Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Dr. D. P. THOMSON, Dentist. fc#" Office over National iianU. J. E. WEBSTER. A.ttonie3^-^V i - ftc.'in ‘’ourt House.(Pn‘bate'Judge soffic* Gaffney City, S. C. PracticcH in all theoourta Oollec- •ton? a specialty Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB. Dentist, Oitice over R. A. Tone* St Co ’* Store Can be round at office si* duvs in the week DR’. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist, Gaffney, - - - S. C. Otlicb over J.-R. Tollepon’s new store In office from 1st to 26tb of each month: Williams. Hail, Jr. James A. Willis. HALL & WILLIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, a l-cv' >a >-c v". s=». Notary Public in office. Prompt attention irlven to at. business. Office over R. A. Jones St Co.’s store. J. C. OTTS, Attorney and Counselor. Office upstairs, between R. A. Jones and Davenport. Office anti Residence .Phone. • G. W. SPEER, JkTTTO IS H>Y-AT-I* A W. GAFFNEY, S. C. Office In Auditor’s office at Court House. J SHINGLES, URICJv, SASH, DOORS, BLINDS and all kinds of Building Ma terial, Paints, Oils, Etc. lor sale at a small per cent, above cost for cash. Estimates made without charge. L. BAKER Ninety Per Cent. of all chronic headaches are due to eye strain. Oo to Dr. 4;rUHOi ut the Cherokee Drujf Co’s, and have the de fect In vision corrected and thus be Quickly and Permanently Cured. Glasses fitted with scientific accuracy and all diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat treated aooordlax to the latest and moat approved method a. Beware of Traveling Frauds who Advertise Free Examinations. ITor- IN ClIPY CONFLICTS - I Reports Tor Fast Week Give Many Casualties. LOTH SIDES C’JFFER LOSSES Two Hundred Boers Were Killed, Wounded or Captured—One Hun dred British Casualties Reported. Commandant Potgieter Among Slain. London, April 14.—News of severe Reining in the Transvaal at th» end of last week tins been sent by Lord Kitch ener. who reports that about 200 Boers were killed, wounded or captured. There were about a hundred British casualties. The British also captured three runs and a considerable quantity of supplies. Commandant Potgieter was among the Boers killed. Lord Kitchener, in a dispatch dated from Pretoria Sunday,’ April 1", re- j counts how Colonel Colenbrander af- i ter locating Comandant Beyers’ laag er at Paelkop, moved his fq^e by dif- 1 ferent routes from Pietersburg, in Transvaal colony, blocking the princi pal lines of tne route. The fighting commenced April 8. ! when the Inniskilling Fusijeers attack ed Wolipspoort, covering the Boer po sition. and by dusk had .seized a hill eastward of the port after considerable opposition resulting in Colonel Murray being seized and Lincoln being killed. ( Another officer and five men were wounded. Since then the operations continued daily. Colenbrand’s latest report, April 12, gave the Boer losses j killed and prisoners as 106 men. The I colonel hoped to be able to report fu?- j ther captures. The most severe fighting occurred ; April 11. in western Transvaal, where ! General Ian Hamilton has replaced General Methuen in command of the ■ British troops. The Boers attacked ■ Colonel Kekewich’s force near Rooiwal and fighting at close quarters ensued. The Boers were repulsed, leaving on the field 44 men killed, including Com mandant Potgieter, and 34 wounded. The British captured 20 unwounded prisoners. According to last accounts General Ian Hamilton was pursuing the re- | mainder of the Boer command. The British losses In this fight were six men killed and 52 wounded. At the beginning of the pursuit Colo- fiel Kekewich captured two guns, a j pompom, a quantity of ammunition and a number oi wagons. A force of Boers recently overwelm- ed a strong British patrol sent out from Bultfontein, Orange River colo ny. to clear distant farms. An officer and two men were killed, 14 men wounded and the remaining members | of the patrol were surrounded and cap tured. PRESIDENT HEAVILY INSURED. Roosevelt’s Policies Exceed Those Held by McKinley by $20,000. New York, April 14.—Since he be came chief executive of the nation, President Roosevelt has become one of the most heavily insured men in the United States. The president has taken out a policy for $50 f , 000 In a New York company, besides continuing policies for smaller amounts which he had taken out long before he was elected governor of New York, President Roosevelt’* policies, It Is understood, exceed by $15,000 or $20,- c,j those held by President McKinley. Mrs. McKinley was paid about $60,000 on policies on her husband’s life. Zionist Dowie Heir to $50,0tt>. Chicago, April 14.—By the teTws of Frederick Sutton’s will, filed for pro bate In the Lake county court. John Alexander Dowie, head of the Zionists and who styles himself Elijah II, is made heir to an estate of $50,000. most of which is in New Zealand, whence his benefactor comes. Sutton had left all that he had to Dowie, but a few days before his death concluded to remember bis sister and three broth ers who are still in New Zealand. A codicil providing for them was filed with the will. Large Sugar Beet Plantation. Denver. April 14.—A special to The News from Colorado Springs, says: A syndicate of capitalists, whose agents ) are now in this city, is said to be en gaged in buying up available farm J lands between Colorado Springs and | Monument, with the intention of turn ! ing the surrounding region into a su gar beet plantation comprising approx- i Jmately 15.000 acres. Should the deal ' be carried to a successful completion it will mean the erection of beet sugar factories In Colorado Springs. Diamond Thief Sentenced. New York, April 14—Edward Kern, i a valet who stole diamonds valued at ‘ $12,000 from Paul G. Thebault, was to- | day sentenced to imprisonment for four years and six months. Kern stole the jewels on Dec. 29 ami fled to New Orleans, where he was betrayed to the police by another thief. He pleaded guilty when arraigned. Freight Handlers Get Increase. Chicago, April 14.—Railroads of Chicago have voluntarily increased the wages of freight handers. The advance varies In the different de partments, but the total increase is $25,000 per month and affects 8,000 men miployed in freight depots of Chicago. Torrential Rains Do Untold Damage In Berlin. ELECTRIC BOL 7 j PLAY HAVCC Fire Brigade Summoned Upwards of 300 Times to Extinguish Fires and Cope With Floods—Houses Collaps ed, People Imperiled. Berlin, April 14.—A violent thunder storm. accompanied by torrential rain, broke over Berlin and its vicinity early today, causing great damage. Many buildings were struck by lightning. The fire brigade was summoned to up wards of 300 places to extinguish fires and cope with floods. The water was so deep around the approaches to the railroad station on Friedrichs street that it was impos sible to reach the depot. At the Lehrte station some of the waiting rooms had to be abandoned. A pm-tion of the embankment of the Potsdam railroad near Schoenburg was swept away, and similar damage to the circular railroad necessitated a sus pension of traffic. The streets were so flooded that the street cars in several districts were stopped. The roads were almost impassable for pedestrians, and conse quently thfe schools were closed. The museum was considerably damaged. The decorative portions of many buildings and the statues in the House squares were seriously damaged by hail, which for a time fell most heav ily. Trains wore unable to leave the Stettin station because of the Roods. The cellars of the Royal theater and the Reichsbank are under water. A house on Gerich street collapsed. Several were injured. REPORTED L. & N. CHANGE. Countless Rumors Afloat, but Nothing Official Given Out. New York, April 14.—Countless ru mors dealing with the reported change of control of the Louisville and Nash ville road were current today, but nothing in the way of an official or semi-official statement was obtainable. Parties most interested declined with one accord to discuss the subject. John W. Gates refused to be inter viewed, the Belmont interests had nothing to say and Southern railway representatives were equally uncom municative. The several conferences of last Saturday, including that be tween Mr. Gates and G. W. Perkins, at the office of J. P. Morgan & Co., are regarded with more than a little sig nificance by students of the situation. Mr. Gates and his associates are re ported to own or control more than 300,000 shares of Louisville, of which the total share capital is 600,000 shares. Some of this is on contracts for delivery within the next three weeks. It is not doubted that the Louisville and Nashville-Southern rail way situation was thoroughly discuss ed at the meeting between Messrs. Perkins and Gates, but with what re sult it may not be known for some day*. AMID ANTARCTIC ICE. New* Has Been Received from Dr. Nordenskjold’s Expedition. New York, April 14.—News has been received here from the Swedish Ant arctic expedition whose leader is Dr. Otto Nordenskjold, cables the Montevi. deo. Uruguay, correspondent of The Herald. The expedition disembarked at Snow Hill. Ixiuls Philippe'and. It was ac companied by the urgeon. Dr. Eklof; the Argentine lieutenant, Sobral, and two sailors, one of whom was a mem ber of the Duke of Abruzzis’ Arctic expedition. Dr. Nordenskjold’« vessel, the Ant arctic, tried to sail directly south from Cape Horn, but too many icebergs were encountered and there was dan ger of the ship being imprisoned for a long time. Dr. Nordenskjold decided to change his course. His expedition will re main at Snow Hill until next summer. The party has food enough to last two years. Robbers Slay Jewish Family. St. Petersburg, April 14.—A dispatch from Kovno, capital of the government of the same name, announces that all the members of a Jewish family, num. Wering seven persons, residing near that place have been slain by robbers, who beat out their brains with clubs. The murderers also burned the house occupied by their victims. Reports of Fight Exaggerated. Muskogee, I. T., April 14.—it tran spires that but two persons were wounded in the fight at Braggs, in Cherokee nation, where it was report ed yesterday four men had been kill ed and several injured. A dozen men quarreled over a quantity of whisky. It is said the wounded men will re cover. Suicide at Apalachicola. Apalachicola, Fla.. April 14.—James Ashley, a sawfller by trade and former ly of Mobile, committed suicide here by shooting himself in the temple. De ceased had been in bad health for some time and bad expressed himself several times recently as tired of llv* 1 ing. Brutal Crime of an Unknown Person at Des Koines. SUPPOSED TO LZ A NEGRO Two Children of Peter Peterson While Returning from Church Are Assault ed on the Outckirts of the City and Brutally Murdered—Police at Work. Des Moines, la., April 14.—While returning from Highland Park Meth odist church on the northern outskirts of the city last evening Hulda Peter son. 15 years old, and John, aged 11, children of Peter J. Peterson, a well- to-do dairyman, were murdered by some unknown person, believed to have been a negro. Tlie boy when found about midnight was alive, but died soon after, being unable to give a description of his as sailant. When assaulted the children were returning from the Highland Park church, where they had attended the evening service. The bodies were discovered by the roadside by a farm er who heard the moans of the lad. Their heads had been crushed in, pre sumably by a brick. The entire police force is working on the case. It is believed the crime was com mitted by a negro who intended to ravish the girl, hut was frightened away before he could carry out his de signs. BOY’S UNIQUE PUNISHMENT. Banished to Lone Hut for Plotting to Murder Girl Playmate. New York. April 14.—As a sequel of the confession of Leonard Robinson, the 14-year-old schoolboy, that he had plotted to murder his playmate, Jessie Danes, an appeal pro!)ably will be made to the governor to prevent the carrying out of the agreement. The lad was banished *o a lonely hut over looking Shinnecoi . Lay. L. L, 35 miles from bis home, i a ! is to renakr there three years. The boy spends his time clamming and duck shooting. There is no law, it is admitted by those who were at interest in the ease, for such a punishment. It was simply a concession made by the father of the girl he plotted to assassinate when the boy’s father and mother begged that he would not push the case and send their son to a reformatory or a lunatic asylum. The compromise was reached out of court and Judge Conk lin consented to the remarkable ar rangements. The boy has become tired of hi$ part in the agreement and violated It by visiting his mother. He was severely reprimanded by the au thorities and was hurried back to his lone hut. Now there is talk of an ap peal to the governor. OFFICER KILLS SALOONKEEPER. Crusade on Sunday Liquor Traffic Brought on Fatal Difficulty. Chattanooga, April 14.—Policeman W. S. Brown, who had been assigned to spot saloons doing business on Sun day, yesterday afternoon shot and killed Robert Gleason, one of the well known saloonkeepers of the south side. Brown was in citizens’ clothes and when he went to Gleason's place an altercation occurred, which no one wit nessed. The affair created great ex citement and a large crowd of Glea son’s friends assembled and threat ened lynching, but Brown was hustled off to jail, protected by a cordon of police. Some fears of violence are still apprehended. The killing grew out of the recent efforts of the police department to atop the Sunday whisky business. Dead From Accidental Shot Barnesvllle, Ga.. April 14.—Dr. R. O. Cotter, one of the most prominent physicians in this part of the state, is dead of an accident which occurred yesterday morning at 11 o’clock, in the Powell residence In this city. Some time after breakfast Mrs. Cotter heard a loud report in her husband’s dress ing room and hastened thither to find her husband lying in a pool of blood and a still smoking revolver lying at his side. The family physician was hastily summoned, hut could do noth ing. Death had been instantaneous. The ball had entered the head on the right side and came out on the other side of the head, piercing the brain. There was no cause for suicide, as Dr. j Cotter was a man of considerable means and was in good health. Western Roads In Storm’s Grasp. Denver. April 14.—The storm which has prevailed over almost the entire country from this city west and north has caused delay in railroad traffic. No serious danger is yet reported, but the change from rain to a heavy wet snowstorm, interspersed with sleet and hail, may have caused suffering to cattle on the open ranges. The trains have been delayed from one to four or five hours. Indications are that the conditions will continue today. “Conscience Money” for Vatican. New York. April 14.—The Italian au thorities continue to collect “con science money” for the Vatican as a result of their efforts to run down the miscreants who robbed the pontiff of 8,000,000 francs, says a Rome dis patch to The American and Journal. The latest parcel of stolen property returned amounts to $80,000 in Ameri can government bonds. THIS TOWIV T.VI Is how the PEOPLES MARKET sells so much fresh meats and Fish, Country Produce, etc. That is easily told. We sell the host and sell it for less. ^ e ha\e on hand at all times the best lot of fresh meats in the city .^We make a speciality of Roe Shad and Fresh Fish of all kinds. We receive three shipments of each, everv week. \\ e are headquarters. C ome right along and get your money 's worth. Yours truly, The Heoples HVLarket. —Try a Roe Shad today, they are extra tine. IF YOU WANT Blood and Bone Fertilizers Manufactured by Swift & Co., Atlanta, Ga.; F. S. Royster, Norfolk, Va.; W. C. McMurphy Co., Charleston, S. C., call on me, I have them as cheap as any guano sold in Gaffney with the same anal ysis. I also have the Highest Grade Acid and Kainit. Buggies and Wagons of all kinds and cheap for cash or on time. I carry supplies for the farmer for cash, or on time with good papers. If you want gooes cheap go to my Goforth store and buy Molasses from 25c to 50c per gallon, in 5, 10, 2o and 50 gallon packages. Sugar, Coffee and anything usually found in a general store. Dowlaw and Hampton Cotton Planters, Plows, Plow Stocks, Dixie Plows, Hoes and anything else. Go and see and you will find it at Goforth as cheap as at any store in Gaffney. Yours truly, J. I. SiVRR.A.T'l'. HARDWARE! HARDWARE!! —Here we come with what you need— AT GOOI> PRICES. Barbed and Smooth Wire, Poultry Netting, Pittsburg Steel Plows and One and Two-Horse Turners, Bellows’, Blowers, Hammers, and in fact everything in Blacksmith tools. We call your special ATTENTION to our Garrett Guano Dis tributors and Cotton Planters. Ask any one that has ever used one of them and they will tell you they are the BEST on the Market—worth two of any other kind. R. jVI. 'Wilkin® & Oo. F. O. Stacy. President. j. G . Wardlaw, Vice-President THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY. CAPITAL, SSO.OOO SURPLUS AND PROFITS. - lO.OOO. State. Oounty and City Depository. Deposits solicited from Farmers, Merchants, Manufacturers and others. Every accom modation extended to customers that their business and responsibility will warrant. D. C. Cmhbier A. N. Wood President. R> R> Rr0 wn. Vice-President. IVIerchants and I 3 l»nt:erH 1 tonic OF GAFFNEY. S. O. OAPITAC* ^30,000—SURS4.000. State and County Depository. Does a general Banking and Exchange business, Is well fitted up with Fire Proof Vault and durglar Proof Safe, with Automatic lime Lock. We solicit the business of people of all wcupatloa* C. R4T. people |Ti-j. Cashier | NOTE HEADS, 1000 FOR • • • $1.50 a it 2000 “ • • • $2.50 it ii 5000 “ . . . $5.00 ENVELOPES, 1000 “ ... $175 it 2000 “ ... $3 00 a 5000 “ . . . $6.25 LETTER HEADS, BILL HEADS, STATEMEHTS, AND EVERY KIND OF PRINTING AT LOW PRICES. ORDERS BY MAIL PROMPTLY FILLED. THE LEDGER, - GAFFNEY, S. C.