The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, January 16, 1904, Image 2
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Saturday jam auy 16, 1004 1
General Assembly Does Little t
on Opening day. t
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Staff C<>r. Clroenvlllo Nowh. i
Columbia, Jan. 12. ? Armed
with a car load of bills, not a few |
of which are aimed at corpor- (
atione, tnembera of the General i
Aaiembly met here today and (
greased the legislative machinery
fer the forty day Bastion. Governor
Hey ward's message wna read <
in the acnate and the house, hut
the work of tho first session was
brief, being confined to routino i
matters l'omorrow it will begin
in carneet. I
Eloquent tribute was paid to (
Gen. Gordon by the Governor, (
who transmitted a apodal message.
A committee was nppoiutcd to at
tend the funeral and tho delegation
will leave here with tho pa- i
triotic societies for Atlanta.
Gordon's picturo in the senate
chamber was draped in mourning. (
There was a wrangle in the houseabout
the election of an associate
justice, dispensary ollictals and
others and it was finally agreed to
have the committee on priviliges
and elections report tomorrow
noon.
The liability bill, brought over
from the last session, got on the
calendar today. This measure
extwnds tho rights and remedies
of employes of railroad cor nor?
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Ations, as provided by the eon-j,
titution to employes of cotton <
aud nil textile corporations and i
telegrs ph companies. Tho com- L
mittee on commerce and manufacture
to which the bill was re- I
ierrod, mado an unfavorable report,
urging that it should not
pass, urn ii luiuMi 11\ io|)ui i came
in. The better sentiment in the '
legislature ia against the hill,
which will seriously elfect the
great cotton industry. The purpose
seems to be to nid the operatives
when they ate not expecting
or demanding it and will siiu- (
ply fill the court docket* with
cases which cm be settled otherwise.
The cheap element of the
legal profession naturally approves
in asmuch as it oilers great possibilities
for those who live on
damage suits.
WEI)M*8I>AT'8 PROCEEDINGS.
Columbia, Jan. 13.? Railroads
and slot machines wore picked out
as special targets in the House to
day, and according to tho verdict
of the wise men, both are guilty. |
It was a queer combination. Tho ,
dot machine bill was ordared to
its third reading. .
Tho most drastic railroad mens- (
ure was offered bv Mr. Johnson (
of Fairfield, the fathor of the |
franchise hill, and this gives the |
State the right to impose a fine on ,
any company on which a head-end \
collision occurs, and while it can- (
not prevent wrscks, it may help ,
to pay tho salaries of the lawmakers,
who believe that the t
State needs the money. t
The Coggershall bill to prevent i
delays in the transportation of <
freight pasacd to it* third reading.
A measure created in the fertile u
brain of Mr. Buumgard providing 1
for a penalty to the railroad when c
there is evidence of unreasonable >
delay, ca.no up later in the day, ?1
and after a long discussion \vm?
passed. Mr. Dorroh's bill to ro
gulato tho size of calu for freight
trains, went to its third reading. c
f
Other railroad legislation came v
lip when the companion to tho (
Johnson franchise luw was olfored, t
to be known as the "exist tax," (j
and by which the trunaportion ^
companies will be required to pay
one null on tho groan reeeipto in n
this State. (
When the cotton mill liability i
till wub called Mr. Carey of
.'barleston tequeated thut it be
m.-?ed over for later consideraion.
Similar actionwaa taken
with the biennial passion
nea?ute.
The bill to repeal the act ontiled
"An net to incorpointe the
own of rruvelora Ueat, in Greon
nlle county," whk withdrawn by
motion of Mr Mauldin.
The new court bill, providing
for the election of two additional
circuit judges, will come tip tomorrow.
Two hills were reported,
line of which was unfavorable.
Fhia l?i!l named Greenville Spartanburg
and I'nion as the Seventh
circuit, while the favorable hill
put Greenville in the Tenth circuit
with Anderson. Pickens and
Oconee
Practically nothing was dona in
the Sonata, the proceedings to
lay boing devoted to consideration
)f the tish hill,
Senator Latimer has been invited
to address the legislature
next week on tho subject of good
road*.
le order to meet the deficiency,
Representative Richards introduced
a bill in the House today tc
appropriate the sum of $4,500 tc
complete the fund for tne Hampton
monument. Tho citizeni
wore expected to subscribe $10,
000 iu addition to the former ap
propation of twenty thousand
but ns they raised just about onehalf
of the amount stipulated, the
legislature will doubtlessly conn
to the rescue.
Governor 1 ley ward, accompanied
by delegations from tho General
Assembly and members ol
[Jump Hampton left here this af
<.111111111 ioi y\iiumii in hi lenu nit
funeral of Gon. Gordon.
Heart of The South
Throbbed With Sorrow,
Thousand- Gathered Round th?
Torn of^Gordon?The CurTuin
Drawn.
HY .IAS. A. HOYT, Jit.
Atlanta, Jan. 1J.? South Car
rdina's trbiuto to John B. Gordor.
was the feature of the memoria
exorcises in Georgia's capital to
day. Not since tho body of Jef
ferson Davis passed through the
southern cities 011 tho way to iti
last resting place in Richmond has
Allunt'J uann mw.li .. * ?
wwii onvii ii ucuiuusirr
tion of love and rovorenco for th<
dead iih was tho funeral of Gor
ilon. Governors, Confederate
leaders, southern orators ani
southern preachers spoke of tlx
life and the death of Georgm'f
host loved son and their worth
were heard by a vast multitude
3f sorrowing admirers while othei
thousands were unable to get intc
iither the hulls of State house 01
ihurch. It is said that 5l),00C
people today thronged Capitol
Hill The hall of the house war
liinltln l? l
.V ivi/wiiiuiwimm one nr?
eonlh of ihis throng while the
'lunch across Uie street was as
oatlily tilled.
The hero's hotly lay in stale
inder a guard of honor in the 10
Hilda of the capitol while the
uomoi ial services wore being con
looted up stairs.
Gov. Terrell presided and made
i most lilting opening speech.
10 was followed by Gen. Staph*
in I). Lee, then by Gen. Clement
V. Kvanh and dodge Thos. G.
lows of Alabama.
SOUTH CAROLINA'S GOVERNOR.
Next win introduced the govirnor
of South Carol'no, Duncan
1 1 ?- f
,mien ii9y ward, a grandson of
}eorgia. Carolinians ha I roa on
o 110 proud of their governor to*
lay, very proud. He came to
vll Georgia of her sis'er's sorrow
ind sympathy and the message he
lelivarad well. Greeted with a
ouod of applause his rich, low
voice rang out full and strong,
tiding the largo auditorium as no
other voice tilled it todav and us
he epoko of Gordon, the friond of
Hampton and of South Carolina,
eyes not used to tears were dim.
The old soldiers wuto particularly
i touched by Gov. Heyward'a
words so f?rvnn!lv snoUn
? ?*V -I'"""?
at tilK CHUHCll.
According U> the wishes of Mrs.
Gordon the religious services at
the church were directed not to
eulogize the dead but to the spiritual
instruction of the deceased'!
comrade in arms and the young
ministers who spoke made the
1 host of this great opportunity tc
impress the truths which General
Gordon professed.
When the cortege reached the
cemetery part of the crowd bail
' fallen away. After about five
hours of the exercises theso were
1 brief.
THE OKAY hi.ANKKT OF MOSS.
When tho grave hail been filled
' in the first token placed upon il
was the gray blanket of Spaniel:
moss, which camp Wade Hum}:
1 ton's delega-ion had brought and
which was made by Columbu
* women. Upon this wore laid the
' many floral emblems. These
' were beautiful beyond description,
1 At tho church also there whs i
1 most magnificient display of flow
ers very tastefully arranger
around the high pulpit.
the south carolina delegation,
The South Caralina delagatior
3 reached here on time this morn
ing. Those composing the dele'
gation wore Gov. Heyward, Sen
utors.J'Q- Marshal, Robert, A1
^ drich and J.W. Stanland am
Representatives J. H. Brooks
5 Jeremiah Smith, J. W. King aqt
W. E. Jamos, and Col. M. P
Tribble. Judge Earnest Gan
represented the judiciary.
From Camp Hampton are; Col
John C. Haskell, Capt.D.J. Griffith,
D. Caldwell aud W.'W
3 Lumpkin.
Governor Heyward with Got
Jennings and otht>r distinguished
r~ o
visitors was the guest of Gov.
Terrell at dinner tonight. Tbi
South Carolina party loft at midi
night for Columbia via Augusta.
o o
I over the Goorgia railroad and tb<
Southern in their private car.
a day or sorrow.
Georgia's capitol has beer
3 crowded today with the heroes ol
5 the Confederacy, Staphen I). Let
and Simon B. Buckner, lieutenant
generals, followed the collin o1
their comrade us did those whe
were ragged privates in his command,
some of them were in ragt
today.
Agreut States great heart throbbed
with sorrow, for none car
take Gordon's place?and the
south morned with Georgia.
Through all that was said am
thought and folt there ran the recognition
of that marvelous hold
which the dead soldier and statesman
had upon the hearts of kh
people.
Col. George It. McClellan Deud.
Bristol, Tenn., Jan. 12.?Col.
George It. McClellaa, 89 years
..1 . < i * ? " ? ?
ui age, ui? oldest tieUI officer ol
the Mexican war, in the service
of which he received hie commis
sion us colonel in 1847, and ona
of the moat distinguished citizen?
Tennessee ever knew, died at hia
home here touight.
KilUd His Wife and Himself.
Asheville, N. O., Jan. 13.-Last
night George Corn, a well
known farmer of Buncombe county,
living in the Polo Creek section,
shot hia wife dead in their
homo and then walking out into
the read ending his own life with
a bullet. Domestic trouble is
| said to have caused the double
tragedy.
A Happy
l>?New Yea
I k w* R r 5 & * * -?- -- 4
iki liming utir t'UMt
patronage and in order
past kindness in pairog)
have decided to extend t
Thirty Days Longer i
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so that ail ot one
bene lit <>? reduced prices
1 are principally over stoc
> month intend t<? seii, re^
I one knows that we have
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ISTROUSE & BROS. H
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i which is by far th
you look tike you were i
them. With every suit
. antee, gimranteeing you
fades or loses its shape
i why they can snake you
; because every piece of g
and shrunk before it i
consequently there is no
fading No forward boy
the- cut prices tor the ne
will only call at our emp
1 stock will promise to dr<
, Lome of our competitors
1 > n. - < * wv -
rcemneniDer our Douglas ai
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I The very best that i;
? pair guaranteed to be sol
't leather soles and doubL
not prove to be the same
; you at our store, cut opt
iyou a new pair onreceij
Ijthat is not as we represe
HATS. NO EH
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Come alosg and let y
We have a sample lot th
yon to take out of our w
Our best soft bosoms
Millinery, a few pick
closeovt cheap.
Groceries of al kind:
cheap and meet any prie
Again thanking our ei
natron aire siwnvn n? in +
^ ? m. w ? t * it kj A I & I I
i n#
will continue to patron i>
remain.
d Prosperous
"w9 frtTb A 1 h
iHiierr* tor liieii' liberal
to reciprocate tor tliei>*
liziog us so largely, we
he ime
n Slaughtering Prices
%
customers will get the
*. <i let bin is what we
ked on usi-.i for the i?ext
;ard less of cost. .12 veryw
the exclusive sale of
ii B tan ?*? ^ - - - -
iflR AjiJ KLDUIINS.
e best luting and makes
noulded and poured in
there is a written guara
new suit in ease it
. Now 1 can tell you
such a guarantee, simply
oods is thoroughly tested
is made into a garment;
chance of shrinkage or
s, and take advantage of
xt 30 day s and it you
oriuiii and iuspeet our
ess you up or else make
give you a new suit*
9
id Godman Line of Shoes.
s manufactured. Every
id leather counter: solid
e tip toe and if they do
> as the sample shown
311, we will freely give
it of the ones returned
lit it to he.
ID TO THEM.
our cranium be coyed.
lat we will almost give
ay.
shirts at cost.
:ings left, which we will
5 iii abundance, will sell
es given you.
istomers for ther liberal
lie jiast and hoping they
5e us in the future, we
Yours to serve.
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