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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-10-26
Dallas Business Man of Promi
nence Hired Man to Commit
Arson. A

Dallas, lex, Oct. %. The
jury in the casa of e.. H. Alex
ander, who was charged with
arson, having employed II man to
burn a building in this city in
December, 1895, up>n which
there was Sl5, 600 insurance, re-
turned Il verdict of guilty today.
The punishment being fixed at
tive years in the penitentiary.
Alexander WAS once president of
the Dallas Consolidated Electric
street railway, and is at present
connected with company hold
ing shares in the Beaumont oil
fields.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-10-26
NOTICE.

Having closed our business. run
by Elliott & Crawford, all parties
indebted to them will fad their
notes and accounts at our office.
We have moved all their buggies,
wagons. etc, to- our stables. Re-
member the celebrated Colum bia
Buggy and Mitchell Wagon This
business is nov closed up and all
parties indebted to them must
settle, as we cannot carry them.
Lancaster Mercantile Company.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-10-26
Washington Letter.

(Fr"m ""r R@gul.r orr sp nden'
Washington, d. c., Oct. 21 =
Had President Roosevelt
dreamed of the sensation that
would his having Prof Booker T.
Washin lton, the widely known
negro educator, for a guest at
dinner, it is altogether probable
that no invitation would hnve
heen extended him. That is the
opinion of many, although sMr.
Roosevelt is inclined to treat the
hubhub that followed the dinner
and which is still growing as a
joke, and is said to have threaten
ed to invite Washington to anoth-
er dinner, if it keeps up. Humor
is dangerous trait for a public
man to have. 1t is said to have
kept several gentlemen out of the
Presidency and it is known to
have kept number of men out
of the U. s. Senate, and the race
prejudice, whice few men are free
from, is certainly not a safe sub
ject to joke about. Plenty of
other negroes have been entertain
ed at the White House, without
exciting more than passing COM
ment, but they were officials of
one sort or another and the enter
tainments they attended were
official affairs. Booker Washing.
ton is the only negro in private
life that was ever a guest at the
private dinner table of Presi-
dent of the U. S and it may in
the end turn out to have been a
much more serious matter for the
President than be is now inclined
to regard it. On the other hand,
it may in short time he forgot
ten by the public.
Postal officials find it difficult
to keep anywhere near the demand
for rural free delivery. Four
hundred rural carriers have, been
appointed this month, and an
equal number will be appointed
next month. The Postmasl er
General will increase his estimat-
es for this branch of the service
more than one-third for the next
fiscal year, asking for $6, ESQ, ,Oo0..
To-
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-10-26

II sold with written uarante- to
cure Insomnia, Fits. Dizziness, Hys-
terra, Nervous Debility. Lost Vitality.
Seminal Losses, Failing Memory =
the result of Over-work. Work, Wor.
ry, sickness. Errors of Youth or Over.
indulgence. Price 81; 6 boxes $5.
Bv mali iii p'a,u package to any ed-
dress on receipt Of price. Sold on y by
Crawford Bros, Druggists, Agents,
Lancaster, >. L.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-10-26
THE MOTIVE FOR 1T.
From the GreenvllIe News.
The Florence Times says:

The Florence Times says:
Things b We come to that
pass new in politics that ws, that
is the plain everyday people Of
the country, must insist that We
be informed whether the of.-re-
psatsd story that Tillman is be-
hind the Hampton movement or
not, is true or false We want
the question settled. We do not
hslisve the story, but We want to
bs absolutely convinced and We
want such positive statements
from those concerned that no
other reasonable man will doubt
it. If it should be true we want
to wash our hands of the whole
matter and condemn those who
instigated it. We do not believe
that General Hampton would bs
made tool of by Tillman any
more than he would be made one
of by McLaurin, but we want
proof -
Neither do we believe that Gen.
Hampton would bs made tool of
by Tlllman. He is tho last man
in tho world who could no made
tool of by anybody Upsn the
authority of those who were most
closely identified with the move
ment we understand that General
Hampton was not oven consulted
before Colonel Jones made his
proposition. His silence on the
suhject since that time seems to-,
indicate that he acquiesces in it.
But our Florence contemporary
may rest assured that this ac-.
quiescencs is not based on a be-
lief that TilIman is behind the
movement. On the contrary, both
Tiilman and those who are behind
the movement have realized very
keenly that he must ostensibiy re-.
main neutral. A public approval
and support Of the proposition nv
TiIlman would result, we believe,
in Hampton's refusal to allow his
name to be used. Any public OPP
position to it would injure Till
man personally. Hence the xtlop-
tiou of the more congenlul plan
of working the thing in the
dark.
When the. scheme was first
proposed we stated what we be-,
lieved to be the true mo,ive-the
Wis Il tsrgo, SD to speak, and moth
ing has transp;rsd since to change
that belief. We said then and we
say now that the iustigators of;
tho movement, having become
thoroughly alarmed by the grow :
ing sentiment in favor of the
Progressive Democracy .aw in
General Hampton's candidacy II
sure means of defeating McLaurin
and ut the same time, owing to
the old hero,s extreme age, run
ming very little chance of his taxi
ing his seat. This, according to
the coldblooded plan of the con-
spirators, would have left sue
cessor to be appointed by the
governor, whoever he might hap
pen to be. Counting on his ex
perience for the past eleven years
as supreme boss of South Caro-
lima, Tillman very naturally cal
culated to have quite little to
do with the naming Of the afors-
said governor and consequently
with the selection of the afOre>
said successor in the Senate. Just
a simple, easy little wav of avoid,
ing campaign and naming the
candidate all tho same.
1t is SAID by some of his sup
porters that TiIln,an having al,
/ raa lxr or, 1.i, .al l. -. ...>>. - IL &,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-10-26

<Daiiy except riuuia
wEsTBoUND EAsTBuUND.
Nos "a and l6. Nos. L. and 15'
A. M q ". A pm
7H 55 Ar Chester Lv 94O 10
) o. Richburg 10 n s Al
a27 Bascombville 10 40 8 So
81 a Fort Lawn llOO 91s
~ u eG [.y Lancaster Arl1 40 $40
We ~ i-EWius lancaster $50 am.
N sheS Gloss connection at Chester
wsr& Senta--rn Railway No. 36 for
SSssrsGe aud points north; and Sea
bn1sa Air Lin- Atlanta Special''
for Atisnta and points west Ais"
WINK t&rolrna and North western Rail.
Wag &n Id for eipir. n. &. and in
eeaHneGiate peints. ami Southern Rail
waS No SO for C0Iumbia aud points
aO9 iti
S@ IL, leaving Chester 1880 a m
cuuHeets with Southern Railway No
81 fcsEo Columbia and roints south:
3 Srenoard Air Line ATLANTA Speciain
ron northern and eastern points aud
sssG taAern Railway No 33 frum North
err sud eastern points, All Ian
esasrec with O & q T. for Blacksburp
Ss- Is, leaving Lancaster 100 y M
osutsets At Lancaster with s q & & e
hNu n camden anL Marion. and South.
cru hallway NJ 81 at Chester for
t-Martotte aud points north.
No. 10, leaving Chester $40 D m
SS'0ae ects at Chester with southern
H1txay M. "a from Columbia and
potdts south
~AS NJ. He nth, Gen Pass. Agt
LEROY SPRINGS. President.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-04-25
RObb[D Till tXpQt55
An Arkansas Train Held Up By
Masked Bandits.
EXPRESS MESSENGER AND PORTER SHOT
Train Carried Much Valuable Express Matter.
and Robbers Made q Rich Haul
Bleodhouads After Them.

Memphis. Tenn, April 24.--Tho
last express train OF the Choetaw,
oklahoma h Cult railroad, which left
Memphis at III ;ib o'clock last night.
was held up by three masked bandits
1t Bridge Junction, Ark, about mid.
night, II IL not known what booty
the robbers secured. but u dispatch
received ut police headquarters states
that the express messenger and porter
OF the train were injured after resist.
ing the bandits. The Wells Fargo
Express Company usually makes its
heaviest shipments 10 the West on
this train. Police Sergeant Perry.
upon receipt OF the telegram, imme-
diately posted officers along the river
front with instructions 30 keep
sharp lookout iuT the bandits, should
they attempt TO cross to the city.
The train left Memphis with
heavy passenger list. The scene OF
the holdup is lonely railroad cross.
ing four niles from the river To
Negro porter, named Gould, was shot
"F@ 'N'"1NIs AHlbtta ny uflN VI WIZ
bandits The train was in charge Of
Conductor Nelson, one OF the oldest
employees OF the road, and Engineer
johnson. The express messenger,
Meaders, is said TO have been shot.
The train was delayed about 20
minutes. The engine, mail and ex-
press cara were out off from the train
and run to point mile west OF the
place where the train was stopped.
The engine was then detached and
run short distance up the track,
two men remaining to guard the
trainmon. The third used dyna.
mite on the express car and blew open
the door. II in reported that every
thing Of value was taken and ii il be-
lieved that the bandits haul Ia large,
as this was heavy run. Blood
hounds from the convict camp Mt
Hubert, three miles from the scene
are now on the bandits trail
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-04-25
Our Northern Boundary.

Ottawa, Ont, April 24,-Negotia-
tions have been concluded between the
Ottawa government and the Washing
ton authorities for the purpose OF re-
ncwing and maintaining the boundary
line marks between Canada and the
United States. 1t is over 40 years
since the international boundary be-
tween the United States and Canada
from Lake Superior to the Pacific
coast was definitely fixed, and it is
over 30 years or more since it was
marked out between Lake Superior
and the Atlantic coast. The neces-
sity for this work has arisen out oi
commercial claims in Southern Brit
ish Columbia. Work will, therefore,
be commenced in that region early
this summer.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-04-25
ACTIVITY IN MANCHURIA.
Russians WIN Renew Operations Against the
Chinese.

London, April 24--According to a
dispatch from st. Petersburg 10 the
Daily Mail, official information has
been received that renewed military
activity is beginning in Manchuria.
Chinese troops are strongly en-
trenched at three points around
Mukden. They are armed with good
Mauser rifles and have 30 Krupp guns.
To the eastward OF Mukden, near Tar
chausen, there are $4,000 men under
the Boxer chief, General Lutanx. ITO
the northwest, near Kulu, there are
6, 600 Chinese under the ex-governor
OF Mukden. To the eastward, in
Mongolia, and near the In Shan
mountains, there are 1900 more un-
der the Chinese General Shu. Ad-
miral AliezofY has accordingly organ.
lied an expedition under General
Zerpenski, consisting OF two regi-
mcntsand five sotnias Of Cossacks, IL
guns and body OF volunteers, to
operate against the three points
named. The first movement was
successfully carried out in the begin
ming OF April. Kulu, which is 200
kilometers from Mukden, was stormed
and the ex-governor OF Mukden was
taken prisoner. In this action the
Russians had l3 men killed and four
officers and l8 men wounded. The
advance toward the Tarchausen posi-.
tion was then begun. Owing to the
departure of most OF the Russian
troops from Mukden, the latter city
has become very unsafe. Almost
nightly Russian sentinels are found
shot in the back. The situation in
Southern Manchuria is disquietini
and another advance OF Russian
troops will be made early in th'
spring.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-04-25
WITHDRAWAL OF FRENCH.
Ten Thousand Troops VIII Leave China Next
Month.

Pekin, April M.--General Voyron,
the commander Of the French troops
in China, bas informed General Chat
fee that 10000 French soldiers will
leave China in May.
Ii Hung Chang believes that the
Chinese troops under General Liu will
be withdrawn over the boundary
marking the territory defined by Field
Marshal Won Waldersee as the sphere
of operations for the allies, as the
governor of Shan 81 province received
telegraphic instructions nearly a
week ago ordering their withdrawal.
Hsi Liang, ex-governor of the pro-
vince OF Shan 81, has been appointed
governor of the province of Hu Pei.
The foreign consuls at Hankow, capi-
tai of the province of Hu Pei, have
protested against this appointment to
Chang Chi Tung, viceroy OF Hankow,
and have sent him telegram advis-
ing him to delay proceeding in the
matter. The numerousap appointments
of Cinnamon with pronounced anti
foreign tendencies is causing COM
ment in Pekin. Even the foreign
ministers admit that so many ap-
pointments OF this character are i'll.
advised.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-04-25
BRITISH WAR LOAN.
People Dissatisfied Because They Can Only
Subscribe for Hall Of II.

London, April 24. Great curiosity Ii
manifested here to ascertain how half
the war loan has been already placed,
az is asserted in the government in
vitation for subscriptions for the re-
naming half. Ii il supposed that u
portion of the ESQ, 0O0, 900 already
placed" MAJ have been reserved for
the government department, but it Is
rather believed that financial houses
with foreign connections have inte-
rested themselves in the fotation.
No explanation has been afforded,
and, considering that the final INSTALL
ment of the loan is payable in Deem
Der, and that the first quarters inter-
est will be paid July 5, the issue is rec
garded as cheap, and not u little re-
sentiment has been created by the fact
that only half the issue has been
offered to the public. This dissatis-
faction is voiced by the Daily Chron-
icle, which says:
"The public ought to have been in
formed by this time to whom the
chancellor of the exchequer has at
loted ESQ, 600, 900 of the issue" The
paper proceeds to comment severely
on the policy of the government
which has led to such "a disastrous
issue, in which the British taxpayers
drop the round sum of CO, 800, 600 in
the process of borrowing EGO, 900, 900. +"
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-04-25
DAM GAVE WAY.
Greater Part Of Town Submerged, But No
Lives Lost.

Chester, Mass, April %, -- The
Flood Hollow dam, in Middlefeld,
gave way about o'clock last night,
letting loose the water in the big
reservoir, which rushed with terrific
force into the west branch OF the
Westfield river, sweeping everything
before it and submerging the greater
part of this town. No lives were lost
but great damage has been done, the
extent of which it is impossible now
to estimate. The dam was built in
1874, to take the place of the one
which was destroyed by the flood OF
the year before. 1t was poorly con-
structed of stone and timber, and
had been a constant menace to the
town of Chester. The heavy rains
overhowed the reservoir and the dar,
showed signs OF weakening early in
the morning. Orders were given to
inspect the dam. The result was
that word was sent to the people be-
low that the dam was almost certain
to 20 out, and the families in the low
lands got what things they could to-
gether and made for places of safety.
They were none too soon, for the dam
broke, and with deafening roar, a
torrent of water was let loose into
Flood Hollow, which empties into
Westfield river. The huge timbers of
the dam were hurled into the foaming
current, and went in one great crash
ing mass toward Chester. Two quartz
mills at Flood Hollow, barns and out
buildings were swept along in the tor
rent. At Bancroft the Boston & AL
bany stone bridge was carried away,
together with 900 feet of track. 1t
will probably be two days before
trains are running.
Chester presents desolate sight.
The electric light station is sub
merged, and the town is in total dark.
ness.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-04-25
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Walla Walla, 5619@57c.
valley, nominal; bluestem, 59c. per
bushel.
Flour-Best rgades, $2.70@3.40 pei
barrel; graham, $3.50.
Oats - White, $l.25 per GENITAL
gray, 81. 20@1.22k per Genital.
Barley-Feed, SIG. 5O@17; brewing,
$16. 50@I7 per ton.
Millstuffs-Bran, SIG per ton midd'
lings, $21.50; shorts, $3.50; chop
$16.
Hay-Timothy, $l2@12. so; clover
$7@9.50; Oregon wild hay, $6@1
per ton.
Hops-12@14c. per lb. f; 1899 crop
6@7c.
Wool Valley, 13@14c.; Eastern
Oregon, 9@12c; mohair, 20@2lc
per pound. oo~
Butter - Fancy creamery, geo
22kc.; dairy, 15@lSc.; store, 100
121ac. per pound.
Eggs - Oregon ranch, 13@13Hc
pei uoHCh' m. po
Poultry--Chickens, mixed, A5O
hens, $3.50; dressed, 11@12c. pc
pound; springs, $3@5 per dozen
ducks, $5@6; geese, $6@7; turkeys
live, 1O@12c; dressed, 100 l5c. pc
pound.
Cheese-Full cream, twins, l3@
1916; Young America, 13K@l4c
per pound.
Potatoes--Old, 50@60c. per sack
new, 215@2Mc. per pound.
Mutotn -- Lambs lO@11c. pc
pound gross; best sheep, So; wethers
$5; ewes, $3.50; dressed, 7R@7Mc
per pound. oruo
Hogs -- Gross, heavy, $5.75@6
light, $4.75@5; dressed, 7c. pc
pound. :,
Veal-Large, 7c. per pound; small
8@81ac. per pound.
Beef-Gross, top steers, S5@5.25
COWS md heifers, 81. .50@4.75; dresses
beef, 7@8Nc. per pound.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-04-25
DANGER HAS PASSED.
ohio Valley Towns Are Slowly Emerging
From the Flood.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 2A.--The most
widespread and destructive stormAs
rom a material point OF view, haf
passed. II has left xone OF ruin ZOO
miles in diameter, II was unusual In
that ii possessed 80 many different
features. Cities 10 miles from Pitts
burg were tied up by one OF the worst
mow storms ever known. While the
snow fall was from Ia inches to three
Ieet deep, which is not extraordinary,
The snow was 40 wet that 1t clnng In
weighty masses TO shade and fruit
trees and electric wires and poles,
bearing them TO the earth, II even
,ettled ON steam and street railways
like wet sand, stopping all traffic and
making pedestrianism almost impot'
sible. The fall was SO easy and spon-
taneous in some places that the resi-
dents declare IL seemed like the burst
ing OF u snow cloud.
A few miles from these unfortunate
towns were municipalities IN just az
dire straits from rain, but sreedier
prospect for relief as the rain will
run off faster than the snow can
melt. Still in these places traffic was
practically suspended, Water over.
flowed and washed out railroad tracks
and hillsides came down and buried
the rails. In addition nearly every
town on the Ohio river between Pitts-
burg and Wheeling is in darkness.
Electric light plants, or their wires,
are damaged and the gas in the mains
is generally turned of TO prevent ex'
plosions. SO half million or more
people are cropping about in the dark.
A remarkable feature OF the storm is
that hut few fatalities directly attrih'
utable to this cause have been re-
ported. A railroader, caught in a
wreck causedby landslide, and the
death Of an old woman from shock,
are the only ones known SO far.
There may be others, but n commu'
nication is cut off from many populon'
places il will be the end OF the week
before the total can be given out.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-04-25
.OQ[d0h 5TkTt h[W}
Items of Interest From All Parts
of the State.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS
A Brief Review Of tho Growth and improve
msnts Of the Many industries Through
out Our Thriving Commonwealth.

Elgin is to have two new planning
mills.
The Dalles will spend 81, 63o,t0 for
water pipe,
A bath house with swimming tank
30xS0 feet will be constructed at Ash
land.
A cougar, measuring ak iect six
inches, was killed on Sweet creek last
week.
What is known as the Kite place,
near Cove, containing $40 acres ot
land, was recently sold for $ib, 600.
The Grant county court has ordered
that the date ON which taxes become
delinquent be extended to June 20,
1901.
The Ashland Meat Company receiv-
ed car load of cattle from Gazelle
last week. eight head Of which weighed
1880 pounds each.
A human skull and bones OF a mans
body were found last week about hall
a mile up Butte creek from Fossil.
The remains, which we're only II few
inches under ground, on the creek
bank, were exposed by the recent high
water. As the oldest settlers do not
remember OF anyone having ever mys'
I teriously disappeared, the general ac'
cepted theory is that 40 or 90 years
ago white wanderer may have been
killed by Indians.
A telephone line is TO be erected
from Gold Hill to Crescent City.
The council OF Mitchell has decided
to put in a system OF waterworks.
The Lane county court is adyertis'
ing for bids for the construction OF 4
bridge at Lorraine.
s. L. Bennett, a farmer living north
OF Medford, has ordered 2, 600 gallon
tank for his windmill.
A salmon was caught near the Mair
street bridge, Pendleton, recently
that weighed nearly ii pounds.
The construction of creamery a
Summerville has begun. The bridg'
will be LOCO feet long and II feet wide
\ A new steam saw mill is beinl
built on Stukel mountain, about hal
way between Klamath Falls and Mer
rill. II will have a capacity of Id, OO'
to Is, 600 feet.
Some young miscreants piled empt.
boxes at the crossing OF two OF Rose
burg's principal streets and set fire t.
them about / 80 in the morning. J
big blaze resulted Firemen and citi
zens turned out, believing one OF tn
main business blocks to be on fire.
The Deschutes Reclamation K irri
CATION Company has l6O rods OF fun
built. The flume is seven feet wild
and % inches deep, and there is no'
running Is, coo inches OF water TIL
company expects to have water on
number OF the homesteads before mex
fall The ditchis surveyed seven an
q half miles.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-04-25
Alaska Government Supplies.

San Francisco, April "a. - Major
Ruhlen, in charge of the shipment OF
government supplies to Alaska points,
says 1900 tons of freight will be
sent to st. Michael, Nome and the
various stations established by the
war department on the Yukon this
season. The first shipment will be
made by the steamer Elihu Thompson
scheduled to sail from Puget sound
April 25, and the cargo will consist oi
q consignment for Captain Aber-
crombie's command and the detach.
ment of signal service men.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-04-25

Old soldiers who wish to take up
homesteads upon the opening OF the
Indian reservation in Oklahoma will
do well, in the opinion of the land
office officials, TO file their own claims
and attend to all the business them-
selves rather than trust their interests
to agents. 1t is reported in WASH
ington that agents are going about
making contracts with veterans TO
represent them and file their claims,
and are charging fee in advance and
q second to be paid after filing the
claim but an agent can serve only
one client properly, unless no calls
into service large force OF assistants,
which they cannot afford TO do for
the small fees charged. 1t will be
seen, therefore, that it will be much
better for everybody to look out for
himself.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-04-25

Marconi, the inventor of wireless
telegraphy, is in Washington for the
purpose OF selling his apparatus to
the government. He called on the
secretary of the navy and offered to
place an outfit upon the ships OF the
fleet for $l2,0 900 each. No such ar
rangement can be made without tho
consent of congress, and by the time
congress meets it is expected that the
electrician of the weather bureau will
have developed method of wireless
telegraphy quite as good as Marconi's.
The electricians OF the signal service
are also at work in the same line, and
the secretary of the navy is now get
ting ready for series of experiments
at Newport.