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The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-09-21
Strange IDEAS Of FIGHTING.
What 1t Really Means to Get the Ill
VIII of Moonshiners.

Special Correspondence of The Florida Star.
CRossvILLE, Tenn, Sept. Il. That
the title dark and bloody ground might
be applied TO parts OF Tennessee as
well as TO Kentucky is borne out by
recent discoveries made by Augustus
w. Gritiing, owner Of 900 or GOO acres
OF dense WOO Hand in the Cumberland
plateau region. Mr.. Griiiing is an east
ern manufactures who II short time ago
purchased IN immense tract OH the
plateau merely in the nature of an in
Vestmcnt. His idea was To prospect
the district thoroughly for possible
paying veins of silver or deposits of
iron and coal.
While on an investigating tour
through part of his newly acquired
possessions Mr.. Grifling discovered IN
an out of the way spot three log cabins
built from roughly hewn pine trees. In
Il half circle they stood ut the bottom
of small valley. Deserted for years
they seemed To have been. No win
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-09-21

II was a fair fight! Percy had chance
10 use his gun. Twas better to let the
trouble drop.
THE first house." said the congress
man, las you leave the wagon road
was. I'm the days OF the civil war, ten
anted by happy family. There was
a boy about IS years old. The lad was
very active. and when Sumter was
fired on he said he was going to war
His mother and father came from the
north. and they said he could go IL he
fought with the Union army. Accord
Ingly a blue uniform was made for the
boy. In some manner the news became
spread about that Haskin's boy was TO
enlist against the gray. Two or three
days later party of Confederate horse
men drew rein In the roadway before
the house and. seeing the young sol
der through the open doorway. rid
died him with bullets.
HE died almost instantly, and his
parents soon followed him. 1t is said
they died OF broken hearts.
But the history of the remaining
cabin is mystifying as well as tragic.
To the people hereabout Ii is known
as the house OF the two lost girls A
brother and two sisters lived there in
the early seventies. They made few
friends among the ignorant persons
about them. They seemed TO have
plenty OF money notwithstanding the
brother never was known to work
His occupation was puzzle TO the In
quisitive mountaineers.
'RumOrs were circulated, after the
lapse OF seven or eight months. that
the brother was cOnnecteG with the
United States secret service and that
he had been sent TO the Cumberland
mountains TO spy on the moOnshlners.
THE Cumberland mountain region
had always been In iii repute with the
revenue officials. as the distillers OF the
Illicit mountain dew were well organ
lied TO withstand interference.
"One night well known business
man OF CrOssville. riding horseback
past the house. wondered ut the disor-
derby condition OF the usually well kept
home. In the gloom he could see the
door broken from its hinges. Evident
ly fight had taken place. Looking
closer. he saw the dead body of the
brother. with several bullet holes in
the head and breast. outstretched on
the floor The two sisters were gone.
People in the surrounding villages
were notified. 4 diligent search was
instituted. No signs OF the girls have
ever been found. The suppOsition is
that some of the mOonshiners. feeling
sure they Were being watched. made a
raid on the family and after killing the
brother carried away the sisters. Pa
pers found on the body showed that
the unfortunate people came from PO-
tOmac City. y. c. Nothing more has
ever become known"
HAYS DUBOIS.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-09-21

dOws had they. Worm eaten. rickcty
doors Of knotted Stats were the only
connections between the outside world
AMI the muSty Interiors.
Hon. lChnbOd SnOdgraSS. congress
man from the CrOSSVillc district gives
the following history:
The last cabin in the row is perhaps
the most fearful To me. as there L.
years ago my eldest son Percy met an
unCallcd for death. lie was 1T the
time paying attention Ia the daughter
of IA middle aged couple who occupied
il. one evening in July. 1850. lie
mounted his horse and rode tn the door
of the house. lie diSmounted. tied his
horse 10 Il nearby tree and entered.
Hardly hal he seated himself when
n young fellow from the other side OF
the county. who also admired this girl.
rode up. He SAW Pcrcy's horse. Ri>-
Ing In his stirrups he called loudly:
Come out. Come out here. I'll tiX
you" Percy opened the door. AMI aS
he did so his rival. taking deadly aim
shot him through the heart with re-
pcatlng rifle"
In answer 10 questions as TO why the
cOngrcssman's sons death had not
been avenged. Snodgrass replied: oh.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-09-21

For cuts, bruises or sores
BANNER SALVE is best.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-09-21
HAYS DUBOIS.
Cured of Chronic Diarrhoea After Thirty
Years Of Suffering.

Il suffered for thirty years with diar-
rhoea and thought | was past being
cured, says John : Halloway,oi French
Camp, Miss. 81 had spent So much
time and money and suffered 50 much
that | had given mp all hopes of recovery.
was 80 feeble from the effects of the
diarrhoea that | could do no kind of
labor, could not even travel, but lay
accident ! was permitted tn find hottie
IF Chamh"rlain's Collie. Cholera and Diar-
rh"ra Remedy, and after taking several
bottles am entirely cured ofthat trouble.
am 50 pleased with the result that am
tnxious that 1t be in reach of all who
,nifer as | have" For sale by Wilson d
son.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-09-21
AMERICAN SARDINE INDUSTRY.
Down East Substitutes For the Genuine
Fish of Sardinia.
Special correspondence of The Florida Star

Special correspondence of The Florida Star.
SERCEANTVI:LE. Ne. Sept 1S.-The
SarCinc Industry is 1T It's height. The
mary factories where the much sought
fish is transformed into spicy table
dclicacy are now pushed To their ut,
most la keep pace with the shiplOads
of small herring fry being unlradcd on
the docks. The season Of l"uO bids
fair Ia Ec a record breaker. While tn"
bays AMI harhorS hcrvahoutS have al
ways been renowned aS the favorit"
haunt of the sardinc. yet the catches
thus far have exceeded those of many
previous years. There are u packin:
houses on the Maine coast between
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-09-21
COUNTY DIRECTORY.

COUNTY OFFICERS.-D L. Gaulden. Titus
Vile. county judge; NJ. Goldsmith. THUS
Vile. prosecuting attorney; A. A. Stewart
Titusville, clerk circuit court; j. r. WOOt-
en-, Cocoa, tax assessor; E. w. Hall, Shapes.
tax collector: John Henry, Titusville,
treasurer; ]. II. Sans, Courtenay. snperln-
tendent public instruction; J. o. Fries, Ii
tusville, county surveyor; J. p. Brown, IT,
tusville, sheriff; T. J. COckshutt, LaGrange,
registration officer.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-09-21
TOWN DIRECTORY.

TOWN OFFICERS.-A. ID. Penney, mayor;
NJ S. Jones Jr, marshal and tax collector;
c. s. Schuyler clerk and treasurer; John
Henry, assessor; ID: L. Gaulden: +. A. Los
lev, j. NJ. Dixon, w. r. Knox, Jno. X. Wal
ker, councilmen. The council meets first
Tuesday in each month.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-09-21
DIR. Lp,a Ford's py.prpticide

is the new and perfect cure for indigestion
dyspepsia, constipation and heartburn,
lex headache, and all ills from poor
d @rstiun 1t ma ics the stomach right.
Wilson N son
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-09-21

COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD.-J. NJ. Dixon.
Titusville; s. F. Gibbs, Melbourne. K Z.
Minis BOnaventuTe.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-09-21

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS K. Walker.
Titusville, chairman; w. II. Sharpe, SharPes;
Gallie; J. n. Waller, Ankona. Regular SEES
sions are held first tuesday in each month.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-06
GOVERNOR PINGREE
To Make a Final Effort to Secure
Legislation Taxing Corporations.

DETROIT, Mich, October Gov.
Pingree will call a special session of the
State Legislature to be convened at
Lansing on Wednesday or Thursday of
next week. The object is to consider
a joint resolution authorizing submits
sion to the people at the general cleo
ton next month of a constitutional
amendment to permit the taxing of
railroads and other corporations on the
value of their property, instead of spe-
officially upon their earnings, as at
present. The Atkinson act, which was
declared unconstitutional by the Su-
preme Court a short time ago, provided
for this change. Other attempts at tax
reform legislation during Gov. Pin
gree's incumbency have proved futile,
and he says that he wishes to put those
members of the Legislature who are
candidates for reelection on record, as
well as to obtain once for all an ex-
preston from the people at large on
this question.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-06
WORKING ROOSEVELT TO DEATH

ROCK ISLAND, Ills, October g.
Governor Roosevelt, who spoke in this
city and Davenport, Iowa, tonight,
thus closing another day of hard cam
paigning, is beginning to feel the eff
fects of the arduous work undertaken
by him at the request of the Republican
campaign managers.
Governor Roosevelt, since he began
his itinerary through the Northwestern
states, has been speaking from ten to
twenty times each day, closing the
days labors usually with a night meet
ing. Many of these meetings have been
in the open air, requiring extra exer-
ton on his part. He has now been on
this journey for more than thirty days,
and although strong beyond the powers
OF most men to endure, he is beginning
to show signs of distress and a failing
voice. He has been worked unmerci-
fully by the State committees of the
different States through which he has
passed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-06
PRIEST. MITCHELL DENIES
REPUBLICAN FALSEHOOD,
Does Not Know Mr.. johnson, and
Never Had IA Conversation with
Mayor Tazeaart.

Does Not Know Mr.. Johnson, and
Never Had IA Conversation with
Mayor Tagsgart.
HAZLEToe Pa, October 5.-Presi-
dent Mitchell. when shown a dispatch
to-day in which an officer of a political
organization was quoted as saying the
anthracite coal miners strike was plan
ned by Mr.. Johnson, of the National
Democratic Committee, the mayor OF In
~dianapolis and himself at a recent
meeting in indianapolis, said that he
was reluctant to believe that the gentle
man quoted had made the charge and
stated positively that the story was
untrue. He said he did not know MIR.
Johnson and had never held a CONVEX
sation with Mayor Taggart in his life.
President Mitchell said that any man
who would i~naugurate a strike in the
interest of any political organization
would be deserving Of the seyerest pun
ishment which could be meted out TO
him. and that any person who would
make political capital out Of the suf-
fering and misery OF the men, women
and children of the anthracite region
would be unworthy of the privilege OF
citizenship.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-06
FOR A BIG DEMONSTRATION.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, October 5.-Ar-
rangements have been completed by the
local branches of the United Mine
Workers for a big parade and mass
meeting here tomorrow afternoon.
Invitations have been extended to all
the strikers in the Shenandoah and
Mahanoy valleys to take part in the
affair. The principal feature of the
demonstration will be an address by
National President John Mitchell.
Organizer Harris says he expects
about 5000 men and boys in line.
Gen. Goblin said tonight that while
he did not apprehend any disturbances.
he would order no more troops home
until after the demonstration. Edward
j. Coyle, who was shot during the riot
here September q, died early to-day.
He was so years old and is survived by
a widow and nine children. Coyle was
not a participant in the riot. He was
hit by a stray bullet.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-06
POLICE OFFICER KILLED
BY A DESPERATE NEGRO.
HUGH McFADDEN SHOT DEAD BY
HENRY BOWMAN AT HINTON,
WEST VIRGINIA.
THE TOWN GREATLY EXCITED.
LYNSHING AVOIDED BY REMOVING
THE PRISONER SECRETLY
TO CHARLESTON

Special TO the Register.
HINTON, w. Va. October 5.-Henry
Bowman shot and fatally wounded
Hugh MeFadden, a policeman, about
twelve O'Clock last night. Bowman is a
colored man who has been working ON
the double tracking of the Chesapeake
& Ohio about twenty miles west of
here and came into the city on a late
train.
He at once began drinking and had
several difficulties in which he threat
ened to use his pistol. The, police were
notified of this and Hugh McFadden
and another policeman located him and
found him boisterous and very pro-
fame. McFadden started to arrest him
when Bowman began to descend a pair
of steps leading down to the railroad
and told McFadden IL he came any
further he would shoot him, at the
same time drawing his pistol and fir
ing. TIE ball took effect about three
inches directly below the heart n
ranging upward, lodging in the spinal
column.
MeFadden returned the fire. One
ball struck Bowman in the arm, w
passed through his hat and n through
his clothing near the waist.
Owing to the smoke caused by the
firing and the number OF ears OF the
Chesapeake a. Ohio near where the
tragedy occurred, Bowman made hts
escape. :
McFadden, after he had emptied hi
pistol, turned. took several steps bao(
ward and fell. expiring in twenty ny
utes.
Search for Bowman was instituted
once. All departing trains being thol\
! oughly searched and parties sent out onV
them. Bowman concealed himself be-
hind a fill on the river bank two or
three hundred yards from where he
shot McFadden, and at an early hour
this morning while attempting to make
his way to an outgoing freight was de-
tected and apprehended.
The fact OF his arrest was carefully
concealed for the excitement was very
high and a lynching was feared Il X
| became known that he wI-n q
After daylight a conference WA nely
among the officers and 1t was decided
| best to remove him to Charleston as
| violence was feared. which was clardes-
timely done on an early morning train.
From the threats that were heard up-
on the streets this evening the decision
was wise.
Bowman claims that he was so intox-
icated that he did not even know he
had shot. This is known to be untrue.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-06

strengthens the opinion that he will
cali the convention after all the compa-
MES have made an offer. He continues
to say that the strike cannot be settled
without a convention and he is waiting
on the operators.
In the meantime the men now on
strike, said to number 3 5000, are not
wavering under the proffered increase
in wages.
In the Lackawanna and Wyoming
districts not a mine is working. The
conditions remain about the same in
the Lehigh Valley region, while in the
Schuylkill district more men have laid
down their tools and quit.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-06
END Of THE COAL STRIKE
hAY Be APPROACHING.
ATORS STRENGTHENS GROW
ING PUBLIC OPINION
THAT IT WILL SOON BE OVER.
PARDEE COMPANY POSTS NOTICE
OF GRANTING OF TEN PER
CENT ADVANCE.

HAZLETON, Pa, October 5.-The
belief here tonight that the anthracite
coal strike is approaching an end is
considerably strengthened by the ac-
ton of the individual operators in
following the lead of the big coal carry
ing and mining railroads by Offering
a net increase of 10 per cent in the
wages of their employees.
The first break among the individual
operators in this district was made to-
day when A. Pardee & Company, oper-
ating the Cranberry and Crystal Ridge
collieries, offered its employees a ten
per cent net increase in wages and a
reduction in the price of powder to $3.50
per keg. The decrease in the price OF
powder is to be taken into account in
the advancing of the wages. That four
more of the individual mine owners
will make the same offer is hardly
doubted.
1t was learned to-day that before the
advance was made public by the Par
dee Company, several OF the general
superintendent of other indivual coal
companies were invited to the Pardee
Company's office in this city for the
purpose of giving their views on the
proposed offers. Those present be-
sides Frank Pardee, manager of the
Pardee mines, were E. S. Bullock, OF
c. NJ. Dodson & Company, Beaver
Brook; T. D. Jones. Brook Mountain
Coal Company; John Leisenring. Up
per Lehigh Coal Company, and A. w.
Drake. Cox Bros. & Company, Drifton.
These representatives did not say what
their companies would do. but it IS
learned that the consensus of opinion
was that if the mine owners wish TO
keep their collieries in operation they
would have to increase the wages OF
their men.
None of the superintendent at the
meeting would say anything in regard
10 the report that the coal carrying
roads had made concessions to the in
dividual operators In the matter of
freight rates. The representative Of
the Associated Press was told tonight
by a prominent mining official, who
would positively know if the railroads
had concedede anything, that as far
as he knew the railroads had not re-
duced the rates to any individual COM
pany in this region.
President Mitchell, of the United
Mine Workers. is much interested IN
the advance made by the individual
companies. but would say nothing for
publication. There is a strong belief
here that Mr.. Mitchell Is waiting for all
the coal companies in the anthracite
region to offer a ten per cent. increase
before he will call a joint convention TO
consider the proposition. Mr.. Mitchell
would say nothing on this particular
subject He has all along adyoted
ulity Of action. and It is this that
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-06
E E TRUST
VIII remove All Its of1ces go Nevs
York CIty-A Matter of Conven-

VIII Remove All Its ofnces 60 New
York CIty-A Matter of Conven-
fence.
PITTSBURG, October 5.-The opera
ting offices of the American Sheet Steel
Company are to be removed from Pitts
burg on Saturday, October ~. Assist-
ant General Manager J. Warner and
most of the Office men Of this DEPART
ment viii at that time be taken INTO.
the general offices of the big company
in the Battery Park building, at New
York. General Manager A. w Brown
and about Ave OF his assistants Will
remain here.
This change is to be made to sim
plify the Office operations OF the big
company.
Under the changes to be made next
week orders win be taken entirely at
New York and promptly sent here for
filling. which will facilitate production
and involve much less clerical work.
The company is now operating to with
ing so per cent. of its capacity.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-06
HORRIBLE WORK OF LUNATIC.

NEW YORK, October 5.-Mrs. Lillian
Smith. of Inwood, Borough of Manhattan,
while insane, to-day shot her two chill
dren, Ethel, aged u years, and Theodore,
aged s years, and then committed suicide
by shooting herself. Another child, a babe.
lies in Fordham hospital at the point of
death as the result of acid burns. Before
shooting the children. Mrs. Smith, with
the cunning of a maniac. tried to force
them to drink carbolie acid. Long brood
ing over the prospect of death is said to
have been the cause of the woman's in
sanity.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-06
AGAINST A TRUST.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, October 5.
An injunction has been granted ny
Judge John ]. Jackson in the United
States Court, the eefct Of which will be
to interfere with the formation Of a
trust. It was In the case OF Frank Sea
mon, of Tarrytown, y. Y, against the
United States Gramophone Company,
and a part OF the injunction inhibits
that company from consolidating with
the Consolidated Talking Machine Com
pany of America, the gramophone trust.
organized under the laws Of New Jer-
sey.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-06
THREAT OF

NEW YORK, October 5.-The Even
ing Post says:
President ]. Rogers Maxwell, of the
Jersey Central, and the president of an
other coal carrying railway who de-
cllned to be quoted for publication,
made the definite announcement to-day
that no further concessions would be
granted to the striking miners, and
that If they did not accept the 10 per
cent. offer the strike would be fought
out. 1t is supposed that this decision
was reached at a joint meeting of coal
railway presidents and operators,
which was held at the Lehigh Valley
Offices in this city last evening.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-06
MURDER IN LOGAN COUNTY.

Henry r. spuriocI shot and nortaify
wounde During a BANQUET on
Hnrt's Creek.
Special to the Register.
CEREDO, w. Va, October 5.-Henry
T. spurlock, a prominent young lawyer
of Logan county, who graduated from
the law school at the State University
a few years age. was shot and mortallyl
wounded shortly before last midnight
al the home of Mitch Browning. on
Harris creek, that county. The MUIR
der occurred while a banquet was in
progress. 1t is said that Milton Run
yons fred the fatal shot They had been
political enemies.
spnrloek was a candidate for prose-
cutting attorney at the recent county
convention. but was defeated.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-06
5000, 0O0,0 600

SHANGHAI, Thursday, October A.
The establishment of the Chinese was
great when, to-day, they received Of
fetal notification from the vice to the
effect that foreign pressure had neces-
STATED the degradation of prominent
members of the court.
The new German cable from Che-Foo
to Tsin Pau has been opened.
1t is reported that the allies will de-
mand an indemnity which will aggre-
gate &40,0 900, 900 $500, 900, 00O).
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-06
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS.

LONDON, October 6, 1:30 a. NJ
T~hirty-two contests took place yester-
day in the parliamentary general cleo
ton. Most of them were in rural dis
tricts and the results have not yet been
announced. So far as is known. how
ever. AL members have been officially
declared elected, and the relative
strength of the parties is the following:
Ministerialists, 301: Liberals, II; Ma
tionalists, 60; Laborites, 3.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-06
MAY DESTROY CHINESE FLEET.

LONDON, October 6.-4:15 a. NIT
is reported in st. Petersburg, according
to the correspondent of the Times at
the Russian capitol, that the Chinese
fleet in Formosa straight attempted 10
engage the Russian armored cruiser
Rurik, but the lattef's speed frustrated
the plan.
The correspondent says it is probable
that the allied s~quadrons will force the
Chlnese fleet to capitulate or will de-
stroy it.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-06
FOR A A WRECK.

NORRISTOWN. Pa. October 5.-The
grand jury to-day returned a true bill
against Train Dispatcher w. s. Grove,
Engineer John Davis, OF Philadelphia;
Conductor Thomas Shelby, Of Jersey
City, and Operator c. B. Beidler, OF
Souderton, charged with criminal neg
ligence In causing the wreck at Hat
field on September 2. The district at
torney has decided 70 postpone the
until The December tsrm Of court. ~
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-06
TO BE CONSIDERED AGAIN.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, October 5.
James F. Bonnette, of Wheeling, who
was indicted for embezzling from the
Bell Telephone Company, was brought
out for trial in the Criminal Court here
to-day. 1t was found that the indict-
ment had been folded and handled so
much that parts of it had been worn
entirely away and the indictment was
therefore technically defective. The
court held Bonnette and called a spe-
cial grand jury for next Thursday to
consider his case again.