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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-12-04
MINERS AND GUARDS IN CONFLICT
Labor Troubles At Madfsonvil1e, Ky., Re-
suit in Loss OF Life.


Madisonville,' Ky. - Mining troubles
in this district have caused more
bloodshed. James II. Smith, negro
striker was killed; George Crouch, an
other striker, was fatally wounded,
while John West, Hut Dawson and
Nathan Bush, all guards, were wound
ed, none of them dangerously.
The trouble occurred at the mines
of the Providence Coal Company,
where an attack began at an early
hour. The attacking party, some sew
enty-five or eighty strong, first fired
on the engine house, and in few min
utes the company's stables were sur
rounded.
Several animals were killed or dis
abled. The attackers also poured q
well-directed fire upon the houses oc-
cupied by non-union employees and
their families.
The guards aroused by the crash Of
bullets rushed to small timber piles,
arranged for use in such an emergen-
cy, and from behind these returned the
fire. The battle ragged for almost an
hour and a half. when the assailants
withdrew, leaving Smith dead and
Crouch shot through on the field.
County Judge Hall has started an
investigation at Providence. The
news Of the shooting spread like wild
fire. It was not long before it reached
Adjutant-G General Murray. who at
once commenced an investigation,
opening communication with the Gov
ernOr
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Thrown From His Cab and KILLED.


The following is most interesting and, In
one respect, pathetic tales
Mr.. J. Pope, AZ Ferrar Road, streathsm,
England, said: ss
eyes, poor chap, he is gone, deadLhorse
bolted, thrown off his seat on his cab he was
driving and killed-poor chap, and good
sort too, mate. 1t was him, you see, who gave,
me the half-bottle Of st. Jacobs OIL that made
q new man Of me. Twas like this me and
Bowman were great friends. Some gentle-s
man had given him bottle of st. Jacobs OIL.
which had done him lot Of good he only;
used half the bottle, and remembering that
had been martyr to rheumatism and sciatical
for years, that I had literally tried eyery-s
thing, had doctors, and all without benefit, 1
became discouraged, and looked upon 1t that
there was no help for me. Well" says Pope
"You may not believe me, for it is miracls.:
but before had used the contents OF the
half-bottle Of st. Jacobs Oil which poor Bow.
man gave me, I was well mnn. There 1t d,
you see, after years Of pain, after using reme-'
dies, oils, embrocations, horse iniments, ard
spent money on doctors without getting any
better, I was completely cured in few days.
I bought another bottle, thinking the pain
might come back, but it did not, so gave the.
bottle away to friend who had q lame back.
I can't speak too highly Of this wonderful.
pain killer" ' -...' 80 u I sT8s,3l
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He wanted . Bear.

1.-THE sickest man ever took into
the woods" said an Adirondack guide.l
near North Greek, twas lawyer who
came in from Buffalo last fall to XIII
a bear. he said he was going to Kill
one If it took all season. He. wanted
a rug of his own killing for his Office.
He staid in the woods three weeks
and wouldn't look at deer or small
game. Finally he had to 60 home. He
sent his stuff out to the railroad by
team, and walked out himself, saying
that would be his last chance at @:
bear.
"Sure enough, he went around a big
rock and met bear face to face Ia
the trail. He forgor what he was
after, forgot that he had been hunting
three weeks for this very animal, for;
got that he wanted rug for his Of.
fee, and even forgot that he had 81.
gun. He turned and sprinted In the
direction from which he came till 1t
came over him that that bear was just.
what he wanted. Then he stopped,
went back, and saw from the tracks
that the bear had gone good deal
faster than he did, and in the opposite
direction."-New York Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-12-04
VENGEANCE OF OUTLAWS.
Mississippi Moonshiners Murder and Gre
mate Two Federal Ofacers.

m16B11s1pp1 mOOnBhlnerb "urucE Auo SAo>
mate Two Federal Officers.
Oxford. Miss.-John r. Montgomery,
Deputy United States Marshal. pro
tenn, Of Oxford, and Deputy United
States Marshal Hugh Montgomery. OF
Pontotoc, went to arrest Will Mathis,
an alleged counterfeiter and moon.
sinner, who lives twelve miles east OF
this place. The following morning
Hugh Montgomery's horse was found
standing at the gate Of Curdy Hall,
a neighbor Of Mathis. and Mathis's
house was burned to the ground.
Two partially burned bodies were
found In the ashes, which have been
identified as the remains Of the dep
uty marshals.
John r. Montgomery's horse has not
been found. and 1t Is supposed that
Mathis made his escape on him after
the men had been killed and the house
set on fire. Mathis's wife was at her
fathers house. and she says her hus.
band has left the country.
Mathis was indicted last summer
for making and passing counterfeit
money, and was put on $1,000 bond.
The principal witness against him was
a negro living In the same neighbor-
hood, and a month age he was assass.
mated.
The two Montgomerys went out to
arrest Mathis for making Illicit whisky
and it Is supposed that they were
prevailed upon to remain for the
night and were shot while guarding
their prisoner.
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VALUABLE FARMS IN ILLINOIS.
Lands which Were Valued at $50 al
Acre Now Selling For S140.

Lands Which Were Valued at $50 an
Acre Now Selling For S14o.
Kankakee, Ill.-A few years ago
there was but little farm land In Ii.
linois that was valued at more than
$50 or SIS an acre. A few days ago
a farm near Manteni, this County,
was sold at $112.50 an acre. and this
price has been the rule rather than
the exception in that locality within
the last year. Land in other parts OF
Kankakee is proportionately high.
Speaking of high-priced land, the
Champaign Gazette says:
Last week a farm OF 16O acres, near
Ellsworth, was sold for $loO.50 an
acre. The improvements are said to
be ordinary. At Roanoke, Woodford
County, a farm of $50 acres was sold
for $50 an acre. Two persons own
inc farms near ColfaX have recently
refused S125 an acre for their land.
Half way between Kappa and FL
Paso. q man owns 24O acres, with or
dinary improvements. He has just
refused S14O an acre for the entire
tract. He offers to let it go for $lou
an acre, and will doubtless get 1t"
During the last year it is estimated
that more than $20O,O00 has been In
vested by people in Kankakee County
for land in Iowa, Minnesota and the
Dakotas, at prices ranging all the way
from S12 to $50 an acre, with perhaps
$50 an acre as an average.
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A HEALTH BOARD AERAIaNED.
Tetanus victims' Deaths Were Duo to De-
v. fective Diphtheria Antitoxin

Tetanus victims' Deaths Were Due to De-
=, fective Diphtheria Antitoxin
st. Louis, Mo.-Coroner Funkhauser
has rendered q verdict finding the
Health Department negligent in the
preparation Of diphtheria antitoAin,
the administration Of which recently
caused the deaths Of seven children
by lockjaw.
The verdict is based upon the testi-
mony Of physicians who attended the
lockjaw cases. the inquest, and the re-
port Of the bacteriologists employed
by the city to make tests of the in
fected serum and ascertain the re-
sponsibility for 1t.
The findings Of the Committee or
Bacteriologists included the following:
r"From the facts stated we are forced
to conclude that the diphtheria anti
toxin prepared by the City Health
Department had been issued before 1t
was possible to have obtained results
from the absolutely necessary tests.
Had these tests been performed the
results upon animals would have been
such that the serum would not have
been dispensed. and the cases OF teta-
nus forming the basis Of this report
could not have resulted"
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Labor World,

It is estimated that about 100000
workers receive dividends annually
from proft-sharing concerns in the
United States.
While labor is cheaper in Great
Britain than here, the British work
man accomplishes far less than the
American workman.
The Edgar Thompson Steel WORKS.,
a subsidiary Of the Steel Trust, has
distributed blocks Of stock among Its
old and most skilled employees.
The conditions of the wholesale tall
oring trade in New York City are not
satisfactory to the workers, who are
preparing for q strike IN the spring.
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BROKE ALL AUTO RECORDS
Fournier Rides a Mile in 81 As
Seconds Straightaway.
Keene sueeds q Mile in "a 2-5 Seconds
and Bostwick Also Scores on
Record Figures.

Ne,g York City. - Henri Fournier
made q mile on his forty-horse-power
gasoline automobile in the world time
of 81 4-5 seconds on the Coney Island
Boulevard. That means seventy miles
an hour.
Foxhall Keene did mile in 81 2-5
seconds, making himself first of anna
teurs-a rate of more than sixty-fye
miles an hour.
It was professional against amateur,
and the professional won by the mar
row margin Of 22-5 seconds. A. C.
Bostwick beat the previous record.
too, and so did A. L. Riker, with his
superb electric machine. The best
time before had been one minute 3 20
seconds, made by Alexander Winton.
Gasoline and electric machines both
beat this. s. T. Davis, Jr.. also low
cred the worlds record for steam ma
chimes to 1.15, the best heretofore
being 1.35. So all records for automo-
blles were smashed-gasoline, electric,
steam.
The meet was under the auspices Of
the Long Island Automobile Club.
Ocean Parkway was closed for the
afternoon just for this event. From
the turn at the park circle for three
miles toward Coney Island the way
was clear for the racers.
Platoons of mounted police held the
crowds back and lined the curbs. The
course was ideal. smooth as billiard
table. devoid of hills, wide and clear
It had been gone over till nothiEWas
left undone to make the mile straight
away the finest in the world,
At Eighteenth avenue the club had
its reviewing stand. The start was half
a mile further down. Beyond this was
a clear mile for the racers to get up
speed. Another quarter Of mile was
allotted them at the finish to slow
down.
1t was a superb day for the test.
There was little wind, and that blew
across the course. taking the dust
with it. Some 10000 persons lined
themselves along the Parkway. eager
to see the speeding. The arrange.
ments were that each machine should
20 over the measured mile alone,
being timed at the start and finish.
Then all those that had beaten one
minute thirty seconds were to race
side by side for the final supremacy.
Darkness stopped this last hair-lifting
spectacle.
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REBELLION IN KLOND|KE
A Great Conspiracy to Form a Re-
public Said to Exist.
PROMINENT AMERICANS IN 1T

Widespread Plot Contemplates the Over
throw Of the British Local Govern
ment OF the Northwest Terrlrory-Arms,
Ammunition and Provisions Cached at
Strategic Points-Authorities Confer.
San Francisco, Gala story is pub
lished here from Skagway, Alaska,
telling of the discovery of what is al
legged to be huge conspiracy existing
In Dawson and ramifying to Skag-
way, Victoria, Vancouver and Seattle,
for the overthrow of the local govern
ment of the Northwest Territory and
the establishing Of Republic with
Dawson as its capital.
According to the story arms, am
munition and provisions have been
taken in over the railroad and cached
at strategic points. Prominent Amer
lean residents in Skagway are said to
be leaders in the conspiracy. Miners
to the number of 5000 are said to
await the summons to arms, ready to
figEt for the independence fromDomin-
ion rule Of the gold fields, camps and
towns.
The plan Is to overthrow the mounted
police, arrest the civil authorities and
take the Government into their own
hands. The rigors Of the arctic win
tiers would give the insurgents six
months immunity from attack by
Canadian or British troops, and the
adventurous archconspirators hope 20:
Intervention or outside assistance py
the time the melting SHOWS will per-
NIT the invasion Of their isolated Re-
public.
1t Is further related that a hurried
conference, lasting until midnight, was
held at Skagway recently at which
were present Captain Corrigan of the
Northwest mounted police. ,
Judge Brown, Of the United States
District Court; United States Marshal
Shoup, United States Attorney Fred
erich and Major Hovey, commanding
the United States troops at Skagway.
attended the meeting. This was the
last Of several hasty consultations be-
tween the civil and military represen-
tatives Of the two powers in relation
to the mysterious transportation Of
supplies into the interior and rumors
Of conspiracy to lead the miners in
a revolt against the Canadian Govern
ment in the Northwest Territory. Those
present maintained subsequently the
strictest silence concerning the new
evidence laid before them and their
evident anxiety helped to confirm the
rumors Of conspiracy.
Captain Corrigan took train back
across the border the next morning,
while United States Marshal Sh1up
embarked on the first steamer for Seat
tie, which port he reached several days
ago. The object Of his visit was pre-
sumably to confer by telegraph with
the authorities at Washington. He has
sailed on the dolphin, on his way back
| to Skagway.
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Sad End of Girls Anti-Tobacco League.

The girls of the village of Great
Bend, Penn, organized some time ago
an anti-tobacco league, one of the
principles o. which was that no mem
Der should associate with a young
nan who used tobacco in any form.
The young men of the village accord
ingly resolved unanimously to go with
none but out-of-town girls. After en-
during this -eglect for some time the
club at it's last meeting capltulated
and disbanded.
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LEAVES HER WHITE HUSBAND.
Cultured Indian Woman Resents Beat
ing and Returns to the Reservation.

Cultured Indian Woman Resents Beat
ing and Returns to the Reservation.
Wichita, Kan.-Anna Parker, daugh-
ter of the noted Indian statesman.
Quanrah Parker, has renounced her
husband, George Cox, white. and
gone back to life on the Comanche
Reservation. She IS highly cultured
and educated. and was prominent
among her people for good and civiliz-
ing influence. She was graduated at
the Carlisle Indian School.
A few days ago at Lawton, Cox be-
came drunk, and returning home, pro-
ceeded to beat his squaw into "jelly."
She did not resent it. He went away,
and, returning some time in the night.
found she had donned blanket and
paintcand gone back to wild life. She
had threatened to do this If he drank,
but he did not think she would.
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REBELS CAPTURED COLON
A Small Force Took the Colombian
Town After Brief Fighting.
United States Marines Landed-The Wash
ington Government Warned Liberals
Treaty Must BE Observed.

Colon, Colombia. - Liberals (rebelsl
have made an unexpected attack on
Colon. The Government was not pre-
pared, and there was little resistance.
After brief fighting in front Of the
Quartet (barracks) and in nearby
streets for an hour and half the
Liberals gained possession Of all the
public Offices and the town of Colon.
AS a result Of the fight more than
twelve men were killed and about
thirty were wounded.
On receipt of the news that General
Alban, the military commander of
the isthmus, had started to attack the
Liberals at Cherrera, near Panama,
the insurgents detached 100 men un-
der General Patino to attack Colon.
This force embarked on board train
bound from Panama to Colon. pre-
viously cutting off telegraphic COM
munication across the isthmus. On
arriving at the outskirts of Colon,
where the Government usually main
tained small guard, the Liberals left
the train and in the first skirmish Pa
tino was killed.
The command of the Liberals then
devolved on Colonel FREDERICK Bar
rera, and they continued their march
on Colon. arriving here q few minutes
after the train, thus surprising the
whole town. The Government troops
in Colon were outnumbered by the
Liberals.
Fighting Immediately began at the
Quartet, which soon was taken. There
Senior Jaen, Judge Of the Criminal
Court, was killed, and SenOr Muskus,
the district representative of the De-
wounded.
The whole affair occupied less than
three hours.
The United States gunboat Machias
landed a detachment Of marines in
the morning.
Washington, D. C.-The confrma-
ton of the reported capture Of Colon
by the Colombian Liberals caused a
decided commotion in the State and
Navy Departments. President Roose-
velt resolved to take no chances Of an
infringement of the treaty rights of
the United States. Therefore Acting
Secretary Hill cabled Consult General
Gudger a direction to inform oil par
ties who are engaged in molesting or
interfering with free transit across
the isthmus that such interference
must cease. He was also directed to-
consult freely with Captain Perry.
the commander of the United States
battleship Iowa, now lying at Pan
anna. Then Captain Perry was cabled
by Secretary Long to land marines If
necessary for the free transit across
the isthmus in accordance with the
treaty rights and obligations Of the
United States.
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VACCINATION PROHIBITED
Camden Board Of Health Investigate
ing Fatal Tetanus Cases.
PARENTS ARE PANIC-STRlCKEN

SeTeu Deatus OiFectiy AEaScSoAo ~ s~o
Inoculation of Children With Vaceina-
tfon Virus - Development of Tetanus
Followed After Two or Three Months
"A Committee to nvestigate Outbreak.
Camden, N. 1.-THE Board Of Health
has passed a resolution forbidding all
physicians to resort to vaccination un-
til the Board has an opportunity to in
vestigate the fatal results which have
followed 1t in several cases here. The
Board further advised the Board Of
Education to refrain from enforcing
the law for time being.
Vaccination has been far more fatal
here than smallpox. Seven deaths
have occurred in the city from tetanus,
all Of which appear to be directly
traceable to the incubation OF the
children with virus. The children
were without exception apparently
healthy before being treated to prevent
them from taking smallpox.
There are several children In the
city now suffering from tetanus in one
stage or another. Something very ike
a panic has seized upon parents. Fully
5000 children have been vaccinated
since September 1. The development
Of tetanus in some OF the fatal cases
has followed after two or three
months. This is what alarms those
whose children have Eeen vaccinated
since the beginning of the school year.
There are about 5000 children OF
school age still to be vaccinated.
Since the first death from tetanus re-
sulting from vaccination there has
been but one death from smallpox.
The Board Of Health has appointed
three Of its members as committee
to investigate the outbreak Of tetanus.
With this committee County Physi-
clan Jones in his official capacity will
act. DR.. Jones has power to summon
witnesses.
Investigation has thus far failed to
fix the responsibility, as it would seem
that vaccine points obtained from dif-
ferent sources were equally involved.
This taken In connection with the fact
that the authorities at Newark, Jer-
sey City and New York City report an
entire absence of unfavorable results
from vaccine makes the carse of the
trouble here obscure. Some OF the
towns heard from which used the
same vaccine report that no cases OF
tetanus developed.
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THIRTY DEAD IN A MINE.
Smoke Oyerwhelms 200 Men in o Tunnel
of Colorado Colliery.


Telluride, Colby a fire in the bull
lion tunnel belonging to the Snug.
gler- Union Mining Company thirty
lives were lost. The fire which is
known to have been accidental, start
ed in the buildings at the mouth of
the tunnel At this point Is the up.
per terminal of the tramway to the
company's new mill in Pandora, and
it was in the bunk house attached
that the fire started. From this 1t
spread to the terminal station, which
with it's ore bins, machinery and sup
plies. is a mass Of ruins.
The day shift Of 200 men had en-
tered the mine and reached their
stations when the fire was discovered.
The tunnel acted as q flue and great
volume Of smoke poured in and filled
the slopes. About ITO Of the men
succeeded in reaching safety by an
other exit. The fire rapidly burned
itself out, but the mine was so filled
with smoke that it was six hours be-
fore rescuing parties could penetrate
the slopes where the less fortunate
were.
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Sporting Brevities.

An effort is being made to exclude
foreigners from participation hereafter
in the Henley regatta.
BY defeating Kansas % to 5, Ne
bruska retains the championship of
the Western Intercollegiate Football
Association.
William G. Whitney heads the list
of winners on the American turf this
year with $1OS,440 as his share of
stakes and purses.
The Detroit American League Base
ball Club passed from the control of
Burns and Stallings and Is now owned
by q party of Detroit men
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Prominent People.

President Roosevelt is opposed to
docking the tails of horses.
The Car will publish the private
papers of his grandfather, Alexander
IL.
United States Senator Daniels, Wiz
rinia, is recovering from q serious Ill
ness.
John D. Rockefeller has drawn from
the Standard Oil Company in diVi-
dends $19,2OO,O0O during this year.
DR.. Manley s. Hard has been elected
assistant secretary of the Methodist
EPISCOPAL Church Extension Society.
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Mutinous Conyicts Held For Murder.

At Leavenworth. Kan, the Coron-
cr's jury investigating the killing of
Guard Waldrupe, who was shot by
one Of the escaping prisoners in the
Fort Leavenworth military prison
during the recent outbreak, returned
Il verdict holding Fred Robinson, Gil
bert Mullins, Frank Thompson and
James Wilson, ringleaders. guilty Of
murder, and the oth-1 twenty-five
mutineers guilty of conspiracy to COM
nit murder. The four principals
were armed with shotguns.