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The Lancaster News. Semi-Weekly. Published Wednesdays and Saturdays At Lancaster, S. C., By The Lancaster Publishing Company. Charles T. Connors, Editor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Yoar II 5" Six Months <5 Three Months 40 Payable in advance. A DVKRTISTNG KATIES. One inch, first 'nsertinn. fl.00 Each sttbsefiticnt Insertion 50 cents. For three months or lonper. reduced rntes # Professional cards, per year, 112. Business notices. Transient Advertisements, I,o?t nnd Found, and other classified advertisements not exceeding 25 words, 25 cents for each insertion: 1 cent a word for each additional word over 2"> words. Obituaries. Tributes of respect, cards of thanks and a'l matter of a personal or political nature to be charged for. Advertising rates by the column made known on application. Brief correspondence on subjects of coneral interest Invited. Not responsible for views of It R. VVYLII5, plikriuknt. JNO A COOK. Src't. and Tubas. .1 M. HI DOLE, Jr , Business Manager. Entered at tlto poslofTlce at t ancaster, S C.. ns second-class mall matter, Oct. 4. 1P0-. Wednesday, October 18, 1005. MORE ABOUT BAIL IN HOMICIDE CASES. The Chester Lantern comments at length on what Tnic News had to say in relation to the Lantern's views on the sub ject of bail in homicide cases. If we correctly understand our esteemed contemporary, it is opposed to the granting of bail in "so many cases." It contends that there is a "slack place" in the law which "needs tightening up." It admits that a bail bond lias tlio ellect of bringing the accused into court t for trial, but it seems to object to the practice of granting bail * * % on the ground that when a t judffe thus releases a party his judicial action is an implied if not an expressed prejudgment on the merits of the case in fa vor of the innocence of the do fendant, the effect of which is to encourage the jury, when the case is finally tried, to render a verdict of acquittal. Indeed, our contemporary even puts it still stronger: It says "the 1 granting of bail has about the same effect as a judge's instruct ing a jury to bring in verdict of '"not guilty.' " Of course it is largely a matter of speculation as to what weight, if any, the granting of bail has with the jury, but we ire satisfied that the view taken of the matter by the Lantern is altogether an extreme one. Our own opinion is that the bail feature has very little, if any, ^Nbearing on the jury. Jurors V arfc orn i"b TSieitle the issues | according to the law and the evidence as submitted to them at the trial and it is not ronson, able to suppose that they are \ influenced by a mere incident ' in the proceedings occurring! weeks or months beforehand, and with which they had noth ing whatever to do. The fact as to whether thedi fendant was confined in jail or wai. out on bond, awaiting his trial, should not have, and we do not believe it does, any appreciable effect on the jury. ii our esteemed contemporary is right in its contention, the converse of its proposition should also be true. Then why * " / ? ,/as it that Gillis was not conp/ *d in Camden a few days ago ? He was twice refused bail, once by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and once by a circuit judge, Judge Watts, and yet the jury acquitted him after twenty-two minutes' deliberation in their room. According to the logic of the Lantern the jury should have found him guilty. The Gillis case, by the way, illustrates another point in this friendly discussion. Our position is that if a bail bond will beyond all peradventure bring the defendant into court for trial he should be granted bail, provided his release or liberty cannot be considered as a men ace to society. In other words, assuming, as the law does, a party accused to be innocent until he is proven guilty, there should be 110 unnecessary pun ishment inflicted in advance of his trial. Now in the case of Ciillis, that man, being denied bail, was punished to the extent of eighteen months' imprison ment, and yet he was finally de clared by a jury of his peers to be innocent. No, the trouble is not in the matter of granting bail. Now as to whether the juries of the country are doing their duty? but that is another question. Comments of the Press on The Lancaster News. (Green wood Journal.) For some time we have been noticing what was being said about the consolidation of the three Lancaster papers. Today we ht<ve unmistakable evidence that three old friends who have been visiting us lor years have gone the way ol all the earth, lotin their stead a new litem! has come in to lei) us the story or their departure. and to assure us thai, il will endeavor lo fill the places made vacant by the pass ing away of the Ledger, Review and the Enterprise. We have known Ihese papers and their editors for years, and are glad lo claim them all as our personal friends. We are pleased in this instance, however, that while \y.> are compelled to give up Me.^sis. 4r T. S. Carter and A. .J. Clark we shall still have the pleasure ol I he weekly greetings of Mr. C. T. Connors, one of the most elegant gentlemen we know. Hence we are not giving up old friends lor a new one. The new paper is called the News, and is edited hy Mr. C. T. Connors, former editor of the Review. It is a five column,} eight page paper, and will he is | sued semi-weekly at .$ 1 50 per annum. Our contemporary has made a good beginning, and we wish him great success. We are sure that ho will permit us to ' say, however, that we think he ' has made a mistake in making ' his paper a semi weekly instead of a weekly. We tried t lie semi weekly business lor a few years, ' and we have never had much of |1 an opinion of it since. We br -j lieve Iha1 a first-class weekly is ' better, and that it is more appreci ated by tlie public than the semi weekly. FROM TIIK CllKSTKK LANTKKN. The Lancaster News, the one 1 paper the town, into which the three old papers were merged, 1 has made a splendid start. Those !1 t ) who are acquainted with the ability of the editor, Mr. C. T. ' Connors, do not need to be told that he can make a good and in- 1 teresting paper. It seems to ua, ' by the way, that this conaolida- , tion will be aa profitable to the * people of Lancaster county as to the publishers, if not more so \ Subscribers can have the a Ivan tape of three papers at. the price of one, and a low price at that. Advertisers c ?u reach all the read- | era of the three old papers, per haps more, through one paper, and the coat will be much leap, j even though they pay a rate con- i aiderably higher than they paid any one of the old papers, as they I ought, and we presume they do. j We wish the News the very best. ( FROM THE ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN. The three weekly papers ot * Lancaster have been combined i and the new paper is called The j Lancaster News. It is converted into a twice a week paper. We , have received two issues. A de- \ cided improvement is shown, t The News is bright and fresh ] looking. Mr. Chaa. T. Connors . is ihe editor. Wo wish the News mav have many jeara ot prosper- t ity in store. FROM THE FORT MILL TIMES. ! The tirst issue of the Lancaster \ News, the new paper which reunited Irntii the consolidation ol | the Ledger, the Review and the | Enterprise, leached us Wedesday. The paper is made up ol J eiir ?t pages ol good, wholesome j news and edit( rial matter and is * quite neat in appearance. The i new paper is edited by Mr. (Jhas , T Connors, formerly ot the Re- " view, and will he issued twice a I week, Wednesdays and Salur . days. * FROM TilE OKKKNVI1J.K MOUNTAIN KKR i The Lancaster News, Vol. 1 I No. 1 is on our desk. This is the successor of the three papers lor , nierly published in that progres- 1 sive town. The News is newsy y and presents a neat appearance. U'o predict that the Lancaster ' people will give it their warm t support. iMaj Chns. T. Connors \ is the Editor of the new paper ' which is a semi weekly. I C FROM THE NKWBKKKY IIKHALI) AND | NEWS. ? The three Lancaster papers ' have been consolidated into one't sailed the News and will be lssu^d twice a week. One paper in i town and county the size ol Lancaster should be a good in- j vestment and should be able to J iive the people a paper worthy t >f their support. We wish the new paper much succe-s. ' , I'KOM TilK CllKSTKll RKINJKTKR. ( The three Lancaster papeis, . Ledger, iieview and Knterprise, ? have been bought, by a joint d.oc.k company and in their stead will be issued the Lancaster (Views. The firot issue appeared on 4ili of October. Mr. (Jhas. T. "" Uonnors, the able editor of The , Itovic w tor 20 years, becomes ' editor of the new paper. a There are no new develop- r menu in the recent Camden 'f murder mystery. The cor- 1 oner's jury rendered a verdict ; Friday to the effect that Merchant McDowall was slain by an unknown party. Business Notices. ?JP^AII Notices inserted under this head at the rate of ONE CENT A WORD for each insertion. No notice to be counted less than 2S words. LADIES, be sure to go to the Lan;aster Mercantile Oo's and ask to see he very latest in Shopping Hags and Belts, they are patent leather and are beauties. FRESH Norfolk Oysters every weunesoay ana Saturday, weiivereu promptly to any part of town. Phone 7. Plyler Bros. THE moat beautiful and latest hingout in ladies' neck wear at the Lancaster Mercantile Go's. See them it once before they ate all gone. 1 WILL make Cabinet Pictures at lalf price?6 for $1.00. Small size (5 or 35c41 ntil Nov. 1st, 1905. Photograph tent between Crawford Bros. Ifug store and Bank of Lancaster. I. W. Cook. 2t. HAVE you seen the Empire Coats itid all of the newest things in wraps it the Lancaster Mercantile Co's, Lalies? If not you should do so at iuce. This is the third .order and lossibly they cannot get any more at lie same prices. WE HAVE Fresh Norfolk Oysters mu r inriua i< isn?snipped direct to js?on hand every day in the week. IVhen you want anything: in this line hat is nice and FRESH, phone 70. E. C. Lanier. tf. .HJST IN?A big: stock of Ladies' ?id Gloves, right new from the manifacturer, in all shades to match thai lew fall suit of your lady. Lancaser Mercantile Company. WHEN you want nic fresh beef, jork or sausage, phone Plyler Bros. Meat delivered promptly to any part >f town. Phone 97. W A N T E 1>?A few gentlemen warders. Good table board and odging $12.00 per month. For par icuiars call at News olllce. T11K Lancaster Mercantile Company is selling more Millinery this season than ever before. Why? Be ause Miss Hurt makes the most styish hats ever shown here THE Bennett Grocery Company got 11 a car load of Cabbage Wednesday, all on them for Cabbage to make <raut. Bennett Grocery Company. K. C LANIER, at L A C. depot ias a tine car Danish Cabbage that ie is selling for $1 7o per hundred lounds. They are tine for making crant. FOR SALE.?Three hundred thouisnd feet short leaf I'ine Lumber. \lex. Hammond, Heath Springs, S. c. NEW CROP New Orleans Molasses, tennett Grocery Co. E. C. LANIER, at L A O. depot, las a fine car Danish Cabbage that ie is selling for $1 7i? per hundred jounds. They are tine for making traut. GREAT ATTRACTION in Chester lext Thursday Night ? Willard Spenler's popular comic opera, "Miss Rob wime," will hi* presented at theCheser opera house next Thursday nisrht, )ct. 10th, by the Xixon it Zinimerlian Opera Company. In order to ifford Lancastrians and others an oplortiinlty to attend, a special train iverthe L. & C. road will he run, eaving here at 7 p. in , and arriving n Cheater at 8 p. in Curtain rises it s:;50. lie turning, the train will eave Chester immediately after the lerformance The fare from Lancaser for t he round t rip will "lie 7"> cents ; rom other points along the road, 50 lents Tickets to the opera are now m sale here at Crawford Bros.' drug tore. E.G. LAN'IER, at L. it C. depot, las a tine car Danish Cabbage that le is selling for $1.75 per hundred niiinds They are line for making rant. FOB KEN T.?.January 1st,the store coin now occupied by Allison Bros. i MoCardell. .See \V T. Gregory. )ct. 10-Kti. Why do you order high-pri?e Wasting Machines? Bennett Grocery Co , ells the Spotless. 1()-1-C?t. STATK OF SOUTH CWtOLISA, COUNTY OP I.ANCA8TKK, In I lie l'robate Court, By J. I', stewnmti, Km pi ire. Probate >1 udge. WHKltEAS, Mrs Julia t'antln n, of I,an castor County, in said State, made suit o ino to grant lu-r Betters of /IdminiKtraion on the Estato of and effects of V. O. Cnutlien, deceased, T1IS8S ARB, THEREFORE, to cite lid admonish all and singular the kindred ,ud Creditors of the said W, C. Cauthen. U'ceased, that they ho and appear before ne, in tho Oonrt of Probate, to he leld at Lancaster Court House, on Toeslay, Oct :tlst. next after pnhlicaion hereof, at 11 o'clock iti the forenoon, to how cause, if any they have, w hy the fhifd idiiiiiiistratiou should not hu ^rautefL-Given under my hand, this 171fi day ot jctobcr, Anno Domini, lliUfc. J. E. KTENVMAN, l'robate Judge. Oct 18, 19Q4?2t. Professional Cards JOHN E. WELSH, DENTIST, Lancaster, S. C. Office Up-stairs in Masonic Building. DENTISTRY. DR. R. M. GALLOWAY, Surgeon Dentist. Office Up-stairs in Ganson Building. Dr. R. G. ELLIOTT, Lancaster, S. C. Residence 'phone. No. '187. OlHce, Davis Building, cor. Main and Dunlap streets; 'phone No. 72. Will practice in both town and county. All calls, day or night, will receive prompt attention. NoticeNotice is hereby given that the tax books of the town of Lancaster, S. C., will be open for the collection of taxes on the 1st day of November, 1905, al the ollice of the town Treasurer, and all taxes remaining unpaid on the 1st day ??f December, 1905, pursuant to <S'ection 1 of the Supply Bill | of will be subject to a penalty or 15 per cent for the non-payipent of the same when, together with cost. it E, W YI.IR, Oct. 10, 190R. Mayor. Notice to Taxpayers. Taxes will be iltie and payable without penalty from October 15 to December SI, 1905. The tax levy for State purposes is 5^ mills, for ordinary county purposes 4% mills, special county purposes (1,. C. K. K. bonds) 2 mills, consti.tutional fax for school purposes 8 A mills, making a total levy of 15 mills M on all taxable property of the county. 7 mi aonooi Districts pxoh. ?, au, 32 and 40. there is a special levy of 2 mills additional for school purposes; in District No. 24. 0 mills; Districts Nos. 12. 17 and OS), 4 mills; District No. 08, 5 mills; No. 14, 0 mills, and No. 40, 7 mills. In Cane Creek Township there is a special local levy of mills for railroad purposes; Gills Creek, 5 tnflls, and Pleasant Hill, 3 mills. There is also a tax of one dollar on each male citizen between the a^es of twenty-one and sixty years, except ex-Confederate soldiers and sadors, or those who are so disabled that they cannot earn a support by manual labor. W.C. CAUTH RN, Treasurer Lancaster County. Sot ice (it nil I'ersons Iiiriebteil to (he Lancaster Mercunlile iJo. As you well know, we made some business changes the first of last year, and it is absolutely necessary that we must collect all past due notes and accounts in order to settle with the late members of our concern ; therefore, we now ask our friends, whom we have been so liberal with, to now make arrangements at once to pay us. All past due notes and accounts not settled promptly will bo placed in the hands of our lawyer for collection. Yours truly, 3t Lancaster Mercantile (Jo. MONEY TO LOAN 1 am prepared, us usual, to negotiate loans, on improved cotton farms, in sums of JUun.Oo and upwards for tiv years. Interest al 7 per cent, on sums of $1,000.00 and over. Under 9l.00ii.00. 8 per cent, interest. No brokerage or commission charted?only a reasonable fee for abstract of title. It. E. W VI.I K, j\ iluriiHYSii-1*tt\v. The First National Hank of Lancaster, S. C., .solicits accounts of individuals, llrms and corporations, and offers to depositors every facility and courtesy consistent with sound hanking. Interest allowed on time deposit, Safety deposit boxes for rent. Correspondence solicited. K. M. CKOXTOX, Cashier. CHAS. I). .JONES, President. 4 The BEST is the Cheapest i Town Talk Flour BENNETT GROGEKY CO. The Lancaster News eight pages, twice a woek, $1.50 i