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' H , LKlM,r.R. i ^ ^ - -WWW T i -? *> H? H ? L) i > O \? X il?> K ?r B VTl'RDAY FEBRUARY 1, 1902. The General l>?rmMv. ! Special to News and Courier ColuiiiSia, .Ian. 28. - 'I h?Fnus? did n hard dn\^i woik Qime h nuinhtr of important 11 il-Ults W('l o diHpoml of. I'he House by no ultno?i unanimous vote amended the pie s ut law b\ increasing the Ccnff.lernte pension fond to $5100.(? ?(? It was the most complete tdul wave that haa swept ovei the House in years A lew Hi mints stood battling for the ( oiitVderule Home idea, fearing that increased pensions meant (h'Ht I) of the nome idea, and it looks as it the Confederate Home proposition will be killed in short o. det. i lie Iloti.se again, for about the tenth tiuio in as many years, kill e I the bill which proposed to re t i ? * JH It i i Irt ll-ll law. Tuere was a long and interesting discussion on the matter of new trial* ni?i. Afior tbo debate it was decided to pas* sguiiibt tho iscommtndation of the Liouee judiciary committee. A hill of general importance a' >o ii t drainage for lowna and citioa wan panned t>y the Hoiue. It provides for condemtiatios proceeding* by town authorities where necsb*ary to carry out dialling" plana. Air. Bobtick's bill which meant to get after the personal tax dodger, the men who hold stocks and honds and mortgagee, which the law contemplate* should pay taxes, was killed. The Holies tirat took up the third reading bills. The only bills to get their tinal reading* in the Home were: Air. L)ut ant's bill to amend the law a* to agricultural hen*. Committee'* bill to incorporate the French Broad and Beuibei n Railway Company. Columbia, .Ian. 39. ? In the House today the committee en commerce and manufacturing reported favorably on the child labor bill. lliat was the moat iamiortunt # l?i?>.- - - a I- ? -J iaii|>wi lam IUIU|^ 111 IU( U*V. The Kucker hill to appropriate $200,000 for penaiona, puaaed its tinal reading and wa? sont to tho {Senate. After conaiderable dieeoeaion the House passed tha Kibler bill, creating the office of inauraace commissioner, elective by the Legislature. 1 ho aalaiy named is 1,800 a rear. Mr. F. H. 'McMaster spoke in favor of the bill. 1 he House decided to attend tin; good roads demonstration ia a body tomorrow afternoee at 3.30 o'clock. By a vote of 13 to 130 tbe biennial session bill, looking to the amendment of the Coaatitution was passed. Even Joah Ashley spoke in favor of the naeaanre. The thirteen in opposition were Messrs. Debruhl, Frazer, W. H. Parker, Keels, Moses, Hyatt, Sindler, W. J. Thomas, It. A. Thompson. West. Vfhelev \r;i. linrnM mid YVeods. In the Senate todaj Senator Stanland introduced a hill t* regulate the purchasing of alchoU ic liquors and supplies by the State hoard providing for a re quisition from the cemmissionor for the stock nece*>?ftrj. Senator Aldricli introduced a hill providing for suffrage for rrornen property holders se far as Presidential electors ate eonceraed At the morning Mention the tvll hxinif the salaries ?f count v wn . Iha principal matar consul- , red. Altar * diacnaaion it , w?h darided in placa nil county officer* an straight ialaria* and do away with th? taa ayatani alto ' gathar j Couldn't Open the Safe. - I I he-i'for. <r>. i rnin K il?lnri? ' i?i w it iri ihe tti ? r < leu It.-1?< O tM-rui. I Imrl- M it, ,**. L , .Inn 28.? Ac? t?n?i c ?o ?he lineal advirea fr. ii' Br nr 'Ttlle, development* n.ii he i xpii'tis i?ilihrr \ , I a . f .j'i.N uhiiIh puiilir, are not tin portion. |. s known tliHi nfier ecm inflj .hi' xi ri ?N .?a'e the rolr hern nt ! fit Immim i-t n ne^ro UHllli-ll Ke r-' Ul.lJ ill' lt'!*?.Hil In* ' unite hi >1 M"i n In |im11 \ then con-1 < v eil I It** H.ji in a point the Edisio nvr H. iiii' i?ix wile* from Fiftv eijjlu. (J'lerh failing to op n n, ?Ih \ throw the axfe into iIn* riv?*r, uh?r?' it nai found this uiori'tiiji ' In* amount of plunder' isem re<I amounts, therefore, to HiH'iii $12, enough j to "over the coat of ammunition j expended Sheriff l)nkea, of Orangeburg, waa on hand with hie hounda, hut they failed to find un\ nail from the river, uml the p in v returned to Branchvill?. '.lie bungling work of the robhera and their waul of (Xpert kuowkdge point uumiatakahl) to local talent. it is aaid that some clttea are in the haude of the express officiala, hut theae are not ?i*an to ti e public. -afe to u point mix miles away on i the river, and had there dnmned (he aafe into the river and left, lie had followed them theugh udered net to do so, to aee thnt the mule* waw not ovardrtven e" taken away altogether. When he :ame up to the river hank they ' forced him to help them ilnloa Uovernor McSweeney has urged the sheriff" of Orangeburg, Chiir leston and Rich mono count ins, Ga , to combine forces for the capture of the robbers Sheriff Martin, of Charleston, this merning sent to the acene of the rooberv a pnoe of well armed and prepared mm for the chase. The express officials here refused today to make any specific state meut cencerniag the amount of money contained in the safee. They stated, however, that the through safe contained less than $500 RT< RY Or THE RECOVERY OF SAFE FROM THE STREAM The dispatch given above briefly tells of the recovery of the through safe taken from the cer and b..uled away in a wagon by the train rebbere. It was known here early yesterday that the safe had been found in the river, that it had not been broken open and that its content? vere secure. The amount of iaose contents has never been made public Some say that it was large; the express officials convey the idea that it wuh small. At 1 o'clock yesterday morning Messrs. Sadler and Richard* son and several other exprees officials went to the scene of the 11 row hi*. 1 hey were accompanied by two Columbia detectives, Messrs. bishop and McCabe, and Dr. Stanford and C*roner Green vith the tin* pair of bloodhounds owned by Dr. Stanford. At Kingsvill* the fire bloodhounds from the State farm were picked up, making seven in all. 4'Fifty Eight" was reached betor* daylight and Charleston, ' Augusta and Charlotte detectives were tnere. Coroner Greei and Mr. Stanford returned in the afternoon ! with the Columbia dogs. Mr. 1 Green teds of the day's work. A CWUKFUI. NKORO. The detectives were not at work | leng before they found a negro living near the depet, wh* said that the men had com* te his place and had made him turn ever his , wagon to haul the safe. He told them that they had carried the' ? ? ' I , 1W the safe He eava he Italy saw three men; tbey *rer? v bite men, tui! he <ii<l nut know them They shot two or tlnee tune* when thej tiist i-ame to hie place. I be negro's atory is conflicting in Home r?N|iectM unci th? officer* , hHieve he know* more .annul the ' ert.iii tban he told He hue hewn c ei tested in cmibequvnce WANTED TO Jt:t>F. TREASURE I be officer* made the neprri |til..t them to the spot .there I he aeie wa< dumped ii the river - It vtm at*>ut tive leet flow the ban* under six trot of water, hut could he seen. A rope had been tied around it and the eud listened I u... <ui.l i r> . i .. > a, . I < r ? I L. ? k^oL v? iwi uinici n mn m i u? wnnn, lhe officers got it laryer rope around the *-Af? mikI managed l pull it out, finding thai it had not tieoll OpeUCli I he men evidently intended to com* hack id Nome tune, pull up Ih-w Mat* and blow it open THE SAFE OPENED. ' The bulo wh< then loaded on a wagon and taken back to *'58/' where the express officials opened it and removed the contents. They told none what the cotil Die were. Tne safe waa in good condition though aome water had eozed in. A BROKEN OUNSTOCK. I 1 Coi oner (jrrecu picked up along the road the broken atock of a gun ()u it waa the inscription, "Southern Express Messengers' Department.'' The negro say# t L A ? ? A I ..X .LA tut* ?uu nKi uryvu f y uuv ill tun man in beating the inula, and tha muu afterward* threw tha gun's barrels nut in*o tha rival*. Mr GraaD says thr people in tha vicinity seemed dispottsd to aid in the chute in everyway, readily furnishing meals, horses, wagons, pistol s, guns, ate. Tha safe wan located and recoverad, at 8 45 o'clock. No New Developments in Express Robbery. Special to Tha State. Branchville, Jan. 26.?There are no new developments in the express robbery. I he supposition is.that tha robbers are m this viciit ity yet. It is generally belisvsd that with a little effort tha robbers could have been easily captured. It seems that as soon as the express safe was recovered the chase was abaadoaed. ! ' : Sad Case In Green villa Greenville, January 28. -special M. Cooper, a white maa 60 years ef age, attempted suicide here this morning. At noon he was found by Superiatendent Riser in the ceme tery, lying prostrate en the wet ground, his clothing covered with thin ice, sad utterly unconsicous. ( An empty two ounce vial, which had coatained laudanum, whs feund near bias. Ha had been oa the grouad for several hours aad ' when found little life was left. 11 Phvomisno wore snnimnned mni J?~ ? upon tli* administration ef restor alives he regained coDaciousnasa. Little hope is axpreiaed for his j1 racovary. Ha was at on? tiaia ' wealthy, but laat all his money hr ( paculation, aad ha* no relatival ( or friends. , Miss Stone Said to Have Beau Liberated. Londen, Jan. 30. ?The Sofia correspondent of The Times, wiring under date ef January 29 says: ' It is reported that Miss Stone and Madame Tsilka were liberated this morning ? Turkish t?rrU | fry." ' Six Million Boxes a Year. In 1895-, none; in 1900, 6,000,000 boxes; that's Cascarets Candy Cathartic's jump into popularity. The ? people have cast their verdict. Best j t medicine for the bowels in the world. 1 All druggists, ioc. {I 1)1 In a Trust, \i The seal of doom has be and prices once more com level. WE "FIX" PRI( lint ill slid* such rp<lnotinna ~ ~ ^ ^.rn. *. *. X.y VJ.V/ JLJL k7 arc forced to come down WE DON'T OWN LANC try to force people to trade arc our drawing cards. I people of Lancaster subm per cent, profits ; THEY and whether you trade wi WK are saving you mone; sell you at our price, and* eiation should direct you age. !I is CUR INTENTION . m? I lie- 1911 sti.U t 0111 \eai t?? >ear, and in older to CL( tio'n*, Cm pes, .lueketK, Clothing, etc., preparatory for S thing in these lines. NOTHING MUST BE ('heap in ?ha beginning, now mote than cheap, Co LOW PRICES. A Few pecial Bargains 1<1 D?vi* Sewing M nchines, the beet oa earth. 14 Nice Cooking Stoves. 5 Top Buggies, r? al beauties, pr AS EVEKY ONE KNOWS, We are selling M PKI' ES thtin anyone else Do not repeat the mistake of the past year again r your hard earned dollar gets an honest dollar's worth. Yours Fj WILLIAMSJanuary 11, 1902. .tc TRESPASS NOTICE. 'THr"?1,1 ~?VC* ' * <lebted to Clyburn All persons are warned net to t5? ride, walk, hunt, fish, or trespass All parties indebt in any way on my hinds in Buford burn-Heatli Mul< township, bounded by II. C. u . , it o. i ii either by note or Steele, J no. H Steele, W. B. -n l'lyler Jackeon Usher, and others, hereby notified to The law will be enforced against once and and inal all persons disregm ding this notice. We have our ov S. E. Usher. to meet and in ord< Jany J, 1902. must insist on those cno~e 11 v'pay up without ,ort run oAbfi. This notice is int On desirable terms, the follow- and all. ing valuable farming lands in R#Mnortfn Lancaster count, 8. Y: 1,500 cly?TZ acres on Waxhuw creek?the birth-place and home of Andrew 1,000 acres on the Catawba | TOUTES '0 IP river, known as the Bowden place, XV PIT A II ] LV'l'R including a very fine water power uDfillLuu111 at the famous Catawba Falls. TbeHouth t'aiolina r*,. _ _ , , ... . - . , ien*i>n Kai'road anni liese lands nill >e sold in 100, lowing low round irtf AAA OAA a ? ? * - n - in owu Hum tracts, as laid oui lesion, 8. (5., accoun on pUlB, which can be seen by L810,1 Vfi1,,!'* ,r ' rx . ,.,.,1 EXltOftltiOll. Ticket* reference t? D. A. Y\ llliams. (.?U(ioD utations Ex For prices anil terms apply to K?r service performed. D. A. Williams, Lancaster, S. C. ticket* r.ad via the 8. or to Bernard W iesenfeld, Atty, vVesndlie No. 706 Fidelity Building, Balti- Kershaw 6i more, Md. L f^fer"''"" ]\ Bernard Wie?enfeM, Atty. i aiawba Junction .8 1 . .. , | H..ck Hill 8i February 1 has been selected as 1 yorkville 9 1 South Carolina day at the Char- Hi *r<n *1 ... , ... Hick ?ry GJ.ove 9i eston exposition, and on that oc- hmy.nj p> ] >asion the legislature will preb- Blackeburg 10 4 ^ 1 I HafTneys 10 ' ibly adjourn and attend. Km rise lo f * ?neiby 11 < Ml miiwin???a??????? j Lailimore 111 INSOMNIA m l! ,(l Iihva been n?iii* cascahhts for Coi.ttmS A: Tickets U insomnia. with which I have been aflllcted for .,wnoitit/ Nov V tvor twenty years, and i can suy that Cascarets WJiii uein niB v v. mve iriven me more reliefthnn any other rente. and including Ma^ ly I have ever tried. 1 shall certainly recom- limit JUlie 3rd, 19l)2 nend them to tny friends as belli* all they are i?. 'i inborn to epresented." Taos. Uii.i.ahd. KIrId, III. WLUMW W 1 H??l W I commencing rsov. 3< candy "?' including May 3 m ^ M CATHARTIC . limit ten daya in add **!e; exoept that flm flj* ? Tl g% M r\ 1 no fay* exceed J u iLVwIfWljlil IfaWj I ('OM'MN C: Tickets T.oTluJTTLT,^ 5 Tuesdays, and Ti.ui week; commencing and until and inclu 1902, filial limit sev< p.,.,.., I d it Ion to date of sa '<xxi Nov?rsicken. \vb*kon*oV m*i*^ii2'a& no i final limit should In ... CURE CON8TIPATION. ... June Srd, 1902. IwW-p H.w.ky Www, wltHl, H?w |w>, 3|? ? . IS *? a*~m m. qaI. I~T~- I . 3' J iu-dau sr.utt?w?pkg^*/i(jlb,jjf- i'm * \ 1 III Jill! > 'f , * ? , >en placed upon them, <p down to a legitimate :es with no one, that other merchants to us or close up shop. ASTER COUNTY, nor with us ; our PRICES iEVER again will the it to paying 50 to 100 DON'T HAVE TO? th US or the other man, y, for we force him to a proper sense of appreto give us your patronALWAYS to ke*p a FRE*-H up to data Stock" >f Goods,?not to Hccunmla'** old out-of-data, [)SE OUT our Winter ' i'oek ?.t Dry Goods, Nopiing Goods, W? bava M \RKED DOWN avarj! CARRIED OVFR. ma aarly and taka advantage of our axceptianally V YOUB? FOR ANY PRIOR IN REASON, ORE Groceries, BETTER Groceries, at LOWBB I . I iveting hardships and disasters, hut trade where aithfully, HUGHES C BARGAINS ' BUSBIES account, are A AJj Wk come forward p| lw U ke .ettleraent. m obligation. W A G 0 N S sr to do so we ^ ^ ^ ? i owing us to We are sow eelling fer $55. her delay. BUGGIES that we hare been sell nded for one ing at $60; end Buggies berete. fore sold at $55. we are now sell* lly, ing at $50. So come and get yen th Mule Co. a nice, new BUGGY while Ikey are CHEAP. We are selling the Nissen round and square hound wagons, alee the Owensboro wagon at surprie? G?.rgL B?- ' 'n8'j low Pric??>ui>cm the f?.is | We keep on hand some good > rate* to < nar? ,- . , t o' the Houth 1 HORSES?some as fine ammale noiiWs3e fatdaU ** yOU wil1 find *?ywh*r*- M eeilrnt pssteti* j you want a berse that will snit y?" im ?T*ry particular, doa't B. * C. buy until yeu see our STOCK. Y> $ 4 80 $3 6(1 HO 4 00 IK - ~ ? HO 5 20 3 65 " 7 V, 50 6 60 3 70 \ 10 6 00 4 00 ? J (V ^ ?J5 JJjj S 4 06 6 6* -*" SO 9 It) 6 56 ?rrr~, ^i m K 9 35 6 60 p? ?ri ?M 10 986 6N0 > C . e?,T'fr-ar SO 9 10 6 90 Is io 9o 6?6 a^8? run ft first-class livery > he sold daily and can give ycr. as good teams as >th, 19l)l, autil fan Ka had in trvn 31, 1902; final Rn ?? na(1 10 KvrnYours to serve, SS'Sl CLYBURN HEATH MULE 90 litlon to date of kl limit StlCUld ne 3rd.1902 to oe koIO on THdaye ef each , __ _ Dec 3rd, 1901, ?. MWS555w*~" _ ding May JWtli, miumii * wnm k Br?wW jo days in ad? ' W"?r?. Ha?Vs>h> ritaw, fciiinti J?; except that :_?rT?gtk. n.? (-? HiMil ^eskn**, u4 t*? fUw mt kealtti raaflfe no casa axeaeci u Um *Wk ?b?a ?Mit 1P^UerfelrMM^isiakm. #er gWUy ekfl** H.SHAW, WHUl. ??h?, ?g?r Af??t. i xr^iiSl5^mTTI?TBSt I /