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V.;.,: . W, ger: SEMI- 1 TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. Fyjnrver- r»es Col- Mint of Thi» Paper. Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLl 16, 1894. GAFFNEY. 8. C ^UESOAY, JULY 16, 1901. Sl.rO A YEAB. THE STEEL Wl A AGREEMENT REACHED. k^ n. Strike Order Being Generally Observed. SHAFFER’S STRONG CARD Strike Is Not £0 Much a Question oi \\ a^es us Recognition of (ho Ainal- gHiiiatcd Association—The Men Are Responding Promptly. Pittsbuko, /uly 13.—The strike of . the members of the Amalgamated as sociation employed in the tinplate, sheet and hoop mills which was ordered Sat- f urday night as a result of the disagree- / meut V)e;/^;en the conferences of the United States Steel corporation and the Amalgamated association was generally observed in tho Pittsburg district tnis morning. At the mills where the strike order extended the skilled workmen who are under the control of tho union failed to put. in an appearance, or if they did go to the mills it was merely as sjiectiUors and with no intention of working. Early reports received at the gen rai odices of tho Amalgamated association were meagre af details but indicated that the strike order was be- iug observed at all mills outlie tinplate. |dieet ami hoop combines. \ President Shaffer is in comuiunica- lion with lodge officials at all these /plants and he is coutideut that the asso ciation will make such a strong show ing on this preliminary suspension of work that a general strike of all the mills of the United States Steel corpo ration will not be necessary. This lat ter proposition is the strong card which the Amalgamated president has up his sleeve and which he has threatened to play if an early adjustment of the diffi culty is not made. This strike bears a resemblance to the historical Homestead strike in 189 ', in that it is not a ques tion of wages but of recognition of tho Amalgamated association. The association insists on unionizing all the plants of tho throe companies in question. The manufacturers refuse to grant this demand and say that the in dividual coniracts with workmen which are in force at a number of the plants must stand. I'ulntcr 31111s Shut Down. Tho Painter mills of the American Steel Hoop company of the south side are shut down. The men have joined the Amalgamated association and not a workman except four or five Hungari ans and six boys showed up. It is esti mated that between TOO and 800 men are our. The management refuses to talk. In the mill office all was excitement this morning. Telephones were kept busy and messengers were kept running. Tho Hungarians were hauling away finished material and tho boys were working in tho machine shops, the only department in the miH' where a wheel is turning. Tho strikers are keeping away from the plant and there is not a person loitering about the place. Every thing is unusually quiet. The tin mill at Mouessen, Pa., which is non-union, was running as usual to day. The Lindsay and McUutcheon plant of the American Stool Hoop com pany in Allegheuey is also idle and the Star and Mounuguhela plants of the American Tinplate company are closed down. Tho Painter and Lindsay and McCutheon plants have been looked upon by the officials of the United States Steel corporation us the stronghold of uon-umouints in the hoop company. Strike Will lie Spirited. Tho prompt action of President Shaf fer in Hius early forcing the fighting and carrying it into the enemy’s camp was looked upon as evidence that the strike will be one of the most spirited of Pittsburg histoiy. President Shaffer was pleased with the reports from the two strongholds and ho declared that not a wheel would turn in either tho Painter or Lindsay and MoCutcheou works until tho strike was settled. President Shaffer said that tho Painter plant was pivotal with respect to the other non u i on plants of t •Steel Hoop compai y and the members elsewhere had promised if the Painter plant would join the strike movement, there would be no trouble organizing tho remainder of tho plants. He said there was no question that the men would respond, as they have been anxious to join the movement and were held in check and kept at work by the direction of the Amalgamated officials. President fohafler said that tho move ment would be carried to the other plants not now recognized by the com bine us under tho wing of the associa tion. He looked for a general response to his strike order, as tho men have been awaiting iust such a command since July 1. He declared that tho men wore E repared to fight it out on tho original nos “until doomsday.” KflVct on Carnegie Industries. In certain circles an interest is being xnau.fcBtcd in tho effect the strike may have on the Carnegie industries, espe cially tho steel mills at Homestead. These mills are generally supposed to bo non-union. Hut tho same was thought of other mills, until they sud denly popped ont ns pretty well un ionized. There have been no recent visits of Amalgamated officials to Home stead that at this time are somewhat sugge.-tivc. Many a hint has been thrown out by Amalgamated men within the past few days that when the asso ciation felt the necessity of showing tneir strength the combine would be amazed. Aside from any interest the Amalgamated people may have in Homestead, it may be possible that the American Federation of Labor has in* trenched itself there. Of course there may bo nothing in the affair bat talk, but there certainly is more than a little. Should the strike be prolonged many interests would be sure to suffer. The strikers could probably take good care of themselves. Work is pleuty on all allies and besides the Amalgamated as sociation has a strike fund in bank Which is about |100,000. The railroads would be among the greatest sufferers, as a long strike would greatly decrease the shipment of mill prooucts. Huild- lugcontmi-tors and others using ii on and steel come in for their share of losses. The demand for ooka uud coal would |lac! Uo affvotsd. striking Machinist* In Wilmington Return to Work. VVn MiNotox, Del., July 15. — Ths striking machinists of the Harlan & Hollingsworth company to the number of 110 returned to work this morning, an agreement being reached with an advance of wages of $1 i>er week for those receiving $13 a week or over and 50 cents advance for those who had been receiving under $13, the men to work 60 hours a week during the Saturday half holiday seusou aud l!0 hours a week during the rest of the year. The strik ers returned to work as though nothing had happened, each man taking the bench or machine he deserted eight weeks ago. The striking machinists of the J. Morl-tn Poole company are still out, that firm refusing to make slightest concession. PRACTICALLY ENDED. Over GOO Striking Cincinnati Machin ists Return to Work. Cincinnati, July 15.—The machinists strike was practically ended today by the return of more than 2.000 workmen to their various shops. The strike man agers had announced their intention of concentrating their attack upon certain plants while permitting men to work at other places for the purpose of obtain ing funds. One of the plants desig nated to he fought against was that of Fay-Egan Co. Today over 000 of tho Fay-Eg.in employes formed in line and marched in a body to their work, thus destroying the strongest hope of the snake leaders. The manufacturers feel assured that the remaiuiHg strikers will return to work. \\lieels Idle In Mahoning Valley. Youngstown, O., July 15.—Not a wheel was turned this morning in any of tho plants of the American Steel Hoop company or American Sheet Steel company, in the Mahoning valley. Tho Six.h district is the strongest numeri cally in the Amalgamated association and the men are a unit in observing the strike order issued by President Shaffer. The Steel Hoop company has five plants in Youngstown, Girard, Warren and Greenville, aud the sheet steel combine has four in Struthers and Niles All are organized. Vice President Ward Sunday organized the men in the new 4 mill plant of tile Niles Iron aud Sheet company. In this valley 7,500 men are directly or indirectly affected by the strike. Order Obeyed Without Question. Anukksox. luil., July 15.—The strike in the tinplate mills was inaugurated here this morning. All members of the Amalgamated association olieyed the strike order and the mills are closed. Five hundred men are idle Imre. The mills at Middletown, lud., are shut down by the strike. At Eiwocd the strike orders in the mill, of the Ameri can Tinplate company were obeyed without question. Work was suspended this morning. Thi* is the first day this yctf the nulls hute been idle. Ordin arily there is a shutdown of one to tlm-e months. Anticipating a strike the management kept the mills going at full capacity to accumulate a big stock of tinplate. K< ur Hundred Out ut Cleveland. Ci.F.vr.i.Axn, July 15. —Between 400 and 590 men employed at the Crescent Tinplate mil 1 * in this city obeyed the strike order of President Shaffer today aid as a result the plant is practically idle. The Crescent is tho only plant affected in Cleveland by the strike or der. It is controlled by the American Tinplate company. Chicago Moulders Strike. Chicago, July 15. - Nearly 1,000 moul ders employed itt Chicago wont on strike today in consequence of the failure of tho employers to grant their demand for a fiat scale of $3 per day. About 50 firms are affected and it is expected the number of strikers will be materially in creased within the next two days. Covington Mi Is Cunning. Cincinnati, July 15. —The steel mills in Covington an 1 Newport, Ky., are in- deiKaideut and running today as usual A special from Cambridge, O., says the 899 men of the tinplate work* at that place are not working. 1'onirrny Men tin Out. PoMKitoY. O.. July 15 —The effect of the iron aud steel worker strike has reached this city, throwing 300 men out ofwmployinent at the Pomeroy plant of the American Steel Hoop company. The null did not start its mills today. Worker* Quit nt Cuiuberlund Gap. CtniBRKi.AM) Gap. Md., July 16.— None of the employes in the American Tinplate mills ibis morning reported for work today and tho mill Is shut down. Tho strike affects about 200 peo ple here. Ravages of Clmrbon. Memphis, July 15.— A Scimitar special from Jackson, Miss., says: During the first week nr two oT tho oharbou epi demic iu the delta more than U0 per cent of tho animals affected died, bat since a supply of the viru* for iuuoou- lution was procured the death rate ftai been materially reduced. Unfortunate ly the disease is spreading all over the country, not only in the delta, but m the lulls, several cases being re^irted today iu Rankin county, the adjoPhing county to tins, and only a few miles north of Jackson. Indiana Corn Still ^afe. Indianapolis, July 15 —Reports to The News from the leading Indiana coru counties show that while rain is needed comparatively little serious dam age lias vet been done. Damage is prm- cipally confined to late planted coru. Dropped Dead at Table. Marietta, O., July 15 —William 8. Grucoy, a promiueut oil o|H.-rator, man ager of the Boston Oil company, well known throughout the east, dropped (tad At (Ut Urwktat tUii moruiug, OVER THE STATE. Newsy Items from Other Counties Oroaped Together. Last week the Abbeville cotton mills shipped a car of cloth direct to China. The supreme court has rendered a decision authorizing a dispensary to be established at Prosperity. The South Carolina bankers asso- ciatnn will hold its next meeting in Charleston during the exposition. Dr. L. K. Sturkie will likely be a candidate for the vacancy caused by the death of the late Congressman Stokes. The secretary of state has issued a commission to the Greenwood Spool and Bobbin Mfg. Co., of Greenwood, capital stock $25,000. Mr. Clark W. Moorman, of Colum bia, has been elected instructor in the A. French Textile School at the Georgia School of Technology, At lanta. It is stated on excellent authority that J. W. McCullough, of Green ville, is slated to succeed Lawson D. Melton as U. S. Marshal for the dis trict of South Carolina. Tillman and McLaurin will be in vited to speak at Saluda on July 28tb, at the fifth anniversary of the laying of the corner stone of the court house. mmhh Messrs. O. S. Wakeling and E. D. Williamson, of Detroit, Mich., have leased some mining lands about six miles from Abbeville and propose working the property energetically in search of gold. Julius Smith was shot and fatally wounded by another negro named Bill Rhett, while they were return ing to Columbia from a barbecue Saturday afternoon. Both men were said to be drunk and a quarrel caused the shooting. Tbe tobacco season will be formally opened in Florence on July 25. Tbe warehouses will have a big break. Planters are making excellent pro gress with curing, and the indications are that a lot of tobacco will be brought to town. A seven-year-old negro child shot bis younger brother’s bead into a pulp Friday afternoon, nine miles from Columbia. Tbe children were playing when tbe boy picked up the gun which he could hardly lift and did tbe deadly work. Miss Jennie A. Hart, in tbe censps office at Washington,writes He father, Geo. W. S. Hart, Esq., of Yorkville, that she has just bad her salary raised to $1,000 per year. This is tbe third time her salary has been increased since last summer. Her many friends congratulate her. Tbe new squad of dispensary con stables has arrived in Charleston, and are making things warm for tbe blind tigers, seizing fixtures, counters and contraband liquor. This is, it is presumed, tbe beginning of the des perate onslftugbt upon the tiger keeper that Is be made in every city where blind tigers exist. Governor McSweeney has received an invitation to attend the unveiling ceremonies of the Confederate mon ument at Xiken on the 23rd of July. The ladies who have the arrange ments in charge expect to have quite an occasion on the unveiling of tbe monument, for which they have worked so bard. Tbe representatives of ning cotton oil mills met at Greenwood on Tues day for the purpose of organizing an association of oil mills in the State for tbe protection of oil mill interests. Tbe following mills were represented: Clinton, Woodruff, Simpsonville, Fountain Inn, Ninety Six, McCor mick, Coronaoa, and the Greenwood and Farmers’ mill of Greenwood. Private Sutton, of tbe 14th coast artillery, stationed at Fort Screven, Savannah, was in Columbia Friday and ideptified the Congaree Hotel suicide as Eldon Maddox, recently a private in tbe 4th. Mr. Sutton gave a full description of the man, which left no doubt as to bis idenity. When tbe photograph was shown there was absolutely no question as to who the suicide was. I# The postoffice at Trough, Spartan burg county, was entered Friday night by robbers. The postmaster said he locked his safe that night, and Saturday morning it was open, and several panes of glass were broken out of tbe window where the burglars entered. It seems that the thieves were frightened away, as they only opened one drawer in tbe safe, which contained only a few dollars in cop pers. In another drawer was about $75 which was not molested. There is no clue as to who the robbers were. Henry Spesrs wss painfully shot by Charlie Watford at Lamar, Dar lington county, Friday evening, a shot gun being used. They bed had some words in the morolng and Wat ford remarked to Speare that he would eee him later and left. In the evening while Spears was standing In the back of the store talking to tbe Rev. Mr. Ruff, a Methodist minister, Watford appeared at the front of tbe store and remarked to Spears that be had come to settle with him and Immediately pulled bis gun through tho window and fired. Tbe load took effect in the feft side. Spears is not thought to be dangerously shot. Watford made his escape L The piles that annoy you so will be quickly and permanently healed If you use DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, Beware of worthies! counterfeits, ChtrokM P'Df Go* . , LOWER CHEROKEE LOCAL POLLINGS. Happenings of the Week Around Etta Jane. A LONG DEATH LIST. Mr. Mike Thompson Thrown from a Wagon ami Killed—A Child Dead—Mr. Alexander Hurt by Runaway Team— The Millwood Boys. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jank, July 13—We find out sell confronted with an unusually long death list this a. rn. and it would be a great pleaeure for us to convey some word of condolence to each of tbe bereaved ones. Mr. Michael Thompson, we lea.n, died Thursday from injuries received in a runaway scrape at or near tbe Bates Mill on Gilky Creek, in which be was thrown from his wagon loaded with wood,aud rendered unconscious until he died. Mr. Thompson was the oldest of four brothers who went to the war as members of Company I, 13th South Carolina regiment. It is said that he went through the entire four years without missing a single toll cull. He was slightly wounded in one of the engagements and went to the field hospital where his wound was dressed and he returned to bis com mand in time to be present at the succeeding roll call. Such men as old Mr. Mike Thompson made tbe history that other men got credit for. His name will hardly ever be men tioned except incidently. Beyond doubt he was a splendid soldier. He was buried at Corinth on Friday in the presence of number of friends and relatives. Mr. Alex Mooney conducting tbe funeral services. At the time of his death he was about 80 years old. Of him we can“Bay his deeds live after him.” Mrs. Rev. R. W. Brice, we regret to learn, died at her home at Due West last week, She was a noble woman and has hundreds of friends who read The Ledger who will regret to learn of her death. She was the mother of J. Steele Brice, Esq., of Yorkville, Congressman Finley and Mrs. Rev. J. P. Knox, of Columbia. Her remains were taken to her old church, Hopewell in Chester county, and laid to rest beside those of her devoted husband. It will be a long time before her place in her church and community will be filled with another just as she was. Mrs. Brice was a native of Xenia, Ohio, but her ancestry went from tbe section of South Carolina where her remains now rest. Mr. John McCulloch died negr Bullock’s Creek church last Tuesday; aged 78 years. He was knowu as "Alick’s John.” Many of our Ledger readers knew him. Mr. and Mrs. Eliphus Harmon, of Lawn, have our heartfelt sympathies in the loss of their child, eight months old, which died last week. Nothing carries with it greater sor row, in our estimation, than that they have been called upon to expe rience. May their heavenly Father comfort them in His wise dispensa tion and may they realize that “This lovely bud so young, so fair, Called hence by earthly doom: Just came to show how sweet a Mower Iu paradise would bloom.’’ “Ere sin could harm or sorrow fade, Death came with friendly care; The opening rose to heaven conveyed, And bade It blossom there.” One day last week J. W. Alexander, Esq., of Lawn, had a runaway scrape with his mules in which he narrowly escaped a terrible death. He was driving the wagon hauling wheat and riding on the load when the fore- wheels of the wagon dropped down an embankment which threw him forward, and missing his foot-hold he fell on tbe double tree and the mules took fright at it. After they bad gone some distance he managed to get them stopped, but not until he had received some very serious inju ries from which he is still suffering. We have received a copy of Due West French College announcement for 1901-2. It contains about fifty pages and is full of important infor mation about this splendid institu tion. Rev. Junius Boyce is the pres ident of the college. We made a hurried trip to our capital city yesterday. We found the streets and lo‘s were not crowded as usual with men, horses and wagons from the country. Farmers have something else to do now than run to town except on most urgent business. By Col. W. D. Camp, our efficient and accommodating auditor, we were most kindly and substantially re membered with a first-class, up-to- date shoe, which has greatly improv ed our understanding. The Colonel has a philosophical turn of mind re well at modesty. He says he don’t claim that a man deservf any great amount of thanks for giving away anything be don’t need or can’t use himself, as was the case with tbe extra shoe. But never mind old friend, that is business at this end of tbe line and we’ll attend to that. Fowler Brothers have been off with their turasher all of this and part of last week. They returned yesterday, having made a considerable round and thrashed a good quantity of wheat. In our last letter We incidentally referred to the crop of cotton tho Millwood boys wore making on the Tolleson place to which wo wish to add another word. These throe brothers married three sisters, who »re as imsrt girls as this or sny other eouptj iffordi, ic4 M good workiri too. They are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bratton and the success of their husbands may be largely at tributed to their help. Besides, we counted about fourteen geese in Cal vin’s cotton field yesterday, which were doing all they could to keep down the grass. These fourteen hands work day and night and don’t even rest on the Sabbath, but go right on and in the end give their master for the privilege of serving him 80 faithfully at least one good feather bed a year. Mr. John McKown, of Gaffney, has been down on Broad River looking after his farming interests this week. Dr. Miles J. Walker, of Yorkville, was over looking after his farm near this place this week. He is getting a good medical practice in Yorkville and the surrounding country. There has been a considerable change in the temperature of the weather. It is much more comfort able for farm hands but less favor able for the crops. Everything indi cates dry weather. Cool north-east winds, we are told by old farmers, will blight tbe crap, especially the corn. Mr. Harvey Guyor tells a good tale on himself in which he surprised Mr. Jack Thompson and-was in turn sur prised himself. He was about to be overtaken in a terrible storm, and knowing of a vacant house on bis way he made a forceful effort to reach it before the storm caught him. Run ning with all his might to get out of the rain, he was out of breath when he landed on the door step with a ”whoop-pe, I beat it pt last”—talk ing to himself. When he looked around he found the tall figure of Mr. Thompson (whom he didn’t know was in athousand miles of him) standing before him utterly amazed at bis actions. Both stood silent and motionless for a few moments until their surprise somewhat subsided, when Harvey apologized for his seem ing rude conduct. He didn’t know that anyone had moved into the house and consequently wouldn’t have noticed his talking to himself had it not been for bis unexpected meeting with Mr. T., who was at a loss to know whether it was a human being or an apparition. J. L. s. Seven Year* In Beil. ‘‘Will wonders ever cease?” 1 ipire the friends of Mrs. L. Pease, of Law rence, Kan. 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Hapix-nings ami the Doing* of Our Kelgli- hon* Aero** the Line. The sixteenth annual ball, com memorating the opening of the Bat tery Park Hotel, was given last eve ning. The affair was in every respect successful. The german wag led by Df. and Mrs. Charles S. Jordan of Ashe ville. A man named Pender, of Swain county, was pardoned by Governor Aycock Friday. Swain has been an editor. His case was in some respects a pitiful one. His crime, retailing whiskey without license, is by no means uncommon in that county. Mr. Richard Hines, while on route home from Goldsboro Friday evening, and when near tho Little river bridge, beyond the city limits, fell from his cart, breaking bis neck. Mr. Hines was for a number of years clerk of the Bonitz House of Wilmington. He leaves a widow and three children. Congressman Moony returned to Asheville Friday from a trip through Transylvania and Henderson coun ties, where he went to see about free rural deliveries. He savs the people of those counties are very enthusi astic on the subject, and have filed a great many petitions, asking for the establishment of the delivery routes. Jim Lindsay, colored, has been ar rested and placed in jail at Newton by Deputy Sheriff John A. Cook. Lindsay is wanted in South Carolina for the murder of Wm. Jackson, colored, who was killed in York county on the 27th of last May. Lindsay went to Catawba county on the 5th day of June and has been living in the western part of that county ever since. A white man named W. D. Royal was arrested by two policemen as soon as the train arrived at Winston Friday afternoon from North Wilkes- boro. The charge against Royal was fighting Dr. Harbin, at Elkin, just before the train left there. A tele gram was sent to Winston request ing the officers there to pick him up. Royal was locked up. He had a ticket to Danville, Va., where he was going in search of employment. He said he fought the Elkin doctor for talking about his (Royal’s) wife. Governor Aycock left Raleigh Sat urday afternoon. Before trking his departure he said to the special cor respondent of the Charlotte Observer: "I will go from there to Wrightsville Wednesday and on the afternoon of that day will review the Third Regi ment. Thursday evening I will see the guard mount and drill, and inspect the camp and command. Adjutant General Royster will be with me there. I am greatly pleased at the fine attendance of the regiment. General Royster tells me 90 per cent, of the total strength is present.” Sheriff Sheek, of Davie county, ar rived at Winston Friday night with Rufus Burton, who killed Policeman Wood, at Advance, a few weeks ago. Burton was arrested at Ivanhoe, Va., and the necessary papers had to be issued b y the Governor of Virginia before he could be taken to North Carolina. Sheriff Sheek took his prisoner to Mocksville Saturday, He will be committed to jail until his trial, which will probably come up at the next term of Davie court. It was predicted in Winston that an at tempt would be miado to lynch Bur ton, but this is not considered at all probable. A mad dog fright was on in States ville Friday morning. An -animal belonging to Mr. John F. Harbin and supposed to have the rabies was kill ed, but not until after a number of canines in the immediate neighbor hood had been bitten. The night policemen are regretting that Lee, the fine dog which belonged to Mr. Henry Hall, had to be killed today because some one had given him a lose of poison. The dog was a mas tiff, very large and entirely black and was presented to Mr. Hall by a friend at Jacksonville, »Fla., and had recently been tbe friend and constant companion of the night policemen, making the rounds with them, and was a terror to all dogs that were possessed of a prowling disposition. Mr. C. C. Wilborn, of West Dur ham, was killed on tbe track of tho Southern Railway between Cary and Morrisville Sunday morning about 9 o’clock. Wilborn was lying on the track, using the rail as a pillow, when the west-bound passeager train, which is duo in Durham at 9:55, came on him and his head was mashed in a frightful manner, in stant death being the result. It is the general supposition, that Wilborn was on his way home from Raleigh, when he became tired, and sitting down to rest, fell asleep. Others say that be was killed and placed on the track to hide the crime. The in dications are that Wilborn was under tbe Influence of whiskey when killed, as a flask containing whiskey was found on his person. His parents in West Durham were notified of the accident and his remains were car ried to the depot at Morrisville and late Sunday afternoon were put aboard the west-bound train and taken to Durham. Wilborn was 30 years of age, and leaves a father, mother, four sisters and four broth ers. 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The lava also consumed the superin- teudeut and about 25 coolies at the illusion. Many coffee estates iu the neighborhood were destroyed. The country around was strewn with corpses. fourteen arrests have been made at Singapore in connection with the recent robbery of the Hongkong aud Shanghai bank, of notes amounting to nearly $300,000. The prisoners are bank clerks and money changers aud include two women. Many protests are being made becauso the Russian authorities at Port Arthur are opening all the letters to and from the American and European residents there. Nothing is being permitted to be seut out (hat contains any allusion to Russian military affairs or criticism of Russian methods. S| X PERSONS DROWNED. Party of Excursionists Sleet Tragic End Near Savannah. Savannah, July 15.—The twelfth an nual excursion of tho Hebrew Gaemahl Hasad, commonly known as the H. G. II., had a tragic ending today, six mem bers of the party being drowned. The H. G. H. is a popular society with the orthodox Jews, chiefly from Russia and Poland, being of a benevolent chatap* ter. One of its features is an annul excursion for their members and their families. The excursion today was to Dauluskie, 20 miles down the Savannah river on the South Carolina side. The beach at Dautuskie is a poor one, and it has been largely given up as a resort. This accounts iu part for the accident. The steamer Eulalia had been char tered for the trip, and left this morning with 175 excursionists on board, the majority being women and children. The mooifl!g placo at Daufaskie is at the month of a cri^k and is called Bloody Point. A party of 12 or 14, mostly women and children, decided to go in bathinj on tbe seaside of the isRind. Bets the shore aud the deep water there is wash or sluice, then a shoal 8hd then a fairly good shelving beach. The tide was out when the party went ip, and there was little water in the sluice and none at all on the shoal After being in somo time the party noticed that the iucoming tide had covered the shoal, and decidedio return. They were all right uutir*they reached the sluice, where the water was running like a mill race. Almost the entire party was caught and a straggle for life began. Some managed to get back on the shoal aud a few got across the danger spot, but six—ffve women and girls and oue niau—were caught by the tide aud car ried down. The dead are: Mrs. Abe Brickstein, aged 24, married, with two children; Aunie Kronstadt, aged 14; Ida Kron stadt, aged 16; Leah Silverstein, aged 17; Annie Horrowitz, aged 13; Ike Seacht, aged 22. Officers Seize Distillery. Jasper, Ga., July 15.—Special Gan ger R. B. Thomas of Atlanta and Dep uty Collector A. J. Spence of this coun ty seized the government distillery of E. S. Vandergriff at Nelson, Ga., and arrested Vandergriff, James Parker, the distiller, aud J. J. Freeman, the store keeper and gauger who was iu charge of the distillery. Whisky was being carried cut of the cistern room and con cealed iu a^house near the distillery. They were all tried before United States Commissioner J. F. Simmons at Jasper and were held under bonds of $300 and $600. Revenue Agent Colonel Gates was present at the trial Severe Storm at Elberton. Et.BERTOx, Ga., July 15.—A rain, thunder and bail storm passed over El berton Sunday, doing considerable damage. Many trees and outhouses were blown down and crops beaten to the ground. .Lightning injured the steeple of the Methodist church, struck the barn of A. S. Oliver and burned it. together With its entire contents, live stock only being saved. Ths loss is about $300. In about an hour the barn of W. M. Wilcox was also struck, aud, together with several buggies, wagons and other stosage, was totally consumed, entailing a loss of about $300. Heavy Rains Iu North Carolina. Raleigh, July 15.—The great down pour of raiu Friday night, yesterday and last night was again disastrous to farms and railways It reoallsd ths de vastating rains in May, which cost the people of the state over $5,000,000. Tne rain has now fallen over 86 hoars, with practically no intermission. The smaller streams Ire raging. All farm work le at an end for some days. It is one more of this year’s disasters and marks it as easily the worst year sinoe 1867 for the farming interests. Fifth Georgia In Camp. Camp Wakkkx Davis, Dalton, Ga., July 15.—The Fifth regiment is en camped hero, about 250 strong, with every ex|>ectntiou of substantial increase iu members tomorrow aud next dav. It was a hearty welcome the people of Dalton gave tho soldiers, more than I, 000 of Dalton’s citizens turning oat to meet them at the depot. The troops had their tents set and were eating within an how alls* their wrim