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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
SWEPT By FLAMES
PICNIC COST NEW ORLEANS OVER
A. MILLION DOLLARS.
Firerien Were Ont in Suburbs En-
ioying Annual Holiday Event and
Flames Gained Headway.

Fire, which broke out in the CEN
ire of the commercial district of New
Orleans, La, Sunday. afternoon,
swept over portions of three blocks,
destroying large number of whole
sale houses, manufacturing plants
and small stores. Originating at
Bienville and Chantres streets, the
flames worked their way north as far
as Cont street and west toward Roy
al, bringing about property loss of
between one and two million dciIars
before they were finally subiued.
Several circumstances conbined to
give the fire a headway which proved
iSnard to overcome. At the time the
alarm was turned in, shortly before
three o'clock, the New. Orleans fire.
men were in the midst of their an
nual picnic at suburban park and
the engines responded with mere
handful of men. s
It was nearly an hour before the
department was in position to make
anything like successful fight
against the fire, and even then tae
handicap against it was added to by
an inadequate supply of water.
The fire was one Of the most spec
tacular that has occurred in New Or
leans during recent years. The sec
zion devastated was made up largely
of old buildings, some over a half
century in use. They proved like SO
much tinder to the flames, and famed
by high wind, the fire made rapid
progress
raaTworware houses, filed with wines
and. liquors, were among the build
ings destroyed by the fire. AS they
burned the barrels of whiskey and
brandy exploded with thounderous
roars which could be heard for blocks
and which shook the walls of adj
Joining buildings and endangered the
lives of firemen engaged in fighting
the flames.
! It was not until several hours had
elapsed that the fire was gotten IN
der control. and even then 1t contin-
ned to burn well into the night.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
WALKS INTO LAKE.
Girl Commits Suicide on Account OF
Illness Preventing Marriage.

1t became known Tuesday that
Miss May Field Verne, who commit
ted suicide by walig into Lake
Michigan, at the foot of Fifty-sixth
street, Chicago, Monday, was despon-
dent because Of an. illness, largely
imaginary, and which prevented her
marrying a devoted sweetheart.
A search of her room disclosed
brief farewell messages to her faith
er and the man she hoped to marry,
George Mansfield, travelling sales
man, of Ell. -Paso, Texas, Miss Verne
had often threatened to jump into
the lake If she was not soon suftici-
entity recovered to marry George"
The girl graduated from a private
seminary in Ell Paso and broke down
from overstudy some months ago.
Since the death of her mother ten
years ago, the young woman. who
lust passed her twenty-first birthday,
pent most of her time with her sister,
Mrs. E! French, at Ell Paso 1t was
there, as schoolgirl, several years
ago, that she first met and fell III
love with Mansfield. Her relatives
approved ofthe match. but, prevented
a wedding ceremony taking place last
spring because of her mental condl-
ton. This, it is said, aggravated her
ailment.
In the hope that change would
improve her condition, she was sent
to another sister, Mrs. Voinays Bry-
an, at Louiville, the place of her blrth
Subsequently she went to the thlro
sister, Mrs. Miles Turpin at Richmond
Eight weeks ago her father decided
that she ought to come to Chicago.
For a brief time she got along nice
", but later she again began brood
ing because of the postponed wed
ding
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
SUICIDE WAS A TEACHER.
No Reason Known for Prof. Krewer's
Self Destruction.

Self Destruction.
More light was thrown upon the
identity of j. M. Krewer, who COM
mitted suicide at a downtown hotel
in Chicago on Tuesday, by ]. L. Hill,
a teacher in French and German,
staying at the same hotel, who said
that Krewer was teacher in Ger
man and French at the University
School at Louisville.
Hill said he was acquainted with
Krewer for several years and during
the past summer, Krewer had been
an instructor in school in New
York.
From papers found among the sui
cides effects, the police learned that
Hill knew Krewer. A telegram was
sent to New York, where Hill lives,
and an answer was received in which
it was told that Hill was at the ho-
tel In Chicago. Fill was surprised
on hearing of Krewer's death. He
said he had not known that his friend
was in Chicago.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
ON BANK uePU> lTS.
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE AT
TOPEKA, KANSAS.
Declares Kansas Republican Conven-
tion Endorses National Democratic
Platform on Two Planks.

A dispatch from Topeka, Kan,
says that before an audience which
filled the Auditorium to overfowing
W. J. Bryan, Democratic candidate
for President, Thursday night spoke
on the subject Of Guaranty of Bank
Deposits" Previously he had deliver
ed three other addresses, two from
the veranda of the hotel and the third
at Garfield Park, where ne attended
a picnic by the knights of Pythias,
his latter theme being Fraternity"
The Democratic candidate and his
artX arrived there early Thursday af-
ternoon and were taken in hand by a
reception committee of leading Demo-
Gratis of the city and conducted to
the hotelyin an automobile. Great
crowds greeted Mr.. Bryan.
AS announced by him before his
departure from Kansas City, Mr..
Bryan, in view of the action of the
Kansas Republican State Convention,
which endorsed the guaranty of bank
deposits, made some remarks supple
mentary to his prepared speech on
that subject. He took up the ad-
vantages of the guaranty system,
and ' then answered the objections
made to it by Mr.. Taft and others.
He began by asking why the deposi-
tor should be left unsecured when the
National Government demanded Sc
curity of any bank with which it de-
posits money. He pointed out that
the choice between the po stal savings
bank and the guaranty plan, and ac-
cussed Mr.. Taft of Favoring an un-
necessary extension OF the sphere of
government in advocating the postal
savings bank instead Of the guaranty
bank Mr.. Bryan declared that he
preferred the guaranty bank PROPOSE
ton, which would allow the banks. to
attend to the banking business and
yet compel them to give their depcsi-
tors necessary security. 9
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
b, WASHED, FROM. HOUSE TOP.
Negro Family Drowned in Darlington
on Last Tuesday.

on Last Tuesday.
"A dispatch from Darlington says
Joe Browns family, consisting Of his
wife and three children, all colored,
were drowned in the Pee Dee Tues
day. Their home was situated in
the swamp at. Pee Dee on planta-
ton belonging to John A. Russell,
and it was surrounded by water OF
the freshet.
" Before they ha dtime to e scape
they lrst climbed to the top OF the
house, but it was finally swept away
from It position and was carried
down the stream. But before going
very far the wife and children were
drowned. Brown himself escaped by
holding on to the top Of tree. which
was not fully covered by water. and
held there until rescued Great
damage has been done to the river
plantations in Darlington county. The
bodies of those drowned have not
been recovered.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
GAMBLERS FLEECE YOUTH.
Captain of! Liner Helps a Heidelberg
Graduate Keep His Funds.

A news dispatch from New York
say a wise captain, a letter of cred
it and a effincient service saved Au-
gust Walter, recently graduated from
the meshes Of quartette Of profes-
sional gamblers who tried to get his
money on board the liner Kronprin-
zessin Cecilie, which arrived at New
York Tuesday from Bremen.
The young man met the gamblers
in the smoking room of the steamer
soon after she cleared the English
channel. They induced him to throw
dice for IS throw and let him win.
Then they let him lose, and when he
showed a letter of credit and ex-
planned that he would give them
checks, they told him that it was all
right and urged him to continue the
game.
When he had handed out I. O. us
to the amount of $500, the young
man decided to stop. He said he
would get some cash before the
steamer docked and pay up before he
landed. A fatherly German ap-
preached the Heildelburg. man. later,
and told him the men were profess
sional gamblers.
Young Walter unburdened his tale
TO Capt. Hodgemann, and he sent
wireless message for the boy to the
latter's bankers in New York, advis-
ing them to refuse payment of the
checks, If presented. When the
steamer docked. there was no scene
and the gamblers did not refer to a
cash payment of the debt. They
were informed OF Capt. Hogemann's
action. and will, be apprehended II
they attempt to cash the checks.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
WOMEN CHARGE SWINDLE.
Man Arrested for Getting Them to In.
vest Saving in Stock.

Fortune telling, which led two
aged women of Newbark. N. j., to
invest their savings in mining stock.
Friday night in the arrest of Henry
T. Rodman, sixty-two years old, on
a charge of grand larceny. The Wo-
men who caused RodmaI's arrest are
Mrs. Martha A. Taylor. widow, and
Mrs. Margaret M. thompson, of
Newark.
Mrs. Taylor told Assistant District
Attorney Indelberger that she had
lots S2,500 and Mrs. Thompson S400.
Last: June. so that story goes the
,omen went to a.fortune teller. whose
name they say was advertised as W.
H:nGarnet. Mr.; Garnet advised his
customers to buy gold and copper
stocks.
In another trance Garnet dreamed
the name OF H. T. .,Rodman & Co.
Mr.. Rodman was Introduced and as a
result he received the, S2,500;., for
shares i in a mining company. A
first dividend was paid ri in June. of
last year. When second was de-
manded in July Mr.. Rodman persuad-
ed the women to accept after that an
nual divided instead of the monthly
payments. Subsequently he gave
them notes for. double the money they
had invested.
When the investors, went again
to get cash for paper Rodman had
decamped, they say. and so had the
fortune teller They then went TO
the district attorneys office.
Magistrate Finn held Rodman in
$4,000 bail for Mrs. Taylor's case and
$1,000 for Mrs. Thompson case.
He gave bail.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
CLAMOR. MANIAC MAY DIE.
swallows IodoSorm After He Is Plac-
ed Behind the Bars.

At st. Louis Robert Caulefield, a
boilermaker. suffering from clamor
mania. "a passion for noise" after a
struggle with policeman on street
car, is in a hospital suffering from a
dose Of iodoform. His chance If re-
covery is slight.
He was found near the Broadway
viaduct unconscious on last Monday
night, and taken to the hospital. The
quietness of the place caused him to
rave incessantly. 1t was decided to
take him to Jail ,handcuffed and in
charge of a policeman.
Cauleheld was placed on subur-
ban street car When the car enter
ed the quiet country district ne be-
came violent and attacked the po-
7iceman. Later he was placed in jail.
Five minutes after ne was locked I'D
Ae swallowed iodoform.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
TWO NEGROES DROWNED.
Three Who Went Out to Watch River
Bridge Meet Disaster.

A special from Saluda says Tues
day afternoon Dock Abney and Sam
Holland, two negroes were drowned
in the saluda River at Higgins Fer
ry. Wallace Sheppard another ne
gro, barely escaped being drowned
with them.
The three negroes had gone out IN
aboat from the Saluda side to see
how the bridge was standing the
flood, and the boat, small one, be-
came entangled in some telephone
wires and was capsized. The shep-
pard negro had hard struggle
finallyscaught in a tree and was later
rescued.
The long bridge at Chappells was
swept away Tuesday morning and
the steel bridge :at:t Higgins Ferry
went down that evening. Sainda
River was four feet higher than 1t
was in 1888.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
Prayer and Big Navy Go Together.

Capt. Hohson who has been travel
ing up and down the country de-
claring for a big navy and warning
the people against the danger of war
with Japan, stated recently that some
people say he is not in sympathy with
the Christian spirit. He declares
that if it had not been for prayer
there would not have been a Merri-
mac victory and the Spanish fleet
would not have been bottled III
Santiago harbor.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
Too Drunk to See the Bait.

1t was great time for the fish
but a sad one for the fishermen, the
day the Greenbauer was burned near
Midway, Ky. Over $4,000 barrels OF
whisky was dumped into the creek.
The fish became so drunk they didn't
care for any bait bu5 spent their time
{, wing 10 swim above water ald walk
on the bank of the creek.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
Burglar Called on n PugiliSt.

Marvin Hart, who IS training for
a bout with Jack O'Brien, got some
unexpected practice recently at his
quarters near Louisville, KY. A bur
glar entered his room. The darkness
saved the latter from many upper
cuts, swing. jabs and hooks, but by
the time he found the door and dart
ed away the marauder was badly use
W. o
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
VICTORY SURE, SAYS MACK.
Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and New York
for Bryan and Kern.

Chairman Mack, OF the Democratic
national committee, arrived Tuesday
In New York to inaugurate the cam.
paign In the East.
He, said: "The elements of doubt
in the coming election are being
swept away by the drift of, the -coun-
try toward the Democracy. ! am alb
solutely confident Of the election of
Bryan and Kern. ! say this frankly
from the fact that reports received
Of convasses made are the indexes
that the next administration at Wash
ington will be Democratic.
Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and New
York will undoubtedly go Democratic
this year."
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
HANDS, OF JAPANESE WOMAN.
Oriental Has Model, Being Her Pride
and Ambition.


Much has been said and written
about pretty hands and many poet
have: they inspired 5t6fferyent sonnet.
says Harriet Coats In The Washing
sort Herald. EFhey form the pride
and the ambition Of one nation, for
the .chiefest charm of the japanese
woman is her hands. They are
small as a childss,S full expression,
with @eFlshaped, taperig fingers and
beautifully grooned almond-shaped
nails; hands that are we'll rounded,
but exceedingly agile and demonstrate
surprising amount Of grace. no
matter whether they are preparing
tea or busy handling the fan, or
whether they are playing the"seml-
:sen." the national musical ,instru'
nent of>the Japanese.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
Nurderous Mexican Army Officers.

Gen. Julio Cervantes is in jail at
Mexico City. on charge of killing
Andres Rosales and Gen. Miguel
Mas is in a nearby cell charged
with killing of David Olivares. Both
are leading generals in the army and
their victims were we'll known citizens.
The trials are scheduled for early
date
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
LIGHTNING KILLS. MULES.
One from Each Team Killed-DriVers
Not Injured.

Monday afternoon about o'clock
near Rheims, about ten miles from
Georgetown. lightning struck and
killed three mules belonging to +.
Rhem and Son. The instance was
very peculiar.
F. Rhem and his IN had sent
their three double rs 10 JAKE
CITY to carry tobacco TO market. On
their way back about four O'Clock
lightning struck and killed one mule
from each wagon, leaving the other
three unharmed. The drivers of the
wagons were stunned but recovered
shortly after the stroke.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
Deserted Girls Faith is Firm.

Miss Lucy Warner, who was dis
appointed at Wooster. o., a week
ago, by the failure Of Ralph w. Eddy,
her intended husband, still has hope
that he will return and declares she
will marry him whenever he does ap-
pear.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
Generals Wife Murdered.

The wife of Major General Chas.
Edward Luard, retired officer of the
Royal Engineers, was murdered in
the woods near London. England,
last week. Robbery, is believed to
have been the motive as her jewel
cry was taken.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
Fell 1000 Feet But Was Unhurt.

Jack Weiss. miner, plunged L.
600 feet from a road to the Colorado
and Southern railroads tracks near
Empire, Col. last week, and escap-
ed without injury. His horse was
found near him. crushed into shape
less mass.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
Sanitary Pigsty at Danvllle, Pa

Work is under way on the new
sanitary pigsty at the Danville State
hospital, at Danville, Pa. 1t VIII COST
$4,000, be heated with steam, light
ed with electricity and the pigs VIII
eat nothing but cooked food. The
building will be two stories and 1t is
nossible the porkers will sleep up
stairs.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
BANK ROBBERS GET $4,000.
Masked Men Dynamite Safe, And
Keep Posse Mt Bay.

AT Montreal, five masked men dy-
namited the safe in the Provincial
Bank at st. Fustache and secured
$4,000.
They held up the caretaker and
kent a possee of citizens at bay with
reyolvers and made good their es-
cape.
Two arrests were made on suspi-
=
cion.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
Fake Whiskey Must Be Branded.

Judge Thompson, in United States
court, at Cincinnati, O., dined the
petition of the Union Distilling COM
pany asking that the Governmet be
enjoined from compelling the brand
ing OF imitation" whiskey as SUCH
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
SHOT BY HIS SISTER.
Man Brings Bride Home, But Couple
Isn't Welcomed.


Because her brother, John Vim
cent, who is twenty-eight years old,
married and was about to leave his
parents home in Brooklyn, N. Y,
Francesca Vincent, seventeen years
old, Vincent alleges, fired two shots
at him with revolver. He was shot
twice in the left arm.
Francesca ran from the house and
disappeared.
Vincent says he married several
months ago and brought his wife
home. His sister scolded him for
marrying, and thereafter refused to
speak to him. He told her that il
she did not treat him and his wife
with respect, he would move to some
other house. He. says his sister then
opened fire on him. ("
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
Pride Paid for Honeymoon Trip,

Mrs. Lillia:i Maeser was granted
an iaterlocuto-y eecree of divorce IN
LOS Angeles. Cal, last week. In her
testimony she 5eclared her husband
z,n architect in Salt Lake Ct1v. Utah'
went broke on their honeymoon trip
and she had to pay all the bills. Nom
support was alleged as the grounds
Tor divorce.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
Artoist jumped Into Wire Fence.

Seen Milwaukeeans were injured,
one probably fatally, when the steer
ing gear broke near Richfield, Wis,
and plunged an automobile driven by
H r. King. through barbed wire
fence. !
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01
YEGGMAN SHOW THE POLICE.
Gives Demonstration of How Safes
Are Cracked.

are CfaCkeU.
Acting Capt. Connell, of the detec-
tive bureau in Newark, \. j. and
several of his men had practical
illustration at police headquarters OF
that city of how safes are operated
on by expert "yeggmen" preparatory
to blowing them open.
The demonstrator was George r.
Williams, alias "Humpty," the lead
er of the. gang Of burglars captured
in Newark last Friday night.
Williams deftly applied a block 70
the knob of the safe in the Office OF
Chief of Police Corbitt, put his drill
and prepared to connect the battery
with the dynamite. But when the
demonstration tried to insert charge
of dynamite and explode it the police
hastilyreturned him to hiscell.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-01

Cloudbursts Do Great Damage.
Cloudbursts around Florence, COL,
drowned two boys and caused pro-
perty damage worth $4,000. .
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-01-17
BUCKET SHOP MEN
PLEAD NOT GUILTY

st. Paul. Jan. IT,. Clinton d.
Phelps, president of the Wisconsin
Grain & Stock company; H. P. Erus-
berger. secretary; Martin Quigley,
treasurer; Bruce Tuttle, custodian;
Charles T. Kelly, order clerk; John
Stuart, telegraph operator; Paul
Foss, in charge Of brokers on the
Superior Board Of Trade, and Geo.
w. Wood, one of the defendants in
the conspiracy trial of the govern
.ment against Wood Brothers, ct al,
alleged officers Of the Wisconsin com
pany, were arraigned before Commits
|sioaer Spencer in the United States
court yesterday afternoon to answer
to the charge Of using the mails to
defraud. They all pleaded not guilty
and were released under bail.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-01-17
NEW ORLEANS OFFICIAL FIRES
TWO SHOTS AT EDITOR OF
MORNING PAPER
Joseph Leveque, of the Morning
World, Subject Of Attempted Kill
ing by Inspector Whitaker The
Paper Had Rebuked Whitaker for
Too Much Devotion to Race Tracks
While Drawing Fat Salary.

New Orleans, La, Jan. Ed
ward Whitaker, inspector Of police,
entered the Office Of the Morning
World here last night and fired two
shots at Josph NJ. Leveque, the edi.
tor. Neither shot took effect.
The shooting followed several at
tacks upon Whitaker In the editorial
and news columns of the World. The
head Of the New Orleans police de.
partment was criticized for attend
ing the races daily while drawing q
salary of $4,000 a year from the
people" !" and was referred to as a
s'blackguard and bully"
Whitaker, accompanied by several
detectives, entered the editorial room
of the World shortly after 6 o'clock
and the inspector started for Leve-
que, who was talking at the time tc
a young woman reporter. Blows
were exchanged and 1t was then that
Whitaker drew revolver and fired
twice.
Accounts Of the shooting vary, but
according to eye-witnesses, one Of
the several reporters who rushed tc
the editors aid, struck the police in.
spector's arm and caused the shots
to go wild.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-01-17
REFUSES N DEATH
70 FORGIVE son
WILL OF WILLIAM RH1NELAND-
Err ALLOWS HIS SON BUT
5000 YEARLY


New York, Jan. 17.-Under the
will Of William Rhinelander, who
died in this city January 3. William
G. Rhinelander, Of Albany, a son,
will receive only a life income OF
5000 year as his share of the
estate, which is estimated to be val
ued at many millions of dollars. The
estate, with the exception of $780,
900, which is to be set aside to pro-
vide for the annuity, is bequeathed
to the widow, with the request that
at her death it be equally divided
between two other sons, T. j. Oak
ley Rhinelander and Phillip Rhine
lander.
William C. Rhinelander was dis
owned by his father many years age
after the young man had married a
woman who had been employed as a
maid in his fathers household.
There have been reports Of a con
test by William G. Rhinelander, but
codicil Of the will provides against
this by annulling the annuity in
that event.