The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, March 12, 1904, Image 2
THE
THIRLOW S. CARTER,
KDITOR AM) M ANA(i i:ii.
SUBSCRIPTION $1 .-?? Yl'.Mt
isnitkd wkdnksday and sati'kdav
SATUUDAV MAlU'll 12, 1 ??0-l
Congressman Croft Dead.
End Came to Him at T:30 Thursday
Morning ? lllood l'oison
ing The Cause.
Washington, M.vrch 1<>.? Col.
Croft died at 7:30 this morning
from blood poisoning.
The blood poisoning was earned,
primarily, bv a splinter in a
linger of the left hand. 1'hibrought
forth an abscess and a
result of it was that blood poisoning
set in. Col. Croft wa- much
better up to a day or two ago and
it was confidently- expected that
II. t - - -
jiu wuum soon oe mil anain.
The following sketch is given
of him in tin: Congressional 1 direct
or v:
"George William Croft, Dcmocrat
of Aiken, wa- horn in Newberry
counts', S. C., December
'JO, ls.jij; his curly elocution was
at the common schools in Green-ville,
S. CI. In 1 ?St?3 ho ontercil
the South Carolina Military Academy,
at Colmnhin; in bill the
cadets of that institution were
placed in tlie Confederate army,
and continued to ,-esve until ti tclose
of the civil war: m
and lM>7 Mr. Croft attended
the i'nivcrsity of \irginia; he
suhteijuent!y studied law undi r
Gov. 15. F. Ferry, at Greenville,
and was admitted to the bar in
and in ls7<> located at
Aiken, where he has continuously
practiced his profession. Mr.
Croft has been a member of the
youth Carolina senate, ami served
two terms in the lions:' of 1 (,iri">enlutives
of that state: uns also
twice elected president < 1 the
South Carolina State liar Association;
was married to Florence
McMahon, of Alabania, April 17,
l?s73: was elected to the liftyeight
congress, receiving b,134
votes, to 'J4 7 for \V. S Dixon,
Republican. * *
Col. Croft was a moat eloquent
man, and lawyer of great success
in the advocacy of cases he undertook.
The most important criminal
case he has been engaged in
recently was as the leading attorney
for flames 11. Tillman charged
with the murder of N. (i.
Gonzales. He and Col. Tillman
were law partneis aid persona]
friends before the tragedy and
Col. Croft threw his whole sou
in the defense of Tillman.
"1 am surprised that more nl
the farmers of the county do nof
pay mote attention to truck am
stock farms," -a>s an Andcisor
mun. e ar never utile to d.
pend even to any peat extent <>i
the local Mij.pl v. Here 1.1ns wee I.
1 am buying 11:rnip^ from ( in
einnati, cabbage from Florida,
potatoes from Florida and peafrom
the eastern jiait of thi-state.
All of these things ought to la
raised right here in Anderson
they will certainly grow as well
here as anywhere -and the fa's
mers would make more money
out of them than cotton at even
15 cents.''
The American Tobacco Company's
annual report shows net
earnings of an in
crease of *1/21 1/210. Net earnings
of $ 12, Tod, 7^ !, i n increase
of $97lhs50, are shown in the
annual report of tin* Continental
Tobacco Company.
Tanmunv <mlii.ne.
J " 1 *' unn
about Clcvtiand iis tl.c moM
al?lo man lor the presidency.
Bris low's !IIiffider.
C{)l I ' slid I) i\ I II
till* 1':lll)OU i Rep It 1 i i filet's
j Nest Slit?e 1.
i \\ashing ton, March Tha
an investigation i f tin;
department b^ the hoiiof representatives
will icsull from tin
i puhlieuti >n < f the rcj oi t invoh in;
! members of congress in that con
noetmu, was indie de l I?y evert
cxpn s-i> n possible shoi t of a voti
in that body today. With i
whirlwind ??f pioU ts the repor
was taken up by indignant ineir.
Inrs, their personal eonnectini
with it explained, and epithet
hulled at Fourth Assistant l'ost
1 nuedt i (ieueral IJrbt >w.
" The liristow repi rt was e in
1 eeived in inquiry, horn in sin am
has travtled it.-- c? nr.- until it li.i
struck the public of the I'nile
State- as a preat attack upon
: tiody ( ! men as free from wroii:
<i?>i:i, unuption, cmnc and ii
j regularity a- any e<|ual number <
| nun en the face el' the earth
Thi> ua- Iho parting sht t of l?c|
ro'cntal ?ve (i rosvener el'Ohio i
paying I-o Inhutc to the report,
i ''ilmi document is the produc
tieii of a liar an 1 a scotituir I,'
shouted Kepre-entat ive ilill <
i Connecticut on uiahinj; an cn
planation of lus connection wit
certain leases, lie a hied that li
should vote to investigate house
| and also the fourtl assistant post
I ostmastcr irencral.
' 1*1:c?l -* i- nothing in any el i
to impugn any improper motiv
ov < >!i in t up >n any in mher <
. the house," was tho expression ?
Chairman Ov rst.net <>. t .e con
| mittce, v ho con:!):: i d t!. idea <
an investigation.
Mr. Williams, the I Lmineiati
leader, lii^ul a complete inveiti
giltioli of till1 wh'de p lstollier di
purtnyont. AU r ct ived . Hi
"
hearty applause of both sides <
the home and ti e ^all. rie- whic
1 bad filled dnt'in tho disenssio*
II was soon found that tho tw
hours which had been allotted t
1
the subject was not ?oin?/ p? '
i i
n .* i * if 4 i?ii\ iiii i iivj ire ? 'uii.
1 #
exphumlions which members uei
demanding tin* ri?Mit to make an
a motion to extend llm debate in
[til I o'clock tomorrow wascarrh
; with a vim.
Mr. Overstreet proposed a pos
ponouunt, of the discus>ion out
Mosul.i\ in order to "ivethomeii
j bars more time. Mr. Hay <
j Yiruii.in, Mr. Kinley of Sou
| Carolina and others oppo.- <1 po>
ponemcnt.
.Mr Hepburn (licp.) of h>\
1 said that an investigation of t
' postoiliro department would u
1 elicit any facts m t brought out 1
I I
| the committee report.
"I -ay an investigation won
. joliei1 further facts and that tin
^ I fact have been suppressed," r
. i t<u ted Mr Win A Idea Smit
[ i
amid ! aid aindaiistj from the !h>
i 11
land u.'.llei'os
( i Mr. V> iliiiuns said ho want
tii corruption i; 1 t.So. jot >fii
| ticji irtnit .it to he invest igateil, n
. hy ! i \ (is Oil tl.c men who ha
ic < n guil1y of corrupt inn, hut i
the t??ti (>f representatives.
As to the Hay resolution, M
Williams soys it did not touch t
I ijno~tion 4 Ihtit s lii 'ono nt t
| ostollice department has a omeln
inehiile 1 in the report the name
i m m after mm in the house
representatives ami in the sena
guilty of apparent wrong, guil
of no violation of tlio law, guil
1 O
of no moral obliquity, guilty
nothing that hears oven the tinj
i 11 iiiiimuiiy.
"What wns the motive of it?
lie v'jMrou?l y i:w|(iii id. "\\':isn
il 1') jilvo the ciiiil'1( - ii >lire til
the (loj>;ii tmont hoi.I omolhir
over c(ip?its.j nixl tIitiT congre
ii I It iter let tlie (]oji:irtir.ci
it lone,' lo i in 111 i ret), In* won
!>. ti. liniwii: ! I?y ?p} Imiiso from
jiil'n silks **
Mr. Hay ?>f Virginia said he did
' i not altogether agree with Mr.
j Wii!:; ai> "1 lu liove there ought
o 1; ii in nation of t ho post,
jollies department and along w ith
it an investigation of ihcso charges
against mouthers ''
(doopi r of Wisconsin dclolarcl
that President Roosevelt
r j
| h id dinc ted the prosecution of
mends rs of his own party.
Mr. Moon of Tennessee, facing
the republican side, said, "Those
thieves being yours and not ours
it "> for you not us. to fay if they
[ahull have your protect ii n."
Mr. I'nderwood said that no
man who is innocent is afraid to
j fiuo such charges as these. 'But,'
ho said, "if a to ui is guilty he
J ought to he iT?|uircd to appear beforo
the bur of She liousO."
Mr. Overstte t then withdraw
his i.io' m l > p< stj-m.no and tho
piufc i!v?l to discuss the
re olution.
if |
Groat I .NcitciiK iil Iii Kamberg.
> |
Special to News anil Courier,
i 01 nr, Kaiuberg ( ii'inty, Mar. 7.
- 1 i. 17v.ro. oelion i< in great
'' iwcitemi i11. Evidently a gang of
,f thieve- and incen iiaries arc opor?1'n_
in an extrusive way.
|j A f- ?v nigl !- ago the store, of
if. M <-! - .1 Killer A: Son was roll
[f bed and a 1- rge anionnt of goods
stolen.
i Last Sunday morning before
f dawn the store of. Mr. J. O.
ive? i n w a- t< ially destroyed by
,f lire, the 1 s- lining large and to,1
t il, as lie i .pried no insurance.
iiftv.c-ii midnight and dawn
j- lli- in unhg the store of Mr. .1.
S. Javland was found m a light
0 I'!::/,.:. Mr. (Ireland, his clerk,
ii-. il. Ii kearse, and Dr. Ik
. i>raI bam were first at the
10 (burning building. A fow minutos
uftor reaching the stoo" jjariin
1]keg of powder exploit. .1, which
eiinipl tolv wrecked il.
Mr. Breland was s.ightly
wounded on tiiy lw:ul I>y a living
board, and a la.-go piece of timber
struck Pr. Brabham in the face,
completely knocking out l is left
eve : r.d crushing in much of the
frontal facial hone2. The wound
, is gbuetly. Drs Coleman, Folk
and Kirkland we re liar til/ sum
j motiod, and tlioy are doing all in
11 ! their power to save the life <1
u their patient, but they arc in*!
()j-! Iiopt fill, ami told family t<
jj, (trepan lor ice wor
' Russia
lias an autocratic ?*??\ va
eminent of the mo.-t antique forn
|lf> | of despotism, no rcli.:iuus lihort *.
ot no freedom of speech, no ballot
, no pu t!ic ch' ol sy 'etu, no con
!>!( ss rr oilier '.cj 1 tlivo henv,
|(| no constitution, n t Icranvo o
progress in any form and only i
(,^ thin veneer of civilization. It
I, ilapan there is voustilu. >ph1 gov
ul- eminent, absolu.e i . eodom <?
speech, a -\si(i:i td coinmoi
, schools and puliiic education a:
( good as that in our own hind, tlx
(i, ludlot, a wise and limit 4 jodicii
, {> adinini-t?ation, a hroad, well
(halar.ccd and uio,!ern s\ item o
governmo.u and a hi_rh typo o
civilization. Radio tor Herald.
ho
. One Hundred Li ve4 Lost.
I;c
London, Mar. i?. -A spceiu
, di-piitch from Pari* nnnouncot
( >1
that the KrcMicIi toniner Cam
to
hndge, of 2,.loo Ions, which lof
ty " '
Rangoon on Tehfiiarv 17, foi
j. Cochin China and Ihii opean ports
has heen wrecked in a storm of
fQ #
the const of Co< liin-Chinn. Tin
,, dispatch adds tha* it i . believed :
hundred persons j-.ei d in the
wreck.
at
2 1 I ae*. . 2 inih Norlh oj
town, >'( od lwo*loi \ * 1 v\ c 11 i111!
uthnildings, c:tc. Appliy to
T. S. Carter, Agent.
A Hai3]w
**.<3
^lew
Thanhing <"-?5
|wiroiia^c and in
! VI "W ?.-k U>? < " ^ y T l? v < ^ m ? * v i ? t-t !!
BFcB^; Hi I t;9?3 l!3S
liave decided to e:
Thirty Days Lc
i
[
| so that all <
bene list ?>i reducer
| a re prinrlpuf^y ov
! month inleuri to s
one Pi hows rfaat w
0,
V i VM _ .
,
I
which cs by
vow look itke vow
? *
J hem. v*' Nh eve
anicc. fjiirtraFiteei
failles or poses
wf? fhev east snai
*V (V
because every me
? A
am!! sfwueik 8>etf?
cimsewiieBifly ?!> <*?
ji x
tailing; "o f
C)
the cij' lor
will 0'ii.i % <!s;! 8 at o
stock vtih gmmib
i omo of or-? ' c?iti|.
; Rembemfeer our !
11 The very bes
I pair guaranteed 1
. leather so!es am
not. prove to be t!
jyoti at our store,
' you a new oair o
e 4
. that ss not as wo
i
:1 his,
II
I
- :
Conte a
iiWe have a samp;
: you to take out o
Our best soft
f Millinery, a
r #/ 7
eloseovt enean.
4 1 ?
V JI i \ M ?. I jl-n V? 2
< iij) and moot \
! A<.';a?n tlumkhi
- nat i'ommv shown
K
Will COilt 11:1110 to j
remain.
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; bMiI mm
C?; ^ I !
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Year to A]
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ordet* Jo rcciproe
s
ff|?* * t><b9ft 1 ! i k ' .
g, ... , .
infer m Slaught
O O
it ?>?? WIMtOfSlttl'S
? nrin 'w. ?! tss
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?k iiisivt't h (>xc.hi^
jie HI 9 ft M ABT
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the* ihvbv'S? iiUtii
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e*v njift tlu re Is a 8
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ng voii a mw ssi
d TCVT ?
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".ir } OU Slloh n SJ^lSE-l!
' < ol gOOlbi 88 tliOi
?re n is made s
'O 88 flO eh?.l ee o
'.. -.f. br?v Mi ;r : la he
?
th? !l?*xt t:- <1 il y
iy?* <'in|H>i'iri;); and
;e co ilresM you up
Khitorw 5TBve you n
C J ^
>oi!gias and (iodinan Lir
t that is maim fuel
to ho solid leather <
j double tit> toe ai
X
he same as Use s
eat open, we ws 1
n receipt of the <
K
represent it to be.
M IMS 18 TO
in! let vour cranii
ie lot that we will
f our way.
bosonsshirts sit e<.
ew pickings left,
**" 1 * ..k I
it* tBJ (UI11IH!
uiy prices given y
g our customers f<
us in <lie past aili
patronize vis in t
Vonrw to
Lino1 kj Bopfi'ii
fillip wi) itltil u y
serous
. .1
II? P&
Osrs-"' liberal
ate tfo?* tliegi*
? largely we
ering Prices
wiSS .?jjet the
is what we
;i f &/ the F?ext
ens? J?very /
ive nak' of
,i;4 ami snakes.
!?<u poured in
!! i.X ? ?
written yjusH'"
!El he8 case it
can teHi yon
i;antee, simply
roughly tested
to a garment;
i liiiiika^e or
: advantage of
;> and if yon
; inspect our
or else make
new suit.
ie of Shoes.
:uro?L .Every
[m>uliter; solid
f. /1 i "l*
it! it they iso
ample shown
\ freely give
nies returned
JMjj
urn be eoyed.
almost give
>st.
whieli wewii!
auee, will sell
i\ I E
*. / <ta
)i* tlier liberal
(I hoping they
he fill tire, we
^erve.
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