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William S. Hall. .Ir. James A. Willis. HALL & WILLIS, ATTORNKYS AT LAW/. STAR THEATRE BLDG. O A INI I-CY. CJ. Notary Public In'offlce. Prompt attention Klven to all business. PROGRESS TiLLMAN HUNDRED HOUSES TRIAL AT LEXINGTON WRECXtDBYFLOOD Last Day of Second week of Great Damage at Village of EEAR IS GROWLING AT LITTLE JAPAN PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Dr. D. P. THOMSON, Famous Carolina Case. Dentist. CVOfflce over National Bank. Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB, o ic .x r i js r Office in Star Theatre Building. Phonk No. 20. CHARACTER WITNESSES CALLED. State Attacked Veracity of Two of th< Witnesses for Defense Who Testified as to Statement Made by Gonzales, j Adjourned to Take Testimony. Lexington, S. C., Oct. 10.—'The last 1 day of the second week of the trial * of Jam n 3 H. Tillman was entered up on when court convened today. Char-1 acter witnesses were placed upon the i stand by the state attacking the ve-1 Duttonville, N. «T. HIGH EMBANKMENT BREAKS. I P HARRFTT raclty of two of the witnes * e « for th ® and many of them were wrecked *» r\ FV L- I *» defense who testified as to statements .. . „ ir Dentist. Office Over The Battery. ’Phone 82. A 1 .. Watch Us. We are putting a new and extensive line of “Ingersoll W ate he s” out, they are good, they are not costly Jf’and£they£are at-j tractive. S.B. Crawley & Go. 6131Limestone St. Drugs, Perfumes and Stationery. Prescriptions properly filled and promptly delivered. defense who testified as to statements made by Mr. Gonzales. The arguments by counsel ensued ( over the proposed intro’duction of cer-1 tain records oif the Columbia Stre: 1 railway for which A. J. Flowers, a wit ness for the defense w r as introduced, a& conductor, the court ruling that they wVe admissible. W. Agers, a travelingi representatlva for The State, testified that he did not make the statement that Mr. Gonzales j was carrying a pistol for !Mx. Tillman, and that if Mr. Tillman attacked him .with a stick he would get shot out of him, a remark attributed to him by the witneag for the defense. Aftef an inspection of the record* of tha Street Railway company which necef- sitated a recess, counsel for the state announced that the records sustained Witness Flowers as to the time he said he was running a car In Columbia, and asked to withdraw the records. Pending the arrival of other witness es called by the state, the defense was permitted to put on witnesses to testify to the character of those wit nesses of theirs whose veracity had been attacked. Judge Gary announced at this junc ture that court would not adjourn at 1:80 p. ra. for the day, thus giving an opportunity to conclude the taWng of testimony. The elate announced that Its other witnesses were to teetlfy at to Mr. Gonzales’ character. By agreement ef ceuneel the fact ol j Mr. Gonzales defective eyesight was admitted, thus rendering unnecessary the introduction of further witnesses on the part of the state. When tht court took recess counsel for defenst announced that they would requirt only an hour after dinner to close theii character witnesses. Water Poured Into Duttronville, Car rying Everything Before It—Many Houses Were Moved From Their Foundations—Reports of Flood. Passaic, N. J., Oct. 10.—The village of Duttonville, near hoar, was one of the worst sufferei:s by the flood of yes terday, but so far as known there was no loss of human life. Over 100 houses were swept away by the breaking of a 15-foot embankment of the Erie railroad, behind which an immense volume of water had gath ered. Water poured Into Duttonville, carrying everything before it. The village of Wallington, a suburb of this city, was submerged by from t> to 12 feet of water, and the inhabitants went about in boats today. At least 100 houses have been mov ed from their foundations, and in some cases they have been turned complete ly over. People Yon Know and People You Don’t Know John 8. Harmon, of Wilkinsville, was a city visitor Saturday. R. K. Carson Eeq , a prominent at- torney of the Spartanburg bar, was in Russia Making Preparations court here yesterday. Keenan McCulloch, of Mercer came For Probable War. to the city Saturday. Capt. and Mrs. J. J. Magness, of DISSATISFACTION STILL EXISTS. Grassy Pond, were shopping in the j city Friday. Wm. G. Fowler, a prominent farmer >f Etta Jane, was a business visitor Well-Informed Persons Assert that the Russia.! Military Authorities Expect the Outbreak of Hostilities Within the Next Few Weeks. New York, Oot. 10.—Information from two sources says a Times dis patch from Vienna, la to the effect that Russia is making extraordinary preparations for the contingency of war with Japan. A well-informed personage who was lately at St. Petersburg, says the Rus sian military authorities expect the outbreak of hostilities within the next few weeks. The whole trans-Oas-plan territory as I far os Samarkand Is seriously crippled as regards railway traffic by* the largo j ^ ay ^, n . C '^ y ' drafts of men and material for the far east. The Russian troop® In th e trans- . Caapia are alleged to be embittered In consequence of the manner In which I their province is neglected in favor of Manchusia and the Pacific coaat. in the city Saturduy. Rev. H, R. Chapman, ol Spartan burg, was in the city Saturday and Sunday, the guest of Sheriff Thomas. E. P. Macomson Esq., of Mercer, paid The Ledger an appreciated visit Saturday. Albert Kirby, one of our worthy young men, is off on a pleasure trip this week. He will take in Colum bia, Augusta, Ga , and probably Charleston, before be returns. C. P. Teale, of Scevy, was in the city Saturday. D. L. Vassy, of Thickety, came up to the city yesterday, Hon. W. Jud Sarratt spent Satur- RAILROADS BLOCKED. CAUGHT LIKE RATS. High Wabsr Seriously Intorferss with Train Service. 'Philadelphia, Oct. 10.—The follow ing notice was posted at the Pennsyl vania railroad station to-day: “The Pennsylvania Railroad compa ny announced that oe account of the high water at Trenton, N. J., the train service between Philadelphia and New York city will be temporarily abandon ed, except to Bristol., No trains (have reached this city via the Pennsylvaria railroad since midnight last night, be Men Desperate Fight for Life of Working In Big Tunnel. New York, Oct. 10.—Twelve men had a desperate fight for life in the Pennsylvania railroad tunnel now be ing dug under the Hudson river. They were at wont in the Hoboken end when, without warning, the water and loose earth began to rush through the shield and In a few minutes 300 feet of mud had caved in. , Owen McConnell was burled alive trader the river bottom. The other of the flood at Trenton, wherfl 1 * i > or0r8 W0re talcen out unconscious. For Sale. Twenty-nine (29) acres of improved land west of towm, m il e fr«om South ern depot. Between 10 and 12 acres is bottom land, yeilding an average of 40 bushels of corn to an acre, and the up land is highly improved, yielding from 10 to 12 bales of cotton. Will only sell in one body. For price apply to M. 0. Perry, io-2-imo Gaffney, S. C. STARTLING STATEMENT MADE. if* 1 V J ; * ?• it i ' 1 '.4 "• It has recently be on discover! d tha* j the gcia., that produce Malaria, nice- a.;d .rr-.it.piy in tile intestines and i-on ; .erc spread throughout the s>>. n by means of the blood. This fact . - mr.s why Malaria is hard to care > idc old method of treatment. QuimtK , iron, etc., stimulate the nerves aim build up the blood, but do not destroy the germs that cause the disease. Rydale’s Tonic has a specific effect upon the intestines and bowels, freeing th--ir.'from all disease breeding r i- c-obes. It also kills the germs that infest the veins and arteries. It drives •rr.m the blood all poisonous matter ard makes it rich and healthy. P.YDALE’S TONIC is a blood builder, a nerve restorer, and a Malaria de^royer. Try it, it will not disap point you. 1; GAFFNEY DRUG CO. Union Labor Could Throw Country lnt< Financial Panic. Chicago, Oct. 10.—"Organieed cap ital through its Anti-Boycott and Em ployers’ associations must stop its raid of the savings of the trade unions 01 the union men will Withdraw 8300, ; 000,000 from the banks." j Such is the statement made bj Thomas I. Kidd, vice president of tl American Federation of Labor aftel am Investigation of the damage sultl which the American Anti-Boycott as sociation and Employers’ association! have filed against trade unions wit 1m the last three months. Mr. Kidd Intimated that It was within the power of union labor td throw the country Into a ^financial panic by taking from the circulation the $300,000,000 which, he says, laboi controls. In this connection It maj be stated that the money stock ol the country approximates $2,273,000; 000. HANGED INFANT AND SELF. Insane Wife of Jailer Committa Awful Crime In Iowa. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Oct. 10.—Mrs, A. J. Smethna, wife of the night jail er, In police headquarters, hanged hei 1-year-old daughter and then herseli last night. Insanity caused by Ill-health wa* th< cause of the act. cause the tracks of the company are under- six feet of water. The flood at thal point is caused by the high water in the Delaware river backing up th! waters in the Assanplnk creek. Tha Pennsylvania Railroad company hai not had any other reports of damaga along its lines. At the Delawar! breakwater today the wind is still blowing at the rate of 50 miles an hour. The heavy seas are breaking ever the telegraph lines, but thus fai no disasters to shipping have been re ported. A dispatch to The Maritime Ex change says the life saving station at Townsend Inlet, N. J., reports that the Townsend Inlet hotel was under mine by the high sea this morning and is reaking up. The hotel was a small t me structure and was in an exposed wsition. The storm along the coast prevail! with some fury was reported yester day and apparently not moved from the territory affected by it during th! past two days. Property has been damaged to the extent of thousands of dollars in this city and vicinity. Scores of buildings were flooded and washouts reported on nearly all railroads. Both th< Delaware and Schuykill rivers ar! swollen far above normal, the latte?! stream causing damage to mill proper ty along Its banks. It is estimated that 6,000 textll! workers are Idle in Nanytuck in consc quence of the flood. Along the low er Skuylklll there are several place! whore the water swept over the re taining wall and inundated the Fair mount park drives, or further south, burled the railway tracks so deeplj that service has to be temporarilj abandoned. Traffic on the Philadel phia and Reading railroad between New York and Philadelphia was im peded by the water in the Raritan riv The big tunnel, which is to cross under the Hudson to New York is already advanced 700 feet and work is being pushed with night and day shifts. The 12 men were working in the air pressure tank behind the great shield which squeezes out the mod ahead of it like a giant (seive, when suddenly the earth became loos ened. and a gush of water followed. The prevailing air pressure at the time was only twice the normal. The only thing to be done to stop the cave-Ln and save the live® of the 12 mon wa*. to Istantly increase the pres sure to hold the water back. Forty pounds was thrown in immediately on*the men struggling In the rapidly rising mud and water. McConnell could not get away. The others were carried out in time to save their lives. Trim” Allen, of Spartanburg county was a business visitor in the city yesterday. Jerry Gardner, of Aigood was a city visitor Saturday. A. W. Ola.y left for Henrietta, N. C., where he goes to run a beef mar ket. "Dolphus” is a worthy young man and carries with him our best wishes. VV. A. Willis, of Williston, is in the city.the guest of his son, J. A. Willis Esq., corner Buford and Johnson streets. Hon. T. B. Butler was in Spartan burg on business Saturday. Dexter Shippy, of Spartanburg, was in the city yesterday, and was heart ily greeted by his many friends in the city and county. A. Harris came to the city yester day. Mr. and Mrs. Jubilee Lovelace, prominent people of Ezell, were in the city Monday the guests of Mrs. Lavender on Logan street. Wofford Price, of Ezell, paid The Ledger an appreciated visit yester day. Miss Cleo Jetton, will leave this week for Marion. N. G., where she will enter school. Landrum Clary was in the city yes terday. Ed Hames and Deily Jennings visit ed friends at Etta Jane the last of llast week. Ed locks like he will go 1 again. Misses Anna Harmon, and Willa Carter, will leave this week for Marion, N. C., where they will attend school. F. H. Dover, of Antioch, was in the city yesterday W. M. Comer, representative of the Spartanburg Herald paid The Ledger an appreciated visit Friday. Capt J. D Jefferies came to the city yeLterday. E. R. Sapoch and his daughters, Misses Georgia and Mollie, were shop ping in the city Friday. T. M. Littlejohn spent some time ' in the city yesterday. John Estes, a successful farmer of Etta Jane, was in the city Friday. Mies Maud Thompson who has been spending some time with rel atives and friends at Shelby, vVaco and other points in North Carolina returned to the city yesterday. O. A. Osborne, of Blacksburg, is in the city serving as a juror Price Martin, a prominent farmer from across the Broad, is serving as a juror this week. Hon. 0. W. Whisonant was a Led ger visitor yesterday. Hon. Wm. Jefferies was in the city yesterday. S. O. Walker, of this city, who is buying cotton in Florence, is in the city for a few days with his family. S. T. McCrary. Esq., of the Spar tanburg bar, was in the court yester day. Jack Kendrick, a hustling young farmer of Sarratts, was in the city yesterday. Capt. John Dewberry, ex-sheriff of Spartanburg county, was in the city yesterday. « Galley Perry was in Spartanburg yesterday on business. N. W. Hardin, Esq., of Blacks burg, was in court yesterday. Congressman D. E. Finley was among his many friends of the coun ty and city in the city yesterday. M. W. Brown, of Ravenna, was in the city yesterday. John T. Kitchens, a Ravenna farm er, came to the city yesterday. Charles Littlejohn, of Littlejohns, was a Ledger visitor yesterday. A. F. Goforth, of Sarratts, was a business visitor in the city yester day. Hon. Stobo J. Simpson was in court yesterday. Hon. Stanyarne Wilson was one of the visiting attorneys in court yester day. Junius Sparks, of Horae, was a city visitor yesterday. A EODD WAY TO SAVE HONEY is to deposit a part of your earnings each week month in the Gaffney Savings Bank or each NEW SHIF LINE FROM SAVANNAH 'Porta of France, Italy and SJain WM Be Reached. Savannah, Ga., Oct. 10.—'Announce ment is made of the establishment ol a new steamship line between this port and ports of France, Italy and Spain. The steamer Soperga, now In port loading, will Initiate the service, which will be under the auspices of the Ore ole line, of Turin. The Cecill, of the same line, is posted to arrive Nov. 10. Other ships will be added for regular sailings until the fleet numbers six 01 eight. The ships will take cargos for Mar seilles, Barcelona and Turin. Cot ton, naval ;toros and cotton seed oi products will lie tho principal freights. There will be one regular sailing each month, with possibly extra sail iu-gs during the busy' season. where it will draw 4 per cent, interest. Remember, there is no business so small, nor any so large but that this bank will give it the most painstaking atten tion. Office at NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY. DELAWARE RIVER RISING. Hey there, fellers I come over and see me new School Shoes, cost two dol lars, just like Dad’s. Bought ’em at Steamship Rate War Probable. New York, Oct. 10.—After a confer ence of the managers of the varioul steamship lines running the Atlantid formal announcement bee been mad! here that the agreements of the ciorUi Atlantic conference which establish* the minimum rate for first and second cabin passengers traveling on th! steamer# of the lines bound by th! agreements will be annulled today. Thereafter each company will he al liberty to make whatever rates it please, and a rate war may follow. One Thousand Thrown Out. Jiellet, IM., Oct. 10.—One thousand employes of the Illinois Steel com pa ny were today thrown out of employ meat. The converted billet and thre! red mills were shut down, while th«! Mast furnaces and Merchant mills will eontlnue to run. Various oauaee ar! assigned for the shut down. You know the place Road's Annual Report, Ct/icago, Oct. 10.—The annual report of the Chicago and Eastern Railroad company for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, has been Issued. Not withstanding an Increase of the operat ing expenses and taxes of 28.04 pet sent, the net earning* show an Increase of eaactly the same amount. Bald Theft of Parisian Th laves. Baris, Oct. 10.—Thieves have brok* tp Into a boarding bouse In the avosius T%c4er Hugo during hutch time today and stale $1,400 fa valuables. Portons of Trenton, N. J. f In Danget From Floods. Trenton, N. J., Ooct. 10.—A heavj flood which last night caused the sus pension of through traffic on the Penn sylvania had subsided 1 somewhat al 10 o’clock today, hut not sufficiently tc permit the running of trains. There Is no interference with traf fic between New York and this city, but no trains are running betweefl New York and Philadelphia. Flv! trains which should have passed through Tremton last night are stalled here. One of them is the midnight express from New York city. B»pe elal trains containing oars of the Bar num and Bailey circus are among thosi stalled. One of the cars of the clr cus train, a Pullman sleeper, was <de railed. Ladders had to be used to res cue the passengers. During the night heavy freight train# were used to hold down the bridge of the railroad corn* pany spanning the Assanplnk creek The waters of the creek overflowed tile tracks and rose as high as the lire boxes of the engines. The Trenton Street Railway com pany, whose powerhouse was flooded by the rising of the creek, expects te resume travel by noon. The Delaware river Is still rising, sod the southern section of tbs ettj Is lu danger of being flooded. Boorei of oeUere of houses along the rl^et front streets ere flooded end on Fell street the water is up to the first floor of the houses. No greet damage has been dene so far by the itsing of ths river eoweyt the carrying away of ttm ben end other loose material atom the ovuHlowed banks. To Study American Methods. Ames, Iowa, Oct. 10.—fProfessor Z. J. Zinthoo, of the department of farm mechanics, at tho Iowa state college, has received a communication from G. F. Rush, of Kent, England 1 , asking for Information in regard to this de partment. Mr. Rush Is organizing a party of Englishmen to study agricul ture In this country. They will visi Ames to take work In farm mechanics as students. LOANS Made on Real Estate in City of Gaffney and County of Cherokee. Abstracts furnished. Ac ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Star Theatre Building. GUNS! GUNS!! The hunting season is upon us and sporting Boys are thinking about “Where will and Ammunition ? ” we get Men and our Guns Wife of Judge Tree Dead. New York, Oct. 10.—Mr*. Tree, wlf! of Judge Lambert Tree, the well known jurist of Ohicago and formerlj United States minister to Belgium and Ruasia, died aboard the steamer Cam pania, while at sea Thursday evening. JAra. Tree's death was sudden and 1 un expected, death being due to syncope. Judge and Mrs. Tree were returning from an European trip. Th! remains will be taken at once to Ghi sago. We Want You to See Our Stock of these goods before you buy, and if we don’t sell you we will make it interesting for the next fellow. R.. M. Wilkins Hardware Company. fltrlke of French Weaver*. Pari*, Oct. 10.—The strike of th! weavers In the northwest of Franc! ooutlnuee, but has not been accompa nied by violence except at Roub&lx, where the strikers broke the windows of two factories which had not been dosed. During the evening the strik ers paraded the town and stoned an other factory. In the course of the disturbance a polios magistrate was seriously Injured by a stone thrown at him. Kempff To Be Retired. Vallejo, Oal., Oot. 10.—Rear Admlr el Louis Kempff will be retired from active service tomorrow. He wa* born in Illinois. He was appointed to the navy In 1357. Hie last sea service wa# in commend of a squadron al Taku, China, during the recent dli culty when the forte ware bosflMrded New Goods Arriviot DAILY AT J. 1. SARRATT’S “EVERYTHING STORE,’’ 0 While in the northern markets recently I captured a big lot of bargains in all lines—some of which have already arrived. Just received a lotjof Men’s Suits, they are Hummers too, at such low prices that you can’t afford to miss seeing them. All the latest styles and weaves in Dress Goods and Wait ings, and I extend a cordial invitation to the Ladies of Gaffney and Cherokee to call and inspect my line.J Pretty line of Negligee Shirts, 25c and up. Big line Work Shirts, 25 to 75c. Men’s, Youths’ and Children’s Heavy Fleeced underwear. Shoes for Everybody. Men’s Patent Leather, $3.00 to $4.00. Men’s Vici Kid box calf, $1.50 to $4.50. Ladies’ Shoes from $1.00 to $3.50. All kinds of Shoes for Misses, Youths and Children. My Heavy Grocery Department is full up. Big lot Bagging and Ties. Ginners would do well to con sult me before buying. All grades Fertilizers for Grain. Keep Yonr Eye On This Space. I will have in a lot of Bargains by the time the next issue reaches you. Yours for trade, J. I. SA.R.H.A.TT.