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THE LKDO tiR. Thuriow S. Carter, EDITOR AND MANAGER. 1 I SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28, 1903. i Anti-Pistol Sentiment. ? ;1 The Ssrannah News thinks ( that the pistol will be less in evi- ( <l?nr?? in tlm I.. ll,:? i ?.vuvv tu ?uv AUVUl V 111 lliio OlKlV( I and it is certainly to be hoped that the opinion is well founded. If it is euce established that persons charged with murder are not to be bailed, that fact will undoubtedly deter maay men who ! carry pistols froai committing! homicide, and the carrying of them will gradually go out of use. The Tillman case, as the News says, has creatod muck discussion, and no doubt will continue to until 1?:? ?? * * tn iii uti:u uuui'iuiiun, mm out or ^ this discussion will come a health- ^ ier public sentiment in regard to ^ the use of deadly weapons in the settlement of personal dilliculties. Although Chief Justice Pope's decision was only renderod last week ( its effect has been felt by this time all over the state. It creat d a profound impression among legislators and the feeling thus n O started is bound to permeate all classes. The chief justice did a greater thing than he probably thought in making the decision he did, for it very materially strengthened a sentiment just forming and comparatively weak. Had ho done otherwise this change in public opinion would have been destroyed in its inception. As the News says again the reform will net take place all at once, but the leaven is working and the anti-pistol sentiment will be intensified and strengthened as long as judges do their duty without fear or favor,?Columbia Record. Five Murder Cases. Special to The State. CWftrleaton l??h OJ. ?Tli? coart of general sessions convened today, when the grand jury was organized and the machinery of ' the court put in working order for the Heavies. The docket is I an unusually heavy one and it will take two weeks to clear it. There are five capital cases among the I number of cases to be tried. TH IK WILL INTEREST M -s N V. To quickly introduce B. B Ji, (Botanic Blood Balm), the famous blood purifier, into new bonus, we will send ' nliunlntol v frtm 111 f\l\li 1> B. li quickly cures oi l ulcers, scrofula, painful swellings, allies ami paiuB in bones or joints, i heumatisin, catarih, pimples, festering eruptions, boils, eczema, itching skin or blood humors, eating, bleeding, festering aores and even deadly cancer, it. B. B, at drug stores $1. For free treat- t ment address Blood 7fdlin Co., Allan- 1 ta, Ua. Medicine sent at once, prepaid. Describe trouble and fiee medical advice given until cured. B. B. * B. li?als every soie and makes the o blood pure ami rich. 'j Good News f?r Dentists. n Dr. I. D. Alexander of Camden has invented and patented u ^ matrix crown which is highly reK 1 a commended by prominent dontists of this and other States, and <r is said by the profession to be an original and ingenious device , ? ... tl which i 11 save time and money to both operators and patients. The inventor has i-stio 1 an attractive folder illustrating the device. ?The State. " _ tc NEARLY FORFEITS HIS ' 1,1 EE w A runaway almost ending fatally, started a horrible ulcer on E the leg of J. B. Orner, Franklin "t Grove, 111. For four years it delied all doctors and all remedies, l But Bucklen's Arnica Salvo had no trouble to cure him. Equally le good for Burns, Bruises, Skin nl Eruptions and Piles. 25c at Craw- tl ford Bros., .J. F. Mackey & Co.'s It| Drug Store. School Teacher Shoots Boy. The Result of a Mutiny at Inmun ??Prof. Reuben Pitts' Revolver is Fired in a Fight With Ono of His Rebellious Pupils. Spartanburg, S. (J., Feb. 24.? Kddv Foster, the IS year old son )t Gabriel Foster, wus shot and langerously wounded this afterloon by Reuben Pitts at lnrnan. L'itts is a teacher at Inman and b'osttr is ono of his students. Sov;ral days ago tho teachsr flogged 4l.^ I ? 'uu vi iiic uuys auu won the canity of the scholars, who agreed o resi#' any further efforts of the eaeher as to chastisement. Pitts ieard of the agreement and de rmined to quell this rebellious tpirit. Being a physically weak nan he took u loaded revolver ,vith hun to school to-day and at he noon recess hour called young Foster 111 to administer a whipping Foster, as agreed, rebellod. Pitts lrow his pistol, only to frighten .ho boy, so he states. The bey it ruck the pistol in an effort to take the rod from the teacher, when the revolver was exploded, tho ball entering the stouaaeh and ranging downward, making a very serious wound. The feeling is intense but both parties have friends and tlia manner of tho discharge of the pistol is not doubted. Pitts is a graduate*of Furmau University, the son of Rev. J. 1). Pitts, pastor of the First Baptist church of Laurens. The young man hears the highest character and reputation, lie is greatly wrought up over the terrible affair. Foster is a member of a prominent family of Spartanburg. ESC A PK I) AN AWFUL FATE. Mr. H. H aggins of Melbourne, FD., writes, "My doctor told me 1 had Consumption aud nothing could be done for me. I was given up to die. The offer of a free trial bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, induced mo to try it. Results were startling. I am uow on the road to recovery and owo all to Dr. mng a i\ew Lbscovory. It surelv Hived my life." This great cure is guaranteed for all throat and lung diseases by Crawford Bros., J. F. Mackey&Co., Druggists. Price 50c and $1 00. Trial Bottles free. Negroes Driven Out. Mob in an Indiana Town Pulls Down Their Houses ? An Occurrence That Never Happens in the South. Indianapolis, Feb. 24.?Twenj negroes of Webrum, the eutiro >lack population of the town, yere driven out yesterday after heir shacks had been pulled down ver their heads by white people, die whito residents had given the egroes several days notice to quit lie town, hut this, with subso. uent warnings was igeored. Yessrthiy a whito mob gathered lined with ropes aud poles and itrched to nogro quarters. Rigs ing a tuck on the shacks the mob igged at the lopes and soon had ) structure* in ruins. After ic assault the negroes hastily | ulhcred their belongings and hi.lo for tho railroad station, oarded n freight train and wont > Vmtonville, a nearby station, his is an end of the race war hich broke out ten days ago. FANNER SALVE he most healing salve In the world. O'l Know tVfifit You are Taking When you take (Jrove's Taste- ' us Chill Tonic because the formla is plainly printed on every bote showing that it is simply Iror id <2 linino in a tasteless form I o Cure. * No Pay. 50c. ] McLaurin and Negro. I Senator Quoted as Favoring Gir* ing Them Political Rights. ^ New York, Feb. 24.?The Commercial Advertiser prints this afternoon a lengthy interview with Senator McLaurin, of South Carolina, in which he gives his view on the negro question and labor t iu the South; and the Democra- a tic and Republican policies and ^ industrial developments in the ; South. lie says he is ready to concede political rights to the ne- { gro, but social equality is the root ' of the trouble. The problem is cno the South must settlo. Race ' troubles will be superseded in the South by questions arising out ef groat commercial expansion. He declares the South is divided on Bryanism. It is rumored that McLaurin will become a member of a New York law firm when bo retires from the senate. Four Have Died. Sinco Got. lleywnrd's inaugui ration four probate judges have died in different portions of the State. Elections to fill the vacan 1 eies thus caused have already oeen ordered. lcstorday the ] elections to fill the vacancios iu , i the couities of Kershaw and Ilor- ( ry were ordered to ho held on I Tuesday, March 17.?Tho State. ^ MYSTKRIOUS CIIICUM8TANCE8 One was pale and sallow and 1 the other fresh and rosy. VVhenco tho difference? Sho who < is blushing with health uses Dr | King's Now Life Pills to main- j tain it. By gently arousing the lazy organs they compel good di 5 gcstion and head off constipation, t . Try them. Only 25e, at Crawford i Rrnu nnd I IT ?. P. v/v. ^ uuu i; A. ? luav/ivoy W VU? ^ Druggist. , ? O < Gen. Gordon Seriously 111. 1 ' 4 Atlilntu, Feb. '20.?A special to The Constitution from Jackson, Miss., ?nys Gen. John B. Gor. don, commander-in-chief of the I ? United Confederate Veterans : 1 was taken violently ill while on I board a Queen and Crescent train i en route to this city from Clinton, ! Miss., tonight. It was necessary [ to remove him from the train on a stretcher and he suffered vioc lent ipells of nausea while being . carried to the Lawrence hotel. Physicians were immediately sum' g monad and will remain at his ^ bedside until morning. Gen. J i i /? - t vjromon is sunering much pain, ! ~ which llie sedatives administered ^ hy tlie physicians have failed to relieve, lie is conscious. ' | ir A Drummer Mortally Wounded , ^ by His Wife's Nephew. ^ S Charlotte, N. C., Feb. 25. ? W. J. Thompson, formerly a traveling representative for a !c< Loill8Villa. Kv.. hons? wau ahr.? ! > -uw?. I three tunes and fatal I y wounded i a in the dining room of his resi- j-*" denco ut Maxton, N. C., at 0 j *' o'clock this evening by E. N. ,a1 McLean, a nephow of Thompson's | ^ dfe. Thompson, who wus un- I ^ i d?r the influence of whiskey, ob- j w jectod to the presence of McLean, !? who bud Ween summoned by Mr*, j ai Thompson on account of her hus j*' band's condition, and an alterca- , al tion ensued. McLean claims that 1 P the shooting was entirely in selfdefense. ^ ? ?The governor ims issued a ' C requisition upon the governor of j a] Alabama fnr *1. A. T. Lindsy, l.i who has l>?en capturo'l in that ti state and is wanted in Anderson w to answer to the charge of foige* [u ry. tr <? :: 'his slfpintnro Is on every Sox of the genultt I) Laxative Bromo=Qiiinine 'r?bi?u . , As rouar.'y that citrcti ? ?'ol<l in om Say * tattle Between Officers and Siiners 1 Three Miner* Killed; Two Others Mortally Wounded- Seven- t ty Three Were Arrested. f Charleutown, W. Va , Feb. 25. I ? At Stanniford City, Raleigh e onnty, a terrible battle took place ? it duwn today between the joint t losses of Depnty United States 1 Marshal Cunningham and Sheriff u }ook ou one side, and riotieg 1 ninere ou the other, au a result 8 if which throe miners were killed, t I wo others mortally wounded'and t i number of others on both sides c noro or less seriously hurt. t The trouble grew out of the at- c ornpt to arrest 34 minets for vio f ation of the blanket injunction 1 sued by Federal Judge Keller ^ ast August. Deputy Marshal D. W. Cunningham went last * Saturday to Atkinsville, a mining | ;ow? in Raleigh county to arrest < lien charged with violating the t injunction. < Ho was surrounded bv a largo ' party of niiaers uraied with Win- < ;h?ster rillea, who ordered him to I uiu piuce, au order which ' he quickly obeyed ShcrilT Cook ' lit this time attempted to make 1 some arreata under process issued < by the State court, and wus trea- ' ted in a like manner. Cunning" 1 bam retureed to this city and ro- < ported to the marshal and district < attorney that he could do nothing without a largo force and then anly at imminent risk of precipitating a bloody eonfliet. He was ] instructed to return with men ( iutlicieut to serve the process jiree him and to do it at all bazirds. Tuesday mnrninw ^ v>\(iiuiii^U?UI * ind a strong posse weutfrom here 1 :o make the arrent. When At- 1 cinsville was reached, the federal j !orces were joined by Sheriff Cook [ ind bin pease, the coal companies c learby furnished some guards ^ ind the deputy and sheriff found * hemselvcs in command of about * i hundred well armed and deter- x nined men. The rioter* had re- | irossed the river on Tuesday and t vere parading up and down be * ore the various coal works from ^ 50 to 200 men armed with Win- 1 heater rifles They intimidated niners at work, drove away the :uards of too mine and t?v?? o fur ft* to distrm one gum d And oree liiit> to march at the head of heir procession Emboldened by hoir success, thay attempted t? j urn down a bridge of the Chcaa- . ? t eake and Ohio railroad orer 'iney Gulch and threatened the estradiol) of other property. iH?t night they were camped near ^ tanifoxl City. THE BATTLE. < bout daylight today the ofli- t era and their combined posao f urpnaed tke rioters in their camp i nd called on them to surrender, 'ho reply wus a shot. This was nattered by a shot and immedi* ^ taly a furious battle was raging. Vhen it ceased throe of the rio- c >rs lay dead and many others 'ere found to i?s weunded, two r f them fatally. Seyeoty-three F ncot* ncio maue, ten railing to i? share of Djputy Cunningham V od 63 to Sheriff Cook. All tho v risoners wore taken to Beekley, ? 10 county seat of Kaleigh, wbore t ie Uniteo States prisoners were t ivea a preliminary bsnring by Q omimssioner Duan snd held for ppearance here. They will be rough! here on an early morning ttin. Tho Federal authorities ill try te get tho State to give p the 63 so thut they may be ied in the Federal courts, but it i doubtful if it will bo done, as 10 Slati court will meet on Mon- , uy aad it i-* thought they probity can be tried more expeditious' there. ? E t They Bought Watch Chains' ionv h Slick Fakir Duped the innocent at Pickens. special to The State. Pickens, Feb. 25.?A real live aker struck Pickens Saturday, in took out u lice IISH f.O MM I I 1UIV. I Iry, thon visited the dis|ieus*ry ,nd "tanked up" on "pale corn" o stimulate his oratorical powers, le then proceeded to whoop them ip and ?on had ,u good crowd, le declared that ho was a representative of u jewelry manufac uriug company in Charleston, hat they vrcie making watch :liains out of a now metal which lad beeu discovered iti Cuinden :ounty and that he wai reudy to ?ive the chains awuy for a song, or his resl business was to ad? rerlbe the company. lie succeeded in selling about ieventy-tivo chains for u dollur a ? ..... n u uiiiiuix, lie tiisiriout:d free u lot of little block* oft agile soap wrappod in tinfoil as sine rura for corns, with tho coinplilients of a well known firm in Jharleslon. Telling tho crowd ihftt he must now stop for dinter, be bid them adieu till 3 o'clock, when he said ha hoped to meet them all again. lie than drove ant of town, and when lust seen tie was driving at n furious puce towards Easley. The chains ;an now bo bought at ten cants sach. Stops the Coiif/h and iVorhs off the Cold. Lftxative Bromo Quinine Tab ets cure a cold in one day. No Jure, No Fay. Price, 25c. A N1011TALAK31 VV orso than an alarm of tire at light is the brassy cough of crouo. - o " r 7 vhich sound* like tho children's Icath knell und it menus death inless something is done quickly. \?\-ley's lloney and Tar never fails o give instant relief and quickly ores the worst forms of croup. Mrs. P. I j Cordier, of Manmngou, Ky., writes: "My three year >ld girl had a severe c?io of :roup; the doctor said she could lot live. 1 got a bottle of Foley's doney and Tar, tho first dose rave quick relief and saved \ier ife." Refuse substitutes. T. Eugene Fundorburk, druggist. Consumption Salt pork is a famous oldfashioned remedy for consumption. "Eat plenty of 3ork," was the advice to the :onsumptive 50 and 100 fears ago. Salt pork is good if a man ran stomach it. The idea >ehind it is that fat is the bod the consumptive needs nost. Scott'sEmulsionisthemod:rn method of feeding fat to he consumptive. Pork is too ough for sensitive stomachs, icott's Emulsion is the most cfined of fats, especially irepared for easy digestion. Feeding him fat in this vay, which is often the only vry, is half the battle, but icott's Emulsion does more han that. There is somehing about the combination f cod liver oil and hypophoshites in Scott's Emulsion hat puts new life into the ^cak. parts and has a special ction on the diseased lungs. q _A sample will be sent free upon request. ?f *"re l'l,t '''i* p'eUire in Aj '1 fWa tlie form if > label is on the Bw Sjgl wMp^fr of every bottlu of im SC?TBmvNE, I Wm&fir CHEMISTS, BBftg 409 Pearl St., N. Y. \' BDflnHB 50c. and ft; all druggiata. (1 5 Y'l M vivM Our entire Stock of Winter Goods Not at Cost, But 10c on the Dollar Less Than COST. Our $12.50 Suits now at $9.50. Our $10 00 Suit# now at $7.50. Uur $ 5.00 Suits now at $3.50. Our $ 3.60 Suits bow at $2.50. All of our BOY SUITS now at 10c on the Dollar?less than they COST us at the Factory. A BIG REDUCTION in Men's and Ladies' Shoes. Don't forget to call and see us. We don't want to carry over any of our winter goods, therefore this expluins why we are selling 10c on the Dollur Less Than Cost. R. Miles In Riddle BlockIf It's Meat WE HAVE IT. If It's Groceries WE HAVE THEM. And if you are hungry, call at TH E Lancaster CAF22 Whore we serve the best meal that can-bo found in the town for 1 25 cents. FRESH Fish and 0\stors every Saturday. Yours to serve, PORTER & WHERRY, Phone 142. Proprietors. ?Manager Wanted! Trustworthy, either sex, by Wholesale Merchandise Company of solid financial standing, to manage Local Representatives who will organize clubs among consumers. 40 per cent saved for our euatn men*. Business no experiment but ii proven success. Salary $18 .00 a week, expenses advanced. Experience unnecessary. Address D. 11. Clarkson, Mgr., 354 Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. 1-24-7. ? Our Mr. .J. M. Hood is al ways in the in u ket to purchase mules nn<| cattle. And don't you forget it. Lancaster Mercantile Co. Foley's Money and Tar tor children,safe,sure. No opiates.