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Ditchers Find 550,=
800.00 fat Gold, j
l\?t Containing a Fortune in Gold
Coin Found on n Farm Near
Chestei Held - It Disappears
A^ain.
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Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 12.? !
Aji iron pot containing 'j ut;
in gold coin, the newest ut wh.oh i
was 115 yours old, was found on
the tarni of lames Rivers, near j
Chesterfield, S. C., bv Tyler Teal,
awhile laborer, and Will Ed-1
wauls, a negro, while engaged
recently in digging a ditch. Tuo
pot ivas carried to a point 1 wo
miles away and buried neai a
creek bank. When two days later
the findets went after the pot,
it had mysteriously disappeaied.
The negro charges that the white
man had appropriated the money
and has hidden it from hiai, while
Teal declares that the story is all
u joke and no pot wus unourthe i.
Edwards sticks to his story mid
has produced proofs of its
geuuiness. Detective J. t>. Evans,
who has associated with him one
of the host known detectives in
tho south, who were employed by
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mo uogru, i*IIU WHO nuvt) MIICO
been working on tho ease, have
secured evidence confirming tho
discovery of tho hidden wealth,
bill thus far uo trace of the gold
a** been found.
Killed by u Serpent?
Special to News and CoJiier.
Manning, Sept. 12. ? A Hidden
death occurred in a rather onus.ual
runoor last night, about three
miles from town. A young negro,
named Dun Samuel, about 18
years old, in company with unother
boy and a negio woman, was
passing along the road, near Mr.
Furmun Brahham'a plttce. As
they crossed a small brirJire
n - ?
about 8 o'clock, Dan called out
that something bit him ou the
foot. They did not stop to iuvestigute,
hut all walked on for
about fifty yards, when Dan fell
to the ground and died in a few
minutes
The on'y marks on the body
were two small puncturts on one
bed, and tho supposition is that
some venomous serpent had bitton
tho negro, though tho suddenness
of death ensuing is still unaccountable.
Ate Matches and Died.
Special to Nows and Coariar.
Bishopville, September 12.?A
little child, 2 years old, of Mr.
W. JL\ Lyles, a farmer living
about two and a half miles from
Bishopville, died this morning under
very distressing circuinstances.
Sunday afternoou the little fellow
got hold of a box of matches
and before it was discovered he
had 6uten the heads of thirty-two.
MAKES THE LIVER LIVELY
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup
gives permanent relief in cases of
habitual constipation as it stimulates
tho liver aud restores the
natural action of the bowels without
irritating those organs like
pillaor ordinary cathartics. Does
not nauseate or gripe and is mild
and pleasant to take, liemombcr
the name Orino and refuse substitutes.
Funderbufk Punrmacy,
O. O. Floyd, Kershaw, S. C.
M M ,
Subscribe for The Ledger.
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Hurled Forty Feet lo Marble
Floor.
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Special to Chu: lesion Post.
| Colombia, Sept. 12. ? While
scribbling his name on one of the
iron girdors between the base* of
the inner imd outer sheila of the
capitul dome to lay Wiuren 11.
Scruggs, ?Ir., tlio liftecn year old
son of a well hnown traveling
iclothing Saldino, stopped into one
[ of t! 10 iww-tout Bijuarea of the!
ceiling- protected onlv t>y tin and
| fell forty feet headforemost on to
the marble floor of the outer lobby
between the two houses of the
Legislature, dashing out his br mis
and killing himself ius'unllv.
Cotton is Backward
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Washington, Sept. 12 ?"l'he
weather bureau's crop report sa , s.
In the Carolina^ the cotton situa
tion is not materially changed In
South Curoliuu a blight improvement
is indicated in some localities
und deterioration in others,
the plant huvinu stopped growing
oil sandy lands, hot continues
green and is fruiting in clay soils.
A slight improvement is rej oi led,
from Alabama and portions
of Louisiana and Texas, hut in
Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Missouri,
Oklahoma, Indian Terriiory,
Arkansas and the greater part
of Texas there has been moio or
less deterioration, with, h slight
improvement over scattered local
areas. Boll weevils und other
pests are increasing in portions of
Texas. General I v weather conditions
have been highly favorable
for picking, which work :;a*
been actively carried 011.
? man* tay
Died 011 the t rain.
The Stale, 13ih inst.
Mr. Johu \V. Kleckley died on
the train of the Columbia, Newberry
and Laurens road jester
day while on the way to the Columbia
hospital. Mr. Kleckley,
who is a citizen of the Dutch
Fork, had his arm terribly lacerated
in his gin yesterday. The
wounded man wus given every attention
by Drs. Eleazer and VVessinger
of Peak. The man's left
hand and arm were terribly lacerated
and it was decided by the af
tending Physicians that the man
should l>o immediately brought to
this city. While cn routo un ler
the care of the physicians the
wounded man died. The remains
wore placed on the next train and
carried hack to his home at Peak.
It would seem thst the investigating
committee has found
enough evidence of graft und con.
ruption on the part of local dispensers
to transfer tho inquiry to
those higher in tho service, and
especially ue there is no indication
that the thieves will he properly
handled by the grand jorio* and
tho courts. All the good features
that the dispensary had in its in
caption have been dwarfed and
debauched by the liquor crooks.
The investigation has proceeded
to that point where it should bt
turned toward the head men a?
Columbia. If thov have been
honest, the / deserve to bo acquitted
of any charge of wrongdoing;
if they havo prostituted tbo office
for their own gain and for their
selfish aims, there ought to he ample
punishment to fit the crime.Greonvillo
News
? *IH > > 'dim* - ?
--There's usually a vast differ*
cnce between what a man is and
what he pretends to be.
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The Work At Great Falls.
The Southern Power Company
Pushing Tlioir Development
There ul Great Strides.
"The way in which the Southern
Power Company in pushing
ihor development on the Catawba
ul Great Falls is marvelous," remarked
a well known citizen of
the city to an Observer man yes*
tenia?. "Thoro ui c alroady 100
mules and 150 men hard at work
on the new railroad that is to ho
run liom Fort Lawn to the river,
a distance of I I milss, anil they
are lifting the dirt in a manner
that is remarkable. This job was
begun only Wednesday and already
considerable progress has
been made. A force of men are
also engaged in the placing of
telephone polus from the river so
I i]u l.i nun nmil ti.11 li t I. .? I. ..... ? il?
mo vw v/v/utivVsl ? l UI Ui t> UUlilC (MllCU
i:i Chat lotto and this, too, in being
pushed to the utmost.
"The scone on the river is one
of upparent confusion and tut -
uioi'. Some 225 men arc employ*:
ed clearing away the trees, and [
leveling those obstructions which
are deemed to be in the way.
Quite a number arc engaged in |
placing derricks in position, in- I
stalling boilers, building houses
tor the men and a largo commissary
where all may bo accommodated
at meal tisie. Six engines
arc being us. d in excavating and
hoisting matei ial foi Iho building
of the power house on Iho river.
I? is vvondiuful to see the men as
they g > about their work. The
system of organization is almost
pt rfoct and great things arc being
accomplished in ..hoi l order.
"Throe developments may lie
tnudo at Gicu-t Fails. Tho one
that is now being utilized is situated
in the mid-'le oi the rupids,
where the full is 74 feet in a very
short space. Machinery will tie
installed as soon as possible
so that 32,000 horse power
may be turned out. This power
will bo transmitted into Charlotte
or into several of tho surrounding
tow'is, and will bo disposed of at
a very low cost. Tho outlay for
this one development will amount
tu about $2,000,000. In all pro
bubilitv as soon as tbia il-wnhm
niont is complete, then the others
will ho begun niul tho work, be in
progress for the yours *o come.?
Charlotte Observer, 13ih inst.
Some of our dispensary friends,
who have t>oen teWing of the great
and liberal support which tho
schools receive from tho sale of
liquor may bo surprised at tbo
fag" ics presented by Mr. Hay no
in ins letter published this morning.
uIn 1903," says Mr.
lluyuc, ''the (ireonvillo county
schools received $1,290 from the
comptroller general as our *bare
of the dispensary profits. Our
enrollment that year was 13,181
pupils, hence the schools got ten
cents per pupil." And that was
just til tout enough to educate them
to the iniquity of the law as it is
administered in this day aiiJtimo.
? Greenville News.
Tennessee Giant Dead.
Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 12.?
"liud" ltogan, tho Tennessee negro
giant, is dead at his home in
j Gallatin. Regan was eight foet
nine inches tall. His hands were
12 inches in length and feet 164
inches. .
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Fire Destroys
logo's Flagship.
Nearly Six Hundred Men Perish
on the Miknaa - The Admiral
I
Not Aboard.
Tokio, Sept, 12, 2 p. tn.?The
n&vy department, announced that ^1
the bnttlesh p Miktisa has been dcstroyel
by lire and the explosion an
of her in causing the los.- cri
of f>99 lives, including men of ah
other -Irps who went to <ho res- r>p
cue. mi
The lire -t utcd from an un- pc
known cuuso at midnight on Sun- in
day night, Sept. 10. Before the
officers could he rescued the co
lire reached the aft magazine en
which exploded, blowing a hole ho
in the pent side of the vessel be- P'
low the water lino and causing
the ship to sink. ec
An investigulion is now t?ei 11 be
held to determine the cause of the hi
tire. ch
0 p. m.?Admiral Togo w.ts
not on board the Mikasu when the
disaster to tho battleship occur- an
red. on
- qc ?ltmi t f
Hub Evans Defiant.
no
Daroa Tillman or Anybody Else KU
To S y lie's Dishonest? w|
Won't Resign. ur
al,
Special to Charleston Fost.
Columbia, Sept. 12.?Chair, ha
man II. H. Evans and Director in
L. W. Hoykin, of the Stnto dis- ho
p? usury board, arrived today for lie
the monthly meeting of the board, wi
out each firmly and emphatically In
declined to issue any sort of state- Fi
ment for publication, and said
that no statement would be issued
from them. They said that if
Director Towil!, who is not yet
here, l.-sues a statement, it will bo
in bis own behalf.
Mr. Evans is in a defiant mood, ^1
but beyond giving expression to
his contempt for the newspapers,
ho would not talk. However, a
friend quotes him as bidding de- 1111
fiance to Senator Tillman and all to
oi hers who have insinuated against V1
bis honesty. ttS
41 Hon Tillman nor Frazer Liyon H0
nor anybody else had better not co
say that Hub Evans stolo any- l)l
thing," lie is quoted as replying
with an oath to the smrg'estinn ?'1
no
from Senator Tillman that the
hoard resign. "I will not resign,
but I am going to run for roelec- Ji
lion, and 1 will bo roelccted. I'll ve
show these bullies a thing or ?e
two.'' U
A GlilM TRAGEDY 18
eo
is daily enacted, in thousands of
homes, as Doath cluims, in each
one, another victim of (Jonsump- )C
tion or Pneumonia. But when nc
Coughs and Colds aro prop
oily treated, the tragedy iu avoided.
F. G. Huntley, of Oaklandon,
Ind., writes: "My wifo had the
punniimntinn nr?rl thi>nn ,l?w.
J,...,.., |?1U VII1CU IIUCIUI t
gavo her up. Filially sho took Dr, F
King's New Discovery for Con- m
sumption, Coughs and Coldsc
which cured her, and to-day she l1'
is well and strong." It kills the w
germs of all diseases. One dos. j
iclievcs Guaranteed at 50c and
$1.00 by Crawford Bros., J. F- C(
Mackoy & Co. Funderburk Fhar. ai
macy, druggists. Trial bottle froo. ^
?An avcrago pocket diary is
an uniinished romance. 0
? A man's idea! during court- ^
Bbip is apt to bo his ordeal aftor
marnago.
Trial of Safe-Crackers.
A
en Charged With Cracking Safe
ut Heath Spring, Solicit >r
Henry Demands That Ihoy lal
be Turned Over to Smith un'
Carolina Authorities.
lor
ha
>?ciul to The Observer. ,lu
.Vadeaboro, Sept 12.---Fislict .>ri
d OT)ay, the alleged safecrack- ks;,
9,- dressed in their Sunday
jthes looking quite spick und- uan,
considering tlieii foug. |1;l
rmtbs' conlioemenl and the des- <|1(
rate illuess of OT)av, appeared C()l
court this morning and pit id
lilty on the charge of carrying t .
ncoaled weapons. A hitch .-.el
me in the proceedings jusl here, an
iwevur, for during the night ,jc
evious Solicitor Henry, of |c?
mth Carolina, came on the t(,
cno und demanded that the men cv,
i turned over to the South Caro- tc>
la authorities to answer the (.r;
ufnrn nf ? /* l\I?t.? ? - 1 11 1 l
? ? v/ l n ill llCiklii
>ringa. Kll.
J udgo Nenl suspended sentence n.
(1 pressure is again to bo brought wj,
tlio powers tlmt bo in North s(r
irnlina for extradition papers. si:
10 prisoners, through their at- pl (
meys, Messrs. Bennett and Ben- , ,
tt, claim their right to ditums*
1 or sentence on the ehurgo to tc,,
lich they pleaded guilty and Vi.p
o fighting hard against remov- |j]c
wl
Lieutenant Governor .Winston c0
s telegraphed that ho will not ^1
lorfere. Unless Governor Glenn ;m
mots the requisition beforo So
itor Henry's departure the ease r
11 remain us it is until his re- wj
rn or Judge Neul will .-.::d v;
sber and O'Day to the roads. (1j*
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News Of The State. wl
evi
Endorse 11 Cents.
Houea Path, Sept. 11.? The
(r\\
irmcrs1 union has adopted t ho
Mowing: "We, the members
the Farmers' union of ilonoa ^
ith, hereby express our hearty
iproval of the action of the coti
.* . . an.
n growers association at A she- ^
lie in fixing 11 cents per pound
.1 * lll(
the minimum price foi the pre- ,
nt crop and wo do pledge our
operation in maintaining that
ice."
aw
istico Gar y Kofusos to Grant
, , Hi
the Order.
we
Union, hopt. 12.?Associate
g1'
istico Gary today refused to rc- '
irse tho order of Judge Town.
nd that tho dispensaries of
nion must close, and the muttei
' or
ill probably now remain as it ^
until settled hv ihn Rimrnme
~"1 or
urt in November, with the li- ,
' he
lor dispensary closed and the
icr dispensaries doing no busi1
su
IBS.
en
Killed by u Live Wire.
th
ar
Florence, Soptembor 11.?Mr.
rank .). Kirkham, a young lino- m
an for tho Southern l?oll Tele- pi
uono Company at this place, mot
ith a most horrible death this ti
fternoon as a result of his body ^
Jtning in contact with a live wire
t tho top of a thirty foot tele- h
hone polo.
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Avoid sorious results of kidney
r bladder disorder by taking u
"oley's Kidney Cure.
Funderburk Pharmacy, n
C. O. Floyd, Kershaw, 3. (J.
| b or The Logger,
l'leu '<> Vote () i Tiio Dispensary.
riioro has been h groat ileal of
k on this Dispensary problem
d the Liquor truilio in evory
ill in o'.tr dear olil State for a
lg time but oni people have
d no chance to vote it out until
j Hricc hill was passed and upav
d I y the Governor of our
uto about a >cnr or more ago.
lie that time the gooil eitizeus
si veral e. untica in the State
vc f-uid by a good majority that
y don*I want liquor s Id in the
nitty \\here they live.
Now why can't Lancaster cound
) the tat no thing and rid herf
of the greatest i vil the world
d the devil ever turned loose to
stroy mankind! I) >ur voters
mo tell you why 1 am opposed
whiskey and strong drink in
ci } form: Because it is ostium!
| hat 1 liion.fiiiit'llu <U' <?1t iU"
- - ?"??l III ? V?l nil liiu
DJC8 that appear on the crimi1
docket uro caused directly by
ong di ink. I can give you
met, duU .vt.d pluces of men
10 while under the influence of
ong drink, sold to them by tho
tie, h ive murdered their wives,
ir children and tho: f loved
l>, tiud then brought up and
td by the State for murder nfthe
State had sold him tho
lisUoy that cuus&d all this trouTho
man who votes for
liskey be Bold in his towu,
uuty or Btiijto is y before
mighty God of murd>r*"J?m?ry d
woe.?
Vou tell me that the dispensai
akoh more business in a town
icre it is located. To say thut
icii men me under tho inlluonco
strong drink they are better
uiiticd t<? transact business than
ion sober, is the biirgost lio
cr forged in hell aud told ou
rth.
I stand ready at uli times to
U) my support against anything
it will cause men to butcher
e another, wreck trains, burn
uses, drive their own dear wife
d little children into tho cold
1 rain at night and hunt them
o wild beasts and if they lind
:'in under tiny shelter, drive
cm from there or kill thorn.
God speaks to ua as a nation
d nays, Put the drunkard
ay from you,?Dout. 21st
npter, 18 to 21sl verses. In
ibakuk 2nd chapter, 15th verse,
! find, "Woe unto him that
vetli his neighbor drink, that
tteth thy hottlo to him and
iketh him drunken."
Now then if any ration or state
county or individual advocates
justifies the making or selling,
distribution of intoxicants is
: not putting the bottle to his
sigfiboid More, than ouo thound
names are on tbo petition
lling for an election inthecoun.
of Lancaster. I believe that
e people will vote out whiskey
id will enforce the law so stricttbat
tigers can't run. it makes
o feel good to see so many pernio
turned against strong drink,
in aius, lucre is so many mac
live named the name of Christ as
icir leader that are upholding tho
ispensary as the best solution of
10 whisUoy business.
Now, to every one who hives
is homo, his wife and children,
is stite, his nation and his God,
t bitn help to vote out the or.e
t eat i vil, 1 ?thorn all.
My prayer has been for years
nil years that our State might bo
avc l from strong drink. Church
lombers please vote as you pray.
C. T. 11 a inn N .
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