Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-04
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Charles Williams, negro OUTLAW
who began his career Of murder by
shooting the Sheriff who sought 70
arrest him, killed two other white of;
fcers in Georgia and is being pursued.
by by a third posse sworn to take hlrl
alive or dead.
The International Law Association
began its second convention at Port-
land, Maine.
The leading brewers of the country
resolved at meeting to fight the rs
ing tide of local option.
New Yorkers say all the capital for
a railroad from Nebraska to the Gulf
Of Mexico has been subscribed.
Energetic measures are being taken
to Gght the bubonic pleague at San
Francisco.
Lack of morals in the French navy
is the cause assigned for recent dis
asters by the. Senatorial commission
of investigated.
The British PARLIAMENT was pro-
rogued after long and arduous sses-
sion. -
The assassination Of the Sultan Of
Morocco was rumored.
Presidents Roosevelt and Diaz have
offered their good Offices to the Cen
trail American republics to arrange
for neace conference.
All previous work records by the
Panama canal have been broken By.
Colonel Goethels in July and August.
The Comptroller Of the Treasury
decides that Government officials must
sign all documents by hand, the use
of rubber stamp signatures" being
illegal.
Rev. DR.. r. T. Wilson a prominent
Southern Methodist minister died
near Petersburg.
Rev. Robert Smith is dead at Man
assas.
F. R. Fiori a brewery collector was
held up and robbed of 81, 200 near
Tunnelton.
Miss Anna Mcdonald Duncan and
Mr.. Charles B. Hendricks were mar.
ried in the West Virginia building
at jamestown.
Osteopaths in session at Norfolk de-
clared they would prove A. I. Pat-
rick not guilty Of murder in New
York.
Directors of the jamestown Expo
sition are expected to end the Tucker
Barr social war Friday.
George Whitelock Of Baltimore,
created stir in the American Bar As
sociation by introducing resolution
criticising the President for comment
ing ON the Beef Trust trial year ago.
A movement is said to be on foot
to appeal to the President in the tele-
graph strike.
Fiur persons were killed in coils
ion between an automobile and troll
ley car near Canandaigua, n. Y.
Prince Wilhelm Of Sweden lunched
at Sycamore Hill and came away lorbi
in his praises of the President.
Chester B. Rnnyan, the New Yorker
who stole nearly 100000 blamed his
downfall on Laura Carter z IS y:
Senator Tillman discussed the race
question III Whining ton, Del. 4.
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Secretary Taft con ntiinued On his
westward journey. g
S Radical changes in New FORK Is
transit system are ordered by the
Public Service Commission.
Secretary Newberry plans to trans
fer the historic frigate Constitution
from Boston to either Annapolis or
Washington.
The Earl of Dunmore, the most
prominent Christian Scientist in Eng
land is dead.
Canada wants to restrict the num-
Der of japanese immigrants.
The Joint Army, Navy and Treas
ury Board agreed upon a bill provid.
ing for an increase of pay in oil
branches of the service.
According to the present program
the battleship fleet will not reach San
Francisco until May l, 1908.
James P. Farrell, an Irish Nation
alist member Of Parliament aud 40
others were arrested on charges Of
holding meetings that caused riot
with the Sim Fein Society.
Matuschenko, the sailor who led tie
mutiny on the Russian battleshir
Kniaz Potemkinc two years ago, has
been arrested.
Governor Swanson denied that he
was in any way connected with The
social war at the jamestown Expo
siiicn.
Cyrus Grafin, considered a poor
hermit in Richmond died leaving $751;
600.
Samuel Gompers, and William Ran
dolph Hearst will be the speakers La
Dor Day at the jamestown Exposition.
Ludwig Hostottle was killed at Par
kersburg, w. Va, by sharp splinter
OF wood piercing his heart.
James G. Penn, millionaire tobac-
conist of Danville, Va, died.
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon declared
be would rather help the next Con
gress to win Republican success in the
election than be offered the Presideli-