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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-01
DEATH BY COLLAPSE
Great Pier in Baltimore Harbor
Tumbles In
THREE DEAD AND l6 MISSING
General Superintendent Edison, of
Baltimore Bridge Company,
Among the Injured, Being Caught
While Warning Workmen off the
Pier.

Baltimore, Special.-A section Of
the new pier being erected at the i'm
migration station at Locust Point,
South Baltimore, for the Baltimore
G. Ohio Railroad for the use of the
North German Lloyd Steamship Com
pany, collapsed Saturday, carrying
down between 20 and 25 men of whom
three are known to be dead, 16 miss
ing and Is injured, most of them la
borers. Among the last named is W.
N. Edison, general superintendent Of
the Baltimore Bridge Company,
which had charge of the steel con-
struction. He was caught while
warning the workmen off the pier.
The dead so far as known are:
Howard L. Ellender, Baltimore,
Engineer.
Tony Wolf, Baltimore.
Robert Sweetman, Woodberry.
Ellender lost his life trying to save.
the men on the outer end of the pier.
Superintendent Edison, who was in
jured in the performance Of the same
vessel, was not seriously hurt.
All the victims were employees of
the Baltimore Bridge Company. This
was a two-story building LOCO feet
long and its estimated cost was $780,
900. About 4SO feet of it sank.
Warning of the disaster was heard
several days ago when Sthe piles to-
ward the end of the pier began set
tling and vigorous efforts were being
made to save the structure.
Saturday shortly before the disas-.
ter occurred the piles began settling
in such an alarming manner that or
ders to leave the place were circulat-
ed among the fifty odd workmen and
it is due to this fact that the casual
ties were not greater. Those caught
were on the end of the pier on the
roof.
The falling of the pier into the
water created a tremendous wave in
the harbor and led many persons 10
believe there had been an earthquake.
At Speddens ship yard, directly
across the harbor from Locust Point,
the water suddenly dropped eight
feet, throwing two men overheard
from marine railway. They were
rescued with difficulty.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-01
Salaries of Rural Carriers.

Washington, special.-Postmaster
General Meyer has approved the de-
tailed adjustment of salaries of rural
free delivery carriers, as submitted
by Assistant Postmaster General De-
Graw, and the new schedule which
will become effective July.1 next will
make a graded increase in the com
pensation Of carriers of from 9 10
25 per cent, based upon the number
of miles traversed by carriers as
shown by the records Of the Depart
ment.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-01
Field For Action of Grand Jury With
out Bail.

Danville, Va, special.-Tom Walk
er, JOB Baugh, Oscar Neatherly and
Jno. B. Talbot 4 white boys charged
with the murder of Ellen Elliott, a
negro woman, who was beat and cut
to death on the outskirts of the city
last Saturday night we're given a pre-
liminary hearing in the mayors court
and held for action by the grand jury.
Annlication for bail was refused.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-01
Harrisonburg Homes Burned.

Harrisburg, Special: Fire here
Thursday afternoon destroyed two
residences on Depot, Hill, resulting in
a loss of over $4,000. The fire start
ed from spark from a traction en-
CINE, which ignited the roof of d
house owned by the heirs of Gusta-
vius Gay. The second house burned
was owned by Lewis Poynes.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-01
Kills Supposed Highwayman.

Birmingham, Ala, special.-E. K.
Body, switchman for the ST. Louis
& San Francisco Railroad, shot and
killed a well-dressed white man.
about 20 years of age. Bodey is in
jail. Recently two murders and sew
eral robberies have occurred in the
railroad yards and Bodey said he was
about to be held up when he fired
The body was identified later as that
of ". A. Kennedy, a monlder. lie
was on lis way to work when he was
killed. .i
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-01
Dispenser wolf Was Arrested.

Columbia, speeial.-W. Fl. Wolfe,
the dispenser, who was recently chek-
up s., 800 short in his accounts at the
dispensary near the union station in
this city, was rearrested and after a
preliminary before Recorder Stanley
was released under bond of $4,000,
which was furnished by his brother
in-law, Thomas Meetze, Of Lexing-
ton. 1t will be recalled that after tl!e
shortage was made up by Wolfe's
friends he was released by the police
on receipt of telegram from Soliei-
tor Zimmerman. The, solicitor was
assured that the county board had no.
desire to press the case, but after a.
conference was held with the attor-
uey general, the latter decided TO have
served the warrant, which had pre-
yiously been sworn out. The board
by agreeing to. drop the case did not
intend that there would. be no prose-
cution and in order to relieve both the
solicitor and the board of any, embar-.
rassment they might feel the attorney
general took the matter up. The So.
licitor, however, will conduct the pros
eeution. The county board has order.
ed the dispensary reopened under
Charles McElrone and elected ]. G..
Bartholdi as clerk. Before turning
the dispensary over to McElrone, tie
board had another checking, and the
second accounting proved that the
shortage was 81, sos.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-01
Bitten by Mad Dog.

Springfield, special-Pete Duncan,
of the Tenth District of this county,
was attacked and severely bitten by
a mad dog last week. The dog at
tackled Duncan and bit him on the
arms and legs, until Charley Reyno!as
came to his rescue by killing the dog
with a chair. Young Duncan is the
son of Frank Duncan, prominent
farmer of this county, and he was
brought to the city for treatment.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-01
Bamberg May Vote Out County
Dispensaries.

Bamberg, S. c., Special -Bamberg
county will make an effort to oust
the county dispensary, and that i'm
mediately. Furthermore, from the
sentiment of mass meeting at the
court house the liquor business Will
be taken off the hands of the county
as absolutely as the traffic was re-
moved from the control of the State.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-01
Two-cent Passenger Rate.

Richmond, Va, special.-The State
corporation commission has handed
down decision in the rate cases by
which after July l, passenger rates
ON trunk lines are reduced to two
cents per mile. on their feeders 30
2 l-2 cents, on certain minor roads
they will be three and on one or two
lines 8 1-2 cents. On freight q uni
form schedule is established thereby
making slight reduction.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-01
Former Gov. Bullock Dead.

Buffalo, N. Y, special.-A des-
patch to The News from Albion says
Rufus B. Bullock, former Governor
of Georgia, died Saturday at the fam
lily homestead at Albion, where he
had resided since the death of his
wife two years ago. He was 73 years
of age and leaves daughter, Mrs.
Leonard Kendall, Of Glenn Ridge, N.
j., and two sons Freeman Bullock, of
Omaha, and V. V. Bullock, of At
lanta. The cause Of death was loco
motor ataxia.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-01
Z COL. JAMEssA. HoYF,
2 of Greene: g: s

derful that an eminent c1VlIlan Oh
New England soon after the war pro-
posed to obliterate all recollections
of the strife by putting out Of sight
all the relics that sayored of battle
and carnage. He desired not to pre-
serve the torn and tattered flags that
epitomized the glories, of Gettysburg
and Shiloh, and he would not erect
monuments to- the men who sscaled
missionary Ridge or planted the Stars
andTStripes upon Vicksburg embat-
-ffements. His conviction was that
the Sections would be reunited more
speedily by complete oblivion ofSthe
past. In this ne was, surely mistaken.
-A-nati nnsthat Roula stiEe the impulse
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-01

enueu the President re-
paired again to the grand stand from
which he reviewed parade of Unit
cd States. soldiers and sailors. Sea-
men from the visiting fleets were ex-
pected 10 take part in the parade, but
the difficulties of landing on the ul-
completed grounds prevented. The pa
rade was quickly over and reception
by the President in the auditorium
brought the days events at the fair
grounds to close.
The addresses of President Roose-
yelt and President Tucker Of the
Jamestown Exposition Company were
10th of high order and were atten-
lively listened to by an immense
crowd of people. The opening ce.e-
monies were fully up to the highest
Expectations of those in attendance.
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
President Roosevelt, being intro
duced. delivered a strong and patriot
lie address to the immense throng
present. His speech was of too great
length to be given here in full. The
following, however, are some Of his
most striking thoughts.
"At the outset wish to say word
Of special greeting to the representa-
tives of the foreign governments here
present. Thy have come to assist us
| in celebrating what was in very truth
the birthday of this nation, for it
was here that the colonists, first set
tied, whose incoming, whose growth
from their own loins and by the addi-
lion of newcomers from abroad. was
to make the people which 160 years
| later assumed the solemn responsible
ties and weighty duties, of complete
/ independence.
"Again, let me bid YOU welcome
representatives of our sister republics
cf this continent. In the larger as.
rect, your interests and ours are iden
iical. Your problems and ours are il
large part the same; and as we strive
to settle them, I pledge you herewith
on the part Of this nation the heart
lest friendship and good will.''
"Finally, let me say special wort
of greeting to those representatives o.
the Asiatic nations who make up tha
newest East which is yet the mos
ancient East, the East of time i'm
memorial. In particular, let me cx
. press a word Of hearty welcome I,
fLe representatives of the mighty is
land empire Of Japan; that empire
which, in learning from the West, ha
shown that it had so much, so ver.
much, to teach the West in return.
"To all of you here gathered | eS
PRESS my thanks fer your coming, an
/. extend to you my earnest wishe
for The welfare of your several na
tons"
"We have met today TO celebrat
the opening of the exposition whic
itself commentaries the first pei
manent settlement of men of OF
stock in Virginia. The first beginnin
Of what has since become this might
republic. Three hundred years ago
handful of English adventurers, WI
had crossed the ocean in what "
should now call cocl;le-hoats, as clun
sy as they we're fiail, landed IN u
great wooded wilderness, the Indial
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-01
SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS.
Conditions for the Past Week as Re-
ported by the Department.

The weather and Crop Bureau of
the Department of Agriculture issues
the following bulletin of conditions
for the elk ending Monday, April
22nd.
The mean temperature and sun
slime for the week were below nor
NAL, while the precipitation was
slightly in excess in portions of the
State.
The first two days were cold, the
middle Of the week was mild, and the
last two days were again cold and
cloudy. The temperature from 6
maximum of 70 degrees at Blackyille
and Florence on the 18th to mini
mum Of % degrees at Spartanburg
on the 10Th.
There were light, scattered showers
on the 10th, while on the night of
the 18th thunderstorms occurred over
the entire State causing moderately
heavy rainfull in places. The thunder
storms were accompanied by hail and
high winds in places. A general, rain
set N on the morning of the 22d and
it was still raining as the week ended.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-01
SPEAKING OF FIGURES.

'"I'm sure don't know what he saw
In her. Her face is decidedly plain"
Yes, but the figure she has makes
UP for all that" n,
Figure? She's positively scrawny;
she hasn't any figure"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-01
Z .ESg q. u e
THINNER GROW THE RANKS.

Thinner-and thinner the ranks are
growing Each year a larger num-
bersares answering the .roll-call on the
other side.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-01
Culpeper Camp Delegates

Timmonsville, Special.-Culpepper
camp, No. 774, U. C. ", met Saturday
-Tiinamnnsxilla Guards,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-01
Two Die in 4O-Foot Plunge

Pittsburg, Pa, Special.-Two men
were killed an 100 passengers had
thrilling escape from a like fate i'll.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-01

tEE COltleQeidlS
soldier stands
u n / q u e ! y
among the rep
l:esentatives OF
a cause that
vas lost. { He
hasnever made
apologies to
the most ran
corouse foe or
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-08-26

combined Irasburg and West Burke
band of 40 pieces under the leader
ship Of A. H. Billiard furnished music
for the last day.
Fakirs and side shows were more
numerous than ever this year and
always 20 to make up a certain part
of the fair. samson" the giant
snake, Letter, the handcuff wizard, :"
"The Giant OK" the fortune teller,
the lifting machine, the merry 60
round and all the chance games were
there. They report fair business.
And the lemonade man, the candy
man, the peanut man, the fruit man,
and the souvenir man, we should not
leave them out either.
The cavalcade of stock took place
botn on Wednesday and Thursday
and the double, single and ladies'
drivers were shown on Wednesday
forenoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01
eMERYvlLLE ENTRIES

OAKLAND, Dec. 31.--Emeryville en-
tries for Tuesday January /:
First race, six and a half furlongs g.
year-olds and uPwardd-,'L1Qrd Nelson.
Metlakatla, 100; %Prestige, 1906 Sin Car
ter, l07; Anvil, 101.
second race, one mile, selling, 3-year-
olds and upward-Dorado, 107; Orchan,
iii; Watehful, lO5; Alma Boy 1922 Theo; ,,;
Case, 1O2; Reechwood, lO2; The only
Way, 90; Dorthula. lO2
Third race, three fgrlongs, purse, q
year olds-Firestone, ia; vallejo, II;
Bill, Iii; Thomas Calhoun. IA; Bunker
Hni, ia; Paro Sal, iii Heather scott,
iii; Husky ia; Henry Kelley, ia; old
Fourth race. one mile and an eighth
New Year handicap, 3year-olds and up
ward-Logistilla 11S; Tony Faust, 1l0i
proper, 119; Borghesi, l2O; Sir Edward
ilO; Corrgan 1O4; Ramus, 100; Joe
Coyne, 99 Logistilla and Tony Faust
Hildreth entry.
Fifth race, Futurity course, selling
3-year-olds and upward-Burleigh 1l6i
Van Ness, 105; Banposal, 400; Plausi-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01
ATTELL STARTS
TRAINING TODAY
TO OPEN CAMP AT BALDWlN'S
RANCH
Featherwelsht Champion Says He VIII
Not Come Into the City Until
After Battle with Baker
Is Over

After successful day at Ascot park,
where the bookies were relieved of
about s2500 of their bank rolls, Abe At
tell will today start his training for the
battle with Marry Baker, January is,
before the local club, at Balwdin's
ranch.
Yesterday Abe had several good
things" up his sleeve and left the track
with considerably more than he carried
out with him. This is not Abe's first
winning, as he has been adding to his
pile" for some time. Abe said that he
will not be seen In town after he has
started training until the fight Is over.
so that means that there will be no
more playing the ponies for some time
to come.
From the looks of the way Abe in
tends to train, he will be in perfect
condition and able to give Baker one
of the fastest battles that he ever eX-
perienced since entering the ring.
Baker Is at present training at the
gymnasium of the East Side Athletic
club under the direction Of MOLLY"
Mcdonald, and with his trainers assist
ance should be in very good condition
by January 1S.
Ills 10 WHdC DOCn llceu, as
alone will tell in the coming fight.
Abe's shrewdness and ring generalship
helped him to great extent when the
two last met, and no doubt 1t Is this
same instinct that is sending Abe out
to Arcadia so far in advance of the
date of the battle.
But Baker, too, knows that he is not
going UP against the easiest proposition
in the world when he clashes with the
a. i, ,.i,,
try no under-trained stunts with Abe
Harry has In Mcdonald a very wise
assistant who. having trained Abe, will
be able to throw some light upon many
of his tricks. giving Baker an ad-
vantage that he could not have gained
any other way than meeting Attell more
than once between the ropes.
No doubt many of Abes weak points
will be disclosed in the Baker camp.
and Harry trained to meet such emerg-
encies. But with all this Baker will
need speed and good wind to carry out
the plans Of his advisers.
Abe will take upon himself the posi-
ton of trainer and will have as his as
sistants Kid Dalton and Abdul, the
Turk. Dalton will act in the capacity
of sparring partner. while the Turk will
possibly act as a human punching bag
Dalton has served Abe several times as
sparring partner, and has played the
part well.
None of the preliminary boys who
have been fighting in Los Angeles have
gained a decision over the youngster
who is tough and game to the very core.
Dalton is always fighting, always COM
ing in, and never knows when he has
enough. This, If nothing else, would
make him a good sparring partner for
any man of his weight.
With Abe starting his training today
he will have just eighteen days in
which to prepare for the battle. Abe
states that he will make use of every
one of them, giving none chance to
go by unheeded
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01
JOCKEYS FALL
At NEW ORLEANS
By Associa ted Press.

By Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 31.-Three
jockeys fell with their mounts and two
of them were somewhat seriously in
jured during the third race at the fair
grounds today. At the three-quarter
pole Expect To See fell, knocking
Jockey Austin unconscious. The Scout
fell over lem, throwing and slightly
injuring Jockey Noone, and Jockey
Smiths collar bone was broken as his
mount, Harry Gardiner, stumbled over
the mess.
Results:
Five and a half furlongs-Pinsticker
won, Foxhall second, Chieftain third;
time 1:10.
Six and half furlongs-Helen Lucas
won, John Kaufman second, Pompa-
dour third; time 1:24 AS.
Five furlongs-Sir Mincemeat won,
Brittanby second, odd Trick third;
time 1903.
Mile-Missouri Lad won, Harry
Scott second, Polly Prim third; time
1:43 2-5.
Mile and seventy yards-Decimo won,
Harmarkis second, Terms Rod third;
time 1:4S 1-5.
Mile and a sixteenth-Abe Meyer
won, Fonsoluca second, Bitter Brown
third; time 1851.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01
IS THE GREATEST
ATHLETE Of YEAR
Wins the AlI-Around Athletic Cham.
pionship of the World, With
Score of $500
Points
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 31.-Martin Sher-
idan of the Irish-American Athletic
club holds the palm as the greatest all
around athlete of the year of 1906. He
established an all-round record of $500
points. a mark that will probabl
stand for many years. 1t is true that
T. F. Kiely won the American all
around championship at Boston. but
Sheridan did not compete and Kelly s
form was below Sheridans.
Without taking into consideration the
swimming records, nearly all of which
were alternately smashed by C. M.
Daniels of the New York Athletic club
and H. j. Handy of Chicago, thirty
American athletic records We're broken.
Daniels and Handy divided between
them about forty records.
In pugiistic circles there was really
little accomplished in the year 1906.
Abe Attell successfully defended his
title, Heney Melody became the welter-
great fight from Battling Nelson on a
foul in the forty-second round of their
battle at Goldfeld. All of the other
fights might be called second-class af-
fairs.
In yachting the greatest feat was
that of the 68-foot sloop Effort, which
won the Kings cup off Newport on
August s. The best time Of the year
was made by the Queen when she es-
tablished a record for her class over
the Americas cup course off Sandy
Hook by covering the thirty mile tri-
angle in three hours, ten minutes and
fifty-one seconds.
Yale won the football laurels for the
year. though Old Eli was not able to
score against Princeton. OF the east
ern universities Yale's team carried off
the greatest number of championships,
though very hard pressed by Pennsyl-
vania. Yale won four outright and tied
for a fifth. Pennsylvania was first in
three championships and tied with
other universities in tWo sports.
Morris Wood stands out as the best
amateur skater Of the year.
In baseball the sensational work of
the Chicago White Sox was the feature
of the season of 1906.
During the racing season of nearly
eight months $2O00,00O was split up
among horsemen by the various racing
associations in this state. James R.
Keene's horses head the winning list
with $158000 to their credit.
-Four great horses-Roseben, Salvi-
dere, Burgomaster and Accountant
show remarkable speed and won large
nuber of races, but none could COM
pare in ability to Sysonby. the peerless
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-01
sNowsToRM RACES IN ToNoPAH
Both Fighters Take a Run In the
Morning
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
TONOPAII, New, Dec. 31.--A heavy
snow storm is raging in Tonopah this
morning and indications point to Sc
we're weather conditions for tonight
and tomorrow. The rival pugilists
were on the trails early, Cans content
ing himself with a five-mile sprint,
While Herman cantered along the
frozen ground for a four-mile stretch
The Chicago lad will do about half
an hours work in the gymnasium this
afternoon, but Cans will go through
his regular route
Among the latest arrivals are Jack
O'Brien, heavyweight, Rex Beach, the
author, Ben Selig and several well
known coast sporting writer's. Many
other prominent men in the sporting
world are expected to reach here to-
night. So far as known there will be
no special trains run into Tonopah for
the fight although extra trains will be
dispatched from Goldfield to handle
from that place.
Outside of hundred people from
San Francisco and vicinity the attend
ance will be made up from miners in
the adjacent camps and residents of
Southern Nevada towns. AS was the
case in the Goldfield fight last Sep
tember. there will be some women
seated at the rlngSlQe Wnen the ngnt-
ers enter the arena.
There was a falling off in the sale of
seats this morning, which Manager
Riley attributes to the bad weather.
Riley states that the sale in Goldfield
is also proceeding slowly, for which ne
blames the weather and the miners
strike in that vicinity.
There was no betting on the result
this morning. Cans is a strong choice
with the odds of 10 to in his favor.
The trouble over the moving pic
ture contracts. which resulted in con-
siderable friction between Cans and
Manager Riley, probably will be
smoothed over this afternoon when
there will be another conference be-
tween the fighters managers and club
officials.
Ben Selig. the champions manager
announced that he would support his
protege's contention that new con-
tracts should be drawn up and he feels
confident Riley will agree to the con-
ditions submitted by Cans and Her
mans manager.
The strike of the cooks and walters
is still on. The Casino club manager
| states that he will prepare at once tC
| convert the training quarters of the
two fighters into restaurants in order
that visitors may not go hungry during
| their stay in Tonopah He will be as
| sisted in this undertaking by the pro.
prietors of the places affected by the
strike.