Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-08-08
Lafe Nese'>s
IN Brief. * )
MINOR MATTERS OF INTEREST 5

Point, N. c., was shot anil 1atally
wounded by negro on Tuesday after
noon. There was no cause for the ira
gedy and feeling runs very high.
The Negro Young. Peoples Chris
tian and Educational Congress, having
for its object the educational and
moral uplifting of the race, began a
five days session in Washington
Several thousand delegates are in at.
tendance, representing every State III.
the Union, and some have come from:
foreign lands.
Senator Dick, Of Ohio, and Secre-
sary Dover, of The Republican national
committee, had two hours confer
ence with the President on the Ohio
political situation,
A collision between the battleslips
Alabama and Illinois occurred IN a.
thick fog. 1t is reported that neither
ship was injured below the water line,
although exact damage is not stated
The body of Russell Sage was in
tered in a steel vault in -Oakwood
Cemetery, at Troy, N. y.
Mayor Tom L. johnson ignored a.
court injunction while tearing up
Cleveland street-car tracks and Will
have TO answer citation for coll
tempt.
A Buffalo political leader leclares
William R. Hearst will be New York's
next Governor.
Frank j. Constantine accused Of
the murder of Mrs. Louise A. Gentry
in Chicago, January 6 last, is under
arrest at Poughkcepsie, N. Y.
William B. Maddox, white, of
Bridgeyille, Del, is charged with at
tempted assault on an S-year-oltl girl
seaford Jail is guarded to prevent any
attempt at lynching:. !,
pr. John T. Goucher, Of Baltimore,
addressed the Young Peoples Mis-
.sionary Conference at Silver, N: \.
A dangerous derelict is reported di-;
:rectly in5tlle path of ocean: steamships
nTthe North Atlantic.
estigation into alleged rebate
granting from Western railroads To.
the Sugar Trust is u:der way in New
York.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has issurd an orde, for a re-
hearing in the matter of all allow
ances to grain elevators by the Un-
ion Pacific Railroad Company. The
commission will probe deeply into the
relationh between rilroads and ele-.
vator ccmp.:l les.
The State Department has inter-
vened in behalf CT Miss Millie Brown,
and her associates of Columbia, Isle
of Pines, who are imprisoned in Ha-
vana for constructing a short tele-
graph line on the Isle of Pines. It
is believed they will be pardoned by
tut SuUdll UUGGr lIllGll(.
The remains Of Gen. Edmund, Unit
ed States Army we're buried at Ar
lington. The usual military escort
was not in attendance.
Pittsburg capitalists arc developing
the anthracite cosl deposits near Mar
lrSburg, West Virginia.
The report Of the Legislative inves-
tigating committee Of the Virginia
Military Institute is ready for Gov
ernor Swanson.
A cigar factory to employ 800 per-
son: will be established ii, Richmond
by the American Cigar Company.
The former members of the Russian
lower house adopted at Vibork. Fin
land, revolutionary address to the
people.
1t is understood Russell sage's will
leaves nearly all Of his estate, esii-
mated at 500, 100000 to his widow.
Lieutenant Wosswick, Scout Ne
Bride and 12 members of the con-
stabnlary we're killed by Pulajancs in
the Island Of Lsyte, Philippine Is.
lands.
It is said DR.. Allan McLane Hamil-
ton has reported Harry K. Thaw in-
sane.
A negro real estate agent is driving
white residents from West Side apart
ment houses in New York which he
has secured for members of his owu
race.
The defense in the Hartjie divorce
ease finished its case in chief and All
gustus Hartje's lewycrs began their
testimony IN rebuttal.
The wreck on the Seaboard Air
Line i'll North Carolina, in which 20
were killed and 81 injured, is held
to have been the fault of an operator.
japanese spectators and merchants
have acquired nearly all the most
desirable land in Manchuria.
President Roosevelt entertained
four members fthe Republican Con-
grcss;onal Committee and Senator
Penrose, of Pennsylvania at luncheon
Of ubicl ,,lnnc for tho fall o,mno;on