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Killed by His Wife While Asleep
In Bed.

A private letter received in
Rock Hill from Dallas, Texas,
gives Information of a bloody afr
fair IN that State several days ago,
in which some of our readers will
feel much interest. John Porter
was born and raised in the Wax
haws section of Lancaster county,
but was we'll kno 1n in this city.
He went to Jacksonville, Fla,
some years ago and there married
woman whose name we do not
know. They removed from there
to Texas, but as he and his wife
did not agree, they parted. La.
ter they became reconciled and
renewed their relation as man and
wife. A few nights ago, for
some unexplained reason, tho wife
arose from her bed, securing her
b lsband's pistol fired upon him
and killed him instantly. Mrs.
Porter was arrested and il now
in Jail. Rock Hill Herald.
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Mrs. d. wartzman and
little daughter Esther, of Marion,
;. c., are visiting the formers S
sister, Mrs. r. Miles, at this
place.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs H. f.
Mcdonald, Jan. II, 1904, sson.
There will be u hot. supper,
oysters included, given at the
residence of Rev. S. N. Watson,
next Friday night, Jan. 18th.
The proceeds will go to theBaptist
church. Everybody is cnrdially
invited.
Married on Sunday, Jan. 10,
1904, at the homo of the BRIDES 8
father, Mr.. John Hunter in the
mill village, Mr.. Marshall Privett
and Miss Lottie Hunter. At tho
same time and place, Mr.. John
Hunter, Jr., was married to Mi %
Robert Privett. Rev. Mr.. Catos
performed the ceremony at both
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Icons From The Era
Mrs. j. w. Hamel is visltin &
her mother at Lancaster.
E. d. Blakeney, ESQ left
Sunday for Ohio on professional
business.
Mr.. M. S. Asheley of the
Ker shaw telephone Office is put
ting in central at Heath Springs
We are glad to learn that DR.
r. S. Beckham continues to i'm
prove little and is now allowed
to BIT up several times during the
day in an invalid's chair.
Young Oscar Catoe who was
accidentally shot by his brother
while out hunting, as noted in
the Era last week, is now able to
he up again.
There is still no material ims
phS'OihOuI III IuS COuultlOu VI
Hon. j. N. Estridge, who is still
very critically i'll at his home at
White Blnf.
The Hartsville Messenger of
the 7th inst says that postmaster
Simon Beckham, who is son of
DR.. r. S. Beckham, of Kershaw,
took charge of the Hartsville post
office Jany. 1.
We are very glad to an-
nounce marked improvement in
the condition of Mr.. Wesley Nc
Horton, who was so seriously in
jured by falling from the roof of
his house. He is being nursed
by q trained nurse from CoIum-
bia.
Col, l.. G. Heueh and his
brother, Mr.. A. r. Hough, spent
last week in Honea Path visiting
their brother, DR.. G. N. Hough,
who is critically i'll. DR. Hough's
malady is of such fatal type that
his life is Gespaired OF.
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Admitted to Bail in the Sum of
$4,000.
The application for bail ny Mr..
9. b. Skipper, charged with the
murder of Mr.. Jas. B. Casksy on
Christmas day, which was made
before Judge Gage at Chester the
past week resulted in the grant
ing of tho application last Sat.
urday morning. The bond was
fixed At $4,000. Mr.. Skipper
left Saturday afternoon for
Baltimore, accompanied by his
wife, to spend a week or 80 with
relatives.
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About the best advice we can
give tho legislature 10 to kill tho
proposition to increase the num-
Der of Judicial circuits and tho sal
aries of dispensary directors, pass
one or the other simple measures
about which we can give instruc-
tions later il dssired-then ad-
journ to meet again in 1906, for a
period not exceeding 40 days, an d
for a like period every two years
thereafter. Chester Lantern.
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The Heartlessne.s of Husband. .

4 hsartless husband, one Jasper
Hyder, hailing from Bessemer
City, but who has been living in
Lancaster with his wife Dora,
came to Rock Hill Thursday af-
ternoon by train accompanied by
his wife. Upon arriving here he
took the woman into the waiting
room and leaving, said hs would
return later, that he had business
to attend to. The coniding wo-
man took a seat while her false
lord took his departure, and going
out to the train and crossing to
the opposite side of the railroad
ro.smbnrked, aud when the wife,
who was good looking woman
and apparently very worthy, was
friendlsss and moneyless. She
remain ed in the waiting room un-
til after night for her husband,
but he never came. Becoming
alarmed, she made inquiry of
passers by, but received no IT,
dings of the man whom she had
trusted. She was In great dis
tress, naturally 80, and Il sympa-
thizing workman of whom she
had mado inquiry took her to his
home whore she remained until
the next day, whom she came
with her tale of woe to the mayor,
whe was unable to do anything
for her officially, but taking her to
tho depot easily secured by sub
scription enough money to send
her on to tho home of her hus-
band. When the money had been
given her she burst into tears
and was sincere in her expression
of thanks.
We rotate those facts to show
how heartless some creatures in
the shape of man can be to those
dependent upon them. This fel.
low, if the woman's word can bs
depended upon, ought to serve
number of years at hard labor on
tho chain gang. Rock Hill Her.
AID.
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Too Much Gambling.

eyes, there 10 too much gamb-
ling" said Col. Leroy Springs,
OF Lancaster, the we'll Known cot
ton mill man who was in the CITY
Yesterday. "And Charlotte was
not the only town that has been
hurt by the reaction. Down at
my home, men-small manipula-
tors-were about 100000 ahead
ct the game on one day. The
next they were about 800, 600 be-
hind. That's the usual way.
Nobody but rich man can afford
to gamble on cotton. Tho rest
who dabble in 1t remind me of
people who borrow money to com.
pound interest. "-Charlotte o.
server, 11th.
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LEDGER.
Letter to ALB. Ferguson.
Lancaster, S {.

Dear Sir: There are several
ways of cheating in milk. An
old'fashioned way is to water it.
Nobody waters it now. A better
way IS to take out the cream
rich milk with the cream taken
out is as good as poor milk with
it's cream all in.
But we needn't 90 into parti.
culars.
You don't rob your milk and
your customers.
Paint is as easy as milk to
cheat with. Good paint is as
rare as good milk for human
nature is much the samv ia milk.
men and paint men.
You are just and true with
your milk ; so are we with our
paint. Devoe lead-and.zirc ia
twice as good as mixed plants
There's twice as much butter in
it.
Mr.. j. T. Ladd, Cheraw, S. c.,
writes:
"When Mr.. Evans painted his
house with Devoe, he figured on
how other paints covered and lad
enough left to paint three large
rooms. He was so pleased that
he has used Devoe on two other
houses
Yours truly,
f. E. DEvoE & Go.
80 New York.
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Do You Want One of These Pan.
tatiOns?
200 acres, 4 miles North of
town, nice two-story dwelling, s
tenant houses, good outbuildings,
hree-horse farm open.
--211 acres, 2 miles North of
town, good two story dwelling,
outbuildings, etc. Apply to
T. S. Garter, Agent.
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MONEY T0 LOAN

1 have made arr angcments.byw which
1 can negotiate loans of $500. 90 and
upwards on first mortgages on i'm.
proved cotton farms at Z per cent in
terest on sums of 5. 900 co and over,
ana per cent interest on sums Of less
than 81 900.
NO commission charged, only a,rea-
sonable fee for abstract of title.
r.. T.. WYLIE,
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IA. - To1IA.
..:... Der. =: 1rm' Kind You HAY. .!sa. Bought
-'.s'''' = &>WAzzeN<
YOMKOsD Uhn Yam ~. U...

POmKoV Uha You re Tak,no
When you take Groves Taste
less Chill Tonic because the form
ula is plainly printed on every bot
tie showing that it is simply Iror
and Quinine in tasteless form
No Cure. No Pay. soc.
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Church Notice f!

Bad weather prevented nv
keeping my last appointment at
Douglas. Providence permitting,
[ will preach there next Sabbath,
as usual. Jos II. Dendv.
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Local NJ alters

APPo1N rMENrs OF REV. ]. NJ. WHITE.
Unity, lSt ard 3d Sabbath.
ellis re, K, = | and 4th Sabbath. IL
q. IN.
Pleasant Hill, 81 and 4th Sabbath,
A p. m.
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AS~'o eoN"y AoA 0uiiCOto, ~. ~.
to visit her mother.
Mrs. r. b. Mackey of Heath
Springs is visiting her fathers
family at this place.
Mrs. j. B. Mackorell will
go to Yorkville today to visit her
parents.
Married, Jany. 10, 1904, by
Rev. r. j. Blackmon, Mr..
Hinson and Miss Lila Ellis daugh-
ter of Mr.. g. w. Ellis.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Robertson, Jan. 10, 1904,
daughter.
-Strayed or stolen! One black
horned COW, brown strip down
back. Suitable reward for return
to H. Hines.
-hr. j. +. Welsh of Longs-
vile returned to the University of
Maryland last week to resume his
studies in dentistry.
-Mes,rs. John Welsh and
Lawrence Stuart of Monroe, spent
several days here with friends thi.
week.
Mrs. Jas. w. Miller of JEFF
ferson, S. 9, is visiting her par
snts, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. f. Greg
ory, at this place.
Senator Hough and Reprss-
entatives Williams and Potts left
Monday for Columbus to attend
the session of the legislature
which convened yesterday.
The Lancaster Cotton Mills,
the l.. & g. Railroad and The
Bank of Lancaster declared the
usual semi annual dividends this
month.
Mr.. Preston F. Mcdaniel
who has been visiting his aunt
Mrs. Mary Names returned to his
homo ut Bsthune Saturday.
The ladies of the Methodist
church will serve oysters in the
Riddle building next Friday
evening from 6 to 9 o'clock.
There will be services in the
Episcopal church next Sunday
at ! l o'clock, a. m. and 4 D. m. ,
conducted by Rev. G.. Croft Will.
liams.
The Stewards Of the Rock Hill
District, OF the Acknowledgement,
will meet in Rock Hill next Wed.
nesday morning, Goth instant,
at 10 o'clock.
There will be basket supper
Wednesday night of next week,
goth instant, at the A. r. P.
Manse at Unity. The public is
ordially invited to attend. The
proceeds will be used'to buy desks
for the Unity school house.
--Sammie Snipes, son Of Mrs.
Mamie Snipss died at the home
of his mother At the Highland
Park mill Sunday and his body
WAS taken to Ksrshaw Monday
for interment. Rock Hill Jour
nal.
The Rev. j. w. Wolling,
formerly mem Der of the South
Carolina conference but for 16
years missionary of the Moth
odist church in Brazil, is in the
city. Mr.. Wollipg is here for q
stay of several months in the
States.-The State 9th inst.
General Stephen d. Lee has as.
sumed tho duties as commasder
in-chief ofthe United Confederate
Veterans, made vacant by the
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Germany has decided to main.
tain a strict neutrality in case of
war between Russia and Japan.
Fewer gallons; wears louge-Devoe
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
Russian General Staff Confident That the Manchurian
Army Is Out Of Danger.

the late movements of General Ku-
roki has been received, but the Kokd-
min says it learns on good authority
that Kuroki, after taking. the heights
near Heiyingtai. about fifteen miles
northeast of Liaoyang, occupied line
from Yentai to the mines through hot
pursuit of the Russians on September
and ;. The Russians, who were said
to be concentrated twenty miles north
of Liaoyang, are now retreating in the
direction of Mukden.
The pursuit was obstructed by the
high millet. The Russians destroyed
their stores, but a number of guns and
quantities of ammunition and other
supplies were captured in the fortiflca
tions and near the railroad station.
The Nichi Nichi says the Japanese
casualties may exceed those of the
Russians, owing to the latter having
occupied fortified Positions in superior
numbers.
The Mikado has congratulated the
forces on their brilliant victory in the
face of tremendous difficulties, adding
that the end of the war is still in the
distant future and exhorting care and
patience.
The report that Lieutenant Teraou-
chi, son of Lieutenant General Teraou-
chi, Minister of War, was killed in the
fighting before Liaoyang was denied
to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
Japan Determined
to Crush XII
ropatkin
Engagement Will
Be Fought Near
Mukden

LONDON. sept S.-The trend of
the view Of the morning newspapers
on the way IN the Far East is that
General Kuropatkin's arrival at Muk-
den does not solve the problem OF his
retreat Where viii kuropatkin
stop" is what is asked here.
The Daily Telegraph holds that the
latest developments are merely the
prelude 10 the colossal conflict loom
inc DO the future"
Most OF the English critics look for
z repetition Of the Liaoyang battle at
Tiehiing. or in that neighborhood. =.
Scarcely any London newspapers
believe that Kuropatkin has brought
the bulk Of his forces with him 20
Mukden. II is pointed out that neither
side is likely TO risk the DESPERATION
Of the imperial tombs by a pitched
battle at Mukden. the cradle Of the
Nanchu dynasty and the Mecca of all
good Manchus. il is believed, VIII be
respected from motives Of policy by
both the bClligerents. though coIn-
parauvely pacific occupation OF il by
the japanese is forecast to occur with
IN a Few days.
The Standard voices the very prev
slent idea. namely. that the contin-
ued japanese silence bodies III for the
Russians.
The Morning Post, though confes-
sedly unable TO sum up the situation,
owing TO the absence Of japanese Of
fetal reports, believes that General
Kuroki may have crossed the Hun
River TO the east OF Mukden. Other
critics DrOphesy that the Japanese
viii occupy Mukden or Tiehling as a
winter base.
The Daily Telegraph's Seoul corre-
spondent says there is an unconfrmed
report there thar the japanese have
landed several fresh divisions Of
troops in the vicinity of Possiet Bay.
cutting of The retreat % the Russians
IN Northeastern Korea.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
WOUNDED MEN CROWD CARS.
Many Russiars Succumb While Being
Taken TO Hospitals.

LONDON. Sept. 1.-THE Daily Mails
Kupangtse correspondent. cabling un-
der date of September Z, says:
Fail cars at the rate of eighty a
day, loaded with wounded, are pass
ing through the station for Mukden.
The shrapnel injuries are frightful and
q majority of the men succumbed on
the journey to the hospital
Correspondents arriving here keen
ly resent their treatment by the Jap
anese and declare that they see moth
ing of the war. They are treated as
though spies. while native correspond
ents are permitted to see the fighting
and telegraph freely"
The Daily Mails Chefu correspond
ent says thaG Rear Admiral Uriu has
been ordered:to remain outside Shang-
hal with his squadron until Port Ar
thur falls.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
RECOVERING FROM FRIGHT.
st. Petersburg Press Cheered. by
Latest News From the Front.

ST. petersburg Press Cheered. Dy
Latest News From the Front.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. AS the
Russian newspapers begin to realize
more fully the catastrophe which
General Kuropatkin avoided at Lao
yang and the skillful manner in which
he upset Field Marshal Oyama's plan
TO surround the Russian army, they
take q more cheerful view of the result
and are beginning TO bestow upon
KurOpatkin great praise.
1t is now apparent that Oyama's pur-
pose in pressing the Russian positions
in front Ct Liaoyang was to hold
Kuropatkin's attention while the Japa-
nese right wing was thrust around the
Russian rear TO block the Russian line
of retreat. But Kuropatkin. at it's very
inception. had his eyes upon this flank
ing movement, and countered by early
Withdrawing his main army to the
right bank Of the Taitse River, chang
ing his front to meet and hold General
Kurod in check while General Zarcu-
baieff's corps at Liaoyang crossed
burning the bridges behind him and
placing the river between him and Gen.
eral Oku.
Both the Russian and Japanese ac-
counts seem to agree in saying that
until the withdrawal of the main Rus
sian army from Liaoyang commenced,
Kuropatkin had beaten off the Japa-
nese assaults in front of Liaoyang and
that the Russian chiefs
first movement against Kurokl also
was measurably successful.
No further details OF the losses suf-
fered by the Russians during the ten
days fighting have been received. How
long the roll Of casualties ultimately
will be can be estimated by the official
report of the number Of officers killed
or wounded between August 26 and Au-
gust 81 in a single division. This di-
vision, that of General Kcndratsvitch,
which is under General Zaroubaieff.
and which formed part Of the Russian
right below Liaoyang, lost twelve OFF,
GERS killed. thirty-five wounded and one
missing.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08

ST. PETERSBURG, Thursday, Sept.
s. e:O2 a. m.-The General Staff is not
displaying great anxiety over the
alarmist reports that General Kuropat-
kin is in serious danger of being cut
off, but if they had any information
from the front on Wednesday they
have not revealed it. The members
also decline to say. even if they know
whether General Kuropatkin purposes
taking his army north of Mukden. An
officer Of the General Staff said last
night:
Il believe it is safe to say that Cen
eral KuroDatkin's army is now out of
danger. Our advices since Monday in
dicate that the fighting is of an insig-
nifcant character and l do not believe
that the tired japanese troops are ca
pable Of seriously threatening the line
Of retreat. The greatest difficulty our
army is now having to contend with is
the terrible roads. owing TO the rain Of
Monday and Tuesday.
Our information is that the bulk of
the baggage has already passed
through Mukdeh. This is the usual
procedure in case of any retreat"
Kuropatkin's movements, after ALL
must depend chiefly on the tactics of
the japanese. with whom lies the ini-
tiative- If the japanese continue to
press northward in the hope of cutting
off the Russians and bringing them to
bay, then KuroDatkin will be obliged
to move northward to circumvent them.
But both armies already are terribly
exhausted and if they again come into
grip the result will depend largely upon
which OF them is able to throw the
most fresh reserves into the fight.
If there is a race northward it is ap-
parent that the greatest danger will
come at the narrow defile of Tiehling.
north Of Mukden. but the authorities
seem fairly well satisfied with the sit
uation and are confident of its ultimate
outcome
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
Brave Port Arthur
Garrison Again
Victorious.
Japanese Driven
From Captured
Positions.

CHEFU, Sept Tt is is now ap
parent that the heavy fighting re-
ported by numerous Chinese refugees
as having occurred before Port Arthur
between August 81 and 81 occurred
chiefly on the first two days mentioned,
the Japanese thereafter directing their
efforts almost entirely to holding the
positions they had obtained. That
these positions were of considerable i'm
portance is evidenced by the fact that
the Russians risked the lives of valu
able men in open fighting in their ef-
forts TO dislodge the Japanese from
them. AS has been previously reported
in these dispatches, the Japanese troops
retired from nearly all points on the
morning of August 81.
The Novi Krai of August 81 devoteS
considerable space to an account of
small Russian reconnaissance which
started from Palungshan and reached
a point near Shushiyen without en-
countering any Japanese. Returning
to their own lines on the night of the
29th, this party came upon a trench in
an open field garrisoned by a solitary
Japanese soldier, who abandoned his
rifle and fed upon seeing the Rus
slams. The Russians captured some
trenching tools, but they discovered
the Japanese in force behind & barrier
thrown across the Mandarin road and
returned swiftly to the fortress.
Another accommodating party found
the Japanese vanguard trenches at
Shushiyen to be unoccupied. The Rus
slams remained in the trenches a while
and presently discovered company of
Japanese troops. There was an ex-
change of rifle fire, during which a
number of the Japanese, who had been
surprised, were killed. The remainder
retired.
On the evening of the 29th the Japa-
nese opened heavy fire from Fort No.
3 and other points, directing their
larger guns chiefly at the Russian posi-
tions on a hill called the Small Eagles
Nest. At Shushiyen the Japanese re-
moved the roofs from a number of
Chinese houses, strongly constructed of
mud and stone, and converted them
into excellent redoubts
At 9 o'clock of the evening of the
18th Russian regiment made a sud-
den onslaught on the Japanese trenches
and at the point of the bayonet the
Japanese were forced back TO redoubt
No. ?. The Russians were unable to
proceed farther than this redoubt be-
cause of the fierce firc poured in upon
them by the Japanese. According to
the comment by the Novi Krai this
redoubt had evidently been greatly
strengthened during the previous night.
On the east flank the remainder of
the night of the 29th was quiet Moth
ing occurred on the west flank during
the night of the 29th.
On the morning of August 80 Rus
sian artillery dispersed a small body
of Japanese cavalry.
A japanese torpedo-boat recently
fired on the Tigers Tail fort. She was
found by searchlights and repulsed by
Russian batteries. She appeared to be
somewhat damaged.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
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