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THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. 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. Hi, 1891. GAFFNEY, 8. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1900 81.00 A YEAR. JUGULAR SEVERED; WUHANBLEDIDOEATD Throe Killed In a \7reek on the Great Northern. ENGINE WAS DEMOLISHED Fatal Wreck <n: *ll<• Clilcvigo, liiirllng- ton an<l Qalm*y—1 ir sa' ii Ivilled and Several FersOii'' ii'j'" ,- d—Loc )mot;ve and .tlail Carb damped 111 • 1 rack. Helena, Mon., D--c. id.—Coast train No. )3, westbuuii'l, on the Croat Nona- om railway, was wreck' d at Crook: >n, 23.') niiie.s oast o£ Havre, early today. Three persons were killed and several slightly injured. The dead: Mrs. Watwu, residence unknown; her aged mother, name not learned; unknown Russian child. Mrs. Watson was t hrown through a window, the gla i severing her jugular vein and she bled to u e.’.h. Her mother and the child were crush'd to death. The accident was e:> lug of a truck as the train passed over a switch. The injured will all recover. I DOME'S ACTION DENOUNCED I in; u i.'ii! Ivcsolist Ions Adopted by the t 'eileratio.; ol Labor, j i >i'i -vn.Lti, I k o 13.—The tlrst reso- i lufiou called up at today's session of i the J'.-de. ntiou of Labor was one pro- | sent al by Loile-- ate Nelson of Phihidel- 1 di.! disapproving of tin alleged action > d! id. John Alexin jer Dowie of Chica go in importing foreign lace makers lor working in an estabiished industry in 1 the United States. The resolution was udo-.ted and. copies ordered sent to Pres- , i.. xt McKinloy, 55» cretary Gage and ! Coniu:i>siouer of Immigration Pow- I derlv A resolution was also passed directing the executive council to take such action ns ir, uece.-sary to have tin 8-hour till in- | troduw d in th. t gislaturcs of the states ; wb ic an d hour law does not prevail. A sharp debate arose over the cousld- , elation of a resolution denouncing a 1 hat factory of Fall River, for the alleged | substitution of foreign women to do the j work of nun in the manufacture of hats. The resolution further declared that the Unit' 1 States government has for the past three years placed all orders for hats to be worn by United States sol diers with the factory, and regis tered a protest against the further : placing ol army orders lor hats with i any muiuniou concern. The resolution i bv th ■ break- ! "^ adopted. FAST MAIL RAN iNTO A DITCH liurilugton Passenger Train Wrecked. One Uilled and Three Injur tab Burlington', la., Dec. I k —The Chi cago, Burlington and Quincy railway’s fast mail, No. lb, whicn left Chicago at 9:1."> o’clock last cvi uing, was Lully wrecked 2 miles vve-t of Kirkwood, STATE'S MOT ION OVERRULED ; Cannot Amend Its Answer to the Kail- roads’ Complaint. Raleigh, Dec. 13.—Judge Simonton of ti e United States circuit court de nies the motion by counsel fur the state j to amend its answer in ea.' S involving ! a 610,000,ObO increase of railway valua- j tion. The railroads, in their complaints, j charged that , piopn ty at early today. Fireman i property was •i was , rea j V;i i uu- This was not denied in the the killed and Kugit.eer tfamu* badly hurt. Tiio engine jump' track and was demolishud. Two mail cars with their contents were burned. The mail clerks w< re nof Injured severely. AH main line trains were delayed, being finally sent around by Oipiawu and Koithsburg. ALABAMA AWAITS ORDERS lluttle.'hip to Make a Trial Kuo to New York. Philadelphia, Dec. 1-k—T.ie l nited Slates battleship Alabama sail-«i today from League l-luml navy yard 1 or New York, where sue v/ili avv.ut iinx.i'.i’ ci ders. Sue will make a trial t which will begin as soon out to sea. After the-e trials are cornplef' d vessel’s cou■' »! will be slur i urtiier out to sea loavoi i sbippmg, as uii of her j^uns and turrets are f.» be tc-t <1 and a report ma lo to the navy <1< earn.lent as soon <>s the vessel n ..cues Ni w Yorlt. It the report is satisi'aciory it is probable that the ba: tie Dip will be on red to Hampton Ro;<l> to join tho North At lantic squadron. tin; state a— >scd railroad its lull value wiiile other assessed at less than its answer by the state; the railroa.as claim the fact was admitted. The state wishes to amend its answer by a denial of tho assertion of the railroads. Judge, fcimonton holds that tho state has forfeitc 1 its right to demand such an .;n.-wer. Counsel lor the state as- h'its tin.! the origin d answers by the suite t the railway -' conipiaints raised issues us to undervaluation of railway pro] ' t ty and that lie had uo doubt it \ aid b 1 found. He said the result of th'- i ass -siueur- investigation now in progress will be a great increase in the valuation of all property. GRIFFITH’S on as run iK NEGRO HANGED BY A MULE Singular Death <f John Phillip? Near Griffin. Griffin, Ga., Doc. 13—A no tho name of John Phillips wa the farm of Dr. \Y. P. Phi! DEFALCATION. Al- ro uy killed on :-s while driving up cattle. II mule and had the reins us he galloped after the wtu riding over his hoi herd. The mule became iriglitt tied a throw him off, and in falling the r : became twisted and held him tig. while the mule ran a hail mile before was stopped. it Thu negro’.! head v.r is iilin ost i :i a jelly, but us It: WU-i not exti at :t bis m juries wen utn •udud to, but in was too far gone to iV( r and died t rom tbe effects of Las o' ivu I'uoii'l mess. Adjusted ITiclr 1) itl«*l <N; PHENIX, A. T., Dec. 1 o. — -The two factions of tho Cobre Grand Mining company ended iis c uteivnee hero yes terday by a eompl"t ■ adjustment of the difiiculty winch for two y ars has oecn- pied the time of tin apreme and lower courts of Arizona, Mexico and Texu- Thc decision will step many cases pond ing in tho higher courts and relieve the strained situation at the mines located at Cauanoa, Mex., which ^or some time has required Mexican troops to prevent bloodshed bet wen the disputants over the pO'session of the property. ills Death Iteveais ;i Shortage of to ,st. $i,o:)(),ooo. Cinuinnau, Dee. U.—The shortage of ffCiirgi 1 R Gnfiuas, occeased, cicik of the board oi ediueatioti for 13 years, i • geni rally adtni ted to be at least >130,- 0 io. Di -crepaneii s between the annual r p ns made to the suite school com missioner by the county auditor and the reports of receipts made by Griffiths to the board of education show an addi tional shortage ot •'SJ4\827. It is said liie defalcation will exceed £500,000 and may reach ;} 1,000,000. it is also as erted that Griffiths himself did not get ail the moip y, but was put into ofiice and kept there a.; the tool of the real looters. Griflith’a death may jirevut the < xperts Horn ever discover ing me true amount of tho actual steal ing. n PANIC PiBAILS IN GERMANY Economic Stability of the Em pire Is Threatened. TO DRIVE OUT FOREIGNERS Revolution Is Heing Orgaui/.ed In ( lilua—Complete Victory For Amer ican Diplomacy — Japan to Mark Ferry’s Landing Place. Berlin, Dec. 13.—The pessimistic re port of Baron Von Fleischmaun, . eore- tury of the imperial treasury, in the reich.-tag, in which he told the country to prepare for a period of bard times, as the financial situation was gloomy, has created a sensation in the money market. There has been such a slump in the prices of mortgage bonds that unless pub lic confidence is restored, the economic stability of Germany will be imperilled, gome banks and bankers may find them- selves in serious difficulties and a finan cial crisis of unparalleled gravity may be precipitated in Berlin. The amount of mortgage bonds in cir culation is 5,000,000 marks ($1,2JK),000). The mortgage banks were the principal sources of supply to the money market, their bonds being regarded as first class securities. All this confidence has dis- oppervd and tho public are selling bonds indiscriminately at panic prices. GIVEN FINAL INSTRUCTIONS Successor the American Proposition Is Most Complete. Vienna, Dec. 13.—The Xenes Weiner Tagvblatt learns that all the European ministers in Peking have received final instructions from their governments so that a beginning of peace negotiations can Lo made at once. The success of the American proposi tion on which tho new agreement is br.s d is even more complete than was expected. It was learned from the best source that the powers constituting the triple alliance which, at the beginning, were su’ongly opposed to the American poih y, have now requested their minis ters to limit, as far as possible, all mat ters of formality in the peace negotia- tioHs -o that peace may be speedily con cluded. SUiCIDE OF SYDNEY SAMUEL FOUR RUBBERS HOLD ENTIRE TOWN AT DAT Desperate Battle With Ont* laws In Ohio. LOOT BANK AND ESCAPE Two Msu on Guard Keep the Crowd Ruck While the Others Blow Open the Safe, Rifle It of About $4,000 ami Hscapp on ti Handcar. Canal Dover, O., Dec. 18.—Foul masked men held the town of Shanes- ville, 4 miles west of here, at bay early this morning while they robbed the pri vate bank of John Doerschuck, blowing open the safe with a heavy charge ol nitroglycerine, and then made their es cape with the contents of the vault. They loft town on a Wheeling and Erie hand car, carrying with them bo- tween £3,000 and !$4,000. The robbers were followed by a fusil lade of bullets and they arc being tracod now by a trail of blood. An explosion awakened those who live in the vicinity of the bank about 3 o’clock this morning. John Rhodes, who lives directly across the way, has tened to a window when he saw two men working hurriedly inside the bank. In front were two others standing guard. Rhodes ran down into the street, revol ver in hand, to be met by a volley from the guards. The battle continued until he had emptied his weapon, when he retired to the house. Miss Mary Knowles, a relative of Banker Doerschuck, was also awakened and threw up a window and screamed when a bullet struck near her head. Other armed men had by this time made their appearance, to be met by a volley from the guards as they came within range. Tho robbers soon com pleted their work and fled to the'rail- road where a handcar was boarded. They abandoned the car before reaching Baltic, 5 miles distant, and a posse is now in pursuit with oloodhounds. BRITISH FLAG WAS HIDDEN LIMIT IS OUT ON jA NOTED COLORED DIVINE. FIRST OF JANUARY. Then The Ledger Will Not Deviate for Anyone. IT IS A PEOPLE’S PAPER. Without IteHpect to CIush or Couditiou ami Keprenent* the People's Interest Sub- R-'V. Carroll S friends arm lO SOttlO of Rev. Klclmrd iurroJ Makes au ra.-ijoent Address at the llaptist Convention. Rev. Richard Carroll, the noted colored divine of Columbia who is doing so much for the good of his race, was present at the BapUsl Con vention in Greenwood and made an eloquent ad Iress to that body Satur day night. The following is from the Baptist Courier and will be interesting to $150,000 FOR Gillette BRUNSWICK lli» Father Is i:t a Loss to Account For the Deed. London, Doc. 13.—Rev. Isaac Sam uel, rabbi of the aristocratic Bayswater synagogue, makes the following state ments concerning the death of his son, Sydney Samuel, the exporter, who shot himself at Portland, Me.: “Tills is indeed sad and surprising news. My son, who was a business man in Mexico, left Ijondou onlt* a few weeks ago after spending six weeks at home. I cannot imagine why he com mitted suicide, for certainly he left hero a Mine man. The reports that he com mitted suicide because I forbade his marriage with Mrs. Charlesex do mo a mv.l wrong. My son did have an alfair w". i t!:i- woman, but broke it oil’ of his own accord.” Word Violently Insane. Tali, mi a.'•ski:, Dec. 13.—M. T. Word, a traveling ralesnuiu for a Way cross drug house, is in jail here, thought to be temporarily insane. Word was found lit Chair’s station, 12 miles east of here. He had left a hotel at Lloyd at midnight and walked 8 miles to Chairs, leaving a horse and buggy and some other prop erty at Lloyd. When found Word was quiet, bat T came > xcited and combata- live, and was brought to Tallahassee and turned over to tho authorities. To Police the Cities. Manila, Dec. 13.—The Taft commis sion has passed au act authorizing Gen eral MacArti.ur to e.-tablish polio© in the cities and towusuud appropriatingf 150,- 000 for their maintenance. A bill has been passed directing the civil rervice board to examine and reixirt <>n the re adjustment of the salaries ot civil em ployes Conductor Kilted. Hendf.uson, N. O., D o. 13.—While Conductor Ln-sitcr of the Seaboard Air Line was standing on the track signal ing his engineer the yard > tigitie backed on him, knocking him down and pa s- ing over him, killing him almost in stantly. To Fight I lie T ibnce > Trmt. Winston, X. C , Dec. 13. — A report has reached here to the ('fleet that east ern capitalists are arranging to organize a string coin lie n y in oppo-itiou to tho tobacco trust. It is believed a factory will be located here by the new com pany. New ( ottou 31111 For Union. Union, S. C., Dec. 18 —Another (Fit- ton mill is to be built here.' The new null is to have a c iprvity of 10,00) spin- Ule > uud will be capitalized ut $130,001). Thinks This Miflielont to Ini- prove the Harbor. Washinutox, Dec. 13.—Captain Gil lette’s recommendation for Brunswick harbor i , the appropriation <>1 slJO.ou), $12 3,000 of which is for a dredge. He thinks that the remaining c23,000 is onou ;h to iu-nre water after the dredge has been buiif, and with $10,000 addi tional a year for maintenance. There is a disposition on the part of some of those, interested in the Bruns wick work t) doubt whether this will prove s uisfiictory, as tin y think it will take mu - time to build tii • dredge, and that something >iiouid be done lor tiie bar in to • meantime. Tho Gillette re port is not yet made public, Luc ihi.- is understood to contain the recommenda tion stated above. Peanut Kernel In His Appendix. Louisville, Dec. 13.—Jockey Troxler, a well known rider in the west and south, was opernt'-d on yestmli.y after noon in a private infirmary in this city for appendicitis. A whole peanut k<-r- kel wa- found in his appendix. He is resting ensy today, with the chances fa voring his rt c.ivery. Killing n! Statesville. Statesville, X. C., Dec. 13.—George Ramseur and Jim Green, both negroes, got into a row at tho house of Logan Shcm'l Green fired upon Raraseur with a shotgun, the whole load taking effect in Hamseur’s breast, striking the lungs and liver. Kamseur died a few hours later. Negro Klec’ed Yiee Provident. BiKMINOHAM, Ala , Dec. 13. —Jf the session of the United Mine Workers of America, Alabama distri t. No. t'O, George Sinituermaii, a negro, of Pratt City, was chosen vice president, it bring tho custom to accord the vice presidency to a member of that race. Contracts Will II ■ Kriicwed. PlTTi-ttUKO, Dec. 13.—The 8.000 ton- ployesof the Jones & Luughlin Iron and Steel plants have boon notified that thu individual wage contracts made two years ago will be renewed lor the ensu ing year with no reduction in pay. May Kulld a Sugar K< Hurry. Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 13.—The Jacksonville board of trade has taken the initiative toward the establishment 'srtre of a sugar refinery to meet the 'rowing uecesritius of tho product of Florida and South Georgia. REVOLUTION THREATENED. tiio Increased Property Valuation. Raleigh, Dec. 13.—A statement by State Auditor Ayer says tho increase in valuation of real and personal property in North Carolina this year over last yar is Durham county leads with $700,001) increase. ISong-Kong Placarded Inciting People to Rise. Hong-Kono, Dec. 13.—The city was placarded today with statements in citing the people and the members of tiie secret societies to unite and rise dur ing the month of January and drive out all the foreigners. Crowds gathered around the placards, but no actual out break is reported. Reports have been received from Can ton to the effect that Yung Sung Po, tiio reformer, has been horribly tor- tured. Though ho was strung up by t 1 ; thumbs and the toes he would con fess nothing. Fears For a Training Ship. Yokohama, Xov. 30, via Vancouver, B. C.. Dec. 13.—Grave anxiety is felt for tho fate of the training ship of the Tokyo Commercial company, on board of which 91 students left on Xov. 13 for Shmuidsea, where she was due on Nov. 2‘). On Nov. 17 the fierce storm which recently ravaged Houg-Koug was rag ing on the coast and it is feared the ves- m 1 has foundered with all on board, as phe w as a sailing vessel with only aux iliary steam power. It is jiossiblo that tho may have been driven fur out to sea. Will Aid the Canal. Managua, Nicaragua, Dec. 13.—Pres idem Zelaya repeats his formor state ments that he will not place any obsta cit s in the way of the construction o ' the Nicaragua canal by tho United States government. On tho contrary he de clan s ho will offer every j)ossiblo means in his power to aid the United States in the great work. Awaiting Andre’s Return. Cori.N iiagi.x, Dec. 13.—The brother of Professor Andre, tho missing arctic explorer, who attempted to reach tho north pole in a balloon, resides at Go theuburg, from wbioti place it is an nounood, that hoping for Andre’s return from the polar regions, he has deferred oTM'iiiiig the latter’s testament for IS! months. »o Hark Perry’s Lauding Place. Yokohama, Xov. 30, via Victoria, B. C\, Dec. 13.—A movement to mark tiie place of Commodore Perry's lauding with a suitable memorial has taken pbu". a distinguished and influential committee having ebargeof the scheme. Tin i" will be a lighthouse placed at the I dangerous entrance to tho Uguui bay. Fleeted President of Switzerland, lit.RNii, Switzerland, Dec. 13.—The vice president of the federal council, Ernst Bremer of Bale, lias been elected president of Switzerland for 1901 in sue- ccvsion in Walt her Hauser of Zurich. Dr. J. Zemp of Lucerne, who was chief ot ihc department of posts and railroads, was elected vice president, Misunderstanding Causes Considera ble Comment In Washington. Washington, Dec. 13.—In connection with the decoration of the house of rep resentatives yesterday considerable dis cussion was aroused by the omission of certain flags from the decoration. In tiie original plans, the British, Ger man, French, Russian and other flags \were draped about the chamber.- But through misunderstanding of officials it was thought the British jack was the only one displayed and in order that uo invidious distinction should be shown, a piece of bunting was placed over this flag, thus omitting it from the general dan while the other national flags re mained. Although the incident caused some comment, it was dismissed by tho officials as wholly unimportant and due to misunderstanding. HOLIDAY RECESS OF HOUSE Revenue Reduction Hill Considered In Committee of the Whole. Washington, Dec. 13.—The house to day adopted a resolution on motion of Mr. Payne of New York, the floor leader of the majority, for a holiday recess from Friday, Dec. 21, to Tlmrseay, Jan. 3. Before going into a committee of the whole to resume the consideration of the war revenue reduction bill it was agreed that general debate upon tho bill would close at 2 o’clock. The regular Friday order for the consideration of private pension business was postponed until Saturday. Tho debate on the rev enue reduction bill was then resumed. Kpp> Attempted Suicide. Jackson, Miss., Dec. 18.—X. M. Epps, hotel clerk at Saratoga, Miss., attempted suicide hero yesterday iu a sensational manner. Standing in the center of the crowded street he placed a revolver at his head and fired, missing his mark. He then jabbed the pistol iu his mouth and sent a bullet out through the roof of his mouth and face and fell like dead. Despondency over the loss of his situa tion was the cause of his attempt at self destruction. He will probably recover. Golf rouiiiuiiionl. Atlantic City, Dec. 13.—The open ing golf tournament of the Atlantic City Country club began today ou the Nortufiold links. The weather was pro pitious and tho links were in almost per fect condition. Play began with the qualifying round of 80holes, medal play. The first and second rounde will take place tomorrow and the semi-finals and finals ou Saturday. Kngland Will Sign Agreement. Washington, Doc. 13.—Tho latest ad vices from Peking official sources is that England has signified a willingness to sign the agreement reached by the foreign ministers with a slight amend ment, which is said to be rather in the nature of a mere change in form, rather than an amendment of the scope of the agreement at any material point. IJyan Will Not Accept. St. Louts, Dec. 13.—W. J. Bryan, in reply to a query put to him by the Liu- coin, Neb., correspondent of The Post- Dispatch as to the truthfulness of tho statement that he had agreed to accept the election of United States senator, said today: “Simply say there is uo truth iu the rumor; that I have other plana" Only Team* Left. New York, Dec. 13.—Today found only six teams loft in the six day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden. The riders have taken ou a haggard and ex hausted appearance, due to the terrible pace set for tho first two days of the •ace. Yerkes Reappointed. Washington, Dec. 18.—The president today nominated John W. Yerkes of Kentucky to be commissioner of in* Vernal revenue. scriberit Should Kencu Before Find of January—Other items. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Eita Jane. Dec. 11.—Mr. Walker Goforth, who we reported in our last letter as losing his horse under suspicious circumstances, found it in a cane brake on Thickety creek, nearly in sight of home where it had, no doubt, been since it left on the night of tiie 2od. The Salem Sunday school speak of having a Christmas tree during the holidays. Rev. J. P. Marion will preach at Salem tuxt Sabbath evening at fi o’clock. We very much regret to learn that Mr. J. Wesley McKown is quite un well at his home at Smith’* Ford, in York county. He was one of our army comrades during the war and this constitutes a tie of sympathy, if not kinship, that increases with the lapse of years. There could be no better soldier in the army of northern Virginia than J. Wesley McKown was. Your correspondent has been rather unwell with a sore throat for several days. The peopie of the Kelton circuit are much pleased to have Iltv. S. T. Creech assigned to it as they were compelled to give up Rev. Mr. who had served them four years as pastor. One of our neighbors is warmed up over a report that lie had had a dance at his bouse a few night ago. Why, what if you did, brother? We understand that Miss Lillie Foster is very low with typhoid fever at her home near Sunny Side. She is a daughter of our esteemed friend, Mr. I). P. Holder, of Glc-tidale. Mr. George Foster, of McConnells- ville, and his son, Marion, visited friends and relatives in this neighbor hood last week. We take off our hat to Metdanoes Mary and Laura Estes. Amanda Leo and Mildred McDaniel, who so gener ously remembered us with tokens of their friendship on their hog killing accastons last week. Mr. J. N. J tileries, of Abingdon, was in this section yesterday on bus iness. Mr. John Estes, who has been quite sick for several days, is getting better and is now able to sit up. Before this reaches our readers it is expected that the new flat will be launched at Howell’s ferry and tho public will be crossing as of yore. “So mote it be.” Will some one please write twenty- four with three equal figures, none of them being eight? Try it, reader. We made a hurried trip to Gaffney last week and met a number of friends from different parts of the county who were enquiring why we had not come around to see them in the in terest of The Ledger as we had prom ised to do early in tbe fall. Friends, our business arrangements have been such as to make it impos sible for us to meet all whom we (X- pected to in our work. But we have, nevertheless, done a great deal of work in places and hope to do more before the first day of January, 1'JOl. In the meantime we urge those who do not wish the price oi the paper to run up on them to attend to it befon.- the close of tho year, or by that time at the very latest, as Mr. DcCamp’s limit is out then and he will not de viate for friend or foe. We hope to see The Ledger taken by every family in the county. It is a people’s paper and without respect of class or con dition, it represents the people’s in terest. It belongs to no clique, neither is it controlled by any ring and the poorest as well as the richrst have the same right to be heard from through its columns. ’Tis true we hare quite a number of men in the county, no doubt, who can point out faults in The Ledger or note egregious blunders in its management or tell of tbe faults of some of its supporters Every now and then some one will oppose us, but this is the highest ev! dence that we are doing something If it don’t ‘‘rile” somebody now and then it is on the wane. Don't forget, friends, that after the tiret of Janu ary, 1901. The Ledger’s subscription price will be $1 50 just as sure as falling off a log.” and we can’t help it after ti at time. We have no doubt but that hereaf ter The Ledger will sustain its repu tation for decency, respectability at.< truthfulness that It has so consis tcntly maintained in the past, anc that its readers will more than ever get the worth of their money. While your correspondent can hope to meet aff the people face to face during th** short time that will elapse before the price (>f tbe paper is raised from $1 00 to $ 1 .">0 « >tur yet he hopes that those who wish the paper next year will renew, or sub scribe. al once and get tiie cheapest rates it will be off'.red at soon again. J L B his colored brothers who aspire to eminence in the cause of Cbristun'ty; ‘‘The Rev. Richard Carrol!, the col ored Baptist preacher who has in charge the reformatory for youthful criminals which has been established iu Columbia, addressed the Conven tion at a late hour Saturday night, and tie lateness' of the hour did not prevent Carroll from holding th^ large audience of tire d white auditors spell bound and mesmerized until such lime as he saw fit to cease speaking. He played on the feeling* of the audience as a good performer on au instrument. Would that I could make an address like that negro preacher! Why is it that a negro with sense is always au orator, while a white orator comes only after much weeding? I asked this ques tion walking Home. “It, is because he feels it,” sr.id a lady, who has been instructing me for several years. “But, no,” I contended, em boldened by the presence of third parties; “Carroll is honest and ear nest, but the sum of his sentiments emotions and convictions certainly cannot be greater than those of many public speakers I know, who cannot hit the mark one-fourth as Carroll did.” Anti yet the lady’s idea is a popular one. The truth is oratory is an art ; an elusive art as 1 can testify. Men may be born ora tors; 1 suppose they are. But it 's no science. And the thing can be cultivated by each man in his de gree. tiome of us would require cycles of the cultivation to equal that colored man. Bro. Carroll spoke of his reformatory; but it was all one. It would have been the same had he spoken of Japan.” BURGHERS URGEU TO CONTIHUE THE WAR General Botha Makes Strong Appeal to Them. T!i« lt«'»t l*r«iM'ripUou fur MulsirU Chills and Fever is a bottle of Grove’i Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply iron and quinine In a tasteless form. No cure—uo pay. Price 60c. lilMliop 1’etty is Head. [Charlotte Observer. | Bishop Charles Calvin Petty, D. D., one of the bishops of tiie African Methodist Episcopal Zion church, died at Clio, S. C., at 10:30 o’clock. Saturday night from euremic poison. He arrived at Clio Tuesday, Novem ber 27th, expecting to preside over the session of the South Carolina Conference of his church, but was taken ill with a complication of pneu notiia and yellow jaundice, which ater developed into euremic poi soning. Bishop Petty was born at Wilks- joro about fifty-one years ago; was educated in the common schools of North Carolina and at Biddle Ut i- versity, from which he graduattd in 1878. He was one, of the best educa- ied and most eloquent preachers of his race, and had field several promi nent positions in the A. M. E. Zion church. Beside filling the pulpits of a number of leading churches in North Carolina, South Carolina, Ala bama, Tennessee and California, he was four years general secretary cl his church, and was elected bishop when only thirty-eight years of age, at Newbern, in May, 1888. He traveled extensively in America and Europe and was one of the most progressive and conservative negro churchmen of his race. He leaves a wife and seven children, lie was buried at Newbern last Sunday. BVi.op G.icrge VV. Clinton, of thi- ciiy, vv-jf with him wiren hr died a id he with several of the other bishops and general officers of the church at tenued the funeral. FREE BLOOD CURE. An Olfer Proving Faitli toSufTererit. Is your Blood Pure? Are )ou sure of it? Do cuts and scratches hca slowly? Doesyour skin itch or burn? Have you Pimples? Eruptions? Aching Bones or Back? Eczema? Old Sores? Boils? Scrofula? Rheu matistn? Foul Breath? Catarrh? Are you pale? If so purify your Blood at once with B. B. B. 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Amsterdam, Dec. 13. —The following proclamation by General Louis Botha has been received here: “Whereas, I have been informed that the enemy circulates all sorts of wrong and lying reports among the burghers abont tho government and myself, our officers and officials aro charged to com municate the following information to the public: “Tne executive council, after consult ing the state president of the Orange Free State, has decided, iu the interests of our cause, to give leave of absence to our state president, with orders to go immediately to Europe iu order to assist our deputation there in the work they have before them. Vice President Schalkburger has been sworn iu accord ing to law and is now acting as state president. He is now assisted by the state secretary, two members of the ex ecutive council and other officials; in short, our government exists iu the same way as before aud is now in my imme diate neighborhood and iu direct com munication with me. “Let tho blood of our brave dead al ways be a strong voice, inducing every burgher to light for real liberty. We ia v e nothing left to lose but everything to ,’in. The government is most firmly de ided to continue the struggle. I am convinced the burghers will applaud tb s decision aud act accordingly until i end. “Burghers aro warned against the fi te words used by the enemy to deceive t em aud to make them put down their ns, because, accord'ng to the procla- ution of Roberts, they will all be traus- ;; irted to Sr. Helena or (Jeylon as pris oners of war. Our cause, however pre- carious, is not hopeless. If every bur- riier does his duty the Lord is sure to give a blesssed end iu his own time aud iu his own way.” MILNER IS ADMINISTRATOR Convalescents Ordered to Join Thetr Regiments—Canadians Salt. Cape Town, Doc. 13.—Sir Alfred Mil ner has been gazetted administrator of tb Orange River colony aud the Trans vaal. General Kitchener has cabled to the authorities of South Australia asking that tho wounded of the Imperial Bush- men who arc flow convalescent may be returned to South Africa. Ano: her contingent of Canadian troops started on their way homo today on board tho Roslyn Castle. They received an enthusiastic soud off. Fi-ieuds of the Goers Protest, Rerun, Dec. 13.—As a result of a mass meeting at Hamburg the friends of the Boers at that place have sent the imperial chancellor, Count Von Buelow, a strongly worded disavowal of the Ger man government’s Transvaal policy. TREATY HAS BEEN AMENDED Instrument With Great Britain Given a Broader Scope. Washington, Dec. 13.—A treaty has been concluded between the United States aud Great Britain amendatory of the existing extradition treaty and in tended to correct certain imperfections iu that instrument developed by recent experience. i’he changes do not materially affect the scope or principles of the existing treaty, tho chief item in tho list being a provision classifying as a crime subject to extradition tne obtaining of money under false pretenses. At present the treaty makes extradi table the return of money under false pretenses and omission of the principal iu crime, constituting a manifest ab surdity. the amendment is made. Child Killed by a Rat’s Bite. Beaufort, S. C., Doc. 13.—Several days ago on Kean’s Neck a largo rat bit five children of Edward Alston, a negro. The four eldest suffered little, but the youngest, 18 months old, died after ter rible suffering. The immediate cause of death was hemorrhage. There was such a profuse flow of blood from the bitten fingiTs that by the time tho child could be taken to a physician not an ounce of blood was left in its body. An Investigation Ordered. Washinoton, Dec. 13.—The civil ser vice commission is setting ou foot an in vestigation into the examination for let ter carriers, hel d some time ago at Way- cross. It seems that out of a large number of persons who stood tho exami nation—some of them graduates of the schools—the examiners certified four negroes aud one white man. There is suspicion that there was some politics about this. _ Will Command the Oregon. San Francisco, Dec. 13.—Captain F. W. Dickens, U. S. N., will sail to morrow for the Asiatic station on the on the steamer Rio de Janeiro to take command of tbe Oregon. He expects to soon bring the battleship to this port for !>erma.ieut repairs to her hull wfcich was seriously injured when she struck a sub- mergeu rock in China waters. The Kentucky will replace the Oregon in the Orient. Clements Succeeds Himself. Washington, Dec. 11—The nomina tion of Judsou C. Clements of Georgia to be interstate commerce commissioner was sunt to tho senate today. Mr, Clements succeeds himself. Gustav at ( lirUtlanla. Christiania, Dec. 13.—Crown Prince Gustav, who has been acting as regent during the illness of his lather, King Oioau'i has arrived here.