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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-10-06
Georgia State Election.


Atlanta, Oct 3.-The Georgia
State and county elections we're
held today. Gov Allen y Cand-
Ter and other State ofli,ials were
elected TO succeed themselves by
Il large vote, Tay Ior. the PopuIist
candidate for governor, rccoivcd
only small vote.
Out Of the 137 counties of the
State there were probably 30
where the issue over the county
offices, between PopuIjsts and
Democrats, was doubtful. In
these few counties the election
was a spirited one, but IN most of
them Democrats were elected.
The constitutional amendment
to increase the pension appropria~
tion Of the State wa, probably
carried. The amendment pro.
yidss a pension for tho INDECENT
widows Of confederate veterans.
The annual pension appropriation
is over $3.50, 900. 1t is esti
mated that the addition of the new
class Of pensioners contemplated
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Abduction Reported From
Florence
Thirteen>G earOId Boy Taken
From His Home by a Man
Who Peddled Clocks.
Special to The State.

CpSCldl 10 L he St0l6.
Florence, Oct 4.-Wh hat looks
like a genuine case of abduction
has come to light in Florence
county. Last Friday morning
John Hcyward, a 13-ycar-old
boy, disappeared from his fathers
home in the Eniugham section.
MIR j f Hayward, the father of
the lost boy, had bean told bv
responsible parties that he was
seduced from his home by a man
named Simmons, Il pretended
clock peddler and tinkercr.
Nothing had been seen or heard of
Simmons since Friday. 1t il
Thought that they went in the
direction of North Carolina.
Simmons had been at Eningham
for several weeks and the people
believed in him. Mr. II Hatchcl!
knew of the matter, but at the
time thought nothing of 1t. 1t
seems from what he says that
Simmons had promised the boy to
take him to Florence and leuy c
him there, so that he might re
turn IN the afternoon with his
father, who WAS in town. MIR
Hayward is nearly heartbroken
over the disappearance of his
child. He has made extensive in.
quIrics with no success.
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"Cnfortnnate Shooting Scrap.

A correspondent at Kingstrco,
in wiring the account of Il killing
in Williamsburg county, speaks
of the event as can unfortunate
shooting scrape."
The unfortunate shooting scrape
consisted IN one mans omptying
both barrels of shotgun in the
back Of his retreating neighbor.
1t was an atrocious murder; but
the taking of human life is so
common an occurrence that it is
not unfrsqnentIy spoken of as
simply "unfortunats," and it is
usually so treated when it goes
before jury.
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A Snake in a Rat Trap.
Lambert's Point Correspondence
Norfolk Virginan~Pilot.

Lambert's Point Correspondence
Norfolk Virginlan-Pilot.
MIR. l.. n. Stone, who resides
at the corner of Lamberts Point
road and Bluestone street, owns Il
rat trap that breaks all records
for faithful work. In seven DAYS
it has caught ten rats, one chicken
and n popIar>leaf snake. You can
imagine Mr. Stones surpaise when
he opened the door and saw n
snake instead Of rat. The trap
was baited with cheese. 1t is not
known whether bis snakeship was
fond of cheese OF not, or if it was
only playing with the trap. Mr..
Stone would like to know if any
man can boat this. The story can
be vouched for by the neighbors,
who saw the snake in the the trap
Thursday morning.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-10-06
Miner S Midnight Parade.
Thousands of the Miners With
Their Lamps Trimmed and
Burning March From
Town 10 Town.

Tower City, Oct 3..-The
striking coal miners of this dis
trict completed the tie up in the
west end of SchuylIlll county bv
grand torch light procession at
midnight. About 4 thousand
miners with their mine lamps
burning made four>mile march
to the top of the mountain. Tho
spectacle was viewed by thousands
in the valley. The parade, head
ed by a band, marched from Will
age to village and at all points was
Joined ny non-unioniats, who
agreed to quit work.
Tonight another big torch,Iight
parade takes place on tho noun
tain top, when u thousand strIk =
ing miners will ioln two thousand
of this district and march To- WILL
iamston to close the big collisry
there. Then no coal will he
mined in this district at all.
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South Carolina Enterprise.
Special to the Grcen7iIie Nors,

Special TO the Grcen7iIie News.
Columbia, 5. G. Oct. 3.-Tho
secretary If state has issued a
commission to the Cetsraro
Mills company OF Red Bluff, Marl-
horo county, which is to operate
" cotton mill. rhe capital stock is
to be s3O,O
\ commission was also granted
to the Mullins Land Improvement
company. The capital stock is to
be S29, 900.
The PendIoton Telephone COM
pany has been commissioned with
a capital of 5000.
Oak Building and Loan associa-
tion If Charleston was commits,
stoned with $4,000 capital.
The Citizens Bank of Honea
Path was chartered; capital stock
SO, 600 capital.
A charter was granted to the
Major~Bussey company of Pied
mont to do general merchandise
business; capital s., 900.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-10-06

The State Far authorities in
Columbia have been unable to abb
tain as good rates for the Far as
they had hoped. The railroads
give for individuals a rate of one
first class fare for the round trlp
plus fifty cents admission to the
Fair Ground. Military companies
and brass bands in uniform Get
one cent per mile.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-10-06

The Society for the coming
Fair offers 81, 600 IN county dis
pIays-of S400, $500, 5000 and
800. 1t will be well for the
various counties to arrange At
once in an effort to secure one of
these prizes.
The Society will pay tho freight
on all exhibits raised or produced
in the State shipped by railroad,
released.
The premium list shows an in
crease in the mum Der of Premiums
and decided increase in the value
of the Premiums.
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Republican Convention.
The Brother in Black Controls tho
Organization.
Columbia Record, 4th inst.


The colored delegates took full
control OF the Republican conyen-
ton last night and the white men
were not much in evidence. Th re
were not more than fifteen or
twenty or them altogether, but
IheN TOOK n" part t" speak of.
J he color Inc WAS tightly drawn,
out AFTER negroes secured control
oI 'he organization they @avs
""''e "''c&Hi'S some positions on
the executive committee an" eIec
'"r"' ticket
+ II he"S' the "buNe or parl-
lN@""h' Il or'@h' mu'att", was
e'e''e" CHAIRMAN or the executive
'"','',,'''ee amidst great enthusiasm
""" N"'eri "'haI'' was similarly
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-10-06

William Langston the young
white man who was arrested IN
Columbia on tho charge of being
accessory to the killing of Howard
Allen and aiding in the escape of
Smith has been released in Column
bia for want of evidence.
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Negro Rioters Arrested.

Georgetown, ) G, Oct AT
the instigation of Mayor Morgan,
several arrests of negroes have
been made in connection with the
recent riot here. Fourteen ofthe
ringIeaders have hecu placed in
Jail, on variou, charges, among
them seven women.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-10-06
CLERK SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH AROLlNLA.
LANCASTER COUNTY
In the Comm IN Pleas
Sarah Rebscca Caskey. ct at, Plain,

III the Comm III Pleas
sarah Rebecca Caskey. It at, Piair,-
tifls,
against
Jasper \, Caskey, et al Defendants.
RG virtue of an Order made in the,
- above case hv Judge q Kmgh.
dated Sc I. 2i, 1850, will sell at oh
ne auction at Lancaster court house
within the legal hours ct sale, on the
First N0ndIU tn N0U. nb.r, nc7-t.
All that piece. parcel or tract Of land
being, wing ana siiugte In auc Creck.
I"wnship III the county Of Lancaster
IN the State of South Carolina con-
tanning
200 Acres. More or Less.
and houn1ed North hv ,and- Of leroy
springs. # rmrrly the Ewin lands.
EIst by bands of IA y SoweII lforncr,
~ Wl'liams' laud) South by tbepublie
road leadi Z from Browns Ferry on
the 'atawh, River 10 Lancaster court
house, and West by lands of J &
Sowell Formerly the NJ Green lands
the same being known ss the JnO.
ID askey home place.
hsb" Terms OF Sale: CASH.
Purchaser To pny Cor all Aecessary7
papers,
w S. l. PORTER
&. &. G z l. @.
Green IL Hines Plaintiffs Attys.
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Last Report Of the Crops Issued
Remarks Upon the General Re-
suit of the Seasons Farming
Operations in South
Carolina.

Ghe following is the final report
Of the season of the weather and
crops in South Corolina issued
Tuesday 10y Director Bauer of the
South Carolina section of the
climste and crop service of the
United States Weather Bureau:
The week ending s a m, Mon
day, October 1st, was again very
bot, the temperature averaging
over six degrees per day warmer
than usual, and had maximum
OF 9S, and u minimum of 55 de-
grees, the former at BIackville,
the latter at Cheraw.
The week was rainless. The
ground has again become too drv
for plowing, and but little oats or
wheat seeding has been done, the
work awaiting moro favorable
conditions Tor preparation and
gcrmiuation. The weather was
uninterruptedly favorable for
gathering crops.
Corn is heing housed. and now
it is certain that less than half a
crop will he gathered. Late coru
/. complete failure.
Cotton picking made favorable
progress, and from halt to seven
eights of the crop hss been gather
ed. Yields are estimated at from
half to nearly three -fourths an
average crop. Many correspon-
dents stat" that picking will oe
practically completed by Oct 18th,
which is unusually early, due to
the continued abnormal heat and
dryness. There will be no top
crop OF any account. Sea island
yields arc also light, and half has
been gathered.
Peas, sweet potatoes, upland
rice, cano and hsy crops arc un-
usually poor, in many places fail
ures, except that few localities
report an abundance of grass for
hay.
Early rice harvest is finished,
and June rice is ripening. The
rice crop is the only fine one cul-
tlvated this year. Birds are de-
Strnctlve in the Georgetown dis
trictS. Turnips are coming up
poorly, and in many places no
stands have been secured. Stock
water is scarce in places. The
fail bean crop bids far to he a
partial failure.
Notice. As the staple crops
have reached maturity and minor
crops are either ripe or gathered,
and the probable yields no longer
subject to weather influences, the
issue of these bulletins will be
suspended with this number until
the spring Of 1901. Correspon.
cnts will please accept the thanks
OF the weather bureau in appre-
clation Of their valuable weekly
reports.
'%'@ Pay your subscription to
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-10-06
j. II. w. Hydrick and Wife
Driven Down by Il Negro.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Orangehurg, Oct 3-A sad and
deplorahle sccident occurred near
Keratt's mill, in this county, on
last sunday afternoon, resulting
in the death of most cstlmable
gentleman, Alr. j ii " Hydrick,
and ,hc painful injury Of his wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hydrick were
returning home from church in a
buggy. little dreaming what an
awful fate Tns in store for them,
whea suddenly, from tho rear and
without any warning whatever,
they were driven into hv negro
driving at a fearful rate of speed,
his horse and buggy literally tear
i'm through Mr. Hvdrick ; turn
ont.
Mr.. Hydrick and his wife were
thrown considerabIe distance,
whore they lay some time before
receiving aid. The black perpe>
TRAITOR Of this dastardIy at cons
tinued on his way without even
stopping 20 inquire INTO the con-
dition of his victims. The in.
lured parties were taken hCme As
soon a possible, Mr.. Hvdrick
being unconscious and remaininr
almost wholly so until his death.
which occurred Tuesday after
noon. Mr~. Hydnick, though
painfully injured, will recover.
Whether the negro's horse he.
came unmanSgeable or not Is not
known, hut if such was true hs
gave no word of warning to the
unsuspecting parties ahead of HIM.
and to all appearances it was
"IaNollcal outrage, ,emanating from
the brain of L tiend who regarded
not the laws of man or God.
TAKEN TO COLUMBIA FOR SAFE
KEEpING.
Nrangeburg, Oct 4-BiIl Will
son, the negro who drove into the
buggy containing Mr.. and Mrs. j
II " Hydrick, on last Sunday
afternoon, causing a fearful acci
don't, resulting fatally to Nj.
Hydrick, has bscn apprehended
and was kept in jail until this
afternoon, when, owing to rumors
OF Iynching, Sheriff Dukes deemed
1t advisable t. remove the prisoner
to CoiumbIa Wilson was sent
IN company with a deputy, the
party Isaying here on the Coast
Line train at SOP this afternoon.
gong via Sumter. Whether or
moi there is any truth in the ru-
morS Is not positively known,
though excitement has been at Il
high pitch near tho scene Of the
tragedy, and there is no telling
what mlght have been attempted,
owing to the prominence IF Mr..
Hydrick. However any attempts
at Iynching will be frustrated by
the prompt removal of the pri-
s'ner. l. II W, Jr.
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400, 600 Bales Lost.

Fort Worth, Texas, oct s.
The latest report estimates the
loss Of cotton by the recent floods
at four hundred thousand bales.
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Green & Hines PlaintiTs' Attys.

Notice to Debtors and Creditors,
of l. vi PIylcr, Deceased
A Ill Persons indebted TO the estate
IL Of +. NJ. P'yler. deceased viii!
come iorwari at once and make settle
ment WI, II the undersigned. Person
having claims against id estate " IN
present them, duly verified, To the.
undersigned,
w B PLNIER.
GCe. w. PI ELER
Executors.
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81 So PER ANEU&
York County Planter Des3.


Rock Hill, Oct 1.-Col Frank
ii Brown, one of York county's.
most influential citizens, died Sat-
urday at his home near Tirzah and5
yesterday afternoon was laid to
rest in Ebenezer churchyard In
this church he had been for many
years an elder, and the funeral
services were conducted by the
pastor, the Rev James II Thorn
well, ID ID. Col Brown was in,
his list year and leaves a family
all of whom have arrived at mat
urity and have families of their-
own.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-10-06

WANTED-ACTIVE MAN Of good
'hHracter 10 deliver ami collect in
South Carolina for old established
manufacturing Wholesale house e9NU
year sure pay. Honesty more than
oNporirnce required. OuI reference.
any bark in amy city Enclose self
addressed stampeb envelope Manu-
facturers, Third Floor, 324 Deurboru,
TT, Chicago
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NOTICE !

10 the taxpayers Of Lancaster county.
Ihe TrraSurerS Office will be "pe 81.
for he collection "ftaX"s for tLe tiscaf
ear 1900 on the 18th day Of October
and VIII close The 3lst day of Decen-
bcr. 1000
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LEDGER,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24
wounds received In action, Company E.
14th Infantry, George c. Kaufman.
CHAEEEE

wounds received In action, Company e,
14th Infantry, George c. Kaufman.
CHAFFEE.
Adjutant general, Washington:
TIen Tsin, August q. death occurred on
August 49, Private William Brayton, Com
pany C, 9th Infantry, dysentery; August
20, Clinton W. Graham, Company 1. 14th
Infantry, shrapnel wounds CHAFFEE.
Adjutant General, Washington:
TEN TSIN, August 23.-Deaths to date:
Tien Tsn hospital, August 4, Company NJ,
14th Infantry, Charlie L. Organ, dysen-
terry; Company NJ, 9th Infantry, Joseph L.
Fritsch. gunshot wounds; August Z, Com
pany NJ, 14th Infantry. Paschal Y. Smith,
gunshot; Company K, 14th Infantry, James
Rice; August 8, Company H. 18th Infantry,
John H. Hurst; Company G, 14th Infantry,
Archie J. Ranney; August 8, Company K,
14th Infantry Later j. Alley; August 10,
Company NJ, 14th Infantry. Joseph Ouell-
cite; August 13, Company e, 14th Infan-
try, Robert Horan; August 49, Company
NJ. 9th Infantry, Charles Frederick Inso-
lation; August 20, Company NJ, 9th In
fantry, Denis Shea, dysentery; August 81,
Company B. 9th Infantry, Ezekiel E. Hale,
dysentery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24
WAITING FOR ORDERS
Allies in Pekin Wish Instructions for
Future Action.
COMMUNICATION Is VERY SLOW
Further Fighting About Tiien Tsiin
Reported From Chefoo.
TCAN'S RESIDENCE BURNED

LONDON, August 24-While the COM
instructions from their governments as to
what to do next which, in the present con-
dition Of the telegraph service Will prob
ably take ten days, the work of repairing
the railroad beyond Yangtsun is progress
ing slowly, and the transportation of sup
plies by boats on the Pei-ho river Is i'm
proving.
August %, says there has been further
fighting near Tien Tsin. The Chinese sought
to cut the line of communication. but were
driven back with small loss on the part of
the allied forces.
Official advices from Pekin received at
Toxic August % say the allies burned
Prince Tuan's residence.
According to a dispatch from Hong Kong,
dated August 24 turbulent mobs are de-
vastating portions Of the provinces of Flu
kien and kiang-su. 1t IS added that a
mandarin with 800 Chinese soldiers left
Annoy August % To restore order.
japanese bluejackets were landed at
Annoy August g.
Marines from the French cruiser Comet
have cleared the streets of Swatow and
freed the beseged priests.
y dispatch to news agency from Shang-
hal. dated August %, says eight survivors
OF the fourteen English missionaries who
started together from Shan-si have reached
Hankow after suffering frightful barbara
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Authorities at Akron, Ohio, Decide
Their Presence is Necessary.
MAY Be SENT HOME TOMORROW
Rumor That Peck Was Coming
Back Excited the City.
ARE IMPROVING

AKRON, Ohio, August 24.-There was no
trouble of any kind in the city during the
night, the streets being practically deserted
except by the soldiers, who patroled all
the thoroughfares in the business section.
AT conference of city, county and mill
tary officials today it was decided to retain
the troops here until tomorrow morning at
least. If all remains quiet the guardsmen
will then be dismissed
Mayor Young, Sheriff Kelly and Prose-
cutor Wanamaker, Judge Anderson, Col.
Adams. Col. Potter and Col. Vollrath were
present at the conference. All the nine
companies of the 4th, the Canton company
of the Sth and the two local companies will
continue on guard today and tonight.
Some excitement was caused this morn
ing by an extra edition of a local paper
with headlines announcing that Peck might
be brought back to Akron The newsboys
rushed about yelling, "All about Peck
coming back" An officer grabbed one OF
the boys and took him to police headquar-
ters Commissioner McMillen promptly
telephoned the paper to call in its boys.
Mayor Young reiterated the order as soon
as he was informed of the matter. Both
officials feared the effect of the scare story
and the infiammatory cry of the newsies.
Peck is Not Going Back.
Peck is not coming back to Akron-not
for some weeks at least. Sheriff Kelly,
who has charge of Peck, says his prisoner
will remain in the Cleveland jail
Mayor Young's order closing the saloons
is being rigidly enforced. Two saloon
keepers have been arrested for disobeying
the mayors order.
Temporary police headquarters have been
opened at the central fire station, corner of
Church and High streets City prisoners
are locked up in the county Jail by SPECIAL
arrangement.
Today the safe of the engineers depart
ment was opened amid the city hall ruins.
Its contents, including many valuable pa
pers and records. and $500 in cash, were
found in good condition. All the pats and
profiies of the streets and improvements
were destroyed, however. Workmen are also
engaged in opening the vaults of the city
clerk, mayor and police departments. From
appearance their contents all right.
Although the little Davidson girl has been
persistently reported dead. she was alive
this morning. Her death, however, is hour
ly expected. Fred Norwerk, though very
badly injured, Is slightly improved today
and has some chance for recovery. Chief
Durkin said today that last night had been
unusually peaceful, even for Akron.
Brief Dynamite Scare.
A rumor that a man arrested for trying
to rush the guard lines at the court house
had stick of dynamite in his pocket,
the chief said, was baseless. The man had
been locked up because he insisted on walk
ing through the court house yard.
Mayor Young, Sheriff Kelly, Prosecutor
wanamaker and Chief Durkin are confident
that all excitement is over. Troops will be
retained until tomorrow, they say, simply
a. precautionary measure.
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ABOUT MOSQUITOES.
Bulletin Which Discusses ThefI
Structure and HiOlOgY.

Structure and Biology.
The Department of Agriculture is about
to issue a bulletin prepared by Entomolo-
gist L. o. Howard on the mosquitoes of
the United States. 1t discusses their struct-
ure and biology and indicates the difference
in all stages of existence between the kinds
Of mosquitoes that transmit malaria and
those that do not and also discusses the
subject of remedies.
Among other things the bulletin says
that since the opening up of the gold fields
in Alaska and the great influx of miners
and traders knowledge of the abundance
and ferocity of the Alaskan mosquitoes has
become widespread, and government sur
yeying parties, in starting for Alaska for
their summers work, are in the habit of
consulting the department for mosquito
bite remedies. Those who We're in Alaska
the preceding year always state that they
never experienced or even imagined any
thing in the mosquito line quite equal to
those found in our northern territory.
Mentioning the reputation of New jersey
in connection with mosquitoes, the bulletin
says there is a constant carriage inland
from the marShy coast of very many mos
quitoes, the railway trains seeming to be
the most important mode of conveyance.
Many of the cars contain mosquitoes by
the hundreds In this way even mountain
resorts will get their supply of low and
mosquitoes and with the Improvement of
railway service and the increase in the
number of through cars the danger is con-
stantly increasing The source of supply to
distant points where mosquitoes are ordi-
narily rare is thus kept up.
About $50 species of mosquitoes are known,
of which only about thirty have been found
in the United States. The report says that
of the remedies in use in houses the burn
ing of pyrethrum powder and the catching
of mosquitoes on the walls in kerosene cups
are probably the best next to a thorough
screening and mosquito bars about the bed
grl. Fzr prt,-
cerine q lump of indigo and househoIi
ammonia.