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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-11
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70 fredericksburg. HENRY Wilt lANS n,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-15
A FRENZIED MURDERER.
a Fireman 10 . Hotel Splits the Skull Of
. Chef snd Then Mutilatss
the Corpse.

Bridgeport, Conn.,, May 12.-Law.
renee Bressano, fireman In the At
lantlc hotel, crept into the meat
room yesterday morning and split
the skull of Michael I'ornish, the
chef, with a meat cleaver. He then
took . large butcher knife and
slashed the body, cutting of the
nose and ears. gouging out the eyes
and cutting strip after strip of flesh
on the face Of the victim. When
the upper part Of the body was I'm.
recognizable, Bressano jumped on II
and danced from the head to the
feet until the arrival Of the police,
who were attracted by the frenzied
yeIls Of the murderer. Bressano
then turned his attention to his
would-be capturers and was not SUBJ
dued until one policeman broke q
club over his head and another
Knocked him senscless to the ground
with the brass buckle Of belt,
Bressano at police headquarters &C.
knowledged the murder and said he
felt better for having committed 1t.
1t is believed that trouble over a
woman led him to kill his fellow.
workman. He will be given a prelimi.
nary trial
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-15

There are various ways Of showing
heOism, and the deed may be none the
less heroic because the object Is not of
the human species. For instance, there
is pretty sentiment about the recent
action Of Commander Lewis Blackburn
Of the cruiser Blenhelm In saving the
life Of his pet gazelle As the comman.
der was leaving the British warship.
Royal Adelaide a gazelle. which he
had recently brought home from
abroad, ran to meet him, and In afYec.
tionately rubbing against him. fell
overheard. The gallant officer. who
was In full uniform, promptly plunged
Into the basin, although the risk was
great, the night being intensely dark,
and there being chains between the
Adelaide and other shipa Shouting
for lights to be brought, he kept him.
sclf and the animal afoat until both
were assisted to dry land.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-15
Fort Smith . Western Railroad.

Guthrie, Ok, May le.-From infor-
nation given out here yesterday II
Is ascertained that the Kansas City
Southern, with Henry Frick, of Pitts
burg, Pa, Is back Of the Fort Smith
d Western railroad, now building
from Fort Smith, Ark, to Guthrie,
and that the final terminus will be
Denver, Col. Already the survey 10
being pushed toward Denver from
Guthrie and contractors have re-
ceived information from Frick that
he will be personally responsible for
the construction Of the road and to
rush the work.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-15
-rURDAY's CONGRESS.
A Lively Debate In the Senate Over the
Army Appropriation Bill-Eulogy
Day In the House.

Washington, May IA lively de-
bate occurred in the senate Saturday
upon the amendment to the army ap.
preparation bill offered by Senator
Bailey, of Texas, providing that no
part of the appropriation made I'M
der the measure should be used in
defraying the expenses of special
embassy to the coronation Of King
Edward VII. of England. Senator
BAILEY cOntended that the United
States should not send special am
bassader to the coronation of En-
glands king or to the coronation of
any other ruler, when the country
thus honored did not extend a like
courtesy to the United States upon
the Inauguration of president.
After considerable discussion the
amendment was withdrawn and the
bill passed.
A bill passed under suspension Of
the rules providing for the sale of
sites in the Indian territory for
manufacturing purposes.
After passing few pension bills
the senate went into executive ses-
sion.
The house Saturday transacted
minor business, including the pas
sage of resolution 10 print 500
copies Of the Jefferson Bible and
then laid aside public business to
pay tribute to the memories OF the
late Representative Rufus X. Polk,
Of Pennsylvania, and the late Sena-
Tor ]. II. Kyle, of South Dakota.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-15
Clothes Of Milllonaires.

Some months ago Senator Hawley
sent messenger for one Of the sen
ate committee clerks Of the senate
When the clerk reached Senator Haw'
ley he was somewhat astonlshed to
have the old man ask:
"How much did yon pay for that
suit Of clothesw
The clerk was so surprised that he
did not answer until the senator re.
peated the question, when he said:
"Fifteen dollars"
That's what heard" said the sen.
ator. where did you get TT"
The clerk told him, and stood ex-
pectantly wondering II he was to
learn why the Connecticut statesman
was taking such a great interest In
his clothes. The lnqulsltor relieved
him by saying:
Every time l 20 to England hear
a lot Of Dragging about their SIS
clothes; am tired Of It. am going
to wear a suit Just like the one you
have on and show them that we can
make as good clothes for SIS a suit as
they can"
Senator Lodge Is also now touring
Europe In a SIS suit Of clothes. 10
look at the clever Massachusetts sen.
ator one would suspect him of being
the most extensively dressed man In
the senate.
AS a matter Of fact, the members Of
what Is sometimes known as the
"Millionaires' club" are rather fond Of
buying cheap business suits. One Of
them told the writer that he bought
his suits Of a concern In New York
that manufactured to order 10000 Of
these suits year. The manufacturer
said that he made less than 81 apiece
on them.-Detroit Journal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-15
NET PONPEIrS FATE.
eems Details About the Destrue.
den Of ST. Pierre.
1HR ENTIRE POPULATION persisted.


Paris, May 1O.-The commander O,
me French cruiser Suchet has tele.
eTaphed to the minister of marine
from Fort de France. island of Mar.
Unique, as follows: Have just 70.
turned from st. Pierre, which has
osen completely destroyed by an i'm
mense mass Of fire, which fell on the
town at about eight o'clock in the
morning. The entire population
about $4,000 souls) is supposed to
have persisted. l have brought back
tho few survivors, about 30. All the
shipping in the harbor has been de-
stroyed by fire. The eruption con-
tinues."
M. Bougunot. q sugar planter Of
the island Of Martinique, received a
cable dispatch from Fort de France
announcing that he had "tried to
reach st. Pierre, but found the coast
covered with ashes and the town en-
veloped with dust and could not
land"
Crater Elected Molten Roofs and Ashes.
London, May 1O.-A dispatch to
the Reuter- Telegram company from
Kingston, Jamaica, giving the details
Of the Martinique disaster already
known, says: Thousands were
killed at St. Pierre, where q terrible
panic prevailed. The eruption began
Saturday, May 3, when st. Pierre
was covered with ashes and appeared
to be enveloped in fog. The flow
OF lava continued until Wednesday, |
May q"
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
1ointe-Pitre, island Of Guadaloupe, |
French West Indies, dated Saturday, |
says; THE Mont Peles (St. Pierre) |
crater elected, yesterday morning, |
molten rocks and ashes during three
minutes and completely destroyed
g. Pierre and the districts within a
four-mile radius. All the Inhabitants
we're burned. About eight psssen-
gers from the Roraima Of the Que
bec steamship line, were saved by
the French cruiser Suchet."
I Report That Forty thousand Persisted.
San Juan, Porto Rico, May 1O.--The
rsble officials here have received ad-
Vices from the island Of Dominica
that schooner which has Arrived
here from the island Of Martinique
sports that over 10000 people are
imposed to have persisted during the
volcanic disturbance In Martinique.
The cable repair steamer Grappler,
Belonging to the West India and Pan
Una Telegraph company, Of London,
vas lost with all hands during the
Eruption of Mont Pelee at st. Pierre,
Martinique. The Grappler was one
i the first ships to disappear.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-15

LOOKS LIKE A LOCKOUT.
Bone Of the Coal Companies II the A.
thraeiss Districts In Psnasylvsaia As
tielpating Their Employss' Actios.

Scranton, Pa, May 12.-There will
be no coal mined in the Scranton end
OF the anthracite region today.
Even though the strike order was
not certain Of being religiously
obeyed, there would be no mining, as
the companies agreed at meeting
OF the general managers and super
intendents Saturday that no attempt
would be made to operate.
The strike has already made itself
seriously felt in other lines Of work.
The railroads have laid of four.ffths
OF their coal train crews, In oil about
800 men, and the Erie shops at Duns-
more, where mine cars and ma
chinery are repaired, will shut down
indefinitely, throwing 300 men out Of
employment.
Anticipating the action Of their
employees, two Of the individual coal
companies In the Hazleton region
have practically locked out their
men. This step was taken Saturday
night when Coke Bros. & Co., own
ers OF the Lattimer mines, notified
their employees that they need not
report for work until ordered to
do so.
The clerks employed at the various
coal Offices In Wilkesbarre were
hastily summoned from their homes
yesterday morning and put to work
IN the pay rolls. 1t Is reported that
Nj the employees Of the mines in that
'egion will be paid in full not later
han Thursday and that when they
'eceive their envelopes they will DO
old that they are no longer in the
'mploy Of the company.
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so.sntists to GO 70 martinique.

Washington, May 13.-Robert Hill,
Of the geological survey; c. s,
Borchgrevinck, the antarctic ex.
plorer, and one or two others, includ.
ing Prof. Alexander Graham Bell,
provided he returns from Nova Scotia
in time, will leave here on the q.
s. s. Dixie for Martinique, to ex-
plore the volcanic and seismic phe-
nomena resulting from the recent
eruption. Prof. Bell will represent
the National Geological society. Mr..
Borchgrevinck is a recognized au.
thority on seismology and volcanoes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-15
An ARCHBIsHop's FUNERAL.
Ane Body Of Most Rev Michael Angus
slns Corrl&n Placed In tho Crypt of
". Patri ck's Cathedral

New York, May 1O.--The body OF
Most Rev. Michael Augustine Corri-
gan, DID, archbishop of New York,
was Inferred yesterday in the crypt
OF st. Patrick's cathedral. The fu-
neral was conducted with all the i'm
pressive solemnity and ceremony of
his church and attended by remark
Able gathering Of clergy. Almost
With the break Of day crowds began
to assemble at the cathedral and
when the hour of the funeral arrived
the multitude had assembled to nav
- reverence to the dead prelate.
INSIDE, on the Gothic altar, six
candies we're burning and the smoke
o. incense hung about 1t. Around the
hies where the dead archbishop lay
thrce burned on each side of him,
with q double row in candelabrum
MOVE his head and another double
~ below his feet. black cloth was
hung about the fluted pillars; on the
vacant archiepiscopal throne there
wAs purple and black and wild laurel
tisl with red silk. Opposite, on the
Epstle side, q cardinals throne had
been prepared, all purple. These,
van the crepe on the pulpit, were
all the signs Of mourning.
\ The chimes played and then the
|bells tolled from the spires, and
after that the priests and bishops
md archbi.hops and Cardinal Glib
bons fled in, following q boy with a
Gross and candle bearers. There
we're bearded Franciscans, in coarse
brown cowls, with white rope
Glrdles; shaven priests In white lace
lonrplices; Jesuits in dull black;
Dominicans In black and white cowls;
more priests in lace; bishops in pur-
pie. and after an interval the spare,
benb figure Of the cardinal, in red,
md two deacons in black and gold,
half pace behind him on either
lde. Then there were national guard
eers in uniform, and in the south
N1le came various officers Of the
~. government, two by two, in black
rock coats, bows Of crepe on their
oeves. Within the altar rail priests
a bishops and archbishops were
oeed in proper precedence and the
6insl assembled his throne and the
ending deacons placed over his red
white vestments Of the mass and
hls head the white mitre and the
- began.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-15
nlss WORKERS, STRIKE.


Philadelphia, May l3.-Mine work
ers throughout the entire anthracite
coal regions Of Pennsylvania to the
number Of $4,000 formally began
their struggle yesterday for in.
creased wages and shorter hours
Never in tho history Of hard coal
mining has a tie-up been so complete,
not one of the 357 collieries in the
territory being In operation. There
Is every indication for the belief
that the suspension, which was to
cover only the first three days Of
this week, will be made permanent
by the miners general convention,
which will meet ct Hazleton ON
Wednesday.
Absolute quiet prevailed every
where yesterday. In pursuance Of
the request Of the district executive
boards all the local unions through
out the regions met during the day
and elected delegates to the Halle
ton convention. II Is significant that
In every issue where the vote of q
local" became public property the
ballot showed q decided majority for
q permanent strike unless the oper-
ators grant concessions. Predictions
are made that II 1t ID decided on
Wednesday to continue the strike
the struggle will be longer and more
bitter than was that Of 1900, which
lasted six weeks.
The coal companies In various
parts Of the regions have already
made preparations for a siege. Coal
train crews, telegraph operators,
switchmen, carpenters, machinists
md other employees, numbering sew
eral thousand, not identified with tho
mine workers union, have been laid
IN until further notice. Some Of the
have also brought their
mules to the surface and placed them
n pasture.
Anthracite coal operators In New
Fork said last night that if at the
delegates convention In Hazleton,
oa., a general strike Of the 147,0OO
anthracite miners was declared It
would be Immediately followed by Q
midtown In all the mines.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-15
BURNED HERSELF TO DEATH.
4 Dsmented Woman saturatss Her Cloth
Ing with OIL and Sets
Fire to Il,

Kansas City, NO., May 13.-Mrs.
Elizabeth Hessier, demented, living
at 5O4 Miami avenue, Kansas City,
Kan, adopted unusual means to end
her life yesterday morning. She Sc
cured a blanket and saturated it with
coal oil. Then she wrapped the
blanket around her body and set fire
to IT. Her two children, Charley,
aged four years, and Everett, seven
years, witnessed the act. When the
children screamed for help E. X.
Lyons, neighbor, ran to the house
and succeeded in smothering the
flames, but the woman was so bad
ly burned that she died at three
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
.rURDAY,c CnNCpEcc
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-15

Kansas City, Mo, May ls.-Finding
that 1t will require the construc-
ton of three bridges across the Kaw,
each to cost approximately 100000,
1t is said that the plan for the Helm
syndicate Furnishing capital to build
the Winner line from Kansas City
to Topeka is Of.
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4 Boy Killed Nv a nall.

Westchester. Pa, May ls.-waltes
Z. Miles. son Of Mes Miles, Of Ed
warddale, near Wllkssbarre, p, .
junior pupil Of the normal school Of
this city died ysstsrday afternoon
from Injuries received In being struck
By . pitched bali hare Saturday.
The bali Ait Miles behind tho left
ear and failed him 10 the ground.
10 WAS 10 years old.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-15

Jefferson City, Mo-. May ls.-Dr. E.
B. Redd, pastor Of the First Christian
church Of this city, has resigned to
accept the position Of superintendent
Of the Masonic home in St. Louis.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-15

Yankton, s. D, Nay ls.--The steam.
boat South Dakota burned near
Greenwood, Neb. while on . trip up
the Missouri. The loss on the boat
and cargo was $4,000. The passen.
gsrs and crew escaped.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-15

The Kansas State Dental sssocla-
ton IL holding It's annual meeting b
Hutchinson-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-15

Among ncvelists the palm for IL
greatest quantity Of writing. y far q
ners amount h concerned. b eousel
ally conceded = Charles DIcksaA 4
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-15

through the middle OF the old Place
Berth ran a tiny stream, the remains
of the river. Great trees, with roots
scorched by FIRE, were strewn in
every direction. Hugo blocks and
still hot stones were scattered about.
From under one large stone tho arm
Of white woman protruded. Most
notable was the utter silence and
the awful, empowering stencil from
the thousands Of dead.
Careful inspection showed that the
fiery stream which so completely de-.
stroyed St. Pierre must have been
composed Of poisonous gases, which
instantly suffocated every one who
inhaled them, and Of other gases
burning furiously, for nearly all the
victims had their hands covering
their mouths or were in some other
attitudes, showing that they had
sought relief from suffocation. All
the bodies were carbonized or
roasted.
Secretary Hay received the follow
ing cablegram. dated May H.. from
united states Consul Ayme:' The
disaster is complete. The city wiped
out. Consul Prentis and his family
are dead. Governor says 10000 have
persisted; $4,000 are homeless and
hungry. He suggests that the Red
Cross be asked to send Goldfish, -four,
beans, rice, salt meats and biscuits
- quickly as possible. Visits Of war
lhIps yaluable.r
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-08

While the coast plain is naturally the
best cotton section Of the State, it is by
no means the only one, for on all the
rolling uplands of the central section cot
ton is successfully grown, and when the
cotton growers come to realize the value
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-08

fine fruit region and only needs intelli-
a profitable enterprise. But the limits
of this article make it impossible to fully
describe the advantages that the cultiva-
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of diversified farming and the feeding OF
stock in connection with cotton culture,
and grain, this great region, with its In
exhaustible soil will become great
stock country. The blood red clay or the
upland country is all good soil down to
the fast rock and only needs some one
with courage enough to break into the
virgin soil that lies below the little
scratching of the past to show the in
herent fertility and productiveness OF
our red clay This section, as we get
nearer the Blue Ridge and out of the
best cotton country, has a capacity for
the production of small grain and grass
that has not yet been understood by those
who have simply been scratching it for
a single crop. While not perhaps equal
as an apple producing region to the
country west of the Blue Ridge, still the
upper Piedmont country is naturally
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-08
FRUIT GROWING IN THE STATE.
APPLES BRING HIGH PRICES PEACHES GROWN IN
SAND HILLS So THREE PECKs.
A GROWING INDUSTRY.


lima can and ought to produce all the ap-
pies consumed by the entire South. and
the time is coming when she will do it.
Fine apple lands can be had at low
price in an exceedingly healthful country
in which tc live, and the outlook for per-
spective fruit-growers and home seekers
is inviting. Not only can Western North
Carolina grow fine apples, but other fruits
as well-peaches, pears, etc. Peaches sue
coed splendidly in many of the counties
mentioned and are profitable. The in
telligent apple growers of Western North
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-08

From the extreme mountain section of
Western North Carolina to the seashore
We nave a stretch of something between
four and five hundred miles, with varied
soils and climates, making the possibility
of diversified fruit growing very great.
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
In the mountain counties of the west,
in fact all through the western part of
the State, from the counties of Surry,
Yadkin, Iredell and Cleveland, on west
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-08
Made $1,000 on Truck in One
Year.

Mr.. James A. Westbrook, of Mt. Olive,
N. c., is one of the most successful truck
farmers in North Carolina. He has made
a fortune in the last few years raising
Strawberries. One season he had thirty
acres in strawberries, for which he re-
ceived after deducting freight and COM
missions, over $4,000. The cost of Gull
tivating, picking, handling, etc., was
something over $4,000, leaving nearly
81 900 clear profit on the thirty acres,
an average of about $3.50 an acre. He
experimental with a tract of an acre and
a quarter to see if the most careful and
elaborate and expensive cultivation that
could be reasonably given would pro-
duce results sufficiently great to justify
the extra care and cost. From this acre
and quarter he sold strawberries to
the value of more than $1,000. after de-
Quoting freight and commissions. The
total cost of cultivating and handling
was about 5000. leaving net profit of
$500, or at the rate of 5000 per acre.
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AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES.
THE WIDEST RANGE OF CHINA ANY STATE
SOME PAYING CROPS.
BY w. F. Massey, st ste Horticulturalist.

the farmers have quietly built up trade
in late cabbages and Irish potatoes, the
extent of which is hardly known in the
eastern part of the State. One shipper
at Hendersonville sent over $4,000 worth
of cabbages alone to the South last fall.
But it is in the coast plain where the
great business Of the gardener has as
sumed gigantic proportions. Beginning
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-08

1t would naturally be inferred that a
State having so wide a climatic range
and such variety of soils as North
Carolina would have a great variety in
Its products. And such we find to be the
case. Slipping to the sun from the high
lands of the west, where the forest
growth is the first, while pine and
hemlock of Canada, down to the mouth
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-08
Profits ON Truck on A. c. Z.

From carefully compiled figures it is
learned that the net profit per acre on
vegetable growing along the Atlantic
Coast Line is as follows:
Asparagus, $93.63; beets, sos; snap
beans, $4296; cabbage, $113.61; cucum-
bers, $175; watermelons, $32.O6; cante-
loupes, $55; peas, $57.37; Irish potatoes,
$101.60; sweet potatoes, $106.50; spinach.
$40; tomatoes. .$9472.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-08

TO the Tennessee line, we have in every
county thousands of acres Of fine apple
land, finely adapted to growing the leading
winter market varieties of applies, such
as York Imperial Ben Davis. Wine Sap,
Arkansaw, Albemarle Pippin, Staymen's
Wine Sap, and the Limbertwigs. For the
past ten years a marked interest in APP
pie orchards throughout this section has
developed-manl, large and smaller or
chards have been planted and the plant
ing is increasing yearly. Moses H. Cone,
Esq, has an extensive orchard near
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-08
Made a Farm in Five Years.

Mr. David Rape, Hope, Union county,
N. c., five years ago was a renter and
had no stock Landlord furnished him
stock and worked on halves. Mr.. Rape
today ownes about 500 acres of land and
FIVE or six fine mules. Has made it all
by growing cotton and making his home
supplies.
r. A. MORROW.
Monroe, N. c., April 3.