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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1905
Page
2
A Mullins Enterprise item notes North and Southern farmers showing strong interest in ongoing meetings. A New York banker telegrammed for full details, underscoring widespread scrutiny of the planters movement. The piece urges farmers to retain cotton and press for price fairness, citing pledged acreage reductions as leverage.
The will of J Samuel McCuee hanged for wife murder in Charlottesville on February 10 was admitted to probate in Charlottesville Corporation Court. Four brothers qualified lying bond for 100000 dollars. The entire estate goes to the ex mayor's children, three boys and one girl. Two hundred dollars is left to erect a monument over McCuee's parents' graves. The will dated September 10, 1964, six days after the murder and three days after the arrest of executors.
Special to News and Courier Columbia Feb 18 At the night session the resolution endorsing Mr Morgan for Federal Judge was adopted Mr Sanders claimed members did not realize they were voting for endorsements and moved to reconsider The House refused to reconsider by 45 to 25 and thus endorsed the Morgan resolution Several members were excused and others said they had signed petitions for other gentlemen
A letter to McCardell & Allison Bros from F. W. Devor & Co promotes Devoe paint as beauty durable and waterproof. It urges owners to paint buildings to keep them dry, claim longevity, and notes Lancaster Mercantile Co. sells the paint.
Gus DeFord, sought on robbery charges, fled custody near Cades by leaping through a train window en route to Charleston. Three other gang members, captured in Baltimore, arrived there today.
In Savannah Georgia W B Martin and Benjamin Bostick two Scout District youths died when their hunting boat hit a snag and overturned on a local stream. Nearby in Micanopy Florida John Dean of Anderson South Carolina and Roy Emerson of Tacoma drowned after their Levey Lake boat capsized. Dean’s body will be sent to Anderson for burial.
Manning reports El Mack colored man convicted of murder without recommendation. He killed one man with a shotgun and wounded another in the arm. Judge Klugh sentenced him to be hanged on Friday, March Bist. Also notes fatal clothing fire at Orr Cotton Mill home of Mrs Ferguson and a fatal quarrel between Tom and Edward Laney near Cheraw with Edward shooting Tom three times amid a drinking dispute.
A blaze in Farnley & McCrea wholesale millinery warehouse in Indianapolis caused $1.5 million in damage. For four hours the wholesale district near Georgian and Meridian streets, Jackson Place and the union depot sheds faced active danger. By 6:30 p.m. three general alarms summoned all city and suburban engines, and eight buildings including three hotels were destroyed.
Special to News and Counter reports Spartanburg February 19 oil mills struggle to obtain cotton seed though abundant. Farmers refuse to sell at 12 dollars a ton, valuing seed at 16 to 17 dollars for fertilizer and preferring to hold for the next crop.
Col A R Barnwell Rhett aged 70 died today after a long illness in Louisville Alabama He was a Confederate veteran and served for several years as editor of The Charleston Mercury and The New Orleans Picayune after the Civil War
In Alabama near Birmingham an explosion at a Virginia mine 18 miles southwest of the city traps more than 100 union miners at 4 pm. Rescue teams dig feverishly as officials fear a large loss of life and cite gas ignition as the likely cause.
In West End the 70 year old veteran Robt Butts was presumed dead and prepared for burial by neighbors and his children from Union cotton mills. While sitting by the fire after dressing, he moved upright and ordered to be taken back to his bed. He had recently been ill, suffered a suspected stroke, and is now recovering, apparently alive.
The commission includes J T Hay of Camden CL Blease of Newberry and Niels Christene sen of Beaufort with Representatives Arthur L Gaeton Chester Thos B Fraser Sumter J Fraser Lyon Abbeville and Col D A Spivey Horry. The Waxbaw Enterprise notes farmers in Texas fear selling cotton to avoid mob action though Texas reports may be exaggerated. Mob law is never good but loyal farmers should use legitimate means to support their cause.
The Yorkville Enquirer laments that J E McDonald of Winnsboro was not chosen for a new judgeship, calling him one of the best equipped men in the state for such a position.
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