Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-05-30

A: Corley had many difficulties III get
ting married III Riehtfiold because Mr..
Hundley had been divorced:
Commissioner Of Agriculture Koin-.
er, of Virginia, is going to Europe tc
induce emigrants to go to Virginia.
Mr.. John NJ Glenn, of Baltimore,
made an address before the Virginia
Conference of Charities and Correc-
tions at Petersburg.
Commander Switzerland cables t'ot
! Santo Domingo retolutionists =
tured the fort at Macoris anu re-.
leased a number Of political prison
ers:
President Roosevelt received the
Gaek-war Of Baroda at the White
House:
Henrik lbseu, Norway's foremost
poet and dramatist, is dead.
The Russian Government issued a
statement justifyiug its refusal to
grant plenary amnesty.
Count Salsky has been relieved of
the presidency Of the Russiah Coun-
ell of the Empire:
Herr Tschirskv made Ills first state
ment Of Germany's policy since his
appointment to the Foreign Office:
The International Postal Congress
decided to increase the weight of let
ters to ore ounce.
The Roumanians celebrated the
twenty-ffth anniversary of that
country's independence.
Former Chief Engineer John F.
Wallace severely attacked Secretary
Taft for his statement against Wal
lace:
Ex-Governor Montague will accept,
the Presidents appointment as a
member of the Pan American Con-.
gress.
J. Harmon Robinette and T. Cleve-
land Robinette were given peniten-
tiary terms in Roanoke for alleged ex-.
tensive fraudulent use of the mails.
Gray Silver was nominated for Sem
ator in the Jackson county (W. Va.):
primaries.
One negro is dead aud another will.
probably die as the result of a shoot
ing affray at Rosslyn, Va.
Secretary Root spoke at banquet
given BY Minister Quesada iii celebra-
ton Of Cuba s independence day.
Ex-senator Chandler decla: i that
the Senate Rate bill invites interfer-
ence by the courts.
A census bureau report shows that
there are 100000 telephones in the
United States, with nearly 6,OOO,OOO,-
600 calls a year.
In an effort to collect an income lax
from Unitell States engineering Off
GERS engaged in work there, Canada
has seized their household goods.
According TO reports from Rome,
Archbishop Farley. of New York,
may be made cardinal.
Pope Plus fever increased some
what Tuesday, but at night had dis
sappeared.
So large a portion Of the work of
Congress is still unfinished that some
believe the session will last into July.
The cruiser Columbia, Will, GOO ma
rines left Philadelphia Tuesday
under hurry orders for Santo Domin-
60.
George D. Perkins is ahead Of Gov.
A. B. Commins in the Iowa Guberna-
torial race, and a split among Repub-
licans Of that State is threatened.
Hon. Champ Clark. of Missouri.
spoke at the goth Of May celebration
at Charlotte, N. c., on "The United
States in the Twentieth Century"
A treaty between the United States
and Mexico relating to the use of the
Rio Grand's waters was signed IN
| Washington.
Secretary Taft sent to Congress the
Panama canal budget for the current
year, carrying appropriations OF $780,
34S, ,2S1.
Tie steamer Duchess Of Bedford
sailed from. Victoria, Is. c., with the
Anglo-American cxpendiiion Which il
to search for supposed stretch Of
land in the Beaufort sea.
1t is reported that the Government
will vigorously prosecute the Stand
ard Oil Company, using the Garfield
report as a basis.
The Russian lower house Of Parlia-
lnent has decided not to depart from
the regular order in sending its reply
to tht speech from the Throne.
The application to .Attorney-Gener-
al Mayer by William r. Hearst Tor
quo warranto proceedings to lave
Mayor Mcclellan unseatcd was ar
gued
II is runorcd III st. Petersburg that
General Stosell, who surrendered Port
Arthur. and Rear-Admiral Ncbo"atGf1',
who commanded one of Roics!ven-
sky's ships, have bccn condemned 10
death.
II. II. Stuart, all English subjec!
and American Vice-Counscl at Ba-
toum, Russia, was assassillalc.l by un-
identified persons.
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