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ESTABLISHED 8565. .NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1903 E A A YEAR (:ITKAL NEWS NOTES. Items of More or Less Interest Condensed Outside the State. The buildings of the Louisiana Purhuse Exposition were formally dedicated on Thursday, President Roosevelt and Former President Grover Cleveland delivering the ad. dresses of the occasion. The Ottoman Bank, at Salonica, in European Turkey, was demolished by a bomb on Thursday. The Turkish postoflice and other buildings were also attacked, resulting in a panic in which two were killed and two in jurel. A detachment of 2,000 troops was called for. Fifty other dyna. mite explosions recently occurred in the city. $5,000,000 is to be spent by the government in permanent improve Lmtents on army posts in this country. c1'he allotment for the different States has not been made public. South Carolina gets very little. Rev.Theodore Bratton, D. D., a native of South Carolina, has been elected Bishop of the Diocese of Mis. sissippi. The full supreme court decision in the case of the negro (Giles vs. the Alabama Constitution has been made public. Giles, who was disfranchised, sought relief, not only for himself, but for 5,000 other blacks in his county. The court did not finally pass upon the question of constitu tionality, but declined to give relief on the ground that "the case was political." The slide from Turtle Mountain upon the little town of Frank, N. W. T., continued last week. All the in habitants tied after a number of lives were lost. An agent of the U. S. Express Co., at Britt, 40 miles from Mason City, Ia., was compelled on Thursday by two maskei men to, open the safe in his office and permit the robbers to take a package containing $10,000. The extensive plant of the Cres cent Powder Co., near Hollidaysburg, Pa., was wrecked by explosions last week. Of 30 employees, nine were killed outright, and all the others injured. Burglars entered the postoffice at Ravenswood, W. Va., last week and blew open the safe, escaping with $10,000, without leaving a clue. No one knew the place had been robbed until the postmaster opened up next morning. The general land ofilee at W~aish ington has issued a patent to the State of Florida for 3,000,0000) acres of land in the Everglades, recently adjudged to that State. The lands wvill be dlratined, and( it is thought pnft ini cultivaitionl. Rear Admiral Barker on Thursday of last wveek succeeded ltear Admiral Hligginson as coimmiander of the North Atlantic squladron. Th'le worst foiest fires ini thle history of P~ennsylIvama were iaging Thurs. day niightl. A million d->)ihrs wvorth of pbropeirty around( Braford wvere (destroyed Thursday mighit. Theii cornierstoneo of ilhe $ I0,000t,000 steel planit of thle M ohaiwk Valley Steel aLnd WVire (o. was laid on Thursday.lii John L. Melbanurin, vice p)residenit and counsel, dlelivered the Roosevelt to'ured1 Kansas the latter part of lasat week, making a number of addresses. Hie made a point of shaking hands with a negro police. man, leaving one station. As the result of a lire at WVest Point, Va., thirty families are home less. There was no lire protection. Loss ab)out $1 25,000). In the third trial of James Iioward1, who killed Governor William Goebel, of Ke'ntnocky three years ago, the prisoner wvas found guilty and senten ced1 to Ii fe imprisonment in thle State Penitentiary. The jury first reported it coulId nou agree, but was sent back with i nstruciions from the J1udge to remain uiutil1 it (did agree. Officials say t hat the postoilice in vestigations at WVashington will not ha cnclurded beforea nther month. SOUTH CAROLINA NBWS. Items of More or Less Interest Condensed In the State. E. L Depo, a negro at Santuc, in Union, says that he was shot at in his home 25 timcs one night last week and found next morning a let. ter threatening him with "hell, death, and destruction" if he didn't get out in 86 hours. He says it came from colored enemies. The Methodists of Greenville have already begun making preparations for the reception of the Methodist Conference which meets in that city next December. Blacksburg's chief of Police cap tured last week in Arkansas a young man, J. C. Duncan, a native of .lacksburg, who some time ago went around among his home people asking them to cash checks for him, that the bank had closed, and he needed the money immediately. Having every confidence in him, his people readily cashed his checks. The same night he left for Mexico. He had n' -noney in the bank. Work is being pushed on the streets and avenues of the site selected for the new female college at G reenwood. The building will stand at the head of a 70-foot avenue, and the site will comprise 18 acres of what is known as the Reynolds property. During the past two ) ears the oyster canning bisiness at Beaufort has had a wonderful growth, and there are now six factories in opera tion there. In some of the factories the daily output often reaches 100 cases. Lee Walker, a negro, was con victed last week in Clarendon of rape and sentenced to ten years in the Penitentiary. H. S. Jones, a young man of Co lumbia, fell off an Atlantic Coast Line train near Charleston last week and had his arm so badly mangled that am putation was necessary. He is un able as yet to tell the circumstances. The postoflices at Clifton and at Converse, in Spartanburg County, were broken into one night last week, but the rnbbers secured nothing to repay them for their trouble. There will be no further effort to require the Seaborad to enter the union depot in Columbia. The rail road commission, however, will re quire this road to build a new pas senger depot at an early day. The depot will be erected on Glervais Mtreet. Thelm Loan and Exchange B:nk in Columbia is to increase its cap)ital ization from $300,000 to $500,0)00, and is to become a national b)an king inst itut ion. In reognit ion of Col. . G . G ibbes' services to his State, the Palmetto flag was at half mast on the State Capitol on thle occfaion of Col. iblbes' funeral in Columbia Thurs day afternoon. The~ city bell was tolled. Thlere' is oni exhibition in (Cobunb,lia a hiandsomoiin g'obI hueaded mumbr,,ellu, inscribed with ap propriacte inhigia, and it, is to be p,resenmted du nring t he reunion to t he oldest visiting vetern. Lang, Riodger4, Wilson, antd Wood, who robbled the y>'stoflice at G4reers, were conivictedi in dhe U. S. Court at Greenville last wee's and sentenced to live years each in thle Atlanta penitentiary. Fire broke out in the store of Mrs. M. A. Brook at honen Path F'riday night and1 for several hours the town was in danger. The los is e'stiited at about $8,000. The work of ereting a newv sohool '.nilding in Anderson will soon be gin. $15,000) bonds have been issued. T1he Paris I 4land training staution at Bleaufor-t will s4oon he reopened by the government. The caseC of M%rs. P'lume Hall, re cently pardoned by the Governor, has excited much interest throughout the State, and in several instances subscriptions have been taken for hei CONFEDERATE REUNION. Commanding General Jno. IB Gordon Is sues Circular Givtng Date and Pro. gram-The Attactions. HEADQUARTERS UNITED CONFEDERATE Veterans, New Orleans, La., January, 28, 1908. I. The General Commauding an nounces that, according to the cus tom heretofore in force, which leaves to the Commanding General and the Department Commanders the fixing of the date of the Reunion, the Thir teenth Annual Reunion will be held in the City of New Orleans, La., on May 19, 20, 21 and 22, 193, Tues day, Wednesday Tursday and Fri. day, respectively, those dayd having been named by our host as satisfac tory. II. With pride the Commanding General also announces that 1490 Camps have already joined the Asso ciation, and he hopes that many more will file F.pplications before the Reunion. He urges Veterans every where to get. together ani form them selves into Camps, and send at once to these headquarters for organiza tion, papers, so that their aid may be secured in carrying out the benevo lent, praiseworthy and patriotic ob jects of our Order. III. He begs that Camps already Olle Dollar will S SAVE YOUR Si NEWBI I'ts What You Save, Not What You Earn, That Makes You Independent. Will loan you, FREE, a home. When the Safe keeps the key, Drop s safe to The Newberry ence and the amount, i, is then locked and han to get a little safe-the ited on your Pass Bool The Bank pays 4 The SystE C.0. BURNS organized, and those about to be or ganized, will at once set about crea ting an interest in this great Reunion, which promises to surpass all hereto fore held. Let Delegates and Alter- 1 nates be chosen, and every prepara tion to take part in this gathering. Not alone the City of New Orleans, i but the State of Louisiana, as well, I has invited us to come to the metro. F polis of the great Southwest; and let the survivors of the "Lost Causo" be not backward in accepting this f invitation. I Few cities of the South offer such attractions to the ordinary visitor, but her sufferings and hardships render her doubly dear to the heart C of every Confederate. It was upon I her old men, too far advanced in ago to take up arms, and her noble wo men that wore heaped all the barba rities the ingenuity of a brutal But ler couild imagine; within her bor ders was the home of the gallant Beauregard, at whose command the f first shot of the war was fired, the hero of the first. Miwnassas, the able engineer who planned the defenses of Charleston Harbor, which so long I successfuIlly resisted the terrible at- I tacks of the powerful Federal Fleet, I and here his spirit sweetly sank to I rest; here lived and died the beloved I Geo. Moornan, the inspiration and Itart a BaRk Accoi "OF NEWBE MONEY. e e VINGS DE OF'] WRY SA 44 lzlzey Sav Newberr IEWBERRY Handsome Private Homn is handed you, it is secu pour coins or bills into it a Savings Bank, where it i: vhatever it may be, is pla< ded you again. Don't pu supply is imited. Remne per cent. Interest on im Installed ur CO 13 21 Park Row mi NEWRK. ifo of the great Order of the U. C. V.'s, for which ho toiled night and lay, and to whose efforts its wonder uli snccess is entirely duo; here abored and administered spiritual onsolation the sainted B. M. Pal nor, who regarded it almost as a .eaching of the Holy Vord of God .hat the doctrine of State's Rights lhould be uphold even at the great acrifice that was Ilade for it, arnd vho, in the last hurs of his life, re erred lovingly to his Confederate iniform; almost the first life that. vas sacrificed on the altar of his ountry, that, of the notle Colonel Jhas. .)roux, was ia residont. of this ity; here, for a while, reposed the >rociou ashes of Albert Sidney Iobr,tou, b,-fore their removal to heir home in our sister State of t'exas, inl theo inaglnifice nt tornb int Ilotairo Comet ry; here passed away he groat and only 'President of the Jottfedorato States of Amnericn, Jof orstn )avis; and here, ont :all siles, he mind and heart are stirred to >atriotic onthutsiasmt by enduring ntotltumttenrts in muarble or bronze to ho glorious dead >f tlio past--tohe toble column to t he innmortal Le owerinrg over all; hero dwell the nos t opeon.hearted men, and the nost beautiful, patriotic atndi loyal voment of the South. These mten RRY, S. C.i WATC PARTME11 HE VINGS S ,S.c e Safe, like the one sh -ely locked and The Ne s you can spare them. 3 unlocked and the m1onc ed to your credit on you t it off, but start while y< mber every dollar beion Deposits in the Sal ider the SupE iginators & M: and thoe Wolon stand with open armis and cordial greet ing to welcome the Survivors of the "Lost (ause" to Lhis fair city. No better prepara lionr8 have ever been iade for the pleasuro and enitertainment of the wearers of te (G ray The Commad ing (General hopes that will be an immensoe gathering of his old con. rades, and Ithese ol heroes will go back to their homes when liunion s over, happior and bettor m en, iinging the praises of those who bavo contrihted so much to make their sojourni pass delightfully. IV. At. the request of its most ealous President, Mrs. W. J. Behan, Dommanding (enral takes pleasure n announcing that the Confederate 5outhern Memorial Association will hold its Fourth Annual Convention it. New ( )rleans on t he sane dates ams he United Confederato Voterans. 'ho openiing feature of the Conven ion will bo t he usual J lioerson Davis lmorial Serviee, which will )o held in (lriot's Church ath.edratl, ruesdany, may 19, l19tl:. All Inited Confederato Votorans, United Sotis of Confederate Vot Waans, and Unitod I)aughters of the .onfederacy are cordially invited to istit at this solonti and impressivo ereiiony in temtory of the first and inly P'rosidilint, of the Confederacy. rry SvusBaRk A IT GROW. IT BANK. ave the Pennies, and the Dollars Will Take Care of hem selv es. own here, to keep at ~wberry Savings Bank Occasionally bring the ycounted in your pres r Pass Book. The Safe >u have the opportunity gs toyou and is cred ,ings Department, mrvision of mnuf actu rers. The Commanding General sincerely trusts that all who visit New Orleans will take part in this beautiful ser vice, if possible. The Confederate Soldier cannot too often mark his appreciation of the glorious women of the South, and their noble work. V. Many muatters of importance will be broughti before the Convon vention, among which will be the proper steps to bo taken to teach the young tnen, an<d the young woe on who are soon to take our placos, that the cause for which their fathers fought, andi their mothc+r8 toiled so unwearyingly four suffering years, was right-was right then, is right now, and will over be. No greater effort has ben made to instill the truth of history into the iniiul:a of the rising generat ion than is put fort h by the Historical Coummittee of our Organization, of which (eneral S. 1). I.oe is Chairman, and the Command ing (eneral fouls that the Convon tion should t(lopt eu astres to push forward the noble work of the Coin iitteo. I'rizees should b offorod for the host school histories; old soldiers, privates and othors, should 1) pre vailod luon to conttrilbut"e their ox perioices to t ho press, 1huis saving much valuable matter likely to be lost.; pulblishing houses shou0I be en couragodt to opon businoss in the South devoted to the intorost of this oCin. '1hese nro so1ie of the sub joets which t he Co iim1mamdiung ( lenieral desires his beloved comralos to think over hofore the mooting. That al ple (imo may be givol to Ihe consil eration of all nittors iholy to be brought, up, four tblt) have homn al lotted to the Convettionl utles the hsis1108 e disp09(4)11 of soonler. V I. Tho C'ommantlding (teneratl ust earnestly' begs all ('onufetlerato Soldiers, whether of the Army or Navy, whether imemibers of Camps or not, to moet in NOw ( )rleans and live over for it little while in loving coim radoship wit Ii each other the glorious deeds of tie granlest armies the world has ever known. VII. The ('oinmtling; (lioneral sincorely hope,s (ihat (ie press of lhe entire con1totry will emndnetvor to st.ir up interest in the coiniig lioeting, and to this el lie it-eulets l at this Order 1e publishel, anil editorial commnent m1ae tht+reon. Bv conlunaine of J. B1. (iortlon, G;eneral (Commanding. Wm. 14. I ickle, Adj't :ton. andl Ch1ief of 8tat1T. Th'le l'Ciks dormfitedII t D)otors ini Colrmlbiia ini a hinughiable game of baistebaill by) a sc*ore of 2i to 10 on1 l'ridaiy. oisioli atgaiin biohi thait thle mimu 'iti e Hon e sc iptO i tlvah aeles asit Thle.ardbd f Cwr ll wa sem found i l i't C, Pa.,im I'atur.ii I ilatl wi2ats uviioiy mdmolhlt dea inthe forieistie T he los f hrem thle youe ig Ist wi ts ld at. i,g. ) I lt )(). n itI Thereonwte wit wolfatI ali trailo wutireck at 1sf i oi) 1, <Sdvne r i ialk, Vs, in ., th d oir n1ar Norwalk vConn ~vI oehtt S;evral I tlr.-ti wire killed., : 1 ACtolumia pri.et7, t. Fr<nnd Ohiv, Saturibah, carge :wthth 'th ladyiws man rdered,t abinolnt a wook a, th. Isus Pcted rimcestvl' S.ent young ady wa livin . lti hNis, Sthr Baptisii IConveniigc, SAgantal