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The Lexington Dispatch. \ ?? ??? > ?.? & Representative Beurspaper. Severs Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties Like a Blanket, y \ VOL. XXXII. LEXINGTON,' S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1902. NO. 27 GLOBE DRY GOODS COMPANY, 4s#T -W. KC. 2v?O^TC^TO^T, JE^ MA1TAG-EE, w 1?:CltfSO MAIN STREET, - COLUMBIA, ?. C., |Q * ] Solicits a Share of Your Yalued Patronage. Polite and Prompt Attention. 'J \ - October 13tf *r' r ^ ? ? ? OXFORD TIE ? mMz y x BUSINESS !-_ Is4 undoubtedly THiSSTORE || You find the reason in the change you get back. K GBEATEST ASSORTMENT OF A 81.00, Sl.oO, Hr axd | SS.50 OXFORDS | ON THE MAKKET. LEVER, "THE SHOE MAN," 1603 Main Street, nOT.TTMBIA. - - S. C. Feb. 6?ly. | C. M. Efibd. F. E. Drzeeb. EFIRD &DREHER, N Attorneys at Law, | LEXINGTON, G. H., S. C. I TTTILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE W VV Courts, Business solicited. One W member of the firm will always be at office, Lexington, S. 0. Jane 17?6m. \ Albert M. Boozer, I Attorney at Law, COLUMBIA, 8. C. Especial attention given to business entrusted to him by his fellow citizens o Lexington county. Office: 1609 Main Street, over T. B Anghtry <fc Co. February 28 ?tf. | DR. F. C. GILMORE, j L ZDE^TITST, Located at no. 1510 main street. . over Husemann's Gan Store, Columbia, S. C., -where be will be glad to see his former as well as new patients. Dr. Gilmore will be at Kaminer Hotel in Lexington on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 20th and 21st. to accommodate patients who find it inconvenient to call at his Columbia office. January 23, 1901?tf. ; TH PROOF OF THE PUDDING IS THE ^%TI1!G. " THE PROOF OF THE MEDICINE IS THE , TAKING. HILTON'S LIFE FOR THE LIVER AND KIDNEYS will verily every claim made lor it. Test it by a trial of a 25 a. bottle. It makes last lriends wherever once used, and becomes the medicine of the household. kit is pleasant to take, acts pleasantly and causes one to feel pleasant. It is the best and quickest remedy for the cure of kidney troubles, lame back, disordered liver and any derangement of ihe -1- ? ? - SVUUQttUli ttUU i/unv*u? V BOTTLES, 25c., 50c. and $1.00. If Wholesale by the MURRAY DRUG CO., IB Columbia. S. C. B For Sale at TEE BAZAAR. B May 15?ly. ^B E**AILS.lm IWy Ejf Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use \ < I LIKE JUDGMENT DAI, Mountains Shook, Darkness Fell, Thunder Roared. From Volcano to the Sea a River of Laya Rushed Five Miles in Two Minutes With Resistless Force Entombing Everything Within Its Broad Path. Castries, St. Lucia, B. W. L, May 10. Mont Pelee, a volcanic mountain j some ten miles north of St. Pierre, the commercial capital of Martinique, is the mountain which made a faint show of eruption 50 years ago. On May 3 last itv began to throw out dense clouds of smoke. At midnight the same day flames accompanied with rumbling noises, lighted the sky over an immense area, causing widespread terror. May 4 hot ashes covered the whole city quarter of St. Pierre an inch thick and made Mont Pelee invisible. At nooD, May 5, a stream of burning lava rushing 4,400 feet down the mountain side, following the dry bed of a torrent and reaching the sea, Ave miles from the mountain, in three minutes. T? Uq maV? fVio fiort flnnd aworif XU tvo X MWU VUV UV4 J MVVM W ? VJ/to from its path plantations, buildings, factories, cattle and human beings over a breadth of about half a mile. At the rear of the mouth of the river Blanche stood the large Guerin sugar factory, one of the finest in the island. It is now completely entombed in lava. The tall chimney alone is visible. One hundred and fifty persons areesimated to have perished there, including the owner's son. THE SEA RECEDED. As the lava rushed into the 6ea, the latter receded 300 feet all along tbe west coast. Returning with greater strength, a big wave covered the whole sea front of St. Pierre, but doing little damage ashore or afloat. Terrible detonations, heard hundreds of miles northward, followed at short irregular intervals and continued at night. The electric light failed but the town was lit up by lurid flashes of flame from the mountain. ?The terror stricken inhabitants rushed for the hills in their night clothes, screaming, shouting and wailing?mad with terror. The Plissono family escaped to St. Lucia in a small steamer. Thirtyfive persons, mostly women and children, arrived here in the forenoon of the 6th and furnished the above details. The men remained at Martinique. Tne same atternoon Jater, telegraphic communication was interrupted with both the islands of Martinique and St. Yincente. During the afternoon of the 8th the British steamer Roddam, which had left St. Lucia at midnight on the 7th for Martinique, crawled slowly into the Castries harbor, unrecognizable, gray with ashes, her riggiDg dismantled and sails and awnings hanging about, torn and charred. RAINED COALS OF FIRE. Capt. Whatter reported that having just cast anchor cff St. Pierre at 8 a. m. in fine weather succeeding an awful thunderstorm during the night, he was talking to the Bhip's agent. Joseph Plissono, who was in a boat alongside, when he saw a tremendous cloud of smoke and glowing cinders rushing with terrific rapidity over the town and port, completely, in an instant, enveloping the former in a sheet of flame and raining fire on board. The agent had just time to climb on board when his boat disappeared. Several of the crew of the Roddam were quickly scorched to death. By superhuman efforts, having steam up, the cable was slipped and the 6teamer backed away from the shore, and nine hours later, managed to reach Castries. Ten of the Roddam's men were lying dead, contorted and burned out of human semblance, among the black cinders which covered the ship's deck to a depth of six inches. Two more of ? ' * tne crew nave since uieu. HEROIC CAPTAIN ON SEA OF FLAMES. The survivors of the Roddam's crew were loud in their'praise of the heroic conduct of their captain in steering his vessel out of danger with his own hands, which were badly burned by the rain of fire which kept falling on the ship for miles after she got under way. Beyond burns all over his body the captain is safe, as is also the ship's agent, though he is badly scorched. M. Plissono is believed here to be the sole survivor of the forty thousand inhabitants of St. Pierre who remained there for the town and the shipping in the port have been utterly destroyed, the West Indian a&vl Panama Telegraph company's repairing steamer Grappler going first, then the Quebec liner Roraima, Capt. Muggah of the latter waving his hand in farewell to tiie itoddam as his vessel sank with a terrific explosion. The British royal mail steamer Esk, which called off Martinique at 10 p. m last night, reports standing off shore five miles, sounding her whistle and sending up rockets. She received no answer. The whole sea front was blazing for miles. The Esk sent a boat ashore, but it could not land on account of the terrific heat, which was accompanied by loud explosions. Not a living soul appeared ashore after the boat had waited for two \ T7i: ? ? J __t ?n ???? DOUre. fire ana asu?s lew an uvei the steamer. Fort de France, Martinique.?A landing at last has-been made at the city of St. Pierre and the work of exploring the ruins and annihilation of the town has begun. Enough has been revealed to indicate that the very worst anticipations, as a result of the eruption of Mont Pelee, are realized. Those who returned from St. Pierre report that the streets and4 all the neighborhood around are covered with heaps upon heaps of dead bodies in all directions and that apparently fire killed the most of them. The dead are naked and roasted. Some faces are calm and others show tho sorrow with which they met their fate. The French troops are now build 1LI?? iUUCi Ol pjico iu bug Oil tcuo auu crematiDg the bodies. The treasure of the Bank of Martinique has been recovered from the ruins. Many refugees in near by villages are arriving here as fast as the steamers can bring them. The clock on the dial of the court house of Martinique shows that the disaster occurred at 7:50. The warning sign from the volcano since April 23 had not been heeded. The survivors now face starvation. LATER. Fork de France, Island of Martinique, May 13.?Business here is suspended. The people of the city have assembled in the churches and at the cathedral where services are being held for the St. Pierre dead, has been I throDged since daylight. The United States government tug Potomac leaves here tonight for the Island of St. Vincent where conditions are reported to be worse. La Soufriere on St. Vincent was in full eruption May 10. A stream of stone and mud half , a mile wide was then issuing from the volcano. Stones two inches in diameter fell twelve miles away. At Kingston, the capital of the island, the ashes were two inches deep. Seven hundred dead were reported Sunday, May 11. It is estimated mi m nf ^OQ f h a r%T\ St. Vincent reaches 2,000. Most of the victims are said to be Carib Indians. Seven estates on the island have been burned to ashes, and it is authentically reported that two earthquakes occurred there. It is believed the submarine cables at St. ViDpent have been broken by the disturbances. The present volcanic eruption on St. Vincent is the first since 1812. Gov. Hunt of Puerto Rico has asked Louis H. Ayme, the United States consul at Guadeloupe, who is now here, what assistance he could render. Gov. Hunt's offer wa9 communicated to the government, which will gladly accept it. rpsnrttxa terror strtckex The work of succoring the refugees continues incessantly. Immediately upon the cable repair ship Pouyer Quertier, Cipt. Thirion, started on her mission of mercy she had to pass through clouds of burn- j ing cinders at the risk of catching fire, in order to reach the terrorsticken people ashore. But she succeeded in bringing to this port 456 people, mainly former residents of the vfflage of Le Preacheur. 'This was on Saturday last. Since then the steamer, as the result of other daring trips, has succeeded in bringing many other persons to Fort de ! France. On Sunday she rescued 923 persons, and piloted the French cruiser Suchet and the Danish cruiser Yalkyrien, who took on board 1,500 persons. The Pouyer-Quartier has distributed to the sufferers large quantities of biscuits, milk, wine and cheese. A Gentle Hint. In our style of climate, with its Budden changes of temperature,? rain, wind and sunshine cften intermingled in a single day,?it is no tV?af rmr rV>ildror> fripndfi and TTUUVIVJk vuiav VU* vu?*v?*vMf ~~ relatives are so frequently taken from us by neglected colds, half the deaths resulting directly from this cause. A bottle of Boscbee's German Syrup kept about your home for immediate use will prevent serious sickness, a large doctor's bill, and perhaps death, by the use of three or four doses. For curing Consumption, Hemorrhages, Pneumonia, Severe Coughs, Croup, or any diseaee of the Throat or Lungs, its success is simply wonderful, as your druggist will tell you. Get a sample bottle free from Kaufmann's drug store. Regular size, 75 cts. Get Green's Special Almanac. Sale of Fair Stock. Notice is hereby given that the Subscription Book of Stock in Lexington Fair Association is now open in my office, at Lexington, &. u, lor the purpose of selling one hundred additional shares of stock in said association at the par value of $5 00 ' each. J. A. Muller. Secretary. April 29, 1902. ! - >>?HSikJiA . i Swansea's School Closing. To the Editor of the Dispatch: On Friday night of 2nd May, the closing exercises of the public school ! were witnessed by a large attentive ' audience, the house not being large enough to hold over half the spectaI tors. The trustees this term have | secured the services of Miss Ellen i Hendrix of Lexington. She came : well recommended and her success | here has proven to all concerned that her reputation was well merited and in no way exaggerated. The j school under her care has been a sue_ .1 ii. . - i J i. I cess ana toe patrons anu trusrees art* all pleased with the selection and already many of the patrons have beseiged the trustees to employ her to teach the next j ear's session. The closing exercises were highly entertaining and enjoyable and were on a high plain and up to date in every respect, and the pupils acquitted themselvps handsomely cn the occasion. Miss Vivian East of our town, was the assistant selected to aid the principal in teaching the school and those children who have been entrusted to her care this session are fully satisfied with the part Vivian has taught in the school. To her have been entrusted the little urchins and beginners and they had their part in the programme which was a creditable performance lo them and teacher. Several months ago the citizens desiring to supplement the funds of the free school, made an effort to levy a special tax for that purpose and after complying with all the preliminary requirements of the law finally reached the election as ordered by the trustees aud by almost unanimous consent levied a I two mill tax on all the property in I the district to aid in this progressive movement and next year Swansea will make another move forward in a triumph of miod over matter and inaugurate a graded school. Patron. Self Protection Demands that you be on the alert to see that you get Painkiller (Perry Davis1) when you a.^k for it; some dealers will try and persuade you to take something else, claimed to be ' i _ -u: ]U8l as gooa; insist upon geiuug Painkiller, the remedy which has been the world's family doctor for 60 years; it never fails to stop diarrhoea, griping pains in the stomach or bowels, dysentery, etc. Large bottles 25 and 50 cents. Calla Dots. To the Editor of the Dispatch: The health of our community is very good with one exception. Mrs. Charlotte Bouknight, one of the aged moiuers ui our cumLuumtv, 10 very 6ick. Her recovery is doubiful. We are having some sultry weather The Fin Is made witl lllii I UWUCI. sweet, pure <? this week, making the shade a pleasant place. Farmers are up with their work. We have fine stands of everything. The showers have been very favorable this spring though another shower would be acceptable at> present. Farmers have changed their methods somewhat of farming. More corn and less cotton is now the practice, which means that they are on the road to success. The old method has been.all cotton and no corn and debts and mortgages have followed. The high price of hog and hominy, t ?;11 i J. LUiiih, win icuiu cut; laiuicio lessons if they will take heed. Ksise sueh things at home and the price will not hurt you nor neither will the cry of hard times ever be heard in your community. The small grain is looking fine, wheat more especially. Spring oats is looking promising. The fruit crop is excellent and will be met with a hearty welcome. General Green is spreading himself, but the people seem to have good courage amid the hard times and the raoid growth of the grass i u for where the grass grows truck will too. Chalmers L. Bouknight and wife, Mr. Samuel Coogler and sister, Matilda, attended the entertainment at Irmo recently. The fi*h was sought for on Ascension Day by a large crowd, but with little or no. success. The lish seem to have struck for better bait in Broad river. No wonder they wouldn't bite for Mr. S. W. Coogler was accompanied by his best girl. The great trouble with the housekeepers is the depredation of the hawk which has no mercy on the biddies. Mrs. Nancy Bouknight declares they take four chickens every day. S W. Coogler and C. L Bouknigkt destroyed some of the crows this week and if the hawks don't look sharp the boys will play the same trick on them. Good luck to the Editor and the readers of his paper. Blue Chicken. - ? Bev. T. C. Ligon Dead. After a brief illness of peritonitis, the Rev. Thomas C. Ligon died in the Gospel Tabernacle iQ Columbia, Monday afternoon. He was the Editor of The Way of Faith and the minister of the Tabernacle. He was born in Lexington county on August 30, 1858, his parents being William Jackson and Louisa Caroline Ligon, the maiden name of his mother being Seibles. He was well known hereabouts having served on several circuits of the Columbia District, and 1 was greatly beloved by those who ! knew him. est Cake i Royal BakA 1 ytt/-> rrr* 1 < /~w?k way sngni, ? wholesome.