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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-09-04

According to census bulletin No.
SO, just issued, the total mum ber
of deaths in the United States for
the census year 1900 was L.
039, 094. In South Carolina the
deaths numbered II, ,166-s, 461
males, sos females: whites 81
sos, colored II, 35S.
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TfIEIlS %EHRET IS OUT

All Sadieville, KY, was curious
to learn the cause of the vast i'm
provement in the health of Mrs.
5. p. Whitaker, who had for a
long time endured untold suffer
ing from a chronic bronchial
trouble. "It's all due to DR..
Kings New Discovery" writes
her husband. at completely
cured her ard also cured our little
grand daughter of severe attack
of Whooping Cough. 1t positive
Iy cures Coughs, Colds, La
Grippe, Bronchitis, all Tbl oat
and Lung troubles. Guaranteed
bottles soc and $1.O0. Trial
bottles free Mt Crawford Bros. &,
and j. f. Mackey & Co.'s drug
store.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-09-04
An Unknown Corpse.
Found on Raft IN Santee River
Swamp.
Special TO The State

Sp6clal 10 me Sl3fe.
Lone Star, Sept. 2. 2.-Saturday
while Mas-rs Willie Keller and
Sebra Stroudenmire, two young
men of this community were float
ing ssme cypress logs out of the
Santee river swamp ut Week
Landing Il few mile, above the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad bridge
they were attracted by some buz
yards sitting on the opposite side
of the river. They suspicioned
at once that some carcass was near,
and in searching discovered the
body of a white man which had
lodged on the raft. The matter
was promptly reported to Magis-
trate jeff r Buyck of Lone Star
and action was at once taken in
regard to the matter of holding
an inquest. Magistrate Buvck
bad "a jury empaneled early this
morning and proceeded to make
an investigation which might
lead To- the identification IF the
body. Several good boats were
secured at the landing and with
ropes add other appliances the
men proceeds, to where the body
was found. The river is quite
hight aud it is Supposed that tho
body was brought by the high
water from some distance above
and accidentally lodged on the raft
The body was brought to the
landing. Ii was in bad state of
decomposition and was almost
nude. A pair of dark pants and
shirt we're hanging to his legs.
a pair of No. s or 8 fairly good
shoes were on his feet, and com
mon two-bladed pocket knife,
branded "easy OPENER" was in
one of the pockets A pair of
common suspenders were also at
tached to the pants. There WAS
no testimony obtuinabIe in regard
to how the decsased came 20 his
death. The ?ury after viewing
tn. body and hearing the sworn
testimony Of Mr.. Keller in re-
gard to the finding of the body,
rendered verdict "that the de
ceased came to his death from
some misfortune or accident un-
known to the jury"
As near as could be measured
he was 5 feet 10 inches high. The
body WAS placed IN plain coffin
and buried near the landing.
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DIR. Charles ClarksoD Dead.

Special to The State.
AlDendale, Sept. 2.-Dr. Char
res DsSassure Ciarkson died of
apoplsXy today. He was a skill
fuI physician, polished gentleman,
high standing Free Mason, and
as Pythian was favorably known
throughout the State.
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Disastrous Wreck
on Great Northern.
Tbirty-Six Passengers Dead aud
Thirteen Injured Fire Fol-
lowed the Disaster.

Kalispoll, Mont, Aug. 81
Thirty-six lives were lost and 13
persons injured in the wreck on
the Great Northern railway pas
seng'r train No 3 at Nyack, 80
miles west of Kalispell last night.
None of the passengers we're
injured, the fatalities having beer
confined to employees of the rail
road company.
The wreck was caused by the
breaking in two of freight train
on a steep grade of u rocky Noun
tain foot hill The rear end of
tho freight tore loose from the
head end, dashed back ward down
the mountain and crashed into
the rear of tho passenger train
which was Just pulling out of the
station at Nyack The car attach
ed to the rear end of the passen>
ger train was the private coach of
Superintendent Downs. He and
his son, Kirk, and their cook,
Henry Blair, were instantly killed.
The car Just ahead contained 46
Scandinavian laborers en- route
from Duluth, MIMI, to Jennings.
They were killed Wholesale. Only
13 were taken from the wreckage
alive.
Fire, Immediately following the
collision, quickly destroyed the
private car, cremating the bodies
of those within. The flames were
quickly communicated to the car
ahead, or rather TO what remained
of it, and the bodies of % of the
unfortunate lab0rers also were
cremated. The third car from
the rear also was burned, but
those within managed to escape
when the collision first occurred.
The fire continued to spr cad
through the mass of wreckape
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-09-04
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.

The past dues are cancelled. -
\ on can becOh an allianceman in
good standing by paying 35 cents
for State and National dues, and
20 cents as reorganizing fee. =
Hence, so cents will put an ALI
anceman in good atanding. Breth
ren, get together, and he ready
to make a steady and firm stand
against the enemy, the trusts and
combines which are already equip
ped to take your products ut their
price, also to sell yon their pro-
duets fixed at an arbitrary price.
d. +. Efrd,
President State Alliance.
w. n. Elder,
Vice President and Lecturer.
A. G. Lyles,
Chairman of Board of Directors
OF State Exchange.
j y. Wilborn,
Reorganizer, Old Point, S. G.
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Effort to Revive State Alliance
Address tn the Farmers of South
Carolina Outline of the Plan
Agreed Upon to Bring
About Reorganization.

AT the recent annual meeting of
the State Alliance committee was
appointed to take charge of the
work of ceorgauizlng the order in
this State. This committee has
heretofore heIu several meetings
and has done considerable prelim-
mary work. Now the following
address to the farmers of the
State has be- n issued:
To the Farmers of South Caroliua:
At the State meeting of the
Farmers Alliance in Columbia, it
was decided to rcorganize the suh-
Alliance in this State. 1t seems
to he the desire of all to have the
reorganization commence ut once.
We were appointed a committee
on r. organization and we have ss-
lected Hon j G.. Wilborn as
State reorganizer, who stands
ready and willing to aid any coun
tN toward recrganizlng.
In order to carry on this great
work it Is absolutely necessary
that we have funds. An attempt
Is being made to raise the funds
by prlva'e subscrip,i' n and many
have willinyly contributed. We
uecd all the funds that can be oh
tanned to push the reorganization.
~ \ Elder is secretary aud treas
Irer and will receive subscriptions
While we see every other pro-
fcsslon united the farmer is left
disorganized. We cannot stand
idly by and see this thing continue.
We want Il purely business organ
lzailo-. 1t must keep out of po-
litical wrangIes, and strive to build
up the home and to make the farm
source of profit and pleasure. =
We must meet combination with
combination. We must meet force
with force. We must stand as a
unit against the illegal and tyran-
ical combines that are always
ready to take advantage of the in
dividuul producer.
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alum ole to Women.

Esrccia!ly valuable to women is Drown.'
ron iiitters. Backache vanishes, headache
''mrpears, strength taxes the place of
'cds;EcSs, and the glow OF health readily
r"mc. to tie pailid check when this Won
or overworkeS men it has no equal. No home
shouid -" without this famous remedy.
browns ''' 'itters is sold by all dealers.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-09-04
An Old Ides.

Every day strengthens the belief of emf.
nent physicians that impure blood Is the
cause of the majority Of our diseases.
twenty-five years ago this theory was used
As basis FOR the formula OF Crowns Iron
Bitters. The MANY remarkable cures effected
by this famous old household remedy arc
sufficient to prove that the Dry is corress,
Browns Iron Bitter Il sol, by all desless
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-09-04

cures made by DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great medi.
cal triumph of the nine
teenth century: dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
DR.. kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
der socialist. and is
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-09-04
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wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back. kidney. bladder, uric acid trou-
b!es and Brights Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-ROoI is not rec
commended for everything but If you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found
just the remedy you need. 1t has been tested
in so many ways. in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers OF this paper
who have not already tried it. may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail, also book
telling more about Swanp-Root and how to
find out If you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and EyK
send your address to 5FAIEsTk f 4s ;;..;31 "a
DR.. Kilmer & Co.. .Bing : III hs...,fs,ss
hamton, N. Y. The a4S9 h....sS4tsk99
regular fifty cent and Homo of swsmp-Root
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-09-04

Dr. Niles NERVE PLAsrERs cure RH EUMA
ISM WEAK BACKS. At druggists only 25c.
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Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure 10 know Of the wonderful
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-09-04
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK e?

Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.
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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-03-22
Reporter Visits the Discovery
and Interviews Owners.
A Mysterious Mr.. Chapel Sc.
curing Options Through
a Salem Attorney.

The discovery and location Of alleged
oil beds ia Polk county has been con-
frmed by an oil expert Excitement
has increased in the subject
and the results Of pending inves.
LEGATIONS, and prospecting will be anx-
iously awaited, particularly by those
upon whose lands the supposed beds
have been located. The scene Of the
excitement il in Polk county, just
northwest Of Oak Grove, and about nine
miles from this city. The inter.
est here Ia great, In that Salem may be.
come the center Of productive oil re-
gioh, II subsequent developments sustain
the preliminary theories in regard to
the property, AZ iorecasted by an oil
expert.
II las been believed by many that
the Polk county hills contained beds Of
coal. Prospecting years ago disclosed
tine same coal throughout this range Of
hills. Slight symptoms Of oil have been
observed in same locality for years, but
it was not the subject for much consd.
Grafton. oil outcropplngs are Of comalon
occurrence and the matter did not en-
gage the serious attention Of property
owners. Since the recent extensive oil
discoveries in California were made, in.
yes,igations have followed here, the re-
suits giving further body 10 the convic.
ton thet oil wells also existed in the
Willamette valley.
The discovery may be attributed 10
III. A. Thomas, OF this city, who about
one year ago purchased 30O-a acre farm
just east Of Oak Grove few days ago
he visiled n spring on his place. which
he found coSered with black,
slimy substance, having an unpleasant
odor. la plowing field few
rods distant, workmen noticed a tract OF
land several acres in extent, that was al
ways damp or "slick." No matter how
y dry the surrounding fields we're. this spot
always appeared damp and oily, An oil
expert has decided that this "slick"
greond is impregnNted with oil, oozing
out Of the ground, and that saysi il one
of the most promising places for boring
ior oil. The spring referred TO above,
has heeu found to be what might he
termed AN oil spring, the slImy black
scum on the water being the coal tar or
OIL
The writer visited the scene Of the al
legged oh discovery Wednesday afternoon
and interviewed some Of the property
owners who are interested, having large
farms in that vicinity, lie learned that
an oil expert claiming 90 be from New
York, giving his name as Chapel aud
alleging that he represented large oil
corporation, hsd visited the section on
the previous day amt made a thorough
examination Of the properties. Chapel
assured the farmers that the section
he inspected positively showed traces OF
b OH deposits. The expert sand the pre-
yalence OF an oily substance in spring
or body Of water was not alone ind.ca.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-03-22
BOTANICAL
WONDERS

The marvel of the hour is
the wonderful cure of chronic
diseases without the use of
knife or poisonous medicines.
This is what afflicted human
lty needs more than all else.
Not a week passes but DR.. ].
F. Cook, the great botanical
specialist and original discoy-
erorof the botanical cure, heals
some patients who have suffer-
ed for years from awful dis
ease and the more awfuIefectS
OF rank medical humbugS. DR..
Cook IS willing to give patients
the benefit of his life study but
decllneStO publish further test.
lmonlalS out of regard for his
patients, yet will gladly refer
any callers to their nelghborS
ana friends who have been
healed, Consultation free.
II you have any physical all
mentS il will do you good to
call and have a little chat with
the doctor. '''
ONCE 5oi Liberty Street
Salem Orepon.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-03-22
GOV. ODELL
AND PLATT
Sparring for Advantage in
New York
NEBRASKA DEADLOCK
TROUBLES HANNA
kilograms Sent by the Big
Boss Have Been Made
Public at Omaha

NEW YORK, March Ex-senator
Thomas G. Platt has given out the fol-
loying statement concerning police leg
islatiOn:
"some newspapers are trying to make
a quarrel between Governor Odell and
myself. They will not stand. While l
have decided views about police legisla-
ton, the Governor is an honest and
capable man, whose only desire is TO do
what be believes to be best and no dii'
ference of opinion about any question OF
policy can disturb the relations which
have existed between Us for so many
years.
"I understand that the Governor does
not desire to propose additional police
legislation for the City Of New York
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-03-22
MORMONS WILL
LOCATE IN MEXICO

CmHUAHUA, March %. - DR.. II. F.
Gray Of Los Angeles, Calf, has pur
chased 100000 acres Of agricultural
land in Mexico and has obtained q con
cession from the Mexican Government
for the establishment Of q number oI
Mormon colonies thereon. These lands
are divided into several large tracts
which are situated in the States of Dur
ango, Tamulalipas, Coahilla and Vera
Cruz. He says that he will bring 6OOO
Hormons from Utah and other parts OF
the United States to Mexico within the
next few months and locate them upon
lands which he purchased.
The Mormon colonies in the State Of
Chihuahua have had their population
increased by the arrival Of over 3OOO
Mormons from Utah during the past few
months.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-03-22
POLK COUNTY OIL FIELDS

tive Of oil lands but he says the land
formation corresponds favorably with
that Of old oil fields, particularly thote
Of West Virginia. Mr.. Chapel claims
that the oil produced in California is
only Rt for fuel while the surface indica.
tions in the oil district Of Polk county
warrant the statement that reinable oils
would be produced in enormous qusnti-
ties, in fact TO the extent that Salem
may prove the center Of the oil industry
Of the Pacific Coast.
The oil section that has been discov-
cred extends over a range Of hills leading
from a point above Oak Grove 10 the
Crowley postoflice, distance Of about
six miles. Mr.. Chapel personally
called upon the farmers and secured the
listing Of nearly 1000 acres Of land ad-
joining the discovery, on sort Of con-
ditional bonding plan. The farmer is
10 receive 10 per cent Of the crude oil
produced, and the company for it's own
protection, takes an option on the sale
Of the property pending its development
II the property 80 bonded is not pros
pected or developed within one year
then the corporation agrees to pay the
farmers a consideration Of 25 cents an
acre. The acreage listed by Mr., Chapel
represents nearly 600 acres as follows:
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-03-22
INSANE MAN
FROM TENNESSEE
Runs Amuck in a New York
Theatrical Beer Joint

New YORK, March 22.-Two men
we're shot at an early hour this morning
IN the Rathskeller Of the Past hotel, by
a man who is believed insane. The in.
jured men are John B. Leffingwell Of the
Broadway theatre, and Alexander F..
Dingwall, General Manager Of the Jacob
Lifts theatrical enterprise. The man
who did the shooting gave the name OF
Richard Hayden Morris and said he is
a student and native Of Tennessee. He
was placed in Jail.
About :45 O'Clock Morris entered the
Rathskeler where probably rs men and
women were eating aud drinking, and.
it il said, began TO talk abusiyely. The
men present resented this and Morris
drew revolver and fred FIVE shots
wounding two men. The wounded men
we're removed 10 hospitals where their
wounds we're pronounced not dangerous.
WHAT is FRIEDM AN .GOING TO
no ABOUT IT2 GO IN AND ASK
HIM.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-03-22

during the present session Of the Legis,
lature because the promotion by him o.
apy new legislation at this session "ould
nlacs him in q more or less antagonlstlc
position TO the view expressed by MIN
in his first message to the Legislature
and because II the citizens OF New lork
CITY do not like police blackmail their
best remedy is to be found not by
an appeal to the Legislature but at the
polls. A..
The Governor considers these objections
to additional police legislation at this
session of the legislature sound DO
not. This is the only difference between
us. In the near future there VIII
probably be conference Of some leaders
Of the Republican party. | am ready
TO accept any conclusion which may be
reached at such a conference and
assume that the Governor will not be
entirely uninhuenced by the leaders ol
his party.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-03-22

J. {. White, who lives near Crowley
and whose farm adjoins that Of Fawk
says he has au SO.acre tract that h,
knows has oil. He had not yet been ap
preached by the eastern OH Representa-
tive bat intlmated that he would await
developments rather than act hastily.
n. A. Thomas, whose 30Oacre farm
is located right in the midst Of the
oil belt, has not bonded his band yet,
having not boen interviewed by Mr..
Chapel or other oil company repre-.
santstiye. Mr.. Thomas has not become
unduly excited over the discovery. lie
is satisfied there is oil in the hin ON his
and adjoining farms and believes that
the same can be prohtably drilled forand
and sold Improperly managed Mr.. Thomas
isnndecided what he will do but will pro.
badly await the result OF further pros.
pecting that will be- done by the East.
etn corporation Mr. Chapel clames
10 he m the employ OF New York oil
company bot it is understood the
necessary huances Tor the developing of
this property will be furnished By Port.
land capitalists. An effort has been and
Is being made TO suppress all news re-
ports concerning the OIL discovery.
Thus far the effort has been more or
less successful but the iul5y1ation
given 10 the foregoing plrazra,-s vaa
obtained directly from tas a-a--, con.
oerned and is considered reliable
The secrecy wilh sb.ch these asvor.
tiaiions are being tariei on = .lx,d
TO have significance thogght that
It either indicates that it .s artua.Iy b-.
lieved TO he = rich oil REGION. and thus
secrecy is being maintained 20 suppress
excitement, OF the proceeding means
that An effort is being male 10 control
the land Tor other than is !rgitimat.
and thorough development It is knowp
that the standard oil Comany operates
In this way in every newly discovered
OIL locality where it may gain a footing.
This great corporation would no donbt
willingly pay penalty Of 25 cents an
acre for failure 10 develop these pron.
critics for an indefinite time il by 40 do
ing It could prevent the deyelopm ent
and successful operation OF new an
region. The absolute secrecy that ha,
characterized Mr.. Chapels transaction,
aud the unwlllinyness OF that gentle.
men or his attorney in this city 10 he
'n'erv'eSed ON the subject or give ont
any Information on the subject. strength.
ems the opinion expressed by some tbs.
the alleged New York expert is none etb. .
or than a representative Of the Standard
Oh Company, ana proposes 70 gain M.
sesson OF these properties before The
excitement has been given an opnor.
'unity 10 develop. Il is sincerely bonsj
Tor the general good ard prosperity ~ a..
community that MIR. Chapel sar. r'o No
relation 20 the monster oil trust h,t -,
the contrary, represents an orsanirs, ,;,,.
acting IN goot faith and that Il bss -
required capital 20 thoroughly and e,,r,. nm
ple'ely develop these promising prcn.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-03-22
TURKISH BATHS
WILLAMETTE HOTEL
PERSONAL

W. M. Bushey has returned TO Me.
hama.
Miss Vera Byars went TO Mehama
today for visit.
I. II. Hubbard, a Salem insurance
writer, went up the valley today.
Walter Davis, after visit with Salem
relatives, left today for Rosebnrg,
Rt. Guias came up from Woodburn
today TO attend the Entire Nous party.
Senator ]. Glen Of Albany stopped of
at Salem on his return from HoodRiyer,
Kinney Miller went to Albany today
to umpire a basket ball game between
the Monmouth aud Albany teams.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-03-22

in consequence prices are very low In
the eastern states he learned that prunes
were being sold At prices less than those
Hxed 10y The Association. President
Dond has formed plane for dispoeing oi
the surplus product Of this state. but at
present will not make them public. The
Association announces that nearly all OF
the smaller sized prunes have already
been disposed Of.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-03-22
FIRE ENGINE IN
GOOD CONDITION

A statement appeared In the Journal
Few days pgo W tho effect that the La
France IRE engine under test stood 100
pounds pressure leaving the inference
that that wAa he iull capacity. Engineer
Campbell states that the engine will
stand a. much pressure as 1, ever would
Approximately 300 poundsl and tho
correction is cheeriully made.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-03-22

SAN FRANusco. March 22.--H. g.
Boud, president OF the California Cured
Fruit Association who has just returned
from a trip 90 Europe says that he found
she markets OF England, France and
Germany glutted with prunes. rher,
VAS an exceptionally heavy crop last
year la France, Bosnia aud seryia, and
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-03-22
A NEW DOCK
FOR THE 0. r. & N.

HiS carpensera who are 10 build the
new .. X. n N. dock have arrived from
Portland and are making the necessary
preparations To begin work Saturday
morning. The lumber for the dock has
been shipped IRON Portland aud is
expected 10 come on the boat this
evening The bullding will be 2s by
100 feet and the work will be com.
ploie in about two weeks.