The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, April 16, 1904, Image 3
THE LfiPGEw.
IhUBI.dW S. CARTER,
KDl l'OK AM) MANA(ii:ii.
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HUBSUKIIM ION t! "?') 1* 1:?' VI-; \ I
I*KI'i:i) \\*KI>NKS1 >AV AK!> SATI'UI'.W
SVTI KDAY, Al'KII. 10. 1001.
Senator Motgau suys some cm
is going to make money out of tin
eanul scheme. Wo don't doubt
that nor do we doubt that more
than one has already made money
out of the business ?And thnv nr<
nearer homo than Paris.- Tin
Scale.
Sounded The Last Call.
Bugler Who Blow 11'-treat at Appomattox
Dies In New Or
leans.
New Orleans, April Id Dan
ial Keegan, a Confederate veteran,
found dead in his r<> >m here,
was famed as tho man who blew
the last bugle eall at the buttle of
Appomattox,and in l iter yours he
sounded taps over the graves ol
many of his comrades and 01
many important Confederate occasions.
Keegun was in tho Soldieis1
Home for some time, hut mnntlu
ago he found himself not aide ti
do work. He refused to he a Stati
pensioner as long as he could
make a living for himself. So lie
left the home.
For the last three months he has
heen cleaning brasses and <1 nny
similar work around a hotel. So
far as is known he h ft no relatives.
Wildcat Insurance Companies
to be Published.
Many Conmlaints lterohid hv
Comptroller General?The Law
on tho Matter.
There ha* hecn so many Complaints
recently to the comptroller
general about wildcat insurance
companies that he will shortly i*sue
a black list, containing the
names of the companies who have
not raid their license of $100 for
the year. Citizens taking insurance
in these companies will in
case of loss an 1 refusal of the
companies to pay, sue the home
office whereas in ease of loss in a
licensed company suit can be tiled
against the agent named in the
papers on tile in the comptroller's
office. Should an adjuster for an
unlicensed concern come into the
state he is liable to arrest. Comptroller
General .Jones is determlflv]
ed that the press.nt insurance law
shall have the widest possible
publicity as there are so many
complaints tiled tiv.m farmers and
others who have been swindled.
Tli/. I*. -/I-. ' - '? ' *
i iiv i M"jn;ii>ii[ v ill l'OllllCS.
Governor Hey ward to-day, in
response to :i ?jiif.-ti?* -. as to the
part taken by dispensary eon*!a
bles in the political li^ht in the 2tl
district, said that he had received
no complaint as \ct. Trie Governor
has issued an order similar
to the one issued some time ago,
which says that any dispensary
constable taking part in any p<>
litical light will he held stiiellv to
account. Chief Constable Hani
niett is at present quite sick, but
no complaint has as vet reached
him concerning the charge. Should
any he tiled it will he investigated
at once.- -Columbia Cor. News
and Com i< r.
The state peiisn n board will
me<?t on Tuesdax t' r a linal check
up of the warrant-. As soon a->
this is compietr d the m n.ey will b?>
sent out to tlm clerks of court
aBd the app ?rl ioiinir lit d i ri hired.
I
FURTHER DISASTERS j;
OVERTAKE RUSSIANS. ?
? j u
Battleship Pebieda is Crippled
And Destroyer r
lost.
U
j Sinking of Hm T'etropuvlovsk
8!
W as l>ono l?y J:i[ aneso Navy.
It Is Cluiuu <1 Oth- ' 'I
or NT at- News. J h
Tokio, April II, n p. in. ? A I
brief report from Hear Admiral : '
I "rin of Wednesday's tiiilitnivf ^>d j
lN.rt Arthur rem bed the Navv ;
Department tlii- afternoon.
| 11 o siivs that Toiro's lleet at
taekcd l'oil .Arthur in the nnorn ^
ing and ?ucceedcd in linking a
haltlo-hij) of tliu Petroj) ivlovtk
and one torpedo boat destroyer
The Jap'.ntsu (sustained no losses ?
One .lap.?ne>c v.its wounded.
A <h t iled report u expected (r
hourly. p
lil - 1 A >. DKSI'UOY F.K SI N K. ('
St. Pi tersburg, April 14, 1 2'! g
p. in. P was cdli tally an nor.need
. today that the torpedo boat de
stro\er liezstrndini was cut ?>tl
from the rest of the Kit.- ian ileet i
i
at Port Arllmrnnd sunk hv the ! (j
, | .tapane.se. Her crew of 4."> otli-lp
eers and mens was hut.
The battleship 1'ohieda aeei j t!
dentally shuck it mine whiloinan |p
oeuvering but was ablo to aeturn | |)
to the harbor, without loss of j ^
life.
lull SAYS Til HY' D11 > IT.
Washington, ->} t i 1 * 1?The1'
'.?:ipri:'.minister today received ' I
tin ollie'.il i -port from his govern- u
hut.t embo Ivinj* the report el t>
. i
i Admiral I nu r<*?x;iiv 11nir tlit* en- l'<
j giigeinont 'oil LVrl Arthur. II'- i d
i say.- il-.c .lapuieso i! o' appro .e o
el IA.it Arthur on April 10, and v\
sunk one battleship oi' the enemy tl
( the IVlrop . ! -vsk type and one i
torpedo boat destroyer. No c<
damaire was done the Japanee <1
tied. No repair has yet coin- ifrnm
Admiral Togo. a]
.iai's i vi: mi:: ."\ii.nb,
('hefoo, \pril II ? it has been
learned here fio>.Japanese uu~
tlmnlies that the attack on the
Russian Poll Arthur licet yesterday
was planned and carried out u
in the following manner. At day 111
light the Japanese torpedo bouts
made 1 demonstration before the
port and laid inincs across the J']
outer entrance totlie liarhor. Then n
thev retired urul joined the main
i ? 'I't . . i > 1 e
mi. i no npiaoron inen advanced
and a- thcv drew near the
Russian .shii?> wore mcii coining
out. 1 lie butt lesli ip Petropav* 11
lovsk struck nne of (hose mines
laid by tin? Japanese torj>"d.> boals
and was destroyed.
.iai'amm: t ost nonk.
Tokio, April 14. .*> p. m. ? A
brief report from Rear Admiral ()f
I'riu of Wednesday's fighting off (n
Tort Arthur reached the navy do ()f
pnrtment this afternoon. It savs
Vice Admiral Togo's Moot attack vv]
el IN.it Arthur in the morning
;in i -u ee<lof <1 in sinking a battle- m
-. lip of the 1'clropavlovsk class VV!
nnn i.tiu topedo !> ?.it destroyer.
I'he .1 iipune-u -n^t.iuvd no losses. ja
One .1 npaneso was wounded
i'cirn onk <>k'fici:iis and 750 P?
mi:n wkkk kiij.kd.
St Peter-burg, April 11. ?The ':i
report tlmt Grand Duke Cyril 'K
Aiis seriously injured when the 1,1
I'etropavlovsk Mew up is continued 1,1
The Gran I Duke l'oris, hrothcr s^'
of Cyril, who watched ihe eatastrophe
from a distance, has re- v>(
eeived orders to hrin^ his hrotli- ''''
or home, as -of n the woun led 1,1
innn i- able 1 > travel. I'lui ollicinl
li-t < 1 -I .1 s' ?v.'s forty one of
otlioers and 750 men killed. |>o
? j
DF.scitienoN or in -niovi.i) sums.
St lV t :shin-o, April 13.- The 0p
l'etro, n-.do . . ., wliieh had liviee eul
ah i rcvi usiy repoiteddnmu.ed
\ Japanese attacks on Port A"*
v.a- a !ii>tclnt>8 battleship t
, i tons di plHCciivenl \ 1 |
indicated borse-powct.
11was ;:>7 1-2 foot long, hnd i <?
crt beam and her armored belt
r.s *>l about lt? inches of stcele,
,itb 10 inches *>f steolo armor on
cr turret. Her armament eon
istod of 1 12 incb, 12 G-incb, t
ina'ler guns and G torpedo tubes,
lie complement of the Potropav>vsk
when fully manned, was
00 men. She was built at *St.
Vtvrsburg and was completed in
*
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Happenings In The State.
l> Chronicled by the Alert Cm *
respondents of The Columbia
Statu.
0\(i|;i:?m.\n AIKK.n's W1FK I)KA1>.
Abbeville, April 14. ?A teleram
was received here today
nun Washington announcing the
cut h of Mrs. Aiken, wife of Con rt-sman
WvatI Aiken.
i ikk in hock hill.
R ck llill, April I t. ? A disasivu
tiro occurred in ono of the
ot negro settlements in an east
rn suburb Saturday night It
eminence.1 at the liest house in
lie low of about 20 built c'->se
met her, and on account . f a
i;;!i wind, it was not a ?roat
hile hefoie eight were in lluim
I l.ir.I) ON KtOIlT CIIAUOES.
Fort Mill, April 1+.?Son
lunnicut, :* voting white n an
hose home was in this place 0.11 j
1 a short time ago, was tried he- a
in the mayor of Hock Hill M on- j
i\ ni"roin?? on eight sepat e
barges, the most serious of \v! ' h
as grossly indecent conduct i<t
presence of a number of ladies, i
lo was convicted on each of (t.iie
units and was lined !?200*or ' 210
ays on the county ehaingang. It \
understood that Iluntncnl will i
[ipeal to I ho circuit court.
1 >1K!> 1'ltOM IN.11"K1K3 j
Charleston, April 11. ? Little)^
?hn Kn ulislunnn, the ;? year-old k
iild of Mr. ilohn \Y. luiglishman,
ho was run over and horribly
ian?^od by a trolley car yestor
ay afternoon, died at the St.
rancis Xavier's inlirmarv this
orning from the result of his
(juries. ihe shock and loss of
uini mini me severance of both
ps above the knees wore too
eat for the little fellow and his
ath was expected. The j irv of c
(joest viewed the roneies to'lay j
id will meet tomorrow morning
hear the evideu -e old make its ^
irdict.
ll.J.i'.l) r.V FA 1.1. OF llli 11 >C F. M'AN. ,
Anderson, April 11. ? A span
a now steel bridge being built
or Seneca river 12 miles west
the city col la pied today.
Dsniol Allen, a " machinist,
hose home i-. al Kink, (ra , was
lied, t'lit'fon l>r >:rdeo, another
uchinist, whoso h >mo is at So- f
moo, (is,, wi- p iini'asly hut not ^
riouslv Imri. as was n in pro J"
, -4
borer.
idle stool frame was being snpirted
by upright limbers standg
in the bed of the river, .and it
supposed tha* one of the times
slipped out of place and
oke, causing the collapse. I'lie
ree men went down when the
an fell and were buried in the
bris and water. About 20 men
mo emnlovod on th? i.i.... ?.?
* " Mil
but Hirer of them h i ! jn-t left
e span when il fell.
. A K.V> W- Tho
graded ant peel tl schools
the Slat; nre not ! ? jjjrt any
i lion of tho>.hool Horary Jnnd.
torney (leneral (runt holds
it nn.l-M' t lie ncl only rhools
orate I un ler lit general laws
a get thn fun 1.
SPRING
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9m
THE HEATH !
COfl
o==o M1L i
b Ibiii sik ^ 6 ^ I
fi&ISS
5vf
The ladies and t
he date.
( - m
The \ iUtlies v
to select their SI*
see and price oar
Our experieii
fULIA SIMPStt
m ?
IIIM reason, slut
.villi the latest u(j
ivei'ytliing strict
>stal>lislinieiit.
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We are liavii
ure room ha?i<ls<
VERY RElYdl'l
lie opening ois i i
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MILL
PKNIN'.i t
, c.? e.'^o .* v
NANKING AND I
iPANY'S FORMa
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LINER Y OPEN IN
WILL TAKE PLACE ON
S'l ^ i ili -1^1 il
ll' mmiiiii 0
. -, T;.-v*?,rrr;i"0'v"'(' 'i^T-vccv^r*'
;,r" : .
he public generally will
m m-mmmm ^ .
rill find it to their
111N<? HEAIX1E
superb Sine of Huts
? ()(> oo oo
iced aild ?ikniilni> V
' I '1
N. spent several
lying and faniiSia
ies. Yoti will (ii
S3 up-to-date in
? < A ? t + A- A- .1
v t + + -v r f ? !*
ig- the front half <i
Diiicly fitted up for
rMENT, and it wi
le 81st instant.
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MRRCANTIIR
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piease not iorget
interest not
All until they
? and Bonnets,
fcilliner, MISS
>ve?ks North
sizing herself
iid, lliereiore.
our millinery
>f our Furniour
M1LLIII
be ready for
if ?ii,
s.c.