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.5 ? PLANTER S LOAN AND ' ? SAVINGS -? BANK, K ON DETOURS x ACC0?NT8 ? SOLICITED + L.C.HAYNE, f PBSSTDSST. Clias. C. Howard, X ! Augusta, Ga., || OASBIXB. X KESCUKCES OT?R SI,OOO,OOO % inni ii a tn uni minn?* VOL. 71. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1906. TIT riwr Tiffi .mw ?ra rHE NA TONAL BANK ?f AUGUSTA, GA. L. 0. KAYNE, Pr?sident. FRANK a. rOED, Cashier. CAPITAL.$250,000 Surplus and Profits. 150,000 We ?btu ba pleaded to fair. o^cn an iceoont . with Ulli Bank. C.,rCo:i:er? and corm o d<*nw ?* sured ot e-rtrj coortetj and ?ccomm^tiUloB purni ble nader cunacrratlrc. uiudrra lian ?cl nj me.bods NO. 51, Evidence of Illegal Practice b? Tobacco Trust COWERS SUPPRESSED FACTS Massachusetts' Senator Says Colli er's Weekly Has Letters, Tele grams and Secret Codes to Prov? Assertion, and That They Were Sold to Publications on Contract That They be Made Public, but This Has Not Been Done Because Paper Fears it Will Have Some Bearing on Tuesday's Elections. Boston, Special.-District Attor ney John P?. Moran sent a letter to District Attorney. Wm. T. Jerome, o? New York, in which he stated that he was informed by State Senator A. T>% Hughes, of Michigan, that there is . in thc possession of Collier 's Weekly evidence in the form of origi nal documents, letters, telegrams and secret codes, which tends to show that au organized method of legisla tive corruption is practiced bj' the eo ?alled tobacco trust throughout the country. The letter follows: :iI arti creditably informed by one A. D. Hughes formerly"-, a State Sena tor of Michigan, that there is in the possession of the proprietors of a publication by name Collier's Weekly having its usual place bf business in New York city, evidence in the form of original documents', letters, tele grams, secret codes and the transla tion- thereof, some copies of which I now have and which I append here with for the purpose of identification which tends to show an 'organized, systematic and general method of leg islative eorruptiou practiced by the so-called tobacco trust throughout the cou ut ry. I am informed that some of the documents, copies of which I do not have, tend to show that several bills affecting the in terest of the said tobacco trust, were defeated at the capital ol' this Commonwealth at the last session of our general court (Massachusetts Legislature) by practices which are a pait ol' this systematic .'scheme. I am informed that the proprietors of the said Collier's Weekly have pur chased the evidence-for a large-sum of money under a contract to pub lish the same not later than 10 weeks after the first day bf August; that the last day for publishing same has expired; that the said Collier's Week ly has refused to publish the ^same^ . according -to contract. l> vv"Fam" -further informed that Col lier's -Weekly is delaying publication of this- evidence in violation jof its contract until after election, lest it should have an injurious effect upon Republican candidates ' on election day. ' Therefore I respectfully request you to'obtain the same evidence'and transmit to me forthwith in order that I may begin an immediate in quiry lo such acts occurring wthin my jurisdiction as may be disclosed by an examination of the said docu ments.-' . In making public the letter, Mr. Moran also, gave to the press copies of many letters, telegrams and codes, one letter being from Hughes. Hughes claims that he bought a factory iu Marion, Ind., last April from former Senator 0. A. Baker, and in the factory Mr. Hughes found a desk, which he asserts was full of correspondence and documents v re vealing certain transactions with the American Tobacco Company. Hughes states in his letter, that he endeavored to interest President Roosevelt and Governor Hanley, of Indiana, but was unsuccessful. Ho then sold the documents to Collier's under contract to be published Oct. Olli last. Congressman Ketchem Dead New York, Special.-Representa tive John Henry Ketchem, of Dover Plains, died of applexy at a hospital . in this city. He was 74 years old. He served in the House of Repre sentatives from the ISth district dur ing the terms 1805-73, 1877-93 and 1397-1903, and following reapportion ment had since represented the 21st district, in which lie was a candidate for re-election on the Republican ticket. He was colonel of the Fif teenth New York Volunteers in the civil war, during which service hs was promoted to brigadier general and breveted major general. Famine in Central -China. Shanghai, By Cable:-Missionaries report a most" severe famine iu the northern part of Kiarigsn province Central China. It is estimated that 10,000,000 peoplo face starvation. Local magistrates arc preventing people from leaving the region, but are taking no steps to provide them with food and supplies. Serious dis orders are feared. Farmer Gored to Death by an En> raged Bull.. f?alipolis, C\, Special.-Charles D. Bulley, 78 years old, who lived two miles above Galipolis, was attacked by au enraged bull, while crossing a field, and.gored.' to death. Mr. Bailey was one of thc most promi nent farmers in'this section. He' was a furnier member of the State board ci' agriculture and served for many yiifvs as " commissioner' of Callia cuuntyi , Mrs. "Bill" Nye Dead, New Orleans, Special.-Mrs. Edgar W Nye, widow of the late "Bill" Nye, the famous humorist, died Sun day^ t the home of her daughter, Mis. E. W. Pharr, at Avoca planta tion, near Morgan City. Mrs. Nye was 56 years ohL and was formerly a resident of North Carolina. Her body will be interred at New Iberia, THANKSGIVING DAY SET Pr?sident Says No Nation Eyer Had Soch. Prosperity. ' Washington, Special.-five Presi dents Thanksgiving Day proclama tion was made public at the State De partment. It is as follows : "The time of year has come when, in accordance with the wise custom 3f our forefathers, it becomes my duty to set aside a special day of thanks giving and praise to the Almighty be causc^ of the blessings we have re ceived, and of prayer that these bless ings may be continued. Yet another year of widespread wel-beiug has pas sed. Neve!" gefore in our history or in the history .of any other nation lias a people enjoyed more abouuding material prosperity than is ours, a prosperity so great that it should arouse in us no spirit of reckless pride, and least of all a spirit of heed less disregard of our responsibilities, but rather a sober sense of oui many blessings and a resolute purpose, un der Providence, not to forfeit them by any action of our own. "Material well-being, indispensable though it is, can never be anything but the foundation of true national greatness and happiness. If we build nothing upon this foundation, then our national life will bc as meaning less and empty as a house where only the foundation has been laid.- Upon our material well-being must be built a superstructure of individual and na tional life lived in acccordance Avith the laws of the highest morality, or else our prosperity itself will in thc long run turn out a curse instead of a blessing. "Wc should bc both reverently thankful for what we have received and earnestly bent upon turning it into a means of grace and not of destruction. "Accordingly, I hereby set apart Thursday, the twenty-ninth day of November next, as a day of thanks giving and supplication, on which thc people shall meet in their homes or their churches, devoutly to acknowl edge all that has been given them, and to pray that they may in addition re ceive the power to usc these gifts aright. "Li witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United Slates to bc affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this 22d of October, in thc year of our Lord, 190(3. and of the Independence of the United Stales, the one hun dred and thirty-first. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT, "By the President: "ELIHU KDOT, "Secretary bf State." TO DISCUSS RACE QUESTION. Governor Receives Letter Pron Editor of "Tradesman" On Conference With President. Columbia, S. C., Special-Gov. Hoy ward, as .previously announced, will attend the conference of Southern governors and other prominent peo ple of this section lo be held in Nash villle early next month. From let ters received it is evident that Hie "race problem" will be prominent subject at this meeting and tho gov ernor is taking great interest in tho discussion of the question now going oh. Shooting in Greenville. Greenville, S. C., Special.-H. Hud son, a young farmer, was shot in tbs head in a remote section of Greenville county late Saturday night. Thc crime was reported to the county au thorities and two negroes have been arrested. It is said, that Hudson with several others was out hunting and that they were resting about a fire near tho highway when two shots were fired from the darkness. Hudson cannot live, physicians say. The bul let has buried itself in the brain. News Items. .A fight near Danville, said to have been over a girl, may result in two deaths. Mr. Hanson's challangc to ougress man Lamb for a joint debate may bo declined. Raleigh Cooper died in Stafford county of a wound received in a fight over a dog. 38,000 Bales of Cotton Shipped. Wilmington, N. C., Special.-More than 38,000 bales of cotton, valued at over $2,000,000, were exported by Messrs. Alexander Spruce & Sons on three British steamers that cleared from the custom house. Two of the cargoes 50 to Liverpool and the third to Bremen. The ships are thc Lord Curzon, 14,383 bales; the Osceola, 13,308 bales; and the Huron, 10,000 bales. Four steamers are left in port for cotton cargoes and are being load ed as fast as possible. Current Happenings. \ The Virginia Christian Church ;s an nual convention began in Richmond. A new Randolph-Ma con school is to be built near Cnlpeper. Many public men, it is said, share Senater Morgan's belief that Japan desires to go to war with the United States, with the Phiiiipines and Ha waiii as prospective spoils. Miners throughout Pennsylvania celebrated "Mitchell Day.'' Postmaster-General Cortelyou and Secretary Root conferred with the President on the political situation. Complaints of rate discrimination iii Alabama by the Southern, Central of Georgia and other big railroads were 'iled with the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Government mei defeat in the first vote on the Education bill in eom nittee of thc House of Lords. Johu Redmond declared compulsion woi?? be necessary to secure compli ance with thc Lani Act hy landlords, Startling Operations of Fake financier BIG HAUL OF STOCKS AND BONDS Charles Whitney Norton Arrested for ..Fraudulent Action in Connection With Arizona Mining Stock-Ob tained Shares ?nder Agreement to Sell and* Never Returned-Nego tiable Papera to Amount of $2,000, 000 Found in His Room. Chicago, Special-A Federal war rant was served on Charles Whitney Norton, who was arrested by the po lice and who is said by tho police and postal authorities to bc respo sible for extensive swindling opera tions, when he was taken to the county jail. He will be arraigned before United States Commissioner Foot soon. The specific case for which Norton was arrested was in connection with Arizona mining stock It is claimed that Norton has de frauded people iu all parts of the United Stales out of bonds and se curities amounting to $3,000,000. It is claimed by the officers that Norton would obtain stock from any person who would trust him, aud agree to sell it iu the market. He might, the police declare, sell the stock and he might retain it, but thc result to the person owning thc stock was the same. They would receive no money from Norton, nor would the stock be returned to them. In his room Were found bonds, stocks, abstracts of land titles, first mortgages, and other negotiable pa pers, thc greater part of which is thought to be genuine and worth al most $2,000,000. The postal authorities declare that they have been searching for Norton since January, 1S95, when he disap peared from Detroit, Mich., osten sibly to go to Loudon, Eng. About two years later Norton was in El mira, operating the American Whole sale Brokerage Company. It is also claimed that he was arrested in Troy, N. T., also in Rutland, Vt., where bo served a sentence of one year in jail for the fraudulent use of the mails. It ' is claimed by the police that Norton solicited stocks and laud titles of all descriptions to sell. When pressed by customers for thc stock turned over to him he informed them that he would go to Londou, Eng., in order to obtain a better market. . Titles to deeds and lands-in Nebras ^kaTl?enTucEy;^ Tenhe^ei^Virgi?ia^ and other States running into thous ands of acres, were found in Norton's possession. One deed describing 50, 000 acres of pine lands in Virginia and another describing 20,000 acres in Nebraska, appeared to be genuine. THE STRIKE SETTLED. Southern Railway Machinists Re turned to Work Monday. * Washsington, Special.-The strike of machinists On the Southern Rail way which was inauguaralcd recent ly for an increase in wages was set tled. An amicable adjustment has been reached with the committee of machinists, under which thc striko will bc declared off and the men now on strike will return to their old po sitions Monday morning, Nov. 5, without prejudice on account of the strike. The men who remained with the company are to continue at work. . Those who have been employed since the strike will be relieved from the shops before Monday morning, but without prejudice as lo their continu ed employment by the company in other places, or as to their future employment in the shops if needed. Merit System for Employes. Grand Rapids, Mich., Special-Thc Story & Clark Jiauo Coinpnnj*, of Grand Haven anounccd a novel award system for their employes. They have set aside $2,000 in cash prizes, which will bc awarded men in the different dgpartments in their works on November 1, 1907. The de portment of the men, their arrival at the shop morning and noon and their work will all be averaged up, and at the cud of the year thc prizes will he awarded. Thc first prizes in the different departments arc in most cases $100, and a second prize of $50 New Navy Paymaster Assumes Office Washington, Special.-Eustace B. Rogers, until recently pay director of the Navy, assumed the ornee of pay master general and took over the du ties. Mr. Rogers takes the place of General Harris, who announced his intention of retiring some time ago, but at the speeial request of the President, remained in office until his successor was selected. To Replace a Convicted Clergyman. Aberdeen, S. D., Special.-Rev. J. W. Hyslop, of Sioux Falls, .S. D.r has accepted a call from St. Mark's Epis copal church, of this city, lo assume charge of the parish. Rev. M. F. Montgomery, who has been rector of the church for the past seven years, has taken over charge of Lead and Deadwood churches, which have been without a rector since the conviction of the Rev. G. C. Ware in conneetiod with the land frauds. $8,000,000 For New York Schools. New York, Special.-It was decid ed that the recent appropriation by the board ot' estimate of $S,000,000 for new schools in the city will bo provided by the sale ol' city bonds. So quick is the city extending, espec ially in Brooklyn, that schools have to be built in all directions to me*t the requirements. CONDITION ?F TREASURY Treasurer Treat's Annual Report Shows Excess of Revenues Over Expenditures Vp to End of Old Fiscal Year and During First Quarter. Washington, Special.-Charles H. Treat, Treasurer of the United States, submitted his ?unual report to the Secretary of the Treasury, and in ref erence to the noticeable trausactiohs said iu part "The uct result of the ordinary revenues and expenditures for the fis cal year 1900 was a surplus of $23, 669,322 as compared with a deficit of $23,004,22S for the preceding year. A coi) tiua tion of these favorablo con ditions is reflected iu the transac tions for thc first quarter of the cur rent fiscal year, in which the reven ues were $5,871,314 in excess of the expenditures; "The amiable cash balance On June 30, 1906, was $180,689,354, au increase of $35,211,862 as compared with that of 12 months earlier. "The monetary stock of thc coun trv look on a growth during the year of $1S6,S66,727, of which $118,050,777 was in gold', $5,450,396 in silver and $65,392,654 in national bank notes, while thc Treasury notes decreased $2,027,000. The aggregate stock of money at the close of the year was $3,069,976,591, of which $2,736,446, 628 was in circulation. The national bank depositaries have been utilized during the year as ? medium through which the excessive accumulation of money in the Treas ury was restored to the channels of trade. The balance in banks to the credit of thc general fund, May 5, was $102,70S,123, the highest point ? readied during the fiscal year. ' ' The national bank notes presented, for redemption during the year amounted to $296,292,885, as against $30S,29S,760, in 1905. "The treasury holdings of gold continues to attract the attention of financiers both at home and abroad, t is apparent from the continued nc cumulaiion that a large share of the product of the gold mines of thc world is brought to the United States. The gold coin ?nd bullion .in the Treasury June 30, 1905, amounted to $706,592,399 and at the close of the fiscal year 1906 it had advanced to $807,051,690. By October 26, it at I taine? a maximum at $S77,296,238. . "The United States paper currency issued amounted to $629,896,000 and the redemptions were $577,445,100, : a; ".neH ft^ase4ur4bo^lunie^o?ts tandijf? of $52,450.900. "The pressude from hankers and others for a larger and more regular, supply of small denominations of cur rency -continues unabated, while the Treasury is without resources for the issue of small bills to comply with their urgent requests, t is to be ex pected that Congress will ultimately enact the legislation that it has un der consideration, which will bring full relief from tho existing condi tions." Suit Aagainst Trust Blocked. Trenton, X. J., Special-Vice Chan cellor Bergen made permanent tho preliminary injunction recently grant ed restraining R. P, Richardson, Jr., & Company from prosecuting a suit in North Carolina against the Ameri can Tobacco Company to have the company declare a monopoly. Thc in junction is to stand until the New Jer sey courts have determined the owner ship of the controlling interest in the Richardson company, which control ing interest the American Tobacco Company claims. News Notes. With the firiug of a blast of dyna mite from Grant Peak, thc Walker Lake Indian Reservation, a new Eldo rado, was opened to settlers. . _ The San Francisco officials trying to prosecute grafters were sustained in court and will go ahead. Tho last week of thc campaign ia New York started with a great show of activity on both sides. Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, the head of the Christian Science church, is re ported to be well and to have gone out driving. The Russian Government is taking precautions against disorder on the anniversary of the granting of, the constitution. Fifty-three persons are known lo have been killed in the railway disast er near Atlantic City, and the total may be increased, as a number of per sons are missing. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union adopted resolutions denouncing King Leopold for alleged Congo atrocities. H. C. Jackson has been appointed commisisoner of deeds for South Car olina, at Augusta, Ga. The motion of the Standard Oil Company at Findlay, Ohio, for a new trial was overruled,, but time was'al lowing for filing exceptions. Both sides in the lifei nsurance eomp.nny tight claim victory. Thc difference between 15. H. Hard man and Stuyvesant Fish over the Illinois Central railroad ars said to bc by no means adjusted. An electric train plunged from tho trestle over thc Thoroughfare, thc bod;/ of water separating Atlantic City from the mainland, and from 50 to SO are believed to be dead. A run was stoned on Seuator Braek ett's bank at Saratoga. N. Y.. because of his failure to get renomination. Indications point to a *"ncw deal" as thc result of thc political fight in Pennsylvania. Forty-two states and three terri tories will hold elections on Tuesday of net week. Officers Protect Colored Man With Difficulty NEGROES BEING- CHASED AWAY Killing of Town Marshall of Franklin hy-, a Negro and Hiu Captare After Exciting Exchange ef Shots in Streets Enrage People and Persecu tion of Blacks Indiscriminately Re sult. Dayton, 0., Special.-George Ba sorej town marshal of Franklin, ,15 miles south of this city, was shot and instantly killed while attempting to arrest George White, a negro suspect ed .of being implicated in robberies there during the past two Weeks* Wliinite was captured after an excit ingjehase through the town atid is now in- ike town jail. The people are eil* raged and mob violence is feared. TJhe whole town of Franklin is wrought up over the affair, and col oreg people arc being chased out without having been given time to ex ..i|as.sengers from Cincinnati, over th(>?traction line that runs to this city, came on through and they de cla?e#they Would not stop in Frank lini :as indications pointed to more serous complications; The negro held his pursuers ?t bay un^l shot in the right arm, wheu he surrendered. A mob composed of ab'?ut 300 men and boys attacked thc Franklin jaii, bent on lynching the negro.'. While they were forcing an entrance in the rear, Sheriff Patter son.and deputies took White out thc frp'nt way, placed him in an auto mobile and made a speedy run to Le banon, the county seat. Thc de .pajrting- automobile was fired at by arjned members of the mob. I $3,000,000 For New Sites, * (Charlotte, N. C., Special.-Official affiiounceinent has been ?nade by the Southern Power Company of its plans shortly to commence work on' two fresh power sites, one at the Ninety NW Islands on ibo Broad river, six ingles? south of Blacksburg, S. C., and tire other at Rocky Creek, two miles bj?ibw the Great Falls station, on tho Catawba river. The development at f?^cNinety-Nine Islands will produc? ;?|;000 while that at Rocky Creek will ^^?c'?;J^O,p0Q of..electrical horse-, .'power:." 'The "'total .c?S.t'^'thfe?^^o? developments will approximate $3, 000,000. Both will be completed by anuarv 1st, 1908. Life Term For Dr. Matthews. Raleigh, N. C., Special-In the no ted case against Dr. J. B. Matthews, of Greensboro, convicted of murder in the second degree by poisoning, bc either convicted of murder in the first degree or discharged, the court finds no error and declines to arrest judg ment. Thc court holds that the sta tute which makes poisoning murder in the first degree says it only raises the presumption of murder in the first degree and the jury may return a ver dict for a lesser offence or for an at tempt to commit the crime. Matthews must serve his life term in the peni tentiary. Bishop Galoway Critically 111. New Orleans, Special.-Dispatches from Jaokson, Miss., say that Bishop Charles Galloway, of the Methodist Episcopal church South, h critically ill ^following an acuto attack of con gestion. State Mill Men Organize. Charlotte, N. C, Special.-The North Carolina Cotton ivlanufactur ers' Association was the name |*iyen to the organization of North Carolina cotton mill men which was formed in this city, Mr. R. M. Miller, Jr., late president of the American Cotton Manufacturers' Association was cho sen president: Mr. S. B. Sargent, firs! vice president; Mr. Charles leeman, of i Monroe, secoue vice president, and Mr. S. F. Patterson, of Roanoke Rapids, third vice president. No OIK was named foi- the ofiiee of secretary and treasurer. Dr. Eph W. Foster Shoots Himself. Union, S. C., Special.-A. sensation was created herc Munday afternoon, when Dr. Eph . W. Foster, a young dentist well known and popular throughout the Stale, shot himself while in- the Union Hardware store on Main street. The ball entered just above the heart) but missed that vital organ. Though living, his condition is quite critical. Steamer Goes Down With 23. Ostend, Belgium, By Cable.-Thc German steamer Hermann, from Ant werp for thc Mediterranean, was tunk j in the channel Gc!. 23. as a result of. a colisi?n. Twenty-three of. her crew i were drowned. The collision occurred when the. Hermann was near the K?st Goodwins. The name ol' the vessel with which she collided is not known,, but it wa.s ascertained that she Lad four masts. Th? Hermann was an iron vesi-ol of 1.453 ions net. Moved to Fort Moultrie. Mobile, Ala., Special.-Orders have been received at Fort Morgan fbrlli? transfer of the entire complement of artillery .stationed lhere to Fort Moultrie, S. C., leaving only a detach ment to look after I he properly. This action grows out of the damatro done at Fort Morgan by thc September storm. The excavation of the fort will begin in about 10 days. Advance Outline of What thc President Will Recommend ALL TRUSTS MUST BE CURBED President Believes the Government Should Control all Corporations Producing Necessaries of Life as Well as all Lilies of Transporta tion-Said to Advocate an Income Tax Situation In Cuba Reassuring -The Country's Great Prosperity. Washington, Special.-The Presi dent practically finished thc prepara tion of Iiis annual message, which goes to Congress next moulli. The President talked over thc mesare with members of the cabinet and oth ers and it is possible to give at this time a general and fairly accurate forecast of its contents, The infer?a ce of public wealth prob ably occupies more space than any other single subject. The President's conviction as to thc necessity for an inheritance tax has grown stronger every day since he first broached the subject several years ago. and he will now take a more advanced stand than he has heretofore done, His belief in the wisdom of centralisation has become one of his strongest hobbies. He is of the opinion that the Federal government should hilve BUparvision, not only over all lines of trasporta ron and communication, but also over corporations controlling thc nec essities of life. Ile believes that speedy acceptance of this doctrine by great corporations themselves will save them untold trouble and pos sibly annihilation in the future. One of the greatest dangers in our present age, he argues, is thc growing discon tent of the masses against the classes and thc sooner the public is convinc ed that the great so-called trusts ave conducted as much in the interest of the people as in the interest of cou pon clippers thc sooner will the pos sibility of a revolution be removed. The President believes there should be a limit on great fortunes. In his opinion the piling of millions on top of millions in banks is not a healthy way to increase wealth, and when these vast fortunes descend to indi viduals who never worked for a dollar of their collossal inheritance, the ef fect is distinctly bad. . The^Eresident is '.ajsq \S?:d to he an ~ar'deiltr?^ not quite ready to press thc matter upon Congress. In his message- thc President will again pay his respects to thc rail roads and will urge additional legis lation to reinforce thc rate law pass ed last year. The situation in Cuba, reassuring as it is now, will give the President a good cha?es for congratulation. He will take occasion in this conned iou to again disclaim any in ten tion "n tho part of the administration lo acquire a permanent foothold upon the is land. He will airain urge the passage of tbc Santo Domingo treaty. Thc need for a more elastic cur rency will be dwelt upon in thc mes sage, and Congress will be asked to fix a remedy. The message <n addi tion to the more important questions referred to, wilj devote the usual space to a survey of the government's activities in' all lines of work. Our abundant prosperity, our cordial re lations with all thc peoples of the earth and our steady uplift toward higher thing? will be mentioned by the President as a cause for congratu lation and increased endeavor. Representative Hoar Dead. Worchesler, Mass., Special.-Rep resentative Rockwood Hoar, of the third Massachusetts district, sou of the late Senator George F. Hoc , died at his residence in this city after an illness of five weeks. Congressman Hoar since Sept. 26, had been unable to take part in thc campaign for his re-election to Congress., His nomina tion for Congress followed very close ly the death of his distinguished father. Senator George Frisbie Hoar, in 1904. Sentence For Life. Atlanta, Ga., Special.-^Alexandei Walker, the Brownsville negro on trial for the murder of County Po liceman J. L. Heard, was found guil ty, with a reconimeiuUii iou of mercy, and wa? sentenced to lits imprison ment. A motion l'or ? new trial was immediately hied hy his attorneys. Walker was indicted with ?S other ne groes for the murder of Policeman Heard during the September riots here, his being the first case to be tried Cruisers to Escort President. Philadelphia, Sp?cial-The United States cruisers Tennessee and Wash ington, which ave to act as convoys to President Roosevelt on his visit 1? Colon, Panama, sailtkl from tin League Island Navy Yard for Hamp ton Roads, \iaeh cruiser carried ; full crew and about 00 marines. A Hampton ttuads lue cruisers will ?oh the b??iteship Louisiana, i:pi>n whip) Presiden! I?oosoy.?!i i.- scheduled i tuakf-; thc trip u? Pr.ir?ma. Utes Take Supply Wagon. Sheridan, Wyo., Special.-A lr of 100 Ute Indians, it is rer captured a wagon loaded wi'" . pounds of flour and supp1' from Arvuda to the Te Sixth Cavalry. The d*' at rifle poiut while f ed the entire load r allowing the dir the empty wa1* UNION SAVINGS BANK ?ugusfa9 Ga?* with resources of over Eight 'Hundred Thousand dollars and a Board of Directors chosen from the most succ-psful business men in the community, invites you to become a den ?sitor, prom ieiDg you every courtesy. FOUR PER CENT INTEREST paid OD savings accounts. Correspondeuce invited. W. J. Rutherford & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Il lil AND DEALER IN Cement, Plaster, Hair, Fire Brick, Fire Clay, Ready Roofing and other Material. 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