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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-08-08
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| orador que, 81 Sc presentase una ley
creando la plaza de Historiador dc
| Puerto Rico,para g. escriba nuestra HIS
| toria desde ell descllbrimiento de Ameri-
ca hasta la pasada generaci0n, 81 glsto-
samente yotarla para que la desem-
| penase d esa persona que ahora Sc reco-
mienda al Consejo para la de Cronista
En- pro de srls arglumentos ell senior
Sanchez Morales adujo el de que la ma
yor parte de los mejores Historiadores
conocidos Sc limitaban a escribir La His
toria hasta sus dfas, pero nunca la de
estos, en- los que ellos toman parte, por
tenor cualmier impremeditado apa-
sionamiento
Puesto a votaci6n ell nombramiento,
este triunf0 por los votos 4 favor de los
senores Camulas, Carrel, Larr1naga
Pitkin, Richardson, Travieso Wilson,
En- contra votaron los senores Bonner,
Barbosa Y Sanchez Morales.
Ell senior BANTER Sc excuse de votar.
J1N BANQUETE.
Ell senior R6rcel6 dara mailana un
banquete a los delegados la Camara, y
al acto sera invitado tambien ell gober-
nador Cotton.
iCUANDO TERMINARA
LA SESSION? :?
Habiendose resueltO va los mas i'm
portantes asuntos sOmetidos 4 la consi-
deraci0n de la session extraordinaria ide
la Asambea Legislative, la mayoria de
los delegados opinan que esta termina-
ra maIiana srls trabajos
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-08-08

NIr. Otto, lln eNperto, "seg1n afr1nan
los que saben de clio en- ESQ de la lucha
greco-romana, debut5 ell lunes en- el tea
tro t|Yagiiez'' di6 anoche su segunda
function, que suponemos fuera la Ultima.
Tn forzudo que tenemos por aca,
Lampan, hizo durante esas dos nocheS
su buen papel de luchador al estilo gre
co-romano; y al fin ninguno gano, ssvox
populi," era arrastrar p1blico por va
rias noches al teatro, manteniendolo EN-.
expectation.
Anoche ell p1blico empez6 "a dejar Ia
sala vac1a, y el mister, que VIC la cosa,
termino la function sin darse nj por ven
do nj por vencedor BESIDE luego que
Lampan es "mango bajito' para Mr..
Otto. pero Mr. Otto no DO demostr6 y de-
jo con ell gallo en- fiesta a Lampan.
Corresponsal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-08-08
ENNLIENDAS ACEPTADAS.

La Camara acuerda que 10 sean las in
troducidas por ell Consejo al P. de La C.
4 enmendando ell Capitulo II, Titulo
TX del C6digo Polftico Idle Puerto Rico
y ciertas secciones del C6digo Penal
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-08-08
SOBRE LA MESA.

Queda, a moci6n del seilor Huyke, eel
proyecto de la Camara sobre pesas
medidas
Y habiendose agotado la orden del
dla, las seis de la tarde, Sc levanta La
session hasta las diez de la manana de
hoy.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-08-08
UN BANQUETE.

Ell senior Rbercel6 dara manana III
banquete a los delegados a la Camara, !
al acto sera invitado tambien ell gober
nador Cotton.
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Vol. XXXVII. No. "a.
BIG FIRE NEAR DALzELl.
NJ. l.. MOORE HAS GINNERY DE.
STROYED TUESDAY EVEN.
ING
BESIDES Gin House Loss Includes Fifty
Tons Of Cotton Seed, Thirteen Bales
of Cotton and Other StuT-Loss is
Estimated at $4,000 with Insurance
Of $500.

Marion l.. Moore, who lives on tho
Old Phillips place several miles north
east of Dalzell suffered a severe loss
Tuesday evening when his ginnery
with all of its contents was destroyed
by fire. The loss is estimated at s4,-
600 with insurance. amounting to only
about $500.
fire started about seven o'clock
= sday evening in bale of cotton
= ich was in the press and in a few
.inutes it had spread to the whole
building. While ii is not positively
known how the fire originated it Is,
thought tO'have caught from a spark
from the furnace falling in the loosu
cotton.
Thirteen bales Of cotton in the seed,
belonging to Mr.. Moore and to his
share choppers, q bale of cotton which
had been ginned and possibly other
cotton, between forty-five and fifty
tons of cOttonseed belonging to Mr..
Moore was burned. The machinery
was ruined by the fire. The loss
comes as a heavy one to Mr.. Moore,
who is an industrious young farmer
and one of the best citizens of that
section Of the county.
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TERRIBLE LAKE STORM.
WATERS GIVE UP THEIR DEAD
AS BLIZZARD SUBSIDIES.
Shipping on Lake Huron and Rivers
Lost Hundreds of Thousands of Dol
lars and Many Lives Were Lost.

Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE shores of
Lakes Superior, Huron and Erie to-
night were strewn with the wreckage
Of three-day's gale and snow storm,
which cost the lives Of probably three
score persons, turned bottom-up in
midlake a 300-foot vessel with it's
crew, wrecked or grounded numer-
Gus other craft and caused a property
loss as yet unestimated, but which
will run into the millions. Details of
the storm, which swept from the wes-
tern end of Lake Superior, eastern
shore Of Lake Erie, became know,
only today, when survivors began o
irving in various ports with tales
hardships and heroic rescues SCI
equalled on the Lakes.
On land the storm hit hard at
Cleveland, Ohio, where TIVE our
inches Of snow fell, five per- p we're
killed and ten others lost, where
100000 damage was<~ ised t.
property, chiefly telephone and tele.
graph systems, thus keeping that city
out Of direct communication for two
days.
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ed by simplicity, decision and pru
dence. His tacitr~nity was remark
able. Throughout his whole career
he was distinguished for a scrupulou,
performance Of every duty. (EncyclO
pedia Americana, 1889
Francis Marion.
Francis Marion was born in Win
yah, near Georgetown, S. c., in 1892
and died near Eutaw, S. c., Feb. 23
1895. He was Of Huguenot family
which emigrated from France tt
South Carolina about 1890. He re-
ceived little education, for which the
facilities in his native district were
then very slight.
In 1859 he was q volunteer in al
expedition against the Cherokees ant
served in a cavalry troop commanded
by one of his six brothers. in 176O-61
he was again in the field on similar OK
peditiOns. He led the forlorn hope il
the battle of Etchoee, and was ore OF
the few who escaped.
In 1915, at the outbreak of the Rev
olution, he was elected to the provin-
cial congress of South Carolina from
st. Johns parish, Berkeley In the
military organization which ensued
he was made (June 81, 1870 n cap
tain in the regiment of which william
MOultric was colonel.
After the war he was returned tc
the senate Of the State by the cleo
tors Of 1t. Johns parish Berk eley
In 1884 he accepted the appointment
under the state of commander OF
Fort Johnson, and soon after mar
ricd. In 1890 he was Il member OF
the convention for framing Il stat.
constitution and i'm 1874 he resigned
his commission as one of the gen
erals of the state militia.
He was buried at Belle Isle, in
st. Johns Parish, Berkeley, and an
oblong tomb. the tribute of private
citizen, covers the remains of one of
the purcst men. trucst patriots and
most adroit generals that American
history can boast.
G'rom the American Cyclopaedia
New York, 1881
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haps but none the less surely. in each
on-coming generation.
who can tell how many of her
sons. as they sit in dreamy inertness
beneath the shadow Of this inspiring
figure, will catch the vision that
though the sword has been beaten
into the pruning hook, that peace
hath her victories no less than war
and. buckling on the fighting spirit.
will go fo,th determined to wags.
unceasing war against whatever evil il
preying, like some monster vulturc.
upon the vitals of South Carolina?
Into your keeping, gentlemen, we
commit this monument, a~tangible ex-
preston Of our devotion to our State
and her historic past; and we trust
it will become to our sons and daugh-
ters a prophecy of future achieve
ments."
The governor accepted the monu-
ment on behalf of the State Of South
Carolina.
The ceremonies were concluded by
prayer delivered by the Rev. Kirk
man G. Finlay, rector of Trinity
church, after which two little girls
who had occupied seats on the plat
form--Isabel Legare, granddaughter
of Mrs. A. 1. Robertson, chairman OK
the original monument committee,
and Sarah Martin, niece of the late
Miss Isabella d. Martin, an earnest
placed upon he monument palm
leaves tied with the d. A. r. colors,
tributes from the two Columbia chap
ters-the Columbia and the William
Capers--tO those two energetic and
efficient women who have passed
away during the last year. and who
had they lived, would have taken such
prominent part on this occasion.
Expressions of admiration for the
beauty and fitness of the monumenv
were heard on all sides, and T. We'll
lington Ruckstuhl, the sculptor, who
occupied seat on the platform, was
heartily congratulated upon this, his
latest creation. which has come to
join two others of his designing and
execution, and to form with them "a
group of memorials of strangely diff
ferent design and purpose which en-
rich the capitol square and the city
OF Columbia. The first State regent
of South Carolina, Mrs. Rebecca Pick
ems Bacon, charming old lady to
whose countenance time has given Il
calm content, occupied prom.
inent place on the front of the
platform-a place TO which she had
a many sided claim as an honored
guest Of this conference and of that
particular occasion, as the great
granddaughter of the partisan gen
eral, Pickens, the introducer of the
ID. a. l.. in South Carolina and tho
state regent in whose term of office
the movement for this monument was
put on foot. Members of the unveil-
ing committee and a number of the
descendants of the three generals
were also given places upon the plat
form, notable among these latter be-
ing the Misses Cunningham, great
granddaughter of Gen. Pickens. With
Mrs. Maycs were other State officers
and members of the present momi-
successful ending at yesterdays cere-
monies.
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3s1. SUMTER s. q. sATURDAY NOVEMRER TX 1a1a

y. y. ReaViS, ID. d., pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church, Columbia,
and the singing of two anthems, Car
olina," Timrod's poem set to music
by a South Carolina girl, the late Miss;
Annie Burgess, and America" by a
chorus of school children, girls from
the College for Women, and university
students, the four women Of the un-
yelling committee Mrs. Rebecca
Pickens Bacon, Mrs. II. w. Richard
son (members of the original monu-
ment cOmmittee) and Mrs. David
Henning and Mrs A. Z. Legare, rep.
resenting her mother, the late Mrs.
\. /. RObertson-descende the ros-
trum and passing through the crowd
entered the monument enclosure, ac-
companied by four little boys, David
st. Pierre DuBose of Columbia and
Reid johnson of Charleston, who are
descended from the Marion family,
Calhoun Shiver of Clemson College
who is a Pickens descendant and lit
tie Thomas Sumter Tisdale Of Sum
ter, who numbers the illustrous sum
ter among his ancestors. The wo-
men held The cords while the little
boys drew the pulley which freed the
stately shaft Of it's covering and re-
vealed it in all it's stately Grace to
the admiring gaze of an applauding
assemblage.
George w. Dick of Sumter, chair
man Of the ways and means commit
tee. which during the session Of 1913
reported favOrably to the house Of
representatives on the request Of the
ID. a. II. of South Carolina for an ap.
preparation to secure a proper setting
for their monument, presided at the
ceremonies, by special request Of the
State regent and the monument com.
mittee.
Or. George w. Dick, in introducing
the orator at the unveiling said:
This occasion prompts me to Of
fer my most cordial congratulations
to the Daughters of the American
Revolution for doing honor to our
State by completing a memorial so fit
ting to a cause so worthy; to extend
my enthusiastic commentator Of
the wisdom that selected the place
for this monument between the grave
and the statue Of the Grand Old Man
.of. South Carolina and my most earn
~ fslicitations to my fellow citizens
for the tribute of praise that they so
unconsciously pay themselves by q
recognition of worthiness in that
magnificent triumvirate of warriors,
Pickens, and Marion and Sumter The
fame Of these, however, is immortal
They need no memorial but we by
remembering them do honor to our
selves.
1T gives me unusual pleasure also
to commend the unusual discriminate
ing judgment of the committee in the
selection of an orator for this occa-
sion. In all matters pertaining 20 the
history of our beloved State he is a
master. He needs no introduction to
a South Carolina audience, certainl!
not at my hands, and l shall therefore
enable you to realize your anticipa-
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he was United States senator : FROM
South Carolina 1S01-O9. He outfived
all other Revolutionary officers Fort
Sumter was named in his honor
CFrom 'the South in the Building
Of the Nation" volume X21.)
Andrew Pickcns.
Andrew Pickens, distinguished
Revolutionary officer, was born Sep
temper IS, 1888, in Bucks county,
Pennsylvania. Before his arrival at
the age Of manhood, his family emf
grated to South Carolina. In the
French war, which terminated in 1863,
he made his first campaign, having
amongst other services accompanied
in 1851 the expedition under Lieut..
Col. Grant against the Cherokees, as a
volunteer in conjunction with Marion
and Moultrie.
At the commencement of the Revo~
luton, he was appointed captain of
militia, and throughout the war dis
played the utmost courage, skill and
zeal, and rose by regular end rapid
degrees to the rank of brigadier gen.
eral.
During the period when South Car
olina was overrun by the enemy and
the American cause in that quarter
wore it's gloOmiest aspect, he was one
of those who indefatigab,y kept up
the spirit Of resistance.
He contributed much to the final
surrender of the enemy, and con-
gress voted him a sword.
After the conclusion of peace he
was employed in various civil capaci-
ties. He was one of the commissions
ers who accomplished the treaty Of
Hopewell with the Cherokees, b.
which that portion Of the State now
called Pendleton and Greenville was
acquired. Soon afterwards he settled
1T Hopewell. He was IA member of tho
legislature and afterwards of the con-
vention which formed the state con-
sttution Under the new constitution,
he again occupied "a seat in the legis-
laturc. until 1894, when he was sent
to congress. In that year also, when
the militia was first organized, con.
formally to the act of congress nc
was appointed one of the two major
generals, but resigned his commission
after few years. He decline reelec
ton to congress, and again became a
member of the legislature, i'm which
he continued until about 1901. In
that year he withdrew from public
life.
lie continued In retirement until
lHl", when he accepted Il seat i'm the
legislature, the country then being
involved in war with England. he
was also solicited to serve as cover
nor but declined. He died October
II. lSl7, after a long life. i'm which
nc had enjoyed almost uninterrupted
health, in consequence Of the natural
excellence of his constitution, combln.
cd with early and constant temperance
and activity. His character was mark
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There was ice and frost again Tues.
day morning and overcoats were COM
Portable throughout the day to those
on the streets
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THE MONUMENT TO
PARTISAN GENERALS
dwelling Shaft to Generals Thomas
Sumter, Francis Marion and An
drew Pickens, Tuesday.
South Caronas Three Famous Generals of American
Revolution HonOred by State Branch of the Daughters of
the American Revolution Monument, Result of Long
and Ernest Efforts, is DOrc Column of Red Granite.

ton. Without them it is doubtful II
Yorktown had been possible and much
credit is due them, not only from
South Carolinians. but from the whole
country.
Especially is this occasion of inter-
est to people Of Sumter and Sumter
County, for many years after the way
the home OF General Thomas Sumter.
one of the three great generals, and
the home to this day of his lineal des-
cendants number Of whom were
present at the unveiling and saw this
tribute of honor paid to their ances-
tor. A number of Sumter people were
present as representatives Of the Sum-
ter Home Chapter ID. A. II. attending
the State Conference of the Daughter,I
OF the American Revolution, whicn
convenes in Columbia tonight for it's
first of three day session. Besides
these other interested and patriotic
representatives of Sumter were
present at the unveiling.
The State Conference of ID. A. F.,
always an event of interest, is expected
to be more than unually interesting At
this session. A larger attendance
than usual is expected, many social
entertainments have been arranged
for the visitors and the most impor-
election of new officers, the terms
OF the former officers having expir-
ed.
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MONUMENT IS UNVEILED.
PRESENTED TO CUSTODY OF
STATE BY MRS. T.. LOUISE
MAYES, STATE REGENT.

Descendants of Three Great G enerals
Remove Veil from Monument
Erected by Daughters of the Amer
ican RcvOlutiOn-Dr. Geo. w. Dick
Prcsides at Meeting and Prof. Yates
SnOwdcn Makes Address Of Occa-
sion.
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A summary sketch of the three
generals will not be amiss at this
lime.


generals will not be amiss at this
time:
Thomas Sumter.
Sumter, Thomas. Revolutionary SOL
der; born in Virginia. 1884; died
June 1. 1882. In 1715, enlisting
against the French and Indians, ne
was at Braddock's defeat, then re-
moved to South Carolina and served
against the Cherokees. and in 1761-63,
with the Cherokee chieftain, Ocono
statah, was in England. In 1916 he
was made lieutenant colonel of South
Carolina rilemen, and when Charles
ton fell in May. 1880, having become
colonel, he hid with his regiment in
the Santee swamp.
He raised reinforcements in North
Carolina; routed the British at Ca
tawba river, for which he was pro-
moted brigadier general, and on July
Z. 1850. attacked Rock Mount, $. G.,
but was compelled to retire lor lack
or artillery. On August following,
he surprised and overcome the ene-
NY entrenched at Hanging Rock, but
as his men had too freely enjoyed the
liquor just taken, he was forced to re-
tire before a British enforcement.
Nine days afterwards he captured a
supply train of Cornwalls that was
going to Camden. Gates being defeat
ed the next day, Sumter, hindcred
from fast retreat by his prisoners and
pooty' was overtaken August Is and
routed by Tarleton at Fishing Creek
tut fleeing to the mountains he soon
co'lected a strong force and by his
fabin tactics annoyed the foe So
greatly that Weymss. sent in search
attacked him on November 12, but
was defeated and captured by Sum
ter.
on November 80, Tarleton, attack.
Ing Sumter at Blackstock Hill. was
repuiscd with heavy loss Being dis
abled by wound in this fight, Sum
ter was inactive for the winter. but
early the next year, having raised
three other regiments, he cooperated
with Marion and Pickens. In Febru.
AIRY. 1881, he destroyed the magazines
I'm Fort CRANKY; two days afterwards
captured "a provision train on its way
To Camden; defeated Frazer on Broad
river. and on May 10 captured the
enemy at Orangcburg. His Interrupt
tion of The enemy's communications
and repression Of armed Tories were
OF great effect but he was thought by
Green and others of his supcriors TO
be insubordinate at times
lie was rendered inactive by i'll
health before the campaign was over
and when he had recovered the en-
emy was penned up in Charleston. In
the South Carolina Convention he
voted against ratification of the
United states constitution, alleging
that the states were not rightly pro-
tcctcd against federal usurpation. In
l1So-93 and l797~tSOI, he represent-
cd south Carolina i'm congresr and
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Columbia, Nov. 12.-The monument
to the partisan generals of the Revo-
lutiOn-Marion, Sumter and Pickens.
and their soldiers-for the erection OF
which the South Carolina Daughters
of the American Revolution have la
bored through the disappointments
and discOuragements of several years.
psased out Of their possession yester,
day afternoon when Mrs. +. Louise
Mayes of Greenville, State regent,
graciOusly gave it into the keeping
Of the State Of South Carolina and of
the city of Columbia, a token, she de-
clared. from the patriotic organiza-
ton, of their loyalty to South Caro-
lina's past, OF their confidence in her
present, and of faith in her future.
The unveiling ceremonies, planned
many months ago as the opening
event Of the 18th annual State confer
ence ID. a .R. in Columbia, were sim.
pie, but impressive and fitting, the
features, besides the actual drawing
aside of the flag which enveloped tho
shaft, being an eloquent address by
Yates SnOwden professor Of history
in the University Of South Carolina.
and the speech of presentation by
Mrs. Mayes, delivered with her char
acteristic quiet, wOmanly dignity and
directness
large crowd gathered on the east
side Of the capitol grounds around
the monument, in the rear Of which
was erected stand draped in United
States and South Carolina flags. A
huge emblem of the Palmetto State
was wrapped around the granite
shaft, the figure of Victory, however
being uncovered and standing in clear
relief against the cloudless afternoon
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-30
RAILROAD FiREMEN.

Trouble on the railroad systems or the east of a similar nature to that threatened several months ago by the engineers is now underway by the fire- men who seek a betterment of the con- ditiens under which they are work ing. The railroads admit that there should be an adjustment in the pay of the firemen so that with both sides working along similar lines 1t should simply be matter of getting together on an agreement. In that regard the example of the engineers offers a fair precedent. Arbitration should by all means be resorted to, in fairness, be- fore there should be any step towards a strike. and arbitration makes it's ap- peal to both sides. but the diHcuity hinges on the size Of the arbitration board and whether it shall be by: the Erdman act or on the plan adopted in the engineers case. On the lat ter the board is the larger, the Erd- man act requiring three men.
 There are advantages which the lat ter plan offers over the plan in the Erdman act. It cannot be argued that the engineers case was not thorough ly honestly and considerably handled. The interests of all were looked after and in the finding the concessions made to the engineers dated back to the time when the demands were made.
 The tieing up of the railroad Sys- tems is of vital importance to the people of the east. It would mean all kinds of suffering and hardships. as the trouble on the small road in Maine has given ample evidence. and in the sparring for advantage. which the failure to agree on the number for an arbitration board amounts to, consid- eration should be given to this fact.