The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, October 03, 1900, Image 2
THE LEDGER.
1 b irlow S. Carter,
DITOR AMD MANAGER.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER, 3, 1000.
One of Mr Bryan's hot shot
valii.'h ?<irri?? imnarialiif* a?.
peciallv i? this : 1 pine* thephilo?o;>h
v of Frank in against the
sordid doctrine of thoaa who would
put a price upon the life of an
American soldier and justify a
war ef eonquaat upon tha ground
that it will pay. The Democratic
party is in favor of the axpansion
of trade. It would extend our
trade liv averr legitimate and
peaceful means. but it ia not
willing to make merchandise of
human blood. ? Fx.
There are three candidates for
Speaker of tha next House of
Representatives. Stevenson of
Chesterfield, Weston, of Richland,
ami Prince, of Anderson. All
have had legislative experience,
and any one would make an eflirient
presiding officer, but it is
very probable that, the House will
elect a Speaker whose views on
Ih" liquor question coincide with
the majority, and that being ths
rase, Mr. Stersneon is a pretty
sure winner, as he is the only out
ami out dispensary man lutha list.
- Newberry Herald and Nsws.
!>:ibt Saturdav the Chester dispensary
had tke third largest or
dinary Saturday bales in the record
of the pieesnt dispenser,
amounting to It is distrcr-ving
to ssethe men who oar-,
ry this liquor out, much of it
bought with the earnings of wonirMi
and children that are in positive
want for the e mforta of lifs.
Many children cannot go to school
or church for the reason, as allseed,
that they liars not decent
clothes to wear, when this condi
lu>n i* due to the fact that their
idle. virion* fatliera are squander.,
inir their earnings for li<|iior.
There are men who keep their
earnings for liquor. There are
men who keep their families in
reasonable comfort i nd give their
children the rudiment* of education.
vet, to gratify their thirst
for drink, deny them a more liberal
c location, which would make
them lights and blessings in the
world. A fearful judgment
await* parents wboae vicious habit*
doom the.r children to livesofig.
norancsund rice.? Cheater Can
torn.
Picking Out The Fleecy Staple.
The reports for the week relate
principally to the progress that is
Wring ma lr in gathering the crop,
which has hern rapid under ex,
tremelv favoiahie weather conditions,
except in northern Texas,
Arkansas and Oklahoma whore
heavy ruins somewhat retarded
the work, and damaged open cotIon.
It does not appear thst any
consider a hie amount of lands wo: e
inundated and the current reports
are largely exaggerations.
it appears thai in many sections
ill hulk si lh? iTiin 1I?J
- I' " I'" 'V
ed, and that, by reason of there !
beiti^ so poor :i prospect for a top
e-op, picking will he linulie 1 i
much sooner than usual. Natarally
there ia no improvement noted in
the rendition of cotton, nor i*'<
there deterioration, ant the propria*
of peeking demonstrate* the'
slimline* of the current crop, I
specially in the Atlantic States.
Liberal railroad rates for the
jrreat State Fair vrill !> made for
Fair Week.
By goin# to the Stato Fair you
will ha able to purchase improved
stock and thus improve your own
stock.
Floods in Tens.
Trinity River 35 Feet High at
Fort Worth. Railroads Subniergad.
Forth Worth, Tax, Sept 2S.?
The Trinity river contiaued to
rise all day and is fully 35 feet at
this point. The overflow rea -hes
out more than a mile, resembling
a big lake, and is from three to
six feet deep.
uoh of the Cofton Belt railroad
track has been carried away.
ri.? c,.ii-- .
i iic vviuuin nwii uepoi it surroundod
with water three or four foej
| deep and all business in suspended
temporarily, as trains cannot get
into the varda or even within a
mil? of them.
As yet no lots of life has heen
i reported, hut it is believed that
aome people ha^e perished below
this city in ths Trinity river bottoms
by the overflow.
i Chan. A. Collier Pie* From K fleet
of Wound
Atlanta, Sept ? Hon Chas
1 A Collier, former mayor of At:
lanta and commissioner to the
Pari* exposition, died this morning
from the etTecta of an accidental
piatol wound received yesterday
morning. Mr Collier was not
conscious at any lime, after re}
ceiving the wound and the facts
1 attendinr* it !ir*> ?nl knuwn <'ir
| cu instances indicate, however, that
Mr Colliar fell from the step* of
tli* porch in the r*ar of his residence
whiie investigating some
\ noise that had inakonril him.
Mr Collier wus found at the
bottom of the stairs which lead
from the hack porch to the yard.
He wuh lying on th* brick pavement
with one wound on his bead,
where lie hud strucK it in f?11 incr
and another in hie left aide immediately
helow the ribs, caused hy
the bullet from his pistol.
| Mr Collier has been prominent
m the Atlanta business world for
many years. After the exposition
of which he was president, Mr
Collier was elested mayor. I 'pon
his retirement h? was appointed
by President McKinlev u I'aited
State* commissioner to the Paris
exposition. lie inada two visits
to Paris and returned from the
last only Wednesday night.
Fire Near Cheraw.
I
Special to The Slate.
Cher***, Sept 2.S?The gin
house (?n Mr. John F HcNair's
place about a mile from tnnn
; horned down last i ij^ht Thirty
'one haleo of cotton and 1,500
bush* la of cotton seed were destroyed.
The lots falls on the
farmers in the neighborhood of
the gin, and ia a Jfrr*F h;ee to
many. Several small farmers
lost all their crop that was leathered.
It is not known how the tiro
occurred. There was no Insurance
far as known. This makes the
second tire in the county in the
last week \lr. Je?*e L Johnson
having loat his dwelling house a
few nights ago. Mr. Johnson
is s prominent man in the
central part of the county. It i?
thought te have been the work of
an incendiary.
It i* stated thai .Fudge Huehanan
will not be a candidate for re-j
rlection, and there are several
candidates announced for bis post
nun. /\mon?jf mo moot prominent
*rc Mr It () I'tirdy, of Sumter;
Mr T B Fru.nicr, a son of
.1 ud^o Frnaer, ami Mr (ieorg?
Thompson (iillntly, a prominent
lawyer of tho Florance liar. The
mono of Solicitor Wilson has t>een
mentioned iri connection with this
contest, hut it ia said that he will j
not enter the raoo.
EST Subacribeto Tiie Lkdobr. i
I
Negroes Overawed by the
Militiamen
Trouble Started With Coldblooded
Murder by* Barber. Blackn
Threaten to Born Town.
Special to The State.
Georgetown, October I?The
Georcretowu race riot doea not
materialize, at least it looks so up
to midnight. The trouble arose
Saturday evening when J (', Scurry,
a deputy sheriff, went into a
barber shop to collect delinquent
taxes frotu a negro l>arbcr, John
Brownfield. A dispute areno and
words came to blows. In the
scutlle that followed Scurry's pistol
dropped from Ins pocket and
was snapped up by the negro,
(Brownfield), who, in rapid succession,
fired lire shots nt Scurry,
each taking effect in some part of
his body. The negro* then Hod
hut wag captured by a policeman
and placed in jail. Scurry died
at 10 o'clock Sunday morning.
Excitement ran bigh, for it was
considered coldblooded murder.
The coroner's jury wag composed
of white men.
A ruuior was circulated among
Ithe negroes that the white men
j during the night would ring the
| tire hell, and when the negroes
j would rush to their engine then
! the whites would run to the jail,
! take 1 trownlield out and lynch
' him. Thig iu exactly what the
! negroes <tid themselves about 7:'?0,
i anil ueforo the hell was through
I rinciuc, by prearrancement. be
tween SUO an<l 1,000 negroes
gathered around the jail with guns
and rilles to protect, a> th*v I,
the negro from being lynched.
The ringing of the lire bell was
accompanied by screams and yells
from the negro women and
children.
Mayor W D Morgan, Sheriff
Skinner and others went to the
jail and tried to persuade them to
disperse, hut they told them flatly
that thef would not. ("apt S M
ward, of the Georgetown liifle
Guards, called out hi*- compan\,
and thev have been under anna
ever hince.
About d o'clock this morning
the negroes left the jail hut
freely threatened 1o burn 1he
town. Then it wus tlmt Ma* or
Morgan wired ( jov MeSwseney
ror military help
A number of negroes were in
town today but no out ward demon*
?t rut ion wnu made.
Company H of Suiute?\ under
command of ('apt N Fl unk ^'ileon,
in response to a telegram from
(ior McSweeney, ? ailed out hie
company, and in minutes .'>7
men wera at the depot and boarded
the train for (Georgetown. They
arrived at 0:10 and worn mat by
\ tha Georgetown Killes and escorted
to the armory, where refresh
! mentw are now being served. A
special from Charloston bearing
1^0 men with Galling and Hochkiss
guns, in addition to otl er
arm., left Charleston a* S:4<?.
i At 1:05 a m, only a few negroes
are to be seen on tlio streets and
everything is apparently as quiet
as a May morning. Some arrests
will be made tomorrow, but
this will not create any disturbances,
for tlie negroes s< em overawed
by the presence of the mili
iiamen.
Karly tbie uinrning Mr. doaiah
Dour i?hot. through the I est l?y
the accidental discharge of a gun
in tli* lunula of a militiaman. He
may lose his leg. F 1* Cooper.
Mi. \V K Kay's famous horned
liog it> dead. It had horns on its
fore feet that had the appearance
of those of a goat. The hoins
were IK inches long.
PA8TOIIIA.
Been th? jQ lhe KM Y?h Hare Always BougHt
Killed and Captured.
Capt Shields and 51 Men of
Twenty-ninth Infantry Lost
on Little I viand of Phil
ippines.
I
Mr A \j Kppa Shot by * Tenant.
Nmr Kintretree.
^ fepecial to I'he S'ate.
Kinpetree, Sept. dO. ? An un
fortunate shooting scrape took
place about eix milea helow this
place at Kpp's postoflice. late last
evening.
It aeeniH t*?t Mr A L Eppa ami
Mr K J Sp uta, both white men,
had been to Kintal re* \e*terdav
sellinir cotton and both went home
drinking.
Some dispute aroae between
them and an altercation took plat a
in which Mr Epp? wa* severely
cut about the head and neck.
It ?eemt that the affray took
pla< a near Mi ?port"s home,
which it only a short distance
from Mr Kpps' hotne, and Mr
Epp- had started home whan Mr
Spot* I ft ran into hi* house, got hi*
gun and emptied hoth hartals into
Wr Kpp*' back and side u* he was
len\ ing.
Pr L II Johnson of Kingstree
w?i called iti to Mr Kpp? mtkI
he think* tl.ero i> very little hope
for his recovery. Mr Kpps is a
ye: v respectable man and well
connected. Mr Sports is a tanant
upon Mr Kppa place and no
j one here seems to know unythiug
: nbmit hitn. tla has been arretted
art i Ifl/liruil in '.all
- j.l,.
Hera's a ct*e of away
'from home to haar the nan*. The
Kpartanhurp Ilerald sa\a: "Co
lurnhia'a chief of police ha. announced
hin purpose o? rid* 1 i
; the capital citv of gambling hells
' ami poker rooms. It looks like
a case of locking the atahlas after
the horse is pone, out there are
otlon* communities tbnt ran \te!I
proiit hv Columbia's >a I experience.
No community rti thrive
where ?nv law i? opanly and
flagrantly violated dav aftarriay."
, Has 'he chief of policeof ?'olunihia
jconiiled his righteoua intentions
| to t' e esteemed Spartanburg con
temporary? There are no aid-:
I . Ur, I... .-I - --i I
; 'l> ra IIC1 in'IOIIl* III 71 II V 31 .I'll J Mir j
pose. The police mi?m <*l y* arreuied
fin# man after he 11n ! testified before
a coroner's in<|>i??f that he
j ran u gambling room. That ie *11. |
There i* talk of opposition to
the reelectioo of .fudge D A
Townsend, Rnl several names aio
mentioned of those who intend to
run against him, but it is not
known if the opposition will
materialize. The names of.
Mc*?rs ,1 VV Ferguson, of Laurens;
1) E Ilydrick, of Spartanhurg;
C P Sanders, of Spartanburg,
and George S Mower, of
New heir y, are mentioned in connection
with this race.
Pay your aubcription to
Lvdhek!
Washington, Sept 28. ?Gen '
Mai Arthur today cabled the war '
department from Manila that on !
Sept 11, Capt De?e eaux Shields j
with 51 uieu of Co F, Twenty :
ninth volunteer infantry, left .
i Santa Cruz for Torrijos. Nothing
hat been heard from hite wince and
it i*? supposed that the entire
party, including Capt Shields, has
been captured with many killed j
and wounded.
The cablegram follows:
Manila, Sept 28.
Adjutant General, Washington:
Sept 11,(.'apt Devsraux Shields, !
M men, Co F, Twenty-ninth regiment,
CSV I, one hospital I
corpHinan, left Santa Cruz, Marinduipie,
by gunboat Vilalohes for
Torrevjos intending to return '
overland to Santa Cruz. Have ;
heard nothing since from Shields.
Scarcely doubt entire party ei >
lured with many killed,and wounded,Shields
among latter. Informs- !
ion sent !) letter from commanding
officer at Iioac, <lste>! Sept
2f>th, received Sept 24, consisted ;
of rumors through natives. I
Vurktown and two gunboats,
Anderson (colonel Thirty-eighth
infantry*, two companies Thirtyeighth
infantry, sent Marinduque
immediately. Anderson confirms
tirbt report as to capture but unable
Sept 27 to give detail* present
whereabout Shields and party.
mime* k'lied and wounded. I'his
information probably available
?oon. Anderson hat order* commence
operations immediately and
move relentlessly until Shields'
party rescued. All troops ex
ported soon. Logan will lie sent
Marmduque if necessary clear up
situation. MacArthur.
The 1 wenty^ninth infantry was
recruited at Fort MclMierso*
i Atlanta, (is ) ('apt Shields wae
lieutenant colonel of the Second
Mississippi during the Spanish
war. 11# was made captain in
the Twent r-ninth infantry duly f>,
IsOit. He was a re?ident of
Natchez, Mies, where his wife I
now resides.
?>n *
UK r<>Of,KI> THK Si; f*~l <
OKOXS
All dorters told Kseick Ilamil- ,
ton, We*t Jefferson, ()., after
suffering IS months from Rectal
Fistulo, he would die unless a
costly operation wa? performed:
hut lie cured himaelf with tive
boxes of fiucklsn's Arnica Salve,
the surest i'ile cnra on Karth, and
the heat Salve ia ths World. '25
<:ent? a hox. Sold by Crawford
Bros. Druggist.
New itcstaiirant.
I have opened up a firat class I
restaurant on tho corner opposite i
L'oag <& Harper's ginnery. Meals
sorted at all hour* of the daw No
I
di inking allowed in my establish*
nient. 1 also keep a line of heavy
and fancy groceries. Call in
when you come to town.
Highest price paid for
eggs and all country produce.
S. Cherry.
14 1 OOO
A lit i Foreign Kic^ts in Another
Chines#* Province.
llorg Kong, Sr|?t ?The asI
act of the Ivwaug Chung district
is threatening. Frequently antiChristian
riots hu?e occurred and
they have not been checked by the
viceroy. An arm? of twenty thousand
Triad*, who am fiercely autioreign,beingassociated
with lioxfera,
ha?o established a base at
ChungCbien They are threatening
Canton and preparing for rebellion
The Chinese threaten to destroy
Cure Cold In Hood.
Kermolt'a ciinrolntrH I^ialhr ^tmiina, eaay
lo take an* quick to cure cuM in hea<l ami ao*e
throat.
; Both Men Were Armed.
Thej Began Shooting and One ie
Mortallj Wounded.
Special to the State.
Greenville, Oct 1.?Two white
men named uranger aud .Johnaon
got into a difficulty about rundown
thia afternoon at the Monaghan
mill and opened fire on each
other. Granger iaauppoaed to be
mortally wounded and Johnson
itm slightly wounded. The cause
of the trouble hnw not been itacertained.
The Monaghun ia outsidethe
corporate liruita. .1 A II.
WAN TED?ACTIVE MAN of
(diameter to deliver hum collect, in
South Carolina for old estuhlished
manutacturing wholesale house
a y? nr sure pay. Horiewty more itian
experience lequired. Oui refer en ae.
any (tank in hii> city Enclose selfaddressed
atntnpeM envelope. Mamn
facturera, Third Floor, 334 DearbornCt.,
Chicago
Notice to Debtors and Creditors
of I* 31 IMylor, (leceHseil
Al<fi Petsona indebted to Hie estateof
P. M. Piyler, deceased will
coin*' forwnr I at *?nce and make settlement
with the undersigned. Peraora
having claims acainst stid estate v ill
present them, duly verified, to the-,
u uderaigtied,
W H Pb Y I.KK,
M( e. \V. I'I Y I.KH
Kxecu'ors.
NHBnnnUPHBDHblpHHHMEIR'
NOTICE !
To the taxpayer* of Lancaster county.
The Treasurer's office will lie opeiy
for the collection of taxes lor lhe fiscal
v ear 1IKMI, on tile loth day of October
and h ill close the .'tint day of December,
llMMI
TlfK l.KVY It AS FOLLOWS,
Ktate :? mill*
< ounty .r? "
Hp-cial (f A C R It) X "
Hinkinu Fund (f A ?' U H) ij "
Constitutioiiol Scho I Tax X "
Total lfit ,K
LOCAL LKVYt
Cane Creek Township (C C iV
f It Ui 4J
(lilt* fte-k Township (C I A
fit ID f?i "
lMexeant Hill Township (C C
A C It Ft) X *
I.OCA L I.KVY KOH SCJtOOl, DIATRI CT*.?
fiHi)ca-t?r \ *
Jones X Roads 2 "
Heath Spring X "
/\ L 1.... .
vr*muir*i l
ToTAI. I.KVY HV DIHTKICIV
1 inlian I.Hint H>?
Waxliaw ! >} "
('*ih* t're?-k 21J "
< irmle'i *cho<?l 1
June* X KoaiIM -.l\ '*
(iill* ('r**ek 22 '
(> rit?l?*?' Hchool 2(?
Jom* X UuH<l* 24 "
It u fun I l<i-j '
Flat G'rvrk 1 ?> { "
' K^ik'HW 1 *?4 "
I'lfusant Mill 1H; "
" KfMnw
" Spring 22J "
" <>\kM>r?t -.'<4 "
J Olll'h X ItoHllll 21 j "
CVilar Creek 1 "
Jone? X Itoailn isj *"
lte*|iertfully.
W < I'AlTTHRN.
o Tr?n#iirer.
HEADQUARTERS
For Best Virginia l ime, Cement,,
Plaster Paris and
Plastering Hair
T. H. DAVIS'
LANCASTER BAKERY
HORSES
HORSES!
\V* bavt? j?ixt ri eel/?*<! a carload of
number one horse* from A ilnn'a.evers
animal bavins l?<-en < *?efullv rclee ?*?!
Rock Hill Alarmed.
By Popping of Pistols But Only
(iam biers Were Being
"Pulled."
Special to The State.
Hock Hill, Oct 1?Last night
at 0 o'clock 10 or 12 pistol shots
i rang out upon the air. Evory
; one thought it the expected trou- 1
'hie let ween tne negroes and sot* e
| of the factory people. Upon in;
vsbtigation, however, it proved to!
j he a raid In' tlio po'iee upon a den
(of colored gamblers in the *nuth-|
eastern part of town. Nine of
thrin wt rc captured and marched
up to the guardhouse where they
spent the night. It is said that
25 packs ?f cards, six razors and
! four 'evolvers writ* captured with
the negroes. They were from all
parts of the country ? Spartanburg,
Tort Mill, Yorkrilla and
other places, and one of them said
that ihev wei e accustomed to tueet
, here on Sundays and gamble.
. * ^
I r?-r*i>i? i?y our Mr K:liott. Tn th?
hit are mim of the floft h<>ri>e* ever
brouttlil tn llih inarKot If you want
a good Saddler, or a i noil lirlver, or h
good combination horn**, now i-t your
time to get it. We now huvejuat what
you wani and need fall and ?ee for
youraelf. We take pUamre in exhibiting
oar ft took, a* well a< Vehicle*.
Ill will either h*II or *w?p, and
r+-,j O will eeli eltli r for the east
v "2 W or good paper.
ELLIOTT &
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