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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-23
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Un fenomena1 escanda-
10 en- la Corte de Dis
t-ito de Mayaguez.
COMO UNA FIERA
La tituIar de Puerta de Tie.
IRA. La cosecha de ta-
baco en- Comerio.
COMO UNA FIERA

DeaLa Voz de Ia Patria de Ma
yagiiez:
aAyer, 20, Sc promovi6 TN fe
nomenal eScandalo en- la Corte de
Distrito.
AL acusado Juan B. Cortes, il.
dividuo que habia estado cumplien-
do condena en- el presidio, Sc le 81
guen ahora dos causas: una por
tentativa de violacion, en- la que
el Jurado 10 declare culpable, y otra
por escalamiento ell primer grado.
En- el momento que en- este Sc
gundo proceso declaraba la testlgo
Tomasa Crespo, que habia sido
querida del acusado por cerca de
nueve amos, Sc promovi6 I'm escan-
dalo.
Tomasa Crespo, testigo del pue-
bio de Puerto Rico, Sc hallaba sen
tada de espAlda al acusado y frente
al Jurado ell el momento que de
claraba. III acusado levantandose
subitamente ln6rio un tremendC
golpe a la testigo derribSndola a
Suelo lanzaudose sobre ella Comt
uua fera preteudiendo extrangu
larla, y hubiera logrado su intent'
a no ser por la Intervention inme-
data del Sub Marshall senior NJ
Navarro que avalanz5nlose sobr
Ell criminal y en- union de los Mars
halls qde oportunameutc Sc preser
taron, seiiores Rossy y Otero, logt;
ron arrancarle la victima y condt
cirlo a I'M apo,ento Ell doude 10 Ell
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con,u,iol:, nn ojn cA>i cnmPt
tanlnte millltlD,
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dc Pucrta lie Tierrl, Il doctor Ay
les, por enfernedad del doctor I
70. La consulta del primero, Ell
Sala de Socorros, eSta a cargo int
rinamente del doctor Cueto, me
co municipal del Ter. D>trito
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hay el prop6sito, eutre los coseclI
q. ros de tablco, de no sembrar e>
&c fruto en- el pr6ximo ailo.
N -Informan de Aguada que
RI el barrio aMarian, de aquel puvb
fr. fue hallado muerto, cerca de la
.ro sa de sus padres, el muehacho |
ia. renzo Garcia. Investigate ell c
te? result6 casual. Segdn certfeac
lie rnGdica G ,rcia muri6 lie apople.
la cerebral
la, pAstiIla, digestiv's
Es doctor L KY, mtrel eANTU
en- CAS-, q.;t III Ia ptii lcA y dema,
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ron La Corte dc Di,trito de
no Iuan di,frutara vacacioneS dura
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-23

establezca entire ellos y nosotroS el
brusco Y concluyente plralelo.
Dejemosles que rccorran su ca
mino, que acudan al recurso d" la
Unconditional americana fci6n, CO.
mo Ubarri y sus huestes acudieron
al recurso de Ia ircondicional rsl a
nolizaci6n. Este gobierno de 1897
no es aquel gobieruo de 1887. FL
abogalo Post no comu'ga en- ia il {
sia del General Palacios No SC rige
a este pueblo por la raz6n de Ia fu2r-
"a sino por la fuerza de la raz6n.
Y til, Juan, y yo, otro Juan, IS
tamos tranquilos en- Ia certidum
bre de que, llamados a nuevas cleo
clones libres { iguales, responde
remos con nuevos copos en- el am
plio tapete de los comicios.
Hasta la segunda oarta ahicr
ia II obeH letter, como esctlben g
IL TIENpo -pues adn faltl tea {
! abundapcil que costsE s drsp
{ de tt fraternalmente tu paisano.
Ie OTRO JUAN.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-23
POrCabIe

batallones de cosacos, con 6rdenes severismas. La
poicia descubro los autores del atentado que cau-
So la muerte del prefecto fueron pasados por las
armas inmediatamcnte.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-01
SERIES OF QUEER FIRES.
Seven Occurred in Two Hours i'm a
Home of Union.

According to the Union Progress
remarkable series of seven unusual
mysterious, even uncanny fires oc-
Cured Wednesday night in the shorL
space of an hour and a half at the
home of Mr.. John Wix of Buffalo.
1t seems that about 1880 it was
discovered that there was fire in
one of the upstairs rooms. The fire
was in a bed and by the time all the
mattresses and bed clothing were
practically consumed.
After everything had apparently
been extinguished much to the sur
prise of everyone, in about fifteen
minutes the odor of something burn.
ing was again noticed. Investigation
showed that bed in the same room
but entirely apart from the one burn
ed, was ablaZe. This was thrown
out and d through search of every.
thing was then made. No traces of
ma tches or burning material seemed
left.
Hardly had everything settled
down easy when again attention was
attracted by smoke, and IL was found
that the inside of dresser in the
same room was ablaZe, and almost
consumed.
Following this mysterious fire In
a few minutes attention was drawn
to another room, in a closet which
had been shut up for some time. and
which was apparently closed. and in
this the bedclothing and clothes were
| found to be burning.
While this was being put out the
bed down stairs was found to- be
ablaZe. Following this in few min
utes the fire was discovered In one
closet and after IL was distinguished
apparently altogether, another place
was discovered In the closet to be
on fire.
This morning at 1880 when Mr.
Wix was telephoned to to confirm the
i locations, time and occurrence of this
i fire, II was found that he was having
still another and his eighth fire in a
down stairs room, and that he was
at that moment at home attempting
to put 1t out.
v For a while IL was not known
hether the fire was caused by In
aus combustion on accouni
Riitfnued ifftense heat, but al
ursday Mr.. Wix saye that ht
discovered a few stumps oi
SO u seems that these eight
=. REUSED by little rodents
determined 20 burn his
1<s contents. AS II Ia
% .z1ec 500: p5
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-01
SAYS HE IS INSANE.
Operator on Ship. ASKS Police To
Meet Him at Pier.
LOOses Mind While ON Voyage and
Twice Attempts Suicide, Second
Time Jumping Overheard.

Time jumping Overheard.
After sending a wireless message
telling of his own insanity, John III.
Quinn, De Forest wireless operator
on the New York and Porto Rican
liner Coamo. was met at the pier
when the ship arrived at New York
by the police and sent to his home at
Bayonne, where he is recovering his
mind.
Quinn made two attempts to COM
NIT suicide by jumping I'm the sea,
one at ASuadilla, where man eating
sharks abounded. His condition was
noticed as the ship was leaving San
Juan, when he paced the deck and
talked TO himself, at the same time
making the widest motions with hi,
arms. Suddenly he rushed to the
rails and laped over. First Officer
Bernard Olsen jumped in and. after
fight rescued the crazed man.
Quinn made no effort to sink, but
swan about still talking to himself
He was put in irons, and a passenger
who knew a little about wireless tele-
graphy. sat at his post.
Quinn recovered so far, seemingly.
that at Aguadilly Capt. T. ]. Dalton
took the irons off and confined him in
a room. 1t was only a little while
till he crawled through a small hole
and once more leaped overheard
right among the hungry sharks.
Second Officer Coughlin went af-
ter him this time and dragged him
back. He was again ironed
Whom thp Cnamo raocbal nu,ro,
tine Quinn was wild-eyed, but ration
al in way. Capt. Dalton went to
him with singular request.
Quinn" he said, we're your
friends. but you can't take care of
yourself. The man at your job can't
send message, and | want you to
send 1t. It's about you, too, and you
mustn't be angry. / want you to
have policeman meet you. That's
a good boy"
Quinn never moved a muscle. In a
moment, however, he got up and
started for the telegraph tower.
There. while half a dozen men guard
ed him, he flashed these words:
Quinn, wireless operator aboard
Coamo, off Quarantine, insane. Con-
fine in room; not responsible for ac-
tions. Need police help at Pier No.
80, brooklyn, on arrival.
The crazed operator then faced his
guards and said: I've done my duty
haven't II"
The operator at the De Forest sta
tion at No. AZ Broadway, was startl-
ed. He flashed back this message.
Who's sending this?"
And Quinn, with a queer grin on
his face. replied: Quinn, himself"
The man was then again locked in
his room and guarded. When the
boat tied up at her pier, Quinn's S
brother James, was there with police
men from the Hamilton avenue sta
ton.
The operator made no resistance
and seemed rational. James took him
home. He is twentw-two years old,
and one of the best wireless men in
the business.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-01
FATAL ACCIDENT.
One Man Killed and Two Others
Hurt in Auto.

DIR. ]. T. Killebbrew, one of the
most prominent of the younger ply
sicians of Mobile Ala, was ground to
pieces under the wheels of moving
freight train, Perrin Bestora, prom
inent young attorney was seriously
and w. p. Horn, we'll known bus
mess man, was slightly injured In an
automobile accident Thursday after
noon.
They were driving in an automo-
bile and when crossing a railroad
track the approaching train was
seen. Although the automobile
crossed the track, DR.. Killebrew
Jumped and was caught beneath the
wheels of the train.
DIR. Killebrew was president of the
Mobile County Medical society, lee
turer on the diseases of women In the
University of Alabama and an assist
ant in the lingo -Bondurant infirmary
at Mobile. He was born and reared
at Nashville, Tenn.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-01
ULTs MOTHER; WEEDS GIRL
Nebraska Man Now I'm Jail on Com
pIaint of Elder Woman.

Because he eloped to Columbus
with 15-year-old Birdie Buchanan
and made her his bride there on the
day set for his marriage to the girls
mother. Mrs Ida Buchanan, Herbert
C. Stapleman, a wellknown business
man OF Central City, has been arrest
ed and lodged in jail at Central City.
Neb. Mrs. Buchanan swore out
warrant on which Stapleton was ar
rested, alleging that in order to wed
her daughter he represented that she
was Is years of age. whereas she is
only IS.
Mrs. Buchanan, handsome mid
die aged widow of high social stand
ing and dignified family connections.
says she bacame engaged to marry
Stapleman, who is about her own
age several months ago. Stapleman
paid assiduous court to her and the
wedding was set for Thursday. Sew
eral weeks ago. however. Stapleman
became enamored of his financee's
pretty, attractive young daughter and
began to pay more attention to her
than he did to the mother, finally de-
claring his love for her, and, on the
day he was to have welded Mrs.
Buchanan. persuaded her to eiope
with him.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-01
DIES TRYING TO FLY.l
Christian Scientist PIunges Four
Stories to Street.
VIE Clings to His Ankle As He
Hangs From the Window Until She

Faints.
Eugene Have. of New York, was
planter and polisher of hardwood
parquet floors, and did well at his
trade up to last May. At this time
Howe and his wife, Bertha, moved
their belongings into the ton floor of
the four-story and basement brown
stone residence of DR.. Gregory Costi-
gan, at 63 West Sixty-eight street
AT the Central Park, west of the
block on which the Cosiigan house is
situated is the Second church of
Christ Scientist. Howe dropped i'm
there to see and hear. The husky
floor planer became deeply interested
In the teaching of Christian Science.
He tried to interest his wife in the
tracks and books he obtained at the
library of the church.
Mrs. Howe would have none of the
teachings. She says that since her
husband began to read Mary G. Ed
dys Science and Health" he has
had little time to attend to his trade.
He gave up smoking, changed most
of his habits of life. and not long
ago decided that eating breakfast
was all mistake. At 10 O'Clock Sat
urday night Howe came home and
chatted fer ashort time with Dr. Cos
tigan. The physician says the floor
polisher was perfectly rational.
After talking with DR.. Costigan but
a short time Howe went up to his
apartments on the top floor. He un-
dressed and got into bed. taking with
him book he had bought. 1t was
Science and Health
Along aftar rrnidni0ht Inwn ca I, ;c
wife says. began to act i'm a manner
queer even for him. He finally made
for a front window, climbed out on
the sill and announced that he was
going to fly out on the night air.
Mrs. Howe ran to the window and
managed to grasp him by the ankle
just as he leaped. She held his weight
with all the strength that was in her
arms. Her arms were badly cut and
bruised by coming in contact with the
sharp edge of the stone window sill
Finally the woman's strength gave
way, and, with a shrek that aroused
the neighborhood, she fell back into
the room in a faint.
Howe's skull was fractured and
his body and legs were torn and
crushed. He died in the hospital
without regaining consciousness.
When he leaped from the window
Howe had carried with him Mrs Ed
dy's book.
DR.. Costigan is of the opinion that
Howe was suddenly seized with an
insane notion that he could leap from
the window, land on the sidewalk be-
low without injury, and then enter
the house and display himself to the
physician as a converting argument
in favor of Christian Science.
Mrs. Howe says that shortly before
her husband made for the window he
had told her that DIR. Costigan had
been practically converted to Chris
tian Science and contemplated Civ
ing up his practice.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-01
KILLED IN SELF DEFENCE.
Young White Man Forced to- Kill a
COlOred Man.

"A special dispatch from Spring
fielti to The State says Monroe CAN'T.
n yloung white man of this commun
ity,I shot to death John Jackson. col
oreld Wednesday afternoon at the saw
mill of his brothers. CAN'T surrender
ed to Judge Corbett.
According to reports Gnatt states
thakt some days ago his brothers EN-
plotyed a negro by the name of Sterl-
ingk Matthews. 1t seems that Mat
thebws was under contract to work
for Jackson and left him. Wednesday
evekning Jackson took his repeating
rife and went down to the mill and
gotk into a difficulty with Matthews,
dur8ing which he attempted to shoot
hiu&
6N;antt, IL is claimed. interfered OF
ATTEMPTED to prevent Jackson from
shokoting when he turned the gun on
Carat, who grasped the barrel and
BARELY escaped shot fired by Jack
SOM CAN'T then drew his pistol and
shoEt Jackson as above stated.
Cantt has a large family who. Will
his B friends, regret the occurrence.
r.tvrf,uEEg ASGAIIT.TED
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-01
CALHOUN COUNTY.
Two Proposed Counties Want to Use
the Name.

A dispatch from Columbia To the
Augusta Chronicle says the commits
sion which is seeking to form "a new
county with st. Matthews as the
county seat with Calhoun as the
name of the new county met here
Wednesday and organized by electing
NJ. ID. Keller and J. S. Salley perma-
nent chairman and secretary, respec-
lively.
The commission secured the maps.
plats and petition from the governor S
office and will at once get to work on
the business of the commission.
There is another scheme looking to
the formation of new county to
he called Calhoun. This hopes tn
make Dillon. in Marion county, a
county seat.
The commission which finishes its
work first in such way as to war
rant an order from the governor for
an election will win out on the name
If the election carries.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-01
DEEP LAID PLOT
0f BIackmailers to Extort Money
or Murder Victims.
DEATH WAS RESULT

or Refusal to Pay Sum Demanded
BY the Blackmailers-One Rich
Merchant Was Killed for Refusing
TO Pay-He Was One of the Ten
Men to BE Killed II They Did Not
Pay Up Promptly.
Seeking a motive for the murde.. Of
4. s. Travshanjian, the Armenian
'ug merchant, of New York, the dis
'rict attorneys Office was led to an
investigation of a report that Tray-
hanjian was one of ten wealthy Ar
nenians who had been marked for
laughter If they failed to give up
1O,O0O each to a blackmailing band
their countrymen. No color was
fven to this theory by Pedros Ham,
ertzoomian, who killed the rug man,
'hen the prisoner was arrained
asst week. In court he maintained a
told indifference, waived examina-
ION, and was remanded to the coron-
r. Later he made a statement TO a
representative of the district attorney
this he declared that he had come
rom Chicago for the express purpose
killing Tavshanjian, but the crime
as Justified by no one and no other
erson or socitey was involved.
From other sources carefully pro-
scted by the authorities, came infor-
iation of startling character and
aid to be accurate. This is to the
HQnt thnt 81 Df
ms originally organized for what
he members held to be patriotic.
tough revolutionary purposes, had
egenerated into an instrument for
fackmail. The organization had dis
hnded. while the better elements
dlndrew from all connection with
tie society.
The killing of Tavshanjian and the
Ohers. 1t is stated, was planned more
tat year ago. They received let
trs which they interpreted as mean
iig that they must pay or take the
cnSequences. The threatened men
discussed the matter at a meeting ar
rnged to decide what they should
d.. Tavshanjian was present. A
nImber of the merchants were in
fwor of acceding to the demand.
Better give them money and
li'e." they said.
No" said Tavshanjian. AS a mat
ter of principle we should not pay.
You can do as you will. They will
get nothing from me-
Mr.. Cambere. Tavshanjian's secre-
ta'y, visited the attorneys office, and
there declared that the death of his
employer grew out of attempted
blackmail.
There is no government here -
cried Cambere excitedly. / cannot
understand why you have such laws.
In Turkey they would have rounded
them all up. This man who commit
ted the murder is only the dupe in
the hands of band OF blackmailers." "
Cambere gave Assistant District
Attorney Smythe list of wealthy Ar
menians who he said had been forced
to pay blackmail to this band.
This Is the work of an Armenian
I'm this city who is the worst man in
the world" said prominent Armen-
ian "He has been responsible for
many murders and lesser crimes, and
too cowardly to commit them him
self. He gets men of small intellect
to do the work for him by making
them believe that they are working
for their country"
Another well-to-do Armenian said !:
"a priest who tried to fight the band
was murdered in Odessa. Father
Kaksper Vartarian. killed in New York
wats another victim"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-01
WOMAN HAS LEPROsY.
The Sixth Case Discovered in Boston
and Vicinity.

The State board of health OF Mas
sachusetts has confirmed the report
that the young woman who was re-
Gently removed to the Massachusetts,
General hospita, after being employ
ed as a domestic for several months
10 some of the wealthiest families IN
Boston is victim of lerrosy
She will be removed to the ieprosy
colony at Fenikese Island of the
coast near New Bedford. The pa
iEnnnk whose name is concealed, had
ufreatIaent during che past
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-01
DIED OF BROKEN HEART.
Wife Insisted on Leaving Farm for
the City.

Arthur GLADDEN., So. prosperous
farmer of Dimondale, Mich, is dead
of a broken heart. Owing to the am
bition of his wife to move TO the CITY
GLADDEN. had sold his farm for 49,
600 and purchased house In Lam
sing.
When the time came to give pos.
session of the beautiful cottage and
broad acres which had been his nome
so long, GLADDEN. wandered from neio
10 field from stable to stable, taking
last looks at all of which he thought
SO much. Climbing into the haymow,
he covered himself In the fragran'
clover. the strings Of his heart snap
ped and be died without q WORD or q
cry & ! 80,
when found his cheeks were stili
wei with the tears which had cqursed
steadily down his cheeks fQ1rtm u
ssssi Isss
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-01
SHERIFF. COMMITS SUICIDE.
Driven to Act BY Memory of Man He
Recently Hanged.

Because the hanging of a negro in
the line of his official duty preyed on
his nerves, Sheriff Joseph b. Bennett,
OF Starke. county. Fla, blew out his
brains. The deed was committed at
his home in the presence of his wife.
About two weeks ago the sherin
adjusted the moose and sprung the
death trap for a negro who had been
convicted of murder. Although a
brave man Sheriff Bennett could
never bear the sight of suffering and
he could not rid himself of the mem
ory of the man dangling at the rope S
end He became unable to go to sleep
and told friends he would never again
have peace of mind.
After sleepless night, he arose,
secured his pistol, and shot himself
through the head while his wife was
still in bed. Mrs. Bennett awoke
Just as her husbands body fell across
the he'd
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-01
BUTCHERS ASSAULTED

PENSIONERS Because Price OF Meat
Was Raised.
he Jewish quarter in PhiladeI-
Was the scene of wild disorder
a women of the quarter made de-
K$rations against all of the Kosh-
>sers as a protest against the
ip the price Of beef.
&Hke invaded by angry wo-
1--we customers driven
zen and kcsse In
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-01
WOMAN FOUND DEAD.
And Her Husband Found Uncon-
scious I'm Rear of Flat.

At ChicagS on Thursday Mrs.
Emanuel Bloom vas mysteriously
stabbed and killed In her apartments.
Her husband was foup3 3unsconscious
on the gro.iRd 1cu10 AT Of the fiat,
The Jewish outlook. (Denver, Colo.) 1903-1913, 1907-02-08
Asks Chaplain to
Pray for All Alike

A peculiar question has arisen in the
California Legislature. 1t appears that
Senator Wolfe, Of the Mosaic faith, had
asked the chaplain if he could, without
sacrificing his convictions, so pray that
Jew and Gentle on the floor Of the Sen
ate might pray with him, and if he found
that he could not, then to follow the die
tation Of his own conscience.
For this a San Francisco minister
publicly denounced the senator as an
atheist, who had demanded "that hence
forth the chaplain of the Senate refrain
from any mention of the Savior Of the
world the founder Of Christian civiliza-
tion." He characterized the words Of
the senator as those Of an "irreverent
and Goddess man, and quoted him as
saying "the Christian members Of the
recognize the founder Of their faith when
they affix the figures 1907 to the pro-
ceedings Of this session. The rest Of us
ther reference to the man Of Nazareth -
Senator Wolfe took notice Of these ac-
cusations and addressed the Senate in
most dignifed manner, administering
well deserved rebuke to the Christian
minister, III language all tne more lof-
cible because it was respectful and gen
tlemanly.
The question raised is one Of great
delicacy A Christian prayer is petit
ton to the Almighty in the name of Him
whom the Christians worship as the Sec
ond Person in the Godhead. A member
Of the Mosaic faith must necessarily re-
gard prayer so worded as displeasing
to the Being he worships. What common
ground can they two meet on, as suppl
cants before the throne Of grace? Sena-
tor Wolfe says in his remarkable address