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Lugus?a, GSL. ?KESOVSCES O TUR 51,OO0,(XK> t Ml tliiiii lil lt g 11 i)?iii tX> il . 72. CABHIBB. 51 .. i'..:, t.- 'ilia *? iii ? ????;.T.rt EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1906, ? AUGUSTA/ GA. % c' L. a EAYKE, Pr?sident. FRANK G. F?ED, Cashier. J CAPITAL. ;. .C. .$250,000 Surplus and Profits. 150,000 We (hall b? pleased to nara T?O open an ?cvoont V with tnli Bank. Cuctoroeriand oorm:>ond>-nu a? 4> sored of avery courtesy and accommadation DONU- A bte ander cenaerratlve, modern Bankin* Die n.-de X *4-M-<H-frl III m 8 lltl t H NO.l. wm ? ? ,-;? was ,a .dilapidated! ;ho vel, -situated rear street on the edge ot a bare [moa, where unsightly -heaps of )ish were deposited. A i?ttle, low, ib?el-down/ eJEair," with mossy under which the swallows i "hoir nests^?nd oye;- tiresroof rt?ch a tall spruce, ?wlth brown, dry branches/., toweredrv ? " he chill November* wtnd*^wh^^^ it .it, sighing down the chimney, (ingress in .mariy-a crack around nt and her little granddaughter, gy^-Mrs.-^r--wa8-a-"l?ttier-^?!th old lady, with a placid face and ily smile. She was very poor, tly supported by the tus?i??^S ig out her slender^f?come^jr ms of knitting;;?Bmtog^ats, sewin~ (?rj)?tjra?s,r for the!T)usy isew'ves of;;"thVvtlIage. ??eggy was^abright, little giri of lt summers/much attached-tci-her (ndmafh^*ind a favorfte at the' age,'?b?ool,. notwithstanding her che^'Va^ess, dilapidated shoes and ed/hood. ^Everyone had^a kind rd; .-.ipr "ber,*.- and ' many."-a. irosy ??eoT apple or crisp cookie vas into"hier "basket^ tb Ike' out' |fjdfnner"ot Cold johnny-cake, '- .more iavored..companions^ u6^ ?&ooi'wasout,; and; afmerry group re;i?itf/.hg oV their , wraps In the ?way. and -discussing'the coming ttlv?l, so dear to. every New ??Jg-, U?think Thanksgiving is Just one |th<?-&est .times ofeithe, year;- fdpnjt A "asked a^itt??Vroly-pb'ly * '?bj6ut,'her own iage; as she. tied r%o^iood, about rher rosy face. ^, f "l ^dqn-t^khow; -hwe ?eyer tad hank'sgiyin^at our; house," replied 5; little.'girl; who had.heen listent r^w?th5^I?Te-openveyes tb the 'tales ro5st^tuikey; ^chicken;. plesV^hdi Josted cakts^'V - "Ne.yj3r-.had Thanksgiving,* Peggy. -v,-hydrjn'tryour',. ^tJ?C^x ?? ? il "Sure enough.: L. didn't think [bout .>at." and Hattie Miller turned iomew?rd i^fh Ta'.k'h??ghtf?l?1 face,' id preoccupied air. . > _ ... ; Alliihe evening she. seemed Lo be, igaged in, studying somo problem, ind- . said'1 gcod-riighti"very."?gravely? But- the. .next/" morning : j?he ? came bounding Into the dlhlng room with lr radiant face. ' - - ' . : "Oh, mamma! " she exclaimed,.''do rou know Peggy Grant Says they "? never thought of it betore^dear. fm, sorry." ? .? . . ' "But mamma, I've got a plan in |xny head." TnTITf r?i?~thl^^^^ keep, it long," returned her mother, affectionately smoothing her hair. ""V^ejl, you see,?we.school c?ldren all lov?,lPegiy;;^j?J I^go?njg po ask thenfr?ft to^lve^elr^p?cket n?oney, .and we'll juv.her a new dress and shoes for. a Thanksgiving. presents then vv6 ?an eacn spare a few bf bur toys, for I don't s'pose she has any; and if sypu grown Jtolks would only pWe never had Thanksgi . OoW'\# -i,f 1 - -. irr psnake. a little feast for them, 'they /can have a nico Thanksgiving." ' . H Mr.-. Miller smiled as she kisced ^the little? earnest face*, upturned to* her. sx.. .-?OKtg ?p ,t?% *2 'Til ??Qsmy parfit a?d--tharih i?lttle g?rWor giving 'ma^'hiii?t. "<*V ?think if you get your schoolmates in terested in your plan,lib.eir ?papas land mammas , will be^g?ad JaJheiBc -we will make Peggy and-her dm?th?r-, liappy< for i one, day / afc *' ' i Ti ;>'?'/TO . i t~\' f!1 jh, thank yor., mamma, and vllatno sat . down ^to"'her ^breakfast' ?wlth a very happy face. ; ; She hastened early-to school, call . Icg on the ^g350n^ver?lr?3 ^hWr ^school ix-.tes, ?ncf enlisted them"*7n ? her;p|a,n; Sh>;met^^ith/goo'd sue-. ^ cess Ip all her .apjieal^, ?yen the .older ?ch?f?fK ' pr?'pils'ed'' to' ' help theimat ?er along, and a sum of money was Raised I i ar I j exceeding-^ Hattie; s ; ;mo6|^ ff^anguine. exp^?tay?nsr'y ' . M-.:,This-was /ddfc'io?s?y^bspen?ed^?t ';gt*i??Wli?ge-?stolfeJ by Mrsi?^lilli^r^iwho; "?Bnli^ed^ therj.s?'mpathies. ot,t\he. mer ?]chant in the Jcheme, 'and'-materials j-5?6r several -ierviceable garments 'ire ^Ipwrchased, the garments cut out, and : 'some ; .youn^Mti?6s^p^d"?t3 $?kl| them up. ;:.??lw? id Poor Pegg'/, looked sorrowful at ; the ha[}?y.rac?iS)?of;iher;Isc^oolrruites, ^during ^he weel-:, thinking it was^tbe imc Xhanksgivrnj W??????M gleeful, and abe wondered, why they became '* so.. 'silent"; ?wlien*' sheap proached, a, Vrroup^ of them ...chatting away fn the corner. Thanjtsgiyi?k ^orplng dawned clear Cand/ *oldt.w M*k Grant and P.^Sy ate their ?r?gal breakfast, and with "sigh the/elder lady'^put 'awa3; the. remnants,^ thinking'of .the many happy. circles 'that ( would assemble arbundjfestlv.e boards,' andjjhe' could jnotV'affo^d -an extra rarticl?'l?f food rthafHday.* When ^the'church bell ".When th? church / bell rtsoundea^she - r ;laid-?s?d?^?K?^i?tling":Y?V ; BO u ade ? ' she* laid" aside her i knitting; 'donned- 'her-' of 'V cristy; 'bomb atine, dress ,.and- ?rape, bonnet^,tf??t ^njid, served her ^??^^?e^limd^ta^M .P?sgy'8--?iand't set -out ??or;;: cl?urch| jrst" cover i?gJM 'flrerto save, the lit tle fuel- in the ?Etove. until their^e1 [iturh/. THe^airTwas keenjjfrd pene trated their thin garments, but the church-.would be ^arm~?0^y could take seats near the stove- and... as Parsoa: .^Ilarveyjs, sermons were leng?iy^?V.ti..- wojxld have two rroo? hour^t bi? varmt;h^ ^Is^tfe^ttlrblaek bonnet passed on its way, it was watched by a score of" bright eyes; and as it disappeared through the church dcor, there was [.a.. general donning of hoods and cloaks, and ;. bevy of young "girls came out of the different houses, {&ea#ngxbjuQkj^^ and toofc their waa to -jthe^dllapi \ JC~10a"?r bPwVdT 'that >fistt be&i $^&^^^tif?t&W?k: vil lagey was driven to'the dooi and u4 Uo^ieii^nd-^^S^^bzev. young mfa BS^s?g\!yta<C hagan to'-demf? Tsb it, .while a^rp^of little i gs packed it neatly under a tumble down shed in thc rear. % Meanwhile, within doors, the girls w.ere fe'i>?rtm?niv" [rbare^c^w^?>a?&& c^-yejgd witty some strips of hair-worn carpet^-j tffofoEithfjele cheap prints hi rustic: frames/ "with some wreaths of evgr-1 pg^en^gavalfEe dingy walls a honre-j ;like ;l.ook, jgMosi(tei.(thef'<door thej 'door jt??o" .WOTOT .''Thanksgiving," ?snj -evergreen; 'was peaced: !'& bright fire ?was ib?rning! fnJthe;.littlerstpv/;, a|id' tho teakettlensingin?. away,;as if? it entered Into the^sjiirlti'of'the ocfe-: sl?Wv-T^evOte.teble was drawn il?tQ tfie^r?d??or'tWrT?)m, covered w| 1 ;af jsnp.wyr, clqth? .apd .,tb,e.. .widow's TriANKSGlvMGj? DlflN&R. 3 Qoilcd cod-. J ^felice. . india: rclij^ ? -Mozsf' .turley . al Cranberry jc%.*:TGiWcr gra$. Washed-pota!^ <i % OrcWncd 5vto?r potato} ' ^rijj?^jheanj. On'ienj ; Oytfer patric} D^quC -tc cream. [.scanty array."bf crockery arranged to the 'best ' advantage ?p?? ?'t, while baskets, pails and bundles gave up their afore of goodies to fill it. ?As the.itime for the close of serv ice drew near, they finished their work and left fer their respective homes, watching with dancing eyes, MrsjfGraht and Peggy as they trudged dcnf?reiy; homeward. As theyTreache'd their, little domi^ cil'ej&nd'bj^?necl1 the door bf the kitch en, jjboth;< uttered -an j exclamation of astonis^eni*:- ;Tbe old lady sank inttf a chair .and rubbed her eyes, thinking they were' playing her some tridk, while Peggy cried: '?)by-granny> the' fairy foikc have been here!*' T]he. table, was set for two. A roast turkeys/occupied the place o? honor, fl a ike d' by a chicken pie and a dish of scalloped .oysters, while vegetables, bread and butter/ pies and cakes of various kinds, and dishes of fruit fill?d "the* board, and a pot of coffee bub?jlihg-" on t*ie: stove- sent forth a delicious odor. "[Oh;granny; is it all a dream, and shall L'.wake np soon.?" asked Peggy, her" eyes swimming-with tears. '*1 don't know, dearie, what it all means^ but here's a note," and taking a fbld?d''paper from the table, She reajl: . .'"A^Thanksgiving dintter for Mrs. GranU?nd- Peggy, from their numer ^?r?friendsr" .''Thank, thc-Lo rd for such friends who remember -the widow and or phan," said" Airs.' Grant, wiping her eyes, f fy* ' . * ". ."joh,-, granny, see here!" shouted Pe?gy> pointtag to. the' bureau, on which was arranged an" asortment of toys ?n? Tpicture-books, a crimson merIno\dre?s? sack and hood, with a neat p?ir of gaiters. A.card, with this inscription, lay by their side: "Peggy 'Grant, from her school mates^'.. . ~" " ," . . : . ! We-miist, not dwell upon the i leas ures of-that day; it was the richest in XPeggy^s^experience, and in after years,-when".-she moved'in the best c?rcles-Jn;-society, she looked back with a^jyarm feeling at her heart to that Thanksgiving Day.-New York Weekly. " '. . . . . ." j ~*TO.mY^ THANKSGIVING. [I'm thankful for a lot of things: [ I'm thankful I'm alive, :Pra thankful that I'm six years old I Instead of only five. (Pip thankful for my tops aiid' toys I And for my Kitty Gray; ?Pm thankful for the bigoutdoors : Where I can run and play. I'm thankful for the things that grow, The apples, aren't they good? That corn where we played'hid and seek, As in a little wood. i . tr o.; - v's v..*i \ Pm thankful "fflrthe-pmnplring round, .Just like a golden ball, And jack-o'-lanterns, big and queer, The&don't scare me at all. I'm thankful for Thanksgiving Day. ;For pies all in a row; I'in thankful, grandma made them sweet jSbe knows" T like them so. I'm thankful for the turkey, too, mow.braw.i:.it is and nice! And I'd be very thankful, please, ?Por only one more slice. -?Elizabeth H. Thomas, in Youth's Cora ls pambhJ i -----, j ? ? The Turkey's Kcvengc. * .Millions o? Turkeys. - * lt ls. estimated that six million turkeys'are-required to furnish the Thanksgiving dinner tables each yea^^fjb^at^means over fifty million pounds'"' of meat, worth $7,500,000. 0?~ this .. s?im r-th? . smallest State, Rh^e^>l|l'?icl,r; receives the largest sliare. ^ lr.t...,_ S fl f?oilcj^?rd. ?1 igli ted. An .Eugllshinau > \iu Paris asked Franklhi_,.why h^s; countrymen se leeteoj|fja ^u>pia, ^uneatable eagle as th%fr^5"nb^em;:twhen they , had sup plied them with such a noble bird aa the turkey. . - Ashevile, N. C. Murderer Pays the Penalty NOT WILL HARRIS, HOWE| Negro Pound ia Woods Near er, 12 Miles from Asheville^ Members of Posse ?njur?d; .-.-; Charlotte, N. C., . Special-James j Haivey, the notorious negro despaja do who ou Tuesday -night shot and killed two police oncers; three negroes, and wounded a police captain at Asheville, N. C., and tgen escaped, hotly pursued by hundreds of infuriated citizens, well-armed,ma captured Thursday morning ?n>fhe'| woods Hear Fletcher, twelve miles from Asli?ville, and his body riddled with bullets. A long distance tele-, phone message fr?lti that place, stages that there was ii? doubt. whatevt?r'.&S; to thc identity 0? thc negro1. It^gj stated that the first shot was fired'h^f a Southern Ry. detective and tjiat two members of the searchiiur posse! were injured in the capture and eoi&i bat with the ucgro. The shooting: began as soon as thc negro was foundr Che mutilated body of the negr?;|&* now being brought to Asheville bytfie. posse. . It will be remembered that imm?ji? iately following the fiendish crimes" of the negro, large parties of .Ash?p: ville citizens filled with ; ^burning?pas?; sion for revenge of trie crimes ?oJ; the negro desperado, armed tliepj selves lo the toe th and began a sys---| tematic search of the iieighbom_ towns and country around Asheville. All through the night different poss?s departed and up to morning, wlieiith& black murderer was captured and ki?^ ed, the ardor of the search has: heyer lagged for a minute. Blood houiidsi; were used in the chase, but with little-, effect. Different rumore came in du?i i- ., the night as to the whereabout^ of the negro, but it was not unfuV morning that lie was positively locat ed. M. The crimes of the negro were ih?A most daring and uncalled for occurr^, ing in this State in many years. With'? out the least provocation the' negto. emerged from a house on Valley street' loudly proclaiming himself to bc the' noted Charlotte desparado, and be? gan shooting on first sight of . a man; When an attempt was made to arrest; I he negro who had already lulled two negroes willi his rifle and was shoot ing in lo houses promiscuously, by of*? ficcrs, it took the negro only a fem minutes to leave two dead officers and: one wounded in.his bloody Avake.;; Feeling at Asheville, among both'j blacks and whites has been at fevers heat, and the quick ending of the ne gro's murderous career was merely^ the expected result, whenever h?; should liavc been found. - The Capture and Killing. Asheville, N. C., Special.-The dead body of the negro murderer of five men here on Tuesday night was brought herc. The body was fearful ly mutilated having been pierced by dozens of bullets. It is not known to a certainty that the dead negro is the notorious Mecklenburg county ne gro. Will Harris, but it is certain that he is the one who did the killing here Tuesday night. It is stated that one of the balls from his rifle glazed the head of one of the posse. The rifle was tho same with which the negro did his bloody wurkr here. There were over fifty men in the party who found the negro, and doz ens of shots were fired effectively at the negro. His body was later identified as that of James Harvey, of Forest City, Va. Wich to Arbitrato. Chicago, Bl., Special.-Fearing that the agitation for increased wages has reached the point where it threatens the successful operation of the rail roads, the executive officials of all the lines west of Chicago have decided to ask the Interstate Commerce Com mission to become the board of arbi tration for the settlement of all dis putes between the employees and the railways. It is hoped that by this means to remove the danger of strik ers for all time. Southern Express Oo. Elects Officers. Savannah, Ga., Special.-The an nual election of the officers of the Southern Express Company was held Thursday. M. F. Plant, of New York, was re-elected chairmau of the board of directors; M. J. O'Brien, of New York, -president ; T. W. Lear}', of New York, vice president and gen eral manager; P. CV Loop, of Nash ville, Tenn., second vice-president and general purchasing agent;. G. .H. Lilly, secretary and treasurer. Death Result of Hold-up. New York, Special.-A hold-up by six men in an automobile in Central Park, west, early Thursday cost one of the automobilists his life. He was run down by a big touring car when the hoip-up men were making a dash for liberty ar..1 so severely hurt that he died, in ..fl hospital soon afterwards without regaining consciousness. The dead man was Wiggs Brandt, a chauf feur, aged 31 years. Masons in Session. Phoenix, Ariz., Special-The Ma sonic bodies of Arizona began their annual meetings at Pheonix with a good attendance of visitors'. The Ma sonic Grand Lodge, Knights Temp lars, Eastern Star and Royal Arch Masous arc iu session. Attorney General Moody Gets On Monopoly's Trail f?DERAL COURT TO TRY CASES Attorney General Moody Institutes Proceedings in United States CiF .- cuit Gbtirt Et St? Louis. Asking that :; the Combination be D?c?ar?d Un lawful and Enjoined From. Enter ing Any Contract in Eestrait of Trade-An Order Applied for to ".Bring Non-Resident Defendants Within the Jurisdiction of the .Court. * ?py fishington, Special; - Attorney General Moody deling through the resident "United Stales district attor ney, instituted proceedings against lie-..Standard Oil Gbmpaiiy of New jersey under Hie Sherman dilti-trust act,' by filing in the United Slates 'Circuit Court at St. Louis a petition in equity against it and its 70 con jtitunts corporations and partnerships ind 'seven individual defendants, ask ing-that the combination be declared inlawful and in tile futiir? enjoined from entering into any coiitract or combination in restraint of trade, etc. St. Louis, Special.-The petition instituting suit against the Standard Oil'.Company of New Jersey, John D. Rockefeller and others in the name of the government by direction of thc attorney) general, Avas filed in thc United. StateB Circuit Court here. Frank B. Kellogg, of St. Paul, Minn, special counsel for the government, formally placed the petition with tho spurt., ^ The. defendants have one month in nrhich to enter their appearance and sn additional month in which to file their '.-'answer. They also have thc op tion of filing a demurrer to the bill. ; Following the filing of the govern ment's petition an order was applied f?r before Judges Sanborn and Adams, ofvthe United States Circuit Court'of Appeals, to bring non-resi dent defendants into the jurisdiction of the District Court at St. Louis to serve them with subpeonas. It is considered probable that a special commissioner will be appoint ed to take the evidence in this case and that he will certify thc record to the United Stales Circuit. Court of Appeals, as was doue in the Northern Securities case.' . Taking Depositions in Texas Suit. St. Louis, Special.-Assistant At torney General Jewel P. Lightfoot, of Texas, began taking depositions in the suit broght by thc State of Texts to oust the Waters-Pierce Oil Com pany from doing business in that iSt&e^JTbe^depositions.. were; taken before Notary Robert Funkh?user, ind in accordance with the laws gov erning the State ot' Texas were con ducted in secret session. Quarterly Dividend of $10 a Share. New York; Special.-The Stand ard Oil Company, of New Jersey, de clared a quarterly dividend of $.10 a share, or the same amount as was de clared at this time last year. Short ly after the declaration thc stock sold off 20 points to 545. The President Thanked ty Daughters. Gulfport, Miss., Special. - The United Daughters of the Confederacy adopted a resolution thanking presi dent Roosevelt for the part ho played in the passage of the act providing for the marking of the graves of the Confederates who died in the North ?rn prisons, Another resolution com mends the institution of chapters of the order in the North. San Francisco's Mayor Indicted for Extortion. San Francisco, Special.-The grand jury returned five indictments against Mayor Eugene Schmitz and Abraham Ruef on charges of extortion. ; On each charge the bail was fixed at. $10,000 and bond at $5,000. The first alleged crime was in connection with the Poodle Dog Restaurant and the indictment recites that Rucl and Schmitz demanded money from the proprietor, Tony Banco. This demand was made, it is said on two occasions, two indictments wero returned. Wages of 8,000 Men Increased. New York, Special.-The wages o? the employes of the American Ex press Company,. who are paid less than $200 per mouth was increased 10 per cent. The announcement of thc increase was made at Hie office of the company. The increase affects from S.000 tc 12,000 men throughout thc country and will cost the company about $600.000 to $700,000 to pay the in creased wages. The Washbum-Mabry Nuptials. Louisville. Ky., Special.-Former Chief Justice of tlie Florida Supreme Court Wilton H. Mabry and Miss [rene Washbourne, were married at the home of thc bride in Louisville. Owing to thc recent death of tho bride's mother, thc ceremony was pri vate. Afr. and Mrs.yMabry will make their home nt Tallahassee, after a Southern tour. News and Notes. Thc American Federation o? Labo?. delegates referred the question of a universal label design to thc conven tion of 1907. Accusations of the free usc of passes by the Pn.'lniau Company are made by a Chicago olficial. The National Congress on Uniform Divorce Laws considered the draft of a bill designed lo accomplish the end in view. PRESIDENT SitS ALL CnticaJly Inspects Progress of Canal Work WELL PLEASED WITH OUTLOOK Insists Upon Being Shown All the Work of Excavation, Even to Tem porary Tracks-Chubs Upon a Steam Shovel and Plies the En fififler With Questions - Shakes Hands With All the Americans He Meets-Witnesses the Effect of Several Charges of Dynamite Mrs. Roosevelt Accompanies Him Panama, By Cable. - President Roosevelt started at 7 o'clock Friday morning with Mrs, Roosevelt and the other members of his party to make an examination of th* Culebra cut. At half-past eight the presidential train arrived' al Pedro Wigul, where sonit? steam shovels were at work. At this point iii I Iii ?ut Hie peculiar soil conditions have resulted in more or less frequent landslides, and this fact was brought to the President's attention. President Roosevelt climb ed upon enc of the steam shovels, taking a soat alongside Engineer Gray whom he'subjected to a searching fire of questions regarding the work. He stayed on the steam shovel about 20 minutes. President Roosevelt told Chief En gineer Stevens that bc wanted to sec all the works in connection with ex cavaci?n; even to tho temporary lay ing of tracks. With this in view they ^boarded a work train near Pedro Migul and went on lo thc next point, where steam shovels were at work. Hero there was no danger of land slides. Greets All Americans. The presidential train continued on the regular Jue toward Panama. The work of I he steam shovels was observed and tho President made a detour to examine the site of the Pedro Migul lock. He shook hands with all the Americans he met. At 25 minutes past nine the President entered the deep portion of Culebra cut, his train going slowly in order that he might observe the workings of thc drill machines and shovels. The President spent some time in thc deepest portion of the cut, where last Sunday 22 tons ol' explosives were used to throw down 115,000 cubic yards of material. Thc rain Ava?; coining down in tor rents and Ibo water poured in rivu lets down the funnel-shaped sides of the cut. .Several charges of dynamite, were exploded in order that the President might sec the effect, after which he went back to his own train. Sugar Trust on the Rack. New York, Specia.L'^The rso-"calIed^ '?sugar trust" or the'American Sugar -Refining Company, was brought. lo trial for the i'rst time on a charge of rebating. The specific indictment charges the corporation with know ingly violating the Elkins law in ac cepting rebates on shipments by thc Nsw Central 6c Hudson River Rail road Company in the spring of 1903, amounting to $26.000. The case is on trial before Judge Holt of the United States Circuit Court. For granting the same rebates thc New York Central was convicted in the same court. The sugar company, it is charged, accepted the $26,000 in re bates shortly after the passage of the Elkins act,, the shipments having been made just before Congress pass ed the law. There are several other indictments against the company, it is understood, also for violations of thc Elkins law. Trunks Rifled at Normal.. Greensboro, N. C., Special.-While the students of the State Normal and Industrial College were at supptr Thursday night, two of the young ladies' trunks were ransacked and about $70 in money stolen. Suspicion points to Mary West, a negro servant, who was left in charge of the dormi tory while the girls were gone to supper. Thc negress was given ex plicit instructions not to leave the building until the girls returned. The negro woman was arrested and plac id in jail._ Serious Floods. Tacoma, Wash., Special.-A flood area of 300 square miles in northwes tern Washington is the result of Thursday's heavy rains and melting snow, which for 4S hours, have rush ed from the slopes of the Cascade Mountains causing nearly all the streams in the northwest to spread over the lowlands. Several persons are reported drowned and momentary loss is already many thousands of'dor lar?. Jealousy Responsible for a Dual Tragedy in Georgia. Griffin, Ga., Special.-Milton Pitts, a prosperous farmer six miles from here, shot and killed his brother Charles, 21 years old.. The elder bro tare then turned bis weapon upen himself, sending a bullet through his heart. Jealousy caused thc double tragedy, Alis. Milton Pills having been observed speaking to Charlo after her husband had warned her not to do so. ."By Wiro and Cable. A proposed act for uniform divorce regulation was submitted to thc di vorce congress in Philadelphia. The Immigration aud Industrial Association formed in Nashville, Tenn., cloted Gov. D. C. Heyward, of South Carolina, president and resolv ed to meet next year at Birmingham, Ala. i Oy Augusta?" Ga.? with resources of over Eight [Hundred Thousand dollars and' a. 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