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IIED FEIL 16, 1894.
GAFFNEY. S. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 81, 1901.
$1.50 A YEAR.
FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD
/DOWN IN LOUISIANA
)eath of Two Bad Negroes
Deemed Necessary.
GO THEY WERE LYNCHED
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Good People of liossitner, Lu., Put
Two Had ( haraclers Out of Way.
Edwards, Head Devil of Uaiiji, Still
at Lar^e.
Nkw Orleans, Juue 20.—The lynch
ing of two negroes last night near
Shreveport created a sensation today, as
with the excitement dying out it was
thought their lives would be spared at
least until the murderer Edwards was
; Ca'ptnred. A special from Shreveport,
howler, says that evidence was discov
ered so clearly establishing the guilt of
Smith and MeLaud as enemies of the
whites and dangerous eiemeuts to be
left at large amoug the negroes that the
people of Bossier regarded their execu
tion essential to the preservation of or
der in the parish. The evidence ob
tained by the police showed the follow
ing facts:
The organization of which “Prophet”
Smith was the head had its origin in
Houston, and was known as the “Church
of the Living God.” The three mem
bers of the supremo council as indicated
by regular printed letter heads which
were found were: Smith and Me Land,
who were lynched, and Prince Ed
wards, the murderer of Foster. Smith,
when he came to Louisiana, established
himself at Shreveport, but was finally
ordered away by the chief of police as a
dangerous character. After the shoot
ing of E’oster a search of his premises
was instituted and the “Ark of the Cov
enant,” a rudely constructed box, with
hoo doo designs on and within it, was
found. When is was touched by the
searchers the negroes were greatly ter
rified and stated that but one had ad
vanced far enough to lay hands on the
sacred box.
flow Business Was Done.
The members of the church, known
es “princes,” held regular meetings, at
which Smith presided, with the desig
nation of “king.”
The following is an exact copy from
the minutes of a meeting held on the
Foster plantation, showing how busi
ness was earned on and the enmity that
existed between Smith and his followers
and the chief of police of Shreveport
and Foster, the murdered man:
“The royal archive of the Kingdom of
God met in supreme couucil. Sang
‘Dark Was the Night.’ Opened by
reading the thirty-second chapter of
Isaiah.
“After F. K. Smith, the king, an
nounced the meeting, he stated that he
was advised of God to call tho princes
together in couucil to decide what
should be done with the chief of police
and his force for interfering with the
king of the Church of God in Shreve
port.
“Six Month’s AlHictlon.”
“Priuco Webb, being the first to
arise, said he was in favor of demand
ing six months’ aftlictiou upon the chief.
Prince liicks said he was in favor of
the same. Also, Prince McLand. Also,
Prince Johnson. Also, Prince Edwards.
All concurred iu demanding six mouths’
aillictiou ou Chief Lake of Shreveport.
“Next case was the rockers of the
building. Tho case was decided. All
that rock the building must be punished
with death in four days. A complaint
was taken against J. M. Foster that he
should be tormented until be give con
sent that all saints leave the place. ”
Evidences of Conspiracy.
Before he was lynched last night,
Smith confessed that he had loaded the
gun with which Foster was killed.
Many letters of an incendiary character
written by Smith and his gang have
been found.
Thu discovery of these evidences of
conspiracy led to last night’s lynching.
Sheriff Thompson of Bossier made no
attempt to interfere, in view of the su
perior numbers of the mob.
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LYNCHED AT LAST.
Two Louisiana Negroes Die For Mur
der at Foster.
Shreveport, La., Juno 20.—Frank,
better known as “Prophet” Smith, and
F. D. MoLaud, held at Benton for com
plicity iu the murder of John Gray Fos
ter, were tak'-n out by a mob last night
and strung up to a tree. They were
left dangling side by side.
The lynching occurred on the Arkan
sas road, about 1 mile and a half from
the jail. Both negroes made statements
before death, denying that they had
anything to do with the killing.
Smith, who was at the head of the
“Church of God” movement in that
eection, and was blamed as being re
sponsible for the sentiment against the
whites which led to the death of Foster,
died praying. McLand wasiilewt as he
was swung np.
As Smith was being led from the jail
prior to the execution be was beard to
aay:
“Lord, you promised to be with me
now.”
There were about 200 armed men in
the mob, and they overpowered the
sheriff and jailor, taking the keys away
from them.
The lynchers claimed that the execu
tion of these negroes was necessary to
the {.reservation of the lives of white
men in this locality.
* I’ub.le Sentinirnt Approves.
Shreveport, La., June 20.—Affairs
are as quiet as a summer sea in this lo
cality today. The only evidence of mob
violence at Benton when day dawned
was the lifeless forms of two negroes
fwingiug lightly to and fro in the
breezy. The u-ual verdict. “Hung by
parties unknov is the verdict. The
execution create'! no excitement what
ever, either in Shreveport or Benton.
It is probable that noefrort will bo made
by the grand jury, which meets next
week tu B nton. to fix the responsibility
for lart night’s dual execution. Public
sentiment here is not condemnatory of
the mob’s work. /-
OVER THE STATE.
Newsy Items from Other Counties Urouped
Together.
Lollie, the 10-year-old son of W.
F. Stubbs, had his leg severely
crushed while trying to board a
swiftly moving train in the Seaboard
Air Line yards at Abbeville Monday.
Doctors were called and the leg
amputated just below the knee.
The thirtieth annual meeting of
the State Teachers’ Association was
held Monday and Tuesday at Con
verse College, Spartanburg, with the
following officers : President, J. W.
Thomson, Kock Hill; chairman exec
utive committee, W. H. Hand, Ches
ter; secretary and treasurer, L. W.
Dick, Aiken.
The governor has pardoned Ansel
Bridges, convicted in Horry county
in March last of assault and battery
of a high and aggravated nature and
sentenced to the county chain gang
for six months. The county officials,
Congressman Scarborough and many
others asked for the pardon saying
that Bridges shot a very bad man
and had been sufficiently punished.
During the thunder storm Sunday
afternoon a bolt of lightning srtuck
near Mrs. Coats’ house in Helena
and James Williams, who was ou the
piazza in a hammock, was knocked
off, Miss Nellie Coats who was sitting
on a chair was knocked off, and Mrs.
Coats received a stroke on the head,
which was not serious, but left her
with a headache the next day.
A crowd of drunken negroes drove
a valuable horse belonging to Messrs.
Glenn & Allison, of Yorkvllle, to
death last Sunday. The negroes
hired a hack team to go to “preach
ing” in, and notwithstanding tho
heat, kept the team on the go for
hours until one of the animals
dropped dead in the road. As to
whether or not there will be any
prosecutions cannot yet be stated.
An investigation of the law and facts
of the case is in progress.
The South Bound is in trouble. A
receiver was asked for and Judge
Gage appointed W. D. Melton. A
motion was argued before Chief Jus
tice Mclver at Cheraw last week to
stay the appointment. After much
argument tho stay was granted and
the road is running as formerly. At
the close of proceedings Attorney W.
H. Lyles and Mr. Melton began to
accuse each other of making false
statements, which resulted in a fight.
The police interfered and the fun
came to an end.
Mr. R. T. Castles, of Smyrna, says
there is money in sheep raising.
Speaking upon the subject to a York-
ville Enquirer reporter last Saturday,
he remarked: “I had a flock of
sheep some time back and was doing
splendidly until I took down with
typhoid fever. At that time I had
about fifty head. I was down with
fever about three months, during
which time the sheep had to take
care o' themselves and most of them
died. But there is profit in sheep
raising and I have no idea of giving
up yet awhile.”
Monday night before an excursion
of colored people left Columbia for
Savannah there was a homicide.
Henry Banks, colored, was killed by
Willie Pearson, also colored. Pear
son was a soliciting agent for the ex
cursion and had some dispute with a
party of negroes who had not paid
for their tickets. Banks, it appears,
came on as a peace maker and Pear
son stabbed him in the left side. He
died in a few minutes. Pearson
jumped into a back and escaped, but
about midnight he went to Sheriff
Coleman's residence and gave him
self up. He was taken to jail where
he now is.
Eugene Pettigrew, aged 18 years,
son of G. P. Pettigrew, was drowned
Saturday afternoon at Jackson’s mill,
12 miles south of Anderson. The
river was*very .high on account of
the freshet and the water was around
the mill. Young Pettigrew and two
other young men attempted to swim
to the mill to protect some of tte
machinery from the water. The
other young men reached the mill
safely, but the current carried Petti
grew past the mill and he sank and
was seen no more. His body was re
covered the next day a short distance
below where he was drowned.
Capt. J. H. Montgomery has re
signed the trusteeship of Greenville’s
colleges, and in his place Rev. L. M.
Roper has been elected. The degree
of I). D. was conferred on Rev. I. W.
Wingo and he was elected lecturer on
the Bible for the next year. A mili
tary feature has been added to the
Fitting School and John W. Moore
has been elected Commandant. A.
H. Miller has resigned as assistant to
Prealdent Montague and he will take
charge of a school iu Orangeburg.
There were ten members in the class
of 1901. Both institutions are in
good trim and the year’s work has
been highly satisfactory.
John Wilson, alias John Brown,
an escaped convict and suspected of
criminally assaulting a thirteen year
old white girl named Della Garret
at Springfield, Ala., last month, was
captuted at Wellford last Sunday and
lodged in Spartanburg jail. When
told that he was to be takeu back to
Springfield he became agitated.
Monday night be attempted to com
mit suicide by cutting his throat
with a piece of glass. He left two
letters, one addressed to his wife at
Wellford and another to his father in
the country. In each letter he
stated that he would rather die than
go back to Springfield, Ala. He bit
terly upbraided his wife, accusing
her of infidelity and stating that she
was the cause of tis being captured.
Iu these letters be did oat acknowl
edge bil guilt.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Happenings and tlie Uolngn of Onr Neigh
bor* Aero** the Line.
Eight young Salisbury men will
join the American navy in a few days.
The young men in question are all
members of the Rowan Rifles and
have been seized with the desire to |
enter the naval service. They will
go to Charlotte either the latter part
of this or early next week and enlist
for the required term of years. Their
salary at first will $10 per mouth.
A beautiful carrier pigeon fell a
victim to the storm at Salisbury and
was swept by the storm into Dr- R.
Fames’ garden. The nigeon landed
on Dr. Eames’ premises at 5:30
o’clock and was taken inside. On
the right leg was a silver ring with
the mark “N. H. 6115.” On the left
leg was a gold ring, not solid, with
the mark “Y. P.” Dr. Eames pro
poses to take care of the carrier until
the owner calls for it. He thinks the
pigeon came from the South.
There is possibly going to be a
genuine railroad smashup attraction
for the State fair at Raleigh, so Sec
retary Jos E. Pogue says. He has
been negotiating to have two b<g
locomotives daah headlong into each
other on the track near the fair
grounds and let the people see the
terriffic effects of a head on collision.
This will be a fin de siecle attraction
and if arranged will draw an immense
crowd to Raleigh. It will be a star
attraction.
A colored woman in Greensboro,
whose name could not be learned,
received a flesh wound in the left arm
Saturday night by a bullet from a
pistol in the hands of a man who has
not been apprehended. It is stated
by parties who ought to know that
the woman met the man on the A.
& Y. railroad in the southern part of
the town and asked him for money.
He declined to comply with her
request and she made a rush at him
and attempted to cut him with a
knife, when he fired with the above
result.
The Supreme Court Judges were in
demand Tuesday. Chief Justice
Furcbes tried the case of the gold
brick swindlers in Statesville to see
If their bond was excessive, and Jus
tice Douglas, of Greensboro beard a
habeas corpus petition. Tho latter
petition was brought by a white man
of thac city, G. W. Mills by name,
for the possession of bis child. The
case was continued until Wednesday
at ll o’clock. Anent habeas corpus
petitions, this is the last time that
the gold brickers will get a whack at
such proceedings.
Revenue Officers Carl Wheeler and
Price Easly, of Groensboro, went out
on a raid in the Gibsonville section
Saturday afternooo. They raided a
blockade distillery and arrested a
negro named Willis Holt, who was
found at work in the place. They
also arrested a young whits man
named John Holt, who was riding
along in a buggy near the distillery.
He had a keg of whiskey in the bug
gy with him. Amother man was also
in the buggy, but be took leg bail.
The two men were taken to Greens
boro and John Holt gave bail while
Willis Holt was oommitted to jail.
Gov. Aycock has extended an invi
tation to the editors of the nation to
meet in North Carolina next year.
Wednesday the fallowing telegram
was sent to senator London and Mr.
H. B. Varner, conrumissioner of labor
and printing, who are attending the
meeting of the National Editorial
association In Buffalo, N. Y., Gov.
Aycock: “Extend to the National
Editorial association a cordial and
earnest invitation to bold its next
annual meeting in the state of North
Carolina.” If the editors come to
the State it is expected they will
meet in Asheville and then tour
North Carolina on a special train.
Having become suddenly insane,
Jeff Huffsteller, one of the most sub
stantial farmers of Lincoln county,
attempted to commit suicide at bis
home, two miles east of Crouse,
Friday morning by cutting his throat
with a pocket knife. As soon as the
family discovered his deed, Dr. J. L.
Beam was summoned and dressed
the wound, which he says will not
prove fatal but is a very ugly gash.
His mind has not been exactly right
since the death of his daughter about
a year ago, and this, coupled with
other troubles, Is thought to have
cause 1 him to attempt to take bla
own life.
Bam Glenn, a negro, discovered a
negro child in an old well, on the
place of Chas. Elmore, near Gastonia,
Friday afternoon about 2 o’clock.
Others were notified and it waa taken
out and wae thought to be Hattie,
the two year old child of Annie Bran
non. She did not deny that the
child wae dead, but said that it bad
been buried at a cemetery near Bt.
Mary's College and that her lister
waa a witness to the burial. But
when further questioned by the con
stable she said that she passed by
the well Saturday (Juno 8) and that
she carried tbe'obild out to the well,
and whllo the child stood on the
plsnk that covered the old well she
pulled the plank from under It and
let It fall into the well. She says the
child screamed and grasped at her,
but she took it by its little arms and
pushed it into the well. The well is
about fifty feet deep and about thirty
feet In water. The woman was com
mitted to jail to await trial for mur
der.
Thu Heat PrMCrtptloa for Malaria
Chills and Fever is a bottle of Grove’s
Tssteless Chill Tcnlo. It is limply
Iron sod quinine Id a tasteless form.
No oars—no psy. Fries &Oo.
CUBA’S SOGAR CROP
QOITE ENCOORAGING
Reduction of Trade Balance
Against Island.
ACREAGE IS INCREASED
It Is KMlmuted That Another Year
Mill Urinx Most of the Plantations
Up to Their Normal Production—Old
and New ('auditions.
Nkw York, Juue 20.—The corre-
spoudent of The Tribuuu writing from
Matauzas says:
The sugar crop figures tor this season
arc encousagiug cnougn. Iu round num
bers the production is fix'‘d at GUO.OOO
tons, and this has brought uot far troru
$30,000,000. The payment from the crop
has helped to reduce the unfavorable
trade balance against the islaud. While
the price has been fair, had it been a
shade higher the production would have
reached 050,000 tons, but many of the
planters preferred not to grind, believ
ing that prices will be u little better
next year. The cane acreage for tho
coming eeasou is about one-third larger
tbau during the last year.
New Lands Planted.
It is uot likely that much of the new
lauds which are being planted iu the
eastern end of the island in the belief
that tariff concession will be made by
the United States will have cane ready
to grind within the next 12 mouths, yet
there is every reason to look for a crop
of 800,000 tons to 850,000 iu the season
of 1902. In this, the great central su
gar belt, another year will bring most
of the plantations up to their normal
production before the insurrection.
There are still many estates argund
Matauzas which have not been cleared
and replanted, but they grow fewer
with each mouth, and the probability
is that their distressed owners either
will be closed out under foreclosure pro
ceedings or will be able to finance their
plantations through outside aid.
Estates Fully Recovered.
In the Cardenas district there are few
estates which have uot fully recovered,
and it has happened this year that Car
denas has gone ahead of Matauzas iu its
!>hipments, but both ports have handled
more than ?00,(X>0 bags, or 10,009 tons
each. Some of the bad belt, ns it is
known, is still under partial recultiva
tion, but this is because these poor lands
do not pay for raising sugar at present
prices. Most of them are held out as
bargains to Americans who think that
all sugar lands in Cuba are the same
who sometimes are led into buying
wherever they see cane growing.
The Old and tfie New.
The Cuban planter is going through
an industrial and social revolution. Tne
old baronial estates are passing away.
The individual planter is becoming less
and less a factor. Ho talks of the old-
time feudalism just as the southern cot
ton planters used to talk of it, and he
grieves over the new conditions which
reduce his own importance, but there is
no remedy. His hospitality, where he
has the means, is as princely as iu the
past, and if he has been able to get large
enough advances ou his crops or to find
some corner of the plantation which
was not already mortgaged, be still
counts ou the season in Paris, London
or Saratoga with his fatrily; but with
the creditors pressing him and the new
conditions of production to be met, it is
only iu a few cases that he is able to
take this vacation.
EVENTS IN CHINA.
Allies Penult Native Troops to Occupy
(mall Places.
Tiejj-Tsin, June 20.—Chinese troops,
with tho permission of the allied forces,
are occupying small unimportant placte
iu the neighborhood of Yaug-Tsun, re
cently vacated by the foreign troops.
General Lome Campbell says the de
linquents iu the recent difficulties be
tween soldiers of the allies will be se
verely punished. Similar troubles are
not likely to oocur again.
General Voyron, the French com
mander, has heartily co-operated with
the British commander, and is de
termined, so far as the French are con
cerned, that order shall be maintained.
To Divert Flow of Rivers.
Washington, June 20.—Acting under
the direction of Chief Hydrograpber
Gcnell, surveying parties have just be
gun work in the Jennison river valley
iu western Colorado, near Montrose,
which looks to diverting the river by
means of a great tunnel through a
mountain range into a dry and fertile
vailey. Another party has begun pre
liminary work of diverting St. Mary’s
river into the Milk river valley in Mon
tana.
(loverniueut luteront Sold.
Washington, Juno 20.—Tho govern-
meot’s interest iu tho Sioux City and
Pacific railroad company was sold to
day at auction at the treasury depart
ment for |1,872,000 cash and a credit of
$250,000 for the transportation of mail
and troops. The tale was made to the
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
compauv. which has operated the Sioux
City and Pacific for some time.
University President Elected.
Athens, O., Jane 20 —The Rev. S. D.
Hutsenpillar of San Francisco was to
day elected by the trustees president of
the Ohio university at this place for a
term of throe years, in place of Presi
dent James Super, resigned.
Honorary Degree* For Americans.
London, June 20.—At the convoca
tion held at Oxford university the hon
orary degree of Doctor of Laws wasoon^
ferred on Dr. C. A. Briggs and Dr.
Francis Brown of the Union Theologi
cal seminary, New York.
Klux Proves Hatnl.
BcotthdoRo, Ala , June 20.—There is
an epidemic of flux in this section,
which is fntal to children in almcst
everv rt -e, with tuauy fatuhuea amoug
(he adulu.
REVIVAL AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
llev. John A. Wray an Kloqurnt nn<l Talrntcd Divine of M illt-dget ille, (Aa.. to AHnUt It» v
Ai > li. C. Crec In aSerlex of Moetlii|;x Next Week.
The accompanying illustration is a representation of Rjv. Jm. A. Wray, tl.e
able and talented young preacher, who will aid Pastor Arch. C Cree fer
the next week or two in a series of special services at the First Baptist Church.
Mr. Wray is a native of North Carolina. He received his collegiate eduep.
tion at the Wake Forest College and afterwards took a post-graduate courae
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at Harvard University. While at Harvard lie decided to enter the ministry
He also attended the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at Louisville,
Ky., and the Nell School of Oratory at Philadelphia. Mr. Wray comes of a
family of great preachers. He is a cousin of Rev. A. C. Dixon, who is per
haps the strongest gospel preacher in the country and also of Rev. Thomas
Dixon, the noted lecturer. God has wonderfully blessed Mr. Wray iu his
evangelistic efforts.
The editor of The Tribune at Rome, Ga., where Mr. Wray held a meeting
last month, says of him : “Few young tneu have been given more earnest
ness and spiritual power to preach the gospel to sinners than Mr. Wray.
This earnestness and Christain zeal seems to come out of the very tips of his
fingers and from every portion of his body. His power as an evangelist to
touch young men is marvellous, and he has done a great work in Rome.”
Mr. Wray will arrive in Gaffney next Monday. The services will be held
in the First Baptist Churc!i in the morning at ten o’clock and in the eve
ning at a quarter past eight o’clock. All the people of our town and com
munity are most cordially invited to attend and cc-operate in these services.
WOMEN AND SOCIETY.
(All ('Oimnulocations to this column should
be addressed to 1*. O. Box 153.)
The Epwortb League of the Bufort
Street M. E. church, held their reg
ular literary meeting at the par
sonage. Quite a largo number were
present. After recitations and read
ings, a “biblical spelling bee” took
place, which was quite interesting
and amusing. Delightful refresh
ments were Indulged in, which were
very daintily served by three little
Misses, Lula and Freeman Garrett
and Clara Sarratt. Rev and Mrs.
Hodges are ideal entertainers.
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The Daughters of the Confederacy
held their regular monthly meeting
Thursday afternoon at the residence
of Mrs. Lemmond. A great interest
is being shown and all the daughters
are very much encouraged.
The charter has been received, and
the certificates of membership have
been signed by the president and
secretary and delivered.
Miss Pauline Pettit, of Ravenna,
spent a few days in the city this
week.
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Mrs. R M. Gaffney entertained
delightfully Wednesday evening in
honor of Miss Grace Martin, of Beau
mont, Texas. Elaborate courses
were served to about thirty young
people, and the evening was one
dream of pleasure.
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Other remedies may relieve, but B.
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Admiral Cervera predicts the
breaking up of Hpain into small
states.
You may as well expect to run a
steam engine without water as to find
an active, energetic man with a tor
pid liver and you may know that hie
liver is torpid when he does not rel
ish his food or feels dull and languid
after eating, often has headache and
sometimes dizziness. A few doses of
Chamberlain's Htomach and Liver
Tablets will restore his liver to its
normal functions, renew his vitality,
improve his digestion and make him
feel like a new man. Price 25 cents.
Bam pies free at Cherokee Drug Co 's
drug itore.
TIRED OF POLITICS.
A Man Who Ha* Heeu iu the Thlt-kegt of
the Frar< Talk*.
[T. Larry Gantt In Spartanburg Herald.]
I have been very much amused at
the gyrations of our Senators and
that Gaffney fiasco turned out just as
I expected. In this day and age, it
isn’t often you hear of a man resign
ing $5,000 a year and an easy job.
Personally, I am tired, sick and dis
gusted with politicians and offico-
seekers, for they are six, one-half
dozen or the otter. All they care
for is to feather their own nest, and
only think about the “dear people”
during campaign years. For twelve
years South Carolina has been kept
in a turmoil of excitement and for a
long time families were divided,
friends estranged and neighbor array
ed against neighbor, solely for the
benefit of publican. And yet, I
would ask, who has been benefited by
all of these dissensions? Have they
put one copper more into the pocket
of the average farmer or laboring
man? Have they taktn one moment’s
toil from the hands of our poor
women? Have taxes been reduced
one mill, or any section of our state
any better off for it! No. Taxes
are higher today than ever before and
all of those roseate promises have
proven like Dead Sea apples, but
ashes in the mouths of the people.
A few men, who hold the offices,
have gotten rich or are able to lead
easy lives, but the great masses of
the people—the honest and confiding
voters—are still plodJing in the same
old ruts.
I conceive it the duty of every man
to cast his ballot, but we are fools to
become so wrought up over politics as
to fall out with friends and neighbors.
The candidates for whom you vote,
and over whose success you are so ex
ercised, care no more for the humble
voters than were they dumb animals.
As far as I am personally concerned
I have gotten enough of politica and
am happy and content on my farm.
I propose to continue my writings for
the press and will always advise the
people as to what I believe their best
interests.
Bo far as the senatorial situation is
concerned, there is plenty of time to
consider that. I am what I term a
“progressive Democrat,” and am aw
ful tired of making our party a tail to
the political kites of modern crooks
and politicians. Our next platform
ought to he formed with a view to the
changed condition of things, and don’t
let one man dictate It.
My little son had an attack of
whooping cough and was threatened
with pheumonia; 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.—II. J. Htrk’Kkadkn.
editor World-Heraid, Fair Heaven,
Wash. For sale by Cherokee Drug
Co.
The fool had hia own private opin
ion about the red hot horseshoe, but
he soon dropped it.
Yon Know Whnt Yon are Taking
When you take Grove’s Tasteless
Chill Tonic because tho formula Is
plainly printed on every bottle show
ing that It is simply Iron and Quinine
in a tasteless form. No cure. No
Fay. (K)o,
WORK OF EXPANSION
GOES BRAVELY ON
Acquisition of Danish West
India Islands.
NEGOTIATIONS PROGRESS
Story of Demand Upon Great Britain
Is Denied—Congress Will Be Asked
at Its Next Session to Ratify Annex*
atlou Treaty.
Washington, June 20.—A complete
denial is obtained at the state depart
ment of the story emanating from a
special correspondent in Copenhagen to
the effect tbat the United States ad
dressed a note to the Danish govern
ment recently relative to St. Thomas
and St. Croix, demanding that the Dan
ish government fortify the island* if it
refuses to sell them to the United States.
The state department has had no com
munication whatever with the Danish
government ou the subject of the Dan
ish West Indian islands for the past
three months, and it never has contem
plated making any such demand as that
reported.
Negotiations respecting the acquisi
tion of the islands by the United States
have progressed languidly but iu perfect
good humor through Mr. Swenson, and
there is no reason to qualify the origi
nal expectation of the state department
that they will be concluded iu season to
permit the submission to congress of an
annexation treaty for some time next
session.
Bravery ot a French Soldier.
Washington, June 20.—Information
bas reached tho French embassy here
that, by a decision of the government of
Juue 3, a French corporal has been deco
rated with a gold medal of second class
for an act of heroism toward two Amer
ican soldiers daring the campaign in
China. Tho recipient is Corporal Da-
burou, a buglar of the Sixteenth regi
ment of colonial infantry. While tho
allied forces were marching on Peking,
and just after they had taken Yang
Tsun, two Americans fell into the Pei
Ho river. At the risk of his life tho
Frenchman plunged into tho stream and
succeeded in rescuing both of them.
COLOMBIAN REVOLUTION.
Government Claims That It Has Been
Stamped .Out.
Washington, June 20.—Dr. Martinez-
Silva, the minister from Colombia, baa
received dispatches from the capital of
Colombia which he regards as setting
at rest the reports that the Colombian
revolutionists are again in strong force
around Panama.
Tho minister’s dispatches state that
tho uprising has been entirely •tamped
oat, with the exception of a few small
scattered bauds operating in the neigh
borhood of Panama. The bands are
said to have no strength iu Panama
city, but their guerrilla tactics in the
neighborhood account for the alleged
fear experienced by American partiea
In the vieVr of tho Colombian minis
ter, the revolution is actually at an end
and the bunds around Panama are
treated as a part of the guerrilla move
ment, like that going on in the Philip
pines.
As confirming the view of the gov
ernment, the official dispatches state
that the Bank of Bogota has offered to
advance the national government all the
funds it requires if the issue of paper
money is discontinued. At the same
time, leading banks in the interior have
made loans to the state.
Considerable trouble arises, owing to
filibusters from Jamaica and other Weal
Indian points.
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Natives Killed and Wounded In Re*
cent Engagements.
Manila, June 29.—It is estimated
that 40 insurgents were killed or wound
ed daring the recent engagements which
have occurred in Albay and Sorosogan
provinces. Many insurgents are re
turning to their homes.
General Oailles, who was at Pagsan-
jan. Laguna province, yesterday, is now
at Cavinto, not far from Pagsan jan.
Charges of theft and sale of pnblio
property are made against a number of
witnesses iu the commissary cases.
Provost General Davis has submitted
a plan for the mnuicipal government of
Manila. The United States Philippines
commission is modifying it.
Fatal Wreck on N. & W.
Cincinnati, Juno 20.—A special to
The Times-Star from Sheffield, W. Va.,
•ays a wreck costing two lives occurred
near there on the Clinch Valley division
of the Norfolk and Western railway to
day. An extra westbound train carry
ing two camp cars and three other oars
left the track and the five cars were
barued. James Prnitt and ^overly
Kinder, in one of the camp oars, were
killed. The engineer escaped by jump
ing.
L. & N.’s Latest Scoop.
Montgomery, Ala., June 20.—The
Louisville and Nashville has bought the
Birmingham, Selma and New Orleans
railroad, which operates between Selma
and Thomaston, end will take Charge
July i. Colonel F. M. Abbott will re
main president of the road under the
new ownership.
Mr*. McKinley’s Condition.
Washington, June 20.—Mrs. McKin
ley’s condition continues to improve
and Dr. Dt*ey speaks most encouraging
ly of her case. Preparations are jplog
made at the White House for the dm
parture of tho president and Mra Mo*
Kinley to Canton the first week la July.
Commercial Travelers.
Atlantic City, June Wh—The Inter
national Federation of * Oommetoial
Travelers elected the fallowing offloore
today: President, Edwaed Trevett, Utt
cu; vice president, R. A Cavauat
Chicago; secretarv and treast
thur L Sheet*, Oaafc*