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THE LARGEST Circulation of ^17 Nsvspapj in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16. 1894. GAFFNEY. S. C., 1 HI DAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1902. •1.00 A YEAR. THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE. Items of Interest of Passing Brents. ALL OVER THE STATE. Eveutg that Have Taken I’laee from One End of the State to the Other Culled from Exchange" for Quick Reading by Score* of Busy People. A young man of Beaufort recently caught over 800 fine trout and baes in one night and sold them for $30. In some of the eastern counties of this State it is said that much of the land will lie out this year for want of tenants who can furnish their horse, food and rations. Burglars entered The Durham Mer cantile company’s store at Blackstock Tuesday night. The only things mis sing were about two hundred pounds of flour and some bccon. They came out at the same place the entrance was made. Tuesday was the eleventh anniver sary of the founding of the Columbia State. The State Company today has employed in its own building sixty men and women. Five of them have been with the paper since its estab- raent in 1891 A Northern writer, P. J). Harrison, of Manchester. N. H . ba> written the governor asking for fuo about deeds of gallantry by Confederate soldiers in protecting their fi *.g. He intends publishing a booa containing ail such noteworthy acts performed in defense of ‘‘Old Olnry" and the “Stars and Bars.” The senate spent most of Wednes day in debating the Winthrop college appropriation. The bill as it went to the senate made the amount $50,000. The committee on finance amended to make it $55 (XX), and Senator Hen derson offered a substitute making it $60 000. After a two hours debate pro and cou the Henderson amend ment was lost by a vote of 20 to 14. An attempt was made last Wednes day morning to set Are to the Carolina cotton mill at Greenville. The night watchman was frightened by the ap proach of two white men about 2 o’ clock and left his post. These men entered the mill where they commit ted much depredation aud left after setting fire to the building in two places. The fire was quickly extin guished aud oo great damage was done. Five of the tioest bead of cattle ehowu at the recent cattle show of The Exposition are dead aod the owners claim that their death is due to Texas fever contracted iu Charles- ton.' There is absolutely ootbing to substantiate this claim aud it is probable that the cattle had the disease at their homes, but the owners are seeking to put it off ou Charleston, probably to avoid quaran tine penalties. An unknown white youth met with a horrible fate at Denmark Sunday night. He made a fire near one of the numerous side tracks and must have fallen asleep wif* his head on the rail. A freight train on the Sea board Air Line ran over bim and his body clogged some part of the ma chinery. It was with difficulty that the shapeless mass was removed. There was nothing found by which to Identify the unfortunate victim. The Lancaster aud Chester Rail way company expects to be running broad guage cars over Its road by the 1st of March The standard gauge rails are already laid from Chester to Lancaster, but it will take a couple of weeks more to make the necessary •changes in some of the trestles. The auperloteudeot’s office will be moved from Chester to Lancaster next Sat urday, when the new superintendent, A. P. McLure, will take charge. The Rock Hill Journal of Wednes day says that the body of Jim Pettus, a colored boy who was drowned at the works of the Catawba Power com pany several weeks ago, was seen last week. The power bouse bands were dragging a gay rope across the river when it caught upon something, which proved to be the body of the drowned boy. Tbs tug of the guy brought the body to the surface aud pulled it loose from the one which its bands were gripping in the death struggle. The men for some reason or other failed to catch the body and it floated on down Ur'stream. The dead body of Eliza Goodlott, a white girl, 22 years o'd, was found Saturday morning, covered with snow, about two miles from Greers. The girl lived with her grandparents and was subject to fits. She retired early on Friday night as she was not feeling well, and in a few minutes jumped from her bed, telling her grandparents good bye, and ran from the house. Barefooted and /with hardly any clothes to shield her, she faced the bitter cold. The old people being unable to stop her sought the help of their neighbors, but it was not until 9 o’clock Saturday morning that the body was found. While Dr. T. L. Cornwell was walk ing along .west Black street in Rock Hill Saturday night at a late hour, having been to see a patient, some one near him fired a pistol. He did not chink anything special of the incident, but later when he bad occa sion to examine his medicine chest, he found that a pistol ball had pene trated the chest, and after breaking several bottles, had dropped inside the box. It was snowing at the time ana he was heavily wrapped so that he would hardly be identified. The intention of the man is not under stood, and Dr. Cornwell is not dis posed to think the assailant proposed to harm bim. The First National Bauk of Whit mire was opened for business Tues day morning. The bank will do a gen eral banking business, making loans, receiving deposits and endeavoring in every legitimate way to build up the town and the surrounding country. William Coleman, the president of the Clenn-Lowry Manufacturing Company, is president of the bank; J. K. S. Riy, formerly cashier of the Central National Bank cf Spartan burg and now auJitor of toe Glenn* Lowry Company, is cashier The directors are: William Coleman, Whitmire; W. G. Childs, Columbia, president of the Bank of Columbia, aud president of the C , N. A- L rail road; Hm GeorgeS. Mower, New berry, state senator; R It. Jeter, Whitmire, secretary of the Glenn- Lowry Company ; Dr. F. M. Sei/’er, Whitmire. At 10:30 o’clock Wednesday night a very serious accident occurred at the power house of the Spartanburg Railway Gas and Electric Company. Without the slightest warning of impending danger the great fly wheel in the engine room bursted and toe entire force at work at the plant, three men, were horribly mangled by tbe flying pieces The injured were the engineer, I L. Wilson, Dike, tbe colored fireman, and tbe foreman of the gas plant. None of the men are expected to survive their injuries. The building was considerably dam aged, the roof and flooring being badly torn up. One of tbe dynamos was well-nigh demolished and there are other injuries to|the. plant not yet investigated. The accident caused tbe stoppage of the cars aod left the city iu darkness. The Spartanburg Herald, which relies upou electrical power to run its typesetting machine, was compelled at a late hour to hunt up printers to get out tbe paper with hand composition. Save* Two From Death. “Our little daughter had an almost fatal attack of whooping cough and bronchitis,” writes Mrs. W. K. Hav- ilaod, of Armook, N. Y., ‘‘but, when all other remedies failed, we saved her life with Dr. King’s New Discov ery. Our niece, who bad Consump tion Id au advanced stage, also used Ibis wonderful medlciue and today she is perfectly well.” Desperate throat and lung diseases yield to Dr. King’s New Discovery as to no other medicine on earth. Infallible for Coughs and Colds. 50c sud $1.00 bottles guaranteed by Cherokee Drug Company. Trial bottles free. The Income from tbe two convict farms In Louisiana last year was $180,- 000, and the farms now have on hand 40,000 bushels of coru. Child Worth Million*. ‘‘My child is worth millions to me,” says Mrs. Mary Bird of Harrisburg, Pa, “yet I would have lost her by croup bad I not purchased a bottle of One Minute Cough Cure.” One Min ute cough Cure Is sure cure for coughs, croup and throat aud lung troubles. Au absolutely safe cough cure which acts immediately. Tbe youngest child can take it with entire safety. Tbe little cues like the taste and remember bow often it helped them. Every family should have a bottle of One Minute Cough Cure bandy. At this season especially it may be needed suddenly. Cherokee Drug Co. The Pan-American congress at Mexico City, has come to a close. Tbe members claim that much good will result from the congress. Mr. Wheeler Dot Kid of Hi* Rheumatism. “During the winter of|1898JI wae so lame in my joints, iu fact all over my body, that I could hardly hobble around, when I bought a bottle of Cbamberlalo’s Pain Balm. From the first application I began to get well and was cured aud have worked stead ily all tbe year.—R. Wheeler, North- wood, N Y, For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. Nothing so enhances the value of a thing as the difficulty In obtaining it. Foley's Houry and Tar, cares the cough caused by attack of la-grippe. It heals tbe lungs. Cherokee Drug Co. ‘ * i OUR LAWMAKERS IN THE CAPITAL CITY. Bill of Importance to Chero kee County Introduced. MR. BUTLER’S VIGILANCE Senator IfydrU-k Introduce* HSU to Author ize Southern Kailway to Purchase or Lease South Carolina and Extension— Proceeding* of General Assembly. Probably the bill of tbe most vital importance to the people of Cherokee county is the one introduced by Sen ator Hydxick, of Spartanburg, to au^ tborize the Southern Railway to pur chase or lease the South Carolina and Georgia Extension and other roads in this State, But what concerns Cher okee county is the Soutn Carolina and Georgia Extension, formerly known as the “Three C’s,” which some four cr five years ago, with lib eral cash aid from Gaffney, built a branch road to Gaffney, which branch, it was plain, the Southern would abandon and take up if allowed to get hold of the property without conditions in the deal which would co.nnel it to maintain and operate the mai l line and all the branches of the 8. C. & G E road. The plans of the Southern to make this big scoop of railroads to he grant ed contrary lo law, the “special priv ilege” of buying a competing railroad and then tearing it up seems to have been well laid It went before the General'Assembly and secured from il a “special privilege” to own a com peting railroad, and but for the vig ilance of Mr. Butler in the interest of his constituents the Southern would have secured permission also to tear much of this road up and thereby de stroy hundreds of thousands of dol lars worth of property in this county, much of which had been paid for by our people. The following proceedings of the General Assembly in the matter w<-re taken from the State of the ISih inst: “The bouse then came to the bill proposing to authorize the consolida tion or merger of the capital stocks, franchises and properties of the Ashe ville and Spartanburg Railroad com pany, the South Carolina and Georgia Railroad Extension company and the Carolina Midlaud railroad company under the laws of this State, aud to authorize and empower such consoli dated company to make a lease of its railroad properties and franchises to the Southern Railway company. Mr. Fraser moved to strike out the enacting words. Mr Hardin stated that tbe people along the line wanted this bill passed. The committee on incorporations bad, with one exception, made a favorable report. The people along the line wanted tbe consolidation. Mr. Rainsford wanted to know what they would do with the road projected from Edgefield, via Newberry to Blacksburg? It would be bottled up. Mr. Coggeshall thought this bill would meau flying in tbe face of tbe constitution. It is plainly selling one competing line to another. If tbe Southern doesn’t own tbe line now, then it is a competing line. If it is a competing line it cannot be bought by the Soutbero. Mr. Butler made a strong statement of fact. The people of Gaffney had voted a voluntary tax to build this 1'ne of 12 miles from Blac! sjurg to Gaffney. He declared that Gaffney had received benefit and he would uot vote for the bill unless tbe proper pro tection be given Gaffney. He would offer amendments If the enacting words should not be stricken out. Mr. Prince, chairman of the com- mltttee, stated that the committee had been informed that the people along the line would not enjoy com petition long, for H had been abown that the road is In very bad physical and financial condition. Delegations from towns along the line had ap peared and urged the passage of tbe bill. There bad been opposition to it, bnt the committee thought that if tbe Soutberq would take it it would be a good thing for tbe people. In reply to Mr. Fraser be said that he believed that the transfer to the Southern would not be constitutional. He asked with wbat does the road compete? Mr. Butler replied that the short line from Gaffney to Blacksburg had caused rates to be reduced, not to Gaffney alone, but to points on the Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line. 'Mr. W. J. Johnson cited the consti- tutlon and declared that the bill is in opposition thereto. This is but an effort to stifle competition. Tbe Southern Railroad Is a law unto itself, In fact it is an outlaw and he didn’t mind saying so. Mr. Beamguard favorec : *» bill as I a representative of lork county. Competition in railroad affairs is no longer an active matter, and this con solidation would not hurt Rock Hill. Mr. DeBruhl spoke in favor of the bill, as be was ready to accept the finding made by nearly all of tbe c .amittee. Mr. Croft said he hud come into the house in favor of the bill, but certain facts iu the discussion had caused him to change his mind. He declared that Mr. Rainsford bad raised a" important issue. The net work of roads to be merged means that the projected road between Edgefield and Blacksburg would never be built, as this consolidation would bottle it up at each end. Mr. C. E. Robinson spoke in favor of the bill. No serious objection had been brought by the people living along the line of the road, although Mr. Butler had suggested a serious matter. He declared that it would be to the good of the State to pass this bill. It would add taxable prop erty to the books of the State and would give the people a good service. Mr. Gaston said there had been no good reason urged against the bill. The only objection from interested parties comes from Gaffney, and remedy might be applied there. The people of York are deeply interested They are afraid to ride on the road, and tbe acciaent insurance compan ies will uot give accident insurance over this line, it is so perilous and so hazardous, The motion to indefinitely postpone the bill was lost by a vote of 39 to 60 Mr. Butk-r then offered an amend ment ’0 require the Southern to kt-ep up in a safe manner all spur Huks. He declared that the shops would probably be moved from Blacksburg, and thus take off the tux books $100.- 000 wonh of property. Further more, should the track of the Blacks burg and Gaffney line bi 1 abandoned, there would be about $50,000 more taken from the tax books. If he could not prevent the consolidation he wanted to at least protect the in terests of the people of Cherokee county. Mr. Butler made a strong speech in advocating his point. Mr. Colcock wanted to know if a shorter spur line could not be built from the Air Line to the Cherokee Falls mills. Mr. Butler replied that it could be done, but this road now passes that mill and he insisted that it should uot be abandoned. Tbe house adopted his amendment. Mr. Rainsford offered an amend ment to take from the consolidated lines tbe charter of -the road from Edgefield to Blacksburg. He ex plained that the road had been nearly completed, with tbe excep tion of laying down tbe track. How ever the booae did not see fit to adopt bis amendment. The bill then passed second read- oing. It provides: Section 1. That the Asheville and Spartanburg Railroad company, tbe South Carolina and Georgia Railroad company, the South Carolina and Georgia Railroad Extension company, and the Carolina Midland Railway company, be, aod hereby they are, authorized to consolidate their capi tal stocks, franchises and properties with each other under the laws of this State, upon tbe payment of tbe fees now required by law: Provided, That from aod after such consolida tion or merger, tbe consolidated company shall possess and may ex ercise all the rights, privileges and franchises, and shall be subject to all the liabilities of the said several con stituent companies and of a railroad corporation organized and existing under tbe laws of the State of South Carolina, and shall be and remain subject to suit In the courts of this State for all causes of action that may arise out of tbe operation of said lines of railroad, notwithstand ing any lease of the same that may be herein authorized, and shall keep up and continue to operate iu a safe and proper manner all portions of the line of railroads of tbe said con stituent companies. Sec. 2. Tbe new company so formed by sqch consolidation may make a leaee of ite railroads, proper ties and franchisee to the Southern Railway dompaoy, aod tbe Southern Railway company, as lessee, may take, hold, and shall maintain and operate the same, for each considera tion and upon such terms as shall be prescribed In such leaee, and shall be approved by tbe boards of directors of the two corporations and the hold ers of a majority of tbe capital stock of each of said corporations: Pro vided. That after such lease the said Southern Railroad company shall be and remain subject to suit in the courts of this State for all causes of action that may hereafter arise out of tbe operation of said .lines of rail road as fully and effectually as the roads In said consolidation and lease were subject to suit in such courts. To Core a Cold Iu Due Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money If it fails to cure. E. W. Grove’s sig nature Is ou each box. 25c. I ENTERTAINING JOTS FROM ETTA JANE. # Happenings of the Past Week In Lower Cherokee. PERSONAL AND LOCAL Interesting Items About people aud Tilings In the Lower Section of the County (Withered Uji by Our Kegulur Correspond ent aud Given to Ledger Readers. General Thomas F. Toon, superin tendent of Public Instruction, died suddenly Wednesday morning at ten o’clock at his home in Rileigh. Bud Cheek, a negro boy of Car thage, had the unfortunate experience of losing the major part of his left hand Wednesday by the premature explo sion of a gun. While loading the gun ht accidentally immersed tbe rauzz'e in the snow; the gun was cocked and in an attempt to brush the snow off the shock caused the hammer to full with the result above stated. view of the case are testified to by several eye-witnesses. The defence introduced counter evidence, without placing the defendant on the stand. Tbe final result of tbe trial is a mat ter of conjecture. Tuesday Judge Robinson granted a df-cree for the sale of the property of the Fayetteville Cotton Mill Com pany, appointing as' commissioners Col. C. W. Bro&dfoot, counsel for plaintiffs, and Mr. H. L. Cook, with Dr. H. W. Lilly, president of tbe Bank of Fayetteville, aa receiver. The financial trouble is to be regard ed in behalf of the enterprise which so well deserved success. The mill was built at a time when, with an urgent need for industrial develop ment, there was little capital in Fay etteville; but tbe home people gave of their means and devoted their energies to the work, and notably Maj A. A. McKethan, now cl^rk of the Superior Court, and Mr. J. P. Thomson, for years president of the company. The factory occupies the site of the old Mallett Cotton Mill, destroyed by Sherman in 1865. The bonded debt of $20 090 is de clared to be due, the coupons on the same past due. and a debt of $5 000 under a trust deed. Suffering with smallpox in an ad vanced s^uge, an unknown negro from the county, was arrested on East Trade street Wednesday afternoon in Charioite. Officer Sykes who was on duty in that neighborhood, spotted the negro and having cause to feus- pect him, followed the man and mane au investigation, which confirmed bis suspicions. The vigilant officer Look his find to the station aud fifteen minutes from the time of his arrest cue patiept was ou his way to* the pest house. The name of the negro wae not learned. Thursday began the trial at- Salis bury of the three negroes. Fleming Wood and Blanton, charged with having committed criminal assault upon Mrs. Belle Livengood, a respect ed widow living alone with her chil dren in the north-western angle of Rowan county. The negroes are charged with having broken down the door of the house in the dead of night and subjected the poor woman to brutal outrage in the presence of her children. It is a fearful story of inconceivable blackness and tbe peo ple of the neighborhood showed a strong self-control and respect for law in refraining from lynching tbe prisoners. Instead of this, they em ployed additional counsel to assist the solicitor in the prosecution. Tbe contract for constructing tbe link of a six and three-quarters miles to coonect tbe Yadkio Railroad at New London with the Narrows, where the Whitney Redaction company will develop immense power, hae been let to William J. Oliver «t Co., of Atlan ta, Ga., railroad contractors, for $75 000. Tbe contract requires that work be begun immediately, tbe road to be completed by May 15tb. Tbe contractors wired that they ex pect to have a special train at New London by Wednesday, with the necessary equipment for grading and track laying. When tbe road Is ready for the transportation of heavy material for the construction of the dam and power plant, work on these will be begun at once and pushed en ergetically to completion. The man agement Is determined to avoid furth er delay. It has not been definitely decided yet whether Geo. Pruett, who shot Mr Rex. Gass, three weeks ago, will be given a hearing at Winston-Salem this week. Tbe matter is being con sidered by tbe Solicitor and Jones & Patterson, who represent the prose cution. It is not probable that tbe case will be beard at ibis term. It Is generally agreed that It would be too great a risk to bring Mr. Gass, tbe wounded man, out at this time. Tbe defendants will probably be given a preliminary heaving before tbe mayor or magistrate aod put under bond. It was stated Tuesday morning by one who Is supposed to know that Pruett would not be able to give bond, though It was thought that his part- net, Chae. Luton, might be able to give one, provided it wae not too large. Mr. Gaee, tbe wonnded man, wae able to alt up Tuesday for the flret time. Tbe trial of Alfred 0. Folger for tbe murder of Robert Moore in a res taurant at Spencer, three weeks ago, is still occupying the attention of tbe Superior Court. The State hae Intro duced testimony tending to show that Folger, after a drunken quarrel with Moore, In the course of which he in flicted upon him a gross indignity, left tbe restaurant and went a quar ter of a mile after a pistol; that on his way back he bailed two men in the darkness, asking if either of them was Moore and declaring his inten tion to kill the latter; that they re monstrated with him in vain, and he returned to tbe restaurant and shot Moore, who was lo a drunken stupor, as well as unarmed, and iu a general ly helpless condition. All of tne al leged facts going to make up this Constable J. A. Porter, of Char lotte, had a close call Friday night at the county jail. After court ad journed Constable Porter, in charge of several prisoners, left the court house for the jail. He opened the big door that closes in the jail corri dor and then unlocktd the door to the large steel cage in which prison ers are allowed during the day. Just as he was iu the act of closing this door, Bod Abernethy. a notoriously bod character, grabbed the heavy lock ard was in the act of striking Porter when several prisoners inter fered. A struggle en jued for several minutes. Joe Davis, another bad character, came to Abernethy’s as sistance, but he was repelled from dM ine the officer any damage by on^^® the prisoners. Constable Porte- managed to free himself from Aber nethy’s graso and closed the door to the big cell. Abernethy ia in the toils charged with deliberately at tempting to end the life of an old negro man who he thought had done him some trivial wrong. He got nine years as his sentence. Davis is iu for eight months for larceny. A White Mau Turned Vellow. Great consternation was felt by tbt friends of M. A. Hogerty, of Lexing ton, Ky., when they saw he was turn ing yellow. His skiu slowly changed color, also his eyes, and he suffered terribly. His malady was Yellow Jaundice. He was treated by the best doctors, but without benefit. Then be wae advised to try Electric Bitters, tbe Wonderful Stomach and Liver remedy, and be writes: “Af ter taking two bottles I was wholly cured.” A trial provea its matchless merit for all Stomach, Liver and Kidney troubles. Only 50c. Sold by Cbrokee Drug Compan y. Russian engineers are going to raise the level of the Sea of Azof fourteen feet and eight inches by building |a dam nine miles long at Kertch. There will be seagates for tbe passage of ships. |The cost is estimated at $25,000,000. ThU WIU Interest Many. To quickly introduce B. B. B. (Bo tanic Blood Balm), tbe famous South ern blood cure, into new homes, we will send, absolutely free, 10 000 trial treatments. Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B) quickly cures old ulcers, scrofula, eczema, Itching skin and blood humors, cancer, eating, festering sores, boils, carbuncles, pimples or offensive eruptions, pains in bones or joints, rheumatism, ca tarrh, or any blood or skin trouble. Botanic Blood Balm (B. fi. B.) heals every sore or pimple, makes tbe blood pure and rich and stops all aches and pains. Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) thoroughly tested for 30 years in hospital and private prac tice, and has cured thousands of casea given up as hopeless. Sold at drug stores, $1 per large bottle. For free treatment write to Blood Balm Co., Atlanta) Ga. Medicine sent at once, prepaid. Describe trouble and free medical advice given. Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) gives life, vigor and strength to the blood. Tbe fineefe Blood Purifier made. Botanic Bit Balm (B. B. B ) gives a healthy Bk supply to tbe akin and entire syetei; “In matters of taste there cat no dispute,*’ for every man is ly convinced that there is no ard by wblcb his taste eau b< ured. lie Kttoouuuieuii* ClMiuker! Kcniedy. “I have used Chambe Remedy for a number have no hesitancy Iu e is the best remedy for and croup I have ev family. I have not w/ my confidence In tbiq J. A. Moore, North sale by Cherokee Dr