Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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& U f , Matting and Rugs! HUNQBEOSCF FAMILIES hendfued homeless WOULD KILL, THEN WRITE BOOK rwr-T- Are easily kept clean and sanitary. We have the best selection of High Grade Mat tings ever brought to Gaffney, and we can put it down on your floor to fit, thereby greatly increasing the wearing quality. Come and make your selection early. If it is a Sideboard, Dining Table, Chair, Rockers, Iron Bed or Bed Room Suit you will want we have them at all pr^es. : : : Yours for business, ' *VaSR^359nEBEBaHBi Shuford & LeMaster. Furniture, Stoves and Undertaking. By Heavy Floods Near Waterloo, | Iowa. RAILROAD TRACKS WASHED OUT Businetis District of the City Is Flood ed as a Result of the Raging Waters of the Cedar River—Many Bridges Washed Away. Waterloo, Iowa, March 28.—The wa ter in Cedar river rose over eleven feet en Tuesday night and early Wed nesday morning broke the west levee and flooded the business district of Waterloo. Hundreds of families were rendered homeless. The Rock Island railroad tracks were washed out for half a mile, and ali Such Remark Is Attributed to “C^b* Watts. Abbeville, Ga., March 28.—Great In terest is manifested here in the trial of “Cub” Watts, a well known young! white man of Wilcox county, for the | murder of C- C. Burch, last November. 1 There was trouble of long standing 1 between the two men which finally culminated in a dufficulty In which Watts shot Burch, inflicting a fatal wound. Watts claims self-defense on the ground that. Burch was at the time advancing on him with a knife. Additional interest attaches to the ca e because of the fact that Watts' brother, ,!oe Watts, a young man about 25 years of age, is in jail awaiting his trial on the charge of murdering the two McDuffie boys. The two Watts boys occupy the same cell in the new jail here. .Joe Watts was to have been tried also this week, but owing to the illness of his leading counsel John R. Cooper, of Macon, the trial was postponed until the adjourned term of cour* in June. The slaying of the two McDuffie boys is supposed Being equipped with a railroads are tied up. j to have grown out of a quarrel caused Cedar Falls reports a similar disas- 1 by* over-indulgence in blind-tiger li ter, and two hundred families there! quor. have been rendered homeless. The The McDuffies were formerly strong bridges and dams in the vicinity ot Cedar Falls were also wiped out. and steadfast friends of the Watts j boys, and it is said the McDuffie fam j We announce the arrival of our At 7 o’clock the waters camcV^o a ! ily would have gone to any extent tc standstill, and danger for the prest is believed to be over. it SPRING STOCK Which consists of an assortment of Suits and Overgarments that in every detail of artistic tailoring equal the smartest creations of the most expensive.custom-makers. It is very largely composed of Floods Destroy Railroad Tracks. Salt Lake, Utah, March 28.—The tribune says that through service on j the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt! Lake road cannot be resumed before; May 15th. One hundred miles of track I extending from Acomo to Rocks Nest! is virtually wiped out of existence by the late floods. Construction has- been started at both ends. Towns in i the intervening space are beginning tc ; suffer for supplies. get “Cub” Watts out of his trouble whe ! along comes Joe Watts, and by Jailing the two McDuffies, aroused the deadly enmity of the family. Feel ing is pretty high against Joe in this community. N It is generally talked that “Cub” Watts made the remark some time ago that all he wanted to do was tc kill a man, serve his term in the pen! tentiary and then get out and write a book. Watts’ friends deny this. ‘Eft-Eft” Fashionable Clothes —The most reffued ready-to-wear garments the world has ever known—designed for gentlemen, worn by gentlemen— is it necessary to say more? You will fiild every style for every occasion of formal and informal dress in town and country—modeled to express the latest idea of authoritative fashion ; finished with most care ful attention to that subtle effect known to the classes as “good form;” made from finest imported and domestic fa brics in newest patterns and colorings. Charge Illegal Registration. Kansas city, March 28.—In the last 24 hours three additional arrests have been made on warrants charging ille gal registration for the coming elec tion. Two of the men arrested, ne- Seized Cage of Lions. Boston, Mass., March 2S.—When the vaudeville company playing at. the new Gilmore theater, in Springfield, closed its engagement a week ago last Sat urday, the manager of Gourbillon'e ad mitted that he was down and out. This confession did not satisfy the claim of B. F. Shea, manager of the theater, who took possession of the lions, and groes, confessed to the city prosecu tor that they had been paid by a sa ^has regretted it every day since. Caged loon keeper to register illegally. La ; in the theater, the lions’ ceaseless ter the saloon keeper was taken into j roars are making life miserable foi custody. Special Prosecutor Durham the guests in the adjoining hotel, and has imea\heci evidence of colonization where he says that he found that met had been paid from 50 cents to $1.5C for each name registered. Youmans Attorney General. Columbia, S. C., March 28.—Gover nor Heyward l as announced that he has appointed Mr. LeRoy F. Youmans attorney general to succeed the late Hon. U. X. Gunter, Jr. Mr. Youmans has acted as assilant attorney gener al since last October, when he w r as ap pointed to succeed Mr. W. H. Town also have affected the theater at ten dance. Mr. Shea is at sea as to what to do now, since the owner refuses tc take them away. He has tried repeat edly to dispose of them, but without success. Hibbard-Rodman-Ely Patent Manganese Mob and Burglar Proof Safe, Which is Locked With Two Duplex Time and Combination Locks Tfie Nationaf Baiik of Gaffney — ,\ rsi i >— % Tfie Gaffney Savinys Bank i Offers to Their Depositors Every Pro tection That Could be Desir- and Extends Every Courtesy and Accomodation in Keeping With SAFE Banking. ed N. B. - The Gaffney Savings Bank Pays FOUR PER CENT. Interest COMPOUNDED FOUR Times a Year on all Deposits. Confirmation of P "ophecy. Jackson, Tenn., March 28.—A sc vere windstorm passed over a section 4 miles west of this place on Mon I »y night, s-vl did considerable dam age. One residence was removed from its four)da".*ons and carried some dis- txrnsmwm send, resigned. Mr. Youmans had alsc • tance and ubt ri.ht bde up, and none! acted at times during the absence ol of its o - nnants wc-e hurt. Several Mr. Gunter and Mr. Townsend, and therefore is quite familiar with the rou tine of the office and its correspon donee. The appearance of these garments excludes the very of “cheapness,” but the prices are the| lowest possible, consistent Vvith quality| —Now ready lor your inspection: The Correct Haberdashery idea Blue sed Gray in Reunion. Atlanta, March 28.—The first session ! of the Blue and Gray reunion com- j menced at 11 a. m. Wednesday in the assembly room of the I’iedmont hotel. It was presided over by Gen oral Julian S. Carr, of North Carolina chairman of the organization. Six other houses were more or less 4am- i aged. Severn! haras were demolished by the wind and many eat'le killed. 1 Owing tc th< recent prophecy made by; an old negro woman that Memphis, would he -* --eyed bv a cyclone the s'orni cr at-d a consternation among) the negroes. * ' j Wounded Two; Killed Self. Dallas, Mat oh f:.—Will T. Walker of Ardmore, I. T„ wavin' l t rover Rec ord and Miss M'rtle Smith as they hundred veterans, who are now vis were returning from a skating rink everything; For Sprmg aurl Summer hosiery—in a large and magnificent; your judgment. Special Stetson Hats. i gents for from collar to assortment, await Ilauoii Shoes and Ring in Atlanta, having come here foi i the purpose of attending the reunion ; as well ns the Wheeler memorial ex- J ercises Tuesday afternoon, registered in the headquarters of the reunion. shot them both and then killed him self. The wear on was a pistol and four shots were fired, three at, the couple and one at himself. Record and Miss Srnkh will recover, it is believed Hello. Centra!! Who keeps the cleanest market in town? I 'll 1C'Icon. / Connect fne. I want to get some fresh meats. J. F. Fincken. K*ar.w»«o*«. m For Victor Hecort! located at 4 Wall street. I W.C. CARPENTER 915-19 Granard St. Gaffney, S. C. waoEXi. BICY Perkins Charcerl with Larceny. N- v York, March 28.—George W. ih rkk:-, fernirrh vice president of the New York Life I osurance company, \V< M 1 day : urn -nod on a warrant charging grand ooeny in the first, de- gr e. Tif v rent was 1: ued by .M, 5 ’ e J o:;!! Moss. Before he- v; •• M-nod, his counsel applied tc Jr- • "reenkaii-n in the supreme court, for writ of habeas corpus di r etir > tV- p'-odunion of Mr. Perkins i r befor .lusti'o Grot-nhuian. The writ tei • was granted. The men had both been going to see : * Miss Smith but had been friendly in thMr rivalry. Miss Smith refused to skate with Walker at a roller rink. Walker was a railroad man. l w i COLUMBIA - AND r RAMBLER , M-' * - A Six A-c KiHed in Fight. Minnea ; Minn.. March 28.—The t bodies of six ItalMn laborers were found in, a room at 218 Tenth avenue, Wednesday morning, ported, engaged in j. found in, a room at 2 r. South, eaily Wedn. j Tv.f ive men, it is.r(.p a fight. Neighbors called the police who ont- red the shack where the fight occurred. The bodies of four men wore found literally stabbed to piece? a-ffi lying in pools of blood. The bod- ie of two others were found In the celler. Sal! Favors Investigation. Albany, March 2S.—Governor Hig gins declared Tuesday night that hr wa: still in favor of an investigation of tin stat banking department and that if ihe as embly should fail to pass the , '(.as,-irc providing for an investi gation. the responsibility would rest with Mat body. “1 believed that there! shuu-d be an investigation of the de-1 part mmi!, said the governor, “responsi ; bikt\ will r. t with the a a.-mhly if it fr ii to act. There is now a bill be-j tci it ; r that purpose.” Plan Anti Dynastic Coup. Yietot'a B. C., March 28.—Advices receive;! from China by the Empress of Japan, say revolutionaries are plan-; niny an antf-dyr.astic coup ?t Pekin.' A dispatch to the fi’okio Hochi says revolutionaries are congregating cara- ’dns of arms and ammunition pur chased from Belgians at Tien Tsin, which have been conveyed to Mon golia. Ncveiles and Talking Ma chines, call and set* me. I am" the regular agent for them in the town and county. I can supply you with just what you need and also line Clocks and the best Sewing Machines you ever saw. limestone Street. W. J. Maness’s Gig Store. • ' • - - , . . . , , ^ » «. >• * V < . y J -Fk -< **'>•▼ ~ V * ■ * *. >^J X Y v . . ■ . K /-I -Qc W V » »■< J. R. TOLLESON & CO.’S BICYCLE GEPaRMNT l We carry a full line of Bicycles and Supplies, a well equipped shop and guarantee all work, you fer a share of your repairing. Shop in building rear of store. ^ We have We in *• ask Elections Are Postponed. Budapest, Hungary, March 28.—It is i understood that as a result of Tues j day’s conferences at Vienna, limperor : Francis-Joseph held with the cabinet ministers, it was decided to postpone the elections for a few months when the government hopes to he able to I obtain an creative majority. J. R. Tolleson Co. E. R. PARKER, Manager. N. B.—B“by Carriage Tires a Specialy. Ask for Bicycle Gear Table. Given Official Trial. \ Rockland, Me., March 28.—The new battleship New Jersey, built for the United States government, was given her official standardization trial on the Owl’s Head mile course Wednes day. Her contract calls for a speed of 19 knots an hour. Roosevelt Makes Gift. Washington, March 28.—President Roosevelt has presented to the war de partment for Its historical collection a section of a log from the cabin which General IT. S. Giant built for his fam ily near St. Louis after his resigna tion from the regular army before the opening of the war of 18(11. Extend Limit of Cheap Rates. St. Louis, March 28.—Announcement has been made by the ’Frisco system that the limit on excursion tickets for the convention of Commercial clubs of the southwest to be held here April 16 and 17 had been extended from April 19 to 22. $100,000,000.00 The State of South Carolina is sending off the approximate annual amount of $3,000,000 in Life Insurance Premiums. That amount, less a small proportion, goes to the North and West each yeah for investment, and in twenty years; including interest, will amount to something like $ 100,000,000.00 This should not be. Keep your premiums at home for the development of your own State. The best way to do this is to have your life insured in the Southeastern Life Insurance Company Of SpartanDurg. S. C Meh itt-iyr. ELLIOTT ESTES. Jr., General Agent