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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.