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LOAN ANB SAVINGS BANK, rAugusta. Ca.. KB30in?.CBS OVEB ?1.?X>0,000 niimi mn ii ii III nm VOL.72. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1907. Itffi N?TI9NAL BANK I if. AUGUSTA. QA. lb a HAYKE, Vtm??eA. TRANK a FOED. Cashier. CAPITAL.*; ... .. ..$250,000 Surplus and Profits. 150,000 ? .w?*?K,,i' ''"il1* 10 roo ?pen M ?mon? ?fr ? i rt lb thia Ban*. Ottfemntad OMTMPWI*IM. a? * T ran* o? rrtty ?ra rt??, ?od Moeaunadattoti BOM?- A J N. uto eafaserratlTe, modere IUktB( taciDodi J I ?111111 in Bl H ll 111 NO. 40. omn lin i rmi mun i H ii! Palmetto^ j ; | Thc News of South Caro ?lin m ii tn in min nn H t In Sonor of Sumter. ' Sumter, Sjpecial.-A monument to Gen- Thomas Sumter, of Revolution ary fame, and Congressman and Sen ator from- this State was unveiled at St?tesburg, near herel The monument was built by an ap propriation from the Legislature-of South Carolina. Governor Ansel, of South Carolina, ? presided and intro duced the orator, of the occasion, Hon. A. Jl Montague, former Governor of Virginia. The United Staes Government was invited to participate in the ceremon ies, the s?ldiers from Fort Sumter at tending with i'.he band.. The State militia also participated* After the speaking Governor Mon tague was given a public reception. .In his address Governor Montague said: , "Upon ithis interesting occasion it is difficult to shut out of mhrV a real izing . sense of that dominant "force which'so carly gave 'power a'?d iden tity to an American civilization, and in behalf of which the life we today, commenq'rate ?pent its -austere pa triotism and ndlitary genius. "Liberty finds its concrete genius and strngth in local self-government, in constitutional sanctions and limi tations, in the guaranty of equality of individual opportunity and in the ap preciation and practice of personal add social responsibility.* George III realized the secret sources of this buoyant and reforming force and quickly began to lay upon it his op pressive and heavy hand, only to bo met by the tactful, vigorous, and, finally, revolutionary dissent of his American colon ies. *? Sows Seed of Justice. "Injustice nearly always sows the seed of justice, and tyranny nearly al ways kindles the flame of liberty. The law of relativity holds itf the politi cal world, and the pendulum of so ciety will swing back and forth. So jhe colonists were early conscious of their wrongs, and dariiig in expre*. .sion of enlarged conceptions of their Tights. Nathaniel Bacon, a good 100 years before 1776, was crying into the ears of the royal Governor of Virgin ia some of the identical notes which were to peal forth in the great decH laration - that governments, wero made for man, nad not man for gov ernments, and that ali just .roveru - men ts must res't upon the consent of the governed^ ?Prom this tigae on the ; colonists waxed and strengthened in care and keeping of ?hose zrent cies and LT.:-,v restive and defiant. 1er the arbitrary exactions of thc royal government. "South Carolina early and aggres sively stood for the substitution "bf ?the consent of the governed for the will of an hereditary soverign. "Her ' voice was potential in calling the . First Continent! al Congress in oppo sition to the Stamp act. Her Assem bly quickly approved of the resolves of this Congress in behalf of the 'cause of freedom and union/ and boldly transmitted them to England. Her Legislature voted a statue to Pitt, that lofty and inspiring apostle o?- English liberty.. She published the "hames ?? li?r citizens who would' not sign the nonimportation agree ment. She remitted 10,500 pounds ti ithe Society of London for supporting the bill of rights in the protection of ithe liberty of. Great Britain and Ame rica. And her Rutledge, her Gadsden her Laurnes and her Pinckney came ljack with' fire upon their lips ? to -tell that they had heard at Westminister the voices of Burke and Chaham, of Richmond and Rockingham, pleading -ibo catse of the Coloides, and de daring that cause right and just. Noble Spirit of The Man. "South Carolina was no uncongen Power Company Shut. Down. Blacksburg, Special.-On Saturday last the Southern Power Company -suspended work . at Nmety-Nine~Ts Iands, on Broad River. .It i* said that the suspension is only - temporary, probably for about\60k days -and no reason was assigned for the shut clown, on account of which about 300 tacit are out of employment. Postmaster in Jail Beaufort, Special.-S. D. Jones the negro postmaster of Port Royal who was accused by the postal authorities of embezzlement, has waived the pre liminary examination and, failing to get bond is in jail awaiting trial. He is short about $800. He w;ts a preach er in a church at Port RoyaL Ile .eeeraed to be a very sick man when the authorities were here and \t was ceveral days before the doctor thought his health would permit his removal to jail, but he has improved wonderfully. Synagogue for Aiken. Aiken, Special..-The Children - of Israel, an organization composed of the citizens of Aiken, of Hebrew faith, held a meeting on Monday even ing at the residence of Rabbi Jacob Seiber. At this meeting an important movement was begun. This was the formulating of plans and raising ?of funds to build a aynagogue. iii Aiken. Three hundred dollars was subscribed at .this meeting and it is likely.more viii be added. . . , ir ' .-? Col William A. Benton 'Dead. Cheraw, Special.-Col. Willi?m Al len Benton, one of Cheraw's most prominent as well as one of her old est citizens died last week. Mr. Bea ton was stricken about two years ago with paralysis, since which time he bas been unable to warlk. He''was a I'I ember "of tho command of Capt. : J "enry ' Mciver, late chief justice of South Carolina, in the C?nfedate ser vice, and was in tjt$ conflict from he nnaing to ead, . -^-^ 4IIIIII1IH?^HIHHI I-M? atrJ tina in Condensed form J j M lit III H ial spoil for Thomas Sumter, who came from Virginia, to the high hill* of the Santee about the year 176o} and it may he truthfully affirmed that your great. State 'has received-, into its life no nobler spirit than that this man, who was born in the coun ty of Hanover, the birthplace of Pat rick Henry, and of Henry Clay, and near-the homes of Thomas Jefferson. John Taylor and Edward, Pendleton. He early drew'his sword^for his na-, tive colony in we French" and Indian wars,"-and witnessed with Washington the deserved defeat of the recklesi .Biaddock, tims schooling himself for the arduous and brilliant service aft erward rendered his adopted State. , "The terminatidn ol hostilities did not end. Sumter's public life. Hi? couragvhis Probity^ b'ia.candor, hi* freedom from- vicissitudes of opiniou or purpose, his, opulent faith in the practical efficiency of self-gover?.ment nUd his military fame gave him au irmnedia+e und s'ire plaie in the con fidence of the people. "In civil life he still clung- to tho great principles underlying the Revo lution, and he believed that definite and practicable results should crown our victorious achievement. He un questionably realized the fatal futil ity of the Government under thc Ar ticles of Confed?rate, and he gave? hi; great-influence.for. calling the const:* tutional conveulion rf 1787, that tba .spirit and end of the struggle might be made effective. So it seems quite in th? course of things to find him a member of that memorable conven tion, giving his counsel and inflUenco in b?half of a 'more perfect union' and more responsible and workable Government. In Congress and Senate. "In the first. Congress ulder the new Constitution wo again see - hia commanding presence. His wordi were few, his votes wore many ami his position upon important question instant., and , d?cisive. He ( did not dodge or make dubious 'pairs upon .roll calls. rHe was not inflated px ap plause or disconcerted by h?st?le;raa jorities. He was an ardent 'StatJ rights man 5 whefc his State was.Fed eralist in opinion and action, and he was, therefore, opposed to the leader ship of Charles Co?esWorth'P?ncknoV) William Smith and William R.-Harp* er. H? aided CharlesPinckn?y, tho1 majority leader, in the memorable nat ional campaign of 1S0O, believing with ali-his-soul-that the defeat of ? Jeffer-:, son woiddafefi^a^?fe . 'il war. -: : "Upon the appointmenF.of-f'Charles Pinekney as Minister to Spain in 1801 j Sumter succeeded him in the senate, serving therein until 18?0. Here Sun?. I ter was the- same direct and intrepid personality as of old." He was still an ardent Republican or Democrat. He 'still : gave 'vigorous support tb Jefferson's policies, such as the Twelfth -Amendment,- the Louisaua Purchase and^ the impeachment of .Justice Chase. In this famous trial . Sumter . voted for :, conviction upon four of the five specifations, his col league, Gaillard, voting for acquittalj upon every charge.'' -> .' ?. Lumber Plant - Burned. Lexington, Special.-The lumber) [plant of the Smith-Brothers, at Barrs j was completely destroyed by fire. ! When the fire was discovered about midnight it had gained such headway , tb'atcjjt was immpossible to,sa. ve any thing except some of the lumber ly-' ipg on the yards, all of the machinery i and buildings' being destroyed. It is j not known how the fire originated, ? but it is supposed to have caught from the fire box of the engine.-The loss is about $3,500 and the insurance is uu , derstood to* be very slight. \ Liow^teg for^tat| Fair. Columbia, Special.-Secretary Lo\c of the State Fair Association has re ceived word-from the officials ot the .Southern railway that the usual low kates would be granted this year for the State iah-. For several weeks Mr.'*iove has been in correspondency, with the various railways and from letters received it seemed certain that no reduction would bc made this vcar. ' j Constable for Spartanburg. Spartanburg, SpeciaL - Moss P. . Hayes and.-J. F. Miller,- formerly members of th? State constabulary t during the days of the old dispensary s3-stem, have been appointed special ^constables by f?ov. Ansel under the provisions of fhc Carey-Cothran act for the enforcement of the whiskey law in this county. They have re ceived their,, commission from Gov. Ansel ?nd just as soon as they give the required bond will enter upon the discharge of .their duties. Williamston Plan in Laurens. Laurens, Special.-A' citizen who has returned from a visit to the wes tern portion of the county reports the croj^.-prospect in that section exceed ingly promising. In and around Princeton both corn and cotton are regarded the best in years. Particu larly t,ue is thi? pf corn., Many, farm ers ia that section, as in various other .localities in this count}', have adopts ed . the Williamson plan with very sat j isfaCjtory results so far.': ; Election Lost in Anderson. /Anderson, Special.-All me::;:. 03 voted upon at last week's election j were overwhelmingly defeated. Tho I county court system was defeated by I a vote of 4 to 1, while the issuance . of $300,000 of bonds for permanent 1 road'improvements and the levying of j. a special .tax of 2 mills for permanent umprcver^nt of roads were defeated by a'vote or 2 to 1. Only about 1,500 votes were cast today when Anderson ??unty usually votes 5,500 to 0,000 ia primaries. ' ._ ASK EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY The Governor Takes Under Considera tion a Number of Applications. Gov. Ansel last week acted on .1 nlt?iber of petitions for pardotls pre sented dining the past few? days. Of the live presented four were refused ?nd thc other was a commutation. Those refused were as follows: John Willaims of Orangeburg, sentenced U? two years in January, 1906, for i>. ceiving stolen goods. William Hick* of Wili?msburg, given four years in 190G for the murder of Abrahan Swinton. The petition states that the petitioner, a negro, is half witted and did not give proper attention to hl? defense. Elijah Phillips, Spartan burg, sent up for three years for house-breaking and lr.rceny. George Moody of Darlington, who was give;i a life sentence by Judge Benet m 1S99 for the murder of Henry Jones. The petition states that Moody and his father, George Moody, were among a crowd of illiterate whites who were riot able to tell how tho row started iii which Jones was shot. George Moody, Sr., served a sentence of six nionths oil the chaingang for participation in the affair and his son left tba State for several years, after= .wards coming back to stand trial. Neither could road nor Write. L D. Walker of Laurens county was com victcd of manslaughter in 1906 and given four years-for killing a man named South. Walker claimed that the killing was due to an assault up on his wire and for contiuued jnsult? afterwards. His sentence will be .commuted to two years, W. L. Henderson Gees th Pen. Saluda, Special.-Alfred Free, one of the defendants charged with thc killing of M. M. Morse, and who w?? convicted at the recent term of court and sentenced to ten years in the pen^ itentiary, has been released on bond in the sum of $5,000 pending an ap peal to the supreme court. W. L Henderson, the other defendant, who was sentenced to 12 years and lo whom bail can not be granted except by the supreme court, has decided to go to tho penitentiary and take his time. Owing to the condition of Hcii^ dcrson's hands, being badly wounded by Morse* the night of the killing, he will necessarily have to be given light work. Out of an even half, dozen parties tried at the recent term of court here, five cbare-ecd with murder and :one with assault and battery with intent to kill, only one was acquitted. It has been remarked that if the rc cord5 for convict i uu is kopi ;;p there" will; be 'fewer cases of homicide in this county. Jump From Southern Train. Spartanburg, Special.-Beu Wil liams, F. H. Turner; and Andrew Sty les residents of Greenville county jumped from a Southern railway pas senger train at Spartanburg Junctioo. early Sunday morning and all sustain ed more or less serious injiuies. Dr. George R. Dean who attended the men said Williams' injury is the most serious and it may be several days before the result will be certain in his case. The men were returning from their, home in Greenville to Asheville, N. C.; where they have been employ ed in a bleachery. They were riding the "blind" iflto Spartanburg and jumped off the train at the junction, fearing arrest if they came into the union station. They were found an hour after,, unconscious along thc track and were brought to the . city for surgical attention. Refused Perpetual Franchise. Chester, Special-At a recent meet ing of the city council the applica tion of the South Carolina Public Ser vice corporation for a perpetual franchise to build and operate au electric railway line through the streets of Chester was refused, but council decided to grant a franchise ( to this corporation for its through line of interurban trolley railways. The secretary of thc chamber of com merce has written to the proper otli cial of the Southern Power company that the city will grant to the cor-, poration a franchise for bringing and operating electric power in the city limits. Bank of Grover. Gaffney, Special.-The thriving lit tle city of Grover, which is just across the line in North Carolina has estab lished a banking institution with a capital of $10,000. The officers aro: J. F. Jenkins, president; D. C. Ross of Gaffney, vice president; B. F. Tur ner cashier; board of directors, C. F. Hambright, J.. A. Ellis, D. J. Keeter, B. F. Turnor," J. F. Jenkins and D. C. Ross. The bank will commence business by the middle of next month, and will doubtless be liberally patronized as it has a splendid farm ing community around Grover from wbioh to draw patronage. White Boys Arrested. Greenville, S. C. Special.-Four young white boys were arrested here charged^with smashing the clock and piano in the graded school building. They were two Painter boys. Will Proctor and a boy named Hammock The arrests were made on warrant? sworn out by the trustees. Three of the bo}rs were released on bonds in the sum of $500 each, . while on*, Howard Painter, remains in jail. Coast Linc Road Makes Its Returns. Thc railroad board of assesso\s held a short meeting to receive a re port from tho Atlantic Coast Line railroad on the assessment to bc pl ac-, ed on the property in this State. The return, which was handed to the board by General Superintendent A. W. Anderson, General Counsel P. A. Willcox, Representing thc road, stat ed that a basis of 60 per cent on thc total valuation was the legal amount for taxation. The total value of the road in this State ie $16,48^,000. Deaths Reported from San . Trancisco DISEASE WELL UNDER CONTROL But One of the Reported Sufferers Has Survived-With One': Excep tion, a Foreigner From a Coastwise Steamer, the Patents Were' of the ' Pcorer Class, Dwelling in the Neighborhood of Chinatown. San Francisco, Special.-Five, casas )f bubonic plague, four of which have resulted in death, have been reported to'the health department. '\fhe.pa tients with one exception were of the poorer class of foreigner* dwell* ing in the neighborhood o?? China? 'own. The exception was a foreign jailor from a coastwise jfe'tejamcr. Prompt measures were taken,;;by the iity,.State ahd Federal "officers, and i spread of the disease ls hot feared. President Jules A. Samonvrof the ?ty health board, arid HeaUfyvOfficei Watkins said that thc situation Was woll in hand and no occasion exisjed for alarm. Thc infected steamer waa ordered into quarantine with her passengers ind will remain secluded nnti?relea?? id by the health departmei?u The Uvo shacks inhnbitied by the other patients were fumigated, locked up ?nd sealed. The bodies of the two Mexicans, an Italian and ft frrtssiail Pole, who succumbed, Were destroyed in quick lime* Report Sent to Washington, . Washington, Special-The first in timation of" the pleague at .S??"Fran cisco was received Thursday by the Marine Hospital Service. The tele gram react: "Three cases ahd death, plague San Francisco. Diagnosis made conically .md by strained smears front spleen and glands. No reasonable doubt as to certainty of diagnosis of cases seen and verified by long continuation with health officials. Cases found/ within two blocks of old Chinatown.V On receipt of the information in structions were sent to Suxgeoh-Aus tin to confer with the State and loj sal authorities and make f?ll report. on the measures adopted for erada-? cation. Surgeon Austin telegraphed . .that two foci had been discovered tba't thu local board had disinfected kix'ywn in-, tVto;] -buildings and proposed?*to in stitute a campaign against rats. He said deaths in the city had been veri fied and that a general disinfection of suspected districts would begin. He asked fer the assistance of two offi 3ers as medical inspectors and o?fi as a bacteriologist in the State lab oratory. . . It is stated here that Assistant Sur geon Long is a trained b?cteriolo gist and thoroughly competent to handle the situation that has devel oped. Sixteen Deaths Reported. Harbin. Manchuria, By Cable.-The bub ic plague has broken out in Sontn Manchuria and sixteen deaths have boen reported. Travelers pro ceeding into North Manchuria aro being medically examined at Kwang Ching Jsu. Passengers on Steamer Aila. San Francisco, Special.- Among the passengers on the steamer Asia, which arrived from Honolulu was Oc cur S. Straus. Secretary of Commerce and Labor. K. Ishi Yi, Secretary of the commerce bureau of the Japan ese foreign office, who will visit the .principle cities of this country, before returning to thc Orient, was also a passenger on the Asia. An Entire Village Almost Wiped Ont By Fire. Hancock, Mich., Special.-The vil lage of Hubbel, 10 miles from here was nearly wiped out by fire. Twen ty-two dwellings, four stores, a hotel, the postoffice and th- coal sheds, tres tles and coal piles of the Calumet and Hecla Mine were burned. Thc loss exceeds $100,000. Receiver Asked For Big Shirt Man ufacturing Company. Utica, N. Y., Special.-Application was made before United States Court Judge Ray at Norwich for the ap pointment of a receiver for Curtiss Leggett & Co., manufacturers of shirts, collars and cuits, Troy. A pe tition is filed by three Troy creditors who allege that thc finn is insolvent The liabilities are placed at $1,100, 000, while the aassets are said to be nominally $2,000,000. It is said the stringency of the money market has cramped.the company. The company employs about l,-i00 operatives. Eighteen Perish in Wreck. Buenos Ayres, Special.-Details re ceived here of the wreek in Flindero bay of the American bark Prussia from Norfolk, March 20 for Port Townsond announced from Punta Arenas, Straits of Magellan, say that' thc captain committed suicide when the vessel ran ashore and that four teen passengers, in addition to four sailors lost their lives. Falling Buildings Kills Five. Chicago, Special. - Five persons were killed and eleven injured, three seriously, by the collapse of a two story frame building at No. 55 Fr) street, occupied as a boarding house. Four of the victims were instant!.) killed and the fifth died a few minutes after being taken to a hospital. Tb/ bodies of the dead were taken frou tho ruins by policemen and flremer. who risked their lives when compel!^ ed to crawl" under the building t? reach, tba victim* TO SKIN THEJPUBL1SHERS International Paper Company Behind Print Paper Merger. Appleton, Wis.; Special-The In ternational Paper Company is said to bc behind the print paper merger now being brought to a successful close. It is said that within 12 months the International Paper CompaVy, which was incorporated in New York in February, 1898, with an authorized capital of $118,000,000, will control the print paper market of the United States. To do this the company will expend from $30,000,0)0 to $50,000, 000 in buying np the plants in the middle West. Tuberculosis Discovered in Morgan's Pine Dairy Herd. Highland Falls/ & % Special. Tuberculosis has beett discovered In the fine diary heard owned by J. Pier* pout Morgan and six of his nineteen high breed milch cows have been kill ed on orders cabled by Mr, Morgan. The herd was composed entirely of cows of notable pedigrees and they were kept with the greatest care in stables of the most modern sort, the most attention being paid to proper ventilation and to all the sanitary conditions that rtr? supposed to pro tect cows from tuberculosis. Several Hundred Out of Work. New York, Special.-Several hun dred employes were thrown out of work by a fire which destroyed a four story warehouse and factory building in Furman street, Brooklyn. The los? will reach $200,000. The "fire broke out on the third floor and the build ing which occupied nearly an entire block, was a mass of flames when the firemen arrived. Foin* firemen were overcome by illuminating gas while fighting the fire. Tho building waa occupied by the New York & Balti more Coffee Company and several manufacturing firms. Took a Few Drinks and Died San Francisco, SpeciaL^r-An auto mobile containing two men a 3'oung woman and the body of a girl who had been a companion on a round of visits to Beach resorts, arrived at the Park Hospital. The three were ar rested an dwill be held until the cause of the gorl 's death is fully explained. The dead girl was Francis Ear, No. .1411, Golden Gate Avenue, San Fran cisco. Her companions were George W. Ford, Harry McHenry and Pearl Shelton. The men stated that the girl had taken several drinks., fainted and sooft expired. Operators Resign Positions ? Denver, Col.,SpeeiaL-Judge ' lod die granted a restraining order on the application of the brokerage firm of Otis & Hough, forbidding Fred Wes sel, president of the Telegraphers' Union and C. A. Adams, secretary of the same organization, to call a strike of operators in that office. This or der compelled the .operators in the of fice of Lagon & Bryan to furnish Otis & Hough with market reports. The men employed by Logan & Bryan thereupon resigned. Commissioner Neill at Home. Washington, Special.-Commission er of Labor Charles P. Neill arrived home from Chicago where he went ou a vain effort to effect a settlement of the telegraphers' strike. He decided not to see visitors and as soon as he reached the city vent to his hime. For the present he is taking no part in the telegraph strike situa tion, but says he is ready to act as mediator if called upon. Palling Scaffold Kills Two. New York, Special.-Two workmen were killed and ten others injured, one of them seriously by the collopse of a scaffold surrounding a gas tank in course of construction for the Brooklyn Union Gas Company in Williamsburg. The men fell 30 feet. News in Brief. Seven men were badly burned by a gas explosion in South Boston. The taking of testimony in the Southern's suits against the State of North Carolina was begun. A settlement of the Chicago Ter minal controversy was effected be tween the Baltimore and Ohio and Hill-Morgan group. Arrested For Accepting Bribe. Boston, Special.-Building Inspec tor John P. Clarke of this city was arrested here charged with accepting a bribe from a contractor. The ar rest was made by inspectors who, it is alleged, witnessed the payment of $40 to Clarke by the contractor. Shoots Wife and Kills Himself. New York, Special.-Angered over a family difference, Valentine Hess, a barber, fired two shots at his wife' and then killed himself at his home in Sea Cliff, Long Island. Physicians say that Mrs. Hess will die. News in Brief. The Peace Congress adopted the proposal prohibiting the throwing of projectiles from balloons, and thc Belgian delegate left for home with the feeling that the permanent arbi tration court plan is lost. It is again reported that, the Em press Dowager of China will abdi cate. Zionists opened their congress at The Hague. Edward W. Morgan was promoted from assistant to postmaster of Nc*.v York. "Uncle Joe" Cannon figured in a maddog excitement at Danville, Ill knocking over a rabid canine and making a great dash for safety. Various leading securities dropped to lower prices than they have brought in years. ':- King Edward met Emperor Wil liam at Wilhelmsbohe. The Russian maneuvers 'began, at Krassnoye-Selo, . It Late JNekvf j In *Brief ?& g MINOR MATTERS OF INTEREST I The Boers want to give King Ed ward the . biggest diamond in the world. Eighteen persons were reported lost with the American bark Prussia, and the captain committed suicide. George Berna I d Shaw, the author, was nearly drowned while out swim ming. Attorney-General Bonaparte de clares he will continue to* prosecute the corporations, in spite of severe criticisms from Wall Street. A courtmartial has been ordered for Capt. Herbert J. Hirshinger, the charge being merely a technical one. It is stated that the courtmartial at Norfolk recommended the dismissal )f Chaplain Harry Jones from the navy. Mr. J. H. Edwards, Assistant Sec retaiy of the Treasurer, says the Jamestown Exposition may not open its gates ou Sunday. The court martial which tried Chaplain Jones at the Norfolk Navy Yard found him guilty and recom I mended that he be dismissed from the service. The schooner Maggie Hart caught fire in Hampton Roads and was sev erely damaged. John Drake,, 19 years old at Rich mond, was the only passenger on the bark Prussia, reported lost in Flind ers Bay, Argentina. Jacob Talley, 19 year old, of Roan oke, was shot and mortally wounded by Warren Armentrout, a cripple. A new set of heirs has set up a claim for thc $300,000 estate of Adol phus Armstrong who died at Graftor,, W. Va., without leaving a will. William T. Jones confessed at Berkley Springs, W. Va., that he killed M. F. Van Gosen in mistake for Tilden Barnes, whom he intended to assassinate. The report of the Pennsylvania Capitol Investigation Commission rec ommended action against those con cerned in thc alleged fraudulent pro ceedings. J. Warren Hastings, vault clerk at the Boston Subtreasury, 43 years in the service and 64 years old, was ar rested on the charge of embezzling $3,000. E. H. Harriman, in an interview, said he would like to control all tke raihoads in-the United" State ' -.ni that he might answer Chicago and Alton questions if asked again. Five persons were killed by the collapse of a tenement house in Chi cago. A negro in Tennessee confessed murdering two Avomen and was lynch ed. New York is to have a theatre which shall serve as a home for dra matic art and music and is to cost $1,700,000. In the case of Mrs. Mary G. Eddy some of her letters were read by the attorney for the next friends to show supposed delusions. King Edward met Emperor Francis Joseph at Ischl and discussed polit ical questions. The Bank of England raised he dis count rate to 4 1-2 per cent. Gue person was killed, 8 are miss ing and SO hurt as the result, of a German dynamite factor)' blowing up. Joseph Joachim, the noted violin ist, is dead. On authority of a Government offi cial the history of the alleged prom ise of immunity to thc Chicago and Alton Railroad was made public. At torney-General Bonaparte will take up the subject Monday. Secretary Taft has been asked to recommend using the Marine Corps for coast defense exclusively. Thc North American fleet will be divided into sections in thc annual target practice, and will come closer to real war than have any American ships in practice. Fully 00,000 persons attended thc North Carolina Day festivifces at the Jamestown Exp sition. It was the greatest day of the fair thus far." Troop A.. of the Maryland National Guard, spent a delightful day al Charleston, W. Va, The race-war troubles at Onau cock have quieted down, although the troops are still there. Judge Mann, of Nottoway county, will be chairman of the Democratic caucus in the Virginia Legislature, and Mr. Richard E. Boyd of Win chester, will probably be Speaker. Wall street brokers claim to have advance copies of President Roose velt's speech for August 20. Old Orchard, Maine, was swept by flames many hotels and cottages being destroyed. Attorney for the "next friends" in the Eddy case argued before the mas ters on the supposed incompetency of Mrs. Eddy. The Government is alleged to have numerous Secret Service men on the payrolls of various corporations to get evidence of Anti-Trust law vio lations. President Small, of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union reached Chicago and his presence was expected t.? brinng a crisis in the strike. Private Sheppard, of thc Hospital Corps, died of yellow fever at Cien? fugos. Samuel H. H?lse, treasurer of the endowment fund of Pcddic Institute, a Baptist preparatory school at New ark, is charged with embezzling $65, 000. A large bronze tablet at Gloucester Mass., to commemorate the first set tlement, of Massachusetts' bay, was unveiled. George Wasser was shot and fat ally wounded in New York by hii daughter after b*bad killed his wife, FOR THE WINDOWS. If wire screens are not liked, a very wise substitute can be made of open work curtain goods. Measure the length of the window sash, cut the goods, allow two inches extra in length for hems and half a yard In width for gathering. Put two sew ings half an Inch apart on each hem, run a piece of elastic between, have the elasblc four inches less than the width of the window, put a loop on each end, hook on small brass screws which 'have been put in the four cor ners of the sash. This screen will look pretty and will allow the air to come through, 'but not the flies or mos quitoes. Kline Acquitted of Peonage. Beaufort, Special.-After a charge of about 30 minutes the jury took the Kline peonage case and in twe hours returned a verdict of not guilty Another bill having been founc against Kline for peonage of Irvir Htftson and Fritz Ramsey, he wai held to Newbern court under a $1,00( bond, which he gave. In default ol $300 bonds eleven foreigners wen ordered held in Cartaret county jai as witnesses to that court agains* Kline. CONCESSIONS. ' ' "Don't you think the railways ought to make some concessions to toe peo ple?" "We do make concessions," answer ed Mr. Dustin Stax. "Some of us railway men are rich enough to run trains ?ntirely for our own pleasure and. convenience. Yet we let the pub lic ride on the cars."-Washington Star. VACATION; A little blue sky and a shady nook, ' Wdth a briarwood pipe and a ator/ book; A hammock swung 'neath ihe bending trees, And lazylike feeling of comfort and eaSe; Rest for the body and spirit and braid From the terrible struggle and horri ble strain Nothing to do but to eat, sleep and. play, With business a hundred miles away) . -Baltimore Sun. Press Service' Improved. Chicago, Special-Decided improve ment was made in the condition of the Associated Press" wires. The en tire leased wire circuit between San Francisco and New York was placed un operation shortly after G o'clock tonurht. Up to that, time the Western wires, had terminated at Denver. A number o foperators who went oui on Monday returned to their work dur ing the day. - Wife Bolla Husband as He Climb? Through Window. Grand Rapids, Mich., Special. James A.. Conley was shot and killed at 88 Commercial street this after noon by Madeline Conley, his wife. The man came home at 2 o'clock and found the door of the house locked. He was climbing through a window when the worman shot Mm. It i? said another man was the cause of the trouble. The woman was arrest" ed; Spring Outfit IsRcady. FOR MEN'S AND BOTS' CLOTHES, HATS, SHOES AND FURNISHINGS, FOR LADIES' TAILOR-MADE SUITS ODD SKIRTS, AND SHIRT WAISTS When in Augusta inake our store your head quarters. The J. Willie Levy Co*, 866 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA. I3idL You Ever hear a Sheep Sneeze or a Lion Roar? One ia start ling and the other terrifying. But to the contrary,J 1 want to SOOTHE YOUR NERVES and inake you feel as though life ' is still worth living. Get a Moyer JE?vLgf?y for yourself and best girl and a STUDEBAKER WAG OUI for the farm and }*ou are fixed for many years of Solid Comfort. Harness, Saddlery, Belting, Etc 729 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA. JJ For FIRE INSURANCE Go to see W.H. HAULING Before insuring elsewhere. We represent the Best Old Line Companies, W. H. H ARU MGf A GT. At The Farmers Bank of F.dgefield, SC. Wagons Buggies FURNITURE Large Shipments of the best makes of wagons and buggies just received. Our etook of furniture and house furnishing* ie complete. A Large stock. COFFINS and CASKETS. always on hand. All calls for our Hearse prompt ly responded to. All goods sold on a small mar gin of profit. Call to see me, I will save you * money. rrrrrtT* nyrrinyr GEO. ?\ COBB Johnston, South Carolina,