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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-05-21
SLIGHT INTER EST
AND NO ENTHUSIASM In THE
STATE CONVENTION.
ALL is PEACE.
And no Sign of Ancient Faction
alism Appeared-Forty One
Campaign meetings for
the Summer.

Columbia, S G May 1S-The
Democratic State convention met
today. There was not the usual
interest or excitement about the
convention.
All the candidates for Office
were present as delegates or visi-
tors. -s
The convention was the most
representative Of all factions that
has been held in many years.
Many delegations were divided
up, as was Greenville's, and it
appeared that there had been IN
the counties an entire absence of
factional lines in the selection of
the delegates. Even the old time
"'political hacks" were out in full
force.
There was no delegation from
Georgetown and the committee
on credentials recommended that
neither of the delegations from
Darlington be seated as they were
not elected according to party
rules. This left tw counties out
of the convention.
Senator McCalla of AbDeville
was elected temporary chairman
and permanent chairman. In ac-
eepting the place he hoped that
nothing would be done to prevent
any white man from voting in the
primary and said that the liquor
question was now the only one
left.
The convention took long re-
cess pending the report on the
Darlington case and did nothing
IN the afternoon, awaiting reports
from the committees on platform
and rules.
There were great many reso.
buttons offered. Some six or
more related to the campaign
meetings. Some delegates wanted
one meeting in each county and
others only one meeting in each
Congressional district.
A number of resolutions were
offered looking to having magis-
trates, masters and supervisors
named in the primary.
Senator Aldrich offered a reso.
luton supporting Bryan and up
holding the boys who have gone
into the army and offering sup
port to the war now that it has
been started.
The resolution further approved
the present administration and
said that the we'll done of the peo-
pie was due the administration.
Another clause endorsed the
dispensary as democratic and the
best solution of the whiskey
problem. The committee will
consider this last.
Delegate Kennedy, of Chester.
field, offered q resolution that no
candidate be allowed to run while
holding an Office unless the ter m
of the Office he was holding ran
out at the same time as that for
which he was running.
Several resolutions were offered
looking to the reduction of as
easements for candidates, and to
prevent the use of money in any
way.
The convention took q recess
ant,l $3.50 to hear the report of the
committees.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
TT
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Sub Marine Torpedo Boat.

Washington, May 19.-Oficers
and men have been ordered to the
Holland sub marine torpedo boat,
which 1t is believed has been pur-
chased by the government.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-05-21

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic 1oc or 25c.
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Spanish Expedition for the Phil
pines.

pines.
Gibraltar, May 1S.--The first
class battleship Pelayo, the ar
mored cruisers Emperador Carlos
", Alfonso XIII, Vittoria and
Giralda, the auxiliary cruisers
Alfonso XII, Buenos Ayres and
Antonio Lopez and three torpedo
boats, now at Cadiz, are ready
for sea. They are expected to
sail for the philippines before the
end of this month, with II, 200
troops.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-05-21

Teach your children to help
themselves s-but not to what
doesn't belong to them.
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Educate Your Bowels with Cascarsts.
Candy Cathartte, cure constipation forever.
ioc, e5c. II O. Q. G. fail, druggists refund money
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No-To-Bsc for rsfsy Cent?.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong. blood pure. SOC, o. All druggists
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ALABAMA LAUNCHED.

Philadelphia, May 1S.-The
new battleship Alabama was
launched privately at Cramps
yards this afternoon.
A daughter of Senator Morgan,
of Alabama, christened the ship.
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CHARLESTON SAILS.
First Relief Expedition to Admir-
al Dewey-The Oregon Safe.

San Francisco, CAL, May IS
The Charleston with supplies of
men, ammunition and stores sail
ed at l o'clock this afternoon for
Manila. This is the first move-
ment in the invasion of the Phil
pines.
Washington, D. c., May Is
Secretary Long announces that
the oattleship Oregon is safe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-02
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Calendars for 1899 have made their ap-
pearance.
W. F. schoch went to Paola today to
attend court.
The employment offices complain about
poor business
Plaster casts of the war heroes are now
on the market.
Morgan's orchestra is kept busy playing
for lodges alone
The rooms of Clay school will be decor
ated with pictures.
Movers wagons with stoves and extra
bed quilts are going south.
Mr. George Hale is recovering from
severe attack of pneumonia
D. J. Greenwald has announced that he
will quit the clothing business
Mr. H H. Higgins, formerly of this city,
but now Of Denver. is visiting here
There are eighteen patients in the Sal
walton Army hospital at present.
John d AIilliken of Mcpherson is in To-
peka. He attended the Collins trial yes
terday.
1t is against the law to shoot any more
quail The season closed the 1st OF De
cember.
F. H. Foster has sold his fancy driving
horse Bob Botsford, to a Kansas City
firm for $500.
One Kansas avenue office building has
a room on the second floor reserved to
keep coal in
The Topeka Cash Dry Goods company
has rented the Curry building for holi-
day purposes.
New York cider. Ohio maple syrup and
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scores will probably be adjusted. The
admission is free.
Assistant State Auditor Taylor used to
know Gay Rhea when she was little girl
in short dresses and making mud pies.
Her father was a lumber dealer al Guilt
then Gay Brown.
w. E. Bray of the state treasurer's Of
fee is great admirer of the character
of Senator Plumb, and keeps large pic
ture of the senator on his desk all the
time. Ihey were neighborS for many
years in Emporia.
Quartermaster Charles Lindsey of the
Twenty-second regiment has been notified
by the government that his accounts are
correct The government does not pay
the quartermasterS Of the army until their
accounts are checked up.
Bob semple suggests that while there is
taking Pictures it would be good time
fer all the Populists to get in the cruiser
and have their pictures taken sailing on
Salt river.
It cost So 54O.41 to run the state universi-
ty during the month of November accord
ing to the bills filed with the state audi
tor yesterday, The highest salary e5 Bat %
smith, who receives but s1i.11 per month.
The Collins case may cause night ses-
sions of the district court. Judge Hazen
says the court will continue in session
til p m. each day. and unless the pro-
ceedings are FASTENED will be commenced
at $50 a. m, half hour earlier. If this
does not facilitate matters, night sessions
will be in order.
John W. Stout, father of County Super
I
by falling from a bridge and striking on
his back. Mr.. Stout was u miles south
| east of the city when the accident Oc-
Cured. The injury was not serious, hut
will confne Mr.. Stout to his home for
some time.
George B. Harrison. editor of the Ad-
vocate and News, says that he became a
socialist after hearing a lecture by Chaun-
| cey NJ Depew while he was at school at
! Ann Arbor. Depew set him to thinking
on certain questions and the result was
that he became a believer in socialism.
Lieutenant Governor-eIeet Richter is
flooded with requests for recommends
| lions. He says he doesn't mind it, though
| because he asked the same fellows to vote
! for him a month ago and now they are
! just getting even with him
The case against S. r. Nelson of Law
renee. recently arrested on the charge Of
| sending improper letter through the
mails, has been dismissed in the federal
/ court. Judge Williams held that the let
/ ter was not a violation of the statute.
| A letter has just arrived at Governor
| Leedy's office from a man in the Fifth
/ district refusing army appointment
| The letter was written on May 9, but the
/ pOstmark the envelope shows that it
/ was not mailed until couple of days ago.
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SORE AT MISSOURI PACIFIC
Western Roads Want Tt to Recall
Freight Tariff

Kansas City, Dec. "A grand strug-
gle is being made to try to get freight
rates restored to a paying basis The
other day the presidents and other
high officials of the eastern lines met in
Chicago and decided to restore all
east bound rates by December 10 1t
was decided that the rates must stay
when they are restored, and the freight
men will receive very strict orders to
stop rate cutting altogether
The Missouri Pacific has called down
the wrath of the other lines by the
issuance of its recent tariff on west
bound business from St. Louis. The
western lines have been trying to get
the Missouri Pacific to Immediately
cancel the rates and not to wait until
they expire on the 9Th. 1t is claimed
that the only justification of putting in
such very low rates is in the suppOsition
that the object of the Missouri Pacific
is to make the other roads sick of rate
cutting The executive officers man
aged to obtain an agreement to advance
all Texas rates to a normal tariff basis
by December 10. The new tariff book
of the Maple Leal will be distributed
in a few days, and it is safe to say that
the most popular novel of the day will
not be more eagerly read than will this
new tariff.
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LIQUOR SALES.
Decrease in the Number Reported by
D Topeka Druggists.

The following sales Of liquor were re-
ported by Topeka druggists for the month
G. P. Pierce, 81; L. s. Woolyerton. 40;
A B. Woolverton, 147; a. T. WaggoneT,
81; J. w Gish, 142: G. w. Stansfield, 50;
2. B. Walker, IS; N. Meightman,, "a, 81; " ~
II. Merrill As; A. G. KHngaman, 19: W.
D. Woodford, IS; W. H. Wilson: 1873; Chas
W. Kohl, 50; E. T: Sim, 21S; b. F, sim
w Lacey 1853; Frank Hobart, 95; A. @
RosseT a. Lee Zones Sc; o A; k 79el 'z0;
Barrett AZ: Rowley & Snow, $50; NJ. a.
Funehess, 96: A. Arnold 3 Son 3 399
A H. Marshall, 100; Gibraltar Drug com
pany 90; H. H. KeithS 272; A. S. Hatch.
sales, 43S7.
There is a decrease in the number Of
Sis and the month before, 7.147; It IS usu-
ally supposed that the sales made BY drug
giSts are the barometer which INDICATES
the condition of the joint business
When the joints are open the drug store
sales decrease: when they are shut the
drug store sales increase.
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THIS IS NOT AN eeAD,,
For General Gordon, but It Proved
Decidedly Annoying to Mr..
RnrulaNL

According to a most absurd and ut
terly cauSeleSS rumOr on the street this
morning, Mr.. James p. Rowley should
now be playing a golden harp in the
celestial kingdom. The QuickneSS with
which an Out-and-Out falsehood will
spread is shown by this incident.
The rumor was to the effect that he
had attempted suicide last night and
could not recover. The man who start
ed the rumor neglected to state what
Mr. RowIey used in making the at
tempt, and as a result, as soon as the
story got abroad, everything known in
the handiwork of self destruction was
mentioned.
Mr. Rowley has a multitude of friends
in this city, and as the rumor spread
people came rushing into the Rowley
drug store at the corner of Sixth and
Kansas avenue. They were surprised
to see the supposed suicide calmly at
work at his desk at the rear of the
store That is, the people who were
there to inquire first saw him calmly at
work but by the time % people had
gallOped eXcitedlY into the store to get
information about the terrible affair,
ca1mness was no longer a characteristic
of Mr. ROwley's manner. He had lost
all sight of the humOr of the joke by
that time. but when another % people
had done the same thing he commenced
to get mad. His agitation of mind in
creased as his friends continued to call
at the store, and finally he was COM
PEELED in call in cuss words to relieve
the strain.
Il may be a blanked fool in some re-
spects," he shouted to about the 65th
man looking for information, but I'm
not fool enough to kill myself, you can
bet on that"
1t appears that the rumor started
while a large crowd of people was wait
ing at the door of the drug store early
this morning to secure seat checks for
the lecture of General Gordon, the next
number of the Union lecture course.
The store was not opened as early as
usual this morning, and some one in
the crowd, growing impatient at the
delay, remarked;
I wonder if something hasn't hap
pened?'
Maybe Rowley has committed sui
cide'' said another man standing close
by.
A number of people in the crowd
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FIRST SINCE THE MAINE.
Cruiser New York is Ordered to Ha.
vnna HarbOr.

New York, Dec. "A dispatch to the
Herald from Washington says
Orders have been issued by Secretary
Long to the armOred cruiser New York
to proceed to Havana, Cuba. The bat
tleshlp Texas. which has left Tomp-
k1nsVille, for Hampton Roads. will be
come the flagship of Commodore Phil
ID. who Will remain as cOmmander-in-
chief of the North Atlantic squadron
until the return Of Rear Admiral Samp-
son.
The New York viii be the first armor-
clad of the United States to enter Ha-
vana harbOr since the battleship Maine
arrived there. Upon her arrival Rear
Admiral Sampson will hoist his flag on
board and it is expected will come north
in her the last of next month.
It was stated at the department that
there was no special cause which in
duced Secretary Long to send the cruis-
er south AS Spain has complied with
the American demands for the evacua-
ton of the Island, and there is no new
question which requires a. demonstra-
ton.
Cool weather is coming on and there
IS less danger of the crew contracting
yellow fever. though Captain Chadwick,
commanding the vessel, viii use every
precaut1on to prevent that disease get
ting aboard.
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BY VOLCANIC LIGHT.
Miners in the Atlfn District
Work Their Claims.

Tacoma, Wash, Dec. 2.-Further an
formation of the active volcano dis
covered in the Atlin gold district, in
British Columbia, is to the effect that
the volcano furnishes the miners a
liSht by which to work their claims
during the long darkness of the Arctic
winter The glare from the spouting
lava, reflected back against the sky,
gives an almost continuous twilight to
the upper end of the Atlin district.
All the passengers of the steamer Cot
tage City, arriving from Alaska, have
stories to tell of the volcano, but from
DR.. W. B. KinslOwe and T. H. James,
mining men of Denver, who have been
making an examination of the Atlin
country, comes the best and apparently
most authentic description of the Alas
kan vesuvius.
THE mountain in eruption" said DR..
kinslOwe, is the second in a range of
four towering peaks lying about fifty
miles due south of Lake Gladies and a
slightly shorter distance from Atlin City.
These mountains are all of at least IA
900 feet altitude the crater resting a
trtfle below its three brother peaks.
1t was in the early part of October
that the smoke was first seen issuing
from the mountains. With thought of
a volcano furthest from their minds,
the miners attributed these first signs
OF an eruption to clouds hanging about
the peak. So constant, however, was
daily observation from Attn City. Then,
on November s, the mountain burst
forth in flames. Through the smoke
cloud there shot a stream of molten
lava, bOulders and ashes that brighten
ed the sky for a radius of nearly forty
miles and sent its reflected light
through the darkness down upon the
men working on Birch, Discovery, Nc
! kee Pine and other creeks, the sides of
whose banks face toward the volcano.
a panic ensued among the miners
when the ashes began falling down
upon them.
The ashes fell to a depth of several
inches and the stream down the noun
tain side increased in magnitude.
The fail of ashes later stopped and
the men returned to work
When we left the miners were work
ing nights, gladly prohting by the mel
low twilight caused by the VOLCANOES
glare. which turned night into day.
NO name has yet been given the
mountain, but when we left the Canad-
ian officials at Atlin were preparing for
an expedition to the volcano and will
undoubtedly christen it,
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CulgOn has sailed from Sidney with a
cargo of provisions for Admiral Dew
ey's fleet at Manila. The cargo consist
ed of 5000 carcasses Of mutton, $50 OF
lambs, 125 tons of potatoes, 81 tons of
onions and % tons of carrots.
Advices from New Guinea say the ma
tive tribes living on Musa river lately
raided the Masini villages in COlling-
wood Bay and massacred Is coast peo-
pie. There are no police to deal with
the nurdererS.
News from Samoa states that the ma
tives held a meeting on the 18th of Oc-
tober to discuss the question of the
kngship. A number of conciliatory
speeches were delivered but no candi-
date was named, nor was any decision
arrived at.
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ACADEMY OF MUSIC BURNS.
Oldest Theater in Rochester, N. Y.
DESTROYED bv Fire.

Rochester, N Y, Dec. AT 1:SO this
morning fire was discovered in the
Academy of Music, for many years
leased and managed by H. R. Jacobs,
and the oldest theater in Rochester.
The melOdrama 1.-The Wheel of For
tune" is playing this week at the Acad-
envy Of Music. All its effects were lost.
The theater was formerly known as
COrinthian hall and is valued at about
$50. 600.
Five large restaurants under the
theater were lost Across the street
from the Academy is the Powers block,
containing the famous Powers art gal
Iery. Streams were played on it to
keep it from catching afire.
In the play last night there were two
explosions. scenes which may have
caused the fire
At 2:30 a. m. the fire was brought IN
der control The loss including the
theater and adjoining property will
probably reach at least 500, 900.
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STEAL RAILROAD TIES.
Santa Fe Causes the Arrest of Several
Men Near Kent on This Charge.

Hutchinson. Dec. 2.-The old time
trouble over burning railroad ties is up
again in Reno county. Several people
east of Kent during the past few weeks
have appropriated old ties to their own
use. There is nothing that a railroad
company is more severe about than
protecting ties. It is necessary to IN
load ties along the route to be used
when needed. Some of the old ties are
worthless and some of them may be
used on sidings and different places.
Several loads of old ties have been
picked up near Kent, and the Santa Fe
detectives have been working upon the
case. Three or four men have been ar
rested and are now under bond to ap
pear here for trial
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PECULIAR POISONS.
GENERATED IN THE HUMAN BODY.
The Result of Imperfect Digestion
of Food.

The Result of Imperfect Digestion
of Food.
Every living thing, plant or animal.
contains within iIself the germs of GER
tain decay and death.
In the human body these germs Of
disease and death Called by scientists
Ptomaines) are usually the result Of
imperfect digestion of food; the result
of Indigestion or dyspepsia
The stomach, from abuse, weakness.
does not promptly and thoroughly di-
gest the food. The result is a heavy,
sodden mass. which ferments (the first
process of decay poisoning the blood
making it thin, weak and lacking in red
corpuscles; poisoning the brain causing
headache and pain in the eyes.
Bad digestion irritates the heart.
causing palpitatiOn and finally bringing
on disease of this very important organ
Poor digestion poisOns the kidneys,
causing Bright's disease and diabetes
And this is so because every organ,
every nerve depends upon the stomach
alone for nourishment and renewal and
weak digestion shows itself not only in
loss of appetite and flesh, but in weak
nerves and muddy complexion.
The great English scientist, Huxley.
said the best start in life is a sound
stomach. Weak stomachs fail to digest
food properly, because they lack the
proper quantity of digestive acids Oactfc
and hydrOchlOric) and peptogenic pro-
ducts; the most sensible remedy in all
cases of indigestion, is to take after
each meal, one or two or Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets, because they supply in
a pleasant, harmless form all the ele-
ruents that weak stomachs lack.
The regular use of Stuart's Dyspep-
STA Tablets will cure every form Of
stomach trouble except cancer of the
stomach.
They increase flesh, insure pure blood.
strong nerves, a bright eye and clear
complexion, because all these result
only from wholesome food well digested.
pepsfa Tablets at 80 cents full size pack
age or by mail by inclosing price to
Stuart Co, Marshall, Mich, but ask
your druggist first.
A little book on stomach diseases
mailed free. Address F. A. Stuart Co,
Marshall, Mich.
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Died.

At his residence. John Marion Chesney,
aged 50 years, at 9 o'clock Thursday
morning, from consumption. He had
been failing rapidly for some time past,
and his death was not unexpected. He
leaves a wife and two children to mourn
his death, besides four brothers,and one
sister, E. Z. Chesney A F. Chesney
and o. NJ Chesney of this city w E.
Chesney of Chase county, and Mrs. H.
z. Merricks of Abingdon, III. The fun
erat services were held today at D. m.
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BUT WHAT DID HE MEAN
n. n. Hanna Tells What the Presi-
dent Said.

New York, Dec. Am the course of a
statement of H. H. Hanna, chairman
of the executive committee of the In
dianapolis Sound Money convention
made to the New York chamber of
commerce, the speaker related portion
of a conversation with President Nc
Kinley held on Tuesday as follows:
THE president told me day before
yesterday when I asked him what L
could say to the people when I went
back to begin work: You can say that
1 stand thoroughly for monetary legis-
lation and that 1 am determined that
every pledge the Republican party ever
made along this line shall be kept "
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RAILROAD NEWS.
The Wichita G. Western to Be
Sold at Kingman.
J. H. Mcintyre Will Be Made
Special Master.
SALE DATE NOT SET.
Western Roads Want Missouri
Pacific to Recall Tariff.
Struggle Made to Get Freight
Rates on Paying Basis.
SALE DATE NOT SET.

Wichita, Dec .2.-Judge Williams of
the United States court has entered a
decree of foreclosure in the case of the
Union Trust company against the Wich-
tia & Western railway. The foreclosure
sale of the road will take place at
Kingman, but the date has not been
set. Mr.. J. NJ. Mcintyre will act as
special master.
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BLAINE'S SISTER-IN-LAW
Meets With a Tragic Death in Cali
\ fornia-

Oakland Call. Dec. Mrs. Abbie9 e I I
Marble, the, aged sister-in-law Of the late
of Fruitvale, met with a tragic death to-
day at San Leandro. She was driving IN
and ran away going through an omen
gate into an orchard a low-han5ing
limb struck Mrs. Marable in the breast,
throwing her from the buggy and killing
her instantly. She was 20 years of age
md z1as q IA tive of Augusta. Me.