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REOBGHNIZATION
BILL UP INTHE HOUSE
Given a Clear Track and Will
Be Rushed Through.
DEVERAL CHANGES MADE
An Important Amendment Kelating
to the Medical Corps 1* Made—Ses
sion of the Senate—General Kiigan
Retired—Ollier Washington News.
Washington, Dec. 0. — When the
house met texlay mi arrangement waa
ngreed to by which the consideration of
the Grout oleomargarine bill, which was
to have come up today under a special
order made at the last session, was post
poned until tomorrow, and the house
proceeded with the consideration of the
*rniy reorganization bill.
The Hepburn amendment to provide
that vacancies in the quartermaster’s
department could be filled from civil
life or from volunteer officers commis
sioned since April 19, 1898, which was
pending when the house adjourned yes
terday, was voted down witiiout di
vision.
Mr. Hay of Virginia offered an ameud-
ment, which was adopted, authorizing
the president to appoint 50 volunteer
surgeons with rank of major and 150
assistant surgeons with rank of captain
for terms of two years unless previously
discharged.
Mr. Otey of Virginia offered an
amendment to empower tho surgeon
general of the army to employ not to
exceed !i<) dental surgeons, three of
whom should be chief dental surgeons.
The amendment was adopted, 6U to 72.
SESSION OF THE SENATE
Dridge Across the Mississippi River
Autorizcd—Other liusiiiess.
Washington, Dec. <>.—Soon after the
senate convened today a bill was passed
amending the law providing for the con
struction of a bridge across the Missis
sippi river at Dubuque, la., so the draw
should bo 175 feet instead of 290 feet.
The senate at 12:40 o’clock went into
executive session.
After the senate went into executive
session today the Hay-Pauucefote treaty
was immediately taken up.
Mr. Morgau of Alabama took tho
floor, making an argument in favor of
the ratification of the treaty as neces
sary to secure the construction of tho
Nicaraguan canal.
^REVENUE REDUCTION BILL
It Will Uccoinc Kfleetive Immediately
Upon Its Passage.
Washington, Doc. 6.—The ways and
means committee met in special session
at 10 o’clock this morning to consider
the bill reducing the war revenue taxes
to the extent of about $10,000,050, as
previously framed by the Republican
members of the committee, and intro
duced by Chairman Payne yesterday.
Mr. Payne laid the bill before the com
mittee and consideration of its details
at once began.
Tho consideration by sections pro
ceeded, tho bill being preserved, in tho
main, as framed by the Republicans.
The committee voted to report the bill
as introduced, with an amendment
making the act take effect on its pas
sage instead of 3J days thereafter. All
substitutes and amendments by the mi
nority were defeated 0 to 9.
Miip Subsidy Rill,
Washington, Dec. 0. — The senate
committee on commerce held its first
meeting of the session today. The meet
ing was devoted mainly to tho consider
ation of the shiii subsidy bill and to
amendments suggested by Chairman
Frye. The most important of those
amendments was one providing that all
ships shall take 50 per cent of their
cargo capacity when leaving a port of
the United States for a foreign port.
Mail For Santiago.
Washington, Dec. 6 —General Super
intendent White of tho railway mail
sevico has issued a general order direct
ing that hereafter all mails for tho prov
ince of Santiago, Cuba, shall be for-
warded as far as i>ossiblo from Phila
delphia instead of New York.
To Prohibit the Sale of Liquor.
Washington, Doc. 6 —Representative
Lyttleheld of Maine has prepared an
amendment to the army reorganization
bill, which he presented today, making
an absolute prohibition of the sale of
liquor in canteens or other military
property
Favorably Reported.
Washington, Dec. b. —Tho ways and
means committee today reported favora
bly the bill of Mr. Loud of California
adding cherries to the other fruit" from
Which brandy may be distilled.
Flax Scarce; Prices U'p.
Washington, Dec. 0.—On account of
tho scarcity of raw flux in Germany
prices have advanced 10 or 12 per cent
and a number of mills have closed their
doom.
Kgnn Reinstated and Retired.
Washington, Dec. 6.—Brigadier Gen
eral C. P. Egan, commissary general,
was today restored to duty by tho presi
dent and at once placed on the retired
Old Olllcers Rr-Klected.
Washington, Dec <1 — At the morn
ing session of the W. C. T. U. conven
tion, President Mrs. L. M. St<*ven# and
the present officers were re-elected.
Morgan Make* nn Assignment.
Nkw Yolk, Dec. 0.—Charles W. Mor
gan, who did business in this cUy and
liladelphia uudi r the name of W.
Iorgan & Co., stock brokers, nudiwho
was arrested yesterday, today assigned
for tho benefit of his creditors.
MURDERED FOR INSURANCE
John Gibson implicates Several Others
In the Crime.
Maysvii le, Ky., Dec. 0.—Early this
morning John Gibson of Catlettsbnrg,
the murderer of his infant step daugh
ter, was placed in the Marysville jail
He was brought hero for safe keeping,
as to take him to the scene of his crime
meant death at the stake.
Gibson, who has never denied his
crime, intimates that othert are impli
cated for tho purpose of getting the life
insurance on the child. He said the ob
ject in burning the child in so many
spots with the poker was to make it ap
pear that she died of smallpox. He
could not tell how tho chil#s legs were
broken. Ho seems willing to go to Cat-
lettsburg and face the mob.
GIBSON HAS BEEN CAPTURED
Chihi 3Iurderer Hus IJcen Lodged In a
Kentucky Jail.
Catlettsburg, Ky., Dec. Q.—Gibson,
the child murdbrer, has been captured
at Irou Hill, Carter county, by John
Davis of that place and was brought to
the home of Sheriff Field, who resides
about 2 miles outside the city, at dark.
County Judge Everett made an order
removing tko prisoner for safe keeping
to Maysvilie. Deputy Sheriff Gieger and
Jailer Hurd left the city secretly
with the prisoner for Russell, Ky., from
whence they will take him to Maysvilie.
Not a person in the town was aware
of the fact that the prisoner had been
captured for several hoars after his ar
rest.
Gibson at Ashland.
Ashland, Ky., Dec. 6.—John&ibson,
who is alleged to have murdered his
2 year-old stepdaughter, was brought
to this city last night at 10 o’clock by
parties who drove here in a buggy,
turned over to Sheriff Fields, who se
creted him and sent him to Maysvilie
by a deputy sheriff.
COTTON MILLS CHARTERED.
Capital Invested in North Carolina
Foots Up Over $3,000,000.
Raleigh, Dec. 0.—The state of North
Carolina has this year granted charters
to more than* 250 corporations. The
most important of these are, of course,
cotton mills. The following is the list
of these, with tho capital of each:
Chadwick Manufacturing company,
$250,000; Arlington, $130,000; Nokouia,
$100,000; Rhodisa, $00,000; Australia,
$150,000; Scott-Mebano, $15,000; Corb,
$100,000; Southern Import and Commis
sion company, $25,000; E. L. Shuford
Manufacturing company, $35,000; Bor
den Manufacturing company, $10,000;
Oxford, $125,000; Dickson, $50,000; En
field, $75,000; Harriet, $150,000; Lowell,
$75,000; Loray, $1,000,000; Greenville,
$75,001); Clayton, $120,000; Capelsie,
$150,000; Lumberton, $75,000; Smith-
field, $50,00); Daub e Shoals, $50,000;
Bonnie, $100,000; Linn, $50,000; Barn-
hard Manufacturing company, $50,000;
Oalmacha, $100,000.
The above spin or weave or do both.
The following are knitting mills: Tyron
hosiery, $50,000; Littleton hosiery, $20,-
000; Greenville kuittiug, $10,000; Fay
etteville knitting, $10,000; Twin City
knitting, $13,000; Wennoueb, $15,000;
Lily, $10,000; Vivian knitting, $20,000.
Seaboard knitting, $50,000; Tarboro
knitting, $20,000. A charter was also
granted the Charlotte Waste company,
capital $50,000.
The total capital stock of tho above
mills is $3,567,000. There have been
chartered 20 cotton mills and ten knit
ting mills.
ORIGIN OF TYPHOID FEVER
Surgeon General Sternberg Makes
Report on the Disease.
Washington, Dec. 6.—Surgeon Gen
eral Sternberg made public today a re
port upon the origin and spread of ty
phoid fever in tho United Stifles mili
tary camps during tho Spanish war of
1898, prepared at his instance by a board
consisting of Major Walter Reed, sur
geon, U.S. A.; Major Victor C. Vaughan,
division surgeon, U. S. V., and Major
Edward O. Shakespeare, brigade sur
geon, U. S. V.
Tho surgeon general prefaces tho re
port by commenting upon the wide
spread prevalence of typhoid in 1898,
20,009 cases of this disease api>earing
among the troops encamped within tho
limits of the United States from May
until September of that year.
1111*11 For the Chickasaw Country.
AfSTiN, Dec. 6.—The exodus from
r f^ xas to the state line for the rush into
tho Chickasaw country, in the Indian
Territory, when it is opened to tho pub
lic on Jan. 1, has set in and large crowds
are passing northwest through the state.
Some are going forward by rail, but
many of the prospective' settlers are
taking their household effects with them
overland. It is expected that there will
bo fully 5,090 collected from Texas to
make the rush by the time the signal is
given on Jan. ).
Bryan to Morris.
Foi:t Woktii, Tex.. Dec. G.—Will R,
Morris, late organizer in Texas of Bryan
clubs among traveling men, this morn
ing received the following note from W.
J. Bryan: “We have made the best fight
we could for principles which all be
lieve to bo American, and wo must con
tinue to do our duty as we see it regard
less of temporary reverses.”
Solomon Sheftall Arrested.
Savannah, Dec. 0 —Solomon Shoftall,
a well known merchant hero, has boon
arrested on a warrant charging him
with passing a raised bill. .The coautor-
feic was a $2 silver certificate raised to
$10, and it is charged by flic authorities
that the defendant passed the bill nft*>r
having been notified by his banker that
it was u bad bill.
River Steamers In Collision,
Callipolis, O., Dec. The passen
ger steamers Virginia and Bonanza col
lided in a fog under full headway at
Manchester island. Tho Virginia nur-
rowly escaped sinking with a hole in
her side forward 20 feet long. A panio
| among the passenger* on both steamer*
was averted by the prompt action of the
crew*.
ROBERTS ENROUTE HOME
Sails From Durban For Capo Town.
His Farting Speech.
Durban, Natal, Dec. 0.—Lord Rob
erts on board the Canada has started for
Capo Town. He was given an enthusi
astic sendoff. All of tho ships in the
harbor were decorated with flags. Miss
Roberts, who acoompanied her father,
has returned to Johannesburg; where
she will join her mother and sister, go
ing from that place to Cape Town.
Prior to his departure Lord Roberts
mado a speech during tho course of
which he adjured his hearers to hold
out tiio hand of fellowship to those who
had been their enemies.
“When blessed peace is restored,”
said the field marshal, “you will toll
them that we are all one in one coun
try, that we have one interest, and that
we honor them. They have been fight
ing for a wrong cause, having been in
duced to do so by their misguided rulers.
Nevertheless, wo honor them for fight
ing for tho liberty we ourselves so thor
oughly believe in. And, in the spirit of
liberty, truth, justice aud freedom, we
are prepared to extend those privileges,
which every Englishman values, to those
who have teen fighting agaiust us.”
Operated on For Tumor.
Romk, Dec. 0.—The Messago today
says Dr. Mazzoni, the pope’s physician,
performed a slight operation yesterday
on a tumor underneath the pontiff’sarm.
Chilian Cabinet Has Resigned.
Valparaiso, Dec. 6.—Tho cabinet has
resigned. Mariano Sanchez, secretary
of the interior, retired because of bad
health.
Kruger Goes to The Hague.
Cologne, Dec. 0.—Mr. Kruger started
for tho Hague on a special train at 10
o’clock this morning.
IRON MARKET STRONGER.
Good Orders and Higher Prices Gen
erally Prevail.
Cleveland, Dec. 6.—Steady buying
in all finished lines with quieter mar
kets for pig irou, in contrast with tho
rush at election time and in the fort
night following is the present situation
in tho iron trade. The pig irou market
is reflecting the uncertainty that exists
as to ore prices for next year.
The fact that an interval of more mod
erate buying has come to the trade in
pig irou has not altered the situation in
respect to all finished products, and it
goes without saying that this will be
felt in due time in primary markets. No
further advance has been made by fur
nace men, and tho recent additions,
with those about to be made, to the list
of active furnaces, coming at the quiet
time of the year, will teud to preserve
an equilibrium for some weeks to come.
The billet situation is unchanged, aud
is not likely to show any change in the
near future, the large contracts having
been made for the advance.
Rail business has been active in tho
past ten days. The Vanderbilt roads
have placed 80,000 tons and from other
sources there was good buying. The
Chicago district booked 00,000 tons. The
demand upon mills in all lines is well
sustained.
Structural mills are steadily booking
orders aud prospects appear excellent
for spring work. Definite anuounce-
meat is made of a reduction of freights
on eostbonud iron and steel, both for
domestic and foreign shipment. On the
other hand railroads are conferring for
tho maintenance of rates on westbound
business, which recently has been some
what irregular.
Mississlpprs’NEW'bAPITOL
Less Thun Half a Do/.eii Bids Received.
Gibson’s Charges.
Jackson, Miss., Die. 6.—It is an
nounced that no more bids will bo ac
cepted for the erection of the new $1,-
000,000 statehouso after the hour of 1
o’clock Saturday afternoon. As yet less
than a half dozen bids have been re
ceived at Governor Longino’s office, but
a largo number of prominent building
contractors have arrived in the city and
are badly engaged in preparing their
estimates.
There have been no new developments
in tho charges mado by J. E. Gibson,
the Indiana contractor, that a scheme is
on foot to perpetrate a job on the state.
Lawyer Kills a Preacher.
Huntington, W. Va., Dec. 6.—The
Rev. Mr. Wohl, pastor of tho First
Presbyterian church, was shot aud in-
stautly killed by S. D. Stokes, a promi
nent lawyer. Stokes was also shot, but
not fatally injured. The difficulty was
tho result of a cartoon illastrating the
evil effects of tho dance, used by tho
minister in a sensational sermon. Call
ing Stokes, Wohl advanced upon him
with drawn revolver aud shot, seriously
wounding Stokes, who as he fvli drew
his revolver and fired upon Wohl, kill-
jug him instantly.
Struck by n Trolley Car.
Columhi.., S. C., Dec. 0.—Mrs. E. 8.
Joynos, wife of the professor of modern
languages at the South Carolina college,
was struck by a trolley car while on her
way to the funeral of a friend and seri
ously, perhaps fatally, injured. Mrs.
Joynes is advanced in years. She
stepped directly in front of the car. She
was picked up by the fender, but one
leg was woken and her head struck and
broke tho headlight. Professor Joynes
is author of many German and French
textbooks.
Appropriation Hill Passed.
Atlanta. Dee. 0.—Tho principal fea
ture of the session of the house this
tuoruiug was the passage of the follow
ing appropriations: Special attorney of
tho Western and Atlantic railaoad, $1,-
f MK); Academy for tho Bliud, $22,000;
0° if and Dumb Institute, $25,000; Tech
nological School, $40,000; North Geor
gia Agricultural college, $7,0o0; Normal
School at Arhous, $22,500; State Sanita-
at MilledgeviUc, $290,000.
Memorial Indorsed.
Denver, Dec. 6.—At the annual con.
fereuoo of tho American Baptist Homo
Missionary society today the twentieth
century memorial adopted in New York
city on Nov. 20 by the joint committee
appointed at Detroit in May last was
presented by H v. Dr. Woody of Oregon
and was indorsed.
QUEEN'S SPEECH IS,
READ TO PARLIAMENT
She Asks Further Provision
For the Array.
E0BEBTS SAILS FOR HOME
Says Peace Has Hcen Established In
South Africa—French Commissioner
of Arts on American Works—Other
Foreign News and Gossip.
London, Dec. 6.—A few minutes after
the speaker, Mr. William Court Gully,
had taken his chair in the house of com
mons this afternoon the gentleman
usher of tho Black Rod, General Mi
chael Biddulph, appeared and sum
moned the commons to the house of
lords, where the chanoellor, the Earl of
Halsbury, read tho queen's speech, as
follows:
“My Lords and Gentlemen: It has
become necessary to make further pro
visions for the expenses incurred by tho
operations of my armies in South Africa
aud Chiua. I have summoned you to
bold a special session in order that you
may give your sanction to the enact
ments required for this purpose. You
will not inter into other public matters
requiring your attention until tho ordi
nary meeting of parliament in \ the
spring.”
A number of ladies wero present at
the proceedings in the house of lords,
but the peers present numbered less
thau a dozen, apart from the four royal
commissioner* representing tho queen,
among whom was the Duke of Marl
borough.
The ceremony was very brief.
NOT CHARLOTTE’S JEWELS
Officer In Muxlmllliaii’s Household
Explodes a Sensation.
Vienna, Dec. 6.—Tho report to the
effect that the Jewels of Empress Char
lotte, once empress of Mexico, have been
discovered in the United States through
the arrest of two men for smuggling,
has brought forth a letter from an artil
lery officer who served under Emperor
Maximilliau aud who was with him MU
his death. He now lives at Innspruck,
aud has sent the following to The Wie
ner Tageblatt:
“I don't beUeve that the jewels which
havo turned up belonged to Empress
Charlotte. Toward the end of tho year
16G6, when it could lie seen with cer
tainty that it was impossible to main
tain the Mexican empire, the palace
guards were disbanded, the personnel qf
the court reduced and the greater part
of the valuables packed and sent uuder
escort to Vera Cruz. Here they wero
laced on board the Novara and sent to
pi.
11
in mare.”
AMERICAN ARTS IN DEMAND
French Government Wants to Hup-
phase Several Pictures.
Paris, Doc. 6.—It has been learned
that the French government has given
John B. CauldweU, director of arts at
the Paris excosition, who sailed on the
Deutschland last Friday, a commission
to sound certain American artists resi
dent in the United States upon the sub
ject of the sale of some of their works.
The French minister of flue arts has
expressed the desire of the government
to secure examples of the art of Ameri
can painters living in the United States,
for the national gallery at the Luxem
bourg palace. This is one of the results
of tho excellent showing made by Amer
ican artists at the Paris exposition.
Afrikander Congress.
Worcester, Capo Colony, Doc. 6.—
The attendance at tho Afrikander con
gress tomorrow is expected to be fully
4,090. The Afrikauders ridicule t)ie
idea of trouble. They say they can
surely air their grievances without re
sorting to violence. They are greatly
incensed at tho posting of guns in posi
tions commanding the meeting place.
The slopes surrounding the town are
prowued with artillery aud troops with
cannon have been posted on Gal
lows hill aud Prospect bill.
Sympathy For Kruger.
The Hague, Deo. 6.—At the opening
of tho second chamber today the presi
dent, J. O. Gleichmau, said: “Presi
dent Kruger arrives here today. He
will take up his residence here. I take
the occasion to propose that the cham
ber authorize mo to welcome in its name
the president to our country, and offer
him an expression of our cordial sym
pathy.” The proposal was adopted amid
cheers and bravos.
Depradatlons by the Foreigners.
Peking, Dec. 6. — The filibustering
character of the Kalgan and similar ex
pedition* projected havo given a very
bad impression. There i* no danger of
the Chinese regarding the allies as noth
ing more or less than western brigand*.
Explanatory proclamations should be is
sued in regard to the expeditions, in or
der, as far as possible, to diminish their
harmful effects.
Tod Hloaue Barred.
London, Deo- 6.—The Racing Calen
dar today annonuces that L. Reiff, the
American jockey, has been exonerated
of the charge of palling Mr. Richard
Croker's horse. The Scotchman II, al
Doncaster. Tod Sloane, it is added,-ha*
been informed that he need not apply
for a license for next season.
Colonel Yorck’s Funeral.
Peking, Dec. a — The funeral of
Count Von Yorck took place from the
palace of the dawager empress. The
coffin containing the remain* of Colonel
Von Yorck was deposited in one of the
temples inside the palace euclosaro,
< car’s General Condition Good.
Livadia, Deo. 0.—The following bul
letin was issued this morning by the
czar’s physicians: “Tho czar slept well
all night long. His general condition
and spirit* are very good. His tempera-
tore aud poise arc normal. ”
A TRAGEDY AVERTED.
One Man Escapes from Another's House
In the Nick of Time.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Etta Jane, Dec. 5.—We regret to
state Mr. John W. Mitchell died at
his home near Hopewell last Satur
day night and was buried at Salem
on Monday. Rev. J. L. Oates, of the
A. R. Presbyterian church conducted
tho funeral exercises. Fur some
time ho had been in failing health,
hut the end was not expected so
soon. He leaves a wife and several
small children to mourn his loss.
Our sympathies go out to the grief
stricken family in this hour of great
trial.
But though these years to mortals given
Are lilted with grief and pain,
There is a hope—tho hope of heaven,
Where loved ones meet again.
On last Saturday night what might
have proved a bloody tragedy was
averted by the lucky escape of an in
truder from the home of EJ Edwards,
colored, before Ed could get his gun in
position to shoot. It appears that
Ed had been out till a late hour and
coming in noticed that the bed
clothes were hanging lower than
usual and he espied under the bed a
pair uf feet. Without saying any
thing he attempted to get hia pistol
from under the pillow, when he found
it Under the sheet and could not get
hold of it. He made a rush for his
gun and the intruder perhaps think
ing a “good run better than a bad
stand,” broke for the door and closed
it just in time to escape a load of
shot in his back.
There was a heavy rain fall last
Monday night and Broad river rose
rapidly Tuesday morning till it got
about level with its banks.
Mrs. J. L. 8. is visiting her daugh
ter, Mrs. H. B. McDaniel, of Hickory
Grove.
There was no preaching at Salem
last Sabbath, Rev. Mr. Marion not
having returned from Richburg,
where he had gone on business.
Wheat sowing Is being greatly re
tarded by the rains. That sown
early is up and looking well.
Mr. Walker Goforth’s horse get
away last Sabbath night in a some
what mysterious manner. He could
find no trace of it on Monday. If it
didn’t go back to the place where it
came from some scoundrel, perhaps,
thought te would take a ride at
Walker’s expense. That kind of fun
is not very enjoyable.
Mr. R. M. Plasico, of Ring’s
Creek, and his daughter, Miss Mat-
tie, attended tha funeral of Mr.
John W. Mitchell at Salem last
Monday.
We are somewhat inclined to en
dorse the Yorkvilie Yeoman’s reply
to The Ledger’s question about the
careless handling of firearms. A
new fool is born every minute and
there is no hope that the race will
ever become extinct.
The recent high water In Thickety
creek broke the dam at Thomson’s
mill. j. l s. .
FREE BLOOD CURE.
An Offer Proving- Faith to Sufferers.
Is your Blood Pure? Are you sure
of it? Do cuts and scratches heal
slowly? Does your skin itch or bum?
Have you Pimples? Eruptions?
Aching Bones or Back? Eczema?
Old Sores? Boils? Scrofula? Rheu
matism? Foul Breath? Catarrh?
Are you pale? If so purify your
Blood at once with B. B. B. (Botanic
Blood Balm). It makes the Blood
Pure and Rich, heals every sore and
give* a clear, smooth, healthy skin.
Deep-seated cases like ulcers, cancer,
eating sores, Painful Swellings, Blood
Poison are quickly cured by B. B. B.,
made especially for all obstinate
Blood and Skin Troubles. B. B. B.
drains the Poisons and Humors out
of the Blood and entire system so the
symptoms cannot return. Give it a
trial. It cures when all fails. Thor
oughly tested for 30 years. Sold at
drug stores at $i per large bottle,
6 large bottles (full treatment) $5.
Be sure the bottle reads Botanic
Blood Balm. 80 sufferers may test
it. a trial bottle given away absolutely
free. Write for it. Address BLOOD
BALM CO.‘ Atlanta, Ga. Write to
day. Describe the trouble and free
medical advice given. For sale by
8. B. Crawley A Co.
Help from without is often enfeeb
ling in its effects, but help from
within invariably invigorates.
(laentlon Answered.
Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine in the
civilized woild. Your mothers’ and
grandmothers’ never thought of ueing
anything else for Indigestion or Bil
iousness. Doctors were scarce, and
they seldom heard of Appendicitis,
Nervous Prostration. Heart Failure,
etc. They used August Flower to
clean out the system and stop fer
mentation of undigested food, regu
late the action of the liver, stimulate
the nervous and organic action of the
system, and that is all they took
when feeling dull and bad wi’h
headaches and other aches. You
only need a few doses of Green’s
August Flower, in liquid form, to
make you satisfied there is nothing
sorious the matter with you. For
sale by 8. B. Crawley A Co.
Promises make debts, and debts
make promises.
The Klondike’s output of gold for
1900 was estimated at $20,000,000.
You Know Wliat You are Taking
When you take Grove’s Tasteless
Chill Tonic because the formula is
plainly printed on every bottle show
ing that It is simply Iron and (Quinine
in a tasteless form. No cure, No
Pay. 60o.
MIDWAY MATTERS.
Cropn Were Good iin<) I’lanter. In Good
1 Ircuumtanci:*.
(Correspondence ot The Leaser j
Midway, Dec. 1 —As is always my
custom when I reach my home from
my pro tern place of stay, I pick up
Tho Ledger. You cannot imagit e,
neither can I give you a satisfactory
conception of how painfully morti
fied 1 felt after reading the detailed
account in your psper of the h >rribie
Hughes and Wilson tragedy at Blacks
burg, given by your correspondent
from that place.
More particularly is this incident
painful, not to say shameful, from
the circumstances which unmistaka
bly led to it. The most prominent
factor irom the facts which we gather
from your correspondent in this
tragedy is whiskey, furnished by the
State agency. Tho very thought oi
such a thing is so widely at a vari
ance from all that is moral, all that
is, in any sense, excusable in this
enlightened day, that we puss it un-
ri-r u feeling of humiliating horror
without further comment upon this
abnormal state of atl.urs in our dear
old State.
Our worthy Superintendent of Ed
ucation, v\’. F. McArthur, and his
nonjprof. Glaude.havo just passed up
in the uireclioii of Cherokee Snrings
on track, as we have reason to be
lieve, of tiie thieves who stole his
mules on Friday night, Nov. 30fch.
We are almost fully satisfied they
passed us about 12 o’clock Friday
night going toward Spartanburg.
W e do hope they and all accom
plices w'll he caught.
\\ hile write you of tho progress in
other parts of our state you must not
come to the conclusion that there is
none in around our own vicinities;
just in a few days our worthy school
trustees, Messrs. Love, Smith and
W. D. Byars,will let out to the lowest
bidder, u contract to erect at once a
suitable school house in a locality
where one has long been needed, in
Morgan township (one has been
needed there for sometime.)
Also at Macedonia a splendid
house of worship is nearing comple
tion, all out side work with excep
tion to painting, is now completed.
Crops are ail gatherid and the
splendid price received for cotton has
left all planters in very good circutn
stances—a fine crop of small grain,
especially wheat, has been planted,
a large per cent, of this crop this
season has been put in with drills,
and preparation at first, carefully
made. ,
Tho corn crop in almost all cases
was better than at first supposed, the
quality also is fine.
What I have said above holds good
throughout the entire extent of the
country over which I have been able
to see. To briefly summarize the en
tire out-look for the future, among
all our people may be said to be one
of prosperity and happiness to all.
so may it be. l. b. d.
RAlNQOW AND SLEET.
Old People Surprised at the Sljcht at This
Season of the Year.
(Correspondence or The Ledger.)
Corinth, Nov. 28.—The rain fell
in abundanae here Sunday. The
heaviest rain fell Sunday evening
about sun-down, that has fallen since
l-ist spring. Everything was in a
float of water for awhile.
Last Monday morning while a few
clouds were scattered back in the
west, a rainbow was seen back there.
It looked very strange at this time of
the year, and some of tho old people
said they never saw a rainbow at this
time of the year, and it sleeted some
while it was back there.
Thpre was no Sunday school at
Corinth Sunday on account of the
rair, hut there will be Sunday schod
ncx; Sunday at half p-ist ten o’clock.
Mr Hickson has resigned his posi
tion d'i teacher in the school at this
place Mi*s Nancy Thompson is
teaching It now.
Messrs Bridges and Porter have
almost completed a nice residence
near this place for Mr. Parks who will
soon occupy it. We welcome Mr.
Parks into our community.
Mrs. Thomas Porter, of Clifton,
who has been visiting her son, Mr
II 8. Porter, n turned to her home
Sunday evening
Mies Bace Mayfield, one of our fair
maidens, who has been visiting re
latives and friends at Paeolet and
other places, has returned home safe-
, y-
Miss Bessie Crocker has a flourish
ing school at the Gouddock house
now.
Mr. Williams, of Alabama, is in this
seetion delivering fruit trees.
Mr. Lutn Spencer and Eddie Clary
made a business trip to Spartanburg
Saturday.
I think a lot of hunting is going to
be done in ih's settlement tomorrow.
Collis K'rby has accepted a position
with It. A. Jones & Co., and is stay
ing up at the city now.
Mrs Horace Lipscomb went up to
the city shopping Tuesday.
A lot of cotton is being rushed up
to the market now.
Mr. John Cook has sold his place
near here and expects to move out of
our ecttlinent. We regret to lose
Mr. and Mrs. Cook, but we will live
in hopes that they will come on a
visit lo us again. E j k
The Dent ri>t»u-r.
A piece of iiannel dampened with
Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and bound
to the affected parts is superior to
any plaster. When troubled with
lame back or pains in the tide or
chest, give it a trial and you are cer
tain to be more than please! with
the prompt relief wit ch it affords.
Pain Balm also cures rheumatism
One application gives re kf. For
sale by Cherokee Drug Co.
LAB0RIH6 MEN IN
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Meeting of the Federation of
Labor Largely Attended.
ARE OVER 200 DELEGATES
They Represent Organised Labor In
America, Canada and Great Britain.
Report of the Credentials Commit
tee—President’s Annual Address.
Louisville, Deo. 6.—The twentieth
annual convention of the American
Federation of Labor was called to order
at 10:15 o’clock this morning. Mnsio
hall, where the convention is being held,
presented a striking appearance with its
rows upon rows of tables for the use of
tho delegates and bank of chairs in the
rear for the benefit of their friends. The
American flag was very much in evi
dence in the way of decorative effect.
When the president's gavel announced
the opening of tho first session, 217 dele
gates took their seats and the hum of
conversation, which for the last half
hoar had filled the hall, subsided and
the convention was on.
Among thedelegates present were rep
resentatives of the British Tradesunion
congress aud the CauadiuU Trades and
Labor congress, three women delegates
and two negroes.
President Gomi»ers, in a few words,
introduced W. Higgins, editor of The
Irish-American of Louisville, who de
livered the address of welcome, to which
President Gompers replied.
Following President Gomper’s address
Thomas Tracey of Boston, chairman of
the committee on credentials, presented
the report of that committee. The read
ing consumed some 30 minutes’ time
and was substantially as follows:
The committee had examined the cre
dentials of 205 delegates, representing hi
national and international unions, ten
state branches, 42 central labor unions,
59 local trades’ unions aud three foreign
federations.
The report was unanimously adopted
and the delegates seated.
President Gompers then delivered bis
annual address.
TOWNE SUCCEEDS DAVIS.'
Governor Lind Appoints Him Senator
From Minnesota.
Duluth, Minn., Dec. 0.—Charles A.
Towue left Duluth today for St. Paul,
where he will receive from Governor
Lind his commission as United State*
senator to succeed United States Sena
tor C. K. Davis, d> eased. Ho will pro
ceed at once to Washington.
Before leaving he said that his time of
service would of course be short, but he
might have to vote upon some import
ant measures. He considers tiie ship
subsidy bill a bad one and is against it.
His position on the standing army is
tiiat the people have voted to put down
the war in the Philippines, and he will
vote to give army enough to do that,
but not for an increase for any other
purpose. He does not exjieet to partici
pate in debate at all during his short
term.
Lind Declines to Talk.
St. Paul, Dec. 6.—Governor Lind
this morning declined to admit that tho
appointment of United States senator
had been offered to former Congress
man Charles A. Towno. Mr. Towue is
exacted here later in tho day, when a
statement from the governor is likely.
THE WINDOWGLASS TRUST.
It Will Not Sell to Jobbers Who Han
dle Foreign Goods.
Philadelphia, Dec. 6.—At a meeting
of the Philadelphia Paint club last
night the first step was taken in the di
rection of u general movement of what
is considered an unusual demand upon
the jobbers of paints and glass by the
windowglass manufacturers.
It is said that notice has been served
by the manufacturers on all their cus
tomers that if they expect to continue
their business relations they must agree
not to handle any foreign made glass
unless it is the output of a factory for
which some member of the manufac
turers’ combination has the agency in
tho United States.
Situation lircomcs Serious.
Austin, Dec. 6. —Vice President Pet-
tingill of tiie Southwestern Telephone
and Telegraph company has returned
from a tour of the state aud on exami
nation of tho strike situation. He an
nounces that it will be a fight to a finish
as far as his coinimny Is concerned. The
situation is getting rather strained in
San Antonio, Houston aud Dallas espoo-
inlly. In Houston the work of catting
wires goes on. In Dallas the strikers
are demanding that all branches of
unions join them aud in San Antonio
the strikers are boycotting stores that
are using the telephones.
Legislation UnneceMary.
Philadelphia, Dec. 6.—The Pennsyl
vania railroad, whose officials gave no
tice to those oi^c’tholders at their last
annual meeting that they would be
asked to authorize an increase in the
present authorized capital stock of the
company at their annual meeting next
March, will not be required to obtain
the sanction of the legislature, as has
been erroneously stated.
Rumored Telephone Deal.
Knoxville, Dec. 6.—It is reported
that tho Cumberland Telephone com-
puny, through a Memphis party, has
purchased the People’s Telephone com
pany. The ropoft was given credence,
us similar rumors have been heard for
Homo time, bnt Manager J. C. Duncan
of the People’s com}xiiiy denies it. The
People’s is thu independent company
here.
Gills Dies of Ills Injuries.
Chicago, Dec. *1.—George Gills, who
was injured by tha explosion of the
boiler in tho Chicago aud Northwestern
power house, died today, mukiug the
eighth victim of the accident. *