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w ,1 THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. Ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Advef* 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. 1«, I81H. GAFFNEY. S. €.. TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1901. 81.00 A YEAR* USE FOLLOWS GAS EXPLOSION IN A MINE Five Ilundi’cd Men Escape From Perilous Situation. OTHER FIRES OF THE DAT D estruetlve I'ouil.i ;rutioii Near Chloa« g<>—liellaire htainping ('ompany'i 1’iaul Dc-itroynl —!j*.‘»0,000 llluzo at Nirand KapLl^, Mich. WlLKESBAKKE, Rk, D'a 31.—An ex- plosiou of f, r as occurro'l in the Holleu- back mine of the L'hij'h an l Wilkes- barre Coal companr today. It set lir< to the woodwork, but was quiekiy ox- tiugui.'hod. Five hundred men were at work at the time in the mine, but all succeeded in k'ettnitf out safely except two, whe Were badly burned. Killed by a Cave-In. Champion, Mich., Dec. 31.—A cave-in of the Champion mine occurred here to day and John Horngreeu and Georjt« Williams were precipitated into ao abyss. Their bodies will not be recov ered. WATER SUPPLY GAVE OUT. Fire Given Free Hand—Loss About $.■»<><>,OOO. Chicago, Dec. 31.—Fire destroyed the Jellaire Stamping company's plant at larvey, Ills., early today, causing a lost f $100,000 and tlirowiug mill men, boys abid girls out of employment. Insurance toVtlie value of -Pi?.1,0)0 was carried on th A plant. A high wind carried great «piwititie> of burning embers about tne villlLge, threatening its destruction. Citizens formed a bucket brigade and preAnt -d the spread of the flames. At oY'iO o’clock the water supply gave out. Sf o add to the excitement several tanks, tyvo of them lilied with naptha, ei 1110.1 riou s th( burning fit-Vcely to its fate, and turned their attentHin to saving other proji -rtj’. Several adjoining buildings suli'ered slight llamagti.s. laniis, r.wo oi tnem niiea witn nuptua, exploded. Fragments of iron fiew al- mo.it everywhere, bat no one was se riously injured. When the water failed the lirem&p left the factory, which was Is a tire H'jaut Destroyed. Guano Uaiuios, Doc. 31.—The en tire plant of ibis) Grand Rapids Hook company was destroyed by lire today, together with a greater part of the sea son's output. Tne loss i> about ioO.OOd. Wiped Out by Fire. Williamson, W. Yu.. Dec. 31.—Al- , most tiie entire business portion of tint , place has be- n wiped out by lire. Th« loss is roughly estimated at $70,000. Destroyed by Fire. PiTTSBcno, Dec. 31.—The Pennsylva nia Petroleum company’s plant at Coro* j apolis, Pa., was almost destroyed by lire today. Loss, $10 >0. BLOODY FIGHT IN ABBEVILLE HieriQ' Kennedy, Densby and Kyle Are All Killed. Abbeville, S. C., Dec. 31.—A shoot ing affray occurred here late Saturday night iu which three men were killed. The dead are Sheriff Kennedy, William ; Kyle and John Densby. The trouble was precipitated by Dens- by, a gambler, who was only recently 1 acquitted for the killing of a negro. Kyle, with several others, was play ing a game of cards iu the hotel oflice, when Densby entered and began abus- ing him. When Kyle remoastrated ho drew his revolver and shot him dead. Densby left the hotel, going to the | home of his father-in-law. Two police men followed, but were held off by Densby. They sent iu a call for assist ance and Sheriff Kennedy responded with a posse. The hotise was surrounded and the sheriff called upon Densby to surrender. Densby came out, and with the remark: “Well, we will all go to hell together,” opened fire on the sheriff. Both emptied their pistols. The sheriff was shot near the heart and died iu a few minutes. Densby was shot through the chest, and after reloading his re volver, was arrested by the police, but never spoke after being shot, dying Sunday afternoon. Kyle was from Ludlow, Mass., and had just completed the erection of a new mill hero and was to return home Sunday. DEATH OF W. - SINGLETON He Was Wounded Two Years Ago by Major Carson. Lexington, Ky., Dec. 31.—In Octo ber, 189S, W. Singleton, a photographer here, and Major Thoms J. Carson, form erly of Mississippi, but now a leading breeder of thoroughbred horses and pro prietor of Dixiaua stud, fought an in formal duel with pistols in the studio of the former, as the result of which Siu- gletou has just died. The shooting grew out of remarks made by Singleton regarding the disap pearance of a photograph of Miss Mary Warfield, a Mississippi belle and a niece of Major Carson, from his showcase. Miss Warfield, now the wife of Lieuten ant Percy Burrell of New York, heard that Singleton had reflected upon her character and Carson called on Siiurle- ton and demanded an apology. Single ton was shot iu the side, but Carson was uninjured. Singleton brought suit against Carson and got a verdict for $5,000 damages. Carson would not pay the judgment, ami went to jail, taking the insolvent debtor’s oath. His trial for shooting Singleton was continued from time to time, and is still pending. Carson once fought a duel with a doctor iu Missis sippi, and was shot in the arm. HEAVY EXPORT BUSINESS SNOWSTORM. RAIN EIGHTEEN DEGREES AND FURIOOS GALES BELOW IN COLORADO — Havoc Wrought By the Ele- , Snowstorm and Blizzard In ments In England. the Northwest. DEVASTATION IS GREAT DROP IN TEMPERATURE Itullroads mid Highways lllocked. Hrldgcs and HulUlIng-* Arc Washed Away—People Imprisoned In Their Homes—Whole Country Inundated. London, Dec. 31.—Severe snowstorms, deluging rains and furious gales have created havoc in the United Kingdom. In many parts of the country t^ere have been disastrous floods, landslides and washouts. Ou all sides much stock has been drowned. The railroads and highways are blocked, buildings and bridges have been carried off and the overflowing streams have inundated miles of coun try, while they have submerged the streets in some of the towns from 3 to 4 feet. At Coventry the devastation is greater than at any time during the last 30 years. A number of factories have been flooded and hundreds of inhabitants are imprisoned in their homes. Many trams on the Midland roads have been stopped and their fires extin guished by tj^e floods. The town of Bath is endangered by the rise of the Avon, which is now 10 foet above the normal. Immense tracts of land in several counties have been transformed into inland seas, the inhabitants seeking refuge iu the upper rooms of their dwell ings. Many villages are altogether iso lated and some towns of considerable size are without gas owing to the works being flooded. WILL WIND UP ITS AFFAIRS. Loudon and Globe Sends Out Circulars to Its Shareholders. London, IX-c. 31.—The fear of further failures in connection with the collapse fall of Snow Kxtremely Heavy at Some Places—Grt-ut Difficulty In Feeding Cattle—Miners of 3Iouut HI anc * ut dll'From the World. Denver, Dec. 31.—Eighteen degree* below zero was recorded at the govern ment weather station iu this city and at Cheyenne, Wy., at 8 o’clock today. The coldest place in the country was Bander, Wy., where 2b below zero was reported. Hoads Arc Impassable. Walks'.Bruo, Cola, Dec. 31.—It has been storming at intervals in this sec tion for several days and the roads leading to the summit of Mount Blauo are impassable. Fears had been enter tained lor tne safety of 100 or more miu- ?rs on the top of the mountain, who had not yet laid in their winter’s supply of provisions. People living at the base of the mountain say, however, that if they were iu danger ot scant winter supply some of them would have cut their way through before this and called upon the neighboring camps for help. Snowstorm In Wyoming. Cheyenne, Wy., Dec. 31.—A general snowstorm lias prevailed over the east ern and central part of Wyoming dur ing the past two days. Ou Powder river and Salt creek the snow is very deep. Much difficulty in feeding stock is experienced, although no serious dam age is reported as yet. SHOOTING SCRAPE AT WALKER'S CHURCH. Colored Sports Engage in that Pleasant Pastime. often asked, “How does a shooting match differ from other methods of gambling? Some one may a; swer. for we can’t. .r l s. WEDDINGS IN WILLIE. The lillnil Tljfer NtiUmne I’roliletn U u ilUllmlt ERA OF FREE WHISKEY Twelve Below Z n ro. Des Moines, Dec. 31.—Iowa expe rienced her first snowstorm of the sea son last night. Trains were delayed of the Loudon and Globe Finance cor- I somewhat. The thermometer was 12 bo- Iioration, limited, were not realized and ;iL ‘ ro doming. HE LOST HEAVILY AT POKER. Downfall of Joel .Myers Is Due to Curd Playlug. Columbia. S. C., Dec. 21.—Joel J. Myers is the name of the young man who g>>t drunk here and was found with several big checks payable to the South ern railway. Myers has sufficiently re covered from his spree to realize his po sition. He has made a confession to the express officials. Myers was money clerk in the office at Charlotte, N. G. He learned to play poker, and expi rienced the luck of green horns. He conceived tbc idea of break ing every poker house in tiie surround ing states. - All he needed was a little capital, and he levied on the Southern .Express company. No sooner did he start in with the stolen money than he begun to lose. He dropped $200 iu Charlotte and then came to Columbia’s bigger games. In three days his losses footed up $2,000. He hud over $4,000 in indorsed checks, but feared to cash them. WITHOUT FOOD AND WATER. Itcbels Are Trying to Kscape From Mount Arayat. Manilla, Dec. 31.—General Frederick D. Grant wires that General Klojaud- rino's men are trying to escape from Mount Arayat. Two of them were killed Sunday. There is no water ou the mountain and food is scarce. An official report says the Fourth in fantry and the Fourth cavalry in Cavite province have captured 100 armed in surgents and taken possession of their camps at Anubo and Malagran. Tne Arethusia (a United States water carrying ship) laden with supplies, ar rived at Guam Dec. 21 after a tempest uous voyage from Cavite, during which her l o us were swept overboard. There is much suffering from hunger in the outlying districts of Guam, but no starvation. Shipments Foi 15)00 Will Exceed Tkoee of is;>7. Bihminoham, Ala., Dec. 31.—Official figures have been compiled showing the shipments of pig iron and cast iron pipe from Alabama and Tennessee during the the first 11 months of the present year. Pig iron shipments up to Dec. 1 were 1,185,854 tons, of which 720.528 tons were forwarded from the Birming ham dietrict. Cast iron shipments for 11 mouths reached the total of 79,115 tons, of which 20,130 tons were from ' the Birmingham district. The total amount of p:g iron exported was 205.345 tons, of which nine-tenths went from the Birmingham district. Cast iron pipe to the amoufft of 7,910 tons were ex- . ported. The most notub'e feature of this show ing is the export movement, which has I been the largest iu the history of the state. In 1897 220,000 tons were ex ported, but this represeute4 12 months. With 11 mouths of 1900 only 15,000 tons behind, the total for 1897, it is figured that this year’s export record will beat that of three years ago by a good mar gin. * Claude Hartley Accidentally Killed. Suwanek, Ga., Dec. 31.—Claude Bart ley happened to a fatal accident about 3 miles from this place. The young man had been out hunting with a number of other boys, and passing Mr. Kennedy’s went into the house, leaving his gun ou the woodpile. When he returned to re sume his hunt he carelessly picked up the gun with the muzzle toward him, striking the hammer against something which caused it to discharge, the entire load entering his stomach. Ho died a few hours afterward. the tone of the stock exchange steadied in consequence and Americans were marked up point. There was even a better feeling in West Australians. Hike Views showed a recovery, but London and Globe was offered and further declined 2s. fid. British Columbias were steady. The London and Globe Finance cor poration sent a circular to the share holders today calling for a meeting for Jan. 9 for the purpose of passing a reso lution to wind up the company. The circular says the capital of the company is locked up iu securities ou which, at present, it is impossible to realize and the corjxjration, therefore, by reason of 'those liabilities, is unable to carry on business. Later Thomas S. Egan, a jobber iu the West Australian market, failed, but this had little effect. BOERS WERE DRIVEN OFF They Inflicted Heavy Loss ou the lirlt* Mi ut Helvetia. London, Dec. 31. — Lord Kitchener wired from Pretoria, Sunday Dec. 30, saying: “The post at Helvetia was surprised at 2:30 o’clock this morning, the enemy first rushing a 4.7 gun. At dawn the otti- cor commanding the post at Swartz- kopjes seat out a patrol and shelled the enemy out of Helvetia, making them abandon the gun temporarily. The Boers, however, formed our prisoners around the gun and got away eventu ally. No ammunition belonging to the gun was captured. The casualties were four officers wounded and 11 men killed and 22 wounded. A column was sent out from Machedodorp. but owing to bad roads it failed to arrive iu time. Lost In the Desert. Piif.nix, A. T., Dec. 31.—V. L. Jop- kins, one of the oldest residents iu Yuma, is lost ou the desert near Mes- mire. There is no hope of finding him alive. SHE ONCE LIVED IN TEXAS Mrs. Nation Went on the Wurpath ut Klclia rdson. Austin. Dec. 31.—Mrs. Carrie Nation, who last week begun a crasade against saloons in Wichita, Kan , is well known in Texas from several years of like de portment. During the eighties she and her husband lived in Richardson, and her fanatical views led to several open rnp:ures between herself and citizens. Due one of these occasions she spit in the face of several of the most promi nent citizens. Finally a committee took her hunbaud out and treated him to a severe spanking. Mrs. NtUiou went on the warpath, in forming her husband first, however, that he was like Christ, inasmuch as his enemies were trying to crucify him. Matters ere long reached a crisis, how ever, and Mr. and Mrs. Nation left for Kansas, and have been unknown to Texas since. Defaulter Suupp Settles. Memphis, Dec. 31.—Charles D. Snapp, defaulting confidential clerk and cashier of Caldwell & Smith, investment brok ers, was released from jail today. His brother, Howard Snapp, and Judge Debell, of Joliet, III, have aettled with the firm, trausferiug to them certaiu properties in Chicago belonging to How ard Snapp, and other properties iu Ar kansas belonging to the defaulter him self, all together valued at $21,800, the amount of the defalcation. Franchise May He Kevoked. Charleston, Doc. 31.—Unless the Seaboard Air Line gives some early indication that it will exorcise the right and privilege granted it by the citv council of Charleston, there is a possi bility that the franchise will bo revoked. Mayor Smyth has called attention to the fact that more than u year has elapsed since tiie privileges were ceded to the St a boar i, and thu-> far there is no sign that the road will be built into this city. Boy Kidnaped. Houston, Mich., Dec. 31.—The 5- year old son of Mrs. Raymond Thiervy of Dollar Bay has been kidnaped, evi dently in the hope of securing a ransom. It is believed the boy was taken by u well known character iu the copper re gion named Sullivan, and the sheriff, with a large posse, is scouring the coun try, hoping to catch him before he gets beyond the state line. It is thought he is heading for Canada. , Morris Shot ut Mrs. Tompkins. Dublin, Ga., Dec. 31.—Robert MorrU attempted to kill Mrs. Tompkins, o young married woman, near Harrison, and then ]mt u bullet into his own bead, inflicting a dangerous wound. Neither ! of the two shots he fired at Mrs. Tomp- ! kins struck her. Morris had been pay ing attention to Mrs. Morns and her marriage to another man was the mo tive for the attempted murder and sui cide. (Sensational Shooting Near Asheville. Asheville, N. C., Dec. 81.—The sen sational shooting of E. II. Berger, at Buena Vista, near Asheville, is still a mystery. The injury to Berger is not serious, although it isa pistol ball wound iu the forehead. Mrs. Berger declines to make a statement. The only clue is what the 10 year-old daughter said, that “Mamma had shot papa. ” Heats the World’s Record. Wilkksbouo, N. O., Dec. 31.—Mrs. Newton McCann has given birth to four children—two girls and two boys. Eighteen months ago she gave birth to three. All seven are well and hearty. It is claimed that this beats the world’s record—seven children iu less than two years. CHINESE IN FULL RETREAT Guns and Am in unit ion Captured by the Germans. Berlin, Dec. 31.—Count T ’' i n Walder- see reports to the war office under of Peking, Dec. 29: “The Chinese who fled south were pursued by Iriost's squadron toSo-Kien, lt'0 kilometres southwest of Peking, where the Chinese scattered. Grue- berg’s column seized great quantities of munitions, quick firing Krupp guns and repeating rifles at Si-Nau-Chen, 2l kilo meters east of Pao-Tiu-Hsieu, which hud been abandoned by "the fleeing Chi nese. ” Ills Condition Very Serious. Weimar, Dec. 31.—The condition of the Duke of Saxe-Weimar, who is suffer ing from influenza, complicated with inflammation of the lungs, is very seri ous. The action of his heart is gravely weakened. His illness is painless, but the worst is feared. An Armistice Proclaimed. London, Dec. 31.—A dispatch to The Pall Mall Gazette from Peking, dated Dec. 31, says an armistice has been pro claimed. Will Increase the Force. Knoxville, Dec. 31.—Master Me chanic J. B. Michaels of the local shopi of the Southern railway announces that between 100 and 200 men will be added to the shop’s force at once. Increased repair work and running on reduced force for some time is assigned as the cause of the increase. Men are now being hired for the increased force. Mve Deaths From Pneumonia. Tacoma, Dec. 31.—A Dawson dispatch of Dec. 28 to Skaguay states that there has been live deaths iu as many days from pneumonia and that many persons are still suffering from it. Typhoid fe ver has been epidemic, but is subsiding since the cold weather set in. To In.-pect the hystem. New Orleans, Dec. 31.—The heads of the Southern Pacific Railroad com pany are gathered here preparatory to starting over the transcontinental sys- D in with the new president, Charles M. Hayes of tit. Louis. STOLE A CHRISTMAS TREE >el»ool Teacher “Humped” and the House liiildcd. Wetumpkee, Ala., Dec. 31.—The ne gro schoolhouse was the scene of rather an amusing act. Every preparation had been made for a Christmas tree, and *he participants and guests had .i rived, but just before the pre«f” > were to be distributed some o: . larted a racket with the soho-'! • acher and threw a pistol in b ; s lace and he sought safety m fli- . in rough one of the windows. I! was caught and given an old-fash ioned “bumping” to a nearby tree. Pan demonium reigned, and in the tumult the lights were extinguished., Wie n order was restored, the Christ inas tree, with its presents, had vanished. The tree was soon found near the build ing, but bereft of all its glory. To F.fttnbllsh a Storage Keservolr. Phenix, A. T., Dec. 31.—Arthur P. Davis, one of the most noted members of th6 government hydrographic bureau, has arrived from Washington to con duct soundings on the Gila river with a view to the eou-traction by the govern ment on thiu stream of one of the big gest storage re-erviors iu the world. The main purpose in view is the relief of 8,000 Indians, whoso water for irriga tion has been diverted by white settlors. SI'ver Service For the Illinois. Chicago. Dec. 31.—Contracts have been signed which will secure for the battleship Illinois, when she goes into commission next summer, a handsome service of silver plate. The gift is from the people of Chicago and con-ists of two punch bowls, ladles, tray, epicurean bowl an i two iruit dishes, ten pieces in ✓.II, eosting -i the neighborhood.of $10,- 00). Tii pnnea bowl will have a ca pacity of lo gallons. Breached !n a Mel hod 1st-C'liureh. Chattanooga, Deo. 31. —Rabbi L. Weiss, in charge of the Jewish emigre* gati<>u in this city, filled the pulpit at Trinity M- thodist Episcipal church, som’n, l i t night A large congregation was 11 tent. This is toe first tine la tin- h: t irv of Mi thodism litre that this has occurred in any church of that de- nmMitiatioii. His subject was “Things iu Common tian.” Between Jew and CLns- .Miilllaled by Itals. Durham, N. C., Dec. 81. —The body of David Bailey, wanderer and outcast, was found i:* a room here. His face find him Is had b • m eaten nwny by rats. i\v > girls, wh * had frequ utly given him foo i, found the b >dv. Bailey was an ex coule urate p< usioner. And the Keady I'lstnl Carry the . Good Work On and Protests are Useless. Kphralw Is Joined to His Idols—News Prom Lower Cherokee. (Correspondence of The Ledger-) Etta Jane, Dec. 29.—Walnut Camp W. O. VV. met last night at the school house and organized for busi ness. All members were present. The hunters have been playing havoc amongst the birds, rabbits and squirrels since the holidays set in. As the county pension boards are requested to meet at their respective court houses on the third Monday in January, 1901, and the several town ship boards are to meet on Saturday, 12th inst., it will be right and proper for those interested in the matter of pensions to see that preparatory meetings are well attended and a full vote taken in the election oi officers. Too much is expected of the few who attend to transact this business. Let everybody turn out and give expres- s.on of their views and sentiments. Mr. Voney Comer has moved to the Gordon Moore place near Hope- well, in York county. Your correspondent has been quite unwell for two weeks with la grippe and at this time is only beginning to get about a little. We understand that the colored people had a shooting scrape at W’alker’s church on Christmas day. This is nothing new in this era of pistols and free whisky. Let the good work go on and accomplish all it will. Protests are useless as Ephraim is joined to his idols. At the meeting of the Woodmen last night tiam Foster and Nolie Blackwell stayed out and kept the billy goat till the trio were nearly frozen. Boys, let someone else man age William the next time. Alias Annie Foster, of McConnells- vilie, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. tiallie Foster, at this time. Mrs. John Foster who has been quite sick with fever for several weeks, is getting along very well and hopes are entertained for her recovery. Mr. Waddy Howell, who has been dangerously ill for a long time, is slowly recovering. He has been very low with fever. Iu a private letter from a friend and relative in the west we are told that The Ledger is great company to her in her far off home. She said she could not get along without it. How many persons are there in Cherokee county who have relatives and friends to whom a year’s sub scription to The Ledger would be a suitable New Year’s present? Now is the time to show your appreciation of friends. But few years, if any, durior t ie closing century have been nursed with so many notable ever* as 1900, and before the twentlp'u (vntury is in its teens we may reasonably look for even greater discoveries than ever before. Among iv!i;ch in a device to delect robberies This apparatus consists of an ar rangement by which the burglar is photographed and an underground telegraph coonecting the safe with an alarm bell in the sleeping apart ment, or elsewhere, of the owner, making it impossible for extensive robberies to be committed without reasonable grounds for their being detected and the parties identified. This is a strictly southern invention which has been found to work in al most every detail with absolute pre cision. With pride we notice the many compliments of the press upon the Christmas edition of The Ledger. It is a daisy and is well worthy the pat ronage of the people. We have noticed that The Ledger advertisers have more than ever had a good run during the holidaya. For instance we will hear Mrs. Jones say, “Go to and you cau get so and so for thus and so,” and sure enough it comes to pass. We are so frequently impressed with the ear nestness of shoppers that we ask them how thfey know ao much about the prices of articles and they refer us to The Ledger, invariably, when we didn’t think many of them ever noticed the paper. Yet they do and read every ad. in it and when one has read or heard it read they will never stop till they go and see for them selves. Printers iak is a power in business. A few nights ago Mr. W. C. Kirby heard a noise at his stable and went out just in time to prevent some horse thief from breaking down the stable door. The villain or villains madb their escape without being identified. These cases of horse stealing have become alarming aud a first-class lynching will most as suredly follow if the thieves are caught. As long as idle tramps are allowed to prowl over the country we may look for all kinds of lawless deeds to be committed. Why Is the vagrant law not rigidly enforced in every sec tion? “What is everybody'^ busi ness is nobody's/' and nobody will attend to it. Rev J. P. Marion will preach at Salem tomorrow at II a. in. We understand there was a shoot ing match near Abingdon creek church tbia week. The question ie (Correspondence of The Ledaer > W II.LIK. Dec. 29.—We have had in our section, perhaps, a dozen wed dings since our last report, in fact they have been so numerous that we will not undertake to mention them singly but we will say to our male friends who are matrimonially in clined, that we have a few young ladies left yet, who would perhaps he willing to accept the hands of young men of g( o 1 report and whose finances were in good shape, for b tter or for worse and of course would prefer it to be for better. We are glad to find ourselves again in perfect accord with The Ledger, especially in regard to a child labor law. To our mind we have all of the labor laws, child or any other kind that we need, but if the legislature feels it to be its unbounded duty to enact a child labor law of some kind we would suggest the enactment of a law of some kind to enable parents to get their children to do all the work that they 3an, because our ex perience with children is, that it is almost impossible to get them to do even whut they are able to do without making laws not allowing them to work. It seems that cotton mill people are rather careless about taking the advantage of the free schools, and as all children should be taught to read and write by the time that they pre ten years old, therefore, we think that it would be a very good idea to require children to be able to read and write before they be per mitted to work in the cotton mills. The f ict is, parents now-a days can have no excuse in the world for their children not being able to read and write by the time they are ten years old. Mr. E. E. Clements has bought the interest of C. C. Bearden in the North Tiger Roller Mill, of Clarence, 8. C., and is now sole proprietor of the plant. The North Tiger Roller Mill was the first roller mill erected in tipartanburg county, erected un der the firm name of Bearden & Clements, and was a paying invest ment from the start. Mr. Clements has had the mill leased for a number of years and of course has been mak ing money, hence his desire for the ownership of the entire plant. Mr. Clements is a thorougli business man, hence we bespeak for him continued success. Christmas passed off very quietly iu this section. We have not seen nor beard of but very little drinking Everybody, with a few exceptions seems to have kept themselves in a good humor. The following are the only causualities of which we have heard: Some one went to Mr. Lucian Rogers’ and took the taps off his wagon spindles and cut up his harness, and J. E. Atkins and one of the Wooten boys gut into a dis pute over some trivial matter and Mr. Atkins by some means or other butted his head against the butt of Mr. Wooten’s gun, and as his head came in contact with the gun very suddenly of course it knocked him down, but there was no very great damage done. The officers were in this section last week and captured three or four stiils. Now I want to say to the officers that the capturing of stills is not worth one cent towards putting down the illicit traffic in liquor. tio long as you leave the men free you had just as well let the stills alone, be cause you hardly get out of sight be fore there is another one in place and ready for operation. A. W. Pennington is visiting friends and relatives in Cherokee th>s week. We are in receipt of a letter from Col. Strain advising us in regard to how they got rid of the blind tigers in his section, but the circumstances are entirely different in this section to those which existed in the Etta Jane section. In this section a great majority of the people are in sympa thy with the blockuders, therefore, a stranger coming in here to do detec tive work would accomplish very little or nothing. The only way that the evils of blind tigerism can ever be mitigated in this section is for the governor to commission and pay nen of this section to do the detec tive work—men whom the blockuders would not suspect. The officers are in here often enough but they do not do any good. The fact is, the only thing that will put a stop to the blind tigers in this section will be their second term on the county chain gang and some of them would, perhaps, try it for a third term. Accept our thanks for advice, brother, but it won’t work in this section. Octaves. UU<-over«il ny a Woman, Another great discovery has been made, and that too, by a lady in this country. “Disease fastened its clutches upon her and for seven years she withstood its severest tests, but her vital organs were undermined and death seemed imminent. For three months she coughed incessantly and could not sleep, tiho finally dis covered a way to recovery, by pur- chasng of us u bottle of Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, and was so much relieved on taking first dose, that she slept all night; and with two bottles has been abso lutely cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz. Thus writes W. C. Hamrick A Co., of Shelby, X. C. Trial bottles free at Cherokee Drug Companj. Regular size Otic and $1.00. Every bottle guaranteed. EMPER58 DECREES ACCEPTAUCE3FTERMS Prince Ching Requests Fur ther Conference. CRISIS HAS BEEN PASSED ( lilna’s Action Loaves Ho mi For Fur. tiler Negotiations on .Some I’oiuta. Regarded as a Master stroke In 1)1- ploiuacy Other Washington Newa. Washington, Doc. 31.—Th; state de partment has received a dispatch Crum Minister Conger, at Peking, dated Doc. 30, announcing th it the Ciiinest* pleni- poteiKianei have notified the r<-pres -uta- tives of the powers that tiie emperor de crees the acceptance of their demands as a whole and Prince Clung requests further conference. They also desire that military excur sions into the interior shall cease. It is well known that this last request is iu accordance with the views of the president. In diplomatic quarters the acceptance given by the Chinese envoys is regarded as an ingenious stroke of dipl miacy. Among diplomatic officials it is said tiiat this is not an unconditional accept- anee, although it i>. such a c mcarreaoa of the general principle of the note that the powers cannot well set it aside. It appears to b ; directed toward re opening of the word irrevocable, and se curing more definite and, if possible, more moderate conditions on some of the points involved. It is u >t clear whether the envoys will sign tiie note first and then ask for negotiations or endeavor to ameliorate the terms before the final signatures are affixed. In any event, it is felt that the graver features ot the trouble are overcome by the sub- mis-ive attitude of the emperor, aud but little now remains hut to perfect the de tails of the peace treaty on the general lines heretofore laid down. APPLICATION IS REFERRED Governor I’ingrce Ireniamis the Extra dition of l lionip-on. Washington, Dec. 31.—The war de partment has referred to the attorney general the application of Governor Pingree of Michigan for the extradition of Charles J. Thompson, now in Cuba, who is wanted in Detroit to answer to the charge of forgery. There is no case anulavon- r Miis in the history of the war department. lue war oiiioials have no doubt that the attorney general will sustain Gov ernor Pingree’s demand. It probably will be held that if Gen eral Wood can honor the demand of a foreign governor for the surrender of a prisoner he can honor a similar request from a native one. Crisis In Monetary Adairs. Washington, Dec. 31.—The secretary of war has communicated to congress a cablegram from the Philippines com mission indicating a grave crises in the monetary affairs of the archipelago. The message was communicated to cou- gre.»s in connection with a mass of mem oranda bearing on the problem which is now to be solved as to the coinage of some kind of silver to take the place of the Mexican dollar in the Philippines. The stock of silver iu the islands is rapidly diminishing. Disquietin'' Reports From Venezuela. Washington, Dec. 31.—Disquieting reports as to the conditions in Venezu ela are coming to Washington through unofficial sources, though it is not diffi cult to obtain more or less positive de nials of the accuracy of these reports. It is said that Hernandez, the dreaded El Much, and at one time aspirant for the presidency, who has been in conline- ment for more than a year, has regained his liberty, i ad there are expectations of a rebellious outbreak. FOUND DEAD IN THEIR ROOM Man and Woman Commit >ulcide In a Brooklyn Hotel. 1,'kw York, Dec. 31.—A man and woman who went to Courtney's hotel, Fulton street and Manhattan crossings, Brooklyn, Saturday night wore found dead iu bed today. Both had been dead for at least six hours aud there was every evidence that the pair had com mitted suicide by inhaling gas. Two un lighted gas burners were turned ou full. There was nothing leading to the couple’s identity except a letter, which is in the hands of the coroner aud which he has not yet made public. Pensacola Dry Dock Company. Pensacola, Fla., Dec. 31.—The Pen sacola Dry Dock aud Shipbuilding com pany, with a capital stock of $fi;)0,000, has been organized here. The incorpo rators are William Henry White, J. T. Van Syekie, Henry T. Kuowlton, Percy G. Williams aud Francis G. Gorham of New York and George W. Wright and Charles II. Dishmau of Pensacola. Heavy Travel South. Charleston, Dec. 31.—Oflicialsof the Atlantic Coast Line say that travel south thus far is heavier than for recent years. The fact that tourists are al ready flocking to Florida and the West Indies tends to show that the season will be unusually lively. County Jail (juurantinod. Wichita, Kan., Dec. 31.—The comity jail has been quarantined on account of smallpox within and Mrs. Carrie Na tion, presbh nt of the Barber county W. O. T. U., who raided the Can y hotel barr«K)!n, has failed to give bond and must stay there 21 day#. Mexican Itnn* Amuck. Pnr.xtx, A. T., Dec. 31.--Amadors Morale-, u Mexican, ran amuck at Mo reno'. Deputy Constable Arnold tried to arrest him. Th< Mexican drew a re volver and tried to shoot the officer, bul the latter wu* too quick ami killed Mo rale# with hi# first shot.