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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05

SPANISH SHIPS
 VERY CLOSE TO
 OUR COASTS.

x PHILADELPHIA, May A. < x Captain White of the Allan < x steamship Turin. which arrived < x to-day from Glasgow via St. < Johns and Halifax, states that < x on Sunday, when off the banks x after sundown, he sighted in the x distance a warship with a cruiser <
 < ahead, followed by two boats, < x thought to be torpedo boats. x Captain White signaled the mys- x terious craft, but they made no x reply. x Captain Aarhuus cf ths Ger x man steamship Schleswig, which < x arrived to-day from Hayti, x claims to have been pursued and x fired on by Spanish man-of- x war off Tortugas April 28 just x after sundown. The captain x < says he not only refused to heave x * to, but kept going ahead under < < full power of steam with shot x
 < after shot coming after him, and > < soon outdistanced his pursuer in < x the darkness. Shipping men con- y X slider the most serious aspect of } Captain Aarhuus' report the evil , x dent fact that Spanish warships } x are closer to our coast than }
 < seems to be the opinion of the } :: naval authorities, as Captain } * Aarhuus appears confident of the } assertion that the vessel that ; pursued him ' -s a Spanish ves- x sell x
 < * * * *. < * * x x < * * x > c. J. Decker assigning them to the City of Peking.
 Instructions were sent to the Maya Laboratory in New York to send te San Francisco at once large quan- tity of A. B. and c. hospital supplies and Dr. Decker was instructed to SC. cure a large quantity of medical sup, plies at Mare Island, which will be placed aboard the steamer, and upor her arrival at Manila will be trans. ferred to the American warships.
 There is some talk of sending troops out by the City of Peking, but the probabilities are that she will simply carry a. sufficient number o1 officers and bluejackets to take the places of those who were wounded o1 killed in the engagement. under stand that sufficient ammunition will probably be sent to the Far East tc refill the magazines of the ships ot Commodore Dewey's fleet.
 Captain O'Neil sent telegraphic in structions to-day to different depots to ship powder and projectiles tc Mare Island, at which point it will be placed aboard the freighter which will be secured by the Government.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
DEWEY SAID TO HAVE REPORTED
 A LOSS OF FIFTY MEN KILLED
 AND ONE HUNDRED WOUNDED
THE MARRLEHEAD CREATES A PANIC
 IN A CUBAN TOWN

BOSTON, May 5--A Washington special to the Post dated this morning says:
 Commodore Deweys report is in Washington is a statement made by naval officer of high standing who claims have the report being transcribed from cipher into straight English.
 It is dated at Manila Sunday night and cabled from Hongkong
 is said to show death loss of about fifty men, with twice many more or less seriously wounded
 The Concord and the PetreI both of them small gum boats badly damaged particularly in their upper works but not much so but that they can be repaired.
 Dewey is said to have asked for hospital ship, 200O men and supplies for three months
 The report says the officer does go into elaborate details On the contrary he says that in respect sembes Grants famous dispatches from the field being 1very brief.
 Aside from those actually wounded the Commodore ports that all of his officers and men suffered less severely from damage to their from the fearful concus sion of the big guns and despite the fact they believed Ito have followed the usual practice of protecting the drums with pads of cotton wool.
 There nothing in the report however, to indicate that any one permanently damaged in this way was poor McCifn in the battle of the Yalu
 Commodore Dewey in his report is said to be loud in his praise of the bravery and cooness of his whom he lis quoted as saying showed much daring did the under Farragut in Mobile Bay
 It believed that the report has occasioned the sending of des to Admiral Kirkland commanding the Mare Island yard send whatever relief may be necessary at once.
 It is believed this report authentic Secretary Longs relations with Post being of she most intimate character
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-14
4 CARD OF THANKS.

As my pastoral relation with
the I'd Baptist church of Lancss-
ter, which / have endeavored to
serve to the best of my ability
for the past twelve months, is
drawing to a close, | desire to ex.
press, through the medium of the
obliging press, my most grateful
and heartfelt thanks to the good
people of Lancaster for the very
many evidences of kindness
shown me and my family during
our residence here.
In all of my ministerial career,
l have never been moro kindly
treated, more cordially welcomed
by the people generally and more
uniformly sustained in my efforts
TO advance tho Masters cause,
than has been my experience
throughout my entire stay IN this
hospitable and enlightened COM
munity. The ministers Of the
various churches have been my
warmest friends and svmpa-
thizers, the most pleasant rela-
tons ever existing between us:mv
cong: egation--God bless each and
every one of them, has stood by
me with unfaltering zeal and
tidelltv:members Of other churches
As we'll Ms some who are not
church members, have oftentimes
extended me the right hand of
fellowship and encouraged me 10y
word and deed in nv humble
lsbors to save immortal souls:
the newspapers of the town have
also given me their moral support,
thereby greatly aiding me IN my
work; the doctors, and the pro-
fcssional men generally, have
been truly good ani kjll to me-
So 1t will be seen that nv debt
Of gratitude is, indeed, Iarg" and
extends to many. Nav the bless
ings of kind Providence rest
upon one and all OF them, is the
fervent prayer of your obedicnt
servant.
J w Little
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-14
1t Was Romantic.

Yesterday gentleman with
three children came to the Moore
house and registered as H. G..
Leak, from Illinois. He appeared
to be affected with a certain de
gree of expectancy. Later lady
called and inquired if a Mr.. Leak
was there. She was answered in
the Affirmative and ushered into
the rsr!or, where he and his chill
dren were. 1t was supposed, of
course, that she was meeting an
old acquaintance. but on entering
she inquired Of him if he was MIR.
Leak. He owned the name and
seemed to understand who she
WAS without being told, Us those
present did not learn her name.
There seemed to he something
brewing but it did not leak ont
till they ann unced that thew
were going up to tho A. r. p.
parsonage. The next chapter Of
the story 10 contained IN the
marriage announcement.
The bridal party left immediate
ly, by hack, for the brides home
at CabaI, in this county. We
understand that Mr.. Leak will
return TO Illinois in = few days to
finally arrange his affairs there,
and will then return with his
other two children TO this county
to live in the future.
Mr.. Leak is n substantial look
ing gentleman. Mrs. Leak is 4
member of one Of the oldest and
most prominent families Of the
north western portion of this
county. Chester Lantern.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-14
CROWDS CHEER LEE EN-
ROUTE FOR CUBA.
Departure of tho General and
Staff for Cuba.

Savannah, Ga, Dec. I1.-Gen
Lee and staff sailed for Cuba this
afternoon on the transport Pana-
ma. Crowds of people lined the
~harves rs the transport passed
down the river. \. the tug boats
cut loose, the siren taken from
the Spanish cruiser Almirante
Oquendo after the battle Of Santa.
90 and now on the tug Cambria,
screeched the Panama a parting
salute.
Gen Lee will remain outside Of
Habana until January /, when he
will enter the city.
The Panama will land at Mari
anao, where Gen Lee will estab-
lish his headquarters on the camp
site selected by Col. Hecker for
the Seventh corps, and will re-
main there until he enters Ha-
bana.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-14
. \ aHROW %~rLpE.

Thankful words written by Mrs
Ada f.. Hart, of GrotOn, ). D..
"Was taken with bad cold
which sttled on my lungs; cough
set in and finally terminated in
Consumption. Four Doctors gave
ME up, saying | could live but a
short time. | gave myself up to
my Savior, determined if could
not stay with my friends on earth,
L would meet my absent ones
above. My husband was advised
to get DIR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds. l gave it a trial, took in
all eight bottles. 1t has cured
me, and thank God | am saved
and now a we'll and healthy wo-
man. Trial bottles free at
Crawford Bros Drug Store.
Regular size soc and $1.00.
Guaranteed or price refunded.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-14
A DANGEROUS RASCAL.
Conduct of Alfred Grier, an In
pudent Negro Which Might
Have lnciteda Lynching
Had it Been known.

Aired Grier, n young negro
and one Of four who WAS recently
captured by Constable Scogglns
for transporting liquor in the
night time into Yorkville, seems
to be a very bad fellow and de-
serves to be severely punished.
The Yorkyille Enquirer tells of
the very infamous conduct of this
negro few days before his ar
rest, when he went to the home
Of Mr.. j. A. Bell, who lives two
miles west of Glover, and finding
Mrs. Bell at home alone, pushed
the door open, and sticking n re-
volver in her face threatened to
blow her brains out if she didn't
tell him where Mr.. Bells money
was.
Mrs. Bell is evidently not a
woman to be intimidated as in
stead of fleeing from the negro,
she got hold of pair of tongs
and dealt the scoundrel severe
blow on the head. He then
grasped Mrs. Bells throat and
choked her. In the desperate
struggle that snsued, a great deal
of noise was necessarily made,
when the dog. on the outside be-
gan barking furiously, and the
negro, fearing that help might be
at hand, broke away and fled.
At first there seemed to be
some doubt as to Grier be.
ing the guilty man, but a negro
named Andrew Jackson, who
saw Grier going towads Mr. Bells
homo, and incidentally stated to
him that MI. Bell was not at
home. has since identified Grier as
the man with whom he talked.
The facts were not known in
the community, and Enquirer init.
mates that If they had been, there
might possibly have been lynch
ing bee, in which Alfred Grier
would have been the victim.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-14
O a - IT O RIA.
Signature ss &xNAHzSx

The Rock Hill Buggy CO., has
purchased the machinery, ma
terials on hand, finished jobs and
the will and name of the Caro-
lima Buggy Co., whose manufact-
uring plant was at Yorkville. The
machinery, ETC., will be brought
to Rock Hill and operated ia con-
nection with the already magnlfi-
comfy equipped factory Of the
Rock Hill Company. The build
ings of the Carolina Co., at York,
vile will be used for . cotton
factory.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-14
LANCASTER. s. O.. DEC. IA 1893
MURDER IN ORANGEBURG.
Fatal Ending of Il Dispute as to
killing of Chickens.
Special to The State.
Special to The State.

Orangeburg, Dec. '9.-Ihc
name of our county is again
stained 10y the crime of murder,
Notwithstanding the heavy penalty
but recently paid by one who had
taken the law into his own hands.
At the plantation of Capt. Jno.
:. Rowe, in the Bull swamp sec
tion, Emanuel Seawright and
John Bailey, colored, disputed
over the killing of a few chickens,
belonging to Seawright, and the
latter struck the former, who,
according to his statement, went
home and was not long there be-
fore nc saw Seawright coming
with a drawn knife. He Bailey
immediately got his gun, and, ap-
parently without warning, shot
Seawright, killing him almost IN
stantly.
Bailey came to this city and
surrendered to the police at
midnight last night, the trouble
having occurred early in the night.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-14
THE HANGMAN'S ROPE
BROKE.
EXECUTION OF ANDERSEN
BUNGLED.
Extraordinary Scenes in the Nor
folk Jail-A ConJcmneI
Murderer Hanged Twice.

Norfolk, Dec. 9-John Ander,
sen, the condemned murderer of
Mate Saunders, of the schooner
Oliver Pecker, was executed in
the city jail at 3 p. m, today.
He marched from his cell to the
scafold unsupported and with a
firm step, ascending the steps
without assistance. After prayer
10y Rev. j. b. Merritt, chaplain
of the Seamen's Bethel, who
kissed him goodbye, Andersen
made short speech, saying he
had forgiven the men who swore
his life away and would die at
peace with the world and God.
He spoke pleasantly to and smiled
at the death watchers and to the
crowd below, and in n firm voice,
said: 81 am ready"
The work of preparing him for
the final act in the tragedy was
proceeded with. AS the black
cap dropped over his head it hid
his smile from view. Deputy
Sergeant Rolston, who strapped
his limbs, says there was not the
slightest tremor of a muscle.
At 3:o6 the trap was sprung
and Andersen's body shot down.
ward. The rope parted just in
side the knot and his body fell to
the cobblestones with dull thud.
A thrill of horror ran through
the crowd. Officers ard witnesses
rushed so the body and snatched
the cap from his head, to find
blood ooZing from his mouth,
nose and eyes. A doctor was
called and soon Andersen opened
his eyes, and it was said, began to
breathe naturally. Ne was car
RED feet foremost mp the steps to
the platfor n and laid down until
u chair was obtained. He was
placed in this, but never spoke
Preparations for re hanging
him were made hurricdIv. All
wa excitement. The other end
of the ropc-the end with which
the negro murderer Downing was
hanged here on December u,
1895, and latcra man in McckIen
burg Was adjusted around his
neck. He was raised to stand
ing position and the straps again
placed on his limos. While he
ng supported ~ the officers the
trap was again sprung. In Is
minutes life was pronounced cx-
tinct Nine minutes elapsed be
tween the first aud ,rcoud drop.
Ander,ens 5 neck WAS broken.
supposedly by the last drop.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-14
WILL! \ NJ JENNINGS BRYAN
RESIGNS HISCOLONELCY.
fhe News Confirmed by Gen.
Ke,tcr. His Successor Receives
II Decoration From China.

Savannah, Dec. 11.-General
kcifcl, who is in command of the
remaining troops Of the Seventh
army corps since Gen. Lees de-
partur" for Cuba, tonight confir
med tic report of Col. ". J.
Bryan s resignation of his COM
mand. Both Gen, Lee and Gen.
Refer "ndcayored to induce Col.
Bryan to 20 to Cuba, but were
unsuccessful.
Lieut.. Col. Victor Vifquain of
the Third Nebraska regiment, who
will succeed Col. Bryan upon the
latter : resignation received notice
today from the Chinese legation
at Washington that the emperor
of China had conferred upon him
tn. decoration OF the Order of the
Double Dragon in recognition of
his service to the Chinese residents
of the republic of Celum bia while
he was United States consul at
Panama.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-14
d. SD i;t t,t GISIPpE

There is no use suffering from
this dreadful maiady, if you will
only get the right remedy. You
are having pain all through your
body, your liver is out of order,
have no appetite, no life or am
bition, have bad cold, in fact
are completely used up. Electric
Bltter> is the only remedy that
will give you prompt and sure
relief. They act directly on your
liver. Stomach and Kidneys, tone
up the whole system and make
you feel like new being. They
are guaranteed to cure or price
refunded. For Sale at Crawford
Bros Drug Store, only so cents
per bottle.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-14
Gen. Garcia Dead.

Gen Calixto Garcia, the distin
gulshed cuban warrior and leader
and the head of the committee
elected by the cuban AsScmbly to
visit the United States, died in
Washington city shortly after 10
o clock last Sunday morning, of
pneumonia, at the Raleigh Hotel
where the commission has Its head
quarters.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-14
The Work Will Go On .

Washington, Dec. l2.-Spcaking
of the death of General Garcia,
Col. SanguiIIv said today that the
plans of The Cuban commission,
which Gen. Garcia had mapped
out, will he carried into affect by
the remaining members, according
to hi, known wishes. No one will
be sent to replace him rs mem
her of the commission
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-14
THE TREATY is SIGNED.
Americans Will Get Home For
the Holidays.

Paris, Dec 10.-Ths American
Spanish treaty of peace was sign
ed at the joint conference of the
commissioners at 9:45 this eve.
ming by the members of both com
missions
The Americans vii! sal! for New
York at once, reaching there for
the holidays.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-14
beauty Is blood Deem.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
,eauty without it. Cascarcts, Candy Cathar.
b. clean your blood and keep it clean, by
airing up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
Wrlties from the body. Begin to-day tC
anish pimples boils, blotches, blackhcods.
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. An drug.
gIsts. satisfaction guaranteed, IOc, 25c, SOC.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-14

johnnie London, a Is year old
son of Mrs. Fred II. London of
Rock Hill, was seriously hurt by
the unexpected explosion of an
improvised toy cannon made Ct a
nail puller last Thursday. Several
deep cuts were made in his legs
by pieces of iron when the thing
burst into pieces.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-14

Don't Tobacco spis sad Smoke Tour Life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and fsrsvsr. be mag
netio. full ~ life, nsrvo and viEor, take Note
Bas. the woadsr. worker. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, go or u. Cure guaran-
tss4 Booklet asa sAnpls free. Addrsas
ossssSag nsDsAg O 2AisaEs e New Ysse
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-14
SAY ! DON'T DO 1T!

Don't send off for jewelry,
watches, clocks, sllverware, or
for anything in these lines, for
the Identical thing can he obtained
from K. Brandt for the same
money and oftentimes for less,
besides you know how often one
is deceived
Did you ever think of it, that r.
Is Anit has made study of ordering
su:h things for 3 years. and that he
certainly knows bette where 10 order
fr'm than you who occasionally read
IN al vertlsement or receive n cata>
ioXue. Remember all jewellers are
not 80 well posted. Bring your Gaia
Iogne along and he will demonstrate
what he says. Now, tr., 1t, he wan II
you to do 1t.
Our pri es are low and 10 per cent
hsdue tiOn m AXES them a great deal
lower. Write for circulars.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-14
OUR HONOR ROLL.

Blessed is he who psyeth his
dues to The Courier in advance.
For verify | say unto you the
printers shall rise up and call him
blessed, and our devil shall not
prevail against him. Flee from
the wrath to come aud add your
name to those below.
1t is followed by list of names.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-14
ESTRBI-l HE'D 1852
COL. R. N. SIMS DEAD.
He Carried the Flag of Truce at
Appomatox Secretary of State
For Three Terms and in the
Custom House Service at
Charleston.

Columbia, Dec. 1O.-Col. r.
NJ. Sims died at his residence in
Shandon yesterday after an ILL
ness of fortnight.
Robert Moorman Sims was
born December Sth, 1886, and
was reared in Lancaster county,
and graduated ut the South Caro-
lima Military Academy in 1886.
lie had scarcely settled in busi
ness when the outbreak of the
war gave the signal for him TO
rally in defense of his State. lie
volunteered rs private in Can't.
John d. Wylie's company Of the
Ninth South Carolina volunteer
regiment, commanded by James
ID. Blanding. 1t was not long
before he was appointed adlutant
and Inspector general of Bratton's
brigade, and in that capacity he
saw hard fighting and bore his full
share of it. He was of that cool
unobstrusive courage that stops
not to think of ostentation in the
performance of duty, but seems
simply to ignore danger. After
passing through several desper-
ate campaigns Col. Sims rose
by promotion to the adiutant
generalcy of regiments corps.
He was several times wounded.
In the trenches around Richmond
he saw the corps gradually dwin-
die away under the hammer
strokes of over vhelming numbers,
and it was his sad duty to bear
the flag of truce at Appomatox
that led to the capitulation Of
Lees shattered columns. This
flag, a simple towel, was bOr-
rored Wy Federal officer on the
field and was not returned. 1t is
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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-14

Mr. j G Davis, q young man of
Waxhaw, N. c., died Monday
morning of pueumonis and his
mother died that afternoon.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-14
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the ~ u0z
Signature of LEa<NZZ[Zll

The Cedartown, Ga, Advance
Courier prints the following in
each Issue.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-14

Richard q. Anderson, only sor
of the late Gen. "Fighting Dick
Anderson, died at Deadwood,
South Dakots, last week.
Arizona silver belt., 1898-08-04
BONNE'S NEW MEAT MARKET.

Max 0. Bopns moved into bis new building, adjoining E. F. Kellner & O., last Monday, and can now pride him. self on having one of the best appointed butcher shops in Arizona, and there is no one whs knows better how to con- duct the business and cater to the wants of the public than Mr. Bonne. The building is 22 feet front by 50 feet in depth and is one of the best constructed brick buildings in Globe, and well fin- ished throughout. It is furnished with everything needed ina first class meat market-a large refrigerator, swinging scales with : capacity of HOO pounds, handsome counter, meat racks, etc. MT. Boone is doing . good business, which should increase rapidly with the general revival and growth of the town expected next fall.
Arizona silver belt., 1898-08-04
Good Returns from Ore Shipped.

Superintendent George Calder, of the Pinto Creek Mining < Smelling com. pany, was in town for several days this week. He has received returns from a ton of To Tamblen ore shipped to Burlingame, of Denver; also returns from small shipment of ore from the Winons claim, ono ot the Pinto com pany's group. The To Tsmbien ore went l9.63 psr cent copper, sS in gold and four ounces in silver to the ton. The Winons ore gave returns of l4.20 per cent of lead, 95.G0 gold and one and a half ounces silver. Since the shipment of ore to Denver, two assays of ore frotu different parts of the No Tsmbieu mine, wsro equally AS satisisc- tory ss the returns from Denver.
 Mir. Calder is concentrating work on the To Tsmbien, and has the shaft down 132 feet. Very little progress has been made during the past two weeks owing to bad air in the shaft This will be renedied by putting in $ blower on tho tunnel level, and work will be resumed within n few days and pushed vigorously. The Pinto Greek compsny has valuable property, which when sufficiently opened should become good producer.