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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-10-13
Notice.

III persons Indebted to the estate
~ nf f., Jane BIakeney deceased, are
ilereby notified To come forward and
settle the same, and all persons hav-
Ing claims against the said estate will
present them at once to the under
signed.
&. q WELSH,
Administrators.
oct D, 1877. 3 wk.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-10-13
THE CYLINDRICAL BALE
SCARE.

/ 1ho SyiluuIlCdl Ddle OF cotton
was on exhibition again all day
yesterday in the Office of Mr. Park
er, on Perdido street.
The bale was examined by n
great many people in the city.
1t got the marble heart.
There were cotton factors,
merchants, steamship men, cotton
press men, cotton mill men. screw
men, stevedores and many others
interested in cotton who went in
there to inspect il. and of the 800
people, at least, whom Mr. Parker
says. saw the cotton, not ore of
them in his presence gave it fa,
.vorable opinion.
The suggestions of this kind of
cotton bale taking the place of the
square has, of course, created n
great deal of interest among local
cotton people. If 1t ever becomes
the style in this section of the
country, as one of the cotton men
said yesterday, it will not only do
away with local cotton factories,
local buyers, local congresses and
screwmen, but will close up all
the country congresses, obviatc
the necessity of having country
buyers--in fact, revolutionize the
whole cotton business and paraly2c
those branches Indicated above.
1t is proposed that the backcrs
and promoters of the round bale
buy their cotton direct from the
producer in the field, thus doirg
away with all mddlemen. The
cotton men here say that the sys
TEN would result eventually in
the trust people debating terms
to the producers of cotton. They
might give probably n better price
than any one else for year or
two, but rs soon rs they got con-
troll of the staple they would die
tate prices and terms to the far
mcr.
Mr. Vincent of the firm of Vim
cent & Hayne, who was present.
said that the adoption of that
kind of cotton ba!ing would throw
out of business all the POO com
presses of the south, and would
mean II revelation not only Il re-
volution in Il business sense, but
one in which the people Of the
country would rise mp in arms
against the closing up Of buSi-
ness that now gives employment
to many working people.
The bale is not we'll pressed
nothing like the square bale. If
adopted it would do away with
the compress, the cotton factors,
screwmen, etc.
The cotton men have not made
any plans yet for a concerted act
ion against the invader of the
south's greatest interest, but will
do so. There is plenty of time,
they say, but something must and
shall be done to avert the threat
ened ruin to the southern planters
and the people whose interests are
identical with them"
We do not know that there
would be much lamentation by the
producers of cotton if the middle.
men generally were done away
with. The staple has been made
to support great many more
people than it ought to have sup.
ported. 1t has been sampled,
and weighed, and bought, and
sold, and resampled, and resold,
and resampled, and exported, and
resampled, and rebought and final
ly manufactured. Too many peo-
pie have beer making living out
i of nnffnn md Aha ..n.. I....... L.
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For the Ledger
VAN WICK ITEMS.


Van WYck. A number of mat
rons, lasses and Van Wyck school
children spent last Saturday on
Twelve Mile Creek bottoms,
gathering Scaley Bark nuts. They
had very pleasant time and an
excellent picnic dinner. Old
Hickory of the Enterprise was to
have been present on this occasion
and write up the occurrences of
the day. He was unnecessarily
detained at home, trying to put
on his good looks, until late in the
day, when he proceeded to where
the pleasure seekers were spend
ing their time and found to his
dismav, and perhaps his disgust,
that the pic niccrs had eaten their
lunches, and Mrs Hickory had
neglected to fill Il basket and hide
it away for him. He knew where
Optimus lived and was not long
vending his way towards his
home, where he knew he would
find sympathy and something to-
eat. Mrs Optimus flew around
and tried to get up something
little unusual, thinking Old ITick
Ory would rive her write up on
her skill asa CatcrcS.. Old IlicII.
Ory enjoyed the dinner and after
Il good rest, spent part of the uf-
lernoon in talking ON some of the
leading topics of the day. We
agreed on nearly everything we
discussed but locked horns on
prohibition, and the control of
i whiskey sales. Oid Hickory be-
lieves man should he able to get
1t when he wants it, and Optimus
believes man should not get it
only when he really needs it for
sickness. From the newspapers,
the question of its legal sale, is
overshadowed by many adverse
things. This is a fine time for
some South Carolina statesman to
distinguish himself in drafting
some satisfactory bill that will
control the sale of Spirit'ous II
quorS IN South Carolina.
We need some Neal Dow'S in
the state, to work for the proper
Legislation ON the whlSNcy question
those who have read the history
OF prohibition in the State Of
MaInc, Will remember the decided
stand ten Neal Dow took TO down
the rumoc'ierN OF his state and
'h' incident that Icad hlm tomakc
- ms strong night against the d"s-
troNcr OF happy homes. How
| ne was moved when he called at
Il trends nome and found his
lflcn" "lie ana children IN tears
on account OF the husband and
la'hcr' putting IN ms time ut n
hclSho"r'hS SroSShoP'
lhlS TREND heId lucrative po-
sitlon in government Office and
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-10-13

Good character is above all
things else: Your character can
not be essentially injured except
by your own acts.
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For Sale!

pair matched mules, we'll
broke: l heavy two horse wagon;
l horse; l plug mule; shop and
farming utensils, will be sold
either privately or publicly. See
me at once. w. b. SAPP.
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NOTICE.

u the Taxpayers Of Lancaster Coun.
ty:
The tax books will be open in the
Office Of tie comfy treasuser for Ian.
caster county for the collection of taxes
Cor the fiscal year 1897, from the 18th
day of October to the 3lst day of De-
csmber, 1897.
The following Is the levy for the
county
State 5 mills
County &
Interest on & &CRR &
Int. on & & Il & II II Gills Creek ~
Int, on 4" " Pleas. Hill 3
Constitutional School tax
Lancaster Graded School
Jones y Roads 2
Kershaw
Oakhurst
The levies by townships are
Indian Land I6 mills
Waxhaw rs
Cane Creek I8
a. Graded School 20
Zones Y Roads, Is q
Gills Creek 2Ol "
F" (Cfraded SchooD 2iI +"
Jones y Roads, 22s "
Butord 10 +"
Flat Greek No l2 20
Pleasant Hill 10 "
No o % ''
80 Jones' Y Roads 81 ="
90 (Oakhurst) % "
Ced eek I6
" Jones y Roads) IS 4"
Respectfully submitted,
J. f. BLACKMON,
co. Treas, Lancaster County
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TESTING SENTIMENT
Governor Ellerbe Asks Ministers
for Their Opinion as to Lii
quor Problem.
The State.

The State.
No one will deny that at the
coming session of the general as
sembly the liquor situation will
require very careful consideration
and will no doubt occupy much of
the time of the lawmakers. The
situation ut present is one that is
becoming somewhat serious in the
light of the financial statement
and other facts presented ut the
recent meeting of the State board
OF control. That something will
have to he done to relieve the
situation gocSwithout saying. On
all sides there is much discussion
rs to what will he done. All
kinds of plans and theories are
being advanced.
Governor Ellerbc will be eX-
pcctcd to make recommendations
in his annual message. That he
wishes to secure all the light pos
sibIe on the matter and get some
expression of the public sentiment
rs to the manner of dealing with
the liquor problem is abmdantlv
shown by the following circular
letter which has been sent to the
ministers of the gospel in all parts
Of the State:
Columbia, S. c., Oct. l, 1897.
! Dear Sir; The following ques
tions are submitted to ministers
throughout the State, for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the sentiment
and opinion of Christian citizens
with reference to the dispensary
law.
Please answer each question in
the space following it, and after
signing and stating to what de-
nomination YOU belong and your
postoiiicc address, return this in
the enclosed envelope to the un-
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-10-13

Ex-senator John II. McPher-
son of New Jersey died Friday
night.
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The nature of the replies to this
circular the general public will
await with some degree of expec-
fancy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-02-02
RESIDENTS OBJECT.
Meeting to Oppose Location of the Tenth
 Ward Engine House.

Considerable opposition is being de- veloDed over the location of the new engine house in the Tenth ward at the corner of Ellsworth street and Edge wood avenue among the property hold CTS in that vicinity.
 The land is a part of the old town farm and is held by board of three trustees, two of whom are Mir Minott E. Chatfeld and MT. Burton Mans field.
 By the terms of the deed by which the property is held it is provided that the land shall not be occupied except for residences, and it is claimed that the occupation of the land by the fire commissioners for an engine house is in violation of the terms of the deed.
 Accordingly meeting was called at the house of Mir. Chatfeld last evening to see what could be done in the mat ter. MT. Mansfield and pr. Chatfield, two of the trustees. were present, be- sides about twenty-five property hold CTS of the vicinity. The matter was pretty thoroughly discussed by the meeting. MT Chatfield asked in turn those present to express their opinion, Three or four expressed themselves very emphatically as opposed to the proposed action of the fire commits sioners and several others did not like it, but were not so pronounced in their opposition.
 It was claimed by those who opposed the location of the engine house that it was contrary to the terms by which the land is held, and on the other side it was said that the matter was ulti- mately to be passed upon by the legis- lature, which would give the necessary authority for the location of the engine house there.
 committee was appointed to con fer, in conjunction with the trustees, with the fire commissioners and see what can be done to have the engine house located elsewhere and secure an amicable termination of the whole mat ter.
 It Is thought that a suitable location can be found for the engine house at the corner of Derby avenue and George street.
 The committee consists of John H. Shaw, Granville w Wright and MT. Underwood Action will probably be taken very soon on the part of the com mittee.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-02-02

of chance now are found to come within the domain of reason.
 Dr. Brinton next spoke of myths and said that from that arose the whole pantheon of heathen religions. Myths have, as it were made the gods There is probably not a tribe so debased that we cannot collect from it volumes of these stories Of their gods. The Mac kenzie river Indians believe that the cry of the Arctic fox first brought them light, as the cry of that animal Is somewhat like the sound of part of their word which means light and they believe that in the beginning there was no light, but by the fox calling the power and efficacy of the word caused the light to rise up.
 A great many myths have arisen from the similarity of words. We find myths in Brazil, and in Polynesia iden- tical in detail and it is certain that one people did not borrow from the other, The only way to explain the similarities of these myths is that the human mind works along in the same manner on the same problems in all parts of the world and under all con- ditions, however widely men may be separated. Among nearly all peoples the number 3 is held to have special relation to the divinity. The myth of the deluge might be called the drama of the universe since it is found with all peoples of the world Other uni versal myths referred to by Dr. Erin ton were those of the conflict of nature, the hero-god and the journey of the soul.
 The next lecture in the course will be delivered next Monday evening in Osborn hall and the subject will be; Primitive Religious Expression; in the Object
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-02-02
SHELBY DINNER OUTDONE.
Disgusting Exhibition of Moral Deprav-
 ity i'm Sf Jouis

St. Louis, Feb. Lone of the up- stairs dining room of the Merchants cafe was the scene Saturday night of an exhibition which surpassed the re- cent Seeley affair in New York The occasion was the fifth annual dinner of the St. Louis Electrical Exchange. Among the guests were politicians. professional men and many wealthy gentlemen. About midnight the board was cleared and curtain was drawn around the dais at the rear of the hall
 The master of ceremonies asked all those who opposed the Seeley dinner dessert to raise their hands. Not a hand went up.
 Without ceremony the curtain arose and the dais was lifted, revealing a. light-colored and buxom mulatto girl She was attired in a short dancing skirt, stockings, dancing shoes and the abbreviated raiment of Fiji danseuse. She at once began the gyrations made familiar in the theaters in the Midway Plaisance at the worlds fair. When she became exhausted the curtain fell.
 The applause was tremendous and calls were loud for Little Africa" in "the altogether The girl demurred for a time, but noise and numbers pre- vailed.
 For a second time she stepped forth, clad only in dancing slippers.
 The uDroar that followed was ample testimony of the success of the dane CTS efforts. Everyone present was pledged to secrecy. but the story came out to-day and there was much inef- fective effort to silence the newspapers. The dinner is the reigning scandal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-02-02
HIGHER MOUNTS THE PUBLIC DEBT
A Net Increase During the Month of Janu-
 ary of SHOTS. .73B.22.

ary of @1B,07S. .73B.22.
 Washington, Feb. 1.-The debt state ment issued this afternoon shows @ net increase in the public debt, less cash in the treasury during January, of s15,- 07S, ,795.22. The interest-bearing debt increased s2,12O,916. The non-interest- bearing debt decreased $40, and cash in the treasury decreased $12,957, ,S59.2 22. The balances of the several classes of debt January 31 were:
 Interest-bearing debt, sS4T, ,364, ,750; debt on which interest has ceased since maturity, s1,3S2, ,930 26; debt bearing no interest, s374,623, ,O5714. Total, $1,223,- 370, TOT. 30.
 The certificates and treasury notes, offset by an equal amount of cash in the treasury outstanding at the end of the month, were S595, ,975, ,573, an increase of s15, ,66O O00. The total cash in the treasury was SS5S, ,55S, ,5O2. The gold re- serve was $1O0, 900, 900. Net cash bal ance, s115, 1862, ,420.73.
 In the month there was an increase in gold coin and bars of s7,1S3, ,139.41, the total at the close being s1s2, ,3s7, ,121. .93.
 Of silver there was an increase of s4,- 12o, o,764.57.
 Of the surplus there was in national banks Repositories s16,573, 72e.14, against s16, ,159, 153.27 at the end of the previous month.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-02-02
JAMES s. WILSON OF IOWA
WILL BE M'KINLEY'S SECRETARY
 OF 44GRICULTURE.

Four Members of McKinley's Cabinet Now
 Named-The Appointments of John D.
 Long and Judge McKenna of California
 Regarded as Assured, Though the Form-
 CT May be Shelved for New York Man.
 Canton, O., Feb. 1.-The announce ment made by Hon. J. S. Wilson of Iowa to-day that he had been tender ed the portfolio of agriculture by Ma jor Mckinley and had accepted fills the cabinet with reasonable certainty, excepting the offices of attorney gen. eral and postmaster general. The Me- Ktnley cabinet, therefore, may be giv- en as follows:.
 Secretary of state-John Sherman of Ohio.
 Secretary of the treasury-Lyman J. Gage of Chicago.
 Secretary of war-Russell A. Alger of Michigan.
 Secretary of the navy-John D. Long of Massachusetts.
 Secretary of the interior-Judge Me Kenna of California
 Secretary of agriculture-James S. Wilson of Iowa.
 Governor Long and Judge McKenna have not announced the certainty of their appointments and there is bare possibility that the Massachusetts statesman may be displaced by Gen. eral Stewart l.. Woodford of New York.
 One of the thrilled portfolios will, of course, be given to a New Yorker and if the foregoing list, giving five of the eight offices In the cabinet to the west should be the fixed slate, there is no likelihood that either the postoffice or justice departments will be directed by a western man. One eastern and one southern man are expected to be appointed to these two. vacancies. Prominent among the southern candidates is Hon. H. Clay Evans of Tennessee, since the declin- ation of Judge Nathan Golf. In addi- tion to this cabinet appointments Ma jor Mckinley has fixed upon Charles G.. Dawes of Evanston, H., for the posi- ton of comptroller of the currency when Comptroller Eckels' commission expires in 1898 or unless he resigns in the meantime Major Mckinley and Mir. Dawes sincerely hope MT. Eckels will retain his position for another year.
 There was a scarcity of caller at the | Mckinley house to-day which enabled | the president-elect to attend to his | correspondence and go over his inaug- | ural address.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-02-02

1t is not for the public interest to es- tablish an emergency hospital, then it is authorized and directed to inquire into the matter and report to the com mon council with reference to the es- tablishment and location of hospital for the city poor having contagious or infectious diseases" ',
 City Auditor Brown was instructed to secure an oil portrait of eX-Mayor Hendrick at cost of $250, the same to be the property of the city of New Ha- ven. The portrait will be placed in the aldermanic chamber.
 The. corporation counsel was instruct ed to keep the court of common council informed as to legislation affecting the interest of the city.
 A communication was received from
 the board Of health asking that the court of common council take cogniz- ance of the building of rear tene- ments"
 The extension of privileges of the New Haven Water company came up
 before the board in the form of peti-
 tion, asking the court of council to op-
 pose the proposed amendment which is
 now before the general assembly to eX- tend the company's charter right so far that it will have the power to pro hibit skating, fishing and boating on any source Of water supply owned by
 the company. The matter was referred to the corporation counsel and the official was instructed to oppose the amendment. Mayor Farnsworth announced the Icz II, ,;o | city boards:
 Library-Alderman Root, Councilman Greuner for the year 1897, and J. Rice | Winchell disappointment for term ot
 three years beginning February, 1897. Councilmanic member of park com
 mission-Riley T. Smith. Buildings-Elizur A. Sperry, L. w.. | Robinson, James A. Fogarty. | Sinking fund-William T. Fields vice | George A. Butler, deceased. | Board of health-Dr. Rollin McNeil
 and James K Blake for three years. | The following committees were an
 nounced by the mayor
 Annual reports-Hull and Brennan.
 Appropriations Guernsney and Rourke
 l Auditing -CllliilHSN NoFtH ana blolH-
 ley.
 Bath houses-Ryan and Pearce. | Buildings-Petrie and Hull. Building lines-Guernsey and Nicoll. | Claims-Chillingw and Root. Commercial and manufacturing Pickett and Darlington. 1 Flre-Forsyth and Corcoran. I Lamps-Lambert and Petrie. Licenses-Carrington and Compton, Nominations-Stua and Ryan l Numbering streets-Toole and Unger. | Ordinances-Nicoll and Dewell | Printing-Coolahan and Stuart Railroads and bridges-Pickett and Corcoran.
 Retrenchment and reform-Brennan
 and Toole
 Sewers-Whittaker and Forsyth. | Squares-Unger and Compton, Streets-Clark and Pearce. Water-Rourke and Dewell. l Special auditing-Bromley and Whit 1 taker.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-02-02
c1rY G uARD M4soUERADE.
Largest Crowd in Years Attended Las
 Night-Some Pretty Costumes.

Largest Crowd in Years Attended Last
 Nigllt-Some Pretty Costumes.
 The annual City Guard masquerade ball was held in the Se2ond Regiment armory last night and was one of the largest attended masquerades given by that company in some years At F o'clock the dancers unmasked and an open space was formed in front of the band stand and prizes awarded for the prettiest costumes The gentleman's s first prize, s10, was won by William Hoeger of 53O Washington street, this city.
 The ball was more orderly than the affair has usually been. At about 1 o'clock the students began to have trou- ble with members of the floor commit tee and several were elected from the building.
 Some of the costumes worn were very artistic and those of the prize winners were especially handsome.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-02-02
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND sUICrDE
Two Deaths Result from an Unhanpv
 Marriage.

Two Deaths Result from an Unhappv
 Marriage.
 New York, Feb. 1.--Theodore Van Horn, a cabinet maker, shot his wife Emily and her employer Samuel Schul hafer at the latters residence, No. l242 Third avenue, this afternoon and then killed himself. Mrs. Van Horn and MT. Schulhafer were taken to the Presby- terian hospital where it was said they would recover.
 The woman was shot in the neck and left breast and Schulhafer was shot in the left arm. Schulhafer is a widower, seventy-nine years old, and is a retired grocer. Mrs. Van Horn had been em- ployed by him as housekeeper She had been separated from her husband. Van Horn appeared at Schulhafers house this afternoon and tried to get his wife to return home with him, but she replied that he drank too much and would not support her. A quarrel en- sued in which Schulhafer took part, and the shooting followed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-02-02
COY. BLACK NOMINATES P4YN,
The Nomination Will be Confirmed by the
 Republican Senate.

Albany, N. Y., Feb. Louis F. Payn was tonight nominated by Governor Black to be state superintendent of in surance to succeed James F. Pierce, whose term of office will expire Febru- ary Il.
 The nomination was referred to the senate committee on insurance.
 The committee will meet tomorrow and decide to report the nomination fa- vorably to the senate on Wednesday. The nomination will be confirmed on that day by the votes of the republican senators. The republicans will not caucus upon the nomination.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-02-02
New Boards Will Meet.

The new fire and the police boards will meet this evening for organization. There are rumors abroad that some inn portant measures will be transacted at the meetings, but this could not be verified last evening. The hold-over members on each board declined to dis cuss the probability of any immediate changes. There Is little doubt, how ever, that the fire commissioners will elect clerk.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-02-02
Siam Must Make Reparatinn.

Washington, Feb. Limited States Minister Barrett at Bangkok has been instructed by Secretary Olney to press for a reference of the assault on Vice Consul General Kellett to a mixed tri- bunal and for prompt hearing. The gunboat Machias was ordered to Bang kok to support this demand and is now there If necessary other vessels of the Asiatic fleet will be dispatched to Siam.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-02-02
Were They Knocked Out ,"

Detective McGrath and Patrolman John Coonan found two young men, Louis De Matte and Fred Abrams, on George street near Little Orange last evening about 10 o'clock in an uncon- scious condition. They were taken to the central police station and Dr. Louis J. Gaynor was summoned. The men claimed that they were victims of knockout drops" Both young men were allowed to go home with their friends about 1 o'clock this morning.