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. ' f f I I I iM.f T1 " -1,. ( A W^Bviiy NtKDrpajxw \ For the FrxmuXitm mf the Political, 3b?H Ajriomltuml am* Cimmmu rtolAtmm*. J <*?Fu^?EI^Y~ L A N C A S T E K vS. U? S V) P T K M ? K U '29 1900 KSTABLSHIEI) 1852- " W J Thui ^Everybod; the Ne r I. M. Trueluck Shot by Amos Singleterry. Young Liveryman of Timmonsville Probably Fatally Wounded By a Neg?*o Who Escapes Arrest. Special to The State. Timmonsville, Sept 25?Last; night at about 10 o'clock Mr. J M Trueluck, a prominent young liveryman of this place, was shot and <lanireroiiHlv - o j "J m ; negro, Amos Singletorry by name. The wound it in the abdomen, and ! the doctors have been unable to ! locale it. It is considered as be-: ing very dangerous. The shoot- ! ing took place near the stables of Messrs Purvis and Trueluck, and the following are the facts in the cane. Mr. Milliard Purvis, a -brather of Mr. Trueluck's part ner, bad a difficulty with the ne j gro in the afternoon in which the negro wan lightly punished for having given offense to Mr. Purvis some time ago. The trouble wan considered settled and Mr. rtirrih tiH<i gone borne. At the hour named above, Mr. Trueluck Met the negro at the stables and the negro curbed him. Mr Trueluck ran for the negro and the lat-! ter i.hot him an above described. Mr. Trueluck followed him to the r$ar of the stables and southed with him, taking the pistol fr< m hitu. Being very weak from the shock of the wound, the negro broke loose and made his escape. The sheriff was notified and came with dogs, hut the negro has not been captured. The shooting .created great excitement among the friends of Mr. Trueluck, and earnest efforts are being made to arreat the negro. Mr. Trueluck is a very popular yoeng man and the town is shocked. Latest reports are that he is resting ss easy an his dangerous wound could admit of. two dir K. Detchon'0 Auti Diuretic. | M<ty he worth to you more than $100 if you hnvv a child wtio hour bedding from inconteneiice of water during leap, Cures old aud ynuog alike. I' jrrest* the trouble at once. $1. Hold i?y J H Mac Key & Co, Druggist, Lan->' *ter, H C. I L <>4 fai Vt I 1j L ] rsday and y Cordiall; west Cres THE GJ Fire at Winnsboro. Depot With Goods and Cotton Damaged to Extent of $15,000. Special to The State. Winnshoro, Sept 25. ? At 3:30 this morning tiro was discovered in the cotton on the south platform of the Southern railway freight depot. It spread rapidly and caught the roof of the brick depot building, completely gutting it and partly destroying the con tents. The building contained about $4,000 worth of goods of different kinds which were ruined by tire and water. Besides these about 250 bales of eitton on the A I? 1 - - # h uiui piauorm wore consumed while 500 hale* on the north platform were untouched. Several freight cars were slightly burned. The total Ions on building, contents and cotton on plutforni was about $ 15,000, partly covered by insurance. Had it n )t been for very hard work on the part of the firemen and the heavy pressure of water the loss would have been nearly three tiiuea as great. The cause of the fire is not known. MILLIONS (>' I V K X A W A Y It is certainly gratifying to the public to know of one concern in the land who are not at raid to bo generous to the needy and suffer^ ing. The proprietors of I)r. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, hare tiiven away over ten million trial bottles of this great medicine; and have the satisfaction of knowing it has absolutely cured thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness and all diseases of the Throat, Chest and Lungs are surely cured by it. Call on Crawford Bros, Druggist, and get a free trial bottle. Kogular size 50c. and $1. Every bottle guaranteed, or price refunded. RKLIKF I\ SIX HOUR. Diatreanlng Kidney and Bladder DIschhm relieved In eix* houra hy "Nkw (iHEAT HolITII AMKKIi AN KIdNKY CORK." It in a threat atirpriae on account of it* exceeding pionptOM) In relieving pain in bladder, kldnej* and back, in male or female. Kelievea re tenliou of water almost .mm**diately. If you want (|iiicli telief and cure thia I* the remedy. Hold by J F Mackey A Co., Druggist, Lancaate*. H C. .ill ANNO I N I1 R 1 _ jl n j u_ J Friday Se f Invited t? itions in F rr ht 4 IN b U IN i The New Game Law Crocus Sacks Will be the Hunter's Hlind Tiger. It seems likely that a united, effort will lt? made this season to capture and prosecute persons who kilt game (tut of season, and those who violate the uevr game , law which prohibits the sale of partridges for tive years. The sporting men of the state , have interested themselves in the I matter and it looks like they will labor in a systematic manner. The Charleston Gun Club have ( created quite a "scare" around ( uiui cuy already. me club has sounded a note of warning to the ^ i i hotel and restaurant owners | against employing hunters to kill ( game for their use. Similar ac i tion will be taken all over the ' state, and the familiar sign "quail on toast" in front of the restaur ( rants will not be in evidence. Crocus sacks will be in demand i I ? this season. The sacks are known i as the "pot hunters blind tiger," j Kini they will piny a prominent part in preventing the capture of , the person Helling birds. The sacks were used in former years before the hunting season opened, but the new law increases the value of the crocus und they will , be "toted" all the year round.? ? 1 Columbia Record. i If the Filipinos in arms are laboring under the impression that they are benefiting the Democratic cause in America by killing American soldiers just at this particular time, thoy are woefully mistaken. The activity of the insurgents is calculated to injure Bryan's chances more than it is to help them. The American people are not going to be bulldozed into granting in dependence or anything elae to a I lot of bandit* and cut-throat s led I by a eeltish dictator. ? Nash vide ' 1 American. I CASTOR IA For Infanta and Children. , The Kind You Have Always Bought th. u Sigaatare of ?UNCEME ( 0 1'I sptember I > o Visit On all and W /"N TT TT CASH Wreck of Maine to be Remo?ed Destroyed Battleship to he Taken from Havana Harbor?Obstructs Navigation. Washington, Sept 25?The wreck of the Maine is to be removed from Havana harbor and officers of the army and navy are wondering if the mystery of the battleship'* destruction is to he solved. Secretary Long has decided that the vesael in of no value to the narv, and Gen Wood, Governor General of Cuba, <ieclareK ahe in tn hstruction to navigation, (ien Wood deairea to remove the ship, *nd now that Secretary Long ha* no objection thiu action will be taken. The decision reached by Secretary Long followed the receipt of n communication received from lien Wood referred to him by A<1 jt Corbin, .in Acting Secretary >f War. Gen Wood called the attention os the War Department to the wrecks of the Spanish ships lying along the coast He said that every interest demanded their removal, as they were a menace to navigation and were of no value to the United State*. He referred particularly to the wreck of the Sorge Juan, in the llav of Nipe, and said that he had received an application from a party willing to surren ler armament and other eipiipment of value provided he is given the hull, which ho in will,, ing to remove. This application is one of several for permission to remove all the Spanish ships wrecked and the wreck of the Maine. Was a Union Spy. Richmond, Va., Sept 25?Mrs Elizabeth Vanlew, who during the civil war, furnished the Union forces with valuable information against the Confederate government and attainted prisoners in escaping from Gibby prison, and who was rewarded by Gen Grant with the postmaaterahip at Richmond, died today at an advanced age. INT. I>? SNINC 27th and ? ir Store ai inter Mill STORf Mors Disturbance. Anti Foreign Riots in Another Chinese Province. i Hong Kong, Sept 95.?The aspact of the Kwang Chung district is threatening. Frequently autiChristian riots hare occurred and they have not been checked by the viceroy. An army of twenty thousand Triads, who are fiercely antiforeign, being associated with Boxers, hare established a base at Chung Chien They are threatening Canton and preparing for rebellion The Chinese threaten to destroy the French gunboat Avalanche, now at KumChuk, above Canton 1U. I.n -i lit 'PL nciiiu. ucjii <:<>?l lie appoint* uacnt t*f Prince Tnan as president of the great council is officially confirmed. It is supposed here that this accounts for the decision of the United states to leave 1,500 men at Pekin. London, Sept 25?The China inland mission has received a cable message announcing the murder of eleven missionaries at Sih Cheo Taning, Yah Laning province. More Outrages in China. | Hong Kong, Sept. 2t>. Thar? i have been further riots near Cant-I |on. The Presbyterian churches 1 were destroyed and Catholic convents looted. The Catholic mission was burned. Li Hung Chang on the Situation. Tien Tain, Sept 2H, Taku, Sept 24 ? Li Hung ("hang will proceed to Peking in a few days. He remains under close Russian guard and access to him is difficult. In the course of a conversation Karl Li said he did not believe that an early settlement of the diflicalty was probable because of the number of nations to be treated with, and he did not think the attack I + t a % re* ? upon m? iei tang ions compiieated the bituation. Common sense in an uncommon degree is what pasties in the world for wisdom. Itch on humun cured in HO minute* by Woolford's Hmitarv Lotion. This never fad Ik. Hold by J F Mackey A Co , DruggLt, Lancatar, H C. J ^s? A U1HII 28th. id Inspect inery. i _ j ' * The Texas Storm. Reports of Loss Exaggerated. | Crops Destroyed. Austin, Tex., Sept. 25- Reports ibat the towns of Marble < Falls and San Saba hare been destroyed by floods are stated to be erroneous in advices received by officials of the Austin and Northwestern railway. All crops and much farming property hare been destroyed and several hundred people living in the low lands were made temporarily homeless, but there has been no loss of life reported up to this time. At Austin the river is threequarters of a mile wide and is tilled with debris of all kinds, including dead cattle. Pointed Paragraphs. Charity rids the rich man's gold of it dross. Wealth has benefited hundreds Hiid ruined thousands. The police court judge certainly has his trying times. In correcting one error some people invariably make two. Never despise small things. All great men were infants ouoe. If you would have others respect you begin by respecting yourse'f. Says a teacher of penmanship: "If you would succeed, keep to the write." A baby makes the home a happy place at all times?and more so when it's asleep. Don't worry over a mistake that can be corrected, but go to work and correct it. More masculine hearts have been pierced by the eyes of women than by all the bullets ever I iun\?n. Lot* of fathers who give their daughters away would like to get rid of their sons-in-law as easily, j When fortune knocks at a shift less man's door he is usually over at a neighbor's trying to borrow something. It is easier to make a mountain out of a mole hill than it is to convince an obstinate woman that she is in the wrong.