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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
One White Man and Three Ne.
groes Blown to Pieces.

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 24.-J.
X. Martin, white man, and Joe
Voutree and William Bennett.
negroes, were killed at a railroad
camp in the western outskirts of
this city today by the accidental
explosion of two sticks of dyna-
mite. The mems bodies were fear-
fully mangled and were unrscog-
nizable.
The cause of the explosion is
not known. The white man was
hurled $50 feet. Portions of ono
of the negro's body and fragments
of his clothing were landed in a
tree rs feet away.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
Shot Wife and Then Himself.
A Jealous Husband Takes Ven.
eeance Into His Own Hands
The Couple Went From
Reldsville to Lynch.
burg.
Special to The Observer.

Reidsville, Feb. 24.-News was
received here of tragedy in
Lynchburg last night. In a mo,
ment of jealous rage Bud Cooper
drew a revolver and after shoot,
ing his young wife IN tho head
sent a bullet crashing through his
own brain. The couple went TO
Lynchburg from Reidsville to ac-
cept positions in the Lynchburg
Cotton Mills. They did not get
along very well together. Cooper
seemed jealous of his wife, who
was Miss Jennie Helton, an ex-
ceedingly pretty girl II years old.
At $50 o'clock she prepared to
leave with several friends with
the intention of spending the
evening out. Her husband COM
manded her not to leave, but
some time afterwards she walked
through the ball way to the back
porch. In less than minute two
shots were heard. Cooper lad
followed his wife and when they
reached the porch he pulled a p,s-
tol and fred Thinking he had
accomplished his intention he
turned his weapon on himself.
Cooper fell from the porch with
his brains oozing from a hole that
entered near the right eve and
passed entirely through his head.
Mrs. Cooper was shot Just bs.
hind the right ear, but the ball
glanced around the skull and her
injury is not necessarily danger
Gus. Both were residents of
Rsidsville.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
Owenby Escapes From Jail.

Asheville, N. G., Feb. 24..-A
man named Owenby, who was ar
rested in Swain county charged
with stealing cattle and brought
here for safe keeping, escaped
from Jail Sunday night. When
the jailor went to give Owenby
his supper the man made n break
for liberty.
After getting out of his cell
Owenby jumped through Il glass
door and made for the woods car
rying the door with him. For
several months past Owenby, who
is desperate character, has been
terrorizing the people of western
North Carolina.
A posse is in pursuit.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
BETTER THAN GOLD.

"l was troubled for several
years with chronic indigestion and
nervous debility" writes f. j.
Green, of Lancaster, N. II. "No
remedy helped me until l began
using Electric Bltters, which did
me more good than all the medi-
cines | ever used. They have also
kept my wife IN excellent health
for years. She says Electric Bit
tiers are just splendid for female
troubles; that they are a grand
tonic and invigorator for weak,
run down women. No other
medicine can take its place in our
family" Try them. Only soc.
Satisfaction guaranteed by Craw-
ford Bros, j. F. Mackey e Co.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
Wiped Out The Entire Family.
Earl Wood, after killing His
Father and Fatally Wounds
ing Mother and Sister,
Commits Suicide.

Frankfort, Ind, Feb. 24.-
Earl Wood, the II year old son
of a prominent farmer seven
miles west of this city, this even-
ing murdered his father, shot and
fatally wounded his mother and
sister and then committed sui,
eide. The motive for the bows
bloody crime is not known. After
the shooting the young man went
to the home of neighbor and
said that robbers had entered his
home and killed his father, meth
er and sister and that he escaped
after running battle with the
desperadoes. He apparently was
greatly excited and said he was
organizing posse to pursue his
fathers slayers. He stepped at
another house and told the same
story. When he was questioned
concerning the shooting he be-
came confused and resented the
inquisitiveness of the man to
whom he told the story. He
started away and disappeared be.
hind II barn, when shot was
heard. An investigation dlscov.
cred the youthful murderer dying
With bullet through bis breast.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
n EARLY FORFEITS HIS
LIEE.

a runaway almost ending fa-
tally, started horrible ulcer on
the leg of j. b. Orner, Franklin
Grove, Ill. For four years it de-
tied all doctors and all remedies.
But Bucklen's Arnica Salve had
no trouble to cure him. Equally
coed for Burns, Bruises, Skin
Eruptions and Piles. 25c at Craw-
ford Bros, j. f. Mackey & Co. IS
Drug Store.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
The Power OF Congress
Established By The Court.
1t May Exclude From Interstate
Traffic Any Commodity which
is Prejudicial to the Pub
lie Welfare.

Washington, Feb. "a. The
decision in the lottory cases has
occasloned considerable comment
in Washington. Members of the
administration assert that the MAJ
jority of the court has fully sus
tanned the contention that the
Sherman anti trust law did not
exhaust the constitutional power
of the federal government over
commerce. This view is shared
by men who are prominent in the
administration. One of them
said today:
"The champion decision clearly
sustained the contention of the
government. No important pro>
position in the governments brief
was rejected. Tic plenary and
absolute power of congress TO pro
hibit any form of traffic when it
deems that traffic hostile to the
public interests, is, clearly sustain,
ed.
cit must be remembered in
this connection that prior to the
presidents speech of last summer
many thoughtful men were of the
opinion that the Sherman anti
trusts law marked the limit of the
federal power with reference to
unlawful combinations. The presi.
dent, in his speeches, challenged
this contention and this thought
was further impressed upon the
public mind by the attorney gen.
erals Pittsburg address in which
he insisted, contrary to the opin-
ion of many, that the supreme
court did not decide in the sugar
trust suit that congress was pow
erless to directly regulate the par
ticlpatlon of unlawful comb:na
tlons in Interstate traffic. The
facts in the lottery cases did not
require Justice Harlan to express
any opinion directly on this ques-
ton, but the trend of his reason
ing clearly indicates that congress
may exclude from interstate traf-
fic any commodity deemed by it
as prejudicial to the public well
fare, and that its motives are be-
yond judicial inquiry. The logi-
cal effect of this is that congress
has the absolute right to say when
commerce in any given commod-
ity shall be free or prohibited;
and it would follow that between
these extremes it can permit such
commerce upon condition which
it may impose to conserve the
public interests, and neither the
conditions nor the motives that
actuated them can be review wed by
the judiciary"
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question, Haywood said moth

question, Haywood said moth
ing.
What does Haywood say now9
That is question that is being
universally Oasked The answer
Is that he still denies that mar
risge, | asked his attorney this
afternoon if Haywood was .or was
not married 10 Mrs. Tucker and
the guarded reply was that he,
the lawyer, understood that Hay-
wood had said that no ceremony
had been performed.
But Mrs. Tucker continued to
write her name "Mrs. Ernest
Haywood" and then, four or Give
months ago, a child was born. The
child lives, it is said. Mrs. Tucker
Is In sanitarium either in Boston
or Now York city. Here devel
oped the rancor aud the bitter.
ness that were responsible tor the
tragedy.
Recently Hay wood has not been
with Mrs. Tucker, and there was
no evidence that he intended to
right wrong that was done SO
publicly that the world must
needs stop and see the shame of
open shane. Here was condi
tion that might appeal in vain for
quletude; for now the ignominy
was being screamed in the,face of
every passer by who cared to stop
and listen to the tale.
Ludlow Skinner had married
Miss Octavia Winder, a young sis
ter of Mrs. Gertrude Tucker, who
openly suffered over the blight
that had been cast upon the good
name of her family 1t would be
indelicste to say that any pressure
MAS, brought to bear upon Hay
wood to make him do what it was
maintained he might have done
without the asking; but Haywood
remained here and Mrs. Tucker
stayed in the North and the scan
da' assumed bigger and bigger
proportions.
All communication w n
Haywood and the memters of the
Tucker and Wlnder families ceas-
cd some time ago; but there were
several incidents that served to
increase the bitterness. Mr.. Tuck
er's two little girls met Haywood
in the street one day recently and
SAID something to him about need
ing shoes. He gave the children
SIS. When Mrs. Ludlow Skinner
heard of this she returned the
money in q note, asking Haywood
to have nothing further to do
with any member of her family.
1t is said that Haywood replied in
manner that was considered inso-
lent.
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INC negro with the whltos. Con-
tlnuing he referred to the ado,-
tlon OF the ifteenth amendment to
the constitution. "When YOU re-
morselessly stand by that" said
he, ''and say it Is sacred you
force us to face the alternative of
a conflict of races"
The purpose of those who en-.
dorse the Presidents door of hope
policy, he declared, is that In
time South Carolina should be.
come State of muIattoes and in
this event he predicted that there
would be more bloodshed than
was ever she'd before. II beg
you for Gods sake," he said,
facing the Republican side, "not
to produce au acute stage of hatred
which will bring the two races to-
gether with the resolve of the
whites TO die in order 20 retain
their supremacy"
Mr.. Tillman said his ne wspapsr
friends always took great pains to
quote everything he had said that
was "hot," leaving out every,
thing that was rational, decent
and sane in their pursuit of SEN
sations, and in this respect great
wrong had been done him. GA
lie," he SAID, "never has any par
ticular TRUTH" aud he would not
attempt to make even u start to
run down those that have been
told on him.
Mr. Tillman SAID he did not
want to see the African driven to
the wal, and he did not want to
Shut the door of hope in his face,
but he could not consent to the
dominance of that people over the
whites. He then poked fun at
MIR. Hanna and read the title of
the bill he recently introduced to
pension cx' slaves "Oh my God"
said he, "did Mr.. Hanna mean
that or is it political dodge!'
The effect of the bill was, he de
clarsd, to give opportunity to un-
scrupulous negroes 10 bam boozle
and deceive their people by secur,
ing subscriptions ostensibly to
further the interests of the bill.
He concluded by saying that sin
proportion as you arouse false
hope ia the minds of these people
you are only sowing the vino
which will flame up into q whirl
wind'l ,ter on"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28

Foley's Honey and Tar is best
for Group and whooplng cough,
contains no opiates, and cures
quickly. Careful mothers keep
in the house. T. Eugene. Fun.
uerburk, druggist.
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The Raleigh Murder.
More About the killing of Skin
ner-A Beautiful Woman
Said to have been the
Cause of the Trou-
BILE.

ing of Ludlow Skinner by Ernest
Haywood at Raleigh, N. G., on
Saturday, but little was said as to
the cause of the trouble. The
Raleigh correspondent of The
Charlotte Observer of the 22d
says as to the cause of the homi
eide:
The central figure in the killing
is a woman. She Is Mrs. Ger
trude Tucker, widow of the l,te
william Tucker, who was the only
son OF Maj. Rufus Tucker, of this
city. She is daughter of the
late Maj. John e. Wlnder, and
was and is one of the most beauti
tul women that has ever been in
this State. Before her marriage
she was well known in social cir
cleS in more than half dozen
States. She belongs to one of
the most prominent families in
North Carolina, and the promin-
ence of her husbands family is
too well known to need any COM
ment here. A few years ago Mr..
William Tucker died. Mrs. Tuck.
er spent the first two or three
years of her widowhood in Ger
many, and then returned to Rail-
eigh.
After Ma fuckers death Ern.
est Haywood became legal rhan-
aSer OF the Tucker estate, or act
ed 10 the capacity of advisor to
Mrs. Florence Tucker. The pos
ltien of Mr.. Haywood threw him
IN more or less intimate contact
with Mrs. Gertrude Tucker.
More than ayear ago it was whis
pered in social circles here that
Mrs. William Tucker and Mr.
Ernest Haywood had been secret
ly married. The report soon be-
came town talk in this city and
went outside Raleigh, but found
no confirmation from either of the
alleged contracting parties. The
world saw that Mr.. Haywood and
Mrs. Tucker were togsthera n great
deal in this place and then it be-
came known that they had been
out OF town together IN the larger
Northern cities.
Scandal inevitably resulted, and
for many months Mrs. Gertrude
tucker has not been in this city.
sometimes her three children
were with her as she Travelled
from place to place in the North
but more often they were with
their grandmother, Mrs. FIorenc.
Tucker, in this city.
But Mrs. Tucker remained awa,
from home and soon a story came
back that spelled misery. For
Mrs. Tucker, unacknowledeed a,
wife, came to the point where i
seemed necessary that she writ,
her name "Mrs. Finest Hay
wood-" At any rate. she did thi
many times. And still Ernes
Haywood said nothing of his mar
riage. He is q nervous man-sbv
sensitive, proud-and his bes
friends feared to question him OF
such delicate subject.
But the period came when tall
was loud to the c!amor point ane
because woman's honor was a
stake Haywood was asked if he
was married to Mrs. Gertrud,
Tucker. He replied that he wa,
not married to her. Friends O.
Mrs. Tucker insisted that a cere
mony had been performed eithe,
IN New York or Boston; but ex
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-28
Tillman'S Talk Of The Negro.
Does Not Hate The Colored Man
Only Small Portion of
Them Arc Bad, Said the
Senator, and These
Are Leading the Rest
and Being Patted
on the Back by
Politicians.

Washington, Feb. 24.-The
Indianola, Miss postoffice case
occupied the major portion of the
time of the Senate to-day. Sena
tor Tillman spoke for three
hours in continuation of his re-
marks begun yesterday on the
race question and was followed by
Mr.. Carmack, of Tennessee.
Mr.. Tillman in his speech said
that in dealing with the Indianola
postofice the President and Post
mss,er General transcribed their
authority and used methods which
were both tyrannical AMI uncon.
stitutional. He wanted to know
if in figuring up the purpose of
their new born zeal "sthiS cold
blooded, calculative, advisediy-
taken action" was not prompted
by low motive. He charged that
5000, 900 negroes are coercing
SO, 900, 900, of white people in
the North to deal with 100000
white men in the South in the
interest of the 100000 ignorant
negroes In that section. He re-
ferred to the est In lives and
money on account of the race pro-
blem in this country, and address
ing the Republican side, called on
them to meet HIM "upon the same
plane of patriotism of race pride
and of civilization and not to fall
into the pitiful cesspool of parti,
san politics. He read ext: acts
from the letter of the President
written some time since covering
his views with respect to appoint
ments of negroes to office. He
wanted to he just to the President,
he said, but the views were sup.
CRITICAL. elbow little and small
and infinite small" be said, ssis
the knowledge behind such a
visw." He added that the peo-
pie of the North have no more use
for the negrn at cl, g quarters
than he had. Ho cited instances
of assaults by neyroe. on white
women and declared that the
moro the Nrrthsrn p op'e find out
about the negro tn, ie s use they
have for him. The ballot of tho
negro, he m .intaircl, was men-
ace to good government and people
of the North are c,ming TO real
izs that the enfrAnchisem ant of
him Presidents utterance that he
WAS unwilling TO shut the door of
hope and opportunity in the case
OF q worthy and competent color
ed man. Mr.. Tillman said that at
first blush there is not a man alive
who would not agree with that
sentiment, but he inquired if it
ever occurred to any one that in
opening that door of hope it might
not be shut in the face of the
white man. The door of hope in
South Carolina, he said, at one
time had been closed by bayonet,
to tho whites for eight years
while rapine, murder and missov-
erDment ran riet with an abomipa
ton in the sight If man prsssin o
over the State. He declared that
he did net hate the negro and that
all negroes are not bad. Only q
small portion are bad, and these,
he said, are leading the rest and
being patted on the back by
politicians.
He regarded it as his duty, he
said, to his Slate to stand forever
opposed to any idea of political
or social equality on the part OF
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In the public buildings ap-
preparation bill passed by con-
gress Georgetown gets $65, 900
and Rock Hill $45, 900.
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A College Burned.

Meridian, Miss, Feb. 24.-
Fire at 3 o'clock this morning to-
tally destroyed the main building
and laundry of the Mississippi
Female college, the residence of
Mrs. b. +. Ormond and two
dwelling houses. There were 200
girls in the building, oil otwhom
escaped.
Many lost all but their night
clothing. The loss will be heavy.
The college will continue It's sss-
slons in temporary quarters.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-08

! Fine winter weather and good
slsighing the past week.
FL. n. Bedell of Long Prairie, was
in the city on Tuesday.
Business was very generally sus-
pended on New Years day.
New York buckwheat -four. quality
guaranteed, Simonton sells it.
NJ. w. Lee of Minneapolis, of the
firm of Lee and Gingery, was in the
city during the past week.
Agnice Laughman who is attending
the high school here spent vacation at
her home in the country.
w. T. Faust came home last week
from Sank Centre, where he has been
attending the Vath business college
several months.-Todd County Argus.
Miss Garry did not return to Theft
River Falls at the opening of her
school term on Tuesday las, but will
remain a few days under care of her
physician.
The teachers and scholars who
came home to spend the holidays are
back again in harness, making a very
perceptible diminutlon of the social
circle.
George E. Trent, F. r. Reihert. G.
W. Maynard, E. j. Dempsey and
j. E. Cherry Of Long Prairie, and
Harry Lee of Browerville, were in the
city on Sunday, on their way to ST.
Paul.
Messrs and Mesdames Geo. Bow
man and Rena Reed, Messrs. Roy and
Earnest Smith and Misses Edna Smith
and Emma Grandstrand attended the
Nsw Year ball at Grove Lake given by
the M w. A. of that place.
The New Years Bali given by the
high school seniors was very pleas
ant social event. Everyone present
had thoroughly enjoyable time, and
the young men have reason to be sat-
isfed with their effort.
Our venerable friend Esquire Carr,
who is not quite as strong as he has
been, is now at the home of his son,
Byron F. Carr. He is able to get
about the house, and to take his place
at the table with the family at meal
lines. He is 56 years of age.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-08
Announcement.

I treat successfully the following:
Chronic deceases pre- altar to either sex
Cbrenic Cattarrh, Infamatory affec-
tions of the eyes, Chronic Eczema and
other skin affections, Varicose Veins
and Ulcers, Varicocele Piles ond Fis-
sure without use of the knife. Chronic
rheumatism, Sciatica, Neuralgias,
Diabetes.
Consultation free.
Office-Rich Block.
DR.. G. L. HUGHES,
SAUK CENTRE, MINI.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-08

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To the Public.

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occupied by me before the fire and am
prepared to do every kind of fine
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[ desire to thank my patrons for
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Repairing neatly done.
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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-01-28

The Hawaiian people, as class, are
hot quite up to the ways of our more
world-wise and educated foreigner
folk. They are yet-we mean the ma
jority of them-somewha simple, SUI
rerstitious and easily induced into be-
lieving anything and everything. Not
alone the simple are easily frightened,
but there are many of those of the
foreign race who are better able to
withstand it in contact and by reason
CT their present day education. Now,
III the light of whaxis happening, and
the above being the case with our peo-
Lle, we think that quite precautionary
measures should be taken. Any hur-
ried consultation in an undertone is
easily and readily misconstrued; the
very idea of removal from friends is
deemed an uncalled-for imposition and
hardship; the sight of the "black ma
ria" is enough to bring dread into the
Tost stubborn of hearts; the taking
away alive, and which may be the last
time for them to see the faces of loved
ones, relatives and friends. for Hawaii
ans are a people full of home sympa-
thies; finally, the idea of death staring
them in the face, then the morgue, the
surgeons, knives, and ultimately Gre
nation, are things that the Hawaiian
mind is unaccustomed to, all OF which
they naturally dislike and dread, and
mayhap, many of the deaths have been
brought about more by fright than dis
ease. Who knows but that more than
onc-half of such deaths are brought
about by this drastic treatment.
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than words.

Having had our say and made our
promised suggestion, not in any spirit
of calamity bowling, we hope that our
voice of caution" may be taken in all
frankness OK feeling and fellowship as
being made for the good of all. We do
not care to raise any undue alarm, but
We eminently believe in giving due
warning Of our own impressions from
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-01-28

serted. This is where heartlessness
Genes in, to such a degree that it be.
Genes overbearing and Objectionable.
And such being the case, which is, or
ray not be, supported by public opin'
ion in behalf of the public health as
well as of public security, it is incumb-
cht upon the authorities, duly backed
Up by law to enforce autocracy, and
The people on their part must submit
quietly, even if indipnities are impos
ed upon them. OF course, we are
aware of certain happenings during
the past few days, and it is those that
we consider as indignities; yet it is
not the purpose of this article to treat
of them other than to warn the author
tiles that care should be taken and a
halt called, otherwise dull thud will
be heard, sooner than expected Our
aim in this article is to caution the
authorities, and mayhap to advise
IL EN- by giving suggestions, if it will
be taken as such by them.