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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-03-07
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Heaviest Snowfall in Years.

Buffalo, New York, March /.
- Correspondents throughout
western New York unite in pro-
nouncing this the heaviest snow
fall in years. Lockport reports
three feet of snow, Medina two
feet, Hornellsville two feet, Dele.
van1S inches and Brockton one
foot. All trains are delayed and in
many cases have been abandoned.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-03-07
Sad Death Of Mr. Van Pelt.
Cor Greenville News.

Cor Greenvile News.
Union, S G, March a G
Van Pelt, who has been travelling
for hi. brother-in law, George II
Lombard, of Augusta, GA, died at
the GIbbes house Wednesday
night from the effects of an over
dose of laudanum. lie was suf-
ferlng yer, much from toothache
and first took some whlskey to al
leviate the pain, but as that gave
him very little relief, he next
called for some laudanum, where.
upon ten drops were administered
to him. He then retired and was
found dead yesterday morning.
1t was discovered that he had
taken the rest of the laudanum
left in An ounce bottle.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-03-07

Col Jas A Hoyt, of Greenville,
is spoken of as a candidate for
governor on the prohibition tick
ct. South Carolina has no truer
son than our distinguished friend,
who would fill any position with
honor to himself and credit to the
State. -Orangeburg Times and
Democrat.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-03-07
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS

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Cure guaranteed. Sold by Craw-
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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-03-07
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where Stomach, Liver, Kidneys
and Bowels are out of order. If
you want these qualities and the
success they bring, use DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. They develop
every power of brain and body.
Only 25c at Crawford Bros Drug
Store.
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\ Lii Persons indebted To the estata
"a of p NJ PI Ter, deceased will
come forwar.. at once and make settle.
ment with the undersigned Persons
having claims against said estate will
present them, duly verified, to the
undersigned.
w. B PLYLER,
Geo. w PLYLER.
Executors.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-03-07
Notice i!

THE COUNTY BOARD OF Equali-
Il Zatiou will meet at the court
house, Third Tuesday In March, 10Th
inst, 1900, for the purpose of hearing
all grievances, IL any. from the va,ua-
tions made by the Township Boards
Of Assessors.
M G. GARDNER,
Sup and Chan Co Bird OF Equalization.
Feb 81, 1900.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-03-07

The State has received $500
from the government, mostly the
pay of rejected volunteers who
came here to enlist for the Spans
ish> american war and were sent
home. The money i. in the Caro-
lima National bank
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-03-07

"A troop of Boer horsemen who
perform nightly in a German cir
Gus have been forbidden that part
of their programme which repre-
sents victory over British red
coats.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-03-07
1t is stated that 80, 900 Nor,
mons will leave Utah and settle a
colony in Wyoming.

Claim bills now before congross
exclusive OF pensions, provide for
the expenditure of about $780,
oo0,o 600 of the governments s
money.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-03-07
LANCASTE AMI rHESIER
RAILW
Schedule IN effect Dec =. 1899.
(Daily except Sundr

WESTBUUND EASTB IND.
Nos. IA and l6 Nos /. a,u Is.
A NJ. p NJ. PM
z 81 6 90 Ar s'hester Ly 1913 10
u 10 Richburg lllO AZ
: II 45S BaSc"mbville IL 80 -
81 436 Fort Lawn IL so e..
80 4 GO Ly Lancaster Arl23O 81
No. IA leaving Lancaster $50 am.
makes close connection al chester
with Southern Railway No 36 for
Charlotte aid points north; and Sea
board Air Line Atlanta Specialr
for Atlanta and points west Also
with Carolina and North western Rail-
way No 10 for enoir y G. and in
termediate points, and southern Rail
way No 33 for Columbi AID points
souIh
No. II leaving Chester 1O.3 a m
connects with Southern Railway No.
80 from Columbia and roints south:
SeabOard Air Line "A tlauta SpeciaIr
from northern and eastern points aud
Southern Ra lway No 33 fr m North
ern and eastern points, az a Lam
canter with : q & G T. for Blacksburp.
No. rs leaving Lancaster 90 p m
CONNECTS at Lancaster wi IA > & e. G. f.
from amden and Marion aud south
ern Railway M 81 at hester for
Charlotte AID points nor!h
NO. Is. leaving Oh ser $40 p m
connects at hester with southern
Railway No "a from om,noia and
points south
JAN VI HE 'TH, Gen Pass. Agt
LEROY SPRINGS. President.
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CCL. SHEPPERSON'S VIEWS
AS TO COTTON.
Prices Have Advanced by Force
of the Demand There Has
Been no Manipulation.
Special to The State

cotton has developed the fact that
the fight over the staple has really
been between the southern holders
of what is left of the crop and the
European spinners and dealers
who have not secured as much
cotton as they need. AlIuding
to this manifestation, of so great
Importance to the south, Colonel
Alfred b Sheppcrson Of New
York, writing in The Manufact-
urers' Record of this week, says:
"'The European stocks were so
limited and the requirements of
the spinners of Europe, American
and Japan so large tina, the SOUTH
ern holders were enabled to ad.
vance the price on the European
buyers. Our European friends
have been the chief sufferers by
the rise in cotton, as Americans
and Japanese bought freely when
prices were very much lower.
New York has simply followed
in the procession of the upward
movement. 1t is worthy of note,
too, that this great advance has
been without any speculative man
lpulation. There has been no
recognized bill leader in New
York or Liverpool, or New Or
leans, or anywhere else.
"The consumption of cotton
has at least so far ontstripped the
production that the surplus from
the last two crops, which were
the largest ever grown, will he
completely absorbed this season.
The keynote of the situation is
that Europe has not secured suf-
tcient cotton for the season, and
in Wow of the shortage of the
India crop and the present high
prece of Egyptian cotton, there is
practically no other source Of sup.
ply but this country"
Abiding to the large receipts
OF the crop during February and
the deep interest taken in the
stock now held in small towns and
on the farms, Col Shepperson
continues:
"Whlle the movement of the
crop has been large during Feb
ruary, and | expect it to continue
on a liberal scale for several weeks,
1t is evident that most of the cot
ton is merely going onward to
fultillment of sales previously
made. 1t Is known that a good
proportion of the stocks in various
markets has been sold and ls
merely awaiting shipment. Re
liable advices state that about one,
third of the New Orleans stock on
February oath and two-thirds of
the Savannah stock were awaiting
shipment in Europe. The total
of the stocks at all United States
ports on the 23d inst. was 21S,-
600 bales more than at the cor
responding time last year. But
so much of it had already been
sold and was merely awaiting
shipment that the quantity actual
ly for sale is undoubtedly much
less than a year ago. This same
condition exists in respect to the
stocks of the interior towns, that
is, much of the cotton has been
sold and simply awaiting ship.
ment.
'It is matter of notoriety
that well-known New York firm
has recently bought in the south
about $4,000 bales of cotton,
chiefly in Houston, to be delivered
here upon March contracts. In
view of the very small stock of
cotton here, it Is not thought by
some of our oldest merchants that
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-03-07

Notice to Debtors and Creditors
OFF. Nj. Plyler, Deceased.
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MONEY TO Loan.

I HAVE MADE arrangements with
Il brokers' in New York city thrOu. h
Tbom an able to place loans secur~
% oy first mortgage on improved
tarms for five years time, payable in
Tbstallme IS, at the low rate Of per
cent Interest per annum. The broker.
age and the charge for abstract and
inspection are small and at the ex-
tense of the borrower
II + WYLIE
Atty at Law.
The age-herald., 1900-06-09
CHOPPED OFF A
 CHILD'S HEAD Children Were Playing Killing
 Chickens. SEVERAL MEN SAW THE DEED They Were Working on Derrick at the Time and Let the Timbsrs Fall, Killing Eight Men
 Instantly
SEVERAL MEN SAW THE DEED

Green Bay, Wis, June S.-Some Indian children of the Oneida reservation, near Stockbridge, saw their mother hack off the head of a chicken. This suggested new game to their childish minds, the play re- sulting in the death of nine persons.
 The woman went out into the yard of her home where her children were playing, caught a chicken with which she wished to prepare meal, got hatchet and chopped off its head. Then she returned to the house, leaving the blood-stained hatchet on the ground.
 One of the children suggested that they play chicken, and the suggestion was car ried out One of the smaller children Was selected to act the part of chicken.
 The child was thrown to the ground bS its playmates, it's head placed on a block of wood and hacked off.
 A number of men were engaged on a der rick in the yard raising heavy timbers in the erection of a barn. As soon as the men above noticed the child being beheaded they became panic-stricken and in the con- fusion the heavy timbers which were being raised fell with crash, killing eight men.
The age-herald., 1900-06-09
COLORADO FOR BRYAN
Democrats in Convention Reaffirm the
 Chicago Platform

Denver, Colo, June S.-After two days session in convention and all night sitting of the credentials committee in a vain ef- fort to reach a satisfactory arrangement between contesting delegations from Arap- ahoe county the democratic state conven- tion late this afternoon, by an almost unan- imous vote threw out both delegations. Within an hour after this action was taken the convention had finished it's labors and adjourned. The delegates from Arapahoe Were headed respectively by Governor C. s. Thomas and Thomas J. Maloney, chairman of the county central committee, and these two gentlemen were both made delegates at-large to the Kansas City convention.
 They were instructed for Bryan and the reaffirmation of the Chicago platform. The report of the resolutions committee was in line with the utterances of MT. Bryan in recent speeches. It was unani- mously adopted, after which the conven- tion adjourned.
The age-herald., 1900-06-09
DEWEY DENIES REPORT
He Says He Never Wrote to Aguinaldo
 in His Life

Detroit Mich, June S.--Admiral Dewey was this afternoon shown the statement made by the Manila Times concerning an alleged recovery by General irunston's men of a portion of the archives of the Filipino rebel government, which, it was claimed, contained certain correspondence between Aguinaldo and Dewey.
 After reading the statement, Admiral Dewey positively denied ever having writ ten Aguinaldo and said: 'I never wrote a letter to Agunaldo in my life. Whenever l wanted to see him l sent for him. He was employed by me for certain purposes, just as I employed a lot of other people among the natives. 1 made him no prom ises. If there had been 50O0 American troops with me in the beginning to occupy the city and maintain order, there would never have been this trouble"
The age-herald., 1900-06-09
EULER NOW ON
 THE OFFENSIVE Has Secured a Strong Position
 Near laings Nek. WILL FOLLOW UP SUCCESS Press Dispatches from South Africa Are Exceedingly Scanty on Ac-
 count of Official Business
 on the Wires
WILL FOLLOW UP SUCCESS

London, June 9.-(3:15 a. m.)-Genera1 Bull by maneuvring he has secured a position west of Laings Nek by which he believes he can make the Boer positions untenable. Presumably he will immediately follow up his success.
 Lord Roberts has communicated nothing for three days, nor permitted the corre- soondents to wire what is going on. Lon don's inference is that he is resting, al- though he is possibly dispossing his army for reach after Commandant General Botha.
 A blockode of the wires, owing to the of- ficial crush, may account for the scanty press dispatches. Some telegrams filed a week ago only just now arriving. Among these are spirited descriptions of the fighting at Elandsfontein. According to one. of them the streets were filled with women and children. Rifle shots could be heard everywhere. The British soldiers would stop firing and join in the chase and after chickens. The burghers surrendered to any one. Kaffirs went about footing the Jewish stores and mounted infantry gallop- eu UllHGT anu lHilhSE lJOTu IODeItS dTIny has a new song. It runs thusly
 'We're marching into Pretoria,
 It belongs to Queen Victoria"
 E Prisoners Were Deceived
 The Daily Express has the following from Pretoria, dated Wednesday:
 '"rhe one thousand prisoners who were deported from Waterval were told that they were about to be given up to Lord Roberts. They entrained cheerfully and were conveyed to Nooit Gedache instead of Pretoria.
 General Louis Botha, with rear guard of 2O0o left Pretoria during the night. The British advance guard on entering was on the very heels of the retreating Boers. Botha has sworn to carry on the war in the mountains
 At Lourenzo Marques station a crowd waited all Thursday night to see President Kruger, as it was reported that he would arrive by a special train to gain an asylum on board the Netherland cruiser Frieslan.
 Middleberg is said to be full of Boer refugees and wounded The railway still delivers at Brockhurpruit, forty miles east of Pretoria.
 A British column is at Bremersdorp, Swaziland. Eleven British prisoners have been taken to Middleberg The British at
The age-herald., 1900-06-09

denuded before they escaped An organized
 committee" of women began to visit the public schools this afternoon, entering the school rooms, accusing the teachers of rid ing on the taboed cars and threatening them with bodily harm if they did so again. At the Mount Pleasant school the leader of Rose Tanning, shook her violently and an nounced that she would be tarred and feathered if she or any of her teachers rode on the cars again.
The age-herald., 1900-06-09
MINE EXPLOSION IN OHIO
 ENTOMBS TWO HUNDRED MEN

of escape at the time of the explosion and their horses perished with them
 The explosion set the mine on fire and the resouing party has been working with diff icuty.
 At D. m. a second explosion occurred and shortly afterward a third, in which the fans used to force fresh air into the mine were completely destroyed. There were 400 men employed in the mine. Had the explosion occurred a few moments later after all the men had entered and taken their positions the destruction of human life would have been fearful. The shaft is 125 feet deep and it was sealed up tonight in the attempt to smother the fire.
The age-herald., 1900-06-09
 ANOTHER MOB FORMING
Will Go to Mississippi City to Lynch
 the Negroes

New Orleans, June 9.-The residents along the gulf coast, it is understood have organized to mete out summary justice to Henry Askew and Ed Russ, two negroes in jail at Mississippi City. The preliminary trial today failed to fasten guilt on either, although it is positive that both were in the vicinity of the place where the 13-year- old school girl was raped and murdered and know something of the affair. The Biloxi people decided to keep working on the case. but the men in the other towns have decided apparently, to wait no long CT, and late reports are that party of avengers had started for the place at mid night.
The age-herald., 1900-06-09
WOMAN DENUDED AND
 DAUBED WITH GREEN PAINT

St. Louis, June S.-A mob of furious wo- men and boys tonight beat and denuded Lena Kaenter young woman who makes her living by peddling lunches among em- ployes of the California avenue street car line. When the mob had her stripped to the waist one woman daubed her with green boys and women of the mob applaudng the outrage and throwing mud.
 Two shop girls were attacked by the mob an hour later,, and they also were partly
The age-herald., 1900-06-09
Exa minations at West Point

of the various classes are over, and it now remains for the academic board to review the work and announce its findings. The furlough class is busy making preparations for a two months visit. The graduating class will not be permitted to enjoy the customary three months leave of absence, as advices have been received that their services are needed to fill vacant places in several of the regiments. Their leave has
 been restricted to thirty days.
The age-herald., 1900-06-09

Gloucester, O., June S.-Two hundred miners were imprisoned at a. m today by an explosion of gas in mine No. ?, and as many more were about to enter the mine. Rescue work was carried on so en- ergetically that all were rescued except three, Evan Joseph, John McClelland and Aaron Swanson were kill and their bodies cannot be recovered tonight as the mine is on fire
 They were engaged to watch the large mine at night and to see that it was in condition for the miners to enter in the morning. They were cut off from all means
The age-herald., 1900-06-09
STREET PREACHER SHOT
Had Killed Deputy Sheriff Who Was
 Trying to Arrest Him

Indianapolis, Ind, June S.-Thomas Jeffer- son Johnson, known as "Cyclone" Johnson, a street preacher, was shot and instantly killed tonight at Carmel, near here, after he had killed Deputy Sheriff Carri, who was trying to arrest him for assault and bat tery. Johnson had been attacking different persons in his street talks, and those at tacks had brought him into several fights. Tonight he renewed his attacks. Carri tried to arrest him, was shot dead, and an unknown person in the excited crowd shot Johnson.
The age-herald., 1900-06-09
OFFICERS ELECTED
O. P. Temple Made President of the
 Scotch-Irish Society

Knoxville, Tenn. June S.-At a business meeting held today the following officers of the Scotch-Irish society were elected
 O. F. Temple, Knoxville, president; Rev. James Mcintosh, D. D., Philadelphia, vice. president and secretary; John McElhenny, treasurer
The age-herald., 1900-06-09
Hot I Norfolk Rurned

Norfolk, Va, June S.-The Hotel Norfolk, formerly the Purcell house. large six story hotel, on Main street, caught fire to- night on the fifth floor from some unknown cause. The flames spread quickly through to the roof, almost completely destroying the building. The burned building was worth about $l0O.0O0
The age-herald., 1900-06-09
Bolan Won on n Foul

Indianapolis Ind, June Slack Bolan of Cincinnati and Jack Cullen of this city fought this evening at Haywood, near this city, for a purse, and several hundred per
 sons witnessed the mill, which was lively for four rounds when Bolan won on a foul.
The age-herald., 1900-06-09
 school Reform Conference

Berlin, June S.-The national school re- form conference was continued today. De- spite the expressed wish of Emperor Will liam that English should be effectually taught in the gymnasia, majority of the delegates decided to leave the status of English as it is now, which means English instruction beginning on an average at the age of r, and then being optional, like He brew.
The age-herald., 1900-06-09
Memb srshIp Sold for S3,OOO

New York, June S.-A cotton exchange membership certificate was sold today at $3,OOO The last price quoted on actual sale was $2,500. The current advance was ex- pected as result of the new commission rule adopted last Wednesday.
The age-herald., 1900-06-09
Yacht Maris Won second Heat

Savannah, Ga, June S.-The yacht Maris, of the Carolina Yacht club of Charleston, won the second event of the interstate races today over the Dragoon of the Sa- vannah Yach club. This gives the Maris the championship in the interstate races and the challenge cup.
The age-herald., 1900-06-09
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA SATURDAY, JUNE g. 1900

Beira are moving into the interior in de- tachments of 200 daily.
 G. V. Fiddes, imperial secretary of the high commissioner, with a part of Sir AL fred Miners staff left Capetown Tuesday.
The age-herald., 1900-06-09
Fischer aU Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wis, June S-Abraham Fisch- CT, the peace envoy of the Transvaal, ar rived in Milwaukee tonight from St. Paul. He was given a royal reception. Mr. Fischer will speak to a large gathering at the exposition building tomorrow.
The age-herald., 1900-06-09
Johnson N minated for Cong ress

Savannah, Ga., June S-Tomlinson P. Johnson, collector of customs at Savannah under President Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland and Harrison, was nominated for congress today by the republicans of the First district of Georgia.
The age-herald., 1900-06-09

\ FEW more left of those ties-3 for s1OO at IT klotz & Goldman's.
The age-herald., 1900-06-09
THE WEATHER.

FOR ALABAMA-FAIR SATURDAY.; SHOWERS SUNDAY; FRESH SOUTH ERLY WINDS.
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-13

Russell sage Gives-Advicc.
Uncle Russell Sage gives this advice:
"The best way for q young man to
begin who IL without friends or inhu.
ence is. first, by getting position; sec.
ond. keeping bis mouth shut; third.
observing; fourth, being faithful; fifth.
making his employer think he would be
lost In q fog without him and, sixth.
being polite"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-13
Next Eclipse OF the sun.

The next total solar eclipse will be
May %. 1900. The duration Of totality
ranges from one minute thirty-slx Sec
onds In Portugal to one minute six Sec
Onds In Northern Africa. General
scientific expeditions will proceed to
Algiers on account of Its low cloud
ratio and ease Of access. An eclipse
committee In London IL getting up
grand excursion party.