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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-05
York for Prohibition.
Cor. Greenvlile News.

Cor. GreenvIile News.
Yorkville, May 3-The chances
are that If agood, strong, clean
man offers as candidate for
governor on the prohibition plat
form he will carry York county
by comfortable majority. York
has no dispensary and has never
endorsed the dispensary law,
with tie State as head bar keeper.
Her citizens take no stock in the
dispensary law "is the best So
luton of the whiskey problem. 4"
1t is very likely that three or
more delegates will be sent from
this county to the proposed pro.
hIbition conference to be held at
Columbia.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-05
500

Or. Il. Detchoa's Antt Dinyetic.
May be worth to you more than 500
If you have child who sols bedding
from iDcontenence of water during
sleep. Cures old and young alike. 1t
arrests the trouble at once. 81. Sold
by J + MACK ey Il Go, Druggist, Lau
aster, b g..
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-05
CONDITION OF THE CROPS
IN SOUTHERN STATES.
Texas Has Sustained Severe Loss
cs Because of Excessive
Rains. Good Stand
of Cotton.

Washington, May 1.-The
weekly summary Of crop condi-
tons issued by the weather
bureau is as follows: "The most
untavorable features of the week
ending April 80, were the ex-
cessive rains in the Southern States
and the unseasonably low tempera>
lures over the central and south
ern plateau and Pacific coast
regions. A large part of Texas,
including the region of the great
flood of June~July, 1899, has re-
ceived from two to more than
seven inches of rain, washing ont
and inundating crops to a great
extent over the central and SOUTH
ern portions of the State.
Eastward of the Mississippi
river, corn planting and prepara-
tions have progressed rapidly.
In Texas and portions of Mississ~
ippi, Arkansas and Alabama much
repIanting will be necessary as a
result of overfows.
Further Improvement is gener
ally reported in the condition of
winter wheat. All reports indi>
bate that spring wheat is coming
up finely and making excellent
growth.
Except where damaged by ex~
cessive rains in Texas, the general
outlook for oats is excellent.
Crop is heading in the SoL thern
States, while some of the early
sown has been harvested in
Florida.
In the central and eastern o.
tions Of the cotton belt cotton
planting has progressed under
more favorable conditions than
in the previous week, and good
stands are quite generally re.
ported.
Planting Is well advanced over
the northern portion of the cot
ton belt and the early planted is
being cultivated over the southern
portions. Great damage has been
caused by the heavy rains in CEN
tral southern Texas where much
replanting will be necessary. In
many portions of Texas the bulk
of the crop is yet to be planted,
and seed is reported scarce.
Much replanting also remains to
be done in Arkansas.
South Carolina.
Cotton planting is practically
finished in the eastern counties,
and it is coming up quickly to
good stands. Some cotton is
large enough to plow and Is be-
ing chopped. Fields are bec0m~
ing grassy. In the central and
western counties lands for cot
ton are not all prepared, and from
two~thirds to one-half of the crop
remains to be planted In places
this work was barely begun be-
fore the rains of the previous
week, but has been resumed and
is being hurried.
- .
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-05
BIG FRESHET IN GEOGE.
TOWN.
Ten Thousand Acres Of Rice in
Great Danger.
Cor. Greenville News.


Plantersville, May 2-The
highest freshet for three years
has been doing damage here for
ten days, and unless it runs off
pretty soon the 1912 acres of
rice planted in this county
Georgetown up to the 1st of
May will be seriously d1maged.
Everything is under water and
work has been suspended. 1t is
again raining now.
GA - IT q RIA,
''f,:'''' q N(hAZzzsz
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-05

Mr. Milton Reid, of Atlanta,
Ga, organized National Union
at this place last night with about
so charter members. This is
said to be one of the best bene
ficiary assessments orders in this
country.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-05
Wounded a Policeman.
Special to The State.

Laurens, May 2.-Policeman
Frank Duvall was shot through
the thigh yesterday afternoon by
Lotion Sullivan, whom the officer
was attempting to arrest for being
engaged at the time in difficulty
with a colored man on back
street in t1is city.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-05
AN AWE INSPIRING
SPECTACLE.
The Approaching Total Eclipse of
the Sun a Grand Scene
Which is Witnessed
but Once In
Lifetime.
Written by Prof W + BreyZaIe of
Winthrop College for the Rock Hill
Herald

The attention of the scientific
world is for the present directed
to narrow strip of country runs
ming from New Orleans to Nor>
folk. In this path on the 2Sth of
May instead of the refuIgent sun,
the source of all our activity and
hope, there will be seen suspended
in the heavens huge black ball,
causing nature to cease her activ1-
ty and hope to give place to mis-
givings.
The phenomenon of a total
solar eclipse is the most impressive
in the whole range of nature.
Those who have Witnessed such
an event tell us that it is worth a
trip around the world. For any
locality it is as rare,aS impressive.
On the average place has but
one every $50 years. London
has not seen one since 1715, the
one previous to this was in 1l4O ::
the intervals being SIS years.
With us along the track of the
coming eclipse, it is the phenom-
enon of a lifetime. We should
make the most of it.
Every one has seen a small
cloud flying across the sky, and
the accompanying shadow passing
over fields. The difference be.
tween a solar eclipse and cloud
shadow is that in the former we
have the shadow producing body,
the moon, far beyond the limits
OF our atmosphere, and the shadow
large.
Not every time, however, the
moon passes between IN observer
and the sun is there total eclipse.
If we notice we shall find the
apparent size of the moon about
equal to that of the sun. In fact
during a part of the month the
apparent diameter of the moon is
less than that of the sun, during
the remainder it is greater. The
chief reason of this is because our
satellite is nearer us Mt times than
at others. If it is further away
than certain distance it seems
smaller than the sun, and though
it passes before that luminaly il
is too small to entirely cover it,
and the nearest total eclipse the
observer sees is the moon pros
jected inside the circumference of
the sun, thus leaving a ring of
light, and giving rise to an an
nular eclipse. If, however, it is
nearer than this distance it seems
larger than the san, and will
totally hide that boay when it
passes in front of it. That por>
tion of the earth that sees the two
bodies in this position will ex
perience total solar eclipse. An
nular eclipses are more frequent
tan total. Evidently the duration
Of totality depends upon the
amount by which the moon S
diameter exceeds the suns. If
the two are the same, totality
lasts but Il moment and the track
is only line.
When the sun and moon are in
the most favorable positions to
make a solar eclipse, the cross
section of the moons shadow
where it strikes the earth is only
16S miles in diameter. The
widest track of totality is then
about that distance. That of the
coming eclipse is 55 miles. The
longest possible duration of totali
ty at one point is less than eight
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-05

Itch on humau cured i'm 80 minutes
by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. This
never fails. Sold by J F Mackey &
Co., Druggist, Lancatsr, s G.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-05
ACCUSES TAYLOR.

Frankfort, May 3. - CuIton
resumed his testimony today. He
said that Gov Taylor authorized
him to give Ioutsey any amount
of money he desired if he would
leave Kentuck,.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-27
BATCH OF ACCIDENTS.

Christmas morning a youth named
Duke. who lives on Green street. was
fooling with a horse pepper when it
exploded in his hand. blowing two OF
his fingers off.
a colored boy named Jimmy Greene
had his hand badly hurt by the ex-
plosion of bottle of powder in his
hand.
a youth named Willie Bright had
his eyes nearly put out by the eXplo-
sion of a whistling bomb.
Christmas Day Willie Burton, n
young son of Mr.. William r. Burton.
while playing with powder at his home.
on Queen street, touched off a can of
the innammable and was badly burned
about the face and hands.
AT Prentis Place. in the afternoon. n
small boy named Winingder had his
hand terribly lacerated by the explo-
sion OF n giant pepper.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-27

MAY PROVE A MURDER.
Rebecca Smith in Precarious Condi-
ton as Result OF Assault.

In house in Maupin street, Brigh-
ton. which has been occupied by John
Bailey and Rebecca Smith, a deed was
done last night which may turn out
to be murder. The occupants of the
house are negroes. For some cause
not us yet learned, Bailey attacked the
woman and choked her into state of
fnsensibility. from which she had not
revived two hours after the assault was
committed.
There was one witness Of the assault,
q colored woman, who sent a boy in
search of an officer. The messenger
had to come distance Of half q mile
to the city, where he succeeded in
finding County Constable ]. T. Ander-
son. The officer hurried to the house
in Maupin street. where he found Bal.
ley walking up and down in front OF
the door, and refusing to let his neigh
hors enter. He evidently thought he
had done the woman to death and was
evidently expecting the officer. lie
submitted to arrest quietly.
The woman who witnessed the affair
said that Bailey commenced the at
tack in the yard, knocking the woman
down and choking her. The victim
fought desperately and once or twice
found opportunity to cry out, and her
screams aroused the neighborhood.
Fearing that he would be prevented
from accomplishing his purpose Bailey
dragged her into the house. by the
throat and threw her ACROSS the bed,
where she was found by the officer.
He retained his vice-like grip upon her
throat until long after she had ceased
to struggle. There was still life in the
body when Anderson examined it, but
the woman could not be revived.
Bailey was committed to the county
jail pending developments.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-27
4 CIITTING sCRAPE.

colored, who lives near Deep Creek.
went to a store near the village kept
by James Knight. colored. While there
he raised q row and was made to
leave. On his way home he met his
brother. Nelson Hopper, to whom he
related his troubles. The two men re-
turned and Samuel Hopper used some
vile epithets about the colored race,
to which James Griffin, another negro.
took offence, and said: "If you repeat
that / will thrash you OUT
Hopper made the same remark, Grit
fin struck him n blow and knocked
Hopper down. Before any one could
realize what was going on the other
Hopper had cut Grinin's throat and
made his escape. A searching party
started out after Hopper, but failed to
come up with him.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-27
ASSAULTED A LADY.
\ Father Chasing a Well Known
Young Man.

Christmas night we'll known resi-
dent of Washington street escorted his
daughter to the Academy to see THE
Christian" On their return, when they
reached Portsmouth, the gentleman
stopped into Pearsons store to get a
cigar. AS he did so he left his daugh-
ter standing in front of the store. A
well known young man seeing her
there all alone, walked up to her, caught
her by the arm, and said, "Ain't you
lost?? Come, go with me"
About this time the young ladys
father came out and she informed him
of what had happened. The gentleman
knew the man. He put his daughter on
the car and sent her home, and then
went back to where the man was and
without minutes warning he pounded
him decently. A policeman. who did
not know the cause of the trouble. ar
rested the gentleman and carried him
to the station house. After explaining
to the chief the cause of the trouble he
let him go home, with promise that
he would return yesterday morning
party who had been assaulted appeared
at the station house and asked that the
gentleman, who assaulted him, be al
lowed to go, as he did not care to pre-
fer charges against him.
Yesterday the father of the lady ap-
peared In court. but the other party
did not put In his appearance.
So he swore out a warrant for the
mans arrest. charging him with as
saulting and insulting his daughter in
the highway. The case will be heard
as soon as the party can be found. Up
ITO last night he had not been arrested
The gentleman whom the warrant
is not the man, and that the party was
mistaken.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-27
FATAL SHOOTING.
Joe Clements Kills Jim McClinty and
Wounds His Wife.

Near Trotman's store, in the neigh
borhood of Churchland Christmas day
Joe Clements, alias Cotton. shot and
instantly killed Jim McClinty. Both
were colored men. They met in the
road and began fighting, when Glenn
ents drew a pistol and fired. the ball
finding a fatal spot in McClinty's body.
AS the latter fell Clements turned
the weapon on McClintys wife and
fired, the bullet wounding her in the
foot. The woman is said to have been
the cause of the tragedy.
Clements escaped and is still at large.
He has a wife living in Suffolk. and
the authorities of that town have been
notified to keep a lookout for the
SLAYER
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-27
SANTA CLAUS AND, THE CHI
DREN

The Sunday school children of the
South Street Baptist church held their
Christmas festival last night in the
church. st. Nicholas appeared in per-
son and distributed presents.
There was a large attendance in
addition to the children, but the latter
were provided with reserved seats.
There were numerous songs and recita-
lions. in all OF which children of the
school took part. The entertainment
was the first of q series OF similar
events which will take place In the
various churches of the city during the
week
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-27
ROW OVER A DOC.

Christmas morning a man named
Moore was standing on County street.
BY the side of him was his dog. A man
named Hodges came along and threw
large firccracker under Moores dog,
which hurt him quite badly. Some
words followed between the two and
they finally came to blows. which re-
suited in Hodges being badly beaten.
The parties were arrested and the case
will be heard this morning by Justice
Nash
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-27
KILLED BY a HORSE.

Christmas morning q colored man
named Carter, who lives near Hodges
Ferry, came to town in a buggy and
made some purchases. While here he
drank considerable before starting for
home. When but a short distance from
home his horse became frightened and
ran away, throwing Carter out, injur-
ing him so badly that he died in a few
minutes. Carter Is spoken of as a most
excellent colored man and was said to
lie q steady. straightforward man.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-27
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT.

CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT
The Sunday school OF Monumental
M. F. church will hold its regular
Christmas entertainment in the lecture
room of the church this evening at 1880
o'clock. Following Is the order Of the
program:
Chorus-"Christmas Bells"
Solo--Mss Emily Ceans
Stockings or Shoes" six
little girls.
solo-Miss Holt Dednon. of BaMi-
more. Md.
"sinole. the old Woman Who Lived
in a Shoe"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-27
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT

The Fourth Street Baptist Sunday
school will give their Christmas enter
talnment Thursday evening at s
o'clock. Beside the children only par
ents or guardians will BIO admitted.
The entertainment, will be repeated on
Thursday evening, January Sd. 1901, at
o'clock.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-27
Home Seekers, Take Notice.

We have few bargains to offer be-
tween now and Xmas in Park View.
Call early and secure one. THE SEA
BOARD REAL ESTATE CO., Rooms
pol 1908. ga High street.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-27

The best remedy for headaches
and La ar!ppe-HIok's Capudina.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-27
SHOT WHILE RESISTING ARREST

Christmas afternoon several negroes
near Deep Creek engaged in a regular
row. Constable Ross Evans was called
upon to quell the same. He attempted
to arrest a man named John Nichols.
who seemed to be the leader. In doing
so Nichols broke lose. but soon came
back at Evans with razor drawn.
Evans pulled out his pistol and to de-
fend himself shot Nichols in the arm.
making an ugly wound. Nichols was
finally secured and was brought to the
county jail. Yesterday Justice Trent
sent him to Jail for six months.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-08-13

The heather Chinee deems the desc
Grafton Of graves one of the most I'M
pardonable of crimes, and, according
to law, any man finding another in
the act of rObbing a graveyard may
legally kill the villain on the spot with
out fear of consequences.
II q Turkish baker palms off a loaf
Of bread on you that is proved to be
of less weight than it is represented,
you can instruct policeman to nail
the defaulter by one of his ears to the
door of his shop SO as to be in full view
of the passersby. The poor wretch will
then be provided with sharp dagger
or knife, with which he can cut himself
fee SO soon as he can summon up the
necessary courage required for the OPP
GRAFTON of self manning.
In many of the oriental countries,
where precious stones are looked upon
as we'll nigh sacred objects, it is no
uncommon thing for jewel robber to
be punished with death. In Tibet the
penalty for falling from your horse
when taking part in any military OPP
erations or public athletics is death.
One writer recalls how he saw a man
shot in Montenegro for appearing at a
review wearing a stained uniform.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-08-13
Sacrificed the MuSfa che

Thomas B. Reed at one time wore
mustache of a few struggling hairs,
so often seen on the upper lip of ex-
tremely feshy men. How Mr.. Reed
parted with his hirsute apology can
best be told by a certain barber in the
house Of representatives who attended
the gentleman'S wants:
zone day the big man from Maine
settled himself in the BARRIERS chair and
requested q shave When the operation
was completed, Mr.. Reed Strengthened
himself and asked, Have you any of
that old fashioned pomade to wax
mustaches with?
'"The barber hustled among his pots
and jars and produced q French prep
aration in vogue a quarter of a CEN
tury ago and then proceeded to wax
the ends Of the Maine statesman's few
wirelike hairs.
''When the man of snapshot sentences
arose and contemplated himself in the
glass, he turned to the astonished bar
Der and said, Cut this BANKED blank
mustache off, for you have made me
look like a COMPOUNDED catfish New
England Home Magazine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-08-13
General News Items.

Tt is stated positively that President
Kruger is willing and anxious to sur
render, provided a satisfactory prom
Use is given as to his ultimate destina
ton.
ed for the vice presidency by the
populist national convention, has
sent a letter to the committee on
notification, declining the honor. He
endorses Adlai A. Stevenson, the
choice of the democrats and sees no
occasion for running against him.
The property of the Harper &
Brothers publishing plant and the
real estate property belonging to the
corporation was sold at auction last
week under foreclosure proceedings.
It included the right to use the name
of Harper & Brothers together with
the copyrights and authority to pub
lish Rarper's Weekly. Hdrper's NeaU
Monthly Magoz me, Harper's Bazaar
and Rarper's Round Table. The real
estate included the Franklin Square
properties, valued at $1,200,000.
A general election of state and
county officers and for members of
the general assembly was held in
Alabama last week, and a large ma
jority, probably $4,000, was returned
for the democratic ticket, headed by
William J. Sanford Of Lee county,
who will be inaugurated as governor
on December 1. The populists and
republicans together will possibly
have twelve of the 1873 members of
the legislature, loss of about fifty
per cent. The democrats have elect
ed county officers in several counties
which heretofore have beon popul1s
tic. The only issue was the question
of holding a constitutional conven-
ton which will eliminate the negro
from politics. 1t was carried by a
large vote.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-08-13
PROBATE BUSINESS.

The following business was tran
sacted by the probate court during
the past week:
Sarah Hood estate, Albany. Adj
illustrators inventory returned and
accepted.
E. j. Bates minors, Derby. Guard
ian settles his account.
A. J. Morey. insane, Westfeld.
Jane K. Stewart, executrix Of estate
of E. A. Stewart settles final guardian
account.
Frances j. Conant estate, Crafts
bury. Appraisers inventory return
ed and accepted.
Robert M. Walker estate, Glover.
Administrator presents his account.
Referred to Sept 3rd, 1900.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-08-13

Clara NJ Gilman estate, Westfield.
Last will presented by O. S. Annis,
custodian thereof, for proba te Re-
fered to August 27th: 1900.
Thomas Fl. Pratt estate, Dunnam,
P. O., to wit, Troy. Copy Of foreign
will presented for probate. Referred
to August 9th, 1900.
Myrtle A Chamberlin, minor, New.
port. Guardian settles his final ac-
count.
Frances j. Conant, estate. Crafts
bury. Administrator inventory re-
turned and accepted.