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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-02

SUMTER
Sr' TER Herald.
1layssville and Os~ ego have
been connected with Sumter by
telephones. {
Sumtaris making an unenvia
ble record for crime these days
Murder and arson are becoming
-entirelyitoo common. .
Aston WestbeFry, who resides
in the Mechanicsyille section, LOST
his gin house by fire last week.
a bale and q half of cotton and a
lot Of cotton seed, together with a
begyy and wagon were burned
] il NOT. known how the fire start
I'd.
I, may be noticed that the man
who de les The existence VI hell
seldom nlisses an opportunity to
ask his enemies 10 1t. Everybody
believes in q hell-for the other
fellow.
Coroner Moses went to Boykins
Sunday to hold an inquest over
the body Of John Fraser, negro
living oa the plantation of the late
Col. K q. Ellerbe. Fraser had
died suddenly Saturday, and the
inquest DEVELOPED the fact that
he had drank pint and a half Of
whiskey inside of half an hour,
and become unconscious in a short
shile dying not long after. The
Y DICT Of the jurywas TO the effect
tnai he came to his death from
alcoholic poisoning.
Last Sunday morning several
bays who had started to EIDE to
! Bishopville on their bicycles we're
attracted by pool of blood in the
road. al the Liberty street crossing
OF the w. G. and A. railroad. The
blood was just opposit the bridge
across the big ditch in front of the
small white house on the straw
berry farm OF MIR. w. NJ. Graham
On looking futher the boys found
the body of q negro man lying
face downward in the ditch part:
ly under the bridge. The ditch
is about seven feet deep, and the
water to the depth of about two
inei,es was running in j: Sunday
morning. About six feet from the
bridge in the road were two pools
of blood, which had been covered
with san. and near by were three
halves Of bricks, blood stained,
and another piece of bnck was
found igthe ditch by the body.
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The DeQded Consumption.
r a Siorurn. VI E. the ren. chem
isi and scientist Will send
Free TO thea Alicted. .
kSOstles Of his Newly abs.
covered Remedies.
To cure Consusap.
tiOa and al3
Lung Trou
los

bIes.
Nothing could be fairer, more
philanthropic or carry more joy I'd
the afflicted, than the Offer of 7. \
Slocum, NJ. G., of lS3 Pearl street
New York City.
Confident that he has discovered an
absolute cure for consumption and
all pulmonary complaints. and to
make its great merits known, he
will send, free, three bottles of med
icine, to any reader of The County
Record who is suffering from chest,
bronchial, throat and lung troubles
or consumption.
Already this "new scientific course
of medicine has permanently cured
thousands of appearantly hopeless
cases.
The Doctor considers ii his relig-
Gus duty-a duty which he owes to
humanity-to donate his infallihle
cure.
Offered freely, is enough to comend
it. and more So Is the perfect conf
dence of the great chemist making
the proposition.
He has proved the dreaded con-
sumption to be a cureable disease
beyond any doubt.
There will be no mis- take in sending
the mistake will be in overlooking
the generous invitation. He has on
file in his American and European
laboratories testimonials of expe-
rience from those curel in AL parts
of the world.
Don't delay until it is too late.
Address #. 4. SlOcum. NJ. C., 9S Pine
street, New York, and when writing
the Doctor, please give express and
postOfice address. and mention
reading this article in the County
Record.
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We make the claim that at
least in one particular we are like
the Lord, We love cheerful giver,
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Why does a young man watch
a young lady mount her like?
Ds.r rohsecs Spit ard Sns.s Tear Life Aua..

10 quit tnbaceo easily and forever. be mag
netie. full OF lie. ner7e and vigor, take No-To-
Bac. the wonder worker, ;he. makes weak men
strong. All druggists, Sc or 81. Cure guaral-
teed Booklet and sample free Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
KANSAS RAILROAD RATES.


TOPEKA, Kan, July 3.-Two replies
have been received by the state board
Of railroad commissioners to the de-
mand recently made that the Kansas
railroads should reduce their rates in
this state. President Ripley, of the
Santa Fe, and Vice President Warner,
of the Missouri Pacific, state that their
roads will not be able to make the re-
auctions requested. President Ripley
denies that there is any overcharge by
Kansas railroads, and claims that the
net earnings in the state will not ex-
coed six per cent. on a mile of road as
sessed at $500. He compares condi-
tions in Iowa and Kansas by showing
that in Iowa the gross earnings per
mile are 81, $50, while in Kansas they
are only S3,OS3. The net earnings per
mile in Iowa are Sl.222 while in Kan
sas they are only S697. In Iowa the
taxes on the net earning capacity of
the road are IL per cent, while in Kan
sas they are 81 per cent. After paying
taxes the net earnings of every mile of
road in Iowa are Sl,069 and in Kansas
$3.50. If Kansas were as reasonable in
the assessment of railroad property as
Iowa is, President Ripley asserts, then
the roads could perhaps come to the
rates demanded by the board.
Vice President Warner, of the Mis-
souri, Pacific, refers to the Iowa propo-
sitions and admits that the rates there
are lower than in Kansas, but says:
"Iowa is more densely populated than
Kansas and affords its railroads
much larger and more varied traffic.
More than one-third of the state of
Kansas is substantially unproductive,
and affords but little business to the
railroads. Many of the lines of the
Missouri Pacific are located in the UNI
productive portions of the state. Iowa,
however, is productive throughout"
| Mr.. Warner says that the railroads in
Kansas also pay higher rate OF taxes
| than they do in Iowa
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
ON THE CURRENCY.
The President May Send Congress
Message on the Subject.
Mr.. GAGE WORKING on A SCHEME.
The Executive Committee OF the Indian
ap0lis Convention Also Conducting an
Inyestigation-The Matter Touched
on at the Cabinet Meeting.

WASHINGTON, July 3.-The question
OF whether the president will send a
special message to congress recon-
mending the creation of a currency
commission will be definitely decided
next week. The president is strongly
inclined at this time to send special
currency message to congress, regard
ing himself as in a considerable meas
ure pledged to this course. In fact it
was sem-olicially announced at the
white house late yesterday afternoon
that such a message would be sent to
congress next week. but some OF the
presidents most influential advisers
on financial questions are opposed to a
message as impolitc at this time, ow-
ing to hostility to commission on the
part of congress. and the final deter
mination, as stated, will not be reached
until Mr.. Mckinley returns from Can
ton.
The executive committee of the In
dianapolis sound money convention
has been actively advocating the com
mission scheme ever since the advent
of the present administration. 1t had
also the sympathy Of the president,
who committed himself to it in his in
augura. President Mckinley, how
ever, did not care to recommend it to
congress while the tariff bill was pend
ing, lest it might complicate and delay
action upon the measure. But all
along the chief difficulty which
presented itself to those who favored
commission for the investigation
Of the currency system has been the
opposition it would encounter in con
gress. While bill for the creation of
commission could easily pass the
house. where factions opposition would
be unavailing against the operation OF
a cloture order that would bring it to
a vote, such opposition in the senate
might be almost interminable. Sew
eral of the silver senators have
openly avowed their unalter-
able hostility to the creation
of commission, and Senator Tel
Ter, of Colorado, has declared that he
would remain here until December
to defeat it. This being the situation
IL is understood that some Of the MEM
bers of the executive committee of the
indianapolis convention are now in
clined to believe that it would, per-
haps, be mistake to press their re-
quest for the creation of a commission
by congress. The better and wiser
thing to do, some Of them now think,
would be to withdraw their requests
for commission and to use the provi-
sional power vested in the committee
by the Indianapolis convention and
themselves select commission to in
vestigate the currency question and
present their conclusions through
the public press. If those conclusions
were such rs the administration
could subscribe to, they could
be made the basis of an administers
ton measure, modified as Secretary
Gage, conducting an independent In
yestipatiOn. might supppst. The sec.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
A WOMAN FoRGER.
LYDIA Kinder, Yet In Her Teens, Sentenced
and Then ParOled.

WARRENsBuRG, Mo-, July Lydia
Kinder, young woman in her teens,
although wife Of a few months, was
sentenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary in the johnson county criminal
court for forgery. Judge Wood gave
her the benefit of the new pa
role law, and placed her under
$500 bonds She will be compelled
to report at each term of court
for the length of time Of her sentence.
Mrs. Kinder forged note and gave a
deed of trust on the home of her
mother, Martha Rearicks, before she
had been married % month. Her hus-
band, John Kinder, is now being tried
for the same offense
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Appointed by Injunction.

PARKERsBuBe, W. Va, July s.-John
W. Thompson, the newly appointed
republican United States marshal, was
compelled, by q mandate issued by
Judge jackson, Of the United States
court, to reappoint the old sci
of deputy United States marshals,
who are democrats. Marshal Thomp
son intended to appoint new men,
whereupon an injunction was OBJ
tanned under the civil service law, with
the result already stated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
Young Farmers Charged with Theft

CENTRALIA, Mo-, July S.-This com
munity was shocked by the arrest Of
Ed Rawlings and his brother, Charles,
two young farmers of this vicinity,
who were charged with stealing ten
head of hogs from Judge J. M. Angel
farmer living eight miles from the
Rawlings brothers. Defendants are
Industrious young farmers and their
standing in this community is good.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
Wabash Mail Rifled by Experts.

ST. LOUIS, July Post Office In
spector Dice received reports yester-
day from two of his assistants who
have been at the scene of the Wabash
wreck near Missouri City. The ad-
vices are to the effect that hundreds
of letters were rifed by expert thieves
soon after the accident and the con-
tents stolen,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
MISSOURI TREASURY.
The Transactions for the Month Of june
Filed with the Governor.


JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, July 3.-State
Treasurer Frank Pitts yesterday filed
with Gov. Stephens his statement Of
the transactions Of the treasury for
the month of June. 1t shows the fol-
lowing: Balance May 81, 81, 555. 1914;
receipts during May, sl4e.s4e.SS; dis
bursements, May, s294, 7s1.4S; balance
June 80, sl,4O7, sl479; earnings of the
penitentiary, s1e, S9s.ol. The treasury
also fled q statement showing the
transactions Of the treasury for the
quarter ended June 80, 1897, as follows:
Balance March 81, 1897, el,7o2, 05o.l9;
receipts during quarter, so75,sO 1918;
disbursements during quarter, $780,
b4l.bS; balance June 80, 1897, Sl,407,-
S1A7s; earnings penitentiary for the
quarter, A7,se7e5.
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VIII Take Pasteur Treatment.

ST. Louis, July 3,-Mrs. Addie M.
Johnson, until recently state president
of the Missouri Woman's Suffrage as
ISOLATION, and leading member of the
w. c. Z. T., will go to New York to-
night to take the Pasteur hydrophobia
treatment. She has not yet developed
symptoms of rabies but scar on her
hand caused by the bite of pet collie
has caused her some worry for three
weeks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08

WHOLE FAMILY POISONED.


BLOOMINGTON, Ind, July 2.-The vi
entity of Belmont, Brown county, IA
miles east of here, is greatly excited
over the determination of the family
of John Stephens. The mother and
five children were taken suddenly i'll
with what was thought to be hux
Monday afternoon. That night the
infant died. Tuesday morning the
little one-year-old boy died. Yester-
day morning the mother died and an
hour lister the six-year-old boy died.
Two little girls are all that are left of
the family and they are dangerously
i'll. 1t is now believed that all were
poisoned.
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ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS JULY z-TWEL PAGES
SOCIALISTS IN KANSAS.
A Society to BE Organized In the South
eastern Section.

tHhttIu EtftOu
Fort ScoTr, Kan. July 9.-The first
attempt to formally organize society
of socialists In southeastern Kansas
was made at the Huntington hotel in
this city yesterday. when an apparent
ly well.defned scheme to thoroughly
organize the socialists Of this part OF
the state and to make vigorous eff
fort to create socialistic sentiment was
developed. From some source the soci-
ETY. has received funds to push the work,
and has subscribed for 1000 copies of an
official social organ, launched recently
at Girard, Kan. the center OF a field
which it is proposed to develop. 1t
seems to be the belief that the thou
sands of miners in southeastern Kan
sas and southwestern Missouri will
sympathze with the movement
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
FOR WHITE MEN.



WASHINGTON, July 2,-Iudson Lyons,
the negro, will not be postmaster Of
Augusta, Ga. postmaster-General Gary
has said so. Bill pledger and Pink
Morton, two well-known Georgia re-
pubicans, had an interview with the
secretary in reference to southern
politics. Mr. Gary said that colored
men would not be appointed as
postmasters at places like Atlanta,
Savannah and Charleston. The post.
master-general said this was a social
as well as a political matter, and that
he would not inhict on any community
a colored postmaster, provided 1t never
had one before.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
A Woman In jail at MuskOgee, i. T., Ac-
cused OF a Horrible Crime.

cused OF Horrible Crime.
INDEPENDENCE, Kan, July 2.--About
six months ago Joel Mack, a wealthy
stockman Of this city, was murdered
at Bartlesville, |. T., and after long
search his horribly mutilated body was
found hidden on the river bank, near
Nowata. Later, John Oxford, who lived
on Macks ranch and his brother-in-
law, Howard Hobbs, were arrested
upon suspicion and Hobbs confessed
to the killing and implicated Oxford.
Recently Mack's wife has been impli-
Gated in the crime by Hobbs comics.
sion and yesterday she was arrested at
Nowata and is now in jail at Musko-
gee, charged with being an accessory
in the murder Of her husband.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
Chicago Intensely Hot.

CHICAGO, July S.-The government
thermometer to-day at noon registered
50 and private thermometers were from
two to five degrees higher. James
Williams, sailor, was found dead
from the heat in his bunk on the
steamer Sioux City. Business upon
the board of trade and stock exchange
was almost suspended.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
BASEBALL STANDING.
Thursday's Baseball Games.

National league--Chicago 10, Pitts
burgh 5; Cincinnati IA, Louisville, 4;
Boston 5. New York 4; Philadelphia
l6, Brooklyn 2; Baltimore 8, Washing
ton 3; Cleveland 6, st. Louis 2.
Western league Milwaukee 5, Kan.
sas City 3; Indianapolis ?, Detroit i;
Grand Rapids 5, Columbus 3; Minneap-
oils 9, st. Paul 6.
Western association-St. Joseph s,
Dubuque 2; Des Moines 5, Rockford A;
Peoria 2, Quincy |.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
Another American Set Free.

WASHINGTON, July 3.-United States
Consul. General Lee reports to the state
department by cable from Havana that
the Spanish authorities have released
Augustin c. Betancourt, an American
citizen, on condition that he leaves
Cuba at once.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
years ago has taken such shape that it

years ago has taken such shape that it
is to be formally brought before the
state board Of pardons at its meeting
July 12. Cole and Jim Younger have
served 2! years in the penitentiary
at Saltwater, period as long as
the average life sentence, and
powerful influence in their behalf is to
be exerted. They have been exem-
plary prisoners, neither having had a
single mark against him during all
that period, and the claim will be
made that both have expiated their
crime and are entitled to chance in
the world. Cole is So and Jim is 40
years of age.
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a--a-s-a1171a7l1-11--17
MINERS WILL WAGE WAR.


Keen Ordered.
COLUMBUS, O., July 3. TO the 100, 900
men just forced into idleness by the
shutting down of all the tin, iron, steel
and glass works in the country there
will soon be added an army of 315, 900
miners who were yesterday ordered TO
strike. Including those affected BY
sympathetic strikes threatened, almost
half II million of men will then be
thrown out of employment within u
few days time,
1t was officially announced that o
general strike of miners belonging to
the United Mine Workers of America
in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, West
Virginia and Illinois had been ordered
for July by the national executive
board and also by the district presi-
dents, as the result of the meeting
held here June ~. % and 96, The
strike order affects probably 10000
men.
rourth-Class Western Postmasters
WASHINGTON, July S.-The following
were the western postmasters Mr.. Bris-
tow named to-day;
In Kansas-At Goddard, sedgwick county, J.
Rhoads; at Kendall Hamilton county, John
Eaton.
In Mlssourl-At Art, Newton county. J. Will
| son, AZ Babbtown, Usage county, H. Bode at
Berger, Franklin county, Sebastian Walz, vice
J. Meyer, removed; at Goshen, Mercer county,
]. Parsons, Ut Locust Hill, Knox county, ].
Sharer, vice r. Payne, removed at Loose
Creek, Usage county, Theodore Heinen, vice
Ferd Ebert, removed; at Montrose, Henry
county, Louis Baum, vice William Lennartz,
removed; at Morrisvile, Polk county, Lean
der Shahan, vice 4, c, Mitchell. removed; at
Gran, Scott county, j. Gillispie,
rsnditlon Of Kansas Miners.
TOPEKA, Kan, July S.-State Mine
Inspector George 7, McGrath reports
that the miners in Cherokee, Crawford
and other coal.producing counties are
in distressful condition, having had
little work to do since the summer
season set in. Continuation of the
light demand for coal will make mat
tiers worse during July than during
June. The demand for coal will prob
ably increase about August /, but then
the demand will not be sufficient TO
assure work to the $4,000 miners in the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
HIS HONOR IN TROUBLE.
May OF Knobnoster, NO., Charged wit
Packing Jury.

Packing Jury.
SEpALA, Mo-, July s.--Patrick
Lynch, Of Knobnoster, was here to Sc.
cure a lawyer to assist in the prosecu.
ton Of W. L. Peck, mayor
Of Knobnoster. Lynch was ar.
rested some time ago on the charge
OF conducting a blind tiger" at
Knobnoster. He was tried before a
jury, fined and convicted, and now he
has caused the arrest Of Mayor Peck on
the charge of having packed the jury
that convicted him Of the "blind tiger
misdemeanor
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
SHOWS AN INCREASE.
Secretary OF Agriculture Coburn Gives the
Latest Census Of Kansas Farms.

latest CENSUS Of Kansas FArms.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 2.--Secretary
Coburn, of the state board of agricul-
ture, has completed compilation OF
the population of the cities of Kansas.
The following are the % largest cities.
The figures preceded by an asterisk
show a decrease; the other figures in
thp column are an increase.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08

~ person, perhaps mere
nurse who has no knowledge Of medi-
cine and no experience in prescribing for
complicated diseases.
The safe and sensible course is to con-
suit an educated, experienced physician.
Dr.. R. V. Pierce, chief consulting phys.
clan Of the Invalids Hotel aud Surgical
Institute, Buffalo, N. Y, may be con.
suited free Of charge, either personally
Or by letter, and will give sound profess
sional advice to any woman who writes
him. He is one Of the most eminent
living specialists in women's diseases,
and his "Favorite Prescription" has
cured more troubles of this kind than
any other remedy known to medical
science.
~ truly believe that DR. Pierces Favori,e Pre-.
,cription saved my life, writes Mrs Maud Pearcc,
n Stoutsville, Fairfield Co., Ohio at is sure
and certain cure for female troubles | am
having perfect health. ] am stout and can do
Ill my Homework. Nothing did me any good
nutil heard Of YOU Now am we'll at last by
taking your medicines. My good health pleases
me and pleases my husband. He wants me 10
give you his good wishes. Every invalid lady
should take Dr.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
For obstinate constipation, DR.. Pierces
Pleasant Pellets are the most natural and
truly scientific laxative and curative in
the world. They regulate and invigorate
stomach, liver and bowels; cure bilious
ness, indigestion and kindred ailments.
Sold by druggists.
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Two baby boys, presumably twins,
were left on the steps Of the Home Of
Refuge in St. Joseph, Mo. A clew to
their paren tage is being traced by the
police.
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Beware
OF the Knife.

Mr.. Lincoln Nelson, Of Marshfeld, Mo-,
writes: "For six years have been a
sufferer from a scrofulous affection OF
the glands Of my neck, and all efforts
of physicians in Washington, D. G.,
Springfield. ILL.,, and St. Louis failed to
reduce the enlargement. After SIX
months constant treatment here, my
physician urged me to submit to a re
moval of the gland. Atthis critical mo'
ment a friend recommended S.S.S.,
and laying aside deep-rooted preju-
dice against all patent medicines, be-
gan its use. Before I had used one bot
tie the enlargement began to disappear,
and now il is entirely gone, though lam
not through with my second bottle yet.
Had only used your S.S.S. long ago,
l would have escaped years Of misery
and saved over tIso."
This experience is like that Of all who
suffer with deep-seated blood troubles.
The doctors can do no good, and even
their resorts to the knife prove either
fruitless or fatal. S.S.S. is the only
real blood remedy; II gets at the root Of
the disease and forces it out perma'
nently. a.,
S.S.S. Guaranteed purely vsgetabie)
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THEY WANT PARDONS.
Determined Effort VIII BE Made to Get tn
YOungers Out of Prison.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 1.-The effort
to secure the pardon of the Younger
boys for the part they took in the
famous Mortified raid of senrn of
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don't Jump!"

In a moment Of
peril people often
J" lose their heads. -
Sometimes at a fire
a frantic woman
jumps to her death
just as rescue 10 at
hand.
Women who suf.
fer with some dis
ease or weakness
It'll it becomes un-
arabic, often jump
to worse trouble ana
Irther endanger their
by taking some So
remedy prepared by
'mpetent, uneducated
a, perhaps a mere