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Gilpin observer., 1904-03-17
To Investigate Meat Trust.

An investigation OF the meat trust
Is desired by Representative Martin
of South Dakota, and he has succeed
ed in obtaining q favorable report on
his bill calling upon the secretary OF
commerce and labor to investigate the
cause OF low prices Of beef cattle in
the United States since July 1st. and
the unusually large margin between
the price OF beef cattle and the selling
price OF fresh beef.
The purpose Of this inquiry will be
to determine whether these conditions
have resulted from any contract or
combination, or trust or conspiracy In
restraint Of trade.
In favorably reporting this bill. the
committee on interstate commerce
says that the last three years have
been years OF great prosperity in the
United States. The growers and feed
ers of live stock have shared In this
general prosperity until the first part
of 1908. Beginning at that time. the
committee states, the market for beef
steers has gradually declined, until in
December last the prices were lower
than at any time In Ave years. and
that It is difficult to account for this
condition in the beef market by natu-
raj causes alone, and these conditions
have entailed heavy losses upon cattle
men in the range country and else
where. and profits practically disap-
peared last year.
If this bill now passes the house
and also the Senate. Secretary Cortel-
you Of the Department OF Commerce
and Labor will take charge OF the in
vestigation under authority conferred
in the act creating his department. and
It will be the first important investiga-
.tion undertaken by him.
Gilpin observer., 1904-03-17
william Town Found Guilty.

Denver. March 15.--A News special
from Fort Collins last night says:
The Jury in the Town murder case
brought In a verdict OF guilty In the
first degree and fixed the punishment
at life imprisonment. The verdict was
given at IL o'clock tonight. The con-
victed man. young William Town.
heard the verdict with emotion.
Curtis Town. the father Of William
Town. who Is charged with holding up
William Gardner at the point OF . re-
volver. while his son secured Win
chester with which he shot Gardner.
will be tried as soon as q jury can be
secured. Deputy Sheriff Richart was
sent this afternoon to the southern
part OF Larimer county to summons
twenty-five men from among whom q
jury will be selected.
Gilpin observer., 1904-03-17
Selling Lewd Pictures.

In the Senate Mr.. McLaurin OF Mis-
sissippi took the floor to make a per-
sonal explanation regarding newspa-
per paragraph saying that authorities
of IndianOla, Mississippi. are engaged
in arresting people for selling photo
graphs OF President Roosevelt and
Booker Washington.
Mr.. McLaurin said that the para
graph grew out out of q statement
made In a newspaper letter written by
A. ]. Paxson, an attorney Of Leland.
Mississippi, who told of the arrest at
that point Of three men who, he said,
were engaged In selling pictures OF the
President and Mr.. Washington seated
at q table together, and also pictures
of an obscene character. These pic
lures. he said. appealed strongly to
race prejudice.
Similar arrests, also, Mr.. McLaurin
said. had been made at Indianola, and
It was found upon the hearing OF the
cases that Cincinnati concern en-
gagged in publishing the pictures In
question had many agents out in the
interest Of these works.
The men were tried and some of
them sent out of the country. and Nc
Iaurin expressed surprise that any
community should have permitted
them to be tried. He said that the
penalty imposed by the law was en-
itirely too small, and expressed the
opinion that the death penalty would
not be too severe. He added that the
arrests were not because the men were
selling photographs Of the President,
or OF Mr.. Washington, but because
they were selling lewd pictures.
Gilpin observer., 1904-03-17
Labor on Panama Canal.

The House committee on interstate
and foreign commerce recently began
q series Of hearings to determine the
character Of legislation for the govern
ment Of the canal zone on the isthmus
Of Panama.
Rear Admiral Walker said he be-
lieved that work on the canal could be
begun in two or three months. By this
time, he said, the question Of title
would be cleared and transfer made
to the United States. The French COM
pany now had about 500 laborers at
work on the Culebra cut, and this work
would be continued.
The liquor question was injected
into the discussion by the remark Of
the admiral that the principal revenue
would come from the licenses from
eating houses and saloons. He was
asked at once II 1t was necessary to
grant liquor privileges. He replied pos
itively that it was; that the laborers Of
the tropics all used alcoholic bever-
ages, and that It would be impossible
to obtain, or retain, laborers for this
work IL the sale OF liquor was prohib-
tied. He said, however, that they were
not hard drinkers, consuming only
beer and light wines.
Speaking of the class Of labor that
It would be necessary to employ in the
construction OF canal. Admiral Walk
er said that the blacks from Jamaica
were undoubtedly the best fitted class
obtainable in the vicinity of the canal
zone. There were not enough OF those
laborers, including the blacks which
could be taken from the southern
states to prosecute the work after It
once was gotten under way. Coolie
labor from China and japan would
have to be brought over for this work.
He estimated that the maximum num-
Der Of laborers needed would be some
$4,000. Other persons who would come
with these laborers would increase the
population Of the zone to some $4,000.
The police force necessary to keep or
der on the isthmus, Mr.. Walker sug-
gested, should be organized as that of
an American city. One hundred men
at first would be sufficient but this
number would have to be increased to
perhaps 500. In case of riots or un-
usual disturbances he believed the
Panama government could be relied
On to aid the police force OF the strip,
and he also deemed it advisable to
have 300 American troops or marines
permanently stationed in the zone.
Gilpin observer., 1904-03-17
MERGER ILLEGAL
DECISION OF SUPREME COURT.
Northern Securities Company Over
thrown-Dissent Of Four Out Of
Nine yustices-Opinion by Harlan.

Northern Securities Company Over
thrown-Dissent Of Four Out OF
Nine Justiees-opinion by Harlan.
Washington, March 15.-In the
United States Supreme Court yester-
day an opinion was delivered in the
merger case of the Northern Securi-
ties company against the United
States, in favor OF the governments
contention that the merger was Illegal.
The opinion of the court was handed
down by Justice Harlan, and it upheld
the decree of the Circuit Court for the
district OF Minnesota in every particu-
lar.
Four of the justices dissented from
the five constituting the majority. The
division in the court was due to a
difference of opinion as to the right Of
federal control of state corporations.
The majority opinion proceeded on
the theory that congress has right
under the Constitution to control inter-
state commerce, no matter by whom
conducted, while the minority or dis
senting opinion, was based on the
theory that in the present case the ef-
fort is to regulate the ownership and
not interstate traffic.
Soon after Justice Harlan had con-
cluded his presentation of the case it
became evident that the court had di-
vided on the questions at issue and as
other opinions were announced it de-
veloped that there not only had been
very close shave for the govern
ment, but that one of the members Of
the court who cast his vote with the
majority entertained opinions of his
own, which fact rendered the division
all the more marked and interesting.
This was Justice Brewer, who, while
he concurred in the result, announced
in an independent opinion of his own
that he held the view that previous
antitrust decisions had been more
sweeping than was justified.
Four of the nine justices dissented
outright. There were Chief Justice
Fuller and Justices White, Peckham.
and Holmes. The opinions of JUS
tees Harlan and White were long,
while those of Justices Brewer and
Holmes were comparatively brief.
All told the court consumed two
hours and three-quarters in disposing
of the case. The fact was noted by
several persons that the argument in
the case was begun December IA, just
three months previous to the decision.
For so important case this is con-
sidered very brief interim between
the arguments and the decision.
The case decided yesterday was
brought by the United States against
the Northern Securities Company, a
corporation of New Jersey, the Great
Northern railway, a corporation of
Minnesota; the Northern Pacific Rail-
way, corporation of Wisconsin; I;
James ]. Hill, citizen of Minnesota,
and w. P. Clough, D. Willis James,
John S. Kennedy, ]. Pierpont Morgan,
Robert Bacon, George F. Baker and
Daniel Lamont, citizens of New York.
Its general object was to enforce, as
against the defendants, the provisions
of the statute of July 2, 1890, COM
monty known as the antitrust act, and
entitled IAN act to protect trade and
commerce against unlawful restraint
and monopolies."
Gilpin observer., 1904-03-17

The Senate has passed the House
bni euthorixing registers and receivers
OF United States Land Offices to fur
nish transcripts Of their records to In
dlviduals. ~
Colorado comes out with clean rec
ord In the Bristow report on postofiices
Irregularities. only three offices being
mentioned. Carbondale. Central City
and Parker. Carbondale Is referred
to a. having $40 In excess OF what 10
necessary for clerk hire. Central City
$40 and Parker $40. No names OF
representatives In connection with
these slight sxcesses are given.
Gilpin observer., 1904-03-17
STATE CAPITAL NOTES
State Expenses.

In spite of the military occupation
of Cripple Creek and Telluride. which
ran up an expense bill Oh $427, 7,376.71,
the quarterly report of State Treas
urer Newton makes a good showing.
There Is now a cash credit In banks
for the state amounting to 26,692. .18,
the major portion of which, $173,-
1904, Is deposited with the First Ma
tional bank of Pueblo, the First Ma
tional bank of Canon City, and the
Denver National, Western National,
Capitol National and Denver Savings
bank of Denver.
The total of all warrants drawn dur
ing the last quarter is $7GS S,57354, in
Guiding about 1929 900 of war certif-
Gates of Indebtedness. The invest
ment funds are:
Agricultural College ..............$ 9i.534.17
Internal Improvement, perma- >, 49,, :,
Internal improvement. income. sl.sss.sss
Public school .................... l4o6. 552. e
Certificates Of indebtedness for cost
of troops in the field have been issued
as follows:
AT CRIPPLE CREEK
September. October and Novem- 49,, =.
December. January and Feb
To March 10th. Observation-Disclosures. S.123.24
AT TJlLLURIDE
December. January and Febru-
To March 10th. s.os56s
Total 1924. $50 IA
Cripple Creek expense. .......... 302. .S46.5
Grand total ........................si .si27. .s76.n
Gilpin observer., 1904-03-17
Want Chinese Labor.

London. March 1.-THE colonial Of
fice issued statement tonight con-
firming the explanation received from
johannesburg to the effect that King
Edwards decision regarding the ASH
attic laScs importation ordinance win
not prevent the Transvaal from pro.
ceeding with the execution OF tho or
dinance forthwith. the suggested delay
;r the matter meaning only that Ger
tain negotiations have to be completr
ed with the Chinese government b.
fore laborerS can be shipped.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-11-30
Society at Carroll.

CARROLL, Nov. 26. = Misses
Mary and Eloise Browns lunch
con party was one of the delight
tul social functions of last week
kinds had been served, the guests
assembled in the parlor, where
many interesting games were
played. The out-of-town guests
were: Misses jamie Pinson, Will
mer Ramey, Ada Hollingsworth
and Hugh Pinson, all of Cross
Hill.
Several of the young people
attended the dance Thursday
night at TIE residence of Will
Bryson.
Miss Beulah Turner is visiting
her uncle, w. P. Turner.
Misses Eva Martin, Mary and
Eloise Brown visited Miss Charlie
Hill Friday afternoon.
w. P. Turner visited neat Lau-
rens Saturday and Sunday.
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A BROOKLYN RESIDENCE BURNEp.
The Home Of DIR. Lucas Swept AWAY bv
Early Morning Fire.

AT hve o'clock Monday morn.
ing the residence of DR.. IT, c,
Lucas, located on East Main
street, was destroyed by fire, to-
gether with all the household
furnishings r. valued at $4,000, on
which, it is understood, there
was 1000 insurance. The house,
the property of the L,aurens Cot
ton Mill Company, was worth
about $4,000 and was insured.
Dr. Lucas was the only occu-
pant OF the house Sunday night
Mrs. Lucas and their little dauel-
ter being absent in Columbia, Wis
lt,ng friends. When he was
aroused the whole top of the
building was in flames and fire
was falling through the ceiling in
some OF the apartment. 1t is a
mystery how the fire originated
as there had been no fire in any
OF the rooms except the doctors
sleeping apartments for two weeks
or more.
The alarm was promptly rung
III and the fire department. re-
ssponded with all possible haste,
out the fire had made such head
way it was beyond control when
the ladd1es reached the scene.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-11-30
Special Thanksgiving Services.

AS usual Thanksgiving Day was
quietly observed in Laurens. Barring
the principal manufacturing concerns
of the city practically all business was
suspended for the day, court adjourned
and Sunday hours were observed by
the post Office and the drug stores.
Az eleven o'clock services of an in
teresting and appropriate character
were helt> at the Methodist, Baptist and
Episcopal churches. The pastor and
congregation of the Presbyterian
church united with the Methodist
brethren at the First church for their
annual Thanksgiving services. The
sermon was preached by Rev. Robt.
Adams. The collection was for the Ep
worth and Thorlwell orphanages.
Ia the absence of Mr.. Pitts, who
conducted Thanksgiving service at
New Prospect, the annual sermon at
the First Baptist church was delivered
by Rev. E, g. Watson of the city and
pastor of Rabun Creek, Chestnut
Ridge and other churches OF the county.
The Offering at this service goes to
Connie Maxwell Orphanage, Green.
wood.
AT the Church OF the Epiphany ap
propriate services were held, Rev
Henry Thomas, rector, preaching the
sermon. An interesting feature was
the song service In which the children
of the Laurens Mill School participa.
ted. The Church Home Orphanage,
Charleston, received the Offering.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-11-30
Billy Ball and the Automobile.

EDITOR ADVERTISERS:
Last week the progressive-a all-pull-
together town of Sumter, S. c., gave a
splendid Fall Festival. Among the no.
table things on the card was the first
public automobile races ever attempted
In the State. 10 report this event the
News and Courier sent up a young
newspaper man who signs his articles
w. w. B. This reporter was at one
time on your staff, il memory serves me
right. His account of the auto, races
in Fridays issue was like most of his
work, well done. 1t was splendid read
ing and reminded me at once of q choice
dler Harris. Uncle ' RaeimahGss iRsaia hs cad fbhseh
delighting the little boy with an ac-
count Of how 'Brer Rabbit with asss-
tance of 'Brer Elephen had outwitted
'Brer Tiger.
The old man showed great familiarity
with the habits, ways and modes of
thought of the Elephant.
"Uncle Remus" said the little boy,
when the old man had brought the story
to close Ibid you ever see au ele-
phsnt?" "Well sur" said Uncle Remus,
after long pause, "you fetch me in a
tender place, you sholy does. L seed
um, en- amt seed um. Now, how kin
you make dat out?"
CHOW could that be?" asked the
child, laughing. II tell you now dey
aint no fun in 1t, continued the old
negro, trying to frown. "I done hear
talk dat dey wuz show gwine ter come
long de road, on de way ter town, but
hit drapt outer my mine, tell one day
| wuz riden dat ar roam mule, !akin' a
letter over to Marse Bill Little's. |
| went on, l did, en- tuck de note en- start
| back wild de answer. Marse Bill Little
had done gr me dram fer ole 'quain-
| tance sake, en- | wuZ warm in my
feelin's. Dot ar roam mule paced long
free en- easy, en- dey want no happier
niger dan what | wuz. "Well, sur, /
hear.ed little fuss in front er me. en-
raise my head, en- right dar at me-
right spang 'pon topper me wuz great
big elephen. des got glimpse un
i'm, kase dat roam mule seed i'm time
did, en- she des give squat en- futter
en- de mex thing knowed my head WI,
driv In de grouu in about up to my
neck. dunno how long laid dar, bu
time got de mud en- grit outen' m!
eyes de elephen wuz done gone. Yo,
may say seed de elephen, er you may
say | amt seed i'm | amt gwine II
spute bout 1t. But dat er roam null
seed i'm"
II, X, A.
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ANOTHER CALAMITY
BEFALLS CLINTON.
ThOrnwell Orphanage Suf-
fers by Fire Again.
LOSS ABOUT $4,000.
The Friendly Dozen Entertained by
Miss Bailey-Jas. Lee Wright Sur
prises His Friends.

CLINTON, November 28.-Th
Thornwell Orphanage has agail
suffered heavy loss by fire. Th,
Seminary was destroyed OF
Thursday night, A heating plan
was being tested and it caught OF
the fourth floor from a defectiv,
flue. The loss is $4,000, will
| 81, 900 of insurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Add Young o.
Columbia were guests of relatives
here last week.
The Friendly Dozen met with
Miss Connie Bailey Tuesday af-
ternoon, Each guest was pre-
sented with bundle of fagots
and requested to tell a story as
long as the fagots burned. A de-
lightful lunch was served in the
dining room, where the decora-
tions were pink carnations. Those
present were: Mesdames w. J..
Bailey ]. Il. Jacobs, Jack Young,
A. E. Spencer, H. L. Scaife,
Thornwell Jacobs, ]. A. Bailey,
r. Z. Wright, A. V. Martin and
c. M. Bailey.
Mr.. Jas. Lee Wright and Miss
Bertha Telnpleton were married
on Wednesday afternoon at the
home of the bride at Blackville.
The marriage was quite sur
prise to Mr.. Wright's friends in
Clinton.
Messrs. John Brooks, Jesse
Vance, Earle Wilson, r. E. Cope
land, John Gilkerson, Prof. Jones
and DR.. Elicit were down from
Laurens Thanksgiving Day to
attend the Carnival.
Mr.. and Mrs. ], w. Copeland,
of Statesville, N. c., were visitors
in town last week.
Miss Nell Bolt was with Miss
Addie Horton during the Carni-
val.
Mrs. R. Z. Wright was at
home on Friday afternoon from
.hree to five o'clock in honor of
Miss Lyl Milan.
Miss Martin and Miss Black of
Cross Hill spent Thursday with
Mrs. James McSwain.
Messrs. Arthur Copeland of
Columbia and J. c. Copeland of
Union were here for Thanksgiv-
ing.
Mr.. M. L. Copeland was in
town ON Friday.
To judge from the crowds dur
ing the week the Carnival was
quite success. They disbanded
here, but the aeronaut will re-
main in town and have an ascen-
sion every Saturday afternoon.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-11-30
THE OAK GROVE SCHOOL.
celebrated Arbor Day and Thanksgiv.
lug In Appropriate Manner.

WI. h appropriate and fitting exe,-
cises the Oak Grove school, located
three miles east of the city, and which
is presided over by Miss Matte Tar
rant, graduate of the Columbia Female
Noiiege observed Arbor Day and
Thanksgiving Wednesday afternoon
from to O'Clock. The school house
one OF the neatest and most substantial
In che county, had been elaborately and
| artisttcally decorated for the occasion
ana everything conspired to make the
observance of the events notable cele-
bration.
The programme as arranged was
beautifully executed and consisted of
appropriate recitations, songs and adj
dresses as follows:
Song. 80, Columbia, the Gem of the
Ocean" School.
Essay. "The First Thanksgiving u
M. r. Malone.
"Ihree Little Maids" = Irene and
Maole Goodwin, O. Workman.
Recitation. "Cynthy's Got Beau"
Ben Simpson.
Recitation. "Thankful for What9n-
Lawrence Workman.
Essay. "Trees of South Carolina. -
Matte III. Simpson.
Recitation. "Arbor Day.n-Blancbe
DuVal.
Recitation. "Neig hbors." Leafe
Weathers.
"Thirteen Colonies ''-Thi1t MI
pills.
This was executed under the auspices
OF the Oak Grove Literary Society OF |
which Miss Lyl Bailey is president; |
MISS Victor Westhers, vice president;
Miss Mary Eliza Malone, secretary;
MISS farrant, teacher, critic and Miss
Mollie Simpson, censor.
The address was made by Chas. F..
Brooks, county superintendent OF edu-
cation. He spoke of home and school
influences and the Importance and sig
of the proper observance of
The event being celebrated.
AT the conclusion of the exercises a
oountiful repast was served by the
'choo! to the invited guests who con-
sisted of the patrons and their friends
'f Oak Grove school.
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MERCHANTS NEWS

Messrs. S. M. 81 f. II. Wilkes & Co.,
Lanrens, S. G..
Gentlemen: 1t certainly Is @ pleasure
to go in the kitchen and cook on nv
Bucks Stove. | can truthfully say that
1t takes less wood than any stove I
have ever used. am pleased in every
respect after using it for two years.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Maggie NJ Compton,
Laurens, S. c., r.. F. d., No. Q.
German Dill ard Sour Cucumber
pickles, 10 cents dozen at
Kennedy Bros.
Novelties in neckwear at Copeland's.
We are daily receiving new goods
and we can supply you with any thing
you may want In uouse-Furnishing
Goods.
S. Nj. g. Il. IL. Wilkes 81 Co.
Why not wear an up-to-date hat?
They cost no more at Copeland's.
Maple syrup at 80 cents and buck-
wheat cakes, pound package, Is cts.
Kennedy Bros.
We carry i'm stock Edison's GRAPHIC.
phones in three different sizes which
are good home entertainers for your
family and friends. Also a large sup
ply of records, consisting of songs and
band pieces to select from.
S. M. 81 II. III. Wilkes 81 Co.
Yacht Club Salad Dressing, TO, SO
and 60 cents a bottle. Fresh Shore
Mackerel, 10 cents each at Kennedy
Bros.
II is about four weeks until Christ
mas and before you select your pres
ents be sure to let us show you our line
of useful articles for the home.
s. nj. & L. I'll. Wilkes 81 90.
Heinz Sweet Mixed Pickles, 25 cents
quart Kennedy Broas
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-11-30
ONLY MAKES A BAD MATTER
WORSE.

:. Perhaps you have never thought of
it, but the fact must be apnarent N
every one that constipation is caused
by lack OF water in the system, and
the use of drastic cathartics like the
ola fashioned pills only makes a bad
matter worse. Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets are much more mild
and gentle in their effect, and when
the proper dose is taken their action is
so natural that one can hardly realize
1t is the effect of medicine. Try 25
cent bottle of them. For sale by Lau-
rens Drug Co. and Dr, B. f. Posey.