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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-08-01

These figures with reference to
South Carolina include all of the
dispenssries and beer privileges and
those blind tigers which will not
take chances with Uncle Sam. It
will thus be seen that in the probi-
bition State Of Maine with popula-
ton half the size of South Carolina,
there are l ,125 retail revenue licenses
issued by the United States govern
ment. In the prohibition State of
Iowa, with very little larger popu-
lation than South Carolina, the
United States government has issued
$3.50 retail liquor licenses. In the
prohibition State of Kansas, with q
slightly increased population over
South Carolina, the United States
government has issued 2,58l retail
liquor licenses. These figures are
taken from the official records of the
United States government and we
believe they are worthy Of more
credence than the wild assertions OF
men who, in their zeal for the cause
they represent, get mighty close to
fanaticism.
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Some Suggestive Figures.
The Manning Times SAYS stat,

The Manning Times says state
ment made by the Probibitionists
going to show that prohibition has
been success, can be refuted by
the tfticlal records the only safe
guide, when seeking for information.
To further prove that prohibition is
a failure where Yer it has been tried,
We take from the report cf the
United States Commissioner Of Iu-
ternal Revenue for fiscal year ending
June 80, 1899, showing the number
of licenses issued in prohibition
States:
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That Accounts for 1t.

G. rald-I wonder how Ananias
got such reputation as lial?
Geraldire-I suppose he told Sap
phira she was the only girl be ever
loved.
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Exact.

Miss Sentiment-Were you ever
disappointed in love-
E isible Wido"er-Two and half
times.
Miss Sentiment-Two and a ha,f
mes?
Eligible Widower-Yes: twice mar
ried aad once ri j'cted.
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J 1 Y \ ,

Women suffer-
ing from female
trou b | e S and
weakness, and
from irregular
or painful men
, ses, oight not
| to lose hope if
/ doctors cannot
@help them. Ply
sicians are 50
busy with other
diseases : h a I
they do not un-
derstand fully
the peculiar all
s~.&. 49,.
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SORSLOS -..-......-. o0'oOo Wv
ESTABLISHED 1871.
JAMES WOODROW, President.
JULIUS WAI KER. Vice President.
IEHOME b. SAWYER, Cashier.
James Woodrow, John A.
Crawford, julius H. Walker. c. Fitzsim-
mons, w c. Wright, W. II. Gibbes,
John T. Sloan, T. T. Moore j. L. Min
naugh. Z. S. Joynes.
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not all, of your business, and will
grant every favor consistent with safe and
sound banking.
January 29. l897-ly.
When writing mention the Dispatch.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertisement, will be inserted at the
rate OF - cents per square of one inch
space for first insertion, and 80 cents per
inch for each subsequent insertion.
Liberal contracts made with those wish
jag tc advertise for three, six and thelve
months.
Notices in the local column cents per
line each insertion.
Obituaries charged for at the rate OF oi
cent word, wien they exceed 100 words.
Marriage notices inserted free
Address
G. NJ. RARMAN, Editor and Publisher.
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delicate organism of woman. What
the sufferer ought to do is to give
a fair trial to
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-08-01
BEESWAX WANTED

IN LARGE Or SMALL QUANTITIES
T WILL PAY THE HIGHEST MAR
ket price for clean AMI pure Beeswax
Price governed by color AID condllon.
RICE B. HARMAN,
At the Bazaar. Lexington, s. c.
Evening journal., 1900-06-09
CUBA'S COURTS CORRUPT;
ASHBRIDGE FOR ENGLISH:
EXPLOSION KILLS THREE

Philadelphia. June 9.-The reply of
Mayor Ashbrldge TO the communica-
tion OF the citizens committee relative
to the English -Wanamaker episode of
rev weeks ago was made public last
night. The mayor denies that Director
English visited Mr.. Wanamaker in his
capacity as a public official, but that
MS call was purely that of a private
citizen to protest against the publica-
tons in The North American (Which is
owned by Mr.. Wanamakers son) re-
garding Director English private af-
fairs and those of his family. The
mayor says that Mr.. Wanamaker had
previously informed Mr. English that
he did not approve of such publica-
tions, and that Mr.. Wanamaker had in
yited Mr.. English to call upon him in
case Of occurrences Of such objection
able publications.
Relative TO the demand that Mr.. Eng
lish be dismissed unless his innocence
can be clearly established. the mayor
says that from the earliest days of the
Anglo-Saxon race an accused person
has been presumed innocent, vet the
committee, he says, would have him
now apply the directly opposite rule
in the case of trusted official. Under
such test he says no man could ever
be safe.
The mayor makes no direct comment
on the request for his own resignation.
He concludes his letter as follows: Il
recognize the right Of every citizen and
newspaper to criticize all my official
and public acts, and l shall now and
at all times welcome you when it shall
please you to call for that purpose, but
/ protest against the willful. ground
less and indiscriminate defamation of
personal character for any cause, and
especially when prompted by motives
of personal and political malice or re-
venge, and I claim for myself the right
to defend my personal and family in
terests. and shall ever accord the same
right to all city employees while l re-
main mayor"
Evening journal., 1900-06-09
MURDERER JUMPS NINETY FEET
FROM A SUSPENSION BRIDGE
IN DESPERATE RUSH FOR LIFE

Covington, Ky. June 9.-WilIiam
Burns and Thomas Lyons, alias Thorn
as Reynolds, are in jail here charged
with the murder of an unknown man
and the fatal shooting of a patrolman
of the Covington police. Burns saws
that he was formerly from st. I,ouis.
and that he once worked on a news
paper in that city. Lyons. alias
Reynolds, says Buffalo. N. Y. is his
native place, and that he has been a
peddler. Burns says that he himself
did the shooting and all the killing
and that Lyons was only along with
him.
The start Of the affair was near
ludlow, Ky, on the Ohio river bank
These two men and the unknown man
happened together at that point. The
prisoners say that they gave the un-
known man money to buy a keg of
beer, that he came back and refused
to divide. whereupon Burns killed
him, putting two bullets through his
chest.
The murderers were intercepted near
the suspension bridge by Lieut.. b
Schweinfuss and Patrolman Thomas
Evening journal., 1900-06-09
RATHBONE BLAMES
NEELY FOR FRAUDS
Former Directors SuretieS
Held Responsible for
the Shortage

Havana. June 9.-The troubles OF
Mr.. Estes G.. Rathbonc, former direc-
tor OF posts, seem to be increasing. The
auditors department has thrown out
$4,000 worth of vouchers, including
$4,000 worth OF bills. which have been
paid twice, most Of them at Muncie,
Ind. The Fidelity company has been
notified that II will be held respon-
sible on Mr.. Rathbone's bond Mr.
Miller, the manager of the company,
and Mr.. Rathbone have held prolonged
interviews during the last few days,
but no decision has been arrived at
regarding this new aspect OF the sit
uation. The authorities contend that
the Fidelity company is responsible.
Mr. Rathbone's friends Insist that c. H..
W. Nicely deceived Mr.. Rathbone, who
signed at Neely's request, without
knowing what he signed. Corrydon
Rich has been placed under a $50, 900
bond as a witness In the Neely case.
A letter has been received here by a
friend OF Neely saying that, II forced to
return, he will show that Rich is a
liar and that the latter received as
much as he (Neely) did.
Evening journal., 1900-06-09
Powerful Organization Led by Jealous nen-Parties
OF Foreigners When Approaching the Villages,
Are Driven Back by Armed Bandits
ELKN' COMMITTEE
OBTAINS RATES
Special Privileges Granted by
Railroads During
Carnival Week

Members OF the Transportation Com
mittee of the Elks carnival have OBJ
talncd stop-over privileges on an
tickets sold TO Philadelphia between
the Saturday preceding the National
Republican Convention and the Tues
day after the convention.
There will also be special rates on
all railroads TO Philadelphia. and by
getting stop-Over privileges It is
thought many strangers who will at
tend the convention will stop over in
Wilmington.
The Landcnberg branch Of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad will run spe-
cial trains, but the schedule has not yet
been prepared.
Special arrangements have been
made with the steamboat operating be-
tween Wilmington and Pennsgrove.
During the carnival Il will make n
special trip, leaving Pennsgrove at 2
O'Clock in the evening and leaving
Wilmington for the return trip at N
o'clock.
Chief Dolan met the committee last
evening and made arrangements for a
parade Of the police He hopes 10
turn out fifty uniformed men, Head
quarters have been secured for Cover
nor Tunnel at the Hotel Wilmington.
IL is almost certain he will remain
the entire week. o
Evening journal., 1900-06-09
Secret Orders From PCkin
Protect Rebels
POWERS ACT IN CONCERT
Continual Influx Of Refugees From
the Surrounding Country Into
ficn Tsin for Protection

London, June 9.-Dehnite returns re-
garding the severe fighting between
the Chinese troops and the Boxers
that was going on Thursday between
Tien Tsin and Peltin had not been re-
ceived at Tien Tsin when the latest
kilograms to reach London were filed.
The Chinese troops. however, had kill
ed many Boxers, according to some re-
ports, while another account had the
government soldiery defeated in an
engagement near Pao Ting Flu.
Apparently the legation guards have
not yet taken hand in the fighting,
but they are ready TO do SO at mo-
ment's notice. The Boxers movement
Affects some hundreds OF square miles.
Official dispatches to Vienna from
Pekin aver that the sect is more pow
erful than any Political party in China,
embracing no less than 1900 900 and
manipulated by jealous and adrolt
men.
The representatives of the powers
are still acting in perfect concert,
which appears for the present to give
the Chinese government ample chance
to put down the disturbers alone. The
Tien Tsin correspondent OF The Daily
Mail. telegraphing June z, says:
For the last three days the whole
community OF Tlen Tsin has been pro
pairing to defend itself against an ex-
pected attack by the Boxers There is
a continual influx of refugees from the
surrounding country, who are now
crowding the city. This increases the
excitement Nearly all the villages
surrounding Tien Tsin are joining the
Boxer movement, which is taking more
and more a fanatical character.
Parties OF foreigners, when ap-
preaching the villages, are driven back
by armed bands. Yesterday the Chi
nese troops were ordered to Machang,
on the Grand canal, within 20 miles
OF which large body of Boxers is re-
ported to be collecting. Attempts to
re-establish the regular working OF the
Pekin-Tien Tsin railway have hitherto
proved futile. Every night the Box
ers set fire to the sleepers and the
wood work of the bridges.
Gen Mich seems bent upon acting
with energy and dealing out heavy
blows to the rebels. recognizing the
necessity of destroying the prestige of
the Boxers, which has begun to
demoralize his army"
Secret orders from Pekin, the pro-
tector of the rebels, has paralyzed mil
itary action and raised the status Of
the Boxers in the eyes OF the ignorant
masses. Although the Boxers declare
their first object to be the annihila-
tion of Catholic converts, the wire
pullers evidently wish TO propagate
hatred among the country people
a.
in general. The movement on the sur
. - has patriotic character, but II
CONTINUED on Sixth Page.)
Evening journal., 1900-06-09
CHARTERS ISSUED
IN MONTH OH MAY
List of Concerns IncOrpOra.
ted by Secretary Of
State Hughes
speclal % the EvenIng journal

Dover June S.7During the month o
May, charters were granted to tho ap
pended list of corporations by secrctar,
OF state James II. Hughes.
Alert Manufacturing Co.. capital stock
S2OO.OOO
American Silver and Casket Co. $500. 900
The American Building and Bondin,
Company, 100000.
American Field and Marine Glass Co.
$5OOOOO
Bucks Chemical Co.. $4,000.
Balzer Motor Co., Sl,O00.OOO
The Ball Soap Manufacturing Co., S10O,
900.
The Cushion Base Graduate CO.. 100000
The Cape Nome Alaska Mining and
Dredging Co.. s2.5OO,Oo0
Central Construction Co. S3O0.0O0.
The Clock Tobacco Co. 100000
The Carolina Apartment Co. 100000.
Covington and Macarthur Incorporated
$4,000
Central Investment Co. s600.000
Delaware Lumber Co. $4,000.
Delaware Incorporators CO.. 100000.
The Delaware Contracting Co. $4,000
Delaware Mortgage Co.. S200,o0O.
Dclmar Drug Co, $iOO,O0O.
Electrochord Co.. ssOOOO0
The Equitable Brokerage Co, 5000
Emerson Pump Co.. s2o0.00O
Fairmount Park Riding Academy Co.
H25.OOO.
Fowler and Hanna Co, s50O.0Oo.
+. l.. Daggett Co., $4,000.
The Hygienic Nenulating Co. sl25O)O.
The Hockessin Kaolin Co.. $4,000.
The Harper and Slack Co. 100000.
The Hayes Automatic Pump CO.. 81 O00,.
go.
Independent Baking Powder CO., 5000.
indianapolis Clean Street Co.. 5000.
Insurance Brokerage and Contracting
Company Of America. 100000
International Construction Co. 5000 00l
The Knights of Columbus Hall Co. $50.
O0O
Keystone brokerage and Trust Co. .S125
OO0
Labor Contract and Guaranty Associa.
tion SlOOoOo.
Ludin Realty Co. $4,000.
The Lichetd Reciprocating Propeller
Co., si25. 900.
la Oaxaquena Plantation CO.. 100000.
Lake stllwen Irrigation Co. si.O0OO00.
Tho Mexican Coffee and Rubber Grow.
ers' Association. s5,O00,0O0
The Mexican Gas Construction Co, $780,
00O.
Minnesota Land and Colonization Co.
$3.50 900.
The Mexican Development Co. S5o0o00
North Coast and Olancho Valley Rail-
road Co. Of Honduras. S750,o00
New Era Development Co. $500 900.
National Charcoal Iron and Steel Co.,
100000.
Peoples Railway Co.. S750,00O.
Peoples Syndicate, 100000.
The Standard Lumber Co. S350.000
South American Trading Co.. 100000.
Evening journal., 1900-06-09
BULLER TAXES OFFENSIVE;
WILL CAPTURE LAINCS MEX
BOeS Deceived British Prisoners by Telling Them They
We're to be Given Up to the Care Of
Lord Roberts at Pretoria
HER ELOQUENCE
WAS EFFECTIVE
CeOrgiana Butler Induces
JudgGBalI to Continue Her
Case Until Monday

GeOrgianna Butler, colored by her
eloquence induced Judge Ball in City
Court this morning to continue her
case until Monday night, although the
continuance was unexpected on her
part.
Georgianna was charged with dsor-
derly conduct, the complainant being
Officer Moore, who testified that he
had arrested the woman during a
fight in hall near Thirteenth aud
Heald streets, while dance was in
progress last Thursday night.
Charles Buegless, of No. 1912 Pleas
ant street, was charged with disorderly
conduct by his wife, who testified that
he had locked her out Of the house
yesterday, and refused her admission.
Mrs. Buegless told a pitiful tale, saying
that her husband refused to support
her or even give her money to buy
food, and that she had frequently gone
hungry.
Judge Ball held Buegless in $500 bail
for upper court
CASES DISMISSED.
The case against Curtis Johnson.
charged with the larceny Of a peddler's S
license, was dismissed. Johnson was
also charged. together with William
Sherwood, with peddling without IL
cense. Martin E. Smith, representing
Johnson, waived a hearing for his
client, and he was held in 5000 bail fer
upper court. Sherwood was dismissed.
OTHER CASES HEARD.
Samuel Feldman and Joseph Rot
terby, Of Philadelphia, were charged
with violating the junk dealers ordi-
nance. Feldman was held in 5000 bail
for upper court, and Rotterby dis
missed.
John Miller, for disorderly conduct,
was fined s. and costs. For a similar
offense, Robert Morrow was assessed
SO and costs. George Brown and Frank
Flanagan, drunk, were each fined 81
and costs; Jesse Jones, colored,
drunk, 81 and costs.
Evening journal., 1900-06-09

Havana, June 9.-Senor Baccarrisz,
a Cuban agent for a well known grade
of -four, recently had a matter in liti-
cation. The clerk Of the court called
upon him and said that for four CEN
tenes (about 500 a decision would be
rendered in his favor. He refused,
and a decision was rendered against
him. He laid the matter before Gen.
Wood, who advised him to appeal, and
suggested that, if he were approached
again, he should mark the money and
endeavor to have a detective present
to overhear the negotiations.
Thursday the secretary of the judge
of the cathedral court called upon
Baccarrisz and told him that for ten
centenes the appeal decision would be
given in his favor. An appointment
was made for another interview, and
when the secretary arrived, accom-
panied by the under secretary, a de-
tective was in hiding, who heard the
entire discussion and arrested the sec
retary when he was leaving the build
ing with the money, taking him to the
tombs of Havana, where he was able
to obtain bail.
The custom house fraud cases have
been set down for trial on June %,
but 1t is generally felt that convic-
tion is impossible. as every judge and
lawyer concerned has relations or
friends among the accused.
Evening journal., 1900-06-09
ATTACKED BY BOLD
WOMEN STRIKE SYMPATHIZERS;
GIRL RIOTERS ARE SENTENCED

st. Louis, June 9.-It was given out
yesterday that the st. Louis Transit
system, feeling encouraged at its sue
cess in operating cars Thursday night
on the Lindell division, would try the
same experiment on four other di-
visions last night, but when nightfall
came cars on all but the Lindell di-
vision were withdrawn. Inquiry as to
why the contemplated night service
had been abandoned on the four ad-
ditional lines ELECTED the response that
the chief OF police and sheriff were
unable TO furnish men for the proper
protection of crews and passengers.
The company would not attempt to
operate additional night lines until
absolutely assured that its passengers
lives would not be endangered.
Cars on the Lindell division were
operated last night on a seven min
ute schedule, but carried few passen-
gers. Police officers rode on each car,
and the entire route. from Taylor ave-
nue. to Third street, a distance of four
miles, was patrolled by policemen and
regiment OF the posse oommitatus.
A mob of women and boys last night
beat and denuded Lena Kaenter. a
young woman who makes her living
by peddling lunches among employees
OF the California avenue streetcar line.
When the mob had stripped her to the
Evening journal., 1900-06-09

McQuery. They ran onto the bridge
and the officers gave chase, both Of
ficers and fugitiyes shooting as they
ran. Patrolman McQuery was shot
through the chest, and is lying at the
point of death. Burns was shot through
the calf Of the leg and a bystander.
Thomas McCue, received flesh
wound in the leg. Lyons Was captured.
Wounded as he was, with a revolver
IN each hand, Burns jumped from the
suspension bridge, holding his reyol-
vers high in the air and going down
like a professional bridge jumper into
the waters 80 feet below Meantime
Lieut.. Schweinfuss turned Lyons over to
some patrolmen, ran down on the Ohio
side and boarded some coal barges, to-
wards which Burns was swimming.
Burns came to the barges with the
pistols in his hands and snapped one
of them at the lieutenant, but the
cartridge failed to explode and he was
Immediately arrested.
Burns looks like an athlete. and ap-
pears to be a man of superior intelli-
gence. Lyons looks like an ordinary
tramp.
Evening journal., 1900-06-09

Glouster. o., June 9.--Two hundred
miners were imprisoned early yester.
day morning by an explosion OF Gas in
mine No. 2, and as many more were
about to enter the mine for work. II
was thought at first that the loss OF
life would be very large, but the work
or the rescuers was carried on SO
energetically and successfully that All
were rescued and saved except three
Evan Joseph, John McClelland and
Aaron Swanson were killed. and their
bodies probably cannot be recovered
Tor some time, as the mine is still on
hre. These men yere engaged 10
watch the large mihe at night and see
that it was in condition for the miners
to enter in the morning. They were
cut of from all means Of escape at the
time OF the explosion, and their horses
perished with them. William VIII
iams, also employed In the mine. had
his leg broken and others suffered
slight injuries.
Joseph leaves a large family. The
other two were single. Joseph and
Mcclellan were both Americans. swan
son was a Swede. There were 400 men
employed in the mine. Had the ex-
plosion occurred a few moments later
the destruction Of human life would
have been fearful to contemplate.
Evening journal., 1900-06-09

waist one woman daubed her with
green paint, while two others held her,
the jeering boys and women of the
mob applauding the outrage and
throwing mud. Two shopgirls were
attacked by the same mob an hour
later and they also were partly de-
nudod before they escaped.
A committee" of women visited
public schools yesterday, threatening
teachers with bodily harm II they rode
on the cars. At the Mt. Pleasant school
the leader of this committee seized the
principal. Mrs. Rose Tanning, shook
her violently and announced that she
would be tarred and feathered IL either
she or any of her teachers rode on the
cars again.
Annie Swez. Annie Klasek and Mary
Tritina. three girls who on May 30 par
ticipated in the assault on Miss Pauline
Hensel, and tore her clothes of be-
cause she had ridden on streetcar.
were each sentenced to two years i'm
prisonment in the reform school BY
Judge Clark, Of the court OF criminal
correction, yesterday. A warrant has
been issued for the arrest of Saloon
keeper Schumacher. who, It is charg-
ed, refused Miss Hensel refuge from
the mob.
Evening journal., 1900-06-09
RECONCILIATION ENDS
In A FATAL SHOOTING

New York. June 9-With the bullet
intended for her sOn-in-law Mrs. Tere-
sa Tracey. wife Of a Brooklyn motor
man, shot and mortally wounded her
daughter Margaret 16 years old, at
their home IN this city last night The
couple were married a little over a year
ago, but had not lived tremendously
together. and had been separated for
some time. Last night Conyer called
at his mother-in-law's home. invited
his wife out for the evening, and they
mutually agreed TO forget all past quar-
rels. When they returned and told
Mrs, Tracey she secured a revolver and
pointed Il at Conyer Mrs. Conyer
jumped before her husband and re-
ceived the bullet in the abdomen. It is
said she will die. Mrs. Tracey was
arrested.