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The Lancaster News LEDGER 1852 REVIEW >878 ENTERPRISE 189 J VOL. 2. NO. 24. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C., JANUARY 2. 1906 PRICE?FIVE CENTS PER COPY. The State Capital. A Newsy Letter from Columbia?The City's Many Attractions, Educational and Otherwise, But not Ahead of Rock Hill in Some Respects. Mr. Editor: Christmas is over in several respects. The emai 1 boy has ceased to (:make fu9s" with his fire crackers, torpedoes and "sticks". The business world has about settleddown to work again. The 6chool boy and girl the college man and woman are looking with dread to next week, when they must take up their books and "set'le down1' to a few more months o; work. But one ot the most im portant parts ol Xraas lingers, viz, "eating". The little girl is sttll"dee-!h htod1' with Iter dolb, her tea set, her doll 1 urn it tire, etc.. and so mi. The writer was at home in the "City of the Red * Rose " There it was quiet hut a merry Christmas. Well, Mr. Editor, why not come down to see the Capital ol your State? Should you ever have occasion to come down just remember that there are more 4 than one Lancastr an in Co'.um bia and any other of your cit'zene are cordially invited to visit us or to ni'>ve here. We cannot say that Columbia has been dull thi* tall and that part of the winter which has passed. iri;e it is tliat Baseball lias taken a 4'back seat" fill the Spring, and the University didn't have auleet ball*' team this year, but we have had other things t<j draw our attention to pleasure and fun. The three colleges, the Columbia College, the Col lege for Women and the University of South Carolina opened their doors in September and brought several hundred young and women into our city from all portions of ilie State, and *y the way Lancaster is well represented at all of these institutions. Then the Fair came. "Muff sed.'' As soon as we were about iested up from its effects the Unveiling of Hampton Monument look place. '-There have been various other amusements,such as '"Lady Baltimore Fete". Thanksgiving, Xmas and then the Theatre-goers have been well treated. The supreme cour. has brought to Columbia as one of its mem hers Judge Ira B. Jones of Lancaster. We were also glad to see several members ol her bar down here one week recently. From time to time we have seen several of our friends from Lancaster. We are always glad to see them. The Legislature convenes in a low days. 1 reparations are hemp made for the coming of law makers. Santa Clans did not forget the children and "prown up"' either in Columbia this year hill divided n larpo portion of his poods I 1 a ul left them here. Well, Mr. Editor th? re is no news, bu' I shall come again,! BO ''farewell" Be sure and come to Columbia sometime and see 'he Sky scrap , er,the new Colombia College,the new hotel the Colon'a, and various other point", hut don't tail to come by Kock Hill, lor we can't boast of one tiling she has, that is patented street car ; then , j she hag a street sprinkler. Ouisi only works occasionally and Rock Hill has a town clock and ours stops every time the moon cliang es, but we have one wonder that R'ck Hill would like to add to her long list, that is a sleeping negro preacher. When awake he is very illiterate and neither read nor write, wlie , a deep can preach very eloquent, sermons with almost faultless gramma). Happy New Yearto\ou and t? all. Your liumhie S rvant. Lancastrian. , Columbia. I) c *29, 19Q'? i mm i j Seaboard Train Held up--| Passengers Robbed, Pull-! man Conductor Shot. Richmond, Va., Dec. 31.? Near LaCros-, Va.. on the Seaboard A'r Line at 2 :30 this morning the passengers in the s!e<ij or of train 81 oil' o! Rich 1 mood, were held up and robbed 1 of about $800, besides jewelry. The robbers, two in number, cot on at Aeca, north of here, as passengers and one remained ' in a day coach while the othei went through the sleeper. The ' Tubman conductor while at tempting to arrest the man rob bing his passengers, was shot by 1 the robber through tlie arm. The man then pulled the emergency brake cord, stopped the trail, and with his confederate escap ed to the woods. F. K. Raull, millionaire, of Kachine, Wis., was among tho passengers who were robbed. ivir. canaries Urimes Married. Mr. Charles Grimes, of Orantte bur>r, whohas a number of irionds in Lancaster, where he at one time worked on The News, was married a tew days ujru, as will he seen Irom the last issue of t he Orauyeburg Times and Democrat : Mr. Charles Crimes and Mi<s Emmie F., daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. H N. Corker, were married j at the family residence on last) (Sunday afternoon by the Ilev. ?I.C. Lheiz Immediately alter the marriage the young couple took a trip to Charleston for a lew days. The many friends of the young couple wish them <1 Inni* 11 11/1 ItaiMM' R t? " VI 111(11 UCU llltr. Mr. Chimes is a irusie-1 member ot The Times and Democrat composing room loree, ami is an excellent young man, and liisj bride is a most charming young 1 :i r 1 v "v*/ Clear up the complexion, cleanse the liver ami tone tha tit stem. You can best do this by a dose or two of DaWitl'a l ittle Early Risers. iS'afe, reliable little pills with a repntntion. The pills that everyone knows. Recommended by Crawford Eros. Another Railroad Horror, i This Time on B C& O Road near Washington?Many Persons Killed and Wounded. Washington, Dec. 30.?An appalling disaster occurred to night at 7 o'clock on the Baltimore & Ohio Kuilroad at Terra Gotta, about three miles from this city, in which about 38 per-1 sons were killed and over 00 injured, some of lhem so seriously they will die. The accident was caused by the collision of train No. 06, due here at 0:25 p. m., from Fredericksburg, Md , known as the Frederick special, with a dead-head passenger equipment special of eight cars. Over 200 passengers were aboard the il'-fa'ed fain. The railway officials tonight- were unable to :t-siirii any rau-e lor the collision. As soon as the news o( the wreck re ache I tins city all ambulances available, with as many phyei cians as could be assembled, were s nt to the scene. Number Killed in Awful WYeck near Washington now Estimated at 52? Many of the Injured will ! Die. Washington, Dec. 31.?The Baltimore & Ohio wreck at Ter ra Cola last night grows in mat: nitude, as tlie hours puss The most conservative estimate of tlie dead tonight is52, with'hree scores ot injured in the hospitals or in their homes suffering from wounds and fractures sustained in the rear end collision which completely demolished the two day coaches an 1 the smoker attached to the local Frederick (Md) train No. 00. Several of most seriously injured are expected to die and the death li-t may reach Go or more. Heart-rending and*pit iful weiv the scenes at city 111 >rgue today, where hundreds ol persons Hock ed to assist the police in the iden-1 tification of the dead. Women, girls and even men with iron nerves, sobbed faintly as their I relatives or friends were found among the corpses strewn about I t he tloor. Wreck on Seaboard?Engineer Maxwell's Horrible Death. Charlotte, N. C., Dec. 30.?! ~ I lie seaboard Air Line's last mail No. 32, northbound Ironi Atlanta to Richmond, crashed into a string of loaded freivht ears at Peacldand, a ling station 15) nnles east oi Monroe, late last night, partially wrecking the passenger train and killing Engineer S. E. Maxwell, of Raleigh Running 50 miles an hour Engineer Maxwell sighted the freight as he rounded the curve ' nearPeachland :?i;ci with concern .only for the passenger*, whose ; lives were in his care, he applied the emergency brakes in an effort to moderate the impending crash. The speed was reduced to 10 miles an hour when the train struck and the fireman jumped without being hurt. Maxwell stuck to his post, was caught between the engine and tender and slowly roasted to death in j view of the rescuers, who strained every nerve to reach him. Helplessly pinned in an upright position with both feet in the firebox, the brave man lived four hours, fully conscionc, talking cheerfully to the rescuers, his last words being a message to his wife and child at Raleigh. No one else was hurt. Horrible Fate of a Young Man in Chesterfield--M. D. Smith, a Former School Teacher, Burned to Death. Patrick special in the Colum-j bia State : M. D. Smith, a young white man who live* about five miles north of Patrick, was | burned to death Monday night j at his h'linc. Srnilh had been to Chora w and was thought to have imbibed too much ChristI mas whiskey. lie was found dead in the yard. Ilis clothes i wore burned ollf. Smith belonged to a good family and lor several years taught school in this county. The house and contents and an out house were burned. Mr. I \ \ CI ? I - 1,1 r 1 i u. i\. oiiiiui, a nroiner 01 tne deceased, was also in tiie house bin escaped with few injuries. No chae can be molten as to tlae j origin of the fire. Operator in Blockhouse At- | tacked by Negroes. i Gaflfney special in Sunday's S a'e: At Mt. Zion, four miles 11 ?rth of Spartanbury, a crowd of negroes entered the block olti *e and made t lie operator dance, injuring him to some extent.: Tne operator telegraphed to' Gaflfney for help and a posse gathered a' the depot with intention boarding train No. 97. For some reason the train at Gaflfney was given the white light and left the station belore the posse could get aboard, leav ; ing them standinsr at tlae station. It was Rta'ed later that the ne-1 i groes had left the block office,! and tla? the sheriff had gone to ' the scene Indians Kills 16 Americans. Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 30.?Bu- i sines* men o? Sonera, Mex., recently arriving here, say that within the last two months 10 Ameiicans have been killed by lYaqui Indiana at one point or another in Mexico. Must of the | victims were sett lers who fled j three years ago during Indian troubles hut recently returned, [believing the railroad building! had progressed to a point where they would be protected from the murderous bands of Yaquis. % * A Coming Marriage. Mr. Lloyd Moore and Miss Hattie Elliott to Wed on the 17th instant. r Invitations have been issued to the approaching marriage of Mr. Arthur Lloyd Moore, eldest son of County Superintendent of Education W. M. Moore, and Miss Li;'.rriet McNair Elliott, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Copelancl Elliott, <?f Lancaster. The ceremony will be performed Thursday afternoon, January 17rh, at 2 -.30 o'clock, at the home of the prospective bride's parents. Miss Ellio't is one of Lancaster's handsomest and most lovable young 1 idies, while t lie young man who has I em so fortunate as to win her heart and hand is a model ot deportment and a gentleman of sterling* character. Mr. Mfo e is at present agent of the L. vV C. road at Fort Lawn, lie possesses tine business qualifications and has a bright t ut lire before him. News in Brief. The Southern, the Seaboard and the Coas' Line railroads have been sued by the corporation commission of North Carolina for inaccurate train bulleting T 1 n ? raoui'T, 15 years oia, of Union City, lean., lias been arrested charged with tire murder of his la'her, Rev. J. K. Holder Miss Annie Latum r, of Wilmington, N. (J., has been declared by painters to be the most beautiful woman in Europe J. Monroe Speers, of Darlington bar, lias been appoined solicitor to succeed J. Monroe Johnson, who died recently As result of a family fend an Italian laborer, an American woman and the hitter's 12-yearold-sou were found dead at a railroad camp near Motley station, Va , Saturday night ? James l'olk, 00 years, was shota and killed Saturday at MontiL/^fl C.llo, (la., bv Cirb WaldroD. MBr. young man who had two of Polk's daughters f?4jjr^A tertainment Will iM/MfJBm negro, was hanged Friflffy.' / Springfield, Ga., for der ot Jesse Zjigler, ajfiffi* ed A company ital $1,000,000 has beJjpSjK ized at Minneapolis oflflM^ the officers are womPaflBr r Col. John C.Boyd, of ( adjutant and inspector elect, was stricken with his Monday afternoon condition is serious. , . . Thewjl^ ? i-trict ooiivention of I. was held in Chester last Friday. Delegates from York, Lancaster, Chester and Fairfield counties were in attendance. A big banquet was held in the evening, about 200 being present. It was decided to hold next convention in Lancaster.