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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-10-05

King Edward is the first British
monarch to play golf since the days OF
James III.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-22

of an old alderman like that I'd say
leave it out.
Hear me, my countrymen. You talk
about a man having stabbed his coun-
try's conscience to death. The time has
come in this so-called Christian coun-
try Of ours when we ought to lift our
prayer that these consciences be resur-
rected.
Who'd accuse your mayor of hav-
ing a conscience? I'm just asking
question. Will everybody who believes
he's conscience stand up?"
There was a roar of laughter as to
the first question, and no response
whatever to the second, no one either
speaking or making any move to stand
up. Gentlemen Of the press" said
Mr.. Jones, turning to the reporters on
the platform, put down the facts;
don't cover up anything for either God
or the devil; give us square DEAL"
Then turning again to the congregation
he said: "Your mayors personal char
acter Is out Of my reach; but as your
mayor, he's public property, and he's
my meat.
What we need in this country, con-
tinued Mr.. Jones, "is to put into every
office in the state, from that Of COVER
nor down to constable, man that has
the fear Of God in his heart. You may
tie ten thousand pound rock around
my neck and drop me in the Savan-
nah river, but every little babbling
wave that passed over me would say
you have drowned an honest man who
had the courage to stand up and preach
conscientiously to you
"Is life so dear, is peace so sweet,
that you don't dare help yourselves?
Every preacher in this town ought to
be a mixture between a billy goat and
a mule so that he could butt with one
end and kick with the other. To do
good here we must put our people on
their feet to look and long for better
things"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-22
LOYALTY OF THE SOUTH.
A Former Confederate Says 1t Was
ManifeHted Long Ago.


Mnnifested Long Ago.
Lieutenant Sam Donelson, formerly
door-keepr Of the house, one Of the six
surviving members Of General For
rests staff, and a well-known Tennes-
seean, says the Washington Star, was
commenting today on the speech made
by Senator Carmack recently on the
occasion Of the presidents visit to
Memphis. In this speech Senator Car
mack told the visitors that the South
ern people had been loyal to the Un-
ion ever since their arms were laid
down at Appomattox, and pointed to
the large number of volunteers for the
Spanish-American war that came from
the Southern states. Mr.. Donelson re-
calls two early instances Of patriotic
responses of Southern people. Fifteen
months after the Civil war, he says,
there were evidences Of trouble with
Mexico. The Confederate soldiers had
barely laid aside their uniforms. At
this time General Forrest called mass
meeting Of ex-Confederates and citi-
zens generally, and it was held in
Court Square in Memphis. At this
meeting General Forrest himself in
troduced a resolution pledging loyalty
and rendering the services Of his own
command to General Grant in case
there should be war with Mexico. A
copy Of these resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted, was wired to
General Grant.
"This," said Mr.. Donelson, was the
first time the Southern people had an
opportunity to practically express their
loyalty to this reunited country, and
General Forrest led in the move.
was present at the mass meeting and
several patriotic speeches were made
most enthusiastically. The meeting is
it may be found in files Of newspapers
in August, 1866. In 1877 there was held
at Hurricane Springs, Tenn, reunion
Of General Forests men. This was at
time when President Hayes had been
quite liberal toward the South. Reso-
lutions appreciating his actions and re-
newing the pledges Of loyalty Of For
rests command were unanimously
adopted. These resolutions were draft
ed by Colonel Marks, afterwards gov
ernor Of Tennessee. No more undoubt-
ed evidences Of loyalty could have been
shown than at these two meetings.
The recent talk about the reunited
country is, therefore, rather too old for
utterance in the present day."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-22

"Ihlt Is q TIE, Jun InOTU.
age to 60 bout doubtin with all that
evidence ag'in Sim. It's too plumb
plain for doubtin."
"'Tis So" agreed another. Then he
added, my land. what you reckon
they'll do with Sim for itT
Lord, they'll hang him, Of course,
some one replied. They're shore to-"
81 dunno" Hicks said. "If Sim done
It, he had a right smart cause for It
an | guess mebby the court would find
some Of them extenuatin circumstances
to sorter help him out. Anyhow. Sim
amt ketched yit. On ketchin comes
afore hangin."
"By Josh. Jake, that are fact! Sim
amt ketched yit, an | bet he ain,
a-goin to be ketched nuther. No
stree! He's got clear plumb away
fore this"
Don't you 60 an fool yourse'f bout
that" Thorn said 1T takes mouShty
sight smarter feller than Sim Banks to
keep out Of the way Of the law, an II
he amt ketched in less'n week I'll be
pow'ful fooled"
"Waal. if they do ketch him." HICKS
remarked, Il hope they won't do moth
In much to him."
"Oh. they won't do nothin more than
hang him." Thorn observed, IAN my
notion is they're most shore to do that
Them kind of circumstances you spoke
of while ago amt a-goin to cut much
tigger in Sims case. Anyhow they'll
shore send him up TO prison for life al
the very best"
Gosh, jim Thorn" somebody salu
"you pear to he dead sot agln Sim
What makes you SO pizen hard OF
| him"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-22
AN HUMBLE HERO.


| Her suffering was Intense. 1t was
pitiful. Even a heart Of stone must
have been touched by it. But Mary
Mann was impervious to pity. In her
heart there was no compassion. She
had dealt hard blow, but she had a
harder yet to deal. and she did not hes
itate. Relentlessly she said:
"Yes. your sweetheart has been kill
ed, an it was your husband murdered
him, an you, Loueesy Banks, are re-
sponsible for 1t ALL"
| With one wild, heartrending shrek
Louisa fell back in a dead faint.
Two hours later q group Of men were
standing in front Of Hicks store dis
cussing the murder. Some there were
who, talked. and some there were who
only listened. Pap Sampson, Jason
Roberts and Sam Morgan were Of the
latter. Jim Thorn. still occupying the
position Of supreme Importance in the
village. was saying:
"No, sir, men, I've got nothin on
earth ag'in Sim Banks. an thar's not a
man In the world Id befriend quicker
than | would him, but In spite Of all
that can't shut my eyes to the plain
fact that everything goes to show that
Sim Banks fired the shot that killed
Melvin"
81 hate moughtily to think Sim could
do sich q thing" Hicks remarked.
"but I'm afeard I'll have to own that
everything seems to point poWful
strong ag'in him."
"Of co'se it does," Thorn agreed.
Lord, Jake. as much as hate to say
it, l got to own that it's plumb plain
case. In the fust place. Sim had rea-
son for KILN Melvin, an thar want
nary another soul in this whole section
that did have a reason. You know
that's so. don't you?"
I'm afeard it is. Jim." Hicks ad-
mitted.
"Then yistedy evenln, jest before
Melvin must a been killed." Thorn
, went on, "Sim was seen goln down
into them woods with his gun on his
shoulder. He knowed Melvin was ut
the store here, no doubt, an would be
a-passin through them woods on his
way to Turner's. What more likely
than that be went down thar an bid
behind that tree till Melvin come along.
then uped al drapped himT
ut pears TO look like 1t mought a
been that away" Hicks replied. ut
does shore"
Then on top Of all that" Thorn
added, "is the fact that Sim Banks is
gone or else Is in hidin someWhar.
Now, why would he run off or hide II
he want guilty Of somethin? And
what could he be guilty Of If 1t amt
this murder?"
Hicks sighed and shook his head.
81 reckon you must be right, Jim"
he said, though | hate wuss'n pizen
to have to say so. Yes, 1t looks like
Sim must a done it. 1t does shore"
"Of course he done It," another said
emphatically. Lord. that's jest as
plain to my mind as the nose on your
face. don't see how anybody'd man.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-22
MI ain,t. I'm lest taIkin facts"

81 amt. I'm jest talkin facts"
'"They're mis'able blame hard facts,
then"
T can't holp that. didn't make
'em hard"
"Waal, 1 hope they won't never hang
old Sim nohow. Gosh Almighty, fel-
lers, that'd jest be awful, wouldn't
it?"
"It would so," Hicks agreed, IAN
wouldn't have 1t done for a purity"
"Say," called Sam Morgan, "who you
all reckon that stranger was that come
long over thar in the woods today"
Lord" Thorn exclaimed, "if |
hadn't gone an clear forgot all bout
him! But l amt no notion who be
was nohow."
"He 'peared to take right smart
intrust in the murder, didn't he"
"Shore. Feared to think it was
painful pity Melvin got killed"
"Did so. Acted like it made him
consid'abie sorry. l bet he's pow'ful
tender hearted"
"Purty good sort Of feller, l guess.
But, say, fellers, what you reckon
Loueesy Banks thinks bout the way
things has turned out"
81 dunno. I'm Shore" Hicks replied.
"Guess mebby she don't know nothin
bout it."
Lord, If she does reckon she can't
feel none too good with her sweetheart
dead IN her husband murderer"
THAT Is q lie. Jim Thorn-every
word a lie"
They started and looked around. and
there among them stood Louisa, her
face white and drawn. her form trem-
bling, but q look Of dreadful earnest
ness In her eyes.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-22
two or three hundred thousand dollars
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which he personally invested.
There are others. Some people who
seem to know about the crash in Wall
street think that Secretary Gage, Of
the treasury department, invested
quite a bit of money and lost. It is
further stated that the "tip" given the
president, and others under him in Of
fetal life, was furnished by Daniel
Lamont, at one time private secretary
to President Grover Cleveland, and af-
ter that secretary Of war, and at pres
ent the man in charge Of the Northern
Pacific railroad. These matters are
merely mentioned to show that oftimes
presidents, cabinet members and 9TH
ers fail to get the right tip on the
stock market.
Not long ago former Senator Petit
grew, of South Dakota, who Is now en-
ployed as an attorney by James F.
Hill, the railroad magnate, made in
Wall street, so it is believed, upwards
of 5000, 900 in two days. Mr.. Pettigrew,
it will be recalled, prides himself upon
the fact that he Is an antitrust man, an
anti-monopolist; and while in the SEN
ate frequently declared that the people
of the country were being robbed by
Wall street brokers.
In view Of the fact that Mr.. Petit
grew left the senate without his own
consent, he dabb1ed in stocks, suggest
ed by Mr.. Hill, and made a quarter Of
a million dollars within a very brief pc
riod. Mr.. Hill, the man who tipped"
Mr.. Pettigrew, dabbled little bit him
self just previous to informing Mr..
Pettigrew that there was money in in
vesting in Northern Pacific railroad.
Now, as to Mr.. Hill today, with the ex-
ception of J. Pierpont Morgan, he has
made more money in speculation than
any other man in the world. 1t Is well
known in the West, If not in the East,
that he cleaned up four million dollars
in a week in Wall street. The Wander
bilts, the Goulds, and DR.. Depew lost
this amount. This Is history in New
York and Is well-known among flnan-
cIers all over the United States.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-22
the flames through the open window
and telling the world what he saw.
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and telling the world what he saw.
How long the hours seemed!
And now out Of his window was
naught but red sea Of flames. The
buildings across from the office, on the
other side of Laura street, were ablaze.
The message went out to the world
that the Western Union building was
doomed. The man who sent the mes
sage believed it. He thought the next
instant to be entrapped in a merciless,
all consuming furnace.
But, wonderful to tell, the flames
that had laughed at the firemens ef-
forts to fight them before languished!
They died away and sickened and
sank into naught but a hot, red glare.
The great fire was under control.
The telegraph office was saved.
He didn't seem to know that he was
the hero OF Jacksonville's great fire,
or any hero at all; but he was.
There was, Of course, many and
many a brave deed done on that day of
days, and many a man played the part
Of most sublime heroism.
But the man who stands out in the
boldest and clearest relief against that
shadowy background Of terror is this
young telegraph operator.
Slowly the others came back to the
building, and weary and worn and
heartsick the lone operator surrender
ed his place to them. He had stuck to
his post and had done his duty. 9th
ers could do the rest that was to be
done.
mo money in all the world could
hire me to do it again." he said to me
last Sunday II would do 1t for moth
ing less than the love Of friend. That
Is a greater thing than dollars you
know."-R. w. Lillard in Atlanta Dali
ly News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-22
HEROIC TELEGRAPHER.
Operator Who Sent Out Story o.
Jacksonville's Great Fire.


Along early in the afternoon Of the
fire there came over the telegraph
wires that bald, meager message that
fire, with which the city's depart
ment was unable to cope, was raging
in Jacksonville, the beautiful little city
on the banks of the st. Johns.
Little else was known when the even
ing papers went to press. The South
waited expectantly for fuller news. 1t
was coming.
Down in Jacksonville in the Western
Union building there sat alone one
man. He was Operator Steele, and
through him alone was the outside
world told Of what was happening In
the doomed city.
When the flames had swept In red
horror across to the east Of the city,
they turned. Back to the west along
Bay street and the water front tum-
bled and rolled the billows Of fire. AS
the fire changed it's direction and came
whirling back toward the west the tel
egraph building that lay on the front
of 1t was vacated. Clerks fled; opera
tors deserted their machines.
The big building was empty and ST.
lent, and the world was waiting to
know the fate Of the city.
One man stayed. It was Steele.
He sat at his desk on the second
floor. BY his side was an open Win
dow. He could look out upon that
scene sublime in it's awfulness. Stead
ily the whirlwind Of flame advanced
nearer and nearer.
Above the roar Of the flames the
crash of falling walls and the heart
rending screams of frantic men and
women there arose one sound.
It was heard the world over.
Above the clamor, steady and clear,
clicked Steele's telegraph key.
Out of the window he saw this build
ing and that blaze up, totter and fall,
and as he watched he sent out over
the wire the story Of what he saw.
The heat and the smoke were sitting.
He sought a brief breathing spell In
the open street. A block above, IN
front of The Times Union and Citizen
office, he saw a young girl stagger and
drop bundle, saved from a ruined
home, under the trampling feet of the
surging throng at the corner.
He stopped and drew from under the
feet of the crowd this bundle and lift
ed the slight form of the girl into the
newspaper office.
Somewhere out on the river or across
on the other side were his wife and
baby. he knew not where, but he hoped
and believed them to be safe.
An acquaintance, haggard and smoke
stained, seized his arm, as he started
back to his work at the telegraph key.
"They say that your wife and baby
were on the ferry boat that caught fire
and was wrecked in the river!" cried
the man hoarsely.
You lie!" said Steele. Turn me
loose. I have work to do"
The man dropped his arm and STEP
ped aside.
He saw that telegraph key, the
world, and the world was expecting
the best that was in him.
He would give it.
The evening gloom and the shadow
were beginning to settle around the
edges of the fires red glare when he
sat down at his key again. Night was
coming on. The flames were steadily
sweeping along toward the telegraph
building. The heat was sickening.
But he stayed at his key. watching
The age-herald., 1901-06-25
STRIKING MINERS DEFY DEPUTY
 MARSHALS AND FIGHT FOLLOWS
BATTLE MEDALS
 FOR OUR SAILORS
Secretary Long Announces the Designs Agreed Upon by
 the Board of Awards

Washington, June A.-Acting upon the unanimous recommendation of the naval board of awards Secretary Long today approved the designs for the two medals provided for by Congress to commemo- rate the achievements of the United States Navy in the campaign in the West Indies during the Spanish-Ameri- can war.
 Of these two medals the first is known as the battle medal and the second as the meritorious service medal.
 The board states that it has placed Sampson's head upon the medal because he was commander-in-c chief of the West Indian squadron, as Dewey's was placed on the Manila medal. The medal will not be known as the Santiago medal as 1t will bear upon the reverse the name. rank and ship of the initial battle in which the recipient participated. The additional battles will be represented by separate bars above the suspending rib- bon of red, white and blue, one bar for each battle.
 The inscription on the face of the medal reads: United States naval campaign
  Sampson, commander-in-chief."
 The suspending bar above bears the American eagle above a design In oak leaves. The reverse of the medal marks the governments recognition of the splendid showing of the man behind the gun" It portrays a spirited scene on the gun deck of an American man-of-war in +lao l1,,1x orirc in the distance outline of a warship in full play. Surrounding the picture on the rim of the medal is a handsome laurel wreath. The meritorious service medal is for those who have rendered distinguished service otherwise than in battle. It will go to such men as Hobson, Lieutenant Ward, Victor Blue, Lieutenant Buck and a few others. The design Is five pointed star in open work and encircled by a laurel wreath and supported by bar, the whole backed by a red, white and blue ribbon. On the face of the five points of the star bear the inscription: 'fU. S. N. in the war with Spain. 1ssS."
 A foul anchor fills in the center of the star. The name of the recipient will be engraved on the back. The board has decided, and the Secretary of the Navy has approved the decision. that the sail ors and marines who were engaged in blockade duty shall have the medal Gin their case a meritorious service medaD as we'll as the men who actually partici- pated in the fighting.
 Everybody participating in naval en- agreements will receive some kind of tes- timonial of their service.
 Hobson and his men will get meritori- ous service medals. according to Secre- tary Long, for the Merrimac incident and in addition they may receive battle med als when they can show that they were aboard the New York or other vessels which actually engaged in fighting.
 The actions participated in entitle a sailor to a battle medal under specific heads
The age-herald., 1901-06-25
GREGORIO C0RTEZ
 CONFESSES GUILT
Says He Killed Sheriff Morris But That He Did So in
 SeIf-Defense

Laredo, Tex, June 24.-Gregorio Cortez, the Mexican bandit who, after being hunted for ten days was arrested on Sat urday, made the following confession to Sheriff Ortiz tonight:
 Well, I'm not afraid; never was afraid of anything in my life. I don't care what they do to me. Yes, Inn the man they're after. I killed Sheriff Morris, but killed him in self-defense. I and my We were travelling along the road in Karnes County one evening not long ago when the sheriff and another man came up to us and without saying word the sheriff commenced to shoot at us. He wounded my brother in the mouth, and when saw he was shot thought it was time to defend myself, and I fired and killed the sheriff. The other man started to run and I took after him and chased the sheriff's pistol and my brother and I started for Boni Fairo Robledos place on the Colorado river. They captured my brother, but succeeded in getting to where I started the second day just at dark Old man Robledo were standing just outside the house when we saw the men surrounding it. I Jumped into an ambulance standing near. They opened fire and there must have been 150 or 200 shots fired. Of course I went to shooting. but I did not know that killed Sheriff Glover and the other man. I then started for the Rio Grande and was within only nine miles of the river when I was un- fortunately and accidentally captured. acted in self-defense all the time"
The age-herald., 1901-06-25
TWO DEATHS FROM
 HEAT IN CHICAGO
Excessive Heat Causes Several ProStrations and Much Suf-
 fering in Northern Cities

Chicago Ill, June 1.-Two deaths and eleven prostrations of which several are serious were the result of the heat in Chicago today.
 The dead are:
 GEORGE WILEY.
 FRITZ BRAMSIN.
 Those prostrated are:
 Nicholas Schinickrath, overcome while sitting on the roof to get cool, fell to the pavement; will die.
 Adrew Barnard, condition serious. Edward O'Hara.
 Charles Harris insane from heat. Adam Bachal, condition serious. Amelia Ward, prostrated at her home. Robert Hanlon. prostrated while on the street car.
 John Collins, prostrated while at work on the roof of new building; condition serious.
 Cassin Kowetz.
 Mary Freeman.
 James Gaynor, prostrated on street. Over 300 cattle were stihed in their pens at the stock yards.
 Several hundred cattle, hogs and sheep were also taken dead from the cars on incoming trains.