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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-30
Az IOWA TOWN NEARLY DESTROYED.

Relle Plain. Iowa. july @e-The cry OF ore vas
heard throughou, the town late yesterday Afternoon
The citizens soon had the Are apparatus oni h''
owing 10 the engines steam'ng sow.y he ham"S'
which had s,artel Ia he roof ot a livery san 70
and we're famed by strong ives; w.nI. had ''"Pr'
across the stree; into the business part of IN" cf
ard we're soon beyond the cJntro Of The hremen
I, was impossible TO stop the spread of N" flames
with the apparatus on hand and t'.'grans were
sen, - Cedar Rapids and Taina but b. o'cock ~"
e-.,re btlsness portion Of the town WIN tne eN-
ce.,tion Of three buildings. was In ashes.
In al over sixty buildings and business concerns
were burned cut. with .oss Of $500" with sl'"V'
insurance The largest .osses are az fo..o"s Hie"n
is Gmera House Herring IIote.. SVEN R-s.
H. trl.re. / II Blue drygood-. ". ~ lufr.Ws
Co. clothing: Van Meter q Co.. drug d NlSho.- o.
soc e-o~eries. " + Donayan. boots ana shoes,
g y Uosmer hardware. B. A Turnbn... irS,hh
,,,i X,chos e. Mari. drugs T. Lawreac'; fry-
gods: C'i,,zens' Naiiona. Bank. 4 \. SeIfn q
20 taI.ors: j. Wnee.er. livery; Hartman HrocTN
Comnany Swertheim clothing: Swift & Co. iF"ss
u Sh~i1 drygooGs V. i. Hanson. hardware aDI
on.ra house. Chicago and NOT 'hw"sirin Passritfi
dSoot and offices; j. T. Henry, lumber L. ''roSS
ma drygOods. ., o., ..ro o -,
ag,rovcd rhe Bur.ey Is the On.y hOtel ."ti sthh1-
Inc and Il was saved On,y by a fortunate chahsr pi
,hc Wind SO far al known. no one Vas H.l'I az, az
few Injured This Ia a severe Dow - he4e y. .'il'
and il Is a grave question whether Il WIZ ever u
rebuilt completely.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-30
GERMANY's ATTITUDE TOWARD THE WAR.
HER MINISTER'S AT PEKING AND TOXIC IN
sTRUCTED TO WORK FOR PEACE-A
CI.RIOl,S PRESS COMMENT


sTRucTED 10 WORK FOR IFACE-A
CURIOUS PRESS COMMENT.
Berlin July q -He,e. as elsewhere on the Cont
nen. all eyes have been turned eastward through
o., the week Several days ago Chancellor Won
capriyi sen; his instructions TO Freiherr Won Gut
schmidt German Minister In Toxic, and Freiherr
Won schenck German Minister in Pekng. He tod
them to supper, strongly England's initiative TO re-
store peace between China and Japan. and. In the
svent Of continued hosiiiites to maintain an atii-
Eae OF absolute neutrality.
Tne japanese Legation here received Yesterday
Dispatches announcing that active hostilties had
tssuh At the Chinese legation however the ON
Gals persisted In assuming that the dispute would
ee settled without war The consensus OF Official
opiniOn is that prolonged war IS at hand and that
european efforts 70 restore peace Will be futIe.
This is the opinion Of dpomatists best acquainted
With Eastern politics The press comments on the
situation reveal some novel views. For instance. the
rost," Familiarity known the GiplomatistS or
nn." turns on the United States Government with
The words:
tn, mere is no doubt that the Americans coyet terri
s.y IN East ASIA and in the present Crisis
sl sl Opportunity. Callfornians especially eager
n ,r a tooihold the East Asiatic coast an!
isrriSry & tee stronger S,racton bev are
ane1 y the ocean with Asatic trading interests
n n"s,eans who look far ahead now desire TO create
~ ~ Japan point Of vantage for further Asihuc
venture. venture. Therefore they back Japan against China
sr"nata an a Of the fact tha; by SO doing they give
M ~ IeIarabe shock 10 the much-lauded ana ma.
States "''"e''
Ine 'Eossische Zeltung' maintains that Japan
va .M win In the war, and blames China for refusing
adhere faithfully to the spirit Of her treaties
= 1a ior trying to keep Corea In barbarisIn. China
,says Is endeavorlng 70 stop the progress or
s1laation s.,laa in East Asia The. majority OF ths
s..m dailes take this view Of the conflict, ana
ssIess the hope that the war will crush the lg-
r-.at rrsat sef-concet OF the Peking Government The
e.yuLy OF Japan. they say, would mean me reicrHi
NE barbarous abuses OF Corea's Internal sf-
s.. -. me Introduction OF proper schools ana or
C,saspns and railways, ard the opening OF rich
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-30
GOyERyuENT IyTESTIGA TTON FINISHED.

Chicaro Ju.v % The G)vernmen, has hnlshed rs
,.,io ,tion ~ ,he Grand Boulevard eXp.osion.
al, oh has been in progress al the week at For'
Sheridan Captain Roger Brne. jr, the Govern
,ncnt ordnance expert has returned TO y" "asihs' 'ur
81, Ia 'n Tho como, usons were the matter VIII
10, ,u' ,,sf now he made pubic From the discovery
H,riog tho luvesfigntlOn however, that part OF me
heiis IN use are defective II is taken for granted
i Ia" orfsd, m. investigating council that such
vyas The finding OF he report
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-30
EUROPEAN PRESS COMMENTS.

"'AN REGARDED AS THE AGGREssOR a SEMI
OFFICIAL RUSSIAN VIEW.
'naon, July 30-"rhe Daily News" says this
,uns' 49, 1T is certain that whenever the japanese
a. |nnese forces meet. on land sea. they will
A. 80 unless compelled 20 refrain by some Power
=, 'moinaton OF Powers that both must respect.
b.. ems too late for mediation OF the ordinary
h. a'hough the basis for II yet remains, China
oh 'ess sensitive on a point Of honor than some
nations. That Corea must be reformed all
,n.ai observers admit The test Of Japans
eoss,y Is her alleged willingness 20 retire on the
to ks SsSoh OF the necessary reforms II ought not
Tee ths smcut for the Powers Interested to guaran-
~ armies retire" ~ ~
cincul standard says: THE Japanese will find II
asEress..o 70 persuade Europe that they are not the
CURED o. ihe incidents that have already oc-
uttle anu the preparations OF both Powers ;eaye
furthsro I've mat the quarrel will be settled without
BE- sec,,asso essoft TO arms. happy result could only
With sd,su III one or more Powers should intervene
srh. r' backed with a threat OF compusion"
moral Zines lines says: IF Japan Is to obtain the
he seerp erp'99oation OF Europe in the conflict that
BY more MORN determined 10 provoke she must prove
euced th... ..onVncing arguments than any vet pro.
u the sne is not wantoniy disturbing the peace
oerve tn rssts OF national ambitions or TO sub
vnole maftsrpose OF party chiefs The gist Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-30
STRICKEN BY TORRID HEAT.
EIGHT DEATHS CAUSED BY YESTERDAYS
EXTREME TEMPERATURE.

MERCURY ALMOST REACHED THE HUNDRED
MARK - MANY PRosTRATIoNs RELIEF
SOUGHT AT THE BEACHES AND PARKS
LIGHTNING RINGS A FIRE ALARM.
The number Of persons reported by the police
as having been overcome by the neat was
almost as large Yesterday as on Saturday Three
deaths were recorded The heat was terrific all
day At a. m the mercury marked 80 de-
grees at a. m. SO. at u, 80. At p. m the
highest point was reached when II rose u 80
degrees This was according to Perry's ther-
rnometer. At the weather bureau the maximum
point was reached at =. m, when 9i1a was
registered. The humidity was fortunately only
80 degrees The average temperature yesterday
was S5is as compared with 1875 for the cor
responding day last year. The mean tempera-
ture for the day was IL degrees greater than the
mean temperature for the corresponding day in
the last twenty years.
People did the best they could under the
circumstances to make life endurable seeking
relief at the beaches In the parks and on the
piers Central Park was crowded all day long.
as were also the other breathing spots IN the
city The suffering in the crowded East Side
tenement districts was extreme, as even me
little breeze that was stirring felt like draught
from an oven.
Neither age nor strength seemed 10 be PROOF
against the effects OF the torrid air. II the
list Of prostrations were men In robust heaith
The deaths reported were John DAILY, thirty-
five years old OF No. Az East Sixiieth-st; John
Torrncy OF No. ~ East Thirteenth-st; John
Rathuber forty years old. Of No. 34s East
Uouston-st.: John Degan. of No. 81 flrst-dVe.'
Michael Newell. thirty-two years old. or NO. 3V-
West Fifty-fourth-st.; Thomas Spencer, thirty-
nine years old, Of No. 7s3 Amsterdam-ave.;
Michael Curtin, thirty-two years old. OF NO. y
Clarkson-st James MCGOWAN, sixty-iwo years
old a Grand Army veteran. of No. 2O3 MINI
ave. was taken suddenly sick Oh Manhattan
SQUARE last evening. and died before the amou-
lance reached the hospital. 1t IS believed tie
excessive heat killed him. He mas been IN the
employ of the Park Department.
At about $50 ?. m. refreshing sno"et' aC-
companied by sharp lightning cooled the ar
and brought comfort to 4 suffering city.
During the storm the electric light wires IN
front of Nos us and 72s Eghth-ave became
overchargel with electricity the result ~ wnich
was that fire alarm was sent OUT. Inc ml-chle =
making wires belong to the Manhattan Eleoric
Light Company. -
a large tree was blown down during the storm
last night. falling across LeNington-aVe' opposi'e
No l3s obstructing the street FOR some time.
For to-day the Weather Bureau eHpec'S'iocdi
showers and lower temperature.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-30
KlllrD rHr WIN wHo KyocKEDHIMDo"N

JOHN OTIS SHOOTS NEGRO NEAR 'hi.EpM"oR
T. T. AND THEN GIVES HIMSELF lP
Early Yesterday morning, near what II known ~
,hc '.gufnhlcDer'. %-si" hotel not FAR distant
IRON, the state rife range at Creelmoor l.. /. Way
man Frost a coloroi man. attacked white man.
ID i,i,rer named John otis. and knocked MIN down
fgl.e Finally OTIS drew 4 revolver ana Shot frosi,
L,fi.,, him H.. then walked to lay side and gave
himself up 90 Police Judge Cain. asserting mat ne
hed acted ln sef-lefenrc.
~ vas held pcnllng a hearing this morning. COR
oncr Schenck. Of North Hcmpstead, TOOK chaiBe
o. Frost's body
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-30
ONE DEATH FROM HEAT IN BRooKLf'

The intense heat was severely felt IN brooklyn
,.,..o-,,v and crowds throngei all the means OF
ya,,nce OH, ~ the city streets. the greater num-
hor g.ing 10 Coney Island. The groves OF Prospect
park were visited by many persons and al the seats
,h,p, the music stand n'lel when the after
noon concert began The sireei-car companies r.
- ,r,ra business than any other day or the
r,son There were several cases OF prostraton from
,bc h.at An unknown man was overcome ny me
~ iir -. l,rfon and Lorraine SIS. and was taken 70
,S Eleventh Precinct police station, where ne 1Iei.
lie vas about thrty-ive years o.d ana OF medIuh
baight and was fairly well dressed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-30
so,.ru REACH HAS MANY VISITORS.

The largest crowd that has Vs''eu oo"l" Ded0"'
staten Island. in several years arrl'eu Ii, '""'
-. or,. Yesterday morning. Every boat ana
,sa, w,s hacked to it's utmost capacity. Nearly
o,,orv nerson who visited the beach was ANXIOUS
sor n din I'm the surf Shortly after CLOCK ' not a
~, t q, Ia Thing suit was to be had on the ehNre
Snch and this state of affairs continued throus,n
,ha entire day II Is estimated that oovVy PrhoIp'e PhI
visted the beach during the day "a % n,I,S
hnmses were entered by thieves VINO escapeu VII"
ieWelry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-30
EXTREME HEAT IN THE ORANGES.

THE MERCURY REACHED loi DEGREES AT 10 a NJ
RELIEF BROUGHT BY A THUNDER SHOWER
In the Oranges. the usually delightful summer
home Of hundreds OF New-Yorkers, the weather
Yesterday was the most oppressive experienced IN
wears Even in the early morning II was decidedy
uncomfortable. At O'Clock thermometers IN
many parts OF Orange proper registered " de-
grees to q degrees In the shade. one hour later %
fhe mercury climbed TO 9S degrees. by 10 o CLOCK
f. had reached lOi degrees. and suffering humanity
co,lra gcols enough to watch the glass coiu,hn ~
n.ct.i TO see the mercury bubble over the toP'
One hundred and four was the limit. hoWeNtr'
and II nuctuatel from that to 100 degrees uhu IN.
,hrrIcrator,n which came about O'CLOCK inat
caused a sudden drop OF ten TO fourteen degrees
and proved a boon TO the suffering people
IN snite of the oppressive heat not a single case
or prostration was reported presumably because
as few people as possible 'eh'ureu l'o'n '"e''
one case Of attempted suicide occurred on the
or.nge Mountain about n mile aboTe Eagle ROCK
probablv due 10 the heat. The victim VINO gave
;he name Of Samuel Hardman; was taken 10 tne
believed that he Will recover
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-30
c,>,prR KILLED BY LIGHTNING.

p,ttsaeld Mass. July % (specaD.-deorse Castle:
,, ,,,r,v vears old was killed by lightning al D
clock tonight. at his camp on an island IN ohota
Lake lie and Charles Johnson ana iien'' "as".. ~,.
- ,,,,e under big hemlock tree; near MS
were su.hsS .han The bolt came down Castle was
Killed outright and the other Two men Sev viii re
ana oo"i res,le had a house on the Island. ana ne
spd his family had been spending some e rnete h.
Sastie T w we're uninjured. There were only slight
marks on castles body The bark mas hnues Pbei PtBa
!to' ~, ,,u. have passed from the tree 10 CaStie
head The mercury had been at 70 nearly VA an r oay
The lightning struck In seVera' p'a'e' :" WIS Wv"
and in Lenox
PANIC STRICKEN in a sIoNm'
Wellsboro Penn. July "a violent thunuers'orm
in this place last night damaged crops a"u ~.
property Two barns and d"e'''Hs "e.e s-.--
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-30
HEAT RECORD BROKEN IN NEw-JERsEl

iol DEGREES RECORDED AT ELIZABETH AND lo-
DEGREES At ELIZABETHPORT
Elizabeth experienced a more intense 'oFr'u
wave than that Of Saturday and yesterday ana an
prevl0us July records for heat were broken. On
SATURDAY. at the Signal Service Observatory. " DE-
grees were recorded az p. IN. and ~ degrees AZ
D. m Yesterday the Government self-reg'ster'ns
thermometer rose TO l0l degrees al $50. ana mad
Only sank 10 9iie at y. m -, -. ,. ,ha
The only mitigating feature oi the heat was tne
nne westerly breeze that prevailed Not since sep
,emhor : 1881 has the mercury neared the marx
sci Yesterday and that days record was surpassed
10y degree. ..s =, 100 ,r
tho hlrse-car stables and along the waterfront Oh
the KEis The physicians are on me jump o"lls ~
th,. sickness OF children caused by the not wave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-30
JAPANESE RESERVES OUT.
cu1yESE FLEE FROM JAPAN
MAIN BODY OF CHINESE TROOPS
NOW IN COREA.

curxEsE wARsHIP TsAo-KIIAN CAPTURED
.rrrR A FIGHr-NEARI.Y 100 MEN WENT
noWN WITH THE TROOPsHIP KOw
sHUNG-HARBOR DEFENCE WORK
AT SHANGHAI-EAPORT OF
RICE AND GRAIN
PROHIBITED.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-30
PRICE THREE CENTS.
NOT A TIME FOR QUARRELS.
EX-SENATOR PLATT. URGES REPUBLL-
CANS TO GET TOGETHER.

THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME SHOULD NOT
BE LOST BY FACTIoNAL TRoUBLEs-MR-
GRACE's UTTERANCEs AND THE SARA
ToGA CONFERENCE.-THE STATE CON-
MITTEE's ACTION CONCERNING
LOCAL DIFFERENCES WAS THE
ONLY THING 1T COULD DO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-30

centinued ON Third Page.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-16
Specim an Cases,

s III Clifford, New Cassel. Wis was
roubled with Neural 1ia and Rheuma-
tism, his Stomach was disordered, his
Liv9r was : ffected to an alarming de-
gree. appetite fell away, aud he was
terribly reduced i'm flesh and strength.
Three bottles of Electric Bitters cured
him.
edward Shepherd. Harris Ill.,, had q
running sore on his leg ofeight year s.
standing. Used three bottles ofElectric
Bitters and seven boxes of Bucklen g
Arnica Salve, and his leg is sound and
well. John Speaker, Catawba, o.. had
five large Fever sores on his leg, doctor
and he was incurable. One bottle said
Electric Bitters and one box Buck
lens Arnica Salve cured him entirely.
Sold by Crawford Bros Drug store.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-16
Try This for Chinch Bugs.

There Is still great complaint of that
pes, the chinch bug. Since the small
grain has been cut the bugs are play
Ing havoc with the corn in some Sec
tons. - gentleman told us Few days
ago that Of eqterminators for the pest
there Is nothing that will beat brood
Of chickens. He says that II the hens
are placed In coops In the places where
the bugs are worst and the young
chickens allowed TO run out, it will
not be long before there is not sign
OF bug. He has tried the experiment
and knows whereof he speaks. To
say the least of 1t, the experiment is n
cheap one and IL worth trying. We
know frcm our own experience and
observations that IL chickens have the
range Of a cornfield that chinch bugs
will not trouble the corn. Try IL and
let us know the result OF your expert
Enquirer.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-16
Seisurc Of Uhiskey.

Deputy Collector T B Stackhoue
came up from Columbia on Thurs
dav and seized two packages of
whisxey. twenty gallons. at the
Narrow Gauge depot. The whis-
hoy was shipped by Loeb 3ro,.,
OF Cincinnati. to parties at this
place. The keg, were p,ked in
barr-ls and biI:el crockery The
cause of its seizure was ds being
concealed and falsely bii'ed con-
tray Ia the laws Of the United
Stste'. The parties shipping are
liable for a penaty OF $500.
While masiDg this seizure Mr.
Stackhouse ran upon two other
kegs IN transit to Kershaw which
he also laid claim to upder a law
forbidding the shipping Of whis-
hey in ave gallon kegs. He took
both lots in charge and will adver-
tise them for sale.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-16
Blood Hound Evidence
4 Iphitc man Lynched for Arson on
Canine IcstimonNg.

Monroe. La, June II Last
night at 8 O'Clock fire was dis
covered in vacant residence in
in the upper end of iG>~sl The fire
was soon put out One half hour
later another vacant residence
was found on fire in the lower
part Of town Blood hounds we're
then put on trail Of the party who
had done the work After max.
ing a circuitous 70 tie they went
to The house of a white man nam
ed j II Dav. a party who has
been strongly suspected Of hav.
ing done such work before CIR.
cumstantial evidence pointed
conclusively to him as having
been the incendiary Day was
arrested and pnt in Jail Later in
the night he was taken out of The
Jail and hanged to the limb of a
tree No one doubts but that he
was the man who did the work
last night, as well as being at the
bottom of numerous other fires
that have occurred lately
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a Household Treasure.

ID WFuller, Canajobarie, \ Y, says
that he always keeps DR. Kings New
Discovery i'm the house and his family
has alway, found the very best results
follow its use; that he would not be
without ii if procurable. G A Dyke
man Druggist. Catskill, n V, says
that DR. Kings New discovery Is un-
doubtedly the best Cvugh remedy;
that he has used il in his family for
eight years, and it has never failed to
do all that is claimed for It. WHY not
try remedy so long treid and tested.
Trial bottles free at Crawford Bros
Drug Store. Regular size soc. ana
81 90
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-16
A big Guan0 Company.

The Secretary Of the State yesterday
granted charter to the Wilcox and
Gibbes Guano Company of Charleston.
or the Capital stock, $500 900 has been
paid in. The president is George A
Wilcox Of Detroit, Mich. the secretary
Isaac s Taylor Of Jersey City. The iii
rectors are: George A '. ilcox Of De.
troit, Ansley Wilcox of Buffalo, n V,
Richard p Salter of Philadelphia, Pa
William Garrard Of Savannah, Ga.
and Isaac S Taylor of Jersey City
The geneeal agent of the company In
South Carolina is William G Mac
Murphy, who is also treasurer of the
concern. His office will be I'm Char.
leston.-The State.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-16

- The Rev N Murdock, a Met
hodist preacher OF Rome. Ca, has
been suspended by the NorihGeor.
Conference for editing a secular
paper
The recent earthquak in
Greece destroyed million dollars
worth of property and killed 251
peope
An outrage is reported from
Williamsburg coun ty, the perpe-
traitor of which is a negro, who is
now being pursued py posse
He will be iynched if caught
p. @. Bowman, formerly If this
State now an Alabama Kolbite
leader, killed a young man named
Jefers in Birmingham Wednesday
-
Children Cry for Pitchers CastorIa.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-16
The Moore Breedeu llomici,in.
People CffhG COu"W T"king Sides
Unfortnnatc A4dm.
SpsciaI to tn S;,a.p.

Sp2cial to tn S,a'p.
! i B'nr.,i-v - ia" II. h" I
! ''ir'"-s ui 49," - .hr nI'ei o.
c .iun,i I'cr -. 90 - = - "a
led - "tr w". Fac ~ "-si"
thrt I j',~-I he r-.na.r- + NJ j
, Dnup IaL N,"rs 80 he crm.irry =
! the isrs+-t ever se'n "a tbs sec,i n.
Mr He""v 7 Br" II. shn sh Il aud
killed NJ N are. r,Il i cd vt r.,u,
ir ~ fupsd'r .igh,. the um- ( Va.
ehontiuy. n"t,l Thursday ,uniny when
! Mr. NJ nre Died. There w4s NJ r,,
tempt to arrest hin Much inilyns-
ton ~a8 aud is manfssred, yet The
sheriff wa' acting uphn orders from
Judge B m.t All s iiaitor J0rsHn. Ii
IL n badly mixed nfar I've sheriff
marri'd frst cousin f Breeden's,
ard B'eeden's Wit; l. The lister ~ the
deceased. Brpehen surren Tered when
NJ" r. died and has he"n IN i.il ever
since. T. \ .dd"n the lsmen,ahla ar
'~ir, E'CeAen', inf,"t died FriIa,
evs"irg. rn" sherif 4IlO vtI him 10
90 me t" So l. hnri.d.
TIE iaWye'< an ho'h sid g leave To-
dav i,T ID ~; ~. With o,,nv Aft las
wig, wI"r" 'hov viii m,k. arn'ict-
ii,n kt '.r. I "A IN y ,,.I L., 4 Il
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-16
Back to the I'enttentidrU

Sam Austin alias Duffie, the ne>
gro who was shot in the upper
part Of this county, by chief Nor
g'n of Oh ster while attempting TO
arrest him as al escaped convict +,
had sufficiently recovered from
his wound to be taken to the pen
Itentiary last Wednesday. He
was convicted ofrape in 1876 and
sentenced to life imprisonment,
but was in the peuitentiary on'y
a few months when he made his
escape. $50. reward was offered
for his captura, and after eight
cen years Of freedom he has been
returned to the prison.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-16
win "Uncle GaOr%C" Run ,
Sud That Petitions I,.e in Circul,,Iio,,
Askin9 Him TO Make Mc Race.

1T was stated We teSday on very
good auth Ority that petitions are
being circulated in al pa,ts Of tn,
State by the friends o. ex'.ongress L.
man George D rillman, requesting
him to enter the race for Governor
In the last few days a great deal
has heen said about Wr TuIman's
candidacy and it is possible that
when the retitions are presented
to him he will enter the contest.
1t is understood that the petitions
are being numerousivngned.
1t is intimated that if Congress-
man Tillman is p t in Il g race,
the Reform factions will withdraw
Eilerbe and rinda'. and with Evans
IA a leader. make hot fight
against HIM It Is their own ipht,
howeyer, and ime alone cIn tell
what the result wilt be The State
o. Yesterday,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-16
4 Fdtdi &c. ident.

Through n Latter 10 Mr. B &
Houeh from his old home. near
DUDLEY in Chesterfield county. we
learn of a sad accident which re.
suited fatally to little son Of Mr.
Jonas Courtney, on Tuesday last
The li;tle fellow who was about 10
or Il years old, took his b'other's
pistol out and was playing with it
some distance from the house
VIII n h accidentally discharged
It. The discharge Of n pisto' on
the premises alarmed his grand
mother who went to the door
where she met the lite fellow
coming in He eaid Grandma, |
am dead and fell. The bullet
lodged near his heart.