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profit of more tha, thirty million dol
lars, which they derive from the spe-
,iai privilege of using the public credit
tor their private benefit. Clothed Win
The sovereign power Of creating what
is practically legal tender currency,
they car contract 1t or expand it when
:ver they please, snd, if they decide to
awe the country taste sf their des-
Uotic power. as in 1893, there is no
oower which can protect tic victim. No
,lass Of citizens should be clothed by
aw with such terrible advantages over
::teir fellows.
The question of transportation is
discussed at considerable length, as
also the trust question. There is also
a characterization II Parker ana
Roosevelt. The Populist cree! is Civ
en- at length, Mr.. Watson claiming
that IL represents true Jeifersonian
pTi.cfpl4s.
In concltisit,i: Mr.. Watson says:
The Peaple'. party fayors the pub.
Ii, ownership OF public utilities. In
nearly every civilized country the
soye!nmcnt owns the railways, the:
Ssl.iarapils md the telephones. The
;as ~. ahuuld be part of our post.
Sfflcs system, to which should be-
slled The parcel post, to l.. lee our pep.
pie from tkc &xiortionate charge ":
Inc express companies: Ths Peoples.
party bas always sdvocated The grad
uated income lax. This would moi;
saly throw the support of the govern
ment upon the rich. where 1t should
be-, but would, III a great measure,
prevent The accumulation T hAget
unnecessary aEd dangerous fortunes
we favor the eisht-hoiiI law. and the
abolition OF child-lahor in factories!
where the unhealthy moral and phys;
icti Conditions are almost certain TO
destroy tic c.iili. EVe believe 1t 70
80 a. part Of mans natural liberty, anu!
equality to labor for himself and not
for Z master, and that the laws Should:
he so framed :hat there should be NO
monopoly CT the land for either the:
living or the dead. Receiitiy we;
have heard the insidious voice on
those who tell us that man is nor
horn free, but must earn his freedom;
This perr!cinns and false statement
.nniies from one Of those millionaire.
colleges, ;yEiAre opinions are censor
ed, just as books aFs censored ~ the
Carnegie libraries
"Upcii !his subject Mr.. Jefferson
said that the Coz, VINO gave US NE
gave us liberty at the same time.
He also announced as q principe that
lilo aarth is given as a common stock
Tor man to labor and live on. II ioT
.hc encouragement Of Industry we al
low it 20 liz appropriated. we mus.
take care that otIleF employment ps
provided TO those excluded from tho
appfGp!iafion. II we do not, the fapat
ainenral right Sc labor the earth Fe-
Turns to the unemployed
FIANL APPEAL. =,
no The courage and the intelli.
gencc OF the voter. appeal. II you
ihink am right, vote thai way, or you
are moral coward. Do n0s rear
that your vote will be thrown away
your vote is never thrown away un.
III il ceases to lie the representative
5f your honest convictions
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News of the Day.

julius II. Stone and others, indicted
in the United States District Court at
Trenton, n. j., for conspiracy i'll plac-
ing iron inside of cork iife-preservers,
we're arraigned and released on bail.
Mrs. Rosa Barbadi, 22 years old, shot
and killed Michael Roge wien he tllca
10 force her to leave her husband Ill
New York.
The ereuption of Mount Fesuvius Is
greatly diminished.
Russians at Port Arthur have been
striving in vain to retake positions
which the Japanese captured.
Car Nicholas will go TO Reval Tues
day to bid farewell 10 the Baltic squad
ron.
King Edward telegraphed his condo
lences to the widow OF Sir william
Vernon Harcourt.
Countess Lonyay pronounces her Sis
ter. Princess Louise OF SaXc-Cohufg'
sane.
General Stoessel issued an cxn'tant
uroclamation at Port Arthur in honor
If the repulse of the latest Japanese at
tack.
Southern Italy was shaken by an
earthquake.
Premier Belfour, in speech al Edin-
hurgh, stated that ne was not pro-
;actionist.
There is bitter political controvcrsy
in Denmark over the proposed re-cs-
tablishment of the whipping post.
Frederick a. Bartholdi, sculptor of
tine Statue of Liberty, in New York lay,
is critically in in Paris.
Emperor William will have his yolia.
ger sons schooled in industrial an !
financial problems.
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New Orleans to Manchester,


London, By Cable.-Manchester's
fight for diversion of portion Of
Liverpools cotton trade from America
aas resulted, according to statements
published, in an arrangement with
the Leyland Line and the Manchester
liners (limitedl OF Manchester, where.
by the two companies will combine
fos .1le purpose of carrying cotton
cargocs frect from New Orleans to
Manchester. The Leyland Line steam
er Cuban, sailing from New Orleans
about the middle of October, will, it
is added, inaugurateSIhe new depart
urc and thereafter the two companies
will make alternate fortnightly Sail
inNS
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in PALMETTO STATE
Occurrences of Interest in Various
Parts of the State.
The Case Of Ben Bennett.

Hampton, Special On Monday
morning true bill for murder was
found by the grand jury against Ben
Bennett. Arriving on the afternoon
train from Columbia he was brought
INTO court and arraigned. The case
went to trial with Solicitor Davis
for the State and Senator E F. War
cen and ". ). Thomas, Esq, appear
ting for the defendant. The jury re-
tired at p. m. and at g ,. M. Judge
klugh and the court officers and at
torneys were sent for A verdict OF
guilty of manslaughter with recon-
mendation to the mercy Of the court
was received.
The case was called up under a
Motion made by his attorneys to have
the case continued to the next term
81 court. Beunc::s having been only
arranged and the usual three days
allowed him for praparaii3ii.
His attorneys made earnest appeals
to the court for a continuance, bit
were opposed in g. Very strong and
clear argument in reply by Solicitor
Davis, who rehearsed the ciscum-
stances connected, with Benefits
case tie conditions under which he
had been pardoned by Gevenlof Nc
Sweeny, when he was serving lifo
sentence in the State penitenitary,
and also referred to telegram which
the solicitor had just read from AT.
torney Colding of Savannah, who had
represented Bennett during the or.
deal OF his cxtradition from Georgia,
to the effect, "It was impossible to
attend court in Hampton because he
had to be present at the Supreme
Court of Georgia.
Attorneys Warren aud Thomas
urged the court to grant the conlinu.
ance, because they had only hee.i CHI.
ployed this week, Judge Kluge re-
fused the motion. Benefits case
was beard Thursday.
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STATE Law AND ORDER LEAGUE
First Annual Meeting to be Held In
Columbia.

Tie following statement and call
vas issued by Mr.. Howell Morreli,
secretary Of the Stale Temperance,
Law and Order League, by order of
the President, Capt. J. w. Hamel, of
Iler5iia"!
"The first annual meeting Of the
State Temperance, Law and Order
League will be held in the hall Of the
Young Meri's Christian Association IN
the city Of Columbia, Thursday, oct.
eth, at p. III.
1T is desired that at this meeting
therG will be representatives Of all
leagues. temperance organization
churches, coyn,nii'iiliss;; and inlivlldt::
uals. who sympathize with the elfoits'
new being made to restore, establish
and maintnin law and order in. this
State. Aid an invitation. Is hereby
extended them to meet Will lis pli
this occasion. Tho purpose oil this
gathering will be to complete sucn
ali organization As may be efhclent
in stemming the flood tide of lawless-
ness which is sweeping over our be-
lovgll state. :.
The officers who have Issued this
call request the county papers
thrciighUut Tie State TO extend the III
vitation as widely as possible. The
State League was organized durins
the State fair last year. It, has been
a. sa;Jja sa;J L ;;ll;.,::&ii:' cid &C :otht has &c
ccmplished a great deal, but no re.
port can be obtained from the officers.
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Fire at Opera House.

Sumter. Spccial.-Flre was discov'
cred in the opera house at s o'cio2k
Friday night. 1t originated IN the
old unused ticket Office at the head CT
The steps FROM l;ae alley way. 1t was
full Ct raDcr and trash. It is believed
10 tayo been incent!iary. FiremcE re-
sl;0ndcd quickly aad rslt the biaze on!
in five minutes. The First Nafiona'
Bank underneath was damaged 10 tne
extent oc $3Ga by water. Quicker q
DlIima.. .y water. $3.50. The loss
10 tie ocpr9, iaausc is $1,000.
1; tj;a fire had been later many lives
wo,;i.j probably have been lost. inc
show was TO begin at $50 O'CLOCK
Therc arc no fire escapes.
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+ t,hnu WORLD.
Lnr tluues unluno
the manufacturing and mechanical pur-

the manufacturing and mechanical pur.
suits.
Organized labor III Chicago, H., has
decided to establish q bank. and steps
hnve already been taken i'll that direc
ton.
The paperhapgerS' strike at New Or
leans. La. is almost a thing OF the
past. the men having Won ont III al OF
their lemaidS.
An agreement between the coal milne
operators OF Moutai"l and the United
Mine Workers of America for District
% has been concluded.
There has been q considerable move
ment This year OF Mexican laborers to
the cotton fields OF Texas. Oklahoma.
Louisiana and Mississippi.
The State OF Iowa las bought q
printing outfit and will establish q
printing house OH Il small scale suitable
for teaching boys the art Of printing.
A tifteen-cent assessment has been
laid OH each union man in SAN Fran
cisco, Cal, to aid the coming conven-
tion Of the American Federation Of
Labor 10 be Eell i'll that city in No.
Ielnber
Boston O1ass.) Building Trades Ccrn-
ell has pledged itself in the future not
TO allow any Of its members to be
buried in any but Il union coffin, bear
ing the label Of the Woodworkers' In
tcrnational Union.
Pacific Coast labor UNIONS are plan
ming to make fight in Congress for
legislation to protect American seamen
from the uni.npeded importation OF
Chinese crews for service on vessels
flying the American flag.
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NR.N A7SON WRITES
Letter Accepting pepulist Nomination
Made Public
SCORES BOTH OTHER CANDIDATES
popuIist.. Nominee Declares That He
Devotes Most of His Fire to Parker
as a,lt Artful Dodser, since Roose-
veit ijtaSds Boldly Out in the Open.

The letter of Hon Thomas z. Wat
;cn accepting the Populist nomination
for the spresidency is in substance as
follows:
"To Hof. Samuel w Williams. Chair
man Committee on Notification: =
What two sti,sat political parties
aave, in turn, governed country, and
have, between them, brought rnsatis-
iactoryiconditions, 1t is but natural
TACT thst Il third party should arise.
Citizens who have looked III vain t5
,the tvs great parties for remedial
legislation lose confidence in 10th after
i while and adopt one of Two courses:
They either submit to the evils OF bad
scfcra1ient, or protest BY organizing
third party.
"To fle student Of history, there is
nothing m6re saddenine than the ten
:iency Of the people to submit. Aa u
rule, political education never reaches
lhc masses. state-craft, like priest
;raf., jealously guards its secrets.
There IS always the inner sanctuary,
which The people are taught to believe
would be profanea ~ the touch of
llelrsunholy feet"
Mr. W'aattssdtn then takes u fall out OF
the ruling classes in Engia2d' Ger
many#ltaly, Egypt and India, and con-
tinues;
"H,i. "HGwi IS, it ii 5nl own land? God ID
.t;eWer made d grander fioina tof nls
.cEiidrIa than that. which the Cavalier
l.f Virginia, the Diitchman in, New
Ycrk..and the Puritan in Massachusetts
sought as a refuge from the systems
Of thatt;id wJrld. III nahlral advantages
this earth holds no reign superior 10
ours. Once it belonged to the people.
Withthis gun. the common man won
1t nile 81 ili5 from the Indian, the
Frenchman, the Saxon, and the SpSH-
lard. What the common man did not
win with his gun. he bought with ms
money. From sea to sea- the land which
IS ours became ours because the conf
mon man was ready TO phS lor it VIII
iliE tax money Or his blood.
What has become Of il? With bewii.
deringlrapidty, it has been taken frnal
the elmm6n people and given TO inc
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Unrest Among Chinese.

Shanghai, BY Cable.-Numerous re-
ports received from the interior tell
ing of the activity Of secret societies at
points widely apart are causing seri-
Gus uneasiness. 1t is known that the
officials everywhere are displaying
great anxiety and are procuring the
most modern arms and munitions of
war for the purpose io' equipping the
soldiery. There is no certainty as to
whether the anxiety Of the officials is
directed against anticipated risings or
as to whether it is precautionary
movement in view OF possible adngc;
from a successful Japan.
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--rrr,o-rvu,r- uun,rIlg.-I IL - tu,ue.s.vou
that the road will be pushed as fast
as IS consistent with permanent work.
The other end, which goes to Little
River, will not be forgotten in the
shuttle. but will be carried right
through. The Conway, Coast and
Western has a road within ten miles
of Little River now This point is
2S miles from Conway, just across
from Nccth Carolina. Connection
with Little River will mean connec-
ton with Southport, N. c., where
there is plenty of water for vessels
of deep draught. there being 25 feet
of water on the bar at dead low wa
ter with Ave or six rise of tide.
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To Receive Death Sentence.

Birmingham, Ala. special.-sheriff
Burgin, who went to Tavares, Fla, to
identify and bring back Frank Duncan.
charged with the murder OF Policeman
D. w. KirAley, of this city, returned
with Duncan Before leaving Tavares,
Duncan was convicted CT robbing the
bank a. I.eeshurg, Fla, and given 1o-
year 3eltence. The se3:snce was sus-
pended in order to turn him over to
the Alabama authorities as death
sentence was awaiting him there. h
will be re-sentenced in few days.
Duncan does not deny his identity.
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Child Fatally Burned.

Newberry, Spacial.-The house cl
Fred Tribble, colored, or the plantc
tion of Mr.. j. r. Sem, near Long
shore, this county, was burned Fri
day morning about 10 o'clock, an!
a young child within was severely are
probably fatally burned. Three chill
lren were left alone in the house ant
one of them attempted 10 pour kefo
sene on the fire. The flame caught til
child's clothing and On tho floor q
tho house and soon reduced the litii,
building to ashes. The children e.
capped without injury excepting tn,
cna whc used TIE kerosene.
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CONWAY Railroad,

Conway, Special.-The Conway.
Coast and Western railroad had a
force u % men at work laying track
on the extension 10 Marion, which is
another link in ConwaJNs connection
with the w,fiii. This work is an
othef evidence Of the aggressive ac.
tivity shown by Mr. F. a. Burrows,
the protector and backer OF the En-
terprise. In 1899 Mr.. Burroughs be.
,Eals--,hailhine his railroad In Mvrtla
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oniy $4,000 eeorsians Voted

Atlanta, special.-The Constitution
estimates the total vote in the State
election Of Wednesday at about 20,
600. There was light vote through
out the State, except in those cou'r
lies where the!e was opposition tf
the Democratic candidates for the
Legislature and for county offices.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-12
Best Winter Quarters.

Washington. Spe:ial.-2ear Admir-
al Wise, comnanGer-in-chief of tflc
Atlantic training squadron, has rec
commended thss the squadron spen,
the greater part of the winter in Fen
saccia harboi and that vicinity. He
says that the facilities for boating and
other exercises there are good. Off
cials are disposed to favor the recon-
mcndaticn, and if this plan is followed
the training squadron would not go to
Culebra to participate in the manoeu'
vres this winter
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Four Dead in Hotel Fire.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Special.-Fonr per-
sons persisted in fire which destroyed
the Tracy Hotel, in South st. Joseph.
Tie dead: Lafayette Frew, livestock
buyer; C. F. Morton, employe of stock
yards company; Mrs. Anna Weston, OF
Gentry county, Mo-; unknown man.
hilbert Weston, 13 years old. son OF
the dead woman, is fatally burned. VIM.
Simmons was also badly hurt by inmp
ing from third-stoyy window
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Ennine Fell IS Feet.

saluda, y. G.. Special.-PassengeI
train No. H. from Ashevile to Spar.
lanb,rg. ran oveg. the end of the first
safety tras! on saluda Mountain at
o'clock Sun;;ay morning, the engine ami
tender falling over. a distance Of about
Is feet. They engineer ana fireman es-
caped injury hy jumping. No passen-
eers we're hurt beyond slight bruises
sustained by a few. The damage to tns
engine will amount 10 about 5000.
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Extra Session of Legislature.

Montgomery. special.-Actlng Coz
ernor Cunningham has declined to ca
an extra session OF the Legislature
response to the almost universal d'
mand of members; OF the bar of Ii
State because OF the recent decision (
the Supreme Court declaring the Lus
judiciary bill, involving the entire jud
2iary system of the State. to be uncc
,titutional. The action OF the Govern
makes il incumbent upon the eXecuti
committee to meet and decide who
Democratic nomirees
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and tRa1 it should have been guilty
G; murder o, not guilty: Judge &lugh
cvcr.ruled thc motion. BeAnetts
counsel gave notice OF appeal 10 lpS
Supreme Court and bail WAS hxed
al 81 .00a. with the discharge OF the
pr;soncr subject to the directions OF
inc Governor i'll regard ro the charge
of violating the conditions Of pardon
Bennett was sentenced to five years
labor o;i the chain gang or five years
il. ;hc pcltilcntiary. IL is prol'ap!e
that the appeal will be abandoned.
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.


General Kuroki's favo tie food Is
said to be beans.
King Charles of Portugal has the rep.
utation OF being Il great athlete.
Hon. George II. Williams, Mayor Of
Portland Ore, is eighty-two years old.
Alfred Akerman, of Macon. Ca, has
been appointed forester of Massachu-
sets.
Mrs. 1amliD Garland, wife of tile au-
thor, is the constant inspiration Of ber
gifted husband.
George Barr McCutcheoD, a novelist.
was married to Mrs. Marie Van Ant
werp Fay, Of Highland Park, III.
Ex-Empress Engenie may be seen al
most any fine day taking long drives IN
Il motor car in the Bois de Boulogne,
Paris.
Christian Smith. of Harper's Ferry,
is one Of the oldest Of the veteran rail
road men OF this country. He is nine
ty.onc years old.
New York has six eX-Mayors surviv-
ing: Edward Cooper Hugh ]. Grant,
Thomas Gilroy. Robert a. Van Wyck,
Smith Ely and Seth Low
Sig. Gabrielle d'Annunzio responds TO
each applicant for his autograph that
he will be pleased to Give it, but only
on a copy Of one o. his works.
Less than quarter century ago
William r. Biddle. who at forty-eisbI
succeeds Paul Morton as second vice
president OF the Santa Fe; was break
ing on freight train.
Bishop ]. w. Bashford. one of the
recently elected bishops OF the AIetho-
dist Episcopal Church his sailed from
San Francisco, Cal for Shanghai,
China. where he will preside over the
conference in that country.
Professor Charles Fl. Spooncr. who
was for fourteen years professor Of
mathematics AMI English in the Man
nal Training School ut Washington
University, has baen elected president
OF the Norwich University, Of Vermont.
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South Carolina items.

C. H. Reed, q f1agman on the South
erll Railway, running between Augusta
and Columbia, was killed by passen-
ger train at Langley Monday night be-
tween s and 9 o'clock. He was sitting
beside the track asleep when struck by
the train and instantly killed. 1t ap-
| uears that lie was the fiagman on
freight train No. 130 which was on the
way from Columbia to Augusta and due
| to arrive there at about 8 o'clock. His
brother was conductor Of the train.
William r. Latham, who has been
confined in the county jail at Camden
for several weeks awaiting the fait
term of court, to be tried for shooting
at Mr. Redmond Oh the streets Oh
Camden some months ago, committed
suicide Tuesday afternoon at about
$3.50 o'clock by drinking two ounces
of lysol. a poisonous disinfectant which
had heen given him to use on HE
wound. When found he was IN the last
throes and made no statement 10 any
one.
Fourteen boarders and two servants
were poisoned at Mrs. Matte j. Will
sons boarding house, 1923 Washington
street, Columbia, Sunday, by eating ice
cream made from pineapple in which
loo much acid had been used in the
canning process. Meme will die, but five
are still painfully i'll. Some half dozen
who arte the cream were not affected.
J. Edward Anderson, the depot agent
Al, Mayesville, WHO killed Hurst, ap-
Teared with his attorney before Judge
Dantzler Tuesday under habeas corpus
proceedings. The motion was resisted
Ey the solicitor on the grounds that nc
had not been served with copies OF the
effidavits anu the judge postponed the
hearing until last night in Sumter.
Early Monday morning negro
named Thompson went to the place of
MIR. w. T. Smarr in Bullocks Creek
township, near Broad river, and kill
ed another negro named Jeter. using
double barreled shotgun, firing both
leads into his victim. Jeter was pick
ing cotton in the field at the time.
The trouble arose over the wife OF
| Jeter.
Unless there is a commutation Of
his sentence Aaron Williams, the "a
pist. will be hanged in Camden on No
yember 4th next.
Mr. Giles L. Wilson, cashier of the
| Central National Bank Of SpartanbuTg
and OF the Spartanburg Savings Eans,
has been appointed receiver for the
Valley Falls Manufacturing Company,
and has assumed charge Of the pro-
| nerty of the company.
The fertilizer tax now amounts to
s903, ,57O.40 and more money is COM
ing in every day. Last year the in
come from this source for the entire
twelve months was only s98,9O9.40 and
| The money received after October 5th
was S6,S23.25. All Of this money goes
tn Clemson College in addition tn
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UbNI &UTSS6V
It is estimated that the deaths from
tuberculosis throughout the kingdom
If Belgium in 1904 were 13,467. This
nalady is seemingly on the increase
and efforts are being made to provide
sanatorium for the afflicted. The
province of Liege has already ex.
oended 100000 francs (s250.900) in
his matter, and will go further In its
'ndeavor to offer medical care and at
ention to the afflicted.
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An Awful Japanese Custom.

1t was custom in old Japan to
bury living retainers, servants and
even horses, upright in a circle round
the grave Of a member Of any ;mper-
ial or noble family. The heals of
these poor wretthes were left exposed
and their cries Of agony during their
lingering death could he beard night
and day. This awful craJnm was
changed by tcnder-hsartat rrlcr ia
the second gear OF our Christian era.
rough clay images being substituted
for the living beings, but 50 late as
4. D. GAG another emperor had to les
islsts against the recurrence Of such
living burials.
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Muci, of the best Eastern farming
talent is being directed 10 dairying. in
Guiding the production Of milk for the
wholesale markets. >.itss. WIZ pour
tr;< fruit and vegetables. are last oe
comiug the money products OF the
whoic section, the Massachusetts
Ploughman asserts.