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GENERAL NEWS NOTES. Items of More or Less Interest Con densed Throughout the World. The Phillipine-government has com pleted the purchase of the friar lands. Rhode Island democrats nominated ex-Governor L. F. C. Garvin for gov ernor. French army engineers made a suc cessful test of the Lebaudy dirigi ble balloon. New York republicans will name William M. Ivins, former city cham berlain for mayor. Former Chief Justice Edward M. Paxson, of the Pennslyvania supreme court, is dead, aged 8i years. Tokio's welcome to Vice-Admiral Noel and his British sailors was one of the greatest scenes ever witnessed. The German troops in Southwest Africa suffered another serious re verse at the hands of the Hottentots. The navy department has allotted only $Y,ooo for the entertainment of the officers and men of the British cruiser squadron. The Frenobi ambassador at Wash ington States that the attitude of France towards Venezuela is one of I patience, but also of firmness. Their commander-in-chief has warned Chinese soldiers to avoid be coming the laughing stock of foreign ers at their forthcoming maneuverz. At the instance of Mayor Weaver, of Philadelphia, warrants were issued for ex-Director of Public Safety Eng lish and others, alleging conspiracy in fulfilling the contract for erecting a new hospital building. Japan is reported to be dealing se verely with Corea. Mrs. Phoebe Hearst has given $460, ooo to the. university of California. St. Louis and New York capitalists will establish a new penny evening paper in Aalanta. The Japanese have seized three steamers recently on charge of car rying cbntraband. The treaty committee of the Swed ish rigsdag has decided unanimously in favor of ratification. The American Bankers' association recently in session in Washington de clared in favor of the ship subsidy. Nine men were arrested on the transport Sherman on the charge of passing counterfeit money. Gen. Luke E. Wright will resign as member of the Philippine commis sion and governor of the islands. The provisional program for the visit of Piince Henry of Battenberg's rsquadron to Annapolis is outlined. Joseph Leiter declares that others tried to make him a scapegoat when International Power stock declined. The British squadron under Vice Admiral Sir Girad Noel arrived at Yokehama and vias warmly welcomed. The czar will turn the whole ques tion of relieving the restrictions More Gloods for We are prepard to mak No matter who make prices before you purci ever been thrown befor ington, Fox, Stevens an lower than ever before i able to get elsewhere, want. We also have on H arness, Saddles, Was Wagon and Buggy Rin Middle Busters Middle Breakers. If you are tf WIRE! WIl Carload of Farrn Fencing and heights up to 58 inches, and fil anyone else. Barb Wire on hi againS n the Jews over to the nation al assembly. Foreman Peterstein. fought 80 o his Greek workmen at Glenbrook Ore., and his wife was killed in th< encounter. The Express company paid to th< First National bank of Cincinnati th< S 0oo.ooo stolen from an express pack age at Pittsburg. The strike of factory workers a Moscow is growing and encounter are occurring between the striker and the police. Captain Rumill and four of th< crew of the schooner Harry A. Ber wind from Mobile to Philadelphia, ar< alleged to have been murdered b] mutineers. By having the doors locked an< putting police on guard to preven councilmen from breaking a quorum the mayor of Omaha jammed throug1 a gas contract ordinance. The state supreme court of Kansa: issued a writ of alternative manda mus against the Kansas City board o education to show cause why negr< pupils should not be allowed to at tend white schools. Thomas McGraw, an lupholsterer 45 years old shot and killed his moth er-in-law, Mrs. Mary E. Wright, a Wilmington, because he believed shi had caused estrangement between thi man and his wife. Mayor Rhett and ex-Mayor Smytl of Chiarleston and a delegation of oth er Charlestonians called on Presiden Roosevelt. Lacter the mayor and ex mayor took lunch with the presideni This is the first time a Charleston offi cial delegation has visited the presi dent since the Crum appointment. New York won the fourth game o 'rhe series from Philadelphia i to c Maxim Gorky says that revolutioi will strike Russia like an avalanch when it comes and it is likely to com, at any time. Firt at Bamberg destroyed the Sou thern depot and much merchandise cotton and rolling stock. The loss i about $20,000. Sir Henry Irving, the great Englisl actor, died at Bradford, Englanc from syncope. His death was suddel and entirely unexpected. Thomas M. Kennedy? formerly a Greenville, and others have bough the printing business of Lucas 2 Richardson Co. at Charleston. W'hile on her way to the .funeral o Fred Schurch, who commitcted sui cide at Louisville two days after hi wedding, Mrs. Ohrales Wittwer wa thrown from a buggy and her neel broken, from which she died. Mary E. Golding confessed to th< police in New York that she has stol en $20,ooo from the Larkin Soap Cc in two years. The money, she says went to the -support of dher aged par ents and to purchase delicacies fo an invalid sister. The seven-year-old daughter of Cal Flaardi e lower prices on our bn you a price and clainr ase. We have just op e the buying public of i Hopki s & Allen. Al n the history of gun.se md having on hand th hand a large stock of on Breechens, Collare is, Spokes, Tire iron, T and SteelBe inking of buying either of these E! WIRE! WIR Hog Wire just unloaded. Iyour orders at once for less nd at all tirnes cheaper ths v-m11 Pitts, a worthy colored citizen at Madden, Laurens county. was suffo cated in a large pile of cotton seed late Friday afternoon. It is the old story, the child crawled into a deep hole in the cotton and had probably been dead an hour or more when dis covered. James M. Browne. a prisoner in the Illinois penitentiary, confessed short lv before committing suicide that he was guilty of the murder for which Three innocent -men had been execu ted. The police of Pittsburg, where the crime was committed, discredit the story although admitting that Browne was quite familiar with places and facts. Jos. E. Sirrine, of Greenville, will I be the engineer for The $750,000 new L electrical power development near Anderson. The Hatton's Ford Power company incorporated in Augusta with a capital stock of $130,000 to de velop Hattoii's Shoals, 16 miles west - of Anderson, on Tugaloo river, will i build by Mr. Sirrine's plans' a dam fifty-three feet high and one thousand - feet long for the development of eight thousand horse-power and will build a powerhouse for the transmission of - this electrical energy to Anderson. t Several northern capitalists. are in terested and about $750,000 will be ex pended in construction and equip ment. It will be one of the finest i power developmenis in the south. t Delicate Discouragement. - A Cortlandville (N. Y.) man recent ly said of the late Col. Daniel S. La - mon't, who was born there. "Lamont - , had always a pleasant and tactful way. I once applied to him for a job for f my son. He couldn't do anything '- fior the boy, but he put me off deli 1 cately and told me to break the dis ! appointment delicately to the lad. 3 "This *talk of delicacy and gentle, kindly putting off reminded Mr. La - mont of a Cortlandville happening. He said ,there was once a poor ; young chap in our town who fell head Iver heels in love with a farm girl. The young chap's love making was very seriously conducted. Some tie t seemed very successful, and he was gay. Then it would 'seem rath er ihopeless, and 'he would get a t Ifit of t'he blues. "In a fit of the blues one night :he confided 'to a friend. "'I'm afraid there's no chance for -me,' he said. 'In a delicate way that girl 'is discouraging my attentions .tc her.' "'How is she doing it?' the friend asked. "'Olb, mighty delicately. She 'told -me yesterday that she was a twin, her mother was a twin and her 'grand mother was a twin'" r If some men were 'to put t4heir con sciences on ice they would spoil the -ice. fare ig line of H ard ware for ti is for it to be the bottorr ened up the largest an<( Newberry, among them. so a full stock of cheap llng. We can quote yo' largest stock in town e empty shells, shot, pov and Bridles are full ar.d ire steel5 extra Shafts, E im Turn Plows ,we will save you money on all E! LIM We carry all When in ne money than money for y mn elewhbere. the same w ELEVENTH CA Choice TeQe JUST REC and while it lasts goes for Best Patent, Cotton, Best Half Patent, Cottot This makes eleven hui short time. While we are doing thE are also leading in Dry G ing, Millinery, &c., &c. gn-ds, carefully selecte< Bi *,imore, and want evei see for themselves and b are headquarters and the all kinds goods at very t pay $40.00 for Sewing Mc drop head $17.93, guara high tone, 12 stop Organ Choice Western Seed 0 Thousands of bargains Almost impossible to mer MOSEL * TWvO FO: Special Offer on Our Col * Cut out this adv. and hand it it you a package each of our 25c. SI: * for the price of one until the fire this special offer that will not be made solely that you may test the One or both are apt to be needed 3 make a saving, and be ready to tr as one appears. When bought at are guaranteed. MAYES' DRU 3 FOR BARGAI] IN FURNI' HOUSE HOPI KIblor,Doi SNEWBERI is fall's business than we 1h i, it will be to your interes I most complete assortmi are the celebrated Parke Double and Single barrel i z lower prices on loaded s ables us to give you just der, wads, primers, etc. at prices to suit you. Se4 We have just received a car load Chilled, two-horse Turn Plows kinds of the latest improved farrn E AND CEMENT At d of anything in the Hardware line oursef. Thanking you for past fa i remain as ever R OF THAT ssee Flour EIVED, - $5.25 1, - 4.45 idred bbls. sold in a Flour business, we oods, Notions, Cloth We are brim full of I in New York and rybody to come and e convinced that we proper place to buy >ottom prices. Why ichine? We sell good nteed; good Walnut )50.00.2 ats, sacked 55 cents. in our immense line. ition them all. EY BROS. gh and Cold Cure. i with 25c. and we will give r.e Cough and 25C. Cold Cure t of November. We make 0 repeated this year, and is * merits partly at our expense. at any time. Buy at once, eat S cough or cold as soon regular prices these remedies * 1G STORE. NS LUR E 0 GOODS lY, S. C. Less Monley tave ever been before t to call ar.d get&0ur ant of guns that has ir, L. C.' Smith, R em guns which are going hells than you will be exactly the loads you Our stock of Buggy us when in need of of the celebrated Syracuse and the latest improved ing tools and implements. Lowest Prices: give .us a. call and save ;ors and a continuance of