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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-02
AGAINST TELEGRAPH co.
Railroad Commission Decides In
formally That Western Union Pe0-
pie Violated Charter When TheJ
Mailed Telesrams Where They
could Net Be otherwise Delivered.

Columbia, Specialize rallroal
commission decided to .sastain the
complaint Of President NJ. L. Stevens
of the local telegrapher's union'
against the Western Union Telegra-
ph Company that it is violating its
charter rights in mailing kilograms
to and from points where it has no
operators.
No formal dccisionn has yet bee
put on paper, and Commissioner
Earle has not acted on the question
on account of his absence from the
city, but Chairman Caughman SAID
that he and Commissioner &ulivan
had agreed to sign a decision, to be
drafted later, to the effect that after
examination of the ccmpany's chsrtcr
on AlEin the Secretary of States OF
fice it has no authority for conduct
ing other than q strictly telegraph
business and is violating its charter
in sending messages by mail.
Whether Attorney General Lyon
will be able to find law sufficient on
which to base an action to revoke the
company's charter Chairman Caugh-
man does not know. He says the
company is chartered under the laws
of New York and has entered the
State under the law requiring foreign
corporations to file copies of Their
charters with the Secretary OF state
Several weeks ago the commission
turned over the telegraphers' com,
plant to Solicitor Zimmerman to ic'
the solicitor decide whether the com,
pany should be prosecuted for frauo
in accepting money for wire sorvie.
and performing that service in par'
by mail. The solicitor handed on
no bill, as he was strenuously bus.
with a heavy docket and wanted Il
study the situation more closely.
Complaint From Broker.
The commission received yer.
forceful complaint from Broker Joli'
! T. Leonard, who says that the servle
in Charleston and elsewhere over tn
country of the Western Union. tn
newspaper reports and the signe
statements of the company officials I
the contrary, is not only not norma
and satisfactory, but on the oontrar
"both State and interstate is III
satisfactory, abonimable End 'n fass
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as to- oseounty disaeasasiss sEFssae<Gilr
recall thass Wien the fight was made
in Cherokee against TIE dispensary
that we :Were-Varned by certain poll
tical prophets that our tax levy would
be raised two or three mills ard our
public schools would be crippled.
Yet in the face of that prophecy we
have reduced taxes, and with the aid
of special school districts all over the
county, we have longer terms and
better schools than ever before. No
county can get any permanent profit
by dealing out liquor to its citizens.
All the liquor profits must come from
the pockets of your own citizens.
And every dollar that reaches the
county treasury by way of dispen-
sary or license, must cost that coun.
ty ten dollars the other nineteenth
going to wholesale whiskey houses,
beyond the limits of the county un-
les it be Richland county and the
State: to say nothing Of the indirect
cost in crime, idleness and misery.
prohibition has come to stay. The
legislature will take no step back
ward and I would not be surprised to
see an iron-clad prohibition bill for
the whole State adopted.-Gafney
Ledger.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-02

Columbia, S. c., Special.-Mr. e.
D. Smith president of the South Car
olina Cotton Association and organ
izer of the general association has re-
turned from a tour Of the West, and
several days spent in New Orleans
and cotton centres.
"The most interesting contest in
the history Of cotton is now on be-
tween the farmers and the New York
spectators" said he, in answer to a
question as to the falling off in the
price of spot cotton. "The price of
the manufactured goods is now
based on a price Of Is cents OF more
for the raw material and the demand
for the cloth is unprecedented. The
mills a few weeks ago were paying
"A to IA 1-2 cents without a murmur.
The crop is unquestionably short, far
below the needs of the trade while
The trade conditions Of the world are
excellent and the money situation is
easy.
'Now What Las caused the decline 2
Certainly no lack Of demand for cot
ron. There is no oversupply in sight
No strikes or other curtailment Of
spiudles. Every mill is running on
full time. There is no financial strin-
gency or rumor of international COM
p!ications.
"Therfore the low prices Of cotton
mans simply that the spectators Ell
trenched behind a lot Of low grade
cotton held in their warehouses are
putting the future quotations down
for purely speculative purposes. And
it is 4 clean-cut fight between them
and the farmer, merchant and bank
err Of the South as to who will win.
eff the pepole of the South simply
refuse to SELF below Is cents the fight
is won. If they put their cotton on
market at the absurd caprices Of the
gambler then all the work of the DIFF
! ferent organizations goes for nothing.
Mr.. Smith says with the exception
of South Carolina and Georgia and
parts Of North Carolina, where the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-02

spection tour, and and General Supply
c. Eefee, of Wheeling personally su.
perintended the rescue work. Great
difficulty was experienced in remoy-
ing the injured passengers from the
wrecked smoker. Work was slow,
because every movement OF the de-
bris caused some one to shrek with
pain as the victims were entangled In
q mass of timbers and twisted irons
Among the passengers on the
wrecked trait were the members OF
Richard Carle's "Spring Chicken"
comic opera company, which was to
have played at Wheeling Saturday
afternoon and evening. All the mem
bers of the company escaped serious
injuries, except Alfred Bobby the
musical director. 1t was found nee
essary to amputate his right arm,
thus ending his career in his profes'
sion. He was riding in the smoker
and was fouad with heavy timber
tightly binding him about the arms.
Train Had Six Coaches. :,
The wrecked passenger train lett
Chicago for Pittsburg and Wheeling
at 9:3O Friday morning. The train
! divided at Chicago Junction part 60
| ING on to Pittsburg by way of Akron
and the other part coming through to
Wheeling via Newark. The Wheeling
end of the train consisted OF SIX
coaches.H
AT the office of Superintendent Lo-
rec it was said that they were no.
vet certain which operator is to
blame for the accident, but q thor
ough investigation is under way.
The property damage will amouh'
to about 100000. A curious feature
of the wreck is that the baggage car
and the smoker were the only cars Oh
the passenger train damaged
Tobacco Growers Celebrate.
Guthrie, KY, Special.-Over 3o,oOo
tobacco growers are here to take part
in the third anniversary celebration
of the formation of the Planter
Protective Association Of the dark
tobacco districts of Kentucky, Ten
nessee and Virginia. One hundred
cords of wood, 600 head of sheep ane
hogs, 5000 loaves of bread and !!
barrels of pickles have ben provid
ed for the great barbecue. The grea
advance in the price of tobacco
brought about by the efforts OF tn
association has rendered and tin
planters unusually prosperous an,
tile celebation is on more lavlsi
scale than any previously held.
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Killed BY Derrick's Collapse

Parkesburg, w. Va,Special.-Rob-
ert Conley of Burning Springs was
instantly killed in the Burning
Springs oil fields. He was at work
on the inside of the derrick at the
Dennis O'Brien well on Chestnut run
when the top of the derrick collap-
sed. Heavy material fell on him,
crushing him to the floor. He was
taken out as soon as possible but life
was extinct. He was a Mason and
was we'll known by the oil fraternity
all over the State.
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South Carolina.

almost unbearable;" chat in spite of
the company's dates on telegrams he
has found on investigation that they
we're fled for transmission from on:
10 three days previous to the tirn
claimed by the company; that in the
past five weeks in the large number
Of telegrams sent and receivd daily
by his house there has not been
sinsIe.instance n.which the delay was
not from s to 12 hours beyond nor
NAL. ~:
lette to Superintendent Maxwell, az
Rich....nd, saying:
"We beg to state that unless these
complaints are remedied we will tnr'l
the matter over to the Attorney Gen-
eral or solicitor to force your con-
pauy to handle your business With
dispatch and regularity"
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State News Notes.

Benton G. Turner has been arrest
ed On the charge of seduction of Ella
Flaley of Lexington County. Turner
was arrested in Texas and brought
back to this State.
T. Raymond Berry formerly super
intendent of education of Marion
County, plead guilty to the charge Of
cmbezzlement and was sentenced to
serve six years and pay q fine
After conference lasting nearly
seven hours special committee Of
the Greenville board of trade Friday
made report fayoring the proposed
South Atlantic & Trans Continental
railway, which Col. S. A. Jones, of
Waynesville, N. G., is promoting. The
road is designed to connect Greenville
and Knoxville by short cut through
:he mountains and the promoters also
plan to have a line connecting the
coal fields and most Atlantic ports.
The Enterprise has been in an embry-
onic state for more than year and
it now begins to look like daylight
ahead.
The engagement of Miss Helen Ir-
win, Of Spartanburg, to Mr.. Zach Nc
Ghee of Washington is announced.
Tie wedding took place at Miss lr-
wins home on Hampton avenue,
Monday evening, September 80, Bisil-
op Bratton officiating. Miss Irwin is
one of the most charming members OF
Spartanburg society and with many
accomplishments possesses remark
able beauty. Mr.. McGee is a South
Carolinian, but is in Washington as
correspondent of The State and other
leading Southern newspapers.
i The 22nd anual fair of the Fair
view stock show took place in Green
Vile Friday and as usual there were
about 5000 people in attendance
!. This is the most famous rural fair II
! South Carolina and the best thing o.
it's kind probably. in the South. l
owns its own buildings and grounds
which are located about Is mile
, from this city in the lower and mos
, fertile. and progressive section Q
: : Greenville county. The exhibits con
: : sist Of a show Of fine horses and OIL
er bloeaed stock, seea.ss SS
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-02

Wheeling, W. Va, special.-Eight
were killed and score injured,sa
number fatally, at Bellaire, O, Eat
3:15 Saturday afternoon when the
Chicago and Wheeling express tram
on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
chashed into freight train which
was moving slowly on siding.
The wreck was due, it is said, TO
the failure Of an operator to throw
a switch. The west-bound freighl
had received orders to meet the pas
senger at the western limits of the
,Bellaire yard, and was moving slow
ly along the siding. At the point
where the wreck occurred there isIsa
very sharp curve which prevents the
engineers of the east-bound trains
from seeing more than few feet
ahlad. The passenger train swung
around the curve very rapidly being
three hours laIe, anu Suouiu uasS
goue-cll the safety on the main linc.
The switch to the siding, however,
had not been turned and the train
shot Into the siding and into the
freight. There was scarcely time to
apply the air brakes and no time
for the negineers to jump. The two
big engines were reduced to junk by
the impact, but the worst damage
was done to the smoker which was
telescoped so completely by the bag
bage car that every seat was thrown
out of the coach. Every occupant Of
the smoker was badly injured. The
passengers in the other day coach,
and the two rPullmans were tumbls e
from their seats, but not seriously!
,,,irrod -----
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-02
STATE PROHIBITION.
Senator Otis Expresses His Views On
The Subject.

Senator Otis, who led tne nSnt
against the State dispensary in the
senate last session and framed the
amendment to make the original
Cary-C -Cothran bill, as passed by the
house, acceptable to the senate is
fer State prohibition. He said: 81
sLaii introduce a State prohibition
bill. at the coming session but l am
willing to retain, the local option fea-
ture of allowing any county which
has not voted d dispensary out under
the Brice act, or the Cary-Cothran
act, to vote icon the question of SELL
ing liquor upon proper petition. I do
not believe there, will be more than
ole or two counties in the whole
State that will ever vote for liquor
Under such an act. l think it but fair
to place the burden of ordering such
elections upon the liquor element.
That the people of the State, who
are opposed to liquor should have
some protection. Take the decision
of the board Of canvassers in Chester
field county the other day. There Is
a county voting against the sale of
liquor by vote CT two to one, yet
the viii Of that majority is being
thwarted by technicalities. Such
tactics are but damming up the wa
ters of a prohibition deluge that will
sweep The State. I am personally op-
posed to the sale of liquor either by
the State the county the municipali-
ty or State Licenses. Bit to carry out
the principle of local option I shall
favor a provision in such all act that
viii require county after voting for
the sale of liquor to also determine
whether it shall be sold by county
dispenser or, by a license under the
constitutional and such legislative re-
strietions as may be imposed. In my
judgment, rotten uses and corruption
will creep into the county dispensary
system. In the nature of the bust
ness. A man can not handle pitch
and not be defled. So if there is a
County in the State that will have
liquor or where there is not enough
moral manhood and respect for law
and oreder to enforce prohibition
/ then / would prefer to see the busi-
ness in such county handled by State
! licenses under hn~--.---i----'---
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-02
BONDS DECLARED VALID

Supreme and Circuit Cour. Judges
of South Carolina Sitting En- Banc
in Ehrlich Bond Case Render De-
-cision Validating $12,500 Worth Of
Bonds Stolen by Bond Clerk zim-
norman and Sold to Innocent Pur
chasers.
Columbia, Special.-The Ehrlich
bond case, which involves the valid
ity of the $4,000 worth Of State
bonds stolen by Bond Clerk thinner
man from the State Treasurer's Of
flee and sold to innocent purchasers,
was argued before special meeting
Of the Circuit and Supreme Court
judges sitting en- banc for the pur-
pose.
The case is a mandamus to compel
the State Treasurer to exchange >Ehr-
lich's $1,000 bond for a certificate Of
stock of the State and thus validate
this and othor bonds and establish
the State liability for the act of its
agent.
All members of the bench were
present when the meeting convened
in the Supreme Court room Friday
morning, except Circuit Judge Aid
rich, who has been given a vacation
on account Of the condition of his
health. A large number of lawyers
and others interested in the case at
tended the hearing, and listened with
great interest to the very able argu-
ment presented OH both sides.
Mr.. VI. T. Aycock, of the Columbia
bar, delivered the argument in sup
port of the petition for mandamus,
while ex-Solicitor j. William Thuf-
mond, of Edgefeld. appeared with
Attorney General Lyon for the State.
Bonds as Currency.
These bonds are made payable to
bearer, and there is no difference be-
tween one of the stolen kind and tie
other, except that now the Stale
Treasurer under advice Of the Attor.
ney General has advertised their
numbers and refused payment on the
interest. The petitioner, therefore,
contends that they are to be treated
as currency and that an innocent pur-
caser cannot be forced to bear the
loss; that the State is liable for the
acts of its agent; that to refuse to
pay this bond would impair the cred
it of the State and would denrn";"' s.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-02
WRECK KILLS EIGHT D
A Collision of Swiftly Moving
Passenger Trains
MANY PASSENGERS INJURED

The Chicago and Wheeling Express
on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Dashes Into Freight Train on a
Siding at Bellaire, o.-Fifteen Are
Instantly Killed and a Score Tnjnr-
ed,- Many of Them Fatally The
Richard earle Opera Troupe "A
mong the List of Passengers The
wreck Due to the Failure Of an
Operator to Throw the Switch
Officials of Company Personally
superintend the Rescue Work
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-02
Goes Laughing. to Death.

Pensacola, Fla, Spccial.-Laughins
and joking, Kemp Holt, a negro, was
hanged Friday at Milton, near here,
for the murder of a man year ago.
The negro, with a rope adjusted a
round his neck, was given an hour i'll
which to pray or make a talk to his
friends. He chose to talk. Not one
reference was made to the crime for
which he was convicted, nor did he
utter any prayer, but consumed the
time in telling jokes and joining in
the laughter. The smile that follow.
ed the telling of his last joke had not
left his face when the black cap was
adjusted and the trap sprung.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-02
Hale Jury Disagrees.

Bristol, Tenn, special.-Tbe jury
in the case Of Ack Hale, who Is
charged with the murder Of Lille Da.
Wis, pretty 1S-year old Bristol gir!.
IN East Hill Cemetery here, last
March. failed to agree and the jury
was discharged. 1t stood eight for
hanging, three for a penitentlarS
sentence and one for acquittal. The
trial has been in progress in the Cir
cuit Court at Blountville.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-02
Book Contract All Right.

Columbia, Specialize Supreme
Court handed down a decision unanl-
mousiy sustaining the decree OF JUS
tice Woods in refusing an injunc-
ton against the State board OF edl;-
cation when Governor Hayward was
a member ex-oficio from entering
upou half million dollar contract
with certain book publishers for tic
school book supply of the State for
a period of FIVE years. This contract
established radical departure from
the method of buying books for a
tive-year period. Under the new con-
tract the State board decided upon an
official list to be used in the commot,
schols of the State for perlod OF
five years, these books to be handled
through a central deporitory at CO.
lumhia. which in turn sells them To
sub. repositories throughout tho
State. the central depository to real
ize 10 per cent, and the sub-deposl-
tories 10 get 10 per cent. more. The
contract with the publishers fequi'cS -
Carolina edition." and the retail
price list established by the
board printed beneath thess
words. Any depository selling above
the list price makes the publisher lla-
| BILE on his bond. The action wa'
brought in the name Of two citizens
of the State, but the understanding
has been that certain publishers
whose books were not accepted wefr
back Of the proceeding. 1t was argu-
ed for the petitioners that the de,
pository scheme was in violation oi
law and that the school patrons
would have to pay more than y, undo, \ dc
the old system. Superintendent
Martin and others of the board, how,
ever. contended that o saving o.
about 100000 would be saved IN th'
period Of Ave years, aud that th'
scheme prevented retail dealers From
charging too much Cor haaks.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-02
Eleuan Poisoned by Cream.

statesboro, Ga, Special. : Eleven
persons were poisoned by ice cream
made from condensed milk, 10 miles
from here Tuesday night, and 1T was
stated by the attending physician
that there were grave fears that 10 OF
the number could not survive. IEc
poisoning occurred at the home CT
Cone Hagan, a well-known Bulloch
county farmer. Some of the children
of his brother were visiting at the
home of Cone Hagan, and the entire
household partook of the refresh
ment, nearly all eating heartily. Al
most Immediately after eating they
became ill.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-02
charked With Robbing Express Co.

Richmond, Special Seven new
warrants charging him with stealing
all manner of express parcels from a
diamond scarfpin to a pair OF shoes e;
was sworn out last week against G'
M Sbumate who is now in the cltJ'
iail awaiting trial for the larceny
of three suits of clothes from the
Adams Express Company. The case
will be heard the latter part OF this
week.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-02

Smith. The great bulk OF cuyssma atHau.
would be held for ltihss>afSf@um price
IS fSreeasBa tfeesmarket by conditions
brought about by the weak fellows
going on the market. I am going to
call a meeting of the South Carolina
county presidents in day or so to
sec what can be done to put our
holding schemes into practice. These
holding concerns are being operated
with success in other parts OF the
South, and I have reports from sew
eral South Carolina county organiza-
tions that &he money is available. 1t
we can hold this weak cotton off the
market the fight is won, as the strong
will stay off itself then. F"
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ROOT VISITS TEXAS
The Secretary of State Spent a
Strenuous Fifteen Hours Period in
San Antonio and is Entertained in
BETTING Manner by the People
Representatives of the Mexican
Republic Meet Him in the Texas
City to Escort Him Over the From
tier,

Republic Meet Him in the Texas
City to Escort Him Over the From
tier.
San Antonio, Tex, Special.-Elihu
Root, Secretary Of State was Satur-
day the guest of San Antonio. He
was entertained in a beftting man
ner and after q strenuous Is hours
left the city at II o'clock to con-
tinue his journey to the Southern Re-
public Of Mexico.
The Secretary was met here by tn,
Mexican welcoming committee, which
consisted of General Pedro Rincon
Gallardo, Chairman Major Porfiso
Diaz, Jr, son of the President, Julio
Limateur brother Of the secretary
of finance for the Mexican re1ubiit
and Lieutenant Col. Samuel Garcia
.Culla, of the Presidents staff. The
formal meeting Of the represents;
tives of the two republics took place
Saturday morning at II O'Clock Ii
the parlors of the International
Club. From that time on Secretary
Root and the representatives Of the
Mexican government participated
Jointly in the receptions and carriage
OF automobile rides through the city
ending with a banquet in the evenins
on the roof of the international Club
where the Mexican and American
colors were entwined.
Met By Committee.
Secretary Root reached the city
shortly sitter 7 O'Clock Saturday
morning and two hours later was mel
by the local reception committee.
The special train with the repre-
sentatives Of Mexico and Ambassa-
dor and Mrs. Thompson on board,
reached the city from Mexico at 10
o'clock. Shortly after the arrival al
the club the party was introduced to
the Secretary of State and the State
and city officials.
At 11:3O O'Clock Secretary Root
and party went to the city hall where
the public reception was held. All
immense crowd of citizens was there
to greet him and bid him welcome.
Welcomed by Governor.
Governor Thomas M. Campbell well
coined the secretary and other visit
;ors and the mayor also spoke. The
Secretary responded briefly and
citizens shook the Secretary's hand.
sAt / o 'cIock there were a lunchean at
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Charged With Treason.

Havana, BY Cable = Charged with
treason Masso PARA and Gener-
al Ducasse were arrested in accord
ance with orders from Governor Ma
coon. Several other arrests of known
revolutionaries have been made but
the identv of those held has been
guarded. 1t is stated that one of them
is willing to confess the plans of the
alleged conspirators who intended
leading a general uprising throughout
the island.