The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, December 07, 1901, Image 2
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SA'l'L' KI >.\Y, IIEOKMHE* 7, 1901. j
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Masting of Masons
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Grand Lodge In Charleston Next '
Week.
Tbe grt.r d lodge of Ancient
Free Masons of Sotrli Curoilna
will meet next Tuesday in Charleston
a d n largo al'endance iw
exp?ct?d.
The Charleston Post has the
following 10 say shout the meet-'
iug:
The session will prove especially
interesting en account of the
probable retirement of Grand
Master Orlando Sheppard, of
Ldgetield, and the succession of
Prof. AY. M. whitehead. A grand
master usually *< rvs only two
terms mid hi- second term is now
drawing to an ? nd, it is not probable
tha* ids name will be presented
lor reelection next week. In
the lino of promotion, Prof.
Whitehead comes next and in the
vent of Grand Master Sheppard
retiring, Prof. Whitehead will be
come tne presiding oihc**r of tliej
giand Udgo It had been many |
years since ( hai leston has had
the lion r of having the grand!
mastership. Mayor J. Adgeri
Smyth beii.g the last Charlcstonian
to till the posit ion.
i?l . the regularly elected
d"lega'es, many Masons will take
advantage of the low mil road
rates ami come to Charleston. The
Masoi s have had a prominent part
in the work of the exposition and
t toy naturally feel a strong in- i
forest in the great enterprise, ! (
which will aceoimt for the large!)
attendance. I he eornerstono of j,
tho exposition was laid by Grand u
Master Sheppard on December !j
2t?, last year, with full Masonic ,|
ceremonies. There will he much ! ]
.o interest and pleas*- the visi'ors ' <
ami the local 1 -dges will see that <
their follow ciattstnen are well i
entertained in Charles'on i
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i m- j'i-i i'mi <n munouiu UieCl lOIIS j
liats ci*mo aid from now < 11 the t
lodges will be meeting almost j
nightly and electing odicers. All I
Masonic commissions d>ite from I
St. .John's dav, December 27, j
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ami the e'eetnms have to bu held
within this time.
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S< riotm Accident to a Passenger
Train Noar Spartanburg.
Special to Charlotte Observer.
Spartanburg, 8. C., Dec. 5.?
Passenger train No. 2 crashed [
into several .freight cars on the '
siding at Verdrey at noen today. | *
Fireman McCarthy was fatally in- j ^
j;it'e<I; Knifineer Evans was pain- ti
fullv Hurl nhont tli# nips; Postal,*
Clerk Nunc# had a foot and arm j K
mushed and Conductor Colcock |
was slightly injured. All wer?
ahont to crime with the train here i 'I'
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except ttie fireman, who was taken | ^
to his home in Augusta. The
train arrived t< night, five iiours n
late. K
At a meeting of the stockholders *
p
yesterday it nns decided to in \]
( reus# the capital stock of the Inman
Cotton Mill front $200,000 It
to $500,000. I ',
Messrs Mahafv and Cooper C
left for ('harlestow yesterday to
place upon exhibition their 1,000potind
hog as an example of what
this county can d? in the awino
producing line.
Soldiers for Philippines.
New York, Dee. 5. Pour
Hundred soldiers arrived today
from the barracks at Plattsburg, i
u rooto to the Philippines.
Judge Rebukes Solicitor
T^e Latter "aid to I lav# Wrongly
Refe-red to Judges Undervalueing
"Tracks" as Evidence.
Uor. Char'ott^ Observer.
Rennettsville, S. O., Dec. 3.?
Duri' g the session ef court just
closed for this county, while a
negro was on trial, charged with
burglary a?-d larceny, Solicitor
,f. M Johnson prosecuted the
negro with his u?u?l vigor and
said "that there was ft time in
South Carolina when tracks were
so ridiculed oy counsel, that
judges caught on to the fashion,
and one of them said a track
alone was not sr.ffic:ent to con
riot. Fortuna'ely the constitution
of 1895 allows the jury alone to
pass on questions of fact, and the
judges cannot now toll juries that
tracks cannot convict."
Judge Buchanan took note of
this remark and when he charged
the jury he severely rebukefl the
solicitor in the following language:
"It never was tho cast m of
judges to charye as to tho iusufh
oiencv of trnckr and T am astonished
at this statement of the
solicitor. That pirt of his remarks
should have noetic' on you. It
is to be regretted that such an
expression should have dropped
from the solicitor's lips."
Quite a ripple of excitement,
was caused by the judge's re
marks, while tin- solicitor sat
perfectly still, his ev* s flashing
rapidly, showing unimstikaMe
signs of how deeply he felt the
judge's piercing rebuke
Judgments Against Kitgo and
Duke.
Last year lt?v. T. J. Gattis, of
North Carolina, entered suit
against Rev I) . John I). Kilgo
and B. N Duke for slandaf. Up
[>n trial of the case, the jury returned
a verdict of $20,000 in
favor of Gattis An appeal whs
Lakon to the supreme court by defendants,
and the supreme court
ird*rcd a new trial. The circuit
jourt tried the case again last
tvatk and the jury rendered a
rerdiet for $15,ot;0 in tavor of
jrsttis The case will again go to
he supreme court.
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i-kr> i?i nnci|.irucilY>
Washington, Dec. 5.?Sonutor
Nullum made a pruticai confession
wlay that reciprocity treaties are
lead and that there will bo no
anff revision this sessiem.
pmrhit '
k mmm expqsitioi
Ti e South Carolina Georgi t Rxen-i
n Rni'road announces the fois
)\v111i"W roil- il trip rules to 1 liaiv
psion H. C., acci unt of the South
a olina Inter **t te and Wm Indian
Exposition Tickets on aaie at all
unpen stations Excellent passen*
er service performed. See that your
Ickets r ad via ttie S. C. A G E\ R R.
'hum A B O i
Vest ville $ 6 65 $ 4 80 $8 50
kershaw 6 80 4 05 3 65
eath Springs 7 00 5 20 8 65
i m aster 7 (>0 5 60 3 70
aiawlia Junction 8 20 6 imi 4 00
lock Hill 8 05 6 35 4 20
i'jsah 8 05 6 60 4 40
'orkvilte 0 2-5 6 *0 4 50
' nr< n 9 55 7 00 4 65
lick ryCl ove 9 85 7 25 4 80
mynn 10 10 7 10 4 00
ia-kniuirg 10 45 7 65 5 05
atlneys 10 70 7 95 5 25
l.irhs lti 85 8 45 5 15
tiediy 11 05 8 10 5 30 i
at l i more 1135 9 05 5 55 1
loorshoro 11 50 0 20 6 55 I
enriet'a 1195 9 35 5 60
nre>t City 12 10 9 65 5 80
urnerrortifon 12 40 0 10 /> 00'
hernial City 13 00 10 30 0 40
arlnn I t 85 10 90 6 95!
umimn A: Tloketn to l>e Hold daily j
com uencing Nov. 80th, 1001, until ,
and including May 31, 1-002; final
limit June 3rd, 1002.
di.iimn R: 'i'k-keta to be aold daily,
< . mmencing Nov. 30th, 1001, until
hih! including May 3lnt, 1002; final
limit ten days in addition to date of
Male; except that final limit nhculd
in no oa-e exceed June 3rd. 1002.
oi.itmn Ticketm to tie aold on
Tueadaya, and Thurndnya Af each
wwk; commencing Dec 3rd, 1001.
mi d until and InnlnHimr M?? oo?i. I
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1902, final limit ?ev?n days in ad?
dltlon lo date of Hale; except that
final limit should in no case exceed
June 3rd, 1902
K H HHA W,
General Passenger Agent.
COTTON SPRANG OP
POLL FORTY POINTS
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Advtnci of Tvo Dollars a
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G<?v?rnmemt Estimate is 9,000,000
Bales Less Than That Figured
Out by the Bears.
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New York, Dec. 3.?Trading'
on the local cotton ex-bange today
wus convulsed by the publication j
of the November government's1
estimate of a *b?rt eetton crop
tor the year. The figure* were 9,674,000
hales or eenriy 2,000,000
biles* less than the trade generally
expected. Cotton jumped $2 a
hale in as many minute**, amid
scenes of excitement, rmrelv sees.
Hrokers fought with each ether to
cover whert contracts and the pei
became a pandemonium fer several
minutes after the report was
received.
For three hours thereafter the
volume of business t rspsa<*ted was
4 e. i? o *
enormous. Aii?i" tn? nrst advance
of nearly f?rtv points si slump
developed **hich carried prices
nearly half way hack lo the quotations
prevailing before the fignrp?
were made known. Befere
the close, however, the loss was
regained and prices weie at the
highest. The market was feverish
during the morning trading
and brokers were not incinding
to enter into any commitments
prior to the publication of the
government report. The principal
opinions were selling
about 7.60 cents a pounds. Within
three after the report was read
the tape recorded advance of 40
points in all tho opinions. Every
one talked 8 cent cottou and when
the market closed brokers were
wondering what influence tho report
would have on Liverpool
market fer it is generally understood
that Liverpool estimates
were exceedingly bearish. Tho
houses with wire connections in
the south did an immense amount
of huainess, mainly profit-taking.
Washington, Den. 3. ?The
statistics of the department of
agriculture reports 9,674,000
hales as the probable cotton production
of the United States in
1901 02. The area picked or to
be picked is estimated at 27,802,239
acres, a reduction of 730,.
216 acres or 2-7 per cent, from
the acreage planted.
The total production of lint
cotton is estimated ut 4,529,954,000
pounds, an average of 169
pounds per acre picked or to bo
picked.
The estimated production by
States, in pounds of lint cotton
per acre, is as follows:
Virginia, 176; North Carolina,
142; South Carolina, 141; Georgia,
167; Florida, 177; Alabaaia,
156; Mississippi, 206; Louisiana,
260; Texas, 159;Arkansas, 173;
Tennessee, 136; Missouri, 196;
Oklahoma, 196; Indian Territory,
214
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Mr. A. P. Peueock, a millionaire
steel manufacturer of Pittsburg,
thinks he has improved upon
Andrew Carnegie's plan of
giving away his fortune. Mr.
Peacock will riot build or miwImiv
any libraries, but hus started out
to buy homes and provide incomes
for the worthy old frionds of his
younger days. In Now Jersey the
other day he presented two of his
friends with homes and income*
as Thanksgiving gifts, and said ho
had other benefactions of the kind
in view. He will not give indiscriminately,
but only to tuch porssns
as he personally knows to be
worthy. This is rather a departure
from the customary method
of distributing fortunes.
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The One Day Gold Cure.
For cold in the head and aore throat use Kun
mott's ChoGaUta* I, ax alive Qaiaina, th? om
Dm Cold Car*." ' ^
We Are Gaining Public
<*1 WILLIAMS-HI
One month ago we threv
tion one of the Newest an
of DRY GOODS, SIIOI
,TIONS and FANCY GliC
cd in Lancaster.
We knew that we would
of the < ash Trade, but di
the "Lion's" share all at o
[we will strive to win by c<
ONE PRICE TO ALL an<
We Sound the Note R EA1
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^uu in ui'utjr.
Every department now i
each yon will' find VAI
MAKE YOU BUY. But
not YOU ARE WELCt
brimful and overflowing w
ties in Dress goods, Silks
.liwkctsi
i*- ^ v/ a a \.jv^
Everything Bright, New and Clean. No old, shoddy, (
To see our crowded stor<
would think we were in l?u
of ;]<) days,?we can hardl
Nothing-can stop us. A
vors is all we ask. Our es
high salaried "Bosses" i
us?We are ALL WORK
i&esfj
WILLIAMSOetobor
IT, 1901,
Bill Intended to Cut O'T Southern makes 'vengeance' tb
Congressmen. defy tho laws of s?
this is the mo>e dsn;
Washington, Dec. 3. ?itepre- of anarchy is evident
sentntivo Dick of Ohio has intro- source o( all law and
duced a resolution 'or u general must reside in tb<
investigation of the denial or consciences of the
abridgement of the right to rote constitute the State.
in certain State*, wit!) a view to hand themselves tngt.
reducing the congressional repre- rupt the well-spring*
sentationn from such State*. The then the whole bod)
resolution recites that "it is a comes contaminated
matter of common information not a christian man <
and belief that the rights of some 1 Anderson county hut
I
male citizens, being '21 years of dear the reproach of
age, to voto at elections is denied ' the lyching mob in tl
and abridged in certain Slates." j civilized worl I, and
! stop there, but the o|
The isthmian canal commission I lawless act faste
yesterday seat in its report to ' l^? whole State.
M HHl _ _ m i firvt* t Ua ?-*
me commission ravors t,,,w g?i
the Nicaragua route rather than a (1 "trikes down tl
the Panama. The cost of buildiag J w,'*aka it* vengeanci
u estimated at $190,000,000, and helpless culprit, Chi
will take eight years to complete z'll> in recives a stag|
it. Senator Morgan has introdue- | Confidence in law an<
ed a bill giving the president ^?n of the governiut
power to acquire needed territory , '* u??l?ss fer us tc
from Nicaragua. done the lynching w
, _. , that there aro men th
Worst Form of An irchy. respectable in their
ia these lynching
Although it was not written for ' on^T aggravates the c
publicatiee, a personul leiter 'neanest and most vi(
recently received from an eminent ! much fight to for
attoraoy of this State, called forth , murder as the best
by The State comments on the ' *'1 lawlessness. W
Anderson lynching, contains such couatry when the
worthy sentiments that we take States becomes powei
the liberty of reproducing a few tect its citizens, aad
sentences. Tho lawyer write*: ?re left to the passiei
"Mobocracy, when it takes the ?The State.
law into its own hand*, is mere ~ ~ ~~
dangerous te society than anarchy h* ATTAC1
in any form. One man in his jW ..
^y wife was \o ll
era to pose u a hero may .tr.k. w.r. un,
down the ruler of a government, : her," writes M. 14
as has been does mora than once ! Winchester, lnd., * !
in America; but such anarchist pl?tely cured by Dr.
soen finds himself in the hands of , ^ wo'
. . , ... .t . 1 stomach and liver trc
that law which B*y?: 'Ju.tic. i. I tipation) ,ick h<
mine Mill I will ropay." But tho (Jr.wfnrrl Bros anr
lynching; mob -of a community 1 ey & Oo's drug store
Favor With a Rush !
JGHES CO.
v open to public inspecd
Rest Selected Stocks
2S. CLOTHING. NO
CERIES ever displayl
command a fair share
dn't dro'un of getting
nee. Your confidence
instant fair tree 1mentt
i that THE LOWEST.
[)Y And 15A110 A1NS
n perfect shape and in
iUES THAT WILL
whether you BUY or
)ME. Our Stores are
ith the Newest Novel
and Velvets, Notions,
nit-of-8ea*on, second hand truck have room here.
es and busy clerks you
siness 10 years instead
y realize it ourselves.
_ fair field and no fa;penses
are small?No
jerambulating around
ERS.
?ecffully.
HUGHES CO
BARGAINS IN
gerous form
m:: BUGGIES
i enlightened M fcl VI
people who AHU
z'E. WAGONS.
' politic he- We are now selling fer $55.
There is BUGGIES that we have been seller
woman in ing at *60; and Buggies hereto,
what must fore ?ol<i at *55. we are now selltho
act of ing nt *50. So come and get yon
be eyes of the a nice, new BUGGY while they
it does not are (.'HEAP.
pprobrium of | We are soiling the Nissen round
us itaelf to aud gquaro hound wagons, alse
* * * Every the Owonsboro wagon at surprishers
together i ingly low prices,
le law, and j VVe keep on hand some good
i upon some HORSES?some as fine animals
[datum civili- I as you will find anywhere. If
reriug blew, you want a horse that will suit
d the protec- you in every particular, don't
tut is shaken buy until you see our STOCK.
> try te cen- ws.i > .
itb the idea ^
at are highly J |\
^communities ^
Jo% te the
rlees to pro- ^
men's lives We ulso run a first-class livery,
is of themeb. ?nri
w.n Kivc you ns good teams as
can be had in town.
Yours to ssrre,
OKAB..V CLYB0RNHEATH M0l| C()
II th?t good
ible tO h#lp
. Austin, of
but was cobs- taibku f wi-ns.
King's Nsw Eepeoially valuable to wodmii ia BrowW
.ir >.ia<ltnin 'n?n Bit tore. Uaekaobe vaaiebee, headaaha
mwonusrsio ,i(mpp#Arft Krojfth tok? u,? p1m? *t
illblss. Clirs weakneeo, aad the glow of health readily
n,i.QKP | comee to the pallid ibWk whan this wan*
tadaens. JDC I re?edy ia taken. For aiekly ehildrea
1J. F. Mack- or overworked men it hae an equal. No home
| should be witbant thie fc-U- -
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