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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-01-25
AUDITORS NOTICE

LANCASTER, 8. o., Dec. 6, 1898.
NOTICE is hereby given that this
~ once will De open from the lst
day OF Jan. to the Goth day Of Feb.
1893. for the purpose of receiving the
returns Of the taxpayers of Lancaster
County.
All pers ms having property in their
possession or control, as Managers,
Holders, or as Husband. Parent, Guar
dian, Trustee, Executor, Admi nistra-
tor, Receiver, Accounting Officer,
Agent Attorney or Factor, on the lst
day OF January 1899, are required to
list the same for taxation within the
time required by law, or incur the
penalty Of hfty per cent. which at.
taohes In case Of failure 70 do so.
The Poll Tax OF One Dollar Is laid
upon all male persons, between the
ases OF 2l and 80 years, except per
sons who are MANNED and unable to
earn support.
Confederate soldiers are exempt
from Poll Tax at so years age.
The Auditor or an ASST stsnt will at .
tend the following places in the coun-
ty on the dates below for the con
venience Of the pubic.
Osot.ola, Tu esdsy, Jan. 10 1899, at
II IN.
Pleasant Valley. Wednesday, Jan.
II, 1899.
Beiair, Thursday. January IL, 1899
Van Wyck, Friday, January ls
1850
Dixie, A NJ, Dwight, p. NJ, Mon>
day. January Is. 1899
TIsdssviile, Thursday. January H.,
1890
Taxahaw. Wednesday Jan 1s, 1899
Flat Creek Church. Thursday, Jan.
10, 1899.
DR.. c. C. Welsh's Friday, Jan. 20,
1899
Primus. Saturday. Jan 81, 1899.
Halle Gold Mine, Monday, Jan 2sd.
1899
Kershaw. Tuesday and Wednesday.
Jan "a h and 25th. 1899
Heath Spring, Thursday, January
Goth 1899.
Peasant Hill, Friday. January 9th
to IL N.
arnel Church, Monday. January
30th. lh0a.
Ii Will he to the interest of every
Taxpayer, 20 make his return prompt-
ly ofa'' personal property, also Of all
Transfer or improvements on Real
Estal" AMI save the penalty Of so per
cent which attaches after the goth
day of February.
Respectfully,
JOHN A COOK,
County Auditor.
Dec; 5, 1898.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-01-25
FATAL STRUGGLE WITH
KNIVES.
Desperate Encounter Resulting il
Two Deaths-Others Wounded
-Whiskey at the Bottom of
the Affair.
Special to The State.

Spartanburg, Jan. 20.
other chapter has been added to
the history of the bloody portion
OF the upper part of our county,
but fortunately the deeds were all
committed just over the line, in
Polk county. Robert Huntsinger
and Foliver McCresry are dead,
and Otis Durham is in Columbus
Jail severely wounded. 1t all oc-
Cured late at night and whiskev
was at the bottom of it. All the
parties were visiting a friends
and huRtsingor considered some
thing McCreary did an insult to
bis wife. These two began a
deadly battle with knives Dur
ham, who is q brother to Mrs.
Huntsinger, camo out of bod with
his pistol to the relief of Hunt>
singer. McCresry was killed on
the spot, aud Huntsinger was
found to be mortally cut. Dur
ham accidentally shot himself in
the leg and is thought to be
seriously wounded. NcCreary
was brought across the limo into
this county to the home of Dock
Brady. whore ho died Tuesday
night He had been married
about . year, and lived at Arling-
ton. Durham gave himself up
and WAS jailed. The coroner's q
jury OF this county found that
Huntsinger died from wounds in
thcted by McCresry. This prac-
tlcslly lets Durham out.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-01-25
Beware Of OintmcntS for Catarrh
that COntain McrcurN.

as mercury will destroy the sense Of
mel and completely derange the
whole system when entering it hrOugh
the mucuOus sur a es such articles
should never be used except on pre-
scriptinns from reputable physicians,
IA The damage they will do is ten fold
TO the good you can possibly derive
from them. Halls CstarIh Cure,
manufactured by f Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, O contains no mercury, and
is taken internally, acting directly up
on the blood and mucunus surfaces Of
the system In buying Halls Catarrh
Cure be sule you get the genuine. II
Is taken internally and is made in TOS
ledo, Ohio, by + Cheney IL Go.
Testimonials free.
aA- sold by Druggists, price 75c per
bottle.
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Theories are all right until
some fellow comes and knocks
them out. A Now Yolk man whu
had the grip for four years in sue
cesslon escaped it this year be-
cause he kept his feet dry, and
now feels sure that the disease il,
contracted through the feet. And
right on top of this another fellow
comes along and says that he had
grip five years in succession, and
wears two wooden logs. This
seems to knock the feet from un &.
der the foot theory, but as a rule
it iss good thing to keep the feet
warm.
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An Unsertain Disess..

There is no disease moro uncertain In its
laturo than dyspepsia. Physicians say that
ne sympt ms Of no two rass~ agree. II il
therefore lost difficult to make A correct
diagnosis. No matter how severe, Or under
shat disguise dyspe psia attacks you. Browns'
Iron Bitters will cure IL. InyeluabI, in Al,
diseases Of the stomach, blood and nerves.
browns Iron Bitters In sold by all dealers.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-01-25
BIG COLLAPSE IN ATLANTA.
Building and Loan Association
Claiming Assets Of 100000.

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. IS. NAL
colin johnson, through his sttor-
neys, Hoks Smith and II. G.. Pee
plos, filed \ petition in Fulton
superior court today asking for 4
receiver for the Atlanta National
Building and Loan association.
The officers claim Assets of $780,
900 and liabilities of S4OC, 900.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-01-25
Deauty Is Blood Deep.

Clean blood means q clean skin. No
,eauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
be clean your blood and keep it clean, by
tirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
mrities from the body. Begin to-day to
,anish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,--bsauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists. satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, Soc,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-01-25
The Big Cana! Bill Passed.
ONLY SIX VOTES CAST
AGAINST IT.
Provision is Made for the Issu
ance of 1000, 900 Shares of
Stock-The L S to Take
925, 1000 Shares.

Washington, Jan. 21. - The
Senate today passed the Nicsra-
qua Canal bill. A roll call on it
developed only six votes in oppo
sltion to the final passage. They
were cast by Senators Bate, CAT
ferry, Cockrell, Mantle, Martin
and Smith.
The bill as it passed continues
the nsmc of the Maritime Canal
Company. 1t provides for the is
suance Of 1000, 900 shsres of
stock at 800 each. The Canal
Company is required to call in all
the stock issued except that held
by the Nicaragua and Costa Rican
governments. The company is
also required to redeem and can
Gel all bonds and scrip heretofore
issued by the company and to sat-
isfy all cash liabilities. To ena-
bio the company to comply with
this requirement, Treasury wars
rants to the amount Of IS, 600, 900
are authorized, with a provision
to the effect that only SO much of
the amount shall be paid as shall
be required to pay tho actual cash
value of tho rights, privileges,
franchise and property at the time
of the payment, tho value to be
determined by commissioners to
be appointed by the PRESIDENT
This being done, tho Secretary of
the Treasury is authorized to subs
scribe for 925,OOO shares of the
company's stock for tho govern
ment of the United States.
The present members of the
board of directors are then to re.
sign and = board of seven is TO he
appointed in their stead, consist,
ing of i've on behalf Of the United
States and one each on behalf of
the Nicaragua and Costa Rican
governments. The din scturs on
behalf OF tho United States are to
be appointed by the President, and
confirmed by the senate. No two
of them are to be residents of any
one State and no person who has
heretofore been interested in the
canal company is to be appointed
to this office They are also pro-
hibited from being interested IN
contracts on tho canal. Each of
the directors except the president
is to receive salary Of -, 900
per year and the president is to
receive $4,000 per year. All
travelling expenses are to be paid
Annual reports are required.
Thele is provision against de-
claring a dividend except upon
tho nat aorpinry Tho ,~,,,,,,,,
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Gold Dollar the Standard.
I II + SUBSTITUTE FOR
HILLS BILL.
Retirement of Gresnbacks-T Thsy
Cease to be a Legal Tender
at the End Of Ten Yesrs
Banks May Issue
Notes.

Washington, January 21-The
House coinage, weights and meas-
urss committee, today, by a strict
party vote, ordered q favorable
report on the substitute for Rep
resentative Hills bill to fix the
standard of value in the United
States and for other purposes.
The bill provides in substance
that the standard OF value In the
sO Onltcd States shall be the gold
dollar; that all contracts existing
isand in the future shall be conput
ed in reference to that standard:
That there shall be established in
the treasury department of ISSUE
and redemption; that the green
backs shall be retired and upon
retirement that gold bills shall be
submitted therefor.
No silver dollars are to bs here
after coined except from bullion
in the Treasury, the secretary of
the Treasury, in his discretion, to
coin silver into subsidiary coin as
public urgency demands, and the
reco;nage of old, worn, uncurrent
subsidiary coin without special ap-
preparation therefor; such coinage
OF bullion to DO concurrent with
the retirement of Treasury notes
the same as if coined into silver
dollars and the coinage of such
subsidiary coin not to be limited
to $50, 100000.
There is to be separation of
Treasury accounts between issue
and financial transactions; q gold
reserve of 25 per cent. of out
standing notes and Treasury notes
Is to be maintained; also 5 per
cent gold reserve of the aggregate
silver dollars; a common fund for
the redemption of all notes.
The retirement of the green
backs provision is for tho first five
years an amount equal to the in
crease Of national bank notes is
sued subsequent to the taking Of
Meet of the act; 90 per cent to bs
retired annually for the next five
tyears, and greenbacks to cease to
be legal tender Al the end of ten
years. Gold and currency certit
icates are to be cancelled ~ paid
and not reissued; no national bank
notes under ton dollars and no
silver certificates over five dollars
are to be issued.
The tax on national banks is to
be changed from the circulation
to one tenth of one per cent on
capital, surplus and undivided
profits!
The bill repsals all existing re-
strictions on the withdrawal and
issue of national bank notes at
will; banks may issue notes to
the full value of bonds deposited.
National banks with a capital of
S25, 600 and in cities of 5000
population may be established;
branch banks may be provided
under regulation of the comptrol-
ler of the Currency.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-01-25

Richard Croker of Now York
in an interview on Friday gives
many reasons why tho 16 to 1
issue is dead.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-01-25

Lawrence Pullman, who be-
came . dofaulter as cashier of the
National bank of Asheville, N,
G., in the sum of Sc. 900. and
disappeared four or five years
ago, gave himself up to the Sher-
i'll of Stockton, California, last
Saturday. Ali efforts Of the
authorities at Ashsvillo had failed
to locate him. He will be brought
to Asheyille ut once.
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Don't Neglect Your Liver.

Liver troubles quickly result in serious
complications, and the man who neglects his
liver has little regard for health. A bottle
Of Browns Iron Btters taken now and then
will keep the liver in perfect order. If the
disease has developed, Browns Iron Bitters
will cure it permanently. Strength and
vitality will always follow it's use.
Browns Iron Bitters il sold by all dealers.
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Diseases OF the Blood and Nerves.

No one need suffer with neuralgia. This
disease is quickly and permanently cured
BY Browns Iron Bitters. Every disease Of
the blood, nerves and stomach, chronic
or otherwise, succumbs TO Browns Iron
Bitters. Known and used for nearly
quarter Of century, IL stands to-day fore
most among our most valued remedies.
Browns Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers.
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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-04-06

Two events of one day convinced
a young lady of Piety Hill that the
infant mind is one of the most pro.
found mysteries of nature. 1t was
her first effort with class of little
Sunday school children, and after
talking with them in her most inn
pressive way for half an hour she
asked her precious charges what
they thought of their lessons. One
little girl, with golden hair and
great blue eyes such as artists love
to reproduce in themes divine, indi
Gated a desire to speak.
what is it, my deari"
Miss Earnest, if you lived to be
a hun'red years old you'll never
have a prettier hat than the one
what you got on now
The second developed later in the
day. She told the little ones that
they must not let the weeds grow
up in their hearts, for they were
the weeds of sin and worse than
death. One fat cherub who had
never known what it was to be sick
set up a howl as soon as he reached
home. Being short on a knowledge
of anatomy he sat holding his di-
gestive apparatus and declaring.that
the weeds growing in his heart
were "a'mos KILN" him. Ignorant
of the cause of alarm, the terrified
parents kept the telephone wires
hot till they secured the presence OF
three doctors, who were quickly
followed by others who had not
been in when called While the
others were gravely consulting, one
shrewd practitioner extracted the
story of the Sunday school lesson
and administered a dose of sugar
and water. Ten minutes later the
little fellow was telling how near
he came to dying while he was eat
ing enough for a harvest hand. -
Detroit Free Press.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-04-06

to this nation any cattle at any
time except between the first day
Of January and the last day of
March Of each year and only upon
the payment of the tax Of So per
head on all cattle introduced
"Section 1886 (same edition) pre-
scribes the penalty for violating
said section. The department has
no official information that said
sections have been repealed, but
is advised that some action is to
be taken by the Creek council in
reference thereto Unless change
in SAID tribal laws shall be duly
made the same ruling relative TO
the Cherokee nation would apply
TO the Greek nation. The Chero-
kee law above referred TO reads:
"Section SIS. No cattle shall
be introduced or imported into
this nation before the first day of
December or later than the first
day of March Respectfully.
"THos. RYAN,
Acting Secretary"
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-04-06

J. H. Pitchford was elected may.
or OF Tahlequah Tuesday by a good
majority. All the men on his
ticket were also elected. Pitch
ford is a white man and held the
office OF city attorney at Fort
Smith, Ark, two terms. Federal
politics were not considered. The
contest was on local issues.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-04-06
The CITY ELECTIONS.


In the election at Purcell Tues
day the republicans elected w. G.
Blanchard for mayor by majority
of two votes. This was surprise,
as the city is supposed to be dep-
ocratic. The democrats elected
marshal, treasurer and recorder,
but lost three aldermen out of
eight.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-04-06
THE CATTLE MUST
BE KEPT OUT.
Closed Season in the Nation
VIII be Maintained.

Indian inspector for the Indian
Territory, is in receipt Of the fol-
lowing communication from the
acting secretary OF the interior in
reference to the introduction of
cattle in the Cherokee and Creek
nations OF the Indian Territory:
81 am in receipt of your COM
munication of the 10th ultimo
transmitting letter addressed to
you by J. 0. Hall, dated February
s, 1899, in which he requests you
to take such action as may be me-
cessary to prevent the introduce
tion Of cattle from the south and
east in the Cherokee nation. In
forwarding said letter, you quote
section 518, page 293. Of the Cher
okee laws, which prohibits the in
PRODUCTION of cattle in said nation
between March ! and December l,
in any year
"The acting commissioner of In
dian affairs, in forwarding your
said communication, recommends
that you he instructed to use the
entire strength of the agency to
prohibit the unlawful introduction
in the Cherokee nation OF cattle
prohibited by the laws of said ma
tion TO be introduced.
"The ruling of the department
has been that there was no author
ity of law for the introduction of
cattle into the Cherokee nation
within the time prohibited by its
tribal law. On August l3 last, resi-
dent counsel for the Missouri,
Kansas Il Texas railway system
requested that the department
would advice the United States,
Indian agent for the Union agency
in the Indian Territory, relative
to the admission of Texas cattle
into the Cherokee nation, claiming
that the quarantine laws of the
Cherokee nation are abrogated by
sections 26 and 2S Of the Curtis
act, and also that section 2l1I OF
the Revised Statutes has not refer
ence to common carriers. The de-
partment on August 80 advised
said counsel that the department
was in receipt of a report from the
commissioner of Indian affairs up
on their communication in which
he recommended that Agent Wis
dom be not instructed to permit
the introduction of cattle into the
Indian Territory, in which recon-
mendation the department con-
Cured, and inclosed copy OF the
commissioners report for the in
formation OF counsel. Said sec
ton 2117 Of the Revised Statutes
declares that:
Every person who drives or
otherwise conveys any stock or
horses, mules or cattle to range
and feed on any land belonging to
any Indian tribe, Without the con-
sent of such tribe, is liable to
penalty Of 81 for each animal Of
such stock. =
1.-THE department is not advised
that the Cherokee nation has con-
sented to the introduction Of cat
tie, or has repealed its tribal laws
in reference thereto. Presumably,
until legal authority is given for
the introduction of cattle in the
Cherokee nation, the railway COM
panies will.not undertake to vio-
late existing laws. Section 3S4 of
the Greek laws, edition of 1929
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-04-06

To All Old Settlers.

Certain persons claiming to rep-
resent the old settlers have distri-
buted among themselves s37 ,019.-
81 recently in the hands Of the
treasurer of the nation, and CIV
en- lien upon SIS, 600
more OF fund OF $4,000. Now,
all Old Settlers who Eave never
given their assent to these appro-
priations are invited to meet J. M.
Title, r. D. Knight and w. H..
Drew at Vinita, |. T., on or before
April 20. for the purpose OF signi-
flying the fact and to hear read a
communication from J. George
Wright, Indian inspector, and to
transact such other business as
may come before the convention.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-04-06
Mag0ner.

jeff Watts and his ticket were
defeated at Wagner Tuesday. The
winning ticket is as follows:
ROD grAyop
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-04-06

At the treasury department in
Washington this week an envelope
was received containing three
one thousand dollar bills, with
this self explanatory letter: "The
enclosed belongs to the United
States treasury. Conscience de-
mands its return. God knows the
name and the sin.n If this thing
should become epidemic in the
Cherokee nation the Cherokee ma
lion would soon be as rich as the
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-07-29
SKETCHES OF CITY LIFE.
WILLIAM REED DUNROY.

The chop house waiter wiped his
hands on towel hanging over his
shoulder after giving customer large,
luscious slice OF water melon.
He grnned as pleasant thought
struck him and 10 moment he said:
Last night darkey came in here and
asked for some water melon. ! brought
him big slice like that one" indicating
with his finger the fast disappearing
red fruit before the customer, land l
gave him knife and fork to eat it
with"
"Wel) sir. the darkey looked at me
and with broad grin remarked: go
de Lawd, er knife an fawk ter eat
watermilion wit uh uh" and with that
he ducked his bill into the melon and
began to gobble it up like a good
fellow"
what is yours, please?' he asked of
the next customer.
He was from South Dakota. He was
visiting friends in the city and was
being shown the sights. They all
boarded car for Union college. There
was man and his wife and little boy.
and the man from South Dakota and
his little boy.
The visiting man had an umbrella
with him, although there was not the
sign OF cloud in the heavens and the
dust was several inches thick. The
aforesaid instrument however, had its
uses as was demonstrated later on.
That's the state house, remarked
the man who was doing the honors.
"Well an got silver dome too. Re.
gular sixteen to wuhner. amt she?
Lots OF silver an little gold. That's
good enough to tell 'em up in South
Dakota when git back"
"iee." was the reply. But when we
get her back We are going to paint her
yellow and put silver on the small
spots" with a smile.
"Where's that conservative OF music?"
su1uenly asked Inc visitor.
20 we have passed that said the
woman with a panied expression in her
eyes and furtive glance around the
car.
you'll lose your hat as sure az you're
born.' said the city man to his boy who
was wrIggling and rubbering like a
little monkey. "Sit STILL" and the boy
subsidized
THAT Rryan's house," said the civ
man indicating the free silver cham
pion's domicile.
"That?' calculated the visitor, lab.
bling holes in the atmosphere with his
umbrella and gazing in an idola rous
manner at the house.
"Yes, that's where Bryan lives" was
the answer.
What's that builjing?" indicating it
with the ubiquitous umbrella.
That's school house."
II am afraid Willie wouldn't like 70
live here said the man from the north
looking at his tanned yourgster with a
proud smile.
mo matter how many schools there
"e l "ouidn nave to 90 to only one"
remarked the youth with grin.
"How's that for corn?" asked the civ
man as the car sped by field all in
tassel.
pretty fine.' was the remark of the
visiting gentleman.
wen have to get step ladders to
reacl the ears l guess" saiG the citv