Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, February 06, 1907, Image 1

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^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^|^^^^^^^^ T $THE NATI?NAL AUGUSTA, GA? L. O. HAYNT3, President. ' FEAUX G. FORD, Cashier. CAPITAL..$250,000 > Surplus and Profits. 150,000 i*f'*h*,'J?? Pleased to har? 70a open mn ?oconnt .$< wita tau Ban fc Cuatomersand correapon4<inta aa- ap oared of orery courtesy and socommedatto? poaaV Jt Die nader conssrvatire. modern Bankin* nie th ods. X [?wi?] e^s 111 n 1118 a 81 a 111 i? v?i I n. EDGEFIELD, S, C., p|PME?DAY, FEBRUARY 6, ?07. NO. 12. ON TRAIL Of ??L CC Sharp Arraignment bf Stai ; * ?ardPeopic ILUE6?L HETHCDS ARE EXPOSE .Methods of Company to. Stifl?. Sma ; Concerns Are Told, hy Intersta J Commerce Corfimission-rn R-epoi ' Washington, Special.^l-'Th? . iht? patate commerce commission lias ssi tt> congress a report of the iuv?sti<ri t?ons.mad? hy it under th? Tillinai * Gilesr>Le R?solution ?pproy?d -March Wt>u C40hc?n>in?> .tire .relation,-of con 'mon carriers' by Vail 'tb the^pfodui -tion and ^.distribution of ?ott.'' ^hej? port covers the distribution of-petro siss?ppi river and, Incidentally, 'th KTa?s?s and: Tesa~s Heids." The" fep?i v points out generally the methods vb which,the Standard. Oil;'. Optopan "has bnilt up and; perp?tu?tette-it monopoly and the r6lations"-H)f ?trahi portation agencies to that monopoly.1 . I?'S^asiie^ com^Utora. has.".been a~ distinct pi?; of' tE? policy ol th? S't?ndard't)1 Company iu the past, systematical!, and. persistently, pursued.'' Consid erabl? of the ground covered ha been gone into fully in the-report oi oil and its distribution, made:., publi by the bureau of corpora tienfC ?Railroads Not ?ntere?te?V "No instance," the report says, "i found where any railroad - company . has been interested in oil lands or_Ji petroleum production and. ohfy on< instance is shown where officials of J railway company, were interested'-.h the production and .sale of oil. Thii relates to certain officials of the-B?l timor? and Ohio Southwestern rail road having owned stock of the Ar ?and Refining company, which was ov . their recommendation aftenvards sob to the Standard Dil Company, ant the lubricating contract which' th< road transferred to. the Galena O? Company, a. ^Standard;'company. . 11 The vStanjoTaTjl Oil Company large ly monopolizes the ihahdhng of "pe troleum froin- the mouth of; th? wei] until it is s '1 to the retailer, and BO?.ietim?3- to the - consumer, and im .der ordinary circumstances, its mar gin . of. profit . is very large: Estimates made] in - the .report show a- profit OE " refined-'oil from "the Sugar Creek're finery "ait Kansas City,.of from 5. to f. cents per-gallon. ? A much highei profit is indicated for.gasoline. Th? sale of . refined oil from the large Standard refinery at Whiting, is -cor respondingly profitable.- j - Not . Result of Economy. "The evidence shows little* basis for the. contention that,the enormous -dividends of the Standard Oil Com pany are the legitimate result of ifs economies. Except for ita pipe lines, the Standard'has but Tittle legitimate advantage over the independent re fine/. ? "The Standard buys advertising space in many newspapers which it fills, not with advertisement^ but with reading matter prepared . by agent's'keot for that p?rpose and paid for at advertising rates, as or dinary news. The assumption is that / this literature furnishes many of the .'. ideas touching the great benefits con ferred"- upon the public by the -Stan dard Oil Company. Competitors Driyeh Out. -, iThe assertion1 is. made tha.t.It-'is'ih? practice cf the Standard} wherever a -competitor erects .a' storage -tank to which the- oil is~ transferred from"'the tank- car/ to reducevthe\ pnce:ofipi? itj that locality td 'such''? point as to' make- the-r-?business ? -unprofitable -to 'such a competitor, while" .prices were maintained in other "localities.-There : was much complaint \ th afc. ?fii?j railr '? - roads allowr i the Standard to erect its tanks at convenient points on the railroad right' of way aud declined to accord this privilege to independent refiners. The ' commission says it is satisfied tliat such discrimination has" been very generally practiced in the past. Standard Severely Arraigned. ' :The report severely arraigns the Standard's ^methods of competition^ On this point it says in part: . ."The Standard has repeatedly^ if-; ter becoming the owner of a compet ing company, continued to operate it under the old name, carrying th? idea to the public that the company was still independent and'competing with the Standard-. -It. has used .such purchase or independently organized * companies to kill off competitors-by such companies reducing prices. Thc opepatiorr-of-such fake independent concerns has been one of its most ef fective means of'destroying7 neompe-"" tition. The Standard had habitually^ reduced tie price against Jfe^mpet-" itor in a^ particular lpcah'ty,^}>'hi?e maintaining its prices at othef*placesv -When .comr^titicui^was destroyed.- it restored or advanced . former price's.' Q'he Standard, hes; . sold' ..diff?rent grades of oil at different prices from the same barrel:' It' has ^paid^ em^, ployes of independent Tdf; cpmp?ni?s for information as to the business pf those competitors, and has paid em ployes of industrial companies to se-, enre the adoption of its "oil in pref erence to "that bf its competitors. It has followed every barrel of inde pendent oil to destination. Its agents are instructed to secure customers at any sacrifice. It has tampered- with the oil inspectors' In different States'. The laws of several States concern ing the inspection of oi? are singular ly defective, and this has been turn ed to profit by the Standard. The; entire report severely arraigns thc methods'of the Standard:'com pany and jibows by sworn testimony tibe hi??}-jiftcd*Gd manner inlwhicb thafr jabr-?ration ass robhsrj the - peoplt) .jail vie?i?d tli? laws of the Und., 5Q KiLllB IN EXPLOSl?f , ' ." " ''- " iii _ - ? S ! _n ? , * r . The Jttwfi"- Mulef4?^Fayett?viU| County, West. Virginia,- thy Scene ot a Horrible ?cc??ent-Abbut 200 JJ?e?-'in tfce Shaft-When the Et: plosion Occurred and Every fcffoft . .is, Being, Made, to Reach .the En tombed Men-At Least 50 or 60 . Dead ?nd the Death List May 'be .^Veiled" ^'B5-The- Scene About ' ;M?a -aJ^etic-?fte.- ?he Mine in ?pe%tion-- f?r ' ?j?r i?hr?? Years, Bur"HaTTfe^?r'B^'Tuily Devel ?oped: -\ s? ;Char.?-srtb:hV W: V?V:Specidi-The?e is. ?t ife?st. 50 :b? (50" fc?r?bns dead as a jesuit :?f an explosion id;the' Stew .ar^ine.n^ ^?unty3T$^ the '-fast* reports iS??iy'ed ?nd ;il^/'fxpeet ed/ihat ?'????Aiffib^?^ilfwi^h 25 more. . _ . . -*0 ...V- .-. ThY explosion Vas Caused by dust ?^W?^in?7^^?ry -eff?rT-" i?^eing -made-to-get -to-4he -men--who---are -en tombed b?t .there is little hope- that jiny of them:ere.,ajive. ?>;At the tune Af tile ex?lo^on "there "wire about.j2?0 njien i&tjg$ jhafi .and ..there ifi'grave apprehension that a-; great many of them were in the . ?nhie?^herr explosion occurred. . i??*list*;i>?-?tk? is how being com :pifed: ah?C?vi?h^raciude ot least the number mentioned. Oroganized- effort is being made to' get to the men in the i jmine. and 'volunteers are " plenti ful. The. scene''-about-'tho' mine is a .pathetic .one, men, women and chil dren crying.^for their dead ones and -implying th'ese x>n the ground to go to their re?cuet . - - Location of . the Mine. . /Th? Stewart mine is a shaft 568 feet deep. The development is in the -Sewall seam, which ranges in ' thickness from four to five feet. The ; mine is located, on the .White Oak .. Fuel Company's private [line, connect--' ing .'with' the --Chesapeake & Ohio : Railroad' at Carlisle; , It is located' about- four miles from ' Fayetteville . nnd"seven miles from Thurmon. .The ; mine has been in operation for.ab'out? 3 years or more, hilt has hot 'been: fully developed. The .work of devel opment has almost entirely, been done ; ir- the:double entry system.' The per-" manent*" structures^ s?c?r as head", houses "and,- ?pplesJljave !;been eom piet?d^vithin the Jast 'i year, The). mineMs owned' .byv thc" Stewart Col-;, ?ttery Company; i Explosion of Ahionia. -Chicago, Special.-Three -men~were? killed and 16 others seriously injur-? ed-; i ashlie "resalt Of.. - thu explyhV-. .ion..of au .ieg..machiiio,-filJeil wit$4u?i onis-;fumes;?u-'the-pbwcr*h?u.s? of Ar? mour -&",CV. 'ot/ Forty-fourth street and Packer's avenu*. Twenty men were working in the room when th?. head of a cylinder on the'i?? maehiue blew off. filling the room with fumes. .Thr?e^men were" instantly -icilled" and the other men are in a serious con dition. - * Killing in Danville,.Va. _ . Danville, Va., Special.-Jjbhh Cous ins, a white man, about 3? ye?rs of age, was ' shot "and instantly killed here Ly. George L. Steilman, a car-, penter. The killing-occurred -at the home of Stei?mari^ whil? Cousins, it is alleged, wa_s in the act of entering the room occupied by Mrs." Steilman and her child^n. Steilman said-that he had had a difficulty with Co"sins six months ago and that-the latter swore vengeance. They met and drank together. "Steilman "says Cous ins,, -insisted on..following .-him^home despite his . protests. - When He com manded, him tci stay out'of ' tlie house, . Cousins,I havd?clared^:" "fired* a't him twice with -? pistol-; S'teifman, then got-a shotgun and- emptied a" load in Jbis-breasf """<? . -, An Alabama Dael. . . '. Montgomery, Ala., - Special.-A spe ciale *TJie .Advertiser, fromf Elba, ?la.y s?ys 'that Richard Parker, an ? aged. Confederate soldier, shot and ' instantly killed ?rch'Mlx'on, .-a young farmer, after a desperate shotgun duel in front of Parker's horhe.- The' men quarreled over business: matters and; Parker was put on notice to ex pect *an armed Conflict. ?. ' One'Htmdred Ch?ese Drown. " 5 - Hongkong; -By^'G?ble.-^-A'; terrific .rain'squall broke over Hongkong and in'the'space'.of ten minutes sank over 5Q Chinese craft in the harbor, more than 100 natives, being drowned. There were no causualties among the. sj white population.' Launches from the shore rescued many occupants of tile srwamped '.hoats. The " harbor was lit .tered with thet .wreckage from the sunken"'junks. During'the squall the "riyer. steamer Eaui-JBean_ broke-adrift, but she was brought to anchor with out -sr.staining-any damage. - - ; If? ..Plasterers Return to Work. V RacWoj<r,jVa.,. Special.-The strik ?n? plasterer's, numbering 100, at the ; Jiam?s^own-- expWt?bri? have returned to work'afters-two weeks idleness. On ly one firmi of contractors was affect '.ed>i>y th?jstr?ke, but this, was a large one.; -T?e strik?rs only gained one of I their'demands, that df being off on the scaffold. The-demand for an in crease of wages from $5 to '$6 a day was not 'granted them. Diaz Warmly Received. Mexico City, Special.-President Diaz and the party of invited guests, I whffihilefji this'-city^bn Jan. 21 to wit ness the inaugural ceremonies of the Tehuantepec National railroad, ar rived, here Monday. The president passed along the gaily decorated streets ihrough files pf troops extend ~%g f?om-:tbe:st?tion to the national pp.lEce, a, dis tance-of one mile, The largs crowds ?&mly Astrid th? ?h?s ?fl?tttive( ' ^- ' ' l?Nfil Of CONGRESS WW Ou/ Nation?? Lawmakers Aie D?ing From. Day to Day Mr. Lever Warms Up. . Representative Lever, of South Carolina, stirred up a hornet's1 nest in the' house when he offered to the Agricultural appropriation bill an amendment appropriating $3,000,000 for the purchase of. the Appalachian and White Mountain foreiit reserves. 'He said tw?ive States were interest ed, iii the movement,, ?nd many Gov ernors h?? p?rsdriaiiy solicited, the ..Speaker bf the house, td permit the bill' to ?ome .before the.body oh its mei if ?; hut' through . mysterious in fluences; h? said; the .Speaker was ???iitiring to hold th? bill up arid he wanted lli? country td know the facts about ' the'-measure. : Mr. Tawney objected to the per sonatedi?ek.;.bn: the Speaker, and said be wOi?ld. object to further considera hon.- - .., ... -.~Want? People to Know lt. "Uh, it's not a personal attack on the Speaker." replied Mr. Lever, ''lt's Sr. oh (spoken statement as to where- the bbjectioil.to the bill is. Per sonally 1 have profound regdrcl for thc Speaker, but he and Some of his heucernent are blocking consideration of this bill and by the gods I propose that, the people shall know it." Mi; Tawney replied that he was not questioning'the motives of the gentleman froid Sodth Carolina, but he was questioning th? language used. Mi Lever tried to make it appear that the agricultural committee was unanimously in favor of the bill, but M.. Haugen, of Iowa, with consider able-warmth,-replied that he had not vated, in. favor of the measure and ho p-nVe-.notice that he would vote gainst if if "the bill should ever get before the Souse; . ' . "You vote against fourrfifths of the good ^propositions that come be fore this House," holly replied Mr. Lever. Mr. Wadsworth made a point of order aginst the amendment, which was sustained, but* not until Mr. Lever had been heard. To Abolish Pension Agencies. The House voted to abolish all pension ..agencies throughout the country, 18 in number, and centra lize the payment of . pensions in the city of Washington. This ection was taken- on the pesion appropriation bill after spirited opposition on thev part bf those having pension agencies iu 'ilieir States. ?By- a vote of 58 to 114 an amend ment offered ' by Mr. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania;, restoring the number of J agencies to..18..as., at present, was defeated., and'1.then ui\ .amendment, oiiercdv-'by/.-Mi-?--Xiiu,u?fer^-.?ol' - Michie gi* consolidating all the agencies in one was'adopted without -division. \T1 ie-.-pension npvnxipviation bill car rying $133.000,00.0 in round numbers was "p'a'ss?x?. " ' 1 -. A; message from the President was read - relative to insurance, and at 2:30, ont-of-respect to the memory of the,, late ' Senator Alger, of Michi gan, the.House adjourned. Brief Session. TheSSenate was in session Satur day only for a little more than an hour, the early adjournment being -taken to permit. attendance- on thc funeral of the late Senator Alger. A few bills of minor importance were passed, but most of the time of the sitting was devoted to the further dis cussion of Senator Hale's' resolution providing for an inquiry into the per sonal interest manifested hy naval officers in the navy personnel bill. The resolution was ultimately refer red to the committee on naval affairs. The Chald Labor Law. Senator Beveridge occupied the at tention of the Senate throughout the day with a continuation of his argu ment in behalf of his child labor bill. He had but reached the legal and con stitutional phases of the question after speaking for more than four .hours.and- arrangement was made whereby he will continue. In taking the position that as to power. Con gress could exercise any power it saw fit oh inter-State commerce, Mr. Bev eridge met a fussilade of questions by his colleagues and his progress in argument was slow. While he said the power to'regulate was absolute, he maintained that the question of policy would always restrain any hurtful regulations. Mr. Beveridge stated that three fourth of the cotton factories of the South, were opposing the bill, that ' the railroads of the South were op posing" it and that the coal mine op erators of the South were opposing it. He presented an illustrative map showing the location of the oppos ing industries, and said that in an ticipation of this weighty opposition he should devote the major portion of his speech to ? setting forth evi dence of the deplorable conditions he had pictured. This evidence, he said, was all sworn to and in the form of affidavits. ' Anxiety Felt for Tug. , Norfolk, Va., Special.-Anxiety is expressed here for the safety of the tug Murrell and a barge now live days overdue from Charleston. The tug was sighted off Diamond Shoal's light vessel Friday, but has not been heard from'since. Both vessels are owned by the Bos ton and Baltimore Towboat Com pany. Moore's Appeal Sustained. Cincinnati, O., Special.-The Bir mingham, Ala., club in the Southern league owes Player Moore salary from April 10, 1906, when the season opened until his. release on April 26, 1906, according to a decision an nounced by the national baseball commission. The player had ap pealed to the commission from an ad verse, decision by the National Board of Minor Leagues ?nd his appeal ?B sustained, the oooiinission declaring him entitled to 18 days' pjyr. THAW JURY 'M ? :- rr Twelve Wen Secur???S?;er Much Delay INSANITY MAY BE ?I?MEA Length and Breadth of 'theZ-t?-rgiit?' to Be Covered hy Mr. Jerome an-His Opening Address forN'tfc^i^Bcu tion Not Disclosed, h^t 'a^?m?t ic Recital is Expecte?v5f^^y. ??Te^ York, gp?c?al^li'cx^ia";. of Harry IL Thaw fer ik k?g of Stanford Whit? began jast^^Jnd promises' to' run for ? predtjl^th of time. There was but a ;a????^f|an^ chair in the Thaw jury . !>o^\vhen court adjourned and it d^s^ected that District Attorney ;;.#%<|u<?> will begin his opening address |&,a com pleted jury. Then the ^?f?nipli. his wife and the members .??:^^?uiy who -are able to b? l'?^3p|??rist listen to the^story ol' tU^M^drden tragedy, told iii all it:-' :dS^pigde-? tail and as impressivelyvaS^^^th the power of the pros?iulfti^c^ttcer to portiay it. '-.5-:^B^*-T-- ' ~ - The length and_ breudt^?^the ground has not been dis?Tos?*?^;:?;J?st how far back he ^lr^f??fttfthe history of the principh^^?ie.. fa mous case no one-h?|f2^^|rome knows. He has not '??^jSBM^^ of tis opening . fiddr'ealp^^yJryne, though it has been 'inti^ai?^^tapri-. tively that the direct e^d|?|)jthe prosecution will be o?;<?'hV^;prJ?fest^ possible character dea?^^^^^i?" th thc incidents leading' uri-', ?'.b??trjs-:;kill ing and the story of -Mi^^^i'it-' self as seen by eye-wit^ea^^On-? or two witnesses may be hearder.to the alleged motive for the^eiM^i:^!;* re mains for the defense vto*:{>^.^. the way to testimony v;hichx^ife'.ty do with- any relations wluc|?^^^^j[iave existed between StanfovcPW^^and Evelyn Nesbit prior to^'^^jkving of the architect. \ . A Plea of Insanit.y;; The manner iii whiidi-'.T.c^V/s at torneys continued to dwell^uowv the subject of insanity in 'dteir'r^??ina tion of various tales?^?^^^rj;-fo : indicated that a plea of ti^^t^'tn sanity, which .would, bj^?^!^?t de-, fense, will'eventually bc-':^"^vcdf-:'lu developing the claim r^'t^^^^was:. insane at the. time ?f ?i^M^0pj 'the defendant's atqrneys ,M0:?0fXi^?u such 'details as they ;?.-d?t^-?X?son er believe will influe?ico'?h^^?ath>; o? the men who-' may .'..fined belief, in the-sn-f^l?^%ui|a??t^ um lav.-.,? Them, is - -much 's]X.- y >'?"'''.'>'' what course' Mr. Jivi-o;- -.: : '-''.. v<rtr.\? if Thaw :s counsel be'.- ?;-;:?~ .'/tom 'their pica of temporary."He io prepared to combat ? hoir alienists,, but there is a possibility lucine" may bring the proceedings, to an .'';;;.rupt halt and apply for thV-\ipp?ip?rnent. ol' a commission to decide whether bi not thc. defendant is. insane at the present time. Or he may.let the mat term he fought out in open .court, ex pert for expert. In that event the trial will drag out to a great length. Suit Against the Thaws. New York, Special.-Suit has been begun by Dr. Charles Daua, alienist' called into the Thaw case when the defense was in the hands of Wm. K. Olcott, against Harry Thaw' and his mother, for $1,000 for professional service, which he says he has been un able to collect. Dana's lawyer, who says the services consisted of consul tation as an .expert for the. defense, and an examination of Thaw in the Tombs, will move to have the case called at an early date. Thaw's pres ent lawyers contest the claim. The Jury Completed. . . The Th av,- jury was completed at 4:37 p. m., hy the acceptance of Ber nord Gerstman, 36 years old, married, from the jury, however, all' tales man not yet examined have been or dered to report in , court Monday morning. The jury, as completed,.follows: Forman, Deming B.'Smith, 55, retired manufacturer, married. No. 2, George Pf ali, 34, hardware, married. No. 3, Chales H. Feicke, 45, ship ping agent, married. No. 4, Oscar A. Pink, 46, sales man, married. . No. 5, Henry C. Harney, 50, pianos, married. No. 6, Harry C. Brearley, 35, ad vertising agent, married! No. 7, Malcolm Fraser, 40, sales man, married. No. 8, Charles D. Newton, 65, re tired railway official, married. No. 9, Wilbur S. Steele, 60, manu facturer, married. No. 10, John S. Dennee, 38,- rail way freight agent, married." No. ll, Joseph1 B. Bolton, 57, clerk, married. No. 12, Bernard Grestman, 36, manufacturer's agent, .married. Investigation of New York Cotton Ex change is Recommended. Washington, Special.-A sub-com mittee of five members of the House committee on inter-State and foreign commerce decided by unanimous vote to recommend to the full committee that a favorable report be made on the Livingston resolution providing for an investigation of the New York Cotton Exchange by the Department of Commerce and Labor. The Rural Guard of Cuba to he In creased. Washington, Special.-As a result of a conference at the White House between the President, Secretary Taft and General Bell, chief of staff, an order has been issued directing an increase.-o'f the rural guard of Cuba from 6,-000 to 10,000 men. The pur Sost is to avoid increasing the num er o? American troops in the island M ?riglnally intended, tho notivo ?ruarda being ?raro Rocept?ble to tho FOT ?ff AIRS _ Occurrences of Interest From All Over South Carolina MANY ITEMS OF STATE NEWS A. Batoh of Live Paragraphs Cover ing a Wide Range-What is Going \ On in Our State.. Charleston Truck Not Hurt hy Cold. Charleston, Special. - The cold weather of the past few' days seems not to have done much, if any, dam^ age to the crops of this section. The plants have not generally reached the point where they would be effected, except by very cold weather, and the fall of the' temperature of -the past few days seems n?t to have been se rious enough to have don? irJuchy if any hurt. Ou the contrary, it is sta ted by the truck people that the cold waye is very acceptable for the pur pose of delaying thc vegetation and making the crops safer later in the season when they .are' ail above the ground and more liable to be nipped by frost. The warm weather of the winter has been threatening much damage to the truck people in pre maturely developing the crops and continued cold weather will prove .welcome for some time to come by the truck growers, simply that the maturing of the crops may be de ferred. Losses , in Bamberg Fire. Bamberg, Special.-A fire starting early in the morning destroyed prop erty worth about $15,000. Origin unknown. It began in the stables of J. :S. Jennings. The Southern depot, Johnson's hotel and the mercantile establishment'of J. D. Copeland were saved by hard work. Dr. J. J. Clerk ly had one horse burned. The losses with insurance are: S. W. Johnston, two out buildings, $1,000, insurance $250; J. S. Jennings livery stables and lot of feed $3,000, insurance $1, 500; M. M. Smoak wheelright and wagon establishment, $3,Q00, insur ance $2,000; G. A. Jennings brick store $2,000, insurance $1,400; dis pensary stock $0,000, insurance $1, 400, most of the whiskey was saved j .S. L. Price dispenser lost on personal property $350, no insurance; J. D. Copeland, fertilizer house $350, in surance {p350; ?f. J. Smoak livery and feed stables $2,000, insurance $1,000. ' Rewards Aggregate $1,050. -The reward of Governor Ansel of $300 for the arrest and conviction of 4he party or parties who burned the _house of Mr. L. E. Phillips on Janu ary ?.2n,;-?r'gpritVg??Pltl,~-h^.-. -hv-ti.) .-aup .i?lfecivts/;.- by :? yev^'d o?' W?j^?M 'ed hy l?c town council of Spring hVid aiui ari additional reward* .subscribed by private citizens of about $250, which makes the total amount of re awrds about$l,050, while the citizens, who subscribe to the reward fond say their amounts will be doubled if necessary. The several fires that have recently occured at Springfield j point in a- measure to the work of I an incendiary and in the destruction , of the property of Mr. Phillips there can be no doubt that the fire was started by a fiendish hand. Graniteville Depot Robbed. . Aiken, Special. - On Saturday night some party or parties entered the ticket office in the passenger de pot at Graniteville, and robbed it of about $100. It is supposed that some one with a key entered the place. The porter was suspected and at the request of parties concerned, he was searched by Chief Howard, but only about $3 was found on him. The negro has keys to the depot, and on Sunday did not appear at the depot to meet the trains as usual, but no direct clue has been found against him. New Firm For Union. Union, Spceial.-Clarke Clothing Company is the name of a new firm that will start in business here March 1. It is composed of Capt. E. ^L. Clarke, who has been a resident^-of Union for 12 years, and having been in the colthing business all his life knows it thoroughly; Mr. J. A. Saw yer, a prominent attorney of this bar, and Mr. David C. Clarke, late of Gaff ney, who is also familiar with the .clothing business. Epworth League Meeting. Bamberg, Special.-The- date has been set for the annual" meeting of the Epworth League as the second week in April, probably beginning on the 12th and continuing through Sun day, the 14th. The State convention meets at Bamberg this year and com mittees will be appointed in the neat future to make arrangements for the entertainment of this host of young people. Rev. J. C. Roper is stated president. Prof. W. S. Roberts is at the head of the local circle. Had the Stealing Habit. Chesterfield, Special.-Isom Camp bell, and old anta-bellum darkey from the Zoar section of this township died Saturday night from the effects of t gunshot wound received while in a white neighbor's potato -hill. This is quite an interesting case as al though highly respected by all thc white people, he would steal but was always excused and would have been unharmed this time, but he was mis taken for some one else. For Civic Beauty. Summerville, Special.-The civic league of "Summerville is the mor.i aggressive organization iii town, ll has been the moving power that se cured several measures for thc bet terment and beauty ol' the city among the pines. Friday evening un der its auspices, local talent gave a play that consisted largely of old songs. The proceeds went to thc clearing of the public school grounds Thc ladies deserve the thanks of thc wholo community for what they have done, i Late J?e?&>f i In Tbrief. $ MINOR MATTERS OF INTEREST The Prussian Diet began its ses sions. A decision was reached on the Pan ama canal- contracts bids. Debate on the Army Appropria tion hill bega? in the House.. New York's building at the James town exposition will cost $31,500. The birthday of Emperor "William was gftlabrafced in Berlin with unusual eclat. R. E. Reynolds, of Chatham, near Danville, was killed in a duel with a policeman. The total number of persons killed by the earthquake in Jamaica is plac ed by some persons at 2,000. Dr. Charles Wilmot Townsend, of Staten Island, who was shot by a < masked man, died of his injuries. Secretary Root praises the Cana dians and says he found officials and people ot only friendly, but cordial. Dealers in metal formed an organ ization and appealed to President Roosevelt to prevent the copper trust. Rev. Dr. Alexander Gilchrist, sec retary of the Home Mission board of the United Presbyterian church, is dead? An explosion of safety devices, with the view of saving workmen's lives, is to begin Tuesdpv in New York. The postal commission recommends an entire new system of accounting, weighing; and classification in the pos tal service. . ? The West Virginia legislature, it is reported, may. investigate the mine explosion at Lorentz, in which 12 were killed. Governor Swettenham, of Jamaica, is said to have placed his resignation into the hands of Lord Elgin, colonial secretary. More than 30,000 persons took a last look at the hotly cf Senator Al ger as it lay in state in the Detroit city hall. It is now said that the Thaw de fense will be neither insanity nor the unwritten law, hut that surprises are planned. Elmer Barton, a mulatto charged with assaulting a white girl at Wrightsville, near York, Pa., narrow ly escaped lynching. Two more Thaw jurors were select ad. but .it beghis__tp_ look as though the Viciai' paue? o?;~3?? .'udeswe.t! "m?ly T?r)i invr.-'iuu-lj. A young unidentified couple allow ed an electric train afc Newton Castle, near Camden, N. J., run them down, both being instantly killed. Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker, sis ter of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and the last of the children of Rev. Ly man Beecher, died of paralysis. Quo warran to proceedings were brought by the Attorney-General of Minnestota to vacate the charter of the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Mani toba railroad, a^Hill line. Rev. Dr. R. H. Bennett, president of Randolph-Macon College, charges that Virginia liquor interests are raising $30,000 to he used to influ ence legislation. The Omaha courts fined a dealer for selling reproductions of print ings by Van Dyke, Rubens and Van der Werff, which were declared in decent. Aruguments were heard and decis ions reserved by the Appellate divis ion of the New York supreme court in the case of the Mutual Life Insur ance Company against former Presi dent McCurdy for $3,370,000. .The Pennsylvania railroad has ap pointed a chief forester to supervise the j?lanting of seedlings so as to in sure a future supply of crossties. After a conference at the White House, it was officially announced that W. J. Oliver, of Knoxville, Tenn., would be awarded the Panama canal contract if he can furnish two competent partners and a backing of $5,000,000. President Roosevlt expects to sene! o Congress another message confabi ng additional evidence against thc lischarged negro trpops. The American . Institute's gold -nodal was presented in Washington to Sir Ashton Webb, architect to King Edward VII. . Seventy-two members of the third ;lass of the Virginia Military Insti tue were sentenced to dismissal for he firemorks display on the roof of the acedemic building. HE KNEW POP. 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