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GAFFNEY, S.
MAY 38, 1901.
il e 50 A YEAB.
SMILED
'ON THE VETEHANS
fc^orate Hosts Are Oath-
9 .
ering at Memphis.
ADSPICIOUS REUNION
ij Tboiisuiid* of Men Who Follow*
' cd the siium and liars Are (inther.
.Within the Elates of Sleptropolls
e a ne
IPiils, May 27.—Py train and by
{saAds oi people are pouring
ouy from tiie four corners of
tbo sdutja to Attend the eleventh annual
.litMt ojf -the United Confederate Vet*
1*) ftiul the sixth annual reunion of
United Sous of Confederate Vet 1
which opens tomorrow. Among
ie notable arrivals today are General
Fitahugh Lee; Adjutant General Moor*
man "of Nefv Orleans; Major General
W. J>, £ameron;-commandiug the divi
sion of Mississippi; General S. C.
French,* commanding the diviafon of
Pensacola, Fla.; General Stephen D.
Lee, commanding the Army of the Ten*
nessee; General Joseph Wheeler and
Lieutenant R. P. Hobson.
• General John B. Gordon, commander*
lp*chief of .the Confederate Veterans,
will come in by special train from At
lanta late this afternoon.
It is estimated that by noon today 16,*
OOP strangers had arrived.
.• jMWl JA gjusiuoss blocli in the city bears
tribute to tho reunion by the profusion
of flags.and streamers of bunting; the
stars and bars and tho stars and stripes
floated m tho breeze side by side.
The court of honor has been complet
ed and lavishly decorated on Main
ptreet, and adjoining are the stands
from which the parade will be renewed.
Convention Hall.
I Convention hall, in which the recep*
fciou will be held, has a capacity of lb,-
v 000, and it will be taxed to its utmost
tomorrow. J
“™*alside from the constant influx of Ten-
^ssse veterans, tho advance gnard of
rrivals is mostly from Texas, the next
rgest representation being from Ar-
.,. kausas and Mississippi. It is estimated
that by tomorrow morning there will
be 60,600 strangers within the gates of
. r. Memphis.'
Nature Smiles.
kns reunions have generally been
Attfendea downpours of rain, but
this occasion promises to be the excep
tion to the rule. The suu rose m a clear
aud its rays were tempered by a
^constant breeze from'' .the west. It is
/’ predicted by the local forecasterthat^g
■^weather will be clear
\ OVER THE STATE.
MewsyVtcnis frokn Other Counties Orouped
\ Voaether.
The training ships Topeka and Es
sex arrived at the Port Royal naval
statloa Hetnrday. The former will
be stationed there permanently.
The revenue cutter Comanche is un
dergoing rtpairs'.ln the dry dock.
All the msehindsts at the Seaboard
shops at AbbeviSe went on a strike
Wednesday eight at JO o’clock,
having been ordered out by the
union. They demand nine hours
as a day’s work and pay for ton
hours and say they are going to win.
This does not effect the train crews,
blacksmiths or kppfentlces.
Ex-Sheriff J. G. long, of Union, is
applying for postmaster at that
place. He ie now carrying a peti
tion securing the signature oi his
friends. It will ptobably be a close
race between him and the present
postmaster, J. C. Hunter, because
Mr. Long Is a vcy popular man,
having been sheriff for twelve years.
The governor has been notified by
the county supervisor df York county
of the appearance of smallpox among
the convicts on the county chaingang
and informed that the sentences of
some are about to expiry. He was
ordered to vaccinate alldn the camp
and hold suspects, pending the arri
val of some one sent by Cjgr* Evans to
take charge.
Willie Hoyle started from Sharon
to Yorkville Tuesday morning in a
buggy and in crossing e a small
stream just this side of Yokkville bis
buggy broke loose and wha carried
down the stream. He ckuld not
swim but saved himself by getting on
the horse and riding ; it out. Hs
went on to Yorkville and procured
assistance and came b#ck and took
the buggy out, but it was badly torn
up.
The governor Saturday granted a
pardon to W. B. Bishop, convicted in
Greenville of larceny. He disposed
pf a bale of cotton belonging to an-
othe.- party and spent the money
while drank. He was sentenced to
eighteen months on the county
chaingang -and has served sixteen
months of this time. Upon the rec
ommendation of Solicitor Boggs, the
county supervisor and many others,
the governor granted the pardon.
The payment of the pensioners
began Monday. The proper receipts
have been received fiom the clerks
of court of all mtvA four aountips and
Saturday
send!
PRESBYTERIAN CREED
WILL BE REVISED
Decision Reached by North
ern Assembly.
CUBA Wl
PLAT'
!PI
IMENT
ision clerk
ACTION WAS UNANIMOUS
Committee to He Appointed to Pre
pare Amendments to Confession ol
Faith and Iteport to the Next Ses
sion of General Assembly.
Philadelphia, May 27.—When tho
Presbyteriau general assembly met to*
day there appeared to be a disposition
on the part of the commissioners to
bring the debate on creed revision to an
end as soon as possible. The majority
of the delegates are impatient to settle
the test ion, so far as this assembly is
concerned. There is still considerable
other business of importance to be traus
acted aud some of the subjects are ex
pected to arouse mu^h discussion.
When the order of the day, the re
vision of the Confession of Faith, was
reached, the moderator made a few re
marks, advising against any hasty ac
tion today. He said there was a ten-,
deucy to rush the matter so that the as
sembly could adjourn, and he hoped
the commissioners would not get into a
panicky condition aud do something
which they might regret. He suggest
ed, however, that all the speeches be
limited, and a motion to limit them to
10 minutes was unanimously carried.
Before procee< n ; to the further con-
aideration of the question of revision,
the assembly adopted tho report of the
committee on the next place of meeting,
which selected the Fifth Avenue Pres
byterian church, New Y< rk, as the next
meeting place of tho general assembly
of 1903.
James D. Moffatt, D. D., president of
Washington aud Jefferson university,
who on Saturday gave notice that ho
would offer an amendment to the ma
jority report, was then recognized by
the moderatap.
Dr. Moffatt explained that he was
moved to offer the amendment to recom
mendation B because of the small ma
jority which on Saturday voted to re
tain the recommendation in tho revision
committee’s report. Objection had been
made, he said, to the original recom
mendation because of ambiguity in cer
tain portions, aud his object in amend
ing was to render the vote of the as
sembly unanimous ou whatever action
might be taken.
Dr. Moffatt*!! Amendment.
eads as fol-
Radical’s Proposition Doom
ed to Defeat.
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES
Time Hu* ileen Temporarily Kxtened.
One of the Most Perplexing Ques
tion* Confronting the American Ad
min 1st rat ion—Action of 3lercnants.
New York, May 23.—It has been
shown, says a Havana dispatch to Tho
Tribune, that tho Cuban constitutional
convention will reject Gaulberto Go
mez’s report as the first step toward ac
cepting the Platt amendment. He
urged that if the couveutiou held out
aud refused acquiescence to the amend
ment, Cuba would be in a position to
appeal to the world aud ultimately
would gain absolute iudependeuce. His
followers now admit the defeat of his
propositions, but after that will en
deavor to embarrass the delegates who
w r aut a majority report adopted. Sev
eral members who will vote agaiust
Gomez want to avoid a direct vote on
acceptance. Morna Delgado aud Bor-
riel, who have proposed m idificatious in
the majority’s rejiort, will nevertheless
support it.
A Perplexing Question.
The sugar planters’ association made
a formal request to the convention to
intervene in the question of mortgage
for foreclosure, which is one of the most
perplexing questions with which the
American administration is confronted.
Governor General Wood has extended
the time of order against foreclosure till
June 1, but announces that no further
extensions will be granted.
In the meantime, a special commis
sioner has been trying to adjust the
difficulty, but has not succeeded m for
mulating a plan satisfaciory to both
debtors ami creditors.
Important Action.
The merchants union, a strong finan
cial body, has opposed the sugar plant
ers’ convention and has lately refused
to intervene on behalf of the latter, ou
the ground chat the subject is beyond
its jurisdiction. Its action is important.
THE ALABAMA CONVENTION.
IRON AND STEEL
TRADEJONDITIONS
Uninfluenced So Far by Ma
chinists’ Strike.
CAROLINA’S
‘^liedlcMtion of
[C DEAD.
Their
to
uga.
o mono-
mth Car
olina ou of Cbickamauga
was dediedrea today. Governor Me-
Sweeney and state ofticera, accompan
ied by a regiment of infantry, arrived at
an early hour this .morning.
The monument is located at the foot
of Snodgrass bilk Governor McSwOaney
acted as presiding officer dud extolled
the virtues of the American soldier.
Rev. John Kershaw prououaoed the in
vocation. . • - , *
Addresses were then made by,General
O. Irvine Walker, Hon. D. 8. Header,
son, Colondl J, Harvey Wilson. and
Bishop Capers, at the conclusion of
which the cords that hold the winding
sheet were pulled by four young ladies.
Governor McSweenoy turned the mona
ment over to General H. V. Boynton,
who made au appropriate speech in re-
The moo ament was only completed
Sunday night. The bronze palmetto
tree which surmounts it was made in
Massachusetts and was delayed eu-
route. Ic was forwarded on a special
train from Cincinnati Saturday night
and placed in position Sunday.
The height of the monument is 33
feet. The base and abaft is of Booth
Carolina granite. .
checks. The total
Of ifloners on the revised
list this y4» 8 6 462, of which
thirty are in | B8 a, 198 In class B
and the temaindviQ the classes C.
$95 each;
each and
t.70. The
the clerk of
)ty, ic being
aged 89,
tnorningi
He
iminole
m.
m.
j IN DESPOTIC RUS<
Frivolous Pretext For
Newspaper.
St. PETEBSBuaa, May 27.—The prohi
bition of the publication of Tht Novos
Vremya for a week became of its
editorial article on the labor troubles
is creating an immense sensation,
as imflojtiug extraordinary nervousness
on the part of the government. The
Novoe Vremya is second only to the
Moscow Viadomotle id conservatism
and is usually allowed greater latitude
tbau are tire other papers.
The editorial iu question was mild a«
compared with many governmental
publioations on the labor question nr
’ Russia. It merely said that laborers
./•were poorly paid for excessivelyAard.
work aud were beginning to be infla-
enoed by western literature, and sug
gested that the government
tho work begun for emanoi.
enforce social reform*.
on
, At Port Royah-
Beaofort, 8. O., May 37.—The train
ing ships Topeka and Essen have aryly-
sd at the Pert Royal naval station, the
former will be stationed her* perma
nent ly. The revenue cutter Ootnaticbe
is undergoing repairs at the dry dock.
Boys In IIIue Leave Cblrci. ' v.
'AsmKGTOx, May 27.—A dispatch
ved at dhc war department drom
L \\ ChttJTse at Take says tbgt the
unmei 1 and no* sailed
|and that all of. tho troops
ilua soon for Manila.
t ■ 1 *— r:.
g the Government.
ty27.—'Justice
of the
tbi
fsular
I'm* tg
The class A pensio
those in class B $
those iu the classes C
largest check goes t
court of Spartanburg c
for the sum of $7,847.81
William Rose;,
died In Coluro™* Satur^y
“Uncle Bi 1 ^ ' was born v^iaye.
went io a drummer to tb^ em i QOie
war in 1836; to the Mexican V* r aD d
to tbeVlvil war. He volnuteertq to
go to Qhba. He haeJield the ofb, 0
of mesAeoger since 1876, to the gov
ernor! notwithstanding all political
charges and upheavals on account of
his fidelity to the white man’s party
bafore 1876. Ho was a courier and
captain on the staff of Governor Me-
Sweeney, and sergeant in a local
white military company. He brought
back General Bierce Butler’s body
from Mexico and General Gregg's
from Fredericksburg. He witnessed
the running of the first train in
South Carolina; was here when La
fayette made bis triumphal tour of
America iu 1825 and beat the muffled
drum at Calhoun’s funeral. He
was burled with military honors.
Friday afternoon while in quest of
illieit booze near Wellford State
Constable Ewbanks made a big
haul. He met in the public highway
t^o white men eluting in a wagon,
which was hauled along by two
horses. A subsequent Inspection of
the wagon revealed the fact that It
contained sixty gallons of corn whis
key. The two men were W. H.
Robinson and Vance Magruw. The
constable Immediately assumed
charge of affairs, aud as the constab
ulary bas not the authority to confis
cate a team In daylight, made ar
rangements with the parties to bring
the whiskey to tbs city. They pro
ceeded a short distance towards the
city, when Magraw grew somewhat
disconcerted, and having urgent busi
ness elsewhere, jumped out of tbs
wagon and made his euape before
the constable could detain him.
Jioblnson, however, made no attempt
to leave the wagon, which be drove
to Dllllngbam’a stables wheie tbs
whiskey wae deposited until thia
morning, when it will be shipped to
the authorities in Columbia.
Food Cturngod to PoUqu.
Putrefying food in tbe Intestinal
produces effects like those of arsenic,
bat Dr. King's New Life Pills expel
tbe poisons from clogged bowels,
gently, liilly but surely, curing
Conetlpstlon, Biliousness, Bisk Head
ache, Fevers, all Uver, Kidney and
Bowel troubles. Only 25c at Chero
kee Drug Company.
ameudinontj
■t'm
lows:
“Wo re
be instructed tv
OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE
Ministers
practice.
preach and physicians
i
/•Dor girl was unconscious
from strangulation during a sudden
and terrible attack of croup. I
quickly secured a bottle of One Min
ute Qoagb Core, giving her three
lo»e«, - The croup was mastered and
iur Irttie dirliog speedily ygcovered. 1 !,
lief A. L. ripafford, OMpter,
irrokee Drug Co,
-rend that this committee
prepare and to submit
, l assembly, for such
to tho next genera ^god t <j bo wise,
disposition as may be f a i t h,
a brief statemeut of the
expressed as far as possible in
cal terms. Tbe said statement is to be
prepared with a view to its being em
ployed to give information and a bettor
understanding of our doctrinal belief,
and hot with a view to its becoming a
substitute for or au alternative of our
Confession of Faith.”
Dr. Niccollsof St. Louis, a leader of
tho minority party, seconded the amend-
meut, which action drew forth consid
erable applause. Other seconding
epeechos were made. As each of the
commissioners, who represented all
shades of opinion iu the assembly, ro?e
to speak for tbe amendment, a wave of
applause swept over the vast assem-
ttqsra
l^e amendment was adopted by a
viva >^oo vote, not one voice being raised
iu opposition to it
The question was ou the adoption of
(he majority report, and Dr. Johnson
juovod that the three recommendations
eontaiuftd in tbe report bo taken up se
riatim, and the motion was carried.
Recommendation A, which called for
tho appointment ,of a revision commit
tee, was adopted, with only a few voices
against it.
Recommendaflon B, as amended,
Wont through without a sign of opposi
tion.
Recoinroeudutiou 0 was amended so
that the amofidmeuts tq be prepared by
the committee for several chapters of
tho Confession of Faith shall bo made
"either by modification of the text or by
declaratory statement, but so far as pos
sible by declaratory statement. ” This
recommendation was also adopted with
but little opposition.
Report Adopted In Tolo.
The question then recurred on the
adoption of the report as a whole. The
moderator put the question, and there
was one great roar of “aye. ” Instantly
the assembly rose enmasse and sang the
Doxology. Tbe moderator then led in
prayer-
The end to that great discussion which
bad continued into the fourtii day came
•o quickly that it took every one by eur-
E riso. Dr. Moffatt, who introduced the
armonitring amendment to recommend
ation, was snrrouuded by a crowd which
congratulated him on his suc<jcss in
bringing the matter to s«ch a satis
factory Issue,
After the assembly bad again settled
down, Dr. Raker offered a resolution
that the present revision committee be
contiuned; that the committee be in
creased to 17; that Moderator Minton be
a member thereof and that he appoint
thi additional membera This was also
adopted.
Ou motion of Dr. Dickey, tbe assem
bly decided to continue as secretary of
tbe revision committee Dr. W. H. Rob
erts of Philadelphia, who is also the
stated clerk of the assembly.
Damage Done In Tennessee Valley,
Chattanooga, May 37.-A special to
The News from Hautsvillo, Ala., places
the damage done to farmers In tho Ten-
nessee valley between Chattanooga aud
MascltfRhoal* canal at 9160,000 U is
thought here tUat the damage in the
Valley above here will be almost ns high.
New fubinuriue Cable.
London, May 27.—A new submarine
cable between England' and Germany
tun just been put down. The cable is
owned by a British yorupanv, bul tho
Gorman govt rut
cost and a Uerrae
l« Wjy out the.
’contributed to its
firm was employed
Address of President ou the ^uttrage
Question.
Montoomely, Ala., May 23.—The
feature of the constitutional couveutiou
yesterday was tho address of the presi
dent, Hod- Juim R. Knox. AIrr IG^ox
lievot^rTuTspeech ninYirrfViFAilfT"suf-|
frage question. He outlined no defiuit
plan, but the drift of his argument wni
toward a combination of what is best iij
the plans of Mississippi, Louisiana aiij
North Carolina. Without deoiarir
—^ii^ayor of the “graudfathe
ignorant whit
clause as a protcfBl^^^y^ t ho de
his statement of tho la
ions of the courts clearly poiute
own belief iu its coustitutio. ality.
The pledge in the Democratic
form that no white man shall be
franchised has been one of the k
questions confronting the dele,
Mr. Knox contended that it only a
to voters uow of ago aud enjoyiu
right, and does not affect those
come ou hereafter, so that the tiuWmay
bo set after which all restriction/ can
apply to both races alike, and ail inci
dent iu the address was tho hearty ap
plause which greeted the speake®* com
pliments to Mr. McKinley, as a man
whefhad proven himsolf the ppsideut
of the whole country.
The convention got no furthej yester
day with its business than thqi raising
of a committee on rules, order bf busi
ness, committees and the like
Geueral Joseph Wheeler, unexpected
ly to everybody, arrived iu Mojtgoniery
last night. Several delegates i-ay that
ho will be invited to address (the con
vention on the suffrage quest!
Strength of Situation to lie Found la
the Continued Unusual Prosperity
of the Railroads and the Agricul
tural Implement Manufacturers.
Cleveland, May 23.—The Irou Trade
Review this week says:
The machinists’ strike may have au
importune influence on the iron and
steel situation, though at this writing it
cannot be measured. Reports giveu out
from the union machinists’ headquar
ters at Washington indicate only tem
porary interruptions at many points,
but at Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Philadel
phia, Dayton, O., San Francisco aud at
the machine toolworks of New England
a very considerable number of men are
on strike and the prospects are that at
tome of tfleso points tho shutdowns may
be drawn out.
Foundry operations will be curtailed
if the proiiuoc of the foundries cannot
be finished, and to that extent there
w ill be a reduction iu the consumption
of pig iron while the struggle lasts. #
Coupled with tho recent disturbance in
Wall sireet. the machinists’ strike will
accent the quietness that has come upon
the iron market in the mouth and may
proloug the waiting mood of buyers.
I'hn Wage Que-tlun.
Wage questions are coming up for
settlement in the foundry trade also,
and within a lew weeks the rolling mill
scales in bar, sheet and tin plate mills
governed by the Amalgamated associa
tion agreement will bo reuoou for a con
ference.
Demands for increased wages are iu
the air, and tho immediate future of the
iron yade will turn upon the spirit in
Which the wage situation is met. If
'tdvancos are made iu rolling mill wages
^nanufuoturers will be inclined to hold
’prC-eut maiket prices, but. us always,
consumption aud production will be the
arbiters of prices, unless consolidations
ami pools should be unwis'' enough to
attempt to make the market by main
strength.
Knot-mom Cousumpii^ii.
Leaving out the contingencies re
ferred to, tho situation bs tne me meut
amis its strength iu the -euormous con
sumption in progress, caving at its ba e
the unusual prosperity of the railroads
agricultural implement
CLOSING EXERCISES.
Illnoksbarn’s tlnuled MoliooN Cloned »
I’roNperuun ScmmIom Friday Kveidox.
Correspondence of Tne Led iter.1
Blacksduru, May 27.—The com
mencement exercises of the largest
graduating class in the history of tbe
Blacksburg Graded School were held
Friday evening, May 2itb, in tbe
city hail.
The house was full to overflowing
with the many visitors and friends of
tbe graduating class, and not a few
were unable to find even standing
room within the buhding. Those
who were fortunate enough to get
space inside were treated to a service
of exercises which they may well
remember with pride and which re
flected good credit op those who htd
the evening’s programme in charge.
The exercises were opened with
prayer by Rev. G. C. Williams. Tnen
followed the essays: “Farming in
the Southern State” by W, D. Ander
son ; “How should the negro be
educated?” by W. W. Duncan;
“Home and character” by Julia H.
Guyton; “Is a special tax on profes
sional men just,” Frederick Ooe.
The forceful thought and logical
reasoning of the several papers
showed the influence of the training
which tbe young men and ladies
have received in the school.
The other graduates were : Mary
0. Pollock, Mary E. Lumpkin,
Katherine E Baber and Bessie Kate
Wbisnant.
Tho diplomas were delivered in a
very instructive speech by Prof. W.
F. McArthur, county superintendent
of education.
The address of the evening was
delivered by Dr. il. S. Hartzog,
president of Clemson College. Presi
dent Hartzog dealt with the problem
confronting the citizens of this state
and other southern commonwealths.
He outlined the condition of the
south, showed tbe best possible voca
tions for our young men, and advised
tbe necessity of pursuing some
speciality that the south is now more
than ever offering apportunities for
On the whole his lecture was
exceedingly instructive and enter
taining, and he left here with a host
of admirers for his masterly discus
sion of the educational needs and
conditions of the southern states.
The evening’s exercises were
Interspersed with selections by Miss
Lalla Black’s music class, this adding
.much to tbe enjoyment of the occa-
WASTE OF WATERS
RESULTS IN HAVOC
Death and Disaster In tho
Tennessee Valley.
MANY LIVES ARE LOST
Industries Are Flooded and River
Trallic Interfered With—Costly Steel-
Railroad aud Other Bridges Swept
Away—Money Losses Heavy.
Knoxville, May 23.—The Knoxville
sequel to the terrific flood in upper East
Tennessee and southwest Virginia is
being realized today. This morning at
10 o’clock tho Tennessee river here had
reached 33 feet, the highest known
since 1876, when it was 39 feet abovu
low water. However, no great damage
is being done here, aS river men had
been prepared for the high water, hav
ing anticipated it for 36 hours.
The greatest damage will bo the flood
ing of some industries aud lauds along
the river front aud stopping river traffic
more or less. Much d*bris is float mg
down the river aud considerable is
being caught here.
Thirteen Dead.
Conservative estimates from uppe*
East Tennessee place the dead aerially
found at 13. Speculation, however, ex
ists as to the number that may be found
dead after the water recedes.
Three bridges are reported swept!
away, iu addition to the 12 reported
yesterday. They were two road steel
viaducts in Washington county, over
tho Nolachucky river; Sullivan county
steel bridge at Devault’s ford; Ohio
River and Charleston railroad bridge
near Devault’s ford.
The loss at Elizabethton duo to the
flood is conservatively estimated a|
about 1250,000. Tho damage to the town
of Watauga is estimated at about |160,-
000.
The Holston river near Rogersville ia
higher than it has been since 1867. The
water touches the tracks ou the South-
eru railway’s steel bridge near there.
md agricultural implement inauufac- # i u i
furors" Both these iudustr.exJiid fair has been a successful school
'^nTH^ctmimuSnS^ T^ir and W6 * trust the same high
tr.and uow upon them, in view of the
excellent character of crop reports up to
this time. Car orders continue to be of
large volume, and there is no sign that
the railroads cun lesseu the scale of
their equipment purchases for mouths
to come.
“DOWN WITH* THE JESUITSr
AN AGED FEMALE M|
Sfic Is Ninety.Qne Years
Worth $25,000. |
Jackson, Miss., MayfcS.—"<ild Lady”
Siebles, a decrepit old bag aid miser
known in every town iu this itate, was
couveyed to tbe Mississippi intiue hos
pital yesterday for treatment Tho old
lady is reputed to be worth f*lly 995,7
uOo, and it is known that she owns two
flue farms in tho delta. She has been
a well known figure in railroad stations
and ou trains throughout the state for
tbe past 30 years.
The old lady’# personal appearance
has always beep of the filthiest and
most squalid sort and among strangers
she poses as an object of charity. She
is in her ninety-first year, and as far as
known has only one relative to inherit
her wealth. A number of years ago.
she created considerable sensation iq
London by her qut ir actions and her
arrest enured considerable international
correspondence.
Knights of the Golden Cross.
jtoxviLLE, May 23.—The supreme
oomraati'deiwof tfle United Order of the
Golden CrosTfevofed/ Its second day’s
dg and acting npon re
and committees. The
pdery will, in all probo*
e mepibership require-
bing the clause reqnir
lenoe pledge. A strut g
ailing for this change.
cession to re
ports of ottii
supreme com
bility, revise
meats by nbo!
lug a total abs
sentiment is pro’
Glyifoplo Games.
PAids, May SHE—The Olympic games
committee met ok the Automobile club
this morning to diwcuss a proposal, sub
mitted by tho comkuttco of Athletic
Union of America, trait the committee
draw up international Vulos to do awa
with the existing diversity in various
countries and associatiosgs. The com
mittee deoided to tukj thoVtinUer under
Consideration,
ions Riot In u South American
City.
Herald dis
New York, Mai
jatch from Lima, Peru, says
During the presentation of Perez
Gualdo’s play, “Eiectra,” in the thea
ter last night, there was great excite
ment iu the uudionoe. While the third,
: ourth and fifth acts were being per
formed there were continued shouts of
“Down with the Jesuitsl”
At the conclusion of the play a crowd
of more than 1,000 persons started from
tho theater in the direction of St.. Pe
ter’s church. While the ojowd was
passing Merced church many stones
were thrown, but the police charged
: uto the mob aud drove it ou. At St.
Peter’s church the crowd broke several
windows with stones, but the police
again charged aud dispersed the stone-
throwers.
POSTPONEMENT OF RACES.
Accident to Cup Challenger Wilt
Stake it Necessary.
Southampton; May 23.—So far as
cau be ascertained, the hull of the cup
challenger is not injured, but she will
be docked for a thorough examination.
Sir Thomas Lipton, George Watson
aud W. G. Jameson visited the boat to
day and decided that six weeks would
be efficient to pnt the yacht again in
racing trim, and that it will probably
be necessary to ask a delay in tho date
of the cap races for this length of time.
Purchased by Richard Croker,
Lexington, Ky., May 23.—Richard
Croker has bought of Colonel W. S.
Barnes the noted thoronghbred mare
Bonita Bellq, 16 year*, old, by Falsetto,
dam Bonita, by Lexington, aud her
yearling colt, Bean Imperial, by Jim
Core, which has been largely entered in
English stakes. Tbe price is said to be
918,000 for the two, 96,100 being for the
colt. The colt will be shipped direct to
England, while the mare will hi kept
at the Melbourne stud.
To Study Our Methods.
New York, May 23.—A. Sohwarta,
chief constructor of tbe German navy,
and Professor Ernst Yon Halle have
just arrived in this country for tbe pur
pose of studying oar industrial methods
ou behalf of tnelr government They
will visit the Crampe and Newport
News shipbuilding yards, also the Bald
win Locomotive works, besides making
au inspection of important manutactur-
iug undertakings in various other in
dustrial centers.
standard of excellence will be sus
tained in tbe future that bas existed
in tbe past four years.
Superintendent Cameron bas been
antiring in bis efforts to make this
one of tbe best graded schools in tbe
•outb, and if tbe exhibition of Friday
evening may be taken as a criterion,
we must jndge that he bas succi^
in that aim.
Saturday
occurred a shooting
A. D. F. Bridges and
intz at D. R. Bird’s store.
Mints made some very grave charg
es against Bridges when Bridges slap
ped Mintz. He went out afterwards
and returned in a few minutes when
they began firing on each other.
Two shots took effect on Bridges, one
wound was in the shoulder and the
other in tbe bowels. Mintz received
one slight wound on tbe left hip.
Dr. D. S. Ramseur attended Mintz.
)rs. Caldwell and Darwin attended
Bridges who is supposed to bo fatally
wounded.
Mintz was placed under arrest and
taken to Gaffney and placed in jail.
Water Above Danger Line,
Chattanooga, May 23.—The Tennes
see river flood warning service this
morning reports the water above tha
danger line at all points east of here,
with 32 feet at Knoxville. The river
will go to 37 feet here, which is 4 feel
above the danger line, and will com-
• pletely submerge the entire valley farm
ing lauds. Many of thenu»-
plants here aud at otner points wil be
compelled to close down. Thousands
of acres of growing coru and wheal
have been submerged anti completely
ruined.
Volcano In Kri
Batavia, May 33.—1
Kelovt is lu eruption
threatening the Blit Aar'
tiuus and hat endangered
district is iu total durkuul
IiUon.
he volcano of
The lava is
coffee plants-
KedifL Tht
Death of (*retorlu*.
Johannesburg, ’.'ransvaal Colony,
May 23.- Marthenas Wensels Pretoria*,
the flrst president of the Dutch African
republic, the title of which was ohangei
iu 1858 to the South African republic,
died May 19 at Potehef.-rroom, Traus
vaal colony, after two days’ illness.
■’ I “ l ■■ T - 1 —* ~ JKjzM
Revolutionist* ruptured.
Caracas, Venezuela, May 23.—Ce
It-stino Peraza and his followers have
be* u taken prisoners near Ciudad, Bol
ivar,
%
lie Kept His Leg.
Twelve years ago J. W, Sullivan,
of Hartford, Conn., scratched his
eg with a rusty wire. Inflammation
and blood poisoning set In. For two
years be suffered intensely. Then
he best doctors urged amputation,
’but,” be writes, “I used one bottle
of Electric Bitters and i 1-2 boxes of
luoklen’s Arnica Salve and my leg
was sound and well as ever.” For
Eruptions, Eczema, Tetter, Salt
Rheum, Sores and all blood disordets
Electric Bitters has no rival on earth.
Try them (Cherokee Drug Company
will guarantee satisfaction or refund
money. Only 50 cents.
An Indiana cattle company bas
purchased 177,000 acres of land in
Southern Georgia near Hoonersville.
They expect to use the timber then
sugar cane, cotton and cattle.
If people only knew what we know
about Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, it
would be used in nearly every house
hold, as there are few people who do
not suffer from a feeling of fullness
after eating, belching, flatulence,
sour stomach or water brash, caused
by indigestion or dyspepsia. A prep
aration, such as Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure, which with no aid from the
stomach will digest your food, cer
tainly can’t help but do you good.
Cherokee Drug Co.
Dr. Joslab Strong estimates that
more than one half of tbe rural popu
lation of this country are non church
goers. This statement he makes
after careful Investigation.
Mr. VV J. Baxter, of North Brook,
N. 0., says he suffered wltii piles for
fiften years. He tried many reme
dies with no results until he used
DaWItt’s Witch Hazel Salve and
that quickly cured him. Cherokee
Drug Oo.
Overwork kills fewer men than ex
cessive leisure.
The least in quantity and most In
quality describes DeWitt’s Little
Early Risers, the famous pills for
ooostlpation, and Uvsr uompiaiuis.
Cherokee Drug Co.
Damage to Southern Railway.
Cha-u^P^Va, May 23.—The damags
to South*
Te Kuoxvilledm^WMB^BS mors
5rn railway by the floods pro^SBtfted.
disastrous than was at first rej
No trains will run beyond Knox*
before the middle of next week. Gen
eral Superintendent J. A. Dodson this
morning left for the scene of the trouble.
The train dne from Knoxville at 7:40
had not come in at noon. Communica
tion to the east by way of Asheville il
expected to be established today.
SOUTHERN’S MACHINISTS.
Expect a Ready Compliance With
Their Demands.
Chattanooga, May 23.—B. F. Henry
of Knoxville, A. L. Robinson of Atlanta,
O. H. Sloan of Macon, Samuel Turnei
of Memphis, J. H. Moncrief of Salma
aud S. E. Tomlinson of Birmingham
compose a committee representing tha
14 machino shops of the Southern rail
way, which today held a conference
with J. A. Dodson, and will start to
night for Washington to confer with
Vice President Frank S. Gannon. They
demand nine hoars work and ten hoars
pay and claim that they represent 03
per cent of the machinists of th6 com
pany.
Tuey claim that the conference with
Mr. Dodson is simply a formality neces
sary before approaching Mr. Gannon.
They claim no strike will be necessary, •
and they expect a ready compliance
with their demands as a business propo
sition.
Hon. William Hall, southern organ
izer of the International Association of
Machinists, accompanied tho committee
hero. v
Captain Carters’s Co-Conspirators.
New York, May 23.—Judge Addison ,
Brown of tho United States districl
court signed au order today for tbe re
moval of Captain Ben Greene, J. F.,
Edward H. and E T. Gaynor to Savau-
uab, Ga., for trial on charges of con
spiracy with Oberliu M. Carter, form
erly a captain in the United States
army, to defraud the government in
connection with the work on hatfcor im
provements at Savannah aud othel
points in the south.
Southern Wholesale Grocers.
Memphis. May 33. — The Southern
Wholesale Grocers association met here
today, with President 8. A Van Hoosa
of Birmingham, Alu., presiding aud
nine states represented. President Van
Hoose delivered his annual address, aud
Treasurer S. W. Lee and Secretary J.
W. Timberlake submitted reports show
ing the association to be in a flonrish-
lug condition. The proceedings today
were of a routine nature.
Remarkable, If True.
Monroe, N. 0., May 83.—W. A. Aus
tin of tho Seaboard Air Line construc
tion department, who came here from
Hamlot to drink artesian water for his
health, says that iu the first fiva days
he gained 9 pounds in weight and that
he is very muon improved in health in
every way.
Northern I’aclflc Stock.
London, May 28.—The Stock Ex
change committee, for geueral purpose*,
deoided today to suspend the baying iq
of Northern Pacific »Wei until Jane 1<\