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Death of Senator Bate.

Washington, Special-United States
Senator William Brimage Bate, of
Tennessee, twice Governor of his
State, a veteran of both the Mexican
and civil wars, rising from private
to major general in the Confederate
army, and for eighteen years con-
sricuous member of the upper house
o. Congress, died at his hotel apart
ments in this city Thursday, aged IS
years. Death was due to pneumonia
and defective heart. Senator Bate at
tended the Inauguration ceremonies on
March 4, and his death is believed to
be due primarily to exposure on that
OCCASION
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Railway Man Dead.

Norfolk, Va, Special.-W. w King,
general superintendent Of the Norfolk
e. Southern Railroad, died here Wed
nesday at the residence of his brother,
M. X. King, general manger Of the
same road. The deceased was born in
Geneva. N. Y, in 1854, aud after as
sisting in the building Of the Manhat,
tan Railroad, in New York. came to
Norfolk and devoted the best years OF
his life to the Norfolk 6 Southern Rail.
road which he also assisted in build
li34g,
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ireland is making bold bid for a
leading position in the British fruit
markets. Orchard cultivation is being
encouraged by the authorities and ar
rangements are being actively prose-
cuted for the drying and packing Of
fruit in American fashion for exporta-
tion. The Irish fruit is among the fin
eat in the world, -,
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Acquitted on One CHARGE.

Savannah, Ca, Special-W. R. Nc
Arthur Thursday afternoon was acnuit-
ted in the Superior Court of larceny
after trust. The prosecution was based
upon the payment by c. L. Cliff to Nc
Arthur of $275 in discounting twelve
s25 notes. The notes were not returned
to the maker, but were placed in
banks. w. r. Macarthur and F. E. Nc
Arthur, his father, are to be tried upon
joint indictments charging larceny after
trust,
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viii Hanu For KILLING Neqro.

Charleston, S. c., Special.-A special
from Darlington tells Of the sentence
in the Court of Sessions, and among
the penalties imposed, Bob Smalls, a
white man recently convicted of kill
Ing a respectable and Industrious ne
gro named Frank Scott, was sentenc-
ed to be hanged Friday, May 5. John
,Noll, also white, an accessory to the
crime, was commended to mercy and
was given life sentence. Sam Marks
a negro who killed Hillary Laugston,
white, was sentenced to die on the gal
lows with Smalls. May S.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-03-15
STRANGE Case Of Lost Memory.

The Italian novelist Salvatore Fari'
ma recently delivered an address be-
fore the Society for Psychic Research
at Milan. in which he minutely de-
scribcd TIE case OF an author who six
wears ago completely lost his memory
for language and names, while other
wise his mind was more active and
wide awake than ever before. At the
expiration of a short period the mem
ory returned. In concluding his lee
ture the speaker confessed that ne
was the author in question.
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And still another bank has been OR
ganized This is record breaking
year for such institutions. Wilhalla is
to have "The Peoples Bank" with a
capitalization Of 100000. Corporators,
w. r. Strother, Stiles P. Dendy, Julius
r. Earle and C. r. B. Burns.
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Wants a Rev. j offered.

Gov. Hayward has .eceived from Mr..
Simeon E. Smith of Barnwell an ap-
peal for the State to offer reward
in addition to that which he has al
ready offered for the arrest of the par
ty who killed his brother, ]. T. Smith
Jr, of Williston. Mr.. Simeon 3. Smith
is a lawyer at Barnwell and has Of
fered a reward OF $1,000 for the arrest
of the guilty party. He states that
he is willing to double the amount j.
necessary.
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.
Count To1stoi has opened book stores
In MOSCOW and St. Petersburg.

IN MOSCOW anu 81. PETERSBURG.
Emperor William possesses over $50
full military and naval uniforms.
Cardinal Gibbons. Of Baltimore, Md,
Is Il feryent advocate Of pcdestrianism.
The King of Siam is the only indc-
pendent Buddhist sovereign in the
world.
King Alfonso Of Spain is hesitating
among three royal laaidens in his
choice of Il bride.
Secretary William II. Taft will be
the orator at the Yale Law School
commencement next June.
The Sultan of Turkey and the
Queen of the Netherlands are the only
total abstainers among European sov-
crcigns.
John La Fargo. the painter, has
high opinion of the wit OF beggars, the
street mendcant being one of his Ia
voritc studies.
1t is said on good authority that J.
T. Morgan's greatest charity is keep
ing Young boys off the streets by get
ting them work.
Mrs. Carnegie, wife of the million.
aire, though the daughter of an old
New England family. is as devoted to
Scotland as her husband.
Another camera enthusiast is the
German Empress. She has taken III.
Vulnerable photographs OF things that
have interested her, and her collec-
ton Of pictures is unique.
Helen Gould has sent complete
dinner set OF solid silver, with gold-
lined cups, to her namesake, little
Helen Gould Bell, daughter of General
Sherman Bell. of Dcnver.
Probably the worlds greatest ocu-
list is DR.. pigenstecller, Of Wiesba-
den, Germany. He is consulted by al
most every European royalty end by
aristocrats and plutocrats FROM OYER
fho wnrl6
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STATE EDUCATIONAL NOTES
State Superintendent Martin Writes
Letter to County 5uperiatendents

Mr.. @: B.. Martin; State superintend-
ent OF education; is planning a series
Of eonferences at which he hopes to
meet as many county supereintendents
Of education and their boards as pos.
sible. In letter to the county super
intendents, he says:
"I wish to discuss with you various
plans for our work during the coming
year. especially desire to confer, in
regard to summer schools, libraries,
the school building act, and other re-
cent legislation. think that we can
facilitate the work by coming together
and making mutual suggestions. To
this end, therefore; 1 shall be at the
following places On the following dates
and wish to urge you to meet me at
the place most convenient to you:
Clemson College, March IA, 10 a.
M; Hartsville (high school), March 16,
10 a. M; Orangeburg (Supt Melli-
champs office), March "a, 10 a. m.;
Chester (Supt Knox's ofice), March
27, 10 a. m.; Greenwood, (Supt- Rog-
ers' ofice), March 20, 10 a. M; Spar.
tanburg (Supt. Elmore's office), March
80, 10 a. m.; Charleston (Supt. War
ing's ofice), April 4, u m. Please let
me know as early as possible where
you can meet me and also whether
any members of your board will be
present.
Superintendent Martin has received
an invitation to address the next an
nual meeting of the Kentucky Educa-
tional association to be held at NAM
moth Cave, KY, June 21-23. This
meeting comes so near to the opening
of the State Summer schools that Mr..
Martin is afraid that ne shall be un-
able to accept.
Superintendent Martin received a
check last week for $1,000 from Dr.. S.
A. Green, general agent Of the Pea
body board. This money is to be used
in aiding the summer schools work.
The department of education has re-
ceived many inquiries in regard to
Senator Mau1din's bill for celebrating
Calhoun's birthday in the public
schools as South Carolina day" The
bill is on the senate calendar and will
likely pass next session. 1t does not
provide for holiday, but simply that
the teachers shall use part of this day
to impress important facts of South
Carolina history upon children and pa
rents. The date, March 1S, is appro-
pirate not only because it is the natal
day of one of South Cardinals great
est statesmen, but also because it
comes at time when the schools are
in session.
Scuppernonas by the Carload.
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The losses in the operations preced-
ing the battle and those in the battle
proper must reach enormous proper
tions, but up to the present time,
neither. side has attempted an esti-
mate. They will exceed the Shakhe
losses, in which the Russians alone
lost in killed and wounded and miss
ing $1,000 men.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-03-15

scuppernongs by the Carload.
Mr.. e. J. Watson, commissioner of
immigration, has been in communica-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-03-15

defense after the battle Of Liao yang,
in September, there being no hope at
that time that the Japanese would al
low the defeated army to rest south
of the Tie Pass. That the Russians
have lost many guns and large guam
titles Of ammunition and supplies is
certain, for with but a single track
Of railway to the north, it would be
impossible to remove the large stores
which had been gathered together at
Mukden. These, it seems certain,
have been destroyed. The japanese
have not yet reported the capture of
guns, which they generally do almost
Immediately; but it seems hardly
likely that Kuropatkin could have re-
moved all of his artillery On the
1st Of January, according to CORES
pondents who have just returned from
Mukden, the Russians had in position
along the Shakhe and Hun rivers 1,500
guns.
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While General Kuropatkin has ap-
parently succeeded in saving more of
his artillery than seemed possible, his
losses in men, ammunition and COM
misariat supplies, in the battle of Muk-
den, are far greater than earlier re-
ports indicated, and even that portions
of his army which he succeeded iS
extricating from the positions arou,
Mukden is still in serious danger. the
japanese generals, realizing that with
a little more speed they could have
inflicted crushing defeat on the Rus
sian army after the battle of Liao
Yang, determined not to again allow
AN opportunity to pass, and are fol
lowing after the defeated and sorely
tried Russian forces. While a small
portion Of Kuropatkin's army has,
reached Tie Pass. the greater part OF
those who escaped from the battle of
Mukden are still struggling northward,
being at last accounts between II and
1S miles from their goal, with the
japanese, flushed with victory and re-
enforced by fresh men. harassing
them from ell sides. ESen should
the remnants of the army reach Tie
Pass, it is hardly possible for it to
make stand there against the over
whelming force opposing it, and es-
pecially as the Russians must be worn
out and weakened by the loss of men,
guns and ammunition. It is more
likely that Kuropatkin will fall right
back to Harbin with what he can save
and wait there for the re=enforcements
that-St- Petersburg already has prom
Used him. A possible obstacle to the
plan is General Kamamuras army,
which has not yet been located and
which mgT also be headi
northern capital
General Kuropatkin adm
100 of6sers and, 46,931 m
responding to roll calls. 7
eT vague. 1t may or may
the thousands CT wounded
Zen sent north, and ag
not include the losses suff,
Third Army, with. which tue ~v...
mander-in-chief was not in commune
cation for some time. The figures
given by the Japanese War Office ap-
pear more reasonable, namely: 10000
prisoners. 26,500 dead on the field,
and 10000 killed or wounded. the lat
ter figure, Of course, including the
dead found by the japanese. The
Russian losses. thel efore. Total much
over 100000 men, or more than one
third Of the whole army. The fact
that the Japanese report the capture
OF only 60 guns indicates that Kuro-
patkin, at the last moment, succeeded
in sending considerable portion Of
his artillery northward on the rail.
way. The japanese losses up to this
morning were reported as 41,222, not
including the army which pushed
north between Mukden and Fushun.
Official Russia is determined to car
ry on the war, and st. Petersburg re-
ports that orders have been ..sued
for the mobilization of more troops.
This may prove difficult task with
the temper Of the Russian people in
its present condition. There is still
hope in st. Petersburg that Russia
can exhaust Japan financially, and for
months there has been talk of the
mobilization of an army on the ST.
berian border, which would compel
Japan to keep her vast army in Man
churia.
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s8o,7sS.4o. s57,5a1.5O

$50, ,798.40 $57 ,52l.50
The total for January, Februaryiand
the first eight days Of March, 1904, is
$SS,427, and the total for the same
period of the current year Is s74,44l, a
difference of s13,9S6 more for last year
than for this year. But the first day Of
March the difference was $4,000.
Whether these sales mean that the
farmers will use more fertilizers on
smaller acreage OR whether they
will use fertilizers Id intensive farming
on lands used f6f other farm products
is not shown, but the figures show that
fertilizers are being sold in great GUAM
titles this month. In two days the
V.-C. G. co. sent in checks aggregating
$4,000. At the rate Of Is cents per ton
this would represent 10000 tons Of
p1anN --=z--.-l.=-s------
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GENERAL KuRoPA1KlN RESIGNS

Extent Of the Russian Disaster is Far
Greater Than Earlier Reports lndi.
Gated, and 1t Is Now Almost a Fore
gone Conclusion That Even Should
the Remnants of the Army Reach
Tie Pass They Would be Unable to
Hold It Against Their Pursuers.
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GeneaI Cotton Market.
Heavy Sales Of Fertilizers.

The sales of fertilizers appears tosEe
increasing. In the eight days OF March
the State treasurer has received ever
$4,000 from the tag tax against TGp0
last year. This shows an increase t&
nearly $1,000 day. For the months of
January and February there had been
marked falling off, and now its lis
probable that the month of March sYlll:
nearly offset the difference Of $SaG0o
between the months of January !and
February OF last year and the same
months this year. indeed it is q{lite.
probable that Clemson college willEre''
ceive royalties nearly as heavy 2thia
year as last year, when the total reTch-
ed sl1S,00O.
The total figures from the privilege
tax are as follows:
1904. 1905.
January ...... -. s35. .008.90 s 1866
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p PALMETTO AFFAIRS
6ccarfeaces 81 interest ia Various
Parts ST the State. s4ssss,SS E5ss
Charlotte Cotton Market.

These figures represent prices Sna n|p
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DR.. Osler, of Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity, reiterated that men over sixty
are absolutely useless" but admitted
that his cllloroforming suggestion was
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-03-15

French horticulture id the expert.
mental gardens at Bordeaux has accli;
mntizcd for Europe one Of the sweet
Do.atoeS of Western Africa.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-03-15

John La Fargo, the painter, has q
high opinion of the wit of beggars, the
street men1icant being one of his Ia.
vorjto ctu6inc
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-03-15

1t is said on good authority that J.
2. Morgan's greatest charity is keep
ing young boys off the streets by get
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.----. 80, "s-
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-30

Eacca, must i've. A single blow.
suqlck I, ne right side Of The back,
anu tleli- end then
This pleasant meditation was cut
short ublrlnfip bv the fotnl ,lisnnpear-
ance Of the man whose death was i
preliminary to the wage he anticipated
SO huusrily. Mystltied beyond meas
urc. be let bis coax fall back again
aaI began to peer into the shadows ~
though some miracle had been wrought
ana the priest carried suddenly from
the earth to that heaven whittier he
had mount 20 Gent him 50 quickly.
He stamped his foot irnnotently ana
was about 10 run back by the way he
had come when voice spoke in the
shadows aud at The sound Of that
voice the sword fell from the mans
hand aud be rectd back as from q
blow
"Rocca zicani, the prince is waiting
Tor YOU"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-30

shadow of the Churcn Oh san Lucea,
! But first
NO" said the priest quickly; I'VE
have done with our firstly. and your
gondola waits. think. a.guaf"
The bells of san Marco were striking
the hour OF O'Clock wien Fra Gioyan-
nj stepped from his goudola and began
TO cross the great square toward that
labyrinth Of narrow streets and winl
ing alleys they cali the Mereeria.
The piazza itself was then ublaze
with the light Of countless lamps.
Dainty lanterns, colored as the rain
bow. swaycd 90 .tbe soft bree%c be-
tween the arches ejtthe c2.3am3e. SO
bles were seated 81 Che d09rs Of Tie
tplepdil cafes Ile hue.c of stringed
instruments mingled Wth llle louder,
swuetcr Music OF he bells vohep,
whose jewels were as sprays % damc.
many hued AMI dazzi.ns. hung tiriiGly
upon the arms of lovers GJllauys
staggered in costly yolyct ana -ilss
Which were the spoil o the gcner .is
east Even caseoeEcd priests and
monks in their sjmbor habits PASSED
toaud fro amid that Ilittcring throns,
come out TO herald the glory of a elm
mcr's night
And clear ANA round, lifting them
selves up through the blue haze TO the
silent world of stars above were The
domes and cupolIs of the great church
itself-the church which through seven
centuries had been the city's witness
TO the God who had made her great
and who would uphold her stili before
the nations.
FRA Giovanni passed through The
crowd swiftly. seeming 10 look neither
To The right nor TO the left The brown
habit Of the Capnchin was his dress,
and his cowl was drawn SO well over
his head thai only his eyes were wish
ble-thaSe eyes before which men, and
women. too, sremblcd often Though
be- knew wen That an assassin waited
Tor him in the purlieus Of the Church
oc SAD Salvatore. his step WIS quick
and brisk lie walked as man who
goes willingly to q rendezvous and an
ticipates It's climax With pleasure.
When he had left the great square.
with its blaze Of lanterns and its babel
Of tongues, and had begun to thread the
narrow streets by which he would
reach the bridge OF Rlalto a smile play
81 for a moment about his determined
mouth, and be drew his cowl sin clos.
er over his ears
so il Is Rocea whom they send
ROcca. the rOltrOOn, Surely there is
the baud Of God in this"
lie raised his eyes for moment 10
the starlit heaven aud then continued
his brisk walk. His way lay through
winding alleys. over bridges ID narrow
th7t two inEn could 1905 pass abreast.
through pl.sages where mprdcrcrs
iurEel and horril faces ucre thrust
ginning iut1 his cFn Uut to luew
tIc CITY az one 0hoshad lived thele all
his life ana for thafellc-- tlc For cs
and scum Of Fenice-he Eal 70 Il 01slr
Net Until he came out before The Church
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-30
IL 81 u IT, tt 1t 81 ~ IL II st. q 81
IT tt 1T IT IT. tt IT IT IL IT IT. IL IT 4

man who has made q friend Of Venice.
The captain knows well what heH9do-
ing II he has gone 10 the pridsts
house now. it is that the priest may
win rewards for as again. as he has
won them already hundred times
lie spoke earnestly. though in truth
his guess was not good one. The cap
tain Of the police had not gone 10 the
island of the Guidecca TO ask service
of the friar. He bad gone. as he isgight
10 save the friar's life. At the moment
when his subordinates were wagging
their heads together lie himself stood IN
the priests house before the very table
at which Fra Giovanni sat busy with
his papers and his books.
81 implore you to listen 10 ME.
prince" he had just exclaimed very
earnestly as he repeated the news for
the second time and stood clamorous
for the answer to his question.
The friar, vino was dressed IN the
simple robe of the Capuchins ana who
wore his eowl over his bead SO that
only his piercing black eyes could he
seen. put down his pen when he heard
himself addressed as prince"
Captain" he said sharply. 'who is
this person you come here to warnt
You speak OF him as prince II IS some
other, then. and not myself"
The captain bic his LIP He was one
of the four in Venice who knew some
thing Of Fra Giovannis past
Your excellency's pardon" he OK
claimed very humhly. Were we not
alone YOU would ind me more discreet
know well that the Prince Of Iseo is
dead-in Venice at least. But 10 Fra
Giovanni, bis near kinsman. l say BE
ware. for there are those here who
have sworn be shall not live 10 say
mass again.
For an instant a strange light came
into the priests eyes. but be gave no
other sign either Of surprise or 0f
alarm.
They have sworn it. You know their
names. then. cnptainT
The zienors Of The nialt DO not CON
Germ themselves with names. ezcefien-
o..
WbtH means that rou d1 nat know
tLel- names. clptainf
rr+-o -lr er isIsd. Iti- II rL-cr
fllls5 o tr'llle h'ni 2 il-u. - f.
rae II g. Z hess- EE e-,n
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-30

tad Obtained f0F the police since lie /
gan lis work in Venice The captain ttl
that he would not llft hand to save
him from tic meaGest bravo IN Italy.
You do not know their names, cap-
tan-confcsT. confess" continued the
priest, raising his hand ia 4 bantering
gesture "You come TO me with some
gossip OF the bclchamber Your ears
have been open in The market place,
and this tittlc tattle is yoIr purchase.
Confess, confess"
The csptaln flushed rs he would have
done before no other in all Venice
u do not l.now their names, excel
leucy." he stammered 1T is gossip
from the bravos kitchen. They say
that you are to die before mass tomor-
row. / lmplore you not to leave this
house tonight. We shall know how
TO do tie rest IL yol VIII remain in
doors"
1t was m earnest entregty, but Il fell
upon deaf ears The priest answered
boy taking a sheet Of paper and begin
ming 10 write upon lt
Il ana indebted 90 You. Sicnor Fa
licr' said be quietly, and sou know
that am not the man 10 forget my o5-
legations. None the less I feJr that I
must disregard your warning. for J
have an appointment IN the market to-
night. and my word is not so easily
broken Let me reassure sou % littlc
The news which you bring 20 me and
FOR which ann your debtor was known
10 me three days ago Here upon this
paper I have written down the name Of
the w0mas and Of her confcieu,ca
who hired The brave Rocca 81 kill nc
tonight in the shadow OF he Church o
san Salvatore You viii read that pa
per and the womans name when
SHAH give you leave"
Fal.cr STEPPED back dumb with
amlzemcnt
"TEc woman's maine. cxcclicrcy" tc
rpc tel 50 soon as his surprise permit
ted him 10 speak, "l0l L0oE hct
tt,nf
"Certainly CT how could ! write il
Upon THO p-perT
But t.u slil gre thlt paper - uc
Here sud now Think. cxcc'lelrT. 81
she is yol- e-fli- s're 81 fio cle8- 3D.
aeoC venice Nrat l1iU.rs tins r,e e.
REST i-er ot on-et Sos usr not le
aliec 90 iswn-
In llch cac." as -.aimos fhc Ir-c--
ca a-..-.. ia ..r.se.... az -fs. +r-r..