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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-17
ASSAULT AND MURDER
Upon q Young Girl and an Old
Woman.

Jessie Kinport, the 14-yesr-o!d
daughter of Mrs. Carrie kiupOrt, who
resides at 11a West Ninth avenue,
Denver, Colorado, WAS ass ,ultcd and
horribly mutilated in he's ro ON, during
the absence of her mo- iec Tu day
night. Mrs. Kinport upoI re- hing
home found the doors open aud iii her
daughters room the bed clothes were
s,rswn about and blood spsttered over
the room She aroused the neighbors,
who about midnight found the girl in
vacant lot nearby, unconscious and with
numerous cuts on her body. The
! authorities were notified but not before
Chris Jensen had been brought to tho
station by Policeman Lambert, who had
arrested him on the outskirts OF Denver.
As l. ,mbcrt approached Jensen whip.
ped GU. knife and shouted to the off
Ger that he would not be taken to all
Lsmhert dissrmed the man and brought
him to the station, Ga the way he re
peAtedly spoke OF having been com
| PEELED TO defend himself from A woman,
| saying that he had cut her up pretty
badly. His knife was covered with
blood. He is believed TO bs demented
! and TO be the man who lately commit
| ted numerous assaults on women.
Jensen confessed to the police that
he assaulted Jessie kinport and also
said ne stabbed another woman during
the night near the end of the University
Park Car line.
Search was at once begun and the
dead body of Mrs. Armenia A. Bulls,
about 90 year. old, who conducted a
dairy, was found Wednesday morning
at the place described by Jensen. She
had beeu stabbed in the breast ami tho
blade OF tho knife had penetrated the
heart, causing instant death The body
lay in the roadway and there Was no
evidence Of s struggle. Jensen said the
woman VAS after him" and FOR that
reason he killed her. She lived on a
ranch nearby.
Later reports from Colorado says. Ii
has developed thst young man was at
the Kinport home calling on the girl
aud remained until after 10 o'clock
Jensen was arrested about 9:45 o'clock
In the evening making it impossible fol
him to have committed the assault.
A crowd of several hundred gathered
outside Ct the city jill Wednesday
night and made threats Of lynohing
Jensen. Tonight he was taken tc
Colorado Spriag5.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-17
Hard ON White Slaves

Serious charges are brought against
Ger ain labor contractors IN securing
men to work on the llsnquin plauta
tons in Yuostsn Mexico. Recently it
is alleged Is married men with their
families and % single men were engag.
cd to go to YuoatAn under . promise Of
receiving 81 per day. They were EN-.
bsrked st Tsmpico and it is claimed
were kept between decks during the
voyage, being fed on hard tack and rice.
On reaching Yuc1tan they were
tAkon to the plantation, where they
claim that their wages woro but 81
cents q day. Several mon with their
wives and children ran away but
were pursued, caught and it is ro-
ported brWaliy whipped, the men
receiving 90 lashes eaoh, the women %
and the boys six.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-17
AFTER THE TIGERS.
Gov Mcsweeney Sends New
Offic srs to Charleston
THEY FIND vIoLAToRs
And Procsod to SeIzs Fixtures
and Liquor and Show ths
Bind Tigers a Thing

For the frst time since the dispen-
ssry law was put into operation blind
tigers in Charleston had to turn away
customers. It was 8 record. breaking
day for the outlaw liquor dealers, and
when the oonstables finished there was
not even q whiskey glass in many places
in which drink could have been
served. Everything was seized. Fix
lures were removed; fine counters were
nailed to the floor, and big refrigerators
were, turned to the wall and sealed,
handsome mirrors were carted away
with the contraband liquor. The whole
sale raiding wrecked business for the
time and caused such CONSERVATION in
the blind tiger ranks that the talent"
got frightened and refused to sell until
1t Is known what is up the constsbulary
sleeve.
In the raiding Thursday the small
dealers were not caught so much as the
big establishments, but all suffs in
q way. When the stste board of dis
pensary directors passed the resolution
| about the enforcement Of the law in
Charleston the blind tiger dealers saw
that trouble was in store, and there was
proof of this Sunday night when squad
OF constables arrived in the city and be-
gan to look around. Tuesday night four
other oonstsbles reached the city. They
did not make their business known until
yesterday morning and by noon the
news had spread to every shop and every
bar that there would be something do
ing in the afternoon. The oonstables
were all new in Charleston. They came
here under the command of Chief La
Far, who had instructions 70 smash the
head of every tiger that was stuck from
the dark. During the day it was not
known just why tho extra force had
been sent here, although it was. stated
that the dispensary management in Co
lumbia had heard of the alleged
''friendliness" which it was alleged ex-
listed here between the raiders and the
tigers. There was nothing friendly
about the work Thursday, however. and
it WAS NO. Satil the officers had crossed
the threshold nof, the, bars, that their
identity was discovered. And then
there was q scramble for cover and q
rush to get the liquors safe from the
hand of the law, but it was too late and
everything in sight and sound Was
seized. When the conatsble3 began to
seize tie n lfx6uzas, 1sad made merry
with the 'tnSr stuff about the rooms the
keepers rS!Xzed that the end of their
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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-17

home sSfiy. yy doors why
merly welcome for the thirsty were
closed and looked.
When the wiser tiger keepers heard
that others In the business were being
closed they promptly had all stock on
band removed and their doors shut. One
establishment which has been famous
In the history of beer and whiskey
drinking in Charleston was closed at 2
o'clock and the regular patrons who
went there were disheartened when
they saw the sad outlook. After 4
o'clock five constable visited the place.
The man who looks after the needs of
the thirsty recognized the officers and
promptly offered them the keys. The
officers went through the place, peeped
under tables and into closets and then
felt In the ohimneys. The most they
saw half dozens helpless bottles of
ginger ale that were left alone to stand
the danger when the stronger bottles
were quickly removed to spots that
constaoles could not fathom. 1t was
really touching to look at the lone bot
ties Of eiageraie. In another ice box
two more bottles were found. When
the lid WAS raised one bottle fell down
as if from fright and then slid quickly
under the uneven chunks of ice. The
constables saw the flank movement.
He tished out thirty. pound chunk of
the ice, had the other officers rush up
and help him, and when the little bot
tie, looking sheepish but innocent, was
pulled out and was flung back with .
silent oath and then the raiders left
| the room.
JustUas fast as one place was cleaned
out the Off oers hurried to another until
| nearly every bar of any prominence WAS
made TO feel the sting Of the Law. 1t
was about the only successful raid ever
made in Charleston. While the amount
seized was not as large as might have
| been expected, the constsbles for once
were masters of the day, and they let
the tigers know that they would call
again In the evening. This kept the
talent guessing. These raids were diff
ferent from some others, inasmuoh IS
there was an absence of the friendly
greeting. When the officers left it was
not with the assurance that they would
not call again for week or s month.
Heretofore the tigers have been on
Easy street. One raid was all that they
could reasonably expect in the course
of week, and about the only thing sc-
complished by the law was in seizing
what little liquor was showing on the
counter. 1t was significant of many,
many things that the tigers were closed
last night. This was never done after
any other raid, for, on the other hand,
it was after a raid that tiger got on
its happy spirits. and Courier.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-17
More Gets l9 Years.

The court Of appeals has confirmed
the conviction OF robbery in the first
degree found against William A. f..
Moore, of New York city, and Moore
must serve out his sentence Of 10 years
at hard labor in Sing Sing prison. This
is the closing chapter in the Moore
Mshon badger" case, which created
much interest two years ago. Martin
Mshon, a New Yorker, was eDticcd
according to his testimony, By Fayne
Moorer, 10 apartments in Nov York
city hotel end was surprised by William
A. h Moore, her hus soand wnO, at the
pOiuC OF a pistol extorted $40 IN money
and a promissoIy note for 50, 600 from
MahOn. Moore was tried and convict
ed Of robbery in the first degree 10 De-
ceinber, 1898, and sentenced 20 10 years
10 prison. Tho court of appos has af.
tirmod the conviction and refused his
petition for new trial.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-17
Falls Through a Bridge

A speciAl to the Pain Dealers from
Couneaut, Ohio, says: just after 10
o'clock Friday, three cars Of the east
and local freight wen. through tho
Nickel Plate Bridge st Sprins Fl cid,
Penn. The train left Conneaut only a
few minutes before the accident, in
charge of Engineer William Griffith,
of Buffalo, aud Conductor Pnil A.
Moore, of Buffalo. The latter WAS
killed outright. The bridge gang was
at work on the bridge, and the ten men
injured are mostly workmeu. 4 fill
was being made at the bridge and about
twenty-five WoTkmen were sbou. the
structure. The horrible affair occurred
just after Passenger Train No. 3 had
pulled through. The local, after the
passing of the passenger train, pushed
three care heavily loaded out on the
structure to unload stone for the mssons
working beneath on the large stone
foundations. The work of unlosding
had hardly begun when without any
warning the whole structure, bearing
the throo cars, fllod with lcborers, fell
with an awful crash into the valley. So
sudden was tho Afai that only one
man had a chance to leap in time to
save himself from injury. The list Of
dead includes Conductor Phil A.
Moore, Buffalo; j. Sssboss, workman,
Cleveland; George SRArt, workman,
Springfield; Homer Beckwith, foreman,
Conneaut; FIVE Italians, names un-
known; - Randall, West Springfield.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-17
A Strange Suicide.

Q. L. Kingsley, civil engineer COM
mitted suicide at B!acksburg Friday
afternoon about o'clock in his rooms
st the Iron City hotel by taking an
overdose of laud Inum. He left note
giving instructions for his burial and
money to defrsy the expenses. His in
structions were to bury him in q cheap
coffin and at night, when no one was
around, no preachers to be present and
to employ four negroes to carry his
body to the grave, each to be paid one
dollar for their eervices. Mr.. Kings
ley was resident of Blacksburg for q
number of years and WAS regarded as q
fine civil engineer, we'll educated and q
man far above the average intelligence.
He would occasionally get on spree,
but was apparently sober when he com.
mitted this act. Little, If anything, is
known here Of Mr.. Kingsley's family
connection, but it was generally sup
posed his people resided at Raleigh,
n. e., and that he came from there to
Blacksburg as = civil engineer in the
employ Of the Augusta division Of the
old Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago
railroad,
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-17
Returns to Work

a special from Newport News Va,
says: rhe strike of the machinists is at
an end. The climax came sudde lly
Thursday at meeting attended by prac-
ticslly all the machinists from the ship
yard when by unanimous consent, the
men decided to return to work Monday
st the old scale. The facts that the
machinists could not obtain funds with
which to support tho idle men, and that
the shipySr management demonstrated
its ability to. fill the vacant plsoes are
responsible for the defeat of the strik-
er5. TITS morning committee waite d
on Acting Superintendent Hopkins of
the yards, and asked that the men be
allowed to return to work Monday at
the old wages. This request was grant
ed, Mr.. Hopkins informing tho com
mittec, that the men many of whom
have left the city would be giving their
Old places back and would be allowed
ten days in which to return to work
He told the committee that immediate
action was necessary on the part of the
machinis.s if they would head off the
new men destined for this place. This
immediate action was taken Friday
night and kilograms were sent stopping
the shipment Of outside machinists to
this city. The end Of the strike is hail
ed with ioy here.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-17
Peabody Scolarships.

An examination for the scholarships
in the Peabody Normal college, an
nOunced some time ago, will be held
at the following places: Columbia,
Spartanburg, GroenvIlle and Charleston.
The questions will be furnished by the
Peabody Normal college committee at
Nashville. They will DC sent to the
State superintendent of education, who
will send them to the various com init
tees. The questions will be answered
by the applicants, In the presence Of the
committees and the papers oil forward
ed to the central committee in Columbia
who will determine tho successful sp
plicsnts There aro four appointments
to be made, The scholarships are good
for two years, a. d are worth 3l00 per
year and the students railroad fare to
Nashville and return. After the first
year the amount may be reduced from
500 to $50 The examinations will
oegin ct 9 o'clock, Tuesday. July 23rd
Uhe following committees will have
charge Of the examinations st the vari
Gus points: Columbia, Professors A.
G. Rcm6crt end 9 w. Balm Green.
VILE, Mr.. o. B Martin and frof. b..
Il. Greer, Spaytsnburg, Mr.. Il. @ Eli
more and Mr. Geo. s Briggs; Charles
ton, Messrs. W. * Tate AID Claude L..
Begee Instructions hsve been received
fro Mr. John NJ. Bass, aecreJsry OF
the COLLEGE, that the appointee shall be
required to mako au average per cent.
not lover than 61,
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-17
A Shower of Glass.

Breaking glass at the plate glass works,
Kokomo, Ind, Friday night inflicted
frightful injuries on FIVE Of the 10 men
who were carrying the sheet upright
from the annealing ovento the grinding
table. The plate Ehioh measured l22
by 1870 inches and weighed 2 300 pounds
broke and osmo showeripg down on
tho heads and shoulders Of tho work
mon. The victims soAlps wero cut and
the flesh was literally aoraped from the
bones Of t1eir shoulders and arms. All
five vii lose their arms if not their
lives.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-17
Blind TIGERS Worried

The two squads of constab ablos under
Chiefs LlFar and Howie are giving tho
blind tigers considerable trouble in
Charleston. The squads are competing
against esch other and as result the
liquor dealers are having = hard time
of it. The Calhoun hotel bar was raid.
ed Friday, and the places Of Chicoo,
Sohisdsressi and Others were visited
but no very large amount of liquor was
seized, The liquor dealers have hidden
away the greater part of their goods in
anticipation of the visits Of the con-
stables, since the present activity was
started and the raids consequently do
not yield much of haul to the officers.
In several show cases glasses and other
fixtures and furnishings of the bars
have been removed. The bskeepors
are worried, but they wear bold front
and attempG to make light Of the work
of the constAblcs.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-17
BAGS of Gold MISSING

A few months after Neoly took charge
OF the poet offic9 at Havsna nc sent 10
New y rk large quantity OF gold coin
Ia mail pourohos TO the Seventh Ma
fonsl bank The sum amounted to
1864 600 So far the investigation into
the affairs of The Seventh National
shows that tho sum mysteriously disap-
peared and no record of il has been
found.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-17
The Shows of War

a statement prepared at internal re-
venue bureau shows that the total re-
ceipt5 from the war revenue act from
July l3, 1898, the date the act We MT
into effect to day 81, 1901, amounted
TO 1910, 053. 363, as folIoRs Schedule
\, documentary stamps, $lO8, 722, ga;
schedule B, proprietary stamps, $l3,
922, 1873; beer, $97, ,7l797l; special
taxes, $l4 O95, ,636; tobacco, $I7 PA, =
76O; snuff, $2,697 SIS; cigars, 50, 19O,-
O27; cigarettes, So. 0l8,991; logscies,
50 % I2O; excise tax, -, 652 982;
mixed four, 81 536; ad iisional taxes
on beer and tobacco, 1882 3S5.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-17
Blight Men Blown to Pieces.

The magazine of the Burlington and
Missouri railroad, filed with dynamite,
exploded and eight men woro killed and
many injured. Men were blown to
pieces, parts Of their bodies being strewn
over the prairie for hundreds of yards
Buildings r mile away were damaged By
the concussion. 1t is thought the ex-
tremo heat caused the explosion.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-17
Turkey Pays Uncle Sam

The State department at Washington
has received the amount Of the Ameri-
can indemnify claim against Turkey,
$50 600, through the American legation
1T ConstsGtiuOple. As is always the
case the claims in the aggregate con.
slider bly, exceed the smount of the in
temnlty actually paid, but our govern
ment hast XpTossed itself satisfied with
the Payment. 1t assumes full respon.
sibili;y for the distribution the Turkish
government leaving II to the state dc.
psrtment to distribute the money
among the claimants at its discretion
aad after it's own fashion. These claims
tro principally bssyd upon looses sus.
tained by American missionary and
educational institutions 10 Turkey, not
ably those at hstpool AMI Maosh, but
there are a number of iniviju.l claims,
such for instance as that Of the family
Of ,ha unfortunate bicyclist, Louz tho
Pittsburg man who was killed by Turk
ish soldiers while attempting to 90
around the globe on his wheel. The
state department officials feel the
greatest satisfaction at the settlement
OF those claims. Secretary Hay had
been told by diplomats skilled in
oriental diplomacy and in the politi.
csl conditions of southern Europe, that
he nevsr would be able to collect them.
Not only was there extreme difficulty
IN bringing any pressure to bear be-
cause cf the rcmoteness of Turkey, bat
We had to contend with the Jealousy
Of the great European powers, m os. OF
whom had claims sgsinst Turkey
vastly larger in amount than ours, an
whose total vas beyond the ability
of tho Turkish government to mee,.
For more than decade these Amer
lean claims have been pondiDg.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-17
Kills His Wife then Himself.

a farmer named McGrAth, living
noar Brockport, n. Y, killed his wife
las, night and then committed suicide.
Their bodies were found in field
Thuraday. The woman had a ter.
rible wound over the left eve.
Shis n Is supposed to have rendered her
unconscious. McGrsth then probably
stabbed her till she was dead and thon
cut his throat. A common two bladed
jackknito was used They .havo Eve
children; all under Is years of age.
Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-07
First to Ford San Juan Creek.

After suffering for more than two years with Cuban fever, Alfred Rvsetz- sky, who is said to have been the first American soldier to ford San Juan creek, where the fiercest of the Span ish fire was directed in the battle of San Juan Hill, has just died in New ark hopital He contracted the fever in Santiago and was mere skeleton when be got home At San Juan, R oset2sky fought in Troop c, Sixth Cavalry. His clothes were cut by bull lets, and while he was ascending the hill with number of other soldiers a shell exploded close by them. A lump of earth struck the young soldier in the side, knocking him senseless After the battle he was personally compli- mented for his courage by General Wheeler San Francisco Post
Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-07
Sheep Barred From the Black Mesa
 Reserve.


 Superintendent of Forest Reserves I. B. Hanna has received an order from the department of the interior prohibiting sheep grazing on the Black Mesa forest reserve in Arizona. The commissioner of the general land of flee, Hon. Binger Herman, orders Enforce the standing rule prohibit ing grazing, and see that no sheep are allowed on the reserve, and that if any are now on the reserve, that they are removed immediately" Last sum- mer there were as high as 300 GOO sheep on the reserve, and the enforce ment of the above order will be great hardship to the sheep men. It Is be- lieved that the same order vii be en- forced on all the remaining reserves as soon as the investigation in respect to them is concluded Thus far grazing has been positively prohibited upon the Gila, the Pecus and the Black Mesa reserves in uperintendent Hanna's jurisdiction, which covers New Mexico and Arizona. Sun.
Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-07
WHYTHETWAIN DISPUTED.
John Bull Was Thinking of His Bill,
 the Clerk of his Pay.

JOnn Bull Was Thinking or HIS DHH,
 the Clerk of lis Pay. From the Denver Post.
 How much?" asked Arthur P. Rag ian Of Leeds, England, offering to pay his bill
 Nine pounds" answered Clerk Howard l.. Daley of the St. James hotel, smiling and lowing,
 The eyes of Mr. Raglan, which had shone pleasantly, now glared and hls yellow mustache curied up perceptibiy as aStonishment contracted his upper lip. "Why, it was only lahst night"
 No" corrected MT. Daley, sull beaming proudly over hls desk at MT. Raglan Yesterday morning at o'clock"
 Bat tell you it was lahst night at supper time," persisted the Brlton, his voice rising into roar
 Well l reckon 1 ought to know" retorted Mir. Daley, indignantly.
 Indeed! Ana aayon'U you thInk l ought to knayow something abay youG iU?"
 You? Why, what the devil have you got to do with It? It's my baby and us girl, and 1t weighs nine pounds" came back the clerk, bis own "dander" rising higher.
 "Nayow, did any body ayver hear the likep' exclaimed the Engnshman, apostropEizlng the world at large. "here l come and put up ayover night. Pm ready to start ana l ahsk the amount of me bill and this fay How charges me nine payounds-S4 S45 and when 1 tell him Pve been here since lahsC night and he dlsputs me wayord, tells me Eve been here since yesterday morning and, wnen l tell him l knayow better ne begins to talk aOayout girl babies instead of me bili?'
 Who said any thing about bili?" demanded Mir. Daley.
 Why, l did, you biockhead Pm endeavoring to talk abayout it nayow." 1"
 "But Pm speaking of my baby, rny little girl first, you Know
 "On, blow your oabyp' cut in the BrJisner. ''i want to pay me bill"
 "Oh, 1 see, said Uhe clerk, olushing furlousiy. All right" he added, anger rising in him again, pay your bill, but don't tell me Uo blow my baUy. 1 won't stand that from any man"
 Nor will l stand charge of fg for d nights lodging ana breakfast" !" returned Mir Raglan.
 Inc new ana deeply injured father sad no more, but collected s1 oO and the Engllshman went out hutlily
 'l naven'C got any prejudice against Euglishmen," remarked Mr. Dalley bitterly to the sympathetic belluoy who came to answer a ring for hot water, "DuJ If eyer saw more heart. less and unfeeling wretch than that it was in a dream