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I 1 \ >*) A *4 T. . *»*’ 3 ^ j " V ' -.v' THE LARGEST 'irculatton of Any Newspaper m the Fifth Congressional District of S. C.. SEIH-WEEKLY-PUBLH slk SSDAY AND F] A Newspaperln all that the Word Implies and Devoted ^Pthe Best Interests ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, S. C., Fit I DAY, AUGUST 16, 1901. WOULD-BE trims DEFIED er SHERIFF Mob of Fifty Enter Jail at Tuscaloosa. ARE CLEVERLY OUTWITED Deni.inded ihe Keys to the Cell of 11 Nejj«o Kitpist, Whom They Intended to Lynch, but ol>< r.ll'Put the Uanx to Kout With h Shotuuu. Bikmixou. m. Ala., Au^. 15.—A spe cial to The News from Tuscaloosa, Ala., says: A mo j of : l out 50 men entered the jail before daylight this morning, de- >rmincd to Ivuch the negro Henry Pratt, chargei vith attempted assault on Sallie Kice, . little white girl Sheriff Lyle In Uipected danger and was sleeping at the jail The mob forced their way up the steps in the first part of the jail used as a dwelling by the deputies. The men entered the room ami slipped a pistol from beneath the head of the leepiug sheriff. He awoke and when h reached for his pis tol found it was go.10. The mob demand d the keys to the part of the jail rouiaiuiug the prisoner. The sheriff inforn ed them that the keys were looked up in the safe in the sheriff's office. Aft r some parleying the sheriff, who had arisen, worked his way to a closet where lie had a loaded shotgun. This he d ew and told the mob that they must kill him before they could get the prisoner In face of the loadei gnn the mob left the jail and dispersed. It is reported that the mob was also ifter a negro who was brought hero from Coaling last night for attempted assault on Miss Anna Oobb. The keys which the sheriff said were in a safe w :ro under the mattress of his bed. A Lynching MnyOreu-. Jackson, Miss., Aug. 15.—The sheriff of Panola county was forcibly prevented from removing James Dunning, charg ed with attempted criminal assault, to another county for safe keeping at 11 o’clock this morning. Leading citizens of Sardis are taking steps to prevent a lynching. I. T. U. AT BIRMINGHAM. Several Important Matters Discussed bv Typos Today. Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 15 —At to day’s session of the International Typo graphical union the remainder of the laws committee’s report was disposed of, the changes that were made being minor ones. A proposition looking to the adoption of a piece scale for machine work in all offices where such is practicable was defeated, and the matter was left to the subordinate unions. Delegate Govan of New York asked the convention to appropriate410,000 to be used for organization work in New York city during the next year. The Philadelphia delegation asked for #3,000 for their city and the Pittsburg delega tion wanted $:j,000 for the last named place. All these matters wont to the executive council. Secretary Treasurer Pram wood said that the work of strengthening the or ganization should be pressed forward, but that the general fund would have nothing in the treasury for several months, and the only source from which the amounts proposed could be drawn from was the defense fund. The total receipts of this fund for the -present year will be $32,000, and he doubted the Wisdom of spending nearly one-third of the amount in New York city, as no one could estimate how much might have to be spent upon strikes. The matter was left in the hands of the executive council, who will make a recom meudat ion. A committee of five were provided for to present a plan to organize the ladies’ auxiliaries. WRECK OF MANCHESTER. Missing Vessel houud ou the Desert Island of i’ikar. San Francisco, Aug. 15.—Beyond a reasonable doubt the missing ship Man chester, which sailed from New York ou Aug. 23 last with a cargo of kerosene for Yokohama, has been found. SShe lies a total wreck on the desert Island of Pikar in the Marshal group. How many persons survived the loss of the vessel is not known, but it is certain that a woman and her children lauded on the island. Their footprints were found on , the beach. - The Manchester was a 4-ma8ted ship of C51 tons register, commanded by Captain Clemens. She was posted as missing at Lloyds May 15 of this year, after 90 per cent insurance had been paid on her. In shipping circles it is said the wreck is undoubtedly that of the Manchester. V Dalloting Kor Attoriiep General. Norfolk, Aug. 15.—The result of the first ballot for attorney general in tne Democratic state convention today was: Jeffries, 594; Anderson, 592; Robertson, 14$; Williams, 161. The name of Cap tain R. S. Parks was not presented to the convention, as it was expected to be. The situation was intense as the rollcall proceeded, and cheer after cheer filled the hall as apparent triumphs were scored by rival candidates. Being the lowest in the list, Robertson’s name was dropped after the first ballot. Carolina Northern Kxteiision. Lumherton, N. 0., Aug. 15.—Tho Carolina Northern railroad has been completed to Page’s Mills in Marion county, 8. C., and will soon be to Ma- vion. From there it will be run to ^Georgetown, and from Lumber ton con nection will be made which will give direct communication with Raleigh. Kinbezzlement Charge. Yalposta, (la., Aug. 15. — J. O. ^Thompson, ex-postmaster atStateuville, in Echols county, was brought here and lodged in jail on a charge of embezzling postoffice funds. Tnompson has been the postwe-ter at Statenville many ymurs, but wa» removed a few days ago. i Olil. OVER THE STATE. Ntmii.v Iteiux from Other Con lit Ira Oroupnl Tofrettier. The Newberry cotton mill closed down for a week to give their opera tives a much needed rest. Executive clemency has been re fused in the case of W. F. Alexander, of Greenville, convicted of forgery and sentenced to three years on the gang. The municipal primary election in Greenville Tuesday resulted in the choice of Dr. C. C. Jones for mayor without opposition. He will succeed Mayor James T. Williams, who has served four terms and declined to run again. The Baptist church at Denmark was burned Monday night at 1 o’clock. It is thought to be the work of an incendiary. The church was insured for $1,000. Possibly when the congregation builds again they will locate tho new church in West Denmark. Tuesday morning the governor re duced by lialf the tine of $100 imposed upon A. Mitchell, of Spartanburg county, convicted in the magistrate’s counrt for transporting whiskey and sentenced to pay a fine of $100 or serve 30 days on the county chain- gang. Strong petitions were pre sented. Tuesday afternoon at Cartersville Mr. Henry Talent died from the effects of a blow struck some weeks ago by Mr. Ezekie Hicks. The weapon was a garden rake and it crushed into the unfortunate man’s skuII with terrific force. From the moment he was struck he never re covered consciousness. The Newberry Herald and News makes the announcement that on the first of September it will begin the publication of a daily paper. This city is increasing in population so rapidly and so many new manufactur ing enterprises have been established within the past twelve months that a daily paper will probably do well there. The Charleston council passed an ordinance Tuesday parctically re enacting the dispensary act and pro viding for the trial and punishment of the violators in the recorder’s court. The bill was passed unani mously and at tiffs meeting in Septem ber the act will be ratified and it will then be in order for the police depart ment to take an active part in the enforcement of the law. Baily Workman, colored, shot his wife, Louelia Workman, July 30 and she died from the effects of the wound last Monday. They lived in No. 0 township Newberry county. Louelia, it seems from the testimony taken at the coroner’s inquest, held yesterday, had gone to her father’s house and when her husband came for her she would not go home with him; wuere- upon, Baily drew his pistol and shot his wife. Baily took leg bail and has not yet been located. A terrific electrical storm visited the Greenville lection Sunday night, doing much damage in the mill valley of the American Spindle Campany. A six-room house was struck and Miss Victoria Levi and Miss Busbee were almost instantly killed. Cling- ham Ward was also struck, but is still living, although his condition is serious. Four children of the Rus sell family who were occupants of the house were also shocked, remain ing unconscious several hours. {’reparation are being made for the proper celebration of Labor Day in Columbia a fortnight from Monday next. The Labor Day association recently met and reorganized, electing new officers and appointing commit tees to take charge of the celebration. The names of the sneakers selected will be announced in a short % time. It is understood that the governor will in a few days issue an appro priate Labor Day proclamation as the governors In many other States are already doing. Martin Milam, a young white man, who has bec-n in mil at Laurens since the July term of edurt. made a bold dash for liberty late Tuesday after noon, but failed. It seems that Sheriff Dunckett* was in the act of removing a fellow prisoner from Milam’s cell to another part of the jail when Milam suddenly sprang upon the sheriff and probably would have escaped but for the timely assis tance of a gentleman at whoso re quest the transfer of Milam’s com panion was being made. The governor has received a very strong petition asking for the pardon of Dau T. Gunnels, of Govan, Bam berg county. When Gunnels, was town marshal he shot and killed a man whon he was trying to arrest. He was convicted of manslaughter and sent to the State penitentiary for five years. All the Jurors and some of the best citizens of the county signed the petitions which present some strong affidavits. The papers will be referred to Judge Gary before any action is taken. Tom Roberts, a white man, and his stepfather, Morris, left Edgefield several days since between suns, for parts unknown The two men ran a furniture repairing shop and in ad dition Roberts had a sub-contract to carry the mail from Edgefield to a point about nine mlHs this side of Augusta, Ga. He skipped his debts, his mail contract and carried off a horse belonging to Oapt. Gus White. His bondsman would like to know where he is and Gapt. White would like to get possession of his horse. HUijw the Congto uu<l Work* off Ui« Cultl. Laxative Bromo t/uinine Tablsts cure a cold lo one day. No Cuis, No Fay. Fries cants. LOWER CHEROKEE LOCAL CULLINGS. alL Items Concerning Men Wo men and Events. ROWDY COLORED PEOPLE. The I'nltoit Confederate Veteran* I.o*e a Ul*tiiiK<>l*he<l Meiuher In the Deatn of Col. Samuel V. Vance—A SucccHNful Fe male AHNlHtaut Sunday School Supt. (Correspondence of The Ledaer.) Etta Janr, Aug. 14.—Mr. Hayes Mitchel, of King’s Creek, passed here Monday, on his return from a visit to friends aud relatives at Cross Keys, in Union county. We have had a great [deal of rain since out last, and crops are growing finely. The hay-making season is on hand, but the weather is unfavorable for that work. Miss Jessie Strain, who has been visiting near Hickory Grove, has re turned home. Last Sabbath we attended the A. R. Presbyterian church at Hickory Grove, Rev. J. A. Simpson conducted the services. Mr. Simpson has charge of The Grier Orphanage at Hickory Grove, and is eminently qualified for the work. W^ek before last he took the orphans down to the Brown landing on Broad river fo? a fishing spree where they spent the day very pleasantly. We regret to learn that Mrs. Mil dred Marshall died at her home in Charleston a few days ago. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. R Thomason, of Spartanburg, and she has a large landed estate near here just accross the river in York county. We bad the pleasure of attending the Hopewell Sunday school last Sab bath evening. This is a branch of the Salem Sunday school and has six- ty-two scholars enrolled. Mr. H. B. McDaniel is the superintendant, Miss Lillie Smarr, assistant superintend ant, and Willie Dowdier, secretary and treasury. In the absence of the superintendant the assistant superin tendant conducted the exercises with a skill and ability that is commend able. vVe learn that “Hail” Jefferies will run a saw mill on or near the Doug lass place this summer. Such an en terprise will no doubt get a good deal of work to do. Mr. Jimmie Strain has been nurs ing a sore foot for some time. He hasn’t been able to wear his shoe for more than a week. News came to us that at or near a Kilton colored church last Sabbath night a general battle took place among the dusky attendants, in which pistols, rocks sticks, and al most every other form of weapons were used, but no blood was spilt that we know of. It does seem that the colored people of standing in the various communities might enforce better order if they would take these rough characters in hand and deal with them according to law. In some' communities it seems almost ^impos sible for them to meet without an outbreak. For this carrying of pis tols, slung shots and bowie knives, its time to call a bait; and people, white as well as black, who fail to prosecute and put down such prac tices are mainly responsible for a large amount of it. We know some colored churches where there is never any disturbances reported. Then again, others are continually having an uproar, either at tho church or on the road to or from it. The carrying of weapons is a very unpopular and uncalled for practice in[ either white or black. Not one case in a thousand is ever noticed by the people whose lives are endangered until its too late unless some malice is, at the bottom of it. Mr. Terry and Miss Mattie Estes returnedjfrom a visit to Chester coun ty yesterday. Mrs. Amanda Lee and daughters, have also returned from their visit to friends and relatives in Chester. The U. 0. Veterans, of South Car olina, have been called upon to mourn the loss of a distinguished member of the brotherhood in the death of Col. Samuel W. Vance, of Camp Hamp ton, Columbia, S. C. Col. Vance, was one of the most active and ener getic members of the Division and did a great deal for the success of the Columbia reunion. His place wUl)be bard to fill comrades. He was a noble man, a distinguished citizen and a gallant soldier. Peace to his ashes. Mrs. Luther Davis, of Uoioo, was with Mrs. Lizzie Buice, at Mrs. Lillie Foster's funeral last Monday. Mr. A. W. Lotspeich, Is in this county looking after his business af fairs. The rainy season continues and people are wanting to sow turnips. Mrs. Grandma Howe Is lying very low at this time. Hhe Is quite old and its her age that Is taking her away. There will be Ipreachlng at Halem next Hahbath at 3 o'clock, p. in. by Rev. J. P. Marlon. Mr. Ham Lee baa u force of bands working the public roads in this sec tion. They are badly in need of re pairs In many places. Mr. James Garner Is cutting logs and building a urib on the Douglass place where he lives. Our section ie unusually healthy juat now. j. s. s Chainberlaii ’a Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Reim ly has a world wide reputation for l.e ourei. it never falls and It pleasant and safe to take. Pot isle by UherdiM Diq| Company, DEATH INVADES THE HOME- A Young Hlfi« himI Moilicr Callril to Hit KUthhI Ketvard. (Correspondence of Ths Ledger.) Etta Jank. Aug. If).—On last Hub- bath morning when tho God of day had come up from his hiding place at night, and was fast journeying to its noon hour, melting the dewdrops that were kissing the rose, the spirit of Mrs. Lillie Foster took its eternal llight. While her death was not un expected, yet it cast a gloom over this section. Mrs. Foster had been in bad health for about three months, suffering with a complication of dis eases. Hhe had only been ,‘married a few years, and hence the scene is the sadder on tho account of the fact that she loaves u young husband and two small children to mourn iter sad de mise. In this sad hour we would give our heartfelt sympathy. She was laid to rest Monday in the Salem cemetery. J. L Blackwell is visiting near Low- ryvillo. We attended preaching at Wilson’s Chapel on yesterday, and heard a very able and instructive sermon by Rev. Patrick from these words: “Be sure your Sins will find you out.” Yesterday’s services closed a series of meetings at that place, but I did not learn the results. Broad river destroyed a lot of corn by the recent freshet. Cotton is looking well and will make an average crop. Mr. E. H.’ Lotspeich is spending some time in this section before he will return to Tennessee. UEPOUTKK. WOMEN AND SOCIETY. (All communications to this column should be addressed to L\ O. Box l.VI.) A very handsome sunshade is made in black satin de chine with three full ilounces of black chiffon clostly gathered and edged with black satin hemstitched border. A dainty sun shade is carried out in white satin de chine with an effeclive trimming of black cluny lace applique. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Quite an uncommon parasol has a natural thorn stick and a handle in biscuit colored wood. It is carried out in ivory white glace with a border of green stripes. ♦ ♦ Mrs. Alice G. Smith, Miss Mary and Louis Hmith, of Chester, who have been visiting Dr. Fwt’s family, left Tuesday for Waynesville, N. C. These popular visitors made many new friends in Gaffney, who hope to welcome them again in the near future. Miss Mollie Robbs loft last week to visit friends in Jonesville. Miss Augusta Pierson, who has been visiting in Birmingham, stopped a few days in our town on her return to Shelby. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Mrs. Sumter Littlejohn and chil dren, left Wednesday to visit relatives at Enoree, S. C. Miss Pearl Briggs visit to Jonesville. has gone ou a Mrs. Jim Brown, after a delightful visit to relatives, returned home Saturday. She has for her guest, Miss May Whitlock, of Jonesville. ♦ ♦ Tho Ruby and Carey Band went to Goat Island Tuesday on a picnic. All had an enjoyable time. Mrs. Hilliard Smith, entertained tho friends of her grandson, little Walter Smith, Wednesday evening his second birthday, from six to seven o’clock. 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B., which makes the blood pure and rich and builds up the ‘iall run down,” tired body. B. B. B. makes the blood red, giving tbe skin the rich glow of perfect health. The Colombian legation has left the Venezuelan capital, which probably presages war. The United States minister will look after the in terests of Columbia. * The laws of health require that the bowels move once each day and one of the penalties for violating this law Is piles. Keep your bowels regu lar by taking a dose of Chamberlain’s Htomach and Liver Tablets when necessary and yon will never have that severe punishment inflicted upon you. Priee, 25 cents. For sale by Ohenkee Drug Company, GULF GOASTl BY SEVI Trains Are Belated ai Prostrated. MISSISSIPPI RIV1 At N«*\v Orleans I’art* of Uiider Water aud 1 buffering Among the I : Rice Crop In Danger. N k w Orlkan s, A a g. which developed hero 1 continued throughout t! heavy wind was still Tho wind and rain w tho coast, t. a many tral Reports from tho Mississil??, dicate that cousidorablo da: been done tosuiallhridges, and wharves. Somo damaged, but uo h The wires ruunin still down and comm section is difficult. T the water into the overflow of much lan banks around and Much of the rear leans is under wi manufactories hav temporarily put out There is a foot o homes. Tho Tremo m and scows have been hro Bition to enable people t homes to the higher port Tho hard winds backed chartrain into the obi an and both of tiiese overflows lor a considerable distance. Trains liarily Delayed. The Louisville and Nashville train from the east due at 7:25 has not yl*t ar rived nor have the coast trains over that road. The Inpn water lias doubtless caused tbe delay in their arrival. Hun dreds of business men now living ou the gulf coast for the summer have thus . far been unable to reach the city. The reports from Milneburg say that tbe big excursion steamer New Cameha, which was lyiug at the wharf there, capsized during the storm aud is pounding heav ily against the pier. No report o? loss has been received. The tug Neptune is also reported to have capsized. Much apprehension is felt in the city of extensive damage to rice by the Btorm, tiiough the prostration of tele graph and telephone lines makes it diffi cult to obtain accurate information. Reports from the rear of tho city say that an area about 2 miles in ekteut thickly populated is flooded to a depth of 2 feet and that there is much suffer ing among the poorer classes in conse quence. Local Forecast Official Cliue gave out the following today: “Hurricane signals along Louisiana and East Texas coast. Storm off Louis iana coast undoubtedly of great intensi ty and moving northwest, and will strike the coast between the mouth of the Mississippi and Galveston, causing hurricane winds from an easterly di rection on the Louisiana coast and northerly on the Texas coast. ” No advices have been received today by the Fort Jackson aud Grand Isle road from Grand Isle aud Ohencre Camiuada. Many Louisiana people are spending the summer at Grand Isle, which is adjacent to Cheuiere. Over 2.000 lives were lost at Cheuiere when that neck of land was swept by the storm a few years ago. Cotton Towboat Sink*. The big cottonseed towboat Henry Marx sank at Gretna during tho storm today. The Marx was owned by the In terstate Transportation company, now in the hands of a receiver. W. G. Coyle & Co., agents of the New Camelia, say that vessel is safe. The Mississippi river today in front of the city is like a miniature gulf and many of tho harbor craft have had to hug the shore iu order to avoid being swamped. The regular westbound Texas aud Pacific trains could not be sent out, because the transfer boats which carry the trains from this side to the other side of tho river were unable to make their landings. All the tugs in the harbor are engaged today in trying to save tho fleet of about 200 boats lying above the city. Between six and ten boats have already been lost. DAMAGE TO RAILROADS. Illsh Waters In Tennessee Are Playing Havoc. Knoxville, Aug. 15.—Tho high wa ter throughout upper East Tennessee continues and much damage is being done to railroad and private property. Railroad traffic to and from the east is demoralized. The first mail from the east iu over 24 hours was received last night. Passenger aud freight traffic through Virginia is being diverted through Asheville, N. O., to Atlanta. Several sections of roadbed ore washed out and trestles are in danger. Farms along tho rivers are being flooded and crops which have not been ruined by continued dry weather are being rniued by water. The rains are general and are damaging railroad prop erties more than iu the past year. The Tennessee river at Knoxville is expected to reach 30 feet above low water mark within the next 24 hours. Iu the East Tenuessee coal mining section stores and residences have been flooded aud railroad tracks washed away. A con stant rain, with several heavy showers, has fallen here today. Factories Forced to Close. MoiiiLK, Ala., Aug. 16.—The average velocity of the wind at Mobile since daylight has been 24 miles, aud the greatest 45. It has been raining inces santly since late last night. The water iu the river has been backed up to Wa ter street at the crossing of Conti. All the mills north of One Mile creek and the foundries aud boilermaking estab lishments in the southern part of the city have been forced to shut down. Both houses and warves along the bay have suffered considerably. Reports from Coden and Poftersville *ay the Shell road is overflowed to home depth, eud several families have been cow- polled to wove further into the interior. ■:Kv. J.- ! rel poll 1 monec not been' Tuesday mdrj named Trwetb, had been away the depot at Let: 1 a conveyance fri ] home, she was f by Jim Powell, a Lenoir, who followe ing at her and mi her. Powell was Newland sente ol $2.') and co| tho streets. A negro committed a Lemuel Martii married lady township, Mei Tuesday. Mr. a from home on busing tin is hut seventeen old, in a delicate condition. Tho was arrested Wednesday roornini 2 o’clock. He confessed his gul Judge Hoke was petitioned to cal j the case for trial at once, court beini I in session and the trial was held yee- i terday. The passenger train dne to arrive at Asheville at 7 o’clock Tuesday night ran over Jake Garrett, at Del Rio. Passengers say he was left in a dying condition. The accident con tained a very remarkable feature. A year ago a train ran over and killed Garrett’s little ton at Hot Springs. A damage suit was brought against the Southern and Garrett, when run over, was on his way home from Mar shall court, where he hed been, to see about this case. It is supposed Garrett had lain down on the track while under the .influence of whiskey. Did ‘any one ever hear of a white man getting arrested for stealing chickens? And from a negro too? That’s the charge on which David E. Rope, aged about 50 and his son, aged about 23, were lodged in jail at Gastonia last Saturday. The chick ens, it is alleged, were stolen on the 20th of May from a negro living be yond Dallas The theft was com mitted about 3 o’clock in the morn ing, and the chickens were found in the possession of these men about sun rise. They claim to have bought them from a negro. They left tbe county and were arrested a day or two ago in Y’ojrkviile, S. C. Fred Graver, aged l^years, died at the hospital at Winston-Salem at 5 o’clock Monday morning. His death, it is charged, aas caused by a wound on the head, inflicted several weeks ago by Will Baity, another boy, who struck Graver with a piece of iron, at the factory of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, where the boys worked. Baity was given a hearing at the last term of the Superior Court. Ho plead guilty and was re leased upon payment of cost. It was claimed that Baity struck Graver in self-defence. The coroner’s jury rendered a verdict that* the blow in flicted on Graver’s dead by Baity was the cause of his death. The latter was re-arrested late this afternoon. He is not more than 12 years old. A distressing accident at Tarboro was the drowning of tbe thirteen- monthf-old child of Mr. Arthur Nich ols last Sunday about noon. The child, in company with its father, went down in the yard where tbe horses had been watering from a bucket. They had been there a short time when Mr. Nichols returned to tho hpuse, sending his twelve-year- old daughter to bring the child. He had been away not more than two minutes when a scream brought Uim to tho door and he beheld hie daughter drawing from the bucket the lifeless form of the infant. It is presumed that the little one fell head first Into the bucket while trying to reaob the water and drowned iu not more then six inches of water. All to reauioitate it were in vain. fa* Veil cl one oaf cans in' them wit! ing a sqi mas ami exei lice control by 1816 With Col the inter oceai mean to have a! ing up. if necsj wer treaty, by England ou its The FrancaiH „ “Americans are impatiently seeking" an opportunity of laying hands ou the Isthmus of Panama and should an op portunity not present itself are de termined to provoke it. “Already Yankee journalists and dip lomatists are declaring the United States has no need of a pretext for oo- cnpyiug the isthmus. They point to the treaty by which Americans under take to defend the isthmus against ev ery foreign power, but uo foreign pow er menaces Colombia, not one, except its good friend and ally, its vigilant property, tho great union of North America.” 'v Warship For Pacific Side. Washington, Ang. 15.—It has been definitely decided to have a warship proceed to the Pacific side of the isth mus. Tims far flje order to the Iowa dyes not take her beyond San Francisco, bat either that ship or the Ranger will be sent. ^ > JULY IRON SHIPMENT. Southern Field >liovia Large Increa-e Over June Dusiness. Birmingham, Ala., Ang. 15.—The pig iron and cast non pipe shipments from the districts of Alabama and Tennessee during the mouth of July amounted to 111,754 tons of iron and 15,959 urns of pipe, a total of 127.713 tons. ThU is an increase over June ot 6,952 tons. Iu tno Birmingham district the July report is 57,245 tons of pig iron, an in crease over June of 286 tons. Tbe fig ures for Juij, 1900, areas follows. From wholesale district, 67,632 tons pig iron; 6,775 tons pipe. From the Birmingham district alone, 88,389 tons pig iron; 1,8a? tons of pipe. Xo New Counties. Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 15.—The committee on state and county bounda ries held a meeting in the office of Cap tain J. M. Falkncr aud considered the ordinance introduced by Judge Tayioe of Perry proposing a new oomty out of Perry, Marengo and Wilcox bounties, the consideration of which was indefi nitely postponed. Tho same action wua taken as to the new county to bo taken out of Suelby ami St. Glair, and other like pvo|»o9l(inns. They will like ly rest in tho oaiumiuec room. O.ie Leg ( in Off. MaCon, Aug. 15.- lgi*t night a negro switch man at Uii Georgia Southcru aud Florida railway yards, named Wilium Banjaiuiit, was Knocked down by tutes*- glue aud c;m> leg was cut off. J -~i .»