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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-04

nepreSetIlauiie uiiiaiu was VI. '..,J
one Of the four Democrats to explain
his vote for Bradley. He said he
thought the time had come to throw
off party shackies and to break up
the machine" and although he did
support the Demo attic ticket for 40
years, he believed his vote for Brad
ley "was the best Democratic vote
he ever cast"
The Republicans voted solidly for
Bradley. the caucus nominee. 1t had
been held from the beginning of the
contest lover six weeks ago) that
majority of quorum was sufficient
for an election, and with 126 mem
bers present it reuired "a votes to
elect. The votes of the four Demo-
Gratis who have steadily refused to
vote for former Governor Beckham
were transferred to Bradley from the
various Democratic opponents OF
Beckham.
Winner by Four Votes.
Bradley received 81 votes to go for
Beckham1 / for Allen and / for
Blackburn. The Democrats left tho
hal in an attempt to break the vote,
but later returned and the vote was
ordered ratified.
Senators McNutt and Charlton and
Representative Meuller, of Louis
Vile, and Representative Lillard, OF
Boyle, were the Democrats who
voted with the. Republicans for
Bradley.
A scene Of the widest excitement
prevailed before the result was an
nounced, the Democrats demanding a
recapitulation. Beckham came on
the floor and RELEASED the Democrats
from their primary nomination
pledge. Many Democrats sought to
change their votes the majority
going to Congressman James.
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FIRE WRECKS TAMPA
severest conflagration in the
Cily's History
EIGHTEEN BLOCKS BURNED OUT
Three Hundred and Eight Buildings
Destroyed, Embracing Five Cigar
Factories, With a Total Loss Esti-
mated at 100000.

Tampa, Fla, Special.-The entire
extreme northeastern section Of the
city proper was destroyed by fire,
which ragged until interrupted from
a. M. to 1 p. m. Sunday. The area
burned covered SIS acres OF eighteen
and one-half city blocks and three
hundred and eight buildings were de-
stroyed, with total loss estimated at
100000.
The burned section included four
large and one smaller cigar factories,
numerous restaurants, saloons, board
ing houses and over 200 dwellings oc-
cupied by cigarmakers. The fac.
tories burned were, M. Stachelberg &
Co., loss 100000; M. Perez & Co.,
loss $4,000; Gonzales, Fisher & Co.,
branch of Stachelberg, loss $4,000;
Fernandez & Bro, loss $4,000.
Cigar Factories Suffer.
All factories carried large stocks
of tobacco and cigars. The area
swept by fire embraced all that por-
ton of the city between 18th and
Michigan avenues and Sixteenth and
Twentieth Streets. 1t originated in
the boarding house of Antonio Diaz,
l74 Twelfth avenue, and famed by
~-l - fon-shaped,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-04
A Sad bereavement.

Dillon, Special. = With Masonic
honors theSremains Of Mr.. Jake Par
ham were consigned to. their last rest
ing place: :at Mount Holly Saturday.
Mr.. Parham was 29 years Of age; has
been saferer for several months,
exhibiting throughout a wonderful de-
gree Of feftitrde and patience at his
place Of business until within q yerj;,
few days Of his death. The aged
father, MI. A. K. Parham, deserves
sspeciallysthe sympathy Of every one.
ais bereavement is peculiarly dis
tressing,dhis son Jake being the sole
survivoraSf what was only four years
ago ashappy home. Within two
months Two sons and one daughter,
all grown, were buried, his wife fol-
lowing within year after and Jake
alone was left to him.
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hundred dwelling houses, thrown ~
to a panic, rushed out, attempting
to save but little of their belongings.
One fatality is reported, Cuban wo-
man in a delicate condition, who
dropped dead from the shock, her
body being rescued from the burning
house with difficulty. In the big
factories it was possible only to save
the most valuable Of records, books,
etc., and the valuable stocks of leaf
tobacco and manufactured cigars,
ready for shipment, were left to the
mercy Of the flames.
Fire Chief Overcome.
Fire Chief Savage was overcome by
heat and smoke early in the fire, but
recovered later. Citizens volunteered
assistance to the hard working fire.
men, but the spread of the flames
was so rapid that little effectual work
could be done.
Among the buildings, other than
factories destroyed, were the hotels
and cafes of Perez and Castro and
Maxine Caras, six saloons, u restau-
rants and 10 boarding houses. The
car barns of the Tampa Electric Com
pany, containing 20 cars, were en-
dangered, and owing to the destruc-
ton of trolly wires cars could not
be moved. The big Seirenberg
branch factory of the Havanna-Amer-
lean Cigar Company was also reached
BY the flames, but was saved and st.
.Joscph's Catholic Convent and Acad-
emy barely escaped. The fire finally
burned itself out at the extreme
northeastern corner Of the city.
Fully half the people rendered
homeless were out Of work, owing to
the dull season in the factories, and
also practically out of funds and
their shelter became an Immediate
problem.
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News in Brief.

Two bombs were thrown at the
Shah of Persia, one killing three out
riders, but the Shah escaped.
"A bomb was thrown at the carriage
of President Alcorta, Of Argentine,
at Baenos Ayres, but failed to ex-
plode.
The Women's Enfl,anchisement bill
passed its first reading in the House
of Commons and was then shelved for
the rest of the session.
President Pardo, of Lima, visited
Admiral Evans and toasted Roose-
welt.
The House Naval Committee re-
ported in favor Of two large fating
drydocks, one for the Atlantic, one
for the Pacific Coast.
The House Banking and Currency
Committee voted to report favorably
the Fowler Currency bill.
Ex-Secretary of the Navy Herbert
argued for the suspension of the
Nine-Hour law on the Seaboard Air
Line
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-04
Appropriation Bills and States In
come.

Columbia, Special. = Comptroller
General Jones recently went over the
appropriation bill and after consid-
.ering all items totaled the whole at
81, 1855, 5,S57.27. This, however, does
not include the legislative supply bill,
which will make the total about
$1,G35,0O 1t is estimated that the
levy Of FIVE. and one-half mills on d
valuation of $267, 100000 Of property
will raise $1,46S,OOO, and the fran.
chise license tux, the insurance license
and fees from the Office of the secre-
tary of state will make the total
about $1,6A1 900, giving a surplus Of
about $4,000. The general assembly,
however, did not make any appropria-
tion for a deficit of $6s,O0O for the
year 1907, although it is required by
the constitution that each legislature
provide for any deficiency for tbs
preceding year. This will make a de-
fciency of about $4,000, although
this will show on the books only, the
State having paid the debts with the
money borrowed during the past year..
Just ten years ago the total valna-
ton in property in South Carolina
was $173,772,OOO, OF about $9O,OOO,-..
900 less than the present estimate Of
value. The appropriations for thai
year, on levy of five mills, were
$S79,5OG, or about one-half the ap
preparation for the current year. AZ
that time the State had surplus of
$lO1,OOO. but there were numerous
departments not then provided for
and the large increase in the demand
for better work, for more rept
for a more careful supervis
every institution under tho.
of the State has had much to
this increase.
Good Roads for Sumter
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1862 and like them will strengthen
the State directly and the federal
government Indirectly. As these State
colleges have remained under State
control so will those contemplated bJ
the bill continue under State control,
therefore no danger Of Capitalization
attaches to their establishment. This
measure bridges the gap between the
education Of the home, the farm and
the shop. Heretofore our education
has lacked unity, it has been too much
centered about the literary, the nom
industrial; its forms and substance
have been too little coordinated with
the training Of the home, Of the shop,
of the farm and of the great outdoors.
Through technical training it will
keep our youth out of peasant or
submerged class, and by encouraging
the States to eypend more for educa-
ton it will greatly increase general as
we'll as technical education.
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Inspection Dates.

Columbia, Special.-Adjutant Gen
eral Boyd has issued an order chang.
ing the date for the inspection OF
three of the militia companies. The
inspection at Conway will be held
April 81 instead of March 10, the IN,
spection at Georgetown will be held
on April % instead Of March II and
the inspection at Winnsboro will De
held April 81 instead of April ~.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-04
Big Bank Consolidation.

Chicago, Spccial.-Tho announce
ment made of the practical compile.
tion of arrangements for the consoli-
dation of the American Trust and
Savings Bank and the Hibcrnia'r
Banking Association, with deposit
account of forty-threc millions and
a capital of four millions Ave hun
dred thousand startled financial cir
sles here, Negotiations were taken:
up last fall, but were interrupted bs
the nsniei
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-04
Man Who Shot Despoiler Of His
Homo Is Pardoned.

Tampa, Fla, special.-Harry Bonn
ford, former plumbing contractor,
who has served seven months OF o
one-year term in the penitentiary for
shooting Captain Park, steamboat
master, nephew of State Treasurer
Park, Of Georgia, when Park surpris-
ed him in Parks home with Mrs.
Park, was pardoned by the State
board.
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'uuIl " ihS
hope is therefore entertained that
conrgess will consider the measure
favorably.
Mr.. Davis has been investigating
the few objections suggested against
the bill and in reply to the claim that
federal aid would lead to national
ownership of the schools quotes sta
tistics given by the United States
commissioner of education, the Hon.
E. E. Brown, which show that since
federal aid was given to State colleges
the percentage Of their support re-
ceived from the national government
has greatly decreased.
The schools provided for in this
act, Mr.. Davis points out, are OF ex-
actly the same character as those
established under the Morrill, act OF
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-04

A tree-planling revival Is In prog
ress in southern Indiana, where many
farmers are utilizing waste tracts OF
land for the growing of such trees as
black locusts, hardy catalpas, and
other fast-growing varieties. The in
mediate cause of this movement, ob'
serves the Argonaut, is the scarcity
of timber for fence-posts. 1t Is aaii
that land which can be hought 81
from six to ten dollars an acre Will
yield q good crop Of locusts in about
ten or twelve years. the product OF
which is estimated to be worth tlom
$3.50 to $500 an acre. The forest SER
vice Of the government is encourag-
ing the movement In accordance with
Its general policy,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-04
Ritten g7 Mad Dog.

Newberry, Special.-Jennings, the tI,s
G-year-old boy of Mr.. +. j, Russell
of this city, was bitten By a mad dos
on the streets near Mr.. Russell's resi-
dcnce. The little boys face was ter
ribly lacerated. The dos was a bu4
dog belonging to MIR. +. M. rogers,
who lived across the street from Mr.
Russell. 1t is said that the dog show
ed every symptom Of having hydro
phobiu. Mr.. Russell left at once will
his little son for Atlanta for trent'
ements
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-04
MURDEE!RlEE2S CONFESS
Negro Boy Tells how They Murdered
Aged Whito Woman and Then
Robbed Her Homo.

~ 4 -
Columbia, Specialized and Brack
Toland, negroes, aged 10 and II
years, respectively, late Friday after
noon, made a fnll confession Of the
murder Of Mrs Paul W. Elliser, the
aged white woman who lived just
across the river from Columbia.
Brack, the younger Of the brothers,
said that Mrs, Elliser suspected
something as soon as they entered the
house. When they got inside Brack
said he caught the old woman and
held her while his brother knocked
her in the head with an axe. They
put her body in basket and Ned
struck her two more blows. They
then proceeded to rob the house, TAX
ing a gun and number Of articles
of wearing apparel. No money was
found.
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Destructive Fire in Bolton.

Bolton, Special. = At 10 O'Clock
Wednesday night fire was discovered
in the frame mercantile building OF
j. T. Cox. There was no insurance on
the building but the stock of mer-
chandise owned by ]. 0. Ragsdale,
Belton Coco-Cola Bottling company
and FAINT & Willingham were insured
for about $1,1OO. No clue as to origin
Of fire. The building was valued al
$500 and the contents at about the
same. But for the good work of en-
ployes Of Southern and Blue Ridge
railways, assisted by the citizens OF
the town, the passenger and freight
depots would have been destroyed.
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Many Hurt in Wreck in Texas.

Laredo, Tex, special.-Four per-
sons were seriously injured and 2S
others hurt early Tuesday when
Charles G. Gates Mexican touring
train was ditched IL miles north Of
here. Most of the passengers were
from Toledo, O., and the middle West.
The wreck was caused by the engines
axle breaking. Nine coaches of the
train were ditched.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-04
Checking UP Finances.

Columbia, special.-one of the i'm
portant duties of the comptroller
general within the next few days wili
be b e to go over the appropriation bill
item by item and check it up with the
estimated revenue. 1t is estimated
this wear that the raise in levy vii!
still leave a deficit of about $4,000,
although the increase in the franchise
taxes may reduce this materially,
Other incomes may exceed the rev.
enue estimates made in the beginning,
bnt it is certain that there will be
no balance to the accounts at the end
of the year.
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Prominent Alabama Railroad Man
Dead.

Selma, Ala, special.-Andrew j.
Mel, 10 years old, died at his resi-
dence in Selma. Mr.. Mel has been
associated with the Southern Railway
and its predecessors So years. He
was the father of Edward A. Mel, OF
Buffalo, N. Y, traffic manager OF the
Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad.
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Gives Birth TO Five.

steubensville, O., Speculative
kerfectly-formed children were born
2ere Friday to Mr.. and Mrs. George
campbell. Three of the babies died
within an hour after. their, birth. One
boy and one girl will live, it is said.
Three of the children were boys.
Mrs. Campbell weighs less than 100
pounds. The combined weight Of the
infants was 23 pounds. Physicians
declare the case ts be one of the most
remarkable known to the profession.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-04
Falls Through Trestle and is Drown

Gaffney, S. c., Special.-Coroner
Vinsett was notified that a negro had
been drowned Saturday night in Buf-
falo creek. about four miles north OF
Gaffney. Accompanied by DR.. j. N.
Ncsbitt, the county physician, he re-
paired to the scene and learned that
while two drunken negroes were
crossing the trestle over Buffalo creek
"a large and deep stream) one OF
them fell through.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-04
Chinese to Surrender Japanese

Pckin, BY Cable,-It is announced
the Chinese government will surren-
der the japanese steamer Tatsu
Maru, which was seized on February
9TH by the Chinese customs cruiser
outside of Macao while unloading a
large consignment of rifles and am
manition, the rifles numbering several
thousand. It was originally charged
that an attempt was being made to
bring war supplies into China for
ruyolutiaDiSts,
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70 Build at Chick Springs.

Greenville, Specialize Chick
Springs company has let a contract
for rebuilding the hotel which was
recently destroyed by fire. Work will
begin in a day or two and the new
house will be ready for guests when
the season opens this summer. Inc
new building will cost $4,000 and will
be better than the one it is to re-
'pIaca
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-04
Salvation Army Brings 300 Immi-
grants Over.

Halifax, N. s., special.-The Do
minican liner Kensington, the first
of series of five steamers chartered
by the Salvation Army to carry I'M
migrants from Liverpool to Halifax,
arrived here, bearing the army flag
at her fore. Bhs had 800 persons
who arc bound to Points III tho Cana
dian Northweat, -Four other stean'eps
will follow This Bshtl: -.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-04

TO CLEAN A sroPPED-UP PIPE.
The waste pipe from sink often
gets clogged UP. Don't send for a
plumber, but instead pour down, hrs1'
q little parafine, and, Immediately
after, some boiling water in which
fairly large piece Of common wash
ing soda has been dissolved. Inc
pine will clear at once.-Boston Post
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-04
Gold Mining Company to Operate in
York,

Fort Mill, Special.-Clawson Min
ing company, incorporated with $780,
600 capital stock, incorporated
to develop some gold MN
ing property near Fort Mill. Pre-
liminary work has been in progress
since November, and arrangements
are now being made for purchasing
equipment for stamp mill and chlor-
ination plant; Dr.. C. L. Clawson.
Richburg, S. c., president; A: 5.
Hunt, Charlotte, N. c., vice president f;
and 7. W. Clawson, lately of Will
mington, N. c., secretary-treasurer
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-04
Federal Aid Proposed For Our Eigh
Schools.

Clemson College, Special.-Presi-
dent P. H. Nell has received letter
from the Hon. Chas. R. Davis, call
ing his attention to a bill before con-
gress, looking to the endowment
throughout the country Of secondary
high schools for the purpose Of en-
couaging the teaching Of agriculture,
the mechanical arts and home econo-
mics for the better education Of the
people at large. President Nell rec
ommends that all who are in favor Of
this plan write to Congressman Davis
and to the representatives from South
Carolina giving their endcrement Of
his bill.
The measure provides for the pay
ment to each State and territory Of a
SUM amounting to 10 cents>per capita
of the population. The stipulation is
made that all States and Territories
receiving this aid shall furnish sur-
icient money to pay the cost of build
ings and grounds as well as instruc-
tion in the other branches necessary
to we'll rounded high school course.
One-half of all the money received
from the government shall, the bill
provides, be used for instruction i'll
agricultural high schools maintained
under State authority in rural COM
munities, the number of such schools
in any one State or Territory not to
exceed one school for each 10 coun-
ties of the State OF Territory.
The bill further provides for gov
ernment aid to State agricultural eS-
pertinent and to State agricultural ex-
pertinent stations on condition thai
the State appropriate an equal
amount for the maintenance and
equipment of these stations.
Both Of these funds shall be paid
semi.annually-on July, l and Janu-
ary Il. The State must make to the
secretary of agriculture detailed ac-
count of the disbursement of sums re-
ceived under the provisions of the
act. The grants Of money authorized
by the bill are made subject to legis.
lative assent of the several States and
Territories to the purposes Of the
grants.
Congressman Davis recently had an
interview with the president in which
the bill was the subject Of considera-
ton. President Roosevelt then ex-
pressed himself as highly pleased
with the measure, giving it his full
est endorsement. He called atten-
ton to his speech in Keokuk in Octo-
ber when he said that the federal gov
ernment should cooperate with the
State to provide practical education
IN nation.
received numer-
sssfrom the lead
e. United
been fav,
ions, fa
ieuturs
CONN
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VOL. Is.
!. 57,,reatest Snow on Earth.

2XnC s,6ECdSSSh SiSW VII se6i Ss.
Question which travellers often
aeach other. in various parts o.
3world is: What is really tha
itcst natural wonder on earth?
5 easy to, answer now, since the
|endous falls OF the zambesi River
e been discovered David Living
!, called the main fall. "the mos
,derful sight 1 had visited in Al.
And when one imagines the
ctacle of one of the worlds might;
z rivers, two miles wide, fallins
er 420 feet, it is not hard to agree
b one OF the greatest travellers
missionaries that ever lived.
'ur own Niagara is only half mile
'e and i5S feet high, so that i
res as a mere cascade in compari
The Travel Magazine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-04
Arrested in Chester.

Chester Specialize police auth
critics here arrested on Saturday
night a white man giving the mama
Of j. A. Stamper, charged with house
breaking and larceny. 1t seems thai
the accused broke into the station Of
the Carolina & Northwestern railway
at Lincolnton, N. c., and took there
from quite d bunch Of railroad tick
cts; fogether with d conductors
.punet The arrest was made by in
situations from Conductor H. M.
om one of these tickets
in payment Of fare.
held in Jail here until
en- he was taken to Lin
shiefef the Chester Po-
aylor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-04
Attempt to Wreck Passenger Train:

Charleston, Special.-Three cars OF
train No. II Of the Southern railwaJ
were derailcd near Kingville at 9.l5
Tuesday night, the result of mis-
placed switch. The engine, baggage
and mail cars passed safely over the
open switch, but the three passenger
coaches left the track The pas
sengers were given a bad scare, but
only minor injuries werc sustained.
All passengers were crowded into the
cars next to the engine and proceed
ed to Columbia. The switch had been
opened evidently with the intention.
to wreck that OF other trains.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-04
A Wealthy South Carolina Planter
Dies in Texas.

Greenville, Special. S. Blalock,
of Goldvillc, Laurens county, one of
the two or three men who stand as
the wealthiest planters i'll the State,
died in Texas, where he had gone in
the hope that his health would bo
benefited. He was rs years Of age
and from a poor young man he had
anassed in his lifetime one OF the
lnrgast estates in tho upper part OF
the State; ,-i
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-04
Prominent West Virginian Dead.

Morganton, w. Va, special.-Dr.
Eli Marsh Tucker, formerly president
of West Virginia University, died
suddenly Sunday Of appoplexy. Hc
had apparently been in the best of
health and last evening consented to
take the nomination for mayor on the
Citizens party ticket.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-04
FIRE = Horses Run Away.

Manning, special.-The team OF
horses attached to the fire engine ran
away Tuesday afternoon and on a
short turn in the street. turned the
engine over and damaged it so badly
until it will be necessary, it is thought
to send it back to the factory Tor
repairs. The negro driver came out
uniniured, but Mr.. Frank Hawkins
was injured endeavoring to hold onu
Of the horses after they broke out.