Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05
Washington.

Irving C. Hart, formerly connected
with the Charleston, S. c., postoffce,
has been transferred to the Atlanta
postofice by Postmaster General
Hitchcock, according to reports in
Washington from sources which are
believed to be authentic. He will sue
ceed R. E. Barry of Atlanta, who now
holds the position of superintendent
of mails at the Atlanta Office, accord
ing~Io this story, and Mr.. Barry will
be given other work to do, the natHiS
of which has not yet been specified.
A party travelling in a special car
over the Southern railway left Wash
ington for Atlanta and its destination
was the United States penitentiary.
There were eight men in the party
convicted and sentenced for various
crimes against the government, left in
charge of Warden Mckee and several
guards. No sentence among the eight
was for over two years, and nearly all
the sentences were around one year
and one day.
With a continuation of the debats
on the Canadian reciprocity bill, the
speech of Senator Cummins of Iowa
was the fixed event of the senate.
Senator Borah of Idaho, whose speech
was interrupted by the storm that
swept over the capitol, caused a quick
adjournment of the senate because the
proceedings could not be heard, eX-
pected to continue his remarks If Cum
Minis yielded the floor. The session
was figured as an anti-reciprocity day
from the Republican Insurgent stand
point.
In few days the screws will be
applied to the senate insurgents who
are preventing vote on Canadian
reciprocity and they will be forced
to talk or vote. 1t has been decided
to hold early sessions and sit up late.
which program will keep Lafollette
and his small but noisy band tolerably
busy. 81 don't see any sense IN let
ting matters drift along as they are
now going,' declared Senator John
Sharp Williams. "The senate mas an
antiquated piece of machinery that
pays too much Difference to senatorial
courtesy. / am in favor of sitting
early and late and compelling SEMI
tors to either talk or vote. The senate
wants to pass the reciprocity bill with
out amendment, and ought to be per
mitted to do so.
According to the census bureaus
forthcoming bulletin, Ill, on cotton
production for 1910, the worlds crop
last year was short Of the quantity
needed for the annual consumption.
Justice Daniel T. Wright of the dis
trict supreme court issued a rule
against Samuel Gompers, Frank Nor.
rison and John Mitschell, the labor
leaders, requiring them to show cause
on July II why they should not be
Judged guilty of contempt of court.
This action followed the filing Of the
report of the special committee OF at
torneys appointed by Justice Wright
to inquire into the matter of contempt
proceedings in the Buck Stove and
Range boycott case. Mr.. Gompers is
president, Mr.. Morrison secretary and
Mr.. Mitchell a vice president OF the
American Federation of Labor.
A wave of economy is sweeping the
country, according to figures OF the
bureau of statistics Of the depart
ment of commerce and labor, which
disclose the fact that the Americans
cut their imported champagne bill in
two and adorned themselves with ST.
600 900 worth of diamonds fewer dur.
ing the last eleven months than in the
sue period last year. At the same
time The United States managed to
increase its imports over the CORE
sponding period Of 1910 by more than
s145, 10000.