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H _a _ : . ? s ' ' X > X' 1 ' - cr,:r , . , ?zr ... < . ' " . ? w "J 1 ^ Ami^y Nrmrp&pcr : For Mm FYxrmotkm if ike Poiilioal, fibsvak* Affrit-ji?jrml nmM (UMMmiai ./hftrato | tflfiflU WEEKLY LANCASTER. S. 0, A. P R 1 L 19 19 0 2. fcKfABLMt.1ED 1862 President Profits By Trip to Carolina. Will Reappoint Yorkville's Splendid Postmistress ? Will Act in Marshal'* Case. Spe oial to The State. A'ashingtou, April 15. ? Because of information gained on his Charleston trip President Ronse veit will renominate Miss Maggie M. Meore to tho postoffice at Yorkville, S. C. Miss Moor* was originally appointed by President Cleveland is 1893. She was not endorsed by the State Repub lican machine. President Rooeevelt will soon settle the fight that the old line Republicans are making against the reappointment of Lawson D. Melton as United States marshal for South Carolina. Charges were filed here some time ago against Melton. While in Charleston President Roosevelt received advices concerning the marshalship and it is understood that he is now considering Postmaster Cunningham of Charleston, formerly marshal in H irrisoo's administration for the place. If Cunningham i* appointed to succeed Melton an effort w'll be made to land former Assistunt District Attorney Hagood, or former Postmaster Mowry in tho v Charleston postoffioo. .J.' T. W. Jr. - ?i 4J> SAW. Accidentally Killed. A sad tragedy, as the result of . which Miss Maggie, tho 11 -year 1 old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Ferguson, who live five miles north of Chester, lust her 1 life, occured in tho homo of these 1 distressed people last Friday afternoon. It seeme that the little girl I ran across a revolver belonging to her brether, and while she was handling the weapon, it was dischaigcd. The bullet took efT >ct 1 in her heart and produced almo-f 1 instant death.?Yorkville Enqui? 1 rer. Evans Case Continued. < i In the criminal court yesterday ] morning, Col. George Johnstone < made a motion f<y a contiuuance in the case of Barnard B. Evans, charged with murder, whose trial was set for yesterday. After hear- 1 ing the reason assigned Judge 1 Buchanan granted the continuance. J ?The State, 16th instant. 1 Men Blown te Atoms j By Bursting Of A Gun. Queenstown, April 15.?Gunnery Lieut. James H. Bourne, Lieut. Miller and nine blue jackets | were instantly Killed yesterda by the bursting of a 12-inch gun on beafd the British firstclass : battleship Mars, during gun practice off Berehaven. In addition . several men were injured by the explosion. The breach of the gun blew out after it had twice missed ' fire. The bodies of the two men who were sighting the gun were j scattered to pieces and blown over board. The injured seamen were brought ashore here today. WIELDS A ?H A RP AX Millions marvel ut tho multitude of maladies cut off by Dr. King's New Life Pills, tho most , distressing too. Stomach, Liver and Bowel troubles, Dyspopsiu, : Lossof Appi'tite, Jaundice Biliousine-s, Fever, Malaria, all fall before these wonder workers. 25c L at Crawford Bros., & .1. F. Mackey A Co, drug store. Urging Claims of the South for i Cabinet Position. Washington, D. C., April 10. ?Senator Pritohard and othei Southern republicans cabed on tin president today and are making 3 strong movement to secure t southern man in the cabinet. Th< president ib understood, to be looking upon tke suggestion with some favor. Tbo Evening Star in commenting on lhe subject said: "Senator McLaurin of Seutl Carolina has been frequently referred to as splendid timber for t cabinet place and would undoubtedly be atrongly pushed should tke president ever conclude thai he will give the place to a Southern man. "Senator McLaurin would have the backing of business men manufacturer and others." The Benefactress of the Connie Maxwell Orphanage Dead. Special t? Greenville News. Greenwood, 8. C., April 15.? Mrs. Sadie Richardson Maxwoll widow of the lamented Dr. J. C. Maxwell and benefactress of the Connlo Maxwell Orphanage passed quietly away last night at hei heme on Church Street. She wa? a lending member of the Baptist church and prominent in nil church work. By the terms of a joint will executed by herself and lins. band all of their handsome estaU now goes to the Connie Maxwol Orphanage. She will be hurried nil the Orphanage grounds tomor row evening at 4 o'clock, the remains of Dr. Muxwelt and little Connie are being taken from the cemetery today, to lie reinterred beside the wife and mother tomorrow. A. J. S. Harold Deaton, the little son of Mr. W.E. Daaton, who accidentally swallowed a hone collar button which lodged in histhroat, was taken to the Charlotto Hospital by his father last Sunday. Tho physicians found an op ration necessary, and the little fellow is now getting along all right. Mrs. Deaton went to Charlotte yestorlay to be with her son.?Fort Mill Timm A hundred thousand dollar hotel is to he built on Hobkirk Hill, CftMden, by the Camden Land and LnTestnaept eempany. It wMI he i wiater resort for northerners. Fm9 Yager* No ur.c to hunt tigers with bird-shot. It doesn't hurt the tiger any and ids awfully risky for you. Consumption is a tiger among diseases. It is stealthy ?but once started it rapidly eats up the flesh and destroys the life. No use to go hunting O O it with ordinary food and medicine. That's only bird-shot. It still advances. Good heavy charges of Scott's Emulsion will stop the advance. The disease feels that. S sett's Emulsion makes lire i.. 1.. .i - i * I/UU} 13 l'L'&lSC. It r ctlvj.: .; .J { Ir.c lunf;H m.c1 . tlu; i ire nfftn untii tiiU iSt'ii v V- . .C -i v. l.f". S ' l' 1 i' ' I ?. . '. K.OJ I .i K N .. C ?.< , ? ' 41 i Si., N v ?v,4. Mi J # i i ? L' ' A GREAT TREAT FAD Tl?r nir? run inc LflUlta. \ i ___ i > fi On Wednesday and Thursday, March 26th and 27th. t We will have our Millinery Opening. Miss Evans lias just ? arrived from the North, where ? i il she has been for sometime ac-!' V ciliaintiiicr hprfiolf wifli -fli trrvmr I ^ iJLVJLUVll V T 1 til I. -1 J. V L?1 ^ |a | ii latest styles, and is now busy get-j<j ting ready to exhibit the most ^ elegant and up-to-date line of ' - Spring Millinery i d Ever seen in the town and ? 1 d 1 county of Lancaster.. . . a 'in our ' ? DRY GOODS npPAPTMCWT w^i f\t \ ;uu;i i t( w We will also make a special ? 11 display of all over Laces and ; Embroideries, White Goods, all hi I h' the new Summer Silks, Linen f< 1 ci 1 Crashes, Zephyrs, etc. l We will ; Expect all " c THE LADIES; ; To come and in- k e< spect these different ? C lines. ^They can't ? afford to miss it. I I n a Viido Hampton's Farewell to lij 11 is Soldiers From His i'iaz/.a fi< Last May. YV My Comrades: I havo indeed, pi Mnj. Ilait has said, heard that 01 iebel yell often before and when g< heard it from my own men, y roin the men whom I had the ni uor to command, I knew that y< r9 wero safe. I think it is one of tie Ttritifih nnolo mlm ... 'lTho kites know woll The lung league's swell That bids tlio Roman close." 1 might! paraphrase this by say- ir ig: fr The Yanks knew well ')( The Kebel yell w That bade the Johnnies close. w My old heroes, I hope it neror '' rill be forgotten. 1 hope it will ?' e transmitted to your children nd to your children's children? w f not for them to uso to tell ho w ^ t usod to ring from the forests of 'irginin, how it rang from (let- ai ysburg to the west, and how it ? 1 ways told of men who were will- P ag to die for their southland. I ai c rant you to taach to your chilren and to your children's chil- ir1 i Gn that ours was not a lost w ause. I want you to toll them . S bat wo were lighting for the ight. George Washington was rebel, but Lee wui not. When 'neat Britain recognized the in i? epcndcnce of this country she td not recognize the indepeacncc of the I'nitod States, but f each soTeroign State as indepen P cut and' soveroign. There were P1 i}.. independent and kovoroign tutcs. They founded this union nd they had the light to with ^ raw from it whenever they chose ' > to do. We were not successful -it is not given to mortals to comland success. Ton have done 1' lore?you have deserved it. sc And now in your declining ('* / n . ears and when mine have extend - 1 :1 long beyond the period allotted i i . Wl > man, you, my old comrades, ^ hom I loved, whom 1 trusted nil with whom I felt as safe as J o now. I want to say to you all lat all the lore you have given to has been more than reeiprocatI; that all that I have ever been ^ lilo to do for you, for any one ^ f you or for South Carolina, has , . bf eon more than repaid bv the ^ onors you have unsolicited coner ured upon uio and hy this the -owning honor of my life. I lay not see you again. 1 remeiuer a story of an old bishop who, hen ready to retire from public ' 1 fe, went to the abbot and said: $< "Father abbot, an old man 'hose heart is broken by the ^ torms of state is conie to lav his , * hi >eary bones among you. That is all 1 shall ask of South ^ Carolina?a few fset of earth 'hero my kindred for six genertioas are resting. And I am t( rood to say that one or more of a> _ A. * ~ ? - t ?? generation, ?in?e mcy were ci novvn in South Carolina, has fill, ol d a bloody grave for South Car- ae lina. (Applause.) 1 claim no pi redit far that. Every South hi arolinian who was true was will- w ig to give his blood and his life >r tho old state. I am sure that was willing to do so? I think I j T nn say so to you, my men, thar 1 vl never turned my back upon any : V f you when your faces were! ,t, trned toward the enemy. ? ho greatest honor that. 1 fe't urine the war was once when I ; <*? nine upon a poor private who < , ras dying. I stopped beside him <1 nd ho said: "1 am hannv to die 4 ;hting, hiuI I am proud to die 'htiug undor you." I pray God will bless yoa and ill give yeupeaee and prosperity, ve it to tha old Statf, give it to ich one of you and that you will > home and tell your kindred that ou have seen your old comrade id that be thanks them through en. i utiles Taken from State Pension Rolls by Death. The pension clerk is busy inakig out the revised pension rolls ?r tho further action of the Stata oard of pensions next week. It as announced yesterday that hilo there would be a considerate increase in the total number f pensioners on this year's rails, le increase will not he as large as as expected. Many names hava een dropped by the State board om the lists sent in and there re about 250 that will be taken II" by reason of the death of tha ensioners. This is a muoh larger nnual death rate than has hereto>re been prevailing, and shows I caIiI fic?nr?? h<av?r r?nifll? P."*" J lUW.U ho helped>to fight the South's fittles aro passing away.?The trte. Five Girl Babies at a Birth. oughkeepsie, N. Y., Special to Philadelphia Record. Farmer Isaiah Rhodes came to osghkeepsie to-day to sell hwep oles and told his friends about startling' increase in his daugh [cGowan, wife of a farmer, at tickers Corner, 98 years old has eon nun ried about seven years. "Yesterday," said Rhodes, Dr.Birchull, of Clintondale was nit for and before he left my uighter's home five little girls id been added to the family. Mother and children are doing ell. Rhodes is the father of 16 lildren himself. A Negro Suicides. On Monday night Eugene Code, negro, committed suicide at his iiisc on Gates street Code hie tempted suicide several tines ifore and this time an overdose 1 laudanum produced the apparitlv desired result.?The State. Bequest to a Church. By the will of the late Mrs. ilia A. Farley, of Columbia, the eater part of her estate?about $,000?is bequealited to Fishiag reek church. Messrs. S S Lewis, r. C. Hicklinand W. R. Neely ive hten chosen by the congre it ion an trustees ?f the fund.? ock Hill Herald. A negro who waa c ndcaaned > (loath sold his eorpa for $10 id invested the proceeds in ginger ikes which he finished on the ere F his execution and next day his intenco was commuted to life im? riaonment. The man who bought is body is protesting because he ill not got the value of his coia. On Saturday lastCapt. Octavius . Gibber, another of the fow surivors of .the famious Palmetto iginicnt Hint distinguished itaelf .1 . . i tf -? 1 i uio war wiin Mexico passau <vny ut lii< homo in Augusta, (in. A VVinnshoro man his inrent\ snm t.hinu new in t'i? way of a tlon planter ?oae lliat will rop tli? seed in hills from 8 to 8 niches apart.