Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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, THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the ^th Congressional District of S. C. i na«-».rni» HR I IJCj SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHES TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County? ; / ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY. S. C., FRIDAY, MAY 10, 190L. ;/ " j JACKSONVILLE LIKE THE PHENIX The City Will Soon Rise From Her Ashes. OVER THE STATE. Newsy It.-ms from Ollier Counties Oroupcd Together. HEW BUILDINGS PLANNED Structures to IJe Larger and Hand somer Than Those Destroyed—Tents Kreeted Kor the Homeless—Thou sands Fed by Relief Committee. Jacksonville, Fla., May 9.—The city is alive with workers. The maiu streets are being rapidly cleared of de bris and vehicles now pass freely in all directions. Cars will bo operated by mules until the trolley system is re stored. Plans are being drawn for a large number of business structures, aud all will be rebuilt upon larger and hand somer lines. The river will probably be bulkheaded. Temporary structures are goiug up ou Etll sides, but the city will require their demolition by Dec. 83. Thousands are being fed by the relief committee. Tents for sewing women were opened today aud similar tents for negro washerwomen are to bo estab lished. No more dead bodies have been found. A large amount of insurance has been paid and will be used for rebuilding. The courage aud cheerfulness of the people are extraordinary. All feel cou- fldeut that Jacksonville will spring up stronger and better than ever. To the Masonic Fraternity. Atlanta,May 9. —Grand Master Max Meyerhardt, at Rome, has sent out the following appeal to the Masons of Geor gia: “The city of Jacksonville, Fla., has been reduced to ashes. Among the sufferers are many members of our great frateruity. Grand Master James Car- nail of the grand lodge of Florida has appealed to the Masons of the United States for aid for our suffering brethren. I urge the Masons of Georgia to take prompt and generous action, and to lead in the noble work of aiding the dis tressed Masons of our sister state. I am sure the Masons of Georgia will do their duty nobly. Send all contribu tions to Wilbur P. Webster, grand sec retary, Jacksonville, Fia. ” ARCHER DENIES THE CHARGE Alleged lie Attempted Assault on Sistcr-lu-Luw. Richmond, May 9.—John T. Archer, a well known young man of Manches ter, was arrested yesterday afternoon on the charge of attempting criminal as- saulc upon his sister-in-law, Kate C. Gray, a 14-year old girl. The offense is alleged to have been committed Monday night in the home of Archer, where, be sides him and his wife, his mother-in- law and her three children live. Mrs. Archer is a delicate woman and lies critically ill with typhoid pneumo nia. She does not know of the arrest of her husband, who was at work when the warrant was served on him. O. A. Gray of Ceutralia, a brother of the girl, was sent for yesterday morning, told of what had occurred during the night and he caused the arrest of his brother- in-law. Archer, when seen today, denied hav ing attempted the assault. He claims that he only went in fho room aud touched the girl to get her to sit up with her sick sister. SOUTHERN BAPTISTS Opening of the Convention at New Orleans. Nnw Orleans, May 9.— 'he open ing session of the convent v , of the Southern Iluptists was held t V in the First Presbyterian church, a ftteud- once being present. The Ba young People’s union is in charge i pro gram today. The main convention and the Woman’s Baptist uniou opened their sessions. The meeting will last uutil next Monday. Fully a.UOO delegates are in the city. Kx-Governor Northen of Georgia aud ^x-Governor Eagle of Arkansas, presi dent ami vice president, respectively, of the convention are on hand. MUST PAY THE PENALTY Sentence* of Murderers Affirmed by Supremo Court. Montoomkuy, Ala., May 9. — The state supreme court today affirmed the decision of rlio Jefferson circuit court iu the case of Frank Miller, the noted burglar, convicted of killing two police pffleers of Birmingham and sentenced fa death. The day of execution has been fixed for June i;8. Alou/o William*, also convicted of murder m the Jefferson circuit court and sentenced to death, was refused u new trial and will hung Juno 28. National Municipal League. RocJlester, N. Y. May 9 —The Na tional Municipal league today unani. mously elected tnuse officers for the en suing y*«r: Pres., J. O. Carter New York; first vice president, Charles R. Rich ardson. Philadelphia; fourth vice presi dent. H- Dickson Burns, New Orleans; iitcroury, Clinton Rogers Woodruff. Reciprocity Treaty Ratified. Waniiinotom, May 9.—Acting 8oc- retcry ildl and Mr. Brim, minister for Denmark, today signed a protocol ex- tending fur a year the ratification of the reciprocity treaty with the Danish West luules. — ~ ' '' -™ Lovsruii t»t Hoitd Purchases. \Y AtwiltClTOX, May 9.—The secretary of L . i treasury today purchased $28,500 i ct in in 4 per cent bonds at $118.(15. do ;w o bought $'10,000 short terms at ! ,j.. Tau purchase is of date April The Ladies’ Memorial Association of Aiken will present crosses of honor to sixty-one veterans of the lost cause. Senator McLaurin has accepted the invitation extended to him by many prominent citizens of Spartanburg county to deliver an address at Spar tanburg on July 4th. Miss Henrietta Kelly, of Charles ton, has been commissioned by the governor as silk culture commission- •er for the Charleston exposition. Miss Kelly is now in Italy. She has been making a special study of silk culture. Among the few lives lost during the Jacksonville fire was that of Harry Bonitheau, formerly of Char leston, being one of those who were caught in the fire trap at the foot of Market street on Friday evening. He was hemmed in by the flames and jumped into the St. John’s river and was drowned. Sheriff Creech last week levied upon the road bed, right of way, platforms and depots of the F. C. & P. R. R. from the Hampton to the Bamberg county line, a distance of 18 miles, under an execution for $7,500 in favor of George W. Watts vs. the South Bound R. R., for inju ries received from a fall into a cut in Columbia. The governor received a letter from M. Petermann, a farmer in Berkeley county, in which he states that he and his family bad been forced to leave his farm of 170 acres, seven miles from Monck’s Corner, by J. W. Thornley and others, neighbors, who had threatened to k^l them on ac count of an injunction gotten out against them by Mr. Petermann for trespassing on his farm. The Peter- manna are now in Charleston. T. H. Lewis, a native of Barnwell coumy, who has a wife at Summer ville, and was a fugitive from justice was arrested in Tampa, Fia., on Thursday of last week and was re turned to jail at Bennettsville on Sunday. In aduition to one convic tion aud fine now over him, he will have to face an aggravated case of violating the dispensary law and maintaining a public nuisance. Superintendent of Education Mc Mahan announces that county sum mer schools will be held as usual In all of the counties of the State, where a number of teachers seem desirous of attending them, for the benefit of those who are not able to go to the Stale school, for those who would be belter profited by more elementary courses and for those who wish spe cial instruction in several of the text-books adopted by the State Board of Education. The United States circuit court was engaged Thursday with the bear ing of the case of Pinckney Brown, the owner of a lot of land in Barnwell county, against Edward L. Smith, a millionaire and prominent society man of New York. The plaintiff agreed to sell his land to Smith for $18,000, the land to be converted into a game preserve. Smith refused later to accept the land and pay the money, alleging that he had been de ceived in the character of the place. Brown is now attempting to force Smith to stand by his contract. The Dark Corner has furnished an other tragedy to be added to the criminal annals of Greenville county. Two young men met with deadly weapons iu their hands, and this generally means that one or the other will bite the dust. The killing took place on Saturday night about nine o’clock in front of Stroud’s store, a mile from Marydell, when Walter Allen shot and killed Henry Tram mell. He used a double barrel shot gun, and fifty-dne shot entered the breast of Trammell, producing imme diate death. The citizens of Rich Hill are build ing an oH mill. W. C. Hopper, the house-mover of Gaffney, has the contract for the erection of the nec essary buildings. He has graded a sidetrack from the railway and has started his brickyard- They expect to put in good machinery with capac ity sufficient to crush all the seed of the neighborhood. It is an estab lished fact that the hulls and meal are worth just as much for feed or manure when the oil is pressed out as the raw seed are. If the farmer exchanges seed for meal and hulls he will lose nothing. Henry Jackson, a negro who was discharged from the county chain- gang Monday came to Beaufort Tuesday and appealed to the city magistrate for redress for inhuman treatment which he alleges he suffer ed at the hands of J. R. Cooler, chaingang guard at Tomotloy. a sta tion on the Charleston and Western Carolina railroad, Jackson alleges that he was in the act of shoveling earth, and that one spadeful wont over the edge of a pit which the force was engaged in filling with wa ter, whereupon the guard hurled a llghtwood knot at the complainant, striking him on the top of the head. This was almost immediately follow ed by another, which struck the ne gro in the mouth, both missiles cut ting gashes in the man’s face. He further alleges lifui he was then stripped naked and 150 IhhI^s were administered with the buckle end of $ leather biroeie itrsp. ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM LOWERCNEROKEE Memorial Services at Salem Postponed. POTATO BUGS AT WORK. “Tilde Klin,” an Kxpert InHectologUt, Has Kxauilucil Potato Tatclu-H and Found the )tugn Numerous—Teraoual Item* and Local Ncwh. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, May 7—In conse quence of its being such a busy time with the farmers and some of tbeir members wishing to attend the Mem phis reunion, the Ladies Memorial Association have decided to postpone memorial services at Salem until a later date at which the men gener ally can attend. They will, how ever, meet on Thursday, the IGth inst., to decorate the graves and ar range for a future meeting of the as sociation, when Hon. Stanyarne Wilson is expected to be present and deliver an address. They wish through the columns of The Ledge* to extend a cordial invitation to their friends and kindred organizations to attend the meeting. Rev. Mr. Marion preached at Sa lem last Sunday from Mark 4 :28. The boys had a lively debate at the school house last Saturday night. The question was, “Are the sexes equal in mental capacity?” It was decided that they are. The Mesopotamians enjoyed some fine preaching last Saturday and Sunday. The occasion was the quar terly conference. Presiding Elder Meadows and Rev. Mr. Messobean were present. It was not our good fortune to be present but we bad a good report of it. “Uncle Sim” is an expert insecto- logist. He made an examination of his Irish potato patch yesterday aud found the bugs working on the plants. These pests go in pairs and on the underside of the leaves they deposit their eggs. Mrs. J. L S. examined her’s and finding them as he reported went to work, plant by plant, and killed every bug she could find and destroyed ten thousand million eggs undergoing the process of incubation. She is a most excellent gardener as well as housekeeper but, like so many of her sex, has a poor excuse for a husband and don’t know it. Mr. T. Jeff Hughes, who was as saulted and robbed sometime ago, is now at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Janie Bowen, at Gowdeyville. He is yot in a critical condition but won’t give up. He is not that kind of a man. He sent his compliments to your correspondent the other day and said he was still kicking but not very high. Jeff was a good soldier and we re gret his great mishap at this late day, especially. We are no apologist for lynchers, but if the scoundrels who assaulted and robbed him could be identified, we will wager our best beaver that there would Le a first class lynching somewhere. There are too many idle vagabonds in the land anyhow and something must be done to get rid of them. They are a prolific source of lawless ness. Bad men, bad women and bad whiskey are the devil’s chief agents, and when they get together they □ever fail to do him good service. They arc the grand centres around which all the lesser satellites of crime revolve to do the devil’s bid- ding. Mr. Noah Buice, photographer, was in this section last week delivering work. He also took a picture of the string band which he will soon have on exhibition. We are sorry that all the members were not present to be represented in the group. Rev. 8. T. Creech spent the night with Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Foster last Saturday night. He come up and beard the boys debate and compli mented them on their efforts to im prove themselves. The dedication of the new Presby terian church at Hickory Grove will take place there on the third Sabbath of this month, and in conntc?ion therewith the Lord’s Supper will be celebrated. Farmers are n’t getting good stands of corn and cotton—the ground is too dry and hard. Some have harrowed their lands which seems to help very much. Your correspondent is “fitin mad” at Mr. Mike Sellers for offering him such good wages to set down In his cornfield and do nothing. When we found out the true source of this exceptional streak of generosity Mike had an axe to grind—he wanted us to scare the crows off. General Sherman is quoted as say ing war ia h—. No doubt the peo ple of Columbia thought so after be passed through it. We are alwaya glad to hear from our friend “Bachelor” of Buffalo. Ho always has something rich or spicy, and often both. Mr. Jamea Brannon, un ex-Confed- erate soldier, died yesterday at hia home in York county, and will be burled at Salem today. j. >. s. Some people hold the key to the situation and t hen are too lazy to turn It. Yuli Know What You »rn ink I ng When you take Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic because the formula ia plainly printed on every bottle show ing that it is simply Iron and (Quinine in a tasteless form. No cure, No Pay. 50o. CROP BULLETIN. Condition of Carolina. Cro|>N mm Reported by the Hureua. Columbia, S. C., May 7.—The week ending Monday, May Gth, averaged warmer than usual, being the first week of the present season with temperatures above the normal. Maximum temperatures of 90, or above, occurred generally on the first three days of May, with an extreme maximum for the week of 40 at Greenville and Kingstree, on April 29th, on which date light frosts oc curred at numerous points, but with out doing any material damage. The rainfall for the week was very light, and confined entirely to the western counties bordering on North Carolina. The ground has become dry over the eastern half of he State, where there is a marked deficiency iu the seasonal rainfall, while over the whole State rain is needed to sUmulato plant growth, to germinate recently planted seeds, to facilitate transplanting tobacco, and to soften the baked and crusted soil so as to permit young sprouts to come up Truck is suffering severely for rain, and yields have been materially di minished by the drought. Wheat and oats also would be greatly beno- fitted by showers at this time. Corn improved in appearance, stand and color, although stands.con- tinuo generally poor and broken. Late plantings are coming up better. Corn has not all been planted over the western counties, and bottom lands are now being prepared for corn. Over the central and eastern counties, corn is receiving its first cultivation, but it is small for the season. This crop needs rain at present. Cotton that was recently planted is coming up nicely where the soil is moist, but over two-thirds of the State it was necessary to replant Irora one-half to two-thirds of the cotton that was planted previous to April 15th. Seed continues scarce, and there is a diversity of opinion as to the effect of so much replanting, some correspondents noting a de crease in the acreage while many of them believe the acreage will not be .materially decreased thereby. Plant ing is about finished. Sea island cotton is dwarfed, and much re planting is necessary. Tobacco transplanting is delayed by drought, and it is not more than two-thirds finished, although some farmers are setting out plants and watering them. Rice is doing well. Wheat has improve'd, antf is heading. Oats vary greatly in condition, but in most localities continue promising, although generally heading low. With many exceptions, peaches, pears and plums will be plantiful, but apples are less promising. Truck shipments are comparatively light. Strawberries are ripening generally. Gardens and pastures need rain. Melons have poor stands, and much replanting has been done. Few in sects, except Colorado beetles on white potatoes, have made their ap pearance. Sweet potatoes rotting in beds. liulTnlo ItrtiVltieM. * tCorresj^ondrnce of The Ledger.) Buffalo, May 7.—Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Porter returned from Hickory, N. C., one day last week, whitlnr they had gone to pay their last visit to a dying sister of Mrs. Porter. A Miss Porter, a charming young lady from somewhere unknown to your correspondent,is visiting friends in this section. Clarence Wylie, of Kings Moun tain, preach'd at Rock Springs school house to a large congregation lust Sunday. He belongs to the sanctified host. Sanctification is not as popular as whisky, tobacco and many other sinful habits, in this part of the world. Bub few people would object to going to heaven when they die and a majority wou'd like to do as they please in this life and then have the Lord to take them by the heels and drag thorn in when they die. Ain’t that so, old topers? Rev. Thos- Dixon, of Shelby, N. C., was once pastor of Buffalo church for about 30 years, and its members ought out of respect for him invite him to occupy their pulpit occasion ally. Mr. William A. Jones, one of our leading citizens, who had the mis- fortune to loose his dwelling house by fire last November lias rebuilt and has a new house of six or eight rooms nearly completed. Uncle Billy has raised a largo family of children several of whom are al ready married, but he says he has a few more to spare yet. Ho seems to think that children are more expense than profit. T am willing to agree with him from observation, though I know nothing about it from actual experience. I would just like to kiss some sweet, f’rftty child who has paid its parents lor all the trouble and expense of raising it, provided that it belonged to the fair sex and is not loss than sixteen years old nor more than thirty. I neither want to kiss a baby nor an old maid, and it does seem that nobody wants to he kissed by a Bacuklob. Cuba has a population of about 1,500 (NX) of whom 910 000 are nnilve whites, 112 000 foreign whites, 234,000 pure-blood negroes, 280,000 mulattoes or half-breeds, and I I ooo Chinese. More than 00 per cent are unable to read and write. To L'uro a L'»l<l In On« Day Take Laxative Bromo-(/uinlrte Tab lets. All druggists refund the money If it fails to cure. E. W. Grove’s sig- uaiure ia oo each box. 26o. THE ISRN MARKET QRIET BRT STRRNR Mills Running to Their Ut most Capacity. PRODUCTION OF PIO IRON Melt of Irou Iu Foundry Cupolas In Excess of Fast Records—Sheet aud Tiu Plate Works Driven to Their Full Capacity. Cleveland, May 9.—The Iron Trade Review for this week says: Quietness with sustained strength churacteiizis the iron market. There is activity that not long back would have been considered noteworthy, but iu com parison with the record of March, which iu pig irou was unprecedented, the cur rent buying is light. Mills are running to their utmost capacity ou nearly all products, though iu plates there is not an accumulation of orders noticed iu the winter and early spring. Rail Busi ness has not been cut off by the advance, but it is evident that further mW busi ness for delivery this year must bo taken care of iu mills east of Pittsburg. Pig Iron Prodiiciion. The course of pig irou production is being watched with interest by the trade. Buyers seem to be proceeding on the assumption that consumption will be overtaken shortly aud that the active blast furnace capacity will be sufficient to preserve stable prices through the year—at least to guarantee against any material advance. Two of the large new central western furnaces have just gone into blast; another is to follow shortly, aud others will come later in the year. It is already evident that the United States Steel corporation will not be in the market for so much pig iron for the second half of the year as it bought for delivery before July l. The foundry buying keeps up, though at a slackened pace, and the melt of irou iu foundry cupolas is probably iu excess of any record yet made. Mieet and Tin Plate*. Sheet aud tiu plate works are being driven to tbeir lull capacity. It is the expectation that a basis will be agreed upon with the Amalgamated r -'Ociation that will obviate the necessity u. a shut down on July 1, pending the adjust ment of the *!alo, putting that orgaui- zation iu line with the conciliation movement which looks to acoutiuuauce of operations pending all adjustments of labor questions. The possibility of machinists' strikes at various points on May 20 is one of uncertainty iu the situation. MAY BE BURNED AT STAKE Brutal Negro Assaults a Young Lady In Alabama. Birmingham, Ala., May 9.—From Spriugville, St. Clair county, a commu nity ou the Alabama Great Southern railroad, comes the story of a hor rible assault of a prominent young lady enrouto to her home from college. A negro who is charged with having committed the horrible assault is now being hunted by an infuriated mob of citiz'iis, aud if he is caught there will be a warm tune in that vicinity. Miss Dell Garrett, the 13-year-old daughter of J. L Garrett, a well known citizen of Sc. Clair county, was ou her way home from college Wednesday af ternoon, long before dark, when sho was assaulted by a negro known as Jim Brown. The young lady, terribly, shocked from the awful, brutal treaty ment, made her way home aud fell iu o faint at the threshold of her fatner’s residence. The truth of tlio horrible story soon dawned ou the mind of her father, and ho was not long in organizing a posse. A search was at once commenced for the brute. A message was sent to the sheriff of Jeffersou couuty aud deputies were sent to the couuty line to meet the negro if he attempted to get into this commonwealth. All night the woods were closely searched, but the negro was not overtakeu. The search coutinues. Mis* Garrett, who is well known in Birmingham, and related to some of the best families here, is a young lady of considerable accomplishments. She is said to bo in a horrible condition from the cruel assault, and her life is de spaired of. There is much iudiguation in the community, and broad talk is heard of burniug at the stake if the right negro is overtaken and identified. NOW A CELEBRATED CASE It I* Before the Supreme Court of Alabama. Montgomery, Ala., May 9. —The now celebrated case of the state versus Llde, who was convicted for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Johnson, in this county, aud sentenced to imprisonment for Ufa iu the penitentiary, is being argued to day before the supreme court on a mo tion for a change of venue. Lido was couvicted in this county, and the defense set up was that the killing was done on account of intimacy of Johnson with Lide’a wife. This was not proven ou the trial, and the jary, it is said, debated the question for some time as to whether he should not suffer death by hanging. The parties bad been friends belore this, and both stood well iu the county in which they lived. Gnat interest was taken In the trial, aud the friends of Johnson prosecuted the case vigorously. Sympathetic Strike. Ban Francisco, May 9.—The strike of cooks aud waiters employed In res* taurant* refusing to grant the demands of the labor unions has been followed by a sympathetic strike of the bakers. In retaliation, the master bakers threaten to close every bakerv in the city. Fif teen hundred men, it is estimated, are ont. The Russian View. The Hague. May 9.—Professor T. M. (J. Asser, tlio Dutch member of per- Huiuent hero, has received the brief pre senting the Russian view of tbe Bt bring tea dispute with the United States. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Happenings mnl the Doing" of OnrNeirh- *'ors A<tohh the Line. Snow is still to be seen on the mountain tops of Western North Carolina and they are still having frosts. In August Gastonia township will vote on the issue of $75.MOO i n bonds, for the improvement of the public roads of the township. ^ Many negro laborers are leaving Greensboro and vicinity to work on railroads and in coal mines in West Virginan. About seventy-five left there this week. James Cape, a young white man from Orange county, last week shot a young lady named Martha Baker at the home of her father, Martin Baker, because she would not let him accom pany her to church. Capt. J. VV. Coble, a Southern rail way conductor, was held up on the streets of Goldsboro Sunday night by a negro and a white man, who robbed him of $18 oO iu cash and a gold watch. The robbery took place about 8:30 o’clock. The labor union men of Charlotte will parade May 20th and havo an address by Jerome Jones, of Atlanta. The president of the State Federation of Labor denies that there is Atny truth is the report that the; uAon men contemplated a strike. ▼ Vance Pearson, an employe of the Laura Glenn cotton mills at Shelby, was killed Wednesday evejjj^g. He was working in the race cleaning out the water wheel when someone turned on the water which hurled him against the wneel, causing death instantly. It is reported that a large sanita rium is to bo built at Fiat Rock, near Hendersonville. This place is already noted as a health resort aud a fine in stitution of this sort would add greatly to its fame and value. Dr. Arthur Guerurd, of New York, is to build this sanitarium. As a result of a row between stu dents of Biddle University (colored) ai Charlotte aud residents ot Bic'^gg- ville, the suburb in which the scht,^ is located, Will Jones, colortd, was shot in tbe throat and seriously wounded. Henry Gant aud Alexan der Russell, two students, are under arrest charged with the shooting. Mrs. Jules T. Hayes, of Morgunton, was married at noon ou Wednes day, May 8, to Mr. L. (J. Walaer, of Georgetown, S. U. Mrs. Hayes is a daughter of Dr. aud Mrs. John Tull, of Charlotte. The bridegroom is a prominent lawyer of Georgetown, and nus lor several terms been a member of the senate of South Carolina. In Back creek township, Randolob county, a few days ago, Mrs. Clara- son Robbins was found dead in a creek. Her bo ly was under water and one arm extended out 'i the bank. She had been suffering from mental depression for some time. She got out of bed early in the morn ing aud killed herself by lying down in the stream. At a meeting of the hoard of gov ernors of the Manufacturers’ Club held Tuesday afternoon at Charlotte, it was decided to extend an invitation to Gov. Chus. B. Aycock to visit Charlotte, and while there to be the guest of the club. The invitation states that any time between the 25th and 30th of this month the club would like for tbe Governor to make an address. The subject being left to bis selection. Jennie Kirby, colored, was acci dently killed on B. F. Covington’s place in Lilesviile township, Anson county, last Tuesday after noon. She bad been to carry dinner to her husband, Kit Kirby, who runs the engine at Covington’s mill, and as she started to leave she stepped over the shafting and her dress got caught and she was whirled over and over and instantly killed, her-neck being broken. There is a red-hot municipal fight in Fayetteville. Tbe present mayor, Col. W. S. Cook, is the nominee of the administration forces. Mayor Cook opposed the repeal of the dis pensary. The anti-administration forces have nominated Senator Mc Neill for mayor. He favored the ab olition of the dispensary. Both fac tions have nominated a full ticket for aldermen in the several wards, and the contest is a hot one. The repub licans have also named a ticket, for the first time in years. The votes at Gastonia Monday were overwhelmingly in favor of tbe is sue of $10.OO^in bonds for the com pletion and extension of the electric lights and $15,000 for the completion and extension of the water works. There was practically no opposition. $18 000 o( this amount will go to paying off debts already incurred and a balance of $7,000 will be left for defraying expenses of the recent law suit and completing and improving the plant as is necessary. Sunday night In Gastonia ai a young man was returning from church with a young lady to tbe Ozark mill hill, be was attacked from underneath tbe coal shuto at the Ozark mill by three boys with rocks. He stood his ground and didn’t “burn the wind” as was expected Tues day the police went after the boys but one of them took leg bail. Blood hounds were ordered sod the boy was caught about u mile from town up a hickory tree. The fun cost tbe boys fIG. lUSPIG OUS EV fob Opening of the Firjt Federal Parliament, IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES Duke of Cornwall a::d York, Repre senting llie British Crown, Oprus the Parliament In Person and De liver* a Felicitous Address. Mklbouknk, May 9 —The opening of the first federal parliament, which took p ace at noun, was a most impressive ceremony. The capacity of the exposi tion building, the scene of (he . cere mony, is 12,000 people, but the availa ble .-pace was taxed to its utmost. The decorations consisted of regimental standards, trophies of arms aud floral festoons. The doors were opened to ticket hoi" ers at 9 o'clock this morning, and by II o’clock the auditorium was Ailed, ex cept the royal dins. This was lecated beneath the great dome. It held a sin gle row of chairs, the largest, iu the center, being surmounted by a small gold imperial crown, iiie whole was overhung with the royal standard. Iu front of the royal chair was a small ta ble on which was a telegraph key, by which the Duke of Cornwall and York was to flash the opening signal through out the cotumouweilth, wheu the Union Jack was to be simultaneously raised iu every settlemeut of the federation. Brilliant Scene. The majority of the audience was composed of ladies, mostly ciad iu mauve colored costumes, but many of them werfc dressed in white. Brilliant, scattered groups of army aud navy uni forms gave color to the scene. l acing the dins was a slightly raised platform, where seven rows of chairs acoommodafod the members of the com monwealth parliament. The lofty north transept was devoted to the members of the state parliaments. East and west of the dias were grouped the ministerial stn As. The remainder of tho hail and the galleries were packed with a well dress ed, earnest, expectant crowd. A great orchestra enlivened the ante meridian hour witu operatic airs. The audience was n marvellously varied and iuteuse assembly, while- wigged judges, the speakers wigged aud gowned similar to the house of com mons; local aud foreign military aud naval uniforms. Bishops aud clergy of many denominations in their respective canonicals and court uuifotnis contrast ed with the khaki-clad colonial officers. Surrounding ail was a mas* of civilian spectators of all ages, the whole forming a memorable spectacle. Proceeding* Opened. The formal proceedings were begun at ll:54a m., with the reading of the proclamation sutnmoniag the senate and house oi representatives, which was signalized by a fanfare of trumpets from the military baud outside. Tbe royal party rheu catered and was couducted to the dais, the orchestra playiug the national anthem. Tne Duke of Cora- wail and York wore an admiral’s uni form, with tho ribbon of the Order of the Garter. Tho Duchess of Cornwall aud York and Lady Hopetoun, General Hopetonn and ladies of the suites all wore black. Tbe duke, through the Black Rod, then summoned the two houses, in ac cordance with the strict formula of the British parliament, and the members filed in. Psalm 100 was sung, with all present standing, aud the Earl of Hope- touu read a prayer, after which the Duke of Cornwall and York made a lengthy address and declared the par liament open. Remarks of tbe Duke. In the course of his remarks the dnke referred to the wishes of the Late queen, who before her death signed bis com- mhision to opeu parliament. He paid m tribute to the generous aid rendered by tbe colonies iu the South African war, the splendid bravery of the troops and the exnresscd interest taken by King Edward VII in tbe Australian people. It was bis earnest prayer that the union, so happily achieved, would prove an in strument tor the further advancing of the welfare of the Australian subjeota of the king aud the consolidation of the empire. Knd of the Ceremony. The members then took the oath and subserfted their names to the roll At the conclusion of this ceremony, the Earl of Hopetoun dismissed them to the respective houses to elect officers. “Rule Britannia!” followed, and fi nally the whole assemblage joined in singing “God Save tbe King!” A blare of trumpets followed, the roy al party retired, aud the ceremony wax over. SOUTH CAROLINA VETERANS General Wade Hampton Will Deliver Address of Welcome. Columbia, S. C., May 9.—The state reunion of confederate veterans begins here this evening. It promises to be the largest gathering of veterans since the war. Old soldiers are coming who have not been in Columbia since the mobilisa tion hero 40 year* ago. General Hampton has consented to make the address of welcome at the opera bouse ou behalf of Camp Hamp ton. It will be the tir-c time the old chief has spoken iu year*. Veterans from kix or seven soutuern stares will be hero. An who oome will be entertained ab solutely without cost by the citizens of Columbia. Thu Southern rail wig* alone brought in yesterday 2.500 veterans to Columbia It i* the Urgent gnthcrulg of South Caroliua toluier* ever held One hun dred and thiity-five camp* are repre- tented. Brltl-h (toll' ('lu•l•l(MOllfthlp. LnmoN, May 9-In the amateur golf champion .hip contests at 8t. An drews, 11 H. Hilton, the prev-ut onam- piou, easily won the mutch in the fifth ronntl, bur Scotland's hope. A L Aiken, was followed by John Graonm n Royal Uvetpuol duo by two boiv* >