Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-02-06
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: Late Neseas
; IN Brief. *
: MINOR MATTERS OF INTEREST
The Prussian Diet began its ses-

S@N~NS'
A decision was reached on the Pan
anna canal contracts bids.
Debats on the Army Appropria-
tion bill began in the House.
New York's building at the James
town exposition will cost $4,000.
The birthday of Emperor William
was celebrated in Berlin with unusual
eclat.
R. E. Reynolds, Of Chatham, nea,
Danville, was killed in duel with q
policeman.
The total number of persons killed
by the earthquake in Jamaica is plae-
ed by some persons at 1000.
DR.. Charles Wilmet Townsend, OF
Staten Island, who was shot by
masked man, died of his injuries.
Secretary Root praises the Cana
dians and says he found officials and
people OF only friendly, but cordial.
Dealers in metal formed an organ
ization and appealed to President
Roosevelt to prevent the copper
trust.
Rev. Dr.. Alexander Gilchrist, sec
retary Of the Home Mission board of
the United Presbyterian church, is
dead.
An explosion of safety devices,
with the view of saving workmen's
lives, is to begin Tuesday in New
York.
The postal commission recommends
an entire new system Of accounting,
weighing and classification in the pos
tai service.
The West Virginia Legislature, it is
reported, may investigate the mine
explosion at Lorentz, in which L
were killed.
Governor Swettenham, of Jamaica,
is said to have placed his resignation
into the hands of Lord Elgin, colonial
secretary.
More than $4,000 persons took a
last look at the body cf Senator AL
ger as it lay in state in the Detroit
city hall.
1t is now said that the Thaw de-
fense will be neither insanity nor the
unwrittcn law, but that surprises are
planned.
Elmer Barton, a mulatto charged
with assaulting a white girl at
Wrightsville, near York, Pa, narrow
ly escaped lynching.
Two more Thaw jurors were select
ed but it begins to look as though
itIlc special panel oe ego tssiesraesl
ii:maynot oesea9ns,i
A young unidentified coaple allow
Led an electric train at Newton Castle,
NEAR Camden, Nj, run them down;
both being instantly killed.
Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker, sis
ter Of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and
the last of the children Of Rev. Ly-
man Beecher, died of paralysis.
Quo warranto proceedings were
brought by the Attorney-General of
Minnesota to vacate the charter of
the st. Paul, Minneapolis and Mani
toba railroad, a~Hill line.
Rev. DR.. R. Fl. Bennett, president
of Randolph-Macon College, charges
that Virginia liquor interests are
raising $4,000 to be used to infu-
ence legislation.
The Omaha courts fined a dealer
for selling reproductions of print
ings by Van Dyke, Rubens and Van
der Werff, which were declared in
decent.
| Arguments were heard and decis-
ions reserved by the Appellate divis-
ion of the New York supreme, court
in the case Of the Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company against former Presi.
dent McCurdy for $3,570,000.
The Pennsylvania railroad has ap.
pointed a chief forester to supervise
the planting Of seedlings so as to in
sure a future supply Of crossties.
After a conference at the White
House, it was officially announced
that w. j. Oliver, Of Knoxville
Tenn, would be awarded the Panama
canal contract if he can furnish twc
competent partners and backing Of
$5,OO0,OOO.
President Roosevelt expects to sent
o Congress another message contain
ng additional evidence against th'
discharged negro troops.
The American Institutes golc
medal was presented in Washington
TO Sir Ashton Webb, architect t
King Edward VII.
Seventy-two members of the thir
class of the Virginia Military Inst
,ue were sentenced to dismissal TO
she firemorks display on the roof o
the academic building.
HE KNEW POP.