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RGE9T " 1 Fny Newspaper Congressional ft of S. C. The Ledger SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. KSTAHLIS1IED FEB. 16, 18»4. GAFFNEY. 8. C„ TUESDAY, MARCH IS, 1901. S 1.50 A YEAR. BOILER EXPLOSION - IN STEAM LAUNDRY Building Wrecked and Girl«l Buried In Ruins MANY LOST THEIR LIVES * Still Urertt«*r Number Were Wounded. Some of the (Jurortiinate* Pinned Down In the Burning Debrle—Ifilgbt Dead Bodies Recovered. Cihcaoo, Miireli 11.—By the explo- ■iou of a boiler in tho Doremns steam laundry iu Madison street, near Throop, on the west side, shortly after ^ .aock this morning, tho entire building was wrecked. It is stated that about 30 girls and bo- tween f>0 and <50 male employes buried in the ruins, which caught fire. I, The general alarm was turned in and hundreds of firemen attacked the pile in a desperate effort to drag the victima from their danger. The building was a 2-story brick. The boilers which exploded were ^eated in the basement. There were ^.ween (>U and 70 women and men employed in the laundry, and they had just gone to work. Torn Into Fragments. The explosion occurred at 8:10 o’clock, shortly alter the employes had gone to work, and its force literally tore the / building to fragments. One man was *' blown through a window for at least 100 feet. The ruins almost immediately caught lire, and, despite the sharp work of the firemen, the flames spread rap idly, and it is feared quite a number of /employes, injured and helpless in the [ruins, were burned to death. Faint lies for help were heard from two or three places under the piles of brick and broken timbers, bnt these soon ceased before they could bo roachod. Casualties. Up to noon eight bodies had been takeu from the ruins, while the list of injured will reach 2f>. Several other employes are reported missing. The force of the explosion was so ter rifie that buildings for blocks around were shaken as if by an earthquake and hundreds of windows were shattered. Tho explosion lifted half the roof off the immense building many feet in tho air. which fell directly back into the ruins of the building, carrying with it the portion of tho brick walls that had not been blown outward, and burying under tons of debris the unfortunate employes. Bodies Half Cooked. Pinioned down under Ions of heavy timbers crushed and mangled almost be yond identification and in one or two instances half cooked, were found five of the dead. The wreckage at this point was so massed that the firemen had great difficulty in working, and it will be nightfall before the bottom of tho mass can be reached and tho dead, if any more are iu tho ruius, can bo re covered. DEVASTATION BY TORNADO Great Damage Done In Southwest. Families Homeless. St. Louis, March 11.—Reports from tho storm ridden portions of Texas and Arkansas continue to come iu. Infor mation from Pino Prairie, Ark, 175 miles north of Texarkana, states that the entire town has been swept away and many persons injured, two being killed. The place is off' the telegraph lino and cannot be reached. The news came from Ashdown, Ark., the nearest point to the stricken place. The damage done by the tornado at New Boston. Tex , aggregates £<>.'>,000 and iu the surrounding vicinity it is in calculable. Many farm houses have been destroyed and families Teft home* less. Iu the village of New Boston alone there were storehouses and res idences dislodged or demolished. Not a life was lost. From Blossom, Tex., which has a pop ulation of 1,200, comes the report that the entire town was dismantled. All along the linos of the St. Louis, Sonth- western, the Iron Mountain, the Kansas City Southern railway and throughout . their Texas connections for a radius of 200 miles in all directions there are au thentic reports of extensive damage to the farming interests and to the rail roads and telegraph. BREATH OF^ THE BLIZZARD. Worst Storm In the Northwest In Many Years. Mabinrtte, Wis., March 11.—A fierce blizzard swept over tho northern country yesterday and last night. Wiud, snow and sleet combined to make it tho worst storm that has been experienced for u long time. Street traffic hero is prac tically blocked and wires are badly de moralized. Communication in some directions is entirely cut off. Great concern is fedt for the number of fishermen who are out ou the ice of the boy. Testhouse Destroyed oy Mol- Okangk, N. J., March 11.—The build ing which has just beeu erected by the health authorities for the accommoda tion of smallpox patients was destroyed by a mob at an early hour this moruiug. The police guard that had beeu posted around the building to protect it was unable to withstand the attack of the mob, which numbered about 400 per sons, many of whom were armed with axes, and after the police had beeu driven off the structure was quickly hewn down. The mob was composed mainly of Italians. ( ouspiraoy Against Koyal Couple. London, March 11.—Tho St„ James Gazette this afternoon says that, ac cording to representations received from The Hague, the Koumaniau police have been instructed to watch certain persons at Jassy who are suspected of being en gaged in a conspiracy against the lives of t^ueen Wilhelm inn and her Husband. Mistrial For Mrs. Nation. Wichita, Kan., March 11.—Tho jury the Mrs. Nation case failed to agree and they have been discharged. It is said they stood seven to five for convic tion. ^ HARRISON SERIOUSLY ILL. I His Physician Says the Crisis Is Near at Hand. Indianapolis, March 11.—The illness of General HarrUou, although not criti cal at this time, is so serious that his ' physician, Dr. Henry Jamison, yester day spent most of his time at his bed side and called into consultation Dr. Evan Hadley. Dr. Frank Dorsey has for several days beeu in constant at tendance upon the ex-president Dr. Jamison left the general last night at 10 o’clock, and a little later said: ‘‘General Harrison was taken ill Thursday with a chill. At that time his ailment had all the symptoms of tho grip. There developed after that a pretty sharp congestion in the left side, involving tho intercostal nerves and also the pleura of tho upper part of the left lung. With that came fever, his temperature rising 2 or 3 degrees. There was also increased respiration. He has since been iu the same same way. Ho has not beeu very uncomfortable. With the exception of the pain suffered yesterday, ho has beeu suffering but little pain. His temperature is and has been for some hours about 102 3-5, his respiration 80 to 36, and his pulse keeps at about 90. His pulse is good, but the upper part of his loft lung is more or less inflamed. His danger lies in the extension of this inflammation. His mind is clear, although he is some what inclined to go into a sort of dreamy sleep. When awake his mind is per fectly clear. I do not consider him iu a critical condition at this time, but there is some danger in the extension of this inflammation.” Dr. Jamison said his patient’s condi tion was such that a crisis would proba bly bo reached within 24 or 30 hours, at which time ho would either grow grad ually worse or better. He thought there was no danger of sudden collapse. The greatest danger is due to his age, which is somewhat against resistance of an at tack of pnouraonia. Sentenced to Death. Capetown, March 11.—A courtmar- tial has sentenced to death two rebels connected with the recent wrecking of a train at Taaibosch. Others concern ed in the crime wore condemned to va rious terms of imprisomueut. New Itailroad In Alabama. Union Springs, Ala., March 1J.—A oertifioate of incorporation for the Union Springs and Northern Railway company has been issued by the secretary of state. The following officers have been elected: President and general manager, W. M. Blount; secretary, George B. Miles; treasurer, J. H. Eley. The company propoaea tp build a line of standard S iago railroad from this point to Fort avis, in Macon county, there to con nect with the Seabord Air Line. Work will bo commenoed in a short time. Truck Injured by tho Cold. Wilmington, N. C., March 11. — Truckers from tho surrounding country who came here today told of the serious damage to growing crops from tho re- ceut cold weather. Radishes wore com pletely destroyed. Beets were ent off one-half aud lettuce was materially hurt. The weather was the coldest for March iu 30 years. The damage iu this immediate section will amount to thou sands of dollars. Glanders In Alabama. Union Springs, Ala., March 11.—Con siderable uneasiness is felt over what is thought to be glanders, tho two city mules and a horse at the Patterson liv ery stables being affected. The stables have beeu closed and are being fumi gated, aud the animals have beeu car ried outside the oity for tn a incut. The veterinarian from Auburn is expected here to diaguose the cases. Paralyzed While In Church. Wadlky, Ga., March 11.—Mrs. H. V. Barrow, wife of a jeweler of this place, was stricken with paralysis last night. Mrs. Barrow was attending services at the Baptist churoh aud was stricken during prayer. The physician does not think she will recover. Kx*Presldent Is Hopeful. Indianapolis, March 11. — General Harrison passed a fairly comfortable night and his physicians announced this afternoon that there had been no change for tho worse. He slept until nearly 10 o’clock this morning, and when he was aroused he said he felt a good deal bet ter. Saturday afternoon slight conges tion of the loft lung developed and it was feared that pneumonia might be coming on. This congestion was not so pronounced this afternoon, and the physicians believe there is no danger unless complications arise. The general still has fever. He says himself that tho attack is only a slight brush, from which he will soon recover. Members of the Harrisou family have uot yet been summoned. BOERS FIGHT FOR BRITISH Former Burghers Now Hearing Anus Against Their Urethreu. Bloemfontein, March 11.—General DeWet is reported to bo moving north ward steadily at the rate of 25 miles a day, with a view of crossing the rail way to the eastward. He should uow be west of Kroonstadt. Several small commandoes are in pos session of the southeastern portion of tho Orange River colony, from which the garrisons of DeWetsdorp, Wepener, Smith field and Rounville have beeu withdrawn. It is impossible not to be struck with the fact that a great proportiou of the former enemies of Great Britain iu South Africa uow frankly throw iu their lot with the British. Bradfort, Kroonstadt and Bloemfouteki compa nies of ex-burghers are now bearing arms against the Boers. They state their object is not to operate against their former comrades, but to defend their homes and property against ma rauding bauds. Every town in the Free State occupied by the British will soon become a center of British influ ence, extending a long distance in their vicinity. Over 13,000 refugees arc uow within tho British lines, and many of them demand arms and permission to take tho field. If these requests are granted, it will lie easy to get 2,000 ex burghers enrolled on the British side. TOO MUCH TAXATION FOR PORTO RICANS Islanders Make a Vigorous Kick In Washington. THREE TAXES COLLECTED Business Paralyzed and tbe Principal Industries Are So Heavily Taxed That Their Production Is Practically Prohibited. Washington. March 11.—The presi dent this morning granted a special au dience to Messrs. Winceslay Borda, Jr., and Vincente Baibas, members of tbe Porto Rican commission which appeared at a massmeetiug of tbe citizens of the island held at San Juau Feb. 2 to pro test against the law by tbe legislature known as the Hollander bilk This measures provides for a revenue by tax ing property aud excise taxes. Messrs. Borda aud Baibas were accompanied by Mr. Freeman Halstead, the secretary of the commission, M. Pedro Salazar, third commissioner, beiug detained iu New York. The ootnmissioners presented a formal protest, which enumerated a series of 18 objections to the law. It is contended that there exists today in Porto Rico three taxes levibd and collected for the same purpose, from “the impoverished pockets of the people,” viz: the new ex cise taxes under the Hollander law, the old insular and munioipal taxes and the customs duties under the Porto Rican civil government act. Any of these, it is held, is sufficient to cover the budget. State of Impoverishment. Under the bill $50,000 or more will be collected semiannually, iu advance, thereby, the protest says, lessening the money iu circulation (of which there Is less than $2,000,000) and producing a state of impoverishment and business stagnation, as the taxes are collected by summary process. It is asserted that the measure is both an income and a property tax law, and that two of the principal industries of the island, xum aud tobacco, are taxed so heavily that their prodnetion under present condi tions is practically prohibited. • It is alleged that the only standard valuation of property will bb tbe per sonal opinion of the assessors, and as they may bo appointed by political favor there is a danger of injustice to a large section of the community from excessive valuations. From the fact that no municipal budgets have beeu prepared and no re liable estimate of the value of the taxa ble property of tho island has been made, the great mass of the property owners believe, it is said, that the inter est of the islands will be better con served by a continuance under the pres ent law, which has worked well to the present time. Objection to the Law. The people of Porto Rico, the protest sets forth, are ready and willing to meet all taxes necessary for the maintenance of order, justice and' good government; but they strenuously object to a tax law the amount of which is uncertain, since no valuation of property has ever been made in the island, and which has been imposed upon them without due regard to the actual conditions of the country or the necessities of tho taxpayers, and in a manner which severely oppresses the wealthy producers of Porto Rico at a time when the Island has not yet recov ered from tbe ruinous effects of the hur ricane aud from the reduction of its cir culating medium by the exchange of the provincial monev for the United States currency, still further reduced by excesses of imports over exports. Relief Asked. The commissioners ask the president that Governor Allen be directed to call a special session of the legislature to amend the law iu a manner which will relieve tho people of the burdens com plained of, and that tho governor be di rected to exercise care in the appoint ment of the assessors. Tho commissioners also presented a petition of bankers, merchants and oth er business men of New Vork and Phil adelphia, praying that the protest be given due considerate n. GUARDING AGAINST GHOULS. Possibility of Attempt to Desecrate Victoria’s Tomb. London, March U. — Apprehension prevails here as to the possibility of an atteinpt to deseorate the mausoleum at Frogmorein which Queen Victoria-i« entombed. Not content with a strong guard of police that has until now kept watch over It, by order of the king the authorities have established a strong military post there and soldiers are to assist the police in fntnre in beeping guard over the body of the late queen. That the arrangement is to be a per manent one is apparent from the fact that a guardhouse of considerable di mensions is being built in the immedi ate vicinity of the mausoleum. MayJSuy the Kast and West. Birmingham, Ala., March 11.—The presence in the city of T. M. R. Tall- oott, assistant to the president, and John Scott, another high official of the Sea board Air Line, has aroused the ramor in railroad circles here again to the effect that the Seaboard is making efforts to get into Birmingham. It is believed tho East and West, from Qartersville, Ga., to Pell Oity, Ala., is to be pur chased and extended to Birmingham. Cut Her Throat With Knife. Columbia, 8. O., March U.—Near Seneca, Mrs. Sarah Reddicks, a widow 00 years old, oommitted suicide at tbs home of her sou-in-law, George 8. Ham- ilton. Her mind had been wrong for about a month. Just before daylight she went oat of tbe honse and when found her throat had beeu ent and Ilfs was almost extinct. She used a shoe maker’s knife. William Doing Well. Berlin, March 1L—Emperor William is progressing so satisfactorily that he was able this morning to spend some time iu his study. AFFAIRS IN CHINA STILL UNSETTLED Russia Threatens to Impose Harder Peace Terms. CHINESE ARE POWERLESS Li flung Chang Appeals to Other Powers to Intervene In His Coun ty’s Ileliulf—Two Companies of American Troops R<-inuln. London, March 11.—The Times, in its second edition, today published a dis patch from Shanghai, dated March 11, ■aying: ‘•It is reported, upon trustworthy au thority, that Russia has notified China that unless the Manchurian convention is signed at au early named date she (Russia) will withdraw the convention and substitute harder terms iu its place. Li Huug Chang declares he is powerless to resist, aud has appealed to the United States, Great Britain, Germany aud Japan to intervene in China’s behalf. ‘‘Considerable uneasiness in conse quence of the extreme friction is be lieved to exist between the Yang Tse viceroys and Li Hang Chang. ” Americans to Remain. Peking, March 11.—Companies A aud B of the Ninth United States infantry have been notified that they to re main in China. Many Americans -here urge the legation to ase its influence to have at least two field guns and enough artillerymen to work them left. They say that during tho seige these guus would have been more valuable than 200 armed men, aud that necessity for their use is liable to occur aguiu. 31 any Chinese Main. Germans report that in tho recent en gagement near Pao Ting-Vn 250 Chinese were killed aud four magazine guns were captured. There were uo German losses. The American field telegraph line which was constructed here ceased op erations and the wire has been coiled iu preparation for shipment to Manila Despite the report that Li Hung Chang is seriously ill and that his life bangs by a thread, his physicians say his condition wi uld not be dangerous except for his advanced ago. They arc extremely hopeful of beiug able to bring him around again. VICTIMS ARE BURIED ALIVE. IIow*A merlcun Sympathizers Are Terrorized by Filipinos. Manila, M^ch 11.—Tho trial of the nine natives charged with having mur dered Quisimbing, presidento of Ca- lamba, because he was friendly to the Americans, discloses how the insur gents terrorized the natives even iu ter ritory occupied by Americaus. Members of a secret society kuowu as Maudoducats have systematically ab ducted aud killed Filipinos favoring American rule. In two mouths tho Ca- lamba Maudoducats killed 49 natives. The victims are usually buried alive. Fear kept the people silent. An officer of General Calles organized and directed the operations of the Maudodu- cats in Calamba, Binang aud other towns in the LaGuna province. The ringleaders were arrested and tried, and many suspects are held pend ing an investigation. The arrests ef fectually checked the operations of the Maudoducats. The verdict of the military commis sion which is trying the cases has uot beeu announced. WILD WOMAN IS CAPTURED. Crowd Finds Her In Swamp and Runs Her Down. Charleston, March 11. — Bessie Pinckney, the companion of the wild man captured in the swamp above Charleston two weeks ago, was cap tured today. The man, Isaac Glover, disappeared with tbe Pinckney woman, and both were raving mad. They terrorized the strip of country above Charleston. Glover was caught with lassoes swung by phosphate hands, bnt the woman got back into the swamp to continue her wild life. Negroes fled from the section, and when the woman came to the edge of the swamp today a crowd armed with ropes and clnbs followed and managed to get her fastened. She fought like a panther, bat the crowd got her under control, and wrapped with heavy ropes she was brought to the city and locked in a cage. Jockey Club For Augusta. Augusta, Qa., March 11.—A jockey club has been organized in Augusta, with Joseph J. Dougherty as president and Asbury Hull secretary and treas urer. It was decided to hold a race meet of five days in Augusta either dur ing the first or second week of May. There will be two harness races and one running race each day. Tbe purses will RKKregnte $800 a day. Dun Bowles’ track will be used. Hit on Head With Beer Glas«. Birmingham, Ala., March 11.—Ed Henry, a bartender, lies in a dangerous condition here, tbe result of a blow on tbe head with a beer glass last night. Dennis Monroe, a puddler in the rolling mill, is in the city jail charged with as sault with intent to murder. Both men were friends, but Monroe was drunk when ho struck Henry ou the head, fracturing his skull. Tenne.ssee Jail llurued. Knoxville, March 11.—Tho jail at Nowi>ort, Tenn., was totally destroyed by fire Sunday morning. Three prison ers were confined therein and their cries attracted help who rescued them. It is believed tho jail was fired byau iu oeudiury. Arrested For Vagrancy, Seattle, Wash., March 11.—Schlat ter, who poses us a divine healer, has been arrested here under tho vagrancy ordinance. He declares his arrest il legal. THE CONVICT FARMS OF ANDERSON CO. The Grand Jury Makes Its Report. SOME PITIFUL DETAILS. It U Found That u I’rartlral Kaslaveiurnt of Negroes lias Keen Made in That Coun ty. Hot not Flseuhere In the State A True Bill Against Three. Columbia, S. C., March 7.—The grand jury of Anderson county to-day made its report to Judge W. C. Benet and declared that a practical enslave ment of negroes has been conducted in that county. The presentment was prepared by a special committee, which visited the convict stockade camps in Anderson county and found confined therein negroes guiltless of any felony, but undergoing a term of servitude under voluntary con tracts which they had signed in par tial ignorance. The charge of false imprisonment was made against J. 8. Fowler, P. B. Allen and W. Q. Ham mond, three of the largest planters and most influential men in Ander son county. The grand jury declared that these men, who employ convicts from the State, were also keeping confined in their stockade negroes who for some petty cause had been sent there for breach of contract, al though convicted before no office of the law. The presentment of the grand jury will put an end to this practice and it is conducted in no other county in the State. It has been known in Anderson county for a long time that such a system was being carried on, and the people of that county are glad that it has been done away with.. No prosecutions havelyet been made, but the solicitor, Mr. J. E. Boggs, will hand out indict ments for the June terra of court. The negroes in the county are under the impression that all labor con tracts now in existence are pract ically nullified by the action of the court, and Judge Benet stated emphatically that all illegal contracts would be de clared void but there are just con tracts which the court will enforce. f/evertheless, there Is a general state of demoralization just at the time when crops are being planted. Judge Benet’s charge to the grand jury after it had rendered its finding contained a severe denunciation of certain newspapers which had sent special correspondents to South Car olina and claimed to have made an exposure. He stated that the peo ple of Anderson county are responsi ble for uprooting this practice. He complimented the grand jury for not having read tbe newspapers while mak s ng its investigation. He stated that there is no need of interference by federal courts. We are able to deal with tho matter with out outside help, he said. The testi mony of negroes is valid evidence in tbe State courts. There is no poli tics, no party or race issue at stake. It is the righting of a grievous wrong, and the court protests against the idea of outside interference. The evil will be stamped out, for public sentiment at home is against it. He declared that the legislature has already taken steps to do so and will abolish the system of hiring convicts to private parties, so there can be no opportunity to confine freedmen. Judge Benet declared that the pre sentment brought pitiful details to light. It told of illegal arrests and imprisonment; of cruel whippings; of prolonged imprisonment without even the farce of a trial; of kidnap ping negroes from other counties, and even from Georgia; of fear to give testimony, refusal to testify, and, most pitiful of all, of poor ne groes professing to being satisfied and contented. Concluding, he said that Anderson county would thank the grand jury for having relieved her of this shameful burden and freed her good name from the stigma that a few of her misguided citizens bad placed upon it. The grand jury in its presentment charges J. S. Fowler with being the first to inaugurate this system, but exonerates him from cruelty. His overseers, particularly Willis McGee, are presented for whipping negroes. Elias McGee, who hirek no convicts from the State, has a regular stock ade, where he keeps ‘‘free labor.” W. Q. ^Hammond, James Martin, Wm. Bailey and J. H. Day are also presented for complicity in false imprisonment. J. R. Miller and his overseer, J. A. Emerson, are pre sented, the latter for whipping negroes. J. B. Watson and P. B. Al len, who employ penitentiary con victs, are exonerated frjtn the false imprisonment charges. Magistrate J. J. Gilmer is charged with failing to turn in money belong ing to the county, and is also pre sented for serving the warrants on which negroes were wrongfully arrest- ted. The grand jury states that it met with no resistance in its investi gations. The “free negroes’’ con- fiued iu stockades at first declared that they were satisfied, but they were evidently coerced, and after wards admitted that they were cruelly treated in many instance?. There are but twenty persons in all who are guilty of this practice, and the grand jury recommends that they be indicted. The report calls atten tion to tbe class of men incarcerated* They are worthlesrnegroes, us a rule, who will not pay their honest debts, and the laws of the State should he made more effective aud should not Le prostituted in the enforcement as in this instance. Most of the labor contracts in Jthe county are dec'ared legal and just. The grand jury sub mitted a lot of testimony which Judge Benet ordered the clerk of the court to keep secret until the cas^s are tried. A DARING ROBBERY. Tlnef Captured Here steuliiiK Home and Huggy in Spartanburg. A particularly bold and daring rob bery occured in Spartanburg Friday night in which a negro got away with a fine horse and buggy belonging to Dr. Potts, of that city. Dr. Potts had driven to the resi dence of Mr. F. C. Rowe, on Pine Street, with whom he was boarding, and hitched his horse in an alley near the house. About 8 o’clock he came out and found the horse and buggy gone, together with his medical case and a fine case of surgical instru ments. The only trace he could find of the missing team was that Conductor John Miller, of the electric railway, had seen some one driving at a furious rate out East Main street towards Clifton. The Spartanburg papers gave a full description of the stolen property Saturday morqiDg. Chief Frank Camp, of our city police, saw the notice and prepared to “lay” for the thief. Later in the day be received a telegram from Spartanburg request ing him to be on the lookout for the robber and the outfit. Sure enough, Saturday afternoon about three o’clock the thief with the stolen horse and buggy arrived in Gaffney and at once proceeded to do the usucl thing with thieves of his class—tried to dispose of the property at a ridiculously small figure. He offered the turnout for $80 to Mr. L. Perry, and as it was worth about $300, that in itself would have been sufficent to show that it was stolen property. As the police had been notified of the theft however, no further proof was needed and tbe game was immediately bagged. The thief proved to be a negro who gave his name as Johnnie Williams, but whose real name, it seems, is Artie Bishop. He was locked up here until Saturday night and then taken back to Spartanburg. Tbe medical and surgical cases were not in the buggy when it was found, the thief having disposed of them before he reached Gaffney The whole outfit was valued at $4u0 by Dr. Potts, and it is indeed fortu nate for him that the property was found so soon. HU Life.Wan .Saved. Mr. J. E. Lilly, a prominent citizen of Hannibald, Mo., lately had a won derful deliverence from a frightful death. In telling of it he says: “I was taken with Typhoid Fever that ran into Pneumonia. My lungs be came hardened. I was so weak I couldn’t even set up in bed. Noth ing helped me. I expected to soon die of Consumption, when I heard of Dr. King’s New Discovery. One bottle gave me great relief. I con tinued to use it, and now am well and strong. I can’t say tco much in its praise.” This marvelous medi cine is the surest and quickest cure in the world for all Throat and Lung Trouble. Regular sizes 50 cents and $1.00. Trial bottles free at Cherokee Drug Co.’s Drug Store. Every bot tle guaranteed. The output of ri^e for this season in Eastern Texas is not less that 30,- 000 tone. The stomach control* tbe situation. Those who are hearty and strong are those who can eat and digest plenty of food. Kodol Dyspepsia Core di gests what you eat and allows you to eat all the good food you want. If you suffer from indigestion, heart burn, belching or any other stomach trouble, this preparation can’t help but do you good. Tbe most sensi tive stomachs can take It. Cherokee Drug Company. The man who is afraid to think for himself should acquire a wife. Prof. Ivison, of Lonaconing, Md., suffered terribly from neuralgia of the stomach and indigestion for thir teen years and after the doctors failed to cure him they fed him on morphine. A friend advised the use of Dodol Dyspepsia'Uure and after taking a few bottles of it he says, “It has cured me entirely. I can’t say too much for Kodol Dyspep sia Cure.” It digests what you eat. Cherokee Drug Company. The "flower of tbe family” often turns out to be "bloomin’ chump!” Counterfeits of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve are liable to cause blood poisoning. Leave them alone. The original has the name DeWitt’s upon the box and wrapper. It is a harm less and healing salve for snin dis eases. Unequalled for piles. Cher okee Drug Company. Missouri shipped over $12,000,000 worth of chickens aud eggs last year. See that you get the original De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve when you ask for it. The genuine is a certain cure for piles, sores and skin dit ease. Cherokee Drug Company. New York city’s chief of police weighs only ninety pounds. When you are bilious, use those famous little pills known as DeWltt’s Little Early Rlaera to cleanae the liver and bowela. They never gripe. | Cherokee Drug Company. REBELLION BREWING IN SOUTH AMERICA There Is Trouble Ahead For Three Republics. SIGNS ARE SIGNIFICANT Slucli Alarm In Brazil—Rebellion le Openly Agitated In Argentina, Where a Prominent Leader la Ar* rested—Cblllan Cabinet Resigns. Rio de Janeiro, March 11.—While it is officially denied that a monarchist plot has been discovered, there are many circumstances which show that the gov ernment is guarding any attempt to overthrow it. A most significant action is the send ing of the cruiser Almiraute Barroso to Santos. The warship will,go ostensibly to relieve the cruiser Tamayo, it is be lieved, however, that the authorities are uot fully assured of the sympathies of the officers of the cruiser, aud have therefore sent them away until aU fear of an uprising has passed. Great pre cautions are being takou on the war vessels. A government decree just published proclaims the extiuction of the plague, as 20 days have passed without any new cases having been found. Agitating Rebellion. Montevideo, March 11.—Much ex citement has beeu caused here by the arrest of General Ricardo Estevan, prominent iu political and militarj af fairs of the republic. This arrest is the result of the agitation for a rebellion that has been causing much concern to the authorities. It is declared that evi dence has beeu obtained connecting General Estevan directly with this agi tation. He was arrested by order of the president and is still held iu custody, it is believed that other arrests will be made. Cabinet Crisis in Chill. Valparaiso, March 11.—As a result of the discussions in the last session of congress and the recent political revolu tion, the president has resigned. The retiring cabinet will bo succeeded by a cabinet of Liberals. It is believed that Seuor Resco’s nomination for tbe pres idency will be a severe blow to Don Pedro Moutt. He is ambitious aud pop ular and is a near relative of President Errasuriz. SEABOARD IS NOT SCOOPED President Williams Dentes the Story Current In New York. Atlanta, March 11.—President John Skelton Williams was asked today re garding the report published iu a New York newspaper that the Seaboard Air Line system has been purchased by Au gust Belmont and tiie Rothschilds. He ridiculed the story aud said: ‘‘The report that a controlling inter est in the Seaboard Air Line system baa been purchased by parties allied to tiie Louisville and Nashville or any otner system is an idle one, and without foundation. I regret that newspapers should be willing to frequently and pe riodically give currency to such reports. I and my immediate associates own » controlling interest iu the Seaboard sys tem. My fluancial interest in it today is larger than it ever has been before. The condition of the system is stronger than ever, aud earnings are heavier than at any time in its past history. We are satisfied with the property, in tend to hold it ffhd operate it, and a controlling interest in the Seaboard Air Line system is not for sale to anybody at any price.” TO BE TRANSFERRED TO OHIO Engineer** Work Did Not Give Satie* faction In Alabama. Florence, Ala., March 11.—It is un officially reported, but on good author ity, that Major Daniel Kingman of Chat tanooga, Tenn., chief engineer in oharga of the Tennessee river improvement* will be transferred to Cleveland, O. Major Kingman has been in charge of the river work for sevyal years, and while an engineer of ability and a gen tleman of polish, yet his work has nol beeu satisfactory to the river men and the people of the Tennessee river, as hia recommendations for a new dam system is generally recognized as the cause of the defeat of the appropriation In the last congress for the continuance of the lock and canal system in vogne. The failure of the river and harbor bill will result in the abandonment of the Colbert Shoals work nntil the next congress, as there Is nothing left to work on. Punishment Came Quickly. Columbus, Ga.. March 11.—Welfeero Tamer and Jim Adams, two negroes stole a bicycle Friday night at 7 o’clock. By 10 o’clock the police had them under arrest, aud the wheel was recovered. They were bound over by the recorder Saturday morning to the city court, then iu session, and beiug carried to the city court immediately were convicted aud sentenced to a year on the chain-- gang each. Their conviction was in 1$ hours of the theft. Engineer Seriously Injured. Decatur, Ala., March 11.—W CL Bowers, a Louisville and Nashville en gineer, lost a leg and sustained proba bly fatal injuries yesterday. Bowen had left the dispatcher’s office where ke had takeu orders aud was on bis way to his engine standing ou the main Uua when he was run down by a switch en gine as he started across the tracks. He was carried to his home iu Pulaski. Tenn., ou a special train. Caruegle to Help Augusta. Augusta, Ga, March 11.—John A, North, director lu the Young Men’s Library, has returned from a visit to Mr. Carnegie iu the interest of a dona tion for the new library building. Ma Carnegie will give $50,000 on the same terms stipulated for other cities—a guar antee of $5,000 for annual ualuteuaMtk