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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-05-01
Apportionment Of
DiSpenSary, Fund.
What Each County Gets from the
School Fund Money.
The State, 9th.

The State, 9th
T he comptroller general has at
last received all the reports from
the various counties as to the
amounts needed from the dispen-
sary fund to make up the per
capita school allowance as required
by the constitution, and yester I.
day proceeded to make the appor-
tionment of the school fund de-
rived from the profits of the dis.
pensary. Of the total amount of
500, 600 paid into the school
fund bv the State board, $4,000
had to go for summer schools, and
1T took SIS, $50 Is to make ~
the deficiencies. A statement of
the deficiencies by counties has
already been published in The
State. This left S76, ,613. S5 to be
apportioned among the several
c"un'ies upon the basis of total
enrnIlment in the schools This
was yesterday done as follows,
and y esterday afternoon the war,
rants were being sent the several
counties for the amounts iudicat
ed:
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-05-01
BRIGGS TO LET.

~ ,luRD>Y. MAYA MEX ~,
~ the u.,er' iSprs Ot l. Iir ster and
lOrN q un is 81 -" erl "a Is 4 LES
HN DGE, - Nugar cr ek twO mi eS
Ut" st e, Fn.i Mn, { TT purpose
of 'e't'.g = cu act - huild new
br,u. ~ th> nrI The, reserve
ne rirn''rn any aud all bids.
~ q. ifi .atirr- IN d" knoN u nn day If
,";tI"s The iSarne' ridge tcs oss the
-ain. Strta,u 80 re let tre same day
n - ''c,."e no ~ s.'",'ific, ions to be
mate y own b. day
" @. KEY.
JOu + GORDON,
.r-rvisOrs.
Anri ~ 1901
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-05-01
Nswbold Says Prisoner is Not Nj
II Reese.
The State, 26th.

sN AD'"NO, -clh
After all, it turns out that the
man under arrest at Oxford, Tenn.
was not the much desired VI II
Reese. Mr.. Newhold, when he
left, stated that he did not believe
that the Mississippi authorities
had gotten Reese The authorl.
ties there were so positive, how>
ever, that the governor thought 1t
absolutely necessary to at least
send some one to see whether it
was the man wanted. Last night
the following telegram was re-
ceived 10y the governor:
To Gov M'Sweenev, Columbia,
SC.
Wrong man. Looks nothing
like Reese. Will write from home
w Ii Newbold.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-05-01
A Day for the Plaintiffs.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Yorkville, April 26. The jury
in the case mentioned yesterday of
w. Brown Wylie, clerk of court,
vs.. the CONNER cial and Farmers
bank of Rock Hill, after remaining
out IL hours, came in at 10
O'Clock last pight with verdict
of $4,000 in favor OF tho
plaintiff.
The court of common pleas was
occupied all day yesterday with
the case of John r. london of
Rock Hill VS.. the Landsford
Water Power company. Mr Lon
don was for several years pres
ident of the company, and sued
the company for $4,000 for SER
vices in trying to sell the properi,
The jury rendered a verdict in. his
favor for 81, ,064. 1t is probable
that an appeal will be taken to the
supreme court.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-05-01
ELLl0 T&
CRAWFORD
To Tue Deaf.

A rich lady cured of her Deaf,
ness and Noises in the Head bv
Or. Nicholson's Artificial Ear
Drums, gave &c., 900 to his In.
stltute' SO that deaf people unable
to procure the Ear Drums NAV
have them flee. Address NJ
1857 The Nicholson Institute,
Slo, Elgth Avenue, New York,
U S A.. sm
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-05-01
Notice..

\ or, L. ~ hr.kLBY Ct VEN
~ Iha, "u 'he 81 " uaN Il May. 1901,
lie und"r-ig r.d, ss ad,niriSuator OF
at of VIM Gi.s q, ceased,
wi fl L tn ii al r-,uru add se,t,e.
t,enI lad MAKE ni lea ion to the
ProusIr Cou, Ia" thu Cou ~ of Las
ster. = e.. + fiuai Il sckarge as
u q. a' m,uistr, ar.
GEO n GRIFFIN.
Dated oath Ap'ii 1901
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-05-01
How Are Your Kidneyss
DR.. Hobbs Sparagus Pills all kidney Ills Sam
Pile free. Add. Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or N. Y.
office

NJ Office IL HE sEBY GIVEN
tat on the 2iL lay "f May, 1901.
thi. undrrsixn.d a. gu r'iisn OF J.
Edwin Nisb wilt file his final re
,urn an, settlement AID make appli-
Ca ia tn III Probate Ourt for the
! oun;y Of i.au"ast-r y. for final
discharge as gu iau.
r. w. NIS.BET.
Dated z4tr April 1901
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glass untouched and exclaimed,

Mind that pistol is loaded L
sought to get possession of the
pistol. He did not release it and
while We were thus engaged the
pistol fired.
"Ws both jumped back startled
and Captain Griffin stepped back.
| rushed to his assistance and he
said: 81 am shot 90 for doctor.
| rushed out to SEQ if | could 500 a
doctor | ran down stairs and
down stairs and went into Muller's
store and tried to call doctor
over telephone. | could get no
satisfactory answer | went to
DR.. Rice's Office, which is in Ger
vais street, but found no one 10.
| came down Main street and went
to DR.. Fishburn's Office but seeing
no one there | went to Nc MiIIan's
drug store and tried to telephone
doctor from there.
81 could get no one and went
back across Main street and went
into Malone's piano store but
could not get the use of his phone
as it was being used. went
again into Mr.. Miller's store and
being informed a doctor would
soon come, l went to my room.
81 found Captain Griffin on
! the floor between the bed and the
table and tried to help him up as
best | could and got him on the
bed. | opened his collar and shirt
and asked him to breathe hard
and he die so. Afterwards DR..
Gibbs came in and | asked him to
do all he could for my friend and
assisted him to the best of nv
ability.
cdr. Gibhes said that he in
ected strychnins and that Capt.
Griffin WAS dying. l had not
realized that he was d, ing and |
blamed the doctor for the use Of
strychnine knowing it to be dead>
ly poison
"l became incensed and greatly
excited. Afterwards policemen
cams to the room and l became
indignant and more excited.
was taken into the custody of the
law and have been imprisoned ever
since.
WERE WARM FRIENDS
"Between Captain Griffin and
me there had existed warm sand
intimate friendship for years past
and with him l was, perhaps,
more intimate than with anv
,ther person outside my immediate
family. Daring the time that
covered the sad occurrences related
in this affidavit our friendship and
intimacy were not broken in the
slightest degree. While IL guest
In II y room not an unkind word
was spoken, not an unfriendly act
suggested and | sincerely regret
his DEATH
OTHER TESTIMONY.
The solicitor, Thurmond, did
not have volumlnOus affidavits
Tho first was from DR.. RW
Gibbes, who testified at the coro-
ner's inquest. He also saw the
bruises on Griffin's body. They
had been make by some in-
strnment and that the hat had
dents in it. He referred to find
ing powder marks on the back of
Griffin's hand. Evans was drink
ing but was not drunk. The bull
lot could not have been fred at
less than three or six feet.
nr E,clo,,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-05-01
SUPREME COURT FIXES 1T
AT THREE THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
Maj. Evans Detailed Story of
How the Killing OccurredA
Attempt at Suicide Follow
eh by Accident.
Special to the Daily News.

mltteu TO ball IN the sum of three
thousand dollars. John Gary
Evans, n Geo. Evans and w j
Murray went on the bond and
Maj. Evans has gone home.
Geo Johnstone, appeared for
Maj. Evans and Judge Crawford
and Maj Gary are associated in
the defense The chief and ONLY
sensational evidence was that Of
Major Evans and he testified as
follows:
WHAT EVANS SAYS.
Captain Griffin helped me to
move sume of the furniture and
when this was finished we went
over to my room in the Green.
field building A friend of mine
had sent me small key of whis-
key of which | had before inform.
ed Captain Griffin and our pur>
pose was to open this keg and try
the whiskey. The key was sent
few days before and had not
been opened. AS nearly as | can
recoll, ct it was between II and
II O'Clock when we got to the
room. l called William Roof,
the Janitor, to come and open the
keg and he, under the direction of
Capt Griffin, did so. When the
liquor was poured out it was
found to be coIored, although it
had been sent to me for corn whis
key.
"Ws remarked upon the color
as unusual for corn whiskey but
took drink of it, and William
filled small water pitcher with it
and placed 1T on the table. We
sat down and talked upon various
subjects and during the time took
several drinks. 1t was drizzIv
day.
"After sitting and talking for
some time, Capt. Griffin asked me
for cigar. Not having ono, new
er smoking them, | went down to
get him one. Upon nv return
William Roof came in and Cap
tain Griffin remarked about nv
having only one cigar and said
that 1T would not last him and
sent William down to buy some
more.
We continued our conversation
and it drifted to my race for lail.
road commissioners in the last cleo
tion in which Capt. Griffin has
taken such friendly and active
interest and in which he had been
my principal advisor.
"He began to talk of plans for
anethsr campaign and said he
could elect nae next tlma.
"hy dinner hour having ap-
preached invited Captain Grif-
fin to 90 with me to dine at NV
boarding house. He replied, No
and said that must 90 to Ben
David's restaurant and / consent
ed to do so. We arose and de.
cided to take drink before going
to dinner and Captain Griffin had
just finished taking his. / had
poured out mine and was prepar>
ing to take 1T and was standing
with the bureau to my side and
back and was facing Lady street.
SUICIDE.
"Captaip Griffin was standing
up at the bureau Ny pistol was
lying in the top bureau drawer
which was partly open, the room
not having been put in order for
the day. My attention was at.
tractsd to Captain Griffin by hear.
ing him repeat poetry something
about 'This is not an Ign oble
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10
THE UNKISSED MAN.
DIR. Crook Receives Proposals from
Various Sources.

DR.. Crook Receives Proposals from
Various Sources.
A telegram from Chicago last Fri.
day told how DR.. Algie r. Crook,
professor of mineralogy aud petrol
ogy, in lecture before his class of
young men and women students
said:
II have never uttered a p"ofane
word, never have smoked, chewed
tobacco, drank intoxicants nor
hugged or kissed a woman"
Prof Crook is a graduate of Ohio
wesleyan University, a co educa-
tional institution. Studied for two
years at Munich. He is 81 years old ,
very handsome and is known as one
of the most athletic and erudite men
at the institution and has been a
favorite with the young lady stu
dents.
On Saturday Prof. A. r. Crook
sent to chicago newspapers the fol-
lowing note:
You and other newspaper men of
Chicago are getting unnecessarily
excited over my statement that
have never hugged or kissed a
woman or girl. | should think it
would have occurred to even news
paper reporter that women and girls
might have Rugged and kissed me.
Some men have more tact than
others"
Eyer since his declaration of in
nocence was made public. Prof.
Crook has been deluged by offers of
marriage. They came from earnest
women all over the country; maids,
widows and grass widows. They
came by telegraph, telephone aud
registered letter, They breathed a
spirit of idolatry, of reverence, of
warm sentimental devotion. Prof.
Crook refused to discuss or disclose
them, but an intimate friend said
such was the tenor of the perfumed,
crested and tinted missIves.
On the campus and in the halls of
t university the man who hau
never kissed woman was the one
topic of conversation.
What! Never even hugged one?
How would you like him for moon
light night?" asked one girl of
another.
Just the kind of man 7 like"
answered the other girl. He's not
fresh, like these juniors and seniors" I"
Senator Chauhcey M. Depew wants
a missionary movement started to
rescue DR.. Crook, of Chicago, the
unkissed.
Pretty missionaries, fiirratious
girls with kissable lips, he says,
must save the unfortunate Crook
for the sake of his sex
And he says he's 81" said the
Senator. "Well, it is not too late
Still, he can never know the exqui-
site joy, the thrill, the bliss of a
boys first kiss, poor fellow"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10

by the use of PerunaI decided to try it
and soon found myself we'll repaid.
al have now used Peruna for about
three months and feel completely re-
luvenated. believe am permanently
cured, and do not hesitate to give un-
sunted praise to your great remedy,
Peruna."
The causes Of summer catarrh are
nrst, chronic catarrh; second, derange-
ments of the stomach and liver; third,
impure blood.
such being the case anyone who
Knows anything whatever about the
operations Of Peruna can understand
why this remedy is a permanent cure
Tor summer Catarrh. It eradicates
chronic catarrh from the system, invig-
crates the stomach and liver, cleanses
the blood Of all impurities, and there
lore permanently cures by removing the
cause,-a host Of maladies peculiar to
hot weather.s The cause being removed
the symptoms disappear Of themselves.
Summer Catarrh " sent free - any
address by The Peruna MediciE.e %.
Columbus, Ohio.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10
Tuesday morning at $50 o'clock.
Tuesday Morning,
PRICE BAKING POWDER co,
ChISAG.O.

When the trains rolled into the denot
tuesday morning, they brought fresh ar
rivals to the Convention from Memphis,
nashville, Franklin, Pulaski, Mt.
Pleasant, and other points
very good crowd was present when
the Convention opened Rev A. s.
Petty led the devotional exercises.
After the roll call the regular business
OF the order was proceeded with. Mrs.
l. Y. Davis presided in the place of the
Acting State Secretary. Mrs. H. P.
Flguers, who was not well enough to be
present On account of Mrs. Figuers'
lndlsposltion, the report of the State
Secretary was transferred to Wednes
days programme. The General Dis
cussion of the Work in the State was
also transferred to Wednesday, and the
Question Box and reporrs from circles
taken up instead. Minutes of yester-
day s proceedings we're read, after which
reports OF the circles were continued.
Franklin and Mt. Pleasant circles made
good reports, which were discussed at
length, bringing out the thought of the
Kings Daughters of Tennessee, estab.
fishing a work in the State cooperative
with the Industrial School A COM
mlttee OF three, composed of Mrs. Dyer.
OF Nashville; Mrs. Cary Watkins, of
Memphis, and Mrs. L. G. Wood, of
Clarkville, were elected by the Conven-
tlon to make a special investigation
concerning the Industrial School at
Nashville as to whether or not the
hng's Daughters would be allowed to
add special house, or cottage, in which
the poor white children of Tennessee,
whose parents come under the supervi
sion OF his order, could be cared for.
Mrs. Davis said that in her wide circle
OF travel she had seen many industrial
schools, but none to equal the one at
Nashville, and she thought Tennesseans
might we'll be proud of her ideal In
dustrial School,
The Friends of the Needy Circle, of
Memphis, made the best report so far as
money is concerned, tho report being
read by Mrs. M. b. Gunnison. After
paying out more than $500 in charity
work, they have more than $1,000 yet in
the treasury. which will be iudici-
ousl y expended for the poor of Memphis.
The Florence Crittenton Circle. of
Nashville, had done the most wonderful
work in every way, I'm His Name"
One good work is the preparing and fur
nishlng of small house which will be
the home of a number of blind children,
who would be thrown upon the world
after the close of this present term of
school were it not for this circle. The
entire house was greatly moved over the
marvellous story of this Florence
Crittenton Circle, so beautifully told by
Mrs. Dyer, of Nashville.
At this point the meeting was turned
into one of experience and Thanksgiving,
and all present seemed greatly en-
couraged inspired and blessed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10
TUBERCULOSIS DANGERS.
State Board OF Health Adopts Reso-
lutlons on the Subject.

NASHVILLE, May 4.-The State
board Of health met in semi-annual
session to-day and, besides dispos-
ing Of routine business, adopted two
resolutions offered by DR.. Krauss
The first earnestly recommends to
school commissioners aud boards of
education In the State that they re.
fuse TO elect any teacher, male or
female, 10 a position in the public
schools whom they know 10 be
afflicted with tuberculosis. The
second sets forth the fact that tuber-
culosis Is frequently transmitted to
he human family by means Of in
fected milk, and urges that the rep
reseutatiyes or all state and charit-
able institutions having charge Of
the feeding of inmates be notified of
this danger, and recommends that
such superintendents require OF the
purveyors Of milk 20 their institu
tiOns TO have their milk cans tested
for tuberculosis.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10
HE FOUND THE CANCER GERM
DIR. Joseph Olson, the California Sci.
enlist, II Victim of His Search
for the Cancer Germ

San Francisco, May 7.-Dr. Joseph
Eisen, the California scientist, whose
discovery of the cancer germ was a
notable event in the medical history
of last year, has been attacked by
cancer. He has been submitted to an
operation at st. Luke's hospital and
the surgeons state that he is rapidly
recovering, although nothing can as
yet be determined about the final re-
suit.
DR.. Eisen believes that he became
lnoculated with the cancer microbe
while studying the germs through the
microscope.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10
A RUNAWAY ENGINE
Causes a Lively Time in the Mt.
Pleasant Yards.

Causes a Lively Time in the Mt.
Pleasant Yards.
MT. PLEASANT, Tenn, MAY "a
runaway engine caused good deal
OF excitement in the railroad yards
at this rlace yesterday afternoon.
Engine No. 53l, Mangrum, engineer,
which is used in the local yaros as a
switch engine, was trying to make a
running switch of some cars to the
Tennessee Phosphate Company
plant. In some way or other the
cars turned back after the uncoup-
ling had occurred aud were running
at rapid speed back upon the engine.
The engineer saw the cars coming
and RULED his throttle open, ,ryinV
to get out of the way of the cals. In
some way trouble occurred to the
engine aud IL failed to respond to
the open throttle. Engineer Man
gTum, seeing his engine wouldn't
move, then jumped to save himself.
The cars crashed into the engine and
demolished the cOw-catcher aud did
other damage. The jar of the crash
relieved the trouble that held the
throttle, and the engine tore out
down the main line south at a ter
rifle speed. Not a soul was aboard
IL. As Z was climbing the grade
near the plant Of the Export Phos-
phate Company, Len Taylor. an en-
ploye Of tnat company, jumped
aboard and shut of steam. bringing
the engine to o stop. Had he not
succeeded In boarding Il a terrific
collision might have occurred be-
tween here and Florence with the
north-bound passenger train.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10
A PLUCKY URIVER.
Negro Boy Stops a Runaway Horse
on West Seventh Street.

People on West Seventh street wit.
pessed an exciting runaway episode Fri
day afternoon, in which the driver, a
negro boy, displayed great deal of
pluck and nerve. The horse, attached
to buggy, started on run down West
Seventh street from the square at a
furious rate of speed, and when near
Alcorn's drug. g.store, turned on the side
walk. The negro driver managed to
keep his seat, and also kept his head
cool, holding the frightened animal on
the pavement until in front of Rosen-
thai s store, where he succeeded in pull
ing him into the street and throwing
him on the ground.
The animal was up again instantly
and plunging wildly, but the negro
again pulled him to his launches and
held him down
1t was almost a miracle that the buggy
was not dashed to pieces or someone
hurt, but fortunately no damage was in
ficted.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10
COMPLIMENTARY TO CARMACK.
His Memphis speech Interesting
Political Circles.

A special to the Nashville Banner
from Washington says;
"Senator Carmack's speech on the oc-
casion of the Presidents visit to Mem
phis is made the subject of compli-
mentary editorial in the Post this morn
ing, Only brief portions of Mr.. Car
mack's speech have been read here as
yet, but even that seems to have in
terested not a few people in Washing
ton. Southerners are pleased to have
had Mr.. Carmack state that all the talk
about the sections and the loyalty of the
South is uncalled for now, because i'm.
mediately after the laying down of arms
in the civil war the country became
actually united. The Post, concluding
its long editorial, says:
MIR. Carmack spoke to the point.
kindly enough, and with no offensive
intent, but for the dignity, good sense
and patriotic feeling OF the Southern
gentleman
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10

SEVEN persons were burned to
death, three fatally injured and
several others slightly burned and
otherwise injured in fire that de
stroyed three-story apartment
building at 93l6 Marquette avenue,
South Chicago, Sunday. The 6rem
were rendered poweIless on account
OF freight train that blocked the
passage way to the fire, the con.
ductor refusing to move it. The
train crew were arrested and held
without bail.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10

THE presidential party reached
El Paso, the gateway to Mexico, at
9o'clock Sunday morning and re-
mained over until Monday at noon.
President Diaz, of Mexico, had hop
ed to meet the President there and
shake hands with him across the
border, but as the Mexican Congress
is in session, he could not leave the
capital. He sent a personal mes.
sage to the President, however, and
also dipatched Gen. Juan Herman
dez, the commander of the second
military zone of the State of Chihu-
ahua, to present personally bis good
wishes to the President of the
United States.