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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-03
RUSH WARSH|PS TO CUBA
Denver and Marietta Protecting
American Interests.
Seven Hundred Marines in West III
dian Waters Available-Orders
Direct From Oyster Bay.

Washington. D. C. - President
Roosevelt's policy of preparedness
for any emergency in Cuba, so far as
the immediate operation of war ves-
sells is concerned, was announced at
the State Department.
Il includes the sending to Havana
of the protected cruiser Denver and
the ordering of the gunboat Marietta
to Cienfuegos. The cruiser Des
Moines will remain at Key West un.
til further orders.
In making public these facts Act
ing Secretary of State Bacon said
that there was no disposition on the
part of this Government to make
demonstration in Cuban waters, but
that the insurrection had attained
such proportions it had become nec-
essary to take steps for the protec-
ton of American interests in Cuba.
The department believes that for
the present the Denver will be- suff1-
cient for all needs along the north
ern coast Of Cuba and the Marietta
for the southern coast.
The exchange Of messages between
the State Department and Mr. Sleep
er, Charge at Havana, and other
American representatives in Cuba,
which are supposed to have told of
conditions requiring that prompt ac-
tion be taken to safeguard Ameri-
cans and their property, will mot be
discussed by officials of either the
State or Navy Departments.
1t is admitted, however, that all
these messages have been forwarded,
upon their receipt, to President
Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, who for
several weeks has personally direct
ed the policy of the United States
concerning the Cuban outbreak.
In spite of the sudden activity of
this Government it is declared that
there is no intention to take any
part in the conflict beyond that de-
manded by the critical situation in
which Americans have been placed
in the island. That the President
has considered the ultimate possibil-
ity of Intervention or at least the use
of force in safeguarding the inter-
ests of this Government there can
be no doubt.
This is shown by the fact that the
Navy Department has been called
upon for a statement of the number
of marines that might be available
in the event of trouble. There are
between 600 and 700 marines now
in the vicinity of the West Indies.
They are scattered through Santo
Domingo, Porto Rico and Culebra
Islands, and some are on the Isthmus
of Panama. There are 800 marines
on the Dixie alone.
The cruiser Columbia has just ar
rived at the naval station, Guanta-
namo, where she landed 100 marines
to take the place>of an equal number
who have long seen service there
and will now be given sick leaves.
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MEAT PACKERS CAPITULATE.
will Label Their Products by October
1, as Required by Law.

Washington, D. C.-After numer-
Gus conferences between Secretary
Wilson, DR.. Melvin, Chief of the Bu-
reau of Animal Industry, and about
forty representatives Of the various
meat packing houses, the problems
which have arisen over the question
of labels which, under the law must
be put upon meat products, have been
settled to the satisfaction of all con-
cerned. What probably was the last
conference was held at the Depart
ment of Agriculture, and the packers
announced that they would prepare
the labels by October 1, when the law
goes into effect.
Throughout the discussions Secre-
tary Wilson stood for labels which
would state exactly what the package
contained, and this the packers finally
have accepted, although by way of
compromise the Secretary did not in
sist upon the percentages of different
meats contained in any canned article
put out under one name.
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Picture Postcards.

The picture postcard even here
has become nuisance, but on
the Continent, where the craze has
assumed really gigantic proportions,
1t has proved to be the last straw
which has very nearly broken the
postman's back. In Octobers 1904,
the number Of picture postcards
passing through the dead-letter
branch of the French Postoft1ce as
undelivered was only $500 a day,
but it had risen to 5000 during Au-
gust of last year, and it Is feared
that this year will see the number
more than doubled. Calculating on
this, "X" declares that the total num-
Der of picture cards posted during
this month must exceed two millions
a day.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-03
ROBBERS HOLD Up TOWN
Akely, Minn., Raided by Desper.
ADDE'S Fully Armed.
Safe Dynamiters Get $4,000, But
Miss $4,000 and SIC, 200 in Dia-
mcnds-Jesse James Recalled.

st. Paul, Minn.-Since the days
Jesse James and the Younger broth
ers there has been 10 more spectacu-
lar raid upon a bank than that made
on the Bank of Akely, Mimi, when
the robbers carried off $4,000 and
blew the bank building to pieces.
G. w. Warren, who has rooms in
an adjoining building, was awakened
and rushed to the scene. He was at
once confronted with revolver in
the hands Of one of the robbers and
commanded to return to his rooms.
He did so.
DR.. P. R. Irish was fastening to
the bedside of a patient when he
heard the explosions. He telephoned
the police and the bank officials.
When the town marshal appeared he
was promptly covered by the robbers
and held captive until the men in the
bank had completed their work.
After the desperadoes had made
their escape in the darkness an ex-
animation of the bank showed $500
in silver scattered on the floor and
that $4,000 was missing. In tho
vault,was $4,000 in cash and s10,-
600 worth of diamonds, which had
been overlooked.
1t was pay day for the Red River
Valley Lumber Company and $4,000
was to have been paid out, but was
not distributed as usual. The rob-
bers apparently knew this and had
planned to get the money.
The safe was wrecked and the bank
building was shattered. Pieces of the
safe we're blown 800 feet away. The
robbers we're followed by a posse,
but no trace of them had been found.
1t is thought they went west and
caught a train for st. Paul. The men
on guard fired more than fifty shots
at citizens and lighted windows while
the robbers on the inside were looting
the bank.
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NORTH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Engineers Take Trip to Celebrate
the Connecting OF States.

New York City.-A party of 100
engineers connected with the Penn
sylvania Railroads terminal work in
this city and on the Jersey shore
passed through the new tunnel from
Weehawken to Manhattan. At the
line dividing the States of New York
and New Jersey, far under the bed
of the North River, there was speech
making and cheering over the com
pletion of the first link on the chain
that is to bind New York more
closely to the rest Of the country.
The excursion signallzed the CON-
pletion of one of the great tubes
through which trains are to be run.
The outer shell of the tunnel Is all IN
place. The interior work remains to
be done. The trip Of the engineers
was made in an air pressure of twen-
ty-eight pounds to the square inch,
the bottom of the tunnel was deep
with mud and water and the temper
ature was something awful, but the
untoward condition did not anect
the enthusiasm of the excursionists.
An hour after entering the tunnel
in New Jersey the party came out on
the New York side at Twelfth ave-
nue. and Thirty-third street.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-03
CUBAN REBELS BLOW
UP STEEL BRIDGES
Pino Guerra Rejects Armistice
by Renewed Activity.
TAKES JUAN De MARTINEZ
Government Forces Unable to Cope
With Rebel Chief, Who Demands
New Elections to Get Rid Of
President Palma.

Havana, Cuba. - All peace over
lures were blocked by the refusal of
Pine Guerra, the insurgent leader in
Pinar del Rio Province, to enter into
an arrangement for an armistice.
Guerra's answer to the Governments
announcement of it's readiness to
grant an armistice was the blowing
up of two bridges on the Western
Railway, an English company, the
cutting of railway communication be-
yond Pinar del Rio City, and an at
tack on San Juan de Martinez. San
Juan de Martinez is in the hands of
the insurgents and the garrison, con-
sisting of 100 Government recruits
and a small force OF mounted rural
guards, has been defeated or CAL
tured.
The fact that other leaders of the
insurrection are willing to agree to
an armistice can have little effect so
long as Guerra is determined to pros
ecute the war, and there is slight
doubt in any quarter that Guerra can
control the situation in his region.
His force is reported by all those who
have visited him recently as ranging
from 5000 to 1000 men, all of them
we'll mounted and some we'll and 9TH
srs indifferently armed.
The Government force opposed to
him, which is under command of
Colonel Avalos, comprises about 1000
men. 1t was reinforced by Lieuten-
ant-Colonel Clews with $50 men and
three machine guns from Havana.
Colonel Avalos' forces, with the ex-
ception of small detachments left at
San Juan de Martinez and San Luis,
is at Pinar del Rio City, but Is with
out t'means of transportation to 60 to
the relief of San Juan de Martinez.
Not more than 400 are mounted.
General Meenocal said that Guer-
"a evidently had not been informed
that the Government had actually, al
though informally, granted an arm
istice, adding that second commit
tee had been sent to him. The fact
is, however, that Guerra refuses. point
blank to accept an armistice except
on conuition that the last elections
fortPresident and Congress shall be
annulled. That the Government
should consent to this is out of the
question, and so every prospect points
to the continuance of the war.
In connection with Pine Guerra's
attitude it is notable that the jIiber-
ais have grown more Independent.
They say that on account of the Gov
ernment's surveillance and persecu-
lions they will no longer hold meet
ings, and that it is useless to consider
peace under the circumstances.
All regard the blowing up of an
English company's railroad bridge
as a serious matter AMI likely TO in
vite international action by Great
Britain, or at least an interrogation
of the Government at Washington
by Great Britain as to whether the
former intends to intervene to end
war conditions in Cuba.
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Cannon SLAUGHTER
JEWS BY WHOLESALE
Hundreds Killed and Thousands
Wounded in Poland.
FIRE HORROR AFTER MASSACRE
Batteries Open Fire on Israelitish
Quarter. of SiedIce ToWn-Russian
Authorities Look Idly On-Dread-
full Loss of Life Follows.

Quarter of Siedlce ToWn-Russian
Authorities Look Idly On-Dread-
full Loss of Life Follows.
Siedlce, Poland.-A Jewish massa-
ere SURPRISING in seriousness all pre-
vious ones in this vicinity has taken
place here.
1t was carefully planned before
hand, the soldiers warning all of the
Christian population in advance to
hang out their ikons so that they
might remain undisturbed.
Some Terrorists killed two soldiers
and thereupon the Libau Regiment
broke forth in unrestrained fury.
They began numbering Jews on every
hand and continued the work OF
slaughter all night and all Cay.
The CHASTITY work of numbering
and pillaging continued until Gov
ernor-General Skallon telegraphed
for permission to use the artillery.
Four batteries then opened fire
down Pienkna, Warsaw and Aliena
streets, which we're Inhabited by
thousands of Jews. The destruction
was horrible AS result of the gen.
eral slaughter it is estimated that
fully 200 Jews have been killed and
thousands wounded.
There are 5000 prisoners in GUS
tody, a great many of whom were
wounded Not a soldier was killed.
Next morning squads Of soldiers
were parading through the streets
selling pillaged watches and jewelry.
The army officers openly counte-
nanced the selling of loot. The local
Governor, Englke, took no steps to
prevent the outrage.
The telegraph Offices are closed
and nobody is allowed on the streets
or to leave the town. The refugees
continue to crowd to the stations.
The soldiers are drunk and behaving
with extraordinary brutality.
Six buildings in the big bazaar OF
the city caught fire, adding another
terror to the killing and plundering
which went on for thirty-six hours.
Almost all tho Jewish shops have
been looted. Owners who defended
their property were killed or wound
ed. Any person seen leaving house
or looking out of window was shot
without mercy.
= St. Petersburg, Russia.-Siedlce is
a town of 10000 people, half or
whom are Jews.
Unfortunate Jews were shot and
bayoneted in the streets of the town.
Houses and shops were broken into
and sacked. Valuables were carried
off and offered for sale by soldiers to
passengers on passing trains.
After the murder of & policeman
by Terrorists and the firing of vol
ley by troops into the assembled
crowd, which resulted in the killing
of two citizens and the woIndinS OF
many more, the Terrorists held a
meeting and decided to exact ven
geance by inaugurating general
campaign against the police and
troops, similar to the recent activity
along the same lines in Warsaw.
In the course of one morning
twelve patrolmen and soldiers were
killed. AS result of this, the Llbau
Regiment, in a state of fury, left its
barracks in the afternoon and
marched into the Jewish quarter,
shooting right and left as it went.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-03
POLICE CHIEF KILLS A MAN.
Hurried Ride in an Auto Prevents His
Being Lynched.

Des Moines. Iowa.-Chief of Po-
lice Myron Tullar, Of Fort Dodge,
killed George Dugan, a we'll to do
farmer of Rockwell City, at the CAL
houn County fair grounds at Manson,
and only q hurried ride with guard
in an automobile prevented his being
lynched by the infuriated crowd.
Dugan and George Korns, Of So
mers, became involved in an alterca-
tion over the outcome of horse race
and Chief Tullar took hand. Tul-
lar used his fist and struck Dugan
several terrific blows in the face.
Dugan walked a few steps away and
fell dead.
The crowd was furious when 1t
learned what had happened, but Tul-
lar was under arrest and riding for
life before the mob realized that its
clamoring for a rope would be Of no
avail.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-03
HOW MANY OF US?
Fail to Select Food Nature Demands
to Ward Off Ailments.

A KY. lady, speaking about fooo'
saws: II was accustomed to eating
all kinds of ordinary food until, for
some reason, indigestion and nervous
prostration set in.
after I had run down seriously,
nv attention was called to the neces-
sity of some change in my diet, and
discontinued my ordinary breakfast
and began using Grape-Nuts Will a
good quantity of rich cream.
I'm few days my condition
changed in a remarkable way, and
began to have a strength that / had
never been possessed Of before, a
v1gor Of body and a poise OF nina
that amazed me. 1t was entirely ne"
in my experience.
"My former attacks of indigestion
had been accompanied by heat hasnes'
and many times my condition was
distressing with blind spells OF dizzl-
ness, rush of blood to the head and
neuralgia pains in the chest.
Since using Grape-Nuts alone FOR
breakfast l nave been free from these
troubles, except at times when have
INDUCED in rich, greasy foods in
quantity, then 1 would be warned by
a pain under the left shoulder blade,
and unless l needed the warning the
old trouble would come back, but
wher L finally got to kn1w where
tMse troubles originated l returned
to my Grape-Nuts and cream and the
main and disturbance left very qC. ck-
ly.
"I am now in prime health as a.
result Of my use of Grape-Nuts.' y
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
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HUNGRY FOR LEARNING. s.
Students Will Not Oppose Opening Of
Universities.

st. Petersburg.-At a meeting of
Social Democratic and Social Revo-
lutionist university students it was
decided not to oppose the reopening
Of the universities, which is sched-
uled for October IA, thereby furnish
ing a strong possibility that the par
alysis of the educational life of the
country, which has lasted for two
school years, may soon be ended.
Many revolutionary students fa-
vored abandoning entirely the OBJ
structive attitude, re-entering the
universities and resuming their stud
les instead of making the universities
temples for the revolutionary move
ment," which was the motive behind
the short and fruitless resumption OF
work in the universities last year.
Among the student masses there
has grown up a feeling of resentment
against the tactics which are depriv-
ing them of education and a determ-
ination to resume studies regardless
of any strike decisions.
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REPUBLICANS CARRY MAINE.
ALI Four Congressman Reelected by
Decreased Majorities.

Portland, Me.-Returns from all
the cities and more than half the
towns and plantations indicate the re-
election of Governor William T. Cobb,
Republican. by less than 5000 plu-
rality over Cyrus w. Davis, the Demo-
cratic nominee. This is the smallest
Republican plurality since that party
won the State from the fusion OF
Democrats and Greenbackers in 1884.
The four Republican Congressman
are reelected, Amos L. Allen by 1900
plurality; Charles E. Littlefeld, about
1000; Edwin c. Burleigh, about 5000,
and Llewelyn Powers, $500.
From a representation Of four
State Senators and twenty-six mem
bers of the lower house, the Demo-
Gratis have increased to twelve Sena-
tors and about sixty Representatives.
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ZION CITY OWES Sc, ,125,01s.
Receiver Reports That the Assets Ag'
gregate $2,52s,4s1

Chicago. John c. Hately, who
was appointed receiver of Zion City
pending the litigation in the Federal
courts, filed his first report in the
court. He declares that the liabili-
ties of the city aggregate S6,125, OILS.
The quick assets are estimated at
s372,054, and the slow assets at
s2,156,427.
The receiver declares that he ex-
perienced considerable difficulty in
arriving at the amount of the assets
and liabilities, as no general set OF
books was kept, and there were thir-
ty-two different sets of accounts,
which he was compelled to examine.
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Sporting Brevities.

George G. won the gold cup for
Observation-Disclosures at the Pittsburg
matinee races.
The Joy, owned by W. H. Childs,
won first prize in the Manhasset Bay
Yacht Clubs seventy-mile race.
Captain J. c. Semon. Of the Ohio
National Guard, won the Wimbledon
Cup on ranges at Sea Girt, N. j.
Frank B. Greer, of Boston, won the
senior singles, quarter mile dash and
senior doubles with Courtney Guild
at the Middle States Amateur Row
ing Regatta on the Potomac.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-03
MARTIAL LAW IN CUBA.
President Palma Issues Proclamation
and Arrests Rebels.

Havana, Cuba.-Concluding the
safety of his Government hinged on
prompt action, President Palma put
the entire Republic under martial
law, and in so doing made himself
personally responsible for the main
tenance of order. All, constitutional
guarantees were suspended by spe-
cial decree issued by the President,
and in the same instrument he re-
voked all the offers of amnesty with
which the Government had sought to
placate the Liberals. Nor did Presi-
dent Palma stop there. He impaired
TO his step all the Importance of
stroke of state by causing the arrests
Of many Liberal leaders.
Men high in the councils of the op-
position were seized in their homes,
in cafes, in clubs and theatres. No
reason for their seizure was given,
the inference being left that it was
for the safety of the Government. AL.
the prisoners we're rushed to cells,
Where-for the present, at any rate
they are virtually incommunicado.
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WOMAN BATTLES WITH BANDITS,
Eound and Robbed Only After Long
Struggle.

Derby, Conn.-Four men bound
and gagged Miss Mary White in her
home near Bethany and then robbed
her of money and jewelry valued at
$1,000.
The house is on lonely, little fre-
quented road. The woman was
called to the door by a man, who
asked for drink Of water. On going
to the kitchen to get it she was
seized by the stranger, who tried to
choke her
The other three robbers then
leaped in the doorway, seized her,
bound her down to lounge with
cords and forced a gag into her
mouth. Then they ransacked the
house and carried away everything
Of value they could find.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-03
The National Game.

The Boston American Club has Sc
cured Milwaukee's star pitcher, Ober-
lin.
The new st. Louis shortstop, For
rest Crawford, has splendid throw
ing arm.
The Chicago Nationals have pur-
chased pitchers Chenault and Pur-
due, of the Vincennes team; also
catcher SeabaugE.
Harry Steinfeldt, who has been la
beled a dead one" in Cincinnati for
several seasons, threatens to be the
leading batsman Of the National
League this season.
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OPPOSES JOINT STATEHOOD.

Arizona Conventions of Both Parties
Declare For Territories Forever.
Bisbee, Ariz.-Convention of both
the Republican and Democratic par
ties have adopted the following reso-
luton:
1--WE are unalterably opposed to
joint Statehood between Arizona and
New Mexico, and would prefer to re-
main a Territory forever than to have
Joint Statehood with New Mexico"
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Prominent People.

Major Alfred Dreyfus will retire
from the French army in October on
a pension.
Lieutenant-Genera Nelson A. Miles
and General Anson Mills are abroad
for a pleasure tour.
The Hon Henry Lindhurst Bruce.
son and heir of Lord Aberdare, will
marry Mis- Camille Clifford, an
American actress.
Sir Robert Hart has written to a
friend that he has finished his work
for the Chinese customs, and pro-
poses to retire to England.
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One person in each 400 in Ohio Is
insane.
One of the destroyed villages on
Vesuvius is to be rebuilt on the same
site
The Government is preparing fif.
teen-year program of railway con-
struction.
The German Imperial estimates
for 1906 have given a surplus OF
more than $1,500,000.
The insurgents of the National
Rifle Association won at the election
in Sea Girt, N, j., and decided to
hold the next meet in Ohio.
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e55 PERSONS BURIED ALIVE.
Mass of Mud and Sand Obliterates
Town Near Tifiis.

Tifis, Russia.-Practically without
warning the side of mountain rising
above the township Of Kwareli broke
away and in a sea of semi-liquid mud,
sand and stones swept down on the
township and obliterated it.
Some 255 persons have been buried
alive. Fifty-fve bodies were recov-
cred from the mire, which is about
six feet deep. In addition to the lives
lost, countless head of cattle perished
and the crops were destroyed.
Kwareli township occupies an area
of five kilometres in the District OF
Telaw, in the Caucasus. Similar dis
asters are of common occurrence in
Caucasian valleys.
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Gobbled by Standard Oil.

H. Clay Pierce. chairman of the
board of Waters-Pierce Oil Company,
admitted during an examination in
St. Louis that Standard Oil gobbled
his company under protest after being
the cause Of Texas ousting the .Ede-
pendent company.
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Stensland On WAY Home.

The steamer Prinz Adelbert left
Tangler, Morocco, with Paul O.
Stensland, president Of the wrecked
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank, Of
Chicago, on board. He is in the GUS
tody of Chicago detectives.