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i » ' EDGER. 8EBII-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND EBIDAY. WE GUARAN 1 The Reliability of Every Adv« 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. |ReD FEB. 1C, I8i)4. GAFFNEY, 8. C.. FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1901. SI.50 A YEAR. NEGROES CORRALLED BY AN ARMED MOB Wholesale Lynching Is Fore gone Conclusion. DOZEN OR MORE DOOMED 'llio iii-utiil Murder of it I’roininent YounW hite aimi. Without Justifi cation or I’rovieution, the t uuso of the IiuiNeudinK l.ynehiii^. Shkkvkpoht, La., June 13. —The last reports from the Foster plantation, where Mr. John Gray Foster was mur dered yesterday, say that a dozen or more of the frightened negroes are still cowering in the Kiuuebrew .store, sur rounded by an armed mob, which threat ens every moment to lynch the whole party. Prince Edwards, the negro who fired the fatal shot, however, has not yet been apprehended, aud it is the de sire to get him that has restrained the mob thus far. The uegroes imprisoned in the store are frantic with fright. They are “of ficially” in the hands of the authorities, but they realize that their real captors are the members of the white mob which has guarded every avenue of es cape since yesterday. Foster was a yoimg man, well known, n brother-in-law of Governor McMillan of Tennessee, ami came of one of the first families of Louisiana. The lynch ing is regarded as highly probable. When the uegroes were placed m the store at 9 o’clock last night a crowd as- •emblea, and it was only through tiie advice of cooler heads that a wholesale lynching was prevented. The wife of the alleged murderer, Ed wards, was among those arrested. Sbo had in her possession the shotgun with which her husband killed Foster. Story of the Murder. Prince told the other men to stand back and he would settle the business, she said. Then he went in front of them and fired, . ad Foster fell. Shortly after the- shooting a posse with bloodhounds set after Prince, but his capture has not yet beeu reported. By some it is thought the fugitive, to escape lynching, has committed suicide in some isolated spot. The Foster plantation is 5 miles cast of this city, on the Vicksburg, Shreve port aud Pacific railway. Trouble lias ■p^en browing for some time between the negroes and overseers of the place. Foster, thinking he could succeed where the overseers had failed, started for the negro quarters during the afternoon. The uegroes were gathered in a cabin and ho was some distance away when the shot which killed him was fired The negroes scattered, but ail but Ed- v af*js i-**->rr •“'J * “ 4 iO v .ipture the .Murderer. At dawn a message from Kiuuebrew’s store said t hat the armed citizens guard ing the negroes had concluded to make another effort to capture Prince Edwards, the murderer, before dealing with his alleged accomplices. There were ten negroes confined in the jail at Bossier City, and it was decided to take them to Kiuuebrew’s store, in order that the entire crowd might be under one toof. Two posses were sent out by the citi zens. One went in search of Edwards, wiio was reported to be hiding on an adjoining plantation. The other march ed to Bossier City aud secured the ne groes in jail at that place. No resist ance was offered the mob. and the frignt- ened negroes, men ami women, were marched to Kiuuebrew’s and placed with Smith aud his fellow prisoners. AO 9 o’clock it seemed to be the de- termiuation of the citizens to lynch Smith aud another negro named Wash- ingtou, who helped Edwards to escape aud afterwards denied what he had done. It was also planned to lynch the ■wife of Edwards, the murderer, aud Ad- Ice Allen, but a great many opposed this and utged the stripping and whipping of the women. It is not unlikely that in the general round-up not a single life will hi spared. Will He llurned. If was reported here at 10:30 that Ed wards, the negro murderer, had beeu surrounded in the swamps near Belcher by a po-sc headed by Jacob Foster, brother 4f the murdered man, and Over seer Viclprs. The dispatch from Vicks burg Miylit caught he will certainly be burned. 1 Up to 11’clock today tho citizens at Kiuuebriw Itnd made no attempt to put to death ie imprisoned negroes, though is still rtmning high. The ho posse which wont to Bel- t is thought, bo awaited be- excltemei return of cher will, fore any \ olenco is begun, DANCERS WERE INJURED, Wild Frcji of a Tornado lu Minne sota. LamueuIyn, Minn , June 13. — Re ports havtl beeu received that during the storm a Tuesday in Redwood coun ty the granty of F. Schultz, in Water- bury townshp, in which a large part of the young jlople were enjoying a social dance, was emoliahed aud five dancers Were severe* injured. The injnrA are: John Nolting, John Bittner, <Jh rley Long. Ida Bittner, Christian Nc ting. None will die. The gratia y was lifted from its foun dation and h irled against a barn, de molishing bt h buildings. A numberif buildings were destroyed by the samektorm at Echo, Revere aud Sundown, a4<i additional reports of fur- tber dumagoaro coming in. Mrs. Keluedy Much Dejected. kWas Cit, Juno 18.—The jailor was compellel to call in a physician to attend Mrs. Hcnnedy and it was neces sary to admitister a sedative to produce floep last night. The prisoner was weak and nervous a\id plainly affected by the uourt’s action in ruling out what the defense assertid was their strongest evi dence—that K. W. Lewis, who, it was their theory, would prove that Ken nedy hud mltuittcd ho had ruined the girl and thill jilted her tor another woman. This morning when she ap peared in court she was much depressed »od dejected. OVER THE STATE. Nimvh.v Items from Other CountlcN (Aron|»c<l Toifet her. W. H. Gregory, of Gross Keys, eighty years old, died Monday at his home at i 1 a. m. lie was a former citizen of Spartanburg and a much honored man. The commencement at Due West Keuiale College was preached Sunday morning by Rev. Dr. D. N. McLaugh lin, of Chester. The closing exercises are said to be the most largely atten ded in the history of the institution. A fly wheel of the Gas and Electric Light Company of Charleston, weigh ing about eighteen tons, broke into many pieces last Friday night. A piece weighing about a ton was hurled iiftO feet into a cabin and killed a colored woman. The Anderson grand jury returned true hill against J. S. Fowler in four cases for conspiracy, false imprison ment and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. True bills were returned against \V. (j Hammond in four cases on tho same charges. Last Thursday evening, while hoeing, Oscar McKlrath of Berry, dropped deal. He and his wife had just got to tho field from dinner, und he seemed to talk as heartily as ever, when all at once he dropped dead. Coroner Foster wentj over Friday evening and held an inquest. Heart disease was the cause of his death. George Mintz, a professional cow thief, was captured last Wednesday night in Spartanburg while leading a stolen cow to a place agreed to be tween him and Fat Burnett. He went to Fat and made his arrange ments and Fat reported to tho police. After long waiting they caught Mintz and secured the cow, which belonged to James Burnett. The Folzer Manufacturing Compay has entered suit in the United States Circuit Court in Atlanta, Ga., against H. C. Poullain, of Harmony Grove, Ga., for $12 000 damages for failure to deliver 1,900 bales of cotton in October, November and December of last year according to contract for $78 OOO. Cotton advanced after the contract was made until it was worth $90,000 and the company sues for the difference. Last week Will Lynch, a colored citizen of Greenwood, was charged and tried before Mayor I’ark anti jury for storing and keeping in possession liquor for unlawful purposes. The jury found Will guilty as charged,,'and the mayor sentenced him to imnrison- ment at hard labor on the public works of the municipality for thirty d ivs, or pay a fiine of $(><). Dissatia- vvlt&z bljc; Ov yj f.f, Bo U p pc CfclUG to the full Council, who sustained tho mayor, and Lynch has appealed to tho Court of General Sessions. Mr. J. T Cornwell, of Roddey, after the recent flood in the Catawba, discovered on a sand-bar in tho river a grave containing the bodies of live or six Indians, together with pipes, potery, etc. As soon as the bodies were exposed to air they fell into a mass of ashes, but tho skulls re mained intact and are in a remark able state of preservation. The sand bar upon which these skeletons were found is nrar the middle of tho river bed aud the graves must have been made long before tho white man placed his foot upon this part of the map. Emmett Easterling, of Byrds, who was enlisted in the United States Army and stationed at Fort Fremont, Hilton’s Head, three miles from Port Royal, died very suddenly on Tues day night, June 4th. Young Easter ling was only twenty-three years of age, and had served in the Spauish- American war, having been enlisted in the 2nd Georgia volunteers. After being mustered out of this regiment, be again enlisted in the United States regular artillery. He was, up to the time of his death, clerk and typewriter in tho quarter master’s department. A bold attempt at robbery was frustrated the other night at the Sea Island Hotel at Beaufort. A com mercial traveler from Laurens was stopping at the hotel and just before going to bed he told tho porter, who happened to be in his room at the time, that he thought some one was under his bed. The portor looked and sure enough there was a big, burly negro crouched up under there. However, before they could get hands on him he jumped out of the window to the ground, thirty feet distant, landing on a picket fence. He was followed a longdistance by his bloody track, hut was never caught, A coal burning locomotive on the Nashville branch of the Atlantic Coast Line exploded just across the North Carolina line a few days ago. The engine was pulling a heavy freight and with two cars broke loose. While going through a cut the boiler exploded. The boiler and pilot were blown up on an embankment. The head of the engineer, Fred Brown, was taken off as with a cleaver. He was found seated on his box, his left hand firmly grasping the lever. The tir.-man was blown up on the embank ment and fatally scalded. Both cars were wrecked. A train man was standing on one of these und was shot off by the coal that was blown out of the tender. He is serioudy injured. My little son had an attack of whooping cough and was threatened with pheumnnia; but for Chamber lain’s Cough Remedy we would have had a serious time of it. It also saved him from several severe at tacks of croup —H j. HraioKKADKJf, editor World-Herald, Fair Heaven, Waih. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. GAFFNEY CARPETS IN THE SOOTH. Made by Best Equipped Plant in the Country. PIONEER CARPET MILL. A Circular better Iwtuetl l*y CsfTney Car pet Manuritetiirliii; Cunipauy HlHrunseH Merltn of It* Mill »n<l Condition* In tlie South <ieiieiiilly. During tho month of April last the Gaffney Carpet Manufacturing Com pany, of this city, sent out circular letters to various retail carpet deal ers throughout the South extending to them a very cordial invitation to visit the mill plant at any time they might be passing through Gaffney. In this letter the natural advan tages of the mill over th§ carpet mills of the north were discussed at length, and the fact that it was tho pioneer mill of the South, the best equipped carpet factory in the country, opera ting tho latest modern machinery and running its own dye house, made it an easy matter to successfully compete with the northern carpet mills, while the grade of goods manu factured was unexcelled by any mill of a like nature in the country. A firm in Texarkana, Texas, re ceived one of these circular letters and placed it in the hands of Mr. J. W. Htuart, editor of the Texarkana “Courier,” who was so “struck with its common sense” that he repro duced it in his paper. Mr. Stuart is a native of South Caroline, and says that he “wishes every enterprise in the noblest of all States the greatest success.” The following is Mr. Stuart’s article In the “Courier,” which was headed, “God’s Truth:” “The Gaffney Carpet Manufactur ing Company, the pioneer carpet mill of the South, whichjs located at Gaff ney, South Carolina, and which, by the way, is ono of the best equip ped carpet factories in the country, is successfully competing with the old companies of the North. Re cently it address* d a circular letter to the retail carpet dealers of the South. One of these letters hap pened to fall into our hands. It con tains the concentrated essence of truth. If its sugge stions were heeded the South would soon be God’s country, sure enough. In paro It says, tm apaalclng of the advantage which v/ould result from the home conversion of the raw ma terials of the South into the finished products: The results will be that in a few years, on account of the natural ad vantages we enjoy, the greatest manufacturing center of the country will be tho Houth land, if but a con certed movement is made lending to the keeping at home of the iuomense wealth which is daily sent North, through the methods followed by merchants of the South and buyers generally, in making all of their pur chases in Northern cities, leaving there theirs and tho people's money, barring the small margin kept at home for operating and living expen ses. From this one view of the question, und if all this is changed, us it can be by co-operation, then a vast amount of funds would he lift in circulation in the South for the use of its people, at loanable low rates of interest, and«Uuis the impetus to quicken the state of leaierahfp and superiority would have increased force leading to a dominance unequal ed, blessed as we are by nature with every natural advantage and having so many resources. ‘It has been estimated, that the single item of labor on pay-roll not exceeding $10,000 annually, has re sulted in a volume of business of up ward of $500,000 for the particular locality, not to speak of tdhe money paid for the raw malarial.* The best minds und efforts of those who are doing the work along, the lines of Southern development '.-oucur in the following statement; "What is the condition largely In the Bouth today? —ore dug from the mines, make it into pig iron and ship it away; splen did acres produce cottm, and largely shipped away. These, great staple products leave the 8o nth as raw ma terials. The iron, timber and cotton go largely to Northern ajud European factories, delivering the treasures to others instead of ordaLning it to be that they should be manufactured at home. We rre only referring now to three southern staples—the estimate of loss to this section in not converting all its pig iron into merchantable products; all its co’tton Into cloth; all its lumber into furniture and other commodities, is shown by the following aationishiug figures. The annual product of the Southern states has a market value of $550,000 000, of this Southern factories aud ebops utilize an annual valuation of only $60,000,000 of these three articles of raw material. There is shipped out of the Bouth every year a valuation of $190,000,000. An army of 1,500,- 000 men, citizens of other Hates and countries, is Employed to manu facture the raw material shipped from the Houth. This army is paid an annual wage of $375,000,000. Think what it means if $1175,000,000 were added aonuall? to tho pay rolls of the Houth, and if the immensity of these figures is realized, It is well to remembqr that ninety per cent of the money paid the wage earners is expended for food and o!o4hlog and other necessities, now going to enrich other states and countries.’ Think again, if that clothing and among other things carfets, was all manu factured here for the requirements of Southern people, what wealth it would bring to the communities, what bank deposits, with plenty of loanable funds, nowall going toother states and countries to the impover ishment of this section? The statement has been made by a prominent man, that ‘if only a law was passed to prevent the sale of Southern raw products beyond the borders of each state producing them, until they were manufactured into salable articles and ready for the customer, what a blessing It would be, for it would guarantee employ ment to an army of sturdy wage earners, and their daily needs would establish a local market for all man ner of |farm products; then the great economic wheel would be complete, all interests would be prosperous for the very wealth kept at home.’ A home market can only he created by the development of manufacturing industries and the enlistment of a great wage-earning army that will draw its support irom these factories andj ^expend its earning for the manufactured articles in the Houth, as made in.the Houth, and feed upon tha products of the Southern farms, thus enriching all alike. The great wealth of the North and East is due to its manufacturing interests, where only ten per cent of the people are engaged in agriculture and fifty per cent in manufacturing—it has neither timber, cotton, raw hides, nor wool of its own production. It buys these articles from other states and countries and sells them back to the producer at a big profit, hence its wealth, aud the constant and profitable market for its farm pro duce ! But a brighter day has dawn ed for the South, and its manufac turing enterprises are increasing, but they must be diversified, eucouraged and aided. <Ara**y Pond (ios*lp. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Grassy Pond, June 12.—If there ever was a time when farmers were on a rush, it is now; but in spite of all that can be done it seems that “General Green” will win the battle. Last Sunday Miss Ara Stacy, o Maud, spent the day with Miss Della Humphries. Miss Docia Davis also paid a visit to her cousin, Miss Lula Humphries, Sunday. Last Sunday at 11 o’clock Mr. C. M. Huskey andj Miss Pollie Daniel were married. Charlie is % good, sober, honest, hard-working young man, while Miss Pollie is a smart and an industrious young lady. We wish for them the very best of suc cess in their new life. Rooster. Cure* Ki-zeiiiaaiid.Itclilug llumontThrough tho Hlood—Coat* Nothing to try It. B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm) is now recognized as a certain and sure cure for Eczema, Itching Skin, Hu mors, Scabs, Scales. Watery Blisters, Pimples, Aching Bones or Joints, Boils, Carbuncles, Prickling Pain in the Skin, Old Eating Sores, Ulcers, etc. Botanic Blood Balm taken internally, cures the worst and most deep-seated cases by eoriching, purifying and vitalizing the blood, thereby giving a healthy blood sup ply to the skin. Botanic Blood Balm is the only cure, to stay cured, for these awful, annoying skin troubles. Other remedies may relieve, but B. B. B. actually cures, heals every sore, and gives the rich glow of health to the skin. B. B. B. builds up the broken-down body arid makes the blood red and nourishing. Over 8000 voluntary testimonials of cures by Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) Druggist, $1. Trial treatment free and prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble, and free medical advice will be given until cured. It is a touching farewell when a man gives you the tip of his fingers instead of a vigorous handshake. Head It In MU Newnpitper. George Schaub, a well known Ger man citizen of New Lebanon, Ohio, is a constant reader of the Dayton Volkszeitung. He knows that this paper aims to advertise only the best in its columns, and when he saw Chamberlain’s Pain Balm advertised therein for lame back, he did not hesitate in buying a bottle of it for his wife, who for eight weeks had suffered with the most terrible pains in her back and could get no relief. He says: “After using the Pain Balm for a few days my wife said to me. ’I feel as though born anew,' and before using the entire contents of the bottle the unbearable pains had entirely vanished and she could again take up her household duties.” He is very thankful and hopes that all suffering likewise will hear of her wonderful recovery. This valuable liniment Is for sale by Cherokee Drug Co. One of peculiarities is that the world is seldom watching a man when he is doing good. You Know Wlint You nr* Taking When you take Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic because the formula is plainly printed on every bottle show ing that it is simply Iron aud (Quinine in a tasteless form. No cure. No Pay. 60o. IRON PB0D0CTI0N BECORO If BROKEN Consumption Still Continues to Be Enormous. DEADLOCK IN PIG IRON Uui-UHinea* 1.* Caused by the Mrlke o. .UuehluUls—Mutterlugs Are Heard Among the Moulders—The Kxporl Trite Ih IVacticuily Suspcuded. New York, June 13.—The Iron Age today says: “Our blast furnace returus show that curing May production iucreased from »0l,125 tons per week to 314,505 tons per wook, carrying it far beyomi auy previous record. Stocks of coke and an thracite iron have declined further, from 363,251 tons on May 1 to 333,813 tons on June 1, thus proving that con sumption is still enormous. The new furnaces of the United States Steel cor poration arc coining in one by une. One at Mingo has started, and a second one will follow. Neville island is going into operation and tne new Newcastle is soon to blow in. At a Deadlock. “So far as foundry pig iron is con- earned, the market is really at a dead lock. Sellers are not pressing iron, simply because it would be of little use while tho present temper of the buyers continues. Under tho circumstances, prices are nominal Consumption con tinues heavy iu nearly all sections of the country, except in New England and along the coast. Steel is exceed ingly scarce, and high prices are paid for what little roaches the open maraet. “The new tonnage of iron aud stool Which is being placed is rather amall, unci there is more anxiety to secure what is coming up in some branches. In the plate trade some additional or ders for shiphuildiug are coming up on the lakes. The pipe trade has had fur ther heavy demands upou it from the Texas oil country. l-.fFvct ot Labor Trouble. “Labor trouble is causing some uneasi ness. The machinists have driven man ufacturers into a much more closely knit organization, but there are mutter- ings among tho molders, ami it is profc- nble that the demands for au advance ' part of tho Amolgamared associ ation may cause some trouble. Iu the heavy linos tho export trade is practi cally suspended, aud this, of course, with our rapidly increasing productive capacity, will push additional quanti ties of material upou the domestic mar ket during the second half. The prospect of good crops may stjm- uinto ‘.urtln v heavy consumption of iron audsteoL” * THE SOUTHERN IRON FIELD. Excellent Showing Made by Alabama ami Tennessee. Birmingham, Ala., Juue 13.—Ship- incuts of pig irou from the Alabama aud Tenuesseo field duriug the mpnth of May aggregated 129,230 tons, an in crease over the same month last year of 1,000 tons. Export shipments ainonnted to ouiy 158 tons as against 18,qp0 tons last year. This falling off is explained by the fact that the domestic demand uow is so large as to practically shat out foreign shipments. The shipments of pig iron from the Birmingham district Tor May were 74,- 013, a decrease of 5,000 tons. T^e total shipmeuts of cast iron pipe from Ala bama and Teuuessee in May amounted to 15,203 tons, an increase over last year of 9,000 tons. Of the above, 7,888 tons were forwarded from the Birmingham district. Cast irou pipe exports were 165 tons, against 600 tons last year. The amouut of steel billets shipped in May was 6,735 tous, against none last year. Altogether the shipments tot the month make an excellent showing. CUBAN QUESTION SETTLED. Constitutional Convention Adopts the Platt Amendment. Washington, Jane 13.—The Cuban constitutional epnvension yesterday, by a vote of 16 to 11, accepted the Platt amendment The convention will now appoint a commission to draw np the electoral law. Secretary of War Elihu Root says: “It means the independence of Cnba aud all that is best and freest in Cuba will be backed by all that is best in the United States.” \ After a man gets into trouble it Is easy for him to see how ho might have kept out of it. Stops Tb« Cough And Work* orf The Cold Laxative Bromo-^uluine Tablets cure a cold In one day. No Cure, No Pay. Price 516 o«nt«. OIL IN THE SOUTH. Wells Are Uelng Struck In Florida and Tennessee. Dunellon, Fla., Juue 13 —Reliable Information has been received hero that oil has beeu struck iu considerable quantities in Marion county. The strike, according to the information, is of the most promising character. The prices of lauds in the vicinity are said to be loariug. The discovery is 4 miles from Ibis village. Columbia, Tenn., June 13.—The Co- ■umbia Oil company has been organized Here, with $10,000 capital stock. They will here for oil near here, where oil flows from a spriug. They Broke Away. Charleston, June 13.—Twenty men, brought by the Southern railway to fill places of striking machinists here, ar rived this morning, bat did not go to work. As soon as the train reached the station the men broke away and mu in all directions. A crowd of strikers was on baud and also a squad of police, but there was uo disorder. Fifteen other imported machinists afterwards went to work. Iteport Denied. Hamburg, Jure 13 —The Hamburg- American Steam n com pany denies tho report that it* negotiations with the Atchison, Topeka uad Santa Fo railroad to haudie the shore end of its new en> r-rpriw, a train-Pacific Hue, are broken off. CROP BULLETIN. Condition of Carolina Crop* a* Reported by the llur.tao. Columbia, 8. C., June 11.—The week ending Monday, June 10th, was somewhat warmer than the preceding one, but tho average temperature continued below the normal. There was a maximum of 98 at Yemaesee on the 5th, and a minimum of 55 at Greenville on the 4th. Over the western and northern counties the nights were much too cool for cotton, and there was a general deficiency of sunshine. General showers occurred on the 3rd, and again on the 6th and 7th, light over the greater portion of the State, but heavy in the middle and lower Savannah valley, th Jsoutheast- ern, and portions of the west central counties, where the ground was kept too wet for general cultivation, and where only from two to three days’ ploughing was practicable. Over tho western, central, northern and north eastern counties, the weather condi tions were favorable for farm work, and cultivation made fair progress. Cotton is unusually small, lacks cultivation, and is somewhat lousy in places, while grassy fields are the rule. It has not all been chopped to stands. In the eastern and south- easte^r sections its growth is at a standstill, and the plants are turning red or yellow, showing an unhealthy condition, but over the remainder of the State it is growing and improving slowly, and has a healthy color. Sea- island looks better, but blight is still prevalent. Corn has begun to tassel and is be ing laid by in the southeastern sec tions, where its condition is, however, very poor owing to lack of cultivation and sn excess of moisture. In other sections upland corn has been im proved and looks healthy, but bot toms are still too wet to replant. Bud worms and crows are damaging bottom land corn in the extreme west. Late wheat has rusted badly, while early is being harvested with the average result only fair, and not up to expectations. Oats harvest is well advanced, but the rains have dam aged some in the shock. Yields are variable, but average fairly good. Tobacco is extremely poor, and dying from lack of proper cultivation and excessive moisture in Williams burg county and vicinity, while in the other tobacco districts, it has im proved slightly, hut Is still poor. Worms are numerous In places. Upland rice is fine, and some river rice also, .but in the Georgetown dis tricts freshets have done much dam age, and prevented a full acreage of June sowing. Melons are a failure in places, and poor generally. Peaches are drop ping, and early varieties are rotting. Truck is growing and yielding well. Many correspondents report a scarcity of faro) laborers. WOMEN AND SOCIETY. (All communications to this column should be addressed to P. O. Box 153.) Any life-work that one may take up is a question of taste and necessity. A great many women fail in special fields of endeavor who might succeed if they were willing to sacrifice, and wouldn’t let distractions come in. Some who are safe in their happy homes have sometimes dreamed of other achievements and would accom plish suchjwork if they are thrown on their own resources, thus quicken into real life and have their dreams realized. There is more in a woman’s life to divert her attention from a single purpose than Jin a man’s, but if she will choose some line worthy to be called a life-work, and will not be drawn aside but keep her eyes stead fastly off the goal, she is certain to achievesuccess. The young people have been hav ing quite a series of entertainments for the past few weeks and society seems never to tire. Last evening Prof. R. O. Sams en tertained the Young Peoples Union, (juite a nice program was prepared, refreshments were served on the lawn and a delightful evening was spent by those who were so fortunate as to at tend. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Miss Florence Caldwell left this week for her home in Chester. Miss Caldwell baa been taking music les sons at Limestone College for the past term, and she leaves to the regret of her many friends. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Mrs. Landy Harris and little son Sarratt. of Union, 8. C., are visiting relatives in tho city. Miss Addle McArthur gave a formal “at home” Monday afternoon from 4 toll! o’clock to her friend Miss Rprunt. Light refreshments were served. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Miss EITle Hopper received her friends yesterday afternoon and even ing in honor of Miss An*pach. The afternoon was devoted to the married ladies and the evening was most de Hghtfully spent by tho young people. Miss Hopper is a charming hostess and the evening will be long remem bered. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ *Miss Mignon Walker has returned from Columbia, where she has been attending college. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Miss Janie Hprunt ha* returned to her home In Chatlesion after a short bat plsmot visit to Miss Ad dis McArthur. EMPEROR WILUAM IN A NEW ROLE Manifests Great Interest In the Y. M. C. A. SAYS SOME NICE THINGS Cables I|is Congratulation* to the Ju. feitM Convention In Session at Bos ton—Tha Americans Hake Approprl* ate Reply—I’lcasuut Incident. Boston, Juue 13.-—Among the pleas ant features of the Y. M. 0. A. jubileg convention now iu session here has been the receipt of a message from the Ger man ambassador at Washington, trans- nutting a cablegram from Emperor Wil liam. The emperor says: “I ask you to transmit to the brother'- hood of Young Men’s Christian associa tions of America assembled for the ju bilee convention my hearty congratula tions. With pride I look back on the past life of the Y. M. C. A. May this grand work continue to prosper. ’ I see that the German associations, active in the same endeavor, take part fraternally in this solemn gathering. May the American associations also in the future train for their great fatherland citizens who are sound iu body and soul aud earnest convictions of life, standing on the only unmovablo foundation, the name of Christ, whose name is above every name.” Tue convention, iu reply, sent a mes sage to the emperor, expressing thanks, aud saying that the delegates were deep ly touched by the reference to the fra ternal relations existing between tho young men of the German fatherland and America. “May our%llianco founded on Christ forever bind the kindly sentiments which uow exist between the two lauds" was the concluding seutimout of the convention message. Jubilee Da)*. The great enthusiasm created during yesterday’s meetings in connection with the Y. M. C. A. convention was at high pitch for today’s sessions, which wero to make up the events of “Jubilee day.” Fo«p- special meetings had beeu arrang ed, including the usual morning devo tional aud praise services iu Association hall; a very interesting service in the historic old South Meeting house in commemoration of the adoption of the Y. M. C. A. constitution by the Boston association; a service of equal interest iu Fanieul hall, and finally a meeting for the railroad branch in Association hall iu the evening. Between the flrsl aud second meeting.* an opportunity was offered tho delegates to attend a re ception by Governor Crane at the state* house at 1:30 p. m. BRAVE MINERS, THESE. Another Rescue Party Kilters Burn* ing Coal Mine. Port Royal, Pa., Juue 13.—Another exploring party started into the burning mine at this place at 9:30 o’clock this morning, in an effort to recover the bodies of the men below. The party was composed of ten men and they were told before they started that they wore taking their lives iu their hands, as the mine was full ot firedamp and explo sions are liable to occur at any time. At 3:40 o’clock this morning the sev enth explosion occurred. It was caused by the gas igniting from the tire below, and it is expected that other explosions will follow today. Inspector Dixon, who headed the party this morning, is confident he will be able to recover some of the bodies. The party went down in two sections, aud as each cage was lowered the crowd ontside of the ropes gave a cheer and many fervent “Godspeeds” were heard. LINE OF AUTOMOBILES. \ Will Kuu Between Towns In tha Old North State. Winston-Salem, N. C., June 13.—Ar- raugements have beeu completed to es« tablish an automobile line in Greens boro, and to run on the principal streets a regular half-hour schedule from the depot to Proximity and to South Greens boro. There will also be a line run to this point and a diverging line at Kern- ersville for High Point. A large order has been placed for lo comobiles that will have the latest im proved device, the Edison storage bat tery. They will have a carrying ca pacity of 25 passengers, besides express and baggage department. It is expected that the line will be opened by Ang. ]. Trips will be made every two hours each way between Winston and Greensboro, and the rate of speed will be 20 miles an hour. Still Involved In Mystery. Atlanta, Juno 13.—The murder of Berta Jacksou seems destined to take its place among tho mysterious crimes which the law cannot ferret out aud which must go uuaVenged. The coro ner’s jury, after a five hours’ session yesterday afternoon, acknowledged that the murder mystery was as far from n G lutton as ever, and instructed tha eriff to release Flowers, tfio foster fa ther, and the two negro boys, who were arrested on suspicion. The jury wUl meet again next Wednesday. Alabama's Dead Qsvernor. Montgomery, Ala., June 18.—Th* constitutional oonYention met at noon and immediately adjourned, out of re- spoot to the memory of the late Govern or 8amford. Many of the members ac companied the rqpiaius to Opelika on, the special train, which left here at 1:30 this morning. Tomorrow morning oth er members of the convention will go to Opelika to participate in the funer al services. To Settle Vexed Qe 'stlon. Peking, June 1&—Indltetlons point to a probably definite settlement of tha indemnity question at tho next meeting of ministers, whlob is expected to take place Saturday. The ministers feel ti is absolutely neoaasary that a strong* effort should be Utnfle to tainlnal* “ tffal* X. - Y-f