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%UU^XiOW B. 0ABT1K, I ^4 Family Newtpaper : Por the. Pmmixtion / tfce Political, .Tbctol, Agricultural ami Ommnml4al fnim ? ( S TEBMH. (1.50 a Ib+m. *PITOB *" ' .. ?__ f Pauu? in Aa?**jkui SE.iUWKrtKLY L A N 0 A 8T E It, S. 0 , ,1 U 1, \ 4. 190ft - * I,. 0 RO V The people lii wait their met* NOW FOR UN: DENTED 5 In ordet to reduce our shoe Douglass $3.00 shoos in tun vici lino of Craddock Terry & Co's $ $2.25. Ladies misses ami child loss c?f cost they must he sold ut shoes choup. The State Capital. MRS GRADDICK ACQUITTE OF MURDERING HER HUSBAND. The Virginia Carolina Com pun Going Into the Cotton Oil Business on a Largo Scale. Special to Greenville News. Columbia, S C, Juno 29.?Th Circuit court today was enguge all day with the case against Mi Hollo Gruddick, charged wit poisoning her husband. Tho evi dunce was revolting ami showc tho lowest ideas of morality. Mrs Graddick swore that sh did not give her husband th arsenic which was found in quae tities in the dead man's stomacl The defense insinuated that Daw kins, who lived with the Grai dicks, and who slopt in the sam room with them, as admitted, a< ministered tho poison. At a events tho jury acquitted Mi Graddick. The evidence was absolute thu Graddick had been poisoned, hi: the jury evidently did not thin the wife hud done so or else the were disposed to pass it over i view of extenuating circumstance; and that Graddick allowed Daw kins to sloep in their bedroom The steady rain keeps up here. The Virginia Carolina Chemici Company is going into the cotto oil business on a largo scale, an this creates opposition to the cot ton oil trust which owns most o the mills in this section, it is nc known to what extent the nei company will go into the busines* hut it is thought that eventuall it will establish oil mills in a t ItnuA r\l <1 one tr K oro iKao i II MOV | r i n\/V? ?? UVIU IUVJT nun I Hi V SCROFULA | thin blood, weak lungs and J . paleness. You have them In ! :: hot weather as well as in cold. ! SCOTT'S EMULSION cures j them in summer as In winter, j It Is creamy looking and pleas- j i ant tasting. toe. m4 t$m? *11 SrasalM. % His Tllf! i ? ill i 11 ?? ! i i mt orri now where to Ha turn to be served. chants can't eon out. t/i)8h to PRNCE>H0E BARGAINS. stock. \\ e otter the great. \\ l< ahd ruusir calf at $2.50. 1 he entire 18 00 shoos in tan and hl.iek v.icis at rens low cut ties and slippers regardsome price. Now is the time to buy THE GI fertilizer mills. Should this prove true, Columbia in the I course of time will have another oil mill plant in addition to the j | vi'11 rw?ur Tl^ \f ?? */ hi/ ?? iiuiu. i iic y irj^ in in company has already decided to I erect a $200,000 plant in Charles ^ ton. It has already taken hold of a mill in Darlington, and it will gradually get a foothold in other parts of the Stato. It is said that the cotton oil trust have offered the Virginia company all sorts of 10 inducements not to go into the (* business, but it was all :n vain. 'S State House Completion?Work (1 to Proceed at Once. 10 The State, 30th. 0 Unless there is some unexpectod hitch somewhere the work on ' the State house should bo under r* way by the middle of August at least. That is the present pros16 pect. Yesterday afternoon tho State 11 f* house commission he'd an imports ant meeting at the oftico of tho secretary of State. Architect I Milburn presented Hie entire set II of wonting plans and blue prints k for the work. They were found J to l?o most satisfactory and were 11 approved at once. i j The commission found that tho architect had as promised held the entiro cost within tho appropriaj tion of $165,000. A special committee consisting (j of Messrs Gantt, Mower and Itel linger was appointed to draw up f the proper advertisement notice ^ inviting contractors to present ^ bids on the work. , I It is thus safo to say that the j work will begin not later than 11 August 1. Architect Milburn e believes that the building can l>e completed within a year from tho } | date of the commencement of tho ; Work. : The first brick on tho addition* al Winfhrop dormitory was laid Wednesday by President I) It : Johnson. A force of masons are now at work laying brick and it will not be long before the walla : will begin to appear above the t , ground. \ !,0N(; OUi d bargains. nsOtii* prices lui iprte v, 'ahus am ijers naturally j ".. .. t DOING'A TREM3 DOUS CLOTH Our clothing sales have novel (if those grout bargains left. Come We still have some of that job lot of cents ou the dollar. LNSOJT frirl RpQrnori Frnm a PionH vui iiv/uvuV/U 1 1 \J 111 U 1 IVjUUi First Caso of Attempted Assault Reported in Charleston. The Negro Arrested and Confessed. i Special to The Stato. CJuaileston, .Fun? 30.?.James .1 Howard, colored, was commit-* toil to jail today for attempting to rape Elizabeth Rourke, the 10yt ar old daughter of Mr and Mrs II I) Rourke. The child was alone playing in tho kitchen in tho rear of the house yesterday when the negro entered and seized her l,?r <tw. ?l * ??- * ' wj hid mi??ii. iic lorcou tne little girl to the floor and was attempting to accomplish his purpose, when the child's cries j brought her mother to the kiteh- 1 en and the negro escaped. The I case was immediately reported to the police station and the detectives hegan work and succeeded in running down and attesting the negro. The fiend was identified by tho girl and her paronts. He admitted his guilt and said that he was glad that the act had been committed hero instead of in the , country, for he would probably have been lynched for his attempt outsido of Charleston. This is the first attempt to rape ? white girl reported in Charleston in many years. Negroes aro insolent and givo much trouble, ' but Charleston has been fortunate 1 in the respect of being freo of the terrible crime. Tho negro has ' been committed to jail without bail and the case will be actively ' pushed against him and an ex- 1 ample made of him. I' WORKING NIGHT AND DAY. The busiest and mightiest little thing that ever was made is Or King's New Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coated globule of l health, that changes weakness into strength, listlessness into energy, ( brain-fug into mental power. They're wonderful in building up the health. Only 25c per box. Sold by Crawford Bros. PASTOXIIA. B?trs Utt yj lie liM Y? Hns Wwifi ls^ L RKTORI rxm? ?fftm? ?an?ummwarn? ? sales people Ue< ive litterally pa i it n<i3ii i taitcil where they 3N- f. iHG BUSINESS. r been sn lurno yet we have some quick before tlioy arc all irono.js pants slightly imperfect at 50 ti itnirs tor Real B*a CASH Killed by Lightning. Substantial Farroor of Lexington Loses ilis Life in Friday's Storm. Special to The State. White ttoek, Juno 30.?This community was visited by u ter rific ram yesterday evening, accompanied by a remarkable display of eloctricity. The whole community was soon shocked to hear that Mr Preston Lindler of the Selwood section had been killed by a bolt. Mr Lindler was in his field when the clouds came up and sought shelter in a negro's barn near by. While in there the fatal stroke came, and it killed the negro's mule also. Mr Lindler was'about t>0 years of age, is one of the moat substantial farmers in Lexington count) and has been prominently connected with many State and church enterprises. ^ i ri uuzor raeiory isurnect. (ireenville Mountaineer. The chemical works of tho [ficenville fertilizer factory were burned completely down Friday, l'he building was entirely consinned and the acid chambers and chemical apparatus are probal>ly ruined. Tk? ?: t?t-- ?' * * iiin IIIU II1UKU Olll UDOUl 1 1 :<JU a'clock and the alarm was given. I'he tire started in the upper part r>f the building and boon had a tremendous headway. The acid tower hurnted and the sulphuric acid was turned loowo in Hoods, fwo negro mon, Tom Goodlett and Walter Morris, were caught in the acid and burned about the neck and shoulders. A burn from sulphuric acid is about the most painful burn in tho world. President Mills had physicians to attend the injured men at once And saw that nothing wan lacking for their comfort. The lo8? will probably reach >70,000 a rough estimate, an no official figures were obtainable at the time of writing. There ia sufficient insurance. EEYER/ M?MIIWI ! I M ?I I??f? 3p on tlie run. P ryiized competit tbem !oii? to lii can do best. rniRD stock o: erytoarri Wo are nearly sold out in thi npply this week, then we will he ah nd it pays to sell millinery at hargi irgost millinery business ever done irgains, STORE A A " uur uwn Delegates. I } i Not Decided in Their Choice For V ice -President ? Till man Said to Have a Bee in ilis Bonnet. By Telegraph to Greenville News | Columbia, 8 C, June 30.?The South Carolina delegation to Kansas City has not held a formal ' meeting to discuss vieo-presiden tial preferences, hut several members have been interviewed, including Gov McSweeney. They think very favorably of both Hill and Gorman, but pending the possibility of Senator Tillman being nominated, this delegation could not be counted upon to support any other candidates. Tillman is absent from this State. He has I the bee in his bonnet. Hill, be| cause of New York's pivotal value, is considered tho strongest man for second place. Bad For The Oregon. That Splendid Battle Ship Struck a lteef Near Chec Foo. Washington, .Juno 30.?Tho . navy department has received a [dispatch from Capt Wilde, of the Oregon, dated at Che Foo, yesterday, confirming the press report that this ship is aground fifty miles from Tuku. lie says another reef has left much water in tho forward compartment, and there is a rock through the side ? il i* ? 1 * i i or ino snip aooui itie nouoio not-, torn about frame nineteen. Thfere are some holes through tho bottom of the ship. Admiral Homey cables that the Brooklyn has been sent to assist J the Oregon. A steamer of the Indo-China navigation company is now steaming to aid the Oregon. The Miantoa Islands are very dangerous to ships. CASTOR IA For Infanta and Children. Tki Kind You Hm Always Bought *.ntahm* ki> 1k.p-2 fhlrT tiauy customers ion. Time ti<! it F MILLINYE THIS WEEK. s department but will ?r?'t a fre-h lo to supply the demand. Wo iin prices. We are doing tbo in Lancaster. 1 J Statu Campaign Schedule. The following are the dates on which campaign meetings will he held in the several counties. Georgetown, Tuesday, .July 10. Kinstree, Wednesday, July 11. Florence, Thursday, .July 1*2. Marion, Friday. .Inly 13. i.'onway, Monday, July Id. Bennottsville, Wednesday, Ji V 18. Darlington, Thursday, July 10. Chesterfield, Saturday, July *21. Camden, Monday, July 28. Lancaster, Wednesday, July 25. Chester, Thursday, July 20. Winnsboro, Friday, July 27. Yorkville, Saturday, July 2>*. GatTney, Monday, July 30. Spartanburg, Tuesday, July 31. I'nion, Wednesday, August 1. Newberry, Friday, August 3. Laurens, Saturday, August 4. Greenville. Monday, August '?. Pickens, Tuesday, August 7. Wulhulln, Thursday, August 0. Anderson, Friday, August 1". Abbeville, Saturday, August 11. Greenwood, Monday, August 13. Aiken. Wednesday*. Anmut 1 y " "n *" Edgefield, Thursday, August 10. Saluda, Saturday, August 1*. Lox inert on, Tuesday, August D ' %r ? O 21. Columbia, Wednesday, August 22. MI L.LIONS G I V K.\ A W A V it is certainly gratifying to the public to know of one concern in the land who are not afraid to bo generous to the needy and suffering. The proprietors of I itKing's New Discovery for Con. sumption, Coughs and Colds, have given away over ten million trial bottles of this great medicine; and have the satisfaction of I ? I - 1-1 V j Knowing 11 nan unsouueiy curou thouvtnn<ls of hopeless cases. Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness and all diseases of the Throat, Chest and Lungs are surely cured hy it. Call on Crawford Bros Druggist, and get a free trial bottle. Regular size 50c and $1. Every bottle guaranteed, or price refunded. Pay your subscription. e