Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-11
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Seven of the Russian terrorists sem
fenced to death for plotting against
q grand duke and other personageS
were hanged at st. Petersburg.
The air pressure caused BY an avail
ancbe wrecked a temporary hotel in
Switzerland, 13 persons being killed
and Is others hurt.
The British campaign against the
Zakakhels, a tribe of Afridis IN Nor
thern India, has ended with the coz
pkete submission Of the tribesmen.
Eleven men Of French column
were killed and 36 wounded in an all
day fight with Madakra tribesmen In
Morocco.
While railroads must employ thous-
auds more telegraph operators to en-.
force the nine-hour law, they intend
to close hundreds Of small stations.
The progress Of the feet gives I'M
petus to the movement to create the
rank Of Vice Admiral in the Navy.
A. B. Butt, cashier Of the wrecked
Peoples Bank Of Portsmouth, took a
special train on his journey to serve
I've years in the Richmond penitsn-
tiary.
Norfolk police found q baby in o
satchel and are looking for Mr, and
Mrs. B. B. Davis, said to be its par
ents.
DR.. Eli Marsh Turner, former pres
;dent Of West Virginia University,
died a few hours after consentiug to
run for mayor of Morgantown.
A hot fight is to be made over the
New Jersey Local Option bill Mt Tren'
On.
Friends of Rear-Admiral Evans
hope to greet him with a vice-admir-
al's commission when he reaches San
Francisco
More than 300 buildings were burn
ed, with loss of $6oo,0Oo, at Tampa,
Fi,.
One boy was killed and another
badly injured in a collision OF ice
boats on the st. Laurence river.
Among the clcrgymen mentioned as
possible successors TO the late Bishop
Satterlee, of Washington, is Rev. DR..
Randolph Fl. AIcKim, who was for
time st Baltimore church.
". B. Wood, an American magician
and his daughter Bertha were drown
ed by the sinking Of tug of faea-
tan recently.
Andrew Hamilton, in charge Of The
legislative fund Of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society and other conlpan-
les, was found dead at his hons in
Albany.
Anonymous pamphlets scattered in
the streets of Teheran notified the
Shah that there was no Intention to
kill him ut the time the bombs were
thrown.
Thomas B. Wannamaker, son Of
John Wanamakcr ana proprietor OF
the Philadelphia North American
died in Paris.
Mexicah Ambassador Creel's bank
was robbed of $50O.O00.
Commander Sims, testifying befor.
the Senate Naval Committee, declar-
ed the workmanship at Santiago to
have been sdisgraceful."
The Supreme Court viii hear Vir.
ginia rate test cases October 1s.
President Roosevelt praised judge
WilAey, Of Shanghai, but the House
investigators will probe the charges
against him.
Six Taft delegates were selected in
Kansas.
Senator Smith Of Michigan, accus-
ed Senator Aldrich Of bolstering W
prices Of railroad bonds in his 6pan-
cial bill.
The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion decided to disregard petitions tc
delay enforcing the nine hour law.
Mr.. Hepburn introduced bill pro,
viding tax of so cents hundred
shares for stock sales.
A bill making October 12 the an
niversary Of Columbus discovery a
holiday was offered in the House.
The House defeated bill for ex-
porting alien felons.
Luther Combs was shot in the thigh
by Clifton Sawyer, his 17-year-old
stepson, near Norfolk.
The Senate will ask tho Presiden,
to withdraw the name Of G. A.. Por.
ter, a cousin Of Mrs, Roosevelt, as
United States marshal in Oklahoma.
Ex-Judge F. NJ. Whitehurst died in
Norfolk.
The Potomac River Oyster bill
agreed on by MARYLAND aud Virginia
Legislators, Yves passed by the Assem-
bly,.
Chief of Police shippy, Of Chicago,
killed an anarchist WHO had stabbed
him and shot his son and driver.
Father Leo Heinrich, assassinated
at the altar of st. Elizabeth's Catho-
lie church in Denver, was buried at
Patterson, N. j.
The defense in the suit Of Attor-
ney-General Jackson in New York to
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