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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-09-18
YGnSelGG Wrecked on Robbers
: in Versailles.
THE DEAD AND LIVE


Versailles, Ind. Sept -. This
haS been the most exciting day in
the history of this city. The bo-
die Of five men, who had been
'ynrhod during last night. were
found hanging together t2 the
sam" tree near the jail this morn
in.
For Years southern Indiana has
been afflicted with law!css wanuS.
Ih" railway, and express com
panicS broke up the dcprcdations
of thcs" gangs along their lines
'and Iatt"rly they have prcyed upon
the citizens. The citizens have
taken the law into their own hands
IN this locality before, but never
To such I'm extent rs today. The
Keno brothers were lvnchcd to-
gcthcr ut Seymour, Ind, 90 years
ago, ana the Meyer gang, three
III number, were strung up togcth-
or ut Shoals, Ind, - wears aro.
There have been numerous lvnch-
Ings OF one ut time, but the "iob
lot of five today breaks the re-
cord.
That an unusual state of feel
ing existed is shown by the de
termination of the mob, which
led it to the ferocitv of first kill
ing three men in the Jail and then
dragging the living and dead to-
gcther and hanging them to the
same tree. 1t is notable, too.
that no outrage that usually rouscs
II mob ; vcngenCc, no murder,
was charged against the victims,
but their death was decrccd be
cause Of long and cXaspcrating
suffering from robbery, some of
which were accompanied by tor
true of the victims. The excite
ment of the day was not lessened
by the suppressed hints that more
objects of the peoples wrath
would be made to suffer in the
same way.
1t was l o'clock this morning
when horsemen seemed to come
from all quarters and dismount on
hillside near Versailles. Little
time was lost, for the details had
been prearranged.
Quietly about 400 men marched
into the town. The Jail was in
charge of William Kenan, Sheriff
Rushing's law, the
former being at home on account
of his injury. In front of the
jail proper is the residence and in
that were Acting Jailcr kcnan
ard Robert Barnett. William
Block and Len Wenzel, deputies.
Shorty before 2 o'clock there
was n knock at the door, and
when Kenan and others opened it,
they were presented with pistols
by three masked men and asked
to turn over the keys. This they
. did and then the mob fled into
. the Jail. Three of the prisoners,
Levi, Jenkins and Shutter. were
on the lower floor, while Gordon
and Andrews were in the upper
tier. Levi, jenkins and Shulcr
showed fight and the former was
. shot through the breast, while
I the skulls of the two latter were
crushed with stool. Rope.
were in readiness. and adjusting q
moose around the neck of each,
their feet ard hands we're pinioned
and then the march began.
They were not carried, but with
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-09-18
CONDITION OF FIFE CROPS
Dr"nth Unfavoraby Affects All
Sections East OF the Rockies.

Sections East OF the Rockies.
Washington, Sept. Ii.-Tho
weekly crop bulletin by the agri
cultural department today for the
week ended at $ Il. IN. sept. ~.
says
The week has been excessively
hot and for the most part dry in
nearly alI districts east Of the
Rocky Mountains.
With sufficient moisture. the
conditions would have been most
favorable to corn, but in most of
the important corn states the crop,
more particularly the late planted,
has suffered seriously from drouth
and is being prcmaturcly ripcncd.
Much of the crop isnow free from
frost and cutting has begun in the
more northcrly sections. In Ne
hraska recent rains have improv-
cd the late corn and with favora
bile conditions in Iowa. during the
next two weeks some of the late
corn will make fair yield, the ear
Iy crop having been rapidly ripcn-
cd under the excessive heat of the
past two weeks with some dctri-
mcnt to quality. In Kansas most
of the early corn has been cut, and
the late planted is suffering from
drouth. Subsequent weather con-
ditions will have but little effect
upon the crop in Missouri, where
1t has been seriously and pcrma-
nently injured.
Cotton has generally suffered
further injury during the past
week and its general condition Is
less favorable than reported in the
preceding bulletin. Marked de
terioration is reported from the
Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee,
Arkansas and Oklahoma. Heat
and drought over the greater part
over the greater part of the cot
ton belt have stopped growth and
caused much premature opening
and shedding, while rains in Flor
ida have retarded picking. Scat
tered heavy rains have also inter
fered with picking in portions of
Texas and caused slight damage
by washing out open cotton in
places, but improved the crop
where still growing. In portions
of southern and central Texas,
late cotton and the "top CROP
over northern Texas will not ma
ture unless frost is unusually late.
Cotton has opened freely through
out the cotton belt picking has
made rapid progress and will gen
orally be completed earlier than
usual. In Arkansas the crop viii
be gathered at one picking.
/ CONDITION OF CROPS IN THE STATE.
Columbia, sept. II. 4.-Fayora
bic weather prevailed the past
week for harvestingand gathering
the ripcncd crops, suchas haying.
rice harvest, picking cotton, max
ing syrup and harvesting corn unr
fodder, but pastures, gardene
late corn, turnips and generally
al! crops not fully matured stanc
in urgent need of rain, over tn,
( State.
The reports on cotton would in
dicate further decline in oondi
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-09-18
tSihBLlr Ii e. - 1852
We UndeTS0ll All Others In
Groceries.
l. - u e. ~

is pounds granulated Sugar for sI,v
~ pounds ligh, brown Sugar 0u
We have the cheapest line
OF Chewing and Smoking Tobacco
IN town. Also we carry Il nice line
OF Notions, such as handkcrchicfs,
Ladies and Gents, Hose. etc, etc.
IL - Eh,.rr.y ~ Esr.o.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-09-18

enB~ Itch on human. mango on horses
dogs a al all stock, cured in 80 miuut, :
by Woolford's sanitary otiou. This
never fails. Sold 10y J + M,ckey u
Co.,, Druggist. Lancaster, : &.
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Registration Books Open,
Aug II, 1S97-1mo.

IN ACCORDANCE with the Act OF
l. 1898 providing for the registration
ofeiectors. the books Of the Supervisors
OF Registration will be open at the
court house on the first Monday D.
each month for the registration OF cleo
tors entitled to registration and kel
open for three successive days In eacl
month until the general election OF
l1SS. w. G.. a. Porter,
Il. NJ. Kirk.
II. J. Flynn,
Board of Registration.
Nov Is. lS96-tf.
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Yellow Fever Breaks Out in
Jackson, Miss.
BUSINESS SUSPENDED
Newspapers Discontinue Publica,
ton and an Exodus is in
Progrcss--Sprcading in
the State.

Jackson, Miss, Scot -. The
State capital dcpopulatcd: its bu-
slncSs houses closed: its ncwspa-
pcrS suspended: seven cases Of
yellow fever officially announced
at its very doors, with many
suspected cases at various points:
I'M embargo on the railroads of
the state and grave apprchcnsions
that the dread disease has obtained
foothold in numerous parts of the
State: wild alarm everywhere:
such is the condition existing in
the middle, western and northern
portions of the State today.
The worst fears of the medical
fraternity and the public have
been realized and the prevailing
disease Mt Edwards has been pro
nounccd yellow fever. The State
board of health has laid general
embargo on travel except out of
the State, by means of an order
promulgated this afternoon and
addressed to all lines of transpor
tation. Travel from infested
places is absolutely barred. The
bright side of the situation is that
the disease is of very mild typc.
The exodus from this city, which
began in Il small way several DAYS
ago, has attained unprecedented
proportions. While the State
board advises all. who can To leave
the railroads say they can handle
the largest crowds. The most
rigid quarantine prevails here.
Gazoo City, Miss, has issued
orders for a shotgun quarantine
to be enforced. No trains are al
lowed to stop except to exchange
mails at the quarantine stations.
No passengers are allowed to leave
the train ard all mail and express
must be fumigated. Guards arm
ed to the teeth are placed along
the county boundaries.
At Touro there are some 200 sick
people and the utmost caution is
being displayed in order to pre-
vent rny possible spread of the
disease.
The stormy weather since Satur-
day has had the effect of increas
ing the number of cases at Ocean
Springs.
Biloxi now has 40 cases of sick
ness. Of these 10 are yellow
ieVer, SIX are suspicious and Il
diagnosis as to 13 is reserved.
There have been no deaths at
Bilcxi.
FUMGATION OF MAILS.
Washington, Sept 15. The
postoffice department has directed
the railway mail superintendent
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-09-18

:. Send 25 cents and get the
LEDGER two months.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-09-18
OUR LEADERS.

:3 pounds light brown sugar for 81 90
pou nds AIbu 'kles Coffee for 90
pounds good green coffee for 90
l pound fine Tobacco for 30 cents.
Bay Tin Ware VERY CHEAP.
WE KNOW
how close monep matters are with
most people. We are prepared for
close buy ers. Values that two or
threa\ years ego seemed almost inn
possible are to-day an actual fact
ueariy cut in two. Many are sur>
prised at the line OF Groceries
offer. Some even are increduious
n. GsIA -is-; 9<>ES.
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CASToREA.
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FUMGGATION OF MAILS.

Washington, Sept Is. The
postofiice department has directed
the railway mail superintendent
to fumigate mails from the infect
ed districts.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-03

Dig down to the cause of YOUR sick
ness, if you want TO get well and sta!
well. Most likely it's Indigestion.
The irritating poisons of fernenting.
putrid food, left in the atomach by
Indigestion, cause headache, neuralgia,
nervousness. dizziness, stomrchache,
nausea irritabilIty, and all the other
well-known symptoms of Indigestion.
They also cause many pains and dis
orders which are often laid to other
causes and hence are not easily cured.
But as soon rs the poisons are removed
all these symptoms and disorders dis
appear, because there is nothing left
to cause them. Nothing succeeds IN
tins like Shaker Digestive Cordial be.
cause it prevents the undigestcd food
from lernenting in the stomach and
helps the the stomach TO digest it,
food.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to
Shopper bottle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-03

ting overcrowd,d with good lawyers
and advising him to stay away.
Kennel. Campbell aged % Years, of
Por, Huron. u Grand Trunk locomotive
fireman. committed suicide at Niagara
Fail yesterday by cutting hl, throat
with knife. he was suffering from
grip aud ID j., believed lac was tempo
rarily insane.
The water power company that was
10 develop the rapids aud make the
$40 grcrt manufacturing town isn't
dead, after all. Its franchise calls for
completion of the work 10y June next,
bur the company is now seeking for an
extension
NoyihsS musical wonder in the
person of little Pearl Coates. She is II
years old. has been the regular organ
i,t in the NJ. +. church for tour Year,
besides taking The same position ia the
Baptist church during the absence Of
then organise.
The Grand Rapids Salvation Army
has celebrated its fourteenth auniyer-
siry. It was the pioneer corps OF
Michigan an IN lis early days eucoun-
tered many yici,. itudes Members
we're ilileI tor obstructing the street,
and pelted by hoodlUms.
Clark r Chamberlain has beguh
,mt in the circuit court at Ann Aroor,
for - 900 damage, against John II.
Miller of lpSiIanli y yeai ago Cham
Derldin was arrested on charge OF
breaking into Mller'S store and >tea
n goods. lie was acquitted GA trial
Sid Crowel climbed fence near
WeilStou with hisr ile. When on top
ne saw doe and two tawus He WA,
overcome, or had "buck" fever, fell Oh
he fence and ran stick under his eye
IL. When he had removed it tn
game had skipped
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-03
Goldeurotl's Popularity.

Probably great many people who
travel have failed TO notice that the pc
Rod of blooming Of the goldenrod does
not begin first in the south and move
northward but apparently in the other
direction-from north 10 south In some
places in northern Vermont and Now
Hampshire goldenrod Of the Common
field and railroad track variety is in
profuse bloom as early as the 10th OF
July. On the Kennebec river the other
day traveller noted that the goldenrod
was much more golden and less tinged
with green than it is in Maiden on Cam
bridge Mass And the place where the
plant Is latest Of all i'll following ap.
pareutly is Cape Cod, whore the dwarf
seaside variety. most common thero
hardly begins to do itself Justice befoE.
September Itis possible that the north
ern goldenroo ripens before that farther
south for the same reason that Indian
corn ripcnS earlier III Vermont than II
does in Nirginia--lt has got 10 riper
earlier if ii is going TO ripen at al! -.
Lewiston Journal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-03
GODS MADE TO ORDER.
The Chinese Variety Are Of Both sexes Ena
Al Sizes md rricea.

Chinese lCascS come FROM Annoy and
Canton, whore there are JOSS factories
winch supply Cclc-tials with any shape,
design or size desncd Jossos arc either
male or female III the former, they are
TAT and ungainly; if tho latter, they are
POSSESSED of four arms.
The making Of these images is sila'
piCity itself, the manufacturers relying
upon wooden Or metal mOlds. These are
tlled with wet clay, which dries, Is
then touched up. dipped in molten glaze
aud allowed to cool An average wors
an can make a hundred g0ds in day.
The clay rs d il laolin and il shaded
from red and gray TO white and costs
about "a cent "A pound \ good JossmakeT
can earn from &c TO 40 cents "A day,
while an image costs 10 make on an
average ahout 3 cents Natives pay 5
cent, for them; foreigners, 8. Joases
,,u be made ia all colors, opaque, trans
parent or colorlcss Tho most effective
work is made by painting the clay with
thick white paint ud then dipping Il
in the glaze. Chinese curio denlers are
very fond of antique Jossc>, as they can
he planted and dug up 10 order from the
tine Of Couiucius 10 the present day
The most popular Is the black Joss. "
This is made by painting a kaolin cast
with paint IAaGe Of tar, bItumcn, shcllaC
" vaynish, wrapping il in paper aad
chen firing it in furnace In this way
any shade of black tan he obtained, AID
tho color burns through, as can be
proved by breaking
The losses CARED from wood and GOV.
cred with gau1y colors are often very
ancient. The prices vary from a few
cents to $500 or more, accolG ing TO the
size, workmanship and amount Of deco
rations. They range in size from an inch
TO 0 or l.? feet In tue larger sizes the
carving Is Of a superior quality and tho
coloring admirable JoSses carved out
Of stone are rare and expensive. Thos6
made of Jade, pale green or light blue
fetch marvellous prices. while white,
yellow or brown are almost rs eXpcn-
: We one of these, belonging 20 Lin.
the ex-governor of Formosa, is about (
inches nigh and i valued ut $40, 600 II
is said to be /, 900 years old In Fuchan
they make jOSScs out Of stcalite and
ieliuite Of various colors The stone i
10 soft that the manufacturer, Ivy rub
bing the newly made images with sand
can produce most deceptive antiQu,
appearance. New York World.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-03
Pledged to Suicide.

There are five men in DeadwcCd
who once belonged to the same suicide
club, said r r. WORKMAN They
constituted the entire membership anG
don't often speak of it A solemn com
pact was made that they should hold
monthly meetings, at each one Of which
the members drew balls. one being
black and its holder being obligated by
oath to kill himself before the nex
meeting, the last one TO hold solitary
dinner and destroy himself The meet
ings, with the exception of the last one.
were held, and in each case the victim
disappeared, first settling up all of his
affairs and leaving a farewell letter &c
his associates No bodies were found,
however One day on the principal
street of Deadwood, a crowd collected,
and in il were all five of the supposed
suicides. They had all gone west and
drifted to Deadwood The story got out
some way. and their lives were made
miserable by il for time, but they
have succeeded in quieting it down, and
are all doing well Cincinnati En-
nulrer
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-03
The Aeadians.

The story of Evangeline Is In mind, and
We read from the poem rs we ride along,
and our hearts are touched with pity foi
the poor Acadians turned ont of house and
home taken away from their beautiful
land and driven into exile. There are
places from which one might he exilcd
with equanimity Acadia is not one oi
them.
The oiTcnse of the Acadians was their
nationality They were Loyalty and ag
gressiycly French. Forty wears before
their oxile France had made treaty with
England and had delivered uT this PENN.
.u,a Of Nova Scotia into Engl sh posses
sion 1t belonged 10 England But TIC
people who were thus disposed Of did not
concur They refused TO be AnCicizcd.
They declined to take an oath Of allegiance.
They imbittrred and endangered the lives
Of the English garrison at Annapolis Roy
al. Whatever they could do against their
governors they did And the situation be.
came intolcrable. France and England
we're fighting at Fort Duqucsne and else
where, and the Acadan farmers were send.
ing their sons To join the armies OF the
French II seemed essential to the success
Of the English arms on this continent that
there should be "A peaceful possession Of
Acadia And when milder measures
failed the English adopted that expcdicnt
which the story of Eyangeline has made
one of the best known incidents of history
--Pittsburg Dispatch
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-03
A GRAND TRIUMPH
Baflled Many Times but Success Come
at Last.
'rroo, tie Gro,d Rapid. Prose-

The following incident would bc har
10 believe if il had not occurred right H.
IN Grand Rapids. and Investigation by co.,
representative has place., it, beyond tb
reach of doubt These are the facts +.
detail Mr. j II White OF No - lIaitlcv
Place has been an instructor in pcnmal
snip ia different business colleges for Oh
past fourteen years lie says " Last Oc-
tober was suddenly taken i'll | consul
ed "A physician who said the pain was
from gravel stones gradually grcv
worse the pain wts i'm my back aud side.
My back svcllcd mp in great ridge. ami
| finally grew 50 bad that | was taken o.
bed, rs helpless ~ "a child / passed
blood. and WHOM the pain was M IFS worst
! was like one crazy. The doctor injected
morphine 10 give me relief. but furthcl
than that he said hc was powcrlcss anu
nothing would Ito me any good but sur
gical operation. believe my flesh wa.
literally cooked in the attempts To rclicv,
my agony everything was used, mustard
plasters. turpcntinc. hot cloths and al
such things was i'm this condition givcr
mp 10y the doctor aud almost out of my
mind with suffering | commenced takin.
DOan Kidney Pills. and really felt ca,icl
I'm 20 minutes Alter about two hours
had passage of urine, aud passed blood
and some gravel stones which greatly
relieved me. rapidly improved. took
in all six boxes, and feel to-day entirely
well Mine has been wonderful case
I feel that ] cannot say anything strong
enough for Doans Kidney Pills. VI,
great wish is that they may become wei
known They will prove a boon to man
kind
For sale by all dealers. price 80 cents
Mailed by Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo
N. Y, sole agents for the L. ). Remem
Der the name, Dodh's and take no other
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-03
An Improvement In Electric Bells.

One Of the most objectionable quail
ties of the electric bell is lis uniform
noisincss and shrillness There are many
places III which an alarm Of \ less 40
yresSive and perenptory nature Is dc
.irable, and 1t is surprising that =
quiet electric bell has not been man
ufacturcd for use in offices. hotels OF
private houses. The bell can be adjusted
to mRke IS much or as little noise ~
may be needed Its principal feature IL
that il can be used either * a Slow
striking bell. single stroke belt or ~, AZ
ordinary trembling bell, according l.
me way it is connected ~. -PmiGdeI
plria Press
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-03

Washington. Nov. 27.-MichIgau
applicants granted pensions: Origiur
Elnaihan George. Cadillac; DARWIN
donaldson, Lansing; Alden NJ. Earney.
Bay Cry. luc ease-Nathan X. Men
'jd, Luther. Reissue-tieorge X. San
iers, Rockland; George X. William.
Milan; Manassas II. Snyder, Chester;
.iarand b. 81. John, Kalamazoo. Re.
Ssue and Increase-Thomas Gregg,
Detroit. Frances A. Hutch
nsOn, Gladstone.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-03

En- Gov. Luce was made happy
Thursday by the presence at his home
at Coidwater, of his entire family.
consisting of two daughters, two sons,
six grandchildren and one great-grand-
daughter. Every member was in eN-
cellent health and two days family
reunion was enjoyed.
For caracbe put a couple of drops
of Thomas Eclcctric Oil on Il bit of
cotton and place it in the ear The
pain will stop in Il few moments.
simple enough, isn't it?
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-03
RATHER EMBARRASSING.
The Predicnmcnt In Which TASTY Mar
ritsc Placed Clergyman.

'Oue OF The funniest and yet the most
embarrassing things that ever happcu,l
during nay WfH!-try, said "a Clergyman
to Tean.tc. happened while | Eao
change of "a chur,h in "A small town one
-unCuy had for guest Il clergyman whC
bad removed from our town TO a distant
jity about ten months previous. As h
was a very popular man with his towns
men / asked him TO occupy my pulpit that
sunday morning. 1t happened that Juot
at the time this Clergyman left town q
young man, who had only been married y
short time, lost his bride and was com
rletely crushed by the LlOw. Fears were
entertained for his reason, and every one
IL the town, including IN" friend, the
Clergyman, felt the deepest sympathy fo'
him. Well, il happened that while he WAS
escorting his wifc's rciuains TO her formm
home he met IA most charming young lad.
and in less than six months they were
married. But the Clergyman knew noth
ing Of this, and when on that fateful sun
day morning he stood in the pulpit anC
saw before him this young widOwer, "a h
supposed, ho naturally thought Of his bc
reavemcnt. So it was that during his
prayer the congregation WAS amazed tt
hear him begin to pray for this young
man. He said:
{" There is before you, Lord, a young
man who has suffered u recent and terri
BILE aflliction and for whom we ask your
special blessing. BE near and comfort
him in his last aflliction, keep him safe in
life and be near him when death shall re
novo him from his great sorrow
just think what that poor man anc
his new wife must have felt sitting
through such prayer as that. The whole
congregation gasped indianapolis sen
final
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-03
Readers.

wonder why it is that il is no longer
good form to speak of "rociting' any
thing The folks who used To he "clocu
tiunistS arc Ill readers or entertain
ers now, and they never recitc they
read - | was at house u fortnight ago
and among the guests was young man
who can make shivers run along your
spine by the way he repeats Old Love
Letters -" The hostess asked him to sing
He said that he wouldn't sing, but he
would read to Ls
Thank YOU so much. said the hostess
"What book shall | get your"
"Oh said the man. and all his ability
didn't help him to see the absurdity Of IT,
II will read from memory. Washington
Post