Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-03-17
THE NEWS IN. BRIEF
Items of interest Gathered BY
Wire and Cable
GLEANIEGS FROM DAY TO DAY
Live Items Covering Events Of More
or Less Interest at Home and
Abroad,

By an act Of Congress on Feb. 1st
the windows Of President Harrison
and President Cleveland may use the
mails free of postage for the balance
of their lives if their autographs be
placed on the letters.
The annex for the demented at the
county home of Rockingham, N. c.,
was burned on Tuesday and two aged
inmates were burned to death.
The State of Washington has local
aption. Every incorporated town and
every country district is unit.
When Mr.. Fairbanks was Vice
President he had an elaborate ink
stand made for his desk. On hearing
complaints of extravaganza he sent in
his check f6f 5000, which covered the
cost and took it with him when he re-
tired.
The federal grand jury in New
York found true bill for SANDER
against the New York World iu the
Panama affair.
South Carolina makes it bad on the
man that drums for liquor orders.
Diplomatic relations with Nicara-
qua were practically broken off Fri
day, by the State Department, which
ordered Secretary of Legation Greg
ory at Managua to return home,
leaving the legation in charge of the
consul, who will have M diplomatic
capacity.
Six persons were hanged in Louis
lana for murder and one for criminal
assault March 9TH.
Maj. Hale, editor Of the Fayette-
vile Observer, presented to the N. c.
Supreme Court last week an oil paint
ing of Jno. De Rosett Toomer, who
made the speech of welcome to Gen.
LeFayette when he visited Favette-
Vile. Editor Hale also published the
speech and the Generals response.
At this writing Gen. Butler Of
South Carolina, and Hon. Cyrus B.
Watson of North Carolina, seem to
be in the power of fatal sickness.
Preparations are being pushed for
the 18th conference for education in
the South to be held inAtlanta, Ca,
IN April IA, Is and 16.
Telegrams received from Carinthia,
Austria, report that a series Of devas-
tating avealanches have occurred
there and that numbers of houses
have been swept away. 1t is already
known that ten deaths have resulted.
Hirschel Hogg, a confessed member
Of the band of night-riders who mur-
dered Captain Quenten Rankin at
Walnut Log in October; escaped from
jail at Dresden Sunday niga s.
1t is said that there are $4,000
cases Of land frauds for the Attorney
General to see to as soon as practi-
cable.
Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt has won
her divorce suit and is now free from
her husband.
Miss Jennie Reed and Joseph Muel-
ler we're strolling in Baltimore arfew
nights ago when she was shot and kill
ed. Mueller raised the cry that a
highwayman had held him up and
gotten his valuables and on approach
ing her received slapsin the face,
whereupon the robber shot her. Muel.
ler now says he himself snot her ac-
cidentally.
Bib Springs, Texas, had a fire
Wednesday that destroyed number
Of business blocks entailing a loss Of
100000.
Lewis Nixon, the shipbuilder, pre-
diets a great future for aeroplanes
and airships.
Michael Donnelly, judge Of Third
District, Ohio Circuit Court, is charg-
ed with imbezzlement of funds be-
longing to the Ohio German Insur-
ance Co. to the extent of probably
100000. The company has failed.
A tornado struck Brinkley, Ark,
last Sunday night and killed 80 per-
sons, demolishing most of the houses
and leaving few fit for habitation.
Charles M. Schwab said the Bethle-
hem Steel Company would not reduce
wages.
The Standard Oil Company won its
suit that relieved it from paying the
500 9,24O,OOO fine imposed. by Judge
Lands.
The United States District Court at
Kanses City declared the 2-cent rail-
road rate in Missouri confscatory
and illegal.
DR.. w. D. Crum has resigned as
collector of the port at Charleston
and it is understood that Mr.. Edwin
W. Durant will become his successor.
The technical high school of Mu-
mich has conferred the honorary de-
gree of doctor Of technical sciences on
Wilbur and Orville Wright, the Am
erican aeroplanists.
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