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EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1906,
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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
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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'\#
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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
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? 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.
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A proposed act for uniform divorce
regulation was submitted to thc di
vorce congress in Philadelphia.
The Immigration aud Industrial
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Tenn., cloted Gov. D. C. Heyward, of
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