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^PLANTER'S ?LO?N AND SAVINGS BANK. AUGUSTA. GAJ Accounts Solicited. Ii. 0. BATHS, President, CHAS. C. HCWAKD,1 Cashier. OF AUGUSTA. AU0173TA, GK??tflA. CA PITA iL, Surplus ?ft Profits. S140,< We shall be plea?? d to hero faa * 'account with til J g Bajtk. ?*A?CW< j ea ts? i correspondents aSsny nd accommodation. 3tire, modera ??nl EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2!, 1905. NO. 32. Great Gathering of th Cause" in Louis WERE TENDERED ROYAL RECEPTION The Kentucky City Decorated to ?rt Extent Never Before Known, is Prepared to Extend' Hospitality to AU the Old Soldiers Who Come. Louisville, Ky., Special.-Louisville, decorated to an extent hitherto un known and smiled on by typical sum mer weather, extended the hands of hospitality to a never.-ending stream of arriving veterans who have come to Kentucky to attend the fifteenth an nual-reunion of the United Confeder ate Veterans. In every hotel and at almost every corner in the business section of the city thc men wearing the gray are to be found. Among tho prominent ex-Confeder ates herc now are General Stephen D. Lee, commander-in-chief; General Joe Wheeler, General Andrew J. West, of Atlanta, commanding the North Geor gia. Brigade, who came in at the head of a large delegation of Georgians; Lieutenant General C. Irvine Walker, of South Carolina;-'?? General Simon Bolivar: Biupkner^.General"William JE. Mickle, of New Orleans, adjutant gen eral and chief of staff;' Chaplain Gen eral Wm." Jones, of Richmond, and General Clement A. Evans, of Atlanta, the chairman of the history commit tee, and the'Battle'Abbey. The Virginia and Maryland dele gates came in. and some of the great army of Texans arrived during the afternoon. The Tennesseeans began arriving in force Tuesday evening, fol lowed closely hy a detachment of the Arkansas regiments. Much regret has been expressed over the receipt of a letter from Judge Emery Speer, of Macon, Ga., announcing his inabil ity to be present. It had been ex pected that Judge Speer would ad dress the orphan brigade, of which he is a member. Gen. W. E. Mickle, adjutant general and chief, of staff,, has completed his annual report, which is highly inter esting. It . says: "lt is a source of sincerest pleasure to me that . I am able to report that the debt which has been resting on the federation for a number of years has benn p?id in full. That this matter has been liquidated is due to the extraordinary efforts put forth by ::ou, and while the urgent appeal made by you to the wealthiest members of pur,order was sent to nearly> three hundred people and \ should have had most generous responses, the amount realized was . ^barely sufficient to wine out the debt. This lukewarmness on the part of - those who were in a position to re spond most liberally is a sad commen tary cn'the degeneracy of the times, and displays a deplorable lack of in terest by men who vere once so ready to share the dancers and deprivations that rendered the Confederate armies famous throughout the world." "There has been carried on the ros ter of the order for a number of years many camps who had made np pay ment cf any kind since they were chartered; ? some of these were really never in existence, having 'died a-born ing.' After conferring with the adju tant general "of thc various divisions, these camps have been put erf the 'dormant list,; and no mail matter will, for the present, be sent them. This means an annual saving to the order. There are still on the roster a number of camps who do not. con tribute to the finances of the order, makes returns of any kind, or manifest the least interest in the federation. As soon as definite information can be secured regarding them they will be added to the 'dormant list.' "I am proud to be able to report that at no period in the history of the federation have the camps paid their dues with more promptness or in Big Consolidation. Memphis, Special. - Announcement was made that a consolidation of tho Memphis ?'Trust Company and the Na tional Bank of Commerce, of this city, has been decided on, the merger to take effect on July 15. Both concerns are well known and influential. The capi tal stock of the combined institutions, it is'said, wil be $2,000,000. John T. Fargason, a prominent local merchant and capitalist,' will be president. 4. Chairman Morton Waits. New York, Special.-The executive committee- of the Equitable Life As surance Society met Wednesday-with Vice Prc rident Hyde presdiing, and elected Chairman.Paul Morton a mem ber of the committee. There were no further resignations from the board, nor were the'resignations of officers and directors already tendered acted upon. Chairman Morton said that he would not outline his policy until he had received the report of Superintend ant Hendricks. Cn the report' was to depend largely the organization of thc society, of the directory and of its executive and finance committees. i Knights of Honor in Session. Atlanta, Ga., Special-With more than 80 delegates in attendance, there being more than ene delegate for each State- in thc Union, the bi-ennial con vention of the Knights or. Honor was called to order here. Delegate Hudson, of Texas, offered a resolution provid ing fer thc admission of women into Che order. '1 his was referred to the com mittee cn the good of thc order. The convention will be in session several days. Move by Greene and Gaynor. Montreal, Special.-T. Chase Cas grain, counsel for John F. Gaynor and B. .D^. Greene, has petitioned Judge Hali in the chambers to be allowed to furnish sec: rity fdr their appeal to the Supreme C<.urt of Canada from the de cision ol King's Bench maintaining the judgment ci Judge Davidson, who de clared th3t Extradition Commissioner LaFonlsino. had jurisdiction in the present r~>e and who rejected the writ of hrohii: - n taken against the com ' missioner by counsel for the accused, j e Heroes of the "Lost ville, Kentucky. greater number. At the Nashville meeting only about 46 2-3 per cont o? the campe Whii? at the present time 4T 34 per cent of them are 'all pres ent, and accounted for.' The field from which new camps are to be gathered is limited, and the material is rapidly diminlshl?g by the erosion of time. Yet there are those who once were units of our great armies who desire to associate themselves to gether and connect themselves with our 'social, -literary, historical and benevolent' order. Sinco cur reunion in Nashville last June, IS new camps have been chartered, making thc to tal on the roster at the present time 1,583. "For the year 1903 the cash receipts from all sources amounted to $7,035, while for the year 1904 the amount was $7,812. When it is borne in mind that the sources from which this in come is derived is greatly reduced each year, this gain-ia thc more mark ed. The disbursements for the year $7,329. "The death rat? among our asso ciates has been exceptionally heavy during the past year, owing to thc ad vanced age of the. men and thc unus ually severe winter. From all sections come greatly Increased mortuary re ports, to which must be added the names of some of our mest distin guished and zealous leaders: "George G. Vest, Matthew W. Ran som, John H. Reagan, Wm. B. Bate, Jno.. H. Horner, .Cullen A. Bates, Fitz hugh Lee, Thomas J. Churchill, and our beloved Mildred Lee, all of whom in a way added lustre to our dear Southland and contributed to its preat ness and renown." The reunion was officially opened Wednesday, shortly after the neon hour, when General Bennett H. Young, commander of the Kentucky division, called the perspiring mass of humanity in the Horse Show building to order and introduced the chaplain general, Rev. Dr. J. William Jones, of Rich mond, Va. Dr. Jones in his invocation, prayed that the blessing of the Al mighty God may rest upon the Presi dent of these United States, and "that he may be enabled to be the President of this whole country and every sec tion." ' A few moments later. Governor J. C. W. Beckham, in speaking Kentucky's welcome to the old men in gray said: "It is fitting that you should meet herc, on the borderland of the great struggle, where we were so torn asun der. The great contest has been set tled fer all times. Peace has her vic tories, as well as -war. "It is now gratifying to us all that there is but one flag. In tender mem ory we have laid away thc Stars and Bars, and we rejoice that we have the same flag that floated over us before the war." A rousing reception was given the commander-in-chief. General 'Stephen D. Lee, when he arose to respond for the veterans to the address of wel come. The general was in splendid voice, despite the long wait in the heated building, and his speech wa? interrupted many times by cheering. It was one of the most appropriate speeches of the kind that has marked any similar occasion.- It was estimated that 25,000 ... eterans and sponsors were present at the opening. Guilty of Contempt. New York, Special.-Wm. H. McAl lister, secretary of the American To bacco Company, was adjudged guilty of contempt in the United Slates Cir cuit Court for having refused to an swer questions before the Federal grand jury in connection with thc in vestigation of the so-called tobacco trust. McAllister was asked questions concerning the affairs of his company, and was served with a subpoena re quiring him to produce papers and contracts covering the export business cf the American Tobacco Company. Upon the advice of his counsel he not only declined to answer the question, but also to produce the papers asked for, taking the ground that he was protected by his constitutional rights. He was sent to jail, but later was re leased on heavy bond. Fall River Cloth Market. Fall River, Special.-The sales iu the' print cloth market for the week are estimated at about 125,000 pieces. The bulk of the trading which has been of a light character, has been confined principally to medium widths and wide odds during the week. Most of the mills are still short of help. - Meeting Place Now the Question. . Washington, Special.-Gradually the negotiations for peace in the Far East are nearing a focus. The one point to which tho energies of those directly concerned in: them now are being di rected is the choice of a place for .the holding of the conference of the pleni potentiaries of the beligerent pow ers. It is known officially that three cit ies are now under consideration by Russia and Japan. These cities, nam ed in order of the liklihood of their final selection, are Washington, The Hague and Geneva. Effort to Rob Postoffice. Durham, Special.-It was discovered Tuesday that an effort was made to rob the postoffice in West Durham Monday night. The robbers, the tracks show ing that there were more than one, en tered the building by breaking a pane of glass, but could not get back into the postoffice part on account of the strong lattice work. There was a rain after midnight and the f : i.cks were made after the rain. Up to this time there is no clew as to. who attempted the robbery. Mexican Railroad to be Extended. Mexico City, Special.-President Rob- | bins, of the Mexican Central railroad, says that work will soon be begun on the extension of the Central's line to the Pacific coast via. Cal ?ja. Work was stopped on this extension two yeats ago owing to the depreciation of sil ver, which caused railway earnings to fall off. The Central's Pacific'port will be Mananzillo, where the government is spending millions of dollars to im prove the harbor there, PROTEST IO THE PRESIDENT Delegation From the American Asiatic Association Presents ? Memorial to the Chief Executive. Washington. Special:-A delegation from the American Asiatic Associa tion1 (jailed bn President Roosevelt Monday and protested against thc al leged severities bf thc administration bf the present Chinese exclusion laws. The ultimate purpose of the delegation in which North Carolina was liberally represented, was to secure such condi tions as would facilitate. and enlarge th? trade of American cotton mills in the Orient. The claim was made that the present laws are altogether too rig idly enforced and Chinese capital and merchants are prevented from coming to America to trade. A MEMORIAL PRESENTED. A memorial, adopted unanimously by the entire delegation was present ed to President Roosevelt by John Ford, of New York, secretary of the American Asiatic Associaliou. The memorial recited not only that Chi nese merchants were harassed by the present exclusion statutes, but the law was being even more than literally ap plied. The legal regulations are now so stringently construed by the Depart ment that many influential Chinese who are entitled to visit America, are kept out of the country. The conse quence is that factories in the United States are placed at a disadvantage in the competition for the trade of the Orient. The memorial admitted that there was warrant in the wording of the law for what is being done, but contended strongly that the enforce ment of the present statutes was in the hands of the labor union element and was not executed in thc interest of the American citizens. The memorial closed in the following words: "The members of this delegation feel confident that they will not appeal to you in vain in asking that remedy should be sought for the anomalous and unsatisfactory condition of the ex isting relations between this co- ntry and the Chinese Empire. Thc probable disastrous effects on ' their interests and the interests of industries for which they speak, of a longer contin uance of conditions must be their ex cuse for the urgency and emphasis which they have taken the liberty to use in inviting your attention to the subject." THE PRESIDENT'S VIEWS. President Roosevelt indicated that this was a matter.which had to some extent, already engaged his thought. In fact, other cotton manufacturers who .have recently visited thc White House, have made a somewhat similar complaint to the Chief Executive. Thc President told the delegation today that as he understood the matter, he was in accord with their puvpose, but he wanted it clearly known that he was opposed to the importation of coo lie labor into this country. He was in favor, however, of allowing Chinese merchants io come to America for the purpose of trading, and that he be lieved tha? the proper legislation could safely discriminate between the class es of Chinese. This, though, was sim ply his personal view, for Congress was the proper power to deal with the matter in hand and thc President's only duty was to soe that the law as it stands is faithfully executed. Big Financ" I Organization. New York, Special.-The organiza tion of the largest trust corrnany in the United States, and one of thc largest financial institutions of the world, was said to be a part of the plan of Thomas F. Ryan in negotiating thc purchase of the stock cf the Equitable Life Assur ance Society held by Jas. H. Hyde. Mr. Ryan's plan was reported to bc to con solidate the Equitable Trust Company, tho Mercantile Trust Company and the Morton Trust Company, all of this city, with the last-named in control. It is ex pected that this would result in creat ing a financial institution with deposits second only to those of the National City Bank, of this city, which has de posits of ?lS?.OOO.OOO. The deposits of the proposed consolidated trust com pany would amount to $109,000,000, the capital stock to $70,000,000 and the sur plus to $22.700.000. Mr. Ryan's plan was reported to contemplate also the elimi nation of the control cf subsidiary com panies by the Equitable Life Assurance Society. Prominent Man Murdered. Tampa, Fla., Special.-The body of Oscar Brahnan, a prominent citizen of Plant City, was found on the road three miles from that town Tuesday morn ing, riddled with buck-shot. No less than six loads had been fired into the body. Investigation showed where at least three men had waited in ambush alongside the road. Sheriff Jackson at once sent deputies with bloodhounds to ibo scene and posses of excited citizens are scouring the country searching for the murderers. No clue has been found lo the perpetrators, but thc officers ex pect to locate them before they get far away. New Industry at Rock Hill. Rock Hill, S. C., Special.-A now in dustry in this place has just begun op erations. Thc concern is known as the Acme Manufacturing Company, with C. W. Frew and Leo Diehl proprietors. It will tum out suspenders for thc whole safe market and has been fitted with first-ciass factory appin tcnances. The machines put out two hundred dozen a day. The plant is run by electricity furnished by the Catawba Power Com pany. The proprietors will enlarge the business as soon as everything is run ning smoothly. Premier Stabbed. Athens, By Cable.-Theodore P. Dcl yannis, the popular Premier of Greece, was stabbed and mortally wounded by a professional gambler named Gcrakaris, at the main entrance of the Chamber of Deputies at 5 p. m. Wednesday. The Premier died within three hours. The assassin, who was immediately arrested, said he commit ted thc deed, in revenge for thc strin gent measures taken by Premier Del yannis against thc gambling houses, all of which were recently closed. Charges Not Sustained. Washington. Special.-Secretary Wil son informed the President that he was pressing his investigation of the charg es filed with him that a leak had occur red in the cotton crop reports issued by the Agricultural Department, but he yet had been unable to develop proof to sustain the charges. The agent of the secret service and others who are mak ing the investigation, have been in structed by Secretary Wilson to leave no stone unturned in their inquiry. Many Newsy Items Gathered From all Sections. General Cotton Market. Middling.' VJt.11 V C?IUI1, 111 111 ...... . .. New Orleans, steady ;??m.? ??-9% Mobile, steady.; . ; ?. ; ;.. 8 13-16 Savannah, quiet.S*y& Charleston, firm .%Vz Wilmington, firm.8% Norfolk, firm .8% Baltimore, normal.9 New York, quiet ...?.>..? -9.15 Boston, quiet .9.15 Philadelphia, steady.9.40 Houston, steady.8 15-16 Augusta, steady .9 Memphis, firm.Wa St. Louis, firm.9 Louisville, firm. Charlotte Cotton Market. These figures represent prices paid to wagons: Good middling...9.00 Strict middling .9-00 Middling.8.87% Middling.8.S7% Tinges.7 to 7% Stains.. .6% to 7% The Prohibitionists Meet. 0 Columbia Stato, lGth. A conference of prohibitionists from different sections of the State" was held at the Main Street Metho dist church. The meeting began at about 8:30 o'clock and did not adjourn until ll. During that time the situ ation in regard to thc dispensary and prohibition and the suggested policies for the prohibitionists to adopt were fully discussed. Mayor C. A. Smith of Tlmmonsville, who is president of the State Baptist convention and vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention, was call-' ed to the chair and the Rev. Louis J. Bristow of Marion was made secretary. Among those present were: Joel E. Erunsnn of Sumter, E. H. DeCamp of Cherokee, Rev. R. A. Sublett of Claren don, Rev. A. McA. Pittman of Green wood, W. D. Jones of Marion, J. W. Hamel of Lancaster, L. B. Haynes of Leesville, E. W. Peebles of Hampton, Waddy C. Thompson of Lancaster, D. W. Hiott of Pickens, T. J. Lamotte of Columbia, Rev. Vernon r Anson of Co lnmbia, Howell Morrell of Richland, A. B. Cargile of Saluda and Dr. E. O. Watson of Spartanburg, and John L. MoLaurin of Malboro. There were several resolutions pre sented, to the conference which brought full and free discussion of the policy for the prohibition organization,; yet to bc formed, to pursue, and at; times the discussion ' was very inter esting and considerable vigor was in jected. A set of resolutions presented by Mi". Bristow were first discussed seri-.' atim and after some modification and-/ amendments were adopted. There prb-;;. vide for the calling of a State con-';. venticn, the appointment of an ex-'< ecutive committee to take charge of, the general work of preparing^for the. convention and stipulating the qualifi^ cations of members and ihe magner* of electing as well as the time for the. meeting. These resolutions broirgk:. only perfunctory debate, and it was not until another resolution was in troduced defining more specifically the purposes of the proposed movement that the meeting really became ani mated. FOR A CONVENTION. The resolution sof Mr. Bristow, which were adopted, are as follows: "Resolved, That it is the sense.of this conference that a general confer ence of prohibitionists of South Caro lina should be held to discuss and in augurate a plan of campaign against, the sale of alcoholic liquors as bever age, within tho State of South Caroli na. "Second, That an executive commit tee consisting of one member from each county, of whom ten will con stitute a quorum, hereafter to be ap pointed, shall, take charge of all mat ters referred to it by this conference, and that said executive committee shall call the conference above referred to,' to meet in the city of Columbia on such date as it deems advisable. "Third. That in such proposed con ference each county shall be entitled to as many delegates as it has mem bers in the general assembly. "Fourth. That thc qualifications and manner of election of delegates be left to the executive committee. "Fifth, That the officers of this con ference shall be the temporary officers of the conference hereby called, if present." The following, which was presented by Rev. Vernon I'Anson. was adopted: "Resolved, That we rejoice with the counties which have voted out the dis pensary, and that we sympathize with those now making earnest efforts to do so, and heartily endorse all the en deavors on part of the people of the State to rid themselves of this giant evil." Rock Hill's New Postoffice. Rock Hill, Special.-Thc official notice of thc award of the contract to build a new government building to bc used as a postoffico was received herc Friday morning. The contract was given, to an Atlanta man, Moise DoLeon. His bid was ?3.2.500. It vas officially slated also that the work was to begin at once. The plans of this building as already agreed upon will develop a very handsome struc ture. It is located on the corner of Caldwell and Main streets. The building will front on both streets and set some distance back from-the side walk, allowing space for a narrow strip cf grass on each side of the en trance. The Catawba Summer School. Yorkville, Special. - The Catawba district Summer School for teachers of the counties of Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield. Lancaster and York began its session for one month at ll a. m., Tuesday morning with forty-five teach er-pupils in attendance. Other teachers are expected. The meetings arc held in the large and well arranged graded school building and everything is quite comfortable and pleasant. News of the Day. Dr. Francis D. Kendall, division sur geon for thc Southern Railway and otherwise prominent was placed under a $2.000 bond by Recorder Stanley to await the result of two stab wounds Dr. Kendall at 1 o'clock Saturday morning inflicted on Dr. J. J. Watson, whose condition is regarded as ex tremely serious. All the indications point to the se lection of Washington as the place for conducting peace negotiations, Japan being positively against Faris, and the first work will be to arrange an armistice, CLOSE OF THE REUNION Without Much Pretense of Formation So Far as the Veterans Were Con cerned, the Parade was None the Less A Stirring Spectacle, Battle Flags Recently Restored by tho Gov ernment Playing a Part. f Louisville; KV;; Special.-Beno it li the shot-riddled battle flags that float er over many a sodd?n fields and to the thrilling Strains of "Dixie" that, oftihad cheered them on to victory cr defeat, the Confederate veterans wini wore the gray marched Friday in proud review before thousands of people gathered in Kentucky's chief city to do them he sr, There was not. much in the way.of formation and order in the line as far as the old hoye were concerned, but they marched with sparkling eye to the^old tunes, and heard the same cheers that have stirred their blood annually since tho reunions became a part of life iu the South. Many of the; captured battle flags, recently re turned by thc government, were car ried in Friday's parade and were thc objects of interest and veneration. THree Overcome by H?at. The temperature was near the 86 mark, and John Coke,, of Lawrence burg, Ky., J. B. Allen, of Virginia and William Potter, aged, 62 of Nashville, Tenn., were overcome and taken to hospitals. The parade which formed at First and. Main streets,' was in three grand divisions, comprising the trans-Miss issippi department, the department of theKArmy of Northern Virginia and the^departnient of the Army of Ten nessee. Col. Bennett H. Young, com mander of the Kentucky division, wa?] chief marshal, and the fol lowing were in command of th?&vthreo divisions: Gen. W. L. Capii;,; Texas, the trans-Mississippi de payment; Gen. C. Irving Walker, South Carolina, thc department of Northern Virginia; Gen. Clement A. Evans, the Army of Tennessee. m Head of tbs Column Jit the head of the columi ciaj: fuests of the reunion, i Joe;.Wheeler, in citizen's di Jefi[ers'on Hayes Davis, gra Pr&ident Davis of the Con Thjy were escorted by Whee alfy. . Next came the comm ch^f, General Stephen D. : s.t|jfc;. The distinguished lei chl?'red at every turn. The , de??s immediate escort-was th bu^Rifles, from the Genera cM,'Columbus, Miss., and th? ed^'carriage containing Miss ifeaKon Wheeler, sporsor for t %nYflVher maids of honor. .?'?^General C. Irving Walker .'Carolina occupied his tamil; ja^yiead of the department of i j'pf^orthern Virginia. The ^ -jgrrda.i division, headed by th ?mept/with Gencr I S. S. Grce m?hd; The R. E. Lee camp of I ';ha|?'tbe place of honor in the .;diyJsion. The marching of t -w?s-splendid and- the mon wc i.?d?eartily. Then came the T ?C?mp;.:-of Suffolk, Va., and jackson's old brigade with se i&??df??ags; These old men ?M-"aroused the crowds to l'thusiasm. The William Wa oi Roanoke, brought up the r Virginians. The .next reunion will b< New Orleans. .Text of Japan's Rep' Washington, Special.-Th lng is the text of the .Tapa to President Roosevelt's ide to Japan and Russia" on t: of negotiations for peace: "The imperial governmen en to the suggestions of the of the United States, emboe ..note handed to the Minist eign Affairs by the Unite minister on the 9th inst., V( consideration, to which, bec source and import, it is just Desiring, in the interest of as well as in the interest the re-establishment of po Russia on terms and cond will fully guarantee its sti imperial government will, i: to the suggestions cf the appoint plenipotentiaries oj meet plenipotentiaries of such time and place as ma; to be mutually agreeable ai: ent, for the purpose of nego concluding terms of puac< and exclusively between th ligerent powers." Booker Washington Sees Washington, Special-I Washington, president of Institute at Tuskegee, Ala. the president to talk with his visit to Tuskegee ne: The president expects to greater part of October 2? gee, and (arrangements a making for a demonstrat: students of the institute ir The president will review z and pay a visit to the lr deliver an address. Prof. tonight delivered an addi graduating exercises of ' hich school, thc colored no and the Armstrong Trainii Cloth Sales Slov Fall River, Mass., Spccia! in print cloth market foi are estimated at 225,000 much firmer tone has prey cloth market during the we .v. are active holders at present pri?.. but manufacturers continue to be slow sellers. The cause of the firmness on the part of tho seller is the high prices asked for thc raw material and also the strong belief that cotton may be marked up in the near future. 3 Lilied; 29 Injured. Albion, 111., Special.-Three persons were killed and 29 injured in the wreck of an east-bound passenger train on the Southern railway at Golden Gate, 111. The train was a "cotton special," carrying Confederate veterans to the reunion at Louisville, Ky. While run ning at a speed of 50 miles an hour thc engine struck, a spread rail on a trestle twenty feet high and the en gine and four coaches were overturned and fell to the bottom of the ravine. The engine completely turned over. May be Another Great Advance. London, By Cable.--The practical certainty now that peace negotiations canuot begin for another month leads to the conviction that another great battle will be fought in the interval. According to 'AK Daily Telegraph's Tien Tsin corespondent a Japanese forward movement has already com menced In spite of the rainy season, WASHINGTON CHOSEN Agreeable io All Parties As Place ol liold'ng Peace Meeting -. CZAR WITHDRAWS ALL OBJECTION. Envy and Jealousy of the United States Are so Unconcealed in Some Quarters That There Was Almost ?pen Exultation at the "Rebuff to Roosevelt" by the Foreign Office Prior to the Czar's Intervention. St. Petersburg, By Cable-Russia has finally and definitely accepted Washington as the meeting place of the Russian and Japanese plenipotentiar ies, the foreign "office having waived its request for reconsideration at the personal diccrection of the Emperor, whose desire to give the fullest and fairest opportunity to President Roose velt's proposal for a peace conference is hereby manifested. After his conference with Ambassa dor Meyer, Count Lamsdorff, the for eign minister went to Peterhoff and laid the matter before the Emperor, who, on learning that insistence on The Hague might endanger the n?go ciions, directed Count Lan^sdorff ?ito inform Ambassador Meyer that Rus sia would accept Washington. It was after midnight when the for eign minister returned from Peterhoff, but Ambassador f Meyer was forthwith notified and a cipher dispatch was prepared and son. to the state depart ment at an early hour Monday morn ing. bei i sh : s pe. ;cal ima i mi.> ._^ weeii. s ?'stmiii., 'oas! l " people a. to i.. . ki?.>d and a seo... more hi. The wreck was oecas sioned Dy mad OL collision with a freight double l eader that was running against ordere. Caterpillars Kill Cotton. Houston, Texas.. Special-Through out thc eastern and southern sections of Texas there is a pest of caterpillars, and reports indicate they arc doing great damage to fruit trees, colton, corn and truck gardens. State Ento mologist Conrad says t-.int while thc insects are usually crt;'.rellc-; hy n~t ural enemies, ali specimens cv urine.! by him tins year rtrc ficj ti chi thc: usual parasites; Going for Paul Jones' Body. New York. Special-Rear Admiral Sigsbee's squadron, which was detail ed from the North Atlantic fleet to bring the body of John Paul Jones, the first admiral of the American navy, to this country, started on its voyage to France Sunday. The squadron is made up of the flagship Brooklyn and the cruisers Chattanooga, Tacoma and Gal veston. PROMINENT PEOPLE. Tlie Czar cf Russia, it is said, Las $25,000,000 invested iu English securi ties, I William Dean Howells and family have settled for the summer at Kittery Point, Me. j Paderewski, it is said, can play from memory more than five hundred com positions. ! Mme. Rejane, the noted French ac tress, proposes to establish a French Iii ea tro in London. ! Kaiser Wilhelm often notifies young officers to leave the hall, as their danc ing is not up to the mark, i Probably the youngest general in the world is a nephew of the late Shah of Persia, a boy not yet fourteen years old. , King Leopold will leave a fortune of $10,000,000, most of which will go to tho Belgian people for works of public utility. ! President Louber, of France, is sati ated with French politics and will not seek re-election, but may go back to the Senate. The retirement of Russell Sage from Wall street is said to be due to the loss of that cunning which made his great fortune. ^ "Big Tim" Sullivan, of New York City, has tired of being a Congressman and will try for his old position as State Senator. Since beginning his law practice, Judge Alton B. Parker lives quietly . at a New York hotel, going to Esopus for Saturday and Sunday. Craig-y-Nos Castle, the beautiful Welsh home of Mme. Patti (Baroness Cederstrom), i1* . ""'.need to be sold at a prie -.^.n?iess of "cost or asso cia tiOJ1 .TUo.ice Oliver Wendell Holmes, of the Supreme Court, iu a recent opinion on a stock gambling case, said that dealing in futures was the "self-adjust ment of society to the probable." Crow Shows Intelligence. It is surprising to see the amount of intelligence that can be shown by a crow, but a tame bird owned bj Sherbrook Howard of Bathe, Me., ex hibits it to a large degree. ?Each morning the bird flics to its master's bedroom window and utters shrill cries to awaken him, but will never go toward the window again during the day. Whenever hungry he flies^to the kitchen and keeps up a con tinual squawking until fed. He re fuses to fly away, and so far as known [has never been more than a quarter ol p, mile from his adopted home. A few nights ago several othei .rows from neighboring fields did theil ltmost to get him to fly away witt hem,' but, preferring the house of his oung master, Mr. Crow refused tc itir. _ ROSE JELLY. iOharuing decorative pieces are made of the transparent gelatine jelly and wild rose, or irose petals. Make the plain lemon jelly, flavoring with rose. Pour a very thin layer of the liquid jelly into individual round oval moulds, and let it harden. ' Then lay upon it a single briar rose or a group ing of rose petals, and fill the mould with the liquid jelly. Set away Xor several hours in the ice chest to hard en. ' When turned out the pink rose gleaming through the thin cover of transparent jelly gives a beautiful effect. Wagons FURNI Large Shipments of tbe best n just received. Our stock of fu is complete. A Large stock. COFFINS an always on hand. All call; ly responded to. All goo gin o? 'profit. Call to s< money. -T r%~ zy 7 r OJEDO. JP ohnston, . J. Ruth MANUFAC'I AND DEI Cement, Plaster, Hair, Ready Roofing ai Write Us ] Corner Reynolds ' u Augusta, THIS SPACE 1 The Leading Groet ARRING-T* COMP 839 ! $(P"W. F. SAMP I. H.H.SCOTT, JR., of Ed an4 want tn see rou, LABOR WORLD. The Paterson (N. J.) teamsters' strike has been declared off. >. The entire 2300 Japanese laborers In Maui, T. H., went out on strike. ' ? Miners at Nome, Alaska, have formed a union to resist a threatened reduction of wages. . , David M. Parry has retired as presi dent of the National Citizens' Indu& trial Union. Por tho first time in many years all the furnaces in tho Lebanon (Pa.) Val ley were in operation. . One huudred of tho employes of the Allentown (Pa.) Spinning Mills went on strike for higher wages. President Roosevelt has issued an or der prohibiting the employment of con vict labor on Government works. ../. 3 The United States Attorney-General lins ruled that the National Eight-Hour law applies to the Panama Canal work. A crusade against sweatshops, under the new Child Labor law, has?beeu started by the Pennsylvania" factory inspectors. P. J. McArdle, of Muncie, Ind., has been elected President of the Amalga mated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers. ., Following a lockout, a strike has beeu declared by employes of Gross & Baal), shirt manufacturers at Phila delphia, Pa. Members of the Rural Mail Carriers' t Association of Burlington County, -N. J., declare that they are organized only for social purposes. ' Because the waitresses at the Hotel Racine, of Racine, Wis., struck recent ly several local society women who reside at the hotel volunteered to act in their stead. All (he employes, except the tonnage men and police, employed at the Home stead Steel Works of the Carnegie Steel Company have'received an increase of from 5 to 20 cents a day in their pay. Lazy. 'When a feller's good and hungry, Then he caln't -work no mo'; He's got to do some eatin' To make the old wheels go; An' when he's ben to dinner An' stowed away a heap. Then what's the use o' workln'? A feller's got ter sleep. Oh, when's that good time comin' When we don't' work no mo'? * I'd like to go a struttln' To that there golden sho', An' loosen all my buttons An' eat a mighty heap Of yalluh yams an' possum An' sleep an' eat an' sleep. I'd love to go a-fishin' In th' evcrlastin' stream, An' hook the line ter my big toe An' perch up there an' dreera; I'd like ter ketch a catfish An' fry him in de pan I'm a sleepin', eatin*. sleepin', A sleepin', eatin', mani -Houston Post. Wheat Stalk 6 Feet Long. George E. Brown, superintendent of irrigation for the Indians, came to town last night with a bundle of wheat which he had taken at random from a field of eight acres belonging to Ralph Blackwater, the miller at Sacaton. The field is in the Salt River reser vation about fifteen miles above the city. The stalks are more than six feet in length. The heads ar^ corre spondingly large. They have not yet come out in bloom so that it may be reasonably expected that the stalks will grow from six to eight inches more.-Arizona Republican. Buggies TURE oakes of wagons and buggies rniture and house furnishing* d CASKETS. s for our Hearse prompt ds sold o ?i a small mar :e mc, _J"wilr^B^fi you . * South Carolina. --i erf ord & Co. 'URERS OF iLER IN Fire Brick, Fire Clay, id other Material. For Prices. 1 Washington Streets, Georgia^ S TAKEN BY jrs of Augusta Ga.f DN LEOS. 'ANY, Broad Ai of Salud