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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
Commissioner Neill at Home.

Washington, Special.-Commission-
er of Labor Charles P. Neill arrived
home from Chicago where he went on
a vain effort to effect settlement of
the telegraphers strike. He decided
not to see visitors and as soon
as he reached the city went to his
hime. For the present he is taking
no part in the telegraph strike situa-
tion, but says he is ready to act as
mediator if called upon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
Low Rates for state Fair.

Columbia, Special.-Secretary Love
of the State Fair Association has re-
'ceived word from the officials Of the
Southern railway that the usual low
rates wouldsbe granted this year for
the State fair. For several weeks
Mr. Love has been in correspondence
with the various railways and from
letters received it seemed certain that
no reduction would be made this year.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
Tuberculosis Discovered in Morgau's
Fine Dairy Herd.

Highland Falls, N. Y, Special
tuberculosis has been discovered In
the fine diary heard owned by J. Pier-
pont Morgan and six Of his nineteen
high breed mich cows have been kill
ed on orders cabled by Mr.. Morgan.
The herd was composed entirely Of
COWS of notable pedigrees and they
were kept with the greatest care in
stables Of the most modern sort, the
most attention being paid to proper
ventilation and to all the sanitary
that are supposed to pro-
tect cows from tuberculosis.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
PLAGUE B|IRIiEI.AK|SOU|.T
Deaef.s Reported From San
Francisco
DISEASE WELL UNDER CONTROL VI!
But One Of the Reported Sufferers
Has survived-With One Excep-
tion, a Foreigner From caastwise
Steamer, the Patents We're OF the
Poorer Glass, Dwelling IN the
.Neighhorhood Of chinatowM

San Francisco, Special. -FigYe cases
If bubonic plague, four Of which have
resulted in death, have been5Ispor
10 the health department. The pa
tients with oie exception we're of
the poorer class Of foreigners dWell-
ing in the neighborhood of china=
.own. The exception was q foreiga
sailor from a coastwise steamer.
Prompt measures we're takenfby the
,ity, State aid Federal effcsts, and
spread Of the disease Is not feared.
President Jules A. samoIS of ths
city health board, and Health officer
Watkins said that the situati0h was
woll in hand and no OCCASION existed
for alarm.
The infected steamer was ordered
into quarantine with her passengers
ind will remain secluded untilsreleas.
I'd by the health department. The
,wo shacks inhabited by the other
patients were fumigated, Looked up
and sealed. The bodies Of The two
Mexicans, an Italian and q Russian
Pole, who succttmbcd, were destroyed
in quick lime.
Report Sent to Washington,
Washington, Special,-The hrst iii.
timation Of the pleague at San Fran.
cisco was received Thursday by the
Marine Hospital Service. The tele-
gram read:
dThree cases and death, plague SAN
francisco. Diagnosis made clinically
and by strained smears FROM splecli
and glands. No reasonable doubt as
TO certainty Of diagnosis Of cases seen
and verified by long continuation with
health officials. Cases found within
two blocks Of old Chinato&n. q
On receipt of the information In
structions were sent to Surgeon Aus.
hin to confer with the State and 10.
cal authorities and make fuil report
IN the measures adopted for eradi:
cation. gs3s
Surgeon Austin teIegraphed that
two foci had been discovered that the
local board had disinfe ected known In in;
IE8ectsd huil and ,fop posegssto IN
E.stitlite q campaign against rats. He
said deaths in the city. had been veri.
fed and that general disinfe lection of
suspected districts would begin. Hc
asked fer the assistance Of two Off
GERS as medical inspectors and orc
as q bacteriologist in the State lab
oratory.
It is stated here that Assistant Sur.
geon Long is trained bacteriolo.
gist and thoroughly competent to
handle the situation that has devel-
oped.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
TO Skin THE PUBLISHERS
international Paper Company Behind
Print Paper Merger.

Appleton, Wis, Special The In
ternational Paper Company is said TO
be behind the print paper merger now
being brought to successful close
It is said that within IL months the
international Paper Company, which
was incorporated in New York III
February, 1893, with an authorized
capital Of $11s,OOO,OOO, will control
the print paper market Of the United
States. To do this the company will
,expend from s3O,OOO,O)0 to S5O,OOO,-
900 in buying tip the plants in the
middle West.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
Receiver Asked For Big Shirt Man
ufacturing Company.

Utica, N. Y, Special.-Application
was made before United States Court
Judge Ray at Norwich for the ap-
pointment of receiver for Curtiss
Leggett g. Co., manufacturers of
shirts, collars and cuffs, Troy. A pc
tition is filed by three Troy creditors
who allege that the firm is insolvent
The liabilities are placed at $1,100,-
600, while the aassets are said to be
nominally 100000. 1t is said the
stringency Of the money market has
cramped the company The company
employs about l,a0O operatives.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
Refused Perpetual Franchise.

Chester, Special-At recent meet
ing of the city council the applica-
ton of the South Carolina Public Ser
vice corporation FOR perpetual
franchise to build and operate an
electric railway line through the
streets of Chester was refused, but
council decided to grant franchise
to this corporation for its through
line of interurban trolley railways.
The secretary of the chamber of conf
merce has written to the proper otli-
ciaI of the Southern Power company
that the city will grant to the cor
poration=a franchise for bringing and
operating electric power in the city
limits.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
Bank of Grover.

Gaffney, Special.-The thriving lit
tie city Of Grover, which is just across
the line in North Carolina has estab-
lished a banking institution with y
capital Of $4,000. The officers are:
j. f. jenkins, president; D. c. Ross
of -Gaffney, vice president; B. F. Tur-
ner cashier; board of directors, c. F.
Hambright, ia. Ellis, D. j. Keeter,
B. F. Turner, J. F. jenkins and D..
C. Ross. The bank will commence
business by the middle of next
month, and will doubtless be literally
patronized as it has a splendid farm
ing community around Grover FROM
which to draw patronage.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
Eighteen Perish in Wreck.

Buenos Ayres, Special.-Details re
ceived here of the wreck in Flinderc
bay of the American bark Prussia
from Norfolk, March 20 for Port
Townsend announced from Punts
Arenas, Straits of Magellan, say thai
the captain committed suicide whel
the vessel ran ashore and that four
teen passengers, in addition to foul
sailors lost their lives.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
Passengers on Steamer Asia.

San Francisco, Special Among
the passengers on the steamer Asia,
which arrived from Honolulu was Oc-
cur S. 'Straus, Secretary of Commerce
and Labor. X. Ishi Vi, Secretary of
the commerce bureau of the Japan
ese foreign Office, who will visit the
principle cities of this country, before
returning to the Orient, was also a
passenger on the Asia.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
Several. Hundred Out Of Work.

New York, Specia1.-Seyeral hun
.dred employees were thrown out of
work by d fire which destroyed four
story warehouse and factory building
in Furman street, Brooklyn. The loss
will reach 100000. The fire broke
out on the third floor and the build
ing which occupied nearly an entire
block, was a mass of flames when the
frenlei arrived. Four fremen were
overcome by Illuminating gas while
fighting the fire. The building was
occupied by the New York G. Balti.
more Coffee Company and several
manufacturing firms.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
Falling Buildings Kills Five.

Chicago, Special. = Five persons
were killed and eleven injured, three
seriously, by the collapse of two.
story frame building at No. SIS Fry
street, occupied as boarding house
Four Of the victims were Instant,
killed and the fifth died a few minutes
after being taken to hospital. Tho
bodies of the dead were taken From
tho ruins by policemen and fremer
who lisked their lives when comHell,
ed to crawl under the building Il
reach the victims
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
Col william a. Benton Dead.

cheraw, special.-col. William Al
len Benton, one of cheraw's most
prominent as well as one Of her old:
est citizens died last week. Mr.. BeE
ton was stricken about two years ago
with paralysis, since which time lie
has been unable to warlk. Heswas a
s1aemher Of the command Of Capt.
y enry MeIyer, late chief justice OF
South Carolina, in the Confedate ser
vice, AID was In that conflict from be-
ginning to eld,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
rook a Few Drinks and Died

San Francisco, Special.-An auto
mobile containing two meti a young
woman and the body of girl who
had been d companion on a round of
visits to Beach resorts, arrived at the
Park Hospital. The three were ar
rested an dwill be held until the cause
of the gorl's death is fully explained.
The dead girl was Francis Ear, No.
s141l, Golden Gate Avenue, San Fran
cisco. Her companions were George
wv. Ford, Harry McHenry and Pearl
Shelton. The men stated that the
girl had taken several drinks. tainted
and soon expired,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
Coast Line Road Makes Its Returns.

The railroad board of assessors
held short meeting to receive re-
port from the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad on the assessment to be plac--
ed on the property in this State. The
return, which was handed to the
board by General Superintendent A.
w. Anderson, General Counsel P. A.
Wilcox, representing the road, stat
I'd that basis of 60 per cent on the
total valuation was the legal amount
for taxation. The total value Of the
road in this State is $l6,4SS.00o.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
White Boys Arrested.

sGreenzille, S. &c. special.-Four
young white boys were arrested here
charged with smashing the clock anil
piano in the graded school building.
They were two Painter boys. Will
Proctor and boy named Hammock
The arrests were made on warrants
sworn out by the trustees. Three Of
the boys were released on bonds in
the sum of $500 each, while one,
Howard Painter, remains in Jail.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
Kline Acquitted of Peonage.

Beaufort, special.-After charge
of about 80 minutes the jury took
the Kline peonage case and in two
hours returned verdict of not guilty.
Another bill having been found
against Kline for peonagc of Irvir
Hutson and Fritz Ramsey, he wai
held to Newbern court under a 81, ,0Ot
bond, which he gave. In default o1
5000 bonds eleven foreigners were
ordered held in Cartaret county jai
as witnesses to that court agains'
Kline.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
News in Brief.

Seven men were badly burned by
gas explosion in South Boston.
The taking of testimony i'll the
Southern's s suits against the State Of
North Carolina was begun.
A settlement of the Chicago Ter
minal controversy was effected be-
tween the Baltimore and Ohio and
Hill-Morgan group.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
Power Company Shut. Down. s

Blacksburg, Special. .-on Saturday
last the Southern Power Company
suspended work at Ninety-Niine IS s..
lands, on Broad River. 1t is.said that
the suspension is only temporary,
probably for about so days and no,
reason was assigned for the shut
down, on account Of which about 300
men are out of employment.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
Wife Kills Husband as BE Climbs
Through Window.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Special
James A.. Conley was shot and killed
at ss Commercial street this. after
noon by Madeline Conley, his wife.
The man came home at 2 o'clock and
found the door of the house locked.
He was climbing through a window
when the worman shot him. 1t Is
said another man was the cause OF
the trouble. The woman was arreit
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
Willismston sr'lan in Laurens.

Laurehs, Special.-A citizen WHO
has returned from visit to the wes-
tern portion of the county reports the
crop prospect in that section exceed
ingly promising. In and around
Princeton both corn and cotton are
regarded the, best in years. Particu-
larly t de is this Of corn. Many. farm
ers in that section; as in various other
Localities in this county, have adopt
ed;the Williamson plan with very sat
isfactory results SO far
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
] Synagoeua for Aiksn. !.

Aiken, Special The Children. of
Israel, an organization composed of
the citizens Of Aiken, of Hebrew
faith, held a meeting on Monday even
ing at the residence of Rabbi Jacob
Seiber. Atthis meeting an important
movement was begun. This was the
formulating of plans and raising ssof
funds to build a synagogue in Aiken.
Three hundred dollars was subscribed
81 this meeting and it is likely more
viii be added.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
FOR THE WINDOWS.

If wire screens are not liked, very
wise substitute can be made OF open
work curtain goods Measure tine
length of the window sash, cut the
goods, allow two inches extra In
length for hens and half a yard IN
width for gathering. Put two sew
ings half an inch apart on each hem,
run a piece of elastic between, nave
the elastic four inches less chan the
width of the window, put loop on
each end, hook on small brass screws
which have been put in the four cor.
ners of the sash. This screen Will
look pretty and will allow the air to
come through, but not the flies OF mos
uuitoeS,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
Press Service Improved.

Chicago, special-Decided improve.
nent was made in the condition Of
the Associated Press wires. The en-
tire leased wire circuit between San
Francisco and New York was placed
i'm operation shortly after 6 o'clock
tonight. Up to that, time the Western
wires. had terminated at Denver. A,
number foperators who went out OIL
Monday returned to their work DUR
ing the day.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
In Honor Of Sumter.

Sumter, Special.-A monument. TO
Glen. Thomas Sumter, of Revolutions
ary fame, and Congressman and Sem
atore from this State was unveiled
at Statesburg, near here.
The monument was built by an ap-
preparation from the Legislature. OF
South Carolina. Governor Ansel, OF
South Carolina, presided and intro
duced the orator, of the occasion, Hon.
a.. J.. Montague, former Governor OF
Virginia.
The United Staes Government was
invited to participate in the ceremon-
les, the soldiers from Fort Sumter at
tending with she band. The State
militia also participated.
After the speaking Governor Mon
tague was given a public reception.
In his address. Governor Montague
said: :.
Upon this interesting occasion it
is difficult to sllutsout, of min;.1a real
zing sense Of that dominant force
which so early gave power and iden..
tity to an American civilization, and
In behalf of which the life we today
commemorate spent its austere pa
triotism and military genius.
Liberty finds its. concrete genius
aud strngth in local self lf-government,
in constitutional sanctions and linli-
tations, in the guaranty of equality OF
individual opportunity and in the ap-
probation and practice of personal
and social responsibility. George III
realized the secret sources Of this
bnoyant and reforming force and
I quickly began to lay upon 1T his OPP
pressiye and heavy hand, only to be
met by the tactfui, vigorous, and,
/ finally, revolutionary dissent of his
( American colonies.
Sows Seed Of Justice.
ssInjustice nearly always sows the
seed of justice, and tyranny nearly al
ways hndles the flame Of liberty. The
law of relatively holds in the politi-
cal world, and the pendulum Of So
:sciety will swing back and forth. So
the colonists were early conscious of
l their their wrongs, and daring in express
SION Of enlarged conceptions of their
rights: Nathaniel Bacon, a good 100
years before 1776, was crying into the
ears of the royal Governor Of Virgin
Tia some Of the identical notes which
were to peal forth in the great dec
allaration that governments were
made For man, mad not man for gov.
ernments, and that all Just Govern.
ments must ress upon the consent Of
1.-The governed. From this time on The
Stcolonists waxed and strengt gthened IN
1.-THE care and keeping Of these great
les and gre rssssi1e and a iiaisa
under the arbii trarY exactiions Of the
Toyal government.
South Cnrolina early and aggres-
asively stood sfoi, the Substitution oll
1.-THE consent of the governed for TIE
will of an hereditary sovereign. Her
voice was potential in calling the
- ~
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
VACATION.

VACATION. "
A little blue sky and shady nook, 2
With briarwood pipe and q story
book;
A hammock swung meath the bendint;
trees,
And lazylike feeling of comfort and
ease;
Rest for the body and spirit and brairl
From the terrible struggle and horri'
BILE strain L
Nothing to do but to eat, sleep and:
play,
With business hundred miles away!
Baltimore Sun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
Operator RlE,,esiIgn I, Plosition,..

Denver eol., special Judge A;d-
die granted a restraining order on the
application Of the brokerage firm of
Otis & Rough, forbidding Fred Wes-
sci, president Of the Telegraphers'
Union and C. A. Adams, secretary Of
the same organization, to call strike
of operators in that Office. This or
der compelled the operators in the Of
fee Of Lagon & Bryan to furnish
Otis & Hough with market reports.
The men employed by Logan C Bryan
thereupori resigned.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
An Entire Village Almost Wiped Out
By Fire.

Hancock, Mich, special.-The vii
lage of Hubbel, 10 miles from here
was nearly wiped out by fire. Twen-
ty-two dwellings, four stores, hotel,
the postofice and the coal sheds, tres
ties and coal piles Of the Calumet and
Hecla Mine were burned. The loss
exceeds 100000.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
Falling scaAold Kills Two.

New York, Special.-Two workmen
were killed and ten others injured,
one of them seriously by the collopse
of scaffold surrounding a gas tank
in course Of construction for the
Brooklyn Union Gas Company i'll
Williamsburg. The men fell 80 feet.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
Arrested For Accepting Bribe

Boston, special.-Building Inspee-
tor John P. Clarke of this city was
arrested here charged with accepting
bribe from a contractor. The ar
rest was made by inspectors who, it
is alleged, witnessed the payment OF
$40 to Clarke by the contractor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
CONCESSIONS.

Don't you think the railways ought
TO make some concessions to the peo'
ple?"
eve do make concessions" answer.
ed Mr.. Dustin Stax. Some OF us
railway men are rich enough to run
trains entirely for our own pleasure
and convenience. Yet we let the puD-
lie ride on the cars."-Washington
Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
Sixteen Deaths Reported.

Harbin, Manchuria, By Cable.-The
bub ic plague has broken out in
South Nanchuria and sixteen deaths
have been reported. Travellers pro-
ceedine into North Manchuria are
being medically examined at Kwang
Ching Tsu.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
Shoots Wife and Kills Himself.

New York, special.-Angered over
a family difference, Valentine Hess, a
barber, fred two shots at his wife
and then killed himself at his home
in Sea Cliff, Long Island. Physicians
say that Mrs. Hess will die.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21
: Lumber Plant Burned.

Lexington, Specialize lumber
plant Of the Smith Brothers, at Bars
was completely destroyed by fire.
When the fire was discovered about
midnight it had gained such headway
thatsit was impossible to save any
thing except some of the lumber ly.
ing on the yards, all Sof the machinery
and buildings being destroyed. 1t is
not known how the fire originated,
but it is supposed to have canght from
the fire box of the engine. The loss is
about $500 and the insurance is un-
derstood to, be very slight.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-21

inl spoil for Thomas Sumter, who
came from Virginia to the high hills
of the Santee about the year l765;
and s may be truthfully affirmed thai
your great State has received into
Its life no nobler spirit than that OF
this man, who was born in the coun-
ty Of Hanover, the birthplace Of Pat.
rick Henry, and of Henry Clay, and
near the homes Of Thomas Jefferson.
John Taylor and Edward Pendleton.
He early drew his sword for his ma
tive colony in tbe French and !ndlaA
wars; and witnessed with Washington
the deserved defeat Of the reckless,
|Braddock, Thus schooling himself for
the arduous and brilliant service aft
erward rendered his adopted State.
nThe termination Of hostilihes did
mot end Sumter's public life. His
courage, ,shis probity5 his. candor, liis
freedom from vicissitudes of opinion
or purpose, his opulent faith in the
practical efficiency Of sef-goversment
asId his 4military fame gave him an
Immediate md sNre place in the con-
fdence Of the people.
t'In civil life he still clung to the
great principles underlying the Reyo
luton, and. he believed that definite
and practicable results should crowd
our victorious achievement. lie un,.
questionably realized the, fatal futi!.
| ity Of the Government under the Ar
tieles Of Confederate, and he gave biz
great influence for calling theSconsti'
tutional convention .cf 1887, that tha
spirit and end of the struggle might
be made effective. So it seems quite
In the course Of things to find hin,
q member OF that memorable conven-
ton, giving his counsel and influence
in behalf of q tmore perfect union
and more responsible and workable
Government.
In Congress and Senate.
"In the first Congress usder the
new Constitution we again see his
commanding presence. His words
were few, his votes were many anal
his position upon important qdestioas
instant sand decisive. Hef did not
dodge or make dubious pairs upon
roll calls. He was not inflated BY ap-
.plause or disconnected by hostile ma
jorities. He was an ardent sStat9-
rights man when his State was Fed.
eraIist in opinion and action, and ne
was, therefore, opposed to the leader
ship Of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney,
William, Smith and w William r. Harirs
Ter. He aided Charles Pinckney, tho
majority leader, in; the memorable nat
l.ional campaign of Is 800, believing with
I.all HIS soul that the defeat of Jeifers
son would be- Iaa;sda q less sereus
IsIian civil 1 : ! z -
Upon the appointmen of Charles
sPinekney as Minister to Spain in 1901
Sumter succeeded him in the senate,
serving therein until 1910. Here Sun
ter was the Same direct and intrepid
fpersonality of olds@H He was still
an ardent Republican or Democrat.
He still gave vigorous support to
Jefferson's policies, such as the
Twelfth Amendment, the Louisiana
Purchase and. the impeachment Of
Justice Chase. nsthis famous trial
Sumter sHoted for conviction upon
four Of the five specifations, his col
league, Gaillard, voting for acquittal
upon every charge. ,';Ssa -
Lumber PlaatsBurncd
Lexington, Special.-The lumber