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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-06-08
Local M alters,

Mrs K l. Simpson. of Dan
vile, Va, is visiting her parents,
Col and Mrs j n Crockett at this
place.
Miss Eta Williamson, a
graduate of the Lancaster Graded
school at the recent commence
ment, returned to her home at
Monroe last week.
Miss Isabel Davis is Mt home
from the Union Seminary for
young ladies, to spend the sum-
mer vacation.
Mr. w A Moore, Of New
York, is spending few days
with his mother at this place.
MIR Robert G Brown has re-
turned from Richmond, Va,
where he has been taking course
in the Richmond business college.
Mrs Walter b Kerr of Rock
Hill, is visiting her parents at
this place.
Mrs R b Mackey, of Heath
Spring, who has been visiting her
parents here, returned home Mon
day.
Magistrate Burns made his
quarterly report of collections of
fines, etc, to the county Board of
comm sioners last Monday as
now required by law, and turned
over 1925 in cash to the ounty
treasurer.
Bishop Capers made his an
nual visitation TO Christ Church
(EpiscopaD at this place last Fri
dav and conducted services that
night. The class for confirmation
consisted of Misses Lizzie and
Carrie Connors.
MIR Chas f Carter, a private
in Co G 1st Regiment, S G VOL
unteers, came home on furlough
and spent Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Ike Williams. returned with
him to Columbia Monday to Join
the company and 60 to the front.
Owing to u delay of several hours
in the departure of the Narrow
Gauge train from this place Mon.
day morning they missed con
nection at Chester, and did not
reach Columbia until two hours
after the departure of the Reg,-
ment for Chickamauga. They
followed on the next train and
will be only few hours behind
the Regiment in reaching Chicka-
mauga.
There will be services in the
Episcopal church next Monday
night, the 18th inst at $50
O'Clock, conducted by the Rev
j w Cauty johnson.
List of letters advertised for
the week ending June 7th 1898.
Mrs w + Conner, 2 Essie McCul
len, f d Beckham, j w Corliss,
James Ellison, Joseph Hammond,
+ j Karik.
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Peabody Scholarships.

The next competitive exami
nation for Peabody scholarship,
Nashville, Tenn, will be held on
July 81 and %, 1S9S, in the of
fee of state superintendent of
education. There are two va
Cancfes tO be filled.
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Married

Married
Mr. PRESLEY Williams and Miss
Mary Jane Estridge, eldest
daughter of Mr. w J Est:idge of
the Taxahaw section, were mar.
ried ut White Bluff Sunday after
noon last, by J n Estridge, n p.
The marriage was very quiet, only
a few relatives and friends being
present.
The attendants were: Mr. J l.
Baker, with Miss Allie Neal: Mr.
Laney Broom, with Miss Isadore
Estridge.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-06-08
County Treasurer's Report.

Much of our space in this issue
is given to the publication of the
County Tr ea ure RS eport.
Everybody should read it and
keep posted as to the expenditure
of the county funds.
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A wena.rfsi Diseev.ry.

The last quarter Of q century records
nsuy wonderful discoveries In medieins,
bs> none that hsve accomplished more fsf
Humanity than that ssefifne old hcasehold
rsnedy. Browns Iroa Biftsys. 10 ssssns ~
esd eeither msn, woman O. child YcSn fske
~ without deriving ths RresSss4 bsasxt.
Dsvvss' fscs. Bisssss > Al ~ sfl SssAss~
- VIncortI7ence o. water during
sseep stopped immediately by DR 4
sDrrcaox's ANTI DrURErTc, Cure
Shsldssn aid adults siike-Prfcs. s'
Sold BY J + Msckey h Co.. Druggist
kAncsetsr. q q.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
C0U NTY IRE ASU R { R.

OFFICE COUNTY TREASURER,
Lancaster, So. CD.
Annual report OF disbursements of Coun-
ty. School and Special funds, for 1896 aud
1897.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-06-08

Educate Your bowels with Cascarets
Candy Cathortic, cure constipation forever
10c. csc. IL c. G. C. fail, druggists refund money
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Black goods below former cost. Black
; Black Sicsllian and Grenadine, chancet are tn
to sTend your Dollar is when that dollar i n
, cry Bargains. Such pretty Edging as every
: there are children to be dressed
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-06
The New Normal School Completed.

When the Nor nal School
b7-ilding in this city burned on
tie night of Nov. 20, 1897, few
we're brave enough to anticipate
the noble building that now &C
cupies the site of the old one.
This new building is much
more imposing and progresses
ing than the cut that was printed
in the papers would lead us to
suppose. Tt is built ofred brick,
with trimmings Of Kasota stone.
The cupola, that many pre- licted
would look like a chicken-cOOp,
really adds to the appearance of
the Building. Truly when one
sees the building from the south
east or southwest, he is greatly
impressed with it. But it is not
with the exterior that we are
concerned so much as with the
interior arrangements that ma re
it adapted for a normal school.
When the visitor goes through
the long, we'll lighted CORR lors,
climbs the bi DAD and easy stairs,
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-06

Also the distance between the
fOOrsiS much 9ss than in theOld.
The gymnasium is distinct from
the main building yet it is con-
nected with it by a covered
passage way.
The basement of the new build
ing is large, very dry, we'll
lighted, well ventilated. In it
will be found rooms for the kin
dergarten, the janitor's family,
ward robes, bath rooms, bicycle
rooms, toilet rooms for boys Of
the model school and for male
students of the no ,mal depart.
ment.
The first floor is entirely given
up to the use of the model school
and professional work.
On this floor, there are five
large school rooms for three mo /
ell school departments for the
supervisor of practice, and for the
preparatory department. Be
sides these, there are ten recita
ton rooms for the use Of the
model grades.
The second floor is wholly de
voted to the use of the Normal
department. The assembly room
is a large, pleasant, a.u WEI
lighted room, opening by two
double doors into the main cor
ridOr. It is seated as all the
school rooms are with adjustable
desks and seats of the latest
style. Fronting the assembly
room on the north, is the general
library roo n. This room is al
mirably a laptel to it's purpose
and is furnishe i 4 very ttst-
full b0Ok-sh9lves. Besides these
rooms there are six spacious
recitation rooms and the pl es;
dents of, ce.
On the third foo. are the labor
atories Of the science department
and the room for drawing.
The wall a1d cell ngs f all these
rooms and corridors a e tinted
with pleasi lg colo~s that are rest
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-06

ligent Inspector in every way
superior to the one destroyed by
fire. It is but fair to say in this
connection that a good impression
was made upon the Executive
Comm ittee by the promptitude
with which Presto ent Parker and
the faculty reopened the school
the next day after the fire and by
the hearty cooperation OF the
citizens and also fair to state that
Mr.. Lord had some supporters
upon the Board who from the
fist were heartily with him.
Every one who has a basis for a
Judgement believes, however,
that all other influences would
MT have awaited had we been
r represented in the Board by a
regent possessed Of less earnest
ness Of purpose, adroitness and
plucky determination than is
possessed by Freeman Lord.
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Legislature, before his appoint
ment to membership on tAe
Board of Normal Regents. The
death of Regent Ballard two
years ago ale vacancy in the
local regency and Mr.. Lord was
appointed to FIJI the vacancy.
Mr.. Lords standing on the
Board is fairly indicated by the
fact that he had not been on the
Board year before he was made
a. member of the most i'm
portant committee on the Board,
the Executive Com nittee, an hon
or that has never been conferred
upon a new member before. lie
is at present a member OF that
Committee, the Committee on
Teachers, and the Committee on
inspection of Buildings and
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-06
How We Secured the Normal.

Hon. Freeman Fl. Lord, our
local Regent, has been a potent
factor in the building of the
new school. Regent Lord hal
seen public service in many
capacities in this community, be
sides having represented this
Assembly District in the State
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-06

remarked "River Falls has re
gent Lord to thank for the re
building of the school in this
place" This comment, coming
as it does from a member of the
Board, is significant, and should
lead the people of this city to a
realization of how much they owe
to the man who went into the
Board meeting at time when
public sentiment seemed unfa-
vorable torebuilding, and through
tact and determination won the
silent battle of the ballots which
has given to River Falls build
ing pronounced by every intel
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-06
RICES.

Onr Prices like our goods will surely suit.
Don't deceive Yourself by going to the
cities, but patronlze
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= AI,LGooDS.

We are laying in fnll supply Of FaI
goods IN the latest styles. by. Goods,
D,ess Goods, WooIens. Trimmings Of all
kinds.
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Grounds. His excel
lent judgement in basl-
nesSaffairS, as well as
his discernment Of all
educational needs, com
bine to ma ze him a val
liable member Of the
Board and a man OF
vide reaching influ
3e1ce in shaping Nor
NAL School affairs.
His influence in Sc
curing the re9sta Dlisn-
mant Of the school In
this city Is undlSpuUed
by those who know
anything at all of the
inner workings of the
Board at that most
critical time. Anoth-
er member Of the
Board while on a re
cent visit to the city
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-06
CLOTHING.

The Latest Patterns in all wool goods
Tailor made and warranted to fit. Gail
and see them.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-06

THE NEW NORMAL SCHOOL,
inspects the spacious school
rooms, and perceives how adj
mirably every thing is arranged
and adapted to the purposes of a
normal school, he can only say
with many others before him,
"How could you get so much for
1913, 900?
Thus the new building promis-
es to be very satisfactory to those
who have to admin the
school. It is longer and wider
than the old building, although
not nearly so high. The middle
portion is three stories, but the
east AID west wings are but two.
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RIVER FALLS. WIS.
full to the eye.
All the blac xboar Is in the Juil |
ing are slate.
On each floor, there are toilet
rooms, and this fact alone shows
how carefully the whole bull ling
has been planned for the purpose
ola normal school. AS the major
ity of the students areladies there
has been a studied effort to eli nj
nate as much stair climbing as
possible. The stairs are models
as regards the ease with which
they can be assembled.
The laboratories are furnished
CONTINUED ON LAST PAGE.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-11
MILLIONS FOR DEFENSE
An Emergency FUND Of $50. 600. o
Asked OF Congress.

WASHINGTON, March ?.-Therc were
no fewer than five important events
yesterday having u bearing more or
less direct upon the troubled relations
between the United States and Spain,
viz
The Introduction in congress-, by
Mr. Cannon, Of q resolution carrying
$50, 0Oo, 900 for the public defense.
The withdrawal of the Spanish gov
eminent of its animated objection to
the continuance in Office of Consul
General Lee.
The order of the cruiser Montgom-
cry to proceed to Havana in place of
the Fern.
The passage through the House OF
the bill increasing the artillery arm
by two regiments.
The institution Of negotiations look
ing to the purchase of warships for
our navy.
Mr.. Cannon's resolution probably
led all other topics in interest. partic.
ularly when it became known that it
was the result OF n conference be.
tween the author, the pres dent, Sem
ator Hale and other leading spirits in
Congress.
As there has been no explanation so
far OF h purpose which promoted
the introduction of Mr.. Cannon's reso-
luton, it may be said that the money
is primarily as an emergency fund. 1t
by TO means follows. because Congress
places such II sum of money in the
control of the President, that ne will
feel bound to spend all of it. Those
who look for n Wholesale purchase OF
warships are likely to DO disappointed.
The navy department ut present is in.
clined to make but one purchase of
this kind in the shape of "a substantial
ironclad. 1t does desire to get posses
sion of several Of the larger class Of
torpedo boat destroycrs
A naval officer, whose name was not
obtained, will leave here tomorrow
on his way to Europe to inspect naval
vessels That are building there.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-11
LIVE STOCK VALUES.
Animals on the Farms Are Worth SEQ
600. More Than a Year Ago.

WAsuuNGToN, March 9. The aggrc.
gate value OF live stock in the United
States January /. lSUs, were $3.50, lG2,-
80 greater than year ago, an in.
crcase of Ia - per cent, though there
was a deere use in the number of ami
mails, according to report of the stat.
i~stician OF the depar tment o: agricul-
turc, issued Jate yesterday. The total
value Of farm horses increased during
the year by s25,7ia,oll, that Of mules
SO, 100, 972, of milch cows sos, 573. 500,
OF oxen and other cattle Sl04, 367, ?la,
OF sheep S25,7O), l0l, and of swine
SS,OTS,639.
There were on farms in the United
States on January !, ~, go, OIL horses,
2,257,G6l mules, $3.50, $50 milch cows,
90, 2G4, 10; oxen and other cattle, 81
$50, $50 sheep and 80, $50, 800 swine.
These figures show n decrease OF iO2,
$50 horses, 100, sii milch COWS, 1,@4i,-
2li oxen and other cattle. $40, 2s3
swine and an increase of SIS, 3lI sheep
and i2,0ll mules.
OF the seventeen states reporting n
total OF over 1000, 900 hogs, Pennsyl-
yania, Ohio, Georgia, Missouri. Kan
sas ard Nebraska show an increase
and Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and eigh;
Southern states n decrease.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-11
CHINA YIELDS TO RUSSIA.
TO Lease Fort Arthur ana Tn-Lien- Wan
-Whnt WIN J.pAn boz

''"' ''' wv
BERLIN, March The Tagcblatt
to-day publishes II dispatch from pc.
kin saying China has agreed to Lease
Port Arthur and Ta-Licn-Nan to Rus.
VA for nincty.ninc years
PEKIS, March g--Much uncGsiucss
is felt in Chinese circles in consc.
qucncc of the Russian demands, The
Russian minister of finance, moreover,
is reported TO have urged these de-
mands percmptorily, and To have com.
planned that the Chinese loan was
settled in spite of the disapproval Of
Russia
All kinds OF SPECTATORS are flock
ing here for the purpose Of securing
concessions for electric lighting, street
railroads and regular railroads, etc.
The Chinese merchant, are showing
great cagcrncss to participate III tho
enterprises.
Russia demands tho settlement OF
the lease Of Port Arthur and 1a-Licn-
Wan by March . The Tsungli.Ya-
men has given full powers to Yang
fu, the Chinese minister at ST. Peters.
burg, and negotiations have been
transferred there. The matter Is prac
tically settled.
What will Japan do? England will
do nothing.
China has given Japan a written
undertaking to pay the indemnity in
May.
LoSpoS, March .. ALI the morning
papers comment IN the mcnacing as.
pcct of affairs in tho far East. The
ministerial Standards editorial says:
Years may pass in the execution OF
the designs, but from the moment tho
covenant is signed the partition Of
China il begun. The Disguise Is too
thin TO b. meant to deceive.
lit Is no wonder that tho eyes OF
the nation arc fixed in eager cxpecta-
ton upon Japan. The question re-
mains whether England will resist
Russia or proceed to restore the equi-
librinm 10y independent measures OF
her own"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-11
THE PARTITION OF CHINA.
Czar iIiuntiy Demands Possession OF
Port Arthur and Ta-Licn- Wan.

LONDON. March THE Pekin cor
respondent of the Times says:
"Russia has demanded thai China
surrender to her all sovereign rights
over Port Arthcr and Ia ien-Wan for
the same period and on the same con-
ditions as in the ease of Germany at
kiao.Chou. Besides this, Russia de.
mands the right to construct n rail.
way under the sa me conditions as the
rans-Manchurian railway, from Pc
tula on that line (near the River Sun
garD to kwang Chung'Tsu, Mudkcu
and Port Arthur Five days are given
signed within n month.
in the event of noncompliance
Russia threatens to her troops
into Manchuria. China will, perforce.
yield. by this agreement Russia will
obtain the right to send soldiers into
Leao-Tung, o,tensibiv for the protcc-
ton of the railway engineers.
"Russian assurances that the ports
will be open to the world are dccep.
to these assurances, Russia can con-
vert either port into 4 second and
stronger Nladivostocl<."
"Russia's protest il neither more
nor less than a thinlv yelled demand
upon China to abandon the whole OF
Manchuria and the %provinc, OF Shin
King, which includes the Liao-Tung
peninsula.
III China yields, these provinces
will practically pass away forever, &c
be incorporated in the cars empire.
While recognizing that ltussla's desire
for IN !ce-frce terminus for her Asiatic
railway Is reasonable and legitimate
England cannot assent to the prac
tical absorption OF two great ane
wealthy Chinese provinces"
PEKiN, March Son Friday last
China, demanded an officially signcC
assurance of the payment of the in
demnity due next May. The Chimes,
government instructed Yang Yu, IN,
Chinese minister At ST Petersburg, 4
urge Russia to cyacuato Port Arthur
Russia deferred u decision, alleging
that the presence OF Russian war
ships at Port Arthur was beneficial 4
China and favorable to peace in tn
Orient
On Friday. NJ. Gcrar, the Frenc'
minister to China, made a similar CON
plant, with corresponding demand
for compensation in the South
England and Germany are now re
garded as having obtained their lcgi'
innate aspirations; and Russia an
France desire to secure theirs.
The Chinese acknowledge that tn
| British late loan negotiations wcr
disintercsted and calculated to nc
anc China's welfare and to mai.
, tain her independence.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-11
LONDON PAPERS WARNING
Certain Defeat for spain in Case OF War
Europe Not with Her.

Europe Not with Her.
LONDON, March o-Thc London
Times cditoriallv says this morning:
"lf spain is placed in an awkward
position respecting the Lee incident
she must thank the indiscretion of her
foreign ofic,. She cannot blame
President Mckinney. Mr.. Cannon's
bill can hardly be explained by the
Lee incident. IL i, probably due TO
the rumors that Spain is purchasing
war vessels.
"Wc do not believe that Spain de-
sires war, but il she does this evidence
of Americas alcrtncss offers u most
effcctual check. President Mckinley
appears to he adhcring Loyalty to the
policy OF the tirmncss. caution and pa
ciiic circutnspcction he has hitherto
pursued. No doubt he has the sup.
port OF the sober and conscientious
mass OF the American people. but he
has had to face outbursts of popular
clamor that Il weaker man might have
mistaken for the vo.cc OF the country"
The Daily News, in its editorial on
The Cuban situation, says: we can.
not doubt us TO the ultimate issue Of
u war between the United States and
spain; but America might have a bad
quarter of an hour before victory.
European alliances against the
United states may be left out OF the
question despite the talk of
Spain's friends. The attitude of the
spanish. American republics, how.
over, may give the Americans pause.
The II thing ncedful, SO far as Eng
land is concerned. IS that those who
have so often mismanagcd our re IL
lions with the Unite States should
not repeat their historic mistakes.
1T may be taken for granted that
America wants nothing from US but
sympathy aud that, with or without
il, she will come out on the right side"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-11
Midway Mani. n.tt.r Terms.

SroCHUoLM, March o,-Thc Scandi-
navian union was brought up in par
lament yesterday by tho reports OF
tho Swedish and Norwegian commit
tees on the federation. The Swedish
committee proposes tho creation
of n foreign council Of state, to be
composed of ten Swedes and two Nor
wegians, A majority OF the Norwe-
gian committee recommends that each
country contribute towards the ex'
penditure of tho foreign ministry N
proportion to the population OF each,
for fifteen years, and that then each
country be entitled to demand u disso'
luton OF the consular union.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-11
Hypnotizsi to DO Murder.

CHICAGO, March . The police be.
lievc they have in custody the men
responsible for the death OF aged An.
drew McGee, who was found murdered
and robbed about ten days ago. One
Of the supposed murdercrs Is George
IL. Jacks. His alleged accomplice is
William j. Willows, a janitor. vii.
lows has made a confession, in which
he charges Jacks with the murder and
also duplicates q woman and two
other men. willows says he is in
deadly fear of Jacks, and claims that
Jacks is a hypno.ist. Jacks Jays vii.
lows statement is q lie throughout
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-11
A Bon, for st. Louis Naval Roserves.

ST.. LOUIS. Mo-, March G.-The City
of Vicksburg, one of the finest steam
crs on the Mississippi river until tho
tornado OF May q, 1885, when the
boats upper works were demolished.
has been bought for the St Louis
naval reserves, to be rcmodelcd into
Il gunboat 1t will cost SIS, 900 to re-
model the boat. 1t will be armed
with rapid fire guns from the Navy
department The purchase money
will, it is assured, be raised among
business men here.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-11
France Enyi.s America.

LONDON, March 0-Thc Paris cor.
respondent of the London Daily Mail
comments upon tho fact that the
Bourse Monday for the first time was
seriously affected by the situation of
Spnin and the United States and that
Spanish stocks fell heavily. French
sympathies,' says the correspondent
Of the Mail, ARE undoubtedly with
Spain. Furthermore, France desires
to sec q check put upon the growing
political and commercial Importance
Of the Uaite1 States"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-11
NEBRASKA LOSESTHE CASE
The Maximum Freight Law is Declared to
he Invalid.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March s.-The
long awaited maximum freight rate
case was handed down yesterday by
the supreme court, Justice Harlan
reading the decision. The court ar-
firms the decision of Justice Brewer in
the lower court with costs. Briefly
stated, it holds that railroads are en-
titled to the same protection of their
property under the constitution rs are
private individuals; that they are sub
jcct to proper regulations as to their
rates by the states through which they
run; that the rates fixed under the law
in Nebraska were excessive on the
showing made and II applied would
not have given Il reasonable return to
the railroads ut the time in which
they were cndcayorcd to be en-.
forced, but ut other times such
rates might not be unreasonable
and excessive. The decision Is likely
10 prove unsatisfactory to both sides
the state believing that it had mad,
out its contention that the earning
justified the rates fixed and the rail
roads hoping that the power OF III,
state TO intervene might be declare,
inapplicable. There were no dissent
ing opinions, although neither tn,
chief justice nor Justice McKcnna con
cured in the decision.