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A \ w - ~~' "" ft. OABTKR, i A Neiorpap<r . Fur a* Frxmiotian / the Political, SbaAul, i| ' nftwlaja? ' f Ihf nfi J TERMS: *LAO A Yh*a MM40 Muuabl V . v ^^ I Piii i".r rw 5fcl uUWEhKLY I, A N C A * ? K K <' A V \i I 1, 7. 1900 KM aHI> Kl> ?* > > _ ????? _ ? Ca TOO -GR $5,000 in FALL f \ JAS. W. TOLBERT WAS CHASED BY A HOB. H&skcu Hen Ran Him From House in McCorniick. CANNOT STAY IN THAT TOWN. ?* _ ? * - iveguiator* Did not Get Hold of Him, as he Fled by Hack Door. Said to Have Been Arrested. Special to The State. McCormick, April 4.?James W Tolbert, whose wife is Hostmaster at this place, who was run out of the county last spring, re turned yesterday morning and was waited on by a band of mask ed men last night and compelled to leave. He ran from his house at the rear while the parleying was going on in the front and made kis escape. Early this morning he came into town and bought a ticket to Greenwood and immediately disappeared, but has since been located All tho people seem to desire is that he does not show himself to them. They seem to l>e determined that he shall not again reside in this town. A citizen of McCormick tried to act as mediator and succeeded in delaying the action of the crowd until Tolbert had time to leave tho house. lie made his escape at the hack door. L<ater?A man has just come in and states that they have arrested Tolbert for carrying conceal ad weapons. 1 have just learned that Tolbert applied to Mr W V Stuckey for protection and was taken in and concealed until somo time today. RELIEF /A SIX HOURS. Distressing Kidney and Bladder Dtseeae relieved In six hour* (>v"Nkw (Jkkat Couth Amkhican Kiunky Cukk." It is a great surprise on ae? count of It* exceeding promptness In relieving pain in bladder, kidneys and hack, in male or female Relieves re tentlou of water almost Immediately. If you want quick relief and cure this is the remedy. Hold by J K Mackey A Co . Druggist, Lancaster 8 C. W ate! i BUSY TO T7J1T Vtl\l J-jjTLJL UtV 1 Good Clot rhe Susies IN LINE V THE -FC DEWEY FOR PRESIDENT. / Willing to Run. Rut Silent as to Platform an<l Which i Party's Nomination ho Will Accept. Washington, I) C, April 4.? It has developed that the announcement of Dewey's candidacy is a part of a well laid plan to , head off Bryan's Senator (ior- ' man, John R McLean, Judge Brawley, former Secretary Whit- i ney and a number of other >old eastern demociats engineered the i movement, which finally resulted < in l)ewe? consenting to announce j himself a candidate. New York, April 4.?The IU...U ?. ??unu prima a signed interview with Admiral Dowev in which he aaya he is willing to run furpresi- 1 dent if the people wall it. lie ' saya: 4tita the highest honor in the gift of the nation. If the people want me I ahali he only ( too wi ling to serve." } "Since studying thi* auhject I 1 am convinced that the office of 1 president is not such a very diffi- i cult one to till, hi* duties being ! mainly to execute the laws of t congress. t "Should I be chosen for this 1 exalted position 1 would execute i the lawn of congress a* faithfully as I have always executed the or* ders of my superiors." Admiral Dewey did not state what party's nomination he would | accept. The reporter askad: u "On what platform will you > standi" 1 And the admiral replied: j "1 think I have said enough at c this time, and possibly too I much." c a ^ m c Wheeler for Dewey's Mate. ; ( Huntsville, Ala, April 5?It is, x stated here that j n effort will be I \ made to ha^f General Wheeler ( run on tho presidential ticket *] with Dewey. ? ? 1 Itch ou human cured in .to minu'ei by Wool ford' Hnutnry Lotion. This never fails. Hold by J F Mac key C o , Druygl-t, Lsnca*r, HC your subscription. ' ? \ . * Those ( (GAINS: king at a it Place is / mw THE iNSON > R B A HO BUS ON THE AGGltES SI V B (M<?inir in on Hooerts?Bu Blench lias Licked Those W lio Ambushed Broad* wood. London, April 3. ?The Boer *re taking the aggressive now am are closing in upon Roberts riiey are already upon flank tint front apparent I v forcing tlv lighting before lie is ready to star for Pretoria. The main Boo army lias advanced si*ty mile southward from Ivroonstand am is now at SiiuiMale. Anothe l?i<r force i?. nt l'aardoburg 01 Huberts' left while Oliver's com muml and the Boers who attaeke< Broadwood are on the ri^ht. Si: thousand Boers on the Van I Rive ire in a threatening attitude I'his situation is probably rospon dble for Methuen's hurried re all from (irhpiiland. Bloemfontein, April 3.?(iei French has engaged the stronj Boer command from Lady brain which ambushed Broudwood 01 Saturday, lie almost decimatoi ?? uciii. 11 is generally b?dievc< hut t ie guns and wagons tin doers captured are certain to In 'ecaptured. HIS LIFK VV A>HAVKI> Mr. .1 E Lilly, a proininen riti/.en of llunnihal, Mo., lateh iad a wonderful deliverance froo i frightful denth. In telling o t he says: "I was taken witl Typhoid Fever, that ran int< 'ncumoniu My lun<*s becanx mrdened. 1 was so Weak 1 couldn' >ven sit up fti bed. Nothing lelped mo. I expected to sooi lie of Consumption, when 1 hear* >f Dr. King's New Discovery )no bottle gave great relief. ] ontinued to use it, and now an veil and strong. 1 can't say toe nuch in its praise." This mar ollous medicine is the surest an< |incKesi euro in the world for al rhroat and Lung Trouble. Keg liar Hi/.es 50 canto and $1.00. rrial bottles free at Crawford Iros' Drug Store: every l>ottl? ;uaranteed. W Kay your Mubacripitonto iVNIl! V .. ? 3 ol limns v? ATM AnVT?i IN STORE Little Rett 3 the Che a] : CROWD i CASH E6AIN! i- LIYK MOUSE IN AN APRIL L FOOL EGG. it A Practical Joke Gives a Young WOman a Dangerous Fright. 1 Binghampton, N Y, Dispatch 1st. As the result of an April fool s joke Edith Waliach, of Camden, 1 who is visiting friends here, is said to he dying. Miss Waltach C 1 is 19 yer.ru of age, and a sprightly n e young lady of very nervous tem- c t peramtmt. She came to this city t r a week ago to visit friends, and . t' s in tho family where she is stop? * i ping is a young man very fouu of r r practical joking. He and Miss ? a Walrach were fast friends and ho c -> determined to have some sport at ?' 1 her expense at the breakfast tahle. tl t Procuring a small live mouse he H r fastened it an egg, covering the 11 . opening with faster o f I'urin 0 - ? n - Thin wa? brought in with the breakfast, and when Nliaa WaU P 1 rack broke the shell the liberated " jj mouse make ita escape. She C( t gave a scream and fainted away, i tl j On being restored a spasm occur ? a red, and during the day ahe had C j three nervous tits. The physi- f' j cian who was called pronounced tl 0 the case one of acute hysteria t' 0 brought on by the sudden fright. P American Progress. ^ In 1870 the cotton milla of tho n t Unitod Slattw manufactured 857,- r? ^ 00(1 t hi I A v t\( ?* ?- r ? Iiimirioin: ('Oll(ll) J in ^ i 1899 tlioy used 3,639,000 halos. a 1 The output of our coal mines in o 5 1870 was 32,836,000 ton#; the 1' 9 year 1878 suw 196,405,953 tons k t produced from them. The pro- ci duction of pig iron in 1870 was B' I 1,665,179 tons; in 1898 it had in- ? . creaied to 11,773,934 tons. In ? I 1890 the number of gallons of! n 1 petroleum oil produced was 185.-1? 000,000; in 1S98 the production j amounted to 2,325,000.000 gal- 11 I Ions. During the year 1870 our production of steel was only 68,? 750 tons, but the figures of 1898 X ' 4rc 8,932,857. We exported f4 iron and steel manufactured ar- S titles to the value of $11,002,- r< 902 in 1870; but in 1898 we in? creased the value of such articles exported to $93,716,031. pi a Next W EtTISEME FOR YOi er than jest Place ? \ND MARC STORE 5. - AJbSES IN PHILIPPINES ] DURING THREE MONTHS. ] n Killed and Wounded 245 | Americans, 2,870 Insurgents | and Guerrillas, 124 Skirmishes. Washington, April 3.?Gen )tis has cabled to the war depart aent, probably with a riew to orraeting erroneous impressions hat exist in this country as to hfl utatA ? ?? iuu lumirrcciion in he Philippines, a summary of the esult of the development of the ampaign since the first of the a'.endnr year. His figures go ar toward offsetting the belief hat exists in some quarters that ince the adoption of guerrilla lethods of warfare the insurants have inflicted suhatantial dsh upon American arms in comarison with the punishment 'hieh they hare themselves reeived. A significant sentence in he report differentiates insurant* and ladrones, showing that >tis has taken cognizance of the | Act that a considerable number of, | tie hostiles are not soldiers under ! i he rules of wa. , and may not ex- ' I ect the same treatment. The! eport, which in dated Manila, , ipril 3, is as follows: Since Jaouarw 1st 124 akir-! ii?her> in Philippines have l>een eported, most very slight affairs. )ur casualties were three officers j * nd 78 enlisted men killed, 13; fficcrs and 151 men wounded.! nsurjrents and ladrone loss . in illed and left on field, 1.42f? . * f aptured, mostly wounde^l, 1,453 ; j mall arms secured, 3,0ol ; pieces f artillery, 165 ; large captures t other insurgent property. A umber of important insurgent fticeru are surrendering and the ^ ituation is gradually Incoming ^ lore pacific. Otis. Congressman .Joe Bailey, of | exas, has opened his campaign, >r United States Senator against enator Chilton, who is seeking 5 electioo. 1 f * m ? m g |JT Have you forgotten to a 17 your anbscription to Ledger! a eej\: INT! U!ilf Price. I :h to I I \ PRINCE OF WALES SHOT AT Insane Apprentice Fires Two Shots Which M issed. Brussel, April f>. ?The Prince of Wales was shot at while ieuvin?* the rnilrou.l Kiuti-.n ? H OI.UWIW1I llinv iu^ day. The attempt to assassinate the Prince was made by an apprentice, Jean Buptiste Sipide, who climbed the steps of the oar as the train was starting and ti-cd two shots which went w ide. He was immediately seized and hurried to the police station where he said he wanted to kill the prince who had killed so many men in South Africa. He is apparently insane. There wan great confusion as soon as the shots were heard. The ofliciels crowded around the prince, who was verv cool and devoted his attention to the princess, who was much frightened. Cotton Fire at l'aeolet. Facolet, S C, April 4, 1900.? Fire broke out in the ro< k warehouse at l'aoolet mill night before last, and 1,400 bales were burned, ind the walls of the house injured the heat. Arranging for the Reunion. o n Louisville, Ivy, April 4 ? 'ieorgo Moorman, adjutant general and chief of staff under (ien Fohn B Gordon, of the United Confederate veterans, reached lere today to confer with the ocal committoe ahout plans for he reunion, which will he held ;rom May 30th to June 3d. (ten Vloorman has met the committee ind will he the guest of Col licitt luring his ?tay here. The graded school building and nost of the furniture at Timmonsdlle wore burned Saturday while ichool was in session. All the xipilu escaped. The loss is U,500. Insurance #1,100. fi/OO rir K. Detchon'n Anti Diuretic. M*y be worth to you more than $100 f you haw a child who sour bedding rona inconteneuce of water during leep. <hire* old and young alike. It rrente the trouble at once. $1. Hold j J F Mackey A Co, Druggist, Lan tar, 8 C.