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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-22
Bondsmen Responsible.

Tie escape of Napoleon Lanler
yesterday after he had presumably
gotten information of bis con.
vlction on the charge of abduction.
has caused no little unfavorabIe
comment, and i: is very natural.
There is Il serious defect about n
system that allows u defendant to
quietly walk away after he has
been convicted of an otfense that
ls punishable by fine or not less
thar two years imprisonment.
The responsibility, however,
should be put where it belongs,
and it is due to Sheriff Bro wn to
say that he Is in no wise to blame.
The prisoner was under bond to
appear at court and await the
event of his trial. The sheriff
had no jurisdiction over him until
after the public alton of the ;iury's
verdict. The supreme court has
so held. The understanding is
that the solicitor will look to La-
nler's bondsmen and if he finds
they are not worth the money, he
will get after the magistrate who
may have failed to require them
to qualify. Yorkvllle Enquirer.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-22
The Trespass Law.

Following is the law as to tres
passing enacted by the last legis-
lature:
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State of
South Carolina. That from and
after the approval Of this Act, any
person or persons entering upon
the lands Of another, for the pur-
pose Of hunting, fishing, trapping,
netting, gathering fruit, straw or
surf, vegetables, herbs or cutting
timber on same, without the con-
sent Of the owner or manager
thereof, shall be deemed guilty Of
a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall pay fine Of
not more than twenty (2o) dollars
or be imprisoned at hard labor
not more than thirty (5o) days,
for each and every on-ense.
Sec 2. All Acts or parts Of Acts
inconsistent with this Act arc
hereby repealed.
Approved 22d February, 1902
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-22
MAI. Jas. +. Hart Dies at
YOrkville Home.
One Of States Best Citizens Sue.
cumbs to Cancer.-Commander
of Hart's Battery.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Yorkville, April 2o.-Mai.
James f. Hart. prominent law
yer, the gallant commander Of the
famous Hart's Battery" during
the War between the Sections. a
leader in the Hampton movement
OF 1870 and highly csteemed d
Christian gentleman Of Yorkville,
died at his residence at $50
o'clock this afternoon. Mai. Hart
has been a great sufferer for some
months with cancer ofthe stomach,
which caused his death. All the
best medical skill and attention
Of loving relatives and friends
could do for this fearless Cenfed-
crate soldier was of no avail.
Maj. Hart graduated from the
Citidel with distinction, fought
with marked gallantry through the
War between the Sections and was
severely wounded, being crippled
through after life, having lost a
leg.
He was one Of the most success
full lawyers of the upper part Of
the State and had large practice.
He is survived by the widow Of
his second marriage, by three sons
and two daughters.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-22
Counterfeit Dollar Moulds.
Rock Hill Herald.

Rock Hill Herald.
We have in our possession the
dye from which it is evident a
number Of counterfeit dollars have
at some time been struck. 1t was
found about four inches under
earth in thicket in which Wyatt
Mobley, colored, was digging up
some plum bushes last Friday.
1t is Of plaster paris and has at
some time been very perfect
stamp. The side on which the
head of the goddess of liberty ap-
pears is in fairly good conditions
with the date 1880 plainly dis
cernible, while on the other side
showing the eagle nearly every
mark has been obliterated. Mob
ley found it several hundred yards
west Of the Highland Park Mill
and not knowing what it was,
showing it to some white men,
who informed him that it was a
mould in which counterfeit dol
lars had been made evidently and
he at once became anxious to get
rid Of it, and brought it to the
mayor, who still has it in his pos
session. 1t had evidently been
hidden where it was found.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-22
Small Rsspited Ffoia Cali 6ws.
Darlington Man Who Was TO
Have Been Hanged in Fort
, night for Negro's Murder.
The State April DIST.

The State April 21st.
Bob Smalls, the white man who
was to hang in Darlington two
weeks from today, has been given
a respite Not by the governor,
hu, by virtue of the fact that his
attorney h"s taken an appeal to
the supreme court, and this action
in itself stays the execution of
sentence until the supreme court
shall have passed upon the merits
of The appeal. Smalls and an
other 7hlto man from North Car
olina were charged with having
murdered negro in wanton man
ner.
Senator Geo, w. Brown, who
defended. Smalls, yesterday noti>
fled Gov. Hayward in the follow
ihe labRuhSe.
81 beg hereby to give you for
mai notice that have perfected
the appeal to the supreme court in
the above stated case and have
this day served upon j. M. John
son, ESQ solicitor of the fourth
judicial circuit, the proposed case
for the supreme court which serv.
es as suspension of sentence as
to the banging of Bob SmaIIs on
the 5th day of May, proximo,
and also as to John Nail, and |
ask that you extend the proper
notice TO the sheriff of this coun-
ty and to the superintendent of
tho State penitentiary.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-22
The Cotton Growers Pledge.

There is great deal Of interest
being taken in the pledges alluded
to by President Smith that are
being filed to reduce cotton acre
age and fertilizers as a result OF
the work of the Southern Cotton
Association. The South Caroline a
association states that it already
has over 6o,oo pledges filed in
which the signcrs agree to reduce
their cotton acreage and fertilizers
IS per cent. The pledge that is
Deing used and signed is as fol-
lows:
1--WE, the undersigned, farmers,
tenants or land owners, living at
precinct, county of
State Of South Carolina, hereby
pledge ourselves to the South
Carolina division Of the Southern
Cotton Association to reduce the
acreage planted by us in cotton
for the year 1905 from that plant
ed in 1904 IS per cent.
Also, we pledge ourselves to
reduce the amount of fertilizer
used during the year 1905, Is per
cent.
Also, We pledge ourselves to
report for the benefit Of the South
ern Cotton Association, the names
of all persons living within our
precinct who refuse to sign or
larry out terms Of this pledge.
"In unity shall be strength.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-22
Arrested on Suspicion.

"A special from Kershaw to The
State says: Two arrests have
been made in connection with the
safe cracking which occurred here
sunday night. Both of the men
are negroes, and suspicion points
very strongly to one of them
John Moore, who was arrested in
Jefferson Tuesday night. He has
been employed in the Jefferson
oil mill and Is said to have made a
present OF $50 to his wife yester.
day.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-22
$lOO REWARD +!

A reward of 800, will be paid
tor the arrest and conviction of
the party or parties who set fire
TO and burned my barn and stables
about three miles North of Ven
Wyck, on Wednesday afternoon
April 10, 1905.
j. d. Nisbet,
April 90, 1905-2t.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-22
Fire ut Vanderbilt Does Great
Damage.

Nashville, Tenn, April 2O.-The
main building of Vanderbilt uni
versity was gutted by fire today.
The fire originated in the second
story of the building from a de
fective flue. A high wind was
blowing, and in a few minutes the
structure was mass of flames. A
general alarm was turned in aud
every engine in the city respond
ed. On account of inadequate
water supply the firemen expe
rienced much difficulty in fighting
the fire. The loss is placed at
5000 600, with 115, 900 insurance
on the building and furnishings.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-22

An Election Ordered in Pickens.
Pickens, April I9.-Yesterday
the county commissioners decided
to order the election on the dis
pensary question for Saturday,
May 20. There were little over
I,Ioo names on the petitions.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-22
Three Negros Escape From Jail.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
st. George, April 90. Three
prisoners, Allen Washington,
Burly Mcclellan and Jerry Myers,
who were confined in the county y
Jail at this place awaiting trial for
larceny of trunk from the rail.
road company at Summerville,
broke Jail here Tuesday night.
Sheriff Limehouse says that the
negro man who has charge of
feeding and watering the prison.
ers allowed these prisoners to re-
main outside of the cells last
night in the corridor of the iail
room. and that the iron door,
which secured the room, was
locked by this negso servant, but
the door had not been pulled shut
good and the Jock bolt did not
catch.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-22

Clarendon county is said to he
maintaining a county chaingang
at = cost # $75 per month per
convict. Few counties can afford
such luxuries. The State.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-22

All the Ladies are pleased,
selves openly that we have
CAEAPEST LINE ofNONE
Knowing these facts makes
Just enough to make us cut
DEEPER, so that no compet
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-22

We set out for business and business principles and if
falr and square dealings will hold trade know that we
are strictly in it. We have always advocated squire and
honest dealings to ALL
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-22
DRESS GOODS

In all the leading shades, Eol;nne, plain and fig-
ured Mohair mixed chevoits, suitings and ser
ges--;just up-to-date thing for ladies suits and
skirts. Also a beautiful line oftaffeta suitings
rlbollnes, Soiesette, white and coIored lines can
Vass weave, merceeised oxford. cotton eoilinne
and voiles. These goods IN all colors. Jnst the
rlght thing for shirt-waist SUITS White goods
c1 e.to beat the band" and anything you may call
tempt you. ''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28

Philadelphia has in a year about 35.-
900 arrests for intOxication and about
1000 persons arrested as habitual
drunkards. The arrests for intoxica-
ton have increased about 10000 in the
last ten years. They dropped abrupt
ly about 10000 after the adoption of the
Brooks high license bill, ran for several
years about $4,000 and slowly increased
in the last ten years to their present
figure. The great majority Of these
arrests, as everyone knows, consists
of persons arrested over and over
again. A relatively small population
of persons constantly yielding to in
toxication gives in the course of a year
large number of arrests. The single
and occasional case of intoxication on
the part of a man not usually drinking
furnishes the rest of the total. reach
ing now OH an average of 100 arrests
day.-Philadelphia Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
Which Are Not Wholly
Favorable to Football.
Bangs Of Columbia Says It's
Abominab|e and Brutal.
Chicago Considers Prohibiting It---Capt.
Hurley Shows Improvement.

New YorH, Nov. 27.-Francis S.
Bangs, chairman of the Columbia Uni
versity committee on athletics, today.
pronounced football as played under
the present rules and methods to be a
brutal and abominable game and said
that if he had his way it would be pro-
hibited Speaking of the rules commit
tee appointed a number of years ago
by the now defunct University Athletic
Club. Mr.. Bangs described it's members
as irresponsible, impervious to public
opinion and culpable in their disregard
of the increasing danger of the game as
they have made it." He declared that
they had done nothing to better condi-
lions and that he did not think that the
revision of the rules could be entrust-
ed to them now with any confidence.
OF the proposition made some months
ago to refer the question of stopping
football to the athletic associations of
the various universities, Mr.. Bangs
said:
"You might as we'll trust the cook
ing of steak to a cage full of lions. "
President Butler said that he was not
yet ready to make statement for
publication. but that the views of Mr..
Bangs appeared to him to be entirely
| sound.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
MARKET REPORTS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features Of tho Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks.

New York, Nov. 27.-The speculative
spirit. today, showed itself entirely indif-
ferent to any development of affairs
which did not point the way that the
general enthusiasm ran. Sensa tiona1 ad.
vances continued to occur here and there
in the market with scarcely amy :ttten-
The ftre of prices in the immediate open
ing after last weeks considerable gains
and expansion of activity might have
been diSquieting, as such d demonstration
is looked upon as u likely sign of IL cut
mina1On in Il speculative movement and
was a precursor of reaction. These ana
ali other signs were ignored in the de-
term:ned pushing of speculative opera
tiOnS, today.
The very substantial recuperation of the
banking position disclosed by the Satur-
day bunk statement, and the easier ten
dency in tOday'S money market. seemed
no Overwhelm all other considerations. On
top of wide advances already achieved
and substantial evidence of an cagerneSS
to take profits, as shown especially in
Tennessee Coal, this morning. the stock
in the Southern iron group developed re-
ne'wed animation and jumped in Il par
oXysmal manner. Smelling and Lead
proved again under the ready control of
the market managers of those stocks.
In the general list the movements were
much less conspicuous and there was Il
steady process of profit-taking which pre-
vented some stocks from rising higher
than the opening. This was notably tru,
of Union Pacific and the United States
Steel stocks. Tie sluggishness in these
was offset by the strength developed first
in st. Paul and a number Of others in
succession. There was violent recovery
in some of the buoyant industriils in the
final dealings TO the best prices of the
day. but the closing tone was somewhat
irregular under the effects of continued
profittakinE.
Rock Island bonds were weak in sym
pathy with stocks. Otherwise prices were
very Well held. Total sales, par value.
s3.O15n0. United States bonds were all
unchanged on call.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
SPORTING NOTES.

Thomas F. Toomey Of Providence lost
a $1,000 trotter. Lon Wilkes. which died
saturday. The fast stopper was taken
SICK, last Monday and an operation was
performed. Sunday, but it did not save
the animals life. Lon Wilkes had ,
record of 2.2ola. He was bv Nelson
Wilkes out of Mollie w. He had had
an unusually successful season WIN
ming three firsts and several sacoras
and Mr.. Toomey was PLANNING eraa,
tnings for the horse another season
With the idea Of deciding tho or.u
ton OF supremacy among the amatar,
trap shooters OF the United states ~,
avalon Gun Club. Of Catalina Is,.na
I Cal Will hold several important Inv
ord shoots at Catalina Island d,r;,,,
fepruary and March. There viii, ~
team and individual shoots. Two y
tne events will be for individual hon
ors ana the others for team PRICES
Inc cup for the individual chamn;on
snip VIII be donated by the pilgrim
Ciue, Of Catalina Island.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
CHICAGO AROUSED
And City Council Considers AboIishing
Game in the City.

Chicago. Nov. 27.-Alderman Harris.
tonight. presented to the city council a
resolution asking the corporation coun-
Gil to prepare an ordinance to prohibit
football. The council sent the resolution
to the committee on health for consid-
Grafton. The resolution follows:
Whereas numerous casualties have
been reported from football games. this
season, where number of deaths and
serious injuries occurred among the
participants, and
Whereas the game. as it is played at
the present time, has been condemned
oy President Roosevelt and the profess
sers OF various universities and colleges
DIS game of brutal and unnecessary
roughness. where the lives of players
are Jeopardized; therefore
he 1t ordered that the corporation
counsel be, and is hereby directed to
prepare and to submit to this coun-
Gil Shd ordinance prohibiting college
, football in this city until the rules reg
uiatlng said game as so revised as to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
BOUTS, THIS WEEK.

Tuesday-Jack (Twin) Sullivan VS.. Mike
Schreck at Los Angeles
MISUNDERSTANDING Haichey VS.; Billy
Burke at Allentown, Pa. Young Corbett
VS.. Charley Sieger at New York
Thursday-kid Sullivan VS. Tommy
Mowatt at Baltimore; Tommy Sullivan VS.
BILLY Evans at St. Louis; Rouse O'Brien
VS.. Jack Dwyer at Philadelphia (after-
noom; Rouse O'Bren VS.. Chick Tucker at
New York evening": Willie Cornell VS..
Matty Baldwin at Gloucester; Tommy
G.. Webster; Young Kenney VS.. Chick
Tucker at Unity c. s. and A. C.. Law
renee; Martin Flaherty VS.. Unknown at
West End A. c., Lawrence; Adam Ryan
vs.. Mike Ward at Grand Rapids: Max
ton, r. L.; Willie Lewis and Fred Doug
lass at Portland exhibition.
Friday-Gus Bezenah VS.. Kid McFadden
at Columbus
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
THE ONE-YEAR RULE.
Only Way in Which Princeton Would
be Affected by Change in Rules.

Princeton. N. j., Nov. 27.-Prof. w.
B. Scott. chairman of Princeton's ath-
letic committee, said. tonight. in re-
gard to Pennsylvania proposals on
football:
Il can only speak personally as one
member Of the committee but the new
proposals can affect Princeton in, only
one particular and that is the one
year residence rule. All the other
propositions are now being enforced
strictly. l cannot see that debarring
freshmen would do any good. unless it
were accomplished with d three-year
clause to keep a man from playing
longer than that time. Unless this
were done. the evils would be trans
ferred from the beginning of the
course to graduation when the athlete
would be forced into a professional
school so as to use up his four years.
With the time of playing limited to
three years. ] would be in favor of the
proposed one-year residence rule"
Other members of the committee re-
fused to talk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
Boston Stock Market.
New York Produce Market.
Boston, Nov. q.

New York. Nov. %.
FLOUR-Receipts, 1859; exports. 49,;
sales, 1900; steady with light trade in
spring grades.
WHEAT-Receipts. $4,000: exports, 49,
$50; sales. 1,75O,000 futures; spot steady;
No. red 91H elevator; No. : red. 49,.
o b af1oat; No. l northern Duluth, 9lA
f b afioat; No. l hard Manitoba, 92;a
o b afoat.
Option market was without transac-
tons, closing partly &c. net higher. Jan
uary closed 521A; May closed 4s4; Dec.
closed 533s.
OATS-Rcceipts. 1890: exports. 1851.
spot steady; mixed oats. 26dt32 lbs, SO;
natural white, 30M32 lbs. :6l.M5e;s; clip
ped white. $50 10 lbs. 3Ilsf:40
CUT enthusiastically.
LARD-SteaGy; refined quiet.
PORK-Steady.
BUTTER-Steady; receipts. ISL: street
price. extra creamery, "A official prices,
creamery, common to extra. 16GiA; state
dairy, common to extra. 16M23: western
imitation creamery, extra, 1SI2lDl9: firSts.
1Ta2M1S; renovated, common to extra. $50
70; western factory, common to firsts, II
M17%.
EGGS-Unsettled; receipts. 2S5l state.
Pennsylvania and nearby fancy selected
white, $780, do. choice, 3JG37; do. mixed
extra. 81.
POTATOES-Quiet: Bermuda, per Dbl
6N7: southern, 1.JOa2; Maine, Vernon,
and eastern. per bag, 2M2.15; Long Island.
2.25I2.!n: state ana western. 2.Um210; Jer-
sey. 1.5Nn2.oo; foreign. 1.5O@2.W: sweets.
weak; Jerseys, per bbl., 1.5OI2.0D; do.
southern. 75d1.2J.
SUGAR-Raw, steady; fair refining Is
1913: centrifugal. 96 test. 3 9-16: InolasScs
sugar, 11-16It1A refined. steady.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
FOOTBALL GAMES, THIS WEEK.

TUESDAY.
Lehish VS.. VIlanova at South Bcth!e
hem, Pa.
THURSDAY
Pennsylvania VS.. Cornell at Philadel-
phia.
Carlisle VS.. Georgetown at Washington
BuckEell VS.. Lafayette at Easton. Pa
Virginia VS.. North Carolina at Norfolk
Va.
Pennsylvania State VS. Western Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania at Pittsburg. Pa.
Chicago VS.. Michigan at Chicago.
George Washington VS.. Washington and
Lee at Washington. D. G..
Nebraska VS.. Illinois at Lincoln Neb.
Indiana VS.. Ohio State at Columbus. o.
SATURDAY.
West Point VS. Annapolis at Princeton
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
COTE GIVEN DECISION
Over Jimmy Briggs, Whose Friends
Claim Should Have Been a Draw.

Portland. Me-, Nov. 27-Arthur Cote
of Biddcford was given the decision
over Jimmy Briggs Of Chelsea, at the
end Of the 15-round bout which the
two men fought at the Auditorium, to-
night. 1t was only in the last two
rounds that Cote showed any superiori-
ty over the Chelsea boy, whose friends
claimed that the contest should have
been given d draw. Harry Hodgkins
of Boston, was referee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
coLcATE's PRESIDENT
Would Welcome Change in Football as
Suggested by Mccraeken.

Hamilton, N. Y, Nov. 27.-Presiden'
Merrill. of Colgate University. speak
ING of the meeting of the college presi-
dents TO discuss football urged by
C,bancellor MacCracken of New York
University. said, today:
"while football as played at our OWL
college is largely free from the ob1ec-
lions urged against the game as play
ed by the larger universities, ! am
confident that if the game should mol
be abolished its rules should be great
w changed and | should be very glad
to see such meeting as Chancellor
MacCracken suggests held"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
BOXING NOTES.

They are telling this at the expense
of Jim Corbett: In the height of his
ring career, while he was in Philadel-
phia, slender young man with pink
cheeks was introduced to Corbett and
You don't look like prize fighter. Mr.
Corbett. Does your mother know you
are {. prize fighter" "Why no; she
doesn't" said Corbctt. "And If she did
it would break her heart. She thinks
am a burglar"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
TRANSATLANTIC RACE.
King Edward Offers a Cup to Be Sail
ed for in 1907.

London. Nov. 27.-King Edward. it
was announced. today, has offered a
cup for a trans Atlantic race to be
sailed In 1907. The race is to be from
Sandy Hook to The Needles. The race
Is to be under the management Of the
New York Yacht Club and open to
yachts of the world. A special meet
Ing of the club will be held, tonight,
TO accept the offer which was pre-
scented by Prince Of Battenberg at his
recent reception at the club.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
Can't, Hurley Is Better.

Boston, Nov. 27.-The following faV-
orable bulletin concerning Capt. Hur-
ley was issued, tonight. by DR.
Nichols:
Capt. Hurley has had very COM
Portable day. His symptoms have I'M
proved constantly since his admission
to the hospital and he was out in the
hospital yard, today. There have been
no complications and there is no pos
sibility of an immediate operation"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28

Baron Pronay, a millionaire member
OF the Hungarian upper house, has
promised to give away his entire for
tune. except about 1915 a year each for
his wife and daughter, to recoup
officials who are dismissed for refusing
to pay the taxes collected into the gov
eminent treasury.