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THG LBDGiCR. Chu-'iow i'. varter, EDITOR AND MANAUER. WKDNiSDAY, Al'lUl,, 8, 11)0*. Big Fertilizer Factory Burned. Birmingham, Ala., April 5.? The immense storage ha use of the Birmingham fertilizer company in East Birmingham, said to he operated in tho interests of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical comt .?n %* ...oo 1 1 I'taiij ) n ?.i v;uui[>iaii;iy iiusirO)'Cll by tire this morning, the toss bo ing estimated at $225,001). It is yet impossible to obtain the amount of insurance curried. Hicks Missed It So Fur. liopk llili Ilorald. Keferring to the first part of April, "licks, the weather prophet, says look for change to warmer, south winds, high humidity and rain about the 1st to 2nd, possibly not ending before the 3rd in this portion of the country. Then illoro ram from the btb lo the lltb, about which dates ho says thoro aio reasons to apprehend storms of forceful charaetor. From tho lTtli to the *Jlst, look for "April showers," black clouds and short, sharp thuador showers, says this prognosticator. lie leads us to helievo that their will not lie au abundance of rain during April. Girl Charged With a ileinous Crime. The State, (3th in?t. Two vinall boys while playing yesterday mornin?about 7 o'clock, near Rockv lirnnch ov u>n?ll J ..N ?"?UI stream which runs in the south*, ern part of the city, jjust outside the corporate limits, made a gruesome discovery. The body of a male infant was seen lying in the shallows near one of the banks. The coroner and the officer* of the 1 o iv arovo Slim II)(_) HIV. 1 ? !!'J \?nnf I at once to the scene. A thorough investigation was made and Lou Spradley, a young woman of about '21 years of age, was closely qmestioned. The giri told several versions of the aifair. She had beeouae the mother of a child on Friday night, it ie alleged, and it was eaid yesterday that she had pnn foaaei] tlani * ^ ~ ' - ' 1 iuui 11 1TU9 IJC1 llllUUl which wan found in the branch. She was taken t<? the country jail and made as comfortable as possible on account of her peculiar condition. Her father also hail told several different stories and was placed in the jail. Tho in. fant's body was taken to Coinslly's undertaking establishment, and an autopsy by J)rs. Fisbburna and Coward revealed tho fact that it was net still born. J linmio VIcMeeh an, ;t young man whom the woman mentioned in connection with the alleged crime, is held ut the jail until the mutter is fully investigated. MAKES A CLEAN SWEEP There's nothing like doing a o o thing thoroughly. Of all the Salves you ever heard of, BuckIon's Arnica Salve is the best. It sweeps away and cures Burns, Sores, Bruises, Cuts, Boils, Ulcers, Skin Ftuptiops and Piles. It's only 25c, and guarantcd to give satisfaction hy Crawford Bros'., and .J. F. Muckey & Co., Dl'liofirislu '?'* "n ? In the city court in Charleston Monday ten Mind tigers were convicted of violating tho dispon* sary luw. There was only one acquittal. The licit Prescription for Matara Chills and Fever is a bottle of Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply Iron and Quinine and tasteless, N? Cure No Fay. Charley Ilatcher'o Body Found. Special to The State. Graniteville* April G.?The body of Charley Watcher,the man who disappeared from thi^. town on last Sunday night a week ago und who was supposed to have boon drowned in the pond, oue milo north of here, was discover- ' od floating upon tha surface of the ( water this morn i n g about 9 ' o'clock by Mr. .Jack Bryant, who 1 happened to bo fishing in the pond at the time. ! The coroner held an inquest ' over the body of Mr. ilalcher at 1 12 o'clock today, but would not give out uny statement or infor- ' matiou concerning tlie decision. ' For reasons not known to the public the jury deemed it best not , to give out a linal decision until j' Wednesday. The jury examined the body closely, but could not find any marks of violence that would in dieate that the victim had met with foul play. Mr. llatcher bad beon drinking considerably hut Sunday night a 1 week ago and was also itfilicted with heart trouble, and it is the general opinion that he wandered to the pond in. order to take a ride in his boat and fell overboard. Policeman Acquitted. Chestei, March 31.?Court convened hare yesterday morning, Judge Dautzler presiding. The cuses tried thus far are chietly of local interest. Policeman Wright was triad this morning for killing lien Henderson, a colored barber, some months ago. Henderson was a very polite and peaceable man, except in tits of mania a potu, to which he had become ( subject. Policeman Wright at- ( tempted to arrest him while in ^ this condition, when he resists , y violently, and was shot. . verv , diet of not guilty was returned. Interesting II True. - _ t I The blind tigers are not wholly C inactive, our lue constables claim ^ that "the bottom has dropped out [ ? of the business." Several effective raids waie made yesterday and the places where coatraband has been found are all closoly watched. A quantity of whisky consigned to an "agent" in Charleston, which has been in storage 1 on the Clyde liuu wharf for more C than a week, was shipped back to New York yesterday. T h ? "agent" could not deliver the goods, because of the constant surveillance of constables and c ra*.her than pay storage charges I for an indefinite length of time he preferred to send the stimulants j back to Gotl.um. A constable a an>l a policeman guard the Clyde p ljine wharf night and (lay, and it is almeat impossible to deliver r contraband t hereabouts. All of J the more \ rdlentiaua tigers in the t city have brrn dismantled, and if ^ anything is being served it is done with that discretion which is com- v nionlr tanned tha better part of f valor. a ?- c "Strength and vigor coma of ^ gftod food, duly digested. 'Force' a ready to-sorve wheat and bar*, ley fo ul, adds no burden but sua* r tainu, nourishes, invigorates." 8 Manager Wanted. f Trustworthy lady or gentleman to manage business in this County ? and adjoining territory for well c and favorably known House of j solid financial standing. $20.00 fj straight cash salary and expenses, # paid each Monday by check direct from headquarters. Expense ^ monoy advanced; position perma- * nent. Address Thomas Cooper, 5 Manager, 1030 Caxton Bldg., i, Chicago. t |l Foley's Kidney Cure i6 makes kidneys and bladder right, < t / Happenings In "lie State. As Chronicled by the Alert Oor~ resp indents of The Columbia State. SUNDAY NIOIIT MVRDKK AT SANTUC. J, " Suntuc, April 5.?Rodgnfi sup ){ Superintendent Fantiand Deph* bw of Maj. Fant, was killed liy Brown Rodgers, colored, tonight it 9 o'clock. Brown Rodgers is a mulatto 25 years old, about 5 feet 6 inches bigh, weighs about 150 ponrtcU, find wears slight mustache. The killing occourred at the bouso of a negress. Fant was oa the point of entering the house when the negro fired two shots within, either of which w>ould baro Ween sufficient to produce death. The first shot took effect in the left bre?i6t and pierced the heart, the second entered lUo badk of the neck at the base of the skull. Faot died instantly. _ The inurdorer tied and at last (i accounts had not been captured, though a diligeut search is "being prosecuted by the citizens trad officers. Union, April 0.?Brown Ror,gers, the negro who shot and killed Rodger Fant at Santuc last night, came here at 1 o'clock this morning and gave himself up to Sheriff J. W. Sanders. A LONG I.ECAI. 1IG1IT BEGUN OVEK THE HUNTLEY WILL. Chesterfield, April 4.?Probate Judge M. J. Hough has rendered his decision in regard to the raU idity of the contested will of tko late Mrs. Emily Huntley. He ad tnits the will to probate, thus refuting the charges of frau.d and indue influence. The nature of he former proceeding* was the proving of the will in solemn form. Fhe case does not end here but v will be appealed to the upper courts. In the first preliminary skirmish aeitlier sids put up much evidence; I- - a |. 1 / AU ? . LI A t UdlUjJ &COOI TOll XKJL tUf (Uttlll :enflict. Judge Hough's decision vas anticipated and could net have >een otherwise from the evidence mbmitted. This estate is valued at $25,000 ind contains tho finest tinker in .lie county. Much litigation will insuo before the matter is finally ettled. It promises to be the nost noted case of its kind in the ounty fer years. Public sontinent is in favor of the contestants. AN UGLY CASE OF INFANTICIDE. ' Chesterfield, April 4.?Court onrenes here April 14. Judge ). A. Townseud will preside. There are nine priseners in ail awaiting trial. All the cases re light and will be easilv dis w / losed of except one. On the charge of infanticide hree persons are in jail, John iorton, colered, who was cap-% ured in Georgia, and hia accesoriss, Mary Jane Brown and icr mother. The two last are vhite. These parties are all com un isolated section of the ountry, the same as where 02Hr rod the dastardly murder of lassie Bonn three years ago. The girl is g<w>d looking, which uakes it the more surprising that he should bare fallen so low. Advices to The Advertiser roui Ruby state that Hugh Nieh lsen, oD9 of the convicts of the ounty g*ng, was seriously inured Wednesday by being struck >y the lever of n log cart. The cculent happened in the western uirt of the country, near Plains, iia akull was broken for 2 inches. Nicholson's wounds are serous. Nicholson was convicted at he fall term of court of # man* I laughter and was sentenced to hree years by Judgo Klugh. In ft Gra 0] Wednesd Our desei MILLINER, M turned from the lected with gres COMPLETE uj Mill IV ttall 1\i?/vit /mL t- t- < lJVfl IJJ/UUg'llL H busily ^engaged, tants, in prepar WEDNESDAY Wednesd f x The publi visit us on that will find OUR a creation of Ai NESS. The lai their headgear 1 matchless Bonn hfqth f! A.O.JUJJ. A J JL J a drunken row last ainimer ke killed Emanuel Sutton. Travis Clark, who failed to make his appearance when wanted at the last terai of court, was captured several days ago in North Carolina and lodged in jail.. One Thousaud Men Killed or Wounded. / Berlin, April 3.?A dispatch from Constantinople to tbe Lokal Anzeiger, dated aoon today, says the Bulgarian bunds and Turkish troops in *the Okhrida district have fought a battle und that 1,000 oien were killed or woundod. AFTER LA ORZFPB? WHAT * Usually a hacking cough and a general feeling of weakno-s, often leading to fatal results after the patient U supposed to huve passed the danger point. Foley's Honey and Tar is guaranteed to cure the 4'grippe cough'; and make you strong and well. It never fails to stop a cough if taken in time. Take no substitutes. T. Fugene Funderburk. ?44Seth Jackson's wife, colored, gave birth to triplets ni^hl beforo last. Beth has named the trio Teddy Roosevelt, Booker Washington and Dr. Crua, respectively/'?Spartanburg Herald. .fc -5^ ND MlLLIN PENINI ? OF -lay, April 1 rvedly popular ai USS JULIA Silk s Northern marke it care the L ARG >to-date STOCK inery G ) this market. A aided by an able iiig for our forma . Don't forget t i A ? 1 i iny , iipm J c is CORDIALLY day. We guar a MILLINERY B tistic BEAUTY lies are cautione< until they see Mil ets and Hats. iflNKING & BMHHMBKliHBanMHI Robbed an Atlanta Bank of Ninety four Thousand. Atlanta, Ga , April 4. ?G. i '? naiimauSims, collodion dark for the Capital City Nation il bank, has bean placed under arrest by. , United States Deputy Murshal Scott upon a 'warrant aworn eut ' by President Speer of the bank, charging Sims with embezzling % sum estimated at nearly |94,000. The first suspicion of a short, age it) Sims' accounts arose yestorday. Expert accountants immediately began work on the books and it was soon disclosed that large sums had been abstract" ed at various times extending back several years. Sims has been in the service of the hank for eight_years and Was 'regarded as one of its moat relia hie empleyes. lie moved in the most exclusive circles of Atlanta society and was .popular as a "young man of fashion." Sims, who has admitted bis guilt, will be prosecuted by the United States government. ^ He . is unmarried. titopn the Cuufjh and Work* off the Co td. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets cure a cold in one. day. No Cure, No Pay. Price. 2So. I V ' * * l*1 '? ^ ' ERY -M r\ ji * ' . * i ? ; 4 ' Lst, 1903. nd experienced 1PSON, has rets, where she se' rN w m-m ~m MST and most of oods nd she is now corps of assis,1 opening; next he day, Lst, 1903. r INVITED to ntee that YOU EPARTMENT and LOVELId not to select SS SIMPSON'S * Mer. Co. wammmmmmmmmmmmmm CURES B'.OOD POISON.-TREAT*. MENT FREE. Blood Poison is the worst disease on earth jet the easiest to cure when B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balna) is used. Many liavo pimple*. spots oil the skin, uloers. mucous patches, falling hair, itching skin, bone pains, rheumatism, catarrh, eating, bleeoing. i entering sores, rcrofula, scabs and scales, cancer, and don't know it is blood poiaon. (let Botanic Blood Balm (B B. B ) $1. A few Bottles guaranteed to cure 'he worat casta. Sold at drug stores. Treatment of B. H It. sent free and prepaid by writing to Blood Balm < o., Atlanta Ga. Des? cribe trouble and fre^ medical advice given until cured. B. B It thorough* ly tested for 30 years Cures wiien all else falls. B. B. B. maKee the blood pure and rhh heals every mo'e. and st< p9 all aches and pains. B* B. B. improves the digestlcD. ?The Ledger, Atlanta Constitution and Home and Farm er Southern Cultivator will he tent for one year, and two estimates given in the $10,000, port receipts contest /or $2. liemit with estimates to The Ledger, Lancaster, 8. C. ?Our Mr. J. M. Hood is always in the market to purchase mnles and cattle. And don't you forget it. y Lancaster Mercantile Cm. BANNER SALVE ths most hoallng salve In the world. V ^