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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

Mr.. Bill West visited Batesbure
Monday.
Mr.. Frank Watson was in th~ city
Friday.
Mr.. y. ID. p. irish was here last
Thursday.
Mr.. q. L. Etheredse was in the city
Saturday.
Col. +. F. Strother is in Aiken on
business.
Mr.. JAS Davis, Of Samaria, sas here
this week.
-. Ollie Clayton, of Seivern, was
here Monday.
Mr.. Howard Matthews was on our
streets Monday.
Mr.. John Gunter, OF Monetta, was
in town Monday.
Mr.. Eddie Jones, ef Sawyer, was on
cur streets last week.
DR.. w. II. Zimmerman went to
Ridge Spring Monday.
Mrs. +. U. Gunter is visiting r.la-
tiyes here this week.
Mr.J. A. Mitchell, Of Saluda county,
was In town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry, Of Mnnetta,
visited here Friday last.
Judge John j. Earle, of Columbia,
was in town Tuesday.
Mr.. Harley OFT. Gf Sawyer, was in
town last Thursday.
MIR. Juison Hall. of Chinquepin,
was IN the city last week.
M. Bub Claxton, OF Aiken county,
was In our city last week
Mr.. G. .GSot.er, of saluda county,
was in the CT, Sast week.
EMr. ID. p. Holly was among those
seen on our streets Fricay.
Editor Cooner. OF the Edisto Record.
paid us his weekly visit last week
On Monday we received a visit from
Mr. Grover Holsston, OF Monetta.
MRS. l. l. Dodd is spending few days
with her husband in Wilmington. y. e
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. l.. Jones spent Thurs
day and Friday in town with relatives.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

A water famine is threatened a,
Pickens.
Conway is To have new and up-to'
date sci ool house.
The Cen raj Assembly will adjourn
the 22d of next month.
Capt. John l.. Agurs. died at his
home in Chester Saturday.
The paptists Of Allendale are going
to erect a handsome church ediiics.
At Miles Mill Charles q. Land shot
and killed, one Jim Dore. Both colored.
Hon. John Bill To i'll has been
elected on the dispensary board OF the
State.
The Walterbo~o court martial is over
1t seems that an amicablc settleme n I
IL. A. Williams succeeds y. |. Wells
as superintendent of the savannah di-
vision OF the Southern.
Charleston police have again declar-
ed war on the slot ma.hlne. There
must ALWAYS be something doing in
| Charleston.
\ negro far msrs institute will he
held at Aiken on the lOtn Of February
Lexington will be represented.
! Tobacco will not be planted on SO
| large scale this year rs last. The
| growers are dissatisfied with prices.
Evangelist Leitoh is conducting a
big revival meeting at Main Street
! Methodist Church in Columbia.
| Safe blowers made an uns ucesSfu
attempt to crack the safe in the post
office at Allendale last sunday night
The upper house OF the General As
! scmbly has pas. ed bill which pro
hibits the expectation Of shad iron
the State.
The House Of Representatives la
| q, al
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
Rural Free Delivery.

Mr.. III lnter Arnold. OF Ohio. actin
as speciat agent for the rural free de-
livery 5 ,rviCe who has be>n aere FIR
the past week inspecting TN. propos. d
neutrality-suspicious. routes leaving Bates
burg, Will more than Likely report IA
voratl on their establishment to the
Postotiice Department. This will fill
long tett wal. aEd we hope that it
Will he Ia operation at an early date.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
Cotton is bringing today
IS
Reported by Id CuIIum.

yhr new dwelling Of Postmaster
knnere 10 about completed.
Tt'' old store house formerly occu-
pied uy w. ID. Rtkaid x Son has beon
torn down.
Many farmers are coming To town
and many sack IS OF guano are leaving
Such ~ crop of cotton as we will have
next year will surprise everyone. If
1t is possible tor cotton to be made n
will surely be- done.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
FEW HOME HAPPENINGS
Items of Local Interest Collected and Grouped fol
Advocate Readers.

The Fortnightly Club will meet Will
Miss LottIe Ridgell on the Afternoon
OF Saturday, Jan. 18th.
We thank our friends fsr the mary
nice things they are saying aoou
the Advocate.
Advertisers will SEQ b. our circul n
t'on announcement on this rage tina,
they are getting their moneys woI III
~ Our co rrt tspondcnts are doirE
very we'll IN the way of waiting, b.,
we do wan them To write weekly
posSloile We want to ina kc Tt.
Advocate the best paper in jhe county
but 1T will be impossible to do so uni,ss
they help IL. Their let terS are villa,
make the paIer.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
GENERAL NEWS.

A change ia the British cabinet is
looked for daily.
The National Guard Association met
IN st Augustine, Fla, Monday.
Cotton was close OH the heels Of l6
cents OH the New York exchange Tues
day.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

same.
f. A. Hall. president OF Il patent med
icine company at Charleston, was
bonnd over to court Tuesday for send
ing obscene matter through the mails.
w. g. Tatum, recently elected
dispensary commissioner has at his
disposal Ia positions, and up to this
writing he has received 500 appli-
cations.
The Executive committee Of the
South Carolina Press Association will
meet in Columbia tonight ID make
final preparations for the trip 10 the
st. Louis Exposition.
The citiZeps of Aiken held mass
meeting last Saturday and denounced
lynch law and other forms of lawless-
ness" They ask for such change
in laws necessary to accomplish such
an end.
In "cat,le pea discussion INDUCED
N by Columbia councilmeE, one OF
them gave utterance 10 the following
-Four hundred head of cattle are
standing on two acres of ground knee
deep in.iifth y The aoove is not good
health indication.
/ over 300 postmasters OF the stat G
will meet in Columbia February 9th 20
| form State organization. The call
/ is issued 10y Republican, postmasters
and is evidently another party fortlfi-
| cation scheme.
| EX-COngreSsman Small', colored,
was ordered out Of the Columbia Ho-
tel lobby last week, and the Lily
Whites" were given n call down by
Proprietor Wheeler. No doubt if this
were 10 come to the ear of President
| Roosevelt he would advise all of 1.-THE
| faithful" not to patronile the Colum-
bi1
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scientific employ eeS. There may be
something in the plain, often sent up
by farmers of th.' Country, .swhnt good
rfI,rs7.tli this do ,,~2',
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

Messrs +. j. Key and ID j Macarlev.
OF Chester, were in Batcsburg yeSter-
day.
Mr.. Tom Kitchens. OF Wiunsboro.
spent "Wednesday in Batesburg.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
SALUDA.

pe. Arthur III. Ashby, Of Fruit Hill, =,
si,esi Saturday mo. ming after an illness
OF about a week. lie was about 40
years OF age aud native OF Alike.
Mr.. John T. Werts, me chaot at
Mayson's, died OF consumption Mon
day at the age OF 45 years. He was
buried with Masonic honOrs az Good
Hope Church.
Felix Borxnight, charged with cot
ton stealing, broke Jail last Saturday
night. This is another argument for
"A better Jail
The many friends of Eon. d. S.
Peurifoy are glad tc hear Of his elec
riOn as Il penitentiary director.
The farmers are all going to plant
cotton heavy this year.
Moundvi.e, Ala, was visited by 4
cyclone last Thursday; Many people
were killed and injured and there was
a heavy property loss, The Mayor of
! Greensboro has asked for aid for the
people of the unfortunate town.
Ex-President Cleveland says Bryan
has got the stage; let him go it. 1.-The
distinguished gentleman" from New
Jersey seems to think he has been
frozen out OF the game, on account of
Palmer -Buckner tendencies a few wears
back
Whitaker Wright, at one time n
king of finance, was sentenced in Lon
don, Eng. Tuesday to seven yerrs of
nenal servitude for fraud. Within one
hour from the tine sentence was pass
i I'd Whitaker died from the effects OF
! administered poison.
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, "thc
little man with the crutch," was on
! Tuesday reelected to the United
States Senate. He is loved by the
people OF his State and his opp. nents
honor him. II it is his desire he will
remain a member OF tho Senate until
death claims him.
I An eXplos ion in the Hardwick Mine
! Cheswick, Pa. near rittSburg, was
! the cause Of nearly two hundred deaths
Monday. Mine Engineer Taylor i,
/ supposed 10 have lost his life trying
To rescue the miners. The gathering
OF women and children about tn,
mouth of the trap awaiting the bring
ing of the victims to the surface was
"A pitiable one. The work OF rescue i.
slow. The explosion was caused 10y
! five damn.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

The first scientific bureau establish
ed by the United states government
was the pateEt Office on April 10, 1880.
Since then there has been great
growth of scientific b reaus. There
are now no less han tthrty-three, con
nected with the executive branch of
the government, and each of them has
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

The First National Bank of Bates
burg, ). c., VIII lend money on cOttop
stored in the Batesburg Warehouse.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

two of his sons, cuttihg down tree
off of which limb brole and fell upon
him &c lived Tor Two hours after
the accident. but his injuries were too
serious To lie relieved by any human
agency He leaves to mourn his loss a
wife and ten ch ldrcu. He As buried
sunday afternoon at3 o'clock.
Mr. Tom Aminer. who lived about
three miles from here died also Satur-
day afternoon. He was an old man,
having served lis country. faithfully
during tire war between the States.
The announcement OF his death caused
sorrow among his numerous friends
and admirers. He was buried Sunday
afternoon, the funeral exercises being
conducted by Rev Mr Cromer his
pastor.
There are very few cases 10 be dis
posed OF at the next term OF court, api
so lar as We know there are no ill
casts ut all at this time.
Quite a number of cases against the
railros = have been dockcted for the
next term, but MT many civil cases of
an ,thr. nature have been commenced
The friends of Hon John Bell Tow
III. about here, were delighted to learn
Of of his elevation To n position on the
Safe Dispcnsary Board cf Control
They feel sure that he Is "a fe man to
place the interests OF the PEOPLE with,
and that he Will discharge the fuur-
tions OF his Office fait htullElly and
fe,rIcs>ly.
Editor G NJ Harmam, of the licking
ten DIsIatch, Is oN his week making
the rounds with Auditor G. y Derrics.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

Mr.. NJ. Barshay, OF OranSebvrg. >
e., bought yesterday the entire stock
OF goods of G.. w. Sollee for 81 .Osl
The stock will he placed on the market
h4ro.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

Repairs on the State Capital, amount
ed by the commission appointed by the
last General Assembly 10 report on
same.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

The prize contest for automatic
Jaw" honors is still on between Rus.
sia and japan.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

y
oisastorous fire Sunday. ioss fe0eay-
900.
The prize contest for automatic
Jaw" honors is still ON between Rus.
sia and japan.
The citizens OF Savannah. Ca, are
using every means To have the Panama
canal treaty ratified.
The Nltionrl Guarl, which M It in
St Augustine, Fla, this week, will
hold Its next meeting in st. Louis,
No.
Japan is tired of lorg diplomatic de-
lays and on Tuesday sent an intima-
ton to Russia that an early reply was
wanted.
Late reports Of the Harwick mine
disaster state the min srs died not from
safrocation, but were blown to pieces,
On and after July ist, 1904, the
United States government will abolish
the use of private mailing cards.
The Army appropriation bill has
been passed by the House at Washing.
ton. 1t carries an appropriation OF
SO, ,0Oo, 900.
a plot is on foot to assassiuate King
Peter, OF ServIs, who ascended to the
throne by the assassination of the
former King.
The thermomometer at Duluth,
MINI, on las; Sunday recorded 81 de-
gress below zero. "Gee, but that's
chilly"
Aalesund, Norway, was the scene Of a
fire Sunday that rendered II, 600 peo-
pie homeless. Over thirty vessels in
the harbor were destroyed.
Sixteen men being hoist.d in q cage
from the Independence mIns, at Vic
tor, Col, were Insanity killed Tues
day by the fall of the cage TO the bot
tom.
Senator S,one on Tuesday, in the
upper house of Congress, spoke of tue
PresIdents utterances as TO the Pana-
ma treaty as 1.-The clustering diction
of the buccaueer."
A negro safe cracker was caught in
the act OF biowlng open the safe ia
the ticket Office Of the L. 4 n. X. r.,
at Lexington, Ky. sunday.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has
planned campaign against the boil
weivel Diseases of cotton" will be
studied OH experimental farm. In the
) infected districts.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

The citizens OF Savannah. Ca, ara
using every means To have the Panama
canal treaty ratified.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
Washington Letter.
tFRom OUR REGULAR co"1I =.

The last four wcaks have been the
coolest for many years. Usually early
shrubs are in bloom in January. but
now sleighs ani skates a'e much in
evidence. In 1880 there was n sim ar
winter. Then t.iere Was skating up
and down for six miles over the chan
mel of the Potomrc, and great teams
Gro sed with heay loads TO Alexandria.
Yesterday your correspondent found
Al tn. Metropolitan Congressman john
Sharp Williams, Democratic" iaader uf
the House. "Yes," hr said, 1T Ger
tainly would be better for the Demo-
Gratis to stand together and repudiate
the fake treaty. But they are divided,
just Ms .hey were unhappily on the
Paris treaty. On the issue Of honesty
and decency in stead of criminal az
gressioE-of a canal instead of tn"
canal-the people would stand by ~
and give us victory. They probably
will anyhow. We have issues enough
If the treaty is ratified IN srite OF us.
The single issue of honesty in oiii>c in
the light Of the official plundering go
ing on is itself sufficient to cause the
people to refuse long lease Of power
to any party, especially the party that
is guilty"
the Postmaster General ANA Ms.
Payne varied the monotony Of the
Hnl "A; a.
entertaining the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt aud some iorty auditiona!
guests, the company being the largest
known at a Cabinet dinner in many
wears. The flowers were large pla-
cquss of pink carnations lnterspersed
with tall crystal vases of bride roses.
The court room in Washington here
the Republican postoitice conSpiratorH
are being tried has been the scene o!
the Star Route trial, the Guiteau trial,
the unsavory BreckinridEe-POl
trial, the revolving Bonine trial, and
many Others OF note. Three doors
from it is the police court in the brick
building, formerly the Initariai
church where Claiming preached.
There is no truth in the persistent
rumor that Senator Lodge OF Mas a
chusetts will! succeed John Hay a
Secretary OF State. The PresIden
cannot spare from the state Depart
ment msn who has reduced political
SO the position is not likely TO hc va
cant and if IL were, Senator IoGe'
says ne would prefer his present posi-
tion.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

nban Exposition Car is at
ColumbiE, where il will remain n week.
The car is on its way to st. Louis, to
be On hand during the Exposition.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

The Nltionrl Gusri, which M It in
st Augustine, Fla, this week, will
hold Its next meeting in st. Louis,
No.
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disastorons FIRE Sunday ioss fa8a,-
OeO
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Japan is tired of lorg diplomatic de-
lays and on Tuesday sent an intima-
ton to Russia that an early reply was
wanted.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

Late reports Of the Harwick mine
disaster state the min srs died not from
safrocation, but were blown to pieces,
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

Sub oribe for The Advocate.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

On and after July lst. 1904, the
United States government will abolish
the use of private mailing cards.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

+. A. Hall. president OF Il patent med
icine company at Charleston, was
bonnd over to court Tuesday for send
ing obscene matter through the mails
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
LEXINGTON.

!FRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
Thus community was recertly bereav
ed in the death or one of its Oldest
and most honered citizens, Hon Ii A
MeetZe. Unexpected to his family and
friends death came upon him in his
81 year. lie had lived an honable and
useful career, serving his country
through The wgr and his county in va.
rious capacities. 1t WAS during the
stirring period ot reconstruction that
his influence was i.iv most for good.
and what he did then for the cause OF
democracy and good & vernment can
not be too highly appreciated. Tn
der his suprrp leadership This coanty
was led TO n complete democratic vic
tory and every senIblauce Of negro
and carpe; hag rule was destro I'D.
Peace be to his ashes, and consolation
-. s.- - - 80 -
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

The Army appropriation bill has
been passed by the House at Washing
ton. 1t carries an appropriation OF
S15, ,OOO. .Nnn.
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w. g. Tatum, a recently elected
disposal Ia positions, and up TO this
writing he has received 500 appli
cations
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-08
PRINTER
ASSAULTED

G. p Mitchell a printer. waa
found standing on Yrsler NRy. BE-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth ave
nuea. about 2 O'Clock this morning
with a BID quilt wrappea around
him and In Al apparently demsnted
state Blood vas streaming from
a number af cuts On bis head Nheu
Questioned BY Sergeant Peer. Pa
trulman Miilikcn and a panaerhY
who found him. he claimed that he
bad been assaulted b. a deputy ahsr-
~ who escaped b. running rApid-
~ aNay after striking Mitchell lie
left bis hat behind and Peer took
u % the police station with Mitch
ell who Waa attended by Df Buck
ley. and viii BE- held until he can
give a satisfactory explanation Of
the assault
The hat found Il black felt
crush. size Z IS. and originally pur-
chased AZ a local dealer in mems
furnishings II had BEEN rehiocked.
BY the date on the rebioe king alp
the Identity ~ the deputy sheriff
may be established. The police are
working along these lines nov
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-08

mittee TO have It increased 10 a
whole min
The reason that the construction
~ the Green lake boulevard viii be
delayed fuf several years o. that u
iH the intention not 10 begin d until
the Hrhcdulsd Time for ita conntruc-
ton arrives The board. % ita meBs.
beers stated this morning. does aot
intend "a pursue the policy a. con-
Htrurt'nR drivowura here and there
an over the city
II in Eninu 90 carry out a definite
plan a. The end. This plan IL 90 conn
piete the Washington park driveway
Co Volunteer park. thence 20 the
state university grounds aud mile
and a half further 90 Woodland
park The construction % the Green
Lake boulevard Witl not commence
until Woodland park IN reached ia
the circuit prom Woodland park
the boulevard viii BE- extended to
Fort tawton.
Tine park board Nill be obliged 10
secure practically the whole Of itn
riRhtsof- nay around Green lake.
what this viii cost n not known.
bat q IN estimated that the con
strurtidn Of the maradam roadway
proposed will cost a. least 10000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-08
MzNRC
MET JUDGE MXR
MIGHTY HOST OF TIE W WRITE Ble EDITORIALS
swooP DOWN ON CANDIDATE EsoPUs

made comparisons between the 81
49, sss under the republican admin
isfFatious aid that uf Grover CleNe-
Land. Dc naid
Daring glwvsland'H first term the
average annual expenditure uas
about t3ga eco 900 and for the last
thrHe years # haH been about ttfa.-
zoe 6ao The Inevitable result Of
such extraNananee r. deficit IN
stead % ths Surplus Of 1890 8oo
which The present executive found
on assuming control Nov the de-
nrit i sea. 900 900
HafravaHnuce il running riot IN
frsi sfai state and municipal govern.
meutn in spite % the veil direct ted
efforts ~ some excellent officials
IRE innE the people viii demand a
reform in administrative expenses
and they wlH 90 e nnW II they are
made 70 appreciate the whole truth. .
Ths coming eieetion wnH not 10 b.
determined. continued the speaker.
~ the September vote in hpr-eleanly
republican, states. but the result IN
Vermont yesterday adfnoniHhea that
che harmonious cooperation ~ all
ans elimination o. pereuuai fac
iionai and unimportant differences.
Involving No surrender ~ pfincipleH
are essential 20 success.
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American citizen.
ny virtue Of a contract. which he
entered Into with the county com
mlaaionera. purporting 70 give him
the right 20 represent the county
IN the eseheatment proceedings. II.
~ Eaton appeared In court this
morning as the e0unty's represent
tive.
Prosecuting Attorney Scott stated
ir open court that he had nOt sur
rendered his right 10 act In such
cases and had not authorized Mr..
Eaton 10 appear for the county. Mr..
Hughes also objected 10 Eaton'a ap-
pearlng as counsel Ia the case.
Judge Bell held that as Eaton's
contract gave him the right 10
claim the half OF all the estate
which escheatsd 10 the county
through his efforts. he was an In
tereated party and could appear.
whether person who has taken
out first papers is an alien within
the meaning Of the constitution, ~
an interesting legal question which
will probably be threshed out 10 tho
King county courts before the era
ham estate Is finally distributed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-08
WRECK ON THE
ROCK ISLAND
THREE ARE DEAD AND MORE THAN 30 INJURED IN
ILLINOIS

The wreck Was caused BY a pc
culiar accident. shortly before the
time for the southwest bound pas
senger train 20 arrive az TiakiiaNa
an eaatbound freight train broke IN
two while running AZ high rate
% speed The two sections almost
Immediately came together again
gith great force. pillng up several
box ears on the west5ound track
almost directly IN front Of the fast
passenger train The engineer 81
the latter Was unable 10 stop and
the passenger train hit the wreck
age while going At an estimated
speed 81 sixty miles an hour.
The engineer escaped injury. but
the fireman was seriously hurt
Half a dozen passenger cars we're
wrecked and the passengers thrown
T in every direction. eight landing In
a corn field on one side of the track.
Many OF the injured have been
taken 20 Tiakilawa and others %
the hospital a IaSalle.
Physicians and nurses have been
summoned from many OF the sur
rounding towns. The fun extent Of
. the disaster will not be known for
some time