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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-01

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-01

II. S. LIZARD. T. P. A.,
Raleigh, N. G.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-09-17
HERE ARE A Few
That Are "HUMMERS."
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1000 yards striped and check
ed Dimities, worth IL l-2 cts
now s cts. i
1000 yards Ginghams, worth
6 cts, now 4 cts.
$ on 10 pieces Grenadette.
newest thing for ladies unlined
skirts, former price 25 cts, now
l5 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 Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-09-17
Oil Fields Alame
People Powerless to Stay the
Flames and the Enormous
Industry Will Likely be
Burned Away-The
Story.

beaumont, Tex, Sept. 12.-
The great oil fields here are aflome
and are being constantly fed by
the fuel oil. The wells on the
nils are lined with workmen
standing about unable to do any
thing, even toward protecting
that portion of the field which is
not yet afire. The heat is so in
tense and the flames are spreading
so rapidly that none dare ap.
proach the burning territory. The
ground is saturated with oil, and
experts say there is no possible
chance to stop the progress of the
flames until they are burned out,
which probably means the des-
.truction of the entire industry.
with its 40 producing wells,
many of them gushers. The sky is
obscured for miles by the dense
columns of smoke flowing from
the Spindle Top.
The lire started yesterday even
Ing in some waste oil along the
Texas and Sabine R r track and
burned sixty feet of trestle work.
This was controlled, but it was
later discovered that the fire had
communicated to the settling
tanks, and it was Impossible to
control the flames.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-09-17
a Desperate Negro Holds Posse
at Bay in Augusta.
Special to The State.

Spocia to The State.
Augusta, Sept. 1O.-A desper-
ate negro last night at about 10
O'Clock defied two sheriffs in ar
resting him by shutting himself
II house just outside the CITY
limits aud opening fire on the Of
ticers The negro is wanted on n
charge of arson in Columbia
county. The sheritfs Of CoIum.
bla and Lincoln counts we're here
to take the negro back with them.
The desperate man armed himself
and when the sheriffs arrived at
the house opened lire on them.
They sent hurry call TO the DO.
lice station for help, and Lieut..
Collins and detail of officers
went to- the place. They found
that the house in which the negro
was hiding Was out of the city
limits, 81 they had no authority
to act. The negro held his own
and is still in the house, SO far
as can be learned. The police
DO not know the negro's name.
Nobody was hurt by the firing of
tho negro. The latter is wanted
in Columbia county on a charge of
arson, so 1T is said. The details
OF the crime could not be ascer-
tained.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-09-17
A Prominent Member of South
crn Colony in New York
Takes Poison.

New York, Sept. l2.-Col.
John q. Gnrnett, one of the most
prominent southerners in New
York, n West Point graduate,
colonel of artillery under Gen.
Robert +. Lee in the Confederate
army and n native of Wakefield
plantation, Westmorcland county,
Va, was found dead today in the
Ross hotel. He had committed
suicide by taking carboIic acid.
The body had been lying in the
room for two days before it was
discovered.
Several days ago Mr.. Garnett.
was visited by his brother, DR..
Garnett, of Hot Springs, Ark,
and it is supposed they quarreled.
A note which stated that the writ
er had been contemplating suicide
for five days was found beside
the body. Mr.. Garnett was head
of the st. James Publishing COM
panY and was at the time of his
death engaged in writing his
tory OF the West Point Military
academy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-09-17
Oregon Forest Fires.

Oregon City, Ore, Sept. 13.--
Late Spring Water report says:
"Sixty people are homeless as a
result of the forest fires. All the
country known as the Rocky
Point section, is burning. Spring
Water school house, churob, post
Office, Macabcc hall, Grange ball,
stores and many dwellings have
been burned. The most valuable
timber belt in Vlackamas county
is practically burned out. A large
number of live stock have been
burned to death.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-09-17
Heavy Verdict Given
Against 7he SeabO2gd
William +. Boyd Allowed E92.
600 Damages for Injuries Re-
ceived in an Unusual WAY.

The largest verdict which has
been gotten in the State lately was
rendered in Camden Thurs lav
The suit was brought by one WI,
liam E. Boyd against the Seabo,rd
Air Line railway for $50, OOO On
account of injuries received.
Boyd, q section foreman. was
on handcar, with several section
hands, when box car loaded with
zoo crossties, having gotten ont
OF the control of the men who
were loading it, rushed down the
track, overlook the hand car and
killed two of the hands. Boyd
was manned, being badly used up.
He sued the road for $50, 600
actual damages, and $4,000 pun.
tive damages. The jury brought
in verdict for $4,000. Yes
terday morning Mr.. VIM. II.
Lyles and Capt. VIM Shannon.
representing the defendant com
pany, argued for either new trial
or reduction of the verdict.
Judge Dautzler said he was con
vinced that the verdict wa, cy.cs.
slvc and reduced same to $40, 600.
Messrs. nj. l.. Smita and j. L.
Hay, attorneys representing the
plaintiff, cloquently pleaded for
the verdict to stand as rendered,
but asked that If The iUl5o should
conclude to reduce it, not to make
it less than $l5, 600.
II is understood that the de.
fense will appeal to the supreme
c@urt.--The State.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-09-17
Crushed Under. A Rock.
Joe Grealish of Greenville Killed
While Playing.
Special 90 The State.

Grecnville, Sept. ia very
sad ending came to the fun and
irol'c OF Il group of boys who
were playing together Yesterday
afternoon near the Carolina cotton
mills, when Joe Grealish was fa-
tally injured. The BOYS we're
digging the dirt from around a
huge rock, which it is thought
would weigh upwards of 1000
pounds, when it suddenly rolled
down tic cmbankment, in which
1t was lmbedded, knocking Joe
down, breaking his back, both
legs and otherwise iniurlng him.
In short time he was taken to
the Greenvllle sanitarium, where
an operation was performed, but
there, was no possible chance for
MS rtcHv, y. ard his su(ferinns
were ended by death yesterday
morning.
Joe was II or Is years old, the
only chlld of Mrs. Sophia Greal-
lsh, and Il grandson of Mrs. A. FL.
jenkins, with whom he lived.
HIS mother, who is trained
nurse in Baltimore, was imme.
notified by telegraph of
the dreadful tidings and she will
reach here tomorrow at 10
o. clock.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-09-17
Two Manslayers Sentenced to
Life Imprisonment.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
SPartanburg, Sept. 13. A life
sentence was passed on Frank
Jones, alias Babe Jones, convict
ed few days ago of murder.
Ibis afternoon motion for a
new trial in the case of Bud
Burns, who was convicted of mur
der with recommendation to mer-
cy, was argued. The motion was
denied and Burns was sentenced
to spend the remainder of his life
in the State penitcntiary. Sess-
ions court thon adjourned sine
die. Court of common pleas
convense on Monday morning
with Judge Buchanan prcsid-
ing,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-09-17
Devastating Forest Firos.

Oregon City, Ore, Sept. II. =
fleicc fires are raging in the vi.
ciniiy of Springwater. Houses,
barns ard stock arc being burned
and the whole country is devas-
tatcd.
Many cattle were caught in the
timber and burned to death.
There are heavy fires four miles
east OF Molalla. The fire between
Rhubcl and Clarke is still spread
ing.
Port Columbia, Wash, is re-
ported burning as result of the
prairie fires In that part of the
country. "A rescue steamer has
been sent from Astoria.
Timber fires surround Mehama,
Ore, threatning the settlers
and their possessions. Thousands
OF dollars worth of property have
been devastated.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-09-17

1t is not lawful to shoot doves
in South Carolina now before No.
vcmber /. August 15 used to be
the da!c, but the last Legislature
changed the law.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-09-17

The business men of Manila,
T. L., have organized for the pur.
pose of securing restriction in
Chinese immigration to that city.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-09-17

Before buying, selling or rent
ing, 1T will pay you to see II. 5.
Carter, the real estate agent.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-09-17
A Killing at Scranton.
Special to The State.

~-N~' W. Nv ctotS.
Scranton, Sept. 12.-Louis
Mouzen, a young negro man, was
shot and instantly killed Oh the
outskirts of the town this after
noon by Mr.. Melton Williamson
of Cade's. Mouzon was wanted
for obtaining goods under false
pretenses, and when Mr.. William,
son undertook to serve the war,
rant Mouzen resisted. He was
armed with a heavy IRON rod
about three feet long, and, fear
ing his life was in jeopardy, Mr..
Williamson shot and the negro
fell dead.
Plymoth Rock Cockorels cheap,
er now than later on. Apply to
j. M. Steadman.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-09-17
4 Wild Man at Fort Mill,
His Only Clothing Was Piece of
A Shirt He Informs OF
GERS That He Belongs
at Rock Hill.

~ -, w ~. 4. - H
specimen Of .he traditional wild
man which is often read of but
seldom seen crossed the limits OF
Fort Mill last night and was cap
tured. DR.. d. @. Thompson
passed the object while on his way
to the country about $50 O'Clock
and his attention was attracted
However, he drove on until he
overlook two badly frightened ne
groes. After holding an exper-
ience meeting the doctor persuad-
ed the two darkeys to go back
with him and investigate. They
found the man still entering town
and engaged his attention until
the police could be summoned
from the nearest telephone. In
appearance the man was the wilds
est human imaginable, though his
nature proved to be extremely
amiable. The only clothing he
wore was a most dilapidated piece
of shirt that did not half cover
his body. His body was horribly
scratched by briars. He quietly
submitted to arrest and was placed
In the guard house. Nothing in
telligent could be obtained from
him except that his name was
Dave Wade. This morning it
was found that he was from Rock
Hill and arrangements have been
made to send him home. Judging
from the direction he came and
from the fact that his shirt was
wet, it l. thought that the cruzed
man swan Catawha river and that
his clothes were lett on the farther
side of the river.
The above Is q special dispatch
from Fort Mill to the Charlotte
Observer. 1t refers to Dave
Wade, th old mulatto gardener,
who left his home in this city last
Monday morning, telling his wife
he was going to one IF the facto.
ries to cut some wood. The first
Information as to his whereabouts
was received here when he was
arrested in Fort Mill. 1t Was
supposed up to that time that he
jumped into well or had gone
into the woods and committed
suicide. Dol Massey, colored,
went to Fort Mill Thursday night
and brought him to this city and
to his home. 1t is apparent that
he 10 deranged and we understand
an effort will be made to have
him placed in the asylum.
Wade is an old man now and
has been very unfortunate. More
than twenty years ago he was ar
rested in Union county, being
charged with burning a ginhouse
or barn. After trial and convic-
ton, he was sentenced to the pen
itentiary for twenty years, but af-
ter serving ten years negro who
was dying in Union county de-
clared that Wade had been wrong
fully convicted, as he was the in
cendiary who did the burning.
An investigation was made, and
the dying statement of the negro
appearing to be true, Wade was
released, his manhood being shat
tered and his health very much
impaired. Rock Hill Herald.
Woodruff County news., 1902-03-20
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with section 5200 of Sandel s & Hill digest, the coun- cil of the town of McCrory sub mits the following two questions to the qualified electors of said municipal corporation:
 No. 1 The annexation of the St, Louis Iron Mountain 6 South ern railroads land with all ap- purtenances thereto belonging, situated between the following boundaries towit:
 Beginning with the eastern boundary of block 1 in the town of McCrory, and thence running due south across said company s right of way and continuings south 10 the southern boundary of sec tiOn 3, thence running west on said section line to the intersec- tion of the north and south line. running from the South West corner of block 4, in the town of McCrory, to the North West cor ner of lot 3 in the Cariker addi- ton to said town. The same to be made part and parcel of said town.
 No. ?. To annex to the town of McCrory the following de scribed lands and appurtenances thereto belonging, towit:
 Beginning at the point of in tersection of the southern boun- dary line of section three and the southernly extended eastern boundary line of block 1 in said town, thence running due south until the southern boundary of lots z, 8 and 3 in the Cariker ad- dition to said town extended east ward, is intersected, thence due west to the Southeast corner of lot 7 in the Cariker addition to the town of McCrory. The same to be made part and parcel of said town.
Woodruff County news., 1902-03-20
ELECTION PROCLAMATION

By virtue of the authority in me, vested as mayor of the Incor- porated town of McCrory, coun- ty of Woodruff, State of Arkan- sas, I hereby give notice and make proclamation that an cleo tion will be held in said town on Tuesday, the 1st. day of April, 1902, for the purpose of electing the following officers, toWit:
 One Mayor, one Recorder, and , aldermen, to vote on the two annexation propositions hereto fore published in the Woodruff County News. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal as Mayor of said town on this, the 8th day of March, 1902. H. T. RANEY, Mayor.
 w. B. KYLE, Recorder.
Woodruff County news., 1902-03-20

J. A. Jellks, Jeff Atkinson and George Johnson. Riverside: T. M. Buster, F. B. Jones and Jack Bird. Revels: Cliff Ward, Tom Bolton and Buck Hughes.
 Point township: No report.
 Barnes township: Mat Taylor, E. B. Holder and John Pulley.
 DeView township -McCrory: H. H. Walker Sr., H. J. Cariker and J. c. McCrory. DeView: c. Nj. Crossett, George Thompson and Marion Rodes.
 Clancy township: Will Reed, John Freeman and Bart Bounds.
 Pumpkin Bend township: J. W. Ball, A. c. Anthony and J. F. Bold.
 Dent township Morton: Jack Adams, A. $. Depray and J. E., Mitchell. Meredith: J. A. Simmons, H. o. PinnoX and Dock Stewart.
 Cache toWnship-Howell: D. c. Berry, Ben Finney and James Reneau. Wiville: Tom Tiller, 
 ". c. Hudgins and Rich James. Wilder: Marion Elam, D. Clancy and J. B. Pr0cter.
 Cotton Plaut township: w. A. Pollard, Robert c. Lynch and Chas Newman.
 Freeman township: John Ro- land, c. L. Crawford and c. w. Bell.
Woodruff County news., 1902-03-20

Now to the plain story of the numbering of scrip. This is the peoples law. In the first place, we wish to say that the mum bering of scrip will not take away one iota of the use that the people make of it. You can pay your taxes with it just the same. If you can t hold it there will al- ways be a market for it. How does every farmer like the turn system used at the mill when he goes to have his grinding done? Everyone considers it fair. First come, first served. So it is with the scrip. Number one indi- cates that it will be paid before number two. No matter where you live. Whether you be a millionaire or a farmer; whether
  you live in town or country. It is but plain, simple business proposition. It concerns the people. The people can use the scrip when numbered precisely as they do now. Taxes and fines can be paid as readily as now and the holder can sell same if he desires, If he wishes to hold his scrip he can do so and no man can get his scrip cashed before he, if it is his turn. This is plain and nothing but the truth.
Woodruff County news., 1902-03-20
A Printer Greatly Surprised.

T never was so much surpris ed in my life, as 1 was with the results of using Chamberlain $ Pain Balm," says Henry T. Crook, pressman of the Ashville (N. @ Ga2ette. T contracted a severe case of rheumatism early last winter by getting my feet wet. I tried several things for it without benefit. One day while looking over the Gozette, | notic- ed that Pain Balm was positively guaranteed to cure rheumatism, so bought bottle of it and be- fore using two thirds of it my rheumatism had taken it's flight and I have not had rheumatic pain since. Sold by Dr. Neal of McCrory and A. $. Thompson of DeView, Arkansas.
Woodruff County news., 1902-03-20
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK,

We are authorized to announce Eek Simp- son of Cotton Plant as candidate for the of fee of Circuit Clerk, subject to the Demo- cratic Party.
 We are authorized to announce MT. Hamblet Dale, of Augusta, as candidate for Circuit clerk of Woodruff county subject to the action of the Democratic Party.
 The News is authorized to announce Paul Martin of Howell, as a candidate for the office Democratic party.
Woodruff County news., 1902-03-20
FOR REPRESENTATIVE

The News is authorized to announce ATTY. r. c. KRAMER of McCrory, as candidate for Representative from Woodruff county in the Thiry-fouth General Assembly Arkansas subject to the action of the Democratic party
 The News Is authorized to announce J. D. Eldridge, of Augusta as a candidate for the Democratic nomination to repesent Woodruff county in the next General Assembly; subject to the action of the Democrat party.
Woodruff County news., 1902-03-20
TO THE VOTERS.

Since the numbering of county scrip is hurting the bankers and the Augusta ring to such an ex- tent as to make them howl and snort, we will more clearly ex- plain our position.
 Tn the first place, we are in favor of doing away with the scrip system altogether, be- cause scrip is only a substitute for money and the time ought to be here when the county can use primary money and will not have to be on the credit system. But as long as we are in debt, we are compelled to use the credit sys- tenn.
 The opposition to my theory says that the bankers and scrip speculators are in favor of num- bering scrip. Who is the oppo- sition? MT. Eldridge, the ring candidate of Augusta, was the first one to mention this and charged me Kramer) of work ing for the interest of the scrip specuIators. This is squint-eyed, consump ptive hypocricy of the
Woodruff County news., 1902-03-20
LIST OF JUDGES.

The following is a list of Jud- ges for the Democratic primary election March 29, 1902.
 White River township: w. O. Nelson, G. w. Nicely and T. S. Knight.
 Augusta Township-Augus
Woodruff County news., 1902-03-20
FOR ASSESSOR.

We are authorized to announce John Gard ner of snapps as a candidate for assessor of : Woodruff county subject to the action of the Democratic Party.
 We are authorized to announce Thos, A. Hightower, of near McCrory. as candidate for the office of Assessor of Woodruff county, sub ject to the action of the Democratic party.
Woodruff County news., 1902-03-20
FOR STATE SENATOR.

The NEW 5 is authorized to announce HON. O. N. Killough of Cross co. as candidate for the Democratic nomination to represent Cross ard Woodruff Counties in the Senate of the next General Assembly; subject to the action of the Democratic party.
Woodruff County news., 1902-03-20
FOR COUNTY JUDGE.

We are authorized to announce Maj. T. E. Stanley of Augusta, as candidate for County Judge or Woodruff county. Subject to the action of the Democratic party
Woodruff County news., 1902-03-20
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.

Nc are authorized to announce Hon. P. R Andfey5s of Augusta as candidate for prosecu- tiug attorney of the First Circuit, subject to the action of the Democratic party.
Woodruff County news., 1902-03-20
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONGRESSMAN.

We arc authorized to announce HON. EU- GENE i'ARB, SH, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, as candidate for congress, subject to the action of the Democratic party.
Woodruff County news., 1902-03-20
foulest order.

VI NpA S N ilCuO oe'hC, SupJOSS l were working for the interest of the banks and scrips spectators. Do you suppose I would advocate a thin theory that I knew people could not believe? No! If my heart were as rotten and my conscience as slimy with hypoc- ricy as those of my opponents, I would make a clean fight before the people and then in the next legislature do my dirty work.
 have never allowed environ ments of any ring or any clique to dictate to me. 1 simply advo- cate what l know is for the good of my people.
 Missouri has this law upon her statute book and all the eastern states mum bered their scrip until they got on a money basis and abandoned the scrip sys- tenn.
 | have been laboring under the impression that John Eldridge, the ring candidate, and William Penrose, the populite, were my opponents, but evidently the head boss of the Augusta ring, who himself declares that he has belonged to that ring for, thirty years, thinks that Johnny is not an ample sufficiency to cope with so formal an advarsary as myself. Consequently, he leaves his judges race and spends a great deal of his time and soph- istry in trying to convince the people that 1 am working for the bankers, the scrip specula- tors. Who is this royal highness, that sees so much viciousness in numbering of scrip? He is president of the Bank of Angus ta and stock holder in two banks. This mum bering of scrip, he says comes from a crack-sculled, brainless demagogue. Why does he so bitterly oppose it? Because it deals with his pocket book and cuts off some of the speculations of his bank.
 How about our ringster, Mr. Eldridge? An, He too is a stock holder in the bank. It strikes a death blow at part of their schemes of making money and has for it's ends the peoples rights.
 Our populistic opponent is op- posed to it. He is said to be @ brainy man and a philosopher. Let us see! He says Kramer ad- vances this theory for the inter- est of the spectators. He goes about his sophistry in a very plausible manner. He says, suppose now that Kramer is elected and this $40, 100000 for the court houses is issued in umbered scrip, then the wit ness or juror that serves his country and obtains his script after the amount is issued will have to wait perhaps years, at least until the $40,00000 is paid. This looks plausible, but let us look behind the curtain. If this $40,00000 of script is issued at all, it will be issued during this year. When does our next legis- lature meet? Next year. Then, how on earth could l, as your representative pass this law to effect the $4O,0OO.OO? No way on earth. There never was retrospective law and never will be. It is undemocratic. Upon our populistic Penrose's theory, we could pass law prohibiting Adam and Eve from eating of the forbidden fruit and prose cute their ashes. You at once see our mighty populist, the philosopher and logician is de- ceiving the people with his sophis- try.