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' m ti * ^ ' f The Lancaster News LEDGER 1852 REVIEW J878 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL. 1. NO 10 SEMI-WEEKLY LANCASTER. S C? NOVEMBER. 4. 1905. I>MIC? FIVE CENTS PER COPV. I Proceedings of Presbytery. The Interesting Meeting of the First Presbytery of the A. I R. P. Church at Shiloh this Week?Report of the Work Done?The Meeting Next Year to be at Statesville, m n Something over fit y delegates attended the meeting of the First Presbytery of tho Associate Reformed Presbyterian church at Shiloh tins week, and the meet ing altogether was one of th-1 most successful within tlie history of tlie body. As -tated in Wednesday's issue of ihe News, Presbytery convened Tuesday morning. It adjourned Wed lies day afternoon about 1:30 o' clo'-k. The moderator's sermon was preached by Dr. Miller, of Sardis, N. C., ihe Rev. .1. S. Grier, of Aharon, to whom had been assigned the task, not being present. The work of P'esby lery was largely routine. Galls fmm Union and Edg more cluiri hes, of Chest r conn ty, addressed io the Itev K. A. l.emmons. of Second Presbytery, asking for his whole time and pledging a salar of $900., were referred to that Presbytery. A now oflice was created in Presbytery, that of Pre byterial Secretary of Sabbath Schools, and the Kev. A. T. Lindsay, President of Lin wood College, was elected to the position for cue year. 1 he Kev. L. 1. Pressly was granted leave of absence for six mot tlis, to be spent in Allegh >11 v Theological Seminary, Pa. Ihe Kev. Win Duncan, past r of First church of < 'harlotte, was elected ' v a'*cl in tion moderator for next meeting, and Siatesville, N. tJ., was .-elected as the place of meeting and May the lirst, of next year, the time. The Rev. A. 8. honors, of Rock Hill, was elected for a third term of t-vo years as Su perintendent 01 Missions, with Rev. .J. >s. drier, of Sharon, and Rev. P. A. Pressly, of Lancaster, a* committee of missions. I ho ollice of committee on railro <1 rates v.as abolished. I lie Lev. .J. L. Oates was chosen as alternate to preach the sermon for tin; moderator at the next meeting. The Rev. ). 1\ Snipes, of Memphis I'resbytery, who has been stated supply at Steele ('reek, M.C., a'tended this uie??t\ng. vl'|\e IJ011 I), E Fin ley was the I lay delegate from Yorkville.?! Man;, present tli nk that he read the best report on Congregation al Reports that was over heard in Presbytery. The Rev J. 8. Moffatt, P. D , of Chester, conducted the Coin munion service Wedilesday morning at 11 o'clock. This ' very helpful service was parti cipated i 11 *>y a large ho ly ol christia'8. The Rev. J. L. Oates resigned as Presbyterial Secretary ol Young Pe -pie's Work, and the Rev. J. M. Bighani was elected as his succ-Hsor. The statistical reports were highlv satisfn tory. 1 he linan cial showing was unusually good. All churches repotted salaries of psst??rs paid or ar ranged to be paid. The hospitality of th Shi lob community was unbounded, nothing being left undone to make the stay of the visitors pleasant. Bible and Flag. Junior Order to Present them to the Kershaw Graded School. The .J niior O tier of United American Mectmnics will pre sent a bible and a national li ijj to the Kershaw graded school on the 10th instant. All mem hers of 'he Order are earnestly requested to be pre-ent and par t cipate in the impressive cere monies. State Superintendent of 10 hi cation Martin will deliv* r at: address, and there will be othei speakers. Burglars Frightened Away After Breaking Into the House. Burglars en'.ered i lie oroli r"om ol Mrs Ivzz r llut?y's hdim ahou' three miles South ol th<oily Mon lay nisilit, Ixi' liny cvi. deutly were Iriglitened away l>\ (lit* I) rking of ut dog or soim noise in ihe hoii-e, as noihim. was taken Irom the room. 'I lit family hnow nothing of the o ciiiTiMn e uuti' I :ie nex* morning An en 11 .i nee uia lore *1 ihron.il a window hy ji|-.z:i.i? a hiimi oj>i n ui-l raiting iii * j. -ii, aim ii.i nurglars unlocked a door Irnm I in iu?ide and made f heir ex it I hrnimli if.. The door and window won hotli loll open?lt*?ek Hill lie. aid. Much Ado About Nothing. Waahinj.it "i October, 31, 1'.)()"> ?The incident growing out ol the attack on Aoimrui Irani and Ida son by a Chinese mob near Nanking has been mi i.-daotoril> .. i:... t-.i 'IM ? . n. ijiitrn'i, l III! Sine <! f j> II I I today received a dispatch wliicli said: ''Admiral Train has jusi arrived at Shanghai The inc.dent occurred near Nanking October 24 Admiral lYnin and hi* parly we,-e shooting when a wo man was accident l.v shot '?> Ad iniral Train's son. Her injuries were slight. The son was delained by a mob, but an ainicablt settlement was made. Sailor* look no part in I he affair. Tht governor of Nanking apologized lo the officers and restored Iheii guns. The incident is regarded as closed. The McDowell Murder. I Negro Arrested on Suspicior > of being the Murderer, bul [ it is not Thought that He is the Right Man?Had Dead Man's Keys?McMurray, the Colored ExCongressman, Convicted ol Forgery, has Disappeared. I Columbia to Charlotte i O.^servw., N >v. 2: i When the information first reached here today that a negro had been arrested with R A. McDowell's keys in his possession, and that (hero were various other corroborating tacts and cir cnmslanccs to indicate tliat tlie prisoner was the assassin of the 1 Camden merchant who was si ruck down along with Juror R W. Rorter during the G.llis nunder trial there, it was feared a I lynching would result in Camden before nightfall. Bui n >t. only [ una i lie Governor rece'ved no re? I ([iiest for assistance in dealing wuli a probable mob. but into.mat ion reaches tlie city this afternoon to show thai there it but little evidence to warrant holding the negro, and that, u ?less other and more important 1 facts aie brought out, he wn likely be released tomorrow. Ii appears thai the keys toiind in tin postcssion aie undoubtedlv \lr r Mel)owelI's, liie key ring b laring IllW li'imn ?? i..l * - ' 1 ~ ( ..... Iiuiiiv mm .-II j ij'll I I 1 Mg ill! posh llico key, but these wert I us i a in >ii Lit before (lie murder I'he negro, under excitement loid several conirad dory stori. about the keys. 1'lie negro is a saw null hand named Waller Pough and has been working at the Wilson saw mill a. Bel hune, some 20 miles : Irom (' md< n. and the books o ijlnal company show that he wa . released on the da* ol the at< Hti^vitiation in order to allow hin i to attend couit in Columbia. II' i w;is brought Irom liethune i< Camden this morning lie madt several centradh t ?rv statement' i atioui bow le came into posses sio11 ol t lie keys and about hi; whereabouts on the day ol Hit murder. Persons arriving iio.e Iron Sun. er ted ?y assert that the be I hot is jjener tl Hut* that ex ('on i ure.SM.ian Georte \Va-diino'01 11 ^ I Murray, colored, who the Supre . me Court ibis week said must spend three rears on I lie Sum lei I county main gang lor lorgery lias skipped, ami i: is thought in 1 has none to (Jauad t. The Sum ter county records show thai . Murray hail, only a lew dayI ago, tram ferred all of his pro party lo his attorney, Muion Moist- li s bond will, ot course, t>e sorleitcd to the Siate, ami mau> Suintei people tool thai } his llight is the most satisfactory . dispooltion of the case, as the permanently rids the community i ol Ins presence. As it is tin . known policy ol the (Jovernot | not to grant pardons coiulitionet upon the prisoners leaving I ht I State it was thought best not t< risk an appeal ot this kind. 'A Farmer's Heavy Foss by Fire. J . A large double crihoa Mr. I . L. ( Johnston's plant .at inn at Smith's, [Turnout was destroyed by lire' ^ : last Friday ni^ht. Ten bales of seed ro'ton also went up in the , llanos. ['lie origin ol the lire 18 r not Known hut i? is supposed to' } | | have started from a match that I | h ?>i ??e* n dropp d in I lie building by some of ilie bauds while weigh j i inir cotton Friday night. Mr ' j .1 ohositin's loss is complete, as lie | hid no insurance on 'be building i i or I he contents.?lt"ck Ilill ller aid. Crop Conditions. i Summary by Agricultural Department for Week. The following is the gr vernmoul ?v.... * i"? .i-- ? > ..<>>!> l! I'll lilt* >VCfK| ending ()ct< 1) r 30tli: In districts wheie I ho propor j lion ot ungathered cotton is greatest, the weather conditions of the week ending October 30th i were rot favorable. > I Wet weather over a large part i ot tfie centra! and western dis. tri'tsot the cotton lielt during 111 ne tin part of the week delayed ^ cotton picking and caused injury! 11 o open cot Ion in nort hern Texas, | Oklahoma and Indian If rritorie*, | Arkansas, the northern portion lot Mississippi and Alabama, and | western Tennessee. As a whole the week was cool. Frost occur red in the central and western list ricts, causing considerable damage in Tennessee, northern Mississippi. ied Oklahoma and I I(i< 1 ia11 icnitorioa. i.mi practically < none in loxis. In '.lie Carolinas, Georgia anil Florida Iho weather I conditions were lavorabe. I'ick inir is Ione-halt In 1 wo thirds, cumpleled io Oklahoma an I Indian territories, Arkansas and i northwestern Mississippi; a much * 1 7 lamer proportion <>i the crop has heen gathered in othei sections, picking heitiij practically coin I pleted in the more soul hern dia. | iricls. Death Across the Line in , Kershaw. Mr. W. M Tni^ed 1. r>f the 1 | Flat Iv'x-k noiirhborlioo I. died Saturday evemnir at (> o'clock j 'land was buried at Hickory Head ! Baptist church, n.*ar Weslville, (on Sunday aMcinuoii. lie was I 73 year.- old 1 >st May Tue funeral services were conducted i ' t\Y Rev. () A J> llo.it, oi Ivor ! aliaw. ? K"v haw Kra. ' | Whole Family Exterminated by Fall of Soapstone. i ' Bellaire, Ohio.,?Sylvester Kendall, ag* d 52, It is wile mul p I seven children w^re caught by a , lull of soapsiniic in Maley in the > John rod mine here today and instantly killed. t ~~ < Fighting Liquor in Marion. Complaint Made to the Governor that Whiskey Drummers are all Over the County. u: . will u III ma IVBCOnl The peopie oi Marion c mnly have written to the governor iu regard to the selling of whiskey in t It at county alter the dispensary lias heen voted out. The letter was received Ironi (t. IV Penny, who says that the people are trying to enforce the Price law, tint the whiskey agents, representing foreign houses, are all over the country ami are doing a big business. The governor could do nothing under the circumstances as the law i/ivi'i; en M.r.?..i - ? ..??> in, i?iireist*iiMiifr a foreign whiskey house, the tight to take orders. The following opinion given by Assistant Attorney General Tosvnsend some time ago w is sent. Mr. Penny September 4, 1905. ! Mr. .1 no. T Fant, Whitmire, S. O. Dear Sir: Answering your letter ot the 28tli 1 beg to say that 11he Slate law cannot prohibit (lnimmors or salesmen from soliciting otders in this state lor th* sale ??? liquor by non residents in another state to be shipped into this state for delivery, as such transaction is purely one ot interstate commerce, over which this state has no control. The sale in such cms" i> not eomnlete until the delivery ot the goods a lid t he state lias no right t o s? iae intoxicating liquors so so id until alter their arrive] in tho !;;i,r and tif-livorv t>> tin* consignee or purchaser, at which tunc only they may t>ceoine so the state law; and are then liable to seizure : if Ik Id by the coli liinoe h i other than Ins personal use. Yours respectfully, W H. TowikhikI, Assist an' Atiornev <1 n.?r >1 Murder of Missionaries. | Five Americans Reported to Have Been Killed in China. London, Nov. i ?*-A diapaleh from lion;: Km:, -Hen tii.it it is ri']X'rM>(l five A niorican missionaries "have been nuinlt'ictl al Lian-CiiOi . X < tl? tails of 111'.' a Hair have been received. Lian-Choo is situated in the pr< vince oi Kwang- Tung, 24*> miles southwest of Canton and lias a i" filiation ??: about 12. 000. . - ? William KingHey, w.ho wis horn in Ireland in 1783 and !ought, with Nelson at Trafalgar, is now living at. the age ol 122, near liloomlield, Mo. He fought in the Crimean wtir, assisted in tho taking of Sebastopol and in tliis country lought in the Mexican and civil wars.