Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-14
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MINOR MATTERS OF INTEREST 5

on in Australia.
There was new explosion in the
Hartje divorce case.
Evelyn Ncsbit Thaw declared she
| had foresaken the stage.
Russian troops killed 80 persons IN
Russian Poland strike riots.
The Georgia Legislature passed tho
Hardman Prohibition bill.
A section of the Erie canal gave
way, causing heavy loss.
Earle Irven of Indianapolis rescued
four persons at Colon and was drown
ed.
Mrs. Eddy's witnesses in the Chris
tian Science leaders, suit refused to
testify.
Two strangling cases, with .women
rs the victims are puzzling the New
York police.
The Richmond grand jury reported
that it could not find any ice trust
in that city.
Senator Pettus Of Alabama was
buried at Selma with distinguished
honors.
Mrs. Youtsey contradicted her hus.
bands confession in the Caleb Pow.
ers case.
Acrimonious arguments we're made
in Tie matter of taking depositions i'll
the Eddy case.
The Culgoa is to be fitted up as
repair ship for the battleship feet on
its voyage to the Pacific.
Rev. Levor Maroogessian, the Ar
menian priest concerned in the re.
cent New York agitation was arrested
The Virginia rate matter has been
settled by compromise until the high
er court can decide the issues involr-
ed.
The crime wave in New York city
grows in magnitude and tho whole
city is alarmed at the numerous mu--
ders being committed.
The candidacy of Secretary Taft
was indorsci by the Ohio Republican
State Committee, despite Senator
Forakcr's protest.
After stirring speech by Mr..
Choate delegates at The Hague said
the Peace Conference had just begun,
SO far as results were concerned.
The Charlotte, N. c., board Of
aldermen has determined not to re-
peal the ordinance against Sunday
selling of soft drinks, in cream and
cigars:
InTiots in Seoul large number OF
Koreans were killed by Japs. Three
Korean delegates to The Hague came
to New York to appeal to America to
save their country: from Japan.
Army investigators are said to
have exonorated Iieut.-Col. William
j. Tucker of the charges brought
against him by his wife, who wac
Miss sfDolly" Logan.
Government attorneys state that
the dissolution Of the Dupont, corr
pany, of Delaware; will not affect tae
suit against the Powder Trust.
MI. a. Capraton Braxton, presi-
dent Of the Virginia Bar Association,
is OUT FOR Senator John W. Daniel
for the Democratic Presidential nomi-
nation.
The trial by special court martial
of Chaplain Harry w. Jones, United
States Navy, upon charges Of scanda-
fous conduct, was begun at the Nor
folk Navy Yard.
John d. Archbold, vice president
Of the Standard Oil Company, made
statement Monday in which he de-
clared that the company was not Civ.
en- an opportunity to be heard or to
submit data in the preparation Of
the report prepared by Commissioners
Of Corporations Herbert Knox Smith,
and made public.
Primary election returns indicate
that Charles 7. Lassiter was nominal
ed for the Virginia Senate for Dis
t1ict 20.
Stephens S. Walsh, New York po-
liceman, was dismissed for alleged
cowardice and elected from the offics
in which his trial was held.
Four indictments have been found
against Rev. Levant Martorgessia,,
the Armenian priest, under arrest in
tie New York conspiracy cases.
Attorney-General Bonaparte is ex-
pccted to appear personally in the
suits against the Dupont Powder
Trust.
E. II. Hartman, in the face Of
heoyy decline, declared stocks would
soon go up again.
The plant of the York Felt and
Paper Company at York, Pa, was
burned, with 100000 loss.
Capt. G. W. Kirknnn was denied
his petition for release from the Fed
eral prison at Fort Leavcnworth.
Six hundred striking miners i,
Hebblng, Mich, were turned back
from march intended to intimidale
nonunion men.
Asrate war from Chicago to New
York is expected after passenger
agents refused to attend a confer
ence.
The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion decides that in the equitable
distribution of cars to coal miners
private cars must be considered as
part of the quota.
Admiral Evans conferred with ma
val officials regarding the autumn
maneuver program and the trip of the
fleet to the Pacific.
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