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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-01
The New Depot.

The committee appointed
by the League met Supt' r :
Welles on Wednesday at
ternoon last. 1t was evident
from the outset that Mr.,
Weiles was anxious to comply
with the wishes of a majority
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Columbia has extended alp their
tation to the veterans,t ,througArwile,
commander, Gen. T. W. Cbn in
to hold their annual reunion the
Columbia,in in May beginning is.
5th and lasting for three da.
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! ook up the attractiv, advertise

ment of Mr.. J. Willie Levy.
He is sole dealer in Augusta in the
celebrated High Art brand of cloth
ing for men aud boys. :. Levy
makes specially of ladies tailor
made skirts, silk and washable
shirt waists and ready-to-Weai
hats. He invites the Edgehelo
ladies to make his store headquar'
ters while in Augusta. Remember
the number S44 Broad.
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The case of Col, J. H. T4ial on
will probably be called for T. iAicitor
Monday, 18th inst. Sol stat,
Thurmond hns said that theI
is ready for trial.
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WEDNESDAY. APRIL 1, 1903.
. REDWOOD has COM

VI piled with the condltl,
ons upon which the removal
of the Williamson Female
college depended and will
soon begin the erection m, OF
the buildings which will be
ready for the next session.
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The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
THE LUNCH QUESTION
How a Big Chicago Firm Solved 1t.

So many employees bolt the lunch"
and eat what they should not, that
they soon show the effect in nervous
ness and dyspepsia, This has attract
ed the attention of managers of the
big stores ard shops. In one Chicago
firm an experiment on some of the
girls resulted in a complete solution
of the question.
The woman that made the expert
ment tells the tale as follows: About
a year ago l became alarmed at the
state of my daughters health. She
was employed by big firm here and
for some reason steadily lost flesh.
grew very nervous, had no appetite
and could not sleep.
Questioning her 1 found she ate
but little lunch, for at that busy hour
she was seldom served promptly, and
the time being short she just 'bolted
the food and rushed back. She ate
very little breakfast, and 1 could see
she suffered from lack of nourish-
nent felt responsible for this and
finally got her some Grape-Nuts for
breakfast
Il also got neat leather case hold
ing two pint TASKS. One / filled. with
milk, the other with cold Postum Cof-
fee which had been properly made.
She also carried a package of Grape
Nuts The Postum she drank iced
with a dash of lemon. She followed
the Grape-Nuts with some fruit and
this made up her lunch.
I'm spite of the warm weather she
improved greatly in two weeks time.
She gained in flesh, her nerves were
steady and she slept sweetly at night.
She never felt the old weakness from
hunger
"In a short time a few other girls
in the office tried it and the effect was
so marked upon all that still others
we're persuaded. Finally a room was
cleared out and the one hundred and
odd girls were served daily with
Crane-N Nuts and hot Postum. II was
n revolution but the manager saw the
GOOD result and adopted the plan,
greatly 10 the benefit Of the health OF
The employees and at saving IN eX-
-ense." Name given by Postum CO..
VI Zattta Creek Mich
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
BANQUET AT DELMoNICo'S.
Silk Association of America Heard
TompLin's Talk.

New York, Feb 11.-Governors of
foremost commercial states, foreign
ministers, consuls. and men prominent
in the social, and business world were
the guests tonight of the silk Assoc
citation of America at Delmonico's, on
the occasion OF the societys thirty
first annual dinner.
At the guests table with President
Jacques Huber were Secretary of the
Treasury L. Nj. Shaw; Gen. Isaac
Khan, Minister from Persia; D. A.
Tompkins of Charlotte. y. c., and
others. Among the toasts responded to
were The President of the United
States" by Hon, L. NJ. Shaw, and
The Industrial Department of Our
Sister Southern States" by d. A.
Tompkins.
D. a. Tompkins said that in the
early days of the republic the indus
trial development of the South was
about equal to that of other parts of
the United States, but that it waned
as slavery gained influence and
strength, because skilled white labor
was gradually left without employ
ment.
when slavery was abolished" he
said, this influence, so adverse to the
education of the working people, and
to the industrial development, was gone,
but another influence. even more adj
verse to progress. appeared The
slaves were enfranchised. Without en-
tering here upon any discussion of the
error of this action, the result was that
for ten or fifteen years after the en-
reimbursement of the negro, there was
practically nothing that could be cal
led government in any Southern states"
Mr. Tompllins said that now condi-
tons are much improved, industries
are welcomed by white and negro alike,
that the elimination of children from
mills is being accomplished and that
school facilities are being increased. In
closing he said: The people of -he
South recognize, and admit that they
made a great mistake about slavery.
They believe that the people of the
North made an equally great mistake
in handling the negro as they did in
the period succeeding the war.
They believe that we are now in
that middle course in which all So
called race problems will work them
selves out in due course of time, and
to the satisfaction of both races at
home, and all other people. We be-
lieve we will bring a large portion of
the colored people to become a most
valuable element in our industrial de-
Velopment"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
STREET RAILWAY CHANGE
MADE AT MACON

Macon, Feb. lit. j. CARING of
Macon resigned to-day as president of
the Macon Railway and Light Com
pany and was succeeded by z. L.
Bemis of Richmond, Va. All the
street railways of the city are now in
the control of a syndicate composed
for the most part of Baltimore, Rich
mond and Savannah capitalists.
Mr.. CARING Will be put on the EXecu-
tive Committee, to succeed w. w.
Mackall of Savannah E. S. Bemiss
of Richmond was made president The
officers reelected were as follows: ].
H. Hertz, secretary and vice president;
z. S. Douglass of Savannah, treasurer.
The board of directors were reelected
as follows: E. S. Bemiss and r. T.
Williams of Richmond, A. H. Ruther-
ford of Baltimore, j. H. Fall of Nash
vile, w. W. Mackall, Jacob S. Collins
and Herman Myers of Savannah, T. ].
CARING, j. W. Cabaniss, H. Horne, S.
X" Jaques, R. H. Plant, W. E. McCaw,
Morris Happ and ]. H. Hertz of Macon.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
RAIDED NEGRO HALL.
Deputies at VaIdOsta Caught Negro
Gamblers in Act.

valdosta, Ga, Feb. .11.-Sheriff Pass
more and two deputies raided the
Happy Chance Hall, a negro amuse-
ment place, last night and captured six
gamblers who were in a game at the
time. The officers went to the hall
last Friday night for the purpose of
making a raid, but spotter gave them
away, so their plans were frustrated.
They reached the hall before their
presence was known and succeeded in
getting six of the gamblers. They Sc
cured the names OF six others who
will be arrested al the first chance The
negroes made no resistance, and were
locked up in the Jail. They will be
tried IN the City Court Friday.
The Knights Of Pythias decided at
their meeting last night to have a
banquet at the Valdes Hotel about the
21st of this month. The meeting was
largely attended and there was a good
deal Of enthusiasm over the proposed
social session. Places will be made
for 200 guests and the feast
promises to be one of the most elabo-
rate of the season.
Sheriff Chitty of Echols county was
IN the city this morning and stated
that the forthcoming term Of the Su-
Derior Court in that county will be the
busiest session ever held there. There
are twenty or twenty-five important
land cases that will come up, besides
one or two murder cases. and a lot
of other criminal business. There has
been very little civil business trans
acted In the court there during the
last several years and the docket. for
that reason, is pretty full. The coert
viii convene on the second Tuesday in
March. and u will be Judge Robert
MitehsLa arst court In that county.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
SEAMAN RECEIVERS FINE.
Important Opinion Rendered by the
Court of Claims.

Court of Claims.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Court of
Claims has rendered a decision of far
reaching Importance to the naval es-
tablishment. If sustained by the
United States Supreme Court, to
which an appeal has been taken, the
decision will affect every court-martial
case tried during the past forty years,
in which the sentence involved a loss
of pay.
The ease decided by the court was
that of John Smith, a fireman in the
navy. who was tried and convicted by
court-martial on the charge of refus-
ing to obey a proper order from his
superior officer, and sentenced to one
year Imprisonment, with loss of pay
during confinement. The court gave
judgment in his favor for the full
amount of pay claimed, amounting to
about 1915. The decision was based on
the broad ground that the accused
had not been furnished with a copy of
the charges and specifications. on
which he was to be tried "at the time
he was put under arrest" according
to the requirements of the naval reg
ulations.
1t is represented by the law officers
of the Navy Department that the de-
cision reverses the practice of the navy
for the past forty years and it is more
over impossible of enforcement in the
naval service under existing conditions.
Under the practice that has always pre-
vailed in the Navy Department, the
charges and specifications upon which
an officer, or an enlisted man, is tried
before a general court-martial, are not
drawn up and presented to the accused
until after he has been placed under
arrest and the case against him is
ready for trial.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
FORGING MORGAN'S NAME -
IN GAY LONDON.
Son of j. PierpOnt, However, Dis
covered the SwfndIe.

Son OF y. HIerpOnt, however, DIS
covered the SwindIe.
London. Feb. 11.-Inquiries at the
Morgan banking house here to-day,
confirmed the main points of the story
printed by the Daily Chronicle this
morning. to the effect that the bills
purporting to have been signed by ].
Pierpont Morgan, in payment for pur-
chases of pictures and bric-a -brac, have
been returned here with an intimation
that the signatures were forgeries.
Two bills for S57, 500 each. purporting
to be drawn by NJ. deBosdari. with J.
P. Morgan's acceptance, were present.
ed for payment here by a London bank.
The suspicious of J. p. Morgan. Jr.,
We're aroused and he withheld payment
until the following day.o Meanwhile
he cabled to his father, who repudiated
the signatures.
J. Pierpont Morgan Sr., bought one
picture from NJ. deBosdari. who dealt
in a small way in art objects. The
police are investigating the matter. The
Morgans here found that similar and
extensive forgeries have been dis
posed of in London. The signatures
are pronounced to be excellent imita-
tions of Mr.. Morgan'sH handwriting.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
MUST CUT OUT PRIZES.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE House
Committee on Ways and Means to-day
authorized bill to be reported which
provides that no package of manufac-
tured smoking or chewing tobacco,
snuff, cigars or cigarettes shall have
anything packed in. or attached to, or
in any way connected with 1t, other
than the manufacturers wrapper and
labels, the internal revenue stamp and
the manufactured articles. Further
provision is made that nothing shall
be fixed or printed upon such packages,
promising or Offering any gift, prize or
premium.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
GUARDING BIG GUN
SOLDIER WAS DROWNED.

Beaufort, S. c., Feb. 1.-THE drown
ed body of Private William J. Thomas
was found on the Hilton Head beach
early this morning by comrades. The
drowning is supposed to have been ac-
cidental.
Thomas was one of a squad of five
soldiers stationed there for the pur-
pose of guarding the big dynamite gun.
All the men belong to the Sixteenth
Company of Coast Artillery, stationed
at Fort Fremont.
Thmas had been in the service three
years. He was a native of Benwood,
w. Va, aged about %, and unmarried.
The interment will take place here to-
morrow noon, at the National Gene
terry, with military honors.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
BAC0N'S LONG ARGUMENT.
II Did Much Good for Macon Before
Senate Committee.

AoH hAcOh before
Senate Committee.
Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Bacon
made an hours argument before the
Committee on Public Buildings of the
Senate to-day. in behalf of the bill for
new public building at Macon. The
nearing was by special appointment no
otner business being transacted.
senator Bacon presented the recon-
mehdaton of the treasury, that the
amount appropriated at the session for
the Macon Improvement be increased.
so as TO permit the tearing down of
the present building to its foundation
ana the construction of an entirely
new building upon the present site.
with some land adjoining. The bill
carries an appropriation of $500, 900 OF
winch not to exceed $31. 900 is to be
expended for additional land.
After Senator Bacon had concluded
the committee went into executive ses-
sion and decided unanimously to re-
port his bill favorably. Senator Ouarles
VIII make the report. This does not
insure the passage of the bill at this
session. but Senator Bacon will make
a strong effort to get the appropriation
incorporated into one of the appropria-
ton bills.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
WOMEN INSPECTORS
CLIMB SHIPS SIDE.
with Divided skirts They walked
Ladders Liked Little Men.

Ladders Liked Little Men.
New York, Feb. 11.-Three of the
young women, recently appointed in
spectors, under the immigration Blu
reau, made their first trip down the
bay to-day, and climbed the ladder
from the revenue cutter Calumet to
the big Cunarder Ivernia. They de-
clared afterward that the work was
much easier than they thought IL
would be.
Miss Helen A. Taylor, formerly as
sistant matron on Ellis Island; Miss
Matilda Wichman of Hoboken, and
Miss Sarah Harrison of Washington,
d. c., were the women who made the
trip. AS the Ivernia came UP one of
the portfolios was opened 50 that mail
might be TRANSFERRED to the mail boat,
and in consequence the point to which
the inspectress had to ascend was
only about ten feet from the deck of
the tug.
On big steamers like the Celtic, the
climb is about thirty feet, and when
the bay is rough and the wind high,
even the old and experienced custom
house officers hesitate to make the at
tempt. The only visible badge of the
inspectress' authority is a shield. The
women wear divided skirts gathered
at the knee. and over these rainy day
skirts,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
EIGHT WERE BURNED
IN MINE EXPLOSION.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Feb. 11.-A serious
explosion occurred this afternoon at
No. IL colliery, operated by the Lehigh
and Wilkesbarre Coal Company at
Plymouth, four miles from this city.
Eight men were bruned and injured.
two of them seriously. From what can
be learned, a naked lamp, carried by
one of the men in the mine at the time.
ignited a feed of gas in one of the
chambers, which exploded with terrific
force, causing havoc for hundreds of
yards in what is called the Bonnet
vein. Timbers We're hurled in every
direction, doors in the mine cut loose
from their hinges and many of them
reduced to splinters.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
DIVIDEND IS DECLARED.
North American Company Announce
One of Per Cent.


One of Per Cent.
New York, Feb. 1.-THE directors OF
the North American Company declar-
ed a dividend of 4 per cent. on the
capital stock of the company. Accord
ing to the official announcement the
dividend lis derived solely from the
interest and dividends received by the
company from its permanent invest
ments, irrespective of the earnings
derived from it's general operations
and business"
The North American Company sue
ceeded the old Oregon and Trans-Con-
tinental Company. Shares of the
North American Company were issued
on an even basis for those of the old
Oregon Company. The reorganized
corporation reduced its capital from
100000 to S12,0O0,000, some two
years ago, stockholders receiving one
share of new stock, for every three
and one-third of the old. To- days div
idend is the first on Oregon and
Trans-Continental, or North Ameri-
can, in more than twenty years.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
ALASKA TREATY RATIFIED.
The Senate Also Heard the Greek
Treaty Read.

Washington, Feb. lin an execu-
tive session, which lasted only an hour
and a half, to-day, the Senate ratified
the Alaskan boundary treaty, and came
near taking similar action on the COM
mercial treaty with Greece, which was
reported by Senator Cullom to-day
from the Committee on Foreign ReIa-
tons.
The Greek treaty was read through
by the clerk, and then Senator Cullom
asked that the resolution of ratifca-
ton be acted on, but Senator Hoar of
Massachusetts objected. He said that
he desired an opportunity to examine
the provision in the treaty concerning
consular trials. The principal purpose
of the Greek treaty is the regulation
of commerce between Greece and the
United States. 1t contains full pro-
vision for the control for the consular
service along the lines laid down in the
recently negotiated Spanish treaty.
There was no delay in securing ac-
ton on the Alaskan treaty, and very
little opposition to it was manifested
Senator Teller said that he considered
the Alaskan boundary so we'll deter
mined, as to make it not matter of
dispute. Therefore, while he would not
delay it, he would not vote for it. Sen
ator Mason made a few similar re-
marks, adding that he considered the
procedure proposed by the treaty nom
American.
The ayes and noes were not called.
but there were several voices heard in
the negative when an informal ex-
preston was called for The ayes
were so much more numerous, how
ever, that the decision of the chair, to
the effect that ratification had pre-
vailed was not challenged.
Senator Cullom asked the Senate to
give up the day tomorrow after the
conclusion of routine business to ex-
ecutive work, and no objection was
made. Senator Quay, who has charge
of the state hood bill, gave his assent
with others. 1t is Senator Cullom's
intention to first take up the Panama
canal treaty, and to follow that with
the Cuban reciprocity treaty. The
understanding still is that Senator
Morgan will discuss the canal treaty
at some length.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
ALDRICH'S BANK BILL RE-
CEIVED FAVORABLE REPORT.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Senate
Committee on Finance to-day author
lied a favorable report on the bill re-
Gently introduced by Senator Aldrich,
to permit the Secretary of the Treasury
to loan money to national banks on
other securities than government
bonds.
The bill was so amended as to make
the securities of cities of $4,000 people
good for loans. The limit in the orig
inal bill was fixed at 100000 inhabitants.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
WITH HANNA AND KNOX
ROOSEVELT CONFERRED.

Washington, Feb. 11.-President
Roosevelt had an extended conference
to-day with Senator Hanna and At
torney General Knox.
1t is understood that consideration
was given to the status of the Panama
canal treaty, which is pending in the
Senate, and to antitrust Legislation.
An effort is to be made. in a day or
two, to obtain consideration for the
canal treaty. and it is hoped that it
may be ratified before the close of the
present session.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
THE COTTON PRODUCTION
Will be Shown by Passage of This
Measure.


Measure.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE House
Committee on Ways and Means to-
day authorized favorable report on
the bill introduced by Representative
Burleson of Texas, providing for the
collection of cotton statistics, but
amended it SO as to have the collec
ton made by the Census Bureau, in
stead of the Agricultural Department,
and further by striking out the pro-
vision for gathering wheat statistics.
A tax of one mill on each bale of
cotton is provided to defray the ex-
pense of gathering the information.
The bill requires all persons or con-
Germs, owning or operating cotton gins
to report to the director of the census
at such times as he may direct the
number of bales ginned during pre-
scribed period. 1t is contemplated by
the bill that information will be fur
nished with such frequency as to
show the amount of cotton that is
being produced.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
To Fix Their Salaries

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Senate
Committee on Inter-Oceanic Canals
to-day considered the bill fixing the
salaries, and the places of residence.
of the Isthmian Canal Commissioners.
but took no action beyond the an.
pointment of a Subcommittee to con-
slider the question and present a plan
of action. The Subcommittee consists
CT Senators Turner, Kittredge and Mil
To-
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
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BUYS PHOSPHATE PLANT.
Joseph Hull Gets Land Pebble PIa nj
Near Barlow.


Near Barlow.
Barlow, Fla, Feb. 11.-News reaches
here of a serious accident at the Prai-
RE Pebble phosphate plant, by which
Mr.. Rod. Thompson, who was a mem
Der of the night force, lost his left
arm.
There was an explosion of one of the
steam pipes, and a portion of the pipe
was driven through the mans arm.
just above the elbow. The arm was
fearfully torn by the explosion, and
after the physicians who were called
in, DIR. Wilson of Barlow and DR..
Fletcher of Mulberry, had made an ex-
animation of the wound they decided
that amputation was necessary, and
the arm was taken off last night.
Dig Phosphate Deal.
The Land Pebble Phosphate plant,
located about seven or eight miles
west of this city, has been bought by
Capt. Joseph Hull, owner of the Prai-
RE Pebble plant, located about three
miles from the other property.
The purchase includes all the lands,
the mining machinery, etc, belonging
to the Land Pebble plant. 1t will be
remembered that several months ago
the principal part of this plant was
destroyed by fire, and it has been a
question as to whether or not the
owners would rebuild and operate the
plant. 1t was owned by parties living
in Charleston and Savannah. and was
considered a very valuable piece of
property. 1t is understood that Capt.
Hull will improve the property and
work it for all it is worth. Rumor
has 1t that Capt. Hull also has options
on some other very valuable phosphate
properties. and some other still larger
deals will probably be made.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
ChaGee at Charleston.

Charleston, S. c., Feb. 11.-Gen.
Adna R. Chaffee, and staff, arrived
this afternoon from Fort Fremont
Port Royal and will tomorrow in
spect the military post at SuIlivan's
Island, now known as Fort Getty"
He will leave here tomorrow after
noon for Wilmington, N. c., and will
continue northward inspecting posts
until Feb. 26. He will then have in
spected every coast fort from New
Orleans to New York.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12

Jaques, While riding on a highway,
near Cottageville Colleton county, to-
day, was shot through the heart with
buckshot by Allen Adams, who was
lying by the side of the road. The
men had quarreled Christmas Day.
Adams is said to have a bad repu-
tation, while the dead man was peace
able. Jacques leaves a wife and eight
children. Adams surrendered to the
sheriff Tonight.