—Tho National
Association of Spiritualists voted down
the proposition to send delegates to tho
conventions of the W. C. T. U. Thii
was in retaliation for the refusal of the
W. O. T. U. to recognize the associa>
tion.
ADDRESS TO THE NEGROES.
They are Urged to Turn Their Uaekg on
the Republican Party.
Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson,
William Lloyd Garrison and Ex-Gov
ernor George S. Boutwell, of Boston,
have united in an address to the col
ored people of the United States.
This address was given out for publi
cation yesterday by the national
Democratic committee. The three
men whose names are subscribed to
the address are well known to the
negroes of the country. They urge
the colored voters to turn their backs
on the Republican party, because,
they say, the national policy of im
perialism is full of danger to the col
ored race. Following is the address:
“Boston, Mass., October 4.—To
the Colored People of the United
States: We, the undersigned, ad
dress you at one of the most impor
tant points in your history. If ever
there was a war of races in this
world the war now going on in the
Phlllippine is precisely that. Yet
if there is anything which the color
ed race in this country has to dread,
and the white race also, it is just
such a war.
white man becomes the ruler.
Every day in the Phillippines is
already training our young American
soldiers to the habit of thinking that
the white man, as such, is the right
ful ruler of all other men. This is
seen, for instance, in tiie fact that
these very soldiers in writing home
letters from the seat or war describe
the inhabitants of tiie Phillippines
more and more constantly us “nig
gers,’ thus giving u new lease of life
to a word which was previously dying
out among us. Every defender of
the war in Congress sustains the con
test on the assumed ground that the
Fillipinos are unfit for freedom, al
though Admiral Dewey at first de
scribed them as more lit for it than
the Cubans, and Senator Hoar de
scribes them to be probably better
fitted than any race on the two Amer
ican continents south of ourselves.
“In other words, freedom is to be
come, for the new Republican party,
a matter of complexion. It this
doctrine is to prevail, what hope is
there for the colored race in tho Bai
ted States? The answer is easy;
there is in that case no hope at all.
In the name of the old anti-slavery
sentiment we call on you to resist
this great danger, even if you have,
for that purpose, to turn youi backs
on the party you once had reason to
love.
WARNED AGAINST REPUBLICANS.
“This danger can evidently not b<*
resisted by any further voting for
the Republican party. In other
days that party freed the slaves and
passed amendments to the United
States Constitution for the protection
of those who had been slaves.
These amendments are now being
steadily set aside and the Republican
party shows no signs of raising a fin
ger in their defence. There have
been far more outrages on the Ameri
can negro during one term of McKin
ley than under two terms of Cleve
land. On the other hand, the South
ern Democrats are at least doing the
colored race this service; that they
as a rule oppose the national policy
of imperialism. This may seem an
inconsistency, but it is really very
simple. The very fact of their un
willingness to give equal political
rights to the American negro makes
them unwilling to undertake the gov
ernment of ten millions more belong
ing to the colored race. This much,
at least, experience has taught them.
Thus far, at any rate, they are on
your side.
NOT A LIBERTY' LOVING PARTY'.
“The undersigned, trained from
youth in the strictest school of anti-
slavery conviction, are foliowing up
the same early training when they
now write to you. We wish to warn
you that the imperialistic Republican
party of today is not the liberty-
loving party of that name which set
the American negro free forty years
ago. The time is past when you can
safely give to it your implicit sup
port. We warn you that the Ameri
can negro must henceforth think for
himself and must cut adrift from
every organization which wars on
darker races, as such, and begins to
talk again of ‘the natural supremacy
of the Anglo-Saxon.’ We fought
through a four-years war to get rid of
that doctrine and enlisted nearly
200,000 black soldiers for the purpose.
It is too soon to see such a theory
brought up again. It rests with you
to make it impossible.”
ECZEMA. ITC HINGS HUMORS.
Tlmples Cured by II. II. II. Ilottlea Free to
KufTererg.
Does your Skin Itch and Burn?
Distressing eruptions on the Skin so
you feel ashamed to be seen in com
pany? Do scabs and Scales form on
the Skin, Hair or Scalp? Have you
Eczema? Skin Sore and Cracked?
Rash form on the Skin? Boils? Pim
ples? Bone Paines! Swollen Joints?
Falling Hair? All Run Down? Skin
Pale? Old Sores? Eating Sores?
Ulcers? To cure to stay cured take
B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm) which
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itehinc of eczema to stop forever the
skin to become clear and the breath
sweet. B. B. B. is just the remedy
you have been looking for. Thor
oughly tested for 3U years. Our
readers are advised to try B. H. B.
For sale by druggists at $1 per large
bottle ; six large bottles (full treat
ment) $5. Be sure the bottle reads
Botanic Blood Balm. Complete di
rections with each bottle. So suf
ferers may test it, a trial bottle given
away. Write for it. Address blood
Balm Co., Atlanta Ga. Describe
your trouble aud tree personal medi
cal advice given.
ANNUAL REPOUT OF
GENERAL STERN3UB0
Medical Staff* Unable to MM
the Requirements.
THE MILITARY ACADEMY
Colonel Mills Reports on the Condi
tions aud Makes Recommendations.
Illness of Former Secretary of State
Sherman—Washington Gossip.
Washington, Oct. 18.—The report of
Surgeou General Sternburg of tho
United States army says that the force
of the medical department consists of
192 officers, which he says is not enough
in view of the large number of coast de
fense stations and the troops operating
iu Cuba, Porto Rico aud the Philippines
A report from the surgeou iu the Phil
ippines is given showing a percentage of
47 sick for tho command, the total
strength of the army iu the Philippines
nt the time being 60,554.
The surgeon general explains the con
ditions iu the Philippines as follows:
The exposures, fatigues aud excite
ments of a prolonged campaign are re
sponsible for the large sick report and
tiie relatively large death rate among
the troops. However, the opinion is
prevalent among your medical officers
that, in time of peace aud doing only
garrison duty, the sick rate of the army
in the Philippine islands would be no
higher than it ordinarily is in the south
ern United States.
Logan Sails For Home.
San Francisco, Oct. 18.—A cable
gram received here announces the de
parture from Manila on Oct 10 of the
transport Logan, carrying 273 sick, ten
insane and 39 prisoners.
WANTS STANDARD RAISED.
Colonel Mills Itccommends Reforms nt
the Military Academy.
Washington, Oct. 18.—Colonel A. L.
Mills of the Military academy at West
Point has made his annual report to the
adjutant general.
He recommends moro time for drill
regulations. Thirty cadets were found
d' li' i' iu in their studies and were dis-
ch irged.
Hi* highly compliments the graduat
ing ciius i ids year, who were ready to
taka up their duties when joining the
troops. He s{teaks in commendatory
terms of athletic sports, ami says that
the football mulch between the Military
aud Naval academies causes uo relaxa
tion of attention to studies and instruc
tion. He says there has been an “abso
lute end this summer of tiie particular
extreme forays of hazing tho new cadets
which were referred to in tho last re-
port. The condition has l>ecn brought
about largely by voluntary action on tho
part of the cadets themselves.”
He renews his recommendations that
the cadets at West Point bo placed upon
the same basis as the naval cadets in the
matter of jtay, as there is a deficit of
$885.50 in favor of tho ueuuiavul cadets.
The superintendent devotes the larger
part of his report to an earnest plea for
the elevation of the standard of admis
sion to West Point, to which end he
suggests that the secretary of war be
empowered to prescribe these reforms
MR. SHERMAN'S CONDITION.
Relatives Summoned to His Bedside.
Slight Improvement Noted.
Washington, Oct. 18. — Former
Secretary of State John Sherman, who
is seriously ill at his residence in this
city, was slightly better today. He ia
confined to his bed, suffering from gen
eral collapse duo to advanced ago.
While he may rally little hope is ex
pressed for his complete recovery. Al
though his condition is considered criti
cal his death is not regarded as immi
nent.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt of New York, a
nephew aud niece, and Compton Sher
man, a son of the late General Sherman,
are here and other relatives have been
summoned. Mrs. McCallum, Mr. Sher-
mau’s daughter, is constantly at his
bedside.
Population of Arizona.
Washington, Oct. 18.—The popula
tion of the territory of Arizona as offi
cially announced today is 122,212 as
against 56,620 in 1S90. This is an in
crease of over 62,592 or 104.9 per cent
North Carolina Democrats Arrested.
Raleigh, Oct. 18. — Fifteen Demo
crats, some of them the most prominent
iu Jouuston county, have beeu arrested
on warrants sworn out by T. D. Massey,
R. I. Wallace and Robert Saunders,
charging them with intimidation and
assault upon D. T. Massey, a Populist
candidate for tho legislature. There aro
warrants for 51 iu all, but the others
have not yet been served. Those ar
rested were required to give $500 bond.
The men who swore out the warrants
aro Populists or Republicans.
Good Price For Cotton Pickers.
Fort Worth, Tex., Oct. 18.—It is es
timated that fully 7,000 negroes are em
ployed to gather cotton in North Texas,
men, women and children from tho de-
j populated towns. Higher prices are
: paid cotton pickers than ever before iu
this state, 70 cents per 100 pounds
being paid. Most of the negroes come
from South Texas. Not an idle negro
can be found in the northern Texas
towns.
New Cotton Mill For Thomson.
Thomson, Ga., Oct. Iff—It is stated
upon good authority that another cotton
mill is to bo built here. Report has it
that the new mill will bo of about tho
Kamo capacity as that of the Smith
Manufacturing company.
Broom Factory For Kntonton.
Eatonton, Ga., Oot. 18.—Eaton ton is
to have a broom factory. It will be
titl' d up with tho most improved aud up
to da' ■ luncliinery and its rapacity will
be from 6j0 to 1,090 brooms per day.
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