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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-20
Jerome Is Willing to Pun
If No Pledge Is Asked

The expected announcement of the
candidacy of William Travers Jerome
for governor of New York came over
Sunday. Mr. Jerome puts at rest some
serious doubts by saying
81 am willing to run for the Office OF
governor Of the State if the Democratic
convention shall nominate me without
any understanding. expressed on i'm
oiled. other than that. if elected. 1 shall
obey my oath of office as ] understand
it. In letter and spirit
This it is suggested. may. mean that
Jerome doesn't want any platform ex-
cept his own personality; which as like
~ as not would be good politics in this
season Of remarkable complications Too
conservative a declaration would drive
half the Democrats tC Hearst, and too
modarates to vote the Republican tic
Ipt Jerome. TO be elected. must come
IN half way between Hearst radicalism
and the expected Republican ultra-con-
SeFVatiSm
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-20
Printers Sidestepping
A. F. LIS Political Move

Columbia Typographical Union. No.
Iu. in regular session yesterday after
noon. evaded. for the time being. the
political movement that was recently
launched by the American Federation
of Labor by referring all communica-
tions on the subject 10 a committee for
consideration.
Letters from President Gompers re-
qursting that the movement be Endorsed
and that a contribution be made for
the purpose Of financing the contest,
were read. These were referred TO the
finance committee and "A report VIII be
made at the September meeting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-20
SHOT WHILE ATTEMPTING
ESCAPE FROM CONSTABLE

Physicians at the Emergency Hos
pital stated this morning that Charles
Harris, colored, thirty-siX years old, Of
Sc / street southwest. who was shot
in the arm while running from crap
game at the Emory Grove camp meet
ing. near Rock Hill, Md. late yester-
day afternoon. was only slightly in
iured. the bullet grazing his left arm
According 10 the story Harris told
The notice. lie was watching the crap
game. when George Mead, a eOlcred
constable, placed all under arrest. lie
said that he started 10 run ana that
Mead fired twice only one OF the bull
lets hitting him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-20
WIDOWS WATCHED,
DENY DUAL ROLES
IN FLEECE GAME
Compliments Accused of
Being UnScrupulouS
Fortune Hunters.

NEW YORK. Aug. 20.-Evidence tend
ing % show that Mrs. Biua r. Nerrault
and Mrs. IzeIla Brown. the matrimonial
bureau" promoters, often exchange
roles. and that ardent suitors who
thought they were addressing Mrs. Yer
rauIt were in reality pouring forth their
words OF love TO Mrs Brown was placed
in the hands OF detectives working on
the case today
When Mrs Brown was told OF the re-
port that the women had played dual
roles she denied it and incidentally she
denied that she had been the head Of
the matrimonial bureau"
Too Warm 10 Talk.
"It's too warm TO talk about such
things. It's not even worth while. 4
great deal of lying has been going on.
What n / did have gentlemen calling
rr0u me? That don't say I was rum
ming a syndicate 10 fleece them. To hear
them tell about IL, there were actors,
artists. and all sorts of people In these
awful schemes. Rot all OF IT,
Mrs Verrault. who is credited with
having been my partner. is not worry
ing; neither am I. Has anyone made a
COMPLAINT against me- No! Well
there won't be anybody 10 do SO. either
because there's nothing 10 complain Of
This is the last I am going 10 have %
sa'. about IT,"
The Br0wu-Verrault mansion. where
erltors were received. in which spirit
,1alistic seanccs were held and a gam1-
ling layout maintained. Is bein" ci9@eIl
Guarded hv secret service men ana the
women viii not be permitted 10 ieaNe
the country.
Says Complainants Fortune hunters.
Hugh Gordon HITLER, their attorney,
saws they have no intention of leaving.
and then added.
Those C0mplainants are fortune hunt
crS Wnen they appea.. on the witness
stand the- will give most pitiable ex-
bibition Of themselves and the trial VIII
no q yerftaoIe farce = hev viii have to
onsv-er questions. and every answer viii
-o,-c4I Iaugnahlc traits OF character ana
show their intention in seeking u marry
n harmless. helpless woman Tor her
money
..The sentiments which they expressed
on love were all trumpet up. and / as
ef1ra YOU my client viii be freed with
ont putting ND any defense whatever.
The stories OF the COmplainants VIII be
suficient 10 show that an attempt was
made 10 impose on her
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-20
DAVID WATERS DEAD
OF ACUTE PNEUMONIA

Funeral services for David Waters,
clerk in the Department of Agriculture.
VIII be held ut , o'clock tomorrow after
noon from Wrlghts undertaking estab-
lishmcnt
Mr. Waters died yesterday morning
in George Washington University Hos
pitaI. Of acute pneumonia. lie IS sur
vived by his wife and two small chill
dren. whose home IS In Hyattsville.
Mr.. Waters was twenty-five years old.
and was d Spanish war veteran. He
was IN the Cuban service during the
war, and at its close was detailed 10 a
cIerkship in the customs service in New
York About two years ago he was
transferred 10 the Department OF Agri-
culture A1r. Waters was deeply inter-
ested in socialist questions. and was
well known as a speaker and writer On
the subject
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-20
Lies Off Pinar del Rio to
Receive Cuban Con-
SpiratOrS.
EVERY ROADS WATCHED
Government Alert and De-
termined to Capture Every
Man Involved.

HAVANA Aug. GA schooner is
lying of Pinar del Pic to pick up the
men accused Of being implicated I'm the
plot of the assassination Of President
Palma end The overthrow OF his govern
ment, who made their escape yesterday,
at the time other alleged coEspirators
were taken into CUSTODY.
A close watch is being kept on the
schooner by the authorities, and it is
probable vessels viii be sert TO over
haul her and prevent her from assist
Ing fnsitives who may be able 10 reach
the coast
A watch is being kept likewise on all
the coast roads Many motorists, who
tried TO leave the city last night, were
turned back The government is max
ing every effort to prevent the escape
OF suspected persons. and no stone will
he left uEturned IN the hunt being made
for them.
Plotters Are Prominent.
The prominence of some of the men
implicated by the secret police in the
conspiracy has given the government
good cause for apprehension Tho oc-
CasiOa Of the conspiracy seems TO nave
been personal animosity toward the gov
eminent by the conspirat1rs and a de-
sire to crafty their ambitions for ed
yancement. The men under arrest as
well as several of the fuEiriVCs. have
been definitely connected with the oppo-
sltiou TO the Liberal government No
uoIltical issue has been raised To base
The proposed revolution upon ana the
whole movement seems TO nave been
PERSONAL iu It's character
IN, men regarded as the heads or the
,.-,rsDirsc- are Gen Carlos Garcia. Gen.
Ta.1aZ del Castillo. and Juan GlloerIo
Come Gen del Castillo made his IS
cape. Carlos Garcia was placed under
arrest. together with NeleZ Garcia, Gen,
T-Isf1 Garcia Cen Monica guido, and
Colonies Pedro and Alberti Warrants
1ra also out for Gen. Demetrio Duauy
Castillo. Coils Pine Guerra. Arturo As
bort Miguel LIareua, Evaristo Eateuoz.
Irrl EEs-rt8 Gomez, and many others.
Garcia Was a Diplomat.
Carlos Garcia. one of the sons Of
Cen. CaIlxr0 Garcia. was Cuban minister
10 Mexico until about eight months ago
Juan GubeTJo Gomez is negro. who
was educated in Paris, who has opposed
the Liberal government since the re-
public was organized LoynaZ del Cas-
clio was q member Of the first Cuban
congress. and has been described as the
most bitter member OF the opposition
party.
Castillo went into the province Of Plnar
del Rio, osteusbly on pleasure trip
The outbreak which occurred in that
province on Saturday shows that their
real mission, apparently, was TO tomeut
discomfort.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-20
Rescued Hu1dredM Man
From the Angry Waves
Thomas Riley Life Guard at COneY Completes
Century of ResCues by Dragging Charles
Brown From Clutch of Sea.

swim. He cried out repeatedly for as
sistance.
At this time Riley was the center Of
an interested group and was relating
"reminiscences Of his experience as a
lfe-saver
''Ninety-nine persons. said ne, have
I brought out OF the water in my time.
and when / make the number an even
hundred ! am going 20 have little
dinner with a few friends 70 celebrate
the occasion"
Browns Cries Heard.
Just then the cries OF SIr. Brown were
heard. and Riley. accompanied b. an
other life guard. William w. Lenargh,
went out in a lifcboat TO Mr. Brown.
Reaching his side Riley found IL uacTs-
saTy 10 dive into tie sea. as all efforts
to get the mar into the boat proved
unsuccessful. Mr.. Brown, his self-cOn-
troll gone. fought nis rescueT. anc twice
the men disappeared beneath tile waves
Then other boats hurried 20 the scene
in q minute, however. Riley IcaDpe1--
Ell with his burden. This time Mr..
Brown was limp and unconscious, and
Riley. with the assistance of LenaTgh,
got him into the boat and brought him
TO shore. DR.. Wilton, Of the Reception
Hospital. worked over him for an hour
before removing him to the hospital.
There. il was reported. Mr.. Brown haa
only q lighting chance for his life
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-20
Normal Kindergarten
Training School Exams.

Announcement was made this morning
by SUPERINTENDENT Chancellor OF the
public school that examinations for dd-
mission into the Normal kindergarten
Training School would be held IN the
Franklin building on September IL al
$3.50 a. n. Graduates from all reputable
four years course high schools Will be
eligible
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-20
BRYAN EN- ROUTE HOME,
TO ARRIVE AUGUST 29
Sailed From Gibraltar This Afternoon
on Steamship Princess Irene of
North German Lloyd Line.

GIBRALTAR. Aug. 2O-Wmiam len
nings Bryan accompanied by Mrs
BRYAN sailed from here at ?
O'Clock this afternoon for New York on
board the Princess Irene, Of the North
German Lloyd line. The vessel Is due
TO arrive in New York on August ..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-20
CASE OF YELLOW FEVER
NEAR CRESCENT CITY

NEW ORLEANS. La. Aug. ga case
OF yellow fever has been discovered at
New iberia, 125 miles from here.
President Irion, of the State board OF
health has gone 10 take charge OF the
situation The victim is a mulattO boy
living in an isolated part Of the town.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-20
MILTON M. VANCE MAKES
ASSIGNMENT FOR CREDITORS

Milton NJ. Vance, a grocer. at 1901
H street northwest today made an as
signment or the benefit of his creditors,
naming Walter +. Piumley as assignee.
Mr. Vance estimates his Indebtedness
~ $1,000 and lists his assets at $500.
The latter consist of his stock in trade,
his book accounts and horses and
wagons
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-20
CAPTAIN OF TUG ROBBED.

When Capt. W. ". Coleman. of the
tug Cornet. went TO her wharf shortly
after o'clock this morning he found
that two suits Of clothes had been stol-
en-. and with them two pairs of shoes
and two razors were missing.
The matter was reported 10 the h8r-
Dor police, aud Detective Parham Of
the Central Onice, was assigned 10 the
case,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-20
Bound to Beat Hearst.

II is anything to beat Hearst. with
the Democrats now. He has carried al
most every one Of the upstate conven-
lions held thus far; he has Murphy on
his side, because Murphy thinks his
chance of retaining the leadership or
Tammanv is better that way.
Jerome. who is going 10 have the sun
mort of about ALI the newspapers except
the Hearst properties ana the Repub-
lican organ. is not in very good shape
10 benefit bv if The newspa pers in New
York OF late years spend about one-half
Of their time running Mr. Jerome for
Office and lauding him as the only hon
est man. and the other half telling folks
what a misfortune il is to have such a
weakIing as Jerome in office. They have
recently been engaged in the latter ex-
hibition, until suddenly me necessity OF
them. men they Strengthened Up. and
with such grace as they could COM
mand, got II ling for him for governor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-20

NEW YORK, Aug. 2O.-Capt. Thomas
Riley, a life guard at Balmer's. Coney
Island, was yesterday telling some
friends that in the course OF his career
he had rescued ninety-nine persons
from drowning, when cries from the
ocean directed his attention 20 man
three hundred yards out, who was
struggling TO keep above the water
Riley FASTENED To him, and Ia bringing
him 10 shore had a desperate struggle.
The rescued man. Charles r. Brown.
son of William r. Brown, a real estate
operator of Goshen. Ind, IS now az the
Reception Hospital in a precarous con-
dition.
A Powerful Swimmer.
Mr.. Brown. who is twenty-five years
old. came to New York late IN July on
a business trip. He had heen staying
at the Grand Union Hotel. and yester-
day for the first time went 20 Coney
Island. Tempted by the fine weather,
he obtained a bathing suit at Balmsr' q
and struck out far beyond the life lines.
He is a powerful swimmer, and told the
guards he had no liking for mere surf
bathing When out about a thousand
feet he was seized with cramps and
foundered about IN the water with all
the helplessness Of a man unable to
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-20

What kind Of trees are you giving
Walnut street?" asked the reporter.
Walnut trees, Of course" was the
reply, and on this thoroughfare the old
timey, country walnut trees, which
yield the big, black, thick coated wal
nuts, are being set out.
The planting Of pine. oaks and water
oaks throughout the city has been car
ried on extensively. Spring street en-
| tire has its share Of trees set out, and
also the larger part Of Hampton ave-
nue. On the south end Of South Church
street and Irwin street, South Liberty
street, South Converse street, Soutf
Dean street, Union street, Adven,
street complete, all Of Alabama stree,
and a large row on Kennedy have re-
ceived their shares.
! The work extends to the lower COM
pletion Of Pine street, Magnolia. street
to College; College street entire, ano
North Church. Howard Gap has beer
planted in trees to Mr.. Robert Cleve-
lands residence.
To date about 1900 trees have beer
set out. The work of wedding out dead
trees and putting new ones In: theil
stead will begin at once on a number ol
the leading streets.
| The persons interested in the city
beautiful and in all that tends to make
a town attractive and inviting have ar
intelligent conception of and apprecia'
ton for shade trees. The rough, bare
awkward young saplings which look 81
barren and uncouth at present on the
streets Of the city, will in the sprint
time give forth bud and bloom and II
the summer a dense foliage Will b'
supplied from these naked branches.
| Capt. Henneman Is pushing th'
| fba tvif
or and energy. There are only two o
three more weeks left for the: task, al
the sap in the trees begins rising abou
the middle Of March, and the tree
planted must be we'll placed and caret
| for before that time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-20
ALLIANCE EXCHANGE FUNDS.

Pursuant to advertised notice, Mr.. J.
Frank Ashe, county trustee stockhold-
er of the State Alliance Exchange,
spent the greater part Of last Saturday
in the court house at Yorkville return
ing to York county stockholders the
remaining funds Of the defunct Alli-
ance Exchange.
The State Exchange was organized
In the early days Of the Alliance, and
after being duly incorporated went In
to business on capital subscribed by
individual Alliancemen through their
various sub-alliances. Individuals sub
scribed all kinds Of amounts ranging
from one dollar up, and the sub-alli-
ances took stock for these subscrtp-
tions to the amount Of their aggregate
at $50 per share. In all the various
York county alliances subscribed for
thirty-six shares.
Because Of it's collective ownership,
the stock had to be made out In the
name of trustees, who held for and
represented the subscribers. There
was a trustee stockholder for each
sub alliance, and a county trustee who
represented all the Alliances in the
county. The machinery for the trans
action Of general business provided
that Individual subscribers, or rather
majority Of each sub-alliance should
instruct it's trustee stockholders; the
sub-trustee stockholders gave instruc-
tions to the county trustee stockholder
and the county trustee stockholder
thus represented all the individual sub
scribers in the meetings Of the state
board. Mr.. J. F. Ashe was trustee
stockholder for this county.
The exchange, it will be remembered
went into business and for a time was
apparently prosperous; but as the re-
suit Of incapacity, carelessness and
indifference "higher-up," finally be-
gan to go down hill, and designing in
dividuals began a movement looking
to the gobbling up Of what was left.
They seemed to calculate that mas
much as the ownership Of the capital
on hand was 80 widely scattered and
the holdings Of each individual. so
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-20
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Robert Scott, the negro who was
recently convicted Of the murder of
Mr.. Julian Wilson in Williamsburg
county on the 18th day Of last October,
was hanged at Kingstree last Friday.
He made no confession; but protested
his innocence to the last.
The general assembly, just ad-
journed, passed bill providing for a
board of pardons, and upon approving
the bill the governor announced the
personnel of the board as follows: R.
w. Shand Of Columbia; Wilson G..
Harvey of Charleston, and r. May
Cleveland Of Greenville.
james w. Israel was shot and killed
in Spartanburg county last Friday by
Jesse Bush. Bush's fourteen year old
daughter gave birth to a child, and
Israel, who has a family, was accused
of responsibility. After the shooting,
Bush surrendered himself to the sheriff
of Spartanburg county.
AS the outcome Of the dispensary
committees investigation Of the Caro-
lima Glass company, the house and
senate passed a resolution providing
for the resembling of certain contracts
that the board of dispensary directors
had made with the company. The res
olution as originally introduced was
very drastic; but as 1t passed it in
cluded a preamble setting forth the
of the glass company to
rescind the contracts. The glass COM
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-20
PLANTING OF TREES.

II is an old axiom that people rarely
appreciate what they have, and this
axiom seems to apply with especial
force to the shade tree question In
Yorkville. Yorkville has the prettiest
shade trees probably Of any town In
the south and in proportion to its size
the largest number. These trees, al
WAYS the envy of outsiders used to be
a source of pride to the people; but OF
late there has been a growing senu-
ment against the trees. The argument
Is that towns with lots Of shade trees
don't amount to much for business. 1t
has been pointed out more than. once In
THE ENQUIRER that this sentiment Is
no doubt more traceable to people In
tcrCsted In telegraph, telephone, elec-
tric light and other wires than to any
other source. At any rate Yorkville's
shade trees now have but few friends
and are in a fair way Of destruction.
But I'm this connection, we want to call
attention to the fact that Spartanburg,
one of the most enterprising and pro-
eressive towns In the Piedmont;
town that spends more dollars In paw
ing than Yorkville spends cents, Is now
warming for trees-trees like those
Yorkvi!le Is booming to destruction.
Note the following from the Spartan
burg Herald of last Saturday:
The planting of trees is an important
feature at present, and just as surely
as trade follows the flag, the trees FOL
low the curbing on the sidewalks OF
Spartanburg. o,,,,u ,,s
When the reporter was making MS
rounds yesterday morning he met
Capt. George Henneman on walnut
street, where the captain was superVls-
ing the planting of a number OF shade
trees.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-20
THE CLAIM OF THE cATAWBAs.

Having failed to get from the gen.
eral assembly recognition Of their
claims. the Catawba Indians propose
to renew their efforts with the Federal
government Mr.. Partlow, their attor-
ney, gave out the following interview
to the Columbia Record last Friday:
81 presented the Catawba case to the
senate judiciary committee yesterday
afternoon and endeavored to give the
committee a plain, unvarnished state
ment Of facts. I endeavored to show
the committee that the Catawbas had
not been treated fairly and equitably
and that their present wretched con-
dition is due to the neglect Of South
Carolina in not giving this matter
proper consideration.
II requested the committee to OF
fer to the general assembly this morn
ing a concurrent resolution appointing
three or five commissioners to meet
the Catawbas and undertake to agree
upon and arrange a satisfactory set.
tlement, such settlement or agreement
to be subject to the. approval Of the
commissioner Of Indian affairs and the
secretary Of the interior.
"It was stated by one Of the men,
bers of the committee that 1t was now
rather late in the session and that IT
would be practically impossible to get
through a concurrent resolution, but
that It was the desire Of some OF the
members of the committee to look into
the matter individually and that the
whole situation could be gone over at
the next session, year hence.
81 might say that I came to Colum-
bia to present this case practically at
the request Of the commissioner OF In
dian affairs. When the matter was
presented to the commissioner, he sug-
gested that inasmuch as the governor
of South Carolina had recommended
legislative relief and as the state had
shown a disposition to consider the
matter, it was the duty Of counsel to
first present the case to the legislature
and in the event that body failed to
act then the bureau Of Indian affairs
stood ready and willing to aid the Ca
tawbas and see that justice was done
them.
"Of course I assume that by the leg
islature not acting in this matter at
this session that 1t was possibly con-
sidered u7important and could lie oyer
for another year. I think, however,
that before the flowers Of June shed
their fragrance over the land such ac-
tions at law as will tend to give the
Catawbas their just and equitable
rights will be in progress in the United
States courts"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-20
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Prof. w. H. Hand Of Chester was In
Yorkville Saturday.
Mr.. B. A. Correll spent Sunday and
Monday in Kershaw.
Senator Brice arrived home from
Columbia this morning.
Miss Mamie Lyles Of Chester, is the
guest Of Miss Mamie Moore.
Miss Margaret Miller Of Columbia
is visiting friends in Yorkville.
Messrs. c. F. Gordon and P. l.
Moore of Rock Hill, were over Sunday
DR.. A. Y. Cartwright spent Sunday
in Lancaster with his friend, Mr.. j.
c. Elliott.
Miss Kate Russell has accepted
position as cashier with the Strauss
Smith Co.
Miss Mag Thomasson Of Yorkville K
D. No. 2, left on Saturday for WIS.,
it to Lancaster.
Mrs. E. G. Sandifer Of Mecklepburg
county, N. c., is the guest of her son
Mr.. E. Graham Sandifer.
Miss Ellie tletcner returHeu " hei
home in Chester yesterday, after
visit to Miss Mamie Moore.
Mr.. F. G. Dobson Of Kershaw, Is
spending a few days In Yorkville this
week with relatives and friends.
Mr.. Clarke. Wardlaw Adickes came
home from Davidson college Saturday
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Jos. G.
Wardlaw.
Miss Lutte Belts Of Chewsville, Nd.
who has a large number Of friends In
Yorkville, will be married tomorrow
evening at the home Of her brother
Mr.. Vernon Belts, at Washington, d
c., to Mr.. John Cable Of Smithburg
Maryland.