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y. in nt MIMIM ttl IH : : The Planters Loan and Savings Bank i; Augusta, Ca. * . Pays Interest on Deposits, * * J? Accounts Solicited. . . LC. HAYNF, CHAS. C. HOWARD, PRESIDE.N l\ CASHIEu. . ; RESOURCES OVER $1,000,000. XH-HH M 1'M'l'H 11 111 I'M** VOl ?73. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1908. AUGUSTA, GA. , , C. HAYNE, CHAS. E. CLABK, .. President. CS&ner.' * CAPITAL $250,000.00. \ ' Surplus ? Profits $190,000.00. ? ' Tho busineas ot our ont-of-town iriepdc " * receives the earn? carei?r "-ten<Lcn.. aa'that of our lcoal depositors. Thu oe?o tints o' * * careful conservative people solicited. ' * * ?1 j"H l'k"H"I"M 11 lifrK-i-i* NO. 24., _ 1 __ ... T II Airr ti m UT" ? I w\W M TPBI i| Valmett? \\\\ The News of South Caro I 111nII 111 i 111 ia 111111 ? II ? Novel Snit In Orangebnrg. Columbia, Special-Quite a novel ?easer comes up in the civil court at ?rangebnrg. The case is in the form of a suit instituted against the South ern Express company by Cleveland Hooker and his brothor, who reside in Orangeburg county, for the ab jtrnction of a few trifles from a pack age shipped Cleveland Hooker by bis brother while the former was a pris oner in the penitentiary. "Well it is remembered in Orangeburg, and all over the State how Cleveland Hooker, Ahe and J. B. Amaker and others were arrested on the charge of con spiracy in April,' 1905, and tried for forming a plot to break up a picnic at Laurel Hill, near Orangeburg. The court, Judge Chas. Dantzler presid ing, found the defendants guilty and each was sentenced "o do hard service in the State oeniteatary for a term of two years. Appeals to the su premo court were r?f no avail, and so the prisoners served sentence. While Cleveland Hooker was in pen itentiary, he received a box, contain ing eatables and other remembrances from his ' family. Cleveland com plained that the box had bren tam pered with, though the delivery of the shipment was made "0. K."' by the express company. Only a few weeks ago, Cleveland Hooker, a free man again, having served bis alloted | time, returned to Orangebnrg. The novel suit of $2,000 for the loss of a plug of tobacco, some chicken and other food, was then entered upon and the tase comes up before the court at Orangeburg. Though the Southern Express company as a cor-, poration is being sued, the office in ( this city is the one interested ?a the ? matter. Several witnesses, including. the driver, delivery clerk and trans- ? fer man, went do\rn to Orangeburg to attend the couit. Quite a good j deal of interest ha? been manifested in the ease in Columbia. College Girls' Tranks Damaged By Flames. Rock Hill, Special.-Last week fire broke out in a Soulhern railway bag- ( ga?e car in which were about 100 ? franks and a number of valises be longing to departing Winthrop col- j lege girls. While the car was being i loaded a lamp exploded and in a mo-, mont or two the. inside of the cr ?n flames; The fire departmei ?ponded to an alarm and the fi finally got under control, but r .t?.^ucJLj^mag?.JuniJbe^-n^m< to the baggage and the car. '"Ti tents of the trunks and valises :wtre incide the car are prac ruined. The damage will aggregate shout $12.000. The roof of the car -was almost entirely consumed and IVe loss on the car will probably ; Teach $2,000. The railway company ' is liable for damage to the amount of $100 on each trunk. IL Lee Bronson Has Returned. Florence, Special.-R. Lee Branson ioimerly assistant cashier of the Bank of Florence, who mysteriosly disappeared from this city several weeks ago, returned to Florence at 8 o'clock Wednesday night, coming from Richmond or some other north ern point. Mr. Branson had tele graphed a relative of his coming, and | a number of his friends met him at the depot and gave him a cordial re ception, expressing themselves as be- J ing pleased at his return. Physically, Mr. Branson looked badly. No state ment concerning Mr.. Branson's whereabouts for the past several -weeks, or the cause of his leaving Florence, could be obtained. i f- Lander Closes the Tear. Greenwood, Special-With the bac calaureate sermon by Bishop Warren A. Candler of Atlanta, the most suc cessful commencement marking the close of the most successful year Lan der college has ever had, came to. a dose. Twenty-two young ladies have been graduated this year, about twice ns many, said Dr. Wilson as have ever been graduated from the college. .investigate Mullins School " Columbia, Special-Gov. Ansel in accordance with the terms of a spec ial act passed by the last general as sembly, appointed Lester Rogers, ?bos. L. Smith and A. J. West, mem bers of a special committee to investi gate the building of the public school at Mullins. This building cost about $10,000 and it is alleged that it was not built according to the contract! Thc delegation from Marion county had passed an act to investigate these charges. This committee shall re ceive pay" of $3 each for not more than 20 days and shall file a report on their findings. Death at Glenn Springs. Spartanburg, SpeciaL-W. J. M. Thomas of Rome, who arrived at Glenn Springs was found dead in his room there shortly before 8 o'clock at night. He was stopping at Book hard's cottage and was apparently in his usual health at supper time. ~He was unaccompanied by friends or relatives. The body will be brought to this city and prepared for ship ment to his home. Walked Out of Court Room. Lake City, Special-Walter Jones, the net o wno walked out of the jjnited States court room at Charles ton wh lc the jury was delibrating on hi? eas^. and who was -, afterwards convict^!, charged with impersonat ing a p?stoffiee inspector at Forrest .vilK Terence county, wa3 picked up W\ .'ones jumped off of Number 7? ran. One of the prosecuting w'?> saw bim and officers gave ffcrv-s .Tones admit? that bl* identi fier, "n ?3 complete. M HI i ni un? mumm > Jiffairs I ?fins in Condensed form | ; ; ii 1111111111 II 11111111111 ? Candidates Filing Pledges. Columbia, Special.-The pledges from the candidates who will enter the State Democratic primary this year continue to be filed with State Chairman Willie Jones. Several have been received within the past few days. Among these was that of the present governor, Hon. Martin F. Ansel, who some time ugo announced his. intention to run for reelection. Others were E. C. Elmore of Spar tanburg for State superintendent of education ; P. A. Hodges for congress man from the Sixth district; Proc tor A. Bonham, solicitor of the Tenth circuit; C. P. Q?attlebaum, Walter H. Wells and W. F. Clayton, candi dates for solicitor in the twelfth cir cuit; W. Hampton Cobb, solicitor of the' Fifth circuit, and F. C. Fish burne candidate for railroad commis sioner. The time for filing pledges ex pires at noon on June "16, the day be fore the opening of the campaign, and it is expected thac about 50 en tries will be made in the senatorial and State campaigns. Wants Express Bite Reduced. - . Columbia, Special.-The railroad commission has received a petition from the fruit growers of Edgefield interested principally in the peach crop, asking that the express rates in intrastate shipments be reduced 25 per cent. The petition states that the rates are now higher than formerly and the commission has ordered a hearing for all parties concerned. Before the interstate commerce com mission passed a rule requiring all express shipments to be made on actual weight the fruit shipments went on a basis rate that was lower than the weight rate. The growers therefore want the weight rate re duced to about the same as the aver age or basis rate was formerly. Abbeville's Finances. Abbeville, Special. - The election held last week to decide whether to issue bonds to the extent of $25,000 to purchase the local electric ilght plant resulted in 104 ayes and 1 no. Bonds will be offered for sale at once. These bonds should bring a good price, as the city's finances are in fine condition. There are now only rv . Cotton Seed Croners. Columbia, Special.-The executive committee of the Cotton Crushers' as sociation of South Carolina met and decided to hold a m cet inp: on the 23rd land 24th of June. A barbecue will ?be served on the 24th. The officers [are C. Fitzsimmons, president; J. J. Lawton, vice president; B. F. Taylor, secretary and treasurer. The execu tive committee consists of the officers and the following: Fielding Wallace, J. N. Lipscomb, E. D. Foster, Chas. A. Gambrill, E. A. Eve, L. W. Floyd, A. M. Withers, Jno. T. Stevens, H. L. odd, F. S. Evans, John F. Sim mons and W. E. James, Jr. Youth Killed at Tucapau. I Spartanburg, Special. - Clarence Prince, white, aged 9 years, was kill ed at Tucapau cotton mills near Wel ford, Friday shortly after .12 o'clock by falling off thc banisters in the mill. His neck was dislocated and 'death was instantaneous. First Cotton Bloom. Branchville, Special.-The first cot ton bloom of the season was gathered I Wednesday from the farm of Mr. Robt. M. Connelly, one of the most prosperous farmers, near here. This bloom was gathered from a field of two acres, Avhich was planted on the ?2d day of April. Jail Delivery at Beaufort. Beaufort, Special.-Five prisoners broke out of the county jail Friday night shortly after 1 o'clock. Two Sam and J. Herring, convicted of . larceny, are white, and had only 20 I more days to serve. The three oth ers, negroes, are George S. Emmons, charged with murder; Charlie Hill, arson and Sam* Small, assault. The Herrings were caught 20 miles away at Yemassee and Hill five miles fur ther at Coosawatchie by Deputy Sheriff M. O. D. White. Boy Breaks His Neck. Spartanburg, Special. - Clarence Prince, a young white boy about 9 years of age, while sliding down the balustrade of a stairway at the Tucapau Cotton Mill fell and broke his neck. Death was nistantaneous. The young boy had carried dinner to his neck. Death was instantaenous stairway on his way home he mount ed the balustrade to make a quick descent. He slipped to one side and fell to the floor, breaking his nee'' Sanitarium for Gaffney. Gaffnej', Special.-Drs. J. N. Nes bitt, J. T. Darwin and J. L. Sherard have opened books of subscription lo the Limestone Sanitarium Company. These gentlemen have purchased from Mr. C. G. Parish a beautiful lot on Robertson street whereon they pur pose to erect a modern building to be used as a hospital. Gaffney lias long needed an institution of this kind and as the promoters* are men of am ie means the project-, will doubtless e carried forward to completion. THE 1907 COTTON CROP Bulletin Prepared Under the Direc tion of the Chief Statistician of the Department at Washington Shows the Production of the Staple During the Past Year. Washington, Special.-Bulletin 95, I nrhich has just been issued by the I bureau of the ceusus, consists of a report on the production of cotton in 1907, prepared under the super vision of Mr. William M. Stewart, ?hief statistian for manufactures, by Mr. Daniel C. Roper, expert chief of iivision. The report is presented in Eour divisions: (1) Annual cotton production in the United States, as returned by ginners and delinters, iistri'buted by States from 1899 to 1907- and by counties from 1993 to 1907, with statistics as to annual pro luction compiled from trustworthy sources for previous years, beginning A-ith 1790; (2) world's cotton produc tion in 1907, by countries; (3) the growing, harvesting, and handling of ?otton, with illustrations; and (4) statistics as to the manufacture of ?ottonseed products. During the ginning season of 1907 1908, as for the two previous seasons, ten preliminary statements of cotton nnned to specified dates were issued. The present report gives the aggre gate figures for the whole cotton ;rop, end coven- the ninth consecu :ivc year for Avhich statistics of cot ion ginned have been collected and published by the bureau of the cen sus. Prediction 11,375,461 Bales. The finally revised figures for the ;rop of 1907, expressed in equivalent 500-pounl bales and including liut 2is, show a total production of 11, J75,-?61 bales. This represents a fall ing off from 1906 of 2,220,037 bales, )r 16.3 per cent., and is 2,304,495 bales less than the crop of 1904, the largest on record; while it falls short ?>f the average production of the last six years by 345,914 bales. Of the. total production in 1907 1,769,609 bales, or 42 per cent, came from the territory west of the Mis sissippi river, while the States east of the Mississippi contributed 6,605, 352 bales, of 58 per cent. This is in marked contrast with 1906, when 53.2 per cent of the crop came from west of the Mississppi and 46.8 pei cent, from the States east of it ; in 1905, however, the corresponing per centages were 41.6 and 58,4, respect ively. These variations are caused very largely by the .fluctations in ii.. l.t..-" ;n thp StRtaa west The State reporting the largest cot ton crop in 1907, as well as in every other year since the inauguration of the ginning reports, was Texas, with a total of 2,360,478 bales. This rep resents an enormous decrease from 1906, however, amounting to 1,921, 346 bales, or 44.9 per cent. As a re sult of this decrease Texas produced only 20.8 per cent of the total for the country, as compared with 31.5 per cent in 1906 and with 24. 9 per cent, which represents thc proportion con tributed by it to the aggregate pro duction of the last six years. Other States showing large de creases are Louisiana and Arkansas, which reported losses of about one third and one-fifth, respectively, as compared with 1906. The new State of Oklahoma reported SS2,9S4 bales, a loss of about 4 per cent, which, however, was so insignificant as com pared with the losses.shown by other States that Oklahoma actually ad vanced from seventh place to sixth in the quantity of cotton produced. Telegraphic Briefs. President Roosevelt told Governor Glenn that under no circumstances would he be again run for President. Secretary of War Taft is a member of the Unitarian Church. Lieut.-Col. Harry F. Hodges was appointed Panama Canal Commis sioner to succeed Commissioner Jack son Smith. x A fortune teller. Zeno Miller, is said to have disappeared from Bris tol with hundreds of dollars of jew elry intrusted to him by residents. Fire, apparently stated to conceal a burglary, caused $35,000 damage at Norfolk. * Lewis Wingate, of Grayson county, has been arrested charged with caus ing the death of his 12-year-old son. Dr. Lyon G. Tylor, of Williams burg, son of President John Tyler, is suggested for the Democratic nomi nation for vice-President. The Republican National Commit tee decided the contests involving the 24 votes of Alabama and Arkansas in favor of Taft. His daughter accompanied "Rev.': James T. Hargrave, who was taken to Ashland jail. The bursting of a boiler tube on the cruiser Tennessee killed six men and injured 8. The Missouri Pacific, a Gould road, passed its dividend. Judge Parker may not go to Den ver because he objeots to attending n ratification meeting and thinks the nomination of Bryan will mean de feat. New York banks will lead by or ganizing a national association under the new Emergency Currency law. Large areas of Montana are flood ed and communication is cut off, rain having fallen there for 30 days. The verdict against Walter R. Gillette, former vice-president of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, who was convicted of perjury, has been overruled. A man who inherited $10,000,000 announces that he will make 20,000 people, not ail o ftbcm good, happy. Principles Enunciated By the Republican Platform THE ADMINISTRATION ENDORSED Republican Platform Which Will Be Adopted by the National Conven tion Has Boen Completed With the Exception of a Few Details. Washington, Special.-That the platform which will be adopted at the Chicago convention and on which the Republican party will stand during the next campaign has been complet ed with the exception of a few de tails, which will be left for the com mittee on resolutions to insert, is the opinion of many who are in the con fidence of the Republican leaders. The work has been done by Hon. Wade Ellis, Attorney General of Ohio, the draftsman of the recent Ohio State platform; Senator Hop kins, who will be the chairman of the committee on resolutions; Senator Long, of Kansas, and a few others, including the President and Secretary Taft, who have been freely consulted. Thc policies of President Roosevelt will be endorsed unequivocally, and this endorsement will be the central idea of the document. These policies it will be declared, are quite in con trast with the policies of the Dem ocratic party, which promises nothing good that can bc assured of accom plishment. The Republican party's record as the party of protection and sound money, as the party of prog ress and good principles, as the parjy that gave freedom to Cuba and lifted tho yoke from the necks of the peo ple of the Philippines and Porto Rico, will be held up" for admiration and .1- the subject of much praise, and ..e ruting public will be asked ;to continue to patronize the political craft that has carried it across 'so many streams. Specifically speaking, more attention has been given -jby the platform makers to the tariff .. * ? than to any other subject. There w?ll be an unequivoval declaration for re vision; but the disposition is to leave tho working out of detail to the in genuity of Congress. The action of the two houses of Congress instruet . . . ... i i be unavailable to the convention, while they will supposedly furnish Congress with a basis for action. The declaration will take the shap? of a pledge to so equalize the duties as to give the consumer the benefit of the most favorable prices consist ent with the protection of domestic industry and home labor. It will' bi emphatically stated that there mus! be no innovation that will permil American labor to come into compe tition with foreign labor, and accord ingly it will be specified that in ali cases the duty must be equal to th? difference between the American and the European cost of production, in cluding a reasonable profit to th? American producer." The principle ol protection will be endorsed in genera! terms, and there may be a declara tion to a maximum and a minimum tariff as the one best calculated to in sure the promotion of American in terests under varying condition. A clause declaring against the utiliza tion of the tariff for the promotion ol monopoly is also Hmong the proba bilities. Next to the tariff the financial plank has received most careful at tention. Congress and the adminis tration will be congratulated upor the passage of the Aldrich-Vreelanc bill as in the interest of sound finance and as calculated to protect the busi ness world against possible panics in the near future and at the same time provide for the permanent improve ment of our currency system through the recommendations which it is an ticipated will be made by the commis sion appointed under the new law Reference wil be made to the finan cial disturbance of last fall, anc while the seriousness of that crisis will be recognized, the claim will bf made that, the Republican party was found able to meet the situation anc the counry will be informed that bj its prompt action the business worlc was saved from long drawn out finan cial 'depression and industrial inac tivity. The administration will be com mendied for its railroad stand, alst on labor, and the rights of all citi zens, regardless of race or color. Defaulter Gets Ten Tears. Pittsburg, Special-Admitting th? charges made against them Henn Reiber and John Young, former pay ing teller and auditor of the Farmers Deposit National Bank, were arraign ed before Judge James S. Young ir the United States District Court shortly after noon Saturday and sen tenced to serve ten years each in th? Western Pennsylvania penitentiary. Confederate Veterans at West Point Highland Falls, N. Y., Special West Point was thrown open to th< Confederate veterans camp of NCM York City, the United Southern So' cietic?, the Dixie Club and the Daugh ters of the Confederacy and theil friends. The party arrived by boat There were about one thousand per sons in the party and in honor oj their presence the corps of cadetl .A'aa turned out for dress parade, Explosion on thc "Tennessee" KH?s Several Persons SEVERAL OTHERS ARE INJURED Accident on' the United States Croi ser Tennessee Results In the Death of Four and the Injury of Ten Others-I he Cruiser Was Just Entering San Pedro Harbor. Los Angeles, Special.-Four men were killed and 10 injured on board the armored cruiser Tennessee at sea at ll o'clock Friday when a boiler tube broke, hurling fragments of iron about the engine room and fill ing it with scalding steam. The ac cident happened an hour after the cruiser left Sania Barbara on her way with six other vessels of the Pa cific fleet, to Los Angeles ports. Only the most fragmentary news of the disaster bad been received up to 7 o'clock in tbe evening as the cruiser had not arrived at San Pedro. What meagre details had been learned were gleaned from official wireless telegraphy despatches, transmitted from the squadron to the wireless station at San Francisco. The crui ser was steaming at full speed when the explosion occurred. The force of the explosion was ter rible and many of thc injured were fatally hurt, it is believed. Orders were "flashed to Dr. AV. A. Weldon, local marine surgeon at San Pedro, directing him to prepare for the car ing of the injured sailors. Accord ing to the wireless despatches no of ficers were injured. The damage to the ship is not known at this time, but it is likely that the boiler rooms of the ship have suffered seriously. The Tennessee is Admiral Sebree'9 flagship, commanding the second di vision of the Pacific fleet. The oth ers accompanying the Tennessee are the California, Washington, West Virginia, Colorado, Pennsylvania and Maryland, comprising the first divi sion commanded by Admiral Dayton. The Tennessee arrived and anch ored inside the breakwater about two miles from the water front "shortly after 7 o'clock. Los Angeles, Cal., Special.-A re port has just reached this city from San Pedro of an explosion on the United States cruiser Tennessee. The Tennessee is coming into San Pedro harbor. A boiler tube on the cruiser Ten? tiocooo HW nn. killintr four and in California waters, touching Santa Barbara, San Pedro aud San Diego. The latest information is that four men were killed and ten injured. The injured will be brought fb a hospi tal in this city. The Tennessee is still about 37 miles outside San Pe dro. The cruiser left Santa Barbara for Los,Angeles port Friday morning. Dead and Injured. Following is a list of dead and in jured received by the local wireless station: Dead: Georgo Wood, water tender.' Earl Boggs, fireman, second class. Adolph Rheingold, machinist help er, second class. George Merk, fireman, first class. Probably fatally injured : F. S. Field, fireman, second class. E. N. Exantes, fireman, first class. E. J. Burns, coal passer. W. F. Burns, coal passer. J. J. Carroll, fireman, second class. T. P. Parsons, fireman, second class, slightly injured. T??as Crops Badly Damaged. Vernon. Tex., Special.-Damage to growing vegalation and to property in excess of half million dollars, it is estimated, has resulted from storms of wind, hail and rain which have been over this vicinity for the past several days and which culminated in a wind storm of great velocity early Thursday. Along the several roads entering this place washouts are numerous. In Vernon a number of the larger buildings were par tially wrecked and some smaller structures demolished. AllisonRe-Nominated. Des Moines, Iowa, Special.-Re turns from Tuesday's primaries that are complete in nearly all the coun ties of the State indicate that Iowa Republicans nominated William B. Allison for re-election to thc United States Senate. His maority is now generally conceded to be at least 10, 000. B. F. Carroll was nominated for Governor over Warren Gars' by about 20,000 votes. Pierce's Arrest Urged. Fort Worth, Tex.,-Special.-Sheriff Matthews, of this county, has re quested the St. Louis authorities to notify him as soon as H. Clay Pierce has been placed in custody. Mr. Matthews urged upon the St. Louis officials that no delay be allowed in taking Pierce into custody. Mat thews is preparing to leave for St. Louis when notified of Pierce's ar rest. Killed in Baseball Game. LaFayette, Ga... Special.-Willie Watson, aged 10, was instantly kill ed in a ball game here Friday. While engaged in a game with a number of his friends a bat slipped from the hands of one of tho boys who was at tempting to hit the ball and struck young Watson over the heart, caus ing instant death, IMtMllnlHMN Georgia Voters Fail to Endorse Present Governor CLOSE OF A BITTER CAMPAIGN The Primary Brings to an End One of the Hottest Political Campaigns in Georgia's History, Atlanta, Ga., Special.-All returns up to midnight iridi?te the election of Joseph M. Brown as Governor of Georgia in the general Democratic primary held Thursday by a majority of about 15,000. The Constitution estimates that Brown has won by from 15,000 to 25,000. The Brown managers claim the majority is larger. Governor Smith's campaign man agers decline to make a statement, and the Governor himself says that he cannot comment on the primary. The campaign was the hottest in the history of Georgia. In all the eleven congressional districts indica tions are that the present Democratic Congressmen will be returned, the only doubt being in the fifth where James L. Mayson may contest the election with Congressman Living stone. There was no contest over the United States senfltorship, 8. C. Clay being the popular choice. The primary results mean election in Georgia, the other parties in the State making no contest. With both Governors Hoke Smith and Joseph M. Brown claiming vic tory in the Georgia State primary the count is coming in slowly. The Brown managers claim the nomination willoh is equivalent to election by from 25,000 ?to 40,000 James R. Smith political manager for Brown, gave The Associated Press the following statement: "We fought a clean fight and won. The reasons for the victory arc so pronounced that they would hardly admit of discussion. The attitude of the administration toward invested capital is perhaps the paramount is sue. It was not an issue bet cen men but what they represented. The day's election shows that the prevail ing opinion amodg the people is that Mr. Brown's election would go far toward restoring confidence. Governor Smith's managers, how ever, do not concede Brown's election and declare that a full vote will be necessary to determine the result. In the interest of the Governorship all others were practically lost sight of. The congressional districts, the hot test fight was in the fifth, where Con gressman L. F. Livingstone was op posed by James L. Mayson. Returns indicate Livingstone's re-election though Mayson's friends say they will insist on an official count. In the first district indications point to the re-election of Congressman Ed wards, in the second to the re-elec tion of J. M. Griggs, in the third to the re-election of E. B. Lewis, the fourth to congressman Anderson, the fifth to L. F. Livingstone, the sixth to congressman C. L. Bartlett, the seventh to congressman Gordon Lee, the eigth to Congressman W. M. Howard, the ninth to Congressman T. M. Bell, the tenth to Congressman Hardwick, and tho eleventh to Con gressman William G. Brantly. United States t Senator Clay, who was also a candidate in the primary, had no opposition^ MAJ. DREYFUS SHOT. During the Canonization of Smile Zola in the Pantheon Louis Gregori, a Military Writer of Note, Draws a Pistol and Shoots Maj. Alfred Dreyfus in the Arm. Paris, By Cable.-Just at the close of the ceremonies attending the canonization of Emile Zola in the Pantheon, when the President of France, the Premier and a host of ministers of State were taking their departure, Louis Anthene Greg ori, a military writer of note, drew a revolver and fired two shots point blank at Maj. Alfred Dreyfus, for Whose liberty Zola fought and won. Men distinguished in all walks of life filled the pantheon, and when the shots rang out there was in tense excitement in fear that the President had been assassinated, but even the attempt upon the life of Major Dreyfus created a profound impression. Soldiers speedily sur rounded Gregori and he was taken to jail, bruised and bleeding with his clothes almost torn from his back. Arrest of a Postmaster. Baltimore, Md., Special.-Horace H. Bowling, 21 postmaster at Mecban icville, St. Mary county, and thc youngest member of the Legislature, was arrested, charged with stealing $1,000 from the office in ten money ordeis of $100 ea.;'i. He confessed and said he got in debt and had to take the money to keep his creditors quiet He was recently married. Repr?sentative Sims to Look Into Wood Pulp Business. Washington, Special.-Representa tive Sims, of Tennessee, lias been de signated by Chairman Mann, of the House special commit ter to investi gate Ihc paper and wood pulp indus try to look after that part of the in quiry relative to thc wood pulp busi ness of North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. There are pulp mills in North Carolina and Virginia for which East Tennessee furnishes much of the wood used io the industry, Railroa AUGUST Savings L Pays 4 % interest on all ac compounded every six mo Capital and Sur pl GO TC HARLING Before insuring elsewhere Old Line Companies. HARL/flG At The Farmers ! BRYAN ENDS LONG TOUR With His Speech at Columbus Mr. Bryan Ends Speech Makin? Tour of Nebraska. Omaha, Nth., Special.-The week's speech-making tour of ? William J. Bryan through northern and western Nebraska ended with a rear plat form speech at Columbus Wednesday afternoon and he arrival in Omalri later. Mr. Bryan made 42 speeches and nearly that many informal talks since he left home last Thursday. TD nearly every speech he pointed out what he regarded as the weakness of the currency measure passed by Con gress during its closing sessions. The meeting Wednesday was at Lexington where business was suspended during his stay. All the principal buildings were decorated in honor of his visit and school was dismissed at noon. He addressed an open air meeting at the high school grounds, where a large crowd, representing both city and country population, gathered on the common. When Mr. Bryan arrived in Omaha he expressed himself as delighted wth his trip and with the reception he had received everywhere. He re mained in Omaha and will go home Thursday morning. In his speech at Lexington Mr. Bryan eulogized Senator LaFollette for bir onoosition to the emergency predict what they will do to him m the next one. "When the President picked up Mr. Taft for a candidate of his party for President, if he was looking for an honorable gentleman, he could not have done better; but, if he was looking for a reformer, he made a great mistake. Mr. Taft says to ex tinguish trusts means to extinguish industries. Every farmer and every man who hbors knows better than that, ake, for instance, the harvester trust. It doesn't care whether the farmer buys or not. It. doesn't have a corner an everything the farmer buys, but it soon Avil! have, if left alone. . If you were to extinguish that concern, would it destroy every other concern that manufactures iVm implements? "Congress is vested with puwer over inter-state commerce and could control these trusts. If the busi ness of the harvester trust was re duced fifty per cent, there would be competition which would resulr. in cheaper implements for the farmer. Business would be increased by the sale of more implements and more men would be employed. Thus com petition would help every element of society. When you exterminate trusts, you revive business instead of detsroying it." President Has Narrow Ercape. Washington, Special.-It was learn" ed that President Roosevelt Tuesday had a narrow escape from death. A young horse was trying for Sergeant Mr-Rerraott, his orderly reared and fell backwards with him from the top of the bank of Rock Creek. But for the fact that the President threw himself to one side as the animal fell ?vonM hive b-^pn crushed. H** fall on the boulders in the stream and re .cived a number af bruises. When be had waded out of the creek he helped catch the horse, remounted him and rode for an hour. Mrs. Roosevelt was with him at the time of the accident. The President says he is quite sure how he landed in the creek calis the whole incident trifling and not worth printing. Socialists Want Prohibition. Little Rock, Ark., Special.-Arkan sas Socialists in convention herc de clared for State-wide prohibition and coudemned lynching and anarchism. Labor In the Political Field. Chicago, Special.-Chicago Execu tive Council of the American Federa tion of Labor, which will meet here June 13, will adopt a defiuite pro gramme of political activity. Presi dent Gompers called the meeting in thc West instead of in Washington, because he considers Chicago as the political "storm center" and e:cepcts to start labor's campaign there. TO SAVE LABOR. Make cheese cloth slips for clock, pictures and fancy articles; cover them when you are geing to :5weep your room and see how much dust ing you are saved. The same net ol slips will last for years and save you many hours of labor.-New Haven Regbter. r A, GA. department counts in this department, liths, January and July. us $550,000.00. 1IRANCE ) SEE & BYRD ?. Wejrepresent the Best & BYRD* Bank of Edgefield DAVIS' ?m One Hundredth Anniversary fittingly Observed \ PRESIDENT OF CONFEDERACY Exercises in Washington Simple Bot Impressive-Jefferson Davis Still Remembered By Many Statesmen of the OM School aa a United States Senator Prior to the War. Washington Special-Confederate veterans and sons and daughters of Confederate veterans in the national capital celebrated the centennial an niversary of the birth of the Sooth's great leader, Jefferson Davis. It was just 100 years ago Wednesday, on June 3, 1808, that the first and lasr Pr?sident of the Southern Confeder acy was born in Christian county, Kentucky, and his admirers through out the re-united nation Wednesday paid homage to his memory Ia \Vashington the exercises were simple but impressive, and were participated in by many men who wore the 'blue . in the warfare between the North and the South. v Many statesmen of the old school pnm?mW TW;? na, a TTnit?d States SJUIVU. uuu mo consequent Mur1 drawal from the Senate. The epeech is declared by those who heard it,'; on? of the most noteworthy ever delivered in the Senate chamber, and after its close every member gathered-. abdul the Mississippi Senator and bade him an affecting and an effectionate fare well. Tho leader of the Lost Cause was .1 son of Samuel Davis, a Welshman by descent, a Baptist in religion) and a Democrat in politics. As most of the first families of Kentucky were Episcopalians and Federalists this showed chat Sam Davis, like Abraham Lincoln's father, Tom Lincoln, wa? not bound by any rules of caste,'and was not to be reckoned an aristocrat. The year after Jefferson's birth June 3. 1808-Samuel Davis emigrat ed to Mississippi territory, where he settled on a plantation in Wilkinson county, about a mile from Woodville, where the boyhood of Jefferson Davis was passed. His schooling appears to have beep carefully looked after. When but 7 he was sent to the academy of the Dominican Friars in Kentucky, and remained there three years. Then re turning to Mississippi . he matriculat ed at Jefferson College, which he ap pears to have left at the close of the vear for the purpose of going ter the .cw Wilkinson County Academy, vhere he had for a teacher John A. Shaw, of Boston, under whose tutelage ie made much progress. In 1821, when entering upon his 14th year h? .vent to Transylvania University at Lexington, Ky., then considered, the best institution of learning west of lie Allegbanies. In July, 1824, Sam icl Davis died; and the following September Jefferson was appointed i cadet a? West Point. Here he came nto intimare relationship with Rob art E. Lee, Albert Sidney Johnson md Joseph E. Johnson-three leaders Df thc Lost Cause whom he did much to recognize and promote while serv ing as President of the Confederacy. In 1861 the war came, Senator Da vis served notice on the country in January of that year that the South was in no mood to put up witt in ;ustice at the hands of the Repabli ??n n?rty and this bore fruit in thi secession of Mississippi, soon after followed by several Slates. The in i?urau?n of Lincoln only embittered che controversy with the South and ?ix weeks after this began hostilities. I The rest is too familiar to need re counting, but the impartial historian must give credit to Davis for states manlike qualities, even though oppos ed to the Northerly side of the con tention. Davis Day in New Orleans. / New Orleans, Special.-Davis day, the centennial of the birthday of th/ President of the Southern Confedf acy was celebrated with great enfT . siasm by the Confcderat? organi: tious of New Orleans. lt Was Tough. A Delphic response: "It's hard." said the sentimental landlady at t. .? dinner table, "io think that this poor little lamb should be destroyedv. in Its youth Just to cater to our ajn> tites." "Yes," replied the ? ! boarder, struggling with his po: K? .r, "lt tough."-Congregationalist,