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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-06-15
N Matters,


Editor Aamel of the Kershaw
Era was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. B. Cunningham, of this
place, is visiting her fathers
family at Van Wyck,
Just received. A full lire of,
Spices--Whole, Mixed and
Ground at Benefits Grocery.
Harper & Poag have finished the
we'll at MIR. Helms and are now
drilling one for MIR. N. E. Moore.
Bring in your country produce,
Butter, Eggs and Chickens, espe~
ciaily. j b Mackorel,.
Misses jamie johnson, Cornelia
Elliott and Mamie Clyburn are
visiting trends ut Cheraw.
For sale! A New broom house
on Meeting Street. Apply to T.
s. Garter.
Mrs. Miles johnson, of Rock
Hill, Is visiting at Mrs. M. J..
Perry's.
Heinz Pure Barly- Malt Vine
gar soc per gal, at Benefits
Grocery. AM.
Rev. j. NJ. Steadman has re-
turned from Nofford College
commencement and will fill his
regular appointments tomorrow.
On account of the rain Thurs
day night Prof. Moncreiff did not
lecture in the court house as wss
announced in our last issue.
Mr.. w. B PIyler reports lots
of blooms IN his cotton field. He
didn't say what kind of blooms
but left the impression they were
black berry blooms. "
Mr.. H. N. Sowell, the night
policeman has rented the Moore
cottage ut the corner of Barr and
Cemetery Streets and will move
to town right away.
Rev. R. f. Hough came to the
oity last week to visit his wife anC
child. The latter is quite sick
with cholera intantum at the home
of it's grandfather, Mr.. w. P.
Reddey. Rock Hill Herald.
Lee Wilson was before Magls.
trate Caskey's Court on the 18th
for disorderly conduct on tn.
publi' highway and was fined SIS,
or 80 days on the gang. He paid
up.
McNinch, the marble yard man,
is finishing up handsome monu.
ment for the grave Of Miss Fran.
cos Givens, at Waxhsw, N. G.
Also the monument for the grave
of Mrs. l.. M. Clyburn is nearing
completion.
Mr.. j. B. Clyburn and sister,
Mrs. j. L. Wilson, are visiting a.
Van Wyck, Lancaster County
Mr.. Clyburn's wounded hand il
doing as we'll as could be expected
Rock Hill journal.
There will be children's day
exercise at Bethlehem churcl
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-06-15

Notice OfTeacher's Examination.
All pers"ns expecting to apply
TOR certificates to teach in Larca =
t.r county are hereby notified
hat an examination for the nur-
pose of issuing certitirnte, to
hnse Qualified will be held in the
court house on FridaV, June d,
1901, beginning ut {? o'clock 4.
IN. A. c Rcwoil
Co. Supt. of Ed.
June 10, 1901.
Last Sunday the body of Mr.
w. H. Moore, who formerly con.
dncted barber shop in Kershaw,
was brought to Ker~haw on the
train from Camden for inter,n.nt
in the Kersbaw cemetery. We
did not learn the immediate cause
of his death. HIS sickness was
only OF short duration however.
Nr. Moore was sbou, 35 years Of
age. He leaves his sged mother,
a widow and three small children
surviving him. -Kershaw Era.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-06-15
COFFINS f!
COFFINS!
COFFINS /!

We have in stock and will continue keep, complete
line Cofins Caskets all sizes
qualities the plain cheap Coffin the handsome Metal
lie
have a death in your family
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-06-15
Look [! Listen!

ITO pieces of French Dmes fancy patterns quail
ty now for
80 Pieces of Pretty coored lawns the quality
l9o Pieces yard wide Pecales stripes best 2 quality
now for cents One 45 pieces yard wide Madras worth
o cents now for cents 30 pieces of 'Bate Best Cnk
led Seersucke satin stripes, sell cents
IL cents, pieces of silk finished Fouard the 25 cents
quality, now for Is
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-06-15

Mr. Heath returns and Stores OOed with
Dollar never bought much they do We
eged sellers by ovetocked unloading
price We for them with COLD Handu
here tor benefit Bar that weeks
impossible find. The time is
dollar is most powerful, and that is here
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-06-15
TOBACCO SPIT
and 8 M o K 81

N@Als- TOBACCO SPIT
DADN and s M o K b
Your Life awayl
easily, be made we'll. aropg, magnetic, full OF
,, new life and vigor BY taking H0.IO-AAgk
that makes weak strong. Many gam
ten pounds in ten days. over 500, 00O
cured. All druggists Cure guaranteed. Boot.
Leu and advice FRBR. Address srERLNG
REARDY CO., Chicago or New York. ~
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-06-15
| Sensational BARGAINS.

The opportunity purchase Importers line ~
Boys and Chdrens clothing. We bough. it ALL enouoh
for six stores Now is your chance if and oua
y at 40 cent. discount 05 Boys Knee Suits cool
chevot CLOTH cheap at 1925, for IS Is bov,.
all wool Scotch Chevio Suits worth price 81 Ia
nobby assome of Mems Shirt them, Won will; hn,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-06-15
Third Stock Of New Millinery,

Here we are sfeme where else you find qua
and style linked with such low prices Never
store so thoroughly mered its fame for Stylish Millinery
moderate prices We have it all our way
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-06-15
Now for Genuine hoe
Bargains: Are you Ready i?

The public have good for buying their here
store does near the Shoe business do have sue
large stocks sell cheap. Mr. Heath picked up raj
values in Ladies and Misses Slippers. -
The news & observer., 1901-03-21
THE BRAKES co FREE
The Case is Decided by the
Judge,
The brakes We're Charged With Firing Store
in Hickory in 1897 to Obtain the
Insurance..
Especial to News and Observer. >

Especial to News and Observer)
Lenoir, N. c., March 20.-The Superior
court for Caldwell county convened at
p. m. Monday, Judge Timberlake presid-
ing. The first case considered was the
noted Drake case, moved from Catawba
county charged with an attempt to burn
their store in March, 1897. The motive
charged was an insurance of two thousand
dollars on stock Of goods valued at
about three hundred dollars. The his
tory of the case as brought out by the
evidence in previous trials, was the fact
of brick having been removed from the
stove flue, between the over head ceiling
and the roof with cotton, rich pine splin-
ters and pieces of dry goods boxes leading
the length of the store building in two
or three directions from the stove f1ue,
which had been saturated with kerosene.
Net having sufficient air, the fire made
slow progress and was discovered in time
! to save the building, which was only
slightly damaged. Had the fire gained
headway, half the business houses Of
Hickory would have been burned. Frank
Drake, the proprietor of the store and
j. r. Drake, and Morgan Hawn, clerks in
the store were charged with the crime.
The case was tried before Judge Star
buck during the April term Of court 1928,
and on the ninth day the jury was dis
charged, having failed to agree. The
jury standing eleven for conviction and
one against
At May term of court 1900, week was
devoted to the trial again andN resulted
in the conviction of those charged with
the crime, by jury of good citizens, and
Judge Stevens of the Criminal court SEN
fenced Frank Drake and Morgan Hawn
as principal to four years in the peniten-
tiary, and James F. Drake, as accessory
to ten years at hard labor.
An appeal was taken to the Superior
court, on some technicality. At the fall
term fthe Superior court which was
held for only one day by Judge Bowman,
the case was argued in lawyers office
on Monday night and remanded to the
Superior court.
At this term, the case was called at
the opening of court, at p. m. Monday,
a few witnesses were examined, and
Judge Timberlake refused to allow the
case to go before the jury, but decided
the case as mot guilty" and discharged
the prisoners a few minutes after b p. m.
1t was a matter of universal surprise
that the court should have held that
there was not evidence sufficient to go
to the jury, as it was generally consid-
cred a strong case of circumstantial evil
dence and neither Judge Starbuck,
Judge Stevens nor Judge Bowman, be-
fore whom the case had been previous
ly heard, ever held that the State failed
to make out case. At the last trial
the State had materially strengthened
it's case by additional evidence.
The brakes were originally from
Wadesboro, while H1wn is the son of
Mr.. c. l. .Hawn, Populist ex- deputy
sheriff of this place.
The news & observer., 1901-03-21
TRINITY TO PLAY H0RNER.
Ball Season Opens at Durham Saturday Com
ing Game With Harvard.
Especial to News and Observer

Nopecldi 10 news ana OBSERVER
Durham, N. c., M~rch 2O.-The ball
season with the Trinity team will open
Saturday, when the fiTst game will be
played between the Trinity and Horner
boys. The team here, which has been
in practice for som time, is in fine
shape. Manager AsbIry has arranged a
number of interesting games, most of
which will be played on the home dia-
mond. The team is being trained by
Coach Shoch, of the Brooklyn team, and
he is we'll pleased with the progress
made. On April IL game will be play
ed with the Harvard team and this will
be the beginning of a weeks practice
on the home diamond by the visitors.
Mrs. Allen Jones died quite suddenly
at her home in West Durham last even
ing. She was taken i'll with something
like asthma and before a physician
could be summoned she was a corpse
Mrs. Jones was highly respected lady
and had large numbe. of friends. She
was about A years of age. She left a
husband and six children. The remains
will be inferred at Antioch church. in
Person county, tomorrow. Her brother,
who was telegraphed for as soon as she
died, reached here from Youngsville to-
day.
r. H. Lewis, Jr., son of DR.. r. H.
Lewis, of Raleigh. has accepted po-
sition with the East Durham cotton
mill and will enter upon his duties as
assistant bookkeeper at once.
William Morgan, we'll known to-
bacconist of Dunn, sold i've hogsheads of
tobacco on the Durham market yester-
day for which he received a very high
price.
News has been received here of the
death of H. r. Edmunds, which occurr-
ed at his home in Chase City Monday
He was a well known tobacconist for
number of years, but several years
ago went on the road as drummer. He
left wife and four children.
The news & observer., 1901-03-21
SHOT FOR TREASON
British Bullets Pierce Dutch
Hearts at De Aar.
Fight Between the Forces Of GOrringe and
Kri'zinger at Cradock. British Lose
One. Roers Nine
(By the Associated Press }

Cape Town, March POI. p. Nina
bar, S. Minabar and j. A. Neuwoudt,
were shot at D Aar last evening for
treason and murder in pursuance of the
sentence of a court martial. The death
sentence was passed a week ago, in
connection with the w~ecking of a train
near Taasbosch, by which five men
were killed. General Kitchener con-
f1rmed the verdict. The garrison was
paraded and the prisoners were led out
at sunset. Death was instantaneous. A
Dutch minister and relatives remained
with the prisoners tiu the end. Two
others concerned in the train wreck
ing were sentenced to five years penal
servitude.
ENGAGEMENT AT CRADOCK.
Cape Town. March 2O.-A despatch from
Cradock, Cape Colony says Gorringe's s
force engaged Kritzinger's force of Beers
March Ia. The latter lost nine men kill
ed and had seven men wounded. The
British loss was one man killed and ten
wounded.
The news & observer., 1901-03-21
General Harrison's Will.
(By the Associated Press1

Indianapolis, Ind, March 19.-The will
of General Harrison was filed for probate
today. He bequeathes $125, 900 to be in
vested, the interest to be paid to his wife
during the term of her life. To his wife
he also leaves 5000; to his daughter
Elizabeth, $4,000 to be paid to his wife
as trustee. He leaves $4,000 to be in
vested for his grandson Benjamin Harri-
son Mckee. To each of his grandchildren,
Mary Lodge Mckee, Marthena Harrison
and VIM. Henry Harrison, he leaves the
sum of $500.
Item sixteen of the will reads as fol-
lows:
IF another child should be born to me
of my present marriage l give and be-
queath to such child the sum of ten thou
sand dollars. If boy shall be born to
me he shall bear my name, and my sword
and sash shall be given to him instead of
to my son Russell"
Russell Harrison's debts to his father
are remitted. The residuary estate is
equally divided among the children of
Russell Harrison and General Harrison S
two daughters.
The news & observer., 1901-03-21
STRANGER THAN POETS FANCY.
Husband Comes as From the Dead to Die Near
His Sick Wife.
(By the Associated Press.)

Detroit, March ia special to the
Free Press from Grand Rapids says;
within the past ten days in the beau
tiful country home of Chas. p Limbert,
a prominent member of society and busi-
ness circles, a drama has been enacted
that in a novel would be dise:eGited rs
bordering on the impossible.
1T has been generally accepted for the
past quarter of a century that Mrs. Lin
bert, the aged mother of Chas. Limbert,
was a widow. Recently the aged lady
was stricken with paralysis and about
two weeks ago while very low she began
to call for her husband, asking to see
him but a few minutes. All attempts
to sooth her were in vain.
Zone week ago an aged stranger drove
up to the house and asked Miss Limbert
who is the constant companion of her
invalid mother if he might see Mrs. Lin
bert. Miss Limbert refused on account OF
her mothers illness.
:" re you Clara?' asked the old gem
tleman
Yes was the answer
am your father he said, with a
sob.
He was ushered in when Miss Limbert
had recovered from the first shock The
Old man was greatly agitated and sank
In faint into chair, but revived aud
after consultation with the doctors, was
permitted to see his wife. The recogni-
tion was instantaneous and as the two
embraced, the household withdrew. The
door was shortly showed open, and ashy
white, the father staggered into the hall
and sought the arms of the nurses as
props. He rallied during the afternoon
but in the evening when he witnessed his
wife's suffering again collapsed and was
condition.
Later he became totally unconscious
and never revived. Friday he died, and
Saturday with the greatest secrecy, he
was buried in country cemetery nearly
ten miles out of town. There was nc
coffin used but the children insisted or
reviving an old Indian idea of wrapping
the body in rich linen and rolling it in
beautiful shawl and then resting il
upon frame with handles.
Before he died the venerable man
said he was ranch with property
in Colorado, and on his person was found
large amount of currency and some val
liable papers. The funeral was conducted
so quietly that the mother still be-
opposite her own. 1t is feared that she
will not survive if the news of the death
is communicated to her"
The news & observer., 1901-03-21

The Owners Cannot Agree on the Number of
Heats.
(By the Assoeiated Press.l }

(By the Associated PrSSS.)
New York, March 2O.-The proposed
match between the trotters. The Abbott
and Boralma is off Up to few minutes
before noon today, everything looked
promising for a meeting between these
equine wonders, but the question of num-
Der of heats proved to be a stumbling
block and the match was declared off,
VIM. L. Marks, representing Fire Com
missioner John j. ScanneIl, owner of The
Abbot and ]. j. Roach, representing Thos.
w. Lawson, of Boston, who owns Boralma
met in a newspaper office in Park Row
today for the purpose of clinching a match
between the trotters. Each of the repre-
sentatives produced a certified check for
600 to bind match. Mr.. Scannell's
representative agreed to everything that
the Boston man suggested except as to
the number of heats which should decide
the match. He said Mr. Scannell was
perfectly satisfied to have the match take
place on any recognized trotting track
suggested by Mr.. Lawson. He also agreed
that each side should post $25, 600,
down and the remainder to be posted the
night prior to the day of the race. Then
came the question of how many heats
should be trotted. Lawson's man in
sisted on four out of seven heats Marks,
ON behalf of Scannell. would not agree
TO this and said that three out of five
should suffice and that the owner of The
Abbot would not listen to any other condi-
tions Both men put their checks back
in their pockets and said there was no
use in wasting any more time over the
matter as neither side would give in
The news & observer., 1901-03-21
TO ROOT OUT YELLOW FEVER
Project on Foot to Hold Congress of Medical
Experts.
(By the Associa.ed Press.)

Washington, March 2O.-Quite an ex-
tensive project is likely to take form in
a few days for an international congress
of representative scientists, sanitarians
and doctors of the United States, Cen
trail and South America, for the purpose
of considering plans for the eradication
of yellow fever, not so much by cure
as by prevention. The plan took form
recently at the medical congresses at
Havana, when the Argentine Minister
at Washington, DR.. Wilde, suggested
an international congress of this char
acter. AS part of the project, he pro-
posed the raising of Il common fund, to
be assigned to various localities, to car
ry on the work of sanitation which is
said to ensure the eradication of this
disease. The medical congress by unan-
imous voice approved Or. Wilde's plan
and now steps are being taken for
practical realization of the proposed
congress. The invitations will be issued
from Havana.
The news & observer., 1901-03-21
THEY CONFER WITH MCKINLEY,
Ohio Republican Leaders Discuss Political
Matters in That State,
(Bv the Associated Press }

Washington, d. c.. March 2O.-sena-
tor Hanna, Representative Grosvenor
and Representative Dick, Of Ohio,
had very extended conference with
the President today They were clos
eted with him for almost two hours.
Senator Foraker called during the prog
ress of the conference hut remained only
short time The Importance of the
consultation may be Judged by the fact
that Secretaries Root and Gage, who
had business with President Mckinley,
after waiting for some time returned
to their respective departments. The
between the Ohio Republ-
can leaders and the PRESIDENT covered
quite a number of questions, national
as we'll as State, but were largely con-
fined, it is understood, to the political
situation in Ohio.
1t was decided that Governor Nash
and most of the present Ohio State
ticket should be renominated this fall,
also that Senator Foraker should be en-
dorsed by the State convention for re-
election.
The news & observer., 1901-03-21
The MOI ming Session.

When the court convened yesterday
morning at 10 O'Clock forty-eight Senator'S
were present.
Immediately after the roll-call Senator
Henderson arose and offered a resolution
allowing per diem and mileage for the
five witnesses summoned to prove Judge
Furches' character. 1t was adopted.
These witnesses are Mai. NJ. w. Rob-
bins. Mr.. ]. B. Holman, Mr.. A. D. Watts,
Mr.. ]. II. Hoffman and DR.. S. w. Steven
son. Senator Henderson's resolution was
necessary, as the law provides that only
only two witnesses to establish the same
fact shall be allowed to prove attendance
The prosecution now asked permission
to put on the stand witness that had
come from distance. to prove some pa
pers. They were allowed to do so. This
witness was Mr.. D. C. Whitehurst, of
Elizabeth City, a son-in-law of the late
C. c.. Allen who was secretary OF the
Board of Shellfish Commissioners, estab-
Iished by the Legislature.
He produced at the request of counsel,
a large bundle of papers which he said
we're found in Mr.. Aliens desk after his
death last October. He was asked to open
the papers and designate those in Mr..
Aliens handwriting
This took half an hour. When the work
The news & observer., 1901-03-21
MINE WORKERS DEMANDS
Resolutions Asking Conference Sent to the
operators.
(By the Associated Press.

]
Scranton, Pa, March 19.-As the re-
suit of a conference held today between
President John Mitchell, of the United
Mine Workers, and the three district
presidents of the anthracite region,
communications were sent out this af-
ternoon from the United Mine Worker S
headquarters to the presidents of all
coal companies and the large individ-
ual operators. These communications
contained statements of the action of
last weeks convention in passing the
resolution asking their attendance of
conference of April 1st., and further
expressed the acquiesence in that sec
tion by the National President and
Presidents of Districts Nos. l, apd 8.
The news & observer., 1901-03-21
Corner in Pork Coming.
(By the Associated Press.)


Chicago, Ills, March 19.-Pork for de-
livery in May scared to $3.50 a barrel
today, $500 higher than the price at
the beginning of the month and at the
beginning of the Upton squeeze
Shorts became alarmed today by rum
ors that two influential operators had
secured control of the market and they
covered regardless of cost.
Short lines of May pork are said ia
aggregate 100000 barrels. At present
there are only 10000 tarrels of contract
pork in stock and large part of it is
owned by a packer said to be in the
deal to squeeze shorts. The option has
two months to run, however.
The news & observer., 1901-03-21
To Name Delegates to Convention.
(By the Associated Press.)

Montgomery, Ala, March ia Demo.
cratic State convention was held here to-
day to nominate four delegates to the
Constitutional Convention. The places
went, on first ballot, to General VIM. c..
Oates, of Montgomery; John B. Knox, of
Calhoun, and Frank S. White and Robert
]. Lowe of Jefferson.
The news & observer., 1901-03-21
Appointed Chief Mar hal.
(By the Associated Press.)

NDy IIIC <A'ootJNIAFG Gu I I Goo'J
Washington, March 20.-Col F. l..
Guenther, in command of the military
post at Fort Monroe, Va, has been ap-
pointed chief marchall of the military
parade on the occasion of the unveiling
of the Logan equestrian statue in this
city on the 9th. proxilno.
The news & observer., 1901-03-21
Wreck and Death at a Trestle,
(By the Associated Press !

Columbus, Ca, March ia freight
train on the Columbus and Rome branch
of the Central Railroad was wrecked on
a trestle today near Chipley, Ga. Engin-
eer w. A. Wright and Fireman Joseph
Key, both of this place, were killed. Three
brakemen were injured.
The news & observer., 1901-03-21

feited had he tried even to check the
mad spirit of the convicts
Leavenworth, Kan, March 20.-The
prison strike is ended. The convicts have
surrendered.
They are being placed in their cells as
fast as they can be brought to the sur
face. The imprisoned guards have been
released and are again above the sur
face.
The news & observer., 1901-03-21
TO SUCCEED GR1GGs.
1t is Said That Mckinley viii Appo:1 { P. C.
Knox Of Pittsburg
(By the Associated Press.) J

Washington, March 2O.-It is understood
on high authority that the President has
decided to appoint p c. Knox, of Pittsburg,
to fill the vacancy in his Cabinet that
Will be caused by the retirement Of At
torney General Griggs on April 1st.
The news & observer., 1901-03-21

Yesterday was an interesting, not to say
exciting day, in the Court of impeachment
And today promise to be like unto it.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-04-18
E CORN PLANTING
Some Suggestions From Farms
Longstaff of the Huronlte'

The best corn crop can be raised ony
by the best cultivation. If it is expecseu
that corn will grow to maturity WIN ~.
planting only, better not waste time am
seed in the experiment. 1t has Oeea
demonstrated time and time again 'na'
good corn cauoaly be produced by soo4
cultivation. Beadle county has GU.
soil, corn climate; what it wants IS co''
farmers, not corn planters-most an'
boy can plant corn, but not every Una.
can cultivate corn as il should be. Inc'0
are farmers who never fail in raising
good crop Of corn. There are otners.
and they cultivate and cultivate ana ."
tivate. The result has been that IN sn
teen years only one or two failure
Now is the time to test your seed corfu.
few weeks hence will be the time
plant it. The cultivation should co~
mence and cease only when b cus'-
ton breaks down the corn. We nav
moisture enough always, IL h sou
kept stirred as it should be, to rals0
corn crop every year. Let's
another corr crop such as we ha'
1900.