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THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. r Fhe ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND EEIDAY. 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 HAFFNEY.JS. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1903. S1.00 A YEAR. ROOSEVELT'S START IN ROUTICH LIFE He Was a Strenuous Free * Trader HE NOW STANDS “PAT.” HIm Voice Could Have Caused the Attorney General to Go After the Coal Trust But He Preferred to Let Private Money Tree it Instead. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Washington, D. C., Aug. 13.—If President Roosevelt is elected next year it will be simply and solely be cause the voters of the country believe that be is helping them in their battle with the trusts. It is not strange, then, that the President is doing all In his power to give currency to the idea that be is fighting the trusts with might and main. Let us see how he is doing this. Let us see how much he is entitled to the distinguished consideration of the people for his efforts to curb the trusts. Mr. Roose- ! ▼elt started in political life as a strenuous free trader, and was a mem- ! her of the New York Free Trade Club, yet recently, under pressure from the Protective Tariff League, he joined the "standpatters,” and thus stands op posed to the most certain way of curb ing the trusts and giving relief to the people—by reducing the tariff duties. It was the President’s voice that killed the Littlefield anti-trust bill in the last Congress and caused the passage of two sham anti-trust bills—the El- ! kins anti-rebate bill and the Depart ment of Commerce bill with its Bu reau of Corporations to give publicity to trusts. His voice could have caused his Attorney-General to go after the coal trust that William Randolph Hearst had treed with his own money and solely in the interest of the peo ple. His voice was silent. Instead of saying, “Sick ’em, Knoxy,” he left Mr. Hearst to guard the tree alone. 4'he facts that are slowly coming to light in regard to the new Bureau of Corporations in the Department of Commerce should open the eyesof the voters of the country to the real posi tion of the President on the trust question. In discussing the ‘ 'Present Statistical Outlook in Washington,” the correspondent of the New York Journal of Commerce and Commer cial Bulletin, on July 27, said of this ntw bureau : ‘‘The work now laid out fur this bureau is of a really thorough type, and if it is pursued with vigor on the lines now suggested there will be a good deal of complaint in the near future when the methods now contemplated are actually applied. Pressure of the most strenuous sort will undoubtedly be brought to bear at the White House. Just how soon the Department will really begin to show its hand in the matter of trust investigation cannot be certainly pre dicted, but those who are in a posi tion to know say it will not be until after the next presidential election. As a matter of fact, a good deal of time is needed for the organization of the work and for laying out special lines of investigation. All this will consume many months, and (Secretary Cortelyou is too tactful a man to weaken his strategic position by open ing fire in a presidential campaign, if there would be any danger of hurting his party thereby. It will, therefore, be a good while oefore there are any definite results of the inquiries of the Bureau of Corporations.” * * * Is there anything in this statement to frighten the trusts? Is it not clear that this new bureau will give the trusts two years more leeway—two years more license to loot the people’s pockets—two years at $1,000,000,000 a year? And what then? Publicity. That’s all, and more than all, for it is entirely optional with the President whether anj of the facts gathered by this bureau are ever published or not. Bat the facts, when published, are to serve only as a basis for ‘‘conserva tive” anti-trust legislation some time in the dim and distant tuture. President Roosevelt fighting the trusts? Rot. He is their best friend. He, as no other living man, knows •bow to tickle them and at the same time make the multitude, who sees his fierce face and vigorous gestures, ibelieve that he is mauling the immor tal ichor out of them. The trusts have great netd of just su:h a man at this juncture to save them from the wrath of an outraged people. It is part of their game that Wall street and the trusts are to be against Roosevelt this year. Next year, when the campaign Is on, it will be found that the G. O. P. is getting financial support from its old-time friends—the trusts. How loog, 0 Lord, bow long, will the peo- pje be fooled? * * * As corroborative evidence that the leaders of the republican party are standing in with the trusts and they each understand the game that l« being played for the edification of the galllble public, the administration organ in Washington, the Evening Star, not long ago had an article at tacking Governor LaFolIette of Wis consin for his speeches before differ ent Chautauqua assemblies, in which he fiereelp assailed the trusts of the country. This article said in effect that Governor LaFolIette was to be disciplined for his heresy; that he was jumping on the republican party and one ot its pets in his attacks on the trusts, and that the leaders of the re publican party were becoming alarm ed lest the trust should get the idea that they really were after them and withdraw their financial support. What stronger evidence that the re publican party is the party of, for and by the trust*, do the people want? Charles A. Edwards. THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE. Items of Interest of Passing Events. NEWS OF THE WEE! IN LOWER CHEROKEE From Our Correspondent at Etta Jane. ALL OVER THE STATE. PERSONALS AND LOCALS. FAST MAIL TRAIN WRECKED. The {Switch at the Ozark Cotton Mill Had Heen Thrown. No. 35, the Southern’s south-bound fast passenger train, was wrecked Monday night at 10:40 o’clock by an open switch at the Ozark Cotton Mill, one mile north of Gastonia; the en gine and tender and the mail car were almost demolished; three other cars were derailed; and four persons were injured. These were : Engineer Zeb Black, of Spartan burg, 8. C., who is badly scalded on the back. Fireman Ed. Earle, of Spartanburg, S. C., who is slightly scalded and bruised. Fostal Clerk 0. H. Burchfield, of Atlanta, Ga., who is deeply cut and bruised about the head and is inter nally injured. Postal Clerk W. A. Sharpe, of Greenville, S. C., who recived cuts on the head and had his leg broken. It seems certain that No. 35 was wrecked by some person or persons unknown, who threw the switch and then extinguished the red light of danger. There was some anxiety in Gaffney Tuesday morning as a result of the wreck because a number of Gaffney people were on board the ill-fated train. Fortunately no others were hurt er apt those mentioned, hut there wa a considerable shaking up among tne passengers. Juvenile Httselmll. Notwithstanding the fact that in terest in the national game has waned in Gaffney so far as semi-professional bail is concerned, it has not dimin ished the ardor of the younger set, and almost every evening they have a friendly combat on the garded school grounds. Last Tuesday they hud a very interesting contest between two teams which, for lack of a better name, we will term the Indians and Papooses, in which the latter won by the score of 11 to 7. The players were: Indians—Hopper, Jones, Poag, Sams, Clary, Wood, Lipscomb. Web ster and Byars. Papooses—Little, Bell, Hamrick, Phillips, Littlejohn, Campbell, Lipscomb, Parker. Gaines. There is no quesiion about the ability of the Papooses to play ball. They are all small boys ranging from about thirteen to sixteen years of age, while the others ranged from sixteen to manhood. A New HuMiueHH. On September 1st Mr. Sam W. Clary, who has for a number of years been ‘clerking for Messrs. Carroll, Carpenter & Byers, will open a dry goods, notions and grocery business in the stand lately occupied by D. J. Holt, just beyond the office of the tfvents that Have Taken Place from One End of the State to the Other CuUed from Exchanges for Quick Reading by Scores of Busy People. Without loosing a single ward in the city, G. Heyward Mahon was Tuesday elected mayor of Green ville, defeating|James T. Williams by a sweeping victory. The Whaley Mills, of Columbia, have decided to run three days of i each week until the new crop of cot- ; ton comes in, which will be the first week in September. Sunday evening at 7 o’clock during a violent electric storm at Charleston a negro woman was killed in her bouse in the suburbs and the harbor light of the United States govern ment in St. Phillip’s steeple was ex tinguished. When finished the plant of the Ca tawba Power company will be able to furnish 6,000 horse power for the en tire year, and for about eight or nine months will make 10,000 horse power, j The plant will cost $800,000, it is sa<d. A negro who was working at the quarry three miles above Trenton was run over by an engine last week and was so cut up that one leg had to be amputated. Death soon fol lowed. He was asleep on the railroad switch. Lawrence Copeland, formerly post master at Bethune, in Kershaw coun ty, was committed to jail Tuesday in default of $2,000 bond to await trial at the November term of United States court on the charge of em bezzlement. Saturday afternoon Chris. Wil liams, a negro boy, was knocked from the track of the Seaboard by the southbound vestibule and killed. He was picked up and taken to Greenwood where the inquest was held. He lived at Cross Hill. Because of uncongeuiality with her mother and other members of her family household, Miss Lela Lancas ter, an operative in the Columbia Duck mill, unsuccessfully attempted to commit suicide at her home in the mill village at Brookland Sunday afternoon by swallowing laudanum. Secretary Gantt has gone to Ham burg to investigate the State’s title to the streets of that town which property owners are said to be clos ing up. A full investigation will he made and if the property belongs to the State action will be commenced against those taking posession of it. Wirisboro was startled and horrified to hear on Monday that Fred Haben- icht had been drowned in Catawba river. Early Monday morning a par ty of young boys left town for Ca tawba river intending to spend the week camping and while in bathing, Habenicht was drowned in attempt ing to swim across the river. Four children were burned to death Sunday night at Welford. They had been left alone in the house while their parents attended church ser vices about a mile away. During "Behold the half Even though for Gaffney Manufacturing Co. Mr. Clary their absence the fire occurred, but it is not know how it was started. The oldest child, a boy of 10 years, jumped from a window and was saved. The Charleston & Western Caro lina railway has about completed their new coal chute at Laurens, S. C., which is one of the in ibis part of the country. The chute has a capapity of 500 tons and is equipped with a Hunt engine and hoist. The chute is the latest patent and the work of coaling will be greatly ex pedited. Sunday about 1 o’clock Mr. Lind say H. Cromer, of Clinton, and little son, Lindsay Cromer, Jr., met with quite a serious accident in Laurens painfully his skull being fractured in two places They were taken to the home of J. F Tal bert, a relative, after receiving medi- is one of the staunchest young busi ness men in Gaffney, and, like all those who bear the name, is popular and reliable. We bespeak for him a liberal patronage and a successful business venture. Two New Drug StoreM. Dame Rumor has it that Gaffney is soon to have two additional drug es tablishments. It is positively assert ed that several Blacksburg people have associatod with themselves a number of Gaffney people and formed a new company to conduct a drug business. It is also said that Mr. Creech, of Barnwell, will establish a drug store by which both were very in the building now occupied by the injured, the boy seriously. Dixie Dry Goods, Clothing and Shoe Co., on Septembe. 1st. n M Marriage at K/.«11||. cal ttttention aDt j w b er( , ^ey are re- On Monday last at Ezells Mr. Perry gir(]ed a8 dolDg Dice ,y # Moore was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Miss Polly Belaw. The ceremony was performed by Magistrate George D. Scruggs. KmphaHl/.eM It* Superiority. The best test of an article is the way it sells. Bransford Mills, at Owensboro, Ky., where "Clifton” flour is made, run night and day, and yet they cannot supply the de mand for ‘‘Clifton.” In tlis city, as elsewhere, it is the standard by which other flours are guaged, and the statement that "it is just as good as Clifton” only makes its superiority the more pronounced. W. J. Wilkins & Co. Who la He? Who is it that makes the Fewer- gallons; wears-longer paint? One of the most brutal crimes ever committed in South Carolina oc curred Saturday in Colleton county. Lizzie Aiken, a colored woman of about 40 years of age, killed two of her children by cutting off their beads with an axe. It is said that their heads were completely severed from their bodies, not a nerve, vein or other llgiment being left to con nect the two. It appears that an ef fort was made to dispose of the bodies for a fire bad been kindled around the corpse of the younger child. The woman has been committed to jail, and Is thought to be insane. Both of the < htldren are girls, one 5 years of age and the other 3. We discontinue each subscription prompt ly at its expiration. So watch your label and the date and renew before *tls too late. Interesting Paragraphs and Recent Hap penings In Lower Section of the County Gathered lip by Our Regular Correspon dent for Benefit of Ledger Readers. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, Aug. 12.—Your corres pondent has just returned from visit ing the ruins at the Pacolet and Clif ton cotton mills by the flood of June 6th, last, and with the Q .een of Sheba, can say: was not told me.” two months the work of reparation has been going on and hundreds of hands are daily at work clearing away the debris, rebuilding the mills and cleaning up the machinery and get ting it ready for work again, no one can form an intelligent idea of the destruction without seeing it. The pictures appearing in this paper soon after the 'flood were facsimile representations of the situations and showed at a glance more than a volume of word painting could pos sibly do. The river literally scoured its bottom and banks until nothing is left save the granite foundation on which stood great trees and immense walls of brick and scone. Every ves- tage of vegetable life has been swept away, even to the waters edge,and the sand thrown out of the channel and scattered along the banks, leaving no marks of where stood ponds of water and frog swamps. Hundreds and thousands of people have visited these ruins and we leave it for them to tgll the tale of woe. Serious and extensive as the work of destruction has been its rather amusing to hear some eye witnesses tell what they saw when it was going on. George Lewis, colored, tells about the rain fall preceding the rise of the river, as being one in which you couldn't hear your own ears. He s^ys, "Whin the river was rising it acted ‘indifferently’ to any thing he ever saw. It would make a rush toward the banks and when the waves went back they would taKe something with them—it might be a tree, a house, a piazza or some par- tion of the mill, or if there was nothing else they would undermine the bank and great landslides would follow the reeediag waves into the river.” No one except those who have seen it could be induced to believe half of what did take place, and therefore wo will attempt to say nothing more about it. It was our good fortune to meet many of our old friends and ac quaintances on our trip, some of whom we havent seen in a long time. They all treated us well and made our visit so pleasant that we hated to leave them. We attended the Sun day school at the Clifton Baptist church where we formed the acquaint ance of most of its officers and pu- piles. Though many have moved away they have a large school there yet. Many northern men are employed in mending the broken machinery and superintending different parts of the work and some are doing some of it themselves. There is still no rea son for idling or vagrancy about these mills. Everybody who wants it gets work to do and there will be employ ment there for many months yet and until the machinery starts again. I must take special pains to thank Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Sparks for innum erable kindnesses shown us during our visit to Clifton. Mr. Sparks stands well with the officers and employees of the mills, and no one can come in social contact with him without being impressed that he is a first-class gen tleman. Last Saturday evening he and his excellent wife entertained a number of friends with ice cream and cake in abundance. We merely got time to howdy with Rev. Sam T. Creech—much to our disappointment too. He is on the go all the time. He went from a meet ing at Asbury to Cherokee Springs without a day’s rest and will be en gaged for some time yet. The mill people eeem well satisfied, so much so that when we asked a paralytic who hasn’t walked a step in fifteen months how he was getting on he replied, "Just as well as heart ; could wish.” We met Flaw Picker’s lieutenant, Monroe Mize, who, by the way, is one of Cherokee’s best farmers. He has as largo a crop of late corn and cotton can as can be found In this county, we dare say. We met our old friend, Mr. Bryant Fowler, who we are glad to know is get ting along fine for one of his age. He Is now bordering close on his four score years A long life filled with bard labor truth aud honesty Is his record. Rev. Mr. Hammett Is now conduct ing a protracted meetiog at Abingdon creek. Those who have attended re port a good meeting and some fine gospel sermons preached by him. As yet be has had no ministerial help. We regret to learn that some mis creants went into Mr. Morgan Mill wood’s watermelon patch last Satur day night and cut, slashed aud mashed bis melons up in a shameful manner. They also took some bee- gums frnm some of the neighbors and bad a good time generally. This was as uncalled for as it was mis chievous. Mr. Millwood is a hard working man, and an old confederate soldier—and a good one, too. He doesn’t interfere with other people. A few doses of tartar emetic judi ciously applied would soon locate these'marauders and put an end to their work, if not to themselves. The young people had an ice cream supper at W. C. Kirby’s last Satur day night. As there were several juvenile pencil pushers present we hope they will give our readers an ac count of it. j. l. 8. TOOK TILLMAN’S PASSES THROUGHOUT THE UR HEEl STATE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. South Carolina Senator MIsHe* Hi* Wallet of Frank* ami I*aK*eM. St. Louis, Aug. 8 —Senator Benja min R. Tillman, of South Carolina, arrived in the city last night from Shelbyville, Illinois, where he deliv ered an address before the Lithia Springs Chautauqua, departing today for Kansas. Immediately upon arriving here, says a State special, the senator no tified the various lailroads, telegraph and express companies of the loss of his wallet gilded with passes and franks. The senator was loth to admit that he had been "touched” but bis wallet had disappeared. He rather resented the suggestion that he had been robbed, stating that his wallet must have fallen out of his pocket, and doubted the ability of a pickpocket to touch him. When asked if it was not something unusual for him to accept railroad passes and corporation franks, Sena tor Tillman said: "How can I help accepting them? They sMck at me till naturally I have to take th w in They don’t influence my vote or talk. It is different down in our part of the country from what it is up here. You have not heard of anybody being bought with thousand dollar bills down our way have yon? Interesting Item* Concerning Oar Neigh bor* Beyond the Line Which May Prove Entertaining Reading for Hundred* of Ledger Reader* The election held Thursday on the question of license or no license for the manufacture of liquor in Morgan- ton resulted in a small majority for license. Harvin Hill, a white lad 10 or 12 years old, was drowned while bathing in Tar river with several playmates Sunday afternoon. The boy ventured out into deep water and as neither he or bis companions could swim he lost his life. In the Buncombe caunty Superior Court Tuesday Lee Simonton, col ored, was sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary for an attempt to rape a colored girl, and Zacb Doane, convicted of killing William Lyle, was sentence i to two years. Nothing has been beard from Dew ey, the absconding cashier, or his whereabouts. One stockholder of the hank has been heard to remark that as he had come so near to stealing everything it would be well to send him a deed for ihe bank building. While Goodlake and James White- sides were at work on a frame dwel ling at Asheville Tuesday afternoon the scaffolding on which they were standing gave way, precipitating them to the ground. The former was seri ously injured, his head beiug cut open to the skull, but the chances favor his recovery. B. B. Miller, of Salisbury, N. C., was named Monday as temporary re ceiver of the Gold Hill Copper Com pany by Judge B. A. Long, o' the Su perior Court, upon the application of Salisbury and Gold Hill creditors. Judgments to the amount of $6,000 have been taken out against the Cop per Company, Testimony in the Register murder The senator is so intensely in ear- wa8 completed at V\ ilmington nest in his war against corporation influence that he failed to see the humor their passes put to his re marks. A Gun Club. Some of the gportily inclined young gentlemen of Gaffney have organized a gun club. No officers have as yet been elected, but this will be done soon and additional members enroll ed. The boys had a little practice shoot Wednesday afternoon down near the Limestone Mills in which W. 8. Hall carried off the honors, breaking eight out of eleven, while Fletcher Smith and Will Doggett were close seconds, tying on a score of seven out of eleven. The others made such poor records that it is thought best not to mention them, but it is believed that with a little pratice they will soon climb up on the score card. Rutting Flower* on HI* Grave. "Sunday afternoon the Baptist Sunday school went to Laurelwood cemetery and covered the grave of J. D. Scruggs with flowers. Mr. Scruggs was a devoted member of the church and Sunday school and this was a beautiful idea of paying tribute to bis memory.” The above is from the Rock Hill correspondent of The State and refers to the cemetery at Tirzah. Mr. Scruggs was a native of Cherokee, where he still has many connections, and was a man in every sense worthy of the tribute thus paid him. A Young Farmer. The following is from the Clemson correspondent of the Columbia State, the occasion referred to being the farmer’s institute held at Clemson College Tuesday: "Mr. W. F. McArthur, of Cherokee, feelingly responded to the welcome address in a short but fitting speech. While he is a man in middle life he said he was only three years old as a farmer. He thought that farmers could, by thinking more, work less and yet make more.” A Hutiuf** Changit. L D. Rippy has purchased the liv ery business of J. J. Rippy and will continue the business at the old stand. The transfer took place Wed nesday. Mrs. Moilie Allen, of South Fork, Ky., says she has prevented attacks of cholera morbus by taking Cham berlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets when she felt an attack coming on. Such attacks are usually caused by indigestion and these Tablets are just what Is needed to cleanse the stom ach and ward off the approaching at tack. Attacks of bilious colic may be prevented iu the same way. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co.; L. D. Al lison, Cowpens. Tuesday, and argument by counsel to the jury has commenced. The gen eral opinion prevails that a verdict of murder in the first degree will be re turned as to the younger Register, and that his father will be convicted of accessory before the fact. Will Harris, colored, the most dan gerous criminal Mecklenburg has ever known, is at large again. He has es caped from the State prison, where he was sent for a term of 30 years, and is around his old haunts in Mallard Creel* township. He appeared near Derita Monday night and shot Sam Howie, colored, inflicting a dangerous wound. Astonishment prevailed in Asheville railroad circles when it became known Monday that O. D. Guire had been arrested on the charge of embezzle ment. Guire held the position of yardmaster with the Southern Rail way Company and a warrant which was served during the forenoon char ges him with having embezzled $1, 000 by reporting overtime on the wages of the large number of men employed under him and putting the balance in his pocket. At Smith’s Grove, some time Sun day night, Walter Simmons, colored, shot and instantly killed Ernest Smith, also colored. Smith’s Grove is about nine miles from Lexingtou, in Davidson county. Simmons and Smith were both attending a negro festival, when Simmons became infu riated at something Smith said, and then, without hesitation, deliberately leveled his pistol across a limb of a tree and shot Smith between tlje eyes. The stayer is still at large. A disastrous rain and electric storm did great damage in Stanley county, near Albemarle, Sunday. Corn in the low lands was destroyed. Four tene ment houses on the edge of the town were struck and damaged by light ning, their occupants being severely shocked. The family of Zago Smith was terribly shocked and his daugh ter, Addie, was killed instantly. Her body was badly disfigured. Her clothing was torn and her shoes were taken completely off her feet. Twenty years ago the house of Mrs. Lucinda Johnson, near Buck Shoals, Yadkin county, was entered in the day time while the family was away from home and robbed of a lot of ba con, meal and other things. Suspi cion rested upon one Tom Coply and a search for the stolen articles re vealed them In his possession. He , was tried In Yadkin Superior Court, . convicted and sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary. After serving two years of his sentence he made hie escape and for 18 years be has been hiding and dodging from place to place. Laet week George and Torn Marshall captured him and carried him back to Raleigh, where he will serve the remainder of his term.