Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-28
Late Nes4's
In Brief *
MINOR MATTERS OF INTEREST
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


resented at The Hague have instruct
ed their delegates to work IN favor
Of obligatory arbitration.
The New Zealand Legislative Coun-
ell rejected the bill making women ell
gible to election to the upper house.
Two Germans and 11O Chinese were
Killed by a dynamite explosion In a
Chinese mine.
Acknowledgement Bonaparte telc,
graphs District Attorney Parsons, OF
Alabama, that the entire power of the
Government will be used to enforce
the decree of the Federal courts.
Mr.. Bonaparte says he las no IN
tention of resigning, but is working
hard on the trust cases.
J. D. Uzzell, negro editor who is
held responsible for much of the re-
cent race trouble on the Eastern
Shore of Virginia, gave himself up
at Oapcock and was taken to Norfolk
under strong guard and locked up III
the Norfolk Jail. Uzzell surrendered
to Colonel Nottingham.
Prince Wilhelm, Of Sweden, had a
busy day sightseeing at jamestown
and attending social functions in his
honor. He awarded the trophies to
the vietors in the boat races be-
tween the American and Swedes. :
The esBlack Elijah and his fol-
lowers, who have been creating great
excitement among the negroes OF
Richmond have departed.
Mr.. j. n. Wilkinson, of Norfolk,
was found drowned in the Elizabeth
river.
President Roosevelt declared in his
Provincetown speech that there was
to be no let-up in his trust and rail
road policy.
Senator Foraker in an interview,
says there can be no peace between
him and Taft.
Two mailbags with $25O,OOO were
stolen from train on the way from
Denver to Chicago.
The arrest of well-known Armen.
ian in Chicago, it is thought may solve
the murders of Father Casper and
Tavshanjian, the rich Armenian mer-
chant.
The submarine boat Viper, showed
her ability to remain out at sea four
days anu met every test.
The present Eddy suit has been
dropped by the attorneys for the next
friends, who say they will shortly be-
gin q new one.
Senator Foraker made speech II
reply to that of Secretary Taft.
Jacob H. Schiff said the Admins
tration's policies were not to blame
for the financial situation but ascrib.
ed the changes to natural causes.
Ex-Mayor Paul C. Barth Of Louis
vile, committed suicide because he
had been legislated out of office and
criticised.
julius Teich, in fit of jealou y
killed his wife and himself in theiI
New York fiat.
Mrs. Lena Scham a widow was mN.
dered in her apartments in Brooklyn.
"a rejected snito1 is reported missing.
Forest fires are doing great damage
IN Massachusetts and Michigan.
William ]. Bryan after wreck al
Rockville, ILL.,, said be would soon re-
ply to Secretary Taft's speech.
The grave of La Flora S. Baker, d
lumberman, was opened after IA years
to satisfy a partner he was realll
buried.
j. P. Morgan returned from abroad
and only smiled when asked if he had
read the Presidents speech.
The report of the Judge-Advocate
General shows that nearly half the
enlisted men in the army have been
tr;e6 on some charge the last year.
An S-year-old boy killed his 2-ycar-
old sister, in York, Pa, with revol-
yer he didn't know was loaded.
William Hicks was held up in the
suburbs of Philadelphia by robbers
who got $4,000 and citizens caught
two of the three bighwaymen and
recovered the money.
Emperor William toasted Emperor
Francis Joseph as friend and ally and
King Edward gave banquet in honor
of his birthday.
Secretary Taft left Washington on
the first stage Of his around-thc-
world tour.
Government officials are wondering
what is behind the mysterious de-
nand fol an investigation into the
early transactions of the Chicago and
Alton Railroad.
Work on delimiting the boundary
between Siam and French-Indo China
viii soon be commenced.
The San Francisco Chamber of
Commerce gave love feast to cement
the friendship between the United
States and Japan.
The international Socialist Con-
gress began at Stuttgart, Germany.
With the telegraph strike week
old each side processes to be as con-
fdont as ever.
Three persons were killed and two
probably fatally injured when an cx-
press train struck an automobile near
Great Darlington, Mass.
A large water main in the Shenan-
doah Valley burst on Sunday and the
people of Berryville are now without
water, except what can be drawn
from cisterns. 1t will be several day:
before the break can be repaired.
Major Hemphill, of the Charleston
News and Courier, is doomed as 8