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r\ rIE LKDOt-R. T)i irlow S. Oarter, ! ?>lTOR AND M AN A U ICR. 8ATURDAY, 8Kl*TF.MI'KR 14, 1901. Lever and Brantlej. 1 Will Have a Secoml Race in the Seventh Congressional District. Special to Greenville News. ' harlcston, Sept. 12.?While complete returns have not yet been rccived from the congressional race in the Seventh district, enough is known to make it almost absolutely certain that the contest lies between Lever of Lexington and Brantley of Orangeburg. Howell of Walterboro is now close to Brantley in the count, 1 mr a number ot Orangeburg precincts remain to be heard from and those will certainly give Brantley majorities. Lever will go into the second race, leading with about II,500 votes to his credit. Brantley will follow a good second, his talley now marking over two thousand. With Lever and Brantley in the s ?cond race it is generally conceded that the former stands more than a good chance of election as he would have the sympathy of all the men who were dropped. Never Hit a Man When He is Down. ' Should a serious illness come to Wm. .J. Bryan, would his nil merous detractors l>e instantly transformed into ardent admirers? Or should a similar misfortune come to Senator Tillman, would his bitterest opponents be expect ed to at once avow that in all respects he has over been perfect? 1 makes a good deal of difference whose ox is gored."?The State. No ! In neither case would we expect the political or personal enemies of Bryan or Tillman to be 4'transformed into ardent admi. rera." But if either Bryan or Tillman were president of the United States and were shot down by the hand of a cowardly assassin The Greenville Daily News, which radically differs with both of them politically, unhesitating* ly announces that it would not in the very death chamber of the na. lion's chief executive so far offend the good taste and humanity of its readers as to seek such Hn occasion for the airing of political animosities. It would not make any difffmni'B HU MO Miiwnr i'.\ WHS fJIM ed". The fact t lint he was "gored" and wan the nation's presi j dent would hush every feeling! save that. of sympathy for the suf-! ferer and a sense of national or-! 1 amity. But, we hare had occasion to' say in the case of Senator Wei- i lin^ton's "coM blooded indifference and malevolent spite," in this same connection, these utter, uncdh, either by public men or newspapers arc not Crimea punishable by law. Thiy are crimes against -'decency," and as such' will tic appropriately punished by the offended community in which they occur. It would be a thankless ami unprofitable undertaking to attempt to elevate the sense of ''decency" in either the individual er the newspaper. All the public can do is to protest that such a standard is not its standard j and for its own satisfaction seek a; higher standard. After all, as we' have said, the whole question is> one of "taste," and it has never been to the taste of humanity "to hit a man when he is down." The worst punishment that can j l?e meted out to Czolgoaz under! the laws of New York in case the! president receivers, is ten years of I mpribonnient. President PcKinlej Dead. Became Critically 111 Early. Yesterday Morning?Physicians Got Fearful of His Heart. I Milbourn House, Buffalo, Sept. il3, 2:58 a. iu.?President McKinley experienced a sinking spell ' shortly after 2 o'clock. The I physicians are administering restoratives to him with the hope of reviving him. A general call has gone out to the physicians and the members J of the cabinet now in the citv. Dr. Park reached the house 2:50 and shortly after him came Secretaries Hitchcock and Wilson The Associated Press has been authorized to say that President McKinley is critically ill. | Bulletin: Buffalo, Sept. 13. !?At 3 o'clock nil of the physicians were gathered at the bedside i of the president. It was stated that digitalis was being administer ed to the president. died at 5:15 o'clock A telegram received here this, I Fridav evening announced that the I pi esident died at fifteen minutes past 5 o'clock. Schley Court Opens. i Washington, Sept. 12.?The booming at a gun announced the opening of the Schley court of inquiry. Not ns many spectators were present ss was expected, j The court retired almost imme? j diatelv after opening to read I Schley's objections to Admiral ijriTTiMiii serving on hoard. TV hen they returned Schley read his challenge and then called Messrs. Frost and Nichols us his witnesses, who testified that Howison spoke to them in uncompli mentarv terms of Sch'ey. After a tilt between Kaynor and Lemley, Ilowison retired to reply to Schley. After he returned und answered the court decided to sustain Schley. The court then adjourned to re.-, convene when the navy department appoints a successor. Dewey i ... proved to bo a strict jurist. Oil Well Suid to Ilava Been Stiuck at Lake City. Lake City, Williamsburg Co , Sept. 12.?Lake City was today the scene ef the greatest excitement since the burning of the negro postmaster Baker. An artesian well borer, while bearing on the lot in the resident portion of the town, is reported to have struck oil and coal in good quantities a* a depth of 65 feet. What is said to be anthracite coal was forced up almost as large in size as guinea eggs and the fluid ac companying it is said to t4smell and l)iirn exactly like kerosene." The find is on the propel ty of A. N. Sutclifl'e. an Atlantic Coast Line stution master. [For Tbe Ledger. E i > i T( )K Lkdokr-?Y est erday morning the Editor of tho Waxhaw Enterprise came here, and wended his "way" to Ihe hanks of Twelve Mile Creek to spend the day fishing. Later in the day, this cerrespendent arrived on the scene, and found that the Editor had had a hard fought hattie with a large snapping turtle which he had succeeded in landing. There, in captivity, was the turtle securely pinioned to the earth with a stake driven through his caudal appendage into the groimd and other stakes driven into the ground around him, end the Editor reclining in a shady place on the hank of the creek smoking his favorite cigar, calmly waiting for another bite. The Editor secured a nice string of fish, hut the way he battled with, and for that turtle, shows that he considered it another one of those "good thugs1' which some times come to an Editor. E Osceola, S. C., Sept. 12, 1901. < , I Mrs Hngbes Skips. With $2,000 and h \l m'-? Suit of, Clothes She Lear s for Part# U nkn?wri Spartanburg Journal. There is h defend mi tnUs'ag at the criminal count t m (iivouviile this week. The celebrated Mattie Hughes case ?m to hare come up but tbe defendant is uot there and she is not fere, where her home has been for more than a year past. She has been running a restaurant and it is generally conceded bus made a great deal of money and trouble. Mattie A Hughes left this town last week in the attire of u man. She sold her restaurant business aud for a day or so was seen about town several times with a hi mi's clothing on It has been hinted l?y Homw who pretend to know that she has either gone to Charleston or Charlotte. It is not believed she is in this city. This woman has h?en the eause of u great deal of trouble Nearly three years ago she killed her husband, Get). W. Hughes, at Greers and three times she was put on trial, Gut in each case a mistrial resulted. .Fudge Town! send heard the case first and it is ;his time at Greenville again. A few liquor cases are pending | against her there. in Spartanburg he*- course did' not improve and complaint re, suited from her establishment at the depot. Fights became frequent and the police were in demand A case for keeping a disorder house was tnade by the grand jury. It is understood she bus thruaimied I " w ! the chief of police. Several cases for li<pior selling are pending against her. I M-s. llughes is undouhtedlj awav. She dressed up in a $15 | suit, took $2,000, it is said, and went out to see the world. We were greatly surprised at ! the tone of the editorial in The State of last Saturday on the assassination of the president. It was a strange admixture of sympathy and politics and was indelicate and out of taste when it was generally believed that the president was almost in the throes of dissolution. It was a time to forget politics and send words of sympathy to his hodside rather stand there and recount to a dying man all his political sins. We are as much opposed to Mr. McKinley'u politics and policies as The State is and with it we are generally agreed, hut we must enter a protest against arraigning a man on what was sunnosed to he hiH death heel. I' wan an nct'Hbion calling for the exercise of the humanities and the outpouring of a generous human sympathy. It was an occasion not for tearing open vounds hut for pouring in oil. The State has not done itself any credit nor strengthened itself hy this vindictive editorial. ? Anderson Mail. > i > ? < Kdncste Yoor Bowels With Caacsrots. Candy Cnthnrtlc, cure conntlpatlon forever. 10c, 26c. If C. C. C. f~U? druggists refund money. Four Legged Partridge. Mr. J. F. Goforth.of the llelhany neighborhood, exhibited a 4legged paitridge at the Enquirer office last Saturday. He found it in the public road in a covey of 25or 30 small birds, flushed by ' bin wagon. This particular bird attracted his attention by its inability to move as smartly a9 the others, and the examination showed the peculiarity mentioned.? Yorkrille Enquirer. Educate Your Bowels. Your bowels can be trained as well as your muscles or your brain. Cascarets Candy Cathartic train your bowels to do right. Genuine tablets stamped C. C. C. Never sold in bulk. All druggists, ioc. I - Annouxu WIL \m -i Respectfully announce to the Pu STORKS are now open, and invito Immense Stok Free Dry Goads, \o slioes, Groct iliin^ to Eat Wo are too busy to quote pric and we feel sure you will be ploas< We respectfully solicit yc WILLIAMS The Body of Young Dickson Takou to Illinois. Hook Hill Herald. Mr. T. A Dickson, father of th? young man who was killed at Sharon by a falling tree la-t week, came to Rock Hill Friday night last and the next day conveyed the embalmed body of his son to his home in Illinois. He was accompanied by a nephew. The deceased, C. O. Dickson, who was Known at Sharon as "Teddy Ottis," seems to have left his 1111 nois home on account of the fact that he had killed th? assistant pilot on an Ohio river boot on which he was the clerk. This accounts for his nom de plume. It was stated by Mr. Dick son's nephew, however, that young Dickson had returned to his home since the killing and had uotitied the sheriff of his presence, but nothing wu* ever done towards taking him un. dorarrest. Prosecution in Federal Court. Buffalo, Spt. 11 ? District Attorney Penny and Secretary Root held a conference today on the steps to be taken for t ho prosecution of Czolgosz and Emma Goldman. The police have encountered difficulties in finding evidence of overt acts within the State of i New York on the part of Goldman and seem inclined to favor her prosecution in the Federal courts. p^KTonzA.. 1 B?an the /> Von Have Always Bought T" \ NOTICE OF AN" ELECTION To be held on (he 24th, day of Hept. 1 'JOI to decid.- whether or not the Town of Lancaster shall extend i a corporate Hurts Whereas. a p tit ion hns been pre sented to the Town 1 ouncil of Lancaster, praying 'hat the Corporate limit* he extended from ita present one-half mile -o a one mi e limit front the t'ourl House, and whereas, s-dd p-titlon hears the signat ures ??f a ma Jortty of the Kree-iit?lilei? lesidi g v* iltii i toe territory proposed anioxtnir, therefore, it has heeii ordered, l?> the Mayor and Mdennen in Omiicil assembled this Nwith day of (September, 15X11, that, an e.'ec ion slmu lie held on the Twe .ty-fourth day nt Septenmer, 1901, wiiereity tlie q 'esfioii may be submitted as r-quii.d by law. to the quulitied voters ot the town of .Lancaster, and of the territory proposed to annex and include in the Corporate limits of said Town. It is ordered that two polling places shall be provided, <>ne at the Conn il I Chambers of the town (guaid house) l at which place the voters ol the town shall cast their ballot, lie other podj iiiu precinct to be located wi bin the | territory proposed annexing situated i between the premises of W It. C'authen and a D Milliard on the road leading from Lancaster to Camden. Polls to I be opened at 8 o'clock a. m and closed at 4 o'clock p m. The Manager* for the polling piecinct within the town shall be J. F Hunter, J. C. Foster and J N. Crocket'. The Managers for polling precinct without the town sha I be A D HIII'ard, J Wylie Porter and D Ht-ece Williams. The ballot shall he as fellows: ."Hhall the incorporated limits of the Town of Lancaster be extended from the present one- half mile limit to a one mile limit from the court house " Yes No WADDY C THOMSON, Mayor, GEO W WILLI AM8, Clerk. [hral] cement! -1 IUGHES SO., I blic that the TWO 1UG GANSON an inspection of their 11 ?f ; h Kew Goods: tions, t 'lotliin ^ i iries,?s'.very t or to H ear. 1 es. Como and woe what wc have id. \ )ur patronage. HUSHES CO. j1 c T e Lancaster The Lancaster Graded School (Town and Factor>) will open on 1 Monday, September l(5th, 1901, i at 9 o'clock a. tn. Pupils must not buy text books until furnished with lists by their teachers. For pupils not belonging to this * cnttn...! .15. *u_ n|?CLiai nt/innn (IIMI 1 Ul, I III) JDIIUW- * ing tuition fees will ho charged ] per month, payable in advance: Primary Grades, $1.00; Intermediate, $1.f>0; High School, $2.00. t G'it< nates of this school are v admitted to the Freshman class of 1 all colleges in tho State, without 1 examination. The teachers will meet at the school house Sept. 13th, at 10 o'clock a. m. 1 B F. Miller, Chairman B'd Trustees. I Chas. T. Connors, Sec and Tres. t Aug 12, 1901. liuo. UNIVERSITY | OF NtmTH CAROLINA. Til 12 HEAD Of tlie .State's Educational System Academic Department, Law* Medicine, Pharmacy < EigOti-five S"lio'ur?liip-. Free tut'I'm to le .cliHrH Mini initiinter-' son? 1 I. >? n* lo< ?' e needy j 'J7 Students 43 Instructors New !)" iiut??ries. Whio Works, jeti ^ tr-.d Healing Sjy-t.-ni $120 000 spout in improvements in 1000 Slid !9ol Fall te> m h^irinx Seiit 9 *901 Ad? ditfM, F P VENABLE, Pros liupci tun, N. O. | .. . . t t n?no?i:\io m ' DlWUSlilti 111 BUGGIES AND WAGONS.: We are bow selling for $56. ( BUGGIES 'hat we have heen sell- ( ing at #(J0; and Buggies hereto- \ fore sold at #55. we are now sell- y ing at #50. So come and get you a nice, new BUGGY while they are CHEAP. i ] We are gelling the Nissen round 1 and square hound wagons, also i the Owensboro wagon at surpria- ( i ingly low prices. I t We keep on hand some good r HORSES?some as tine animals ( J as you will tind anywhere. If, you want a horse that will suit you in every. particular, don't < buy until you see our STOCK. ? We also run a first-class livery, 1 and can give you as good teams as 1 can be had in town. 1 Yours to serve, i GLYBURN HEATH MULE CO. J r I 1ST Subscribe to The Led?b Local Matters Brine in your country produce, lutter, Eggs and Chickens, e#pe~ ially. J B Mackoreli. Mr. John W. Conder, of Colmbia, eras here several days this reek csr. Mr. J. C. McDow, of Charlesou, is on a visit to relatives here. cw Died, on Wednesday lant, an nfant child of Mr. and Mrs. John Bennington, pged one yeur and en months. Mr. George J Hacker of Chareston, who has heen visiting his ister, Mrs. K. A. Billings at this >l?ce, returned home yesterday. -f + Mr. T. R. Langley has the conract to erect a six-room cottage < r Mr. S. Marion Witherspoon >n Main Street, just North of Mr. j. .VI. Clybnrn's home. +-?Misses Maggie and Eunice Miler aud W illi^* Black of Charlotte, C , visited Mrs. ,1. R. Wallace it this place this week. Mr. R. R. Riddle has begun urork on his two-story residence n A'est End. W/telr iMttn ir? Ua 1*a - . ... nvi buivii III iiic lllll lir?? ihops of the Lancaster Mercantile Jo., will complete next week an >rder for over 1,000 blind bridles. It's certainly a pilo of bridles. M rs .lane Duncan of Heath Sprint;, who was stricken with larulysis recently, is reported to ie much better--able to sit up. Kev. B. F. White has arrived ind it assisting his brother, Kev. I. M. White, in his meeting at Unity. The meeting will close tomorrow night. + * Mr. J. N. Outen of this place received a phone message vesterlay from Monroe, N. C., stating that his uncle, Mr. Jacob Outen, was stricken with paralysis and was seriously ill. -? b Kev. W. U. Hodges' family of Saffney passed through town on heir" way to Richburg. Mr. Hodges goes to assist Kev. N. B. Jlarksou in a meeting. Mrs. McCullough and Mrs. CB lones, of Heath, S. C., who havo >een spending some time with relieves here, returned home lust Saturday, accompanied hj Mrs. Vicy Howze, who will spend a seek or so visiting in Chester lounty. The town of Rock Hill is soon ;o have a dxily newspaper to be <nown ax The Journal, it is an nitgrowth of the semi-weekly Journal established in Rock Hill i few months ago. VV. H. McJaw, formerly city editor of The Jreenville News and recently of he Exposition Magazine^ will he ,he manager. The graded school opens next Monday. Misses May Brock and Ida Corbett two of the teachers Fvho have been spending the Sumner with relatives at their respective homes, arrived Thursday. I'hey are boarding with Mrs. VV. tt. Tillman. Letters advertised for week u?* < ? juiun^ OV jii. j*, iyoi: Mrs. I amies Howard, Mrt>. Odell Wborter, Mihs Morris Smith, Miss Mayme Johnson, Miss Laura Reeves, Mr. A. N. Brown, Mr. U. A. Pender, Mr. Edd. Love, Mr. Robert Higgins, Mr. 8hep Hutto, Mr. A. W. Watts, Mr. J. J. otongner. Belle Nance, P. M. Lancaster, fc>. C. ? ' .>