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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-03-19
Trades Vile Items.

DEAR EDIroR:-rradesyille was
reported to have peen dead quite
awhile ago, bu, | am iuclined.Dow
I" think that was all mistake.
She is very much alive, and eur
farmers are displaying an enor-
m"us amount of energy and push
preparatory to starting an. tner
crop, hut owing te the nature of
the weather are greatly behind.
Gardening is now the topic Of
the day. Irish potatoes and
onions in this section are planted
in ahundancs, and sll are hoping
for bountitul remuneration in
harvest time. The colonel saws,
"take it al, his lnyuns were
klvrred toe deep" We now
have mink in our town who's
weight is about 13O pounds.
Came in horse hack.
f. b Funderburk and wife are
Just in from visit to the latter 8
parents at Marshville, N. G.
Bunyan Funderburk and Thss.
Hunter of this place departed on
the 14th for Wills Point, Texas,
which place they hope to make
their future home 1t seems lust
now that the inc ease of bey
babies in this community will
soon crowd ut the older heads.
and other young men will actually
have to emmiyIa'e to allow the
sm I'll masculine members an op-
portunity to expand. Seme of oul
people believe IN expansion any,
| way.
Saturday WAS one Of cur regular
and customary mill days and find.
lug 1t unusually late in starting,
we sailed forth to investigate the
cause, ano to oar great surprise
and chagin we found our most in
dustrious and ohliging miller IN,
conciously perchsd upon the mill
roof. His peculiar actions were
no'ed, and al inquiry brought
out the fact that it was simply q
boy. dim was excused.
Old Steve.
TradssviIle, Mar. II, 1909.
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Yours Faithfully,
WILLIAMS S-HUCHES co.
9O2
January II, 1902.

put N the river. From this point
for a distance of three hundred
yards down the river l. n clear
buff leading back to thick bushes
inst beyond II lagoon not far from
the point where the river makes
sharpe tnrn to the left. 4 per
son standing where the safe was
dumped could see TO the thick
gro With; and person hiding in
the growth could see The other spot
without being seen. 1t was 10
this growth that Bartow Warren's $
camp and hiding place was Iocat-
ed, commanding a clear view of
the spot where the safe had been.
The body wns found further down
the river on the other side. Every
thing clearly indicated hat War
ren,had been in his camp when the
party reached the river at S.45
O'Clock tho morning after the
robbery to raise the safe. Seeing
the numbers and The dogs he cvi
IDENTIFY attempted to get across the
river knowing that he could no,
be seen. He had jumped 10 with
his clothes and weapons upon his
person, and had not counted ON
the very swift water on the on.
posile side of the bend. His
strength must have failed him
when he got into the swift cur
rent, and 1t is believed the BODY
was carried under the growth
near the bank where it renamed
until the freshet came along and
pushed it up on the bank leaving
it there upon receding. This
theory seems borne out from his
watch which had stopped at ex,
uctly $40 o'clock. 1t is believed
that his companions fed down the
left bank of the river without
vcDturing to swim tho stream.
The bloodhounds had followed the
trail to within hundred feet of
the concealed camp and had want
ed to cross the lagoon. Had they
done SO perhaps the otner men
weuld have been captured that
very day.
An awful sight greeted those
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Quoting. from the last speech
mad ~ Prosident MyK,nre, at

Quoting. from the last speech
mad ~ Prosilent Mckinney at
BsHalu, 'Esp, sitirns are The
time kcrpc. + pr"2r,-.. They
rec ,hs. wor ~ advancement ,
EN positions are also an educa-
tor. he vhIlArem Of This Stale will
not galn have the pporrunitt ut'
seeing such an Exp"si,i"n, on
such n Grand seal ~ The one now
opeu 1t 'hnrl.>tnn. -. 4. The,
should one and All make arrange
men : t" vi,lt the FIX, ,osi,i"n dur
ing Edncatonal werk. -
The B,,rd nf Directors nf tn e
Exposition Company ut reren,
meeting decided 10 reduce the
price IF admi>>ian t. schuul. auo
teachers attending during the
period from M arch 27ih, To April
9th, when IN II BODY Of ten lO
or more, to twenty tive ctuis.
The railroads have nff-red re-
duced rates aud there i, plenty u1
room in Charleston for all visitor.
and board can he secured a,
reasonable rates
Those desiring to engage roo n.
or dying in advance, by com.
munica,iny with Mrs. A. Fl
Clancy, Manager Exposition In
formation Bureau, 2l7 Mee,in.
Street, Charleston, giving prob
able nu mher that will visit the
city, may have the rooms engaged
In advance, without any charge
for service.
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a
John Peter AItgelt died as he
lived an ayitator He was a
stormy petrol of politics. A man
of great ability, complete honesty
and marked sincerity. A seeker
after liberty, following with rare
and rltiful consistency thorny
by-path leading to mere confnsi n
and hopelessness His las speech
was an impassIoned plea for the
Beers and his appeals, deeply
stirred by generous emotions.
His life was, indeed, "f,ful
fever y May he sleep we'll. Char
lesion Post.
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Worst Snow Storm in Years

St. Paul, March 16 NORTH
Dakota and the Canadian North.
west have experienced the wors,
snow storm in many years and
railroad traffic is practically para
hzed. The Northern Pacific and
Great Northern have not moved
wheel for nearly SO hours in the
Blizzard stricken district, and have
abandoned all efforts to do so un-
til the fury of the storm shall
abate The high wind has pied
the snow in the mountains, and
packed it in solid masses, many
deep cuts being entirely flied
The temperature has been gradu
ally falling and is now at or below
the zero mark Not a .rans-con>
tinenrnl train hrs arrived in ST.
Paul since Friday, and none is
expected for several davs. The
Nor'hcr Pacific reports its west
Bound coast trains which left ST.
faul yesterday morning, tied up
ut Fargo, the road beyond there
being blocked. 1t will start a
coast bound train to- morrow and
hopes to be able to get it through.
The east-bound due here Saturday
morning Is held at Mandan. N. ID
and NO attempt will be made to
move it before tomorrow.
Every effort is heiug made by
the road to keep it's passengers
who are suow-b -buund warm and
well fe and fer this rea on trains
are being he p at stations where the
accommodations are good, rather
than attempt to get them through
with possibility of being tied up
between stations. The valley
division Of the Northern Pacific
between Frankfort aud Winnlpeg
is entirely abandoned. No trains
have attempted TO run since Fri
<V
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who came to the -,ver hank yes
ierda, morning. The body had
hcen found with the face exposc q
To the cartons Those who found
the hndy were down the river in
II boat placing fish nets when the
cartons attracted their attention
and il was in this way that the
body was found. The face had
disappeared on one side, and the
hairs had washed from the head
the skin had come off, and though
the clothing was removed very
careful ly Yesterday the skin in
many places came eff with the
clothing. In the mans pockets
were found every package G. o.
ID. direct and q. . d. return
that had been taken from the ex-
press car on the night of the rob
berry.
When the reward was offered
for the capture of Warren after
he murder of Watson in August
last this description was given of
him:
"Height Cin stocking feet) feet
6 3>4 inches, weight $50. Age
u. Hair dark brown. Eyes,
brownish grey. Can raise full
beard quickly. Square shoulders.
Carries himself erect and is alert
in appearance. Circular pitted
scar 2xl 3-4 inches on the right
axilla of arm and linear scar 3 A.
xl inch in right groin. Raised
smooth mOlcs en- left side of neck
and Just to right of center of nape
both near line and shoulder. Two
linear sears on back of left thumb b.
A number pinnead moles on back,
shoulders, arms, throat, chest and
thighs. F."
Yesterday the doctors carefully
examined the body and found
each of the above described scars
and marks, with the exception of
the smaller moles described. The
mole on the back of the neck,
however, could he clearly seen. -
The State.
| M 4.
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A Raleigh special to the Char
lotte Observer, says: E. X.
Proctor, of Lumberton, says that
bv the middle of next week one
of two Philadelphia companies
will acquire the Cape Fear q
Raleigh Railroad and will extend
1T via Fayetteville to Lumherton. l.
where it will form part of the
Carolina & Northern railway.
which Is going to Charleston. No
matter which syndicate gets the
road this will be the result, it ap,
pears, and Raleigh will get a
direct line to Charleston.
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Gen q. l. Walker has selected
Greenville as the next place of
meeting of the Confederate
veterans. The people of tb at
city have already gone to work to
make the reunion success, and
that they will succeed is beyond
question.
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RATES ,n,D, 2 lHh lHH,, ,r,,,,n,,,,,

Tie south Caioiina q Georgia Ex-
,ensi"n Railroad announces the fol,
lowing low round trip rates to ha..-
lesion. 3. g., account o. tbs south
aroma Inter IT t. and Wes, Indian
Expooition. Ticket. on sale at all
coupon stations Excellent passen.
ger service performed s!.e that your
tickets ad VIA the :. G.. &C E.. X r.
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CAN'T KEEP IT A SEC.
RET

The splendid work of DIR. Kings
New Life Pills is daily coming to
light. No such grand remedy for
Liver and Bowel troubles was ev-
er known bofOre. Thousands bless
them for curing Constipation,
Sick Headache, BiIliousness Jaun.
dice and Indigestion. Try them.
25c at Crawford Bros, J.F.
Mackey and Co.'S, drug store.
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Finish Of the Daring Train
Robber and Murderer.
Ediste River Captured Outlaw
The Body Found Just Below
Where Express Safe Was
Thrown ia River, Idcnt-
fled
Special to Tho State.

was found today in the Edisto
river below Branchvile, one-
quarter of mile from where the
safe was recently left by robbers.
On his person were found nun her
Of addressed express envelopes and
two mhney bags with mony in
them. Two pistols we're buckled
to The body and a cartridge belt
with cartridges in it. Barlow War
ren's friends who have seen the
hsdv say they think it is his.
Branchville, March Is. The
body found in the Edisto river
yesterday morning was taken out
this morning and positively idsn-
tilted as the body of Barlow War
ren, though the verdict of tho
cOronar's jury was that the man
was unknown to them and that he
came to his death by accidental
drowning.
Every one that has seen this
body and knew Warren during
life, positively identified it as be-
ing his body.
The pistols found on the body
were also identified as Warren's
property.
There was a camp fixed just
across the river from where tho
body was found jus, large enough
fel one man to sleep in. This
was in sight of where the safe was
tied on the night of Jan. 9th.
The supposition now is that War
rem was at the camp watching the
safe when the officers found it, and
seeing they were pretty close and
fearing capture. tried 10 swim the
river and was drowned in the at
te npt. 1t was generally thought
that Warren was ut the head of
both OF the express robbcries
which occurred near Fifty Eight.
There was several express en-.
velopes found on the tody, all of
which contained $23.S4.
The body will probably he
taken to the neighborhood OF
Warren s old home near Williams.
5. c., for burial.
j. VI. II.
THE THEORY AS TO THE DEATH.
AS stated yesterday, when the
news was received here that a
body supposed to be that sf War.
rem had been found it was yener-
ally discrediteo here, bnt it WAS
necessary to get u. the fact, and
yesterday several Columbians
went on the / a. m. train to the
scene of tho gruesome find, re-
turning last evening. From them
facts about the matter were ascer-
tanned which left no doubt what
ever as to the identity of the
dead man. Route Agent Rich
ardson, of the Southern Ex-
press company, also went down,
and closely examined every ything
about the place He said last
night that he had only known
Warren casually and did not rcly
on his own memory for the identi-
hcation, preferring to take that of
those who had known him well:
be was satisfied. He stated, how
ever, that the packages found on
the body were genuine express
packages. Mr.. Richardson would
not talk of the matter for publlca-
tion.
Many details were nevertheless
obtained. Just at this point in
the Edisto river the water course
makes II double bend, leaving a
afraiUht sfceIch nf nhnnt 100
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!=tg Pay your subscriptl on pleas
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COLUMN a: Ticke.s to he sold oaiIv
com 'encing Nov. SOth, 1901. anil
ard including Ma 81, 1902: final
limit June 3rd. 1902
COLUMN II: "ickeIs to be sold dailv
commencing Nov. 3Oth, 1901, ANTI
and including May 3lst 1902: Anal
limit ten days in addition to date of
safe; except that fiuai limit Sin, Md
In no case exceed June 3rd. 1902
CoLUhN Z: Tickets to oe sold on
tuesdays, and Thursdays of each
week; commencing Dec 3rd, 1901.
ama Ta"a ahti' ana including May 29tk,
ditfoE to date OF sale: except that
final limit should In no ease exe.s,S
June 3rd, 1902
T.. Fl. SHAW,
.6eneral Passenger ssst,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-26
WHEAI WEIGHTSABOYEAYERAGE
Grains are Large and Smooth and
Color L. g O0d


East and south of this city the threshing
machines are humming in the fields Most
of the machines started out Monday. The
trainmen on the Frisco. Missouri Pacific
and Rock Island who have noticed the
wheat that has been threshed this sum-
mer stated to a reporter for the Eagle yes
terday that the yield this year would not
be so much per acre as last year. but
that the quality of the grain was better
than that of the season OF 1901. The grains
are extra large and perfectly smooth and
the coat is darker brown than last year
The test of the wheat threshed show a
higher test than that OF last year. The
traihmen said that much Of the wheat
would test sixty-five to sixty-seven pounds
per bushel. Some of the fields viii yield q
larger amount OF wheat this year than
last. In some places the wheat was frozen
or blown out and the stand is not very
good, but the heads are large and well
filled and this accounts for the better
quality than the grain of last year. South
and east. of this city the trainmen said
that the harvest would be nearly COM
pleted by the end of the week.
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ENDORSED WORTHLESS DRAFT
Thos, shaw Sets Up Object Lesson by
Losing s3E.75.

Thos. Shaw, the music man, has been
done out, of Bills and he is willing that
others should know Of ii and not get
swindled as he says he has He has lit
ties hopes Of catching the man, but he
has not given up the thought yet.
Last week a man giving his name as
Leslie Campbell came into Mr.. Shaw's
store with great big package of patent
charts whereby the piano OF organ can
be learned in a comparatively short time.
They also teach harmony. He sold Mr..
Shaw one hundred Of these and left the
rest. about five dollars worth at the
store. Here was where he introduced the
worthless piece of paper. 1t was a sight
draft on one Hessner at Kansas City.
Yesterday it was returned from Kansas
City with the information that no such
man was known TO be in that city.
Mr. Shaw says that he has really
enough Of the fellows stuff to lose moth
ing but it was the fellows intention to
swindle him and he don't like it bit.
The end is not yet.
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BROOM FACTORY
FOR WICHITA
Chamber of Commerce Will
Bring It Here This FALL
WITH $4,000 CAPITAL
Wooden Box Factory Will Be
Gotten Also.
WITH $4,000 CAPITAL

The Chamber Of Commerce expects a
broom factory of $4,000 capital and a
box factory to be located in this city
before fall Secretary NJ. w. Levy has
been corresponding with eastern capital
. lists and declared last night that he was
very sure that the two companies viii
be started in Wichita before November
LIST. For the broom establishment a
building viii have to be erected by the
company before they can begin business.
but when it does start up there win
be employment in the broom factory
alone for forty to fifty men. The coun-
try surrounding Wichita is especially
suited for this kind OF a. enterprise.
There is an average Of one ton of broom
corn to every four acres of ground or
eighty dozen brooms to the acre.
There has been only one drawback to
a broom factory in this city and this
has been the freigAts. If 1t had not been
for the unjust determinations. Wichita
would have had one long ago, FOR with
equitable rates on broom handles there
is big money in the business. Taking
Oklahoma City in the territory for exam
PIE, Wichita has TO pay $50 more on
e car load OF broom handles, weighing
0,003 pounds, than does Oklahoma City.
The two rates to Wichita and Okla
homa City from Grand Rapids Mich.
are s216 and S1S3 respectively. On a
car load weighing 1900 pounds. wich-
tia must pay sl72So while Oklahoma
City only has TO pay sl46.4O, or $500 less.
notwithstanding the fact that Oklahoma
City is considerable farther from Grand
Rapids, Mich, than Wichita. All the
trouble lies with the Mississippi river
basing line. It is in the local rate on
broom handles from st. Louis here that
the unjust discrimination is made.
From Grand Rapids. Mich, TO St. Louis
on broom handles coming west, the rate
Is IS cents a hundred pounds. From St
Louis TO Oklahoma City, it is 43 cents
a hundred pounds, but to Wichita it is
81 cents.
Secretary Levy says that both the
Santa Fe and the Frisco railroads have
promised to look into this unjust dis
elimination for the purpose of rectify-
ing 1t. He has pointed out to them
wherein the Injustice to this city lies
and they are going to fix it up.
The box factory in the start viii en-
ploy from fifteen to eighteen men. Wich-
ita has a paper box factory, but this
viii be an entirely different thing for
the city. The boxes will be made out
OF wood and VIII be manufactured for
every trade in the city and surrounding
country.
The Chamber Of Commerce. through its
secretary, has been working on these
two firms and there is no doubt now
but that Wichita viii get them both
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IN ARMS AGAINST THEM
DIR. Shuts Has Thrilling Experience
With I.irhfiesa Automobile

DIT. Shuts has TUNED out to be hero
in disguise or rather in the dark. AS be
was going home the other night he start
ed across Main street and heard an auto
mobile putting along. He turned and de-
clares he saw the cheaffuer talking 70 the
ladies he had with him. There was no
lights on the machine and the street was
very dark. Just as the doctor got across
the street, a colored woman and her child
started across in the opposite direction.
They had not heard the automobile and
il not being light enough TO see. they
were about under its powerful wheels
when Dr. Shuts dragged them back out
of the danger.
Now DR.. Shuts is up in arms against
Hghtless automobiles. He declares there
is a law against them and that it should
be enforced. He says it looked as though
the colored woman and child would have
been crushed to death had he not pulled
them back
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COMMISSION TO COME
Wires 8einG Used TO Find Date OF
Their HEectIHG Here

Within few days the date Of the meet
ing OF the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion in this city viii be known. Monday
City Attorney Helm and his colleagues
began telegraphing to the commission to
learn of the exact date Of their coming
here. The members Of the commission are
scattered over the country and it is hard
to get into Communication with them and
get a statement as to when they will come
TO Wichita.
The messages were sent 10 Washington
and the department began hunting up the
members OF ehe commission and asking
for expressions OF the members as to
when they could come to Kansas
Answers have not Been received from
them yet bat Mr.. Resing Of the CONNER
cial Club. and Mr.. Helm feel that the
commission VIII meet here before the hot
weather sets in. The local men are
bending every effort to have the commits
sion come before the members take their
vacation and give this city at least a par
tial hearing on the six petitions now be-
fore them. Mr.. Resting stated yesterday
Ait7t Az IAA ANl lAtl9t 10 Etl Il AAlk near
ing on all Of the petitions at the first meet
ing. The facts would be laid before the
commission and the members would prob
ably ask for more data and would con-
tinue the hearing until some time in the
fan and winter. when each Of the petit
tons would be heard and the arguments
of the city and her merchants and the
railroads would be presented.
The city's attorneys are preparing for
the battle at present and when the case
comes 10 trial there viii be an interesting
fight made against the city for alleged
Determinations in favsr OF other cities.
Data IS now being prepared for another
petition alleging Determinations on some
classes OF freieht 10 this city from the
west. The petition viii not be prepared
for some weeks yet and viii not be pre-
scented until late IN the summer and then
Il WI take some time before it can be
hssrd, as the railroads have several weeks
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WAR AGAINST
THE "SKEETERS"
Park Commissioners Up in
Arms Against Blood Suckers.
TRYING KEROSENE ON Fem
Band Concert Lovers Assured
Many Happy Hours.
TRYING KEROSENE ON 'EM

War has been declared by the park
commissioners on the mosquitoes that
flourish in the pools in the parks OF this
city and the commissioners will immedi-
ately take strenuous measures TO EXTERN
mate the pests. New Jersey has declared
war on the insects and is spending thous-
ands of dollars annually to do away with
the little insect that is no respector Of
persons. the little blood-ssckers that bite
and always leave a nice little welt as a
gentle reminder of the attention they
have paid to a person.
The New Jersey mosquito exterminators
have adopted the plan OF pouring kero-
sene on the stagnant pools Of the country
and this has. been found TO be a very ef-
fective way Of getting rid Of the pestifer-
Gus little creatures. The insects cannot
live in kerosene and the people along the
Atlantic coast resorts claim that they
can sleep with great deal more pleasure
since the advent of the mosquito killer.
and the state officials are lauded to the
skies for their success in rendering
the lives of the jewellers within the state
more endurable during the summer.
When the Little river got on a rampage
a few weeks ago, it overlooked its banks
in the park and a number of pools are left
which it is impossible to drain and the
water becomes stagnant. This stagnant
water is a first-class ''skeeter" camping
ground and here they multiply and wax
fat from the blood OF the people who at
tend the band concerts. Now the park
commissioners are making some expert
ments with kerosene 10 see If it is de-
structiye to the water plants in the pools
of the park, and if found that it is not
injurious to the plants. and is to the
"skeeters" the oil Will be purchased ia
large quantities and poured on the water
and the good people of Wichita who lis
ten attentively TO Sanfords band will not
have TO sit and fight the insects which
make music but not sweet music, in their
ears, as they hunt for an unprotected
part of a person when they can sit and
sting and suck.