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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-05-17
Holding Two Offices.

Tie attention Of the governor
has been called TO the fact that j.
II. Allison of Blacksburg holds
two offices those of Magistrate S
constable and road eversesr. The
attorney generals Office recently
furnished the complainant an
opinion stating that one man could
not hold these two Offices. Mr..
Allison, il seoms, Is still holding
them, however. The governor
has no authority in the matter.
Cases of this kind are quite com
mon these days The State
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Nay Have Red Sunsets

Camille Fiammarion Suggests
That These Phenomena Will
FslleH Eruptions.
Paris, May Is. Camille F.am-
marion, the astronomer, says he
agrees with Mr.. John Milde the
British seismologist, as to the
cause of the volcanic eruptions in
the Lesser Antilles. He believes
that the iniltration of water
caused an enormous volstllzatisn
dustmay remain in the air foryears
and have a luminous effect at night.
The eruption of Karkatoa ia 49,
s3 was followed by phenomena
such as those which NJ. Flammar.
ion predicts. For months all over
the world, the "red sunsets" were
were observed and commented on.
Scientio,s ..,... ted the luminous
appearance of the sky to the mass
of volcanic dust thrown miles into
the air by the KraEatoa explosion.
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FOR SUPERVISOR.

We take this method OF announcing
the name OF NJ. &. Gardn>r for County
Supervisor and feel that the in
terests of the County are safe i'm his
hands. He is no stranger to the
duties required. as he has before
honorab!y aud ably filled the position,
MANY VOTERS.
hereby announce myself y. a can
didate for the Office o! County super.
visor, pIedging myself to abide the
result of the Democratic primary
JOHN X. FAILE
Mr.. Editor; Please announce r. ri.
Sapps as Il candidate for County sup.
ervisor He will abide the rules OF the
Democratic primary.
MANY VOTERS.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-05-17
Notice to Contractors

The trustees Of the Lancaster
School District will receive sealed
proposals until Tuesday, June Sd,
for the erection, in the town of
Lancaster, of two story brick
school building, with basement.
Building to contain ten class
rooms, au Office, a library and an
auditorium. Plans and specifi~
cations may be seen on and after
18th inst, either at Office of the
undersigned, Lancaster, S. c., or
at office of G. G. Wilson, Archi-
tect, Columbia, S. G.. The con-
tractor will be required to give a
Security Company's bond in the
sum of $4,000. The right to re-
joct any and all bids is reserved,
Chas. T. Connors,
Sec and Treas Bd. Trustees.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-05-17
Died From His Injuries
Prominent Spsrtanburg County
Man Fatally Hurt in Cotton
Gin.
Special TO Tho Observer.

Special TO The Observer.
Spartanburg, May Is. Mr.. j..
H. Mcmillan, we'll known resi-.
dent OF this county, died last night
as the result of injuries received
on Tuesday afternoon by having
his left arm caught in Gotten gin.
Mr.. Mcmillan, while engaged in
the ginning room noticed that ono
of the gins had stopped. While
attempting to remedy the trouble
his arm was caught in the moving
wheels and badly mangled from
the hand to the elbow. In ad-
dition to this he was struck on the
head, which, the doctors think
was as instrumental in causing
death rs was the injury of the
arm. Mr.. NcMillan's arm was
entangled in the gin fully iwc
hours before being extricated.
The doctors anputated the arm,
but the injured man never rallieG
frem the shock. He was 55 wears
Of age and leaves wife and five
children. He wa. one of tn,
wealthiest and most intiaentia
men in Spartanburg county.
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Respectfully,
WlLLlAMS-HUCHES co.
Money to Loan Farmers and
Merchants,

lNhS1 fitSs
Ii you buy supplies for farming
purposes on credit or you are mer-
chandlslng buying goods on thirtE
days time, barrow II few hundred
dollars and pay cash for what you
purchase aud save money. You
can borrow money on five years
time if yoU have real estate in or
near town on which are suhstanti
al buildings. For info, nation
write j. Il. Prtrick, Pineb luft, n.
c.. who has control of much capi-
tai from the North that Is seekine
Southern Investment. Mr. Pat
rick has no dnnbt brou.ht lu ,he
South more pc";.lr. rm.nutmctur-
ing enterprises and capital than
any other Touthern man and he
has the confidence { the captal-
lists North. He is Chief Indust-
rial Agent of the Sab urd Air
Line Railway.
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Government Report.

Washington, d. c., May 10
Very encouraging reports respect
ing cotton are received from all
parts of the cotton belt with the
exception Of Florida, and portion.
Of central districts where rain is
needed to generate the late plant
ed crop. Vigorous growth is re-
ported from both the eastern and
western districts with good stands
and clean fields. Cool night. have
been injurious III Tennessee.
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TERRIFYING ERUP-
TIOk CAN BE SEEN
Explosions Heard 100 RiileS
Immense Balls of Colored FiI
issue from Crater.

Castries, Island Of st. Lucin.
Tuesday. Nav l3. The Soufricro
volcano ON the Island of ST. Vim
cent is still in destructive erup-
tion. a teri itic cunnonade can he
heard hundred miles away. The
reports are followed by columns
OF smoke, rising miles in the air.
Immense halls of colored fire also
issue from the craier. Lightning is
playing tiercely in the upper sky
and the whnleSn"r,hern part of
the iSla%d ls ore mass Of travel
lug flame. II is impns,ible to reach
the burning district by land or
sea, and there arc no means of ss
tiratlng the destruction wrought
to life and property. Klngstown,
the capital of st. Vincent, is still
safe, though showers of ashes and
pebbles are continually falling on
the town. The volcano itself ia
invisible.
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The United States government
has appropriated $500, 100000 for
the relief of the sufferers in the
great earthquakes and volcanic
eruptions in the West Indies.
Governor McSweeney has rsfus-
cd to sign the bill abolishing the
Office Of phosphate inspector.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- =
TIVES.
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Philippine War in the House
Bitter and Vehement Speeches.

Washington, May 5.-Th,
House today was plunged into ~
exciting debate on Philippine af
airs. Thus far the subject O.
alleged atrocities in the island.
has engaged the attention of the
Senate alone, and only occasional
echoes have been heard in ths
House. But today the reports OF
cruelty and outrage were rehear.
Cd in the House with the same
vehemsnce and bitterness that has
ut times characterized the discus
sion IN the Senate. The naval
bill wassthe order of the day, but
it received only scant attention
after the allegations of Philippine
sutrages were presented. a
speech by Mr.. Vaudivsr, Of Mis-
souri,, recitipg instances of alleged
outrage brought on the dis
eusslen which at times dev.lep.
sd into 4 wordy warfare across
the aisle separating the two sides
Of the chamber. Personalities
snd recriminations were freely
passed about. Mr.. Handiysr was
Supported in his criticisms by Mr..
Wheeler, of Kentucky, while
vshsnsnts defsnses of the Ameri
saa soldiers were made by Mr..
Hepburn of Iowa; Mr.. Grew, of
Pennsylvania; Mr.. Hill of Con-
nscticut; Mr.. w. A. Smith of
Michigan, and Mr.. LESLEY of
Now York.
Mr.. Mudd. of Maryland, gave
nstice that he would move an
amendment to the naval bill pro-
hibitins the purchase of NcCIay's
history, the animadvsrsions in it
against Admiral Schley being re-
spsnHble, in his opinion, for the
court Of inquiry. If the history
bad been clear of partisan feeling,
se said, and had the historian ac-
ssptsd the high minded thought
pronounced by Schlsy, that there
was "glsry eaough for ALL" the
Ameaiean natlsn would not now
be the butt of criticism among the
naval affairs of the world.
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FOR AUDITOR.

We take pleasure in ANNOUNCING MI
John a. Cook as Il candidate for re-
election to the Office of County Audi
tor-a position he has flied with such
marked efficiency, faith luiness and
fidelity He viii abide the result -!
She Democratic Primary
MANY FRIENDS.
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YOU g. an
4, 90 sagS :@kgepsoses

to water Lut you can't
make him drink.
You can't make him eat
either. You can stuff food in
to a thin mans stomach but
that doesn't make him use il.
SCOTS Emulsion can make
him use it. How? By max
ing him hungry, of course.
SCOTS Emulsion makes a thin
bodyhungryallovcr. Thought
a thin body was naturally hun
cry didn't your We'll it isn't.
A thin body is aslccp--not
working-gonc Oh a strike.
1t doesn't try to use its food.
SCOTS Emulsion wakes it
up-puts it to work again
making new flesh, That's the
way to get fat.
Send ior free sample.
SCOTT < EOWNr. Chemist, %, Pearl 81, N. V.
-; a"l SLoc; all drugsisIs.
The Ledger, Semiusekly Jour
nal and Home and Farm all three
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In the death of A. L. Butler
South Carolina loses another gals
liant son of the old school. In war
and peace he was devoted to his
mother state and served her faith.
fully. One by one the old guard
10 passing away.-Columbia Rec
ord.
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In Clarendon county, Senator
Applet was defeated for re-elec-
tion as state executive committee
man by Capt. VIC. Davis, oS to
81.
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SUPERINTENDENT OF EDU.
CATION.

To The Voters OF Lancaster County:
With many thanks !or past f,vors
and earues;soiictations for future sup.
port, hereby ann u zee mvself ao n
Of County superintendent Of j. lUcu.
ti"n subject to the rules governing the
Democratic Primary.
a. c. ROWELL.
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MANY FRIENDS.

Mr. Hollis III. HoLton Is hereby an.
nounced 80 a candidate for election to
the oEicS Of County auditor lie will
abide the result of the democratic
primary MANY FRIENDS.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-05-17

We hereby announce the Hon, j. Il =.
Estridge asa candidasc for re ,electinu
To the House of Representatives Sub
ject to the result Of ftheDemocgatic pri :
mary. Mr. Estridge's well know loy-
atty TO the best interests of the people
and his eXperiauCe rs a legislator
make 1t emiU@ntly proper that be
should be retNrned tc ,he House
MANY VOTERS
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-05-17
Notice. Lancaster Graded
School.
To ali whom it may Concern.

To ali whom il may Concern.
Take notice that pursuant to a
petition signed by ten voters and
freehold residents in theL Lancaster
School District, we, the under
signed, Trustees of said District.
do hereby cali pu0iic meeting
to be composed of all those voters
who are resident in and return for
taxation in said District real or
personal property of the value of
not less than one hundred dollars,
TO assemble at :he Court House at
Lancaster, :. c.. on Friday the
goth of May 1902, ut 4 o'clock p.
H., for the purpose of electing a
chairman and Sc secretary of said
meeting, five trustees of said school
disii;ct, anc. of determining what
special tax, If any, not to exceed
five mills, shall be levied, as the
majority present shall decide, on
all real estate and personal prop
cry within said School District
for the maintenance of the public
schools of said District. This
May 18th, 1902.
B. F Miller,
w. t, Gregory,
w. j. Cunningham,
j. E Taylor,
G. T. Conuors,
Trustees of Lancaster School Dis
trict.
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FOR THE SENATE.

hereby announce myself as II can,
didate for recollection To tbe Senate.
pledging myself TO abide Ivy the re-
suit OF the Democratic primary.
w. G. HOUGH.
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RATES 49,, y }Ha I[,@,. ,r,,,,n,,,

The Sou'h 'aIoi.na Il Georgia tx
tension Rhi road n''hOunces the foI.
lowing ni" t"nnd trip rates to Char
lesion. <. G account of the Sou,h
t'atolina luGer state and West Indian
Exposition Tickets on sale At Ali
COUPON stations Excellent passen.
ger s-rrice performed. siee ,that your
tickets r nd via the =. g. &C E.. K r.
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sEl a candidate tor Reelection 60
the office of County Treasurer.
w. C.CkITHEN
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be erected in the south.
tag Subscribe to The LEDGER.
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agents Wanted

agents Wanted
Life of L. Dewitt Talmage, by
his son. Rev. Frank Dewitt Tall
mage and associate editols of
Christian Herald. Only book
endorsed by Taimage family.
Enormous profits for agents who
act xuickly. Outfit len cents.
Write Immediately Clark Il Co. :,
222 5. 18th St. Phila Pa.
Mention this paper.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11
Murphy & Co.'s Cotton Letter.

New York, Jan. 10-The early cotton
cables were good enough to enable To-
cal friends of cotton to maintain their
hold, but with less snap and enthus-
iasm. Speculation was on very small
scale at the opening and prices showed
very slight changes, as usual on Fri
day. Business early in the day was
dull, pending receipts of figures of the
weekly movement which would appear
toward midday. Meanwhile bulls APP
peared to have the upper hand. being
undismayed by returns, indicating re-
ceipts at ports for the day of 10000
bales, against $4,000 last year. In fact,
the liberal movement has ceased to at
tract much attention beyond exciting
comment During the morning prices
showed a tendency to go off 2@4 points,
but soon recovered. The insight move
ment for the week was $685. bales,
against S66, 900 last week and 229, 900 last
year. Our exports are now, since Sept.
/. about 100000 bales ahead of last year.
This is regarded as the strong feature
of the situation, and SO long as IL con-
tinues we shall find undiminished con-
fidence in bull quarters. The effect of
heavy shipments abroad are shown in
the Liverpool report for the week,
which shows an increase of 100000 bales
in the American stock in that market.
InlS is loo,OUO DdleS more tnan a year
ago at this date. The stocks of Amer
lean cotton afoat to-day for Liverpool
is SO, 900 greater than last year and a.
900 greater than last week. The price
for Iniddlings to-day on that market
is Lied lower than last year, same
date, so that the excess stock now Is
fully offset by the lower price. New
Orleans expects tomorrow 10000 to H.
900 bales, against 4509 last year; Hous-
ton. 1900 to 5000, against 1888 last
wear.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11
TO THE NORTH AND WEST.

Trains arrive Savannah as follows
NO. 20 daily from New York, Wash
ington, Richmond and Cincinnati, $50
a. m.
No 3S daily from New York and
Washington, 1906 p. m.
All trains arrive and depart from
the Plant System station.
THROUGH CAR SERVICE, ETC.
Trains 93 and "a daily NEW YORK
AND FLORIDA EXPRESS. Vesti-
buled limited trains, with Pullman
drawing room sleeping cars between
Savannah and New York. Connect at
Washington with Colonial Express for
Boston. Pullman sleeping cars between
Charlotte and Richmond and Charlotte
and Norfolk. Dining cars serve all
meals between Savannah and New
York.
Trains 20 and 30 daily. THE UNITED
STATES FAST MAIL, Vestibuled linn
tied trains, carrying Pullman drawing
room sleeping cars between Savannah
and New York via Richmond. Dining
cars serve all meals between Savannah
and Washington. Also Pullman draw
ing room sleeping cars between Savan-
nah and Cincinnati, through Asheville
and 'The Land of the Sky"
For information as to rates, sched-
ules, etc, apply to
f. s. CANNON, Sd V. p. and G. M.
S. II. HARDWICK, G. p. A, Wash
ington, d. c.
w. ii. TAYLoE. A. G. p. A., Allan
ia.
r. c. BLATTNER, Depot Ticket
Agent. Plant System Station. savan-
nah. Ga.
E. O. THOMSON. C. p. g. t. A., sa-
vannah, Ga. 141 Bull street. Phone
$50.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co... Cotton Letter.

New York. Jan. 10.-Stocks in and
afloat for Liverpool show an increase
of $4,000 over last year and 100000
bales over the year before. The move
rnent for the week exceeds all esti-
mates being 365,000 bales. This makes
the total movement more than 100000
bales ahead of last year. In the in
terror towns receipts are more than
those of last week and last year The
falling off is in Texas and the increase
at the other towns, as a whole, is
therefore larger. Tomorrow the Wis
ible supply will show another increase
over that of last season. These facts
the trade can see. 1t hears many
reports that there is very little left to
come into sight after this month, and
the market shows that operators are
placing more reliance upon these re-
ports than upon the movement. For
eign advices were not as favorable as
had been anticipated, causing a some
what lower opening from which there
was a rally to last nights quotations
Local sentiment continues very bull
ish, excepting a sharp falling off in the
near future.
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REVIEW OF MARKETS
n,r,oN or GENERA TRADE
oOND mrRIyG THE PAST WEEK.
PRICES GENERALLY HIGHER.
rox RECEIVERS ITS PREVIOUS
'OI Uses AND TENDS UPWARD.

u.axv Receipts Had De-
Ahei values wall street and
south Bought, and HecoVeries
~" .d.-SDOt Cotton In Fair Re-
-Tyrpentine Very Firm at
a"'4 .a.ance-Rosins Higher--Im-
I'D Tone and Better Demand
;. All Markets-Local and Teie-
nraphic Reports
The Morning News once,
Friday, Jan. 10.
.rds the closing of the week the
os turned active and firm, there
ma revival in the demand for all
va w. large products, and transactions
decided improvement over last
.,.,s business. Turpentine rose TO
wv. cotton climbed from the middle
tbe week, and other commodities
Il, demand at higher prices. From
,ageine tendency of last week the
~" crAates enthusiasm in business
.,.s and gives promise of resulting
in great activity
For time it looked like cotton had
all its friends, but it was the same
~. storv of the market turning strong
"a rising in the face of conditions
49,. tbe average observer would con-
..,. &c insurmountably bearish. The
..o.ints piled up at the ports. bears
rare CRYING big crop, and all other un-
..,.orahe conditions which could be
aro5uced were offered against higher
nrices When the movement had spent
&c force in depressing prices and the
tr,s was for an advance Wall street
;rtsrests. which seem very friendly to
tho long side of cotton, stepped in with
orders that brought about a pronounced
vocoverv. Spots sympathized, and
tr.ding followed on a fair scale. The
interior is very bullish, and while the
n4erines are in fair volume, they were
brought mostly as prices recovered
their previous losses.
Turpentine scored a sharp advance,
tbe closing to-day being 3Ss4c, with the
demand good. Talk of Acc spirits is
heard Resins closed higher as to
lows The wholesale markets close
steady and about unchanged. The fol-
-lowinK resume of the markets VIII
show their tone and quotations at the
closing to-day:
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COTTON FUTURES.
The Market Closes Steady Net I'm
changed to Lower

changed TO Lower.
New York, Jan. 10.-The cotton mar
ket opened steady, with prices points
higher to points lower and during
the forenoon fluctuated between SIS
and S.12 for May. The cables were
something of disappointment and re-
ceipts considerably exceeded those of
the same day last year. Buyers were
more cautious in view of the pro-
nounced rally already scored from the
previous lower prices and belief that
the short interest had been pretty well
evened up. Nevertheless a strong I'M
dertone to sentiment was apparent and
on every slight decline bull interests
bought the last months. After easing
off to SIP for May under profit taking
by smaller holders the market stead
led up on a, light estimate for to-mor-
rows Houston receipts and on reports
that Southern spot markets were per-
sistently working higher on pressing ex-
pot demand. Soon after IL o'clock the
market went off quite sharply under
the combined influence of big "in
sight figures and a. large estimate for
to-morrow's New Orleans receipts May
sold off to S.13 before Wall street,
Southern and local buying started d
reaction. During the rest of the after
noon the market displayed decided in
herent strength and in the very face
of the bearish factors above alluded
to advanced to the highest figures of
the day with shorts very much dis
turbed. There was very little cotton
for sale and commission houses had
generous orders to buy, scaled down
Private wires from the South declared
that plantations were nearly bare of
cotton and that holders entertained
very bullish views. New England
spinners were moderate bidders for
spot cotton and for the near months
futures in the local market all day
The close was quiet, with prices net
unchanged to 3 points lower.
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900 over last year, and a gain of 1885,
900 over year before last. The total
marketed from Sept. l to date shows
an increase of 100000 over last year,
or, in other words, if there is no more
cotton in the South than last year,
the movement points TO a crop of TO-,
700, 900. The interior towns during the
week received 1S1 900, against 1873, 900
last year, an increase of 81 per cent,
and gained relatively In stock 1000
over last year. The total stock of
American ashore and a1oat to Liver
pool is 1,11S000. an excess of 2S7. goo
over last year and $4,000 over year
before last. The visible supply of
American during the week increased
$4,000, against a decrease of $1,000 last
year, relative gain of $4,000 and the
total to date has increased $4,000 over
last year. From the above it will be
seen that statistically, the situation
is very bearish. still large purchases
have been made by outside interest
for several days, in anticipation of
Messrs r. T. Wilson & Co.'S estimate
being 100000 or under. These fig
ures will be given publicity ON either
Saturday or Monday. How any impor-
tance can be attached to such an es-
innate in the face of amount mar
keted to date is certainly a mystery.
1t is argued, however, that Texas
holdings are much smaller than last
year, and it is conceded that such is
the case by those who believe in a
large crop. Reports indicate that
Texas holds in the interior about $780,
600 less than last year. which would
give the crop of Texas and Indian
Territory 100000 bales. The other
Gulf states hold from 1000 to 500, 900
than last I'm -
own estimate of Dec. 3 the old Gulf
states hold about 100000 more than
at this time last year. Too much inn
portance is given to the Texas move
ment by operators, where it is known
the crop is short, and the excess in
other states are ignored. Should re-
ceipts continue to increase over last
year. it is doubtful whether present
values can be maintained.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-11

net receipts, lob; gross, 4,oo2; sales,
80; stock, 1921.
Houston--Steady; middling, 15-1sc;
net receipts, 6,276; gross, 6,276; sales,
6o2; stock. 94.s21.
New York-Steady; middling. SIC:
net receipts, 951; gross. ID. 232: sales,
20; stock, 122,OsS. Exports .-Conti-
nent. 72e.
Total to-day-Net receipts, 44.5ss;
1,03s,27O. SUM-
Consolidated-Net receipts. 275.slo;
Great Britain, 1850: France, 14,47s;
continent, S4,6S9.
Iotal since Sept. met receipts.
9,lS1'Sls; Great Britain, 1921. 84s:
France, 454,477; continent, 1.414,926.