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Mrs. Sarah Montague and her daughter
are leaving this week for Hyannisport.
Mass, for their summer outing.
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Continued on Page 3.
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Besides the diplomats there are many
residents of Washington, who have al
ready. or viii, in the near future, transfer
their habitation to the North Shore.
The Postmaster General ard Mrs.
Meyer have for years he'd a place at
Hamilton, called Rock Maple Farm OF
course, they were abroad for years, while
Mr. Meyer was Ambassador 10 Rome. but
now. they are ensconced in their own
summer home on the North Shore with
their daughters, the Misses Meyer.
The Meyers. ike every one else in that
section. are members Of the AIyopia Hunt
Club, where the horse show is held every
Labor Day, blooded horses from all the
North Shore being entered by New York
ers. Bostonians, Philadelphians. and per-
sons from the West, With some from
Washington. Among the latter are the
thoroughbreds Of Mr.. Clarence Moore
who, with Mrs. Moore. viii as usual
spend the summer at "Swiftmoor." the
beautiful estate of Mrs Moore's mother
Mrs. Swift, OF Chieago-at Prides.
"Swiftmoor" is one Of the show places
OF the North Shore, and Mrs Moore is
one of the handsOmest women Of the
summer colony
While the Duke Of the Abruzzi was on
his recent visit to Boston he was enter
tained by the Postmaster General and
Mrs. Meyer, who save a dinner and re-
ceptlon for him at Rock Maple Farm.
5ecreSary Meyer also took the duke 70
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thur, Owen Johnson. Donald Scott. sam
uel L. Asbury. r. de Thuistrup. David A.
Munro. Edward Holden. William F. Clark,
and William W Ellsworth
The Washington herald., 1907-07-14

Mrs John F. Amy. widow Of Admiral
Amy. and her daughter, Miss Sadie Amy
are registered at the Revere, Narragan-
sett Pier.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-29
By Wire and Gable.

By vote of 81 to 9, the Senate of
New York passed the bill fixing at
cents a mile the rate of passenger fare
on all railroads. systems over 15O miles
in length in this State. 1t has already
passed the Assembly and now goes to
the Governor.
Professor Todd, in charge. of the
Lowell expediction to South America
has reached Panama.
The body of Mrs. Louis B. Hail..
wife Of the manager of the National
Press Association of New York, was
recovered from the Eden Park reser-
voir. Mrs. Hall who was visiting her
sister Mrs. 7. w. Woodwarth of Mad
isonville disappeared Saturday night
since when the police aided by pict-
ures and descriptive articles published
in all the newspapers of the city have
kept up a continuous search for her.
Mrs. Hall had been troubled with mel
ancholia as result of i'll health.
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COTTON OIL PEOPLE
Important Meeting of the Seed
Crushers at Norfolk, Va.
MANY SECTIONS REPRESENTED
Chief Carson, of Bureau of Manufac-
turers Delivers Important Address
Before Interstate Cotton Seed
Crushers' Association in Conven-
tion at Norfolk.

Norfolk, Va, Special.-The princi-
pal feature of Thursdays session Of
the Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers
Association in eleventh annual con-
vention at the Jamestown Exposition
was an address by John M. Carson,
chief of the Bureau Of Manufacturers
Of the Department Of Commerce and
Labor. His subject was "Foreign
Trade"
"The cotton seed industry presents
greater attractions, said Major Cal
son, "and offers greater possibilities
in the immediate future for enlarge
ment in foreign markets than many
others of our principal Industries.
If it were more generally known in
the United States that the best cotton
seed oil is equal in purity and health
fulness to olive oil, the demand for
cotton oil at home would expand 10
point that would seriously interfere
with the profits of the manufacture
ers of olive oil in France, Italy and
Spain, who find cotton oil so profit
able in the conduct of their business.
Our manufacturers of cotton oil
might proftably direct their efforts
to bringing their product to the at
tention of the American people. II
our own people were made familia.
with the real qualities of cotton seed
oil, very much of the olive oil now
imported would be permanently dis,
placed, and very much Of the animal
fats now so extensively used in the
preparation of food would be expell-
ed from American kitchens. l suggest
that the producers Of cotton seed pro-
ducts, through the agency Of the iu-
ter-State Cotton Seed Crushers As
sociation, perfect plans for exploiting
their manufactures not only in fol-
eign, but iii domestic markets, and
for maintaining their integrity and
pro tecting them against questionable
practices which, it is alleged, have
attended few recent shipments to
Europe" I"
Major Carson's address was con-
sidered by the Association to be &c
valuable that it was determined by
resolution to have it printed for gen
eral circulation.
o. P. Goodwin, president of tile
Farmers Union, of South Carolina
followed in an address in which he
dwelt upon the advisabilitY of-dA;--
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Totals :. ..27,674,77O 2s,6s6,OOO

The total estimated decrease Of
cotton acreage in the United States
for 1907 all 3.52 per cent, of 1,011,-
23O acres less than last year, and
the average planting Of the crop is
two to four weeks later than normal.
At the opening Of the season the
conditions were very favorable for
the preparation of the land, and
much cotton was planted earlier than
usual, and the inclination was TO
plant all the acreage possible.
Weather conditions during August
and the first half Of May have been
abnormal over the entire cotton belt.
Temperature have been unseasonably
low, and rains have been constant and
excessive. The unfavorable weather
conditions have generally eliminated
the early start.
Farm work has been greatly inter
fered with and replanting has been
generally necessary. Much of The con-
templated acreage is yet to. be plant
ed. G
Sunshine has been deficient and
there, has been no growing weather,
and poor stands have been the rule.
Many Of our correspondents COM
plain Of the scarcity and poor quail
ity of the seed ----------
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News in Brief.

A cable message to the Associated
Press; from Rome says: There were
serious disturbances at Tersi in the
department of Umbria. The wives OF
the strikers invaded the iron works
which their husbands had left and at
tempted to drive out the workmen who
had taken the strikers places. Troops
were called out and charged the mob
of infurated men, who had broken the
windows in the shops.
The Irish convention at Dublin con-
demned the British Government IS
pending Irish bill.
Pope Plus is said to have instruct
ed the. work of revising the Vulgate
to the Benedictine Order.
Longshoremen and other laborers
in Santiago, Cuba, struck for an eight
hour day.
At Chicago five men were killed by
the explosion of an ammonia tank lii
one Of Armour Company's warehouse.
A dozen overcame by the fumes are
in serious condition.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-29
The Statue Describ

The statue, standing 20 feet rom
base Of pedestal to Trip Of head swas
appropriately unveiled by Gen. Cor
don,s two daughters, Mrs. Caroline
Lewis Gordon Brown of Vermont ,sand
Mrs. Frances Gordon Smith OF y
lanta; and as the cords released the
yelling folds, "Dixie" from the band
was the signal for another rebel
YELL"
The dedication poem was read by
its author. Charles W: Hubner ot
Atlanta, followed by music in which
participated chorus of several hnnd- 70
red voices.
After the formal delivery of the
statue to the State by Capt. Nathan
iel E. Harris of Macon in behalf OF
the commission, and its acceptance III
a response by Gov. Joseph M. Terrell,
the ceremonies concluded with the
introduction to the audience of Soup.
tor Borglum and the benediction.s
Gordon's is the only monument hp-
on the capitol grounds. A marble
statue Of United States Senator %
H. Hill, which formerly stood at the
junction of Peachtree and West
Peachtree streets in Atlanta, was 70
moved into the rotunda of the capi-
tol building away from the elements
and Youthful vandals.
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New Attorneys.


Columbia, Special. : The following
applicants. have been granted license
to practice law: W. D. Aiken, Char.
lotte, N. c.; L. E. Croft, Aiken; E. s
Croft, Aiken; R. P. Clinkscales, An.
derson; C. E. Early, Florence; C. M
Galloway, Richland; Marvin Hardin
Cherokee; David Hamilton, Chester;
A. l.. Hamer, Marlboro; W. C. Hughes
Cherokee; Jerry M. Hughes, Orange.
burg; c. D. Jackson, Richland; C. Ca.
pers Smith, Charleston; L. B. Single.
ton, Marlboro; w. NJ. Scott, Green
vile; A. C. Tobias, Charleston.
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For Contempt of Court.

Charleston, Special. = Sam Bricks,
formerly merchant Of Dillon, was
brought to Charleston having been ar
rested at Ardmore, Oklahoma, on a
bench warrant, charging him with
contempt of court, in having failed
to carry out an order of Judge Braw-
ley in bankruptcy proceedings. In
February, 1906, Bricks affairs were
m court and he was directed to turn
over the sum Of 1,5OO to the trustee.
Instead of doing so Brick boarded the
train and went West and lived under
the name of H. Simons. He was
brought here by two deputies of the
marshall of the Southern district Of
Oklahoma and delivered to Marshall
Adams, who placed him in Jail. Brick
will remain guest of Capt. Grad
dick until he purges himself Of con-
tempt and there is no telling how
long he will remain in Jail.
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AISTATUE Of=GEN.D(RDON
Unveiled in Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday
With Appropriate Exercises

atives. The ceremonies. were presided
over by Gov. Jos. NJ. Terrell, who IN
oduced-tAeemeau1aent for the~State
Of Georgia. ::
After. the. invocation the history of
the Gordon Monument Association
was read. Then General Evans was
introduced. - 3
Following the address of General
Evans, Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Smith
pulled the cords which freed the monr
ument Of its covering and the cheers
Of the crowd broke forth. When 81.
lence was restored in part the address
of presentation was delivered By
Capt. N. E. Harris, Of the monument
committee and-the address~ef-accept-
ance by Governor Terrell followed. Z
A poem BY Major Charles ". Hub
ner and the introduction of Sculptor
Solon b. Borglum of Norwalll, Conn.
who designed the monument, preceds
ed the benediction whichSclosed the
exercises.
The parade preceding the unvei!-
ing was one of the finest semi-mili-
tary displays of recent years in At
1anta. The first division, of which
there were six was. commanded by
Brig. Gen. w. S. Edgerly, u. S. A.,
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1907 COTTON ACREAGE
Estimate Based On Replies From
All Parts Of Cotton Section.

The following estimate Of cotton
acreage for the current year as COM
pared with the season of 1906, is
furnished in a special bulletin issued
by Messrs. Latham, Alexander &
Co., the we'll known cotton people OF
New York:
With the view Of obtaining the most
reliable information possible concern
ing the cotton acreage of the United
States for 1907, we addressed 5000
letters to banks, bankers, cotton COM
mission merchants and responsible
planters, embracing every cotton
growing county in the South, asking
acreage estimates.
Up to this date we have secured
1852 replies, Of average date Nay
10, and the following tabulation is
the result. In our opinion it is as
approximately correct an estimate of
the cotton acreage as could be secured
by direct communication with parties
competent to judge, residing in the
Southern States.
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on the 18th of May, when, before his
entire division, he forced Gen. Robert
D: Lee to the rear, and probably saved
the intrepid Confederate leaders, life.
an act which has figured in poetry,
song and story. The other is repres-
entative of three important phases
in Gordon's life, soldier, statesman
and patriot. He became governor OF
Georgia and United States senator,
and no Georgian has ever been better
known on the lecture platform than
aas he up to the day of his death.
The unveiling ceremonies took
place at noon, Saturday, May %, and
were preceded by military pageant
in which there joined troops from al
parts of the State, while federal Of
fieers and troops from the depart
nent of the gulf and Fort Mcpherson
W. S. Edgerly, commander of the de-
partment, and his staff having ac-
cepted the invitation of Grand Mar
shall Robert E. Park to take part in
this function. The military brokc
ranks at the capitol grounds and join
Jed the vast throng Of officials, civic
bodies and citizens who were there to
participate.
!. The invocation by Rev. VIM. F.
Glenn and music were followed by a
reading of the history of the John B.
Gordon Monument association by its
| first president, Judge w. L.. Calhoun
jof Atlanta. The principal address
was delivered by Gen. Clement A. Ev-
ans, the ranking Confederate chief of
the United Confederate Veterans.
Gen. Evans participated with Gordon
in the Spottsylvania incident and was
his comrade and lifelong friend.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-29
Women Delegates in Session.

Norfolk, Va, special.-Eight hun
dred women delegates to the Baptist
Convention of North America met be-
hind closed doors in the auditorium
at the Jamestown Exposition, the
session being the first and only one
heard by the women in connection
with the natinoal assembly. The body
was called to order by Miss Fannie
Heck of Atlanta, president of the
Woman's Missionary Union of the
Southern Baptist Convention, who
presided throughout the day.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-29
Mathematics Indicted.

San Francisco, Specialize grand
jury indicted six millionaries on
charges of bribery and attempted
bribery and returned additional IA
dictments against Abraham Reuf and
Mayor E. E. Schmitz, Frank G. Drum,
Eugene D. Saba, John Martin, Abra-
ham Ruef and Mayor Schmitz we're
indicted on IA counts each, charging
that they jointly bribed ID of the Is
supervisors in the sum Of $3.50 each
to fix the gas rate for 1906 at S5 cents
instead of rs cents. G. Mumbsen, B..
Green, w. I. Brobeck and Ruef were
indicted on IA counts, each charging
that they jointly attempted to bribe
IA supervisors in the sum Of 81 900 to
vote trolley franchise to the Park
side Transit Company. Judge Coffey
fixed bail at $4,000 on each Of the,
126 counts contained in the indict-
ments. =
Contest On New York Cotton Elk
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Deserter Killed by Sentry.

st: Louis, Special. = Elmer 9 Martin srtF
awaiting trial at Jefferson barracks
for deserting from the coast artillery
at Fort Barracks, Fla, was killed by
Sentry Joseph Cothran last night.
Martin had escaped from Cothran
who later found him hiding within the
woods. Cothran says that Martin re-
fused to surrender and that then he
fred Edward V. Sanderson awaiting
trial for desertion escaped with Mar
tin and has not been apprehended.
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commanding the Department of the
Gulf. A battalion of the Seventeenth
Infantry stationed at Fort McPher-
son, and two regiments of Georgia
State troops the fifth and the second
made up this division. Other organ
izatlons of unattached militarysr COM
panies, various camps of Confederate
veterans, Daughters of the Confeder-
acy, sons of Confederate Veterans
and numerous civic organizations
completed the long line.
Gen. Gordon was regarded .;= the
typical Georgia soldier, and there was
no@nan whom, Georgians, in fact
those of all the South, more delight
ed to honor. Then, after the war, ia
legislative halls, executive chair and
upon the orators platform he car
ried the message of peace and fellow
ship to every section of the country
becoming lin fact, a national cEarac-
ter admired and loved wherever he
was known. Indeed, not few sub
scriptions to the fund with which the
monument was erected ,scame : from
those Who stood in opposing ranks in
the skies, and with each came a
message of admiration and esteem for
his nobility of character and gener-
osity of heart.
This monument was erected at an
approximate cost of $4,000, of which
$4,000 was raised by private sub
scription among comrades and friends
largely in Georgia, but also in other
Southern States and in some instan-
ces, as noted from admiring friends
in the North. The project was first
undertaken a little more than three
years ago, just after Gen. Gordon's
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-29
Collectors Learn Geography.

The average person who, through
ignorance, is disposed to regard with
compassion the harmless and, to him.,
useless hobby OF the stamp collector,
will no doubt be surprised to discover
how much of interest and instruction
there is in the pursuit of stamp col
leotirg. You will invariably find that
the schoolboy who is also stamp
fiend' knows more of the geography
of the various countries, their rulers
and distinguished citizens, than any
other pupil in the class.-St. Nichol-
as.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-29
Two Deaths From Plague.

Washington, Special.-A cablegram
from Honolulu to the Marine Hospital
Service in this city reports two deaths
from plague and one new case of
that disease. A report from Havana
is to the effect that one yellow fever
patient from the province of Matan-
zas was received in the Hsvanna
Hospital, the first case reported from
that city for several months.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-29
Widow to Serve Life Term

Eastman, Ga, Special. Mrs. Sal
II Feeney,e widoss,1eharged with The
murder of w. P.@Harrell was found
guilty, the jury returned its verdict
after an all night deliberation. Her
punishment will be life imprisonment.
The defense it is reported will appeal
tie; case.
Harrell was shot to death by Mrs.
Feeney in her home several months
ago. She declared that she killed him
in self defense after lie had made i'm
prope,, proposals to her. {.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-29
IMMENSE CROWDS THERE
Lifelong Friend and War corapan-
ion of the. Dead Chieftain Heard
With Greatest Interest in Impress
sive Ceremonies at Atlanta.

- >
Atlanta, Ga, Special Thousands
of Georgia's citizens, with. added hun
dreds from other sections, of the
South, gathered Saturday at the I'M
yelling ceremonies of the splendid
EQUESTRIAN statue of the momory Of
Gen.@JohnsB. Gordon. Almostswith-
in the shadow of the State Capitol
great crowds gathered to hear the ora
tions and see the monument unveiled.
In the parade which preceded the
ceremonies long line of soldiery and
civic organization marched through
The principal downtown streets,
watched g. by thousands of spectators.
The ORATOR. of Gen. Clement A. Evans
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-29
Hitting Them Hard.

Memphis, Special. = Eleven saloon
keepers charged with violation of the
Sunday closing ordinance were
broughht before Corporation Judge
Alban and dealt with moro severity
than were those tried on the previous
Monday. In every case a fine of $50
was imposed or a forfeiture of like
amount taken, and State warrant
was issued for the defendant. AL
were required to make $3.50 bond to
await the action of the grand jury.
Two cases were continued.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-29
Acquitted of Charge of Peonage.

Rome, Ga, spccial.-The jury in
the trial Of J. w. Tierce, George F.
Hurt and K. Land, officers of the
Georgia Iron and Coal Company, at
Sugar Hill, charged with peonage,
returned verdict of not guilty.
The jury was out only 20 minutes
after a trial lasting two days.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-29
Lad Killed BY lightning.

Gainesville, Ga, Special. John
White, a 12-year-old boy, was struck
and killed by lightning near Flowcry
Branch Friday night and his two sis
ters were rendered unconscious and
may not recover. The children were
taking clothes from line when a
bolt of lightning struck it, resulting
in the death of the boy and the SER
ious injury of the two girls.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-29

at Nlnety-Nlne Islunus, L. -..----
from here, where the Southern Power
Company is building a barn for the
installation of an electric power
plant. 1t is supposed that the man is
one of the workmen. 1t is reported
that DR.. Caldwell, of that vicinity,
has diagnosed the case as leprosy.
DR.. B. L. Allen of this place, will go
to the scene and make an investiga-
tion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-29
Woman. Dying From Beating.

New York, eSpecial.-Mrs. Mary
Lustig is.dying in Gouyeneur Hospital
as result of terrible beating given
ner5by two robbers who attacked her
in her home. After pounding Mrs.
Lustig into insensibiIity the thieves
took from her a bag containing s., 300
which she carried in the bosom of her
dressT.ands escaped. They have not
been captured. Another roll of bills
containing $500 was found concealed
in Mrs. Lnsting's stocking.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-29
Embezzler Arrested at Gainesville
Ga.

New Orleans, La, special.-south-
ern Pacific officials were notified of
the arrest at Gainesville, Ga, of R.
F. Garner, former clerk, charged
with the embezzlement of $4,000
from the company's New Orleans Of
flee. Garner is alleged to have ob-
tanned this sum by fraudulent sales
of railroad tickets made by himself
under an assumed name to the cold
pany.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-29
E. B. Havens & Co. Fail.

New York, Special failure Of
E. B. Havens & Co., members of the
New York stock exchange, was an
nounced on the oor of the exchange
at noon Wednesday. Assignment for
the beenfit Of f-syeditors was made to
Herbert L. Norton, an employe of the
firm. Mr.. Norton said the liabilities
would be upwards of 100000.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-29

the lifelong friend and war compan-
lon of the dead chieftain was heard
with greatest interest and as the two
daughters Of General Gordon pulled
tie cord and unveiled the statue, this
strains Of Dixie rang out and the
words Of the song by the multitude
mingled with the old "Rebel Yell,','
from the throats of veterans who
fought under General Gordan and Lee
The programme for the unveiling
ceremonies was as follows:
Invoation.
Music
Hstorysof the Gordon Monument
Association, by Captain William l..
Calhoun.
Grafton, General Clement A. Evans
dwelling, by Mrs. Francis Gordon
Smith of Atlanta and Mrs. Caroline
Lewis Gordan Brown of Vermont,
daughters of General Gordon.
Music, "DIzio," by band.
Dedication poem, by Charles w.
Music, Sunny. South" by chorus.
Delivery Of Statue to State by Cap
tain Nathaniel Harris.
Acceptance for State, Governor j.
N. Terrell.
Introduction of Sculptor Borglum.
Benediction.
MRS. GORDON PRESENT.
A feature of the day was the pres
enee of Mrs. Gordon, widow of the
Confederate commander and his two
daughters Mrs. Burton Smith, of At
lanta, and Mrs. Bishop Brown Of
Vermont who unveiled the monument
and Majer Hugh A. Gordon, a son of
General Gordon and several other rel
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MRS. MCKINLEY DEAD.
Wife of the Late President Passes
Away Peacefully. s.

Canton, Ohio, Special.-Mrs. WI;
liam Mckinley, widow of President
Mckinley, died at her home here n
1 clock Monday morning. The ehd
came peacefully. At the Mckinley
home vixen death came there were
preent Secretary Cortelyou, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. C. Barber, Mrs. Sarah Dun;
can, Mrs. Luther Day, Justice and
Mrs. William R. Day, Drs. Port
mann and Rixy and the nurses. The
,funreal will be held Wednesday, and
will be in charge Of her pastor, Dr..
Buxton of the Methodist church.