Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE LEDGER. Thwrlow S. Carter, EDITOR ANI) MANAGER. WKDX KSDAY, JULY <>, 1S08. TROOPS ARRIVE. SAFE AT .MANILA. Tho Spanish Governor and Other Official# of the Lad rone Inland* Taken Otr andCarricd on to Manilla an a Present for A d ni i r al Dewey. Hong Kong, July 4.?The Cnited States dispatch boat Xatiro, which left Cavite, Manila harbor, on July 1, has arrived here. She reports that tho American troops in the transports City of Sidney, City of Poking and Australia, convoyed by tho Charleston, arrived at Cavite, on June JOth, having taken tho Padrone Islands on tho way, and having left men there. Tlie Spanish Governor and other officials captured were Wrought to Cavite. The Inked States troops commenced to disembark at Cavite on .lulv 1st. GENERAL Bl'TLER COMPLIMENTED. A Northern Society Presents llim With a Fine llorse and Trap pings. The presentation to General M C Butler, of South Carolina, of a line saddle horse and accoutrements by the society of the Sons of tho \meriean Revolution, of New York, was a pleasing incident that has attracted favorable comment. "The last nail in the coffin of sectionalism, if it needed apy Ust nail, has been driven," says tho New York Mail and Express, "by the Empire State Society of the Son.-, of the American Revolution. Its members have at the same time, presented Major General Matthew C Holler, of South Carolina, with a handsome wnrhorse, and handsome accourtrements, ai Camp Alger, and given to Brigadier General Frederick I> Grant, at Chickamaugn, a sword richly chased and inscribed, together with belt and epaulettes of his new rank." John R Marshall, who will enjoy the distinction of boing the first negro to wear a eolnnel't uniform in the Cnited States army as the commander of tho 8th IIlinois volunteer regiment, now inusteriDg, has been employed foi live rears aa clerk in the tni re demption department of the coun ty clerk's office of Cook county, He was l)orn a a I five at Alcxun drin, Ya., in 1*59. Ho receive! his first military training in 1H94 when he graduated with higl honors from a school at Alcxun, drin and received a free course ir a State military academy at Hauip ton on account of superiority ir scholarship. STILL A MYSTERY. The Disappearance of Mrs J D Payne at Williamston. Special to The State. Williamston, dune 30. ? Up to 3 o'clock this afternoon nothing has heon heard of t he whereabouts of Mrs j D Payne and child whose mysterious disappearance was noted in today's issue of The StAte. The details as already reported were obtained from .1 D Payne himself who advances no other hypothesis than that his wife may have destroyed herielf. | For The Ledger. VAN WYCK ITEMS. i The weather is extremely warm and dry. Our farms are needing ruin hut this' hot dry weather gi"es the farmer u fine opportunity for killing grass. The fourth of July passed o(T very quietly at Van VVyck. There was nothing to indicate that the "glorious fourth" was being celebrated, except the absence of our freight trains, and the presence | of a few dressed sons and damsels of ham, loitering around our quiet little village. We have just learned that our * prosperous young farmer, .1 M Nishet has lost several of his tine cattle by sonio disease that has taken hold of them. He has several more sick and does not know just what the disease is. and how i to treat it. Van Wyek church was well ut* tended last Sunday, a good many strangers being present, expecting to hear a line dedication sermon from Bishop Duncan. It had been arranged that Bishop Duncan 1 would ha with us and dedicate our new Methodist church, but on I Saturday he informed our pastor mat lie had been railed to a meeting of the Bishops at Nashville j and it was impossible for him to come to Van Wyck. While the congregation might have been disappointed in not having heard Bishop Duncan, they heard a fine sermon from our popular young pastor, Rev S II Booth, on the text "The angel of the Lord eneampeth around about those who! fear Him and will deliver them.*1 Mr R L Robertson of Augusta, Ga., is visiting his sister, Mrs A B Ferguson. He attended Van Wyck church Sunday. Mr Robertson was raised here and has I Ulik n II IF? I uvvii u ?> ? y n i pi Mil IUU yt'urN. IIC was much surprised at the ninny changes that have taken place since his leaving here. He is a successful furniture dealer in the city of Augusta and is now on his way to Warm Springs, N C., to take a little recreation in the mountains during the hot summer months. Mr Willie Robertson, jr., son of tho late William R Robertson of (iuyton, (la., with his mother is visittng their relatives, Mr A 1> Ferguson and familv of Catawba and Mr T E 11 Stephenson and family of Waxhaw. Willie has grown up since he left the Wax, haws. Ho is a handsome, bright youth and his Van Wyck friends were glad to meet him. 1 M iss Maggie Davis of Waxhaw ' i- visiting Miss Minne Mas-ey and other Van Wyi.k friends. Misses Li'.lic Miller and Irene ' Cunningham of Lancaster arc visiting Miss Sue Yoder. Mr and Mrs Fudge of Fort Lawn visited their daughter Mr? R II Massey, Saturday and Sunj <^y. Messrs Walter Davis and W II Clark of Lancaster visited friend.* and attended Van wvck church Sunday. i It is rumored here that Mr .1 II ( Clyburn son of Mr It N Clyburr of tho Catawba Rilles was killed at Chickamauga Camps in a difficulty with other soldiers Inst week, wo have not heard any particular* and hone that the rcnort is not true. OPT1MUS. "For Hoadaoho I don't believe there over wns so good a pill as Ayer's. i I have been a vtctim of terrible headaches, and never found anything to relieve me so quickly as i AYER'S PILLS" ' C L. NEWMAN, Dug Spur, Va. Cry V "Jtcfwf* Castnrist I HAVE BOUND OVER | THE LAKE CITY MEN. , _ A Preliminary Examination Held in Charleston Friday 1 WIFE OF THE DEAD POST-j MASTER. She and tho Man Who Turned State's Evidence Were Only Witnesses. Neither Make Much impression. , Special to The State. Charleston, July 1. ? The preliminary hearing in the case of the six men charged with con < (spiracy in the killing of Post i I master J F Baker and the burn j ing of the postotlice at Hake City i last March was begun this after- j I noon before Commissioner .1 Wesley Smith in the presence of s i large number of witnesses and ( spectators. i Mrs Baker was tho first wit- i ness examined. She had nothing < new to tell about the tragedy. The I story of tho affair was better told ! in the press dispatches than by tho < testimony with which she favored the court. She took much time to answer j the questions which were put to , her by District Attorney Dathrop . and Mr (leorge L Legure, the j | counsel for the defense. She ( seemed to he afraid to open her', | mouth and tell her story in a j straightforward niaoner. < Joseph 1* Newman was the next ' and last witness. Ho was one of the leaders of the inob and the first man arrested. lie "poached" oil his fellow townsmen, but made _ ; : r r _ Ati . i I* f* |hmji iii)|)iuimuii. lie lOHl mo | story of the ill fooling against tba ] negro postmaater. He attended 1 the indignation meeting nt Stoke1 s ' tore on the Friday preceding the Monday night of the tragedy. At j ! this meeting resolutions were pass c ed for *he killing of Bakei on 1 Monday. At this meeting wore ! Newman, the prisoners, Kpps, ^ Stokes, Goodwin, McKnight, j Webster and Ward. The party ! was reenforred hy Alon/.o Rodi gers, Charles .Joiner, Bill Ad- ' kins and Sam Heed and others. Newman said that he did not recognize those who assembled and committed the outrage. The oil was gotten from Goodwin's store, Newman, said, nnd carried by Goodwin himself to the post i office. He did not know actually who poured the oil or placed the match. He recounted the shoot ng down of Baker's family, when they appeared at the doors am windows. ,i Newman was rather a surly witness when crossexamincd hy Attorney Legare. His face was covered with his hand a groat purt of tho time and he refused to drop his hand when asked to do so hy Mr I egare. Mr IiOgare made Newhatn ad-j mit that the mi it he wore was I I given him hy Inspector Moye. The hearing was not as aeusa- ; ^ tional as was expected. 1 The prisonors were committed ' for trial at the coming term of the district court. j The prisoners fiom Columbia I will probai>ly waive the exantinn-! tion. J H B. Save Your Life. By using "Thk orkat Mouth American Kidnky Cure,*' This new remedy In a ureal surprise on an- | count of lie exceeding promptness In relieving pain in tiie Kidneys. Bladder and Back in male or female. It I relieve* .etentlon of wate- and pain In passing It almost immediately. Have yourselves by using this marvelou* cure. Ite u?e will prevent fatal con sequences'n aflhirvt all cases by Its great alternative and healing power* Hold by J K MacUey A Co., Lancaster C. Mdrer C*v V Castor^ i j4i it**' s 4 THE AMERICAN LOSS 400. j SHAFTER'S REPORT. 1 The Americans Drive the Spat) iard* From the Out Work# ( ml Take Possession of |( Them. t( Washington, July 1.?Tho War Department has received tho following from General Shnfter dated ! at Si bone v: "Had very heavy engagement today, which lasted from 8 I a m., till sundown. We have carried their outworks and are uow in poHKeaaion of them. There is now about th -ee quarter* of a mile nf open country between my li: ea and the city. By morning troops will be entronched and consider- i at?lo augmentation of forces will He there. General Law ton's Division and General Bates' Brig- j id e havu bsen ongsged all day in zarrying El Cnnoy, which waa icsomplishcd at >4 p m. Will he u> liny and in front of Santiago luring the night. 1 regret to say that our caaualtiea will be abora fOO. Of these not many ar? kill *d. I (Siguedi 4'SilAFTER.'' One of the First Incidents. At 1 o'clock this afternoon, ifter f? houra tarrific lighting, tho Spanish began to leave their en i [ranchmen's nnd retreat into the itv. Many Americana wore 1 ivoumled and ara being brought i n. One man had both arms ahot 1 lT and wan wounded in the hip, "tut was laughing. rttK sum; la gkiim'kciket here ia no suffering from this lreadful malady, if you will ouly | ?et the right remedy. You are laving pain all through your body, i vour liver is out of order, have no ippetite, no life or ambition, have i had cold, iu fact are completely ised up. Floctric Bitters is the inly remedy that will give you irompt and aure relief. They act lirectlv on your liver, Stomach infl Mfluera, lone up the whole lystem and maku you feel like a lew being. They are guaranteed to cure or price refunded. For Sale at Crawford Bros* Drug Store, only 50 cants n 'Kittle. SH( U'LDKDKD BY OLD MAN . LKITE1L j He Knurs a Loan of $8,000,000 and May Want $4,000,000 Mora to L ijuidato Young Joaeph Loiter'a Deht Incurred in the Wheat Deal. Chicago, July I. ? Levi Z, Loiter has completed negotiations with tho Northwestern Mutual ; Life Iusurunce Company for a loan of $3,000,000 for ten years, ! at 4 per cent. The security con I sistaof a number of the most valuable pieeea of business prop- j erty in the city. In completing 1 the details of tha loan, Mr Inciter informed the agents of tho North western that ho would probably ! require further advances of ahout $."? 500,000 or $4,000,000. The money obtained by Mr Lciter will go toward the liquidation of tho debt incurred by hia aon, Joseph lieiter, in wheat sjiecula HOD. The share of Joseph Leitcr in the immense estate of his father will he Dearly, if not entirely, consumed hy hisejaculation. Mr Leiter's notice that be would probably require between $8,000,000 and $7,000,000 in loans on hi* property ia taken to indicate the extent of the losses of .Joseph 1 Inciter that he is compelled to ] bear, )>eing the excess of the sum , ef losses in the deal above .Joseph , Letter's private fortune, which i was variously estimated at from $1,000,000 to $8,000,000 before 1 he began his career on the Chics- 1 go board of trade, over a year ago. I*"? ' Don't Tobarro Spit ami Smoke lour l.lTe Amy. To quit toliacco costly ntid forever, be tna nctie. full of life, nervo and visor, toke No T Hoc. the wonder-worker, thnt intilccs weak m< strong. All druggists, 60c or 91. Cureguaru teed Booklet and srrnple free. Addrei Stirling Hetnedy Co., Chicago or New Yorl Typhoid fever i? epidemic i Charlotte. There ere a numbt of crtsce and the deaths from tl ilisease are said to average aboi a half dozen per week. A majoi ity of the victim* ao far are rt ported to he from IS to 25 yeai of age. Sympaib^ The sympathetic tenderness of a lot !ng husband is everything to an expet tant mother, especially during her fin ordeal. George Layton, Esq., a prom: netit druggist of Dayton, O., gives th following case: A customer of mine, whose wife has use four bottles of 'Mother's I'rlend " before cot finemcnt, My*. after seeing the effects of tli remedy, that If she had to go through the order gain mid there were but four bottles on th market, and the coat was $100 per bottle, sli would have them. " Mother's Friend " is a scientifirall Compounded liniment which affords cet tain relief in the various ailments pre ceding childbirth, ami assures prope elasticity to the cords and muscles it: vol vert in the final ordeal. "Mother's Friend" is sold by drug pists, or expressed on receipt of on dollar. Valuable book, "Before Baby I Born," mailed free on application. THE BRAOFIELD REGULATOR CO.. Atlanta. Oi ;-?r si: bscrThT:^ TO niK ledgei fs*"'ii ffffjmrnffTifflH Bargains "i I m FFe are still rei every train ai ed to make i Tn order 10 do ko we are go of HKill PRICKS Our buyer liity* just ?*elnrned from the Nort larger lortiou of his time there, pick up stuff at almost his own j on a few things : MEN'S'. YOUT AnD I I W The CHEAPEST cv Men's Suits at *1 85. Mei suits *.'J '25. All wool Clay Wo Roy's Suits from *21t cents u I For *2 05 suit of clot Wtandar the cents kin Dei ss Cliallies yard. Come wl Double-width Dress Novelti SHOES, Men's good Sunday shoes 0 rents. Ladies tine lace shoes 4<i 38 cento. Children's shoes fron Overall qniits at 23 cents. Boys knee pants 13 cents per pa We ?lso have a nice line of DRESS ROODS, SILKS, SAT1 n JUST RECEIVED ! 2 sol from 38 cents to $3. Another 1 r>n the $1.00, among them ft niof manufacturers coat. %r$r" We have many other I forhid mentioning. Come to se< the counter. Respectfully \ ( Shannon-F SlOO Reward SIOO. * o- The readers of thin papor will be -n pleased to learn that there is at len?t n* one dreaded disease tint science ha* been able to cure in aW lie stages. and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catairh Cure Is the only positive cure known to the ill medical fraternity. Catarrh belli# a consiitu'ional disease, requires a conHtilutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh it Cure is akeii internall, acting direotly upon tlie blood and mucous stir it races of the hi stem, thereby destroy r_ In# the foundation of the disease, and giving I he patient strength bv building B- up the constitution and assist In# nature In doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they idler One Hundred Ilollajs for any cuse that it fai's | to euro Send for list of testimonials. Addrers. F J CHKNEY A CO., ^ Toledo. (). Im^TSold by Druggists. 7">c. 'NEWS OF VICTOR!. from every side makes nil of us tiike trrenter pride than ever in | THE AMERICAN EAGLE. .lust so have It Brandt's ware# been put to the test and have won victory every where. During the Summer we have reduced prices in order to suit the times. Our wares ware and Our pri cc s j h rte. R BRANDT, CHESTER, SC r- Under Town Clock. i INSOMNIA d I "I Have been tialtig CASCARBTS for e In*omnla. v. ith which I have been afflicted for e over twenty yearn, and I can say that Cuacarcta have given me tnoro relief than any other retneI dy I have ever tried. 1 ..hull y I mend them to my friends ns being nil they arc | represented. ' Titos. (Jii.i.ai.d, Kigin, 111. CANDY I- 5m ^ # CATHARTIC X&MAmw) ^ THADI MANN waowrtwao^^^^^ Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Do Good. Noser Hleken. Weaken, or Grl|>e. 10c. tbe. toe I ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... W.HI.f N.?.4r I'nrur, rtlnra atrval. In Int. ait J Mn.Tn RIP Hold and onaranteed by all drug_ "U* IU-DAU gl.u to ITEk Tobacco Habit }! Bargains J ceiving them on ml are com pel Io?m tor tliem. injr t<> knock the ROCK Imttom out , Mr. T .1 Shannon, of Monroe, N. C., licrn markets, and, spending the with the spot cash enables him to >riee. Wo ijuote you prices below H|S IQYS' CLOTHING or brought to Lancaster. n's all wool Suits ?2 7c Men's plaid rsted Suits, ?3 75 ipto *7 00. lies, nice pair of shoes and hat. <1 prints 3 cents, n!. All styles of 2 3-4 cents per liile it lasts. ios at 9 cents, worth 15 cents. SHOE I ? _1: - - <i_ - i -- .cum. mum.-* uno mitton shoes 45 ' oonts. Old Ladies Common Sonne i 10 cents per pair up. Rain Overall suits only 45 cent*, ir. INS, ETC., CHEAPER IAN YOU CAN BUY ElSEftHEftE. id oases Uuhrellas at prices ranging lice line of Sample llata at 50 cents i lot of Stans. Yours at loss than iargaios that time and printers ink B us and let us quote yon prices over >ur?, . underburk Co.