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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
MAY QUEEN FESTIVAL.

MAY QUEEN FESTIVAL.
Edith Brasington, NannieHayes,
Ottie McCaskill. Melita Floyd,
Paul Cauthen, Frank Powers,
Maggie Magill, Mamie Black
mon, Hayward Blackmon. Sara
Truesdel, Ethel Cook, Minnie
Horton, Bleka Sims, Paul Jones,
Junior McCaskill, Hazel Horton,
Ross Gardner, Burk Gregory,
Junior Jacobson, Johnnie Black
mon, Ruth Magill, Alva Trues-
del, Fannie Lee Baker. Sallie
Blackwell. Randolph Horton.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
Cotton brought 10 cents on this
market yesterday.
have Representation

1t YOU expect to get the original Carboli-
let Witch Hazel S,,lve. you muSt be sure
IL is DeWits Carbolized Witch Hazel
Saive IL Is good for cuts burns and brui.
ses, and ~ especially good for Iiles. Re-
faSe substitutes sold byJ F. Mackev 20.
VS..
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
The Methodist Church.

ne aanQSOmc New EdlflCe
Completed and will be Us
ed for Religious Services
Tomorrow for the First
Time-.-Description of the
Fine Structure.
The Methodists of Lancaster
will worship for the first time
in their elegant new church to-
morrow, the edifice being practi-
cally completed and furnished,
the only thing lacking being the
partition of folding doors dividing
the main auditorium and the Sun
day school room, which may arrive
from the factory at any time.
AS is well known, the congrega-
tion has been holding services in
the court house ever since the
destruction of the old church by
fire on the night of Feb. 22nd of
last year. The opportunity now
afforded, therefore, after long
months of patient waiting, to
once again occupy their own
house of worship will no doubt
be welcomed with inexpressible
pleasure by the congregation and
the pastor.
The faithful and efficient build
ing committee is now having
prepared for publication in the
church organ, the Southern
Christian Advocate, a history Of
the Lancaster church from it's
original establishment down to
the present, including a full and
detailed description of the new
building, illustrated with pic
lures of the same and of the
members of the committee, and
as the article and cuts are to be
reproduced in The News, we
shall here refer only briefly and
in general way to the new
structure.
1t will be recalled that there
was published in these columns
a descriptive account of the
church as designed at the time
of the adoption of the plans and
specifications. AS stated in that
article, the building is at the cor
ner of Gay and Catawba streets
and occupies all of the site of the
former church and an adjacent
plot equally as large or larger,
which was kindly donated for
the purpose by Mr.. T. S. Carter.
1t is strikingly handsome and
imposing structure, of the Gothic
style of architecture, the stately
walls and towers being Of press
ed brick and the roof of slate.
There are four entrances, two
into an ante-chamber directly at
the corner of Gay and Catawba
streets, one into a vestibule on
the side next to Gay street and
another into similar vestibule
on Catawba street. The doors
are. of heavy oak, the upper por-
ton Of the interior doors being
lof plate glass. The windows are
j Eheautiful and costly art glass.
' The dimensions of the main
auditorium are 48x48 feet, and
hhseats are arranged in semi
,rcls&r.The ceiling is of light
s.ak, sApbed and vanished, and
onsists & seven half octagons.
Xeven half diamonds and seven
Asquares. The seats are also of
light oak. An aisle extends all
y the way around the auditorium,
and there's a spacious aisle in
. the centre. The floor is covered
with lovely velvet Brussels car
pet, which alone cost over $500.
The pulpit faces the centre aisle,
and in rear of the pulpit is coy
x,aStn,.,c ctlIdv The acOuSticS of
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
THE S. S. CONVENTION.


Held in Lancaster-Every
Sunday School Urged to
have Representation
Mr.. Editor: Please allow me
space in your. valuable col
umns to second the strong ap-
peal made by Mr.. Rowell in
yesterdays News in behalf of
the county Sunday School ASS
sociation,
The time is rapidly approach
ing, and those Sunday Schools
that have not selected their del
egates should do so at once. The
Sunday School is the greatest
Christian organization in the
world, both in point,of numbers
and influence, numbering more
than twenty-seven millions of
scholars, and the organized
Sunday School movement has
done more to improve the Sun
day Schools than any other agen-
cy known. tits. therefore. an i'm
perative duty and privilege
for every Sunday School to par
ticipate in and promote the coun-
ty Association, one division OF
the great organized movement.
Perhaps it will increase interest
in the convention to name a few
things that this great movement
has accomplished. 1t has given
to the Sunday School world.
l. The Cradle Roll.
2. The Home Department.
3. The Graded Sunday School.
4. The plan for Teacher Train
ing.
5. The worldwide chain of S.
S. conventions and Institutes.
6.House visitation.
7. S. S. week and Decision
Day.
8. Statistics for the entire rs.
S. World.
g., The international Bible
Reading course.
10, Improved the quality and
lessened the price of SIS. litera-
ture.
IL. Worldwide promotion of
organized adult Bible classes.
IL. Teachers meetings.
/ l3. Graded Unions of S. S.
Teachers.
IA. Uniform, graded and sup
elemental lessons.
Is. Rally Day, now observed
by the Sunday Schools every
where.
/. 1t holds in America alone
10000 S. S. conventions annual
ly.
2. In the entire world it mar
shals an army of nearly 5000, 900
Christians.
3. The movement has organ
lied S. S. Associations in Ameri-
ca, Europe, Asia, Africa, Au-
stralia, and the Islands of the
! Sea.
With the rich heritage of good
deeds that has been left us by
our forbears, Lancaster should
have been the first county in
the State to get into this great
movement with its infinite pos
sibilites of bettering the educa
tional and moral cond dtion of our
people. We must not delay long
er to organize the best Associa
ton in the State, and thus put
the Red Rose county first in the
proud galaxy of counties where
she rightfully belongs. Let our
motto be, "on to Lancaster on
May 18th. " S. f.. Bales.
May, 6, 1909.
+. S. Let every delegate re-
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
Asylum Investigation.
Legislative Committee TAX
ing Testimony this Week
Former Patient
First Witness.

taking OF evidence on the part of
the com mittee charged with in
vestigating the Hospital for the
Insane began this morning. The
began to take testi-
mony on time. Messrs. Sawyer
and Dick of the committee had
not yet returned to the city from
their trip of inspection.
The chief witness today was
young man of fine family from
Charleston county, who has been
a patient different times for a
period Of aoout three years. 1t
appears from his testimony that
he was a patient at another in
stltution ; then he came to South
Carolina aud was a patient for
while. He then went out and
remained out for five years and
at his own suggestion returned
to the hospital, where he remain
ed for about two months and
was dismissed as "cured".
The chief evidence of this wit
ness was directed to what he
termed harsh and bad treatment
accorded the patients by some
of the attendants. The witness
seemed to think there was occa-
sion for harshness on the several
occasions, but his sympathetic
viewsVas that the treatment was
unnecessary. He spoke in the
kindest manner of DR.. Thompson,
who was the physician In charge
of the male wards, and towards
the close of his testimony ex-
pressed his dislike at the lack of
encouragement that was given
the game of baseball OH the part
OF the management.
The witness is Young man
of fine education. He talks we'll.
What he said was not with i'll
feeling and there was but little
of criticism except of treatment
by nurses that he thought harsh
at times, but in each case he sug-
gested that there was provocation
for some sort of handling, but he
thought this too severe.
One of the features of the
morning session was that one of
the witnesses who had been
brought here was apparently very
drunk when he entered the wit
ness room. he was called down
several times and finally was
asked to leave the room and did
80. Later on he returned, but
again had to be sent away. He
may appear as witness later on.
The questions were asked the
witnesses by Mr.. Carey and he
did so with precision and kind
ness.
Under the rule of the commit
tee, the names of the witnesses
are not to be given In print 1t
may, therefore, be well to call
the first witness Mr.. Baseball, as
he seems particularly fond OF this
great game. He is a Charleston
ian by birth, Of good family looks
we'll and Is well groomed and
just a bit nervous. He talks
well, exceptionally well, and i,
of kindly disposition.
He started out by giving the
dates OF his admission to the
hospital.
His first evidence was with re-
gard to what he regarded as bad
treatment of patients by the male
nurses. The first case, he SAID.
was that of patient who was
choked by two of the nurses. He
said that this patient had refus
ed TO return to the ward and that
for this refusal the violence was
used. He said that force had to
be used TO get the pafient hack
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08

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Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-08
HARTMAN HAS
SECOND RELAPSE
fcontlnued from pars ono,


hurried to Arden. He reached the
Hartman home shortly be fore 8
o'clock. His hurried trip, it was be-
lieved, must have been the result of
disquieting news from the Hartman
house.
The portion of the New York state
ment which spoke of Mr.. Harriman's s
business enemies gained special sig
nificance this afternoon when 1t was
learned that certain Wall street in
terests have representative here whose
only duty is to report on what tran
spires on Tower hill.
The market slump in Union Pacific
today is largely accounted for by the
belief that the reports of this repre-
sentative upheld the most sensational
newspaper bulletins issued here today.
DR.. Lyle declined all day to respond
to telephone calls or to make any state
ments, and during the night the only
words which could be elected from him
were in the brief denial which he
authorized when informed that reports
of Harriman's death were being circu-
lated.
THAT report is untrue; Mr.. Hartman
is not dead" he said, and then hung up
the receiver.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-08
INTEREST IN LONDON
CONTINUES UNABATED

LONDON Sept. 1.-THE public and
press show unabated interest in the
rival claims of DR.. Cook and Command
er Peary. The situation recalls the
famous controversy when Sir Richard
e. Francis Burton disputed Spekes
claim to discovering the course of the
Nile.
The most striking feature In the
editorial opinion of English newspapers
is the contrast between the unwaver-
ing confidence in Peary's good faith
and the attitude of suspicion toward
Cook. This attitude begins to SAVIOR
almost of unfairness to Cook.
Sir Leonard Darwin, president of the
Royal Geographical society, today sent
the following cablegram to Command
er Peary:
Delighted to hear of your safe re-
turn; warmest congratulations"
John Scott Kettle, the well known
author of geographical and scientific
subjects and secretary of the Royal
Geographical society, has cabled to
Commander Peary inviting him to come
to London and lecture before the So
ciety. No such invitation has been sent
to DR.. Cook.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-08

ceed with all speed to this city, where
they should arrive within five days.
DR.. Cook has announced that he will
sail for this country September 23, and
it is possible that instead of two sepa-
rate welcoming demonstrations, there
will be one grand celebration of their
return. The consensus of opinion now
seems to be that both men reached the
north pole, and that DR.. Cook was there
almost a year before Peary, and that
the latter, because of his superior
equipment, was able to get out Of the
frozen country in a years less time
than was the record of DR.. Cook. 1t is
probable that their return to this coun-
try may be made a feature of the Hud-
SON Fulton celebration, which is to be
held the latter part of this month ana
the first of october.
viii Not Forget sacker
DR.. Cook has not forgotten John
r. Bradley, the New York man who
financed his successful adventure. Mr..
Bradley has received the following
cablegram from the explorer:
Copenhagen, Sept. 9;
Neither in frigid triumph at the
pole, nor In the stormy haven of the
present, have 1 forgotten that to John
r. Bradley belongs at least one-half
of the credit. Am fastening for home
shores. Will wire plans.
49, (signed) "COOEs."
Mr.. Bridgeman, who was perhaps
more familiar with Pearys plans than
any one man, said that after dividing
his party into three groups, one to
make geological observations, another
to take meteorological notations and a
third to establish hases of supplies, he
probably selected five or six of his
best men with from so to 100 of the
best dogs and made the dash for the
pole. In the party that accompanied
Peary to the pole Mr.. Bridgemen be-
lieves were the following: Capt. Rob
ert Bartlett, commander of the Roose-
welt and a master of ice conditions;
DR.. ]. Goodsell, surgeon; Edwin G.
Marvin of Elmira, N. Y; George Borup,
son the Lieut.. Col. Borup, U. S. A,
retired; Prof. D. B. Mcmillan, Free
port Maine, and Nat Henson, Peary's 8
negro servant, who has accompanied
him on all previous polar expeditions.
With noted explorers reporting the
discovery of the north pole, disinter-
ested geographers are satisfied that the
claims of one can be easily checked
by the data and observations of the
other. DR.. Cook cables that his data
will be submitted to the University of
Denmark. Pearys data will be in
New York in a few days, it is be-
lieved.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-08

mented today on the reports of Com
mander Peary having reached the goal
of his ambition.
Mrs. Cook said "If Commander
Peary has discovered the pole, as am
sure my husband has, 1 heartily con-
graduate him"
The New York dispatch stating that
Rudolph Francke had brought to her
diary from her husband at Etah,
which Mrs. Cook had transcribed and
which would go far toward proving
her husbands claims to the discovery
Of the pole, was denied by the wife of
the explorer.
Mrs. Cook said that Francke had
merely brought Dr. Cooks trunk from
Etah and that she knew nothing of its
contents. She said that as yet she
had made no arrangements for meet
ing her husband, and was undecided as
to when she would leave Portland.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-08
ALARMING REPORTS SENT
OUT ABOUT CONDITION OF
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CHIEF

ARDEN, N. Y, Sept. 7.-Alarming
reports regarding the condition of e. II.
Hartman have been revived following
his relapse of Sunday night.
1t is believed the attack that caused
n hurried call for a New York nurse
and probably two nurses, one for the
day and one for the night was tenn
porary sickness caused by a sudden
change of temperature or an indiscre-
ton in diet, in which the sick man in
his weakened condition was unable to
throw off.
DR.. W. @. Lyle, Mr.. Harriman's pri-
vate physician, calls the attack acute
INDIGESTION In his statement last
night he said that his patient was
better.
Reporters Swarming In
One result of the news has been a
swift reassembling of the newspaper
reporters, whose presence a week ago
around the avenues leading to the Har-
riman home finally caused the sick man
himself to issue a statement regarding
his condition and promise that, If the
press of the country would withdraw
it's representatives, he would see it was
notified Of any subsequent crises in his
condition.
For this reason an effort is being
made to secure daily bulletins from DR..
Lyle.
While Mr. Harriman's last attack in
itself may not be serious, there is al
ways danger of grave consequences in
the case of a man as sick as Mr.. Har-
riman. This, it is believed, accounts
for the anxiety of those surrounding
the sick man.
1t was said today that although the
progress of Mr.. Harriman's latest at
tack has been arrested, his temperature
remained high and he was exceedingly
weak.
Said to Be in Bed
The best information is that he is in
bed and although no confirmation OF
the report has yet been obtained from
the house, little doubt exists here that
there are other physicians attending
him besides DR.. Lyle. Whether these
doctors remain constantly at his side
or only make frequent trips from New
York has not been ascertained.
Talk of an operation also has been
revived.
The sudden flashing of lights on
Tower Hill about midnight Sunday
night Sunday night told the people in
the valley of the activity that reigned
on the hill. Men were sent to turn on
the electricity at the plant at the foot
of the incline railway.
The telephone operator at Arden was
called out of bed and messages We're
sent to New York for nurses and doc
tors, who were brought to Arden in
hurry Monday mprning.
Former Governor Benjamin B. Odell
came from his home in Newburgh to-
day and was taken up to the Hartman
house on the incline railway.
odell Says, Every Sick Man"
Mr.. Odell told a passenger on the
train that Mr.. Hartman was very
sick man." The ex-governor had long
been a close personal friend of Mr..
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-08
Arctic Club Gives Notification

PARIS, Sept. 1.-THE French Geo
graphical society was notihed oInclaly
today bv the Arctic club of the achieve
ment of Commander Peary. An official
of the society said: 1--WE had full con-
fidence in Commander Peary, whose
experience, together with his equip
ment of modern instruments and appil-
ances. insures to the scientific world
a rich feast We don't doubt Dr. COOK,
but we merely say that Commander
Peary's superior outfit from every
standpoint makes it Impossible that ne
should be mistaken"
Commander Peary probably will be
invited to lecture in France.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-08
AROUND TOWN
Booklet Shows California Beauties

Booklet Shows California Beauties
A new edition of the Salt Lake. rail-
road time card for eastern distribution
has been issued by the passenger de-
partment. A special feature is made OF
the Pasadena Tournament of Roses,
and other Southern California attrac-
tions are given space.
Believe SmuggIer In North
United States custom authorities at
San Francisco have notified the federal
offices here that ]. f. Solorzano, who
is wanted in Los Angeles on a charge
of smuggling Panama hats into San
Pedro, is believed to be in San Fran
cisco despite the reports the man re-
Gently was reported to be in Panama,
to which place he is alleged to have
embarked from New Orleans.
Tombstones Said to Be Missing
Thomas Barlow, a monument con-
tractor, who is alleged to have had the
contract for erecting tombstones over
the graves of the deceased members of
the Woodmen of the World and to have
collected money for monuments which
he never supplied, was arraigned in
Police Justice Frederickson's court yes
terday on a charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses and his prelimi-
nary examination was set for Septem-
ber 20.
Lectures on Swedenborg
DR.. Frank Sewall, pastor of the New
Jerusalem Swedenborgian church Of
Washington, D. c., lectured on "Man's
Two Worlds" at Blanchard music hall
last night. He reviewed Swedenborg's s
doctrine of the "Three Discrete De-
grees," touching on systems Of monism
and dualism. and offering the Tribunal
Monism" as the basis of the universe
in its substance of God, Spirit and
Nature" Philosophers and metaphysi-
clans from Kant to Emerson were cited
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-08
Peary in Good Health

INDIAN HARBOR, Labrador, via
Cape Ray, N. f., Sept. 7.-Despite his
many hardships in the Arctic regions;
Commander Robert e. Peary appeared
to be in the best of health and spirits;
When told that DR.. Cook had reported
finding the pole those on board the
Roosevelt expressed surprise, but de-
clined to make any statement other
than that no trace of any previous eX-
pedition had been found.
When Commander Peary returned to
the Roosevelt from the far north ahu
announced his success there was great
rejoicing on the ship. Peary was much
affected by the reception.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-08
Mrs. Peary Happy

SOUTH HARPsWELL, Me-, Sept, 4
Mrs. r. e. Peary, smiling and happy'
prepared today to start for North sgd
new to meet her husband, who VIII
reach that port within a day or SO.
Mrs. Peary sent the following message
to Mrs. Morris K. Jessup, widow OF the
late president of the Peary Arctic elup,
and the man who provided the money
to build the steamer Roosevelt ana It
out her first expedition in 1905. PeaIy
has nailed the stars and stripes to the
North pole. Josephine ID. Peary' MIS-
Jessup is at Hancock Point, Me.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-08

Hartman, and it is believed from the
early hour that he left home that he
was summoned to Arden last night.
1t Is believed the party now at tho
Hartman house includes former Gov
ernor Odell, Robert e. Gerry, Harri-
mans son-in-law; DR.. Lyle and two
other physicians, all the members of
the immediate family and several
nurses
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-08
COOK TO PROFIT
BY DISCOVERIES
BIG SUMS OFFERED MAN WHO
FOUND POLE
EXPLORER WILL WRITE OF WHAT
HE WITNESSED
Lieutenant Peary Also Reaches North
ern Pivotal Point of Earth and
Claims He Got There
Before Doctor
Continued from Page TwOl

educators of Japan, and now with the
party of Japanese commissioners, be-
lieves DR.. Cooks story of the dis
covery of the north pole.
It believe he tells the truth" he
said. "If we are going to enter the
realm of guesswork, L should throw
my guess on his SIDE"
Baron Kanda is a graduate of Am
herst college, and was sent around the
world by the Japanese department of
education. He has charge of the de-
partment of English in the Peers col
lege, Toxic.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-08
Cancer Story Denied
American Created Princess

VIENNA. Sept. THE emperor has
created Miss Anita Stewart a princess
in her own right, thus removing any
difficulty of etiquette which might
have been raised at the exclusive Aus
trian court following her marriage.
Prince Miguel has just been here TO
visit the emperor and to thank him for
the honor conferred on his bride-to-be.
He has now returned to Scotland with
nearly forty guests.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-08
soIentlflo ouarreI Expeeted

MUNICH, Sept. 7.-Commenting on
the remarkable coincidence arising from
the presense at the north pole OF ooth
Commander Peary and DR.. COOK, tne
Zeitung today says: Coin1nanoer
Pearv and Drs Cook are known TO be
strong rivals. and their discoveries
doubtless will lead to severe scien-
tific quarrel. in which public opinion
probably will support Sommander
Peary."
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-08
THE CITY

Strangers are invited to visit the exhibits of
California products al the Chamber of Com
merce building, on Broadway. between First
and Second streets, where free information will
be given on all subjects pertaining TO this sec
tion.