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|?H4*MW'M Ht HHUA : : The Planter's Loan \ \ and Savings Bank | l\ Augusta, Ga. . ? Pays Interest on Deposits, ll J? Accounts Solicited. 4* . . L.C. HAYNF, CHAS. C. HOWARD, I . . PBEaIDE.,1'. CASU IE... T? . . RESOURCES OVFR $i,000.000. . ; THE NATIONAL BANK OF M?Stk. ,. L. C. KAYNE, CHA5B. R. .. President. Ci l l CAPITAL $260,000.00. Surplus & Profits $130,000,00^ . * Th? business of our out-oMayro Wlwrf* t ?i . * receives the tame tarerai ?ttofrnbtu^tb* ? g . * of xmr.local deposito?. TJie ?c?nits of s j ? . careful conservative people solicited. ^ t XM-H"l"I"H"H"i "I l 11 H t?M'<* VOL. 73. SST EDGEPIBLD, S. C., WBDtSBSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1908. NO. 33. SOUTH CARO! News of Interest Cleaned Frc Arranged Fer 1 T Cotton MiH Industry Growing. Columbia, Special.-Commissioner Watson Las made public the flares revised to date in regard lo tho cot ton manufacturing industry in South Carolina for tho forthcoming revised edition of the hand book of South Carolina to be issued by the depart ment of agriculture, commerce pud Immigration. Although ibis ii a dull year in all linea of busbies* and oom. raerce and parieularly in manufac tured, the figures show substantial in ere**ei in the cotton mill industry as follows: To August let, 1908. Number of establishments 132. Number of corporations 162. Total capital invested in textiles $195,826,919. Capital stock, par value $56,992, 050. Capital stock actual value $50,682, 234. Number of spindles 3,776,981. Number of looms 92,744. , Bales of cotton consumed annual ly 793,396. Value of product annually $77,019, 419. Number of employes 56,223. J To August 1st, 1907. Number of establishments 179. Number of corporations 159. Total capital invested in textiles $103,821,919. Capital stock, par value $34,9S7, 450. Capital stock, actual value $48,677, 234. Number of spindles 3,633,761. Number of looms 90,177. Bales of cotton consumed annual ly 774;905. Number of looms 90,177. Value of product annually $75, 455,0019.^ Number of employees 54,887. So far as the reports have been re ceived an actual increase of 10,000 spindles has been made in the above mills. The latest new mill to be established is the Rikard Knitting Mill, of Lex ington county, with a capital of $10, 000. Increase of capital stock in exist ing mills are proposed for the year! 1903 amounting to $200,000, and the j hew mills being organized have a pro posed capital of $310,000. Among the textile developments and improvements, enlargements, etc, proposed for the year 1908 are, the following: Newberry Cotton Mills proposes in crease from 28,000 to 38,000 spindles, and from 90C looms to 1.200 looms.' Aragon Mills, of York, proposed to double plant during year, which would mean 29,489 spindles and 560 looms. Darlington proposed ne 10,000 spindles and 300 1 Pendleton Cotton Mills, increase of spindles fror. 11,999. Cheraw Cotton Mills, < ; " spindles ?W300 looms. - Calhoun mills, Calhoun posed increase from .10,000 to 25,Uuu spindles, and from 400 looms to 600 looms. Lockhart Mills, proposed increase1 of 3,000-horse power water power. Manetta Mills and Highland Cot ton Mills, enlargements contemplated before the end of the year. Tyger Cotton Mills, proposed en largements before end of year. Wellford, new mill proposed with $300,000 capital. Spartanburg, proposed new mill to ht known as Crescent Manufacturing] Company. Blacksburg, Blacksburg Mills, or ganized in 1907, with $250,000 capital almost ready to start with 5,000 spindles and 125 looms and 700 opera tives. GOOD CROPS ABOUND CHERAW. Outlook Particularly Bright, in Chesterfield County. Cheraw, Special.-The crop out look in this county is brighter than for several years, rains for the past week have greatly benefited croo conditions, and Chesterfield farmers are jubilant over the prospect of good crops. South Ci jolina Postal Changes. The following changes have been announced in the uostal service in 6onth Carolina: Rockton, Horace M. Rabb is appointed rural mail carrier, and - W. C. Rabb, substitute; at Winnsboro, George B. McCants, car rier, and D. W. McCants, substitute; at Dillon, William S. Jackson, car rier, and Junius H. Jackson, sub stitute; at Ridge Spring, George W. Sawyer, canier, and Hardwell Quarles, substitute. A new route will begin at Mayesville, Sumter County, effective November 2. It will be ad ditional service to Route 2; will be twenty-four miles long. Tobacco Sales at Florence. Florence, Special.-The Florence tobacco market was livelier last week than it has been in years. Heavy sales were made each day but Thurs day and Friday were banner day?. Planters ol? the leaf from far and near were here and they came, cot only from Florence County, but Dar lingion, Sumter, Clar?ndon and Wil liamsburg counties, bringing quan tities of the weed. Garrison Ont on Bond. Laurens, Special.-Counsel for J. Henry Garrison, the Gray Court citi zen who shot and killed J. Louis Wil liamson, the young York County far mer,- in the Garrison home Friday night, appeared befdre Circuit Judge Richard C. Watts, at cbunbers, here and obtained an order for bail ;.n the sum of $1,000 for his appearance ct the next term of the Laurens Cnmi nal .Court. The bond was executed and tho defendant rele*-?ed from custody. NA NEWS ITEMS m AH Sections of the State and Busy Readers Contracts For Torpedo Slips. Charleston, Special.-According to information received from Washing ton, the work of constructing the tor pedo headquarters at the Navy T#rd will be begun immediately and the first part of thia great portion of tue new Government plant will be the building of the slips for which the Pennsylvania Bridge Company, of Washington, D. C., was declared the lowest bidder and received the con tract. It is thought that this fir will start their work at onoe, am the contract required completion in side of three months the lit day of December will probably see many of the little torpedo craft, now in re serve, at the navy yard at Norfolk, tied up at their new home. The tor pedo slips are to cost $48,000 and will be of the most modern construc tion. They will be located j in the southern portion of the yard and near them will be the equipment build ing. The plans which will be carried out call for the construction of r's piers, all of which will extend into the river for a considerable distance. The lasrest of these will be 30 feet in width and will have a length'from the shore line of 540 feet. This will probably be used by the parent shipi and the larger torpedo boat destroy ers. The five remaining piers are to be duplicates, each having a length of 460 feet, with a width of 10 feet. The slips on either side of and be tween these piers will allow for the easy mooring of about thirty torpedo boats. The interest taken in the bidding was very gratifying to the nevy department, and the award to thc Pennsylvania Bridge Company was made afconsiderable discus sion among the officials of this branch of the Government. There ? were in the competition a large num ber of firms, and all of the bids wore very close. Among the bidders were contracting firms of Charleston, Sav annah and many points in the North. Liet. Walter H. Allen, the civil engi neer at the yard, was in Washington when the award was made. Before the torpedo headquartsrs are com plete it is expected that many of the little craft will be' brought to the Navy Yard from their present place of reserve at the Norfolk Navy Yard, and with *hem will come several large ships that are being used as parent vessels. The arrival of the battle ship Texas from Norfolk may be expected at any time during the latter part of the present month, and on her reaching the Navy Yard the old visitor to Charleston will be at once placed in commission as station j ship, as it js termed in the naw. The Texas is now at Norfolk, being thoroughly nvprRanLful-lt. ie amen. ! stone' basing, IB DOW Sb lue ja;u, ..^.v. as soon -as the occasion requires it can be placed in instant use. Sunday School Convention at Lau rens. ' Laurens, Sp?cial.-The 33rd annual session of the Laurens County In terdenominational Sunday School Convention was held in this city Fri day and Saturday with the First Presbyterian Church. The session of the Convention were presided over by the Rev. B. H. Grier, of Ora, the president of the Association, with Mr. Geo. L. Pitts, of Laurens as sec retary. The programme included a variety of Sunday School topics, and the session was one of profit Bank at Union Fails. Union, Special.-The People's Bank of this city, closed its doors Tuesday pending voluntary liqiudation. In a statement issued by the president, B. F.. Arthur, general depression is the reason assigned for the action. Ii is said that depositors are fully protect ed. Spartanburg Wants Veterans. Spartanburg, Special.-Camp Wal ker, TJ. C. V., met last week and pas sed resolutions inviting the next State Confederate reunion to be held in this city. The invitation will be ex tended at thc reunion to be held in Greenville. Delegates were also elec ted to the Greenville reunion. Briefs of a General Nature. Th? town of Fernie, B. C., was de stroyed by fire and 100 lives arc re ported lost. Three new babies have already been named for Judge Taft. Tc Improve the Minnesota. Jordan, Minn., Special.-Plans for the improvement of the Minnesota river were considered at a meeting of the Minnesota River Improvement League. The matter of removing ob st ructu.u.s and unnecessary curves and twists in the channel of the steam, so as to enlarge its capacity to carry off the water without over flowing, was considered. Boston Welcomes the Pythians. Boston, Mass., Special.-The wel coming ceremonies to the 80,000 dele gates attending the biennial encamp ment of the Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias began Wednes day. At the business session aftei speeches of welcome by Governor GuiM, Mayor Hibbard and State Chancellor Penniman and the re sponse by Chancellor Barnes, of Illi nois, the : eports were heard. The re ports showed that the lodge had made a great increase in membership. BANKS TO ORGANIZE Meeting at Columbia to Formulate Plans for State Clearing House As sociation of National Banks. Columbia, Special,-There was a meeting here at the National Loan ind Exchange Bank concerning the )rganizatiou of a clearing house as sociation as provided for under the ?ational banking law. At the recent :ession of Congress these clearing louse associations were provided to ssue what is known as emergency iurrency. The Act provides that mch an association for thc issuance )f emergenoy currency under certain .estrictiona can be organized by "up of national banks having flv -iJiion dollars of capital and surplus My national banks wtih a surplus >f 20 per cent are eligible in "*e As iodation. There are in all 29 nat ional banks in South Carolina; of his number 25 are eligible. Repre tentatives of 13 of these national Dnlj' national banks with a surplus Sbne of the national banks of Char 'eston were represented in person [f all the national banks in Soul karolina go into the Association ther ?viii be just enough capital and sur plus represented to organize a South karolina Clearing House Association indcr tho terms of the national Act if all the South Carolina national ianks were present at this conferee 3eorgia will have to be askc A ?ommittee consisting of Messrs l. B Stackhouse, Columbia; J. W. Simp son, Spartanburg, and W. B. Dunlap Rock Hill, were appointed to write 'o the banks not represented at io lay's conference to join the South Carolina Association. The organizi on of the Association is not requir ?d, but it is like the Texan with his pistol; "When he wants it, he wants t, without any delay." The under standing is that the organization c f ill the national banks for the purpose set forth in the recent Act will be perfected. Camden Fire Case Decided. Columbia, Special.-Judge Ernest Gary has just rendered a most im portant decision along new lints. There are several cities in. the State where the water supply is furnished hy seperate and private corporations. Th? contract in the various cities may differ, and in that way there may be a difference between the case just decided and the legal status in otilar ??ties. Judge Gary has ren?lei ed a derision that a private cition may sue a Vuter supplying company for not having a proper wato- supply in case of fire. Judge Gary, in his opinion, states that this view of the liability of tho corporation to the individual citizen is new, and not usual, but the issue appears to be new in this state and may eventually have to go through the . Suprcmt Court.. noon loaded up on uuuze uuu ....... borne and promptly raised a row in his family. In the excitement he picked up one of his litle boys and thrust him against the banister with such force that it broke the child's back, from which injury he die? in a very few minutes. It seems from all re ports that Summerford is . a very quiet and peaceable man when not under the influence of whiskey, which makes the case all the more sad. For School Improvement. Columbia, Special.-The State As sociation for the improvement of Rural Schools, which has done such excellent work throughout the State for several years under the able and energetic efforts of its president, Miss Mary T. Nance, a Winthrop gradu ate, seems likely to get some valu able financial assistance from thc general education board. Dr. Knapp and other influential friends are at work along that line, and it is said an appropriation of about $20,000 is likely to be made to the Associa tion's work in the near future. Noth ing definite has been decided so far. but the excellent work of the Asso ciation is steadily attracting mon favorable attention and good new? is looked for along this line shortly Severe Storm at Spartanburg. Spartanburg, Special.- Lightning struck four residences, two cburche. and stunned several people during o severe electrical storm here. Three of the residences that were struct were badlv damaged and one was sci on fire. Silver Hill Methodist churct was struck in three places and thc tower demolished. A amall colored church on Charles street was set or fire by a bolt of lightning and thc fire department had to be called oui to extinguish the flames. Dr. Puryear Acquitted. Oxford, Special.-The trial of Dr Puryear was concluded Thursday The jury after five minutes' consul tation rendered a verdict of acquit tal, pronouncing the defendant in sane at the time the murder was com mitted. Dr. Puryear was set at liber ty. Able speeches were made by So^ licitor Jones Fuller, W. P. Shaw, A* W. Graham, W. A. Devin, B. S. Roys ter and B. K. Lassiter. Loses Arm as the Result of a Nap oi a Hand Car. Spartanburg, Special. - Dewitl Clement, a young man of Asheville was injured by an engine in thc Southern Railway yards last week and his left arm had to be amputated Clement and a friend were asleep oi a hand car in the railroad yards. A passing engine woke Clement up sud denly about half asleep and he gol in the way of the engine. His lefl ann was badly crushed and the mern ber was amputated. He also sustain ed scalp wounds. I: Striking Miners in Alabama At tack Load of Strike Breakers THREE KILLED; ELEVE| MJRT -*-:- ' ? Ambushing z, Special Carrying Non Union Men to Alabama" Mines, strikers Pour a Murderous fire Into the Car Windows. 1 Birmingham, Ala., Specie..- Three men were instantly killed and eleven injured, two of whom will probably die, when striking: miners fired into a passenger train on the Birmingham Mineral Railroad at Blocton Sunday morning about - 2 o'clock. The dead are: Conductor Joe T. Collins. . Willard Howell, non-union^ miner. The injured: | Major F. H. Dodge, superintendent of safety, Tennessee Coal Company, wounded in hand and leg. E. E. Cox, superintendent of-mines, Tennessee Coal Company, ?igh^iy wounded in knee. A. E. Cross, chief clerk, superin tendent's office, wounded in icm and knee: y J. C. Johnson, deputy ^sheriff, slightly wounded in side. A. C. Bryant, deputy sheriff,^j?light ly wounded in side. J. B. Comett deputy sheriff fund ed in back. W. H. McAuly, soldier, slight in juries. M. A. Pearson, soldier, wounded in left 'shoulder. J. C. Martin, wounded inl;head, back and arm. A. J. Myer, laborer, wounded in leg. Robert Sigmon, wounded in ann and breast. The train was a special bearing non-union mon to the Blocton inmes under guard of soldiers and deputies. On the outskirts of the town'.- .the engineer suddenly saw a log across the track and at once a fusilade-was fired into ?he train. The engineer did not stop, but let the coal catcher throw tho log from the traek^.and put on full spead. The place v^here the attack was made was in a^cut, the ground being on a level wit|" the lower part of the windows. Ttoh'as sailant's behind the rocks above pour ed down a murderous fire directly into the-windows and at "he Engi neer. Practically every windows, in the train was broken and shots struck all parts of the engine!and cab. The train proceeded to Blocton and the dead and injured werejfrre turned to Birmingham. Dogs were hurried to the scene and took trails through ' the woods directly to. the uaion quarters. Eight negroes were arrested this afternoon and other ar rests are expected. , . / ..?Huiuetj ai D. mount. ' Attorney General, R. C. Hall. Republican State ticket. Endorsed for United Stat?B Sena- ] tor, Albert J. Hopkins, or George E. ' Foss. 1 Governor, Charles S. Deneen (re- 1 tums incomplete.) 1 Lieutenant Governor, J. G. Oglesby I or F. L. Smith. 1 Secretary of State. James A. Rose. < Auditor, J. S. Mccullough. Treasurer, Andrew Rnssell. ' Attorney General, William H. ? Stead. 1 Th? result of Saturday's primary < election as far as it is accuratelv 1 known in regard to the State officers I is given in thc foregoing list. A New York Sunday Tragedy. New York, Special.-Mrs. Bertha Hood, 32 years old, was shot and in- . stantly killed at her home in Brook- , lyn Sunday night by Ernest Seitx, 24 ' years .old, of Manhattan. Suits also ' shot and seriously wounded the year- 1 and-a-hnlf-old daughter of Mrs. Hood, : and then turned the revolver on him self, i inflicting a probably fatal wound. Aeroplane Makes Good. Lemans, France, By Cable-Wilbur Wright, of Dayton, ?., made a flight variously computed at from 21-2 to 31-2 kilometres with his aeroplane here, in one minute and 46 seconds. Throughout the flight Mr. Wright had perfect control of the machine. No attempt was made for a record, the objeot of thc night being to try out the aeroplane. While flying through the air Wright demonstrated or PO it appeared to the spectators, that he was absolute master of the airship, first soaring, then shooting gracefully downward and then mount ing again at will, until finally, after completing two circles, he came down To Settle Rate Question. Washington, Special.-During the nest month or sir weeks it is prob able that the inter-State comerce commission will decide upon the question of the reasonableness of the proposed increase of freight rates in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Flor ida and portions of South and North Carolina in the Southeastern terri tory, and in Texas, in the Southwest ern territory. Two Policomen Beaten to Death. Metheun, Mass., Special.-Covered with bruises, the bodies of Charles Emerson and Frank McDermott, members of thc Metheun police, were found in a meadow on the outskirts of this town. The two officers were sent ont to watch for chitken and vegetables thieves. They failed to re turn and a search was instituted for them. There was every evidence that the two officers were beaten to death. PRESIDENT TAKES BLAME Announces That He is Responsible For ?he Discharge of the Negro Troops at Browns ville Taft Had Nothing to ?o With the Matter. Oyster Bay, N. Y.", Sepcial^-Presi dent Roosevelt in a statement issued late Friday made ifc elear that the entire responsibility was his for tho issuance of the origina} prder dis charging the bat tal kin pf negro sol diers for alleged, participatipn in the Brownsville, Tex., rioting and the re fusal to permit a suspension of that order. The President was shown an inter view vb! h was had in Washington with Geu-ral Corbin, U. S. A., re tired, in winch General Corbin stated that no credit or blame in the mat ter rested with Mr. Taft. After read ing the interview the President through his assistant private secre-j tary, Rudolph Foster, gave out th* following: "General'Corbin's statement is ab solutely correct, and it was entinaly proper that he should make it. The substance of tho message from the President which he quoted was made public long ago. In the Brownsville .natter the entire responsibility for issuing the original order and for de fining to allow its suspension waa OM President's." Ia his interview General Corbin ?tated in substance that Mr. Taft ?ras in no way responsible for the tfc-der discharging the batalion of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, and that in ioing so the then Secretary of War bad obeyed the direct order of the President. General Corbin then re SQunted the circumstances as they Qsourred and were published follow ing the Brownsville affair. PRESS COMMITTEE. Chairman Henry Watterson An nounces Members of the Demo cratic Press Committee. New York, Special.-Henry Wat terson, editor of The Louisville Cou rier-Journal, who is chairman of the newspaper committee of the Demo cratic national campaign committee, nade public the names of the Dem ocratic press committee of advise ment, among them being the follow ng Southern men: Alabama-Binninghan Age Herald, S. W. Barrett; Montgomery, Adver tiser, W. W. Screws, F. P. Glass. Arakansas-Little Rock Democrat, 31io Harper. Georgia- Atlanta Constitution, :iark Howell. Kentucky - Lexington Herald, Deshr. Breckenridge. Louisiana - New Orleans Pica rune, Thomas E. Davis; New Orleans rimes-Democrat, Page H. Parker. Mississippi-Jackson Clarioni|Leo> jer, H. R. Henry. North Carolina-Charlotte Obser ver, J. P. Caldwell. ?ru r ox uvt r nu _" portant Bills. Atlanta, Ga., Special.-Governor Efoke Smith sent a special message to Jic Legislature urging action on s?v irai measures which he considers of ?rital importance and staking his .eadiness call an e^tra session of ;he legislature if necessary, at which :he convict question can be disposed )f. The measures which Governor Smith mentions ns being of primary importante are i ? a anti-lobbying bill, i law fixing ibo time for holding State primant.? not earlier than 60 iays before the date of election, a iew registration law and provision of i fund for the maintenance bf the State agricultural schools. Work Train Wrecked. Roanoke, Ya., Special-The work train on a narrow gauge road run ning from Roanoke, loft the ntils ?nd rollod down a high embankment sn the mountainside. A number of men riding on the train were caught ander tho engine sud ears. Three were killed and several more serious ly injured. Contracts For Army Clothing. Chicago, Special.-Manufacturers in the West are severely criticising the methods employed in the War Department in awarding contracte for army elothing. In aonstitnting s special board to pass on all bid** it was ordered that special sample of twenty yards of ?loth be used for uniforms be furnished. Manufactur ers in aa informal protest dec-lore that this virtually creates a monopoly as the ?oat to manufacture a special sample M prohibitive for small doal sn. Woman Dies From Cat's Bite. . New York, SpeiaL-Mrs Jane Trumbell died last week from hy drophobia. She waa bitten a month ago by a pet cat. No treatment was taken and the diease developed two weeks ago. Her sufferings have been frightful, bui her composure was re markable. She faced death almost as eamly as did Mr. Marsh, who died from the hite of a pet dog a few weeks ago. Starvation in Southern China. Hong Kong, By Cable.-Represen tations were made to the government that unless the officials here re lieve the suffering resulting from the typhoon wihch recently swept t arts of Southern China, thousands will die from starvation. The work of the government has so far been inade quate. Army officers are making dis tributions of rice, but the work is slow and thousands who have not yet been reached are now in a pitable condition. Chairman Mack Getting Forces Organized for Campaign MEN ON FINANCE ANO SPEAKERS Before Leaving Buffalo Foi- Chioago, Chairman Mack Announces tho Appointment pf Finance and Speak ers ' Committees, Buffalo, N. Y., Special,-Chairman Norman E. Mack, of the Democratic national committee, announced be lore his departure for Chicago the ap pointment cf a finance committee for the Democratic campaign with Moses C. Wetmore, of St. Louis, as chairman, and John E. Osborne, of Wyoming, as vice chairman, and a speakers ' committee, : with John H. Atwood, of Kansas, as chairman and Champ Clark, of Missouri, as vice chairman. The finance committee is made up of twenty-nine ?embers, and the speakers' committee is com posed of fwenty-ticven members. Announcement was also made by Chairman Mack that Senator Charles A. Culberson, of Texas, had been ap pointed to succeed David R. Planais, of Missouri, as chairman of the ad visory committee. In making known the change Mr. Mack said : "Former Governor Francis* accept ance of a place oh the committee was assured. I did not anticipate that he contemplated a stay of any length abroad, but wired him. He answers that he will be absent so much of the campaign thar? he ought not to be chairman, but would be pleased to be a member of the com mittee. Senator Culberson was ask ed to accept the chairmanship and has accepted. Finance Committee. The finance committee appointed by Chairman Mack ia as follows: Finance Committee-Mose? C. Wet more, chairman, Missouri^- John E, Osborne, vice chairman, Wyoming; C. N. Haskell, treasurer, Oklahoma; W. A. Clark, Montana; Thomas L. Johnson, Ohio ; Lewis Nixon? New York; Alva Adams, Colorado; D. J. Campau, Michigan; Francis G. New lands, Nevada; Williard Saolsbury, Delaware; Alexander Troup, Coaaec ticut; Richard F. Pettigrew tSouth Dakota; George Turner, Washington; Martin H. Glyn.0, New York; Ellison Tucker, Arkansas; M. A. Miller, Ore gon; Melbert B. Carey, ConneetAeut; GeoTge Fred Williams, Massachu setts; Johi?ti J?arveJ, Delaware;- W. S. Jennings, Florida; W. R. O'Brien, Indiana; ty F. Dunlap, Illinois; ?. C. Wall, Wisconsin ; Isaac Reese, Ten nessee; J. Taylor Ellyson, Virginia; Thomas R^ Browp, Vermont; W. E. York; T. H. Alexander, ooiorouo; Jeremiah Black, Pennsylvania; Henry Warren, Indiana ; T. P. Hudson, Min nesota; W. H. Dunphy, Washington; W. B. Haldeman, Kentucky; Thomas H. Dowd, New York ; Guy B. Tucker, Arkansas; T. A. Jennings, Florida; S. P. Donnelly, Idaho; E. L. Jones, Maryland; John Sunderland, Nevada; William Collins, North Dakota ; W. T. Brady, Oklahoma; M. A. Miller, Ore gon; Frank K. Nebeker, Utah, and J. E. Burke, Vermont. The chairman of the two ?om mittees will probably make their headquarters in Chicago. Chairman Mack left here for Chi cago at 8:20 o'clock. Cleveland Memorial Committee. New York, Special.-Mayor George B. McClellan announced the names of the men he has asked to serve on the Grover Cleveland memorial com mittee. The committee is headed by Franois Lynde Stetson and its offiee will ho arranged for a memorial meeting or other public tribute to thc late statesman and former presidan*-. Big Corner in Cotton. New York, Special.-The entire cot ton supply available for delivery on contraot, is said to have been cor nered by J. L. Livermore, a young broker. In the last two weeks cot ton has advanced on this market $3.60 per bale and shorts are border ing on a panic. Believing that there would be a big crop, contracts sold abort, and pBicos were depressed. Consequently the stock was bought and shipped away, making the avail able supply the lowest in years. Livermore it said to have aoquired erery bale not under contract to spinners. Paper Plant Shuts Down. Saratoga, N. J.j Special.-All de partments of ihe International Po per Company's plant at Corinth hove been closed down, following an order reoeived from thc company's head quarters in New Yc-rk City. The shut down L? fof .MI iude?oite time. Early in the week employes in tltt mill decided fco resist reduction in wages and voted to strike. The shut down af?etis several hundred men. Decrease ia Death Rate. Philadelphia, Pa., Special.-A de crease in the death rate from the tub erculosis of 15 per cent, is reported by the department of public health in this city, as compared with similar r. riods last year. It is believed that the lowest morality rate fe due to the educational campaign against the "white plague" which is now being carried on in Philadelphia. ;ia Railroad Bank AUGUSTA, GA. , Savings Department Pays 4 % interest on all accountsin this department, compounded every six months, January and July. Capital und Surplus $550,000.00. INSURANCE GO TO SEE HARLTNG & BYRD Before insuring elsewhere, Wejrepresent the Best Old Line Companies. HARLlflG 8L BYRD* At The Farmers Bank of Edgefield Ma ke Summer COOKING EASY GET A OBL STOVE. We Guarantee them to Please You. Jones & S We also sell Fruit Jars, Extra Rubbers, Extra Tops and Jelly Tumblers. Call on us or Phone us. en's Summer Wear Come to us for everything that ia new and etylish'in wear for Men and Boys. We j buy only from the largest manufacturers in the country who know how to put wearing qualit?s as well as style in merchandise. Let us fit you in a pretty Suit, .Oxfords and Hat Hare xrmt copn mir hoar fjful ntoni'hnAnt nf NoKlrurM* . -- You want an engine that runs like a top, smoothly and immtierrupt edly. If an engine bidks or stops arid you have to fool away your time to find oat the cause, you don't want that engine because it means ? waste of time and energy. -:- -:- -: I. H. C. engines are so prac tical and so simple that when you start them they run until you stop them whether you are watching or not. ftever out of repair; dta'twaslefuel Call op us and we will gladly exptain the good points of the I. H. C. engine. --- -:- -.- -. E? J. Norris, LS Interpreter. Mrs. Knicker.-The baby is cry ing for the moon. Knicker"-Give it to him, my dear; it is the will of the people.-Evening Sun. An Egotist. Tell me, did you ever win Molli a prise at a lottery? Gfapljy-?io, I never did, but wiie did.-Yonkers Statesman. my Quick To Tire. "I think," said the merchant, "I'll have to fire your friend Polk. I never saw anyone quite so lazy." "Slow in everything, is he?" "No, not everything. He gets tired quick enough."-Philadelphia Press. _ Up To Him. The time is ripe! I will not pause, But put I he qucstiou fateful. [ know she loves me well, because She says I'm "just too hateful.'-' -Philadelphia Press. He is Usually a "Has Been." The man who is always talking about the good old times isn't doing much to make the new times better. -Somerville Journal. Comparisons Are Dangerous. "A man told me this morning I looked the image of you." "Where ie the fool? I'll theash the life out of him!" "Too Lat*, I killed him 1 "-Judge.. Forehanded. "I suppose you are busy prepar ing you speech of acceptance?" said thc visitor to a farm near Lincoln. "Oh, no," replied the proprietor of the farm, "I prepared that six months ago."-Philadelphia Ledger. Let Her Do The Work. "You know, Sam, it is no disgrace ; to have to work for a living." "No, sah; I knows it, sah! Dat's wat I allus tells my wife, sah!" Yonkers Statesman.