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The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
CRUSOE'S ISLAND
REPORTED sunk
The Historic Spot Said to
Have Been Swallowed
by the Sea.
Some Interesting Photos Taken
Lately by Captain
Powles.
A Beautiful Spot Made Famous by
Defoe May Have Disap.
peared.

If the reports of various sailors and sea
captains may be believed the famous
ISLAND of Juan Fernandez is no more,
Like thousands of dots in the ocean it has
disappeared from sight completely as if
swallowed by tellurion forces. Whether
true or false the story creates wides pread
interest, for if the gods of the sea have
arisen and condemned Robinson Crusoe's
island as if it were a wisp of paper, as sea
captains say, interest in the event will be
as widespread as civilization itself.
The rumor of the complete disappear
ance of the island was first circulated sew
eral weeks ago by sea captain at Lisbon,
but the report was at first discredited.
The queer story was given authentic veri
fication few days ago, however, by Cap
tain Powles.
Captain Powles does not say that the
famous island has disappeared, but he
does say that while on his way from New
CASTLE N S. w, for Valparaiso recently,
he was within speaking distance of the
Lock Garry and was later off Cum berland
Bay, the place on Fernandez Island where
Crusoe was cast ashore.
He did not think anything about the
matter until his chance encounter with
the story at Valparaiso. There he read
paragraph in one OF the local papers to
the effect that the island had disappeared.
One of the trading steamers had been un-
able to find the island. so ran the story,
and had returned to port with the news
that Juan Fernandez had been submerged.
If it be fact that the famous island has
disappeared the pictures taken by Cap
tain Powles, accompanying this descrip-
tion, are doubtless the last ever taken.
The captain is an expert amateur photog-
rapher, and he took the accompanying
pictures during his last trip.
1t is interesting in connection with the
many rumors of the disappearance of this
famous spot of earth to recall the fact that
the island of Juan Hernandez wer well
known ages before Defoe conceived the
idea of making it the home of his wonder
ful hero, Robinson Crusoe. The island lies,
or did lie. about 400 miles southwest of
Valparaiso, Chile, and the story of its COM
plete disappearance is not by any means
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
WAS MISS COLLINS MURDERED 2
Some New and Interesting Revelations
Connected With the Death of
Herself and Putnam

BOSTON, MASS, Dec. 29.-On the morn
ing of December II Miss May L. Collins
and Samuel P. Putnam, free-tbinksrs,
were found dead in each others arms in
room of the apartment at AZ st.
Botolph street, at which place the woman
had been rooming about week. IA ex}
animation of the death -chamb Der disclosed
an open gasburner. Through this. the
gas had escaped. and, it is supposed. as
phyxiated the occupants. On the table
was bottle of whisky and several ounces
of benedictine. 1t was said by some that
these spirits were pertinent factors in the
tragedy.
Despite the verdict OF the medical ex-
aminer that the victims were killed Dy ac-
cidental gas-poisoning the police looked
upon the case as double suicide. 1t now
appears that two private detectives are in
town looking for evidence with which
they hope to destroy every theory hereto
fore advanced in connection with this re.
markable tragedy. The brother of Miss
Collins and her friends in Midway, Ky.,
are responsible for the presence of these
detectives in town.
In the first place they hope to prove
that Miss Collins did not commit suicide.
They expect to show by evidence that she
was murdered by the man whom she re-
garded as her best friend. Already,
they say, they have a mass of circum-
stantial and direc. evidence which will
demonstrate pretty clearly that Putnam
drugged his partner and then turned on
the gas and laid down to die with the girl
he loved but could not marry.
The detectives from Lexington will
show in good time, they say, that it was a
case of deliberate murder and suicide
that Putnam, old man that he was, loved
the girl, and, knowing that she could
never be his wife, determined that she
should accompany him to eternity.
The medical examiner, despite the sus-
picious circumstances about the affair, de-
cided not TO hold an autopsy. Had an
autopsy been held Miss Collins would not
have been proclaimed suicide, the men
from Kentucky aver.
The detectives do not place any credence
in Mr. Collins assertion that his sister
was murdered for the diamonds she in
trusted to Putnam just before she left
Chicago. Miss Collins was considered &C.
centric and upon free thought she was
monomaniac.
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was frequented by pirates. In 1858 the
buccaneer Sharp left five men on the
island. Twenty years later another buc-
cancer left five more men, who lived there
for five years, and were rescued by Cap
tain John Story of the English ship
Welfare.
In the year 1904 the Cinqne Por1 ssse'sse
Juan Fernandez 10 recover five men Balofd
the master, Captain straddling, had ma
rooned there four years before. Alex
ander Seikirk was his mate and mate and
captain had falling out. Selkirk insisted
on being left on the island rather than
sail the seas with such a man as Strad-
ding. The captain accommodated him,
and thus made Alexander the hero of
every boy that has lived since his time.
After five years of exile on the island
Selkirk was rescued by Captain Wood
Rogers and his ship Duke. 1t has been
doubted whether Defoe ever possessed the
marooned mans journal, but his story
was thrilling and the vivid imagination of
the author of Robinson Crusoe' did the
rest.
The mention of this historic bit OF land
iuttiBg up from the bed of the Pacific
recalls the name of Daniel Defoe, house
hold word heard around the globe. But
no living person now bears the name, for
the last scion of that race is buried in
this City.
Several months ago young sal lor ar
rived here in an English ship and was dis
charged from his vessel He was the
great great-great- grandson of the novel
list, and, like his famous relative,
was named Daniel Defoe. His story
was told exclusively IN The CALL,
reporter of this journal interviewing
him Immediately on his arrival He was
ali intelligent, quiet young fellow, and in
the interview frankly stated that he pre-
ferred Marryatt's stories to Robinson
Crusoe." He subsequently died in the
City Receiving Hospital from consump-
tiOn
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while the vessel lay at Havana he learned
from several Cubans in that city that the
belief prevailed there among the adherents
to the Cuban cause that Maceo was not
murdered. He is now planning coup
d'etat in Mantanzas. They base their be-
lief on story told by passenger on a
train which skirts the boundary of the
province of Matanzas, who declared that
he sew General Maceo passing near the
train with his troops as the train moved
slowly along.
The officers of the steamship had seen
nothing of the flibuster Three Friends
and were surprised and greatly interested
when informed of the recent thrilling
episode in which the little craft is alleged
to have taken part while trying to land
arms and men on the Cuban coast re-
ceQtly.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
DIsoREDITED BY OFFICIALS.
5lleOed Erptoit of the Three Friends Not
Reported to the Spanish Legation.

SlEeged Erptoit of the Three Friends Not
Reported to the Spanish Legation.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. 29.-The
officials of the Spanish legation say that
if there had been the slightest shred of
truth in the sensational stories published
about the Three Friends firing upon
Spanish gunboats they would have been
promptly informed of the facts by acting
Captain General Ahumada in Havana,
and it would have been the imperative
duty of the Spanish legation to have de-
manded the surrender of the boat and its
officers to the Spanish Government, to be
dealt with according TO the universally
recognized law of nations. Absolutely no
report of any such alleged ana absurdly
improbable occurrence has been received.
Moreover the Spanish legation is taking
no interest in the trial of the Three
Friends in the United States court at
Jacksonville.
''This is the fifth time she has been
li5eled," said prominent member of the
legation, .'and | suppose she will be re-
leased as usual
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
ooLBY.s ARMY FOE cUBA.
Thinks He Can ErsfIy Secure From
10000 to 10000 Men.

Thinks He Can ErsiJy Secure Frons
10000 to 10000 Mem.
LINCOLN, NEBR., Dec. 29.-General L.
W. Colby of Beatrice, who has taken upon
himself the task of forming an American
army to fight for Cuban independence,
will start for the East in few days, stop
ping at Chicago, Cleveland and New
York. From the latter place he will sail
for Cuba in an individual capacity to
look over the ground. In the course of an
extended interview with the United Asso-
ciated Presses o-day he said:
'The conditions in favor of Cuban inde-
pendence are improving daily, and the
Senate of the United States has sounded
the keynote OF the true American policy.
Our Government and citizens should give
substantial aid and recognition to every
people on the American continent strug-
Cling for liberty and self-government.
The Cubans are by right a part of US, and
no monarchy sho uld be permitted 10 deny
them the right of self-government right
here under the shadow of the stars and
stripes"
AS TO the progress that is being made
for the organization of an American vol
unteer army in aid of the Cubans, General
Colby said:
1.-The organization is progressing; COM
panies have been formed and enlisted in
many of the States and Territories, and
there sno question about obtaining from
10000 to 10000 able bodied volunteers.
And let me tell you that when once an
armed legion of from 10000 to 10000
American volunteers lands in Cuba with
the necessary subsistence for thirty days
a public sentiment will be created that
will place $4,000 re-eniorcements in condi-
ton to follow in few weeks. Those de-
string to give aid to Cuban liberty and in-
dependence should organize into COM
panles in the different localities and write
10 me at Beatrice, Nebr., for enlistment
papers and instructions. Let American
sentiment and patriotism be once crystal
lized into organization and action and
Cuban liberty will be an easily accom-
plished fact"
General Colby is confident of receiving
substanti tial encouragement in the East.
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invests 1t. 1t was discovered toward the
end OF the xteenth century by Spanish
sailor of the same name. Fernandez OBJ
tanned it from the Spanish Government
and lived upon it for several years. He
stocked it with pigs and goats, but soon
grew tired OF living alone and aban-
doned it.
In 1916 it was visited by Spanish and
Portuguese sailors, who found it well
stocked with pigs and goats, and its waters
abounding in fish. Three soldiers and
three gunners were left upon it, but his
tory does not record what became of them.
For almost century after that the island
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30

valley opened feeding the bay with the
water collected from the streams in the
ravines f1owingdown to the level.
This valley wa cultivated by the 100 or
so people living on the land. Pigs and
goats, descendants from ancestors left by
sailors, were in abundance until recently,
when the Chileans, making their abode on
the island, destroyed them. The island
was long since abapdoned as a Chilean
military post. and was regarded more as a
curiosity by passing ships than as hav-
ing any Importance whatever.
But Juan Fernandez has an interesting
history apart from that with which Defoe
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
ISLAND OF. JUAN FERNANDEZ.

that it Will go to the President. / would
like to say more, but am not
President. [ have no opinion to
give of Mr.. Cleveland's probable
action, because l have not talked with
him. You know, all the papers know as
much about the Presidents ideas as | do.
think he has sufficiently indicated them.
I cannot say until after March 4 whether
! think recognition of the Cuban republic
would be the cause OF war or not"
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
1T COSTS TO BE PRIMATE.
But Then DR.. TempIe H1s Salary of
$4,000 a Year.

LONDON, Eng, Dec. 29.-It costs al
most as much in the way of gratuities to
become Primate of all England as it does
to receive the Order of the Garter or a
knighthood at the hands of the Queen.
Yesterday DIR. Temple. the Archbishop of
Canterbury-elect, for warded to the proper
official check for f15oO or $500, repre-
senting the first moety of the ees. remem-
brances and gratuitles attached to the
monies of his enthronement at Can
terbury. This amount will be distributed
among the deans, vergers, beadles and
other minor regular and special at
taches. The enthronement takes place on
Friday, January 8, instead of New Year s
day, as previously announced.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
BRADLEY WILL RESIGN.
Political strife IVA Kentucky Telling on
the Governor.

the Governor.
LOUISVILLE. KY, Dec. pa dis
patch from frankfort to the Courier
Journal says that Governor Bradley in
tends to resign the office of Governor at an
early date. He told friend Monday
afternoon he was going to resign, no mat
ter what the outcome of the political
issues at stake. He said the place was
killing him.
The recent exciting experience that
Bradley had in regard to the selection of
United States Senator told on him greatly
and he has never been the same man since.
He has been very energetic Republican
Governor and the Democratic politicians
of the State have made it quite warm for
him.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
Haroc of the Plague In Indsa.

BOMBAY, INDIA, Dec. 29.-The health
statistics show that up 10 Yesterday there
have been 1904 cases and 1894 deaths from
the bubonic plague which is epidemic in
this city. People are still fleeing from the
city, but the plaque continues to increase.
Martial law is threatened upon the ma
tives failing TO obey the sanitary regula-
tions to the letter.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
WILL PASS IRE SENATE.

Yfce- President Sferenson Talks about
the Cameron ResoI,ttion.
NEW YORK. N. Y, Dec. 29-A special
to the Herald from st. Louis says: ''The
Cameron resolution recognizing the re-
public of Cuba will, in my opinion, be
sure to pass the Senate" declared Vice
President Stevenson: 81 am not so sure
about its fate in the House. but / believe
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
Death OF a French Tenor.

PARIS, FRANCE, Dec. 29--Joseph Bar
bot, the French tenor. died here yester-
day. He was born in 1924.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
Joseph Yon Wasiele,cski Dead.

LONDON. ENG, Dec. 29.-Joseph Won
Wasielewski, the violinist and historian,
is dead.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
SAYS He SAN MACEo.

a PdssenDer on a Train Declares the
General Yet Lires.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Dec. 29.-An Off
Ger of the steamer Vigilancia, which ar
rived from Havana yesterday, said that
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-30
The Missouri Compromise occupied led

The Missouri Compromise occupied
the attention OF Legislators, at various
times from 1917 to 1871. Ae late
as 1860, 1900 African slaves were an
nually TRANSPORTED from tho oarK
Continent TO Cuba. The repeal OF the
Missouri Compromise by th9 enace'
mont of tho Kansas ana Nepraska
bills was In 1864. The number OF slaves
orlancipated in the United states by
Lincoln's proclamation in 1863 was
$3.50, 600. A doctor brought IN the
slave markets of Rome from $500 to
5000, according to his reputation for
skill. During the sixty years ending
It b l847 1,62 900 slaves were tran
sported from Africa to the Americas.
It ia estimated that not less than
| 1870 900, 600 African slaves have perish
| cd to glut the avarice of slave traders.
In 1910 all serf in tho Austro-Hungar-
ian district were liberated, their own
ers being paid in government scrip.
In tho Roman slave markets slaves
were always sold naked, and those that
wore not Warranted sound wore cap.
After n Roman victory slaves were
often sold on or near the battlefield
| in great numbers for q few cents each,
Roman slaves wero often educated
men. The doctors, musicians, actors
and men Of other callings were often
slaves.
The Emperor of China is said to have
have 230, 600 slaves. Wealthy Romano
often owned as many as 10000 slaves
During the Saxon and Norman times
in England children were publicly sold
in the streets of English towns for
slaves. BY the laws OF the Twelve
Tables debtors might be- seized by
their creditors and held as slaves
until the debt was discharged. British
emancipation in tho West Indies took
place in 1884. 1t is estimated that
| 180, 900 slaves wero freed in that year.
Slavery was abolished in Cuba in
1880.
The Danes were tho first to abolish
slavery in their West Indian posses
sions. In 1917 the United States agreed
with Spain to abolish the trade in
African slaves. The John Brown raid
| spread tho widest excitement through
| the country in 1859. The serfs of the
| Middle Ages wore bought and sold
| with the estates, like the cattle. In
1881 serfdom was abolished in the Ger.
man Empire by Joseph H., then en-
| peror. In 1867 tho Spanish govern
ment declared slave trading on the
high seas to be piracy.
Save in the Ottoman Empire, Persia
Arabia, Siam, China, and the interior
Of African counLI ica, slavery ia now
extinct. In the Southern States o.
this country from 1888 to 1847 it il
stated that $4,000 slaves were manu-
| mitted by their masters. Every veal
thy Greek and Roman had slaves who
did his copying.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-30
PEABODY SCHOLARSHIP.
no be Awarded to Those From This
State.

Superintendent OF Education May
w. Fl. Payne, who is president OF the
University of Nashville, Tenn:
Dear Sir The following scholar
ships will expire at the close of this
college year:
ELLA May Brown, Anderson Annie
U. Dean, Dean;J j. D. Dunovant, Mine
Crock; j. w. H. Dyches, Blackville
Jennie B. Gniguard, Columbia; a. F.
Harmon, Lexington; Rebecca j. Len
nard, Reidville; Melita e. Lucas, So
cicty Hill; Marion r. Mcmillan,
Charleston Mary Lou Major, Green.
wood; Frank A. Miller, Hartsville; II.
l.. Neves, Tygerville.
For nine Of these vacancies I hereby
nominate the following non-scholar-
snip students, in accordance with
Articls 3, paragraph Of the "Circu,
lar of lnformation." q copy of which is
Lottie p. Crosby, Anderson; r. f.
Fleming, Greenwood jamie G. Gray,
| Williamson Merton II. johnson,
Conway; Lutte G. Jones, Laurens
! j.. M. Lauson, Oats; G. G.. Lewis, John
ston; Louisa f.. Mcintosh, Dovesyillc
e. Lila KILLER, ewberry.
After these appointments are made,
there will remain three vacancies to
be filled by competitive examinations
as per Article 4, paragraph l of the
| circular.
The students will consider it O kind.
ness II you will notify them as carly as
possib OF their appointments.
1t Will be seen that an examination
for three competitive scholarships will
be held. Mr.. Mayfeld said that the
| 1,o hn1 ~, u;
on July 2l-22.
The qualifications for becoming a
| competitor for scholarship arc as
follows: The applicant must not be
less than seventeen years Of age, nor
more than thirty, of irreproachable
moral character, in good health with
no physical defects, eccentricities, or
habits which would interfere with sue
cess in teaching; and must make a
pledge of intent to teach for at least
two years after graduation.
The use OF tobacco in any form is d
disqualification for q scholarship.
The minimum literary qualifications
required of ali students matriculating
| for degree are as follows:
English grammar, English compost
tion, United States History, geography,
complete; mathematics, /. arithmetic,
| complete; ,. Elementary Algebra. com
plcte; 3. geometry, two books WENT
worth, Latin, beginners Latin books
Collars Cato to Caesar.
When scholarship students reach
college they will not be re-examined
for adm issiOn.
Those who desire to compete for
scholarships would do we'll to com
municate with Superintendent MayIield
at once.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-30
MILLIONS IN 1T.
Strong Company to Develop tho Gal.
hOun Falls Power.

Application has been made to the
for Patrick Calhoun, Alex. G. King
and Wm. p. Calhoun of Atlanta and
Granville Beal Of Abbeville to serve rs
cOrporators OF the Calhoun Falls Com
pany. Under the new law, the fees for
the commission amount to $2ll, which
Is turned into the State Treasury.
The Calhoun Falls on the Savannah
Itiver are known fur and wide. There
thousands Of horse power has annually
been wasted, but the proposed COM
pany intends to utilize this tremendous
volume OF natural energy. 1t asks for
authority to build plants to develop
this water power add transmit it by
electricity to its own property, the
acres OF land in Abbeville County, S.
", and 1000 acres in Ebert County,
Ga, the Savannah River dividing the
tracts; to build aud operate factories
| and To sell their products; to lay out
| towns to dig canals and waterways:
| 70 build electric plants and transmit
| electric light and power and to build
| connecting lines Of railway. The com
pany Is to bo capitalized at So, ,O5O, 900,
IN 2o,o00 shares Of the par value Of
Slo0 each. At least 81, ,05O, 900 is to be
common stock, while the company asks
to be authorized to issue anothcr mil.
lion dolla Of preferred stock.
| The sito selected by the Calhoun
Falls Company is an excellent one for
such an undertaking. The Seaboard
| Air Line and the Port ROYAL and
| Western Carolina railroad will afford
fine railroad facilities for the COMPANY
Recently fourteen thousand acres in
Calhoun Falls was purchased by Mr..
Patrick Calhoun for $40, 600. 1t was
formerly owned by james Edward Cal
| hOun
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-30

waits upon the balcony. A gondola
glides to the steps and tho Duke di
kivoli springs out.
The duchess hastens to meet him.
f" Did you kill him ~ she whispers.
"I di3 not"
"What Did you fail In your mis-
sion ? 1t is possible that q Rivoli
could declare vendetta and then lei
it go to protest ?"
Peace, .Fiammetta," says tho duke.
do not deserve your reproaohes."
What did you do to him ?"
l left him running weekly news
paper in Toxas."
The duchess sinks down, cover7 hel
lace with her hands and shuddert
violently.
oh, Luigi |" she sobs. Revenge
is oil right, but was there any need tc
be so inhuman You should have
killed him. m."-Houston Post.