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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-09-06
To End Oil Inquiry.

Birmingham, special.-H. M. Beck,
Of this city who is representing minorl-
ty stockholders of the United Oil and
Land Company, Of Columbus, Ca,
states that the final hearing in the In
vestigation proceedings against the Of
ficers of the company is to be given
in Columbus, Ca. on September Z A
temporary injunction has been in force
since last fall which restrains the
majority stockholders from disposing
of the company's properties at Moki-
trick, California, in the Bakersfield
district. The Associated Oil Company,
which is the largest producer in
California, now operates wells which
oil daily and the companiespra DER
turn out about 900 to l,5O0 barrels of
oil daily and the officers of the Asso-
ciated Company are the majority
stockholders in the United Oil and Land
COmDany.
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Great Activity Shown in New Enter.
prises and Enlargements.


Columbia, S. C.-The fourth press
cloth mill in the United States Will
be established here. Press cloth IS
manufactured from camel's hair and
smohair, and the woven cloth is used
in cotton-seed oil mills, linsecd oil
mills, in wine factories and other
plants where the products must be
strained by pressure through fabric.
This new enterprise will be All impor-
tant addition to Columbia's indus
tries as well as to the textile inter-
ests of the South, with which it may
be classed The plant at Columbia
will be built by the American Press
Cloth Co., which is now being organ
lied by Messrs. Benz. +. Taylor, John
Jacob Seibels, Il. G. Seibels, Thomas
Tayolr, Jr., and A. S. Guignard, the
capital stock to be $4,000 to begin
with! Contract has been awarded to
Messrs. Waring & Co., for the erec-
tion. Of the necessary buildings to
have a floor space of 5000 square
feet, and Messrs. Benz. L. Taylor and
A. +. Parker are now in New York
arranging for the purchase of the ma
chinery and other mechanical equip
ment that will be required. Mr.. Par
ker will. be superintendent of the
plant. He established the press-cloth
mill at Houston, Texas, that being
one of The three now in operation in
this country. The other two are at
Brooklyn, N. Y, and North Chclms-
ford, Mass.
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A Fellow-Feeling Kinship.

Mutual difficulties not infrequently
precipitate love between those who
are mutually in trouble. An amusing
instance Of how taking a wrong train
won a wife for young sutton is told
under the above caption by Francis
Lynde in the September Lippencott S
Magazine. Mr.. Lynde's work is well
thought Of by those who are fond Of a
rapidly moving short story.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-09-06
.UNDEvELoPED WATER POWER
Which Are Susceptible Of Producing
Vast Store of Motive Power.

Itssis ,staid that the United States
geological survey is soon to have pre-
pared a, map showing the extent to
which tile water powers of this State
are susceptible Of development. The
work, will show the water powers on
the Broad river north Of Alston and
onthes nCatawba river between Cam
demand tile North CaCrolina line.
On tie Catawba river (also known
belowssthe G reatSFaUss as the Wa
teree} e}airstheR60 euf5les~between Cam
den and the State line. the fall is
about $50 feet. TIE greatest fall oc-
curasatstheshead ofgnayigation,s five
miles a6looHeC C. and en- where thesdrop
is52 Gee Gssm sf6iYi1e#miles Eat Rocky
Monnt Where the fall-is 173 feet in
eight miles, and at Landsford, where
the fall is 40 feet insttwe miles. At
each Of these points small .naviga-
ton canals were constructed about
rs years ago by the State.
Very little power is now bein; used
at these shoals. The principal devel-
.oped water power ons the river is
the neWsplant at Rock Hill, where
the daman,s S. working il head are about
80 feet.
On Broad river theSfallis about 500
feet in the rs miles between Alston
.anG the State Line. The principal
shoals are the Lockbart shoals, where
the fall is As feetson one and a half
miles and series 81. shoals, including
Cherokee shoals; near Gaffncy where
the fall is 104 fet iii six miles. An eX-
animation and report OH this river
was made, in 1870 and 1880 by the
corps Of engineers of the United
States army.
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Magnolia, Miss.-Some months ago

Magnolia, Miss.-Some months ago
the Magnolia Cotton Mills announced
certains Engagements arranged Tor its
plant, and details were made public.
The work has progressed steadily,
and recently the addition was com
plted. 1t is Of interest to note briefly
what was done to affect the better
sments. There has been built AN ad-
dittion which makes the company S
main building IS feet wide by 292
feet long, and the new machinery was
installed. This gives the mill an
equipment Of 10000 spindles and 264
looms, with necessary accompanying
marchinery, for manufacturing shcee-
ings. The daily output Of these goods
is $4,000 yards. The textile mach
inary was furnished by the Within
Machine Works, of Whitinsvllle,
Mass, and the Woonsocket Machine
and Press Co., of Woonsocket, R. I.
The Magnolia oCtton Mills corpora
ton increased its capital stock from
100000 to 100000 in making these
improvements.
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Doubt Cast on Story.

Fernandina, Fla. special.-The two
men from the ill-fated ship Peconic,
which they say sank near this shore
last Sunday, are still here, and, in
obedience to orders received from New
Yrok, from the vessels owners, will
ton and several thousand dollars worth
until the truth Of their story Is fully
established. No bodies have yet wash
ed ashore and no wreckage from the
vessel has been seen.
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Peppered the Bridegroom.

Richmond, Va, special.-John Kink-
er was shot and painfully wounded in
the left shoulder with a shotgun by
w. L. Mason. at Lacross, Va, Sunday
afternoon. He went to Mason's to be
married to Miss Lula A. Hirris, who
was living at Mason's. 1t is said Ma
son had notified Kinker that he would
kill him il he came on to his yard. On
Kinker entering the yard, Mason fired
on him twice. as above stated. Kinker
was subsequently married to Miss Har-
ris and is doing we'll. Mason is under
arrest
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-09-06

New CLEANS, Special.-Oficial report
to p. .m.:
New cases, 49, total to date, 2,OA.
Deaths. 3; total death, 2S7.
New foci, II.
6 Cases under treatment, 305.
Cases discharged, 1,432.
For the first time in over month
the number Of new cases was in the
|itwenties With only three deaths, COM
Gilman E. T. Dunn is alco on the list,
the feeling of confidence that the fever
is being wiped out is growing. Among
the new cases is that Of Captain B. f.
|. Clayton, u. S. A., the quartermaster in
charge of this department City Coun-
I!cilman E. T. Dunn is also on the list
OF the deaths, one occurred at the
emergency hospital.
ss The country situation is improving
somewhat, though the discovery OF new
foci causes some little anxiety.
95 The situation at Patterson where it
was feared the ignorant italians con-
3templated trouble has developed moth
Ling new. No overt act has been COM
5mitted, and it is believed that danger
is over. Father Widman, the Jesuit
priest went there Sunday and met the
l:citizens and number of leading 1ta-
Hans and proposes to make a personal
scanyass of the town, to talk to every
Italian, and convince him Of the good
intentions of the health authorities.
A heavy downpour of rain prevented
the nlass-meeting which it was pro-
posed to hold here today.
Today nearly all of the dirt carts
were used in the work Of sailing the
cutters. It has been found that since
the mosquitoes have been deprived OF
their ,favorite breeding places, the
stagnant cutters on cross streets are
filed with wiggle-tails, SO special ef-
forts are being made to render these
unsuitable. Over a thousand tons OF
salt have been used so far and the
work will continue.
There is much interest in the case
of DR.. Philip Berge, the physician
who was arrested late Sunday night
on the charge of failing to report three
cases of yellow fever. He was paroled
by the inspector, but will have to
| answer to the charge Monday morn
| ing before the second recorder. He
says that he reported the cases by
mail, but the Marine Hospital Service
has no record of them.
There has been recrudescence at
Tallulah, in Madison parish, not far
from Vicksburg, three cases having
;been diagnosed by DR.. Krauss, of the
Marine Hospital Service.
A report from Leeville, under date
of September 1, shows that there have
been 312 cases there SO far, and 20
deaths, with 145 cases under treat
ment.
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sou1a CAROLINA CROP BULLETIN
Weather Conditions Given Out by the
Department observer.

Department Observer.
The South Carolina section OF the
climate and crop service of the De-
partment of A griculture issues the
following official bulletin OF weather
and crop conditions for the past
week:
The first of the week ending Mon
day, August 2sth, was hotter than
usual and the latter part was un-
seasonably cool, with the minimum
temperature at Columbia the second
lowest ever recorded in August, It
having been one degree lower in 1876;
The average for the week ranged
from four degrees, in the upper por-
ton, to one degree, in the lower por-
tions, below the normal. The air was
generally humid during the hot Pc
riod and very dry at the close OF the
week
Excessive rains occurred in Saluda,
Laurens, Newberry, Greenville, Cher.
okce and York counties, washing
lands and flooding bottom lands to
the further injury to crops on such
lands; the other portions OF the State
had moderately heavy rains that were
generally beneficial although not
needed in many localities. The soil
is now we'll supplied with moisture
over the entire State. The frequent
showers during the middle Of the
week retarded farm work and spoiled
considerable foddey that had been
pulled, and caused considerable rot
ting Of ripe cotton bolls, and OF late
fruit, but they were beneficial to late
corn, peas, sweet potatoes, pastures,
gardens and to recently planted seeds
for fall truck crops.
From many localities come reports
that the cotton crops has deteriorated
rapidly during the week due to con-
tinued rust, and shedding and that
practically all of the top crop had
fallen off and that on early cotton
fruiting had ceased; few reports
of improvement were received, and
that the plants continued green and
growing rapidly and fruiting satlsfac-
torily, while most of the reports IN,
dicate that there has been no material
change in conditions during the week
except that on sandy lands the plants
were not fruiting and that the top
crop would be light. Bolls opened
rapidly over the eastern half and
slowly over the western. Picking
made slow progress but will soon be
active over the entire State. Cater.
pillars infest sea-island cotton and
some rust has appeared, but the crop
generally is in good condition.
Tobacco curing will be finished BY
the first of September; some OF the
cured tobacco lacks brightness due to
too much rain. Early rice harvest
made favorable progress. Turnlps
were planted extensively and came up
to fair stands. Pastures are line.
Late corn generally promising, ex-
cept were damaged by floods and ex-
cessive rains.
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New Classes in Mississippi.

Jackson, Miss. special.-surgeon
Wasdin reports three new cases of yel-
low fever. at Gulport and states that
the situation is we'll in hand along the
Gulf coast. Dr.. Labanon report one case
of fever at Pennington, near the Loui-
siana line, and has taken charge as
State health officer Three new sus-
picious cases are under observation at
Vicksburg.
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Bomb Explodes in Crowd.

Barcelona, Special.-A bomb explod-
ed with terrific force Sunday afternoon
on the marine parade, which was
thronged with holiday MAKERS. A
panic ensued and the air was rent with
shrieks and groans Of the victims, who
numbered 2l, including one woman,
killed and five persons mortally wound
ed The bomb was conical in shape
and was covered with cement The
perpetrator of the outrage is unknown.
One witness states that early this
morning child was seen to deposit a
bomb at the foot of tree, while an
other version is that the bomb was plac
ed at the foot of tree this afternoon
and that the man who was seen to
place it there was injured
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-09-06
improvements

Durham, N. Notwithstanding
the reports that continue of boycott
on American-nlade goods by Chinese
buyers, the Southern cotton mills con-
tinue to make shipments of their pro
duets to the Far East. This is indi-
Gated by a dispatch from Dunn, N.
c., which refers to the shipment of
100000 yeards of cloth to Shanghai
by the No. 2 mill of the Erwin Cotton
Mills Co., Of this place. The No. 2
mill is located at Duke, near Dunn
It was planned for 10000 spindles
and 1000 looms, but only half that
equipment is in position at present,
and the product is denim cloths. This
is one Of several recent instances Of
big foreign order for Southern mills.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-09-06
A CHOLERA SCARE.
American Seaport Towns Seriously
Menaced By the Plague
II GETS H0LD In GERMAN PORTS.
Plague Record Stands at 81 Cases
and 19 Deaths, Two Cases Existing
at Hamburg, But the Greatest
Danger to American Ports is Be-
lieved to Lie in the Austrian Port
of Trieste.

Berlin, BY Cable.-Dr. Nocht, harbor
physician at Hamburg, in reply to in.
ouiries made by the press concerning
cholera, telegraphs as follows:
"The transhipment of Russian emil
grants having been suspended at Ham
burg, further cholera infection is i'm
probable.
"The room companion Of the first
case has a light attack, but otherwise
all the emigrants are healthy.
"Three emigrants due to sail last
Thursday on the steamer Moltke, (for.
New York; were landed and since
then have been under medical obser-
walton. All are healthy. The drink
ing water and the sanitary arrange.
ments here are faultless, and conse-
quently an epidemic is unlikely.
"single instance, naturally, in spite
of the greatest care, cannot always be
prevented, but no danger exists for sea
traffic. I am convinced that all the
means for opposing the cholera are in
use. We are going to meet the future
with tranquility and we hold that
Americans have no grounds for dis
ouietude. "NOCHT."
The opinion is expressed in Berlin.
that the United States seaboard has
more to fear from emigrants shipping
at Trieste than from German ports
as cholera is already in Austria Po-
land.
The record stands at 81 cholera cases
and 19 deaths, a steady increase and a
high percentage of mortality. The
most uneasy news for America is that
second case exists at Hamburg. 1t
was officially, reported that laborer in
St. Georges Hospital where the Rus
sian emigrant died, has cholera, but it
is added that the seizure is of milderi
form than the previous ones. Two Of
the other fresh cases are in east Prus-
sia, indicating that the infected area
has widened. The imperial health office,
as shown by the statement made, is
confident that it has the disease in
hand. The most recently reported VIC
tins are among the Russian rivermen
in quarantine. Professor Adolph Kafa,
Prof. Koch's successor as head of the
Institute Of Infectious Diseases, has
gone to the infected district to direct
the measures to confnet the disease;
The Institute Of Infectious Diseases
will be open all night examining secre-
tions taken from the digestive tubes
of persons who have died under cir,
cumstances suggesting cholera. From
time to time couriers arrive from,
some port of Germany with portions OF
bodies done up hermeticelly. 81.
The Minister of the Interior has is,
sued an order covering all Prussia, re-
quiring physicians Immediately after
the death of any suspected patient to
send messenger with sections of the
almentary canal to the Institute OF
Infectious Diseases for through exami:-
nation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-09-06

dreaded their approach. This. was my
condition for four years. Doan's Kid
ney Pills helped me right away when
began with them. and three boxes
cured me permanently"
Foster.Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. 7.
For sale by all dealers. Price, 80
cents per box.
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FIVE SNAKES, AND wHoPPERs

Worsted in Their Battle With Two
Merry Women and Boy.
Two women and 10-year-old boy
had a ferocious battle with five mon.
ster black snakes at the Smith Chap
81 schoolhouse this morning, says a
dispatch from Logan, Ohio. The
snakes were discovered by Willie
Stone, the young son of Deputy Rev
enue Collector Will Stone. Three
we're in the water bucket, with their
heads protruding, completely filling
the bucket.
The lad, almost breath1ess with
fright, apprised his mother and Mrs.
C. v. Woodruff, an aunt, who proceed.
ed to the schoolhouse, short dis
tance from the Stone home. Locking
the door, they proceeded to do battle
with the five serpents. The combat
ragged for almost an hour, the brave
women succeeding in killing all the
snakes.
The snakes attempted several times
to encircle the women, but were
fought off with clubs, with which they
were finally dispatched. Mrs. Stone
and Mrs. Woodruff are the heroines
of the entire Smith Chapel district
since the event. The largest snake
measured 8 feet 4 Inches. =, :.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-09-06

Brenham, Texas. The Brenllam
SGottoHisAEills expects to double the ca
pacity of its plant in The near future
ewing to the steadily increasing de
mand for It's product. There are at
present some 5000 spindles and 100
looms in position, to which $4,000
worth ofsmachinery will be added al
once, aflling up all the vacant space
available atspresent.
Machineryshas been installed in the
addition Of the Ellawhite Cotton
NILS, SUniontown, Ala, and the mill
sWsilnl begin operation September /.
szssith 10000 spindleG:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-09-06
Lost $4,000 by Fire.

Albany, Ca, special.--Captain Boyd,
Of Lear. Ca, was the victim Sunday
night of one of the most disastrous in
cendiary fires ever known in this Sec
tion. suffering the loss of a modern
harm, stockade and other outbuildings.
together with % fine mules. twelve
milk COWS with calves, ten bales Of cot
ton and several thousand dollars with
of wagons, buggies, farm implements
and foodstuffs. Captain Boyd estimates
his loss at $4,000, without lnsur'
ance.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-09-06

Mexico City, Special.--In view of the
large number of European emigrants
who are focking to South America, es-
pecially to Brazil, Senor Joaquin Tor.
rres, has been in consultation with in.
terested parties in this country with
view to diverting the tide of immigra.
tion to Mexico. 1t is probable that !;
committee will be formed for the pur.
pose OF heading some of the desirable
emigrants In this direction, as there ie
a good demand on the various planta.
tions OF steady agricultural lahorers,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-09-06
Gets Lower Duty.

Mexico City, Special-In consequence
of treaty recently made between
French and Mexico, the former country
is now imposing the minimum duty on
Mexico coffee shipped from Mexi-
can to a French port. Exports of cof-
fee to France show considerable in
crease at very good prices.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-09-06
Case in Indian Territory

Little Rock, Ark, SPECIALIZATION
General W. H. Haynes, commanding
the Arkansas militia, which is fur
nishing the guards to enforce the State
quarintine, was officially informed to-
day of the existence Of case of yellow
fever at Mayesville, l, T., and imme-
d1ately gave orders to the guards to
tighten the quarantine. Mississippi
and Louisiana, Florida and Atlanta,
Ca, have :been declared infected terri
tory by TIE state board Of health,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-09-06
On Your Knees, Court Said.


Fourteen.year-old Joseph Porter OF
e5 Willow avenue, Hoboken, was ar
raigned before Recorder Stantf re.
Gently for running away FROM home.
81 just hoped freight train to go
up the road" he said. Il didn't know
I had gone so far, and then l was
afraid to 80 home"
His mother told the recorder that
the boy had no reason to leave home.
She said she took good care OF him.
Get down on your knees" said the
recorder to the runaway, "and don't
you get up until your mother has for
given you"
He was on his knees five minutes
before his mother said the word. Then
the recorder told him to go home and
stay there.-New York Times.
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cUTlCURA GROWS HAIR
Scalp Cleared of Dandruti and Hair Re.
stored by Ono Box Of Cuticura and
--. One Cako of Cuticnra SoRu.

"A. w. Taft, Of independence, Va, writ.
ing under date OF Sept. Is, 1904, enys: Il
have bad falling hair and dandtuf for
twelve years and could get nothing to help
me. Finally bought one box Of Cuticura
Ointment and one cake of Cuticura Soap,
and they cleared my scalp of the dandruf
and stopped the hair falling. Now my
hair is growing as well as ever. l highly
prize Cuticura Soap as toilst soap.
(Signed) A.. w. Taft, independence, Va"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-09-06

Emporia, Va.-Recent reports that
the Ashby Cotton Mill Co. intends to
double its 5000-spindle plant have
been verified by the company. While
this is the company's intention, yet
contracts for the machinery, etc., will
not be awarded for some time, as
a water power is to be developed first.
This development will consist of OBJ
tanning 400-horse power from the Me-
herrin river, to be transmitted by
electricity. 1t will develop the entire
power available, and plans are now
being prepared. T. Ashby Blythe Of
III Chestnut street, Philadelphia, is
president of the mill company.