Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-08-29
Lafe Ness's
IN BRIEF -
MINOR MATTERS OF INTEREST
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meil were killed at that place in a
oig rock quarry being operated by
he National Railroad Of Mexico. An
,ionio Perez the foreman of The quar-
~, was among the killed.
While tine Polk county, Florida,
authorities were taking Will Law
renee, negro, to Tampa TO prevent
aim being lynched, an infurated mob
1t Mulberry, also in Polk county,
hanged John Bapes, negro, and rid
:aled lis body with bullets. Bapes
attempted 10 kill Capt. Hughes. a
prominent white citizen. Lawrence
was charged with attempted criminal
assault on young white woman.
General Manager Ewing Of the
Dark District Tobacco Growers as
ISOLATION of Tennessee, has ordered
an advance of about 50 cents per 100
pounds i, the price Of all medium
md good grades Of dark leaf tobacco.
The orier ap!ics 10 the whole OF the
Dark district and is brought about by
,hortacc aj,.i unfortunate condition
of tic slowi!G crop.
In difficulty at the Planters
chemic. company plant, at Tallade-
"a. Fla. j. g.. Powell. assistant SUI
oerintendent, wos shot and killed by
Jim SIMS, nes TO, and p. 7. Crown,
superintendent, was shot through the
Eieh. The trouble was caused by an
mpudent message the negro had sent
:hc superintendent. Powell's father
ives n Houston. Texas, and Grown
IS a Vireinan. Tie negro escaped.
A report has been circulated of
pitched battle in Colorado Southern
construction camp. Is miles west Of
3akdalr III which five whites and five
lesrocs were wounded, several IA
ally. The sheriff has sent deputies
o the scene. but as it is remote from
'ailway aud telegraph lines, details
Ire not vet obtainable:
President Roosevelt wrote letter
70 Congressman james L. Watson, of
5tushyile. ILL.,, urging The election of
\ Republican House OF Representa-.
s:rcs ii order TO avoid economic dis
lster from ;hc country.
The Gould Western Pacific system
IS extending its lines into Oregon.
There al, prospects that Alexander
0cwie anu Vcliva will patch up peace
II Zion.
Tle Democrats of Illinois are dis
,osed 10 Ignore Bryau.s expressed
yisll and indorsc him for President.
Eicc-Prcsidcnt Fairbanks was given
IN enthusiastic reception at Fort Ben
iamin Harrison, Indiana, where he re-
'iewed the troops.
"Bob" Esherilge. negro, was
;aken to The scene of his attempted
assault on child in South Carolina
md shot to death.
Tie 16-ycsl-old Galghter of Geo.
a North Carolina farmer,
vas assaulted, stransled and thrown
nto mari pit.
Charles I. Murphy, leader OF Tam
many Hall, says that lie is for jerome
if he is the choice of The convention.
The legislative committee which .irl-
vestigated the williamsburg Insane
Asylum failed to agree and will sub
nit majority and minority reports.
Bids were opened in Washington
Cor sites for Federal buildings in Fair.
mont aud Grafton, W. Va.
Mr.. Gustavus c. Jacobs, owner Of
The Riverside plantation in Chester
aeld county, Virginia, vas killed by q
Kick from horse.
Dr.. Lee B::Boyers. a physician, and
DR.. A. r. Badgely. dentist, were ar
rested in Fairmont, w. Va, charged
by DR.. G. W. keener. an oprician,
with performing criminal operation.
A report Of the chief clerks of The
two houses of Congress shows the
appropriations Of the last session to
have totaled S37a,5S9,ls5.l6, an in.
crease Of $59,4M,505.2O over the pre-
vious years budget.
Mr.. Lewis P. Nelson, 81 years old,
Of Culpepper, Va, is dead.
The negro troops at Brownville,
Texas, have been ordered to 'front.'
ier post as result Of the recent shoot
ing affray in which they killed one
white man and wounded another.
The Isthmian Canal Commission has
invited bids to furnish 1900 Chinese
coolies to dig the Panama canal. pre-
scribins almost prohibitive conditions
Dispatches from Chile show that
the panic resulting from the earth
quake has subsidized, aud Government
is active i'll taking relief measures.
In an interview, Alexander Ouch
off said the Cars intentions are good
but he is in ignorance of the real
Census reports show that 2442,52S
natives Of Maryland are now living
n other States.
The Pasifc Mail Steamship Com
pany's steamer Manchuria went
aground on reef at Rabbit Island,
one Of the Hawaiian group, and all
the passengers were taken ashore,