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A br< ther of the slayer of Bishop, who is also sick, is expected to live but a few hours. As a result of the cloud f misfortune that has overtaken him John Seay has lost his renson. Locomotive Exploded While the Train Was Running. Roanoke, Va., .Jan. 3.?While running 20 miles an hour near Bedford City tonight tlie boiler of the locomotive on the-second sectidn-pf the passenger train No. 4 on the Norfolk and Western exploded, killing Fireman C. E. Gill or Roanoke and injuring Engineer J. II. Myers, also of Roanoke, so badly that he may die of bis injuries. The baggage cur left the track, but the balance of the train remained oo the rails. Beside* a severe shaking up, nouo of the passengers were injure*, and the trainmen, with the excep< tion of Gill and Myers, escaped unhu 11. Bunk President Who Borrowed Bank's M%ncy Ends His Life. Silvcrton, Coin., Jun. U.?The body of ,l.iino3 11. Robin, supervisor and principal of tl.o !>.:!, of Silvorton, which closed its doors yesterday, was found today three miles below town with a bullet hole in the right temple, in his right hand was still clutchod tho revolver with which he had onded his life/ His wife a?d three children are in England At protect. The bank which, a private corporation is said to have had doposits amounting to $150,(300 or more. Robin borrowed large sums from tho hank to carry on mining operations. ? Mr. Robert F. Maddon, a clerk at the Central Hotel in Charlotte committed suicide Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, by shooting himself through the head with a revolver. was in his room at the hotel when ho fired the fatal shot. Pivni WAV TA ltrw . V >> n > V LONG, The startling announcement of a Discovery that will surely lengthen life is made by editor O. H. Downey, of Cbi.rubu?co, Ind. "1 wish to state," ho writes, "that Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption is tho most infalli hlo remedy that I have ever known for Coughs, Colds and Grip. It's invaluable to people with weak lungs. Having this wonderful medicine no ono-nepd dread Pneumonia or Consumption. Its rolief is instant and cure certain." At J. F. Mackey's & Co. and Crawford Bro's. ftw - 2 Big Disaster In Pmnsyltanii 1*1*it of Mining Town of Olympi Furtiully Destroyed Wy Eurth SoUling Into Minos. C* Scruuton, Pu., Jan. 2.?Pui of the mining town of Olympi was destroyed by caving in thi afternoon and the balance of th town was threatened with <hv truction by firo The sottlin ground extends over seven blocks find great fissures exton in all directions. One hundre men are known to have been i the mine affected when the diss ter begun. Part of these ha> emerged but the full number lo cannot be ascertained until the li of employes is called. Tho se tling began suddenly withoi warning and five building** inclut ing a largo hotel were swallowt in. Tho Eddy Green anno watt mines were broken 'and firerne wero unable to subdue the ti which soon started from tl stoves in the wrecked houses. Tl course of tho Lackawanna rivi was diverted in tho Eddy Gree mine and it is feared that tl mine will be ruiucd by water. Robbers Dynamited Bank Yau and Secured $48,000. Galesburg, Ilia., Jan. 3.?Fi men eutered the First Nation bank of Abingdou early this mor ing, bound and gagged the nig watchman and leisurely blew op< the vau't, securing $48,000. Thi teen charges of dynamite were e [JoHed before the cash was reac cd. Two of the robbers vv? later arrested at Quincy. Cut His Throat With a Razor Being despondent over t death of his father and sister, M James G. Alexander, a fartne cut his throat with a razor at 1 home in Mallard Creek Thursda He bled a great deal and the ph sician.s had much dillicultv in stn ping the llow of blood, but \ condition of Mr. Alexander w improved hist evening anu it thought he will recover.?Cbn lotle Observer. THF. S&CIIKT OF I,ON IJFE, CoDsiste ip keeping all the ma organs of the body m health regular action, and in quick destroying deadly disease gern: Electric Hitters regulate Stomac Liver and Kidneys, purify t blood, and give a splendid app tu? 1- * mv. iuoy woi*k wunuers in cu ing Kidney Troubles, Feinn Complaints, Nervous Disease Constipation, Dyspepsia, and M laria. Vigorous health ui strength always follow their utOnly 50c, guaranteed by Cra^ ford Bros., and J. F. Mackey Co , druggist. Augusta-Aiken Eiectiic Compai With a Capital of $2,300,000. Trenton, N. J., Jan. 3.?A gusta- Aiken Kail way and Electi company with acupital of $2,30C 000 was incorporated here toda The company is t? construct ai operate electric railways and ole trie light and gas plants. The i corporators are K. K. McLure H. O. fcoughlin and Louis 1 Bailey, all of Jersey City. ?The state penitontiary at Cc umbos, O., caught fire Fridi damaging ono wing. Two the mind convicts there became fra tic and were locked in the colls prevent a stampede. \ / I "our mil : " - af o ?nsiecc nnnnc " viikgg UUUUU id "w" : WAS A G1 re * ' ?t tt The Ladies al ? WE had th TIEST an< le 11 plete liu n >e ever / iit ve ?i They Marvel u . ht ter Store shouh an I" things -and at b'? never dreamed h looks like E IHIY ARj. AL| is FOB 1HESF P G in XT H IN MEN'S \A h, he? Overcoats, Hats irlo wear, etc., we a js, 7 7 >'i We've arot the ie. ? "& assortnicnt--Tli< nTTl^iTneT hi r u ivi> ill u. Stoves, Paints t ? are HEADQUi* y- / JJJ Come and loo t) ' n, it don't eost Y( will make YOU >1 ? J nspmtnioii 1! to ' ' ' 1 k 1 ill N ERK I ID DISPLAY w i I tin mnu oUUUEod I .said c PUETil most comics Ihcy had SEEN IIE11E. ed that a Lancas I have such'nic Pit ICES the of. Eyery da L SCRAKBLlNi BETTY GOODS. rEAR?Clothin^ i ? 3, Slioes, Uiitlci ire liarcl to dowi best. The bes e best PRICES. J RE, IlardwaiM md Groceries \v LRTERS. k before you bui )U. anything-. I MONEY. ' Preacher Arrested in the Pulpit ] f i Selling Whiskey. r _2_ Louisville, Kv., Dispatch, 2d. Dragged from Ihe pulpit and 1 placed under arrest was what he- ! fell the Rev. \V. H. Cussada, a mountain evangelist, at Mount Zion llnptist church, near Somerset, to day. Deputy United States < Marsh il J. A. Coleman went to < the church with a warrant, charg- ! mg Cassada with sellings whiskey 1 without a license. Tapping the > minister on the shoulder the ofii i cer demanded him to surrender, 1 , just as tho preacher was announc- ' ing the hymn, "Nearer. My God to Thno '' can't be twisted round a mito of a woman's little linger. The man who talks about the position he has ' 'accepted" is the oao who sat on the front doorstep for six months begging for it.?New York Press. Stranger Dies Far Away From Home and Friends. James Muloy, a plasterer well known in Columbia, di?jd in a house on Gates street at an early hour yesterday morning. Ho had been ill for several days and rs died of a congestive chill. Lm e lie had relatives in Geneva, N. Y., who were communicated with liy Chiof Duly, asking for advice as to the disposal of hi* body and also of several hundred dollars which ho had deposited in j one of tho banks of this city, the ' * 'day ho wont to tho houso in r j which he died.?Tho State. T<> Curt .1 ((hi in Our a// 1'akc Laxative Bron > Quinine Tablets. All dm^rgisU refund money if it fails to euro. 10. YV. urove* signature is on each box 25 e. T!:o Ledger (semi weekly) and The News and Cornier (aeaii weekly) one year for #1.75, payable in advance. At Iho lime of tho minister's arrest there were nino persons at the iiffer. Thirteen had just been converted. A $12,000,000 Electric Plant. Mexico City, ,Juu. 2.?Sir Weetoian Pearson A Son, the English contractors who have large investments in Mexico, have | obtained a concession from the i Mexican government for the esi . tablishment of an extensive s) s.. tem of electrical energy. They atinounee that they have the necessary plays completed for ex pending $12,000,000 gold, in constructing an electric generating plant in the mountains of the Puebl), where there is and !0 abundance of water power. It is uposed to establish transmission yli iius from the generating plant to this city, and to have available 80,DUO horse no wit of electrical \T , w' energy tor electric ligh s uiul p over i r manufacturing concerns here. | Keflcctiots Of A Bachelor. The man who wants but little hero below suffers no shock of disappointment. The more a woman sutlers for I a mat: the more sacred to her it | makes her love for him. ? The rankest coward would light a burglar if ho tried to steal the bedclothes 011 a cold night. There is something mighty " wrong with a six-foot man who Republics Like Kings Are Very Ungratefnl. Kor Simple Murder the Man Who Actually Captured uinaldois Imprisoned for Lifo. Denver, Col., Jan. 1. Manila lispatehes received at the headquarters of the Colorado here state that Hilary Placido, a Filipino, who aided Gen. Fuaaton in tho capture of Aguinaldo, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. Details of the crime arc lacking but Gen. Fun~ stem and other army officers who knew tho scout beliovo that tho crime was committed since they left the island, as it does not seem probable that Placido could have been called to account for something done during the time he was engaged as an active participant in the revolution. In speaking 'Jof Placido Gen. Funston said: "lie was never my spy, and ancTtho only money ho ever received from the United States was for the part ho took in the capture of Aguinalde. He fought against tho Spaniards and then took up.arms against tho Unitod States, in 1899 ho was severely K U-.l. 1- - ' iiuuuuuu) uciuf^ nilUl llirOUgll Inu lung. llo recovered and again took an active part in the war. The following year ho surrendered at the same time that Gen. Garcia did. He was a prisoner for about three months and then 1 released him. Ho look the oath of allegiance and oftentimes of Ins own volition gave mo information regarding theienemy. He was not a spy in the sense of the word that ho was in the government's employ, nor did h? ovor go iiilo their lines for lnformatien ! for t heir use. 4,\\ hcu 1 arranged the plan for I the capture of AguinaKlo I took L'lacido along. lie did not know the object of the expedition until wo were well tin lor way. I then explained my plan to him and ho agreed to help mo. In order to carry out the scheme ho became the nominal conmander of the expedition as it ^wai necessary to make the natives believe that we Americans were prisoners. When we reachsd the camp of Aguinaldo, Placido rushed in and threw his former chief on the lloor of the hut and held him there until wo mudo him a prisoner. For his part in this work ho was paid by the govern 1110111.'' No Influence Above. In Dr. John Hall's time it was the custom in his church to use till* rtld t'liullinnnrt ui mnln Ki/mn? land the hinging was congregation* j ul. On one occasion William M. Evarts discovered E. Delafield Smith, then corporation counsel of Niw York city, singing with all his heart and whispered to his friend: 'Why, there is Smith singing, '] want to he nu angel!" I knew he wanted to ho district attorney, rtlit 1 didn't know ho wanted to he an angel." The remark was]?ropented to Mr. S nith, and quick as a Hash came the retort: 4'No I have never mentioned the matter .to Evarts, knowing thai he had no intlucnce in that direction. , *'*< j r