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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
Gen. Gordon Seriously Ill.

Atlanta, Feb. ga special
to The Constitution from jackson,
Miss, says Gen. John B. Cor
don, commander"in. chief Of the
United Confederate Veterans
was taken violently ill while on
board Queen and Crescent train
en route to this cityfrom Clinton,
Miss, tonight. 1t was necessary
to remove him from the train on
a stretcher and he suffered VIC.
lent Ipells of nausea while benz
carried to the Lawrence hotel.
Physicians were Immediately sum
monec and will remain ut his
bedside until morning. Gen.
Gordon is suffering much pain,
which the sedatives administered
by the physicians have failed to
relieve. He is conscious.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
Anti-Pistol Sentiment.

The Savannah News thinks
that the pistol will be less in evl-
dence in the future in this state,
and it is certainly to be hoped
that the opinion is we'll founded.
1t it 10 snce established that per-
sons charged with murder are not
to bs bailed, that fact will un-
doubtedly deter many men who
carry pistols from committing
homicide, and the carrying of
them will gradually 90 out of use.
Tho Tillnan case, az the News
says, has created much discussion,
and no doubt will continue to un-
til its final conclusion, and out of
this discussion will come health
ier public sentiment in regard to
the use of deadly weapons IN the
settlement of personal difficulties.
Although Chief Justice Pope's de-
cisisn was only rendered last week
its effect has been felt by this
time all over the state. 1t Great
ed profound impression among
Legislators and the feeling thus
started is bound to psrmeate all
classes. The chief justice did 9
greater thing than he probably
thought in making the decision be
did, for it very materially
strengthened sentiment just
forming and comparatively weak
Had he dono otherwise this change
in public opinion would have been
destroyed in its inception. As
the News says again the reform
will net take place all at once,
but the leaven is working and the
anti-pistol sentiment will be in.
tensltisd and strengthened as long
as judges do their duty without
fear or favor, Columbia Record.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
ESCAPED AN AWFUL
FATE,

Mr.. Fl. Haggins of Melbourne,
Fla, writes, "My doctor told me
| had Consumption and nothing
could be done for me. was Civ
en- up to die. The offer of a free
trial bottle of DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, in
duccd me to try it. Results were
startling. | am now on the road
to recovery and owe all to DR..
Kings New Discovery. 1t sure
lv saved my life.' This great
cure is guaranteed for all throat
and lung diseases by Crawford
Bros, j. f. Mackey & Co., Drug
gists. Price soc and 81 90. Trial
Bottles free.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
MCLaurin and Negro.
Senator Quoted as Favoring Giv>
ing Them Political Rights.

New York, Feb. "a. The Com.
mercial Advertiser prints this af-
ternoon lengthy interview with
Senator McLaurin, of South Car
olina, in which he gives his view
on the negro question and labor
in the South; and the Democra-
tic and Republican policies and
industrial developments in the
South. He kays he is ready to
conceds political rights to the me-
gro, but social equality Is the root
of the trouble. The problem is
cne the South must settle. Race
troubles will be superseded in the
South by questions arising ont Of
great commercial expansion. He
declares the South is divided on
Organism. 1t is rumored that
McLaurin will become member
of New York law firm when he
retires from the senate.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
Negroes Driven Out.
Mob in an Indiana Town Pulls
Down Their Houses-An Oc-
currencs That Never
Happens in the
South.

Indianapolis, Feb. 24.-Twen-
ty negroes of Webrum, the entire
black population Of the town,
were driven ont yesterday after
their shacks had been pulled down
over their heads by white people.
The white residents had given the
negroes several days notice to quit
the town, but this, with subse,
quent warnings was ignored. Yes
terday white mob gathered
armed with ropes and poles and
marched to negro quarters. Rig.
ging tack on the shacks the mob
tugged at the ropes and soon had
the structures in ruins. After
the assault the negroes hastily
gathered their belongings and
made for the railroad station,
boarded freight train and went
to Vntonville, a nearby station.
This is an end of the race war
which broke out ten days ago.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
School Teacher Shoots Boy.
The Result of Mutiny at Inman
Prof. Reuben Pitts Revol-
yer is Fired in Fight
With Ono of HIS
Rebellious Pupils.

Spartanburg, S. g., Feb. 24.-
Eddy Foster, the Is year old son
OF Gabriel Foster, was shot and
dangerously wounded this after
noon by Reuben Pitts at lnman.
Pitts is teacher at Inman and
Foster is one of his students. Sew.
eral days ago the teachsr flogged
one of the boys and won the en-
nifty of the scholars, who agreed
to resiat any further efforts of the
teacher rs to chastissment. Pitts
heard of tho agreement and de-
tsrminod to quell this rebellious
spirit. Being a physically weak
man he took loaded revolver
with him to school to-day and at
the noon recess hour called young
Foster III to administer whipping
Foster, as agreed, rebelled. Pitts
drew his pistol, only to frighten
the boy, so he states. The bsy
struck the pistol in an effort to
take the rod from the teacher,
when the revolver was exploded,
the ball entering the stomach and
ranging downward, making very
serious wnuud.
The feeling is intense but both
parties have friends and the man.
ner of the discharge of the pistol
is not doubted.
Pitts is u graduate. of Furman
University, the son Of Rev. j. ID.
Pitts, pastor of the First Baptist
church Of Laurens. The young man
bears the highest character and
reputation. He is greatly wrought
up over the terrible affair. Eos
ter is a member of a prominent
family Of Spartanburg.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
A NIGHT ALARM.

Worse than an alarm of fire at
night is the brassy cough of crou 0,
which sounds like the children s
death knell and it means death
unless. something is done quickly.
Foley's Honey and Tar never fails
to give instant relief and quickly
cures the worst forms of croup.
Mrs. 2. l.. Cordier, of Manning
ton, KY, writes: "My three year
old girl had severe Case of
Group; the doctor said she could
not live. got bottle Of Foley's
Honey and Tar, the first dose
gave quick relief and saved her
life" Refuse substitutes. T.
Eugene Funderburk, druggist.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
Four Have Died.

Since Gov. Heyward's inaugu-
ration four probate judges have
died in different portions of the
State. Elections to fill tho vacan
cies thus caused have already
been ordered. Yesterday the
elections to fill tho vacancies in
the counties of Kershaw and Hor-
ry were ordered to be held on
Tuesday, March 1.-THE State.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
THIS WILL INTEREST NJ my.

To quickly Introduce b. B Il. (Bo-
tanic Blood Balm). the famous blood
purifier, into new hOm. 8, we will send
absolutely free 10000 treatments. B
b. B quickly cures ola Ulcers, scruf-
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pains in bones or joints rheumatism,
catarrh. pimp!es, 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
tn. Ga. Medicine sent at once, pre-.
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ical advice given until cured. B. b.
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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
FORFEITS HIS
L1EE.

A runaway almost ending ia
tally, started horrible ulcer on
the leg of j. b. Orner, Franklin
Grove, III. For four years it de-
fled all doctors and all remedies.
But Bucklen's Arnica Salve had
no trouble to cure him. Equally
good for Burns, Bruises, Skin
Eruptions and Piles. 25c at Craw-
ford Bros, j. F. Mackey & Co. s
Drug Store.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
Good News for Dentists

DR.. |. d. Alexander Of Cam
den has invented and patented u
natrix crown which Is highly re-
commended by prominent den.
fists of this and other States, and
is said by the profession to be an
original and ingenious device
which will save time and money
to both operators and patients.
The inventor has issued an attrac-
tive folder illustrating the device.
The State.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
Nj MYSTERIOUS CIRCUM-
STANCES ~

One was pale and sallow and
the other fresh and rosy.
Whence the difference! She who
is blushing with health uses DR.
Kings New Life Pills to main-
tain 1t. BY gently arousing the
lazy organs they compel good di
gestion and head off constipation.
Try them. Only 25c, at Crawford
Bros, and j. F. Mackey 6 Co., ,
Druggist.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
A Drummer Mortally Wounded
by His Wife's Nephew.

Charlotte, N. c., Feb. 25. -
w. J. Thompson, formerly q
travelling representative for a
Louisville, Ky, house, was shot
three times and fatally wounded
in the dining room of his resi-
dence at Maxton, N. c., at 6
O'Clock this evening by f. N.
Mclean, a nephew of Thompson 8
wife. Thompson, who was uu-
der the influence of whiskey, OBJ
jected to the presence of Mclean, i,
who had seen summoned by Mrs.
Thompson on account of her hus
band's condition, and an alterca-
tion ensued. Mclean claims that
the shooting was entirely in self
defense.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
They Bought Watch Chains
How Slick Fakir Duped the In :
noceDt at Pickens.
Special to The State.

Plckens, Feb. 25. A real live
faker struck Pickens Saturday.
tie took out u license to sell Jew.
elry, then visited tho dispensary
and "tanked up' on "pale corh"
to stimulate his oratorical po wers.
he then proceeded TO vhoop them
up and soon had IA good crowd.
he declared that he was repre-
sentative of j.welry manufac
turing company in Charleston,
that they were making watch
chains out of a new metal which
had been discovered in Camden
county and that he was ready to
give the chains away for song,
for his real business was to adj
vertise the company.
He succeeded ia selling about
seventy nVe CHAINS for dollar a
piece. AS q climax, he distribut-
ed free lot of little blocks of cas-
tile soap wrapped in tinfoil as SUI g
cure for corns, with the compli-
ments of well known firm in
Charleston. Telling the crowd
that he must now stop for dinr or,
he bid them adleu till B O'Clock,
when he said hs hoped to meet
them all again. He then drove
out of town, and when last seen
ne was driving at n furious pace
towards Easley. The chains
can now be bought at ten cents
each.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
WANTED, Tr,st

MANAGER WANTED! Trust
worthy, either sex, by Wholesale
Merchandise Company Of solid
financial standing, to manage Lo-
cal Representatives who will or.
game clubs among consumers.
4O per cent saved for our custo-
mers. Business no experiment
but q proven success. Salary
SlS.OOa week, expenses advanced.
Experience unnecessary. Address
u. b. Clarkson, Mgr, 334 Dear
born St., Chicago, III. 1-24.7.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
Five Murder Cases.
Special to The State.

Charleston, Feb. "a. The
coart of general sessions convened
today, when tho grand jury wa.
organized and the machinery of
the court put in working order
for the session. The docket is
An unusually heavy one and it will
take two weeks to clear it. There
are five capital cases among the
number of cases to be tried.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28

stops the Cough and Works off
the COfd.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets cure cold in one day. No
Cure, No Pay. Price, Csc.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28

The Cover nor has issued a
requisition upon the governor of
Alabama for j. A. II. Llndsy.
who has been captured in that
state and is wanted in Anderson
to answer to the charge of forge
rV.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
B a N N e e 8 A I've
the most healing salve In the world.
Tou KnoW Whnt You are Takin0

When you take Groves Taste
less Chill Tonic because the form
nla is plainly printed on every bot
tie showing that it is simply Iror
and q mime in a tastcless form
No Cure. No Pay. SOC.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
Battle Between
Officers and Miners
Three Minors Killed; Two Others
Mortally Wounded Seven
ty.Three Were Ar,
rested.

At Stamford City, Raleigh
county, terrible battle took place
at dawn today between the Joint
posses of Deputy United States
Marshal Cunningham and Sheriff
Cook on one side, and rioting
miners on the other, as a result
ct which three miners were killed,
two others nertal!y wounded and
number of others on both sides
more or less seriously hurt.
The troublo grew out of tho at
tempt to arrest "a miners for vic
latipn of the blanket Injunction
issued by Federal Judge Keller
last August. Deputy Marshal
ID. w. Cunningham went last
Saturday to Atklnsville, a mining
town in Raleigh county to arrest
men charged with violating the
injunction.
He was surrounded bv a large
party of miners armed with Win
chester rifles, who ordered him to
leave the place, an order which
he quickly obeysd Sheriff Cook
at this time attempted to make
some arrests under process issued
by the State court, and was trea-
ted IN like manner. Cunning.
ham rsturnsd to this city and re-
ported to the marshal and district
attorney that he could do nothing
without large force aud then
only at imminent risk of preclpi,
tatlng = bloody conflict. He was
Instructed to return with men
sufficient to serve the process
given him and to do it at all haz-
ards.
Tuesday morning Cunningham
and strong posse went from here
to make the arrest. When At
kinsville Was reached, the federal
forces were joined by Sheriff Cook
and his pesse, the coal companies
nearby furnished some guards
and the deputy and sheriff found
themselves In command of about
hundred well armed and deter
mined mon. The riotsr. had re-
crossed the river on Tuesday and
were parading up and down be-
fore the various coal works from
100 to 200 men armed with Win
chester rifies They intimidatsd
miners at work, drove away the
guard. of tac mine and evea went
SO far as to disarm one guard and
force him to march at the head of
their procession Emboldened by
their success, they attempted t.
burn down bridge of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad over
Piney Gulch and threatened the
destruction of ether property. |
Last night they were camped near
Stanifo I'd City.
THE BATTLE.
About daylight today the Off
GERS and their combined posse
surprised the rioters in their camp
and called on them to surrender.
The reply was a shot. This WA.
answered by q shot and immedi>
at.ly furious battle was raging.
When it ceased three of the rio
ters lay dead and many Others
were found to b wounded, two
of them fatally. Seyenty-tLree
arrests were made, ten falling to
the share of Deputy Cunnin CHAM
and 63 to Sheriff Cook. All the
prisoners were taken to Beckley,
tho county seat of Raleigh, where
the United States prisoners were
given q preliminary hearing byl
Commissioners Dunn and held for
here. They will be
brought here on an early morning
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28

Our Mr.. j. M. Hood is al
ways in the market to purchase
mules and cattle. And don't you
forget it.
Lancaster Mercantile CO.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
Consumption.

Salt pork is a famous old
fashioned remedy for con-
sumption. "Eat plenty of
pork" was the advice to the
consumptive 50 and 100
years ago.
Salt pork is good if a man
can stomach it. The idea
behind it is that fat is the
TODD the consumptive needs
most.
Scott'sE sEmulsionisthemod-
ern method Of feeding fat to
the consumptive. Pork is too
rough for sensitive stomachs.
SCOTS Emulsion is the most
refined of fats, especially
prepared for easy digestion.
Feeding him fat in this
way, which is often the only
wsy, is half the battle, but
Scott's Emulsion does more
than that. There is some
thing about the combination
of cod liver oil and hypophos-
phites in Scott's Emulsion
that puts new life into the
weak parts and has a special
action on the diseased lungs.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-10-29
VERMONT FIRES.

The rear end of the three-story block
in Barre owned by ID. NJ. Miles, was
badly damaged by fire Oct. 90. The
blaze was caused by the explosion of a
gasoline stove on the piazza of Moore
& Owens tailor shop on the second
floor.
Fire in Readsboro Oct. % burned the
building occupied by G. Ghieschie, as
a bakery and residence, only one emp
ty trunk being saved. Ghieschie. who
had but recently purchased the proper
tv. had made extensive Improvements
omit. The loss is $1,000, partially in
sured.
The Plainfield schoolhouse was
burned the evening of Oct. n. The
fire was discovered at s 80, the flames
breaking out in the basement. The
building and contents were entirely
consumed. The schoolhouse was
built in 1866 and cost S7400. II was
insured in the Vermont Mutual COM
pany, building 1920 and furniture
$500. A defective chimney is sup
posed to be the origin OF the fire.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-10-29
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

Taylors Tale company is getting out
quite a large amount of the product
from the mines In Moretown. Large
sheds and other buildings are being
constructed as fast as men can be
found to work, help being scarce.
Association papers have been filed
at the secretary OF states office for a
wholesale grocery concern to be known
as the Montpelier Grocery company.
The capital stock OF the company is
S25. 900 divided into $50 shares of 300
each. The subscribers are CHI. Ferrin
of Montpelier, +. w. Harlow, 7. p.
Barber, ID. Frank Shea and d. p. De-
Witt of Brattleboro.
The new quarry land near Cobble
hill in Barre owned by S. ID. Allen and
others, is being opened. The deposit
was discovered some weeks ago and
was so highly commended by experts
that it was decided to proceed with the
investigation. II it proves to be such
granite as expected the quarry will be
developed and large amount of val
liable machinery will be put in at once.
There are 25 acres of land, enough to
provide granite for another manufact-
uring town the size OF Barre.
o. A. Skeels has Just completed a
large building in Swanton in which to
carry on his business Of manufacture
ing fine hams, bacon, lard, sausage and
pork products under the name OF
Skeel's Provision House. The build
ing contains cold storage, which will
enable him to continue his business
through the summer; shipping room,
sales room and Office with a room be-
hind devoted to lard rendering and
sausage making. Apart from the
main building is the smoke house
where all the hams and bacon are
smoked in the old fashioned way with
corn cobs.
For some time Harry T. Cushman of
Bennington village has been prospect
ing with an assistant and several la
borers on what is known as THE
Alicia Nine" located on West Mount
ain, few miles south of that village.
The prospecting was mostly for mag
netite, which has long been claimed
could be found on that mountain. The
work was quietly conducted until ex-
periments could be made by chem
lists and others and results ? noted.
These have been completed and are Of
such a satisfactory character that Mr..
Cushman has leased several hunared
acres of land on which the mine l. 10
Gated. The samples of rock that nave
been obtained and tested contain a
large per centage OF magnetic, which
enters largely into the manufacture of
steel.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-10-29
The Youths Companion In 1904.

As the years increase The Youths Com
panion endeavors to keep pace with them
in all that is wise, beautiful and progress
sive, and not only to retain but to deserve
the honorable and exceptionally high
place it holds in the confidence and affec-
tion OF three generations Of readers. The
greatest living authors In all branches Of
literature continue to contribute to it.
Among the important series of articles
will be one on the occupation OF the
farmer in many parts OF the world-in
England, in Ireland, in India, In Argen-
tina, etc.
The annual announcement number OF
The Companion, describing the principal
features of The Companlon's new volume,
will be sent to any address, free.
The new subscriber for 1904 will receive
all the issues of The Companion for the
remaining weeks OF 1908 free from the
time OF subscription; also The Com
panion Calendar for 1904, autographed in
twelve colors and gold.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
IA Berkeley Street, Boston, Mass.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-10-29
New EnaIand Magazine.

The October number is unusually full of
information. The leading article is s'The
Return OF the British to Boston In 1903, /"
and Arthur Il. Lowell gives us history OF
the Ancient and Honorables of England
and OF America, and also tells OF the enter
tainment the Boston Honorables propose
to give the British Honorables, who are
now visiting here. "a New Light for the
World" is another very interesting paper; ;
the wonderful possibilities OF radium are
set forth by George f. Walsh. "Detroit"
is set before us by text and picture. The
supply OF fiction is good in quantity and
quality. "Book Notes" is a department
one cannot afford to skip.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-10-29
The Worlds wnrk.

Every article is worthy Of mention. We
have space for few. Everyone viii be
interested and some will be surprised to
find how the South and West are gaining
upon the East as a seaboard s'Gate Way"
Edith A. Winship has very interesting
paper on the late Jonathan Edwards
"Human Legacy" His descendants have
had as great an influence in their genera
tion as Mr.. Edwards had in his time.
Where Our Immigrants Settler is largely
told by diagrams. "The Rock Beautiful"
1.-THE Rich Empire in the North" and
"Cleveland" are superbly illustrated.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-10-29
Clement Aeaultted.

In the SANDER case brought by Sam
uel ID. Wilson against Percival w.
Clement, the jury in the United States
circuit court Oct. u returned a YER
dict freeing the defendant from a
charge Of using slanderous words, as
alleged by the plaintiff. The plaintiff
Immediately moved to set aside the
verdict on the grounds that II was not
In accordance with the law and the
weight of evidence in the case, and
that some of the jurors were disquali-
fed. Both sides were granted two
weeks to take evidence and hearing
on the motion will be appointed later.
The alleged disqualification is based
on information received by the plain
tif's counsel that two of the jurymen
have been indirectly associated with
Mr.. Clement; one In the campaign and
the other in business as an employe OF
a corporation in which the defendant
Is interested. Should a new trial be
granted il will be held in Burlington
at the February term.
A large number of witnesses were
called from various towns where Mr..
Clement delivered his campaign
speech but none of them could remem-
Der the exact words OF the orator or
were at all certain about anything he
said. They could recollect some
reference in the speech to the shooting
OF Edward Goshen in White River
Junction by Mr.. Wilson while acting
as spotter in the enforcement OF the
prohibitory law. but were extremely
hazy in regard to the exact terms en-
ployed.
Judge Wheeler charged the jury to
do equal right to the rich Mr.. Clement
and the poor Mr.. Wilson. and to re-
member that they were neither pro-
hibitionists nor high license men, but
Just jury to try the case according to
law.