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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-06-27
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municipios, a que ha dado un
soberano impulse nuestro al.
calde ha merecido la apt o ba-
cion unanime de la opinion.
Sc e>pera, con iedad que
sc Ieuna la Asam blea de las
municipalidsdes todas de la is
la, para que el deseo publico
quede satisfecho.
Con rara unanimidad han
respondido ahr mativamente a
la idea salvadOra, todas las fuer-
zas del pals.
Ha sido un admirable con :
cierto de voluntades, encami
nadas a I'm prop6sito salvador.
PoCas veCes recibe la opinion
publiCa tan unanimente salts
feCha. un proyecto de tan gran
des y soberanOs alcances; pero
es tam blen que esta vez la OPT
MON esta necesitada de fuerzas
reunidas que esten dispue,tas
a secundar ell anhelo collective,
V ha descubierto en- la aSocia
Cion de los municipios esa gran
fuerza que buscaba en- vano, en-
otros orga nismos populares.
Por ESQ ha sido tan esponta-
nea Y tan reCia, tan prolongada
la ovacion que ha saludadO al
memorial de nuestro acalde V
al aCuer1o de nuestros ediles.
Terminado Ell saludo, extin.
guido el aplauso que Ell entu.
siasmo hizo vlbrar. hay que dar
ComienZo a la obra
Hay prisa verdadera ansie-
dad en- ell publico. por yer con
hrm adas las grsndes esperan
zaS Concebidas.
Hay precision de inaugurar
Ell periodic de los hechOs.
Y para clio deben apresurar
sc los municipiOs a ponerse de
acuerdo con ell de esta capital,
a I'm de que sc constituya cuan-
to antes la Liga, va que de ese
organismO emlnentemente DO
pular sc aguardan. con verdade-
70 tundamento. grandes repara-
clones y pubicas ventajas.
Seria una torpeza insigne que
no Sc aprcyechara el actual mo
mento, Cuandc todo SC muestra
propicio la reaiizaci0n del pro-
yecto. Seria una objectionable
indolencia ell permltlr que las
fuerzas del pals siguieran des
par amadas, hacienda inutiles
trabajos. en- el aislamiento, cuan
do ha llegado ell instante de
que Sc unan. de que Sc convier
tan en- algo poderoso.
Constltuida la Liga de los
munlciplos. va tendria la OPT
MON a quien entregar sus man
datOS. sin tenor a ser desobe-
decida, como ahora Ocurre Y
entonces apoyada en- esa fuerza
popular y defeudida por ese
gran poder, seria mas facjI la
Colonia el triunfo de sus idea
les, puesto que para sustentar-
los gallardamente. Contaria con
el mas popular de los organis
mos representatives del poder
soberano del pueblo.
La constitution de la Liga de
los muniCipios tendria en- ell ex.
terror una resonanCia extraordi-
maria.
Esa suprema Junta de defen,
sa colonial, tornado en- los diff
Giles momentos en- que Ell pals
vive en- complete divorcio con
el poder. y en- una oposicion
conpleta con los procedimien-
tos que usa la burocracia. ha-
bria de convertir hacia la colo
MIA la espectacion international,
a case pendieHte de las atroci
dades que aqui Sc Cometen, y
que veria en- la formation de la
Liga de los municipios, al es
fuerzo gigantesco y doloroso.
1t,a m ,,t,ahfc raraSitadn do
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-10
Shot in Dispute.

Spartanburg, Special.-Thos. Jones
was shot and instantly killed in his
yard on north Church street Thursda,
morning by Thos. Godfrey. Godfrey
was taken in charge by the police
shortly after the shooting and is lod
ged in the county jail
Jones was shot down very near his
own doorstens and in his lot by g
neighbor, Godfrey, whose lot is nearby
At the time of the tragedy Jones was
sitting in his front porch awaiting a
street car to go to his shop. Godfrey
approached from his (Godfrey''s) house
and holding cut some pieces of grape
wing in his hand, inquire of Jones il
he knew them. Jones replied in the
negative, and Godfrey insisted that he
did. This caused Jones to emphati
cally state. without the superhous use
of oaths, that he did not. Godfrey
made some remark to which Jones re
piled, calling Godfrey liar. G, frey
drew 3S-calibre pistol and fired ono
shot at Jones. The ball entered Jones
left brest and plowcd to the heart, and
in minute Or more the man was dead
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-10
ro BRING in FOREIGNERS.
Commissioners Watson Arrange EoIs
TTsF Formation-oft Imnigr alton oloriess
70 Locate in South Carolina. fs

Commissioner Watson Arranges$ For
~ Formations of lmmigr Colonies
to Locate in South Carolina.
Columbia, Special.-If arrangements
which Commissioner of immigration
Watson is perfecting with Mr.. "A.
sialaman, an Englishman living in New
York, are carried out, number of new
lumber manufacturing concerns will be
established at various points in this
State with English labor, which will
be colonized later on, on the lands
which are thus cleared. Mr.. Salaman
returns to New York, after a confer
ence with Mr.. Watson, with whom he
has been in correspondence nearly a
year. The Englishman has been in this
State about ten days making a person
al examination of the largest available
tracts, and he intimates that three or
four of these properties will be taken
over. He is backed by New Jersey
financial interests. After organizing
things at this end Of the line, he will
go back to England and organize his
colonies, which he will first use to
gather the timber and afterWard settle
on the land thus cleared.
Mr.. C. J. c. Van Wyngaarden, who
is to settle Dutch colony in this
State, after a lecturing trip through
Holland, during which he will distriD-
ute illustrated South Carolina litera-
ture, printed in Dutch, leaves Charles
ton by the Clyde Line tomorrow. He
will sail on the 10th of May for Rotter-
dam. Mr.. Watson is now about to Sc
lect man to put similar scheme in
Germany.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-10
Fur Bearing Animals Scarce.

. - .
That the days of trapping in North.
ern Minnesota are nearly ended, and
that the industry will soon be a thing
of the past, were the words spoken by
George Denis, who mas returned from
the international border, where he has
been on a combined fur buying and
land seeking trip. se.s
II saw no white trappers on this
trip" said Mr. Denis. They were all
Indians or half breds. I got some fox,
marten, milk and muskrat furs. Otter
and beaver, you know, are barred. 1t
is against the law to handle these
furs in Minnesota, North Dakota,
Montana and Manitoba. There are
some beaver and otter yet in northern
Minnesota, but they are 10 longer
plentiful. I got a few silver gray fo7;
skins on this trip, and l beard of two
black fox skins that had been sold up
north this winter. The blacks are
very scarce and are quoted from Sl50
up, but there are some skins that
bring as high rs $1,000. 1t all depends
upon the quality of the fur. | shall
soon leave on a fur buying trip 500
miles north of Winnipeg, beyond the
Porcupine Hills. There, I will be at
liberty to buy beaver and otter, and
there are doubtless ermine to be had
there also."-St. Louis Dispatch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-10
NEGRO Accidentally Shot.

Spartanburg, Special-While driv-
ing a buggy along the public highway
Sunday night about II o'clock, Gus
Wallace, q negro, was accidentally
shot and almost instantly killed by
the discharge Of a shot gun which he
carried. The load entered the abdo-
men, and the man lived only a few
minutes. Wallace and another negro,
it. appears, had difficulty a short
time before the accident, and Wallace
was waiting for his adversary to pass
along the road. A friend Of the dead
negro, passing by in a buggy, invited
him to ride with him and the invita-
tion was accepted.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-10
South Carolina Items.

The music festival held at Spartan
burg last week was a splendid success
in every way These festivals are
held annually and are always largely
attended and highly interesting to loy'
ers of genuinely artistic music.
The convention Of Kings Daughters
and Sons was held at Charleston last
week, large number of delegates and
visitors being in attendance.
Manning, Special.-The heaviest
rain of Of years fell here Thursday at
ternoon, the fall being five inches in an
hour and 4 quarter. Much damage
is done to streams and bridges and a
fine COW belonging to Mr.. W. S. aar
vim, was drowned. Many bridges
throughout the country are washed
away and all access to Manning witt
vehicles is'cut off on the Santce side
The damage cannot he estimated ye
but will be heav. on the county.
Palmetto Lumber company OF Co
lumbia was chartered. capitalization
s5 900. N. II. Drigscrs, president; Joe
A Smith, secretary and treasurer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-10
Russian Naval Forces Getting Into
Fighting Trim
JUNCTION OF FLEETS IS ASSURED
Naval Officers at St, Petersburg De.
clare That While Rojestvenskyg May " !!
Lose Half His Convoy, the Japanese
:, Cannot Seriously Oppose the Ad-
vance Of the United squadrons to
vladlvostoek, Where Further. Rein
forcements wait. ssss

= = y = >
st. Petersburg, BY Cablc-Admiral
Nebogatoff's junction with Vice ADJ
lmiral Rojestvenskys is now considered
by the. Admiralty asspractically assur-
ed, and hope for a successful issue in
the ching struggle4for@mastery
of the sea is greatly encouraged
thereby.
= Naval officers are prepared. to see
Rojestyensky lose half his convoy, but
In face OF the united divisions tits
believed that Togo will accomplish lit
tie or nothing-in, the2way Of opposi-
zion to the advance to Vladivostock
and that, he must be content with the
aid OF the army, to try and invest by
Hand and sea- and make Vladiyostock
another Port Arthur. II the fleet reach
leg Vlsdivostock intact, however, naval
Officers here claim that victory is won.
Although there is little more than
le0;00 000stonssos coal at vladivostock
the reinforcement of the fleet, by the
Cromobio, Rossia-and Bogatyr, and the
torpedo boats and Submarines ,lywSin
the harbor there they claim thatSRo-
5estvensky could drive Togo off the sea
and leave Field Marshal Oyama's army
stranded in Manchuria.
Seizes Small Jap Vessel.
Toxic, BY Cable.-Four Russian tor
pedo boat destroyers appeared west
ward Of Hokkaiddo, off Subj, Saturday.
They seized and burned small sailing
vessel and imprisoned the captain and
disappeared to the northwest. They
were evidently. returning to Vladivos-
took. There is a possibility that they
have destroyed other, small craft, al
though no reports to that effect have
been received.
The obtect Of their visit is not clear.
It is thoufnt that probably they hoped
to torpedo the Japanese patrol at night,
and It is also suggested that the .Ylad-
1yostock yes sells planned a diversion. to
assist the 1eet Of Admiral Rojestven-
& sky. :s iss s. - q
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-10
;asts>s-- ae''e-ss =
President Ids Farewell.


GlenWood sspTin IS, Col, Special:
Rreside RooseVelts Sunday enter
'RainedsatS dinner his:companions on his
three weeks hunt in the Rockies AZ
ter. the dinner the President bade them
an afectionate farewell and promised
that all would live forever in his fond
est memory. At the dinner were P. B.
Stewart, Of Colorado Springs; DR.. Alex
ander Lambert, of New York; Guides
Jacob Borah. John Goff, Brick" Wells,
John Fry and G. NJ. Sprague; Courier
Elmer Chapman, and Secretary Loeb.
In describing the function, Chap
man said: eve sat just as we did in
camp. Mr. Loeb was the only duke at
the party."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-10
SOUTH CAROLINA CROP BULLETIN
Weather Conditions Given Out by tho
Department Observer.

The week ending Monday, May ISL,
had practically normal temperature.
Although the first Of the week was
cooler than usual. the last few days
were very warm, with maximum tenn
peratures above 30 degrees on the 29th
There we're rains Oh the 2Gth, 27tn
and 18th. with hail in few places,
and destructive high winds In Union
and Saluda counties. The Oreclplta-
lion averaged somewhat Owe. an men
for the State, though many places re-
ported less than an inch, but over the
entire State enough moisture was sup
Piled for the present need Of all crops
md for terminating recently planted
seeds. There were excessive rams IN
the central and eastern eountles tnat
delayed farflwotk from one to three
days, but as a rule, the precipitation
was needed and proved very beneficial.
Flowing and planting were inter
rupted, but made fair progress with
the soil generally in fair condition.
Cotton planting Is more than three
rourths finished, and early paintings
are coming up to good stands; some
cotton has been chopped In the cas-
tern counties There has been some
replanting done in the central coun-
ties where the nights have been too
cool. Corn planting is now confined
to bottom lands. and generally to the
western counties. Early corn has good
stands but it is being severely dam.
aged by cut and bud worms, necessi-
tating considerable replantihg. The
corn that was cut down by the recent
frosts is coming out again. and Will
not need to De replanted. Early corn
Is being cultivated.
/. The wheat crop is being damaged
by the fly in several northwestern
counties, but is otherwise promising.
The oats crop was scarcely injured by
the frosts, and with the exceptions In
the southeastern counties, is In
promising condition, though heading
too low in places.
Truck was greatly benefited by the
showers Of the week, and is promising
except peas, which were injured by
the cold weather of February and
again in April. Some white potatoes
were completely destroyed by the
frost, while the larger portion Of the
crop is making a new growth. Large
shipments of strawberries are being
made.
Protected peach and other fruit
trees were only lightly touched by the
frost Of the 18th of April in the ex-
treme northwest. while exposed trees
had all their fruit killed; the damage
is less in the central counties and very
small in the eastern ones. Apples are
not promising. Pear trees are blight
ing badly. Rice planting has not yet
begun in the Georgetown district, and
is about finished in the other districts.
Tobacco transplanting is well ad.
vanced generally, and finished ina
few sections. Melons and other crops
are now doing we'll. Pastures afford
excellent grazing. The season is from
one week to ten days later than usual.
II. w. Bauer. Section Director.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-10
Report On Wreck.

Columbia, S. c., Special.-Railroad
Commissioner Earle Thursday filed his
report on the wreck Of the Ogden spe'
ciaI#Iast Saturday morning, and the
commission set May 23rd for the hear
IngSWhen tile crews Of the two trains
at Greenvillc, the op-
orators and dispatchers handling Or
derssaffec either train and tbs sup
erintenden.s of the Charlotte and Saw
annah division will appear in answer
toisummuns to give evidence, and VIII
be asked to bring copies Of all orders
and kilograms affecting the moving OF
The Special. No passengers Will ne sum-
imoned.
The report asserts that Greenyllln
Wassnot notified by what is known as
9""order No. ST., which the yardmaster
receipts fol in triplicatc, the operator
checking back complete" to the dis
patcher, but Commissioner Earle re-
ports. that Night Operator Lebby told
him that he placed copy OF the sched-
ule Of the special ON Yardmoster Faus'
saux,s hook before 8 o'clock Saturday
morning. Mr.. Earle was unable to sec
Mr.. Fausseaux, but he makes this sig.
nificant report Of an interview ne mad
with Yardmaster Riser, who succeeded
Faussaux at O'Clock, IS minutes be-
fore the wreck occurred:
81 saw John Riser, Jr., who came
on duty as yardmaster at a. m, MT.
Riser says that he went to his file hook
in the telegraph office soon as he came
on duty; that he relieved M. g.. Faus-
saux, who turned over no orders to
him$and said nothing about special
train; he further says that there was
NO orders on his file concerning this
special train He went Immediately
out.nnd at the TIME of the accident was
atsWllat was known as the Overhead
bridge "a distance of 535 yards from
thetelegraph station). Mr.. Riser says
heshad no notice of the time at which
+ this special train was to arrive, but
knew that such;a train was coming in
some time, and that it would be third
cla$s@ Gtt being an extra), and that his
work train would have the right Of way
onsthe main slines that he-receiyed a
Eco schgs gsiule hereto attached
.afttrsthe wreck, getting a copy Of It
from the dispatcher, but understands
that O telegram, copy Of which fol.
lows: t4-29-05. Extra 1910 Ogden spe,
cial train reach Greenyille 1885, was
placed on his file at 7.1S a. M, while
be was at this overhead bridge"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-10
Fatal Railroad Wreck.

{, Houston, Texas, special.-A Calves
ton. Houston & Northern train com.
ing from Galveston, left the track at
a curve near Harrisburg, shortly be-
fore midnight. the engine turning
turtle, and taking all of the coaches
of. Engineer Frank Cox was cremat-
ed under his engine. Fireman Dame
ton is missing; and it is believed that
he was also burned. While several OF
the passengers were bruised, none were
badly hurt. The coaches%were wrecked
and caught fire, the train being near
" destroyed by fire. A spreading rail
caused the wreck.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-10
Ar the National CAPITAL.

Vice President Bond, of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company, tes-
titled in the rate legislation hearing
before the Senate committee.
Secretary Taft has decided not to
take sides in the dispute between
Loomis and Bowen.
Mrs. Donald Mclean made an ad-
dress at the unveiling of the monu-
ment to the army nurses who dled III
the Spanish-American War.
The Railway Appliance Exposition
was formally opened in Washington.
James J. Hill, president of the
Great Northern Railway testified be-
fore the Senate committee on Inter
state Commerce.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-10
-, -, -, '5slss,
y Sentence Commuted.

GoYernoraHeyward has commuted
atosslife imprisonment the death SEN
tence Of Sam Marks, the Darlington
negro sentenced to hang next Friday
for the murder of the white man, Hill
liary aLangston.. Much; feeling has
been arouse.- in Darlington. about the
matter, and Marks and Moses Ham,
who was given life sentence for com
plicity in the crime, were brought! here
to prevent them being .ynched. There
were petitions and counter petitions
with reference to Marks, and even
sJudge .Aldrich and Solicitor Johnson
took opposite views, the latter con-
tending that Marks. should hang sr.=p,sa,s
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-10
For Halfway Robbery.

Marion, Special.-Harvie Bethea and
Henry Walker, two notorious negro
characters, claiming Latta, this county
as their home, were arrested a few
days ago, brought to Marion and lodg.
ed in jail on the charge Of highway
robbery on the person Of Pres Camp.
bell Saturday night. They were
brought before Magistrate Oliver and
bound over to next term OF court ol
general sessions.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-10
-
AIIeoed LyncherS Indicted.

orangeburg, S. c., Special. H
Palmer, s. A. Saedon, Penny Martin
Andrew Martin and Benjamin Martin.
the Ave. accused in the "Eutawville
.lyachingstcase." who have been con.
fined to sthe Berkeley county jail at
:Monck's Corner and who were brought
here Tuesday night, were arraigned
lin soipen sooip scourt "Wednesday morning
SAttornes.yys for the defense moved to
.ouash the indictment on the ground
fof Irregularities, but the judge over
sruledEthe motion. The accused plead
ed not guilty, and next Wednesday
gyas the day set for the trial.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-10
Ocean Steamer Sunk.

Vineyard Haven, Mass, Special The
steamer Aransas, Captain Rood, aof the
Joy Line. was sunk in a collision With 3
the barge Glendower,. one and halt
miles southeast Of Pollock Rip light
ship Sunday night One life was lost.
The survivors reached this port In the
lifeboats OF the steamer. The Glen
dover was In, tow OF the Reading Rail
road tug, bound east from Philadelphia.
The Arkansas sank almost Immediately
after the collision, but it is said that
the tow kept on. Sixty-fve persons
have been landed here Z
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-10
ELoPED cLINGlNe TO A LOG.
California Couple Floats Thirty Miles
Down Lumber Flume.

Down Lumber Fume.
Dolly Christensen and C. S. Browr
eloped from Chinesestore, small
town in the mountains of Madeira
county, Cal. They had neither horses
nor automobile, but their elopement
was none the less romantic, for they
foated thirty miles down the fiume
Of the Madeira Lumber company or
a log.
Brown, who is a cousin Of the girl
came from Stockton on vacation
and he and Dolly became infatuated
with each other. Her father drove
the young man off the place, but while
Christensen, who is wealthy lum
herman, was away, Brown came and
he and Dolly walked five miles TO the
flume and were soon shooting over
the mountain canyons at a dizzy
speed, clinging to the log for thell
lives.
The water loses it's speed on the
plains, and when within a few miles
of Madeira they got out and walked
the rest of the way. They were
three hours in the flume. They left
in the evening for Fresno, where they
we're married.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-10
Veteran Publisher Dead.

Mobile; Ala, speclar.-Col. John
Lawrence Rapier, president of the
Register Company, died Sunday morn
ing at 2:30 O'Clock, aged 6S years.
Colonel Rapier fought with distinction
in the Confederate service during the
Civil War. He was the founder rsot
The Mobile Times, which paper Was
later merged with ThesRegister*He
was a Eother OF Thomas G Rapier,
editod Of The New Orleans Pcayune..
He is survived by his wife, four sons
and one daughter. ..s :.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-10
Fire e..ip.Edeehesd.,

Edgefeld, special.-Monday morning. lgg
at 1880 o'clock the home sof Mrs. c.
J. Asheley in Buncombe was discovered
ON FIRE. and before sufficient help reach
ed the house the fire was beyond con-
troll Land 1t was totally destroyed. Most
Of the furniture was saved. Mr. ]. i.
Minis was the owner Of the property:
and it was partially insured Mrs.
Asheley had some. = INSURANCE her
effects,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-10
Eirst Train over New, Road.

Dublin, Ga, specia1.-The first train
from Eastman over the Dublin g
Southwestern railroad reached Dub
lin Sunday afternoon. The train con-
sisted Of ten solid car sloads of freight
from Eastman. PresidentsRentz, Gen:
eral Manager Kissler and Superinten-
dent c.. e. REM were on board. II
will take a week or more to surface up
the track. sAs soon as that has been
accomplished, regular schedules will
be put on between Dublin and East
man. ~
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-10
Charters and Commissions.

A charter was issued Thursday tc
the Farmers and Mechanics bank Of
Florence, capitalized at $4,000. J. W..
Ragsdale, president; e. M. Matthews:
vice president; w. M. Waters, cash
ier.
The Pee Dee Furniture Manufacture.
ing company of Hartsville was giver
commission. Capital stock to be
S1D000 Corporators, A. NJ. McNair, ].
nj. Ford and M. s. McKinnon.
The A. C. Touchbury Lumber Co.
Of Charleston was chartered, capitali-
zation s30O,0O0. A. C. Touchbury, presi-
dent: +. G. Davie, vice president; j.
]. Fleetwood, secretary, Charles Hill
treasurer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-10
Z Crop Damage on the Brozos.

Crop Damage on the Brozos.
Houston, TEXAS, Special.-The Bra
EOS riverlis flooding the bottom lands
all along the valley from Hearn south
tc Richmond. and rising slowly at the
latter place. The water is foot and
a half deep in the town Of Columbia
near thu month, and has spread over
considerable AREA of farm land. The
damage is greatly lessened by the
warming which enabled farmers :sto
get their stock out, but the losss#to
cotton and corn will amount to many
thousands Of dollars: -..,FS