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~ht~taanmd Cow BIRBMRITY OF MINE OWNERS. MORE SHOCKING EVIDENCE BEFORE THE COMMISSION. A Terrible Tale. of Eviction That Calls Up the Dreadful Pictures of Such In cidents in Ireland. Tales of evictions from honses owned by G. B. Markle, the narra tion of the death of a wife as a re salt of an enforced removal from her home, and the story of a mother whose husband was killed in the Markle mines, of how sie and her two boys struggled years to pay the Markles the back rent and coal bill she owed them, were the principal features of Tuesday's sessions of the coal strike commission now in ses sion at Scranton, Pa. The testi mony as presented by some of the witnesses whose lives are given up to the coal mining industry was at times pathetic and surprising to the commissioners, who listened to it with undivided attention. After closing the Markle case the representatives of the miners called witnesses who had formerly been em ployed in the mines of several com panies to show that a blacklist ex ists, and that some of the companies had broken the agreement which endedr the strike and resulted in the appointmet of the arbitration com mission. It is the intention of the lawyers for the miners to take up to morrow the conditions at the coller ies of the Lehigh Valley Company and others in the Razelton region. Henry McColl, a Markle miner, t-ld h6w his family, including his m,ther in-law, who was a hundred years old, was set out on the road with their household goods. He gave a graphic description of hon he was ~irjured many times in the <S mines. The company gave hini nothing until after the employees took up a collection for him, then he was given $50, after being on the in jured list for two years. The comn pay took out of the collection the rent he owed. In answer to. other questions he said that he was one of the thirteec evicted by the Markie Compauiy, Then followed the most pathetic story yet told the commission. The old i miner, decrepit from many injuries, told under the examination of how the eviction was carried on. The wife was sick and her one-hnndred year-old mother was blind and una ble to yalk. The day on which they were 'thrown out' was rainy. He tool them tie best way he could to Ha. sleton, seven miles away, and placed them in a cold, damp' empty house, "We were greatly worried because of our having been turned out ol our house and one night," the wit ness said between sobs, "she died.' - "She died?" exclaimed Judge Gray, who was pacing to and frc asross the room, as he quickly turnei when he heard the man's last words "Yes, sir, she died and I buriet her yesterday." No one cared to cross examine him and Judge Gray said: 'Thal is all, Mr. Coil, and that's enough.' Mrs. Kate Burns, of Jeddo, told i story of how she and her two boyi worked thirteen years to pay off ar accumulated house rent and coal bill due to the Markle Company, the narration of which deeply interestei the commissioners. She was exam ined by Lawyer Darrow and it answer to his questions she said bei husband was an engineer inside the Markle mines. The husband was killed underground, leaving her witi four children, the eldest of whici was a boy of 8 years. The company never offered her a penny, but th4 employees gave her about $1b0 t< defray expenses. After her husband had been killed she moved from be, four room house into one containing only two, one room above the other, and for the next six years she strug . gled as best she could to get along4 She took in washing, scrubbed for the neighbors and once in a while she was given work cleaning the of flee of the Markie Company. When the eldest child was 16 years old she sent him to the mines. At the end of the first month the lad brought home his wage statement, showing that the mother owed $396 for back rent. The boy's wages for the month had been taken off the bill and he came home empty-handed. In the course of time her next boy was old enough to earn a living and he too, wasnt to the colliery. Like the older brother, the second e boy received no pay, his earnings be ing deducted for rent. The mother on the witness stand was by this time welling up and when she added that the money she earned for clean ing the Markle office was never given her, but kept by the company for rent, the commissioners looked at one another in surprise. She said it took the three of them thirteen years to make up the debt. PIANOS WORTH FORTUNBS. Constructed to Match the Decorations of a Room-Often Cost $50,000. [New York Times.] When announcement was made re cently that Charles M. Schwab had paid $10,000 for a piano, many per sons may have considered this to be a large sum to pay for a musical in strument. But as a matter of tact, when it is explained that this par ticular piano was made according to Mr. Schwab's own design, to match the general scheme of decoration of the room, the amount is modest - in comparison with some prices which have been paid by other wealthy New Yorkers. Many of these expensive instru nents are seldom played upon. They are parts of the furnishings of the room; ornaments purely and simply. In the homes of the wealthy there are often to be found three and four instrat ents in different rooms, and for these, when decorated according to the design and fancies of the own er, large sums of money, amounting in some cases to $50,000, have been paid. Here in New York alone are many of these highpriced instru ments in the homes of the rich. - The cases are made of the finest mater'il obtainable in the world, and after they are put together and made complete the different parts represent the products and skill of many coun tries. For instance, there may be wood from South America or some out-of-the way part of Europe. Work men in London, Paris and other for. eign cities may have spent months in perfecting and fitting material. All of which costs money and when. the duty demanded by the govern ment is added the reason for the large price demanded may be appre iated. So far as is known by Mr. Stetson, head of the firm of Steinway & Sons, which firm probably deals more ex tensilvely in decorative pianos than. any other in New York, the demand for decorated and ornamental pianos far exceeds the ability to supply them. Sometimes, according to Jos eph Burr Tiffany, in charge of a department devoted entirely to fil ling these orders, it requires years to meet the wishes of some customers. The case of the ordinary piano is made of various woods, but none o these can be used for the piano waih requires decoration. The most ex pensive wood generally used for this purpose is found in South America, and is called carmena. Mr. Stetson says there is but little of it to be found in New York, and the demand for it is large. Only small pieces of the right veneer for use can be ob tained, and these have to be put to gather'before the decorator or pain ter can begin work. The large sums of 'money which are paid to manufacturers for pianos do not represent the total outlay. Millionaires have sent to London, Paris and Berlin for artists to come to New York and paint the panels of pianos for a certain room. Some times the customer has to wait for a long time before the necessary wood can be secured'and matched to be ready for the artist. When this is accomplished the panels are turned over to the painter, who after study ing the decorations of the room in which the piano is to be placed starts to work. Meanwhile the wood carver is busy, and he mnust also con form to the designs of the furniture in the room. In some cases several wood carvers are employed in dif ferent parts of the world. The legs of the piano naturally come in for the most elaborate dec orations as far as the wood carving is concerned. These decorations are usually designed by the owner. The most expensive piano in New York at the present time belongs to the estate of the late Henry G. Mar quand, the banker. This piano cost $20,000 to construct and $30,000 more to decorate. Well known ar tists were engaged in its decoration. It is a grand in muodel, resting on there legs. Its construction occu pied two years. After the wood was sent to NTew Yoer the panels were ient to a painter in Paris to be dee rated with paintings. One piano recently sold by a New fork firm was purchased by Alexan Ier Peacock of Pittsburg for $15,000 The metal used was imported from Paris and involved the payment of heavy duties. Another has just been sent to a man in Los Angoles, Cal., which will cost the same amount. It is of I the Louis XV. style, and in color is of green and gold. The late Cornelius Vandeebilt had in his mansion at Fifth avenue and Fifty-seventh street a piano which cost $35,000. Two famous French painters were employed to decorate it, and it is of the 'most expensive wood. J. B. Ollver of Pittsburg is also the possessor of an instrutnent the cost of which can be estimated in the thousands. Mrs. Stuyvestant Fish has a piano which cost sever al thousand dollars, and the Gould family are also noted for not alone their number of pianos in their dif ferent homes but for the rich decora tions on the cases. Palaces_of Edward VII. [London Chronicle.] To the many changes lately made at Buckingham palace one other might well, one thinks, be added. And that is a change of name. True the site was once occupied by the house Duke of Buckingham built thereon in 1703. But that occupa tion does not seem to impose the name of a subject upon a residence bought by George III, rebuilt by George IV and, though disliked by William IV, at once adopted by Queen Victoria as her London . resi dence, and now, the fixed headquar ters of the king and the prospective headquarters, of our kings to be. No wonder that foreign visitors are puz zled by the unexplained retention of a former and long irrelevant appel lation. They ask for the Palais Roy al and are met with a blank stare, a shake of the head, or a statement which leaves a proportion of them under the supposition that his ma jesty is the Duke of Buckingham. Scarcely less appropriate would be a cancelling at last of the name of Marlborough house as applied to the new hereditary residence of the heirs apparent. Marlborough is a great name, it is true; but it is a name that the present owner has a very natural right to put upon linters of the new house he is building in Cur zon street. No disrespect, then, is inplied toward the great Duke of Marlborough who built it in the first decade of the eighteenth century, and gave ''Sarah, duchess," the right to point over the way to Buck ingham palace and to speak of Neighbor George." In 1817 it was bought from the Churcbills for the Princess Charlotte and Leopold, afterward king of the Belgians. ILa ter Queen Adelaide was its occupant. Her name or his would be at least as apt as that of Marlborough for the house each had inhabited. But Al eandra house-the name of the first Princess of Wales to live under its roof-might well give the house a title which would also be a welcome private and public commemoration. An Unchanged Bill. [New York Times.] Ex President Gates, of Amherst College was a man with three sail ient characteristics-belief in com pulsory worship as a means of grace, nicety of language and a fond ness for bargain hunting that was almost feminine. As illus trative of the latter it is told that on a certain occasion, Mr. Gates bought for $3 a pair of trousers that had been marked at $6, and had them charged. The first of the month a bill came: "To one pr. pants $3." Mr. Gates crossed off the "pants" and substituted "trousers," then re mailed the bill. The first of the next month another bill came in: "To one pr. pants $3." This time the bill was returned, as before, but with the following le gend: Dear Mr. Thompson-I am al ways careful about the language I use, and like other people to be the same.I The first of tbe third month Mr. Gates received a bill: "To one pr. pair pants, $3." This time he went in person to visit Mr. Thompson. He explained his position. Thompson looked at! him a moment and then replied: "Pres'dent Gates, I've been in thbe olothing business for twenty-five years, an' during them twenty.five years everything in my shop above $5 has been trousers and everything below $5 has been pants. It's pants you got, and, begad, sir, it's pants ou'll pay for." ON A WHEEL .nd'a an accident happens is a botti. . Uk Runni need not becom body. If they c M MUSTAI will thoroughly nently cure the; is no guess worl iment is used a YOU DON'T KNOW t Mustang Liniment. As a f soul RAI me t lma. NORTH, IL "G3UdaUs"t .W. Proof oie antr elib gr ei absrI ti t uaan nv .. 3. AUWI@U o rr agsmi PAoNLESS Ciin am MUIP ca....... m ANGosBotCD W$'0 Pro SY selhooseuey rReidue CASHrW soe da thatit p mnor ents. dye har Nold tol ean absut prssfi. Alts wok RneFedBOI: toheirt clas Thosa tionafBedk outomern wlello re Agnt plynCork oure dl : Te arenplaigfrte fuur t e and est t eir of oumt ATmh M main rw We are not playing for your doll )nly; we are playing for the future t some and test the truth of our ta Fhe Newberry Laundry. frequently meets with disaster. Avery d ecient doctor to have with you when of Mexican Mustang i4niment. g] ;eirs or inig Sores e a fixture upon your to it is your fault, fo EXICAN G LINIMENT quickly and perma se afflictions. There c about it; if this lin cure will follow. Low quickly a burn or scald can be cured intil you have treated it with Mexican lesh healer it stands at the very top. LWAY L4T ..-e. and MA easc 4e@ with the # ES? and W EJ. I?L wA. Atlat ad 90b L a he.. a - eese .sTheesad Tasa a seMe. .eaw .a W. U. TATLOZ. des. n. ee. a 5. e. ma5s. ST AND) BEST, han ait Whidey. 4 FULLQUAPRTS SEXPRE -S PREPAID, Worth double the pie o,sas in a plain box. It has been pros, ' nre and good. Read below the cr :-ao N. P. Pratt's L,abratory. CERTIPICATE OF ANAL.YSIS. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. i6 19-0 Sample No 19938 Received by hand, Novl.nbe r 1 ... Marked, "Sample of Gordoii's (Ca'a dian Malt Whiskey.'' For G n. l Springs Distilling Corn a? v . Ati.ai Ia, Ga. NTAINS PE.R CENT >irit. .. . .. ...... - -- -- -' - 4 on Evaporation . .105 9 Grair s r U S (T1'en atile Matter... .. 5.8 Lead Copper, Lead and Zine .. ......None spectfully submitted, N P PRa TT L~ 4.T? with every order. Write for our pamrpiert fln rings Distilling Co. E, GF-ORGIA. Department Q. -T HE Natir IIcJJJd of NeI'en S [ et(ESTABLISHED IN I87I.) et', Capital-- -- ----$150,000.00 g- Surplus and Profits - 96,865.88 General banking business ransacted with promptness. Special attention to LL collections. Correspondence solicited. ySavings Department. r*U Deposits allowed interest at the rate is of 4 per cent per annum from date of ids deposit. Interest payable January 1st .and July lst of each year. )o. M. A. CARLISLE, Prest. 1k. T. .5 DUNCAN, Cashier. J. W. M IMuNS. Asst. C'r BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD S. C. BEA' TIE, Receiver. In Efect June 8 1902. netween Anderson and Walhalla. ASTBOUND WESTBOUND. ARRIVE. LEAVE. Mixed. Mixed vo. 9 No. 12 Stations. No. I1 No. 9 .M. A. M. P. M. A. M 3 10 95.5........Belton.. ...... 3 20 10 60 2 48 98S.......&nderson F. D........ 8 40 1110 2 45 930........ Anderson P. D....... 3 45 1116; 925........West Anderson...... 3 49 ........ ... 9 09...............Denver............. 3 59 .... . ....... 9 02.............Autun............... 4 05 ........ . 8 55 ...........Pendleton ........... 4 11 ....... ...... 8 47 ..............Cherry............... 4 18 ........ . 844...............Adams............... 421 ........ 8 28 .....Jo-dania Junct ...... 4 33 ........ . 8 25........Seneca............. 4 ;5 . ..... 4 40 ........ ....... 805........ ..W est Union ......... 5 04 ........ . 800........Walhalla............ 609 ...... All regular trains from Belton to Walhala, iave precedence over trains of same class ioving in the opposite directton unless oth arwise specified by train order. Will a so stop at the following stations to ake on and let off passengers: Phinney's James and Sand Springs. J. No. ANDE UN, Superintendent Mialestou ad estern Caroina Rv Co. Augusta and Ashevillo Short Line Schedule in Effect July 6, 1902. Leave Augusta..............10 0am 2 65 p m arrive Greonwood.........12 44 p m ............. - Anderson ......................... 7 I0p m Laurens............ 1 p m 10 30 a m Waterloo (H. 8.)... 1 12 pm ............. Greenville............12 22 pm 9 30 am Glenn Springs...... 4 45 p m .............. Spartanburg......... 8 30 p m 9 00 a m Saluda......... ....... 88 p m ............. Hendersonville..... 6 08 p m ............ Asheville.............. 7 15 p m ........ Leave Asheville............... 7 05p m . Spartanburg .....12 01 a m 3 80 p m Glenn Springs_...10 00 am ............. Greenville ...........12 15 p m I 45 p m Laurens.. ............ 2 05 p m 6 0p=m Arrive Waterloo (H.8.)... 2 33 p m ....... Greenwood............ 2 51 p m 7 45 pm Leave Anderson ......................... 7 25 a m Augusta................ 5 20p m 11 85 a m Leave Comn bia............. 1120 am Newberry.............. 12 42 pm Clinton .......... 125 pm Arrive Greenvill 3............ 8 5 pm Spartanburg........ 8 30 pm Glenn Springs...... 4 00 pm Leave Glenn Spiings...... 1000 am Spartanburg......... 1201pm Greenvill ............. Arrive Clinton.. ...............222 pm Newberry ..............806 pm Columbia............ 4 30 pm Fastest and Best Line between Newberry and Greenville, Spartanburg and G:enn Springs: Connections from Newbe'ry via Columbia New berry and Laurens Railway. For any information, write. ERNE -T WILLIAMS, Ge". Pasm. A gt., Augusta, Ga. T. M. - c L Traffic Manager. O~~~ is t 1 (E istern Standard Time.) Southbound. NortLbound. Scht dule in Effect August 25th 1902 STATIO c8. 8 40 am Lv Atlanta (s.A.L) Ar. 8 50 pm 10 50 am Athens 6 19 pm 11 E5 am Elberton 5 17 pm 12-55 pm Abbeville 4 0i pm 1 22 pm Greenwood 8 35 rm 2 l5ps.. Ar Clinton (Dn'r) L. 2 4 pm (C-aW 0-) 10 00 am Lv Glenn Springs Ar 4 00pm 12 15pm 8Daanburg 880 pm 2 2 pm G'reenville 8 26pm 1 12 pm 1aero368 pm 1 in m ar Laurens (Din'r) L12 i7 pm 22 53 52 85 Day7 Prt D1y Ft - Ex Sun Ex Sun A P.M. * PM. AX 600 202ALv Laurens Ar 150 500 61t0 2071" Parka Ar 142 4 0 6 4) 2 22 ..Clinton.. 180 4 30. 658 281 GoldyIlle 117 851 708 24:3 ..Kin.ard.. 110 340 717 249 ...Gary... 106 331 726 254 ..Jalapa.. 100 322 800 . 310 #ewberry 1246 300 825 321 Prosperity 1282 222 8 42 3 34 ....811ghs.... [2 23 2 02 8 55 3 39 Lt.Mountaini 12 19 1 ~ AM. 9 15 8 51 ...Chapin... 1209 1 % 9 24 8357 Hilton 1202 t 29 9 29 4 01 White Rock 13i5 1 24 937 4(-7 Ballentine 1154 11!5 9 52 4 17 ......Irmo..... 11 46 0 10 02 4 2: ..Leaphart.. 11 44 L' 4 10 30 4 4ArolumbiaL'v13 20 12 a pm am 4 55 LvColtun bla (A.C L.)Ar u1; 6 20 Bumter 9 5 9 20 Ar Charleston Lv 7 00 Trajnq563 and 62 arrive a' d depart fror new union depot. Trains 22 ar d 85 feom A. C. L. freight depct West Gervais stre et For Bates, Time Tables, or further informna tion call on any Agant, or write to W. G. CHILDs, T. M. EMRSO0. President. TrafBec Manag.-r I. F. LIVINGTON, H. M.1'M EBSON Sot. Agt. Gen' F'rt.& Pass 'gt. Columbia. S. C. Wilmington. E' 0 ATLANTIC COA8T LINE! CONDENSED SCHEDTTLE. WILMINGTON, N. C., July 21st. 4.2 Through Trains Charleston to Greenville No. 62. No. 58. 7.00 am.....Lv...Charleston, 8.C......Ar 9.20) pm 8.36 am .....Lv.... Lanes........ .... Ar 6."0 pm 9.0 am.....Lv..tr..... ....e.......Ar 4556pm 11.10 am.....Ar....Columba....Lv 3.46 pm 12.2 am.....Ar..Prosperity....Lv 2.24 pm 2.2pm.....Ar....Newberry......Lv 2.10Opm 1.25 pm....Ar.... Clinton...... Lv i.25 pm 1.47 pm.....Ar...Laurens...........L 2.10 pm 3.25 pm.....Ar....Greenville...Lv 12.22 pm 3.0 m....r.a.r...partanburg ........Lv 12'15 pm FROM COLUMBIA, B. C. No. 53 Arrive Sumter 6.15 p m; Qeorgetown Daily 19.15 p m; Florence 7.50 p wr; Darlingtn 4.5 't.l5 p m; Uartsville 9.1l0 p nx ; Bennetts P t ville 9.87jm; Gibon1.80 pI;Fayel te ville 10.2, p m; WI'mington 11.26 p zr; Rocky M' unt 12.46 am; weldou l.5 an; Peterab-. ga8. 6 a; m;lchmond 4.l2 am; SWashin on 7.54 am: New York I.68 pmn. o. 54 Arrive su!ter 8.20 aml; Florence 9.35 Daily am; Da~ lington 10.80 am; Cheraw 11.46 6.66 em; W desboro 260 pm; Hartsvil e A M L1.20 am Marion 10.53 am; Willmington3 1 40 pm icayetteville 12-36 pm; Rocky Mount 3.50 pm; Weldon 4.53 pm; Fe t'.rsburg 6.44 pm; Richmond 7.45 pm Washing'ton 1.40 pm; New York 7.14 am Pullman Sleeping Cars New York to Tampa Pullman Dining Car. New York to Savannah. For rates, schedules, etc write W. J. C.aig, '2en. Pass. Agt., Wilmington NT M. Emerson, Traffic Manager, Wiming H. M. Emerson, Asis't TraffBc Manager, Wil mington, N. C. Get the Besti Subscribe to Te Newherry lleral ani Nets and Te Sejn-'WeeklY Net'S aui Colilier. 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"Special Brand" Corn Whiskey, $ 1.25 "Popua Log" Corn W .ike 1.50 "Ppua Log," Old, Smoh Mellow ............. 2.00 "Private Stock," 4-qt. cae. 2.50 "Private Stock," 12-casecase 7.00 "Hunting Creek" Ry,12-qt. case 7.00 "Old Hunting Cre" Rye 12-qt. case ............*.. 10.00 pple Brandy. .. .. .. .. ....2.50 Charge of 25c. for 1-gal., 35e. for -gal., and 45e. for 3-al jugs, and 76e. < for 4 1-2-gal. kegs; when returned pre aid, they will be taken back at cost. J. C. SOMERS & CO., Dis., TATES VILLE, North Carolina. Fresh - FRIED, STEWED, 2 BROILED OR RAW. enderloin Steak, Fish, Game, Ham and Eggs, Etc. COOKED - IN FIRST-CLASS_MANNER. nd Served on Short - Notice at S. B. JONlES' RESTAURANT. S0BEDULE IN4 EFFECT AFrER JUNE 2, 190 . Daily--Except Sunday. Lv Glenn Spriags............. ... 9 00 a m ' Roenbuprnk...... ......9.. ... 4 Ar5partanbUrg.......JOOoaxv Lv Spartanburg......... ..-.~ 41 Roebuck......-..- 405 ArGiennBprlngs....~........44~ H 8 Sim.pmo Pz~eaMe -