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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
Palmetto Bank of Laurens.

Laurens, special.-The Palmetto
bank, fhe new banking; Institution
here, was organized at meeting Of
the stockholders, which was held at
the National Bank building. The
meeting was presided over by Mr..
John J. Bluss and Mr.. c. A. Power
acted as secretary. A ma brity Of the
stock was Represented, 36 shareholders
representing themselves and Ii prox-
les being present. The following well
known farmers, business and profes-
sional men of the. city and county
were chosen as directors of the bank;
Messrs. John j. Pluss, John ]. Ow-
ings, Mancel j. OwingS, Robt.. B.
Bell, Tully F. Babb, D. Casper Smith,
S. James Craig and Rufus T. Dunlap.
Subsequently the board Of directors
met and elected Mr.. j. j. Bluss presi-
dent; Col. j. W. Ferguson, vice pres
ident,;; Mr.. S. J. Craig, Cashier. The
Palmetto Bank is capitalized at S5O,-
600. 1t is home bank, the stock hav-
ing been taken by local subscribers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26

Havana, By Cable.-A sesond day
Of conferences with the leaders of the
factions lin the Cubap conflict has not
enabled ssGr6itafy Of War Taft and
Assistant Secretary Of State Bacon to
announce any plan for compromising
the difficulty. So strenuous are the
appeals of both the 1,iberpl and Mod
crate party leaders that ilig situation
beeoMts Increasingly complicated as
tie negotiations proeeed:, However,
Secreia@ Taft said that he believed,
when they are brought face to face
with the danger Of losing indepen-
dence forever, all patriotic Cubans
will be willing to make concessions.
Mr.. Taft added that the United
States peace enlisssriS5 aTe occupy
ing d most delicate position and lave
undertaken to hear all complaints,
and that until they have made them
selves thoroughly eontetsaht With the
political tHrinoil Of Cuba, they can
not express THEMSELVES freely in the
conferences, fearing that possible
Misunderstanding NAY have a deter
rent effect on the Proceedings;
Tie 6a,$ ethhsul 10 tile political
leaders given by Mr. Taft was on
Tie subject Of not engaging in fur
tier agitation tllat might mako in
tclventien by the United States nee
etsaEy. This advice lie gives audi
ence; Regardless Of hsrtt,.
life as Nation at Stake.
Mr.. Taft has made it clear that the
United States is NOT seeking t5 ex-
cgcise ec,!tiH:G;ii over the island or any
Of its affairs; but be has quoted Pres
ident Roosevelt's letter to Minister
Quesada to the effect that he United
States has a ttdtS Which it cannot
sfirk. is those whom he las met
in conference Mr.. Taft has said that
now is the time to decide whether
they would have Cuba i've as q ma
lion. He has weighed every word
carefully alid has, neither upheld nor
criticised the principles Of either fac
,tion.
Mr. Taft realizes that unless The
*national spirits aroused the CONNER
3eial spirit interests will ShaafsSno con-
|sbsyTeac chsds Gn ttIhis polnt The me dia--
sfors are confronted with their chief
difficulty for no way has been de-
vised to obtain the sentiments of
those in the field without treating
With arned forces, which might be
regarded as recognition of the in
surgents. Senator Alfredo Zayas is
generally regarded as the official rep
resentative of the revolution, but he
cannot claim that distinction in nego-
tiating with. Secretary Taft, as that
would make him a revolutionist and
terminate free intercourse with Pres
ident Roosevelt's representatives.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
Gen. Wilder Proposed,

Chattanooga, Speeial,-At the re-
union of Wildcr's brigade Of the
union army of the Cumberland, a
business meeting was held at the bri-
gade monument on Chicamauga bat
tlefiefld. The old officers of the as
sociation were reelected. The name
of Gen. j. I. Wilder was presented
to the department of Tennessee as
candidate for commander-in-chief of
the G. A. R. a resolution was adopt
ed asking congress to establish Il
system Of traction lines in the nation
al military park. The next meeting
of the association will be held is
Charleston, Ill.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
KILLED IN EXPLOSION
IL Lives Lost and 200 More
CT Less Injured
A CAR OF DYNAMITE BLOWS UP
Whether Because of Fools Shooting
ct MARK oil Dangerous Car Or Be-
cause Car Loaded With Iron Was
Switched Against It, 10000 Pounds
of High Explosives Work Havoc at
Jellico, Tenn.

Jellico, Tenn, spccial.-Twelve
lives were snuffed out. scores Of per-
sons hurt aid property damage esti-
mated at probably $5OO,O00 was done
here Friday morning at 8 O'Clock
when a car load of dynamite, stand
ing in track near the Southern de-
pott; Sspl5dad Witll Il report tliat was
heard fOr 20 miles; shatteiing build
ings i'll The bitsiiicgs seStioii IF the
town and breaking nearly every piece
Of glass within a radius of one mile
of the scenc. The dead are: George
Atkins, aged 30, lineman for the East
Tennessee Telephone Gohipahs;; John
Cook, aged 50, car inspector for the
Southern Railway. Waller Rodgers,
aged ! g. clerk for United Cold stor-
age warehouse, cut to pieces and al
most unacceptable. John Gordon,
colored. aged 30. .Ialnes Sharp, coll
ored: William l5Tatta; Hged 1ss:: Ida
Rayna: Aged ! tears.. taihil55 Rcl;y..
nolds, John Hoch, son Of j. NJ. Cook.
Joseph Sellers, engineer on Louisville
& Nashville. One body remains NM
identified; makiiig tile total dead at
noon, i: There is bare possibility
that olhet bSdies inaT .bS Recovered
from inc ruins of buildings; but this
is hardly probable. : -,
Two Theories Of Explosion;
TEs fi:,yighu car, one of the Penn
sylvania's IS lines, contained 450 boxes
Of 10000 pounds of high explosives
consigned TO the Rand Powder Colu:
pahs, af t,ieardeid; TeHii:: Two ccaaasss ca
ARE assigned for the explosion. One
is that three persons were shooting
at mark OH the car and that bull
let entered the car and caused the eS.
plosion. The .other is ,that 'vhile. The
car MES staiidiiig III d side track a
car load of pig iron was switched
against it and that the force of the
jar caused the explosion. People
here are divided as to. the theories
some going 20 far as TO sfag that thesX,
actually saWsthe men firing at The
gar witha rife.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE.

While Few Foreigners are Missing,
Loss of Life Among Native Water
Dwelle1s; Has Been Immense,
Wharves Were Swept Away, Houses
Collapsed and IS Steamers Are
Ashore.
Hong Kong, By cable.-It it now
estimated that 5000 Chinese. lost
their lives in the receipt typhoon. Re
ports are increasing the mortality.
Hong Kong, By Cable.-The loss Of
life and property in the typhoon
which ragged for two hours is far
greater than first reported. A thous-
and persons are missing at Hong
Kong alone and the damage is esti-
mated at several million dollars.
houses collapsed. The military bar
racks are in ruins. Eighteen steam
crs are ashore. The American ship
S. P. Hitchcock was also driven
ashore, as we're many of the launches
that run about the harbor. The
British reserve sloop Phoenix and
small gunboat, the Dongola, are
ashore. The British torpedo boat
Sir. William Jervois were sunk. The
French torpedo boat. destroyer
Froude was wrecked and the Fran
cisque> is ashore. Tile steamers
Kwong Chow, San Chewing, Storsogon
and Honeymoon were sunk. The
steamers Apenrade and Johanne are
partly awash,
The harbor is strewu with wreck
age thrown up on the shore. Hun
drels of Chinese boatment and their
families were saved by the bravery
of the police and civilians, but several
thousand OF the Chinese water dwell
lers must have perishcd, many within
short distances Of the shore.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
Bank Robbed by Armed Men.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Special
Eight masked and heavily armed
burglars had the people of White
Cloud at bay, while they rillcd The
Newaygo County Bank and attempt
ed also TO rob the bank Of r. Gan
non & Son, but the citizens gathered
in such large numbers the robbers
fed. They secured between two and
four thousand dcIJars in cash from
.shu NeNaygo bank.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
: The walhalla Schools.

Walhalla, special.-The Walhalla
graded schools opened Monday morn
ing with an unusually large number
of pupils present. Prof. D. /. Mich
olson, the efficient superintendent,
and his corps of teachers soon had the
work running smoothly. The teach
ers are: Professor Nicholson, sup
erintendent and teacher of ninth and
tenth grades; Miss Steck, seventh
and eighth grades; Mrs. Wray, fifth
and sixth grades; Miss Sturkey, third
and fourth grades, and Miss Tribble,
first aud second grades. Miss Mary
Ansel is teacher Of Millville school,.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
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Young Man Shot to Death.

Spencer, N. c., Specialize G.,
Whitaker, q Southern Railway flag;
man, Of Pilot I-d3untaiii, was shot and
instantly killed here by P. T. He-
drick, a Southern Railway conduc-
tor Of this place. The killing oc-
cured III a store in the, center Of
town where Whitaker was making O.
purchase, and it is stated that 10
words passed between the two men
before the shooting bega'i: Allegtd
attention of Whitaker to Hedrick $
wife is supposed to be the cause of
the tragedy.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
Big Gain in Business.

New Haven, special-It is estimat :
ed that yearly loss of nearly three
quarters Of a million Of dollars TO
the New York, New Hateh and Hart.
ford railroad as the result of reducing
passenger rates to two cents per mile,
has already been turned into actual
gain in gross receipts through the
increase volume of business. Coal
traffic receipts TO date indicate not
only that the estimated loss has oeen
overcome but there will be an actual
gain over the other years.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
IL Dead in English Wreck.

London, Special persons
are known to be dead and II were
injured in the wreck of the Scotch
express on the German Northern
Railway at Grantham early Thursday
morning, but it was stated late at
night that there are other bodies I'M
der the wreck, which has not yet been
cleared. The cause Of the disaster
is still mystery, as the engineer
and fireman were. killed, though there
arc numerous unsupported theories.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
Georgia Preacher a Suicide.

Macon, Ga, special.-A special to
The Telegraph from Dupont, Ga,
says: Rev. Frank Cornelius, Bap-
list minister near Dupont, was shot
through the head while reading on his
front porch. His family rushed to
his assistance. 1t was. thought he
was assinatetd, but indications are
that he committed suicide.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
Current Events.

Tt is estimated that thousands of
lives we're lost in the typhoon at
Hong Kong. while property damage
amounts to millions.
Retiring Govcmor-General Ide and
his successor in the Philippines, Gen
eral Smith, were tie guests Of honor
at dinner given in Manila.
Customs dock No. ! at Buenos Ay-
res was burned. the damage being
more than $1,OO0.O0O.
Armcnians burned four Tartar vii
lagos and massacrcd many inhabi-
tants in the Causcasus.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
Great Fire Does s15O,ooO Dam

Tacoma, spccial.-Firc destroyed
the Eastern railway depot and freight
warehouse, large livery stable and
several dwellings,. One hundred and
fifty horses, many bluoded stock,
were in the stable and less than hall
dozen escaped. Mrs. Person, wife
Of the restaurant keeper is believed
to have lost her life and two men
ARE unaceounted for. The loss Is
one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
Republican Judicial Candidate.

kinston, Specialize Republi.
can executive committee of the third
judicial district met here and nam
ed Mr.. Julius F. Duncan, of Car
~teret county, to oppose Hon. O. H.
Guion, the Democratic nominee for
Judge in the district. No one was
nominated for solicitor but Col Isaac
A. Sugg, of Greenville, was endorsed
against Solicitor Moore, the nomi-
nee, and who also lives in Greenville.
Col. Sugg is a Democrat.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
Dental Association in Atlanta Thi!
Week.

Atlanta, Ga, Spceial.-The Nation.
nj Dental Association will begin its
annual convention here Tuesday and
will conclude on Friday. More tlian
LOO dentists from all parts Of the
country are expected to attend. The
meetings of the National Association
Of Dental Examiners and the National
Association Of Denial Faculties, which
have been in session two days OF the
past week, will merge into the con-
ycntion On Tuesday.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
Urges Bryan to Drop 1t.

Washington, special.-senator Jas.
K. Jones, twice chairman Of the ma
tional Democratic committee and
manager of both the campaigns for
the presidency of William Jennings
Bryan, has written to Mr. Bryan ad-
vising him strongly to drop the sub
ject of government ownership of rail
roads and to take firm stand in fa-
vor of an enforcement of the law
that is now Oh the statute books.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
The MONGOLIA is Floatcd.

Honolulu, BY Cablc.-Thc steamer
Mongolia, which went ashore on Mid
way Island, was foatcd. She is eS-
-pected, to reach here under her own
steam. The Mongolia Is passengers
have not yet arrived here. The
agents here of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company think that the Nor
golia has sustained little damage.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
.BIIDS1'|0N Id LABORERS
Nine Gents Per Hour lowest
Offer For Coolies
TO WORK ON PANAMA CANAL

-Four Proposals Submitted to 18th
mian Commission Under speoidca.
tionss Requiring Contract for at
Least $500 Men, Commission Hav-
ing Privilege of Calling fof More
Up to 15,ooo-Average Bid About
10 Cents an Hour For Common
Labor. Ranging Up to 40 Cents for
Physicians,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
Back to Georgia For Trial.

Pittsburg, Pa, special.-Thomas
W. Alexander, the cotton broker Of
Augusta, Ga, under arrest here as a
fugitive from justice will leave for
home in charge Of Lieutenant of Pc
lice William M. Collins, of Augusta.
who arrived in Pittsburg. Lieuten
ant Collins says the amount involved
is between $15O,00O and $22O,O0O.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
CUBA MUST BEHAVE
Uncle Sam Lays Down the Law
to Warning Factions
HER EXISTENCE is Al STAKE

While Making it Clear That the
United States Are Not Seeking to
Control Island's Affairs, President
Roosevelt's S Lieutenants Points Out
That Failure of Minor Means to
Restore, Order Will Forfeit euba's
Fife Us Nation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
At Charlotte.

Charlotte, N. c., Special.-Hon. W
J. Bryan spoke here Tuesday night
to a large and enthusiastic audience
His speech was on rather new lines
He devoted much time to the tariff
and trusts. He went from here tc
Columbia, S. c.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
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Augusta Ga.,

with OF over Eight Hundred Thousand dollars and
Roard of Directors chosen the successful business
men in the community invites you to become deposo1,
Using you every courtesy.
FoUR.PER CENT INTEREST paid on Savings accounts
Correspondence invited
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
Clemson College Opens Years Work.

Clemson College, sreeiai- clemson
College opened last week with about
GOO boys on hand. Of these about
200 were few students. The main
body of the students came in Tuesday
night iu The midst of Il very heaty
storm, but no oae seemed down-heart-
ed. Or. T. II. Nell conducted the
chapel exercises Wednesday morning
and made the opening ai;iiress. He
spoke very earnestly to the young
.nea sbout the opportunities they have
OF making the best possible citizens
out of themselves. end urged thenh
to act the maHly part at ali times.
tie advised theni IS join the Young
Men s Christian Association, to put
themselves under the@be influences
and to exert the best influences. Dir.
Nell S address was full 5ffsgood adj,
vice to- cid students and new. En-
stranea examine tons and ake-up
work are sf, while the reg
slagsesi
sare beng hel he Sol Work ssl
starts off wells with erythiing: I'm in
good health and high spirits.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
Marketing the Cotton Of Last Years
4, Il Crop.

.aL-
s partanbu burg,, Special Mr.. L. sIiG:
IeheE presid lent Of ssffheS SSparta rtanburg
COUNTY Cotton assoc atiep So 544
ssafes sEe,s es of
sthe associat ion: The ottons was all
The last year 5 trop and a uniform
price Of cents was obtained, any
Offer ,ssr this being refused. MF
:AEehs has recently been very active
M the marketing Of the association
cotton, having sold during last and
thissweek go bales at 10 cents per
pound, all Of the cotton being taken
by the local mills. Mr.. Archer esti-
mates that there are still about 500
bales of last years crop in the local
warehouses. in the county. all of
which will probably go on the market
within a short time In speaking of
the joint stock company which there
has beeu much talk Of forming in
the South, Mr. Archer said that he
could see no use for it. If the com-
panY was formed the stockholders
would want to make money, and the
result after few years would be the
. same as from all other similar move
ments. Mr. Archer stated that in his
opinion it, ..was nothing more than
another bear movement. He. stated
that if the ;landholders would agree
to withhold the crop from the market
until the price would be remunerative
the same thing would be accomplish.
ed as is outlined in the. proposed
sixty million dollar holding company.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS.
Condition of South Carolina Drops
For Week Ending Monday, Septem-
ber 18th, as Given Out by the De.
partment

There was ample sunshine during
the week, except in the extreme
northwestern portion where the pre-
vailing weather was cloudy. The
last two days were cloudy over the
whole State,
The temperature was unseasehsbly
high until the 10th after which date
it was slightly below normal. The
maximum temperatures were gener-
ally about 90 degrees, or above, dur
ing the first Eve days while on the
last two days they were about 80
degrees. The extreme maximum for
the State was 81 degrees at Black
vile on the 18th, The minimum tenn.
pcratures had a wide range during the
week from 60 to rs degrees, the low
est having been noted at Liberty on
the 11th and at Greeville on the 18th.
The precipitation was below nor
NAL. Rain fell on only one day at
most places, and soiae localities had
no rein. The weekly amounts we're
generally below o.25 of an inch, al
though at places in the northern and
western counties the amounts ranged
from about half an il.ehl to nearly two
inches 9hese heavy showers were
widely scattered and covered COM
paratively small areas. The soil has
become quite dry ever the central
and eastern parts of the State.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
Baltimore Produce Market.

/ e Baltimore, Sept. 24Flour quiet
and steady, unchanged.
Wheat frmer; spot contract 7l3-4
to Il IS; Southern 3S to 81.
Corn frmer; spot 81 "a to 81 rs;
Southern white 55 1-2 to So 1.-2.
Oats. frmer; No. 2, mixed 36 to
30 z1-2. Rye frmer; No. 2 Western
66 to 81.
Butter steady and unchanged;
fancy imitation 20 to 2l: do cream
seryz25 to 26; do ladle IS to 20. store
packed f16 to IL.
Eggs firm a. Cheese active and un-
changed 10 5-S to l3l-4.
S. Sugar steady s6c hanged:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26

The last proposal is assumed at the
Department. to mean that if the COM
mission enters into contract with Mr..
Reuben and wants the full quota Of
$4,000 Chinese he will furnish them
at the rate Of 9 cents per hour for
common laborers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-31
A CURIOUS CASE.

It is difficult 10 understand, from the
point Of view of the layman, how an
action to compel a corporation to do
something that is illegal could possibly
acquire any standing in court. A case
reported from Kansas City in the
United States district court shows that
this was done. The outcome, however,
and naturally enough, was against the
complainant. 1t appears that the
American Express company refused to
transmit for a whisky manufacturer
packages Of whisky addressed to Mis-
sissippi local option points.
This action was based on a Missis-
sippi statute forbiding the importation
Of whisky into those places and impos-
ing a penalty Of a fine for each offenseg
Prior to the passage Of the act the
liquor company had in transit 10
these points $500 packages of whisky
which the express company now re-
fuses to deliver, but VIII return to the
consignor. Attorneys for the express
company showed that If their corpora
ton delivered the whisky It would be
liable to fines aggregating something
like s2.5OO,O0o.
Naturally the company did not de-
sire to take any such chance, when the
sum it would receive for transporting
the goods would be, in comparison with
the prospective fines, merely nominal
The United States court held that the
express people were right IN their re-
fusal, that they could not be COMPEL
ed by a United States court 10 violate
2 perfectly constitutional state law. So
the whisky viii be returned to the dis
filling company and the people Of
Mississippi will be deprived OF it. And
if they are honest they will admit
that they are better off without it.
Mississippi seems TO have local op-
ton law that is really local option. In
many states this law IS a farce. In
many of them local option seems sim
ply that more liquor is consumed than
when the saloons were opened. This
because the stuff is aiken in great
quantities by the express and railroad
companies. It is only a matter of the
people in the prohibition district writ
ing for the stuff, paying for it and
getting it in any quantities they de-
sire or can pay for.
It might be well for other states hav-
ing local option laws to draft new
statute after the order, Of the one in
force in Mississippi