Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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t The Planter's Loan ]\ t and Savings Bank :? X Augusta, Ga/ ?j? ^ . Pays Interest on Deposits, ? ? ? ! ^ Accounts Solicited. . . L4EWv CHAS- c HOWARD, :: V PBBaiDE^r. CASSIE tt."" * ; RESOURCES OVER $i ,000,0001 ? Z nm ni: II-M-M-?-IT VOL. 73. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRILS, f?08. THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA? T AUGUSTA. GA. X L. C. HAYNE, CHAS. R. CLARK, J President. Casbier.'f CAPITAL $250,000.00. X Surplus & Profits $190,000.00. * The business of our out-of-town friends T receives thc same careful attention os that j? of our local depositors. Tho accounts of :* careful conservative people solicited. jf NO. 15. I.EYVSr GLEANINGS. Count and Countess Szechenyi have krrired in Vienna. , Paderewski's wife recently paid '???OO for four liv? chickens. Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish is said to be New York's bast woman bridge "player. King Victor Emmanuel expressed the wish that Miss Elkins should ha^ce no dowry. Mrs. Sage granted an appeal ot little girls and gave hack a house she bad bought of their father. The craze on the part of American women for marriage with titled for eigners is causing amazement in England. , Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney was one of the prize winners at the annual ex hibition of the Architectural'League ?f New York at the Academy of Fine Art?. Miss Botha, sister of General Botha, now Prime Minister of the Transvaal, has been married in Lon- j don to R. C. Hawkin, secretary to the Eighty Club. Many States promised to send rep resentatives to the dinner in honor of Mrs. Humphrey ,Ward, in New York City, and to further the chil dren's playground movement. Mrs. Alice Peloubet Norton, of the University of Chicago, who has made a very careful study of the problem, has suggested that courses in shop ping be taught in the public schools, i Mrs. E. Traskhill, known through out the country for her activity in temperance work, died at her home in Somerville, Mass, aged sixty-eight. I She was also prominent in the woman suffrage and the A. P. A. movements. Lady Hope is one of the most en ergetic women of the titled class of England. She has always been In- I terested in the improvement of condi- j lions for the young men and wome*t | employed in the professions aun* 1 trades of London. 1 USELESS STUDIES. Pat, Sr.-Phat do ye be sh'tudylng in schcol now, Patsy? Patsy-French, English composition, algebra and geometry. Pat, ST. (shaking head hopelessly) -Divil a nelT/ll wan av tlilm be to ye whin ye grow up t' be carry'n th' hod!-February Bohemian. 'v.'ona uoethals says there ls no gold in toe canal zone. Pay-as-you-enter cars were success fully put into use in New York City. The Better Times Association be gan a big political postal card cam paign. General Bulkeley Wells was blown np by a bomb in Telluride, Col, nar rowly escaping death. The revolutionary claims commis sion In Cuba has granted ?1.3S9.287 j out of S3,803,395 asked. Franco's friends in Portugal de clared war on all other political par ties in the coming elections. AVinnipeg, Manitoba, decided to cut nut the company controlling its light ing, power and street railways. Samuel Gompers issued an appeal to labor urging the holding of mass meetings to protest against recent court decisions. The Premier Diamond Mining Com pany, of South Africa, has refused to renew its agreement with the dia mond syndicate. The Rev. R. B. Kimber branded some "missionaries" at Ellis Island as mercenary defrauders and told of "white slave" traffic. The measures proposed for the col lection of the poor tax on theatre tickets threatened to lead to a revo lution in the Paris theatres. The Indiana Railroad Commission issued an order cutting the rates o? pxpress companies doing business in the State from ten to twelve per cent. Russian revolutionists, at a mem orial meeting for Paul Gershuni, de nounced the man who threw the bomb in Union Square, New York City. The House of Commons passed by a two to one vote a resolution offered by John E. Redmond favoring self government in Ireland of purely Irish affairs. IZO Rhodes Scholars in Oxford. ?? Twenty-eight new Rhodes scholara aYe expected to arrive in Oxford in October terra. Last year's contin gent numbered sixty-eight but under the provisions of Mr. Rhodes' will none of the American States send candidates this year. The total num ber of Rhodes scholars in residence at Oxford next term will exceed 15 0. London Chronicle. Georgia AUGUSTA, GA. Savings Department Pay.? com GO TO SEE HAULING & BYRD Before insuring elsewhere, Wejrepresent the Best Old Line Companies. HMlfilG 8c BYRD* At The Farmers Bank of Edgefield FINDS THE MAH that sells Stanhopes, Carriage, Wagons, Buggies, eic, in position to offeryou tbe highest possible grade of gooda|at the lowes: possible price. Remember I am known as the best in the business, my material is al ways of the best standard, and those who buy from Coskery'a congratulate themselves. Material the best, prioes always ?he lowest. BABCOCKS THE LEADER. H" I?. COSKKRY, 740 and 751 Broad Street AUGUST A, GA, ]\J[oixxxm<sixi:etl Carriage Store ''Opposite the Monument." ^tnrmr~ ? IMBIIIWII HIM I IMII IIIMI II uri ir ri Tili-i n We've had forty-six years experience making and selling vehicles, and have yet to see anything on wheels which for Beauty, Easy Riding, Light Run ning and lasting and qualities would match Moyer and Columbia Bing? gies9Runahoufs and Studebaker Wagons If Better were made you would find them here, A complete line of Harness always on hand. Heavy Lumber Harness and Road Scraper Harness a SPECIALTY, BELTING, LEATHER, CARRIAGE MATE RIAL. ETNA COAL. oseph H. Day 9 729 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. J 'Palmetto I Thc News of South Can <MlUIIHIHil!lI HHM4W"? Dispensary Maddie. j Columbia, Special.-No iuimediat< action is to be taken by the Stati as a result of Judge Pritchard's ordei at Asheville granting the motion o? counsel for the commission to stay the order appointing receivers on con dition the commission give bond equal to the amount of claims involved, about $250,000. Attorney Genera! LyoE sent letters to the members of the commission and attorneys asso ciated with him asking for a con ference to be held here on the 6th tc decide on the State's course in view of Judge Pritchard 's latests order. What that conference will do is not intimated, though before the order was made the State's attorneys plain ly said that an extra session of the Legislature would be probable if Judge Pritchard required too large a bond. And the bond he did require Attorney General Lyon does not hesi tate to characterize as outrageous and indicative of the sort of justice to be expected from Judge Pritchard, who allowed the other side some time ago to tie up the entire fund with a bond of only $10,000. Governor Ansel gently but firmly maintained his usual attitude of silence. Asked whether he would object to goiner as far as to say that an extra session is possible, he replied: "My answer to all questions is that I shall' have absolutely nothing to say one way or the other touching any phase of the situation." It has been intimat ed from time to time that Governor Ansel has been usurping the prero gatives of thc attorneys in the case, j but at present he seems to be follow ing their lead entirely. He has been studying the case constantly as an at torney as well as from bis viewpoint as Governor, but he seems content to follow the advice of the Attorney General's office. No important mo'?3 is expected on the part of the re ceivers within the next few days. It is thought the commission will be given ample time to decide on wheth er to give the bond, to choose between giving the bond and going to jail for contempt. In case of attaphment for contempt the case will be taken up on habeas corpus, in which the trouble -1-L AU~ Wrt?d will have to be gone | This is a vaiuaoie piece ui p.-..^..., for wholesale purposes, embracing an entire square in the wholesale dis trict, bounded by Pulaski, Lady, Hugh er and Gervais streets, four acres in all, with a two-story brick office building, a two-story brick warehouse, three small dwellings and a spur track running into thc lot. The upset price fixed by the act au thorizing the sale is $75,000, the pro ceeds of the sale to go direct to the State Treasurer's oi.lce for the school fund. Spartanburg Man Loses His Resi dence by Fire. Spartanburg, Special.-The resi dence of J. M. Anderson, a traveling man, No. 480 North Church street, was destroyed by fire. The fire orig inated in the kitchen and was caus ed by a directive stove pipe. The building adjoining bas a narrow escape from catching on fire and it was only by hard work of the fir?J department that the property loss was not greater. All of Mr. Anderson's household goods were saved. The loss is estimated at $2,000. Conductor Cooper Injured. Greenwood, Special.-Yard Con ductor Sam Cooper of the Seaboard Air Line railroad had his leg broken early Friday morning by a fall from a car. He was holding to the iron "grab" by which ascent and descent is made on freight cars when his iron "grab" gave way, allowing him to fall to the ground. His leg was brok en in two places. State News. Thomas Fowler of Lancaster plead ed guilty to the charge of housebreak ing and larceny and last week was sentenced to serve 20 months Gov. Ansel has received a petition for par don on the ground that Fowler is of unsound mind. The following were appointed mag istrates in Berkley county upon recommendaiton of the county dele gation: J. S. Gurry, I- N. Wilson, C. E. Dntart, J. M. Wilder, T. N. Brose, R. L. Drose, L. W. Hill, Gor don Wiggins, J. R. Spires, M. J. Motte and A. G. Mitchum. S. P. Holladay has forwarded to Gov. Ansel his resignation as county superintendent of education in Clar endon. Ill health is the cause. The State board of education will probab ly name the successor. J. O. Murray of Summerville, upon recommendation of the Dorchester delegation, has been appointed to suc ceed T. W. Stanland as a member of the county dispensary hoard. A. J. Pounds has been appointed magistrate at Bradley, Greenwood count;-, vice J. L. Wideman, resigned. Whitney Horses Go North. Aiken, Special.-Thursday morning Ihe Whitney string of race horses was shipped via the Southern Express company for Sneepshead Bay from this place. There were 24 of the racers in the bunch, and they occu pied a special train composed of three cars. They left in the charge of Mr. P. J. Fleming, assistant trainer. Mr. Joyner, trainer for the Whitney stab les, departed for the North several days ago? t The Planter's Loan ]\ t and Savings Bank :? X Augusta, Ga/ ?j? ^ . Pays Interest on Deposits, ? ? ? ! ^ Accounts Solicited. . . L4EWv CHAS- c HOWARD, :: V PBBaiDE^r. CASSIE tt."" * ; RESOURCES OVER $i ,000,0001 ? Z nm ni: II-M-M-?-IT VOL. 73. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRILS, f?08. THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA? T AUGUSTA. GA. X L. C. HAYNE, CHAS. R. CLARK, J President. Casbier.'f CAPITAL $250,000.00. X Surplus & Profits $190,000.00. * The business of our out-of-town friends T receives thc same careful attention os that j? of our local depositors. Tho accounts of :* careful conservative people solicited. jf NO. 15. MANY LIVES LOST Thirty-Six Men Lose Their Lives When the Torpedo Boat Destroyer Tiger and the Cruiser Berwick Col lide Off the British Coast. Portsmouth, Eng., By Cable. Thirty-six men, including Lieutenant Middleton, the commander of the torpedo boat destroyer Tiger, lost their lives in the collision off the isle, of Wight Friday night between that vessel and the British cruiser Berwick. The vessels belong to the Portsmouth division of the British home fleet and were engaged in night manoeuvres in the channel ?-hile on their way to Portland. The night was very dark and the Ber wick Was steaming slowly. When the destroyer attempted to cross the big cruiser's bow ?he was caught amidships and cut in half with knife-like precision, sinking almost immediately. The deck crew, who were dressed in heavy oil skins and boots, went Sown with the vessel, not having time to free themselves from these heavy encumbrances. Of the 22 men who were rescued most of them were engineers and stokers, who., having light clothing, were able to keep themselves afloat until boati from other ships, which were im mediately launched, picked them up. The collision occurred at 8:10 a'clock at night. The ships were manoeuvring without lights, fi is believed that several of the men were killed by the impact. Tugs were dispatched to thc scene of the iisastcr at daylight. Thc smaller naval vessels were in the midst of an attack on their big ger consorts when (he disaster oo eurred. The entire fleet was under masked lights, and in thc absolute darkness tho Tiger was suddenly struck square amidships by the Ber wick. The stem of this vessel, to use the words of an eye witness, cut the destroyer in two as if she had been made of paper. Thc forward half sank instantaneously and the sea became dotted with struggling men. Most of them, however, sank be fore help could reach them. The warships in the immediate vicinity quickly had their boats overboard and the scene of the tragedy was bril liantly illuminated by a concentra ron of searches. " After the accident the Tiger floated for a minute or two, just long enough to enable those on A stoker rescuect u.uu. gavera vivid account of the accident. "The Berwick flew up out of the blackness and seemed to fall on us," said this man. "The noise of the impact was not great, but in a few seconds we were ripped in halves. The forward half of the Tiger reared up like a frightenede horse and then sank beneath the waves. The en gineer-lieutenant, who was in the engine room in the after part, shouted: 'All bauds on deck,' but owing to the hissing of the steam and the noice of the engines many of the stokers could not hear him. When we did realize what had hap pened we made frantic efforts to get on deck. The water was pouring down into the hold in great torrents and it was all we could do to make our way against it. Everything hap pened with startling suddenness. A minute or two after the collision we were drifting past the Berwick in the full glare of the searchlights. The next thing I remember is being dragged into one of the rescuing boats in a semi-conscious condition." Negro's Educational Needs. Chicago, Special. - Educational needs of the negro in the South were described by Booker T. Washington, principal of thc Tuskegee Institute. The meeting was arranged by a com mittee of prominent citizens with t view of forming a permanent organ ization to encourage interest in th? schooling that is given at Tuskegee Mr. Washington declared that educa tion as a force for the uplift of th? negro had not been given a sufficient test to warrant judgment as to it? efficiency. Cuban Planters Apprehensive. Havana, By Cable-Planters in eastern Cuba, arc fortifying their houses and in many places mount ing Gatling guns in anticipation of serious trouble following the with drawal of the American troops from the island. They assert that already there have been signs of lawlessness, and they are confident that the pres ence of thc ttopps alone has prevent ed widespread auli-govcniment upris ings. Girl Adopts Man of 46. Boston, Special.-By the action of the Superior Court at Lowell, James Butler, aged 46, legally become* the adopted son of Miss Wilhelmina Crawford, a young womau of 28. Butler was raised by Miss Craw ford's parents and the girl declares that she entertain.1; a most motherly feeling toward him, despite the dis parity in their years. Straus at Savannah. Savannah, Ga., Special-The Twen ty-fifth anniversary of thc Savannah board of trade was celebrated Fri day. Thc chief feature of the cele bration was a largely attended ban quet at which Secretary Oscar S Straus, of the Department of Com merce and Labor, was a guest anc speaker. Other distinguished visi tors were present and responded t* toasts. Indications of Great Prosperi ty Throughout the South COMMERCIAL LIFE VERY ACTIVE President Finlsy, of the Southern | Railway, Believer, the Situation in I the South is aa Favorable to an Early Revival of Prosperity as That in Any Other Part of the Country. Washington, Special. - President W. W. Finley, of die Southern Rail way Company, who has been looking i?vrefully into commercial and indus trial conditions in the Southern States, wes asked for a summary of the result of his inquiries. "While business conditions in the Southern States are not as favorable as we would like to have them," said Mr. Finley, "I think the situation in that section is fully as favorable to an carly revival of prosperity as that in any other part of the country. Throughout the South, the banking institutions are in sound * condition and although their managers are gen erally pursuing careful and conserv ative policies, sound business enter prises arc generally able to obtain all of thc credit needed. From most localities come reports thal Southern fanners are in a pros perous condition, and have substan tial bank accounts. In the United States as a whole and especially in the Southern section, agriculture is the predominant industry. Last year's crop were sold at remunerative pri?es. Larcely as a result of the purchasing power of the farmers, re tail tnt-'" in most Southern communi ties is fairly ?v five. In those locr-1 ities where cotton mill employes and other industrial workers rrc most numerous, there has, of course, been more or less falling off in retail bus iness as a result of the industrial de pression. As in all other sections there is a tendency on the part of re tail dealers in all lines to buy very conservatively and reduce their stock for goods. This necessarily has the effect of curtailing the business of jobbers, who in turn are conserva tive in their purchases from manu facturers, and this, in turn, tends to accentuate the industrial depression. "That the depression should have been so widespread and serious is due, I think, not so much to funda mental unfavorable economic condi tipns as to the general uncertainty as ? . !,;"), nrevailed and ing the aepicao.w. . than other interests. "The question of how soon a reviv al may be expected to begin is one which no man cnn answer with cer tainty, for the reason that some of the reasons for the continuance of the business depression are psychological This being true, ono of the most im portant results to be brought about is the creating of a constructive senti- - ment based on faith in ourselves and in the future. A few weak spots in our banking system have been elimi nated; the natural resources of our I country have not been diminished j and the industry and enterprise of the I American people are as great as be j fore. Under these circumstances, De force, as a result of the prolongation of existing conditions, economic com- j plications arise, it it the duty of each one of us to look to the future, rath er than to the past, and to contribute to the best of his ability, to the bring ing about of such a sound construc tion sentiment as will substantially aid in return to prosperity." Socialists Hold Meeting in Grant Central Palace. New York, Special.-Without sem blance of disorder and under thc sur veillance of scores of police and de tectives, 1,500 persons took part in a meeting of the Socialist party in Grand Central Palace. The purpose of tlie gathering was to discuss the attitude nf the authorities in not p?r mitii-vg them to hold a public, meet ing in Union Scyiarc Inst Saturday and let ii be known that the Social ists were not in sympathy with the act ol' th bomb (lirower. An Opinion From Bonaparts. Washington, Special.-The Presi dent has received from Attorney Gen eral Bonaparte an opinion on the sub ject of the extermination of anarchy. As soon as the President has time to read and digest the opinion he will probably recommend to Congress leg islation necessary to carry out the suggestions. Call to Newspaper Publishers. Montgomery. Ala., Special.-Victor H. ITanson. secretary and treasurer of the Southern Newspaper Publish: ei^s* association has issued a call for the sixth annual convention of that body in Charlotte, N. C'.x May 10 and 20. * The headquarters of the associa tion will be at the Hotel Selwyn. The call says: "The past year has been an nnusnnl ene from a newspaper point of view, and many important subjects should come up for discus sion, ll is ?ames!ly desired, there fore, thal a ."nil attendance be had.' Cotton Seed Crushers Meet. New Orleans, Special-In response to the call of President L .A. Ran son, (he executive and rules immil tee of the Inter-State Cotton Seed Crusher:; ' Association met here Tuesday. These two committees will pass upon all rules which art? to go before the annual meeting of the association at Louisvilla in May. Wm. SCHWEIGERT, A. S, Prest. t Populists Name Georgian For Presidential Candidate WILLIAMS GETS SECOND PLACE After Two Stormy Sessions th? Peo ple's Party Nominates Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia, as Its Stand ard-Bearer in the Coming Cam paign. St. Louis, Special.-For President of. the United States, Thomas E. Wat son, of Georgia. For Vice Presiden i of the United States, Samuel Wil liams, of Indian*.. Thc foregoing ticket was nominat ed Friday b/ the People's party con vention, after two stormy sessions, during which the Nebraska and Min nesota delegations bolted because they could not procure a postponment of the convention uutil after the nom ination had been made by the Demo cratic convention so that the People's party mighf nominate W. J. Bryan for President, if lie were defeated at the Dcmocravic convention. Delegations Bolt. Thc Nebraska men fought desper ately to thc last, and when Jay W. Forrest, of Albany, N. Y., mounted the platform to place Watson in nOm lUti ^u^ov.?.^ of the platform consumed the great er part of the day. The discus sion of thc money plank was long, but all the oratory went for naught as the plank adopted was that recom mended by thc resolutions commit tee. The platform was adopted as re ported from the committee on r?so lvions. At a meeting of the new national rommittee, James H. Ferris, of Joliet, 111., was re-elected chairmar and Jay W. Forrest ,of Albany, N. T., was chosen vice chairman. Thc platform, after setting forth that thc government has been con trolled so ns to place the rights of property above the rights of human ity, and that financial combinations have exercised too much power over Congress, gives the position of the party on finance as follows: ''Thc issuing of money is a fnnc tiou cf the government and should not be delegated to corporation or individual. The constitution gives to Congress alone thc power .to issue money and regulate the valued there of. We, therefore, demand that all money shall be issued by the govern ment direct to the people without thc intcrventic" of banks and be a full le gal tender for all debts, public and private and in quantities to supply the necessity of the country. We demand that postal savings banks be instituted for the savings of the peo ple." Alien ownership of public lands is opposed, and lands now held by aliens or by corporations which have violated the conditions of their grants should be restored to the public do main. Government ownership of railroads is urged on the ground that that pol icy would prevent unjust discrimina tions. Also that in order to per fect thc postal service the govern ment of conditions of thc wage earn geiieral telegraph and telephone sys tems and provide a pa-eels post. The platform favors the enactment OL' legislation looking to the improve ment of conditions of the wage eran ers. demans the abolition of child labor and the suppressing of sweat shops, opposes the use of convict la bor in competition with free labor; demands the exclusion from American shores of foreign pauper labor; fav ors the S-hour day. demands the en actment of an employer's, liability bill within constitutional bounds, de clares that in times of depression when workingmen arc thrown into I enforced idleness, that works of pub- | he improvements siiouid oe at once inaugurated, emphasizes thc declara tion of the Omaha platform that "wealth belongs to him who creates it .and every dollar taken from labor without a just equivalent is robbery," ami opposes gambling in futures. Cu the subject of injunctions thc plat form says. "Wc condemn all unwarranted as sumption of authority of the inferior Federal courts in annulling by in junction the laws of the several Stales and .therefore, demand of Con gress such legislation as shall inhibit such usurpation and restricting to the Supreme Court of the United Stales alone the exercise of this great pow t The Planter's Loan ]\ t and Savings Bank :? X Augusta, Ga/ ?j? ^ . Pays Interest on Deposits, ? ? ? ! ^ Accounts Solicited. . . L4EWv CHAS- c HOWARD, :: V PBBaiDE^r. CASSIE tt."" * ; RESOURCES OVER $i ,000,0001 ? Z nm ni: II-M-M-?-IT VOL. 73. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRILS, f?08. THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA? T AUGUSTA. GA. X L. C. HAYNE, CHAS. R. CLARK, J President. Casbier.'f CAPITAL $250,000.00. X Surplus & Profits $190,000.00. * The business of our out-of-town friends T receives thc same careful attention os that j? of our local depositors. Tho accounts of :* careful conservative people solicited. jf NO. 15.