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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07

President Roosevelt received an en-
thusiaStic reception from the Porte
Kicans, to whom he promised citizen
ohin . ..
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07

Gen. j. Franklin Bell is to Ike re-
called from Cuba January lst,l and
Cen, Theodore Whit placed In cam
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07

President Roosevelt finally refused
to lescind the order for the discharge
OF a betallion of negro troops of the
T~Wenty-fifth Infantry.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07

Rev. Dr.. Alfred e. Dickinson, for
IQrty years editor of the Religious
Herald, died in Richmond.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
CALL
TO The EARnERs no mMET ANN
ORGANIZES
TO Carry on the Fight for Living
Prices for Cotton to
Success.

The regular annual reorganization
Of the Southern Cotton Association and
election Of oficers for the year 1907
will take place In che near future.
Meetings will be called In all tho DIV.
IL sub-divisions, Oountios or Parishes
and States Of the Ootson belt. The
County meetings are hereby called for
the first Saturday In December in oil
the Cotton growing counties at their
respective County seat for the purpose
OF eleoting cflcers for tho enauinQ
year and to geloct from one to three
representatives to ssattend the State
division Meetings to be hold at oil the
State Capttols on the frat Wednesday
In January, 1907. AT the State Div.
is!on meetings the State officers must
be elected and also the members Of
the New National Executive Commit
Zee. The mseting of the Netiona,
Executive Committee will be held s,
Birmingham, AlS., January Is 10
1907, at which slime the officers Of tbs
National Association will be elected
sud the policies Of the Association
outlined for the year 1907. Tho Ar
nual Convention of the Southern Got.
ton Assooiatton will be hold at Biz
mingham. Ala, on Jan. l7-19 1907
which will DO attended by delegates
from all over the South, said delegA-
tes to be chosen by the various II
ties without restriction to Numbers.
Ihose dates condensed are as follOws.
State Meetings Wednesday, Jan. Q,
1907.
Executive Committee, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Jan. 15 10, 1907.
General Convention, T%huredav.
FRIDAY and Saturday Jan. 17.18 10,
1907. =
PROhPT ATTENTION DESIRED.
TO maintain the power and em.
oienoy Of the Southern Cotton Asso
ciation 1t 10 imperative thab thase
meetings be fully attended BY the peo
pie and tho best men bhst csn ba &C.
cured elected as Officers to the various
positions to be filled. Indifference or
inaotion will seriously cripple the ell.
clanoy of the Association. The Asso
citation Ia In need OF funds to properly
carry on 10 work and 1T ia earnestly
hoped that at all tho County Meetings
the annual dues will be promptly paid
up. The Southern Cotton Association
has saved millions Of dollars to the
South In the past two years of it's ex
istence and 1t should receive the low.
al I'M patriotic support Of all the peo.
pie Of tho South. In tho meantime
stand pat for higher prices and sell
the balance Of the crop as slowly as
possible. Continuous storing, fros6s
and freezes has cut tho crop down to
a supply made quate TO meet the do
mands OF the cotton trade for 1907
and present prices are TOO low. Let US
have q great rally OF the people at
these meetings and with renewed hope
and courage, deeply than king an 81.
mighty Providence for the blessings
which the South has enjoyed for the
past two years, cement our hearth and
tloughts into 8 cloaer bandsge of UNI
ley for the material and moral up.
bdilding OF our dearly beloved Coun-
try. Yours truly,
HARyIE JORDAN,
Preg. Southern Cotton Association.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
TWELVE DROWN
At NEW YORK
MANY SUNDAY BATHERS LOSE
LIVES
Three Go Down to Their Death in a
Group at anhattan-Several
Have Narrow
Escapes
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Twelve per-
sons lost their lives in the waters about
New York today.
Most of the victims were bathers. A
number of heroic rescues of inperiled
swimmers were made and these re-
suited in preventing much larger
death list.
Three persons were drowned in a
group near Manhattan in a manner
that could not be ascertained, and the
police are conducting an investigation.
The only eyewitness disappeared.
The victims in this instance were
Morris Crosse, Martin Anderson and an
unknown bather aged 20.
Harold Sellers % years old, was
drawned while diving with his father
from a launch in Jamaica bay.
The father dived frantiually in the
hope of rescuing his son, and continued
to plunge into the water until he be-
came unconscious from exhaustion and
was with difficulty rescued and resusci-
tated.
Albert Haggeron, % years old, of
Brooklyn was l.illed tonight when he
dived from a BALCONY twenty feet high
into five feet of water in the swimming
tank at Pleasure park on Coney Island.
His neck was broken.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
WOMAN FALLS FROM
CAR TO HER DEATH
" Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19.-The
blowing out of a fuse on a Market
street car tonight caused the cath of
Miss Jennie Regan, a sister Of Detective
Regan of the local police force.
Miss Regan boarded the car at the
ferry at the foot of Market street about
$3.50 o'clock.
When about a block from the ferry
building the fuse blew out with a loud
detonation wrapping the front end OF
the car In sheet of fame.
The young woman was sitting on a
seat near the steps and was either
thrown or fell off the car. She was Inn
mediately taken II the harbor emer-
gency hospital, a block away, but died
i'm a few minutes. Her neck had been
of age.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
Carmel MS UNION
WANTS A RAISE
SAN FRANCISCO EMPLOYEES
TELL WHY
Because of Increased Cost of Living,
Argument Is Used That Wages
Should Now Be Increased
to Correspond
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19.--Richard
Cornelius, president of the San Fran
cisco Garments union, PR 1ented to the
United Railroads today request for
increased pay and shorter hours of
work for the members of the organiza-
tion.
According to the formal letter which
he handed to Tho; awall Mullaly. acting
president, the carmen want s. day
for working a DAY of eight hours, to
take effect on September 1.
Conelius said, according to the car
men, the company has violated its
agreement with the union. and that
therefore the union considers itself free
to ask for "a new agreement, based on
the changed conditions of service grow
ing out of the recent calamity.
Particularizing the acts of the COM
pany which he says constitute a viola
tion Of the agreement, the United Rail-
roads, said Cornelius. Is operating
crowded cars and ~ falling to keep its
cars in good condition,
"Under the new conditions carmen
are the poorest paid working people in
this city," declared Cornelius. Com
mon labor is receiving $3.50 for an
eight-hou day, and that Is more than
carmen are paid.
"In view OF the increased rentals
which In some cases have forced our
men into refugee camps we consider
that our request for readjustment of
the wage scale is not unreasonable.
"In this connection / wish to say,
however. that the increased cost of liv-
ing is not the only consideration that
prompts our request for more pay. The
carmen are doing twice as much work
as they did under the old conditions.
At the same time the company's earn
ings are within 10 per cent of what
they were before TIE fire."
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
STRIKE MAY TIE UP
BUILDING OPERATIONS
By Associated Press

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. ia gem
eral tie-up of building operations in
this city on all the larger buildings OH
which work is now progressing is
threatened as a consequence Of the re-
fusal of the contractors to grant the
demands made by the hosting engi-
neers and which now seems likely to
result in u strike of the latter to-
morrow.
Yesterday the hoisting engineers who
now receive IS a day served Individual
demands of an increase Of 81 a day
on all contractors, to take effect to-
morrow.
Today the contractors held meeting
and decided not to grant the increase
asked for.
While those Immediately concerned
in making the demands number only
about 100 men, a strike will affect the
entire building trades and result in
stopping all operations on the buildings
now in course of construction, repair
or rehabilitation.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
TAKE BIMlNI
CAR LINE.
DOG IN JAIL FOR DRUNKENNESS
"Acted Foolish" on a Car.
Is Arrested

Special to The Herald.
KANSAS CITY, Kas., Aug. 19.--Spot,
valuable hound belonging to Corne-
lius Ahern, proprietor of a pool hall at
Third street and Minnesota avenue,
was locked in a cell at No. police
station, Armourdale, at O'Clock this
morning on a charge of being drunk
and disturbing the peace. 1t is said
that the dog drank a quantity of the
beer that was dumped in the sewers
OF the Wyandotte county Jail by
deputy sheriffs.
Spot was taken from Wyandotte car
at the request of the conductor. The
dog boarded the car at Fifth street and
Minnesota avenue and, the conductor,
said, had been "acting foolish" in the
car Williams took him to the sta
tion and locked him in a cell
Jacob Broadhurst, sergeant there.
telephoned Ahern that the dog was be-
ing held and that $5 bond must be
deposited. Ahern promised to come
he was still in the cell.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20

ported at Valparaiso and immense de-
struction had been caused by fire and
that many towns had been wiped out.
He added that there is universal
mourning He said Il was reported
that at Santiago there were ninety
deaths and much destruction of prop
erty.
The state department also announced
that Minister Hicks, under date of the
18th, reports that on the 18th there
was a frightful earthquake with loss
of life, many buildings being de-
stroyed and that shocks continued I'M
til the date of his telegram; that the
legation was safe; that the houses in
the towns we're deserted and thousands
of people had slept two nights in the
plazas and parks"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
BALL SCORES TELEPHONED
TO WHEAT FIELDS OF KANSAS
ANYTHING TO KEEP THE HAIR.
VEST HANDS SATISFIED
Reapers Are So Interested in Western
Association Games That Bosses
Erect Score Boards for the Results
and Post by Innings

HUTCHINSON. Kas., Aug. 19.-Base.
ball score boards have been placed at
the wheat field of the Forsha ranch,
nine miles from here. in ORDER to keep
the harvest hands at their work. with
the race neck and neck between the
hutchinson and Joplin teams for the
championship of the Western assocla-
ton, the reapers became so enthused
that they quit work altogether to come
to Hutchinson to see the game. Fred
Forsha, manager of the ranch, fearing
the baseball fever would leave him no
hands to harvest the wheat, placed a
bulletin board at one side of the field
and arranged for telephone bulletins by
innings, so that his 100 employees on
their rounds might know how the game
was going.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
SAYS THOUSANDS
THOUGHT THAT THE
END HAD ARRIVED
Rv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
SANTIAGO DE CHILE. Aug. H.
The latest news brought in here by
refugees from Valparaiso so contra
diets some of the exaggerated state
ments from there. but shows, however,
that the catastrophe was unusually
heavy.
Senior Groz. one of the refugees, re-
lates that the first shock in Valparaiso
was very prolonged and threw the en-
tire city into indescribable panic.
The people crowded the streets and
the squares crying and lamenting. The
first shock also threw down a number
of buildings.
The second shock was more severe
and resulted in the crumbling of most
of the buildings in the Almendoral
quarters.
Immediately after the second shock
the entire city was plunged into terri
flying darkness. This, however, did not
last long. for the scene of destruction
was soon lit up by the fires that broke
out i'm this quarter.
The light of the flames, Senior Groz
said. come as a welcome relief to the
darkness. The people were in a state
of terror, many believing that the end
of the world had come
Among the buildings destroyed were
the Victoria theater. the Bella Vista
railroad station and the club De Set
embre. Most of the severe damage
was done on the lower ground re-
claimed from the sea.
The church of the Espiritu Santo and
the church of La Marced. as well as.
large part of the buildings on Vic
toria street, were destroyed.
Masses of material blocked the
streets. The known dead do not ex-
ceed 100. according to the best esti-
mates Among those dead is the wife
of Admiral Montt.
The hills surrounding Valparaiso suf-
fered but Slightly
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20

to the dead and wounded, an accurate
estimate is yet impossible. but It Is
believed that the former will exceed
1000 In this and surrounding towns.
The authorities here have the situa-
tion well in hand and have assumed
the distribution Of food. Couriers have
been despatched both north and south
for troops. Provisions and thousands
Of tons of -four wheat and rice are
held I'm stores here and afioat. It is
not believed food famine will occur.
Martial law has ruled in Valparaiso
since the first day OF the shocks and
the entire population is camping inI
the open.
The only wire working is the subter-
ranean sea cable Of the Central South
American company. which marvelously
escaped undamaged
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
FUNDS COLLECTED
FOR FESTIVITIES
GO TO REFUGEES

LIMA, Peru Aug 19.--The latest ad-
vices received here from Valparaiso say
that the panicky condition of the peo-
pie is ameliorating.
Great damage was done in the AL
mendoral quarter, the principal section
of the city, and In Victoria street few
buildings except the mansion are
standing.
Advices from Santiago say there was
a tremendous earthquake there which
did considerable damage. No fires fol-
lowed the shocks. Funds collected in
Chile for festivities in connection with
the Inauguration of the president-elec
Montt. will be distributed among the
sufferers from the earthquake.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
ACCIDENTALLY KILLS
ARMENIAN FARMER
By Associated Press.


FRESNO, Aug. 19.-Harry Mkterian,
an Armenian farmer. was killed at 3
o'clock this afternoon on Orange ave-
nue.. four and one-half miles from
town. by the accidental discharge of
a shotgun during a tuSSle with En-
gene S. Gourguet. dove hunter.
Mkterian and his brother were driv-
ing along the road and Gourguet was
hunting in a field along the road He
did not see the rig and shot at dove.
A quantity of the shot struck the
horses ear.
The Armenians stopped and Mkter-
ian, who was a powerful man, tried to
arrest Gourguet. The latter resisted and
I'm the tussle the gun was knocked to
the ground. 1t was discharged and
Mkterian was shot through the heart
Five witnesses, including the brother
of the dead man, agree that the killing
was accidental.
Gourguet was arrested. but no charge
was placed against him pending fur
ther investigation.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
JEROME DOESN'T WANT
ANY STRINGS ATTACHED
~ AssocIated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.--Dlstrict At
torney William Travers Jerome today
issued the following statement:
I'm the present shameful condition OF
our political life In this city am will
ing to run for the office Of governor OF
the state II the Democratic convention
should nominate me without any under
standing expressed or implied other
than that, II elected, hall obey my
oath Of office. as / understand it. in
letter and in spirit"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
Consular Offices Razed
BY Associated press.

BY Associated Press.
ROME, Aug. 19.-The ministry Of for
eign affairs has telegraphed the Ital-
ian minister at Santiago, Chile, in
structing him to express Italy's SYM
pathy with Chile for the earthquake
disaster. The foreign office Is in re-
ceipt of a dispatch from the consulate
at Valparaiso saying that the destruc-
tion of property there was considera-
bic and that the consular offices were
razed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
PEAR GROWERS TO
MEET AT CAPITAL
BY Associated Press.

SACRAMENTO, Aug. ia meeting
of pear growers will be held in this
city August 80 which promises to be
one of the most important gatherings
of orchard men ever held in the state.
The rrpose is to discuss the pear
blight situation and decide what teps
shall he taken to control this disease.
The meeting is called by the SauIu-
mento Valley Development ASSOCIATION
upon the advice of 100 pear growers,
among whom are Alden Anderson, Ed
gar j. Depue, Frank II. Buck, Mrs.
Annie Bidwell r. ]. Blowers and 4. II.
Ramsay.
Prof. M. b. Waite of the department
of agriculture will come from Wash
ington. ID. c.. to attend. Profess or
Ralph e. Smith of the University Of
California will also attend.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
CATASTROPHE is
GREATER THAN AT
SAN FRANCISCO
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
VALPARAISO, Aug. 10, (via Calves
on).-Proporti0natel the catastrophe
here is considered greater than that
which struck San Francisco.
Valparaiso and neighboring towns
are wrecked and partially burned and
in all the towns of the Aconcagua val
ley conditions are similar.
In the southern portion of Chile Sc
we're shocks were felt at Talcahuano,
Concession. Talca and Zone, but there
the disaster was not APPALLING.
AS yet no authentic news has been
received from Santiago, although a
courier is shortly expected.
Quakes occur from time to time, but
are steadily diminishing in force. AS
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
OFFICERS HOMES ARE
GUARDED BY TROOPS
By Associated Press.

by <As5UCIdtUu I ItSos
PEKIN, Aug. 19.-Thc explosion of
the gasoline tank used in a lantern
show last Friday, which gave rise to
rumors of attempted assassinations,
took place while Tuan Fang, governor
of the province of Human, was trying
a moving picture machine which he
had brought here from Europe for the
amusement of the dowager empress.
The sensation this incident created
in official circles indicates the excited
state of nervousness prevailing in high
quarters.
All the residences of officers have
been heavily guarded by troops since
the explosion.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
Letting Him Down

80 you won't be all the world to
meY"
mo, Augustus, can't" replied the
summer girl, "But I'll tell you what
will be-
"What?"
'I'n be the state Of Rhode Island to
you. "-Louisvllle Courler-Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
cows BAWL CAUSES ARREST
Is Locked in His Bedroor" and owner
Hears Her and Catches
Thief
snerial TO The Herald,

ELKTON, S. D., Aug. 19-Pete Beck
er was arrested and bound over to the
fall term of circuit court on the charge
of grand larceny. The informant was
a COW.
Becker had tried to lead her into his
sta Se' n enc ad her sbr ~ 80 Ivwn S s,ie
room with him In the morning the
COW sounded the alarm and the owner
brought the marshal, who broke In the
door and found Becker trying TO
smother the noise by tying a carpet
over the animals head. The man was
arrested and the house searched
Becker lived alone and his house was
found to be storehouse for stolen
articles.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
cIoudburst Strikes Frssport
9 go 81 ~ PreRa

FREEPORT, ILL.,, Aug. 19.-More than
500. 900 damage was done in Freeport
early today by a cloudburst Streets
became running streams and many fam
lilies were forced to leave their homes
In boats. Railroads suffered severely
from Washouts.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
LonsshOrsmsn start Fight
BY Asnocia ted Press.

EUREKA. Aug. 19.--The steamer
Corona has arrived and her cargo Is
being handled by her crew, partly
union. Longshoremen on the wharf
started a night ard knocked down two
OF the crew.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
TOTAL OF 382
SHOCKS ARE FELT
IA VALPARAISO
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press
LONDON, Aug. 19.-In a cable from
Valparaiso without a date the cores
pondent of the Daily Mail says:
Sixty per cent of this city has been
completely destroyed The death roll
is very heavy.
There were eighty-two shocks during
Thursday night and there have been
300 more since then.
The tremors continue.
One hundred thousand people are
homeless and destitute. Water is
giving out.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
Child Burns to Death
BY Associated Press.

CHICO. Aug. 19.--Whlle playing with
matches the clothes of the 2-year-old
daughter of Charles Webber, living
eighteen miles from here. caught fire
and the child was so seriously burned
that she died in q few hours.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
GAS FOR FUEL

With GAS for fuel the meal is
ready in half the time it takes to
punch up the fire (the old way).
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
CAMP in
PLAZAS AND PARKS
AT VALPARAISO
BY Associated Press.

BY Assoclated Press.
WASHINGTON. Aug 19.-Oficial
advices reached the state department
today regarding the Valparaiso earth
quake, but they gave information SINH
lar to that already contained in press
dispatches under today's date
United States Minister Hicks at San
tiago cabled that 500 deaths were re-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
France Expresses Sympathy

by ANSOCIaIeu FTeBN
PARIS. Aug. 19.-The French gov
ernment has expressed it's sympathy to
the Chilean legation in connection with
the earthquake disaster.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-14
BIOLOGISTS ATTACKED.
Surrey SeUerely Criticised in House
Debate.

Washington, June l3-There was a round Of ap-
plause from both sides Of the chamber when Mr.
Hamilton OF Michigan. reported to the House to-
day that the oonferrees statehood had reached
agreement and asked that the report be printed
The day spent the Sundry Civil Appropria-
tion BILL and. with the exception Of an hour occu-
pied in considering the question OF the abolish
ment OF receivers OF land officers. which the House
refused 70 sanction, the entire day was taken up
with the consideration of appropriations for the
United States Geological Survey
A point Of order made against the item Of
$500 600 for typographical surveys. After consider
able discussion the Chair overruled the point when
Mr. Small. Of North Carolina offered an amend
ment increasing the amount carried in the bin 10
$4,000.
This precIpitated a discussion of the whole cub
ject Of the geological survey. Led by Mr.. Tawney
the members of the Appropriations Committee
were choice in the language used In criticsing
certain men connected with the survey. who, is
alleged. have caused flood of letters and tele-
grams 10 pour in members, with a view OF
turning down the committee"
Mr Tawney said that the United States Geologi-
cal Survey the most ambitious branch of the
public service and that since the accession of the
present director-C. D. Walcott-to the head of the
bureau the appropriations had increased 800 per
cent Then passing the complaint he had 10
make against the methods adopted by the bureau.
ne read telegram which he had received from
Chester NJ Dawes. general solicitor OF the Chicago.
Burlington & Quincy Railroad. which says:
appropriation for garging streams and investigat-
ing water supply, under the Reclamation act from
y2i1 600 10 10000 Such reduction would greatly
hamper the development OF the West in this drec-
ton and ctlt off work where IL is proceeding rap
idIV and advanta geously. Hope YOU will consider
IN consistent with the public interest to your
influence TO that the appropriation is main
tanned at 10000
To this telegram Mr. Tawney replied:
Please advise in what respect Will the develop
,nant az the West be hampered by the failure TO
gauge streams in New England, the South and
other states east OF the Mississippi River. Is
Conceded that this work is being Gone in the in
rerest of prospective investors in water power. In
der what provision of the Constitution Congress
JuFtify the appropriation OF public money for the
Of prospective actual investors in private
enterprises? The reclamation service is not in
yOlved.
Mr. Tawney made the statement that the topo-
graphical surveys being made were for the
benefit of street railway companies. water power
co,,nsnes and municipalities. and charged that the
Geological survey even no" eHBaseu IN making
q top0eraphcal survey OF Minneapolis
The geological survey was established 10 care
sor ,be Territories leaving the states 10 make sur
yeys for themselves. said W. l. enith aI io"A-