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p m <K ML WEEKLY. LANCASTER. ^ U.. J U L Y 10, 1904 -1*1'' ANNOUNCEMENTS. "FOF(X)NQ RESE I am a candidate for Congress from the Fifth Congressional District, subject to the result of the Democratic primary eleotlon. T. Y. WILLIAMS. HOUdE OF REPREHENTATIVE*. I Atinouuoe myself a candidate for re-election totne House of Representatives, putject to the rules of the Demooratio primary. O W P01T8 I announce myself a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. J, W. HAMEL. a auuuuiivtj uiyHvu hh a candidate for the Legislature, eubject to the rules of the Democratic primary. J. HARRY FOSTER. I hoieby announce myself a candid date for the House of Representatives subject to the rules governing the primary election. Being iu the employ of the Gregory-Ferguson Company I will be unabte to make a canvass of the oountv, however, 1 will endeavor to be at all the county campaign meetings Very respectfully GEO W JONES FOR SHERIFF. Wo annouuce the uaineof John P. Hunter as a candidate for re election to the office of Sheriff, subject to the approval of the Democratic voters in t.ho nrinmrxr Af a VMW f? - ???. J vtivWIVUl 1UI . ilUH ICI needs no introduction at our hands, as his past record is eminently sufficient to convince any one that he is in every respect well fitted for the HhetifT's office. A more loyal man to his friends and country than John P Hunter never lived. He is'ever ready and willing, under any circumstances, (to do his duty without fear or favor, and, at the same time, with kindness and discretion FRIENDS FOR CLERK OF COURT. Thw many friends of T.- M. OLYBURN aunounce him ias a candidate for Clerk of Court. We pledge trim to bide Lha result of jh^fhMpocjrat mar/. Having been appointed to serve out the unexpired term of the late W. H. Ii. Porter, as Clerk of Court, I hereby aunounoe myself a candidate for said office subject to the rule* governing the Democratic primary. J. F GREGORY. FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. To the Voters of Lancaster County. With many thanks for pa9t honors and earnest solicitations for future support, I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election to the office of County Supeiintendent of Eduoatlon subject to the rules governing the Democratic primary. A. C. ROWELL FOR AUDITOR. To the voters of Lancaster County* Appreciating past favore I hereby announce myself a caudidafe for reelection to the office of County Auditor. All hi Aft t. In #h<* villas nf III. o ratio primary. JOHN A.COOK. I hereby announce myself a candle date for Auditor of Lancaster county, and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary. Respectfully, H. Ii.HORTON. I announce myself a candidate for Auditor of Lanoaster County, subject to I he rules and requirements of the Democratic primary. J WYLIE PORTER FOR TREASURER. I announce myself as a candidate for Treasurer, and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic primal y. JNO D TAYLOR. Thanking the people of Lancaster county for their liberal support iu the past, I hereby announce myself a canaia?te for election to the office o( Treasurer, subject to the result of the Democratic primary. W O.OAUTREN FOR SUPERVISOR. With many thank* for past favors, and at the solicitation of my friends. I hereby announce myself a candidate for reflection to theofflee of County Supervisor, subject to the rules of the Deinooratlo primary. L J PERRY We hereby announoe Mr M C Gardner as candidate for county 8u yarTiBvr, miiMWl lO 1110 rules of thfl Democratic primary. MANY VOTERS FOR MAGISTRATE. I announce myself as a candate for the office of Magistrate at Lancaster C. H? subject to the result of the pri mar/election. * W P CA8KEY Judge Parker the Nominee. I _____ The Choice o/ the Party Made Unanimous. Ex.Senator Davis 1 His (tunning Mate. \ i St. Louis, July 9.?Judge Al- : ton B. Parker was unanimously 1 nominated for president by the.1 Democratic national conventien at 6:45 o'clock this morning. i His nomination came aftei a 1 session of the convention lasting almost ten hours . Judge Parker lacked just nine votes when the / a. _ n * ' - - - nrsi r 311 cnn was ended, but before the rote was announced Idaho changed six votes to the New York man and Nevada followed with two. Parker then lacked but 1 one vete and West Virginia gave ' him thirteen and Washington ten, making a total of 689. I Before this could be announced Gov. Dockery, of Missouri, with- 1 drew Cockerell's name, and movod 1 that Parker's nomination be made I unanimous. This was done with a yell and a most enthusiastic dem- i onstration started. But every- j body was too tired, however, to < effervesce very long, and a motion to adjourn was greeted by a howl i of affirmation, as the eleven thou? sand spectators and the thousand delegates made a break for exits. All night long thousands sat' i patiently waiting and watching the i waging of a most extraordinary battle. 1 '1 Bryan w*? fighting tp prevent the nomination of Parker. Mr. Bryan made a fiery speech and seconded the nomination of all can didates except Pa-ker. He named each ia his speech. These candidates were Hearst, Gray, Olney, Wall, Cockerell and Miles. The scenes throughout the night were dramatic in the extreme. There were first cheers for one "favorite son" and then cheers and banners were waved for another. Desnitfi thft lr?r?r? *1? , ?- "vub ?uu iuo lateness of the hoar no one seemed tired and even in the galleries the crowd remained till the session was over. A SENSATION SPRUNG ON THE CONVENTION. St. Louis, Sunday, July 10,? The national Democratic Convention adjourned sine die at 2:10 o' clock this morning after one of the mpst remarkable night sessions on record, more remarkable, ; in fact, than the session which i ' closed with the nomination of Alton Brooks Parker. Just at the moment when it ap- ' Ipeared as if the work of the afternoon WOllld h? nnirtHo ' ? ^ .< ouuvu vty the nomination of a running mate a telegram was dashed over the wires from Judge Parker saying i that he was a gold standard > Democrat and as the convention ' bad repudiated the gold plank he would decline to accept the nomination if the delegates believe it best for the interest of the party. 1 He let it be understood that he would not change his policy, i St. Louis was never staggered by any greater sensation of politics. Tho convention ended in an i uproar while leaders got together with the hopes of patching the troubles. After a fight iu which William 1 Jennings Bryan was again repudiated by his people a telegram , was sent to Judge Parker notifying him that the party would stand j by gold plank against silver and 0 Bryanisui. The fight of the night was on the motion to send this message, Mr. Bryan declaring that it was an evasion, that it bhowed the willingness of the convention to endorse that plank putting it directly into the platform. The vote was 774 to 191' and it ended the row which threat ened to disrupt the organization South Carolina voted against Bryan, swallowing a gold plank after its love feast with silver in former campaigns. With the action this morning the way is paved for Judge Park Bf's accent.anr? nmt mnrlr io done. United State senator Henry G. Davis, of West Virgina, was Dominated r!or vice president early this morning. The ticket, therefore, is Parker and Davia. SUMMARY OF PLATFORM. The platform adopted is one that will command the confidence of the people of the country. It may be summarized briefly thus: As to finance that question i6 now out of politics, because of the 1 gre^t addition to the world's stock j of metals, especially gold, which l insures the maintenance of that I standard. As to the tariff, it should bo re. vised, but only in such a way as not to injure or disrupt the business of the country. At the satae time the platform demands, rightly, that the tariff should be such as to make the burden of taxation I bettor equalized. A. fosters trusts and monopolies is condemned in unmeasured terms, and the Democratic party, if entrusted with power, proposos to remedy this economical evil which is recognized by Democrats and Republicans alike. The platform denounces pri?U dential dictation and usurpation of authority exemplified in executivo orders issued by President Roosevelt. The party declares that the suffrage question should be left to he settled by the states, and condemns the Republican party for raising tie negro issue. It is demanded that expenditures of government he reduced and that the Filipinos be given self-government as soon as certain conditions can be brought about. The platform declares that polygamy should be extirpated, taking a decisive stand on a matter that the Republicans have dodged. These are some of the principal planks *)t the party platform. They are all good and with the nominee for president Democratic prospects of success start off most nconragingly. Alton B. Barker. Bora at Cortland, N. Y., May 14, 1852. Educated at public school, Cortland Academy and Albany Law School. Practiced law at Kingston until elacted aurrogato Ulster county 1877, Rerving in that office eight years. Delegate to Democratic national convention in 1884, at which Grover Cleveland was first nominated. Offered and declined n# First Assistant Postmaster General in Cleveland's first administration. Chairman Democratic Stato executive committee for New York! in 1885. Elected judge of the Supreme Court in 1885. Appointed member of the court of appeals in 1889. Elected chief judge of the court oi appeals for New York State in 1898. Resides at Esopus. N. Y.. whoru ' e he lives the life of a fnrmer when \ not enguged in court duties at t Albany. h Tillman and Bailey in Automobile j ii Wreck. jc I 8 St. Louis, July 10.?An automobile, in which Senator Tillman of South Carolina and Senator J. W. Bailey of Texas were riding r tonight collided with a Jefferson l' avenue street car and both sona- c tors were thrown into the street n but neither were seriously injur- * ed. h Senator Tillman suffered a ^ sprained ankle and Senator Bailey t was bruised about trie body. Af- * ter ascertaining the extent of their 0 injuries and viewing their wrecked 8 automobile, the two senators 11 boarded a street car and proceed- *J ed to their hotel. ? _ a c Arrested in Chester. f* * **. - ' uucnu */urumni ot unester v. telegraphed the governor's socre- h tary at midnight that an c llicer H from Texas haa arrested a man by ^ the name of Jack Dymm thero, wanted in that state for murder, |c aud asked for a requisition.?The 1 j?tate - "jiff* "> i..rv . WORKING DAY AND NIGH V [ The busiest and mightiest little j thing that was over made is Dr. f King's New Life Pills: These pills change weakness into strength listlessncss into energy, brain-fag into mental power. They're wonderful in building up tho health. Only 25c per box at Crawford Bros., J. F. Mackey & Co., and Funderburk Pharmacy. 1 ^ 6 Parker Notified. j Esopus, N. Y., July 9.? ' Judge Parker was notified of his ( nomination as he _ was emerging x irom nis morning plunge in the ] Hudson river at 6:50 o'clock this | morning. In answer to a ques tion if ho had anything to say, he t replied: "no," saying he would , reserve anything he had to say un- ( til he was offically notified of hia , nomination. < He received tho news of his nomination with tho samo coolness , that has characterized his conduct ( thus far in the campaign. He did j not seem serprised at the news and exhibited the usual dignified ] demeanor. I NO PITY SHOWN 1 "For years fate was after me continuously" writes F. A. Gulledgo, Verbena, Ala. "I had a terrible case of Piles causing 24 tumors. When all failed Buck- , Ion's Arnica Salvo cured me." | Equally good for Burns and all , acnes and pains. Only 25c at Crawford Bros., J. F. Mackey & ' Co., and Funderburk Pharmacy, i No False Claims The proprietors of Foley's Honey and Tar do not advertise 1 this as a "sure cure for consump- 1 tion." They do not claim that it \ will cnro this droad complaint in advanced cases, but do positively assert id at it will euro in the earlier stages and never fails to give 1 comfort and relief in the worst I casos. Foley's lionoy and Tar is without doubt the greatest throat , and lung remedy. Refuse sub stitutos. Sold by Funderburk Pharmacy. Happenings in The State. } ts Chronicled by the Alert Cor- j respondents of The Columbia t State. I LlOHTNINU WAS MKVKRK. j Kershaw, July 9.?During an t leetrieal storm Thursday about \ 2 o'clock lightning struck two ree in the yard of Mr. J. M. Lirkloy. No one was seriously 1 urt. A colored woman who was n the Btoro room at the time re c eired a slight shock from which he soon recovered. * r LIGHTNING CAU8KS FIItE. Piedmont, July 8.?A heavy 1 ain ami wind storm passed over 8 bis section this afternoon ac? 1 omphiiied by considerable lighting. A large barn on Mrs. Mc- C Cen/.io's place at Grove, near ere, was struck by lightning r uring the storm and, while not otally destroyed, something like ,000 bushels of wheat and a lot f other farm products wore con- * umed by tho lire. The damage ' j estimated atf 1,800, withproba. ily $200 iusurance. l UNSTABLE KILLED BV NEGltO IN PIOKENS I Greenville, July 8. ? Const a bio r Columbus Jones of Easloy was ' ..led last night by Henry Jones, ( , negro whom ho was attempting f ? arrest for violation of a labor * contract. The tragedy occurred n Fickoue county near Groenville. ! The negro escaped. Thero is ' *reat excitement throughout that ' icctiou as the constable was a 1 jopmar officer. Tho murderer i i 1 i short black negro 30 years old, veighing 100 pounds, and has ( ost his right eye. CAPTUUED IN srAUTANHL'UO. Spartanburg, July 10.?Henry Jones, the negro who killed Conituble (J. W. Jonoo near Easley ast Thursday night, has been cap :ured and is now in jail at this ilaco. Mr. F. A. Metcalf of Ionian jaught the negro about three niles east of that place about dusk ast night and brought him here ;his morning on the train. Chief of Police Smith of Eusley ind Magistrate J. M. Jameson iro in tho city today and etato that .he feeling is very high against tho aogro all through the counties of Greenville and Pickens. Sheriff White has refused to give the nes;ro up to tho authorities of those counties on the ground that the prisoner would not be safe there. The negro, Jones, has admitted his guilt since couiiug to this place, although he protested his innocence when Mr. Metcalf arrested him. KILLED BY TRKE's FALL. Elloree, July 9.?A negro boy ibout 19 years old was killed near horeWednesday by a falling tree. The deceased bad finished a half lays plowing and had leisurely itrolled to a strip of woods where somecrosstie hands were at work. He was standing fully 20 feet from the tree that was being felled, when it struck another tree rebounding to where the ne*ro stood. The top of his head was horribly crushed. The victim lived only a short while after the accident. rv ii I I P. MAN WOl'NDlil) 1?Y HIS SONIN-LAW Chester, July S. ? A 'phon rjDA 1bh"Z nessage roccived hero from Cornveil stated that one Crawford lad shot And fatally wounded his 'athor-in-law Mr. Farmer, this ifternoon near Pleasant Grove iresbytenan church, about six nilea east of Chester. The ball jenotrated the loft breast nsarbo region of the heart and death ?ras expected in a short while. {All. CAUSES C.RKAT I.OSS IN MARION Dillon, July 7.?The hail storm >n the afternoon of the 2d was he most disastrously destructive >f anything of the kind that has iver visted this soction. The deuils aa they come in are simply ickening. Hundreds upon hun . Ireds of acres of the finest cotton, :orn and tobacco in the Stato are :ompletely ruined. What the loss amounts to will lever be known. One of the largest planters in the Dothan neighborhood estimates his loss at $5,? )00. He is in a position to survive his. Others feel that they are lopelessly ruined . .ITTI.H NEGRO GIRL KII.I.F.I) RY WHITE Man. Bamberg, July 8.?Last Satlrilay night two young white ncn named Daniel Proveaux and diehi Morris went to the house >t a negro woman in the town )f Olar, in this county, and, it is laid, demanded to be nd rait ted. rhe men were drinking. Tho ? woman, so it is claimed, refused to admit them, they tried to forco open rhe- door. Failing -in this they wont to a window which they su seeded in opening. Tho negro triodto shut the window and succeded in doing so. She Ihen called to a little negro girl who was in the house to come and help her hold tho window shut. The girl got up and started to tho window when Proveax, it is alleged, put his pistol to a crack in tbo window and fired into the house the bullet striking the girl square ly in tho forehead and going through her head. She died mstantly. Two Bottles Cured Htm. "I was troubled with kidney complaint for about two yoars,'* writes A. II. Davis, of Mt. Sterling. la., "but two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure etTectod a permanent Plirn Wr?l<l Kv l?nn/t?r_ burk Pharmacy. Arro9ted For Arson. Columbia lloeord,8th inst. A sensation was causod in Florence yesterday by the action of the investigation of the tobacco warehouse fire. Comptroller General A. W. Jones and Assistant Attorney General YV. H. Townsond wont there yesterday morning and held an examination under the act of the legislature relating to incendiary fires, and as a result of that investigation the comptroller Goneral caused a warrant to bo issued for the arrest of Samuel J. East* onoof tbe city policemen, charging him with setting lire to and burning tho Peo Dee tobacco warehouse in that city on tho night of April 2S last. East the policeman, in charged with arson and Sheriff Burch, who served the warrant in poison has placed East in the county prison. A reward of $050 was offered for the arrest of the guilty party, th? city of Florence offering $500 and the governor $150.