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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS.
Many Matters of General Interest In
Short Paragraphs.
Down In Dixie.
Down In Dixie.

Mat1y persons believe the Wabash is
behind the new Tidewater Railroad
just chartered in Virginia that is to
run from Giles county to Norfolk.
1t was decided Wednesday to held
the annual reunion Of the United Con-
federate Veterans at Nashville, Tenn,
June IA, 10 and 16.
The President Wednesday sent to
the Senate the nomination Of Julia M.
Merrick as postmaster at Walhalla,
S. C.
The removal Of bolts from the rails Is
believed to have caused the fatal Roa-
noke and Southern wreck near Henry
Station. Va.
Edward Emmet. woodsman, who
claimed st. Louis as his home, died at
Horton, wv Va, from drinking hot
drops as substitute for whiskey.
Mile. Louise Peignet du Ballet,
French teacher at Wytheville Semi
nary, Wythevile, Va, has been Ill with
grip and bronchitis.
A non-union man who has been
working at the steel plant OF the Park
ersburg Iron and Steel Company dur
Ing the strike was fired upon while re-
turning home from work. A Federal
warrant has been issued for striker
who Is suspected OF the shooting.
Detectives Tomlinson and Gibson, Of
Richmond, went to Suffolk jail and had
long talk with William Ferris, alias
"the Kid" the alleged slayer of Po-
liceman Bob Austin, of Richmond. Fer
ris denied that he had confessed to
three fellow-prisoners but the officers
think he is Austins slayer.
Property owners on the eastern
branch of the Elizabeth river. which
the Norfolk and Berley Bridge COM
pany purposes to SPAN with a wooden
bridge 1000 feet long, announce that
they will fight the request of tine bridge
company to build the bridge when the
application is presented to the War De-
partment.
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Fire at Rocky Mount.

: Raleigh, N. c., Special.-,--A large part
of Rocky Mount, N. c., was swept
away by fire goday, the loss being esti-
mated at over $S5,OOO. The fire started
in the opera house in the Masonic
building. This was destroyc>., to-
gether with the postofflce, the bank
building. the telephone Office and five
store buildings were also burned. The
bank and Masonic buildings were mod
ern structures. The contents Of the
bank were uninjured and mail and
stamps in the postoffice were saved.
The bank opened in its new quarters
This morning @
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District Appropriation.

Washington. Special.-The House de-
voted the entire day Tuesday to con-
sidcration of the District of Columbia
appropriation bill, but did not conclude
action on the measure. The House
committee of the whole amended the
bill by unanimous vote so as to nix the
maximum rates which may be charged
the District Of Colum bia for telephone
service or for telephones in private
residences at from s25 to $50 per an
mum. The amendment was proposed
by Mr.. Bartlett, Of Georgia.
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A Wireless Test.

Pensacola, Fla, Special.-Wireless
telegraphy is being put in practical use
here. Messages were received from
and sent to the battleship Texas.
She was fully 100 miles out when the
first message was received, and though
going at full speed the vessel did not
arrive until late in the afternoon.
Other vessels OF the navy will be COM
municated with as they approach.
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Mexican Hills Close.

Mexico, Special.-A number of the
cotton mill owners in Mexico have
announced their intention of closing
down temporarily, owing 10 the in
creased price of the raw material. They
saw that the increase they would have
to make in the prices of manufactured
goods would place them out of the
reach of the poorer classes, and they
declare that the manufacture of cotton
soods.sin this country cannot be con-
tinuedgon the present basis,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
From Across The Sea.

The Japanese general staff of the
Guards Regiments sailed for Korea.
A combined attack on Port Arthur
was reported.
Sir William Vernon-Harcourt, the
famous English Liberal, is to retire
from Parliament.
Lady Grizel and Baron Belhaven
were married in Westminster Abbey,
the first wedding ever held there dur
ing Lent.
st. Petersburg BY Cable.-It Is now
said that the Russian Baltic squadron,
comprising eight battleships, two ar
mored cruisers, three protected cruisers,
two large transports and 80 torpedo
boats, will leave for the far east at the
end Of July. 1t is added that it will be
commanded by Rear Admiral Rojest-
vensky.
Plans are on foot to erect in Berlin
one of the handsomest opera houses in
the world.
Paris. BY Cable.-Information reach
ing here from official sources shows
tho Japanese concentration Of troops
is going on extensively in the neigh
borhood of. Ping Yang, Korea. Large
forces are gdebarking from transports
atsne arbys ports, 4 fl rom which It is as:
sumed that an extensive land engage;
nent is imminent.in in northern Korea. S
IL. nsBs.st - - - q.
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NO. H..
The only maritime country in Eu-
rope without a navy is Belgium.
The Call for Blank CARTRIDGES.

Blank cartridges are manufac-
tured all the year round,"s said a manu-
facturer on Broadway. About the
sonly sdihference 2 between the costsof
them and cartridges with bulletsssis
the value of the lead in the bullet.
Blank cartridges are constantly in
demand by the theatrical profession
for 'thrillers,' and for so-called exhi-
bition shooting, in which devices are
used to deceive the public. They are
also sold to timid persons who keep
a revolver around the house to scare
away burglars If anyEshould happen
to call, but who would not keep bull.
let-loaded pistol in the house for the
world. We should soon run short Of
blank cartridges if We depended on
the extra stock manufactured for the
Fourth of July and similar occasions"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
s sT,,rsssBoxs Burned m TO Death.

aBicKtouche. N. D., special.-Three
sons of Mrs. Lewis Savon, widow,
were burned to death, and fourth
probably fatally injured in fire that
destroyed their home at Black river
during the night. The bodies of Jo-
seph, aged 26 years; Thaddeus, ID, and
John, -, were found in the ruins. AL
phie escaped the flames by jumping
from window, but was dangerously
injured. The mother was unharmed
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
New, Corporations

The secretary of state lastSWeek re-
ceived an application from the Paris
Mountain Land companyso Greenyille
tc increase its capital stock from $1o,-
900 to $15,60O.
The Horn-Bass company of Ander-
son changes its name to, the Morrow
Bass company. The capital stock IS
$4,000,
A charter was, granted to the NJ. K.
Hartley company Of Lexington, mer-
camille in character = -.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09

Governor Bates, of Massachusetts,,
in his annual message, recommends
granting to women the right to vote
for municipal officers. If, after trial,
the results are not satisfactory, he
suggests, the Legislature can repeal
the law.
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Attacked By Crank.

Washington Special-Armed with a
38-caliber revolver, William O'Brien,
alias William Duffy, an insane dis
charged soldier, entered the. War De-
pertment, and going to room 227, in
the mail and record division, shot
Robert Manning a messenger and
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
AT The North.

Mrs Harriet s. MacMurphy, Of
Omaha. Neb., who has won some repu-
tation as a lecturer on domestic science
will conduct a restaurant for dyspep-
tics at the st. Louis Worlds Fair.
Philadelphia continues to pay a
heavy price in human life for its
shameless neglect of ordinary precau-
tions for it's water supply. Last week
there were SO new cases Of typhoid
fever and 13 deaths, and even this total
was hailed as an improvement upon
the previous week. when there were
126 new cases, though only 10 deaths,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
M,scsllatieou rlatters.

The postoffice at Humphreys; Ark.
where the postmaster Swasea negro,
has been, blown up with dynamite. y.
Folk delegates jumped out of win
.dows during turbulent Democratic
county convention at Clayton, Mo. -
In an interview, Mr.. Cleveland says
he believes the Democrats will nomi-
nate proper candidate for President
Gen. Kuropatkin, the commander soff
the Russian army in the Far East, was
a personal friend OF skobeleff, with
whom he served in the Russo-Turkish
war and the Tekke-Turcoman cam
naien. He is man Of the Skobeloff
type. and regards Britain as the hcred-
itary foe of Russia. 1t is said that he
regards as inevitable the Russian con-
quest of India.
The Chicago papers say, in explain.
ing the dismissal of Prof. Triggs from
Chicago University, that Tr'Egs ma!
| have been the victim Of the sensational
college reporter infesting Chicago Uni
| yersity, or he may have honestly earn
Ell his fame, hit at any rate he fillet
| more space In lie newspapers, year il
| and wear out, I'M President Harper
The Chicago p rs say tnat Wnen III
Harper travele Russia last year III
Was nresented le Gar On his eX
| planning he wa' m Cnlcaso uniYei
sitv the Car "Oh, yes, that
TMgg's univefsii lhe pfolessoF
fate was then sra'sa,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09

The London police counted 11S men.
20 boys and 719 women going Into, a
public house in nine hours. The as
tonishing feature Of this is the mathe
matical ability of the London police.
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converse College commencement.

spartanburg, Specialize COM
mencement exercises at Converse Col
lege will be held on Sunday and Mon
day, May. 80 and 80. The baccalaureate
sermon vii be preached by the Rev.
Dr.. J. ]. Tigert, of Nashville, Tenn. a
distinguished and eloquent divine sof
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
The annual address to the two literary
societies will be delivered by Col
Bennett Fl. Young, of Louisville, KY.
a famous lawyer, noted for his .elo.
uuence and literary attainmentss il
the Confederate arms yedsascpn-
spicuouss partsinF 81 he esstFIgg OF tht
South against ths North The grad
uating classsndm dmbers Il members.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09

the smoking weapon in his hand
when Gen. Chaffee noticed 1t. and
with his left hand on the mans throat
took the weapon from him, and also
the papers in his pockets.
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RUSsIA'S WARsHIPs BOTTLED
New .Battleshlps Will Not Be Avail.
= able Until the End of August.

London, By. Cable.-Litle change in
the far Eastern situati n is reported.
It is apparent that the Japanese are
busily iengaged in transporting their
forces5into Korea, and this work is be-
ing facilitated by the enforced inac-
tivity of the navy.
According to the. sebastopol corre-
spondent Of The Daily Graphic, Ad-
miral skrydloff has learned privately
from Port Arthur that the Russian bat
tleship Hetzivan lies in such a position
as to block effecttiallY the exit Of bat
tleships from the harbor, the pa-sage
being practicable only for cruisers. The
correspondent adds that the Russian
new ibattleships now building on the
Baltic will not be ready for active COM
mission before the end Of August.
The japanese official who has charge
of Japan's financial and commercial
interests in England declares that his
government foresaw the possibility of
coal being declared contraband of war
and that it had been collecting large
stores of Welsh steam coal for years, so
that today it has a supply sufficient
for the needs of the navy for years to
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09

FsIne all yaiureu taA. Sv unrv9s-e.iv-
franchise tax be declared operative, the
State will be about 100000 behind this
year.-Columbia State.
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Russia Feels Easier.

SG Petersburg, By Cable.-There ex-
lists high authority for the statement
that Russia now has reason to fee
more tranquil regarding the attitude Of
Great britain.
The real reason for the visit to ST.
Petersburg OF Count Benckendorff,
Russian ambassador to Great Britain,
while ostensibly to see his. son off to
the far East. was personally to assure
his government of his belief that the
Japan's ally we're ill-founded, and
Great Britain. although standing by
the obligations of the Anglo-Japanese
treaty, would not move unless COM
PEELED so to do by the entrance into
affairs in the far East Of third
power.
AS the Associated Press is also credi-
bly, informed. the British and French
governments have reached thorough
understanding, by which they have
pledged mutual non-interference, Rus
sian Iow feels much more secure
against European complications.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09

rreudIdLIUIio UvinYi~U~
Republican State Convention, which
meets in Norfolk Thursday.
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State News Items.

~ Greenville, Special. After a.close-
" contested election the dispen-
5sary won by a small vote. So. close
sWasStbe contest and so evenly divided
Sthe forces that neither side dared claim
sthe victory until the polls closea-aad,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09
Reward for Fire Bugs.

The Governor has issued 500 reward
for the person who burned the barn OF
Noah Cannon, at Greer's, in Green
Vile county, on the night Of January
319 Two horses were consumedsin the
flames. The county has also offered
s1oo reward. so that 5000 will be paid
for the felon if caught and convicted.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09

Judge Simonton notifies Governor
sAycock that he will hear the Atlantic
:& North Carolina 3 Railroad receiver
shiYmatter here March 10.
Z; The Chestnut timber on Craggy
Mountain. near Asheville, has been
sold to a leather firm for 100000.
The, A. & N. summer school has
received check for $1,000 from the
Peabody fund.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09

Justice STruax has granted the ;petl-
;tion zof-Bank Ter Charles Morse 70 N.
teryene d.1,el1 ip the Dodge divorce suit,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-09

Maiiy persons believe the Wabash is
behind the new Tidewater Railroad
just chartered in Virginia that is to
run from Giles county to Norfolk.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-11-01
WHAT CoNvlCTs READ.
Romances and the Movements Of Free
People Please Them.

According to Il statement in the
Reader Magazine ''romances are the
favorite literary food OF cIininals.'
The librarian of the ;ptnii ntiary at
Sing Sing has been keeling II record
during the past year, am. ports that
Of 40 $50 books read by the l3on convicts
in tn. institution 29,@>l were novels.
Says the magazine:
1T does not, of course, need any very
deep psychological rejection to reach
the conclusion that men deprived of
life upon their own initiative find de-
light in reading of the world of free
men and women 1t has often been
noted that the aim!ess, and those who
seem unable to achieve full and inter-
esting life for themselves. frequent the
theatre and devote themselves to
novels, finding in This mimic life the
diversion which thay somehow contrive
to miss a: first han1.
Dumas is. of all authors the favor
ite at Sing Sing, and 1913 volumes OF
his works were read by the convicts in
the course Of the year This shows
good literary taste. Other authors. as
represented by the number of their
books read. ranked as follows: Charles
Reade. 20; Collins. t4?: Core.li. 59f;
Doyle. 5St: Dickens. 567; Hasgard. 4S1;
Crawford. Ais. and Honty. 402.
after fiction came biography. of
which 1897 volumes were read. History
followed, with 953 volumes: religion
with -92. and poetry with 205. OF
books in foreign languages, German
led. with 1856 volumes: Hebrew was
next with 1883: italian third. with 1O6.,
and French last. with 545.
What intelligence and vitality is en-
closed in the walls of prisons! But it
IS. at least. something of a comfort to
realize that mems lives no longer drag
out in the silence and neglect that once
attended punishment. Now the in
fiuences Of the outside world reach
them. conveying still some sense Of fell
'owship and, for many Of coming OPP
portunity.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-11-01

cancies have already been filled. and the
Legislatures OF - states 10 be elected.
Nov. sth. will I'LL the other .. Members
cf tn. House of Repre- SentativeS ar TO
b- voted for in all except three states
Maine. Vermont and Oregon. which nave
already elected their congressman.
In - states a governor and all. or near
| ~ all the elective STATE officers. are L"
tc chosen; III five states minor STATE ON
GERS are to be selected. ana i'll Il. electors
are to b.. voted for.
South Carolina enjoys the distinction "a
having only one ii, Net III tht lirG- MI
the other states have from four to SIN
Illinois leadlnS with seven Thcle 'f'-
three Republican tickets in Delaware. but
only one variation in the names of the
Candidates. the nominee for governor OF
the "Regulars' refusing to abide by the
decision Of the faetional c"nfe[enGs nee.
'Union' candidate and an aSTe'm'nt
| upon a compromise ticket. The Republic
| cans in Wisconsin will have IL choice h"-
'.Stalwarts" having decided to keep up
their hght against LaFollette. The elect
ors on both tickets, however. are identi-
cal.
The Democrats and Peoples party or
Popuists, fused on the state ticket III
Kansas and Nebraska, but III both states
the Peoples party named scparht" Pres
idential electors. III Nevada tn" Demo
Gratis and one wing of the Silver party
divided the minor state officers /" h'
voted for. but :hc "StdlWart Silver men
l'i' up tit'ii p"Ii 'I'' t'LH-
Tn" Peoples party. which indnr'rd Mr.
I;l yam III 1>3t and l:"0, has an active or
sauiZdtion in - OF III. - states. the nom
inc,.s for state officers and electors being
on the. official ballot i'll l. states. and for
electors in 20. Efforts 10 this cnu were
made in a number of other states. but the
requisite number of signatures to petitions
were not obtained.
The Prohibtionists have electoral and
state tickets in y states. and electoral
tickets in l. others-one less than in 1890
Had ~Il-
cial DemOcratsD nave electoral and stata
. tickets in - states. and electoral tickets
in II othels-seven more than IN 1909.
The Socialist Labor party haV" whole
or u:lrt electoral and stat" tickets in l.
stat,.S and cirC.orll tickets in :Wo others
six less than in 1850.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-11-01
FILIPINO is REFUSED A VOTE
Attorney Generals Office Says Yale
Student Must be NaturaIized.

New Haven, Conn, Oct. al. F.
Iagdameo. a Filipino student in the
Yale Forestry School, has been refused
the right of suffrage. after a consulta-
tion with various authorities. ending
with "A conversation with the Attorney
Generals Office in Washington over the
telephone. Lagdameo applied for
registration. and was barred on the
ground that he was not native born
and had not been naturalized. Lag
damco insisted that as the United
States owned the Philippines he was a
citizen Of this country Assistant At
torney General Robb gave the follow
ing opinion:
The Supreme Court of the United
states has held that Filipino is not a
citizen Of the United States. There
fore. if the law of Connecticult REQUIRES
a voter to be a citizen he must be
naturaliZed."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-11-01
WATSON's GREAT SPEECH.
Brags on and BeIittles Himself in
Every Word He Uttered.

S;atesbno. Ga. oct. 3l.-IIon. Thomas
F. Watson. P"pulist candidate for PrtSl-
dent. spoke here. today. He said in part; ;
W.. are NOT afraid of the negro. are We :
We have hirn in the hollow of our hand
We not don. everything to him in the
South that W. Wdnird to? The Demo-
cr;its have diSfrauchi$ed him everywhere
EXCEPT in Georgia, and there they are
afraid of the PoIuliSts He is Nerltthie
h,.iion on every other day except on elec-
tion Gay.
Il care nothing about Parker hut to get
him ont of The WHY and if Il" people
will stand by me will wipe Roosevelt
off The earth in l.sN Parker is nothing
aud not much of that He is the dog III
the ndnGcr. He won't get in himself and
won't let me in. You had just as well
throw away your vote on me as on Par-
kcr | never expect to be l'reSid mt, but
| intend to rrursaniZe the PopuliSt par
~ that Will eject n man some day. My
lon. p;l1n"S ;'i,. the only ones that ma :
H1n m. They say am great man ana
th,,v Ina4 on my books, but damn me in
politics.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-11-01
OLD-TiME MANNERS.
The dress of Men and Women in the
Reign of George !.

In Social F,ngland' the following ap-
pears as indicating the exaggerated cour-
tesy of fashionable people early in the
eighteenth century. ''CheSterted
teaches that i, is boorish to congratulate
a friend on his approaching marriage
with merely II wish YOU joy, when he
should hay" said; 'BciiGve me. my dear
sir, ! have scarcely words t" exnlrs>' the
JOY feel upon Your happy alliance with
such and such q family. The -rompli-
ment of cGadolence' on a bereavement
should be. not i am sorry for your loss
hut 4 hope sir. you will do me the justice
to be persuaded that ] am not ins.nsibe
to Your unhappiness that I take part in
Your distress. and shall ever be affected
lessons in breeding at nine years old.
having till then learned Latin. Greek.
French. history and geography He is
sayings in his speech such as One mans
meat is another mans poison, or Every
one to his taste. as the coed man said
when he kissed the cow He must attend
the graceful motion of his arms, the man
ner of putting on his hat and giving mis-
hand. Horace Walpoles entrance into
room is described by an eye witness as
fashion has made almost natural, chapeau
bras, between his hands. if he wished
to compress it, or under mis- arm, and feet
on tiptoes as if afraid of wet floor.
During the reign of King George I. LORD
Hervey, cultured man, gave this de-
scription of the fine dress Of a distin
euished woman: The Ducness -!
(,ueensbery's clothes pleased me most;
they were white satin embroidered. the
bottom of the petticoat brown h'lls. Gov
cred with all sorts of weeds. ana ever
brea dth had an old stump OF tree tna'
ran up almost to the top of the netticoa.t,,
broken and ragged. and worked WIN
brown chenilles. round which twined mas nas
t,rti,ims. ivy. honeysuckles, periwinkies.
convo!vouses cor and all sorts of twiniing
vines, which spread and covered the pehea pshad
coat. Many of the leaves were Inlsiie1 ~
in gold and part of line tne os s'1t.sp ,he s,,n
- At the same period, says the author NOR, OF
social England" fashionable gemuee-
man ordinarily "wore toupee& & Oh Gni1,, dnfts |
raised high over his forehead; ad roa u1ts 1its
wear most gentlemen were oresseu ;.f. .ne
George dark tie, wig, plain coat waist
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-11-01
EXPECT AN ATTACK.
Russian Generals Looking for Oyara
to Assume Offensive.

st Petersburg. oct. I.-Both Gen. ku-
rotatkin-s and Gen. Sakharoff'S reports.
TODAY. seem to Indicate that Field Marshal
Oyama is preparing to assum" tn" often
sile Japanes" rrinforCcmrnts are report
ed To he coming up from Feng Wang
l'heng and the south ana n movement
eastward is noted which may preSage Il
turning movement. There IS also Japa-
n.se ovcmcnt west Of the railroad
While the bcsi. gers Of Port Arthur had
not u,ad. much progress up to oct. Il.
according 10 the two reports OF Ien
Stoessel given out. today. the fact that he
concludes his telegram to the Emperor
with a PRAYER for the blessing of Their
Ma,cSticS has made Il deep impression 1t
the war office. where II is interpreted as
Iossibly indicating that the hop'' Of the
gallant commau Ter oi the tortr' 50 of
holding out much Longer Is almost gone.