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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
Arson and Rapo Charged.

Greenvillc, S. c., spccial-Wiliiam
and Earle Payne. father and son, re-
spectively, are lodged in the county
iail, both charged with capital Of
fenses, of a different nature. The
elder Payne. who is e5 years of age,
is CHARGED with arson, and the Young
er one is charged with having ravish-
ed a young negro girl. Earle Payne,
the young man, was arrested on
warrant sworn out by the girls par
ents, and while the latter were in this
city it is claimed that the elder
Payne burned their house. The evi.
dence against both Of them is said
to be strong. The Paynes are white
good regulations. Both crimes were
committed about four miles from the
city.
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on nnnn11nL nI Luu uualtv

Sll on account OIL lle u17'ie o.
committee to avoid giving ground Tor
the impression that the United States
is preparing for war with Japan.
Most Of the appropriations is , Tor
Hawaii and the Philippines Inc
bin was at once reported to the
House with recommendation that II
pass. l., +he
committee, covers among various
projects the following:
For range finding (fre controil IN IN
continental United States $2lo,ooo;
for guns and implacements at Decep-
ton Pass, $4,000; repairing storm orr
damage at Charleston, S. c., $59,ooo;
at Pensacola, $4,000, and at Mon.
bile, s5s9,o0O; for Notifications at at
Honolulu, including placing in few
| additional mortars at Pearl Harbor'
| ST, 100000; for fortifcations In the
Philippines, $1,949,OOO.
Brownsville Case Again.
Reports from the committee Oh
military affairs were presented to the
Senate in regard to the investigation
Of tbe affray at Brownsville, Tex
which resulted in the discharge with,
out honor of three companies OF negro
soldiers of the Tewenty-ffth lnfan,
try. At the same time messag'
was received from the President call
ING attention to the fact that the tes'
tirnony taken by the committee sus
tains his position in discharglng th'
negro soldiers. He recommends eS
tension Of the time for re-cnllstmen
Of the discharged men who might b
found not to fall within the terms o
the order. There were four reports
from the committee, the majority be
ing signed by Senators Warrer
Lodge, Warner, Dupont, Tallaterr'
c Foster, Overman, Frazier and NC
1 .Creary. A minority report was slgl
ed by Senators Foraker, Scott DUKE
J ley and Hemenway. ~,
: In his special message covering tn
G matter the President says:
nApplications to re-enhst 1ro'
former members of Companies B
and D., Tventy-ffth Infantry, wi
we're discharged under the provlsior
Of special order No. 266, War Depari
S VI ~ Noyombor 9th. 1906, must
), made in writing and be accompanie
/. by such evidence, also in writing,
: the applicant may desire .tS to suom, i,1ln
: 70 show that he was neither mp
: Gated in the raid on BrownsY5il Brow 114
e Tex, on tie night of August lSt 8
e 1906, nor withheld any evidence IN n,
< might lead to the discovery OF u
nerpetI'ators thereof.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

w. w. Astor increased his gift to
the Oxford endowment fund to $780,
600.
Rear-Admiral Evans will relinquish
command of the battleship fleet in
July.
]. P. Morgan headed a syndicate
that purchased large nitrate field
in Chile for S12,500,OO0.
The Hon. James Gully, son OF Wis.,
count Selby, was committed to jail
for contempt OF court in abducting his
daughter.
Prince Kuoi, special envoy of the
Emperor of Japan, arrived at Madrid,
to confer on Queen Victoria decora-
tion granted by the Mikado.
General Hugh Cameron, the Kan
sas hermit. has slgnifed his intention
CT retiring from the woods and spend.
ing the remaining years OF his life In
an automobile.
J.. C. S. Beckham, for eight years
Governor Of Kentucky, announced his
permanent and unconditional retire
msnt from politics at banquet given
him by 800 Democrats.
DR.. Jacoby, in an address before
the Conference on Congestion, in New
York City, said poor ventilation re-
sultlng from crowded quarters bred
and spread tuberculosis.
M. D. Pokotiloff, Russian Minister
to China, who was in this country in
1905 to aid in the negotiation of the
treaty OF Portsmouth, which ended
the Russo-Japanesa War, died at
Pekin.
Brigadier-General Royal Thaxter
Frank. u S. A., retired, died in his
home in Washington, D. c., in his
sayenty-sixth year. He was gradu-
ated from the Military Academy in
the class of '5S.
In a speech to Camp Fire Club of
America. Clifford Pinchot, Chief For
ester of the Department of Agricul-
ture, declared that great war is i'm
Ininent in this country, and that the
forest rangers will be scouts.
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+ Palmetto A1Jsairs 4
The News of South Carolina in Condensed Form
Motion For Revocation.
Columbia, Special. l.-Attorneys I

Columbia, special.-Attorneys fol
the dispensary commission prepared
formal notices of motion before
Judge Pritchard for an order revok.
ing his former orders granting an
injunction and appointing receivers
for the dispensary funds. The mo.
tion is to be argued at Asheyille on
March 9th and is based on the
ground that the Supreme Court oi
South Carolina has interpreted the
law in dispute contrary to the inter.
preation Of Judge Pritchard. The
notice will be at once served on the
attorneys for the whiskey house
Until this motion is disposed of one
way or the other the Supreme Couri
Of the States will not issue the for
NAL writ of mandamus which it has
decreed the Attorney General is en-:
titled to in order to secure the $15,-
900 Of dispensary money for prosecu.
ting alleged dispensary grafters.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
Force Reduced one-Half.

Nashville, Speculative hundred
men who were employed in the LOUIS
VILE and Nashville locomotive de-
parlmen., Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis railway shops here
have been laid off. Orders were Is
sued to the men on account of de-
creased business and the intention
of the road to decrease expenses on n
every hand. This means q saving ne oil
$4,000 month to the road. There
are still over five hundred men IN !,
the shops. Many Of the men lald
off are experienced wokmen.
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New Treasurer Elected.

Lancaster, special.-Mr. Leroy
Springs, president of the Springsteir
Mills, has just returned from Ches.
ter, where he has been assisting the
American Audit Company in locating
the shortage Of Mr.. R. W. Boney
treasurer of the Springstein Mills.
Nh. Springs states that the American
Audit Company will not be perpared
to make a complete statement before
The last of this week or: the first Of
next. So far the shortage amounts
to something over $1,000. Mr.
Springs denies that the shortage is
due to Mr.. Boney's borrowing money
from the mills. the mill is protected
by surety bond of $4,000. At a
meeting of the board of directors Mr.
Waddy C. Thompson of Lancaster:
was elected treasurer to succeed Mr..
Bonev.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
Three Negro Children cremated,

Columbia, special-Three negro
children perished in the flames when
tho house of Elias Davis, colored
man living near Walhalla, was burn
ed. Four children alone IN the mouse
were playing with a torch near a sack
of seed cotton, which caught fire,
igniting their clothing. Though the
door stood open the three youngest II,
children were too much frightened u
escape,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
Ware Shoals Railroad.


Columbia, Special. = The railroad
commission has decided to order re-
hearing in the case of the Ware
Shoals railroad, which line has been
declared a common carrier some
weeks ago. The line, which connects
at Ware Shoals with the Southern
railroad, and runs out distance OF
about six miles, has, it is charged, re-
fused freight shipments from other
points and an order issued by the
commission declared the road liable
for all freights, must receive all
freight shipments. The commission
in ordering a rehearing decided that
shipments I'D -tn-that time mliss ne
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
All Quiet in Hayti.

Port au Prince, By Cable-Pres!-
dent Nord Alexis in an interview at
tic palace, declared that conditions
in the republic were absolutely tran
quil. He said that he did not ques
ton his ability to preserve order
and protect interests here. Should
the powers, however, decide to keep
the warships in this harbor he would you'd
not object, but he added that there
was no necessity for such a thing;
there was no possibility for such a
popular outbreak against the foreign
residents.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
THE WORK OF CONGRESS-
poings of Our National Lawmakers
Day by Day.
Senator Tillman Caustic.

= =
sEUnder the guise of discussing leg
lslation the session of the Senate was
devoted to political discussion X
Which Senator Tillman, Of South Car.
dina, and Senator Beveridge of Indi.
ana, were the chief participants. The
Senate considered the conference re
3Hprt OH the Indian appropriation bill
and after some criticism Of the ac.
idon Of the conferees on minor pro.
vision the report was disagreed to
and another conference asked.
1.-THE House bill appropriating $4O3,.
U305to pay the archbishop of Manila
as representative Of the Roman Cath.
ohc church for damage to church
property during the Spanish war also
was passed.
Tho Pendulum 9 Extremes.
Mr.. Tillman traced what he termed
a swinging Of the pendulum"
from the regime OF Andrew Johnson
Wien Congress assumed control al
most to the exclusion Of the Presi-
deat from legislative influence to the
administrations that followed, which
he declared witnessed growth Of
presidential power. The dominating
Influence and control Of the executive
branch, he said. over the legislative
and2irl a less degree over, the judicial
branches of the government were Tie
most marked features Of American
politics at this time.
dt has taken" said Mr.. Tillman
:ejjast Just forty-one years for the pendu-
.iumsto swing from one extreme to
.thetsbther."
8ssNow," he said, "the House Of
Representatives has degenerated into
litlesmore than a recording machine
to do the will of the Speaker and
his Eeutenants." Freedom of debate
in tie old and true sense has disap-
pearsd from that end Of the Capitol.
be added. In the Senate "servility
auQsEOWdIQlce dIe tue Olael u IhS
day, he declared and "the shadow
Of TIE Executive hands over all, and
the Residents wishes are almost the
onlylaw.''
Roasta Wall Street.
Mr. Tillman reviewed the events
of tue recent currency crisis and
charged Wall Street with many mis-
iemeanors.
lsThe profits .,of this ncfarious
stock monger have," lie said,
found their way into the pockets
Of the very men who with the evil
results of their fraud manifest pose
as fsayiours' and 'uncrowned kings,
and are lauded to the skies when they
we're really trying to save themselves
from the disasters which threatened
to oveTwhelm them along with their
deludsd victims. One Of these lsa-
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Boy Killed by Trolley.

Aiken, special.-A young boy
named Dean was killed by the Au-
gusta-Aiken express car between
Langley and Warrenville. 1t is stat
ed that young Dean left home in the
morning presumably for school, but
instead he went to Langley and when
the trolley express, which is due. IN N
Aiken at 12 o'clock, passed through
tl place Dean went underneath the
car and located himself on the roas.
When the car was between Langley
ard Warrenville he in some way los'
his hold and fell off and was literally
torn to pieces underneath the ear
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BROTHER and Sister Dead.

Fort Mill, special.-Mr. Thomas
Tbomasson. who has been ill for some
time. died here Saturday night. HIS
sister. Mrs. Effe Stinson, who lived
in Nashville. Tenn, died of heart
failure on Friday morning. Her body
was brought here for burial and the
funerals of brother. and sister were
held together in the Methods! 1t1
church by the pastor, the Rev. w
NJ Owings, at 3 O'Clock Tuesda.
afternoon. Both bodies were -antef
red in our town cemetery at the SAM
time.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
Unknown Nero Shoots Two White
Men.

Jackson, Miss, special,-An un-
known negro shot and fatally wound
ed Baxter and Rufus Burns at Burns
Miss. late Wednesday. Both are
relatives of United States Senator
McLaurin, of Mississippi. Governor
Noel has sent bloodhounds from the
Rankin county convict farm in .pur,
suit. The vicinity is greatly excited
and q large posse is reported assist Us
inc ia the search Of the culprit. The
cause Of the shooting has not been
asccrtaincd.
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esssarer Rates Reduced.

Columbia, special.-The railroad
commission has decided to order the
seeboara Air Line, the Blue Ridge
and the Columbia, Newberry & La'lr,
ens @ railroads to put in effect by April Il
/ the reduced passenger rate OF 2 II
cents per mile. These lines protest, ,
ed against the reduction from :. 8
cnts m Der mile but were willing to Is
cue mileage books at the same rates
~ ass' oiher lines. The decision of the
commission q, il very important and
ncy he carried 10 the courts.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
Not For Editors to Decide.

Columbia, Special.-William j.
Bryan in a letter to to William E.
Gonzales, editor of The State, says
that it is not for him to discuss the
question of availability of candidates
His availability as candidate, he
says. is not question upon which his
Judgment should be ventured or ac-
'cepted. "I have simply stated that
it is question for the voters Of the
party to determine.
As a Democrat I have resented
the claim that a few editors should
decide this question for the people.
I am believer in free speech and in a
free press, and I recognize the right
of any editor, whether his circulation
be large or small, to state his opin-
ion and his reason for it, but those
who read his opinion have a right to
give il such weight as they think it
deserves I have insisted that the
readers ought to know what pecuni-
ary interest the editor has in the
question under discussion. For in
stance 1 asked The World to state
editorially what financial interest its
owner, Mr.. Pulitzer, has in the stock
and bonds of railroads and in the
stocks and bonds of corporations
commonly known as trusts. The
World has not seen fit to answer the
question.
/ do not deny the right of Harri-
man, or Morgan, or Rockefeller or
Petlizer to own a paper and present
their views to the public, but / do
contend that in the interest of hon
esty and fair dealing, the owner of
the paper should. be known and the
interest Of the owner in the questions
frankly stated.
Continuing, Mr.. Bryan says:
"It is deliberately unfair in ignor-
ing this election and charging the de-
feats of 1896 and 1900 to me, just as
It is unfair in ignoring the still worse
defeat of 1904 when The World was
again the party's adviser.
81 especially appreciate the gener-
Gus support that has come to me
from the Southern States. If the
Democratic voters believe that L can
assist the party by being a candidate
why should 1 refuse And why
should 1 take the advice of few
editors who have never been friendly
rather than the advice OF millions
Of Democrats who have been co-labor-
ers with me for more than de-
cade?"
Peculiar Case in Anderson.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
Edgefeld Politics.

EdseGeld, Specialize Hon. P.
Brooks Mayson will be announced 1I as
. candidate for the State senate, Ills
is the first. Senator Talbert t1e
nresent n senator, will leave Edgefiala
and a return to Parksville, his former
home. hon Hc will still be in the county
however, snd will probably stand IUl I9,l
Yeeleeticn. There is also some talk
of his running for congress.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
Census Report.

Washington, spceial.-The Census ss
Pureau in its fnal ginners' report for
the present year makes the ! total dad
cotton ginned this season ll,26l;oOO
bales. counting round bales as halves
and including lintcrs. Last year II
was was l3,200.OOO. In 1906 it was TO-.
725.GO2. By states the number OF 81
bales are (running bales -North
Carolina, G49,517; South Carolina
1,175.s75; Texas, 2,27l,724 Georgia
l,S91,900.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
$4,000 Fire at Norfolk.

Norfolk, special.-Early Sunday
fire broke out in the wholesale gro
ccrv firm of the -Four Company
wreckins the establishment, cutting
the clothing store Of Sake & Co., and
damaging the exchange of the South,
cru States Telephone, and stocks OF
f. Ii. Meeks s. Co., electricians, and
L, p. Roberts & Co., grocers. Loss
S75C(jU
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25

dan. the ls-year-old son of Mr., }. B.
Jordan, a prominent farmer OF tne
yie;nity. Young Jordan walked up
to the tub in which the child had
been be nd drowned, looked at it for g a
moment, and dropped dead. Mr.:
Jordan. says his son had a narrow
escane from drowning in a like man
ner when a child, and has had a weak
beart e ever since. 1t is Supposed that
the Young mans recollection OF tins,
toaether @ with the shock of the negro
ebild's death, caused heart failure
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
RUSSIAN CODE DUELiO
The Affair Of Honor an outgrowth
Of a Memorandum, in Which Cen
eral Smirnof Questioned the Cour-
aga of General Fock.

st. Petersburg, By Cable.-Lieu-.
tenant General Smirnoff was serious
ly wounded in a duel fought here
Wednesday morning, with Lieuten-
ant General Fock. The men metsin.
the riding school Of the Chcvalier
Guard Regiment and fought with
pistols, distance Of 20 PAGES sep
arating them.
A duel was caused by the memo
randum written by General smirnoff
on the siege of Port Arthur, in which
= questioned the courage Of General
z eek. The latter considered that his
honor and reputation were involved;
aud challenged the author Of the
memorandum.
The riding school was placed at
the disposition of the conbatants By
the command of the regiment and
the duel occurred with the full
knowledge and probation of the
military authorities. 1t was wit
messed by several officers Of high
rank and it was reported that several
women were present.
Shortly before 10 O'Clock Generals
Fock and Smirnof appeared at the
riding school. Without saluting they
took the places assigned by their sec
onds were his brother-in-law, Vladi-
onds wer his brother-in-law, Vladi-
mir, M. Purishkevicb, a member OF
the Duma, and Captain Schultz, OF
the navy. while for Gnr~,,si TT -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
lies From Mad Dogs Bite.

Newberry, Specialize 6-year.ole s:.4a.
son of F. j. Russell, who was bitten
by ' a mad dog on the streets Of New, sS.
berry of February 26, died at tne
Pasteur institute at Atlanta. II wa Mas
thought that the child was get!lns
along we'll until on Saturday hydro,
phobia developed. The remains WIN VIII
be brought to Ncwbery and iater. e,,
menf vii! be at Rosemont cemetery
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
Alabama Lumber Company Fails

Mobile, Ala. special.--A special
from Jackson, Ala, says that the
Mcintyre Lumber Company failed
Friday. The company originally rep
resented capitalization of one mil,
lion dollars. Recently it purchased
the Zimmerman Lumber Company, IN
the same vicinity, capitalized at
100000. making the total liabilities
81 100000. No reason IS assigned for
Il the failure other tLan financial con,
ditions'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
Election at Gafney.

Gaflnoy, spccial.-Great interes
was taken in the election held here
lost week to nominate member OF
the board Ct public works to fill l1 out
the the unexpirel term of mayor K9ss. So5 J.
Tho cote was as follows: Cash SUI
clarv gs: Randall 73; and Baker ~.
mh;e will necessitate second rac'
between Cash and Clary.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
eccrrian Killed In Boiler Explosion.

Folkston, Ca, special.-The boil
cp, at the saw mill of G. W. Moore,
at Homeland, blew Up Wednesday
killing Mr. Moore, the proprietor, IN
stantly, and seriously scalding three
other men. Mr.. Moore came here
from north Georgia a few years ago
and was one of the wealthiest men
in this section Of tha State!
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
Norfolk g. Western Employees Re-
fuse Company Proposition.

Roanoke, Va, Specialize en-
ployes of the Norfolk & Western
Railway Company declined to accept
the proposition submitted to them by
the road on February oath, which was
"that in any month that the con-
pany's gross earnings are less than
$2,59O,OOO that their rates OF pay
will be computed on the rates in eff
feet previous to the last adjustment
this arrangement to remain in effect
for q period Of 10 months FROM the
dato Of its adoption" /
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
Pirates Surrender French Vessel.

Las palmas, Canary Islands, BY
Cable.-Thc French fishing vessel Ba-
leine. which was captured recently
BY Moors near Cape JUDY, and to
rescue which the French cruiser
Cassard was ordered to the coast OF
Morocco, has been turned over to the
Cassard, together with the members
of The crew without ransom.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
GETTING HIS.

"of course you don't want anything
you are not entitled to-" said the
conscientious man.
"of course not" answered Senator
Sorghum; "but I will incidentally re-
malk that aways have the best le-
gal talent available to ascertain what
| am entitled to." Washington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
Hugenot Mills to Be sol' June 1otf.

Greenville, Specialize was de-
cided at a meeting of the creditors
to sell the Hugenot Cotton Mills
bankrupt, of this city, or June 10TH
No bid less than 100000 for the ma ma
cbinery and building will be enter
toined. The other property consist
inc of the employees houses will be
sold at The same time. This IS @ inc
mill corporation that went into bank
luptcy in January,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
Railroad Employees Strike.

Denver, Colo, speeial.-M0nda.y
morning 1900 machinists: boiler-nnak-
ers and members Of kindred trades
working in the Denver & Rio Grande
Railways shops we.t on strike IN
respo. Sc to an order issued by W. D.
Mcoueeney, representing the machln, n
lists national organization, after q ii
nal conference at which Manager A
C. Ridgeway, of the rallroaa' retusc'
any concessionsi
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
Negro Soldiers Arrested For Murder

Mobile, Ala, special.-1sham Bish.
op Eilrod, 20 years old, an enlisted
soldier at Fort Morgan, was carried
back to Tazewell, Tenn, under a
charge of murder. The soldier ad-
mits the killing. claiming that a man
named Harris killed his dog and thai
he killed Harris,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25

uulolnlng bulldlng were "es,.v,... :,
fire. Nothing was saved. Insurance
amounting to $500 will probably
cover the losses. AT O'Clock ID sns
afternoon the fire alarm was given
and tic Belentine beef market was
found on fire, but tie blaze was Is
promptly rpoln1 put out, evidently a spa.s
was left smouldering somewhere TO
do serious damage later.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-25
PERHAPS.

'sWhy did George Washington own
up to chopping the cherry tree?"
Perhaps replied the western law
yer, .'his judicial mind enabled him
to forssee the reluctance that has
been developed about putting any
faith in confessions."-Washingt
Star.