The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, June 14, 1905, Image 2
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TttlRLOW S. CARTER,
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EDITOR AND MANAdKK.
(KSUI.I) WKDNRSH.VY A N s V I* I * KI > \ Y
BUHSOKI1MION YKAU
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Lancaster S. C., June 14h. 1905.
The War.
i
Tiie war nctwecn Russia anil (
Japan, in many respects the must 5
...i.i.~ .11- i
unu'i \ , i?* lui^ pi J
come to ?n end.
There i< little likelihood that any 1
more fighting of a serious na- '
ture will take place, and if the '
armies in Manchuria are aware of 1
the sta'us of affairs?as they 1
doubtless are--it is likely that '
they will refrain from attacking '
each other until a formal armistice '
is declared. I his will probably '
be within a few days. At the in- '
stance of President Roosevelt, the
warring nations have signified j
their willingness to appoint pleni- 1
potential ics w ith a view to arranging
peace terms, the Russian gov- 1
eminent going so far as to ex- '
press its willingness to have the 1
meeting occur in Manchuria,
Washington or Paris. The latter
city, however 1- preferred by the
C/ar. and will probably be the
scene of at least the preliminary
meeting. There has been no indieaiton
of what Japan will name
as peace terms. Russia thinks
she cannot afford to set the price
too high, as such action would endanger
the future. Japan, however,
has won an almost complete
victory, ami the victors will doubtless
name terms that will convince
< i..* i>.. - - - -
iiiu nuasiuu government mat sue i
h is been in the tight and gotten <
the worst of it.
Tbo war, which began Febru- I
ary 8, 1004, with the attack of <
Togo's tleet upon the ships at <
Port A-thur, has been full of stir- I
prises for the whole world, which .
has watched the triumphal march <
of the Japanese with astouishment. ,
When the conllict opened nobody
save the dapaneso themselves ex- t
pressed a serious doubt that Uus- '
sia would in time wear out the 1
Yankees of the Orient and crush t
them, and it is doubtful if the t
Japs, themselves had any idea of 1
such a victory as they have won. s
Aside from being one of the greatest
wars in history in the matter i
of men and fleets employed, the c
buccos* of the Japaneso in every I
engagement makes it notable. A v
glance over the history of the J
struggle will show not a single 1
victory for the Russians in any v
contest worthy the name of battle. u
? Charlotte Observer, 9th inst. c
i.
Record-Breaking Shooting by
Cncle Sam's Gunners.
f
New York, June 10. ? All records
for shooting with five-inch g
guns were broken by four guu- c
ners of the first class battleship f
Kentucky onthe northern drilling *
grounds, *20 miles outside Sandy j
Hoo last Thursday. One gun- c
ner wichjfourteen shots a tnin- c
ute hit the target 13 times. The
second gunner fired 13 times per ^
minute and hit the target each
time. T?vo other men had each
12 hits out of 13 shots a minute.
The range was 1,000 yards
and the target 21 feet by 17 feet, ;
consisting of a paiDted muslin ^
screen and floated on a raft.
Rear Admiral Kvans said that 1
if the snuiHrrtn l-\a.u Ko?r>
wm UUU l/t C li ill 1 U ^
at an enemy there would have *
been no enemy in half an hour. :
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lu some cases a stroke of good j
luck is almost us 1>bi! as a stroke 1
of lightning.
Lots of women laugh only because
it gives them a chance to ^
show their teeth. r
Patrick Is Held Guilty 01
Murder.
L'oisoning Uf Win. Maibh Ric?
? New York Court of Ap~
I eals by u Vote of Four
to Three Sustains
Lower Courts.
AH any, N. Y , June 9?Tb<
Muirt of appeals today !?y a diviled
count voting fuui to three,
Obtained the lower courts in adudging
Albert T Patrick, the
Sew York lr?-v\er, guilty c?f nuir
i* r in uio not degree, 111 causing
ho deatli of William Marsh H c(
in aged millionaire, formerly i
? sideut of Texas On A,>ril 7,
ii)02, Patrick was convicted on
in indictment charging him with
mnder of liioe bv Chloroform
unl mercury, administered tc
lim during his sickness on bop
leinber 2d, 11)00.
The case reached the court o!
ippcalf on March 14th of thii
jreur.
Patrick has suceeded in post
foiling the ultimate decision o!
lits fate for over three years by i
display os ucoumen and resource
that h ?s excited the wonder o:
the memhers of the bar and tin
punlic at large. The opinion o
the court was written hy ,Judg<
(Jrav. He sets forth that *'i
\vh< not claimed that Patrick per
sonallv committed the murder
for the prosecution hail the vol
utilary confession of Jones that
it was he who did it, induced and
aided the reto by Patrick; hut
the defendant was a principal ii
in the commission of the crime
under our law, if ho aided an<
abetted it, whether preset!
or absent."'
After a review of the evidenci
that the death was not the result
:if natural causes, and tha. it
:ouhl ouly he accounted for as
tiapening in tho way testified to bt
41._i.? ?i.i 1 ?*
luui-s-uiai is, uj Liiiuroiunu jion
ining, ml mi li stored while th<
victim was sleeping."
In conclusion Judge Gray sai-J
hat 44the cvideuce, independent
y of the testimony of the accom
dice, is fraught with a crushing
niplication of the defendant ir
ho deliberate purpose to kil
Xico in order that ho might pos
iess his estate."
The dissenting Judges hold thai
uuterirtl evidence iu tne trial
>f the j case and that im
lortant evidence in Patrick's faor
was improperly excluded,
udge O'Hrion^sJ opinion holds
hat it was not proved that Rice
vas living when the chloform was
pplied to his face, and that 4,no
me thought of chloroform as the
gency of the death until Tones
iad made bis fourth and last conession,
after recanting three
thers that were shown to be
alse.
"in records of this court,"
ays judge O'Brien, "no case
an tie found where a conviction
or a capital offense has been
ustaiued in the face of such obections
as this case presents. 1
un see no reason for making this
ase an exception."
Jrs. Rogers MustJHang'For Killing
Husband.
Albany, June 9 ?Judge Pecktam,
of theUnited States Supreme
Jourt, declined today to grant t
\ritof error which would allow
lie case of Mrs. Mary Rogers, ol
Vermont, now under sentence foi
he murder of her husband, to gc
o the L'nited States Court.
The decision of Judga Peck
lam, in the Rogers murder cas<
s taken as meaning that the lasi
lope of saving the woman's lift
las been exhausted. Gov. Bel
>f Vermont has announced thai
ic will not grant a pardon or com
nute the sentence.
Farmers' Institutes.
State Institute to be HeldatClem)
son College from August 8 to
16?County Institutes can
be Arranged.
Clemson College, June 11.?
Special: Dr. P. H. Mcll is seiul>
ing out the following circular lct.
ter:
Clemson College is now arranging
plans to hold Farmers' Insti}
tutes this summer in the counties
of the State during the period between
July 19 and August 5.
Citizens who may desire an imtitutc
held in their community arc
invited to send an application to
the president of the college, not
later than June 20. Suggestions
regarding the agricultural questions
in which the community 1
may be interested arc also invited.
I
^ The institute at ClemsonCollege
will begin August S and continue
for one week. Distinguished speakers
will address the farmers on
^ important topics during that week.
The railway comoanies have ar
I * *
ranged to give rates of one fare,
^ plus twenty-five cents for the
round trip from every station in
J! South Carolina. Delegates to the
Farmers' Institute at the college
3
will please see that the local railway
agent provides himself with
tl>e reduced rate tickets in ample
' time.
j The State Board of Equalization
^ Adds $3,335,760 to the Assessj
ments.
j Special to News and Cojrier.
t Columbia, June 12. ?The
State hoard of equalization at its
3 present meeting raised the valnv
I ation on considerable property
that comes under its jurisdiction,
j Only the cotton mills, cottqo oil
Y mills, fertilizer plants undone wa4
ter power company are assessed
- by the State board. The State
board has added $3,335,760 to
1 the taxable value of these three
. clusses of property. Of course a
. great deal of this amount was due
, to the nutural development and
j growth of the cotton mill business
I in this State. It will he inter.
e8ttng to note how much of the
taxes the cotton mills, cotton oil
I mills and fertilizer plants really
[ pay. The finul valuations as fixed
by the board are as follows:
Cotton mills, $24,804,376; oil
mills, $1,664,860; fertilizer plants
i $1,844,727. These figures show
i a net increuse for the tax departi
rnent of 1905 over 1904 as foli
lows: Cotton mills, $2,700,117;
oil mills, $339,450; fertilizer
i plants, $291,193.
t Rewarded With a Pardon.
Ftank Davis, a negro convict
on the Fairfield chaingaug, has
' been rewarded lor saving a aimrd*
-0 ? n
1 life. Gov Heyward yesterday
1 signed bis pardon.
Davis was sent up in 1902 fur
housebieaking and larceny und bis
1 sentence was five years. The
other day one of the negro convicts
on the same gang with D.hvis
. planned to escape. While the
guard's back was turned the negro
rushed at him with a pickare
and only the quickness of Davis
, prevented a tragedy. Tbo other
i negro fought desperately, tint i
r Davis finally overpowered hi u and
{ the county supervisor of Fairfield
r at once took steps to have Davis
j set free. Yesterday Gov Heyward
signed a commutation of t-eotence
to the present time and the
. order for freedom was sent on at
I once. ? The State.
- The Ledger, The AtlanU
' Journal, Semi weekly, and The
t Southern Cultivator, ^1 three
? one year for $2., hut must be
paid for inalvaoce.
{ Happenings In Tbe State, j
As Chronicled by the Alert Cor-j
i lsj o: dents of The Columbia
State.
i
"Put One in Me," And he did |
Johnston, June 11.?This morn-J
ing Simp Nipper, a negro 'about
20 years old, shot and killed a
negro boy about 8 years old, six
milts from this place. The little
negro, with a si>ter younger than
himself and a little white boy,
were playing on the roadside, wlu-n
Nipper came up with a bucket.
The girl asked to see the bucket
Nipper had and the negro boy
said, "Simp what would you do
if anybody took your bucket?"
Nipper replied that he "would
put a 32 in them." The little
negro, said, "Put one in me,"
and Nipper pulled his pistol and
flrcd, the ball entering the left
breast. The slayer immediately
made his escape and has not as
I. - ?
yci occn caput n a.
A Fatal Encounter In A Mill
Village.
Greenville, June II.?As a result
of an attack made upon Special
Officer Eli Pittman by New*
man Burns and George Uigdon
last night at midnight, Burns is
dead and the officer is painfully
wounded. The killing occurred
in the American Spinning company's
village, on the Buncombe
road opposite the Reuben Smith
residence.
Officer Pittman is a regular deputized
officer, and in attemping
to arrest Burns and Rigdon the
two men made a murderous assault
upon him, Rigdon seizing
and holding the officer while
Burns slashed him with a knife
about the head and face
The officer by a superhuman
effort released his right arm and
seizing his pistol, fired three shots
at Burns,two of which took clTeet
one in the centre of the throat,
the'other on the side of the neck,
severing the jugular vein.
Called Upon Editor Hull.
(From the Rock Ilill Herald.)
The editor, who is still sick and
confined to his room, was much
pleased to receive a vi-it from
Senator Tillman on Tuesday afternoon
last, and the next afternoon
Governor Hey ward remembering
old friendships, came to
his bedside and spent a delightful
quarter hour with him. He was
accompanied by his cousin, Mr.
Allen Izard. Senator Tillman
still showed some of the painful
effects of his accident while riding
in a carriage with some young
ladies about five weeks ago. The
Senator's health is very much improved,
and he assured us that he
was devoting now most of 1 is
time to a study of hjmself, which,
i-upe says, is uie greatest study
of mankind.
The editor is still confined to
his bed, but his physicians say
that there is a decided improvement
in his condition. He had a
slight set-back on Wednesday
from a dyspeptic attack. He is
some better, however, and his
doctors say wi'l lie all right in a
day or two.
Japan and Russia Ready Now to
Make Peace Terms
Washington, June i2.?Official
| assurance that the president's ef.
forts to bring Russia ant Japan
together to discms peace will be
crowned with success was brought
to the White House today by
Count Cassini, the Russian ambass
a lor, who called by M~?poin?mer.t
and in the time of Empen r
Nicholas, formally accepted the
president's "offer of good will.''
Foley9s honey and Tar1
for children,tafr^vrc. Ato opiate*
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A Delightful Occasion?The Di-Iobru'
n.n o! Mr. .1 uhti A. l>s .i '??
7 I -I 151 r?hd -? y .
Mr. I'j litur : PIp.ihm nllou* mo
spnc<* in >"i?r valuable pMinr to
giv ' \?:11? i t little "ketch
of >1 I:? 'nil; ht M ! 'M S<tu?"d:?y
it) _JL: 1 Kltf cr^l? ?!
A nu'iih r i.f ru'?tiv. ? ri
friends ?'f .1 ?hn A B'r l i??piribled
it lit'* it up id S it :J r -1 i\ ,
the 10 !? (I iy ?>f June, to j -in
him to hr ?t ' til?U 7 l*t birth,
day. mi*. Bin! iw i, v?-rv young
looking mm, for tnur. >?( >. lie
has 11 living children, 73grandchildren
'iml 11 great t;?* = lir?child
ren, m?ki?,.? n t?t?l ? f OS
in his family. Pi? ?v wer * nil
pri sent except 2 grand children
nod 3 i*i eh t i?r < nrit'hild '*eu.?
Before 12 '?' 1 ?? *< , in oyer *100
people ii icl n>? .?' in hied on the
grounds, counting family and
all. At 12 o'clock, the f irmurs'
J: i ?
uuiuer nour, a tame was prepared
about 100 fept long, and
it was b lunfnully spread with
the b-st onr conntry nfF)rd-?.?
And att^r all had oaten till thev
were satisfied, there seemed to
hp nearly enough left to fend
anetln-r ?uch a crowd. The after
noon was spent under th^so
beautiful sh ?d.? ir*-?-, i-, i4|
cot.vers a tion a I I > ? r i i f to
some good musi", and drinking
ico cold lemonade, which was
made by the b i-rel and served
to all free. All present seemed
to enjoy themselves very much.
I must say thaj it was a delightful
tuna, for young and old.?
Hoping that Mr. Bi/d may be
spared to raoet with his relatives
and friends on other occasions
Uko this,
I remain, "to.
m. c. a.
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Stand by your Own Town.
Some peopie claim tho right
to try and discourage everything
that goes to help build up their
home town 1'his is all *'iong
and hII should make up their
minds to the fact that if' there is
any chance to boom business bo 111
it. Don't put i*n a long face
and look i.s \ hough you had a sour
stomach. Hold up your head,smile
and loou for better thing*. Hide
your 1 ittIts hummer ami try to
speak well of others, no matter
now ho.v small you really know
yourself to bo
When a strung.*!' dr ?ps in jolly
him and tell him this is the greatest
liitle town on e n th -a* it h.
Don't (li-c mrugo uim by speaking
ill of your neigh'vrs. Lead
him to believe that he !ms id lust
struck a place where 4*whito" p<?
pie live.
Don't knock.
Hold yourself along bv becoming
popular, and push your friends
with you. It's dead easy He a
good fellow and so ni you'll have
a procession of followers. No
man cwr helped hi nse'f |>y
knocking other people down ii\
business or character. No man
ever got rich by trying to make
others believe he was I lie only
man in t-?wn who knew anything.
You can't climb the ladder ot
success by tna.hng on other
peoples' corns.
When h man comes to town
and ho hears the char act or of
nearly every one traduced, he is
nearly al\v?ys suspicious of the
truducer, and will generally
keep away from the man w!o
kn?<-.vs all the t>n I things ?>f the
town, f >r it is likely a case of
taking a thief to catch a thief.?
Rock Hill Record
Riot at Negr > Church.
Greenville, June 12.? IiU a
nloody riot at Rethlctr. chnich on
Sunday afternoon, Jim Rerf^, a
ne^ro was -h -t and ev ral others
received wounds.
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HanWfcr Bigelcw Gets Ten Years.
Milwaukee, Wis., June 10.?
Frank G. Bigelow, defaulting
president of the First National
f
hank of Milwaukee, was sentenced
in tile federal court this afternoun
to 10 years at hard labor in
the pcnitcntary at Fort Leavcnwoilh,
Km-. Bigelow pleaded
guilty to .111 indictment of 10
counts, returned by the federal
grand jury, charging violations of
the national bank law, and was
y? nh need by United States Dis
trict Judge Quarh.-s to a concurrent
sentence of to years dating
fioin to-diy.
Quick Delivery,
\j ?w IVieaa, ami extra (Quality
'of Good - i.ra winning us trade.
H BUB
liook 1 Lei'c !
Rico 5 c -ni? per quoit,
j lies! Gruiiuhuod Sugar 15 lb-,
f ?r SL
C? 11.m-, 15, 20 mid 25 cents.
(\nn-.d Benches -Host quality
25 cuts; g ?"d quality 15 cents.
French Sardine*?Yawl Club,
20 emit*; Milan & Cie, 15 cents.
I Tobaccos and Cigars-?a
I full lute. Come to us for a good
I chew or moke.
|Bo You Eat Meat ?
Sliced I lam, Nice Beef?Roast
lor Steak, Breakfast Strips, l'ork
I sausage in pickled vinegar. We
I are headquarters for everything in
I the meat line.
vegetables.
Vegetables for dinner. Our's
I is the place to get them fresh
I every day.
ELLIOTT, HEATH &WA?
State of South Carolina.
COUNTY OF LANCASIER,
I i?'-Y J E HtfWiua i, E-aj Probate
I judjJ*'
I WHERE as, .1 A URIJGES nu.d.?
I -uit to me. to i ranl him letters of nd
I minUfratioii of tbe edute of hiiiI t f
I feets of Robin Dii.^mii
| THESE ARE THERE OR" to
I cite ami aomoniHh all >11(1 singular the
I kimlreit uiul creditors of -.aid RoMm
| I)iiri ? ill d<?ee sed, that tlicy be ami up
I pen bo'ore me. in the onrl of Pro
I bate, to lie hehl at IjMIK'umv* r S ?' on
I Tutsd .y, June 27 ii next, after pub
I'ien'iou ilier of. at 11 o'o ? ck l<: ti e
I A):o -oon . t abow cause, it wytlny
I Have, why a < J itdniiuifltra11 n sli u'd
I iioi I) granted,
I (iic- nil Irr mv Hit d his i It!i day
1 >f J it * a n 1)' mini, itin >
J E Stew ma i.
Probate J udgi
I " ?~r. vj.-* .trstiwmNot
ce to Colored Teachers
A two weeks' summer school
I for color'd teachers will be held
lit) the Lancaster Normal and
I I.i?Jusirtal 1 nstitut^ of th:s place,
J beg.noin,i on July 20th 1905.
( W. VI. Moore,
j Co. So| t. lid.
Examination for Scholarships
I Notice is hereby ?jiv.ui ih < ton
I Friday, July 7th, 1905, ? x tintI
nations will bo held at t!.e Court
I House in Lancaster, S. C., for
I rdlol i r?lii ks i? i i.t I. ?
- t- " " 1 " ; " ' 'I' **U1*
lege and :u the normal :!??:? ?rtment
??f the South Gardiiiu College,
*i:;'i in the Collet;.- >>( Clinrlestou.
W. M Mouth,
Co. Soot.. Ed,
'^rvA??UginMBUBMnMa
Notic To Teachers
1 lie Summer Seh >ol f ?r white
touchers will he held at Yorkvillo
S. C., commencing June 12, 1005
1 want to urge eveiy white tench
or in the county who can poesihly
do so to attend. 1 will G?^k
that nil who expoct to attend to
notify mo at onco so that I may
' am tinge for hoard.
\Y. M. Moore,
(bounty Supt. of Education,
Notice to Debtors and
Creditors of C H Mthan
All persons having claims
against the estate of Charles
Harvey Lath an, deceased, will
present them properly proven to
the undersigned for payment, and
all persons indebted to said estate
will make immediate pyamcnt to
the same. John T Green,
May 12, i9o5-im. Executor.
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