Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-06-06
Epitome Of Current Happenings Of
Interest Briefly Told.

Va.
It is stated that former Finance
Minister Shepoff may be asked to form
a new Russian Cabinet:
Distinguished spaniards presented
Princess Ena with an address of well
come as Queen.
Illness has forced the Chinese En-
peror to postpone the customary
spring diplomatic audiences.
Chief Secretary for ireland Bryce
asked the British House Of Commons
to authorize a loan of $22 100000 to
provide laborers' cottages In Ireland
Ex-Premier Giovanni Giolitti has
formed new Italian Cabinet,
largely of Conservatives.
Declaring the reported agreement
between Austria and Hungaria on
the tariff question false, the Hungar-
ian Cabinet has resigned.
Russia has promised to inform
Germany of the provosioils OF any
Anglo-Russian agreement before Its
consummation.
Korean rebels have seized the wall
ed town Of H5ngju; and Japan has
sent troops to retakc the place.
The case of Richard Garfield, the
gambling house proprietor, who is
being sued for $59,5O0 in fees by
Attoi1iex JOHN Delalunty, came up
in New York:
Upton Sinclair, author Of "The
Jungle" in letter to the President,
calls for the publication of the pack
ing house report, and says that the
stirring up Of public opinien is the
only way TO stop the sale Of diseased
meat.
Lightning struck a house at Sea-
ford, Del, i'll which p negro berry
piekers were having dance, and
three Of thefi wets badly burned.
The subcommittee OF the Remo-
cratic National Committee which will
prepare for the Congressional cam
paign. is 10 meet on Thursday in
Washington:
Five employees OF the Goieonda Cat
tie Conlpany iSets swept away and
drowned when the dam Id Pile Greek
Canyon, Nevada, broke.
J. V. johnson, who murdered his
brotller-il-law, Quinn johnson, was
lynched ncaf Wstesboys, \. =.
Governor Lea, of Delaware, has
called All extra session Of the Legis-
lature for next Thursday 10 elect a
United States Senator and transact
other business.
The Russian Parliament's defiance
of the Government has developed a
new crisis; Which may hasten the
long expected revolution:
Princess Enc; future Queen Of
Spain, intcrccded with Kink Alfonso
and secured pardon for man III
denned to death.
The German Reichstag, after ap.
proving the Ehper6f's ttdposal for a
colonial Office, refused to grant the
money TO pay It's expenses.
In The negotiations Of new rccipro.
city treaties the German Reicbstag lie
ci,lcd to make no tariff reductions be-
low those in force under similar trca.
Ties.
/ Japan; it il understood, is to per.
manently rim the railways of Man.
churia.
The Austro-Hungarian tariff diff.
Guilty has been settled.
-Four important bills passed by the
present Congress will greatly increase
the power Of the Federal Government
The bill passed by the Senate is ex.
pected to check the food Of immigra.
ton.
Samuel Shenaul stabbed his brother
to death at Ivanhoe, Va, in quarrel
over card gatle:
Tax valuation statistics Of the rail
roads in West Virginia show that tht
Baltimore and Ohio owns nearly one
half of the total railroad properties
in the State.
The headless body of Clyde Wald
ron was carried to Wiles on an engine
in Giles county after he had been de
capitated by the train.
Portsmouth plans to make its com
ing reception to President Roosevelt
rival that once given to Lafayette b.
the town.
Josephine Terranova, who killed
her uncle and aunt, was again ex
amined by alienists to determine he
sanity.
Five persons were killed and abou
25 injured by lightning near Mobile
Ala.
William A. Glasgow, special coun
sci Of The Interstate Commerce Com
missioll in investigating Pennsylvania
Railroad affairs, is native OF Vir
ginia.
Lewis Nixon, the sllipbuilder, ha
invented q new submarine boat TO
which much is claimed.
American trade with South Afric'
shows considerable decrease.