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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-31

stables at a salary of 50 per day
and expenses; seven assistant
chief constables at salary of So
per day and expenses; and ono or
more detectives at "reasona5le
compensation
The expenses of the chief con.
stable are to be appl owed by the
governor and the expenses of the
subordinates are to be approved
by the chief. The latter is to
have an Office at the State dis
pensary. The proposed bond of
the chief constable is to be 1000:
and of the subordinates $500 each
Salaries and expenses are to come
out of general dispensary fund.
The other provisions are immater.
ial.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-31
FIN DS WAY TO LIVE
LONG,

The startling announcement of
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wish to state" he writes, "that
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with weak lungs. Having this
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dread Pneumonia or Consump-
tion. Its relief is instant and
cure certain" AT j. F. Mackey's
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c. A. Woods Elected
Associate Justice
The Senate at Last Gives q Two
thirds Majority for Bien>
NAL Sessions of the Leg
islature.

Columbia, S. g., Jan. %. On
the fourth ballot today the Gen.
eral Assembly of South Carolina
elected Chas. Albert Woods, of
Marion, Associate Justice of the
SUPP eme Court to fill the unex-
pired term of Y. j. Pope, elected
Chief Justice last week. Mr..
Woods received 81 votes to 67
for Robert Aldrich, of Barnwell.
The new Justice is SO years of ago,
and is president of the State bar
association. VIM. Elliott, Jr.,
of Columbia, was elected code
commissioner, to serve an unexpir-
ed term of eight years.
The senate made great record
today within the brief space of an
hour. After years of voting and
agitation the necessary two-thirds
vote was obtained for the biennial
session bill, and it remains for the
house to act and the people will do
the rest. The house has several
times passed such bill. There
was no discussion on the ms,sure
a direct vote being taken, result
ing in favorable vote by 20 to 6.
The senate also passed the Mar
shall child labor bill without dis
cussion by u vote of 90 to IS.
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TIL T. SE"RET OF LONG
LIFE,

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organs of the body IN healthy.
regular action, and in quickly
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Liver and Kidneys, purify the
blood, and give a splendid appe-
tite. They work wonders in cur
ing Kidney Troubles, Female
Complaints, Nervous Diseases,
Constipation, Dyspepsia, and Ma
laria. Vigorous health and
strength always follow their use.
Only SOC, guaranteed by Craw-
ford Bros, and j. F. Mackey g.
Co druggist.
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The Pursuit Of Eli Rogers.
A med Men Follow The Madman
Rogers Declares He Will
Kill Six More Men Be-
fore He is Taken.
Charlotte Observer.

Eli Rogers, the insane man who
killed Miss Nancy Presley and a
colored boy named Will Richard
son, near Stout, in Union county,
Monday Morning, was pursued
yesterday by over SO men.
Col. w. w. Phifer, who visit
ed Stout yesterday, saw the party.
He states that Ro gers has terror
lied the neighborhood and a de-
termined effort is being made to
eject his capture. He was seen
:erday, but was so heavy arms
ed that those who saw him feared
to make an attack. The lunatlc
has three guns and three revol-
vers, and it was reported to Col.
Phlfer that Rogers said he would
kill at least six men before he
could be taken.
The members of the pursuing
party have Rogers located-or
think they have him located-ln
thick piece of woods near Stout,
and expected to secure blood
hounds last evening to follow his
trail IN the forest.
Mon who are acquainted with
the incidents of the double MUIR
der state that Rogers killed the
boy because he hated him and
killed the woman because he low
ed her. Sunday he wrote letter
to the mother of Miss PRESLEY
asking that he be allowed to mar
ry her daughter, and because the
mother laughed at his request
Rogers shot to death the woman
that he said he loved.
The insane man has declared a
grievance against mankind, and
particularly against his brother,
John Rogers, whom he charges
with acting unfairly about div
ision of property. He threatened
John Rogers life ten days ago,
and since that time the latter has
gone armed, in fear of his life.
Col. Phifer knows Eli Rogers
we'll and two weeks ago he bought
partridges from Rogers. The
colonel declares that as he made
the purchase m incident occurred
that would have made him swear
that Rogers was crazy. A man
came up and asked Rogers to
give him 81 bill for silver
dollar. Rogers pulled out his
pocket book and handed the man
bill. The stranger walked away
short distance and then, return
ing, said:
"This is $40, not 81, bill you
have given me-"
"Well, why in the h didn't
you keep it9" said Rogers, scow-
ling.
Col. Phlfer declares that no.
body but lunatic would have
talked like that. Il
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Rush Acquitted In GreenYille.
Solicitor Boggs Did Not Ask
Verdict of Guilty, States
Witnesses Justifying Kill
ing Of Stevens.
Special to The State.

Opeclal TO lhe State.
Greenville, Jan. 27.-In the
court of general sessions the trial
OF Joe Thompson for the murder
OF Joe Burton at negro church,
IN the lower part of the county,
resulted in verdict of manslaug Oh
ter. Mr.. B. A. Morgan made an
earnest fight in behalf of his eli.
ent, and the jury returned their
verdict in less than an hour.
Thompson has not yet been sem
fenced.
ACQUITrAL OF MR.. b. f. RUSH.
A case of the most absorbing
interest in the community was
the Indictment of B. f. Rush up-
on the charge of murder, which
was! taken up for trial yesterday
morning, and resulted in ver-
dict of prompt acqulttal. The in
dictment was based upon the kill
ing of Conductor John T. Stevens
at the Air Line station two or
three months ago, in which the
circumstances pointed to full JUS
tification on the part of Mr..
Rush.
Eight witnesses wore examined
on behalf of tho State, and when
their evidence was closed Solici-
tor Boggs announced that he was
willing to accept verdict of not
guilty at the hands of the jury,
as his own witnesses clearly es-
tablished the act of self defense
on the part of the accused. Judge
Purdy remarked that the selici-
tors course had prevented him
from directing verdict of &C.
quittal, as the testimony was
clearly in favor of MIR. Rush. The
jury rendered the verdict without
leaving their seats, and the ac-
cused was discharged from Gus
tody. A large number of Mr..
Rush's friends we're with him at
the court house, and when he was
released they escorted him to his
place of business on Main street.
In addition to the fact that Mr..
Rush was cleared by the evidence
on the part of the State, and that
his counsel did not call any wit
nesses, 1T Is significant that there
were no effort whatever on the
part of the fIienda of the man
who was killed in the encounter
to push the prosecution. The
facts developed at the time of the
killing left no ground upon which
Stevens friends could make a de-
tense OF his conduct, and their
silence was an admission that
Rush had been justified through
out the unfortunate trouble.
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Some New Bills.

The lawyers of the house of re,
representatives. have agreed to pre-
sent bill proposing two addition
al judicial circuits. Monday after
noon committee, consisting of
the members from each judicial
circuit, met and framed bill to
that effect. The ninth circuit will
be composed of Charleston, Berke~
Icy, Georgetown and Horny.
The tenth circuit is all of the
"fghting eighth" with Abbeville
left out-Anderson, Greenville,
Oconee and Pickens, Following is
the proposed grouping OF circuits:
First-Orangeburg, Dorches-
ter, Colleton, Beaufort.
Second-Hampton, Bamberg,
Barnwell, Aiken, EdgefeId.
Third-Sumter, Florence, Will
liamsburg, Clarendon, Lee.
Fourth Chesterfield, Marion,
Marlboro, Darlington.
Fifth-Saluda, Rlchland, Lex
ington, Kershaw.
Sixth York, Lancaster, Fair
field, Chester.
Seventh-C hero kee, Union
Spartanburg.
Eighth-Laurens, Newberry
Greenwood, Abbeville.
Nlnth-Charleston, Berkeley
Georgetown, Horny.
Tenth-Greenville, Pickens
Oconee, Anderson.
FELLOW SERVANTS LAW.
Mr.. John McMaster is the au
thor of an important measure t.
apply the rights and remedies al
lowed employees of railroad cor
porations to the employees OF
street railway telegraph and cot,
ton mill and other textile corpora
tlons.
CHIEF CONSTABLE AT 81, 500.
Mr.. i. H. Aull, who has in
troduced quite a number of bills
this session, now has one propos-
ing to reorganize the liquor con
stabulary. The bill provides for
chief constable at salary of
81, 800 a year, and expenses. The
chief constable, with the advice
Of the governor, is authorized to
appoint one or more State con-
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"A favorable report has bee,

"A favorable report has been
made to congress upon the b:
appropriating 100000 to mark
the graves of Confederate soldiers
aad sailors who died in Northern
prisons.
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Many Die in a Collision.
Bad Crash on the Jersey Central
Death of Between IL and
80 Persons and the In
jury Of Many
Others.

New York, Jan. 27.-One of
the most appalling railroad wrecks
that has occurred in the vicinity
of New York for many years, the
estimated loss of life ranging from
IL to 80 persons, took place to-
night at Graceland on the Central
Railway of New Jersey near West
field, N. j., when the Royal Blue
Line express ploughed at top speed
into the rear of local train. I'm.
mediately after the crash three of
the shattered cars Of the local train
took fire and it was impossible
to rescue many of the wounded
who were pinned fast in the
wreck. Many bodies are believed
to have been consumed. On board
the flyer all the passenger, al
though badly shaken up, escaped
uninjured except for trifling
bruises.
SOME OF THE DEAD.
The dead taken to the morgue
at Plainfeld are: Edgar Williams,
New York lawyer; @. G. Thay-
er, Of Plainield; H. G. Hand, of
New York city; Harry Patterson,
of Dunellen; George E. Reed, of
Scotch Plains, Thomas Cumin, of
Plainfeid; Rowland S. Chandler,
of Plainield. In addition to this
list there are many charred bodies,
unidentified, still at the scene of
the wreck.
THE SIGHT A HORRIFYING ONE.
The firemen after time master
ed the flames. Tten the wreck
age was attacked again and the
work of recovering the bodies
was begun. Out of the first Car
eight bodies were taken. The
sight while the wreck was burning
was horrlfying. Men could be
seen in the wreckage pinned fast
amid the tlmbers of the cars and
struggling to be free while the
flames roared around them. The
iescuers were helpless to aid them
as they already had been driven
from the wreck 10y the flames.
One of those who tried to take ouG
4 man pinned in found that he
was held dewn 10y one leg near
the ankle aid seeing it would he
useless to do anything else be is
said to have finally severed tie
mans leg and then carried him to
enc Of the parlnr cars. Both
rescued and rescurer were badly
burned.
Latimer Unanimously Elected
Senator.
Columbia, S. g., Jan. 81.
Congressman A. G. Latimer re-
ceived the unanimous vote of both
branches of the General sembly
to-day for United States Senator
to succeed the Hon. John l.. Nc
Laurin.
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For The Ledger.
On Reading the Death of N. G.
Gonlazes.

the tale OF murder. How some
man, goaded on by an olo feud
lets the bad that there is in him
get control of him and Stays bis
fellowman-cuts off some life in
its brightest summer day and
hangs a curtain of sorrow and
mourning over some earthly para
disc, some home. Most often
this occurs among the lower
classes of society where unfor-
tunately ignorance holds sway.
But now and then We read where
some dare devil takes the life of a
great and good man, q hero, a
man whom all the people love.
When most of us die the world
knows nething about 1T. GA few
go about mourning some
charmed circle is broken. some
chair is made sadly vacant, a lit
tie mound of earth marks the SPOT
where our bodies rest and that is
all. That is the common lot of
man. We enter life, play our
little part of its great drama and
make our exit through the open
door OF death, leaving behind us a
little circle of companions who
lovingly and reverently call our
names when they gather by the
fire at evening tide.
But how vastly different is the
death of a great man! When a
great man dies the world pauses a
moment and sheds tear of love
and gratitude upon his grave.
For great men, men who lead the
people honestly and sincerely;
men who rise above doubt and
superstition and breathe the
dear atmosphere of truth; men
who meet the battles of life
squarely and fairly, armed with
the consciousness of Right, these
men are the worlds "Immortal
Few" They are the great foun>
tain heads of power and activity.
They are the magnificent leaders
OF civilization. Think of it: A
great and a good man with a
strong irresistible personality,
with broad, deep and resource.
full mind, with a great heart throb
blng with love for humanity, with
devotion to principle and an eve
single to the welfare Of his fellow
man, with a clean heart and honest
convictions, all these Qualities
render him hero in the truest
sense of the word. Such br DAD,
doep, brave, true and sympathetic
life can never die. 1t cannot he
cut down. The murderer NAV
snap the life cord but he can
never check the mighty stream of
its influence.
States have their leaders, their
great men just as nations have
theirs. And when they die their
own States pause and drop tear
OF honor, love and gratitude upon
their graves. Today the greater
part and probably the best part of
South Carolina stands with un-
covered heads over the bier of
one of her great sons. N. G.
Gonzales was a great man because
he was honest, brave, noble,
patriotic and manly. He was cut
down in the spring time of his
life, by a bullet from a pistol in
the hands of his enemy. He was
a man of rare abilities. The
leading papers of the South Join
in saying that he wrole the best
editorials of any man South of the
Line. Still o Young
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as his last words to his murderer
will show, "shoot again, you
coward" He was honest and
sought the truth at all times.
When man appeared for of.
fee in South Carolina if he were
honest, true and competent he
never received an unkind senti.
ment through the columns of The
State. If, however, he were dis.
honest and without character The
State fought him no matter wLat
his qualifications and fitness for
the position. Through the col
umns of his paper Mr.. Gonzale.
sought to show the man as he
really was and he rarely failed to
accomplish this purpose. None
knew this better than his enemies
and today he sleeps beneath cold
sod because he told the truth.
Because he painted Jim Tillman
as he really was. ooh the deep
damnation of such a taking of. :"
One of the safest sentinels of
South Carolina is gone. No more
shall his gifted pen warn her peo,
pie against dishonest, unscrupu-
lous, unprincipled men. He Is
dead. His pen is silent. His
short stormy life is over. 1t may
be said of him that he was honest
and simple; that his heart was the
temple of truth and his lips it's
orac,es; that his love for his ma
tive state aDd devotion to duty
was his creed; tn. t Luther-like
he preferred to do the Right be-
cause 1t was Right than to do the
Wrong to please the King or the
Pope.
N. &. Gonzales is dead and his
murderer is behind "iron bars"
1t is true that Right has lost one
of, its greatest champions, but
thei are others who will take up
the work where it has been left
off. The scoundrel or the fool
may think that he can crush Right
to the earth and enthrone Wrong.
How foolish! How weak! Right
is as everlasting as the hills and
Right will rule.
What shall we say Of the poor,
weak, foolish creature who com
mitted this dastardly deed9 Who
after months of thought and de-
liberation slew his fellow man,
Who presided over the Senate of
South Carolina with pistol in
each hip pocket and murder in his
heart' Words fail to express our
pity, oar scorn and our contempt.
The people of South Carolina
were saved by Mr.. Gonzales for
had he not exposed the character
of Jim Tillman probably today he
would have been Governor of the
State. He did his duty fearless
ly and the price has been paid.
Some one has said that "To die
for ones country is sweet" If
this be true, surely death wa. a
messenger of Peace to Mr.. Con.
zales, for he died for his country
We can do nothing more than
follow the example of this great
and good man. Let US ioin to.
gether, stand shoulder to shoulder
in the battle against Wrong and
Wrong doing and fight on until
the battle is won. One of our
leaders is gone but his death will
be an inspiration to Us all. Let
us lay wreath of flowers on his
grave, drop tear of love and
gratitude for the beauty of such a
life and pray God that the beauti,
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Columbia, S. g., Jan. 27.-
Congressman A. G. Latimer re.
ceived the unanimous vote of both
branches of the General Assem- bly
to-day for United States Senator
to succeed the Hon. John l.. Me-
Laurin.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-03-14
MAJOR ]. E. NEGUS.

The announcement of the death OF
Mai. ]. E. Negus on our streets on
last Tuesday afternoon did not take
his friends by surprise, as for some
weeks it was known that the end was
approaching, but as the sad intelli-
gence passed along expressions OF
regret came from every citizen. Ow-
ing to the bad condition of the
streets the funeral services were con-
Quoted at the home, and when the hour
of s O clock arrived the house and yard
was filled by sorrowing friends who
came to pay their lastlrespects to his
memory. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. ]. ". Primrose.
After the services the remains were
escorted to the city cemetery where
they were inferred.
During our short acquaintance with
Maj. Negus we found him perfect
gentleman, a man of fine business
ability and high moral character, al
ways willing and ready to lend a
helping hand to charity, the church
and any deserving enterprise. His
death is Greenville's loss for he is
not only missed by his family at
home, the directors of the bank OF
which he was president, but by the
entire citizenship of the city. We ex-
tend to the sorrowinsg ones our deep
felt sympathy and coincidence.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-03-14
THINK OVER IT.

We hope the gentlemen who have
been contemplating the starting OF
another ice factory in Greenville will
decide upon some other kind Of enter
prise to invest their money IN to help
the city. The Times can see no ben
etit in the end to the citizen, the city
or the stockholders in another ice
plant. 1t is true that for while IL
might produce war in price ana
like in Memphis, the ice will be al
most given away for year or SO, but
il will soon have to come back to a
fair price and it is this the people can
force any factory to ask. In our opin-
ion the price of ice in Greenville, a
city of 10, 600, being the same as the
price of Memphis ice, a city OF 100,
600. shows a spirit of fairness to the
people by the company who now run
the plant here.
Again, these gentlemen have just
increased their plant to double capa-
icty at a great outlay of money, in
surfing the people against an ice ia
mine in any kind of summer weather,
and with the new plants starting W
at Rosedale, Miss, Lake Village,
Ark, and Lake Providence, La, Will
cut up the trade territory and throw
their dependence largely upon the city
trade.
The Times will further state thai
it does not know the names OF the
men who propose to incorporate the
new enterprise, that what it says upol
the subject is not because 1t has
stakeholder in the present ice com
pany, or the paper is favored in an.
way by it, but it is said in the inter
est of all and for the good OF the city
Let the capital they propose to pu
into the ice factory be put in turnl
ture, wagon or knitting factory-some
thing that Greenville has not got bu
needs. The Times will back them an
help raise all the money they neeC
among home capitalists. ~ 49,
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Master Vim. Bell gave merry
tackv party on Thursday afternoon -
honor If his sixth birthday. Inc
nrize for the little girls tackiest cos
tume was awarded to Miss Myrtle Jor'
dan who was gowned in a eomplha'
tion of blue calico, pale pink lawn
yellow satin. white lace, with 1eWels
of every description surmounteu "
brown felt hat trimmed with nNe
different colored feathers and rlopons'
LYME HARRISON won the boy priAe'
be;ng dressed in royal blue trousers
yellow shirt and pink suspenders.
Miss Ethel Wetherebee and Sam Bull
were awarded the prizes for pelns
the most graceful cake walkers. A1'er
lnnch the little ones hunted in pouS
for four-leaf clovers. Miss Alice
Rall was awarded the prize for lind
ING the most. Some of the costumes
not receiving prizes are well worth
notice. Miss Eloise Taylor represent
ed a baby in long dress and cap, car
rvine a bottle. She was wheeled
around by her little brother, VINO
was nurse with rattle, III a go-cart'
Miss Mildred Humphreys was sec
ond Mrs. Wigs, while the costumes
of Misses Myrtle Stockwell, Lois
Smvthe and Enid Ewing were SO mt
that much time was consumed by tint
, iudges in making choice. Rosc'
!. Smythe's costume was also voted OF
, for tacky prize. Mrs. j, W. Bel
was assisted in entertaining tn Ill
- tie folks by Mrs. H L Wetherbee
4 Miss Julia johnson and Miss 1eb
Gist. Master Bells guests were
Victor HARRISON, Joe Bell HARRISON
= Edwin Klingman, Ethel Payne, Mar
garet Workman, Eben Wetherbee
n Lynn HARRISON, Richard HARRISON
i Enid Ewing, Hartwell Parker, Mil
q died Humphreys, Will Humphreys
i Alice Bull, Sam Bull, Lillian Taylor
c Eloise Taylor, Edmund Taylor, Doro
: thy Boddie, Elizabeth Bell, Myrtle
\ Stockwell, Jerome Halter, Chas
4 Halter. Corinne Hebron, Dean He
bron, Henry T. Ireys, the Third, Kati
o Stone, Julius Sack, Elise Blum, Al
!. bert Blum, Ethel Wetherbee, Jo
10 Truthman, Edith Truthman, Chas
Truthman, Bessie Stoyall, a n
| Chistine Stovall.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-03-14

The selection of Mr.. Wade Negus
by the directors of the First National
Bank as the Successor of his father as
president of the bank, is an honor
worthily bestowed. Mr.. Negus is a
Greenville raised boy and the business
and banking training he has received
under the careful instruction OF de-
voted father, fits him in every way
for this high and responsible posi-
ton in which he has been placed. Nc
higher ambition could boy set than
to. follow in..the steps of an hoaor'
able father and after his death &c
step in and take his place. The Times
congratulates Mr.. Negus on his APP
pointment and the bank on lts
selection.