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• -*£?• f Ip i DEATH LURKED IN OUTRAGED CITIZENS REFORM SCHOOL LGCKING mm HEAC-9N COLLISION HANG RAPIST TO TREE DORMITORY BURNS Visit of Boer Envoys tc Four I ’ Ieu Killed ; Three Eart Alabama Negro Taken From British In Pretoria. ENGLISH NEWSPAPER COMMENT Official Circles Express Doubts of the Ability of Schalk-Burger and Civil ian Leaders to Induce Generals De- Wet and Delarey to Surrender. London. March 24.—There is little disposition in Ixindon to regard the news of the Boer government's visit to fVeforia any too hopefully. Official circles express the doubts held throughout of the ability of the acting president, Schalk-Burger, and the oth er civilian leaders of the Boers to in duce such men as General DeWet and Delarey to surrender. Possibly they think the representatives of the Trans vaal government are desirous of suing for peace, but there is nothing to show that they have any authority to im pose submission on the commanders in the field. The most hopeful sign they see Is the announcement that Lord Kitchener permitted Mr. Schalk- Burger and his companions to proceed to the Orange River colony, the conten tion being that unless the British com mander-in-chief in South Africa, who is on the spot and therefore most thoroughly conversant with the situa tion, recognized the possibility of the fruitful results and believed in the good faith of the Transvaalers, he 'would not have permitted the visitors to continue their pilgrimage to the headquarters of the Orange River colo ny allies. The same cautious reserve permeates the newspaper utterances. Some significance is attached to the fact that in approaching Lord Kitch ener. Mr. Schalk-Burger and those as sociated with him have carried out to the letter the advice given by the Brit ish foreign secretary, Lord Lans- downe, in his reply to the peace note of The ivetherlands government, that the quickest and most satisfactory means for arranging a settlement would be by the direct communica tion between the leaders and the Brit ish commander in South Africa. There Is no sign, however, that the Transvaal mission received any mandate fighting general or that the latter appeared to recognize the authority of their acting president, Mr. Schalk-Burger, to nego tiate terms for peace. Presumably the latter satisfied Lord Kitchener that he had certaifi of the clearly defined pro posals to submit to his ally, President Steyn, but the best information from South Africa deprecates any belief In the likelihood of a simultaneous sur render of the burghers still on the field on the order of the Boer govern ment. Almost the best to be hoped for Is that the present overtures will so modify the situation as to bring peace nearer. The Westminster Gazette this after noon urges that any peace proposals should be regarded on Its merits, point ing out that the ungenerous assump tion that the previous Boer overtures were signs of weakness contributed largely to the failures of the negotia tions. The Pall Mall Gazette would “like to think that the brave, skillful com manders, DeWet and Delarey, have ar rived at the height of moral courage once attained by General Lee. and have realized that the truest patriot ism does not consist In the prolongs tlon of a hopeless struggle.” The paper confesses, however, that the military situation is not auspicious for such a change of mind. The St James Gazette extracts from the un Illuminative dispatches thus far re c'-'?''* '-om Pretoria the theory that Mr. Schalk-Burger and the other mem bers of the party have possibly al ready surrendered and have been re leased on parole for the purpose of seeing President Steyn and Gneral DeWet. The news from South Africa had a generally good effect on the stock exchange. In the house of commons today the war secretary, Mr. Broderick, announc ed that a fortnight ago Mr. Schalk- Burger Intimated to l»rd Kitchener his desire to be granted a safe con duct through the British lines a^d back. In order to see Mr. Steyn with reference to the possibility of peace proposnls. Lord Kitchener, with the consent of the government, has acced ed to the request. The announcement of the war secre tary was received with cheers. AARON FRENCH DEAD. In Ohio. Sheriff and lynched. TRAINS WENT TOGETHER IN FOG ASSAULTED LITTLE WHITE GIRL The Crash Occurred Near Youngstown and Resulted in Death and Disaster. Engines Wrecked and Many Cars Splintered—Traffic Delayed. Youngstown, O., March 24.—In a head-on collision between freight trains at 7:10 o’clock this morning on the Pittsburg, Youngstown and Ash tabula division of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago road, four men were killed and three injured. The dead: No’-man Graham, fireman; lived near New Castle, Pa. James Thomas, fireman, Ashtabula, Ohio. Brakeman, name unknown. Charles Blackburn, target tender on the Erie road, body can be seen in wreck. Injured: Carl Bishop, brakeman, Ashtabula, left leg scalded. Engineers George Weather, of Erie, Pa., and Frank Brown, of Ashtabula harbor, received slight injuries. The trains crashed together in a heavy fog, completel!y wrecking both engines and piling the cars up so that traffic will he suspended for hours. The cause of the wreck is not yet determined, the engineers on botu trains claiming they had orders to go ahead. WRECK ON VIRGINIA MIDLAND. Negro Porter Burned and Five Tons of Mail Destroyed. Washington, March 24.—The north bound limited mail and vestibule pas senger train, No. 38, on the Virginia Midland railway, of the Southern sys tem, was wrecked near Covtsville, Va., 12 miles south of Charlottesville, at 4 o’clock yesterday moriiing, by running into a rock slide in a deep cut. The train was late and was run ning at a rate of 60 miles an hour. Two mail cars and a baggage car were piled up on the engine, and five sleep ers and a club car were derailed. The wreck took fire from the en gine. and all hut the Pullman cars was completely destroyed. A negro porter, named Nicholas. Law, of this city, and an unknown tramp were kill ed. The porter’s body was burned to a crisp In the fire. John Turner, a negro fireman, was probably fatafly burned, while the en gineer and other members of the train crew were only slightly Injured. None of the passengers were hurt, but nearly all lost their baggage and a great deal of their clothing. The mail was entirely destroyed by the fire and the loss in this respect was the greatest In the history of southern ra.lroad disasters. The clerks had Just finished assorting more than a million pieces, composing fully five tons of matter and including sev eral thousand registered pieces of great value. The loss cannot be esti mated at the present time, but will amount to many thousand dollars. TWO KILLED IN EXPLOSION. Dynamite Goee Off at Oskar, WIs., With Terrible Effect Milwaukee, WIs.. March 24.—A spe cial from Houghton, Mich., says that a terrible explosion of dynamite oc curred near Oskar, 8 miles north of Houghton, resulting in the death of two men and serious injury to another. The dead: Gustav Jenalk, Erick Kal- lianen. The injured: Henry Dapio, four ribs broken and Jaw split, will recover. The scene of the explosion was In the house of John Boullard. The building caught fire while the family was at church, and when the heat be came Intense, two boxes of dynamite, which were stored away for blowing up stumps, exploded. Jenalk and Kel- lianen were killed, being struck by flying timbers. They were neighbors of the Boullards and met death while fighting the flames. refactor of Georgia School of Technology. jrg. Pa., March 24.—Aaron aged 79 years, died at hi? this city shortly after mid paralysis. hrsnch was president of th* In Steel Spring company and [•president of the steel spring formed In New York city re |g the most signal of the bene that marked his life was hi? lity to the Georgia School of fogy In Atlanta, Oa. This school flare near to the heart of the flianthroplst and he watched press of the Institution with GORED TO DEATH EY BUFFALO. Famous Scout Under General Custer Meet* Tragic End. Butte. Mont.. March 24.—News has been received here of the death of Richard Rock, an old-time and widely known scout and frontiersman, at his ranch near Henry’s Lake on Saturday. Rock was gored to death by a buffalo which he had raised. Rock was one of the scouts with the ill-fated Custer expedition and is said to he thji man who gave Custer information of the presence of the In dians under Sitting Bud in the valley where the crafty chieftain bad en camped. Rook advised the general to wait for the coming of General Reno before attacking. A year or so ago Rock was sent by the government Into Yellowstone Park to count the buffalo remaining there. Cholera Scourges Mecca. Arabia, March 24.—Then Ion 470 deaths from cholera s [and Medina during the past t»- Outbreak In Russian Poland. Vienna, Maijeh 24.—The newspapers here report a student outbreak of a revolutionary character at Plock, Rus sian Poland The students there set fire to the technical school and at tempted to lynch the professor, who escaped. Mounted troops quelled the disturbance. An Infuriated Mob of Citizens Wreak ed Vengeance on Negro Assailant Saturday Night Eight Miles Frcm Troy, Ala.—Coroner’s Verdict Montgomery, Ala., March 24.—A long distance message received by The Journal from Troy says: “Bill Zigler, a negro, was lynched Saturday night about 8 miles below Troy, Ala., by an infuriated mob of cit izens. He was charged with assault upon a little white girl, whose name is being withheld on account of embar rassment to the family. The negro had a preliminary hearing and was bound over by the grand Jury. The sheriff started to town with the prison er, but was overtaken by a mob. “Without demonstration the negro was taken from the hands of the sher iff and swung to a tree. The coro ner’s jury returned a verdict that the negro came to his death at the hands ot unknown parties.” SHOT NEGRESS AND SUICIDED. Inmates Escape But Proper ty Is Destroyed. THE LOSS WILL REACH $27,000 Former Tax Collector at Montgomery Creates Sensation. Montgomery, Ala., March 24.—B. J. Armistead, former tax collector of this county and at one time one of the wealthiest men in Alabama, this morn ing shot and killed Mary Hansen, a ne- gress, and than committed suicide. The tragedy occurred In a house on Tallapoosa street and created a sen sation, owing to the prominence of Mr. Armistead. He was at one time the wealthiest man in the state, but suffered reverses in speculation. He was connected with several of the wealthiest and most influential families in the state and had twice been elected tax col lector. It is believed Mr. Armistead was temporarily insane, as he bad been drinking heavily of late. NEW TENEMENT HOUSES. Contract Lst By the Annistcn Knit ting Mill Company. Anniston, Ala., March 24.—A con tract has been awarded to Crim & Huston, contractors, for the erection of six double tenement houses for the Anniston Knitting Mill company to be used as homes for the operatives. The capacity of one of the large furnaces at ironton, owned by the Alabama Consolidated Iron and Coal company, has been enlarged and the furnaces of the company at that place are now turning out more iron than has ever been turned out before. Be sides the repairs on the furnace which have Just been completed the company is making a number of improvements In and around the town. Skeleton of British Soldier Found. Charlotte, N. C., March 24.—Labor ers engaged In digging away a hill at Old Brunswick, near Wilmington, N. C., uncovered a skeleton which Is be lieved to be that of a British soldier killed during or before the revolution ary war. In the white sand about the skeleton were found a number of brass military buttons of English man ufacture during the seventeenth cen tury'. Interest attaches to the find at Old Brunswick from the fact that it was there that the first armed resist ance to the British stamp act was made by the Ashes and Waddell, a historical fact which is Just now be ginning to be appreciated by the world. Management Believe Institution Was Set On Fire by Boys Who Desired to Gain Their Liberty—Was Located Near Lexington, Ky. Lexington, Ky., March 20.—The Bradley dormitory at the State School of Reform, near this city, was destroy ed by fire shortly after midnight, but all the inmates, numbering 125 boys, were saved. The fire was discovered in the third story of the dormitory at 12:25 o’clock by the night watchman. He at once notified Superintendent Doak, who promptly aroused the inmates and got them safely and without disorder out of the building. The officials and the boys went to work to save the office furniture, but the flames spread quickly and the dor mitory was soon in ruins. A telephone message was sent here for help and the local fire departcqpnt quickly responded and an engine was started at once. They had about 6 miles to go, and although they were too late to save any part of the dor mitory, they prevented the. flames spreading to the manual training build ing. which is near the dormitory. At 1:10 o’clock the uormltory col lapsed, and at 2 o’clock the fire was practically extinguished. The burned building was erected in 1896 during the administration of for mer Governor W. O. Bradley at a cost of $25,000, and was Insured for two thirds of its value. The burning of the Bradley cottage after midnight without the loss of one of the 125 lives who were up when the fire started is a marked instance of the value of discipline. When the fire started at 12:45 the watchman gave the alarm and telephoned to Lexington for an engine. The superintendent and guards promptly aroused the boys, and following the requirements of the fire drill, the last boy was marched out of the building just before the roof fell in. Two boys, Inmates of the school, es taped during the fire and nothing has been heard of them. The manage ment of the institution believe that the building was set on fire by the boys who desired to get away. They believe it was a plot for others to es cape also, but the night watchman’s prompt action prevented It. Advices received later show that several of the boys confessed that the suspicion of the management was correct, and that The building was set on fire for the purpose ot affording an opportunity for a general escape. The superintendent called out the guards, and arming them with Winchesters and shotguns held the boys completely under control. ’FRISCO MAY EXTEND LINE. Home For Orphans. Birmingham, Ala., March 24.- Deeds have been signed conveying the East Lake Atheneum, up to a year or two ago one of the best female col leges In North Alal>ama, to Rev. Fa ther A. P. O’Reilly. An orphaif asy lum will he established on the prop erty at once. The asylum will proba bly be under the guidance of the Sis ters of Charity and the orphans will be given a good education and taught trades. The property cost originally $20,000. Right Rev. Bishop Allen, of Mobile, confirms the purchase. The building has about 30 rooms and 100 children will be accommodated. Explosion at Citico Furnace. Chattanooga. March 20.—An explo sion at Citico furnace, this city, thi? morning injured four men, none fatal ly. The injured are: Tom Kenner, master mechanic; Lon Hollowood, wa ter tender; Bill Dooley and John Schoolfield, negro laborers. The explo sion was the result of the crown sheet of the holler blowing out. Kenner and Schoolfield are the most seriously In Jured. Oil Struck In Morgan County, Ala. Birmingham. Ala., March 24.—A re port comes from Hartsell, In Morgan county, to the effect that the Moulton Valley Gil and Gas company had suc cessfully discovered oil In the well they were boring there. The well had been worked on ten years ago, but the big oil combine had plugged it up The plug was recently taken out and the boring pushed farther, with the result that a flow of oil has been dis covered. No one is allowed to see the well and guards are standing around night and day now. There Is much excitement at Hartsell. Skated 100 Miles. Menominee, Mich., March 20.—Twr Menominee fishermen who were ma rooned on Chambers island have arrlv. ed here, making the trip, a distance of nearly 100 miles, on skates around the southern point of the bay on lee. whieh still clings along ttr shorn They say there are still 15 more men on the island who took refuge there when the ice went out. The tug Gag non will go to their rescue today. DSKOER THREATENS A K1NJG VILLAGE Disastrous Cave-In Occurs at Hamton, Pa. SIX DWELLINGS ARE WRECKED Huge Fissures Have Appeared In the Streets of the Town and Residents Are Fleeing With Household Effects to Places of Safety. Wilkesbarre, Pa., March 27.—Six dwellings were wrecked last night at Hamtown, a village near here, by a cave-in at the abandoned No. 8 col liery of the Pennsylvania Coal com pany. A broken water main is flooding the mine and the cavity is extending. Huge fissures have appeared in the streets of the town and many houses are in danger. Residents in the vicin ity of the mine are removing to places of safety. A QUIET MARRIAGE. Mr. Charlie Hall Hnd MInh Maggie Bryant Made One for I.lfe During all the “flurry and hurry” incident to the coming of Easter, wily Cupid found time to work his own sweet will, and two more young, lovers are now joined for life, which up to Wednesday night, flowed in different channels, though in con verging lives. On that night Miss Maggie Bryant, of this city, dedicated her many charms to married life, and Mr. Charlie H. Hall, of Greenville, is the fortunate mao whose home she will henceforth brighten by her lovely presence. The marriage cermony, which was simple and unostentatious, was per formed at the residence of Mr. Claude Coffey, by Rev. J. B. Bozeman, of the Cheroke Avenue Baptist church, in the presence of a small audience of intimate friends, who extended hearty congratulation after the meri tal rites had been pronounced. The young bride is the daughter of Mr. ard Mrs. Jerry Bryant, of this city, and occupies an exalted place in the affections of her associates, Mr. Hall is a young gentleman of very pleasing personality, who is now man ager of the Dixie Dry Goods, Cloth ing and Shoe house, of this city. He came here from Greenville some time ago and by his amiable disposition, his gentlemanly deportment and his unpretentious demeanor, he soon won the friendship and good wishes of our people. We sincerely wish for Mr. and Mrs. Hall a long life replete with unalloyed happiness and conjugal felicity. President Yoakum Says Road May Be Built to Pacific Soon. San Francisco. March 20.—President B. F. Yoakum, of the St. Louis and San Francisco, generally known as the ’Frisco system, is In the city accom panied by L. F. Parker and T. F. West, of the legal department of the road He says that he is here to study ths commercial strength of the coast and ascertain whether it would be advanta geous for his company to extend hie line as far west ae San Diego or some other California terminus. President Yoakum says that no sur reys have been made for his extension, as the matter has not taken definite shape. His road’s present terminus Is Qiianan. Tex., but in the near fu ture the line will be extended as fai east as Phoenix, Arlz. Engineer Corps Arrives. Decatur, Ala., March 24.—The gen eral engineer corps from Cincinnati of the Central railroad of Alabama is here and will commence work today making the permanent survey of a route from here to meet the surveying corps working north from Jasper, Ala. The construction force will commence work Immediately behind the survey ing corps, first preparing the terminal site here. The route is to be com pleted and trains running by Dec. L Barge Wrecked; Crew Lost New York. March 20.—An unknown barge stranded near Brldgehampton, on the south shore of Long Island, last night and went to pieces. The Mecox station life saving crew went to the wrecked vessel this morning, but could find no signs of life th“r*. It is feared that all those on hoard have been lost. Cecil Rhodes Improves. Cape Town. March 20—Cecil Rhode* passed a better night. He slept more than for some time past. Consequent ly there is distinct impn venaent ix his condition today. Oil Company Chartered. Decatur, Ala., March 27.—The Penn sylvania and Ohio Mineral and OU company lias been organized and char tered here by capitalists of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New Jersey. The company will also be chartered under New Jersey laws with a capital stock of $250,000. The company owns 7,000 acres of mineral lands in this and other counties. In this state they will sink wells for oil and gas, mine for coal and iron, quarry rock and phosnhate and kaolin. The company has had prospectors in the field for several months perfecting arrange ments before the plans became known. New Clubhouse Planned for New York. New York. March 27.—A new club house has been planned oy the Lambs' olub. It will contain a capacious thea ter and banquet hall and the actors who have been heretofore dependent on theatrical managers for a stage upon which to hold their famous gam bols will then be independent At a meeting of the club members of the organization subscribed $160,000 for the erection of the new buildings, and plans were laid for an all-star summer tour of members to raise such addi tional money as may be needed. Mtarch, April, May There is a best time for doing everything—that is, a time when < thing can be done to the best ad. vantage, most easily and most ef* fectively. Now is the best timi for purifying your blood. Why I Because your system is now trying to purify it—you know this by th« pimples and other eruptions that have come on your face and body. Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Are the medicines to take—they da the work thoroughly and agreeably and never fail to do it. Hood’s are the medicines you have always heard recommended. ‘*,1 cannot recommend Hood’s Sarsaparilla too hiBhly as a sprinu medicine. When wa take it in the sprinfr we all feel betterthroueh the summer Mrs. S. H. Neal. McCrays. Pa. Hood’s Sarsaparilla promises to cure and keeps the promise. Notice to Taxpayers. The following In re d to the law for working at-d maintaining the public high ways is taken from Act 5:15 of the General Assembly of littJ. Kt-ud and govern your selves accordingly: Sec. 0. All persons from the age of eighteen to lifty years of age lin lusive in this State, except those excepted n this Act. sliall lie liable to road duty. •‘All male persons coming within the ages so fixed and able to perform or cause to be performed the laltor her* in required, except ministers of the Gospel it, actual charge of a congregation, teachers en ployed in a public school, school trustees during their term of office, and persons permanently disabled in the military service of the State, and persona who served In t he lateWar Between the States and all persons actually -mployed in the quarantine service of the State, shall be re quired annually to perform or cause to tie performed labor on highways, under the di rection of the overseer of the road district in whicli he’shall reside, eight days. If so many he necessary": Provided, All students while actually attending any >f the colleges or sola ols 'n this State shall be exempt from road or street duty or the payment of any commutation tax. Sec. 7. In lieu of performing or causing to he performed the labor of ten hours per day as required for the several counties, a com mutation tax of one dollar may la: paid by the person so liable on or by the ihlrty-Hrst day of March, 1002. and on or by the first day of March of each year thereafter: Provided. Persons liable to labor under this section shall have the right to furnish a competent substitute to labor in Ids stead. J. V. WHELCBEL. Supr. Cherokee Co. Smith-- Hallenger. There was a pretty home wedding Tuesday morning the 25th inst. at the residence of Mr. R O. Ballenger on Victoria avenue, when bis eldest daughter, Mies Beulah, was married to Mr. Vaud Smith, of Thickety. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. H. Hodges in the presence of the families of the bride and groom and a few special friends After the cere mony refreshments were served, when the happy young couple went to the home of the groom, followed by the best wishes of their hosts of friends. RACE RIOT IN ALABAMA. Over One Hundred Shots Exchanged by Blacks and Whites. Jasper, Ala., March 27.—Information has just been received here of a race riot 12 miles east of Jasper late yes terday afternoon. One hundred and fifty shots are reported to have been exchanged, but the casualties have not yet been ascertained. The trouble has been brewing for some time and is the outgrowth of a bitter racial feeling which was fur- thelr af’centuated by two blacks in the vicinity being taken out and whipped by the whites for stealing. The seat of the trouble is at a ne gro colony about 12 miles east of here on Warrior river. The negroes have organized and armed themselves and are prepared to make a stubborn re sistance. Governor Jelks has been asked to call out the militia. Notice to Overseers. You will please send in list of namesof hands liable to road duty in your section not later than April 15th. J. V. Whklchkl. March 28, 2t County Supervisor. Summons. State or South Carolina, i In Magistrate*. Cherokee County. f Court. By A. M. Bridges. Magistrate, to W. I). Rum- age, absent defendant Complaint having lieen made unto me by I>. R. Bird that you are Indebted to him is the sum-of $25.44 for goods, wares and furni ture sold and delivered you at Blacksburg. S. C., during the latter part of the year 1WI. and Hrst part of the year 1906. at your re quest, and the same is past due and owing. These are therefore to notify and summon* the said defendant to appear before me at my office in Blacksburg, S. C., 21 days from the service hereof by publication, at la o’clock a. m., to answer the said complaint of J). R. Bird, or Judgment will be given against him by default. Given under my hand and seal at Blacksburg, S. C., Marels 2*tli 1902. A. M. Bridoes, Magistrate. [Seal! Mar 28-1 aw-tft. 'f BEST FOR THE BOWELS J jre« haven't a reirular, healthy movement of tb» Kiveli every day. you’re 111 or will bo. Keep your X vela open, and bo well. Force, in the shape of vio- U-.t r.hyslc or pill poison, is dangerous. xi, c xmoot*- •at rar.eet, moat perfect way of keeping 'ho bowel* t**r and clean la to take CANDY CATHARTIC EAT ’EM LIKE CANDY Pleaaant, Palatable, Potent. Taati-C.ood. P-iOood. - a nr Sicken, Weaken, ot jrlpc, 10, 23, and . ) cent* J**- box. Write for free aample, and booklet o* w-altb. Addreaa 433 I'VIUJXQ UEHEPY (OJIPiXY, CHICAOO or SIW YORK. til? YOUR BLOOD DLEAI Clerk's Sale. State op South Carolina, i County or Cherokee. I Smith Hardware Company vs. W.JH. Richard son, In obedience to a decree of foreclosure made in the nlaive ease on the sth day off March 1902. 1 will sell at Gaffney. 8. C., lie fore the Court House door, to the highest bidder, during lhe legal hours of sale, saleuday, April 7th, 19R2, the follow I ngdescrl lied lands, to wit:. All that certain tract or parcel of land ly ing In the State and county aforesaid, tiouno— ed on the West hy Neely Wood; on the North by Mrs. Kehecca Allen: on the Hast by Mr* M <ry McPherson, and on the South by .lohip Jamison, containing t hirty-four acres. Terms of Sale: Cash Purchaser to pay* for papers, March 17th. 1M2. J. Ku Jeefehihs. Cl’lt. C. C. Pi’s. Pub. March 2t, 28 and April 4th.