Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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“My hair was falling out and turning gray very fast. Cut your ■ Hair Vigor stopped the falling and ! restored the natural color.”—Mrs. E. Z. Benonime, Cohoes, N. Y. It’s impossible for you not to look old, with the color of seventy years in your hair! Perhaps you are seventy, and you like your gray hair! If not, use Ayer’s Hair Vigor. In less than a month your gray hair will have all the dark, rich color of youth. $1.00 a battle. All druggists. PITTSBURG PA., BANK HAS CiOSED DOBBS National Bank Examiner Is Appointed Receiver. BANK CHARTERED IN YjEAR 1901. HARRIS TO HANG NOV. 13. Statement Is Made of Bank’s Resources and Liabilities—Closing of Bank Has Had Little Effect on Local Stock Ex- Pains in the Back Are symptoms of a weak, torpid or stagnant condition of the kidneys or liver, and are a warning it is extremely hazardous to neglect, so important is a healthy action of these organs. They are commonly attended by loss I of energy, lack-of courage, and some times by gloomy foreboding and de spondency. “I laid pains in my back, could not leep torneyg”sf C.~Crane*and~Frank Walk', j H IS Alleged That the Ring Has Not {. »« w tajhe fondng felt Murderer of Atlanta Policeman Gets Quick Sentence. Atlanta, Oct. 21.—John Harris, mur derer of Policeman Hans Drasbach, was tried, found guilty and sentenc ed to be hung, all in about six hours yesterday. The date set for the hanging was Friday, November 13, between the hours of 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. At LANG GRAFT RING HAS BEENIjNEARTHED Government Makes Rather Startling Disclosures. HEADQUARTERS ARE AT 'FRISCO. change. Washington, Oct. 21.—The If \our druggist cannot supply yon. send'us ono dollar and we w ill express you a iNHtle. He sure and give the tiamo oi your nearest express olftce. Address, J. C. AY Kit CO„ Lowell, Mass. EDITOR MEETS TRAGIC DEATH. Falls From Third Story of Window at Indianapolis. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 21.—Samuel E. Morss, editor and proprietor of The Indianapolis Sentinel, fell from the | comptroller general of currency was ad vised last night that the Federal No tional bank of Pittsburg, Pa., would not open its doors lor business this 1 morning. He immediately appointed National Hank Examiner John L j j killed him. ; Cunningham receiver. No details are known at the comp- i troller’s office as to the causes which led to the lailure. The bank was chartered Nov. 16, 1901, with a capital stock of $2,000. Joseph A. Langtitt is president and George W. Eisenbes, cashier. The following is a statement of the i hank’s resources and liabilities as is j shown by the last report on condition j of the comptroller of the currency on Sept. 9, 1903: “Resources, loans and discounts, j $5,036,072; over drafts, $>63; United States bonds, $806,652; stocks and se er, who defended him, announced, however, that they would file a motion 1 for a new trial at once, and if the; I motion was denied, appeal the case to I acting j SUI)reme court. At no time did Harris deny his i guilty and both in his statement dur- 1 gonian today says: ing the trial and just before sentence he said, “to cause a sensation. There Only Acquired Base Land by Dum- j ing Hood’s Sarsaparilla and now I can | sleep and get up feeling rested and able to mies and Fraudulent Means, but Has , do my work. I attribute my cure entirely | to Hood’s Farsaparilla.” Mrs. J. N. Perry, Debauched State Land Officials. care jj Copeland, Pike Hoi d, Ala. Portland, Ore., Oct. 21.—The Ore- Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills was passed he frequently repeated the words: “I wish to plead guilty— ’ His attorneys devot ed their efforts to a verdict of man slaughter. There were hundreds of spectators present in the court room during the trial and when the case was called, shortly after 9 o’clock, there was scarcely room to stand within the bar or at the railing surrounding it. A motion for a continua-.ce was made by Attorney Crane at the open ing of the case, but the continuance was denied. Cure kidney and liver troubles, relieve the back, and htvld uv) the whole system. FOLLOWED MASTER TO DEATH. The government has unearthed a stupendous "land graft” ring that has been carrying on a business in every well timbered area on the Pacific slope. This ring has not only acquired “base’ Rather Unu6ua | Tragedy Takes Place land by dummies and Other Iraudu- : lent means, it has debauched state land ,n City of Boston, officials, making them hirelings or Boston. Oct. 21.—After Charles A. partners in the business, it has main- Rollins. 63 years old, a retired raer- taiued in the general land office at chant of this city, had been found Washington agents whode duties were dead in a room in his house on Mas- to “leak” information about proposed sachusetts avenue with a tube from the | reserves and other profitable matters gas jet lying by his side, caretaker of and by use of money has influenced | his house. Thomas Ryan, 28 yt v ars of placing of reserve boundaries to it? age, notified one of his friends by tel-1 own interests. I ephone and then follewed his master We Are FILLING PRESCRIPT IONS Por the majority of Gaffneyites; are we fill ing yours? If not, why not? Better equioped, fully competent, always accurate and therefore our medicines do that which they are intend ed to do. S. 6. Crawley & Co. [813 Limestone St. t- * ■ i Drigs, Perfumes and Stationery. Prescriptions properly filled and promptly delivered. BLAZE AT MACON, GA. The central figures of this conspir acy are said to be in San Francisco. to death. The cause of the first death was, th> , , . , ^ 1 curities, etc., $17,500; real estate, $26,- third story of the Sentinel building Jue from banbs aol] bankers . Brown Wagon Factory Gutted—Loss of William J. Burns, in the secret ser- coroner believes, suicide, the second, at 10 o’clock this morning End. lived but 15 minutes. The window from which he fell was in his private office. No one was with him at the time al though several persons were waiting in the ante-room to see him. Mt. Morss had been in bad health for some time, and it was announced by his private secretary that he prob- | due from $1,130,592; cash and cash items, $675,- 652—total, $7,693,783. “Liabilities, capital stock, $2,000,000; surplus and undivided profits, $580,- 669; circulation. $700,000; due to banks and bankers, $2,375,552; unpaid divi dends, $5,446; deposits, $1,932,107; bills payable. $100,000—total $7,693,783. Some action as this has been within ably had opened the window for air | the 1K)BSibUiti e 8 f or the past two days, and was overcome by heart trouble, i torsecast by the determined raid made Financial troubles have been wor-« upon the ins ti t ution’s stock on the rylng him recently. He left a widow | Pittsburg Stock Exchange . The posi . and one daughter. t j ve s t a tements, however, of the presi- , . _ , ! dent, J. A. Langfitt, to the effect that xr C ^ U i d fw Ct ?i d C J? alrma "- ,, the bank wa & Not in need of money New York Oct 21-George J. Gouhl: an)1 that the l0SSM W0Bla nol af[ect •has been elected chairman of the boaM | Us capita , or s ]us dld much l0 . of directors of the Wabash railroad. $35,000. Macon, Ga., Oct. 21.—Fire gutted the main building of the Brown Wag on factory on Cherry street, between Fourth and Fifth streets, last night, entailing a loss of something like $35.- 000. In it were the offices and an abun dance of material, finished and unfin ished. Alongside the main building is a two story, corrugated iron structure, nearly twice the size of the brick. The fire was well under way in the rear of the brick building when the alarm was rung in and but for th» vice in the treasury department au accident. Ryan had gone back to: A. B. Hughes, assistant attorney gen- the room after telephoning and wa; oral in the interior department, were overcome by the fumes, in Portland last week gathering ev ! — dience that will help the government in prosecuting the instigators of th conspiracy. They interviewed a num ber of men, who had been paid for Archbishop Kain’s Funeral. St. Louis, Oct. 21.—Funeral services for the late Archbishop Kain, of this diocese, who died last week in Haiti- the use of their names in applications more, were heLl today. Cardinal Gib-1 for state school lands, also certain bonds celebrated the pontifical high notaries public who are accused of cer- requiem mass and Archbishop Keane, tlfying false and fraudulent affidavits, of Dubuque, Iowa, delivered the funer- al sermon. Burial was at Calvary, ANGLO-FRENCH TREATY. alongside the grave of Archbishop Ken- ; rick, who was at the head of this arch- hard and efficient work of the fire de-1 Baron partment the entire block would in De Esternelle de Constant diacese for many wars and who pre- Speaks of Conditions. cede! Archbishop Kain, his coadjutor. O. Leashly, whom he succeeds as chairman, was elected vice president in charge of the New York office. Other vice presidents elected were C A. Bird, who is in charge of traffic bn all the Gould lines; Edgar T. Wells Wilton Knight and Wells H. Blod gett. No change was made in the other officers. Italian Cabinet Still Intact. Rome, Oct. 21.—There is no tre In the report publuished in a special dispatch Received in London yesterday that the Italian cabine. bough Premier Zana ' to withdraw on ac- . The question will meeting of the ■ v. j V wiusned Under Falling Logs. Hokes Bluff, Ala., Oct. 21.—While Will GUdey, a 20-year-old white man, was hauling logs a heavily load- •d Wagon overturned on him, crushing his body almost as flat as a pancake. Almost every bone In him was brok en and death resulted instantly. l>u Good—It PayM. ward allaying distrust on the part of its depositors thus preventing a run. The closing of the bank w r as decided upon at a meeting of the directors last night, w’hich did not break up until 2 D j o’clock this morning. At that hour none of the officials would make a statement and locally the outcome of the meaning was not generally known until the receiver’s notice was receiv-! ed at 9 o’clock. It is a United States depository, and United States deposits. The stock ol the company has been subjected to re ported declines on the Pittsburg ex change this week. On Monday il sold down from 115 to 85, but was forc ed up again to 101. All day yester day it sagged and the closing quota tions were 80 bid and 85 asked. The course of the stock has attracted much attention and numerous adverse re ports were in circulation, but they were promptly and fully denied by Presi dent J. A. Langfitt. He stated yester day evening that the bank had suffer ed only one possible loss—that ol $140,000 which it held in notes on the Eastern Tube company of Dayton, O. That company is in the hands of a all probability have been swept away. Adjoining the factory was the Ar mour ’Packing company, and near by are the Central railway cotton sheds, and the Felton & Massee Lumber Mills. New York, Oct. 21.—In regard to Th e ceremonies were attended by the Anglo-French arbitration treaty man > people. just concluded, Baron D’Esternelles de Constant is quoted by a Herald dis- Passengers on the Cedric, patch from Paris as having said: ] Ixmdon, Oct. 21.—Senators Lodge "This convention is only the begin- j and Turner and Mrs. Turner left Lon- There wafc a scarcity of water and ! ning of what is in store. Negotations this morning for Liverpool where at one time it looked as though the; are in progiess for our other treaties they will board the White Star liner entire block was doomed;! ] of a similar nature with Italy, Hoi The Brown company carried an in-' land, Sweeten and Norway. There is surance of $25,000. nothing in the way for a speedy con clusion oi such a treaty with Italy Cedric, which is to sail today for New York, Joseph Rope, a representative of the Canadian government, and one of the assistant secretaries or' the Am in a few months, perhaps <even earli kan boundary tribunal, left on the san.e* er, the clauses will be settled and the | train which also took Joseph Pulizer agreement may be published befoi i and party, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Car- the visit of 'President Lo^bet to the negie will also join the Cedric party city of Rome. c at Queenstown. ______ “AS regards Holland, the govern- He Learned h Great Truth, ment of that country as well as of It i9 said of John We8 , thafc he Sweden and Norway had probably, a ouce said t0 Mistress Wesley: “Why reaty under consideration long ago, do tell that child tbe pame thi but no action was taken In the tmat- over and over again?” “John Wes ter by 1< ranee. This is now being, | ey) because once telling is not (io ' ne - enough.” It is for the same reason 1 i he United States helped the cause ^at you are told over and over again Broken Rail Wrecks Train. Columbus, Ga., Oct. 21.—Southern freight train No. 164, Atlanta to Co lumbus, Engineer Kittrell, was wreck ed near Midland, Ga., eight coal cars being derailed. Several of the cars loaded with coal rolled down an em bankment. The engine was not de railed. The wreck was caused' by a broken rail, which was broken by another freight train that passed along a few minutes before. No one was Injured in the wreck. The tract was cleared today, and passenger | of peace by submitting the first case | fchat 'chamberlain’s Gough Remedy trains, alter having been off schedule to the Hague tribunal, and I believe cures colds and grip; that it counter- n early all day, are on schedule again : American statesmen would do well to act9 any tendency of these diseases tonight. , come into closer contact with Europe, j t 0 result in pneumonia, and that it is - - On this ground I have been invited to pleasant and safe to take. For sale Freight Handl-er’s Strike. , visit America next year. I shall go by Cherokee Drug Co. ; L. D. Allison Savannah, Ga., Oct. 21.—The strike ! to the St. Louis fair and deliver a ! Cowpens. Keeping Ahead because we eiert every effort towards the betterment of our pictures. Each day we ad vance and find some thing in our Photographs which increases their quality ahd beauty and adds another good reason to the many which proves the superiority of our work. Our Photos are rich, soft and faith ful portraits of high artistic excellence. JUNE H. CARR 625 Limestone St. •Phone 176. Residence 171 ^ Hulldintf and Plastering 1 •' 1.' Goal, and Plaster Hair, Plaster Pans Shingles, Portland Cement, Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse and Dynamite Caps, call on Limestone Springs Lime Works CARROLL & CO., Lessees. , receiver, and a plan of reorganization j chant and Miners’ Transportation com- A Chicago man has observed that, *8 being worked out, he said, and the pany which has been on for two or “Good deeds are better than real es- bank’s loss on that account may be j three weeks has extended to the tate deeds—some of the latter arq small. 1 0 cean Steamship company when be- worthless. Act kindly and gently, The closing of the Federal Nation- tween 200 and 300 of its employes show sympathy, and lend a helping; al bank had apparently but little ef- " * of the freight handlers’ of the Her- 1 series of lectures on the subject main object will be to obtain the for mation in America of a group of con- hand. You cannot possibly lose by feet on the local stock exchange. Trad- it.” Most men appreciate a kind Ing was light, but firm, at about yes- word and encouragement more than terday’s closing quotation. No deal- substantial help. There are persons tngs in any of the local bank stocks in this community who might truth-1 were recorded during the first hour’’ fully say: “My good friend, cheer trading. In a general way banking up. A few doses of Chamberlain’s officials of the city feel confident that Cough Remedy will rid you of your j the Federal National bank’s trouble’ cold, and there is no danger whatever will be confined to itself and will not from pneumonia when you use that disturb any other finan^al institution medlolDe. It cures. I know ; Receiver Cuunlgham thinks It ma, It I°r *t hss helped me out msoy a be two or three days before he eac H: Anuoo. b cC.o. B ; r e a slatement of ** bank ' s “ n< “ walked out. They had made demands like those of the Merchants and Mi ners’ employes, which the company had refused. The Ocean Steamship company and the Merchant and ners’ both hope to win. The situa tion has grown serious for them, how ever, and hard work is needed to load and unload the vessels with the de pleted force. gressmen favorable to arbitration who will afterward visit France and help the great movement for the world wide adoption of arbitration between nations.” Perfect integrity is at a pemium even among scoundrels, because there are some trusts that they will never confer on each other. ALASKAN DECISION. London Afternoon Papers Comment on the Outcome. Ixmdon, Oct. 21.—The comment ol the afternoon papers here on the Alas kan boundary decision Is similar to that of the morning papers. “Regrettable but honorable,” sums up the general tenor. The St. James Gazette says it con aiders the fact that Chief Justice Al vestone signed, the award to be prool of the correctness thereof. The Ga zette regrets that the Canadian com missioners published an explanation ol “eir position, appearing to cast a re f jctlon on their colleagues, and The Mall Gazette comments on the dignity and self-possession Kind words, kind looks, kind acts,; f 110 !™,? 7 , the Ca, ) adla ® commissioners and gentle handshakes, are the best D dec in ' cg to sls:n the treat y- weapons to L use in the utseen bat tles of life. Ready For Winter Cruise. - New York, Oct. 21.—It is expected -Watch .the Kidney.” that the vessels of the North Atlantic “When they are affected, life is in •« uad ~ n now undergoing repairs The Salve That Heals without leaving a scar is DeWitt’ ( s. The name Wbitch Hazel is applied to many salves, but DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve is the only Witch Hazel Salve made that contains the pure unadulterated witch hazel. If any other Witch Hazel Salve is offared you it is a counterfeit. E G. DeWitt invented Witch Hazel Salve and De- Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve is the best salve in tbe world for cuts, burns, bruises, tetter, or blind, bleeding, iobing and protruding piles. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co. City May Abrogate Contracts. Opelika, Ala., Oct. 214—The city council has before it the question of abrogating the contract of the city of with the telephone a-nd electric com panies. The Bell telephone system Is in use here with about 200 or more subscribers, and the service is out of date and inefficient. The electric company has a modern and exponaive plant, but IS continual run of bad luck has caused It to give dissatis faction and there is much complaint. Petitions to the council are about to result In the contracts being broken. Burned to Death In Home. Brookside. Ala., Oct. 21.—A. C. Me- Avoy residing 1 mile east of this place, was burned to death in a fire whirl; destroyed his residence. The fire was discovered by a train crew on the Southern railway. A search dis- Will Appeal Decision. New York, Oct. 21.—Counsel for the government has announced that in order to definitely settle the que& tlon, the treasury department will ap peal to decision handed down by Gen eral Appraiser Somerville against the decision of the collector of the port to include in the dutiable value of certain classes of goods Imported from France the amount of municipal taxes exacted by by French authorities. Ths question was fought out some time ago before the United States circuit court In Cincinnati, by the Rhein strom case, and decided adversely t the government, but the ruling was unsatisfactory to both appraisers, and the department also. It has been decided to make a new case. Of all the fools the hypocrite is the biggest. He is hated of the world for seeming to be a Christian ; he is hat ed by God for not being one; he hates himself, and he is even ditpised by Satan for not serving him. Danger in Fall Cold.. Fall colds are liable to hang on all winter leaving the seeds of pneu monia, bronchitis or consumption. Foley’s Honey and Tar cures quickly and prevents serious results. It is old and reliable, tried and tested, safe and sure. Contains no opiates and will not constipate. Cherokee Drug Co. People who pass the most compli ments before marriage generally pass flat irons and rolliogpins after mar riage. Never AhU Advice. When you have a cough or cold don’t ask what is good for it and get some medicine with little or no merit and perhaps dangerous. Ask for Foley’s Honey and Tar, the greatest throat and lung remedy, it cures coughs and colds quickly. Cherokee Drug Co. it «• IS THE BEST CLOTHING WYLER, ACKERURD & CO., Makers, Cincinnati. Aik yonr Dealer or Write for Booklet. THEM TO ME Case of U. S. Marshal Field. Washington, Oct. 21.—Attorney Gen eral Knox today decided to advise the There is no vice except drunken- president not to re-open the case of ness which can more utterly destroy United States Marshal Field, of Ver- the peace and happiness of a home mont, recently dismissed for neglect than constant fretting. of duty In connection with the escape of three Chinamen who were being Hroucintu for Twenty YeHn. deported to China. The decision was ; Mrs. Minerva Smith, of Danville, reached after a hearing was given the' wr **’‘' 8: ^ bronchitis for The cold season Is approaching. How at>out those last winter suits thut are too good to throw away, anti yet need brightening up a little V KUINU Til KM TO ME and have them overhauled—I’ll make them look fresh anti new. Clean ing. pressing and tailoring done by an export. . V. H. ROBINSON, Tailor. Over W. U. Telegraph Ofliee. closed the burned body of McAvoy. j Vermont delegation In congress Sen- twenty yearS and , never got re,l<>f McAvoy’s family was temporarily ab- ’ ators Dillingham and Proctor amd ant . U 1 U8ed F ° ley 9 HonPy and Tar Representatives Foster and Haskins, ]! hich J 9 a 8Ure cure who urged reconsideration of the case. L ' 0, sent from hlme. Oheroket- danger,” says Dr. Abernethy, the great English physician. Foley’s Kidney Care makes sound kidneys. Cherokee Drug Co. Some people may bid Satan to get behind them but will not permit him to get out of commanding distance. No danger of consumption If you me Foley’s Honey and Tar to cure that atabborn cough. Cherokee Drug Oo. the New York navy yard, will be ready to start their winter cruise Dec. 1. Rear Admiral Barker, command ant of the navy yard, has Just return ed from W ihiugton, where plans were completed for the cruise. Gives Birth to Four. Zanesville, Ohio, Oc. 21.—Mrs. W Ham Tate, a negro woman, 23 yean oM, has given birth to four girl bu hies, all of normal size and weighing slightly more than pounds each Mississippi Pension Figures. Jackson, Miss., Oct. 21.—According to figures gotten out by the auditor Will Permit No Trifling. *000 - New York - ° ct - 21.—Russia au. there are 7,333 persons on the pension Augstna are not disposed to pen It is possible for a man to cross the Atlantic ocean and never see a shark o ^ until he gets to the New York cub- rolls for Mississippi, an Increase o! ; trifling by the porte with regard to ^ oai k 0086, 753 over last year. The non-prefer- the scheme for reforms in Macedonia, red class will receive $25.94 this year, says a Times dispatch from Vienna! There are 350 negroes on the rolls It Is asserted here that If Turkey’s A New Store Filled with the best and freshest’ line of Fancj ‘ in the city. Stand below Commer cial Hotel on Limestone street. Prices right in every particular and prompt service rendered. Give us a share of your patronage. HAMLIN & RADFORD. Goods delivered free in any part of elty. who receive $10,000. The distribution for Mississippi Is $200,000 a year. Frost at Buchanan. Buchanan, Ga., Oct. 21.—Quite a heavy frost fell in this county Sun day night, but Is not likely that It will affect tbe cotton crop, as there Is absolutely no top crop In this sec tion. attempts to procrastinate, recourse will be had to effective means of per suasion. Coach Barn Burnedi . .ew York, Oct. 21.—Flro has gutted the coach barn and stables of the es tate of C. I^edyard Black, near Pen- pack, N. J., causing a Toss of $100,000. The horses were saved. To Curt* w Cold In Ono Dny Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money If It fails to cure. E. W. Grove’s sig nature is on each box. 25o. Trespass Notice. All persons aro forbidden to trespass on our lauds for any purpose whatever. J. G. Paintmh, U. A. Hawkins, T. J. Oamphki.l, Estate, Mas. Pom.y Whelchbl, io-2-v-pd. Lawis Hollis. fo? Final Discharge. Notice is hereby given that I will an- / to Hon. J. K. Webster, Probate Judge or Cherokee county, S. C., at his office at the Court House on Saturday, (Jet. 31st. next, at 10 o’clock a. m., for a final settlement and discharge as Administra tor of the estate of John L. Black, de ceased. All jH-rsons holding claims against said estate wil 1 present them on or before said date or forever l»e barred. John A. Dksportks, Admr. Estate of Col. John L. Black, deceased. Published in Gaffney, (S. C.,) Ledger Oct. 9, 16, 23&30, 1903.