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THE LKI),l.R. 'Uiirlo1^ S, Cartui J ?lTOR l? MANAUKR. .? t SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1901. u'e heartily unite with our hretoron of the quill in this State and throughout the country in the highly deserved complin'enta extended to The State on its exceedingly hand-nine Industrial Art Kdition published as a supplement it) us issue or me Mn instant. it consist* of 100 panes, devoted particularly to the industries and and educational institutions of the State. We endorse fullv what The Charlotte Observer has to h*v of it, viz: l4The typographical work is of tho highest order, h i illustrations handsomely done ?4iid we doiiht if u more elej?antly tinished piece of work of the kind lias ever before been turned out in the South. The chief value of the State's industrial edition, however, is its complete history of cotton milling in Sauth Carolina. That State has no depart Dr. Croxton or his efficiency as Superintendent. Late r.?Since writing Ihe it hove a special from Monroe to the Charlotte Observer says that ?.n Wednesday, Dr. Croxton voluntarily, withdrew from the contest on the ground tnat the litigation, which would come out of it would be injurious to the school work of the county. He there fore delivered the oflice, hooks, eic , to Maj. Andrews. Novel Method to Purloin a Valise Loaded With Pistols. When the Lancaster colored excursion was here last week John Smith and Karnest Johmon, col., discovered, that four of the negroes in the Lancaster party were using one valise as a receptacle f<-r clothes, revolvers and whiskey. Smith and Johnson w?n? ?<> station ostensibly to see the party leave, hut their real purpose was to obtain possession of the valise and i's contents. When the train pulled out hey wore in the car that contained the valise. They edged over to the valise and when the train reached the coal shnte < they managed to pick up the grip and drop it out of the window. They rode to the crossing, jumped off, returned and picked up their booty. umcerA I'ttts and Sutnaierrow * worked up the case against Smith and Johnson and arretted the two < yesterday. The ralise, three , pistol?' and a part of the clothing j U (t * have been recovered. Thewhi?key bad evaporated, of . courne. The police are doubtful aa to wbat will be (looe with the revolver*, wbicb are fine weapons.- Charlotte Observer. The Colombia HiiIpMm u nn?nt for collating industrial statis tics and our Columbia contemporary has heen at pains to send its representatives all ovor the State to get desirtd information. There are cut* or descriptions or U?th of every mill in the commonwealth. Twenty \ears ugo South Carolina had IS cotton mills with 95 530 spindles. Now she ha* 136 mills with 2,249,708 spindles and 63,612 looms. It is a great record and it is worthily told in The State's industrial edition. A Former Lancastrian in a Con troversy Over the Possession of an Ofllre July Hth was the regular time for the election of a county Superintendent of Schools for Union County, N. C. Dr. A, M Croxton, the present incumbent, and Maj. L. D* Andrews were Candidates. There wan no election and the hoard adjourned until Oct. Tne folio ving day a meeting was called, which only two members attended, and elected Maj. Andrews. Dr. Croxton holds that the work of the 9th was total ly void, and he will hold on to the ??tlioo M.?j. Andrews' friends kiiv they have no t liar-res against Pmlfett Elsewhere in this issue, taken from The State, is an account of i the suicide of a stranger in the l city of Columbia, last Tuesday. The identity of the suicide has not yet been ascertained. It was suggested in The State of Thursday that the unknown suicide might he C. II. Padgett, the carpenter who disappeared from Lancastoi so mysteriously a week or so ago, but the age does not correspond. Mr. Padgett, we are informed, was about 50 years of age, while the man who died in Columbia was only ubout 25 years old. Dr. Burgess the Guilty Party. The Editor of the Lancaster Ledger, in the account of his trip to Van Wyck, July the +th, and of the people he met there, among other things says* 41 We also had the pleasure o 1 meeting Bro. Way, Editor ol Wuxhaw's hustling paper, The Enterprise. Bro. Way is .-plendid company?a jovial, hig hearted fellow, whose company would he agreeable at all times, except possibly at a pic nic dinner where rations were scarce. However, there was enough on the table at Van Wyck to have fed the large crowd tor a dav or two, and we had no fears that he and his friend King could get on the outside nl all the three~storv pies and ttve story cakes on that table before we could partake to our satisfaction." We can heartily return all those nice compliments and at the ssme time assure Bro. Carter that we are glad the occasion at Van Wyck, especially at dinner time, was s?: auspicious that there was no need ot our depriving him of one ol the 'ew opportunities that come to an editor He is in error, however, about the three story pies and the ti\e-story cakes thui our friend John Kin^ ate. As t? ourself, we got side-tracked oil ? dish of beans and bacon, aud Bro. Carter or someone el-e made way with all the fried chicken before we got our share, if he deniet it, then Dr. Burgess must be the guilty party. ? VVaxhuw Enterprise. Will Show Cause Why Profits Should not he Withheld. Special to The State. Charleatnn, July 9?City council held an important and interests ing meeting today. The official summons to Mayor Smyth and Ciief of Police Boyle to appear before the State hoard of control on the 1 Oth inst., to explain the failure to properly enforce the dispensary law was read, aa was the reply of Smyth that he and Major Bovle will attend the meeting. The signal flag of the Confederate ram Chicoro was presented to city council by Col. W. H. Davis, of Boyle's Town, Penn., through mayor pro tem Kollock. The flag was taken by Col. Davis from the vessel on the evacuation of the city in 1865, and during the recent convention of the Southern ludustrial Traders' association, to Philadelphia, Col. Davis gave the flag to Dr. Kollock to present to the city. The pre- ] sentation of the flag was accompanied with much speech making on the cessation of all sectional animosity and a closer union between the section*. l) i _i )- r* ?-?? ?. i c.-mwoiil iiuuuihjd s wmiguior Dead. Greenville, Tenn., July 10.? Mrs Martha Patterson, the last ?f the children of ex-President Andrew Jehnson, died, this morin?j at 4:25 o'clock. man far above ihe average intel-' ? I , licence, but would get on an oc> casional spree. He ii? supposed, ' however, to have been sober when | he committed thin act. In bis note he stated that his , father's family had recently moved to California and could not reach here if they desired to. Hut ' little, if anything, is known of * Mr. Kingsley's people, but it is ? generally supposed they reside at Kaleigh and he ca i e from there 1 to this place as an engineer on the I Augusta division of the old Chor: leston Cincinnati & Chicago Railroad. Fell Through a Treatle. I ^ Special to The State. Port Harrelsnn, S. C., .Inly 8. ? A. L. Pindergrass of ('onway was found dead in Wuccumaw ) Swamp, under the first trestle of the tram road of the Richardson i Cypress Lumber and Shingle company. He was supposed to have accidentally fallen through i while crossing in h state of intoxicati n. A Second Edition of 'slack the Ripper" at. His Murderous Work. Denver, duly 9. ? ''The Slugger" has reappeared. Jessie Kimport, 16 years eld, was dragged fro 11 her bed to a field assaulted and her abdomen ripped. An other child has disappeared entirely in the same neighnorhood. Chairs (Jansen) who was found with a bloody knife on his person ' was arrested. Objects to Deud Issues. ( Spartanburg, S. C., Herald. 1 LI.II A tl 1 A mm. iiiiiuij r\. nernen is very earnest in supporting the < political issues advocated by Sen- i ator Mcijaurin. He objects to | allowing the RepuWIicans to pre- t enipt all that means progress and ] development. j SHE DIDN'T WEAK A > MASK , But her lieauty was completely I hidden hy sores, blotches and pimples till she used Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Then they vanished as will all Eruptions, Fever Sores, c Boils, llloers, Carbuncles and ^ Felons from lis use. Infallible for Cuts, Corns, Burns, Scalds and Piles. Cure guaranteed. v25c at Crawford Bros, and J. F. ( Mackey <& Co. A Suicide at Blacksborg, S. CI C. L Kingnloy lakes Laudanum ? He Leaves Curious Directions as to His Burial. Special to The Qhservor, Blacksburg, S. C., July 10. ? t C. L. Kingsley, a civil engiaeer, committed suicide ut his rooms 1 here in the Iron Citv Hotel this afternoon about 4 o'clock by | taking an overdose of laudanum. { U- 1-t. - * ' ne ion a note wun to t ranK Moore, an unkertaker, with in* I tractions for h's burial. He avked to be buried in the cheapest coffin ho bad and at night, when no one wuh around, four negroes > to l>? mployed to carry his body i 1 to the g-ave and each to be paid $1. He also asked in bis note thHt no preachers be permitted to be ( present at his burial. In this note he also requested ( Mr. Moore to tell his wife that | 1 she would tind some money in his' trunk and the keys to the trunk ' in the place where they usually j , kept the front door key. Mrs. j Kiugsley was absent, visiting J , friends at Gaffney. Mr. Kingsley has been a resident of this place for a number of 1 years. lie was a civil engineer by profession, well educated and a Pythians Insurance Fond A Def^et of $250,000 That Must he Made Good if Insurance Feature ia to Coutinue. Chicago, July 10.?John A. hiusey, former president of the noard of coutr<d of the endowroent rank, Knights of Pythias, appeared before the supreme lodge today and admitted the ro *w?t* y kiiiKinifftoi! ? ??..!?? !.> I>wt ii nuiniiiiiim J nmoi w?y lu UO true showing a deficit of $250,000 which must he made good if the insurance features of the w*der is to continue. 'Thin report shows that the affairs of the endowment rank under Hin?oy's management drifted into practical insohenct. The former president of the hourd of control declared he had done his heat to keep the treasury in a sound condition hut that dea h claims had mounted up, investments had turned out failures,and it hud been frequently necessary to overdraw the rank's account at tho bank. The report which was compiled by the present board of control, excepting Hinsey, does not charge the latter and otheis with misusing the funds, but states that they were misused. May Tax All Menu ers. If this additional burden , on beneficiaries of insurance policies shall not be enough, the supreme lodge will also consider a plan to assess all Knights of Pythias 50c or $1 each for the benefit o{ the rank. The lower assessment en 500,000 mem tiers would bring in $250,000. Suit Against Woodmen. Special to The State Rock Hill, July 10. ? L learn that suit has been brought by a resideut of Hickory GroVe, in this county, ugaiust the Woodmen of the World us an order and three of the members of the ....... u:..i - * - ? - wiu|/m uiiMn j ?nive ior 0U0. 'l'he miiit is brought by a resident of the above place who claims bodily injury to that extent and alleges unnecessary rough and malicious handling in the initiation ceremonies Mr. G. VV. 8. Hart is the attorney. W. A. P. New lT. S. Marshal. Special to Greenvill News. Charleston, S. C., duly 10.? It was staled here today on ex* cedent authority that J. VV. McCulloigh of Greenville would shortly succeed L. D. Melton as U. S Marshal, for the district of South Carolina. The man who gave out this information is himself a republican who is high up in his party councils He declared that the matter was all settled and that the appointment of McCullough would he announced shortly before the { expiration of Marshal Melton's term. 'South Carolina's effort to re* sover from the general government tue federal liquor license taxes she has been paying for several years has aroused very ittle interest or sympathy. It lAAmH to ho in th? rvialliAn - ?W |/VOIVft\/U UA m whiskey seller and it ought te be nade to pay alltbe penalties imx?*ed upon any other grog-shop ceeper."?Savannah News. # Judge O. W. Buchanan is book* id for the race for Congressman pokes' successor. . PASTOTtT A huirtt til ft* j '.< ? ./'iirtbim ( ? V ' Political Meeting on Big Scale Planned ' ? j To bo Hold in Union Ang. 8 9. Eighteen Speakers, Includ ? ing Tillman and McLaurin, Invited. ' Special to The State. I t.,I? W *l-~ v taivUf UUIJ IX.?V/lltJ VI IUC biggest political meetings ever held in this city will be held here on the 8th and 9th of August. The meeting will be strictly on national issues and all the speakers will be those who are seeking national fame or position. Eighteen speakers have been asked to be present on that occasion. The meetings will be held in Perrin's grove just inside the city limits. Those invited to be present are: Ex-Gov. John Gary Evans, Hon. John L. McLaurin, Hon. Stanyaruo Wilson, Hon. B. R. Tillman, Col. J. J. Hemphill, Mayor Ellison A. Smythe, Hon. A. C. Latimer, Col. George Johnstoue, Hon. W. C. Benet, Hon. D. S. Henderson, Col. W. J. Talbert, Col. Wilic Jones, Gov. VI, B. McSweenoy, Capt. J. A. Mooney, T I / i t v ' ' * "" non. it. uuncan liellinger, J. S. Brice, aud lion. William Jennings Bryan. The Excitement Killed Her Mrs. J. .1. Ballard, Going to As' si*t a Neighbor Who Caught a Negro in Her Room, j Fell Dead. Special to The State. Florence, .July 10.?A full grown negro boy, who had slipped into a neighbor's house for the purpose of theft, was the indirect cause of Mrs. J. J. Ballard's death here late yesterday after* noon. On oroinrr inln hot' Ka/1. ? ^ (, w?,lroom, Mrs. F. V. Huggins found ? negro hoy concealed under a bed. Displaying remHrkablenerve she pulled him out and, with her bare tists, beat him severely. She then dragged her captive to the piazza and screamed for assistance. Mrs. Ballard, who lived across the street, heard the sceams and, with pistol in hand, started to the aid of her neighbor. The excitement was too great for her weak heart, and she fell dead before she left her door. The accident was deplorable, and shocked the ciimiu unity. j The negro escaped, and has not ' \et been located. I A Great Problem. Nehrasua Citv Conservative. The question now agitating the average Populist is, "Shall we again pre s down *he crown of | nomination upon the brow of Blab, and once more crucify success upon a cross of silver?" | Vance is Reelected. Columbia, July 10.?The State phosphate commission met this morning and reelected Col. S. W. Vance as State phosphate commissioner, to serve for a period of two years. A POOR MlldiUINAlHK Lately starved in London because he could not digest his food. Early use of Dr. King's New Lite Pills would have saved him. They strengthen the stomach, aid digestion, promote assimilation, improve appetite. Price 25c. Money back if not satisfied. Sold by Crawford tiros, and J. F. Mackey & Co.. druairiats. / on A statement pi ?pared at the internal revenue bureau shows that the total receipts from the war revenue act from July 13, l$9g, the date the act w6nt into effect, to May 31. 1901,' amounted to $310,053,363. " t I Unknown Man Dies in Room at Botel. Took Overdose of Morphine and Lay Down. It May Hare Been Suicide. The State, 10th inat. Away from borne and friends, in a strange city where none even I know hiu nainp a vonntr mnn <lirrl yesterday morning early and now tills a grave in the Potter's Held. He di?d of an overdose of morphine, self-adminis t e i r d, whether with suicidal intent none can tell. Many looked upon the features of the dead man hot hv was unknown to all. Where he came from, whither he was going and all the usual questions asked at such a ti no remain unanswered. The poor fellow died in a room in the Congaree hotel. He bud come to the hotel the day before. The wife of Proprietor Foulk was in the office. The ? oung fellow told the lady he was feeling badly and winte.i a room. He did 'not register but paid 50 cents for the room and was shown up stairs. He never left the room so far as is known. At 4 o'clock yesterday morning he was found ( by Proprietor Foulk, stretched across the bed cold iu death. He bad not undressed, but bad merely removed his seersucker coat. In the fireplace was a bottle that had contained an eightb-of an ounce of morphine. It told the story. The man was apparently about 25 years of age, clean shaven, and about 6 feet high; his complexion was dark and his hair and eyes, black. He wore a pair of cotton check trousers and a pair of No. 9 shoes badly worn. He wore also an' ordinary seersucker coat. No letter was about his person and there were no marks by whicb the body could be identified unless the marks on the handkerchief he had may lead to the discovery of hie identity. NOTICE! 1 "Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directora of the Lancaster & Chester Railway Co. by resolution adopted at their meeting held on the 1st, day of .July, 1901, have called a special meeting of the stockholders of said Lancaster & Chester Railway i Company to be held at the Bank , of Lancaster, iu the town of Lancaster, S. C. on the 3rd, day of August 1901 at 12 o'clock noon, to consider a proposition to increase the bonded indebtedness of said corporation bv the issue of $135,000 of First Mortgage 5 per cent twenty year bonds, for the purpose of providing funds with which to reconstruct and improve the line of railroad of said corporation." , Dated the 1st day of July, 1901. By order of the Board of Directors. R. C. McManus, Secretary. Lee Smith, white, who eacui>etl from the North Carolina penitentiary recently, was captured lust Thursday at Bennettsville in this State. He has six years to serve for horse-stealing. The constitutional convention of Alabama has rejected the proposition for majority verdicts in civil rases. The contest fot the seat in congress of Dr. J. Wm. Stokes will be prosecuted regardless of the death of Dr. Stokes. - ?- i ??? . 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