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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-02-10
NOW OUT OF CUBA
American Army No Longer Occupies
The Country
INDEPENDENT AFTER MANY YEARS
The Last Indication Of Foreign 0ccu-
patton Has Been Removed From
the Island.

Havana, By Cable.-The last vestigt
OF the Amarican occupation of Cubs
disappeared Thursday afternoon wher
the American flag was lowered from
the Cabana barracks, and the last bat
talion of American soldiers marched tc
the Tristorlia pier and boarded the
United States army. transport Sum-
ner.
The Sumner had brought the Seven
teentl and Nineteenth company OF
United States artillery from Santiago,
and these troops participated with the
Twenty-frst and the Twenty-second
companies, who have been stationed
here in the evacuation Of Cabana bar
racks.
President Palma and the members Of
his cabinet, Gen. Rodriguez, command
er Of the rural guards, United States
Minister Squires and the members Of
the legation staff took their places in
the centre of the parade ground: After
the soldiers had presented arms, the
American Eag was slowly lowered from
the staff over the barracks, a. salute of
q guns meanwhile being fired from
the fortress. The Cuban flag was raised
in its place and also saluted with 81
guns. President Palma then addressed
Mr. squires and Major Brown, COM
mander of the American troops, say
ing:
Ne are confronted by one of the
most extraordinary facts recorded in
the annals of universal history, the de-
parture from our shores of the last
troops the United States has kept in
Cuba, after helping lis to secure our
independence and the blessings of free
dom. They could stay longer, under
any pretext whatever, or an unjust
demand could be imposed upon us but
on the contrary, the government Of the
United States identified as it is with
the liberal spirit and noble character Of
The American people, willingly proves
its disinterestedness and the sincerity
Of the aid it rendered us by taking
,hese men away and showing@at thesii
same time, that we haseassdn inde-
pendent people. sss;sss| "a
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-02-10
ACCIDENT 10 ,hc Iowa.

Norfolk, va, Srecial.-Thc battleship
Iowa. while tcstin: acr batteries on
her way down the coast February 4,
blow off the muzzles of both eight-inch
erns in her forward starboard turret
TI:ing fragments smashed one Of the
ships whale boats. Both guns are trac-
turcd between hoops E and F. and the
barrels are badly swollen. None of the
crow was injured, and no damage out
side that given was sustained by the
vessel.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-02-10

It is announced that Thomas Nelson
Page author, is in the near future
to establish a technical school IN Han
over va. teh county of his birth. The
rlan is to teach young men and girls
t3e different manual callings, such as
carpentering. mechanics, COOKING,
cooking, sewing, etc.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-02-10
Naval Officer BUYS Pew.

Commander F. A. Miller, U. S. NJ,
has purchased pew No. 11S in the
historic st. Johns church, Washing
ton, from Philadelphian, paying him
$1,000 for it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-02-10
&. Murlfn.seH ,ySrss az
.ns the south side
I estrset, the block was

ssstreet, the block: was
s. and the big bargain house al
"a caught. Down ins5Hopkins place
where the confagration started,
Hurs.'s building and other wholesale
houses on both sides of the street
cruinbled and fell.
The big dry goods houses OF Danel
N,,,,or g. Sons aud R. NJ. Sutton &
Co. were soon afame. and along Ger
man street-east and west, from the
Hurst buiiding-there were dozen
buildings burning.
Mass & Kemper's big wholesale
store, on Baltimore street, QUICKLY
succumbed to the flames. On Hop
kirs' place the Hopkins Savings Bank
and the National Exchange Bank
were Quilted By the flames. Across
the street were the ruins of John II.
Hurst & Co.. and next to it HecDi, Jr''
& Sons, were III names.
THE BLoC6 A CAULDRON.
All these buildings were swept away
ty the fahes, and the whole plocA
was nothi,-g but cauldron OF fire..
At 1870 o'clock Mullins Hotel, a
seven story structure, at Liberty and
baltimore streets, was in flames from
earret to cellar and its great height
and narrowness acted as a torch. AL
the guests had been ordered out anu
none, consequently, was injured.
Though every bit Of fire.fghting ap
nara tus in the city was called lntc
reouisirion as the flames continued tc
spread. at 10 o'clock six engines ar
rived from Washington and four iron
Philadelphia. 1t is roughly estimated
that there were $50 hose playing OF
different parts of the conflagratlon a
the same time.
FINE RUN FOR THEIR LIVES.
Wall after wall toppled into tn
streets. and firemen ran for their lives
All kinds Of wires had to be cut L
clear The way for the fire fighters. I'M
block bounded by German, Liberty
Baltimore and Sharp streets va
earlv found to be doomed, and tn
fremen turned their attention to say
ing The buildings on Baltimore stree'
east CT Sharp, but the fire was beyon
their control.
Red not cinders ignited the TOOL
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-02-10
Must Be War.

cable dispatch from London says
'l,ar the Japanese Minister in pno-
!ishoh interview declares that unless
i,rss!:l agrees 10 sign treaty war VIII
be i.icEitahlc
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-02-10

LATER-Ats o'clock Monday morn
ing the FIRE was reported uncontrol-
able, with loss fully fifty millions of
dollars. The fire departments of New
York City, Philadelphia. Washington
and Wilmington on hand and almost
powerless to stay the flames.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-02-10

Gods mercy is like the ocean, if !
is Glib tide apparently in one place !
Is lc~tainl;. s!ood lido in auotbor'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-02-10
-UUCIlU

Smith Piano Company; F..W. McAi-<
lister & Co., opticians; Bryant E@s
stratton, business college; r. Lcitz &
Co., pianos; lmwold & Co., furniture;
Granger & Co., tobacconists; Ambach
Brothers, clothing manufacturers;
Conrad Zeul's Sons, trunk manufactur-
ers: the building occupied by silber-
man & Todes, dry goods; Thaimler
Brothers, dry goods, and the Florence
w. Mccarthy Company; Fussellhauga-
Blake Company, wall paper; Raschgan
& Garner, window shades; R. Jandorf
c Co., boots and shoes; James ROB
ertson Manufacturing Company, met
! ais; Peter Rose & Sons, harness and
saddlery; B. Cohen, notions; N. Prets-
fielder. boots and shoes; John Murphy
| Company, publishers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-02-10
FIRE RACED ALL DAY SUNDAY
Toward Midnight the Fire Began
Eating Its Way Into the Financial
Dlstrict-FIayor HcLean Says the
Loss Cannot Be Estimated.

Baltimore, Special.-The mnst de-
structive conf1agration in the history
OF Baltimore occurred here Sunday in
the wholesale dry goods business dis
trict, raging practically unchecked
during many hours, completely de-.
stroying scores of the largest bust
ness houses in the wholesale district,
involving losses which cannot be esti-
mated, as the fire was still burning
hercely when night fell. Owing to the
wide extent Of the calamity it will he
tomorrow before even an approximate
estimate can be made, though it is
certain that it has already exceeded
s25,000,000. The fire was still burning
at nightfall, but was under control.
No loss Of life was reported at this
hour.
BROKE OUT on HOPKINS PLACE.
The fire broke out shortly before II
O'Clock this morning in the wholesale
dry goods store of John T. Hurst &
Co., on Hopkins place, in the heart
Of the business district. with a series
of loud explosions, which were heard
in remote parts of the city, and spread
with fearfulsrapidity. In half an hour
there W-,re a dozen big warehouses in
the wholesale dry goods and notions
district burning fiercely. The entire I
fire department was called out, but was
utterly powerleSs to check the spread !
Of the flames, which were aided by-
the high winds, and by noon there
were savage fires in at least 80 big
warehouses. and the cunGagration was
eating it's way into successive
blocks, east, north. west and south.
On Baltimore street, the blocks be-
tween Liberty and Sharp streets was
soon ablaze, then came the next block
east to Hanover and after that the
blocksson the. south side to Charles
cut intoS flames, the Con-
solidatedS Gas Company,s building anu
ochm's Acme Hall burning Sferceis. +.
Meanwhile there were stores
Of Baltimore street being simIlN
:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-02-10
officials say that thus far it will ag-
gregate 10000 600.

officials say that thus far it will ag-
gregate s4o,oOO,oo
Crash after crash could be heard
within the burning district, but even
the firemen could not tell from what
buildings they proceeded. In the seeth-
Ing furnace of flames ali sense Of the
direction of location OF buildings was
lost.
Hundreds Of merchants and business
nleh with Offices on the threatened dis
trict were notified by watchmen and
police. Many took steps to have thcir
books removed to place of safety.
A. c. Meyer &; Co., and the Carroll
ton Chemical Company removed boxes
containing explosives to a point seve-
raj squares away from the fire.
SOME OF THE BUILDINGS BURNED
Among the buildings consumed are
the following;
Roxburp Rye Distilling Company;
Allen G Sons, leather; Sugar e Shear,
clothing; L. Stein & Co., umbrella man.
ufacturers; NJ. Friedman & Sons;
Crockin & Co.. dry goods; Schwarz Toy
Company; Mullins Hotel; Burgunder
Brothers, clothing: Mas G Kemper
manufacturers Of confectioners' touls;
Lewis Lowry & Co., dry goods; Dry
Goods Exchange; S. Neuburgcr &
Brother dry goods; A. Sauber, cloth
ing sad sponging establishment; A. c.
Meyer G Co., druggists: Carrollton
Chemical Company; William T. Dixon
& Bro, wholesale paper; Burger & Co.,
wholesale clothing; Blanke's saloon;
Thomas Burne e Co., liquors; James
Gary & Sons. cotton mills, office;
Charles Burger & Co., wholesale cloth
ing; American Cigar Company; Cook
Sanders, local agent Of Cluett. Pea
body & Co.; John Hurst & Co.. dry
goods; Hancel Miller e Sons dry
goods; Stanley & Brown Drug COM
pany;; r. NJ. Hutton & Co., dry goods;
Diggs, Curarn & Co., boots and shoes;
Nolans restaurant; c. Y. Davidson,
gas-titting establishment; f. Schleuns
& Co., clothing dealers; Oppenheimer,
koshland &; Co., wholesale jewelers.;
W. c. Katzem & Co., clothing; G. j.
Ste"art & Sons, hardware; O'Connell 6
Bannon, restaurant; building occupied
by the National Exchange Bank and
the Merchants and Manufacturers AS
sociation; Hopkins Savings Bank; the
building occupied by Thornton, Rogers
E Co., printers; Carr, Owens & Heine-
nan, and Blake's saloon; Baltimore
Jews Company; the Cushing Company,
,ook sellers; ]. S. Macdonald e Co.,
ewelers; the Goodyear Rubber Com [
any; Likes Berwanger & Co., clcsl,-
ng; the Welch Brothers Company.
ewelers; the Consolidated Gas COM I
any; oehms C Co., clothiers; C. ]. $
Delaney G Co.; Huyler's Confection- f,
ry; Willing Knabe Piano Company; {
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-02-10

0IJA. and a commission vas. lFsssS9aeu-7ce
the Darlington -pyy Goods Company,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-04-13
Nothing Equal to Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy for Bowel Com
plant in Children.

I'VE have used Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and DiarrhOea
Remedy in our family for years."
says Mrs. J. B. Cooke, of Neder-
lands, Texas I'VE have given it
to all of our children. We have
used other medicines for the
same purpose, but never found
anything to equal Chamberlain
If you will use it as directed it
will always cure" For Sale by
Drug Go.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-04-13

south by Mrs. j. BrOussard. , lots
No. Z and 8 block K. in BrOussard-
Vile: state tax 3.97, parish 6.62.
school 1.32. poll 100, interest y cents
card . cents: total 1879.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-04-13
FOURTH wARD-COIORED.

Guillaume Alex. J., 81 acres of land,
bounded north by f. Bourgeard, south
by public road: state tax 80, parish
5.18, school LOS, poll LOO, interest 20
cents, card q cents; total 1916.
Trahan Mrs. Placide, IS acres of
land, bounded north by p. Trahan,
south by T. Guidry; state tax 1903,
parish $50, school 1.36, interest "a
cents, card . cents; total 1918.
FIFTH WARDeWHITE.
Landry Louis Alzace, 50 acres of
land, bounded north by 8. Sonnier,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-04-13

IS cents, interest 3 cents, card % cents:
total 1.63.
Andre Mrs. Esteve, l lot No. IL,
Kennedy addition: state tax Los,
parish 81 cents. interest ; cents. card
. cents; total 1.85.
reaux AlphOnse estate, l lot Nc
Comb addition: state tax 1.65, parish
81 cents, interest 5 cents, card . cents,
total 2.77.
Desiri Henry, l lot No. y, Mills
addition: state tax 80 cents, parish -
cents, poll 100, interest 5 cents, card
Is cents; total 1.78.
Davis Paul, lot No. ;, square q,
McCOmb addition: state tax Is cents,
parish 80 cents, interest ; cents card
Is cents: total Las.
Davis Mrs. Paul estate, lot ?,
square 81, McCOmb addition: state
tax 1.65, parish 81 cents, interest 5
cents, card . cents: total 2.77.
Green Mrs. Mary heirs, lot No. 81,
MOutOn addition: state tax Is cents,
parish 81 cents, interest ? cents, card
. cents; total 1.39.
johnson Betsy, l lot Mudd addi-
ton, bounded north by C. O. Mouton,
south by Mrs. Huff: state tax IS cents,
parish IS cents, interest l cent, card
% cents: total 1O7.
MOutOn Hilaire. lot No. 10, square
8, McCOmb addition; state tax LOS
parish 50 cents, poll 100, interest 5
cents, card . cents: total 2.87.
Mason Alexandra heirs, lot No. $50,
MOuton addition; state tax 60 cents,
parish 30 cents, interest 2 cents, card
Is cents: total LII.
Pratt Joseph, l lot in McComb
addition: state tax As cents, parish y
cents. poll Loo, interest ; cents, card
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-27

beginning of the season, and these
have been sent far and near to show
the truth of the claims for a seedless
apple.
If Mr.. Wilcox can only possess him
self for short time he will be sent a
box of the apples to prove that he
does not really know all the scientific
truths regarding pomology. Had the
erudite editor have really desired to
investigate, without taking hearsay
reports he might have spared his
readers the long denunciation of dis
covery which will prove one of the
most remarkable of this century and
of as great benefit as the discovery of
the seedless orange.
Mr.. Wilcox says that the absence or
lack of the first principles of specific
or technical knowledge. nermit edi-
tors making monkeys of themselves. -
This is certainly most serious charge
coming from such wise guy as Will
COX. As the chief monkey at any place
where he appears it is rather hard ON
the rest of the editorial fraternity.
but knowing Wilcox as "a newspaper
pirate man of uncommon ignorance,
the editors will doubtless consider the
source from when the charge emanates
and rate it accordingly.
The seedless apple will be produced
despite the attack by Mr.. Wiclox and
he Will be probably among the first to
apologize in the very near future for
his very determined ignorance upon
the subject.
1t may be that the Seedless Apple
company failed to see Luty and in his
usual manner he attacks in the hope
that the company viii 'see" him be-
fore he delivers himself of another
screed.
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-27
WILCOX'S VIGOROUS JOKE.

When Lutte Wilcox, of the Field
and Farm, talks about editors knowing
som ething, it is admittedly the most
vigorous joke of the season, as no one
ever accused Wilcox of knowing apy-
thing. They, tie newspaper editors
OF the state all agree that he has a
brilliant wife who writes we'll, knows
something and has the good sense not
to reflect on the shortcomings of a
more than ordinarily weak husband.
1t is however straining things inordi-
nately for Wilcox to even breathe of
other editors not knowing anything.
In recent number of his publica
tion he grows wise over the Stiffness
of editors of farm journals and other
papers giving credence to the fact
that there has been produced a seed
less apple. He talks wisely of the pol
len. caylix and stamen of the bud, as
If he was the editor of an eucyclope-
dia. Then he goes on to say that if
such an apple as a seedless apple has
been produced it is but freak of ma
ture. His actual expression is "That
a tree can make even seedless apples
without blooming is preposterous. -
again in another part of his article
ON the apple he says further, " bat
such thing would be purely a freak
of nature and not the result of any
prescribed experimental work.
Does Mr. Wilcox believe that if he
had laid before him fifty bushels of
first class seedlees apples, tasting we'll
eating deliciously with all the flavor
of the regular apple, that he could be
made TO believe that the seedless apple
was not a freak of nature. Such an
amount of apples was in the possess
iop OF Mr.. Spencer of this city at the
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-27
DeBEQUE SEAT OIL SECTION

). D Swan1of DeBeque was in the city today and
Joes temperature about ninety degrees on the
prospect OF his oil well Debeque was shot more
than week ago. Pumping was begun on the we'll Mon
day morning and it for period of TWEEN
eyour hours and at the close down night the well
was o0ing considerably better than well and
the oil OF the very finest quality
II mas been demonstrated that the shooting of the
"ens iaReS them and hereafter that plan will adopt
ca al er certain depth at drilling has been reached
ne SAND IS at 300 feet and Mr. Swan says that
nc IS nighiy satisfied at the showing well is making
% II WIN 90 even better shortly OF the quality the
Oh tnere is no question 1t is far than has ever
come up from the well Mr. Swan while not enthus
iasc as he well might be the matter has his con-
hoence more than strengthened Debeque is the seat
oi great OIL section and
on are ony the beginning of development in
the near future 1t has fully determined that tbe
water "nich has been great or hndrance here
tofore has been checked closing last NIGHT o
o. oig lev there scarcely water
The Washington times., 1904-08-11
GENERAL KUROPATKIN'S FORCE
SUFFERS A SERIOUS REVERSE

kilograms arriving early in the day
told of repeated and increasing attacks
by the Japanese on the Russian advance
posts. evidently made as a mask for
cOnct ntratiOn elsewhere, the evident sue
cess OF which was demonstrated This
evening by the bad news announced in
the beinning Of this dispatch.
Other Menaces.
1t is further known that another dam
ger is threatening. as the japanese.
without losing a moments time, have
dispatched several jetac hments up the
River Lao. which must needs seriously
threaten the Russian rear on the west
side. as General Kuroki does on the east
as far as Mukden
simultaneously special kilograms from
Liao-Yang have told Of the sudden ac-
ttvity on the part Of the chunchuses and
animosity displayed by the Chinese pop
ulation, who are apparently throwing CT
the mask now. The japanese ara Itiliz-
ing six-foot high grass called kaolian
when they use cavalry to attack the
Russians, the cover being splendid for
them. The japanese are thus able 10
creep up quite near
The Washington times., 1904-08-11
ODELL TO RUN
STATE CAMPAIGN

NEW YORK. Aug, 1.-Governor OdelI,
former Gov. Murray Crane. of Massa-
chusetts: Franz .. LOwden. OF the Re
publican national executive committee
from Illinois: Frederick Won L. Meyer,
ambassador TO Italy, and several other
prominent political leaders have been in
conference with Chairman Cortelyou at
the headquarters of the Republican Ma
tional Committee.
Both Chairman Cortelyou, Of the ma
tional committee, and Chairman OdeIL
of the State committee. were thoroughly
satisfied
Mr. Cortelyou recognizes that the
State committee is IN position to run
things so far as New York IS concern
ed, and he agreed 20 let Mr.. OdelI have
the management Of the campaign in this
State entirely to himself.
The governorsh+p was only briefly dis
cussed. probably because the Republican
State committee is to hold meeting to-
deg. at u o'clock. at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. to take up this matter
Many Of the members of the Republi-
can State committee who arrived at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel last night did not
hesitate to say that they favor EIihu
Root for governor.
The Washington times., 1904-08-11

diana, Democratic managers realize that
the odds against them in Indiana are ire
mendous. They believe that il would be
the height of folly to waste their ammu-
milton In that State.
This is the real reason why the Demo
cratic campaign committee has deter
mined not to open headquarters in In
dianapolis, and announced that the cam
palgn In the West will be directed from
Chicago
In this connection Democrats are now
complaining bitterly that Tom Taggari
was made chairman OF the national com
mittee. 1t IS said that his election was
secured by the action of certain South
ern leaders who rebelled against Senator
German.
The Maryland Senator would have ac-
cepted the craftsmanship of the commit
tee but for the opposition Of these South
ern leaders.
Friends ChagIired.
It IS reported that Judge Parlser's
friends are deeply ehagrined by the
course events have taken, and it is even
limited that Taggart viii be sidetracked
and German will be summoned person
ally by Judge Parker to take charge OF
the campaign.
The plan of Democratic operations now
embraces the East and the far West
New York. New Jersey. Maryland. West
Virginia. Rhode Island, Connecticut
Delaware, and Massachusetts will be
the battle-ground in the East. The mid
die West. with the exception Of Wiscon-
sin. viii be almost wholly neglected. Or
ganization Will be perfected in Illinois
in the hope that the labor troubles there
will operate in favor OF the Republicans
In the far West, the Democrats will
make desperate effort 10 carry Colo
RADIO. Nevada. Utah. Washington. Mon.
California. II is said that the situation
in those States encourages the Demo
Gratis,
Out West.
Reports from Washington, where
George Turner has been nominated fol
governor by the Democrats, are graft
Tying. More than thirty newspapers
there that have heretofore supported the
Republican party. have bolted Roose-
welt and come out for Parker. The labor
troubles in Colorado viii. it is said. make
that state Democratic. In California
there is a chance for success. Senators
Clark and Gibson are expected TO bring
Montana back into the Democratic col.
umn.
The new alignment assures a brief and
hard fight in the far East and the fan
West
In abandoning Indiana the Demo
cratic managers. Il Is said. prove that
great mistake was made in electine
The Washington times., 1904-08-11

Five passengers aboard the destroyer
confirm the reports that the shells from
VOLTS Hill are falling in Port Arthur.
Several civilians have been injured. One
of the shells destroyed a store Of oil
under Golden Hill fortress. These pas
sengers state that the sortie. according
TO their belief, was made about a. m.
on Wednesday.
The hospital ship Mongolia with wo--
men and children on board accompanied
the destroyer to this port
Net Draws Closer.
TOKYO, Aug 1.-THE net of Japan
csc troops about Port Arthur is drawing
daily closer. Heavy siege guns have
been stationed in new positions, and are
now able to pour shells and heavy shot
into the town from high angle. These
new positions also permit well placed
Smelling Of the ships in the harbor. This
latter phase of the situation is prob
ably what forced the Russian fleet 10
make the sortie yesterday, which was
frustrated by Admiral Togo's vtgi-
lance