Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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V i Bronchitis “ I have kept Ayer’s Cherry Pec toral in my house for a great many years. It is the best medicine in the world for coughs and colds.” J. C- Williams, Attica, N. Y. All serious lung troubles begin with a tickling in the throat. You can stop this at first in a single night with Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. Use it also for bronchitis, hard colds, consumption. Three slice: 25c., 59c., $1.00. Consult your doctor. If he says take it, then do as he savs. If he tells you not to take it, then don’t take it. He knows. You should promptly correct any constipation or biliousness with Ayer’s Pills, small, laxative doses. J. C. AYER CO., Lowell, Mass. Tax Returns for the Year J.9Q3, OFFICE qp^tfUN’TY auditor. is hereby jyiven that this office be open from January ist, 1903 to * February 20th, 1903, for the purpose of receiving returns of property for taxa tion. I will be at the following places at the times herein after mentioned for teceiv- ~ing returns: At Draytonville, Monday, January 5th At Wilkinsville, Tuesday, January 6th. At Sarratt’s ■Store, Wednesday, Jan uary 7th. At T. D. Littlejohn’s (Asbury) Thurs day, January 8th. At Ravenna, (Brown’s Store) Friday, January 9th. At Timber Ridge, (M. M. Tate) Sat urday, January 10th. At White Plains, Monday, January 12th. At Thickety, Tuesday, January 13th. At Macedonia, Wednesday, January 14th. At Ezells, Thursday, January 15th. At Maud, (Linders’s Store) Friday January 16th. At Grassy Pond, Saturday, January 17th. At Cherokee Falls, Monday, January 9th. ■'At Kings Creek, Tuesday, January 20th. At Antioch, (Church) Wednesday, Januarj 21st. At Blacksburg, Thursday and Friday, January 22nd and 23rd. At Buffalo, (School House) Saturday, January 24th. At Allens, (Janies Allen) Monday, January 26th. G. W. Speer will be in the office dur ing my absence. All persons are required to state in. what school district they live. Those having property in School Districts Nos. 9 and 10, must state in their return how much lies in these Districts and how much outside, and all new buildings erected since last return and their value. All persons are required to make out and return a statement of all personal roperty, moneys, credits, investment in jnds, joint stock companies, notes, mortgages, or otherwise in your posses sion or under your control as husband, parent, guardian, trustee, executor, ad ministrator, agent, or attorney, on the ist day of January 1903, and fix a value thereto. Any person or persons who have sold real estate since last return must state to wiiom. the number of acres and value, all persons who have bought real estate since last return must state how much, the value and who from. If you fail to make return as above stated on or before February 20th the law requires me to add 50 per cent, as a penalty’, on the return of 1902. All returns mu.->t be made and signed before me or my clerk. If made before anyone else they must be sworn to. All persons liable for the income tax under Section 335 of the Acts of 1897, are required to make return of same. J POLL TAX. All able-bodied males jetween the ages of 21 and 60 years are 'liable for a poll tax, except Confederate jldiers over 50 years of age. W. D. Camp, County Auditor. Nov. 28-iawk-till Feb. 20, 1903. UNCLE SUM’S SHIPS WILL ITEM CLEAR WillJ Not Be Dispatched to Venezuelan Waters. No RUMORS ARE SET AT REST. Admiral Dewey Announces In Cable gram to the Navy Department the Proposed Itinerary of His Fleet Dur ing the Christmas Holidays. Washington, Dec. 18.—The navy de partment contributed the most impor tant development in the Venezuelan situation over night in the form of a cablegram from Admiral Dewey an nouncing the proposed itinerary of the vessels of his fleet during the Christ mas holidays. It is clear that the plan provides for no undue concentra tion of ships along the Venezuelan coast, and so prudently and advisedly have its details been drawn up that Secretary Moody today cabled the ad miral the dedepartment’s ^ap.iU?WftY''6L his orders. sets at rest the rumors that the United States attempts complica ting the Venezuelan situation by dis patching large naval forces to La- Guayra as an offset to the allied fleet. Admiral Dewey’s cablegram dated San Juan Dec. 14, is to this effect: “Proposed itinerary of vessels for Christmas holidays: “Kearsarge. Alabama, Massachu setts. Iowa. Scorpion. Trinidad, Illi nois. Indiana. Hist to St. Thomas; the Texas to Pointe-a-Petrie; Chicago, Newark. Ragle to Curacoa; San Fran cisco. Albany. Wasp to Mayaguez; Cin cinnati, Atlanta. Prairie, tugs and tor pedo boats to San Juan; Culgoa to Mayaguez and San Juan; Olympia, Nashville and Macnias to St. Kitts; Detroit to Antigua: Mayflower and Vixen to Porto Rican waters and vi- p ,T,u v and Dolphin to Antigua and vi cinity.” ■ ii reply Secretary Moody sent the following cablegram: "Carry out proposed itinerary. A merry Christmas.” Clerk’s Sale. State ok South Carolina, 1 County of Cherokee. j A. Sydney Smith & Son, Plaintiffs, against James B. Davies, etal, Defendants. In obedience to an order made herein, dated 4th day of December, 1902, I will sell at Blacksburg, S. C., in front of the U. S. Postoffice, l>etween the hours of ten o’clock in the forenoon and twelve, noon, Tuesday Dec. 30th, 1902, to the highest i bidder the following described lands, to ’wit: That tract or parcel of land in the Township of Cherokee, known by the local name of “Piedmont Farm,” and ly ing partly on the South side of Whita kers mountain, on Jumping branch, wat ers of Kings creek, and boqnded by lands now, or formerly, of Charles Byars and others, being the same lands that were sold by order of the Court of Com mon Pleas for York County in the case of John L. Black, et al, against S. E. Lub bock, et al, (Pack 72, No. 269), and con taining three hundred and eighty five (385) acres, more or less. Terms of Sale:—One third cash, and the balance on a credit of one and two 1 years, with interest from the day of sale, to be secured by the purchaser’s bond and a mortgage of the premises, the bond to provide for ten per cent, attorney’s fees, if the mortgage has to he foreclosed. Purchaser must comply as to the cash portion of bid within thirty minutes, or the lands be resold on same day, at the same place, at purchaser’s risk. Purchaser must pay for all papers and recording, but may have the privilege of paying entire hid in cash. J. Eh Jefferies, Cl’k. C. C. Pi’s. Pub. Dec. i2-i9-26th, 1902. epe For Relief This Winter Say T exting Officials. Philadielphia, Dec. 18.—Officials of the Reading railroad hold out no hope tor relief in the anthracite coal strin gency this winter, despite the ef forts of the company to mine and ship to Its full capacity. “Under normal conditions,” said one of the officials, “the anthracite . pro duction is never equal to the dema’nd during the winter and the Reading and other anthracite companies have been obliged to draw upon the stock of varioua stages to help out the de mands of the trade. This year there is not a pound of coal at any of these storage points, and consumers are de pendent entirely upon the daily output of the mines. The big dealers in New England, who usually have in stock at this season of the year from 50,000 to 100,000 tons, are bare of coal, and dependent entirely uponi what is being shipped to them by thq* various-coal companies. Practicjffiy all of the Reading companies^collier- ies are in —TKe company shipped,the mines in the past 'T'Twn -ffoys nearly 1,900 ears of coal. This means a daily production of near ly 00,000 tons. It is stated that the Pennsylvania railroad has 3,000 of the Reading company’s coal cars on its tracks in the western part of the state as well as 2,500 Central Railroad of New Jersey, and ♦hese are urgently needed in the anthracite trade. Their non-delivery is causing much delay In the shpment of anthracite to points east of Harrisburg PARLIAMENT PROROGUED. King’s Speech Recapitulation of Pub lic Events—Venezuelan Affair. London, Dec. IS—Parliament was pro rogued this afternoon by royal com mission. Nearly a score of members of the house of commons were pres ent when Black Rod summoned the lower house to the house of lords to hear the king s speech, which was an unusually lengthy recapitu’ ‘ on of public events since January, ...elud ing the action taken in connection with Venezuela, regarding which the speech said: "1 regret that the constant com plaints which my government found it necessary to address to the govern- ment of Venezuela in regard to un justifiable and aibitrary acts against British subjects and property during last two years have been disregarded, and it has become necessary for my government,- acting in concert with that of his imperial majesty, the Ger man emperor, which has also serious cause for complaint against the repub lic, to insist on measures of redress.” The speech refers to the conclusion of the South African war, and adds: “There seems to be every reason to hope that material prosperity greater than the Transvaal or Orange River colonies yet have experienced, may yet visit the region and that the pop ulation may live together in friend ship for each other and loyally to the Crown.” Paragraphs deal with the postponed coronation, the conference and the colonial secretary Chamberlain’s tour, which together are exjiected to be of “the utmost value both in respect to their immediate effect and as prece dents in the future.’ Other topics touched upon were the expedition against the Mad Mullah and the co-operation of Italy therein, the acceptance of Chile and Argentine of the British boundary award, the Brus sels sugar convention and the alliance between Great Brl+ain and Japan which the king believes will be of ad vantage to both couitries and contrib ute to the maintenance of general peace In the extreme east. Parliament was prorogued until Feb 17. Young Girls Abducted. Asheville, N. C.. Dec. 18.—Bounte May Jone«, aged 13, and Marie Kuy kendall, aged 14, who mysteriously disappeared from their homes here a week ago, have been found at Colum bia, C., and are now under the de tention of tie police at that place. N. C. Hoyt, a theatrical advance man ager, has been arrested in the east ern part of the state as the girls’ ab ductor. Wisconsin to Undergo Repairs. San Francisco, Dec. 18.—The battle ship Wisconsin has sailed for Bremer ton navy yard to be repaired and overhauled, after which she will be •ent to the Asiatic station. The ex ecutive officer: of the vessel Is taking her to Bremerton as no captain has been appointed to succeed Captain Reiter. The cruiser New York will •ail for Santa Barbara today. Cousin of King Alfonso Arrested. Madrid, Dec, 18.—General Bourban y Castellrl, a cousin of King Alfonso, w a» arrested yesterday evening in a gambling chib. He was arraigned be fore the captain general and subse quently Imprisoned. AN 4RACITE COAL STRINGENCY. MlifSTER BOWEN IS ilVIN FULL POWERS To Effect Settlement In Vene zuelan Affair. APP DINTED BY PRES. CASTRO. Unit ec j states Minister Only Awaits nsent of Sate Department to As sume His Task and Enter Into No- fl°)tiations With Powers. fifll TRAMPS SHOT FOR CONVICTS. Alabama Officers Make Mistake and Wound Knights of the Road. Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 18.—Deputy Sheriff Sam Reeves, of Pike county, brought tw’o badly wounded tramps from Sprague Junction. 15 miles down the Atlantic Coast Line. For several days Deputy C. A. Nichols, of Pike, and a guard named Vaughan from the Henderson Lumber company’s camps at Sanford, have been following the four convicts who escaped 1 last Friday. The convicts are armed and have been robbing stores along the road. Just as night closed in the pursuers got to Sprague and on searching a box car three men jumped out, and being called upon to halt, ran. off. The deputies supposed they were the conicts. fired, and wounded two. One of them had his hip broken and the other got a shot in the hip and three fingers shot away. The third man escaped. They were three white tramps beating their way to Mont gomery. The wounded men are now at, the infirmary being operated on. One is dangerously hurt. One of them is Ike Levy, from Savannah, where he has a brother named Boh. who has been telegraphed to. The other is from New York. Pulliam Gets Five Years. Charlotte, N. C., Dec. 18.—In the federal court Lawrence Pulliam, ex- cashier of the defunct First National Bank of Asheville, who was charged witli embezzling $7,000 of the bank’s funds, has been sentenced to five years at hard labor in the federal prison at Atlanta. Motion for a new trial was overruled, as were appeals for clem ency. An appeal was taken which will carry the case to the circuit court of appeals at Richmond. Pulliam was in court with his wife and daugh ter when the sentence was pronounc ed and he was visibly affected, as was his family. Drunken Youth Stabs Mother. Paint Rock, Ga., Dec. 18.—Alva Wright, a young man of this place, while under the influence of liquor, became enraged, because his sister was dancing with a young man named Robinson, drew hi 8 knife and stabbed Robinson and then fatally stabbed his own mother. The deed was commit ted at a dance, and for a while great excitement prevailed. Wright was arrested an<J is stiongly guarded. Burglars Loot Postoffice. Aiken, S. C., Dec. 18.—Burglars en- terde the postofflice and general store of J. T Shuler, at Montmorenci, S. C., a few miles from this city, blew open the safe and secured $600 in cash, besides stamps and valuable papers. The robbers cut the telegraph and telephone wires on either side of the village. So far there is no clew to the identity of the thieves. Receiver Appointed. Memphis. Dec. 18.—The clerk and master of Shelby county, by request of stockholders and directors, has been appointed receiver of the Woods Chickasaw companj, a large manu facturing concern, and wholesale deal ers in harness and vehicles. The cause of the receivership, as stated by the officers, is friction between stock holders and temporary financial diffi culties. The company operates a leather goods factory at Joliet, III. Steamer Has Rich Cargo. New York, Dec. 18.—The last steam er from New York which will reach the other side of the Atlantic before Christmas, the St. Paul of the Ameri can line, has sailed with $460,615 in money orders payable in 15 European countries. Nord Proclaimed President Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Dec. 18.— General Nord having been proclaimed president of Haiti by the army took possession of the national palace this morning. fashington. Dec. 18.—President Cas- has clothed Minister Bowen with power to effect a settlement with Freat Britain, Germany and Italy. Mr. Bowen simply awaits the con- mt of the statp d q^artment to assume This task of assuming that the na tions named are willing that he shall undertake this work. It is believed that the critical phase of the Venezue lan situation has passed. GERMANY WANTS APOLOGY. Desires Some Kind .of Satisfaction Aside From Finnacial Demands. Berlin, Dec. 18.—Aside from the financial demands mentioned in her ultimatum^ Germany expects some form of apology from Venezuela for the diplomatic insults which the for eign office says are more serious and more gross than those which Great Britain claims. The foreign office officials point out that Premier Bal four’s remark yesto: day in the house of commons about Germany having other than financial claims much ap plying for diplomatic reparation for indemnity like money or territory. The foreign office is again calling attention to the suspicions in the United States lest Germany effect a landing in Venezuela. It says a refu tation of such suspicions ought to be persevered in in the slender forces at the disposition of Germany. There are scarcely three hundred‘men who could be spaied from the squadron, not a sufficient number to take La- Guayra, let alone form an expedition into the interior. It is not settled whether the notification of the com mencement of the blockade Xvill be made public in Berlin and London si multaneously or take the form of a communication from the two com manders of the squadrons to the Ven ezuelan authorities. The publication will apparently be delayed a day or two. The foreign officials say that the re ply to Venezuela’s arbitration propos als has not yet been sent. The for eign office is still exchanging views on the subject with London. Al though the foreign offices do not give the least hint of the character of Ger many’s reply, it seems certain that arbitration will not be accepted, though the refusal may he accompanied by fresh suggestions. WOULD FIGHT FOR CASTRO. Many Americans Desire to Enlist In Venezuelan Army. New York. Dec. 18.—Among the passengers who will stai-t for Venezue- la on the steamer Maracaibo on Sat urday, will be Nicholas Hernandez, the 22-yea:-old son of General Jose Maria Hernandez, “El Mocho.” Young Her nandez is a compositor at present em ployed in Danbury, Conn. He tele graphed a friend that he would t to Caracas to enlist in his father’s command. In addition to the number of person al offers from United States citizens at the Venezuelan consulate to enlist in Castro’s army, the consul general has received just 46 letters, the writ ers of which wish to serve. Among the senders of these communications are army officers and discharged sol diers. One man, who owns a steam yacht, offers this to repair the naval force destroyed by the warships, and says he will man her, too, without any thought of remuneration. Senor 7. Mestre Anmabile, a former captain in the Spanish navy, and the hero of many duels, was among those who placed himself at the disposal of the Venezuelan consul general. HOPE CENTERS IN THE U. S. Italy Believe* This Country Holds Key To Venezuelan Situation. New York, Dec. 18.—All who have spoken with Foreign Minister Prinet- ti regarding the Venezuelan situation, including the American Austrian and French ambassadors, says a Rome dis patch, have been assured that he was not at all preoccupied by the fact that Venezuela had rejected the Ital ian ultimatum. Asked about the Italian claims, he shrugged his shoul ders, saying: “Who has not claims against Ven ezuela?” The general opinion here is that Venezuela will end by giving way to the inevitable. Much is hoped from the influence of the United States which, it is thought, will certainly be the power ultimately to decide the question. Ecuador Expresses Sympathy. Guayaquil, Ecuador, Dec. 18.- Presi dent Plaza ha* sent the following ca ble message to President Castro at Caracas: “The government and peo ple of Ecuador express sympathy with the government and people of Venezu ela in the International conflict and hope the difficulties will be peaceably apd honorably settled.” BOILER BURSTS; FIREMAN DIES. One Man Killed and Two Injured In Explosion Near Worth. Albany, Ga., Dec. 18.—News has reached here of the explosion of one of the boilers at the gin of Hall & Wallace, in East Dougherty, near Worth. The explosion hurled the other boil er 25 feet away and completely demol ished the gin, killing Charlie Seamore, fireman; fatally injuring Will Barber. Allen Anderson was slightly hurt. The boilers had been steamed for about three-quarters of an hour when the explosion occurred, and it is be lieved to have been due to the care lessness of the fireman In letting too heavy a steam pressure form in the boiler. Seamore and Barber were standing near the boiler at the time of the explosion. Anderson was in the gin house. All the injured were negroes. G. A. Wallace, one of the owners of the gin, was in the press room, the only part of the gin that was left standing. He escaped uninjured. The gin was built last summer and was worth about $3,500. It Is practically a complete loss. NEGROES TAKE TRAIN. Drunken Blacks Cause Trouble In Al abama—Are Arrested. Evergreen, Ala., Dec. 18.—A crowd of drunken negroes took possession of the fast southbound Ixmisville and Nashville train at Greenville, 37 miles north of here. The conductor wired Sheriff Prid gen at this place to meet the train with an aimed posse to arrest the drunken outlaws. As soon as the telegram was re ceived the sheriff and Town Marshal Crosby summoned armed help, and when the train arrived' went on board and some of the negroes, refusing to submit, drew their pistols, but were soon covered and arrested. Two who refused to submit were handled very roughly. All of the crowd are now in Evergreen jail. The train was crowded with north ern people, who were so far in the rear coaches that they did not know of any disturbance until they saw the armed men taking the negroes from the train, when they thought a lynch ing bee was in pr<r 1 s. HEAD AND ARM SEVERED. Train Strikes Milk Wagon and Man gles Man at Knoxville. Knoxville. Tenn., Dec. 18.—‘Andrew Scott, a dairyman, was run over and instantly killed this morning by a sub urban train of the Fountain Head Railroad company. He was in a milk w r agon crossing the railroad track at Arlington when a “dummy” train struck the wagon. His head and one arm were complete ly severed, and his body was terribly crushed. The engineer claims to have given the usual signals, and says the wagon appeared on the track just as the place was reached. ALMOST BLED TO DEATH. Member of Hockey Club Meets With Painful Accident. New York. Dec. 18.—Whitney Car penter, a member of the Andover Preparatory School hockey team, nar- rowly escaped bleeding to death as the result of injuries received in a match w’ith the team of the Cutler school of this city. During a scrim mage Carpenter fell and struck the blade of the Cutler man’s skate. He was picked up unconscious, bleeding from a deep cut over the left ear. The flow of blood was staunched with dif ficulty, and he was removed to his mother’s residence. Townsend, another Andover player, was hurt, hut not seriously, although he was obliged to retire from the game. The game resulted in a draw, the score being 3 to 3. Big Cotton Mill For Ringgold. Ringgold. Ga., Dec. 18.—Ringgold is a t last to have a cotton factory. Mr. Brown, of Arkansas, who has been elected superintendent, has arrived and will make this his home. The board of directors has been elected, with Judge J. C. Hlx, ordinary of this county, president; W. H. Odell, secre tary, and Mr. Preston, cashier of Chat tanooga Savings hank, treasurer. They will erect a 5,000-spindle mill, and work will begin at the earliest possi ble date. General Peanuts Is Found Dead. New York, Dec. 18.—General Pea nuts, who, for a number of years, was one of the best known midgets and clowns connected with Barnum’s and Forepaugh & Sells’ circuses, was found dead in bed today. The midget was a Japanese, 38 years old, and was 2 feet, 1 Inch high. Quartet Fight Duel at Nice. Nice, Dec. 18.—The duels following the bombastic challenge of the Ital ian fencing champions, Vega and Pes- slna, to the French champions. Me- rignac and Klrchoffer, were fought here today and resulted In both Ital ians being woumied Their wounds are not dangerous. Tragic Death of Minister, Decatur, Ala., Dec. 18.—Rev. S. A. Archer, a Baptist minister, was kill ed Tuesday night by Casy Holland, a young farmer living near town. The two quarreled over a load of wood and Holland struck Archer on the head with a stick of wood, breaking his skull. Death ensued in a few hours. Holland left for parts unknown. A warrant Is out for his arrest. * Get the Most Out of Your Food You don’t and can’t if your stomach is weak. A weak stomach does not di gest all that is .ordinarily taken into it. It gets tired easily, and what it fails to digest is wasted. Among the signs of a weak stomach are uneasiness after eating, fits of ner vous headache, and disagreeable belch ing. “I have, taken Hood’s Sarsaparilla at different times for stomach troubles, and a run down condition of the system, and have been greatly benefited by its use. 1 would not be without it in my family. I am trou bled especially in summer with weak stom ach and nausea and find Hood’s Sarsaparilla invaluable.” E. B. Hickman, W.Chester, Pa. Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Strengthen and toae the stomach and the whole digestive system. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ I Unforder tofit up our livery with new and up-to-date Vehicles, ■’4*..; ...a*-,. •/.. , ,. - r ffifiwmn , MTrirf we 'will sell our entire stock of livery vehicles « v at* Ta! Isacrafice*. iWe meanlbusiness.’ '•■’skis '-vr vtasws"-® ■ ., H. M. ’ 1 , Mgr. Gaffney Livestock Co. Just In « for Christmas a lot of Men’s Patent Leathers Bluchers and Bats. All Our Stacy Adams $5 Shoes to Go at $4. The R. S. Lipscomb f Shoe Go. The Shoe Store. Cakes!, Cakes! Cakes! Xmas Cakes of all kinds. Fruit! Fruit! Fruit! Tropical Fruits of all kinds. NUTS! NUTS! NUTS! The most varied assprtment to be found in the city. Order now and save the rush. FINCKEN’S PALACE OF SWEETS. Phone No. 71.