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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-12-12
Present Status of Gen. Wood and
DR.. Crum.

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator
Tlllman has prepared a resolution
directing the judiciary committee
to inquire as to the status of nom
nations that failed in the last Sc j.
sion OF Congress. The inquiry is
for the development of the present
position Of General wood in the
army and DR.. Crum as collector
OF tho port of Charleston, S. c.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-12-12

The price of cotton products
has got to 60 up and stay up, for
the indications are that it will be
many years before the price of
cotton comes down below ten
cents to stay there any length of
time. The worlds consumption
of cotton manufactures has out
grown the production of cotton.
While there is bound, as Sc.
quence of present high prices, to
be increased acreage devoted to
cotton, still the supply will not
exceed the demand, which in
creases every year. All signs
point to continued remunerative
prices for cotton and the prosper
ity of Southern farmers will con-
tinus. They deserve it. Their
prosperity makes good times for
all other Southern interests. The
South is fast becoming the solid
est section of the union. Recog-
milton Of this by Northion of this
by Northern capitalists is turning
their investments this way.-Col-
umbia Record.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-12-12
BURNS PROVED FATAL.

Florence, Dec. 7..-Niss Addie
Pettigrew, who was so badly
burned several days ago, died from
the effects of her burns yesterday.
1t was thought that her burns
we're not so severe as at first
thought and that she would re-,
cover, but in spite of the most
careful attention death claimed her
as his victim.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-12-12
REPORT FROM THE REFORM
SCHOOL.

j. 6. Gluck, Superintendent,
Pruntytown, w. Va, writes:
"After trying all other advertised
cough medicines we have decided
to use Foley's Honey and Tar
exclusively IN the West Virginia
Reform School. | find it the
most effective and absolutely
harmless" T. Eugene Funder
buCk.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-12-12

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund
money If it fails to cure. E. w.
Groves signature is on each box
26c.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-12-12
A FRIGHTENED HORSE.

Running like mad down the
street dumping the occupants, or
a hundred other accidents, are
every day occurrences. 1t be-
hooves everybody to have a re-
liable Salve handy and there's
none as good as Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. Burns, Cuts, Sores, Ecze.
ma and Piles, disappear quickly
under it's soothing effect. 25s, at
j. f. Mackey e Co, Crawford
Bros. and T. Eugene Funderburk.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-12-12
Cotton Mill Convention.
Au Important Meeting Held in
Charlotte-Over One Hun
dred Cotton Manufac-
tursrs Present.

representing the North Carolina
manufacturers Association, over
q hundred cotton manufacturers,
representing 244, 800 splndles and
5000 looms, throughout the
Southern States, met here to-day
and made movement towards
the curtaiIment of the production
OF cotton goods by the mills of
the entire country. A committee
OF fifteen was named to meet sim1-
lar committees from other section 8
and agree to decrease production
throughout the United States.
Even before TIE meeting was con-
vened it was evident that the on o
purpose Of the session would be
to ourtail production, or to make
an effort in that direction by a
joint resolution.
Alfred A. Thompson, of the
Raleigh Cotton Mills, made a
motion that the necessity for ma
tional eurtailmeat bo consid cred
the sense of the meeting.
Mr.. Thompson suggested that a
meeting should be held in Wash
lngton, at which representative
manufacturers from all parts of
the world might discuss this great
question on common ground.
He took occasion to predict large
cotton crop for next year.
The Thompson motion was re-
ferred to a committee of three.
which, after half an hours de-
liberation, made the following re.
port, which was adopted, with but
one dissenting vote:
Resolved, That with tho view of
securing national eurtailment,
which Ne thinh absolutely neces-
sary to the cotton industry, we
recommend that committee of
fifteen from the North Carolina
Association be appointed by the
Chair, to meet in Washington city
at as early date as can be agreed
upon, with like committees from
other States.
"That the other Southern
States, the Middle and New Eng
land States, be invited by the
chairman of this meeting to ap-
point similar committees, which,
when they meet in Washington as
a joint committee, will formulate
q plan that will bring about cur
tailment throughout the United
States.
"And that this Joint committee
Immediately call national meet-
ing of manufacturers at such place
and date as they can agree up.
on"
After the reading of the mo-
tiop, there was an interes ting dis
cussion. w. g. Heath, of Mon
roe, N. g., president of the Amer
lean Cotton Manufactured AS
sociation, stated that he did not
think it would do any good to at
tempt to curtail unless a forfeit
was put up that would he binding
upon all men concerned in the
matter. He thought that immed-
lately following the meeting there
should be held in the different
Southern States meetings of man
ufacturers, at which committees
should be appointed, and the sem
timent OF the bodies could be ex-
pressed at a meeting to be held
conjointly with the New England
or Northern people. He said the
meeting would be unwise to put
itself in position. where it seem
cd to try to depress the price of
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-12-12
Happenings In The State.
As Chronicled by the Alert Cor
respondent Of The Columbia
State.

WORK OF FIREBUGs IN CoLLEToN.
Waltsrboro, Dec. 7.-On last
Friday night about II O'Clock the
barn, stables and outbuildings of
Mr.. Luke Drawdy, a prosperous
farmer living about FIVE miles
from Walterboro, were totally
destroyed by FIRE. The family
had retired only short while
when the flames awaked them IN
time to turn their stock from the
burning stables. Owing to the
direction of the wind, the dwells
ing house was saved. As Mr.
Drawdy rushed out of his hou, @
he saw Eustis Pringle in the moon
light fleeing from the premises.
Ga Saturday morning Eustis
Pringle, Adeline Pringle, Carrie
Pringle, Anna Pringls, John Gal
lowsy and jeff Roper, all negroes,
and who live few hundred Yards
from Mr.. Drawdy, were arrested
and lodged in jail.
1t seems that the testimony
against the parties will be pretty
strong. For some time Mr.. Draw
dy has been missing hogs. He
suspected the Pringles su;! Oh
Wednesday before the burning he
with constable went to their
house and made thorough eearch.
Upon the arrival of the constable
the prisoners protested that they
had not killed any hogs this fall
and invited him to search the
place until he was satisfied. The
officer searched in vain for some
time but as he was leaving in an
old barrel covered with moss he
found the hog Cmeat which Mr..
Drawdy claims.
A number of tracks were found
around the house directly after
the fire. None of the prisoners
went to the FIRE when the alarm
was given.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-12-12
Jackets and Skirrs.

Jackets and Skirrs.
New style jackets bought late in the
season at reduced rices, at 2. 25, 8 90,
3.75. 5 90, 9 SO, 500. and 1000. Every.
one bargain,
Well made skirts of good wool MAJ
teriai LOO for splendid florence skirt
worth 80
Better grade at Leo to $50,
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81 cents only for beautiful turnover
collars that sell at 25c.
we arr showing good line of turn,
overs ut 10c
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BLUE AND GRAY IN SAME GRAVE.


Winnsboro, Dec. 7.--Mr.
Charles Muller, whose accidental
burning was mentioned in this
correspondence a few days ago,
died Friday evening from the re-
suits Of his burns He was about
80 years old and served in tho
War Between the States, donning
the gray. Though a jewslsr by
trade he has been in very destitute
circumstances for several years
past and the small pittance Of a
pension that he has received, to-
gethsr with the contributions of
kind friends, has been the source
OF tho small amount that has been
necessary for him to oke out a
mere existence. There was a pe
culiar instance in connection with
bis, burial. The lot selected fol
his in,erment in tho Presby teriau
cemetery was overrun with vines.
and the persons to whom was en-
trusted the digging Of his grave
dug into the grave of Yankee
soldier who died at this point when
a troop of cavalry was encamped
here in 1865. So by this blunder
on the part of those who dug his
grave a Union soldier and an old
Confederate soldier sleep in the
same grave to await the resurrcc
tion.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-12-12
DECEMBER BARGAINS!

We don't wan till the prices and unload on
winter Stock Now is the me while money plentiful and the
goods season. f ~ Wv
Read Carefully Our List of Prices.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-12-12
Clean Sweep.
And OvercOats.

We bought our entire stock of over.
coats in bargain lot at 60 cents on the
dollor. They must be sold in Decem-
bcr.
81 80 for our best 275 overcoa>.
3 80 for our best SO overcoats.
80 for our best 90 overcoats,
AIS for our best $50 overcoats.
6 SO for our best 6.75 overcoats.
80 buys fine'overcoat worth l2 SO
Is cts for gets good knit undershirts.
80 cts for gents heavy knit over
s;iiTts.
IS cts pair fos boys best undershirts.
22 cts for Gents knit drivers.
II l-2 cts for wvol pats jeans wo:th
20 cents.
8 l-3 cts for cotton flannel,
cts for 40 inch sea island.
S CHS for ali line best ca'icoes.
8 cts for 81 inch Percale remnants
cts for good outings.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-12-12

RuffS and COIlarettes
Closed out manufacturers line at
half price.
Silks end Chiffon RUffs worth 25,
! 80 2 90 and ESQ. Your pick of the
lot at 1.25.
65 for fur collarettes that sold at
2.25 Muffs to match at l %
Lace Collars
Bought ALTA bargain $1.00 furong
collars that we- @ $50.
ede that was 1.75
hade that was 2 25.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-12-12
Millinery at Half Price.

we the
quick Will
a to$ o"P"
sand Shawls 25c to1.5
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-12-12
In Suits.

$4.75 for our best 81 90 suits
so for our best 500 suits.
$50 for our best S.75 suits
7.9O for our best 1880 suits,
8. so for our best 1850 suits.
$1,000 worth of fine pants at one third
of regular price.
II ls2 cts for 20 cts fleece line hose.
IL cts for 20 cts Mems heavy
hos
8 cts for 10 CTS chiId's gray hose.
cts for ladies best 10 cts hose.
As cents pair for best ladies' vests.
70 ce nts pair for good ladies' vests.
10 cts each for children g vests.
39 cts for gents heavy f1eeced under
irts.
Is cts for Gents good fleeced under
shirts,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-16
MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE.
Phillips and Brooks Again Convicted
OF Marshal SundbIad's Death,

Storm Lake. Jan. 15.-After repeat
ed ballots thu jury IN the case Of tbs.
t--~:NS 1918 :. sA4c
state VS.. Albert M. Phillips and Louis
Brooks. the Greenville bank robbers,
charged with the murder Of John
Sundland of Albert City, returned q
verdict OF murder in the first degree
and fixed the penalty at life imprison-
ment. The verdict was not reached
until 1:15 this morning, the jury hay.
ing been out since early in the even
Ing. intense excitement prevailed
about the court house in the closing
hours of the case and the attendance
Of spectators from all parts of the
county was great. Hundreds hung
about the scene until this morning
anxiously awaiting for the jury to
reach decision.
The verdict OF the Jury settles the
question as to the fate of Phillips and
Brooks and removes them from all
danger of execution. In the original
trial the verdict was murder in the
first degree and the penalty was fixed
at death. The hangings were to have
taken place in December at Anamosa
penitentiary, but the supreme court
reversed the lower court and granted
them new trial.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-16
BAD MILK IN SIOUX CITY.
One Death Has Occurred From Con.
taninated Milk u<.Fa-

Sioux City, Jan. ia pure milk
campaign has been organized in Sioux
City. Aroused by a threatened cpl
demic arising from the use of impure
milk the Sioux City Medical Society
has taken UP the question and at its
meeting Saturday night took steps to
bring the necessity of the proper care
OF milk before the people of Sioux
City. A committee consisting of Dr..
G. A. johnson, DR.. r. e. COMMIT, DR..
j. H. Robbins and DR.. ]. A. Dales was
appointed to wait upon the city coun-
Gil.
The society will also bring the mat
ter Of archaeological examination of
milk before the state board Of health.
The suggestion was made that DR..
Conniff as q member of the board
should present the matter at the next
meeting and urge that q more tho
rough examination Of milk for disease
germs be made.
About dozen cases, with one death
have resulted from using milk from
one dairy, the milk from which was
found later to be contaminated.
- . ra s.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-16
A POINTER ON CIGARETTES.
Iowa City Officers Desire View Of the
II State Board on "Fiend."

Iowa City Offlcers Desire View OF the
State Board on = 'Fiend."
Iowa City, Jan. 15.-Are the past
insanity and the present eccentricity
of Russell c. King due to excessive
cigarette smoking? .-....
This Is the problem that vexed the
minds Of the commissioners Of insan.
ity of Johnson county today.
He has smoked cigarettes steadily
night and day for the past twenty-four
hours, while in custody and while
free, and presumably has been at
it, for an indefinite number of years.
He Is an eliminate of the asylums
at Independence and Mt. Pleasant, and
was formerly divinity student, as pa
pers on his person show, but whence
he came no one knows here.
The young man, who is about "a
years old, was found wandering
around Iowa City. He was loud anu
incoherent in his speech and his ex-
plantations as to his home and desti-
nation were entirely misty. The
police could get neither head nor
tail'' Of his talk and so they took him
to the city jail, where he remained
until the commissioners examined him
He seemed more nearly sane at that
time, and accordingly the officials
sent him to the st. Joseph sanitaa-
rum of Iowa City instead of the state
asylum. In the meantime, the state
board of control will be asked for III.
formation ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-16

In Germany one. man in 213 goes to
college; in Scotland, one in $50; in the
United States, one in 1000; and in
England, one in 5000.
It is a rule with Mohammedans to
begin meal with salt and finish with
vinegar. II they begin with salt, they
will escape the contagion of seventy
diseases. If they finish with vinegar.
their worldly prosperity will continue
to increase. The host is in etiquette
bound to be the first to start eating
and the last to stop.
When Baron Haussman went to Con.
stantinople on a visit to Abdul Aziz
who was then sultan, he had an inter
view with the grand vizier, who did
not know word of French. At the
beginning of the interview the old
long Turkish pipes were brought in,
and then Baron Haussman began
making a very long speech in French
The grand vizier could not understand
a word, but listened most attentively
till he noticed that his pipe had gone
out, and clapped his hand for ser
want to come and relight it. Hauss-
mann, thinking he was applauding
rushed toward him with outstretched
hand, intending to shake hands and
hank HIM. The Grand vizier. seeing
lis hand put forth, shook it warmly.
Ind said: "Good-by," under the i'm
preston it was Haussmann's inten
ton to leave, and quilted the room.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-16
I RIcHARDs u HGARD FROM.
once Keys and Warrants are Re.
turned.

once Keys and Warrants are Re.
turned. Ia
Des Moines. Jan. 16.-Oface keys
and unserved warrants belonging to
ex- Deputy United States Marshal
William A. Richards were received by
United States Marshal George M.
Christian, through the mails. yester-
day. The keys and papers came in
two seperate envelops, without v
word Of writing inside, and were post
marked Creston, Iowa, January 10, be
ing Tuesday OF this week. The envel-
ops were not addressed by Richards
himself, but by his wife. being sent.
however, under the Richards frauk
on official business envelopes without
any postage. The return of Richards
official effects by his wife lead the Off.
GERS more firmly to the conclusion that
Richards will not return for several
weeks and that his family know Of his
exact whereabouts and has been In.
by Richards TO return his pos.
sessions.
Richards either left his keys and
unserved federal papers at his home
in Creston before leaving that town
last Friday, knowing that he would
be gone long time. and not needing
the effects, or else he has heard Of the
charge against him and the warrant
for his arrest and has forwarded the
effects from wherever he Is to his
wife at Creston. his home. The fed
eral officials incline to the first be-
lief, holding that Richards left Ores
ton on long chase and left his effect.
behind him, and his wife has decided
TO forward them to the marshal, sc
that no official business will suffer
while Richards is absent.
Richards former chief, Marsha,
George Christian, persists in believ'
ing Richards innocent of any connec 4
ion with the Sullivan hold-up at Ham
lton on January 2. The marshal now
believes that Richards is out hunting
or the two partners of Baird, the Ores.
on convict who was wounded in the
Hamilton hold-up.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-16
HAPPENINGS N
| HAWkEYEO0M.
What Has Been Going on.
During the Past
Week.
ROBBED Of s2.ll5.
Wealthy Man Ut Dysart Kept That sum
In = Trank-Thieyes Learn Of the Fact
and Now Ne II Mourning Its Loss-Ho
\ Slept While They Took H.

Waterloo. Jan. 15.-The home OF
John Collins, a wealthy retired farmer
at Dysart, was entered by thieves at
an early hour yesterday morning and
robbed OF $2,115. The money was kept
concealed In trunk and the robbers
in order to secure the money took the
trunk from the house to neighbor-
ing pasture, where It was broken open
and rifled. In the trunk were two
sacks containing $1,000 in gold each,
besides one Of $115 in bills. The work
Is believed to be that of local parties
who knew that Collins kept the money
in the trunk, as nothing else in the
house was disturbed. The family
were sleeping in the house at the
time.
H. Yordy, with his Waterloo pack OF
bloodhounds, was called to the scene
and the dogs have been put upon the
trail. Since the robbers handled all
the contents of the trunk the owner
of the dogs feels confident of getting
a scent that will lead to the capture
OF the thieves. Collins is about 80
years old and Is reputed very wealthy.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-16
RICHARDS AFTER cARNEs.
Missing Deputy Thought to Be Hunt
ing Murderer Of Sheriff Strain.

Missing Deputy Thought to Be Hunt.
ing Murderer Of Sheriff Strain.
Council Bluffs, Jan. AT leakeL
out here yesterday that severa,
days ago the officials were In.
formed on good authority that Ed.
Carnes, murderer of Sheriff Strain OF
Monona, had passed through this city
on his way south and that he spent
several days in this and Mills counties
visiting relatives and friends.
Yesterday it was asserted by those
who are supposed to have some knowl.
edge Of his whereabouts that ex- United
States Marshal Richards is in the vi
entity Of St. Joseph, Mo-, making a
thorough search for his man, and al
though he knew Of the charges which
have been been brought against him
he is SO wrapped up in his search that
he will not make his whereabouts
known till he catches the man or his
search becomes fruitless. Friends OF
the missing man. here are still in
doubt as to whether to believe OF his
completely in the Hamilton affair or
not. The assertion that he has been
a temperate man and has never been
known to gamble or become entangled
with women Is taken with grain of
salt, and some there are, his friends,
too, who allege those three things to
have been his particular weakness.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-16
lNEHRlATEs INCREASE.
sThlrty-Four More This Month Than
Last,

sThirty-Four More This Month Than
Last.
I, Des Moines, Jan. 15.-The financial
and statistical report OF the state
board OF control for the month Of De-
cember last, which was filed yester.
day, indicates q steady increase In the
number Of inebriates committed to
the asylums Of the state. Twenty-one
new names have been added to the
roll at the Cherokee hospital for dip
somaniacs, while at Mt. Pleasant tho
increase Of population is thirteen. The
total number OF inebriates now in the
charge of the state Is 173, which Is
thirty-four more than for November.
There are 100 patients at Mt. Pleas
ant and "a at Cherokee.
The statistics of insane show an in
crease Of al patients over last year,
the total number being 5000. The
population at the Anamosa and Fl.
Madison state prisons shows an In
crease of fifteen over last year.
4 Despite these increases in the num-
ber of state charges the financial ne
port shows q substantial decrease in
the amount of money paid out from
all funds. The total disbursements
for December aggregated 79,144.2S,
while in November they aggregated
$185. 705.01, q decrease In expense Of
$6,560.73.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-16
George Kitch Meets Death.

Mt Pleasant, Jan. ia fatal acct.
dent happened at Hickory Grove
church north of this city, resulting ir
the instant death of George kltch. and
the injury of a number of otnesj.
Lew Whitney and three workmen
together with Mr.. Kitch, were on the
roof of the Hickory Grove church.
shingling. Suddenly and without warn
ing the staging gave way, precipi
tating the men to the frozen ground
a distance of about eighteen feet.
Mr.. Kitch struck on his head with
such force that his skull was frac.
tured, producing instant death.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-16
The March of Science.

Oolitie, Ind. January 12th.-Tha'
Oolitie is right abreast Of the times
in the use of the most recent discover.
les In Medical Science is shown by
recent cases In which those dreaded
Kidney Complaints that cause so
many deaths have been completely
cured by the new Remedy, Dodd's
Kidney Pills. .a:E o.
Many people in this neighborhood
tell of aches relieved and pains de-
parted because of the use of Dodd's
Kidney Pills. One Of these is w. A.
Terry, the well known Grocer. Here
u his story:
Il suffered for four months with
Kidney and Bladder. Trouble and was
SO bad that was almost confined to
my bed. could get no relief until l
commenced using Dodd's Kidney
Pills.
Il could notice IN improvement the
second day took the pills. would
recommend Dodd's Kidney Pills to all
sufferers from Kidney Complaints"
Every cloud may have q silver lin.
Ing, but only an optimist can believe
It.