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furs urara? Wt BSPQStTS J PLAHTisR^ ACCOUNTS ? LOAN AND SOLICITED $ SAVINGS U C.H?YH2; j;T.. Cfeas. C froward >i AujU?lUU" GtL, C ASHRA. * ! KB90T/T?CE3 OVXTR SI^OOO.OOO f18 i 1111 ll11 ll 11 ii 11 ! i ll H VOL.72. EDGEF?ELD, S.'C?, ^ TBE NA TONAL BANK / AUC JSTA, GA? ! L. a HAYNE, President. PBABX O. TOBI), C?hfcr. CAPITAL- .>$26(L00?_- * Surplus and Profits. 150,000 i JT.8^1'^* Pf*??'1 ?. ba*? yoe open as ?MM wi ii this Ea nc Customers and c?rrelo nd? DU ai. <fa iup?d of ?rary conrietj ud accornrixmioTi po? S Mo andar oonserraUTe, mad ern ftaaktac rat ir T? fr?**VM->H-l 111111111 81111 |f .SEPTEMBER 25, 1907. NO. 45. *itiimniHiw< ?| T!^ of .South Carol M. m m\ IA i?'m m lt at m m. m.- ? * . ?. ?' mi ? ? ? *? ? ? j fig f a C 1 I I C 1 Q l"8"lll|P,rviTTTOi XSATT?SB OPPOSED : XO '?m^ GRATION. Tells of His'Inipressions During Eu ropea Tour. (Greenville,. Special.-Senator Lati jner gave out his first interview since his return from Europe. Tho senator favo"rs_.restri?tirjg immigration. Says he will fight for federal^ aid to drain the swamplands in the lower part of the State and continue his advocacy of thej?ational ?ood roads plan. He is a. candidate-for reelection. Among other ttnngs he said : "From what X saw of the class of ?people we are drawing our immigranf j l?uppiy from in Europe I am satisfied j fthat wexshould not be making anyi Jbffort to. induce or stimulate any more foreign people to come to America, H than wc are now getting. I am not Supposed to people coining herc pro vid- ; ?id they promise to make good citizens . iind will, help build up our institutions lind benefit our country rather than; prove a stumbling .block aud .a hind-j ?.ance as. fe now thc cas'j in some of i the larger ??Orther? cities. We do not t need'the class that will come simply T because their passage way is paid or j because they are promised a job on ; his side of the-waters. I am inclined ; o rest rict immigration - rather than. ' oater it. r<I am opposed to the State or cor-. 'rations furnishing money . *to pay j he transportation of any immigrants ( iito the United States but believe our t policy is to be content,with the latural: g^owth^of population. Over wpuration ih America will result ia tho'same conditions tabt now exists Europe, which is low wages and jverty'on thc part of the poor peo ple. We had Vetter let some of our land lie idle and get 13 or 14 cents for itton than to undertake to work all )i' our lands and take a lower price Tor our products. **! ?tiak our mills would bc better j [off in the long rmi t>o let a few of'the idlessiand idle aud sell their goods at thejiigh price they are now getting; tho United States than to run ?ll' Itheir spindles and^take a lower price j for the products; In other words to. sum up, I think we ought to be .content the prosperous condition that wc low enjoy than to attempt, to change thaUcondition hy adding to our popa f 3a;'iio.n.?.ihe undesirable immigrants Europe who are uow proring so ?sf?i?tory -in the cities. and/Ststrs . the .bul?c^sE them have -been ;go tbe '.ast few years. Europe has peofpTe to the square mile than the .United States but Europe is much obrer per capita.-Over there there is 'wealthy'class and a poorly stricken ?lass. Certainly we have no desire to iring about such conditions here. Tages are lower in Europe ?han in [America and work harder to get. I should like to see our waste lands un der cultivation but I would not lik* to s?? ih? world over-supplied with cottoned our farmers merchants and manufacturers suffer because of un settleu conditions bound to arise-un der such circumstances." : Senator- -Latimer stated further .that k;he-did not favor the steamship lu? ahout tb he established between Charleston and Trieste, because as he said it woulcKjesult in bringine to this country some .of the most undesirable ?class df immigrants. If, however, he said, a"line could be established to Liverpppl^or Havre, France, he would he delighted as this would result in an immigration movement that Would be desirable .to this State. Railroad Line to Saluda 0. H. Greenwood, Special.-At last tho people of .Saluda^are to have the con veniences of a railroad. The work of constructing the road for the Middle Carolina and Western Railway com pany fromu Greenwood to Saluda will start at Greenwood at once and the first spade of dirt is to be turned by Seqrtor B. W. Crouch. The road is 29 BsHes lorig. Sailed in Alabama. Mayesv?ley Special-Mr. R. R. Du Ranl; s?n of Mr. W. J. DuRant of the Coniord section of tfcis couuty died at . Mob?e, Ala., on Monday night. Mr. DuRant was a car inspector for the Southern railway and was accidental ly killed while performing his duty "bl irspecting cars. Mr. DuRant was about 48 year* of age and was single He Iliad many ^friends in this section who will regret to learn of his un timely death for he was well liked, being; of! a "Very pleasant disposition. The remains will be brought home for burial. Chester Schools Open. Chester, Special.-^The 30th annual session pf Chester graded school open ed Monday morning with an enroll ment of 517 an increase of more than CO over the opening day of last ses sion. AU but one of the rooms in the prima ry anoTlritennedi'ate departments arc overflowing. In the high school an addition bas keen made to the course of^study-Greek, German and' bookkeeping. The department has an j .roUment of 75. Hew Bank for Leesville. Leesville, Special.-The People's bank;<&f Leesville has been organized with ii capital stock of $30,000 all of which has been subscribed and thc rst installment paid in. The building Main street is about half completed all fixtures and supplies have fought. . It is expected that the 'rill be ottened by the 15th of :r inirita? handsome new quarters, aj?k- wili be a very -valuable ad .?^^nsjness interests of tho ?II it Miiinr mfr* lina in Condensed Form fi h i 1111 ri in? n 11311111 i i i ? Constable: Shot at a Citizen. Newberry, Special.-A difficulty oc curred herc last week between ?T. G. Williams constable under, the Carey-. Cothran law, and J. Chesley Dominick a weil-to-do respected citizen. Coustahle Williams had just arrived from the country in his buggy which ho left at the livery stables ami-was on his way to dinner about 12*30 o'clock. Mr. Dominick was near .thc city opera house on,Nance street^and on seeing Constable Williams coming on the opposite side of thc street call ed to him to. come over that he want ed to see him. Constable Williams came across thc street and met Mr. Dominick, who sajd: f1 Mr. Wiliams, I am sorry that? you are mixing my name up in the blind tiger business in this county; what/grounds have you for it7" Mr. .Williams replied that several tircumstances led him to sus pect Mr. Dominick. One in particular was going on ihebond of negroes ar rested for selling, liquor. Mr. Domi nick then asked Mr. Williams why ho searched a basket'that his; hoy had on the streut last Saturday"and liv. Wil liams replied tb%t he had pot searched the basket. Mr..' Dominick insisted that bc had when Mr. Williams ccUod Mr. i Dominick a liar. Mr. Dominick then struck at Mr. Williams with a large hickory., walking::stick. striking him a blow which was ..partly warded off hy Mr, William?', left arm. As Mr. Dominick attempted to strike the sec ond time Mr. .Williams drew his pis tol and fired.directly at Mr. Dominik fortunately for ?ll parties missing him Mr. Williams then held^his pistol on. Mr. Dominick^ and struekhim two or three blows in the face with his left baud. 4 Mr. Williams- left arm is very much bruised from the blow recieved from Mr. Dominick but the doctor does'"not think that a bone is broken. Both parties have many friends and the affair .is very much regretted. Both men have, been arrested arid will be before the mayor in the morning. The above is Mr. Williams' version of the difficulty. This correspondent has n?f been able to see Mr. Domin nick since the difficulty occured. ? Narrow Escape From Death. I>ock Hill, Special.-Mr. W. Edwin Walker of the Neely's Creek section is suffering forrii a bad leg sprain which be received in an nccidebt which narrowly missed being a fatal One for him. He was driving.tn Lc? lio Station wit a pair of horses at-1 tached to his wagon and the early morning passenger train having just passed the crossing not more than the fourth^of a mile distant he had no idea that another train was nenr., He proceeded on his way and when almost upon the crossing he saw ap proaching an engine and cab. He was upon the rails and so h? whipped up in the "effort to clear the track befo io the engine passed. Just before the comcatcber struck the rear of the wag on Mr. Walker jumped and was not struck by the train, but the wagon was thrown upon him, injuring him severely as above mentioned. The train was a special one, otherwise the injured man would-have been more upon the alert. Fee Dee Lumber Concern. The secretary of State has issued a charter to the Pee Dee Lumber company with-headquarters at Latta. The capital is $50,000 and R. J. Dew is president; T. W. Berry vice presi dent and H. A. Bethea, secretary and treasurer. News in Paragraphs. Annexation of Korea by Japan is said to be imminent. Between 4Q?)00 and 50,000 English boilermakers are to be locked out Oc tober 5 as the result of the repudiat ion of their agreement. King Leopold has scandalized the Hague conference his aetions being due it is thought to his anxiety over the Congo. Mistrial Ordered in Wash Hunter Case. ~ Laurens, Special.-As indicated thc jury in the Wash Hunt? case could ni.t agree on a verdict and at 7 o' clock this fact was communicated to Judge Gary who went te the. court room ordered a mistrial entered and dismissed the jury which had beer ont since noon. It is said that the division was eight for acquittal and four for a verdict of conviction in some degree. And thus a .case that everybody is getting tired of goes over for January court. Spartanburg Taxable Vaines. .. Spartnaburg, Special.-The Spar tanburg county auditor's digest uf taxable property just made to Comp troller General Jones shows a slendid increase over the previous returns. The new values are set down at some thing like $17,000;?00, as against $10, 285,000 last year. The 499,946 acres of land in the county are valued at. $2,725, 045,, and the 9,598 buildings are put down at $1,931,540. - Railroad Building. Columbia, Special.-There is much activity in different parts of the up country in regard to new railroad pro jects. In addition to the several in terurban trolley lines projected, sev eral stam roads seem almost certain to be constructed in the immediate future. The contract was let at Ely ston, Ga., for the survey of the pro posed new 50-mile line of the Georgia Carolina Toad, which is to cornice * An derson, S. C., with Athens, Ga, and give connection with'the main lines of the Seaboard and Southern, lip OF EDUCATION ?isrge Number Approved by the Board. -Several Appeal Cases Were Passed On. Columbia, Special.-After a session of two days the State board of edu cation adjourned after having passed upon a nmriber of-matters of consid erable' importance. The matter in rwhich the. greatest general interest is. taken was the establishment of high schools under the act appropriating. $50,000 for this purpose. Of the ap plications before tlie board 35 were approved as follows : Branson, Bam berg, Cross Hill, Cross Anchor, Ga vins, Batesb?rg, Dillion, Denmark, Easley, Fort Mill, Fountain Inn, Heath Springs, Hampton, : Jonesville, Johnston, Jefferson, Little 'Mountain, Laurens, Mauldin, Mountainville, Mc coll, Mullins, Mt. Zion, Marion, Nine ty-Sis, North Augusta, Olar, Prosper ity, Ridgeway, Salud% St. George Un ion, Townsville, Zcnr, Williams'ton. Under the law regulations of the State board no school gets more than 50 per cent of the amount which it uses in the high school department, and no one school can get more than $800. Thc-schools which were ap proved will average about $500 each. So that'tbe total disbursement of the State board of education was less than $20.000. The legislature appropriated $50,000. Time Extended There were 18-, other places which had incompleto records or which had not properly complied with the law. The ?State board of education extended 'the time for.receiving applications un til the 1st of December, so that doubt less these schools "and several orhers will coraplv by that time. The prob-, ability is that a large part of the $50, J0 appropriation will he used this year. . * High school students from .all parts of the county in which a State-aided high school is located receive free tui tion. The board had reports from several places where tho high school attendance had been very greatly in creased as a result of this provision^ .The members . of the board think if the high school act can be modified and simplfied St thc next session of i the legislture, that the $59,000. ap- ] propria rion will in a'year or two put free^high school facihties within the: reach of all. boys and girls in South Carolina. " " Four Appeal Gases. There were four appeal cases heard by the board at this- meeting. The cases-were from the counties of Barn well,. Anderson, Orangeburg, audrHor ry. In two. cases the county Boards were-sustained, and in two they were reversed. ? S "^rTfhe cas? of W. T. Walker vs Healing Spring school district in Barnwell county ?the action of' thc Barnwell county board was affirmetl and the appeal dismissed. This was a petition to cut off part of a consoli dated district and an adjoining dis trict to establish a 'new district. The Barnwell board refused thc peti tion. The law gives county boards original jurisdiction in creating sehoul districts. If the State board had un dertaken to create a new district after reversing the Barnwell board it claim ed that this would have been assum ing original jurisdiction when only appellate jurisdiction is given in sucn cases. The case of H. P. Hughes vs. Bish op's Branch school in Anderson coun ty was a case whc.? the trustees dis charged a teacher because they did not believe him capable of managing tho. school.. Their action was sustain ed by the county board and the act ion of the county board was sustained by the State Board. The case of D. V. Livingston vs. Trustees of North school district in Orangeburg county was a ease where advanced children were transferred because they could be better accom modated at a larger school. Such a transfer carries with it the child's ap portionment of the 3-mill tax and dis pensary fund. In addition the trus ? tees at North wanted to charge tui tion. The county board of education ^reversed the action of the trustees in making the transfer. The State board of education set aside the action o? the county board and affirmed the act ion of the trustees. ft. Raymond Berry Again in Arrest. Marion, Special.-G. Raymond Ber ry the defaulting ex-county super intendent . of education of Marion county was placed in jail here by Po liceman Johnson of Tampa, Fla. Dur ing the year of 1903 Berry who was then serving his second tenn as coun ty superintendent of education was alleged to have been practicing fraud ulent methods in order to obtain mon ey by forging the names of school trustees to teachers' pay certificates and then to have collected the money on them and appropriated it to his own use. Domestic Tax Law Upheld by Courts. Columbia, Special.-The supreme court dismissed the petition for a per manent injunction brought by the Ware Shoals Power comp?ny of Laur ens against tho comptroller general of the State- to impose a domestic franchise tax on corporations. The action of the court fully sustains the farnchise act of 1904 and 1905 and means that the entire franchise ta* law will stand. Used Canceled Stamps. - Columbia, Special.-Several youug ladies of prominent and respectable families have been arrested in differ ent parts of the State this week by postoffice inspectors on the charge oi using cancelled stamps. Two were arrested and*b?und over to courl from Edgefield, one from - Sycamore, in Barnwell county, and there is a re port of a similar arrest at Fairfax In all the cases the names of he young ladies have been withheld from publi cation out of sympathy, Illili Admiral Dewey Speak Otir Foreign Posses i OBR DUTY TO THE INflAt Should the United States Gi Up, He Says japan Would Them to the Disadvantage Country . W?shington, -Special - 'Dewey strongly resents the p. that has been discussed in a, less academic manner to surr?i Philippines, which of all men a leading factor in bringing ui American flag. In an interv admiral set out clearly -the j which impel , him to insist nj retention of the islands. Sir! enough, in view of the fact ti admiral is a man of war by tri strong point of his argumeut based iQion the military or na-1 portanc? of the archipelago, 1 most altogether upon the gp/ai present and prospective of the pines to America in'the extern our trade with the Orient, \vh regards as holding out the best ise of commen?ai expansion. Ti mirai says: "Abandon thc Philippines! I believe our country wilt ever* do Certainly it should not because ii altogether too much at stake. only our control: over the Philipp that makes it possible for us to ii upon thc open door in the East, ward which our diplomacy has I directed for a number of years, want our share of the' enormous c< merce of the East and we. can keep the door open for it, unless hold the islands. Why Did Spain Hold Them. "Why did Spain frr 200 years do iaate the comment of the Orien Just because she had tho bay and ha bor of Manila as a great commend .and naval base. That bas? can be jir as useful to us commercially as it wc to Spain. For TEe past 10 years ever strong Europ?an nation has beep try ing to get a foothold for commercia and naval purposes in. Eastern wa tera-Germany, England, France ano Russia. Through th v forces of wai the. Tjhited States obtained rightfully and without chicanery the best and most srragetic position-possible g' ing us. superior naval and commerr ; advantages over the .other, natv-?? What sort'.?f common Tens? would it be for us to give up such a } ition? "Suppose we should dispose- of the Philippines and Japan should acquire them? See how the islands stretch alon gthe coast. Here are the " Jap anese islands, here is Formosa which Japan owns, and then come the Phil ippines. If japan had them, she would command every gateway to the Orient and the United States would be com peltely shut out. "Every one concedes that the Orient is the future great field for the principal commercial nations, of thc world. We^ ought to be the leaders but we must at least have a share in the enterprise and in order to do so we must maintain the positions we have occupied through force of cir cumstances in that region. Commercial Phase. . "I am talking now of the purely commercial phase of the question and I think it is plain that we must have a commercial base of operation such as Manilla furnishes. And then in or der to protect our commerce we must have a naval base, and at Subig bay, such a base is now being developed. Congress has recognized our needs in the Philippines and has appropriated liberally, for fortifying {lie islands. Modern guns are being mounted a large dry dock has been located in Subig bay, troops are stationed in thc island of Luzon and in every way con gress has shown its desire to protect the islands. from foreign aggression and also to establish a base for possi ble military operations; "It has been frequently said that the United States has assumed respon sibilities in the Philippines which it can not pass over to other hands. I do not care to discuss this phase of the situation, except ?te say that I be lieve the American people will never shrink from such responsibilities as were assumed for them when the United States took over the Philip pines.. "I want- to emphasize ray belief that the United States as a world poiv er will always have" commercial and diplomatic interests in the Far East and can not maintain itself properly without a base of operations. The United States can not withdraw from its present enterprise in the East but must go forward seeking its share of the advantages and sustaining its shave of the responsibilities." Big Fire at Thomaston. Thomaston, Ga., Special.-Fire ear ly Saturday destroyed the vehicle plant of the Atwater-Nelson Buggy company at this place, causing a loss of $100,000 with insurance of $75,000. The blaze started in the varnish room on the third floor and on account of the dense smoke could not be reached by the* firemen.- A large number of men will temporarily be thrown'out of emp-'-'-ymcjii. Bishop Van De Vyver Returns. Richmond, Special.-Rt. Rev. Au gustin Van deVyvery,CatholicBishop of Richmond who spent the summer in Belgium returned to Richmond. He will begin his official tour of the State on the first of thc coming week. Bishop Van do Vyver has dispelled the idea that he ii to leave Richmond and take up church work in anothei field. He says thai he will assuredly remain in this city, AIR WINS P?1NT ited Bail In the Sum of w Trial for Byars Also. Special.-Saturday was ?f th? fall tenn of the -essions for Rich ad i was a day not hy .i ul jf interesting de ices aggregating more in the penitentiary were pon five pi isoners. In important cases heard iew trials weref granted ng judge. In the case Shanahan and Corrie ry! brought in a verdict *' .after a deliberation 24 hours. Two new fused and the applica icitor for a hench War nas J. Gibson that lie the sealed sentence Bfe?a?i{bg his'presence (ie spring tenn of court 'or a ncwytrial in the IT. Blair was taken up The defendant was urt at. 4 o'clock and ls from the hench the anted. There was no occasioned hy Judge on in gran ling Mrs. aj but surprise wa? he announced the .otion of defendant's uenced him in reach lounced that he re o file at some future in greater detail for trial. ' ' Ige said the words, the motion/' Mr:-. had to be carried Dom to the judge's aral minutes before scio?sness and thc i when she opened Vhat was the sen air smiled just the ? was brought into d her face showed the past few days ft- her nervous sys mcd constantly by laude C. West, and all bose who ob o W? J on the verge Mrs. Blair. 'ie ruction for a jsposed of eomi iut made applica tor wi le renrcsented tei?d no objection and an order \ns er 'to bail in th : sf cash or surety, nsc informed tho be necessary to nds of Mrs. Blair before the bail ind that possibly i y to deposit with I cash bond instead ( Upon this state i >wed the alterna 1 he' cash or giving t lot less than three i sureties. Dtember tenn of < is out on fcond in is arranged Mrs. ;o occupy a cell in it is thought that attended to Ibis ld Reunion. jjes Moines, la., Special.-Iowa'* first State reunion of Elks met in IKs Moines with a.large representation ot the Best People on Earth in attend ance. The local members of the .order gave a hearty reception to thc visitors and the convention promises to he a social success. Senator Carlisle Favors Two and Half Cent Rate. Spartanburg, Special. - Senator Carlisle addressing a joint meeting of the United Commercial Travelers and the Travelers' Protective association iu this city declared that he was in favor of a 2.1-2 cent passenger rate and would vote for the sam? at the next session of the legislature. A res olution was passed putting thc mal ter up to the various posts as to their position in the matter. About 100 traveling men were present. News of the Day. Rissie has planned to spend $19,? 000,000 in defences in and near Vlad ivostok. England has issued orders for a huge battleship to surpass the Uread naught. Delegates at The Hague recom mended a third peace conference. Twenty-two men, charged with par ticipation in thc Baltic revolt, were condemned to execution. Frederick Zadok Rooter, first bish op of the Philippines, is dead. Senator Bankhead, of Alabama, de clared there is no need to change the Constitution "to fit the policies of the President." It developed at the Standard Oil hearing that John D. Rockefeller owned more than one-fourth of the stock. President McKinley's body was transferred to tho mirus^Ielun erect ed by the McKinley National Memor ial Association, ' . I NEW GW/ M TANGLE Calhoun County Proposition Still Hangs Fire and Governor Ansel Eas Been Asked to Take a Hand. Columbia, Special.-Another inter esting chapter was added to the his tory of the fight over the Calhoun county proposition. It came in tho form of a letter received at the Gov ernor's office from Chairman Keller, of the Calhoun county commissioners, who reported that on account of irre concilable differences in the finding? of the two? surveyors the commission was unable to agree. The commission asks for a conference in person with the Governor here next Monday. In the absence of Ile Governor from the ?ty Private Secretary Bethea answer ed Mr. Keller that so far as he knew the conference could be had at that time. Chairman Keller says in his letter, that Surveyor Stokes, after making a report adverse to the new county, had gone to Alabama, and re' fused to meet the commission, hut that Surveyor Hamby had made a re port favorable. The difference- be tween thc two surveyors, Chairman Keller says in his letter, is due to the difference in interpreting the records, in the Secretary of State's office as to the corporate limits of the town of Cameron. "We claim," says the letter, "this is a legal point and will have to be settled by you alone." It begins to look likely that the ucw county proposition will bc tied up in the courts for some time. When Mr. Hamby was surveying in Lexington county on the new comity he was held up hy a red-necked farm er armed with a slrot gun and accom panied by three stalwart sons. Mr. Hamby reminded thc farmer that he was "sent out by the Governor and ii he interfered he would make trouble finr himself. "I don't care who sent you," said the fanner, flourishing his gun and swearing a blue streak. "I have got the thing here that will stop you making them marks on my trees." Mr. Hamby, who had experience with bad men in thc v Florida ever glades, continued his work in his quiet way, and the farmer finally concluded that itV would bc the better part of wisdom to respect the authority which Mr. Hamby bore, and went away. Look to Your Books. Columbia.. Rnan?oi-??~~. ^Mujiku 11 ?JU ii i/uu vucm> ol I such books. If such books are soM ! at higher prices, we have cause of action against the bonds of publisher? The publishers are required to stamp' contract prices on thc back of each' book to be sold in this State, and als?n tlie fact that it is the South Carolina edition. -It will be well for the peopl? to understand that it is best not te buy a book unless it has this stamp. If dealers purchase shelf-worn or re bound books from irresponsible job bers, they are Habla to be imposed upon and these books will be dead stock in transferring a business or in settling with publishers." lu tlie recent- transfer of stock fron: th? retiring county superintendent, Mr. DuPre, to h is successor, Mr. Cheat ham, it devolved that Mr. DuPre had some of these unstamped hooks on sale. It is possible to sell these kind of books abovo tho list nriees to pat not acquainted with the officia prices, and it is presumed that this ii being done at several points in th? State, but so far the State superin tendent hasvnot had a single complain! of a stampod hook being sold abovi thc contract pri?c. Hotel Fire at Greers. Greers, Special. - Guests at th; Southern Hotel, Greenville county, had an experience similar to that ot 20-odd guests who had narrow escap es from Hickory Inn, Hickory, N. C.. last February. The rear of the Green hostelry was falling in when the pro prietor awoke, and guests in the sec ond story had to climb ladders in theil night attire. Thc loss is about $5,000. partly insured. The fire destroyed i Holiness tent near hy. ATI the chairs and other furniture used in the relig ion? meetings were d est royd. Died on Her Way fo Exposition. Richmond, Special.-Mrs. Amandi Long, of Lnray county became ill or, a Chesapeake and Ohio train whili she was enroute to the Jamestown Ex position. She was removed from th? train to a Richmond hospital where she died before noon.- Death wa? caused by pneumonia. The body wa.; prepared for burial and sent back to Luray. Chile's National Holiday. Santiago de Chile, By Cable.-Na tional festivities are in progress or the occasion of thc 97th anniversary of the Chilean declaration of inde pendence, September 18, 1S10. Thc usual ceremonies and demonstrations of enthusiasm, including a great mil itary parade horse races and atheletic sports mark the celebration. The president will give a State banquet to members of the diplomatic corps this evening. Building and Loan at Fort Mill. Fort Mill, Special.-Fort Mill's sec ond building and loan association wai launched in the Commercial Cluli rooms with a capital stock of $500, 000 subscribed. It is proposed to start an additional series with a capi tal of $25,000. lt is distinctly a young men's organization. W. B. Meacham was elected president and J. L, Spratl secretary and treasurer. To The MEN AND Edgefield County We would like to say that we aim high :in our se lection of Men's Fall and Winter Suits We get the best Suit productions from the shops of the World's best Makers. We aim high in selection of cloths, linings and trimmings. Get the best possible Tailoring. We sell Suits that make us friends -the profits comeof thems gires. The lowest rung on the price ladder is$io. to $30. The greatest strength lies in the assoitment at $12.50 $15, $18 and $ We can give you positively superior results in Tailoring, Appearance, Style and quality.. Anybody can quote prices. It's the Suit at thc price that tells the story. McCREARY'S, The Home of Good Clothes 742 Broad St. Augusta, Ga. 11 For FIRE INSURANCE Go to see W. H. EARLING Before, insuring elsewhere. We represent the Best Old Line Companies, W. t?. HARUM, IGT. At The Farmers Banji of Edgefield, SO, "Wagons Buffs-ifto ! ._1. IB vHJtupi?u? ?. Large stock. COFFINS and CASKETS. Ht . 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 ', me, I will save you: money. GEO. F\ COBB. Johnston, South Carolina, r ,'? - , - . - ra** SPORTING BREVITIES. The day of big wagers on horse "rac ing in England has passed. Slr Thomas Lipton will challenge for the America's Cup this autumn. William A. Lamed won the nation al tennis championship at Newport and was awarded .permanent, posses sion of the cup. George P. P. Bonnell. a Larchmont Yacht Club member, sailed his thirty two-foot knockabout from Nova Sco tia to New York in eight days. The German Kaiser gave a gala dinner to the American Sonderklasse yachtmen, at which messages were exchanged by the President and the Emperor. C. M. Daniels, of the New York Athletie Club, swam 150 yards in one minute and thirty-three seconds at Liverpool, making a'world's indoor record for this distance. Pittsburg has ngain taken up ama teur rowing, and is likely to prove an Important factor iu the sport in future. Ten years ago Pittsburg was an active ro ving centre. At Manchester, England, Charles H. Daniels, of the New York Athletic Club, in a race lowered the world's 100-yard swimming record two sec onds, going the distance in 55 2-5 seconds. "At all athletic games where there are A. A. U. events the regulation ] scales should be on hand. This j will prevent any questioning as to a record in the weight events," James EX SulMvan said recently. The world's record for three-year old trotting stallions was reduced *to 2.09 % by General Watts at the Grand Circuit meeting, .Reedville, Mass., both heats of the American Horse Breeders' Futurity going to the son of Axworthy. - PROMINENT PEOPLE, Miner Events. President Roosevelt may so feel the criticisms of the last few months that he will reconsider his decision not io run again. Japanese explosives are being tested at Indian Head, Md., by navy officials. The special services squadron will go to thc Pacific in advance of the battleship fleet. Bril Steamship is Burned. London, By Cable.-The Japanese steamship Toifu Maru is burning 'ai Ching Kiang. Many of the crew and passengers aro missing and most pf them are probably dead according td" a dispatch to the Lloyds. The num ber of dead jg estimated ct one hun dred. ? ? - ? ? ? '[?? ... /,' It ls estimated that Secretar? Taft's trip around the world will cost the Government $2500. The cultivation of flowers is one of the pleasures of E. H. Green, of Texas, son of Hetty Green. John D. Rockefeller, according to Annie Besant, of the Thesophical So ciety, Is to be reborn ah angel. Rear-Admiral John Grimes Walk er, U. 8. N. (retired), died suddenly in York, Me., aged seventy-two years. King Carlos of . Portugal," in order to reduce his weight, takes his meals on a chair fitted with a weighing ap paratus. At the horse show In Newport Reg inald C. Vanderbilt carried off more prizes than his brother, Alfred G. Vanderbilt. * % The present Emperor, of Japan, Mutzu Hito, is a lineal successor of a dynasty which has held yie throne since B. C. GOO. .. >?j Lord Rosebery on his Dalmeny farm of 35,000 aeries, produces exclu sively seeds, which ?re sold In nearly every country on the continent. Edward Morris, who suecoedsxhis father, thc late Nelson Mprris, as the head of the big Morris packing con cern, was born in Chicago oik October 1, 1866. Senator William B. Allison, of Iowa, has the 'distinction of h?ving refused Cabinet fprtfolios from more Presidents than any other American statesman. John Kendrick Eangs. the author, has' forsaken Nev;. York, and will hereafter make his home in Boston. He will spend his sunimer>at Ogun qult, on the Maine coast. Dr. Henry H. Rusby, dean of the New York City College of Pharmacy, Columbia University, has been . ap pointed official expert in drug pro ducts for the UnitecTStates Govern? ?ent c.' . Georgia Coal & Iron' Company Shuts Down Its-Plant. Chattanooga, Te\i.^ Special.-With the closing of work Saturday: night the Georgia Iron & Coal Company^ in definitely s??i?t down its plant, at Rising ' Fa-.vn. The" furnace", gave employment to 400. men. ^ Two re ports are afloat, as to the cause o? the shut-down, one being the .adverse legislation by the last Legislature of Georgia "against mining operators. The other'attributes-the shut-down to disagreement among the company's cflici?ls. Graft is never exposed ami castout by, gentle methods, observes the Port land Oregonian. It involves bosses of big power -and men of wealth and/ honor, and they all fight .