Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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‘, v . ■ »4/,, <y v ' ^K^rf e ; •V J.--'- •■•■ ■ ■ - 1 * f %' Tax Notice. The payment of commutation tax has been extended to May 15th. 1902, without penalty. All persons l>etween the av'es of It* hik! .'<o years are liable for this tax or wjrk four days on the public highways. J. V. Whem'HEI.l, Supervisor Cherokee County. J. E. WEBSTER, A. 11 ojrne-y - A t - I^aw , fficein Court Bouse.(Frobate-Judite sother Gaffney City, S. C. Practices in all the courts. Collec* lions a specialty GOVERNOR ODELL ON Executive Is Enthusiastic In His Words of Praise. PITTSBURG INVENTOR TIOTING SP3EA3S III CLAIMS GTEAT DEVICE SGUTHEBN RUSSIA Machine Will Revolutionize Said Military Is Unable to Cotton Picking. Cope With Situation. THE SOUTH'S GREAT RESOURCES FIRST EXPERIMENT IN ALABAMA CZAR WILL ISSUE RESCRIPT '•The ErecLcn cf the Many Mills In Inventor Clairrs That Machine Is Mod- Landed Proprietors Throughout the Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB, ) Dentist, Ofiic* over R. A. lone. & Co 'a Store. pan be found at ofHre «ix davs 1r, thn wt«>k DR. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist, Gaffney, - - - S. C. Office over J. R. Tolleson’s new store In office from 1st to 26th of each month: Wii.i.iam S. Hall, Jh. James A. Wii.i.ih. HALL &l WILLIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. OA.r'tniMtcv'. ». c;. Notary Public In ottice. Prompt attention given to aL business. ><Hce over R. A. Jones & Co.'S store. J. C. OTTS, Attorney and Counselor. Office upstairs, between R. A. Jones and Davenport. Office and Residence .Phone. G. W. SPEER, A/rTTOI* IN E Y-ATVlv AW, GAFFNEY, S. C. Office in Auditor’s office at Court House. SHINGLES, BRICK, SASH, DOORS, BLINDS and all kinds of Building Ma- jrial, Paints, Oils, Etc. for 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. Uo to Dr. Griffith at the Cherokee Drutf Co's, and have the de> feet in vision corrected and thus be Quickly and Permanently Cured. a Glasses fitted with scientific accuracy and all diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat treated accordinK to the latest and most approved methods. Baware of Traveling Frauds who Advertise Free Examinations. Building and Plastering Lime, Coal, and Plaster Hair. Plaster Paris. Bosendale Cement, Portland Cement, Dynamite, Blasting Powder. Fuse and Dynamite Caps, call on Limestone Springs Lime Works CARROLL & CO., Lessees. TaUpbona §7. REMEMBER! I have adopted the cash sys- em and will sell you goods at It lowest price possible for cash. I am overstocked with shoes md will sell yon Men’s heavy /reedmore ties, worth $1.2"), at L.00; better grade, worth 11.50, Lfldio ; Men’s fine shoes, worth L50. at $1.25; best grade, |*vrorth $2.50, at $2.00. Ladies’ I and Children’s shoes at propor- 1 tionately low prices. I. JVl. Ten Million Dollani went up in smoko and i in Palerauu. N. J.. In January Iasi, yet >clty refused aid from oilier* to help Ix-ur lo**. WhyV Ueeauae the business men people were secured by Policies in Fire trance eompanteg that covered I heir And now the eiiy, “Phoenix Ilka." MW life and vigor, sprin;:* forth from [tubes crowned with youlh and lx auly. nve you a poilev on your house apainsl i hy fire, eto> If not take out one ere It he i late. Tarnit(rs Mutual Fire Insurance t o., of »4 ^>unly. stands readv to give you wary pnfectlon against loss. If ap* ) to you as a Home Enterprise "for Your Mtage.” It appeal* to you for your put- realso. I)ecau*e It i» as »afe as any and cheapest In the world l aud for veriffeatiou ,ult thedOO policy holders scattered over jkeecounty. T. M. LittI/KJokh, President J. EH JKrrKHUCS, Sec. and Treas. ths Carolinas and Georgia Are but Indicatio'.s of Vtfl'.at Is Pcs&lble In the Way of Development,” He Said. Atlanta. April 2S.—While her^e a representative of the American Press Association interviewed Governor B. B. Odd! as to his opinion of the great expositor, at Charleston. He said: “If I were asked what was the most characteristic feature of the Charles ton expositou, I should answer the de votion of the people of that seaside city to her interests. This, with t!:< most delightful hospitality, made our stay there most pleasant. The exposi tion foliov/Hig the Atlanta exhibition of the wonder;ul resources of the south must hear fruit in the not distant fu ture. “The peonle of the south have most wonderful resources. The erection of the many mills in the Carolinas and in Georgia are but indications of what is possible in the way of development. I have been charmed with the cordial reception which has been extended to the people of New York. The Empire State has many things in common with the south, and welcomes such addi tions to the interests of our common country, because such thrift necessa rily adds to the greatness of our own state. “The cordial sentiment of good feel ing everywhere exhibited is an earnest that while ev^ry locality and state must necessarily have its memories and its ambitions, still to the cause of good government we are all equally pledged and our labors all tend to the advancement and upbuilding of our great republic.” eled on a Practical W'orking Basis. Millions May Be Caved In Gotten Picking. V Birmingham, Ala., April 28.—A spe cial to The Birmingham News from Jackson, .Miss., says: The first regular contract ever made in the world to pick cotton by ma- chirc ry was closed in Gr< -nville a few days since, and the first experiment with the machine will he made on the Rosenstein stock plantation in Wash ington county, next fall. A Pittsburg man named Thomas R. Morris is the inventor of the device, and for the past ten years he has been conducting e v . per inn nts in the vicinity of Greenville. He now claims that the device lias been modeled on a practical working basis and feels con fident that he will revolutionize the cotton picking industry of the south. Tlie machine, he admits, is valueless except on the level uplands, low val leys and prairie grounds, but even if it should prove successful with this limit its effect on the labor question in the south will he very marked, as millions of dollars are expended each year for the labor employed in cotton picking. Government of Poltava Are Seeking Refuge in the City of Poltava—Up rising Feared In Kherson. St. Petersburg, April 2S.—Persistent re torts are in circulation to the effect that the czar will shortly issue a re- s iipt, giving Russia a constitution *>..:» iar to the scheme for admiuistra- t ve reform drawn up by the late Gen- t.iu Loris-Melikoff \yhcn he was min- i :u-r of the interior and which was tioned by the late Czar Alexander li. .’he rioujig continues to spread in South Russia, The military thus far have been unable to prevent inteu- inarism, terrorism and plundering. The landed proprietors throughout the gov. eminent of Poltava are seeking refuge in the city of Poltava. Prince Obolensky, the governor of Kherson, is apprehensive of a rising in that government. The police forces in many cities have been increased in sueu b th, nota bly at Irkutsk and Archangel, iiaischfaueh., the assassin in Al. Sipia- guine, tne late minister oi tue interior, is now reported to ue very sick, due to voluntary starvation. AGED WOMAN MURDERED. TV/O FATALLY BURNED. Aunt and Niece Found by Neighbors With Clothing Aflame. New York, April 28.—Lizzie Me- Garvey, a Brooklyn schoolteacher, was burned to death and her aunt, Mrs. Lizzie Lambert, 70 years old. was probably fatally burned early today in Williamsburg. Miss McGarvey and her aunt occupied an apartment in Filmore place. Neighbors were alarmed by smoke, which was traced to their door. The door was forced open and the ten ants hurried through the front rooms to the dining room, from whence the smoke issued. Miss McGarvey was found dead upon the floor, burned al most beyond recognition. By her side lay her aged aunt unconscious and also terribly burned. It is believed the dress of the young er woman caught fire at the kitchen range, and she ran into the dining room, where her aunt was sitting. Mrs. Lambert probably received her inju ries in an effort to save her niece. None in the bouse heard the women's cries. Miss McGarvey’s clothing was entirely consumed. Mrs. Nancy Vaughn Found Dead In Her Mountain Cabin. Oneonta. Ala., April 28.—Mrs. Nancy J. Vaughn, an aged widow living about I 1 mile north of town in a little cabin | hy the mountain side, was found dead in her home about dark. Mrs. Vaughn I lived alone in this cabin and it was Jm- ! possible to tell whin death came to ! her. | There were strong evidences of mur der and Aquilla J. Kett hum, justice ot the peace, impaneled a jury of inquest, and called Ur. Jesse Brown to make examination. There was a deep cut on her forehead to the skull hone, just above the eyebrows, a/.d almost scalping the forehead up to the hair growth. She had fallen near the bed side and was about in the position of prayer. Mrs. Vaughn was a poor, innocent old woman and did considerable mid wife practice. TTiere is no clew to lead to the murderer, but the jury will as semble again.and will go to the bot tom of the deed. SESSION OF THE HOUSE. Mr. Curtis, of Kansas, Defends Gen eral Fred Funston. Washington, April 28—This was District of Columbia day in the house under the rules, but the regular order was postponed until Monday next in order that the house might proceed with the consideration of the agricul tural bill. The naval appropriation bill was reported and the house then resumed the consideration of the agri cultural appropriation bill. Mr. Curtis, of Kansas, made a brief but fervent defense of General Fun ston against the criticism to which he had been subjected. “The people of Kansas,” he began, “are proud of the brave and daring record of gallant Fred Funston. (Ai> plause on the Republican side.) He has been criticised here for an act which, for daring, of conception and execution ranks with the greatest feats of arms—he captured the new George Washington—Aguinaldo.” POLICE DUEL WITH BURGLARS. / One of the Latter, Shot Through Head, Dies Instantly. Chicago. April 28.—In a pistol fight between two policemen and five bur glars here early today one of the al leged thieves was killed. Policeman O’Connor saw two men, one of whom he recognized as a thief, standing in front of a store on Archer avenue at Loomis street. When Ire ap peared the men opened fire, fleeing at the same time. The officer gave chase, returning the shots. The firing attract ed the attention of Policeman Herman Monde, who came in, hurrying past the store Just as three more men came out of a side entrance. A pistol fight between the trio and the police man then began and one of the nun was shot through the head, dying In stantly. Neither of tlie officers was hurt. RIOT ENDED EASTER SERVICES. Figlit Precipitated In Syrian Luaiter. eclice vaiteo to Lueti Upioar. Nt '\ i or«i, rtpui zo. In0.., attack upon tin pome at;u t».u;;ic)'im..»aie wounding oi their Hi,on countrymen eiiueu l.ic ce.mu cat] on of Lnoler fcun- uay oi tue Greek cnuich in Um Syr.au qum it,. .n- t.ouble was precipitated by a F.>. ail bn liner, wno at.ucK one or nis touuir/iuku s icmale ie-iauves. in an instant u»e swarms o; .taanous men kilo women in tile street gathered ami some threatened the woman's assail ant. Policemen ran to quell the up roar and arrested the hunker. He fought like a madman and when he found his resistance futile emitted the piercing yell with which the Syrians , summon their compatriots to their sue- cor. Police reserves were ciTled. They I rescued their comrades and placed the prisoners in the wagon. They then j had to fight their way hack to the Station. PRINCESS RADZiWILL TRIAL. BRITISH TOBACCO WAR. Rumored That a Third Combination Will Be Formed. New York, April 28.—There is talk of a third tobacco combination, says a London dispatch to The Tribune. Several English manufacturers who have not attached themselves to either the Imperial or to the American Tobac co company have laid in huge stocks of the raw material in order to be able to preserve their independence. Meanwhile there is much specula tion in the tobacco trade with regard to the intentions of the two existing trusts. The British concern has only secured the edhesion of 5 per cent of the trade, and if the bonus scheme is persevered in $260,000 will have to he divided among a small number. Ru mor says, however, that the bonus will be dropped. Twenty-Four Count* In Indictment Princess Pleaded Not Guilty. Cape Town, April 28.—The trial «of Princess Radziwill on the charge of forgery in connection with notes pur porting to have been indorsed by the late Cecil Rhodes, hut which the lat ter repudiated, began in the supreme court here today before Chief Justice Bir J. H. DeVIlliers. The princess pleaded not guilty and counsel for the defense applied for a postponement of tlie trial in order to obtain evidence from England. The application was refused. There are 24 counts in the indictment. Though Rhodes and Schultz, the two principal witnesses, have died since | the case was first filed, their evidence, in the form of affidavits ‘ denouncing the signatures on the notes as forge- i ries. holds good. Caught Two Large Eagles. Russellville, Ala., April 28.—L. D. Overton, near Coles Mill, this county, has two pets of which he is very proud. A pair of full grown bald ea gles. which he caught in a steel trap, the first one March 10, the other a short time afterwards. Mr. Overton found where the king of the air had killed one of his pigs aqd set a trap. He was delighted next day to find his niaj4?sty held fast, caught by one toe. Another pig and the same trap were the other eagle’s undoing. They are magnificent birds, one measuring 07 inches from tip to tip of his wings and the other 06 inches. CORRIGAN OUT OF DANGER. Cash Plentiful In Alabama. Montgomery, Ala., April 28.—The cash in the Alabama tr4?a.sury is now at. highwater mark, being in excess of $1,600,000. This is in the face of ex tra appropriations made by the last legislature which were declared at the time to portend bankruptcy. The in crease comes from increasing tax val ues and larger contributions from the convict bureau and tlie agricultural department’s fertilizer tax. Thera is also a growing sum paid In from li censes and by the insurance depart ment. Archbishop, III With Pneumonia, Prac tically Pastes Crisis. New York, April 28—Archbishop | Corrigan passed a comfortable night and those who watched at his bedside were greatly encouraged early today. Tlie archbishop was restless at times, but sh-pt several hours and was able to take some solid food. Dr. Joseph (lor. rigan. of 8t. Leo, Fla., and Rev. Father George Corrigan, of Newark, N. J., brothers of the archbishop, who ar rived here yesterday, spent last night at the archepiscopal house. Father Corrigan, speaking of the condition ot his brother, said: “The archbishop passed a very favorable night. He practically passt^d the cris is yesterday and I now think he is out of danger.’' Atlanta Girl Wins Honor. Atlanta. April 28.—Miss C. Mildred Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Thompson, of 41 kast Cain street, was the leader of the Vassar college debaters that wrested victory from Wellesley college Hat unlay even ing during tlie annual debate between the two colleges. Bank at Gurley. Florence. Ala., April 28.—The Mer chants bank of this city will open up a branch bank at Gurley, | n Madison county, May 1. The Florence hank al ready has branch hanks at Stevenson. Beottshoro, Tuacunibla, Russellville and Court land. All are under the Im mediate management of the cashier of this hank. Sol Smith Russell at Death’s Door. Washington, April 28.--8ol Smith RuyselJ, the actor, who has been in impaired health for several yearn, is in a,critical condition and is not ex pected to live throughout the day. Troops Arrive from Cuba. New York, April 28.—The first aquadron of the Second United States cavalry, composed of troops A. B, C, D. under command of Major Walter S. Schuyler, arrived here today from Mfttanzas, Cuba, on the stt-a^rr Curi tiba. The troops, which consist of nine officers and 220 men, have been In Cuba since Feb. 6, 1891). They will go to Fort Ethan Alien. Vt. Ninety men of the First and Third squadrons of the Second cavalry ami horses ar- rived here last night, bound for the game destination. To Discuss Fire Departments. Jackson, Miss., April 28.—Auditor Cole has issued an address to the fire department chiefs and municipal offi cials in Mississippi suggesting that a convention called for the purpose of deficiencies in present lire fighting methods. Improvements in apparatus. It is likely that the convention will he held during the month of June, eitlmr in Jackson or Meridian. Consider the Time and place and pfit on what is appropri ate. We can supply you with neat, well made, dressy clothe;*. You will be disappointed if you buy before you see our line. Our $7.50 and $10.00 Sills * s are goinjr fui*r, a proof that they are all right. They are well-made, perfect fit ting'ami the best of material. Men’s Suits from $5.00 to $25.00 Young Men’s from 5.00 to 1 2.50 Boys’ from 2.00 to 6.00 500 pairs Knee Pants, the kind that wear, 25, 50 and 75 cents. Bristow, McAllister & Peeler One Price Cash Clothiers roe Gaffney City Land and Improvement Company Offer* for salto Rulldtng Lot* In this flourishing town. Gaffney City; Also Farms nee by and In reach of the Schools of Limestone Springs and of this place, in lots of from >0 to 100 acre* on liberal time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Farm pur pose*. For full particulars apply to J. V. Atfent. N.B.—All tresspassing on lands of this company, outtln and smovfng ttmbor. flshlnroy •innt?nv ar» f-'t-hMrtar. >>n. »»„•>.« or DFLMOF F ETTS T ■III nil (TEETHING POWDERS? Jn E a % T ,r.?,^ Tri-IIC Is bow tlie PEOPLES MARKET sells so much fresh meats tind Fish, Country Produce, etc. That is easily told. We sell the best and sell it for less. We have on hand at all times the best lot of fresh meats in the eity.&We make a speciality of Roe Shad and Fresh Fish of all kinds. We receive three shipments of each, every week. We are headquarters. Come right along and get your money’s worth. Yours truly, Tlie Peoples ]V£arket. —Try a Roe Shad today, they are extra fine. Commercial Printing Of every description executed with neatness and dispatch at Thk Ledger office, Gaffney, S. C. New Type, New Presses, the finest quality of Ink and Paper, and Compe tent Workmen. Send us your orders. IF YOU WANT Blood and Bone Fertilizers Manufactured by Swift <fe Co., Atlanta, Ga.; F. 8. Royster, Norfolk, Va.; W. C. McMurphy <fc 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 cadi, or on time with good papers. If you want gpocs cheap go to my Goforth store and buy Molasses from 25c to 50c per gallon, in 5, 10, 25 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. SA.I4KlA.TT. F. O. Btacv, Pre*ldent. J. G. Wahdlaw, Vl^e-Prektdeav THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY. CAPITAL, - ffSO.OOQ SLKI’LDS A Si I# PKOJUTK, • lO.OOO. State, (bounty and Oit.v Depowitory. |)i-po*1t» *ollclte4l from Farmer*, Merchant*, Manufacturer* and other*. Every accom modation extended U>cu*tom<-r» that their Inifclue** and reapoiiHlblUty will warrant. I>. C. KOMM Cawhicr A, N. wood Prexldeut. tt. K. Baows. Vice-President, IVlercliiintH and l*lantcr» llstnlc . OF GAFFNEY. S. O. OAI»ITAIv ^SO.OOO.-HUm’LlTS #4,000. State and County Depository. Doe* a general Banking and Exchange buvtne**, 1* wall fltted up with Fire Proof Vault and Burglar Proof Safe, with Automatic Tim* Lock. We nollclt the huMlne** of people pf all occupations * C. A*. WMlTH, 0Mhler.