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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-01-05
THE HOUSE PROGRAMME.

Washington, Jan. 2.-The
House will probably dispose of
the reapportionment bill this week
although Chairman Burton, of the
river and harbor committee, is in
cIlned to contest the right of way
with the census committee. The
espportionment bill, carrying
out AS 1t does constitutional re-
quirement, is a matter of higher
privilege than an appropriation
bill, and if Chairman Hopkins in-
sists it will probably be given
priority. There is to be a very
determined fight against his bill
by members from States which
lose Representatives under it, and
he desires full House when the
vote Is taken. He is confident
that his measure will carry with a
full attendance. The session to.
morrow will probably bs brief
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-01-05
Senat l. McLaurin's = iiucs.

The Greenville News thinks
Senator NcL,urin Is more popular
now than he was var aeo -
Aiken journal and Review.
To be exact, The News should
say that senator NcLaurin's
political doctrines are more ropn
lar than they were Il wear AGO. IT
is an Inference that he i. more
popular individually and officially.
1t is his stand IN behalf of the
treaty with Spain and his doctrines
of expansion that brOu zht him in.
to dlSfav0r with the dominant
element In South Carolint. Since
then it has been shown by means
OF the presidential campaign, and
in other ways, that these, doctrines
are held by a large majority of the
rank and file of the citizenship of
the country, incIuIin@ 4 very
large contingent of Democrats in
South Carolina.
1t remains to be seen whether
MIR. McLauIin is to be slaughtered
simply because he has the man
hood and independence to think
for himself. That Is the program
me we know, but it may not bo
carried out. -GreenviIle News.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-01-05
Hanged and Shot
A Mob of 100 Makes Short Work
Of Negro in Alabams.

Birmingham, Ala, Jan "A
special TO The Age Herald from
NiIs"nviIIe, Ala, says: Louis Me-
Adams, negro who cut and
seriously injured j Al Ray, at this
place, Christmas eve, and who
was arrested in Childersburg, yes,
terday, was taken from officers
by moo of 100 men this after
noon and hanged four miles from
this place. The mob quickly dis
persed, and as every man wore
a mask, there is no clue as to tho
identity of any of the lynchers.
When word was received that
the negro had been arrested in
I CnlIdrrshurg the msvor aud two
deputies went lor him last night
The town was quiet and orderly
when the deputies left aud 1t seem
ed that no preparations were be-
Ing made for lynching the negro.
A >Out four miles from town, on
their return, the deputies we're
surprised hy about 100 armed
men, who stopped the team, un-
armed the deputies and demanded
the prisoner A rope was placed
around the negroes neck He was
forced to mount "A fence while the
end of the rope was fastened to Il
tree limb. The fence was knocked
from under him and while he
swung in the air the contents of
about fifty guns were emptied in .
to his body.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-01-05
BRAVE MEN EALI,

Victims to stomach, liver and
kidney troubles as we'll as women.
and all feel the results i'm loss of
appetite, poisons in the blood.
backache, nervousness, headache
aud tired, listless, rundown feel,
ing But there's no need to feel
like that. Listen to j w Gardner.
ldaVille, Ind He says: "EIec.
trio Bitters are just the thing for
a man when he is all run down,
and don't care whether he lives or
dies. 1t did more to give me new
strength and good appetite than
anything | could take. can now
eat anything and have new lease
on life" Only SO cents, at Crsw.
ford Bros Drug Store. Every
bottle guaranteed.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-01-05
O'Dell NVOrn In
New York New Governor Verb
all ly Expresses Nice Sentiment

Albany, n Y, Jan. l-Beni b
. Dell, Jr., was today inangurat-
ed governor of the State of New
York. The Inauguration of Gov.
O Dell WIS ono of the most -Iahp.
rate evor held There was u great
or outpouring Of poo lie and
grander military display than have
attended a ceremony of this charac>
ter for many wears.
Gov, O'DeII, IN his inaugural
address said
"rhe burden of taxation should
he SO adjusted as to fall lightly
upon those who can i'll afford to
bear them, and be borne more
generously by those who have
received from the State protection
and rights which have given to
their vast business interests tho
success they deserve. Combination
in restraint of individual right
should he curded, and a welcome
extended to all whose energy and
genius will add To the Iustrc and
fame Of the Empire State, and us
in upholdng our business and
commercial supremacy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-01-05
Against oCial Equality.
Negro Educator Would Preserve
;ne integrity of the Negro race.

birmingham, Ala, Jan | - VIM
II Council, Colured, professor in
the Agricultural and Mechanical
collage at Normal, Ala speaking
ut the BeSSemer emancipation ceIe :
brtti"n to-day "n the social
pruhIem, said:
"This question ha. been an
eating sore because men have mis-
undCrstoud the negro; and he,
cause 1t has been used simply and
purely, north and south, to make
white pnr,iSnnS stand close to-
gerher, 10 if the negro with one
mighty bound would land right
in The centre of white social circles
AMI carry of every heart IN them.
"rhe:s has never been a time
when the true negro thought so
llltIe of himself that he would
surrender his racial identify and
bs wiped of the face of the globe
by another people. The white
woman of the south, who is one
Of purest women in the annals of
the world, has maintained on her
slde the purity of both races, and
today, N buildlng the negro race,
it can have no higher example of
integrity than the white woman
of the south. Whatever NAV take
place in the future | know not.
But / do know now that the sal,
vatlon Of the negro In this country
depends upon drawing the social
lines tighter, nor;h and south
The moment they become slack
tho white man becomes brutal -
the negro goes down forever.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-01-05
MILLIONS GIVEN WAY

1t is certainly gratifying to the
public to know of one concern in
the land who are not afraid to be
generous to the needy and suffer
ing. The proprietors of DR..
Kings New Discovery for Com
sumption, Coughs and Colds, have
given away over ten million trial
bottles of this great medicine; and
have the satisfaction of knowing
1T has absolutely cured thousands
of hopeless cases. Asthma, Bron~
chitis, Hoarseness and all diseases
of the Throat. Chest and Lungs
are surely cured by it. Call on
Crawford Bros Druggists, and
get free trial bottle. Regular
size SOC, and 81 Every bottle
guaranteed, or price refunded.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-01-05
I HE GANS0N CASH STORE

aud urimpurtunt On FRIDAY
either III, river and hurhnr ur the
respp"rti"nmt Mt bill will he taken
UP If II should be the latter the
expectations Is that its considera.
ton will &c completed on Satur
day. II the former the length of
time t" he consumed is prohle-
matICal
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-01-05
Thomas E Miller Talks
STRIKES OUTON NEW LINES
IN HIS EMANCIPATION
DAY SPEECH AT
BEAUFORT
Says it Would he an Outrage to
Rob the South of CongreSsmen
Because the Negroes are here.
BY Telegraph to The Spartanburg
Herald

Herald
Beaufort, Jan Emancipation
day WAS celebrated IN great style
IN Beaufort. The grand marshal
of the day was Joseph Davis and
q street parade of veterans of the
late war the colored militia the
business men and citizens.
Exerci es were held at the
School house The proclamation
was read by Edward Mayors, Rev
p Watson, was master of cers-
monies. Gen Smalls delivered a
short address reviewing the first
emancipation celebration which
was held at Beaufort in eighteen
hundred and sixty three
General Rufus Saxon wired
congratulations as he was present
In Beaufort at the sixty three
celebration which was read bv
Rev. Watson. After which he
introduced the orator of the dav,
Prcst. Thomas f Miller of Claflin
University, who spoke at conSid~
erahIe length.
This speech presents views that
are in many respects ont of the
ordinary and are not shared by
majority of the c0lored race. The
speakers appeared to he very
much In earnest and expressed the
opinion that an acceptance of his
views Is essential TO the welfare
of both races who must live here
together.
One of the most striking pass
ages was where the Ex-Congress
man gave his reason why the
South should not lose fifty con-
gressmen allowed her on account
OF the presence of ten million
negroes, who as he said, are
partially disfrancbised. The dis
franchissment is only temporary.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-01-05
WOHNING NGGIIT AND
DAY

The busiest and mighticst little
thing that eyer was made is DR..
Kings New Life Pills. Every
pill is a sug r-coated gIobule of
health, that changes weakness into
strength, listlessness INTO energy,
brain -fag into mental power.
They're wonderful in building up
the health. Only 25c per box.
Sold by Crawford Bros.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-01-05
In Statu Quo.

There were no developments in
the Klagstree dispSnSsry robbery.
Reports were received, but not
made public. No arrests have yet
been made. 1t il stated that the
authorities are determined to get
at the bottom of the affair before
they give up, and that there will
be prosecutions if the crime is
trsced.-Ths State, 5th inst.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-01-05
English Captures.

London, Jan. 1.-LOrd Kitche,
ner reports that General Knox has
captured some of DeWets horses
and five wagons with 5000 rounds
of ammunition. Gen. French has
also captured twelve prisoners and
a large quantity of arms and cat
tie.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-01-05

5000 yards good Alamance, only
600 yards good Cotton Flannel, y vtIu, only cen,,
1000 yards Fwlea FanneerS cents
500 dis French FIanneette 2 value only 4 cent,
1,2oO yards Sch"oh0y Jeans Is value ov 10 c.I
Carpet Remnants (yard sqnare 25 Is cents
Beached Fable Dapask 4C value, only 25 cents
Turkey Red Table Damssk value, onIy 25 CENTS
Doyes and Napkins cheap. q dozen and up
Best Cacoes, indgoes oil coors gravs and the hest
standard fahcss, 81 cents value, only 5 cents
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-01-05

The total mileage of railroad
constructed in South Care lima
during the year 1900 was 203.s
miles.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-01-05

The Spartanburg journal has
purchased The FREQ Lance and
will continue it's publication as q
weekly.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-01-05
The Outlook in Congress
W hat the Two Houses are Likely
To Do This Week.

Washington, Jan. 2. The gen.
ernI expectation among Senators
Is that tie first few DAYS of the
time OF tn, Senate after reconven.
ing tomorrow will be devoted to
the consideration of the amy re-
organization bill, but there is
some disposition to make an ar
rangement for division of time
that will permit of the continued
presentation Of the ship subsidy
bill during part OF zach day.
A meeting of the committee on
military affairs has been called
for to morrow, when the matter
OF procedure will probably be dis
cussedtsnd decision reached as
to whether the committee shall
ask for all the time of the Senate
until its bill is disposed Of or for
only part Of it. All Senator'S, re-
gardIess Of politics, consider the
army bill of pressing Importance,
because of the fact that the time
for which tho volunteer soldiers
In the Philippines were enlisted
has almost expired. While com
parsllvely few of the opposition
Senators will vote for that bill,
none Of them appear willing to
make ANY obJs ctions to its early
consideration.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
A Story of General Pillow.

An interesting story Of Gen. Gideon
J. Pillow of Tennessee is told by r
S. Owen, of Brookwood, Ala, who rode
with Wheeler in the civil war. Gen.
eral Pillow, says Mr.. Owen had the
reputation of being a good officer,
and in his younger days, during the
Mexican war, was noted for his splen-
did personal appearance, especially
when on parade. He was said to be
rather pompous in his manner, so that
he was not infrequently alluded to in
private conversation as Gen. Gideon
j. Pillow, by--!" On one occasion
during that war at an inspection he
encountered the derision of a regi-
ment of Texas Rangers. Mounted on
a magnificent horse and clothed in all
the splendor of a new uniform, he
was careering down the lines when
the Rangers began to jeer him:
Whoa! Stop him! Hold them reins!
Whoa!" This was too much for his
philosophy. Hating abruptly in front
of the regiment, he lifted his hand
for silence and, rising in his stirrups,
exclaimed: 'T am Gen. Gideon J.
Pillow! I am an officer and a man!
And l will be respected" And then
from away off came another jeer,
followed by roar of laughter all
along the line: Respect that mani
Respect that man! Respect that ma
AM"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
DRIVING Fous AWAY.

Professor Lodge, of Liverpool, has
devised way to dispense fogs by
merely discharging FRACTIONAL electric
ity into them. He clears room of
smoke by means of the discharges
from a small machine. When the
air is full of water dust, or fog, the
electricity discharged into it causes
the fog to coagulate into drops,
which fall as rain. The professor
has not worked out his system on a
large scale, but argues that steamers
at sea. having dynamos, can generate
all the electricity they need for clear.
ing the air about them. Everyone
has observed the heavy fall of rain in
a thunderstorm just after a fash OF
lightning near by. A static charge
of $4,000 volts, such as a steamer
could produce, would produce a very
respectable thunderbolt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20

| hibiting it, land it is for that purpose
| have brought it here. There is a
large body Of it in the mine where this
| was taken out, about sixty miles from
| Boise City. Mr.. Ayres, owner Of the
mine, found it four weeks ago at a
depth of 500 feet from the surface. He
was running a cross-cut tunnel to tap
his ledge at this depth when he struck
this deposit.
AT first it attracted his attention
! by giving forth a dull light. AS he
worked farther in the light became
brighter, and at the end of three
days work he was able to go ahead
without the aid Of lamp. Then The
mineral became a curiosity and some
| of it was taken to Boise. It was ex-
amlned. but there is no one who has
| been able to tell just what it is.
Mr.. Ayres took a piece of it to his
cabin and after night tried to make it
show light, but it was not Sc bright
as it had been in the tunnel. This is
| attributed to the atmospheric condi-
tons and is undoubtedly true, for in
the experiments that have been made
with it in Boise we have been able to
reproduce the atmospheric conditions
in water that prevail where the min
eral is found, and therefore it is not
thought that we will have any trouble
in getting the desired result
so far as we have been able to
learn this is the first of the mineral
ever found in the world. All assayers
to whom we have shown it say they
never heard Of it before and they are
not able to tell what 1t is. We will
go ahead and try to put it to some use.
and even at the present time are rea-
sonably sure of success. If it does
come out as we expect the mine will
be more valuable than we ever be-
lieved.
'Thre is large body of the deposit
and the farther we go in the stronger
becomes the light. Another thing that
we are convinced of is a perpetual
light, for in the throwing off of it's
rays there does not appear to be any
waste of the mineral. Since the dis
covery there has been a large number
CT visitors to the mine, and interest
in the outcome is being watched by all
in the vicinity of where the deposit
was uncovered "-Northwest Maya
zine:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20

pany and installed their iastzu1ssc MT
on the party principle, by which ar
rangeEent all the bells on the circuit
ring when call is made. After q
While the subscribers became aware
that some one listened 10 their tele-
phonic. conversations, and they deter
mined to find out who the eavesdrop-
per was. 1t was, however. entirely bJ
accident that the culprit was discov-
cred. One afternoon a week or two
ago two Of the farmers were talking
over the line, when the unmistakable
sound OF transmitter being removed
from its hook reached them. Instant,
iy they ceased their conversation. and
IN the momentary silence that fol-
lowed both distinctly heard the sharu.
clear chime of a clock striking the
hour. The clock in question had a
chime whose peculiar tone when
struck was familiar to both men. who
at once knew who the listener vas
New York Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
WAS BUILT BY LUNATICS.
Work Upon Railroad Was Done by
Men of Unsou1d Minds.

To find land where lunatics are
successful artisans, tillers of the soil
and builders of railways one needs to
travel no farther than to Willard State
Hospital for the Insane where inmates
make their own clothing and shoes,
manufacture brooms and tin-ware and
perform much of the ordinary labor
of the institution. They work the
farm of 1900 acres which is connected
with the institution land raise all the
food necessary for the hundreds of
patients there, besides putting up
enough canned fruit to supply all the
other state insane asylums. But the
greatest work performed by the
patients at Willard was the building
of the railroad which connects it
with the Lehigh Valley Road, six
miles distant. Nearly all of the actual
work in the building of this railway
was done by the lunatics, and done
we'll. This idea of giving to the in
mates of the institution steady work
and as much CT it as possible out of
doors has had beneficial effect upon
them.
In the Pennsylvania Hospital for
the Insane the inmates do some cred
liable work in modelling in clay, pro
ducing pottery and busts of really
good workmanship and artistic de-
sign. In Great Britain and some other
European countries a system of rea-
sonable work for the inmates of in
sane asylums has been introduced
with excellent results. The first in
stitution for the treatment of insanity
as a disease was established in this
country through the efforts of Ben
jamin Franklin in 1851. England had
no such institution until forty-one
years later, and France followed
torty-three years later. Great changes
have been made in the treatment of
the insane in the last fifty years Half
a century ago 40 per cent. of the
patients were under physical re-
straint. Now it is said that there are
only about per cent. SO restrained
New York Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
HE WON THE WAGER.
Owing to Lack of Geographical KnowJ-
edQe of His Victim

edge of His Victim.
Congressman Mudd of Maryland is
something Of a joker, and has no OBJ
jections to turning his propensity to
advantage occasionally. Standing in
the Riggs lobby the other day, talking
with Representative Gaines of Ten
nessee, he remarked in quite an Off
hand way:
Funny about Crumpacker, isn't
it?"
What's funny about Crumpacker?"
Mr.. Gaines asked.
Born in Valparaiso and lived there
all his life almost; and yet here
come the American people along and
send him to the United States CON
gress."
"Crumpacker was not born in Val
paraiso!" declared Mr. Gaines, en-
phatically and Indignantly, for he and
Mr.. Crumpacker are good friends.
'Bet you S. he was" replied Mr..
Mudd
'FDonei" said the Tennesseean. And
then Mr. Mudd drawled: by the way,
there's Crumpacker over there now.
playing billiards. Go and ask him"
Mr. Crumpacker looked up from his
cue long enough to explain
Certainly was born in Valparaiso
Valparaiso, Indiana"
Mr. Gaines muttered something that
was not prayer.-Baltimor Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
IRELAND HAS NO WOLVES.
Passing of the Last of the Species
Was a Notable Event.

Ireland was much infested with
| woles down to period comparatively
| recent. That noble dog, the Irish
| wolf hound, has been bred from re-
mote times for their destruction.
Lord William Russell records in his
diary that in 1896 he and Lady
| Russell went wolf hunting at Xii.
| mainham-quite close to the capital
In ITO, a presentment was made n
| County Cork for destroying the beasts.
and Macaulay quotes a poem pub
lished in 1919 to prove that they wers
quite common in Munster at that time.
A writer in the Dublin Penny Maya
| zine was acquainted with an old man
whose mother remembered that many
| woles were slain in Wexford about
1730-40; and he cites a popular tradi-
ticn that the last wolf was killed n
the Wicklow mountains in 100. The
same writer narrates some interest
ing circumstances relating to the
slaughter of the last wolves of Tyrone.
It appears that the people of those
parts were much troubled by two
wolves, who committed great ravagas
upon their fiocks.
A reward was offered, and a noted
hunter, Rory Carragh, sente for. He
agreed to attempt the destruction Of
the beasts. There was large stone
built sheepfold which the marauders
were accustomed to visit, and thither
Carragh repaired at midnight, &C
companied only by boy II years Of
age and two wolf hounds. Now"
said Carragh to the boy, cas- the two
wolves usually enter the opposite sx-
tremities of the shepfold at the same
time, must leave you and one of the
dogs to guard this one while 1 go to
the other. He steals with all the eau
ton of a cat; nor will you hear him,
but the dog will, and positively will
give him the first fall; if, therefore,
you are not active when he is down,
to rivet his neck to the ground with
this spear, he will rise up and kill
both you and the dog. So good
night"
''I'll do what I cam said the little
boy, as he took the spear from the
wolf hunters hand.
Carragh departed for his own sta
ton, and the boy, entering the in
closure, crouched down within the
gate with the dog beside him. The
cold and darkness affected the child
so much that soon, in spite of his
danger, he dozed off into a stupor.
He was reused by the roar of the
great dog as he bounded upon the wolf
that was stealing by. The hound
flung his enemy upon the ground and
so held him for an instant. Then the
boy drove his spear with a good will
through the VOLTS throat, just as
Carragh returned, bearing the head
Of the other.-London Spectator.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
LIGHT FROM UNKNOWN METAL
Miners Puzzled to Account for a Curl
Gus Phenomenon.

Residents of Boise City, Idaho, are
very much excited over the discov-
cry Of a mineral which has illuminat-
ing power The discovery was made
by George T. Ay1'es, a well-known
mining man of Boise, several weeks
ago in one Of his claims about sixty
miles f. ON Boise. At the time he
did not think much Of the matter, and
therefore, paid no attention to it. The
farther he went into the mine, how
ever, the brighter the light became,
until, after a few feet had been work
ed, it was not necessary for him to
use lamp. 1t was then that he took
some of the mineral to Boise and had
it examined by an assayer.
Terry L. Williams of Boise, who is
interested with Mr.. Ayres, was in
Tacoma, Wash, recently and had a
piece of the mineral with him. He
will have an assay Of it made and ex-
poets that its true worth will be de-
termined.
$50 far we have not been able to
find any person who can tell what
kind of mineral it is" he said when ex.