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THE LEDGER. ihuriow Carter, EDITOR AND MANAGER. SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1903. Law or Licenui The Savannah Morning News is starting a fight for law anil order in Georgia. The immediate inspiration of an editorial under the caption ''Time to Call a Halt," was the murder of a negro Kir ?i moK at flriflan (1 n L\\?? <i? I %rj %m (uvw uv VII IIUU) VI II. JCV'l UI! otVense committed when bo was drunk the man was punished l?y the courts. More than a month after a mob weut to tho negro's home aud, in cold blood murdered him. Tho Morning News culls upon the grand jury and the governor to bring these murderer* to justice. If that is impossible, then the county and the State should be made too hot for them to romain within the limits of either, declares the Savannah paper. Continuing The Morning News says: ''Public sentiment seems to justify lynch law when the victim of it is guilty of assaulting a w jman, especially when the lynching follows quickly the commission of the crime, but there is no public sentiment that upholds such a lynching as that at Grif tin. Just hero is where public sentiment will have to change before such crimes as that at Griflin can be prevented. As The State has time and again pointed out, rules to govern mobs are ineffectual. If licensed to lynch for one crime, the mob cannot be restrained from lynching for another. Lawlessness begets lawlessness. Lynching for the worst of crimes is, under the law, murder, it breeds contempt for tho law ami lessons the value of human life in tho es. timation of all participants. Leading Georgia newspapers have condoned the most barbarous methods of milliner criminiiU to death because of the fiendish- | ness of the victim's crime. When | those who should he the moulders j of public sentiment justify the | reign of passion instead of the , reign of law in some particular case, how can they hope to control these passions at any time? The bounds of the law once broken there is no restrictions to the ircaponaihle and naturally law- i less, The methods of the m?.b I lower the public morals and put a < premium on cowardice. 1 Hanging by the sheriff is no 1 less terrible than hanging by a I gang of men. In South Carolina f special terms of court m.v be had 1 to try quickly men charged with < criminal assault, and the argu- 1 ments against such legal trials r have beea disposed of by making I provision for the victim testify- v ing in private. Under such con- h ditions there is no justification for f lyaching. And it might as well t bo understood that until public r opinion ceases to justify tho law- t lets act* of mobs in every case, a the country will continue to be t hocked by such utterly unjusti- v liable uuil cowardly crimes as that atCiriftin, (ia.?arid worse.?The State. Dispenser Short at Laurens. Special to The State. Laurens, March 11.?State Dispensary Inspector McCarthy has cloesd the Laurens dispensary , pending a thorough investigation of the affaire of the establishment. j An alleged shortage of about $1,800 exists in the accounts. The inspector is in charge of the dis- ' pensury. A. It. Sullivan, the dispenser, has been dismissed. The loss is fully covered hy a (i IIUIJU III l% ouii/tjr \ . * \ National Capital. Closing Scenes and Acts of 1 ho Fifty -seventh Congress. j Washington, March 4.?The house was in session until 4 05 this morning and then took a rocess until ten. The senate sat until 1.05. The fifty-seventh congress terminated at noon. The closing of the hoi.so was marked by a remarkable demonstration by members, joined by snectators whnn thnrnetnni?f? i"i(n of thanks was passed to the retiring Speaker Henderson. Flags were waved and the applause was deafening. Henderson made a short speech ef thanks and delivered what is considered the most touching farewell address record d. It was largely an appeal to the patriotism of the members The final scene in the sonato win the valedictory of Mason of Illinois, who retired today, which consisted in a satirical comment on the "hidouound" customs of that body. The naval appropriation bill and the general deficiency bill, as reported from late night conferences, wtro among the last measures passed by the house. Cannon created >1 Knimnlion l?v rlnli*?? !?#? .J ?W? . v.! ?..? a speech against legislative blacks mail. Ho said: "The senate must be forced to change its methods." The speech was taken to indicate a coming struggle against minority hold ops. It is regarded as significant in view of the fact that Cannon will be the next speaker of the home. It is predicted that the extra csMi.n of the senate will clear the calendar of the foreign relations committee of all business. It is now proposed to consider the Cuban and Panama treaties and the Kaskon reciprocity treaties; also several extradition treaties with various South American countries and some minor ones, in all about thirty, which it is hoped will be disposed of. Senator Aldrieh announced iu the senate today t! at the appro-* priatioas of this congress amount Lo over a billion and a half including fifty million for rivers and authors which the Fifty-six congress shoul i bo charged with. I'he Nominations That Failed of Confirmation. Washington, March 4?The lomiiifttions that failed of con irmation at this session of congress are: William D. Crum, to to collector of customs at Chareston, S. C.; Win. M. Byrne, Jnited States district attorney or the district of Delaware; 'age Morris to ho United Statee listrict judge for the district of 4innehw?ta. It irasat Mr. Morris' equcat that confirmation was tie ayed. The oft ice to which he vfts appointed was created during lis term a* a incinlier of congress rom Minnesota and tho eonatituJ ien provides that "no senator or preventative shall during the line for whim h:; wae oleclod be ppoint.d lo any eivil office under he aiilhoi ity of ilie United States vhich s tall h ive bueii created or he e.nolum-itt whereof shall have teen increased during such time." rr ; a vie nis leo. P. A Danforth of LnGrungo, ia., suffered for ?ix months with frightful tunning soic 011 his cjr; init writes that Bueklon's Vrnica Salvo wholly cured it in ; ive days. For Ulcers, Wounds, I 'iles, it's tho best salvo in the 1.1 / < 4 ~?.l ! vui hi. *;uai aiitwu. vyiiijr !;> (Ms Sold l?y Crawford Bios., 1 md J. F Mackoy & Co., Drugfist#. To Cur r .1 f t hi In On' I)ny. j Take Laxative Bromo Quinine, ['ablets. All druggist# refund nonoy if it l'uil.4 to cure. E. W. irovc' ssignaturo is on each box J J5c. \ I COTTON DECLINES $1 A BALE Great Excitement On Change 1 The Tendency Toward Extreme Demoralization Was Checkod by Steady and Heavy Buying by tho Bull Clique. Now York, March 4 ?An avalanche of selling orders swept over tho cotton market today aud amidst great excitement prices broke with such violence that for a timo panicky conditions wore feared. Tho bull clique, under their leader, were steady and heavy buyers, however, and their support checked the tendency towards extreme demoralization. The market closed highly excited at 11 to 111 points below last night's closing. March and May options opened at declines of 10 points, selling at 10.17 and 0.90, respectively, us against 10.17 and 10.19 cents yesterday at the closo and the high record pricq of 10.25 and 10.17 early yesterday. The bull leader fought valiantly and rallied the market to 10.15 for March and 10.01 for May. Ho took more than 25,000 bales, but a flood of offerings in thousand and fivethousand bale lots nonred in nnnn him. All sorts of reports became current and as the selling pressure . increased prices made violent i plunges downward, a points at a time. The climax came at tho end of tho noon hour, when the avalanche of selling orders from all directions appeared. Tho May option made a running break to 9.88, a level of 21 points, or over a dollar a hale from last night's closing, and tho March option dropped with even greater violence from 10.17 to 9.96 The July option fell from 9.81 to 9.63 As prices crumbled away many stop los- orders held by brokers <?n customer's accounts were reached and their execution and tho bear raid made the low prices. It was estimated that the bulls were compelled to make more than 200,000 bales in support of the market and the total transactions up to the close was estimated at nearly 1,000,000 bales. (JUKES RHEUMATISM OK OA TAKRH IX A DAY?TREATMENT FREE. H. R R (Botanic Bloo.l Halm) cures the worst and most stubborn cases I?y draining ill- poison out of the blood and hones, and building up Ilia broken down const button, Achtsand pains in the ho .e- or joints, swollen glands, droppings in ilu throat, hawking, spitting or bad br -ulh, etc., ah di npj ear promptly and permanently, it It. It. cur s where all else fails. Druggists, $1. Treatment of H. Ii.lt. sent absolutely free and prepaid by writing to It ood Halm Co , Atlanta (la. De-ct ib i trouble and free medical advice giyen untiljcurjd. B. M. It. puts new color in your skin, and makes (ho blood redder and more nourishing, slopping ail aclies and pains. Over 3000 cures l>v B B. B Killed l?y His Stepson. Orangeburg, March 3.?About 8 o'clock this morning Engineer O O Sheats of tbo Southern railway win shot and killed at Branch* rillo by Willio Fairey, his step, son. Full particulars have not been learned here, but it is said th t the engineer was beating his wife, who i? Fancy's mother, when the latter took a shot'gun unci tired at Sheats, the load tak?ing effect in the hetul and chest, killing him almost instantly. Sheats hus tho reputation of being tho boat engineer on the road, and ran between Charleston aad Branch v i I le. Faircy was arretted. -?There is tulle of Ilioorganization in ltock Hill of another National bank with a capital of *100,000. raw to have them arrested, Mill they pr??lia!?lv took tho ttuin at McFnrulon, a station just across tho North Carolina line, Tho men at Chester tio!d arc out near $150. It would he well to publish this in order that thcso men may not "catch" othors in this Statu. J. H. (J. Pitts (i runted Bail. Spartanburg, March 8.?Tho motion for bail for Pitts was ntido and argued this morning. After tho atlidavits were submitted and arguments madu Judge Aldrith stated tho motion would ho grunted and ho named $5,000 us tho amount of this bond, VV. K. ljucas and Charles Boho. of I ?-" Fakirs in Chesterfield. The Same Scroundrcls who Robbed th?i Farmers of Pickens, Pluv tho Snme Game ut Chesterfield. Special to New* anil Courier. Cberaw, March 3.?Your correspondent was over at Cluster fiold Court House yesterday afternoon and saw the following: - Near 12 o'clock two men, riding in a nice carriage, drove through the main.street, announcing us they went that they would give an entertainment free in fiont of the Court House in tho next few minutes. It was the first Moaday in tho month and consequently a large crowd of farmers were in town. A very large crowd soon crowded around tho carriage and one of |tbe meu got up on tb? seat aud | started his entertainment. He bad somo sort of a "Punch und | Judy" affair, lie being a venjtriloquitt. The crowd became very laige in a few minutes and the man's partner broke in on his talk and said that he had several words to say to the crowd. I lie started off by sayiag that he represented tho Pell Hiedicine Company, of Charleston, and that he was not a patent medicine drummer and lie detested that kind of mou. He said that bis object was to give out somo samples of the electric belts that ho bad with him, and to got ;he confidence of tho crowd he was going to give out two hundred aluminum cuff buttons that were made from the aluminum gotten from Kershaw County. Ilo passed near twenty-five of these buttons out, when lie made out that he had heard some oue in the crowd iisay that "if they tried to sell them they could not, for they wero ' no good." Of course no ono had said this, but this was a way that ho wanted to gain their coatidonce. Ho said, therefore: "Gentlemen, 1 waul to show that sceptical-minded man that he does not know what ho is talking about. I want yoH to buy thcac six pairs that I have in my hand. 1 will make a cross mark on these cards and will pass pair by pair to you, with the amount of money that you hand me for them, just to 1 show that sceptical-minded man that you will trust me.M Well, several of the farmers standing near quickly hand-d him anywhere from twenty.five cents to one dollar, and tiioy were handed the buttons. He went on further then to give away his bells the same way, each man's money being returned with , the electric belt. j It would bo well to say hero that the sheriff of the county stopped them in order to collect a peddler's tax, but they said that I they were not selling, but giving awuy. The bheritf was called off to ati tend to some business, the men still promising to put hack in each J package the amount handed them ' for the belt. 1 ho exchange went i B on nicely for several minutes, for ! euch belt a dollar was handed the man. Hut it a ill be rememhored thut tho dollar was to be placed back in tht> package with the belt. In a f< w cases the fakirs did put the money back, but when tho farmers had bought a great many, amounting to near $150 worth, after opening them up?not, however, until thev had moved down the street?they found that there niu iii< uikiioj III IIIU JIJU'Kage*. The fakir*) then announced that at 5 P. M. tliey would give another entertainment. Thoy drove off, apparently to dinner, but continued on their way. The Hhoriff telephoned to Clio Laurens, and J. T. Harris, of this ?ity, ure the bondsmen. Pitts was released and is free agnin. Nothing has been given oat to the public as to his school. It is not probable that he will continue to teach. WOREINa OVERTIiKiL. Eight hour laws are ignored by thosq, lircloss, little workers?Dr. King's New Life Pills. Millions are always at work, night and day, curing Indigestion, Biliousness, Constipation, Sick Headache and all stoinncb, Liver and Bowel troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe, sure. Only 25c at Crawford Bros., and J. F. Mackoy & Co., drug store. Released on Bail. Gillum Wiibauks, the twelve year old boy charged with the murder of Torn Wilson, which occured Saturday night, was released yesterday aftcrno^u from the county jail upon giving a certified liond of $200. Tho hail was granted t>y Judge Purdy at Anderson yesterday. ? Notwithstanding the fuct that t'*e governor has over 1,000 up. plications on tile, there are every day a th-y.en others seeking for i places on tiie Suite constabulary. I Many of thoso apply in person. It must not bo understood that all of the applications on lile will bo rejected, but they will not be acted upon for some time and it is probable that delinquents' applications will be rejected.?The State. roverbs u WTU At- - L--??? w ncii uic putter won t come put a penny in the churn," is an old time dairy proverb. It often seems to work though no one has ever told why. When mothers are worried because the children do not gain strength and flesh we say give them Scott's Emulsion. It is like the penny in the milk because it works and because there is something astonishing about it. Scott's Emulsion is simply a milk of pure cod liver oil with some hypophosphites especially prepared for delicate stomachs. i Children take to it naturally because they like the taste and the remedy takes just as naturally to the children because it is so perfectly adapted to their wants. For all weak and pale and (. ill (.iitiitii"ii neon, s jLmuision is the most satisfactory treatment. r~r. ?"| V.'c will send you v | . !io r<>:r:iy, /. e., a ?..n.pL free. t.. 1 ! ' / !' l!e ?nre tbat Ibis picture In t'.ic I. r..i f a label is on tlu | \t'- (vr.ip* c every bottle of r * J Jiinubion you buy. ' SCOTT tf: COWNE, ; ~ Cfrcmlr.ts, 409 Pearl St., N. Y. 50c. and ft.oo; all druggists j Our entire Stock of Winter Goods \ot llfdrfcftt But 10c on the Dollar Less Than COST. Our $12.50 Suits now at$i).50. Our $10 00 Suit* now at $7.50, Our $ 5.00 Suits no .v nt $3.50. Our $ 3.50 Suits now at $2.50. All of our HOY SUITS now at 10c on the Dollar loss than x they COST us at the Factory. A BIG REDUCTION in Men's and Ladies' Shoes. Don't forget to call and see us. Wc don't want to carry over any of our winter goods, thereforo this explains why we are selling 10c on the Dollar Less Than Cost. R. Miles In Riddlo Block* If It's Meat. WE HAVE IT. If It's Groceries WE HAVE "I HEM. And if you aro hungry, call at THE LANCASTER CAFE Where we servo the best meal that cambe found in the town for 25 cents. _ i i3u uiiu mors cvorj Saturday. Yours to serve, PORTER & W'lERRY, Phone 142. Proprietors. ?Manager Wanted! Trustworthy, cither sex, hy Wholesale Merchandise Company of solid financial standing, to manago Local Representatives who will organize clubs among consumers. 40 per cent saved for our customers. Business no cxnerim^nf f .?VMI but a proven success. Salary $18.00 a week, expenses advanced. Experience unnecessary. Address D. II. Clurkson, Mgr., 834 Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. 1-24-7. ?Our Mr. ,J. M. Hood is nl ways in tho market to purchase mules and cuttle. And don't you forget it. Lancaster Mercantile Ce. Foley's Money and Tar for children,safe,sure. /Vo opiates.