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P I THE NOH P( > Dr. Frederick Cook, of Brc Reaches Pole April 21 W ' Point Where With O From Side to Si< > T ? Now ^ ork. Special.?"Successful. 1 Well. Address Copenhagen. 1 "FRED." < 1% I Full of meaning, if "successful" > were ilftcrpreted to indicate that he had reiwd-ed the North Pole, the fore^ going crble message, exasperating in its briefness, was received in New York Wednesday from I)r. Frederick A. Cook, tlie American explorer. *V whom the latest 'able advices credit with having accomplished what no * man ever did. It was intended for Mrs. Cook, who was not at home. Wednesday's message from Dr. Cook to his wife was dated at Lerir wick, Shetland islands, the lirst available point of transit in the regular ^ steamship course between Greenland ports and Copenhagen, whither he is bound. Because of its briefness the assumption is that the message was 1 tent primarily to assure his wife of ms saieiy ana not to apprise the world of his discovery. The following seems a second bit of information: Brussels. Sept. 1.?The observatory bere received the following telegram dated Lerwick, Shetland islands: C "Reached North l'ole April 21, 1908. Discovered land far north. Return to Copenhagen by steamer Hans Egecte. (Signed) "FREDERICK COOK." The American officials at the observatory state the dispatch is surely authentic and that the North Pole has been reached for the first time by an . American. The Paris edition of The New York Herald Thursday morning publishes a signed statement from Dr. Frederick A. Cook, which is dated "Hans ** Egede. Lerwick. Wednesday," on his experiences in the Arctic regious. "After a prolonged fight with famine and frost," says Dr. Cook, * "we have at last succc Jed in reaching the North Pole. A new highway. UW 9lll|l Ul UMiUIUlCU nature, lias been explored and big 1 game haunts located, which will delight sportsmen and extend the Eskimo horizon. "Land lias been discovered on which rests the earth's northernmost ? rocks. A triangle of 30,000 square miles has been cut out of the terrestial unknown. The expedition was the outcome of a summer cruise in the Arctic seas on the schooner Bradlev, which arrived at the limits of navigation in Smith sound late in 1 August. 1907. Here conditions were found to launch a venture to the pole. J. R. Bradley liberally supplied from his vessel suitable provisions for lo1 cal use. My own equipment for emergencies served well for every purpose in the Arctic. On Feb. 19. 1908, the main expedition embarked on its voyage to the pole. It consisted of 11 men and 103 dogs drawing eleven heavily laden sledges. The expedition left the Greenland shore and pushed westward over the troubled ice of Smith sound. The gloom of the long night was relieved only by a few hours of daylight. The chill of the winter was 1 felt at its worst. As we crossed the ] Heights ot Ellesmere sound to the < Pacific slope the temperature sank to 1 minus 83 centigrade. i Several dogs were frozen and the < men suffered severely but we soon i found the game trails along which < the way was easy. We forced through ; Nansen sound to Lands End. In this ; " march we secured 101 musk qpen, I seven bears and 335 hares. i "We pushed out into Polar sea from the southern point of Herbert t Island on March 18. Six Eskimos \ returnde from here. With four men < It" and 46 dogs moving supplies for 80 t ^ days, the crossing of the circum- 1 * polar pack was begun. Three days t later two other Eskimos, forming the t last supporting party, returned and f the trials had now been reduced by c ** the survival of the fittest. c "There before us in an unknown ? *"* line of 460 miles lay our goal. The 1 first days provided long marches and we made encouraging progress. A t T ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION I Copenhagen, By Cable.?Dr. Fred- j i I erirlr A. Cnnk'? rrcdit stands sol i W1 j high with Danish polar experts that I Iff the first message announcing his sue- s cess in reaching the North Pole, BP meagre as it was, was accepted as < conclusive. Commodore Hovgard said ' Thursday: "I believe the message is { T true because Dr. Cook is most trust- ] worthy and opposed to all exaggera- i pi* tins. 9 L C. A. Danielson, an official of the S JP Greenland administration depart- i B ment, who is well acquainted with him ] L THltXEDEAD ASKJESULT OF Reading, Pa., Special.?An automo- t jgjk bile in which were riding William L. ] W\ .. Graul and wife, of Temple, Pa., and i p >r. and "lira. Samuel E. Schlcgel, of 1 his city, was struck by a Pennayl- t mm ania Railroad train at Douglasriilt f ear here Wednesday afternoon and i 11 but Dr. Schlcgel were killed. The t Vain was running at high speed when 1 je collision occurred snd the ma- i K >in? was thrown some distance doom 1 ju IS Kll >oklyn, Wins the CoalI, 1908 ?Land at the ne Step You Pass de of the Earth. t)ig lend, which separated the la from the ice of the central pack, w crossed with little delay. The 1> temperature was persistent and t winds made life a torture. But co< ?d up iu our snow houses, eati Iricd beef tallow and drinking 1 tea. there was some animal conifo jceosionnlly to be gained. "For several days after tlie si*: 5f known land was lost, the overci sky prevented un accurate detertnii lion of our position. On March [lie horizon was partly cleared a lew land was discovered. Our i nervations gave our position as la tude 84.47. longitude 80..'1G. Tin tvas urgent need of rapid advan 3ur main mission did not permit letour for the purjiose of explori the coast. Here were seen the 1: ?igns of solid earth; beyond tin was nothing stable to be seen. "We advanced steadily over t monotony of moving sea-ice and n found ourselves beyond the range ill life?neither footprints of be: lor the blow-holes of seals were < teeted. Even the microscopic ere; ires of the deep were no longer uni is. The maddening influence of t shifting desert of frost became most unendurable in the daily rc tine. Tlvj surface of the pack off ?d less and less trouble and t weather improved, but there still n o l n u/1 flio *?.? ? J ? mwn vi uic uic-oa|;jmi^ *> M1U Will Irove desair to its lowest recess. T extreme cold compelled action. Tb lay after day our weary legs spre jver big distances. Incidents a positions were recorded, but adv? ure was promtly forgotten in t lext day'8 efforts. "The night of April 7 was mo lotable by the swinging of the sun nidnight over the northern ice. Si Jurns and frost bites were now : corded on the same day, but t louble day's glitter infused quite ncentive into one's life of shivers. "Our observation April 6 plac he camp in latitude 80.36, longtitu M.2. In spite of what seemed lo narches we advanced but little o\ i hundred miles. Much of our wc vas lost in circuitous twists, arou roublesome pressure lines and hi rregular fields. A very old ice dri oo, was driving eastward with su dent force to give some anxiety. "Although still equal to about fii niles daily, the extended marcl ind the long hours for traveling w which fortune favored us earlier w< io longer possible. We were n ibout 200 miles from the pole a sledge loads were reduced. One d ifter another went into the stomac if the hungry survivors until t :eams were considerably diminish in number, but there seemed to main a sufficient balance for man a arute to push along into the heart the fnystery to which we had set 01 selves. "On April 21 we had reached legreos 59 minutes 46 seconds. 1 pole was in sight. We covered 1 remaining fourteen seconds and ma l few fina' observations. I t< Etukishook and Ahwelsh (the acco panying Eskimos) that we had rea< ?d the "great nail.' Everywhere urned was south. With a single st sve could pass from one side of t jarth to the otlier; from midday midnight. At last the flag floated die breeze at the pole. It was Ap ll, 1908. The temperature was mir 18 centigrade, barometer 29.83, la :ude ui); as ior tue longuuae 11 w nothing, as it was but a word. "Although crazy with joy c spirits began to undergo a feeling weariness. Next day after taking >ur observations, a sentiment of ense solitude penetrated us while ooked at the horizon. Was it p< sibie that this desolate region, wil >ut a patch of earth, bad aroused t imbition of so many men for so ma enturiest There was no groui >nly an immensity of dazzling wh mow, no living being, no point jreak the frightful monotony. "On April 23 we started on our : urn." S PLANNED FOR DR. COO n Greenland, said: "When I)r. Cc says that he reached the North P :here can be no doubt about it. I scientific discoveries will prove that A committee under the presid-sr >f the minister of commerce 1 leen formed to arrange a fitting innt t/\ri A t 11 n intvnm/1 a v r\ nn ivi i iiv Aiiiiu^iu ri uii irrival at Coponhagcn. Dr. Maur P. Egan, the American minister, v 1 board a special steamer that v icnt out by the Royal Goorgraphi Society Friday to meet Dr. Cook, w s on his way hore on the stean Hans Egede. AUTO CLASH WITH TRA! ind Mrs. Sehlegel were dead wb kicked up and Dr. Sehlegel was t tb!e to move, both legs having b? iroken. Almost simultaneously w he eollision of the automobile, 1 rasoline tank exploded %nd 1 vreekage took fire. The clothing he victims was ignited and had 1 x>dies not boon removed proap hey would hare been horned. 1 Jehlegel was eeneetens and gave 1 ~r"y " K i|DR. cook isinteryiewed 3 Reached Pole at 7 O'clock in tho J Morning?His Success Due to Old Methods, Esquimos and Dogs. Skapren, Denmark. By Cable.?A newspaper correspondent who went on board the Hans Kirede from the pilot steamer off here was able to obtain u few words with Dr. Frederick A. Cook. The explorer ascribed his success to the fact that he made use of th6 old methods, namely, Eskimos nd and dojrs, and that he lived like an us Eskimo himself. The doctor then uw gave a hurried sketch of his expedite tion in which he said: >p- i4Going northward I struck first a ng westerly course from Greenland and lot then moved northward, rts "I arrived at the North Pole April 21, 19(18, as already announced, ac;ht companied by only two Kskimos. ist "We reached the l'ole at 7 o'clock la- in the morning. 39 "I took daily observations for a nd whole fortnight before arriving at the jb- Pole. ty- "Returning v.v were forced to tak<? ^re . a more wcasterlv route and the first ce. ten days I took observations daily a and recorded them. 1 was unable to ng measure the depth of the seas as 1 1st had not the necessary instruments, re "The lowest temperature was 83 degrees centigrade below zero, he "I have ample proof that I reachow ed the North Pole in tho observations of I took, which afford a certain means irs of checking the truth of my statele ments. at- "Although I am proud of my l<?r achievement in planting the American he fto? <u.. v*??i. i>. i- ? i-.i-"? "??? VII mi- ^Vl III I UK*, 1 IUUK Wlin al- much greater pride to the fact that 1 >u- traveled around mare than thirty er- thousand spare miles of hitherto unhe known ground. and opened up an enre tirely fresh field for exploration." ich The Hans Egode was met in the 'he North sea by the pilot steamer Polar ius Rear, aboard which was Captain Ama(i drup. the well-known polar explorer, ?d who was sent as a special representain" tive of the Danish government to he welconve Dr. Cook. As the vessels approached each other. Captain A?nd? drup led the cheers for the American at explorer. in re- Will America Claim the Pole. he Washington, Special.?The quesan tion on many tongues in Washington since the announcement of the dised covery of the north pu^e. by Dr. de Cook, an American, has been "Will the United States claim tlie north *er pole by right of discovery." ?rk The State Department refuses to "d answer the question, claiming that it K'1 has no official report of the discovery and therefore cannot discuss the subfl1" ject. Those who are informed, however state that when Dr. Cook red.V turns to this country and establishes ?es the fact that he has discovered the dh pole, and describes the nature of the ;re place, the United States will unov^ doubtedly claim the pole as a pos?d session. There is much, however, to be de'J18 termined before this can be done, for ? it must be established that tnere is ied land at the pole separate and disre~ tinct from other land contiguous to n(J it. If it is proven that the pole is on a continent or island, tlie United jr" States can, by right of discovery, QQ claim possession. But it may turn 89 i. i - * ' * * n ^ * 1 'he ' ureenianu or of some land contiguous to it. Kje Tlie boundaries of British America do not extend as far north as the pole, but there may be mainland, such ^ as Greenland, which is Danish pro^ perty, near enough for it. to belong to that country. It is understood here that there must be land at or near the pole which is disconnected from and not contiguous to territories belonging to ius ot'ier nftt>ons in order for the United States to assert a valid claim to sov,as ereignity. A vast ice field may create a doubt >ur as to the existence of such land, and if this ice field overlies a part of the ajj Artie Ocean, the region would doubtin. less be classed with the high seas and we thus be international rather than na38. tional property. th- So many unknown quantities enter he into the case that the question of ny sovereignty cannot be settled unless 1(jt Dr. Cook, when be returns, can give ite definite and detailed information concerning the region. Inasmuch as the frozen area is apparently of no re- value commercially, it is not considered likely that serious international complications will arise. ? Library Burns. Toronto, Special.?Fanned by a ole high wind, fire Wednesday afternoon lis swept the west wing of the parliamerit buildings in Queens Park, toicy tally destroying the library with its las collection of 100,000 books and dore ing damage which is conservatively his estimated nt $200,000. icc The blaze started on the first floor ras of the west wing and made its way ras rapidly to the roof, where the flames cal "mushroomed" and threatened for 'ho a time to destroy the housekeeper's ler quaiters in the northwestern cornet and the executive chamber. Law No Respecter of Persons. Atlanta, Qa., Special.?In denying ien a pardon to Olin Pharr, former cashin" ier of the Citizens' Bank, of McRae Qa., who has served 15 months of r ^ four-year sentence for the embezzle ;r? ment of more than $15,000 of th< ^ bank'8 funds. Gov. Joe Brown over ? ruled the recommendations of th( "7* State prison commission and made i i. y plain that family prominence and in fluential friends will avail naught ii Making pardons of him. DR. COOK LIONIZED His Story Fully Credited and He i Showered With Honors?Kini Frederick Has Him to Dinner ant Seat- Him on His Right Hand. Copenhagen, By Cable.?"Once ii enough for any man. I will never re turn to the North Pole. A single ex perienee I have just passed thmugl will snlliee for a 1 ito time." This was prnetieallv the lirsl answer of Dr. Frederick Cook, tin discoverer of the North Pole, to a vol ley of questions fired at him by a reg iment of newspaper men who boar dee tlx- Hans Kgede as she steamed intfi the harbor at 9:.'H) o'clock Saturday inornimr. Dr. Cook admits that the nature ol the moving ice eovereim* the site ol the pole will probably remove tlu* evidences he loft there Anril 1 ami 101)8. but Ih> states that his record: of observations when presented t? scientific men will wipe out all scepticism. He says he first planted a staff on the site of the pole and then raised the American flair. "There, on that God forsaken spot realized as novel before the meanimr of patriotism and the love of the flajr." Secinjr that tlve flair would be whipped to shred: by the wind he took it down and placed it in a brass cylinder which lu placed on the staff. Dr. Cook said be spent practically all of two days taking observations He had a sextant, pocket watch, three chronometers, and "more modern in struments than were ever used by ai i*rnlnrop it* VT 111 IIIC CAUUHlt* 4>un II. verified all observations carefully nn< am confident that accuracy and com pleteness of the record will satisfy the scientific world." The out ire population of the cit; seemed to be at the pier with tlions ands who journeyed from all ove: Europe. For 15 minutes the crowt cheered wildly. Dr. Cook was overcome by emo lions; t<?ars welled in his eyes. never expected such a demonstra tion," he said. "It seems too mucl for what I have done." King Frederick asked for a cal from him. To the reply that he hac no clothing suitable for the King: presence the King asked him to cal in his hunting garb which he did. The banquet Saturday evening wa held in the magnificent inunicipa building. Four hundred persons many of them ladies, attended. President Taft congratulated Dr Cook most fittingly in a cablegram. A Copenhagen dispatch of Sunday says I)r. Frederick A. Cook dinei Saturday evening with King Freder I W<Lr Q t t Ko enn>?*-?? C ?' ' ?I mv ouiuiiici pal nut-* u ll'W III lit*! outside of Copenhagen. The King invited him to meet hin only after having the governmen' make the closest possible investiga tion into the merits of his story. A1 t he Danish explorers were asked t< give their opinions of Dr. Cook'j claims before the audience was arrant ed and their verdict was unanimous ly in his favor. The dinner was entirely the resul of the Kind's personal opinion re garditig the explorer, who had tin seat 011 the King's right, an bono which Danes cannot remember bavin: been accorded another private person Tn answering the many question put to him he said: "You ask my impression on reach ing the Dole. Let me confess 1 wa disappointed. Man is a child dream in}? of prodigies. I had reached tin Pole and now at a moment when should have been thrilled vith prid* and joy I was invaded wi.li a sud den fear of the dangers and suffer ings of the return. On approaching the Pole he sail the icy plain took on animated mo tion as if rotating on an invisibl pivot. "A great fissure then opened ui behind," he added, "and it secmei as if we were isolated from the worli My two Eskimos threw themselves a my feet and bursting into tears, rr t. 4- - = iuoru iu rum iiiuc? i*ii iiit on.? way o another, so paralyzed were they wit fear. Nevertheless I calmed thei and we resumed our journey. Lofty Observatory on Mount Whitne Nearly Ready For Use. Washington. Special. ? Scientist soon will have placed at tlv>ir dii posal for use the highest meteoroU gical and astronomical observatory o the American continent. It is siti ated on the top of Mount Whitne; California, 14.000 feet above the se level. Realizing the value for eflfe< . tive and progressive astronomic! and meteorological work of an obse: ( vatory far above the clouds and fr< . from the dust and smoke near grei , cities, the Smithonian Institute d . cided to build a suitable laborntoi on Mount Whitney. p I Trying to Catch the Villains. \ Newcastle. Pa., Special.?Over , hundred mon. all members of Stat 1 railway or private criminal-catchii * organizations are lyre trying to di s covo'r the person or persons who ear " Sat/irday pulled spikes Trom n sixt s foott rail on the Baltimore & Ol ' railroad, ditching the Royal Blue flv " eti route from New York to Chicaf 1 killing two persons and injuri eventeen others. THE "GRAFT CASES" s Attorney General and Associates Will Soon Be Ready For Trial.. ('olumhia, Special?Active prcpnrit ions are l?ein^ made by Attorney General Lyon and his associate attorneys for trial of the dispensary , 'LMalt" cases at the coming term of onrt, which convenes Tuesday, with [ Iudire Menimini'cr presiding. , The attorneys have been at work for some time jrathcrim; up the loose nds of the evidence obtained at itii !er\als. and the cases hroii'dif mi nrn t .'xpeeteil to 1m? i>t' interest throughout ho i*iil ire fountrv. It is not known yet wlicn the eases ?%' i 11 Im> c:illf<l, although it is thought hat sotiif of tlu in will be taken up lurinjr the sfeoiul week of eourt. All nay not be brought up at tin- present frui as ea<-li of tin- trials may eoniuiiie sfVfral days ami it is eustoinary ' o flfar tin* jail of prisoners before he other eases are started. Those now turner iiolietnient in, linle .las. S. Farntun. .Itio. Blaek. Joe . 15. Wvlie. Jno. Bell Towill. I.. \V. Boykin. \V. (>. Tatuin. M. A. (looil man. Jodie M. Hawliusou. \V. A. Hy *rs and others. I t Seminole Cases Will Be Pushed. ( 'olumhin. Special.?Tin* prosecution in 1 Ik* indictments brought ami afterwards to hi* presented to the s jrrand jury in the ease against those involved in the organization of the . Seminole Securities company, will be pushed by .1. \Y. Thurmond, an attor* icy of KdjrefVdd. and former solicitor if this circuit when Richland was in1 iluded in the Lcxintrtou-KdKeficld terj ritory. The cases will come up at j lie cominjr term of court if possible and it is very probable that otlier iu. iictments will be brought then. The irosecutio 1 as planned by the receivf *rs was not pushed, according to Mr. VV. F. Stevenson, who was in the citv Saturday, because of the dilliculty in j leeurin^r the service of some of the lawyers interested in the receivership hearing, to continue in the criminal j work Mr. Stevenson is busy in the dispensary litigation and could not | serve. It is thought, however, as a result additional warrants will be j sworn out. ' Water Route to Columbia. Columbia. Special.? It is a welcome announcement which comes to Columbia. Georgetown and other j towns along: the water route between here and Georgetown in the form of '' a letter from Chief Kn>rinoer Adams to Commissioner Watson and others interested that the report of the invest ijrat ion of the Conjraree. San tee j and Wateree recommends securing: a depth of six feet and a width of one hundred feet from Winynli bay to the Santee. and a channel depth of not It's?, than four feet to Columbia t by the Santee and the Conga ree and not less than four f"et fb Camden by j the Wateree. and the raising of the ( dam at Colutnliia two feet. This means water freight business from Baltimore and New York to Columhit by Georgetown all the year round nnd placing this eitv on the same ^ water basis as Augusta. ~ Child Drinks Coal Oil. Rock Hill. Speeial.?Haywood, the 2-year-old son of Mr. F. 11. Moore, a prominent liveryman of this eity, [ while playing around their home in Woodlawn Park Saturday afternoon, managed in some way to yet hold of a vessel cutaining some kerosene oil nnd drank a lot of it, fotrnnately a p physician happened to he at the next j door neighbor's and was called in and administered antidotes and after working with the little fellow for some time brought him around allright. He is said to have been a sick j child for several hours. ~ Drought Unbroken. Orangeburg, Speeial. ? The dry p spell continues here and the cotton is [? going back every day. Owing to this ^ condition the cotton is opening rapidly and the market here has been floodr ed. On Saturday 340 bales were sold h here and about 2A0 were marketed n Saturday. Most of this cotton brought 12 cents per pound. y First Saturday in November For Farmers' Competition at Gaffnev. 9 Gaffney. Special.?The first Saturday in November lias been fixed for tIk? Cherokee county exhibit of the n eolts which will compete for the valuable prizes offered bv the National Hank of Gnffney. It is probable that a a tremendous crowd will lie in (inffnev on that date, as a large number " of farmers and stock raisers are comr* peting for the prizes. The prizes of>e fcred by the Merchants and Planters Hank for the best yields of cotton and corn and the prizes offered by the National for the best stock is an incentive to fanners to do their best I Hamrick and the Improvement Bondt R "Win Out in Gaffney. fJaffney, Special.?Full returni C' from the senatorial election giv< Hamrick 820 votes and Hardin G-40 's* a majority of 180 for Hamrick. Whih ly this is not official, it is approximatel' V- correct. The vote for sewerage uni '*? water works as given in the specia er was not quite correct. The vote :i C?? favor of water works was 330 again* nj? 10. In favor of sewerage 333 agaitu 13. * f Uttfciifet. |1^t7o1appening?| ? News Notes of General Interest < j From .111 I'arts of the Slate. | C.. C. & O. Train Kills Tvro Men. Spartanburjr. Speeial.?Tlie first fatal aeeident ?.n tlie Carolina, Clinchh'"l<! ami Ohio i? >:i? 1 sinre ? oust ruction work was henun oreurred Wednesday m?>r:iinjr when a eons: rart ion 'rail, carrying a train load of steel rails and a sran-r of workmen run over l?ome Wilson, the foreman. and loe 1 lt'txh-rson. a eolored laborer, killinn hut It instantly, and seriously ir.iuriiiir an unknown nent'o luhorer, rut turn olT one I < .*. The bodies of W iUo? ami Henderson were fearfully mutinied by ti:e ear wheels. The train pulled out from l'aeo|.*t Uiver eainp tin* tuorninir at (> o'eloek with the workmen and rails, and iiad none | iimiMi irrcc 11 ;I inwards Broad River when the ii<- -i<I? :11 occurred. A I mil slipped from the front car belwii'ii it and tIk* second. atsil the workmen thought that tin- entire train would la- wrecked ami jumped. Henderson jumped between the tirst ami second car ami was almost out in twain. Wilson, in Irving to map to a plam' of safety, fell beneath the ears anil was erushed to death. Prospects Good For New South Carolina Railroad. Greenville. Special.? Messrs. J. P. ' Charles and Broadus Martin have returned from a trip over the route of the proposed Greenville, Greenwood & Augusta Railroad, which is to be built within the near future. Thev rctiort that ri'hts of w.nv for this now roml hnvf h??t?n practically all secured as far as Greenwood. The road will run over I .e old grade of the Carolina. Knoxville & Western Hailwav as far as Cokeshury, at which place it will leave the grade for Greenwood. The road will run through Princeton. Ware Shoals and Cokesbury to Greenwood, thence to Augusta. A charter has been applied for and subscription books will bo open September 17. Spartanburg Will Celebrate. Spartanburg. Special.?At a meeting of the chamber of commerce Thursday night preliminary arrangements were made to give one of the biggest free entertainments ever given in this State upon the occasion of the operation of the first train over the Carolina. Clinchlield & Ohio road into the city. The plans are to give a free barbecue to people from all sections of the State and especially to those living along the line of the new road as far as the terminus; a free fireworks display at night and a little oratory in the afternoon. The idea is to make the occasion a general holiday and provi free attractions and good thit s to cat to those who come. Erring Gaffncy Cot pie Arrested in Atlanta. Gaffpev. Special -Some weeks ago M. C. Green, who has a wife and familv, left GatTncv. accompanied by a Mrs. Kirbv. a young married woman. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Green and Sheriff Thomas received information that he bad been captured in Atlanta, and was in custodv in that city. Sheriff Thomas will send an officer for Orcen. Tho woman who fled with Green left a young baby about six weeks of age. Green was engaged in conducting a bottle establishment her.- before he . 1 i 1 1.4 4 .. i.~ wrni nwsi* mui a> tin mum iu ltc doing a pooil business. Mr. Jennings Accepts. Cokesburv. Special.?Mr. J. S. .Tenninps of Greenville lias been elected rector of the Cokesburv Conference school and lias accepted tlie position. He is meetinp with a good deal of encourapement in his canvass for pupils. Newberry is Against Bonds. Newberry. Special.?Little interest was shown in the election in this county Tuesday on the question of issuing $.'{00,000 worth of bonds for Toad improvement. With all but two small boxes heard from the county gives for bond 110; against bonds 1,239. About half of the vote of the county was polled. Popular Traveling Men Lease the Hotel at Newberry. Newberry, Special. ? Messrs. Charles P. Pclham and Haskell Wright, of this city, have leased the Newberry Hotel and took charge last week. The Newberry was under the management of Mr. A. T. Brown up until the time of his death about the middle of August. Both Mr. Pelbam and Mr. Wright are well known i throughout this and other States, i Mr. Pelham having traveled the Kask torn rtnrtinn nf flip omintrv. Atwl Mr. Wright having traveled the Western . States. i Fair to be Held at LJgefleld. Edgefield, Special.?The Edgefield 5 County Fair Association decided to 8 hold their first fair on Wednesday, '? Thursday and Friday, Oetol-or 27, 28 e and 29. Every effort will he put forth v at once to make this first annual ^ event a signal triumph. The Indies' 1 Chrysanthemum Association will hold n their fall festival in conjunction with t the fair people. A novel and gratifying success is thus assured the town III county.