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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-28
Methodists Will Adjourn Soon.

Baltimore, May 27-A vast deal of argu- ment marked the days session of the Methodist Episcopal general conference and not a great deal of business was accomplished. Final adjournment is ex- pected next Monday night Perhaps the most important question yet to come up is wording of paragraph PAS of the Book of Discipline, which relates to amuse- ments, as to whether it shall remain as it is at present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-28
Verdict Aaainst Nearoes.

Atlanta, May 27.-The jury in the case e. the Grand League Knights of Pythias of Georgia against the negro organization known as the Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa, rendered a verdict in the state superior court today to the effect that the negro organization is an infringe nent upon the former and amounts to a deception and fraud The case grew out of the application for state charter by the negro organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-28
Esan Wins Memphis Cup.

Memphis, Tenn, May 27-chandler Egan of Louisville today, the first day of the seventh annual meet of the Southern Golf association, won the cup for the lowest qualifying score. Egan covered the IS holes in 73 strokes. lowering his own record by three strokes and coming with in one stroke of the professional record Jack Falls, Jr., of Memphis was second. Out of 1S3 players entered, 162 participated today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-28
protest Upon Land BiII.

Washington, May T.-The Senate today adopted the conference report on the so-c:illed omnibus public lands bill. The presentation of the report called out g. vigorous protest from Senator Carter against the growing practice of grouping rcany bills Tn one, which he said had the effect of preventing due consideration Seven republican senators voted against the report because of their objections to the system rather than to the report tseIf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-28
New President of Peru.

Lima, Peru, May 27.-Senor Don Au- gusta Leguia has been elected to suc- ceed pr. Pardo as president of Peru The result of the election had been an ticipated, as Senor Leguia had a large political following. Senor Eugene Lar rabure Unanae, the Peruvian minis ter to Brazil, has been elected first vice president, and Dr. Belizario, secre- tary of state, second vice president.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-28
Oklahoma Editor Drowned.

Muskogee. Okla, May N.-Alex Posey, editor of the Eufaula Indian Journal, dialect writer and author of the ''Fus Fixico Letters was drowned this after room in branch of the North Canadian river, near Eufaula, by the capsizing of a boat in which he was attempting to cross a stream The negro boatman was also drowned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-28
Received by the Emperor.

Vienna May 27.-C. s. Franklin, .hs American ambassador to Austria Hun gary, was received in special audience today by Emperor Francis Joseph. The ambassador conveyed to His Majesty President Roosevets congratulations on the sixtieth anniversary of his access sion to the throne of the dual monarchy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-28
Orphanaae Association.

The Jefferson County Orphanage asso- citation will meet at St. Paul's hall to- night at 8:30 o'clock. Committees on the Fourth of July entertainment will make reports President Varley urges a full attendance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-28
Reunion Chorus.

There will be a full rehearsal of the reunion chorus, under the direction of Philip Memoli at Cable hall tonight at g o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-28
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 B-Schools for Young Ladiea C-Boys', Military
 D-Music, Art, Oratory
 Professional
 F-Technical, Trade
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-25
Corn Contest Not Decided.

Gaffney, Special.-A large number
of farmers came to Gaffney on the
date fixed for deciding the corn con-
test which has excited so much in
terest among the farmers of Cherokee
county this season. A number Of
them was disappointed, however, as
the committees were not ready TO re-
port as to the yield for the reason
that some of the contestants have not
finished gathering their product. The
farmers were met by Mr.. C. L. Good
rich, from the Office of farm manage
ment of Washington, D. c.; Mr.. G..
p. Hartley, of Washington, who is
in charge Of corn investigation from
the turlau Of plant industry, and Mr.
Ira Williams, also of the bureau Of
plant industry. These gentlemen
spoke entertainingly and instructively
along their particular lines, and after
the speaking Mr.. Goodrich awarded
the prize of SIS to Mr.. T. C. Petty
for the best display of seed corn.
The prize offered by the Merchants
al@ Planters Bank for the largest
yield will be awarded later after the
various committees on measurements,
ETC., have reported.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-25
Briefs of General News.

Owing to the sudden death Of Gen
eraI Count Huelsen-Haesler, Emper-
CT William has deferred until later
the audience with Chancellor Won
Euclow.
Thomas James. a locomotive engi-
nccr, killed himself in o Petersburg,
Va, hotel.
Receivers Of the Jamestown Expo
sidon bought several buildings back,
in hope Of selling to the Government.
Prcsident-elect Taft. who spent
Sunday with President Roosevelt at
the White House, announces that he
will certainly call Congress in special
session to revise the tariff.
The Daughters Of the Confcderacy
elected officers and decided to meet
in Houston, Texas, next year.
President Roosevelt calls upon the
farmers all over the country TO meet
and set forth what can be done to
improve farm life.
Senator Foraker issued state
mcnt explaining his Standard Oil af-
Gliation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-25
SOUTH CAROE LIMA NEWS ITEMS
Nes of Interest Cleaned From All Sections of the State and
Arranged For Busy Readers
Court Martial at spartanburg.


Spartanburg, Special.-Privates c.
lilac Quinn, Lester Holt and w. A.
Holt, members of Company. l, lst
regiment, South Carolina National
Guard, pleaded guilty before a court
martial here last week Mac Quinn
and Lester Holt pleading guilty to
the charge of desertion 'and w. A.
Holt to the charge of disobeying or
ders. Privates W. S. Rogers, James
Wilds and Clarence Cobb, who were
court martialed on the charge of de
sertion, pleaded not guilty and were
tried, the case taking up the entire
day. H. L. Bomar appeared for the
defendants. The officers Of the court
were Capt. P. <. McCulley, Capt. z.
c. Handley, Capt. F. /. Watson and
Capt. J. Frost Walker, Judge Advo-
cate. The trial attracted great inter-
est, the chamber of commerce rooms
where the court was held being crowd
ed with military men and private
citizens. 1t was the first military
trial ever held in Spartanburg and
the first of the kind ever held in
the State. The Court martial was
ordered by Col. Lewis, commander OF
the 1st South Carolina regiment, and
was the result of the above named
privates refusing to respond when
Company I was called out to protect
the iail on October 10, when a mob
attempted to storm the Jail and lynch
John Irby, colored. charged with at
tempting to rape Miss Leila Demp-
sey. Irby has since been convicted
and sentenced to serve thirty years
in the penitentiary. When the court
convened the privares, under charges,
all of whom were in uniform, to-
gether with the witnesses were
brought into court. Privates Lester
Holt and C.Mac Quinn pleaded guilty
to the charge of dcsertion, and ". A.
Holt entered plea Of guilty to the
charge of disobedience. Glinn IN
making his plea of guilty broke down
and cried. He said that it was his
intention to respond, and that he went
to the armory for his uniform and
arms, but found the 'armory locked.
Privates Cobb, Wilds and Rogers in
their defense claimed that theyswere
of the opinion that their term of en-
listment expired October 1, and that
they had turned in their uniforms
and equipment and were not there
fore subject to call to arms. The po-
gsition Of THE company was that since
they had not received written dis
charge from the colonel of the resi-
ment they we're subject to duty at
any time. The court adjourned and
the papers and findings of the court
will be forwarded to Col. Lewis, COM
mander Of the 1st regiment. 1t will
be ten days before Col Lewis will
make a report on the case.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-25
Famous Federal Scout Dies at Mount
Vernon, N. Y.

Mount Vernon, N. Y, Special
Col. John C. Babcock, who was one
of the principal scouts for the army
of the Potomac during the Civil war;
died at his home here. Colonel Bah
cock was 72 years of age AT the
outbreak of the war he enlisted at
Chicago in the Sturgis Rifles. He
was later assigned to the secret serv-
ice of the army under Major Allen
and it was he who discovered Gen
eral Lees forward movement which
ended at Gettysburg.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-25
Report on Insurance.

Columbia, Special.-In his forth
coming first annual report to the Leg
islature Mr.. McMaster, the new State
Insurance Commissioner, will have
some interesting and encouraging re-
marks to make concerning domestic
mutual insurance doing fire busl-
ness, showing the remarkable saving
to policy-holders on both city and
country property these concerns char
tered under the "mutual protective
association act" have made over
cold line" insurance. They "tell
story of honesty and Fraternity that
entirely over shadows the failures of
the few which have attempted to
cover the whole State.'' Mr.. Nc
Master mentions one Charleston COM
pany, the Carolina Mutual, which is
81 years old, has $4,000 in cash and
llNCSlHCUlS. LII WSulllClCu lIIC S3iNop
Charleston fire Of 1861, through the
loyalty Of its members meeting all
its heavy losses then, which have
been fully saved back to them in re-
duced insurance since. He also men
tions favorably the Hibernian Mu-
tual, the Germania Mutual and The
Merchants Mutual, all Charleston
companies confning themselves to
Charleston City property. These
Charleston companies, the report
says, "have been the means of say
ing, I believe without exaggeration,
hundreds of thousands of dollars to
the citizens of Charleston" Mr..
McMaster's comments are most en-
couraging to the movement that has
started in the South to do the
South IS insurance business at home
at less cost to policy holders and
keeping all the money at home.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-25
Explosion at Rock Hill.

Rock Hill, Special mangle in
the Rock Hill Steam Laundry exp!od-
ed, wrecking the rest of the machin-
cry, blew hole eight feet square in
the side of the brick building, forced
out all the doors and shattered the
glass in the windows. No one was in
the building except Mr.. Farthing. the
manager. He was badly stunned, but
not otherwise hurt. The damage to
the machinery is estimated at about
fifteen hundred dollars, but that to
the building was not estimated.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-25
Mill Meeting Held.

Spartanburg, Special.-The annual
meeting of the Spartan Mills, Lock
hart Mills and the Gainesville Cotton
Mills were held last week. The old
board of directors and officers of ali
three of the mills were reelected and
the usual dividends declared. The
meetings were attended by S. NJ
Milliken and party of New York mil
lionaires. who are making their, an
nual trip of inspection to the mills
in this section, in which they are i'll
terested.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-25
Fighting Bcb" Evans to Become {
Builler of Railroads.

Los Angeles, Cal. Special
"Fishting Bob" Evans is to become
a builder of railroads and develop.
er of harbor waterways. This became
known when it was announced that
he had been chosen chairman of the
directorate of the Los Angeles Har.
Dor Company, which is building {
railway system from San Pedro har.
Dor to points in Southern Califo, MIA
Officials of the harbor company ,tatcc
that Admiral Evans is expected te
assume h;c l.. l-f 80 ''>";l lei
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-25
Heavy Sentence Given.

Spartanburg, Specialize heav-
lest sentence ever imposed in this
county for conviction on the charge
Of selling liquor was that imposed
by Judge Klough on Col. Aaron
Thompson of this county, who was
convicted on three accounts. He was
given q fine Of $500 or eighteen
months in the penitentiary or at hard
labor on the public works of the
county. The case will be appealed.
Motion was made for a new trial but
was refused by the court.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-25
Milliner Violates Game law.

Spartanburg, Special.-J. NJ. Good
let, proprietor of q fashionable mil
linery store. recently arrested on
the charge of violating the game laws
of the State by displaying a hat
trimmed with the plume of an egret
a non-gamc bird, in his store win
dow, appeared before Magistrate
Coan and pleaded guilty. He was
sentenced to pay q fine of 81. The
case against NJ. Goodlet was brought
by the Audobin Society.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-25
Incendiarism Alleged.

Lexington, special.-sheriff Corlcy
was informed that the barn of M1-
James Oswald,Slwho resides near
'Steadfnan, a little station on the OLD
line of the Carolina Midland rail-
road, had been burned on Thursday
night about l2Eo'clock and that IL
vas thought that the fire was the act
IF an incendiary. Sheriff Corley i'm
llediately sent Deputy Sheriff Mil
ler to the scene: to make an investi-
cation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-25
P PALACE TO COTTAGE
Mayor Tom L Johnston Goes
Into Bankruptcy
HE WAS ONCE VERY WEALTHY
Mayor of Cleveland, For Years
Credited With Possessing Large
Fortune, Announces That He Has
Lost Everything and Will Be Com
PEELED to Move Into Smaller and
Less Expensive Quarters.

Cleveland, o., al.-Mayor Tom
T.. Johnson, who for years has been
accredited with possessing very
large fortune announced that he
had lost everything and would be
compelled to give up his beautiful
home on Euclid avenue and move in
to smaller and less expensive quar-
;ers. The mayor also stated that he
would give up his automobiles and
other luxuries, as he could no longer
afford to keep them. His fortune
vas wrecked, the mayor declared, by
his devotion to affairs Of the estate
IF his dead brother, Albert, who was
heavily interested in traction prop
srty in the East.
After Albert's death a question
vas put up to him whether he should
resign his office as mayor and take
lp the management Of Albert's es-
tate.
'I decided that I would not. 1 had
entered the fight in this city with
certain ideals before me. I wanted
20 fight privilege and special interest,
and 1 had already decided to give up
working for dollars. So I concluded
to stay right here and do what !
could to help my brothers children
at long istance.
"Why did I choose the course I
lid? I'll tell you. I wanted happi-
ness and nothing else when 1 closed
up my business affairs and took up
civic activity.
"And I've been happy, too.
"I'm going 10 be happy yet, too.
We may have to go back to cot
tagc, but that's the. way we started,
and we can look upon life just as
joyfully there as we did in the big
house on Euclid avenue.
"They tell me my enemies are
planning to bring financial trouble
upon me. I've been expecting it.
"N1y enemies are cauable of dong
that. One may expect nothing else
from special privilege. Let them
make any sort of attack upon me
that they choose. I'll never give up
and they'll always find me at the
front.
eff I had been a coward-if I had
run away fro mthis fight for the .peo-
pie Of Cleveland-I could have saved
my fortune and built it up. But
had chosen my course. 1 haven'i
been laboring as mayor with the ex-
pectation of being rewarded by the
gratitude Of the people. One cannot
count on that. It's pleasure in doing
work that 1 like that has kept me
in the fight.
81 have never made q single penny
out of the street railways since l be.
came mayor. / don't feel discourag-
ed. I'm free man, and. that means
a great deal to me. Don't you sup
pose it will be worth something tc
me to have my friends realize that
entered the mayors office rich and
left it poor?
"I'm going to keep on just as I've
started. I'm going to be candidate
for MAJOR again when this term is
over"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-25
Fire in Bamberg Cotton Oil Mill.

Columbia, speciaL-Fire destroy
ed the gin house and cruising mill of
the Bamberg Cotton Oil Mill, causing
loss of approximately $4,000, par
tally covered by insurance. The
buildings and machinery Of the mill
are valued at $4,000 and the raw
material destroyed at about $40,-
600. The insurance as stated by Mr..
w. B. Brabham, manager of the mill,
is about $4,000.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-25
Geologists Gathering Data.

Blacksburg, Special.-Mr. A. l..
Steritt, of the geological survey, is
here with Prof. Sloan, gathering data
of this quadrangle to fill in the map
of this section being made by the
geological survey. The Topographic
cal men were here in 1906 and they
have the map all ready now except
ing the geological data. When that
is worked up the map will be COM
plete.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-25
Monarch Mill Meeting Held.

Union, Special-The stockholders
of the Monarch Cotton Mills met here
S. NJ. Nilliken and his party of
nothern capitalists being present. H.
A. Hatch, of New York city, son-in-
law Of Mr.. Milliken, was chosen pres
ident, in succession to P. E. Fant,
deceased, and Nh. Nicholson, of this
city, was reelected treasurer and gen.
eral manager. A semi-annual divi-
dend of 3 per cent was ordered paid
on January 1.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-25
Got Alcohol For Liquor.

Anderson, special.-M. B. Will
liams, we'll known man of this city,
died from taking wood alcohol. He
had been drinking for several days
and had been in his room since Mon
day. 1t is said that he mistook The
bottle containing the poison for one
containing whiskey. Williams was
about 80 years old and Mason. For
the past four years he had been
working as assistant to we'll known
dentist Of the city.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-25
Ar Unusua.. Find in Branchville

Branchvile, Spccial.-Whilc dig
ging a well OH the place Of Mrs. NJ.
E. Murray in Branchville few days
ago, some rare geological specimens
were discovered. The we'll had been
dug about Is or 20 feet WIN a sub
stance was found that was in strik-
ing contrast to the remaining soil.
On examination it was found TO be
bed of phosphate rock. intcrmived
with sharks teeth, fossils and bones
of prehistoric animals.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-25
Change AT WATTS MILLS
Resignation of Mr. Eammett Accept
ed and Successor Named.

oO 01AG RuSSSSSoA
Laurens, Special-At meeting of
the directors of the Watts mills
Mr.. J. Adger smythe, of Pelzer was
elected to succeed Mr.. W. D. Ham
nett, of Honea Path, resigned. The
resignation Of Mr.. Hammett was
made necessary because of his recent
election to the presidency of the two
Anderson mills, making his duties too
arduous. Mt. Smythe will at an
early date move his family to Lau-
rens. 1t is understood that the mat
ter if issuing some preferred stock
was considered at the meeting last
week. Upon suggestion of Mr.. Smy-
the it was decided not to issue any
more stock.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-25
Chauffeur Killed in Auto Crash.

Washington, Special.-Noble Davis
chauffeur, was killed and several
others were injured by the overturn-
ing of an automobile near Hyatts-
Vile, Nd. The automobile was own
ed by Joseph Strasburger, mer-
chant of this city, and DAVIS, who
was his chauffeur, had taken out a
party of his friends in the machine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-25
Cotton Burned on Railroad Platform

Anderson, Special.-F'ire which is
believed to have been started by a
spark from an engine burned % bales
Of cotton and damaged many more on
the Blue Ridge Railroad platform at
Pendleton, fourteen miles north of
Anderson. The railroad will be the
loser as the cotton had been billed
for shipment.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-25

Our grandfathers used to say that
man. man digs his grave with his
teeth
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-25

President Roosevelt declares for
the "open door" plicy for labor and
capital alike at the White House.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-03-21
Mississippi
/ Legislature
F~ORTY.NINTH DAY.

The proceedings in both branches of
the Legislature today were rather devoid
OF feature for the greater part of the
time, being the day set apart for local
and private legislation bills. Incidental
II the consideration of this character of
measures the senate had q round with
two that were of rather more than local
interest, the one being the Bilho bill,
for the creation of George county out
of sections of Jackson and Greene, a
measure that had been rejected by the
house, and the other being the bill to
resist the repeal of the act creating the
second district of Harrison county. The
George county bill passed, while the re-
peal bill failed, owing to lack of a two
thirds vote.
The house completed the consideration
of the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege bill, after a lively fight, led by MIR.
Stennis, to retain the chemical depart
ment revenues as college funds, instead
of adopting the committee amendment
reverting them to the state treasury,
which was unsuccessful. The bill as 1t
goes pack to the senate carries a little
over $300,00O, rather more than was
allowed by the Senate
Some thirty-fve local bills passed both
houses, the bulk of them requiring no
speeches or remarks in explanation.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-03-21

The house, in spite Of the attendant
confusion, transacted considerable rou-
tine business. Two very important bills
were ~passed-the Wellborn bill, provid-
ing for a live stock sanitary board and
for the purpose of taking steps to eradi-
cate the cattle tick" and establish q
quarantine system, after n clear explain
alton of its authority; also the Adair
banking bill as substituted by the COM
mittee. With Mr.. Hill of Lee in the
chair, this bill was taken up and ex-
planned by Mr.. Yewell, the principal
change from the original being the
change in the graduation as to the ac-
tual capital stock required to be paid
up and certified to banks in towns OF
500 inhabitants or less are to show not
less than $4,000, and above that popW
lation a uniform amount of $4,000 is to
be required. The bill passed by a vote
of SO to O,