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3- line for subscq uenf Ihsey : LOST-A so... . u-, SUCCESSOR TOJIE ROCKINGHM ROCKET, S'.V;?: ft 20' ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1900. H.OO PER nil II MM TO EIERTBCDT. ; i , j . i 111 . . . ; ; BRITISH SUCCESS DEPENDS ON FRENCH He Is Expected to Repeat His Paardeburg Feat. MOVING FROM THE NORM JIN Force Keliel i;on toSwoopDown on Hoersln Free state-UrltMi Troop Occupy Wepener and Rootle Dorp After Heavy Fighting. Lonix.v, -April 25. The indecisive action and slow progress of Generals Hart and Brabant are relatively unim jK)rtant when compared with the prog ress of General French. It is now evi dent that Lord Roberts wishes not only to defeat the Boers, but to pen them iu as at Paardeburg. To this end 40,000 British troops are concentrating iu the southeastern portion of the Orange Free State and are operating according to carefully devised plans, in which the delay may be as much due to strategy as to necessity. The success of this im portant move almost entirely depends on General French. If ho. can sweep down from the north with the rapidity -of execution wbi h he displayed at Kim berley and Paardebifrg he will effect the same swift, sudden transformation which followed the cavalry evolutions two months ago. According to last ac counts he was pursuing on successfully. Every day the Boers remain at Wepener improves General French's chance of success. To put a gfrdle around the 25,000 Boers, estimated to be in tho northern (art of the Orange Free State, Lord Roberts has 'evidently taken large chances. The British critics differ re garding the result, while others reserve their opinion until more definite news of General French's progress is received. There is a general impression that the main advance upon Pretoria will be taken up without any reconceiitration at Bloemfontein, as with , more than half the British army stretched in echelon across the Orange Free State such a change in directions would indeflueftdy delay the accomplishment of Lord Rob ers' main objective. It is reported that the British have oc cupied Wepener after heavy fighting. It is also said that the Boers are unable to escape to the north and that great developments are expected. Ilritlsh Occupy Roode Kop. Lord Roberts reports that Pole-Ca-rew's division reached Roode kop yes terday without casualties. Its advance was covered by cavalry and horse artil lery which drove back the enemy with hetfvy losses, their dead being left on the ground" The mounted troops halted for the night at Grootfouteiu and at 7 o'clock this morning were crossing the Modder river at Vnalsbank, in accord ance with instructions to French to en deavor to place himself astride the ene my's line of retreat. French's arrival near the Modder evi dently alarmed the Boers, who evacu ated their jxsitiou near Dewets dorp during the night, and it was occupied by Chermside's division this morning. The mounted infantry drove the enemy off the kopjes iu the neighborhood of the waterworks without casualties on our side. Boers Attacked Hart. Mazehu, Basutoland, April 25. Gen erals Hart and Brabandt have covered only a short distance, finding a strong force opposed to them bivouacked on the ground they had occupied. The firing has been desultory and the casualties very slight. The British are edgiug up toward the Basutoland bor der. Persistent rumors are in circulation that Commandant Olivier. with 1,500 men, is preparing to attack General Hart's rear. There is no sign of the ad vance of General Ruudle from Dewet's dorp. It is reported that firing has been heard between Zazetron and Wepener, and it is U'lieved that Generals Brabant and Hart'are iu contact with the enemy. The Boers are so numerous that it. took them two days to cross the Caledou river at Bustard's drift. Hoers Attack Dalgetty. Mazeku, Basutoland, April 25. On the breaking up of the bivouac this morn ing Generals Brabant and Hart discov ered that the Boers who fell bock toward Wepener Monday had advanced during the night several miles nearer to StrausjT farm, which is a favorable position for resistance. ' C 1 mel Dalgetty was severely attacked with six guns Tuesday morning proba bly with a view of preventing him as sisting the relief column. It seems that PulgettT"has practically been relieved, but the offensive attitude assumed by the Boers this morning shows that to have Kvn erroneous. General Hart is behind General Brabant's division, which is waiting for the former to come NEGRO PREACHER ARRESTED He I Wanted at Five Different Maces In tleorjjla. Biloxi, Miss., April 25. Rev. S. S. Dawson, alias R. L. Burden, said to be wanted iu five different places in Geor gia under charges varying from murder to skipping a bond, has been arrested here. Dawson, as he says his name is claims" to be well known in Atlanta and a graduate of the Baptist college iu that city. When arrested he endeavored to es cape and fought like a tiger until lauded in jail. He says he will return to Geor gia and face the charges. E. C. Ander son, the sheriff at Marietta, Ga., and the sheriff at Rome. Ga., have tele graphed here that officers with the Louisiana Purchase. St. Louis, April 25. A special car at tached to the Washington train on the Baltimore aud Ohio, which left here to day for the national capital, contained the delegation that will appear before the special committee of the house to consider the legislation affecting the liWjfflllTin JpiarchaaBfyritftTiift KniMij OUR GREATEST BLUNDER. i ; Nation Made Grave Error by Extend ing Franchise to Negro. Charlotte, N. C, April 23; "I re gard the extension of the franchise to the negro to be the greatest blunder the nation ever made," said Rev. John W. Stagg of this city in speaking of the speech he is to deliver from the Unity club of New Bedford, Mass., on April 27 on "The Race Problem in the South." The newspapers of New Bedford have widely advertised Dr. Stagg 's appear ance in that city, and it is expected that a large crowd will greet hiai. He will begin with the Missouri com promise, iu 1821, and, reviewing all im portant events to 1854, will undertake to show that the opinion on this compro mise in the north and iu the south was the same. ' He will contend that the tre mendous effort put forth to arouse the country on the subject of slavery, which resulted in the formation of the Repub lican party, was concerned with every question before the country until 1861. "It was like putting a stick in the ne gro's hand compelling him to break his own backbone. The crisis is now upon us, when the southern states must take measures for the projection of both the whites and the blacksT "If the national government were to remove the fourteenth aud fifteenth amendments from the constitution, a bright day would dawn for the nation and all friction betweeu the two races would finally cease. ''Slavery was a damnable wrong against God and man, and the same ar guments taken from the Bile to justify slavery, justify polygamy, 1 kewise, for the Scriptures simply give a history of both. WILL SUPPORT POPULISTS, Deal Made Whereby Republicans Will Vote For State Ticket. Raleigh, April 23. It is stated upon good authority that the Republicans and Populists have made a doal whereby the former will support the state ticket re cently put out by the Populist party. In return for this support, the Populists under Senator Marion Butler, will vote for McKiuley in the national election. It is further stated that it is hoped to not only defeat the Democratic state ticket, but that the leaders of the com bine hope to throw the state into the McKinley column in November. Re publicans who were speaking about the Republican-Populists say the latter ex pected federal positions and really ca ed nothing about Bryan. NORTH CAROLINA CAMPAIGN Greatest Political Battle Since 1876 Is A'ow In Progress. Raleigh, April 24. The greatest po litical battle that has been fought in North Carolina since 1876, when, under the leadership of the lamented Zeb Vance, the Democrats wrested the state from Republican control, has just opened. The issue, forced by the Democrats, is "white supremacy " and a discontinuance of negro rule and negro political domi nation in the eastern section of the state, iu a uumber of the counties of which section they constitute the majority, and where, first through the Republican party and lately thr-h the Republi-.can-Populist "fusioi?party, they have held high carnival and full political sway. MAN HUNT WAS CALLED OFF. President White Yields to the Protests of the People. Richmond, April 21. The man hunt arranged by the members of the Deep Run Hunt club, which has attracted so much attention throughout the country, has been called off. This was done by Dr. Joseph A. White, president of the hunt club, because of the general mis conception as to the character of the proposed hunt. Many letters and telegrams from prom inent people, especially in the north, Were received protesting against blood hounds being allowed to chase a man. The hounds, it is stated, aro not danger ous, and even had they takeu Davis, he would have been in no danger. NEGRO ISSUE IN VIRGINIA. Hon. John K. Massey Fighting For Their Disfranchisement. Richmond, April 24. Hon. John E. Massey, the father of Virginia readjust ment and the most picturesque figure in the contests which landed Mahone in the United States senate, has again come into prominence iu politics. This time Massey is leading in the fight for a con stitutional convention, the principal ob ject of which is to disfranchise the ne gro vote in Virgiiua and uttjerly elimi nate him from politics. The question of disfranchising the ne gro voter has made an issue1 upon which Massey is especially forceful. Knormous Fertilizer Sales. Raleigh, April 20. The sales of the tags for commercial fertilizers thus far during the fiscal year by the agricultu ral department have been $33,676. This shows that 193.6S0 tons have been sold. An estimate is made that the total sales for the year will exceed 250,000 tons. This will be 10,000 more than the sales List year, great as they were. The sales seven years ago were only 145,000 tons, and during the seven years have aggre gated 1,274,727 tons, or 182,675 annually on an average. Run Down by Train. Charlotte, April 24. A white mill operative, whose name could not be learned, was killed by a Seaboard Air Line train yesterday evening at 6:80 neai Lin coin ton, N. C. His body was hor ribly mangled. He wa3 walking on the track and said to a companion that he would not get off nutil the "thing blowed. Knitting Mill Chartered. Raleigh, April 23. The state hai chartered the Tarboro Knitting null, capital 930,000 (with ljave to increase il to $100,000). The mill will be neai Tarboro and will make hosiery, under' wear, etc. MANY SUFFER FOR FOOD AND SHELTER 4r " Deplorable Conditions Exist ing In Mississippi. HEMMED IN BY WATER Hundreds of Peonle Take Refuse on Small Islands Have lleen Three Days Without Food-Efforts to Re lieve Situation. Jackson, Miss., April 25. A relief j expedition has just returned from tho overflowed district in Rankin county j and they report a deplorable condition of affairs among the inhabitants who have been left homeless by the high waters. Over 40 families, nearly all oi ( them negroes, were found in a destitute and starving condition aud in several instances people were found on small islands who had not tasted food for three days. Two boat loads of rations were dis tributed among them and a popular sub scription is being taken for further re lief. On one small island the relief party found 40 negroes and over 100 head of hogs, cattle and dogs gathered and shut off on all sides by high water. The dogs, driven to desperation by their ravenous appetite, were tearing the hogj to pieces, and the negroes were almost equally desperate. The Alabama and Vicksburg road U still tied up at Pearl river, but expect to get trains through by Thursday night. RESUMPTION OF TRAFFIC. Work of Repairing Damage Is Being Pushed Forward. Louisville, April 25. Railroad offi cials here expect that all trains will bo running regularly throughout the south by tomorrow. The worst of the flood has passed and the tracks are being re paired quickly as big forces of men work ing night and day can do the work. Cbarles A. Critzky, chief clerk to Gen eral Manager Metcalfe of the the Louis ville and Nashville, has just returned from the flooded district. He said: "Trains on our line can now go as far south as Scranton, Miss., aud as far west from New Orleans to the Pasca goula. It is difficult for any of the traind to move there on account of the bridge disaster. The bridge is being recon structed, however, and will soon be iu good order. "The railroad property has not suf fered so much from the flood. Little damage was done on the Louisville and Nashville besides the destruction of the Pascagoula bridge. "Everything in that section of tho country is under water and the resi dents say it is the biggest flood that eve visited that country. The only one that can compare with it is the one in 1874, and then railroad traffic was tied up ai it is now." The Southern railway proper is not affected by the flood and nearly all the trains on the system are running regu larly. Tne'Illinois Central now has trains about as usual. ALABAMA DEMOCRATS MEET. Indications Are Samford Will Ce Nom inated For? (jlovcrnor. ' Montgomery, Ala., April 25. Tha state Democratic convention met in the statehou.se here today at noou. It was called to order by Chairman R. J. Lowu of the state Democratic executive com mittee, who announced W. P. Pinchard of Birmingham for temporary chairman and presiding officer. ( The indications at this hour point to 'alxjut 220 votes for Samford for governor on the first ballot, the remainder scat tering among the other three candi dates, aud neither of them with more than 103. PREDICTS LABOR UPHEAVAL Healey Says Japanese Rush to America Will Cause Trouble. Seattle, Wash., April 25. United States Immigrant Agent" Healey gives an interview on the Japanese tidal wava in which lie says the rush will cause a labor upheaval. Five thousaud are on' the high seas and 25,000 are to come, ha says. They will hud mostly in British Columbia and sneak over the liue into the Uuited States. A systematic plan of importation is in force. He says Canada and the state should take joint action at once. Colombian Revolution. Kingston, Jamaica, April 25. A pas senger from Panama, who has arrived here, says that the filibustering party from Nicaragua which recently landed at David, a town of Colombia, 115 niilej west of Panama, was composed mostly of Colombians who are fighting on the side of the revolutionists and that it has no designs upon Costa Rica. Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum ore the greatest menaces to of the present day. MOTHER'S FEARFUL DEED. i Gave Laudanum to Her Children Then Shoots Herself. Goldsboro, N. C, April 24. Mrs. James Roberts of this place, while in sane from jealousy, attempted to kill her two little girls with poison, and then fa tally shot herself. Her plans were de liberate!. She bought laudanum, re in rued home, called the children into ber room, locked the door, gavo them the jwisou, told them to lie down on the floor, took a revolver and sat down by them to see them die, and then take her owu life. Her mother, who lives with her, at tempted to enter the room, and finding it locked, notified Mrs. Roberts hus band. As the latter attempted to force an entrance Mrs. Roberts shot herself in the breast and fell'ffcetween the uncon scious children fatally wounded. Medical aid was instantly summoned and after four hours' work the children were saved. There is no hope for Mrs. Roberts. ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN. Democrats Give Their Views on lead-j ing Questions of Day. I New YoiiK, April 24. Following is a summary of the replies from 23 Demo cratic national committeemen to ques tions regarding the campaign issues and candidates: Anti-imperialism as a leading issue, 21; anti-trusts as a leading issue, 21; money question as a Leading issue, 16; anti-inilitarisHi as a leading issue, 6. Chicago platform will be reaffirmed, 20; noncommittal as to Chicago plat form, 3: Dewey's candidacy not taken! seriously, 11: Dewey s candidacy would not hurt Bryan, 12. Bryan by acclamation, 8; "Bryan unan imously on first ballot, 13; Admiral Schley for vice president, 2: no er tonal choice for vice president, 16; Cuiumihgs, Sulzer, VanWyck, Williams, Pattison and Daniel (each) 1. . ; BAD MONEY IN CIRCULATION. Charleston Flooded With Counterfeit; $5 and $10 Bills. j Charleston, April 23. According to General Beazell, a former" paymaster in the United States army, Charleston' i$ flooded with all kinds of counterfeits bills and silver, dollars and halves. Thi4 money has been in circulation here foi some time and it is not bein j passed with any fraudulent intent. The people who handle it accept it as good money and spend it iii the same way- General Beazell says the counterfeits in circulaj tion in Charleston are mostly of denomif nations of $2, $5 and $10. There ar0 some silver dollars and half dollars ih circulation and ranch smaller coin. j Kseaped Convict Captured. j Raleigh, April 23. The negro con vict, Pat singleton,-who after four years' freedom was captured this week in the navyyard at Norfolk, was brought; to the penitentiary to complete a 30-year sentence. He was originally sent up for manslaughter, and just before his term ended murdered a fellow convict. He was for this sentenced 30 years, and has served 10 years of the term. It cost $119 to recapture him. He is one of the most desperate of all the convicts. Merchant Disappears. Anderson, S. C, April 23. J. W. Howard, a merchant at Dean, has dis appeared under suspicious circumstan ces. Ho was in business with R. W. Pruitt. The ledger containing an ac count of the firm's business cannot be found and is believed to have beeh destroyed by Howard. After taking stock Mr. Praitt thinks there is a short age of about $1,000. Howard wrote a letter from Augusta, saying he was going o Cuba, j Moonshiners Captured. j Cartersvtlle, Ga., April 24. The revenue men have been after the illicit stills in this part of the state, and seV1 eral large seizures have been made within the last few days. One large still was found about 4 miles from La fayette, and about 300 gallons of beer and some daublings was destroyed, and the stills, two large ones, of 200 and 100 gallons capacity, respectively, were seized and the owner, W. B. Hartman, arrested. j Coast Line Consolidated. j Charleston, April 23. At a special meeting of the stockholders of the At lantic Coast 'Line road of South Caro lina, held at the offices at Chapel street, the South Carolina line was consolidated with the Atlantic Coast Line road jof Virginia and certain other roads in North Carolina" and in Virginia, making the Atlantic Coast Line system into one cor poration, controlling about 2,200 miles of railroad. . Cotton Mill Chartered. Columbia, S. C, April 21. The Mid dleburg Cotton mill of Batesburg, has been chartered with a capital of $75,000. It is a old mill which is being rebuilt. The Terry Market companj- of Charles ton, has applied for a charter. The cap ital stock is to be $5,000, and the busi ness is to be that ox commission mer chants, dealing m hsn, game, etc. Projected Railroad. Columbia, S. C, April 20. A syndi cate embracing the leading men of Winnsboro will apply for a charter for a new nuiroaa iway - t. mis roaa wiu give Winnsboro an outlet both to the west and to the coast. Sawmills Darned. Marinette, Wis., April 24. Fire at Iflrinann "MifVl . riftlj-ovivi hrn RAW ... . 1 -. T 1 J J rniii OI ine Jiwrupuiaim uouiwn cum bWween 880.000 and tlOO.- 000. The lumber was piled in the yards and escapea tne iuiines. Abandon Tobacco For Cotton. Raleigh, April 20 It is stated that ' east of here many tobacco growers are Aiuuidnnine? tho croo and going in for cotton. Tobacco has for couple J ol years or more been a distinct aisap- pointment- Charles SUbelberz Dead. New You, April 24- Charles G. SUcheiberg, head of tha cigar firm ol it fifauwns & Go- is imd. aX lhia THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA Important Developments Must i Occur In Near Future. London, April 24. All attention is centered on the interesting though com plicated situation in the southeastern portion of the Orange Free State, from which developments of the utmost im portance must ensue in the near future. General Rundle, it will be seen, has been confronting the Boers at Dewet's dorp in stronger force than he cares to engage and so ho is marking time pend ing the arrival of support. While Gen eral; Rundle is preparing to strike Dew et's i dorp, Generals Brabant and Hart are pushing along the frontier of Basu toland, where they will be able to frus trate any attack on General Rundle 's right and Generals French and Pole Carew are approaching from Bloemfon tein to bar the Boer fine of retreat northward. In the meanwhile the burgher forces occupying Thaba N'CU are in a posi tion, to fight a delaying action, giving the Boer forces at Dewets dorp and Wepener time to retire in case of defeat, and it seems as though General French must dispose of this Thaba N'Chu force before he can reach the rear of the Boer forces opposing Generals Rundle and Brabant, otherwise his flank will be open to assault. The Boers driven out of Leeuw kop will probably rally at Thaba N'Chu, where a stiff fight may be expected. Should the British fail in this attempt to bring about another Paardeburg it must immensely affect the larger issues of the war, as it will undoubtedly lead to a persistent repetition of the guerrilla tactics which, have been largely respon sible for the penning np of Lord Roberts at Bloemfontein for so many weeks. During the course of General Ander son's advance on Leeuw kop the Cana dians found themselves in a tight cor ner Sunday near Donkerpoort. The Ca nadian mounted infantry went out to reconnoitre the Boer position and ap proached within 300 yards of a farm fly ing the hospital flag under cover of which the Boers opened such a hot fire on the Canadians that they were unable to attempt to retire until another force of Canadians covered their retreat by threatening the roar of tho Boer posi tion. Boers Driven From Their Position. ' Leeuw Kop, April 24. The Boers re tired from their positions here so hur riedly that they left a quantity of am munition and many rifles behind them. When the Warwickshire regiment took the farmhouse at the foot of the ridge, the Boer's pompoms inflicting no dam age, the Welsh regiment advanced along the Warwickshire's left and approached the ridge, experiencing a cross fire. When the Boers fled they were obliged to move for some distance along the sky line and the artillery planted a shell with great accuracy, it bursting just above the Boers, rolling over three houses. It appears that General Dickinson met with opposition, the Boers firing' their rifles at long range. Their position was one of great natural strength. General Pole-Carew's admirable dis position of his force thoroughly puzzled the Boers, who were unable to see the direction of the attack owing to the deep spruit. The British artillery was unable to join the right in time to reply to the Boer gun which was shelling the mount ed' infantry vigorously. The shells, however, burst 300 yards high and did no! damage. It is stated that General Dewet holds the waterworks with a strong force. The Boers who held Leeuw kop trekked to the eastward. General French sent out a body of cavalry to the south, and a few shots were heard, but apparently the Boers do not hold strong positions anywhere in close proximity to the Leeuw kop. The shelling of Warrenton was re sumed yesterday morning, the fixe being directed at the British river Redoubts which are steadily being pushed for ward. The Boers appear to be in stronger force down the river and the yeomanry patrols are frequently sniped. It is con fidently believed that important devel opments are not far off. ! Boer Bulletin Reports Victory. Pretoria. April 24. An official bul letin issued here says: "The Federals continue their fighting at Wepener and have captured a herd of Brabant's cattle and horses. VDewet's losses at Dewet's dorp was one man killed and six wounded. The British lost 20 captured, killed and wounded. The British are retiring be yond Dewet's dorp. "Cronje reports that with a strong command he attacked the British north of; Boshof. A heavy engagement foX lowed and the English were driven from kopje to kopje. The federals displayed great courage, and resolution and spirit edly chased ihj enemy in the direction of Boshof. Only two burghers were wounded. The British lost 15 men killed and left three wounded and eight prisoners in the hands of the burghers. " The Conje referred to is Commandant Cronje, second son of the famoos Boer general now a prisoner on the island of St. Helena. Duller Advancing on Wepener. London, April 23. General Duller is apparently advancing slowly toward Wepener, every step being closely con tested by the Boers. From tha Repub lican side there is a good deal of inter esting news today. A Thaba N'Chu dis patch dated Friday reports the arrival there of Commandants Dewet and Vil lieres and an attack upon 3,000 British under General Gatacre. The latter, of course, is a misstatement, as it is prob able General Rundle is meant. The British, it is added, occupied some kopjes, but their left wing was driven back. Tha Boer loss was one killed and five wounded. , From Brandfort comes the news that on Saturday a British patrol of ten men ventured near the place and suffered tho kiss of one man killed and two men cap tured, including a Free Stater who was leading the party. i A Pretoria dispatch, dated April 21, says tho latest official news was that fighting was proceeding withim half an hoar's rido of Dowel' dorp wi& x re tails. , - , - . Tloiisewoikis had voriivittotttGoldI)usf WASHING FEATHER PILLOWS Feather Flllowt seed vuhlnf oect yetr. Choos bright, annay dy; till Urge tab hall loll of water that is almost boiling hot; dissotri enough Gold Dust Wishing Powder la it to make food auda; pat om or mo piUovs ia, acccordiag to alie. push them p aad dova aad rub them bctveea the leads utll class. If oae ud la mot enough. a raro or more; riaaa la clear warm water, wring aa dry M possible, aad hang them out; wbea dry, abate well, and tbey will be aa light aad son aa aev piliowa. Tti ban it takra torn ear frM lwala "uouHM suua roa uoviuvosc" SaS bm on raqaaA to TMS H. K. rSIKSAMK COMMNT, Chi g. St, Loots, Now Vsrit, CAROLINA'S COTTON MILLS. Nearly $0,000,000 Has Been Invested In New Manufactories. Columbia, S. O., April 21.r-The total capitalization of the new cotton mills projected in South Carolina since Jan. 1, 1900, including increases of capital stock, which means the enlargement of existing mills, amounts to $5,675,000. This does not include several mills which are now building without securing in corporation papers, which would make the total near ftf.OOO.OOO. The figures are taken directly from the records of the secretary of state. They show a total of 25 new mills, and five mills en larging. . Sensational Scene In Court. Charleston, April 21. There was a highly sensational scene in the court of common pleas between Mr. J. V. Barn well and Mr. George S. Legare, and an exchange of blows was looked for. The difference between Mr. Legare and Mr. Barnwell grew out of a motion for a new trial in the case of Mrs. Mary K. Appleby versus the South Carolina aud Georgia road. The case was heard be fore a jury a few days siuco and a ver dict for f 10,000 damages was awarded h rv To Improve Port Royal. Washington, April 20. The follow ing appropriation for the Port Royal na val station has passed the house: To ward rebuilding drydqek in concrete and stone to cost not exceeding f 600,000, $150,000; to condensing plant, $30,000; fire engine house, $9,000; grading and drainage, $2,000; purchase of laud $20, 000; crane supports iu steam engineer ing shop, $10,000; repairs to improve ment of construction plant, $5,000; civil establishment, $($,576. Total, $237,946. Fell 50 Feet aud Lives. Greenville, S. C, April 21. Miuor Nichols, 16 years old, fell 50 feet from a freight train on the Air Line depot trestle shortly after midnight Wednesi day, breaking his left leg and left arm and receiving an 8-inch gash on his head. Nichols, with a tampan ion, was beating his way to Harmony Grove, Ga. Nichols in trying to descend, tho iron ladder from tho top of a box car lost his hold and fell. Cyclone In South Carolina. Columbia, S. C. April 21. A cyclone struck Ross' quarry, in Lexington coun ty, just across tho river, Wednesday afternoon. It tore down buildings and destroyed derricks. Six men, who had taken refuge in the small office building, had a narrow escape from death. Tho wind uprooted a large tree and threw it upon the building, which was demol ished, but they escaped injury, j New Law Kfleerlwe. Columbia, S. C, April 21.' The new railroad law abolishing second-class coaches and requiring all railroads to carry a separate first-class coach for both white and colored passengers has gone into effect. The fare will be strictly 3 cents a mile and will not be governed by the maximum or minimum rule as to distances between stations. To Tap Seaboard Air Line. Winnsboro, S. C, April 24. Business men of this place are contemplating the formation of a company to build a rail road from Winnsboro to Camden, where the Seaboard can be tapped. The dis tance will be about 35 miles if an air line can be secured. Sleteor Found Xear Newberry. . Newberry, S. C, April 23. Mr. N. O. Pyks reports that Mrs. B. W. Wat kins of the Chappells neighborhood re cently found near her home a 5-pound oval-shaped baU, suj;posod to be an me teorite. FREE BLOOD CUKE. An Offer Proving; Faith to Buffer era- Is your Bl'od Pun-? Aae ;ou sure of it? DocuUor ?crtles Leal slowly? Ioes jour kia itch or burn Have you Vim pie0 Erupt-on? Aching Bones or Back? fxzt-nta' OJd Sore? Boils? rro(ula? Hbtumatism? Foul Bifath? Catarrh? Are you pa!-? If so purify your E'ocd at once with B. B. B. (Botanic Blood BkliaJ It makes the Blood Pure and Rich, heals 'every eore and gives a clear, -luutb, healthy nkin. Deej.eaied cases hke ulcers, cane-r, eating sores I'&in'ul s welling?, Blocd Poiscn are quickly cured by B. B. B. Oive it a trial. Ii cures when all else fails. Thoroughly letted for 30 years. Fold at drug at 1 per large bottle, 6 largn tn ltlta (fall treatment) $5. So sufferers may test it, a trial bottle given away ab fofutely free. Address BLOOD BALM 00- Atlanta, Ga. Wrke today. Describe rouMe and fiee medical advice given. BaatU fipataxs at ,Ba ltd Ysijbattnp Es$t 'AC 3 lit DECISION 13 HANDED" DOWN. Important Question la Set tied by South Carolina Supreme Court. Columbia, 8. O., April 3 Tho su preme court has filed a" division cover ing an important question. It is whether if a person loses his or, her life through the uegligenoe of any person or corpora lion, and that person is a nouproducsT, with no one dependent on him or her and is really dependent on others, if damages for such death can bo collected by their heirs. This question was present! in tho circuit court in the suit ngaiuat the At lantic Coast Line for $20,000 damages for the death of Mrs. Surah P. Dixon, an old lady who was jarred by the sud den stopping of the train. It was shown that her relatives had for years been supporting her and it was argued thai no one was damaged, financially, by her death. The jury, however, gave dam ages to the amount of $15,000. Judge Klnrgh overruled the defendant's order for a now trial, but passed an order granting such new trial un low the plaiu tiff, who was A. Brooks Stuckley, the administrator, aheuld within a specified tune remit $10,000 of such verdict. Tho plaintiff refusing to enter the remittor, appealed from the order granting a new trial. Tho decision of the supremo court just banded down, affirms the findings of tjtio circuit court. NEW CHARTERS GRANTED. Two Knitting 31111s and Oilier Indus tries For South Carolina. Columbia, S. C, April 2.1. A charter has been issued to the Orangeburg Knit ting mill. A commisKiou for a charter has been issued to the Mills Avenue store. The capital stock of the com pany is to be! $50,000. A commission for a charter was issued to the Iiwlmont Drug company. The capital stock of the company is to be $10,000. A char ter was issued to the I-otta Grocery com pany of Latta. A commission has twen j issued to tho Blacksburg Spinning and Knitting mill, the capital of which is to be $15,000. A charter was granted Ibe' Ilartsvillo Hotel oomisiny of HarUville, capitalized at $5,500. President (ioen to Cleveland. Cantox, O., April 25. President Mo Kinley, accompanied by his private mm retary.Cortelyou.and Postmaster Ueorg H. Frazee of this city, left here fot Cleveland this morning. Tb president goes to Cleveland to vitdi his two sister. He will return to Canton this evening. State Takes an AppeaL Columbia, S. C, April 25. Attorney General , Bellinger has filed a formal no tice of his intention to appeal from the decision of Judge Benet in nuaahing the indictment against Colonel Neai on tbt charge of fail ore to turn over oertaia money received by him as superinten dent of the state penitentiary. New Bank In Cheraw. CniRAW, S. 0., April 24. It is now a certainty that Cheraw will have another bank. The capital stock has been sab-. scribed and a suitable building for it location pcuxhased. No woman can be too careful of her condition during the period be fore her little ones are born. Neglect or improper treatment then endan gers ber life and that of the child. ! It lies with ber whether she shall suffer unnecessarily, or whether the ordeal shall be made comparatively easy. She had better do nothing than do something wrong. is the one and the only preparation that is safe to use. It is a liniment that penetrates from the outside. External applications are eternally right. Internal medicines are radi cally wrong. They are more than humbogs they endanger life. Mother's Friend helps the muscle to relax and expand naturally -r-lieres morning sickness remove the cause of nervousness and head ache prevents hard and rising breasts stortens labor and lessens the pains and helps the patient to rapid recovery. j From a letter by a Shreveport. La., woman: "I have been using your wonderful remedy. Mother's Friend, for the last two months, and find it just as recommended." j Dm zslats sfl II at S I pr feott!. THE BRADF1ELD REOULATOK CO. ATLANTA. OA. Saad for ear fr iltBtrtrl bock, f j "JlaWre laby la" LaJ 1)0 dsroSn
Rockingham Post-Dispatch (Rockingham, N.C.)
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April 26, 1900, edition 1
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