The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, February 10, 1904, Image 2
THE LEDGER. |l
Thurlow w. Ca* ier,
EDITOR AND MANAGER.
WIDHESDAY, FEBRUATY 10, 1004.
War hn8 practically bean declared
between Japan and Russia.
Diplomatic relations have been
broken off botwoen tho two conn* |
tie*, and Japan has began tho occupation
of Corca, landing troops
at vaious points. And ber tleet
baa put to aoa?going toward Port
Arthur whore the Russian fleet is.
-Fighting may he looked for at any
time.
We join the Spartanburg
Journal in surprise at the pardon
f George Blanchard by Gov.
Heyward. Hlanchard, The Journal
reminds us, is the white blacksmith
who drove the blade of a
knife into tho brain of a negro on
the etreets of Spartanburg. Ho
was found guilty of manslaughter
and given tho minimum sentence
of two yearB, but escapes after
incarceration of a few months.
As The Journal says, "When a
white man is convicted of killing
* negro in South Carolina it is a
pretty safe guess that he is guilty."
And vrhon ho is guilty nnd
the judge has been careful te
temper ft piftt of justice with a
quart of mercy, there is no excuee
for executive interference.?
The State.
Four Killed And
Three Wounded.
i
Union Men Crowded Around 1
Guard* find Non-Union Min- '
era and the Shooting Began.
I
Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 7.?A '
bloody tragedy was enacted today
in the little mining town of Coal
Creek, Tenn., 40 inilea northwest
of Knoxville, as tho reault of
which four poisons wore killed
and three persona wounded, one
perhaps fatally. The clash was
the culmination of trouble he
tween union und non-union labor J
end the excitement which followed
rivalled that when nearly 200 1
Urea were crushed oat in an ex
ploeion in tho Fraterville mine,
on May 19, 1902. Threw of the
dead men were killed by guard*
employed by the Coal CrcekJCoal
company wnue me fourth victim,
m deputy shsriff, wet killed by n
guard be attempted to arrest.
Arretted Fer Murder of Marks.
Id. Marsh, Mrs. Mattie Marks
and William T. Simpson wtro
placed in jail here by the sheriff
yesterday charged with the murder
of Ed Marks, the half-witted
husband of Mrs. Marks who lits
been missing since the night
of the 27th day of January,
which he spent at the home of
Simpson, where Marsh und Mrs.
Marks were also guests.
The body of Marks bus not >yet
been found, but the usissing^man's
brether, Andrew Murks, who
swore out tho warrant, says
lie tits evideace against tho prisoaers
whicb has not yet come to
light. ?Columbia State, 9th iaat.
While the battleship Iowa was
teatiag ber batteries the muzzle
of both 8 inch guns were blown
off, but no one was injured.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
Hh Kind You Have Always Bought
?For Kent! l'he Methodist
parsonage and lands belonging
thereto at Heath Spring. Apply
to A. H. Duncan, K li. Mackcy
or H. H. Horton, Heath Springs,
8. a
Negro and His Wife
Bnrned At Stake.
Maddened Mississippi Mob Knew
No Bouuds?Tragedy Cost,
ing Eight Lires.
Doddsville, \li?* , Feb. 7.?
Luther llolbort and his wife, negroes,
were named at the stake
heio today byu moboforer 1,000
persona, for the killing of James
Eastland, a prominent white plantor,
and Johu Cnrr, a negro, on
Wednesday morning at the Eat>U
land plantation, two miles from
this city.
The burning of Holhort and
his wife closos aQtr&gedy which
has cost eight lives, has engaged
200 mon and tw? packs of bloodhounds
in a four day's chaso across
four counties and hus stirred this
section of Mississippi to such a
stato of excitement as it has never
before experienced in its history.
Tho following are the dead:
Luther Holbert and wife, negrsss,
burned at tho stako by
mot).
James Eastland, white planter,
killed by Holbert.
John Carr, negro, killed by
Llolbert.
John Wintire, negro, killod by
Eastland.
Three \ nknown negroes, killed
tiy posses
The killing of Eastland, Carr.
and W inters occurred Wr?dn?*J*v
morning at Eastland's plantation.
Holbcrt and Winters were in
Jarr's cabin when Eastlaud on
tared and ordorod Ilolbert to leave
the plantation.
A difficulty ensued in which it
is alleged that Ilolbert opened
fire on Eastland, fatally wound
ing him and killing Carr. Eastland
returned the fire and killed
Winters.
The chase, which wns begun
Wednesday morning, was continued
until 3 o'clock this morning
whon Ilolbert and his wife, worn
out from traveling over 100 milee
on foot through canohrakos and
swamps, were found asleep in a
heavy holt of timber three miles
oast of Shopherdstown and captured
by a posse without a shot
being tired.
The two negroes were brought
to Doddsville and this afternoon
were burned at the stake by a
large mob almost in the shadow
of the negro church here.
Diplomatic Relations Off.
It is Only a Step Towards Wai ?
Ministers will Withdraw?
Then Qulek and Decisive
Action is Expected.
Tokio, Feb. 7. ?The beverance
of diplomatic relations between
Russia and Japan appears to be
only a step towards war, although
when the ministers of Russia and
Japan withdraw from their ren
spoetive posts quick and decisive
action is expected. When Minister
of Foreign Affairs Konuira
on Saturday notified Baron De
Boson, the llusbian Minister, of
Japan's determination to sever
diplomatic relations, he is reported
to hftvo declared to him that jApan
is tired ef Russia's promises,
made only to lis broken again.
Japsn will publicly define its position
anrl .-.m...-.,.--- '
aim in#
Foreign Oftlco ha* prepared a new
statement which probably will be
announced tonight. On Monday
Japan unquestionably will seise
Corsn, and although Russia has
previously intimated that it would
not interfere, in viow of that
county's pronent attitud#, devolopuonta
are eagerly waited.
OAESTOItSA.
Boan the T'-6 KM You Have Always (iounifi
Baltimore Fire Sobdned.
Losses are Estimated at More
Than 1100,000,000 140
Acres of Devastation.
\
Baltimore, Feb. 8.?When
darkness fell tonight the people of
this stricken city knew the worst
was over. Tbo flames, which for
more than twenty-eight hours had
swept rosistlessly through the
heart of one of the world's groat
eat marts of trade, were checked
An army of firemen from many
cities, working nntil wearied, and
aided by a muddy little stream,
finally conquered a tire that will
runk among tbo world's great
rnnflaiTrnt inna
Worn by a night and day of
terror, the great crowds that
watched the ruin of their city,
turned homeward nnd at mid*
night the streets were deserted
save for the police aad militia
who guarded the burned area. To
the south a red glow rises and
falls, marking 140 acres of devastation?
75 squares of property
that yesterday represented values
to the extent of from $75,000,000
to $125,000,000. Not oven a
close approximation can be made
of the loss. No guess can be
uiade of the insurance.
Men tonight talk in figures thut
are appalling and almost incomprehensible
because of their vastness.
An export, the city building
inspector, estimates the Iosh
in buildings alone at $150,000,
000. On the other hand it is said
that insurance estimates do not
place Ibi!to'ill loss lit 5 greater
figure.
One factor that will figure
largely in the final estimates consists
of the aecuritiea in the banks
and trust companies whoso homes
were destroyed. Their vaults
and safes tonight are in, r^iinf,
covered with tons of debris. Experts
who have given them as
close examination as possible, express
the heliof that the contents
are safe.
Not a single lifo has been lost.
| not a human being has bocn even
dangerously injured. The hospi
tal lists consists ot minor burns
with the exception of Jacob Ingiefritz,
a fireman from York,
Pa. He bus & fractured log and
is badly burned.
Letter to It. J. "Wit lier.spoon
Lancaster S C
Dour Sir: Your business is, when a
home burns down, to give the owner
some money to build a new one. It is
a good business Queer that the world
got on so lone without it.
We paint the one that burnt down
and llie new oae too. What Is better,
we paiut the houses .that don't burn
down.
You insure the houses that burn;
we insure tlie houses that don't. You
have the ashes and smoke; all the
houses are ours.
We paint lead-and-zinc; Devoe.
We sell the paint to painte rs; wedon't
paint.
Lead-and-oil is the old-fashion paint
Devoe is zinc [ground with lead and
linseed oil: the best paint iu the
world: and the cheapest, because it
takes fewer gallons titan m xed paints
and it wears twice asloi gimlead-andoll,
Nobody,wants poor paint; there's
lots of it, though, in lite world.
A M Urillin, Plainfleld, N J, writes:
Mr Aaron Higghis, of Plainfleld,
always used 15 gal Ions of mixed paint
for his house. Da t (Spring he bjught
15 gallons of D. vo and had 4 gallons
left.
Yours 'ru'y
F W Devoe & co ,
89 New York
FARMERS MUTUALIZFE
INSURANCE company makes reduction
of $:t,20 on sntiancsr IVe.
In order to fill up our first division of
one thousand members quickly, we
make this liberal oiler:
From this date to March 15, 1904,
you can enter for $1.25 and one death
ntsesninei.t, according to age, ah represented
in our 'Table of Rates " This
include* medical examination Ap
ply at once by mail or in person, to
JNO A. ( OOK or royselfand we will
furnish blanks and Instructions.
I>. E. HONEY, Manager,
Feb. 8 ?lm. Ymkville, rt
niuswi BHnansBBBOBnnnBHKsnD
?All persons indebted to me
are requested to call at once and
settle. J. E. Rut ledge, Dentist.
A Happy
^New
Thanking mi
patronage and in
past kindness in
have decided to et
Thirty Days Lo
so that all <
benefit of reduced
are principally nv
month intend tic s
one knows that w
STROUSE & BR
which is by
you look like you
them. With evei
antee, guarantee!!
fades or Poses its
why they can ma!
because every pie
and shrunk befo
consequently tiler
lading. So forws
the cut prices lor
will only call at o
stock will promis
L ome of our com|i
Rembember our I)
Tlic very besi
pair guaranteed t
leather soles ant
not prove to he tl
you at our store,
you a new pair oi
that is not as we ]
HATS.
Come alosg a
We have a sampl
you to take out oi
vur must suit
Millinery, a f
closeovt cheap.
Groceries of;
cheap and meet a
Again tliankin{
patronage shown
will continue to ]
remain.
-Mi Ban!
and Pi
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order to reeipr
patronizing us
deiid the - imt
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>f oar custome
prices. Olotlt
er stocked on a
eli, regardless <
e have the excli
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far the best 5i?
were moulded
ry suit there is :
ng you a new
shape. Now
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re it is made
e is no chance <
ird boys, and tal
the next 30 d
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>etitors give you
louglas and Godman
t that is manufs
0 be solid leathc
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le same as the
eut open, we
a receipt of the
represent it to b
NO IND JOI
nd let your crai
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f* nnv wciv
m. JL * I (.? y
bosomsliirts at
ew pickings lef
al kinds in abui
my prices given
? our customers
us in the past }
latronize us in
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ocate for their
wo largely we
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will get the
sit.- is what we
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>1 cost. E\erynsive
sale of
I SLOTHING.
iting and makes
and poured in
a written guarsuit
in case it
1 can tell you
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* f ? !< v vy ^ ?. '* tu |# m j
loroughly tested
into a garment;
of shrinkage or
ke advantage of
ajs and it you
nd inspect our
ip or else make
a new suit.
Line of Shoes.
ictured. Every
;r counter; solid
and if they do
sample shown
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ones returned
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nium be eoyed.
ill almost give
cost.
t, which we will
udanee, will sell
1 you.
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ind hoping they
the future, we
to nerve.1'
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