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SUCCESSOR 10 THE ROCKINGHAM ROCKET, Old Series, 'Vol, iXVII, No. 20, ; 'ROCklNQHAM; N. C, THURSDAY, APfUL 190ol - r ( New Series, Vol I, No. 48. J1.00 PER YFflR iH IDVANM 10 EVERYBODY. PUERTO RIG AN BILL ASSED BY HOUSE Final Vote on Measure Taken at 5 O'Clock. . 4 PARTY LINES ARE DRAWN Few Kcpiiblieans, Who Could Not Be W hipped Into Line, Voted Against 31casuro yuay Case Laid Re fore Son its Other 3Iatters Considered. Washington-, April 11. The closing stniL'jl o over the Puerto Rico tariff bill sor l -r today in the house attracted great crowds ro the galleries, and all the pre parari ms indicated a field day replete with i Xi,iring incidents. ' t - tAoito-.u.'iit was at a high pitch when the siv.iker's gavel -feel at noon. Aa soon as the r icfing of -tho journal was ' .1. Mr. Dal :-ll of P . Ivania, Oil" ol memli sen ted hou- l"P the r i pre i ! order. 14:!. r: Tn . side u - The in ir - r ;ie l:ders of the i j acv and a t of rhe committee on rules, pre t he special order under wnich the wv.s to. operate. r'ie eo:iolu.-dou of the reading ol - noon dennmd of Mr Dalzell, the s ;u stio:i on its adoption was i. Thorul) was adopted, 158 to tieiitiug th? passage of the bill, uve 2 ) niiiu.tes for debate on each id T the rales. lhial vote on the measure resulted passo e oji strictly party lines, vntn tut Who c, Wi tion wa. dem.ro i per :;. in Pair; Lav.' i:; me ' d Tae i cae w exception ot a few Kcoubheans d I not be whipped into line, i rhe Semite convened a resoln s adopted calling on the presi nin:m the senate whether any .uivo been executed by garrote r.i Rico since the United States i a conrrol, and if so why this oi ( xecnnon was employed. c: dution relating to the Quay s Ldd before the senate and Mr. s of Michigan rose to address ton. Mr. Allison of Iowa re Mr. Barrows to yield to him inurht have the senate take up Bun'1 v hiiusel -qneste'. that lu the District appropriation bill. THE COMPTROLLER'S REPLY. He Answers Some Inquiries Regarding the Currency Bill. oitox, April 11. The comp rho currency, in answer to in .lay, said: authority of section 5193, rates revised statutes, national troll quirk Unit bank tO dt. of th d s nav heretofore been permitted witii any assistant treasurer n red States lawful money in less than 10,000, and to re r t.tr a certifieate-of- deposit, m lies .that they were author nut it as part of their lawful i; suras n ceive tl which i izt-d to ( luoiifv reserve. "eerifn (i, of the act of March 14, 19m, k.Mva a.s the currency bill, repeals this en-ire section, of the revised statutes and in c oase inence the banks will here after he prohibited .from counting such cemiicaa-s as part of their lawful re serve. "Tin re are about $14,500,000 of these certmeatt-s now. outstanding which are heLi a n elv by the banks in the prin cipal ei.i of the ease with the exception of a tew western cities and also indi cated 'in their reports as United States cenui ';tv.s of deposit. Tae result ot this repeal of section fl will be tae reappearance in circulation 'of tie cerrih 1 ' 1 uiiaer.s asrainst which the cs have been issued." President to Visit Charleston. Cii!:lkstoS, April li. It has been praeti .oiy determined that President MeKiaiey will vijit Charleston next July, , io.Liiiig the session of the teachers' couv-ntion. Ir.'.uk Q. O'Neill,, who with .M.:y. ,r binyth, visited Washington and urged" the president to come to Charleston, states that President Mc Kinky towk kindly to the invitation and expressed tn.:' pleasure that he would ex perience in visiting Charleston. Seizure of Tobaeco. Sax Francisco, April 11. Five hun dred x nuids of plug cut tobacco have been ,s, iz jd in various localities by in ternal r venue agents because the pack ages were insutfieientiy stamped. This tobacco, manufactured by a St. Louis firm, has been put up in packages weigh ing irom an ounce and three-quarters Co two ounces and the packages had. been unifoi.aly stamped as weighing an ounce and two-thirds. Wimmer Goes East. . Louisville, April 11. Yesterday was a cold, raw, rainy day at Churchill Dawns and as a consequence work among thfe thoroughbreds was devoid of inter esting f ures. The most noteworthy occ urn- . :j ,,f thfi'dav waa the leavinsr of Pen r Wmimer , with the big string oi floras owned by ex-Secretary of the wavy Whitney for the east. , Ileaip Culture In Carolina. Ca.idex, S. C, April 11. A Eecial agent of the United States department of agriculture has been to. the South Carolina state farms during the past few. days r the purpose of planting experi niental plats of China and Italian hemps to test the practicability of. growing taern hi the climate and soil of thia vicinity. Mlirrlr.m.1 ...1 T?.lVK,w Ua W. " Jacksonville, Fla.. April 11. For possession ot 1 his wife had earned "7 cluing washing, Charles -J. Williams Diurdered the. woman at Cummer's saw -1 mile,! east of Jacksonville. WU uis took the dollar from his dying "ue s hand and left the house. He es jjjPfed and no effort was made to capture To Be TrieddFor Embezzlement. Raleigh, April 11. At the approach g term of the federal court here two eoro iHistmasters afe4o be tried for em- zlomeut. .: L t Kellogg Gets Four Years,; 7 f x 'xjifaatkf i"?V & 1 CLARK WILL LOSE HIS SEAT. .Committee onJSlectlons Report Against Montana Senator. ; ; Washington, - April 10. Soon after the senate convened today Mr. Jones of Arkansas introduced and had adopted a resolution calling on the president, if not incompatible with the public inter est, to transmit to the senate a detailed statement of the expenses of the com missioner general of the Paris exposi tion, and also to state the salaries of all employes of the commission. Mr. Jones stated that in the report al readyfiled with the senate the detailed items of expenses and salaries were not included in accordance with the law. This he believed ought to be remedied hence his resolution. ' . Mr. Chandler then asked unanimous consent that two weeks from date, on April 24, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, a vote be taken on the resolution relative to the seating of the Hon. M. S. Quay as a senator from Pennsylvania. : Mr. Burrows expressed the hope that there would be no objection, to the re quest. Without opposition the resolution of Mr. Chandler was agreed to. The senate committee on elections have decided by a unanimous vote to recommend the declaration that the seat of Senator Clark of Montana is vacant. The decision was reached after a two hours' sitting at which all the members of the committee were present except one. The absentee was Senator Caffery of Louisiana and he wired his vote in Opposition to Mr. Clark. MANY TOWNS ARE IN DANCER Reports From Various Points Show That Rivers Are Rising. Dallas, April 10. The flood situation in Texas this morning remains prac tically the same as yesterday. Most of the rivers appear to be at a stand, more rises and rain are feared, however, as the weather is cloudy, murky and gen erally threatening. The outlook in the Indian Territory is serious. A bulletin from Denison at 9:30 o'clock this morning says the Bed river there is slowly rising, but no im mediate danger" is feared". The worst outlook in the Indian Territory is that the Canadian river is tremendously high and its rising waters are nearly up to the tracks of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad and many thousands of dollars worth of property is in danger. Reports from the town of LaGrange and Fayette county this morning show that the water in the Colorado river con tinues to rise. The lower part of La Grange is inundated. No loss of life is reported from these sections. It is rumored here that the town of Lebanon, in Boo county, was swept by a tornado early this morning and is in a wrecLad condition. Owing to . lack of communication . nothing can be learned as to the effect of the storm. From Wharton county come reports that everything is underwater, although no loss of life is reported. The Brazos river is rising rapidly, in undating a vast acreage and doing much damage to property. - CONFICT OF AUTHORITY. Labor Troubles Precipitates Serious Differences .Between Officials. Mlddlesboro, Tenn. , April 9. There is still a suppressed feeling entertained by both political parties -to the local la bor troubles here Saturday night. Sher iff Bougton has taken several prisoners to Pinevifle for safe keeping. Chief of Police King has not yet shown up and it is not known where he is. A number of special deputy sheriffs are on duty and the Republicans say they will be kept as long as they are needed. The Democratic council has sworn in no ad ditional policemen, but the old force is now performing its duties unmolested. It is understood a large number of Win chester rifles have'been shipped in. The general opinion is that there will be no further clash of authority and that both sides will permit the officers of the other to perform their duties unmo lested. , Deputy Sheriff Charles Cecil who was shot Saturday night, has suffered the amputation of a leg. Judge Bosworth, the Republican who was reinstated is holding city court today and the Demo cratic officials are in attendance. SECRETARY GAGE'S REPLY. He Sends Statement to House Relative -to War Revenue. Washington, April 10. In reply & the house resolution asking for informa tion relative to the war revenue tax, Secretary of the Treasury Gage has sent a comprehensive report on the subject to the house. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1900, he estimates the receipts at $560,000,000, leaving an estimated sur plus of ?0,000,000. For the fiscal jrear ending June 30, 1901, the receipts are estimated at $495,000,000, while the sur plus is placed at $82,000,000. Internal revenue taxes received under war reve nue act of June- 13, 1898, upon articles not heretofore taxed, for fiscal year 1899, wereS, 734,540.90, and for the first ninem.sof the present fiscal year ending March 31, $33,830,708.68. . DR. M ELLEN HAS RESIGNED. --. Retires From Chair of Greek and His tory at University of Tennessee. Knoxvtixe, April 10. Dr. George F. Mellen has tendered his ; resignation as professor of Greek and Mstory at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Mellen is omf of the leading educators of the south and came to the university eight years ago. He was originally from Demopo lis, Ala. He has not' announced where he will go. ' r--. ' " The board of trusteea-Jiave created a deoartment of history, economics and gociology' and Jaave.; elected '- James D. goskin, A. H.-assoaiai .rofessor; charge. - - " yY Fyj&f c Dr. Davis Di e Suddenly. jajoxvnxE, April t ). Dr: W, lntt yts, leading physician of tbjs city, mornin&or heart "trouble.; H anning-to-iive tomorrow for a : California for his health end was iihaia f hi- mother M Tamniso, y was mw : VMM.. BRITISH SflSTli ;3 SEVERE REVERSES Six Hundred Are Killed aiid Wounded Near Brandfort. THE BATTLE AT WEPENEB Heavy Engagement Fought There. ': Details Unobtainable Boers Bom bard Ladysmlth -Moving: to Cut the British Line Roberts Report. London, April 11. The seventh month I" of the war in South Africa opens 'ritk dispatches from Boer sources of -another. British disaster. If the news can be trusted, a terrible reverse, has .been, in-, flicted upon the British arms. Accord ing to an official announcement - in Pre toria a battle has been fought south of Brandfort, in which the British suffered a loss of 600 killed and wounded in ad dition to 800 captured by the Boers. This intelligence is amply confirmed bya cor respondent on the Boer side, who -reports from Brandfort that General De wet on Saturday defeated theBritish for the third time within a week,, the scene of this last engagement being Meertkatsf ontein . No confirmation has been "received from British sources of the reverses . Lord Roberts wires the war office, from Bloemfontein under date of Tuesday, April 10, as follows; , - . ...in . -i .... "The enemy have been very iaotiT during the past few days: On com mando is now on the north bank.. of, the. Orange river,' not far from Aliwalnortll, while another is attacking Wepeafer. The garrison there is hologcwt bravely and inflicted serious loss' on the Boars. Major Springe of the Cape mounted rifles was killed. No other casualties have been reported as yet. "The troops are being moved. u.,Ta- idly A patrol of six men of the SV- entn uragoon guaros, unaer lAeuzeiuun Wetherly, which has been reported missing since April 7, has returned safely." lor uispaton uiscreaitea. As the foregoing dispatch does- not mention the alleged British reverse on Sunday at Merketsf ontein, the Boer dis patches are not credited at the war office and they are further discredited on ac count of the discrepancies in the -dispatches, as Merketsfontein in one mes sage is located near Brandfort and in an other it is located southeast of Bloemf 0ns tein, the places being 100 miles apart. ; General Gatacre s reiurn to England is accepted as being in the nature of 'a recall, though na reason is given- -for it and it will be associated with his lack of success. Lord Roberts -criticised his management of the Stormburg attack, and possibly Gatacre's having arrived an hour and a half too late to rescue the Reddersburg force may have decided his return. General Bundle, seemingly, succeeds General Gatacre and according to a dis patch from Bloemfontein, the command ers of several brigades are about to be changed. The Renter Telegram conpany s cor respondent at Aliwalnorth, wiring this morning, says: "There is no further news from We- g;ner. too cloudy to nenograpn. more ritish troops are arriving. ' ' In view of the state of unrest across the border Lord Roberts has nroolairaed a warning to Cape Colonists that further acts of hostility will be treated with the utmost rigor of martial law. Boers Bombard Lndysmith. Ladysmtth, April 11. The Boers opened fire Tuesday morning early, send ing shells into the British camp at Elandslaagte from three positions widely separated. The shells did no damage. The troops moved out to reoonnoiter and found the Boers in strong force and well fortified. One naval 4.7-inch gun: re-, plied to the Boers, who have again placed a Long Tom m position. v Advices from Aliwalnorth place the British loss in the fisrhtinsr at Wenener yesterday at 11 killed and 41 wounded. Fighting was resumed today. ; The British are holding theLHown well!" " When the Boers commenced shewing, the . British - were drilling and 0n-pri-:' vate was killed and another wounded before the soldiera were withdrawn from range. Then the naval brigade opefled fire and drew a heavy Boer fuBillade and two I gunners were kiPed. eiva men stuck to their position. however, and the Boers nmined':si;sulisiii eluding a 100-pounder, andshells feU-inu all the British, camps. After three hours' bombardment the British fire slackened and-the -burghers cleared from A. kopje on the. right when a British hell,lit jbA the spot eeupied by their gun. -Ahet&ejc commando was seen moving toward itho British left apparently with -thd 4nten- tion of flanking them, but the "British shells forced them to retire. : -. . , In, the afternoon the. 'naval -brigade-, again fired a few shells. - - . J It is rumored ihat a bodv Of Boers has gathered southwest of Elandslaagte with- the apparent intention of cutting the British-lines of commnnicalaon. General Cleary directed ... today 'a jope ionsi.' ," General Buller visited Elandslaagte today. " ' - ' , Made from pure rera of tartar. tartar. -. tfe food "Aktrn fcaldr" fr-virrs ttrs C.l rz' :A Baking Powder Sdieguards W.AJrJFA! PI Arrh OM tdiKi i - - - - - - wiwj i rvinu Judge Benet'I Refused IwTnt.Inn w-rt (change of Venae. '. ' Columbia", 8. C April W. The attor ney for -Colonel W. A. Neal,ex-superin-tendent of the penitentiary, charged -i f Mnbezzling. funds, made . a hard yi ipr him. Motion for change I of venue was made and argued, but Judge Benet refused the motion. A continu anoQ vras the& asked on the ground that jtiaterial witnesses were absent. ':1a'; - The judge promised reasonable time get s witnesses. Efforts .were then made to quash all juries drawn for this term, bss was recently done in Charles ton - aad, several other - counties. This failed, and the final and unsuccessful wrort wajl to - vquash the indictments Net D various grounds. various; crounds. The case was called for trial and 1 1 had hwtf drawn when the panel was ex kansted. 'i Jurymen were put on the voir dire.,, " ..... ,v. i - An extra - venire was ordered drawn. There arejnany witnesses for both sides. The, attorney, general, with assistants, is cenducting the prosecution, while Colonel Neat has a powerful array of at- tpWS . . , ; ITALIANS ARE MADE SLAVES. -XiAborers Are Horribly Treated la 1 Phosphate Mines. j : .Ooimbia ,8. X3., April 7. The gov ernor has received another communica tion from , Italian Consul Branchi, iof New York in reference to the treatment of phospliate kborers at Pon Pon. One of them makes affidavit that Italian la borers are. made- nracticallv slaves bv an Italian contractor and that thev are onlv ale to make about 80 cents a day , which is cjkarged. np to . them for board. He makes f affidavit .that ah Italian guard shot and killed a laborer who refused to work beeausa- hn waa Rnfferincr from fever.1 , i Frank Q. O'Neill, president of the Hi bernia Savings bank, Charleston, writes th governor that the Italian's story is true, and' says it is a disgrace on the civilisation of the country the way -the laborers are treated. i BRIDEGROOM DOING TIME. Bride Travels 400. Miles and Is Mar - ried In Jail. i Chakleston, April 10. Miss Lizzie Gammon of Nashville is the heroine of a somewhat romantic marriage that was solemnized here Sunday. The groom is a soldier, William S. Guest, a member of the ambulance corps stationed on Sul livan's island, who is now serving a 20 day sentence for fighting. ' The wedding day was set for Palm Sunday, and the young lady arrived from Atlanta Sunday tagged -her soldier loveV. Upon making inquiries as to his whereabouts she learned that he was : in jail. Acoompanied bya minister Miss Gammon repaired to the prison where she met her lover and the marriage cere mony performed, f The bride repaired to a hotel, while the groom returned to his cell to com plete his sentence. 1 AN INTERESTING SUIT FILED. Right of Southern Railway to Operate the South Carolina Contested. Edgefield, S. C, April 10. Tho final papers in the case of Bell & Davis against the Southern Railway company were filed last week. This case involves the right of the Southern, to own, lease or operate the South Carolina and Geor gia railroad. Under the act of 1897 no railroad in, the state can own, lease j or operate a competing line of road; and the road so owning, leasing or operating a competing line has to pay a penalty of $100 dollars a day for every day it owns or operates the competing line. The Southern secured control of the South Carolina and Georgia road in April, 1899. The case VTill not be heard probably befoxa April,, 1902, thus making the Sout hern liable to a fine of $100 a day for two years, or 730 days, which means a total of $73.0CO. j ' ' Constitutional Amendment Fight. ! Raleigh, April 10. Speaking of the constitutional amendment fight, Walter H. Neal, chairman of the state election board, said: , "I predict that in 60 days the constitutional amendment fight will be settled, and that the opponents of the amendment will - virtually, . withdraw from the field'' The amendment! in question is one to be voted on in August which disquannes uucerate negroes irom voting. ' Nearly every Democratic leader in the state is here to attend the Dem ocratic state convention Wednesday. All the candidates are here. Charged With Murder. Columbia, S. O., April 10. The trial of Harvey and John Jackson for burn ing Cassie Boan, a young white girl, is on in Chesterfield. Four men were arrested. The solicitor decided to separate Jthe cases. The crime was committed three weeks ago, after a number, of men had kept the girl in the woods for 80 hours. 'Carolina's Cotton Mills. -Columbia, 0., April 10. The de velopment of the cotton manufacturing industry in South Carolina for the first three months of the present year is some thing phenomenal. The capital invested in new mills and additions to those! al ready in operation exceeds $5,000,000 ' . Beer Problem Solved. j ' Columbia, S. C. , April 9. The state board of dispensary directors have finally I settled the beer question. After June 13 i - only 18 'towns in the state will have beer will have two each and 11 other towns one each. , . , j f Parker Ctets Life Sentence. - -I ' Columbia, . S. C, April " 9. R H. Parker has been convicted ' of the mur der of Wade Hampton Bourn at Ches terfield and sentenced to ; life . imprison ment. , .The , jury . returned a verdict of guilty with recommendation to mercy. ' ; Mob Hunting egrol ' J , Anderson, S. C, , April' 9. Nancy Taylor a negro woman was assaulted by an unknown negra-:mau near here Whila rfitnmiasr to hcrjt'sme. iresrocs na THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA Boers Vigorously Attack British Tat Wepener Losses Heavy. ' -u--- - - London. April 10. The osr attack on 'General Brabant's force at Wepener was resumed again at dawn today, 'The enemy's attack on two or three sides: on Monday lasted until 2:30 o'cloek in the afternoon,, when the firing ceased, and it was believed that the enemy had been beaten off, but it was -announced this monubag jfcom Aliwalnorth that the fighting had agaiu begun. General Brabant's force, numbering from ;000 ' to 8,000, hold positions in a rough country. It is not known what the numerical strength of the Boers is, but whatever it may be, it is being rap idly augmented. A body of 2,000 Boers is marching toward Springf ontein from Smithfield, - - between . .Wepener and Springf ontein. The detonation of heavy guns was heard at Maseru on Monday. Sir Godfrey Lagden, the British resident txmmissioner of Basutoland, has left Maseru for the border. The, events in the southeast portion ol the Free State have;, caused the Eighth division, which - had been . ordered to Fourteen Streams, to be dispatched to Springf ontein. Mysterious, movements of troops at Bloemfontein are proceeding." The news paper correspondents are not allowed to telegraph their destinations and the pre sumption is that Lord Roberts is making a disposition to cut off the raids of the Boer forces when they try to. withdraw northward - from the pursuing British ecdumns. ; . , - The reappearance of the Boers in the occupied country has caused a-revival of the warlike feeling among tthe - Free Staters of the Fauresmith and. Philip polis districts. The federal -agents are busy getting details of :the oxxendered Boers, and owing to the British garri sons being withdrawn 'from these dis tricts the , British . residents are ' uneasy and have sent delegates to Springfon tein to ask for help. They were told that steps for their defense would be im mediately taken. The Boers are reported to have ven tured to the Biggarsberg and to be post ing heavy guns 4 miles north of Elands laagte. They are also said to have forti fied the vicinity- of Weasel's Nek. The war office proposes to land at Cape Town before the end of May 20,000 horses, which will be conveyed there in 23 steamers sailing from New Orleans, Buenos Ayres and Australian ports. A dispatch from Aliwalnorth says an engagement took place yesterday at Wepener. -: The 'Boers' Yiekers-Maxim did considerable execution at first, , but the British guns soon got the range and did great havoc. The Rouxville com mando lias gone to Wepener. The fighting was severe and lasted all day long. The Boers received a check. The casualties were rather heavy on both sides. Another commando is ad vancing toward Wepener from Dewett's dorp. Heavy fighting was continued at We pener this (Tuesday) morning. The re sult i unknown. Three Boer com mandos are attacking the town. News has been received of the ad vance of the southern relief column to ward Maf eking. The Boers opened fire at sunrise with seven guns, including one 100-pounder. This has been the most vigorous bombardment of the siege. The Boer siege gun alone has al ready fired over 60 rounds. Under cover of the. fire the Boers ad vanced to the northern face of the works, but retired recipitately on coming within rifle range. . They also advanced to the - southwest ern posts, but were repnlsed. The Boers under Commandant Jan Cronje are evidently falling back before the advance of the southern relief col umn and are concentrating - with two commandos, who are retiring before Colonel Plumer in order to make a final effort to.reduce the town. All the forts and outlying positions are manned, the troops are standing to arms and everybody is under cover. All are convinced that this is the Boers' last attempt. A dispatch from Pietermaritzeurg says heavy cannonading commenced this morning in the vicinity of Elaands laagte. . . , A dispatch from ' Lady smith says the Boers have posted a big gun on Knights hill, north of Elandslaagte, and another in te vieinity of Wessels" Nek station. The enemy are reported to be strongly intrenched at Helpmakaar. . Advices from Maf eking say a band of armed Kaffirs left Mafeking, through the burghers' lines, during the night of April 5 and were followed, and sur rounded in the burii, where they were shelled by a Maxim-Nordenfeldt gun. The -Boersihen stormed the Kaffir posf-' tion, killing 3L- The Kaffirs fought: stubbornly. . Skirmishes are reported at Biggars berg and in the Free State, mostly be tween natrols. . A: Lady smith dispatch says heavy fir ing was heard early this morning in the direction of Sundays river. It contin ued for a few hours No details o& the engagement have been" received i It is expected that the Boers will en deavor to retake and destroy the bridge over; the Orange fiver. Consequently, .extraoixlinary - precautions have - ibeen taken. A force of Boers is located 12 miles east. As a matter of fact, the Boers practically again hold the Free State eastward, of the railroad and are greatly encouraged by their successes at Redddersburg- and Korh Spruitt. Advices from" Accra British Gold Coast Colony, say: A relieving force of 100 hussars has started, for. Kumassie. As this body of "troops is considered in sufficient, a larger force is being concen trated in ; tho -. Hinterland. Kumassie is evidently invested. The Ashantihave caotured " several ' native - teachers and their families. The rising is spreading. . j Prisoners at St. Helena. ; , Island op St, Helena, April lO.-7-The Niobe and the Milwaukee have arrived here with the Boer prisoners. Their health , is good, with the exception of tour cases of measles, necessitating the Milwaukee-being jquarantined. . The prisoners are quiet and .wejl behaved. ;They will probably land tomorrow.: .The ; ha "bfifin notified ol the desire rf the :ithori!les ths.t ha j-riscctra be LIGHTENS LABOR " Cobwebs about a house are usually the sign thatthehoqsewife has more than she can do, the way she goes about it; that all her time and strength are utilized in doing heavy work; that she uses soap in her cleaning. If she would only use YasMog Powilei heavy work would be so lightened that the little things needn't" be -neglected. Gold Dust gives a woman time to rest, time to visit, time to read, and time to sew. It is much better and cheaper than' soap for : all cleaning. For greatest economy buy our large package. r THE N. K. CHICAGO ST. LOUIS FREE COCKTAI LS ARE SERVED Whisky Dumped In Custom House Sewer Flows Into Cisterns. Charleston, April 9. One thousand dollars worth of fine Cabinet rye whisky was dumped into the sewer of the cus tom house the" other day, while state constables were trying to break in the doors. The constables were making things so hot for the officials the other day that 39 barrels of liquor could not be removed, and in order to throw aside -suspicion the liquor had-to be poured into the sewers. There was so much dumped at once that the pipes could not carry it off and as a result a great part of the stuff was forced through other pipes and finally drifted into the cistern from which the drinking water was drawn. Every cooler in the building was "spiked." The officials refused to drink. The water was tested and the liquor was in evidence so strongly that the negroes from the water front got in droves and begged for a taste. The water from the custom house cis tern is used at the Clyde Steamship com pany's office and the clerks mixed cock tails. The only ingredients needed were sugar and ice and a dash of bitters. It was . really surprising how strong the drinks were and for a time the fact that free drinks were on tap created a de cided sensation about the custom house. It was a novel experience. DISPENSARY BOARD MEETS. First Session Held Under the New State Law. Columbia, S. C, April 7. The state board of directors of the dispensary are holding their first meeeting under the new law. There being & question as to the terms of office of. the incumbent county boards of control, the board has decided that they are not affected by the fact that'the new law provides a different method of selecting them and that new boards have been selected by the legisla tive delegates in each county. The old boards will hold till their terms expire. Several months ago the old board of control decided that beer privileges would be abolished after June next, al lowing the people engaged in the busi ness some time to prepare for closing up. The directors now announce that the terms of the privilege of all such dispen sers will end June 12, and it will then be for the present board to decide whether beer dispensaries are to con tinue or not. - Tne board is purchasing liquor under the new regulations. So far about 1,400 barrels of corn have been ordered. The orders at the meeting will include sup plies for two months. WILL IMPROVE THE TOWN. Union May Issue Bonds For Sewerage and Waterworks. Union, S. C, April 9. At the last council meeting a petition was presented signed by a majority of '. the freeholders of the town, praying council to order an election to " ascertain whether coupon bonds to the amount of $50,000 shall be issued. The bonds desired are $25,000 for the building and equiping of a sew erage system, $12,000 for the- improve ment of the waterworks and $12,000 for the erection of a town hall. The request was granted and an eleo "tion is ordered on April 25. - Operators Sign the Scale. Columbus, O., April 7. It is an- nounced at the state headquarters of the United Mine Workers that an agreement has been reached between the miners and Operators of the Ballaire district at the new Philadelphia mine and all dif ferences settled. The Indianapolis con ference scale was signed and anew scale made granting an increase of 20 per cent to outside day laborers. About 5,000 men are-affected. . ' - FREE BLOOD CURE. 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Oonduc-' tor Faancis had seven bridal couples on his train, the Southern's vestibuled No. 38, going north Friday afternoon. Six of them boarded the train at Greenville. They were the three Messrs. Stokes and brides. A fourth couple was Mr. and Mrs. Charles McGee of Nebraska, This is probably the greatest number of brides and grooms ever carried through Green ville on one train. Will Improve the Property. Columbia. S. C, April 7. The work ing committee of the South Carolina Ag ricultural and Mechanical society are in the city making plans for expending in buildings and other improvements the money received from the Seaboard Air Line for right-of-way through a quarter of a mile of the society's land on the edge of the city. Many, substantial-and needed additions and improvements will be made. Negroes Break JaiL , Aiken, S. C, April 9. Jailer Pitner was overpowered by George and John McHan, two desperate negroes, who took the jail keys from him and made their escape. They scaled the brick wall and then slid down into the rail road cut and fled to the woods. " The sheriff, with a posse and dogs from the chaingang, is in pursuit. Woman Burned to Death. . Florence, S. C, April 9. Mrs. John Jolly was burning trash in the field near her home in this county, when her dress caught fire and. her clothesjyere burned off before help could reachner. She was practically unconscious when her broth er, who was in the field, reached her. Negro In Toady's Room. Waycross, Ga., April 11. Shortly after retiring last night Miss Nora Lee Smith, hearing a noise in her room, lighted a lamp to investigate and dis covered a negro crouched behind the dressing case.. Frightened she dropped the lamp, screamed and ran into the hallway where she met her father, who had been attracted by her cries, to whom she told of her discovery. Her father rushed into the room, but the negro had jumped- through the window to tht ground, a distance of 25 feet, and es caped. Channel Is Filling Up. Jacksonville, Fla., April 11. The channel of the St. Johns river from Jacksonville to the ocean filled up-a depth of 1 foot during the past year and the government has sent the dredga Cape Fear to open it up. Duval county has spent $300,000 on improving the har bor and channel and the .government appropriations have been inadequate. No large ocean liners can cross the St. Johns bar at present. That Throbbing Headache. Would quieklt-y leave you, if you used Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved their matchless merit for Sick and Nervous . Headaches. They make pure blood and build up your health Only 25 cents, Money back if not cured. Sold by all drugtfistp. In Egypt the custom is for Princesses t to hide their beauty" by covering the lower part of the face with a veil. In America the beauty .of many of our women is hidden because . of tho weakness and sickness pecu liar to the sex. If. the Egypt ian custom pre- -vailed in thii y country,; many T sufferers would be glad to cover ; vtneir premature , wrinkles, their sunkencheeks, their unnealthy complexion, from the eyes of tho world with the veil of the Orient. SFomalb tlogulafor brines out a' woman's true beauty. . It makes her strong and well in those, organs upon which her whole general health depends. necteaU men strual disorders. Mttops the drains, f T itorrbcea. It restores the womb, mMM limit y I1V XAi.Y V, MY - llfc & x -m La 1. 'v x . f radfiold causes JJ'JJtM' poor, de- r r rM Illustrated boJk tor won.?- : Send for ear fre Hitw""e - f tri!!l:U'ItejttU!0T Co.' Atlanta, Ga.' . 1 ' . s - Li1' I-" y "'-I V !L - X f'.- chsataciex
Rockingham Post-Dispatch (Rockingham, N.C.)
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