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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-25
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Local nj alters
Will have Brede's
steam Bread

Miss Alta Fewell, of Rock
Hill, is the guest of Mrs. M. j.
Perry
Miss Irene Cunningham CAME
over from Winthrop Saturday and
spent Sunday and Monday with
her parents.
Mr.. j. G. Lindsay and
daughter, Miss Pauline, Of Rock
Hill, visited relatives here this
week.
Mrs. K. E. Cook, ofTaxahaw
and Mrs. j. A. Cook, of this
place, are visiting relatives in
Charlotte, N. G.
MIR. j. A. Stewman has re
turned to Lancaster and will run
as engineer on the l.. & G. extras
The legislature adjourned
Saturday morning and the Ian
caster delegation arrived home
that night.
You had better see us before
you spend your CASH. We've
got some bargains.
Lancaster Mercantile Co.
The farmers in the Antioch
section started up their plows yes
t rdny.
Married, on Sunday last, by
Magistrate W. p. Caskey, Mr..
L. E. Marlborough and Miss Docia
Stogner, daughter of the late Geo.
w. Stogner.
R. l.. Wright, of Manches-
ter Mills and Miss Carrie Langley,
daughter of Policeman h. M.
Langley, were married on Sunday
the 18th by the Rev. Il. a. Dab
ney at the parsonage. Rock Hill
journal.
The committee of ladies
charged with "Vlllage improve
ments" desire that all persons
interested in the planting of shade
trees on the streets Of the town
meet ut the court house Thursday
Qomorrow) M orning at o'clock.
"A bill TO repeal an Act of the
Legislature passed about fifty years
ago closing Arch street at tho on
trance to the Catholic cemetery,
was passed at the recent sitting of
the legislature. The council can
now open and extend Arch stlest
eastward to the corporate limits.
Married, at Yorkville, by
Rev. w. G Neville, at 6 p NJ.
Thursday, 10Th, inet, Mr.. j. S.
Mackorell and Miss Opheli. ID.
wilson, daughter of Mr. 5 l..
Davidson: They left Yorkvile
after the ceremony for Black stock
to visit the family of the groom's
father. Mr. Ms mapy friends in
Lancaster will wish him much i,v
and happiness.
A new phone lin. is Icing
put up from his Place 10 Mr.. r
Z. PIyler's 1t will be built on
to Dudley and possibly to Zoar in
Chesterfield county.
Ike Clark, col, was convict
ed of entry on land after notice
before Magistrate Caskey last
week and sentenced to 80 days or
pay fine of $40. He paid up.
Mr.. Calvin Massey, of Chess
terfeld county, aged about 90
years, died at his home near
Manus, last Saturday night. He
was well known in this county and |
used to do most of his trading at !
this place.
There will be basket sup.
Per at the Fork Hill school house
next Thursday night. The object
is to raise money for purcbasino
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
COMBINE CONTRACT
STYLED ILLEGAL

LANSING. Mich, July lS-The Su-
preme court today reversed the iudg.
ment OF $4,000 obtained in the Wayne
Circuit court by the Detroit Salt com.
pany against the National Salt com.
pany. The judgment represented the
purchase of salt sold by the Detroit
company to the National company un-
der contract which provided for the
sale to the latter OF the formers en-
tire output of salt. the price to be
paid being 81 cents barrel up to 300.
900 barrels year, and l6 cents bar
rel for all in excess thereof.
The contract provided that II the
Detroit company should sell any of It's
product to others 1t should forfeit the
sum of s35. 900. and II the national
company should interrupt the manu-.
iacture of salt by the Detroit com
pany II should pay the Detroit com
pany for its damages 10 cents a barrel
upon the average daily output for the
preceding three months for a period
not 10 exceed six months and 32 cents
a barrel after six months
The court in majority opinion
written by Chief Justice Hooker. says
that there can be no question that the
national company could practically
close up the plaintiffs plant under this
contract The court finds that there
Is abundant evidence that the officers
of the Detroit company fully under.
stood the situation and knew the pur.
pose of the National Salt company to
control the market, and declares that
the lower court was In error in not ad-
hitting proof tending to show the De
troft company's knowledge and parti-
cipation. and that such court should
have directed a verdict for the nation
n company on the ground of plaintiffs
completely in an Illegal and penal
transaction.
In affirming the case of Bennett VS.
Carr the Supreme court practically
giyes n deathblow to the Michigan an
ti-colored oleomargarine law by declar-
ing II violation of the law TO manu-
facture or sell oleomargarlne colored
with an ingredient coloring matter.
sucn. for instance. as crude cotton
seed oil. which Is an ingredient and
when not refined gives the product the
desired butter color.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
WIFE OF PoULTNEY sIGELoW
GETS DIVORCE DECREE


NEW YORK, July lS-Mrs. Eliza
beth Il. Bigelow was today granted a
final decree of absolute divorce by
Judge Giegerich in the Supreme court
from Poultney Bigelow. writer, travel
er and schoolmate of Kaiser Wilhelm
An interlocutory decree was entered
three months ago and as there was no
opposition to the issuance of the final
decree the motion for judgment was
gladly signed by the judge The case
was tried before referee, whose
name is not mentioned in the papers
submitted to the court for final judg.
ment. Mr.. and Mrs. Bigelow were
married April 6, 1884, and Mrs. Bige-
low charged her husband with undue
intimacy with a correspondent whose
name is not given.
According to the terms of the de-
cree. Mildred Bigelow. one of the
daughters of the couple is to remain In
the custody OF her father, with the
privilege of free access to her at any
time by her mother, while Edith Eve
line Bigelow and Dorothy, the other
children, are to be taken care of by
their mother All the children are
allowed when they reach sufficient
age, to change their guardianship and
live with whichever parent they wish.
Mr. Bigelow is debarred from mar.
rying during his wife's life, but either
he or his wife can ask for a modifica-
ton Of the decree at any time.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
HARRISON OPPOSES DEMO-
CRATIC REORGANlZATlO

CHICAGO, ILL.,, July lS.-Mayor Car
ter II. Harrison desires to become a
Democratic National committeeman
next year and hopes to be regarded
as the chief force in Illinois in direct
ing the Democratic politics of the
state and the part the state plays in
national politics. He is strenuously
opposed to the reorganization of the
party and will make his fight for rec
ognitSon along this line.
The annual picnic of the Chicago
Democratic club, composed of the lieu
tenants and followers of the mayor.
was made the vehicle today for call
ing attention 10 Mr.. Harrson's aspir.
atoms and his attitude in regard to
the control OF the national party In
order to give national character to
the demonstration the speakers includ-
ed several prominent Democratic lead
ers from Missouri, Kentucky Iowa and
other states OF the Middle West. In
defining his attitude Mayor Harrison
said
Most OF this talk about reorganza.
ton comes from men who, however,
eminent. are not especially noted for
their loyalty to the party Of late
years. The platform enunciated by
out last national convention is the
political creed OF the party and will
continue SO to be until another nation
al convention shall change IT, Oi
course. II Is the privilege Of anyone
inside or outside the Democratic party
to urge an alteration OF the platform
and when such an appeal shall be
made 1t will be determined upon its
merits and not upon the supposed i'm
portance OF the handful Of gentlemen
who are assuming to tell the party
what To do"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
FARM INGTON NEWS.
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CFrom the Hustler)

Harvey D. Towner and S. l.. Har-
wood have arrived from Clifton. Ariz..
making the trip overland in less than
TWO weeks. They report the weather
warm, but plenty Of grass and water
They Will remain In that locality for
several weeks.
L. l.. Thomas left for Durango to-
day where he goes to meet Mrs. Leu
ders of Denver, and Mrs. Tucker OF
Glenwood Springs, who, together with
Mrs. Smelcer Of Durango, will return
with him for visit with his family.
The ladies' are all sisters Of Mrs.
Thomas.
George l.. Cooper and wife and lit
tie son. Bernie. returned from Cali
fornia. Monday. by way Of the Gallup
route, where they had been sojourn-
ing for the past six months. Mr.. Coop
er looks better than when he left. but
wise would have, owing 90 a spell Of
sickenss.
The Fruit Growers association held
meeting in the City hall Monday
evening and elected D. B. Ross. II. II.
Woods and Jack Martin as an execu-
tive committee communication
was read from William Wolf & Co. Of
Durango. in which they offer to handle
all the products Of the association and
furnish cold storage facilities on Il
commission Of ten per cent The
matter was referred to executive com
mittee.
The commissioners Of the North
Pennington ditch passed resolutions
TO employ a surveyor to keep all oh.
structions out Of the ditch also for the
secretary to make out a list OF all out
standing delinquencies by stockhold
ers and place 1t In the hands of the
| superintendent for collection The
superintendent was also instructed "a
call out sufficient force to repair and
build up all weak places in the ditch
and to keep the ditch running to IT.
full capacity.
A party consisting OF N. Jenness
county auditor OF Woodbury. county
/. at Sioux City; L. u. Jenness. = news
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
WANE OF PROMOTERS.
luii in Business of Floating and In
fating Industrial Enterprises.


NEW YORK, July lS.-One of the
greatest industries OF New York has
gone all to smash. and nothing is do
ing in that line now II is the promo
ton business After epoch of unex-
ampled activity in the company organ
lzing and stock selling line. the fnan-
ciers and promoters are now out OF
business. No one wants to subscribe
for new stocks, and probably 1t would
be impossible to float "A new company.
no matter how sound its condition or
how excellent its prospects. The
fever of speculation in organizations
and combinations-the John Law era
OF American finance-appears to be at
an end for time at least.
Even Mr.. Morgan. the king of pro-
moters. has quit. The shipping trust
was his latest venture in the combi-
nation line, and his syndicate follow
ers are paying the bills Before this
failure and before the disappearance
of the craze for getting rich by means
of the printing and selling OF stock
certificates Mr.. Morgan had planned
more great coups. He was going to
do bigger things than he had ever
done before, but now he is inactive,
He is resting. There may be more
worlds to conquer, but he is no hurry
TO complete the job.
No one need imagine that Mr. Nor
gan has quit for good. He hasn't
He is only waiting till the clouds roll
by. To play the financial game is Mr.
Morgan's passion, his sport. his life
He is not going to give up his chief
source of pleasure.
But Mr.. Morgan has decided to give
up industrials and return to his early
love-railroads. There are new com
binations to be made in the railway
world, and Mr.. Morgan proposes to
have a hand in them Nothing can be
done, however. till the Northern Sc
curities case is decided by the Su-
preme court Some of the biggest
combinations the railway world has
ever seen are awaiting the verdict of
the great tribunal at Washington.
If the decision is favorable the new
combinations will suddenly appear. If
40 SeehiS Hioie iiheiy, IT proves ~ De
unfavorable, the leaders of railways
are going to congress and ask for leg
islation which will afford them relief
They are prepared to demonstrate
how absurd 1t is to maintain a law
which holds that man is guilty II he
have to power to hurt trade through
a monopoly, even il he doesn't use it.
They say every strong man who walks
the streets has power to hurt people
with his fist or his stick, but as long
as he does not hurt anyone the police
have no call to interfere with him.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
TRIAL SERMON SENT IN
A PHONoGRAPH

NEW YORK. July lI.-Some time
ago, according to story in the Jew
lsh Chronicle. the Hungarian Jews
in Chicago wrote to the chief rabbi
of Pressburg, in Hungary, asking him
to recommend an orthodox rabbi to
preside in their native language
Pressburg was long way from Chica-
go. anu 1t was too much to expect
that rabbi could drop across for
sabbath TO preach a trial sermon.
That was where the phonograph show.
ed its use. The recommended candi-
date spoke his best sermon in his best
German and Hungarian into the in
strument, and when the records were
reproduced in Chicago they gave such
delight that he preacher was elected
at handsome salary.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
coRsETs HANDICAP SWIMMERS
German Women Make Experiment Ar.
rayed in Evening Dress.

BERLIN, July 1.-two German
women, both accomplished swimmers,
anxious to learn how far woman Is
handicapped by her clothing when she
falls overheard, arrayed themselves in
evening dress, donned hat and gloves
and mantle. and then threw them
selves into the water
Members of the swimming club to
which they belonged watched the ex-
pertinent, and canoes followed them
The swimmers decided that, though
woman's clothes buoy her lip at the
outset, they are an almost iinsur.
mountable obstacle to swimming once
they become heavy with water Cor
sets they pronounced a most serious
handicap, making strong strokes a
practical impossibility.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
COLLINS ON TRIAL FOR
MURDER OF SCHUMACHER

UNION, Mo, July 1S.-In the trial
of George Collins for the murder of
Pinkerton detective named Schu-
macher when the latter and a posse
attempted to arrest Collins and Bl
Rudolph for the robbery of the Union.
Mo, banks. George Harms, Rudolph's
uncle. testified today that after Schu.
macher was killed, Rudolph exclaimed,
we got the man We wanted"
AS the trial proceeds Collins seems
to lose heart The ross-examination
Indicates that the defense will try to
SHIFT the murder on Rudolph, who is a
Fugitive from justice, and follow with
pleas OF self-defense. Collins may
take the stand himself
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
kloNAP STUDENT HARvesruss

TOPEKA, Kan, July ls-one
squad OF eastern college students.
which was started from Topeka to The
harvest fields of Ness county yester.
day failed To reach thelr destination
The train reached the little town of
Otis this morning. Il was boarded
there By a crowd of wheat growers
who were determined to have harvest
hands at any cost. The itudents were
asleep. but the farmers kcd their or.
rand In the country ans when told
that the men were haryesters. they
were forced to leave the train. Sey.
eral OF the young men w.fe determln-
ed 10 remain on the train, and made II
very interesting for the Farmers for
n short lime, but the latter fought TO
save their crops. and When the train
moved OF the students stOod on the
station platform. None OF the young
men were hurt in the contest. but sev.
eral carried pieces OF CD furniture
which they had torn nwaysduring the
scuflie.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
HERE ARE A FEW BARGAINS.


600 Buys four room frame. 1 lot.
Second avenue. Easy terms.
$50 Buys for room frame. lot.
Second avenue. Good property.
Easy terms.
l,3OO Buys five room brick. Good
repair. Rent $13.5O. Terms
10 suit at per cent.
l,5OO Buys Ave room frame. IL
lots. Fourth avenue. Very do
slrable property.
200 Buys five room frame. lots
on Boulevard. Bath. Fine To-
cation.
$3.50 Buys stone house. Large lot.
Cost over $1,000. A bargain.
l.25O Buys five room brick. Desira-
BILE location.
1900 Buys five room brick In good
repair. Rents for $3.50 per
mo. Terms to suit at per cent
1.5O0 Buys five room frame. ih lots.
Firth avenue. Choice location,
Very desirable.
2.1O0 Buys five room frame. lots.
Bath. Very desirable location
on boulevard.
l,4OO Buys iye room brick. IL lots.
Fifth avenue. Desirable prop
erty.
4.25O Buys six room brick. lots.
Bath and furnace. Choice
Boulevard property.
Money TO loan on improved farm
and city property. In sums TO suit.
Lowest rates OF interest.
FRANK ELDREDGE,
Durango, Colo.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20

paper man and postmaster at Danhury.
la: l. l. Cameron. and Mr. Caldwell
OF the same place David Palmer of
Charter Oak la; W H. Mcnsinger.
now of Modcna California. but who
lived In Iowa until recently, are here
looking over the country with view
OF hnding suitable location for n
colony They are very much pleased
with the country, and If they can fnd a
proposition that suits them. will come
out and bring enough people TO settle
5000 or 6,oo0 acres of land.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
NEW YORK POLITICS
DISCUSSED BY PRESIDENT

OYSTER BAY. N. Y, July iS.-New
York politics We're discussed today al
Sagaore Hill by President Roose-
welt, Mayor Lowe of New York, Presi-
dent Butler of Columbia university
Mr.. Mercer. ambassador to Italy,
George Smith correspondent of the
London Times. and w. l.. Ward, an old
friend OF the president, were also
guests TODAY.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
COMPANY
AGREES TO AR6ITRATE

CHICAGO. Ill. July 1s.-Represen
tatives OF the Federation of Labor and
the Kellogg Switchboard company to-
day agreed to make another effort to
arbitrate. The Kellogg company
wants To run an open shop" and is
willing to pay union wages. The
unions waive the demand for writ
ten agreement. but want discharged
men reinstated a decision will prob
ably be reached Monday There We're
no disturbances at the plant today.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
cLoUDBURST browns
NEBRASKA PROFESSOR

LINCOLN, Neb., July 1S.-W. c.
Phipps, professor of the English de-
partment of the State university, was
drowned in the hills near Crawford,
last night. Phipps and party of friends
were hunting fossils when a ten-ioot
wall OF water from cloudburst swept
down the gulch. Phipps was unable
TO swim, and was the only man drown
ed. His body was recovered.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
TWO BURGLARS GET DRUNK
WHILE RAlOiNG SALOON

NEW YORK. July 1S.-Two burg
lars, while ransacking a Columbia
street saloon last night became intoxl-
Gated by drinking stolen stimulants.
Ben Haggerty found revolver in one
of the drawers. and while testing it
shot dead Michael Quinten. his com
panion. Haggerty was arrested.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
TUMUT is NAME OF AUS
TRALlA'S NEW CAPITAL

MELBOURNE, Australia. July 1S.-
A site for the new capital of Australia
has just been agreed upon. 1t is the
town of Tumut. New South Wales,
AfHiy $Q5 miles southwest of Sydney.
being situated in a rich agricultural
district, and having population of
less than 1000.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
SECRETARY ROOT AND
ROOSEVELT DON'T AGREE

WASHINGTON, ID. C., July l8.-
Strained relations exist between Sec
rotary OF War Root and President
Roosevelt on account OF the latter OPP
posing the wishes of Root, who wants
the government to legalize the sale OF
opium in the Philippines. Governor
Taft is with Root, but the president
has the backing OF the national tenn
perance society. and altogether the
opium deal may open up a new scan
dal in the Philippines government.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
BUSY DAY FOR
EPHWORTH LEAGUERS.


DETROIT. Mich, July 1S.-The sec
ond day OF the Epworth League inter
national conference began at an early
hour this morning with a sunrise
prayer-meeting" in the Central NJ f.
church There was present nearly
1000 delegates. The exercises were
led by Rev S. b. Towne. DID, of
Greencastle, Ind. Following the eXer
cises an experience meeting was
held, in which delegates from nearly
every state of the Union and from
several of the Canadian provinces
participated.
1t is estimated that there are fully
$4,000 leaguers in the city. In spite
of the crowd Detroit was so well pre-
pared for the entertainment of the
visitors that not nearly half of its
entertaining capacity is exhausted. The
residents report that they are not
crowded in the least
Four separate conferences were
held this morning in many places
When the delegates assembled in the
Central NJ. c. Church, H. e V. Porter
of jamestown, n. Y. presiding, the
splendid choir led a short service of
song, after which the morning topics
were taken up in ten-minute speeches
by the delegates. THE Heart of the
Weekly Devotional Meeting" was the
first subject, by the Rev. III. e. War
ren. of LennoXville, Que. Under the
head of Our Obligation to the Jun
iors, Mrs. Anna II. Woodcock of Au-
rore, Neb., delivered an interesting ad.
dress. Training the Worker for per
sonal Work" was the topic assigned
Rev. A. B. Higgins of Middleton, Can.
Rev. f. S. Parker of Crawley, La,
spoke on the subject, Prayer Farce
in League Work" and Rev j. J. Rob
inette of MarysVile, Ten, closed the
session with an address on The Pres
ence of the Spirit an Essential"
Missionary papers and discussions
occupied the time of the delegates as
sembled in the Detroit Opera house.
W. w. Cooper of Kenosha, Wis, pre-
sided over this meeting and the
speakers included John w Penning-
ton of Colorado Springs, Colo, Rev
Seth Ward, ID. d., of Nashville, Tenn,
and Miss Bessie Brooks of Beaver,
Pa. The juniors held sway in the
Central Presbyterian church, where
the problems of child culture, study
courses and the enlistment of adult
helpers were some of the topics dis
cussed.
The literary and social work of the
league were the chief subjects of con
sideration at the fourth of the fore
noon conferences, held in the Fort
Street Presbyterian church, Rev j.
NJ. workman of Benton, Ark, presid.
ing, After an Offering of prayer by
the the Rev. NJ w Dogan. of Mar
fellowship, reading rooms and the lit
erary activities of the league were
presented by Rev w. p Eveland, OF
Bloomsbury, Pa, Miss Clara Wallace
of Toronto. Rev. C. o. Jones of Knox
vile, Tenn, Rev. W. T. Gross of Bald
win, Kan, and others.
A wide range of subjects relating to
league and denominational work were
discussed at the three large meetings
of the afternoon, prominent among
the speakers being Rev. S G. Thomp-
son, of Oklahoma City, Rev. f. H. Co
man of Buffalo, Rev. G. A Hough. o.
Los Angeles. l. Garland Penn of At.
lanta, James NJ. Ogden of Indianapo.
lis, and Rev. c. L. Manning of Mon
treal. The Rev. r. j. Campbell, pas.
tor of the Peoples Temple, London, is
one of the eminent speakers to be
heard at meetings tonight
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
TWO NEGROES SHOT TO
DEATH BY CITIZENS

p COLUMBIA. S C.. July is.-Two
negroes We're shot to death 10y wmtc
citizens as result of the attempted
murder OF William Hall postmaster at
Chinqucpin. Other negroes supposed
TO he mixed up In conspiracy
against Hall are being sought
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
DENY THAT ScHWAs is AT
COLORADO SPRINGS

COLORADO SPRINGS, July 49,
The report sent out early this morn
ing TO the effect that Charles NJ
Schwab. president of the steel trust
was here, is denied at noon. Every
hotel in this town and Manitou has
been searched and no trace of Mr.
Schwab can be found. President Do
MADISON of the Stock Exchange, who
is personal friend of Mr.. Schwab de-
nies that the steel trust magnate is in
the city.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
CHINESE WILL ASK Gov
MENT TO RETALlATE

HONOLULU, July 1S.-The Chinese
here Will hold mass meeting to pro
test against exclusion from the Unit
ed States. They will ask their e.
ernment to enact tariff regulation
against American goods as an act
retaliation.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
BOWERMAN FIND SAID
TO BE GOOD AT SURFACE

PUEBLO. Colo. July 1S.-Letters
received in this city this morning from
Chlef Ringer and other prominent Off
cials, who have gone to the Gunnison
gold fields, say that the Bowerman
'nd near Pitkin will produce not less
than 100000 at the grass roots.
Waunita today presents very live
ly appearance and there is much ex-
citement over the discovery OF the
bonanza
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20
MILLS
SHUT
DOWN

FALL RIVER, Mass. July ls--Idle-
ness in cotton mills increased today
the number of unemployed being 1000
while 5000 more will be paid on next
week
The corner in the cotton market and
subsequent inability OF the operators
to buy raw material at price low
enough to warrant the mills 10 run
is the cause.