Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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8 5Hfcv r ' V 1 m^W^X S i 1 - .t- V.' V-'V '■ .V, : i .H^ - /; A , ^.r >V<V" JL r r^ 1 a I Glut TRIED TO KILL HER FOSTER PARENTS j . v f ■ Administered Rat Poisnn to the Pair. waNteo to Oet property. whole 7 This getting iXo everf night with the baby, ot some of the older children, isXall wjjong. Not that the c|ii|drbn are to Jflame. If he’s the haiy, prob ably his food is wroW. Vinol will l^j^his mothet,sjand the strai Wj fa ke nights^ otheiMs ailing? These ‘ children se^ffl^Rl „enough at timea-'but theyare vr^My hollow-eyed, often list less^ with irregular appetites, peeuish afid fretful, walteful at night an|Q constantly taking cold. TiseofVinol,in conjunc- with Vinlax to regulate the boivels, will benefit these Child- ret almost in a day. There is nothing in Vinol that can nurt them. It is pleasant to take. If it doesn’t do the work, we will give you the money back. CHEROKEE DRUG CO DKUGU1STS. J. EMILE HARLEY, Attorney-at-Law, Gaffney, - - S. C. Notary plildhr. Alhbusimiss retuivesprompt and careful attetition. MON KV TO LOAN ON It LA L ESTATE. Or. C T. LIPSCOMB, i > e .x r i ss 'i' Ofiife in Sttir Theatre IJuHcling. Phone No. 20. •to* DR. R. M. DORSEY, SPECIALIST onuliseascs of i.lit' EVE and EAlt, aud O r T I C 1 A N . Successor t>» II. It. Cioodvll. 11-7 Aluxaudcr’s Music House, Spartanburg, t J . C. Thirteen-Year-Old Nellie Knleefy .Has Been Sent to the Susqyehana Valley Home For Attempted Murder—She Makes a Confession. CorininK, .N. .Y., Jan. 26.—Nellie Knisfejy, the 13-year-old adopted daugh ter at Mr. and Mrs. Isaac B. Kniscly, of this city, who tvas recently sent to the S-tisqueliaoa Valley home at Bing- hampton, has wiitteu hewne a confes sion that she had been systematically administering poison to her foster par- ents, with the hope of Itilling them* so that she coaid obtain their proper ty. Mr; and Mrs. Knisely have been mace very ill lately after their meals,, and Mrs. Knisely is now .an Invalid as the result, it is alleged, of the poison taken'into her system. At one time Mr. and Mrs. Knisely ate canned meat' and Were poisoned. Physicians at tributed the illness to the canning. About the same time a neighbor in- foimed the Kniselys that Nellie had told ' their daughter that when her foster parents were dead she would have their property, and that she had given them a dcs? which should kill them. Mr. and Mrs. Knise ly then recalled . that the girl asked them who w»uld get their property if they both died. Af ter they had become ill again they dis covered that a package of rat poison had: disappeared. They accused Nel lie of putting poison in their food, hut she had ‘ protested that she was eat ing the same food that they were. She is said to have told a girl com panion that she intended to give her foster parents another dose and run away to Pennsylvania. The girl was then sent to the Susquehana Valley home. In her confession Nellie says she feels sorry for what she has done. OFFICIALS V/ILL INVESTIGATE. J. C. OTTS, Attorney and Counselor. uost.idrs, between R. A. Jones Ltirt Davenport. Office and H<-si<L‘nce\Phone. Dr. D. P. THOMSON, Dentist. OlHoo ovi r National Rank. Williams. Hall,.In. ;.iambk A. Willis. HALL & WILLIS, a r i'ornkyh at law, ST\H«THKATRS BLIHi. (V A. H'FCtXI-CV'. «•*. C:. Notary Public In office. Prompt attention given to all business. ' Grave Charges Against Nurses at BeUeview Hospital. New York, Jan. 2G.—Official inves tigation is to bo made of charges .against the nurse training system in Belleview hospital made by John San ta Rosa, a male nurse, who recently resigned and in an aflidav^t said, that men nurses were in the habit pf giv ing powerful injections of strychnine to dying patients in order tp prolong their lives until after the close of the period of duty of the nurses in atten dance. The alleged object of this procedure was to shirk the duty of “laying out” the bodies. Other grave irregylarities are also charged. The nurses make general denial of Rosa’s (barges, but fay their work is too hard. One nurse, they assert, some times has from 1C to 25 patients to take care of during the night, and these patients have to be watched' close! v. MOUNT PELEE AGAIN ACTIVE. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist. Office Over The Battery. »'r>vT is m i c x'r THE NATIONAL BANK OT GAFTNEY, OA-H'I-rXKV. t-s. . Condensed from Semi-Annual Report, At closi! of business December Ulst, li*)3, IIESOUIICKS:— 2^.1 Ixmns, Including Overdrafts $331,775 5l United States Bonds 13,500 00 Redemption Fund. t!35 ()0 Furniture and Fixtures. Vs5 00 Cash In Vault 6+ With Reserve Agents llkitll 07 4t. jil HI , $J'.)5,'h11 S3 LIABILITIES!— Capital Stock $50,000 00 Surplus ami Profits 33,005 19 Dividend Unpaid 1,545 no Circulation — 13,500 (X) Rediscounts 34,000 00 Deposits (individuals) $1>>9,0I3 4H * “ Ranks 4.049 30 $173 $395,311 S3 PTfWe want your business md will make it to your interest to patronize us. F. G. Stacy, Prest. D. C. Ross, Cashier. J. G. iWakdlaw. V. P. MaynardSmtth. A. O. Excursionists Visit Island and Are Forced to Flee. fastries, St. Lucia, Jan. 26.—The rojal mail steamer Esk took over 400 excursionists to St. Pierre, Island of Martinique, Saturday and returned here today. ,, Sh* re[>ort6 that while she was at St. Pierre at 5 o’clock in the after noon. Mount Pelee erupted. At the time there were more than 200 per sons ashore and much alarm was felt for thtir safety. Volunteers from the ship who had remained on hoard assisted the crews of the boats in hastening to the resue. After 40 min utes of excitement all the passengers were brougght back safely to the ship. Apparently pbout 800 feet of the cone of the volcano has been blown away. Dense clouds of smoke passed three-quarters of mile from the Esk. PAINTS - OILS John \V. Masury’s Guar anteed R. R. White, and Colors, in pure linseed oil, at $1.25 per gal. F. O. Pierce’s "Cottage Colors in linseed oil guar anteed at $1.00 per gaL ! use these paints myself and know their irth. Come and let me convince you. L. BAKER. CONTRACTOR AMD| BUILDER. . ; * AMERICANS BOLOED. Volunteer Force at Bolignao, Defeated ■ by Ladrones. Manila, Jan. 2G.—It is reported here that the vdjunteer force organized at Bolignao, province of Zambeles, for the purpose \ of dispersing the La- drones in thjt vlcirjty, has been de feated and thfit three Americans, in cluding Mr. Osborne, a teacher, were killed. The lAdrone* outnumbered the vol unteers,'Burrour.ded the latter and bo- loed thorn. The Americans died fight ing. The details of the affair ogtain- able at present meager. BUBONIC PLAGUE SPREADING. Natives Durban, Natal, Are Panic- Stricken Because of Plague. Durban, Jan. 26.—Bubonic plague Is spreading so seriously here that the natives are panic-stricken. Servants and laborers are leaving tho town ip large numbers. It is anticipated that the Zuhiland drifts will be,closed,so as the spread of 1 the plague rltory. prevent that ter- Fears For Steamer Florence. Honolulu, Jan. 26.—(By Pacific C*- non-arrival of the ship Flor. ence, |4 days out from Tacoma, to this port, is causing some anxiety. Vessels arriving “from Puget sound re port storms. The Florence is an old vessel, and It Is rumored that she was leaking w^ten here last. I LITTLE STEAMER HAS TERRIBLE VOTAGE T Battled Fierce Seas With Leaking Boilers. OUT FOR MANY LONG DAYS.. Dawson City’s Trip From Nome to Seattle One of Perpetual Misfor tunes and Dangers—Anxiety Duri Ing Voyage Turned Owner’s Hair. Seattle, Wash., Jan. 26.—»A special to The Post-Intelligencer from Port Townsend says: > . - J After having been so long on the journey that recent advices, of safety were received with undisguised in credulity the Httle steamer Dawson dity, one of the first of the new fleet to leave and the last to arrive, came sluing Into port at noon like a spec tre. Few here had ever seen the vessel, and it was not until former Nomeites confirmed the supposition that it could be believed that the lit tle vessel was really the long over due packet. Tho steamer $vo's few outward sign s of the terrible ’voyage,, but casual in spection aboard shows the differences. The boiler is leaking to the point of being absolutely useless, while the machinery through continuous buffet ing about aid lack of facilities for re pairs. tells k plain story. Felix Brown, owner of the vessel, shows the effects of the trqpubles to which he has been subjected‘in his effort to get bis prop erty back to civilization. Although he is a comparatively young man, his hair is white, and long lines of care are discernable in his countenance. From Oct. 8. last year, when the Dawson Lity started from Nome for Seattle, her voyage has been one of perpetual misforune and disappoint- ment. Whan about 5 days out the boiler corflvoiced leaking and the steamer headed for Nunivak island, where temporary repairs were made. She left there Nov. 10, during very bad weather. To add to the discomforts several boiler tubes blew out almost disabling the steaming facilities. Sev- eiai cays after the vessel was forced into Port MoJler through the fact that both the water and fuel supply was beginning to yin lojv. The chart showed that coal w£s available at this port, but the statement was omitted, however, that the deposit was located 5 miles Inland with no road available to tide water. Nothing daunteU the crow aboard from master to boy went at the task and succeeded in again filling the bunkers, each man carry ing a gunny sack with 50 pounds of coal on each journey, . covering 10 miles gong and returning. While taking water casks ashore the crew lost one of their available boats which was dashed on thq rocks and smashed Into kindling woqd. After two weeks spent in this tlcesome woik at Moller, the vessel started out again. Then severe winds commenced. The Daw son City was caught in terrific gales, but weathered them surprisingly well. Her limited power proved a drawback, however, and soon the coal taken from the Moller was exhausteej. The ves sel was now forging ahead for Dutch Harbor, using' canvass as was found aboard for a make-shift sail. Two weeks were spent at Dutch Har. bor, a new canvass was secured and on Jan. 2 the packet resumed the long tiip to the sound,. The entire voyage down from Dutch Harlmr was at tended by fierce gales and nasty seas. OlT Cape Flattery Friday night the vessel met with a strong gale that prevailed, but was fortunate In having a shift to windward which brought her safe anchorage here today. JUDGE DAY ACCEPTS. Appointed Associate Justice United States Supreme Court Canton, O., Jan. 26.—Judge W. R. Day has accepted a tender of appoint ment as associate Justice of the Unit ed States supreme court. Judge Day said today in answer to a query as to his appointment: “I received' the tender from Presi dent Roosevelt Saturday. I mailed my acceptance thla morning.” Judge Day does not know when the appointment will be sent the senate. Steamer Korea Breaks Record. Honolulu, Jan. 26.—(By Pacific Ca ble)—The steamer Korea has arrived breaking the record between here and San Francisco^ 4 hours and 57 minute* Her time from San Francisco was 4 days, 22 hours and 53 minutes. Her longest day’s run, the last day was 451 miles. The Korea will sail for Yokohama Tuesday and will try for another record. Four Candidate* For Mayor Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 26.—Aider- man George Ward will be In the race for mayor In all probability, mak ing four candidates in all In the race the father* being Major Drennen for mer Sheriff F. P. O’Brien, M. H. ’orit- tenden. Alderman Ward Is one of the youngest men on the board of alder men. Bank Robbers at Bay, Wheeling, W. Va., Jan. 26.—The po lice have received word that three men supposed' to be the robbers 0 f the Somerton, O., bank, are entrenched in a log hut near Moundsvllle, W. Va., and that they had driven away a posse of farmers. Offlcers have been sent to the place. The robbers secured $6,000 from the bank. POWERS GOSSENT TO RAISE BLOCKADE I II»pp«bl Si Agreement With Bowen Only Awaited Is DECLARATIONS ARE EXCHANGED Relate to Guaraain Venezuel.V^k ofvCi >orr. WI where will spend tb** Conditions Chiefly tees To Be Furnished by Which Offers Portion Revenue of LaGuayra anjfr' Cal Berlin, Jan. 26.—Written d tlons regarding raising 4he blobkide of the Venezuelan ports have beeh tptfhangedl between Minister Bowen and the representatives of Grekf Britain, Germany and Italy. In their declarations the representa tives of the Eufopean powers promised to consent to the immediate raising of tlie blockade as soon as an agreement is concluded between them and Mr. Bowen embodying the conditions laid down by the powers. These condi tions chiefly relate to the guarantees to be furnished by Venezuela, which has offered a portion of the customs revenue of LaGuayra and. Porto Ca- bello. ANGLO-GERMAN ALLIANCE. Accord.ig to Reports It Is Daily Be coming More Unpopular. New York, Jan. 26.—The Anglo- German alliance becomes more unpop ular every day, accoiding to a dis patch from London to The Tribune. Rightly or wrongly the feeling is grow ing that the Berlin government is do ing its best to involve England in a quarrel with America. It is difficult to say what will be the outcome of the San Carlos incident. Henry Norman, who is one of the ablest critics of foreign affairs in the house of commons, points out that al though the Monroe doctrine has been formally recognized by Great Britain it has not been recognized by Ger many, and, as nobody w'ho follows Ger man opinion closely doubts for a mo ment that a misunderstanding be tween this country and America would be very far from being a matter for sorrow in Germany, it was a master stroke of diplomacy for the kaiser to inveigle the British government into this alliance for joint action within the sphere o f the Monroe doctrine. CASTRO’S TROOPS DEFEATED. Important Battle Fought Near Puer to Cabello. New York, Jan. 26.—President Cas tro’s troops have been defeated by the Venezuelan revolutionists in an important battle aliout 40 miles west of Puerto Cabello says a dispatch to The Hfcrald from Willemstadt, Island of Curacao. Scattered bodies of the defeated government soldiers are ar riving in Puerto Cabello. Their commanding general was cap tured by the revolutionists. Considered Satisfactory Basis. London. Jan. 26.—It was learned to day by a representative of the Associ ated Press that Great Britain and Ger many have informed thair representa tives at Washington that they consid er Minister Bowen’s proposals regard ing Venezuela’s guarantees to form a satisfactory basis for further negotia tions. SHIP STOKER KILLED. Fatal Explosion on One of the Vene zuelan Warships. LaGuayra, Venezuela, Jan. 26.—The explosion of one of the boilers of the Zumbador, one of the Venezuelan war- ships captured by the British naval forces, on Saturday night, killed a stoker. The British cruiser Charybdis, the torpedo boat destroyer Rocket and Zamora, flying the British flag, arriv ed here yesterday. Af+er a short stay the Charybdis and the Rocket left LaGuayra for an unknown destination. The Italian cruiser Carlo Alebrto sailed during the night. • The warships in the harbor are the Tribune, Zamora, Zumbador and Res- taurador. Robberies In Broad Daylight. Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 26.—The most sensational robbery in the his tory of the city was committed yester day when some person entered a sa loon, a butcher shop and the local branch of Booth & Co., on one of the principal streets of the city, secur ing several hundred dollars in money. The robbery occurred about 1 o’clock at a time when hundreds of people were passing. Over $100 was secured from a safe standing in ^ue saloon window. Many saw the robber, but thinking he had a right there, said nothing about it. Sues For $15,000. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 26.—Wiley McAnnaley, administrator of James P. McAnnalley, has filed suit for $15,- 000 damages against the Williamson Iron company, the plaintiff alleging that the intestate died from injuries received by reason of an explosion at the furnace In this city. .In this same accident SuperlntendieA^T. J. Edwards of the furnace lost h3T life. Killed In Runaway. Wichita, Kan., Jan. 26.—I Taylor, a wealthy young stocki Douglas, wasv*killed today mule team sunning jiway, of tha-haavy wagon pA$|ng i Aniufefc tb« INniple In the Wit)' A " , M«*jrvi»d the »ro*d (CorrtflpondApce of Tb« Ledger.) LACKHBfTKd. J«i».2(J —Mrs' Alonzo p. -i *r h visit to relatives lu aburg. hits renixped’to the Chero l'*n ter. ol Camp, the genial auditor « f C^tOkee unty, wus ioUhe oi\.v lae j-taking tak returns. It i, '()<* **Mife to meet fye colonel socially or AQcially,' _— v Jfeiday, afternoon Mins Inis tefaYptertarticd the Maids^ »ria atroJjiVtUub” at the Cherokee Inn pit m Alter aldelightfui programme, cob- Bisting (if mutiic, jtadir g and conver sation rejfreafament were served. Mias Ethel' Maxwell, on account of slcknes# caused by over study, has ret ume# home. Her course in Chi' caro College has been exceedingly xraiifyijg to her teachers .and many, triendsT^t i. our. expectation and hope that Nj^e will soon be able to resume her cmirse in college. The Rev. TR*p. Leitcb, with his musical assistant^lr. Marshal, has concluded a series ofrjyjyival services neld in the town hall. ^ During their stay here these genthrmen made many friends. . , ^ Mr J. M. Boyce, formeMJ. of this city, is seriously ill from the effefcts of blood poisoning. He was attend ing the Medical College at DaV dsou. N. C., when he wua accidentally stuck in the hand by a surgica' in strument, while working In the die secting room. From this the disease, fpread. For some time his «eemed in the balances, bdt from the latest reports, Mr. Bo; much better. His mother, Frank Moore, is now with him Boyce has many friends here, we all Jare solicitous about his rej cov> r,. “Folks up Willow Creek.’* Manager O. A. Osborne, of the Blacksburg Opera House, has secured one of the very best attractions on top road for his patrons. It is a melo-drama entitled ‘'Folks up Willow Urtek,” and will appear there next Monday night. While “The Folks up Willow Creek’’ is a roaring, rob licking comedy, its humor is clean, harmless innocent and refreshing, the kind all refined, sensible psople enjoy and approve. Ladies may at tend confident that there will not be a coarse or questionable spot in the entire performance. Of the company the Spartanburg Herald says: “The Frank Davidson Company appeared last night to a large audience, and without a doubt the most delighted one that has ever assembled in Spartanburg.” SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. The bad break in the sidewalk at the culvert on Limestone street has been bridged over with plank. The Junior Epworth League will meet at the residence of Mrs. Fay Gatlney on Friday afternoon at 4 :B0 There was a reference yesterday be fore G. VV. Speer, referee in bank ruptcy, in the case of Jones and Dull Rev. L. C. Ezell preached at Lime stone Springs church Sunday and favored The Ledger with a call yes terday. The Ladies Aid and Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church will meet at the home of the pastor today (Tuesday) at 4 p. m. All the ladies of the church and congregation arecordially invited. In the usual morning race to be first at the Gaffney branch of South Carolina’s great moral institution where she sells whiskey, a negro won Saturday morning by about half a neck over a white man. On Friday evening of the 16th inst., Mrs. A. B. Gaines entertained a number of her friends at tea in honor of her brother, Gen. W. L. Bobo, of Carlsbad, New Mexico, who was visit ing her Gen. Bobo left the next evening for his far off western homo. Mr. W. C. Brown, government rural route inspector, is in the city and will look over the county prepa ratory to establishing rural routes that will cover the whole county. We hope our people will give him such assistance as will enable him to give them the best possible service. The Spartanburg Journal of the 24th inst. states that Cashion, who manipulated worthless checks about Blacksburg ten days or two weeks ago and secured something over $200 n them, also pulled the National Bank of this place for $400. If he got any from the bank in Gaffney, the bank is taking its loss very quietly. ’ V :'fcl WE ARE LEASERS in everytHing for the toilet 4 and bath. High grade toilet article;^ at miniumn of cost SOAPS, TQ1LET WATERS SPONGES, LOTIONS POWDERS, BRUSHES RUBBER GOODS S. 0. CRAWLEY & CO. S13 Limestone St. Druggists, Perfumers and Stationers. Prescriptions Properly Filled and Promptly Delivered. On the market Again to buy he best load of Mules can ought. eep all and sizes, e and see Us oefore you Buy. GAFFNEY live Stock • COMPANY, H. M. Johnson, Manager. , < * \ iff iMlS “I do not avk i/mi to marry me unlcm you > trust everythino h) me." A New Sheldon Story THE REFORMER By Rev. Charles M. Sheldon Author of "In His Steps,” will bo oat next serial. Will Begin in a Few Days Toe Gaffney Git; Land and Improvement Company Offers tor sale Building Lots la this flourishing town, Gaffney Olty; Farms nea by and In reach of the Schools of Limestone Springs and of this place, In lots of from BO to 100 acres on liberal time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Farm pur poses. For full particulars applv to J. V. JV^ent:. N. B.—All persons are forbidden to enter on. walk or ride through or over the lands of this company, cutting and removing tlmb(tr^i^shlng or hunt ing, under penalty of law. Comm! Printing .. — i m V v A • ■3 '1/);* f*. , ity of Ini mr with neatneSB ar 1#