Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-07-24
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In Brief &
MINOR MATTERS OF INTEREST
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| speech at The Hague IN support VI
the American position on arbitration.
The Korean Cabinet has resigned
| and Toxic expects the Emperor at
Seoul to abdicatc.
DR.. Karl Hau, the former Washing
ton man accused Of murder in Baden
Baden, Germany, made admissions to
help expedite his trial.
It is rumored that Anna Gould,
former Countess Castellane, is en-
gagged to Prince Elic dc Sagin.
The suit of Alexander Gregor, who
sued for damages because he had
been accused Of theft, was decided
against him.
Kaid Mclean, commander of the
| forces of the Sultan OF Morocco,
escaped from Raisuli.
The Emperor Of Korea was asked
to abdicatc, and the end Of this EN-
| pire is thought to be near.
The trial of DR.. Karl Hau, former
| ly of Washington, for murder of his
mother-in-law was begun at Karls-
rule.
The board of inquiry is expected to
report that the explosion on the
| Georgia was caused by "farc-
back" from the cight-inch gun.
Burning powder fell into the ammll-
nition handling room. threatening the
ship with destruction.
Independent coal miners, in pc
tition to the Interstate Commerce
| Commission seek to end the anthrl-
cite coal combine.
A tremendous crowd from Rich
mond made Richmond Day at James
town Exposition decided success.
Alice Scruggs, negro woman OF
Richmond, was discovered to haze
conducted school for thieves.
Mr.. John ". Britt, of Marinsbrg,
W. Va, was killed in runaway ac-
cidcnt.
The Summers Coal Company, bet
ter known as the Robby Coal Com
oany, with large holdings on the
Wheeling and Lake Eric railroad and
the Wabash, has just closed a deal
for The Carrollton Coal Company's
mine and holdings at jug Run, near
st. Clairsville, w. Va, OIL the Wa
bash extension.
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A gigantic combination of inde.
pendent bakeries, including those OF
Baltimore, is being formed in New
| York with $3O,OO000O to $4G,OOO,-
900 capital to fight the National Bis
cult company.
The South Penn Oil Company is
leasing number of farms in the VI
cinity of Independence, Preston
county, w. ", for the purpose of de-
veloping the field for oil and gas.
II cost Robert NJ. Ward, of Win
]. chester, $sS0.51 for the honor OF
representing the Tenth district IN
the Virginia Senate, and his defeated
opponent. Judge F. S. Tavenncr, OF
Woodstock, $571.25, according to
figure just filed.
Judge Alton B. Parker, Of New
York made an address in support OF
the Conctitution before the North
Carolina Bar Association.
The feeling in France is one OF
disappointment with the tariff agree
ment with the United States brought
over by Ambassador Jusserand.
Mr.. Bonaparte states that the re-
ccivership for the Tobacco Trust is
only to compel it to comply with the
law.
President James McCrea, of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, declared 2
cent law was unfair to the public us
well as the railroads.
The Anson Couty lynchcrs are on
trial at Monroe, N. C. The State has
made out strong case aaginst them
so far.
Nine men were killed and like
number seriously burned by apow-
der explosion on the battleship Geor-
gia.
Interstate railroad fares have been
reduced to two cents per mile by mott
of the Northern and Western rail-
roads.
Col. Charles G. Ayres has been or
dcrcd before board to examine his
fitness for retirement from the Unit
cd States Army.
Senator McEncry, of Louisiana is
quoted as offering to resign i'll favor
of John Sharp Williams if the lat
ter fails of election to the United
States Senate.
Mrs. Preston Gibson daughter Of
Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page and the
late Henry Field of Chicago is to sue
for divorce.
The Virginia Corporation Commis-
sion of Virginia was notified that tue
| injunction against the 2-cent rate Or
der was in effect.
Max Lansburgh of Baltimore filed
a suit at Charleston, w. Va, to re-
cover coal lands in Mcdowell county
valued at $5,O00,OOO.
William d. Haywood Oil trial OIL
the charge Of numbering former Gov,
ernor Steunenherg went on the stand
in his own defense.
The King and Queen of England
were enthusiastically received in Ire
land.
The National Educational Associa-
ton declared itself ill favor OF re-
formed spelling.
Senator I.atimer and Congressman
Burnett are in Berlin studying the
emigration problem.
A street fight occurcd between
DT;l1;or, Cannon white man, and