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F. G. Stacy, President. J.’G. 'Wahdlaw. ■ Vlce-Preslden THE HATIONAL BAKE OF CAFFHET. Capital $$0,000.00. Will buy coanty claims, receive deposit *ik) make liberal loans on approved paper D. O. Hobs. Cashlori 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, OCTOBER 30, 1900. 81.00 A YEAR* PEOPLE KILLEOi Were Hurled to Their Death t>y a Series of Terrific Explosions. FIRE ADDS TO THE HORROR Bodies Were Seen Flying Through tk« Air Only to Full Buck Into the Flames—Explosions Occurred In « Drugstore and Their Force Was Fell In Wall Street—Great Destruction td Property by Fire. New Yoke, Oct. 29.—About 18:80 o’clock today lower New York waa startled by an explosion in the building occupied by Tarrant & Co., wholesale druggists. The fireman responded to the call, but they had not reached the scene when three additional explosions occurred, luore violent than the first. A column of debris and smoke and flame shot upward 303 feet. Persons in tiie vicinity say they saw human bodies thrown up iu the column of debris when the explosion occurred. Pour explosions occurred in rapid suo- siou. The Sixth avenue elevated red- road which passes the building is de molished at that place. Windows in the vicinity and for blocks around were blown out by concussion and the housed the street were probably damaged. Fearful Loss of InIV. Five alarms cf fire were turned in. It is said there were fully 150 persons in the building at the time of tiie first ex plosion and few if any of them had time to escape. Throe fire horses were cut by Hying glass so badly that they will prob ably have to bo shot. One fire engine was almost completely demolished by falling walls. It was said that 100 of the employes iu the building were girls. '1 hey were on different floors when tho fire broke out aud tho explosions occurred. Iu a restaurant next door to the drug store there were about 200 i>eople eating their luncheon. Of these many were injured and it is reported that a score or more of them lost their lives. Tho explosions scut debris flying through the air into tho street, where dozens of people were injured. A lithographing plftnt close to tho Tarrant place caught fire and tho flumes spread to the Irving bank and to two buildings across the street. The Warren street station of the Ninth Avenue Elevated, directly in front of the drug establishment, was completely demolished and a number of persons standing upon it waiting for a train were blown down to tho street And re ceived serious injuries. Several women escaped from tho station, however, by walking along the plank platform at Ibe edge of the track. Fully 200 People Perished. A number of buildings at the rear of the drugstore were blown down. The flames spread very .rapidly until the two blocks from Chambers to Warren and from Washington to Greenwich streets were ou fire. Policeman Galvin was in the immedi ate vicinity of the fire when the first se ries of explosions occurred. He said that a number of firemen were blown to death ou tho Warren street side of tho building. He said that he rescued ouu of them but that no living beiug could have rescued the others. Policeman Galvin said that iu his be lief not less than 233 persons will bo found to have lost their lives. This was ou account of the suddenness of the ex plosions which rendered it impossible for ahybody who was in the building at the time to escape. Tho force of the ex plosion was heard and felt clear down . to Wall street and heavy plategluss win dows were smashed and people thrown to the street a distance of four blocks. DEWET IS AGAIN DEFEATED. Knox Inflicts Heavy Losses on the Boer Force. London, Oct. 29.—The war office has received tho following from Lord Rob erts, dated Pretoria, Oct. 28: “Knox successfully engaged Dewet Oct. 27. During the Boer retreat Knox caught Dewet in tho Rensbnrg drift. The Boers lost considerably and left two guns and three wagons in Knox’s hands. Another ammunition wagon was blown up by a shell. The British casualties were nil.” Referring to the Jacotsdaal affair, Lord Roberts says it was due to the treachery of the inhabitants who ad mitted the Boers to their houses at night. They opened fire at daybreak. Pour men were killed and 18 wounded, mostly Cape Highlanders. Troops dis patched from the Modder river drove off the Boers. The houses of tho treacher ous inhabitants were destroyed. Com mandant Bosnian was killed. Lord Roberts calls atton-lou to tho in clination of the better class of Boers to oo-operate with the British to secure peace since they find that guerrilla war fare is “visited with heavy punishment.” GREAT DAMAGE BY STORM. JKallroad Traffic Resumed After an All Day Suspension. LaCkosse, Win., Oct. 29.—Traffic on the various roads entering LaOrosse, which was suspended all day yesterday, was resumed late last night and today all trains are running. Tho storm was the worst tliat has oc curred since tho flood of two years ago, when not a train entered the city for a week. It is believed the damage will reach $130,000. Prom. 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon mtiro'^^^fvest. All through tho sur- ^.■vrand^pP^mntry roads amC bridges are wash el/ out and traffic is impossible. Alvord Arrested In Boston. Boston, Oct. 29.—Alvord, the New York Lark defaulter, is under urrrst ►ere. 1 MONROE AS A POLITICIAN. Aurthor Is Creating Considerable Ex citement In Florida Campaign. Jacksonville, Pla., Oct. 29.—Kirk Munroe, the world-famous canoeist aud tho author of books for children, has entered tho political arena aud his first campaign is causing intense excitement, aud eveu a duel is uow talked of. Friends prevailed upon the author, who lives at his couutry villa, Cocoanut Grove, in Dade county, to run for county commissioner, an office without emolu ments. He consented, but paid no more attention to the matter until one day he. received notice of an assessment ot $!5 from the secretary of the county Demo cratic committee for election expenses. Mr. Munroe promptly forwarded his check for the amount, rcadiug as fel lows: “I send the check over my protest, as I consider the action nothing short of blackmail.” This angered W. A. Filer, tho com mittee secrerary, who replied, inform ing Mr. Munroe that “any child might know and understand why the assess ment was levied.” Mr. Munroe replied to the secretary and his letter may cause trouble. Ho figures out the cost of the primary elec tion, aud tho sum total collected iu as sessments fbom the various couuty can didates. He declares there will be a pro rata of $13 for each candidate aud asks-’if that sum will bo returned to them. To add to the iufereuce he wants to know what became of certain moneys contributed during the last campaign, and, as alleged, not spe-nt, etc. This letter is causing the greatest excite ment among the friends of both parties, and there is a strong possibility of a se rious personal encounter. ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN Alleged Perpetrators of the Crime Ar rested ami Placed In Jail. Atlanta, Oct. 29.—A dastardly at tempt was made to wreck the night pas senger train on tho Seaboard Air Line, 4 miles from Lawrencevillo, aud the two men engaged iu the plot to plunge the train with 300 passengers through a trestle have been arrested and lodged in jail. The men had been suspected and watched, and were caught in the act of removing the bolts from the rails. But for the fact that the attempted slaughter of many men, women and children occurred so near Lawrence- villo, the prisoners would probably have been taken from tho officers by the in dignant passengers aud lynched. The train left Atlanta with live coaches all crowded. The plan was to throw the train over the trestle at Yellow river, which is 4 miles this side of Lawrencevillo. If the plan had succeeded the derailed train would have taken a frightful leap into a chasfii, aud the loss of life would have been fearful. CHALLENGED BY SiLVELA. Count <le las Alinonas Held to Account For Certain Charges. Madrid, Oct. 29.—Senor Don Manuel Bilvela has challenged Senator Count de las Almeuas to a duel. The challenge was issued as soon as Senor Silvela had resigned as premier. There is a long standing grudge between the men. Senor Silvela, at the conclusion of the Spanish-American war, made a virulent attack ou General Weyler and other leaders. A year ago Senator Count Al meuas arose iu the senate aud made an attack on Premier Silvela. He wound up by accusing the premier aud Gea- eral Polovieja with plotting to over throw the king and seize tiie govern ment. It was Silvela’s intention, ho declared, to have himself made presi dent of a proposed new Spanish republic. Senator Count do las Almenns says that he does not remember what he said about the former premier so long ago. Senor Silvela is believed to be in deadly earnest. DISAPPEARED OFF HATTERAS y- Lady Passenger on the Steamer N’a- eocchee Jumps Overboard. Savannah, Oct. 29.—A young woman giving her name as Miss Martia disap peared from the steamer Nacocchec, from New York, off Cape Hatteras, and tho circumstances indicate she went overboard with suicidal intent. She told a young girl that she intended to commit suicide, ns she was- despondent. Miss Martin was missing from her state room and she was not aboard the ship. Sue had very littl*' baggage and her purse contained $10.01. She had au um brella marked J. L. Maltby, Casenoviu. This is being used as a clew aud the officials of the company begun an in vestigation on tho arrival of the Na- coochee here to determine her identity. The woman is said to be Miss Jessie Maltby, a schoolteacher of Casenoviu, N. Y., who disapjieared from that place some days ago. One Dead; Another Dying. Gkeensboiio, Ga., Oct. 29.—Two ne groes, John Baugh and Frank Law rence, were found lying on the Georgia railroad track just outside tho city lim its of East Greensboro, the former dead and the latter in a dying condition. A frolic in the vicinity had been attended by both negroes. After tho frolic they stated that they were going to “ride the rods” to Augusta. Close Friendship signalized. Buenos Aykes, Oct. 29.—Close friend ship between Brazil and Argentina was signalized at Buenos Ayres at a banquet given hy the Argentine minister of for eign affairs to Oliuto de Magalbaes, the Brazilian foreign minister. .Senor Ivla- galhaos in response ton toast made an important speech ou the relations of tho the two countries. Miner Killed by a Train. Bikminoham, Ala., Get. 29.—Kasper Rostdeuger, a coal miner at Bloctou, was struck by a train ou tho Mobile and Ohio at thaf place aud fatally injured. When picked up ho was unconscious. Death of General Stryker. Turn ton, Oct. 29.—William B. Stry ker, adjutant general of Now Jersey since ROT, died ut his homo here today, aged 02 years. iMil AiiS HARBOR mm is THE SOUTH Several Million Dollars to Bo Spent on Improvements. WILSON'S ANNUAL REPORT First Section Deals With the Subject of Commercial Defense—Second PIs- tlmates tho Cost of Work on South ern Streams and Forts. Washington, Oct. 2'9.—The impor tant subject of commercial dofeuso is tho one considered iu the annual he port of J. M. Wilson, chief of engineers. Generally speaking, ho reports most gratifying progress in the execution of various projects during the last fiscal year. Because the report included the fiscal year only, the subject of the de struction of the Galveston defenses by the September hurricane is left fer treatment iu a subsequent report. Tuu second section of the report treats of tiie river and harbor systems of the c mntry of which estimates for the fiscal year ending i933, aggregate $29,030,000. The estimates above $25,000 for river and harbor works next year are as fol lows: Winyah bay, S. C., $525,003; Santee river, S. C., $88,030; Cougaree river, $. C., Columbia to Granby, $50,000; Charleston harbor, $60,000; Savannah harbor, $50,003; Savannah fiver, $130,- 090; Dobey bar, Ga.. $30,000; Altamaha river, Ga., $3o,030; Ocmulgee river, Ga., i’50,0 )9; Cambsrlnud sound, Ga., and Finivia, $400,009; it John’s river, Fla., $10 >,00 ); St. John’s river, at Orange Mills Flats, Pin., .fl!>,0!)3; Key West harbor, Fl-i , *103,030; Saratoga river, FI:;., $17,039; Tampa bay, Fla., $137,039; llillsb no bay, Fin , $175,000; Apalachi cola hay, Fla., $41,003; Flint river, Ga., vlo.OJJ; Chattahoochee river, On., mid Alabama b low Columbus. $80,030; Pen sacola harbor, Fla., $180,090; Coosa riv r, between Rome, Ga., and the East Tmines'?e, Virginia and Georgia rail road, $45,009; Coosa river, between tho Ent L’enuessee, Virginia and Georgia rtulro.td bridge and Wetuiuka, Ala., $35,000; Mobile harbor, Ala., $350,000; Liaek Warrior river, Ala., $53,075; War rior and Tombigbee rivers, $253,1)90; Torabigbee r.ver irom its mouth to Da- uf .;< -Its, $2o0,033; Bayou Plaquemine, Grand river ami Pigeon bayou, La., mouth and passes of Cul- si. u river, La.. $1(55,0'9; harbor of Sa- bir.e Pass, Tex., $35:5,090; Galveston harbor, $6',0)9; Galveston snip canal and ilulmi > bayou, Tex.. $300,090; month of Brazos river, $120,000; Braz >s river, between Vela-co and Richmond ; 150,039; Arkansas Pass, Tex., $250,030; L •! river, Lx, Ark.,and l T., $135,000; Qua bita and Bia. k rivers, Ark., and La.. §40,033; Yaz *o river, Miss , $99,• 0 ;9; m mth o the Yaz-io and the Vicks burg harbor. Miss., §510,000; moving obstructions, Arkansas river, $89,000; improving Arkansas r.ver, §83,090; Up per White river, 'Ark., $100,090; Missts- siy h river between Ohio aud Missouri rivers, §759,009; Mississippi river be tween Missouri river and St. Paul, Minn. ,• §750,000; Misdssippi river between St. Paul aud Minneapolis,$157,030;r,eservoirs headwater o Mississippi river $222,509; Missouri river, be: w ‘eu Srubb-’ Ferry, Mon., and Sioux City, Iu., $209,090: Cumberland river, Tctm., aud Ky., Fd nv Nashvill", $(500,000; Cumberland river, above Nashville. §0')9,003; Ten nessee river, above Chattanooga, $50,- 009; Tennessee river, below Chattanoo ga, *59,030; Ohio river, $130,000; mov able dams, (Ohio river, $525,003; Big Sandy river, W. Va,, $211,003; Kentucky river, Ky., §150,009; the falls of the Ohio river at Louisville, §11,099. The estimates under ilm Mississippi river commi sion are $3,830,000 and in- ciu !r the foil uving: Harbor at New Orleans, •?3'*0,000; Rod and Atachafalava rive rs, $50,000; Nat chez harbor and Vidalia harbor, $150,- 003; Memphis harbor, -vlOO.OOO. UNITED STATES OBJECTS. Germany Cnnnot Ibtubll-n a fouling Mai Ion In Venezuela. Washington, Oct. 29.—Any attempt on the part of Germany to establish a coaling station in the territory of Vene zuela will be opposed by tho United States Such action would be in viola tion of the principles of the Monroe doc trine. A enble dispatch from Port-au-Spain has be u received confirming a rumor that the Vouczu -Uin government is coo Mdr-riag the advisability of leasing to Germany a port on the island of Mar garita, and it luu attracted much atten tion. Germany is anxious to acquire sites for eonhita smtions iu the western hem isphere. It has b . n frequently nqiorted that • e wa «mleavoruig to Cf-tablish u coaling station on the Brazilian coast, burn i(ppor;at;.iiis Lave beta entered into N ival oiliC' -- say tint Germany could :i.«yo only ouo object iu cstabli h- i::;: a u val station in lb*, western hem- isiihe • -b> prepare for hostilities a;,uiust he i.-jiicd Sri!;.-. MT n in 1 llill: n •iaivln • 9 • 4 .‘ochunaMo ii. G ;on, Oct. 29. —15y-o : - .!<*r of Fleut J iIcKmlc y, tbo state dvpart- t (o<lay issued a proelamat: ion ap- t.ug . i- urs lay, •y r \ ov. 29, as r J Loauks- giving uoy. N w ( otlon Mill < bartered. CoLL'MiuA, S. C., Oct. 83.-The secre tary of state ha. granted achartir tothe Palmet.o Gold Mining company of Bpar- taubuvg, ecpilalized at $4,030,000. A chart.i was also granted tne Uctoraro Mi.l company, a cotton mill enterprise at R<-1 Bluff, Marlboro county, capital- i'.e- l at §.'.'0,0 )9 A comtni-iiiou was is- •ued to toy Gam bridge bank of Ninety- .- x The capital stock ot the bank is to 1 o $40,030. IJiGlo With r.irlLti. Madkid, Oct. 20.—A conflict between 21 armed Cai lists and a deta< hmeut of gendarmes • c. urt.id yesterday iwar IV dona Tn chief of the CariistH was fc lifd and a .other man was wouudutl. i li’tc It-mnug!on r:fl‘H w ee captured. 1 i.c bnnd ryir-a ed iu the dire; tton ol M ' cm la, pursued by cavalry aud in lanu j't Mistakes With Negroes. [Southern Farm Magazine.) In the days of slavery, when Southern manufacturing was of rather primitive character, many of the trades requiring a "ertain degree of skill were followed by negroes on the plantation. Several years of freedom were needed for the old plantation mechanic to disappear from view, but unfortunately for the negro, those years, full of influences alienating the negro from his best friends, offered no inducement to him in his ignorance to fit himself for tasks of profit and contentment. Too often he acquired the notion that freedom from bondage meant freedom from the necessity to work for a living. Too frequently the efforts to force him into an equality with the white race against natural laws im pressed him with tho erroneous and dangerous belief in his superiority. The outcome is seen in a tendency, generally speaning, on the part of the negro to acquire the worst habits of the whites, to slough off the good effects of three centuries of bondage, a greater curse for tho whites than for the blacks, and to revert to con ditions, moral, physical, and social, appalling to individuals who fondly imagined that the'negro race of itself could progress. Love Your Hu»lne*tt. [Selected.] A man can no more be successful in a business he does not like than can a man be happy with a wife ho does not love. Enthusiasm is the power which im pels men onward in any and every vocation. Without it men are lethargic. They will drift. But to pull against the tide they are as un able as they are unwilling. Drifting, however, does not win tho race, either in business or aquatic events. There must be the long pull, the strong pull and the pull with vigor. The antidote for despair is enthu siasm and the germ of enthusiasm is love for or pleasure in that business or vocation in which you are embar ked. Therefore, if you would succeed, get in love with your business. Star Farm StatementH. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Stab Farm, Oct. 27.—We are hav ing some fine weather’at present The farmers are busy gathering corn and cotton and getting ready to sow oats and wheat. There is some sickness in our com munity. Mrs. Polly Spencer will be buried at Elbethel today. Mrs. Jake Pridmore is very sick at present. Mr. II. E. Jefferies, Mr. George Jefferies and your correspondent took in the show at Spartanburg on the 19th. We enjoyed the performance very much. Little Dickie. Caught Napping. [Greenville Mountaineer.] It is not often that the Gaffney Ledger is caught napping, but iu giving some “scraps of history” our esteemed contemporary places F. J. Moses in advance of R. K. Scott among the Radicals who were foisted upon the people of South Carolina as chief magistrates under bayonet rule. Scott was the first chosen under the constitution of 1808 and served two terms and Moses succeeded him in 1872. “Even Homer nods.” A Narrow Escape. Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada E. Hurt, of Groton, S. D.: “Was taken with a bad cold which settled on my lungs; cough set In and finally terminated in consumption. Four doctors gave me up, saying I could live but a short time. I gave myself up to my Savior, determined if I could not stay with my friends on earth, I would me^t my absent ones above. My husband was advised to get Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. I gave it a trial, took in all eight bot tles. It has cured me, and, thank God, I am saved and now a well and healthy woman.” Trial bottle free at Cherokee Drug Co. Regular size 50c and $1.00. Guaranteed or price refunded. The British museum possesses an iron axe-head of 1730 years B. C., the oldest authenticated iron implement known. Dr. W. H. Lewis, of Lawrenceville, Va., writes, “I 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 all the good food you need, providing you do not overload your stomach. Gives instant relief and a permanent cure. Cherokee Drug Company. A man’s own bosom is tho primary judge of his actions; for, according to the decision of his conscience, he is either happy or miserable. . Tho best method of cleaning the liver is tiie use of the famous little pills known as DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. Easy to take. Never gripe. Cherokee Drug Comoany. A La Crosse, Wia., woman gave birth to five children the other day, and now that town wants the census department to give It a recount. No other jiills can equal DeWitt’s Little Early Risers for promptness certainty and efficiency. Cherokee Drug Company. MOTHEH KILLS HEH SON WITH A HATCHET Boy’s Head Was Literally Chopped to Pieces. ETTA JANE ETCHINGS. CONFESSES TO THE CRIME Mrs. Cuwtliorn Says She Killed tho Boy Because Ho Smoked Cigarettes. Also Says It Was Her Intention to Murder the Kntlie Family. Chattanooga, Oct. 20. — Firemen were called to tho residence of Mrs. Eilie Cawthorn, a widow, this morning aud when they broke open the locked door, of a bedroom discovered the dead body of Clifford, 10 year-old sou of the widow, lying on the bed in a pool of blood, his head literally hacked to pieces with a hatchet which was lying near. It was evident that murder had been committed during the night aud the building set ou fire for the purpose of concealing the crime. Detectives with bloodhounds are working the case. Mrs. Cawthorn, the mother, confessed this morning that she committed tho deed and that it was her intention to kill the whole family. She said tho rea son she killed the boy was that ho wus bad aud smoked cigarettes. FOUGHT FORTHEIR FREEDOM Negro Prisoners Murder Their Keeper and Wound a Trusty. New York, Oct. 29.—Two negro pris oners, in an attempt to escape from the prison attached to tho Seventh district court in West Fifty-fourth street today, killed Keeper Hugh McGovern and prob ably fatally wounded George Wilson, a “trusty,” who bad evidently tried to aid McGovern. One of the prisoners, Ar thur Flanagan, escaped; tho other, Frank Emerson, fell into tho yard ad- J 'oiuing the prison aud was instantly ailed. The prisoners were together iu a cell ou the first tier, on a level with tho fourth floor of the prison. They sawed two bars in the lower part of the cell door and got into tho corridor. They went to the nearest window about 6 feet from the floor aud sawed one bar at tho bottom, shoving it out aud getting through, During this time it is sup posed they encountered McGovern aud Wilson. The escaping prisoners used their bed ding for a rope aud swung from a win dow. Flanagan succeeded iu swiugiug to tho roof of a car stable adjoiuiug, but Emerson did not make it and fell head- ’ioug to a pile of rails, where his body was later found with the skull crushed in. At 5 o’clock Keeper John Brady, who had been in the office all night, went, as was his custom, to the male prison on the fourth floor. As he was walking around the corridor of tier No. 1 he came across the body of Keeper McGov ern. It lay face downward iu a pool of blood with a great wound in the head. Near by lay the prisoner, Wilson, who was still groaning. Emerson was under bail of $3, COO on two charges of burglary. Flanagan, who had been employed as a steward iu a fashionable restaurant, also was under heavy bail for burglary. It is the belief of the attaches of the prison that a woman is at the bottom of the whole trouble aud that it was she who furnished tiie file with which the prison bars were sawed through. It was said that a woman, whose name is not known, came to the prison Saturday evening to see Emerson and it is thought that it was at that time she smuggled iu the file. When Emerson was taken to the po lice station the night of his arrest, Oct. 13, he removed his shoes and then called Doorman Caghliu to the cell door. Em erson sprang at him aud brought the heel of a shoe down upon his head, cat ting it open. In the struggle which fol lowed it took tho combined efforts of several policemen to subdue tho pris oner. Killed His Brother-In-Law. Winston, N. O., Oct. 29.—Volney Williams was killed by his brother-in- law, Will Parsons. The men had been drinking for several days. Parsons saw Williams strike his wife in the face with a dipper. This enraged him and Par sons fired at him through tho window, but the ball missed. He went off, got his father and a friend, and when they returned a row ensned. Williams started after his pistol, when Parsons fired, the load taking effect in the left side. The wounded man died iu a few minutes. Shooting In South Carolina. Columbia, S. C., Oct. 29.—It is re ported from Allendale that Richard Sanders assaulted the wife of Moses Cohen. Cohen on being informed of the outrage, got a double barrel guu and went in search of Sanders. He fired two shots, one load taking effect in San ders’ left side, the other in his right eye. Sanders was not dead at last report, but it is said he could not live. Hacked to Pieces With Knlvcr. Fort Worth, Tex., Oct. 29.—Will Cawthorn was murdered in cold blood at a couutry schoolhouso near Tyler while services were beiug held last even ing. Cawthorn went ont to quell the trouble. A mob literally hacked him to places with pocket knives. Four yonug men have been arrested charged with committing tho crime. Negro Killed by a White Man. Athens, Ala., Oct. 29.—A killing oc curred ut Elkmout, in the northern part, of this county. Tom Holt, a negro boy, is the victim, and Tom Martin, a young white man, is the slayer. Given a Tumultuous Greeting. LoNaow, Oct. 29.—The City Imperial volunteers, who arrived at Southampton from South Africa Saturday on tho British transport Auraula, reached here by train this morning, matched throngh London, along streets packed by thou sands, and received a tumultuous greet ing. Such a demonstration was prob ably never before evoked for suoh a •mall body of volunteers. Locals ami Other Items of Interest From Lower Cherokee. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, Oct 27.—The fall in the price of cotton is discouraging to the farmers who have been holding it for ten cents or upwards. Some of our neighbors took wheat to the roller mill at Gaffney this week. H. B. McDaniel, of Hickory Grove, was ou this side last Thursday. Mrs. J. L. Strain is now suffering with a very sore arm. There is a good deal of talk about small pox, and we look for a generel epidemic this fall and winter. We are indebted to Congressman Finley for congressional documents sent us. Wheat sowing time is now at hand and people are getting ready for it. From what we learn there will be no, change in the Presbyterial lines, and Salem church will be retained in and grouped with the churches in Eaoree Presbytery. Those who want a good paper at a low price should avail themselves of The Ledger’s proposition and sub scribe for it right now. Tnere will no a meeting of the pa trons of the Etta Jane school this af ternoon. There are several applica tions for the position. The census office has not yet made public the result of tiie late enumer ation. The matter is taken up by States. As soon as we get the fuil returns we will give our readers the result. During our recent sojoun iu the city of Greenville we were most kindly treated by tiie News and Mountaineer, for which our thanks are due. Untie Jimmie Raines, of Man- cluster, Va., has our thunks for a supply of the latest Richmond pa pers. He is now running a printing office. He wishes to bo remembered to all his Cherokee county friends. Turnip patches are looking line since the rains set in. There will be a fair crop of them raised notwith standing the dry weather and late ness oi the season. We regret to hear of the death of Mr. Thomas P. Mitchell, of Avon, Fairfield county. He is a brother of our friend, Mr. Hoyes Mitchell, of King’s Creek. Rev. Mr. Ezell preached an inter esting sermon at Abingdon creek lust Sabbath. His discourse was an ar raignment of the tattlers and we are told he gave them “down the coun try.” This was all very well, for we need a good deal of preaching and teaching right along that line. Of all pests in the world deliver us irom the tattler. They arc barnacles that infest society and rob it of ali its bliss. When people know more of other people’s business than they do of their own it is a sign that truth hasn’t a permanent abiding place with them. We, us and our better half highly appreciate a cordial invitation to at tend “Old Folk’s Day” at Corinth on the first Sabbath in November. We hope that a profitable time is in store for those who at,end. Your correspondent comtemplates making a canvass of the county in the interest of The Ledger and wishes to procure some choice notes for its readers. j. l. s. Npainx Need. Mr. R. P. Olivia, of Barcelona, Spain, spends his winters at Aiken, rf. C. Weak nerves had caused severe pains in tiie back of bis head. On using Electric Bitters, America's greatest Blood and Nerve Remedy, all pains soon left. him. He says this grand medicine is what his country needs. All America knows that it cures liver and kidney trouble, purifies the blood, tones up the stomach, strengthens the nerves, puts vim, vigor and new life into every muscle, nerve and organ of the body. If weak, tired or ailing you need it. Every bottle guaranteed, only 50 cents. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co. To cure earache, roll a little black pepper inside of some cotton, dip in sweet oil and put in the car. Do not get scared if your heart troubles you. Most likely you suffer from indigestion. Kodol lOyspepsia Cure digests what you eat and gives the worn out stomach perfect rest. It is the only preparation known that completely digests ail 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 ail conditions and cannot help but do you good. Cher okee Drug Company. No man will ever amount to much who labors under the impression that someboby else is always in bis way. Feelings of safety pervade tie household that uses One Minute Cough Cure,the only harmless remedy that produces immediate results, it is infallible for coughs, colds, croup and all throat and lung troubles, ll will prevent consumption. Chero kee Drug Company. The longest train ever hauled by a single engine in America was on t> e Reading line. It contained 270 empty cars and was a mile and a quarter in length. It is well to know that DeWitt’s Witch Hazel 8alve will heal a burn and stop the pain at once. It will cure eczema and skin diserses and ugly wounds and sores. It is u cer tain euro for piles. Counterfeits may be offered you. Kee that you get the original DeWitt’s ’'’itch Hazel Halve. Cherokee Druf orapuny. THOUSANDS RETURN TD WDRX IN MINES Several Collieries Are Still Idle In Coal Fields. CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE Some Operators Have Not Granted the Increase, While the Terms Offered by Others Are Not Uuderstood-Strug- gle to Be Continued Indefinitely. Hazelton, Pa., Oct. 29.—Operations were ref uined this morning at a ma jority of the collieries in tho Hazelton district and they will be continued iu full blast for the next two mouths. Tho strike is still ou at the mines of the Le high and Wilkesbarro Coal company, located at Audenreid, Honeybrook and Green Mount an. One of tho officials of the company said that tho company had informed tho men that it would abolish the sliding scale and pay the 10 per cent increase until April 1, and they did not know why they refused to report. The mine workers claim that they want a written guarantee iu this respect. The Oneida and Derringer collieries of Coxe Bros. & Co. arc also idle because of some misunderstanding ou account of the notices posted by the company. All hands will probably bo at work tomor row. The only other colliery that did not resume is the ouo at Millsvillc, where no demands have been granted at all. Be fore tho strike began this company threatened to abandon this mine and it seems that tho threat will be carried out. About 100 strikers found themselves out of work at the Lattimer colliery of C. Pardee & Co. Twenty-five of those men, the firm claims, got their settle ment in full when they quit and were no longer considered employes, so their places were filled by others this morn ing. Tho other 75 were seut home bo- cause of the abandoning of tho Buck Mountain vein by the firm who say that operation of this part of the workings will be unprofitable ou account of tho 19 per cent increase. The 50 employed at Tyler and Mo- Turks Stocktou washery refused to work because they allege they were offered only 5 per cent increase in wages in stead of 10, vriiich they expected. A Pardee & Co. having filled tho places of six “lokie” runners, the min ers refused to go back to work at Cran berry until the runners were rciu- stated aud, iu consequence, the colliery is idle. General Superintendent Pardee received a committee of tho men and has tho matter of reinstatement under consideration. FIVE THOUSAND STILL OUT. Operators It el use to Acced to tho Mliier»* Demands. Scranton, Pa., Oct. 29.—Over 5,000 mine employes iu the Lackawanna val ley refused to return to work this morn ing because the companies for which th .y had mined before failed to comply with tho terms of the Scranton conven tion. The conqxmies affected are the Ontario and Western railroad’s ten mines, employing 4,000 men, the Forest Mining company at Archibald, employ ing 800 men, who have been on strike since last July, Green Ridge Coal com pany, employing 400, and the Clark Tun nel Coal company, employing JOO. At all the other mines there wms a complete resumption, even at those of Jerinyn & Co., iu Old Forge, where it was not until they were assured that their grievances, because of which they struck last march, will bo adjusted. Three Collieries Still Idle. Shamokin, Pa., Oct. 29.—When the colliery whistles blew this morning 15,- 009 men and boys between Trevortou, this place and Mount Carmel reported for work. Tho only collieries idle are Henry Clay, Excelsior aud Corbin. They will be iu operation in a few days. Strike May Be Settled. Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 29.—It is con- fidontly expected that tho strike at the Ensley steel plant and at the Bessemer rolling mills, of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, will termi nate this week. M. F. Tighe, assistant secretary of tho Amalgamated Associa tion of Iron, Steel and Tinworkt-s, has been investigating the strikes for two days, and it is believed that the differ ences will be adjusted. More than 709 men were affected. Another Strike In Tampa. Tampa, Fla., Oct. 29.—All cigar mak ers belonging to the Internation anion in the factories of the Ybor-Manrara company and Arguellos Lopez & Bro. went ou strike this morning. The troume arises between this union and a Spanish union called Pesisteucia. Tho strippers belonging to each of these hail a disagreement with the result that tiie cigar makers took it up. About 500 people are affected. Tubeworks Resume Operations. Youngstown,O., Oct. 29.—The Amer ican Tube and Iron company, the local plant of the National Tube company, re sumed o[)erations in full today, after a shut down of many months. The works employ 400 hands. Suit For 5 Cents. Charleston, Oct. 29. — William T. Betterdou, a resident of Mount Pleas ant, has entered salt for 5 cents against tbe Consolidated Railway company, claiming this excess of fare in transpor tation between the city and the subur ban town across the Cooper river. Tho company recently raised its rates, excit ing mnch opposition, and the present suit is to test the right of the company to establish its new rates. No News Prom the WachusetL San Francisco, Oct 29.—No news concerning the American ship Wachu- sett was brought by the steamer Gaelic from Honolulu. The Wachnseft has now been out HW days from Newcastle, N. 8. W., for Kahului aud 90 per cent reiusuraucu is offered on her.