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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-07-31
A MAN FOR AN EMERGENCY.
Surprising Experience In n Car of n 30
Who Was HeadstronR.

Surprising Experience In n Car of n Boy
Who Was Headstrong.
A poorly dressed woman with a boy
about years old boarded one of the
Union Trolley company's cars in White
Plains avenue recently. There was no
vacant seat, and sho grabbed a strap in
front of a young man and prepared to
hang ON. The young man got up and
tipped his hat to her. Quick as fash
the boy dropped her hand and leaped in
to the seat ON his knees, taking care to
wipe his muddy feet ON the clothing of
the passengers ON either side. The young
man looked first at the woman, for
whom he intended the seat, and then at
the boy. The woman shook her head
and said:
Poor boy Iguess he's tired. He can
have it, SIR"
The young man looked from one to
the other again. He shifted about un-
easily for a moment. The other passen-
gers in the Car giggled. That decided
him. Holding to a strap with one hand,
he reached for the boy with the other
and got him by the nape of the neck.
He liftod him clear Of the seat and held
him dangling and kicking in the air.
The woman was about to protest. Then
she thought better of it and sat down in
the vacant seat.
Madam" said the young man,
throwing tho boy at her, "here is your
boy"
"Thank you, sir, " she said. "He il
a bit headstrong, it's true, sir. a"
The boy looked astonished. He whim.
pered little The woman patted him
ON the head, and there wasn't peeI
heard from him from that time unit
the Harlem bridge was reached and the
crowd got out.-New York Sun.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-07-31

Mr.. G.Caillouette, druggist, Beaver
vile, ILL.,, says: ITO DR.. Kings new
discovery owe my life. Was taken
with la grippe and tried all the physi-
clans for miles about, but Of no avail
and was given up and told l could not
live. Having DR.. Kings new discov-
cry in the store sent for bottle and
began its use and from the first dose
began to get better, and after using
three bottles was up aud about again.
1t is worth its weight in gold. We
won't keep store or house without it,
A trial bottle free at Eagle drug stores
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-07-31

Hoops PILLS act harmoniously
with Hoods sarsaparilla. Cure all
liver ills. 25 cents. 3
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-07-31

Would not bring happiness to the rer-
son suffering from dyspepsia, but
Hoods sarsaparilla has cured many
thousands of cases OF this disease. 1t
tones the stomach, regulates the bow
els and puts all the machinery Of the
system in good working order. 1t Gre
ates good appetite and gives health,
strength and happiness.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-07-31

Asa remedy for all forms of head
ache electric bitters has proved to be
the very best. 1t effects a perma-
nent cure and the most habitual sick
headaches yield to its influence. We
urge all who are anilcted to procure a
bottle, aud give this remedy a fair
trial. In cases OF habitual constipa'
tion electric bittsrs cures by giving
the needed tone to the bowels, and few
cases long resist the use Of this medi'
cine. Try it once. Fifty cts. and 81
at Eagle drug store.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-07-31

D. H. KEDZlE,
NOTARY PUBLIC AND
CONVEYANCER.
limited States Court Commissioner author-
txed TO transact Land Once business
,,.A New Mexico
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-07-31

Santa Fe fruit growers have begun
picking peaches. The fruit is not so
large this year as usual but it is Of
good flavor and in most OF the orchards
the trees are we'll 6l,ed. Shipments
to Colorado paints will be made daily
Throughout the season.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-07-31

The bicycle club at Las Vegas has
sent a challenge to the Albuquerque
riders to send up a team for a little
race. The Albuquerqueans have the
matter under consideration but say it
will be month before they can get a
team into training.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-07-31

Flagstaff Sun: A. e. Douglas ar
rived on Saturday. He has charge of
the business end of the Lowell observ-
atory, and this week, with a large
force of men, he is experimenting the
unloading of carload of apparatus
for the observatory. The machinery
for the new 24.inch telescope is mas
sive and it will take ten days or two
weeks to place it in position. Mr..
Lowell will be here with the glass
about the time the apparatus is ready.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-07-31

Governor Thornton has fred Sheriff
Perry Of Chavez county and appoint
ed Charles w. Haynes of Roswell in
his place. Perry was about $1,000
ahead of the county. Perry was a
very good officer until he captured an
Oklahoma train robber and then his
head commenced to swell and he be-
gan to pose as a bad man. During
the past few months his gait has been
rapid one. He made several breaks
at the Las Vegas convention. Then
he tried to hold up a Pullman car.
Then he had round with the Albu-
querque police. All this passed with
out notice from the governor. Re-
Gently it was announced that he had
refused to endorse the Chicago plat
form and ticket end intended to sup.
port Mckinley and "honest money"
Now he is out of job.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-07-31

If you are in doubt whether your
trouble is Indigestion or dyspepsia just
take few doses of Simmons liver reg
ulater it will settle the whole Ques-
tion. 81 have tried Simmons liver reg
ulator for dyspepsia and find it just
the thing to relieve me. A small dose
after meals is sure to prevent indiges.
TONS. S. Perkins, Sharon, Ga. sit
is the best medicine to aid digestion" q"
j. ]. Black Duncan, Arizona.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-07-31

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt heum, few
er sores, letter, chapped bands, chill
bails, corns and all skin eruptiOns,
and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money re-
funded. Price 25 cents per box. Fol
sale at Eagle drug store.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-07-31

Whitelaw Reid, writing to Phoes
nix friend, gives the gratifying infOr-
nation that his health is now excel
lent, in fact that he has entirely re-
covered, according to the judgement
of his physicians, from the malady
that brought him to Arizona. Still,
while absolutely sure of his recovery,
he is advised to and will spend next
winter in Phoenix, Of which he cher
ishes the most pleasant recollections.
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TERRITORIAL,
OoURT OF PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS

,cs.,nb n. Reed OF Iowa, Chief Justice.
AssocI ATE JUsTICEs-Wilbur +. Stone, OF
coiarndo; Thomas e. Fuller. of North Carroll
us William NJ Murray, of tennessee; Henry
S.aIthcw o. iRcynolds, of Missouri, U. S.
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see what had caused the wreck. ! there
saw the bolts and fsh-plates taken off
the rail and where it had been pri2ed in
Though suffering from my injuries, I
then walked to the block house and was
later taken from there to the Park
and from There ho+ne. / walked down
there to save the three freight trains be
hind me from wreck by signally them,
for fear they might run over the flagman.
i never had such a time walking as
did those two miles, bare headed and suf-
ferfng.
II left Hamlet early in The night. When
Sanford was reached l received an order
saying that the vestibule was one hour
behind time and that / must meet En-
gineer Atwood with freight train, No. %,
from here TO Hamlet, at Cary. My train
was a light one and l made good time.
On reaching New Hill / got another
order saying that the vestibule was one
hour and ten minutes late and l could
run on her time and meet No. . at John
ston Street Station, in this city, instead
of at Gary, as first ordered. This is
why nay freight train was wrecked and
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90 they concluded that he was under the
wreck, killed. Two box-cars were lying
across the Southern's track, and they
knew that if any train should come from
any direction on either road there would
be another wreck. Arendell, with his
flag, started back in n run to stop any
train that might be coming from the
south, meanwhile Trainman Carter
was sent to flag any train from the other
direction. A mile away FIagman Aren-
dell met a through freight on the South
ern. He had run the entire distance
and was about exhausted, but succeeded in
giving the signal to the rapidly approach
ing train, thus preventing what would
have been a still greater wreck. He
then secured hand-car and went on to
Cary, from which place he wired parti-
culars Of the wreck as per directions of
Capt. Yearly, to the Office at Raleigh,
at the same time stopping the north bound
s. A. l.. vestibule, which, but for its
being an hour and ten minutes late,
would have met the fate evidently
intended for 1t by the human hyenas
who planned and caused the wreck.
1t was nearly fifteen minutes after the
wreck had occurred before Capt. Yearly
had any definite tidings Of the fate of
himself were convinced that he was a
corpse underneath his helpless steaming,
smoking, putting engine, when, to their
surprise, he came walking up to the
caboose, but SO dazed that he could give
but incoherent details Of his own miracul-
Gus escape.
A few minutes later the wrecking
train arrived and the Southern track was
soon cleared and the trains Of both lines
passed over it.
Conductor Yearly and Flagman Aren-
from the first shock, and a sort Of a
general nervous breakdown from the
excitement and responsibilities incident
to the first awful hour after the terrible
disaster.
The track was repaired by noon yes
terday and regular trains passed over
1t. While it was being repaired Sea-
board trains ran over the Southern track
The wrecking crew worked all day and
last night. The disabled engine was
thrown down the embankment and
righted and a track is being built to it,
1t will be drawn up this to the main
inc and taken to the shops to-day.
Merchandise and other freight In the
wrecked cars will be taken out and
brought here by the wrecking train and
the splintered cars will be burned where
they now lie. Only two or perhaps
three can be Of any future use.
The engine that went down is No.
562, and the ten wrecked cars are as
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SHOT TO KILL IN COURT.

st. Louis, Dee. 90.-The young wife OF
old man Jacob Ffschel, has a suit for
divorce before Judge Wood, OF the Cir
cult court in this city. During a part
OF the proceedings to-day which were
unfavorable to Fischel he got into tow
ering rage and MS the plaintiff and her
uncle, julius Sohrieber and her Attorney,
Waiter Mcintyre, were leaving the court
room he suddenly drew a revolver and
opened fire on them. One ball entered
Mrs. Fischers left shoulder, another
struck her uncle directly over the heart,
but a rib saved his life and a third shot
grazed McIntyre's arm. The frenzied
man was Immediately seized by officers
of the court and hustled into the sheriff S
Office, where he expressed the hope that
he had killed his wife and her uncle.
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follows: Western Railway of Alabama,
No. 1857, loaded with compressed cot
ton; Southern Railway, Nos. 1907 and
1857, loaded with compressed cotton; S.
A. L., No. 1904 and q. c. & N, No.
1860, with merchandise; G. G. No. 61O5,
merchandise; G. c., No. 123, empty:
Union Line, No. 1922, cotton, and s. A.
l., Nos. 11086 and 1405, cotton.
In the car that was thrown furthest
were two tramps-a white man and n
negro. With the usual tramp luck they
came out without serious injury. The
white man had his leg wrenched little
by a bale Of cotton, and the negro lost
his cap. Otherwise they were alright,
though they grumbled little at having
their slumbers so rudely disturbed
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Shop Methods.-He Rejoins that the
Trial Was Unjust.
New York, Dec 30.-The- governing
committee Of the New York Stock Elk
change to-day ended the case Of the Elk
change against f. u. Cuthbert d Com
pany, by eXpelling VIM. Euclid Young
the board member of the firm The
governing committee finds Mr. Young
guilty of fraud on all Of the specifications
in the charge The Cuthbert case has
attracted unusual attention on account
Of the nature of the charges brought
and the exceptionally large business THAI
has been done by the firm. The firm oc-
cupies the entire floor of the johnson
building and has a great many offices in
this and other cities.
Other charges pending against Mr.
Young lapse on account Of his expulsion.
He has been a member Of the Exchange
since 1869. The specific charge against
Mr.. Young was on a complaint made
August 2Sth by r. D. Stewart, a Gus
toner OF E. b. Cuthbert e. Company.
who claimed that an order given him to
buy fifty shares Of Burlington stock.
which the firm represented to have been
executed, had not been made In other
words, the firm was charged with
'bucket-shop'' methods.
The decision leaves the firm of f. B.
Cuthbert & Company cut of from mem
bership in the Exchange.
e. b. Cuthbert g. Company issued a
statement this evening claiming that the
trial Of Mr.. Young was conducted in an
ex-parte manner and was extremely I'M
just. The circular states that the firm
has never knowingly violated a single
one Of the stock exchange rules.
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THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY NORTH CAROLINA DAILY PAPER

gan to jump. My God he exclaimed,
and that was the hast eyer heard hirn
say. think he jumped down the bank,
but I'm not sure. sprang to the win
dow to see what had happened, but the
pitching Of the engine threw me back,
and | seized the reverse lever; but
didn't reverse the engine, simply put on
the brakes to the emergency.
Then she went down. 1t was terri
BILE crash and all done in a moment
remember the experience of being thrown
through the air-and a terrible one it
was. / was sure l would be killed. Pray
ed? That / did. 1t was but a moment,
but suspect offered up a more earnest
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GEN. GUSTS LEE RESIGNS.
Sickness Compels him to Give up the
Presidency of Washington and Lee
University.

Lexington, Va, Dee. 30.-General G.
w. @. Lee son OF General Robert r..
Lee, President of the Washington and
Lee University since his fathers death
in 1870 has resigned that position to
take effect July first, 1897. Continued
i'll health has forced him to take this
step. He has been appointed president
Emeritus for life, and will give much of
his time to the University's interest as
his health will permit. The board Of
trustees have conferred the degree of d.
ID. OF Rev. John Chamberlain, of New
York, and L. L. ID. on Hon. Charles
Hamlin, Of Massachusetts,, Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury.
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Derailed at such place as this and I'm
der these circumstances, the result can
better be imagined than described. Scud-
ding along at the rate of go miles an
hour and suddenly plunging down high
embankment, no human being ON 1t could
have lived, except by a miracle.
Another fact, and a strong one, IN sup
port of the theory of robbery is THAT TINS
is the third attempt within the last three
months to wreck This particular train
near Raleigh. The other two were made
at CraIbtree bridge. The first one nearly
three months ago by fastening a cross
tie on the track, and the second one
ON Christmas night by putting railroad
iron in between the rails so asto strike
the engine. Fortunately both Of these
were discovered in time to prevent the
wreck.
The crew of the Inflated train consist
ed Of six persons, as follows: Conductor,
Capt Harvey Yearly; engineer, John
Robertson; fagman, b. j. ArendeIl; FIRE
man, Alex. OVERLY; train hands, Sidney
Carter and Thomas Boggan. OF these
only two went down with the wreck
the engineer and fireman.
THE ENGINEERS STORY.
Engineer Robertson stuck TO his post
until the engine, flying through mdd-air,
threw him far from it and thus saved his
life. Whether Fireman OVERLY followed
his chiefs example or tried to jump, win
perhaps never be known. Mr.. Robertson
thinks he jumped, but the position in
which he was found does not seem to
bear out the superstition. When day
dawned yesterday morning OVERLY was
found buried beneath the engine, very
near his seat in tine cab. His arms We're
broken and his body and legs bruised
and mangled, while his head and face
were burned beyond recognition. He
had been completely cooked by the sca'd-
ing water and steam that poured from the
overturned engine. There seems to be
no doubt that he died instantly.
Capt Robertson says that as soon
as he recovered his senses after beng
thrown into the field by the engine MS it
plunged down the embankment, he went
back 10 see what had become of his fire.
man and what the extent of the damage.
He saw that the engine was a
total wreck and he took light and hook
ed all about for OVERLY, but neither saw
nor heard anything OF him.
'9The fireman had swept up the cab, !"
said the engineer telling of his experience,
as he Lay in bed Mt his home on Mcdowell
street yesterday afternoon. ''He had
just lit his pipe and got upon
his seat when the front trucks Of the en-
CINE dropped upon the cross-ties and be-
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not the vestibule, as was evidently plan
ned by those VINO are responsible for the
disaster.
II had only three air-brake cars, and
I had already applied these and slowed
up. This kept the wreck from beink any
worse. If / had had eight or ten air
brake cars / would have waited till
reached the penitentiary 10 apply them,
and, as would have been running faster
when the accident happened, / fear that
everybody on the train would have been
killed"
Capt Robertson has two of his rfbs-the
eighth and ninth-torn loose and Is
bruised in several places ON the body.
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ground of pricing with n crow-bar, to
push the rail out of place. This crow
bar was stolen from the Toulouse at
Johnston street station, and the wrench
from Sectionmaster Barbee's hand-ear,
after the men quit work on Tuesday
evening. This fact leads to the conclu-
sion that the deed was done by men
who are at least familiar with the sur
roundings, and knew something Of rail
rnnding
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ROBBERY THEIR MOTIVE.

The only motive that can be imagined
for such deed is robbery. Though it
happened that the belated vestibule was
carrying an unusually large amount OF
money, it is not believed that this fact
was known to the wreckers. Their OBJ
ject must have been to throw the train
off the track, cause loss of human life,
and while the work of rescue was going
on, ard in which they we're to aid, rifle
the dead bodies and rob the wounded.
No other theory seems to be tenable.
No employees have recently been dis
charged who could have harhUred re-
sentiment and sought vengeance III such
q manner Sectionmaster BaFbee says
he has not discharged a man in nearly
three years.
Two tsamps were put off near this
particular spot Monday, but that is an
every day occurrence, and it is not be-
heved that had they desired to wreck
the train they would have known the
whereabouts of the Toulouse ana hand
car and have SO planned and carried
out the murderous deed.
The location was well chosen for such
a purpose. The rail was misplaced at the
beginning of high embankment, just
as the train energies from deep cut.
Below is a deep bottom into which the
train must inevitably pitch, car upon car.
No power under heaven could here pre-
vent a catastrophe. Yesterdays wreck
was a fearful one. Had it been the vesti-
bule it must have been ten times worse.
The freight already had the brakes APP
piled and was running only vt the rate of
20 miles an hour. The vestfbnle, even
/ when on time flies ,aiong down this grade.
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SHOT HIS WIFE AND HIMSELF

IIoldredge, Neb., Dee 30.-AIrs. D.
M. Conrad, teacher in the public school
here was shot by her husband this
morning. After shooting his wife twice,
Conrad turned the revolver on his own
head. The trouble arose over their little
boy whom Mrs. Conrad wished to take
to Fremont on a visit and Mr. Conrad
wanted to keep him here. Conrad's
wounds are not considered fatal, but
Mrs. Conrad is not expected to live,
having q bullet near the arteries Of the
neck
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-31

prayer while in nfid-air than l ever did
on my knees. Then / lost consciousness,
but only for a few minutes. When
found myself lying out in that field, /
could hardly believe my own senses.
had to feel OF myself TO be sure it was
me. I felt so thankful tfFat / could have
got down and kissed the ground.
II then got a light and after looking
fov OVERLY went up on the track TO
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CLAIMANT AWARDED 100000.

Berne, Dee. 80.-A Frenchman named
Fabianis lodged a claim for $9,200O0O
some time ago against Venezuela on ac-
count of denial Of justice by the Vene-
zuelan court. The matter was eventu-
ally submitted to the arbitration Of the
President OF the Swiss Republic, who,
It is now announced, has awarded Fabia-
mis- the sum OF S860,000
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Frankfort, KY, Dec. 0.-Governor
Bradley refuses to discuss the published
rumOr that he intends to resign the Office
of Governor. He admitsS that ne did
write to Maj. Mckinley a letter several
weeks ago in which he informed the
Presidential that there was no office
within his gift which he bradley would
accept.
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Otherwise he is n0t hurt, and was doing
we'll last right. His injuries are not at
al serious.
A BRAKEMAN'S EXPERIENCE.
Tom Boggan, the brakeman, said that
the first thing he knew of the accident
was that he felt the cars jerking and
Sid Carter the train hand, ran past him,
yelling Look OUT
Il was on the last car that went down."
said BOggan, about seven cars from the
caboose. / looked ahead and saw the
engine and ears patching down the en-
bankment then jumped, just as my
car toppled over I ahghted on the
Southern Railway track, spraining my
knee and ankle slightly. As soon as the
accident happened Capt Yearly sent
F'lagman Arendell back and Ttrainman
Carter down in front to stop all trains,
while Capt. Robertson went on to Raj
eigh"
Tom Boggan lives In WadesbOro He
is brother to Joe Boggan, who is in
jail here, ia wing been sent here from
Hamlet, charged with rape, to prevent
lynching
CONDUCTOR AND FLAGMAN.
Conductor earby and Flagman Aren-
dell were in the cabOOse when the engine
went off the rail- EIagman Arendell
was sitting in the window Of the cup0la,
aud had just spoken about what a
splendid run they had had since leaving
Monroe. He was looking towards the
engine and says that he saw the light
go out i'm the cab as the engine turned
over. Capt Yearly was washing his
face when the crash came.
Sidney Carter and Thomas Boggan, the
two colored train hands, were on top of
the train. Carter was next to the engine
and saw, and felt it, as it went off the
rail on the cross ties; he turned and ran
towards the rear end Of the train and
once or twice cleared box car just in
time to hear it go down in the wreck.
AS soon as the conductor and flagman
could collect their thoughts, they came
out OF the caboose and went up to where
the locomotive was lying. They called
Engineer Robertson, but got no response,
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Gov.-ELRCT TANNER MARRIED

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 30.-Governor-
elect John Riley Tanner was married at
noon to-day to Miss Cora Edith English,
Of Springfield.