Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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If unanimity has any weight the dis- < pensary will certainly Lave to go. IMPORTANT ENTERPRISE ON FOOT 1 IN CHARLESTON. 1 Charleston, Jan. 29. ? An ice ' plant having a capacity of one ' hundred tons of ice per day will 1 be established in Charleston in the ^ near future. The plant will bo 1 owned and controlled bv San f Francisco capitalists. Mr. George Arthur, representative of the capitalists, is in the city today and he announced that the plant would certainly be established and ready for business this summer. FOUND DYING IN THE WOODS Florence, Jan. 31. ? Mr. R. R. Broach, of the Hymanville section, was found dying in the woods near his home last Monday. About 9 o'clock in the morning Mr. Broach went into the woods to cut timber and in cutting a tree a limb fell hittim? him on the fore head. He was found by his oldest son about 2 in the afternoon, who becoming apprehens've about his father's staying out so late had g >ne in search of him. Ho was living whoa found hut not conscious. He died about five minutes after he was found. Mr. Broach was about 55 years old and a wife and three children survive him. JUMTKR PRISONERS I1REAK JAIL. Sumter, dan. 29.?Last night about half past 10 o'clock there was a general mutiny in the county jail which resulted in the es cape of four n"?r?o prisoners who were awaiting t!:oir trial. When the jailer entered the portion of the building where the cells are ' located he was immediately seized by one of the-prisoners who was 1 behind ted ior and in a few min- ' utes was in the grasp of others" , They had in some way h?en sup. j plied with bricks and n small piece t of iron and then proceeded to beat ( the jailer into insensibility. Thoy J came near doing so and would ( hare hut for one who pleaded with ( the others to desist. After chok- i ing the jailer and leaving him se- 1 cure in the cell they quietly made I their exit, and nothing since has | i i ..i ..t .i IICOU UCH1U 1(1 (lie III. Jailer Hancock by bin screams gave the alarm and was soon released. All efforts so far have < been futile, and nothing is likely j to be heard of tho prisoners again. ] Their offencos were all small, but j the chance of liberty could not bo e resisted. f ONB FUGITIVE RECAPTURED. } Sumter, Jan. 3C.?Joe Hill, 1 one of the prisoners who escaped from jail Wednesday night, was captured today between this city and Wedgefield by John Hurst. He made no resistance and was brought to this town and recommitted to jail. Dies in His Office. Winnsboro, Feb. 1. ?Mr. S. R. Johnston, judge of the probate court, died suddenly of apoplexy last night, while alono in his office. Mr. Johnston came back to his offioe after supper, in hit us ual health, but as he <lid not re turn homo, his family seat to the offic e for hi in. He was found prostrate on the floor cold in death. A Good Idea To Teach. Columbia Record. That wag a most excellent idea advanced by Senator McLeod, of Lee county, yestorday in his remark? on the toy pistol bill. In arguing for the passage of the bill, lie declared* that it was time ' i to teach children that pistols are' things to be let alone, and ho j added that it was but a brief step! from the toy pistol to the weapon more dangerous to tho public at large There is good, sound philosophy at the bottom of this idea, it is one that has the future in view, aud it is full of possibiL ities. We do not despuir of seolug the present generation brought to the realization of the awful *vil .... v. t/ioiui luii yiu^, iur ai ieadj we bave noticed a tendency .o a revolution of sentiment 011 :bis question outsido of the newspapers, which, to their everlasting credit, are, with one probable exception?the Abbeville Press ind Banner?a unit in condemn ing the pernicious practice. But if it is impossible to turn from the evil of their way those who aow habitually carry concealed weapons, the custom can be wholly eradicated if a general effort is nude to engtaft into the minds of ihe rising generation the idea that 1 pistol is something to he let iloue, and if kept at all, ouly about one's premises as a protec cfbn against burglars or other unlawful intruders. Parents ought :o mould the minds of their children along this line; teachers in ichools ought to lose no opportunity to bring out the evils of .he pructice und, above all, all of is should practice what wo preach mat set the rising generation un 1 example which it is hoped they will follow. A iVIOHT A LAKM Worse than un alarm of tire at light is the brassy cough of crou p, tvhich sounds like the children's loath knell and it means death inlcss something is doDO quickly. Foley's Honey and Tar never fails ;o give instaut relief and quickly jures the worst forms of croup. M.tH. P. L. Cordier, of Mannwg;on, Ky., writes: i4My three year lid girl had a tevore c?*e of :roup; tho doctor said sho could lot live. 1 got u bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar, the first dose gave quick relief and saved her ife." Kef use substitutes. T. Eugene Funderburk, druggist. Dies From a Lion's Bite. Charlotte, Jan. 28.?J. H. Sparks, a well kuown show pr(T jrietor, died at Winston-Salem, SI. C., today as the result of a )ite on the arm by a- young lion tome weeks ago. Blood poison , ittacked the wound. Tho remains vill be interred at East Brady, ??. ' / Bis Sufferings Ended. Young McLeod Has I'assed Away ? Boyce lias Good Chanco for Life. Special to The State. Davidson, N. C., Jan. 30.? Mr. Richard Oscar McLeod, who has been so dangerously ill with septicaemia for the past two weeks, died this morning. Ho was delirious throughout the night and at S.05 this morning the end came. Funeral services wore conducted this evening by the Iter. Dr. Graham. The students of the medical college attended in a body aud the members of the football team acted as pallbearers. Tho body was taken to his home in Robeson county. Six of the college students accompanied it. Mr. Boyce, the othor medical student, who has been suffering from tho same disease, is doing as well as could be expected, and if 110 unfavorable symptoms develop will soon be out of danger. F. K. S. MYSTERIOUS 1IUCUMSTANCES One was pale and sallow and the other fresh and ro3y. Whence the difference? Sho-tvho is blushing with health uses Dr. King's Now Life Pills to maintain it. By gently arousing the lazy organs they compel good di gestion and head off constipation. Try them. O11W 25c. at. Grawfnrii ?r / J " """ %V,fc V Bros., and J. F. Mackoy & Co., Druggist. A Passenger's Story. Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 20.? nn Helm, an attorney of thisl city and bis wife, who were passengers on the Sunset Limited which was wrecked near Vails, Arizona, yesterday, arrived hero today. Mr. and Mrs. Helm were asleep in the rear Pullman car of the train and escaped without injury. He attributes the escape of the two Pullman cars of the westbound train to the nerve of Engineer Bruce! who stuck to his engine and set the air brakes. Mr. Helm says: ' There wero no groans from the 20 or more victims buried in the burning mass. All must havo been killed instantly. The flames were so fierce that those who were not killed irslantly by the shock must have perished within a minute or two from the intense heat. The crash must have sig nailed I he death of all, and therefore the complete destruction of cars and inmates mercifully saved the victims from tho tortures of the flames. Cecil Has Surrendered. Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 30.? Frank Cecil of Boll county, under indictment for being an accessory before the fact of the murder of Wm. Goobel, surrendered today. He was immediately presented in court, pleaded not guilty, and by agreement was released on bond of $3,000. Cecil was indicted in January, 1902, and has been a fugitivo for a year. Foley's Honey and Tar is best for croup and whooping cough, contains no opiates, and cures quickly. Careful mothers keep it in tho house. T. Eugeno Fun-1 dtorburk, druggist. ?Pay your Subscription to the Lkdqku and bo happy. The Tillman Murder Case. When will tho peoplo of South Carolina arise in their might and decree in tho temples of justice innocent blood shall he legally avengedHow long aro wo to be shocked by theso awful tragedies, and then seo tho red banded and God defying murderers walk out of the court rooms nc<piitted, or pass out from the peniteuuiaty freely pardoned? It is a great and crying sin that the blood of so many bravo und true and iunocent men has staiued our soil and the slayers gone freo. ? Baptist Courier. Almost without exception every one we have heard discussing this fearful ti agedy have condemned it as brutal and unwarranted; but it is humiliating to one who loves this State, its honor and its good name, to hear a large number of the citizens from all parts of this State say that from what they can learn of tho circumstances it was a cold blooded, malicious and cowardly murder; but he will give bond in a few days aud he will either bo acquitted on first trial or tho caso will drag along in the Courts from live to tenor fifteen years and then the people will demand an acquittal to get rid of the case. Truly, "It is a great und crying sin that tho blond of so many bravo and true and innocent men has stained our soil and the slay org gone frco.'' It is not only n great sin but a (loop shame. Where will this thing of allow* ing murderers go frco, lead us. Is there no respect for the law on the part of lawyers, jurors or judges. Will not lynching and violence at the hands of the out raged peoplo follow? It is afoa? ful thing any way we can look at it. But the only wise and safe thing to do is to enforce the law. Let justice bo done and the majesty, honor an integrity of our State and its laws bo vindicated at any cost for this is our greatest safe guard. We uo not earo to forestall the courts, but wo do wish to head off tho indifference to a just and fair execution of our laws. Lot the case go into court before an honest impartial jury. Lot all tho facts and evidence be brought out. Then lot tho jury in the ienr of God and on the integrity of their manhood, bring in a verdict strictly in accordance with the law and tho evidence. Then let tho Courts sustain that verdict as becometh the Courts of this proud old Stato. ?Edgefield Monitor. B K TTKKlTlAN ii OL, D"I was troubled for soveral years with chronic indigestion and nervous debility," writes F. J. Green, of Lancaster, N II. "No remedy helned me until I hnmn using Electric Hitters, which did 1110 more good than all the medicines i ever used. They have also kept my wile in excellent health for yoaii. She says Electric Hitters are just splendid for female troubles; that they nro a grand tonic and invigorator for weak, run down women. No other medicine can take its place in our family." Try them. Only 50c. Satisfaction guaranteed by Crawford Hros., J. F. Mackey & Co. ?XI 10 fall term of the Stuto Supreme Court came to a close last Friday. Judge Jones came home Saturday and will remain at hnnil* until tlin nnoiiin,. >' '>? uuvil iliu \/|/VU U1 till; Spring lorni, April 20th. Foley's Kidney Cure makes kidneys and bladder right. Niagara Plant Struck By Bolt of Lightning. Twenty Factories Temporarily Shut Down on Account of Fire Which Followed the Accident. Niagara Falls, N. Y , Jan. 00. ? Fire which was started by the explosion of 0110 of the big trans iormors 111 tho power house of the Niagara Falls Power and Conduit company last night destroyed thousands of dollars worth of valuable machinery and temporarily closed most of the big factories here. As soon as possible the work of replacing tho damaged cables was begun and within two hours temporary arrangements had been mado with the Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing company whereby power was secured for operating tho local and Buffalo trolley line. Twenty of tke fifty-five factories of Lockport, N. Y., were shut down owing to the tire. Tho fire was caused by a holt of lightning which struck a cable with defective insulation causing a short circuit which blow up a transformer ir tho power house. Tho loss is in tho neighborhood of 825,000. The lightning entered the iiuusforiner house directly and was a holt of great magnitude. Tho List of Victims Reaches 23. Tucson, Ariz , Jan. 29.?A revised list of tho killed and injured in f lin Pn/*! 11 ~ aaa Viiw ?^v>U'Myv;i u j uv;i:iv vjl. 111s1uxj y places the number of dead at 23 of which eight havo been identitied. The injured number twenty-one. Mothers can safely give Foley's Honey and Tar to their children for coughs and colds, for it contains no opiates or other poisons. T. Eugene Funderburk, druggist. Will Practice in Winnsboro. Winnsboro, Jan. 28.?Former Judge O. W. Buchanan has formed a partnership with J. W. Hanahan, Esq., for the practice of law. This is merely the re?or .4. c ~ n iL-i ? ? i guiu^uiiiiu in iv m ill iiiui existed before Judge Buchanan's promo tion to the attorney generalship, lie will reside hero. TH H WILL INTEREST MANY. To quickly iutroduc<) IV IJ. B, (Botanic Blood Balm), the fumoua blood purifier, into new bourns, we will send absolutely free 10,000 treatments. B B. B quickly cures old ulcers, scrofula, painful swellings, aches and pains in hones or joints, rheumatism, catarih, pimples, festering eruptions, boils, eczema, itching skin or blood humors, eating, bleedifig, festering sore* and even deadly cancer. B. B. B, at drug stores SI. For free treatment address Blood 7/ulm Co., Atlanta, (la. Medicine sent at once, p e paid Describe trouble and bee nied ical advice given until cur* d. B B ;i ii !? ? every H(?re ami muses Hie bU.od pure hi <1 rich. Sunday Afternoon Killing Affair. The State, 2nd inst. Yesterday aftornoon about half past 5 o'clock L. C. Knox, a spo cial deputy in the Olympin Mill divtrict, shot T. P. Vernon, an operative, killing him almost instantly. Kuox then drove up town, notified Chief of Police Owen Daly, and surrendered hini^ self to Sheriff Coleman. From what could bo learned yesterday Knox was forced to shoot to save his own life, foi Veruon had a loaded pistol levelled at him when he tired. Tho North Carolina Deadlock Ended on tho Gist Ballot. ltaleigh, N. 0., Jan. 29.?Lee S. Overman was nominated United States senator in the Democratic senatorial caucus tonight on the sixty-first ballot. The final vole was Overman 73; Watson 58; Craig 11. The nomination is | equivalent to an election. Lee S Dvpvmnn in II vnova old. lie is a lawyer of ability, a native of Salisbury and in 1874 graduated from Trinity college. He was private secretary to Governor Yanco and has been a member of the house of representatives five different times, having been speaker once. In 1895 he was Democratic candidate for governor to succeed Vance. In 1900 he was a State Democratic presidential elector. ESCAPED AN AWFUL. FATE, Mr. II. Haggins of Melbourne, Fla., writes, "My doctor told me 1 had Consumption and nothing could be done for mo. 1 was given up to die. The offer of a free trial bottle of Dr. King's Now Discovery for Consumption, induced me to try it. Rosults wore startling. 1 am now on the road to recovery and owe all to Dr. King's New Discovery. It surelv sived my life.'.' This great cure is guaranteed for all throat and lung diseasos by Crawford Bros., J. F. Mackey & Co., Druggists. Price 50c and $1.00. Trial Bottles free. Referred to our Homo Merchants. Tho people who send to New York for merchandise always do I * t/> because some New York merchant has reached them by advertising, says she Croney, of Corpus Cristi, Tex. It is not right to abuse a purchaser for buying from any merchant who has what he wants and lias told him about it. Such a purchaser is not a 1 "town-killer." The genuine "town-killer" is that stupid sort of alleged business man whose inane conceit is that, "Ryery buuy j knows mo and what I've got."? Aiken Journal & Review. Winter coughs aro apt to result in consumption if neglected. They ean be soon broken up by using Foley's Honey and Tar. T. Eugene Funderburk, druggist. \ Caught In The Act. A woman suspected that her , husband was in the habit of kiss! ing the servant girl and resolved j ^ ? to detect him in the act. OnSat! urday night she saw him quietly pass into the kitchen. The servant girl was out and the kitcken was dark. The jealous wife took a few matches in her hand, and, hastily placing a shawl over her head, as the girl often did, enters ed the buck door, and immediately she wan seized and kissed and embraced in an ardent manner. With heart almost bursting tho wife prepared to administer a terriblo icbuko to the faithless spouse, and, tearing herself away from his fond embrace, she struck a match and stood face to faoe with?tho gardener. ? Ulysses Campbell, col., was convicted of tho murder of Blanch Dial, col., in tho circuit court at Greenville last Thursday and kaii tenced to ho hung on Feby. 27th, which is tho date assigned for the hanging of ,Joo Keenan who was also convicted of murder in tho (iroonvillo court last week.