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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-08-08
Negro Shot.
He is Said to have beea.
Stealing a Pair of Trousers

a negro named John Barr0r.,
said to be from Rock Hill, was
shot Saturday evening by Mr..
Sam Varnadore. in the latter'a
store in the mill community.
The weapon used was a pistol,
and the ball passed nearly
through the negro's body.
Mr.. Varnadore claims. ws
understand, that Barron war
caught by him in the act of steal,
ing a pair of pants, and when h9
ordered him TO put the garmeps
down he declined to do so. 4
scuffie ensued in which the negro
was shot as stated. 1t is said thaS
after he was shot Barron dropped
the pants and ran. He was takeu
to Rock Hook Hill Saturd&T
night, where the bullet was re-
moved by DR.. Fennell. Tbn
wound is not considered danger
Gus. Mr.. Varnadore was placed.
in jail, but was admitted to BAH
yesterday.
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News by Way of Waxhaw.

Enterprise: Miss Bessie Rod
dey, of Lancaster, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. j. E. Hough.
Mr.. II. B. McMurray and
daughter, Miss Ida, OF Lancaster
county, spent Saturday night
and Sunday here with Mr.. j. E.
Lane and family.
Mr.. j. d. Griffin, farmer of
the Belar section, reports a tur-
nip raised by him this season
that measured 80 inches In cir
cumference and weighed about
Is pounds.
Mrs. j. E. Hough had the
misfortune to fall and break her
leg last week. The limb was set
and she is getting along as we'll
could be expected.
A cabbage head, weighing fif-
teen pounds and measuring forty.
six inches in circumference. was
sent to this market Monday by
Mr.. R. q. Griffin, who lives in the
vicinity of Waxhaw Baptist
church.
Miss Emma Hunter, who has
been employed AS teacher in the
belalr school, passed the State
examination successfully and now
holds a State certificate. Miss
Hunter is deservedly popular
teacher, and the trustees and
patrons of the Belair school are
congratuIating themselves on Sc
curing her services.
NANWYCK ITEMS.
Miss Pearl Plyler is visiting in
Chester.
Miss Eula Hyatt spent a few
days OF last week at EIgin.
Mrs. Matte Hyatt, of Rock
Hill, is visiting Mrs. J. A.
Hyatt.
Miss Jessie McColough, of Fort
Lawn, Is visiting Miss Emma
Fudge.
Miss Edith Stewart, of Rock
Hill, Is spending a few days with
Miss Alice BecIham.
Last Monday night two of the
stores here were visited by bur
glars. From Thompson Bros
some clothing vas taken and
about eighteen dollars was miss
ing from J. f. Nisbet G- Co.'S
cash draw er.
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Crops Turning out Better
than Expected Some of
the Important Measures
Being Considered by the
Legislature--Statu of the
Rawlings Case --Lancas-
ter Candidates.

ment in the crop IN ! MS stat is
being reported and the goyeru.
ment report o: 1913 was not a
great surprise to cotton mer-
chants and others here. We be.
lieve those who held cotton all
through the Summer, paying
heavy charges for storage and
insurance, a great many of them,
will regret having done so, as
the large amount of cotton be
ing held, tog ether with a fairly
good new crop, will make to-
tai that will not warrant high
prices this fall by no means.
But let us hope there will be a
general deterioration in the
crops, at least sufficient to make
the supply and demand on an
equal basis and thereby insure
the farmers good prices, which
is better than big crops and lit
tie prices.
That fellow Alexander, who
left Augusta so suddenly not
many days ago, with over $50
600 that didn't belong to him,
sent in his resignation to ali the
different Offices and positions he
held, before his hasty departure
from the city, which means, evi
IDENTIFY, that he doesn't intend
to return right away. He has
stolen enough to pay his board
through the Summer all right
until he can get a position in the
Fall. He is what you might call
a "smart Aleck", sure enough.
Important bills pending before
the legislature now in session in
this state, are the cigarette bill =,
which prohibits the sale or free
distribution of cigarettes or Gig
arctic papers, the "bucket shop"
bill, which does away with all
the bucket shops in the state.
after January 1907, and to dis
franchise the negroes of the
state. We consider these bills
very important and ere this
reaches the press, we hope they
will have passed both houses.
The child labor bill, passed a
few days aGo, IS also good one,
and the author, Mr. Bell of AT
lanta, deserves much credit for
having worked so faithfully for
its passage, session after session,
in the face Of such bitter opposi~
ton.
The famous Rawlings case has
again been appealed to the su.
preme court and this gives to
las man Rawlings, the perpe-
traitor Of one of the worst crimes
in the history OF Georgia, a few
months, at least, longer lease on
life. He pretends to be anxious
for the end to come and says he
cannot understand why his hang.
ing is being postponed from
time to time. He says he is anx-
ious for his wife TO have the in.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-08-08
Terrible Wreck off Coast of
Spain----Three Hundred
Lives Lost.

Cartagena, Spain, Aug. s.
A terrible marine disaster occur
red last evening off Cape Palos.
The Italian steamship Sirio,
from Genoa for Borcelona, Cadiz.
Montevideo and Buenos Ayres
with about 800 persons on
board, was wrecked off Homigas
Island.
Three hundred emigrants,
most of them Italians and Span.
iards, were drowned.
The captain of the steamer
committed suicide.
The bishop of Sac Pablo,
Brazil, also was lost and it is
reported that another bishop is
among the missing.
The remainder of the officers
and crew got away in the ships
boats or were rescued by means
of boats sent to them from the
shore.
A number Of fishermen who
made attempts to rescue were
drowned.
Those rescued from the vessel
are now al Cape Pdloa in a plli.
able condition, being without
food or clothing.
BRUTAL PANIC ON BOARD.
London, Aug. 5.-The Madrid
correspondent of The Daily Tel
egraph describes the Sirio disas
ter as one Of the worst on rec.
ord. The Italian emigrants, with
knives Ill their hands and with.
out regarl for the women or
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-02
MEMORIAL DAY.

The tottering and struggling throns
which on last Thursday, with inllrm
tread. marched t.. thousands of ceme-
teries throughout the land to decorate
the graves Of fallen comrades, is but
a shattered remnant of that mighty
host which forty-fiv years ago rushed
to the defense of our country. In
the very nature of things it can not
be but a few years until even that
remnant has disappeared. But whel,
they have all gone to join the COM
rades whose memory they have hon
ored this week. Memorial Day will
still remain a day set apart for les
sons in heroic deeds and patriotism.
There is no doubt that the day will
retain its present character and sig
niticance as long as the Republic con-
tinues to exist. 1t may change some-
what in meaning. the observance of
it may be altered, but it will ever re-
main as a day upon which patriotic
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wards hushing up any investigation
into financial concerns on the ground
that Investigations of that sort hurt
business and that indictments of pub
lie officials or leading business men
blackens the name of Minneapolis.
These men are an enemy of the public
good. Instead of defending the city
and state from desperate assaults made
by mercenary enemies they are ever
ready to whitewash and excuse those
who make the deadly assaults. The
man who does not recognize an enemy
of the country simply because he has a
large bank account is not patriot,
The reputation of Minneapolis as a
law-abiding and self-respecting COM
munity will be enhanced throughout
the country instead of blackened. 1t
is only dishonest grating and thievery
that travels under the name of bust
ness" that will be injured and we hope
that that sort of business will be so
injured that it never again can thrive
in this community. A great public
good has been accomplished through
the trial just ended.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-02
How to Become Interesting.

1. Read-There is no better way to
gather new words and grow familiar
with their use. Read aloud as much
as possible. In that way you will be-
come acquainted with the musical
rhythm of words.
.. Talk-Listen closely to the con-
versation of good takers and never
talk yourself below your very best.
8. Look up new words. Use your
dictionary freely. Never allow your
self to hear a new word spoken with
out jotting it down for reference; and
when you know it use it yourself.
4. Write-Take every possible OPP
portunity to express your thoughts in
writing. Many of the best writer's Of
today learned to write through their
social correspondence.
5. Observation-Disclosures YOU find a
beautiful thought in words preserve it
by committing it to memory. The
thought and the language will each be
seed in your garden.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-02

1t is rumOred that General StoSeScl.
the defender of Port Arthur, has been
sentenced by Il Russian court-martll
To death for srrrcndering that fortress.
General Nogi, who was the chief in
strumentality in bringing about that
surrender hastens to give the Russian
government very important testimony.
General Nogi says that in his opinion
Port Arthur was doomed, and that un.
der all the rules of law and humanity
StOsesel was justified in sHrrantlerins
when he did. NOgi ought to be con-
Sidered an expert witness in reicren ,
to the matter on which he teStities. 1t
is probably true that Stosescl was not
the noblcst and bravcst commander
that ever defended Il Russian fort bat
he certainly was fully up 10 the aver
age of the Russian bureaucracy that
brought on and carried on the rcceu,
war, and il StOSeSel is desc-:iE. CT n
court martial what in the name f
justice ought to be done to the bure;,u
Gratis ut st. Petersburg who We're re-
sponsible for bringing war upon the
Russian nation at Il time when II was
so ill-prepared to fight:
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Do You Want Credit.

Rev. Father Phelan, editor of The
Western Waterman, is theologian.
We suppose he has good warrant for
publishing the following views which
we find in the columns Of his paper:
Every instructed Catholic knows
that to ask for credit when you nave
a reasonable ground for believing that
you cannot pay, is theft. *'They
should know that to keep what be-
longs to another without his permis-
sion, is the very essence of theft. To
steal $40 is mortal sin. To keep $40
that belongs to another, for a notable
time, without his permission and pre-
sumabIy against his wish, is also
mortal sin. Those men who secure
money which they can pay and which
they neglect to pay, are guilty of sin
in withholding payment, and guilty
of still greater sin in frequenting the
sacraments. Priests know very we'll
what keeps people away from the sac
raments. In youth it is lust; in ma
ture years it is dishonesty"
Archbishop Lynch, Of Toronto, used
to say that whoever takes paper and
nesIeets to pay for It, is guilty of ire.
tanning other peoples goods"
\ moral obligation never outlaws.
One can never be straight unless he
makes some endeavor to pay all, or at
least Il portion of what he owes. And
the way to begin is to begin.
1t is a filial duty for a son or daugh-
ter to pay the small debts that parent
may have owed when he or she died.
This paper today goes to the names
of scores of good men and women, who
have passed to the other world; but
they have left children who ought to
respect moral obligations, and deem it
an honor to pay the accounts of their
parents.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-02
Died at Prescott, Wis,

Prescott, Wis, May s1.-John F.
Hickey, who recently died in this city
after a somewhat protracted illness,
was an old resident of the county and
bore the respect and confidence of
large circle of acquaintances here and
elsewhere. He was born in Pennsyl-
vania in January, 1886. and was a
little over 60 years of age at the time
of his demise. In November, 1868, Mr..
Hickey married Miss Mary Murray, OF
Prescott and through that union eleven
children were born to them, ten of
whom are living. His wife also sur
wives him. Deceased was a veteran
of the civil war, having served in a
Pennsylvania regiment. He was a
good citizen, man of pleasing per-
sonality and filled with credit to his
fellowmen here, the Office of alderman
as we'll as other positions of trust.
The funeral services took place at St.
Joseph's church, this place, May IT.,
Rev. Father Bauer officiating, and his
remains were thereafter laid to rest in
the Catholic cemetery.
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church in the diocese. in aid of the San
Francisco earthquake sufferers. AS
usual the people responded generously.
Died-Julius Schaetzel, aged 40
years, a pioneer resident of South Da-
kota and president Of the Union Coun-
ty Bank of Elkpoint, died lately In
Mexico of typhoid fever. Deceased
went to Mexico some time since with
his wife and son where they hoped to
visit for some weeks. His death will
be generally mourned through the
state.
A large number of clergymen assem-
bled at st. Th1noas Church, De Smet,
on Tuesday evening of last week where
regular conference was held, the
Very Rev. Dean Hogan presiding.
These conferences are held semi-annu-
ally in the various deaneries of the
diocese and much good is accom-
plished thereby.
Rev. William O'Meara of Watertown.
hopes to erect new church in that
city this year and he is now busy at
work collecting the necessary funds.
WATERFOWL is one of the rising young
cities of the state.
Died-Gladys Marie, the nine-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Reedy, passed peacefully away at her
parents home in Yankton on the .Oth
ult and the remains We're laid to rest
in the Catholic cemetery at that place
on the Tuesday following after the
holding Of appropriate ceremonies in
the Sacred Heart Church which were
conducted by the Rev. Laurence Link,
pastor. Besides her parents she leaves
four little brothers and one sister.
a mission is being held this week
in st. Thomas Church, De Smet, and
the exercises are being conducted by
the Very Rev. Dean Hogan, assisted
by the Rev. Fathers Busch and Arc
lander, Diocesan Missionaries of st.
Paul, MINI. The spacious edifice was
crowded at all the services and in the
audience We're noticed many of the
leading non-Catholics of the city.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-02

Tae altar was erected in the campus
of the Navy Yard and all preparations
made to make the ceremony as impress
sive as possible. AS the choir of one
hundred voices began to sing the
"Gloria' storm broke upon the as
sembled multitude. The fall of RAIN
was extremely heavy. The New York
Sun in commenting upon the ceremony
says that very few of the vast multi
tude Went away; that thousands re-
manned for almost two hours in the
drenching down-pour until the solemn
high mass was over. This feature
seemed worthy of especial remark to
the Sun. When it is considered that
the vast majority of the people assem-
bled were, no doubt, Catholics it is no,
hard for Il Catholic to understand why
they remained until the service was
complete. The attendance upon Church
on Sunday is absolutely obligatory
upon Catholics. If there are no houses
in which to worship the Sunday wor-
! ship must be held outdoors. The Ter
rible calamity in San Francisco which
fell particularly hard upon the Cath
Ollie Church. destroying more property
belonging to that Church than all
other denominations combined. did no;
serve to prevent Catholics from at
tending worship upon the following
Sunday. Affairs were erected upon the
steps of the ruined cathedrals where
clergy and luity continued to acknowl-
edge the supremacy of God. and to
openly and publicly confess their con-
fidence and faith in the Supreme Be-
ing notwithstanding the catastrophe
that had fallen so heavily upon them
and their city.
1t was not Il matter of individual
choice with the fifteen or twenty thou
sand persons assembled in the Brook
Ign Navy Yard as to whether they
sAould remain or seek shelter from the
elements. 1t was their duty to remain,
and had the New York Sun had that
precept of the Church in mind it would
not have been led to remark that the
spectacle was novel and surprising.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-02

Mayor Mcclellan it is stated will
leave for Europe June 90, with the in
tention Of spending about six weeks or
two months on the other side, says the
New York Irish American. The May
ors mother is in France. and it is as
sumed that he will visit her. Patrick
+. MCGOWAN, President of the Board
of Aldermen, will be the Acting Mayor,
of New York in the absence of the
Mayor. The Mayor is in excellent
health, but we'll deserves his vacation.
His popularity and success as the Off
cial head of the municipal government
have exceeded even the expectations
of his warmeSt admirers. He will re-
turn with new vigOr to conduct the
further progress to imperial influence
that the Metropolis is sure to attain
under the wise direction of his admin
istration.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-02
THE PARDoNlNe POWER.

Princess Ena upon her arrival in
Spain interceded with the King ana
his ministry to grant Il pardon to
condemned murderer. Strangely
enough this incident has served to
make her popular With the Spanish
people. The practice of royalty of
granting pardons to criminals as a
part of a marriage celebration or to
commemorate the birth of a child or
some other family matter is as old as
royalty itself. 1t is more than strange
that this kind of clemency under such
circumstances should be regarded with
favor. The pardons are always grant,
ed without any reference to the merit
of the case. In fact often the most
der that the autOcratic power OF royal
ty may thus be made more prominent.
Those who may be led to think THAI
the act of the soon to be Queen of
Spain was novel or exceptional should
remember that in the most celebrated
case the world ever knew PLATE re-
leased the hardened robber Barabbas
and sent the Saviour to the cross.
There may have been cases in the
worlds history where rulers have par
doned criminals from humane and
praiseworthy motives on such joyous
occasions as marriages and births but
usually the motive is simply to Win
popularity with the people. No cffi-
cial in the United States possessing the
pardoning power would dare to use
that power to glorfy some incident
in his family history. 1t will strike
Americans as peculiar that this old
custom should still survive in Europe
There was Il time, no doubt, when
many of the people under sentences
were political prisoners. They We're
under sentence of imprisonment or
death because they had displeased the
king or emperor and not because they
had committed amy crime against the
moral law. 1t is easy to understand
how under such circumstances the
pardoning of such persons would make
the one exercising the power popular,
but when the pardoninS power is en-
tended to people who are guilty of an
act which is considered a crime the
world over it is hard to understand
how that act can lead to popularity.
1t seems to have done so. however, in
the case of the Princess Ena. AL
phonSo and Ena ought to have an easy
time of it in Spain If the Spanish peo-
pie always continue to be so easily
satisfied. There will probably always
be enough criminals in the iails of
Spain to provide for Il liberal exercise
of the pardoning power.
If the spectre of revolution should in
the future raise it's form. and the peo-
pie should get it into their heads that
kings and queens are useless orna-
mentS, all that Ena would have to do
would be to ask Alphonso to turn loose
a few criminals and the popularity Of
the royal family of Spain would again
be established.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-02

citizenship OF our country will pay
tribute TO the memory of those who
sacrificed so much i'll. order that the
nation might survive. The lesson to
be learned from the day will ever re-
main the same. Those who have been
born and have grown to manhood since
the mighty conflict ended are laugh,
somewhat different lesson from that
which is yearly retold to the now old
and grizzled veterans of war; The lat.
ter learned the lesson of patriotism
,, and good citizenship during that four
years struggle that has remained with
them through the more than forty
years that have since elapsed. To us
it seems that they have rendered q
service to their country since the war
ended which is greater even than that
| which they rendered as enlisted men.
The influence Of the Grand Army OF
the Republic in the political life of the
nation during the last forty years has
| been of immense value. The men who
volunteered their services when the
nation was in imminent danger and
in great want of their services nave
| also been the first to render good and
faithful service to the nation i'm times
of peace. They have known better
than others what it means to be IL
citizen of the United States. They
have realized the responsibility of that
citizenship more fully than those who
nave come to manhood's estate since
the war ended. Soon the influence OF
the Grand Army of the Republic as an
active agent in our political life will
be no more. What that influence has
been able to accomplish in the pas,
Will have to be brought about in The
future through other agencies. Me-
mortal Day will in a way help to fur
niSh that influence. 1t will help to
teach men that the responsibilities of
the citizen in times of peace are even
greater than the duties of the common
soldier in war times. 1t will help to
teach men that the victories of peace
are as great as those of war and that
the great victories of peace are to DE
accomplished through good citizenship
just as battles are won by Il good SOL
diery.
\ few years more and those who are
| today the chief participants in Me-
mortal Day exercises will have all
gone away and the observance Of the
| day will devolve upon those who are
fighting the battles of peace. 1t is
well that Memorial Day has been so
we'll established as a national holi-
day ere the Grand Army of the Re-
public has passed into the beyond. The
! influence of the observance of the
day is all for the good, and the in
creased effort to preserve it as a day
of serious thought instead of one given
over to- sports and recreation is also
cOmmendabe
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