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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1901-01-02
CHINA ACCEPTED TERMS OF
POWERS.
Announcement Entirely Unex.
pected The EmperOr's In.
structiOnS.

structiOns.
Pekin, Dec 3O.-The Chinese
plenipotentiaries have been un-
expectedly ordered to sign the
preliminary Joint note and have
notified the foreign ENJOYS to
that effect,
The Chinese themselves were
greatly astonished at receiving
the imperial instructions now.
Neither Lii Hung Chang nor
Prince Ching had expected sue
cess in persuading the court
under 10 days.
The emporor's instructions
are to agree fully to the note,
but to endeavor to get the best
terms possible, particularly in
the matter of limiting the num-
ber of the legation guards and
also as to the places where these
are to be located.
The plenipotentiaries are in
structed to endeavor to limit
the number of army posts along
the line Of railway to as few as
possible and finally to request
the powers not to destroy the
forts, but merely to disarm
them.
EARL Ii IN HIS DOTAGE.
Ii Hung Chang's health is
bad and it is doubtful whether
he will be able to do moro than
afflx his signature to an instru-
ment delegating his powers to
Prince Ching until another plen-
ipotentiary has been appointed
He was dressed this morning
carried in n chair to the res
idence of Prince Ching, with
whom he held long consulta-
ton. Prince Ching then called
upon the doyen of the diplomat,
ic corps, the Spanish minister
Senor Decologne, and request,
ed him to notify the other en-.
voys that instructions had been
received from the emperor to
sign the note.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1901-01-02
ABBEvILLE OVERWHELMED.

The people of Abbeville were
overwhelmed by the tragedy.
Today groups of three and four
stood around the street'corners
in the drizzling rain discussing
the affair in It's details and with.
out dissent Dansby is blamed for
the whole affair. He was a man
without regard or respect for
himself and naturally cared no.
thing for his own life or the life
of others. He had long been a
terror to many who knew him
There are no tears being shed
on his account, but the regret
that Sheriff Kennedy should
have lost his life in the attempt
TO arrest such q man can not
be expressed. \ M. G.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1901-01-02
To euro - Gold in one Nay

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THREE MEN KILLED IN ABB
BEHiLLE.
Murderer's Reckless BravadO
When Officers Tried to Ar
rest Him.-He was Killed
by Shot From the
Dying Sheriff.
Special TO Tho State.

Special to Tho State.
Greenwood. Dec. 30.-At Alb.
beville last night, as a result of a
drunken mans spleen and malice,
three men were killed, one OF
whom was the sheriff of the
county.
The story of the triple tragedy
sounds more like an account OF
an occurrence in some western
border town than anything that
has occurred in South Carolina
within recent years.
About 9 o'clock last night in
the office Of the Miller hotel, sew
eral gentlemen were having a
social game of cards. One of the
players was William Kyle, a
northerner, who has been super
intending the building Of the ad-
dition to the Abbeville cotton
mill. While the game was in
progress John Dansby, a some
what notorious character, entered
the room. He was drinking and
in a quarrelsome mood. 1t is
said that he had difficulty with
Kyle in the afternoon. In a few
moments Dansby managed to
have some words with Kyle and
applied vile epithet to him.
KYLE DEMONSTRATED
According to the story of wit
nesses, Kyle got up from his
chair and demonstrated with
Dansby, but without making any
demonstration of viol enc e.
Dansby drew his pistol, a 45
calibre Colts, and when a by
stander grabbed his arm he quick.
ly changed the gun to the other
hand and fired. the ball striking
Kyle in the abdomen. The
shooting occurred so quickly
that those present hardly realized
what had happened.
DANSBY DEFIANT.
Dansby then backed out Of the
roOm, declaring he would shoot
any man who attempted to stop
him, and started to the home of
his lather-in- law, Tom Cresswell ,
who lives near the cotton mill.
The news OF the shooting
quickly spread, and policemen
Johnson and O'Brien started in
pursuit of tho murderer. They
overlook him near Cresswell's s
house, but Dansby stopped
them with his pistol and said
he would shoot if they advanced
The police then went to near
by house and telephoned up
town for assistance.
In short time Sheriff II. i.
Kennedy with several citizens
responded TO the summons. They
surrounded the house the police
men being stationed at the win
dows and Kennedy going to the
front door. Kennedy called to
Dansby to come out and sur
render.
DESPERATE ENCOUNTER.
Dansby came out, closing the
door behind him, and with the
remark "Well, we'll go to hell
together" commenced firing.
Dansby was shot twice, once in
the leg and once full in the
chest. Kennedy was struck
once in the left breast near the
heart. Both men emptied their
pistols. Kennedy fell as soon
as he was hit, but Dansby
walked some so steps and was
reloading his pistol when one OF
the policemen ran up and grab
bed him, and took the gun out
Of his hand. Several others OF
the party were firing ut Dansby
at the time and there is some
uncertainty as to who fred the
shots that struck him, but it is
thought that they were fired by
Kennedy.
Handouts were placed on
Dansby and he was carried to
the jail, but died soon after
reaching there, about an hour
after the shooting. He did not
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1901-01-02

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chills and fever IL bottle OF Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic. II is simply
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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1901-01-02
HAD KILLED OTHERS.

This, in brief, Is the story Of
the bloodiest tragedy AbbevIlle
county has ever known. John
Dansby, who precipitated the
affair, was q notorious character
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1901-01-02

AonStruatiou made Regular aud Painless,
and Pains IN Stdos, Hips and Limbs cured by
Simmons Squaw Vine Vino Or Tablets
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1901-01-02
~Sweet Bells tangled
Ont Of Tune and Harsh. -

Shakespearo's description Alta thou
sands of women. They are crose, des-
pondent, sickly. nervous-a burden to
themselves and their families. Their
sweet dispositions are gone, and thoy, like
the boils, SOON sadly out of tune. But
thcrc - . remedy. They can uso
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1901-01-02

Used during Expectancy Simmons Squaw
Vine Wine or Tablets cheer and Strengthen
Mother, shorten Labor aud Rob Confinement
OF its Terrors
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in Abbeville county. He was
a noted gambler and has killed
two or three men before. His
associates were principally
negroes. He was tried for the
murder of a negro several years
ago but came clear. He was
for several years deputy Uni
ted States marshal. His wife
and one child survive him.
KENNEDY AGooD MAN.
Sheriff Kennedy belonged to
one of the best families in Alb
beville county and was uni
versally popular. In the recent
primary he was elected on the
first ballot over several oppo-
nents, and he took charge of his
office only 19 days ago. He
was q man of unquestioned
courage and was splendid cit
izen. He was about 35 years
old, was vice chancellor of Alb
beville lodge, Knights Of Pyth-
las, and had $4,000 insurance
in that order. He was also in
sured in the Woodmen of the
World. He leaves a wife, who
was Miss Harvey, and one child.
His remains will be inferred to-
morrow at Lower Long Cane
church near his old home.
Kyle, who was from Ludlowd,
Mass. and had been superintend.
ing me erection Of the addition
to the Abbeville cotton mill, was
about 40 years old and unmarried.
He had finished his work at Alb
beville and was to start to his
home in Massachusetts today.
II is said that he and Dansby had
had "a quarrel yesterday, but this
cannot be verified. During his
stay in Abbeville he had conduct.
ed himself we'll and made friends.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1901-01-02

DY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE
IL Court herein. will sell OF public out-cry,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-02-01
Grnded SchonI Nnte..

Miss Cora + Smith, the preceptress of
the high school, was in Burlington Sat
urdaY.
Carl Harrington, '02, who has been
confined to the house for the past four
weeks, resumed his studies Monday.
Edward Hughes and Henry Smith,
VINO left school nearly year ago, eX-
pect to return during the spring term.
They will play on the base ball team the
coming season.
Miss Vena Child entertained the class
of 1903 at "Fairpoint" in Weybrdge
Friday evening. Miss Cora f. Smith
chaperoned the party, and music was
furnished by Miss Twitchell of the class,
The members of the high school have
been complaining for the past week about
their recesses being cut down to about
five minutes, and also being the last
room in the building to be dismissed,
both at noon and at night.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-02-01

or Wednesday the supreme court of
the state gave out its decision in the ap-
peal on exceptions of Frank Shaw, the
young man whose chase and capture
near Mddlebury last spring caused such
excitement at the time. The decision
confirms the sentence of the lower court,
and Shaw will be hung the first Friday
in February, 1908, for the murder of
Deputy Sheriff Hoilma" of Windsor
county. In the mean time he is re-
manded to the state prison at hard labor
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-02-01
Death of Mrs. sara E.NVilcox.

Mrs. Sara f. Wilcox. widow of JeWett
day nght from Eutertis aged GS years
One daughter, Miss Maud Wilcox, sur
wives. The funeral was held from the
Wilcox home on Main street Wednesday
afternoon. Rev. Thomas Slmms, pastor
in charge of the Congregational church,
oflciated. quartette composed of DR..
w. III. Sheldon, Mr.. Whitney, Mrs. g. ID.
Miner and Miss Bernicce Thomas, sang
A. A. Fletcher, G.. 5. Wainwright, Il. NJ.
Chapman, DR.. w. II. Sheldon, John H.
Stewart and j. f. ButtoIph acted as
bearers. The burial was in the family
lot In the West cemetery. -
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-02-01

A. A. Boardman met with an accident
one day last week in which one of his
horses was quite badly hurt. While try
ing to drive past a team on the bridge
across the river near the town farm, one
of his horses became frighten, and be
gan TO crowd, crowdng the other horse
over the side, wedging it in between the
iron railing and the bridge. Help was
summoned, but the horse was wedged in
so tightly that il could not be removed
until tackle blocks had been secured.
Luckily no bones were broken, but the
horse was badly lamed up.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-02-01
DISTRICT MASONIC MEETING
Union Lodge. No. ?, of MiddIebury, Enter
tains Third District Lodges.


tains Third District Lodges.
The annual meeting of the third
Masonic district was held with Union
Lodge, No. ., Tuesday afternoon and
evening, f. IL. Martin of Middebury, ID.
ID. G.. NJ, In charge. The district iu-
cludes the following lodges: Dorchester,
No. |, Vergennes; Union, No. ,, Middle
bury; Morning Sun, No. ), BridpoIt;
Independence, No. 10, Orwell; Lbanus,
No. A, Bristol; and Smonds, No. 80,
Shoreham. Nearly 200 brethren were
present, including the following officers
w. 5. Nay of Underhill. grand master:
Albert II. Bush of Orwell, grand senior
deacon; Walter f. Ranger of johnson,
grand lecturer; O. G.. Baker of Brandon,
ID. ID. G.. NJ. of the fourth Masonic dis.
trict. DIR. f. S. Weston Of New Haven,
past grand lecturer, and G.. A. Chapman
of Ferrisburg, past grand junior deacon,
were also in attendance. At , 80 p. m.
Union lodge, No. 2, +. II. Martin, w. NJ,
opened on the third degree; at 3 O'Clock
Dorchester lodge, No. |, of Nergennes,
worked the first degree. The work was
reviewed by Grand Lecturer Ranger.
At Z 80 in the evening, the third degree
was worked by Morning Sun lodge. No.
), Il. L. kingsland, w. NJ. After a re-
view of the work by the grand lecturer,
an Informal reception was held for the
grand officers. This was followed by n
banquet at the Addison, which over $50
per, ons attended. Libanus lodge of
RristOI ranna oVpr 10 strouU i'm q sppcigl
train, returning about midnight. There
were visitors from lodges in Burlington
and Shelburn also.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-02-01
THE CHORAL SOCIETY.


w. X. Chapman Of New York Meets Mem
bers and Arouses Enthusiasm.
William r. Chapman of New York
met the members of the Middlebury Cho.
rus, who are under the direction of Miss
Maud Stevens, in the Congregational
church vestry Wednesday evening, and
went over portion of Gounod's RE
demption' and a part of the operate
music. Mr.. Chapman told of the indi-
vidual efforts in Maine and New Hamp.
shire which had finally eliminated in
the famous musical festivals at which
world-renowned artists had appeared at
Bangor and Portland, aud said that it
was the purpose of Mr.. Richardson and
those having the matter in charge to
bring the Vermont choruses up to such
excellence that when joined for a festi-
val even greater results would obtain
than had appeared in Maine. He paid a
high compliment to the work of Middle
| bury's chorus under Miss Stevens, and
showed so much enthusiasm and energy
in the matter of work as to awaken the
old musical spirit which made Middle
bury the musical center of the state %
years ago, when choral society of one
hundred members lived here and mu-
steal festival under Emerson met here or
in the vicinity each year. After the
meeting of Wednesday night one can
say. "Surely the talent of the fathers
has been visited upon the children unto
several generations MANY new mem
bers were added to the chorus 1t is
probable that Middlebury will be in line
with other Vermont towns in giving "A
concert in March for the benefit of its
chorus, when MIR. Chapman will be pres
ent with New York artists. a rousing
reception awaits him.
The College GIee aud Mandolin clubs.
The Glee and Mandolin clubs are prac-
ticing daily. The lirSt concert will be
given in Weybridge, instead of New
| Haven, as WAS mentioned in This column
recently. The personnel of the Glec
club this year will be as follows: Chas
\. Noetsch, '02, and Fay. A Simmons.
! 02, first tenors; Walter VI. Bernard. '0l.
John f.. Parker, '0l. and Orvs *. Collins
! O2, second ten0rs; Samuel Il. Brown.
Ol. Fred 4. Hughes '02. and Philip f
Melcn, of, first bas,es; David F. Clark
'0l, John f.. Thompson, '02, Charl,
| Whitney, '03. and G.. \. Perkins, '0l
second ba>scs. Samuel Il. Brown vii
eudeavor to fill samuel Botsford's place
as reader. Although he does not expect
70 equal "Sammy" in his rendering o
the famous "Calf," We may feel sure tha
he has something in store for his audi
enccs that will surely please them The
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-02-01

These two great stocks must be re-
duced. We move as soon as possible.
There being no building in Burling-
ton large enough in which to hold
such
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-02-01

planted another milestone on the road
of your life and ours. We hope that
our relations as dealer and customer
will continue as pleasant in 1901 as it
was in I9oo-it shall be our effort to
make them so. Anything in meats or
poultry you may buy of US will be the
best we can get anywhere.
Wright & Beatty.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10
STRIKE Is ORDERED.
STEEL MEN RIDDEN TO STOP
WORK IN MILLS.
President Shaffer Sends Out Gala
Gigantic Battle with Powerful Mon
opoIy Is Expected to Result-Thou-

President Shaffer of the Amalgamated
Association has issued the long-talked.
of general strike order. Up to this time
it has been merely a skirmish, each side
trying to find the vulnerable spot in the
others arms. Now it is different The
die is cast. The battle of the giants is on
in earnest, whether to ignominous de-
feat of one side or the other or compro
mise remains to be seen. What the result
will be no man can foretell, but judging
by the expressed determination of both
parties to the controversy the battle will
be waged fast and furiously Much
money will be lost, thousands upon thou
sands of men will be idle, great suffering
is looked for, even bloodshcd and death
are possible and feared
Estimating conservatively, the Anal ga
mated association directly should have
about 100000 men on strike as soon as
the order takes effect, counting those now
out and those expected to go out The
number of men to be affected by sympa
thctic strike cannot even be guessed at.
The steel trust employs 100000 men
alone and most of these will be affected,
for they cannot work when the skilled
Amalgamatcd men are not at work.
President Shaffer'. Order.
THE officials of the United States
Steel Trust have refused to recognize our
union men-those who are now striking
for the right to organize.
THE executive board has authorized
me to issue a call upon all Amalgamated
and other union men, in name and heart,
to join in the movement to fight for la
bor's hight. We must fight or give up for
ever our personal liberty.
"You will be told that you have signed
contracts. You never agreed to surren-
der those contracts to the United States
Steel Corporation It's officers think you
were sold to them, just as the mills were,
contracts and all.
Remember, before you agreed to this
contract you took an obligation to the
Amalgamated Association. 1t now calls
you to help in this hour of need.
UNLESS the trouble is settled on or be-
fore Saturday, the mills will close when
the last turn is made on that day.
Brethren, this is the call to preserve
our organization. We trust you and need
you. Come and help us, and may the
right come to the just cause. Fraternal-
ly yours, II. j. SHAFFER,
"preSidput -
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10

SHELTER is PLUNDERED
FoId Thieves Rob Vault of Gold Bricks
Worth $2SOOO

The Selby Smelling works at " ej0,
Cal, We're robbed during a recent night
of gold bricks admitted by one of the Off
Gals to be worth S2S000O. Other esti-
mates place the loss as high as $3.50 900.
The robbers conducted their operations
with skill, but in their haste to get away
left two big gold bricks on the shore of
the bay. The robbers had evidently been
working on the case for two or three
months. They had dug Il tunnel from
outside the house, first digging a shaft
about three feet deep. Then they tun-
ncled in under the vault and, striking up
ward, bored hole in the strong room
floor. Part of the holes had been bored
two months ago, it is thought and the
last one was bored on the night of the
robbery. Through that hole they took
the gold bricks and carried them to a
bank near the tunnel, east of the works.
where they were evidently placed ~
boat.
The gold in the bricks is worth S2O.GO
IN ounce. The two which the robbers left
behind are worth about $4,000. In adj
dition 10 this there was stolen from the
bullion vault crude gold in all shapes
and sizes and some Of it in bars of diff
feront lengths. The thieves got all the
bullion in the vault leaving behind only
the two bricks which they dropped on
the shore in their haste. Only one days
accumulation of refined gold was kept at
the works.
The Selby Smelling and Lead Company
is the largest concern of its kind on the
Pacific coast. Ores are sent from all
over the western country to be sheltered
and refined and the gold is then turned
over to the mint. A steamer makes spe-
cial trips between the smelter and San
Francisco, carrying the ores one way and
taking back the refined gold.
Sheriff Vcale of Contra Costa County
and his deputies and Chief of Police San
ford of Vallejo, as we'll as the police of
San Francisco and all the bay cities, are
at work on the case, but there is not
the slightest clcw to the robbers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10
Uncle Sam-Those bugs are getting
thick again. Guess Ia better clean EN-
out once for all.
WouII IT Paw?

The New York World is still harping
on the old free trade string--yiZ., that,
if we want foreign nations to buy from
us, we must buy from them; that, in
other words, we ought, in order to re-
tain our foreign trade, to throw open
the American market to foreign manu-
facturers. Without bothering, for the
time being, to discuss the merits of the
question extensively, we would like to
ask the World if it would not be just
as we'll not to get so excited about the
matter until foreign nations begin to
show at least some little evidence that
they are about to withdraw their trade
from us. Just ut present there are no
signs which seem to point to that
course of action on their part. Our for
eign trade is not falling off alarmingly.
On the contrary, it IS still on the in
crease. When 1t begins to decline, it
will be time enough to take up the
question as to whether 1t will pay us to
exchange for our foreign market the
market worth fifty times as much
which we have at home.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10

enacted. But when the time for tariff
revision comes, the work of revising
will be intrusted to those who stand for
and believe in the principle of protec-
ton Let The traders make no
mistake about that The American peo-
pie will never intrust the duty of tariff
revision to those who have always
shown either ignorance of or total dis
regard for the needs of American indus
try. Therefore the ~free-traders have
nothing to hope for from making tariff
revision an issue. However, there is no
objection to letting them go on with
their talking. II doesn't hurt any one
else, and it seems to amuse them.