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Douglas Island news., 1903-05-20

U. $. District Attorney Boyce has filed motion in the district court to dismiss the indictment against the two Hoonah Indians who were held under indictment for causing the death of a fellow native, one George Smalley. whom they believed to be witch.
 Wireless telegraphic communications between Seattle, Nome and intervening Alaskan points will be effected during the present season, and work on the construction and equipment of the Seattle station will be commenced within two months, if present plans do not fail.
 The Skagway school board believes in the proverb, "the Lord helps those who help themselves" and acting on that principal they swiped the fire bell from the old town of Dyea, and had 1t hung in the public school building to call together the Skagway youth that they may learn to walk in the paths of righteousness.
 An order has been signad by Judge Brown authorizing the receivers of the Pacific Packing & Navigation Co.,, to issue S5O0,O00 worth of certificates. This will make a total of Sl,250O0O worth of certificates permitted by the courts to be issued, and is required to conduct the business of the company for it's canneries and steamboat lines this season.
 Late reports from Cena are that k Brady went to Eagle to receive the position of commissioner for the new district. A purse of S350 was raised among the miners to pay his expenses both ways. Judge Claypool, the pres ent commissioner, is stationed at Circle and if this slice is cut off his precinct it is almost certain that he will get the refusal of the office created thereby.
 Among the Westward bound pas. sengers on the Excelsior on her last trip was Andrew Jackson Stone, of the New York Museum of Natural history. MT. Stone has spent large portion of each of the last seven years in Alaska in search of specimens of Northern animal life. This year he will get snecimens for the Smithsonian insti- tute.
 An advertisement inviting proposals for bids on a mail service between Ju- neau and Sitka has been issued by the postoffice department. The routeis by way of Hoonah, Tanakee, killisnoo, Rodman and Salisbury Sound. Bids for the delivery of mail on this route from August l, 1903, to June 30, 1906, will be received by the department at Washington, D. C., until June4. Blanks for the use of bidders have been for warded to the Seattle postofice.
 The first steamer to get away for Nome sailed from Seattle May 12th. The steamer in question was the little Gus sic Brown, owned and operated by Fe- lix Brown. The Gussie Brown was for merly the Dawson City, and under that name has passed several seasons in Alaskan waters. Her name was recent ly changed by her new owners. She took the inland passage up the coast and an effort will be made to get her into Nome ahead of the big liners. She carried twenty-five tons of freight and half dozen passengers, in addition to her crew.
Douglas Island news., 1903-05-20

A postoffice has been established at Fairbanks in the Panama district, with Capt. EIbridge T. Barnette as post master
 The Crackerjack property in the Ketchikan district promises to be one of the foremost producers in that sec tion.
 Sitka is coming to the front in the manufacture and sale of totem poles, and now takes first rank among the Indian villages.
 sitka promises soon to be the only town in s. E. Alaska that lacks the push to incorporate That's what's the matter with Sitka.
 Young Reddick, private in Go. M,, has disappeared from Skagway, and the supposition is that he has mushed over into John Bulls domain.
 Chief Johnson, who lives in Juneau where there are no grafters nor sure thing men, wandered down to Seattle and was shown the real thing.
 Alaska is worth more to the United States commercially than Hawaii. The nippers have the best of it when it comes to form of government.
 Peter Buschmann, founder of the towno of Petersburg, Alaska, committed suicide at Tacoma, Wash. on May 9th. He leaves a wife and children.
 The contract for grading the first five miles of roadbed of the Valdez, Copper River & Panama R. R. has been let to J. S. Antonelle of Fl Paso, Tex.
 A pay streak on claim No. IS below on Bear creek is IS inches wide and now runs from S1O to S70 to the pan, one of the richest strikes in the Klon- dike.
 The Arizona district, 120 miles up the Kondike, is declared by Territorial Engineer Thibedeau to be one of the most>promising new localities in the country.
 The Canadian contention on the Al. aska boundary question can be boiled down into few words. So treated, 1t reads as follows: "We want seaport on Lynn canal"
 Mike Teehan, miner employed in the Croecus mine on Cholomondely Sound, was fatally injured by the ex- plosion of a charge of dynamite which had missed fire.
 UP. Smith, Esq, has received his certificate as practicing attorney, from the supreme court of the state of Wash ington and is receiving the congratula- tion of his friends.
 The freight is moving out of this place at rapid rate in scows and open boats, says the Whitehorse Star. There is far greater rush than there was last year at this time.
 The remains of Jos. Abbey, the mail carrier, whose body was recently re, covered from the waters of Taku Arm have been embalmed and sent to his home in Brandon, Manitoba.
 Brown-Alaska Company, it is said, is considering the erection of s4oo-ton shelter at it's property, which consists of 20 copper claims. Sam Silverman of Butte, Mont, is the chief promoter ] The company owns the Mamie group.
Douglas Island news., 1903-05-20

The U. S. light house tender Manza- nita arrived in Ketchikan Thursday on her annual tour of inspec- tion of lighthouses, buoys, beacons, etc., along the Alaska coast.-Journal.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-18
CAPTURED IN GEORGIA,

Chesterfield, March IA. Sew
eral weeks ago ono John Horton
colored, was arrested on the hor-
rible charge of infantlcide; and
worst of all it was white woman
who was his accomplice. This
was near Catarrh, in the western
part OF the county. By some
means the negro managed TO es
cape and Immediately disappeared.
Knowing that the negro he'd rela
tives in Georgia, Sheriff d B
Douglass wrote the authorities
there asking them to look out for
him.
In short time telegram came
announcing his capture. Sheriff
Douglass at once left for the place
bonneville, Ga, and in a few
days returned with his prisoner,
who is now in jail h.re awaiting
trial. The negro was captured at
the same town as Will Brewer,
colored, just one year ago. Brewer
was the negro who killed Albert
Mann, Mt Hornsboro, this county.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-18
MORE RIOTS.

Disturbances eff strikers are not
nearly as grave as an individual
disorder of the system. Over
work, loss of sleep, nervous ten
sion will be followed by utter col-
lapse, unless reliable remedy is
i'm nediately employed. There's
nothing so efficient to cure disor.
ders of the Liver nr Kidneys as
Electric BiJter~ 1t 5 II wonder
III tonic, and effective rervine
and The greatest all around medi-
cine for run down systems. 1t
di>p"ls Nervousness, rheumatism
and Mural gia and expels Malaria
germs. Only SOC, and satisfac,
tion guaranteed by tIawford
Bros, and j. F. Mackey & Co.
Druggist.
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Office.

The County Board of Eqnnliza, i,
tIon composed of the Chairman of
the Township and Special Boards
of Assessors, will meet on the
fourth Tuesday in March (24lnst)
1908, at the office of the County
Auditor to equalIze the valuations
OF personal property of the Conn-
ty, and to hear grievance. and
appeals from the valuations and
assessments fixed by the Town
ship and Special Boards of A sses.
sors. Respectfully,
JNo. a. Cook,
Co. Auditor.
March, 6, 1903.
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tress, the 5 year old daughter of
Mrs briggs. -
As soon as Mrs. Hopkins read
II she remembered the name and
that she had will made oy the
same person. She then found
the two wills, one dated before
tins alleged will and the other
since.
1t is said in the will that Mr..
Hill decided and wiIled everything
to Alexander for 81 Chus. Hill.
having never forgotten him as
the only person that ever saved
my life" T. E. d.
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WORKING OVERTIME.
Secretary.

Eight hour laws are ignored by
those tireIess, little workers
Kings New Life Pills. Millions
are always at work, night and
day, curing Indigestion, Bilious
ness, Constipation, Sick Headache
and all stomach, Liver and Bowel
troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe,
sure. Only 25c at Crawford
Bros, and j. F. Mackey & Co.. D.,
drug store.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-18
fUR y RH EU VI \ IISM OR CA.
r R';H IN y DA Y-TREAT-
VI li% + FREE.

l.. Is (B,ia il Biood Balm)
cures "a worst and mCst stubborn
cases ~ d,a iuL th rson ont of The
bio "d ana OJne,, aid buiIdIug up the
br0k.n d, W. cnns'i ution, Achesand
pains ~ t!.r ho - jrints. swollen
glands, drrppugs In turoat, haw.
king. s?itt'ng or bad breath, etc, al
di-np. ear 2romp'ly aud permanently.
Is l. u eur \ where all IS. fails
Druggists. 81 atnent Of Il. L. f.
sent abs 'lutely free and prepaid by
writing ID B ooi balm Co Atlanta
Ga. DE ciib .irpuble nd fire. medi
cal advice gwen untIl.cured. B T.. B.
puts new color ia ynur skin, and
makes the b'ood redder and more
nourishjng, stopping all aches and
pains. Over 5000 cures by b. b. b.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-18
EDITOR AND MANAGER.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH, Is, 1908.
For The Ledger.
An Appeal for the Interest and
Help of Every Confederate
Veteran.

In accordance with published
notice By the chairman, calling
the committees of the different
townships, having charge of the
Confederate rolls, to meet at the
court house, on Friday March
IA, 1908, to compare end cor
rect the work already done, the
following townships handed in
their rolls viz: Gllls Greek,
Flat Creek. Buford and Cedar
Greek. The meeting was called
to order by w. q. A. Porter,
chairman.
On motion, Hon. w. G. Hough
was made secretary. A motion
was made and adopted that the
roll of Gills Greek be called and
corrected, which was done, (roll
not complete). Roll of Buford
was treated in like manner. 1t
Icing late and but few being pre-
sent, on motion of j. E. Stew.
man the chair appointed Messrs.
Stewman and j. A. Cook to act
with Capt Foster in securing all
information obtalnable to the end
that the roll of Confederate Vet.
erans of Lancaster county may be
made complete.
1t was moved and carried, that
when this meeting adjourns 1t dc
so subject to call by the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy of thl.
county. The meeting was ther
adjourned.
The above is the work done by
the several townships since last
August.
The rolls are far from complete.
Veterans, shall we allow thos,
who went forth from '61 TO '6s
to battle in freedoms cause, will
ing to give up their lives uper
the alter of principle, who sleep,
some of them, in unknown graves.
others scattered over all this
Southland, but still living, shall
We, | say, fail to inscribe their
names on the roll of Fame, fail
by our indifference to perpetuate
to their children, kindred and
friends tho names of our heroes?
Friends, We need your help.
Tell US who was your mess
mate, and what became of him,
where was be kiIled-where did
he die, or is be still living.
Now, we beseech you, when
the call comes from the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy, that you
como, to man, to the court
house, hear the roll called, and if
not correct, if not complete, give
them your assistance.
Don't say that you haven't
time or that some other man can
attend to 1T.
You may know just what is
wanted; no other man living may
know some fact about some COM
rade which you know. Let US do
it now, "lest we forget"
Any information any Veteran,
Or other person, may have, who
will call at any time, on Messrs.
Stewman, Foster or Cook, they
will gladly make a note of same.
w. u. A. PORTER,
Chairman.
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Father of Rivers
Still On Rampage.
General Situation on the MissisS.
ipp' Still Serious at Points
but Outlook is Better.

Memphis, Tenn, March 15.--
The flood situation between Caru-
thersville, Mo-, and Baton Rouge,
La, is serious tonight. The river
is rising rapidly and it will be II
little short of marvellous if the
levees hold the great volume of
rushing water. The gauge at
; Memphis tonight marks 3S.
feet, a rise of one and two-tenths
feet since last night. This is the
highest water ever recorded here
and Local Observer Emory of the
weather bureau SAID tonight that
80 1-2 feet would be registered
by Tuesday, and those interested
have been warned to prepare for
stage of 40 feet. The situation
in and around Memphis is be,
coming more serious. Without
q single exception the numerous
lumber plants in north Memphis
have suspended operations owing
to the encroachment of the wa
ters. At Fourth and Market
street people are moving about in
sklffs and the street railway has
annulled all schedules in this part
of tho city. Three of the Illinois
Central tracks are under water
north of Avotion street, although
traffic has not been suspended on
them, but if the water continues
to rise trouble is expected there.
AT Ensley, six miles below
Memphis, 500 feet of the Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley tracks are
inundated, but they were 'cribbed'
over today and trains are running
through.
The Choctaw railroad has sus-
pended operations between Hope
field and Wolf river and all trains
are being sent over the Momphis
bridge.
A dangerous place in the levee
is reported from Holly bush 90
miles north of here. Engineer of
st. Francis board with n steamboat
went to the scene this afternoon.
1t was found that the water was
running over the levee for dis
tance of 600 feet. Men and ma
terial are being sent there and a
strong fight is being made to
hold the embankment, but it is be-
lieved by many that break will
occur IN day or two. Refugees
with hundreds of horses and mules
continue to arrive here on every
boat.
Thousands of people lined the
river banks today watching the
swift moving current and several
excursion steamers carried many
more up and down the river, SO
good vlsw of the vast sxpanse of
water could he had.
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ting the machines on the mar
ket.
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ESTIMATED AT 90,3 364 BALES.

Anderson, Maj ch ~ - Statistics
recently gathered shows that the
eight cotton mills now'in opera.
tlon IN Anderson urty consume
80, 364 bales of cotton a yea:.
Last year the c)unty's crop, as
estimated by the special agent of
the census department was, in
round numbers, about As, 900
bales, leaving deficiency of
more than $4,000 bales TO be
supplied from other sources.
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Happenings In The State.
AS Chronicled by the Alert Cor>
resp )ndents of The Columbia
State.

THE CONsTABLES AND THE TIGERS.
Charleston, March 13. "A Per
ano, who conducts blind tiger
on East Bay, was bound over to
the court of general sessions to.
day, on the charge of interfering
with and obstructing the constables
in their laid of his place yester-
day afternoon. Perano is the
same who threw tho usual fipe of
$50 upon the recorders desk. in
the city court last week in ad-
vance of his trial for violating the
dlspensary act, and was severe
ly reprimauded and detained for
trial according to the order of
the cases. While the constables
were raidiug the place, Psrano,
who is heavy built Italian, at
tackled one of the constables and
attempted to use a pistol which be
had COTTON from the rear of hi.
establishment. Pe:ano's wife al
so fought the constables, scratch
ing the face of Constable May.un-
til it bled. The woman, was not
prosecuted.
Constable Crocker was fined
SIS in the recorders court this
morning for beating man named
Britt in Rodemann's place, who
had insulted him. The fight
started in the place and then was
resumed in the street, when a 20
lice officer arrested both Crocker
and Britt. The constable gave
the man u severe beating but Re
corder Jervey seemed to think
that the constable was wrong for
reSenting a vile insult, incurred
in the discharge of his Official
duty, and he fined the constable
and let Britt 60 free.
W. L. LOGAN TAKES HIS OWN LIFE.
Greenwood, March, 13. j.
w. Logan, white farmer living
at Phoenix in this county com
mittod suicide yesterday by shoot
ing himself in his right temple
with small pocket derringer. 1t
was stated by those in position
to know In that community that
bad health and financial troubles
no doubt led to his decision to end
his life.
CLEMSON BOY MAKEsINvENTIoN
Clemson College, March 13.
Another Clemson boy makes an
invention. This time il is me-
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DISPENSARY OR NO DISPENsARY.

DISPENSARY OR NO DISPENsARY.
Greenwood, March 13.-The
question of dispensary or no dis.
pensary is again before the peo,
pie of Greenwood The last elec-
ton was held about a year ago.
The dispensary was defeated by
a close vote. The advocates of
the dispensary at once presented
another petition to the city coun-
Gil asking for another election.
The council granted another cleo
tion but fixed the time a wear
ahead. The year has almost past
now. The election will be held
on Monday, April 18th.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-18
CLEMSON BOY MAKES INVENTION

CLEMSON BOY MAKES
Clemson College, March 13.-
Another Clemson boy makes an
invention. This time it is me-
chanical student who MAKE. an
lnv vention for the farm. Mr. w.
). Weston of Richrud county, n
fuf ufmer's son, has invented hay
press which Is much superior 10
the old presses IN cun.mul use.
Ihere lsan automatic, or self
patking nd 10 the hay box, which
by its own "eight gives the hay
its preliminary packing, thus
aging the time and labor of ono
map to pack. Again there is n
mechanical device controlling the
plubgsr which gives the bale
of lay its final packing, by which
deVIce the power required for
pacing is evenly distributed, so
that mo more power is required TO
secure even the last few inches of
compression than is required ut
the BEGINNING of the process.
Cadet Weston has had his in.
ventiSn patented, and his brother
is LOOKING after the business ar
rangehents looking towards put
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-18
Mrs, John Hopkins
Claims The Fortune.
Under the Will of Charles Hill.
Who Died in California;
Strange Story From the
West.
Special to The State.

| AVAIL Ou lO. ScNeral
days ago there appeared in the
papers a statement that Mrs.
John Hopkins and her son, C. c..
Alexander, now of Lancaster,
had fallen keirs to an estate of
s143, 900, left them by one Chas.
Hill alias "Salem Charley,'' who
recently died in Los Angeles,
Cal,
Wishing to ascertain if there
was any truth in it and If the
wills now held by Mrs. Ho pkins,
dated Oath Dec, 1878, and 24th
May, 1892, Progress wired The
Herald at that place for informa-
ton. The following reply was
received:
OTHER CLAIMANTS.
Merits of various claims to Hill
estate set for trial May 13. Es-
tate in hands of public admin
istrator and amounts to S12O, 900.
Two wills already produced.
One of the women claims that her
deceased husband and Hill were
members of gang of counter
feiters operating in middle west.
ern States, that Hill about IS
years ago made will, leaving
his property to the woman's in :
FAINT daughter, who is variety
actress, with her older sister.
The last phase of the case is the
claim of the attorney for public
administration for fees held up as
excessive.
LOOKING FOR WITNESSES.
V. E. Depass, Esq, who is to
receive half of the amount he
secures of the will, also tele
graphed to Los Angeles, but the
information was very meagre, it
simply said the amount involved
was S142, 600. Mr.. Depass is
now in the city of Galveston, Tex.
as, in seal ch of the two witnesses
who signed the last will and testa-
ment in that city in 1892. J. A.
Sawyer, who is assisting Mr.. De :
Pass, left for Atlanta Tuesday
and should the two witnesses,
Henry AcNelse and f. G. Odell
be found, May 1st Messrs. De-
Pass and Sawyer will leave for
Los Angeles to present the two
wills now held by them for Mrs.
Hopkins and her son.
Mrs. John Hopkins lives at West
Springs and before marriage to
Hopkins was Mrs. Robt. b. AL
exander, and it was to him the
wills were made, but he having
died Sept. "a, 1887, at Green
vile the wills 60 to his widow
and her sons. In 1894 Mrs. AL
exander was married to her pre-
sent husband, who came here
about eight years ago from Kali
amazso, Michigan.
SCRAP OF NEWSPAPER LEADS TO
DISCOVERY.
Several days ago Mrs. John p.
Hopkins came into the possession
OF scrap of newspaper which led
to the discovery that she and her
son were heirs to the estate. From
where tire clipping came and the
year i not known, but it is eyi.
dent ihtt it was last years clip
ping. 1t reads ns follows:
''L"s Angeles, CAL, Dec o.
An alleged will of the late Chas.
Hill alias "Salem Charley" who
left an estate of $142, 900 in cash,
70" which numerous claimants
hav" appeared, was filed today by
Mrs. Gertrude briggs. The
document IS written in pencil on
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MUST ANSWER TO CHARGE OF MUIR.

DER.
Laurens, March 12.-Deputy
Sheriff }. ID. Owings returned to
day from Knoxville with Br, son,
colored, who was captured IN that
city several day ago. He will
have to answer to the charge of
murder at the next term of court,
having slain II negro named Watts
On Mr.. AdolphLs Fuller's place
southeast of the city, four years
ago.
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MANAGER WANTED! Trust.
worthy, either sex, by Wholesale
Merchandise Company of solid
hn4ncl"I standing, to manage Lo.
Cal Repre entaives who will or.
game clubs among cons umcrs.
~ per cent saved or our custo-
ners. Business no experiment
OUT proven success. SALARY
SlS 90 a week, expenses advanced.
Experience unnecessary. Address
u. b. Clarkson, Mgr, 3s4 Dear
porn St., Chicago, Ill. 1-24.7
Our Mr j. M. Hood is ,I
ways In the market to purcbase
mules and cattle. And d don,t Won
forget it.
Lancaster Mercantile Go.
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stops the COmOh and Works of
the COfd
Laxative Bromo Qunine Tab
lets cure a cold in one day. No
Cure, No Pay. Price, Csc.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-12-18
A BARGAIN FOR FARMERS.

The New York Tribune Farmer. a
national illustrated agricultural weekly
of twenty large pages, has no superior
as thoroughly practical publication for
the farmer and every member OF HIS
family, and the publishers are deter
mined 20 give 10 a circulation uneuualled
by any paper Of its class in the United
States.
Knowing that every enterprisiug, up
to-date farmer always reads his own
local weekly newspaper, The New York
Tribune Farmer has made an exceed
ingly liberal arrangement which enables
US to offer the two papers at 80 low a
price that no farmer can afford to lose
the opportunity.
The price OF The New York Tribune
Farmer is sl.00 year and The Alma
Record is Sl.00 a year, but both papers
will be sent for full year II you for.
ward l.25 TO The Record, Alma, Mich.
Send your name and address TO The
New York Tribune Farmer, New York
City, and specimen copy OF that paper
will be mailed to you.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-12-18
LITERARY NOTES

"A California Calendar Of Fruits and
Flowers" by Jessie Juliet Knox beauti.
fies several pages of the January De-
signer; while OF great practical interest
Is Learning to be Dressmaker," by
Lillian o Paschal. A good explicit at
ticle on Bead Work" will be highly an.
preciated by women fond OF the newest
fancy work, and for those who care for
mrre practical handiwork the designs
for babies hoods, afghsns and booteres
will be acceptable. Three excellent
short stories, Her First Leap Year."
by Elizabeth Stark, Lucinda Edson's
-Four to Six" by J. l.. Harbour, and
1.-THE Magic Yeast Cake" by Edwin l..
Sabin, also little parlor drama.
Grandmother 8 Silhouette" by Harvey
Peake. furnish plenty OF good reading
matter.