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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-08-27
Sensational Murder
in Atlantic City
Jealous Negro Shoots His Wife
and Her Admirer; Escaped to
Sea and is Shipwreckel.

Atlantic City, N. j., Aug. 24.
"A sensational murder which
may prove double one and n
more sensational escape and arrest
has stirred up considerable excite-
mcnt in the city. Leander Smith
colored, angered because Boyd
Clinton was paying too much at
tention to his wife, shot and in
stantly killed Clinton in the Hotel
Garfield basement last night and
then shot bis wife, who is dying
in the city hospital,
After committing the deed he
made his escape, stole sail boat
at the inlet and started on u sail
for some remote point. A few
miles at sea a squall struck his
boat. 1t capsized. He was thrown
into the ocean and the boat drift
ed from him. BY heroic efforts
he succeeded in crawling on the
upturned craft and all night he
drifted at the mercy of the waves.
About 10 O'Clock this morning
he was found nearly dead from
exposure, by Samuel Moore, a
local merchant, who was out in
his private launch. The murder
or told Mr.. Moore story about
being on fishing trip and that
his boat had capsized. Mr.. Moore
took him to Somers Point and
after he landed the negro thanked
his rescuer, walked off and dis
appeared. a few minutes, later
Mayor e. A. Higbee of Somers
Point, received u telephone mes
sage from Atlantic City asking
him to apprehend any strange
colorcd man who may pass that
way. The town marshall who
happened to be on the wharf
when the man landed, remarked
the fact TO the mayor. Hlgbee
hitched his buggy and after a five
mile drive caught up with the
murderer. He invited the man
to ride with him as the sun was
hot and the day sultry. The man
accepted. Higbee drove him to
the town Jail and locked him up.
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Two Lads were Drowned at tho
Isle of Palms.
News and Courier, 22d.

News and Courier, 22d.
Leon Phinissy, 13 years old,
and Samuel Veronee, 10 years
old, inmates of the Charleston
Orphan House, were drowned in
the surf at the Isle of Palms yes
terday. The regular annual out
ing of the institution was held at
the island and several hundred
children went te the sea shore to
spend the day iu recreation and
pleasure. A dip in the salt wa
ter was one of the first features of
the days fun, and shortly after
the large crowd of little merry.
makers reached their destination
the beach was lined with the
youthful bataers. In spite of the
precautions taken by the guardians
Of the children young Phlnissy
and Veronee drifted into deep wa.
ter and disappeared from the sur
face before assistance could reach
them. When the picnic party re-
turned to the city last night the
bodies of the two unfortunate lads
occupied cuffins. The two bright
youngsters who left the Orphan
House early in the day with laugh
ing faces and happy hearts were
brought back to their charitable
home cold in death.
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The Bold Intrusion
Of a British Negro.
Visits the Home of Lady in All
ken Scene OF Former Out
rage.
Special TO The State.

ol'SSLuI w uS tlc.
Augusta, Ga, Aug. %. The
affair at VaucIuse late yesterday
afternoon, which threw the little
town into the widest excitement
was the boldest and most bastard
ly deed ever committed in the
south. The same negro who as
saulted Miss Susie Clark at the
home of her father, u mile from
Vaucluse, few weeks ago, and
whose name has never been learn
ed, accompanied by another nc
gro returned to the Clark home
yesterday afternoon while Mr..
Clark was away and compelled
the young lady to cook supper for
them ard serve it in the family
dining room.
Beyond terrifying the young
lady and forcing her to prepare
the meal he did not molest her,
but his action is the boldest dis
play of nerve ever heard of. Since
the commission of his former
crime the people of the little vil-
lage have been watching out for
the negro, but could find no II ace
OF him, while it now seems that
he was in their very midst all the
time.
Never was there a more indlg-
nant and Mortified community
and there is no saying what will
be the fate of the fend if he is
captnred:a -sss ,,,-. s,--z--, ~
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STORY OF THE OUTRAGE.


A gentleman who came to Au
gusta on the Z 40 Southern train
this morning related the facts of
the trouble.
Last night Miss Susie Clark
was alone at her home, mile or
so from Vaacluse station. She
heard a knock at the door, open
ed it and found two burly ne
groes on the threshold. She was
about to shut the door when the
negroes pushed their way into the
house. The young lady recog-
nlzed in one of the negroes her
former assailant, but whose name
she did not know. 1t was the
same negro who had been hunted
by the men Of Vaucluse, but who
had given them the slip, and this
time he was as bold as on his first
venture.
"We want you to cook us sup
per be quick about it, said the
bold intruder.
HOW SHE ESCAPED.
The two negroes seated them
selves at a table, says the repor-
ter's informant, and proceeded to
make. themselves at home. One
OF them lit pipe and cooked his
legs on the table.
Miss Clark was frightned. but
did not lose presence of mind, and,
seeing that the men had her IN
their power, she proceeded to
cook the food for them.
They were served, and one OF
Ihem demanded that she cook
them a couple of eggs.
"There are none in the house,
but iii get you some acrose the
way" said Miss Clark, seeing a
chance to escape.
The black intruders allowed her
to 60 to the neighbours for the
eggs.
She flew from the house, and
n Getting negro boy told him to
hasten to Vaucluse station and tell
the men to come to her assistance.
She then hurried to the ncighbor s
house.
THE NEGROES ESCAPE.
When the boy reached the set :
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Governor McSweeney has an.
other girl baby at home. This is
his seventh living child and sec.
ond daughter and second child
born in the executive mansion.
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tleEcut he delivered Miss Clark's
message, anil the men folks turn
ed out Ell masse. Guns and pis-
tolls we've procured. and crowd
of angry citizens lost no time in
getting to Miss Clark's home. A
light was still burning in the
house when the men surrounded
it. Had the negroes been caught
then blood wsuld have been spill
ed for the second outrageous at
tempt of the same negro to insult
Il white woman had determined the
the white citizens to wreak ven.
geance on the guilty ones.
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Friendly relations between our
government and Turkey have been
restored.
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Dynamite Fired by Lightning
Marvellous Escape of Thirty Men
ut Quarry Near Columbia
Columbia State, oath.

A thunderbolt fred the dyna-
mite at Ross quarry yesterday
and thirty men narrowly escaped
death, destruction in Il most ter
rlble form 1t was during the
thunder storm at the unusual hour
of 8 o'clock in the morning.
Lightning had been playing beau
tifully and yet in an awe inspir-
ing manner in the great network
of guy wires stretching over ten
acres Of quarry and sustaining
eight immense derricks.
Down in the quarry a hundred
and fifty men were working. In
another part Of the works thirty
negroes were getting ready to
fire a blast. Twelve holes had
been drilled deep into the bosom
of the rock and these holes filled
with dynamite, $50 pounds in all.
Suddenly there was crash of
thunder more terrifying than all
the others, succeeded by roar
which presaged death.
The earth seemed to heave
and to vomit tors upon tons of
rocks. The laborers were rooted
to the spot with fear. The
charges of dynamite which had
been fred by this thunderbolt
were but 25 feet away and yet
not one of these men was hurt;
and down in the main quarry $50
men worked on after the shock of
the unexpected explosion had
passed. 1t would seem that the
conclusion from the discharge
would have stunned these 80 men,
for they usually y take refuse be-
hind distractions 400 feet away.
But they were not in any way
hurt. Nor were they touched by
the fragments of broken stone
falling around them.
The bolt had "yidentIy struck
guy and had been grounded
In some way becoming communi-
Gated to the insulated coppe: wire
which is used for firing the dyna-
mite in the holes. Instead of
Lightning slow fuse and running
for safety, the workmen nowadays
touch off the charges at one stroke
by the use of electricity. The
lightning had found its way to the
wire which is used to Gre the
touch h-holes, and this unharness
ed electric power had substituted
itself for the more tractable var.
iety.
Those who saw the workings of
the storm in its majesty were
much impressed. The sky above
the great chasm in the earth seems
laced with hundreds of these guy
wires of steel cable an inch IN
diameter. Whenever it would
strike one of the wires, as it did
repeatedly, the electric fluid Would
become grounded" on every
wire in all that maze, and the
very heavens seemed eiectrifi. /.
ed.
But what seems to indicate that
the hand of Providence was in
this incident was the fact that
near by was o car containing 20, :
600 pounds of dynamite. Had
this become fred by some stray
bolt, the effect would have been
felt in the CITY of Columbia and
the noise of the report would have
been heard for miles.
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ALL NIGHT SEARCH.

All night the search kept up.
AS the news spread of the re-
petition of the bold act by the
negro who had knocked Miss
Clark down and robbed her home
two weeks ago, the men of the
Naucluse, Aiken and Graniteville
sections armed and Joined the
searching party. Several times
it was thought that the negroes
were about to be caught, but it
proved some innocent party out
late, and with eXclamations of
disappointment the searchers
would strike new track. Still
no trace of the wanted men.
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INTO THE SwAMPS.

The men entered the house.
There they found the remnants Of
the supper prepared by Miss
Clark for her unwelcomcd visl-
tors, but the visitors had vanish
ed. At once the men of Vaucluse
set out to apprehend the daring
negroes. There is dense swamp
near by, it was supposed that the
negroes had taken to its marshy
jungles. The searching party
secured the woods but it was a
fruitless search. The negroes
seemed to have been swallowed up
in the hogs 1t was dark and they
could not he tracked.
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No-To- Bac for FIFTY Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes wea',
men strong, blood pure SOC. q. All dI ,er,sts
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HERE ARE A FEW
Thai ARE "HUMMERS."

1000 yards striped and check
eda aDimities, Morth IL @l-2 cts
now 8 cts.
1000 yards Ginghams, worth
6 cts, now 4 cts.
s or 10 pieces Grenadette.
newest thing for ladies unlined|
skirts, former price 25 cts, now
Is cts.
10 pieces Point de Bruxelles.
former price 80 cts, now %.
80 pieces Scotch Lawns. fast
colors, cheap at 5 cts, now 3l-2
cents.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-05-15
From Moseley Hail.

The Hall is little dull but will soon
get back to itself again. The young
folk will have somewhere % 90 nov;
the ice cream stand over 10 the still"
looks quite tempting.
Miss Trudy Plant returned home
after a very pleasant stay with her
grandma, and her schooImates. Trudy
you must come to grandma's again.
Miss Willie lIinely and Edna Plant
also spent the past week 10 our town.
Joe Hiuely and Win Parramore spent
last week at Hampton Springs. We
feel very sure that Toseph enjoyed his
stay hugely. Are you asleep, Joe?
Wake up and tell us about your trip.
Mr.. E. b. Sanders and Prof. A. G.
Mccall spent Saturday IN Madison
attending TO business. / wonder what's
up. Somebody has a new suit?
Picnics are plentiful.
Seems as though mule back riding il
getting to be quite the fad. How about
it Annie?
Herbert Nelson invited a few OF
his friends over TO the ice cream stand
Sunday afternoon and treated them to
cream, soda water and lemonade. Hur-
rah for Herbert! Come again, that WAS
good,
Miss Fannie Sanders spent Sunday
with her cousin, May Sanders.
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Welded In Jacksonville.

Nv. NJ. g. Rowe, Of Starke, and Miss
Annie Vann, Of Jacksonville, were mar
ried last Sunday at the Methodist par
sonage in Riverside, Rev. J. Edgar
Wilson officiating. The ceremony was
witnessed only by Mr.. A. L. Rowe. a
cousin Of tbegroom, and Miss Jane Vann,
sister Of the bride.
Nj. Rowe returned TO Starke Sun
day night with his bride and they are
stopping at the home of Nfrs. Erwin
Johns.
Mr., Rowe is owner and manager Of
the Starke Telephone Exchange, and
since coming mere last summer hat
ingratiated himself in the esteem and
confidence OF our citizens, and he an d
his bride viii have the very best wishes
OF a host Of friends, --Starke Telegraph
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Florida s Pension List.

Tallahasseee, Fla. May s.--There ha,
been an amazing increase Of the Florida
pension list during the past year. When
the Legislature of 1901 adjourned the
pension list was little over 800; nowit
is 1903 and the list is still growing. OF
this number 235 belong to other states,
as follows: Alabama, rs; Georgia, SO;
South Carolina, "a; Louisiana, 3; North
Carolina, a; Mississippi, 8; Arkansas,
Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia, /
each. Among the counties having the
largest list of pensioners are Madison,
81; Suwannee, so; LsoH and Marion,
each 45; Jefferson, i3, and jackson, q.
Counties having small list of pen.
sioners are Manstee and Munroe, each
Dade, 2; Brevard and Volusia, 3 each
Osceola, 5, and ZEE, g.
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Killing az Lee.

On Wednesday morning OF last week
two negro men became involved in a
dispute at Lee Station in this county
which resulted in the killing OF one by
the other. We have been unable to
learn the name Of the man who was
killed but his murderer was John Miller,
and the instrument Of death was piece
OF scanthng with which Miller knocked
his victim on the head crushing theskull
Justice Of the Peace Haven, as coroner,
empanelled a jury which returned a
verdictof murder against Miller. He
was apprehended and is now locked Nj
in the county Jail awaiting preliml.
nary examination which will he held
We are informed, to-day.
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Lee Locals.

We had fine rain Friday, which was
appreciated by the farmers.
Quite crowd attended services at
the Methodist church Sunday. Mr..
Roberts received five new members.
Everybody seems to be well pleased
with him.
NJ. d, sullivan made a flying trip to
Madison last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r l.. Millinor came mp
TO church Sunday,
Miss Ethel Rowe Of Madison spent
several days here this week, with her
friend Miss Leila Stroud.
DR.. G, w. Johnston spent few
hours in Madison last Thursday.
Prayer meeting was held at the resi-
dence Of ID. w. S. MiclSler on Wednes-
day night last There was an unusually
large crowd out.
Mrs r.. Wadsworth Of Mayo is on
a visit TO her daughter, Mrs, j. H.
Haven Of this place.
NJ d. Williams spent few DAYS this
week at the Charleston Exposition,
lie says he enjoyed the trip very much
and saw many sights while there.
Mrs. b. A. Horton spent two days last
week with her daughter, Mrs. w. A.
Barrett of Madison,
Miss Annie Haven, entertained very
pleasantly at tea, few Of her friends
on Friday evening last Those present
we're Misses Ethel Rowe, Nellie Stroud
and Leila Stroud, Mr., S. Il. Sutton, \
+. stroud, and NJ. D. Sullivan.
The Photographer will be here only :
few days longer, Those wishing worl
done had better hurry up and see hin
before he Is gone.
| wonder why the Operator is so dul
for the past day or two. Perhaps it'f
because we haven't visitor.
Mr.. s. II. sutton left Friday nigh
Tor Live Oak, whore he win remain 70
sometime.
SUNSHINE
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-05-15
Hamburg happenings.

j. r. Flowers. and wife went 70
Madison last Friday,
Mrs. Crooms Of waycross is visiting
the family Of her brother, W. c. Smith.
Miss Eva Harrell lie staying awhile in
Madison.
Several of our young people attended
the Sunday school picnic at Cherry
Lake last saturday.
The recent rains have put the farmers
to work in earnest and the prospect for
fine crop seems 10 be assured, especial.
ly the oat crop.
A. II. Morrow and J. j. Harrell are
now well prepared TO harvest the oat
and hay crop, each having purchased a
mower and rake.
Mrs. W. A, Dale Of Madison is expect.
ed to visit relatives here this week.
Mrs. j, W. CASTOR spent last Wednes,
day as the guest OF her mother, Mrs
T. F. Wilson.
r. f. Wilson enjoyed the picnic al
Cherry Lake last Saturday so we'll that
he went back there on Sunday "a
preaching.
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TOWN TOPICS.
CONTINUED from Fourth Page

The revival meeting which was TO
have been commenced at the Methodist
church in this city on next Sunday has
been postponed one week because Of the
inability Of Rev, Walker TO be present
at that time. The meeting will com
mence however on the fourth Sunday.
Col. G. B. Ashley left yesterday FOR
Tallahassee 10 attend the meeting of the
Congressional Executive committee Of
the Third District. Col. Ashley was a
member OF the committee Of the second
district and as such is the member Of
the committee for the new third district.
Ernest Bradley has been In the city a
day or two this week with his large line
of samples of leather goods, harness,
etc. Ernest has been son the road"
only a week or two for Macon house,
and he tells us that he has met with
encouraging success. We wish you more
of it, Ernest,
Judge w B. Lamar, Encouragement
Of the State and candidate for congress
from this, the third district, came down
from Tallahassee Friday afternoon and
attended the big Sunday school picnic
at Cherry Lake saturday. Ills many
friends in this city and county were
glad TO see him.
At a meeting Of the Board Of Direc'
tors Of the Madison County state Bank
held at the banking rooms Of that instr
tuition on Tuesday night last, the res.
ignation Of S. T.. Cobb as cashier was
accepted and A Livingston, ar, was
elected to the position Mr.. Cobb will
remain an attache Of the bank until the
first prox A. Livingston, ir., remains
assistant cashier
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Campaign offer.

The State primary will be held on July
10Th and at that time all officers to be
voted for at the election, National, State
and county, win be, nominated by direct
vote OF the people. The New Enter
prise will be wide.wake during this
campaign year and every family in the
county and all who are interested in
Madison county politics should read
the New Enterprise during the cam
paign.
We make the following liberal cam
paign offer The paper will be sent
each week to any person, not already a
subscriber, from the time the subscrip-
ton is received until December LIST for
80 cents. The cash must accompany the
subscription.
10 any person who will send us list
of six names accompanied by 81, we will
send the paper free until December LIST.
This offer Is made only for the benefit
Of those who are not now subscribers
and does not apply to names already on
our list.
II you would keep abreast Of your
county news and political affairs now is
the time to send in your subscription ,
Address, The New Enterprise, Madi-
son Florida.
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Spring Ailments.

There is an aching and tire reeli1gg
the liver, bowels and kidneys become
sluggish and inactive, the digestion i'm
paired, with little or no appetite. ne
ambition for anything, and a feeling
that the whole body and mind needs
toning up. The trouble is, thai during
winter, there has been an accumulation
Of waste matter in the system. lIerbine
will remove It, secure to the secretions
right exit and by its tonic effect, fully
restore the wasted tissues and give
strength in place Of weakness soc 40
! D. g. Smiths
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-05-15

for receiving and aisbursing the county
school funds cannot be legally paid out
OF the county school funds but from the
general fund Of the county.
Ell, VANN, Attorney.
Whereupon, tie bills Of tleasurer Dale
which were not paid, or the payment
OF which was deferred until the county
attorney had made bis report, was
audited and ordered paid by the board.
There being no further business on
motion the board adjourned until the
next regular meeting.
THos, y, MARTIN, Clerk.
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Public Speaking at the Court House

AT the Court House in Madison on
saturday, May oath, at IL o'clock, q, m. ,
Hon. W. B. Lamar, attornev-general OF
the State OF Florida, candidate for Con-
gress in the Third Congressional Dis.
trict, will address the people on the is
sues OF the day. A cordial invitation is
extended to all TO be present and hear
this distinguished orator. Ladies' are
especially invited.
HIS FRIENDS In MADISON.
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Searoard interchangeable Mileage
Tickets.

The Seaboard Air Line Railway has
placed on sale one thousand mile tickets
at So 90, which tickets are good over
Its entire system, and also over the lines
Of its important connections, represent
ing in all approximately $4,000 miles.
Full Information as 10 these tickets
may be obtained upon application to
any agent or representative Of the COM
pany. A, y. MacDonell, A. G. p. A..
Jacksonville, FLORIDA.
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Total collection for month oi April, Sf;oa IS
which was received and ordered fled.
In the matter Of paying the county
treasurer for receiving and disbursing
the county school funds by the board Of
county commissioners ont of the Cen
eral Revenue fund which WAS referred TO
the county attorney at the last meeting
Of the board with request for said coun.
ty attorney 10 render his opinion as 70
the liability Of SAID board to pay said
bills Of the county treasurer, &C., the
county attorney this day presented the
following, to.wit;
MEMORANDUM.
The Constitution of 1868 was silent as
to the compensation Of county school
officers. A statute was passed in 1877
and re-enacted ~ 1859 (R. :, Ga and
$3.50 constituting the county treasurer
the treasurer 6f the school funds Of the
county. Art XII, Sec. 10, Constitution
Of 1885 nov IN force provides that the
pensatiouUf all county school officers
shall be paid from the school fundsof the
county, and all other officers receiving
stated salaries shall be paid from the
general fund of the county. The Su,
preme Court, before the adoption OF the
Constitution, and since, IN constituting
the statute Of 1877 held that said statut,
in constituting the county treasurer thu
treasurer Of the county school fund die
not create a new Office of treasurer OF tn,
school fund but simply transferred {,
his office the custody of the schoo
funds of the county MS county treas
urer with the duties and responsible
tiles incident thereto, and that hi
compensation as such county office
was not a proper item. of expens
in maintaining the common school ant
should not be pali out Of the schoo
fund or school taxes. II Fla. AIS; ?
Fla. 49,
II seems to be clear therefore, that TIL
60 npensatioB Of the, county treasure
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COUNTY oFFIcERs

'DuNrY UpoE-J, p, Martin,
II .aK or CouRr-r. z. Martin,
IgLRiFf.-E :. Armstrong,
|tx AssEssOR-R, J. Paterson
las COLLECTION |. Ellison,
|p'r. PUBLIC INsTRucrloN- i. A. Hughes.
|ouNrY TREASURER T. w Dale.
'ouNr SuRvEyoh-J q, Leslie,
'DuNTY CoMNtssi ONgRs--W. H. Dial. tr,
\ fman, y, w. Mcdonald, J.. J. Porter, G. W.
Nv, WIN. y Williams. Regular meeting on
'krst Wednesday Of each month.
'ilooL BoARp-I. &. Horne, Chairman; W. T.
'nton, W. M Goodman. Regular meeting on
lhrs Tuesday nf each month.