Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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J?lg*f i' " L^ \ s | a ' .- % : ^'$|, She Xstnattter ledger. >?^ ..? <.-X WTOHfcOW B. OABTKB. I ^ A- a - ~ - ~ - - r"' *"# *?nTi ' 7aag==J | fctiP Mmiai. 1 ' ^ 1 BW?I?^ CSE.U.VVEKKLY LANOA8TU 8. iSfi- IE B R U A R Y 18, 1903 vat a Rf tau in ??*o . ??. - Happenings Id the State. As Chronicled by the Alert Cor* reap indents of The Colombia State. CARNEGIE LIBRARY FOR UNION. Unien, Feb. 12.?At a recent meeting of the city council it was decided to accept the liberal offer of. Mr. Andrew Carnegie. The ^2a_ 111 * * ? unj win xurniHO toe site tor the library and donate $1,000 a year to keep it up. This means that Unien will have a$16,000 libraiy. Very near $4,500 of the $5,000 has been raised. WHITE MAN KILLED BY A NEGRO. Walhalla, Feb. 14.?Last night at 9 o'clock the citisena of the eastern suunrbe were alarmed by the rapid firing ef a pistol and as a result of the shooting Chriato. pher T. Kuneioger tiee dying with a 38 ball in his brain. The shoot- j ing was done by Bud Priestly, mlnrml ?? ' -?:n -1 -J nwv IIVU BUU II Bllll BI large. KILLED HIS SON BY MISCHANCE. ^ Anderson, Feb. 14. ?News reached here tonight of an accidental killing at Lowndesville this afternoon. John Henry Leroy, colored, was standing in front of E. R. LLorton's store with a shot gun on his shoulder. His son, a lad of 14 years, was standing near. The weapon was discharge ed in some way and the entire load entered the boy's abdomen, inflicting * fatal -wound. Tb? kllliog was purely accidental. CSOWD OF WHITBCAPl'KRS WHIP A MAN TO DEATH. Walterboro, Feb. 12.?Several nights ago a crowd ef about 10 or 12 white men, near Young's Island, severely whipped a young negro man, Jake Haines, Suspected** ? -< mraMBB?u??? PROFIT I The matter ,o? feed is of tremendous importance to the farmer. Wrong feeding is loss. Right feeding .is profit The up-to-date farmer knows what to feed his cows to get the most milk, his pigs to get the most pork, his hens to get the most eggs. Science. But how about the children ? Are they fed according to science, a bone food if bones are soft and undeveloped; a flesh and mtisrl#* fond if fKov ? VHV^ are thin and weak and a blood food if there is anemia ? Scott's Emulsion is a mixed food; the Cod 1 iver Oil in it makes flesh, blood and muscle, the Lime and Soda make bone and brain. It is the standard scientific food for delimit children. Blie sure that this picture in the form til a label is on the wrapper o( every buttle ol Emulsion you buy. Scott&Bowne CHEMISTS, 409 Pearl St., N. Y. 50c and $11 all dru&lsts. m ed of stealing some meat from one of the neighbors. Yesterday, as a result of the wounds, the man ^ died. The crowd failed to find any meat in the negro's house but instead three sacks of guano wore discovered under the bed. t DESl'KRATE ENCOUNTER WITH A ^ POWERFUL NEOHO. Laurens, Feb. 12.?Chief of j Police Albert Hughes had a Jos- t perate encounter lastiog fully ten | minutes with a negro named John ^ Workman whom he was attempt- t tag to arrest last night. The ne- ^ gro resisted and struck the oflicer ^ a terrific blow on the head with a flat iron. This occured in a cabin. v The fight was then transferred to ^ the yard, when in the struggle the t negro secured the chief's pistol g but the officer managed to keep ^ him from using it, and finally in j a terrific grapple and clinch the t ehief caught the negro's lip in his g teeth. About this time help ar- j. rived and the coon was subdued. c c HBO BO CRUSHED ANOTHER'S SKULL. jr Walterboro, Feb. 15.- Onij Thursday night, in the upper sec*!] tion of the county, near Saider'sjt cross roads, Gus Green, at a no- ? gro picnic, crushed Abrarn Wil- c liams' skull. Williams, it soems, was holding too good a hand with a dusky damsel to suit Green when the latter left the room and returned in a few minutes with an axe handle and lost no time in testing the thickness of Abram's ^ tb? woumfcd negro will die. EFFECT OF "FUSS x" ON A l'KE TENDED MUTE IN UNION. Union, Feb. 14.?A certain journeyman of the tramp species struck this citv a f?w ??? - ^ v ? J w?"VV V armed to the teeth with a "union" : card and a full supply of printed c cards setting forth so forcibly in { rerse the needy condition of this worthy object of charity?this deaf and dunb^man. Walkins about- the mtv. ?nin? - w j , lh p, H from store to store, from house to t house, presenting one of his cards, t making signs, motions and others g wise playing the mute to perfec- f tion, this worthy mendicant so- ] cured several dollars. Thinking j how he could test enjoy the fruits ] of his labor he got a bottlb "fuss X" and proceeded to take a drink, j One drink called for another, and { another and still another. As j time went and as the contents of a the battle grew less, his tongue ( was no longer silent, but really t seemed to be suspended in mid- fl heaven, pealing forth thunder and \ lightning. So loud and fiery did his voice become that he had to be taken in charge by the police, when the secret was fully revealed that he * was neither deaf nor dumb. I He was locked up, and the next e morning was brought before the e mayor and given 40 days for dis- * turbiag the peace of the comraun- I ity. d The second day he struck?the 8 road?but was captured and is t( now serving out his time on the ^ city gang. E M M C NEARLY FORFEITS HIS 8 LIKE' E A ranaway almost ending fa- ? tally, started a horrible ulcer on E the leg of J. B. Orner, Franklin Grove, 111. For four years it defied all doctors and all remedies, si But Bucklen's Arnica Salve had T no trouble to cnre him. Equally goed for Burns. Bruises. Rfcin b Eruptions and Piles. 25c at Crawford Bros., J. F. Mackey & Co.'s J Drug Store. /< For Gonzales Memorial. Interesting Story in Connection With Lecture at Gastome, N. C. The Geetoeia correspondent of he Charlotte Observer telle the ollowing: "A lecture entitled 4Thought* Jpoa Music, With Prelude, Interlude and Postlude,' is to be de? ivcred in the Y. M. C. A. hall >y Prof. D. S. -L. Johnson. Afer the lefftre^ a collection will >e taken for the benefit of thd lonzales monument fund now be^ ng collected in Columbia. A! ery interesting story is connected rith this lecture*, showing why his collection is to be made. It 4 eems that the last yean of Mr. jonzales' school life was spent in Tsirfax county, Va., aad his eacher was this sarae'Tirof. Johnon. Young Gonzales was am ntions to prepare himself for tewspaper work, and the teacher lid not classify him, so that he night have an opportunity tq nake all the progress possible, j'rom that time until his unfortolate death he did not forget his Mr. Davy,' as he affectionately ailed his old teacher. On last Christmas Mr. Gonzales wrote lira as follows: 'My dear Mr.: y&vj: Please let me share with rou, this Christmas, my dividend rora The State.' Accompanying his letter was a very liberal :heck. His old teadrar^Bas. vfttTteV&rses, T>ut wishes to do vhat he can to pay a tribute to lis old pupil, the lamented Goniales." Foloy's Honey and Tar is best or croup and whooping cough, sontains no opiates, and cures piickly. Careful mothers keep "i in the house. T. Eugene Funterburk, druggist. iicLaurin Has Not Decided Yet What He Will Do. "What are you going to do, lenator. after Mareh 4-?cm Kuoir r>" w"v" o the Pdlmetto state or remain la he East and get rich, as so many itatesmen have done?" queried a Tiend of Senator John L. lie ^aurin, of South Carolina, at the ^aieigh, says the Washington ?ost. The young senator laughed ;ood humoredly. "I haven't ully made ap my mind as to my ature movements." he said. "I .in very much attached to my tate, and all my interests are bore, but as yet I haven't fully ettled on my movements after eaving the senate." ESCAPED AN* AWFUL FATE, Mr. H. Haggine of Melbourne, Ma., writes, (lMy doctor told me had Consumption and nothing ould be done for me. I was giv- 1 n up to die. The offer of a free rial bottle of Dr. King's New , Recovery for Consumption, inuced me to try it. Results were * ? - - bu& tiiug* x uui bow on tne road I o recovery and owe all to Dr. 1 Ling's New Discovery. It sure- < v saved my life." This great , ure is guaranteed for all throat ( nd lung diseases by Crawford Iro*., J. F. Mackey & Co., Drug- ] ists. Price 50c and $1.00. Trial lottles free. ? ?By a very small majority? . x votes?the house has killed the ery mild compulsory education ill passed by the senate. Foley's Honey mad Tar ' >r ch/Jdren,safe,sure. No opiate*, j _ ... r - -*i . . m Remarkable Tarn 1 Id tbe King Case. Man VTanted in Florence for 1 Mnrder of Sam Rogers?Was Captured in Denmark. Special to The State. Denmark, Feb- 12.?Wm. C. S King, wanted in Florence county for the killing of Sam Rogers and ^ At-- - * iuu wounding of James Rodgers, c was caught here today. 1 The firm of Maytield & King, t composed of Senator# S. G. May- e field and "W m. C. Kings, tobacco 1 planters, has beea desolved by the tl arrest of the latter. Our intendant and chief of police being wide awake, saw in the Mr. King, expert on tobacco i> planting the man wanted in Flor- * ence county for murder and noti- ?*< fied the sheriff that he was here. f< Mr. Thos. Burch arrived here this o morning at an early hour from Florence and from description t< giyen him said at once it was the u man wanted. Expecting that * King would give trouble to those a trying to take him, and knowing tl thut. h* wnnlil 1 J 1 ~ ? ?uu.u uo muiou tuu Knew u the Florence sbeirff ut sight, it ti was decided for Mr. Burch to re- e mam out ef sight and let our p plucky deputy, Capt. Hunter, ar- n rest the man. Deputy Hunter f< was assisted by C. J. Baxter, and t expecting trouble they had to do p their work qaickly. King was it armed as expected, hating a pistol in the ihfdde pocket' of fan rest. Before going to arrest King his room was tisited and in it was j found a "Winchester rifle, which he brought with him here, and this was taken possession of by the sheriff. j. THUS WILL INTEREST MANY. 1 To quickly introduce B. B. 11, (Bo~ ^ tanlc Blood Balm), the famous blood purifier, into new bonus, we will send ii absolutely free 10,000 treatments. B. B. B. quickly cures obi ulcers, scrofula, painful swellings, aches and f pains in bones or joints, rheumatism, d catarrh, pimples, festering eruptions, c boils, eczema, itching skin or blood , humors, eating, bleeding, festering sores and even deadly cancer. B. B. v B, at drug stores $1. For free treat- y ment address Blood i?alm Co., Allan- ^ ta, Qa. Medicine sent at once, pre paid. Describe trouble and free med* v leal advice given uutil cured. B. B. v B. heals every sore and makes the u blood pure and rich. ^ Pardons Refused. ^ 1 Ger. Heyward yesterday re- r fused to grant a pardon er com- * mutation in the case of Richland * m. it - * lawman, connoted in Newberry 4 county in October, 1900, of mur- * der with a recommendation to ^ mercy and sentenced to the peni- J tentiary for life. J He also refuted to act in the * case of Arthur Qoodhalt, convicted c t in Bamberg county of manslaughter in February, 1900, and sentenced to four years in the peni- a tentiary. A third case in which the govsrnor refused to act was that of Ubarlos M. Jaggers, convicted in r%?uia* r\t aoa.i.li -? ' " V.??tvi ui HMRUII BUU UBlierj Q frith intent to kill and carrying vv concealed weapons, and sentenced d( to four years in the penitentiary. 11 rhe judge recommended the ex* ^ arcise of clemency, and the con- C( iition that he leave the State.? m The State 13th inst.- tc Winter coughs are apt to result ci In consumption if neglected. n< They ean be soon broken up by H using Foley's Honey and Tar. gi T. Eugene Funderburk, drug- li <iat. E 4 'be People Awakening To Terrible Troth. ^hat Blood Guiltiness is Upon the State and Human Life is the Cheapest Thing in South Carolina. ipecial to The State. Bamberg, Feb. 12. ?The Bamierg County Times, issued today, ontains a pertinent editorial, 'aken in connection with the atorney general's report it furnish* foed for thought and shows hat the newspapers are awake to he wave of lawlessness that is weeping over the State, it is as allows: 1 'There were 223 homicide cases i this State during the jear 1902, ccording to the attorney general's eport. Isn't this an awful record or a State with but a little over ne million inhabitants) "Human life is certainly getting o be cheap. The sad tragedy rhich happened in our city last reek was one of the most willful, udacious and daring murders hat has occurred in this State for lany days. A man has no preteciod outside of himself frem the ver ready shot and lead. If the resent state of afairs continue len will shoot each other down or the fun of it. A hanging or wo must be carried out to let eople knew that the law will take ts course." A North Carolina Murderer. ohn Frith Kills [Two Men and Wounds Two Others! lioanoke, Va., Feb. 12.?John frith shot and killed Witten leighl and Frank Williams at Cckman, W. Va., last night. Frith and Height were partners a a restaurant business at Welsh, few miles from Fckman. It ras alleged by Height bat he bad liscovered Frith in hie wife's hamber theprevious night. He tad them both arrested. They rere released later, and last night rhen Height and bis three cbiltren arrived at Eckman Frith talked up to Height, told him he wanted to see him and almost im? aediately drew a revolver and hot Height through the heart. Yilliams, who was an uncle of frith, caught him and took his evolver from him to kean him rom killing Height's children, '"rith ran to Height, who was lyng dead, got Height's revolver >ut of his pocket and killed Wilisms. Another man tried to hold rith and was shot through the aw, Frith then shot at one ef leight's children, missing the bild and shooting a bystander brough the leg. Frith escaped to the mountains nd so far has not been caught. Frith comes from North Carona. A NIOUT ALAIIM Worse than ao alarm of tiro at igbt is the brassy cough of croup, hich sounds like the children's oath knell and it means death nle8S something is done quickly, oloy's Honey and Tar never fails > give instant relief and quickly ires the worst forms of croup, [rs. P. L. Cordier, of Manning?n, Ky., writes: "My three year (1 girl had a severe c?se of *oup; the doctor said she could at live. 1 got a bottle of Foley's onoy and Tar, the first dose avo quick relief and saved her fo." Refuse substitutes. T. ugono Funderburk, druggist. WN/kuA/a4AUUUl/ AQUA 1 ? Heaviest Snow Ever Koown. In Some Places the Fall Is Twenty Feet Deep?Stockmen Apprehensive. Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 14.? The blizztrd which has been raging over Southern Wyoming fer the past three days is over, but has been followed by weather so inteasely cold that stock raisers, especially sheepaien, are very apprehensi re. In Gillette it is reported that stockmen expect heavy losses due to the severe cold. Since the storm passed the mercury has fallen below zero all over the state, and in some sections has dropped as low as 25 degrees below. In the neighborhood of Ljara* mie, the Northern Pacific is experiencing great difficulty in op* erating trains, as the snow has drifted badly. A report from Dillion states that snow covers the nrrAimrl I? ?!??? ?- - ' 4l b--iiavio iu |;iw?l IU a UO(HU of 20 feet. It required one party 12 days to make a round trip of 15 miles with horses and sleds. The snowfall is the heaviest in the recellection of the oldest inhabitants. Hooper YooDg Fights. A Furious Resistance Against Being Taken to Sing Sing. New York, Feb. 13. ? Wm. Hoeper Young wiir fce'wiVhVto Sing Sio? prison eommence rtfe sentmWl ihn mtxider of Mrs. Annv .v4?r. Youhg fought furiously against his removal from the prison van to the train which was to carry him to Sing Sing and tha deputy sheriff had to drag him through ?U* ri- i n?1.__1 .1 ? ?* * * ku< \ji i (iuu voun ui U?poi WI1CU was crowded with people anxious to get a glimpse of him. His clothes were almost tern frem his body, his hat broken and his collar tern off. Young made this fight despite the fact that he was handcuffed between two burly negro prisoners, who, like him, had been sentenced to Sing Sing. Once on the train he quieted down and drew the blinds of the car to shut out the gaze of the curious. Arriving at the prison town he walked quietly frem the station to the penitentiary. Boulder Fell On the TracV. Washington, Pa., Feb. 13.?la a frightful wreck at Vienna eta* tien, on the Baltimore and Ohio railread 14 miles west of this place three men were killed, the train to which they belonged waa piled in a confused mass oa the tracks which were torn up for several hundred feet, and all traffic both east and west is blocked on the road. An eastbound freight train struck a large boulder Iviag on the track in the cut just west of Vienna station. The dead men were all employos of the road. MYSTERIOUs" CIRCUMSTANCES. One was pale and sallow and the other fresh and rosy. Whence the difference? She who is blushing with health uses Dr. Kiog's Now Life Pills to maintain it. By gently arousing the lazy organs they compel good digestion and head off constipation. Try them. Only 25c, at Crawford Bros., and J. F. Mackey & Co., Druggist. bahhTb*Talv? the most healing salve In the wort#.