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THI-: LE!K,EK. Thurlow . OarUr EDITOR AND MANAGER. SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1003. ' .1 nines Howard Convieted. Frankfort, Ky., April 30. ? 1 tho third trial of James Howari for tho kill'ia^ of Governor Wm uoebel, over throe years ago, th prisoner was found guilty. Th jury first reported that it coul< not agiee. Judge Cantrell sen its members buck with instruc tions to remain until an agree ment was reached. A hulf hou later the jury again reported wit a verdict of guilty and fixing th punishment ut life imprison ment. The jurors all voted for a ver diet of guilty, the disagreomen being as to the extent of punish ment. Death was favored by u except Burkes, who announce that ho would under no circuit: stances vote for tho death penalty and a rordi/t for a life scntenc was agreed upon. Gamblers Catch Fits. Charlotte's batch of gatnblei havo fared badly. Having bill mitted to the ch. o pieferre against them Judge Shaw put still tino on all the defendants e> cept two, who ate sent to th chain gang. Following are tl sentences as we learn from tli Observer: William Horah, 12 months i jail, to bo assigned to service o the chain gang. Walker Danielt six months in jail ami service o the chain gang. Roland Littl was lined $75 and costs; A. 1 Voder, $50 and costs; Felix Hay limn, $50 and costs; Charles Kitch $50 and costs; Roland M'ller, $5< and costs. Judge Shaw required each o tho prisoners upon whom a fin was imposed to give a $200 bom to appear from time to timo ii the Superior Court during th next two years und show that h< bad not gambled. All the priso ners gave bonds. ilorah am Danielsappealed, and Horah wa roquired to give a bond for $750 Only One Whit? Woman in tin Penitentiary Now. (invernnr Hevwurd has nat-don Mrs. Plume Hall, who has sorve< seven years of a sontenco of lift imprisonment. Mrs Hall wat charged with being an accessory in the murder of her husband, Watson Hall, who was killed b^ Aleck Ferrell at Mar's Bluff, When placed on the stand she re fused to testify, because sho bolonged to the "holiness set,' which forbid testifying in court. Something New. The stato rum shops in Anderson have been notified to require purchasers of the "chomicall) pure" to sign requests for it ir presence of the dispenser and no to bell to anyone but once a day, We thought that was tho law an< that all dispensers were observing it. Surely the state is not openly violating one of its laws, for tin violation of which some of hei citizens pay tines or serve term: on the chaingangs, and for thi suspected violation of which bin has shot some of her best citizeni t to death. ? Gnffney Ledger. Two thirds of the Presbyterian: of the Northern Presbyleriai church have voted in favor of ro vising the confession of faith. Stop:* fhr Coiif/h and Works of thu Cold. Laxative Bronio Quinine Tab lets euro a cold in one day. N( Cure, No Pay. Price, 25c. Postofflce Robbers Convicted . Another Portion of the Gang (Joes to the Government Prison in Atluntn ? Five Years Kneli. Special to The State. Greenville, April 2!>.?The n United States court was engaged I today in the trial of Thomas Hamilton, William Oliver and J. A. Bird, charged with breaking into the postoftice at Autun, near l'enj dletoD, on the 2nd of February, t and also with breaking into the , postoftice at Ivu, Anderson conn ty, on the 3rd of February, 1903. v These men wore brought hero ^ lust week from Columbus, Ga., e where they were in jail upon the ( charge of robbing the postoftice at Hamilton, Ga., on the 25th of February, 1903. ^ They were arrested on the 2nd of March at Talbotton, Ga., by U Sheriff B. A. Richards of that county, who was one of the witnesses for the government today. The testimony was clear and con vincing as to their being at Autun ,e r> o and Jva, Anderson county, on the 2nd and 3rd of February, as they were identified by reliable citizon? who were not contradicted in any 8 manner by the defendants. Mr. II. K. T ownos was assign I(] oil by the court to defend the prisa oners, hut theie was no evidence c. in their behalf and his legal abilie ty could avail nothing. The jury e returned a verdict of guilty, and l0 .Judge Itrawloy sentenced the defeudauts to imprisonment for live n years each in the penitentiary at n i Atlanta. S - - n Shoots His Own Eyes Out. e Staunton, Va, April 28.?II. i -|H Haas assistant surgeon in the , | United States navy, attempted 0 : suicide at a hotel hero to-day by ' shooting. The ball entered the I f right temple and lodged in the left, 0 | near the surface, destroying both 1 eyes. He was conscious when ti found and asked for his pistol to o finish the job He left several 3 i letters to friends, also a request to .' notify T. N. Haas, lawyer, Harl' risonburg, Va, that his brother s ' was dead. His reason was, "Am i . j in trouble; want to die." His I condition is very critical. Huns J was on a furlough, his station being Portsmouth, Va. Tried to Kill Himself. 1 Greenville, April 28.?J. A. ' Wright, proprietor of ft local beef market, attempted suicide this afternoon in room No.37,of the Southern Hotel, by cutting a gash ( in bis throat and several gashes * | on bis wrist and arms. The act is said to have been the result of despondency over financial circumstances. Physicians weio at usee summoned. Their opinion is that the wounds will prove fatal. Wright is about 21 years ol I, a native of r Athens, Ga. t Six Years For Stealing $94,000. Atlarti, April 28.?G. Ilall1 :nun Situs to-day pleaded guilty to tli i embezzlement of $94,000 1 of the funds of tho Capital City ) Nati nal Iiank and was sentenced r to six years in the Federal prison, s Suns was collection clerk of tho 3 bank, and was for some time a 3 prominent figure in tho social s world of Atlanta. MADE YOUNO AQAIN "One of Dr. King's Now Life 1 Pills each night for two weeks has put 1110 in my 'toons' Again" writes I). II. Turner of Demp soytown, Pa. Pa. They're the ^ best in the worl.i for Liver, Stomach and Rowels. Purely vegetable. Never grip. Only 25c at } Crawford Pros', and J. F. Mackey & Co. Drug Store. 'Southern Baptists Meet May 8.; ' i Savannah is Making Extebsive! Preparations for Their Entertainmont?Auxiliary Bodies. Savannah, Ga , April 28.?The arrangements for tho sessions of the Southern Baptisl e invention, to ho held in ibis city heg'nning May 8, are progressing, and every indication is that the attendance will he larare. One hotel hat hooked over 500 guests for tbat occasion. Other hotels, boarding houses and private houses are receiving applications daily, iiov. Dr. John D. Jordan, pastor of the First Baptist church, has completed arrangements with Charles F. Graham to have Hotel Tybee open for the entertainment of guests. lie has further completed arrangements with the Central of Georgia railroad to run special trains to and from Tybee so that guests stopping there may attend all srfcsions of the convention and auxiliary bodies without missing a service. A largo tabernacle is being erected in the park extension which , will seat 3,000 people. This ta bernaclo and three largo church buildings will bo at *lio disposal of the convention. The B. Y. 1\ U. of the south , will assemble at 11 a. m., May 7, at the First Baptist church. On , that same day tho trustees of the I Southern Baptist Theological settb inary will meet in the [gentlemen's , parlor of the Do Soto hotel. The State secretaries* of the various Suites will meet in the pastor's study of the First Baptist church The Woman's Missionary society will meet at the same hour as the Southern Baptist convention in the lecture room of the InI dependent 1'resbyterian church. These bodies will he composed of representatives from 14 States and two Territories. ? Mr. James G. Gibbes, the Stato land agent, died at his home in Columbia, Tuesday night, of paralysis, aged 74 years. He was a native of Columbia, a generous, big-hearted, public spirited man and a prominent figure in time of the war. Ho was acting mayor of Columbia when Slier man came through and surrendered the city to the federal general. Before the war Mr. Gibhos was quito wealthy and was of considerable service to the Confederate government. After the burning of the city it was he who gave out provisions to the needy who bad lost everything. ECZEMx, ITCHING HUMORS PIMPLES TREATMENT FREE Dies your Skin Itch aid Burn? Distressing ErupllonA on the Sk'n so you feel ashamed to be seen in company? Do (S'vjal)S and Hc ile- f irm mi the Skiii, Hair or Sealp? Have 3*011 Eczema? Skin Sore and < racked? Rash form on the Skit? Prickly Pain in the *-ki ? Swollen Joints? Falling Hall? All Run Dawn? Skin Pale? Old Snr* s? Rating Ho;es? Ulcers? T- cure to stay mired take B, B It (Botanic Blood Balm) which makes tin* hlood (?ure and rich, then the sores wi'l heal a d the itching of eczema stop forever the skin become clear and the blood | ur * B B. P. sold at -Irur soifen $!. Pr i il t t nent sent free mid piepaid by wiiii 4 to BLOOD BALM < O , Uanta. <li Descrih- 3*011 r troub e and fre 3 m ic il advice given. Over HODO testimonla's of cures l?y B. B B 11 )i*vtH Ard VItilO-S Burned. News and Courier. The barn and stables of Mr. J. N. Voorhies, in St Andrew's Parish, were destroyed by lire late Wednesday night. Nino mules and two horsos perished bofore they could be reached. A number of earls and a quantity of corn and produce were destroyed, i Just how the (iit> originated was! not known. m bRA.i Of Wedmesd fcEJQMBBaPI Our (loser MILLINER, M turned from the looted with grea COMPLETE up Milli Ever brought to busily engaged, tants, in prepari WEDNESDAY Wediiesd i t The public visit us on that < will find OUR a creation of An NESS. The lad their headgear n matchless Bonn< Heath B To The <) <1 Soil iters. A picture of every survivor of the Confederate army in Lancaster county is wanted, and will he taken free of charge by W. A Davis, the artist, until May 20th. Mr. Davis took photographs of about 100 vets rally day but he is anxious to get all he can to add to the picture he is making to present to the Veterans associations of the county. He would like to have every veteran in the county in the group. Kemembrr to cull at his art gallery and lie w 11 take your picture free <if charge any time before May 2 lt ?, and that lie is anxious to d > ii l* S.?Any old soldier who cannot come to niv gallery if ho can send me a cabinet size photograph of himself it will answer us well. VV. A. 1). Foley's Honey and Tar contains no opiates and can safely lie given to children. T. Eugene Funderburk, druggist. (Jon Maximo'Gomez, tho (hi* ban nut riot in an interview nt Jacksonville, s i) s Cub i lias recup eraUd and tho outlo >k for prtM"* perit y is bright Foley's Kidney Cure makes kidneys and bladder right ? JSl . x ND MlLLIN 5 E NIN ( -OF - & ? -H -4 ay, apni J vedly popular ai ISS JULIA SUV Northern marke t care the LARG -to-date STOCK inery G this market. A aided by an able ng for our forma jl^uii i turgui t. ay9 April ] i is CORDIAL!/ day. We guara MILLINERY L tistic BEAUTY ics are cautione* Liitil they sec Ml! 3ts and Hats. flNKING & Monday the Supremo Court of the United States declared that the case of the negroes of Montgomery county, Alabama, who _ I _ ? 1 ll A 1 ' complained mat under me new constitution their names were not registered on the voting list, thus 1 excludtug the black race from voting, that the c redit c ?urt was right in dismissing their bill. By this decision the treatment of tho negro's franchise is loft to tho Stato. TAAVSUNa IS DiMOBRous. Constant motion jars the kidneys which are kept in placo in tho ' body l?y delicate attachments. This is I he reason that travelers, train men, street-car men, team - , s ers and ail who drive very much, suffer from kidney disonse in some ' form. Foley's Kidney Cure strengthens the kidneys and cures all forms of kidney and bladder /a disease, ueo. ru. nuusan, loco- ; motive on<;ineor, Lima, O., writer, 1 "Constant vibration of tlu engine 1 catted me a grant tloal of trouble 1 with my kidneys, mid 1 got no ro ' lief until I used Foley's Kidney Cure." T. ICtigen* Fnnderburk, druggist. I helium ho government bus sent a reply to Russia's demand for possession of Manchuria, de 1 dining to>do so. * A # V ERY -M' j I mm in B l I IfljBJ *JUI v Lst, 1903. nd experienced 1PSON, has rets, where she seEST and most, of oods ml she is now corns of nssis 1 opening next he day, Lst, 1903* ^ INVITED to ntee that YOU DEPARTMENT and LOVELId not to select SS SIMPSON'S Mer. Co. nMnwaHiHi On last Tuesday Gov. Hey* ward granted a pardon to Mrs Plume Hall, who' has served 7 years of a life-sentence in the penitentiary, having been con \T 5 nlo/1 ir* f ivtbu 111 a- iuicij 1,0 vuuuiy us uc cessery to the murder of her hueband, Watson Hall. The woman declined to testify in her own behalf at the trial, elso it is said her innocence could have been established. She belonged to one of the Holiness societies and one of the preachers had advised her that she should not testify as the good book said, "swear not at all.". The preacher also told her that God would make it right and that she should remain quiet. Terrell, who is also serving a life sentence for tho muider of Hall, has confessed, and the Governor is convinced of the Woman's innocence and herrce tho pardon. The lienI Trcttcriplion for Maiara Chills and Fever is a bottle of Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply Iron and Quinine and tasteless, No Cure No Fay. Klo.vnn m?i> uifli-n ...? ..v.u nlllCU null twenty live injured by a collision between work and stock trains on the Missouri Pacific near Buffalo, Kan, Tuesday. t * * " ' % ^