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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-11
NOTICE TO DEBTORS.

HN ACCOUNT OF WRETCHED
~ health for the past few moths I
atm compelled to be absent from Lam
easter for treatment for some weeks
4 leave my books and accounts with
Mr. John Crawford at Elliott IL Craw>
rs DIS stables He is duly authorized
to coltect for me. and I will be glad
for all nay friends who are indebted to
nae 90 call on him and settle at their
earliest convenience I will necessari-
iy need money In undergoing treats
'1nent and I will appreciate your
prompt settlement.
Very Respectfully,
w. NJ. CRAWFORD. III d.
Fept 20. 1899 --6w.
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VOLUNTEERED TO FIGHT.
Discharged Tennessee Soldier.
Lick the Insurgents.

Washington, Oct. T. Otis
cables from Manila that the In
diana was sent south in Septem-
her to collect the Tennessee regi.
ment at Iloilo and Cebu. She
picked up portion of the regi-
ment at lloilo and then proceeded
to Cebu where the regiment VOL
unteered its service to assist IN
driving the insurgents from the
mountains near that city.
The service was accepted by
General Snyder. The insurgents
were overwhelmingly defeated,
the Tennessee boys taking a promi-
nent part. They re mbarked at
Cebu, reaching this harbor on the
first instant, being detained to
complete the necessary discharge
papers. They will sail on the
Indiana for home tomorrow.
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GLORIOUS NEWS

Comes from DR. d b Cargile,
of Washita, 1 T. He writes:
"Four bottles of Electric Bitters
has cured Mrs Brewer of scrofula,
which had caused her great suffers
ing for years. Terrible sores
would break out on her head and
face, and the best doctors could
give no help; but her cure is cons
pete and her health is excellent. "
This shows what thousands have
proved, that Electric Bitters is
the best blood purifier known. It's
the supreme remedy for eczema,
tetta, salt rheum, ulcers, bolls
and running sores. 1t stimulates
liver, kidneys and bowels, expels
poisons, helps digestion builds up
the strength. Only so cents.
Sold by Crawford Bros Druggist.
Guaranteed.
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the bed ticks and the bureaus and
chairs which would be necessary
to make it habitGble.
Now the admiral is drawing
$3.50 annual salary, has been
getting good wages all his life, and
for 20 years has had nobody to
support but Dewey, his son, We
presume, being able to t, ke care
OF himself. He will soon receive
big prize money for sinking tho
Spanish ships at neutrality-suspicious.
500, 900. And yet he grabs at
this gift of $4,000 which has
been begged for him, like a dog
jumps at bone thrown to him.,
He says if it was gift of tho
rich people alone he wouldn't t take
it, but since there are over 10000
names on the list or contributors
he considers it gift from the
people uf the Union, and will ac-
cept it. Well, the names of the
donors that have been published
are those of the Goulds and Rock>
feIIers and the rest of the million
aires. A great part of the money
comes from them, and the admiral
ought to be ashamed to take it.
For our part, commend us to
old Wade Hampton, of South Car
olina, and Gordon, of Georgia.
Both tnese whitehaired veterans
of the Lost Cause recently. after
their houses had been burned
down, refused to accept new build.
ings offered by their old comrades
and admirers. Charlotte Oh
server.
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A SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
DIR II j Lee, Shot and Killed by
His Son, DR. MaXcy Lee.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Darlin ston, Oct 6-News has
Just resched Darlington of a fataI
shooting which took place at Lydia
yesterday afternoon. DR. Maxcy
Lee shot his father, DR. H j Lee,
through the stomach with s.
calihre pistol ball, as result of a
paternal rubuke. DR. Lee died
today.
Uhe younger DR. Lee was in
Darlington yesterday, and is said
to have been somewhat under the
influence of liquor when he left
town.
The Lees are prominent and
wealthy. The family to which
they belong is one of the foremost
in this county and is we'll known
throughout the State.
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A Worshipped Idol Shattered.

"Hero Worship generally
spoils the hero. 1t spoiled Hob
son. 1t has spoiled Dewey. Any
body else is at perfect liberty to
worship before this naval idol
as much as he or she pleases, but
as for us, our opinion of the ad-
miral has fallen below zero. For
months past committee at Wash
ington has been passing round
the hat.
Hark, bark. The dogs bark,
The beggars are coming to town
Some In rags, some In tags,
And some In velvet gowns.
The beggats have been coming
to town, this time the velvet gown
clad beggars altogether. They
have been begging for a house
and lot in Washington for the
hero OF Manila tn spend his last
days lin. Yesterday Admiral
Dewey went before this commit.
tee and said he not only would
accept this house in Washington,
but he wanted it quick, and he
wanted it in a certain place, and
he wanted enough left after it was
paid for to pay for tn, bedstssds.
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AN ATROCIOUS CRIME NEAR
. DARLINGTON.
Young Woman RaViShed by
Number of Black SaVages.
Several Captured and Confess
The Law Will Take Them
Speedily to the Gallows.
Special to The State.

Darlington, Oct "a horrible
crime was committed in DarIinr,
ton county, near Lamar, vcstcr-
day afternoon, for which at least
three negroes will pay the penalty
with their lives. Two of them are
now In Jail, and if there is no Mt.
tempt to lynch them made before
court couvenes two weeks from to-
day, they will be convicted with.
out doubt and hanged, for they
have confessed the commission of
the blacklist crime that has ever
darkened the fair name of DarIipo-
ton. If the other party Is caught
he will doubtless be spared the
suspense of waiting two weeks to
meet his doom.
The details of the crime are too
horrible to be published, but they
have been told over and over
again all over this county today.
1t is sufficient to say a highly re
spectacle Young lady of Lamar
has suffered at the hands of scv>
eral black brutes, and she now
lies in a dangerous condition fear
folly mangIed and bruised.
1t was later decided to move
the prisoners from the Jail to Coll
umbia, and they were secretly
taken off this evening.
SAFE IN THE PENITENTIARY.
One Of the principals in the La
mar outrage affair Edward Luck
lie, and four negroes charged with
being accessories to the foul crime
in that they stood by and saw the
deed committed and did not offer
to interfere, are now within the
walls of the South Carolina pepi
tentiary for safe keeping. The
four accessories are Jim Washing
ton, Daniel and Ed Mack and
Lucius Stuart-an aggregation of
ugly looking, suIlen negroes, who
look like Georgia turpentine
toughs.
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Atlanta Gets Dewey.

Washington, Oct. IA dele
cation of Atlanta citizens called
on Admiral Dewey today and in
vited him to become the guest of
that city.
Dewey promised he would 90
to Atlanta at some time not later
than November l, the date to be
arranged later.
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Tillman a Guest of Mckinley.

Washington, D G, Oct 6-Many
OF the State executives who we're
expected to attend the Dewey re
ception did not come to Washing
ton, though nearly all of the gov
ernors were represented. Many
of those who were in Washingtc n
did not attend the dinner at the
white house, which was the cul
minating event of the great re-
ception. Neither Governor Me-
Sweeney of South Carolina nor
Governor Russell of North Caro-
lima stopped over in Washington
on their way South from New
York, though it had been under~
stood that both of these governors
would be here. South Carolina,
however, was represented at the
state dinner in honor of the ad-
miral by Senator Benjamin Till
man. With the exception of the
South Carolina senator, the Vir-
ginia senator's and Senator Lind
say, of Kentucky, not a Southern
democrat was present at the presi.
dents banquet in honor of the
Manila hero, nor with the excep>
tion of Governor Tyler, of Vir-
ginia, was single Southern State
executive in attendance, though
many of the senator's and gov
ernors in the city, in fact oil of
them, from the South, received
invitations. There was one South
ern representative among the
guests, Representative Livingston
of Georgia.
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MCKINLEY AND BRYAN.
Meet and Greet on the Same
Platform at Canton.

Canton, Ill.,, Oct. 6.-CuI.
VIM. j Bryan sat directly be-
hind President Mckinley this uf
ternoon at Canton while the presi
dent delivered brief address. A
street fair is in progress here, and
Cot. Bryan had been secured to
sdeIiver II two hours speech. The
! NehraSkan was among the first to
greet President Mckinley as he
eft the train and assembled the
platform. When the president
concluded his address he turned
and heartily grasped Col. Bryan's S
outstrctched hand. "Good bve,
MIR. President, " said Col. Bryan,
and the president responded with
a word of farewell.
/. President Mckinley said:
'''Our glorious old flag, the svm~
hol Of liberty, flies today over
two hemispheres. During the re-
cent war wo had exhibitions of
unnrecedented patriotism on the
part of the people and unmatched
herlosm on the part of our SOL
diers and sailors. (Applause).
"Our second great triumph is
the triumph of prosperity. The
busy mills, the active industries,
the general prosperity have scat>
tered plenty DER a smiling coun.
try. Our third great triumph is
the triumph We have had over sec>
uonaIiSm. We are no longer a
divided people, and who stirs up
animosities between the north and
south is denied hearing in both
sections. The boys Of the south
and the boys of the north fought
triumphantIy on land and sea in
every engagement curing our war.
"'North and south together
brought,
Now the same electric thought,
In peace common flag salute,
And with free and unresentful ri.
vulry
Harvest the fields whereon thew
fought.
$50 concluded by saying that
this nation has been greatly bless
ed, and at this hour We are
united and prosperous and patri-
otic people. And may that divine
providence who has guided us in
all our undertakings from the in
ception of the government CON
tinue HIS gracious and assuring
favor to us forevermore." (Ap-
plause).
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
C0UN OF LANCASTER,

In the Court OF Probate.
BY Chas. d. Jones. Judge of Probate
WHEREAS, George II. Griffin has
msde suit to me, TO grant him Lette. .
&C Administration "u tie estate OF and
effects OF VIM 8. Giles, deceased.
THESE ARE THEREFORE, TO cite and
admonish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said VIM S
Giles, deceased. that they be and app
pear before me, In the court Of Pro
bate, 10 be held at Lancaster, g. H
oa October 9Th next, after pub
hcatioa thereof. at IL O'Clock in the
forenoon. to show cause, II any they
have. why the said Administration
should no; be granted.
Given under my Hand and Seal this
I'D day of september. Ammo Domini.
1888
n.s1 CHAS. ID JONES.
Probate Judge.
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The worlds richest man is said
to be John Blight, of Kimberly,
South Africa, who started out as
butcher and is now rated at ST.
100000, 900. Ii Hung Chang
comes next with 100000, 900,
and our poor little Rockefeller
trots behind with $25O,OOO,O0O.
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There is undoubtedly more or
less politics mixed up with the
dispensary scandal, but a deal
more of corruption aud rsscality.
The great moral institution has
always been corrupt mixture of
politics, mean liquor and official
rsscality.-Sumter Item.
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Mr. D A g QUITS has com n

Mr. D A q QUITS hsa con- menced
work on the preparation of his
document, and in day or two the
first chapter of the book of dis
pensary revelations, second series,
edited by the deposed bookkeeper,
will be issued to the public. MIR
QUITS intimates that the document
will be exhaustive and will make
"mighty interesting reading. ~
The State, 10th inst.
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EX CONSUL WILDMANBACE
FROM THE EAST.
Gives His Views About Value of
Philippine Islands.

New York, Oct. Edwin
NlIdman, ex-ViCc C0unsul of the
United States at Hong Konp who
was stationed there whcA the war
in the Philippines was begun, was
a passenger on the American line
steamship St. Louis which reached
her dock from Southhampton and
Cherboug today.
Mr. WiIdman spoke on condi-
tions in the Philippines and cuIo-
gized Admiral Dewey. The
Philippines" he said, care we'll
worth the struggle The country
out there is magnificent and the
climate is good. There are seven
months of good weather and then
comes the rainy season when one
can do nothing. But then in every
country there is the bad time of
the year. The sooner we get
down to governing the islands the
better. They are worth much
from commercial standpoint.
The whole country Is rich aud
productive. Gen Otis is too old
and not aggressive enough.
"He tries to do the whole thing
out there and like every other man
who tries to do all does nothing
successfully. The great need ont
in the islands is young and ag~
greSsive man.
''As to the question Of self gov
srnment | am led to believe that
none of the native people are
capable of that in the highest
sense of the word. The only way
that the natives could govern is
under American supervision.
81 believe that the flag in the
Philippines should never be lower
ed. We have got to conquer or
annihilate them. The question is
which will our war do.
81 want to say now at no time
was AguinaIdo or any of the
Filipinos promised independence.
Admiral Dewey made them no
promises. We brought Aguinaldo
to Manila the same as any other
man was brought over there. to
help. At no time was anything
said about giving them their in
dependence. You will Lotice that
in his manifestos AguinaIdo is
careful not to say directly that
there we're promises made. That
talk always comes from some of
his followers who have something
to gain by his success. s."
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DR.. Griffith, of Columbia, for
mer assistant surgeon of the Sec
ond South Carolina regiment, has
been given the same position in
the Forty second regiment, U. S.
", and left Friday afternoon,
bound for Manila.
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Ts Care Cesstipstion ForeveR.
Take Cssosrsts Candy Cath.rtic. loc or Ne.
@ Q. @. ssii - suss, trassis,s rsfusa pessy.
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DEATH OF E. 0. GORDON
Had Suffered Several Years From Curva-
 ture of the Spine,

Florence, April 21.-(Special.)-E. c. Cor don died here yesterday after an illness ex- tending over several years. He was na- tive of Clarke county, Mississippi and for many years had been connected with the Southern Express company.
 In 1894 he suffered a fall. from a chair while stopping over to tie shoe string and for a time felt no effects of tho accident. He was married in the same year to Miss Bolls, of Vicksburg, Miss. Soon after mar riage curvature of the spine set in, caused by the fall and he has since suffered death agonies. During his residence of two years in this city Mrs Gordon has been the agent of the Southern Express company, and MT. Gordon has attended to the duties of the position when able, his wife assisting him.
 The remains were, last night carried to Vicksburg, Miss. for interment MT. Cor don was a cousin of J. W. Gains, division superintendent of the express company, and a brother-in-law, G. V. Bolls, is connected with the weather bureau at Montgomery.
The age-herald., 1899-04-22
REDUCTION IN DUTIES.
Canadian Government Contemplating
 Lowering Tariff on Cotton.

New York, April N--A Montreal dispatch to the Evening Post says:
 The Dominion government contempiates reduction in the cotton duties some time during this year. Under the Mackenzie government the duty was 171a per cent ad valorem on all cottons; under the conserva- tive government this was changed to a specific duty of cent square yard on bleached and cents on colored, besides an ad valorem duty. This excessive duty caused mills to spring up all over the coun- try, and presently it was reduced by MT Foster to 2211 per cent. on gray and white and 30 per cent. on printed and colored. The present government, however, instead of further reducing the tariff, increased 1t to 25 per cent. on bleached and gray and 35 per cent on printed, dyed and colored, although it is a well known fact that cot tons can be made in Canada as cheaply as in the eastern states. It is true that the present tariffs gives a preference to Eng fish goods of % per cent, making the actual duty on these goods 18A and 26A per cent. respectively, but this preference Is more than offset by the extra cost of importing.
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Is Now IA Captain.

Tuscaloosa, April H.-(Special.)-The friends of Mrs. William N. McKelroy, of Brooklyn formerly Miss Lucy Martin, will be interested to know that her husband has been promoted to a captaincy. Mir. Mo- Kelroy graduated at Annapolis, and was a distinguished member of his class. He spent three years in Japan, and would have been with Dewey at Manila, but was ordered home few months before to stand his examination as lieutenant. It was known that Colonel Huntington had recom- mended his promotion for bravery during tho Spanish war, and few days ago MT. McKelroy received his commission as cap tain from the war department at Washing ton. He is now Captain McKelroy.
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Rev. Father BIenk Appointed.

New Orleans, April 21.-Archbishop Ca- belle has been officially informed by his eminence. Cardinal Rampolla, secretary of state of Leo XIII that the holy father had graciously granted the archibshop's request concerning the Episcopal see of Porto Rico by appointing the very Rev. James H. BlenI S. M, of New Orleans, to fill it. Father Blenk was chosen by the. arch bishop as auditor of the delegation to Cuba and Porto Rico, and he was recommended by the archbishop for the latter island be- cause he deemed him the most suitable clergyman ne knew of to occupy that an- cient see in the present circumstances During his stay last winter in the island of Porto Rico, Father Blenk gave such proofs of wisdom, zeal, self restraint and patriotism that the archbishop thought he was rendering a most signal service to the church and to the United States by rec ommending him as the first bishop of Porto Rico under the new order of things. Father Blenk was for many years president of Jefferson college, Louisiana, and since 1896 has been pastor of St. Mary's church, fifth district of New Orleans. He is @ member of a teaching and missionary order in the church known as the Society of Mary.
The age-herald., 1899-04-22
 TWO ALABAMIANS
 ARE SUCCESSFUL Lieutenants ChambIiss and Par sons Secure Commissions. PASSED THE EXAMINATIONS The Only Two Men From the South Who Succeeded in Passing-Both Had Offices in the Old Third
 Alabama.
PASSED THE EXAMINATIONS

Lieutenant James K. Parsons of this city and Lieutenant N. R. Chambliss of Selma both received telegrams yesterday notify ing them that they had successfully passed the examination for officers in the regular army.
 Both of these young men were officers in the late Third Alabama regiment of vol unteers, and before being mustered out had been nominated as candidates for com- missions in the army. The examination was conducted at Fort Leavenworth, Kan sas, and they. together with nineteenth other candidates, left for that place sev- eral days ago. There were twenty-six ap- plicants ordered to that place, but only twenty-one reported. Out of the whole number five passed; two from the south and three from the north. It is quite a compliment to Alabama that both of her men passed while six others from various points in the south failed.
 Lieutenant Parsons said that the exam ination was exceedingly severe, especially in mathematics and geography.
 Tt is peculiar fact,'' he remarked, "that nearly all the northern men failed on geography, while the majority of south ern men failed in mathematical
 Lieutenant Chambliss received notifica- tion of his having passed the examination earlier than Lieutenant Parsons, and the friends of the Birmingham boy were con- siderably worried until yesterday after noon, when a message came from Captain w. B. Reynolds of the Fourteenth in- fantry announcing that Lieutenant Par sons had successfully passed
 The board was composed of six regular army officers, and was presided over by Major Augur of the Sixth cavalry
 Neither of the men have as yet received an official notification from the war de- partment This will probably be several days arriving, as 1t will have to come through military channels.
 It is probable that all of the newly ap- pointed officers will be ordered to the Phil ippines as soon as their commissions are received.
 Birmingham and Alabama have been paid a high compliment by having the only two men from the south who passed the examination at Fort Leavenworth. There are several appointees who have not yet stood the examination, but they will prob ably be ordered to some other post.
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AN IMPORT DUTY
Memorial to Congress Asking for Tariff
 on Egyptian Cotton

Tallahassee, Fla, April 21.-The legisla- turef has adopted by majority vote of both houses a memorial to congress asking an import duty on Egyptian cotton. It says in part:
 "Whereas, the present price of long sta pied or sea island cotton is far below the cost of production, causing a large area of our state to languish and a once profitable sssdustry to wane and die; and
 AYhereas, the indisputable cause for our low prices, financial depression and agri- cultural discomfort is found in the annually increasing importation of Egyptian cotton, the product of pauper labor,
 Therefore be it resolved, That we are unalterably opposed to the free importa- tion of Egyptian or other long stapled cot ton, and that we favor an import duty of 50 per cent ad valorem and cents per pound on all long stapled cotton imported into the United States"
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HALF RATES
To Louisville, Ky, on Account of the
 Southern Baptist Convention.

To Louisville, Ky, on Account of the
 Southern Baptist Convention.
 For the above, the Alabama Great Southern railroad Queen and Crescent route) will sell tickets from all points to Louisville, Ky, at the rate of one fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale May 9th to 18th, inclusive limited to fifteen days from date of sale. An extension of the final limit may be obtained to leave Louisville not later than June 10, provided tickets are deposited with joint agent at Louisville be- fore May IS, and upon payment of fee of 50 cents.
 Double daily service
 Quick schedules.
 Through sleepers and coaches.
 Service unsurpassed.
 The scenic route.
 Address R. M. Ellis, Traveling Passen- ger association, Birmingham, Ala, for de- tailed information.
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Rrnught aa snita.

Little Rock, Ark, April 21.-Attorney- General Davis has instituted in Pulaski circuit court thirty-six suits for s5,0OO each against the Connecticut Fire Insurance Company, charging it with being mem- Der of pool, trust, agreement, combina- ton or understanding with other corpora tions in similar business to regulate or fix the price or premium to be paid for insur- ing property The suits cover each day since March 6, when the new antitrust law became effective. The aggregate against the. company is $180, ,000
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disease. In many cases entire factories are stricken. and the working forces of the sev- eral factories in that portion of the cits have been afflicted. In one two-room h65;c.ssaa in that section recently were found ten cases of the disease Pneumonia accom- panies many of the cases. and it is feared that there will be many other deaths.