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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-06-17

newed.
At the State fair grounds where
the Hotel John B. Gordon which was
opened for the free accommodation
of veterans, is located, the visitors
assembled to witness a grand fire.
works display.
Among those whose names are
mentioned for commander-in-chief
are General Clement A. Evans, of the
Department Of Tennessee; General
Cabell, of Texas, and General Gordon
of Memphis.
Gen. Evans Commander-second Day
With the selection of Memphis as
the place for the next reunion and
the election of General Clement A.
Evans, of Geordgia, the United Con-
federate Veterans adjourned their an
nual convention late Wednesday
afternoon. The selection of the place
of meeting aroused great rivalry be-
TWEEN Memphis and Atlanta, these
two cities being the only ones put in
nomination. Strong speeches were
made for each place but when Vir-
ginia came over to the side of Mem
phis the Atlanta supporters realized
that the fight was lost.
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Wofford Trustees to Have Important
Meeting.

Spartanburs, Specialize board
of trustees of Wofford College will
meet Saturday. 1t will be an i'm
portant meeting as great many mat
tiers Of interest will be taken up. At
this meeting it is expected that the
election of DR.. II. N. Snyder to the
presidency of the South Carolina
University will be taken up, as DIR.
Snyder will no doubt make a report
of the action of the trustees of the
University to the trustees of Wof-
ford. The trustees are very much
averse to DR.. Snyder's leaving Wof-
for: and will do everything in their
power to keep him. 1t is also thought
that the trustees will take up the
matter of having a library building
erected. They have in hand about
$4,000 for this purpose, $4,000 of
which was left the college by Miss
Julia Smith. The plans for the IL
brary were accepted year ago.
Dr.. Snyder Declines.
Columbia, Special-President Hen.
ry N. Snyder, of Wofford, Saturday
afternoon telegraphed the State Uni
versity trustees declining his election
by them to the presidency of the
university. There were only two
words in the telegram, "I decline. y
Representatives of the university,
who had sounded the situation at
Spartanburg before the election, were
led to hope DR.. Snyder would accept
if elected
Trustees Increase DR.. snyder's
Salary.
Spartanburg, Special-At meet.
ing of the trustees of Wofford Col.
lesa, DR.. H. N. Snyder, recently
elected president of South Carolina
University, announced that he would
remain at the head of Wofford Col
lege. The announcement was receiv-
ed with great pleasure. The salary
of President Snyder was increased to
$4,000 a year, the same offered BY
South Carolina University.
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PARADE OF VETERANS
With sprightly Step. Measured to
Stirring Airs, Ten Thousand Old
Warriors Parade the Streets Of
Birmingham.

Birmingham, Ala, spscial-The
parade of the heroes of the Confed-
eracy was fitting clima1to what is
generally pronounced to beone Of the
most successful reunions of. the Unit
ed Confederate Veterans. With
sprightly step, measured TO the aira
Of the South loves, the old warriors
no less than 10000 strong, traversa
the two miles of the parade route
between thousands Of sympathetic
and interested spectators and there
was not an accident, no sign of a
tottering step.
Loving hands served ice water to
the old men as they passed along the
route, fans were distributed and
evrything possible was done to re-
lieve the long tramp of its tedium-
That the heroes were in excellent
spirits was shown by the4fact that
many of them sang OLD camp songs
as they marched. such ash Butter
milk Cavalry" "Old Time Confed-
erate," "Bonnie Blue Flag"
There were many in the parade
who had left a leg or perhaps both
legs on some bloody battlefield, but
they enjoyed the occasion. as much
as the others, being carried in vehi-
cles. Their appearance drew forth,
if anything, greater applause than the
sight Of the foot soldiers.
The parade formees shortly after II
o'clock and required one hour and
45 minutes to pass a given point. The
route was frlm Sixth avenue on Nine
teenth street to First avenue, to
Twenty-frst street to Fifth avenue,
to Twentieth stret to First avenue,
sounter-marching on Twentieth street
to Capitol Park, where the, reviewing
stand was located. In the vanguard
were eight companies Of the local
National Guard, including Gone bat
terry Of artillery and oneHroop of
cavalry. Chattanooga had one troop
Of calvary in line. Governor B. B.
Conner. Of Alabama, with his entire
stafr, was next in line. General Har-
r:son; commander Of the Alabama di-
CT, was chief marshal, and Col.
z. J. McRossin, Of Birmingham, was
chief aide.
The veterans of the Department of
Tennessee headed the line OF visitors
of honor, these being followsby the
rans-Mississippi and the Army of
Northern Virginia. Among the more
conspicuous were the Forrest Corps,
mounted, and the mounted troop
from Nashville, which has attracted
great deal of attention during the
reunion. These companies are regu-
1n- r,,nr,hn,e &c tha National Enard
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4 TEAM OR WORLD BEATERS CHOSEN TO REPRESENT
THE UNITED STATES TN THE OLYMPIC GAMES
BY Far the Greatest Aggregation Ever Sent Abroad Will Up
hold the Stars and Stripes in acknowledgements OF
the Big Athletic Trip VIII Be $4,000.
was decided that a white athletic

1t was decided that white athletic
dress shall be worn by each competi-
tor. the outer seam Of the trousers
to have red, white and blue stripe
and the chest of the shirt or jersey
to be adorned by national shield
of the United States. Each athlete
shall wear blue cap, with shield
on the peak.
The team is to sail on the Ameri-
can liner Philadelphia, arriving on
the scene of action about ten days
before the opening of the games. To
finance the trip will mean an expen-
diture of about 100000, and though
all of this has not been collected
the American committee hopes to
have that sum at its disposal when
the team heads for Sandy Hook. 1t
will cost 1925 to send each OF the
men to London.
Every man of the select seventy
six Is trained to the hour and will be
kept in perfect condition until the
team sails away. The fifty-eight sub
stitutes, many of whom just fell short
of the charmed circle. are not to be
sighted in the calculations, and a
glance at the following complete rost-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-06-17

New York City.-The team OF
American athletes that will repre-
sent the Stars and Stripes in the
Olympic games at London, England,
next month, was selected at a joint
conclave Of the executive and selec-
ton committees of the American
Olympic Committees. The session
took place at the Astor House and
al day long those in authority dis
cussed the abilities at home and
chances abroad OF each available can
didate. After a long list Of perfor-
mers at three different tryouts and
two intercollegiate championships
had been sifted and culled the fine
string of rs men was agreed upon.
1t is by far the biggest team ever
mustered in America for a fixture IN
foreign lands. The men represent all
walks of American life-college men
aud athletic club men and hail from
all quarters, the North, South, East
and West of the United States. The
competitive grounds which the team
will cover includes events at track
and field sports, aquatics and wrest-
ling-making about thirty distinct
contests in all. All Of these Will De
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Trne Ri,l is

Lexington, Special.-In the court
of general sessions here the grand
jury returned a true bill against N.
Rogers Bayly of Batesburg, editor of
The Advocate, upon the charge of as
sault with intent to kill, and carrying
concealed weapons, the charge being
tbst on Dec. "a, 1907, at Batesburg,
the said assault was made upon W. C..
Allen, C. F. Bass, DR.. S. W. Page, j.
j. Allen and A. J. Bethea, the latter
being the private secretary to Gov.
Ansel, and Rev. Allen, the pastor of
the Baptist church at Dillon. Late
in the afternoon the sheriff returned
with Mr.. Bayly, and upon applica-
tion Judge DeVore allowed bail in
the sum OF $400.
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More Votes For Mr.. Taft.

Chicago, Specialize Republican
national committee by its work de-
cidrd contests in two States-at-large
and in fourteen districts, the net re-
suit being that 33 full votes and two
half votes were added to the number
already accredited to William. Fl.
Taft, and that two half votes were
given to Senator Joseph B. Foraker.
The committee has yet to consider
contests-at-large in four States and
q total Of 3S district contests, and
two from the Territories, involving
a total of 94 votes. Before the meet
ing Of the committee the number OF
delegates instructed for
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Peaches Moving Northward.

Greenville, Specialize Southern
railway has already hauled $50 cars
of Georgia peaches through Green
vile so far this season, and it is said
the peach crop is 10 per cent larger
than last year. Taking into account
the impetus that has been given peach
culture in this section it will rot be
many seasons before the Piedmont
region of South Carolina will have a
good money crop in peaches at this
season. Many orchards will be put
out this fall in addition to those put
out this spring.
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Accident in Cotton Mill.

Easley, Special.-Clarence W.
Howell was fatally hurt at the Easley
cotton mills last week. He was COM
ing down from the top of the build
ing in the elevator and it seems some
one let box of spools fall upon him
from the top floor when he was near
the bottom. He was considerably
mashed and bruised up. An opera
tion was thought necessary and was
performed by Drs. w. C.. Black of
Grocnville, C. w. Wyatt and T. E.
Russell of this place. The man died,
however, Monday night. He leaves
a wife and four children.
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Mustn't Laugh Mt Police
Entitled to More Respect

Detroit, Mich.-At the conven-
ton of the International Association
of Police Chiefs resolution was
introduced by Chief Kohler, of Cleve-
land, which was unanimously adopt
ed. declaring that policemen are en-
titled to more respect.
The cartooning and caricaturing of
the policeman in publications and
the making of him subject OF ridi-
cule in stage productions were con-
demned and efforts to stop 1t were
ordered begun.
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king COMES BACK .uGHTN|NG'S WORK.
Boston Fugitive Financier At
Home Again
SURRENDERS TO THE OFFICERS
Erst@hile Financial Operator Who
Has Been Hunted All Over the
Country Walks Into Police Head
quarters at Boston and Surrendsrs

Boston, Mass, special.-Cardenio
F. King, the bankrupt financial ope-
rator of New York and Boston, who
has been hunted in both Europe and
America since his sensational flight
on February Goth, walked into police
headquarters here Friday morning
and gave himself up to custody. He
was arraigned at 4 O'Clock in the
afternoon and held in $4,000 pend
ing his attorneys efforts to secure
bail. At late hour at night bail
had not been secured. At the last
moment it is understood some diff
Guilty is experienced in getting bonds
men.
Before King was taken into court
he made public one of the bitterest
statements ever given to the press.
He declared that he was the victim Of
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Child Run Over By Train But is Not
Killed,

Reidsville, special.-While play
ing on the railroad track near Cahill's
chair factory in Madison, the 2
year-old G,lughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
o. Page was knocked down and run
over by a Norfolk G. Western train
and escaped with only few slight
scratches. The child had strayed
from the house and was standing on
the track when a freight train came
around the sharp curve at that place,
and before the engineer could stop,
the engine had passed almost entire
ly over the child. 1t was a mlracu-
lous escape.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-06-17

New York City.-The question as
to whether the great banks pay their
clerks sufficient salaries has been dis
cussed with the keenest interest in
connection with the suicide OF
Charles r. Muir, the paying teller
of an uptown branch Of the Corn
Exchange Bank. Muir was receiving
a salary OF only $500 a year after
twenty years service. end killed him
self because he feared his employ
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-06-17
VETERANS REUNION
Confederate Veterans Gather
At Birmingham, Alabama
WITH VERY LARGE ATTENDANCE
Eighteenth Annual Reunion of Con-
federate Veterans Opens in Bir-
mingham With the Largest Crowd
in the History of the Organization.

Birmingham, Ala, Special. = The
eighteenth annual reunion Of the
United Confederate Veterans was
opened in this city Tuesday at the
Hippodrome, Birmingham's largest
convention hall, with a record break
ing attendance. The days sessions
we're devoted to organization and
welcome addresses, the real business
of the meeting coming up later, when
commander-in-chief to succeed the
late General Stephen D. Lee, and the
place for holding the next reunion
will be chosen. In addition to the
frst session Of the veterans conven-
lion there were meetings of the Sons
of Veterans, the Confederate Sur
geons' Association, the Confederate
Memorial Association and >other or
sanizations allied with the veterans.
When the convention was called to
arder by Major General George P.
Harrison, the Hippodrome, which
ueats 5000 persons, was crowded to
sverfowing and many failed to grin
admission. The weather was ex-
tremely warm and many Of the old.
veterans suffered much discomfort.
A gloom was cast over the reunion
by the recent death of the COM
mander-in-chief, the late General
Stephen D. T. 2, who was to have pre-
sided over the meetings of the veter-
ans, and whose annual address had
already been prepared. This address
was printed and distributed to the
veterans, but the reading of it was
postponed on account of the extreme
heat.
The convention proper was opened
with prayer by the chaplain gen.
eral, Rev. DR.. J. William Jones,
which was followed by children
chorus Of 200 voices.
Mayor Ward, of Birmingham. then
welcomed the veterans in behalf of
the city and Governor Conner for the
State. Other welcoming addresses
were made by Representatives of the
local veterans association.
General E. L. Russell, who was in
vited by General Lee, to deliver an
oration to the veterans, was the next
speaker. He paid a high tribute to
n"""~~l describing him as he ap-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-06-17
Restores Stolen Bonds.

Pittsburg, Pa, Special. = Mrs
Frank Lee, once engaged to Cashier
William Montgomery, who is now
in Jail for stealing a million dollars
from the Allegheny Bank and run
ming it, has turned in to the receiver,
brewery bonds sor $125,O0O stolen by
Montgomery and given to her. She
thought he was investing the pro-
ceeds of her first husbands life in
surance and making her 4 fortune.
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important Ruling In Insurance Fees.

.4mpofLanG hullnS IL lnSafSuCe eeS'
Columbia, Special.-Commissioner
McMaster has received ruling on
the insurance laws from the attor-
ney general which will have an i'm
mediate effect upon all South Caro-
lima companies doing general State
business before the acts passed at the
last session Of the general assembly.
The particular act ruled upon is the
one requiring South Carolina COM
ypanies doing business in more than
two adjoining counties to deposit a
bond of $4,000 or securities to that
amount. a difference Of opinion
arose between the insurance commits
sioner and one or two companies
which had done a general State busi-
mess, but which did not deposit the
bond, and took license for only two
counties, as to the time when they
should terminate their business in
other counties than those for which
they took license. The attorney gen.
eral holds that under section 2, arti-
Gle 9, of the constitution, and under
section 1912 of the code, which gives
the general assembly power to alter,
amend or repeal the charter of any
corporation created un1er the laws of
this State, that the act requiring the
deposit Of the bond or securities for
doing business in more than two ad-
Joining counties, operated as an
amendment to the charters of all
such companies and they must all
cease to do business in counties other
than those for which they have taken
license. The insurance commissioner,
Therefore, will take steps to see to it
that all South Carolina companies
having insurance outside the counties
for which they have taken license
shall bring this business to an early;
close.
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Thaw to Stay in Jail.

New York, Special.-Harry K.
Thaw will remain in the Poughkeep-
sic Jail, pending an application of his
counsel to Justice Bowling, of the Su-
preme Court, for change of the or
der committing him to the State Hos
pital for the Insane at Mattewan.
This decision was rendered by Justice
Morschauscr, of Poughkeepsie, after
hearing arguments of counsel in this
city oil molten to transfer Thaw
10 a New York State asylum other
than an asylum for insane convicts.
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Among the Workers.

st. Paul (Minn.) union bakers have
obtained an increase OF 81 a week In
their pay.
New York Brewery Workers have
signed a three-year agreement with
their employers.
Union coppersmiths at San Fran
cisco, Cal, have been Informed b!
the employers that the latter will In
sist on a nine-hour day.
st. Paul (Minn) Typographical
Union has decided to take hand in
the political game, and special com
mittee has been authorized to ar
range the preliminaries.
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Abattior For Greenville.

Greenville, special.-A committee
representing the board of health,
after a meeting with the butchers of
the city, gave out the statement that
the butchers are in favor of central
slaughter pen. A meat inspector will
be :ppc:nted in few days to in-
spe,4 all cattle before killing. A
cen al market is another proposition
thct tic board of health is working
haf' % put through. The matter will
p.,a-bl. be brought before council.
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The Huguenot Cotton Mills.

Greenville, Specialize creditors
of the Huguenot mill property held
meeting in the United States court
house for the purpose of considering
the private bid which was submitted
and deciding in what manner the
property should be disposed of. The
bic of $4,000. which was submitted
by the old stockholders for the en-.
tire property, was refused and the
creditors instructed the trustee to ad.
vertise the property for sale at public
auction in front of the postoffice
building at II o'clock on Wednesday.
July s.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-06-17
Powers and Howard Are Free.

Frankford, KY, Specially an.
nouncing the pardon of Caleb Pow.
ers and James Howard, Governo,
Wilson closed the last, chapter of on.
of Kentuck's noted cases, in which
the people of all sections of the Unit,
ed States have formally expressed
their interest, by singing petition:
for pardon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-06-17
Womcp in thc DAYS News.

T. Zimmerman, father of the Duch-
ess of Manchester, denies that his
daughter is addicted to Socialism.
Jeanne Lolee, an advocate of wom-
ans suffrage, contested one of the
wards in Paris and was defeated.
The Countess of Warwick as So
cialist speaker in America next au-
tumn is the latest announcement en-
traordiuarv.
Wilbur Z. Philips told the Rainy
Daisies that most American mothers
can't nurse their children. end that
if we want good mothers we must i'm
port thenl
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-06-17
BIames "Brain Fag" Ftp
Many Railroad Accidents.

Boston.-President Tuttle, Of the
Boston & Maine Railroad, declares
that the many railroad accidents are
not due to overworking the railroad
men nor to lack OF safeguards. but
to brain fag," and men guaranteed
not to suffer from this psychological
disease cannot be obtained. He
thinks that this mysterious obsession.
which, he says, makes the most COM
petent trainmen temporarily irespon-
sible at intervals, is one of the great
est problems confronting railroads.
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Mistrial in. Sellers Case.

Columbia, Special-A mistrial was
ordered last week in the case of Wade
Hampton Sellers, charged with the
murder of Constable ]. P. Farmer,
IN February, last. The jury delibrat-
ed something over. fifteen hours. On
motion of cousel for the defendant,
the court granted an order admitting
Sellers to bail in the sum Of $4,000.
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Woyld's Temperance Conference.

Saratoga, N. Y, Special.-With a
gavel made from rafter insthe old
home of DR.. William j. Clark, who
founded the worlds first temperance
society in Saratoga county one hun
dred years ago, the World IS Temper
ance Congress held to commemorate
that event was opened here Sundav
with a a mass meeting in Convention
Hall. An address was delivered by
Rev. C. H. Mead, D. D., of New York,
who reviewed the history of thc tell
perance movement.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-06-17
Primary Vote Consolidated.

Albany, Ga, Specialize Demo
cratic executive committee of the Sec
ond. congressional district met here
and consolidated the vote Of the re-
cent primary declaring James M.
Griggs, the party nominee for the
Sixty-frst Congress. H. Mcintosh,
who has been chairman of the COM
mittee for a number of years. declin-
ed reelection and W. D. Scott, of
Colquitt, was elected to- succeed him.
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Carlin Defeats Gordan.

Richmond, special.-After one of
che bitterest fights in the history of
the State Representative Carlin
swept the Eighth Congressional dis
trict. Practically complete returns re-
ceived assures his election in the pri-
maries over R. L. Gordon by a large
majority.
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Cutting Scrape at Rowesville.

Rowesville, Special.-Last Sunday
Joe and George Allen, both white,
went on a rampage, exhilarated by
blind tiger booze. They got into a
difficulty near the cemetery. In the
melee Joe pulled a knife and drove it
into Georges shoulder, inficting a
dangerou wound. DR.. Foster dress
ed the wound and the man at last ac-
counts is doing well. Joe was placed
in the lookup here and later was sent
to Branchville to stand preliminary.
Both parties have been working at
Blake's mill,
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CAPTAIN Stuart Goes to Manila

Washington, special.-Captain Ed
win R. Stuart, corps of engineers.
stationed at Savannah, Ga, has been
ordered by the War Department to
transfer his present duties to Lien
tenalt Colonel Dan C. Kingman,
corps of engineers. After consuita-
tion with the chief Of engineers here,
Captain Stuart will sail on August
5iL for Manila. to become assistant
to The chief of engineers of the Phil
ippine division.
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ARE BANK CLERKS UNDERPAHD

ers would discover that he had stolen
s9O6S at various times in order, as
alleged, to pay living expenses and
doctors bills. He had just been
promoted to The position, and had
been promised increased pay later
Some of the banks are likely to ad-
vance the salaries Of their clerks al
a result of the admission by many
bank officers that the men as clasa
are much underpaid.