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GENERAL NEWS NOTES. Items of More of Less Interest Co densed Outside the State. The president has signed the joi resolution providing for the retu of battle flags captured during t' War for Southern Independence. George Sewall Boutwell, form governor of Massachusetts and fc mer United States secretary of t treasury, died at his home in Grotc Mass., on Monday, aged 87 years. Ex-Mayor James L. Cole, of Nor Birmingham, Ala., has been arrest on an indictment charging embezz] ment of funds amounting to over $ ooo. It is alleged in the indictme that he misappropriated these fun belonging to the municipality North Birmingham. He made bo immediately. It is reported from Mobile. A that authentic information has be received in that city that oil has be found in the lower end of Baldv county, Ala. A well was sunk i. feet and oil was pumped out. N machinery was ordered. Exper:s < clare the conditions identified w those at Jennings, La. Judge Swayne. of Florida, throu his attorneys, has made a request the United States senate for a su cient allowance to pay his expen: in the recznt impeachment trial, which he was found not guilty. 'I communication from Judge Sway was referred to the committee on diciary. Emperor William's mecca Protestants, the Evangelical cati dral in Berlin, was consecrated Monday in the presence of a m brilliant assemblage, among wh< were delegates from all the Prote ant nations. Bishop Potter, of N York, and a number of Americ clergy sent a telegranm of congra lation to the emperor. Mrs. Louisa Cody took the witni stand in North Platte, Neb., on Tu day, in defense of her character a good name, which have been assai: by W. F. Cody ("Buffalo Bill'')in petition for divorce. Mrs. Cody e phatically denied that she had el attempted to poison her husbai When asked if she still loved C Cody she said: "Yes, he is the fa er of my children, and I love h still." In removing a hill in the east< part of Chattanooga, Tenn., to sup] dirt for the approaches of a viadt workmenhaveunearthed20 skeleto supposed to be the remains of fede soldiers. It is the general opirn that the remains are those of soldi, killed in the desperate assaults Missionary Ridge and who were h tily buried in trenches, being forg ten during the subsequent severe b tles and campaigns of that vicinity The supreme court of the Uni1 States has decided the case of1 National Cotton Oil company agaia the state of Texas, involving the T, as anti-trust law. The state col found the company guilty under t1 law, and held that it had forfeited right to do business in the state. 'I case was appealed to the supre: court on constitutional grounds. Ti court, however, held that the char of unconstitutionality was untenal: and sustained the verdict of the col below. Thirteen negroes were killed a upwards of fifty injured, some pr< ably fatally. by the collapse oft flooring of the Fleet Street Afric Methodist Episcopal church Brooklyn on Monday night. Of th< killed ten were women. twvo men a one child. Arrangements had be made to hold the funeral services one of the older members of1 church, and the auditorium. whi was on the second story of the bui ing, was crowded -vith an au:dience upwards of 300 persons, of whom I majority were women. Helen WV. Post. defendant in criminal case brought beforet United States court, southern distr of Florida, on nur indlictments using the mail - fraudulent purp< es, will have . new trial. She v found guilty and appealed the ce to the United States circuit court appeals and the latter reversedt judgmen~t and remanded the deft dant's case for- a new trial. The< fendant operates a mental science faith cure institution at Sea Bree: Fla., and she was criminally charg befor the fedrln courts. .Ais .\larv Catherinc .uivncit. an heiwr-. was ntirdcred in Clhicao( on M\nday by Danici I!erinan. a police manm. whoe love ;he had r,\mLscd. 1Hcrman. aftcr killing the youing wo man, escaped. and c(,1mmii:ited suicide nt in a lodging house by shooting him n self through the brain with the same revolver with which he had killed Miss Mulveit. Herman became in er fatuated with the girl through hear r ing her play at St. James Catholic r- church, where she was organist, and he had for a long time annoyed her ' with his attentions, constantly urging th her to marry him. d The United States senate on Mon day concluded the impeachment trial of Judge Swayne. of Florida, by ac qjuitting him of all charges made ns against him in the articles of im d peachment made by the house of rep ad resentatives. There was no discus sion and all the time was consumed in taking the 12 voteS necessaTy to en dispose of each of the articles. The en en highes: vote for impeachment was 35 in votes, and the lowest against it 47. On the two articlcs charging the use :00 of private railroad cars only 13 votes were cast for conviction. The larger le . votes were largely along party lines. In a prize fight in San Franvisco gh on Tuesday night "Battling" Nelson, * of Chicago, practically knocked out to --Young Corbett., of Denver, in the nin:h round. In order to save their es inan a complete knockout the he seconds threw up the sponge. ne A feature of the day in the United u- States senate on Tuesday was a speech by Mr. Kearns, of or Utah, on the Mormon church. ie- He charged that the church on controlled the politics and the st business of Utah. Mr. Kearns assert >m ed that the Mormon church had wil st- fully and frequently broken the com w pact made at the time of the admis an sion of Utah and that no apostle of u- the church had publicly pro:ested against its violation. He described ss the surroundings and the powers of s- President Smith, who, he said, affect nd ed a regal state, and had established ed himself with the dignity of a mon is arch, with a royal income. These M- funds amounted to Sr,ooo.ooo annual rer ly, he said. id. It was reported on Wednesday that figh:ing on a large scale was in pro :h-I gress between the Russian and Japa im nese armies in Manchuria. Gen. Ku ropatkin, after meeting the initiative n of the Japanese in the eastern part of vteSake valley, assumed the ag et, gressive. in the western portion, and ,under cover of a heavy artillery fire ral from Putiloff hill and Novgorod hill on succeeded in driving the Japanese rs from a position in the outskirts of onShandiapu. Simultaneously the Rus ssians attacked and captured a rail :-road bridge on the Japanese centre. at- Mluch more serious wvas the Japanese move against the Russian left wing el which thre'at'ened, unles., quickly :he checked, to oblige Gen. Kuropatkin ist to abandon the positions on the Hun river, which he has occupiedl and Irt fortified during the winter. iat Mleetings in 24 churches, theatres, its and halls in Louisville, Ky., on Mon he da, concluded the main effort of one T of the most remarkable religious re avivals seen in America during the past 5o years. During two weeks 6, e500 persons confessed Christianity. "~it o.ut 6s.coo persons of Louis end he tr eiffo h serh>gcsaeigo eof etg o h ic thhotecetfi ar cnot hrm tporlydir as mtd e cury, becaes han he ttitaryrlesfo h ofCUe AURER P Sold cannotlder, Week &ul ll.220.009 p vUtBF. I ~il h '.d church afiiliati.n be fre the revival began. the two weeks' work rested in :he co,nversion of 10 per :ent. of the unchurched. The revival was systematically conducted. meet ings being held at all geographically advantageous points. theatres and halls in the business portion of the city being used. Eighteen visiting evangelists took part in the work, some of whom will remain for a month longer to follow up the work. Fifteen hundred persons were on Monday added to the 5,ooo already converted, Monday being the final "decision day." Advertised Letters. Letters remaining in the postof fice at Newberry, S. C., for week end ing February 25, 1905. B-J. A. M. Berry. Miss Saley Bir ten, Miss Clara Boozer, Mrs. Amelia Boozer. G. 11. BTown. C-Rev. B. W. Caldwell, J. C. Can non. Sam Crocker. E--Jin Earvin. G-Brocks Glimp. M. C. Gilliam, Willie Gillian. H-Christ Herean, John Hiller. J-R. B. Johnson. K--Mose S. Kelley, Chilid Kinard, T. B. Kibler, Mrs. Lavenia King, L-Miss Ophelia Livingston, Ellen Lyles. M-Elnia Miggins, Jno. Morgan. N-Miss Anna Neal. P-Henry Powel. R-G. E. Redenbough, Mrs. Lency Rogers, George Rutherford, Odella Rutherford. S-Rev. I. W. Simon. T-Lillo Toland. W-Miss Edna Warthand. Y-Mrs. Adline Young. C. J. Purcell, P. M. NOTICE. Delinquent City Tax. Notice is hereby given that execu tions have been turned over to the Sheriff against all parties who have not paid their City Tax for the years 1903 and 1904. All settlements must be made to the Sheriff. By order of the council, Geo. B. Cromer, Mayor. Thos. 0. Stewart, C. & T. T. C. N. When the Bundle Comes Back WITH EVERY PIECE, PURE, SWFET, SPOTLESS, -WHITE, WELL WASHED, NICELY STARCHED, NEATLY IRONED AND NOTHING TORN. You Are Well Pleased. THAT'S JUST THE KIND OF WORK The Newberry Steam Laundry Co. Turns Out. CAN'T WE CALL FOR YOUR BUNDLE AND DELIVER IT FREE. CURES TO STAY CURED. provement resulting from dangerous cohol, or potash ; not the momen rp pain given by liniments; but a he blood that clears the system of se, and absolutely IEUMATISM. 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