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GENERAL NEWS NOTES. Items of More of Lees Interest Con densed Outside the State. The school children of Pueblo. Col., presented President Roosevelt with a "big stick" during the stop of his special train there on Friday. The president spoke -briefly. The saloons and cigar stores of St. Louis were closed on Sunday, the au thorities having decided upon a strict enforcement of the law requiring stores to be closed on Sunday. Hardy Watkins, a negro. was in dicted at Evergreen, Ala.. on Satur day, charged with the murder of his wife by throwing her on a burning brush heap, and holding her there un til life was nearly extinct. Hon. Alton B. Parker deli- -red the principal address at the Jeff-rson day banquet in New 'I-ork on Thurs day and Hoin. William Jennings Bryan delivered the principal address at the Jefferson day banquet in Chi cago. The largest deal of oil ever made in the south took plce on Friday, Messrs. Carnes, Bass & Bencken stein, of Beaumont. purchasing from Messrs. Laertel & Caffery, of Frank lin, 1.75o.ooo barrels of oil in storage at Jennings. The sale gave the pur chasers a total of 3,ooo.ooo barrels in storage at Jennings. Secretary Hester's weekly cotton statement, issued from New Orleans on Friday, shows for the 14 days of April an increase over last year of 359,ooo and an increase over the same period year before last of 259.9oo. For the 226 days of the season that had elapsed the aggregate was ahead of the same days of last year 1,785.000 and ahead of the same days year be fore last 1,351,003. Mrs. S. W. Vidler, wife bf a news paper man, shot and killed Mrs. H. C. Douglas..of Colorado Springs, in the National hotel in Cripple. Colo.. on Thursday. Mrs. Vidler. very much excited, rapped on the door of a room in which were Mr. Vidler and Mrs. Douglas. .Mr. Vidler opened the door. His wife pushed by him and before she could be disarmed shot Mrs. Douglas in the breast. Mr. and Mrs. Vidler were arrested. The couple, who have three children. have been separated. Mr. Vidler says Mrs. Douglas had told him she was a di vorced wife. The largest bequest ever made by a colored person to Tuskeget institute, Booker Washington's school at Tus kegee. Ala.. was recorded in New York when the will of Mary E. Shaw. -of Philadelphia. was- probated. It bequeathed $38,ooo to the institution. Over three years ago Samuel Greason was convicted in Reading, Pa., of murder, the wife of the dead man testifying that Greason had as sisted her to kill her husband. On the eve of the date fixed for the ex ecution of both, the woman declared that the man was ':nnocent, and appli cation was made for a new trial for him on her confession. While on her way to her regular station at Washington from Florida waters, the president's yacht Sylph, which had been left at Jacksonville by Mrs. Roosevelt and children, met with an accident, her starboard en genen exploding and badly -,calding 1ro men. She was towed to Nor joIk, Va. The commander of the S0yIph said that while the yacht was lying at anchorage displaying signals of distress the United Fruit comn pany's steamer Oteri passed and re ipsed to give assistance. The yacht was compelled to remain at anchor all night until picked up by the El *id. In the eightieth year of its career anid on the anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson, its illustrious founder, the University of Virginia em Thursday inaugurated its first president, Dr. Edwin Anderson Al derman. Announcement was made at &e banquet .hat John D. Rockefel Ier had given $ioo,ooo to the universi 15 "to found a school of education to Ie called the Curry Memorial School of Education of the University of Virginia, in commemoration of the great and disinterested services of Dr. Curry in behalf of popular edu caionn in the south." -OUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Items of More or Less Interest Con- f densed Throughout the State. d t Four hundred bales of cotton were burned in a warehouse in Lancasteron Saturday. A destructive fire raged in the town e of Cheraw on Saturday night. burning to the ground several large stores in the business section. Gen. F. 'M. Bamberg died suddenly at his home in Bamberg on Thursday afternoon. He was 67 years of age. A movement has been instituted by, the ladies and business men of Green. wood to form a civic improvement league in that city. Aaron Williams, colored, who would have been hanged at Camden this month for the rape of Mrs. Em ma Laiey last year. was on Thurs day granted a new trial, on the streng:h of after-discovered evidence. C Martin Molony. a 16-year-old lad. fell against a rapidly revolving saw at the mill of his uncle, H. L. Struth ers, in Florence county on Friday afternoon and was instantly killed, his head and body being painfully cut. The lad had just arrived from Phil adelphia to visit his uncle. A repor: from Batesburg states a that no damage was done the peach 1 and other fruit crops on the Ridgc by the recent cold snap, and that the k prospects for a large-crop of peaches and plums are very good. The grow ing of peaches has become a large ( industry on the Ridge, and has been proven profitable. f Mr. P. I. Welles, of Columbia, has just been elected vice-president and I general manager of the Union and Glenn Springs railroad, but will con- P tinue to reside in Columbia. The I Union and Glenn Springs railroad is a line nearing completion, running from b Buffalo to a poin: on the Seaboard Air Linc near Broad river. t EVERY COME TH Don't be led ol winded advertisei the New Goods, l' guarantee to han right. Why we c2 our expenses, tax inal. Come andi Everything gu.ar ures, weights, etc IMOSELE Just a OF Y( Time, F We wish to call your a1 Spring and Summer Got A dollar expended with us will do < We offer the trade our best efforts i: best. The prices the lowest for the b We offer somle dainty Mercerized in price from xoc. to Sc. yd. We have nice line Knickerbock Sui Dimities, Ducks, DeLaines and other are dreams for waists or dresses. Spr Riverside Plaids, Southern Silks, Che Our Shoes are built to wear. Ouri sell Groceries. Get prices and see sty S. S. Bi.r J. Maxwell Cobb. only son of Dr. nd Mrs. B. XV. Cobb, of Greenwood, ;as perhaps fatally injured by a fall rom a step-ladder in that city on Fri ay afternoon. He .vas standing on he top step of the ladder adjusting ome wires in the pool room of the )regon hotel, and lost his balance. alling backwards, and either striking iis head on the hard floor or on the dge of the pool table near him. W. 0. Bailes. the ex-notary public vhose marriage bureau above Fort dill received considerable notice in he press some months ago and vhose commission was subsequently evoked by Governor Heyward, was .rrested on the charge of assault and iattery with intent to kill on the per on of his cousin. Edward Bailes. 25 ears old. Edward Bailes is a broth r of V. 0. Bailes's wife, and the dii iculty seems to have arisen in a dis ute in regard to the woman. Alec Vandiver Ray, a Spartanbuig auper. aged 84 years made a des erate attempt to kill himself near the ounty parish last week. He was ou-d lying on the ground near the arish church, bleeding from self-in licted wounds in the legs, throat and ,bdomen. When crried to the par sh he said that he had tired of life. rieving about his little grand-child rom whom he was separated when rought to the poor house a month go. He gave the keeper $1 to give is grand-child and said that he would ie. Ray used an ordinary pocket nife in stabbing himself. Difference Between Them. atholic Standard and Times. "I understand," said the tourist rom the East. "there was some dif erence today between Big Bill and ted Hankins." "They's considerable difference," re lied the native. "Bill's alive and ted's dead." "res, but what was the difference etween them that led to the killing?" "Bill was quicker on the trigger han Red, that's all." BODY IS WAY! f by loud, long Tnents. We have Jew Prices, and die you exactly mn sell cheapest, es, &c., are nom ee for yourself. ariteed - meas .etc. Minute )UR 'lease. ttention to our line of :>ds. louble duty. Try it. n selections. The styles are the est goods. ~aistings, Skirtings, &c., ranging tings, Brousse Stripes, Callalettes, dress goods. Our Tussob Silks -ing and Summer Prints 5c. yd. viots, Cottonades, &c. ien's Shirts are beauties. We les. Yours anxious to please, 'ge Co. Wagon Talk. Don't you think it is about time to ge: you a new wagon before that old one breaks down at a time when you need it most. Better come now and get one from us. We sell the right kind, strong and durable. Made for use on roads where they don't use road machirMry. Our prices are right too. Perhaps i: is a buggy you want. Well we have them too. Nice, sty lish vehicles. See and price them be fore you buy. You won't miss it if you buy from us. Gee. 0, Davennort. TO THE CREDITORS OF H. V. TAYLOR. Newberry, S. C., April 6th, 1905. Mr. H. V. Taylor having made a deed of assignment to me there will be a meeting of the creditors in my office at Newberry C. H., S. C., on Saturday, the 15th day of April1905, at 1i o'clock A. M., for the appointemnt of an agent of the creditors. Cole. L. Blease, Assignee. Millinery. Dress Goods! Notions! We invite one and all to in spect our fine line of Millinery, Dress Goods, Embroideries, Laces, Notions, Novelties, etc. Our goods are prettier and cheaper than ever, and it will be to your interest to come and see them. Respectfully, MRS. S. W. CAL.MES, Prosperity, S. C. Organized 1868 on the "Old Line" P But by Reason of its Peculiar L POINTS OF SUPERIORITY POLICIES: The Pacific Mutual Life Insui The premium rates are moderate. The dividend earnings are exception holder annually after first year. The only Policy issued by any comp amount of insurance may increase annm The only Policy issued which for e a ue in 20 years, equal to all the premi The Only Whole Life Policy writte life insurance for more than face value the insured. The Only 20-Payment Life Policy is vides that it shall be automatically paid of the insured. The Pacific Nutual's Policyholders that furnished by any other Company. If an Agent offers to sell you a poli< estimates) greater than ours. 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