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THE PLANTER'S LOAN AND SAVINGS ' 'BANK. AUGUSTA, GA.? Pays Interest on Deposite. Accounts Solicited. L. C. HATKK, President, CHAS. C. Ho WABX>,< Casbier. OF AUCUSTA. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. L. C KAYNE- President_? FRANK G- . ORD- Cashier. CAPITAL, - - ?250,000 Surplus & Profits. $140,000] 1 We shall be pleased to have you open an' 'account with this Bank. Customers andi, i correspondents assured of every courtesy. and accommodation possible, under conser vative, modern Banking methods. \/tX*?*> /*^*v ^ ^ ^ A o.^a^^^t VOl. 69. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9. 1904. NO. 4C. ER IN I Verdict Of Jury in Mb Per QUICK WORK OF THE TRIAL JURY Surrounded by Three Young Children and Other Relatives, the Alleged Wife Murderer Heard the Verdict Calmly, but Gave Way While His Attorneys Were Preparing a Motion for a New Trial-Wednesday Set for the Argument-Jurors Admit -Having Read Newspapers-Story of the Crime. Charlottesville. Va., Special.-The celebrated McCue trial closed here on Saturday. The State made out a strong case. The arguments by counsel were very able. J. Samuel McCue, for four years mayor of Charlottesville, was found guilty Saturday of the murder ot his wife, Fanny McCue, on Sunday night September 4th last. The verdict -was murder in the first degree, which car nes with it the death penalty. The jury deliberated less than half an hour. ;_J. SAM?E! A dead silence prevailed in the court i Toom when the jury filed back into the chamber to announce the fate of the accused. The crowd that filled the court room remained until the jury came in. Mr. McCue had. grown nervous as Mr. Gllmer, the Commonwealth's attorney, was closing, and the suspense while awaiting the jury's verdict was a se vere strain; but he held up, occasional ly taking a Testament from his pocket and reading a passage or two. When asked to stand up to hear the verdict, he rose calmly, and with set features heard the words that sent him .toack"to prison, condemned to the sever est penalty of the law. It was when relaxation came during a half hour's interim while his attor neys conferred as to their motion for a new trial that McCue showed ?mo tion. His little daughter Ruby ^limbed Engineer and Fireman Killed. Roanoke, Va., Special.-A Norfolk & Western freight train, westbound from Roanoke, ran into a derailing switch, near Radford, at an early hour Sunday and was wrecked.- The engine turned over on Engineer E. B. Lynch, of Roa noke, and Fireman H. L. Kipps, ot Blacksburg, killing both of them. The dead men leave families. Prominent Lawyer Dead. New York, Special.-Emanuel Mich ael Friend, one of New York's well known criminal lawyers, died suddenly here Tuesday. The cause of death is not known, but it is thought to have been heart failure. Among the many cele brated cases with which Mr. Friend was connected as counsel was tne de fense of "Frenchy," also known as "Ben'Ali" and "Jack, the Ripper," who was charged with the killing of "Shakespeare" in the East River Hotel in this city. Other cases were that of Dr. Kennedy, charged with killing Dolly Reynolds and Augusta Nack, who, with Martin Thorn, was indicted for the, murder of William Gulden Euppe. Renewed Activity. St. Petersburg, By Cable.-General Sakharoff telegraphs under Wednes day's date that Wednesday night was quiet, the Japanese, however, show ing marked designs of the recommenc ing the offensive against the Russian left wing. They have also reoccu pied the village of Sandapu, near the Hun river, in front of the Russian right flank. Cossacks Driven Back. General Oku's Headquarters, By Ca ble.-There is little change in the positions of the Japanese and Rus sian armies. On Sunday last, detach ments composed of Russian infantry and Don Cossacks attacked the Japan ese cavalry on the extreme left along the Hun river, but were driven back, leaving twenty.dead soldiers and thir ty "horses. This is the first time that ine Cossacks of the Don havo taken part in the operations. Tho Japanese line now. follows the ank. cf the Shakhe river except on 9 extremer left, Cue Trial Implies Death laity j cn his lap, her eyes reddened hy weep ing, while there also clung to his side two other small children. Cr??t tears streamed down nil cheeks. Surround ing live group were relatives, who scarcely knew what to say to cheer the condemned mau. The verdict was re ceived in silence by the throng, which literally obeyed the court's Injunction that there munt be no demonstration. Counsel f?r the defense moved that the verdict be set aside, on the ground that the Jurors had read newspapers. The court called the jurors to the wit ness stand one by one, and questioned them under oath as to whether they had read the newspapers. As a Whole, they said they had not been influenced by anything they had read. The motion will be argued later. As McCue left the court house to go to jail? accom panied by four guards, a large crowd was standing on the outside, but there was no untoward act. When court was opened this morn ing Commonwealth's Attorney Gilmer resumed his closing address to the jury. The exhibits, reminders of the tragedy, were once more brought into court. Mr. Gilmer closed at 11:09 a. m. when Judge Morris placed the case in the hands of the jury. The verdict was ren L McCUS,_ itred at 11:34 a. m. One particularly sad feature of tht trial was the feat that McCue^ had for years been a lawyer at the bar before which he was tried and convicted, and bad been on a friendly relations with most of those identified with the trial. The jury evidenced the greatest in terest, frequently questioning witness es. Mrs. McCue had received the con tents of a shotgun in her breast-a sufficient wound to cause instant death, but in addition she had been struck a heavy blow on the head, cutting an ear nearly in two. McCue said to one of the jurors who shook hands with him after the ad journment of court that the verdict was an unjust one, at the same time protesting his innocence. Miscellaneous Matters. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Taylor has written another reply to Judge Parker on the subject of natio nal finances. The great Japanese and Russian armies along the Shakhe river. Man churia, are confronting each other un der conditions which are regarded as almost certain to lead to a general en gagement soon. The Continental Savings Bank Building, at Memphis, Tenn., collapsed burying some 20 persons, none of whom, however, was killed. V Fire did considerable damage to the Baltimore Merchandise Company's store, at Harrisburg, Pa. A picture machine catching fire caused a panic in an Atlanta theatre. Engineers in 240 Illinois collieries went on strike and a lockout cf 50,000 miners is expected to follow. Halloween was celebrated in Al bany, N. Y.. by a- carnival and pro cessions, like a New Orleans Mardi Gras. Thc Japanese are making gains in their new general assault on Port Ar thur. The Newport News shipyard has re ceived a contract for building another Lake torpedo boat. Democrats in Virginia haye been greatly encouraged by the effect o? Judge Parker's speeches. Mr. Henry G. Davis is making a speaking tour along the Wnst Virginia Central railroad. There is an effort for the removal of the body of Edmund Pendleton to St. John's Churchyard, Richmond. Judge Parker addressed large audi ences at Bridgeport, .Meriden, New Haven and Hartford, Conn. The body of ex-President Paul Kru ger was put on a ship at Rotterdam and will be taken to South Africa. Republican managers are being wrought up into a rage by the direct ness of Judge Parker's speeches. It is believed a number of Connecti cut Rspubllcans will spport Judge Parker. The bandits who killed the cashier of a bank at Meeteese, Wyo., are sur rounded in the mountains. . Secretary Wilson, in a speech at Chi cago, replied to Judge Parker's attacks enRoosevelt and Cortelyou. ORPHANAGE SUFFERS BY FIRE inmates Left With N&thihg td E?t ?rid No Means of Cooking if Provisions Were on Hand, Clinton, Special.-the Memorial Dirililg Hail of Thornwell Orphanage was destroyed by fire Thursday nig?t. The fire was discovered about 11.30 o'clock and had then gained such a headway ?s rb make it impassible to save the building. The best that could be done was to prevent the flames spreading to the dormitories on each side, in which the inmates were Asleep when ?i? fire began. There were no sleeping apartments in the memorial hall but it was fitted up in excellent s^ie and the financial'loss is heavy. The building contained dining room, store rooms and kitchen, the last being furnshed with modern ranges and ap pliances. The destruction of the build ing leaves the orphans with nothing to cat andino place to cook or eat if there were provisions on hand. Despite the late hour, however, citizens of Clinton are preparing to feed the chil dren tomorrow. But help, must come promptly to put these things in shape again, and Dr. Jacobs.; ?the superin-' tendent, appeals to the people through The State for contributions at once. The burned building was erected by popular subscription, chiefly from Presbyterians in 1888, and was ? handsome stone structure, about 50 xGO feet, costiiig about $10,000. 'There is probably some insurance but this could not be definitely learned to night. The building was situated be tween two others with narrow streets between, and it was only by hard work that these adjacent structures were saved. On account of the drouth it was difficult to secure water. Clinton having ho water works system and many wells having gone dry. It is supposed that the fire started ' om one of the ovens. Franchise Tax Law. The attention ct the general assem bly was directed two years ago to the iact that the revenue of the state ia not increasing in propofion to the growth of necessary expenses. Wheii the ann?ai appropriation foi* pensions was increased from $150,000 to $200, 000. the state fell behind in meeting its expenses, for it was this same year that $50,000 was given to the Charles ton exposition. The legislature appointed a com mission to look into the matter of the state's revenue, and this commission was empowered to sit during the re cess abd report by bills or otherwise. That commission introduced three "revenue" bills, only one of which be came a law. The bills which failed to pass provided for a change in the 3ntire machinery of the tax depart ment. The act which became a law i9 the only.- one.;which geflffl ^ jftj 1 ? ivkTnd' of license' tax, b?c?m? ? law, but was inoperative during thc year just ended as it provides that corpora tions must report during the month of February,, and the act was not ap proved until it was too late for the corporations to make such a report for the year 1904. Mr. A. W. Jones, the comptroller general, is now working on a set of blanks to be filled out by the corpora tions upon whose franchises this tax will be levied as a license. The act will be of force next year and may bring in over $80,000 in addition to the revenue now received from direct taxation. All "home" or domestic corpora tions will be governed by the following section of the act: "Every corporation organized under the laws of the state to do business for profit, and doing business In this state, shall make a report in writing to the comptroller general annually, dur ing the month of February, in such form as the secretary of state may prescribe, containing: "I. The name of the company. "2. The location of its principal of fice. "3. The name and postoffice address of the president, treasurer, superin tendent and general manager, and the members of the board of directors. "4. The date of the annual election of such officers. "5. The amount of authorized capi tal stock and the par value of each share. "fi. The amount of capital stock sub scribed, the amount of capital stock issued and outstandingand the amount of capital stock paid up. "7. The nature and kind of business in which the company is engage:!, and its place or places of business. "8. The change, or changes, if any, in the above particulars made since the last report."-Columbia State. Boy Fatally Shot. Spartanburg,'Special-Friday after noon near Cramling, two negro bov3, were playing with a loaded pistol. The result was that John Kirtendall. aged 17 years, was shot and perhaps _ fatally wounded by a neighboring boy. ? j ll years old, whose name was not as-1 ' certain ed. The weapon was the prop erty of Kirtendall, and he and the lit tle negro boy were fooling with it at the home of the former. By some means the pistol was discharged and a bullet entered Kirtendall's stomach, and he is in a serious condition. Dr. Black, of the city, attended tho negro, and stated this afternoon thal his pa tient's condition was extremely criti ca!. Knitting Mill Burned. Macon, Ga., Special.-Tifton was vis ited by another fire Sunday afternoon, burning up the old knitting mill, with all its machinery. It is supposed to have been of incendiary origin. While thc fire was raging there was an at u-mpt made to rob Smith's drug store. There was a large hole cut in the floor from underneath, but was discovered by J. E. Cochran before there had been anything stolen. The knitting mill was owned by a company and was .min pured. Great Revival in Liverpool. Liverpool, By Cable.-Thc Ameri can evangelists, Torrey and Alexan der, opened a three-months' revival here in a building that had been specially erected for the purpose, with a seating capacity of 12,000, and which is called Tournament Hall. Twenty thousand people came to tho opening meeting. The choir num bers 3,500. and there are 800 trained workers. The whole eily is stirred, and Mr. Torrey believe? that Gwent Britain is cn the eve of a great ' re ligious awakening. Nothing Startling in the Eastern Waf Situation PORT ARTHUR CENTER OP ?NT?RES? Jups Fortifying at all Points-The Russians ?till Retire-Sorris Heavy Losses. Chbfbb, 3y C?ble':-Port Arthur ii doomed. The correspondent of the As sociated Press here has received infor mation, the reliability of which is be yond question, that the Japanese now occupy positions which place the east side of the town at their mercy. The last assault nas gained for them posi tions which in?ure- their ?bijity .td enter the main east forts whenever they dre ready. The Japanese calculate that if the Russians do not surrender now they v/ill be capable of prolonging the fight ing by making their final stand at Liaoti Promontory and Tiger's Tail, for a month longer, with the mere hope of continuing the struggle; Long before the second Pacific squad ron arrives' iii the Pdcjfic the Japanese, flag, it is now believed, will wave 'over the wrecked citadel. This will end Viceroy Alexieff's dream of ari uncon querable city. The Japanese have not occupied the main forts and highest points of the east hill, but they nccupy tjai .over whelming numbers positions which will enable them to drive the Russians back whenever they desire. Loss Admitted at 'Last. Paris, By Cable.-The Associated Press was put in a position to state positively, that its dispatches from Chefoo, Port Arthur ?nd Tqki? last June to the effect that the Japanese battleship Yashima had been sunk by a mine off Dalny, which dispatches were denied by the Japancce authori ties at the time, have finally been of ficially confirmed. The Japanese gov ernment has notified foreign govern ments of thc loss" of the ship. The Dumber of men who went down with the vessel is not known, hut it. ls be lieved to have b?eil sriiail: ?h?. pfrt :ial details show that the Yashima struck a Russian raine and later at tempted to make Dalny harbor, but this proved impossible and she sank n deep water. The loss of the Yashima'has been., concealed by the Japanese, though .he Russian authorities have believed 'or some lime that tho reports that .he battleship had been destroyed vere correct. It is important, since t is now disclosed that Japan has raly four modern battleships remain ng. The Yashima was one of the finest lattleships of the Japanese navy. Her lispJacement was-12,300 tons, about he size of the Amrelceti battleship 5O?U?^ ships, more or'less damaged, and | !? /ice Admiral Rojestvensky's- com nand, which is now enroute from the baltic to the Far East, also numbers Ive battleships. In view of the in 'eriority of the Japanese in battle ships, their armored cruiser strength s important, they being greatly su perior to the Russians in this respect. Whole Jap Line Fortified. Mukden, By Cable.-There was a jrisk exchange" of artillery fire here friday, extending from the village of Linchtau, eastward on both sides of :he railroad, but the firing ceased at loon. Tho Japanese are continuing :heir concentration opposite the Rus sian centre. The Japanese positions ilong their whole linc are strongly rortiflcd, and they are entrenching ilong thc Hun river to thc westward. Dn Monday, on the Russian extreme right, a squadron of Don Cossacks ?harged a battery of Japanese p.rtil !ery near Lindantoun. The Cossacks ivent forward at a gallop through a field of uncut millet, against the fir* o? the battery, and had almost reach ed the guns when a couple of cam-, panies of Japanees infantry rose up and poured in several volleys, com pelling the cavalrymen to ride out of the field at even a faster pace than they went in. The Cossacks lest about 25 men. Breslau, Prussian Silesia, by cable. Three thousand Poles marched through :he streets of Czestochowa, Russian Poland, Wednesday, as a protest igainst tho mobilization. Hie chief 3f police and gendarmes ordered the paraders to disperse, but they refused to do so and continued to sing Polish songs. A detachment of infantry then charged the mob with bayonets, with the result that six persons were killed and 20 wounded. P t; K i? b s I Tr t: ti ti d 0 fl h fa tl a y F b yi b P 1? lc O] bi tl hi O n w st tr ai ec ir g I Bij bl m hi >. - M 're , C2use of Delay. St. Petersburg, by cable-The delay In the final ratification of the conven tion for an inquiry into the North Sea incident is over the formulation of the questions which the international com mission is to decide. The Russian authorities are understood to desire to acquaint themselves with the detailed report of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky, which was broubht here by Capt Cladc and his three brother officers today in order to ascertain whether any new questions raised by the report should he included. Both Captain Ciado and his comrades upon their arrival at the railroad station this afternoon inform ed a repr?sentative of the associated press that they had nothing to say for publication. Many Jap6 Wounded. St. Petersburg, by cable.-The possi bility that there may have been some misunderstanding of signals during the trawler incident in the North Sea is suggested by a fact made public in an order of the day issued by Vice Ad miral Choukin, commander of the Black Sea fleet, which records the fact that officers of the latter fleet are so unfamiliar with the new code system adopted by the-admiralty that during tho recent maneouvers that not a sin gle ship understood or obeyed thc ad miral's signals. Warships May Rally Again. Shanghai, by cable.-Advices reach ing Shanghai say that the Japanese as sault on Port Arthur continues with unabated vigor and that the Russian defense is dogged and determined. The northern portion of East Kee wan mountain has been captured by the'Japanese, who hold it under a fur ious fire. A fort on the inner line of defense was destroyed by the explosion of a magazine on November 2. The casualties of the Japanese are report er! to ho enormous. A belief prevails that thc Russian warships -xiii aiake another attempt to escape, O? ? VERY SERIOUS CHARGE David ^Ott is in ?r?ngebiirg Jail, for I Alleged Ass?u?tv - ? sp'?cl?l from Or?ngeborg to the Co? umbi?jState gives' th? following story: A warrant waa issued tip 'Magistrate ? P. Bronson of this city upofi effi^ layit of Mr; Adam L. Shumaker, charg ng David Ott with having committed .n assault upon biz daughter, Miss Lula Shumaker. . Mr.Shumaker is a well know i farrfl .r who resides in Goodby to\ .iship, a ew miles this side of Ellovee, and i??rs.it? excellent reputation as a good iiizen and neighbor. The accused is a oh of Mr. A. A. Ott, who is a success ul farmer, residing on the ?tate road illy.ii.'few miles' distant from the horrid f Mr; Sfi??i?k?r; Yc?iilg Ott is about 0 years of age, while thc yffung lady 3 said to be about 17 years cf ag& The story is that Sunday afternoon ne of Mr. Shuraaker's boys and two of ls girls went to Jerusalem church, a eW'ftiilea away, to attend a funeral, hd as' thtiy were leaving young Ott sk&TMiss Lu ia tb ri tie with him. it -.as patti, lather afternoon arid* h? lin cr?d.nehiii? th? otHer buggies', gding ?ri he same direction. Attfcr iii?f had assed he Stopped in some woods ?ic?y he road and, it is alleged, committed he crime. He then drove the young idy?near her father'a house and told er io get out and walk home. Thia he.refused io do thrOugli mortification. Ie then" to?k her to his fatheT? honse. ou?g OU the? left h?rne' and went td be bouse .of Amos ??fitzier to spend lie.night. It was not until this raCrhi^ halT; Mr. Shuinaker was apprised of his aughter's whereabouts ?ii? condition, ndj-this information came first to lilia rora Mr. Dantzler, to whom young Ott adijtold. o'' the occurrence, making him is/confident; Mr: Shumaker went to tap?me of Mr. Ott for' :His daughter ndr/with- his wife ascertained {hat oupg Ott had accomplished his pur os? and then he set out for Orange urg to intercept Ott. His information a<j that Ott was coming to Orange* iic'si early Monday morning for the urpos? of disposing of his" liorso and uggy and to take ti; 2 first traill to ?ave the country. The young man has several scratches a his face and the contention is that e'received them in the struggle with ie young lady. It is also said that he at?- been drinking. As soon as Mr. Shumaker reached ra.?g?burg he consulted his attorneys, 'e;?srS; Rays?r and Summers,' and the arrant of arrest was procured. Con able Fourse was sent out by M?gis ate Bronson to search for young Ott, id he wc:; informed that he had starfr ! back for the country with a negro !;a buggy. Mr. Goures, however, found Ott in ie city, arrested him at once and aced him in jail. Young Ott denies the above story id gave iii fe constable a different ver ein. When the giri r?fus'?d io gc- to ?r home he took ber to his father'?, [owed her te a room up stairs, told a mother of her presence in the houss id he then went to his own rom and tired. He said that he came to raftg?burg this morning to retu/n a iC&JJialJiehad recently bought and g by the arrest; . . ^ It is said that young Ott had beefl lying attention lo the young ??dy but at Mr. Shumaker objected to his at ation and would not allow him to line to his house. There is some conflict between tho irrent reports concerning the affair, ?nee the contentions of both sides are ven above as nearly correct as pos ble. It ls probable that there will be preliminary examination held very iii ?hd theii the full facts will bc I c .ought out. I * EW HOLLAND HALL DEDICATED ewberry College Was the Scene of Interesting Ceremonies. 'Newberry, Special.-With appro riate and dignified ceremonies New erry college and the citizens of New erry Monday night United in thc ded ?ation of Holland Hall, thc new col ige annex which has lately been cora leted. The celebration was of an in festing character and a number of entlemen distinguished in the service f church and state lent their pres ace to an occasion which might well s termed memorable in the affairs of [ewberry college. The governor and ie chief justice-the heads respective ly of the executive and judicial de artrnonts _of, the state gpv.ern.meut ?ere on the stage, and ministers and allege presidents who have won dis inction In their spheres of labor all ontributed to the dignity and impres iveness of the celebration. From the ?ty "had gathered friends of Newberry ollege until they filled the capacious uditorium which is one of the most xcellsut features of Holland hall. It ;as an event of unusual interest to l?ese friends of education and of the .iitheran college. It marked a new poch in the usefulness of the lnsitf u?Len..whichJins .met. ...and overcome nany and serious obstacles. In thc city cemetery stands a shaft riiich marks the resting place of the nan for whom the hall was named ?eorge W. Holland, who was president if Newberry College from 1878 to 1895. sTow his name is to be perpetuated in he structure which is to be devoted to he inculcation of Christian education, t is a worthy memorial of a good and iseful man. It is likewise a worthy estimonial to the devotion of the jULhcrans of South Carolina who have ?ontributed to a building the peer of my structure in the state and costing ?20,000. With Dr. J. A. B. Scherer at he head of the rejuvenated institution, he friends of Newberry College may ook to the future with confidence ^nd the outpouring of people at night lemonstrated that these friends are egion. New.* of the Day. A table has been issued giving sta tistics of the operation of the liquor Lax law in New York from May 1, 1896, the date of its establishment, to September 30. last. It shows a grand total received of $121.736,087.71. The act revenue was $115.201,337.97, of which the state's share was $14,512, 205.02. The receipts from the county Df New York were $54.029,673.01, of which its share of net revenue was $3^011,453.63. The "volunteer" poison squad, which Dr. Wiley, chemist of the department of agriculture, will usc in experiments to determine thc effects on the human system of food preservations, etc., will begin their work for the third year on November 1. Baby camels a^e great pets In South ! Africa and are nursed and tended and even carried about by their attendants. The very young camel is an awkward creature, willi a long neck and uncer tain legs. During I he first few months they weigh no moro than an ordinary rlnsf Many Newsy Item? Gathered Fron? all Sections. Gcneal Cotton Market. Middling Galveston, quiet. 9 a? Baltimore, nominal... 9.75 Boston, rjuiet. 10.15 Philadelphia, quiet. 10.40 Savannah, dull.9 New Orleans, easy. 9% Mobile, easy.9 g.jg Memphis, steady. .. 9% Augusta, firm. 9^ Cincinnati, firm.-.. 9 i? Louisville, quiet. 9 % St. Louis, steady.9 n-K Houston, steady. 9 34 New York, quiet. 1015 Charlotte Cotton Market. These figures' represent prices paid wagons'. ? Good ai??ii?s_.9% Strict middling,,,.9% Middling.4 ... .. .. ..9% South Carolina Items. Seth M* Milliken, of New York, one of . ?he leading fspirits in the industrial de- I relripment of the Spartanburg section, wning largti blocks of .stock in that aunty's mills, and plants elsewhere in :he South, said Tuesday that the signs md impressions of this trip were very ?ratifying'. He is especially pleased .villi Spartanburg, a?:? thinks the city ?as a great fttfcure. Mr. toi,\Mken, in speaking of tho Pacdl?t mills, stabed :hat in all probability a ?dfgS sum irould be expended, either in buiid'ltfg 1 new mill, or adding to the plants al .eady established. This will be left en ;irely with the president and treasurer, Victor M. Montgomery. An effort ls being made to organize i State Truck Growers' Association in South Carolina. A meeting was called br Wednesday of fair week in Colum lia, but on account of the short notice .ut few attended the meeting, although here were ? large number in the city, t was decided to call off the meeting emporarily and arr?ilge for another .!ate. It is likely that the meeting will :e held at the same time as the spring neeting of the State Fair Society and i? this will give those interested plenty if time to iEsue a call and arrange to orne, a large attendance is expected. The formal call will be issued in the text few weeks, The Chalk case, which has been ?ending in the probat? court in Spa/ f.nburg for' several weeks, cam? up or a final hearing Tuesday morning Lejfore Judge Gentry, who siter hearing , luiiTwr^^ he will of his deceased wife, who had s iequeath?d her husband only $100 out ?f an estate worth several thousand lollara. The case was brought by Simp en & Bomar and Was reisted t. Nich es & Jones. Testimony waa taken some ime ago and Wednesday morninf irgument on both sides were made. In Magistrate's Paslay's court in spartanburg Tuesday Nott Ferguson, olored, was tried, convicted and bound jver to court for deserting his wife. The negro was represented by Attor ney R. E\ ?labb. of Laurens, and Mr. P. Simms corUl?cted the prosecution. \7ott Ferguson deserted his blind wife n that town about a years ago, and (vent to Laurens county and cultivated 1 farm. few clays ago he was brought tack to Spartanburg to answer the nhargo of desertion. News comes from Union that, un known, amongst strangers, Miss Brad ley, a young woman apparently 30 rears of age, was found dead in bed a [ew mornings ago at the home of a Mr. Gibson, of Jacksonville. The sto ry is a pitiable one for it seems that the woman on Monday, the 17th in cant, had walked all the way from Buffalo to Jacksonville. There she got a position in the yarn mill. Phy sics? ns said her death was due to heart failure. A commission for a charter was Tuesday issued to the Westmoreland Drug Manufacturing Company, of Greenville. The capital stock is to be ?2,000. The corporators named are: C. O. Westmoreland and P. C. Westmore land. A charter has also been issued to the Up-town Bowling Association, of Charleston. The Blue Ridge Beverage and Extract Company has notified the secretary of Slate that it has made a net increase cf $15,000 in its capital stock. It was learned Tuesday that the conference for education in the South will be held in Columbia next April. The information came In a letter to State Superintendent of Education Martin from Dr. Edgar Gardiner Mur phy, thc secretary. The exact datejias not vet been determined upon, but it will probably be the last week in April, as this is the time which suits Colum bia hest. and is about the time that the conference is usually held. Experts from Ceylon have recently visited Formosa to discover whether a marketable imitation of Formosa Oolong could be made from teas grown in India and Ceylon at such cost that it could be put on the American mar ket at a lower price than the Formosa article. Governor Heyward Tuesday offered a -reward of $100 for the arrest of W. L. Henderson and Alfred Free, of Sa luda county. They were wanted for che killing of M. M. Morse. A re ward has also been offered for the ar rest of Fred Herbert and Will Sim kins. Thev are wanted for the killing of Jim Paterson and Chris Porter, re spectively. This cluster of fugitives aie of Newberry. By Wire and Cable. A new Cabinet was appointed in Chile. Governor Davis appointed a large number of new officials in the Panama canal zone. Engineer-in-Chief Rae, of the navy, makes important recommendations for increasing thc engineer efficiency bf the service. Thc American consulate at Amoy. China, with most of the records, was destroyed by firr. Opposition io War Minister Andre is becoming more intense in the French Chamber cc Deputies. "Dan" Leno, the most noted funny mau of London s music halls, is dead Relies of Gold-Hunters. While ploughing in his field near Eufaula recently Mr. Charley.Gibson, uncovered a large number of., wea pons, some of which were rifles of an cid style, some blunderbuses, a few: old-time pistols and a couple of swords. All these weapons are in a fair stat? of preservation and are ap-, I patently of Spanish make. " ' According to Greek tradii?'cn, a par ty of adventures Spaniards, number ing fifty-four, in the year 1GC4, left Nev." Orleans on burros and went to the territory in search of geld. They secured all this precious metal they could carry, and on their way back they were beset by a band rot Shaw nees near St anding Rock, eight miles cast of Eufaula, and a groat battle followed. The Spaniards, with the exception of two who escaped on a raft, were annihilated. . It is supposed that <lhe weapons ploughed up on Mr. Gibson's place ara t<he"t>ni33 that were us?d by the Spaniards menLioned above.-Kansas City Journal. Somo Georgia girls 'nave declared that "no one shall kiss them except relatives. That must bc a strong hint to the young men to speak up and get married. A Decomposer. In a beer garden at one of our popu lar seaside resorts an Irishman sat al a table with a mug of beer at his el bow. Alongside of him stood a large, good-natured looking German. The orchestra began the "Coronation March" from "The Prophet." The Teuton's face beamed all over with a smile of pleasure, and by way of mak ing himself agreeable and imparting information to his neighbor he re marked, with a wave of his hand, in the direction of the music: "Ach, dot was Meyerbeer." The Celt, whose knowledge of com posers was limited, mistook the ges ture and made a hasty grab for his beverage, exclaiming at the same time: "Yez He, yez damned Dutchman, that's my beer."-Lippincott's. Fatal Fall on Scythe. The disturbance of a hornets' nest led to the death of William Forbes of Stewarton, N. H., in an unusual way, the other day. Mr. Forbes was mow ing with a scythe when he struck a hornets' nest. In defending himself from the insects he dropped his scythe and was about to step out of the way, when he tripped and fell. The blade of the scythe passed entirely through his body and be died almost instantly. One Carload. Received, and mora coming in, which inoluJis the following HOLIDAY GOODS. Boys wagons, Goat carts. Hobby Horses. Shoj-Flys Velocipedes and Tricycle. A large an ! fine assortment worth selling. Seven cases of Chase's fine plush and b9av.?r]rob33 fnm $1.25 to $20.00. Remember the Babcock vehicles4: H. H. CO SK ERY, Sole Agent. 749 AND 751 AUGUSTA, GA. Farrand Organs The Bese in the world. The Factory does three quarters of a million dollars worth of business a year. . Quality considered they are tde CHEAPEST ORGANS made. Over fifty 'now in stock. Terms accommodat ing. Write me before buying e?se where. Other magnifi cent organs in appearance J. A. Holland NINETY SIX, S. C. W. J. Rutherford & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF I BPI AND DEALER IN Cement, Plaster, Hair, Fire Brick, Fire Clay, Ready Roofing and other Material. Write Us For Prices. Corner Reynolds and Washington Streets, Augusta, Georgia. THIS SPACE IS TAKEN BY The Leading Grocers of Augusta^ Ga., ABBINGTON BROS. COMPANY, 839 Broad F SAMPLE of Saluda County and H. H. SCOTT, JR., of Edgefield County are with us and want to see you. Wagons FURNITURE Large Shipments of the beat makes of wagons and buggies just received. Our stock of furniture and house furnishing* is complete. A Large stock. COFFINS and CASKETS. always on hand. All calls for our Hearse prompt ly responded to. All goods sold on a small mar gin of profit. Call to see mc, I will save you money. _ Johnston, Soutlr Caroljn^.