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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-06-17
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
Resolutions Adopted by Brewerton
Lodge in Honor of Dr.. Smith.

Whereas, DR.. John r. Smith, Score
tary of Beaverton Lodge, No. 1873, a..
f. NJ, departed this life March 25th,
1908, in the Goth year of his age.
Therefore be It
Resolved LIST: That In the death of
our worthy brother, Beaverton Lodge
has sustained a very heavy loss. Broth
err Smiths profound knowledge OF ma
port of all measures looking to the well
fare of the Craft enabled him to achieve
an enviable reputation. He served
with great zeal and conspicuous ability
in the various positions in Beaverton
Lodge and was, a few years ago, an o.
fcer in the Grand Lodge. Our lamented
brother was a genial companion, warm
hearted friend, indulgent father, af-
f%ectionate husband, staunch patriot
and Christian gentleman. His gener.
Gus nature, sympathetic disposition,
lofty aspirations, sparkling wit, rare
intellectual Attachments and great per-
sonal magnetism endeared him to all
who knew him intimately, AS soldier,
physician, statesman, citizen, mason
and in all the positions he was called
upon to fill he achieved an enviable re-
cord.
End. That while we deplore the
death Of our beloved brother we bow
submissively to the will Of Him who
doeth all things for the best.
3rd: That we will ever cherish his
memory and emulate his virtues.
4th: That we tenderly sympathize
with the bereaved family and invoke
Gods richest blessings upon them.
5th: That these resolutions be spread
upon u book and a copy be furnished
the family OF our deceased Brother and
the county papers for publication.
b. l.. Henderson,,
w. T. Jones,
w. S. Knight.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-06-17
A Letter to the People of
LaurenS County.

We call special attention to all read
ers of this paper that we have found
the remedy at last. 1t is q recent dis
covery for all Nervous Diseases, Rheu-
matism, Nervous Debility Paralysis,
Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Sour Stomach,
Heartburn, Distress after eating, Cos
tiyeness, Liver Complaint, Backache,
all Kidney and Bladder troubles, Ec-
zema, Female Complaints, or any dis
eases arising from impure blood. Our
New Discovery is the name. We give
An absolute guarantee with each bottle
and II you are not benefited after tax
lug one bottle, please All out the guar
sntee slip and mail to us and we will
gladly refund the price you paid. We
offer 800. reward to any person or per-
sons showing where we have failed to
comply with the terms Of this guar
antee. For sale by all Druggists. Price
$l.00 per bottle. II your Druggist can
not supply 1t, we will deliver Ii to you
upon receipt Of price.
Our New Discovery Medicine Co.
Laurens, S.C.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-06-17
Final Settlement.

TAKE notice that on the 25th day oil
June, 1908, / will render a final ac-
count OF my acts and doiDgs as Admins.
tratrix of estate of Joseph Hipp, de
ceased, in the Office of the Judge o!
Probate for Laurens County, at eleven
o'clock a. m, and on the same day will
apply for a final discharge from my
trust as ADMINISTRATORS.
All persons having demands against
said estate will please present them on
or before that day, proven and authcn-
ticated, or be forever barred.
PARKEY N. o. CULBERTSON,
Administrators with will annexed.
May 20, 1903-td
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-06-17
COLONEL TREBLE
ASKS FOR ROLLS.
Circular to Veterans of the
COnfederacy.
NEEDED AT ONCE.
Request Of the National
War Department.
Circular from General AinswOrth on
the Subject-Care of Rolls Loaned
is Promised.

The following letter is published at
the request of Col. NJ. p. Tribble who
has charge of compiling the rolls of
Confederate veterans ofSouth Carolina,
to be published by the War Depart
ment, and following it is a letter on the
subject from General Ainsworth:
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-06-17
College of Charleston.
LESTON, s. @.
1l8th Year Begins September 25.,

18th Year Begins September 25.,,
Letters, Science, Engineering. One
Scholarship to each County of South
Carolina. Entrance examinations held
at Laurens by County Superintendent
and Judge Of Probate on July 10th.
Tuition $40. Board and furnished
room in Dormitory, $40 per month All
candidates for admission are permitted
to compete for Boyce Scholarships,
which will pay 800 a year. For cata-
logue, address
HARRISON RANDOLPH,
President.
May 25th, 19O3.-12t.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-06-17
A NEW Law FIRM.

The undersigned have this day en-
tered into a partnership for the practice
OF law in the Courts OF this State, under
the name OF Simpson & Cooper and will
promptly attend TO all business q.
trusted TO them.
H. Y.SINPsoN,
RI A.. COOPER.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-06-17
GIVEN TO DESPERATION.

Living In an out of the way place, re-
mote from civilization, a family is Of
ten driven to desperation in case of &C.
cidents, resulting in Burns, Wounds,
Ulcers, etc. Lay in a supply of Buck
lens Arnica Salve. It's the best on
earth. rs cents at Laurens Drug Co.
and Palmetto Drug 90.
You should not feel tired all the time
healthy people don't-you won't il
you take Hoods Sarsaparilla for q
while,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-28
WANTS MONUMENT
 TO ROBERT E. LEE
COL. M'cLURE ASKS THE STATE OF FPENNSYLVANiA TO JOIN VlR- GINA IN ERECTING AN EoUEs- TRAN STATUE.

Harrisburg, Pa. January H-ln the presence of the full membership of the house of representatives and crowded gal lery, Col. A. c. Mcclure of Philadelphia tonight delivered an address in support of the proposition that the states Of Penn sylvania and Virginia should joint hands in erecting an equestrian statue to Gen. Robert E. Lee on Seminary Hill or the battlefield of Gettysburg. A bill appro- priating a like amount has been intro- duced in the legislature, and is now in the committee on appropriations. Tonight meeting was in the form of hearing on the bill. with Colonel Mcclure and Judge John Stewart of Franklin county as the principal speakers. Judge Stewart spoke against the bill. Among the great crowd which heard the speakers were many prominent members of the c. A. R. from all over the state. judges and state off, ficials.
 Colonel Mcclure in his address, said he did not plead the cause of the Coniedera- cv: but on the other hand, he pleaded the cause of the union-the common union. He wanted to make the battlefield or Gettsburg worthy of the nation. II should in itself tell it's own story. lie pictured the monuments ana taDlets on cemetery hill, xvhich tell in every detail the story of the union side of that great battle. Across the fields on Seminary Ridge, he said, the story of the other side, should be told in monument and tablet. These should not be placed thefe as q tribute to the rebellion, but as a tribute to the blue and grey.
 Colonel Mcclure paid a tribute to the soldiers of the north and south. Speak ing of the opposition to the monument he called attention to the nigh places now occupied by Confederate generals .0rbere ia no honor short of the Presi- dency.,, he said, that has not been given to Confederates with the consent of all parties
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WILL RAISE THE
 PRICE OF YARNS
COTTON YARN SINNERS REPRE- SENTING HALF THE SPlNDLES OF THE SOUTH DECIDE TO PUT UP PRICES 10 PER CENT.

Charlotte, N. C., January 2Z-cotton yarn spinners representing, 1t is stated, half the spindles of the south, held a conference here today and tonight and agreed upon a schedule advancing the price of yarns an average of ten per cent. The representatives of three commission houses from Philadelphia and New York, who were present and conferred with the mill men, gave 1t as their opinion that the prices may be a little high for the present market, but that buyers will soon acquiesce in the new figures. At the conclusion of the meeting the following was issued.
 At called meeting of the yarn spinners held in this city today, called by a few cotton yarn manufacturers. they beg to advise the following facts were developed.
 That there was absolutely no stock on hand either at the mills or in the hands of their several agents; that the mills represented were sold ahead on an aver age of six weeks and that the demand for all counts of yarns greatly exceeds the possible production. The above facts were obtained from representatives of 100000 spindles and. therefore, can justly be construed as showing the true condi- ton of the cotton yarn industry at pres ent.
 This meeting unanimously suggested the following range of prices. which they know to be easily obtainable and believe that they are wisely counseling their as- sociates not t5 oversell, even at these Irioes. which they confidently expect to see advanced in the near future.
 Single skein 4s. 141z cents Gs, 15 cents Ss. 15 cents; los. 151z cents; 12s. 15% cents; 14s, 16 cents 16s, 16A cents; 1ss, 161a cents; POS. 171a cents; 22s, Is cents; 24s 1872 cents, 26s, 19 cents; DOS. 20 cents.
 Two and three-ply skeins. 4s, 15 cents: 6s. 15 cents; Ss. 15a4 cents, los, IS cents; 12s, 16h cents: 14s, 1G1z cents; 1Gs, l67. cents; 1ss IT cents; POS. IS cents; 22s 1stl cents; 24s, 191a cents; 26s, 20 cents; 2Ss. 21 cents; eos, 22 cents; 4os, 25 cents; bos, 21 cents
 Single cne-ply warp, hc advance over skein in same numbers 10c hosiery on cores 16ik cents and Ac to each number advance to POS; POS hosiery one cones ls cents and asc cn each number advance to 30s''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-28
GENERAL BOOTH
 IN CHATTANOOGA
SALVATION ARMY LEADER GETS ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTlON-THE
 AUDIENCE TAXES CAPACITY OF
 AUDlTORlUM-MANY CALLERS.

Chattanooga. January 27-Gen. Will liam Booth commander in chief of she Salvation Army, accompanied by twenty five members of his staff and his daugh- ter, Consul Booth-Tucker, received an en- thusiastic reception in Chattanooga today. This was General Booths first visit to this city and the local Salvation Army corps made it the occasion of a memor- able celebration. Members of the army from all the nearby towns came here to welcome the general.
 A citizens reception committee, headed by Mayor A. w. Chambliss, who em- braces among others all the prominent ministers of the city, met the party at the depot and escorted them to their hotel. A large number of people called there during the day to pay their respects. In the evening General Booth spoke to an audience that taxed the capacity of the auditorium.
 Later the entire party left for Nash vile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-28
UNDERWOOD HANDLES GAvEL.
For First Time In Four Years Demo
 crat Presides Over House.

Washington, January (Special.) )-For the first time in at least four years. a democrat presided oyer the deliberations of the house for some time today Speak, CT Henderson had occasion to vacate the chair and requested Representative un- derwood of Alabama to take his place.
 When Reed was speaker he occasionally called upon democrats to handle the gavel but under Henderson the practice has been entirely discontinued. and one of the republican leaders placed in the chair. MT. Underwood presided like a veteran and his friends predict that the Fifty nine congress will see the big chair his permanent seat.
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here that we are not going to be dis franchised in Virginia. It is written in the heavens and engraved upon the stars that the Virginia negro does not intend to submit to disfranchsement. We are told. Let the negro obtain education and wealth if he would gain the political equality which he desires.' l say that never was a bigger lie uttered The more the negro advances the more will polit- ical rights be denied him. It is not the commo. negro in the south who is cut off the registration lists. It is not the ditch digger. It is the educated negro, the doctor the lawyer and preacher who are deprived unlawfully of political rights and manhood by the injurious constitu- ton of Virginia. which cost half mill lion dollars to frame And l want to say that by the time we get through punch ing holes in the constitution it will cost the state of Virginia half a mil4lon more
 The speaker declared that no two people, having the same religion and speaking the same tongue, living together, have ever been kept apart. This, he said, was we'll known and was one of the reasons the dominant race was crushing out the strength of the negro in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-28
MINERS ADJOURN
 THEIR CONVEN T|ON
Many Important Measures Have
 Been Considered
PRIEST. MITCHELL SPEAKS
Conference of Miners With Operators Will Be Held Friday-Many Promi- nent Union Officials Ad-
 dress the Body.

Indianapolis, January 1.-The mine workers completed their work and ad- journed this afternoon. Many important measures have been considered and acted upon. Among them are the formulation of the demand for an increase of wages 121a cents flat per ton on a run-of-mine basis, and fiat differential of cents per ton being between pick and machine-mined coal; a demand for an increase of wages of inside and outside laborers in pro- portion to the increase of miners; the re- fusal to commit the convention for social ism and government ownership; raising officers salaries; the declaration against children working in mines; the demand for an anti-injunction law and the plans for defense fund.
 The conference will be held with the operators Friday. The operators have signifed their willingness to grant an in- crease of wages in many instances, but have never given any intimation as to the amount they will be willing to give.
 Among those who addressed the conven- ton were President Mitchell and Vice. President Lewis, T. D. Nichols of Scran- ton, Pa; John Fahay of Pottsville, Pa. Patrick Dolan of Pittsburg; w. D. Ryan of Springfield, Ill.,; John E. P. White of Iowa, and John L. Gehr of Florence, Col.
 President Mitchell said:
 ''rhe trades union meeting does more than raises wages-it raises the standard of manhood, womanhood and of citizen ship. It is a bright hope for the country that the trades union Is growing strong, not only numerically, but in the senti- ment and regard of the public.
 T don't believe in any of the heresies that some people are trying to inject into the trade union movement. They will not assist it in any way.
 q want the United Mine Workers to keep abreast of the times, but I don [ want 1t to follow false Gods. We must steer clear of the rocks upon which so many labor movements have been wrecked.
 "I don't believe the leaders are to have all the glory. Officers don't make an or- ganization. The men digging the coal, who drive the mules who work In the breakers must be the bone and sinew of our organization"
 ''We boast of our full treasury, but we must take into consideration the fac, that we have large membership-much larger than ever before. Ard we need the money. Suppose we don't get cur de hands from the operators wlen tile joint conference meets and a great struggle comes on April l. What will then become of our S1,000,000? To protect our interests properly we should have not less than s10, ,000 ,0)O You passed a resolution today instructing me to place on the unfair list ell locals who have not paid their assess ments by April l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-28

The meeting was attended by a number of colored federal office-holders. c. F. Adams, assistant register of the treas ury, presiding and J. C. Dancy, recorder of deeds being one of the speakers. Hayes remarks were greeted with en- thusiastic cheering by the several hun dred negroes present and seemed to be fully endorsed. The fact that Adams. a federal office-holder presided over the meeting has led to the report that the department might take some action I the case and ask for his resignation. The matter is said to have been before Sec retary of the Treasury Shaw this morn- ing and is reported that the secretary is considering calling it to the attention of the President, though, it is not likely that there will be further developments
 A number of southern members con slider the Hayes speech the logical out come of President Roosevelts southern policies and have no hesitation in say ing that the President by his course is encouraging just such utterances. It Is the purpose of two senators to mention the Hayes diatribe in speeches they will make on the Indianola postoffice at an early date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-28
Indians Causing Trouble.

Ardmore, l. T., January 7.-Federal off, ficers here today were notified that sew eral hundred full-blooded Indians near stonewall, in the Chickasaw nation, are threatening trouble The Indians. who are dissatisfied with conditions pertaining to the allotment of their lands, threaten to tear up the railroad tracks and shoot the whites Much excitement prevails among the settlers. Officers nave been sent to the scene, and 1t is believed they will be able to quiet the Indians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-28
PASSENGER TRAIN SMASHED TO SPLINTERS AND THIRTY
 LIVES SENT INTO ETERNITY
JIM TOWARDS BULLET
 KILLED VIM. GOEBEL

Louisville January 27.-A Frankfort, Ky, special to the Courier Journal says:
 James P Howard of Clay county, fired the shot that killed William Goebel. said Henry B. Youtsey in his confession as to his part in and knowledge of the conspiracy which terminated in the as- sassination of the democratic claimant to the governorship.
 "The convicted man now says that he has made a clean breast of the details
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of the plot, and he's told everything he knows. Fully and frankly he said that the shot was fired from the front win dow in the private office of the secretary of state. Caleb Powers, and that he and Jim Howard were the only persons in- side the room.
 He named William S. Taylor. Charles Finley, Caleb Powers. John L. Powers, William IT. Culton, Wharton Golden and William J. Davidson as conspirators with him"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-28
British Steamer Sinks.

London. January H.-The British steam CT Graffeo from Glasgow for Buenos Ayres was sunk off Ramsey island today. Six of her crew were saved by a life boat. One man lost his life and the re- mander of the crew, numbering sixteen, after being tossed about in boat in the Irish sea, were rescued by passing steamer and landed at Cardiff this after noon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-28

N NASHINGTON, January 2h--0Spe- XXII cial. .)-The mass meeting Of ne-
 w groes under the auspices of the Afro-American council was the occasion of a speech teeming with incendiarism by James H. Hayes, a negro lawyer of Richmond, who is raising money to test the new Virginia constitution. Hayes ce- clared that the time had come when the negro must fight, not theoI etically not intellectually but with his hands. NO groes are leaving the state of Virginia U he said, because of the treatment they are receiving. What we want to do Is to start something and keep it up until the white people stop something We dcnt intend to be oppressed any longer. We don't intend to be crushed. l am afraid we are anarchistic, that we are anarcn- ists. and I give the warning that If this oppression in the south continues, the negro must resort to the sword and torch. and that the southland will become q land of blood and desolation
 "I want to make the assertion right
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-28
 % THE WEATHER.

. Washington. January 27. - Fore < cast for Alabama: Fair Wednes- < day. Rain Thursday; light to fresh
 . south winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-28
An Awful Experience.

One of the rescuers relates an experi- ence which startled him. He had climbed on to the worst wrecked car. The fire was burning below him. There were two men there. One of them begged him for a drink and a bottle of whisky was passed up. The injured man grasped 1t eagerly and began to drink. While clutching the bottle he died. The rescuer took the bottle from him and passed 1t to the other man, but although he had been alive a few minutes before, he was then dead.
 The rescuer then started to get out. in- tended to drop out of a window As he was climbing for the window he kneIt on a body and found it to be that of a child. On reaching down for 1t he was startled to find that the child was alive. The little one was taken out apparently uninjured and is now in a house at Vest field The express engineer, John Davis. was not the regular engineer. He was a relief man and had been put on in the absence of the regular man. who had a day off. He was, however. perfectly familiar with the running of the train. as he ran 1t at least once q week.
 Before the wreckage had cooled the work of getting out the charred bodies began. Men attacked the heap with poles and rods of iron taken from the pile of debris and raked out several arms, legs and heads.
 Many of those who died will never be recognized, the bodies being burned to a crisp.
 Quick work was made in furnishing q train for the handling of the dead and injured Railroad men tore out the iron frames of the seats in the special train and laid the cushions in two rows along the side of the cars being supplied with pillows and mattresses later from the Pullman coaches of the Royal Blue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-28

The parlor cars of the Royal Blue Line train were converted into temporary hos pitals The dead as they were taken our were laid in a row alongside the track until means could be found to convey tfem to Plainfield.
 The firemen after time mastered the flames. Then the wreckage was attacked again and the work of recovering the bodies was begun. Out of the first car eight bodies were taken.
 The sight while the wreck was ourning was horrifying. Men could be seen in the wreckage pinned fast amid the timbers Of the cars and struggling to pe free while the flames roared around them. The res cuers were powerless to aid them, as they had already been driven from the wreck by the flames. One of those wnc tried to take out q man pinned in the wreck found that he was held down by enc leg near the ankle, and seeing that 1t would be useless to do anything else is said to have finally severed tile mans leg and then carried him to one of the parlor cars. The rescued man and his res cuer were badly burned.
 Most All In Car Are Dead.
 When the engine ploughed into the rear car 1t partly split the car open. and at the same time lifted 1t up and on to itself. The car was the first to take fire and most all in it are dead
 Those in the ear ahead. which was lifted over the rear car suffered the most. them from the car below and behind them,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-28

they were enveloped in smoke and steam, and it was here that the worst scenes were witnessed. The imprisoned ones begged for death to end their agonies and implored those who were laboring to get them free to crush their heads with axes they were using to chop away the wreck age.
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N AsHINGToN, January 27.--(spe- y cial. .)-The mass meeting Of ne
 groes under the auspices of the
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Bremen Summoned.

Bremen Summoned.
 The firemen from Westfield were sum moned by telephone but arrived too late to nave many lives. Doctors were called from Westfeld. Plainfield ard other cities and there were score on hand.