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# I THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. The Ledger SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County, ESTABLISHED FEB. 16. 1894 GAFFNEY. S. C„ FIRDAY. JUNE 5. 1903. $1.00 A YEAR. THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE. items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. iCventrt that Have Taken I’lace from One Kml of the State to the Other Culled from (exchange* for (Jutck Heading by Scores of Busy I*eople. The city baseball league of Charles ton was reorganized on Saturday night and arrangements were made for the continuance of the popular eporc during the rest of the season. The Carolina Portland Cement Company, of Charleston, has in leas ed its capital stock from -foO 000 to $200,000. The Laquioa Mills, of Central, has also received a charter. The capital is $200,000. D. K. Nor ris is president and treasurer and L G. Gaines is secretary. The Watts Cotton Mill j Laurens has been chartered. The capital is $300 000. W. E Lucas is president and treasurer. Tne Donalds Oil Mill has applied for a charter recently, the capital stock of which is to be $15,000. W. R. and J. J. Dunn and J. W. Brock are the corporators. John C. Lee, a prominent farmer of the Golightly section, of Spartanburg county, was struck by lightning Mon day afternoon and seriously injured. Mr. Lee was near Cedar Springs when the bolt struck him. He remained unconscious during Monday night and it was believed at one time that he'would not reco\er,|but late reports indicate that he will survive. Sheriff Buford, of Newberry, has been in Columbia recently and that fact boded no good to criminals. Sure enough when he returmd to Newberry the sheriff was accompanied by a burly negro who is accused of having committed a murder in Ap pling, Ga , four years ago. The name of the negro whom the sheriff arrested is Charley Hill, alias Ah Ivory. Seventeen cars conveyed nearly 2,- 000 negroes over the Southern Rail way Monday to Ladson, from Char lotte, N. C., where the annual picnic of the Jenkins Orphanage took place. At Ladson they found about 500 negroes ‘•from the countrv” awaiting them The town negroes eyed the country negroes and sniffed. Acri- mouious personalities were fired; also buckshot. Among the victims of the Gaines ville, Ga., storm was E. O. Moseley, formerly of Spartanburg. His wife who is now living in Spartanburg received a telegram Tuesday announc ing her husband’s death. Mrs Mose ley left immediately for Gainesville. Mr Moseley was employed by the electric company of that city. The funeral takes place Wednesday in Jasper, Ga. Dexter Harvey, of Bacolet, was re lieved of a twenty dollar watch on Choice street in Spartanburg Tues day bight between nine and ten o’clock. Mr. Harvey was walking along the street in companions when he says that they turned upon him and took his watch by force. The matter was reported to the police and warrants were issued for the parties who were found and tho watch re covered. The young men who passed the re cent examination of the State Board of Medical Examiners include some of the representative families of the State The highest mark in the ex amination was made by Dr. Laurence Elliott Bull, of Cheraw, a graduate of the South Carolina Medical College. The second highest mark was made by Dr. Julius Heyward Taylor, of Columbia, a graduate of the Univer sity of Virginia. Lacking just a few minutes of mid night Monday night, two negroes, names unknown, were gallantly res cued from a watery grave near Charleston by Arthur Young and Ed ward Sparkman. The two colored men were attempting to reach the wharf of the Charleston Canning CompiDf with a boat load of produce, when, through tome mishap, the boat and sable crew wtru overturned in the water. The men yelhd lustil/ for help as they were swept down by the swift tide. Little Ruth, the 2-year-old daugh ter of Col. W. G. Stephenson, the superintendent of the King’s Moun tain Military Academy, at Yorkvilie. died Sunday under very sad and dis tressing circumstances. Since last Wednesday the child has been suffer ing with what was thought to be d/seotery. Dr. J. D. McDowell was called In and prescribed for the child, but asked that the excrement be kept for examination. This was done and pieces of glass were found in consider able quantity. It was fragments of broken electrio light bulbs, some pieces being an inch In length. CROP BULLETIN. Keport of COndltlou of I)iffer«iit Crop* Throughout the State. Columbia. S. C., June 2: —The week ending 8 a. m., Monday, June 1st, had a mean temperature of 76 degrees, which is practically normal. There were no excessively hot days, nor abnormally cool nights. The winos were generally light, although high winds accompanied thunder storms, in places, that lodged wheat and oats. There was more than the usual amount of cloudiness; the sun shine averaged about 40 per cent, of the possible. Parts of the State had.cooious and beneficial rains on the 26 27-28th, but parts of the western, northern, (except the extreme north eastern ones) and the eastern, east central and southeastern counties had in sufficient amount and their crops are suffering, not so much in the last two divisions, except truck in Charleston County that needs rain urgently. Parts of the Savannah valley coun ties are suffering for rain. Hail dam aged crops in parts of Dorchester, Edgefield, Marion and Saluda coun ties. The reports from different sections as to crops conditions,vary greatly. They are favorable from points that had beneficial rains, and unfavorable from places that had insufficient amounts. The favorable ones include by far the larger area. The general condition of corn im proved as to color aud growth, but stands continue irregular, and are still injured on bottom lands, worms. Upland corn has good stands. Some corn has received its last work ing, and has been laid by, though this is exceptional, as all corn is small for the season. The condition of cotton as to stands, color and growth has im proved generally, chopping is well advanced and has been finished in places, while in other places cotton is just coming up. In Colleton county fields have been plowed up and planted to corn owing to the poor stands, and their grassy condi tion,but generally fields are free from grass and are well cultivated. Sea- island cotton is thriving. Tobacco is not making satisfactory growth. It is buttoning low, and lacks a healthy color Localities that had copious rainfall report an improvement in these conditions. Rice is doing well. Oats harvest is general, and the crop is better than expected, though not a full crop, Spring so vn oats are failure. Whfat is ripening and its condition remains very poor. Melon vines are rusting in Charleston county, and are small for the season elsewhere. Beaches are ripening about two weeks earlier than last year; their quality is about average. Some reports indicate ex cessive rotting of early varieties. G irdens need more rain. The general condition of minor crops is very promising (iaiTney Full of Visitor*. Gaffney has been full of visitors this week. They have been in at tendance upon the commencement at Limestone College, and all Gaffney appreciates their presence and the in terest they took in the commence ment and manifested in the college and the great work it is doing. Brominei t among those present were Miss Alma Biyth. Miss Rosa Reynolds, Miss Pearl Ducket, Mr. and Mrs. Dew, of Greenwood; Mr. 'and Mrs. W. A. Edwards, of Colum bia; Mr. Win. Durham, of Chester; Mr. R. E. Blakely, of Columbia and Rev. A. J. S. Thomas, of Greenville, and many other prominent persons from this and other States. At Home from School. We clip the following from the Gastonia Gazette of the 2nd instant: “Hon. J. Q. Little, mayor of Gaff ney, was in the city yesterday en route to All Healing to attend the commencement exercises, which took place last night. He will return to Gaffney today, accompanied by his daughter, Miss Cleo. who has been attending^Jones seminary ’’J Miss Cleo’s many friends at her home city are pleased te have her home again. Col. Frank Ooxo, proprietor of the Battery Park hotel in Asheville, died at 9 o’clock Tuesday morning a: his Green River plantation in Rutherford county, of heart disease He was in splendid health Monday and his death was a great surorise and a mat ter of wide regret. He was one of the most successful men of western North Carolina, being worth a million dollars or more. If You are the Housekeeper You will appreciate our suggestion that you use Bransford’s "Clifton'’ flour. It makes the best bread, cake and pastry for borne people as well as visitors. Don’t let your prejudice in favor of another brand prevent your trying it. W. J. Wilkins & Co. THROUGHOUT THE TAR HEEL STATE, From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Interesting Item* Concerning Our Neigh bor* Beyond the Line Which May Provt Filter taming Heading* for Hundred* of Ledger Header* A charter is granted by the State to the Fayetteville Gas & Electric Co., capital $33,000, A. M. Taylor, of Baltimore, and others stockholders. Johnson Stroud, colored, was placed in jail in Greensboro Tuesday night, charged with an attempt to crimi nally assauii his ten year-old step daughter Mr. T. H. Ridge, who lived in the Southern suburbs of High Point, was found dead in bed Monday morning. Heart trouble is supposed to have caused his death. Mr. Ridge had a family. He moved to High Point from Davidson county. Maj. Patrick F. Duffy, for 15 years associate editor of The Morning Star newspaper, at Wilmington, died at his home there a little after 5 o’clock Monday afternoon in the 60th year of his age. His death was due to con gestion of the stomach and was rather sudden. Sunday at dinner he ate some ice cream and became violently ill a little afteY 6 o’clock. Two physi cians were summoned and were con stantly at his bed, but he grew rapid ly worse and passed away at the hour named. Samuel Haden, a young white man of Salisbury, who was pardoned in January by Governor Aycock, after serving part of a penitentiary sen tence for larceny, has written to the governor expressing his willingness to return and serve out his sentence rather than remain out of the State, as he is obliged to do under the terms of his pardon. Haden, wiio is a con sumptive, has been in New Mexico since his release and evidentIj^tlflnks prison in North Carolina preferable to freedom out West. In the Federal Court at Raleigh an interesting case was up Monday, the defendant being H. O. Dilliard, an ex-preacher, charged with writing ob scene letters to Miss Lucie Green, of Spring Hope, Nasb cou&ty. Dilliard, a man of 40, loved the girl, but G. W. Finch, half his age, was the favor ed suitor, it is charged that Dilliard wrote the letters and signed Finch’s name in order to get the latter into disfavor. When investigation was begun Dilliard ran away, after selling his property, and was traced by a poatoffice inspector to Boardman, where he was arrested. Dilliard was found guilty. Grant McAoney, a barber, who has been doing business in Southern Pines, for the past two seasons, and who died in his rooms at the munici pal building last Wednesday night, claimed that he went to that town with $3,000 and had held it in reserve. His attendant says ho saw some money in his belt, but could not tell the amount. A woman who has lived with him, and who has been known as his sister, Mhs McAnney, took the remains to Pittsburg, Pa., and so far as is known, will fall heir to his money. jVIcAnnoy had lived a ram bling and exciting life and before fail ing in health, was a bicycle trickrider aud manipulator of many different performances with circuses through the West. He was about 45 years of age. Link Barber, colored, was shot and instantly killed in a shanty car at Hpencer Tuesday night by Frank Tate, also colored. The two men were engaged in a gambling game at cards. There had been some bad feel ing between the two men, the de ceased claiming thst Tatejhad systera- atically.cheated him at cards and threatening to shoot him the next lime he caught him playing unfairly. If he had intended to kill Tate, it is certain that he allowed himself to be anticipated by ihe ftther man. In his shirt bosom was found a pistol and it is to be presumed from this circumstance that he was taken more or less unawares. There was no eye-witness to the homicide. Tate made bis escape among the end less lines of freight cars on the yard. Wednesday morning Sheriff Julian sent two deputies to Barber Junction, where he was reported to have been seen. Both men were railroad section hands. Tate is a South Carolina negro. J Driven to DeMperatlon. Living at an out of the way Diace, remote from civilization, a family is often driven to desperation in case of accident, resulting in Burns, Cuts, Wounds, Ulcers, etc. Lay in a sup ply of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. It’* the best on earth. 25o, at Cherokee rug Co. 1 SKETCH OF THE BATTLE OF SHILOAH A Version that will Probably Settle Many Disputes BY AN OLD CHEROKEEAN Heauregnrtl Oppo*ed to FighMng the Hat tie on Account of a MlHunderntanrilng In Hegard to the Enemy’* Position—The Federal* Surprised. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, June 2.—About three months ago we promised our Ledger readers to give a sketch of the battle of Shiloh written by Mr. I. Peeler, of Centre, Miss , an old time Chero keean, who was present and took part in it. Mr. Peeler is an intelli gent man and his version will settle many disputes about the manner in which the battle was fought. It’s nor often we get a chance to read sketches from the private and non-commis sioned officers of such great events aud therefore we shouid the more appreciate them, when vre have that opportunity Mr. Peeler was raised in this coun ty on what is still known as the “Peeler place’’ on the head waters of Gilky’s creek. He is an uncle of Messrs. Isaac M. and Wylie A.Peeler, also of Messrs. Tom, Sam and Fred Stacey, of Gaffney, all of whom are well-known in this county, and are among its best people. Here is that part of Mr. Peeler’s better to which ve refer: “I note in Ledger what you say in regard to Beauregard receiving a note from the hand of a negro. Beauregard was opposed to fighting the battle of Shiloh, alleging the Federals were intrenched and prepared for John son’s advance. He wss sadly mistaken, as never wh* -in army taken more b\ eurpri!-*- than that of the Federal* or; 6th of April, 1862. It was Gen. John son’s intention to fight the battle on the 5th. He gave orders for each army corps on starting from Corinth to march on three different roads converging near .lihiloh. Hardee’s corps to form front line as near the Federal iamps as possible not to be discovered by them, extending from Lick creek swamp to Owl creek swamp, a distance of three miles— effective force 9,024. Bragg’s corps, second line, 800 yards in rear of Hardee’s 10 731 strong. Polk’s corps, third line, 800 yard in rear of Bragg’s 9,136 strong. Johnson’s idea was that no force the Federals could bring to bear could brtak his three lines of battles; the more men they crowded between these swamps the worse for them and the better for him. Owing to the tardiness of Bragg’s corps getting into line of bat tle it was\oo late to fight the battle on the 5th, being 5 o’clock p. m., Johnson decided to rest the men and fight the battle on the next day, the 6th. Gen. Bragg says in monogram of the battle of Shiloh: 'A casual meeting of general officers secured on the evening of the 5th, Gen. Beauregard, confident our movement had been discovered by the enemy, urged its abandonment and return to our camps for supplies and general change of programme. In this opin ion no other seemed fully to concur, and when it was suggested the enemy’s supplies could be had for the taking, and were much nearer, Gen. Johnson quietly remarked: "Gentlemen, we shall attack at day light tomorrow morning.” At meet ing, by invitation, Gen. Johnson at his camp-fire that night further dis cussion elicited the same views and some decided determination. Col. Munsford says after the meeting of general officers Gen. Johnson told him he wanted to tell him something which he desired remembered as he should tell nobody but him and Pres ton, aides, and which might become important some day. In spite of bis usual calm exterior, I saw he was deeply moved. I told him his wishes should be complied with. He said they wished me to with draw this army without battle. What is your opinion? My surprised reply was, ‘Gen., — A defeat is preferable— this army cannot be withdrawn with out a fight, and kept together. They will become disheartened and melt away. They are very raw but are eager to meet the enemy. I have been around tbeir campfires, mingled freely with them, and know If you ever can (lo anything with such a □umber of undisciplined men, now is your time.’ Ttey are ready for the fight, the general laid, with a glow ing countenance, T have ordered a battle tomorrow at daylight.’ I in tend to hammer them, President I 1 ‘avis and Gen. Lee had utmost con- tidence in the military genius of Gen. Johnson, as evidenced by let ters written him after retreat from Bowlingreen to Corinth. Col. Duke thus describes the attack on the morning of April 6th: ‘Everyone who witnessed that scene, the mar shalling of the Confederate army for Httack upon the morning of April 6th, must remember more distinctly than anything else, the glowing en- t uisiasm of the men ; their buoyancy and spirited imoatience to close with the enemy. When the lines begun to advance, the wild cheers which arose, made the woods stir as if with the rush of mighty wind. Nowhere was there any thought of fear; every where was the evidence of impetuos and de’ermined valour ’ Gen. Cha'- mers says one more resolute move ment forward would have captured Grant and bis whole army, and ful filled to the letter, the battle plan of the great Confederate general, Albert Sidney Johnson, who dird in the belief that victory was ours and his own reputation was fully red»em- ed. But. oh, the sad mistake of . eaureg ird in ordering the army to retire just at the critical time to advance. I remain your friend and comrade I Peelkk ” Last night we had a considerable rain and the ground is too wet to plow this a. m —the air is chilly tor cotton A long wet spell will fatal to crops that haven’t b eti thinned out. Wheat is getting ripe and some lias been cut. It’s generally light Tomorrow is a ‘ big day” at Joins- vibe ana tne Southern crossr-s of honor will be delivered by the John Hatnes Chapter U. D. C. to the veterans who have applied for them We hope to give our reapers an ac count of it ntoct week. The Wiikinsville Oil Company is now ready lo begin building j. i. s. SLAVERY IN THE SOUTH. Dr (irt-Ki? Claim* that DiMfram-liNinK Hie Negro Makt.Kjjlilm a Slave. “To the white race belongs the re sponsibility for the condition of the black man in tho South, and the peo ple of that section of our country have no right to nullify the fourteenth and fifteenth am trim • - ’ • <; ie suppression of the .: the Rev. Dr. David Gregg, >mjo was applauded several times during his sermon on “Has the Civil War Settled Anything?” which he preached in the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian church, Brooklyn, yesterday morn ing. “The civil war, we are given to understand, forever abolished slavery and demonstrated clearly that the United State) was a nation and not a confederacy,” said Dr. Gregg, "yet we have the most open violation of sectiont thirteen, fourteen and fifteen amendments of the constituiiton, particularly the fourteenth and fif teenth. The fourteenth^ amendment settled the negro’s citizenship and the fifteenth settled his right to vote, and with this staring the South in the face they disfranchise the negro in several of the Slates It has be come so serious that we are now face lo face with the problem, forced up on the country by men who fired up on the flag at Sumter After forty years it is the negro problem again thrown at us deliberately and persis tently. "How shall we meet these men? is the question with us. We must meet their unconstitutional nullification by a constitutional nullification.” These remarks brought forth applause from the congregation, continuing for several minutes before Dr. Gregg could proceed. “Congress should re fuse all Representatives elected by those districts which nullified these three amendments seats in its cham ber or a place in the electoral college. This Congress can do constitutionally. This Congress ought to do —(ap- p ause)—a'nd it would unquestionably settle the^foblem Now ip the time to take up this question for action and settle it. 'De-lay will mean an uprising and the South will have an entirely different proposition with the Stales of the North than they had be fore. “The claim of the South that it was a mistake to put the ballot in the hands of the negro, that it had only resulted in harm, <s unfounded. It is not true. The ballot was put in the hands of the negro as a war measure to conserve and preserve the result of the war, and to help in the reconstruction of the Union ” Dr. Gregg elaborated on the cause of the civil war and it horrors through the four years as an illustra tion of what should not again be gone through with, ttnd said that, unless this southern negro question was taken up immediately by wise heads on both sides and quickly brought to an amicable settlement, he felt mor ally certain there would be an up rising the result of which could not be predicted, There wa* every indi cation, he said, that the South was gradually drifting back to slavery, and this has been doubly made cer tain by the fact that in two or three Htates the negro has been disfran chised, and “the disfranchising, of a race can only mean one thing; that is, the negro is forced to do the white man’s bidding, and such Ridding in this case Is nothing more than pure slavery. It should not be permitted to extend any farther than it has.” CLOSING EXERCISES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A Prosperous Session Ended at Limestone. DR. FARQUHAR’S SPEECH The L«*t Pi-ogi-itm of Commencement at Li me* tone College Kendered \Vedne*day Evening—Diploma* Presented to Twenty Graduate*. Wednesday was an ideal com mencement day. The weather was fine and the duties at Limestone Col lege not being exacting till evening, the college girls and their visiting friends, and friends in the city, made the most of it. Our streets were thronged with them all day. They were showing their home-friends places of interest and friends in the city, and our people, young and old, seemed to vie with each other in their efforts to makt the last college day of the session a pleasant one for them and their visiting friends. There was only one sad reflection in Gaff ney, and that was, that we knew on yesterday all these bright Limestone girls, whom we almost look upon and love as uur own, were to leave us for a season. But this sad thought was brightened by the one which remind ed us that fond ones at home were awaiting them, and that their young hearts were throbbing faster in an ticipation of the loving reception that awaited them by their loved ones. The climac of the commencement was reachei Wednesday night. Per- naps the largest audience ever assem bled in the college auditorium gath ered to witness the closing exercises. It was an »u i - ° ’hut was calcu- I ited to li’.-'p ■ - * ils-e. The ex^refseo weird inaugurated by an invocation by Rev. A. J. 8. Thomas, of Greenville, who offered a most appropriate prayer. Miss Alice "Dew’s perfortriance on the piano was something marvelous. Her deft, fingers ran acro*s the keys with the rapidity of a race-horse and her touch was both delicate and accu rate. Dr. Lodge tht n introduced in glow ing and exalted term? the orator of the occasion, Dr. Edward Farqubar, who spoke in part as follows: PROGRESS and woman. It is like a proverb, that the advance of mankind is tested by the position of woman. As man himself becomes more capable and enlightened, he finds more to enjoy and revere in her who had been his vassel, when he was lower and ruder. From which it might appear that the growth of woman has been more notable than that of man, if in the same time she lias advanced from a lower point to about an equal heighth. Whether this may in dicate a higher capacity on her part, whether it is but an incident in man’s own progress, or whether such relations are too profound and intimate for our grasp, is not the present inquiry. But it is no wonder, such being the general course of movement, if the general should lie distributed throughout all the particu- lurs; if the entrance of woman into all the activities of man, her free participa tion in all his privileges, should be re garded as a natural and proper destiny. A tendency which upon the whole con tinues onward through ages, is not easy to limit by any given time or aspect. When we survey the field of history, abundant confirmation rises, wide as the field, in support of the main theory. We see the savage races,—where wo man is but tile slave of man; the labor and sendee if possible all hers, the hon or and pleasure all his. We see barba rous tribes, of a little higher grade, where a little more of the rights of hu manity belong to her—in favored cases it may be, some special rights; these are the peoples destined to the greater future. We gradually come to civilization, where with a great deal still to seek, yet woman is sure to reach, at least in some points or cases, equal rank with man. More large ly, we find an ancient and modern era, where with such a.splendor of attainment in the former as might leave it all uncer tain whether many of those attainments have ever been surpassed—yet in the uu- doubted progress of woman’s estate in the latter, we have a sure ground for pre ferring our own age of the world. And finally, we have an America, which we ihink the last achievement and best ho])e of that world; or if those two titles do not fit perfectly together, we may at least conceive our country as that achievement in the making; and here the field seems very clearly widest open for the career of woman, and her place of honor highest. Only some other newer colonies of our Anglo-Saxon race may compare in that respect. When we descend from this general survey into a more particular examina tion, there will ajjpear some curious mod ifications of our principle. The appari tions of woman in the woild of history seem to follow no such course of evolu tion as the history itself. To some ex tent they even seem to reverse that course. In the ancient or the modern era, no point or space of time regarded as a culminating stage of civilization, is dis tinguished by the appearance of women in a directive public part. It is always at an earlier stage that they stand forth [continued on page five.]