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/ i / ■ r IE LARGEST ition of Any Newspaper le Fifth Congressional District of S. C. Ledge SEMI-WEEKIiT—PUBLISHES TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver* tiser Who Uses the •Col umns of This Paper. * vj A Newspaper in all that the Wed Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ^ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, S. C.. TUESDAY, FEBRLARY 26, 1901. 81.50 A YEAR. MOL GEOLOGY STILL IN DISPUTE » Results of Researches of a Scientist In Asia. ^FESTION OF THE DELUDE Q lllbUcal Account of tlio Flood Does Mot Lead to 3Iuc.li Geological Kvl- denee of the Catastrophe, but Is En tirely Creditable. New York, Feb. 25.—Letters have just been received here from the Rt v. Dr. George Frederick Wright, the au thority ou the glacial period and Biblical geology, telling of the results of his search in Asia for evidences that the deluge covereu the whole earth. Dr. Wright secured a leave of absence from Oberliu, U., university and sailed for Japau early last year. 11a went at oace to Siberia aucEbegan his work. His sou accomiianied him as an assistant. ■ The professor went all through Siberia, and then proceeded to Syria via the Ural aud Cr.ueassus mountains. lu a letter received iu New York last week from him at Jerusalem, Professor Wright said: •‘The account of the flood in the Bible is not such ns to lead us to expect much direct geological evidence of it. A sub- . mergence of a year, several thousand 1 years ago, would leave few signs which Rre not obliterated by time. “The Bible history stands on its own merits and has independent value. The main question of geological interest is: “The special objection to the answer .to this question turns upon the geolog ical theories concerning the possible or probably rate at which changes of laud levels may proceed. I.yell’s Theory. “Lyell’s theory of uniformitariauisra has been pushed too far and has had too much influence iu the discriminate the ory of geological catastrophes. Profes sor Prestwich’s great work ou geology does much to counteract the efrors of Lyell and his followers. “Catastrophes comparable to the flood are not strange things in geology. The glacial period was connected with a se ries of catastrophes. 1 have travelled 12,000 miles in Asia to lind evidences of the glacial period and have found none. There was no general glaciation of eastern and central Asia, as there ;#kvas of America and Europe. But I have found indisputable evidence of an extensive submergence of the land ex- . ^tending to the base of Mount Ararat and time this .submergency took place subsequent to the appearance of man ou the earth. The Russian geologists have recently found remains of a man deep down in the deposits connected with this period of submergence. One Thing Certain. “The one point of certainty is that since man’s appearance there has been a period of instability iu the earth’s crust northern and central Asia, which jws that the Biblical account of the flood is an entirely creditable Btory.” The theory of uuiformitarianism con ceived by the famous Geologist Lyell, which Professor Wright criticises, is that the stratification of the earth’s sur face due to diifereut geological periods was in large measure uniform over the earth and that catastrophes were of al most no occurrence in the history of the earth’s crust. The debate over the deluge question has been waged for 300 years, aud Pro fessor Wright’s investigations probably will reopen it with energy. COAL OUTPUT OF ALABAMA. Figures For 1900 Show Increase Over Those of 1899. Montoomury, Ala , Feb. 25.—State Mine Inspector J. deB. Hooper has re ceived official returns from nearly all the mines in the state relating to last year’s production of coal These figures show an appreciable increase in the out put over that of fSfJf). The mines which have so far reported fool> up a total pro duction of 7,028,502 tons. There are a number of mines of considerable size yet to be heard from aud it is estimated that the above figures will be increased by at least 015,519 tons, which will make the entire production for the year 190<) 8,247,921 tons. The production of 1898 was 7,484,778 tons. This will show an increase of about 800,000 tons, but it is believed by the most optimistic tnat when all the reports are in the increase will be shown to be 1,000,000 tons. The coal mines of the state last year far surpassed all previous years iu the record of production. Of the total out- U - put Jefferson county alone produced 6,408,013 tons. The coni mining industry, it is shown, employs in round numbers 15,000 men who are directly engaged iu mining coal. Cocking .Main In Court Room. Charleston, Fob. 25.—A state cock ing main was fought in the court room at Ten Mile Hill Sunday and several thousand dollars changed hands as a re sult of the general betting. Fourteen cocks were shown for the main and nine were matched. Allen Rhett, who handled his celebrated brand, won eight of the nine fights. Bets of |50 on each fight aud $300 on the odd were made, hut the side betting ran the amounts to enormous figures. There was a large attendance of sports from Charleston and other places and the court room offered fine facilities for the sport. . Last of .Miners Is Found. Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 25.— The body of Dock Foster, the last one of the throe miners drowned ns a result^f the terrible accident at the hospital mines last Wednesday afternoon, was found near the mouth of the shaft. He had evidently made a (jesperate effort to es cape up tho shaft, but was overwhelmed by the rush of water. They iVHl Not fetrlke. Mont Ceau Lesmines, Department of * ♦‘fHue-Et-Loire, France, Feb. 25.—The miners of Montchauin and LeCreuzot • have rejected the proposal of a general .•tnko. PESTIFEROUS COSTA RICAN Frederlco 31ora Gets Himself In I’rlson Again. New York, Feb. 25.—A Herald dis patch from Panama says: “A corre spondent in Managua, Nicaragua, re ports that Frederico Mora, a Costa Rioau, who had takeu refuge in Nicara gua about a year ago, attempted to in vade Costa Rica with some euemies of President Zelaya of Nicaragua. Assoou as the Nicaraguan government received information of this exploit the secretary of state telegraphed to the Costa Rican government, advising it of the intended invasion. The result was Mora’s de feat and capture on the frontier by Nic araguan troops. Mora is now impris oned in Rivas.” The Herald’s coorespondeut iu Costa Rica sends this version of the attempted invasion: “Frederioo Mora attempted to invade Costa Rica, together with the dissatis fied political element of Nicaragua, but the activity and co-operation of the Nic araguan government prevented serious trouble.” Frederico Mora has given the repub lics of Costa Rica aud Colombia much trouble iu recent years. He has lately been also a source of auuoyauce to the Jficaraguan governmeut, though it had been reported that President Zelaya of that republic had befriended him. Mora was arrested in New York city iu 'July. 1897, for counterfeiting bank notes of Costa Rica aud was sentenced to two years iu Sing Sing prison. He served the full term. It was also charged that he had attempted to flood Colombia with counterfeit money. Mora operated with Ricardo do Requezeus, who also served two years iu Sing Sing with Mora. NEW RAILROAD TO BE BUILT. Groat Musluess From Pittsburg to West and Southwest Promised. Pittsburg, Feb. 25.—The oft-repeated threat of Andrew Carnegie to build a truuk lino into Pittsburg aud the kug promised entry of the Wabash railroad into this great tonnage center are at last assured facts. The Carnegie Steel company has entered into an agreement with George J. Gould, principal owner of the Wabash railroad; Joseph Ram sey, Jr., vice president and general manager; Myrott T. Herrick, chairman of the Wheeling aud Lake Erie, and a dozen Pittsburg capitalists, to furuish them with a heavy tonnage to the west ard southwest if they will build aud lease linos that will connect Pittsburg with Toledo, the present southern term inus of the Wabash. The new railroad must be started within six months aud the contract will continue for 20 years. The road will cost $15,000,000. Other heavy tonnage contracts in the Pittsburg district are guaranteed. This agret t xent assures a new railroad outlet for Pittsburg to the west, despite the fact that J. Pierpnut Morgan and the Yauc ^rbilt-Cassatt-Co wen railroad com- binauou have the Carnegie interest tied up under an option to sell. The con tract was signed throe weeks ago aud at a time when the Morgan interests were clamoring for the option on Mr. Carne gie’s holdings. TOO DEEP FOR THE DIVERS No More Bodies to Bo Found In the Rio de Janeiro Wreck. San Francisco, Feb. 25.—No more bodies of victims of the Rio de Janeiro wreck have been discovered, and it is not expected that any will rise to the surface before next Thursday or Friday. At the spot where the vessel is suppos ed to lie the water is 36 fathoms deep, which is said to be twice the depth at which divers can work. It is thought by expert wreckers that the bodies of those who went down within the ship will never be recovered. An Atlantlan Rescued. Atlanta, Feb. 25.—E. E. Howell, one of the passengers rescued from the sunken Rio de Janeiro in the San Fran cisco harbor Friday, is an Atlantlan. He is the son of Colonel Albert Howell. For the past two months Mr. Howell has been in the Philippines and was re turning home when the fatal hidden rock sent the ship to the bottom of the sea. His arrival in Atlanta is expected within the next few days. MORGAN-CARNECIE COMBINE Gigantic Concern to Be Incorporated lu New Jersey. New York, Feb. 25.—Articles of in corporation of the United States Steel company were filed today at the office (f the county clerk of Hudson county. This concern is the gigantic Morgan and Carnegie combine. The agent of tho new corporation iu New Jersey is tho Hudson Trust company of 61. York street, Hoboken. The objects of the corporation are to manufacture steel, iron, copper and other materials, and to own, occupy and develop mines and to own means of transportation. The provision is made that the corporation shall not own a railroad lu the state of New Jersey. Tho incorporators are Charles C. Cluff, William J. Curtis and Charles Mac- Vcagh. The total authorized capital stock is $3,000, divided into 30 shares of $100 each. The provision is made that the stocks may bo increased at any time. I'oUoned by Canned Goods. Charleston, Feb. 25.—MrS. Mary L. O’Neill and her daughter. Miss Marjo rie O’Neill, were taken suddenly ill yes terday just after eating tomato sauce for dinner aud physicians were sum moned. The patients were treated for poison and with good work they soon recovered. Whrn Mrs. O’Neill was ex amined it was found that she had been poisoned from eating canned doods, aud the tronblo was traced to tomato cans. Over a Hundred Years Old. Mobile, Feb. 25. —Billy Brown, the oldest negro of this vicinity, is dead. Bill was 110 years old aud carried pa pers to prove the fact. He had been very active until a few days ago, when ho took a cold, contracted pneumonia and died. His death certificate states his age at 110, He claimed to remem ber many of the prominent men for a century or more. He had been married throe timet. SMASHERS SHOT WHILE SMASHING Armed With Sledges and Pis tols and Disguised. RAIDED WHOLESALE SHOP Resisted a Policeman, Whom They Accuse of tho Shooting—Officer De clares He Shot In the Air to Frlght- cu Them. Topeka, Feb. 25.—As a result of a raid ou the Curtis wholesale liquor house by h mob last night, J. A. Adams, a carpenter, lies at the hospital in a pre various condition from a pistol shot wound aud probably will die. Dr. J. E. Mitchell and Rev. Dr. F. W. Emerson are both under arrest as leaders of the mob, and the 'liquor house is almost A wreck. At midnight a crowd numbering about 60 citizens, heavily armed with revolv ers, sledge hammers; crowbars and a battering ram, and with faces masked, broke into the wholesale liquor house of “Cash” Curtis on West Curtis street, between Kansas avenne and Jackson street, and began destroying the liquor. Three policemen drove the crowd back, firing their revolvers into the air to frighten the mob. Several members of the mob also .fired revolvers, and J. A. Adams, a carpenter, received two bul lets iu his breast and sank to the ground unconscious. He was taken in a hack to Riverside hospital, where he lies In a precarious condition. Dr. Mitchell aud Rev. F. W. Emer son were both arrested by the nolice. Rev. Mr. Emerson was taken to the po lice station, where he was booked under tho charge of resisting an officer. Ke was allowed to go upon his own recogni zance. Dr. Mitchell accompanied the wounded man to the hospital and was allowed to stay and administer to him without giving bond. The three officers claim that Adams was shot by his own crowd while ho was retreating from the store. At the hospital Adams regained consciousness aud asserted he was shot by one of the policemen. Officer Connors says that his revolver, a 88-caliber, was knocked from his hand. Officer Downey says he did not arrive at the scene of the trouble until it was about over, aud Officer Boyles, who carries a Colt’s 44-callber, claims that he shot but twice, pointing his weapon upward. Dr. Mitchell and Dr. Hammond, who cared for Adams at the hospital, say he was shot with a 82 or 38 caliber revolver. Tho bullets have not yet beou extracted. Story of the Smashing. The crowd which did the smashiug met on West Curtis street, about two blocks from tho liquor house. A few moments past midnight the crowd marched quietly to the liquor store, which is a small frame building. Half a dozen men carried a log about 10 feet long, to be used as a battering ram. With it the door was burst open aud the crowd rushed in. The lantern which the crowd carried was extinguished and the work was done in the dark. Three men stood inside and passed the bottles and kegs of beer to the men in the door way, who threw them into the yard to be smashed. The crowd used heavy sledges, axes aud crowbars. The owners of the beer made no resistance, but summoned Officers Boyles, O’Connor aud Downey from the Union Pacific de pot, two blocks away. Before the officers arrived 80 cases and two kegs of beer had been smashed and the debris was scattered over the yard. Fusllade of Shots. When the officers arrived the crowd fell back to a ditch near Jackson street, where the leaders succeeded in rallying tho forces. While the crowd was hieing driven back, 20 or 30 shots were fired, and during tho fusillade Adams fell and made no effort to arise. Several ran to his assistance, and upon finding he had been shot the crowd quickly dispersed. Dr. Mitchell aud Rev. Emerson, who were stooping over tho wounded man, were placed under arrest. Dr. Mitchell was permitted to accoinpany Adams to the hospital, but Rev. Emerson was ta ken to the police station, where it was found his hand had been badly cat The injury was bandaged. He was booked and later was permitted to go homo. When the crowd bad left, the broken cases and the smashed beer bottles were carried into the building and a man stood guard near the building with a shotgun. Carrie Out on Bond. Topeka, Feb. 25.—Mrs. Nation was released from the county jail at 11 o’clock last night and at 5 o’clock this morning left for Pretoria to edit the Peoria Journal for one day, for which she is to be paid $150. J. B. McAfee of this city is Mrs. Nation’s bondsman. Before she left here Mrs. Nation heard about the joint smashing. Her only comment was “Praise Godf * Whltecappers In Carolina. Greenville, 8. O., Feb. 26.—Captain J. A. Mooney went to Abbeville today, appeared before Judge Gary of the su preme court aud secured the release of 19 whltecappers ou bond to appear be fore the May term of court for trial. Henry Saxton, a victim of whltecap pers, who has been missing for several days, has been located. Against the Clericals. Oporto, Feb. 25.—Tho manifestations against the Clericals continue. The po lice are doing everything possible to overcome the dinorder. A crowd as sembled before thij consulate, who was compelled to appear with his wife. They were loudly acclaimed. Tho police dig- persod the mauifestauts. A few arrests were made. Southern Chair Association. Greensboro, N. O., Feb. 25.—Tho annual meeting of the Southern Chair association will be held iu this city next Tuesday, Feb. 26. All the leading choir manufacturers aud jobbers south of Baltimore are members of the associa tion and t’ o meeting will be largely at tended. i STAR GAZERS INTERESTED Lick Astronomers Observe Rccentlj DlscoveSfd Star!*. Lick Observatory, Cal., Feb. 25.— The following is furnished by Professor W. W. Campbell, astronomical direc tor: “Our first opportunity for securing observations of Anderson’s new star, discovered iu Edinburg on Feb 21, oc curred on Sunday forenoon. The star was easily found in full sunlight with a 12 inch telescope. At 11 a. m it was fully half a magnitude brighter than the first magnitude star CapclJa, with which it was compared. At 7 p. m it was fully half a magnitude fainter than Capella, a decline of a whole magnitude since noon. Its brightness continued to decrease throughout the evening. “Its accurate position as observed by Professor Tucker is right ascension, 3 hours, 24 minutes, 23 seconds, and dec lination 48 degrees, 33 minutes and 54 seconds. “The star has been observed with the Mills spectroscope. Its spectrum is pe culiar in that it contains no trace either of bright or dark Hues in tho blue and vio let. Its light appears to be strictly con tinuous, though a few extremely broad hands exist. This is very unusual iu tho oass of a new star. “This new star can bo seen by all in the Constellation Perseus, of which it is now the brightest member.” PROGRESS IN THE SOUTH New Industries Reported In the 8oulh In a M eek. ■ Chattanooga, Feb. 25.—Among the more iniportaut of the new industries reported by The Tradesman for the week ended Feb. 23 are agricultural im plement works at Huntsville, Ala., aud Selma, N. C.; a brick plaut at Cedar- town, Ga.; bottling works at Wilming ton, N. 0. ;a $40,000 candy factory at Atlanta, Ga.; coal mine at Kingston, Teim.; a $75,000 cotton mill at Clarks- villa, Ga., and another to cost $00,000 at Rock Hill, S. C.; electric light plants at Sandersvllle, Ga., Tullahoma aud Winchester, Tcun.; an excelsior factory at Lenoir, N. C.; a 125 barrel flouring mill at Newberu, Tenn.; 75 barrel flouring mills at Sandersville, Ga , and others at Chesterfield, Eden aud Trin ity, N. C., Jonesboro, Tenn.; furniture factories at Fitzgerald, Ga., aud Pitts- boro, N. C.; a $85,000 ice factory at Charlotte, N. C., and another at Mount Airy, N. C.; a $34,000 ice and cold stor age plant at Edeutou, N. C.; $25,00 lead works at Charleston, S. C.;oil mills at Bluffton and Sandersville, Ga.; planing mill at Darlington, S. C.; a plow factory at Wake Forest, N. O.; a soap factojy at Spartanburg, S. C., and a $30,000 company to manufacture underwear aud clothing at Charleston, S. C. FRUIT NOT BADLY DAMAGED 8oulli Georgia and Florida Had No Freeze. Savannah, Feb. 55. — Reports from South Georgia aud Florida received by the Southern Express company and the Plant system have it that there was lit tle damage to vegetables. Only the te’nderest were killed. The vegetables that were up above ground some dis tance wore not hnrt as much as were tho young {hoots just appearing. The lowest temperature report re ceived was from Gainesville, Fla., by the express company and from Sanford, Fla., by the Plant system. At both places the mercury recorded 26 degrees. Major G. M. Byals, an extensive fruit grower in Worth county, believes that the fruit iu that section was not injured by the cold. TO CONNECT BRANCH LINES New Railway Combination In Geor> gla a Possibility. Brunswick, Ga., Feb. 25.—Indica tions here today point to another rail way combination for Georgia being formed, which will give the Seaboard an outlet from Athens, Ga., to Knox ville, Tenn. The deal contemplates the purchase of the Tallulah Falls railroad, now a South ern feeder, aud the building of connect ing links through Banks, Madltou aud Clarke counties in Georgia at one end, aud the Rabun Gap outlet northward, bringing iu the vast undeveloped min eral and hardwood timber lands of that section of Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee. ♦ The New Cup Challenger. Glasgow, Feb. 25.—The Associated Press learns that aluminum will housed for the deck of the Shamrock II, with a view of saving top weight. ' Though tho order was placed some time ago, the first of tho plates have just been deliv ered. On top of the aluminum plates part of tho deck will be covered with a thin sheeting of wood, this serving tho double purpose of protecting tho metal from tho corroding effects of salt water aud giving tho crosv a better foothold. Designer Watson decided that this com posite deck would be both much lighter and stronger than one of wood, and he considers every pound of top weight saved valuable. Contractor Kills HlmscIL Pratt City, Ala, Feb. 25.—Frank Hagan, a well known contractor, com mitted suicide by shooting himself iu the head with a 38-caliber revolvct at his home hero. What caused tho rash act has not yet been learned. Death was instantaneous the bullet penetrat ing Hagan’s brain. Hagan was a well to do contractor. He had just finished eating dinner, and rising from the table ho called to his wife and children who were leaving the room to “Look hero.” As they did so, they saw him place n pistol to his head and blow oat his brains. No cause for the suicide is known. ^laughter cf Chinese. Berlin, Feb. 25.—A dispatch from Count Von W alder see says over 300 Chinese were killed when they attacked the Gormans at Kucug Chang, reer.-utly. Hoffmeister’s column, which started thence, will return to PaoTing Fu. (.litoral Poisoning. Mobile, Feb. 23.—Clara Wilcox, nno torious woman, died this morning ol paralysis, which the doctors say may have been caused by chloral jxdsoning Vho police are investigating the matter. FREE DELIVERY DF BURAl MAILS. Hon. D. E. Finley Working for That in His District. their purchase. Above oil, do not volunteer your criticism, either upon their taste or upon the goods. It is exceedingly rude to the salesman to sneor at or depreciate his wares. if you do nor see what you want, or are not satisfied vrth tho prices, quietly retire. j. l s. A GREAT CONVENIENCE This Would be for KeHideuts in Iteniote Districts- Huitibuggery of Advertise nients anil the Grace With Which Our People ••Hite.” (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, Feb. 28.—Hon. D. E. Finley, our worthy and efficient rep resentative in congress, is sending out blanks and instructions for ob taining rural free delivery of mails throughout his congressional district and he will be glad for his constitu ents who live in those sections where this convenience is needed to let their wants be known to him. He sends the form of a petition. Tho object is to supply remote communities the residents of which have to travel from two to twelve miles for theii mail. No route can be established under ordinary circumstances that is less than from twenty or twenty-five miles in length, or which serves less than 100 families. The route should be arranged so that the carrier will not be required to travel over the same ground twice on the same day. A short time ago we noticed in The Ledger what one of our leading mer chants had to say about people send ing pH for goods liiat could be bought at home for the same or even less money in the long run. We have been in his way of thinking for a long time. If there is one thing more than an other for which our people are noted it is their adaptability to humbug- gery, the grace with which they sub mit to it aud the persistence with which they keep it up and seem to enjoy it. The country is flooded with advertisements, many of which are so ingeniously w ritten up that they catch their victims by the thousands. They generally start oil with, “Don’t send any money/’ in large black let ters, either at the beginning or some where in the ad. This catches the eye and leads the victim captive at will. It goes cu to state the merits of the article and asks as an “evidence of good faith” that a comparatively small remittance be made to pay the expense of boxing it and then the consigner can examine the same at his express office, and if satisfactory pay the balance to agent, together with express charges, or he can re turn it and his monev will be re funded. In some cases they even allow a thirty days trial and if not as adver tised the same may be returned and the money refunded. All this looks very fair on paper, but when the first remittance is added to the freight and then the C. O. I). charges, to gether with charges for remitting the money to the shipper, the consigner finds that he has an article that al most any of bis local' dealers would have furnished him for the same or even less money and saved him the trouble and risk of transportation, to say nothing of perhaps an irresponsi ble dealer at the other end of the line. Mrs. Brown gets a catalogue and finds au article she wants, a cloak for instance, and the condition on which she can get it. She shows it to Mrs. Smith and she, too, wants one. They tell Mrs. Jones about it aud tho three make an order together, and when they get their goods aud count up the cost and trouble they find that their merchant, Cash, would have sold them the same or even a better grade of goods for the same money. Thus tho trio have nothing to brag about and they say nothing of their bargains, and so others get the catalogue and do the same thing with precisely the same experience, and so the work goes on ad infinitum. Weil what’s the secret of it allli’ Printer's ink at the other end of the line caught this trade. If the home merchant hud let bis neighbors known what he hud, and his prices, he would have filled these orders. But us he failed to do what was to his interest to do, the only happy soul in the whole transaction is the one at the other end of the line who made his business known through the agency of printer’s ink. If merchant Cash hud, through his county paper or by hand hills, thor oughly advertised his business with the line of goods he carried and their prices he would have received the or ders of the three ladies above men tioned. He now sits down and re pents for his stupidity and want of foresight. He reasons thus with himself: One-tenth of the legiti mate profits on the various articles I miss selling by my neglect to adver tise will carry my advertisement in the newspaper a whole your round, and I am now convinced that it is my fault and not their’s that I am losing the trade of my otherwise would-be customers. While on this subject we venture the following advice to shoppers: Say to the salesman, “I’leuse show me such an article,” or use some other polite form of expression. Avoid “jewing,” and never give in sult by offensive suggesting that you can do better elsewhere. Do; not needlessly consume the time of the clerk and keep other customers wait ing. If you find friends in the store, It is uncivil to interrupt them in any manner while they are making TWO GREAT SYSTEMS. The Seaboard and Coast Line May Reach Gaffney. In regard to the intention of the Seaboard Air Line and the Atlantic Coast Line systems reaching this sec tion of the country from the east, the Spartanburg Journal has this to say : “There is much interest among rail road and business men in the evident intention aud great desirability of the Seaboard and Coast Line systems to reach this section of the country from the east. Spartanburg and Gaffney in this state, and Rutherf&rdton and Henrietta, N. C., are objective points. This city is the only one touched by the Coast Line, and it is reached in directly. Positive information has come that the Coast Line is practical ly certain to bring the South Carolina and Georgia Co.'s extension from Blacksburg and Gaffney to Camden and Marion, 181 miles. This would bring the road into direct connection with the manufacturing district, especially if a line should be run to Clifton from Gaffney. The argument against parallel roads does not work in this case, as the most profitable part of the South Carolina and Geor gia Extension is the Gaffney-Blacks- burg line. Clifton affords over a mil lion pounds of freight per month. If the Gaffney line is not built to Clif ton, it is evident the Clifton freight will be reached from this city by an extension of the C. & W, C., which is controlled by the Coast Line. Jesse Cleveland, of this city, recently wrote to Samuel Hunt, president of the S. C. <fc Ga. Extension, as to the prospects of extending his road to this city. Hia reply indicates that nothing is to be done in that direc- rection soon; but the information that the Coast Line will absorb that road throws some light on the mat ter.” Remarkable Rescue. Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield, 111., makes the statement, that she caught cold, which settled on her lungs; she was treated for a month by her family physician, but grew worse. He told her she was a hope less victim of consumption and that no medicine could cure her. Her druggist suggested Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption; she bought a bottle and to her delight found herself benefitted from first dose. She continued its use and af ter taking six bottles, found herself sound and well; now does her own housework, and is as well as she ever was—Free trial bottles of this Great Discovery at Cherokee Drug Com pany. Only ;>0 cents and $1.00, every bottle guaranteed, You are over 40 why don’t you marry?” “Because I do not care to marry an elderly woman, while a young girl would be foolish to marry me, and I do not care to marry a foolish girl.” Recent experiments show that all classes of foods may be completely digested by a preparation called Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, which abso iutely digests what you eat. As it is the only combination of all the nat ural digestants ever devised the de mand for it has become enormous. It has never failed to cure the very worst cases of indigestion and it al ways gives instant relief. Cherokee Drug Co. Women have better perception of color than men in eminent authority on color blindness asserts that under a very severe test the color vision of 1 man in 5 is defective, while in women the average is 1 in 30. A powerful engine cannot be run with a i,weak boiler, and we can’t keep up the strain of an active life with a weak stomach; neither can we stop the human machine to make re pairs. a If the stomach cannot digest enough food to keep the body strong, such a preparation as Kodol Dyspep sia Cure should be used. It digests what you eat and it simply can’t help but do you good. Cherokee Drug Co. It takes a versatile man to make a different kind of a fool of himself each day. For the weakness and prostration following grippe there is nothing so prompt and effective as One Minute Cough Cure. This preparation is highly endorsed as an unfailing rem edy for all throat and lung troubles and its early use prevents consump tion. It was made to cure quickly. Cherokee Drug Co. Millions of people are familiar with DeWitt's Little Early Risers and those who use them find them to be famous little liver pills. Never gripe. Cherokee Drug Co. Some people have been on tho stage all their lives and still long to be actors. Persons who cannot take ordinary pills find it a pleasure to take DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. They are the best little liver pills ever made. Cherokee Drug Co. Nine times out of ten when the un expected happens wo bring it on our selves. Like bad dollars, all counterfeits of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve are worthless. The original quickly cures piles, sores and all skin dis eases. Cherokee Drug Co. PLAN PROPOSED CONCERNING CORA Amendment to the Army Ap propriation Bill. REPORT OF COMMITTEE United States to Exercise a Protec torate Over (he Island and to Be Permitted to Acquire Isle of Pines as a Naval Station. Washington, Feb. 25.—In tho senate, the comiii^ee on relations with Cuba reported au amendment to the army ap propriation bill regarding Cuba. The text of the amendment is us follows: “That iu fulfillment of tho declara* tion contained iu tne joint resolution, approved April 2>), 183^, entitled ‘For the recognition of the Independence of the people of Cuba,’ demanding that ths government of Spain relinquish its au thority and government in the island of Cuba and withdraw its land aud naval forces from Cuba aud Cuban waters, and directing the president of the United States to use tho land aud naval forces of the United States to carry these resolutions into effect,’ the presi dent is hereby authorized to leave the governmeut aud control of the island of Cuba to its people so soon as the gov ernment shall have been A-'.stablished in said Island, under a constitution which, either as a pure thereof or iu an ordi nance appended thereto, shall define the future relations of tho United State* with Cuba, substantially as follows: “1. That the governmeut of Cuba shall never enter into any treaty or other compact with any foreign power or powers which will impair or tend to impair the independence of Cuba, uor iu any manner authorize or permit any foreign power or powers to obtain, by colonization or by military or naval purposes or otherwise, lodgment iu or control over any ix»rtiou of said island. Future Relations. “2. That said government shall not assume or contract any public debt to pay tlie interest on which aud to make reasonable sinking fund provision for the ultimate discharge of which the or dinary revenues of the islands, af ter de fraying tho current expenses of govern ment, shall be inadequate. ‘ 3. That tho government of Cuba consent that the U uited States may exer cise tho right to intervene for the pres ervation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for tho protect ion of ]i f e, property aud individual liberty, and for discharging tho obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the treaty of Paris ou the United States now to be assumed and undertaken by the governmeut of Cuba. “4. That all nets of the United State* in Cuba during its military occupancy thereof are ratified and validated, aud all lawful rights acquired thereunder it shall bo maintained and protected. Sanitary Plans. “5. That the governmeut of Cuba will execute, and as far as necessary ex tend, the plans already devised or other plans to be mutually agreed upon for tho sanitation of tho cities of the island, to tha end that a recurrence of epidem ics aud infectious diseases may l-» vented, theitby assuring protection to the people and commerce of Cuba, as well ns to commerco of the southern ports of tlie United States and the peo* pie residing therein. “6. That the Isle of Pines shall be \ omitted from the proposed constitution al boundaries of Cuba, the title thereof being left to future adjustment by treaty. “7. That to enable tho United State* to maintain tho independence of Cuba and to protect tho people thereof, as well as for its own defense, tho govern ment of Cuba will sell or lease to tha United States lands necessary for coal ing or naval stations at certain specified points, to be agreed upon with the pres ident of the United States. “8. That, by way of further assur- - ance, tho government of Cuba will em body tho foregoing provisions iu a per manent treaty with the United States.” The amendment was referred to the committee on mill’.ary affairs. Tho report was unanimous, and no opposition is expected from the Demo crats in the senate. It is tiie general impression that tho agreement today makes an extra session of congress un necessary. Senate Routine. A senate bill creating tho eastern di vision of the northern federal district o^fteorgia was reported from tho judlo- ifl^ committee by Mr. Bacon and passed. A resolution offered by Mr. Gallinger of the committee on persions, authoriz ing that committee to make an exami nation of all tho laws granting pension* to soldiers, ttieir survivors and depend ents, to make investigation of special pension legislation, and to make any other inquiry ou the general subject of pension legislation us the committee may deem desirable, was adopted. Florida Will Not (Jive Up. Washington, Feb. 25. — Floridian* hero do not hesitate to say that West Florida counties will never be given up to Alabama. They consider tho terri tory too valuable to part with, and * glance at the business figures shows that the loss of those western counties would seriously cripple tho state, in popula tion at least. To Be Tried In Georgia. New York, Feb. 25.—United State* Commissioner Shields has directed that Benjamin D. Greene, John F., Edward II. mid William E. Gnyuor, indicted for conspiracy to defraud tho United State* government, should be removed to the tbc jurisdictioh of the United State* court iu Georgia. King Edward lu Germany. Cronbkrg, Feb. 25.—Ktug Edward and Emperor William arrived here this morning and drove in a sleigh to Frad- rich*hof. where Die uuperor bid far*- well to the king and returned to Horn- berg King Edward proceeded to tha bedside of his Mster, the Dowager Goa* press Frederick. k. m r ?■