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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-02-09
Quintin NegIOn Sanjurjo
AVOCADO Y N0TARI0
0ficina:-San Jose IA altos
SAN JUAN, p. X.
"DENTUNDO."

Este es el mejor anest6sico local como
edo. De venta en- las acreditadas far
macia de los seiiores J. NJ. Blanco. Y
Co., Alfonso q. Zerb y don Pedr o julia;
rijase 4 Ia CORE spondencia su agente
NJ. hlirabal J. O. Box 440
su responsabildad pesa 81 el hombrc
solo opone la concession de Ia identidad
de derechos politicos la mujer, el tenor
dc que ella pueda inyadir sus facuItades
disputarle puesto y yentaias que Gl solo
tiene, en- ese caso Sc confiesa dc una ma.
ncra indiscutible que solo en- Ia tirania de
IA imposition dc una egoista voluntad cs
que esconde el hombrc su tirania preten
'le snstener una superloridad todas hccs
injusta tratando de que Ia muIer continue
cehda solo al eumplimiento Dc los debe
res del hosar 5 aleJando 81 gran concurso
la resolution lie los grandc, problemas
de Ia humanidad
Dice q no hard eita, hisr3ncas porque
no Sc ha preparado para este punto; pero
que 81 NAL no reeucrda los germlnos, des,lr
los primeros tiempos trataron dc dar igIa
les dcrechus d Ia mujer. estableciendo Ia
division de gananciales que So We hoy cn
nuestro C6digo Que DO cs justo Y habla
POGO en- favor De las sOciedades y de iOs
pueblos que pretenden en- nuestros mo
deruos tiempos De civilization manteHer
q la mujeF en- Ia situaci6n De mueble De
lujo. De obfsto de placer como Ia tenisn
10. antiques rnmanos los latinos De Ia
Epoca De obscurantisHo, en- que Ia mitad
Irl F6uer0 humane no se considerable ma,
rs- como IN obisIo de luio mas menos
~a, q sal'o,o sszla ri rspr,rh7 drl Iu.
lI9 Que 81 los gsrmnDos sIevarou dssds
.- ,-.al--- usupo- Is m.rT. ia- GO
zrarrrs * Las modernas ,Islhza
.r-.s rantsnss tss tsndsEeis proFre
...tt 60 hay rsIsb aiElns dsntro De l.
E.ly dal dsrelao, para pfstebdei mat
-..a- = "a mulsT sb h ss'sfs is isierrr
.st F.- Is prEs Dc sisrssf trrecba- qr.
..l ..sar ecr tar t'er isicis como OIL.
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.-.el tgrs hs diebo Fl dslfssio Carr
-1a f5ds = faf6a ds quisa tmp.sa r--
.-r-nssto issoatoyeribs.
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ler.
Despu6s dc una liiera explicaci6n del
speaker referente Ia identidad de derechos
legales que disfruta hoy Ia mujer en- P.
Rico, hace uso de la palabra ell Sr. Canales.
Dice que el proyecto de Icy que viene
ante Ia consideration de Ia Camara Sc re
fiere 10 esencisl de Ia identidad de dere-
chos que el cree debe disfrutar la mujer
respecto del hombre y que la comisi6n
de legislation. al enviar ese proyecto con
IN simple informe recomendando sea
pospuesto indefinidamente, ha hecho al
go asi como"UN GESTO DESDENOSO
Ell CLASICO ENCOGIMIENTO DE
HOMBROS QUE DEMUESTRA QUE
LA COMIsI0N HA CONSIDERABLE
COMO UN ASUNTo BALADf, el que
entrahs este proyecto. Yo entiendo y
asi espero 10 entienda Ia Camars que es
uno de los problemss mas importantes
QUE estan por resolver, no solo en- P. Rico.
sino en- toios los paises eivilizados del
mundo Ell proyeeto que Ia comisi6n
recomienda sea pospussto, sin dar para
clio raz6o alguns, eoniiene una alta cues
ti6n de trascendeneia.
be de deeir que aIgunos queridos com
pA6erOs mics me ban agnificado que este
Proyeeto % IS considerable por ellos como
una eOsa impor;ad;e , que 90 le eonoe4en
el interes que ls sOnesderiAn un pruyseto
pars haeer una sarstera cons.ruir un
ediiieio PdbhsO. pof eiemplo. euapdo el
asunto Que q poue sObrr si tapete a.se,a
en principle 4 nuss,ra vida: aientra. que
esos oirOs prOyeetOs &c relierep a msros
ac-iientes de ella
No, eneOatranos sa uaa .i,ua,i5a d.
!'ell- sshoFss deiegados. 4 diano ls es,a-
nos tis'sndo 81 p1sblo que tsasa,s en-
i-eo'e. qas aos sstaa rObanto n1e.,ra o.
oertai. asisniando naessros de-ssaa..
dsreehos' dieiesaass qse sl derveh3
q ioertad e % prneipAl sn 5 vida. pgzs-
70 sus 81 q 70 hsy vida pO.lb1 , hOn-
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Una pagina de BetanceS.
NOTAS De HUnACA0,
(De nuesiro corresponsaI.)

we HuesWo C0F'eSp0Flsu.j
febrero s -Desde ell dfa primero del corrien
te mes, esta funcionando el jurado en esta
Corte de Distrito, viendo los iucios que
para este termino hay sehalados.
FL lGnes Sc vic uno contra Gaspar Carri6n.
por 81 delito de seduction y 81 jurado,
despues de yer la prueba practicads, ab-
solvio al acusado. Defendia al acusado ell
abogado don Victor Burset Masferrer.
El martes vioss ell que por hurto de ma
yor cuantia Sc seguia contra Flor Velaz-
quez y Fundadora Cruz, habiendolos de-
clarado el jurado culpables del delito de
que Sc lie acusaba. Era abogado defensor
don Jose Julian Acosta.
El microbes ceebr6se otro por hurto
de mayor cuantia contra Vidal Romero
Lao, ell que asi mismo fu6 declarado cul-
pable por el jurado. Defensor don Victor
Burset Masferrer.
Hoy Sc celebr6 eI juicio por bomicidio
voluntario. contra Julio Salvador Pagan,
quien Sc acusabs de haber dado rnuerte
en- la Central Santa .luana de Caguas, Jo-
16 Bastian. -..-
Elfiseal, presento toda Ia prueba tenden
te demostrar q. Ell acusado ella culpable
del dehto de que Sc lie acusaba, y la defensa
demostr6 al .lurado que Julio Salvador
Pagan, 9habia dado muerte Jose Bas-
tian en- uso del derecho de legi
TINA propia defensa.
Ell jurado despues de DIR los debates y
las instrucciones del Juez, Sc retro deli
berar, declarando al POGO tempo al acusa-
do no culpable de tai delito, siendo por 10
tanto puesto en- libertad. Defendia al acu-
sado don Victor Burset Masferrer.
Despues de este iuicio la Corte ha decla-
RADIO disuelto ell jurado hasta el lunes pro-
ximo q las nueve della maiana en- que Sc
reanudaran las sesones, para fallar
otros juicios que hay pendientes.
En- ell certamen de feos q. con motive
de las fiestas de carnaval Sc esta celebran-
do, ocupa el primer lugar en- la lista don
Alfredo Suarez, adn cuando Sc cree que
al final del certamen sera otro ell declarado
rey.
LA Junta de festejos que Sc habia NOM
brado para llevar cabo las fiestas del car
naval en- esta ciudad, Sc ha disuelto, y es-
tas quedan cargo de otra nueya que Sc ha
elegido, la que Sc toma interes para darle
todo ell realce los aludidos festejos.
Debese este, a ciertas desavenencias
habidas entire el casino espahol y el casino
puertorriqueho, habiendose descartado
de los festejos el primero de dichos centros,
patrocinando las fiestas el segundo.
Para asistir como testigo al juicio de Ju
lio Salvador Pagan, hemos visto en- esta
ciudad, al Doctor Reguero Feliu y al te-
niente de la policia insular Ezequiel Mon
gil, ambos reisdentes en- Caguas.
Sc halla enfermo desdc su llegada es-
ia cl delegado por este distrito don Anto-
MO de Aldrey y Montolio, 10 que lie impide
asistir d las sesiones de Ia Camara de dele
gados.
--Hace unos dias estuvo en- esta ciudad en-
asuntos de su profession ell abogado y dele
gado la Camara Por ell distrito de San
Juan Don Jose de Jesus Tizol.
Terminado que hubo su trabajo, sali6
inmediatamente a ocupar su puesto con o
1eIegado.
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Il DEBATE De AVER
Sc discute durante tres
horas Ia concession de
identidad de derechos
politicosa ada rnujer.
El delegado Canales sostiene
la Affirmative por la mujer.
LIE secnndan Benitez Casta-
nos y Matienzo. En- contra
Coll-Cuehi, de Diego y Diaz
Navarro.

En- Ia 6rden del dia de aver Sc incluy6 el
informe de Ia comision de legislation res
pccto del P. de c. ndmero 80, para con-
ceder identidad de derechos politicos q
Ia 'nuier. El informe de la comisi6n
recomienda que que ell proyecto
sea pospuesto indefinidaments, Ell
speaker ono d e dos turnos en-
favor y dos en- contra del informe y ell Sr.
Canales autor del proyecto, dice que de-
sea hablar el despues que olga los argu-
mentos que presenter los que sostienen
ell informe de la comisi6n y, por tanto,
la posposici6n del bill.
Dias Navarro dice que con la aproba-
cion de ese proyecto de ley Sc traerian
muchos trastornos y la legislation del
pals sufrirfa mucho desde ell momento en-
que todos los derechos civiles y politicos
del hombre fueran concedidos q Ia mu-
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ma de Sudan, donde los ha vencido un
araposo madhi; y por mi parte, en- medic
de los trabaiadores de la TERRA, no he
visto nunca dos ojos azules brillar, bajo
el sol de los tropicos entire las hoias ver-
des de un cahaveral Recuerdo ademas
la sahda de un amigo que, discutiendo
con un codicioso americana del Norte,
lie repetfa: "fCuidado con los IS grades
de latitudp y agregaba: "No sembreis
la palma en- Washington nj ell manzano
en- Ia Habsna; ambos perecerfanl"
Pero volyamos al escarabajo.
A ofillas de Ia mar en- Port-au-P Prince
(Haiti), tuee 20 una vez uno en- la mano
que media nueve centfmetros de largo.
Era negro como la noche sin luna sin
estrellas y tan vigoroso que seguramente
hubiera atravesado sin dificultad- -puevo
Hatuey-el brazo de mar que separa a
Cuba de Haiti. De noche fu6 que pude
cojerlo, al yenir a dar contra mi lampara
como un loco, amante de luz.
Mi primera idea de hombre civilizado
fue utilizarlo y para este, esclavizarlo
Lo hice -pues prisionero y me propuse
traerlo d Europa. Con tai objeto 10 ence-
rre en- un frasco tapado con corcho forza-
do y le dele pasar la noche en- esa pri-
sion.
AL amanecer, cuando fuf posesionar-
me del esclavo, encontr6 ell frasco vacio.
FL tapon habfs voIado bajo ell esfuerzo
del animal, y ell escarabajo, burlando
mis proyectos de tirania, habia vuelto
su encumbrada y suntuosa morada en-
trc los dorados pimpolloS de las palmeras
y las ramas verdes de los cocales. Estuve
q punto de scusarlo de ingratitud en- Wis
Ia de la gloria que lie tenfa reservada dc
figurar en- algGn luioso museo de Paris;
pero luego. hay escarabajos asf, que
prefieren la libertad la riqueza hasta
q Ia gloria. Y yo, hiio humiIdc y apasio-
nsdo de las Antillas, comprendi que un
pals que los produce de esa especie pudo
bien hsber dado hombres de la talla de
Petion de Toussaint Louverture.
En- Cuba y go Puerto-Rico hay esca-
rabsios de esa nisma familis.
Los primeros de que be hablado TAP
teros. soprofagosl. victimas de su indo-
Iepcia , de sus terrores seran, mientras
dure IL rsza, eselavos viles condenados
s trsbsios forIsdos sin mas recompensa
que su abominable slimentaci6u.
Los segundos. los voladores. son los es-
carsbaios de orc que inspiraron Edgard
Poe; los escarabaios de perla y de esme-
ralda COO que adornabs gu blanca pecbera
el oabsllereseo y grao patrois Goicuris.
los esearabsios que. como las abeias de
Rueda. souIandO coo el porvenir. scu-
dep 4 bseerse eehar lAs cartas por ls lin
dA gitsnita de los prsdos. Is Hargarits |
burlzndoss del bramido del n3rte y
del sstrusndo de las olas, pasan e3 ps1
81 siests en el seno de Is msdressIys /
e detieBen en- VI pEtslo De aEuosos 1
iuIgsr los enrsdos entire pistilos Y estan- I
5res.
Elios so1 .ys que vstaa e. "a. rssas '
: eutrsgan COO elias 4 todos rs piacerss (
lus briada Is Naturaleas. en- reeompen.s
I'll valor que da iuerzA = de Ia dsgnida5
Isc slsva , que ius,ifca IA possession a5- 3
loluta d ana terra hermosa por Ia rlza
1obls qas 60 eua hays uaeiio /
BErASoEz.
Par4, % q. JuEO De 1921. j
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FL delioioso cuentista y emf J
nente poeta Catulle Mendes
destrozado por un tren cerca
de Paris.
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.FieStaS de CarnavaI
L|NEA FERREA DEL OESTE

Las noches del 13 y IA
[Sabado y Domingol Ell
vapor hara Wales conse-
cutivos entire Catano y
San Juan desde las 7.30
hasta las 11.30 p. m.
Para los pasajeros que regre-
sen d Bayam6n, habra un
tren extraordinario a las 1.3O.
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PET|C|ONES DEL PRES|-
dente Roosevelt al Con-
gTeSO.
Taft aplicara el veto
a la ley de tarifas 81
no Sc beneficial a los
agricultores dc Cuba
Filipinas.

Sc quiere que California
deje al Executive federal
el dificil arreelo con el
Japon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-05-26
A million Dollar Fire.

Akron, O., special-Fire in the
seven-story Hover Block Tuesday, de-
stroyed the building and its, contents,
causing loss which it is thought will
aggregate $1,5O0,O0O Several girls
employed in the building had a mar
row escape. Firemen were in danger
from falling walls. There were up
wards Of two hundred employees in
the building when the fire was dis
covered. The blaze started in the
basement and the occupants of Che
block had: plenty Of time to escape,
although The young women were
thrown into q, panic. No injuries
were reported. The cause Of the fire
is unknown. The losses Of thess conn
panic will run from $4,000 to $685.
600 each. Both the Goodrich Rub
ber Company and the Diamond Fire
Company many thousands Of dollars
worth of automobile tires stored in
the building. The tires are COM
plete loss. There is about $S0O,0O0
insurance on the 9 building and its
contents. ne ,.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-05-26
Wickersham T Fakes Action.

!. Washington, Special. After re.
ceiving long telegram sent Monday
by Henry e. Asp, counsel for the de-
PENDANTS in the Oklahoma land fraud
cases, to Senator Curtis, Of Kansas
City, and forwarded by the latter to
the Depa1 nent Of Justice, Attorney
General Wickersham Tuesday decid-
ed to suspend fu-ther proceedings in
these cases, pending the. receipt OF
testimony in support Of charges alleg..
ing improper conduct on the part OF
the government ATTORNEYS.
The Attorney General also decided
that it would not be for the best in
terests of the governE: eDt to substi-
tute other counsel for those now con-
ducting the cases.
In commenting upon the matter,
l4r. Wickersham stated that it was
his firm conviction that the govern
rnent attorneys were performing
their duties faithfully and efficiently
and that, at this long range, he GER
tainly would not interfere with theil
efforts. He recognized that the gov
ernment attorneys were conducting
these cases under adverse circumstan-
ces and, no doubt were doing their
full duty and doing it WE'LL and
should be sustained.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-05-26
SPRECKKE EES GIN Tile STAND:
Gross Examination IN II 4 The MiIliopaire
is Bitter inatke. Trial of Pres calsi
houn Fer: Bribery. Sssj

Gross. Examination Of the Milli llionaire
is Bitter ii The. Trial of Pres Cal
hou1E Fer Bribery. 81 SSsssj ;
San francisco, Special Rudolph
SSpreckIes, millionaire, whose name
has ,tcen blazed into the record of
every day s proceedings in the trial
for bribery Of Preside lent Patrick Cal
hcun, of the United Railroads, be-
gun more than FIVE months ago, was
witness again Tuesday,
Through IA cross examina nation, re-
plete with singing inf ferenees and in.
situations, .hessat undisturbsd, dis
closing the innelmost secrets siof the
great prosecution, reciting the sub
stantial payments he. has made to Of
fcers and agents Sand disclaiming ut
terly TIE motive imputed to him by
Attorney Earl Rogers, who conduct
ed the inquiry for the defense. Z
81 Mr.. Spreckles admitted that he had
paid the rent and expenses Of Mr..
.Heney's private law Office for g long
time and that. these items amounted
to. between $500 aSd $500 q month.
It was. likewisel admitted that Mr..
Spreckles. had for a long time paid
a considerable sum to Charles w.
Cobb, Mr.. sHeney's partner, to whom
in pursuance Of an agreement made
at the outset for the prosecution, Mr..
Spreckles is to pay $4,000 more.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-05-26
City Contracts Are Void.

Richmond, Va, special.-Mayor D.
C. Richardson and City Attorney Ii.
R. Pollard Tuesday gave their opin-
ion to the city council that city con-
tracts, involving over million dol
lars, are void, because they were
awarded by viva voice vote Of the
council instead Of by two-thirds
vote of that body, as required by law.
A curious feature is that d. c. Rich
ardson, as lawyer, Found out that
D. C. Richardson, as mayor, made q
mistake, when he signed the ordi-
nances authorizing the work
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-05-26
Are Denied Licenses.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Specialize
Missouri Supreme Court Saturday
sustained the State law, which denies
Licenses to insurance companies,
which pay any of their officers salar-
les in excess Of $50,000. The decis-
ion was on an application from three
large eastern companies for writ Of
mandamus to compel the State In
surance Department to issue license
to them. The writ was denied to the
petitioners-the Equitable Life As
surance Society, of Prudential Insur-
ance Company and the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-05-26

ming with. the now famous interview
of the German Emperor.
ct beievey' he said, "that the
German Emperor means we'll for his
own country and the world at large,
but these utterances caused suspic-
ion and have given rise to discussion
In the House Of Commons resulting
in the increase in the navy.
"Now it is proposed by some that
Mr.Taft take the initiative in saying
something to England and Germany.
But ]; am not at all sure th;.e Mr..
Taft would care to undertake that
task: e he does, may I suggest that
he. turn his attention to Germenyf"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-05-26
Ice Still Strong at Moose Head Lake
Petrosiuo,s Friend Killed.

New York, special-Pioggie Puc-
clio, the schoolmate and lifelong
friend Of Detective Petrosino, wcs
shot and killed in the hallway Of
his home early Tuesday morning. He
had been a leader in the funeral ar
rangements Of Petrosino and in the
plans for the benefit Of his widow.
He had been repeatedly warned that
he must cease his activities in behalf
Of Petrosino or he would meet sim
liar fate to his, but he paid no atten-
tion to the threats. The assassin
escaped.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-05-26
III. Fi ROGERS, THE GREAT FINANcIER, DEAI

daughters, son, 81. II. Rogers, Jr,
ant DR.. w. ]. Pulley, physician who
was hastily summoned, were at the
bedside when the end cane.
His fortune is variously estimated
at from $50,O00,0OO to $4,000, 900,
which will make, his son, Fl. n.
Rogers, Jr., one Of the richest men
in the country. Mr. Rogers first
wife died fourteen years ago, and he
is survived, in addition to his second
wife, by four children, the .soa men
toned and the following daughters:
Mrs. w. E. Benjamin, Mrs. Urben
n. Broughton and Mrs. William r.
Coe. l.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-05-26
GEORGIA ROAD TIED UP.

q. S-& Il :. $500 ~ s p
General Manager Scott Makes the
Announcement That "No,a Trains
sAre Moving" The Governor IN
structs Authorities to Take All
STEPS Necessary to Protect Life
and Property.
Augusta, Ca, special.-The Geor-
gia Railroad was completely tied up
Sunday night. The management is
not trying to move trains, simply, an
nouncing that it has the men, the
means and the equipment to proceed
and will do soo when the State an
nounces that it is ready to protect its
property and employees. The strikers
are standing pat. They assert that
they have not been and will notb,,
parties to any violence. Sympsthiz-
ers with the strikers, it is set out,
have done all the hurt that has been
done. y. ~
General Manage Thomas K. Scott,
at 6 p. M, made The announcement
that "no trains are moving" Gov
ernor Hoke Smith his wired the sher-
if Of MeDufa county to cooperate
with the municipal authorities and to
summon all deputies necessary to
protect life and property. It is in
this country that Thomson is located
and it is at Thomson that the crowd
issued their ultimatum Saturday
night that no trains should pass car
rying eithen ndlslunioh fremen OK
negro fremen. Governor Smith has
also asked the sheriff there 10 keep
him fully advised of the situation.
The Governor has also wired the sher-
iffB of Rockdale and Dekalb counties,
giving them information that engi-
neers claim to have been rocked at
Conyers and Lithonia and urging up
on them prompt action for the pro
lection Of the railroads and property.
From the Offices Of the Georgia
Railroad here Sunday night it wps
announced that all freight aceumuis-
ted at Atlanta for Augusta and
points beyond would be moved that
night by the Central and Seaboard.
The Georgia road. freight station here
was opened Monday fot delivery Of
freight to consignees, but shipes are
requested to withhold all shipments
until further notice. After thus aa-
mitting how complete is the tie-up
the road soys:
1aThe Georgia road is omitting
nothing that offers promise Of early
resumption"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-05-26
Mrs. Taft Slightly Ill

Washington, Special. - Mrs. Taft,
suffering from a slight breakdown.
was taken Ill Monday while on her
way from tt ity to Mount Vernon
on the vac. .ph with a party Of
friends, 9 as hurried back to the
White House. It was said at the
White House Monday night that
there is no cause for alarm and that
Mrs. Taft probably would be all
right again in few days. She was
unable to be present at an official
dinner at the White House.
President Taft himself Monday
night prepared the following state
ment in regard to Mrs. Taft's con-
dition:
'sMrs. Taft is suffering from a
slight nervols attack. She attended
the Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
Monday morning, where Charlie Taft
underwent slight operation on his
throat. She was with him for sew
eral hours. She then started with the
President and a small party Of
friends on the Sylph for Mount Yer
non. The excitement, heat and exer-
ton were too much for Mrs. Taft s
nerves and the party was obliged to
turn back before reaching. Alexan-
dria. Mrs. Taft sFas quickly carried
to the White House. The doctor
says that after few days Of COM
plete rest Mrs. Taft may be able to
resume her social duties. DR.. De-
laney is in attendance. Mrs. Moore,
Mrs. Taft's sister, acted as hostess at
the official dinner at the White House
Monday night"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-05-26

were struck dead.
The stones weighed and z pounds
and some Of 10 pounds were found.
They measured 10 to IL inches in
circumference and they came down
for 30 minutes in two separate
storms, about two hours apart.
Many persons who had started. out
to search for cattle were caught in
the second storm and injured.
Tie number of cattle killed will not
be known for several daYs.