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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-08-05
MILLION ASKED
OF UNCLE SAM.
Georgia and Alabama Negroes
Wish to Leave the Country
Would Charter Steamships
to Take Them Direct to
Africa.

Birmingham, Ala. Aug "a
sensation was created in the ses
sion of the African Methodist
Episcopal presiding elders coun~
Gil of Georgia and Alabama to-
night when the committee on the
state of the country reported a
resolution recommending that a
committee he appointed by the
council to set before the United
States congress the deplorable
condition of the negro population
in several OF the southern States
and to petition for an appropria
tion of S1OO,O0O,OOO to start a
line of steamers between the
United States and Africa in order
TO enable all negroes who may de-
sire to do so to emigrate to
Africa.
Bishop Turner of Atlanta, who
presided, explained that he did
not desire the government to
carry 'emigrants free to Africa,
but take them direct and at rea.
sonable cost. He said European
immigrants are landed in this
country at from $40 to $15 each.
"But." SAID he, "lu going to
Africa one must go via England,
thus crossing the ocean twice at ,
cost 500"
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BOBBED THE GRAVE

A startling incident, of which
Mr. John Oliver of Philadelphia,
was the subject, is narrated 10y
him as follows: 81 was in Il most
dreadful condition. My skin was
almost yellow, eyes sunken, ton
que coated, pain continually in
back and sides, no appetite
gradually growing weaker day by
day. Three physicians had given
me up. Fortunately, a friend adj
vised trying Electric Bittcrs:'
and to my great JOY and surprise,
the first bottle made decided
improvement. | continued their
use for three weeks, and am now
a well man. know they saved my
life, and robbed the grave of an
other vIctim," No one should
fail to try them. Ony so cts. =,
guaranteed, at Crawford Bro :
Drug Store.
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NOTICE OF DISCHARGE.

NOTICE is hereby given that l as
Guardian of Irene A Mobley, H Glenn
mie MobIey and T. Blanche MobIey
made final settlement with the late
Hon George McC. Withersp ION, ,
Judge Of Probate, of this county, aud
filed my final return with him, and |
will apply to the Hon Chas ID Jones,
Judge of Probate ofthis county, in his
office at Lancaster, s. c., on the 18th
Gay OF August next, at II o'clock to
grant me final discharge aud release
Of liability as such Guardian
BERRY MOBLEY,
July II. lS99-3Od. Guardian.
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Governor McSwoeney Refuses to
Pardon POns.
The State, I'd inst.

The State, I'd inst.
Gov McSwccncy yesterday con-
sidered and acted upon a number
Of applications for executive elem
ency. The most notable case was
that of Charles + Pons, the Flurl-
da married man who some time
ago welded one of the leading
young ladies of Allcndalc and
when tried entered Il plea of guilty
to the charge of bigamy, receiving
a sentence of $500 fine and six
months imprisonment in the
Bamberg Jail. PonS is Il mem
her of prominent family in
Florida and his wife has since
sued fol a divorce and the custody
of her children.
The petition set forth that the
man had PAID the fine and asked
that the sentence be commutcd to
the payment of the fine. Though
the presiding Judge and the solici
tor recommended the commuta~
ton, GOV McSwcency could not see
his way clear to rebate any of the
high sentence for an otfense that
strikes at the very foundation of
the country's social fabric.
The governor also refused to
interfere with the sentence i'm
posed on Adeline Hardin con-
victed in Oconee county of the
violation of the dispensarY law.
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Crowds Attend Tobacco Sales ln
Darlington.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Darlington, Aug 2.-Ihe D.r-
can tobacco warehouse opened for
the season yesterday when be-
tween sixty and seventy Thousand
pounds Of the golden weed was
sold from that floor alone, be-
sides what was sold from the
Carolina and from the Darlington.
The weather was decidedly incIc-
mcnt all day, but did not keep
away large crowd. The prices
ranged from : cents for ",and
Iugs' to 20 cents for wrappers.
Next Thursday, Aug 10, is the
big "brcak" day, and the ware
housemcn as well as the farmers
are preparing for it.
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The largest cotton mill in the
bunch organized in Columbia yes
terday, the Olympia, capital, 81, =
500, 900; one organized at EasIey,
capital 5000, 900; one commits
stoned at Rock Hill, capital, 500,
900: another commissioned at
Chaplin, capital, $50, 200: one as
sured at GreenvilIc, capital,
5000, ,OCO. That is the record of
ten days. The total capitalization
is two million dollars. The Olym-
pia is n certainty. Hardly less
certain are those at Easlcy, Rock
Hill and GreenvilIe, all Of which
are backed and are to be managed
by experienced mill men who have
been successful in the past. An
other mill is proposed at pickcuS,
and there may be others cl~cwhcrc:
it is hard to keep up with them
these days. In addition a manu-
factory, capital 800, 900, at
Chcraw, was chartered: 4 roller
mill, capital SD, 200, ro>1m.~-
stoned at Rock Hill, and other
minor industries received ,.....r~
and commissions. Then C.u Ul"3e
Phosphate works at Columbia are
being rebuilt and cotton mills ar>
being erected at AndorSon. No.,.u
;ad other points. Count in tDc
railroad building and it all makes
a fine eho wing for South CAROLS
mas present and future. The
State, 2d.
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NOTICE OF DISCHARGE.

NOTICE is hereby given that I as
Guardian Of the estate of Cora r Mob.
ley, have this 18th day of July 1899
made final settlement with the Judge
of Probate Of this county and have
to the Judge of Probate Of this county
in his office at Lancaster, s. g., ON the
l4th day of August next, at - o'clock
to grant me fnal discharge and release
Of liability as such Guardian.
BERRY MoBLEY
July II, 10000. Guardian.
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GEN. BABBER ACQUIRES
CHESTER AND LENOIR.
Purchased Majority Of Stock for-
New York Partics-Bc Oper~
ated by the $ \ l..
Special to The State.

Chester, Aug 3.--Thc majority
Of the stock and bonds of tie
Carolina and Northwestern rail-
road was today transferred to
VIM \ Barber, attorney. There
has been much speculation a., t.
who were the prospective pur-
chasers. When asked about it
Gen Barber declined to aa} any,
thing further than that he rcrre-
sented certain New York parties.
He left for New York this eve
ming.
Rumor has it that tins road will
he cOverted into a broad gaugc
road and extended across the
mountains from Lenoir to Cram
berry, n G, and operated by the
SeabOad Air Line.
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One Child Kills Another.


EdgefeId, Aug 3.-On Mrs
Carter's place, seven miles from
Edgefeld, Willie McManus, Z
years old, and Richard Minis
we're playing with a loaded pistol
and it went off, killing the latter,
the ball entering the right eye and
penetrating the brain. Both boys
were negroes. The coroner's ino
quest was formed and the jury
brought a verdict of accidental
killing.
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INVESTIGATION ENDS;
DECI' ION REACHED
PGDit3ntiary Investigating Com
mittG8 Preparing Its Report.
IL WILL ADVISE PROSECU-
TlON
Holds That Col Neal is Due Pcni
t2ntiary $Il,ooo-Report to
Governor Next Week.
Spoclal to The State.

Grccuvillc, Aug 3.-The in
vcStigating committee finished its
work this morning. Col Jones
arrived and WAS put on the wit
ness stand for about two minutes
to testify rs to the w w Russell
note for 5000, which Col Neal
had included in his liabilities. Col
Jones handled the note mt the
Carolina National bank and mere.
ly testified that it was a new note,
not II renewal, and had been
placed to the credit of the penis
tentiNry.
Mr. Stevenson then announced
that MIR Russell could not on ac-
county of sickness add his testi
monY. However, the committee
would allow it to be recorded that
it is admitted that were Mr. Rus
sell present he wouIJ testify that
fine nntc rivo, NV him JrIv
1ag> woson Recommendations noto
and was not oivon to toko nm anv
papers signed by himself or by
RnssoII &. Eretxou
This cI,sod ,ho tol,i,o &C toe.;
monv IN tbo invo.,ioatioo ooIo
or,teJ AS one which has NOT heen
= yhito.v, ..hinr attain
CL \o.I :, L;. ,t,to,. of
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THERE'S DESOLATION ON
FLORIDA COAST.
Town of Carrabclle Laid in Ruins
by Hurricane.

Tallahassee, Fla, Aug 2.-The
town of CarrabelIe, a prosperous
port on the Gulf of Mexico south
west of this city, is reported al
most completely DESTROYED by a
terrific wind and rainstOrm which
passed through this section dur
ing yesterday and last night.
Many boats which were in the
harbor have been wrecked and
most of the long wharf is gone,
together with large quantities of
naval stores. At Lanork, the
houses, pavilion and boats have
been destroyed. Unconfrmed re-
ports say that the steamer Cres>
cent City has been lost between
Apalachicola and Carrabelle.
Several persons are reported
drowned at ST Marks. A few
houses were destroyed at st
Teresa. The Mcintyre, Ashmore
and Curtis mills suffered severely.
A passenger train on the Cara
belle, Ta!Ia hassee and Gulf rail-
road, thlrtyhve miles below Tai
lahassee, was badly wrecked but
no one is reported killed or in
jured. The turpentine interests
in this section are greatly dam,
aged and much injury has been
done to the crops.
The storm was one of the hard
est that ever passed over this
section. 1t came directly up the
great Gulf and started northward.
For hours the wind was terrific
blowing at a high rate and the
rain fell in torrents, washing
away many bridges, endangerine
thoroughfares and railroads. The
storm reached the coast yesterday
morning and there was not cessa
ton until far into last night.
A new trestlc over the Och
lockncc river at Mcintyre wa.
blown away. The wrccking trair
which went out today into the
storm devastated territory, founC
over 200 trees on the track in ,
run of thirty miles. Genera
Manager Critt5ndcn who ha,
charge Of the train, says tina
every town along the line is desc
lated. Hotels, houses, churches
saw mills, wharvcs and pavilion.
were in many places blown from
their positions and in several in
stances completely wrecked. There
are many rumors ahoat here to
night as to the loss of life. One
mill hand is known to have beer
drowned at Mcintyre. One MAJ
was drowned at Marks, bu
rumors place the loss of life thcr
at Is.
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CONNICTS WASHED Gov
ERNORS' LINEN.
Col Neal Treated All thc Chief
Executives Alike.
Special to The State.

GreenviIle, Aug 2.-Col NcaI' 5
attorneys withdrew the statement
of his individual account at the
Carolina Bank which was previous
Iy put in evidence. They also
submitted written statement Of
improvements at the pcnitvutiarv
complied from the reports of the
directors since 1898. Col Neal OK
planned the reason for buying a
25>horsc power motor for the
hosiery mill. This machine couId
have been bought for less than
twice as much as 1O-horsc power
motor. There were SIX motors
aggregating 50 horse power and
by special arrangement were pay
ing for but so horsepower. He
was certain th Mr. Graham used
not more than 10. horse power.
He explained the contract with
Mr. & Fitzsimmons by which
Tlllman got his carload of fertiI-
izers at the same price as the penis
tentiury. TilIman disputed the
bill and it was sent to Neal. who
refused to pay it.
1t has been the custom of the
penitentiary for long time to
laundry the clothing of the male
members Of the superintendent ;
family and attaches. The GOV
ernor had his washing done there.
Nothing was SAID about pay.
Gov EIlerbe paid the rent on
the corn patch behind the cemc-
terry. Tillman rented II piece of
land from Mr. Newman on Broad
road. Evans rented the same
piece Of land. The penitcntiarv
furnished the labor and the mules
and the fertilizers. The latter
may have been charged; he could
not tel. Col Neal said he treated
all the governors alike.
The committee expressed itself
ns fully satisfied with Stewart $
statement and Col Neal sail rolh~
ing further about that matter.
Director Tatum stated that mp
to month or 50 ago the pcniten~
tiary never carried any insurance.
The majority Of the board Thought
the State able to carry its own
risks. He stated that the di",r.
tors knew nothing of the stable
rent for it was charged on the
payroll. This was not examined
item by item. The chairman Of
the board always approves the
payrolIs.
Mr. Prince said he would not
make any speeches. 'Thc argu-
mcnts will be made LATER" he
said in a suggestive way, explains
ing that unless the committee and
the attorneys could agree on the
amount there might be law suit.
Mr. Stevenson replied that the
committee could not confer with
attorneys nor could they fix the
acquIttance. The committee would
report to the governor.
Col Jones will come tomorrow
at noon and the investigation will
then 0e on. William Banks.
THAT THROBBING
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Notice to Road 0YerSeerS.

A LII Overseers of the Public Roads
"A are hereby ordered to call out
their hands and work their respective
sections at once. BY order of Board
M G.. GARDNER, Co. Sup'r.
l. J. PERRY, Clerk.
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The contracts have been gwen
out for the erection of the build
ings for the oil mills at McCor-
mick and LowndesvilIe. Both
mills will have about twenty tons
capacity.
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Fifty Miles of Crops Destroyed
by Hail in Minnesota.

Crookston, Mimi, Aug =
Fifty square miles of crops were
destroyed in Polk county last
night by hal! storm. The storm
followed Red Lake river from
Mallory to Crookston.
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EdueAss Your bowels with CascArsts.
Candy CAthsFlie, cure eonbtipation forever
ioc. ~. II G. @. O. fell, d~aEsists rsturo Money.
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THAT TIIROBBING
HE EADACIIE

Would quickly leave you, if
you used DIR Kings New Life
Pills. Thousands of sufferers
have proved their matchless merit
for Sick and Nervous Headaches.
They make pure blood and strong
nerves and build up your health.
Easy to take. Try them. Only
25 cents. Money back if not cured.
Sold by Crawford Bros Druggist
What stops Neuralgia ~. Miles Pain Pills.
lg Subscribe TO THE LEDGER.
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W Sample copy sent on ar<
plication.
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VIM Harris, white monster
at Poplar Springs, committed an
assault upon his unmarried sister
and has fled to Georgia. The
authorities are after him and when
caught he will be iCcarcerated in
II Georgia jail until requisition
papers can be obtained for his re-
turn to this State.
To Curo Constipation Forever,
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic Ioo or "a
IL q q. @. fail 20 cure. druggists refund money.
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What stops Neuralgia ~. Miles Pain Pills.
Gilpin observer., 1899-10-12

located Stony Brook OF the most aalos
districts State bothered with malaria for years at times
could and always onsipaed as well ror
malaria bad in the spring. when engaged in plowng
that could do nothing but shake must have taken about barrel
besides dozens Of other remedies but obtained
any benefit Last fall in peach time had most serious
cs and then commenced TO take Rpns labues upon
made all right and have never
them since take Tabue each morning and night
wher feel than usually exhausted take three IN
day. They kept stomach sweet my bowels regular and
had the least touch Of malaria splitting headache since
know also that sleep better and wake
refreshed than formerly don't know how many complaints
Rpans Tabue will help but do know they will in the
condition and would not be without them at any price
honestly consider them the medicine in the world
they beneficial and the convenient 10 TAX
wentyeven years and have worked hard all life t
farmers both early and late and all kinds OF weahe
and have enjoyed such good health have since last M ~
neghbo have all remarked improved condition and has
said, "Say, ohn what doing TO look so healhY4
" Sai Iss,h
rnpE r 1
any ~ Tor TIC Co., "a
Gilpin observer., 1899-10-12

machinery .............
Sun lode. ..5lt2
Shaft house x machinery.
Gold Tunnel lotles
Nos l,s,l4,l5, 1e 4 I.. 1883
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-04
R0WLEsBURG.
he Register.

Special to the Register.
ROWLESBURG, w. Va, September s.
Mr.. Wess Burke has resigned his position
as machinist in the B. 6, 0. shops here and
gone to join the Pacific squadron He was
with the Brooklyn when Schley captured
the Spanish fleet. He has many friends
here who are sorry to see him go, but pre-
dict for him a bright future. He has the
true American grit.
s. NJ. Powell and wife attended the fune-
raj of Mrs. Houser at Aurora. Mrs Hous-
er went to Aurora for surgical operation,
but died before the operation took place.
The Buckhorn Cement Co. is working
double shift running day and night to get
their mill erected before cold weather
The Standard Lime and Stone Co. are do
ing big business this year. We notice
long trains of ballast being hauled away
daily. This place runs constantly and gives
employment to about seventy-five men.
Our hotels and boarding houses are
crowded and there are a half-dozen appli-
cants for every house that is for rent
The Mannheim Glee Club went to Grafton
one evening recently to furnish music for
an entertainment. 1t has quite a reputa-
ton.
L AOA' ISSs WIZ Ids D6eH engaged IN To-
eating the railroad from Cecil to Rowles-
burg, has completed his drawings and Mr..
John Sliney says they will commence work
on the road at once
Supt. Gray, of the Buckhorn Cement Co..
has gone east to try to secure a hundred
men. They want to increase their num-
Der to about two hundred.
The large shaft of blue stone that was
gotten out by the Preston Blue Stone Co.
here few months ago and. sent to Wash
ington, D. c., TO be worked into a monu-
ment to be erected in September at Doni-
gall, Lancaster Co.. Pa, in honor of the
many revolutionary soldiers buried there,
has arrived at its destination and is highly
spoken of by those having the work in
charge. Mrs. Lillian F. Evans. daughter
of Samuel Evans, of Columbus, Pa. a
niece of W. w. Shoch, of this place pre-
sented the stone to the Donigall Chapter.
Daughters of the Revolution, of which she
is an active member
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BEN WOOD.
The Funeral of Mr.. Murphy-Man-
aeer Riddle of the Lower Mill
Mines Resigns--Other Notes of
Interest.

The funeral Of the late Andrew Mur-
ply, the proprietor Of the Junction
Hotel, took place from St. johns
Church yesterday morning at 10 O'CLOCK
and was in charge of Benwood DIVISION,
No. 1, A. o. H., of which organization
the deceased was a member. The last
sad rites over the remains were per-
formed by Rev. Father McDermott, OF
st. Joseph's Cathedral, in Wheeling, and
were witnessed by a very large number
of the condoling relatives and friends.
Many of the members of the order turn
ed out, and headed by Hackett's band,
of BelIaire, accompanied the body to
its last resting place in Mt. Calvary
cemetery. The pall-bearers were Messrs.
James Kelley, Thomas Deegan, Patrick
Burk, John Riley, Bernard Ward and
Michael Dolan. There were some very
beautiful floral tributes.
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BOSTON, September "a letter re-
ceived here from an officer with Ad-
miral Watson at Manila, dated July &c,
says the admiral is very i'll and there
seems to be little to save him from a
complete physical breakdown. 1t is
understood that his successor has been
chosen and that orders permitting the
return of Admiral Watson to the Unit
eAStates and designating another COM
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showing the fruits of competition. The
howl Of the old company to Council
that they were losing money at SIS
puts the lie to their $50 bid. Gentlemen
of the new company, / would advise
you to have little more uniformity
of prices; so cents in one house and so
, cents in another. not a hundred feet
apart, and on the same street, are
methods calculated to encourage the
granting of charter and building of
new light plants. A committee will be
appointed. to wait on the new company
and see that the disgruntled editor of
Union street shall receive his light free
as of yore.
The Hollingsworth men appear to
have slipped up" on Mr.. Weems sew
eral places in the county and in several
places lively contests were waged
One Hollingsworth delegate was elected
in tn Bethesda precinct Of Goshen town
ship and although this is small thing
the Belmont county candidate will
doubtless be made to bear the odium of
not being able to carry his own county
entire That other candidates. will
make stock of the fact there is no
question.
The labor demonstration and picnic
at Martins Ferry Saturday was great
success, and the Bellaire contingent,
which did so much to promote the af-
fair, deserves much credit for the effort.
w. H. Wolf, of West Wheeling. won
out for the Republican nomination for
land assessor in the township.
Miss Lula Hardy, of Wheeling, is Wis
iting Miss Nellie Powell. of the First
ward.
A meeting of the Democratic Central
Committee of the city is called for s
o'clock Wednesday evening at the Her
aid Office.
M. J. Workman. of the First ward,
left for Philadelphia yesterday.
Mrs. w. C. Downey and family, who
have been spending the season at Beth
esda, passed through yesterday en- route
for Washington, D. G.
w. C. Warnock was at Warnock's
yesterday.
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NEW YORK, September Sowing to
the scarcity of vessels in the Philippine
trade and the inability of the govern
ment to get ships sailing from San
Francisco to transport ordnance and
ammunition to Manila, the British
tramp steamer Energia, sailing from
this port, has been engaged by the
War Department to carry supplies.
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MAY KEEP EN- AT HOME.

Special to the Register
WASHINGTON. D. c., September s..
A report made by the Attorney General
as to the cost of maintaining District
of Columbia prisoners states that the
amount paid last year for the keep of
such prisoners in the West Virginia
penitentiary at Moundsville was ST.
439.4S. The Attorney General intimates
the possibility that District convicts
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AN ATTRACTION.

The sale of the fine stock of Pianos
and Organs carried by Milligan, Wilkin
q Co. will be one of the substantial at
fractions of Fair week. Visitors to the
city who contemplate buying musical
instrument of any kind should not neg
,lect this opportunity Fine new instru-
ments are being sold at less than man
ufacturerS' prices.
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mander in chief at this station, are
daily expected. Referring to the volun-
teers, the officer says:
There are not so many enthusiasts
about staying out here as there were
Though two regiments are being raised
here, it is thought that recruits will
have to come from home to fill the
quota"
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ATKINSON WILL BE THERE.

Special to the Register.
WASHINGTON, D. c., September 3.
The secretary of the local Dewey recon-
ton committee has received a letter
from Governor Atkinson, of West vir-
glnla, saying that he will attend the
Dewey reception in October if no nm
forseen business prevents.