The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-09-03

charged with white slavery is on trial
in California.
Delegates representing 10000 Elks
attended the opening of the State re-
union in Milton, Pa
The annual convention of the Penn
sylvaria Catholic Total Abstinence
Union opened in Mount Carmel.
John Lind, President Wilson'S peace
envoy to Mexico, leaves for Vera Cruz
on his return to the United States.
Governor Fielder welcomed the For
esters of America to New Jersey for
their annual meeting at Atlantic City.
W. E. Sweeting, of Pennsylvania,
won the national individual rife
match at Camp Perry, with score of
23S.
Suffragist leaders from the national
headquarters are preparing to enter
actively into the coming campaign in
Maryland.
J. E. Rowan, his wife, two children
and his sister-in-law were killed when
a Pennsylvania train hit their motor
car near freepOFI fd.
Postmaster John S. Wilson, of Col
umbia, Pa, and his assistant, Frank
G. Payne were arrested on the charge
of embezzling office funds
Special Sunday dinners, with some
delicacies in addition to the routine
fare" will be enjoyed by all occupants
of New York State prisons.
The Pennsylvania State Camp, Pat
riotic Order Sons Of America, in ses-
sion at Altoona, elected Samuel G..
Wells. of Philadelphia, president.
James Mitchell, seven, was left to
die in a sand bank when workmen dug
out two playmates at Paterson, N. j.,
because it was not known he was
there.
AS the result of the recent drought,
$4,000 cattle were received in the
Kansas City stock yards, the greatest
single days receipts in the history Of
the yards.
Bumper crops in the Northwest
were predicted in Minneapolis. A rec
ord corn crop is assured, while wheat
and small grains are expected to bring
higher prices.
Congressman Lenroot announced
his candidacy to succeed Senator
Stephenson, of Wisconsin, thereby
emphasizing his break with Senator
La Toilette.
Six men were chosen to sit on the
jury that will try F. Drew Caminetti,
in San Francisco, on the charge OF
having violated the Federal white
slave act
One thousand iongshoremen en-
ployed on the piers Of the Hamburg
American Steamship Company struck
In protest against the abandoning OF
the check system Of hiring.
American Locomotive and American
Can shares led the stock market up
ward, owing to dividend rumors con-
cerning both companies. Wall street
does not fear the Mexican situation.
Precious stones valued at $1,500,e00
were, through error, lett under guard
Of one man in Chicago hotel for an
hour, by members of the National Re-
tail jewelers. Association, whose four
days convention will begin today.
A terrible self-infictetd cash in the
heel and swim of a mile with the
blood pouring from the wound probab-
" saved the life of John Swanson Of
Atlantic City, a giant Swedish fisher
man, when stung by stingray.
Ferdinand Pinney Earle denied to
The Worlds Paris correspondent that
he had deceived his present wife in
regard to his former marriages. He
said religious" persons are trying to
break up his home.
DR.. William NJ Wiley, a refugee
from Vera Cruz, detailed the outrages
to which Americans resident in Mex
leo were subjected and the alleged
remissness of United States Consuls.
The fourth international Congress
OF School Hygiene was formally
opened at Buffalo. DR.. Charles ".
Eliot, president of the Congress, de-
iyered his annual address in the
evening.
William Travers Jerome arrived at
Sherbrooke, Que, after an automobile
Journey of more than 900 miles, to
take charge of New York States fight
to have Harry K. Thaw returned to
Matteawan. Ex-Gov. Stone of Penn
sylvania, in charge of Thaw's side,
plans to fight deportation by the i'm
migration officials by testing the con-
stitutionality of the section Of the I'M
migration law which applies in his
case.