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SMfM 10 THE ROCKINGHAM ROCKET, Old Series. VoL XVII, Ho. 20. Hew Series, Vol II No. 4. ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1900 $1.00 PEJt TFIR IX IDVAICE 10 MBTBODT. EXCITING SCENES; CONGRESSADJOURNS Great Rush of Business at the Closing Session. HEPOItTS WERE ADOPTED Conff rees Agreed Upon All Difference! Between Two Houses Except Nevada Claim Appropriation Bills Acted L'pon t Ltst Moment. WAsni.voTOV, June 7. The member! of both branches of oongre 83 looked tired ami wan as thej reassembled for tha closinK session after their arduous work of yesterday and last night, the houM minting at 8 o'clock and the senate a! 10 o'clock. , The senate held a short executive sew sion at 11 :80 o'clock, after which con' f erenco reports on the civil sundry ajy propriation bill, the naval academy and the general deficiency bills were pre sen tod and adopted. The sundry civil bill was a completa agreement except tho item relating to Nevada claims. Tho naval conferee were dead locked on the armor plat provision. Then was a complete agree ment on the dericiency bill. The Mili tary academy bill was passed and sen! to the president. Tho usual routine business of the sen ate was practically abandoned. Only two or three new bills were presented. Mr. Carter secured the passage of. a bill providing for the increase to $375, 000 of the limit of the building at He lena, Mon. Mr. Allison reported from the com mittee on appropriations the house con ference resolution providing for final adj mrnment at 8 o'clock. Mr. Hale presented a conference re port on the naval "appropriation bill. II was a disagreement on all questions that have been in dispute for three or four days. Mr. Hale explained that the urnior plate question was ' the great (stumbling block to agreement. Mr. Penrose then offered the follow ing resolution: "That the secretary of the navy il hereby authorized to procure by contract nruior of the best quality for any or all vessels above referred to, provided such eon tracts can be made at a price which is now, in its judgment, reas onable and equitable, but in case he is unable to make contracts for armor under the above conditions, he is hereby authorized and directed to pro cure a site for and erect thereon a fac tory t r the manufacture of armor, and Ww xuui of $l,U) t.000 is hereby appropri ated fur the erection of said factory." At :i u CioCK O ingress adjourned sine die. CLOSING SCENES IN HOUSE. Iteport on Sundry Civil Hill Sham lclatc on Measure. Washington, Juno 7. A handful of .members were on hand when the house mivM iubled at 8 o'clock this morning alter being in recess for a few hours. .Tlie conference report on the sundry civil bill was then reported, showing the item 'covering the claims of Nevada to be the only one in dispute. Among tho important items struck out were those for tin; memorial bridge across the Po tomac river; for a revenue cutter on the St. Mary's river, and a lighthouse, vessel tor the Pacific coast; for a branch sol dier's home in Idaho; salary of woman commissioner at the unveiling of Lci la vette's statue in Paris; legation build ing in Korea, and Siam and statue oi l'.o -hambeau. . The Mississippi and Columbia items were retained, the Mississippi item foi lower river being reduced to $2,250,000. Mr. Cannon explained that the setiato ha l added about $5,000,000 to the origi nal n 1,000,000 of this bill and by thu r p it the senate yielded about $f,000, m ami the house f-4,000,000. The sun dry ivil conference was agieed to and on tin one item still open appro priaung $1(52,000 for the claims of Ne vada. Mr. -New lauds of Nevada moved that. the house concur with the senate amendment. This brought xm a sharp debate on stat" claims, Mr. Moody of Massachu setts urging that the Nevada claim would set a. precedent for other like claims aggregating $5,000,000. The ap i : i hof the closing hours of cougresj I g.iM t U manifested as the morning wo,,, u i. The galleries filled and tha t'. 'i a! gifts to come in for members. Mr. llcatwole was particularly honored with a hngh rose bush in full bloom. Favorably Reported. Washington-, June 7. Congressman Tali . rr of South Carolina has just suc- i-e- d.-d in getting a favorable report on in- bill introduced in congross on Dec 1 1. iat, "to provide for theerection of a i' muuent to tho memory of Travis, Li nhain and Bowie at the Alamo." slew Ills Brother. J VYalaalla, S. C, June 3. At Hugh Talis, 10 miles from here, near the Geor g;a line, William Cannon was slain by brother, Tom. The killing was done nhalarfft? pocket knife, several ugly w. amis having been inflicted in the vic luu "s head and just over the heart. An Kxtra Levy For Library. -'n tt.xooaa, June 7. The city eouncilf this city has voted an extra tax levy oi .1 mill for the support of a I'Uhlie library. Assurances have been received that on this condition Andrew Carnegie will establish a free library iiere to cost .$30,000. KgsPd Candidate S to well, j Ru-eiuh, June 7. H. F. Scow-ell, Populist nominee for attorney general, writes to that party's headquarters that was pelted with eggs after having I"ken at Shelby. He names persons n ii -eraed in the affair, among them a lailwav official. e ; legislature Convenes Tuesday. K.u.kiuh, June 7. The Democratic members of the legislature are called to meet in caucus next Monday in order to decide upon the ler"-VMon to be dona' auxnig the brief at apt, which begins LINE WILL BE EXTENDED, Carolina and Northwestern Boad to Be Greatly Improved. Luroourrox, N. O., June 6. The work of broadening the gauge of the Carolina and Northwestern , railroad has been commenced at this place, and th under tending is that it will be pushed with the greatest energy untH completed. Quite a nnique arrangement is ,being pursued. . The rails . now, in , use are rather too light for standard ; gauge en gines and a third rail, , therefore, would hardly afford as good a track as is de sirable, so upon standard gauge ties both narrow and standard gauge rails are being laid, and until the., work, is com pleted and for as long thereafter as May pe deemed proper the- present narrow gauge rolling stock can be used along with such standard gauge rolling stock as may hereafter be purchased.' , While the work of making the gauge standard both ways from' Linoolnton is in progress, a corps of suryeyprS will complete the location of the route, into Tennessee. It is expected that the road will be standard gauge frem Chester to Lenoir by next November and' that the extension into Tennessee will be com pleted very shortly thereafter. DEATH WARRANTS I36UED. Four Ilea to Hang In North Carolina For Murder. Raleigh, June 5. The supreme court decisions in four murder cases have been certified to by Governor Russell and the death warrants issued as follows: Thomas Jones, negro, for murdering and burning & woman and her five chil dren, to be hanged at Raleigh Aug. 81; Archibald Kinsauls, for murder, to be hanged at Clinton, Aug. 3; William Edward, negro, for ambushing and as sassinating a policeman, to be hanged at Concord, Sept. S; Ghaunoay, Davis, ne gro, for burning the residence of Mrs. Battle, to be hanged at Tarboro, Sept. 11. One life was lost in this fire. The governor will be asked to com mute Jones' sentence on the ground of insanity. HAVE SELECTED "THE SITE. South Carolina' Parle Commission Visits Chlckamauga. Chattanooga, June 4. The South Carolina park commission, consisting o; Governor MoSweeney, Adjutant Gen eral J. W. Floyd, Colonel J. Harvey Wilson, General C. T. Walker, Captain O. N. Henderson and Bishop Capers of the diocese of Charleston, accompanied by General H. V. Boynton, president of the Chlckamauga park commission, and Engineer E. E. Betts, are. spending the day at the park, selecting a site for tho South Carolina monument. Which will be ready for dedication the coming win ter. The South Carolida delegation return ed home this evening. THOMAS WAS FOUND GUILTY Sentenced to Hang June 29 Was De fended by Whipper. Beaufort, S. 0., June 1. W. J. Whipper, the negro lawyer of this place, who was elected judge during Governor Chamberlain's administration, but not peiuiitted to take his seat, defended George Thomas, the negro accused of assaulting Mrs. W. F. Doubleby. In his cross-examination of. the victim Whipper was very tactful and unobjec tionable white he brought out all the facts. The defense offered no testimony. The man was found guilty and sen tenced to be hanged June 29. Railroad Valuations. Columbia, S. C.,- May 31. The rail road board of assessors have fixed the assessments on the various roads of the state. The board raised the assessment on several of the older roads, reducing one valuation on account of changed conditions, while the valuation of the new roads was fixed. The board will allow a hearing and the date for that hearing will be fixed by the chairman of the board for some day that will be gen erally convenient. The valuation shows a general increase. Bishop Kills a Negro, Spartanburg, S. 0., June 4. -Fred Norman, a negro, was shot and killed here by Constable Bishop. Bishop re fused to make a statement and is in jail. Witnesses say the constable jerked the man off his wagon without making any charge against him, and in the fight that followed shot him. The negro was unarmed.. Murdered His Brother. Darlington, S. C, June 4. Jule Gib son, having got into a quarrel with his brother near here, shot and killed him and hid the body in the woods. The next night Gibson hauled the body to another plantation, where he buried it in a corn field. Jule Gibson has been arrested and has confessed to the crime. Brickyard Hands Strike. Cajidkn, S. O., June 4. Eighty negro hands employed in the brickyards here have struck. They demand two hours less work a - day with the same wages. The works, having rush' orders, are somewhat embarrased, but expect to get all the labor needed in a few days. Charters Issued. Columbia, C, June 2. The secre taty of state has issued a commission to the Conway Ironworks of Conway. The capital stock is to be $3,000. A charter has also been granted the Cotton Oil company at Bamberg, capitalized at $33,000. - Died at Asheville. Asheville, N. C, June 4. William Clark, president of the Missouri Pacific, died here last afternoon of consumption. The remains were sent to Omaha? Mr. Clark was 63 years old. He had been living here for the past three months. Franchise Declared Invalid. Asheville, N. C., June 4.- City At torney Bourne submitted his ', report on the validity of the Asheville street rail road's franchise from the town branch to the city limits. The deeiakn is that tha franchise wamnat wflia. l . . - - , y? RUSSIA m JAPAN" ON BRINK OF WAR Alarming Reports Are Cur rent In Shanghai. SQUADRON IS MOBILIZED Japanese Fleet Is Prepared to Resist Russian Advances Landing of Her Troops at Taku Held Up Bloody Engagement With Boxers. . Shaxohai, June 7. Alarming reports are current here of the hurried comple tion of the mobilization of the Japanese fleet. " Skanqhai, June 7. In consequence of the representations of the Japanese, the landing of a large Russian force at Taku is alleged to have been stopped. Shanghai, June 7. The soldiers dis patched to attack the Boxers have fought an engagement quite close to Peking. Many were killed on both sides. Russia's Assistance Refused. Shanghai, June 7. The Russian min ister at Peking, M. De Beers, made an other attempt to induce the Chinese for eign officials to request Russian assist ance to restore order, but so far the offer has not been accepted. The mobs have murdered the English missionaries, Rob insoA and Norman, and mutilated and disemboweled the bodies. The station at Tan . Tin, 8 miles from Peking, has been b arned. The British minister, Sir Claude M. McDonald, is reported to be quite ill. WARSHIPS ORDERED TO SEA. Massachusetts and Indiana Hurriedly Prepared For Service. . Philadelphia, June 7. Under orders from the navy department the battle shins Massachusetts and Indiana, at the Xeague Island navy-yard, are being pre pared for sea. The orders give no clew to what, ser vice the vessels may be called into, the notice to Commandant Casey being simply to get the ships ready and dis patch them as soon as possible to Hamp ton Roads, where they are to await further orders. The warships were piloted out of the reserve basin around the Delaware river front, where preparations for departure were finished. The two vessels are loaded with enough coal to make a trip across the Atlantic and they contain large supplies of ammunition. There are 120 men in the reserve crew of each ship, the bal ance of the complement of 405 sailors and 80 marines being distributed among various naval stations after the vessels reached here from Brooklyn. The full crews were filled, out with the- 525 men who came here on the frigate Hartford from Hampton Roads, and the other details ordered here from New York and Boston. Situation Grows Worse. Washington, June 7. Bad news con tinues to come from Minister Conger and the American naval force has been ordered reinforced. The minister cables that the situation was worse at Peking. A RECEIVER IS APPLIED FOR. Attorney For J. A. Johnson Files Peti tion Restraining Order Issued. Atlanta, June 7. Application for a receiver for the Atlanta Commercial Building and Loan association has been filed in the superior court by Attorney Malvern Hill, representing J. A. John son, who states in his petition that he is the owner of stock in the company of the value of $1,500. No point was made on the appoint ment of a fceiver, however, and Judge J. H. Lumpkin issued an order to the defendants to show cause before him on June 16, or as soon thereafter as possi ble, why the injunction' and receiver should not be granted. In the mean time and until a hearing of the case is had, the officers of the association are restrained from selling or in any way changing the status of the assets except that it may be necessary to proceed with the regular order of business. Home Missionary Society. Detroit, June 7. The first day's business session of the annual meeting of the Congregational Home Missionary society opened with the reading of a pa per entitled "Five Points," in which Rev. Washington Choate, D. D., secre tary of the society, presented some of the salient features of the society's work. General O. O. Howard, president of the society, followed with a brief address. Later the eighteenth annual meeting of the woman's department of the Home Mission society was held. Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against aW Alum ate fftegKatat mm anas to of die present day. www eot, w ENGAGEMENT WITH BOXERS. Chinese Troops Hake Gallant De fenseSixty Killed and Wounded. Tien Ter, June 5. The railway sta tion at Huang Tung on-the Peking and Tien Tsin railroad has been burned and two bridges damaged. The officer com manding the Chinese troops on duty there says that 200 of his men bolted and -only 50 remained.' These fought welL killing a number of the Boxers. The bolting troops were cut up in the adja cent broken country. . It is stated that 60 were killed ' or wounded. Some of their bodies were, recovered frightfully mutilated. ! Bands of Boxers are patrolling the neghbbrhood.! All the Chinese nuhroad employes are deserting' their postal and the troops sent to guard the stations ap pear to be worse than useless. - A guard of 250 sent to Yeng Tao bolted at La Lou Chao when they heard of the trouble at Huang Tsun... .' . China Defies All Europe. Shanghai, i June 5.-ThQ Daily Ga- zette says it has the highest authority for stating that, the dowager empress has ordered the tsung 11 yamen to face all Europe rath ex than to interfere with the Boxer movements'. It is asserted that the viceroy has ordered the troops . to oppose the further landing of parties from foreign warships and that the troops now engaged Jml operations are desired to prevent further foreign rein forcements reaching Peking. NEW IN DUSTRI ESR E PORTED, Several Cotton Mills Added to the List. Alabama Coal Mines. Chattanooga, June 4.r-The more im portant of the new industries reported by The Tradesman during the week ended June 2 include the following: ' Brickworks in Mississippi; a building and contracting company in North Caro lina; canning factories in Georgia and Virginia; a carriage factory and a cigar factory in Alabama; coal mines in Ala bama, Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia; cotton mills tin Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee; a cotton felt manufactory in Tennessee; "cotton and oil mills in Alabama, . South Caro lina, aad Texas; electrio light plants in Alabama, Kentucky ' and' Louisiana; flonrmg mills in Georgia, North Caro lina, Tennessee and Texas; foundry and machine shops in Georgia and Texas; a glass factory in West virtrinia: a handle factory in Tennessee; a harness factory in (jreorgla; a hemp factory in Kentucky; ironworks in South Carolina; lumber mills in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and, West Virginia; a natural gas and oil company in West Virgjniaj a planing mill in West Virginia; a post driver manufactory and a stave factory in Tennessee; steelworks in West Vir ginia; a tobacco stemmery in Kentucky; a telephone exchange in Texas. GRAHAM KILLS BRADFORD, Savannah Capitalist Shoots His Agent at Tallahassee. Tallahassee, June 4. As a result of a dispute over settlement of business ac counts, John A. Graham of Savannah, a capitalist and' speculator, and senior partner of the Graham Lumber com pany, at St. Marks, 20 miles south oi Tallahassee, shot and killed John Taylor Bradford, who was manager of Gra ham's sawmill at St. Marks. Conflicting reports of the tragedy have been received here, but Bradford seems to have been 'the- aggressor. Graham claims self defense. EXPORTS F-ROM PZNSACOLA, Shipments to Foreign Port) Were Val ued at $248,973. Pensacola, Fla., June 5. Exports from Pensacola to foreign ports last week were valued at $248,973 and were distributed as follows: Liverpool, $127, 210; Venice, $36,410; Genoa, $26,612; Grangemoutn, !$17,d96; Eucport, $il, 038; Buenos Ayres, $10,465; Naples, $7. 387; Havana. $7,211; Cieafnegos, $4,044. During the week five steam and 14 sail vessels of an aggregate . tonnage of 18,966 arrived from foreign ports, and four steam ond five sail vessels of an ag grate tonnage of 11,074 cleared for for eign ports. Appreciative Carolinians. Louisville, June 5. As a token of the hospitable entertainment accorded the visiting confederate veterans from their state, Governor McSweeny and Edgar Smythe of South Carolina have presented Judge Arthur Rutledge, 8. Calhoun Smith and George Allen, who were in charge of the South Carolina headquarters during the reunion, with two handsome I palmetto trees, , which were brought from South Carolina. First Shipment of Watermelons. OcALA, Fla.. ! June 2. Captain T. H. Johnson of Ocala has shipped a car of melons from Oxford, the 'first car to leave the state. The melons were very fine, ranging from 20 to 30 pounds each. There are a great many truckers in the county, with large acreages in melons, and most of them will begin to ship in car lots next week. Tragedy at a Baptism. Memphis, June 4. Within less than three minutes after having received the sacrament of baptism and the benedic tion of bis pastor. Jim Philips was drowned in the waters in which he had been baptized and in the presence of the helpless and horrified brethren of his congregation and others present. Amended Demands Turned Do St. Louis, June 5. W. J. 8tone, at torney for the j strikers, has presented the amended demands of the men to the officials of the Transit company. Presi dent Walker promptly turned tham down. Appeal to the Governor. St. Louis, June 5. A committee of 50 prominent business men of this city hare just sent a bcramnnicatiob to Governor Stephens asking him to order out the militia to restore order in St. Louis. Granted aa Audience. '. Potsdam, Juno 4. Emperor William has granted an jsudienoa to the delega tion of the New Tork Deo che xs THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA j ! : ' Pretoria1 Has Fallen British Oc- cupy Transvaal Capital. London. June 5. The war office has a dispatch from Lord Roberts at Preto ria saying: "We are now in possession of Preto ria. The j official entry was made this afternoon at 2 o'clock." London, June 5. Almost eight months after; the declaration of war, Lord Rob erts j has entered Pretoria. While the comxnander-in-chief of the greatest army Great Britain ever put in the field was fulfilling the promise he made to the guards at j Bloemfontein, to lead them into the capital of the Transvaal, Eng land was! celebrating the event with wild enthusiasm. Throughout the length and breadth of the country the news spread, j Based on the recollection of recent European wars, when the occupation of the enemy's capital signified the end of hostilities; Lord Roberts' terse teletram was taken to mean the practical finish of the war, which has tried Great Brit ain's military resources as they were never tried before. In London, the Mansion House and the war office almost instantaneously became the centers for jubilant throngs. Flags appeared as if by magic and traffia had to be diverted through other streets. Hatless and ooatless men and boys ran through the city alleys to see for them selves the bulletins announcing the newi and Staying to join in the cheers or add their voices to the joyful throng singing "God Save the Queen." Hats hoisted from! thousands of heads were waved in exultant hands and shimmered like a coal bed in the sun. Other men on - top of omnibuses and aldermen from the windows ; of the Mansion House en couraged i the crowds to still further efforts. The premature report of the fall of the Boers' stronghold did not take the edge off the celebration. lord Roberts' . Six Miles Spruit dispatch was hardly printed by the "extras" before the union jack of the war office was hauled up (and tho brief message was passed from mouth to mouth "Pretoria is occupied." Those who had had a chance to read Lord Roberts' account of the resistance encountered were at that moment com menting on the probability of a fierce fight! before the city was occupied and wondering at the Boers' capabilities to make such a determined stand when Pretcriji was hemmed in on all sides. The jpressure of General French north of the Boer capital came as a surprise and explains Roberts' telegram. i Boers Fight Desperately. It Was evident Lord Roberts delayed attacking until all his columns wero ready to co-operate, but even when Lord Roberts wired last night there seemed some possibility of some fighting, so wheh the next momentous dispatch was given out it came as a surprise. Judging from Lord Roberts' phrase ology the occupation of Pretoria was not accompanied by any loss of life. Whal has happened to the Boer forces which opposed the British can only be sur mised.' But it is presumable they have got away for the present at any rate. The latest dispatches from Pretoria, dated June 3, quote General Botha as saying: "So long as we can still count on our thousands of willing men we must not talk of treaty or throwing away our in dependence." Botha, it is added, annulled the regu lations, appointing a special committee to preserve order, substituting military control for that of the committee. .General Lucas Myer addressed the burghers on the church square, urging them1 all to stand fast. Although their efforts were pitifully futile, it is evident that a few faithful Boer generals worked desperately to resist the ovenvhelming force jof Lord Roberts' army. The wu office has information that one of the first things done by Lord Roberts after the occupation of Pretoria was to direct General French to relieve the British prisoners confined at WatervaL Boers Make Stubborn Stand. London, June 5. The war office thi morning issues the following dispatch from Lord Roberts, at Six Mile Spruit: "We started this morning at daybreak and marched about 10 miles to Six Mile Spruit, both banks of which were occu pied by the enemy. The Henry S. and Ross mounted infantry, with Wesley, Somerset and Sussex companies of yeo manry;, quickly dislodged them from the south bank and pursued them nearly a mile, when they found themselves under a heavy fire from guns which the Boers had placed in a well concealed commanding position. "Our heavy guns of the naval and general artillery which had purposely been placed in the front part of the column were hurried to the assistance of the mounted infantry. The guns were supported by Stevenson's brigade of Pole-Crew's division and after a few rounds drove the enemy from their posi tion. ! "The Boers then attempted to turn our flank, in which they were again foiled by the mounted infantry and yeo manry, supported by Maxwell's brigade of Tucker's division. As, however, they still kept i pressing our left rear I sent word to Hamilton,. who was advancing 3 miles to our left, to incline toward ui and fill up the gap between the two columns. : They finally checked the enemy, who were driven back toward Pretoria. hoped we would have been able to follow them up, but the days are very Short and after two hours' march ing we had to bivouac on the ground gained, i "The guard's brigade is quite near the aouthjermost fort, by which Pretoria if defended not 4 miles from town. "French, with the Third and Fourth cavalry brigades and Hut ton's New South Wales mounted rifles is north of Pretoria. ! Fighting; Will Continue. Chicago, June 5. The Boer envoy arrived here at noon. The news oi she fall of the Transvaal capital was received calmly, almost indifferently, it appeared, but this was explained by Mr. Fischer. Bcher. Sfl a who said: "The thews does not cane to us Tb-fiktwi To Clean Matting Few thing can be sed to desa ma alar; uh and soda b been ucd, bat expericaca baa taught tbat ite best way is to ha tha manias taoroachly aarcpt. aad then go vnt it vita a aolutioa of warm water wlta Gold Dost Wishing Powder dissolved in It; It it best to use s woolea cloth: s tabid poonfal of OoM Da at Washing PwmOmt to quart of water is the properties! wrlag the cloth almost dry aad rub quickly, bat Dm moment the water seta dirty, chaage it for fraao; then follow the wet cloth with a dry ooa. This will clean it perfectly. Th. ! i, taftrn fa Mr tram booklat "UOLDKX BULKS FOE HOU8IWUU" Seat fra oo raqnaat to THX . K. PAJKMItK OOM P AMY. CM St. LMta, Mw Vara, I GARY DEFINES HIS POSITION lie Favors Local Option An Attempt to Bar Iloyt, Columbia, S. C, May 31. Frank B. Gary of Abbeville, speaker of the house, has issued a card denning his position on the liquor question. As Mr. Gary is considered one of the most formidable candidates for governor, his declaration Is important. He takes the halfway course between Governor. McSweeney, who advocates dispensary in its en tirety, and Colonel Hoyt, the prohibi tion leader, and his declaration comes as a surprise, as he was supposed to with Governor McSweeney. He says since thejrecent act of the legislature the benefits of the dispen sary, if there are any, are confined to the county in which the dispensary is situated. "i therefore favor allowing a county on a petition of, one-third of its voters to vote on the question, Dispensary' or No Dispensary.' If a majority are op- Csed to the dispensary it should be uu wful to establish one in that coanty. I am opposed to saloons in any form, and believe the dispensary should bo run with a view to curtailing liquor drinking, not with a viow of making money. "Tnis is the position I shall advocate throughout the campaign." At a meeting of tho state Democratic j executive committee an effort was made to interpret the rules of the party to ex clude the candidate of a faction from entering the primary. After vigorous fighting a substitute was adopted by a vote of 18 to 7, alio win g anyone to enter the primary who took the oath to abide theresulfe. COTTON THIEVES ARRESTED Are Wanted In Both Ureenville and Anderson Counties. Greeitviixe, S. C, Juuj 5. A pecu liar state of affairs has developed in re gard to the extensive cotton stealing of Beveral negr(jes around Honea Path, who took about 15 bales during the winter j from people in Greenville, Anderson and Laurens counties. Seven have been arrested, some of them having confessed. Pour of these negroes are wanted in this county for stealing two bales of cotton from A. W. McDavid, and for this offense the first warrant against them was issued. Following thisi five cases were made out in Anderson county. ' Judge Buchanan, signed an order di- j recting the sheriff of Anderson county I to deliver the four negroes to the sheriff of Greenville county, but when that official went to Anderson for them he found them under bond for trial in that county. As Greenville has a prior claim on the negroes, the action of the Anderson offi cials raises a unique technical point of law. . Matthews Has Disappeared. Savanmah, June 7. W. C. Matthews, manager of the local office of Murphy fo Co., has not reported at the office since Saturday and there is some uneasiness as to his whereabouts. Representatives of Murphy & Co. have arrived and bo gun an inspection of the books of the Savannah office. It is believed Matth ews has been speculating heavily in sugar. j Germany Fears Reprisal. Berlin, Juwe 7. The Post, in a semi official article, warns the German press against describing any American inqui ries concerning the meat inspection bill as an "unwarrantable intervention in home politics," because, it points out, auch an attack is calculated to provoke reprisals. : Belief For Famine Sufferers. Loxdox, June 7. The Peninsular aad Oriental Steamer company has sent 5,000 to the India sufferers. Cholera continues in. many of the Bombay districts.- The condition of the people there is deplorable. About 5,570,000 people are now receiving relief. Cczerrs. Itching Humors, Pimples Cared br B. B. B. loi.l Free o tJfeicre. Do3 !ur.-k:n Itch ar! Burr.? Ii ffesin r."njpt;T!" on ihc Hkin'sayoa feej afhaured l Le ffen in company? Io Abs nd ci!e f nn on the .Skin, Hair or Scalp? fiavt- you fcxZfriri? Sin Sre an i Track ed? Hash form on the k i t j Pnckimg Pain in lb Skin? lioiU? PimpUs? Bone itii? $i.ui JoiiU? Fulling Ilsh? All liun Down" lin PaU? Old Sor? fclm Si.res'.' Vict-? To Core to stsy curd take Ii. H. Ii. (Botanic Blod Balff.) which tazlfi tie Lhcd j are and rich, B B. B. will cause the sores to heal, itching f eznca to lc p fom-f r, the km to be ctnjT !cr and Lrtath ewtet. For taJe Ly Jrup.t at $1 fr la .e Lotlle; ix Urge tx-tti & (fu'.l trf atn er.l) CcwpU-t di ecttcr.s withr-ach Utile. So sufferers may -est it b tn.ii U;t tie given awy. Address BLood HaI.mCo. Ailsnta. Ga. Describe ynur trouLk-tcd FrePtrtnsl mJkl ad vice given. 0 HOT FIGHT AT ASHEVILLE. Proposition to Kxtend Klectrte Line Will Be Resisted. Asheville, N. 0., June 2. The prop osition by the Asheville Street Railway company to build a lin.e to Biltmore has become a hot and wordy question. Tho mayor and members of the board of al dermen have published a communica tieu, in which they state that tho person who circulated the report that any mem-, ber of the board had divulged to tho Asheville Electrio company the bid of President W. T. Weaver of tho Ashe ville and Biltmore company for the city lighting, is an "infamous liar." The only ithase of the question now before the board is the question referred to City Attorney Bourne, whether tho Asheville company can legally extend out South Main without a further grant from the city, under the resolution of May SO. 1900. Two Xew MnterprUes. RALEian, June 1. The secretary of state has issued a charter to tho Ikmey & Harper Milling company, with head quarters at Wilmington. Tho capital Btock is fixed at (30,000, with privilege of increasing it to 0,000. The Golds boro Illuminating and Traction com pany is also chartered. The capital fitock is fixed at $15,000, with privilege of in creasing it to $100,000. Sold to Northern Capitalists. McCormk k, S. O, Juno 2. Major Tucker has disposed of Ring Jaw shoals on the Savannah river, about 2 miles west of Parksville. to a northern syndi cate. W. H. Chew of New York, who is at the head of this syndicate, status that they are going to build two largo cotton nulls on their newly acquired property at once. Two Boys Crushed to Death. Florence, S. G, Juno 4. At Wi nona, near here, a freight train ran over two little boys, Hons of Henry Grant. They were asleep on the track between the rails and must have raised up their heads as tho engine iiassed over them. One was killed outright, and tho skull of the other was horribly crushed. Asleep on the Traek. Anderson, S. C, June 4. Two negro boys were drunk and asloepon the track of the Blue Ridge railroad near here yesterday. One was too badly intoxi cated to get out of the way and w.m crushed to death, while the other saved himself by rolling down the embank ment into the crock. Bleachery Chartered. Columbia, S. C, June 4. The first bleachery in the south has obtained it charter from the secretary of state. It It is kaown as the Clear Water Bleach ery and Manufacturing company, and ii situated at Clear Water, Aiken county, Georgia men are chiefly interested. Steamboat Line Chartered. iALElOH, June 4- The secretary of state, has issued a charter to the Weldou and Norfolk Steamboat company, with a capital of $25,009. Seven Men Acquitted. Greenville, a a, June 4. Seven men were tried in the court of sessions for uinrder last week and all were ao "uitted. . THE FIRST BABY. Its Coming Is Looked Forward to With Both Joy and Fear and its Safe Arrival is Hailed With Pride and Delight by AIL ! The arrival of tho first Imby In th household is the happiest and must im portant event of married life. Thyoung wife who is to become a mother delights to think of tho happiness in store for her when the little one shall net tin upon her breast and latterly she shall hear it lisp the tweet and holy name, "mother." But her happy anticipation quickly van ishes when she realize the terrible jain and suffering through whkhshe must pass while bringing thf-liltl one into the world. An indescribable fmr of tho danger attendant upon tho ordeal soon dissipates her Joyfulness. Thousands of women have loamed by experience that there Is absolutely no necessity for the sufferings which at tend child-birth; they know that by the use ef "Mother's Fries" scien tific liniment-for a few weeks lfor the trying hour, expectant mothers can so prepare themseWes for the final hoar that the pain and suffering of tha dreaded event are entirely obviated and it is safely passed through with com paratively llttla d isoomfort. All women are Interested, and e pecially expectant mothers who for tha first time have to undergo this trial, in such a remedy ; for they know the taia and suffering, to say nothing of the dan ger, which i in store for them. "Moth er's Friend Is woman's greatest blearing-, for it takes her safely through the severest ordeal of her He. Every woman honld le gUi-tn.rvad the little book ' Before Baby is Bom," which contains information of great value to all. II will be sent free to any one wt.-t sends their iwidreta to The BraJc-l lu& Utur Co., Atlanta, lis, ..
Rockingham Post-Dispatch (Rockingham, N.C.)
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