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VALDOSTA, GA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER, 15 1906.
Cuban Rebels Continue the War
and the Rebellion is Spreading.
Havana, Sept. 13.—In a fight near Ranchuelo, Santa Clara
province, Captain Noy, commanding eighty rural guards and
one hundred and forty militia, led the charge against the rebel
force under Sabine Caballero. # Three rebels were killed and
seven prisoners were taken.
DESTROYING BRIDGES ON THE CUBAN CENTRAL
■ Cienfugeos, Sept. 13.—After destroying bridges on the
Cuban Central railroad near Las Legas yesterday, the insur
gents captrued a train. They a'lso burned the railroad station
and telegraph instruments at Cuices and took the cash in the
municipal treasury.
r CONFLICT IMMINENT NEAR HAVANA.
Havana, Sept. 13.—The insurgents today set fire to the
bridge on the Western railroad at Calabaxar, but it was not
burned sufficiently to prevent the passage of trains.
The rebels are using locomotives to pull down'the water
tanks. A conflict is emminent at Las Legas, twelve miles south
of Havana. Four hundred troops were brought here today to
protect the city.
Secretary Shaw in Tenneessee
Criticises Position of Bryan.
Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. ^.--Secretary of the
Treasury Shaw spoke this morning:, at New Port,
Tenn., a small town sixty miles east of Knoxville,
after which he came to this city, and will speak here
tonight..
At New Port, the speaker criticized Mr. Bryan’s
railroad policy. He admitted Mr. Bryan to be the
foremost private citizen in the United States today,
but declared: “Should Bryan’s ideas prevail the
country would go to ruin as it did when Grover Cleve
land was president. -
New York, Sept. 13.—The Commercial Gable Company, of
Cuba,*■-announces their attention to lay cables from Havana to
Naval Stores Men Meet and
Discuss Their Labor Troubles
Tbe basis was laid by the Turpcn- shall*. filed in writing with the
tine Operator’s Association for a re- secrelary of this association, who
lief of the present distressing labor shall jtotlfy the committee; and there-
conditions at their meeting at Jack- g* 8 , com “ lt ' e8 8ha “ “
thorough Investigation Into tbe com-
sonvllle yesterday. The plan pro- pWnt . „ we „ foundedi they Bhl||
posed by the association Is one which nptlfy the secretary, who shall tbere-
bas been almost unanimously accept-' upon deliver the draft for $260, made
ed and which will. If It Is agreed to g ythtf operator found at fault to the
by the great majority of the opera- 1 treasurer of the association, and from
tors, go a great way In making con- | the pfbceeds of this draft tbe entire
dltlons better and in guarding '.xpensM of the committee, Including
against a return to the deplorable ' a per dldm of $5 per day, shall be paid
Hate of affairs which bos been con- and tke net loss sustained by the
fronting the naval stores operator for compUdnlng operator be paid, and
a great many months. jth. balance, if any, of the proceeds
The convention had under consider- of sal| Mraft paid Into the treasury
atlon two plans. The first was the f 0 the association. The operator found
report of the committee appointed at fat
at the session of yesterday to report wrltti
a plan In accordance with the recom mil
mendatlon of Mr. J. F. O'Hara of soc!
Buffalo Bluff, who had proposed the 0 f
organization of a committee to hear the _
grievances and for a deposit of $1,- by the-a»»oclatlon at Its next regular
000 from each operator to be. held as sesslctnv
a forfeit and to go to the association | "Be further resolved that each
In the event that the operator making member of this association be fur-
the deposit vlolated.hls obligations. 'nlshed with a printed copy of this res-
This commtltee reported In accord- olutlon containing a provision for his
ance with the general plan, but pro- 1 acceptance and agreement to be bound
posed that Instead of the $1,000 forfeit) by the ter—s of thlh resolution, to be
each operator pay Into the treasurer i signed by him and returned to the
50 cents for every br.rel of spirits secre
made the present season, to be held
as a forfeit.
TV* Scale of Prices.
The committee also recommended tlon
i a scale of prices the following: jon its
Box cutting, 1V4 cents; dipping, 50 ( sent,
to 60 cents' per barrel; chipping, 70 bersh
cents to ’85 cents per 1,000.
There was a great deal of opposition 'o fthe I
to some of the details of this report jeW4
and as a compromise another commit-', In th|
tee was named to revise the report, jsp
Latest Reports of Outrages
Show Increase Property Damage.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 13.—The resumption of telegraphic
communication with Siedlce has enabled the press here for the
first time to present a picture of the condition there. The latest
reports greatly reduce the number of dead. The property losses
are placed higher, running several hundred thousand dollars..
It is officially reported that forty-four persons were killed, but
the correspondent enumerates sixty-two, mostly Jews, which
have been gathered for burial. A number have been privately
buried, and some have been consumed in the burning buildings-
Tbe number is likely to increase.
It ahall have the right, upon
.notice to the grievance com-
nd the president of tbla aa-
to appeal from the dedalon
rlevance committee and have
versy heard and determined
fourth* Vote U, Confirm
be It further resolved, that,
the provision* of this resolul
111 be regarded he binding up-
lembprs unless same Is as-
by 'hr* fourth* of Its mem-
further resolved .that each
ctorage companies are request,
operate with this cfcaoclatlon
enforcement-of the letter and
the foregoing resolutions.
tlon often dinner as follows: j#l
“We submit for your consideration the paid Tor box cutting, chipping and
following resolutions: [dipping durng the season of 1907;
M'Flrst—Resolved that each mem- Box cutting, 114 cents; dipping, 50
Key West, and thence to Florida, and to .provide separate wires her of this association deposit with' cents to 60 cents per ..barrel; chipping
from Florida to New York. It is expected that the new system
will be in operation by next December and to be worked in con
nection with the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company.
Three Were Killed in Collision.
Anniston, Ala., Sept. 13.—A head on collision
between a local freight and a work train on the min
eral division of the Louisville and Nashville railroad
last night caused the death of three trainmen.
the secretary of the association and 70 cents to 85 cents per thousand;
Harvie Jordan to Manufacturers
Bluff Point, N. Y., Sept. 13.—Owing to the necessary
absence of President Harvie Jordau, of the Southern Cotton
Association, his address.before the National Association of Cot
ton Manufacturers was read by the secretary.
payable to Its order a sight draft
for $50, for the following purposes
and to be collected and applied on
the following condition and In the
way hereln-after stated.
Duties of the Committee
“A committee of three shall be
appointed by the president o fthe as
sociation; this committee to be cloth
ed with authority to hear and deter
mine all complaint* and controversies
between the members of this associa
tion In regard to labor. Complaints
these prices to prevail In all classes
of territory.
There were two amendments to
this report previous to Its adopUon.
The membership of the committee
was Increased to live and tbe clause
provided for an appeal to the asso
ciation In the event of a conviction by
the committee of any operator charg
ed with violating any of tbe articles
of the agreement was stricken out.
There will be no appeal from the de
cision of the committee.
Leprosy Not Contagious and is
Curable, Says American Expert.
Washington, .Sept. 13.—Displaying rare heroism by devot
ing bis life to the study of leprosy, Eugene H. Blumacher, of the
American Consulate at Karacabo, Venezuela, has decided that
the malady is not contagious, but is hereditary to a degree not
known in any other disease. '.
His report to the state department indicates that the disease
is* curable, but that there is little hope in Venezuela, or any
other of the Latin American colonies, where nutritious food and
expensive drugs are/gyely obtainable.
Pu!*uajies Fired Upon Ameri
cans and Killed Two of Them.
i Manila, Sept, Ifl.—A column of tbe Thirteenth infantry under
/I Captain Fashett, was fired upon at Lapaz, Island of Leyte, by
the Pulajanas Monday night, Corporal D, H. Pierce and Private
A. E. Winegardner were killed.
The battallion of the Thirteenth were captured at Lapaz.
The Pulajanes fired and ran. Machine gun detachments hav»
been sen} to Leyte.
Mrs. Reid Defends Character..
u that the following Atlanta, Sept. 13.—Mrs. Reid the former matron at the-
le of prices to be Soldiers Home, was ba^p^thb'Investigation committee and de- -
' * fended her character against the attacks of certain veterans who
had testified.
She wept while on the stand. Most of the testimony today-
was in rebuttal of that previously given.
3 'Banner Crop in Tobacco*
Hartfort, Conn., Sept. 13.—The entire tobacco raising
regions of Conneticut reports a banner crop this year.
Adams Nominated for Governor
Denver, Sept. i3.—Alva Adams was nominated
by acclamation for governor of Colorado today by the
democratic state convention.
Jewish Town Reported Burned
Odessa, Sept. 13.—The anti-Jewish agitation runs high here.
It is reported that the Jewish town of Korpin, in the district of
Kamenetz, has been burnt by peasants.
Richest German Prince Dead.-*
Berlin, Sept. 13.—Aldreacht, Prince of Prussia, regent of
Brunswick and richest Prince of Germany, died today following,
a stroke of appoplexy.
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