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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23

was cleared away it was found that
the asphalt pavement before it had
bulged upward to make a mound four
feet high. The hole into which the
foundations sank is filled with water.
The big fire obliterated the old China
town forever. Mayor Schmitz has in
formed Chief Of Police Oman that all
Of the Chinese now in the city will be
collected and placed in and neal Fon-
tana's Warehouses, near Fort Mason,
and that the new Chinatown would be
located at Hunters Point, on the
southern extremity of the county on
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
Crime of an Enra2ed Father.

Stanley Gertz, Of Passaic, N. j., fa-
tally shot his daughter, Mrs. Walter
Peters, and then shot himself, dying
almost instantly. Gertz also tried to
shoot lis son-in-law, a well-known ply
stefan. but the bullet struck a doorpost.
Gertz and his wife had a dispute over
property two months ago.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23

loss of life greatest, but on a little
strip between Harrison and Valencia,
Seventeenth and Nineteenth streets. 1t
was in this area that the Valencia
Hotel sank into the earth. The block
between Eighteenth and Nineteenth
streets and Valencia is twisted out Of
all appearance Of houses. The car
tracks at one place run in a wavy line
from one side of the curb to the other.
The asphalt is broken as though great
bubbles had forced their way through
it.
At the corner of Eighteenth and Va
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23

lencia there is a hole ten feet wide.
The asphalt is turned up from the cen
ire of this hole like the petals or a
flower. and from it comes a stream OF
clear water. No one can tell whether
this stream comes from a broken main
or from a brook which used to run
down Eighteenth street.
Valencia Hotel sank ten feet into the
earth and pitched forward into the
street. When the debris Of the hotel
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
Killed by Hammer Thrower.

Earl Spencer, eight years old, died
at Iowa Falls, Iowa, from injuries re-
ceived by a blow on the temple roma
hammer thrown by a schoolmate while
practicing on the athletic field. An
older student threw the weight, which
struck the Spencer boy squarely on the
head, crushing his skull. The athlete
is terribly upset by the accident.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
DISMAL SWAMP DISTURBED.

Mud is Boiling and Snakes and AMI
mails Are Fleeing to High Ground.
Richmond, Va. - A volcanic disturb.
ance visited the Dismal Swamp. and
as a consequence people living in the
neighborhood are moving away.
Chief of Police Brinkle. of Suffolk,
visited the scene Of the trouble. He
reports that the mud in the swamp is
boiling, the agitation being similar to
what would be shown if. millions OF
large worms were wriggling just be-
meath the surface. The bursting BUD
bles emit q vapor like thin. smoke.
ReDtiles and animal Inhabitants of
the swamp are fleeing to higher
ground,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
Judge Hamilton'S Fees

In the Wisconsin legislative insur-
ance investigation at Milwaukee, the
general counsel for the Northwestern
Mutual Life Company testified that
S66S7 had been paid Judge" Andrew
Hamilton for services in getting a re-
ductiou of taxes in New York State.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
A Brain Poison.

In their latest annual report, an ex-
haustive document, the British Lunacy
Commissioners say. as a result Of their
researches into the relation Of drink
and insanity: 1T cannot be denied that
alcohol is a brain poison.'-New York
Evening Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
CHURCH.

. The eastern section of the country IS
only now beginning to realize the wide
spread nature Of the San Francisco
disaster. The pictures Of the wrecked
and burning city now coming IN tell
the story as it was impossible to tell 1t
in any other way.
The most tumbled and tangled dis
trict in the city is not the southern
fringe of Market street, the area where
the devastation was widest and the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
Bells Weaken tho Tower.

Another Italian campanile, only n
degree lower in fame than that Of Ven
ice, is threatened. This is the great
bell tower of the Cathedral of Lecce,
n Of the loftiest in Italy-about go
feet. 1t j. also of great antiquity. Its
weakness is due to the daily ringing Of
it's enormous bells.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
New SURVEY Of TrlDoli.

An Italian scientific expedition will
shortly proceed to Tripoll to carry out
a typographical survey. 1t was re-
Gently found that there were errors Of
distance in the maps Of as much as
$50 miles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
In Eonfa1nnt of Majesty.

A goveraess named Kathie Schmidt
is to be prosecuted for hse majestic be-
cause she wrote her name in a visitors
book at a hotel at Gross-Lichterfelde
Immediately beneath the signatures or
the King of Saxony and the two prin-
ceSSeS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
Owed To the OYSTER.

In the opinion of an epicure, an oys-
ter, eaten au naturel, is a symphonic
poem, to which the DISHES Of cayenne
pepper, the squeeze of lemon juice and
the brown bread and butter are the
orchestration.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
Auto Obstacles Tried.

Raised cross walks in Chatham, N.
J., to prevent automobile speeding were
tested and found successful. Machines
going over them at high speed received
a terrible jolting, and side-combs, hair
pins, cigars and goggles We're left be-
hind.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
Goose as a Watch Dog,

A Bangkok resilient keeps a goose
which acts as a watch dog. He has
trained the bird to give a creditable
imitation of a motor car hooter when
yer a stranger approaches.-Bangkok
(Siam) Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
LOOT BANK.

Get $1,000, Fire on Citizens, and Es-
cape on Stolen Horses.
Williston, n. DAT Crosby, n. D.,
robbers looted the Bank of Crosby III
broad daylight and secured $1,000.
They operated Ike the James-4oung-
err boys, driving people off the street
with volleys from their pistols. They
escaped on horseback. with horses
they had previously stolen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
Hobson Wins Congress Fight.

WITS E16n" z y
Late returns from the Sixth District
Democratic Congressional primary, in
Alabama, confirm the nomination Of
Captain Richmond P. Hobson, hero or
the Merrimac, over Congressman John;
H. Bankhead. The nomination is
equivalent to an election. /,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
Beers in Mexico.

The Boer colony, established in the
State Of Chihuahua, Mexico, two years
ago, is doing we'll. The colonists are
laying up money. They have dispensed
with Mexican labor and are doing their
own work,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
Benedi ctinss in England.

The Benedictines from France. who
have settled at Malvern, England, have
merely come home again. King Ed
ward, the Confessor, founded a her
mitage at Malvern, and after the Nor
nan conquest, in 1906, the hermitage
became a Benedictine priory.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
An Alpine Telephone.

The telephone is to be invoked as an
additional security against disaster to
climbers in the Alps. Italy will have
the honor Of the first installation,
which will take place in the Como re-
zion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
Casein Csment For Porcelain.

Mix ten parts of recently prepared
casein with thirty parts Of soluble sill
cate of soda and twenty parts Of SINH
lar silicate of potash.-Nouvelles scien-
tiflQues.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
The Rainlest Day.

A celebrated aeronaut asserts that
the ninth day of the moon is the most
rainy of the whole twenty-eight and 4
o'clock in the afternoon the rainiest
hour Of the day.-Scrapbook.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23

The delivery Of telegraphic messages
to persons in San Francisco was an
impossibility. The messenger service
of both the big companies was paral-
wed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
The Country's Orange Crop,

Last years production Of oranges in
this country was 10000, 900 boxes, or
probably 1000, 900 oranges. That
is an allowance Of twenty to each in
habitant.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
PITTSBURG DENS RAIDED.
Police Rake Tenderloin Thoroughly
Prisoners Include Prominent Men.

P%itts5urg, Pa.-Pittsburg's Tender
loin received a hard blow when raids
were made. In all 1000 men and wom-
en- were arrested, including proprietors
of houses, inmates and frcquenters'
Among the latter were many promin'
ent men and several sons OF Pittsburg's
wealthy citizens.
On account Of the great number OF
prisoners it was impossible to arrange
for bail in Etany cases, and most OF
those caught were. compelled to remain
behind The bars until morning. More
than $4,000 in fines aud forfeits was
collected.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
Princess Ena's Title.

King Edward has ordained that
Princess Ena of Battenberg, the future
Queen of Spain, shall henceforta be
styled her royal highness.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
STRIKERS DESTROY A BRIDGE
Troops Arrive in the Pas-dc-Calals
District, France.

Lens. France. - Comparative calm
prevailed throughout the district OF
Pas.de-Ca!ais. A railroad bridge was
destroyed and several stacks were
burned in Levin. In tie night 750
troops arrived in The district and were
quartered in public halls.
The thirteen miners who were res
cued from the Courrieres pit No. 2 Oh
March so, twenty days after the great
disaster in the coal mines there, left
there for Biarritz.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
SueZ canal Enlarged.

The sidings of the Suez Canal were.
drelged to allow Of the passage. of the
dry dock Dewey, which required si8s
days to 20 through the canal
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
Gas DispIaces Electricity.

1t is proposed to dispense with cleo
trio light in the streets Of Preston,
England, and to substitute incaudes-
CEN gas lamps. Advocates of the
change consider that they will get a
better light than now at cheaper cost.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
Automobile Mile Record.

Walter Christie established a mile
automobile record of ffty-three Sec
onds from standing start on the beach
at Atlantic City, n. j. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23

the bay shore. 1t is several miles dis
tant from the old Chinatown. All
Chinese who have left the city and
who return to it will be concentrated
at the new point.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
New French Stamp.

The new French penny stamp viii
be printed in two colors, and will bear,
like the other stamp of the Republic,
a figure of a woman sowing seed in a
field.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23

by a magnificent structure on the Burn
ham designs. In the water front sec
ton alone we will spend $50. 100000.
New wharves and depot will be built,
and market street from end to end
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23

T. c. Platt's Brother Dead at 81.
Fred E. Plat. brother Of the United
States Senator Thomas c. Platt, died
at Owego, y. y, aged eighty-seven.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23
Aluminium and Lead.

Z Aluminium and lead will not alloy.
They mix when melted, but separate
when cooling.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-23

STOCKTON AND
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-13
GEORGE GOULD OFF FOR EUROPE.
VIII Take a 10000 Mile Auto Trip on the
Continent.

Mr.. and Mrs. George j. Gould. their W
terday for Europe on the steamship Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse, to remain away until
September 1. While abroad the Goulds
will spend their time automobiling. They
nave planned a trip of como 10, 900 miles
through France, Italy, Switzerland and
Germany.
At the pier Mr.. Gould was asked II the
Countess de Castellane would return to
America with the family.
NO" said MIR. Gould, 'the affair be-
tween the Countess and Count de Castellans
is adjusting itself. Miss Helen Gould In
with her sister"
Mr.. Gould was not disturbed over the
probable outcome Of the railroad rebate
question. There will be a satisfactory
settlement of the matter, d" said he.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-13
Women's Oxfords
At 81 q Pair

In both tan and black all
worth a half more than today's
price. The Black Oxfords are
made Of kidskin, with patent
leather tips, in Butcher style.
The Tan Oxfords are of Russia
calfskin with narrow toes, in
Butcher style. All regular sizes
in broad widths. OF cour>r the
selling will be rapid.
Main floor, Fourth avenue.
Stewart Building.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-13
CADETS AT THE CASINO.
West Point enior and FurlOugh Men See
The Social Whiri."

The Social Whirl."'
The West Point cadets, $50 strong,
stormed The Social Whirl' at the Casino
last night and carried the audience with
out the loss Of a single a Adjt Gen.
Corbin was in command. Coils. Miller
and Purcell and Capt. Koehler formed his
staff. Seventy-eight members Of the gradu-
ating class and 1926 furlough men the new
juniors, formed the rank and file.
For the time being, THE Social Whirl"
was very much OF a military whirl. Several
special songs were sung and the jokes
ali had a military bearing, which brought
forth an unfaiing yell from the cadets.
Toward the close OF the performance the
graduating class numerals we're lowered
from the flies and Joseph Coyne sang the
cadet song Well Bid Farewell to the Cadet
Gray and Don the Army Blue
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-13
A Fine Offering
Of Turkish and Persian Rugs

These are the Rugs that give the proper finish to the Sum.
mer home, and give splendid service all year round for a genera
ton. All are worth a half more than the prices for which they
are offered today. There is a good assortment in light colorings,
including cream and pink, so desirable for the country.house.
In the smaller rugs sizes range from sto4 feet wide by 5o feet long and the rugs
ara priced at SI2, SI4 and Sis.
In the medium and large sizes there are qualities from Turkey an Persia in sizes
ranging from sto II feet wide bv Ito 1s feet long. att prices ranging from SSS to $3.50.
Fifth floor, wanamaker Building
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-13
A Few LINES for Gin Rickeys.

The steamship Trinidad, which arrived
here yesterday from Dominica, had on
board 2,as5 barrels and twenty-three boxes
Of lines. At 200 lines to the barrel and
box and two gin riokeys TO the lime the
Trinidad's cargo will help quenoh l,lsa 200
thirsts. ., '-r".'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-13

absolutely pure linen. In this tremendous collection there are suits for every
occasion. and to meet every taste.
1t seems incredible that any manufacturer should sell perfect goods OF such
superb qualities at such a tremendous sacrifice, And yet these manufacturers
have built up their vast and magnifcenty profitable business, because of their
policy of always having surplus stocks from which to fill orders the day they are
received. Their policy is no doubt wis; and, in any event or public profits enor-
mously by their method.
Every woman who comes and sees the dresses will realize that home sewing is
simply a waste Of time when such splendid materials. sc handsomely made up, can
be bought at s., SIS and $3.50 a suit. OF course,w with even such a tremendous
collection. you will be wise to come early, a s even selling five thousand suits
from this conetion will ut down the variety tremendously; and it is altogether
probable that the selling this year will be very much lore succesfult than it IA
last.
Just think of the values
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-13

All Of the patterns aec carefully cut and fitted over a living model The suits
are ample in size, made OF carefully selected materials, n seconds ire ever used.
Trimmings always harmonic with materials, and match throughout. The cutting
ID all done by hand. The sewing machines are operated by the most skiful n
intelligent looking people that will be found in any factory in America. Rooms ae
all we'll lighted and airy. Everything about the place from top to bottom is clean
and sanitary. The dresses are aundeed by hand, in the sam careful manner as if
you sent them Ito your own laundry. They have beens shipped to usf fresh and clean,
each suit in a separate box, and they will be delivered to your home without any
muss ors soil OF any sort
The Waists are made with long sleeves, three quarter sleeves and short sleeves
There are high neck, low neck, and Dutch neck styles in lingerie. tailored an
"Peer Pan effects Materials include dimites, batste, swiss musins percaes,
plain white plain black, dotted and figured lawns Others are made of domestic
madras in white and colond effects Others are in embroidered linens, hand
loom embroidered batste, in the daintest lingerie effects Every linen garment is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-13
Great Mems of Waist Patterns

Embroidered Waist Patterns, richly embroidered in the elabo.
rate, tasteful effects that make this years prettest shrtwaists.
Embroidered fronts, cuffs and collars, and ample plain ma
terial for full and shapely waists.
Al Csc. wort 81 5O-One thousand patterns. A RreatA American makers wind
up IF. this seasons stock. Embroidered in broad floral effects: hcHtnmmed; plated
yokes. Brandnew, csp and fresh.
At So, we're s rs 10 siI rs Imported. Eanhembroderedi in masses Of fowerA
sprays Of flowers single figures with great lace medanions- superfne, beautifully
stitched on sdt sheer lawn DIT heavier pure linen. just little mu%ed from handling.
ST. Second foor,N Ninth street. Stewart Building,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-13
$3.50 Silk Shirt Waists at $3.75

New, this morning. In the Peter Pan style-but much more
practical and becoming than the usual Peter Pan model. The
rolling collar is high, on a band, the silk tie is long and full,
the front is generous in proportions and covered with broad
stitched plaits. Long sleeves.
The waists are made OF a superior grade Of taheta silk in
solid coors, and neat black-and-white and blue-and white small
plaids and checks. OF Louisine silk in light and dark shades. OF
Rajah silk in pongee and other solid colors. The ties in harmoni-
Gus contrast. .
Regular, complete $3.50 values for $3.75.
Second floor, Fourth avenue, Stewart Building.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-13
Beautiful, Mem
Trimmed Hats, SIS

They have all the appearance Of
more expensive hats-that is be-
cause they are made in our work.
room, by the same milliners, with
the same care and style that are
put into more ambitious models.
These are simple and fine. All-black.
black land white, and all-white sailor shapes,
with broad brims and high crowns.
Trimmed very dashingly with closely packed
roses and wings, with ribbons and wings,
ribbons and peacock quilts.
Remarkable hats for IS.
Basement Millinery Salon,
Stewart Building.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-13

A year ago. with smaller offering of Shirt waist Suits I'VE a0unded 1.-The hde andH public breaking all
busnesw thu selling of hot FE THOUSAND Suits on the md day ohe Sale At tAh time nothing meh;
card of Never bae had such mndomes penddy made and desirable SUITS been sold for. SUCH rdcuousy
No wonder that our public went wild over the event
This morning we place on sale very much geer collection of shhtwahts with hundred and wen
styles to aMt rom. The smtwantsu Suits come from one of the bMtm akes in AmeGca-who@e employees
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-09

her 1904. After serving a term in the
county Jail for some act committed in
ne vicinity, LarrOn was taken to Bis
ilarck and in March, 1905, was again
placed In the penitentiary to serve out
his unexpired term. This time the au-
thorfties succeeded in keeping him.
His term expired April 25 of this
year and on his release he was i'm
mediately rearrested and brought to
Fargo for extradition proceedings. He
has ample funds which it is presumed
are being supplied by his former part
ners in crime.
He has employed some of the best
legal talent to be found in the state
and is making a hard fight against
eXtradition. This representatives of
the Canadian government are some
what handicapped owning to the diff
ficulty they are experiencing in Sc
curing their witnesses McKittrick
from whom some of the horses were
stolen has been on hand to testify and
they have had the evidence of Deputy
Sheriff Erickson, but such is the ter
ror xnspired by the band of desperados
that very few Of the farmers and set
tiers along the border will appear
against them. One man who was ask
ed to testify stated that he did not
dare to do SO as some of the Larron
gang had threatened to kill him and
his whole family should he do so.
McDonough who was with the out
laws at Brossard has been subpoenaed,
but has so far failed to respond. At
torney A. T. Patterson of Bismarck
who is representing the Canadian gov
eminent has his affidavit, and it is
thought that this may prove sufficient.
The case has, however. been con-
tinued until Tuesday in anticipation of
hi4arrival.
1t may be a hard matter to prove
that the murder at the Miller farm
house in the fall of 1904 was commit
ted by Larron, owing to the difficulty
in identifying him because of the
change in his appearance. At the
time of his capture in 1904 Larron
wore his hair long and his face was
adorned with mustache. whereas
now he Is clean shaver. On this ac-
count no attempt will be made to in
troduce the murder>charge at present.
Larron is a man Of medium height
and weight about $50 pounds, he has
black hair and blue eyes, very promi-
nent nose and high forehead. He is
of German descent and claims to have
father and mother residing in Ger
many. When committed to states
prison in 1900 he stated that he was
"a years Of age which would make
him 80 years now. He is we'll educated
in the German language and speaks
and writes English.
Attorney Patterson believes that he
will be able to extradite Larron and
the evidence against him seems con-
elusive but the case will probably
drag on for several days owing to the
legal proceedings involved.
Meantime several sheriffs from diff
ferent counties in North Dakota are
patiently awaiting the outcome and
ready to take charge of the prisoner
in case he is not sent to Canada. He
is wanted for various crimes and mis-
demeanors in several counties on this
side of the border and whatever the
result of the present trial it seems GER
tain that the ringleader of the most
noted and daring band of border des-
perados of modern times is destined to
spend considerable of his time in pris-
on.