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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1902-06-14
NOTICE !!

NOTICE
LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS, La,
May 20, 1902.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention
to make final proof in support Of his claim, and
that said proof will he made before Frank
wharton, U s. Commissioner at Bayou Chlcot,
La, on June 25th, 1902. viz
Nancy FonicnOs widow,
for the N. of n L. /, Sec. 90, Tp 8, s. r. ! W.
La. Mer.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
VIM. Clark. Eli c. Clark, John Ii. Cole and
Levi Clark all of Bayou Chicot, La.
WALTER L. COHEN,
NAV "a 1902 Register.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-22
SHOOTING ON A TRAIN.

Woodruff, Oct. 19.-Last Fri
day evening, returning on the ex-
cursion from the circus In Spar.
tanburg, John Kilgore shot his
wife twice In the head and once in
the hand, and Will Childs once in
the face, the ball lodging in the
nose. Mono of the shots were
serious. DR.. S. D. Parsons cut
the balls out of the woman's head
and Will Childs blow out the one
from his nose. All the parties
were negroer. John Kilgore
jumped from the train after the
shooting and is still at largo.
Whiskey was the cause of the
trouble.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-22
HIS LIFE IN PERIL.

"I Just seemed to have gone all
to pieces" writes Alfred Bee, of
Welfare, Tex, "biliousness and
u lame back bad made life . bur.
den. l couldn't eat or sleep and
felt almost too worn out to work
when | began to use Electric Bit
ters, but they worked wonders.
Now l sleep like q top, can eat
anything, have gained IN strength
and enjoy hard work." They
give vigorous health and new life
to weak, sickly, run. down people.
Try them. Only SOC at Craw.
ford Bros, and j. +. Mackey &
Co.'S. drug store.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-22
INExPIICABLE CONDUCT OF YOUNG
WOMAN AT pEy2En

INExPLICABLE CONDUCT OF YOUNG
WOMAN AT pELzER.
Williamson, Oct. IA very
unusual railway accident occurred
q half mile west of Pelzer station
last night. 1t appears that when
nearing that point the POI ter uf
train No. 10. south bound, came
through the first class coach, as
10 the custom and called out the
station when Miss Minnie Hol-
lingsworth, = young lady psssen-
ger, deliberately arose from her
seat, walked to the platform of
the coach and stepped nff to the
ground while the train was dash.
ing along ut the rate of perhaps
30 miles an hour. It 90 happen
oil that one of the train crew saw
the lady MS she stepped OF and
Conductor Beattie WAS immediate.
~ notified, who backed the train
in search OF the lady, fully OK
psc'ing to And her lifolsss body
by the roadside, but the strangsst
part Of the story 10 that she pic l.
Cd herself up after the fall and
walked some distance to her home
in Pslzer, with only = few slight
bruises about her person.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-22
Forty Horses Burned.

New York, Oct. 15.-Forty
horses were burned to death, and
three men had narrow escapes
from a like fate in the fire that
started early today in the Eve
story structure at 339 West Six
teenth street, occupied by the
Gansvoort Livery and Boarding
stables.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-22
A BOZ SHOOTS OUT ONE EYE.

Mayesville, Oct. 1s.-A young
colored boy named William Gregg
accidentally got his eye shot out
this evening on the streets, while
fooling with q % calibre pistol.
1t seems that q ball was fastened
in the pistol and he undertook to
force it out with pocket knife,
but instead of coming out as he
expected, the cartridge exploded
and the bali entered just below
the eye and ranged upwards, max
ing hole in the ball of the eye.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-22

streets in an intoxicated condition
and carried to- the station house
late at night. The next mornisg
when his case was called to an
swer to the charge of drunkenness,
he was found dead in his cell. II
is alleged that he did not receive
proper attention, hence the suit.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-22
DEATH OF SHERIFF JENKINS.

DEATH OF SHERIFF JENKINS.
Beaufort, Oct. l9.-Sberiff
Robt. f. Jenkins died sudden
ly this III orning at II O'Clock. 1t
is attributed to heart failure. He
had been in delicate health for
several months. Our community
is greatly shocked and saddened
by the unexpected death. The
funeral services and lnterment
will take place tomorrow morning
at st. Helena Episcopal church
at II o'clock.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-22
AM ERICA'S FAMOUS
BEAUTIES.

Look with horror on Skin
Eruptions, Blotches, Sores, PIN
pies. They don't have them, nor
will any one, who uses Bucklcn' 8
Arnica Salve. 1t glorifies the
face. Eczema or Salt Rheum
vanish before it. 1t cures sore
lips, chapped hands, chiIblains.
Infallible for Piles. 25c at Craw-
ford Bros, and j. f. Mackey Il
Co.'S. drug store.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-22
The Murderer Waived
Thirty Days OF Life.
And Agreed to he Hanged an
Hour After Sentence. Swift
Scaffold Building.

"SOs,uoSuooS AoA.S oCI. It.
Jim Buchanan, colored, the mur-
derer of the Hicks family, was
tried here and a plea of guilty
was accepted by the Judge and
the negro was legally hanged with
in two hours after sentence had
been passed.
Ten days ago the dead bodies
of Farmer Hicks, his wife and
daughter were found in their hous.
and Sheriff Spradley immediate.
lY began to search for the perps-
traitor of the crime. A week later
Jim Buchanan was arrested and
finally confessed to the triple MUIR
der.
The news of the negro's con-
fesslon spread repidlY and = mob
of several hundred people march
ed upon the sheriff and his depu-
ties with the avoued purpose of
securing possession Of the negro
and burning him at the stake.
Sheriff Spradley and his deputies
refused to give over his prisoner
and later he was joined by Sheriff
Bowers of San Augustine county.
The two officers through a ruse
finally succeeded in spirit,ng the
negro away to the parish Jail at
Shreveport.
Buchanan was afterwards taken
to the Jail at Henderson and q
company of militia was ordered
out to protect the negro from
violence. A mob. formed and it
was feared an encounter with tho
troops would result in serious
bleodshed. Two moro companies
of militia we're dispatched to
Henderson and today Buchanan
was brought to Nacogdoches uun-
der the protection of FIVE compa-
MES of militia.
Upon his arrival here the ne
gro was Immediately turned over
to Sheriff Spradly, who told tho
people he would be given aspeedy
trial. The town began to fill up
rapidly and the excitement Was
intense.
The telegraph wires wero cut,
tho railroad tracks wore torn up
for short distance and it was
announced that an attempt would
be made to get possession of Bu-
chansn.
| District court was at once con-
vened jury was empaneled with
out delay and tho negro's plea Of
guilty was accepted by the court
The judge ordered that tho death
sentence be executed Nov. 1s, but
, many people announced that they
would not allow delay. Buchanan
then waived the 80 days allowed
him by law and preparations were
begun to erect crude scaifold IN
the Jail yard. When the task was
completed Buchanan was hanged
/. by Sheriff Spradley in the pres
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-22
CONVICTED OF MANsLAUGHTER.

CONVICTED OF MANsLAUGHTER.
Chesterfield, Oct. 1S.-The case
of the State VS.. Hugh Nicholson,
charged with murder, came to a
close yesterday afternoon at $50
O'Clock. After staying in the
room three and e half hours the
jury returned q verdict of man,
slaughter.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-22
They Marveled that Lancas-
ter Store should have such nice
things and at PRICES thew
never dreamed of. Every day
looks like
"OPEN|lG" DAY WITH is,
THEY ARE ALL SCRAMBlING
FOR THESE PRETTY GOODS.

In MEMS WEAR--Clothing.
Overcoats, Hats, Shoes, Under
wear, etc., we are hard to down.
We've got the best. The best
assOrtment--The best PRICES.
In FURNITURE, Hardware,
Stoves, Paints and Groceries we
are HEADQUARTERS.
Come and look before you buy.
1t don't cost YOU anything. 1t
will make YOU MONEY.
Lancaster Mercantile Co.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-22

same party who was reported
from Lexington and Orangeburg
II few weeks sgo as having swin-
died the people by the wholesale,
but his methods are the same.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-22
A BURGLAR IN A WARDROBE.


Beaufort, Oct. 1s.-A few
nights ago a young negro manag-
ed to secure an entrance into one
of the downstairs rooms of the
residence of prominent physi-
clan and secreted himself in a
large wardrobe, where he hal
probably been over an hour when
discovered. A suspicious noise
being heard by the gentleman
who was in an adjoining room, he
proceeded to make an examination
by opening the door of the ward
robe, when the cool burglar quick
ly stepped forth, jumped from an
open window and disappeared be-
fore the astonishsd gentleman
could secure his revolver.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-22
BAACALs RAVE AN 1AsY TINE eHY
TING MONEY.

Florence, Oct. 1S.-Some cle-
ver rascal giving his name ~ Cor.
don, has been operating IN the
neighborhood Of Efingham and
has succeeded in Aeecing a num-
her Of good people of their hard
earned dollars, The man repre-.
ssntsd himself a. an agent for
Sears, Roebuck & Co., of Chica.
90, and canvassed the community
soliciting orders for this firm. He
demanded cash in advance on all
orders, and strange to say q num
ber of people were thoughtless
enough to be taken in. One man,
Mr.. Augh Turner, gave an order
for buggy, harness and laprobe,
which the man offered to sell for
SS7. so. Mr.. Turner paid $50 on
the bill and promised to pay the
remsising 81. so when the goods
we're received. Another party
bought SO ring machine and paid
TOR it in advance. In the mean
tlme Q gentleman at Effingham
wired Sears, Roebuck & Co. to
know If the man was in their en-
ploy, and they replied that he was
not; that they did not employ any
one to represent them. But the
imposter had got an inkling that
something was up and hied him
self to other parts, leaving bis
victims sadder hut wiser men.
it is not known If this is the
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-22
Hooper Young Indicted For Mur.
der.

New York, Oct. lillian
Hooper Young vas indicted this
afternoon by the grand jury for
murder in the first degree for kill
ing Mrs. Pulitzer q month ago.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-22
hight MURDERS IN LAURnNs.

HIGHT MURDERS IN LAURRNs.
Laurens, Oct. ia heavy
docket faces the court of sessions
which, conyenes here TOMORROW.
Judge o. w. Buchanan will pre-.
side. This will be his Last sittina
here, as bis term expires in De-
csm5er. At this session there
are eight charges of murder to be
heard, four white and four color.
ed. Decidedly the most interest.
ing and sensational of these is that
Of Walker Edwards, the young
mill operative, and barber, who
must answer to the indictment OF
wife murder.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-22
DEATH OF PROP. OITHnRow.

Mr.. II. L. Elliott, returning to
Columbia from Winnsboro ON
the midnight train, brings the sad
intelligence of the death of Prof.
W. H. Witherow, the venerable
and honored president of Mount
Zion academy end graded school.
Prof. Witherow was. we'll known
as an educator, and was also one
Of the highest Masons of the state.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-22
SUIT AGAINST srARTANBURa.

Spartanburs. Oct; 1s.-The
widow and heirs of Scott Wilson,
deceased, through Stanyarne Will
son, Esq, attorney, have brought
suit against the city council of
Spartanburg for $50. 600 damages.
1t will be remembered that last
winter Scott Wilson, aJwhite man
Who was addicted to drinking to
some extent, was found on the
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-22

MANGLuD uNDn2 CAR WHElLs.
Spsrtanburg, Oct. 17.-Edwin
Justice, a young man whose home
is at Tryon, N. c., and whose
father is q livery man of that
place, met with q fatal accident at
the Spartanburg junction last
night. He vas riding on a freight
train to this city, and according
to the statement made by his
friends, some of the crew of the
freight put him of. He was for,
chilly showed from the train, and
as he fell, his body was caught
under the wheels of the cars and
mangled. His left arm and left
leg were almost amputated by the
car wheels. 1t is thought that
he was under the influence Of
whiskey at the time of the acci-
dent. He never spoke after res
ceiving his injuries. He was
brought to tho city and placed In
one of the waiting rooms of the
Southern railway. He died to.
day at IL 80 O'Clock.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-22
Happenings In The State.
A. Chroniclsd by the Alert Cor
respondents Of The C"l-
umhii State.
MAN AND WIFE ARRESTED.

Spartanburg, Oct. 16.-Lust
night neur Holly Springs, while
oal ON Il scouting expedition in
quest uf Illicit booze, State Con-
stables Ewbanks, Robbins and
Seoggins ran across Stewart Mil
Ter, colored, who was driving in
the road seated in buggy to
which horse WAS attached. Mil
ler's wife accompanied him. The
constabIes made an inspection of
the buggy and found that it con-
tained, aside from the driver and
his companion, seven and one-half
gallons of whiskey. Tho team
Was contiscatea, the booze seized
and the two occupants Of the hug.
gY arrested. THIS morning they
were carried before Magistrate
Doan al Duncan and tried on The
charge of Transporting whiskey in
violation of the dispensary law e.
They were found guilty, and a
fne of 800 imposed or serve 81
days on the county chaingang for
each.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-22
CHAPTER XII.

THE STRANGE STORY OF JONATHAN SMALL.
A very patient man was the inspector
in the cab, for it was weary time be-
fore rejoined him. His face clouded
over when l showed him the empty
box. $751;
There goes the reward" said he.
gloomily. Where there is no money
there is no pay. This nights work
would have been worth tenner each
to Sam Brown and me if the treasure
had been there"
Mr., Thaddeus Sholto is rich man. 50
said. lie will see that you are re-
warded, treasure or no"
The inspector shook his head de-
spondently, however. It's bad job, -
he repeated, land so Mr.. Athelney
Jones will think
His forecast proved to be correct,
for the detective looked blank enough
when | got to Baker street and showed
him the empty box. They had only
just arrived, Holmes, the prisoner and
he, for they had changed their plans SO
far as to report themselves at a station
upon the way. My companion lounged
40 A"Ao ca lAASAhlA N1uil USUAL llSUlGSS
expression, while Small sat stolidlv on
posite to him with his wooden leg
cooked over his sound one. Ash ex-
hibited the empty box he leaned back
in his chair and laughed aloud.
This is your doing, Small" said
Athelney Jones, angrily.
Yes, | have put it away where YOU
shall never lay hand upon it" he cried,
eXultantly. 1T is my treasure; and if
| can't have the loot I'll take darned
good care that no one else does. I tell
you that no living man has any right
to it, unless it is three men who are in
the Andaman convict barracks and N.Y.
self. l know now that cannot have
the use of it, and | know that they
cannot. have acted all through for
them as much as for myself. Its been
the sign of four with us ALWAYS. Well
l know that they would have had me
do just what | have done. and throw
the treasure into the Thames rather
than let it go to kith or kin of Sholto
or of Morstan. 1t was not to make
them rich that we did for Achmet.
You'll find the treasure where the KEY
is, and where little Tonga is. When I
saw that your launch must catch us. |
put the loot in a safe place. There are
no rupees for you this journey"
You are deceiving us, Small" said
Athelney Jones, sternly. IF Won had
wished to throw the treasure into the
Thames it would have been easier for
you to have thrown box and ALL
Easier for me to throw, and easier
Tor Won to recover" he answered. with
shrewd, sidelong loollf The man
that was clever enough to hunt me
down is clever enough to pick an iron
box from the bottom of river. Now
that they are scattered over five miles
or SO, 1T may be a harder Job. 1t went
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i leave to bring it with me, thinking
that it would interest you to be the
first to see it."
ct would be of the greatest interest
to me" she said. There was no eager
ness in her voice, however. 1t struck
her, doubtless, that it might seem I'M
gracious upon her part to be indiffer-
ent to prize which had cost so much
to win.
"What a pretty box!'' she said, stoop-
ing over it. This is Indian work, I
SUPPOSE"
Yes; it is Benares metal-work."
and so heavy!' she exclaimed, try
ing to raise it. THE box alone must
be of some value. Where is the kev?"
Small threw it into the Thames I
answered 4 must borrow Mrs. For
rester's poker" There was in the front
thick and broad hasp, wrought in the
image of sitting Buddha. Under this
| thrust the end of the poker and
twisted it outward as a lever. The hasp
sprang open with loud snap. With
trembling fingers flung back the lid.
We both stood gazing in establishment.
The box was empty!
No wonder that it was heavy. The
iron work was two-thirds of an inch
thick all round. 1t was massive. well
made and solid, like chest constructed
to carry things of great price, but not
one shred or crumb of metal or iewelry
lay within it. 1t was absolutely and
completely empty.
1.-The treasure is lost" said Miss
Morstan, calmly.
AS listened to the words, and real
lied what they meant, a great shadow
seemed to pass from my soul. l did
not know how this Agra treasure had
weighed me down, until now that it
was finally removed. 1t was selfish,
no doubt, disloyal, wrong, but could
realize nothing save that the golden
barrier was gone from between us.
THANK God!' l calculated from my
very heart.
She looked at me with a quick, ques-
tioning smile. "Why do you say that?"
she asked
Because you are within my reach
again." l said, taking her hand
She did not withdraw it. Because |
love you, Mary, as truly as ever man
loved woman. Because this treasure,
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-22

ONE DINER FOR SO COVERS.

Philadelphia, Feb. 15.-Philadelphi
has been the scene of many notable
banQuets, but what is probably the
most unique that has ever taken
place here is to be held this evening.
Walter w. Bell, an old time news
paper man and the only survivor of
the Last Mans Brotherhood" will
stand at his own table in his own
dining room alone The table will
be SCI for thirty-tnree diners. But
when aged Mr.. Bell shall lift to his
lips the Mederia wine that he. with
thirty-two others, bottled just 46
years ago, there will respond to the
toast only the soundless voices of
80 impalpable responses. Every other
member of the brotherhood has died.
Mr.. Bell, whose melancholy fate
it is to drink SO toasts to 80 vanished
friends, is 60 years old, 1t was dur
ing the years immediately preceding
the civil war that he play Godfrey
Dale was staged mere, and in one of
the scenes a bottle of wine was done
up in a wicker hamper and stored
away to be drunk by the last sur
vivor. The idea was quickly taken
up by the SO newspaper men, one
for ever state in the union. The
first meeting was on February 10,
1865. Since the brotherhood was
founded, Mr.. Bell has never missed
one Of it's meetings. Once year he
7oa oo+o.A and drank and 1auobnd
and TESTED with the slowly dvindling
ranks Of good comrades who once
swore to become brothers to each
other for life. Each banquet has
been soberer, sadder, than the last.
Mr.. Bell considers tonight's affair so
solemn an occasion that he will order
no supper but will confine himself to
drinking to the memories of his dead
friends.
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They preferred TO stand together and
jabber all night in their queer Sikh
Lingo. For myself, 1 used to stand
outside the gateway, looking down on
the broad, winding river and on the
twinkling lights of the great city. The
beating of drums, the rattle of tom
toms, and the yells and bowls of the
rebels, drunk with opium and with
bang, were enough to remind us all
nighto of our dangerous neighbors across
the stream. Every two hours the Off
GERS of the night used to come round
to all the posts, to make sure that all
was well.
1.-The third night of my watch was
dark and dirty, with small, driving
rain. 1t was dreary work standing in
the gateway hour after hour in such
weather. tried again and again to
make my Sikhs talk, but without much
success. At two in the morning the
rounds passed, and broke for moment
the .wearinessof the night. Finding that
my companions would not be led into
conversation, l took out my pipe, and
laid down my musket to strike a
match. In an instant the two Silhs
were upon me. One of them snatched
my frelock up and leveled it at nv
head, while the other held great knife
to my throat and swore between his
teeth that he would plunge it into me
if l moved a step.
My first thought was that these fell
lows were in league with the rebels
and that this was the beginning of an
assault. If our door were in the hands
OF the Sepoys the place must fall, and
the women and children be treated as
they were in Cawnpore. Maybe YOU
gentlemen think that am just making
out case for myself, but | give Won
my word that when thought of that,
though [ felt the point of the knife at
my throat, l opened my mouth with
the intention of giving scream, if it
was my last one, which might alarm
the main guard. The man who held
me seemed to know my thong hts; for,
even as braced myself to it, he whis-
pered: Don't make noise The fort
is safe enough. There are no rebel
dogs on this side of the river There
was the ring of truth in what he said,
and knew that if raised nv voice [
was dead man. I could read it in the
fellows brown eyes. l waited, there
fore, in silence, to see what it was that
they wanted from me.
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To make long story short, the colonel
recommended me strongly for the post
and, as the work was mostly to be
done on horseback, my leg was no
great obstacle, for | had enough knee
left to keep good grip on the saddle.
What l had to do was to ride over the
plantation, to keep an eye on the men
as they worked, and to report the
oilers, The pay was fair, had com
Portable quarters, and altogether was
content to spend the remainder of nv
life in indigo-planting. Mr.. Abelwhite
was kind man, and he would often
drop into my little shanty and smoke a
pipe with me, for white folk out there
feel their hearts warm to each other as.
they never do here at home.
well, | was never in lacks way
long. Suddenly, without a note of
warning, the great mutiny broke upon
us. One month India lay as still and
peaceful, to all appearance, as Surrey
or Kent; the next there were two hun
dred thousand black devils let loose.
and the country was perfect hell. OF