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Subscribe now $1.00 Subscribe for Tht Ledger, Sl.00 a year CONFERENCE REPORT 18 DENIED President Mitchell, of the Anthracite Miners, Says that As Far As He Knows Now, There Will Be a Strike of the Miners. Pittsburg, Feb. 21.—"As far as I know now, there will be a strike,” President Mitchell, who arrived here Wednesday from New York, made the above statement to the Associated Press at noon at the Hotel Henry. "I am not here to have any confer ences with the bituminous operators. My visit to Pittsburg is co investigate the trouble existing among the officers and delegates of the Pittsburg dis trict organiztion.” “Will there be a strike April 1?” President Mitchell was asked. “As far as I know now,” he replied, after considerable hesitation, “there will be a strike.” “I will positvely say nothing more.” “Notwithstanding the denials frona you and from F. L. Robbins, leader of the bituminous operators, reports are still persistent that you will hold a conference with Robbins?” President Mitchell was told. “There is nothing in the reports,” he said. “Being in Pittsburg, of course, I will see Mr. Robbins, proba bly some time Wednesday.” President Mitchell held a conference with the special committee represent ing the delegates of the Pittsburg dis trict miners’ convention. He announc ed at the noon adjournment that he would confer with the attorneys of the delegates, after which he would like ly be in a position to make a state ment.” Wife and Daughter of Governor Jelkt Are Hurt. Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 21.—Mrs. William Jelks, wife of the governor, and their daughter. Miss Catharine Jelks, were thrown from a buggy on Commerce street, and badly hurt. Miss Jelks has a long cut across her chin and her mother has a cut on the forehead and a painfully bruised arm. lu addition, both were shaken up, and it is not possible just yet to tell how seriously they are injured. They were driving in a buggy and had gotten nearly up in the square when a car came up quickly behind them frightening the horse. The an imal turned abruptly and ran the wheels of the buggy into a country man’s wagon near by. The horse then lurched anew, and turned both out. They were picked up at once, uncon scious and Taken to the Fowler drug store on Court Square. Dr. W. W. Wilkerson and others were hurriedly summoned. When the doctor got there Mrs. Jelks had regained consciousness, but her daughter had not, and did not for nearly an hour. At this time they are resting easily, and it is believed that the damage will ^not be more than is now apparent. FIRE IN HOLD OF STEAMER TEXAN Tons Of Water Pumped Into Shp. BELIEVED VESSEL IS NOW SAFE Egg Shipment Record Broken. New York, Feb. *21.—Shipments of eggs to the local market Tuesday broke all previous records. The re ceipts amounted to about 22,000 cases. With the enormous shipments, prices dropped to a level reached only once before, about nine years ago. Those who will suffer bv the heavy shipment and low prices are the speculators in storage eggs. Almost the entire eeg production of the country were taken in the early part of the winter by a rumored combination, and by specula tors. They paid 20 cents a dozen. After keeping the eggs in cold stor age all the winter, the price dropped to 9 cents. Foreshadows Friendliness. New York, Feb. 21.—The Berlin cor respondent of the Herald cables that King Edward has written a most cor dial letter to the emperor on the oc casion of his majesty’s birthday, fore shadowing the prospect of a friendly meeting of the two monarchs in the course of the current year. This news, the correspondent says, will b« welcomed at Berlin with great satis faction where the recent strained re lations between the emperor and his uncle has been a most unpleasant im pression. Woman Robbed of Diamonds. Chicago, Feb. 21.—Half a blocft from her house at twilight Tuesday evening Mrs. Josephine T. Loomis, walking in Buena park, and a member of various women’s clubs, was robbed by a hold up man. She was choked until nearly unconscious, and then was compelled to draw her two diamond rings from her fingers, valued at $250. Her purse was taken also. So frequent have become the attacks on women that residents of Buena park recently inaugurated a private police service. Aged Merchant Dead. Cincinnati, Feb. 21.—Robert Hose, a member of the Ohio legislature in 1857-8, and for many years actively engaged in river trade between Cin cinnati and New Orleans, and In gen eral merchandise in this city for many years, is dead at his home in this city, aged 95 years. He was a na tive of Boston, but came to this city with his parents in 182G. One of his sons, Lewis M. Hose, now a judge of the superior court, was in the regular army, retiring with the rank of major. Solved Problem of A. B. Degree. Chicago, Feb. 2^.—A dispatch to the Tribune from Worcester, Mass., aays that after a trial of four years. Presi dent Carroll D. Wright and the author ities of Clark college, are satisfied that they have solved the- problem of a three-year-old college course for the A. B. degree, chiefly by saving to the students the time sometimes spent in preparing for inter-collegiage ath- lectlc contests and also the time tak en at other institutions In preparing for it. Undgoes Thirty-Second Operation. New York, Feb. 21.—Charles Ror&ln has submitted in the German hospital at Newark, N. J., to the thirty-second operation that has been performed on one of his legs within 15 years. The thirty-one preceeding operations had taken away almost all his leg and the Burgeons found only a stump yester day. Besides losing his leg, the op erations have cost Roraln four years’ time in the hospitals. Aged Woman Dies. Outhlngton, Conn., Feb. 21.—Mrs. SUvBt Langdon Dunham, the second oldest person in this state, died on Wednesday aged 106 years. The old est person in the state, Mrs. Debora StiHman, of Eastman, who is 101, is ssriously ill. Cargo Is a Total Loss. San Jose, Cal., Feb. 21.—The Ameri can steamer David, Baltimore to Ll- mon, has been wrecked on Saadreas island, off the New Cardigan const. The'crew was sared, but the cargo was lost. Former Assistant Postmaster Dead. New Orleans, Feb. 21.—Colonel Ed win I. Kersheedt, former assistant postmaster, and who rose to the rank of adjutant of the famous Washington artillery during the civil war, is dead at the age of 68. He was born In Kingston, Jamaica. iron Manufacturer Dead. Allentown, Pa., Feb. 21.—Samuel Thomas, the largest manufacturer of pig iron In the United States, Is dead at his home in Catasaqua, Pa., aged 79 years. Mr. Thomas was a son of Da vid Thomas, who first successfully introduced the anthracite blast for the manufacture of pig iron. In 1854 Da vid Thomas and his sons organized the Thomas Iron company, and estab lished works at Hokendaqua, Pa. The company operates 12 stacks in vari ous parts of Pennsylvania. Samuel Thomas also organized the Pioneer Mining and Manufacturing company at Thomas, near Birmingham, Ala. The Entire Cargo of the Ship Has Al ready Been Surrendered to the Un derwriters—Captain Thinks Vessel Will Be Saved. Honolulu, P. I., Feb. 14.—At 10 p. .m Tuesday the steamer Texan was lying at her wharf with clouds of steam and smoke rising from the after hatch, and tons of water were being pump ed into her. The entire cargo had been surren dered to the underwriters. Water from between decks, running into the hold, is being pumped out, but it is probable considerable damage has been done to the cargo. Captain Lyons said that there is absolutely no danger of the vessel being burned. A continuation of pumping will probably result in the slacking of all the lime aboard and then it will be possible to remove the cargo. Steam is being forced into the com partment containing the fire by heavy pressure, and it is expected that this will save the hull and beams from damage by heat. The smoke pouring out of the havch has a strong odor of burning lumber. This may come from the barrels containing the lime. The steamer is probably safe. Human Skin Used for Purses. San Francisco, Feb. 14.—Dealing in human skin, stripped from corpses in hospital and college dissecting rooms, tanned and made into purses and articles of wearing apparel, is a grew some business, said to have assumed large proportions In this city. Two men. who declined to tell their names, hut said they were medical students called on the president of a tanning company of West Berkeley recently, and asked him to tan some human stTlin. They had two pieces of cuti cle, each about one foot square, which they said they wanted made into slip pers. The commission was declined and they went elsewhere. Take Care I-OF- The Cents And the dollars will take care of themselves. Some le make cents” bi|t it is an account i^theless, people maike fun of ‘‘thirty worth saving, nevei and that j is what/we ca» save for ypu ever time yo» buy ten Globes Famous Meteorite Sold. Portland, Ore., Feb. 21.—The famous Willimette meteorite has been sold to a New York scientist, who will pre sent it to the American Museum of Natural History ip New York city. The price paid was $20,600, which is said to be the highest price ever given for a meteorite. The huge mass of ore is one of the best specimens of meteorite ever discovered, weighing about 15 tons. It was found near the banks of the Tualatin river in the county of Clackamas, Oregon. After its discovery it was the object of much litigation between those who claimed to have found it. Negro Is Shot to Death. Andabisia, Ala., Feb. 21.—Monday night a negro named Pedigree, forced an entrance Into ttae home of a prom inent white citizen in v the outskirts of the town and dragged a young lady from one room to another, where he kept her until 4 o’clock In the morning. Early Tuesday a posse located .the ne gro and he was identified by his vie tlm and several children. The posse started to jail with him when the negro broke away and began to run. He was then shot to death by mem bers of the posse. Girl Placed on Trial. Ne,w York, Feb. 21.—The empanel ling of a jury to try Bertha Claiche, the young French girl accused of mur der, was begun Tuesday In the crim inal branch of the supreme court. T'y girl Is charged with shooting and kii Ing Emil Gerdron last July. After his death she made a statement thai he had forced her to live as a woman of the streets, and had beaten and threatened to kill her if she did not obey Jiim. Wm Hold Meeting April 24th. Philadelphua, Feb. 21.—The business committee of the National Municipal League has decided to hold their next annual meeting of the league in At lantic City April 24 to 27. The annual address of the president, Charles J Bonaparte, will delivered Thursday evening, April 26. Douglas Defeats Grosvenor. I Lancaster, O., Feb. 21.—After a ser vice of over twenty years in congress, General Charles H. Grosvenor, the “sage of Athens,” was defeated for re-nomination Wednesday on the first ballot by Albert Douglas, of Chllli- cothe, Rose county, the vote being 78 to 20. Aboard the Diana. New York, Feb. 14.—Subpoena serv ers who have been trying to locate John D. Rockefeller became convinced that the oil king is on his way to South America aboard the steam yacht Diana, chartered by H. M. Rogers, Jr., son of Mr. Rockefeller’s partner. Mr. Rockefeller is said to have boarded the yacht in Savannah, Ga. He slipped away several weeks ago while servers were searching for him to summon him to the oil investigation inaugur ated by the state of Missouri. Mr. Rogers is also supposed to be on board the Diana. Gravr-, to Head New Daily. Atlai'’.i. Feb. 14.—Colonel John Tem pie Graces has announced in a card that-he vill, in a short time, publish a new c’eMy oaner in Atlanta. While he Is not speed > ; n his card, it is under stood that the paper of which Colonel Graves will be editor is The Georgian, charter lor which has been granted to F. L. Seeley. Colonel Graves on Tuesday resigned as editor of the Atlanta News “because he considered that he could not consistently contin ue his connection with that paper un der the present management.” Capital Stock Raised. Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 14.—An amendment to the charter of the Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany, was filed with the secretary of state here increasing the capital stock of the corporation from $23,248,200 to $30,000,000. The increase will he $6,751,700. all of which will be common stock. This action is in accordance with the action of the stockholders at the .meeting January 31st at Tracy City, Tenn. Died From Operation. Atlanta, Ga.. Feb. 14.—Harry Dewar, president and principal stockholder of the Blue Ridge Marble Co., of Nelson. Ga., and one of the best known mar ble manufacturers in the United States, died suddenly at the Union Presbyterian hospital, In Baltimore, early Tuesday morning from the ef fects of an operation following an attack of acute indigestion. Mrs. De- war, his wife, was with him when he died Ball Player Bead. Beloit, Wis., Feb. 12.—James Shee han, who in the early eighties was a well known first baseman in the west, is dead here. He was 44 years old. and played ball with a number of teams, including Crawfordville and Terre Haute. 4, 8, 16 and 35$ candle pow er from us. 1 ; It’s this way, we have made arrangements with the manufacturers whereby they allow us three cents for all pld burnt out globes returned, and in stead of putting this money in our poqkets as many merchants would co, we give it to our customers. Bring your old globes to us when youicome for the new ones and we will allow you three cents a piece for them. If you can’t come ’phone us. The Gaffney*Dnig Company, imXR. C. GARLAND,IMgr. ^ LOpposite ^Hotels!; and fDepot. Must Provide Cuspidors. Columbus, O., Feb. 14.—The state board of health has adopted a rule re quiring companies owaii.g and operat ing steam and electric cars not con fined wholly within one munlclallty to provide cuspidors. Hottentots Ambush Patrol. Berlin, Feb. 14.—The rebel Hotten tots ambased a German patrol near Zendoorn, German Southwest Africa, Feb. 7, killing Lieut. Bender and six troopers. # THE CRIPPLE’S LAMENT AND CONSOLATION. (With apologies to Life.) Oh, I lost a leg by trolley. And a hand and arm «tope4 In a head to head oollisioa When the trains were telescoped By a premature explosion. When I happened to be nigh. I was shot across some houses And came down without an eye In a hotel conflagration All my hair was burned away. And they found me mid. the ruins. Bald as on my natal day. Rendered somewhat slow of mottea By these accidents. I failed To escape an automobile/V And my left tods were denailed. And since then I have made vmy prog ress. Remembering these daring, faafet, In a carriage wTiich a servant Pushes slower through the Streets. Though I am Very sore and bartered, There is on£ comfort midst x&j IHs, Under my accident insurance The AEtna pays the bills. Be sure fo secure a Combinin' Disability t)olicy in the Etna Lite la- surance Copnpany, that guarantees you an in< »rae if you are disabled. JONES J. DIRBY, District 10. Dr. J. M. HUNTER Twenty-Five Years Practical Experience Makes a/Spdcialty of Cancers, Tu/nors, Chronic Ul cers, Scrofula and Rheu matism, Diseases of the Liver, Kid neys; Dyspepsia and Indigestion and Diseases of the Oenito-Urinary Organs At Gaffney Feb. 28, Commercial Hotel. Old You Ever Think \ ff what a bargain you are getting when you get THE LEDGER one hunnred and three (103) mmes a year for Doly 11.00 a Year? *4>