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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-03


These Illustrations must be familiar to
all Americans old enough to have lived.
through the civil war and witnessed the
/ struggles Of the nation to get back to
its old moorings, even after. peace has
sreigned for more than thirty years. But
TO the younger generation, who have
I not seen and taken part In these strug-
giles. at each successive stage, this rea-
sonlng is. not so comprehensive. A
clearer view of the economic side OF
war may be presented to them by con-
SsidcrinS how much they are now paying
out OF their own pockets for the satis-
faction their fathers and grandfathers
felt In making war upon their own
brethren before the present generation
was born. a glance over the approprI-
alton acts for the fiscal year 1898 pre-
sents this matter In striking light:
and the particular session chosen is by
iino means the ore'in which the largest
I appropriations have been passed during
recent years. 1t therefore represents
more than u reasonable average. For
convenience OF reference. the items may
be placed in a table. as follows:
- G,th{o,t, .gr -
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
The Schools Get $4,000.

The state board of control
wound up the business of their
monthly session this morning, and
to celebrate the occasion, as it
we're, there passed a resolution
authorizing the appropriations to
the school fund of 100000 which
will be good news for the tax
payers of the state. Record 5th.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
Managers Of Election.

The county democratic cxecu-
tive committee met Monday lst,
and appointed the following gen
tlemen as managers for the pri-
mary election to be held on Aug
3Oth.
Carmel Hills G Slower, A H
Carter, r j McIlwain.
Montgomery-Wm Howell,
VIM Barber, Jno Wilson.
Heath Spring. I'll Stover,
II II Horton, A j Bailey.
New CUT d Caskey, j p
Flynn, T r Langley.
Dwight f RowelI, w F
Carnes, L d Carnes.
Taxahaw-G G McManus j T
Ingram, VIM j BeIk.
&C Welsh's-H j Gardner, j
L Remington, w NJ Neal.
Van Wyck-J NJ Yoder, G L
Vaughn, r H Delaney.
Indian Land j Perry, & b
Collins, X w Doster.
TradesvIile-L j Funderburk.
Lee Bird, w A Funderbnrk.
Primus- w b Miller, n b
Small, j w Blackmon.
Thornwell Place Wren Till
man, j F Williams, j w Thomp.
son.
Kershaw-B A Hilton, A c
Cole, A V Cauthen.
Lancaster-N b Cousar. l. S
Elliott, Capt j G Foster.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
The Alliance Campmeeting.

The annual Alliance compmeet-
ing was held at Tirzah on Thurs
day and Yesterday, with the usual
large crowd in attendance. The
crowd was estimated Mt about
1000 on Thursday.
Mr. w n Elder delivered an ad-
dress of welcome, and Mr. j &
Wilborn also delivered an address.
The following congressional
candidates spoke : Barber, Fin
ley, Strait, Kennedy, Henry,
Pollock.
d P Duncan, President of the
State Alliance Exchange, made a
speech.
Among the candidates for state
offices present were Watson,
Brown, McMahan, Watts, Floyd,
Evans and Garris.
There was great deal of log
rolling among the candidates: but
so far as The Enquirer has been
alb to learn there was no slate
agreed upon. The conditions are
no longer favorable. .-Yorkvillc
Enquirer.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
Assistant Teacher Elected.

The board of Trustees of the
Lancaster Graded School met
Monday afternoon to elect an as
sistant teacher vice Mrs. Lanier.
who resigned recently on account
of her removal to Florida. Miss
Pearl Payseur, daughter of our
townsman. MIR l. q Payseur, was
unanimously elected. The selec-
tion is a good one and will be
unanimously approved by tho
patrons.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
Died of Fever.

Died of Fever.
Miss Bessie Threatt. daughter
of Mr.. A l. Threatt, died at her
fathers home at the cotton mill
on last Sunday morning, after an
illness of three weeks, of typhoid
fever. She was about % years
of age. Her remains were taken
to White Plains, in Chesterfield
county, Mr. Threatt's former home,
for interment.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
CARD OF THANKS.

| take this method of returning
my sincere thanks for the great
of my friends, MIR. and
w K Belk and Mr. and Mrs j r
Belk, bestowed on me during my
severe sickness. God says in no
wise shall they loose their reward.
Chas. l.. Wilson.
Aug. s, 1S9S.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10

is a brand which is perfect for all
processes of the family kitchen,
and for that reason is endorsed by
the American Journal of Health.
A r GRAY, M d.
w Ganson represents these
mills for Lancaster Co. A car
load of thler -four will he here
this ek.--ED. LEDGER.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
FURMAN UNIVERSITY.
GREENVILLE, S. G..

Thorough courses of instruction.,
leading to the degrees Of B. Lit, Il r.,
and NJ. A, The faculty for next sess-
ion has been enlarged. Especial at
teDtion will be given to English and
to Pedagogics. New courses i'm latin,
History. Modern Languages. and
Physics. The new Graduate Depart.
ment will offer rare advantages. Early
applications for rooms In the Msss
Hall should be made. Work on III q
New Alumni Hall will soon bs corr
menced. Address A p Montsgn o.
Groenviile. 6 c or B L Greer, Caesars
Head, g G.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
Maggie MaGill of Rich

Miss Maggie MaGill of Rich
burg, visited Mrs j Nj Cauthen
the past week.
MIR j w Poovey and daugh-
ter, Miss Willie, visited the for,
mer's son, DR. q w Poovey, the
past week.
List of Letters advertised for
the week ending Aug 9th, 1898.
Mrs Fredie Biggart, Mrs j d
Dunlap, Mrs Mamie Frazer, Miss
d F Pitmon, Miss Minnie Small,
Certies Beckham, A M Spong,
Esq. j f Gregory, PM.
Misses Virgie Hough and
Lila Jordan of Fort Lawn, pass
ed through town yesterday on
their return home from the Tir
zah Encampment.
Mr. G 9 Horton, Jr., brought
the large rattle-snake, recently
captured by Mr. Baker, near
kershaw, up to Lancaster yes
terday. 1t is the largest rattler
ever seen by anybody in this
mans town.
The schedule adopted for the
county campaign is as follows:
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
A Good Engine for Sale.

A six-horse engine mounted on
wheels, in good running order
just as good as new-for sale
cheap. Apply at this Office for
further information.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
Local NJ alters.

-Ibere will be service in the
Episcopal church tomorrow night
ut $3.50 o'clock, conducted by the
Rev j w Cantey johnson.
The nice genuine french briar
root, amber mouth piece pipe the
editor was using last Sunday, is
present from his esteemed young
friend, MIR j + Mackey, Jr., the
popular salesman at B & Hough
< Co.'S.
MIR j r Kennedy Is visiting
his relatives over at BIythwood.
Mrs j M Demster is visiting
her parents at Kershaw.
Maj j NJ Riddle is having
two of his store-rooms in the
Riddle block renovated, putting
in new floors, etc.
New announce nents in this
issue: w G Hough, Esq, for
the Senate;J NJ Knight for Magis
trate in Buford township; CT
Tillman for Magistrate in Cedar
creek township.
ALI the other candidates for
governor turn their guns on
Featherstone, indicating that they
consider his position the strongest
they have TO contend with.
Chester Lantern.
-Remember that only persons
whose names are on Democratic
club rolls will be entitled TO vote
In the approaching primary cleo
ton.
We misunderstood our in
formant when we stated in our
last issue that Mr. Ira b Dunlap
had been elected book keeper of
tho National Union Bank. We
should have said the First Nation
al Bank.-Rock Hill Herald.
Il NJ Fitzpatrick, j P Flynn
and George Grimes of this coun-
ty, have been drawn as grand
jurors for the February term of
the y S district court which con-
venes at Greenville.
The communion at Gills
Greek A r p Church has been
postponed to the 4th Sabbath in
August.
MIR w + Garvin has given
tho contract for building his resi-
dence on Meeting street to j l.
Price.
Mr. w b Cauthen has award
ed a contract to j l. Price for the
erection of a two story residence
south of Mr. w NJ Moore's on the
Camden Road.
douglas Alliance, No 1117,
will meet Saturday, Aug 18th,
strictly at 2 o'clock p m. Each
member is earnestly requested to
be present as there is business of
importance to be transacted.
VIM NJ Barton,
preSiJapt
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
Dyspepsia
0egr,akes

its victims. 1t puts them In
the power Of the weakest organ of
the body and makes them its slaves.
They must eat to suit it, drink to suit
It, and live a lenten life of self-denial.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
CLOTHES FOR THE CUBANS.
Ladies' of Lancaster Take Up the
Noble Work-First Box
Comes.
To the Editor OF The State:

To the Editor OF The State:
After reading an article IN The
State by Mr. Gonzales, in which he
speaks of the great destitution
prevailing in that section of Cuba
in which Gen Gomez is encamped,
we determined to do something
for the relief of these poor wo-
men and children. We were di.
rected to send all boxes of cloth.
ing to the editer of the State to
be for warded by him to Tampa,
Fla. We ship today box of
clothing, which you will please
acknowledge as sent by ladies of
Lancaster. Very respectively,
Mrs + + Cloud,
Secretary Relief Committe.
Lancaster, Aug 4, 1898.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
Final DISCHARGE

THE UNDERSIGNED DR. G G.
Il Welsh Admr Of the Estate Of Mn
Ellen Blakeney will apply to Geo
McC Witherspoon Prooate Judge. for
"A Fioai discharge IA Admr Of said Eat
on the 5tL OF september 1893. at III
O'Clock a m.
&C Welsh, Admr.
August Sd, 1898,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
Bcnuty IL blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
eauty without it. Cascarcts, Candy Cathar-
fc clean Your blood and keep II clean, by
tirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
uritlcs from the body. Begin to-day tC
panish pimples, boils, blotchcs, blackhcads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Iascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, SOC.
lfa man has II yellow dog and a
frivolous wife, he can at least
kill the dog.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
The Housekeeper's Duty in the
Selection of Flour.
American journal of Health.


The American Journal of Health
is obliged to return frequently to
the subject of pure -four. Our
discussions concerning food prod
ucts generally, which are system
atically conducted in our columns
in the interests of our readers,
have repeatedly been devoted to
this question. Still, it seems nee
essary for us to further empha-
size the fact that the purity of
-four must be insisted upon by
housekeepers, and to urge them to
an unceasing vigilance against the
imposition of inferior grades. -
Some articles, though in daily use
upon the household table, are only
partaken of by adult members of
the family or by individuals to
whose particular tastes these par
ticular articles appeal. But flour
is partaken of by every member
of the family, without distinction
of age it is employed in the
preparation of every meal, in one
way or another. That is why it
occupies place of such peculiar
Importance in the dietary that is
the reason the housekeeper must
insist upon its purity. Failure to
do so, means a menace to the
health of every member of the
family.
This being so, the hygienic press
can perform no higher service to
the great number of families in
which it is read, than to investi-
gste the various brands of -four
on the market, and commend
those which merit it. Such COM
mendation we can readily accord
to the -four made by the Liberty
Mills of Nashville, Tenn. Having
selected this brand for eyamina-
tion because it is known to be
largely in use, and so forms u sta
pie food in the dietary of so many
families, we caused it to be sub
jected to analysis. That our re-
port might possess the. utmost
possible value for our readers,
we took our customary precaution
of procuring samples from the
ordinary dealers. 1t was i'm
possible for any person, uncon
nected wi b our staff, to know
that these samples were intended
for any special purpose; nor had
the manufacturers of this flour,
nor any one directly or indirectly
connected with their interests, the
remotest inkling of our intention
to couduct an Investigation. Our
independent and secret system of
making tests of food products is
largely the source of the prestige
which these periodical reports
have SO long enjoyed.
The -four made by the Liberty
Mills is remarkable for it's ex-
cellence. ThC .rial it received in
our chemical test kitchen, clearly
demonstratedthis. For instance:
Gluten which is the nutrilive
quality of -four, we found in this
brand in an unusually high de-
gree; starch, which is the natural
enemy of digestion and IA common
cause of dyspepsia, we found very
little of. The vital test, taat of
uniform quality, indicated to our
experts that the -four made by
the Liberty Mills is a product
which can always be trusted to
give uniformly satisfactory re.
suits.
Our examination included
trial of this brand of flour in tho
oven. 1t was made into bread,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
Chi;dren's Day at Newhope.

Last Sunday was observed as
Children's day at New Hope Bap-
tist church. The exercises by the
children were highly entertaining
and creditable indeed. Messrs.
w & Thomson and Geo w Jones
delivered addresses which were al.
so much enjoyed by the large
audience present.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10

Educate Your Boweis with Cascarets
Candy Cnthhrtic, cure constipation forever
ioc, &c. II C. c. c. fall, druggists refund money
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
YERIS
PILLS

nave cured many bad cases of
dyspepsia they will cure you, if you
are suffering from that disease.
Mrs. H. B. Anderson, 15 Williams
Street. Grand Rapids, Mich, writes !:
Ayers Pills cured me Of dyspepsis
from which had suffered for thrss
years. They beat every othAs msdt
cine
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10

No morphine pr. opium In DR.. Mics PAm
What stops NeurAlgiAf Dr. Miles Pals Pilis.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
JHE TIME FOR SLAUGHTER
Is NOW MITH US.
ARE GOING TO CLEAN our SHELVES AND
COUNTERS OF all SUMNER GOODS.

Getting down to the Task of reducing our~
SOCKS prior to our removal to the New Stores.
Ahe builders have possession there. walls are
being extended floors ripped up, stairs torn away
These huge Stocks OF Dry Goods and Grocer-
les are right i'm our way. Will pay us better to-
sell under cost than to move ($2, $1,000 T.venty~
five Thousand Dollars worth of merchandise.
g. Every article genuine Bargain.
w. GANS0N
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION

The date fixed for the competitive
examins' ion OF APP Iicants for scholar
ship TO the South Carolina Military
Academy j. August 10, (third FRIDAY.
Al Lancaster court house at o o'clock
q m. w u Bruce,
Co Supt Education.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-09-22

The sheriff ia high dudgeon, then
rushed to the telegraph Office, 1t is an
hour before he gets an answer from
the governor at Lexington and it is;
"IIave not authorized use Of troops
must be mistake about regiment. What
do you mean?'
Then followed several of the absurd
est of dispatches.
NO mistake, says the sheriff. Reg
iment, one thousand strong armed
with repeating rifles"
Impossible" says the governor.
Your fears or your condition has
made You wild. Therc is not such a
regimental formation in the state If
you cannot preserve the peace will
send the Louisville Lightguards-
ninety-four men. The law must be
upheld"
Then Matlock corroborated the
sheriff
Regiment of armed men in posses
sion of the bank. Must have the pro-
lection of the state at once The sher-
iff is helpless"
TO this the governor still incrcdu-
lousy replies: Regiment must have
transportation. How did it come? An
swer at once if it invaded the state
from Ohio
Impossible to tel! was the answer.
"No one knows how it got here. 1t
is drawn up on Main street at present
Have failed to communicate with
officers"
After some delay, the governor sent
this word:
"Will arrive in the morning with
Adjt. Gen. Luscomb Do nothing till
get there"
While thisw going on an hour was
lost and it was three o'clock At half
past three o'clock the regiment was
moved from the bank to the vicinity OF
the company's works. 1t proceeded in
fine open order and was cheered along
the route by the people. A strong
guard was left at the bank and no one
allowed to enter
On the cOmpany's common 1T was
again drawn up-a strong encircling
line of pickets thrown out and the fol-
lowing note sent about five o'clock to
the director:
"Sir;-Tho first battalion of the
workingmen's advance guard will pro
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-09-22

tect property until the state takes pos
session. I shall cncamp my men on
the outskirts until tomorrow. Let the
citizens retire to their homes till that
time"
After several attempts to see the
colonel, the sheriff sent communica-
tien to him.
"Sir:-Will you inform the authori-
ties of this county by what right you
invade this state. AS the legally con
stituted officer of the county, / demand
that youappear before me and explain
your conduct under penalty of arrest.' y
To this the colonel made no answer.
It was six o'clock in the evening
when the regiment was marched To an
open tract on the southwest terrace
overlooking the town; strong guards
were thrown out in all directions and
apparent preparations made for going
into camp, As there was nothing for
the town to do but wait the arrival of
the governor in the morning, it SLOWLY
quieted down. The camp fires of the
military burned in a long row on the
far terrace. The regular beat of the
drum was heard far into the night,
which was an unusually dark one, and
at twelve o'clock all was still.
But as soon as it was light the
streets were thronged. There were
the fires on the terrace smoking as if
with preparations for breakfast and
the white tent of the colonel could be
plainly seen. The early train brought
in a crowd Of IDLE men, but the rail
road officials denied having seen anv
regiment.
As soon as the day was fairly arrived
crowds began to make their way to
the edge of the camp. The guard had
/ been withdrawn from the bank in the
night and at seven o'clock MatloclS re-
ceived word that the regiment had dis.
appeared. lie went immediately ia
the bank with The sheriff. At the same
time the news of the disappearance
spread like wildfre. Crowds 'ovcr-ran
the camping ground but not a sign OF
/ the soldiers could be fornd cxcept the
smoub blering fires, the remainihrtent
and the strong smell of the troddeu
| grass, with here and there q dropped
fragment Of clothing cartridge or a
. piece Of food. ..r.... .....
Then It was that the director dis
/ covered that an the spa.ie had been re
moved from the bank a great crowd
had gathered round the entrance. q,
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-09-22

the governor had declined to Interfere
at the present state of affairs.
Such was the condition of matters
when at nine o'clock, to the astonish-
ment of everybody, n regiment of in
fantry, one thousand strong, in full
marching order and armed with maya
zine guns, made its appearance at the
edge of the town on the Paducah rail
road, and came down the main street
as far as the bank in fine order, pre-
ceded by drum corps of four pieces.
The astonishment and excitement at
this sudden invasion were increased ten
fold by the banner which spread out to
the morning breeze, and which had
inscribed on it legibly; First Battal-
ion American Worl1ingmen. No Tyr
amy of Money. No Coercion of Capi'
ital"
Where the regiment had come from,
how f,r it had marched or what
were itu intentions, no one knew. But
it did not take long for the runor to
form and fly that it was a working
mans regiment, and would not take
the side of the employers.
When it had reached the little
square where the bank stood it was
drawn up. A sllirmish line was
thrown out pickets stationed and the
crowd forced back.
The colonel and his staff then went
into the bank. The disposition of the
men in the street was such that access
to the bank was impossible, and as the
doorway was on level with the street
IL was impossible for the crowd to see
what was going on, save that there
was constant huctuation in tho
ranks of the men.
The regiment stood there quite twC
hours and a half In the meantime
there was great commotion at the
company's works The sheriff set of
in carriage with Mr. Matlock, fol
lowed 10y half a score Of deputies Z,
reach the bank. but were stopped 10y
the pickets. The officer protested anC
threatened, but i'm rain. When aszcC
If the governor had sent them, the
soldiers replied: You must talk e
+ the colonel, but you cannot pass thi
lines at present"
III the colonel desires 10 protect thu
bank, he win confer with me, sal,
Dir. Matlock
81 don't know what his orders are,
said the soldier "Bettcr wait till b.
. calls on lou ae the works.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-09-22
CHAPTER x1v.-coNrrNuEp.
tCoPYRIGHr, 1894 ]


The director appears to have been a
pragmatic Englishman, without tht
tact of prudence. There was, at the
time, a million dollars in specie on
temporary deposit in the St. Mary's
bank, being the two payments made
by the government fora large contract
for copper gun-barrels. This money
should never have reached st. Mary's
in coin. But there had been a loud
outcry from different parts of the coun-
try that all the profits of the company
went to England, and the disaffected
men of "The Junta" had recchoed it
bitterly. This director, therefore,
whose name was Matlocl, had advised
the company to use the money at st.
Marys in paying off the Indebtedness
on the improvement. scheme lie APP
peared to think it would have a good
effect. On the night after the strike
three of the new houses built by the
company were burned The striking
workmen were charged with the iu-
cendiarism, but denied it. The next
day there were three or four thousand
men out of work in the town and a
very angry feeling.
Director Matlocll injudiciously eX.
pressed an opinion about the origin Of
the fire which made the better class of
striking worlkmen indignant, and they
sent delegation to the office. of the
works to get statement from him di-
rectly, and they encountered at the
door of the Office six men, armed with
clubs and pistols, who ordered them
away. An alteration ensued. Two
of the delegation were knocked down
and one had his skull fractured The
remainder of the men went back for
reinforcements and in an hour there
was mob of five hundred men before
the office. They demanded that the
perpetrators of the outrage should be
handed over or they would enter the
building by force and take them Mat
lock refused to give them up. The
mob then broke into the Office, seized
the men and took them into the street,
where they were beaten to death. The
director then sent for the sheriff at