The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-22
GENERAL NEWS.

The Elgin Creamery company
makers of butter, has failed for $3.50.
600, and this after putting Oleomar-
garine, It's chief competitor, on the
run.
The International typographical
union, in session in Cincinnati last
week, adopted strong anti-socialistic
resolutions. The union also de-
nounced government by injunction.
Col. VIM. A. Hemphill, founder of
the Atlanta Constitution and for
many years its business manager, is
dead at his home on Peachtree
street. Atlanta. He was 80 years of
age.
Morgan Wood, ID. D., pastor of the
swell Plymouth Congrega i n a |
church, Cleveland, Ohio, has an
nounced that he will be candidate
for Congress from the 2lst Ohio dis
trict on the democratic ticket.
Frank G. Andrews late vice presi-
dent of the wrecked City Savings
bank, Detroit, Mich, has been found
guilty of misapplying the funds of
that institution and sentenced to the
penitentiary, at hard labor, for 10
years.
Mrs. Maud Lorillard Taller, daugh-
ter of the late Pierre Lorillard, and
wife of II. Sutfern Taller of Newport,
has Just been granted Dakota di-
vorce. She with her maid have had
Il residence in Sioux City since last
February.
Chas. M. Schwab, president of the
steel trust has been forced to retire
on account of nervous prOstration
brought about by hard work. He
drew salary of 81 100000 Il year and
it is presumed he has saved enough
to afford II rest.
The annual convention of the ma
tional Afro-republican league in
Springfield, Ohio, has endorsed
President Roosevelt for president in
1904, and denounced local hotel men
for not letting delegates eat at their
tables. Teddy is different.
Green and Gaynor in forced retire
ment in Montreal for alleged swind-
ling of the United States out of mil
lions of money, and whom this gov
ernment has been trying to bring
back through eXtradition, have got
ten free on habeaS corpus proceeding
OwingtO technicality in the warrant.
An exhibition conducted entirely
by negroes is being carried on for 30
days in the First regiment armory
hall, Chicago. An attendance of 81
600 greeted the Inauguration eXhibi-
ton. The profits of the enterprise
will go to an endowment fund of
home for aged and infirm colored
people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Fair of San
Francisco were instantly killed
while riding in a speedy automobile
on country road in France last
week. The automobile ran into a
tree and the occupants were buried |
in the debris. Mr.. Fair was the
third son of the late Senator James
q. Fair, one of the famous bonanza
kings.
The Boer generals, Botha, Dewet |
and Delarey visited England last
week and called on the king. The |
scene at the railroad station on the |
arrival of the Beers was remarkable.
An enormous crowd of people gave
them n welcome as hearty as given
TO Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener
when they arrived there from South
Africa. Shouts of Good old De-
wet" "Our friends, the enemy, and
Brave soldiers, all, ~ were frequent
y heard amidst cheers. General
Dewet was fairly cornered by mob,
and had to be rescued by the police,
who, by sheer force, cleared line of
retreat for him.
Samuel GOmpers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, de-
ivered an address before the Noun
5ain Lake (M6. Chautaugua last
week in which he denounced child
abor in the south. He declared that
5he labor of young and innocent
children is the great evil that needs
Many states, particu-
arly in the south, have no law what
aver to prevent the practice. Men
yet rich" he declared, from the
abor of children whose bones were
ground into almighty dollars. 1t is a
sad commentary. Men walkthe streets
N idleness in the textile districts,
while the mills are filled with busy
children. Instead of labor being
with honor and dignity, its
'ightful heritage, it is question of
now much labor can be squeezed out
Of the Iaborer, and how little wages
he can be forced to accept in return"
PHYSICIAN AND DRUGGIST.