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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-06-08
LABOR WOJLD.

The coal strike in the Southern Col
orado field has been settled.
The lowest wages for granite cutters
In Butte. City, Mantana, is Sc day.
Four hundred freight handlers Of the
Fall River Line We're replaced by
Italians.
There is no change in the strike
situation in the glove factories in
Glovcrsville, N. Y.
All departments Of the American
Car and Foundry Rolling Mill at
Bloomsbury resumed work.
Several postal clerks unions have
been chartered by the A. T. Of L., and
now it is proposed to form national
union.
The Manchester and Birmingham,
England, Municipal Councils have de-
cidcd to open registry offices for the
unemployed.
The long strike OF plumbers and
steamfitters WAS settled at Detroit, q
two-year agreement being signed by
the employers.
The Order of .sailroad photographers
Will celebrate its eighteenth anniver-
sary, having been organized at Cedar
Rapids, Ia, i'll 1886.
Refused an increase of five cents
an hour and a Saturday half-holiday
during the summer, 500 machinists
went OH strike in Chicago.
Free employment bureaus are in sue
cessful operation in thirteen States in
this country Eight foreign countries
also have the same measure.
International Typographical Union
Organizer John L. Mclaughlin reports
that local No. 424 has enrolled every
journeyman printer within its juris-
diction.
A law has been approved in Spain
making Sunday a day Of rest. Manual
labor is prohibited. Work OH Sunday
will be permitted only when absolutely
necessary.
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Thomas Jenkins Found.

spartanburg, Special.-Thomas Jer-
lins, the white farmer who so mys-
terious1y disappeared Monday even
ing at Union, was found in an old, un-
used house, about mile from that
town. When discovered, he was
crazed from the effects of morphine
or liquor. it is thought that it must
have been the former as some of it
was found on the floor near his head.
He had never used the drug before,
as he does not remember when or how
he got to such an out-of-the-way
place. Jenkins became somewhat
more rational several hours after he
was found. He was taken by his
friends to his home, on Enoree river,
and the doctors think he will recover
entirely within the next few days,
when possibly the circumstances sur
rounding his disappearance will be
cleared up.
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TROOPS Sent DAILY Y.
Many Armed Men Being Sent to the
Scene of HostiIities
RUSSIANS BECOMING STRONGER.
No Definite information, However,
Showing That the Russians Are
Ready to Meet the japaness.

st. Petersburg; BY Cable:-The best
informed circles attach no. Importance
to the reports that Gen. Kuropatkin has
detached a large force from his army
at Lao Yang and dispatched it south
ward to relieve Port Arthur, and it. is
distinctly denied that Emperor Nich-
olas personally ordered such a move
ment. It can be authoFitatiHely stated
that the Emperors confidence in Ku-
ropatkin is unshaken and his majesty
is not attempting to interfere with his
plan of campaign. While no such
army has been dispatched southwark,
it is natural that Kuropatkin will do all
possible to harass General Oku's rear.
The railroads have been kept open as
far as Vafangow, 25 miles above Kin
Chou, and it is not unlikely, since the @
japanese have failed to push through q
line across the head Of the Liao Tung
peninsula, that several thousand Rus
sian troops may be sent down the rail-
road to impede the Japanese operations
and infict as much damage as possible,
as these could be easily withdrawn by
railroad if the enemy threatened to cut
the line of communication above. Even
the loss Of a few regiments would be
considered cheap If the Japanese op-
erations against Port Arthur were
thereby retarded for an appreciable
time. However, it is realized that with
the Japanese occupation of Port Dalny
and. Talien-Wan as bases for landing
siege guns, the small force above Kin
Chou could accomplish but little, and 1t
is now more likely to be withdrawn,
destroying the railroad as it retires
northward. For strategic purposes
Kuropatkin may be trying to
make the Japanese believe that a
movement southwark is contemplated,
in order to divert Kurokis' attention IA
that direction. The impression is be-
ing thrown out in certain quarters here
that Kuropatkin is about to take the
offensive and that an engagement with
Kuroki is imminent. But, so far as
can be ascertained, there is no solid
foundation for this. 1t Is unquestion;
able, however, that the railroad lis
pouring: troops into Manchuriaj at the e
rate Of almost, $500 asday and u twill Y vii
not Be long at the present tsrate before;
the russian commander-in-c chief will
be at least on equal terms with any
force the enemy can bring against
him.
The general staff is keeping very
dark about the whereabouts and pur-
poses of the Cossacks reported to be
working around Kuroki's rear, and the
number of raiders operating in Korea.
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NEyNSY GLEANINGS.


Many persons were hurt in riot be-
tween whites and negroes in Philadel
phia.
The New York Civ Mothers, club
amended IFS constitution to admit men
to associate membership.
The Ottoman coxnrnnnnt nronoses
70 aw,rd controcts fo,. tbe worl, nnon
tbe fl continuation Of tl,e Hediaz Rail.
road
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DEATH OF MAJ. LONDON
WeIl.Known and Popular Citizen oi
Rock Hill Passes to the Great Be.

WeIl.Known and Popular Citizen oi
Rock Hill Passes to the Great Be-
yond.
Rock Hill, speciai:-Majer john R.
london, one Of Rock Hill's oldest and
best beloved citizens, died at his home
en- Chatham avenue on wednesday
evening shortly after IL o'clock, after
a. illness extending over a period of
several months. Some time ago Maj,
london became afflicted with enlarge
rent of the liver, but though suffering
acutely continued in more or less active
life. About three weeks ago he went
to Baltimore to seek relief but was in
fcmed that nothing could be done.
Returning home, his decline was rapid
until the end.
John R. London was II years of age
and native Of North Carolina. Going
north III early manhood, he was in
Boston when the Civil war broke out.
Coming home, he offered his services
to the south and was assigned to en-
gineering work. The railroad between
Greensboro and Danville was built by
him. He left the service at the end OF
The war with the rank Of major. Set
Ting in this neighbour God in February,
1866, he was from that time on closely
Identified with every movement having
Tor its object the upbuilding and up
lifting Of the community. He was one
G, the first of Rock Hills mayors.
When the Standard, now the Highland
Park. cotton mills were erected about
Is years ago Major London was elected
president of the company and continued
10 hold that office until the mills
changed when the Globe became the
Victoria mills, erected about the same
time, he. was also president, 'the TWO
operations being run under one man
acement. Later when the Globe become
the Victoria he was again made presl-
dent, an office he held until the time OF
his death. ,oc-
Major London was married in 1865
&c Miss Rhodes of Greensboro, N. u,
who survives him. Besides his widow,
he leaves three brothers, Frank Lon
ion of Atlanta, H. A. and w. l.. Lon
ion of Pittsboro, N. c., and three sis
ters, Mrs. Horton of Pittsboro, N. G.,
Mrs. Mary G. Jones Of Williston, S. C.,
and Mrs. snowdon of Jacksonville,
Fla.
The funeral was held Friday after
noon at S o'clock from the Episcopal
church, in the building Of which he
was largely instrumental and in which
for 40 wears he served with faithful
ness and earnest zeal.
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influence of corporations.

Schenectady, N. Y, Special.-At the
1O8th commencement exercises Of
Union College, President A. V. Ray
mond, in his baccalaureate sermon,
referred to the growth of corporations
and their legislative influence. He
said: Starting as are the revela-
tions made by !. Mr.. Steffens, for in
stance, we cannot discredit the evi-
dence which he places in detail before
MS. When to these we add the facts
which come within our own observa-
tion, we are forced 30 believe that
the government of the people by the
people and for the people, for which
the fathers fought, is today more Of
q theory than a reality"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-06-08
Car Strike at Houston.

Houston, Texas, suecial-Not u
street car was moved in Houston
Thursday. The company has asked the
mayor for protection and announces
that an attempt will be made tomorrow
to put the system in operation. The
striking union men held meetings to-
day at which it was agreed that there
should be absolutely no violence OF in
timidation. The company has directed
that the breakers, who have been
in readiness for several days, be at once
dispatched to Houston, and they are ex-
rected soon. Arrangements have been
uerfected to house and feed the new
men in the car barns.
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Japs Occupy DaIny.

Washington, Specialize Japanese
legation gave out the following dis.
patch from the home government at
Toxic, embodying a report from Gen.
oku as follows: Gen. Oku, command
ing the army operating against Port
Arthur, reports that our troops occu-
pied Dalny on May 30. Over 100 ware
houses and barracks, besides telegraph
Offices and railway station we're found
uninjured. Over 200 railways cars
are usable, but all small railway
bridges in the neighborhood are de-
stroyed. All dock piers, except the
great pier, which was sunk, remain
uninjured. Some steam launches were
also found sunk at the mouth of the
d0ckn
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II Townvillo Oil company, $4,000; 49,.

Townvillo Oil company. $4,000; ss.-
500:
Lee County manufacturing COM
pany; $4,000; $4,000:
Westminster, 500 900; $4,000:
Fort Motto, s2O,O0Gi $4,000:
Donnalds Cotton Oil company, s15,t
Jonesville, $4,000; $4,000,
williamsburg, $4,000; $4,000.
Pauline Cotton Oil company, s20,0U0;
$4,000.
FERTILIZER PLANTS.
The assessments On fertilizer fac
tories we're not changed, the following
report having been adopted:
We recommend that all assessments
stand same as last year While we
find many of the assessments reduced
we see no reason for same, as we f1aFe
no information at our command to
warrant same:
Anderson Fertilizer company, Ander-
son county, $4,000.
Virginia Carolina Chemical COM
Virginia. Carolina Chemical COM
pany. Beaufort county, s105,000.
Ashepoo Fertilizer company, Charles
ton county, $4,000.
Etiwan Fertilizer company, Charles
ton county, $45,12O.
Virginia Carolina Chemical COM
rany (Atiantic works., Charleston
county, s118.200
Virginia Carolina Chemical COM
pany (Berkeley works., Charleston
county, s56.S6s
Virginia Carolina Chemical COM
pany ,[mparial works., Charleston
courty. s110,91L.
Virginia Carolina Chemical COM
pany STANDARD works., Charleston
county. s1S0S-0
Virginia Carolina Chemical COM
pany CStono works., Charleston coun-
ty, s122,235.
virginia. Carolina Chemical COM
pany (Wando works), Charleston coun-
ty, s61,aSS.
Read Phosphate company, Charles
ton county, s32,649.
Virginia-Carolina Chemical COM
pany. Cherokee county, s32,9S2.
Georgia Chemical works, Colletop
county, $11 All.
vlrglnla-Caronna chemical COM
pany, Dorchester county, $4,000.
Virginia-Carolina Chemical COM
pany, Greenville county, $S0,955.
Virginia Chemical COM
pany, Richland county, $4,000.
F. S. Royster Guano company, Rich
land county, $3.50.
Spartanburg Fertilizer company
Spartanburg county, $4,000.
Total, s1,553,47.
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Accidentally Shot.

Anderson, Specially the acciden.
tai discharge. of a parlor rifle in the
hands of his younger brother last
week, little Ralph Edwards, six cars
of age, was shot through the head
and fatally wounded. 1t is not thought
that he will live through the night.
The child is son of MI. and Mrs.
A. M. Edwards, of Monterey, Mexico.
Mrs. Edwards and family are spend
ing the summer here with Mrs. Ed
wards mother, Mrs. Mary Brown, but
MIR. Edwards is in Mexico. The fam
ily is one Of the oldest in the city and
the news of the accident shocked
every one.
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NO.. a.
Peat Fuel bx ELECTRICITY.

Another process for the manufac-
.ture of peat coal, which, according to
its promoters; threatens to revolu-
tionize the worlds coal trade, has ap-
peared The peat is first subjected to.
a process of dehydration by beating
fans, and is then disintegrated cleo
trically, without loss of any of the
valuable properties which it possesses.
1t is then nodded and pressed, and is.
ready for use. According to the rel
port, the actual cost of producing one
: ton of peat is SLIPS, and the product is
said to be equal in every respect to
Welsh steam coal, costing over 81 at
the pits mouth.
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shnt Fox From Window,

S. T. Smith Of Keene, N. H., shot a
fox tn, other morning under rather
queer circumstances. Mr.. Smith, who
is man more thai 81, was just get
ding UP and, .ocki1g out of the window
Of his house on WILDER street, saw a
fox on rock in path on Beach hill.
He quickly got rife and fired, fixing
the sights at $50 yards, The fox
Jumped and, running few yards, fell.
Upon examination it was found that
The ball had gone straight through the
shoulder.
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Schoofbey ffeaairas Ranked.

Uriah Utter, an old citizen Of Am
ity, has just purchased the ancient
schoolhouse in which he obtained his
education, says dispatch from Gosh
en-, N Y. AS soon as he got posses
sion Of 1t he set men to work tearing
it down and destroying the. material
ett of revenge for some Of the whip
pings which he received beneath its
roof.
.Mr. Utter says the punishment he
received in his schoo1days sixty. years
ago was unjust, and through all his
life he has held bitter feelings against
the teacher who administered the
thrash1ngs and has also regarded the
old school building as his enemy.
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Wyoming for Hearst.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Specialize Wy
;0ming State Democratic convention
Thursday selected delegates to the
national convention and instructed
them to vote for VIM. R. Narst as a
candidate for the Presidency. The res
3olutjons were adopted unanimously
and: Mr.. Hearst's name was cheered to
the echo whenever mentioned. The
resolutions adopted endorse the Demo
cratic platform OF 1900, condemn trusts,
condemn the Republican administra-
5tton5 for failure to enforce the anti
Crust: laws and censure the Republican
In Congress for not passing
kS anti-sacady bill.
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DefaIcation In Baltimore.

Baltimore, Special.-Jesse B. Baker,
a book-keeper, formerly employed by
the National Howard Bank, Of this
city, was arrested at his home here,
charged with embezzlement. He admit
ted that there was shortage in his ac-
counts of between $4,000 and $4,000.
Baker disappeared two weeks ago and
went to St. Louis He returned to Bal
timore few days ago and was ar
rested aud turned over to the United
States authorities today. Commissioner
Rogers committed him in default of
$4,000 bond.
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Parker Leads in Texas.

Fort. Worth, Texas, Specialize
turns received by The Fort Worth
Record from $50 counties that held
primaries Saturday in Texas show
that 56 counties instructed for Parker,
tensfor Hearst and the remainder un-
instructed. Most of the uninstructed
delegates are reported as Parker men.
There are 200 voting counties in the
State:
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Cruisers to Remain at Tansler.

OuSS'o eV ste''I1''I' ae aH9'e''
Lisbon, Portugal, By Cable.-It is
stated here that the United States
cruisers Baltimore, Olympia and
Cleveland, will not leave Lisbon, but
will stay at Tangner, pending set
tlement of the difficulty arising out Of
the detention of Ion Perdicaris and
Cromwell Varley, respectively, citi-
zens of the United States and Great
Britain, by the bandit Rasiuli.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-06-08
The Governments Prestige With the
Glasses staked Upon the
Holding of Port Arthur-Preparins
to Cope With Chinese Invasion
of .Manchuria.

London, BY. Cahle-That the curtain
IA drawn again over the progress OF the
war problem indicates that important
events are impending. or afoot. The eX-
.splosions heard at Port Arthur suggest
that the Russians have renewed their
attempts to remove Instructions in the
) mouth Of the harbor. All kinds of ru-
mors are current, few of which appear
to have any reliable basis.
Various special correspondents in st.
Petersburg report increasing depression
in. Russia over the prospect of the fall
Of Port Arthur and say that wild re-
ports are in circulation of dissensions
over questions of policy and strategy.
The Daily Mail gives great promi-
nence to statement from a Russian
correspondent declaring that Russia
will stand or fall by Port Arthur as far
as the governments prestige with the
lower classes is concerned.
internal troubles are inevitable"
the correspondent says, Should the
fortress fall. Count .Lamsdorff displays
a strong personality, but his position
is precarious, and he is likely to be sac
rifced as "a scapegoat to popular in
dignation at the way the war has been
conducted. Although it is said that
General Kuropatkin has lost favor at
court, nd change in the commander
ship of the army is contemplated"
The st. Petersburg correspondent OF
Reuters Telegraph Agency says that
Increasing anxiety is felt over the rest
-lessness Of Chinese troops on the Man
churian frontier. The Morning Posts
: correspondent, in st. Petersburg goes
40 aar as to say that Russia is prepar-
ing scope with serious Chinese in
vasion:
AS dispatch to the Standard from St.
{ Petersburg asserts that no preparations
Whatever have been made to organize a
transport service down the great wa
terways OF the Ssungari and MIR
5gSaa On
!: 3 hcoeyerey that several althy Rus
siaT firms; Secretly assisted in the re-
cent Japanese loan. ."
: IA dispatch to the Morning Post from
Shanghai says that. some Of the war
ships at7Port Arthur have been beached
and their guns removed to the land
works. The Shanghai correspondent
also says that Field Marshall Yamagata
has been appointed viceroy Of the ter
ritsries Japan has occupied since the
war began. This is the only reference
this morning to the statement of the
Daily Express Saturday morning that
Field Marshal Yamagata had been ap-
pointed commander-in-chief of the jap
anese army of invasion.
The Stanrad's Tien Tsin correspond
ent reports that the Russian forces are
being withdrawn gradually northward,
the Russians being aware that.a strong
force OF japanese is gathering in the
passes northeast of Mukden.
Two Encounters Reported.
Toxic, BY Cable.-The Japanese and
Russian forces located north of Pulan-
tine, which were in series of brushes
during tn eearly part of last week, had
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'Washouts in the North.

Elmira, N. Y, Special.-There were
numerous washouts and landslides on
the Northern Central Railroad, be-
tween Elmira and Williamsport, Pa,
last night, and the whole division has
been imperative for the past twenty
four hours. The washouts between
Gilets and Tory, Pa, were the worst.
Two Of these washouts were ten feet
in depth and forty feet long. There
were a half dozen other washouts and
landsGdes in distance Of ten miles
between Gillets and Troy.
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WADE Cut POSTPONED.

Fall River, Mass, Special.-At a
meeting of local cotton goods manufac-
turers it was voted to postpone indefi-
nitely the proposed cut of 10 per cent.
in wages of employees. The cut was to
have been made June II. provided such
action was agreed upon by operators Of
100000 spindles. 1t was stated that
manufacturers representing only l.
100000 apindles had agreed to wage
curtailmeut.
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The Towns 25oth Anniversary.

Northampton, Mass, Specialize
city began Sunday a celebration Of
the 25Oth anniversary of the settle
nent of the town Of Northampton
with religious services in it's sixteen
churches. The many guests of the
city include Gov. John L. Bates and
staff, former Secretary of the Navy
John D Long and 8. S. Campion. the
latter representing the city of North
ampton, England.
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Double Homicide in Virginia.

Lexington, Va, Special.-Edward Nc
Corm.ck, young farmer of Browns
burn. 16 miles from here, Sunday
night shot and instantly killed John w.
Wade and Arthur Blackwell. The
shooting was the result Of bad feeling
that has existed between the men for
three years. It is asserted that the
dead men had been drinking and way
laid Mccormick and his father on their
way home and stoned them, wheseupon
Mccormick fired, shooting Wade
through the lungs. Mccormick was ar
rested today.
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Tobacco Factory Shuts Down.

Richmond, Special.-The Cameron &
Cameron Tobacco Company shut down
Wednesday, it is announced. The shut
down, however, will throw $50 or more
operatives out Of work, it is said, most
of these having already found en-
ployment elsewhere in the city. The
legal transfer of the plant will go into
effect it Is understood, but what dis
posal will be made Of it by the Brit
ish American Tobacco Company, it's
purchasers, is at present not known.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-06-08
First Line Occupied.

London, BY Cable.-The Rome CORE
spondent Of The Daily News tele-
graphs: go Toxic dispatch to The
Giornale d'Italia says that the Japan
ese occupied the first line Of the outer
Notifications of Port Arthur after over
coming feeble resistance.
"The correspondent at Toxic of a
news agency says that four divisions of
Japanese troops have occupied Kwan
Tung heights on which they emplaced
heavy artillery dominating Port Ar
thur.
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G. A. r. Service.

Savannah, Ga, special.-Federal
memorial day was quietly celebrated
by members Of the Winfield Scott
Hancock Post G. A. r. There are on
ly forty-two graves Of Union soldiers
in the cemeteries of this city. These
we're strewn with flowers and decor
ated with flags, but no fixed services
were held.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-06-08

The Navy Department has been un-
able to find the so-called "lost island
Of the Pacific.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-06-08

A law has been approved in Spain
making Sunday day Of rest. Manual
labor is prohibited. Work OH Sunday
will be permitted only when absolutely
necessary.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-06-08

.fosepn Raftell. of Middlebury, VT,
has bought Ellen Mountain. which
rises 1000 feet above the town Of
Warren, VT. and proposes to convert
! ;,,+o =, ,>,t1;n al.
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Two Encounters. Reported.

Toxic, By Cable.-The japanese and
Russian forces located north of Pulan-
tine, which were in series of brushes
during tn eearly part of last week, had