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The Planter's Loan \ [ and Savings Bank :: Augusta, OB. ; . Pays Interest on Deposits, ll J*> Accounts Solicited. . ? LC. B??NF* CHAS. C; B0WAR3D, 1 PEEoiDE^r.. OASHiEu. ? RESOURCES OVER $1.000,000. .. tWIWWf! ! ?I ?? I-f WA . . THE NATIONAL BANK OF AMMA,1 J, AUGUSTA, GA. .. L. C. HAYNE, CHA?. R. CLARK, X . . President Casiiier.T tl CAPITAL $250,000.00. f Surplus & Profits $.90,000.00. T " . The business of our ou t-of-town ?rieoda X : : receives the same cartful attention a?*bat T of our local depositors. "The accounts o? T careful conservative people solicited. T M"M ll 11 IMW W WW* vn i 7S EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1908. NO. 20. <mmn?inmtnir?8in?+ I The News of South Carol J i ii 11 ni 1111 a i a 11 III mi M State Borrows Money. Columbia, Special.-State Treas-j urer Jennings has returned from New .York, where he went in connection; with the negotiation of a loan for the : S tate. The State has borrowed, on--* separate notes, the sum'of ,$200,000 at the rate of 41-2 per cent., the. notes running nntil January. This money is needed for pensions and* other expenses, as the State's income '* from taxes is almost altogether cns year behind. It is possible that anr'i other loan will have to be made about'j the 1st of July, when interest on the S?tate V bond debt ii due. ~ , \ The State has about three-quarters > of one million dollars, the dispensary ! money, on deposit in banks through-j out the State at 4 per cent., and at j least $200,000 of this amount is with out question the State's money, while the balance may belong to the cred itors of the late State dispensary. .The State is getting one-half of one. j>er cent.~ less for its money than it is paying for its loau. While in New York State Treasur er Jennings was rus- over by a steam-j boat, he reports, hut suffered no in juries. He went over to Brooklyn through the tunnel under the East liver and paid a visit to a friend ; there. Larger Building on Account of Panic, j Columbia, Special.-Superintendent of Education Martin has returned from Rock Hill, where he attended a meeting of the building committee of the board of trustees of Win throp College. This committee, con- v sisting of President Johnson, Mr. W. ' J. Roddey and Mr. Martin, is now in .charge of the construction, of the dormitory provided for by the Legis lature at the recent session. The ap propriation by the State, is for $48, 000 payable in two annual install ; ments, and the sum of $12,000 has . been, gi ven by the Peabody board, so that the total cost of the dormitory will he $60,000. It was estimated that .with this amount of money a build-! ing to accomodate 200 girls could be erected, hut owing to the. drop in .price of building material the com mittee now estimates that they, can secure a building to accommodate 250 girls, and is working to that end. This same committee is charged with the construction of the model school provided for by act of 1907.' but oi account of differences among the citizens of Rock Hill the work af erecting this bu?din?_has not yet, been started. No Clame] , Columbia, Special has announced th; fence of the court James Malloy who is to *? o?^^ at Bcnnettsville the 22 of this month.' .Malloy was convicted of murder and r-entecced to "be hanged last July, .Trat on appeal the sentence was stayr rd. Now that the Supreme Court has sustained the judgment of the lower court, it was sought to invoke executive clemency and secure a com- ' mutation of sentence, but Governor Ansel has declined to ?rant the pe-] tition? J. S. Richardson Indicted. Greenville, Special.-The grand jury in the general sessions court re turned true bills in two cases against J. S. Richardson, Jr., a young man who was until several months ago Sorthein ?xnress agent in this city. Richardson is charged with a short age in his accounts of several thou sand dollars. He is now out of the city, hut it is understood that h? . will come here and give bond. The case will not come up at this term. " * Prohibition in Colleton. Walterboro, Special.-The eounty prohibition committee and township chairman met last week in the office of- Peurifoy Bros. A very interest ing meeting; was held and sub-com mittees., appointed in the varions townships. This list, however, is not complete and the township chairman in each township will have the privi lege cf adding to it from time to time' as they deem necessary. ? Telephone Complaint Columbia, Special-The railroad "commissioner has received a petition from the" chamber of commerce of Rock Hill, requesting a Eduction in the telephone charges made by the local company. At a hearing last week it was brought out that $2 per month was charged for residence . telephones and" $3 per month for of fice telephones. This price was in serted in the franchise given by the city and the commission decided that the matter should be brought before the Rock Hill council for action be fore anything could be done by the ja mission. . . . Election in Summerton. Summerton, Special-Officers to serve the town for the ensuing year were elected Tuesday as follows: In tended, Richard B. Smyth; wardens, C. M. Davis and W. C. Johnson. Mes sers. H. A. Richbong, J. Q. Mathis and J, R. E?don received the next high.- t number of votes, though not enough to elect. These gentlemen /will run over at a second election on the 12th inst., when two additional wardens will be'elected.. S. C. Club Women. Greenville, Special.-The South Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs was crowded with business and pleasure. At the morning session several interesting addresses were de livered. Mrs. Fant of Anderson, chaiiman of the department of for estry and civics, read a report of her work duAg the past year, which show-i wonderful growth, Mrs. M, }\ A- 1, cr/ first chairman ot tbs in? fairitij school, was called to the plat form ?v4 was warmly wdeomw, ? ni 6i anni ri n i limn jAJlfains jj; ina in Condensed Form?;; trtWri t ? M i ? 111 ? ? ; ; iniiilllliHi n i sm ina Ad j us ta ent of Claims. Columbia, Special.--In the matter of the adjustment of claims, and of tho public's s?eking information along various- lines, the railroad com rairsion has prepared the following circular: ' \ "All corporations, firms or individ uals doing business in South Carolina are hereby invited to submit to this commission any question- of ; classi fication or rates about which infor mation may be desired. "The commission will be pleased to assist in. the collection of all just claims against .transportation and transmission companies when such claims are properly made out. "The commission has been quite successful in handling these matters pud desires to inform the public gen erally of its willingness to continue ? his work, though the matter bf col lecting claims is not strictly speaking imposed on tins commision by law." Many New Lawyers " Stand -Exami nation. - Columbia, Special-In the supreme court examinations were held for a.nnmber of applicants for admission to the bar. After the examination it was announced that the following applicants were admitted and sworn in:' ?"J. P. Carey. Jr., G. J. Patterson, Gea W. Reaves, Harry N. Grossman, L. E. Boykin, J. W. Wingate, L. A. Manning, G. M. Pritchard, Douglass MeKav. J. H. Moore, D. H. Hill. W. A. Kirby, C. E. Daniel, J. P.. Tarbox, ?J. C. Lemacksi Erown Martin, M. L. Grossman, E. E. Ritter, L. M. Gasque, C E. Townsend, A..W. Holman, J. W. Manuel, R. C. Snipes and R. P. Traynham. Thc application of Mr. Martin was afterwards reconsidered as the applicant was not yet of age. ? Acts of General Assembly. Columbia, Special.-The State printers last week delivered to Mr. William Elliott, the code commission er, the first bound copy of the acts of the general assembly for the year 1908. As soon as the requisite num ber of volumes can be bound they will be turned over to the State librarian to be delivered to the officers and persons entitled thereto. The volume of the acts for the present year completes the 25th volume of the statutes at large, and consequently contains the index for the years 1906, 1907 and 1908. The index to charters trip to New York city in July by au tomobile, usiner his Reo touring car for the-trip. He will take along with bim three of his friends, and they have the prospect of an interesting trip. Gen. Connor, who is acknow ledged to be one of the best mana gers of an automobile in this section, says that he anticipates no difficulty at ali and feels sure that he can make the trip in five days, provided the weather is favorable and the roads not too bad. A good deal of interest is being taken in this trip. Little Girl Is Outraged. Columbia, S. C., Special-A spe cial from Langley says that commu nity is ?D a state of intense excite ment over a criminal assault Friday afternoon upon 9-year-old Lula May Leopard, a prominent farmer's daughter, living about two miles form Langley, by an unknown white man, who has made his escape. Gov. Magoon to Tour Cuba. Havana, by Cable-Governor Ma goon, with leading officials of the gov ernment, will start on a tour of in spection of the western part of the island. Similar trip3 will be made to other parts later. When concluded it is believed that Governor Magoon w?l announce his opinion as to the expediency of dissolving the provis ional government, withdrawing the troops and restoring home rule. An Aiken Barn Burned. Aiken, Special.--Tuesday night the barn of Mrs. Mosely, who lives two -niles from^Aiken, was complete ly' destroyed. Two mules and one cow were burned to death, and two more mules were so badly burned that they are expected to die. This is the same barn that was bumed a year or two ago, and for which a negro was tried ?nd convicted foi setting the fire. This is the third time the b?rn on this place has-been barned during th?* past few years. It is not known whether there was in , avance or not. The total loss will amount to several hundred dollars. Important Slatter Involved, Greenville, Special.-The grand jury returned a true bill against H P.- Dill, former chaingang overseer who is charged with whipping a con vict. A great deal of interest cen tres around this case, RS local attor neys claim that if Dill is convicted it means the abolition of the whip ping post at the penitentiary. Dil! admits whipping the prisoner,, bul claims it was necessary, -36 the lattei was insolent. Admiral Holiday in Charleston. Charleston, Special.-Rear Admair Richard C. Hollyday, chief of burear, of yards and docks, and commande] Charles Carlton Marsh of the boar?: of inspection and survey arrived ai the Charleston navy yard, having ac companied Commander G. L. Dye: here from Washington for the pur pose of making an inspection of th' yard, with special, reference, it ii un deritood, to the construction of th facilities for tba quartering of th torpedo flotilU THE COUNTY CONVENTIONS Sentiment Expressed Generally Fav orable to Mr. Bryan's Candidacy. Columbia, Special-The Democratic county conventions, were held throughout the State on Monday. One of the leading features of these coun ty meetings was the determination as to whether the South Carolina dele gation to the national convention at Denver^ Colorado, should be instruct ed for Bryan for the nomination foi president. With regard to this mat ter tue Columbia State of Tuesday jives the following summary: Dispatches received up to midnight Monday night indicated that out of the 42 comities in the State 23 are in structed for the Nebraskan, as fol lows: Fairfield, Marlboro, Calhoun, Ab beville, Newberry, York, Greenwood, Chcste/, Marion, Chesterfield, Laur eas, Lancaster, Cherokee, Florence, Horry, Saluda, Greenville, Beaufort, Kershaw, Ocouee, Oraugcburg, Sum ter, Union. In Lexington and Williamsburg Mr. Bryan was heartily endorsed. Brvan sentiment prevailed in Barn well." The question of instructions was' not mentioned in Edgefield, neither was there any mention of national politics in the counties of Berkley and Sparta?burg. Hampton, Colleton, Darlington, Charleston and Dorchester opposed instructions. In Anderson every mention of the Nebraskan's name was cheered. Bamberg sends a divided delega tion. , Richland's delegation shows five members in favor of instruction for the Nebraskan. The total number of delegates to the State convention is 334. of which number 176 are instructed to vote for men pledged to vote for delegates pledged to support William Jennings Bryan for president, showing a ma jority in the Nebraskan's favor of nine over the entire membership of the convention. This does not include the number of counties unreported, nor does it include the delegates from those counties which endorsed but did not instruct for Bryan. Of the counties which did not in struct positively for Mr. Bryan. 127 vojes are represented and of this number it may be safely estimated 75 will, in the State convention, support delegates favorable to Bryan, giving him a grand total of 251 delegates from the counties thus far heard from. The reports from most of the coun ties show entire harmony and much interest in the campaign. Everything the petitioners in the case involving the raise in salaries of the State house' officials, who were placed upon the increased list, by the nays ano1 means committee of the house and after wards declared not entitled to the in creases, that an appeal would be madt to the supreme court. The appeal will be made from the order of Judge Gary who declared thc salary act, so far as it related to the raises, perfect ly just and legal. The sai ies affect ed are those of the clerk ! the su preme court, the chief clerk in thc comptroller general's office and the private secretary to Gov. Ansel Boundary Line Dispute. ' The old dispute as to the bound ary lines between Lancaster and Ker shaw counties has been revived and Gov. Ansel, acting under instructions from the general assembly, has ap pointed Messrs. C. C. Wilson, C. S. Deight and F. II. Colcock of Coluin bia as a board of surveyors to settU the dispute. The town of Kershaw i; on the boundary line and because ol che dispute over the territory of thc two counties the property taxation i. often in the. courts. The last general issembly passed an act requiring thc settlement of this dispute and there fore the report of the surveyor will be of especial interest. The Commission's Bond. Columbia, Special.-Attorney Gen 3ral Lyon has received notice fron: the secretary of Judge Pritchard thai a hearing would be held at Richmond on a motion to alter the bond requir ed from the members of the commis sion, now placed at $250,000. The mo tion comes entirely without thc re quest of the attorneys for the com mission, as the recent order by Judge Pritchard has not yet been complied with and the numbers of the commis sion having waited for a move on thc part of the federal judge. Whether i motion will be made to reduce the bond. Special Tenn For Lee. Columbia, Special.-Gov. Ansel has ordered a special, term of codrt in Lee county, beginning the fourth Monday in May and lasting as long as necessary. The special term is re ep-fsted by thc members of the bai on account of the crowded condition of the docket and wil continue for at least three weeks. GUS LEE RESPITED. Chester Negro Will Not Hang Until June 5. Columbia, Special.-On account ol the evidence before Gov. Ansel in thc case of Gus Lee of Chester county, sentenced to hang this month for thc murder of another negro, the sen tc-nce hoi been respited until June S. The supreme court has previous!) refused to reopen the cage. CID LABOR EVIL Discussed in Connection With j Compulsory Education MANY FORCEFUL OPINIONS GIVEN Three Speakers From the South Champion tho Cause of Compulsory] Education and Attack the Employ ment of Children In the Cotton 2011s. Richmond, Va., Special-Dealin with the world wide topic of children;) their education, their training an the evil of driving them under st pressure at the wheel when thei frail limbs and bodies were too wea to stand the terrible punishment a strain, the general session of the na-i tional conference of charities and cor rection at St. Paul's church aroi ed the public to the importance o: more adequate laws io protect thei from the evils of factory work. Thret speakers, natives and residents of t South,- first championed the cause Q: compulsory education, und then al tacked the employment of children i cotton mils, where they helped t give leisure and comfort to lazy an worthless fathers. The broad stat ment was made that illiteracy wodi disappear from" the Soutfi if 'flies young people could be dragged fro: spindle and loom and turned over t the tender care of teachers. Dr. A. J. McKelway, of Atlant assistant secretary of the nationa' child labor committee, who discussed "Child Labor and Citizenship," d ' dared that there was a time when declaration of independence was ne essary, but that the day had com; when a declaration of dependence b; the children of America was n?ede Prof.1 W. H. Hand, of the Uniyc sity of South Carolina, and Miss Je Gordon^ factory inspector of Ne Orleans, pointed. out the imperati demand for compulsory educ?ti? while Miss Jane Addams, of Hu! house, Chicago, urged a modificado; of the SC1K,->1 by which the chilfi should be taught to dominate his maj? chine of labor and impressed with tb? relation of his studies to the worff which he would later perform. The interdependence pf the varying themes was so clearly impressed up the audience that there was a tou of human interest throughout t appeal and with more definite derstanding of conditions as th exist today. Though deploring tB child labor evil, there -<vas a tone ( optimism in the addre? .or it wi .. .-J_3 i-. i-'wl Jjjull oemg uonieueraie Uxw~ throughout the South, the occasion was observed by decorating the graves in the cemetery and by appropriate exercises fitting to the day. From all Southern centers of population came reports of befitting ceremonies in j honor of both Confederate and Fed eral dead. --------- Monument to Pocahontas. Washington, Special-A monument to Pocahontas is to bo erected at Jamestown, Va., according to a bill reported from the committee on com merce by Senator Daniel and passed by the Senate. The measure appro priates $5^,000 for the memorial .pro vided an rfjual amount is supplied by the Pocahontas Memorial Associa tion. Ti;e monument is to comme morate tho first permanent settle ment of EngKsh speaking people in the Western hemisphere through the intervention of the Indian maid. Big Fire in Detroit. Detroit, Mich., Special.-Fire Sun? day damaged the three upper floors of thc six-story department store of Goldberg Bros., on Woodward avenue .causing a loss of $150,000, on which there w is $100,000 insurance. The lower floors, which were not burned, were flooded with water, causing heavy damage there. , Life Had Lost its Charms. Richmond, Special.-Justus FJav el Wright Gatch, a s .lesman for the American Seating Company, of Chi cago, committed suicide in his apart ments on West Franklin street, as a result of despondency due to business reverses. The man, who was 53 years of age, fired a bullet into his own temple while sitting upright in a chair with a blanket wrapped around him. The lifeless body of the man was discovered by his young daught er Ida, wdio heard the report of the revolver. Tank Steamer Still on Sandbar. New York, Sepcial.-The tank steamer Washtenaw was still upon the sandbar off Monmouth, N. J., where she struck during a fog Fri day, though efforts to free her were continued. There was a fresh breeze in the northwest and a moderate sea during the night. The vessel appear ed to be in no immediate danger and the crew remained on board. Five Men Drowned. Newburyport, Mass., Special. - Caught by a big wave as they were crossing the bar off Plum Island, at the mouth o? the Merrimac river, nine men of this city, who were on a pleasure cruise in a naphtha launch? Sunday were capsized and five ol them were drowned. Captain George E. .Bailey, the owner of the launch and threo other mea were pieced, nj by passing boat?. THE WORK OF CONGRESS oings of Our National Law-Makers Day by Day. Expense Bill Increased. ,'. A lively debate was kept up all day Tuesday in the House on the sun* ;ihy civil appropriation bill. Repeat ed efforts were made by Messers. Gaines, of Tennessee, and Chaney, of Indiana, supported by many other members, to procure an appropriation, .fer art investigation looking to in ,ci eased safety in mining and they ?had about gotten Chairman Tawney ?to the point where he would consent 'fo an appropriation of $50,000, when ?Sir. Underwood, of Alabama, object ed and the proposition for the time, least, was defeated. A provision in the bill for the pur chase of over 6,000 acres of land as ?an addition to Fort McKinley, Phil ippine Islands, based on a recommen dation by General Leonard Wood {elicited severe critism of that officer vby Messers. Fitzgerald, of New York, '.Sud Mr. Butler cf Pennsylvania, the 'former continually referring to him as "Dr. Wood."' The provision, on ghotion of Mr. Hay, of Virginia, was ?icricken out by an unanimous vote, l^'The additions to the bill were ^??100,004" for the military prison af .Fort Leavenworth, Kas., and $1G, .500 for an addition to Fort Ogle t brose, Georgia, or a total increase to date of $1,241,000. / The three remaining hours of the "session were taken up almost entire ly by a succession of rolls calls, caused by a refusal of the House U take a recess at. 5 o'clock, as a result foi a joke on the part of some of thc Republicans *o hold the Democrat? 'in the House unfil the time '.he Re I publican caucus was scheduled to be p .No Danger of Timber Famine. : An extended speech in opposition to Ll.he forestry sendee was made by ?.Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, in the [Senate Tuesday while the agricultur PU^approptiatiou bill was under con federation. Mr. Heyburn ridiculed I ho charts of the forestry service, one of which he exhibited on the wall o? ?thff, Senate chamber,, marked with stich legends as "about 20 years sup ply left" and declared that the ebie! forester had undertaken to prophesy concerning the life of the forests in a -way that would require more wisdom than was possessed by the sages oi old. He said such men forget thal forests grow, and added that there is as much forest growth to-day as there ever has been in the history of the world. ? He criticised the practice of speak ing of "any man's policy," saying ..that the i??!?? "??<vi??:?r. ~-P *U? y vi icu J. lum mv. u.v._ ; Senator "Warner, of Missouri, con tinued his speech on the Brownsville affray hut did not conclude. Galinger Bill Passes. The Senate passed a bi}l Wednes day prohibiting the emplojunent with in certain hours of children uuder 14 years of age in the District of Colum bia in any factory, work shop, tele graph offices, restaurant, hotel, apart ment house, saloon, pool or billiard room, bowling alley or threatre, or in the distribution or transmissio:. of merchandise or messages. No such child is permitted to work at any employment for wages during school hours nor before 6 a. m., or after 7 p. m. The Senate also adopted a resolu tion offered by Mr. Foraker, of Ohio, directing the inter-State commerce commission lo- inform the Senate whether thu commodity clause of the Inter-State commerce act had been complied with since May 1st 190S. and if not whether the non-compli ance by the railroads has been due to any agreement, arrangement, or un derstanding between the railroad companies and the authorities. An amendment by Mr. Culberson agreed to also call on the commission to state its reasons for recommending an extension of two years in the time given the railroads to comply with the commodity clause. The conference report on the army appropriation bill carrying an aggre gate of $95,377,236. .was adopted This amount was $3,463,000 less thai: the bill carried when first passed bj the Senate. Says Soldiers' are Innocent. Senator Bulkeley, of Connecticut i member of thc committee on mila tary affairs, spoke at length in the Senate Monday on the Brownsvilh affray. Mr. Bulkeley declared his belief in the innocence of the negrc soldiers of the Twenty-fifth Regimen! and said the rioters in the town or the night of August 13th-14th, 1906 in his judgment were lawless Mexi cans from outside the town, assist?e by the lawless class within Browns ville. Mr. Bulkeley spoke over fom hours, his remarks including a re view of all testimony that has beoi taken in the case. The Senate Monday passed thi House resolution appropriating $250, 000 to relieve the recent cyclone suf ferers in Alabama, Georgia, Mississ ippi and Louisiana. Sundry Civil Bill in the House. The House completely overrode th< committee on appropriations in con neel ion with several items in tin sundry civil appropriation bill. Whei thc measure was laid aside for th< day $250,000 had been added to th< sum recommended by the committee which included $11,000 for gaugin? the streams and determining the Ava ter supply of the United States; ai increase of $50,000 in the appropri ation for testing structual material: and $100,000 for testing coals, lig uites and other fuel substances. Thesi changes were not accomplished, how ever, without a prolonged debate ii which the committee found itsel: practically alone. -? Meet at Salisbury, N. C, and Unveil Monument rO MEMORY OF MAINE'S DEAD Beautiful Monument of Gray Granite Dedicated to the Heroes Who Gave Up Their Liv^s For the Union in Salisbury Prison. Salisbury, N. C., Special.-With .'lab?rate ceremony, marked by a dig dty and solemnity befitting the oc :asion, the State of Maine, through 1er official representatives, unveiled i stately shaft to the memory of the ?03 soldiers who died in Salisbury >ru^on during the Civil war. Throughout the exercises there was i tender note of sympathy for the leroic dead who lie in the trenches if this beautiful city of the dead, and ?very speaker voiced in words in bred by deep-founded patriotism ribute as eloquent as if it had been lelivered upon those who fell in the hickest of. the fray. That they had ;acrificed their lives in prison was >ut the fortune of war, and their sac .flce was as glorious, for 'Ther fittest place where man can die Is where he dies for man." Full five thousand people, most of hem men and women who had been :rue to the Confederacy, looked upon he exercises and entered into the ;pirit of a momentous occasion-ap plauding earnestly and sincerely this sribute of a great State to the men ivbo died that the Union might live. Crowded into the speakers' stand .vere the men and women who had -leveled so far to do honor to their ?our.trymen; flecking the hillsides in ?very direction, as far as the eye ;ould reach, were sympathetic thous inds who joined heart and soul in ;his tribute to tho brave; who realiz ed that 'No more shall the war cry sever Or the winding rivers be red." And over yonder, hard by thc trenches stood the "thin gray line," .vith tear-dimmed eyes. It was J> scene never to be forgot fen by those privileged to witness it. Never was this hallowed spot more The formal ceremonies of the dav began with the parade to the Nation il Cemetery, which formed in front of the Empire Hotel and under com mand of Adjutant General T. R. Rob ertson proceeded through the princi oal streets of the city and thence to the cemetery. The parade was h^d ?>d by the Forst Hill Band and thc Rowan Rifles, and then came a de tachment of Confederate veterans or foot and the ladies and gentlemen oi 'he Maina party and the speakers ot the day in carnages. Thc visitors and the State officials occupied seats in the band stand and when the exercises began at 2 o'clod there was not standing room as fal as the eye could see from this post ol vantage. Hon. Thomas G. Libby State councillor, acted as master oi ceremonies and, following a prayei by Hon. W. Scott Libby, introducec Secretary of State J. Bryan Grimes who was present as the psrsoaal rep rcsentative of Governor Glenn. . Secretary Grimes apologized fo: the absence of the Governor' stating that important engagements kept hin away. Then, in an address of consid erable length he extended the greet ings of the State of North Carolin! to the visitors from the Pine Trei State. In happy contrast was the responsi on behalf of the State of Maine b: Hon. Thurston S. Burns, of West bvook, Me., and this felicitous strain spoken with an earnestness and en '.lni'nasm that betrayed the sinccrit; underlying it. was re-echoed and em phasized by Mayor Boyden, in es tending a welcome to the City of Sal isbury and in the response by Hor Leroy F. Pike, of Cornish, Me. Mayo Boyden never made a happier speec in his life and it was applauded t the echo. He voiced the welcome o all Salisbury and all North Carolinr The occasion was one long to be r< membered, and will be largely belpfu in cementing the friendship betwee; the North and the South. Soldier Burglars Arrested. Tampa, Fla., Special. - Private George Roberts and Jospeh Henry, c the 11th company coast artiller stationed at Fort Dade, were brougt to this city and lodged in jail. Th men broke into the postoflice an post exchange at the fort and too the cash register and contents an numerous other articles, then cscaps in a boat belonging to the goverr ment. They were run down and ai rested near Bradentown. Excitement at Hamilton. Hamilton, Special.-Tobacco grov ers are in a heat of excitement, band of men, declared by the growei to be night-riders, visited this count during the night. Fellowing the visit a big tobacco shed and six thou and pounds of tobacco were destro; ed on the farm of Barney Harbur The invasion of the strangers and tl subsequent fire have caused the gro\ era to place their crops under an an ed guard. Savings I Pays 4 % interest on all a( compounded every six mc Capita! and Surp r? GOT' HARL1N? Before insuring elsewhei Old Line Companies. At The Farmers City of Atlanta Suffers Severe Property Loss ENTIRE BLOCK IS SWEPT AWAY Tire Which Started Early Friday Morning Destroys Two Blocks in tho Heart of Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga., Special.-One million and a quarter is the loss conserva tively estimated on a fire which started at 3:30 o'clock friday morn ing and which swept iwo blocks of Atlanta business proprety. How the fire started is a mystery. It was discovered in the building oc cupied by the Scblessinger-Meyer Company, bakery. From there it ran its way in all directions until it struck the Terminal Hotel, one cf the largest in thc city, and gutted that. During the carly morning hours, ev-' cry one in the Terminal Hotel and in < numerous other smaller hotels in the district had warning. There was no loss of life and no injuries. The insurance on the property de stroyed is placed. by insurance men V. tlllllMUAjr, aim uiunj .?.UC.AWX \.iru cerns. The fire was. discovered in the ele vator shaft of the Scklessinger Build ing and is supposed to have originat ed from crossed wires running ro thc motor which operated the elevator. By the time the firemen had arrived the flames had broken through the roof of this- building, and owing to a light water pressure, it was impos sible to check their progress. In a short time this structure was <%mple tely gutted and the fire was eating its way through to Station B of the At lanta postoffiee, where mails received from thc terminal station, just across the square, arc distributed. Thc- employes of the "postoffiee, however, by quick work managed to save all the mail und most of the equipment. Jumping across Mitchell street the flames made short work of the Terminal Hotel, the Terminal Annex, Child's Cafe and Hotel, and Child's Annex, at-which point the firemen succeeded in checking the on slaught on the north .side of Mitchell street. On the south side, however, the flames continued to sweep every thing in their path until Forsyth street was reached, gutting the build ings occupied by McClure's Ten-Cent Store, thc branch bank of the Central Banking and Trust Company, the Paragon Store, and the Liquid Car bonic Company.- The Schlessinger Puilding extended half a block on Kelson street ar) from it the flames soon jumped to numerous small storehouses on Forsyth street, de stroying the places occupied by Al verson Bros', Grocery Company, thc Binders Frame Manufacturing Com .pany, and the Walker Cooley Fur niture Company. A strong west wind fanned the flames, and scattered burning embers over the whole bus iness section of the city and threat ening for a time to cause even great er loss. The firemen had many narrow es capes from falling- walls, but no in juries of a serious nature are re ported. The guests from the hotels and roomin? houses in the burned section succeeded in saving most of their ef fects, having been warned in cime tc remove their trunks which were piled on the plaza in the front of the ter minal station, from which point theil owners and many early risers watch' ed the progress of the fire. After Matrimonial Agents. Chicago, Special.-Revelations ii connection with the ;'House of Hor rois," operated at LaPortc by Mn Guiness caused United State Distric Attorney Sims to issue orders for th arrest of every manager of any mat rimonial bureau cperafin? in the Chi cago distinct. Isaac A. Warn, sai to be a wealthy proprietor of an "al finity bureau," was the first to be ai rested. He was taken on the chars of using thc mails to defraud in th operation of tho bureau under th name- of Kate Warn, his wife. TA, Gr A. department ^counts in this department, i )nths, January and July. las $550,000.00. 0 SEE x & BYRD *e, We^represent the Best & BYRD* Bank of Edgefield NOMINATE JUDGE HARMON Democrats Hold a Tamoltaous Meet ing, in Waich Intense Factional Peeling Holds Sway. Columbus, 0., Special.-In a tu multuous convention, characterised by the intense factional feeling Democrats of . Oh io Wednesday nomi nated Jud3on Harmon, of. Cincinnati, formerly Attorney General of "ibe United States under President Cleve jind/for Governor, and endorsed Wi liam J. Bryan and instructed- thc Ohio delegates to the national v?ntion to vote for him for President A complete State ticket was nominat ed, former Gov. James E. Campf of Butler county, was endorsed foi the United States Senate and d< gates and alternates at large to national convention were select David L. Roswell, of Kent, was nor nated for Lieutenant Govenor. Thc following were elected dc gates and alternates at large to thc national convention : Delegates at large, Tom L. Jot son, of Cleveland; W. S; Thoma Springfield; E: W. Hanley, Daytor and Matthew R. Denver, Wilmingtc Altemn?ftc-ni Invn* TT~ .I chises. Alabama Endorises Taft. Birmingham, Ala., Special-Th State convention here Wednesday o: the Thompson or administration win of the Republican party was all Taft. Strong- resolutions endorsing his candidacy for the presidency and commending the national administra tion were -adopted and the delega lo the national convention were structed to cast their votes at -Chi go for the Secretary of War. The legates elected were: J. 0. Thompson, Birmingham; W. R. Fairley, Pratt City; F. H. Lathrop, Birmingham; H. Alexander, (colored) Montgomery. Alternates: Byron Trammel, Dothan.; H. F. Oven. Montgomery; Jere Mur phy, Huntsville; Dr. U. G. Mason (colored), Birmingham. The elect chosen were I. Pollak, Cullman, an James W. Lee Birmingham. for; de The Paper Tiust Investigation. . Good progress was made before tl special committee investigating tb? control of prices of white print paps by the paper trust. Many telegrar and letters from publishers in tfll sections of the country were placed in evidence, all going to show that prices have b:en arbitrarily advanr ced, and that if the duty should bi j removed a fall in price of $6.00 or j more per ton would result. Many newspaper? men have expressed a willingness to go to Washington and testify. Thc committee will ad journ to Palmers Falls, New -York, to investigate the cost of manufactur ing paper. Pretty South Carolina Girl Su?^a ; Railroad. Spartauburg. S. C., Special-Mtss|^ Salic Bragg, a pretty youngnady of';} Campobello, this county, -has com-*! menced an action against the Charles ton & Western Carolina road for damages in the sum of $50,000, alleg ing that while she was a passenger, on one of the trains of the defendant she was grossly insulted by the con ductor of the train. The complaint is now being prepared by I. A. Phifer, j attorney for tho plaintiff, and it is understood that the allegations will be of a highly sensational nature?. Three Hundred Afghans Kiltei London By Cable.-Three bund red Afghans were killed and .many moro wounded in Sunday's and Monday's fighting with General Sir James Wil co'ek's Brit?h force at the west cu-] trance to the Kyber Pass, according to the official report. New Jersey Summer Hotel Burne Bernardsville, N. J. Special-Si erset Inn, enc of the most beautiful summer hotels in Northern New J? sey, was burned Wednesday. Tj fire ia believed to hav#> been starti by an incendiary. The loss is a quai ter of a million.