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f, . . , ,.r The Lancaster News LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL. I. NO. 3. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C? OCTOBER. II, 1903. PRICE-FIVE CENTS PER COPV. The Camdem Mystery. 1 A Slight Clue Said to Have Been Found?Inquest Adjourned Until Next Friday. Special to The State, Camden, Oct. 6.?There is now some little clue to the iden tity of the McDowell murderer. It seems to be over so vague ailrl hnlils nut little lirn-vo I wi H.O ultimate success of tlie earnest efforts which are now being made to get on the right trail. But the coroner's jury, all determined and patient men, will not be found disregarding any circumstances, however insignificant it may appear to be, in their efforts. The development since ye-terday, whatever it may have been, was of sutlicient importance to cause the coroner \ to adjourn the sitting, which was ordered for tins morning, until next Friday at 5).30 o'clock. There was a certain matter about which Chief liaile felt very hopeful and the coroner was determined to facilitate his ^ inquiry as far as he could. Dr. A. W. Burnet, who was the first physician to reach the side of the dead man, was sworn and gave his opinion as to the cause of death. He said that he was called to see Mr. Mc' V Dowell between 9 and 10 o'clock on the night of the killing and found him dead when he reached his side, lie was still warm, lit said, and hml Koon u.?? I , - ... > uveu wudll Wilt a few minutes. After the examination of the wounds he concluded that death was caused by a direct 'blow from some sharp edged instrument which produced a fracture of the base of the skull. In Dr. Burnet's opinion he never knew what hit him and was un conscious from the reception of the wound. The direct result nf rlofitli **?oa 1>? '1 .. IiciuuiHiii?(3 Ol uie brain. r He thinks Mr. McDowell was unquestionably struck from be hind. The instrument of death was either curved or flexible. He thought that a piece of lead or iron had been used. In Dr. k ' ] Burnet's opinion the same in strumentwas used on both men. Mr. Porter's wound was on the right front of the head and the assailant would have had to reach over to have delivered the blow from behind. Mr. ?V. F. Russel made a statement about a hatchet which he found near the body. It was a hand axe, weighing about two and a half pounds, has been in use for some time and the edge v .is gapped. When found it had no handle in it. Mr. Russell found it near the body and after he and Dr. Kurnet and Mr. E. D. Blakeley t had examined it he turned it over to Chief Haile. Other witnesses will testily next Friday. MR. PORTER'S CONDITION. ?. Inquiry at the Columbia hos pital yesterday elicited the en-| - mITV . couraging information that the condition of Mr. Porter showed so much improvement that the hopes for liis recovery are brighter. Last night lie was passing through the most critical stage of his injuries and every hour he lives now will strenghthen the chances of his recovery. lie is said to have been talk ing perfectly rationally during the day but is still unable to re call what occurred from the time lie was struck until the time he regained consciouness il.. \\T .. a. i 1 iii. vno w aieree oriage. Mob in Wall Street. Howling Men and Boys Hunt for "Mr. Raffiles." New York, Oct. 9.?The mysterious "Mr. Ilafliles," employed by a mo/ning newspaper, advertised that he would circulate about the curb market in Broad street between noon and one ^ 1- in 1 " - u uiuLK v rmay aiternoon, anil as a result business in the Wall street district was paralyzed for nearly two hours. So great and disorderly was the crowd that the doors of the sub treasury were closed as a precautionary measure. Reserves were order ed from all the West Side stations as far as Forty seventh street, and for the rest of the day Wall street did business un der a strong police guard. A compact mob of pushing, howling men and boys engaged in the pleasant occupation of assaulting peaceful citizens on a more or le_s genuine surmise that of the persons so mauled and buffeted one at least 'would prove to be a certain journalist, "Rallies," for whose capture the newspaper in question offered a $.'>00 re waul. ALMOST TORN TO PIKCKS. As a result of the disturbance j Police Commissioner McAdoo issued orders that the man masqueraded as the mysterious "Mr Sallies will he arrested. ^Numerous complaints have reach ed from persons who have been mistaken for the mysterious "Mr. Rallies" and almost" torn to pieces. The commissioner said that he would ^o as far as getting out a warrant should such a step prove necessary. The crowd looking for "Raffles1' swarmed into Wall street district with a rush that swept the bulls and bears off their feet. When the hour of noon arrived Broad street, south from Wall and for more than two blocks, was packed from curb to curb, and Wall street from Broadway to Williams street was practically impassable. Every man bearing the slight est resemblance to the published photos of the mysterious "Mr. Rallies" was stopped and questioned. Some of the victims had their clothing torn off by the eager mob. Dozens of young men were thrown down and trampled by persons anxious to grab them and claim a reward for recognizing the mysterious "Mr. Rallies." The State's Cotton Crop. Reports From all Sections Show that the Farmers are Holding for Better Prices? The Crop Unusually Early. Tho Columbia State, Oct. 10th. The State presents today, through the prompt work of its correspondents, an estimate of the condition of tho cotton mantel 111 this State, giving reports from practically all the county seat towns which are rated as cotton markets. While the>e reports are necessarily no' exact, they give a fair idea of the situation in South Carolina at present. The most prominent idea brought out by the correspondents is that the crop of this year has matured early and that a large proportion of it has been gathered a' this time, much more than is usual before the middle of October. This fact must be taken into consideration when the amount of cotton being hell is estimated and when the disposition of the farmers as to a irglier price is considered. It is apparent that during the first few weeks of the present season the fanners were induced bv the favorable price to put their cotton on the market ;uid that since the recent slump there has oeen a very general withdrawal from the market and the farmers are more disposed to hold for a higher price. This shows incidentally, that the farmers on the whole regard 10 cents as a fair price for cotton, that it is indeed an attractive price to them. That there wdl be 110 sales to amount to anything at 10 cents is amply demonstrated by the statement from so many towns 1 that tiiere was practically nocot | tw11 uu me iiuirKet yesterday, when the price was ranging 1 around 9A cents. The ell'ect of organization among the farmers is shown by , these reports. In those counties where the Southern Cotton as sociation is most thoroughly or 1 ganized the farmers are keeping < their cotton oil' the market most I ersistently ami successfully , The effect of warehouses is shown by the statements from those counties where the ware 1 houses tire accessible, as in Richland and Greenwood. The 1 number of bales in storago this yt ar is much greater than the average. Tins proves that where war houses tire located the hold ing movement can be made most succes-ful. RKPOUT FROM LANCASTER. Lancaster, Oct. 9.?The total receipts of cotton in Lancaster county from Sept. 1st, 1905, to this date are about (>,500 bales. 1 the total receipts last year at 1 this time were about 4,000 < bales. The farmers generally i holding for higher pric< a. The highest price paid for spot cot ton today was cents per pound. FROM NEIGHBORING COUNTIES. , Chester, Oct. 9.? Receipts ol , cotton in this county this year ? to date, 7,000 bales, same date last year, 8,200. Since the price went under 10 cents farm- ' era generally are holding lor higher prices. Ruling prices here today for middling cotton ' 9 12 cents. ' Camden, Oct. 9.?There have i been about 9,000 bales of cot-11 J ton bought here this season, against about 7,000 up to this time last year. Farmers have ' been selling freely up to this | time, but will probably hold what they have left for better J prices. The average price fori middling today was 0 1 4 cen's. Cheraw, Oct. 0.?Cotton re ceived October 1, 1904, 2,800 bales; this year 4,300 same date, estimated. Farmers are begin nig to hold generally, have been selling rapidly lip to date. Rul j ing price 9 1-2 cents. Crop much advanced this year. Ten Thousand Drowned. Fearful Work of the Typhoon on the Coast of China. Victoria, B. C., October 8.? The steamer Tartar, which nr. rived last night Irom the Orient, brought news from Shanghai that the loss of lile among the natives of the island at the mouth of the Yangtse River as a result of the typhoon at the boginmg of September was tremendous. The North China Daily News, ot Shanghai, says: "To the east of Tamagming, t wo islands,one called Yawoshwa, the other Shiiiiousha, distant about twenty miles I rem Woo subf, have suffered much Irom the typhoou, nearly ail the in habitants having been swept away. The islands have only heen inhabited for a short tune, comparatively speaking, as they are of recent formation and are not much above high water mark. It is reported that nearly 10.000 people have been drowned on these two islands and the smaller islands adjacent. Tamagming it sell has not suH'ere 1 much, being well above the high water mark. ' The Shanghai papers say that the damage to the Canadian I'a tsific Liner Empress ot Japan by; the typhoon will necessitate the expenditure ot .$100,000 tor repairs. During the storm the ? ? I > I * 1 - A* ? iirauiiei i cuniu, iormeriy llie Rio Gsando (In Sol, foundered near the mouth ot tlie Yangtse Her crew ot 54 were soved l>v i lie German steamer Albenga. Missouri and N. Y. Life. McOall must Replace Money Contributed to Republican Campaign Fund, or else his Company's License to*do Business in Missouri will be Revoked. Jefferson City, Mo., October 7. ?State Superintendent of Insur mice, W. I). Vandiver, lias sent a communication to John A. Mc Uall, of the New York Life lnsur mice Company, demanding that the $148,702 campaign fund contribution be replaced to the company, under penalty of revocation of the company's license to transact business in Missouri for fail, lire to comply with the demand. The communication also informs President McCall that the Mi6 souri department of insurance will insist on a new president, vice president and financial committee for the New York Life Insurance Company just as soon as , the directors c?n possibly effect the reorganization. \ Remarkable Petition. Citizens of Texas Want Lynching Legalized?Ask Governor to Endorse Such a Policy. Chicago, October 7 ?A dispatch to the Tribune Iroin ll<>us 'IV iwn, savs: A petit ion Iroin a number of citizens, headed by (i W. Knight ni !S tn M irons, lias oeen present, ed to Governor Lanhain, a.-king hat the State pe.uiit nub punishment of negroes who assault women. The Governoi is aske 1 to en- w dorse a policy ot absolute unpro- * tec'ion to negroes guilty of as. sault, ensuring that I hey lie given 110 trial by legal inquiry ot any kind, and that they may tie v, hanged instantly as soon as apprehended. I 11? n ..... ' u uniniii o icsponse principally is directed to the legal phase of the proposition, it is set forth that it is impossible for him to countenance the policy in view of the oath of office and the Stale legislation, which lie is bound to proiect. Cotton Between Septembers. First Census Bureau Bulletin Oil the Siihiopt .... A ? ,-v.^jv>Vv -?11V IT O t* 11 * gregate of 14,455,904 Bales, of Which 1>1 Per Cent. Was Exported, and 30 Per Cent. Consumed at Home, Leaving a surplus of 9 Pe,r Cent. Washington, Oct. 9.?The Census Bureau to day issued a bulletin showing ilie production and distribution ot tlie cotton of the United States available between September 1. 1.904, and oeptenioer J, r.io;i, 10 be 14,455,994 l)ales. Of tins 01 per cent, was exported, 30 per cent, was used in domestic cousurap tion, leaving a surplus of nine per cent. The domestic consumption includes 30,770 bales destroyed by fire. The exportation amounted to 8,834,929 bales, the domestic consumption 4,315,756 and the surplus 1,305,309. Of the total 13,093,279 bales were included in the crop of 1904 and the remainder in that of 1905. Of the quantity consumed in the United States, 2,138,829 bales were u?ed in Northern and 2,140,15i in Southern mills. Pretty Young Woman Makes Two Attempts to Kill Herself. New York, Oct.. 6.?Seelie Terapolis, a pietty young Russian eight months in this countrx, made two attemnta m o.wl . 1 vv, viiv* ucr lite during the last two days. Tuesday she jumped into East river and was rescued by mem hers of lite saving corps. Today she went to the roof ot the fac tory where she was employed and attempted lo jump off, but was prevented. The Lancaster News eight pages, twice a week, $1.50