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THE LEDGER. 1 Thurlow S. Carter, EDITOR AND MANAGER. AYK.DNKSDA V, MAT 0, 1000. Fcathcrstono Declines. Cor (ireenvillo News. I l Laurens, S C, May 7.? In a' ..4 4..11. /' / < f cum i i;i11\ u nil v r rm ut'iMunr, who was so near victory as the candidate for jjovernor in 1S98, he slate 1 that friends from various i sections of the State had urged ' him ajjain to l?e a candidate. In J this connection lie desires me to say: ' ' I appreciate their kindness more than I can express, hut it ! will h<? impossible for me to com* plv with their wishes. I entered the nice before, because I thou jht it was right to do m>. In the.campaign of 1898 I formed many lasting friends, and I am sincerely grateful to the' people of the State for the kind nc-sos shown mo, and the support given to me. As matters now stand, there are, probably, others who ars ready to take up the Ii<_rht where I left it off. had then, and shall always have only the good of South Carolina at heart "I congratulate the State upon iho universal good feeling which today prevails among our people. There :s disposition to forget past differences and to put only pood and i riu? men in office? men who seek ofli '0 not simply for the sake <if the 'loaves and lishos,' hut for the tron 1 of their State."' I feel sine that there are even hrii.diter and hotter things ahead for South Carolina. In point of natural advantages she easily holds the palm : hut she eannot afford to take a haekward step. She iias scores and scores of citi /.ens true and ahle, who are willing, if the call is nia*Je upon them, to accept oftioe and assist in building up their State. "Let us then oee to it that only sucii men are given office and when we have given them office, 1 would sixain urge, as I did after my defeat in '98, to give them support in their administration of public affairs. With our support even 1 he weakest may succeed, without it the strongest may fail.," IIOMICIDK IN CHESTER. Mill Watchman Shoots an Opera tive With a Ciun. Speei tl to The State. ' hotter, Mav 7. ? Watchman Lindsay killed Operative Weath* crs today at tins Springstein mill just ii- the whistle vrus signaling dinner. As the operatives were leaving their places Lindsay walked up to Weathers and shot him through the heart with a 38-calibre gun. The deceased caught hold of Lindsay, threw him down and was about to administer a sound clubbing when he rose, staggered back and fell deud upon the Moor of the mill. Lindsay ghvo hfmself up to the sheriff and is now in jail. He is not talking tait says he can show sufficient grounds for acquittal. His attorney, S K McFadden, will apply for bail at once. Coroner Shannon held an inuuest over the body this afternoon and tho ver- ! diet rendered was thnt Weathers came to his ideatli from a gunshot] wound at tho hands of Lindsay. j A MOXSTKK I)kVII, FISH Destroying its victim, is a type of Constipation. The power of this murderous malady is felt on organs and nerves and muscles and brain. There's no health till it's overcome. Ilot Dr. Kind's New Life Pills are a safe und aure * cure. Best in the world for Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bowels. Only 25 cents at Crawfor 1 Bros Drugstore. Baptist Minister Shot With Deadly Aim. J REV. \\\ E. JOHNSON OF BAMBERG KILLS \V?i. T. BELLINGER. | Fhe Preacher and Father of De ceased Had Quarreled Pro.- It vious Day. Said Belleni < ger Fired First. !' ? I> Special to Tlio Greenville News. 1 Columbia, S C, May 4.?This 1 morning the Rev W 10 .Johnson, j i prominent Baptist minister, shot Bamberg Court Stenographer ! William Bellinger, nephew of the attorney general, dead on the!' streets of Bamberg. .Johnson j used a double barrel shot gun and hud gone home prepared to shoot. ; The atl'air is the result of a fatui-i ly feud. A marriage without parental consent was the cause of tho killing. Win 1' Bellinger, tho victim, j was appointed court stenographer when Captain Sawyer resigned to go to the Philippines. Ilo vas the eldest son of .John K Bellinger ji ji innuiuiit iiii/.t'ii or oamnerg and who is u candidate for solici-! tor. For some time there had been . ill feeling bet ween John K Bel-j linger and the Kev Mr Johnson on account of the marriage of Mrj Bellinger's daughter by tbo Kev Mr Johnson, who is tlie Baptist minister at Bamberg, a place of about 1,000 population. William Bellinger e>p >used bis \ father's cause in tbo contention i about the marriage and tbo preacher and Mr Bellinger, it is said, have bad several contentions about the matter. This morning Johnson was in bis front garden when William Bellinger passed by on the sidewalk going to bis home, which adjoins that of Mr Johnson. The quarrel was in some way renewed and Be'linger got out his pistol and fired at .Johnson when John son tired with his douldo barrel shot gun, killing Bellinger. .Johnson surrendered at once to the shetilT and is now in jail. lie is a comparatively young man and I J K has a wife and three children living. Helliiitwr is si nom <if iilumi - > The inquest is being held to-j day. Solicitor Townsend is pros-1 cut on the part of the State. I is reported that State Senator i-Icnrlersnn and others have been retained to represent Mr Johnson. Public sentiment at Bamberg is so aroused that u special from there says it is badly divided as to the killing. Both of the participants arc popular young men in Bamberg and lmvo staunch friends. The killing oocured at 10, o'clock this morning but the newsj of it did not reach Columbia until late and then there were many | inquiries as to the facts. This is the first killing In some time in which leading citizens have been involved, the first rase in many years where a minister did the shooting. t O 1,1) S'TKK L Oil DKATIi "There is but one small chance to save your life and that is' through an operation," was the awful prospect set before Mrs. 1 It Hunt, of Lime liidge, Wis., by her doctor after vainly trying to euro her of a frightful ease of stomach trouble ard yellow jaun- [ dice. Ho didn't count on the' marvellous power of Llectric Bitters to euro Stomach and Liver troubles, but she heard of it, took seven bottles, was wholly cured, i avoided surgeon's knife, now weighs more and feels hotter than ever. It's positively guaranteed to cureStomach, Liver and Kidney troubles and never disappoints. Price 50c at Crawford Bros drug, store. IMTORTANT EVIOENCK IN THE GO KB EL CASK. K SB Several Witnesses Testify and G Henry Youtsey is Further Iiuplicated. Rifles in Secret tl tary's Office. 01 fi< Frankfort, Kv, May 4?Tlic in most important testimony yet in si connection with the Goebcl assas ... t ? ... i tiimuuii w?s nroiifTIH OUt tOUlgtlt 111 fin tho hearing for bail in the l< Uulton ease. Assistant Secretary n [>f State J B Matthews and Me- (< Iven/.io Todd, private secretary to g Uov. Taylor, were star witnesses. Matthews stated that pardons h were issued .to Charles Finley, tl John L Powers, Holland Whit- sr taker and possibly W U ("niton. I) Assistant Secretary of State J h II Matthews testitied: "I was in tl the governor's recepti in room ti when tho assassination occurred, tl The first shot sounded to me as if w it cauio from between tho two tl buildings. I got a pistol and tl started out. As I opened the a^ door 1 met Henry Youtsev, who d< was coming in. He had a revolver in his hand. Wo tried to get in t? the secretary of State's office to tl get some guns there but the doors x>l were locked and 1 ha \ to crawl P over the transom to get inside. Ik The windows and curtains were down. A rille was lying by one >S: of tho windows with tho butt w toward tho east. There was also a rille in each corner on tho left aide of the room. Two were of y lis f>!ilil>r? I pvunn'noil llimn O. IV *ce if 1 hey ha recently been lire 1. 'I I am positive that two of them <( were loaded but am not Mire us to the other one. It soiled ni\ hands. >s but I do not know thut tins whs tl caused by powder. Don't know ** where this ritle is now. The ? x " trenie west window was raised 11 uoout four inches when 1 inspected * the room." h McKen/.ie Todd, private neere- '* tary to Governor Taylor, testitied Hl he saw two <*uns in the </.fiice of n the secretary of state on Saturday prior to the assassination. Youtsey picked up one of the ?<ins " und a took p >Hition neir the window, saying he wanted to ho pre lwl??.l f a i i- !- i i. ? l hi Jittieu mi :mv iriiunii: in III" ICglK pitivo building. *1 Davis and 1 went out for a gun il and came back immediately. The door to the o(Ji-e of tin1 secretary of state was opened while wo wore 4 I t Tone. f. . it ' tt r, I St Hie who was standing on the portico in front of the State w ' O' house saw Gorbel fall. Looking tl up he thought lie saw the barrel of a ritle pointing out t ho window S of the office of the sc. retury of Tl.? . i.!.. 4-v i;.~ ? IIIV , H- \ ?l I 4IX I1JC l( witness, was drawn in and the window closed. On rio-s examination he snid that after 'the shot was fired he thought he -aw r. lit- (J tie smoke rising above the win- t) dow. Wade Watts, a bootblack, said 0| he heard somebody run down the j| steps into the basement after Iho h| assassination and then saw Yout sey running out of the basement. ()i TF.LI. TALK TKLKUKAMS TOLI? OF hi AN'I> F1LKD. 111 fc Frankfort, Ivy, May ?rJ B Matthews was recalled by tho de- ^ fence today and testified to telo- c( grams signed by George Denny at Lexington nn 1 ti 1 > < 1 ly lifter the assassination anil merit to uoren persons in different parts ^ of the State, saying the riot had commenced and told the receivers C to send different number* of men to Frankfoit. The telegrams were received by tho parties indicated and weri' produced and road V and filed by agreement of both si sides. di Duance Sinclair, of the Postal di Telegraph company testified that h< on the morning of the nssasaina- y< tion he sent a number of tele. N rims to commander* of two Kentucky regiments, which only ii?l "All right," l?y Adjutant eneral Collier. Constable Davis I far rod stated iat he saw ?n unknown man run nt of the Secretary of state's of' ce and run down into the baselent a few moments after tho lots wore tired. Wharton Golden presented a umber of letters from Gov Tay?r t(? Golden, in which the for* icr pledged him his support olden went over his testimony iven before. Gi Iden gave somo additions to is former testimony. Among lem was a statement that Culton lid the man who had killed Goorl v.as so drunk that he could iirdly stand up. Another was lat Caleb Powers told him on le day before the assassination lat tho best way to kill Gocbel ould lie to start an argument in 10 Capital iiotel and kill him lore. Powers, tho witness rcrred, said Taylor would purlin the assassin. At the afternoon session Golden >ld again about Yowtsey getting io key to tho secretary of State's (lice from .lolin Powers. .John owers told bun two negroes had roil brought here to kill Gocbel. On cross examination Golden iid that Fin ley said if the contest as not stopped, Goebel and his ung would be killed." Golden replied: ''1 am with mi in that." Witness heard rople round the State house say ait Goenel would be killed if the aitest was not stopped. George It llomphili, clerk in ecretury I'dwci'-s' ollico, and a I wo if I*** when Charles Finloy was vrotary of state followed (tolden. [o saw Youtsey in the office Satrday before the assassination ith a rifie. Hemphill Raid the rst shot sounded as if it was fired etween the executive building nd the old State house and the ext few sounded as if fired in 10 hull of the executive building. ouUey came into the room a linutf or two after the shots iov Taylor came into the room nd ashed what the trouble was nd when told said: "My (}od, lis is terrible." W itness beard herilF Burton (now deceased) ireaten to kill Goehel several mos. Republican State Treasurer Day tutiliPtl thill ?? /I"*'" n io assussinnt ion Youtsey left ord for witness to coine to his ffico to boo him. When he got lore Youtsey told him ho could ttle the contest for ^5300. The commonwealth rested its use ot iho ronoloxion "f Hay's jstimony. IS AT I. HKFLSF.D Ct'l.TON. In the testimony in rebuttal ulton again tostilied. Me denied nit ho had a consultation with olden in regard to the condition f the man who killed Gocbel. Ie did not know who fired the lot. At tho conclusion of the bearing f tho motion of \V II Culton for nil tonight. Judge Cent rill d? ied the application and tho dotodant was remanded to jail. Culton's trial will come up at i? regular 'September term of )urt. Tho others will t?e tried ; Georgetown. MI EL ,1 VVILLAHD DEAD. hi?f Justice of South Carolina During "Dark Days." Washington, May ft.?Amicl J /illurd, chief justice of the ipreme court of South Carolina iiring the reconstruction days, icd suddenly of apoplexy at his )me in this city today in his 79th Bar. He was l?orn in Albany, Y. THE GREENVILLE NEWS TO CHANGE EDITORS. Mr. A. IS. Willimns is Going to More to Richmond. Prof. William II Wallace Will Tuke Editorial Charge. KtUUMn I in Tlio Ciei A V. I'VV U?l VV? 1 liv Ulll IV. Greenville, May 5. ? Mr A B William*, editor of the Greenville Daily News, will shortly retiro from that position, ami will make his home in the future at Richmond, Ya. For the prosont he will have an engagement with the Richmond Dispatch, hut will ultimately become connected with tho Seaboard Air Line, of which his cousin, .John Skelton Williams, is, tho president and manager, in a posit it ion whore his talents will receive better financial recognition than can tie found in editorial work upon a daily newspaper in this section. Mr Williams is to be succeeded in the editorial chair by Prof Win II Wallace of Newberry, who is now superintendent of tho Graded schools in that city. FIRE IN ROCK IIILL.. Loss of $5000, With $3500 In suranco. Valuable Property Destroyed. Special to The Stato. Rock Hill, May 5.?At 11:30 tonight tiro wus discovered in the; store occupied by A Moses, dry poods, and Mrs M Rateree, millinery. The store is in the heart of the business block which contains the pc office, Sand i for'" drup store, the Commerial and Farmers' bunk and others on the i south side of Main street. For a while thinps serious but now, at 12:30, the tiro is under control. The Moses store is entirely putted, his and Mrs R ittcree's stock being either consumed or drenched. Lo?s for Moses about $4000, with $2500 insurance. Mrs! Ratterce's stock about $1000, , about covered by insurance. THE DEATH ROLL. 250 Bodies Have Been Recovered From the Schotield Mine. Seofiold, Utah, May 5.?Five additional bodies were brought in today out of Mine 4, the scene of the recent explosion. The bodies were horribly mutilated and burned. This brings the total up to 250. No others are known to l>e missing. .V 1. AA J, U ? 1 * FOUR PAPERS A WEEK * * FOR ABOUT THE * * PRICE OF ONE. + + + * This paper and the Atlanta ! 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You can * ? fet a aample copy of either paper here ^ | on application. fItch ou human cured In 30 minute* by Woolford's Hnntary Lotion. This never fails. Hold by J F Msckey & Co , DruggLt, Laneatsr, H C. Announcements. FOR SOLICITOR. 1 hereby announce myself a caudin d ite for the office of Solicitor of the Sixth Judicial ( ircult, |>l**?ivriup: tny? * sel* to abide the result of the demos cratic primary oleetion, and faithfully to discharge the duties of said office In the event of my election. TH03. F. VcDOW. FOR HOUSE OF REPRESJTNs TATIVE* The many friends of J N E'tridgo respectfully hdiuuuc? hiB name for re-election for the Home of Repret eentativeB of Lancaster county. MANY VOi EIH w~ f lint a candidate for the House of Representatives subject to the Democratic primary. .1 W HAM EL. I am a cnnoidate for re election to the Legislature, I will abide (lie reHit 11 of (lie democratic primary election. T Y WILLIAMS. FOR CLERK OF COURT With a high sense of appreciation of past consideration* ami tokens of kindness and with a deep fueling of ?r?titude for the same, I heg to announce myself a candidate for reelect ton to the office of t'lerk of Court for Lancaster County, at the approaching primary, su'jecl to tlie ru'es of tt.e Democratic primary. W s L PORTER. FOR SHERIFF i uereny announce myseir a candidate foi Sheriff*, subject to tho ruiea of Democratic party J A ME-? S WILSON CCA. The many friends oi ('apt John 1' Hunter hereby announce him as a candidate for the offl e of Sheriff", subj ?*t to tiio result of Die democratic primary. Mr Hunter's tine record as Sheriff in tho past i- a sufficient guarantee of what ills future administration will he in case ??f his election. V AN V VOTE US. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for Auditor-subject to Die rules governing the Democratic primary. HOLLH rt HORION. VA( FOIt OOUNIY AUDITOR. J/r Editor:?Realising the valuable services rendered during his-term of office, the neat tiers and correctness of his work, and knowing him to lie well qualified for toe position, please announce the name of J no A l ook for re-election to the office of County Auditor, subject to the rules governing the primary. MANY FRIENDS. FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF EDITC'A I it iV To the Voters of Lam-aster ?bunty: With many thanks I n past favors, Hint at the solicitation of friends. I hereby annnu. ce myself as a candidate for th* office of Oountv SuperlnSentient of Kiln -ation, subject to the rules governing the Democratic prls marv; ami If elected my time an<l energies are yours for the hest interests of education. J K Ill.At KM ON. w Mr Editor:?lMeaae announce the name of I*HOE A C HOWELL ?? a candidate -for the < (11.-e of County {Superintendent of Education, subject to (lie rules n tveriiing the Democratic primary. If elected, we pledge liim to discharge tlx- duties of the office to the best interest of education. MANY FK1KNLH. FOIt 6UPKRVIS0K The friends of W tj Ca*key, an* nounce him as a candidate for I ounty Supervisor. Mr C'askay will abide the result of the Democratic primary eleo'lons. %Oj At tiie earnest solicitation of many friends, I hereby announce myaelf as a candidate f .r ' ? ?- " .. .v-vimiiuu iu wie omce of County IHupsrv in r, auhjeot to the result of the democratic primary. M CGARUNKK ' Smallpox in Chesterfield. County Special to The State. Choraw, May 4.?Several case* of smallpox have l>een reported in the northeastern part of this county. This is the first that has occurred here. It was brought by a negro lately returned from Florida. %3gT Subscribe te Th a Lcdo er