The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, December 17, 1904, Image 2
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EDllDii AND AIANAC;
X?3UKD \VK!i>B?l)AY AN I'S.1 Id AY i
ATLKDAY l>K?.'KMUKi{ IT. * i
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WBSUR1PTIOX o-il'E" TJ'.A?..
Adviea Aliot:t UK
J \V T., iittiirRt! r, ^ C.
Now that the pnuo ol' cotter. 1
gonedown about c uts from
the .open nig of thi - ". on, what
would you u Iviju, held'on to t ur
cotton or aril at prr?Miit prices <
If you advise hcddirio on to our
cotton, v.hat do von 1 o ' n
opinion on. lam willing to i 1
low your direction*, ami v. ill hob!
mr cotton si.* month? if noec y
What d > you think about tin.
correctness of the ^ovrrniiicni'w
report that curno on. oi tin thi^d
of this month ! I)c >s the j.' >vernnient
ever ovci ? \ imsto too crop:
Would it not pnyus favt ; - t
have you issue t\ cireuh.r let! r
printed in hand hills dvis, ; th
farmers to hold on to their e tb n
and reduce their acre., .e next
year 20 per cent*
Answer ?There is but ? no ? -.y
to force the mills
per p mr. 1 i . ove i
of this crop, and in;! is I hob.
what we have slid roar-fl . ) selI <
a dep.repsc l ?,.oc.h v r. h. t
Next frousou circular.-v. h i ; ie. i
larly issued as sugg . ic. yo
letter t>y llio president ? l our
eociution, whoever he ?y b .
am already .- ending < t
of circulars on thu jotr.t .iiu v
tioii, The bureau , report is jurt
as apt to be over as under the ?;
tual yield. Nothim si the iners'report
i rut . !ig;:an,
your mind to hold n u&t 3 r u ha . t
and reduce ucrcagc next ^ ";ir. Atlanta
Journal.?!
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Happenings in the Stats.
1b Chronicle ! by the Aitrt C^rrospondsuts
of Tho Columbia
State.
OUAXD 1.01)0R MASONS ADJOUHNKI)
Charleston, Dec. 14. 1 he
grand lodge. A. F. li., ofSouih
Carolina concluded its work thi 4
nooD, reelecting and installing its
oflicery and disposing of tlis business
that if had in band. AHLoug
a short session, it was an important
one. Tho Masons who dosirod
a liberal construction of "a
perfect man" in the ritual lost by
a two-thirds vote, but tho tight
will be renewed again next ear,
when something more than u majority
is expected to show in favor
of tho candidates who arc now
denied membership on account 01
some slight physical delect.
FOUND DKAD IX HF.D.
Yorkvil 1 e, Dec. IE. ? Mr.
James W. Snider, county dispenser,
was found dead in hit bed th.s
morning. He has boon ipnto a
sufferer from Uheuraatism and it
is thonghtjt attacked nis heart
He was in usual lua'th last night
and attended to his budio . do
ring the day.
Port Arthur Streets Vi-iolc.
Headquarters of th. Tbiih
Jup&nese Army, viu Pus ;ii. !>i*c
14. ? Every par! of iiic e: ui.d
harbor of Port Arthur i.? vl i!>\
from two Hun !red an L'hr
tre hill. Tl.v si. .t.t ,
are deserted and but few soldicri
are doing p .10! <r;
buildings r..v<; b< :-uri.. 1 a
others slir.itei c ....
the harb>r j .1 . u .
pearance, with t.. tu.rcts, must
and funnels of warship showing
?
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i i\ i t; ; ot . 1 here is I
1 ?! i.' n ths> harbor
? . . tl iuihlirtg on the
i , ;.t :v lorn and burned.
I ;n .! iiu:-.- shells i onoh every I
li t of the ci'y and Iriri or.
? -W-' j-y "
Cers Kcivard Of
Thousand Dollars, n
i 'i* ii ..aril Doubles The c
r. ic * On R A. Adams' t
I : t: ;'iit Colleton f
Man Who Killed i
Hid Kinsman.
t
ii S i "oil . J
R. A A< auis, condemned to 11
death,i-- a fu^ivc from jutd ice viitbjj
s < hid h a-l S'uicj the h
'here iiHK boon a
t >i I i.,' i5iJ0 f?.r id-< apturo. i
"! (h.v. lii y vntd liicrene t
.(1 ill! - l.:;l '11 ill to $1,000.
;i. A. Ail .irus on the 11th of |
l i b ary,1903, waylaid hi* kins- .
, i i -.r JaijiHM', and killed (
1 h oi :o >!d blood.
At l it M ch term of court Ad
i nia At convicted and wan senten
vi; to bang the nth day of.tune of
.y Appeal was taken to
S'\ ; v. id court and Ad*
e v ^ if iqmu'oiI to the
I
v.'ii t !mt i he day of exo;
oio,i ".liht ' ;-;,iin be net.
1 ' - enp'-d from pnl in
* '< ; bout the 14th
( ty
i 5 feet 10 iik life*
lit weight uit 146 poUDds
, o hair >:v : eyes,
with innfitnclu and a long sharp
t.icc -vi'l: \r;\ heavy jaw and luigo
i.; . t i ijim vous Htai
j lie . movement.'
Ada:.};-, i m; 34 yearn old
iai is i re: elation of being n
;n -...it. ;c .i that, inoro than an< i
.. t i e convicted hiuri, for just
. 1 c 1 dV.ro the killing Adiii.d
bad heca peppered nith birdj
uhot by duplies. Adams' father
. ..i sa d to have been a dangerous
and v.n killed by a man
| named Veidier, a mild mannered
; vicncuman mioni Aonm* nnu unj
ven into a fvonzy of fear,
i (j.iv. M yward raid yestordny
that over slue'1 Adams' escape he
haw been heating rumors that Adams
had novoi* loft Colleton coun
ty. Within tho 1'ist few days
the8j reports Invo come in buch a
way that tin ; cannot longer bo
disregarded.
Mr Mch#b Juielneubtoin Found
Do, 1 in Bed.
Air. Moses Liehtaiutein, one of
*.!i ! 'ift.rt known vm reliant.s of this
phi v, of the firm of Licthecatein
& Flow, wn-s found dead in bin bed
it the Central Hotel Friday morn
i?:. . lie bad hern staying in his
room for a couple of days, but
\v: f not i:;;ic!i rick, and his friends
i \ , cted him out on Friday. Mr
D \V Flow, his business partner,
had veoiurted hi in to let some on*
-tuv with him, but he refused,
raying that be wanted to bo auiet
I'll iio ( nn. Mr. John
i< "all, \>!n> cicrkfj over ut the
dorc, went up to sec hiiu us lute
iwolvo o'clock Thursday night; M
Lhheostein the* uppearred nil
i- :h : \ oung man to 1
i . . , 1
go on uorue. Alter opening the ,
to on i". i .v morning nt, 0:30, ,
i ug MrCa!! v. ent over to Air
i/.Aiten '< j \ i, tn to see if uuywtv;
<!( !. Ho pushed
he \< . <i n mid caled. He
. V-! ma. h -urpiised to re
is' n > nv.'vi r, ui Air Lichten
\\'T <*. >:'tet- iingly light 1
er. ( inv to the tied, ho
< a. 1 th cov.' in*If thrown hack i
and at onco percoivod that tho
nan \vr.s dead.
Drs Blair and Bievene examined
body nud we > of the opinion
Iiiit d ..lh had he n caused hy the
. upturo oi u hiood vesitl f oui
vomiting.- Alonroo Journal.
f
iotton Growers Meet
And Adopt Resolution.
t h Claimed Th:it the South is
Facing Monetary Crisis Duo
to Uocont Depression.
Shrevcport, La., Dec.l3--Ats
neoting tonight of the Southern
Jotton growers' Protective as so lution,
presided over hy Presi!o
it llurvieJordan of Geotgiu,tho
ollowing resolution was ununinoU.-l>
adopted;
' I he Southern (Jetton Growu\C
protective association recogni:es
that the south l'aces a moneary
crisis, duo to the, recent de
uo^sion in tho price of her grout
noney staple crop cotton.''
I'tio resolution speaks of the
n-arish speculation influences nnd
:ontinuos:
"Wo know th:it at tho presonl
prices of Manufactured cotton
joods ami tho splendid trmie condition
throughout tho civilized
world, that the tnills can absorb
the cntiro output of tho present
crop at lUcents per pound paid tc
the producers. Wo therefore
earnestly call upon tho holders ol
spot cotton in tho south to stand
firmly tog ther and demand a mil
iruum price of 10 cents per pounc
for the remainder of tho eottor
erop in tneir possession. W <
nrr.i fly invoke the aid of th<
;:!';kers, merchants and other ul
. d i..tercet throughout tho soutL
iful ly i oslsting the pre
s i:t ci his which confronts south
crn agriculture and commercial
industries and we wish t?? cinphuMizo
our high appreciation of
.c voluntary proposition of south
t in bankers to finance the preionl
situation.
4 Wc urge the farmers of the
si run to orgunizo a a speedily as
possible in ordc-r that they ; maj
hare a uniform system of cooperation
and protection.
"Wo authorize the president o:
this association to confer with tht
ollicnl heads of allied orgacizstioi
throughout tho south for the pur
pose el holnig a southern, inter
?,-t. 4.. * ? i \T
civuo cu"veiiLiwu at uiu uii y Uliiev
Oi leans, or other conveniently
located city in the cotton belt, o:
the fourth Tuesday ia January
1U05, to consider the best inter
est of the producer# with reforenc
to tha cotton industry of 1005.
"Wo urge curtailment in pro
duction.of cntton aud iucreaeei
production of food supply crops
We congratulate the producers o
the south in tho lirra and loyo
stand they havo taken since Docon:
bar 3 and their financial ability t
hold their cotton and preven
its confiscation at prices which ai
illegitimate and below the cost o
production."
A resoiilution was uUo pause
commending the correctness of th
reports of tho government atatii
ticiau ut Washington.
(Jurnagio Library Soon to b
Erected on Winthrop Campus.
While in the North l'ros D 1
Johnson secured tha funds wit!
which to build the Carnegie Li
tivin'v 11 m Inp (liinimiM iind nla:i sr>
cured ti e adoption of the plan
which have botn outlined in thea*
columns. Work will he commence*
>u the new stiucture hh soon n
I he material can ho put on tie
ground?,?Hock Hill Record
O 2TJ MP <TT> :m. X .
Beawtho ^^
The director? of the State dispensary
have decided la removi
the dispensary from Eiloro
Fhis action was t?*an Wcdneadaj
after tlio hoard had heard argm
montfi from altorneya represent
ing both sides of tho ease. Chair
man 11 H Evans votad agains
removal and Messrs Towill an<
Boykiu votad in luvor of it. O
the 52 resident voters at Ellorce
46 had signed the petition.
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stock as much
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: are at present.
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1 t to make su
in order to
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our stock i
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1 cutting prices foi
c trade by giving
least money. AIs
as possible by the
o repair our bull
ck by moving dry
g and groceries w
an immense job t<
i ir i H>irvsr* rm
Ill A LAKub SI
! at present and tl
ich inducements t<
i make the goods i
ness in what we
for you to come
and cut prices aiu
that what we say
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Mel
stock is greatly r
est advantage, for
lonth Is a very sht
KING EYEllY
AND HOPING F
Your* t
Mltini! k Sen
SCASTER S
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rs we are
er prices
Lry ^oods9
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L/C
r the next month
them the best
0 to reduce our
1 1st of Jan., as
[ding and make
goods in lower
here dry goods
o have to move
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link it best
j the public
,valk iifioii.
say and al!
and inspect
i yon will be
is true.
iir Plwtasrs
educed and
remember
>rtftlme.
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OR MORE, WE
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;o serve*
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