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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-18
und CASKETS,
Current Events.

Gasoline caused two fires in Pitts.
burg which. caused loss Of $25o,ooo
and the injury of four fremen.
Secretary Taft opened the Repub-
lican campaign in Kentucky with Oh
address on the race issue.
Attorneys Morris A. Soper and Pc
ter, of Maryland conferred with AT.
torney-General Bonaparte in regard
to the test case to determine the Jurls-
diction over the Conduit road.
Prince William of Sweden arrived
at Newport and was a guest at two
villas.
Rear Admirals Brownson and
Evans will visit President Roosevelt
at Oyster Bay.
Governor Conner, of Alabama has
given the railroads until October |
to comply with existing State laws ors
face more stringent measures:
James NJ. Shumakcr, former Super.
intendent of Public Buildings at Har-
risburg,is said to be ready to give his
knowledge Of the capital scandal,
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American Social Science Association
Meets.

Buffalo, N. Y, special.-"Is So.
cialism Threatening Calamity7''
was the general topic announced for
discussion by the American Social
Science Association. DR.. A. F. Web
er, of the New York State depart
ment of labor, spoke on "Labor Leg
islation, National and Information
al" and w. j. Ghent on "Interna-
tional Socialism; Its Aims, Methods
and Progress" These addresses
were followed by a general discus
sion.
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Cotton Mill for Fort Lawn.

Chester, special.--Chester's enter.
prising neighbor, Fort Lawn has now
an opportunity to secure cotton mill
with a capital of $125,OOO. 1t is be.
lieved that the business men of thai
progressive town and community will
not allow this occasionto pass by
Fort Lawn has exceptional advanta
ees as the site for such al enterprise.
The promoters of this mill are: DR.
w. Gill Wylie Of New York "a Ches.
ter many and Messrs. j. B. John.
stoa and W, W. Moore Of Rock Hill
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BROKE ALL RECORDS
Giant New Liner Crosses the
Ocean With Unusual Speed
ANEW TYPE Of ENGINES USED
Big Turbine Steamship Rushes Into
New York Harbor Flying Flag OF
Victory, Having Made the Trip
S From Queenstown in Days, ]
Hour and SO Minutes.

New York, Special.-A new steam
Ship record between European port
and New York was made by the Gu
hard lines new giant turbine ship,
Lnsitania.
The Lusitania left Queenstown, the
Nearest transatlantic port to New
York at 1910 p. m. Sunday and ar-
1liiYed off Sandy Hook ightship at
9S:43 a. m. (estimated), making the
time: for the trip 5 days, 1 hour and
SO minutes.
This is 6 hours and 20 minutes
better than the previous Queenstown
New York record held by the Lucanllsa
of the same line.
Hour Record Unbroken.
While the Lusitania has made o
new record for the time a passenger
is actually on board ship, she has
not. beaten the average speed per
hour record, Of the kaiser Wilhelm
II,,iwhich has made 1888 knots from
New York to Plymouth and the
Deuthchlapd, with record OF 23.ol
knots per hour to Plymouth, having
made better time.
The Lusitania speed per hour on
her maiden voyage was estimated al
22.S7 knots per hour.
The new ship was decked with flags
and bunting when she made her ap;;
pearance off Sandy Hook. A. good
sight of the beautiful vessel was had
from the shore for only short while.
Her passengers lined the ratings
and crowded the different decks OF
the large vessel, waving handker-
chiefs and American and British
flags.
The marine observatory stations on
the shore dipped their flags in salute,
and other vessels in the lower bay
blew their whistles in greeting, and
the Lusitania blue ensign was con-
stantly lowered and raised in ac-
knowledgment Of the reception given
her.:
Report of Record Made.
The log of the Lusitania gives the
time passage 5 days and 81 minutes,
and her time of arrival off Sandy
Hook lightship sos q. m. The aver
age speed 23:O1 knots per hour, and
the days run were sos miles, 556, 575,
$40 and 4S3 to the ightship. The
total distance was 2,7S2 miles.
Elhie giant Cunarder was given a
elarneroils greeting by the immense
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-18
Trial By Jury.

Washington, Special ques-
ton whether trial by jury is hereaft-
er to become an institution in the
canal zone will be tested by the ST.,
preme Court Of the United States IL:
the interest of an mdcrserving black
West Indian employe who murdered
his wife because she insisted upon
his dropping an affinity" after her
arrival. He was sentenced to be
hanged, but the case came before
the court on a writ Of error and the
prisoner will not be hanged. ;.
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Southern Wins Damage Suit.

Union, Special-The jury in the
case of Mr.. John H. Wilburn who
was suing the Southern Railway COM
pany for $4,000 for the death of his
son Richard Fl. Wilburn who was rid
ing on the engine at the time of Q
wreck on the Lockhart road in May
1905, brought in. a verdict in favor
Of the Southern.
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Reward for Incendiary.

Columbia, special-Gov. Ansel Of
fere1 reward of SIS for the arrest
and conviction of the parties who
burned the tobacco barn the property
of j. E. Dority. The fire occurred
at Timmonsville on August % and
there is said to be positive proof that
it was incendiay.
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Is DIE in. A WRECK
A misunderstanding Of Orders
Results in Awful Catastrophe
MANY PERSONS INJURED BADLY
Excursion Train on the Concord
Division of the Boston B Maine
Railroad Crashes Into a FTelghts,
With Terrible Results.

White River Junction, Vt, Speclal..
"A fearful head-on collision between
the southbound Quebec express and a
nolthbound freight train on the Con.
cord division of the Boston & Maine
Railroad, four miles north OF Canaan
station early Sunday, due 10 mis-. mis-
take in train dispatcher's orders and
from a demolished passenger coach
there were taken "a dead and dying
and 81 other passengers, most OF
them seriously wounded. Nearly all
those who were in the death car were
returning from a fair at Sherbrooke,
Quebec, 160 miles north.
The conductor Of the freight train
vas given to understand that he had
plenty of time to reach a siding by
llle night operator at Canaan sta
tjon, receiving, according to the su-
perinlendent of the division, a copy
of the telegraph order from the train
dispatcher at Concord which conflls-
cd the train Nos. 80 and 81. The
wreck occurred just after the express
had rounded into straight stretch
If track, but owing TO the carly morn.
ing mist neither engineer saw the
othsr's lead light until it was too
late.
The List of the Dead.
Those Identified up to 6 O'Clock at
night were as follows:
Timothy Shaughnessey, Castle Bar,
Quebec.
Mrs. Shaughncsscy.
Miss Annie st. Pierre, yertc, Que
bee.
Fred NJ. Phelps, ochiltree, Texas.
Mrs. A. L. Warren, Haverhill,
Mass.
vt.
Mrs. Maragret Largy, Manchester,
N. II.
Mrs. Philip Gagnon, sherbrooke.
Miss Barrett, Manchester, N. Fl.
Miss Alvira Giron, Nashua.
Mrs. Webster, a dressmaker living
in Massachusetts.
J. L. Conron, Somerville. Mass.
Infant child of Irvi ,g Clifford, Con-
cord, N. II.
Mrs. E. L. Briggs, West Canaan,
N. II.
John G. Duncan, Bethel, vt.
The unidentified include a boy 4
years old, man 40 years old, wo-
man of 30 years, man of 55, and
four others. 5S
Those Seriously Injured.
The most seriously injured, who
were taken to the Margaret Fitch
cock Hospital at Hanover, NH, in
eludes an unknown boy with both legs
broken, arm torn out and head In:
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& defenses &c esiI ana DO

Coast defenses 3gss|
ton,s New York, San francisco and on
Puget Sound Will be completed soon
if Congress gives the money.
Negro troops returning from the
Philippines will be sent to New York
State posts.
The coal for the Pacific journey of
the big fleet will be bought by bids,
giving Welsh mines an opportunity
Mrs. Mary Lawless Rorshach was
buried in Portsmouth.
The great Council of Red Men adj
jou,ned its. session at Norfolk to meet
at Bridgeport, Conn.
W. B. Patterson u sailor on the re-
ceiving ship Franklin confessed that
he murdered Agrippa Jones
As result of the deadlock between
producers and consumers over the
price the copper mines may close.
Secretary Taft sailed from Seattle
on his voyage around the world.
Charles G.. Burton Of Nevada, Mo-,
was elected commander-in-chief oil
the Grand Army of the Republic at
Saratoga.
Hartman and President Harahan
Of the Illinois Central are hunting
for proxies.
Randolph Guggcnheimcr native
of Lynchburg, Va, and well-knowll
New York lawyer is dead.
Colonel Gaynor says he is glad to
get back into prison as the curiosity
of people at the summer resorts was
too much for him.
The international theatre trust is
said to be assured.
Rear-Admiral Cowles said the Pa
cifc coast has enogh docks to care
for the big battleship feet going
there.
The new turbine steamer Lusitania
is reported to have passed the Lu-
cania.
The armistice ordered by General
Drude in command at Casablanca was
fruitless as the Moorish tribesmen
failed to send delegates.
A new Persian Cabinet has been
formed.
Japanese mobbed United States
sailors and an investigation showed
that the attack was provoked.
One-third of all the school children
in the United States are reported to
be defective.
1t is thought that President Roose-
welt may deliver speech for Cor
gresham Burton in the Mayoralty
fight at Cleveland while Bryan is .ex-
pected to speak for Tom Johnson.
The fight between Charles f. Muir
ply and George B. Mcclellan for the
control of Tammany has entered up
on its last week and is regarded as
the bitterest in 20 years.
Senator Alice is reported to be eag-
er to effect a reconciliation with Adj
dicks to improve his chances for the
Governorship.
Mrs. Pepper-vanderbilt had her
aged husband up as an exhibit at u
spiritualist meeting.
There is to be submarine wedding
in he New York Hippodromei
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The Race Troubles in Georgia.

Fitzgerald, Ga, special.-Thc mi.
.litia are holding back mob which
threatens a second attack withir
twenty four hours on the negro
quarters here. Thursday an attack
was elimination Of the i'll feeling
developing during many months. Re
PEELED by the sheriff and his deputies
after desperate struggle the negroes
dare not stir outside the militia
lines.
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The Management of the Standard Oil

New York, special-Wall street
reports that Henry c. Frick will soon
assume the active management of the
Staniarl Oil Company are. revived
by accounts Of H. H. Rogers serious
illness. Trades argue that the oil
man is growing old and recent vaca-
tions have failed to restore his health
Friends both of Rogers and Frick
have fougly the suggestion of any
change in the management.
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llss
ders, Nashua,
c. Saunders, Nashua, cont on
face; Miss D. Saunders, Nashua, in
ternal injuries; Fred Saunders, Nash
ua, shoulder injured; Mrs. Hester
Saunders, Brocton, Mass, head and
back injured; Charles st. Pierre Isle
Verte, Que, internal injuries: Arthur
Jacques, Millbury, internal injuries;
E. A. Batchclder, Somerville, ankle
broken;. Philip Gagnon Sherbrooke,
internal injuries: John Barrett, Man.
chester, N. H., head and breast in
iured; Miss Abby Jansen, Nashua,
broken frontal bone.
The southbound train was made up
at Sherbrooke, where it picked up
two sleepers from Quebec and two
more on the way down. 1t consist
ed of the baggage car, passenger
coach and smoking car in that order.
with the sleepers in the rear. The
train left White River Junction at
$3.50 a. M, 40 minutes late and fol-
lowed 20 minutes later by the Mon
treal express over the Central Yer.
mont. The Quebec express is known
as No. 80 and the Montreal train as
No. "a.
Meantime a northbound freight
train known as No. 267, had arrived
at Canaan, Is miles down the road,
at 4:l0 a. M, on time According
to W. r. Ray, Jr., division superin-
tendent, j. R. Crowley, the night
train dispatcher at Concord. sent a
dispatch to John Greeley, the night
operator at Canaan that No. 81 was
one hour and 10 minutes late. The
order which Conductor Lawrence. OF
the freight train, showed after the
accident distinctly states that No
80 instead of No. 81 was an hour
and 10 minutes late. Conductor
Lawrence, believing that he had suf.
ficient time i'll the hour and ten mill
utes to reach the sidetrack at West
Canaan, four miles beyond, before
No. 30 reached it, ordered his train
ahead. The superintendent declared
that the accident was due to the mis-
take in placing a cipher after the
three in the number of the train
instead of a four. :.
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Letter Threatens to Kill and. Burn,

Columbia, Special.-Following the
acquittal of Ex=Coroner w. E. Green
of the murder Of a negro hackman
a threatening note scrawled in blac
pencil Oh large sheet was found OH
the piazza Of the Burnside boarding
house where Green and his family
live with his mother-in-law. The note
10 thought to have been written by
q negrowho accused Mrs. Burnside of
furnishing the money to free Green,
and threatened that unless Green
were permanently gotten out of the
community within twenty-four hours
he would be killed and the Burnside
place burned. The police. have no
clue. If there is an attempt to carry
out the threat race riot Is certain.
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Anti-Oriental, Riots.

Vancouver, B. c., Special. The
situation hcre growing out of anti
Oriental riots is intensified, by the un-
expected genius displayed by the
brown men for organization. The
Japs arc threatening to burn the
town if the assaults on Jap quarters
arc not stopped. When the next ship
is due to arrive with 500 Jap immi-
grants renewed trouble is feared.
Many additional officers were sworn
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-18
Pardons Refused.

Columbia, special.-Gov. Ansel re-
fused to pardon B. D. Dennis convict
ed in Sumter county Of melting a riot
and sentenced to six months on the
chaiugang. The petition was very
largely signed but did not contain
many facts about the case. The Gov
also refused to pardon Demps Tas-
lcr a negro who was sent up for life
from Aiken county in 1901 for shoot.
ina Jas. Jackson. This petition had
been before former Governor Hey.
ward and had been refused,
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contract Is. for Bridge.

Gaffney, Special.-Th county conf
missioncrs in their session Tuesday
awarded the contract for the erection
of the bridge at Stacy's Ferry to the
Roanoke Bridge Company. The price
to be paid for the bridge complete is
$4,000 with the stipulation that the
Job is to be completed within FIVE
months.
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Telephone Men Strike.

Columbus, Special.-Half n dozen
employees of the Automatic Telc,
phone company have left their places
with the company because they arc
dissatisfied with the management
Saturday the manager dismissed the
chief of tie construction department
and replaced him with another man.
This caused the men in this depart
ment to be very much dissatisfied
and they have refused to work since.
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sumter's New Court House.

Sumter, Special.-A resolution has
been passed by the county board OF
commissioners looking to the dedlca-
ton of the new court house. The
Sumter Bar Association, the county
legislative delegation and Hon. Rich
ard |. Manning will have charge OF
the arrangements for the dedication
at the request of the county board
and they will fix the date and prepare
a suitable programme for the occa-
sion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-18
Cotton Mill at Chapi1l.

Columbia, special.-The secretary
of State has issued commission to
the Chaplin Manufacturing Company
of Chaplin, Lexington county. The
capital is placed at $4,000 and the
concern will manufacture yarn and
other cotton goods. Among the
stockholders are: j. B. Blackwelde1
and M. C. Carlisle of Newberry and
C. P. Robinson and e. T. Branch Of
Chaplin.
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coston Mill spinnsrs Meet at Boston

Boston, Mass, Special.-The sec
sond annual session Of the cotton mil
spinners began in this city Wednes-
day and the delegates from many
:parts of the country were informed
by Samuel Ross, of New Bedford, IN
yternational secretary, tLat all was
harmony in the different districts ex-
eept IN one. The session, it is expect
ed, viii continue three days and the
delesates will discuss shorter hours
md the reserve fund,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-18

A charter is granted the Taylor
Herring Real Estate Company, of
Kinston, the authorized capital stock
Of which is $4,000 the stockholders
being j. F. Taylor, Charles +. Harvey
and 1. Harvey
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Mrs. Blair Found Guilty.

Columbia, S. c., special.-Mrs
Ethel w. Blair, charged with the
murder of her husband, C. w. Blair,
conductor on the Columbia, New
berry G. Laurens Railroad, in January
last, was convicted of manslaughtcr
with recommendation Of mercy.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-18

tall Singer Bu1fdIng was Strung a Sc.
rliies of flags signalling in the marine
code, Welcome" /"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-18

"Chief Justice Of Supreme Court.
"Newberry, S. c., Sept. z, 1907. u
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-10-19
The Salvation Army.

Pecos and 2nd.-Staff Captain and
Mrs. A D. Shaw, officers in eharge.)
Sunday: II a. m. Holiness Unto the
Lord
500 p. m.-Open air, Court House
Square.
500 p. m.-tEgyptians B. c. and
A d. This address will form part
of an old time Salvation service. All
those who desire an old-fashioned red
hot, plain spoken time cannot afford
to miss this meeting.
Monday, 21st, p. m.-Salvation
Army meeting at county Jail All
Christians who would like to take
part in this meeting meet at jail 1850
Usual services during the week
Staff Captain and Mrs. Shaw have
been appointed from New York City
to oversee army operations in Ros-
well. All sinners, saints. backsliders.
are invited to all the meetings.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-10-19
WRECK ON THE SANTA
FE NEAR TRINIDAD

Trinidad, Colo, Oct. 1S.-East
bound passenger train No. on the
Santa Fe, known as the California
Limited, was wrecked near Earl, 20
miles north of Trinidad, this morning.
Engineer Jonn Thomas was instantly
KILLED and Fireman Albert Boynton
probably fatally injured. A number
of passengers were injured by brok-
en- glass, but it is reported that none
were seriously hurt. A defective rail
is said to have been the cause of the
wreck. Officials refuse to give any in
formation, and until the injured pass
engers are brought here it will not
be known how many were hurt.
LATER About ten passengers
were injured, including Mrs. C. w.
Coberly, of Kankakee, Ill, mother OF
A. D. Hazelitt, of Las Vegas, n. NJ,
who was thrown from her berth and
injured internally. All the injured
will recover.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-10-19
NUMBER 1913
EXCITEMENT IN GRAIN
AND DECLINE IN s

New York, Oct. 19.-Thefe was
great excitement in the wheat mar
ket today, attending jump of nearly
four cents a bushel.
Stocks declined in the final dealings
today, closing weak at the lowest
point of the day in the most active
stocks. The closing quotation on Cop
per common, curb, was SIS bid, GA
asked. F. Augustus Heinze said today:
4 still hold a controlling interest in
the Mercantile National Bank. l have
not parted with share of Mercantile
stock. l would like to say this about
the clearing house committee: they
came into our bank and made a thor
ougn examination. They found it per
fectly solvent and said so. Later they
make a different report. You know
why they did that-nothing more nor
less than to induce our depositors to
withdraw their accounts. A fine game
they were endeavoring to play with
offers of help from other banks to
attract depositors to their own banks.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-10-19
DR.. G. r. RUCkER

Has some fine property, botn business
and residence, including one brick
store 25xSO feet with plate glass
front, steel ceiling, skylight, counters,
shelving and three fine show cases; ;
40x15O feet vacant On Broadway, and
three residences in ChecotaA, Indian
Territory, THE Queen City of the
Prairies,'' that he will sell or trade
for Roswell city property, improved,
Or for Pecos Valley decided lands. He
also owns a $1,000 (Mex.) drug store
in Mexico paying fifty per cent per
annum profit, that he will dispose of
in like manner. All N. Penn. avenue,
City. 96tf
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-10-19
Trip Around the World.

The ladies of the Presbyterian
world Tuesday evening, October %
from 700 o'clock on. The union sta
ton will be the Presbyterian church
America will be represented at Mrs
Carson's on Military Heights, Old
Mexico at Mrs. Fanny Whites on
Ky. avenue, ireland at Mrs R. S
Hamihon's on Missouri and Japan at
Mrs. ]. P Whites on Lea avenue
Tickets on sale at the Wigmam and
Payton's drug store. Price so cents.
First train leaves at 700 and the sec
ond at 500 o'clock. IL
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BROKERS IN
TROUBLE

New York, Oct. ia perplexing
ers and financiers who are trying to
straighten out the affairs of the Mer-
camille National Bank and divorce
it completely from association with
F. Augustus F. Heinze, its former
president. With the designations of
the entire board of directors in the
hands of the clearing house, that in
stitution appeared to be in control and
was committed to take up the mat
ter of putting the bank on a firm
footing. For this purpose nine clear
ing house banks had promised to con-
tribute 100000 cash to tide the Mer-
camille Bank over any distress it
might encounter as a result of the
suspension of Otto Heinze & Co. and
the efforts of Augustus Heinze to re-
establish that firm. The debit balance
of the Mercantile National Bank to
the clearing house this morning was
$1,1OO.OOO.
Ridgely Declines Presidency.
Washington, D. c., Oct. 19.-Comp-
troller of the Currency VIM. B. Ridge
ly today declined the presidency of
the Mercantile National Bank of New
York.
Wants Receiver for Oil Trust.
Chicago, Oct. 19.-George F. Hard
ing, of this city, today filed ID bill in
the Superior Court asking for the ap-
pointment of a receiver for the Stan
dard Oil Co of New Jersey. Harding
says in the bill that he is the owner
of 500 shares of capital stock in the
Corn Products Co., and as the man
agement is practically controlled by
the Standard Oil Co, he sues the real
mead of the concern for al accounting
Foreign Cotton Buyer Alarmed.
Chicago, Oct. ia warning to
American cotton growers that cotton
gambling and attempts to maintain
would ultimately result in crippling
the country's cotton export trade was
sounded last night by c. w. Macara
at a banquet given for 115 European
cotton manufacturers. Macara, who
is the largest individual cotton manu-
facturer in the world. and president
of the English Federation of Cotton
Spin1ers, declared that continued high
prices for cotton here would force
England, France and other countries
to develop the cotton growing indus
try at home.