TP LEDGER. ;
TnUKLOW S. CARTER,
EDITOR AND MANAGER. t
it?UUO WKUNK3DAY AND SATURDAY I
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SATURDAY, FKBKUARY 18, 1905
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Doings <?f the Legislature. j,
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Columbia, Feb., lGth?This \
legislature is probably as well up |
with its work as any of its pro - [
decessors have ever been. Tho j
session, it seems now, may end j
Saturday before noon if the pros -1
ent rate of work is kept up The J
house wis?ly decided to consider ',
only snch measures as had passed i
the senate this week and this left <
a largo number of house bids to
go over until next session.
Tho multitude of measures
which are considered in tho last
days of tho session do not admit
of specific notice; it is a strenuous
timo with tho clerks and tho j
presiding officers, who havo to
keep up with the bills and the
proceedings, but Lieut. dor.
Sloan and Speaker Smith have
the procedure at their lingers'
ends, so to speak, and the clerks,
Gen. U. U. Hemphill and Co!.
Tom C. Humor, are expert at,
their business.
One of the most interesting
matters before the general assembly
this week was the election of
two judges to fill the positions
created by the ten circuit bill
passed at this session. As judge
of the ninth circuit Air. It. Withers
Alemminger was chosen over
Air. W. J. Fishhurn of Colleton.
Mr. Alemminger was recommended
by the Charleston bar of which
he is a member, as judge of the
tenth, Mr. Geo. E. Prince, repre.
sentutivo from Anderson, was
elected over Mr. Thomas P. Cothran,
representative from Groenvillo,
the vote in joint session being
80 to 69.
The financo committeo of the
senate and the ways and means
committee of the house submitted
their report on the report of the
investigating committee in regard
to the offico of thcsocretary of
state. The report is as followt:
"WhereasQthe report of the
committee appointed to examine
tbo books of the State offices, together
with tholotter of tho secretary
of state in reply thereto, has
been referred to us, and whereas
wo have given a hearing to the
committeo who made the report, ,
anc! also to the Hon. J. T. Gantt^
secretary of state, and also to Mr. ,
D. II. Means, clerk of the sink- ,
ing fund commission, wo bog to
report, we find:
"1. That the report of tho ,
committee is correct, and we com- ;
mend tho thorough and competent
manner in which this work hns
been done.
k2 VVe call attention to tho ,
fact that tho report of tho committee
does not charge any dofalca?
tion on tho part of the secretary
ot state."
There was no objection to tho
receipt and acceptance of the report
in either house.
The senate has rejected the bill
that passed the house divertirg a
portion of tho revenue from the
fertilizer tag tax from Cleiuson
to Winthrop. This i? what is
known as the Pollock hill and >.t
the time of its discussion in the
nouse it attracted much attention.
On the motion to reject ?the hill
the senate voted as follow:
Ayes?Senators Bluke, C. L.
Blease, Brice, Carpenter, Douglass,
Earle, Efird, Hay, Hood,
Hudson, Manning, Marshal, Mauldin,
McLeod, Kaysor, Stackhouse,
Walker Boroks, McGown,?10.
Nayes ? Senator Black, Brown,
hitler, Hardin Hough, NV. j.
ohnson, Mclver, [albert, Dennis
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The senate ban also rejected
ho bill introduced by Sonator
dauldin of Greenville to abolish
>ecr dispensaries and hotel prlvleges.
On the notion to kill the
>ill vote *ns as follows:
Ayes?Senators Blake, C L.
BIchso. K S Blease, Brown, Carpenter,
Douglass,-Efird, Hudson,
Marshull, McGowu, Stackhonse,
ITon Kolnitz, Walker, Hydrick,
lobnson, Warren?10.
Naves?Seuatois Black, Brice,
Butler, Christeusen, Hood, Hough,
rohnson, W. E , Nluldin, Mclver,
McLeod, Pourifoy, Talbert,
VY OIIS. 13.
Tin senate has *pont much time
ii.-cussing the reformatory bill,
ihe Toole local option bill and the
militia bill. The last is the only
one of the three that has passed.
It is intended to make the law of
this state comply with the national
law known as the Dick law so that
the militia will receive #18,000
from tho federal government year
iyTho
refoiniatory bill will hardly
pass tho senate and that body
has expressed itself as opposed to
tho principle of the Toolo bill.
The house discusses the lion law
every year, as a bill to repeal that
law is always presented and it always
has strong support, xhero
were several bills looking to that
end this year but after a very full
debate tho house voted them down
and the lien law is not repealed or
changed.
There were also several bills
looking to tho improvement of
tho jury system by providing
changes in the manner of drawing
the juries, tho selection of the
names put in tho jury box. The
bill which received most support
would havo taken this duty off
tho county officers and named 3
jury commissioners to be appoint
ed by the governor-* But all of
thsee measures were voted down.
In the senate Wednesday night
memorial exercises were held in
honor of the late Senators Dennis
arm mcuan, wno have died since
the last session. j. n.
A Peculiar Accident at New
Jersey Hanging.
Bridgeton, N. J., Feb.* 15.?
Frank Raisinger was hanged here
today for the uaurder of his wife.
The rope broke as the body rebounded
and the back of Raising er's
head struck a cross beam of
the scaffold and broke his neck.
The physicians present said death
was instantaneous. Raisinger was
not officially pronounced dead until
ten minutes later.
A shudder ran through those
who were assembled to witness
the hanging us the rope parted
and Raisingor's body fell to the
ground. Nearly every one present
turned his head fiom the grue
BULL1U MJ/Ul.
Sheriff Dement said after the
hanging that he was unable to account
for the snapping of the cord,
as it had been tested with a weight
more than lOOpounds heavier than
Raisingei's body.
Kuisinger made no statement
on the scaffold, simply saying as
ho passod through the sheriff's office:
<lGood bye, boys".
Sam Marks to Hang.
According to an opinion banded
down by the supreme court yesterday,
Sam Marks of Darlington
tulll M " ? "!
noii^ (iut.i luunua num will
get ft now trail. Those negroes,
it will ho remembered, were
brought to Columbia for safe
keeping on account of the killing
of a young white woman near
Timmonsvillo. The appeal to the
supreme court on the sentence of
both were made some timo ago
by the attorney for tho defense,
Scnrtor Geo. W. Brown. Tho
case is thus remainded to the circuit
court in order that tho condemned
man may ho givon another
sentence.?Tho State, 16 inst.
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Rfespittt is Granted Mrs. Kate
Edwards.
Hnrrisburg. Pa , Feb. 15 ?Oo
recommenda ion of the board of
pardons today, Gov. Pennypecker
withdrew the death warrants in
tho case of Mrs. Kate Eddwards,
the white woman, and Satruel
Groason, the negro, who were
under sentence to hag together in
the Berks county jail at Reading
tomorrow morning for tfie mur?
dor of Mrs. Edwards* husband in
1001. The case of Greason will
now bo again taken to the Penusy
vinia supreme court and if that
tribunal refuses to reopen tho case
the attorneys for Mrs. Edwards
and Oroason will bavo to appear
before tho b^ard of pardons next
month.
Judge Aldrich 111.
Spe:iul to Newb hocI Courier.
Saluda, February 15.?A loiter
adressed to the Saluda Bar was ro
coivod here today from .lodge J as
Ald'ich, who is now in Baltimore
for treatment, in which he staled
that under the udvice of his physiciun
ho would not bo able to
hold the March term of court f-?r
this county. The members of
the Bar will at onco decide upon
i soiiio one to sit as Spocial Jpdge
und transmit their action to Chief
Iintice Pope.
Child Burned to Death.
Special to News and Courier.
Darlington, February .15.?A
two-year-old child of C. N. Graddick,
one of the operatives at the
factory, was burned to death between
8 and 9 o'clock this morning.
The child's mother was out
in the yard when its clothes
caught on (ire, und before she
could get in the house her child
was fatally burned. C. A?B.
Howards Offered.
Union, February 15 ?Howards
have been offered for the discovery
of F. G. Trefyer, the missing
joweller of this city. His wife
and benevolent associations have
offered libralpayment for any infor
mation of hiswhoreabouts.
Suicide or Murder.
Special to News and Courier.
Union, February 16.?H G.
Trefzer, the jeweler of this city,
who has been missing since last
Tuesday week, was found this
afternoon by a searching party in
Fair Forest Creek near the West
Springs rohd. The left breast
I hud been pierced by a bullet and
the body submerged in the waters
of the creek. The deceased leaves
a wife and six children. He was a
quiet man, about forty years old,
and highly respecte 1 by all. His
untimely death is sincerely deplor
ed. W. W. J.
Gen. Lew Wallace Dead.
Crawfordaville, Ind.,Feb 15.?
Gen. Lew Wallace, author, farmer
American minister to Turkey and
veteran of the Mexican and Civil
wars, died at his home in this city
tonight; aged 78 years.
Building Cotton Mill*.
Manchester, Feb, 14. ?Th.e
heavy crop of American cotton baa
caused increased activity in mill
building here. Four new mills are
in course ot erection and at the
same time a number of new nulls
are going up for Egyptian cotton.
Altogether the capital in tbeae new
enterprises amounts to flfi,000,?
000. Tne new mills will give employment
to 9,000 workmen
Miss Magnolia Waters was run
over aad killed by the fast mail
near Wesminater Monday. Shewas
doaf and probaly did not hear the
approaching train.
en,?l.?ver,\
ioiipii prices
! Next Thirty
eights, so govern y
ryone come and ta!
sriug prices.
~ia~B g a'j a irB'H'B'a'R'a B' U 'g'tiu
Eyes Op
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A great reducl
For The
in all Winter we
cordingly. Eyei
of these slaughh
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THE HEAT
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We will offer t
the following- go
a elean clearane
make room for S
and inspect our i
buy, for it is a p]
what startling v
All Winter wc
and Overcoats, a
ets,Furs and Mn
forts and Lap lt?
sortment of Kni
We have 150 j
and which are o
tured. But, aft<
ing- from one sto
place them on tli
go at a great sac
will be knifed tt
too many.
Remember, tl
CASH, and 110
Come everybody
will gixe you th
taht has EVER
We have just received a pre
Ginghams
We have the largest and bes
Coi
A pretty line of Mohair tail*
Also a large assori
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We have the swellest and m
so come at once 2
pf
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Laces and Embi
extensively the best and chef
can please the most fastidio
The most np=to date line
string ties. Internal
A- I.. I__ J _ _ J
10 oe naa. ana
Several dozen HATS to be t
the price and let your crc
JS*
We have several rolls of
stock of Furniture that we
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0 the trade tor tin
ods at cost, as we
e of Winter weai
>pring goods. So <
stock, even if yon
leasnre to show o
alues we have in s
iights in Clothingt
actual cost. Alsi
Its accordingly. B
obes, the same waj
t Shirts at your pr
>airs of Shoes to oil
f the very best tlia
31* breaking the be
?re to the ol her, ha
le Bargain Countei
rifice. Oua entire
1 the core, as we
liese Prices are f
charging will b<
o it /I Cm* it / ?i ? t i v ? -?
dim i>i kii^ j'iMil
e cheapest and la s
been offered YOU.
itty lot of Spring Goods such a
Nainsooks, Swisses, Piques, a
it selected stock of Ladies'
lars that has ever been r sla
ir made'Sklrts in all the ieadinj
Iment of black mercerized Sateei
abbiest line of Spring Silks in a
md take a look and you will be
ices, pattern, and quality.
roideries! ?&*
ipest that money could buy, and
iUS.
of CRAVATS, in all colors. As
tional and United Shirts and Co!
also our fifty cent line rant be
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urned loose, name s_o 1j| lloz
ininm be covered. the
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CARPET that we will close out
wili sell at cost.
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body!
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Days
^ourselves acke
advantage
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a M P a N Y,
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1 next month
want to make
v in order to
lome at once
don't wish to
ur customers
itore tor them
?Suits, Pants
> Capes, Jacklankets,
Comr.
A big asice.
er very cheap
t is manufae xes
in removve
decided to
r and let them
line of Shoes
have entirely
or the SPOT
e listened to.
>ursc, and we
t merchandise
i
s
md lots of other styles,
own on this market.
I shades.
i Petticoats very cheap.
il the up=to=date shades,
: pleased with
at ladies have a perfect
such, we have bought
I feel assured that we
.cot's FouHiHiand and
lars. the verv best
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duplicated.
en Soiled Linen Collars,
very best, 5 cents each.
at cost. Also a small