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v . _ • ; •; ■ N | ' THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. ( SEMI-WSEELT—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County, lESTAHLISIliip FEK. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY. S. C„ TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1901. $1.50 A YEAH. IE INSOLENCE OE ALABAMA NEGROES looker WaGliington’s Appeal to Convention Criticized. IDLE TAKE INDULGED IN .Violent Tone of Kditorlal In Negro New.-pnper May CoinHernct Favor able Impression Created by Wash ington and Other Semlble Negroes. Montgomery, Ala., June 3—A mild sensation was caused here today by the receipt of a negro paper published in Mobile by members of the constitution al convention containing a leugtby ar ticle criticising the tone mid temper and sentiment of the appeal of Booker Wash ington, W. II. Council and other lead ing negroes to the constitutional con vention in behalf of the negro race. The article declares that the negroes not only ask lor fair play of the conven tion, but uemand it; that there is no use ■ m attempting io fool anybody; that if the negro is treated right ho will help make the south bloom and prosper; "if treated wrong, he will seek what oppor tunity he can to weaken it, so that ho can destroy this system of semi-bar- baric slavery;” that the country cannot live in peace and happiness with one law for one race and another for an other class that the negro is not now satisfied, and that tbe race only submits because they are powerless to help them- , selves. Taut the negro "is either a cit- > izeu or a slave; that the country is only } making trouble for itself in the distant future; that the negro submits now but ^^that submission is by force and with ^ 'discontent, a cancerous sore, which will come to the Eurtace in uu eruption in a few years.” The paper quoted from is published Ez^T>y two prominent negro ministers of Mobile. It is believed that the violent tone of the article will do much to de stroy the good effect and favorable im pression created by t he appeals of Booker Washington and W. 11 Council in be half of the race in the convention, which were made a few days ago. NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA. Its Paucity Causes Much Uneasiness In Loudon. London'. Juno 3.—The war office is moving no effort to allay the public un easiness caused by the scantiness of news from South Africa. Nothing has i yet come through to illuminate the Vlakfoutein affair, the only dispatch on the subject since the first official an nouncement being u3 hue message from Lord Kitchener, issued this morning, giving three additional names of officers killed. Details just received of the relief of Zeerust by General Methuen show the town was practically besieged for sev eral mouths and that its food supply was short. A dispatch from Pretoria announces that the constabulary have captured Abram Malau, son-in-law of the late Colonel Joubert. Malau was an ener getic, progressive politician before the ' war, and since it began he been very active against the Biitish and has filled several important commands, including that of Piotersburg, until the British occupied that place. COST 0 F L IVIN G I NCR EASED. New York Butchers Advance the Cost of Fresh Meats. New York, June 3.—The butchers of this city have announced an increase in the price of meats, effective this morn ing. The wholesalers have increased the price of carcasses to 8 :, 4 and 9 cents a pound, an increase of about 1 cent over ruling prices. Retailing prices will be advanced as follows: Sirloin steaks, advanced from 16 and 18 to 18 and 20 cents per pound; porter house, from 20 and 23 to 22 and 25 cents, round steak, from Hi to 18 cents; roasts, from llhj and to 12 and 18 cents a pound. Veal reihains the same, but lamb is scarce and higher. » - Extraordinary Accident. Cn^CKOTTE, N. C., June 3. — Miss Rosa DcffJ, the stenographer in Captain J. H. bloau’s office in this city, suffered greatly yesterday as the result of an un usual accident. As she prepared to leave her room yesterday morning she shook her skirts—that gesture not being uncustomary among women, it is said— and a pearl button that was somehow attached to the skirt was thrown up with such force that it broke the glass in her spectacles and pieces of the glass flow into her eye. The pain was very great. Miss Dell submitted to several examinations by an oculist yesterday, and it wa-vonly after much difficulty that the broken pieces of glass were re moved from her eye. Narrowly Kscaped Lynching. Pirrsurrto, June 3 —Benjamin Setti, / alias Watrou. aged 28 years, narrowly ^ - .^scaped lynching at the hands of an in furiated mob of 500 citizens of McKees- E ort, Pa , today. Setti is alleged to avu assaulted a 4-year-old daughter of Thomas Sullivan. The police were forced to use their maces to keep back the crowd while Setti was taken to the police station. The child is in an un conscious condition and may uot recov er. Great excitement exists in Mc Keesport and Setti is strongly guarded. Two Killed Over (’rapt. Chattanooga, Jnnc 3.—’Squire Cor nelius, n white man, and Harry Kilts, a negro, are dead, as a result of u quarrel over tho proprietorship of 1(3 cents in vested in a frame of craps at Mendiau- villo, Ala. Kills was shot through the heart; Cornelius was shot through tho breast bv the Kills brothers, who nindo their escape. Work of Ineeiiillnrlcs. licCoxKKLLKViLLR, O., June 8.—Fire bugs tried to hum this city last night hy setting fire io the business part of the town. Tuo worst fire in years resulted. Pariseu’s storage building and other building* Mere destroyed. The loss ii pmxyy, with uo tusurauu#, OVER THE STATE. If •i NewHy^tt-uta from Other Counties C.rotipr.l Together. Mrs. Martha Horger of Orangeburg county, who died a few days ago, is said to have weighed 4(X) pounds Prof. Albert Barnes of Clemson College has made a model gasolene engine weighing 200 pounds. It is 5-horse power, and is said to be a great improvement on any now in use. Amos Carter has been arrested at Laurens for the killing of a convict guard in Darlington county in 1900. He was on the Laurens chaingang for stealing and will be pardoned so he can be tried for murder. Several stores and residences wore burned in Marion Wednesday night. The further spread of the flames was stopped by the heroic action of J. Monroe Johnson, Jr., and Rich Wil liams, colored. The loss was about $15,000. Seventy machinists at t he Southern Railway shops in Columbia struck Thursday. They demand a nine hour work day. The strikers are orderly and no trouble is looked for. Both sides are taking it easy. This is the first stiike in the history of the shops, which have been running tthiry years. At a meeting of the trustees of Cedar Springs Institute at Spartan burg Wednesday the plans of the architects, Wheeler, McMichael & Co., were accepted. The plans call for a three-story school building to cost $20 000. The specifications will be made out at once and the contract let. Maj. D. R. Duncan of the board of trustees and President N. F. Wal ker compose the building committee. Francis Roundtree, infant daughter of Captain and Mrs. Robert T. Steph enson, of Yorkville, died last Thurs day morning at about 10 o’clock of a complication of troubles incident to teething. The little sufferer had been ill about two weeks and wasted away steadily and surely until the end came as stated. The funeral took place yesterday morning. Had the child lived until next Monday, she would have been aged just one year. A meeting of the stockholders of the Monarch Mills. Union, was held last week. A full meeting was had and the principal business was the adoption of the resolutions passed on April 20 by the board of directors of tho mill in regard to increasing the capital stock from$200,0(K) to $550,000. Tiieso resolutions were unanimously adopted—$175 000 of this stock is to be preferred and the balance common stock. Part of tho increased capital will go to complete the purchase of machinery for the present mill and the other will go to adding to the mill. The latter will, however, not he started for. some time yet. Saturday afternoon Mr. 0. S. Ellis, of Florence, shot and mortally wounded Hayes Ashby, a negro. The ball entered the negro’s breat just below the right nipple and lodged near the backbone. The negro was drunk, and was firing his pistol pro miscuously on the street about half a block below Mr. Ellis’s residence. It is said he attempted to kill his wife. Tbe negroes in the commun ity were badly frightened. When Mr. Ellis appeared Ashby was still raising a racket, and with an oath drew his pistol. Mr. Ellis fired at close range and the man fell. Physi cians who examined the wounded negro say there is no chance for him. There was very little excitement. F. Fair Lee, of the Union Hardwood Manufacturing Co., Union, was run over by a car loaded with hickory logs used by the firm. The accident occurred at 0 o’clock and as a result one of his legs is cut off at the knee and the other ^ust above and the right hand is ground into pulp. He may live but it is doubted. There were four cars loaded with these logs on the sidetrack and they were try ing to ease them down a little. He had gone under one to remove the scotch when some one above took off the brakes and started the cars, and in trying to get on he was tripped up. As soon as it was discovered he was under the car the brakes were put on; the car stopped on his body and it was necessary to unload tho car before it could be moved off. The following Bennettsville special to tbe Charlotte Observer, tells of the reception of Senator McLaurin after his arrival from Gaffney; Two hundred and fifty of tho citizens of Bennettsville, Senator McLaurin’s home, marched to the senator’s residence, called him from his bed, and the object of the visit was announced by T. W. Bouchier, Esq., in a beautiful speech. The senator stood on his front porch and in pathetic and patriotic strains of eloquence spoke of his unbounded appreciation of this evidence of tbe endorsement of his home people. Tho senator said that he was in the fight to stay, and that there were signs of dodging by Tillman; but that he intended to hold him to the agreement. The senator said that he only wanted Tillman In this race, and that he would give the people a clean, decent, hightoned campaign, or if Tillman preferred he could throw us much mud as Mr. Tillman wanteq. Senator McLaurin said that the seriate was loo small for both Tillman and himself, arid that he wanted to meet Menator Tillman in every county in South Carolina. Such men an Captain P. L. Breden, E. K Exutn, if. W. Carroll and many such prominent businela men, led the crowd Bennettsviih will he almost nolid for McLaurin, and the citizens, through Mr. Bouchier, pledged Senator McLaurin their support. VETERANS REUNION ADJOURNED SINE DIE Unanimously Voted to Meet in Dallas, Tex., Next Year. THE REBEL SONG SUNG. i The Keunlnn a Success In Every Way - South Carolina DIvImIoh I’renenteU a Grand Spectacle—Rebel Sons Suna by Capers Scott-Other News. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Memphis, Tenn,, May 30.—The Reunion! How many hallowed memories cluster around that sub lime word and take us into the realms of bliss and ecstacy ! We find ourself in this magnifi cent city this afternoon brimful of news for The Ledger readers and at a loss to know where to begin re porting it. Over twenty-five miles of streets are covered with a mass of humanity, varying in many instances. Travel is almost impossible and the streets present an aspect of which we are proud. This afternoon the Eleventh An nual Reunion adjourned sine die amid huzzahs for Memphis, and will meet at Dallas, Texas, next year. Only two places were in nomination for the convention. Mrs. Kate Cobball Curry, of Dallas, nominated Dallas, Texas, as tho place of next meeting. She began hy saying, ‘‘My dear old sweethearts,” and the hall broke forth in a storm of ap plause at these words. She presented many written invitations signed by various State officials and citLjns pledging the unstinted hospitality of the city and State. She was loudly cheered. General B. H. Young nominated Louisville, Ky. He made a magnifi cent speech voicing the claims of tho 42 000 of the eons of Kentucky who went forth to fight for the Confed eracy. He said that instead of the latch string being hung on the out side of tho door they invited the Con federate veterans tojuiock down the doors and walk in and take possession of their homes and hearts. There is, ho said, ‘‘no law in Louisville against a Confederate soldier in reunion times. His nomination was seconded by Col. George, of Bowling Green, Ky. Judge Beckham, of Fort Worth, Texas, seconded Mrs. Curry’s nomi nation in a strong speech. He was followed hy Judge Kitterell, of Texas, in a stirring speech for Dallas. Col. G. T. Bowles endorsed Col. Young’s nomination, as did also a fine looking Mississippian. Several others took part on both sides until the ballotting was reached, when Dal las received I 2(13 votes against 1,046 for Louisville, Ky. South Carolina from 133 camps gave Dallas 137 votes; 9 for Louis ville. As soon as the vote was announced Col. Young moved to make the se lection of Dallas unanimous, whicli was done amid loud cheering by the Texans. The great noise kept up on the streets and in the division headquar ters, which were all in or near the building in which the convention held its session, together with that of the boats in tho river and travel on tbe streets, made it impossible to hear anything. General Gordon said, ‘‘If the constituted authorities couldn’t have less fuss he could turn tho ex Confederates loose aud they would put a stop to it. South Carolina was represented by J33 camps and 137 delegates and an immerse outpouring of veterans, sons and daughters, as well as many of them coming from the States of their adoption to honor their grand old State. The South Carolina Division head quarters presented a grand spectacle —a perfect love feast, almost an old fashioned Methodist camp meet ing. Delicately constituted ladies of all ages, both married and single, pressed through the bull hunting some one to give them information concerning some loved one they wanted to s e or hear something from. The veterans all lent a help ing hand to find tho object of their search. I will give the ‘‘rebel tong” sung hy Capers Scott In the South Caro lina Division hall the first day of the convention, for which he was loudly cheered by his comrades, and at the conclusion of which a lady, Mrs. Dunlap, stepped up to him and pinned a Palmetto badge on hit Areas’, and also one on the breast of your correspondent for Introducing him to the South Carolina veterans as a South Carolinian by birth, both blood and birth, and an Arkansan by adoption. Mrs. Dunlap came from Columbia to pay honors to tbe veterans of her State. Here is Caper’s song In full: 1 am a rebel soldier, From Tlplln csnie to Prs^ks And poverty compelled mu • To turn out In thu rui Us. In all sorts of weather, Let It lat wet or dry, 'Tin my fate I inusl relate To eft her sluir or cry. fold weather I* approaching; 1 have no clothes to park, For none I led hehlnd me, They wro all upon my hack. And I defy the hardest of Mil the London trade. The landlord of "Mat husnlein." To tell where they were made. My coat cost two tint! slxpenrtv AlioUl ten years nt(o, I Liuzht It from a peddler, Ills name 1 did not know Mv rap I bouKhl from a soldier, Thu lining from the store; This oil skin has oovured It, TUmo, levsu years qr mure, To win these fancy “briehes" I had cnoug-h to do, They cost me two and six pence, In the year of (S2) sixty-two. Resides my silken handkerchief To ornament my frame, I bought It from a ;:lrl At tho corner of Drury lane. If my old shoos were fellows. You'd think them something rare; One l got it St. Charles, The other at Uaff Fair. My sox, I did not buy them. Although they cost me bij-h; My slips 1 (jot amonjf the ra«s Where tho soldiers used to lie. Perhaps you think I stole them, Hut 1 tell you ’tis not so; Ten thousand had passed by them. And would not stoop so low. l.ll an officer bade me take them. And take them without fear;. For they were not tit for anything Dut a Georgia volunteer. Cone buy my humble ditty, From town to town we’ll stc Perhaps in some snug corner, \Ve’U find a mug of beer. Which always makes me merry, And cheerful as you see; May kind heaven reward the soldier boy, Tlie sons of poverty. J. L. S. or; GONE TO OXFORD. Sheriff l.ogan In MissUsIppl Investigating Identity of Man Claiming to bo Keeso. The Reese matter is still being agi tated by those who want the reward for his capture, and it seems they are not at all satisfied about the identity of the man in tho Oxford, Miss., jail who claims to be M. R. Reese. The Yorkville Enquirer says that in view of the continued wrangle be tween the people who want the Reese reward and Mr. \V. II. New- bold, over the question as to whether the prisoner in the Oxford, Mies., jail is really M. R. Reese, Sheriff Logan is out there to investigate the matter. The sheriff went to Mem phis to attend* the Confederate re union, and from there he goes on to Oxford. He has no idea that the man in dispute is really Reese, hut thinks it worth while to actually go and see. Then the quarrel will be stopped. The sheriff is expected to return this week, and his coming is no doubt awaited with no little anxiety by those who are most deeply interested. Sheriff Logan is a man whose veracity cannot for a moment be doubted, and his report will put an end to the "wrangle.” Of course it is possible that the man in the Oxford jail is Reese, but no one around here believes it; and it is hoped that Sheriff Logan will clear up all doubt and put all minds at rest on the subject. A Rnging, Kottr.iig Flood Washed down a telegraph line which Chfis. C. Ellis, of Lisbon, la., had to repair. "Standing waist deep in icy water,” he writes, "gave me a terrible cold aud cough. It grew worse daily. Finally the best doctors in Oakland, Neb., Sioux City and Omaha said I had Consumption and could not live. Then I began using Dr. King’s New Discovery and was wholly cured hy six bottles.” Posi tively guaranteed for Coughs, Colds and all Throat and Lung troubles by Cherokee Drug Co. Price 50c and $1 00. A man may be so extremely busy that ho can’t possibly do the things he dosen’t want to do and still find considerable time to play golf. Dyspeptics cannot bo long lived because to live requires nourishment. Food is not nourishing until it is digested. A disordered stomach cannot digest food, it must have assistance. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure d'gests all kinds of food without and aid from the stomach, allowing it to rest and regain its natural functions. Its elements are exactly the same as tho natural digestive fluids and it simply can't help hut do you good. Cherokee Drug Co. Whoever is the mother of Trusts, New Jersey, their nurse, is deemed by some to be in a measure responsible for their gauche manners. "A tew months ago, food which I ate for breakfast would not remain on my stomach for half an hour. I used one Dottle of your Kodol Dys pepsia Cure and can now eat my breakfast and other meals with a relish and ray food is thoroughly di gested. Nothing equals Kodoi Dys pepsia Cure for stomach troubles’, H. 8. Pitts, Arlington, Tex. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat. Cherokee Drug Company. Tho names of plants often suggest their several uses; as, fer instance, a pie-plant being for pie and a rub ber-plant for looks. "The Doctors told me my cough was lucurab^ One Minute Cough Curs made m^i well man.” Norris Silver, North Stratford, N. H.—Be cause you’ve not found relief from a stubborn cough, don’t despair. One Minute Cough Cure has cured thoua- anda and it will cure you. Safe and sure. Cherokee Drug Company. There Is nothing a man of good sense dreads in a wife so much ae having more sense than himself.— Fielding. Mr. James Brown, of PutsmdTith, Va.. over ninety years of age, suffered for years with a bad eore on his face. Physicians could not help him. De- Wilt’s Witch Hazel Salve cured him permanently. Cherokee Drug Co. Ahourall a boy Is good for until he is fifteen fs to run errands and eat up the last pleGf of pie. Danger, diso^e and death follow neglect of the bezels. Use DeWitt’s Llltlo Early Risers^o regulate them amj you will add te ars to your life and life to your yearV, Easy to take, never gripe, Cberoiqee Drag Co. FOREIGN SOLDIERS FIGHT IN TIEN TSIN Object Lesson In V/estern Civilization For Chinese. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. A DISGRACEFUL AFFRAY Bloody Kiot Procipltatrd by British Fuslllor*, Who Wore Acting us Po lice, Kinlcavorlng to Prevent Freftch Soldiers From House breaking. Tien Tsin, Juno 3 —-There was a seri ous affray yesterday between interua- tioual troops. Some British fusiliers, who were act- ing as police Here, sought to prevent i reach soldiers Irom housebreaking when they were attacked with bayonets arid bricks. The fusiliers in self-dcfenca fired into the air. This brought a number of Germans to tne aid of the French .uen. They numbered altogether 200 men. Five fusiliers fired again, killing a Urouch- man and wounding three (A hers. In subsequent lighting, flour fosuiers, five Gi rinuus aud one Japanese were wounded. The arrival of a German < fficer and a fdroug guard ended the affray. Waldersoc Leaves Peking. Pf.Ktxo, June I» — Tim departure of Field Marshal Count Von Wuldensoe from Peking today was marked by a gr rat military display by the allied troops, tike booming of artillery and tho playing bands. I he entire dipli.aiatic body es corted the field marshal to the d<<pot. Von Rauch, aide-de-camp and nejmew or Count Von Waldersee. will r« main here to escort Prince Ciiuu, the «• niper- or’s brother, to Renin, where h j will formally apologize, m behalf of ' Jhina, for the murder of Baron Von Ket tier. PISTOL DUEL IN STREETS. Sensational Shooting Affray In ’North Caroiliiu Town. Monroi:, N. O., Juno 3.—A serious shooting affair occurred on th<> streets here Saturday evening. Verne Austin and Fred IV ip;■ 3 ( two young wiiite men, had a d.. xa'3 / over some trifling matter. Parham,, who was armed, drew fa's diatol at* l shot three times, the last, two balls taki ug ef fect, Tne first bull struck his ani , the second entered his side, struck a *Rb and glanced and it is thought; uid not affect him seriously. P.irhaui then st ir ed to run. At the Eng.ish drug snore ';oruer he was met by L unstable Bivins, whom he threatened to shoot. Bivins «|:d not shoot him, but fell in behind h Ifn and trim to overtake him. He eleujRd thu street as ho went, everybody getting out ot the way. One negro, (vlio did not niovo quick enough, was f (red at. Hnahy, alter some five or six blocks had been traversed, tiie constable < overtook him. Parham fired and the o ticer ro- tnrued tne shot, bringiugdown Ins man.. 'the bail struck Parham in the back ana ranged downward. Ho is tcriously, though not fatally, injured.* Biviun was uot. hit. CONDITIONS IN PORTO RICO. People Adapting Thcin^flves to tlio New Hcveriuufiit. New \okk, June 3—-Among the yas- neugers who arrived today on the steam er Ponce from San Juan was W. H.. Hunt, secretary of Porto Rico. Mr. Hunt said that conflicting renorqs of the decisions in the Porto Rican cas ss made it somewhat uncertain when 1 ie left the island as to what was tho t* uto import. Under the decisions, howe?/ar, he believed it would not be many months before there would be freo trade be tween Porto Rico and tbe United States, When tho new revenue law goes i!m> operation, he said, after July 1, the gov ernment of tho island, with duties col lected on foreign importations and with excise taxes, would have enough reve nue to maintain itself. Conditions in Porto Rico were im proving aud hopeful. Tho people, ho ! said, are adapting themselves to their l government, aud they are iookii g tor- l ward to civil government. Christian Science f'ealulal. Boston, June 3.—Tho trial of tho libel suit of Mrs. Josephine O. Wood bury against Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, head of tbe Christian Science church, which was began last we -k, was re sumed today. There was additional in terest in the case, because it was under stood that Judge Hanna, the reader of the First Church of Christian Science,' who last week could not be found by tho officers of the court, had returned from u vacation and would appear us a witness. I’rcsldeut of Two Kullroud*. New York, June 3.-—At a meeting of of the directors of the Ntw York Cen tral railroad, William H. Newman, pres ident of the Lake Shore, was elected president of the New York Central aud Hudson River Railroad company, lo succeed \lr. Calloway, resigned. Mr. Newman has not yet resigned the presi dency of ibo Luke Shore, so is now president of both roads. General Su perintendent Eigar Van Etteu wui made second vice president. Amalgamated Copper Dirrotors. New York, June 3.-—At tho annual meeting of tho stockholders of tho Amal gamated Copper company today the fol- lowing directors were elected: 11, II. Rog. rs, James Stillman, Hob« rt Bac m, F. P. O Pott, A. R. Flower, A. C. Hur rage and W. G. Rockefeller. Mr. Rock efeller fills the vacancy caused by the dettih of Marcus Daly. Tln-re were 480,008 thu roc represented at tho meet ing. Two KliLd; verui h Jiii-rd. Wni.iLiMt, W. Vn , June 3. —A bud wreck is ruported 011 the Pitt'burg, Ohio, Valley i.nd Cincinnati railroad, i.ear Powbat.nu. fwo persons are sc.id 'i»)'i* e been killed uud u uuiuujf in jured. II ippcnliigs and tin- Doings of Our Neigh- , hors Across the Line. The wife of J. R. McAdams, living near Mebane, Orange county, £ave birth to two boys and a girl one night [ lust week, and on the same night there were born on Mr. McAdams’ | premises a beautiful little calf and j four little kitten*, besides a dozen or | more chickens hatched out. Mr. YV. A. McLurd, a prosperous farmer artd'fine old citizen of Knob Creek, has the largest monazite mine anywhere Ln that section. The sup ply is practically inexhaustible Some days f«hey will get out 1000 pounds. Mr. James Blanton is work ing it and has a force of twenty-five hands. Tuesday morning Erastus Otterson’ and Earnest Roberts, two negro boys about grown assaulted with a rock the white buy that carries the mail ti and from Lawndale. The blow | inflicted was a serious one producing unconsciousness. The negroes fled and were captured at Waco aud are now in jail. Tho salary of tho Shelby post master has been increased to $1500 per year. It was formerly $14u0 This shows that Shelby is growing steadily and business is increasing rapidly. Only a few mouths ago it was increased from $1300 to $1400. In addition to this salary there is an allowance for clerks and office rent, otc. A fatal boiler explosion occurred near Big Oak, Moore county, Thurs day morning at Mr. Hector McKas- kill’s shingle mill, killing the fire man, Joe Cagle, and injuring several others. The force of the explosion carried Cagle seventy feet and landed him in the fork of a tree, severing one leg entirely from the body and otherwise mutilating him. A child, of Mr. J. II. Blackwell, of Shelby, wsti hit in the head by a stone thrown through the window of his house Saturday night by some unknown person. An ugly wound was inflicted on the child’s head. The parents were neither in the room when it occurred. The rascal who threw the stone ought to be ap prehended and punished severely. An eagle measuring some eight feet from tip to tip was captured alive in Scotland county last week; recently a Mr. Spain killed a large eagle at Waupjhtown in Forsyth county, and it was only a few weeks ago that Mr. Story killed one at Fairview Lodge in this county, and in every Instance, says the As.heboro Courier, the eagle was trying fio capture a young puppy. Rev. Robert Poston, of Pearl, died last Monday evening from bilious colic, after liv. ng to the good old age of 75 years. Lie was an ordained Baptist minister for many years and was a successful farmer. Deceased leaves a wife, three sons and four daughters and a large number of relatives to mourn his death. For a number of years he was a resident of Shelby. Mac. McDow'ell, colored, who lives near Henrietta, killed his son, Jake McDowell, lust Sunday. Father and son got into a di spute and hot words followed, and the father alleges that the son was tryic’g to shoot him, when he fired and killed his boy. Tho father left almot't immediately for Rutherfordton Ao surrender to the authorities. Tin* boy was about grown and was working in Shelby a few weeks ago. Tho Lexington Dispatch discovers tho boss marrying preacher it. North Carolina. He is Rev. T. H. Walker, who lives at Pelham, < Jaswell coun ty. just across the Virginia line, a convenient place for eloping Virginia couples, 'Ha began "tyi.tg the knot” in 1871 and has muTried 1,551 couples. If marriage a failure, the Rev. Walker will ha-re much to answer for, and if a success he will have a starry crown. Charlie McCombs, colored, and his two sisters, were arrested and .^ent to jail in default of bond last weaken the charge of entering the home of Miss Charlotte Bridges, near Bea tty- ville, and stealing a pistol and sp..'ue other articles. They wore arrest* d by Deputy J. D. Pruett and tried be - fore \V. M. Beattie, Esq. They will await tho trial at the August term of ! court. It is thought that thoy wero hunting money. John Froneberger, colored, the prisoner who succeeded in escaping from tho Shelby jail three weeks ago when tho four prison-ers made a break and ran out when the jail door was opened, came up before daylight Sun day morning at, the jail and gave himself up, saying that he waa tired of dodging and preferred to come in and await his trir.l. Sheriff Buttle had offered a rev ard of $16 for his capture, but no one secured the re ward. As a result of the charges that efforts bad been made to corrupt; a juror in tbe case of Long ys. the Southern Railway, J. A. ijtorhera, law agent of the railroad, waa on Thursday sentenced to Jail for twenty* days and to pay a fine of $1(0; R. A. Ramsey was sentenced to twenty days in jail and J. H. Brown, the juror w’nom it is alleged it was sought to inll uenco in the case on trtel, was fine**. $50. L, O. Caldwell ewd B. O. Deaton, who were also ch trged with contempt, were found n ot guilty. Brown, Gorham and Ramt* ny uppeal- ed to the Supremo Court and were released on brud in the s am of $200 each.. The least in quality desoa Earl HOPE IS HELD OUT FOR MRS. M’KINLEY Encouraging Result of Con sultation of Physicians. IN NO IMMEDIATE DANGER The President Is Distinctively More Cheerful—Sympathy of a Forelgu Ambassador—Opinion of a Dlaguos* ticlan of National Reputation. Washington, June 8.—Hope of slow improvement of Mrs. McKinley’s con dition was held out by the attending physicians after an hour’s consultation this morning, in which Dr. William Osier of Baltimore joined. Dr. Osier is a professor in the medical department of Johns Hopkins college and has a na tional reputation as a diagnostician. The result of the consultation is con sidered encouraging. Mrs. McKinley passed a good night, after rather a bad day yesterday. Short ly after 10 o’clock Dr. Rixey was joined by Surgeon General Sternberg and Dr. Johnston and a little later by Dr. Osier, who had been summoned from Balti more. Secretary Cortelyou gave out this statement a * 11:15 a. m.: "Drs. Rixey, Sternberg and John ston were joined by Dr. Osier of Baltimore in consultation at 10 o’clock a. m., and report that Mrs. McKinley’s condition is us favorable as could be ex pected. There is no immediate appre- heusion, and a slow improvement is looked for.” The statement that there was no im mediate apprehension, coupled with the prospect fur slow improvement, caused some relief to tho many anxious in quirers who called at the White House for news from the sickroom. Secretary Hay called, on his way to the state de partment, to inquire, and Ambassador Gambon came personally to offer to the president his sympathy and hope for Mrs. McKinley’s early restoration to health. The president was distinctively more cheerful after tho physicians had an nounced the result of their conference and about 11:30 went for a stroll through thu White House grounds. THE CUBAN CONVENTION. Meeting to Discuss the Trouble With United States. Havana, June 3.—Tho Cuban consti tutional convention will hold an in- formal meeting this afternoon to discuss the situation. President Capote and Senor Samayo saw Governor General Wood, but he was unable to give them any definite information, saying ho ex pected a communication from Wash ington Tuesday, which will be forward ed to the convention. Civil Governor Quilez says that be fore voting on the majority report he informed the convention that he did uot believe the United States would be satisfied with the form in which the amendment was adopted, including the explanation. The committee, how'ever, positively informed him that they knew tho Uhited States would be satisfied. It is expected that the decision this afternoon will disclose tho committee’s source of information. BIG FIRE IN BRISTOL. Hotel Kali mount, Vaived at $IOO,- OOO, Deemed to Destructlou. Knoxville, June 8.—A Sentinel spe cial from Bristol-says: Tho Hotel Fair- monut is burning and is doomed to to tal destruction. It is valued at $100,- 000, including furnishings. The fire originated in the fourth story and was beyond control before being discovered. The building was uot used as a hotel, but was occupied by Rev. C. O. Jones, formerly of Chattanooga aud Louis ville, and Colonel J. M. Bartlett. It was built in 1890 by Major A. D. Reynolds and Colonel Bartlett at a cost of about $75,000. ' Insurance is not known. THEIR DEMANDS GRANTED. Striking New England Machinists Be- turn to Work. Hartford, June 3.—Eighteen hun dred of the men who have been on strike here returned to work in six ma chine shops today, tho companies hav ing granted their demands for a 0-hour day with ten hours pay, while agreeing to recognize local shop committees, but * ot tho union committees. About 700 m achiuists from other shops are out. Paper Mills Shut Down. Hch. yoke, Mass., Juno 3.—Every pa per imV in tlie clty ‘Lsoopt the Whiting aud VafV'y mills is shut down today on account ol tho strike. Conferences are being holdVfii 8 morning with the textile manufacturers, but the indicatioun and exuectatioussaro that tho firemen in the textile mallsgo o\it the latter pari of today. OnlyO** Went Back. Knoxville, Jane 8.—Striking ma chinists claimithty out of 148 men who went out here’last week only one ohinist helper returned to work _—, morning, in response to Geiiwal Man* agor Gannon’s ultimatum of Saturday; They claim that one helper who did not j strike last week came out today. Wages Advanced. Youngstown, O, June » tioual Tube company of the # ~ States Steel corporation rily advanced the wage ers in the Youngstow^ 17^0 per day. Tbej munjiud goes into r Three Huq«j