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.AROEST -Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. * The PR w. SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uaes the Col- umns of This Paper. ? A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 10, 1894. GAFFNEY, S. C M FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1901. SI.50 A YEAB, EXPLODING BOILERS CAUSE MANX DEATHS Awful Accident to Steamer City of Trenton. E^fG INEER’S PREMONITION Cutaslroplit* Occurred on Delaware liivcr lictween I’liliadelitliia and Trenton—Kleven Persons Dead, Nine and 32 Injured. PiIii.ADF.U’EUA, AuK t 29. — Eleven known dead, nine missing and 32 in jured, is the record made by tli* explo sion of the holier* of the steamboat City of Trenton on the Delaware river yes terday afternoon. All night long city firemen, police- meu^ffid officials ami employes of tha Wilmington Steamboat company, which owut-d the ill fated vessel, worked in and around me burned amt blackened hull, searching for bodies of victims of the disaster, believed to be either in the vessel or in the water. Hundreds of men are dragging the river bottom with grappling irons today and they will con tinue to do so until every person that was on the boat is accounted for. Of the 11 bodies that have been recovered 10 have been identified as follows: The Identified Dead. John P. Chew of Camden, assistant engineer of the City of Trenton. Miss Elizabeth Green of Philadel phia crushed to death. William Dunn of Philadelphia, a pas senger. Arthur Lansing, 14 years old, Tren ton, N. J. James O’Connell, fireman, Philadel phia. Mott Mahlo, fireman, Philadelphia. August Mablc, deck hand, Philadel phia. James Graham, engineer, Trenton, N. J. James McCormick, Wilmington, Del, passenger. William II. King, Philadelphia, pas senger. ' The unidentified body is so badly burned mat its sex cannot be determ ined. Among the missing arc: Miss Ethel Stokes of Trenton. MisS Helen Priest, daughter of former Mayor John Priest of Trenton, ^vccordiug to the statement of the willow of the dead assistant engineer, John P. Chew, the man had a presenti ment of death. Mrs. Chew says that before leaving homo for work on Tues day night her husband said: “Lizzie, I may never see you n{:ain. I have a j resentimeut that there will bo an explosion on the beat. If there is there will be no escape for me. They are running at too high a steam pres sure, ami if an accident should occur, I and many others will be killed.” Of the 32 injured persons taken to the hospital attached to tho Philadelphia House of Correction, all are reported as doing well today and it is not uow be lieved that any of them will die. Cause of the Explosion. August Reinhart, an expert machinist employed by tho Neafie & Levy Co., builders of the City of Trenton, recently overhauled the boat’s boilers. He said today that there is no doubt that tho ac cident was due to mo exhaustion of the water in the boilers He gave it as his opituon that the boat was being run too fastaud this exhausted the water. The boat was late when she left her wharf yesterday afternoon, and it is stated that much of this lost time had been made up when the explosion occurred. The captain and other officers of the boat and the oilicmls of tiio company deny emphatically the statement that tho City of Trenton was racing with the steamer Twilight of the opposition lino when the explosion occurred. The Twi light and the Ciiy of Trenton were close together at tho moment of the explo sion, tho former being in the lead. Those on board the Twilight did not hear the explosion or know of tho mis- Imj) to the. rival boat until too late to be of assistance. Never in the history of the Delaware river has there been such keen rivalry between lines of river steamers as dur ing this season. On both the upper and lower parts of the river races have been of daily occurrence. Only a few wenks ago the crow of the Trenton steamey Poconoket was censured by Coroner Du- gau for failing to go to tho assistance of some people who were drowning. At the time tho Poconoket was racing with the Twilight, the boat that led tho City of Trenton yesterday when the explos ion occurred. Superintendent of Police Park de cided today tiiat tho matter will be fully j ^investigated by his department. If tho xtcharges of racing is sustained tho offi- ; cers and crow of the wrecked stoamor ydll he arrested. |-lit of Missing Persons. In response to a request tho Depart? meat of Public Safety today receive4 the following list of missing from per sons who had relatives aud frieinls oq tho Trenton: Irepe Wild, 1(1 years. Clara B. Wild, 13 years, Dora Wild, I) years. Mrs. Mathilda Gross, all of Phila delphia. Marion Asbmead, 17 years. Anna Horr, ItJ years. Emma Eastburn, IS years. MBs Helen Balleutiue, 40 years, all of Germantown. Louisa Tillesou, 25 years, Philadel phia. In addition, two or more Trenton peo ple are known to be missing. Klver Steamer Sinks, Br. Lot is, Aug. 29.—Tho steamer City of Clifton, owned by the St. Louis am] Teiiuessoe River Packet company, sank at Seventy-Bix landing, about 15 miles above Grand Tower, Ills. She was bound for St. Louis and her cargo con sisted mostly of lumber. Her passen gers, which were transferred, arrived hero safely on the steamer Chester. The boat sank in 9 feet of water aud will be •aved. '!> n liras re Postuflleu Itohbod. (hfATTANOOQA, Aug. att—T^P P0»t.' office inspector hero was notified of tho robbery of the postoffloo at Whistler. Cash and stamps on hand were taken. ;0VER THE STATE. Newsy It.-iiiH from Otlmr CniinlleH Uroupe.l Toicether. Mrs. Elonor Mallory, daughter of Chief Justice Alclver, died at Cheraw Hunday. Tho Mullins .Strawberry Growers’ Association will plant about ono hundred acres in strawberries this fall. A statement has been made by well informed people that this state will this year have a million bale cot ton crop. Tho graduates of tho South Caroli na Medical College can practice with out license. This is the opinion of the Attorney General, recently ex pressed. Joseph Miles, an ‘‘old-time slavery negro,” committed suicide Sunday morning by shooting himself in the nead with a shotgun at his home in Wahoo township, near Seilers. A movement is on foot at Green wood to erect u convention hall. It will be about the largest of its kind in the State and is to be used as an opera house, convention hall, lecture hall and in general a place of meet ing for all the large gatherings. The secretary of State has granted a charter to the William Hughes com pany of Lancaster, to deal in general merchandise on a capital of $20,000. The officers are George W. Williams, president and treasurer; T. McL. Hughes, vice-president, and W. H. Reed, secretary. Thomas H. Watson, the young white man who was the chief witness for the prosi-cution in the trial of Bar tow Warren, charged with having robbed an express messenger on the Southern Railway, was shot and mor tally wounded at Branchville Monday by the man against whom he had tes tified. Jerome Blowers and Miss Carrie Clary, two well known people of Spar tanburg. w’ere arrested in Charleston Monday, by Deputy SheritI Holmes on a warrant issued by Magistrate McGowan, of Spartapburg, charging them with adultery. Blowers has a young wife and child in Spartanburg. It Is said that he and Miss Clary came to Charleston about a mouth ago. Governor McSweeney says that so far as there being any political deal or combination, or anything of the sort, he wants it understood that he has not now, nor never has had and never expects to have, any with Col. Neal, McLauren or anyone else. He >8 responsible for bis pardon in the General Assembly and to the people, aud to no one else. On Monday next a Labor Day cele bration will be held in Columbia. The speakers will be Governor.M. B. McSweeney, an honorary member of the Typographical Union; Adjutant General J. W. Floyd, orator of tlie day; Major F. S. Earle, who will de liver the address of welcome, and W. W. Lumpkin. Reports from Marion are that to bacco is beginning to be marketed freely and is bringing very high pri ces. Some say prices are . r >0 per cent higher than they wore last year. The number of pounds sold will probably be less than last year, but this diller- ence is likely to he made good by the increased prices, and th'e crop may be classed as a profitable one. It is often sold at 40 or TiO cents a pound. The Rev. A. W. Walker, a veteran Methodist minister, died at the Ep- worth Orphanage Saturday. Though blind, Mr. Walker was a mostearnest devoted and successful minister. He was at one time stationed in Colum bia. Mr. Walker returned here about six weeks ago, having been to Florida for the benefit of his health, His wife died about four years ago and he leaves no immediate relatives in this State. Tuesday, about a week ago, the governor received a rather unusual letter of resignation. It came from Magistrate W. M. Venters, of Venters, in Williamsburg county. Mr. Ven ters tendered his resignation us mag istrate upon the ground that no hon est man could work for a salary of $2 28 a month. The resignation was of course promptly accepted and the governor has requested Senator Wil liams to nominate a successor in case one can be found to take the job. For a day or two past the “Rock Hill racing committee”’ a self-con stituted, but very efl|cient and pat riotic organisation, has been furnish ing the cltisens of that enterprising town some good sport iq the shape of watermelon races. Tho course is the street in the center of the business block. A melon, that acme of coon inspiration, is placed at the goal, the word is given and away goes the straining bunch of little darkies, every man for the melon and devil take the hindmost. "The one who gits it gits it.” A terrible accident occurred Mon day morning at fi o’clock at the work on the Congaree Bridge for the South ern Railway at Columbia. One white man. K. Castleberry, and three ne groes, Ruben Alston, Joe Tobias and John Reese, were killed. Satr An derson, colowifl> waH mortally wiund- ed. Two oilers were hurt, Dave Style, colorqtf keg and arm broken; Henry Coler colored, head mash ed. All of fui killed and injured belong to Columbia. All of these were in tho service of the Phoe nix Bridge Company, which cor poration had (the cqntruct for the erection of tho now bridge A V tho Congaree lliver for theSoutke/u 'nil- way, PHILIPPINES OFFER GREAT INDUCEMENTS Possibilities of New Ameri can Possessions. MR. HULL OF IOWA TALKS “If I Were a Young Mail,” Ho Says, “1 Don’t Know Where 1 Would Bath er Go Thau to the 1‘hlllppliici-; tho Islands Open a Vast Prospect.” San Francisco, Aug. 20.—Congress man Hull of Iowa, chairman of the house committee on military affairs, who has arrived here on the transport Hancock from a five months’ tour of China, Japan and the Pnilippines, is deeply impressed with tho possibilities of the new American possessions in tho Orient. He says: •‘It I wore a young man, I don’t know where I should rather go than to the Philippines. For a mau of braius aud industry the islands open a vast prospect in almost every lino of business for one who has decided to go aud stick to it. “The mineral and agricultural re sources of these islauds coustitute a field for commercial enterprise that is practically unlimited. Of course, the present conditions of brigandage make it exceedingly unsafe for people to set tle in tho islauds away from tho protec tion of the military posts; but the peo ple, that is a great majority, desire peace aud safety, and are doing all they can to help the troops attain this end. "Of course, it is impossible to make an Anglo-Saxon out of an Oriental. There fore, tho Filipino probably never will be an American citizen in the broad sense that is understood by all that term conveys to the man born in the United States of white parents, but as soon as he gets a sufficient education and be- c nnos a little more impregnated with our ideas and loses some of the ideas ac quired by a 300 years’ association with the Soauiard, the Filipino will be a citi zen in spirit, patriotism, iudusiry aud education and will be worthy of partici pating to the fullest extent in all the benefits of this government. "Of course, we shall have to govern them with firmness as well as with kind ness. I think 40,000 soldiers is about tho right number to keep there for some years to come.” WILL NOT PAY REWARD. Selby Smelting Company Give* Rea sons For Not Doing So. San Francisco, Aug. 29.—President Ralston of the Selby smelting works an nounces that the reward of $25,000 which was offered for the arrest aud couvictiou of the thief or thieves, who stole over $300,000 worth of gold bullion ou the night of Aug. 6, will not be paid as such, though tho detectives and others who were instrumental in recovering the treasure ami sending the robber, John Winters, to jail, will bo liberally com pensated for their services. Winters was under arrest when the reward offer was made aud President Ralston says his conviction was expect ed. Tho company, however, thought he had accomplices, ami feared also that the gold hud been taken out of the country, and for these reasons the offer of the big reward was made. It is stated that several of tho officers who worked on the case have been settled with, but the amount paid them is not known. COUNTERFEITERS^AUGHT. Secret Service Agents Make Important Haul In Oregon. Baker City, Or., Aug. 29.—The most important haul of couutorfeitiug appa ratus ever made in eastern Oregon was the capture on Snake river, by Deputy Uuited States Marshal A. A. Roberts of Portland aud a special agent of the se cret service of the treasury department, of a complete outfit for making counter feit money. K. E. Coon was captured while in the act of refaciug his tools. Au accomplice, a youug mau named Bud Bqtts, was also taken, Coou is a jeweler by trade am] a fiue machinist, liis dies, milling and reeding machine are made for $3 gold pieces, which would pass any where. Coou has served two years in the pen itentiary for passing counterfeit money in Wasco county, Oregon. Ho has made a confession. Stolen Money Found. Omaha, Aug. 29.—Tho package of money found yesterday hy boys hag been partially idoutiljed. A letter car? rier picked up a baud which had been used tp bold money, ft was marked $3,000, and contained other marks by which the bauk officials think they caq identify the package of stolen money, taken from Qeorgo Archibald, the Pa cific Express company’s driver, New Gold Urlck Swindle. Ban Francisco, Aug. 29.—The very latest phase of the gold brick swindle bas been developed in Alaska and the Klondike, according to Tho Chronicle, which says that bogus gold dust and nuggets have been sent north in large quantities and disposed of as the pro ducts of many claims, ^vyosepret sori yioe agents are uow at pavysou investi gating the matter. Roof Collapses; Workmen Hqrt. Washington, Aug. 29.—Ry the opl? lapse of of a false rqqf over the United Stqtes supreme court room qt the eapi- tdl shortly after noon today thre« workmen were badly Injured. It is not believed that anybody was killed, but it is feared that some workmen may be buried beneath the debris. Steamer Destroyed by Fire. Wiiitkiiall, N. Y., Aug. 20.—The steamer Ticomleroga, belonging tp thq Champlain Transportation company, plying between Baldwin aqd Caldwell, pu Lake George, was destroyed by firq today at Rogers Hock dock. No Uvei VW lost. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. !la|i|>t’iiliiKs anil tin- Dnini-s of Our NcIkIi- Imii-k AeroHK tlu- l.lne. Mr. Eugene Lamar, of Kernersville, who fell into a well at the Winston Furniture Factory, on December 21th last, and sustained serious injuries, has brought suit against the com pany for $2,000 damages. Mr. L. I). Bass, a carpenter of Char lotte, tried to end his existence yes terday morning by taking morphine, i Had it not been for the timely inter- ! A Orra't Deal of UanmRO Done to Houses ence of Mr. Owens, of tho Mansion House, ho would in all probability bud succeeded. A portion of the machinery of the Gold Crown Hosiery Mill of Charlotte has been sold to a Wilmington mill. Mr. R. M. Oats who has been at the head of the hosiery mill since its es tablishment, has decided to abandon the plant, ut least for the present. Morven, N. C., was honored with the first bale of new cotton in the State Tuesday. It was sold by Mr. Preston Ratcliffe, It weighed 589 pounds and sold for 9.j cents. It was strict mid dling. The town generally receives the first bale of the season, At Hester’s brickyard, at High Point, Monday, Arlhur Turner, col ored, shot Will Matthews, colored, in the leg in two places, one of the balls entering close to the thigh. The pis tol used was a 38-calibre. The shoot ing arose from a difficulty Saturday night, when Matthews struck Turner over the head with aguu stock. William Mills, of Polk county, his daughter-in-law and two of her chil dren were drown in a small stream near the center of Kutherfurdton about 9 o’clock Monday night. The stream was about five feet deep, owing to heavy rains, and in attempt ing to cross it in a covered wagon, all the occupants save two children were drowned by the wagon turning over. Mr. Karl Kethel, of Germany, bought yesterday, from Mrs. Mary Martin, mother of Sheriff Martin, of Rutherfordton county, 353 acres of lanu six miles north of Ellenboro. The price paid was $5,000. The property was bought for the purpose of open ing up a monazite mine, for getting out and cleaning the stuff. Then it will be shipped to Germany. Deputy Marshal A. O. Griffin, of Winston, who arrested John Perry man, at Jerusalem, Davis county, last week, on the charge of passing counterfeit money, attended the trial before United States Commissioner Chalin, in Mocksville, Monday. Per ryman was bound over to the Feder al Court at Statesville, his bond be ing fixed at $1,000. Perryman has a wife and five children living at Lex ington. John Ware, a young white man, living six miles east of Kuidville, shot and probably fatally wounded his father, David Ware, about 1 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. He also fired 2 bullets into a colored man, who was trying to prevent a difficulty between the twfl. The negro is not seriously hurt. Young Ware immediately left home and has not yet been appre hended. Jt is said the son became enraged at some remarks his father made about his wife, whom ho hud only recently married. The Shelby mountain party return ed Tuesday from Chimney Rock. They left Shelby last Thursday and had to spend the night in Ruther fordton, the streams being so high that it was impossible to cross. There were seventeen young people in the party, but five returned from Rutherfordton rather than risk the danger in crossing the swoolen streams. The party had a most pleasant time, excepting the wet weather. Little Pauline, the 9 year old daugh ter of Uev. C. J. Woodson, of Shelby, died Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock and was buried on the following af ternoon at 5 o’clock, the funeral be ing conducted from the house by Rev. R. F. Treadway. The sweet lit-, tie girl had suffered severely for many days and was critically ill for nearly three weeks. The fond par ents have the tender sympathy of their tqany friends in the loss of their precious child, whose pure soul has been garnered for Christ’s kingdom. Mr. Charles Ayers, who attends to the stock at the Standard Ice and Fuel Company, was violently assault ed at Charlotte, Sunday morning by a negro named John Cunningham. Ayers and the negro had some troub le several days ago. Yesterday morn ing Cunningham, who had been dis charged by the company, went to the stable where Ayers was feeding the stock. Trouble soon ensued. Ayers was stricken with and o]d piece of pipe and for a time was rendered un conscious. While in this condition, Cunningham pounced on the piQs- trate map and dolt him several se vere blows with tho pipe. Fred McNeill was arrested at Max- ton, Monday afternoon on the charge of breaking the front window of Mr. J. W. Carter's store and stealing two pistols. He was taken before Mag istrate E. McRea, and bound over to the next term of court. During the trial McNeill was very Impudent and Insulting in bis manner, toward the court and made some threat about ‘•doing” the town whenever be got out of jail. Some time during the night a crowd of men, presumably from the country, forced the door of the guard bouse and today Fred feels anything else but comfortable, from the effect* of ft buggy trace. LOWER CHEROKEE LOCAL PULLINGS. A Protracted Meeting Going on at Abingdon Creek. COTTON IS OPENING FAST. ami Trceit During tlieStorniM One of thr IleavleMt Knins Thin V. nr IUiiih of IntercMt Nemi Note*. (Correspondence of The Ledger > Etta Jane, Aug, 27.—Mr. Lemuel i K. Brown died with pneumonia at his home near this place last Sabbath evening at 5:15 o’clock, in the 73 1 year of his age. He had been com plaining for some weeks but was not confined to his bed until a few days before he died. Mr. Brown was a Confederate soldier and belonged to j Capt. J. Felix Walker’s Company F. ; 18th S. C. Regiment Evans’ Brigade, and was wounded at the second bat tle of Manassas from which he never recovered. He was unmarried. He was a man of a powerfully retentive memory and withal a good, obliging, peaceful citizen. He was buried at Elbethel church beside his father and mother. Mr. P. S. Webber, of Wilklnsville, has been working on Mt. Tabor church which was blown down by the storm of two weeks ago. Tho frame work is pretty well all replaced aud the house will soon be ready for occu- pency. The timbers' were pretty badly damaged by the fall. There are quite a number of reminders of that storm s^en as even hardtrees uprooted and houses wrecked. A great deal of the corn is "firing up” on account of the continuous wet weather. The people of Abingdon Creek church are now enjoying the blessings of a good meeting. Rev. Mr. Ross is assisting the pastor, Rev. F. C. Hick son, and ho has preached line ser mons. Ho is comparativly a young man and a forceful speaker. Good congregations attend tho services generally considering the condition of the weather. Miss Agnes Wylie began her school yesterday. There are a great many complaints about our public roads. The con- ! tinuous rains have washed them into gullies in many places and the work done on them is worth very little. Mr. James Garner says he is glad his watermelons are about done as ho is getting too fat eating them. Bend them off to your friends Mr. G. Mr. John II. Wood and wife, of White Plains, attended the meeting at Abingdon Creek last Sabbath. They returned home yesterday. We had tho heaviest storm of rain and thunder last night we have had during the year. For several hours it was almost a continued roar, and us a consequence much of the fodder pulled yesterday will ha worthless. Cotton is beginning to open. It is feard that the weather being wot so long will rot the bolls. Some people try to make fun of those whose aims and objects arc high in life, and who are trying to lead better lives than formerly They would gladly throw obstacles in the way of such and hinder the pro-' cess of reformation, and, to a great extent they succeed sometimes. If a man who has been thus com panion in crime announces his pur pose to lead a better life he becomes a target for their invectives. It requires herculian strength and lion-like courage to overcome these seductive influences. We really know young men whose prospects not only for time, but for eternity are being blighted by these aforesaid influences—worst of moral courages to stand up for the right—yielding to the persuasive presence and influence of the professional blasphmer and hopeless reprobate because he is a man of influence in his community. Yes, that’s what’s wrong—bis influerce. There are would be good men and women too, no doubt, who through a mistaken policy do they causp a great deal of harm by making this pcrtioular class of persons the objects of their attention, because they are simply, (on account of their wordly surrounding) more congenial com panions. While to another class they never show any interest in, or sympathy for them in their poor, fallen, out cast condition. Tho result is tho former class are disgusted, the latter disheartened and the whole of their work a complete failure. There are ministers of tho gospel who are not entirely free from this charge. Either from Ignorcncp of their work or a disinclination to perform it accep tably they fail to secure the best re sults that should reward their labors. Solomon says: “He that winneth souls is wise.” Job says: "Great men are not always wise. Neither do the aged understand judgment.” Last Saturday night was the thirty- sixth anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Alexander White, and still the murderer has never been found. j l. s. This is the Army Day at the Ban- American Exposition at Buffalo. The laws of health require that the bowels move ouoe 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 Stomacb and Liver Tablets when necessary and you will never have that severe punishment Inllieted upon you. Price, 25 cents. For sale by Cherokee Drug Company, THE ASSOCIATION. II M«'l at CrxftNy IN,n<| Clinrrli Tlmrmlay liiat l.i,rK« Attendance. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Stkvv, Aug. 21—I have just returned from attending the Broad River Association. The great body of Christian work ers representing a constituency of over six thousand Christians, have just closed a pleasant and instructive session with the Grassy Pond church. It met Thursday, 22nd inst. Uev. A. M. Ross preached the introductory sermon. His theme was the "Chris- tianRace.” This was an able and very instructive sermon and was most at tentively heard by a large and well behaved audience. Delegates were then enrolled, and the association was then permanently organized by re-olecting Rev. J. I). Bailey, mode rator, W. L. Goudelock, treasurer, and S. M. Bagwell, clerk. These of ficers have been re-elected to these of fices for the past eight or ten years. Mr. Goudelock however, I believe has been the treasurer of this body twenty or more years. The regular order of business was now taken up, all subjects fostered by this body were in their turn most ably discussed. But it is not our purpose, especially to notice in this brief article, more than one of these subjects, viz: The subject of educa tion, preeminently above all other subjects, thisone now stands. There is no phase of this subject that was not right strongly emphasized in the discussion. I shall only notice two phases. First, it was strongly ar gued that too great a chasm lies open between higher education and the common or public school fields. Nothing was left unsaid that need to have been said in the interest of all high schools. Second, the religious feature ofjthese, as a matter of course, received tho greater weight of em phasis along this line of talks. Here the discussion came down on the common schools .in this State and county, and it was strongly advo cated, by Rev. G. P. Hamrick, and Dr. I. W. Wingo. These gentlemen each took strong ground for more efficient work and greater advantages to these schools. This gave us the op portunity to write a few things more in defense of the summer schools for common school teachers—the very purpose for which we began this ar ticle. Many of our best friends, as well as myself, have been somewhat in error in our criticisms upon this insti tution. 1 us well as others of our friends have thought that the amount of money necessary to run these schools came from the general levy for educational purposes. This is a mistake, but while I thought this, I believed and still believe the object to be attained fully justified the outlay made to carry on these schools. No one can now be in doubt as to the purpose of these schools : knowing these then as well as we do, we could not do otherwise than en dorse them in our feeble way, every time we found ao opportunity to do so. Believing these criticisms arise from a lack of correct information rel ative to their introduction and main- tainance, we have gone to some troub le to be able to lay before the read ers of the Ledger some facts along these linos. They are not as we have heard charged, gotten up by the State superintendent or some other facul ty for the purpose of giving a job to some favorite who bus been aground or for the time out of employment. No, they are tho outgrowth of some of the ablest and most thoughtful minds in the field of education, both at home and abroad, .brought into ac tion solely for the purpose of giving help to that branch of education most in need of help. In the ones recently closed in this county, Profs. McArthur and Blake, each one re ceived $75, and not $100 as has been claimed by some. Of this amount the State actually gives a very small part, for the reason that the great Philanthropist Mr. Peabody, who died some time ago left to the Amer ican states, and I believe wholly to the Southern states, $3 500,000, es- specially as an educational fund, with this conditional proviso: No state can bo aeqorded a beneficiary of this amount of money, unless such state does of her own full will take most active and decisive steps to make education complete and at tainable unto all children within its domain. In conformity to the spec ifications of Mr. Peabody's will, the State appropriated $5,000, and no one year, wo believe, has tho full $5,- 000 been drawn out by the state super intendent. This year, loss than $2,. 500 were drawn out for the purpose of defraying summer school expens es, the Peabody fund of itself be ing almost sufficient to settle tho en tire expenses of all the summer schools for teaching in the State. It is especially stipulated in Mr. Pea body’s donation, that no state will be helped by this fund that does not from its own resources make wise and ample contributions to the cause of public education. As previously stated, the religious feature of edu cation in all fields was most stren uously urged. Soon it was claimed no one whose characteristics are lacking in religious restraint need of fer themselves as instructors in any educational Held. L. B. Day is. Tho striking steel workers are now making rapid gains. What most people want is some thing mild and gentle, when in need of n physic Chamberlain’s Btomaoh and Liver Tablets fill the bill to a dot. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect. For sale by Cher okee Drug Company, KNIGHTS TEMPUR ELECT NEW OFFICERS Mr. Stoddard Succeeds Mr. Lloyd as Grand Master. A VERY QUICK ELECTION Only (.'untest Was ()v<>r Position of Junior Wurdi-ii, th(> other Officer* lJei:i£ Advauct;*! One Grade—Con- clave Will Soon Knd. Loi isvii.le, Aug. i9.—By an election said to have been unprecedented for celerity Frank H. Thomas, past grand commander of the District of Columbia, was today elevated by the grand en campment of the Kuights Templar to the office of junior grand warden. This was tho only contest, the other officers being elected perfunctorily as forecaste<L- each officer advancing one grade, as follows: H. B. Stoddard of Eryan, Texas, dep uty grand master, to grand master. George II. Moulton of Chicago, grand generalissimo to deputy grand master. llov. H. W. liugg, Providence, R. I, captain general, to grand generalissimo. W. B. Melish, Cincinnati, grand se nior warden to captain general. Joseph A. Locke, Portlan, Me., ju nior grand warden to senior grand warden. These officers were elected without material opposition ou the first ballot. Interest centered in the fight for ju nior grand wardenship, for which there were 15 candidates. The office was much desired, as it means that eventual ly the holder of it will become the head of the Templars’ organization. Cheering inside the ball announced to. the watchers outside tho eleotioulof tho officers. / Mr Thomas had 187 votes out of 208. A recess till 1:30 n. m. was taken. Grand Recorder Mayo said ho wonld not be surprised if all business was com pleted by tonight, in which case there would be no session tomorrow. Grand Master Stoddard during the afternoon will appoint coimuiueet on time and place for the next meeting. SIR KNIGHTS SIGHTSEEING. riiey Vl-lt Many Places of lateral In Kentucky and IYiiues.,e«.^ - . Louisville, Aug. 29.—Today, .for the first time since the conclave of the grand encampment of Knights Templar began here, the visitors were able to take full advantage of the pleasure and sightseeing excursions which have been £ ou the program every day. With no all absorb ng feature to oo- cupy their time, tho knights and. the ladies went for rides on the Oaio rive took excursions into tiio country to at tne home of Kentucky fanners, thef” ilt-lields of Teum ssuc, 'Mammoth < aud Cumberland Gap. Thesec; to Tennessee were made 3 pleted purses by the low.st ^ - by the railways, and maj £ j* Sj advantage of them. The festivities of th4 ^ reach their climax ton! Knights Templar granl^jJH^Kl in the Horse Show UaLkniigT^Athousaud coup.os w ill dance and it is expected that there will tie 10,(XX) spectators pres ent. Many knights left the city today and nearly all of the visitors who came to view the spectacles of the conclave have departed. The conclave ends to morrow. That the conclave has already begun to break up was shown by the departure of Uio Pittsburg commaudcrios early in the day. Tuey left on a special train for Buffalo. The exodus, however, will uot begin in earnest tiil after the grand ball tonight. The business meeting of the grand encampment was called to order at 9:3t) a. in., but it was after 10 o’clock before the last straggler appeared. The re ports of committees, which only half completed their work yesterday, took an considerable time. The election of officers was scheduled to begin immedi- etely after these reports were heard. Before tho session began it was still taken for granted that the offices will be filled by promotion from the next lower grades. This would make Henry Bates Stoddard of Texas grand master. The old question of changing the con- stitutiem to make Washington, D. 0., the conclave city, unless otherwise pro vided for. was discussed in tho corri-. dors before Grand Master Lloyd called the sir knights to order. ZACHELLO ELECTROCUTED. Put to Death at Mag J»l»g For Mur der.tig Hitt Mother-In-Law. Ni:w York, Aug. 29.—Joseph Zach- olio, who stabbed his mother-in-law, Mrs. Caroline Muecm to death at Tbompkiusville, S. I.. Jan. 10, 1900, was put to ueath today in the electic chair at Siug Sing. Throe shocks were given before he was pronounced dead Zachello married Marie Louise Moc* cio, according to tho oivil law, but the bride insisted upon having the religioua ceremony performed. Zachello thought she was i u fine need by. her mother aud other relatives. On the night of the mordor he met his brother and they quarreled and fongiit. Zachello used a knife aud Za chello was slightly wounded. He after ward went to die home of bis wife, de claring he would take her away with him. lie met Mrs. Mticcio and ttlaHhed her with a knife, inflicting fuUi wound*. l-nriner Governor Dead. Laconia, N. H , Aug. 29.—Ciiarle* A. Bosial, formerly governor of New Hampshire, died at his home here to day. The ex-governor retired lu his usual health lost Bigot. When Mr*. Busial culled him tins morning she found him breathing heavily, death oc curring a few minutes afterward. He was r.U years old, lu politics he was a Republican. Baldwin 35-rglrr Kxitrdltloiu OtiitiHTiAMa, Ang. 29.—Thq »<earner Fntbjof arrived at H-muuerfest today and reported taut she sucocssfaUj landed the Baldwin-Zi' gler arctic oxi diumi at Gamp Ziegler, In latitude 1 north aud longitude M enat, ■I.. r„