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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-19
PALMETTO AFFAIRS
Many New.y Items Gathered From
all Sections.
Hoyt Hays Escapes ealIows.

Columbia, Special -Go1erRor Hey.
ward has commuted the death sen.
tence of Hoyt Hayes to life imprison.
ment. Hayes was convicted Of the
murder Of his young wife. Lula, in oc-
once county. The first trial resulted
in a mistrial, after the jury had been
cut all night and at the second trial
he was convicted after i've hours de-
liberation by the jury. The Supreme
Court last June refused him a new
trial. Hayes was convicted on cir
cnfnstantial evidence, there being no
other person about the premises at
the titne but the coapls; yet 4 strong
sentiment has grown up throughout
the up.country against the defendant
Since the first trial, although the
State failed to establish any motive
for the crime, the woman's own fam
lily who lived near him, testifying that
SO far as they knew Hayes and his
wife loved each other devotedly. The
body was found in bed with the face
shot away the husband notifying the
neighbors that his wife had suicided.
A note was found Id the f0oiii. which
was signed at the top instead of at
the bottom. This declared that she
was treated we'll by her husband, but
preferred to die rather than undergo
the pain of motherhecd
- The question of guilt or innocence
Of Hayes seemed to hang upon the
Of the. note! and Governor
Heyward submitted this phase OF the
matter to David N. Carvalho, one OF
the most distinguished handwriting
experts lii. America, WHO gives it as
his strong conviction that the note
was not written by the woman. The
case has attracted a great deal of at
tention throughout the State, and the
Governor has received many strong
letters for and against the prisoner,
from Oconee county. The petition
for commu tation was signed bv over
1000, and there was strong counter.
petition signed by over 500.
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Additions of Certain Ants.

A naturalist has been making Ger
tain observations, on ths toilets :of
certain ants, and has discovered eaen
insect gees through most elaborate
ablutions. They are not only per
formed by herself, but by another,
who acts for the time as lady's maid.
The assistant starts by washing the
face of her companion. and thcn goes
over the whele body. The attitude OF
the ant tlthatuis being washed Is one OF
intense satisfaction. She lies down
with all her limbs stretched loosely
out; she rolls over on her side, even
her back. perfect picture OF ease.
The pleasure the little insect evinees
in being thus ccmbed and sponged
is really enjoyable to the observer. .
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-19

respects on the part Of the man impli-
Gated, Aeserdingfy, tho three officials
framed %lllsbe removed from the; ser:
VICE. Moreover, you will please direct
their successors siff:Sf Sffies:at ONCE to- cor:
duet q Thorough examination. of thesen-
tire inspection force OF the port Of New
York, with the object pr wedding out
oil, the men whom euehg examination
shall show 10 be untitled to perform
the very arduousa and responsible du-
ties OF their positions. The supervising
general; haS.at Present no
headquarters force 'of'speciai agents, so
that It Is very difficult for him to eXer--
else anysadequate and direct supervis1
ion over the various local, ditisieiiS OF
thezinspect,Sn serviee.. In each division
he must fely chiefly on the fidelity. and
energy Of the local heads, and when
these fall to perform their duties they
must be held accountable. He must
however, exercise as thoroughly SUI
peryision as the means at this disposal
agN-. In order that may be in
fp9Rsd as to the exact condition Of the
service In all It's parts. I direct you to-
order searching investigation In con-
sequNnee#of the investigation Of the
tssI1niissfun.into the conduct of the CEN,
trais sand of every eutSide subdi-
HislonSe the service save that in New
York r
: s. Ypgwills also make such changessin
as are recommended by
fhes scommission and you will there
fore eali special, meeting of the board
ofssIperyislng Inspectors for this pur-.-
puBes YoNswill also lay before the Con-
srsssasTequest that the law be changed
tnsfhe various particulars recommend.
ed by the commission. l wish particu-
lar emphasis laid upon the proposal Of
the commission that there be created
by a. law special body thoroughly to
the LAWS which are suppos-.
edto provide FOR the safety. of passen-
gers on steamboats,. and especially on
excursion boats,s where IS the prime
causes OF danger. are the: e:oyercrowdils.
and the shims highly tntammable'
character of superstructures. =
:. "'very. truly yours,
e .THEODORE ROoSEVELT..z
Hon. v. H. Metcalf. Secretary Of Com
emerce7and' Labor" -
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HEwSY rvs ''a' GLE.iS1SGs. Gil; I {; s.
Ga 60 -

-. = SiesSa = 81 JSS .; - 81
sAfter%two weeks of 1@unsea soma bic
heat cold wave struck Texas.
The parcel post treaty between thc
United States aud Japan has gone into
sorce. .zs. ess.z- sEA :.
Several trains on the Atchison. To.
peka and Santa: be, .Railroadiwcrc lied
up at Ardmore. I. T.
Courtmartials during 1901 in tho
army were only 4o49, or 102G less than
the year preceding. 1fss',t z
For trying to wreck astrolley. car
Nick Mcintosh was sentenced ut Sa-
9yannah, Ca. to life imprisonment.
Contrary. to the usual. practice the
protected cruiser Chattanooga will, be
commissioned before given her trial
trip.
A rumor that the Dime Savings
Dank, at Canton, Ohio, had lost $T5,00O
by a4local failure started run on the
d1nstitutfon.
Slot at tliiesiri' :risspetfivS homes by
BillyGEixeas, sG full bfeoGcd eIndian.
SIack Island dsAYaltersReid aresdcad:
at HoldenyiAeaE To Sxg 6 lfs Us
Filling ~ cigar box with cotton
Township CLERK lanes EKillen,i at
Celina, Ohio, poured chlorofoi;m on it,.
buried his noseGinst the cotton and was.
found dead. j
. Guests of the Forest Park Hotel, jnst
outside. the Exposition grounds at st:
Louis Mo: routed out by q fire in
an. adjoining amusement place. which
caused $4,000 loss. ;. =,
Ten per cent. Of: the 10000 children
in the&BerIin schools this year were
found insuf3ei entiEsdeyeloped in body
or mind anf had be excluded for
half a year.or longer: IS IS sfa&
Lighting fires for the Jews is the way
in which some people in Manchester,
England, searnsa living. Strict Jews
must not 'ligtT=fires or candles on fhe
Sabbath, which begins on Friday at
sunset fts7.a $50 S-'
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rwo Ginneries Ea.ned.

Laurens, special-Two ginneFies
were destroyed by fire in the county
Saturday morning. The first was that
OF Mr.. w. P. Harris at Ycung's store
II. the upper part of the county, which
was burned just after midnight. The
loss C. insisted Of a complete ginning
uutfit. four bales of cotton. a wagon
and a quantity Of wood. aggregated
at $1,000. was total on which there
was no insurance. The fire Is thcusn'
to ave heen of occidental origin.
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White Man and Negro Killed.

Bishopville. Special. = Saturday
night about o'clock riot occurred
q. Lucknow, a town about eight m les
north of Bishopvillo. between Harvey
Lang. a young white man. and several
negroes. and as a result Mr.. Lang and
cne negro man named Ezekill Aral
died SUNDAY morning about da'!tght,
there being but {, short time difference
between their deaths.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-19
Eiahtlna Bell WeeviI.

Washington. special.-The Depart
ment of Agriculture. in a circular is
SIZED. warns planters throughout the
cotton belt that in their efforts to pro-
cure an early crop of cotton to avoid
damage by boil weevils they must not
overlook the great prime factor in the
control of the pest. the destruction OF
he plants in the field is stamped as the
most effective method OF reducing the
numbers of the Weeril. The circular
calls for concerted action Of comnit,
tees, In taking these steps,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-19
Medical Association Meets.

Cincinnati, o.. special.-The Missis-
5lppi Valley Medical Association unan-
mously elected Bransford Lewis. St.
Louis, president, and H. e. Tuley. LOU
isville, secretary. The sessions of the
association closed with the reading OF
,apers by Shelby C. Carson. Green's
';oro, Ala; Duncan Eve. Nashville,
Tenn, aad F. D. Kendall, Columbia,
) C.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-19
Fine Crops at state Farms.
Columbia State.

COIumCId 0ldle'
The superintendent of the penitenti'
arv. Capt. D. J. Griffin. is back from
the State farm and is wearing "tha
smile that won't come off," The oc,
casion of all this eXultation on his
mart Is the fact that never in the his
tory tf the State farms have such
c:cps been made. The corn Will make
about Is to 60 bushels to the acre
and there are ABOUT 700 acres plan'e !
in the cereal. The cotton acreage ha;
hee equally as prolific and NAV pro
drce from a bale and a quarter to 9
hale md a half 10 the acre.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-19

Lightning Woke Him: Up.
George Nugent of Beverly Farms
had his slumber disturbed recently
Inv being suddenly precipitated to the
floor. the stats of his bed having been
rjrred cr't ~" ''"'.-'''- -
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Homicide In Richmond.

Richmond, Va, special-James Boyle
about 80 years old, was shot and killed
hy TIL. Moore. his brother-in-law,
"ged % years, at the home of the latter
.ere Thursday night. Boyle had been
drinking and giving trouble to his rel
,tives and connections for some days,
il is. said, and Moore alleges that he
.eered he was going to kill everybody
n the Moore home when he came there.
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!. Boa sasoeMateasfor. Noeachuek.

kftOeWlatS$rciVt: 'SSoNoSiuSh'
It b; unusual TO 4sees a :woodchucl,
.ariye dog <it rs usually. reversed
and the chuck takes to his hole, to b,
dug out by the dog. =. = g
A Phillips >caniffe followed his mi.
,lress, who; was oFa drive through Il:
back towns of Phillips the. .other. da
and after drying: of all, the her
from the farms Salong the road hi
game upon a wooafhuek, near thercad
He barked with :ioyaat the sight O.
that strange animal, land, with con,
leap he landed in front of thetiwood
chuck. -. t.r-fl>- = y Z
Then he stopped-there was some
thing n the woodchuck'g eye that il
dicatedJtfa theres might be Sseriou
The fsdog. discovTed:sit9 an
backed away to safety, and, strange t
state, the:,woodchuck followed him
followed shfm until the poetry was ss
out of the; expesance and the .fus
was ALI gone. Finally tie dog ac
sknoMlsdged hts defeat by droDpipI
ShisT tsIfand starring for Phillips at
Fsyy tssf pace --sSssnSori News
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-19
LABoRawoRIDss

The Egg Testers, Union was admit
ted into the Central r ederated. Union.
Marine 1iremen are in demand by the
Government sepyice..sE ..g..5Eses;. -,
Farm laborers, iuI Iberia receive from
$3.50 to $3.50 q month"; gsass Fs.ss
Union iaborerseat;the port OF Toulon,
France, hayeSdecided upon, q general
strike. ~ - ;.a.ss;;-zz . s'sa1
To Manufacture tobacco. grown in
Canada afact6rysas about Ito besopened
Winnipeg. =
: Three Shundred coal wagon drivers
went or. strike for higher wages at Gin
-tinnati'T Ohio: : 2sss;ass
The. .Master>Giass Blowers Union In
the district of CIarleroi, FEelgium, has
4 y ssiaedsonsa eksont. for 1@osmonths. g
In Washington. p, c., the old. war be-
!. .tweenihe Federah ;of Musicians and
the Marine Band has broken out afresh.
e Fifteen hundred miners of. the Mas
.sillon Coal Company at; ;Massillonsohio,
went on strike for an advance Of two
cents o ton.
The. Glass; Workers Executive Com
smittee. III session at Cleveland. Ohio,
hes ratified til. agreement with the
manufacturers, made at Erie.ra.
1t is reported that. the striking. gar.
mont workers infi New York have so
crippled the manufacturersSthatseyer-
nj Of them are seeking. a.settlement g
!, :th their.:eirployess. onsthe union.
:..ops basis.
Tile American Fcdsration Of Labor,
reports that seventeen new local.
Unions, nearly, all. 1f. which .haye.withs3;
Drawn from thc:Amoffrai labor union,
arc now Affiliated t:-Eu{te. and Ana
tol-a, Mont. 80, : .ts
7 IRON. mo: lacrs .cf scotlahd .liaye de-:
t:dej not t1 soi.l the,Eal1er-Iseceptio,
Committee; already formed: :Dat to .af.i!-
i:..c with,the Scottisa WORKERS Repre-
centstlon C3al:nl:tcc., WITH headquar-
itcIs at gov. : .-:'... -. : i :.
81 - - -. u. 4 4.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-19

Many man who is barking at his
swife's piety now is banking good deal
}san what It is going to DO tor him when
he CONES to die, -. ,...
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-19
THE SLQgU.N. 9 )! ]! \ !. REPORT. R ,
President. Roosevelt Submits aLetter
Commenting on the Matter Il
DAMAGING r. YELA1loyss. AADE
Commission Finds the Burning Of the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sand
stheStoss ofsover 900 Ewes Due Sole:
ly. to Wretched Equipment and Poor
Personnel of Crew.

Washington. special.-The report OF
the United States commission on the;
investigation upon the disaster to the
steamer General !sleaum, appelEsas
June %, last, by the then Secretary OF
Commerce and Labor GeeEgesB: aGor.l
tclyou md consisting sor awreneeS So:.ss
Murray, Assistant Secretary ofs goms
n,erce and Labo tIerbert Knox Smith ) l1 8
deputy commissioners fSScorpo fons;s:
George Uhler,superT rTising insps setoTs
general of the steam boat Inspect ION. s.
service; General John ~. Wtlson,s
United States Army, retired anu: Com
rlander Cameron McRs Winslog Unit
ed States navy, was made public Sun:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-19

In connection with the important
findings Of the commissions presented
in he@report, President Roosevelt, to
: whom the report was submitted. has
] written asletter to Secretary Victor 4.
Metcalf, Of the Department Of Com
--ce and Labor, briefly summarizing
report and directing him to carry
INTO effect the recommen ssof The
commission. sHe alsos directs the& Rob-
,ert S. Rodie, supervising inspector OF
the second district steamboat inspec-
ticn service, and James A. Dumont. and
Thomas H. Barrett, local inspectors tn
charge of the port. of New York, ts dis
charged. from theSservices the commits
sion holding them directly responsible
for the laxlty Of the steamboat inspec-
ticn to which TIE Slocum disaster was
directly attributed. as.s -
Commissioner Uhler dissents to that
portion of the report which places the
responsibility on the supervision In
spector, Of the second district, Robert
S. Roaie; otherwise. he concurs with
the commission. Appended to the. re-
Port is a report from the Department
of Justice and criminal proceed ags.
connected with the disaster and tho
life preseyvers cases. -. v.s ~, =
THE RREsIDENTs VIEW S
The Presidents letter to Secretary
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pondent, sent word to him and went
tn his office. He was cut CT town
asked fer end tried to find a frien'
OF the dead man, outside CT bis ow"
family. If there was one he wouif
not own it. One man spoke kindly o.
Morrison, md man who had known
him longest and best.
The following are my conclusions:
William Flovd was a good, average
citizen, sober and populfr, and of
popular and influential family. John
T. Morrison was cross-grained and
killed two negroes lexcusa bly, or IN
excusably), had been acou tied anc
had had trouble with several cthe
people, drank, had no fcmily nor in
fiuence. His killing Floyd was an aw-
ful murder and the communlty's XII
ing him was more awful still, in that
the conscience Of the community II
debauched with his blood which vii.
not be wiped cut fer h:lf a century
Morrison was Q had man. but not a
black as painted. The jury of In
quest is from the country. Fromth
foregoing facts if the jury does not
take it into It's heod to vindir''e tn
law by ferreting it out, the ecsate Is
powerless. There is nothing, IT
seems to me. to be accomplished by
the States officers, unless the coro'
ner and jury invite them back. We
can assist the county; but can't take
charge CT it. am trusting that after
the first shock CT the lynching has
passed, the conscience of the law
abiding element ,cf that county will,
revive, and something may be done
yet to bring these parties to trial
When hear from you l will instruct
the jury OF inquest to close up its
work. dent want to be party to
a iarce, Very respectfully,
J. Z. Henry,
solicitos Sixth Circuit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
NO MORE CITY G1S DUCKS.
Janit0r Who Tried to Dust Principal
Resigns Under Pressure.

John Z. Murphy. we'll known the duck raising
janitor Of Public School No. 5, Queens. yesterday
handed his resignation to the Committee on Care
OF Buildings. the information that his services
were no longer required Murphy appeared for
trial on charges OF neglect Of duty and destruction
OF school property. but was allowed to resign. The
charges against Murphy similar No those
preferred against Principal Matthew ID. Quinn
time ago. and OF which he was exonerated.
At Quinn's trial the ianitor testified that he had
given a junkman 700 pounds of good textbooks
and otherwise disposed OF a quantity OF school
supplies the order of his superior His own
testimony led to the preferrng Of charges against
him after the dismissal Of those against Quinn.
With the withdrawal of Murphy from the schools.
the leader OF what is known the conspiracy
against Quinn is no longer IN position to do the
principal much damage. Murphy has had the
support throughout his fight with quinn, it is said
OF many societies Of which he is a member. He
is said to belong to the Royal Arcanum. the Ma
sons, the Elks. the Sunswick Democratic Club. the
Geiser Association. the Plumbers Association. the
Steamhtters Association and others. He is known
also to have considerable political pull" His
defence was first undertaken by Asa Bird Gardiner.
After Gardiner had looked into the case for few
days he dropped 1t. Surrogate Noble, of Queens,
received a letter from Gardiner he says. handing
over the Murphy case Murphy. Gardner an
nounced, friend of his but in distant
BILE to take charge him.
Murphy received his appointment to Quinn's
school in the first part Of 1903. few days after
ward he requested the principal to take back into
the school who had been expelled. Quinn
fused. Then Murphy, who receiving $50 a
month, asked Quinn to approve a plan to dismiss
all the janitcr's assistants who hired by tho
department directly. and introduce the system
under which Murphy would receive double pay and
hire his assistants. Again Quinn refused.
About this time Murphy established an incubator
in the coal bin OF the school and raised ducks and
chickens with the aid Of city gas. lie began TO
show Eis resentment against Quinn by treating in
an unbearable manner Mrs. Floyd and Mrs.
Coonan, two of his assistants. He began also to
neglect his work, and Quinn had him tried and
censured for neglect Of duty by the committee
OF buildings.
About two weeks before last Tha rksgiving Quinn
had large amount of textbooks. which in
good condition but no longer in use. packed up
for shipment to the supply department He told
Murphy 10 burn a heap OF rubbish which had been
sorted out. Murphy burned OF the good
books and gave 100 pounds of them TO a junkmau.
He also burned other supplies. After he had DIS
posed Of these things he told the school authori-
ties that Quinn had told him to do so
Murphy, Surrogate Noble.
I'm hand one to Gardiner to get for
this he said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
CADDIES DEFY SCHMlTT.
Commissioner Orders Uniforms at
Fan CortIandt Links.

The caddies of the Van Cortlandt Park links have
declared Park Commissioner Schmltt OF
The Bronx and his advisers. the New-York Coli
Club which uses the links club without a cent
Of cost It is all n matter of clothes. with the
Commissioner determined that the caddles sheH
wear uniforms while on the links and with the
caddies equally determined that they shall not.
The edict went out on June % that the caddies
Were TO get uniforms The cost was to be %
suit When the news conveyed to the boys they
said that they would the Commissioner In the
lake first
mo uniforms no caddes" the Commissioner is
reported have said
Our everyday clothes good enough lot us
and we refuse to wear uniforms" say the cad
dies I'VE defy Park commissioner Schmltt anu
de New FORK Golf Club. Dey are aristocrats. MS
tory don't show that de caddes OF ancient times
wore uniforms and if workaday clothes were good
enuf for kings there is kick comm from
Schmitt
It's dem fresh guys from the New-fork Gor
Club what's put the Commissioner up to the uni
form racket Say, where do We stand chance
to get s. to buy uniform. 1t takes US tree hours
make the round Of the links, and we gifts htty
seventy-hve cents. Some days we don't WORK
Those uniforms would get so dirty we would nave
get them washed every week The fellers INK
its some political graft in dis uniform order
Maybe somebody will get rake-of DIS IS ram
many runnn' the park. now. You can take y, II
come out. Dose New-York Golf Club guys are
mostly to blame Last year they w2rreG d Com n2,
day wants to dress up like messenger boys
Well we won't do IL, and dey can't make us. Wen
strike and de public viii be with Why don't
they get US cap that costs about a quarter; OATS
enough uniform for any Caddy'
When Commissioner Schmidt took office he CON
suited with the officers Of the New-Hork Golf
Club about the regulation of the caddies on the
golf links
Last year CaddeS were not allowed on the Inks,
and everybody got along well enough. At the
commissioners request the greens committee
of the New-York Golf Club drew up certain rules
for the guidance Of caddies which were approved
by the commissioner. The one providing for the
o uniforms however. from
the club committee. one of its members said yes
terday. He thought the uniform order unnecessary.
a cap would answer the purpose, he added.
majority Of the members of the New-York Golf
Club did the caddes anyhow. and got along
very well without them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
[ HEALING ELOPENS
1t Causes Hostile Families f. y
Hatchet and Forgipe

Atlantic City. n. j.. July S-Ap a,o-
romantic marriage on July had its en-uA
city at the Hotel Rudolf to-day An oe .rs \
interested are from Toledo Ohio ~. pssS
bridegroom having been neighbors ar5 1sas \
for years. Until the Fourth OF July ~. pla'ss
parents had been enemies and the lovar.-,'
been carried on over a stone wall erac,as A's J,
the two homes oss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wilson are tbs
is the son Of Edward Wilson. wealth. 80 1
chant in Toledo. She was Miss Catba-;e - "a =
One day Mr.. Wilson decided to erect :. u'as'
between his home and that occupied b :, :
Graham. the brides father Objections 90
all around. but Mr. Wilson was obdurs+. u
stone wall was built. Then. when Mr. W. 90 ,
Mr.. Graham entered Toledo politics. diplor.s.aa
latiOns between the two families were -
Both wanted to be school director of tba,N ' |
After the political fight the parents told -
and daughter to avoid each other
On the morning Of the Fourth Of JULY ". :
son found this note at his plate. which -
public at the Hotel Rudolf to-day:
Dear Father: When you dine mi,
don't worry at my absence. Kitty ana nor S,
eloped. The old stone wall and politics We.
easy 10 get over. and We are off TO AtIantio =
y. J.. TO pass our honeymoon. After ~ Y
enjoyed your coffee and rolls and talkaSSO S !. :
with MIR. Graham-whiCh you no doubt MI ~ :
and II you care to send US your bless,-..
dear father, we shall paddle our own LITTLE 49,
canoe. feeling sure that. as We love ear5 =
we have done right.
The note was signed Arthur. The two ma.
talk 1t over. and decided the best thing to "A
to take their wives and go TO Atlantic CITY :.
the parents and the son and daughter met ana
was forgiven