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r\ i '1 J *' ... (V Ti i ro 8 n :ti>a\. ot roar.ii 10?>1 Sen i'or Tillumti UmuhoU A^ain, Will Make a Tour. ti UI..i .1 ?...? o ? t:ii >i in n rti >i uutt ^uim'nr 1.HIm m's ovo is ilinos entirel well, 1111.1 would tavo 'icon nil right Kiiinoi' if ho li d strictly b ycd hi- ohysiciin s advice not to use it i roidin.'. It is stated als that lie hns accepted a 1 ?rge number of invitations in various States to make addr 's-es this fall a d th?* he will 1 ave ahout the 12th of this mo 11h on his tour. lie expects to be away from home a mo: th or more.?The State. Fatal Fall from u Piazzu. Sp* rial to T'ih State. ('imdeit, Oct. 3.?Mr. John Ha' -r, a piano tuner, from Ashev.lb*, N. died at his boarding hoime, Mrs W. K Osteon's, yesterday afternoon from the effects or concussion ot the brain, caused by i fall from the piazza of the second story The cononer's inque-t brought out the following te>i imonv: The deceased had bean in town for about a week or two, and seemed latterly to be often under the influence of some drug Wertlie-dav at about 4 a. ill. the inmates of the house were awaekne.l by a noise, and found Mr. llaker lying on the ground underneath the piazza, covered with blood Dr. A. A Moore, who was immediately summoned, found that the unfortunate man had concussion of the brain, cai sed >y his fall fiom the second story. Mr. Baker remained in an unconscious state, and passed away early in the afternoon The coroner's inquest w as held at 5 o'clock the jury deciding that the deceased ? ante to his death by concussion of the twain caused hy his fall from the piazza. Mr. Baker's wife, and his brother, who reside at Hender.-onville, N. C., were summoned by telegrum, and left Camden with the remains of the deceased this morning. T. VTe do not care to enter into an extended or elaborate expression of opinion of the person who will take a newspaper one, two, throe or mere years and when he has beon kindly indulged for that period will, without settling up Ins arrearages, stop the paper, and who, as a further manifestation of the tendency to dead beat everything they can, will not spend even a cent to notif y the publisher lull will refuse to take the paper out of the post office and force the postmaster to have to send notification under his franking privilege. While we always re grei i<> lose a suoscriber, we hare 11 > serious objection to offer against one who pays up his subscription like an honest person and orders the paper discontinued, that is his right. But no sub-1 seriber has a right to discontinue his piper until it is paid for. The law distinctly savs that any one | who takes u paper from the office' is liable for the amount of the j subscription. ?Kershaw Kra. Attempted to Rob the Bank. Special to The Stnte. Georgetown, Oct. 3.? There was an attempted robbery of the Bank of Georgetown this morning 1 at 5 o'clock by negro burglars, ! who secured only $3. They es- j raped, after being tired at five I times. l'ay your subscription to the Lidgor, please. " mull a.'d 'ihen Drained i , 4 | r * K? e of Benj. Lawrence at H&nda^ of Ilia Une and Her Friends' ? Duiger of Lynching; Special to The State. iiarle ton, Oct. 3 ?The body of Benjamin Lawrence, colored, ! was fo nd today in Rantowles | creek, near the Billow mines It j developed that the negro was severely beaten by Col. V\ alker, Amelia Lawrence, the woman ; with whom he lived, and several other negroes, and tben dragged to the creek an < drowped. W alk 1 *.! _ 1 * er ;tihi nit; woman nave oeen arrested. The murder has excited the negroes about the vicinity, ami if any of the guiltv parties are tound, and not immediately protected, the* will be 1 inched. l)i?puii*ar >* Claim Rejected Washington, Oct. 1 -Commissioner Yeikr-t ,.f thn internal revenue has rejected the claim of tim .Slate ol South Carolina for a return! ??f ?he taxes paid bv the State agants a wholesale and reluil liquor dealers, amounting to something ifver $7,000. l'be commissioner forinsily announced his decision in u few words without entering into any urgumcnt, as the case is now before the court I of claims where the department will present Us views The claim of the Mute whs that the control of the liquor traffic whs one of the Stale iuHirunientulities in securing the welfare of the people and hm such it was exe > pt from tax lion under the constitution. Police Ordered to Prevent Emma Goldmen from Lecturing. Chicago, Oct. 2.? Mayor Harrison today ordered the police to prevent Emma Goldman's lecture here tomorrow night. The anarchist organ, "Free Society," was i sued today for the first time since the president was shot. In it neither the memory of the dead president, nor the grief of the public is respected, or even considered. The leading article, a review of Czolgosz's crime, i-? by Emma Goldman Lynched in Kentucky. Shelbyville, Ky., Oct. 2.? limbo Fields uged sixteen and Clarence Garuett, both negroes were lynched here at two o'clock l.:.. ? e? -o j linn murmur jur uiu aucgeu murder of Will C. Hurt, a printer who was stoned to death on the night of Saturday, Sept. 21st, last. The ooya were taken from the jail and swung from the Chesapeake <fe Ohio trestle just beyond the depot and within five hundred yards of the jail. The mob's work was done so quietly that no citizens except the jailor and two or three others knew of it for several hours afterwards. Young Lady Chloroformed. Miss Kate Micheal wus chloroformed in her room in Lincolnton, N. C.. last Thursday by a man who had evidently been secreted in her room when sho retired. She saw hiui approach her bed and before she could arouse the household he covered her mouth with a handkerchief that wassatur* litcd with nhlnp/itiirni Wtion uK* became unconscious he ransacked her hod room and stole such things of value as he could find. The yoiMig lady's condition was discovered dm ing the night by hor heavy breathing. When she returned to consciousness she told the story. PASTOniA. B??ri the S) K'nd You Haw Always Bought rp<2Ui6ggf ? Ad Ugly Shooting Affair. Young Man Sboote Hit Street* heart Then Himself Perhaps Fatally. ?li * ' ' . . * 4 . Special to The State. Hampton, Sept. 80. ?A deplorable shooting occurred at Horse Gall, seyeral miles from here, yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock. The partiee were from Hampton ' Mr. Albert Terrf and Mrs. Sellie Rivers Smith were in a party that weut down to attend a meeting at that place. Mr. Terry has been vary attentive t. Mra. Smith for several yearn, and it is reported that she refused him time and again, because ae drank. and that he had threatened to kill, hi oself if she did not accept hitn-. Yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock he caught her by the hand' and told her be was going to kill her. She tried to esca|>e, but only moved a few steps when he shot, the ball striking her in the back. Then he jumped into his buggy, drove hurriedly away, and when about ?ne mile from the young lady he turned his pistol, on himself and tired. Both Mrs. Smith and Mr. Terry were etill alive this morning, but it is feared they cannot recover. Mrs. Smith is the eldest daughter of the late Mr. Latirien Rivers, who was jailer here for many years. She has a great many friends in Hampton Mr. Terry is the eldest son of the 'ate Rev. N. Terry, and is well connected. It is believed Mr. Terry was under the influence of whiskey. , LATER. Special to The State. Hampton, Oct. 1. ? Albert Terry is still alive, but in an unconj, scions condition and is not expected to live. Mrs. Smith's condition is not considered serious. > The hall struck above the small of her hack, broke one rib and lodged'in flesh of hack under arm. She , is about 26 years old and has been ; a widow four or five years. She | was separated from her husband before his death. Frank Dunlap's Horrible Death. Frank Dunlap, a colored man whose home was in Ebenezer, met a horrible death yesterday. He , wun omer colored men whs engaged in hauling some heavy machinery from the Old Point depot to the river. Yesterday morning' a piece of iron in the shape of a horse-shoe, weighing 3,564 pounds had heeu loaded on a wagon, and as the wagon was being drawn1 along the highwa , one side of the frume, a piece <tf scantling, 4 by 6 inches, which was resting on a plank 2 by 12, broke in two, and Dunlap, whe was riding on the wagon eating his breakfast at the time, was caught under the large piece of iron, his head being driven into the ground and about, half of it mashed into a jelly. He was killed instantly. An inquest was held over the body yesterday. The iron had been properly loaded and the accident appears to have been purely providential. ? Rack Hill Herald. NOTICK* We, the undersigned, cotton buyers, give notice that all bales of cotton brought to this market and offered for sale with more than six (6) yards of bagging as covering for same, will be docketed two (2) pounds to the yard in excess of 8ix (6) yards. VVe are forced to this from the fact that we have lost heavily from excess bugging. We also give notice that we will not bid on or buy cotton unless same is cut and sampled by a cotton buyer or his authorized cutter. Lancaster Mercantile Co. Heath Banking & Mercantile Co. Mioes, Orocc tiling to 12at We are too busy to quote pric and we feci sure you will be please f^We respectfully solicit yc WILLIAMS White Mao Lynched By Mob in Montana. The Assailant of a Five-Year-Old Chilil Taken from Jail in Hel. t * . ena and Harg^d. Helena.' Mont., Got. 2 ?James Edward Brady, the man who as sanlted Ida Pugsley, 5 years of age, in Helena yesterday, was this morning ahout 1:30 o'clock taken from the jail hv a mob and hanged to u telegraph polo in the HaymarKet square about three blocks from the jail. The crowd was orderly and after the man had been hanged it quickly dispersed There were about 200 men engaged in the affair and they were all masked. Thoy attacked the jail door with a battering ram, and it soon yielded. On gai-.iing admittance, they demanded at the point of a gun the keys of the jailer or threatened if he did not yield the uian they would kill him. The jailor then got the man out of his cell and he was given to the mob. When they first took him, Brady said: "What is it gentlemen?" The march to the hanging place was quiet. Brady was given a chance to say a word. He declared that they had the wrong man although he hud been positively identified by his victim and a score of other persons, who had seen him with the child. He also asked that some money that was due him from the Montana Central railroad be sent to a niece and then he was pulled up. The end of the rope' was tied to a pole j and the crowd dispersed. Later Sheriff McConneil cut the body down and place it in a coffin. hi -ii . mere win r>? an investigation today. Move in Georgetown to Displace incompetent Negro Oflicehoiders. Special to The State. Georgetown, Sept. 30.?Quite a Htir in occurring in political circles here. Recently an organization was formed known as ((The White Supremacy club," its ob ject being to maintain strictly white supreuiacv.. The city now has had tcr years a number of negroes in omce who are by no means competent to deal with affairs ot public interest. The coming election, however, will in all probability relegate <juite a number to back seats, and men will be elected who are by far better qualified to administer to .the demands of the people. II. A.D. They Work While You Sleep. While your mind and body rest Cascarets Candy Cathartic repair your digestion, your liver, your bowels, put them in perfect order. Genuine tablets stamped C. C. C. Never sold in bulk. All druggists, ioc. I / * # . -Annoum WILLIAMS! * s Respectfully announce to the I'u STORES are uow opeu, and invito Immense to< k Fres Dry Goods, No in the ins", rumont that some time back, while he was at work in Fuiou, he sent an amount of money to his wife at C'owpens by money order; that Robertson, postmaster at Cowpens, deducted from the ai .ount sent a sum of money claimed to have been due him by Narramore, and remitted the remainder to Airs. Narramore. A deputy marshal has been given the papers and they will be served on Postmaster Robertson tomorrow morning. The case is one of more than passing interest. Miscreants Locked the Door and Set His Dwelling Atiie. Special to The State. Florence, Oct. 1. ? Friends of the negre man who stays at Muldraw's mill claim that the ether night some miscreant locked the door of his shanty while he was asleep and then set fire to tbo building. The old man was severely burned about the body. *lt is said he had a very narrow escape from a horrible death. Everything in the house was destroyed. No one seems to have any idea who committed the deed. Kdncnte Jour Boweli With Curarttt. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. lOo, 26c. If C. CJ. C. I~tl, druggists refund mono*. ninnnmn rat" DflnUMIW 111 BUGGIES AND WAGONS VVe ?ire now selling for $55. BUGGIES ?hat we have been sellin g at and Buggies heretofore sold at $55. we are now selling at $50. So come and get you a nice, new BUGGY while they are CBEAP. We are Helling the Nissen round and Mquarc hound wagons, also the Owenshoro wagon at surprisingly low prices. We keep on band some good HORSES?some as fine animals as you will find 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, and can give you us good teams as can be bad in town. Yours to serve, CLYBURN HEATH MULE CO. \ cemen t !~ IUG?FS CO., hlie that the TWO BIO OANSON an inspection of their Of h * ew Goods: tioiis, ?lolliin . I'itS"* 3' veryW '? or to -y earen. Come and 8ee what we liavo d. ?ur patronage. HtioHKS r.n Postmaster in Trouble. Special to The State. Spartanburg, Oct. 2.?This afternoon ITn ted States Commissioner VY m McGowan issued a wtrraut for the arrest of J. C. Robertson, postmaster a' Cowpens, 011 the charge of embezzlement. The warrant was sworn out.by C. T. Narraniore, a citizen of Cowpens. Narramorc alleges local * liters - Mr. .1 O. J?ckrt(>n and fwrnily ?rc visiting relatives in Chestar conn i\: UK Jim Love, colored, wu found ... i.. ..? i :. i.. i:<nn > hi inriTiiy iu mitgisirme ICaxkey'? court Wednesday and sent to the gang for 30 day*. M it*. D ilo/ifH ba? returned home from a mouth1? visit to ; Charlotte, N. 0. I Mr Geo W. Plyler has pur1 chased from Mr C. D Jones the lor on French Street adjourning the lot'he purchased from Mr. B i Cunningham. Mrs M. J Porry is hating her i evidence renovulod and a new roof put on. . ++ Dr. B F Dm land and Mr. Peter M Blakeney of Chesterfield county ate visiting relatives at this place. Married on Sunday morning lust by Rev. W. C. Winn, .Miss Pearl Carncs and Mr. Elmore McMauus, of the Tahernack section. ccri Mr. H. N Sowe!! has purchased (he lot adjourning Mr. R. R. Kiddle's in West End, and has let the contract.for the erection of a six-room cottage to Mr. *J. R. Wallace, the work to begin at once. Miss Emma Hasseltine of Kershaw, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. M. Crawford at this place. <*73 ' !(_ . - - - unity, id una county, is said to he in need of a practicing physician. It is an excellent coromunity and its greatest need is a physician. Rev. J. M. White will take pleasure in corresponding with any physician desiring to locate for couutry practice. Rev. R. J. Blackmon has tendered his resiguuliou us pastor of Spring Hill Baptist church. Rev Mr. Blackmon has served this church very acceptably in connection with his several other charges the past two years. -++ A special from Chesterfield to The State of Thursday states that Hon. M. J. Hough, who was elected to fill the vacancy of the late Hou. G. J. Redfearn, was thrown front a buggy by a runaway team and badly but not seriously hurt. It is hop%d he will be out in a few days. r#a I)r. G. W. Poovey has recovered his case of instruments which were washed from his buggy into Cane Creek while crossing at a ford North of town one day last week Some darkeys found them by wading in and feeling about for them with their feet. The new school building at Fork Hill is nearing completion, aud on Monday, the 14th instant, at 3 o'clock p. m. an election will be held there to decide whether or not the school district shall make an extra levy f*r school purposes. That community is alive and progressive and we have no doubt as to what the result of the election will be. Letters advertised for the week cning Oct. 5, 1901: Miss Lees Spray, Miss Allie Phillips, Miss Ida Steel, Mr. Frank Magwood, Mr. J. S. Keith, Mr. Tomiest Springs, Mr. John Iiockhalt, care D. R. Withersponn, Mr. Henry Edwards(2), Mr. John Tolbait, Lee Blackman, care Mr. Leroy Springs. Belle Nance. P. M Lancaster, S. C. i ?*