The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17
GENERAL NEWS.

Ssven billion cigars were smoked i'm
the United States in 1902.
The cruiser :Chlrltston will be
launched this week at Newport News,
Va.
| Recent press dispatches tell Us that
another revolution is brewing in San
Co ningo.
North Carolina ranks secprd in the
Union in the manufacture Of che wing
and smoking tobacco for the year 1909.
Oar new serial story. 1.-The Web of
| Fate" starts Iext week. Subscribe
now and DO not miss = issue.
THE Web Of Fate" seriuI story to
be published in The Advocate soon.
This is one of the best stories ever pub.
| liihed.
On December 18th, at Chicago, III,
the Thermometer reg stored l3 degrees
below zero. while ut 81. Panl. Mimi.
| ii was 23 below.
Hanna's friends are still decitrinp "
that he is not u candidate, but from
, late reports there seems to bp '.aome-
thing doing" in Ohio.
/ n wreck pu ti,a Ru al
Ohio road "a Piedmont, w. VI. Gv.
lives were lost Sunday. Tie heavy
freight tumb ed into ravine.
X. \. Burton was found guilty last
week at Columbus, Ga OF the murder
Of his son on September 9Th. A srrviv-
ing sous t, ,stimony convicted him.
THE Web OF Fate, a new serial
commences in the Advocate next
week. A etory OF love aud war South
Carolina ana Georgia figure promr-
nentiy in it.
f.. The President has appointed VIM.
j. Buchanan, OF New York, to he en-
! voy extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary to the new republic of
Panama.
j. W. Seaman, a government archj.
; .ect engaSed in cepairiJ
ment building at Grecntboro, Nc.
was stricken with paralysis last siatur-
day. He will die.
At an early date The Advoci tie will
pegin the publi cation of "The Web of
ate, serial story Of love and war
| South Carolina and Georgia during
| he Revolution
President Proctor, of the United
'tates Civil Service Commission, a ma
| Give Of Kentucky and an ex-Confeder-
,te veteran, died at the Cosmas Club
IN Washington Last Saturday.
The Democratic Natio lal committee
will meet in Washington Jan. l2th,
hOi, for the purpose of deciding upon
| the time and place OF holding the next
WE,. j. Bryan, who is touring in
Europe. visited the Pope at Rome last
sunday. He also stood on the SPOT
where Cicero delivered his orations
and wound up the dny by lunching
with Ambassador Meyer
! The National Republican Conven-
tiOn will meet in Chicago. his, on
Jnne 2l~t. 1904. The protest against
Capers seat in the convention was
laid on the table, as no one could
/ question his right TO sit in the convep:
! ton"
| Bobby WiIthOur the bicvcle wonder
of Atlanta, Ga Won the six day 6icy-
ce race in New York, which closed at
Madison Square Garden on the night
of December l2rh. He won by ten
lengths. The distance ridden was
2.3l9 miles
! AT BIZ minSaam, Ala, on Dec. 9Th,
! Frank Adams, negro, WIS convicted
! Tor The murder Of Dave Lee, also
( negro, and was given the death SEN
| tencs Both men were conyicts and
| were serving terms for murder, Adams
, 3O years :nd Lea life sentence. The
murder occurred several months ago
"a the five witnesses on whose testi-
mony Adams was convicted, were all
serving life sentences for murder.
| Carol d. Wright. u. s. Commits
! sioner of Labor, IN an address on the
Wage Question" delivered before
the Ethical Culture Society" IN
Philadelphia last week, gave utterance
To the h,lowing: "The wages sys-
tem will pass away. In its stead
believe there will come "A system which
] will be composed of profit-sharing and
the cooperation ideas. Tue great la
bor question means a str Iggle OF, hu-