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\s Chronicled by the Alert Correspondents
of The Columbia
Slate and the Charleston
News and Courier.
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(Specials to The State ) r*
Kin- Sellers' Whiskey Seized.
Five barrels of whiskey, cono'.-.rw.-t
ijt 0..11 ni
iu m rx oeuoii, were seiz-< 1
T
o I at the express office yestorctay
morning by Chief Division Con- ^
stable A S O-iborne and his mon. P'
The barrels each contained about a(
200 half pinss of corn already ai
bottled. The value was about $2
per gallon and came from North
Carolina It was taken to the m
contraband room of the State ni
dispotnary. ?The State, 1st inst. cc
.li
Homicide in Anderson.
Anderson, April 1. ? Henry
v 11
Washington was killed here late
this afternoon by Frank Robin 01
son. They are negro laborers
und were employed in work upon ^
the street railway when the dif.
ticolty occurred.
Robinson struck Washington a
severe blow on the head with an
iron clamp, which caused death
v i
shortly afterwards. Robinson has
been lodged in jail.
Belle Suasions Died of Wound*.
Conway, March 31. ? Bell Sea- ^
M
sions Ihe woman who was shot
five times.by FO Sessions, at her
homo near Houiewood yesterday, "
died today from the effects of the *
wounds.
ci
The coroner's inquest was held
last night and the testimony was
in accord with the account of the
tragedy in Tho State. Lrnmed.
iately after shooting the woman, ^
F O Sessions killed himself and
there is no living being to he held ^
for tho terrible tragedy.
Gin Burned at Jefferson,
Jefferson, March 31.?At 4 st
o'clock Wednesday afternoon w
Messrs Gulledge Bros , at the Wi
Fox place, seven miles from (j
hero, lost their ginning plant hy G
firo. Two 70-saw gins, one Boss w
if i
(mcdo, ? jiuir iu (MHiiorni Kcuiep, ai
300 bushels of cotton seed, tbree
or four hales of cotton in lint and
tho building were consumed in
Las time than half an hone. It is cu
presumed that a match which had pi
aceidently been dropped into the fr
cotton was ignited by coming in SI
contact with the saws. ai
Tbe loss is estimated at $1,700 hu
with no insurance.
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Lured to His Death. 11 1
Laurens, April 1.?As tho r?suit
of un old grudge, Laurens ne
Henderson, u negro farm hand of ?*
the Mt Olive section of the county,
was shot and instantly killed
Thursday night by Clarence
Neely, also colored. A shot gun *)h
yn
win used and tho heavy charge of
buckshot tore Henderson's bead
fir
into fragments.
Ntely, it is said, invited Henderson
to his house, pretending
that everything was all right, that
their trouble was over. But as
soon as his old enemy entered his
cabin Neely reopened the old
feud winch quickly led to the
f.l'UOAfl V
Ai the coroner's inquest it was
made to appear that the
killing had been done accidentally
and Mcely was liberated. The inquest
was held by the magistrate
of the township. Since it has de ~~
veloped that murder was commit- ?
? ..... 7)* ?? uio\v\l ??1UUJ HJ' ] I
ie authorities here, will be placed j
t jail at once.
Mistrial in Case of John Dix I
Georgetown, April 1.?The 1
tse of John M Dix, charged with
ipo on a colored child, was tried
usterduy and given to the jury
t G o'clock in the afternoon. The
risooer was abl) represented by
hos It Curtis of Charleston,
nlicitor tlihlorbrand for the
roaecution handled the case with |'
jiiiiriiijiu juo^emeni una rorcol'
nl made u deep impression bo- 1
iro the grout crowd that packed
le court room. The jury re- '
ained behind closed doors all '
lght and up to this afternoon '
>uld not agree upon a verdict. '
udge Klugh exhorted the jurors
> find a verdict if there ,vus any 1
issible way to do so The forean
soon thereafter explained to i
>nrt that it was impossible to '
ach a conclusion, a mistrial be- 1
1
g announced and the jury dis
iarged. ,
The result of the trial is a bit- ,
r disappointment to every good I
tizcu who hud hoped to seb the
ajesty of the law and of doceucy (
udicated in this case.
(
Hpecin s to News and Courier (
Died in Rock Hill. 1
ock Hill, March 31. ? Miss Ida 1
lassey,agcd about r-eve iteen years !
led at her home on (Jhuthum av ne
last night at 11 o'clock. She
as the daughter of l)r. J. E
lassey, a physician of this
ty
r
Kicked by a Horse.
]
Charaw,March 31. ? Mr Arant,
clerk here, while trying to stop
loose hero, was kicked by the
irse on the nose and painfully
,rt. _ ;
VVtiishey Captured.
Prosperity, March 31.?(Ion- '
able Eison captured a barrel of *
hiskey here today. The whiskey (
as in the possesion of George '
ilhun, colored, when captured. 1
ilium is from Saluda. The *
hiskey will be sent to Columbia k
once.
Gentle Mulo's W ork.
St Mutthew's, March 31 ?A I
>lnred girl on Mr. P- B. Houser's a
ace bad a miraculous escipe *
om death yesterday afternoon.
10 was the victim of the tradition 8
kick of a **goniio muie.Wbiio 1
irnessing the animal it became
spicious from some ucknowi**
use and hred away, tearing off
slice of the lower lip, also the
ongv portions of the upper and ^
it her gums, with the loss of inott
her teeth. j,
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Fire it Luttu* ^
Litta March - 31.?Twenty .j
les of eotton was burned here ^
storduy afternoon on the cotton (|
tilform, near the depot. The Q
n caught from a spark from a ^
sains: train. .
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OVER WORKED j
KIDNEY8 N
Murrray's Bucliu, (tin ami Jun
iper I* presoiibed and endormd t
l>v mlnrnt physicians. It cures
wlion all els^ fail* Prevents
Kidney dim ases,Dropsy.brlghIs L
disease, etc At all druggists
O
$1 OO A BOTTLE c
Or Direct From . s;
Murray Drug Co,
Columbia, H C
e
All men are liars, more or less 8
mostly more. 6
niHit* rension oouru ivsiurus jxuui
her of Papers to County Boards.
The Slato pension board baa '
linishod the examination of reports
sent in by the county peusioru
hoards am? has taken a recess until
the county bot.rd can correct
oul sond in u number of applications
which were nvlao out im,
(
properly.
Tbo State board rejected a J
*reat many claims, but the majority
woro returned because of tech- '
aical irregularities All of the 1
applications from Richland county '
were made out improperly and 1
had *,0 bo returned. If the county
boards return the papers promptly
[he applicants can get thou money 1
by May 10th.
FULL OF I RAG I (J MEANING
ire those lines from ). II. Simnir.nu
I.. 'Pi 1- ?1.~?
ia(V*ir*| Hi vyilOUJ y itt< I. LI III K Wlllil
might have resulted from his terrible
cough if ho hud not taken '
the medicine about which ho writes
"1 had a fearful cough, that dislurbedjny
night'H rest. 1 tried (
sverylhing, but nothing would re* J
lie^p it, until 1 took Dr. King's)
Now Discovery for Consumption, J
I'oughs and Colds, which completely
cured me." Instantly re- 1
lieves and permanently curee all
throat and lung diseases; prevents
u;rip ami pneumonia. At Crawford
Bros., J. F. Mackey & Co.,
and Funderburk Pharmacy, drtigIfesl;
guaranteed;-50c and $1.00.
Trial bottle free. i
Will of Mrs. Stanford Admitted *
to Probate.
I
San Jose, Cal., March 31.? '
The will and codicil of Mrs. Jane 1
[j. Stanford were proved and ad <
bitted to probate today. Two '
nillion dollars is left in trust to
\riel Lathrop and descendants
if D S, Lathrop her brother; $1,
)00,000 in trust to her niece, t
lennie L. Law ton and Amy L t
Hanson, and the children of 1
Jhris'.inq L. Gjnning; $1,000,- 11
)00 to Clins. G. Lathrop; $125,- !
H)0 to various charitable instilu- i
ions of San Francisco and San r
lose, and tlie trustees of Lelanil I
Stanford, Jr. university. *
Pneumonia is Kobbed of its Ter- .
rors i
>y Foley's Honey and Tar. It f
tops the racking cough and and 1
icals and strengthens the lungs, a
f taken in tiuie it will prevent an
ittuck of tineumonbi nan I
ubstitutes. Sold by Fnndorburk
'harruacy.
Funeral of Miss Lee. c
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Lexington, Va., March 31.? y
rhotemainsof Miss Mildred Lee, ,
'oung<>st daughter of Gen Robert i
S. Lee, were today placed in a
rypt of the Lee mausoleum at ^
Vashingtoo and Leo University. ^
."he other members of the family ^
?uried there are her father and j
nothtr, and one sister, Miss Ages
Leo, Funeral services were
old in It R * '
-- -* *j.jo r^JIHCOpil I
}hnrchat 11 o'clock, conducted Jj
y the rector, l)r. Robert J. ^
IcBrydo. Eight students of
Yashington and Leo University
cted as pall boarors. The rennins
were escorted from the
hnrch to the mausoleum on the
Jnivorsity campus by the corps
f Virginia Military Institute
idots, aud u large concourse of
ympathizing relatives and friends,
'he floral tributes from Confedrate
organizations of various
ections of the South were numerous
and elaborate.
cotton spies Abroad.
Both Bulls and Bears Sent Tt
South Keeping un E>e on t
Fanner#.
Atlanta, Ga , March 29
Prominent cotton firms of I
Voik, on both the hear and I
side of the market, have had t
rescntatives traveling all over
South during the past few wt
to ascertain what work the Soi
urn Cotton AssociatiBn is doi
and if the farmers are really
ducing tho acreage. Even the I
firms' men have had to admit
tho acreage und tho fertilizer
Koing to bo reducod, and these
ports ha' e been forwarded i
large number of instances to
bou (quarters of the firms in I
York.
Some of the reports try to n;
the reduction as small as possi
giving in estimates even us loi
10 per cent, reduction. T
however,is not believed anywh
as it is known that the reduc
in m-rutige win ne iar in execs
that amount and that the gen
aveiuge of acreage will not be
tier 25 per cent.
As Mr. Sully, the great
lender, announced several c
ago, now is the time for thefe
ers to stand together. They I
the situation in their own hai
and by following the plans of
Southern Cotton Association t
oitn work out their own salvat
Failure to adhere to the plum
the association will mean a coi
tion of affuirs similar to those;
railing during December, w
:otton slumped in price $10
sale.
DON'T BO It ROW TKOUBL
It is u bad habit to borrow e
hing, but the worst thing
:an possibly borrow, is troul
When sick, sore, heavy, we
mil worn-out by the pains
loisons of dyspepsia, biliousni
Wright's disease, any similar
ernul disorders, don't sit d<
md brood over your sympto
>ut fly for relief to E
lie Bitters. Here you will I
iure and permanent forgetfuli
>f all your troubles, and y
tody will not be burdened by
oad of debt disease. At Cr
ord Bros., J. F. Mackey & C
?underburk Pharmacy. D
itores Prices 50c. Guarante
Charged With Arson.
Charleston, March 30.?Ai
esult of an investigation instil
id in Marion by the cemptro
general's office in reference tc
uspieious fire that destroyed
narket of H. Hayes and store
V L Campbell recently, Hays
irrested today and iu held char
vith arson. A special agent
bo Stute who hud been in Mai
.en days made the arrest* 11a
s a well known white man and
i family.
Foloy's Kidney Cure ma
[idneys and bladder right. D<
lelay taking. Sold by Fund
>urk Pharmacy.
MURRRA \"8 IRON
MIX 1U E
No is the time to take u sprinj
tonic. By far tbe best thlnj
to Uke is Murray's Iron M'x
ture. It makes pure blood am
gets rid of that tired feeling. A
all drugstore*.
ftOc A BOTTLE
Or Direot From
The Murray Drug Co,
Colombia, 8 C
Reward of fGOO Offered for Ca]
ture of Perry.
lom Columbia Record.
*ie A reward of f600 will be off<
ed for the apprehension of W.
Peiry, who killed Langdon
'* Boozer at the Wy'ie mills, ne
^ew Chester, Monday. Mr. L).
Boozer, of Laurens, tho father
rcP~ the young man, who was in t
city thiB morning and tailed, up
50^3 Governor Heyward for the pu
poteof having a reward offered
the Btate.
After hearing the story, Gc
>ear ernor Heyward at once issued
^ftt proclamation for a reward of f 3C
Hie and Mr. Boozer stated that tl
1 re" would be duplicated by the fan
n a ly.
the - ? ,
Hew NE vV CURE FOR CANCEL!
All surface cancers are m
.ake known to be curable by Buc
ble, leu's Arnica Salve. Jas Walte
v aB of Dufiield, Va., writes: "1 b
kjg a cancer on my lip for years, tl
' seemed incurable, till Bucklei
ere' Arnica Salvo healed it, and nr
ti?n it is perfectly well." Guarante
s of euro for cuts and burns. 25c
eral Crawford Bros', J F Mackey
iin- Co'e. and Funderhurk Pliarmar
^u|j The Worth of Cotton,
lays
irm. There has been a lot of ti
lave the Pa8'* *ew years abc
ads the'price of cotton being fixed
Liverpool and New York and
a measure this talk is well foundc
ion. developments of the past t<
j months have worked at least
Q(jjw temporary change. A gontleui
pre> who spent a day at Clover li
hen wee^ reports this between a cott
per buyer and a farmer, as lllustrati
of the situation: Farmer?Wb
is cotton worth today? Cott
g Buyer- I'll declare I don't kno'
you'll have to ask some of the
iuy~ farmers around here.?Yorkvil
you r-,
bio. Ln<i,,'rerary
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and Dreamed of His Mother Evei
ass, Night for weeks,
in
)wn St Louis, Mo., March 30.?IJ
I ' der peculiar circumstances an a
find vertisement has been inserted
less the newspapers here and simulto
our eously in papers throughout t!
a country,by Philip Miller, aged 2
an electrician at 3007 Olive strc
rUg asking for the present address
l0(]. his parents, J. J. and Matil
Miller, whom he has not se
since they placed him in the N(
V OfL L /Ml ?/> /*! ? h - ^
Auia uuuou vi iouo|aiuu vvugu
i a baby. Miller declares that soi
tut- weeks ago he dreamed that b
ller mother was in distress and want
> a to see him Every night sic
the then the dream has recurred a
of he has become soiimpressed tfa
was he is endeavoring to find his p
ged rents, although having fail
of many times previously. Hew
-ion visited regularly by his parents
tyes the New York institution for
has year and then was sent to 11
nois where he was reared, a
finally was informod that the p<
.. sons carincr for him wnr? nnt I
)? I ? "
ler- ra|ents?
Flags in the Relic Room.
Gov Hey ward has decided
give the recently returned Coni
? derate flags to the custody of t
< women, tbo mom hers of the Un
t ed Daughters of the Confederac
1 The flags were sent to the re
room yesterday and the women
Wade Hampton chapter are pro
to be the custodians for the pn
nt of those precious banners.
The State.
v.
i'-, Lav a Dead Letter.
1 ,
! Foe System for Tresurers Said to
! be UncoDstitutional.
>rE
^ Speeial to Greenville News.
Columbia, March 31. ? One of
Br
j the first acts of the General Aasemc)j
My which goes into effect is gen^
orally believed to bo unconstitution
al. The act referred to is that
regarding the fee paid county
I treasurers for tax executions. The
; old law provided that for each ex\
ecution issued there should be a
?v- J
^ J foe of 50 cents. The last Legist
latere changed it so that the fee
/ was made one dollar, except in
. Chesterfield couoty where it war
made 50 cents for each execution
whether it was collected or not. In
^ other counties it was only paid
when collected. It is held tnat
)W
k. this is clearly unconstitutional, as
irH it is special legislation. An opinad
ion as to these fees aud the salalat
ries of auditors wus given today
1 8 to the comptrollerjgeneral by the
^ assistant attorney general. He
holds that the new salaries began
& February 22.
PLANS TO G^t- RICH
are often frustrated by sudden
oreaauown, uue to dyspepsia or
l'k constipation. Brace up and take
>ut Dr King's New Life Pills. Tbey
in take out the materials wbich are
in cl?KgiDg your energies, and give
)(j you a new start. Curos headaches
and dizziness too. At
wo Crawford Bros', J F Mackey &
a Co's and Funderburk Pharmacy,
an 25c, guaranteed.
ast ??
on Foley's Honey and Tarcontaius
ve no opiates, and will not constiiat
pate like nearly all other cough
medicines. Refuse Substitutes
on Sold by Funderburk Pharmacy,
w; t
86 Mothers can safely give Foley's
1'? Honey andTar to tbeir children for
coughs and colds, for it contains
no opiates or other poisons. Sold
ry y Funderburi Pharmacy.
?Call at L. M. Co's and get
f Floridora cotton seed.
^ T W. McMurray.
in ?8 good milk cows for sale,
in- R. J. & J. D. Glenn, R F D No 1
bo Lancaster S. C.
!*? ?For rent! 4-roora cottage.
>?t Apply to W P Bennett. 3t
da OASTORIA.
on Buntu sf7* Kind You Always Bough
?w t* C&ytf&zZu
Bridge to Let
ed 1 will let the contract to build
ice a new bridge over lower Camp
ntj Creek, on the Liberty Hill road
to the lowest responsible bidder,
on Thursday, the 13th day of
a_ April, at 10 o'clock a. m.
ed The specifications to be made
ma known on day of letting. The
at successful bidder to give bond for
a double the amount of bid for his
faithful performance of the work.
'iK The supervisor reserves the right
?d to reject any and all bids.
? M C Gardner,
[HA March 28, 1905. Co Super.
Artistic Footgear
we win get id our bigb
grade oxfords in a few days
>e- any price, from |1.00 up.
he We call special attention to
it- our suporior line of Dhkmy
low cuts.
.. The Edwin Clapp, for men
>c and the La France for women
If its Style as well as Serud
vice you want, it will pay you
;t??. to soe us befote you buy.
~ CHERRY & CO.
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