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if in disagreement. This gives the
committee power to reduce the pay
from $4,000 to $4,000, its former
figure. The Republicans were caught
mapping when resolution by Mr..
Fitzgerald was adopted disagreeillg
to the Senate amendments creating
the Offices of under secretary and
Fourth Assistant Secretary of State.
After being discussed at different
times for year, the bill revising,
eodyfying and amending the penal
laws of the United States was passed.
Vigorous attacks on the House
rules were made by Messrs. Hubbard
and Hepburn, of Iowa. The latter
asserted that members had betrayed
their trust and prostrated themselves
at the feet of the Speaker who, he
said, had been made a tyrant.
The Notifications appropriation
bill was discussed. The cruise of the
battleship feet and the question of
battleship construction received at
tention. =.
The bill was pending when the
House at SIG p. m. took recess
until II a. m. Friday.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-24
Negro Appointed Judge in District Of
Columbia.

Washington, Special.-Robert H.
Terrell. colored granduate Of Har-
ward College. 's4. has been appoint ii
a Judge of the municipal court of the
District Of Columbia, which has ir$
bren created by an act of Congress.
He is the only colorcd man in the
country holding judicial position of
the dignity of the one TO which lie
has Just been elevated.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-24
Earthquake Shocks in Porto Rico

Earthquake Shocks in Porto Rico.
San Juan. Porto Rico. By Cable
Heavy earthquake shocks were felt
througout the island of Porto Rico at
8 O'Clock Wednesday morning. The
inhabitants were awakened by the
oscillations and their alarm was
great. No damage, however, was
done. The vibrations lasted for st
least 20 seconds and the movement
was from east to west. The weather
lis very stormy.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-24
soIJTHERN RAILWAY AND IT'S EMPLOYEES

in effect. The employees stood for a
nine-hour schedule while the South
ern officials wanted ten-hour rule.
The employees feel that they have
been treated very generously by the
management in that all they have
asked for has been granted: The ma
chinists are to receive 80 cents per
hour. The other crafts affected by
the new scale includes the boiler
makers, blacksmiths, carmen and
pipemen. General satisfaction is ex-
pressed that the matter has been
amicably settled for another year over
tho ,ybola cvctenn
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-24

The indianapolis Tariff Conference
addresses Congress urging a Tariff
Colnmmission to consider:
saFirst. The collection and intelli-
gent, thorough and unprejudiced
study of tariff fees.
taSeeond. The development and en-
iar.renent of our foreign trade.
sfThird. The accomplishment OF
this by reciprocal trade agreements
based upon maximum and minimum
schedules.
ssFourtb. The adjustment Of the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-24
ce,NFERENcE CALLS FOR TARIFF REVISION

tariff schedules so that they shall eff
feet all interests equitably.
"Fifth. The fixing of the rates of
duty to be paid on the exports from
any foreign country within the limits
of the maximum and. minimum rates
established by Congress, under reel
procal trade agreements negotiated
by or under the direction of the
President in order thereby to develop
and protect our foreign trade by the
means favored by President McKin-
ley and authorized by sections 8 and
4 of the pingley law.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-24

Teheran, BY Cable.-Reliable re-
ports from the province of Nuristan
say that the earthquake Of January
23d was of unprecedented violence. A
courier arriving from the scene says
shat the prolonged quake changed the
entire appearance of the country,
split mountains. shifted streamr and
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-24
Well-Known Confederate Nurse Dead

Washington, Special.-Miss Emily
Virginia Mason, of a famous Virginia
family, who won fame during the
civil war as a nurse of Confederate
soldiers, and who ministered to
Union soldiers at Libby prison, died
Wednesday night in this city, aged
Cd. Miss Mason was commissioned
by President Davis of the Confeder-
acy, to organize hospital camps dur
ing fhe war. After the conflict she
wrote the first life Of Gen. Robert i.
Lee, who was her intimate friend.
Later she went to Paris, where she
conducted q school.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-24

Spencer, N. S.. Special-Announce-
ment made here that an agreement
has been reached between the officials
of the Southern Railway Company at
Washington for several weeks, the
concerning a wage scale throughout
the entire Southern system.
Under the new arrangement which
has been under consideration at
at Washington for several weeks, the
employees of the company are to have
q nine-hour day instead of ten
how day at the same scale heretofore
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-24

Washington, special.-A magazine
writer called on the President the
other day to get from him some ma
terial for review of the Roosevelt
administration. The writer asked the
President what he considered his
gratest accomplishment during his
seven years in the White House. The
President said he regarded as his
greatest work the construction of the
;psnama canal. He placed second III
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engulfed many villages so that no
trace of them remains. The Shah
has sent out inadequate relief parties.
The inaceessibility Of Nuristan, which
is 300 miles from here in the noun
tain fastnesses, makes the work of
relieving the stricken territory slow
and arduous.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-24

Not during the present session Of
Congress has such large amount Of
Legislative business been done by the
Senate as was accomplished Friday.
The army bill, carrying appropria-
tions amounting to $1O2,636,o50, and
the pension bill, with appropriations
aggregating $16O,s69,OOO Of which
$16O,O00,OO0 was for pensions and
$S69,O0O for fees, etc., were passed.
Forty-fve other bills, forty Of which
had previously been favorably acted
upon by the House was passed.
Three Of the great supply measures
Of the government passed through
Various stages of enactment into law
in the House of Representatives Fri
day. The Notifications bill was COM
pleted and went over to the Senate;
the sundry civil bill was reported and
the postofiee appropriation bill was
sent to conference. ..
The Indian appropriation bill oc:
eupied almost the entire time Of the
Senate Saturday and was passed with
appropriations aggregating over &c.
100000. Of this amount about ST.
100000 was added to the bill by SEN
ate amendments.
Two more of the annual supply
bills, the diplomatic and consular and
the mailitary academy measures. were
passed by the House of Representa-
tives Saturday in comparatively
brief time. Neither excited much de-
bate nor were they amended in any
important particular. The rivers and
harbors bill also was passed under
suspension of the rules, after Mr..
Keifer (0hio) had inaugurated full
1edged filibuster against it in the ex-
pectation of securing an amendment
providing for a survey of the propos-.
ed Ohio canal. The House also 6. It
the pension bill to conference.
Following a speech by Mr.. Hitch
cock (Nebraska) advocating the i'm
position of an income tax, the sundry
civil bill, carrying an appropriation
of $137,000,000, was called up and an
agreement reached whereby two hours
were to be devoted Monday to general
debate.
AT 5 80 th House adjourned until
Sunday at Noon when a special ses5
sion was held for the delivery Of
eulogies on the late Senators Allison,
of Iowa, and Latimer Of South Caro-
lima, and Representative Wiley Of
Alabama.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-24
BAD DAY FOR D'E:Fl'E'Nn,'AN'Fs : j

State Builds Strong Case slayers
of Former Senator Car1nack Fare
Badly at the Hands of the States
Witnesses.
Nashville, Tenn, Special.-Marked
by bitter quarrels between attorneys
and by new and startling testimony,
the second day of tine Cooper-Sharp
trial for the murder Of former Sena-
- r"'~'-oL 'r}cr"d Wednesday night
with the State highly elated and the
ue4=nse vis!bly perturbed. The ten
sion between the factions has tight
ened visibly, too. This is indicated
in the court room by bitter passages
between opposing counsel and outside
by more bitter talk by partisans.
While it was clearly a feld-day for
the prosecution, it must be remember
ed that the testimony was given by
the States witnesses only.
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When sparkling a girl, warns the
Chicago News, young man should
nj least show spark OF sense.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-24

In the Senate Thursday the sharp,
est controversy of the season occur
red between Senator's LaFollette and
Penrose, the former charging that
important bills we're held to the last
and rushed through without aelfbeea-
lion and the latter retorting that the
former was dcrelict Of duty in his
committees.
The controversy over the legisla-
tive appropriation bill, in connection
with the much discussed salary of the
Secretary Of State, involving the eli
gibility of Senator Knox for that of
ice, was settled in the House Thurs
day when the bill was sent to con.
ference and the committee authoriz-
ed to consider the salary provision as
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-28
BURGLAR CAUGHT
By AGED WOMAN
SHE FINDS HIM RANSACkiNG
ROOM IN HER HOME AND
PITCHES INTO HIM.
GIVES HIM MANY BAD BUMPS
After Very Lively Fight Mrs. Gates Of
Chicago, 81 Years Old, Overpow-
ers the Man and Sits Down
Upon Him.

Chtcago.-Mrs. Matilda Gates, who
Is 81 years DID, has to her credit the
capture of an alleged burglar, whom
she literally sat upon" when she
found him at work In her home at No.
III HOnOre street.
When Mrs Gates appeared in Judge
Hines court to give testimony against
Joseph Murphy, As years Old, arrested
on a charge of Burglary, she told the
story of the capture simply and mod.
eStly, but its outlined details brought
the whole courtroom to attention and
gained a compliment from the judge.
Later, in her home, Mrs. Gates re-
counted her adventure at greater
length. and went through pantomime
of the scene with vigOr that showed
her to be a dangerous proposition for
any burglar.
1T all happened at noon," said Mrs.
Gates, who is of a hale, jovial ap-
pearance and has few gray hairs. Il
was just getting ready for dinner and
was in the d!ningrOom on the base
ment floor. Two carpenters had been
at work in front and they had left the
door unlocked. All at once heard the
sound of some one moving about in
the front room and | thought 1t was
my daughter.
II walked into the front room-this
one-to find out If 1t was my daughter
1T the threshold drew back, for there
.as poorly dressed man bending
over the sideboard. He had opened
the drawer in which We keep the sill
yer. | didn't say anything. | didn't
give him seconds notice. l just
grabbed him by the chest, like this
and pushed him back"
Mrs. Gates illustrated the action b!
snatching the front Of her own Wais
with a strong grip.
81 pushed him so hard he fell on thu
floor with bump. He struck out hi
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-28

things, and as longas they are wholly comfortable
there is wisdom In their reluctance to part with
the old things and their clustering memories.
The very inn at which you eat your dinner
housed men and women who saw the revolution
and the passing rule of Britain-a passing that
some of the conservative ones OF the town
viewed with regret. This inn Is on Prince George
street.-the revolution did not change the name
OF the old Annapolis thoroughfare. Within Its
walls Richard Carve courted Dorothy Manners,
and the host of the inn seems to be prouder
of the ancient fact than he is of his modern
prosperity.
There Is trap for him who Is attracted by
the bait Of things ancient at every turn of the
Annapolis way. The old elm on Boston Com
mon now gone the way Of all things perishable,
was of no earlier seed sprouting than was the
old poplar that still stands, sturdy and green,
on the campus OF st. Johns college.
Annapolis people call the poplar the liberty
tree" and 1t has right to the name. Under
this tree the patriots OF the colony met and made
their announcements for freedom.
Charles Carroll of Carrolton, who signed the
declaration, spoke to the people In its shade and
urged them to their duty to liberty as against
kings" Lafayette was entertained under it, and
1t has been the central point of independence
day celebrations unnumbered. The records, said
to be authentic have that in 1852 the colonists
and the Susquehannock Indians agreed under
the great poplar to have a period Of peace.
Annapolis people believe that their liberty tree
was growing when Columbus landed It's trunk is
only a shell to-day, but 1t Is huge She'll and
the branches thereof put forth leaves in the
spring In thrifty multitudes.
There are three houses standing in Annapolis
in velLpreserved old age that served as the
dwelling places of three colonial governors. One
of these residences was erected, as street
passer informs one 1.-THE Lord knows when.
Certain 1t is though, that the house was standing
and In use In 1892 for 1t was occupied then by
Gov Francis Nicholson When the statehouse
burned In 1904 the residence was used for the
a;ttings OF the colonial assembly and it Is sturdy
enough today in appearance to war against
time for centuries TO come.
There is q King George street as well as I
Prince George street. in Annapolis and not man.
squares removed Is the Duke OF Gloucaste
Greet williamsburg. In Virginia, has stree
named for the duke, or, rather, for his title AM
there was tendency all through the south =
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-28

s,uu enough. for II It were not 1t would De
a. sorrow and mournful cause" to the country
Tbav are turning out sailors from the school to-
dow so the veterans say, who will meet the marx
sonare-toed with the seamen who have maze
American ships respected wherever starred
pennant floats
They are graduating classes more than loo
stropg in these days Formerly a class OF on
was believed to be fairly large. The school in its
membership Is fully double the size OF the mill
tarv academy of West Point. The increase in
the number of sea cadets Is due to the great
growth Of the navy and to the fact that ship
for shin the vessels of the present day require
three officers where the vessels OF the past re,
ouired one. There are more than 700 cadeSs
at Annapolis and in year or two the NUMBER
will be augmented by at least onetnlrd.
The whole system Of instruction, save In one
marked respect has changed since the day the
nresent superintendent, Capt Charles J. Badger,
was learning the ropes on the training snip III
tho Annapolis harbor. The older officers mad 10
learn many new and strange things with the change
from the old type of fighting craft to the new
The changes came gradually, however, ana IL is
said that the adaptability of the veterans to new
conditions led the authorities to decide that al
though steam had supplemented sail, the pest
preliminary instruction in seamanshlp LOT the
cadets was to be had on vessels OF the style OF
the old navy.
Admiral Sands. while superintendent, broke up
hazing at the academy. He shares honors with
Cen. Mills who killed the practice at West Point.
Not long after Admiral Sands was detailed fos
duty at the school there was an outbreak OF
hazing, and the admiral, with the commandant OF
cadets went at the task of stopping the practice
not for the moment nor for the month, but fol
all time.
Formerly every time there was hazing scan
dal at either the military academy or at Annap
oils congress would censure the authorities fol
not maintaining discipline and then would pro
coed out OF hand to reinstate the guilty cadets
whom the authorities had dismissed in orde
that discipline might be maintained How mucl
stopping Of hazing there could be with congress
condemning the offense one minute and condor
ing 1t the next may readily be conceived.
Through the influence of the superintendent
law was passed which gives the authorities !
much freer hand in hazing matters than they ha
before The cadet who hazes today can De SCI
, arated from the service by an extremely exDt
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-28

flsts and wrenched himself free from
my grasp. Then he jumped to his feet.
But was not through with him yet.
| stopped way down and caught hold
of the bottoms of his trousers. gave
both legs hard pull and down he
went again! This time he fell against
the window frame and cracked pane.
Once more got him by the chest and
pushed him over. He sprawled across
the floor and his head suffered fear
full bump.
HE fought himself loose from me
and got up. He reached for a rear
pocket, but failed to produce re-
volver, and then I was sure he didn't
have any.
1.-The burglar next tried to run away
from me, but didn't intend to let him
60. He backed out In the entry way
and there. by good luck. lay big car
pet rolled up, for we are beginning
our spring housekeeping. He tripped
over this carpet, and as he fell ran
forward and sat right down upon him.
II began to scream Oh, how |
screamed! The parrot all the time
had been Tapping around the room and
calling Mamma! Mammal The bird
now set to shrieking louder than ever
1t seemed as II no one would ever
come. At last man living across the
street came to my aid. He sat dowr
on the burglar and got up. l Santec
to summon the police, but l didn'
want to leave my neighbor alone ther,
with that burglar.
pretty soon the two carpenters
who had been to lunch, came back
and | turned the burglar over to tn
three men. hurried to the drugstor
and telephoned to the police. When
got back they had the burglar out i
the front yard and two Of them wer
sitting on him. Then | realized tha
the danger was all over"
. Mrs. Gates lives with daughter b
, her first marriage, Miss Albertine Bel
son. The young woman, who ws
away at the time, confessed that sf
would be "dreadfully" afraid OF
burglar.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-28

had sped over the water Modern Ameri-
cans know Annapolis as the home OF the
naval academy. The school of the SAIL
or has an interest that has proved over.
shadowing to the American at dis.
lance. When he gets here he finds that
the old sea town has an allurement OF
which he knew nothing. Little by little
the residents of the Maryland city have
come to realize the Importance to their
towno of the great government institution.
The time was when all roads led to the
state house or to the Carvel mansion,
but to-day they run without the shadow
of a turning-as the townspeople view
ito the gateway Of the academy
grounds
The naval academy Of to-day is a
stranger to the naval academy OF yester-
y s,r hit fhe snirit is the same, CRATE
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-28

IHS duucu' "H0 III =,
the cost of 100000. the institution
will lie so transformed that the shades
of the old salts who in life knew IL
will not know 1t save by the abiding
of the spirit of things sailorllke'
which must ever remain If the Amerl-
can seaman is to keep true to tradi-
ton.
Within the grounds of the naval
academy the old is giving way rapidly
To the new. This holds true, happily
enough. however. only In regard to
the buildings. The broad parade
ground in its green beauty and the
great trees that sheltered the stu
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-28

keen the old dou route and more than ths Tue a1e
or than turn offender faces prison sentence
addition the certainty or dismissal o uo
If tho reign disgrace Hang Is an Unpopular pas
ov in America Annapolis to-day
@ nhorno an The Annapolis school built to provide LOT
n thought few cadets The time has brought has
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-28

Have you aches and pain n
Back, Joints, Mucus Patcncs r.
Sore Throat, Boils, COpPer-So.sdHs' ~
Ulcers ON any part OF the s Dl &
Eyebrows falling out, open pa5ss
lifiO Blood Poison, swollen gns D.s m
Have you Watery Bllsters, w n 800
Sores, with cOzing matter, Hsh.n ELL a
bleeds, Risings and bumps, 1870 = vsc,asd
II YOU have any of the above ssm 9gRsesSf
disease don't fail to take j. .; D. S;ckis5
Balm). the famous blood purlnea. r svslass d
in the past II years, so mahy ne, I'll ~
blood and skin diseases. Cures y as nv rs ia
IA B, b. kills the poison, makes au sps ri
and rich, completely changing tne en s,s MI
clean. healthy condition, healing eyesy ~
ple and stopping all aches pains an s ,si /
| the worst case OF Blood Poi son, hnsSp11eiR
9eUa, BOTANIC BLOOD BAL n n
| is pleasant and safe to take; compo s;ebsss
tarlic Ingredients. 1t purifies ana "a huiIl(i
B.R, B. Strengthens the nerves ~ Il ypT9f|
| broken down system. DRUGGlsIs M.
BOTTLE, with directions for nS%e =, sy,,!l,
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writing for sample give ns
trouble. II you know.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-28

that the shad made that provision De maae M
ow of things Congress has appropriated lalse sumo ths
moth increasing capacity and the usefulness Oh w
inc as long as school buildings going up new iao
the substance for training of the incidentally saho w
AR added and In year or t"o d.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-23
For Builders Hardware
and Supplies
The Right NsferEais-the Quality Kinds
"'1;% ss Old Hickory Wagons
Vim. johnson e Son.

chine company; machine shop.
900 laundry.
Terrell-$25, 900 lumber company.
Chillicothe-S25, 900 mill and ele-
vator company.
Houston--s1OO,0O 900 machinery COM
pany.
Hansford--$I2.0 900 land company.
Alice-$50,O 900 cotton oil company.
Hubbard-Electric light plant; wa
ter works system.
San Antonio-$1O,oO land COM
pany; 100000 land company.
San AngelO-Cotton gin.
ThorndaIe-$25, 900 cotton gin.
Austin-$10,0 lumber company;
$40, 900 collar factory
Stockdale-Water works system.
Hortense-Cototn gin.
Blessing-$30, 900 canal company.
Victoria-WoodWork plant
Fort Worth-S1O,0o0 construction
company.
Llano-$6, 500 mining company,
AmariIIo-$25,0 900 land company.
Dallss-$f0,00O copper company.
Weatherford-C
Virginia.
Richmond .000, 900 cement COM
pany; $4,000 implement company.
Norfolk-$15.000 amusement com
pany.
Claremont-$5,0 900 telephone sys-
TEN.
Crozet-$25 900 cold storage plant.
Lynchburg-$50.0 900 furniture fac
tory: building and loan company,
Roaonke-$I0,0 investment COM
pany.
Front Royal-$1OO,oOO mining COM
pany.
West Virginia.
wellsburg-S15,0O0 ice and storage
company.
Clarksburg-$1O,00 600 lumber com
pany.
Huntington-$25,000 lumber com
pany; $4,000 oil and gas company.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-23

brought from his home and placed on
the train He was taken TO the Provi-
denee infirmary in Mobile He was
the. victim of an accident, while at
work that caused conclusion of the
brain. He was accompanied by mis-
wife and son, and Or. Thames of jay.
and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland McDavid and
children spent Sunday with Mrs. d.
+. McDavid.
Mrs. Cawthorn and son, Robert,
went to Flomaton on a business trip
last Friday.
J. r. Sanders, who has been having
blood poison in his right hand, is now
a great deal better.
John Thomas and earn Young, both
of Fort BarranCas, were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. CawthoFn last
Sunday