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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-18
EFFECT OF 'sFUss x'' ON PRE-
TENDED MUTE IN UNION

EFFECT OF 'FUss x" ON A PRE-
TENDED MUTE IN UNION.
Union, Fob. IA certain
Iourneyman of the tramp species
struck this city few days since
armed to the teeth with "union"
card and full supply of printed
cards setting forth so forcibly in
verse the needy condition of this
worthy object of charity-thls
deaf and dun b man.
Walking about the city, going
from store to store, from house to
heuse, presenting ono of his cards,
making signs, motions and Others
wise playing the mute to perfec,
ton, this worthy mendicant So
cured several dollars. Thinking
how he could Test enjoy the fruits
OF his labor he got bottlb "fuss
x" and proceeded to take 4 drink.
One drink called for another, and
another and still another. AS
time went and as the contents OF
the bottle grew less, his tongue
was no longer silent, but really
seemed to be suspended in mid
heaven, pealing forth thunder and
lightning.
So loud and fiery did his voice
become that he had to be taken in
charge by the police, when the se>
crst was fully revealed that he
was neither deaf nor dumb.
He was locked up, and the next
morning was brought before the
mayor and given 40 days for dis
turbiag the peace of the commun-
ity.
The second day he struck-the
road-but was captured and is
nov serving out his time on the
city gang.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-18
A Boulder Fell On tho Tract

Washington, Pa, Fob. 13.-In
. frightful wreck at Vienna sta
ten, on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad IA miles west Of this place
three men were killed, the train
to which they belonged was piled
in . confused mass on the tracks
which wore torn up for several
hundred fest, and all traffic both
east and west il blocked on the
road. An eastbound freight train
struck . large boulder lying on
the track in the cut just west Of
Vienns station. The dead men
were all employees Of the road.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-18
NEARLY FORFEITS HIS
LEE.

A runaway almost ending ia
tally, started horrible ulcer on
the leg of j. b. Orner, Franklin
Grove, Ill. For four years it de.
lied all doctors and all remedies.
But Bucklen's Arnica Salve had
no trouble to cure him. Equally
COED for Burns, Bruises, Skin
Eruptions and Piles. Csc at Craw-
ford Bros, j. F. Mackey & Co. Is
Drug Store.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-18
Heaviest Snow Ever Known.
In Some Places the Fall 10 Twenty
Feet Desp-Stocknen Ap-
prehenslve.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. IA.
The blizzard which has seen rag
ing over Southern Wyoming fer
tho past three days is over, but
has been followed by weather 80
intensely cold that stock raissrs,
especially sheepnsn, arc very
apprshensive.
In Gillette 1t is reported that
stockmen expect heavy losses duo
to tho severe cold. Since the
storm passed tho mercury has
fallen below zero all over the
state, and in some sections has
dropped as low as 25 degrees be-
low.
In the nsighborhood of Lara
mic, the Northern Pacific 10 OK
psrienclng great difficulty in op.
Grating trains, As tho snow has
drifted badly. A report from
Dillon states that snow covers the
ground there in places to depth
OF 20 feet. 1t required one party
II days to make round trip of
Is miles with horses and sleds.
The snowfall is the heaviest in
the recollection Of the oldest in
habitants.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-18
THIS WILL INTEREST MANY.


To quickly introduce B. B. b, (Bo-
tanic Blood Balm), the famous blood
purifier. into new homes. we will send
absolutely free 10000 treatments. B.
b. u. quickly cures old ulcers, scrof.
ula. painful swellings. aches and
pains In bones or joints. rheumatism.
cstarrh. pimples, fostering eruptions,
boils, eczema, itching skin or blood
humors, eating. bleeding, fostering
sores and even deadly cancer. b. B.
B. at drug stores ST. For free treat
ment address Blood Balm Co., Allan
ia. Ga. Medicine sont at once, pre-.
paid. describe trouble and free med.
ical advice given until cured. B. B.
8. heals every sore and makes tho
blood pure and rich.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-18

ed of stealing some meat from one
OF the neighbors. Yesterday, as
result of the wounds, the man
died. The crowd failed to find
any meat in the negro's house but
instead three sack. of guano wer.
discovered under the bed.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-18
CROWD OF wHITRCAPPERs WHIP A
NAN TO DEATH.
PROFIT

The matter of feed is of
tremendous Importance to the
farmer. Wrong feeding is
loss. Right feeding lis profit.
The up-to-date farmer knows
what to feed his cows to get
the most milk, his pigs to get
the most pork, his hens to
get the most eggs. Science.
But how about the children 7
Are they fed according to
science, a bone food if bones
are soft and undeveloped,' a
flesh and muscle food if they
are thin and weak and a blood
food if there is anemiaf
SCOTS Emulsion is a mixed
food; the Cod Liver Oil in it
makes flesh, blood and muscle,
the Lime and Soda make bone
and brain. 1t is the standard
scientific food for delicate
children.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-18

Foley's Honey and Tar is best
for Group and whooplng cough,
contains no opiates, and cures
quickly. Careful mothers keen
: in the house. T. Eugene Fun
uerburk, druggist.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-18

Winter coughs are apt to result
10 consumption if neglected.
They can be soon broken up by
using Foley's Honey and Tar.
!. Eugene Funderburk, drug
gist.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-18
Happenings In The State.
AS Chronicled by the Alert Cor
resp ondents of The Columbia
State.
CARNEGIE LIBRARY FOR UNION.

CARNEGIE LIBRARY FOR UNION.
Unisn, Fob. 12.-At q recent
meeting of the city council it was
decided to accept tae liberal offer
OF. MIR. Andrew Carnegie. The
city will furnish the site for the
library and donate 81, 900 a year
to keep it up.
This means that Unisn will have
s$lb, 900 library. Very near 81
500 Of the IS, 900 has been raised
WHITE MAN KILLED BY A NEGRO.
Walhalla, Feb. 14.-Last nigh,
at Q O'Clock the citizens of the
eastern suburbs were alarmed by
the rapid firing Of q pistol and a.
result OF the shooting Christie
pher T. Kunsiuger lies dying with
a 3S ball In his brain. The shoot
ing was done by Bud Prie.tly,
colored, who fed and is still al
large.
KILLED HIS SON BY MIsCHANCE.
Anderson, Feb. IA. -News
reached here tonight of an acci-
dental killing at Lown desville this
afternoon. John Henry Leroy,
colorsd, was standing in front of
+. Il. Horton's store with shot
gun on his shoulder. His son, q
lad of IA years, was standin
near. The weapon was discharg-
ed in some way and the entire
load entered the boys abdomen,
inficting fatal -wouua. The
killing was purely accidental.
CROWD OF wHITRCAPPERs WHIP A
NAN TO DEATH.
WATERFORD, Feb. 12.-Sever-
al nights ago q crowd of about 10
or IL white men, near Young's
Island, severely whipped young
negro man, Jake Haines, suspect.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-18

by a very small majority
six notes.-the house has killed tho
very mild compulsory education
bill as'ed by the senate.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-18
MYSTERIOUS CIRCUM.
STANCES.

One was pale and sallow and
the other fresh and rosy.
Whence the differencea She who
is blushing with health uses DR..
Kings New Life Pills to main.
tain it. By gently arousing the
lazy organs they compel good di-
gestion and head of constipation.
Try them. Only Csc, at Crawford
Bros, and j. F. Mackey & Co.,
Druggist.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-18
DESPERATE ENCOUNTER WITH
POWERFUL NEGRo.

nEsPEHATE ENCOUNTER WITH A
POWERFUL NEGRO.
Laurens, Feb. 12.-Chief OF
Police Albert Hughes had a des-
perats encounter lasting fully ton
minutes with = negro named John
Workman whom he wa, attempt.
ing to arrest last night. The ne
gro resisted and struck the officer
a terrific blow on the head with a
fiat iron. This occurred in cabin.
The fight was then transferred to
the yard, when in the struggle the
negro secured the chiefs pistol
but the officer managed to keep
him from using it, and finally in
q terrific grapple and elinch the
chief caught the negro's lip in his
tooth. About this tine help ar.
rived and the coon was subdued.
NEGRO CRUSHED ANoTHER's SKULL.
Wslterboro, Feb. 49, On
Thursday night. in the upper sec.
ton of the county, near Saider'.
cross roads, Gus Green, at ne.
gro picnic, crushed Abram Will
llsms' skull. Williams, 1t seems,
was holding too good a hand with
a dusky damsel to suit Green
when the latter left the room and
returned in few minutes with an
axe handle aud lost no time IN
testing the thickness of Abrams
bead lt is,t thoaght the -wounded
negro will die.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-18

EOley'S Honey and Tar
Tor chHdren, safe, sure. No Opiafes.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-26
WILL NOT STRIKE.
Coal Region Reach an
Agreement.

Scranton Pa. June 17.-There will be
no strike in the anthracite region
growing out of the refusal of the oper-
ators to recognize the credentials OF
District Presidents Nichols, Fahy and
Dettrey, instructed by the joint execu-
tive board of the United Mine Work
ers as the miners representatives on
the board of Cancellation. The con-
vention of the United Mine Workers
on Tuesday elected the'three district
presidents by districts as their repre-
sentatives and the operators, through
President George F. Baer, of the Read
ing company, announced that this ac-
ton was satisfactory.
In answer to an inquiry by one OF the
delegates, President Mitchell stated
that no increase had been forthcom-
ing for May, under the provisions OF
the sliding scale, because the average
price" of coal had not advanced to
$4.55, although the circular price was
$3.50. He had seen the figures, he said,
and presumed they were correct. The
average price had only gone up to $4.52.
The June price, he thought, would
reach $4.62, and the miners would have
a two per cent. increase coming to
them.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-26
Assured of the good will and support

Assured of the good will and support
of the car of Russia, the emperor OF
Austria and his brother-in-law, the
king of Italy, King Peter proclaimed
his acceptance of the Servian throne
under the motto "For the sacred cross
and cherished liberty"
The removal of countervailing du-
ties on German sugar imported into
the United States, is sought blythe for
mer government.
A London dispatch confirms the re-
port of earthquakes in the vilayet of
Van and the loss of 7S5 lives.
The new king of Servia has been
warmed by Russia that he must punish
the murderers of his predecessor.
Fourteen men were Killed and 10
injured by an explosion in the lyd-
dite factory at the Woolwich arsenal
in London.
The car of Russia has relaxed the
restrictions against the Jews prohib-
iting them from living in villages and
with so miles of the frontier.
DR.. Lapponi, the pope's physician,
says the ponti1f is remarkably we'll
for q man of his advanced age.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-26
THE TuLLoCH CHARGES.
Postmaster General Makes Public
Bristow's Rcply-SOme Sensa-
tional Statements.

Washington, June 1S.-Postmaster
General Payne has made public the re-
p]y of Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow to the charges OF
Seymour w. Tnlloch, former cashier
of the Washington city post office, re-
garding the irregularities in the postal
administration and also reports of in
spection and investigation of the
Washington post Office by inspectors
between June 90. 1899, and July 81,
1900, together with the transcript OF
the Tulloch charges made some years
ago and the conclusions thereon then
reached by Postmaster General
Charles Emory Smith. These papers
constitute by far the most significant
documents yet made public as a result
of the sweeping postal investigation.
The reports show the existence of
many irregularities during the period
involved.
In a summary of the several reports
the postmaster general says: "The
charge of Mr.. Tulloch is, in its essence,
against President Mckinley and POST
master GENERA CLlllI. IIcSlOtuU MI
Kinley is no longer living; Postmaster
General Smith, who carried out Presi-
dent McKinley's policy, has answered
for himself. With regard to the pres
ent management of the Washington
post Office and the conduct of any and
all men charged with wrongdoing who
have been in the postal service under
the present administration, a thorough
and searching investigation is now be-
ing made and when it is ended all the
facts in the case will be made public,
as also whatever action may be taken
in view of such facts"
Washington, June 1s.-As a result of
alleged indiscretion in matters per-
tanning to the award of contracts for
printing the money order forms of the
government, James t. Metcalf, for
many years superintendent of the
money order system of the post Office
department, was on Wednesday re-
moved from Office by the postmaster
general. A full Investigation Of the
case will be made later.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-26

ity elected Prince Peter K%arageorge-
witch king of Servia and had notified
him by telegraph of the fact.
Directly afterwards the soldiers out
side took the oath of allegiance to the
new king, the late Queen Draga's regi-
ment being the first to do so.
The new constitution closely follows
that of 1888, and is eve more demo-
cratic. 1t is described as making Servia
virtually a republic with the king at
it's head.
The resolutions adopted by the ma
tional assembly at Mondays session
have practically granted immunity to
all concerned in the coup d'etat. The
attitude of the army has been recog-
nized and approved, and gratitude has
been extended to the government for
the patriotism displayed in such a fatal
crisis. All government measures have
been indorsed.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-26
DEADLY LYDDITE EXPLOSION.
Bursting Shell Kills Fourteen nnd
Injuries Many Others at
English Arsenal.

London, June 19.-Fourteen men
were killed and 10 injured by an ex-
plosion in the lyddite factory at the
Woolwich arsenal Thursday morning.
Several of the victims were literally
blown to pieces. The building was
completely wrecked. The roof was
blown off and the interior collapsed.
The explosion is attributed to the
bursting of a shell. There we've MANY
pathetic scenes about the gates of the
great arsenal, where thousands of
relatives of the employees besieged the
officials for information.
Six additional men are missing, and
1t is believed they We're blown TO nieces
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-26
APPLY THE TORCH.
Owned by Principal Witness
Against Them.

Louisville, KY, June 15.-The City
hotel, at Jackson, KY, a three-story
building owned by Capt. B. j. Even,
the principal witness against Jet and
White, now on trial there for the as
sassination of Lawyer j. B. Marcum.
was burned to the ground early Sun
day morning. There were Is guests in
the hotel, but all escaped without in
jury. There was no insurance on the
structure and the hotel, together with
it's furnishings and the effects of the
guests, is a total loss. The origin of
the fire is unknown, but the belief is
general that the fire was of incendiary
origin. Capt. Even had recently put
up an addition to the hotel. This was
just completed and was as yet unoccu-
pied.
h hotel. and furniture had been
insured, but only a week q Capt
EVER was notified that on account of
threatening conditions, the company
mad decided to cancel his policy. The
house and fixtures were valued at
about $4,000.
Louisville, KY, June II. News.
papers throughout Kentucky have
started a movement to reimburse B,
). Even, Of jackson, by popular sub
scription for his loss of $1,000 sus.
tanned through the burning of his
MOTEL by incendiaries. The general
belief that Even is suffering for do
ing his duty as a citizen in testifying
IN the assassination cases makes the
movement a popular n
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-26
WIN Take IA Action,

Washington, June 19.-Because the
executive committee of the B'Nal
Birth. the. Jewish organization which
sent to the president a petition to be
forwarded to the emperor of Russia
relative to the KishineH incident, ne
elected to atix any signatures to the
petition the state department can
have no official knowledge of the
source of the petition. However, it is
pretty generally understood that this
government will make no representa-
tions directly or indirectly to Russia.
as the matter concerns her interna-
tional affairs.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-26


(Map Shows Conversing Creeks, Whose
Combined Waters in a Cloudburst De-
stroyed Two-Thirds of Heppner at aCost
of Many Lives.)
of buildings alone will aggregate
probably $1,000, 900. This is regarded
as a conservative estimate. One hun
bred and fifty CT the best residences
were swept from the earth. The de-
bris is piled along the railroad track
to the height of freight cars.
At Other Points.
Fifteen buildings in the town of Lex
ington, nine miles below Heppner on
Willow creek, were washed away, but
with no loss of life, the inhabitants
having time to save themselves from
the surging torrent.
AT lone, II miles away. considerable
damage was done to buildings, though
no loss of life is reported from there.
Nor Bodies Found.
Heppner, Ore, June 19.-The num-
Der of dead recovered from the flood
ruins totalled 153 bodies Thursday.
Fifteen bodies were found Thursday
in drifts along Willow creek. AL
though the missing list is reduced by
these discoveries, it is likely that the
missing and unknown list will be
further augmented by transient stran-
gers whose baggage has been found.
The number of dead and missing will
probably reach 225,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-26
Some Important Deci.ton.

Ottawa, Ill, June 1.-THE Illinois
supreme court rendered a decision
that clubs must not sell liquor with
out license; that the sale of liquor at
picnics without a license is illegal.
that the Chicago street car compan-
les must lower the river tunnels.
that the purchase of government
bonds by banks to evade taxation is
illegal, and that there is no law for
the election of additional judges in
Chicago.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-26
Death Of a Veteran.

Washington, June 19.-Maj. Gen.
frank Wheaton, U. S. A., retired.
died Thursday, aged 70 years. Death
resulted from a general breaking
down in health. Gen. Wheaton had
an active military caree and in the
civil wal participated in MANY bat
ties, notably those in the various
Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and
Washington campaigns.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-26
NEW KING IS ELECTED
servian Parliament Name. n,
Karageorgevitch as Successor
to Murdered Monarch.

Belgrade, June 16.-With scarce,r
the excitement which marks an ~?
nary fete day in the capital, servi.
on Monday instituted a new dynastr
Within less than two hours from ~.
time OF meeting in the wing of the
royal palace, where King Alexander
and his queen were shot down, tho
senate and skupshtina, in joint SEES.
sion, had legally and with due formal.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-26
Farmer KIN. Him.eI,

Brainerd. Mimi, June 19.-William
Koernke, a farmer, committed sui
eide Thursday morning. He first
slashed his throat with a razor and
then shot off part Of his head with a
shotgun and afterward jumped into.
the lake.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-26
well-Known writer dead

Philadelphia, June le.-John Paul
Bocock, well known as a writer Of fic-
ton and travel, is dead at Wayne. He
came here from Richmond, Va. where
his family We're prominent in political
and social circles.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-26
Anti-Policy Lender N....

New York, June 1e. az Charles r.
McFarlane. superintendent Of the
Anthology society, was shot and
killed in the criminal court building
Monday morning by William Spencer.
known also as William Rogers.
against whom he was to have testi-
fled Monday in a policy trial.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-26
Premier Resirn..

Buda-Pesth, June l7.-Premier de
= announced Tuesday. in the lower
house OF the Hungarian diet that he
had rendered his resignation to King
Francis Joseph on Sunday last. and
that his majesty had accepted it.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-26
Heavy Loss 6y Fir.

New Lisbon, Wis, June 15.-The
entire business portion of the town.
of Hustler, a village five miles west
OF here on the Omaha railroad, was
destroyed by fire Sunday. The total
loss is estimated at 100000, partly in
sured.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-26
Former Onci.Is Sentenced.

Sofia, Bulgaria, June 19.-Former
Premier Ivantschotf, former Minister
of Public Works TontcheR and former
Minister of the Interior Ra%doslavof.
who were indicted in November last
on the charge of malfeasance in office,
were sentenced Thursday to eight
months imprisonment at hard labor.