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\ SEEMS Machinists Will Quit Work On May 20. ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED Kmp nj-ers Have |{etu«M to Arbitrate tlie (^iir.t.o i of \V»»j»es ami President O’l onaetl Has %>etit Out an Order to Mriite. Washimjton', May 13. — A K e,jer ^l strike, iiivoiviu^’, i.ireetly, lod.OOO mu- c!iitiis:>, ami mdiit ally 500,000 men m the in etui t ratio, is exj*ecte«l to take place on M iv JO unless some arrange mom i> ellV.-te i in the meautime. This is the statement made by Presi dent Jaun s O’Ooauell of the Interna tional A-social ion of Machinists, who has headquarters here. The demands of men, the refusal of which threatens to precipitate the strike, Mr. O’Connell said, are for a working day of nine hours ana an increase of 12% per cent in wages, or, in other words, ten hours’ pay lor nine hours’ work. The matter, he said, has been under consideration for some time and every effort has been made by the machinists’ association to avoid a strut *, but such actiou, he says, is now nec ssary if the working men hope to aua u tue end they are striving for. K-fubcd to Arbitrate. Saturday the representatives of the Metal Trades association and the Inter national Association of Machinists held a conference m New York, at which an attempt was made to reach an agree ment ou the wage matter, so that the strike proposed for May 20 could be avoided. Mr. O'Connell, however, says that the employers refused to arbitrate tue que-iiou ot wages nationally, but that they expressed a willingness tiiat this matter should be settled by employ ers locally, each individual case to be treated us such. This method is unsatisfactory to the representatives of tue machinists’ asso ciation, who express the opinion that this would prolong indefinitely the set tlement of the question. Upon hi-> return to the city Mr, O’Conneil promptly prepared the order for the strike and it was sent out by mail Sunday. Mr. U'Conuell says that about 200 firms, whose employees represent prob ably 20 per cent of the 500,000 men wmo will be affected by the proposed strike, ' *ivc signed agreements for the reduo- V.-itm of hours of labor ami the increase of pay. Concession Hy Illinois Central. Chicago, May 13.—Tue general con ference committee of the members of tue International Association of Ma chinists employed by the Illinois Cen tral railway i- again in session in this city. The committeemen who met here some tmi ■ ago and dispersed to their several homes aft<-r a fruitless negotia tion with the company nave visited their respected headquarters, learned the sentiments of their constituents and are ready lor further negotiations. Second Vice President llarrahan of the Illinois Central has coudeded a min imum scale of wages of gii cents an hour, and this will be accepted by the machin ists, provided the company will agree t0 let nine hours constitute a day's work. Thus the question resolves itself into one of dollars and cents, since a 9 hour day will give the meu an extra half hour's pay lor all time over niua hours. OVER THE STATE. « Ne«f«y Items from Other Counties Orouped Toicether. Manning is to have electric lights, the contract having practically been let for the plant. The State Board of Control has taken issue with the Attorney Gen eral and will ignore his opinion that the county boards have the right to elect beer dispensers. Last Tuesday the tug Williams, with a barge containing seventy-five | negroes, provisions, mules, carts, spaces and other implements, left Georgetown for Hagley, from which place a railroad will be built to Paw ley's island. There was quite a disturbance on Mr. Chas. Vaughn’s place several miles from Union on Monday when three negroes, Adolphus Tinsley, Nancy Tinsley and Herndon Thomas , tried to kill Mr. Vaughn with a pis- lol and an axe. J. 11. Wilburn and C. C. Handers, deputy sheriffs, were eent out and brought in the persons named, and they are now in jail awaiting trial. It has not been as- j oertained what caused the trouble. The result of the case of the State ! vs. F. B. Ueane, at Spartanburg, j charged with obtaining a signature under false pretenses, resulted in a mistrial. It is said that the jury stood eight for acquittal and four for conviction. Having been instructed by the judge last evening to return a sealed verdict this announcement > was not made until this morning. , The attorneys in the case were Solicitor Sease and C. P. Sims for | the State, and Stanyarne Wilson and J. W. Ragsdale for the defendant. Hon. W. J. Talbert, in a conver sation with an Edgefield correspon dent of the Columbia State Saturday morning, stated that he was squarely- in the race for governor and would remain in it till the last vote was counted. He feels hopeful of suc- 1 cess. Rumor says that Ex-Governor Sheppard and Lieut. Gov. Tillman will also be in the race for governor. Mr. Sheppard has made no other an nouncement except that if he runs for any office at all it will be for that of governor. Mr. Tillman will either J run for congress or for governor. Late Saturday afternoon the jury returned a verict of not guilty in the case of Willie Wilson, at Grangeburg, charged with murder. The case con sumed the entire day, the court house being crowded with spectators from the unusual nature of the case , Some months ago Mr. J. H. W. Hy- I drick and wife, while quietly driving along the public highway, were run ! into from the rear by Wilson's 1 huggy, Mr. Hydrick receiving ir.- ; juries from which he died next day. The negro Wilson was arrested and | lodged in jail and an attempt was ; made to lynch him, but before the lynching party arrived Wilson was sent to the penitentiary for safe keep ing and remained there until his trial. At the time of the accident excitement was intense, owing to the prominence of Air. Hydrick, and much trouble was prevented by tbe removal of the negro. Every pre caution was taken during the prog ress of the trial, the prisoner being escorted to and from tbe jail by four deputies arhned with Winchester rifles. CONFEDERATE VETS CAPTURE COLUMBII City Crowded With Follow ers of Lee and Jackson. * Wage* Will He increased. Topkka. May 13—After a conference with a committee repreuseting the Inter national Union of Machinists and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail road, riie road has agreed to raise wages of the shopmen along the entire system. Macbiuints had threatened to strike May 20. Toe machinists, getting here 27 cents per hour, were raised to 30 cents; the 2S‘£ cent men to 31 cents. Fifty- nine hours will constitute a week’s work. Tne schedule is effective from May J. ills Discharge W as Merited. Ha7.f,ETON, Pa., May 13.—The men at the Ebervale colliery of G. B. Markle & Co. who struck several days ago because of the discharge of one of their number resum' d work this morning. The dis charged miner was not reinstated, tne company having proved to the satisfac tion of th‘- miners that he had violated the rules by leaving his work before quitting time. DEATH OF PRELATE AT SEA Archbishop of Ontario and Metropol itan of Canada. l»vix>s. May 13. — Archbishop Lewis of Ontario died on board tbe Atlantic Trausport line steamer Menominee, May 4 He embarked seriously ill, as the n-MiIt of puemnouia, and intended to stay in London a short time and pro ceed to Egypt. He was accompanied by Ins win-and a trained nurse. Daring the nighr of May 3 he sank rapidly and died ar -J o'clock the next morning. The lx»iy will is) embalmed and taken to bis residence here. The Mo-t Rev. John Travers, D. D.. L.L. D.liad been archbishop of Onta rio mid Metropolitan of Canada since ISTaT Previous to that he had l«en bi-hop of Ontario, to which see he was appointed in in D'l?. He was born at Carrygloyda castle in 1825, and w»s enneat' i at Trinity college, Dublin. He v. u* ordained in 1849 and was rector of Boekville irom l>v>4 to 1863. Death of an Kdltor. P, :r MUt, May 18. —Walter Buell, at one tune assistant editorof the Cleve land Nets and Herald, subsequently liol ung i - (iii'.tir position on the Detroit Free Pres-, oi "i Here today, aged 47 yeats. Sill - 1895 Mr. Buell had been con in eu-d with the press of this city. I’eti oleum ''lram<-r» Horned. Lom**'.. May 13—A special diiqjatcb from S P' r-burg says 14 petroleum •t'-utm-r-i have been burned at Astrak han, Ru > ia. Tbe iron cage at the Marlboro county jail contains two rare birds at the present time, W. H. Hub bard and T. H. Lewis, men who have given the better class of citizens of Bennettsville and Marlboro county much uneasiness of late years on ac count of their fondness for the Illicit selling of liquor. Latt fall these two men were convicted of selling liquor and were fined by Judge Gage, $400 and $300 respectively. They gave bond and made a motion for a new trial. While this question was being settled Lewis disappeared for parts unkt ovn to hj > bondsmen, and Hubbard removed to Clio,this county, and married an estimable young wo man. The love of handling tbe ‘ fiery fluid” seemed to burn in Hub- bard’a blood and he soon fell Into 111- ripute with his neighbors at Clio. He was arraigned on a similar charge about two moths ago and was placed under bond to appear before Judge Gary at the court of general sessions la*t week. When bis case was cal’ed, Hubbard failed to put in an appearance, nevertheless the trial was proceeded with and he was con-! victed again. Judge Gary gave a sealed sentence in his case. A most shocking accident occurred ; at Trio, 8. C., twenty-six miles from | Georgetown on the Georgetown and Western railroad Friday night at 9 o'clock. The boiler in the saw and planing mill of McDuffie G Wells <x- ploded, killing two men instantly and seriously injuring others. R. L. Bruson, a white man. was thrown about 100 feet away and when found was dead and horribly mutilated. He leaves a wife and two children. Thos. Hcott, negro, was found 100 yards away stripped of clothing hav ing nothing on but socks, and with every bone in his body broken and nnsbtd into a jelly. Eilerbe McDuffie and Tbos, Wells were standing fifteen feet from the boiler. They were picked up fifty feet away senseless, and it was thought McDuffie would die last night from concussion. He is still in a critical condition and will probably die. Wells is doing well. Both were badly burned and scalded. A white man, name unknown, had his foot badly mashed. An unknown negro sustained fracture of the skull. Pieces of flesh were thrown almost a qdirter of a mile against a house, breaking a window glass. Red hot bricks lodged on a lumber sbed 100 yards away and set tbe sbed on fire. TENTH ANNUAL REUNION The drizzled Old Warriors Flock to The Capital City ami are Royally Kntertain- ed Many of Their Sons and Daughter* 1* resent. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Columbia, May. 9.—We left home Tuesday evening and spent the night with Rev. 8. T. Creech and family at the parsonage of the Kel* ton circuit, where wo were most splendidly entertained by him and his most excellent wife. Next morn ing we got in the buggy with Mr. Creech and were at Union long enough to take in the town, some what, before the train arrived to take us to Columbia. We left Union about 2 p. in. and arrived at Columbia about 4 p. m. The run was made without accident or incident worth repeating, except that the old veterans took a good deal of pride in joking each other and the other passengers on the train These were laughable and harmless and all enjoyed the fun. “Kay” Willard was full of himself and kept all laughing about him. At Carl'sle he had some fun out of a great big 300-pound darkey. He said to the darkey: “Brother, I am sorry Abraham can never take you into his bosom without tearing his shirt, or having one made large enough,’’and all such nonsense, which I need not repeat further. Wo had on board representatives from Camps Jefferies, Jake Carpen ter, of Cherokee county, Camp Walker, of Spartanburg, and Camps Boyd, of Jonesville, and Giles, of Union. These camps had their sponsors and maids of honor aboard. Miss Stacy did Camp Jefferies the honor to represent it in the absence of its sponsor. On arrival at Columbia we found tbe city full of veterans, sons and daughters of veterans and visitors generally, from all quarters of the State and even from Georgia. She, too, was well represented, as I shall show our readers before I get through with my account of the meeting. We were assigned a home with Mayor Earl, whose name, by the way, is Fort Sumter Earle, and we are now comfortably seated in our room in his mansion, so magnificently furnished, where we have concluded to rest and drop The Ledger a few lines as we have already promised to do. Tbe city was full of veterans when we came and more are stiil coming. The press about the headquarters of the various committees is a per fect jam. We are told that upwards of 2,000 veterans have been enrolled and several of them are still knock ing around the city sight-seeing, and have never visited any of the head quarters or veteran meetings. Tbe meeting was called to order by Captain Starling, commander of Camp Hampton, on Wednesday night at 8:30 in the new Co lombia theatre building. The hall and galleries were packed full. Every inch of standing or sitting room was occupied. Only the old veterans were allowed on the lower floor and they filled it as well as the boxes on each side, except those which were filled with ladies. There must have been 2,500 people in the building when the meeting opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Woodrow, at the conclusion of which tbe vast as sembly stood up and sang, “Praise God from whom ail blessings flow,” State Treasurer Jennings and a Mr. Martin leading tbe song. Next Mayor Earle, our host, in be half of the city, proceeded to wel come the veterans. This address was an able one and filled the hearts of the veterans as he extended to them the hospitality, courtesies and good will of the people and the homes he had the honor to represent. Although a young man and son of a veteran he fully discharged bis duty. He reviewed the history end trials of tho city from its baptism of fire in 1 Mia till the present day. He said among other things, “Thus in this city where secession was born did its immortal spirit, wrapped in the flames, take its flight, trans formed into the purest nation that ever rose, shone or tell. Her sons responded to a man, and he might say to a boy, with a voting popula tion of 45 000 she furnished 05 000 troops to the Confederate srmits Thus showing that not less than 2,00(1 boys were found in the ranks of the Confederate army fighting for their country; and if ever one of them failed to do his duty I never heard tell of it “The gates of Columbi.i are thrown open to you. Make our homes your homes. Stay as long us jou will. A Confederate eoldier can never wear out his welcome in Columbia a.<d, so, when you will again turn your faces toward your homes, and loved ones,may the thought of yourcouiir g to ua to be an abiding love-thought to be carried with you through life to that solemn hour when your gaze into the great unknown shall see the fading light as It marks tbe warrior's banner taking its flight to meet the warrior’s soul. Ooneial Hampton whs then intro duced. He wc.s loudly and votbasi- »«Uc»Uy »ppl*u4e4 before he arose from his seat, while speaking and even after lie finished and sat down, showing that he still fills a large place in the hearts of his country men. General W aiktr, commander of the S. 0. Division of U. C. Veterans, re sponded in their behalf. What he said cannot be even hinted at here in the short space at our command. He made us feel that we were ac home and in the hands of our friends which we were already well aware of. Speaking of the growth of the T. C. Veteran forces in the State lie said: “Columbia is the birth place of our division. Its first meeting was held here in November 1895.” He said that the members of the sixteen camps with twenty-nine delegates as sembled then. We have now in this State 135 Camps of U C. Veterans. He also paid a glowing tribute to our friend und comrade Capt. R. S. Desportes who at that time was com mander of camp Hampton. He con- grntulaUd the ladies and citizens of Columbia for the magnificently deco rated hall in which the U. C. Veter ans hud the honor to meet at this their Seventh Aunual State Conven tion. I shall devote my next letter to a full report of Maj. Lumpkin’s speech which is beyond doubt a masteny production aud which our readers will so much enjoy. j. l 8 IS IT REESE? The Story of Detective New hold Not Cred ited by Some I'eople. John A. Montgomery, tbe Lancas trian, who discovered the alleged M. R. Reese, in Oxford, Mississippi, is still unconvinced by the state ments of Mr. VV. H. Newbold in re gard to the matter. The following letter from him to Mr. W. G. A. Porter, of Lancaster, was published in the Lancaster Ledger, of last Wed nesday : Otar Sir: Newbold has come and gone, and doubtless, ere this, you have heard this decision. Your warn ings were timely. Sheriff Harkins, ex- Sheriff Mathews and myself met him at the depot at 7 p. m., Saturday. I bad, as well as the others, pretty well sized him up before we got to the hotel. I remained and talked with him until 10 o’clock. Sunday morning he entered the jail with Deputy Sheriff Ramey, U S. District Attorney Montgomery, Jailor Rag land and one or two others. When prisoner was presented he walked into a private cell, had a short con ference with the prisoner, and then said it was not Ree&e. Here bis mis sion should have ended; but, on the contrary, he again called prisoner into cell and held private conference for about one and a half hours. This at once created a suspicion with all the parties in the jail, and after coming out of cell asked Mr. Ramey, deputy sheriff, where the madam was stopping—meaning Mrs. Ander son. Mr. Ramey replied that she was in Holly Springs, a town thirty miles distant from Oxford, north on the I. C. R. R , boarding with Mr. Keel, near the depot. He took a memorandum book from his pocket and again asked and took J. S. Keel’s name and place at Holly Springs. By this time parties had been in jail three hours. He again approached Reese’s, alias Stevens’ cell, saying, ‘ J will bid you good-bye,” shaking hands with him, and saying, “I<j your excitement awhile ago you neglected to tell me where the madam was stopping; however, Mr. Ramey kindly gave place. I will call on her tonight on my return.” Such was his conduct here. A ce rtified letter to this effect has been sent Governor McSweeney, of South Carolina today; also through my counsel, we have made application to Judge Niles, of the U. 8 court/, for an order to take him out of jail and have him photographed. Mr. New- bold charged nobody’s mind in Ox ford ; but, on the contrary, confirmed the doubtful. Oxford is a unit in sentiment today as to it being Reese. Newbold’s conduct throughout con vinced officials and all others who came in contact with him that he did not want Reese, as he openly said that Reese did not deserve tbe punishment put upon him. Can’t we get someone who is familiar with Reese and knows him well, to come and identify him? Probably someone coming to reunion at Memphis. Let me hear from you at once on the matter. I have written J. M. C. You can givo this letter to the public if you wish. A Fireman’* Clou* Call. ”1 stuck to my engine, although every joint ached and every nerve was lacked with pain,” writes C. W. Bellamy, a locomotive fireman, of Burlington, Iowa . “I was weak and pale, without any appetite and all run down. As I was about to give up. I got a bottle of Electric Bitters and, a'ter taking it, I felt as well as I ever did in my life.” Weik, sickly, run down people always gain new life, Strength and vigor from Ibeir use. Try them. Satisfaction guaranteed by Cherokee Drug Co. Price 50c. A young white man named Privath of Darlington was at the passenger depot at Florence Saturday morning in a pretty badly damaged condition. His' arm «a* broken aud several gushes cut in hi* face. He says he was pushed from a Coaat Line pas- nenger train at W’edg field. “Our little girl was unconscious from strangulation during a sudden and terrible attack of croup. I quickly secured a bottle of One Min- j ute Cough Cure, giving her three I doji'*. Tne croup was mastered and < our little darling speedily recovered.” i So writes A. L Spufford, Chester, i Micb. Cherokee Drug Co. BAPTIST BRETHREN FINISHING UP WORK Final Sessions of Convention at New Orleans. LAST DAY’S PROCEEDINGS Next Conveutlon to He Held ut Ashe ville—Opposition to Deiiiamlina or Kecelviiig Indemnity From China. How Sunday Was Spent. New Orleans, May 13.—This was the last day of the convention of South ern Baptists. President Northeu pre sided. Considerable time was spent in oou>ideriug the report from the last con vention as to the advisability of a board of co operation. There are now three boards—Suudayschools, home missions aud foreign missions—located, respec tively, at Nashville, Atlanta and Rich mond. Dr. Campbell presented the re port today, only six of the nine mem bers having signed it, these being iu favor of the establishment of the new board with headquarters at Baltimore, Baltimore having promised $4,000 if the board should come to that city. Dr. A. J. Barton of Little Rock pre sented a minority report. He opposed the acceptance of the |4,000 pledged by Baltimore and wanted the board estab lished at Atlanta, with 5 instead of 20 members provided by the majority re port. The object of the new board is to secure tho membership of Baptist churches in the Southern Baptist con vention and their co-operation at the annual convention. WORK FOR NEW CENTURY Next Annual Convention to Be Held at A-heville. New Orleans, May 13.—The Baptist convention devoted the Sabbath to re ligion, filling the pulpits of Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian and other churches in the city morning, noon and night. Besides that, there were three formal rallies, tbe women holding one at 3 o’clock and the men at the same hour aud at night. The new century and the consecration of its Mo..: and wealth to Christian civilizatias was the central idea of tbe addressee and the preachers took a hopefnl view. Asheville, N. C., has been decided upon as tbe next meeting place, iu May, 1902. The following resolution by E. L. Wesson of Mississippi was the most sen sational so far offered: "We, as Baptists, iu convention as sembled, believe it nnscriptural to ask for or receive indemnity for injuries or losses suffered in China through perse cution, aud iustead to suffer persecution and injury for Christ’s sake. “We seek the souls of the Chinese. Wo are willing to suffer the loss of goods for the sake of the Lord.’’ SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIANS General Assembly to 3Ieet at Little Uock This Week. Little Rock, May 13—The general assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church will be convened in annnal ses sion in this city next Thursday at 11 o'clock iu tho morning. The assembly will continue in session for ten days or two week*. The assembly is composed of 72 pres byteries and its membership comprises about 200 ministers and laymen. The number of delegates from each presby tery is determined by the highest court of tbe Presbyterian church. There is some talk to .the effect that the question of changing tbe creed of tbe charch will be discussed at the com- ing session. The election of ^ successor to the late Dr. J. N. Craig, as secretary of tbe as sembly's home mission committee, will occur during tbe meeting. That com mittee is located in Atlanta, and after the death of Dr. Craig, which occurred in Newport News, Rev.T. P. Cleveland, D.D., was appointed to fill his uupired term. NARROWLY ESCAPED A MOB Negro In a Carolina County Shows His Innocence. Columbia, 8. O., May 13—Willis Wilson was acquitted of the charge of murder at Orangeburg yesterday. Three mouths ago hundreds of men in that oounty—perhaps some of those who tried him—were trying to lynch him. Oue evening while Mr. aud Mrs. J. H. W. Hydrick were driving on a public road, some months ago, their buggy wai driven into from the rear, they were thrown out aud Mr. Hydrick so badly injured that be died. Wilson, a negro, claimed his horse was running away aud aomanageable, but others declared be was drunk. To escaue tbe lynchers be was hustled out of the Orangeburg j til and brought to tbe penitentiary. Deputies with Winchesters guarded him during the trial, it being feared an attempt might be made to kill hire. Admiral Schley Coining Home. London. May 13. — Rear Admiral Bchley received a cable message today announcing the serions illness of a mem ber of his family, and he has therefore curtailed his stay here aud eoipiged pas sage on board the North German Lloyd ’ steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, which sails from Southampton for New York on May 15. The admiral went to Southampton this afternoon. Burglars Sr cure Dig Hoodie. Peoria, Ilia, May 18.—Burglars en tered tbe Thtelbar shoehouse of this city last night through a skylight, broke into the safe and aecured about $10,000 ju ca*h. The method employed in break ing into the safe was exactly tbe same ss that used by the men who recently made the big haul of revenue stamps at the government building. There u no clue. Hand Purchase by Government. Washington, May 13.—The secretary pf the treasury today puronasad $4,500 •bore teroi hoods «t flFMU It U I’rolmble That They Will Meet Here on the liftth. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Blacksburg, 8 C., May 11.—As is well known. Senator J. L. McLaurin was, a few days ago, invited to speak to the people of Oberokee county, at Gaffney, on the 25th of this month. It looks now as if Senator B. R. Tillman will als^ be present, because it developed here today that tl e president of the Democratic club at this place wrote him a few days ago extending an invitation to be present at tbe Gaffney meeting and reply to Senator McLaurin. Since that a letter has been receiv ed from Senator Tillman, at Trenton, under date of May 7th, in which he acknowledges the invitation in the letter to him under date of May 1st, and while expreasing his appreciation of the invitation and a desire to ad dress the people on that occasion, says he would much prefer that the invitation come either from the coun ty executive committee or a number of citizens, instead of from one club, concluding with a suggestion as to bow that can be accomplished. The letter has been referred to the chairman of the county executive committee and a meeting of that body will be called soon and an invitation extended to tbe senator. It is hardly necessary to add that the announce ment that these two noted men will be present on this occasion will draw an immense crowd. They have al ready expressed opinions of each other in language not of the choicest and indicating that a meeting between tbe two would develop some excitement. The most curious, and, in a way, the most amusing thing counecud with this invitation to Senator Till man, is the following: A few days ago the president of this democratic club, who lives in the country, received a telephone message from a man at this place asking him to be allowed to sign tbe president’s name to an invitation to Senator Tiilman to be at Gaffney and race Senator McLaurin. The presi dent of tbe club expressed perfect willingness flind so the letter was written, but just wbat was said in that letter only the individual here who wrote it and Senator Tillman, who received it, know. The man has always been a bitter anti-Tillmanite, having participated in the formation of conservative clubs in York county. Just what prompted him to write to Senator Tillman in the way he did may perhaps be a puzzle to some. If be has changed his politics aud be come a Tillmanite, why did he not write to the senator himself? But it is not believed that he has changed his political fa'th, because be is known to have been in a crowd a few nights ago and either gave ex pression to the words, “damn Till manite. 0 ,” or heard such an expression and gave his approval. Tbe president of the democratic club is an honest, industrious farmer and has always been a consistent re former, and very naturally saw no objection to inviting Tillman, and never thought of tbe politics of tbe mao who asked to be allowed to write the letter, nor wbat bis motive was. Now, however, he and others are curious to kuow wbat was in the let ter to Senator Tillman. The writer of tb!a letter to Senator Tillman was a candidate for the State eenate from this county in 1898 Out of a total vote of about 2.000 he re ceive 1 329, due mainly to hie unfort unate connection with the court house deal. Though naturally dis appointed and ebagrined at such an ignominious defeat, he has neverthe less clung to and cherished tbe hope and belief that be would some day represent this new and progressive country in tbe balls of legislation And so, with that object in view, be bas been etriving bard to remove some of tbe numeroue and trouble some stumps with which bis path has been beset. Though a conservative at heart he may be trying now to poie ae a re former or Tillmanite. Some have pursued such a policy and succeeded; but on the other band, bow many have tried and failed? His varie gated record, like cbickene, will come home to roost. The mere change in political faith will be found not to be the only and most objectionable part of bis record. s. a. t. COURSE OF PRICES STRONGLY UPWARD Situation On Wall Street After the Panic. THE NEWS FROM LONDON Hay* He WoeTortn-ed. "I suffered such pain from corns I t'ardlv walk.” writes H. Robin- •on,Hillsborough, III., "butBucklea’a Aruica Salve completely cured them.” Acts like magic on sprains, bruises, cuts, sores, scalds, burns, boils ulcers Perfect healer of skin diseases and piles. Cure guaranteed by Cherokee Drug Co., 25c. Tbe case sgainst Policeman 8. J. Bozard, who killed a negro at Orange burg some time ago in self defense, resulted in an acquittal. “I have been suffering from Dys pepsia for the past twenty years and have been unable after trying all preparations and physicians to get aoMTelief. After taking one bottle of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure I found re lief and am now in better health than I have been for twenty years. I cannot praise Kodol Dyspepsia Cure too highly,” thus writes Mrs. C. W. Roberts, North Creek, Ark. Cherokee Drug Co. A manganese iron ore field has been discovered twelve miles south of Little Grande, Utah. Tbe least in quantity and most in quality describes DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, the famous pills fur constipation, and liver complaints. Cherokee Drug Co. i Settlement On Kn<;tish F xchanse With Northern Pacific Short* Re ceived With Great S-uti*fac.ion lu t New York—Uear^ Good Fruits. New York, May 13.—News from tbe Loudon market was scrutinized with lively interest in Wall street this morn- tug. The beginning of a fortnightly Stock Exchange settlement was expected 1 to show the effects of last week’s events here, including the corner iu Northern Pacific aud the fall iu prices of other stocks. The news that a settlement had been agreed to with the shorts in North ern Pacific on the basis of 140 in Lon don was therefore received with great satisfaction here. The stock was lend ing flat for the Stock Exchange settle ment. St. Paul had advanced 8% in London over Friday’s closing parity here and other stocks from a traction to 2 points. Reading, Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania were the only stocks to show important declines outside of Northern Pacific, which tell 1% as a re sult of the relief extended to the shorts. Course of Prices. The course of prices was strongly up* ward generally at the opening here, but there were a few exceptions sbow- ! ing sharp losses. Union Pacific sold at lJ4fii to to lid, compared with 113 ou Friday ou the first sale of 12,000 shares. Delaware and Hudson jumped 6^4. St. Paul 3*2, Louisville and Mis- | souri Pacific 2% each, Atchison 2% | anil American Tobacco aud Coutiuen- 1 tai Tobacco 2 aud 2%. Amalgamated Copper was up 2 points and American Linseed preferred sold 6 points higher. United States Steel sold at 46 to 45 cents, compared with 45 on Friday on the sale of 10,000 shares, but the pre ferred stock was carried down to 93 and 92, compared with 93*4 0,1 fhe last sale of 6,000 shares Saturday. New York Central and Southern preferred lost 2 to 3. Satisfactorily Settled. London, May 13.—The stock exchange committee and Mr. Morgan have come I to the rescue of the situation, and the difficulty in which operators and brok ers who have given calls for Northern Pacific for the end of May aud July found themselves is satisfactorily set tled. The commit tee decided that the buying in of Northern Pacific common and preferred be suspended for tbe preseut. This means that the stock need not be delivered immediately. This fixed the making up of prices of common at 140. Mr. Morgan is lending Northern Pacific at evens—that is, for nothing. MRS. M’KINLEY’S CONDITION No F'urther Social Functions During Western Tour. San Francisco, May 13.—Secretary Cortelyou this morning gave ont the following bulletin as to Mrs. McKin ley's condition: “Mrs. McKinley rested well daring the night and this morning was quite as comfortable as her physicians ex pected her to be.” There is some probability of Presi dent McKinley abandoning bis proposed trip into the northwest, in view of the condition of Mrs. McKinley. Unless there is a radical change for the better, the presidential party will leave for Washington soon after the celebration* in this section are over. Mr. McKinley is much worried over the condition of his wife, and it is even possible that many of the fnnetions arranged in his honor for this week may be postponed or dropped altogether. Secretary Oortelyon has given notice that Mrs. McKinley, should she contiqae the trip with tbe president, will not under any circumstances engage in any of the social functions arranged for the rty at any place, bnt that Mrs. Mo- uley will remain as quiet as posable during the remainder of the tour. TRAIN WRECKED ON CURVE Two Men Were Killed and Two In* Jured. New Orleans, May 13.—The south- bound Illinois Central passenger train from Chicago jnmped the track on the curve near Hazlchorst 30 miles soath of Jackson, at daylight today. C. E Rose of Fulton, Ky., mail clerk, and Tom Lee, the fireman, were killed. Gns Nelson, the engineer, bad a leg broken. M. R Stappen, assistant mail clerk, was ba<ily bruised. Physicians have been sent to the scene from Jackson. The train was running fast on a sec tion of track undergoing repoirs. The Marin $ou(h Africa. London, May 13.-Lord Kitchener, in a dispatch from Pretoria, dated May 12. *ays: “Granfell has occupied Lome Trichart, capturing 50 Boers,with rifle*, Otner columns report « Boers killed. 20 wounded. 182 prisoners, 24 surrenders, aud a mar blue gun. 6.400 rounds of ainmauitinu, 150 wagons and 870 horsa* capered.” F ree I’ort of Gopruhagea. Copenhagen, May 13.-Ex-President Berutgau of the port will shortly go to the United States, hi* special object being to emphasise the advantages of the Iroo port of Cupeuhag'-n as a dis tributing center for Baltic and North sea ports. Mi*. Ilollia ms a Ut-a'-t m tsrr. Di itn*N, May 13.—Mrs. 1 om* Botha, who has obtained court nf to interview Mr. Kruger and urge him to advocate peficc, sailed lorlay for Europe ou the •truiuer Dimvcgau Castle. New Miainrrck Heufen. London, May U 3:23 P. M.—The fihnnuci’k i Wat the bi/Sjnrock M uy five uuhhtt'i over a 40-taua Course.