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;.NAGE CASES. Depariment of Justice is Now at Work on Them-Woman Lawyer Interested. The State. Washington, Nov. 1.-The dapart ment of justice proposes to prosecute to the utmost all those under suspi cion of peonage in the south. Follow ing the prosecutions of those in Flor ida last winter who held whi,te men in bondage, making them work by force against their will, preparations are being made to prosecute certain ones in Mississippi and other south ern states who have been holding in peonage either white lalborers or black ones. A report made today to the attorney general by Mrs. Mary Grace Quackenboss, a woman lawyer, special attorney for the southera fed eral district of New York, engaged to visit certain localities in the south, gives some interesting information about a case soon to be tried in Mis sissippi. A few weeks ago a man by the name of 0. D. Crittenden of Green ville. Miss.. was arrested upon -the charge of arrestin. an Italian in Greenville and taking him across the river to an island, Sunay Side, in Arkansas. there to-be held in peonage. According to the report of Mrs. Quackenboss. there is a whole island full of Italians at Sunny Side, who are compelled to work under condi tio.is an-id eireumstances over which thev have nio control and which are not very gre,-.ly dissimilar from those which obtain in slave countries. The It iiians. a thousand of them. were brw1.ht over i. America several years ago under the impression that they were zoinz to become settlers, and free Ameri.-an citizens. It did not work, though, as they found out that when they wanted to throw up their jd>s i hey could not so easily do it. They were in debt for their passgAe money from Itak. and were ,Pelled to work under such conditions that they could n t earn enorzh for the support of f Leir families a-d at the same time saie money to dhfray t!Ie debt. He-c they 'ad to work on and on with no hope of evp paying out. When one attempted to ieave he wa promp)tly arrested and taken back to the piantation. Mrs. Quackenboss recites many facts in connection with the nmnagement of the plantation and the iCrittenden system o.f manaa ing labor. During her visit to the Sunny Side plantation she was order ed oIf the premises by Crit te:den. who claimed that she was intruding, and had no right to be there. Critten den says that it was because of this that she preferred charges against him which caused his arrest. It is said at the department of justice that the arres was considered and practi eally agreed upon just after a pre vious visit of Mrs. Quackenboss to 'Sunny Side and some time be,fore she was ordered off the place. -The preliminary hearing of Critten den will take place some time in No vemiber and the trial will likely be in January. *Somi other cases of alleged peon . age in the south were investigated by this Mrs. Quacken'boss, and it is inti mated hereabouts that she found some t.hings in one of the Carolinas a;bout which she made an elaborate report. For some time reports have 'been made to the department of justice of peonage in North Carolina and this special agent was sent down to in vestigate. What her report says will likely be .interesting, and most likely * it will be strongly combatted, as any investigator of such things sent down from the north is likely to be, for :most naitural and proper reasons. Zach MeGhee. Arrival and Departure of Trains. Schedules of passenger trains ini and out of the Union Station, New berry, S. C. Southern Trains. Mo. 35 for Greenville .. .. 8.56 a. m. Ne 12 for Columba ... .10 32 a. m. No. 1S .tor ColIumb' .... 1.50 p. m. No. 19 for Greenville .. .. 1.35 p. m. No. 31 for Greenville .... 4.42 p. m. N6. 16 for Columbia . ... 9.47 p. m. C., N. & L. Trains. No. 35 for I4urens . ... 5.19 a. m. No. 22 for Columbia .... 8.47 a. m. No. 52 for Greenville . .12 46 p. mn. No. 53 for Columbia .... 3.10 p. m. No. 21 for Laurens .... 7.25 p. m. No. 34 for Columbia .... 8.30 p. mn. The foregoing sdhedules are given onay for information, are not guaran teed and are subject f'o change with 'nt .iotice. .July 15, 3907. G. L Robinson, Station Master. When it comes to taking- a long b?eath the giraffe has the rest of the ?in-~riO beatan. BANKS FALLITNG IN LINE. Suggestion that Additional Currency be Taken Out Acted Upon. Washitigton. Oetber 31.-Treas ury officials are agrecaibly surprised ' at the number of banks throughout c the country which have already indi cated their purpose to comply with j the suggestion of Comptroller of the Currency Ridfeley that additional f circulation be taken out. Although r the suggestion was made only yester day afternoon, a large number of t telegrams were received at the depart ment as early as 9 o'clock this morn ing asking for additional circulation, I varying in amount from-a few thous and dollars to two millions. Sol Wexler, vice president of the Whitney Central National Bank, of New Orleans, who, with other promii- t ent New Orleaiis bankers, has had a j number of conferences with Secretary 3 Cortelyou in an effort to devise a plan by which cotton exporters could s get prompt cash returns for cotton E shipments, today said: "The present situation can be re lieved in but two ways: First, by the restoration of confidence and the re turn of money which has been with drawn from banks in the east during the recent panic. "'Second, by the rapid export of ouT cotton, wheat, provisions and oth er products to create a balance of trade in our favor and make importa tion of gold in large quantities pos sible. "The prompt and wise action of Secretary Cortelyou, aided by Mr. Norgan and other prominent New York bankers, has gone very far to ward restoring confidence. and mon ey is again being redeposited in the strong institutions of the country. "The. muthern situation is more diffliwat of solution, owing to the nee -essary delay in transmission of ex change bills to Europe, and the time required for the purchase and ship 1-ment of gold to this country. "The Southern bauks are doing their.part by largely increasing their 1 I circulation with the assistance of the comptroller and the -Secre.'ary of the Treasury, which enable them to for ward their foreign exchange by mail r o NTew York without requiring cur. reilcy for the' entire amount. New ( York can, in turn, as soon as these !bills reach the ot'her side, import gold and then transmit currency in quantities throudhout the agricul tural sections of the country. ''Some effort is being made by co etton houses to have their foreign correspondents deposit funds in foreign banks subject to' ca'ble transfer against advice of documents deposited in southern banks with cot ton bills. of lading attached to come. forward immediately, but, in my opin i-on this transaction will not be made on an extensive scale. However will ing the Secretary of thbe Treasury may bhe to assist the exports af agricultur al products and the importation of gold. I do not -believe that there is anything that he can do that is prac tical and within the law until such time as treasury 'balances have been increased to an extent to enable him to maike large deposits of Government funds in export points such as New Orleans, Galveston and Charleston, so as to enable banks in these cen tres to await the arrival of their bills in Europe and the bringing of gold against them. ''New York can assist these south ern ban-ks by crediting their accounts daily upon recepits -of teleg'raphic in formation of the amount of cheeks on foreign banks forwarded, thereby enabling the Southern banks .to check against sueh balances in .payme.nt of collections and -weekly remittance ac- ) counts to interior banks throughout t'he country, such transactions requir ing no currency under existing condi tions and merely 'bridging over the three or four days time required while the foreign exchange is in transit in this country. There can .be no per manent cure for the constantly recur ring scarcity of currency at -this sea son of the year unti.l there has been a decided reform of our currency sys tem, either by the bill proposed by the currency commission of t'he Ameri can Banks' Association, or 'by the estalblishment under proper safe guards against politics and .partisan ship of a central reserve bank.'' 10,000! Agents wanted at once, previous experience is not essential, territory is going fast, write soon if you wish to make money faster than you ever 4 did before. Whit today. Address J.( F. Clark, Conway, Ark. JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION. Rates from Newberry S. C., as fol lows: Season Ticket $19.55. Sold daily Aprlnt loi Nvemberm 3n0t. 'pril 1)r L to Novc.nbor 30th. Coacb Exenrsion $S.55. Sold each uesday; limit 10 days. Endorsed. 'Not good in parlor or sleeping ars." Ehrougn Pullman sleeping cars, via WLtantie Cost Line Railroad company. WNTrite for a beautiful illustrated older containing maps, descriptive aater, list of Hotel, etc. For reservations or any informa- F ion, Address, T. C. White, ti General Passenger Agt. V. J. Craig, Passenger Traffic Man.ager, Wilmington, N. C. Mr. D. N. Walker, editor of that spicy urnal, the Enterprise, - Louisa, Va., ays: "I ran a nail in my foot last week nd at once applied Bucklen's Arnica alve. No inflamation followed; the alve simply healed the wound-" Heals ores, burns and skin diseases. Guaran eed at W. E. Pelham & Son, Druggists. ~80_ If your head aches, if youm water, if your eyes burn, if yrow is puckered, if your rour eyes have squint. All of the above troubles a he use of my pure Crystal 1 or each case. DR. B. H. M. Eye Specialist a )ffice Up Stairs Over Copeli Main Street, Ne' THAT AS OVER CQA IT IS THE OTHER PE 4,VMEET THi ToTAKE PEOPLE ~ Oom-.-, " If our h..d ,ces i,.. youise. LooK AT YoUR LAST aND SEE If THE CLoTH f 'H-E BACK AND ARoUND T oRN. I YOU TUCK Yoi AAKE THEM Too SHoR [HEM oR LEAVE THEM AJ oT GET AW AY FRoM I rHAT YOU CANNOT AffoI [HEN IS THERE A.NY REA toT BUY A NEW ONE, EA :AN Do o oR THESE PR AGooDoVERCoAT FOR A. BETTER"" A. STILLSBETTER"" >UR MEN'S oVERCoATS JPECIALLY MADE FoR UL AND THE-LITTLE MEN. T SPLENDID LINE oF oVERCC >VERCoAT FoR. >VERCoAT FoR. >VERCoAT FoR. .RESPECTFULLY, EWAR CoR. MAIN Al THE UP.-To.-THE. O0R THE BES C E L E R Y and all kinds of FRUITS 'hone 247 and have ever iing delivered promptly to yot residence. Ve are now located on Mai street, also at the old post office. [heo. Lambri Prompt Delivery. - z; 4 ' eyes ache, if your ey( your eyes tire, if yo-t forehead is wrinkled, re permanently cured b Lenses, specially, groun AYNARD, vbrr,- . C. OLV E'Dc YO WE PCUR T NT Ot)TSIDE forediwrnl, T. BroU NetrE -FAIS NG oLEANo PEIG SE WHN Yo .ACESO ODN WITE'. $VE8.5 AREU STYHE SES I-ECFS IYJCLSNo. CAD >R SEUEE YoAVEI AVTN EOP I LE MEo' . . . $6.5 ARDEE STIS,BE .-MEIUE EAE. e * + JUSTA Word to H 0 We are just in receipt of our first r 4shipment of Seeded Raisins, Cleaned Currants and Citron. in Shelled Almonds, Almonds in n Shell, Walnuts and Butter Nuts. * Our stock of Table Condiments, * Pickles and Preserves is complete * and second to none in the Sate. Spices of all kinds, ground and I whole, Flavoring Extracts of all kinds. Fresh Cranberries, Celery and Vegetables every week. The Fattest and Freshest Mackerel, Pickled Pigs' Feet, Roe Herring, Saur Kraut,. Sweet or Sour Pickles in bulk. SFlour! Flour!! Flour!!! We are offering two brands that have few equals and no superiors. li J. E. M. and Gold Medal Flour is still advancing and if in need you had better lay in a supply. * Anything you want in either fancy * or staple groceries we have it. * You are cordially invited to call * and inspect our Atock. S B. JONES Fant's Old Stand. 0 NOW IS THE TIME TO VISIT -:THE : Jamestown Exposition. It is complete In every department. The War Path-Air Ship-Naval Display Will interest and instruct you. Do not fall to go at'once. For beautifully illustrated folder containing maps, dyscriptive matter, ,list of hotels, etc., write W. J. CRAIG, P. T. M., T. .J WHITE, Wilmington, N, C. Gen. Pass. Agt. ATi LANTIC. COAST LINE The Short Through Car Line. N VERY LOW RATES Y N SNORFOLIK AND RETURN 'Acconilt Jamestown Ter-Gentennial Exposition . . . VIAL . . SOUTHERN RAILWAY 0Seasons Sixty Day'and Fifteen Day fickets on ale 0 daily, comrmencing April 19th, to and including No [6 vember 30th, 1907. >.Very low rates will also be made for MILITARY and A BRASS BANDS In uniform attending the Exposition. STOP OVERS will be allowed on Season, Sixty Day* 'and Fifteen Day Tickets, same as on Summer Tour 01st Tickets. 0 For full and complete Information call on Ticket 0 Agents Southern Railway, or write R. WI. Hunt *.gn DlvislonPass.Aet