The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, March 12, 1898, Image 2
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F. AN A<;KT?.
Sati ukav, March 1 l\ 1 s'JS.
The Aupista Herald is mistak
i'M in thinking that Fit/. Lee can
oot anvtljuis; lie wants when he
comes home. Lee is a sjold democrat.
lie is regarded as a political
pariah by the democrats ex
cept for duties which only men of
Lee's character and ability can
perform. Lee would be opposed
in South Carolina for county commissioner
on account of his financial
views. ? (ircenvillo News.
The other ni<*ht at a theatrical
entertainment in New York Fit/.
Lee's portrait was wildly cheraed
and Meivinley's \v;u hi-sed.
\\ hen that sort of thin<; happens
in that <|uartcr it means "a heap.*'
McKinley may redeem himseif,
but the fact can't be rubaed out
that Fit/:lui<;h Lee is today one of
the most popular men in the I'nion
The courage, tirmness, tact, wis
. i i i ...? i.:
Muni 111 v i iii (man 11 \ t?i ut> nnuM*
i:i Cuba has insult* him si hero in
tin' fvcsof the people. l iit* north
is not loss proud ot him than tin*
south. A great future opens before
him.?The State.
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Till-; ROM ARIA ROIIRKRS.
Their Trial In New her rv?Clerk
of Mr Hipp Identities the
(binds.
Special to The State.
Newberry, March Ik?Yesterday
evening and this morning was
spent in securing n jury and getting
ready to begin the triul of
A F Riser, William Hiser and
tlanies Riser, of the Romaria gang
which was recently apprehended.
The court room was packed. The
whole moi'ning until recess was
consumed in examining Mr .1 .1
Ileintz, a clerk of Mr I) Hipp,
wuosi- sumo was rooocu. ,\ considerable
quantity of stolen goods
which were found hidden hy the
defendants were introduced as
evidence, and mtinv articles were
recognized l?v Mr Ileintz as being
missing property of Mr Hipp,
and the rohbers hadn't even removed
the cos* marks, and at
this writing the defense are examining
the witness, and from
present indications about three
days will be spent in the trial of
this and the other three cases in
connection.
Bunking Intelligence.
lie wanted a position in an
Austin hank. The president was
satisfied with his credentials, but
before engaging him put him
through a civil service examination
'Suppose now, a man was to
come in here to deposit $20 in
bills, how would you count themt'
'I'd wet my finger ami lift up
each hill until I got to the last
one.'
'Why would you not lift up the
I ist one. *
' Because there might possibly
he one more hill under 1^, and if
the depositor was to soo it ho
would want it hat k, hut if the 20th
hill is not lifted up and there
should he another hill in the pile
the hank makes it, don't you seed'
You will do," said the hank
president. 'You have been in
tlio business before, but I didn't
suppose you knew that trick/
f?*?( !?r<*'HCandy OiUharrl<\ tlt?> mn*t
woiid ' "fill medicln illncDvcry of ihc
1ge plimant and re're?htnjr tr> the
aa- e, act K> ntly and positively on
kidneys. liver and I>'?wp s, cleansing
lie entire sysleiii, dispel Colds, cure
headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousness, Please buv and try
ali. j ofi'Cc loiay; 10, -Ji, fiO cents J
dnld and guaranteed town le by ul I
Bruggfats.
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WILLIAMS CONFLSSFS.
To l?eing the Murderer ?>i* an j
Fstinmble Citizen of Sumter. f:u
!ar
Special to Tin? State. '(,x
Sumter March th?The nc^ro, no
Charles Williams, \\he was sus- sh<
peetcd of the murder of Mr Lee on
near Carter's Crossing, and who du
so narrowly escaped heinj* lynch- so;
ed when arrested, has broken down tai
and confessed the crime. It was So
thought that he had an accomplice de
and so stated, hut now he says
that he alone is responsible for f(1
^ the crime.
i WITH PISTOL AND SPADF. th
W
And the Nc?*ro With the Spade
Was Killed.
he
Spartanburg, March 7. Two
younif negroes, Forrest Finkc and rt'
dim (ircirorv. became euixitccd in S*1
aditlieullv atClcmiale early this he
morni'i:', which resulted in I inhe > -1
death Fach went into kill, Finke so
with a shove!, and (Irc^ory with ~r
a pistol. <ircirorv having the ad- I'1
" 11
vantage, left his antagonist dead ""
on the ground. lie surrendered t>l"
at once. 1'
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Wild-INO TO MAVi: A 11K- 1,5
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I'riuocss Kailaimi Will Abandon vv;,
Hope of Monarchy on (Certain
Conditions. j'i*|
CO
i Honolulu, March 1. \ in Sun ,1K
Francisco, March'.'. Til Havies, |J((
ouardian of lYineess Kailatini lias
addressed an open le'tor to the*
Hawaiian*, in which he proposes sj|(
to abandon all further hope of a |U)
monarchy for the islands, and rr
make a republic conditional upon 0f
the cessation of all further work ()^
for annexation on the part of fhe
American residents of the island. rn
This proposition, however, does
not meet with the approval of' tli
either the natives or Ainerieatis. r<)
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METHODIST HOOK AGENTS, in
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j The War Claim for $2ss,000! el
Passes Senate After Going j ce
rhroiigh House. j sa
i ? , n
j \\ ashington, March 8. ? l'odays sn
1 session of the senate was largely tli
i devoted to the consideration of vi
j the I>istnet of Columhia appro si
priation hill. AIte" an extended pi
i discussion the hill, containing a h<
provision for the reduction to i cc
ahont one half of the present rates ei
of telephone charges in the (listrift, y<
was passed. A Hill appropriating ec
$228,000 for the relief ot the w
hook agents of the M< thodist h
Episcopal church, south, was also ci
passed. As it has already passed t(
the house the measure now goes G
to the President for his signature.
At 4:50 p m., during the dis-;
cession of the pending hill, nmea- |(
S!i"c wnv fftpftivoil fri?in l,/>no?.
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conveying to tho sonnlo the hill |
. , m
appropriating $50,<?O0,000 for
national defense just, passed hy
the house. The'hill was laid hoi
w
fore the senate and on motion of
I w
Mr Allison of Iowa referred to'.
IS
the committee on appropriations. I ^
The Billville rejiment is drilling
every day. The hoys have he-;
come s i proficient tliat one of !
them drilled a hole i:i the national
hank safe and gut away with F
$5,000.
jsyour hair |
Sreen?
It's only Another tiny of Asking, ts yoar ,u)
utr growing? For green me ins growing. j?,
You cah MAKE Ha it grow by uting [)i
ytycrsJFfairUigor j
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Cut Down the .\cre?Lro.
v I
To impress u ion the Southern'
i.ici > tll'lt the piantiim of 11 .
i e>
?je acreage in cotton would he
tremely foolish it seems that
thin;; further than the low prices
ouhl lie necessary. If an 11.0,000
hale crop should ho proeel
I in lvt>s in spite of the les11
presented I?y the prices obined
for the crop of 1S!)7 the.
uthern fanner would scarcely
serve sympathy.
Nevertheless, > i r e 11 ni st uncos
rnish another arnunient for the
doction of tin* cotton crop. I'n->
all the |> ilitioians and most of
e newspapers are deiiherateU
iny the probability of war with
lain is considerable. The almost
rtain cllect of war would be a
M'liiny of the demand for cotton
ods and a talliny in the priee of:
tton. At the same time bread
ill - am! meat would command
Iter prices. 'f war breaks out
e western farmers will derive
me lienetit from it. They will
Hood prices for their wheat,
eir corn, their cattle, Iiojjs and
rses. It: hi-, beneiit the South11
farmer ma\ share if he will,
icre i- nothing to prevent him
>111 cultivating htrurer corn crops
is year than ever before. It is
t too late for him to sow some]
lall grains. lie can raise his
.'ii meat if lie wishes. If the
ir c<mil's and ho relies as usual
rotten hr is hound to sutler. ;
tree and a half or four rents!
Hon with the prices of flour and
al and haeon doubled would "'7
an destitution and a groat deal
it in the South. *'
On the other hand, even if there
nuid he peace, there would l?e
loss in sacrificing tho cotton
op largely to grains, the wisdom All]
decreasing the cotton crop ty'om If
her considerations than that of t? 'K
: ; _ e , i Vl\l I ?
i- imminence or war ncmg re '
. your
gmaal. vnnc
We shoul.l not l?e surprised if ^
e farmer who plants not a fur- >
>w of cotton Wot sows down the
eater part of his lands, producer
hay, potaties and meat in
mndance, is Wetter off at the I
ose of 1s'.?n than the most sue-'
'ssfill cotton fanner. At the
me time, we do not advUo that
> cotton should We planted. A ,
nail crop should Wc produced Wut
ie prospect of war ought t<? connce
eycry f u iner of the necesty
of completely chaniriug his
ans and ?>f reducing his acreage!
I
y ."?0 per cent Farmers should
insider too that what course oth-1
farmers take matters little this;
sar. The chief reason for less]
>tton is that the land and labor
ill lie needed for grain. If we
ave war, those crops sue almost J
irtain to l>e more valuable even j
? the Southern man than cotton. !
reeoville News.
A1
I inf{,
A Georgia e<litor wiitos a? fol- .he
iwh: 'Many people in the
mntry want to move to town;
lany people in town would like
> live in the country. As a rule Rny
lan'a a fool; when it's hot he
ants it cool; when it's cool he j
an t it hot; always wanting what I .
not; never pleased with ahat
i'sgot; as a rule man's a fool.' jy
offlt
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