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THE LARGEST iCtroulation of Any Newspaper • ini 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 ail that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 10. 1894 GAFFNEY. 8. C„ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1903. $1.00 A YEAR. EXISTING EVILS IN NOftTHERNCLIMES. ‘Things Have Gone to Smash in Wall Street. PEOPLE BEING ROBBED. 'The .Existing Condition. In the World of Stock Speculation Dlacus.ed at National CnpItal-.The “Conservative Businetia Kle in cut” a Clans of free Hooters. (Correspondence of .The Ledger.) Washington, D. C., Oct. 4 —Some •of the things that are being dieouseed there by the men who come to the •national capital on business before >the departments and for other pur poses, are the conditions that now exist in the world of stock specula- ition. Things have goue to cussed •smash over in Wall street in any number of stocks and yet the men who are manipulating the game that •catches suckers are still looked upon as the “conservative business ele ment" of the country, as the “creme de la oreme element" of respectabil ity and business sagacity. The real truth is, that if the people of this country bad sense enough to sit down aud think consecutively for ten min utes they would know that this so- called, “conservative business ele ment" is a thoroughly discredited class of high-binders, free hooters and commercial £asbi Bazouks ; that they are robbing the people of the country every day and laughing at them. Take the United States Steel Corpor ation, for instance, and see what has happened. The officials of that gi gantic trust seem actually to be proud of the number of victims they have fleeced in the past year. They con tinue to give out boasting statements of the rapidly increasing number of its stockholders, though it is appar ent to the most casual observer that every man who is invested in these stocks since they were placed on the market has lost money. The total shrinkage is more than 30 points on .both common and preferred stocks. *It takes 1300,000,000 to measure the loss of the victims of this trust, and still the spider continues to sit in bis little parlor and lure his victims and still they come and have the lifeblood sucked out of them. A statement was given out the other day that the number of holders of this stock had increased over 6,000 in the past three months. During this increase of over l>,000 in the number of holders of common stock in this corporation it sank from 30 to 20 a share, and two days more it bad gone down to 18. Thus, some who bought three mouths ago have already lost one-third of their investmeut. These highway robbers are playing a game like the niggers’ coon trap— it catches ’em a cornin’ and a goin’. They rob the parchasers of their pro- dace in this country where they ^charge more than they do the for eigners, because the tariff wall gives them the privelgee, and they rob the buyers of their stock by mauipula- tiou on Wall street. Yet this Is the delectable gang of unconscionable scoundrels who are every day held ap to us as paragons of business integrity and to whom we must bow Id all our national elec tions, that we mast select candidates who are acceptable in this gang of thieves. If the democracy does so it deserves defeat. * * * In these times ot trust prosperity let the man with a fixed income, each as clerks and wage earners, whose in comes no not increase with the in crease in th&cost of living, ask them selves how much of the prosperity they are getting out of the times. If the answer is satisfactory then let them continue to vote the republican ticket and ‘'stand pat" with the trusts who are shouting that as their battle cry in the campaign that is ap proaching. Let them “stand pat" and continue to “let well enongh alone," and they will continue to pay high prices for their living and their ealariea and wages will oontinue to stay In the same place. A vote for the democratic ticket means that much nearer the time when the tariff wall will be reduced aud the cost of living reduced with it. A vote for the republican ticket means that the trusts and cormorants will continue to rule and that prices will be shoved up a notch every time they get the chance. The people may take their choice. * * * The case of Mies Todd, the young woman postmistress in Delaware, who waa “fired" by Poet master General Payne for no other reason on earth tban'that she was obnoxious to the Addlcks faction of the republican ptrty in that state, ie causing much unfavorable comment here and like- .wise causing some high republican officials a few bad half-hours. The ■tatemen.t ot Postmaster General Payne (that President Roosevelt*was fully aware of the deal that bad been made for the divleion of the spoils of office In Delaware is rather tough on a civil service reformer such as the President professes to be. It no doubt, also, is especially dishearten ing to those republicans who were hopeful that their party and their ad ministration would not be disgraced by complicity in the attempt to Ad- dicktize the state of Delaware, and assist him in the purchase of the United States Senatorsbip from that state. It was expected and anticipa ted that Payne would give Addicts his share of the political spoils, being a maobiue politician himself, but it was a shock to the lovers of decent government that the President should have aoquiesed in the Addicks flame. Miss Todd had committed no offense for which ;ber dismissal should have been requested. There was no work against her personal or official con duct, no petition from the patrons of the office ior her removal. She simp ly was against Addicks and that was crime enough in the eyes of a ma chine politician like the Postmaster General. What will Roosevelt do? Will he reinstate Miss Todd, or stand by the action of the Postmaster Gen eral? He may do a lot of talking, but, as he says, “words are good only when backed by deeds ’’ Charles A. Edwards. ROSTER OF CASES They Will ComeiUp Before the Present Ses sion of Cherokee Court, At a meeting of the bar Monday afternoon the following roster of cases on calender one was arranged for trial October term of court, 1903. Monday, October 12th. Samuel Jefferies vs. Thomas Spen cer; Stanyarne Wilson and Butler & Osbarue for Plaintiff; J. E. Webster aud J. C. Otts for Defendant. Jno. L. Spencer vs. Thos. Spencer; same attorneys. J. V. Phillips vs. Am. Telephone Co.; Stauyarue Wilson for Plaintiff; Carson & Phifer for Defendant. J. Tim Allen vs. C. C. Turner; Mc- Cravy & Hunt and J. O. Jefferies for Plaintiff; Simpson & Bomar for De fendant. Mamie Paulnot vs. W. U. Tel. Co.; Butler & Osborne for Plaintiff; Coth ran & Cothran for Defendant. Tuesday, October 13th. J. A. Willis vs. W. U. Tel. Co.; W. 8. Hall and Butler & Osborne for Plaintiff; Evans & Finley for Defend ant. Chas. Edgens vs. Gaffney Mfg. Co.; Hart & Bell for Plaintiff; J. C. Jef feries for Defendant. W. P. Love vs. M. J. Tomer; Wil son and Jefferies for Plaintiff; Hall & Willis for Defendant. Wednesday, October 14th. J. R. Healan vs. R. A. Westbrook; N. W. Hardin and Hall & Willis for Plaintiff; Butler & Osborne for De fendant. H. L. Smith vs. J. A. Harris et al; Hall & Willis for Plaintiff; Butler & Osborne for Defendant. Martb Davis vs. John M. Smith; Wallace & Otts for Plaintiff; Butler & Osbroue for Defendant. Thursday, October 15th. J. Q. Little vs. J. I. Sarratt; Hart Bell for Plaintiff; Butler & Os borne for Defendant. C. N. Morrow vs. Gaffney Mfg. Co.; Finley & Evans and Butler & Os borne for Plaintiff; J. C. Jefferies for Defendant. R. O. Ballenger vs. F. C. Hickson; Butler & Osborne for Plaintiff; J. 0. Jefferies for Defendant. A. B. Gaines vs. Southern Ry. Co.; Hall and Willis for Plaintiff; B. L. Abney for Defendant. A. B. Gaines vs. Southern Ry. Co.; same attorueys as above. Chas. L. Molntire vs. Southern Ry. Co.; J. C. Otte for Plaintiff; C. P. Sanders for Defendant. Friday, October 16th. Smith Inman vs. J. H. Littlejohn; J. C. Otts for Plaintiff; Butler & Os borne for Defendant. Susan E. Westmoreland vs. W. C. Carpenter; Stanyarne Wilson and J. O. Otts for Plaintiff; Butler & Os borne, J. C. Jefferies and J. B. Bell for Defendant. C. C. Wilson vs. Sonthern Ry. Co.; N. W. Hardin for Plaintiff; C. P. Sanders for Defendant. Fire in Mr. B. 8. Davis’ drag store in Charlotte shortly after 6 o’clock Friday morning, destroyed the stock of goods and damaged considerably the building. The cause of the fire, which oanght in the rear end of the store, is unknown. Mr. Davis’ loss is something over $2,000, partially covered by insnranoe. The building Is owned by Mr. T. W. Long and la in sured. Flour Higher. The late goverumeut report makes the wheat crop thirty-five million bushels less than last year. This means very much higher flour until another harvest In 1904. All flonr Is higher now, bat the advance on Bransford’s “Clifton" has not yet been as great in proportion to other flour. However, It Is a mighty good time to buy a supply before It goes still higher. Fresh flour constantly received. W. J. Wilkins <fc Go. We discontinue each subscription prompt ly at Its expiration. So watch your label and the date and renew before 'tls too late. NEWS OF THE WEEK IN LOWER CHEROKEE From Our Correspondent at Etta Jane. PERSONALS AND LOCALS. Interesting Paragraphs and Recent Hap penings In Lower Section of the Connty Gathered Up by Onr Regular Correspon dent for Benefit of Ledger Readers. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, Oct. 2.—There are, we understand, a few chills, in this neighborhood resulting, we think, from unneceesary exposure to the night air and morning dew. Some people never learn anything either fmm books or general observation. A bait of mnscadines followed with a nap in the sunshine is more than an ordinary man can stand withont a shaking up of his system by the con vulsions of a “buck ague." These 250 and 300 pounds a day cotton pickers are often beard of but seldom seen in this country. They are like The Ledger’s three to five gallon milk cows—don’t give it after they are sold. Sweet potatoes are fairly good in this section this year. A novel remedy is being used in this section for whooping cough, or rather, as a preventative of that malady. From what we understand Mrs. Pelina Davis, colored, was first to introduce it in this neighborhood. Prof. T. J. Moore will teach the Sunnyeide school this winter, and Mrs. Sallie Ingram has been selected to teach at this place. Mrs. Dr. Durham and children, of Ktrshaw, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Whisonant, of Wilkinsville. Prof T. J. Moore has about finish ed his house and will be ready -to move into it soon. Dr. L. R. Black has bis building well under way and he, too, will soon be in his own quarters. Soon Messrs. John H. and Wil liam G. Fowler will erect a new dwel ling house. Their workmen and most of the material are on the ground and they don’t let business drag that they are interested in. By the of next week the oil mill company will have their gio running at Wilkinsville. We understand that the ladies of Wilson’s Chapel congregation are carpeting the floor of their church. This is commendable work and should be an incentive for their brethren and sisters of other seotions to follow their example. For the good women of this country to undertake a work of this kind is to insure its comple tion. Mr. H. B. McDaniel is making up onr molasses. Our oane is of the Sumach variety and we believe that on average land and conditions it gives the best results. Corn crops are fairly good in most places. There will be no scarcity of roughness among our farmers If they will take advantage of this splendid weather to gather and house it. The pea crop is a failure, hue the late fod der on the creeks and river will make up for this shortness. Mrs. Ran Childers, an aged lady, died at her home last Monday and was buried at Unity eburob on Tues day. Some marauders made another raid on Mr. Morgan Millwood’s water melons a few nights ago and destroy ed quite a number of them in the patch. We understand that the wrecking crew will move their camp from Skull Shoals to Broad river where they will oontinue their work of res cuing cotton, cloth, etc., stranded in and along the river by the June freshet. The gully bridges near Mr. James Mason’s and also at the Hammett place have been greatly Improved by filling in rook and earth aronnd terra cotta pipes placed in them to convey the water through this solid embankment, thns making the road as solid and firm as If it had never washed oat. We believe in making repairs permanent when it is possible to do so. As our county is agitating the question of education and better schools, we saggest that the proper authorities invite Jndge D. A. Town send to addrese the people on the snhjeot during bis sojourn in the city. Judge Townsend has had long ex perience in the work and if be would oousent to speak, those who would attend would bear something worth listening to. j. L . s. Hart Acquitted. Commissioner McGowan, of Spar- tanbarg, dismissed the charge against D. G. Hart Wednesday, the evidence not being sufficient to bind him over to court. Hart was arrested for the robbery of the Spartanburg postoffloe a short time ago. rHROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE. Items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. Crrata that Hare Taken Place from 'ne End of the State to the Other Culled from Exchanged for Quick Reading by Scored of Bnty People. Governor Heyward has appointed Rev. R. N. Pratt, pastor of the Second Baptist church in Columbia, to suc ceed Rev. D. N. McLaughlin, of Ches ter, as chaplain of the governor’s staff. Mr. McLaughlin resigns be- canse of his call to Anniston, Ala., to fill the pulpit of the Presbyterian church of that city. It was learned in Greenville Satur day that Mrs. Sarah Hood, wife of a well known farmer in the upper sec tion of that county, had died several days ago as the resale of a spider bite. The woman was bitten by the spider while engaged in work around her husband’s barn. She became sick about two days after the occur reuce and gradually grew worse each day. Physiciaus were summoned but their efforts were of no avail towards staying the arm of death. A private telegram received in Charleston at a late hour Friday night from Georgetown gave the in formation that George Almeda, of Charleston, had been shot and killed. The message contained no details and was sent to Mrs. Almeda, who lives in that city. Mr. Almeda was a boilermaker by trade and had only recently gone to work in Georgetown with the Atlantic Coast Lumber Com pany. He was born and raised in Charleston and all of his people are there. The coroner’s jury late Friday afternoon fonnd that Smith Cock erell who was recently assassinated at his home near Saluda, came to his death at the hands of S. B. Banks, bis father-in-law, as principal and Sallie Cockerell, his wife, an acces sory before the fact. Several wit nesses were examined and some of the testimony was pointed and damaging. Both parties were at Saluda Friday, but went home when the jury retired. Warrants have been issued for them. Mr. Henry S. Floyd, a machinist and blacksmith who worked at the Woodside cotton mills in Greenville, was accidently killed on Tuesday eveniug. He was working around a pulley connected with the main shaft of the large engine room, and it is supposed that he fell in some way against the pnlley and was instantly killed. He was a reliable man and thoroughly familiar with bis busi ness. A number of men were at work on the same floor of the mill, but none of them saw him fall, and their attention was first attracted by bis striking the floor, when life was extinct. Mr. Floyd was about 40 years of age, and be leaves a wife aud three children. Stretched out at full length on the floor, with a pool of blood around the head, the body of Mr. A. R. Sullivan was fonnd Friday night between 9 and 10 o’clock in the Chloco cafe on East Bay in Charleston. A deep wound was in the back of the head, the arms were outstretched and the face was drawn as In pain. As soon as the uncoDsoious and sorely wounded roan had been taken to another room and the wound dressed, the assistant, Mr. J. R. Henderson, examined the cigar stand and found about twelve dollars’ worth of the choicest cigars gone. He then ex amined the cash register and found that eight dollars, all It contained at the time, had been stolen. There is not the slightest cine to the assailant and robber, Mr. Snlllvan up to a late hour Friday night being in a stupor and unable to talk counoetedly. A dispatch from Greenville says: “Charles Patterson a young white mao, has been arrested charged with criminal assault upon Ida Reeves, the 19 year-old daughter of E. W. Reeves, of Pelzer. The alleged crime was committed Wednesday night in a grove near Monoghan Mills, beyond the city limits. Miss Reeves came to Greenville for the purpose of se curing employment in a cotton mill. Wednesday afternoon she went in the direction of the Poe Mill and was followed by Patterson, who told her be would show her a near route. The woman accepted bis company and went with Patterson tbrongh a body of woods, where the alleged crime was committed. The woman etayed at the home of A. McGwIn that night and told her story to Mrs. McGwin, who immediately ’phoned to the girl’s father. Mr. Reeves arrived in Greenville and will pash the proseon- tlon to the fall extent of the law. The affair, since becoming public, has created considerable sensation." Nature’s Coush Remedy Is a pre scription of an eminent Philadelphia physician. We guarantee It, 80c per bottle.—The Gaffney Drug Co. GOOD ROAD WORK. Capt. Tbackson Give* Forther Details Abuot Building Good Roads. Mr. Editor:—It seems that Mr. Wbelcbel thinks that in my article of the 18tb of September I got on him with both feet, bat I did not intend to be rough or unpleasant to any one of the county officials in saying what I did about buying the machinery for the road work. I thought then, and think yet that they made a mis take, and as Mr. Whelchelsaid in his reply to my statement, it was not an e, rorof the heart, bat of the head. .tow Mr. Editor, I don’t think that oui ‘ounty board would have bought the .machinery at the time if they bad known then what they do now, but as I said before it *ai a “leap in the dark" to bay such expensive ma chinery, unless they knew it was what jhey needed. Nov if yon were going to buy a horse for a draft horse, it would be very unwise to buy it without first trying him to see if he was what you needed. I am sure it won’t always do to listen to the man. who is trying to sell you something jnst because be can talk pretty. B it as I sasd in my first article, I have all confidence in our board, and don’t think that they would do anything that would injure our county if they knew it. Now, ir reply to Mr. Welchel, with regard to the piece of work which he saw on the Uoiou road where the people wero driving in the gully to get round it, he must have been speaking about the work that he had done with his big engine when be first began just outside of the town limits on the Union road, for that is the sorriest piece of work I ever saw; but if he was talking about the work that I put in I will agree with him that it is too, rough and it is not the road I described in my first article, aud I did uot refer to any work that I bad done, because I have never bad the pleasure of building a road or street just like I think it should be doui, from the fact that the town hasn’t got the implements that are needed for doing street work as it should be doue. Aud my telling you how to build a road is not saying that I have built such a road, but if you will give me tbe machinery that is needed I will then show yon that I know how to build good roals. While 1 am not boasting of myself, I never tell any one that I know bow to do a thing unless I do know how. Now, my friends, as to what we need in the way of machinery for building streets and roads. In the first place, for tbe town we need four good mules and carts, one good four- horse plow, one fonr-horse street ma chine for grading and leveling.' Then we need one good rook crusher and engine for running crusher, and one roller that can be carried with six males. With this outfit you can build a good smooth road of 'ook 12 feet wide and 6 inches deep at a cost of $1 200 per mile, and pay yonr foreman $50 a month and your help 75 cents a day and you can do the work as cheap with hired labor as you can with con victs. I have given you a descrip tion of what the town needs, and the county needs about the same, except the county needs more mules and wagons and do away with its large engines. With tbe machinery that I have described, you can do more work, and better work than yon can with larger machinery. You can take a four-horse road machine and work bad places in the road that you can’t get to with the larger ones. It is true yon will have to make more tripe over the road with tbe smaller ma chine, bat you can get about with the email machine faeter and tarn in a shorter space, which Is in favor of the small machine. Mr. Editor, I have no fight to make with Mr. Whelobel or the county board, for I think they are all good men, but we all make mistakes and when we see that we have made a mistake, we should try to improve by our mistake. In conclusion I will ask Mr. Whel obel to give ns some of his plane for making a good road, as he said he could give several plans. In giving my plans, I did not go in to details as to grading. Of coarse we should always look to grading and draining, for good draining ie very necessary to having good roads, either rock or dirt. That has been one mistake in the work that has been done with the county road machine. Tbe dirt has been pat in tbe center in the low plaoee, and there ie no way for the water to get away, and It sim ply makes a mud hole. In working low places in a road If you don’t pot In a drain you had better have it lev el eo tbe water will spread. It will dry quicker, left level, that it will If you pile the dirt up in the road and leave a mad bole on one side. Well I would like to say more, bnt I fear I will tax yonr patience: so hoping to hear from some one that can give ns more light on the sobjeot, I will eay no more at this time. Capt. J. T. Thackston. Your money refunded for every bot tle of Nature’s Cough Remedy that falls to do all we claim for It.—The Gaffney Drug Co. THROUMT THE T1H HEEL STATE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Interesting Items Concerning Onr Neigh bors Beyond the Line Which May Prove Entertaining Reading for Hundreds of Ledger Readers Mooresville is preparing for a big day on Wednesday, October 14th, when Governor Aycock will deliver an educational address. Tbe trial of Ernest Haywood for the killing of Ludlow Skinner is now on in Raleigh. The prosecution closed Saturday after twenty-nine witnesses had been examined. Font days more will required for evidence by tbe defense, after which twelve speeches will be made. Mrs. J. C. Boyd, of Shiloh town ship. who was in tbe recent wreck on tbe railroad near Yorkville, 8. C., has been paid $75 by tbe railroad company. Mrs. Boyd was shocked and bruised in tbe wreck but her in juries were not serious. It is said she did not bring suit, but the com pany offered her $75 and the offer was accepted. At 12:30 o’clock Friday morning fire destroyed the machinery rooms and the dry houses of tbe High Point Mantle and Table Company. The flames originated in the drying rooms. Prompt and efficient work by the fire department saved thousands of dol lars’ worth of property adjacent to the factory buildings. Tbe burned property will be rebuilt at once. The widow of the late John Lutber Rhyne, of Gaston county, has 700 gallons of home-made wine, which she has had on band since tbe death of her husband. While wine of this Kind may be made and sold in other counties its sale seems to be forbid den in Gaston. So Mr. R. W. White, of Gastonia, who has the matter iu hand, is seeking to find a buyer in non-probibited territory and has ad vertised the wine for sale. John Hailey, a white man living in tbe southern part of Durham, acci dentally shot and badly wounded his little eon Friday. The father was cleaning his pistol and the little boy had just entered tbe room and took a seat to watch the work. In a few moments the pistol fired and the ball ^entered the abdomen of the child. He was taken to the Watts Hospital in that city at once aud is being treated. His injuries are se rious. Tbe Charlotte jury in the case charging Ed. Griffin, John Fewell and Nathan Springs, colored, with being implicated with Andy Miller in the murder of Robert McKane Friday re turned a verdict of gnilty of murder in the second degree as to tbe two first named, finding Springs gnilty of being an accessory after tbe fact. Griffin and Fewell were sentenced to the penitentiary for terms of 30 years and Springs sentenced to the county roads for three years. Ex-Judge W. P. Bynum, of Char lotte, has donated to the Univereity of North Carolina the sum of $25,000 for the erection of a gymnasium at the institution. This magnificent gift fills a long-felt want at tbe Uni- veraity. Judge Bynum makes the donation as a memorial to hie grand son, W. P. Bynum, Jr., who died daring the vacation following hie eopbomore year there. The trustees of tbe University of North Carolina met in tbe Governor’s office at Ra leigh Friday and accepted tbe gift. An adjourned hearing of tbe Wilkes county railroad hood question came ap in Winston before Clement Manly, standing master in chancery, Thurs day night. Capt. Price, of Salisbury, represented Coler & Company, of New York, bond holders, while Jndge Avery, of Morganton, appeared for Wilkes. Ex-Sheriff Call, of Wilkee, who collected money to pay Interest on bonds daring his term of office, was present, bnt as he had do official report, the bearing was oontinned until 10 o’clock a. m., October 13th, when Mr. Call’s report will be sub mitted. A. B. Page, of Nelson, Caldwell connty, wae killed Friday evening by tbe horse be was riding falling into a ditch. This occurred near Page’s borne at Nelson, six miles from Dur ham. Tbe particulars of tbe sudden death reached Durham Saturday morning. Friday evening Mr. Page went over to eee a colored man about some work and about an boar after be left borne a colored man who bad been to Dnrham found bis bat In tbe road. An Investigation fonnd Page in a deep ditch and hie bores laying on top of him with his feet In tbe air. In tbe fall tbe born of the saddle bad crashed Mr. Page’s breast, bis neok wae broken and he was badly braised aod crushed from tbe itomaoh up. Mr. Page waa about 38 years of age and leaves a wife and five children, all onder ten year* of age.