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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-08-24

Foley's Honey and Tar will
cure all diseases arising from dis
ordered kidneys or bladder. Sold
by Funderburk Pharmacy.
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FRIENDS
FOR CLERK OF COURT.

Ths many friends of l.. NJ. Ci.Y.
BURN announce him as a candid ue
for Clerk Of T. ,urt We pledge him TO
abide the result Of the Democratic pri.
mary
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FOR CORONER.

L here by announce myself as can
Gldate FOR the Office of Coroner for
Lancaster county subject 10 the Dem
ocratic primary.
j MONTGOMERY CASKEY
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JOSN KING
FOR MAGISTRATES.

L hereby announce myselfa q canGi-
date for the office of Magistrate for
CEDAR Creek township subject to the
Democratic primary.
w F HUDSON
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Having been appointed to sei We out
the ufiexp pired term Of the late w. S.
l.. Porter, as Clerk of Court, hereby
announces myself q candidate for said
offic, subject to the rules governing
the Democratic primary; y,o,v
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1 announce myself q candidate for
Auditor Of Lancaster County. subject
to the rules a0d requirements Of the
Democratic primary.
WYLIE PORTER
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The Cotton Mill Situation.
Gloomy Conditions Temporary. :
Col. Leroy Springs, OF Lancas
ter, Thinks the Tide is Bound
to Turn in the Near Flu
ture.

to Turn in the Near Flu
Charlotte Observer.
"Wbat can you tell the readers
of The Observer that il encourage
ing about the cstton mill situation
at the present tlme2" The query
W 8. addressed to Col. Leroy,
Springs, of Lancaster, S. c. He
was reluctant to talk, but, on be-,
ing assured that the public was
very much interest in the subject,
said:
The outlook for the mills Mt the
present time seems gloomy, but 1
don't think this situation can last.
Tho general business of the coun-
try is good and there Is no evil
dence that it will not remain good.
On the contrary, when the crops
are harvested and put upon the
market, vast sums of money must
be put in circulation, a very large
proportion of which will come
from Europe. Therefore, there
Is every reason to expect improve
ment in general business, even
though it IL now good. The de-
probation in the cotton goods
business is due to pessimistic
feeling, which emanates from the
commission ne erchant and is hand,
ed down to the retailer. There
has been produced :he impression
that the growing cotton crop IS
going to be big one, :hs. The
prizes of cotton is going to 60 low
er and that cotton goods may be
lever than at present.
DUE TO SPECULATION.
"rhis feeling Is . natural con-
sequence of the speculation in
cotton during the year. 1t is not
realized that cotton goods are now
being sold on basis of u cent
cotton. 1t is more than improb-
able tfat cotton will 60 below u
cents. 1t is probable that it will
not 60 to u cents. 1t is possible
as result of injury to the crop 1t
may 60 to 12!cents. The~jobbers
and the retailers have temporarily
lost appreciation of the CONNER
cial rule that tho time to buy
goods is when they are cheap and
nobody wants them. In my opln-
ion the wise lobber will find no
better time to lay in stock of
goods than the present. If cotton
goes to II cents goods can 90 no
lower, provided little margin is
left for the mill. If cotton stays
at p, esent prices or rises, goods
will 60 higher. Many mills are
shut down because it is cheaper to
stand than to operate. At present
1 think the sensible thing for
Southen cotton mills is to shut
down either wholly or at least half
their capacity. This is what they
should have been doing the past
two months. 1t is only o matter
of time when Southern mills with
the large increase of spindles will
find that the only course in times
OF bad trade conditions, is to do
as the New England mills do,
curtail production until things
improve and not persist IN run
ming their mills at loss"
In what way and when will the
tide turn from the present con-
dition to . better one2" asked the
reporter.
HOW TIDE WILL TURN.
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JOHN A. COOK.

I hereby announce myself candie
date for Auditor of Lancaster county.
and pledge myself to abide the result
Of the Democratic primary.
Respectfully,
H. H.HORTON.
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j hereby announce myself capdl-
Date for The office of Coroner subject
10 the rules Of the Democratic pri-
mary.
JOIN KING
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FOR MAGISTRATE.

FUK MAGISTNATE. M
announce myself as candate for
the Office Of Magistrate at Lancaster
G. H., subject to the result Of the pri.'
mary election.
WP CA6KEY
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We hereby announce w. {. Davis
as candidate for the office of Mspis-
trate Tor CedarCreek township subject
TO the iules Of the Democratic phi
mary.
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ROWELl
FOR AUDITOR.

FUN AODI IOUs
To the voters Of Lancaster County
ApprecIating past favors 1 hereby
announce myself q candidate for re-
election to the Office of County Audi,
tor, su, ject To the rules of the Demo-
cratic primary.
JOHN A. COOK.
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LII PERRY

We hereby announce Mr. M O
Gardner as candidate for county su-
pervisOr, subject to the rules Of the
Democratic primary.
MANY VOTERS
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opposite the Mlllfort mill at this
place. Crockett was employed at
the plant of the Charlotte Brick
company two miles south of Fort
Mill, and with several other ne
groes, was returning to his home
here after having finished his days
labor. Just as lAo train overlook
the party Crocket for some reason
jumped upon the track and was
hurled to his death. Crocket
came to Fort Mill several weeks
ago from Smiths Turnout.
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HOU Sc OF REPRESENTATIVES.
announce myself a candidate for
reelection to the House of Represent
atives, subject to the rules Of the
Democratic primary.
0 w POTTS
announce myself candidate for
the House of Representatives, sub. ct
to the rules of the Democratic party.
j, w. HAMEL.
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FOR SUPERVISOR.

With many thanks for past favors.
and at tho solicitation Of my frieDds.
I hereby announce myself q candidate
for reelection to the office Of County
oupervisOr. subject to the rules of the
Democratic primary.
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1 announce myself as a candidate
for the Legislature, subject to the
rules Of the Democratic primary.
J. HARRY FOSTER.
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FOR TREASURER.

annou nee myself as q candidate
for Treasurer and pledge myself to
abide the result of the Democratic
primary.
JNO D TAYLOR.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR CONGRESS.

FOR CONGRESS-.
am n raniui,ie for congress from
the Fihh Cungr-.s,O al District, subs
] eel to The r, su of the Democratic
primary el, ction.
L. Y lLLIAMS.
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HOW TIDE WILL TURN.

CO. !. Springs answered: "I
think there will be fair profit In
gray goods when the price of
cotton becomes more settled. There
is good business now doing in
yarns as to volume, but it 10 be-
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DROPPED BAG OF JEWELS IN CHAR,
LEsTON HARBOR.

DROPPED BAG OF JEWELS IN CHAR
LESION HARBoR.
Charleston, Aug. 19.-Mrs. II.
Elias, in coming down the gang
plank of the Clyde steamer Ara>
pahoe today dropped asmall satch-
el containing upwards of $500 in
jewels. She had been aboard the
steamer telling some friends good
by and the s.tchel had been gisen
to her by the travellers who had
finally decided not to take them to
New York. The hand with the
wal,t was over the the rail of the
gang plank and hitting a rope or
guard the satchel was knocked
overheard. Unsuccessful efforts
were made to recover it.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03
CHICAGO FAILS TO RESPOND.

What is the matter with Chicago?
That is a question that is of interest
to the Republican National Committee.
That committee has called for the $780,
900 which Chicago citizens promised as
an inducement for holding the Repub-
lican National Convention in their city.
When the committee called for the
money, the other day the aforesaid
citizens showed signs of embarrass-
ment. According to reports, they said
they would like to spend the money in
their own way. That probably meant
that neither $4,000 nor anything like
that amount would be spent for the
benefit of the convention.
OF course the committee objected 1t
insisted upon having the cash to spend
in any way it thought advisable. Then
the eminent citizens admitted they
had not succeeded in raising the mon
ey. 1t seems, however. that they pro-
missed to go to work at once to raise it.
The secret of the failure thus far to
raise the money is probably, the pros
pect that the convention will NOT be
a profitable one to the Chicagoans
who promised to chip in" and make
up the $4,000. 1t looks as If it would
be mere ratification meeting. Mr..
Roosevelt will be nominated for Presi-
dent and it is probable that a nomi-
nee for Vice President will be quickly
decided upon. The convention. there
fore, may not be in session more than
a couple of days. 1t won't be in ses-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03
Where speech Was Golden.

DR.. Carrie Wolfsbruck, young dent
lst who practices at Asa Lexington ave-
nue.. was busy yesterday when the
a'utschland arrived in telling her
friends how with a ten-france piece
she had won $4,000 at Monte Carlo,
says the New York Times. At that
resort she had stopped for few hours
with some friends. and just to beable
to say that she had made a wager
she placed the gold piece on a roulette
table-just where she did not know.
AT that moment a woman friend whom
she had not seen in a long time tap
ped her on the shoulder.
Il turned around" said Miss VOLTS
bruck, land started to talk about every
thing with my friend, forgetting that
l was gambling. l don't know how
long we were engaged in conversation,
but / know that some time later a
man touched my arm and said to
me: You had better take your money
and quit
Il looked around and there by my
ten-franc piece was a great pile of
money. which / grabbed up. When /
reached my room l counted IL and
found that there was the equivalent
of $500 in the bundle. And the bank
did not get back single cent of it,
either"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03
CURRENT COMMENT.

The New York World (Dem) says:
THE White House needs a chief mag
istrate, a real magistrate, a truly iu-
dicial magistrate-one who shall not
violate the laws but faithfully and in
diligently execute them. And it seems
that many Democratic voters have
their eyes upon the very man they
want"
The Philadelphia Record (Dem.
says: Senator German says it is no
answer to tell the American people
that the President who has encroach-
ed upon the legislative functions of
Congress in an arbitrary pension de-
cree is an honest man. Honest men, in
the view of the Maryland Senator, are
not so scarce in this country as to
make that a matter of boast. The VIr-
tue of honesty does not prevent it's
possessor from being wrong headed,
arbitrary and conceited and therefore
extremely dangerous in the position of
President of the United States"
The New York Commercial Qnd. }
says: "All talk about impeaching
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Hitchcock for their action in the mat
ter of service pensions is sheer bun
combe. The Senate constitutes the sole
court for the trial of impeachment
cases, and as that body at present con-
tains a Republican majority of TWEEN
ty-four and no federal official can be
convicted except by two-thirds vote
of the Senate, there would be as much
chance of convicting President Roose-
welt and Secretary Hitchcock as there
is of converting the neither regions in
to a skating rink"
The Louisville Courier-J Journal
C-'em) thus quotes and comments
Why is it, asks the New York Sun,
that in such parlous times as these so
many good Republicans, men of fine
character. men of parts and men who
have the respect and confidence of
their fellow citizens, are as completely
lost to view as if they were bottled up
with the newspaper correspondents in
a club in Tokio?' That is not a hard
one. These men are lost to view be-
cause they are hugging the bottom OF
the Republican Red Devil" with Ted
dy the Terrible at the whele; while
they are afraid either to jump out or
throw the chauffeur out
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03

the United States had agreed to give
the canal company, but she over
reached herself and lost not only the
10000. 900 and annual rental she was
to receive, but also Panama, her most
valuable province.
1t is announced that a meeting of the
stockholders of the Panama company
will take place April %. At that meet
ing final action will be taken in the
transfer of its property to the United
States. 1t will take few days after
that date to arrange for the transfer.
BY May /. probably. the property will
be in possession of the United States,
as the purchase money is ready to be
paid to the company.
There is considerable speculation as
to when actual work on the canal by
the United States will be begun. 1t
is said that working plans have been
prepared, and that everything is ready
to begin digging the canal. The proba-
bilities are, however, that there Will
be no digging done for several months
aIIer the property COMES lliOO INC PO9
session of the United States, for the
reason that it is their purpose to do a
great deal of sanitary work, in order
to make the isthmus healthy, or as
healthy as it can be made, before the
introduction of laborers on the canal.
1t is the intention of the government
to take care Of the health of the men
who dig the canal, and that cannot be
done without a great deal Of drainage
work in the canal zone.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03

PERSONAL.

Mrs. Annie M. Stenz has been
chosen president of the First National
Bank of Monroeville, O., and has taken
UP her duties. At one time she was
the wife of Q. W. Head, then president
of the bank. Later she became the
wife of Henry P. Stem, who had sue
ceeded Mr.. Head as president. Mrs.
Stem is AZ years of age, financier
of ability and for a number of years
has managed her large private for
tune in manner that has multiplied
it many times. She finds time, how
ever, to be social leader and to de-
vote considerable time to church work
There are two widows of revolu-
tionary soldiers living. One of these is
Rebecca Mayo, now over 80 years old,
who resides at Newbern, Va. Stephen
Mayo, her husband, had four terms of
service in the Revolution, and fought
at the battles of Brandywine and Ger
mantown. She married him in 1894
when he was II years of age The
other surviving widow is Esther S.
Duncan of Plymouth Union, VT The
Committee on Pensions of the United
States House of Representatives has
reported in favor of granting an in
crease of pension to Mrs. Mayo from
$12 to SIS a month.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03
EASTER.

Keats probably had not in mind the
joyous Easter season when he wrote
a thing of beauty is a joy forever:
Its loveliness increases: ii will never
Pass into nothingness.
But he might well have written 1t OF
Easter, the sentiment is so appropriate.
On this day. after the Lenten forty
days of penance and repression. of
restricted diet and sombre colors, the
chastened devotees OF the church
emerge once more into the sunlight and
gladness of the world. refreshed and
stronger for the tasks that are ahead.
Art and nature combine 10 make East
er a thing of beauty" on this day
the people deck themselves in purple
and fine linen" as a token Of their
gladness of spirit and the forests and
fields show brightly their new green
in welcome of the spring. Flowers are
blowing everywhere, and the air is
vibrant with the notes of birds. 1t is
the awakening, spiritually and mate
rally, from the dormancy of the
gloomy period just ended.
And Easter will be a 10y forever. ="
Being typical of the new life, the res
direction, the hope that springs eter-
nal in the human breast, it will en-
dure through the ages. Christs vic
tory over death and the tomb is the
lesson it teaches. The story is old,
but still ever new and of absorbing
interest to the multitudes of the earth.
1t is not story for a day or a week,
but for all time. In ii the hopes and
expectations of Gods creatures are
bound up. The resurrection is a per-
petual thing, and the promise it holds
out is Joy forever" as is the spirit
of the day. The brightness of the hope
that is Easter-born sheds it's rays into
farthest and darkest corners of the
earth. 1t is as a rainbow. a bow of
promise, spanning the distance be-
tween earth and heaven.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03
READY TO DIG THE CANAL.

The discussion of the Panama canal
matter which took place at the cabi-
net meeting on Friday left no doubt
that the way was clear for the trans
fer Of the Panama canal property to
the United States.
There was never any doubt. of
course, that the French court would
refuse to grant the injunction against
the Panama Canal Company. asked
for by the Colombian government, re-
straining the company from transfer
ing the canal property to the United
move of Colombia to block the con-
struction of the canal with the hope of
getting something for the claim she
pretends to have to it, and to the ter
ritory through which it is to pass. 1t
is hard for her to recognize the fact
that she threw away all the chances
she had of getting anything for canal
concessions or in the way of rental for
the canal when she rejected the Hay
Herran treaty. According to that
treaty she was to have $4,000, 900 for
concessions and $25O,OOO a year rental.
She thought she saw d chance of get
ting the $4000O,O00 which the United
States agreed to pay the Panama Ca
nal Company for its property. Her
plan was to prevent any action in the
canal matter by this country until the
expiration Of the time for which the
Company We're granted, and then to
grab the canal property and sell it to
the United States for the price which
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03
IancoIn,n Sensible Hint.

Abraham Lincoln was no sooner in
augurated President of the United
States than he was besieged by a
horde of office-seekers, says the
Youths Companion, and he was COM
PEELED to devote much of his time to
listening to their claims. ''it is a
marvellous tribute to Mr.. Lincoln's pa
thence and kindness of heart that he
never lost his temper. He hated to
say no. but there were not enough
offices to go round; so he often met
the importunate applicant with a
story that left him in good humor,
but effectually baked his ambition to
serve his country as postmaster or in
one of the departments in Washing
ton" In illustration the Youths Com
panion tells this story:
Among those who went to Washing
ton soon after Lincoln was inaugurated
was a man named Chase, whose home
was in New Hampshire. He had
worked hard for Lincoln's election, and
thought he was entitled to some con-
sideration. He wanted an office of
some kind. He had several inter
views with the President, but could
get no satisfaction. One day Mr..
Lincoln noticed him in the throng of
office-seekers, and. calling him into his
PA1NcAG O1llCGs SdLus
'Chase, you are from New Hamp-
shire, I believer"
Eyes. sir"
Il never was in New Hampshire but
once" said Mr.. Lincoln, and that
was in the fall of the year-a cold,
rough day, and a high wind was blow
ing. Just outside the city l noticed
a big bull-thistle, and on this thistle
was a bumblebee trying to extract
honey from the blossom. The wind
blew the thistle every which way, but
the bumblebee stuck. l have come to
the conclusion that persistency is
characteristic of everything in New
Hampshire, whether men or humble
bees"
Chase laughed, but said nothing.
Doubtless he thought that at last he
was to be rewarded with an Office.
Then Mr.. Lincoln went ON, thought
fully:
Chase, I have often wondered
whether that bumblebee got enough
honey out of that bull-thistle to pay
him for his gymnastics"
This completed the interview. Chase
left the presence of the President, and
few hours later started on his way
home to New Hampshire.
He went back to his business, which
was that of running a sawmill, and
managed it so successfully that he be-
came one of the substantial men of
his town. He had the good sense not
to be offended at the Presidents some
what pointed story, with it's personal
application, and when Mr.. Lincoln was
shot there was no more sincere mourn
er than he
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03
A NOTE OF DIsCORD.

day or two ago it seemed to be
settled that the Democratic convention
of New York would instruct the dele
cation from that state to the ST. Louis
convention for Judge Parker. Accord
ing to our dispatches yesterday from
Washington Representative Livingston
of this state said he had been in New
York studying the political situation
there, and found that the Democrats
were not united in favor of Judge
Parker. He said he did not think
the New York delegation would be in
structed for Parker, but that it would
be for Senator German.
We have seen nothing in the public
prints which justifies this view. 1t
has been known all along, of course,
that Mr.. Murphy. the Tammany lead
er, is against Parker and against an
instructed delegation, but the result
of the primaries seemed to settle the
question against the position taken by
the Tammany leader. On Thursday
there was a report in New York city
that Leader Murphy had made this
proposition to the friends of Parker,
namely, that instead of instructing
the delegation the State Convention
simply pass a resolution expressing its
confidence in him. That would practi-
cally amount to an instruction, but,
at the same time, would give more
freedom of action to the delegation.
TndOn parlFar'c fria de 30
the report, took the proposition under
consideration, but the impression SEEM
ed to be that it wouldn't be accepted.
There is no doubt that if it were ac-
cepted it would injure Judge Parker
prospects. 1t would mean that New
York wasn't certain she wanted Judge
Parker nominated. Naturally, the
Democrats in other states would begin
doubling and hating. The movement
in Judge Parker's favor would be
checked.
In this state, for instance, Parker
clubs are being formed, eand they will
continue to be formed if there is no
doubt that New York's Democracy
wants Judge Parker nominated, but if
there should be a doubt of New York S
wish in the matter there would at once
be a decline of enthusiasm in the work
of forming these clubs. And that
would be the case in about all of the
other states.
The impression gained from state
ments made by the senators from this
state is that Senator German is prac-
tically out of the contest. It was stat
ed in some of the Eastern newspapers
on Friday that it was understood in
Washington that he would issue a
statement in couple of weeks with
| drawing from the contest and advising
his friends to support Judge Parker.
This information is so different from
that credited to Representative Liv-
| ingston that it is calculated to excite
| inquiry as to what the real situation is.
But whether Senator German is out
| of the contest or not there doesn't
seem to be any reason for doubling that
the New York Democracy is over
| whelmingly in favor of the nomina-
1 ton of Judge Parker.