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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-30
May Close Seminary.

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Columbia, Specialize definite and
final announcement that the Atlanta
plan to remove the Columbia Semi
nary az and Il hes Sollt EniNera
ssitY and ombine them atSAtlanta has
failed is followed by strong talk
among South. !. Carolina Presbyterians
of closing Columbia Seminary for a
period Of three or four years, begin
ming with the close Of the session next
spring, in order to let the endowment,
which amounts to $4,000 a year in
crease in order to provide for another
chair, and in the hope that the bad
doors incident to controversies which
have been hampering the institution
will pass off completely enough to give
the re-organized institution good
chance with the new faculty.
The new proposition which President
Walton's committee makes for the
Georgia Synod for conference in At
lanta on the Gath of next January Of
representatives which the committee
proceeds to name in its resolutions, Of
the Synods Of Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Florida, Ala
bama, Tennessess, Kentucky, Missouri.
Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Texas, is therefore of special interest
throughout this State. 1t was not al
together unexpected. The Columbia
Seminary faculty and those associated
with them in their trials in Synod will
look with favor upon any reasonable
proposition to make this institution al
integral part of great seminary to
be located at Atlanta and be the
crowning complement of all of the the
illogical schools located in the States
named,
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Miscellaneous Matters.

Manuel Garcia, the singer. is still
living in London and on March II
next he will be 100 years old. lie Is
the only singer now living who took
mart in the first season of Italian
opera in New York in 1925, singing
the role of Figaro" IN III Barber"
on the evening of November %.
The Rev. J. Z. Gilbert, secretary OF
the American Society OF Religious Ed
ncatiun, has been invited to attend tue
first international congress of educa'
lion. to be held in Liege, Belgium
next September. He will present a
paper OH the moral and religious in
struction Of children in the family
A Rio Janero dispatch says the re-
volt there has been Quelied.
The Prnssian Diet. it is expected. VII!
pass bills providing for extensive
canals,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-30
S. c. colleae Centennial,

Columbia, Special-south Carolina
College, which now has the greatest
attendance in its history, will celebrate
on the Sth, 9th and 10 of January next
the centennial of its first opening,
which was on the 10th of January,
1905.
Preparations are being made in Col
umbia for a gathering of alumni ana
friends of the college from ali parts Of
the country. and an attractive pro-
gramme has been arranged for three
days, beginning with sermons on Sun
day, the 8th-in the morning by the
chaplain and in the evening by Rev.
John A. Rice, graduate of the class
of 1885 and now pastor CT the First
Methodist church OF Montgomery. Ala
While Tuesday, the 10th. will be the
great day, the program for Monday
will render that day Of no less interest
and significance. The exercises will
open on Monday with brief addresses
Of welcome by President Sloan, Cover
nor Hayward and Mayor Gibbes, with
responses by invited guests represent
ing other educational institutions. On
behalf OF the colleges within the State,
Dr. Harrison Randolph will make the
address,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-30
A UNIQUE CASE DEVELOPED
Governor Fears to Pardon Voting Man
lest He Might Be Lynched.

Governor Fears to Pardon Young Man
Lest He Might Be Lynched.
Columbia, special-Hoyt Hayes, the
young mountaineer, concerning whose
communication Of the death sem
tence there was so much feeling en-
gerdered throughout the State recent
ly,, and which act Of the Governor in
spired a red-hot petition from Hayes
county, Oconee; asking the Governor to
resign, presents the unique situation
unique for the State, at least of a
man being denied a pardon for fear
of his being lynched. at least, it is
the understanding among Hayes,
friends that the Governor is sufficient
ly we'll satisfied that the young man is
innocent of the crime for which he
was sentenced to hang, is convinced,
as practically everybody else has
studied the testimony and other rec
ords in the case, but that she commit
ted suicide, but it is urged that feel
ing in certain parts of 0conee is still
so strong against the young man that
there would be grave danger of lynch
ing If he were to return there now.
Hayes expects and probably will get
a full pardon within six months or
year. but hardly before that time. Up
to few days ago he was not
compelled to put on prison garb, and
was not required to DO hard labor.
But in order to allay dissatisfaction
among the other prisoners, he has
been put in stripes and is working
along with other convicts in the knit
ting mill. The Governor continues to
get letters from various parts OF the
State commencing his course in COM
muting Hayes sentence.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-30
NORTH SEA AGREEMENT.

London, BY Cable-The Foreign Of
Ace has issued the following English
transaction of the declaration signed at
St. Petersburg by Sir Charles Hardinge,
the British ambassador. and Count
Lamsdorff, the Russian Foreign Min
is.ter: His Britannia majesty's gov
crnment and the imperial Russian gov
ernment having agreed to entrust to
an international commission of inquiry
assembled conformably to Articles TX
to XIV CT The Hague convention of
July 30, 1899, for the Pacific settle
ment OF international disputes, the
task of elucidating by means of an i'm
partial and conscientious investiga-
tion the questions of fact connected
with the incident which occurred du-
ring the night Of October 21-22, 1904,
in the North Sea (on which occasion
the firing Of guns on the Russian fleet
caused the loss OF a boat and the death
Of two persons belonging to British
feet, as well as damaging to other
boats Of that fleet and injuries to the
crews OF some Of those boats), the un-
dersigned, being duly authorized
thereto, have agreed upon the folliw-
ing provisions:
Article I. The international commits
sion OF inquiry shall be composed Of
five members ommissioners) of whom
two shall De officers of high rank in the
British and imperial Russian navies,
respectively. The governments of
France and of the United Gtates shall
each be requested to select Of their
naval officers of high rank as mem
her Of the commission. The fifth shall.
be chosen as a member Of the commits
sion. The fifth member shall he chosen
sbyasa agreement betMeensSthe..fo 6. fon M;
E6ers. above toned; :. in the event Of,
NO agreement being arrived at between,
the four commissioners as to the selec-,
ton of the fifth member Of the COM
mission, his imperial and royal majes-
ty the Emperor of Austria and King
of Hungary will be invited to select
him. Each of the two high contracting
parties shall likewise appoint legal
assessor to advise the commissi io-.o.o .,
and an agent officially empowered to
take part in the labors of the commits
sion.
ARTICLE II. The commission shall in
quire into and to report on all circum-
stances relative to the North Sea in
cident, and particularly on the ques-
tion as to where the responsibility lies
and the degree of blame attaching to
subjects Of the two high contracting
parties or to subjects of other
countries in the event OF their
responsibility being established by the
inquiry.
'sArticle III. The commission shall
settle the details of procedure which it
will follow for the purpose of accom-
plishing the task wherewith it has been
entrusted.
article Nv. The two high contract
ing parties undertake to supply the
commission, to the utmost Of their abil-,
ity, with all the means and facilities
necessary in order to enable it to ac-
quaint itself thoroughly with and ap-
preciate correctly the matters in dis
pute.
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JAPANESE MINISTER TALKS
Shows the Source of the Great Confidence in
Japanese Finances.

Judging by these conditions, serious
collisions between the governed and
governing were predicted, but when
the war came, this friction entirely
ceased, and the House. of Representa-
tives, wrlch once refused to pass a
budget of s125,000,000 as excessive
and unbearable, gave ready and will
ing assent 10 the first war budget OF
S2SS, 900 900.
"At this session of the diet, the gov
ernment will be compelled TO present
budget calling for s3SS,0O0.00O, and
indications are that it will be passed
without the slightest difficulty. This
happy phenomenon is attributable to
the characteristics Of our people.
Before a great national problem
our people unite, and friends and op-
ponents join hands for the accomplish
ment of our national purposes. With
the great problem of the war before
theE,, the people of our nation have
become as one man. We have no
war party and no peace party, as Rus
sia has, but, on the contrary, our ma
tion is one, and united with deter
Rlination to fight to the last eXtremi-
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White House Functions

Washington, Specialize program
Of receptions and dinners at the White
House for the season of 1905 has been
announced as follows:
January 2. Monday, New Year, re-
ception, II a. m. to 1.3O p. m., Janu,
ary 5, Thursday, cabinet dinner, p.
M; January 12, Thursday. diplomatic
reception, 9 to 1O:30 p. m; Janua.y 19,
Thursday, diplomatic dinner 8 p. m.;
January 26, Thursday, judicial recep,
ton. 8 to 1880 p. M; February 2,
Thursday, Supreme Court dinner. s p.
-m.;;-February 8, Thursday. congress
sional reception, 8 to 10:30 p. NJ;
February 1G, Thursday, army and navy
reception to I0:30 p. m.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-30
Robbers Blow Up a Bank.

Baltimore, Nd, Special.-A special
from Ls Plata, Charles county, Nd,
says that number of rlen blew UP
and practically destroyed the building
OF the Southern Maryland Savings
Bank early Thursday morning. They
secured $4,000 in cash. Nitro-glycer-
inc is supposed to have been the ex-
plosive used. The robbers, after Sc
curing the money. made their escape,
but cut the telegraph and telephone
wires before leaving the vicinity. The
government limo from the proving
grounds at the Indian Head to Wash
ington was found to be in working
order, and the police Of Washington
and Baltimore Of the mutineers were
wounded.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-30
Durham, N. C., special.-In a street

Durham, N. c., Speclal.-ln a street: ssI:
duel Friday morning about 10 o'clock,;
]. S. Murray, a prominent citizen.:
was killed by his nephew, w. r: Milra
ray. The homicide occurred on Main,
street, in front of the place of busi;Ss
ness of the deceased, and the killing
was done witt. a pistol belonging to-
the deceased. After he had fired
three shots at his slayer, it was then
taken from him and the fatal shot:
fired. He lived but few moments;
after the last shot. i
Friday night w. R. Murray the
Slayer Of the deceased, who is himself:
a prominent business man, and identl.i
fed with both the Elk and Masonic
lodges, was in charge of the police;
The tragedy is one that has shocked.
the entire community. Nothing has;
so stirred Durham in recent years.
1t came as the result Of an Ill feeling:
Of several years standing. Both men.
we're engaged in the music business;
ord this engendered the bad blood that:
led up to fight several years ago, and,
eventually to this tragedy.
Tie full facts in the case, so far
rs can be learned, are as follows: Fri,
day morning, j. S. Murray. the de-.
ceased, went out to deliver a piano,
He suspicioned that mis- nephew and
business rival had sent man to;
watch him. A few minutes after his
return two employees in the VIZ
Murray house, one his son, Earl, pass
ed the store of the deceased. j. S&
Murray came out, stopped them and
engaged in conversation, in which he;
charged that they had followed 3 him;
in placing an order. While this consi
vursation was IN progress W. r. Murs
ray appeared on the scene and pushss:
ing apart those who were in the esquara
rel made some remark about fight;
ing person his; own size Then tho
stIoubfc foliowc
that Joe Murray. the deceased, step1|
ped back and drew mis- gun, firing.
direcet al w. R. Murray. Then the,
two men closed in on each otLer and
q total OF four snots were fired. The
last one was fatal to J. S. Murray. He
was leo back into his store and mo-
ment later he was dead. The slayer
turned in the street and surrendered
to DR.. N. M. Johnson, who ran up,
turning over to him the pistol Of the
deceased with which the fatal shot
was fired. A few moments later he.
was taken in charge by Chief of Police
Woodall and has 0een i'll his ONCE
since that time.
In the duel ]. S. Murray was killed,
Earl Murray was shot n the arm and
w. R. Murray has broken finger.
1t is thought that the first two shots
were the ones that wounded Earl Muir
ray. son Of the slayer. One of these
shots past through MS left wrist and
tie other struck the left hip and
glanced. He is not in a serious condf
ton. The prisoner has broken fin,
ger on the left hand. He contends
that this was broken in trying to get
the pistol from the hands of the man
Who was trying to kill him. The IA
tai bullet struck the LETT breast,
ranged upward, severing the artery
from which he bled to death.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-30
Commander leaves.

YIadivostock, By Cable.-Rear Ad-
miral Haup, commander Of the port
for the last. three years, has departed.
Private adTices from Port Arthur in
dicate that the position there is not so
desperate as it is reported abroad. The
japanese are represented to be repair
ing the cruiser Kasuga and 10 torpedo
boat destroyers. They have established
sub-naval base on the Elliott Islands,
short distance east Of Port Arthur.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-30
Russian Loan Concluded.

London, Spccial.-In London finan-,
cial circles it is understood that nego-
tiations have practically been conclud-
ed for the issue in Berlin and Paris
simultaneously in January Of S per
cent. Russian treasury bonds to the
value Of $3.50, 100000, for five or seven
years, the price taking S10O,OOO,00O,
and the same French bankers who
made the last loan taking $160,000,OO0.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-30
Where Are They At?

The county. board of control Of
Cherokee, through N. H. Littlejohn,
chairman, mas written to Governor
Hayward to know what will become Of
the board after December 1st. AT the
time the board will have disposed Of
all property on hand and the board will
have nothing else to do.
Governor Hayward has referred the
matter to the attorney general and to
the directors of the. State penitentiary.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-30
Another Fire at orphanase.

Clinton, Special.-At 500 o'clock
Thursday afternoon the Thornwell
orphanage seminary building caught
fire from a defective fue and was
burned to the ground. Workmen had
just finished testing new furnace
and the building had been closed fol
the day. Tie fire was discovered ear
ly but as the town has not yet put In
Its waterworks the efforts to put out
the flames were Of no avail. The fire
soon reached the S5-foot tower and
became a huge pillar Of flame. Eff.
forts were then diverted to the pro.
lection of the Mccormick, dormi-
tory building on the orphanage cam.
pus and the recitation hall Of the
Presbyterian college. both Of which
were threatened. Both buildings were
adequately protected. The Thorn
well Seminary for Orphans" which
vas the name Of the burned building.
was dedicated in 1888 by Gov. Hugh
S. Thompson, whose death the people
are now lamentlng. The building was
in process of construction for Is
months, during which period the Ia
Dor and other bills were. promptly
met at the end of each week, though
at no time were the funds in hand
sufficient to pay them week in ad-
vance. TEis was the main education,
al structure Of the institution and con.
tanned, in addition to a large chapel,
some six class rooms. The loss Is
$4,000 with only $1,000 of insurance.
1t falls therefore as heavy blow upon
an institution which only few days
ago had a similar loss, from which it
had only partially recovered by dona-
tions. In the dining hall of the or
phanage help is needed as never be-
fore The flucs from which it caught
have been IN almost daily use since
1883. The president of the orphan
age has made it a practice to walk
around the grounds each night be:
fore the retiring hour The Thorn,
|5Well llsorph phanage has many friends The
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Farmer Kills His Son.


knoxville, Tenn, S2ecial.-In dis
pute over some farm work, Payne
Hickman, a farmer residing in this
county. killed his son, Walter, aged 2l,
striking Kim blow on the head with a
stick. which broke the young mans
neck. The tragedy was witnessed by
other members of the family. The
young man is said to have been ad-
vancing on his father with a drawn
knife. whom the latter struck him in
self-defer The alleged murderer was
arrested. d brought to jail In this
city, beir liable to furnish bond for
$4,000.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-30

Chester, Special. The mutilated
body Of Mack Anderson, colored, was
found Wednesday morning not far
from his home, nine miles northwest
OF Chester. Anderson lived on Mr..
H. A. Brakefield's place and was about
% years old. The coroners invests,
CATION shows that he had been taken
from his home Tuesday night some
140 yards and foully murdered and
robbed of $50. A bloody axe and
other evidences prove the murder to
be very atrocious -one. Anderson
was known to have some money,
Which fact he unfortunately commu-
nicated to other negroes of the neigh.
borhood. Arthur Williams and Jim
Sanders. both colored, were arrested
on suspicion and lodged in Jail today.
Coroner GLADDEN. is continuing his in
vestigaton. with the aid of detec.
tive, and probably other arrests will
bn made
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-30
Witnesses Fail to Appear.

Macon, Ca, Special.-A special says
that the case against the citizens at
Baxter, who were to be tried this week
at McClenny, Fla, for killing Deputy
Sheriff Thrift some time ago, was con-
tinued, as there were no witnesses pres
ent. w. Nj. Duncan, father of Jack Dun
can, who was killed on the train, did
lot attempt to attend the court. After
the acquittal Of the Altmans at Folk
ston, he lost interest in the case and
desired to have nothing more to do
with it. Judge Wells Issued attach
ments against the missing witnesses
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-30
Washington Happenings.

| The United States Supreme Court
adjourned for two weeks.
g COMMISSIONS of Pensions Eugene
F. Ware has resigned, to take effect
January 1.
Il L Republican National Chairman Cor
:telyou is spending few days IN
washington.
. Archbishop Chapelle presented to
stnc President verbal message OF
'esteem- and good will from Pope
Plus x.
Y Civil service regulations are to be
,extended to number of the employees
Iof the Ishmian Canal Commission.
b Negotionations were opened at Vi
ienna for a treaty of arbitration be-
Tween the United States and Austria.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-30
Alleged DefauIter For $4,000.

williamson, W. Va, Special.-Charg-
cd with being a defaulter in the sum
Of $4,000, from the Norfolk 6; Western
Railroad, Richard Anderson, the agent
al Canterbury, was arrested and is now
in Jail at Williamson. Anderson, who
il of prominent Virginia family, is
alleged to have appropriated checks
sent to him to pay off employees at the
mines.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-30
Killed at {

Clemson College.
Sizemore, colored, +,
night from the cffec
The head with a sticl
Bill Greenleaf, color
between the two to-
day, the 10Th OF Nov
the head waiter at {
hotel, had sold Bill
scales livery stable,
On which Bill still
This caused bad fee
James because he Ike
money and dared" /
to the stable. Jam.
knocked him in the
has disappeared. ia
working, honest, hal
was we'll thought Of.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-30
President at st. Louis.

st. Louis, special.-Neyer have
more perfect conditions prevail.
ed since the opening of the Worlds
Fair than those that marked the day
which was devoted to a tour through
the exposition by President Roosevelt,
accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt. Miss
Alice Roosevelt and members Of the
5 Presidents party. 1t was strictly q
day of pleasure. and not the slight,
Apst incident arose to mar the perfect
{ seatoymept Of the occasion,
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cartoo st Dying in Georgia.

Macon. Ca, special.-A special from
Cave Springs, Ca, says that Charles
Neeland, the New York cartoonist,
who has been there for some time
in search of health, is slowly sinking,
and tho attending physicians have
abandoned ell hope. His wife and sis
ter are at his bedside. The cartoon
lists home is in Akron, Ohio, and
when he has passed away, his remains
will be shipped there for interment.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-30
a Third Attempt.

Cincinnati, Special.--A third attempt
to blow up the plant Of the Newport,
XIV. Brass and Iron Foundry with dy.
Mantle has been made. considerable
damage being done to one OF the
buildings. Dynamite was found In a
mold at the Eureka Foundry Tuesday.
Soon afterwards warrants wele issued
for Edward Rauhauser. a molder's ap'
prentice. and for bis father, ana for
Joseph HollOwcll.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-30
We'll Known Attorney Dead.

Laredo, Tex, Special. : Redford
Sharpe, Assistant United States at
torney, aged 80 years, died here Sun
day of bronchial pneumonia. Mr..
Sharpe was son of DR.. Redford
Sharpe, deceased. former surgeon Of
the navy. He was graduate of the
Yale Law School in the class of 1893.
He was appointed to his position here
By President Mckinley in 1898 and re-
appointed in 1902.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-30
Japanese on the offensive.

st. Petersburg. BY Cable.-The fol-
loving dispatch has been received from
General Kuropatkin: con Nov. 26, the
Japanese resumed the offensive and en-
deavored to enyelop our left flank
whilst advancing against our center. |
have received no later reports" Cen
eral Kuropatkln also describes the
bayoneting of twenty japanese belong
ing to patrol during reconnaissance
the night of Nov. 25.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-30
Assault Made Saturday.

Toxic, By Cable.-Imperial head
quarters has just Issued the following
announcement:
"The works for our attack having
been nearly completed against Sung
shu Mountain port Arthur), and the
forts lying eastward therefrom, a gen.
eral assault was made on the after.
noon Of November &c, but, owing to
The enemy's stubborn resistance, our
object has not yet been accomplished.
''The lighting still continues"
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d Drowned in St. Clair River.

Port Huron. Mich, Special.-The
rowboat of William Briggs, ferryman
between this city and Sarnia, Ontario,
overturned in a heavy sea while Briggs
with six passengers, was rowing across
the st. Clair river, and the following
were drowned:
ALFRED GREEN, engineer, St.
Thomas, Ont.
JOHN S. CHREENAN. fireman, St.
Thomas.
JOHN DACK. brakeman. st. Thomas
JAMES CoNNELL bar keeper, sar.
MIA, Ont,