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; !Xke Lancaster News. Semi-Weekly. " Published Wednesdays and Saturdays At Lancaster, s. c., By The Lancaster Publishing Company, diaries T. Connors, Editor. SUBSCRIPTION KATKS. Year ?1.6C Nunths T?r?>c Months ?. 4t Payable In udvanee. ADVERTISING RATIOS. tail inch, tlrst 'nsertion. fl.OO K.ich subxeqtoaat Insertion 50 eon is. For three months or >.*ip?*, reduced rates. f*rofe?slona! cards, per year, tl2. Stainess notices, Transient Advertisements, |M and Found, and other classified aoveiH 1 eft* Reals not exceeding 25 words, 25 cents for T*i\ insertion: I cent a word for each addi? t.c k word over 2"> words. JW'.vuarles, Tributes of respect. ' cards ol trw.Xs and all matter of a personal or political as)', re to bo charged for. vs iVLsertlsliijf rates by the column made Itnown ?r implication. r- f correspondence on subjects of eenoral Invited. Not responsible for views of j'wHishod from lime to time in News, so as to enable oni renders to see where they stand nn public questions and policies ncwiy of the candidates are per fu-jiaUy unknown to the most ol tJ*f> citizens of this county, and ii would be well, therefore, for al w bo can possibly do so to tun rut to-day, to see and meet the a seeking your suffrages and tt hear what they have to say. THE STATE CAMPAIGN. About the only unusual feat ores About the state campaign this * wk cropped out at Bisliopville and Chesterfield. At the former 1 ,;4Ce RnsrsdMlp P.MItdid a ft* fr?r al JMrnev general, declined, it is t*id> to share his coughdrop? v;t)i his opponent Lyon, becaust t&e latter, lie alleged, had beOLtue personal in his remarks A4. Chesterfield, Ragsdale de? nLHvncod as a lie the charge that h* connected in any way with r: *pensary grafters and accused hon with likening dispensary ?.KtCers to bugzards. Lyon de *?ed that he had ever called tlu **mes of Directors Wylie and itawliuson in any of his speechRAILROAD SERVICE IN SOUTH CAROLINA. The executive committee of the &?uth Carolina Truffic Association i M issued an address to the peo p'.e of the State in which it securely arraigns the railroads for *>! giving belter service. This ojr ociatiou was organized al iv'Tepnville last May, being the result of a conference held in that r*ty of representatives of various boards of trade in the state. The executive committee in the fiddro8s referred to says : ''We can justly claim that in ).),? pis! few years this State has t-Teatly increased in prosperity Mtfl with this increase has been I{. K. W YLIK, PKWinCNT. J'<%?*? A. COOK, Skc'Y. and Tkkas. ? u. RIDDLE, Jk . Husinkss Manager. tittered as aocond-class mutter, Oct 7. IPO\ ?Jw postoffice at Lancaster, !s C., under Act a tvogrcss of March 3, 1879. Saturday, July 28, 1906. THE SPEAKING TO-DAY. As several times published in tliss? columns, the candidates foi fr'Aie offices will speak in Lancaster to-day. The meeting will like ]?" be held on the court house jMtjiiare. While the substance ol thexr speeches delivered at other pM-fcts in the state have been uus.iicmh, wuuiu ut) us iiiuiuerciH' ' as alleged to the maintenance ' and improvement of I heir valua1 ble properties and to the accom5 modation and convenience of the ' public. While in many instances the railroad companies have not done everything in their power to better their service, it is scarcely doing them justice to charge them with wholesale indifference in the matter. Railroads have many difficulties to contend with about which ! the general public knows noth I ing. One great trouble with the; railroad companies is that th v failed to foresee and prepare lor; a lew years ago the unprecedented era of prosperity the whole country is now enjoying. In I consequence of such failure to! anticipate what was coming, the I ! railroads today have tar more1 I business than they can possibly handle with anything like expe | ' dition. fasaen^er trains are overi r> crowded and freight congested at j almost every point. The com* j panics are finding it impossible io obtain (tie additional rolliiiKj II stock needed, lor the reason that plants manufacturing cars and! engines already have moreoiders; than they can fill. Some iiianu i 1 factnrers have enlarged their plants, but, like the tarmers, they are suffering from scarcity of labor. Young men are not flocking to the machine shops as they did in years past. Thov find it more pleasant and profitable now to remain on the farms, I <l e I cnicr i nti jiruif mmiijii.s or elinage i ! in other pursuits. c It is well, therefore, while we j are "cussin' " railroads for poor service, to remenibor that they, too, have burdens to bear and difficulties to overcome. the consequent increase of rail- ' road traffic, both passenger and ireight. According to the admissions of officers of the railroads, this increase is equival ent iu many cases to more than 100 per cent in the past five years. Not withstanding this, during such time the railroads have done practically nothing to increase facilities of travel, but , on the contrary have in many instances allowed their rolling i stock and road bed to deteriorate I and in some instances to become positively dangerous to travel ; they have been apparently indifferent about compliance with i the laws of this State and to the rules of tlie railroad commission, relating to the length of time to be consumed in the transporta- ( tion of freight ; tbey have been equally as indifferent to the com- !( pliance with their own schedules, j and have within recent years!' done little to increase the facili- I < ties for travel which are now] justified by the increased travel I Apparently no interest is felt! in and no attention given to local travel and traffic, which is to i a great degree Hie remunerative j pait ot the traffic of the railroads.! and in which t he increase during the past few years has been pro, bably greatest. Much of the foregoing is true, but we doubt if the railroad companies are guilty of all the indifference charged against them.? The News lias at various times taken the railroads to task fori apparent dereliction of duty to i ' the public, but, at the same time, j we believe in giving corporations 1 as well as individuals credit ' where credit is due them. Now, in the case of railroads, it doesn't ' appear reasonable that their own ' era, with millions and millions invested in the transportation Prohibition?How it Works iii South Carolina?Lancaster's Showing. The Columbia State of Thursday contains replies to inquiry made by it from the tittee;i counties in the State that have voted out the dispensary, under the Bricelaw, as to how prohibition is working. With the exception of Horry, tlie reports show improved conations under prohibition. The reply from Lancaster is as follows: "In response to The State's i request the follov.ini*expressions i concerning conditions in this county have been obtained. Mayor Wilie is absent from the city u.?d no expression could ho obtained from him, but the acting mayor, Warden T. S. Carter, said: "There has been great improve inetit in conditions of bo'h town and county. Virtually no blind tigers now. Rarely see or heat of a drunk man. Remarkable increase in cash trade of town. People thoroughly satisfied with prohibition." Sheriff .John P. Hunter says: "There is much less drinking and drunkenness than when the dispensary was here. Relieve a majority of the people here want to see otate ana county dispensaries wiped off the faoo of the earth." M. 0. Gardner, county supervisor Lancaster: "Conditions over county greatly improved. Seldom hear ot a blind tiger. Majority of people satisfied with prohibition." I. T. Hunter, chief of police: "Conditions wonderfully im proved in town of Lancaster since dispensary closed Records show only five (5) arrests for first fix months of this year an against fifty-four (54) arrests for same months of 1905. Fewer blind tigers. Jug trade somewhat increased. People satisfied with prohibition." [The dispensary was voted out of Lancaster October 3, 1905, I Willi 120 votes for dispensary and 905 against | Explanatory Card from Sherriff Hunter. Mr. Kdilor : Please allow me j space to state that I did not say,! a* the head lines in .yesterday's Columbia Stale reported, refer.ing to the whiskey question, and conditions, eet., in Lancaster county, that "Sheriff Hunter oil Lancaster declares bis people are sat isfied." What I said is as follows:? ' There is much less di inking and ' drunkenness than when the dispensary was here. Believe a majority of the people here want ; to see state and county dispenra-j ties wired nlF the face ol the! earth,5' This is what I said, thought and b'dieved. I did not ?!iy, nor nan I say i|i?t my people are satisfied; for while I believe a majority 01 thoiu are much i pleased about thdiape: sarirs i being voted out of our county, at the same time 1 don't believe that they will ever be satisfied j until the importation of whiskey i can be checked, Respect fully. John P. liun'er. i JULY SP 25 pieces Organdies, 10c values, in red, nile green, canary, 1 alice blue and white, 5c yard. t 25 pieces linen colored Crash, 10c value, this sale 6c yard. I All our White Goods at cost, t to close out. When you want the best goods } for the least money, call on , r JUST ARRIVED -20 pieces 5 A. J. Broom Specia Mens Pt We have just i with a Nor then: and now we are a deal with yon. We have no hesita have for this sale the Men's Pants that was caster. Let every mai tion of Pants?it mean 72 prs. $3 00 Pan 72 " 250 " 60 " 2 00 48 " 150 " Don't miss this grea E. E. ( Leader in I. A Word to the We now have our GROCE doors south of the Hank o: a complete line of Fancy full line of Clothing that. i our prices. We are now give bargains, and solicit} we carry. Thanking yo yours to serve, Cheri Remember, our Low-Cut Shoes from First National Hank. Welsh Neck I IAHTr-Vll Co-Educational and Military. 1 heated by furnaces or steam, pro situated on a campus of twelve i structors, graduates of leading c< for board, tuition and medical at Uniforms for cadet, $30.00; for y sion. Write for catalog. ROBT. W. Big Riot at Negro Church-? Liquor the Cause. Koi'k Hill Ih-raM: An >ther bin Sunday riot whs pulled off I at .Mi. Hebron church ul>oni a J ha'f mile irnm L*-*she station j1 Sunday altera >011 about 4o'c!ock The parKon had just finished | baptizing one <>f hi? colors! 1 (lock when a great excitement 1 w <- ?tar e'l on the outride of the church. Pi.-tols were being dis ' charged, negroes were yelling 1 ii^id cursing and the meetingj1 ECIALS ou dozen 50c Shirts, wniie they ast only 39c. See window next 0 postoffice. Just arrived, 5 pieces 15 cents tepellion Lawns, mercerized inish, this sale 10 cents. 50 Ladies' Summer Hats at tour own price, to close out to nake room for fall purchases. cts lawn to close out at 3 l-2c. 1 Company I Sale VNTS , made a l>i<>- deal i Pants Factory o'niiur fn lii'.iLn 1 II ^ 1 \ f initio w ncy in saying that we greatest bargains in ever heard of in Lann see this great collecis a big saving to him. bs, this sale $1.95 169 , 1.39 1.00 t feast. \ 1 l i /-I ^IVJUU. ,ow Prices. Public: R1ES in the Riddle Block, three f Lancaster, where you will find Groceries always fresh; also a >vill astonish you when you get better prepared than ever to ^our trade in the different lines u for past favors, we remain, y & Company. i are going at cost second door High School LI J'i, Buildings large and commodious, vided with shower baths and teres. Pure artesian water. In- A/)1 leges of the country. Terms tendance for session $120.00. oung lady about $18.00 for se.sDURRKTT, A. M., Principal. r.amo to a ?. 1 Prom nil we were abl?* loga'her tli" m jority j. of i la* molt on t.to' oulsula ol the f i liurch were sill lilled with go' <1 f old North Carolina corn and ' were feilim? liv.?K u??i. ?1.? beinir mined with a nun. Tl e ol tl-? iiot could n??t be learned, but wo Ifol sife to s ?y lli-it I (ju'?r win th" cau-e ol it nil. Kortiinat"!v no one was m?rionsl.v hurt. Hi!] IVirber, a res- I ped Iul negro ol t liat ('oininunii v, ivho was ?'an linir olf watching h ? wiH inoh, was hi! a terrible blow above I lie left eye. <