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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02
January Weather.

The following data, compiled from
the weather bureau records at Charles
ton, cover the period given for the
month named, and should prove of val
ne and interest in anticipating the more
important meteorological elements
and the range within which such vari-
ations may be expected to keep for
the coming month Of January, also for
the same month for twenty-four years.
Temperature-Mean or normal tenn
perature so degrees; the warmest
month was that of 1890, with on aver
age of SO degrees; the coldest month
was that of 1856, with On average of
4s degrees; the highest temperature
was so degrees on January 20, 1879;
the lowest temperature wns 10 degrees
on January II, 1876; average date Oh
which first killing frost occurred III
autumn, November 8; average date on
which last killing frost occurred in
spring, March 20.
Clouds and Wenther-Average num-
Der of clear days, 10; partly cloudy
dayl,I4I cloudy days, 10.
Wi,l-The prevailing winds have
been from the north, 16 per cent; the
highest velocity of the wind was forty
miles from the east on Jan. 81. 1878.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02
FLAGLER IS NOT WORRIED

And Says the Texas Authorities Can
Capture Him at Pleasure.
Henry M. Flasler does not seem at
all disturbed over the action of Gov
ernor Mitchell, of Florida, in declar-
ing his intention to recognize requi-
sition of the governor OF Texas for
the surrender of Flagler to the Texas
authorities. Just at present Mr.. Flag
ler is in New York. He was in Flor
ida about two weeks ago, and says he
intends to return there this month.
In an interview Mr.. Flagler declares
that he will be in position to be cap
tured by the Texas authorities about
Jan. Goth, when he expects to return to
Florida and remnin for the winter with
his family. Governor Mitchell, Flagler
said, is lawyer, and he cannot un-
derstand why Florida's chief executive
should have pursued course different
from that of the governors of New
York and Missouri. It was we'll known
to Texas officials that he was in Florida
a couple of weeks ago and the tardy
action of Governor Hogg, Flagler said,
indicated to his mind that the anxiety
for his arrest was not very great. He
denied that he was fugitive from the
Justice of Texas, rs he las never been
in the state.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02
A Question of Hog.

The Oconee News, of Walhalla, says:
"Mr. J. F. Land, who resides near
Richland, butchered on last Saturday
the largest or rather the heaviest hog
of the season. The hog was of the
Poland China and Jersey breed and
was about p years old and netted 720
pounds. We think Mr.. Land will
hold the championship this year so far
as Oconee is concerned"
This report speak" for itself and for
Mr.. Land and Oconee county. If our
contemporary is sure that it was hog
and not beef that Mr.. Land butch
cred, we think he will "hold the cham
pionship" this year, and next year,
and for some years to come, so far as
all South Carolina is concerned. We
do not believe that any heavier hog
was ever grown anywhere, at any
time, but we will not make any rash
surmises. This is mighty good state
for hogs, it appears, and this is re-
cord-breaking year among Them
NeWs and Courier.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
NEwsY ITEMS PICKED UP AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.
Sayings and Doings of Ehe Official
Heads of the Government.

The secretary of the navy has order
ed Commander F. NJ. Barber to as
sumo his new post as naval attache to
the embassy of London January 18th,
relieving Lieutent Commander W. ):
Cowles, who will return home and hold
himself in readiness for duty rs execu-
tive officer of the new cruiser Olym-
pia.
The Stewart syndicate, which pur-
chased the entire second issue of S5O,.
100000 bonds for which they paid
S5s, 53S, 500 and accrued interest, have
SO far received only $40, 100000 OF
bonds. The rest are ready for deliv-
cry but have not yet been called for.
Bonds draw interest from the date Of
issue, whether delivered or not, and
the treasury bears the expense OF the
first delivery to the purchasing party.
Interesting de, elopments are e1-
pected at an early day as result OF
the strained conditions between the
United States and European countries
over the tariff. Spain has already
placed the United States in "The
First Columu." and Gresham has re.
joined by directing Minister Taylor
at Madrid to notify the Spanish gov
ernment that if the United States is
not removed from the "First Column"
this country will retaliate.
Representative Mallory, of Florida,
who is member of the house commit
tee on interstate and foreign commerce
having in charge the bill for the i'm
provement of the revenue service, by
the retirement of officers who have be-
come disabled or incapacitated by age,
says that he has not despaired of get
ting the bill through. 1t is very prob
able that Immediately after the holi.
days m attempt will be made to pass
the bill under suspension OF the rules.
The United Strtes consul at Copen-
hagen, in report to the state depart
ment, calls attention to the fine oppor-
tunity for the development of the
American lumber business accorded
by the opening of the free port q
Denmark. The lumber can be sto4
without payment OF duty until 8
for use in Denmark. American VI
oak is very popular, and there is @
good market for poplar, walnu
pitch pine. All of the lumber
" '~-.s--~il -ha uak ~, :
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02
A DISASTROUS COLLISION.
Seventeen People Injured and Many

Seventeen People Injured and Many
Cars Smashed.
AS result of collision between two
passenger trains, near Waxahachie,
Texas, seventeen persons were badly
injured. The westbound Texas Cen
trail passenger train was slowl Y passing
over the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railway crossing, when the southbound
passenger train OH the latter road
crashed into the rear coach, striking
it squarely in the middle and over
turning it. Passengers and seats were
piled in mass in the forward part of
the car. An instant later the car
caught fire from an overturned stove,
but was extinguished before any per-
son was badly burned.
After half hours hard work the
wounded passengers were gotten out.
Two persons were found fatally, and
fifteen seriously injured. 1t seems
almost miraculous that no one was
killed outright as the coach was crush
ed like an egg shell.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02
WINTERS BLASTS.
THE WHOLE COUNTRY sHIvERs
FROM ABLIZzARD's BREATH.
Snow, Ice, Wind or Rain Reported
from All Points of the Compass.

A Washington special says: From
weather bureau view, the chief char
acter of Thursdays storm was the ra-
pidity of it's development and move
ment, this result being largely due to
q barometric pressure in Montana OF
31.2 inches, the highest recorded by
he weather bureau.
It was clear in the vicinity OF Wash
inyton during morning, and by night
tine the storm had moved into Maine,
leging snow and slush behind.
lain or snow fell generally east OF
the Mississippi, while from west OF
tbatriver cold weather and high winds
provided.
Bismarck, N. D., led the cold wealth
er stations at "a below, and it was IL
below 1t many points in the far north,
west. Storm signals were displayed
all alont the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
Damageto shipping is feared, as the
winds vtssocity ranged from 40 to ~
miles an lour.
OF the linety-seven Western Union
wires exte1ding from Washington to
New York, only two were IN ialr
working order at 10 o'clock a. m.
Signals were displayed on the At
lantic coast f;om Jacksonville to East
port. and Oh Chicago, Milwaukee,
Grand Haven, Manistee and Luding-
ton. The storm which developed ID
the gulf states moved rapidly north
eastward along he Atlantic coast, in,
creasing in energy. 1t was attended
by snow in the New England and mid
die states and by Jain or snow In tne
middle Atlantic ard gulf states.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02

IN tue ieB auu To- i.t'-
a bullet in his la5rast. 1t was not un-
o. the negro hi5Aemptied his pistols
that he was tsraasl-Ihn crowd was
infuriated and: wanted to lynch thas
prisoner. But Lieutenant Desmond
and all the policemen, in fact, had
their pistols drawn and warned the
crowd to keep away or some one would
be hurt Had some leader appeared
the crowd would undoubtedly have
tried to take the negro from the Off
GERS. Detective MurraY's condition
is precarious. He is shot twice in the
face. Policeman Stringer's eye was
shot completely out The negro re.
ceived slight flesh wound in the
right breast.
Mr.. Davis, who was killed, WAS
standing outside of his house, and was
a disiptefested party. Ho received q
bail in the left chest, On inch above
the heart.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02
A GREAT. .NEWSGATHERER.
HOW UNCLE SAM GETS ALL KINDS
OF INFORMATION.
Transmission OF Consular Reports by
Cable-Service Of tho Agricultu-
raj and Other Departments.

T UNCLE SAM is the greatest
news gatherer we know,
writes George Grantham
Balm. All of the agencies of
the newspapers of this country put to-
gether are hardly. as great as the
corps of men he retains to send him
information of current events. Some
of this information he publishes IN
the shape of public documents which
few people ever read. Some of it he
preserves in the files of his depart
ments at Washington for the use OF
his executive officers.
The big Government news machine
has correspondents who are reporters;
it has editors in the different depart
ments, and Grover Cleveland is their
editor-in-chief: and it has sub-edltors
who read copy and use the blue pen
Gil on it. The news service covers
very wide range-much wider than
that of the average newspaper. For
though the Government does not fol-
low the record of deaths and marriages
or the chronicle of local crime, it has
often far more accurate and rapid
service on some great foreign war,
like the Chinese-Japanese conflict or
the recent Brazilian trouble than any
of the great newspapers can obtain,
no matter how great their expendi-
ture of money. In matters OF this
kind the Government service should
be far ahead of the newspaper service,
for treaty obligations require the
transmission of Government messages
by cable when commercial messages
can be declined. But it is pretty hard
for the Government, even with all the
apparent advantages on its side, to
get ahead of the enterprising Amer1-
can newspaper.
The transmission of news by cable
during some such emergency as now
exists in Asia is not the only news duty
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02
BLOOD FLOW ED.
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY ENACTED
AUGUSTA, GA.
Four Men Shosin Attempting to Arrest
a Murderer.

A blood-curdling tragedy occurred
in Augusta, Co., as result OF when
one man was killed and two others ia
tally wounded.
A negro desperate and murderer
from South Carolina shot three police
men and on old white man named Da-
Wis; two of the officers-Detective Muir
roy and Policeman Stringer-are both
shot in the head and will probably
die. Policeman Wrenn is shot in the
leg and Davis was shot in the breast,
diving within an hour. The terri
bio affair was precipitated by the
attempted arrest of James Wig
gins, O South Carolina negro. who the
night before shot down another negro
named Anderson Williams and muir
derel him in cold blood. Wiggins
went to another old mans house and
tried to kill him, but the old fellow
escaped.
The murderer crossed over to Au-
pusta and the officers were notified OF
his presence and hiding place. They
surrounded the house where WIgglns
aad taken refuge. The party consist
ed of Detective Murray, Policemen
stringer and Wrenn, Sergeant Dam
ash and Lieutenant Desmond. The
house was surrounded. BY this time
hundreds of people had been attracted
to this place. Murray knocked at the
door, but as be did 50 he saw negro
peep out through the crack OF the
d4r and then slam it and evidently
He's there!" the crowd began yell
and Murray, with his pistol drawn,
himself againsut the door and it
kd in. A negro was inside with
/ ing, Dickcl.plated pistols drawn
lady for fight. AS the detective
eed himself in the room the firing
san and it was so fast that the shots
6uld not be distinguished apart. Po'
Hiceman Stringer had also burst in the
other door. -,
The excitement was terrific. The
| shooting occurred in the space OF i've
enrano- from
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02
OVER THE STATE.
INTERESTING BITS OF Jews
PICKED UP AT RANDOM
And Boiled Down In Readable Shape
For Hasty Readers.

The most adverse report as to cot
ton and guano comes from Pacolet
F. g. Haynes, o lively farmer from
that section, says that he does not be-
lieve that the farmers of that section
will raise more than one-tenth ms much
cotton as they did last year. In the
first place they will not plant near as
much, and then they are going to buy
very little guano. A neighbor OF his
endorses his report.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02
SUFFERING N NEBRASKA.

Farmers IN Some Sections of the
State in Dep,orsble Condition.
A special from Niotrara' Neo;' says:
The suffering among the inhabitants
of the droug -blighted part OF Ne
braska, including threerfourths OF the
residents of five counties, is becoming
moro intense daily, ard immediate
steps alone can prevent many deaths
by starvation. Three years ago the
farmers OF these drought-bl1ghtedi
counties raised q very lighi crop, ana
the past two years the CROP, have oeen
almost total failures. NJ any 1aml-
lies have not enough PROVISIONS
in their homes for one Weeks sus-
tenance. ED no money to 2urcnase
the No. .':-~~fLife-M -Manfsnfafh'>
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02
AFTER MILLIONAIRE FLAGLER.
A Requisition from Gov. Hogg, of Tex.
as to Gov. Mitchell, of Florida.

Governor Mitchell, of Florida, has
received requisition from Governor
Hogg, of Texas, for Henry NJ. Flagler,
of st. Augustine, Fla, the railway,
hotel and Standard oil mngnate. Flag
Ter and other Standard oil magnates
lave been indicted in the Texas courts
for violating the antitrust laws of that
state, and Governor Hogg is deter
mined to bring the indicted million
aire to trial. Somo time ago he for
warded acquisitions 10 Governor Flow
er, Of New York, for John d. Rookie
feIler and others who reside in that
state, but Governor Flower refused TO
|ponosjthe acquisitions. Now be turns
Intention to Henry NJ. Flagler, who is
@citzen OF Florida. 1t is said that
gernor Mitti,e!l will honor the req
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02

be funds on hand to pay them. There
are ten subtre ,suries in the United
States, and there would be no Difficult
ty in presenting the notes if the holder
OF them has any doubt about their
immediate redemption, and thus make
them hear interest:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02
Highest of all in Leavenng Power-Lae US Govt Report
F9Ha! .! Rskles Rsxassi'
ABSOLUTELY PURE
regular editor, known officially by
that title, whose duty it is to examine
ond no ooa nnon nublicatious to be issued

regular editor, known oHaclsiy ny
that title, whose duty it is to examine
and pass upon publications. to be issued
by the department..
One of the most important OF the
news bureaus of the Government Is
attached to the Navy Department. II
is of comparatively recent establish
meent. It is known as the Naval In Z
tellieence Bureau. It's duty is to !
gather together from all parts OF the
world information about foreign !
nayies and foreign coast defenses.
When Japan and China began hostiiss Z
ties Secretary Herbert could have sent&
to the Naval Intelligence Burean and
on few minutes notice could haYsS
had full description of the navies OF
both the belligerents andan admraste
description of the sea coast along
which the fight was being waged
There is not war vessel IN the Torld
which the Naval Intelligence BureauI
cannot describe. This mformatlonz
comes from the news correspondents,
of the Navy Department, who are M N,
part the officers of our own war YES
sells and in part our representatives In
naval matters ct the great capitals OF
the world. We have naval secretaries
attached to all of our principal lega-
tions. Besides, the Navy Department.
sometimes sends naval officers abroad
on a special mission to gather lnfor- 4
nation.
The Treasury Department, OF course,
is constantly at work through its GUS
toms officers and other agents gather
ing statistics of commerce. These are
published from time to time by the
Bureau of Statistics. The Indian otices
| of the Interior Department receives
from its agents not only current news
| of the condition of the Indians, put
stories of the origin of their tribal
customs and other matters, which
make page of the Indian Commits:
sioner's report most interesting read
inc. The bureau Of ethology is busily
engaged in collecting news OF the
nrimitiye American. The geological
survey tells the country from time to
time all about It's production OF gold
and precious stones, about the devel.
opment of irrigation and dozens or
other things which would -he Hnns'd--
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02
The Special Will be Put on Again

The Special Will be Put on Again.
It is announced that the New York
and Florida special which has been II
feature of the southern travel for sew
eral years, will be put in service again
this season over the Atlantic Coask
line, the first train running Monday
January 7th. It will leave New York
daily except Sunday at 4:30 o'clock
p. M, and Washington at 10:4s, mi
irving Mt Jacksonville the next ever 3
ing Mt 7:05 o'clock and St, Augustine&
Sis o'clock, ~ S
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02

of the voters that Mayor Uargan
his boaEd 81 aldermen should be re-
.saseted. Conspicuous nmoGg m"ny
gll Feasuns Feeaasuns vas the appreciati7e re-
henbrance of the ability shown by
Mayor DarGen during the trouble that ,9
Visited Darlington last March. me
entire ticket, with the >eIssRE,t:on essRE, Oh Al
derman Biggs, who dc p ~ "
tion, was unanimously re-Goy
one of the largest and mosd 81
tic conventions that e5S
the municipality.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02
A Steamer Lost.

The washing ashore OF IL quantity OF
wreckage upon the Scotch const indi-
Gates the loss of tho steamer Oswald,
with her crew, bound for Cardiff.
The wrcckago was chiefly washed
ashore three miles north of Port Lo-
Gun. Wlgtownshire.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02
SEELEY IN THE

The Defaulting Bookkt
for q Term of Eigll
Samuel G. Seeley, IL
bookkeper of the Natiol
Leather Bank, of New 7
arrested in Chicago on
and last week pleaded g
dictment against him f
the bank by making falls
converting the banks [
own uses, has been sent
years in the Kings copA
ary. The maximum pE
his crime, under the 81
years imprisonment an&
five years. 81
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02
ADJOURNMENT.
CLOSING PROCEEDINGS OF BOTH
HOUSE AND SENATE.
Some Differences Between the Two
Houses Finally Settled.

The state legislature finished its le-
bors and both house and senate adj
iourned sine die. The last days rou-
tine in the house was without special
incident. The mornings work con-
sisted almost entirely OF adjusting the
differences between the two houses.
The record will show that there were
so per cent more matters referred to
committees of conference than has ever
been known in recent legislation. The
only bill of general Importance lost in
the shuttle by the committees was that
regulating the dieting fees of various
counties. The appropriation bill ~,-s
accepted upon the mpromisc offered
by the committee on free conference.
The 81 per diem had to be accepted,
as the attorney generals opinion and
the statement of Governor Evans that
he would not approve of q bill with a
So per diem made the result inevita-
BILE. About the only fight that was
made on any of the committees re-
ports, in the house was OIL the compro-
mise about the appropriation bill. The
fact of the matter is the senate had its
way on this as most other matters,
and the house worm felt very much
like turning and would have done
SO could it consistently have done so
and not involved itself in bringing
about an extra session of the legisla-
ture. When the committees report
was read suggesting $4,000 for the
Citadel, s25, 1000 for Clemson and the
South Carolina college each, ana So on,
the rsductionists in the house wanted
to resist. Mr.. Garris. Of the commit
tee, took the floor and made the speech
of his life. He was convinced that the
report was the only one that could be
made under't the circumstances, and be
vindicated it with all the force he
could. The question finally came ur
on the adoption of the report OF the
committee OF free conference and
while the members knew that the re-
j2ctiou OF the report would kill the
: bill there were twenty-nine members
who voted against the report, the vote
being 80 to so. The house was very
much interested in the settlement
of the troubles which resulted from
the carelessncss in the senate
in not noting the amendments by
4. IL l.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02
CARNEGIE CUTS WAGES
And the Employees of the Iron King
Have to Accent,

1Ht*S . 20 tAOOSPU'
The new wago scale for the Carnegie
steel works, at Homestead, have been
posted in several departments OF the
works and discloses an average reduc-
tion of Is per cent in the entire mill.
The high-priced men suffer reduc-
tion Of So per cent. Besides this, the
services of number of high.pricel
men are dispensed with. The rents
on company houses were materially
reduced. There was some dissatisfac-
ton, but despite the grumbling tbs
scale will be accepted as presented.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02
THREE YEARS FO,

The First Victim of tn,
tigating Committee
A New York special
Captain John L. ST
first Of the police
and convicted as M Q;
exposures brought aboI
committee. was sente}
Ingraham in the Cou1
Terminer Wednesday,, /
and nine months imprl
Sing, and to pay 81, ,oOl
cember 18th, after g II
three days, the ex-calG s
guilty of bribery.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02

required to send in at regular lnter.
walls reports of the condition OF public
health in the towns or cities where
they are stationed. These reports and
the reports sent by certain medical
correspondents who represent the hos
pital service abroad ere published by
tile Surgeon-General in weekly bull
le5in. This bulletin is one of the most
valuable news publications OF the
Government. Not all of the informa-
tion published in it comes by mail.
Where the United States is threat
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02

The Columbia Journal has suspend
ed publication not because it was los
ing money, but because it was not
making money. 1t was bright, clean,
clever evsaitg newspaper and there
are many who regret that the sterling
young men who were conducting 1t
could not afford to keep it going. MIR.
Ball, the editor, is one of the most ac-
complished newspaper men in the
state. His work on the Journal was
excellent. He expresses his opinions
with great force and was remarkably
conservative in his treatment of public
Questions.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-02
GEN. O,REunAIL Is WRATli9.

He Proposes to Bring Suit Against a
Newspaper for Libel.
The Norfolk, Va, Pilot in recent
issue printed long statement about
the American Book Company and the
Virginia state board of education, IN
which it charges O corrupt deal be-
nea the book company and the state
ex.which the books of the COM
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