Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-29
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ter Salazar have been waited upon
by a deputation from the cork manu-
facturers of Estramunda, Andalasla,
| and Catalonia, and in reply to their
representations promised to try and
negotiate more favorable terms gov
erning the Importation Of cork into
the United States, Germany and Rus
sia, etc.
The New York Tribune saye it has
learned from authoritative sources
that the St. Paul report that the
presidency Of the Northern Pacific
railroad has been offered to John F.
Stevens, until recently chief engineer
of the Panama canal commission, Is
without foundation.
James O'Connell, International
president of the international Asso-
citation of Machinists, called out the
entire force of union machinists OH
the Erie railroad, about 5000 men.
At Susquehanna, Pa, 100 men obeyed
the order.
Mayor Combe of Brownsville con-
tinued his testimony before the Sem
ate committee on military affairs i'll
the investigation of the "shooting
up' of Brownsville.
The car barn of the Buffalo Lake
Erie Traction Company at Blaisdale
burned Saturday together with twen-
ty-fve of their twenty-eight cars.
Loss, 100000.
At Grand Rapids, Mich, Former
United States Senator John Patton
died of typhoid fever.
Mrs. William Mckinley, wife of
President Mckinley, died Monday
morning at o'clock.
M. stolypin, the Russian Premier,
served notice on the Douma that the
forcible appropriation Of lands would
not be tolerated by the government.
The Persin pretender is reported
to be within 200 miles Of Teheran.
The International Sunday.school
Convention meeting in Rome appoint
ed officers and adjourned.
A score of Democratic orators of
national reputation have volunteered
to speak in the Oklahoma campaign.
Pauline S. Preciado, of Brownsville
testified before the Senate committee
that he plainly saw negro soldiers
kill Frank Natrous.
The national Baptist societies,
which have been in session in Wash
ington for a week, adjourned.
Two negroes were lynched and four
other perosns killed as the, result Of
an attempted criminal assault il
Georgia.
One man was killed and six were in
jured when a New York Central spec
ial ran into the wreck of freight
train.
The Supreme Council Of the Royal
Arceanum selected officers.
Carlo Clardi was electrocuted ir
Auburn Prison.
The Northern Presbyterians Gen
eral Assembly received various re-
ports and discussed the temperance
question in committee.
Manufacturers were urged at the
meeting of the National Association
to raise a fund of $1,5OO,O0O to fight
labor unions.
John R. Hegeman president of The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
was indicted on charges of forgery
and perjury.
Speaker Cannon, Secretary taft and
Congressman Longsworth held a po-
litical conference with President
Roosevelt.
w. H. Fehsenfeld of Baltimore tes-
titled before the Interstate Commerce
Commission in regard to Southern
rates on OIL
Baron Mayor des Planches, the TIA
liam Ambassador complained to Sec
retary Root because his automobile,
containing the Duke of Abruzzi, was
held up by Marshall Collins at Glen
Echo.
The big Baptist Convention o.
North America adjourned at James
town.
The Southern Presbyterian General
Assembly adopted the Charlotte az
ticles of agreement.
Capt. C. Wister Wallace Of Fred
ericksburg left $4,000 to that town 70
found public library.
Women Of Petersburg formed a
Civic League for the purpose of keep
ing the streets clean.
Miss Georgiana Randolph Char
rington and Mr.. William C. White
were married at st. James Episcopal
Church Warrenton.
The situation growing out of the
controversy over the affairs of the
Southern Interstate Bank, at Rich
mond, is becoming more acute.
South Carolina's Farm Contract
law aiming to make idle negroes work
is declared unconstitutional.
The petition of the trustees of Mrs.
Mary Baker G. Eddy to be substituted
for the original plaintiffs was argued
in court at Concord, N. H.
The Northern Presbyterian General
Assembly adopted the report of the
committee on divorce, the chairman
referring to the Corey case.
Major John M. Carson of the De-
partment of Commerce urged the Cot
tonseed Crushers Association to de-