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JTHE LEDGER. I hurlow 3. Carter, n EDITOR AND MANAGER. SATURDAY 8R1TKMUBK 6, 1902 ^ M'Mahon Suggested > .1 I] As .President of the South Caroli- a na College ? He Dccl'mos the e Suggestion, However, and Gives His Reason. 1 1 Special to The Daily News. * Columbia, S. C., Sept. 3.?The ' name of Superintendant McVlahan 1 has been prominently mentioned 1 in The News and Courier in connection with the presidency of the { South Carolina College and in a I statement by him to-night he 1 clearly sets forth his position and ays: "I keenly appreciate the ' compliment of the suggestion, 1 but I could not accept the position, if it were offered to me, 1 mce I led in the romoval of Dr. 1 Woodward. Moreover nothing { ould tempt me to give up my present work sooner than 1 am ( forced to do so by the expiration f the term for which l was elect- ' d." ( Nine Policemen and Three Citizens Wounded Tryiog to Cap- ^ ture Him. n iw O MI-. tivn x v/iiV) kjcp1. 4. 111UU [)()" y licemen and three citizens today ^ are being treated for shotgun t wounds inflicted by Jerry Hun- j. ter, caretaker for Wm. Thomas, 7 J. at Bowery Bay, North Beach. e The negro shot Wm. Thrope, who was digging fishing worms on the ^ place. Policemen battled for three hours with Hunter before j he was captured. Both Hunter t| and his wife weie seriously wounded. ^ Killed in Molasses Mill. ' tl King's Mountain special of August 29, to Charlotte Observer: C Rufus Gofortb, the 13-year-old c son of Sylvanus Goforth, who ^ lives three or four miles west of town, was instantly killed in a ^ molasses mill this morning about ^ 10 o'clock. His head was caught between the lever and the frame ^ VM f ihe m*U and erunhed into a pulp. li. was the work of a mo- ^ meat and he was dead before any ^ assistance could be rendered. 4 The Contract For The Conga- Br raa Tlom b c< Special to The State. Charleston, Sept. 3. Only one bid was submitted to the United ^ States engineer for this district for the construction of the di m across the congaree river just be- ^ lew Columbia. The bid submit ^ ted was that of the Evansville ^ Contract company at Pittsburg aI for $65,875. The expensive item 9I in the contract is for concrete work. When the dam is finished the Congaree will be navigable ^ for craft and will make Columbia 11 an * 'inland seaport." 11 ? m m - c! ?The Bank of Mayesville has been chartered. The capital stock is $50,000. A. A. Strauss is a| president. A PARSOnVnOBLE ACT tc "I want all the world to know,'' ?* writes Rer. C. J. Budlong, of di Ashaway, S. I., "what a thoroughly good and reliable medicine I found in Electric Bitter#. They el cured me of jaundice and liver W( troubles that had caused me great suffering for many years. For a genuine, all-around cure they exeel anything 1 ever saw." Elec- wi trie Bitters are the surprise of all ab for their wonderful work in Liver, nc Kidney and Stomach troubles. Don't fail to try them. Only 50 ets. Satisfaction is guaranteed by Crawford Bros' and J. F. Mackey A Co's* drug store. ? Prospects at Wintbrop. early Seven-Hundred and Fifty Applications Have Been Received. pecitil to The State. Rock Hill, Sept. 3.? President ohnson of Ainthrop arrived lotno wi ll his hrido Sunday night iter a three weeks' tour of north irn cities and resorts. The number of applicants foi lormitory accommodations a kYinthrop this year is larger that iver before, thore being up t( this dato 724, not including tin -esidentsof this city. Whan the; are ad-'ed the number will read 750 or more. The domitory ac rommodation being for 440 pu pils it is very evident that all can not secure entrance. To some what remedy this the authoritie on a certain date sent a set of ex ttiiuuuiiun questions to tbe super intendeut of education in eac county, and those applying fo admission to Winthrop had t come up to certain requirements In this wii) the best materia jf our State is secured. The buildings and campus ar i>eing put in readiness for tin opening on the 17th instant. Death Of Rev? "c. E. Todd. charlotte Observer, 4th inst. The sad news of the death ol ^ev. C E. Todd, at Johns Ilop* ins Hospital, loached the city esterday at 1:30 o'clock. Some wo weeks ago Mr. Todd went tc Baltimore in the hope of getting elief from a complication of disasos which had caused months ol offering. An operation was orformed last week, but the atient was too nearly exhausted, ie rallied, but only to realize aat the end was near. His brothr, Mr. S. J. Todd, was with im ut iKn uj i*t viiv> inoi, The remains will reach the city his morning: at 7.30 o'clock and rill betaken to the First Assoiate Reformed Presbyterian buret), where a memorial service rill be conducted at 10:30 o'clock y Rev. Drs. J. Knox Montgomry, G. R. White and R. G. filler, after which the body will e taken back to the Southern deot and sent to Due West, S. C., here the interment will take lace to-morrow. Rev. Mr. Todd was llorn in aurens, S. C., and was about 1 years of age. His parents loved to Due West when be was ut a boy, and it was there he revived his education, graduating -om Erskine College in 1881. nmediately after his graduation b entered the seminary and was censed to preach in the fall of 383. His first pastorate was oraville, Ga. He came to harlotto as pastor of the First .R. P. church in the fall of 1887 id served this church until the iring of 1895, when he resigned ecause of ill health. He was ected president of the Due West emalo College in the summer ef 395 and conducted this instituon with great success until the use of the session in June, 1900, hen he was acain ?nmn?llArt *<-? ive up work because of a generbreukdown in body. Mr* Todd was married in Oc?ber, 1884, to Miss Leiia Cowan, ? Due West, who, with six chil en, survives him ?We are not sure how the ection will go in this county but a believe that Hey ward will car1 the county for Governorc-and itimer for the Senate. Heyird has a lead for Governor of out 20,000 votes, and it looks iw like he will be our next Govnor. He is a good, clean man. Camden Messenger. Bow A"*. Trar Kliacyi r >r. Oobbn" "par *in.? Pills euro all kidney Ills. Saw* free AUd. btcrl.ntf Remedy Co., Cbloacu or N.V Vail Street to Fight Roosevelt. , Will Not Sanction Any Such Dras- . tic Legislation Against the Trusts as tho President Recommends. Special To The State. I Washington, Sept. 1.?Sensa: tional advices reached Washing- j tou tonight from New York, j Wall street is making war on ' r Roosevelt and will knife him in ] t his own Stato. Senator Platte ? i declared today that the New York ) Republican convention would not ? endorse President Ro sovelt for a 1 y second term, nor would it sane- ' ti tion aDy such drastic legislation - against trusts as has been recommended in tho president's New - England speeches. Wall street - claims it has been "insulted" by s tho president and reports from Republican campaign heodquar~ - ters tell of the difficulty with h which the campaign fund is being r raised. Speculation is general here o as to whether President Roosevelt TTll) u)l nf /Irtmw /\*? L.Z AM....! ? IT ill oiiuv UV1TU UU JUIO nui^l' UBl .1 utterances after this threat from Wall street, o James Thomas Williams, Jr. A Good Man For Comptroller.' ?? # . V The State Aug. 31. Mr. A. W. Jones, popularly known as "Dolph" is in the race ^ for comptroller general. He baa canvassed the State, gone into no ] trade or combination to secure1 * his election, relying strictly on hid' ' ' merit and qualifications for a bus- 1 iness office on a business platform. 1 . The comptroller general is a member of the board of railroad as' sessors, who assess a member of ' the board of railroad assessors, I who assess $27,000,000 of railroad property. He is a member of the S. F. C. The funds of' this commission now amount to ' $4:20,000. lie is a member of i the board of phosphate commis- I sioners, having full powei over ! f the phosphate interest of the' State. He is a member of the nonuinn Knn?.l T.T _ xil ? t |<vugiuu Uliaiu. lie IS t5X OII1C1" insurance commissioner the license fees, State county and school taxes originating in this department amounting to $70,000 annually. He is required to make or witness ' the annual settlements with coun<>, ty tax officials, prescribe a uni- ^ form system of bookkeeping, ex- ^ amine the books annually, etc. It theiefore requires an experi- ^ enced practical bookkeeper and M thorough accountant. Mr. Jones v has the reputation of being ^ amongst the best bookkeepers and expert accountants in the ? State. Mr. Jones is thoroughly ^ conversant with all the tax laws and duties of the comptroller gen- P eral, having been appointed audi- * tor of Abbeville county by Gov. * Jno. Peter Richardson in 1886 and appointed phosphate inspec- P tor by Gov. Tillman in 1891. & Many positions he has tilled with a marked ability, with credit to \l himself and the public. Mr Jones started in life as a mechanic. With his economical saving be ^ attended one of the leading business colleges of the South. It is ^ not derogatory to me incumbent j. to say that A. W. Jones is the ? most valuable mao connected with C the comptroller general's office in years. a ?The tragic death of Mr. r< Brewton has left vacant the office j w of auditor of Spartanburg county, I and the governor has asked Sena- j _ tor Hydrick to have the legisla- U| tivo delegation from that county (it to nominate the successor. ?The hi State. ' To Cure A C*< ttl in One l ay. ej Take Laxative Bromo Quinino Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. K. VV. Grove' ssignature is on each box ln 25c. G WILLIAMS-HI MIDSUMMER CLEAR jjw i mamwmmmmmm?mm ?mub? -.< ?WWW? it is our policy never t< t^oods from one season to i to CLEAR OUT these go them down at PRICES THEM. v Here below we mention bargains for you while tin ALL Colored Lawns an Silk Batiste. Toulards. Swiss, all colors. Lapps and satin fitninp^ 1 ?^ ?- kjt>k a|/vu j Organdies in the new efl Summer silks. Ladies shirt waists. ' Crash and Duck s " Colored silk paras< Ladies and Mens oxford V See our great variety of from 2 1-2 to 10c a yd and erous to mention. You hi tion to examine our qua then we are sure of your tri Res % WILLIAMSIne Thousand Persons Killed1 Heyward At 'idal Wave Follows the Last Dc Giv.mi Solid Vote by structive Eruption of Mont J Colleton Farmeri Felee; Fortde France Pan- ? Carolina to Suppc ic Stricken. . ' It is said by old pc IX I* - ? raris, oepr. 2 ?The Havas 110 candidate for a Sti Lgoncy has received an undated over before been tend ispatch from Fort de France, endorsement by his 1 sland of Martinique, announcing as tbat given Capt. bat about 1,000 persons were the first primary by t tiled and tbat several hundred Colleton. lie got rere injured as the result of a against 135 lor the oil iolent eruption of Mont Pelee on didates ? or 96 vote oi Saturday, August 30th, which de- 10C cast, troyed Morne Rouge and Ajoupa This is all tbe more louillon; two villages near Mont when it is rememherei 'elee. leton bas heretofore The dispatch confirms tbe re- seriously divided pol ort that the village of Le Carbet is a magnificent tea ras damaged by a_ tidal wave, j Hey ward by the ] 'hich was also felt at Fort de know him best. 'ranee, where the people were J _ ? anic stricken. _ The state election The French cruisers Suohet 8ft8 resulted in an nd Tage are embarking people victory for the Deroc i the northern part of Martin* ferson Davis was re-e pi?* ernor. i BOY'S W 11,1) HI DK FOR The lie*' Premrrijttlon LIFB. , -i j . Chills and Fever is With family around exacting I , im to die, and a son riding for , ^rove M Tasteless Chi fe, 18 miles, to get Dr. King's j is simply Iron uud Q lew Discovery for Consumption, , tasteless, No Cure Nn loughs and Colds,. W. H. Brown, ' f Leesville, ind., endured death's gonies from asthma, but this _ __ ronderful medicine gave instant sliefand soon cured bim. He PHYSICIAN and 'rites: MI now sleep soundly CATAWBA H( very night." Like marvelous c _ _ ares of Consumption, Pneumo- boutb b,de> U* is, Bronchitis, Coughs, Colds OFFICE* ad Grip prove its matchless inor- OPEN DAY AND for all Throat and Lung trou- ' Phone mi les. Guaranteed bottles 50c id Trial bottles free at Xv d"g To"' R Mack- Keep Your Bowel Constipation or dis ^ your bowels are out of Before buying, selling or rent- carets Candy Catharti ,g, It will pay you to see T. S. ""eC. N :*rter, the real estate agent. bulk. All druggists, 10 li- ffifV. JGHES COS ;>MCE SUE 111 ) carry over summer mother. So in order ods we are marking SURE TO MOVE a few of the many 3y last: id Dimities. lawns and madras. fects. - . kirls. >ls and umbrellas, s and summer hosiery. edgings and insertings other things too numive a standing invitalities for comparison, ade. pectfully, HUGHES CO. Rome The Lancaster Graded. Schools. The annual session of the LauII*s People caster Graded School will begin a of South Sept. 15, 1902 All pupils already >rt Him. assigned to grades, and those to be examined for assignment, will . ' assemble in the Court House at >litician that y ^ ite office has ^ Teachers are requested to reared such an port for duty, at the same hour home people and place, on the Saturday preHey ward in ceding the opening of school, he people of The factory school also will bo2 258 votes 8'n se88*?n Monday, Sept. 15. her four can- Leonard T. Baker, Supt. at of every 1 Eiecntor's Notice. > remarkable ... , . , . i n i All person having claims against t a L-o e8tate Qf William G an son, been very deceased, are hereby ooti6ed to itic&lly. It present them,, duly proven, to the timonial to undersigned executors or to their people who attorney * T. Y. Williams, Esq. Persons indebted to said estate will make payment to the under* signed or to said attorney, i in Arkan< Maude Ganson, /erwhelming Adam Ganson, crats. Jef- Executors. . . . Aug. i9, 1902.?Ira. ilected g >v?? & ' Floor and Gri't Mill. for Matarai 1 have rebuilt my ?nill dam and a bottle of ara again prepared to grind wheat II Tonic. It and corn every day in the week, iiinine and My grinding has always given j pay satisfaction id the past and 1 assure you I am better prepared ? ?** now than ever before for the business. R. Z. Wei^h. DOW, Aug. 21, 1902.?Ira. annnviw Go to the > Stairs. , ' LANCASTER MARBLE > NIGH -A IV I ? GRANITE WORKS, For Good Work and Low Prices. :??!TL. A. I MrMinrh order. Caa- W III Vll| c will make LANCASTEK, S. C. inuine tablets MM* ' 'V JVV ever sold in Grip makes one not. weary and rtitleea c. Dr. Miles' Restorative Nerviae briags asst.