Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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■: THE LARGEST ’Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. Ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FKIDAY. 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. ESTABLISHED FEB. 1G, 1894. GAFFNEY. S. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 2G, 190i. 81.50 A YEAR. LOST In Terrific Cyclone Which Sweeps Over State of t . . Alabama. *7 FATALITIES AT IRONDALE lu HimiiiLshain and Vicinity <Uo De struction of Property and Ijo&s of Idfe Was Greatest, 1'hougli Neisli- borlug Towns Were Visited and Suflered Severely. Birmingham, Ala., March ^5.— A ter- rlftc wiiul ami rainstorm passed over Birmingham ami vicinity abont iO o’clock this nioruing. doing much dam age, thy exteut of which Is uot yet known owing to the demoralized condi tion of telephone and telegraph wires. A largo number of housos aro reported to have been blown down in the south western section of Che city, and one re- E ort says that 1,000 persons have been urt. The entire police force, fire de partment and nil the ambulances iu the city, together with scores of surgeon®, have been summoned to Uie scene. The same storm swept over Irondale, 7 miles east of lu re, and it is said prac tically destroyed the business port of the town. Seven men ate reported killed there and many injured. Pratt City also suffered, the public school ^building being tmroofed and the First Methodisl clmrcli havipg its steeple blown o4‘. Many negro cabins were wrecked and a number of people hurt. North Birmingham and other suburbs also silffered. The wind blew a fearful gale and rain feel in enormous sheets and is still falling. It is feared that when full reports come iu the damage will bo shown to have been very heavy. Birmingham, Ala., March 2.\—The cyclone which swept over Junes’ valley, iu which Birmingham is located, be tween 9 ami 10 o’clock this morning, resulted in immense damage to property and groat loss of life. The number of dead Ls not definitely known, but at 12:30 o’clock it was esti mated at 25. Of these at least seven were kHlod at Irondale, about 1ft iu the city of Birmingham, and the others iu suburban towns. Among the known dead aro the fol lowing: Dr. G. C. Chapman, a prominent physician of this city, killed by falling debris in Mentor’s store, on South ^Jjjrcutieth street. airs Robert J. Lowe, wife of the chairman of the state Democratic com- mitU-'u, and her Infant son, killed at their residence on South Highlands. J. Alexander, merchant, killed in his store at Avenue J and Twenty-fourth street. W. P. Dickerson, a bookkeeper, killed in Mentor’s store on South Twentieth street. Three-year-old daughter of B. B. Hud son, merchant. The following negroes were killed: Lizzie Glenn. Carrie Henry. Lizzie Goodloo. Carrie Hudson. Maggie Blevins. J. M. Yero. Fannie Steudmiro. Negro cook f<a- B. B. Hudson, all killed outright Among the fatally injured axe: Mrs. iL H. Thomas and Mrs. W. II. Thomas, wife and mother of a i»romi- nent real astate agent. The storm did its worst damage iu the neighborhood of Avenues I and J from Tenth to Thirteenth streets, wreck ing scores of buildings and creating ter rible havoc. The entire fire uud poligo departments turned out to render aid, and at this this hour are still engaged in taking the dead and injured from the debris and sending them to undertaking shops and hospitals. At Pratt City many buildings were destroyed, ami a number of people Were ‘ more or less injured. Storm Strikes Lyimvllle, Ga. Chattanooga, March 28.—The hur ricane which swept Alaliama is said to have struck the Chattanooga, Rome and Boutheru railway, near Lrnimlle, Go., a small station south of Rome, and do- 7^ • troyod several mile# of track. Neither that line nor the Southern railway are able to get any information as to their trains, all wires being down. The Boutheru officials state that all wirus on the Alabama Great Southern division are down. HE SHOT JHI3 WIFE DEAD Terrible Tragedy Occurs Iu Chicago .Millinery Store. Chicago, March 2ft.—Charles Lutti- nicr went into his wife’s millinery store at 506 West Bixty-thlrd stroot today, Stalked up behind Mrs. Latthner, who was examining 4 hat preparatory to de livering it U> a customer, and without a word shot her in the heart; killing hor instantly. He theft priced the weapon to his own head and fired, inflicting a fatal wound. No reason Is known for the tragedy. '*• SbiowbotfUcl Trains Hellevsd. Omaha, March 25. — The Union Pacific railroad report this morning that the four passenger trains that were snowbound most of the day yesterday and last night iu the vicinity of Ogai lola, Neb-* ha»o beou relieved and are making headway. Several snow plows last night cleared thu tracks between North Platt and Tnlosburg. Thy storm has abated and danger of further block ade is believed to to past. , Kill-bnry Not Seriously 111. Lonoon, March 24.—The report that Lord Salisbury is 111 is somewhat exng- ^crated. He suffered from a slight cold '^Tn the head yoeterday, but is better to day. FATAL SHOOTING AT ALBANY Ciainlo Quines, Southern Express Agent, Kills >V. C. Harris. Ann any, Ga., March 21.—Shortly be fore b o'clock a single pistol shot was heard on Jackson street, not 50 yards from the corner of Broad. Parties who investigated found Claude It James with a smoking pistol iu his hand and W. O. Harris leaning far support agtunst a convenient wall Harris was heard to exclaim: "Well, you have killed mo,” repeat ing the words several times. "I hope not,” replied James. There wore no eye-witnesses to thu diffioulty. Harris had been drluuiug. While James was on his way home he heard Harris talking rather boisterously in front of his residence. James <w>- pr^pched the plaoe, protested to Harris, ana after a few’ minutes the two walked together down the street. When in front of Farwa’s stable they stopped and began arguiivg. Sharp words were heard by several parties, and presently the pistol shot. The ball trom a 88-caliber pistol pa«*od entirely tJirotigh Harris’ head, making a necessarily fatal wound. James j’ave himself up to the authori- tioa. Ho is the agent for the Southern Express company at Albany. Both were prominent citizens. PHILIPPINE ISLAND IMPORTS Statement of Commerce of the A roll W pelego Issued by War Dope runout. Washington, March 2L—The knporte Into the Philippine islands from the United States lor the eight months of 1900 show an increase of 7a per oont over the amount for the same period iu 18Ci), according to a statement of the commerce for the archipelago Issued by tiio division of insular affairs of the war department. For the period stated of 1899, the imports from the United States amounted iu value to $780,739, and for the first eight months of last year to $1,340,717. The total value of merchandise, gold and silver imported into the islands from January through August of 1900— the period of time to which the state ment relates—was $10,863,684. The ex ports were valued at $17,368,022, show ing a balance in favor of the arohi- pclago. The exports to the United States show a decrease, $1,954,531 worth being sent to this country iu 1900, as agtiinst $2,- 647,739 worth in 1899. THE BOND ISSUE TRIUMPHS Atlanta Votes $200,000 For Hotter Water Service. Atlanta, March 21.—By a majority of only 38 votes, iu the face of great opposition, the water bonds were carried in yesterday’s election. Out of a total of 3,700 registered voters, 2,594 ballots wore oas^. Of tL - ’ number 2,511 voters expressed tluem- selves us in favor of the bonds and 83 against This gratifying result, attained after numerous long diluys and accomplished after the bitterest s<»rt of a fight, moans that the city of Atlanta, which ha» lon|j been niggardly equipped iu the matter of sufficient water mains, will at (Mice issue $200,000 in water bonde—p sum sufficient to relieve a situation which has been a munace to the city commercially as well as from the standpoint of health. Chicago Has $<li5,(>00 Fire. Chicago, March 21, — The 5-sbory building at 205 Randolph street, occu pied by R. Williamson & Co., wholesale dealers iu gas and electric fixtures, was completely gutted by fire earlr this morning, causing a loss of about $65,OOd Fanned by a high west wind, thoflainee for a time threatened to destroy the en tire block between Fifth avenue and Franklin street, but the fire was finally got under control after several houpa ol hard work. The five started on the third floor of the building and was pre sumably caused by crossed eloctrie wires. Strangled With a Stotfklag. Columbus, Ga, March 91.—The body of a female white infant was found in the Chattahoochee river here wrapped in a sack. The sack was seen by boys on the shore, and when they flahad It out they found a baby whlob had baon choked to death by a stocking Lied around its neck. It is thought that the body was thrown from one of the bridges. The babv was only an hour or bo old when murdered. The coroner’s Jury returned a verdict of infanticide. There is no dew to the murderer. A Nesv $2:50,000 Company. Charlotte, N. C., March 21.—The Southern States Trust company has boon organized in this city with a capi. tal stock of $250,000, with power to In crease to $1,000,000. 1'he principal ob ject of the incorporators i» to secure for the accommodation of the manufactur ing mercantile interests of the south an institution in which manufacturers and business men of the south will them selves be largely interested. A general banking and trust business will o» con ducted. _ They Give Up the Fight. Columbia. S. O., March ML—People of Beaufort and Port Royal have finally surrendered to the inevitable and given up the struggle to retain their naval station. For fully a year they bare maintained a systematic and intelli gently conducted fight, but it was al ways uphill work. From the flr*t the naval officers and the politiaians have been against them. Hen DcLeioos Case. Montgomery, Ala., March 21.—W. & Reese, United States district attorney, received a telegram from hie clerk <jf the circuit court of appeal* at New Or leans suiting that the application fofr a rehearing in the DeLomus case hod bean denied. This matter will very probably lie taken to t4io United States supreme cofirt. Huge loe Gorge Forms. Pout land, Mich., March 21—A hu^b ioe gorge which has formed in tim Grand river, 1 mile this village, backed up the river until at 111 o’clock this morning it was necessary to sound the fire alarm to cull citizens to the edge of Water street. PKESIDONT MTINIEY MAKES APPOINTMENTS Many Get State, Army and Navy Commissions. GEORGIAN REAPPOINTED Two Cons rite Are Named, One For Bavaria and Another For China. Henry L. Hertz Is to lie Revenue Collector For First lUlnole District. Washtbotoii, March 2& —The follow ing presidential hppolntuionte were an nounced today: State—George E. Baldwin of Ohio, to be consul at Nmemburg, Bavaria; Hen ry B- Miller of Oregon, to be consul of the United States at Niuohwanr China; Marion Erwin, to be attorney of the United States southern district of Geor gia; Houry L. Hertz, to bo collector of internal revenue for the First district of Illinois. War—Thirtieth regiment of inhtntry, United States volunteers, Frederick J. Barpowa, to be captain; Thirty-eighth regiment of Infantry, United States vol- tUiteera, John E Morris, to he captain- Navy—To be captain, Bjunuel W. Very; to he commander*, Dttiuis H. Me llon, Wsronr A Bfiy ley, James IL Perry t to be Ueuteuant commander, Al bert N. Wood. Kodcnburg Appointed on Com mission. Washington, March 25.—The presi dent has appointed es-Bepreseutative W. A. Rodeuburg of lUiuols a member of the civil service commission to succeed the late Mark S. Brewer, and F. I. Al len of Auburn, N. V., a pomiulssioner of patents to succeed Commissioner Duoil, resigned. The selection of Mr. Rodeuburg removes one of the factors which has delayed the appointment of the Bt. Louis exposition com mission ora. Mr. Rodeuburg !j friends pressed him persistently for one of these places. It is generally believed tliat Mr. Roden- burg’s candidacy clashed dlrcotlv with that of Professor Northrup of Minne sota. The announcement of the com mission is now expected within a few days. Kilos Hunk Defalcation $105,000. Washington, March 25,—Mr. Dawes, the controller <jf the currency, received a report from the receiver iu charge on the condition of the (ailed First Na- tidual bank of Niles, Mich. The report will not be tuade public at present, but it is stated the indications are that the defalcation of the cashier will amount to about $195,000. DEMANDS ARE CONCEDED No Danger of a Strike !■ the Pitta- burg District Now. Pittsblug, March »&.—Patrick Dolan, district president of the United Mine Workers’ association, announced today that after a conference lasting more than three weeks the operators conceded the demands mode by the minere in the new wage scale and a fair settlement for the Pittsburg district has been effectsd. A call was issued Saturday for a con vention to be held Thursday next to con sider the advisability of striking, but all the convention will have to do now will bo to ratify the scale assigned. The miners’ officials will take up the Beaver and Irwin district scales this week. Columbus H*porters Strike. Columbus, O., March The entire load staff employed on the Press-Post went out on strike this morning. The proprietor had been given until 9 o’clock this morning to sign the scale of tne newly .formed Newswriters’ association, but failed to do so. It ie understood that the management is making an effort to settle the dispute. Furnace Employee Threaten Strike, Youngstown, Ql, March 25. — The furnace employes of the Mahoning and Shanango furnaces who have just been orgafflaad into anioM, served notice oh operators today that unless an increase of 10 per obht in wages was granted they would go on strike April 1. About 2,000 men aro employed at the furnaces. MartelUee Strike Unchanged. Mar»eillba, March 25.—The strike situation has undergoncr little change. There have been no further disorders; mere street cars are running today, pro tected by pulios. The strikers a^e quietly trying to influence workers to join them, and many factories are closed owing to want of engineers. Fricdmao Dies In Jail. New York, March 25.—Charles Fried man, a tailor, who in an insane fit killed his two children, one 8 years and the otUhr 16 months old, at their home in Brooklyn by strangling one and beating out the brains of the other, died ia jail today. Death was due to exhauatioq. The man had not slept since the death of hi* children. Uaclag Opens la ftnowstorm. London, March 25.—The flat racing season was opened at Ltrnooln today In a snowstorm. Richard Oroker ran his bay Ally Eileen Violet wish J. Reiff up, in the first race, the trial plate of 200 sovereigns for 8-year-olds and upward, Over the stnaght mile, but failed to se cure a place, J. Lewis’ bay colt Summer Gale winning. Kx-Ueutenant Governor May Dead. Kalamasoo, Mich., March 85.—Hon. Charles May, lieutenant governor of Michigan from 1868 to 1866 and an emi nent member of the Michigan bar, died snddgulv today at bis home, Island View, Gull lake, from heart failure, aged 71. Cathedral Destroyed by Fire. Grand Rapids, March 2fl.—Bt. An drews Roman Catholic cathedral was destroyed by fire early today, resulting ing from a stroke of lightning. The loss it 50,000 with $20,000 insurance. ANDREW CARNEGIE TALKS Says tie Has No Aspiration* For the Mayoralty of New York City. Southampton, March 21,--Andrew Carnegie, who arrived from New York on the American liuor St. Louis at a late hour last night, expressed surprise that hie donation for the benefit of the New York libraries hud caused any thing of a sensation. Two of the many cablegrams received upon his arrival at Southampton referred directly to recent gifts. When questioned in regard to his suggested mayoralty candidacy, Mr. Carnegie pooh-poohed any aspirations in that direction. * “1 will any, howovor,” continued the millionaire, “that New York treats her public men shamefully. They are not half as bad as painted It is n great city and you will have to go a loug way to find a better one.*’ “That is what Mr. Oroker maintains,” suggested a New York man who \va« present. “Well, Mr. Oroker is not so—,” com menced Mr. Oflrnogie, but checking himself he said: “I must uot talk poli- tice. I am glad to be able to contribute anything to the welfare of the great city of New York.” Mention of the Chinese question led Mr. Carnegie to say: “My views on these questions ore known. America has Seen a grotR fool In her foreign affairs and England a greater fool I have been to China and agree with Sir Robert Hart from begin ning to end. If England is wieo, she will follow Hart’s advice.” Mr. Oiiruogie said he liad no imme diate plans for donations to English In stitutions. GOT VERDICT FOR $10,000 Largeet Amount Fixed by Jury In .Many Years. Mostgomkrt, Ala., March 21.—Mrs. Jennie Boyle, who sued the Westeru Railroad of Alabama ns administratrix of Daniel Boyle, deceased, was awarded a verdict of $10,000 damages in the city court. This is said to be the largest verdict for damages rendered in the local courts lu many years. The plaintiff sued for $15,000 damages for the death of her husband, Daniel Boyle, who was run over and killed in the Western yards ln«t October. The deceased was employed as a mechanic by the Lonisvllle and Nashville railroad. He had been called during the night to attend to a “hurry job.” He completed his work and sfarted homo about day light. He was walking iu a path which ran through the Western yards. A switch engine with a train of freight cars was backing on a track, aud Boyle was struck and ruu over. His body was ground to pieces. The plaintiff alleged that the bell was not rang, neirher was the whistle blown, and it was through negligence of the railroad company that death was produced. It Is very probable that the case will be appealed to the supreme court. THE DELEGATION NAMED Coming Convention of von:horn In dustrial Association. Atlanta, March 21.—Governor Can dler has appointed 38 delegates from Georgia lo the convention of the South ern Iiidnstrial Association, which will lie held in Philadelphia, beginning on June 4. These delegates were selected from every city ami section iu the state, and every one of them is a representative Georgian. They are principally men who are engaged in or connected with industrial parsuitH, who will take a deep interest In the work that the convention has in hand, especially iu the coming convention—that of placing information at first hand with regard to the indus tries of the south before the people of the north and eaflt DM They Shoot Kach Other? On a rlkston, March 21.—Instead of Trainmaster Youngblood and Detective Wirtaell of the Charleston and Savan nah railway being shot Monday night by i\n unknown person, it is the belief of the detoottves of the police depart ment that the men shot each other. Both men were brought to the city at an early hour from Ashley Junction, where they were reported to have been shot by supposed train robbers. Tlio two men had gone to the juno- tiou fob the purpose of making arrests and in some way became separated. When they met again, in total darkness, it is supposed by the police that they took one another for robbers and fired. fttentners Collide—Thirteen Perish. Antwerp, March 21.—The steamer Chemnitz of the Gcrman-Aaetralian Steamship company and the British steamer Tay collided last night In the .Flushing roadstead. The Tay sank aud only tw# of her crew were saved. Tay had put into the Flushing roadstead owing to the prevailing storm. Tbs Chemnitz sailed from Shnady tor Ham- barg on Jan. 14. Thirteen of the Tay’s cfew perished. Governor Appoints .Miss Willis. Columbia, S. 0., March 21.—Governor McSweeucy has appointed Miss Eola Willis of Charleston to be oue of the lady commissioners from this state to the Pan-American exposition at Buffalo, N. Y. Miss Willis was given a similar commission to the Pans exposition. She has just reached hom* from Paris, and has been made chairman of the flnoarti committee of the Charleston exposition. New York’s $2,000,000 Hotel. New York, March 21.—Charles Gates and his friends expect to erect a hotel which will rival anything of the kind iu New York in magnificence, If not iu size. It will cost $2,000,000 and will be erected on the qprnct of Fifth avenue and FiMy-seconi! street, a plot fronting 126 feet on the avenue and 100 feet on the street The ground la valued at nearly $1,000,000. Plague lufrctad Nlilp. Southampton, March 91.—A steward of the British frnopship Simla, from Table Bay, Feb. 18, via Liu Palmas, March 6, which has arrived here, is suffering from the plague and has been Isolated. Twenty persons who have been in contact with him have been placed under observation. THE CIVIL WAR AND THE CAUSES Which the Surviving Confed erates Hold Led To It. WINNIE DAVIS CHAPTER. The Daughters of Veterans Thanked for the Reception at Limestone College— Cause)' of the Uloody Struggle lietweeu the States Discussed. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Stevy, 8. C., March 16.—Our last note to your excellent paper was written from Arrowood. School closed with us up there on the 8th Inst., so we write you today from home. This time we will write you exclusively on the subject of the late civil war and the relation. The pres ent surviving Confederate veterans hold to the causes which led to that desperate combat between the States of this union. First we wish to thank all the young ladies of Lime stone College and all others who aided them from the deepest and warmest places of our hearts, for the splendid entertainment they so warmly gave to all the old heroes, who met with them in the college some few weeks ago. We are proud of the Winnie Davis Chapter of this college and most conscienciously be lieve that its work in history will re sult in greater justice being done the old Confederate soldier than any agency in the State, the “legislature not excepted." “Were the Southern soldiers rebels?" We answer no. Not one of them fought to destroy the union, as interpreted by the con stitution upon which all the State rested as a basis for equal protection of all industries among all. No, we answer. We took up arms in resistance to none of these. Was the war then waged for the purpose of perpetua ting negro slavery? Not at all, for the constitution as it then stood guar anteed to every slave owner In all this country not only the right to own slaves, but the right to recover them whenever found in this coun try, notwithstanding they may have taken up home iu a state whose con stitution forbade the introduction of negro slavery. This was the decis ion of the Supreme court, rendered by chief justice R. B. Tanney in the Dred Scott case about 1857. The purpose of continual slavery for the negro was not the moving cause of this uncalled for war, for it is proba ble that more than two-thirds the soldiers mustered into this war by the South never owned a slave and perhaps never expected to own one. But to recur to our first proposition. The Southern soldier was not a rebel. No sir, there was no rebellion on the part of the South. She rose almost to a single man to resist encroach ment upon the constitution of the general government, upon which as a basis the constitution of every state, applying for admission into the union, formed upon it, must rest, or conform, in principle before it can or could, then be received Into the union. This is the plain statement of facts, borne out by all impartial history. That slavery was the un derlying cause of the war, none of us deny, but that which we do deny, is that the South was more respon sible for the introduction of slavery than the other states which aided Id forming and adopting the Federal constitution; every one alike were parties to this great mistake for as previously said a large percentage of the soldiers of the Southern armies had no interest in negroes, therefore could not desire their continuation in a state of bondage. But it may be inquired why some of the states composing this union forbade negro slavery while others by their consti tutions adopted It? We answer be cause the climate, which always regu lates labor was in the Southern state** was peculiarly fitted for negro.labor, while at the North it was just the re verse. This state of things was soon taken advantage of by sharp specula- tors and vast numbers of innocent and ignorant negroes were stolen away from their houses and sold to the planters of the South for great sums of money by these speculators. The negro is not to blame, neither is the South, for this state of things. The South, in good faith paid her money for a labor she greatly needed. But we do claim that the sin of negro slavery and all its evils In America are chargeable in Its beginning to a Dutch vessel sailing under European authority which in 1619, landed the first cargo of negroes In America. These were bought by Virginia to bacco planters. This was the begin ning and we say no matter by whom it was afterwards carried on, they were the blameable ones and not the Southern soldiers. Our second prop osition is. Was the war, as carried on by the South, against the union in good faith by all the states? Our an swer is no. We took up arms to resist sectional encroachment against the integrity of the union of all the states, fanaticism ran away with all reason, no compromise, however moderate or reasonable could hold In check this unstatesman-llke and un generous attack upon the entire South, because of the existence of negro servitude, for which she was no more responsible for its introduc tion than even the section which had become her bitterest enemy. So abusive were the attacks upon South ern men that personal difficulties were frequent. Hon. Preston S. Brooks, of this state, In 1806, openly entered the senate chamber and most furiously assaulted Mr. Sumner,a senator from Massachusetts for an unkind attack in his speech upon Senator Butler, then of this State. Nor was this all. During Mr. Pierce’s administration the State of Kansas was asking for admission Into the union, and as on all simi lar occasions the people of the terri tory were allowed by ballot to say whether or not slavery should be al lowed, a great rush of Immigrants from various states, some favoring slavery others opposing it, rushed into Kansas. Great excitement pre vailed. Mob law overran civil au thority and much blood was shed. This, we believe, was about the first blood of much consequence shed over this great question. Mr. Buchanan succeeded Mr. Pierce. His adminis tration did nothing toward allowing the unrest of the public mind, but higher and higher grew the fever of fanaticism over this subject. In 1859 of this administration a re bellion In its literal sense was plan ned and carried Into execution by a noted abolitionist named John Brown. He, with a few followers, entered Virginia and boldly began to incite the negroes of that State to rise in Insurrection, They failed, were cap tured, tried and hanged. This event was in 1859 of Mr. Buchanan’s term of office. This brings us to the strug gle for presidency of 1860. AH are aware of the principal facts connect ed with this campaign; the t*|ri prin cipal candidates were, for the oemoc- racy, John C. Breckenrldge, of Ken tucky, and Abraham Lincoln, of Illi nois, for the republicans. North of the Missouri compromise line which separated the pro-slavery territory lying south of Pennsylvania, Indiana, north of Missouri and Arkansas, and thence to the Pacific Ocean. None north of that line voted for Mr. Breckenridge; none south of that line voted for Mr. Lincoln. Mr. Lincoln was elected. Here the hopes of the south for reconciliation in the union ended. Having bad no peace for a long time before this event it was deemed madness and folly to expect It now. She withdrew from a union which for years had added insult upon insult, while she was entitled to equity and fair deal ing as other sections were. Could southern manhood do more than de fend home? We answer, no, a thou sand times no. Then let legisla tive bodies and their McLaurens all, if they choose, become apologists for the past, but we choose to stand firmly by records which show all the facts which led us Into a conflict with the northern section of the American union. The above has been written only with a view of correcting erroneous opinions relative to the causes of the war and the part borne in it by the soldiers of the south. We have not the slightest desire to arouse any feeling of the old past prejudices. Let all by-gones be by-gones; let us live and act lu the future^ for the very best interests of all. L. B. D. MONAMISTIC PLOT NIPPED IN THE BUD The Brazilian Government Greatly Excited. WAR VESSELS GUARDED It Daulw The World. No Discovery lo medicine has ever created one quarter of the excitement that has been caused by Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption. It’s severest tests have been on hope less victims of Consumption, Pneu monia, Hemorrhage, Pleurisy and Bronchitis, thousands of whom It has restored to perfect health. For Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Croup, Hay Fever, Hoarseness and Whooping Cough it Is the quickest, surest cure lu the world. It Is sold by Cherokee Drug Co., who guarantee satisfaction or refund money. Large bottles 50o and $1.00. Trial bottles free. Word oomes from Painesville, 0., that girls decided to do away with the boycott they put on the boys, and decided to give a sleighing party. The boys were going to send regrets,- bat the girls heard of it, and called the Invitations lo. The boys seem to be getting the worst of It all around. The stomach controls the situation. Those who are hearty and strong are those who can eat and digest plenty of food. Kodol Dyspepsia Care 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 bat do you good. The most sensi tive stomachs can take it. Cherokee Drug Company. Governor Beckham has been presen ted with a cane by a Virginian, who claims that it was made from a piece of Thomas Jefferson's office desk. The date of Jefferson’s birth and death, his dying words and extracts from ths declaration are cut Into the wood in the most nniqua and artistic style. Prof. Ivison, of Lonaconing, Md., suffered terribly from neuralgia of the stomach and Indigestion for thir teen years and after the doctors failed to care him they fed him on morphine. A friend advised the use of Dodol Dyspepsia Cnre 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. Ohio capitalists will establish a game preserve in Florida of 4,000 acres. It will be located on St. John’s river, 5 miles south of Jack sonville. The land will be fenced and a number of winter homes erected. Their promptneas and their pleas ant effects make DeWitt’s Little Early Risers most popular little pills wherever they are known. They are simply perfect for liver and bowel troubles, Cherokee Drug Company. Through the Suicide of Baron Do Uuigal Some Sensational Revela tions Were Brought to Light—Plot to Assassinate President Salles. Rio de Janeiro, March 25.—Great ex- aiteuieut prevails here over the arrest of Admiral Custodo Jo?e Mello and others on account of the revelations of a mouarchistic plot through the suicide of Baron Do Burgal. Extraordinary precautions are being taken by the government to prevent any outbreak. Apprehension centers about the navy. The war vessels are being closely guarded, os it is believed that the officers are not quite trustworthy. Details of the plot which Barou de Burgal revealed to the authorities have been made known. It was the purpose of those concerned, it u declared, to give the signal of the outbreak by the af&assi nation of President Campoe Sallee. During tho excitement that followed the monarchist adherents in the army and navy were to take possession of the city and hold the government offices. The affairs of state were to be entrusted to a triumvirate composed of Admiral Mello, Marshal Oanturia and Counsellor Lafayette Pereriua. Admiral Alkes was quietly removed from this city, as it was feared his pree- ence would cause disturbance. He was conveyed to Cobias island. FEAR BLOODSHED IN COFFEE Trouble Brewing Between Big Pine Company and Its Neighbors. Waycross, Ga, March 25. — The Southern Pine company and residents of Coffee county are at war over the ownership of timber lauds around Nich- olls, and the feeling has reached the danger mark. Daring tho past month no less than 25 saws have been ruined •t the big mill, seven of them being de stroyed Saturday. One man employed by the company has been notified that he must leave at once or sirffer the con sequences. He says that he expects to be assassinated at any time, but does not propose to be frightened off. People in that part of the comity are so intensely bitter against the Southern Pine company that bloodshed is feared by the more law abiding element. It seems that the company is having tim ber cut on lauds claimed by others, and, in order to got even, holes have been S bored iu the trees and railroad spikes, low points, iron pipes, etc., have been riven in, then the holes being plugged up with wood. When the saw strikes these pieces of iron it is ruined. There is great danger of employes of tho mill being fatally injured by the bursting of the saws, and unless the trouble is settled soon it is liable to reach dangerous proportions. Dispenser Player Sentenced. Columbu, S. 0., March 25.—F. M. Player, dispenser at Kingstree, has been found gnilty of breach of trust with fraudulent intent Judge Watts sen tenced him three and a half years in tfto penitentiary. This is the first convic tion of the kind since tho dispensary started. Player is a white man of con siderable political influence. Last Christ mas he claimed that robbers rode up to his dispensary and robbed the safe of over $2,000, which, by law, should have been turned over to the county treasu rer. His bond had expired the day be fore and other suspicious circumstances led to an investigation which ended in conviction. Johnston Urged For Third Term. Birmingham, Ala., March 25.—G. B. Burkhalter, a prominent contractor in thfc city and former member of tho leg islature, a good friend of Captain Jo seph F. Johnston, ex-governor of Ala bama, is authority for the statement that Captain Johnston is receiving a number of letters from various ports of the state requesting that he allow the use of his name in connection with a third term in the chief executive’s chair of the state. Vandals Dynamite Fine Springs. Berkeley Springs, W. Va, March 26.—The flue medicinal springs, eel aside over a century ago for the use of the public by Lord Fairfax, were dyna mited by unknown persons early Sun day morning. The controversy over the leasing of the springs to outsiders haa caused ill feeling aud the work of the vandals is attributed to this. British Steamer Safe. London, March 26.—Later advices say that the British steamer City of Venice, which, as announced in a special dis patch from Calcutta grounded in a dan gerous position at Achihara, 17 miles below Calcutta, iu the River Hooghly, while bound from Calcutta for Liver- pool, has been towed off aud has re turned to Calcutta. Kentucky Bank Bobbed of $10,000. Memphis, March 25.—A 8)>ecial from Fulton, Ky., says the bank of Columbus, at Oolumbus, Ky., was burglarized early this morning and robbed of $7,000 to $10,000. The robbers escaped, but four men suspected of the crime have be*B arrested at Union City, Teun. .May Reject Carnegie Gift. New York, March 25. — A special from Newcastle, Pa., saye: Owing to the attitudes of labor unions, the oily council wiU in ail probability reject tho $50,000 offer of Andrew Carnegie for * public library for this place. Two Killed by Gasoline Kxplosloa. jANEgyiiXK, WU., March 25.—James Iloruu aud Daniel Pollar were killed to day by an exploxion of a gasoline eugin* at .Imu'Mviile Barbed Wire woika.