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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-07-12
SO inch Jap Silks.

Black Jap Silk. 56 in. wide, worth
75c. :" 90 at 49c. I'd.
Black Jap Silk. IS in. wide. worth
SOC. t. 60 at 39c.
36 III. white Jap Silk, for this big
sale 3Sc I'd.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-07-12
Black Mercerised Petit
coats.

80 doz. Black Mercerised Petit
coats, good material. with deep
dust ruffles, leng!hs 10 to ~ in
worth $3.50. Sis and $, 90. ell
placed or big center table, choice
QSc. each.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
Georgia peo1age Cases.

Macon, Ca, special.-A Savannah
special to The Telegraph says:
"Doubting the correctness Of news
dispatches from New Orleans @ d'.oIi. TO sne
effect that the United States Circuit
Court Of Appsals had sustained the de.
cislon Of the lower court in the case .a.
Of s. N. clyatt, Of Irwin county, UNITY,
the the northern district OF Florida, Judge
Emory speer, Of the United States
Court for the southern district OF deol,
gia. wired Judge Shelby, who presldea
and received an answer, stating tnal
the bench could not agree and that the
case had been referred to the United
States Supreme Court. The news re.
eeived by Judge Speer puts a aiuern,
phas upon the question. 1t remains fol
the status Of the various peonage case:
that are pending. In several States II
the South there is deep interest II
the outcome OF the appeal"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
Quarantine Declared.

Austin, Texas, Special Governor
ranbau issued a proclamation declar.
inc quarantine in effect on the Gun
coast and along the Rio Grande bor-
der effective April 1. This proclama..
lion resulted from a conference OF
health officers OF the cities and coun-
ties Of that territory held here today;
It was stated there had been cases OF
yellow fever at Laredo and Monterey
during the winter, one of them oelng
found in March. Or. Longanet, OF La
redo. stated that the patient discovered
during March was now ccnva!escen..
DR.. Richardson, representing the Ma
rine Hospi.al Service, stated that the
national government will. at once place
physicians at Mexico points TO issue
certificates.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06

and holding her little daught hters01:ltis3
krcc. and he was not aware that the
woman being annoyed by his pres
ence as she made no complaint agalhss
him, and seemingly they were engaged
IN an ordinary conversation. Mr.. Rose.
borough assumed that they were az
Ie.st acuuaintances and 1t was not MS
il;1ty to interfere, but he denied that ne
vas in the car for any legth of time
snd did not observe that Mrs. Franklin
was al all annoyed until he went
through the train again, when as ne
entered the coach he saw that she was
IN the act of leaving the seat. lmmeal-
niely he approached and asked II sne
desired to change her seat, Wnen hes
reply was that the man had Deen an-
royance to her, which caused nef 70
rake the change. The conductor es-
corted Mrs. Franklin to the rear OF tne
err and then went back for the child.
who was taken to her mother. He tolo
the man not to repeat his conduct ana
If ne spoke to Mrs. Franklin again ne
would be put off the train and lett IN
the ditch.'' The man asserted tnat ne
had not done anything wrong, put Was
wiling to make an apology il Mrs.
franklin was offended and then went
irto another coach. Mr.. RoseoorousH
assisted the mother and child on Tue
train on reaching Atlanta and the IN,
cident on the train was not mentloneo
again. .,.,o..osh had
The testimony OF other witnesses nao
little bearing upon the facts relating
10 the alleged insults, and much time
vas occupied in efforts to exclude I'm I'M
suctor eS Roseborough was supported IN
the main by the fagman, VINO saw an"
heard portion OF Wnae 'oua oua ~ p the
The conductor is known as one OF Tue
most careful officials In the service OF
the The Southern and he has been on tne
Air al Line" for upwards Of 20 years.
The argument in the case began on
Thursday afternoon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
From Across The Sea

Marquis Ito left Seoul
One Jap was killed in skirmisa
near Anju.
Niuchwang was reported to nave
been declared under martial law
A Turkish army has surrounded TO-
900 Albanians in Macedonia.
Premier Combes, OF France, de-
cIared he did not intend to resign.
A great anti-Chineee labor demon
stration was held in London on Satur-
day.
rne story OF the poisoning OF the
Ameer Of Afghanistan was denied IN
London.
Russia was reported to be anxious to
involve China in the war in. order to
secure the aid Of France.
Lord Curzon of Kedleston, viceroy OF
India, has been appointed Lord War
den Of the Clinque Ports, to succeed the
late Marquis Of Salisbury.
Thomas w. Lawson continued the
testimony in the suit in connection
with the Boston Gas combination.
Tne Combes MINISTRY, It was DelieV-
ed in Paris, cannot long survive, and
NJ. M. Millerand and Doumer were
spoken Of to form new Ministry.
It was reported that Major GlasenapI
would be recalled from German South
west Africa and court-martialed be-
cause of his defeat BY the negro rebels
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
PALMETTO POINTS
GIVEN IN BRIEF
Opinion Given.

Recently State Superintendent of Ed
ucation O. B. Martin wrote the attor-
hew general In reference to section OF
the new library. iaw; Section OF the
library law provides tfat "Ndt more
than 10 schools in any county, In any
one year, created and operated under
the general free school law Of the
State, shalt be entitled to the benefits
Of this act, and no school district shall
receive any money! under its provis-
ions, except schools operated under the
general free school law of the State.
The schools receiving this benefit shall
be decided by the county boards:
Mr.. Mdrtih asked that Attorney Gem
eral Gunter define the expression "cre-
ated and operating under the general
free school law of the State" 30 that
school officers might have some rule
to determine what schools ere entitled
to the. provisions Of. the law, He also
wished to be advised whose duty it Is
to pass upon the applications, and de-
eide whether the schools are operating
under the general free school Law or
special acts.
In answer. to the superintendent Of
EDUCATION, Attorney General Gunter
rendered the following opinion. =.
1.-THE schools to receive the benefit Of
this act are limited to such as were
created and operated salely under the
general free sciloal law. Ii III the ere.
alton or operation of the school in any
respect appeal must be had to any spe-
ciai act for authority for such action;
however incidental it may be, that
school is exempt from the benefit of
this act. The operation of the machin-
cry of d school, such. as, the, appoint
r,ent of trustees, levy and collection OF
taxes, selection of teachers, ETC., must
be exclusively under the general school
law, and such feature that finds Its
authority in special act eliminates
snch school from the provisions OF this
act. -, 80
"The action Of county boards in Sc.
lecting certain schools to receive this
benefit is conclusive when the restric-
ton as above stated has been oo-
served "
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
State lite ms.

%, Williams. a well-to-do coiorcd
man of Anderson county. Ga years O..
age died Tuesday under distressing
eir1,,m stances. His daughter, aged "a
nd ~ died of consumption. On the way
to the funeral the father dropped ueaa ,i
NJ heart disease. He was a gooo oiu
"slavery time" negro.
The sheriff of Pasquotank county
carried to the penitensiary Weanes,
Gav NJ r stancill, young white man
I Tho is to serve eighteen months 1cr
betrayal under promise OF marriage.
esariT SSs. ~ Roark. Of Brunswick, took q
,,eern @ IN serve five years for man
slaughter, and Sheriff Lucus, OF pesu- so-
fort. a negro to serve twenty years i0'
murder. o white
won who was shot by John var
bnrougb. white, week ago, in salud0
county is in serious condition. The
right arm of the wounded man, which
received a large portion Of the shot
woe amnutated on Sunday by Dr.. U
p Mayer, of Newperry. Marlborough
Who had been released from custod!
on $500 bond, when Havird's wounds!
we're not considered serious, has beer
lodged in jail again. to await the e
srIt of the wounds.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
Six PEOPLE Killed.

Scranton, Pa, Special.--Six persons
ar5 known to have been killed, and
five fatally injured, by an explosion
in the factory OF tie Dixon Squib
Company; at Priceburg, near here,
Thursday.
The dead are. lizzie Bray, Lillian
Mahan, Priceburg; Brcckie Lewis.
North Scranton; Lizzie Matthews,
Oiybsart George Callahan, Teresa
Callahan, Fritehurg:
Those fatally injured are: Mamie
Gilallon, Martha .Haybrown, Cassie
Foultz, Mettie Hevron, Oscar Ayser.
Twenty girls are employed In the
factory: Whit caused the explosion
is not known, but il is said that ons
Of the girls threw d squib tuto a
stove, and that the force OF the ok.
plcsion was 80 great that 1t wrecked
the building and set it Oil fire. The
squibs are used in coal mining.
The Dickson Squib Company occu,
pied on;y the first floor of the struc'
ture, the Callahan family having
rooms OF the second floor. 1t Was
here that the two Callahan child zen
lost their lives. Thomas Callahan,
the father, was at work, and Mrs.
Callahan had just left the room when
the explosion occurred. The chill
dren, aged three years and sf1
months, respectively, were playing
Pon the floor. Both were instantly
The building caught fras zetss,a
sf-aI
Joining null dlnss,s one ssessupi 90
hotel and the other as q putcher
n1lop: Both were destroyed.
All of the bodies have been taken
from the debris. The bodies Of the
deai employees were SO bau!I Duln.
ell that it was with great dlmcuits
that they could be recognized.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06

Two more negroes were killed In the
race riots in Arkansas, making Ii slain
III all
Ex-secrStary Of the interior Hole
Smith has organized 4 second Parker
club in Atlanta.
General seorbin favors holding the
next manoeuyers of regular and State
troops tear Manassas, Va. :
Rev IL: j.. Haley, Of Richmond, was
elected president Of the National Con-
gress OF the Disciples Of Christ At Chia
cago.
Both Governor jefferson tayis and
Judge Wood claimed to have won III
the ARKANSAS primaries, the full re-
turns not having been retst7ed;
Elijah, W. Campbell, division super
intendentS:Df the Texas G. Pacific Rail-
way at: NsTahall, Texas, was caught be-
tween tW9sm6vibg edrs and killed.
a reWasd 81 5000 was offered last
week by governor Hayward for the
arrest anE e6nii15iction of the murder.
ers of JohRsW. Meetzss, tie young far
mer. Of lexington county killed on
the 10Th apf February. A reward Of
S100 wEssoffered for the parties who
burned iheEb barn of Sam Berryn In
oraneemsg Feb. cs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
important Decisions.

Two decisions have been rendered
by the United States Supreme Court,
says the Springfield Republican, with
in a few days, both going TO establish
the rule that a person travelling on a
free railroad pass, or his heirs, can
not recover damages tn case OF acci'
dent, where such a condition is speci-
fed in the terms printed upon the
pass. 1t makes no difference whether
the user of the pass understood the
conditions or not. 1t might be sup
posed that this would tend to discour-
age the demand for and use of passes,
but such will probably not be the
case. So strong is the passion in
most persons for getting something
for nothing that almost any amount
of risk would be ventured for the
sake of riding free.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
EXPRESS Held Up
Daring Deed Committed By Band Of
Train Robbers
THEY SHOOT TIE MESSENGER DEAD
fhe Bandits Then Robbed the Car Of
The Express Company and Escaped
In the Darkness.

Sacramento, Cal, special.-Fhree
masked men held up the Oregon ex'
press, southbound, on the Southern
Pacific Railway at Copley, near Kes-
wick, killed w. j. o'Nsil!, the express
messenger; and carried off the con.
tents of tho express box. The train
is known as No. IL. and stopped at
Copley, small station, for water.
as tho train came to "a standsttii,
three nen jumped on and cut the
train In two, taking the engine and
express car down the track a short
distance. they stopped the engine
and deliberately killed o'Neill by
shooting him through the head. The
bandits then robbed the express oar
of it's contents, but it is not known
how mitch they obtained.
After tobbing the car the men cut
it loose, and getting on the engine
COMPELLED Engineer Joesfnk to go
ahead. W1sfi near Keswick the
men jumped off the engine and dis.
appeared with their plunder. They
have not leen captured.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
zAt{TEe National canitai:

.f.4.-t<NS1AbO SoPASats .
Applications for PENSIONS. tinde1
Commissiener Wares late ruling ere
pouring into his office.
The Senate postofice committee took
up constatntion of thep ostofIlce ap.
proprlatiea. bill.
Tie Senate devoted much OF It's time
I'd consideration Of the indian Appro-
pr.atioHSSf.i:
The House spent nearly all day With
ttD Post6fice Appropriation bill, dis
posing ofsonly one page Of it:
Further testimony was heard by tie
special Congressional committee inves-
tigating ysferences made to members
in one offhe postal reports.
Most osthe time of the House this
week, iti expected, will be devoted to
UP consideration of the postofflce ap-
priationlbill,
The DeIuocrstic mem bers of the SEN
ate. haYet1ecided to adopt aggressive
tactics iE dealing with tie P6stofrlIe
Investigation matter:
EnemleS In the Senate of the Pure
Food billsWil seek to prevent its con-
siaeratiopEy keeping appropriation
bills tostKes front.
The coIner-stone OF the Memorial
Hall oftGes Daughters CT the American
Rcvolutio5i:&ill be laid in Washington
April
A neWstreats With China has been
made NECESSARY by the denouncing on
the partspfthe Chinese Government Of
the Chiiisses Exclusion treaty.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
None But Union rlen.

Washington, Special.-National Sec
retary James Duncan, of the Granite
Cutters National Union. today enec-
ted a settlement with the Mt. Airy
Granite Company, OF Mt. Airy. N. Co.
which provides that hereafter none
but union granite cutters shall 40
fheir work and that union wages shall
be paid for the customary eightrhour
gdav of the trade. The settlement
closes contention which has covered
q period Of nine years, and more OF
less effected granite cutting in the
building trades in practically every
citv along the coast from New YORK
to Philadelphia. The contention arose
over the company's refusal to recog-
rize the union and union conditions
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
Peculiar Land Tenure Custom.

At Chingford, in Essex. England, an
estate is held by very strange con-
dition. Whenever it passes into new
hands, the owner, with his wife, man
servant and maid.servant, comes on
horseback to the parsonage and pays
his homage by blowing three blasts
upon horn; he carries hawk upon
his fist and his servant has grey.
hound in the slip, both for the use of
the rector for that day. He receives a
chicken for the hawk, peck of oats
for his horse and loaf Of bread for.
his greyhound. After dinner the own:
er blows three more blasts, and then
with his party withdraws from the
rectory.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
Mlsceil.nsoas rlatters.

Martial law was declared by the Rus
sian authorities in Niuchwang, and
American and British flags were or
lered to be hauled down.
The Car awarded the Cross of St.
George to Lieutenant Krinitzki and Of
ficers of the torpedo boat destroyer
Stint for heroism in foiling Admiral
Togo's attempt to bottle up Port Ar
thur harbor.
It is announced that the committee
in charge of the national Democratic
convention which will be held in ST
Louis In July, that the $4,000 pledged
to the national committee has been
subscribed by business men OF the
city.
By confessing alleged completely In
the theft Of supplies belonging to tue
Marine Corps Private McMullen re-
moved the responsibility for paying
for them from Capt. r. ]. Wynne.
The Ameer of Afgllanistan was not
poisoned, as reported. but his brother
was wounded in quarrel with ball.
brother at Cabul.
The Japanese aeet made another at,
tempt to block the harbor OF PoTl
Arthur. -Four steamers were reported
| sunk by the shells from the Russian
guns and Russian torpedo boat was
sunk, hut the effort to close the Ial'
Dor was not successful.
| There are indications that the 1se ol
Pines treaty will fail of action.
Ex-senator George Turner, OF Wash
ington State, says he believes tn
Democrats will nominate Judge FarR
er, of New York, for the Presidency.
Chile and the Argentine Republi
have decided to sell fve warships, tn,
| purchasers being, IT. is reported. Amer
leans
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
EDGEFIELD, s. C., WEDNESDAY, APRL6,
RAILWAY LOSES BIG SUIT
A Case Where a Lady Was insuited
Of, the Traii,.

Greenville, Special.-1he court oi
common pleas has been engaged fol
three days in hearing most extraor-
diuary case, in which the Southern rail-
way is asked to pay $4,000 damages
tc Mrs. Susan L. Franklin of Newberry
for ali alleged Insult to her By pas
serger while on train between Green
vile and Atlanta about year ago
The jury brought in verdict for $685.
600 in the PLAINTIFFS favor.
Mrs: Franklin Is a c6mely woman,
unusually self-possessed on the witness
stand, with readiness and intelligence
in giving testimony that is surprising
and uncommon, and approaching the
bearing of evidence upon the case in
hand. Her testimony revealed the fact
that she was married when only is
years old, and has been tue mother of
three children, one of whom is dead.
Her husband is policeman in New
berry and her occupation is dress max
Ing. Mrs. Franklin gave a connected
account of the trip from Newberry to
Atlanta, stating that on reacning
Greenville she and het little child went
aboard the afternoon train for Atlanta
and that there were only two other
passengers. inthe car, both of whom
were men: Soon after the train left
here one Of these men engaged her in
conversation, taking a seat by her side.
making indecent proposals, putting his
arm around her waist and using famil-
i;rlties against her protest, though she
endured the unpleasant treatment for
a quarter of an hour or more. The
men were drinking and behaving un-
seemly but only one of them made ap-
proaches to her.
On the cross examination Mrs.
Franklin said that the conductor was
in the car the most Of the time when
the man was annoying and insulting
her and made no effort to stop his un-
ruly behavior until she appealed to
Him for protection, when the conduc
tor told the man he must desist or he
would put him off the train. The man
claimed that he was a detective, but
the conductor said he must behave OF
else he could not ride any further on
his train, which put auietus to the
rIen except that they continued to
drink and use indecent language. but
the conductor had removed her to the
centre of the car, where he had been
seated for some time. On arriving at
Atlanta she was taken i'll and the cause
was due to the fright occasioned by the
conduct of this unknown man. result
ing in serious consequences owing to
her delicate condition at the time.
Conductor Roseborough, who was In
charge of the train when alleged indig-
mites were heaped upon Mrs Frank
liz, ctotod .fJ,of bo had f1hchrvf,d fha..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
Provisions From Trees.

There is tree which grows In
Sumatra Algeria and China which is
known as the vegetable tallow tree
From It's fruit large quantities of oil
ard tallow are extracted. and the fruit
is gathered in November or Decem'
Der, when all the leaves have fallen.
Excellent candles are made from the
berries Of tree which grows in some
parts of South Africa and the Azores.
At Sierra Leone is found the cream
fruit tree, the fruit OF which is very
agreeable in taste.
In Ceylon there is the bread fruit
tree. from which food is made in
the same way that we make bread.
II. is said to be equally good and nutrt
tious.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
MAY Lose His Official Head.

Carthage Special-E. Mcdonald,
for a number of years member Of
the county court, is in imminent dan
ger of losing his Official head. A bill
has been filed charging Mcdonald
with specializing in county warrants
while member Of the county court
which issued them, Mcdonald at
one time represented this county in
the Legislature, and has for long
time been u prominent figure in the
county court. By his opposition to
all enterprises requiring sn appropri.
alton he has been christened "the
watchdog Of the treasury" He says
that he will be able to exonerate him.
self.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
VIII Contest.

Little Rock, Ark, Special Returns
have been received from Il out CT 20
counties, and these show that Governor
Jefferson Davis is entitled to So2 deie-
GATES in the State convention. Inc
number necessary to nominate is S22.
Judge Wood has conceded that on the
face Of the returns he has not enough
cnnnties to win the nomination, but ne
will apeal to the State convention anu
contest the vote as returned in Num-
boz Of courdos eG'::' >-''S''
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
Porto Rican Messengers.

New York, Special.-Among the
passengers who arrived on board the
steamer Coamo from Porto Rico were
W. F. Willoughby, treasurer; r. Post,
auditor, and Manuel S. Domesech,
member of the House Of Delegates,
who came to counsel the Secretary of
the Treasury about placing loan
for general improvements in Porto
Rico.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
New Trustees.

Nashville special.-Col. W. G. Ia,
tom and Commissioner Of Agriculture
oeilyte. trustees of the University OF
tennessee, speaking with reference
10 the card of Joshua w. Caldwell
advocate the featuring of the mechan.
.ical technica. and agricultural de-
.nartments of the University. Both
prefer.a Tennessean and an alumnus
for president.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
Factory Dismanfled.

Binghampton, N. Y, Specialize
work OF 1ismantling the Binghampton
sugar factory, which is to be removed
TO BlacEtoot, Bingham county, Idaho,
will begin within few days. This
change has been made because it has
been difficult to persuade the farmers
hare to raise enough beets to operate
the plant successfully. The Idaho
soil and climate are well adapted to
beet sugar, and the farmers there are
eager to contract to raise enough
money to supply the. factory. Already
1000 acres have been contracted iof
within a radius of 100 miles from Bin
hampton.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
Big Ginning PLANT.

Anderson, Special.-The Peoples on
and Fertilizer company Of this city re-
Gently made contract for what will
lie the largest gInnery east Of the Mis-
sissippi river ard one Of the largest In
the world. II will consist Of l6 70-saw
gina and four presses, and all will be
Under one roof. It will be driven By
4 $50 horse power engine, but cleo
tricity will doubtless be substituted!
when the new dam at Hatton's Ford
is built. The plant will be In operation
BIZ the opening Of the next cotton sea-
.hnn and will be one. of. the sights IN