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GENERAL NEWS NOTES. Items of More or Less Interest Con densed Throughout the World. The state government of Nlexico and friends of President Diaz gave a supper and banquet in honor of General Joseph Wheeler on Friday night. The diplomatic corps and the American ambassador, its dean, were present and a large number of Amer ican capitalists. Ed. Htiey, colored, was hanged at Eldorado. Ark.. on Friday, for the murder of larshal Lawrence John son. The murder was committed while Marshal Johnson was trying to arrest the negro. An increased deficiency of 92.53 pel cent. over the previous year is shown by the financial statement for the pos tal service incorporated in the an nual report of E. C. Madden, the third assistant postmaster general, for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1904. The report shows, however, that the in crease in,expenditures is on account of the rural free delivery service. Were it not for :his extra expenditure the postal service would now be about self sustaining. A number of additional southern cities, including Mobile and Birming ham, have extended invitations to President Roosevelt to visit them during his contemplated southern trip. The bank of Liberty. Randolph county, N. C., was blown open by dynamite and robbed, it being under stood that $3,000 was secured by the bandits. General John H. Wilson, chairman of the inaugural committee, has ap pointed Lieutenant General Adna R. Chaffee, .chief of staff, U. S. A., to be grand marshal of the inaugural parade. Eight hundred passengers on the ferry boat Painpeck, of the Hoboken ferry line, New York. were thrown into a panic on Friday evening and several were injured when the ferry boat was struck in midstream by a Hudson river steamer. The Paunpeck was able to proceed to her dock under her own steam, and there the injured were cared for. Mrs. George Henry Gilbert, the oldest actress on the American stage, died in Chicago on Friday night, shortly after she had suffered a stroke of apoplexy. Three trainmen were killed, one other was fatally injured and a score of passengers were slightly injured in a collision between a passenger train and a work train on the Penn sylvania :oad, near Columbus, Ind., on Friday night. Will Thomas, a n.egro fireman and Jim Brasmon, a negro brakemen, fought a duel to the death early Fri <day morning in .the engine cab of a fast freight on the Seaboard Air Line near Winder, Ga., The train was run ning toward a tank at 40 miles an hour when Brasmon .began throwing -coal at Thomas. Thomas stuck his knife into Brasmon and the latter pulled his pistol and fired geveral times, inflicting a death wound upon Thomas. Engineer Shepard was unable to interfere as he had to keep his eyes on the track ahead. Bras mon was lodged in jail in Atlanta. 'The Louisiana Purchase exposition, in St. Louis, closed ou Thursday1 night. It is estimated that the total attendance was in the neighborhood of 18,8oo.000. The exposition com pany expended about $aa,000,000 since the inception of the project, and the expenditures of the several states and territories reached a total of $9, 0o0,000. The receipts after the open ing day amounted to about $1,ooo,ooo. consisting of admissions and conces sion royalties. It was announced on the closing night that all debts against the company had been paid, with the exception of a few current accounts, and these, it was thought, would consume nearly all the surplus, so that there would be only a very small amount left for the stockhold ers. The inauguration of General Diaz as preside'nt of the republic of Mex ico for the seventh time took place on Thursday. T.he armored cruiser Tennessee was launched in Philadelphia on Satur *day. Miss Annie Keith Frazier, daugter of Governor Frazier, of Tennessee, was sponsor. It was announced that all the Fall River mills would be started again yesterday, and it was said the manu .actr.r would make a cncerted at tempt to break the strike by bring ing in operatives from other towns and cities. One man was burned to death and fi-ur vi)ung women nurses were m! verely injured b1 jumping from winl dow s and in running thrcugh the tiames while escaping 1r.-m te nurses' home of the Missouri BaptisL sanitarium, in St. Louis. which was partially destroyed by tire on Satur day. Lieutenant General Nelson A Miles has accepted an appointment as adjutant general on the staff oi Gov ernor-elect Wm. L. Douglas, of Massachusetts. Two negroes have confessed to- the murder of R. G. Story, a prominent planter, whose body was found in a swamp near Thompson. Ga. They said they killed him because he would not let them leave the cotton ield on WNednesday to attend a funeral. The breaking of a cable at the Loop river mines at Tcl:quon, near Welch, W. Va.. on Saturday, dashed three miners on the rocks 700 feet below, killing them all instantly. Smith Murphy, Qf Sumner, Tenn., one of the richest planters in the Mis sissippi delta, was killed there on Sat urday by Jerry Robinson. also a wealthy planter. The killing, it is said, was the result of an old fued. The dead body of Rad. G. Story was found by his brother and father in a cane swamp about two miles north of Thomson, Ga., three ghastly wounds on his head, showing that he had met a violent death. It appears that some negroes had been stealing cotton from a negro living on a farm Mr. Story had rented, and that Mr. Story went to see the negroes about that matter and never returned home. An axe bearing traces of blood and hair was found under the bed at the house of a negro woman and her son and two other negroes were placed u under arrest. Reminiscent of Senator Hoar. Private John Allen was reminded of Senator Hoar's cross-examination of Dan Houser of Helena. when the legality of Senator Clark's election was being investigated by the com mittee on privileges and election, -says an exchange. Mr. Houser testified that Mr. Clark consulted with him previous to the campaign, and in quired whether in Mr. Houser's judgment. he had any prospects ofj election, says WV. E. Curtis, in the Philadelphia Press. Mr Houser re plied that there would be no diffi :ulty if Mr. Clark would "loosen tup." "What's .that?" asked Senator Hoar. "I said he could be elected all right if he'd loosen up," repeated Mr. Houser. "I do not understand you," said Mr. Hoar. "He did," said Mr. Houser. "That was more important," re torted Mr. Hoar. "I suppose that loosen -up is some occult mining term." "Not a bit of it." said Mr. Houser. "Its a financial phrase of wide and deep significance." "'And what did you want him to loosen up?" persisted Mr. Hoar. "His dough, of course. T wanted him to loosen tup,.his dough." ~Did he do it?" suggested the sen ator from Massachusetts in his most innocent manner. "He did." said Mr. Houser sharply. A True Story.I Ex-Judge Thomas F. Noonan, of 1 Jersey City, was describing his ex periences, wvhile traveling across country to his mining properties in Arizona, and told how the party, while on one of the ledges of a can yon, descried three wild ducks wab bling along shoulder to shoulder. "Wel have those for breakfast," said -Joe Ray, a famous cracksman of the frontier, -and Aquila Nebeker, president of the Utah senate who is equally handy with a gun, seized his repeater to take aim at them. "You don't intend to kill 'em one by one?" Ray obje.cted. "Bring 'em all down wvith one shot." Nebeker waited till all three necks were in one range and let fly. "And wvould believe," Judge Noonan asked his friends. "that he cut off all three heads with one bul let?" "'Well, returned ex-Judge Al Dray ton, hesitati:'gly, "if you .say so!" "W'ell," Noconan concluded, "I won't say it. This is a true story. He mised all three." Make Your Own Ice Cream. There has just been placed in all the grocer; Stores, a new preparation ca:lcd Jefl-O Ice Cream POWDER which is meeting with great favor, as it enablei everyone to make ice cream in their own home witt very littletrouble. Everythingin thepackagefor mak ig two quarts of delicious ice cream. If your grocej can'tsupply yousend2:c. for two pkgs. by mail. Van illa,Chocolate, Strawberry and Unflavored. Address The Genesee Pare Food Co., Box 95, Le Roy,.N.Y For the Children's Sake, at Christmas time, as well as for the land's sake at harvest time, fertilize your crops with Virginia Carolina Fertilizers when you plant in the sprin for it will bring you prospety long bef'ore Xmas next year,__ and happiness even to the chil dren, because of the increased proflts thus put into your pock A t rt for information if your dealer cannot furnish you VIRGINIA-CAROLINA CHEMICAL COMPANY Norfolk, Va. Savannah, Ga. Durham, X. C. Mon' goinery, Ala. Chretn .. C. Memphis 'fenn. COTTON GIN Insurance. Apply to Norwood & Tyree, Agents, Newberry, S. C. 3est Mineral As phalt Roofing. C. H. CAN NON, aear C., N. & L. Depot. coeYRIGH, SUPERFINE SILVERWARE. In tea and coffee sets, both ster ing silver and plated ware. Te de nd desirable with each passing year nd our grandmothers' eyes would winkle with amazemnent at the dis lay to be seen here. Oniels & Williamson, Brick! Brick!! For Sale by C. H. CANNON. fo feH INDiPO R ES.ORES VIjTALTYf t eadea THE d-'- . o- OMe. GREAT ).O - RENCH REMEPY produces the above result in 30 d ays. Ozucs Nen.ouas Debility, Imp>otency, rcoc, Failing~ J/emozy. Sto;,s ah ran and .sses caused by err<.rs of youth. It wards off In oani d se mtrecover uturEuu Vior. I ies igor ad size to shrunken or ans ard 6its he vest pocket. Price f " 6 Boxes $2-5C k ail, in pin pc.iUIj .aewt Z Z. ROBERT ] NEWBERI General Agent The Pacific Mutt of Califoi WO OTEN'$ B4 IS STIL Clothing, Sh Dress 'Good Trunks, Rugs Come to see me. Pric Same old stand. Friend note or by account, plea must know I need the m S. J.W' AS W AULL I I Reducio If you have never traded to do so now. Our Goods-i of same quality are sold anya now to reduce our stock by , SHOES. This is one of our strong largely and expect to make t To make ready for our up-to sell any Shoe in our Store ti six months A T ACTUi CLO THI To close out some odds a Cost: Pants, 50cts and up; $3.50 and up. We carry a dies' and Children's Under-s tractive bargains in this line. Iron Beds, Bureaus, Harnet Buggies and ~ Just received a Car of as where, and will make right i for anything you wish to pur AULL &UHIPP, T>S. We grive trading- stamps for handa NOR RIS, Y, S. C. tal Life Insurance Company ma. RGA!N SALE .L ON. i AT COST ocs, Hats S, Notions, l, Etc., Etc. es will make you buy. s owing me, either by -e call and pay. You oney. . . . DOTEN with us before, it will pay you dlways priced as low as goociz vhere--are being sold for less JANUARY 1ST. Departments. We bought hiis our banner Shoe Season, -date Spring Line, we will iat has been on the shelves iL COST. NG. ad ends, we offer at less than loats, $1.00 and up; Suits, complete line of Men's, La vear, and can offer sonme at Also a full line of Trunks, is, Saddles, Lap Robes, Etc. Magons! good Wagons as sold asy >rices to buyers. Come to us :hase. 'OMVANIA, S.C.