The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-07-25
GENERAL NEWS.

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Railroad company is spending $40, 600,
coo to a v CT miles.
The number of immigrants arriving
in the United States in the year ending
July Both was LOOP, 054.
Some wise men are predicting a re-
ligious war involving the Christian and
the Mohammedan powers.
The Russian Revolution continues.
Every day brings accounts of new hor-
rors in different parts of the empire.
The Thaw case is still a subject of
popular interest. 1t is now asserted
that the defense will urge the plea of
insanity.
Many of the life insurance companie
have refused to pay their San Francisco
losses. Some others are requiring a
material discount.
Turkish troops, who were collecting
taxes in Armenia, have been guilty of
horrible atrocities. They have acted
more as beasts than men.
William Travers Jerome of New
York made an address before the Geor-
gia Bar Association last Friday at
Warm Springs. More than five hun
dred lawyers attended this meeting.
William Randolph Hearst asserts
positively that he will not be a candi-
date for president in 1908. He will sup
port Bryan, or Folk, or Bailey, but
would substitute Stevenson for Bailey.
The United States has scored an
other victory as a peace-maker. Aboard
a United States war vessel a treaty of
peace was signed by representatives of
The Central American States, Guate-
mala, Salvador, and Honduras.
Bids for the United States Panama
canal bonds were opened last Thursday.
The entire issue of $50, 900, coo was
ovcr-subscribed at good prices. The high
est bid was for 81, coo at 1875. This Sc
cured for the bidder the bond num-
bercd one.
Lady Curzon, wife of the vice-rogent
of India, died after an illness of sew
cral days, in London, last Wednesday
evening. She was Il Chicago heiress,
Miss Mary Letter, worth at the time of
ner marriage $4,000, 900 in her own
right. She left two daughters.
Judge Robert M. Douglas, son of
Stephen A. Douglas, has been nomi-
mated by the republicans of North
Carolina for the office of state corpora
ton commissioner. Mr.. Douglas SON
the grandson of the great Stephen A..
was recently appointed postmaster of
Greensboro.
In the ice trust case in progress of
hearing at Kansas City, w. +. Lyons,
president of the Central Ice company of
that place, stated that he had started in
business in 1900 with a capital of 5000,
had cleared $45, 900 in the following
year, and that he now owned a plant
valued at $500, 900.
VA Secretary Haldanc, speaking in
the House of Commons announced the
governments plan for a more suitable
administration for the British army.
He declared that however men might
differ on other subjects, "they were I'M
animous to Tighten the crushing burden
due to ornaments now resting upon
them"
In Canada a bill has been passed by
the House of Commons providing that
no Sunday newspapers can be published
in Canada nor imported from the United
States. Other regulations of The bill
prevent many popular modes of passing
the Sabbath. The main object of the
bill is to provide a day of rest. There
is much opposition to it in parts Of
Canada.
In his Greensboro speech, Mr.. Taft
had considerable to say concerning the
"Solid South" and he argued that it
was the part of wisdom for the south
crn states to unite their fortunes with
the republican party, saying that there
was no longer any danger of negro
domination and hat therefore, the
south could well leave the democratic
party.
A warrant for the arrest of John d.
Rockefeller was recently issued by the
state authorities at Findley, Ohio, and
is now in the hands of the sheriff of
Hancock county. This warrant was is
sued on a complaint filed by Prosecutor
Davis, charging Rockefeller with VIC
lating the antitrust law i'm organizing
and maintaining a monopoly in the oil
business.
Alton b. Parker has taken issue with
some of the statements made by Secre-
tary of War Taft, in his speech deliv-
cred at Greensboro, N. G.. Mr.. Parker
declares that the secretary sought to
have the public draw the inference that
the recent prosecutions of alleged illc-
gal combinations arc due to lew stat
utes. To this Judge Parker takes ex-
ccption and to support his contention he
quotes from his letter of acceptance
and a speech subsequently deliv-
cred during the last presidential
campsign. In both the speech and the
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