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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28
MEXICO To QUIT SILVER.
Southern Republic Will Fall in
Line For Gold Standard.

Paris, Oct 25--The free coinage
OF silver IN Mexico, according to
oenor Limantour, secretary of
the treasury of the republic, is
doomed. "Mexico's financial
problems, or rather, monetary
perplexities," he said, Just be
fore leaving Paris to sail for New
York, care widely known. The
closer Mexico draws commercially
to the United States the more
certain it becomes that sound
metallic basis in both countries is
necessary. The progress we de-
sire for Mexico will be impossi-
bic otherwise.
"No thoughtful Mexican ever
believed the United States would
a !opt bimetallism. If America,
with its vast trade relations with
the rest of the world, can not af
ford this, how certain it Is that
Mexico sooner or later must fall
into line.
"This is the problem of the
immediate future, and there are
signs that it will be settled before
long.
81 have been been travelling in
Europe for several months, ex.
amining the financial systems of
the different powers, aud have
secured excellent information,
which will be utilized when | get
home"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28
HEAVY CASUALTIES.
Nearly 900 Killed and Wounded
and Squadron of Cavalry
Prisoners.

London, Oct. 25-The war Of
fee returns show that the total
British casualties since the begin
ming of hostilities reach 579.
Eighteen officers have been killed
and 55 wounded and 76 men killed
and 435 wounded. There are Is
unaccounted for.
This total, however, does not
include the squadron of Eighteenth
Hussars which went astray near
Dundee, and the officers of the
Dublin Fusiliers.
The report of heavy losses sent
from Reitfontein came as an un-
pleasant surprise, as Gen White's
telegram to the war Office ycster-
day gave the impression that there
was merely brush.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28
SPECIAL NOTICE !

a LII PERSONS INDEBTED TO
= Us. either by note or account.
must come forward aud settle prompt.
iy We have sold out our mercantile
business to the Lancaster Mercantile
Co and it will he imp0s sib!e for us to
carry our customers any long r As
you well know. we have ways tried
to he very indulgent and accommo>
dating to our cus.omers and have
never pressed them unnecessarily, so
we hope they will appreciate the fact
now that we are going out OF business
and will come forward promptly and
make settlement. All notes and &C
counts will be due by the drst of No
'vember aud we will expect settlement
in full 10y that time.
Thanking our friends and the public
generally for their liberal patronage IN
the past, we are.
Very respectfully.
HEATH, SPRINGS d co.
Oct. 3, 1890 I'm.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28
RUSSIAN OFFICERS KILLING
THEMaELVES.
To Escape Disgrace and Banish-
ment to Siberian Mines.
Naval officers and Others of High
Rank Rohbing the Government.
43 Arrested for Trial bv
Court Martial.

Odessa: Oct. 25-A gigantic
system of official fraud and COR
ruption has been unearthed at
Sebastopol. Forty~thrcc govern
ment officials have been arrested
and will be tried by courtmartinI
December 2d. Among the ac.
cused are many high naval officers,
including the former senior port
officer, Commander ReIitsky.
several wellknovn constructors.
nearly every chief engineer of the
ships in Russia's Black sea fleet.
tho commissary officers and others.
1t is reported that several of the
accused have committed suicide
rather than stand trial for, if
found guilty, they would be ban
ished to Siberia. Vice Admiral
Iyrtotf, the Russian naval cons
mander in the Black sea, is re.
sponsible fol the arrests. He al.
leges that the officials of the var.
lous government departments from
SebastopOl, to Nikolaeev have for
a long time been engaged in a
huge conspiracy to misappropriate
funds and sell government sup>
plies, covering their defalcations
by forgery ard suppressing infor,
nation by widely distributed
b:ihes. The affair has created
the geatest sensation.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28
TYPHOON DOES
GREAT DAMAGE.
Hundreds of Houses Wrecked in
Yokohama and Toxic.

Victoria B & Oct 25.-Intelli-
gence Is brought here by the
Rinsa Maru, which has arrived
here that the typhoon through
which the Empress and Senator
passed, proved even more disas-
trous on land than on sea. In
Toxic and Yokohama it ragged
with great fierceness. Hundreds
of houses were wrecked in all dis.
tricts, though the stol m seems to
have been attended with less loss
of life than usual.
News of another disastrous cat
astrophe comes from Tagonaura
between NumadeZ and ZuaZkawa.
About | o'clock on October 9TH Il
tidal wave swept over Tagonaur |.
Over 500 houses were DESTROYED
and more than 100 perished.
The neighborhood of osohiwa
Meiwa was converted into an eX-
tensive lake. Great misery and
suffering prevail among the af-
flicted people.
A telegram from MIyazaki pre-
lecture also reports the occurrence
of tidal wave at Mimitsumach.
on October 9th and the destruc-
tion of many houses.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28
Representative Werner on the Dis
pcnSary.
OcOnee News, editorial.

1t must he killed or it will blast
and blight and destroy everything
that is left for decent people to
look upon and live for. | have
not forgotten that in the three
winters that have spent here the
vile effects it has had on legisIa-
ton. | have not forgotten that
free liquor was given to senator's
and representatives in big quan>
titles; that it was sent to their
rooms; that it was sent to the
State house; that drunkenness was
common; that n bottle was placed
on my desk as a reCOmpenSe for
vote that | had made, thinking
that L was voting for a good man;
that to greater or less extent
this free liquor is still being dis.
pCuSCN dIlu seub out over the
State in actual open violation of
the dlspensary law itself; that
members of the board have bor-
rowed money of large liquor deal
ers and then in turn bought liquor
of them; that it has been said that
the dlspensary hands got their
living from the institution and
must vote to sustain it and for its
friends in Columbia in the race
for mayor; that there is nothing
good in it; that there is great
deal of bad in it; that it cannot be
said any longer to be the lesser of
two evils, because it is the greatest
evil with which the State was ever
cursed; that it is against Christ
proven God; that it is from the
devil, his cohorts and hell.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28
NEWS FROM THE BOER SIDE
Admit Repulses and Tell How
They Treated Prisoners-Ma-
feking Atire.

London, Oct 26 The death of
General Symons, of the British
army, who was wounded at Glen
coe, was officially announced in
the house of commons today.
Additional adviccS from the
Boer side arc coming in and make
it evident that the British dearly
bought victories are by no means
decisive, and that they have been
unable to hold their position.
\ dispatch from Pretoria, dated
October "a, says:
"The BON bardment Of Mafek-
iHg by General CrunJe's COM
mand began this morning. The
women and children we're given
ample time to leave the town"
A later dispatch says:
"The sheIling of Mefeking was
resumed at duybreak this morn>
ing. Several houses are in flames.
The war office has received the
following dispatch from General
White vt Ladysmith:
General Yule's column has just
marched in here after a very hard
march during night of exccp-
tionalIy heavy rain. The men,
though done up, arc in good
spirits and only want a rest. The
enemy did not modest them"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28
NOTICE TO DEBTORS.

ON ACCOUNT OF WRETCHED
~ health for the past few moths l
am compelled to be absent from Lam
caster for treatment for some weeks
4 leave my books and accounts with
Mr. John Crawford at Elliott IL Craw>
TO DIS stRbies He is duly authorized
to collect for me, and | will be- glad
Tor ell my friends who are indebted to
me TO call on him and settle at their
earliest convenience / viii necessari-
Iy need money in undergoing treats
ment and | will appreciate your
prompt settlement.
Very Respectfully,
w. NJ. CRAWFORD, NJ. d.
Sept 90. 1899 -6w.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28
Tried to Save Dog and was
Killed.

jacksonville, Fla, Oct 24-A
special from Leesourg, Fla, says
that S o Jones, a section boss,
was killed there this afternoon.
To rescue a pet dog he ran in
front of train moving at the
rate 35 miles an hour, when the
cowcatcher struck him in the small
of the back, killing him almost
Immediately. His wife and chill
dren witnessed the accident.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28
LAW!4ESS RULE THE LAND,
kentucky's Factions Continue
Assassinations-Judge Intlmi
dated.

London, Ky, Oct 24.-Tom
Whitamore and Dan Farmer were
ambushed yesterday on Horse
Creek, en- route to Clay county
circuit court. The former was
killed and the latter injured.
A report states that a philpot,
en- route to Manchester court was
ambushed and killed at Pigeon
roost today.
Trouble is reported on Sexton 5
Creek between the White and
Baker factions.
Circuit Judge Eversole, fearing
assassination, did not 90 to Man.
chester and the opening of court
was delayed. Griffins and Phil,
phots are present in large mum
bers and were heavily armed.
Manchester is crowded and the
situation looks grave.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28
To Stop Lynching in the South.
Washington Dispatch, 22d.

Washington Dispatch, 22d.
George S White, the colored
member OF Congress from North
Carolina, says he will introduce
in the next Congress a bill which
he believes will 90 far to rectify
the deplorable conditions now ex-
listing in the Southern States. The
bill authorizes the exercise of co
ordinate Federal and State authori-
ty for the protection from lynch
ing of all persons charged with
crime, and guarantees a fair and
impartial trial and protection until
the courts shall decide as to their
innocence or guilt. Representa-
tive White has said that the Presi>
dent has promised the support of
the administration to such meas
ure, and he believes that his bill
will become law. 1t is the be-
lief OF the author that in cases
where State claims it is unable
or neglects to uphold the majesty
of the law and properly guard
against lynchings, the Federal
authorities should take a hand
and see that violence is not com.
mitted.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28
More Filipinos Killed.

Washington, Oct 24.-The war
department has received the fol-
lowing cable from Manila:
"Hughes reports company of
Insurgents driven out of Negros.
Bryne struck one band, killed ten
and captured thirteen. The ma
tive troops struck another band
and killed six. No casualties.
H (Slgned) Otis.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28
FRIGHTFUL BLUM.
DER.

Will often cause a horrible
Burn, Scald, Cut or Bruise.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the best
in the world, will kill the pain
and promptly heal it. Cures Old
Sores, Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils,
Felons, Corns, all Skin Eruptions.
Best Pile cure on earth. Only
25 cts box. Cure guaranteed.
Sold by Cra wford Bros Druggists.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28
Douthit Wins the First Round in
the Dispensay Fight.

Columbia, S G, Oct 25-Judge
Aldrich, in the Circuit Court to-,
day, ruled that the State board of
liquor control must exhibit to
that court the records on which
the commissioner, j B Douthit,
was discharged without bearing.
The commissioner can be dis.
charged for cause only, and
Douthit demands trial by the
board. His leading attorney,
Colonel George Johnstone, was
very caustic in his arraignment of
the board.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

\ WILL BE IN LANC A STER for
Il " short time to settle up the ac
counts due T. NJ. Fitzpatrick & Bro,
all parties owing the above firm must
settle up at once When leave all ac>
counts unpaid, Will be placed i'm an
officers hand for collection. Don't
5d& TO heed this notice as il wilt be
positively the last time will be here.
J. II FITZP PATRICK
Oct g. '99
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28
NOTICE..

A IL PERSONS HOLDING claims
IA against the estate OF II Jackson
Gregory, deceased, are hereby otffied
t" present the same duly verified and
chose indebted to SAID estate must come
forward at once aud settle with the
undersigned.
w II Gregory. Admr.
Green & Hines Attys for Admr.
Sept. 30, 1913 weeks
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28

The warm weather is develop
ing new cases Of fever at Key
West, MAMA and Jackson. Ar
rangements are being made to
send many of those not yet at
tackled or immune on special trains
to the Western North Carolina
mountains.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee Among Those
Sent to Hotfman's Island.

New York, Oct 25-Thirty one
passengers of tho Ward Limo
steamer Havana, which arrived
ast night from Havana, were
sent to Hoffman's Island for OBJ
servation. They will be released
tomorrow at noon. General Fitz-
hugh Lee and Mrs Ludlow, wife
of General Ludlow, governor of
Havana, are among those detained.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28
Gives Special Attention Now
to HaSeldGn'S "PriYate
Stock .
Bar Room at Home Tributes
From Many Liquor Dealers
Graces his Premises at
Sellers.
Special to Grcenville News.

Columbia, S G., Oct 24.-Ex
poser QUITS is impatient for re-
newaI Of the fray and has again
opened fire on his enemies in the
State dispcnsary. He is out in
more newspaper talk today and
says be wants his opponents to
resume firing.
Only two and a quarter at
tempts have been made to answer
him, he says. He declares that
Haselden and Black have offered
absolutely no proof against him.
He lntimates that he wrote the
official reports for HaSelden
while he was chairman.
Then he goes on and quotes
from two letters received from
Marion county in which the
writer's say: "Since Haselden'.
connection with the board of con-
troll hundreds of bottles of all
Kinds of liquors and wines and
lager beer by the barrel have been
shipped to Sellers Station to him
by various liquor houses for hi.
own personal use In every in.
stance the freight Is prepaid and
he has nothing to do but to take
it out. OF course it is "a physical
impossibility to drink it all him
self, while he does his level best
to do so, and the balance is dis
trlbuted about tree where it will
do the most good, | am told
that he has room in his house
fixed up for the display of his
goods, and has large bottles on
which appear in large gilt letters
such labels rs the following:
"iaseldcn' 5 night cap" "Hascl-
den 5 private stock" )" ''Haselden's =
dew drop" etc. All this is re-
ceived from liquor houses and is
sent to him absolutely free. Many
young men have been offered
liquor in his house and they often
come away in all stages of intoxi.
cation and | myself have seen old
or men, men with families, come
from his house as drunk as the
proverbial fiddler's bitch.
"The books of the express COM
pany ut Sellers will show the
many shipments. The influence
of free bar il that community is
worse than a dispensary or blind
tiger. All the above facts and
many more similar can be sub.
stantlated by record and unim-
peachable testimony. You might
also inquire who was it Haselden
or Cooperator-who had the box
of samples shipped to Spartan
burg for a certain candidate dur
ing the last State primary and
about which much was said at the
time"
The second letter says: cat
the time Mr. Haselden became a
member of the board of control
he owed "A judgment against him
of between $4,000 and $4,000.
That Judgment has been paid. 1t
has been reported for months that
packages of whiskey had been
shipped to Mr. Haselden from
various liquor houses of the very
fancisst kind put up in "Hssel
den's Pride" etc. 1t has also
been reported that Mr. Haselden
has a college record equal to that
of his dispensary record.n -
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28

A story comes from London
that Canada is ready to concede
our CLAIMS for the Klondike gold
country if we will give her Pyra-
mid hsrbor as q port.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28

Dora Richardson, the somewhat
famous young divorced wife of
Gen Cassius Clay, of Kentucky,
has a son three days old. She is
now Mrs Brock, her husband be-
ing q farm hand.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28
Heavy Casualties in Tuesdays
Skirmish.

London, Get 25. White
has telegraphed to the war office
from Rletfontein under date of
Oct oath, saying that in the fight
ing near Ladysmith 13 of the
British force we're killed and 93
wounded, and that three are miss
ing, the casualties beiug mostly
among the Gloucester regiment.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28

To Care Ceastipatton rorsvsr.
d q Q. q ssii - ssrs. asssaisss rsfusS ss.sS 70
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-28

of all grades and at prices rang
irg from $50 for a good top bug.
gy on up. In fact, just at this
seas on we are making a speciality
of BUGGIES. Our large week
ly sales is the secret of our being
able to sell good BUGGY for
SO LITTLE MONEY.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20

The Dreyfus trial shows the in
competence and responsibility of
military courts. The men who tried
him at court martial we're educat-
ed officers and men Of much expert
oace. But what would the world
who now condemns the military
court at Renues have said, il it had
ever seen the court martial of Mr..
Dole's republic when men, superior
to their judges, were sentenced to
be hanged and quartered or to die
from fever in Jail. A court martial
which would have been an amusing
spectacle in one OF Gilbert and Sui
livan's operas had it not been such a
very serious affair to the victims. A
court martial established for the oc-
casion composed of men Great
ed Colonels and captains for
the occasion and wrapped into bor-
rowed second hand uniforms to sit
as judges over the crowned Queen
of civilized country. The trial OF
Marie Antonette by a mob was a
mockery OF justice; the trial Of Lii
liuokalani by so,called Colonels.
Majors and captains was farce,
but the trial OF Dreyfn1 ia an infamy
which will lead to tie making of
history.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
Boston Lyric Opera Go.

The engagement OF the Boston
Lyric Opera Co. for the opera sea-
son in Honolulu will be au event
that ever be long remembered. 1t
will, without doubt, prove to be the
very swellest thing that has ever
occurred in this city. Nothing will
be left uudone by the Opera Com
pany management in making it so.
No detail will be neglected from
rich costuming, superb scenic effect.
A thoroughly rehearsed orchestra.
Souvenir program at each perform
ance, down the long line to "Car-
riage Rules" All will receive the
most careful attention.
The sale OF season seats is still
progressing at Wall, Nichols Co !,
daily from 10 a. IN. to A p. IN.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
Green Mules.

A Portuguese driver of dray be-
longing to A, F. Cookies fertilizer
works was arrested this morning for
driving faster than at walk. The
man explained that the mules got
frightened and broke into a run.
The assisting manager OF the works
went on the witness stand aud ex-
planned that the mules we're green
and not broken in. Judge Wilcox
suggested that our narrow streets
were not proper place to break in
green mules and in fining the man
$5, he said that il his employers
were even "half" men they would
dig up the fine as they really we're
the guilty parties and they "dug"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20, 1899.

Several instances OF people, travel
ling on the streets at night, being
held up by masked men have been
reported and the police are having an
eye on suspicious characters who
unfortunately have become too num-
erous during the past months. We
hope that some of the bold highway
men will be captured and made an
example Of. The Paradise OF the
Pacific is daily becoming more and
more hi.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
Germany Declares Dreyfus Innocent.

BERLIN, Sept. s.-The Reich
sanzeiger this evening, in the Of
ficial portion of the paper, pub
fishes the following statement:
owe are authorized to repeat
herewith the declaration which
the Imperial Government, while
Loyalty observing the reserve de-
manded in regard to The internal
matters of another country, has
made concerning the French cap
tain, Dreyfus. For the preserva-
ton of his own dignity and the
fulfillment of a duty to humanity,
Prince Munster, after obtaining
the ordersiof the Emperor, repeat
edly madesin December, 1894, and
in January, 1896, to M. Hanotaux,
M. Dupuy and M. Casimir-Pe Perier,
declarations to the effect that the
Imperial Embassy in France
never maintained either directly
or indirectly any relations with
Dreyfus.
Secretary of State Won Buelow,
in the Reichstag January 2S,
1898, made the following state
ment: 81 declare in the most pos
tive manner that no relations or
connections of any kind ever exist
ed between the French ex-captain,
Dreyfus,s now on Devils Island,
and any German agent"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20

The army hates the Jews and
anti-semitic sentiments can always
be fostered in country where men
must borrow to live the fast aud
fascinating life OF France. Dreyfus
was moreover of German descent
and that fact was enough to stamp
him as traitor. Convicted OF an
offense he never committed and de-
graded in the presence OF the army,
he was torn away from his family
and sent to the worst penal settle
ment in the world. Here he spent
four long aud weary years mostly in
solitary confinement while the con-
spirators against the republic kept
up their mashinations constantly
causing the breach between the army
and the people to widen and caus.
ing distrust and dissatisfaction
among all classes.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
THE oRowNINe INFAMY.

The end of the century is witness
ing one OF the most infamous spec
tacles the world during its period Of
modern civilization has ever wit
messed. The Dreyfus trial has re-
suited as all expected it would in a
corrupt republic governed by men
without scruples or honor.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20

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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20

Four years ago Captain Dreyfus
was made the scapegoat OF num-
ber OF conspirators who were plot
ting the overthrow Of the republic
even If the event could only be ac-
complished through bloody war
with some great power. The plan
was to re-establish a monarchy with
the Duke of Orleans as King. To
accomplish the end it was necessary
to create a strong feeling between
the army and the populace and the
cry against Dreyfus, the jew, was the
trick that made the first act in the
drama winning trick.