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*W''' V -N The SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUAR, The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. #• ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, S. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1901. 81.50 A YEAB. BERTHA JACKSON, THE MISSING GIRL 4 Her Body Is Found Near Decatur, Ga. WAS THERE FOUL PLAY? OVER THE STATE. Mysteriously Disappeared From Her Home on Wednesday Ijast—Investi gation of I he Case la Progress by the Coroner and SlierilT. Atlanta, June 10.—Great excitement \vas created at Poplar Springs, near De- latur, this morning by the finding of the body of Bertha JacAsou. the 11-year- cw adopted daughter of R. S. Flowers, a dairyman. The child disappeared last ^ ednesday afteruoou about 4 o’clock. 1 (thing was seen or heard of her until tlis morning, when her body was found. I is believed the child was murdered. Tie sheriff aud the corouer have gone t the place where the body was found tj investigate the affair. The child was adopted by Fliwers out three years ago, haviug uo chil- eu of his owu. Last Wednesday morning Mrs Flow- s left the city to visit friends at Grif- u, leaving Bertha to assist Mr. Flowers out the dairy. She was last seen bout 3:30 o'clock on Wednesday, when er adopted father was talkiug with hei> i the dairy. Cal Hug her a half hour later, she did lot answer. Mr. Flowers immediately instituted a uorough search, but no trace of the hild could be found. It was at first fought that she had run away, as Mr. powers discovered that she had put on hr best dress since the two had beeu Aikiug together. yVheu at nightfall there were still no tifugg of the missing child, Mr. Flow ed came to the city and reported the ni^ter to the police, leaving her picture. ITOCCURRED NEAR MACON. Tli First Christian liaptism Adminis tered lu America, i JftcoN, June 10. — Vicar General Key of the Catholic diocese of Georgia man the following statement while in A miuisccnt mood: i'he first Christian baptism in Amer- icafook place at about the site of Macon, G^ in 1504. This may seem a strange stsement, but it is true. Accompany- ii> the expedition of Hernando de Soto, wo made his memorable tour of dis- cifery through this portion of America, ■vvs a Dominican pnesr, and the re ctos show that two Indians were bap- tiad by him in this portion of the couu- tf. From the description given I am slisfied that the baptism occurred at abut where the city of Macon now Binds. ” Macon has become an important Cath- njc point. Sc. Stanislaus, the cole- luted Jesuit college, is located here, as vill as the popular Mt de Sales acad- <4y, an institution for the education of Jig. The handsomest church edifice itbe state is iu course of erection here to the congregation of St. Joseph, aud igiow rapidly nearing completion. The iqiorted glass iu the church is said to bye cost $9,000. The Jesuits owu much Tillable property in this city. It is that a handsome 4 story school btiding for boys will be erected in the rer of the new St. Joseph church. * JROGRESS IN THE SOUTH. K«r Industries Reported During the Fast Week. i Ieiattanooga, June 10.—Among the m<e important of the new industries foithe week ended Juno 8 The Trades- mti reports the following: . coal company at Tupelo, Miss. & Cotton gin at Lexington, Ala.; a (100,000 cotton mill at Huntsville, a|. ; a cotton mill at Greenville, S. C.; aiictory at Gainesville, Fla., for the uaiufacture of crate material, interior fleshings, etc.; a roller flouring mill at Acens, Ga ; a grist mill at Lexington, Ain two ice factories at Jacksonville, Fhuironworks at Aberdeen, Miss.; a knitliig mill at Athens, Ala.; a $13,000 plaing mill at Tifton, Ga.; a $100,000 plaiag mill at Mt. Olive, Miss.; a $25,- O00 (jnpany at Chattanooga to deal in iph aud telephone jjoleg; a $30,000 )l at Lomsviile, Ga.; a $-30,000 oil id refinery at Greenville, M^o.; a 111 at Sc. George, S. C.; a tannery pioe and harness factory at Ben netts'! le, S. O. Desperado Killed. PioUK.n, Tenn., June 10.—John Da vid, adesperate man, who has served two t4ns in the state penitentiary, was killedlere yesterday afternoon by O. David, HU a b. condoling a „ _ blind tiger near Byrd’s Store td the latter objected. alleged, had been Byr" David then frod Byrd into a boose foe a day or twoknd when David was abroe to enter 'i boose to attack Byrd yester day tli latter shot him. David, it U •aid, hi killed four men and shot many nthers., . TIT ike Lp Moody's Work. LiVEfoob, Jane 10.—The White Star liner kitoftic, which saile from here for NciYork Jane 12, takes among her paseenirs Rev. Gh Campbell Morgan and Clflei Francis, Uoited States min ister tdtreece. The Rev. G. Campbell Morgails a Congregational minister, who gd to the United States to take op thiFork of the late Dwight L. Moody, _ ^ T\ Strike Was Too Hasty. Bl Kli.o, June 10.—Five hundred ma- bhlaisUind helper* who struck at the shops tithe Now York Central at De- w days ago returned to work t was decided by the national >u that the strike was too hasty. < ail f Justice Resigns. HaujORD, June 10.—Chief Justice CbarlujB. Andrews of the supreme court i s bent his resignation to Gov ernor Linn. Ill health is the reason for tin r- Mgitation aud the date fixed for ind'tlirsiueut t* Gel. 1. pew a today. astocia Newsy Itenii, from Other Counties <1 rouped Together. The State Dental Association was in session in Charleston last week. This was the thirty-first session. James McMillan, who runs a brick yard at Abbeville, has received from Jacksonville. Fla., an order for 3,000,- 000 brick. He also has an order from Brunswick for 1,000,000. Rev. J. Edward Kirbye, pastor of Congrega‘ional Church, Charleston, bas been elected president of the Atlantic Theological Seminary. He is only twenty-eight years old. The Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company has succeeded, after several months’ negotiations, in purchasing the entire property of the Atlantic Cotton Oil Company, of Sumter, for $300,000 cash. Capt. Marcus B. Stokes, of the United States army, formerly major of the First South Carolina Regi ment, is to be married at Chester next week to Miss Anita Hall, of Cardenas, Cuba. Traveling Auditor W. H. Scott, of the Southern Railway, died in Bir mingham a few days ago, He was a resident of Columbia and was known throughout this state. He was a Confederate veteran. A rice kitchen will be operated by the Southern rice growers at the Charleston Exposition. It is in tended to demonstrate the food value of rice and will be in charge of skilled southern cooks. The State Fireman’s Association had a big time at Newberry last week. The features of the occasion were the reel races and athletic con tests, a speech by Senator McLaurin and Billy Lemar’s minstrels. Graduating exercises of the South Carolina College will possess one feature which is an innovation in that institution at least, the seniors appearing in the regulation cap and gown which have already been or dered. The United States circuit court has ordered the sale of the Blue Ridge Railroad to satisfy judgments of the Southern road. The judgments amount to $2,040,201 20 and costs. Thos. P. Cothran is special master to make the sale. Decoration day was celebrated at Beaufort by several thousand negroes. It is said hundreds of them, men and women, were drunk aud most dis- i gusting in behavior. The naval I commandant refused to allow his men to participate. Arrangements are being perfected to have the military companies from Charleston, Sumter and Timmons- ville, together with the Rifle Guards, go into camp over at Pawley’s Island near Georgetown some time during the latter part of July. It is understood the Atlantic Coast Lumber Co., of Georgetown, has noti- ! fled all of its employes who rent houses from it that it will give them ! cottages over on Pawley’s Island free , of rent, as well as transportation for | themselves and families. James McAlister, a native of this state, was killed at Jacksonville,Fla., on Thursday by bis landlady, Mrs. West. She was making an attempt to commit suicide and he tried to wrest the pistol from her when it went off killing him almost instantly. Fifteen fishermen were lost with the five boats that disappeared from Charleston on the let. One of the fishermen was white and fourteen were colored. A shark was captured a few days later and the arm of a mao, supposed to have been one of the fishermen, was found in the shark’s stomach. Winthrop College commencement was held last week. Hon. W. F. Stevenson delivered the address be fore the graduating class. The an nual meeting of the Board of Trus tees was held at the college on June Gth, at 10 a. m. The executive com mittee made a report covering the award of contracts for the comple tion of the new building. Clerk Bros. <& Co.,of Greenville, have been awarded the contract of erect ing a large monument over the grave of the late Judge W. H. Wallace, at Union, 8. C. It will weigh about 13,000 pounds and will be a very handsome structure. Four box tombs for the gravea of each deceased member of the judge’s family will be furnished by the aDov# firm. The Teller Cotton Mill recently shipped 10 000 bales of goodi Shanghai, China. The goods shipped direct from Teller toCaoii and thence by the Canadian Pacific Railway to Vancouver, and tbence by British bteamshlp. Tba railroads to San Francisco and other Pacific ports In the United States and the Ameri- otn steamship lines could not meet the rate of freight by the Canadian route, which Is one thousand mtlsa longer. The Orr Mills, of this place, have also shipped ten cars of goods to China, The Colombia guti club had some fine sport ibis Week. The opening summer shooting contest took place at Kpworth, two miles east of town, yesterday and today. Quite a num ber of finh shots were booked. Among those who signified their in tention of attending were J. E. Cray ton, of Anderson, Col. Tom Martin, of Bluffton, Col. J. T. Anthony, of Charlotte. L. R. Lawrence, of New York. B. H. Northern, of Charleston, and Al Dunn, of Atlanta The local sports who took psrt were T. Hasell Gibbes, J. Caldwell Robertson, Archibald W. Ray, Wllmot Davis. 8. Fair McGregor and 8. Buck McMas* tar. REUNION NOTES AND COMMENTS, Addresses of Welcome by Prominent Citizens. GEN. GORDON S RESPONSE Governor McSweenej and Staff Occupy Seat* on the rintform—Dr. Grange Sim mon*, of Yellow Fever Fame, Fresent— Night Seulon a Muidcal Concert. (Correspondence of The Ledger ) Etta Jane, June 7.—The associ ated press has given to the public a pretty full account of the reunion in Memphis and hence we find it diffi cult to say what we want to without giving our own account of the same things mentioned. Whenever we had an opportunity to note an inci dent we did so regardless of others who might write it up. We know full well that every line and word we write will fall under appreciative eyes somewhere within the domain of The Ledger’s large and constantly increasing circulation. During our sojourn in Memphis our attention was frequently called to our feeble attempt to "write up” the news for The Ledger and other papers, and we don’t intend for our readers to be disappointed this time if we can avoid it. We take off our hat and gratefully acknowledge the many kind words sent us by The Ledger readers in the west and elsewhere. Our last letter closed with Gover nor Burton McMillan’s address of welcome on behalf of the State of Tennessee to the Confederate veter ans. Then came an address of wel come by Hon. J. J. Williams, mayor, on behalf of the city of Memphis. Next Rt. Rev. Bishop Gailor wel comed the veterans on behalf of the sons of veterans Hon. T. B. Turley in behalf of the Memphis veterans and the executive committee was next to extend a welcome in behalf of those be represented. Next G. W. Gordon, temporary chairman, made a brief address in turning the hall over to the United Confederate Veterans Association. In respond ing to the many gracious welcomes extended the veterans by the State and city authorities and the different societies they represented, and in ac cepting the spacious ball, General John B. Gordon, commander-in-chief of the Confederate veterans, said: ‘‘Governor, Mr. Mayor, Bishop Gailor and Representatives of the city of Memphis: For the third time it is my duty and high privilege to respond to Tennessee’s welcome to the United Confederate Veterans For the third tin.e since our orgaui- ration this great State embraces wilii her maternal arms these immor tal remnants of the south’s match less armies. First, she welcomed us at Chattanooga, then at Nashville, now at Memphis. What place could be more fitted for such a gathering than this city, by the great river which was once fbe highway for iron clads, whose waters were churned by torpedoes into a seething cauldron and whose bluffs were ramparts for a struggling people. "Four thousand years ago ancient Memphis, built upon the banks of the Nile, was the home of the Gods, the seat of eastern learning and wor ship—the proudest metropolis of the great Egyptian delta. Within her limits were the temples of Vulcan and Serapis, of Iris and the Sun. There Alexander the Great was wont to worship and there atacds the mar velous pyramids to whose majesty Napoleon appealed by reminding his soldiers that from these hoary heights forty centuries were looking down upon them. But grandly impressive as is that ancient city as it is re vealed to us through the long vista of ages, it is more than rivaled by this modern Memphis in all the ele ments of true greatness snd human progress. Here, it is true, there is no fertilizing Nile spreading its vivi fying floods over plains and convert ing them into gardens rich and pro ductive, but we find in its stead the more majestic and.far nobler "Father of Waters” gathering from the slopes of mouotsios sod a thousand fsrtils bills the rich alluvium sod spreading ! It over far wider areas. "In lieu of the great Egyptlso delta which rivals It io fertility sod vastly £ excels It In expanse, In the variety of its products, in the grandeur of Its forests and the healthfulness of Its climate. In this modern Memphis are no temples dedicated to sacred bulls snd Chlmerioal gods,but bers are erected tbs glorious templss of tbs greet Jehovah himself, wherein His spirit dwells aud His ransomed boats bow to tbs only King of Kings and Lord of Lords. In this Memphis Is no ancient seat of sceptred mons.-ebs, but it was for a long time the home of Jefferson Davis, who, even In the deepest humiliation and woeful eXpe rience, toweled In moral grandeur to far nobler stature than the Egyptian, Medea, or Persian mooarebs, or Greek or Roman invaders ever at tained in all their glitter and royal equipage and ephemeral glory. "Here in this Memphis no Alexan tier the Great ever worshipped in life or laid in state when dead, but here IHed, here fought, here died and here rests the honored ashes of Ns than Bedford Forest, the wiliest horseman of modern limes snd the equal io native, untutored genius of the greatest cavalryman of the sgs. "We in Memphis. In the fullness of our hearts we thank this generous people for their invitation and for their princely reception. I conclude, as I began, with the declaration that no more appropriate place for such a gathering could have been selected. It is appropriate for the reasons sug gested. It is appropriate because of its geographical position and by the steadfast adherence of its people to the immortal memories of the past. It is in the very centre of the lost, but forever loved Confederacy. It is appropriate because it is built upon the banks of the great river which binds together with its liquid links the distant sections of our great common country, for the city of Memphis is one of the fountain heads of that stream of American brother hood and unity which flows with ever increasing volume through all liberty-loving American hearts.” We are sorry we haven’t the space to give our readers a full report or even a synopsis of the other ad dresses. They were all fine and highly appreciated by the veterans. But we always feel that to leave out what General Gordon says on such occasions is to rob the meeting of its best features. During the first day’s session of the U. C. Veterans Convention Gov ernor McSweeoey and bis staff occu pied seats on the left of the platform. Amoog the prominent South Caro linians who attended the reunion in Memphis was Dr. Grange Simmons. He went to the rescue of the city during thejellow fever epidemic in 1878, and wears a handsome gold medal presented to him by Mem phians in memory of his services on that occasion. The night session of the 28th was practically a musical coucert and a general handshaking among the old veterans and others who were looking out for their friends and acquaint ances. The music was grand. First one band would play then another, and so the delightsome hours were spent. After so long a time w» re turned to the South Carolina division headquarters where we found quite a number of old acquaintances and friends who had no hesitancy In say ing to us, "We know you through The Ledger, which we read every week ” Many good things we heard said about our county paper, all of which we couldn’t help but appreci ate. Were we to attempt to give a lisl of the names of those we met we could fill several copies of the paper with nothing else. It was a joyous meeting for all. Often, often we would see long separated friends— father and son, brother and brother, brother and sister meet, embrace each other and shed tears of joy at their happy meeting. j. L. a. On account of the crowded condi tion of our columns and the length of this report we are necessarily com pelled to continue it in our next is< sue. Save* Two From Death. "Our little daughter had an almost fatal attack of whooping cough and bronchitis,” writes Mrs. W. K. Hav- Hand, of Armonk, N. Y., "but, when all other remedies failed, we saved her life with Dr. King’s New Discov ery. Our niece, who had Consump tion in an advanced stage, also used this wonderful medicine and today she is perfectly well.” Desperate throat and lung diseases yield to Dr. King’s New Discovery as to no other medicine on earth. Infallible for Coughs and Colds. 50c snd $1.00 bottles guaranteed by Cherokee Drug Company. Trial bottles free. After all, the only real difference between laughing and crying is that In one case the corners of the mouth turn up, while in the other they turn down. Dyspeptics cannot be long lived because to live requires nourishment. Food is not noarlshing 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 the natural digestive fluids and it simply can’t help but do you good. Cherokee Drug Co. At a church wedding the girl some how reminds you of tb) returned prodigal and the man of the fatted calf. WAYS OF THE WICKED HELD OP TO LIGHT Wave of Crime Sweeping Over Country. CARNIVAL OF BLOODSHED li NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Infidelity of a Wife Re-lilt* In ttie Murder of Injured Hu band by Her I’urumour, Which It Followed by Su'clde of the Murderer. Newport, O., June 10.—James Ham- iltou, separated from his wife, and de- firing to obtaiu proof against her in di vorce proceedings, took a witness aud wntened Saturday uight, 2 miles uorth of this place. At 2 a m. he saw Robert Ary, who was the suspected co-respoudeut, appear at a rear door of the house. Au encounter followed. Hamiltou was shot aud killed and Ary then shot himself aud died last uight. PLEADED NOT GUILTY. Patrick Arraigned For the .Murder of Millionaire Rice. New York. June 10.— Albert T. Pat rick pleaded not guilty of the murder of William Marsh Rice, the Texas million aire, when arraigned before Judge Cow- iug in the court of general sessions to day. With him were arraigned David L. Short and Morris Meyer, charged with forgery iu connection with the case. They pleaded not guilty also. All three were remanded back to the Tombs. No application for bail was made. The men were arraigned as a sequence to the decision rendered by Judge Fos ter last Friday, overruliug a demurrer entered by the attorneys for the de fendant. IN OLD KENTUCKY. Two Men \Ve«e Kll ed and One Mor tally Wounded. Middlksborouoh, Ky., June 10.— Two men were killed and one mortally wounded at Corbin Saturday night iu a fight growing oat of an attempt to arrest Andy Cox. Deputy Sheriff Branham d< manded his surrender. Cox’s rep.y was a bal let, which instantly killed Branham, aud Cox then tamed and fired on Chiet of Police Silas Wilder, who was ad vancing ou him with a drawn pistol. Wilder was mortally wounded, but killed Cox by shooting him through the heart. Wilder died this morning. •r« gild, therefore, to meet 'A few monthi ego, food which I tie for breekfiet would not remtlo oo my etomeob for belf no hour. I used one Dottle of your Kodol Dye- pepala Cure and can now eat my breakfast and other meale with a relleb and my food ie thoroughly di gested. Nothing equate Kodol Dye- pepela Cure for etomaob troubles’, H. 8. Fltte, Arlington, Tex. Kodol Dyepepele Cure digests what you eat. Cherokee Drug Company. Never argue with a woman. Which ever elds of a bonfire you stand the •moke blows Io your eyes. "The Doctors told me my cough wee incurable. One Minute Cough Cure made me a well man.” Norria Silver, North Stratford, N. H.—Be cause you’ve not found relief from a stubborn cough, don’t despair. One Minute Cough Cure haa cured thous ands and it will cure you. Safe and sure. Cherokee Drug Company. Some men are good for nothing; others are good because it pays them. The least in quantity and .most In quality describes DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, the famous pills for constipation, and 11m complaints. Cherokee Drug Oo Trial of Mr*. Kemidy Resumed. Kansas City, June 15.-Lulu-Prince Kennedy had recovered sufficiently from her breakdown of Saturday to sit in coart this morning, and her trial for the tnnrder of Philip Keunody was re sumed. The prisoner was pale and ap peared entirely worn oat. It was only with great effort that she kept her eyes open, snfferiugapparently from extreme weakness or the effects of sedatives given to produce sleep. The first wit ness produced today by the state was examined iu an effort to prove that a conspiracy to kill Kennedy was hatched and carried oat bv the woman’s father, two brothers and herself. It is believed Will Prince famished the revolver with which the woman killeu Kennedy and accompanied her to near the scene of the killing, nerving her to the point of the crima llauged Himself In Barn. Rochester, Minn., June 10.—II. M. Engle, a wealthy farmer, living near the city, committed suicide by banging himself in bis barn while his family were away ou a Sandayschool picuia No cause is known for the act. NECROLOGICAL NOTES. Famous English Novelist Succumbs to liiflueuxis. London, June 10.—Sir Walter Besant, the novelist, die! yesterday, at his resi dence at Hempstead, after a fortnight’s illness, from influensa. He was born in 183A Traveling Auditor Scott Dead. Columbia, 8. G., Jane 10.—W. H. Scott, traveling auditor of the Sonthern railway, is dead, at Birmingham, Ala., where he had been operated qb for ap pendicitis. Mr. Scott was raised in this city. He started in railroad circles as a clerk aud rapidly went to the top. He was promoted to auditor of the division and finally to traveling auditor of the satire system—a position of honor and trust. Be leaves a widow and two ohU* dren. Injuries Proved ratal. Jacksonvxllx, Fla., June 10.—After suffering greatly for nearly a week, death came Saturday night to Oottduo* tor F. H. Brink of the Atlantic, Val dosta and Western railway, who a week ago received frightfal injuries to bis bsad by being caught by a locomotive, thrown to the track and dragged for •oae distance. K. Dean Dow. Xnoxvilli. June 10.—E. Dean Dow, one of the belt known oltiaeni of Kuos- vllle, died this morning, sgsd 00 years. He came here many years ago from Plainfield, N. J., where his remains will be interred. He was prominently iden tified with tne city’s developmsnt, be ing in the real estate and iutaranoe business. . _ Hebert Williams Mitchitnan. London, June 10.—Robert Williams Bochanan, poet and prow writer, is 4ead. He was born Ang. lb, 1641. -* i"* .-. • -W" Not Kltstiuxh Lee, Jr. Manila. Jane 10.—Tho officer named Lee, who was killed (not wounded) iu the recent battle with in»urgeuts at Lipa, province of Battangas. was a lieu tenant of engineers, snd not Lieutenant Fuel agb Lee, Jr., as prfvio ~abbd. Happenings and the Doing* of Our Neigh bor* Aero** the Line. The State Women’s Ohriatian Tem- prance Union held its annual conven tion at Littlejohn, last week. Three gold brick swindlers have just been tried at Greensboro, for at tempting to work their game on Tar Heels who possess more brain than money. They should have tackled those who had more money than brain. A rich free gold quartz vein, as saying over $20 to the ton, has just been discovered in the South Mouatains, by W. L. Bruce, of Mor- ganton, upon his land in Burke county. The vein appears extensive and has created considerable excite ment. The executive committee of the NorthXJarolina Literary and Histori cal Association meets in Raleigh Sat urday afternoon. There are now nearly 500 members of the associa tion, which proposes to do a great work for the State and which has thus far had a marked success.* R. H. MoCrackin, an organ tuner, while engaged in tuning the large pipe organ at the First Baptist Church, in Asheville, came very near losing his life. He was caught be tween the bellows and the wind chest and could fee! bis ribs going in when Fernidand Dunkley, the organist, quickly turned off the water pressure. The administrator of the late Carl Kirkman Thursday entered suit against the Atlantic & Yadkin rail road, now owned by the Southern, for $25,000, for the death of Carl Kirkman, who was killed by a train in Greensboro a few months ago. Capt. Steadman, of Greensboro, has been employed to represent the pros ecution. Governor Aycock| bas pardoned Quincey D. Freeze, of Iredell, who was convicted of stealing and given a year on the roads. The applica tion for pardon was first made to Lieutenant Governor Turner, while he was acting as Governor during the absence of Gov. Aycock in New York, but Mr. Turner refused to act. He endorsed the application for pardon. He and the other petitioners set forth that there were serious doubts as to Freeze’s guilt. It is said by farmers that labor is so scarce and high, that is the float ing labor which they so greatly de mand at certain seasons, that a cur tailment of acreage seems necessary. The farmers who plant cotton nine times out of ten plant more than they oan pick. A curtailment of acersge and the permitting of much land to grow up in timber would be a great advantage; a greater one still if good bard-wood trees like the wal nut were planted. This is the view taken by Governor Ajcock and not a few other observant men. Claude Dockery, who has for sev eral montbs been seeking to secure pardon from the President for Nicho las Politz, a Greek, convicted of counterfeiting at Wilmington, was Friday afternoon notified that the pardon was granted Politz, while in the penitentiary at Raleigh, was taken into Federal Court as the government’s chief witness against Attorney A. J. Marshall, of Wilming- ton, charged with counterfeiting. Politz was last year transferred with other Federal convicts from the Raleigh to the Nashville penitentiary. Mrs. J. D. Ennis, of Salisbury, dis played rare courage Monday night in an encounter with a burglar negro who attempted to snatch her purse from her. Mrs. Ennis observed him watching her when' she passed the fountain. She attributed no special significance to this, however, and started home. This was early in the evening. When Mrs. Ennis neared the eftd Blackmer home on Bank street the negro approached her and attempted to snatch her purse from her band. She resisted him with such determination that he fled in discomfitare, failing to secure the purse. Old Barger, a respectable farmer who lives about two miles south of Hickory, was shot from ambush about 11 o’clock Saturday night in the negro settlement of the town known as "Bob Town.” Bsrger claims that bs was on bis way boms and that bs stoppsd in a vacant lot, osar tbs sidswalK, and was nrsd upon by an unknown party, tbs ball tak* log effect in tbs flesby psrt of tbs tbigb. Policeman Nichols at ones appeared oo tbs sosns and Barger was taken to tbs olty ball, where Dr. L. W. Aberoethy dressed bis wound. There is no cine whatever to the guilty party. Jests Garmon, a a bite man about 86 years of sgs, was killed at God- oord Sunday night at 9:10 o'clock by tbs first section of tbs Sontbcro’s south-bound passsngsr train, No. 35. Garmon had bssn drinking and it Is said that bs had bssn seen a abort Urns before he was killed and was In toxicated. He was killed In the cat jast north of the depot. When tbe train came to where bs was standing at tbe side of tbe track he started to cross tbe track and was struck by tbs engine. He wae|knocked off tbe track and almoat instantly allied. Garmon lived in Concord and had a wife and several children. Job Couldn’t Havo Stood It If he’d had Itching Piles. They’re terribly annoying; but Bucklen’a Ar nica Halve will cure the worst case of piles on earth. It has cared thou sands. For Injuries, Palos or Bodily Eruptions it’s ths best salve in the world. Prise 25n a box. Curs guar* antrsd, hold by Cherokee Drug Uo. AS TO ARBITRATION TO END BOER WAR Authoritative Statement Con cerning Rumors. ONE STORY DISPOSED OF Great Britain Doe* Not Desire the Good Offices of The Hague Tribunal to Settle Her Differences With South African People. Berlin, Jane 10.—The Kleine’s Jour nal today prints a dispatch from The Hague, saying that Qneeu Wilhelmina’s recent visit here was meant to obtain Emperor William’s consent to end the South African war, both the Zweibund and tbe Dreibnnd being willing to do so, through The Hague arbitration court, and that the emperor consented and the court began work thereon. Tbe Asso ciated Press bas just obtained the fol lowing statement from the foreign office, authorized by Gonut Von Bae- low, the imperial chancellor: “Neither Great Britain, France nor Russia ever approached Germany to par ticipate iu any action aiming at ending the South African war. Germany has all along distinguished between offering her good offices aud intervention. To render her good offices would be possi ble if both parties to the war required it; but it will be remembered that Great Britain only joined The Hague confer ence ou condition that the Boer states were excluded. England Don’t Want It. “There is no doubt that Mr. Kruger, who is a serious statesman, came to Eu rope to obtain the good offices of several of the powers to end tbe war; bat there is also no doubt that Great Britain does not want their good offices. At least, it is trne that since the South African war began Great Britain has never, either verbally or iu writing, confiden tially or officially, broached such au idea. “It is quite possible that the Boer side bas now formerly asked The Hague ar bitration court to lend us aid to eud the war somehow aud that the court bas held a session regarding tbe matter, but that, of course, is entirely different from any serious steps to end the war.” Oom Paul at The Hague. The Hague, June 10.—Mr. Kruger and Dr. Leyds arrived here today. They drove from the railroad station at Hil- versum junction in a closed carriage, and are stayiug at the residence of Mr. Wolmarens, one of the Boer peace en voys. Advice to 31r. Kruger. London, Jane 10.—The Sun hears that Mrs. Botha starts Wednesday for The Hagne, where Mr. Krnger has been summoned to attend a conference of the , Boer agents iu Europe and the United States to consider the report Mrs. Botha has brought from her husband, in which he advises Mr. Kruger, as the coustitn- tioual head of the Transvaal, to sue for peace aud the best terms obtainable. And Still They’re In the Ring. London, June 10:—Lord Kitchener, in a dispatch from Pretoria, under to day’s date, says the number of Boers killed, imprisoned or surrendered dar ing the last month totaled 2,640. From Jnne 1 to June 9 26 Boers were killed, 4 were wounded, 409 were made prison ers and 33 snrrendered, aud 651 rifles, 115,550 rounds of ammunition, 120 wag ons and 4,i)00 horses were captared. IN SEARCH OF INFORMATION Brazilian la Studying Our Industrial Methods. Knoxville, June 10.—Senor Joaquin DeSilveiro Mello, an accredited repre sentative of the Brazilian government. Is here, examining the University of Tennessee agricultural experiment sta tion. He came from Washington, where he learned that the soil and other agri cultural conditions iu East Tennessee were similar to those found in Brazil He is in America for the puroose of securing information whereby bis coon- trv may be “Americanized” industri ally. He is also strongly urging closer trade relations between the United States and Brazil, saying his people seem more anxious for snob relations than, do the Americana He will leave tonight for Cincinnati, where he may place orders for $100,000 worth of machinery to be shipped to Brasil He hopes to visit the majority of the industrial centers in the United States bsfors sailing in September. Will Soon Be la Shape. Glasgow, June KX—The Shamrock IX Is sspeeted here Thursday. Ths Denneys have her new spar almost ready and ths work ef refitting the yacht will commence Immediately aftef her arrival at their yard. Sir Thomas Lipton is arranging to start her, if pot* sible, in some of the races of the OlydS regattas, which last a fortnight. train Dispatchers of America. Bah Fbaxcisoo, Jnne 10.—The annual POhMUlHa of tbs Train Dispatchers of America will meet in this city on Tueo. day, and several ear loads of delegates from all points of ths country cams West over ths Santa Fs during ths last few daya They are sight-seeing in the Sonthern part of the state. t*aa»AhSerlcaa Awards. Bumbo, Jnne 10. — Dr. Henry Pritchett of Boston, president of the Massachusetts School of Technology, has been selected by tbe Pan-American board of directors to serve the exposition as superintendent of swards. A jury of awards will be selected to sot with Dr, Pritchett British Royalty la New Zeal Auckland, June 10. — The eteamer Ophir, with the Daohess of Ocmwall i arrived her* al J ...