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THE LK!">r;U. ;7h. u i* \ o t v . C .1 i" to j* , i EDITOR AND MANAOKR. fATl'ltDAV, .ll'N K '27, ltH?u Tillman Will He Tried In lAwinj*ton. 1 I Special to News and Courier. 1 Columbia, June *25. .Indue ' Townscnd to-day announced his * decision that the change of venue in the ease of .1 union 11. Tillman. indicted for murder, should be made to Lexington. The next n term of Court meets ut hexing- t ton on the third Moiuluy in Sep. t temhor, when the ease is now set ? for trial. .lodge C. \V. Cage, ? of Chester, will then he the pre. i siding .1udge. In making the announcement 1 the court said that he had given ' the matter n ueh thought and had : finally determined that Lexington 1 was the proper place to hold the trial. The sherill wa> ordered to have the prisoner there l?v the second i week in September. i Lexington County is dividtd from Kichland by the Congarce < an?l Saluda rivers!, and the Imsi- \ ties?, connections of I lie upper and 1 more prosperous part of Lexin??. \ ton with Columbia ate very close. .? Lexington Court House i- twelve s miles from Columbia, and one c mile from the railroad between < Columbia and Auirusta. t It is said, though not 01: an- : thority, that the primmer will not <1 apply for bail, in which ease lie | will remain in jail here until the ; n week befotv Court convenes in n Lexington. j > Homicide I n York Count y. Special The ()!?ervcr. ' I King s Mountain, .fune 111.-? i Yesterday afternoon .Iim MeCus ter, a w hite man. shot and in>tanl- i ly Killed .lut'K rossett, white, :it | Ferguson's mine, in York county, I t South Carolina, 1 *J mile-, from . i King's Mountain. The weapon i | used was a Colt's 14-calibre re- j volver. 1 j About two weeks ago the men 1 , hiul a quarrel, and hearing Unit his life had been threatened by , Fossett, McCuster armed him>elf with the revolver. lie w?- at work in the sand mill yesterday, j when Fossot approached suddenly ? and drew a stick of wood on him. j i AlsCustcr drew his revolver and i tired twice, both bullets taking effect. The tir.-t bullet struck | < Fosset in the mouth and passed j out through the back of his head. ! The second penetrated his heart and ]Hissed through his body. 1 4 McCuster immediately gave ^ i.: l # .... i - 11111111 ii[' i*' uiv njirvi an i i> i(? ^ have a preliminary hearing to day. i There was not an oyc-witno- ?.t tlie shooting, hut the general op- . inion is that McCuster was acting in self defence. Jowa Downs Bryan. i Des Mones, Iowa, ./one *21. ? ! The Democratic party was today (' wrested from Brvanisin. after one 1 of the most strenuous contentions in years. The national leader of 1.S06 and 1000 has visited the : State, and in personal interview 1 preceding the convention showed ! that he was fostering special or- ' "animation to accomplish re-allir C5 1 mntioii of the Kansas City i>lnt- ," form. His champions on t ho floor of tho convention today ( claimed to have letters from him ( advising them that no iruc Democrat could l'o back on principles.' of 1S0(?. l?y a vote of Mil toi( 3f)3, reorganization won. An :< unexpectedly strong . bowing of ; silver men, however, was sullicient to L'ivo the eon-ervative <-lenient. a ?/onoroiM case of heart disease. The li^hl over the re- ' solutions was the only contest. r Happenings In lie State. Vs (. hroniclcd I?y the Alert Cor I I'osp indents ot The Columbia . Stale. mienou nouns i.i?si:s his wiik. Pickers, .lone 2 '!. Mrs. .Inills IP Ho?j$?s, wife of Solicitor k died at her residence in d 'it kens this mornint;. She has t >een ill for some time and h<*r n leath \va - not unexpected. ti ti >1 \l> llODV I'Ol'N 1 > IN 111 K >.\ N 1 >. t .Joncsville, .lime 2.">. Rescuers ' ire -till working on the river irel- 1 ing out cotton, cloth and other * liings from the wrecks. The !l lend body of Mr. Culvert, a tner 11 hant at Clifton, was found a low nilc". I>ch?w l'acolet the other day :1 ?v a dog scratching in the sand. I ho body was covered a few foot indcr the sand. Mr. Calvert had 11 II tot t s7;> in his pocket when the v >ody was found. .1 WAKMI'lt re Till". I'UKACHKIt * llcthunc, .1 uno ? Lust Sat- j irday night a < rowd of masked ucn went to the house of Ned *' ;parknian, a. local negro preacher ' >f rather unsavory reputation, vho lives about live miles below k re. and after giving him a so- ' . li ore whipping they tired, several hots into Sparkman's house, one hot taking ell'eet in his face, ail-dug a painful though not a longerons wound The crowd * old Sparkman to leave the comnunity at once, hut he has not lone so ) et. It seems that the >reueli??r has been talking too 1 nucli about some patties in the " leighborhood. I'he crowd was ! P opposed to have been negroes. 1 I i!! wll.l. saullatts cai'tl uk 11 Ciallnoy, Juno 24.?Will Sarnit, the negro who killed Kich Iale .it Klacksburg some time! tgo over :i <;iiiiio of curds, was ' :i]diirol by Sheriff Thomas and, Vput v Ijipsc.tml) last Monday at iViiey's dam on the Catawba riv- ' r near Fort Mill, and was , ( nought to the citv late Monday 1 light. Sarratt had hecn in hid- , 1 ng ever since his crime. The | 1 ase against him is very strong. ii.oia.r.rowN's tiokhs <;f.t iikavv j 1 > i finks | J ^ Georgetown, .lime 21.?True >ills wore found l?y the grand jury 1 igainst "Silver King," alias;1. lugh Flynn, J. M Cannon and j ' dike Unon, all white men, for j dotations of the dispensary law. |* I'he on nishmcnt inflicted by the. ury was severe in these cases and hotild lie a warning to others ' vho may be engaged in the 1 'blind tiger" business here. The,' ontciiee was a line of $500 or 14,' : : ?u i < ^ I I i I 1 ' 1 I ^ MliiL'IM 111 ItlCIl III' tunco. Cannc u lifts iiuido un ap*? c >eal in his raso, based on the fact ' hat his attorney was too ill to l>o ( ne-cul m his def-use, and is at 1 H'c.m nt out on bond. f iy>1 imi:i n ('i!nts cotton. At dcrsoti, June 25.?The Cox 'ott'-n nil! i l" this city sold 100 > lialcs of co(t< i> 'his week at 14 J . i 'i*i i> i I; III ? (H1 jllMIIIU. J 110 COILUI1 WHS' >1 il i upland 1111j<j staple variety ^ tiid from the Mississippi ( hnttein lands. It i.-> known as i ihe .iisMssippi I'ender.'' This I otto.u u uallv s< lis for 1 cent to * 1 5 cents hitler than the ordinary ' short staple. 1 he ('on mill had inoro cotcon >n l.atul than was ne<ded to run t until the new crop comes in, and . 1> a fancy pi i. c was offered it was < lei 'ded to sell a part of it. The ' otton was houL'hl for 10 cents tud s , ) of i- for le- , so a hand- ! ?mh<" jm k- rcilizo 1. I ho )) i 11 till ll:i- Mil ll'HI (I <-n??|l Ojll C(?ton to run t>:i full time until llio v icw crop comes in. j | ? Drowning And r nicide t 'wo Ti.i^ii.' Fvents in Florence '1 ('onnty. Special t?? News and Churier. Florence, dnno 2 1.- Mr. honucl .1. W illoughhv, a well ^ ;no\\n citizen of tins phice, was Irowncd in MuMrow's mill pond, sl our milf- s nith of Florences, litis ' aorninjr. Mr Will iu?*hhy was i-ltinj.': in the pond and was at- s emptino to cross the bridge over c he wa-tewav when one of the k Oiifds lilted, throwin*r hi.it into 1 he pond. An attempt was made o save liiin, but it was of no vail, and ii wa- lialt' a:i hour or Hole before the body, was found. VII manner of restoratives were pplicd, hut without elleet. Mr. Villoughhv was originally from soith Carolina, lie was about years old and was a deep-well ont ractor. Mrs Alice llyiuui, wile of Mr. ohn llvman, ot llvman, S. C., his county, committed suicide this noiiiin^r by dosing hot self with Nil is or. en. Ms llvman was hout .'ill years old and her action n taking lli pois mi is '.bought to ave been caused by an illness that he has been suRcring from for the last year, which probably caused t ier t<? h?se her mind. A Minister's Words, Jays the Delays of the Law ('au-ed the Lynching. Wilmington, Del., dune 22.? lev. Robert A. . I d wood, pastor f the t Mivct "resbytei ian church, ircachod a sensational sermon on he probalile lynching of White ist Sunday evening, lie took g] is text from Cor. v, 13: ''Thereore, put away from among ourelves that wicked person." After referring to the delay in 1 uitiging While to trial, Mr. El- ,t rood said: p "Should tlie murderer of Miss t< Sishop be lynchedYes, hut I uily under one condition, and ^ hut i- this ? if his trial shall he ii lelayed until September and then, l( hough he he proven guilty, j ii hrough some teehnicalit v of theiv aw or any undue influence upon , * other judges or jury he lie given * lot capital punishment, then the | iti/.ens of the State should arise \ n their might and execute the a rimina! and thus uphold the ma- ?! esty of t he law.'' ' Mr. Klwond said today: I" j un sorry it happened as it did. 1 ( >elieve the man should have had h i legal trial, hut 1 also helieve hat he should have had a speedy rial. The lesson we can learn '' rem last night's oipbreak is that I (' ho people arc tired of the delays i ?f Iho iuw. Certain terrible n rimes require stern and speedy t iiinishiiicnt, and when the ma- I diincry of the law is not sot in notion the people, impatient of c he dela\, move themselves." ! c rOAT THROBBING ??AL , ACIZ33 Would quickly leave \ <*.i, if foil u-ed I)r. Kind's New Life ['ills. Thousands of sufferers h iw moved their mniohle-vs m ri1 f<.r ^ Sick and Nervous Ile.id..cln s. i | ['hey make pure ?1 iod nod buil I (] ip your health Only b.',> cent-, uoney hnek if m>t euiad. Sold (1 >y Crawford llros., ,). ! '. .Mackey , Si, Co., nil I T. Ihigene Fundermrk Druooist Four Sea hoard Air lane . men i ire dead and one s ':iou-ly iniur Ml oh a roM.lt of a henl-on colli ! .ion at Niagara, N. C. I? .I!i en ;inos wore demolished arid iivc'(| freight cars damaged. | I I'uh'ic -outinierit in Delaware h i|)|>roves the lynching of the no I ;ro ra\ i h< r, hut t ho < nison- us <d' j s pinion is that had d ic t t>oon , a 'or the law's delay the prisoner I ji vould h ivc heon tried and prolm- j dy oxooiiled for his crime. >isco?nls Rn!l In China Shop 'he l'erforinuiicc, of :i Kti.mwa\ Horse in Andei son ? Millinctsur.il Millinery Scut11 i ed. fecial to l'he tftate. Audcrson, June 25 A runway horse created intense exj iiement in L). F. Joiks' 'v'o '> tore \ esterday uflernoon. Cntiuleruhle damage was done in the tore tiiul it is n wonder thut sovral people were n >t injured o; ilkd. The animal became fright ned fiotn some cause, broke joso from its fastenings in the ear of the store of 11. (i. John* on & Son, dashed through this tore and then across the street, t ran up a Might of steps and liroogha partly open d >or into lie rear room of Jones' store, diich was occupied by the dress taking department. Four young la lies wore sealed round a table in th 5 room. Fhey card llie animal coming and mangcd to got out of the way. The orse continued its wild i ace on ntei ing the reora ami on its career ! vorturned and smashed a sewing i uichinc, a plate glass show cue nd a table, then dashed through I lie millinery department and on awards the front of the store. It , an behind the counter in the dry : ;oods depnrtcnient and had proceded more than two .thiids of 1 he entile store, when it ran gainst an open drawer. The horse r'us going at a terrific pace, as is liown by the fact that the force f the collision with the drawer lirew the animal a complete someunit, landing it on his back behind lie counter with its feet pawing in lie air. The hoi>e was gotten out from chin 1 the counter and showed no ign of having been injured. It ad apparently recovered from its right when led out of the buildng. Fully l<m) worth of damage ,as done in the interior of the tore. Shot 'through The Body. Ipccial to News aiul Courier. Orangeburg, ?111no '22. \ ins ;ro, .1 <>hii Ladsden, was brought ore this morning and turned over j the authorities of tlio county, lo was suffering from a dangerns pistol hall wound through the tody. The report is that last lght this negro was attempting o break into the kitchen or din ng room of Mr. Adam Crook, a oung white farmer of good tanding, near Cameron. Mr. 'rook shot at the negro, wjio ran way, but after some distance ho ell us the pistol ball had hit him t is said that this negro had also ttempted to Weak into sonic ther house in the ncighbnrlioo 1 1 'he wound is said to lie a very erio is one and the negro in iy die . le will, of course, receive utton- J ion from the county and will tie j eld for attempted burglary. Frankfort, Ivy., dune 24 ?Ic ius been determined that the ! pecial term of the Harrison etr- j nit court to try Curtis Jett and j .'hoinas White for the Marcum 1 Hinder, will he convened at Cyn i hiana, July 27, .fudge Osborne j iresiding. The Catawba Water Power ompany, of Rock Hill, 1ms hi i reused its eapit I stock from! 1250,000 to ?050,000. HT-.r^l\Wtir>a i-. Important Notice. Notice is hereby giv?n that ii s iv vi >!:t11oii of law f.?r any peion or corporali in .vithin the imits of Hmcaster County to sell >r offer for sale any pistol, ritle artridszc or pistol cartridge withmt tirst oh'aiiiKig ft license from he County Board of Commission i'H. \j. J. PKRRY, County Supervisor. Bridge to Let I >vi 11 let to li e lowest responinlc bidder on Monday the 25Mh lay of June, |{M)3, at II o'clock, 111.. I till I-. ill I PllAl t.i I ii t 1 < I nid^r' across Dry (Vrck, near 'Nut Creek church. Plans ami pecilicat inns will t>o mile known t fhe letting The nijht In ic. net any or 11 hi.Is is ivsorwd. L. .1. PICK 1IV, County Supervisor. .ju> i\? M .1' i fi fiur ag til I I ll?: peopls ill c ?j ii?*U to ou'e'.l h i t j(in m> the "I'lllOVL' ^r()!!H" i.< tho l iu-ie is mi medium of ,-ulv?*i is nj s > j real Imi iju'n'ros.s the counter, an I li in the licks thai are j? 11in^ the trade iday po |'lc jj:(? fioin our little over tile tr >od things they found so c u and neighbor.-, who come and find jjo-. satisfaction. New huixains have h en day 'or tho p st. week or ten da\s. 1 i*nnln/i..<l teit ' ? -. . ..1 111-.-? * I V. |Finvv;ii liiiM'l SVIOIIg gOOMS. "HET! FK (iOODS A V LOW El always. We inien 1 to give hcllor v week before As Vl 10 season advances more nnxiou.-? to soil gird*, unci we li best tilings we ever saw. Our lni?st good-1 at one-third under |?rFine kind, at only 12.1 cents. Fine IVr.-ian at only 12A cents. Fine 12A cents Di of t lio mo-ij, desirable fabric $ we are s' Silk Mull in white/cream, pink, bine our |iric1 i only L'4 cents the ya Swis-es ami Dimities that we are runn proving a great advertisement for us. match them elsewhere fur less than 1: small lot of standard Calicoes that wc the curl a full dress pattern of 10 A FEW *TRADE WINNERS: : 10c. 10 cents Hose, sale price the pa third oil". Fine lot Belts at one-thiid at ( ne-third oil'. Corsets at 30 cents f< for the$l kind. Those corded Wash heen great seller^, we have a limited s cents Nice perculo dress Shirts, the Men's good work Shirts at only 21c. big lot of Rants to run cheap; in the i those $1 cass'nieie Rants at 00c; those *3 Rants at $1.90. Wo thank the pei for their coi'diaT and 1 iDerail patronage that our coming will he their gain. E. E CI / v. 4'\ d \ $1U,UU WORTH OF DRY TIONS. ClOTHI HATS. ETC To go at prices -To Cash I We quote prices on a few items t > Our entire Slock of White DrosGoi eil Lawns and Organdies?from A* 600 yds, 4-4 wide I'ereales at 7.L: pt 1000 yds. Barker's Bleach at 8.\-e pt 1 yd wide Taffeta Silks at 7f>c per >1 1 yd wide Tafl'eiu Silks (sunrnnteed) $300.00 in Notion Samples ? less 33 Splendid Bargains in the Samples chiefs, Hosiery, Suspenders, Belt* M500 yds Swiss and Hamburg Edgin L'rices that defy competition. 20 Suits (Job) in Orasli and Linen a Our all Wool ?7.50 Serge Suit for 50 #10.00 Soils ? odd lots ? at $0 5 Odd Lots in Men's $2 00 shoes, to c Ask to see our Brogan at 81.1 OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF MEN'S LADIES AND MISSES OX FOB If you have not but 5e to spend you a L>c pair of Suspenders?a 10c 1 chine Oil, 1<> Ralls Sewing Thread too numerous to mention. Do not fail to r< *17- _ Ml m e win niaKc li whether You HI Little. Yours << Funderbi i ) j r L !3DS ' O'EBHSHNGl C? *-*. ) i g ? id tirn/, ami whorevor interesting suhj 'et of talk, groal and far -reaching as 1 hca n-re is whc.ro wo are putting m rapidly our way. Kveiy illVIC mote than satisfied up. l lioy loll their friends us iii.ti prices lo ttioir entire i ri>i 1 i???r into our store every 'he *ol<l-out lots l.avo been 1 l'KIl'KS,'' is our motto alues every week than the ; we find the wholesale bouses ive scooped in "some of the haul is a big lot of white 40 inch Lawns, the 20 cents Lawns, the 10$ cents goods, initio- at only cents. One owing L a beautiful quality and black, worth 40 cents, r<l. Those beautiful Lawns, iog at 5 cents the yard arc Ever) body says they can't J A mid 15 cents We have a will close out at 3; cents, aids for 30 cents. 25 cents Lisle Vests, job price ir 7e. Fine lot Fans at oneoff. Fine lot ladies" A'uists >r the 50 cents kind, and (?9e Silks at 50 and cents have upply to close at the yard 39 40 cents kind, at only 25c. We are negotiating for a noantimo wo are rattling oil" $2 1'iints at#1.39, and those :>plo of Lancaster and vicinity i , una we ngftin assure them Yours vorv truly, , 0 U D . r. * :-w3V5?si^assaBf&Mtsaaa '0?00 GOODS. NONO, SHOES," EI?.. special interest ^TTVT7DC - J\J 1 UlAO. substantiate our claims : ods?including, also, Color3 to 25c per yard. r yard, sr yat d. [*rd. at $1,00 pr yard, worth $1.25 V and 50c on tho Dollar, in Shirts, Towels, Ilandkori etc. gs? Inserting to Match, at t #1.50 tho Suit. $4 50 0 and ?7.50. lose 08c per pair "Matchless" 5 the pair. Low Cut siioks, And DS TOGO At FlUSt COST. can got a 10c pair of Hose inttlo of Rcfiniwl ! ?? - -?'?? or u hundred other nrthiclos mie to see us. b PAY YOU, IY MUCH or [> Serve,. JRK CO.