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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05

Count Eoni de Castellane has lost
his wife and her moneE and his seat
IN the French Chamber OF Deputies,
but he still has his reputation. He
couldn't lose that If he tried
SprIpgfeld, (Aiass.) Union.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05

A Commerce Commission Bulletin
shows that the net earnings of rail.
ways in the Unite States increased
nearly s97 900, 900 last year.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05

The proposed Ship Subsidy bill was
denounced as conscription by Presi-
dent Samuel Gompers before the
Federation of Labor.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05

The investigation Of the Eastern
State Hospital at Williamsburg, Va !,
has finally resulted in the discharge
Of the physicians in charge.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05

The amount of cotton reported by
the Census Bureau as ginned up to
November Il is 5 52l 1856 bales against
I sol ,lS0 last wear.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05

President Roosevelt received an en-
thusiastic reception from the Porto
Ricans, to whom he promised citizen
ship.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05

Work on the Virginia Buildi+g for
the jamestown Exposition has been
halted by strike.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05

Ger. J. Franklin Bell is to be re-
called from Cuba January lSt, ana
Gen. Theodore Wint placed in cam
mand.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05

The American Sugar Refining Com
pany was found guilty Of accepting a
rebate of s26, 900 from the New YORK
Central Railroad.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05

The American Federation Of Labor,
at it's annual Sessiona! Mlnneapol1s'
Mimi. declared for woman suurage.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05

The Norfolk and Western Railroad
announced a ten per cenI wage IN
crease. effective Decem Der lst.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05

President Roosevelt finally refused
to 1escind the order for the discharge
OF a battalion Of negro troops OF the
Twenty-ifUh Infantry.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05
RINGING CALL
TO THE FARMERs TO MEET AND
ORGANIZE
TO Garry on the Fight for Living
Frices for Cotton to
Success.

Tie regular annual reorganization
of the Southern Csston Association and
election OF officers for the year 1907
will take place In the near future.
Meetings viii DO called in al she Civ
II sub-diyisions, Counties CT Parishes
and States OF the Cotton bait. The
County meetings are hereby called for
the first Saturday In Dscambsr IN al
the Gotten growing counties at their
respective County seat for the purpose
Of eleotsng cnacers for the ensuing
year and to select from one to three
representatives to sssttend the State
division Meetings to be held at all the
State Capitols on the first Wednesday
in January, 1907. 1t the State Div
tstcn meetings the State officers must
be elected and also the members OF
the New National Executive Commit,
sse. The meetiDg Of the Nations
Executive COMMITTEES will be held a.
Birmingham, Ala, January Is l6
1907, at which time the oncs!s of chs
Nsticnsl Association will be elected
and the policies Of THE. Association
outlined for the year 1907. The An
rual Convention Of the Southern Cot.
ten Association will be held at BIZ
miDgham, Ala, on Jsn. 17-le 1907
which will bs attended By delegates
from all o7ec the South, said delegs-
bss to be chosen by the various couo-
sies without restriction to Numbers.
These dates condensed are as follows:
State Meetings Wednesday, Jan. 2,
1907.
Executive Committee, Tuesday and
! Wednesday, Jan. Is Is, 1907.
| General Convention, TburEday.
Friday and Saturday Jan. II 1S 10,
| 1907.
PROMPT ATTENTION DESIRED.
To maintain the power and efa.
ciency Of the Southern Cotton Asso.
ciation 1T is imperative that thssa
meetings be fully attended by the peo
pie and the best men that csn ba Sc.
cured elected as officers to the various
positions to be filed. Indifference or
inaction will seriously cripple the eff
cheney Of the Association. The Asso
citation is in need Of funds to properly
carry on it work and ii Is earnestly
hoped that st all the County Meetings
ahe snnual dues will be promptly paid
up. TIE Southern Cotton Association
has saved millions Of dollars to the
South IN the past two years Of it's ex
isie1ce and 1t should recsive the 10y.
al snd patriotic support Of all the pec-
: pie cf the South. In the meantime
stand pat for higher prices and sell
the balance Of the crop as Elowly as
possible. Continuous storms, frosta
and freezas mas cut the crop down 20
q supply insdt Quate 70 meet the do
mands OF the cotton trade for 1907
and present prices are toe low. Let uc
have great rally OF the people at
these meetings ard with renewed hope
and courage, deeply than King sD 81
mighty Providence for the blessings
which the South has enjoyed for the
past two years. cement our hearts ano
shoughts into closer bandage OF un-
i.y for the material and moral up.
building Of our dearly beloved Coun.
try. Yours truly,
HARvE JORDAN, :
Pres. Southern CouSon Association
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-20
First School for New Spelling.

New York, Oct. ia simplified
spelling school,, the first of its kind
was opened here this afternoon in the
assembly hall of the West Side Y. NJ.
c. A, West Fifty-seventh street.
The course will be free and open to
all men who wish to learn the system
of spelling employed by the President
and authorized by the United States
Civil Service Commission. The school
is in charge of Warren C. Reed, of
the English faculty of the High
School of Commerce.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-20
THEEvERGLADEDRAINAGE
Hon. W. R. Dornnan; One Of
the Representatives of this
County Opposes ConSti-
t6tiona1 Amendment

Live Oak, Fla, Oct. 1S.-Editor
Democrat: During the last primary
election campaign in this county, in
which / was honored the third time
as one of your nominees to the House
of Representatives expressed my
seIf as being opposed to the drainage
scheme as saw the situation at that
time, and l now ask space in your
paper to say TO my friends and the
public generally that / am still OPP
posed to the measure as set forth in
the proposed amendment to the con-
stitution of the State.
A large acreage of the land pro-
posed to be drained is now in litiga-
ton. Several years ago the Legisla-
ture granted the land to certain rail-
road companies for building railroads
through various sections of the State,
and the trustees of the Internal I'M
provement Fund have not conveyed
the said land in accordance with
Legislative action. Hence, it is now
a question for the courts to deter
CONTINUED on page eight
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-20
MORE PARTICULARS OF THE
EAST COAST HURRICANE
MIAMI IS HEAVY SUFFERER
Awful Fate of stedmer St. Lueie
Loaded With Men for Rail-
road Extension

Miami. Fla, Oct. 19.-The most
terrible feature of the destructive
hurricane here was the loss of the
steamer S. Lucie. Capt. Bravo, of the
Florida East Coast Extension feet.
which sailed from here for Key Largo
with a large number of workingmen
for the extension on board.
The St. Lucie was caught in the
central violence of the storm and was
driven ashore, a large number of the
men on board losing their lives and
nearly all the others being severely
wounded by the awful pounding of
wind and sea.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-20

lahaSSee itself was briefer than the
duration of one mans life.
Nearly ninety-three years ago
Robert Gamble was born in Rich
mond, Va. Nearly seventy-nine years
ago Robert Gamble, lad of four
teen, first came to Tallahassee. The
present city of Tallahassee did not
then exist. 1t is believed that not
a house now standing in this city
had then been erected. Since Major
Gamble came here as boy to make
his residence, men and women have
been born, have grown up and fought
life's battles, have grown old and
have died. During this period, prac-
tically the whole of Florida's history
has been made and recorded. Social
institutions have developed and
changed and passed away. Yet Ma
jor Gamble never seemed an age
worn man. His whole life, compared
with the average allotment of man,
seems wonderful indeed, both in
point of duration and of incident.
Major Gamble was a remarkable
character. He was at once one of
the most polished gentlemen, original
thinkers and useful citizens who have
, lived in Florida and he has left up
on the society and the institutions of
his old home an impress both emo
bling and lasting. His life began when
the last century was yet young, and
throughout its unusual length, he
was both friend and associate of the
leading citizens and public personages
who builded his adopted State into
a great American commonwealth.
He had been a friend of all Florida's
governors and prominent officials. He
had been a notable figure in the
charming social life of the Old South,
and he had adapted himself to the
new conditions and was an ornament
to the social, literary and semi-public
life Of the present generation.
Robert Gamble was the eldest son
OF John Grattan Gamble, of Rich
mond, Va, and of Nancy Peyton,
youngest daughter of Governor
Christopher Greenup, of Kentucky.
He was born in the old family resi-
dence on Gamble Hill, Richmond, on
December IS, 1918. His father and
uncle, who were partners, were large
importing merchants, owning their
own ships, and were ruined financial
ly by President Jefferson's policy of
embargo enforced against the British
in the war of 1912.
This reverse of fortune was event
ually the cause of the removal of the
family to Florida in 1927, where both
brothers became large cotton planters
on their respective estates of Weei-
aunee and Waukeenah.
Robert Gamble was fourteen years
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-20
IS IN SESSION
RoCKEFELLER GIVES $4o,O 900.
Standard Oil King Shows Enlarge
ment'' Of the Heart.

New York, Oct. 20-On June 10th
last John d. Rockefeller promised
$4,000 to the Judson Memorial
Church in Washington Square on
condition that the congregation
raised $4,000 more, the combined
sums being for the extinguishing of
the church debt. The offer was valid
until today, when Rev. DR.. E. Judson,
the pastor, announced that the
$4,000 had been collected mostly
among the rich Baptists in New
York, the congregation of the church
having few wealthy people in its
number.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-20

Navy" This was sent by schooner
to Mobile, New Orleans and New
York, and brought satisfactory prices.
In 1858 Major Gamble disposed of
his Manatee county property to a
company of Louisiana sugar planters
for $4,000. The civil war follow
ed closely after, and the slaves we're
freed, and, in the unsettled condition
of the country, the business was
abandoned, the Major returned TO
Middle Florida where he spent the
remaining years of his long life-a
comfort to his friend and an Orna-
ment to society.
Major Gamble married the daugh-
ter of Judge Thomas Randall and
Laura Writ, his wife. She was the
mother of three children, Laura
voorhees,, Katherine Elizabeth and
Robert Gamble, who died at birth
He was an elder in the Presbyterian
church of Tallahassee for fifty years
and a Mason for nearly as long a
time. He died October 10, 1906, in
his ninety-third year, being strong
and active up to the time of his last
;l1nocc
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-20
ARE DEAD
COTTON GROWERS MEET.
Hon. F. G. ScheIl, State Secretary.
Delivers Excellent Address.

The Suwannee County Cotton
Growers Association is in session at
the courthouse today and this morn
ing transacted considerable business
OF a general nature. Among other
things resolution was passed to the
effect that the cotton warehouse
be built at once so that part of this
seasons crop may be handled
through the warehouse.
At two o'clock, Hon. F. G. SchelI.
of Lake Butler. Secretary of the
State Cotton Growers Association,
addressed the growers of Suwannee
county, and his address was full Of
good advice to the growers, and
those who heard him were much
pleased with the address.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-20
A LETTER FROM THE STATE CAPITAL
May Roberts Gamble Florida poneerWOk of Railroad
and Other Items of Interest

OF age at this time. The family came
to Florida by private conveyance
from Richmond on Christmas eve.
1927, camping that night between the
St. Augustine branch and the small
stream hundred yards east of it
on the St. Augustine road. He found
a small village with one street, now
Monroe, extending from the old
capitol to the present site of the Leon
Hotel Huge stumps occupied the
middle of the street, while on either
side were few one-stOry wooden
stores, from which the settlers obtain
ed their supplies. The Major grew
to manhood and started life in Leon
county as a cotton planter; but as
that product was very cheap, selling
sometimes as low as 80 cents per
pound, he gave that up and moved
to Jefferson county, establishing a
tobacco farm and cigar factory. This
ran along smoothly for a few years,
long enough for his brand of cigars
to make reputation in the New York
markets, years after which he learn
ed that fine cigar in California and
other distant parts were branded as
Waukeenah cigars as a mark of ex-
cellence.
After a time the ravages of small
species of insect caused a great loss
in this tobacco industry, and, know
ing no better way to get rid of this
destructive little enemy, Major
Gamble set fire to his factory and
went further south in search of
another field for investment. Reach
ing the wilds of Manatee county in
1912, and believing in its future,
and in the possibilities of its rich
hammock lands, he determined to
establish a sugar plantation and fac
tory on the north side of Manatee
river.
The enormity of that undertaking
can best be understood, when it is
known what a real wilderness that
section then was The families liv-
ing in the county at that time might
have been counted on ones fingers,
and there was no regular communica-
ton with the outside world except by
schooner from st. Mark once for six
weeks. There was no communica-
ton with Tampa by land or water
not so much as a COW trail through
the woods. There Major Gamble pur-
chased thirty-fve hundred acres of
land. and, with one hundred and
ten slaves and a few expert workmen
who had strayed into that section,
he began clearing land and the manu-
facture of brick for the erection of
a residence and sugar mills. Sugar
was made in large quantities use
the Majors own language. enough
molasses to float the United States
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-20

Mrs. A. Lee Humphreys and little
daughter have returned from their
summer outing in South Carolina,
greatly improved by the trip. Their
many friends are delighted to have
them at home again, but the best
satisfied individual over their return
is Col. A. Lee; he says that house
just hasn't been habitable since they
have been away.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-20
Drive Through the City.

Yesterday evening the correspond
ent of the Times-Union, took drive
over great portion of the city. In
every direction the work Of devasta-
ton was seen. Houses were blown
from their foundations and here and
there building completely demolish-
ed. Among the seyerest wrecks, was
a new residence being built by T. N.
Gautier, Sr, which is a complete
wreck. The home of Mrs. Brossier,
was blown from its foundation. and
is considered a complete wreck.
In COlored Town the damage in
many cases is not great. as a larger
portion of the houses are small and
the force of wind simply removed
them from their foundations; but
there are scores of these cheap houses
that will have to be repaired before
they are habitable.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-20

Acknowledgement w. H. Ellis, Mrs.
Ellis, DR.. and Mrs. Phillips, of Quincy
and DR.. DeHart, of Tampa, left Tai
lahassee Saturday for New Orleans
to attend the Grand Lodge of Knights
of Pythias. Mr.. Ellis and DIR. De-
Hart went as Supreme Representa-
.tives from Florida. They will be
absent until next week.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-20
Major Robert Gambie-A Florida
Pioneer.

Tallahasseeans have long aeeustom-
ed themselves to regard this as one
of the Oldest settled sections of the
State. and so it is, yet there occurred
in this city last week an event which
brought to mems minds realization
OF the fact that the history of Tai
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-20
.sx AID GOOD NUM-
X ATTENDANCE
1NER IS SPREAD
s,Issr, secretary Of Baptist
AN Of Missions in At
: Upon Association

|tfiok i. vas the big day of the
location, which is in ses-
|ef 4 81 cts. Many more dele
gid .ome following adjourn
e sasy, and all day long
spSa thronged the First
~ - anrch, and participated in
|ns,,. II the Associations
Id ,.r morning session was
t. FiGA routine work and one
|Hsoa s1ofts Of committees. The
f'se 8 STATE and Foreign Mis-
'ons w both read about t en-
y e id after a few suggestions
aolnes, Of 0'Brien, both
ssre discussed under the
b isad Of missions by DR.. L. D.
dr. g fustary Of the Baptist State
|hl!s IS Missions. He made a
+ Be-. s. Ilsnt speech. which was
p "a q bg an enthusiastic and APP
9 Audience throughout.
.'& Elng the Doctors speech,
80 s profound and instructive
81 Rev. T. ]. Euans. Too
Is + eanol be said of Mr.. Euans'
Lans.i / vas philosophic and yet
|eaes 4 grasp Of every honest list-
+ q i vas eloquent, and yet so
ens' lnd plain that there was no
ping rs meaning. 1t was intense
sEing and greatly appreciat-
Ae large audience.
4 Bad vas a most excellent din
Ele ! ne ground and every one
-. ~ e enjoy themselves during
-leE hour. In the afternoon
- '9e't on the Orphans Home
i s-| ssine discussion, which was
L oae ING following which was a
|ulda' @llsston for the little ones at
I vas given as information
A home now had forty-two
a N i, and that the running
~. vas more than $3.50.
sun spalding, of the Ladies'
|soe 'iy Union, was given the audi
1859, and consumed the
|nl q four o'clock, discussing
'alan's work, hearing reports
r. e Inherent unions, etc.
Nsnt good congregation
3 b A. Geiger, of Lake
b q IN most excellent SER
r. Jesus Christ: the Universal
y 9 Empire Builder and
i vas the first time Mr..
'sa ever spoken in our city.
|" DC hoped that it is not the
From the first word unto
ane ne held the attention of
saee' and many were the ex-
u appreciation heard on
s alter the benediction was
mr. Geiger NAV nreacb
s.pust church at one of the
'euorfow. This infcfm
y. authentic, but We heard
- last night. Full announce
Eill be made in another
y 'his issue of the Demo-
uon was called to order
AZ > o'clock by the
and after a short devo-
r'let the business of the sss-
aiken up, reports read and
Ses A'li II a. m, when Rev.
preached one of the
essly Interesting sermons of
AL ns Is pastor at Perry,
,.s,,. was known to many of
= ae had never preached
z -. He made many friends
ana cur people shall al
~ 70 have him in their
H., : ine preacher and a
ne was the guest of
IS Il. nioiey while here, but
FL = st'srnOon for his home
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-20
On the South Side.

On the south side of the Miami
river the principal damage is the up
roofing of a large number of giant
live oaks and other native shade
trees. In the yard of Bobo Dean,
editor of the Miami Metropolis, six
of these large oaks had been left in
the clearing of the lot Every one
was leveled with the ground. These
trees that have been destroyed have
withstOod the storms of centuries.
In Riverside large new home that
had just been completed was blown
from its underpinning; but it is
thought that the building is not dam
aged to any extent Otherwise this
suburb escaped without injury.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-20
Miss Jefferson Bell.)

Tallahassee, Oct. 1S.-There were
two hearings before the Railroad
Commission Wednesday, one of the
matter of the complaint of J. ".
Brown, of Houston, against the Sea-
board Air Line for refusal to furnish
cars and the other relative to the
petition of the people of Vereen to
require the Seaboard to build a de-
pot at Vereen on its St. Marks
branch. Thursday Hon. S. j. Hilburn,
Hon. Howell Davis and Mr.. Geo. B.
Selden appeared before the
Commission representing the people
of Palatka who are making a siren
uous effort to get a new passenger
depot. The Atlantic Coast Line was
represented by Mr.. H. A Ford at
the hearing. The Commission also,
on that date, heard the petitions of
BrOoksville for improved depot faciIi-
ties; Leesburg for new passenger de-
pot; Bostwick and Minneola depots,
Taylorville and Lowell for agents,
and Rochelle where the citizens want
the depot moved to a more conven-
lent location. In all these matters
decisions were reserved.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-20
Twenty-eight Dead.

This evening one of the extension
steamers arrived in port bringing
sixty wounded, who were taken to the
hospital.
1t is said there are twenty-eight
dead bodies which will be brought up
tomorrow.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-20

! 60 saiel came down from
4 Lee this morning to
kIeI.sss and Sunday with
and children.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-20

In the Supreme Court one opinion
was rendered, it being in the matter
of Reed VS.. the Southern Develop
ment Company, appealed from the
Circuit Court of Duval County. The
opinion was prepared by Mr. Justice
Parkhill and affirmed the decision of
the lower court
Hon. ]. G. Cooper and Judge w.
B. Owen for appellants, and Hon. A.
G. King and Col. A. w. Cockren for
appellees, presented oral arguments
in the Supreme Court Thursday in
the case of the Wyly-Gabbett Com
pany against II. A. Williams ct al,
a case appealed from the circuit court
of Levy county.