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THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. The Ledger SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE 1 The Reliability of Every Adver- ^ tiser Who Uses the Col- . I umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. KSTAHL1SILEI) FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, S. C.. TUE DAY, .JANUARY 82, 1901. $1.50 A YEAR. QUEEN VICTORIA'S DECLINING DAYS Pathetic Picture of Her Fi nal Hours. MONTHS A MENTAL WRECK Tlie Kiwi Hastened by the Horrors of the South African War ami Death of Relatives — Her Majesty a Mental Wreck Kor Montli*. New Yohk, Jan. 21.—A dispatch to The World from Louden says: Your correspondent has obtained from a source within court circles the first comprehensive and actual account of the queen’s illness that has been yiveu out. QUEEN VICTORIA. These facts have placed the illness of the queen in a startling and pathetic light. They show that her mind has been failing for months, even before her visit to Ireland. She had been a men tal wreck for months. Whenever it was ollicially announced that she made felicitous responses to speeches at public functions ir is a matter of cold fact that the poor old quei-n was in such a daze that all she could sav to her companions was: “Where am 1?" Several times when sin- has appeared in public during tin* past .-ix or eight mouths .>110 has fallen asleep. Had it been anyone else but the queen of Eng land it would have ba n plain long ago that the malady was senile decay And that truthfully is what aftlicts Victoria. Hut lor her physical lac iking up of the past week, an attack of paralysis in the left side, it would have been possi ble for tiie court and the royal house hold to have kept from the Jlritish peo ple knowledge of her nn-utal decay for an indefinite | • riod. For the queen had lapses of intellectual vigor, but these were more interesting to her than her periods of mental density. Horrors of War. When her brain was clear she imme diately reverted to the horrors of the war in South Africa. Again and again she harped upon the war. This war, which she strove with ail her power to avert, made the last hours of England's (jut eu. wiio reigned happily longer than nn st men live, most wretched and miserable. In her lucid intervals it haunted her incessantly. The queen’s strong constitution man ifested tiie first symptoms of serious decay during the stay of the court at Windsor in November and December, 1891), when evil tidings of the South Af rican war, which began the previous October, began to arrive in rapid sue- sion. The queen did not look for any serious disaster to her army. She expected nothing but a series of quick, easy vic tories. Instead, disaster followed disas ter every few days. General Culler, before leaving Eng land for the .South African campaign, assured the queen that the war would be “difliculf, but not dangerous.” In consequence of news of the many re verses which came to her with added severity, she felt that she had lieen de ceived, and never forgave Duller. When his name was submitted to her for a visit to Windsor after his return from South Airiea, she stroked it through with her pen. It was at this time that the queen had fits of crying ; .n an aggravated form, which immediately preceded her present critical illm ss. The assassination of the king of Italy last July shocked her deeply. The news of thi illness of her oldest child. Empress Frederick, added greatly to her distress, and the fact that .-lie was physically un able to visit the empress and see her be fore either died made her nervous and excitable. Later came the death of her second son, the Duke of Waxe-Coburg-Gotha (Edinburg), which in a few weeks was followed by the death of her grandson, Prince Christian Victor, son of her daughter Helena, wife of Prince Chris tian of Schleswig-Holstein. The prospect of an indefinite prolonga tion of the war was a trial under which her health again began to sink in No vember last. Her spirit remained un daunted, and when it was reported th.it President Kruger had said the war would claim her as one of its victims, the qu‘ en declared: “I may die, but Mr. Kruger won’t kill me.” Sleepless Nights, While the qu*-eii has been sleepless at night, she has long hail strange fits f drowsiness in the daytime. When her mind 1ms been clear the queen has tried valiantly to combat this failing. The court ollicials have also worked hard m keep her from sleeping at the wrong time. The last time she drove outside the grounds of Osborne the villager* of East Cowes were astounded to hear the clear treble of the son of tin* Prince of Hatten- burg trilling out popular songs from the royal carriage. The boy was singing to keep his grandmother awake, in ob dienceto her wishes. Now and again she dozed, waking to tell the boy to continue Ids chant, which to the uninitiated onlook er contained a world of pathos. The qui i n drove about in her donkey chaise within the grounds of Osborne House for the last time on Tuesday, The Duchess of Edinburg, or Haxe-Co- burg-Uothu, was her eompanion. On her return to the ca-t 1* the qqeeu \ .* asleep, in tiiat condition she was cur- rind to her bed, never to rise again. On riiursday tdio queen had a stroke of paralysis. .Since then ufiy bug bo in u comatose condition. NEPHEW OF POPE LEO XIII His Name Associated With the Hob* b -ry of the Vatican. New York, Jau. 21.—A dispatch to The Journal and Advertiser from Home says: Count Camillo Pecci, the nephew of the pope, and whose brother has recent ly been serving with the Boers against the English in South Africa, is on his way to the United States, accompanied by his wife. His visit is for the purpose of invok ing the assistance of President McKin ley and of the United States govern ment in obtaining compensation for the destruction by Cuban insurgents of his wife’s large sugar plantations and fac tories in Cuba during the war with Spain. His unexpected departure from here served to revive rumors in auti clerical circles which associate his name with the recent mysterious robbery at the Vatican. Only a public trial could set these rumors at rest, but there seems no indication of this being done, as the pa pal authorities cannot prosecute without acknowledging the jurisdiction of the Italian courts within the precincts of the Vatican, where the robbery was committed. Most of the stolen goods have been recovered. They were found in the possession of eminently respectable bankers in northern Italy, who had no notion that the bonfls had been stolen. The only reason for connecting the me of the count with the matter is that his extravagance is known to have been a source of much concern to his uncle, the poutilf. INDUSTRIES New IN THE SOUTH During Developments Reported the Past Week. Chattanooga, Jau. 21.—Among the more important of the new industries reported by The Tradesman for the week ended Jau FJ are brickworks at Decatur, Ala., and Augusta, Ga.;coal mining company at Birmingham, Ala.; n $100,000 cotton mill at Statesville, N. C., distilleries at Medoc, N. U.; a $30,- 000 company to manufacture druggists’ specialties at Chattanooga; an electric light plant at lied Springs, N. C.; a foundry at Hickory, N. C.; a $75 >,000 gas company at Atlanta, Ga.; a $40,000 grain elevator at Montgomery, Ala.: an ice factory at Dawson, Ga.; a $300,Q00 land nnpauy at Raleigh, N. C.; a laun dry at Red Springs, N. C.; a light and water company at Marion, N. C.; a $40,- 000 lumber company at Jacksonville, Flu., and Lexington, N. C. j a paint fac tory at Wilmington, N. C.; a planing mill at Athens, Ga.; a sash and door factory at Jonesboro, N. C.; sawmills at Silver Spring and Tallahassee, Fla. ALABAMA The IRON PRODUCTS Hirinirighuin District Slake* an Excellent Showing. Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 21.—Final and official figures on the iron trade of Alabama and Tennessee for the calen dar year 1900 became available today. They show total shipments of pig iron amounting to 1,237,741 tons, of which the Birmingham district lurnished 817,* 972 tons. Pig iron exports last year broke all previous records, amounting to 238,015 tons, nine-tenths’ of which came from the Birmingham district. Thirty per cent of the iron manufactured in the Birmingham district was exported. Coal Minors on Strike. Knoxville. Jan. 21.—A special to The Sentinel from Newcomb, Teuu., says 200 miners employed in the Wool Ridge, Oswego and Indian Mountain coal mines struck work this morning. They are on a strike in sympathy with the striking coal miners in the Italian Blue Gem company’s mine. The Ital ians are coming out, demanding that the contract pay day be the first Satur day after the tenth of each month. The company contends for the second Satur day :’f ter the tenth, and is willing to pay them. The 200 miners assembled at the mine this morning and prevented rlios«‘ who had been working from go ing in. Protection Kor Klks. Montgomery, Ala., Jau. 21.—The Montgomery lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks has passed a series of resolutions condemning the slaughter by northwestern hunters of the lieetfooted animal from which the order derives its name. The resolution* originated with the lodge of Elks in Colorado Springs, Colo., and do credit to the flourishing order which has been named after the gentle and lovable elk. Postolllce Kobbt-d and liurned. Nashville, Jau. 21.—A special to The Banner says: The postoffice and store of Burnley & Hall, in Truesdale county, was robbed and burned Sunday morning. The robbers cracked the safe and secured between $250 and $300 in cash, besides a lot of stumps. The store was then set on fire. The value of the property destroyed is estimated at $10,- 000. Officers are ou the trail of the thieves. Compulsory Vaccination. Columbus, Ga., Jau. 21.—Compulsory vaccination is being had in Columbus. Seven physicians, appointed by the mayor, have divided the city into terri tories, ami accompanied by policemen, are vaccinating ail who are not immune. In case a person refuses to submit, he is summoned Vfore the recorder, where he is fined, vith the alternative of bo* iug vaccinated on the spot. Monewall Jackson’* Widow. Charlotte, N, C., Jan. 21.—Interest ing services, commemorative of Lee’s birthday, were held at the Presbyterian Female college here ou Saturday, the principal b-aturo of which was the pre sentation of crosses of honor to confed erate veterans. Mrs. Anna Jackson, widow of the illustrious Stonewall Jack- sou. pinned the crosses on the coats of the veterans. Drought Muck Kor Murder. Wktumpaa, Ala., Jau. 21.—Sheriff W. O, Robbins and Dopnty T. J. Wil liams have returned from Butte, Mon., with Kldridgu Williams, wanted in El- iiioro county for murder committed In ' IH9L QUEEN VICTORIA SURELY SINKING The End May Come at Any Moment. ALL HOPE IS ABANDONED Her Majesty Clinging to Life by a Slender Thread—Prince of Wales, Kniperor Wllliaffl of Cior inany and Ollier Koyal Relations Present. Cowes, Jan. 21—4:35 P. M.—A slight improvement is said to be visible in the queen’s condition, but there is uo hope of anything but a fatal ending. The night is awaited with the greatest anxi ety. Paralysis is spreading to vital parts. Nourishment is being artificially administered. Tpe palace is packed. There is scarcely room for the emperor of Germany and his staff. With the exception of the newspaper correspond ents, there are only a few people out- side the gates. Inquiries from all parti of the world continue to pour in. London, Jan. 21-4:47 P. M.—Al though uo official bulletin has been issued since II o’clock, a telegram mes sage dated at Osborne House at 4 p. m. says: “The oueeu is very slightly bet ter. There is little trust in the rally proving permanent.” Osborne House, Isle of Wight, Jan. 21—5 P. M.—The following official bul letin has been posted: “The slight im provement of this me ruing is main tained. (Signed) James Reid, R. Doug lass Powell, Thomas Bartow. ” THE STORY OF THE DAY Arrival of the Prince of Wales and Kniperor Willimii. London, Jau. 21—Noon.—The follow ing bulletin was issued at Osborne House at 11 o’clock this morning: “The queen has slightly rallied. Since midnight her majesty has taken more food and has had a refreshing sleep. Th^re is uo fur ther loss of strength. Tho symptom) which gave rise to most anxiety are those which point to a local obstruction in the bruin circulation, (signed) James Reid, R. Douglas Powell, Thomas Bar tow.” Cowes, Isle of Wight, Jan. 21—12:13 P. M.—The queen’s slight rally of this morning was followed by a gradual sinking, which if continued will result in her speedy death. No surprise will be felt here if her death is announced at any moment. Shortly before this announcement wal made, Emperor William of Germany, the Prince of Wales and their party drove to Osborne House. A good-sized crowd met them as they disembarked at Cowes. Naturally there was no cheer ing, but the men present took their hats off and the German emperor cordially and frequently responded by bowing. 1 hey drove to Osborne House in open carriages. The Prince of Wales ap- P 1 ared to be half dazed and the Duke of York’s eyes were red, while the Duchess of Connaught cid uot cease crying. There was intense relief at Osborne House upon the arrival of the imperial and royal party, for several times dur ing the course of the morning it was feared the queen would not live to hear of the Prince of Wales’ return. On his arrival at Portsmouth Emperor W illium was met by a guard of honor. The party, however, dispensed with the usual formalities and immediately went ou board the royal yacht Albert. As they started for Cowes the baud on the flagship Majestic struck up the national anthem and Emperor William and his royal relatives reverently bared theii heads. London, Jau. 21.-12:21 p. m.—The more hopeful bulletin, received at noon, I hardly lessened the universal apprehen sion. Everywhere that bulletins are posted sorrowing crowds have gathered, awaiting the outcome of tier majesty’i illness. Preparations made in all offi cial quarters for all eventualities indi cate the expectation* of those who might be supposed to be best informed. The royal apartments iu Windsor castle are being made ready for a sudden re turn of the court, and all state officiali iu any way concerned in the issue are holding themselves iu readiness for prompt action. Another of the qaeeu’i physicians, Kir Thomas Barlow, reached Osborne House this morning. A little before carriages dashed up, bearing Em- B >ror William, the Prince of Wales, the uke of York and the Duke of Cam bridge, Berlin, Jan. 21-1 P. M.—The for eign office has received information since Emperor William’s arrival iu Loudon that the queen is hopeless. The Asso ciated Press learns that the object of the emperor’s visit was to deliver special parting messages on behalf of himself and liis mother, but it i* believed at the British embassy here that the queen has been unconscious since Wednesday night. The embassy officials have can celled all invitations and acceptances. Londom, Jan. 21.—While expressions of sympathy and love are pouring in from every quarter of both hemispheres, none are so appreciated as those from the United States. The Globe voices the general sentiment, saying: “From other land* hope* come for the recovery and enlogie* are passed on the character of Queen Victoria. In Amer ica, almost without exception, it is uu- dur the simple title of ‘The Queen* that the illustrious patient is referr* d to and deep sympathy implied.” The scenes about the Mansion House today exemplified the intensity of the common axiety which has made all in terests here akin. Thou.-auds gathered there as the day wore on. mid nothing could be more impressive than the pro found silence with which the auiiouuce mi nt of the alternating phases of tin crisis was heard, A ixiiuful mistake was made early in the afternoon. The flag over one of ih< embassies was lowered, and people rushed off with the news that thequcei was dead. Without waiting fora V'ri ficatiou, Other flags wore lowered unu some time elapsed before the error wm rectified. NEW ROAD TO MONTGOMERY A Force of Meu Already at Work on the Line. Montgomery, Ala., Jau. 21.—A con ference was held here Saturday between local-business men and a representative of the board of trade of Brunswick, Ga. As a result of this conference a Mont gomery delegation will go to Brunswick next Wednesday to attend a massmeet ing, which will have under considera tion a projected railroad from Bruns wick to Birmingham via Montgomery. It is said that the new road will go into Birmingham from Montgomery by way of the Louisville and Nashville, thus saving the building of 97 miles of track. It is also said that $0,750,000 has al ready been subscribed by the eastern promoters of the road, and that 40,000 tons of steel rail have already been con tracted for. The first cargo will reach Brunswick Thursday night. A force of 200 men are now at work on the road going out of Brunswick and it will be poshed as rapidly as possible. Amerlcus Asserts Her Clalme. Americus, Ga., Jan. 21.—Amerienl is going to make a determined effort to secure the building of the Brunswick and Birmingham railway via this city. A strong delegation of representative citizens will attend the general meeting iu Brunswick this week and offer every inducement to secure the new road. RANSOM PAID FOR"FRAZER The Missing Young .Man, However, Fulls to Turn Up, us I’routlsed. Atlanta, Jan. 21. — 0. H. Frazer, brother of Bass Frazer,-the youth be lieved to be kidnaped, came to Atlanta Saturday night, paid over $500 in gold to a man in the dark, surrounded by lonely woods, npon the promise that his brother was to appear, a free man, at the Hotel Marion, at 9 o’clock Sunday morning. At the appointed hour C. H. Frazer was at the hotel, where he remained until noon, when he left, realizing that he had been duped aud robbed of $500 in gold, bnt satisfied that he had done all in his power to restore his brother to their broken hearted parents. / ' A letter had been received by Captain Frazer at Union Springs, Ala., Which was mailed in Atlanta on Friday Jau. 18. It gave a plan in detail hdw the $500 in gold was to be delivered. It en joined great care aud secrecy and Wound up with threats of revenge if the plan failed through any treachery. ■m. - f. A MINDER 18 TIRED OF LIFE. Tailor la Macon Jell Suya He Wautc to Die. Macon, Jan. 2L—laador Minds*, the tailor who killed Andrew Mahoney, an other tailor, several weeks ago, hal printed a review of the tragedy written by himself. In the course of it he de clares that he has uo friends on earth, and says: “I am getting more miserable every day aud I wish to God that I could die, as I have nothing to live for, anyway.” Minder has recovered from the 17 knife thrusts which he inflicted upon himself during the trial last month, aud which caused its postponement. Minder formerly worked at his trade in Atlanta aud is well known to the tailors tnere. His trial will be resumed iu February. Safeblower Gets 12o Years. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 21.—The trial of Frank Edwards, one of the members of the Miller-Duneau gang of safe robbers for complicity in the Stand ard Oil safe robbery one night last March, when Miller aud Duncan killed Policemen Kirkley and Adams, came to a close in the criminal court Saturday night, when the jury brought iu a ver dict of guilty and fixed the punishment at 25 years iu the penitentiary. The evidence was almost all circumstantial, but it was strong. Edwards is tho first of the three pals of Miller and Duncan to be tried. Victory For American Industry. Pittsburg. Jan. 21. — The Carbon Steel company of this city has booked orders for 0,000 tons of a high grade of open hearth acid steel wire, for nse on the new East river bridge at New York. The company took the contract from Swedish producers, who heretofore havi been regarded as the only interests able to supply the grade of wire required. Nine Buildings Burned. Peoria, Ills., Jan. 21.—The fire at Henry, 28 miles north of here, which started last night, was extinguished early today. For a time the wholi town was in imminent danger of de struction and assistance was sent from this city. Total loss about $100,000, nine buildings in all being destroyed. Insurance, $50,000. An English Female Reformer. Montgomery, Ala, Jan. 17.—Mrs. Irene M. Ashby of London, England, it in Alabama looking around among tb< cotton mills. She has formulated two bills which she will urge upon the gen eral assembly when it meeta One is to prohibit child labor aud the other pro Tides compulsory education. Convicts Acquitted, Milledgkvillk, Ga, Jan. 21.—Thi jury, after being out for several hours, brought in a verdict of not guilty in tb« case of the state against the four female oouvift* charged with arson. Every convict witness was sent up for murder and was serving a life sentence. Endowment For University, Atlanta, Jan. 21.—The endowment committee of the University of Georgia met Saturday iu the state library at the capitol, and it was brought oat that $25,(00 had been raised or was in sight for the erection of an alumni ball on the campus at Athens. A Charleston Failure. Charleston, Jau. 21.—A petition in voluntary bankruptcy has beeu filed in the United Statgg district court here for Fullin Bros., wholesale and retail to bacco dealers. The liabilities of the firm are $40,000, with aasgtH auiouutiuif to $32,000. NO PRIZE FIGHTING IIN OUR STATE. Governor McSweeney Uses Words to That Effect. WHEN THEY WERE BOYS. BULLY FOR GOVERNOR! “Under No Clrcumittances Will Jefferies and Kuhlin be Allowed to Fight in This State.” Was the Governor’s Answer to Telegram Asking That Privilege. (Correspondence or The ledger.) Etta Jane, Jan. 19—Today is the ninety-third anniversary of the birth of General Robert E Lee. He died at the age of sixty-three years, eight months and twenty-three days. We are not exactly satisfied to en dorse the chiid labor bill now before the legislature. There are too many different conditions of life to meet and it will be hard to strike a medial line that will do justice to all con cerned. The best thing we know is to make a general law vagrandizieg every able-bodied man at those cotton mills and other factory towns who hasn’t some steady job or em ployment by which he earns an hon est living, and make it obligatory on the part of a public officer to see that it is enforced. Some men go to tbe factory with no other object than to put their wives and children to work while they “loaf.” Mr. William G. Fowler was kicked in the breast by a mule one day this week, but we are glad to say was not hurt badly. Mrs. John Foster, whose illness has been frequently mentioned in this correspondence, has got well. We are sorry to hear of the death of little David, son of Mr. and Mrs D. P. Holder, of Glendale. He was an unusually bright little boy and we sympathize with the family iu their great bereavement. We say that Senator Brice’s bill for completing tbe Confederate rolls ought to pass without a dissenting voice, and we believe it will. Bully for Governor McSweeney. When he received a telegram asking if he would allow Jtfferies and Rublin to fight a limited number of rounds in this State, replied: “Under no eiremnetaneea will Jefferies and Rublin be allowed to fight in this State.” That’s right, governor, stick to it. We have no use for such swag gering bullies making an exhibition of their brutality for tbe morbid ap petite of tbe boys we want to make sometbing better of. “I once was young but now am old,” yet have I never seen a frisky girl who was disobedient aud unkind to her mother that was ever worth a cent to her husband, if she ever got one. It is one of tbe laws of nature. Boys, if you ever call upon a girl with a face full of smiles, who says, “I can’t go for half an hour yet; the bouse isn't swept, nor the cow milk ed, nor the dishes washed,” you wait for her if you have to sit down on the door step or stand at tbe gate till she performs her chores, for some other fellow will come along and carry her off and you will have lost a prize that you will never, never find an equivalent for—mind that. But, if, on the other hand, she is always ready to go, you bad better look out or you will have a lifetime to repent for your folly. To find tbe number of the congress setting in any given year, subtract 1789 from tbe year. If the result is an even number, half that number will be the given congress, of which the year in question will be tbe closing year. If the result is an odd number, add one to it and half tbe result will be tbe congress, of which the year in question is the first year. Take for example 1901, subtract 1789 leaving 112 remainder, divide by two and we have fifty-six, which shows that tbe fourth of March, 1901, is the end of the fifty-sixth congress and the beginning of tbe fifty-seventh. Tbe time for paying taxes being ex tended is a great accommodation to those who failed to pay up witbio the time preacribed by law. This is, aud always will be, tbe case, unlesa the legislature quits meddling with it. If the time be prolonged till April 1st, it will be the same with some people. Make a law and stand by it, gentlemen, tbe legislature and tbe peonle will soon do so, too. We fully endorse the building of an iron bride across Broad river for tbe benefit and convenience of our over- tbe-rlver friends aud citizens of Cher okee county The county is and will be benefitted by every improvement made within its'limits. A lamp lit and set in a flower pit will protect the flowers against frees- ing. But dou’t wait till they are killed and then say there is nothing in It. You bad better keep it burn ing as long as tbs extremely cold weather laeta and they will be ail right. Mre. 8. F. Estes baa our thauke for a mess of louse which we regret exceedingly we could not est on ac count of sickness. But may her shadow never grow less. Thera is a great deal of moving about and stiii there is a great de mand for farm labor In this com munity. J. L H. The most soothing, healing and antiseptic application ever devised is DeWitt's Witch Haiel Halve. It re lieves at once and cures piles, sores, ecsema and skin diseases. Beware of imitations. Cberoxss Drug Co. Reminiscences of Limestone Fifty Years Ago. The following reminiscences of days spent at Limestone fifty years ago was written by one of our oldest residents and will no doubt prove interesting to many of our readers. It was taken from tbe Carolina Spar tan of recent date: “Mr. Editor: Dear sir, you remem ber that we were school boys fifty years ago, going to Limestone Springs to D. D. Rosa. I was in my 22d year. Wbat a fine teacher and what a fine set of young men were going at the same time, and what a good time we had. But alas! many of them have crossed over the river from which no traveler ever comes back until the great day of the resurrec tion. When going to Limestone school Win. Wilkins, who died a few years ago, and I walked six miles every Monday morning and six miles home every Friday evening and boarded during tbe week at David Lipscomb’s 2£ or 8 miles from the school house, and paid him one dollar per week for hoard and got, good ealing. His wife w s a spit nib isiness w man. But now is it now about boys going to school? They do not want to walk one mile and grumble if they have cold dinner. Now some advice to young people of both sexes. There is going to be a big show in Charleston commencing this fall and lasting for months. 1 want you all, rich and poor, to go Commence right now to save your money and you can get there. I have four boys and have told them to save their money to go to Charleston to the big exposition. You must all go, you will enjoy it, I know, but look out for the pickpockets. I went to Philadeipia in ’76 to the exposition and enjoyed it hugely and from Phila delphia on to New York city. On the cars my pocket was picked (by a girl I believe) of $47.50 in currency. I bad $50 left in gold sewed in my clothing. I got to New York Satur day night, stopped at tbe Astor Ho tel. Sunday evening went toGraid Central Hotel, fare $5 per day, ard on Monday was robbed again on Broadway of all my gold, $50, not a cent left. Come to see me and I’ll tell you about it. Now I was in a pickle. I borrowed money from A. N. Wood to pay my hotel bill and ex penses borne. Here I am in the land of the living, seventy-three years old, and think it a good old world yet. Now boys and girls, I have said of ten that everybody ought to see tbe ocean and go up to tbe mountains and see tbe contrast] I hope to meet many of you at tbe Charleston expo- ■itiou. w. R. L. A Marrow Fscape. Thankful words written by Mrs. 4da E. Hart, of Groton, S. D.: “Was taken with a bad cold which settled on my lungs; cough set in and finally terminated in consumption. Four doctors gave me up, saying I could live but a short time. I gave myself up to my Savior, determined if I could not stay with my friends on earth, I would meet my absent ones above. My husband was advised to get Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. I gave it a trial, took in *11 eight bot tles. It has cured me, and, thank God, I am saved and now a well and healthy woman.” Trial bottle free at Cherokee Drug Co. Regular size 50c and $1.00. Guaranteed or price refunded. If Russia brewed this trouble in China she should have shut down the brewery considerably earlier, thereby avoiding an embarrassing over-pro duction. Persons who suffer from indigestion caunot expect to live long, because they cannot eat tbe food required to nourish the body and tbe products of tbe undigested foods they do eat poison tbe blood. It is important to cure indigestion as soon as possi ble, and the best method of doing this is to use tbe preparation known as Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It digests what you eat and restores all the digestive organs to perfect health. Cherokee Drug Co. No doubt tbe early Christians did tbe best they could, but they were never able to point with pride to the estimated value of their church property. Tbit season there is a large death rate among children from croup and lung troubles. Prompt actioo will save tbe little ones from these terri ble diseases. We know of nothing so certain to give Instant relief as One Minute Cough Cure. It can alio be relied upon in grippe and all throat and lung troubles of adult*. Pleas ant to taxe. Cbyokee Drug Co. Tbe most objectionable thing about meek people is their tendency to re gard their future high station as a valid claim for veneration. When threatened by pneumonia or any other lung trouble, prompt relief Is necessary, as It is dangerous to delay. Ws would suggest that One Minute Cough Cure be taken as soon a* indications of having taken cold are noticed. It cures quickly and its early use prevents consump tion. Cherokee Drug Co. The golden ages of the world are so called for their culture, art and literature—not for their vast accumu lations of wealth. Tbe merited reputation for curing piles, aores and skin diseases ac quired by DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Halve, has led to tbe making of worth less counterfeits. Be sure to get only DeWitt’s 8alvs. Cherokee Drug Co. 1 TENDER TRIBUTE TO DYING VICTORIA Invocation of Chaplain of United States Senate. THE DAT IN CONGRESS Citizen of United States Claims Dam ages Against the Transvaal Author ities in the Sum of Nearly Two Mil lion Dollars. Washington, Jan. 21.—At the open ing of today’s session of the senate, the chaplain, iu his invocation, referred with deep pathos to the condition of Queen Victoria, paying tribute to her virtues as a sovereign and a woman aud invoking divine tenderness and sympa thy to all the members of her family. Mr. Turner of Washington offered a resolution requesting tho president to transmit to the senate what steps has been taken by the state department to protect the rights of R. E. Brown, a citizen of the United States, in the mat ter of his claim against the South Afri can republic, together with copies of all correspondence and papers relating thereta The resolution was adopted. In presenting the resolution Mr. Tur ner made a statement regarding the case. Mr. Brown, the senator said, was an American engineer who went to South Africa eight years ago. He located a large number of gold mining claims in Witfouteiu, adopting American meth ods in his work. He was deprived of the claims by order of the South Amei- ican authorities aud instituted suit against them to recover $1,850,000. An Off Day In the House. Washington, Jan. 2i.—This was dis trict day iu the honse. Before the regu lar order was demanded some routine business was transacted. The postoffloe appropriation bill was reported. President aud Mrs McKinley. Washington, Jau. 21.—President Mc Kinley has almost completely recovered from his recent illness aud was in his office at the usual time this morning. His work for the present, however, will be confined to snch as requires immedi ate attention, aud he will receive only such callers as have urgent business with him. Mrs. McKinley’s health is quite good. BASEBALL IN THE SOUTH. Atlanta Enters the Association,Which Is Thus Completed. Chattanooga, Jau. 21.—The organ ization of the Southern Association of Baseball clubs is completed by the ac ceptance of the Atlanta franchise by Nngent and Bernhardt of New Orleans. The schedule committee will meet in Memphis early iu March, at the call of the cnairmau, aud arrange the details of the games. It is expected the season will open about the last week in April The team* in the association are Chattanooga, At lanta, Memphis, New Orleans, Nash ville, Birmingham, Shreveport and Lit tle Rock. Train Kails Through a Bridge. Milwaukee, Jan. 21.—An evening Wisconsin special from Fon dn Lac., Wis.,f-ay.sa Wisconsin Central reoair train went through a bridge, which had burned at Forest Junction, 2 miles from there, early today. The conductor, en gineer, firemen aud two brakemen were more or less seriously injured. Price of a Hale of Cotton. Newton, N. C., Jan. 21.—Mr. John E. Setzer killed a hog the other day which so far breaks the record iu this county. It weighed 588 pounds. It was sold to the Maiden cotton mills store at 8 cents a pound. This was $47 .04, about the value of a bale of cot ton or a common work horse. Strawberries Kor Dinner. Unioxtown, Ala., Jau. 21.—A few days ago the force at the state experi ment station was treated to somethiifg unusual for this section. Strawberries were served for dinner. They wer® grown at the station and gathered th* day served. The mild winter had not injured the vines to any great extent. New Industry Kor Anniston. Anniston, Ala.. Jan. 21.—Anniston D to have in the near fntare a large hos iery manufacturing industry. It will be owned by E D. Tyler, A. L. Tyler, Jr., and W. W. Stringfellow of this city, men of means, push and energy. It i* thought the industry will begin opera tion by March 1. Terrible Accident. Thomakville, N. C., Jan. 21. -A ter rible accident happened at the veneer works Saturday afternoon. Five work men, all negroes, fell into the steaming tank. Yauce. who was scalded th* worst, died lust night. The others will recover if the proper care is taken of them. Lived In Three Centuries. Greensboro, N. C., Jam 21.—Golds boro bos three negro citizens who hav* lived in three centuries aud bask in th* sunshine yet of the present one. They are Nellie Smith, aged 113 years; Bob Lane, aged 106 years, and George Petti- John, aged 103 years. New York CougresMiian Dead. Clypk. N. Y., Jau. 21.—Ex-Congress- wan George W. Cowles, aged 77, is dead, at hi* home here, of aueuriim of the external iliac artery. Stock Kxchttiife Failure. New York, Jau 21.—Potter * Kirk- ham. member* of the Consolidated Stock aud Petroleum Exchange, have pended.