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KILLED IN CHURCH.
Willard Lee Shoots His Sweetheart
Lillian SuttIes, in House of WOr-
ship in Atlanta, Ga, Suburb.

Atlanta, Ca, May 26.-At Ben Hill,
ten miles from Atlanta, Lillian SUIT
ties, an 1s-year-old girl, was shot and
almost instantly killed in church
Sunday by Willard Lee, 25 years of
age, because she refused to accom-
pany him to the evening service.
Lee sat behind Miss Suttles. During
the service he sought to make the
engagement with her. While the
doxology was being sung Lee sud
denly pulled pistol from his pocket
and fired two shots at her. She fell
in her fathers arms. Immediately
upon firing Lee ran out the door.
He was pursued by almost every man
in the congregation, but escaped into
the woods. A posse was quickly
formed, bloodhounds were procured
and the trail taken up.
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SIX ARE SLAIN.
Deadly Work of Tornado in South
observation-disclosures by Cloud
burst in Chicago.

Union, S. c., May 26.-Six people
were killed and several injured by a
tornado which swept over this section
of the state at four o'clock Sunday
afternoon. The dead are: Miss Sallie
Hart. of Union; Miss Annie Lawson, of
Union; Mrs. Maxey Sims, of Union;
Vera Sims; Miss Lawson, killed at
Jonesboro one person, unknown, at
Pacolet.
The main storm came from the
north. 1t seems there was also one
from the southwest, and that both met
in this vicinity. The storm from the
north was preceded by heavy rain,
and with what appeared to be a dark
mass of clouds about 100 yards wide,
which travelled with great speed. One
wing of the storm passed along Main
street, and blew in several store
fronts, doing much damage to stocks.
Knitting mill hill, south of the
town. caught the full force of the
tornado. which blew down the school
house and two residences there, con-
verting them literally into kindling
wood. The occupants ran from one
of the houses before it went to
pieces and took refuge in another
nearby, but this house was also
crushed to splinters. In this house
Misses Sallie Hart and Annie Law
son were instantly killed, Mrs. Maxey
Sims died in an hour, and her little
DAUGHTER. Vera, died about nine
O'Clock. Maxey SINS escaped with
broken fingers. Lee Sims received
several cuts on the head from falling
timbers and was internally injured.
Mr.. Mabrey sustained a fractured
shoulder and his leg was badly
burned by stove falling on him.
He was internally injured and may
die. Mrs. Lee Sims received bad
but not fatal. cut on the head. Mrs.
Mabrey and her two other children
escaped with slight injuries. The
property damaged will reach $4,000.
Chicago, May ga fierce thunder
storm and cloudburst swept the city
Saturday night, causing heavy dam
age. Easements were deluged, cleo
trio light plants disabled, and the
flooding of subways compelled stop
page of trolley cars. Dispatches
show that lightning, wind and heavy
rains have caused the loss of two
lives and much damage to property
in the Mississippi and Missouri val
levs. The fatalities occurred il
North Dakota, where Frederick
Weaver, of Lakota, and Henry Bren
nan. of Forest River, were struck by
lightning and killed. Several towns
in central Illinois report unroofed
buildings, uprooted trees and flooded
stores, the damage being most Sc
rious at Belleville, O'Fallon and LIE
banon. A dozen children, members
of picnic party, were injured neal
Freeburg. Barns and outbuildings
were destroyed near Fremont ano
Hooper, Neb., where the storm was
| of cyclonic nature. Farm property
and crops suffered near Atchison anc
| in Marshall county, Kan, the Sol
diers' Orphans Home being unroofe(
at the former place. There were ne
casualties. Tornadoes and heavy
rains caused loss throughout south
! ern Wisconsin and western Mime
sofa, doing damage in Clintonville
| Stevens Point, Oshkosh and Winnie
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-29

the territory belonging to them by
natural expansion included strip that
entirely surrounded the British pos
sessions and then extended off indefi-
nitely towards the Mediterranean sea.
(The final allotment, indeed, recog-
nized the French sphere of influence"
over land extending in fact quite to
the Mediterranean.) The English
might have regarded the matter in a
similar light from their standpoint;
but they failed to assert their claims
soon enough.
Friction between the powers became
so great that they resorted in 1884-5
to a conference to decide vexatious
boundary disputes. The conference
was held at Berlin and from that CON
ference dates the real partition Of
western Africa. BY this conference
the basins of the Niger and the Congo
were declared free to the flags of all
nations.
But very shortly the basin of the
! Lower Niger became in measure the
! bone of contention between England
| and Germany, and each country
claimed the territory as belonging to
its Sphere of influence" but by a
! subsequent settlement the Germans
! withdrew their northern boundary,
leaving the British in possession of all
| the region about the Lower Niger
and the basin of the Banue from Yola
to its confluence with the Niger.
With regard to the claims of France,
they were practically determined, so
far as this territory is concerned, by
commercial rather than by political
supremacy. When French companies
established posts on the Lower Niger
and began to trade with the natives
they found themselves pitted against
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-29

ribly impaled. At moo"e nec0ro'
New Brunswick he found the police,
warned from Princeton awaiting him.
"Im Barclay II. Warburton," he
said, trembling with the excitement of
speed, Don't stop me, please; I'm
trying to break record. That Prince
ton affair, l suppose. I'll settle all
claims"
In three minutes he actually did get
away-you can guess what arguments
he used-and started north again. In
Newark, whose streets are almost as
busy as New Yorl1's, he ran against
wagon, threw it half across the street
and badly bruised it's two occupants.
A doctor was called, the automobiles
Tuning with impatience; when it was
found that neither sufferer was dam
gerously injured, Warburton patched
up another truce with the law-again
you may guess by what arguments
and started for New York. But the
record wasn't broken. / suppose the
daring adventurer cursed the scream
ing, writing horse upon the fence
pickets and the grooming men upon
the Newark pavement for delaying
him.
A few of the best known automo-
bilists have cards which read ''Mr. -i
will arrange for all claims" or words
| to that effect. When the dashing au-
! tomobilist sees or suspects that he has
caused horse to run away or smashed
a wagon or injured anyone, he throws
out one of these cards and goes on.
There is another kind of automo-
bilist who goes on without any card.
have myself seen two such men.
Their machine frightened a horse
driven by half-grown boy with whom
was his mother holding her baby in her
arms. The horse turned the light wag-
on literally and completely upside
down in the ditch upon the woman,
baby and boy; and the men went on
with unsteady helm for looking back
over their shoulders and laughing.
The law obliges every auto owner to
have his initials painted upon his ma
chine, but how read them in a cloud
| of dust?
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Killed by Lightning.

Bourbon, Ind, May 26.-Twq Syrian
peddlers, each about 80 years old, sup
posed to be from Chicago, who had
been peddling their wares through
out the surrounding country for the
last week, were found dead in the
woods two miles southwest of this
place. The verdict OF the coroner's
Jury was that they met death by light
ming. as the tree under which they
were found was shattered. A severe
electric storm passed over the city, fol-
lowed by a heavy downpour of rain,
and it was during this storm they are
supposed to have been killed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-29
HE Imnressinn.

"What do you think of this educa-
tional test of voter?"
( eWell, suh," answered Mr.. Erastus
Pinkly; "de white gemman whah l
works has a lib'ary, an jedgin' by de
pictures in some er dem books, some
err de folks what kin read an write
orter be mo- ashame er deirse'fs dan
dem what can't. "-Washington Star.
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College President Dead.

William Clark Whitford, president
of Milton college and one of the most
prominent and best known educators
of the west. died at his home in Milton.
Dr. Whitford had been president of
Milton college since 1858. was state
superintendent of public instruction
from 1878 to 1881, and had been pastor
of two different Seventh Day Baptist
churches in Milton. He was the author
of several well known works on educa-
tion and frequent contributor to sec
tartan periodicals.
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HE report that Great Brit


" 1m y River country brings into
SAWMgIy consideration a bit Of At
sS@z rican wilderness that has as
AA wild and barbarous a his
tory as we have record of, for the
early explorers found in that region
the very hotbed of fetish superstition
which sacrificed human beings to the
spirits at the harvest festival or to the
kings ancestral ghosts" on the death
of great chiefs or on almost any pre-
tense whatsoever. AT Kumasi, mean
ing 'the place of DEATH" says one
writer, whole streets were set apart
for the habitation of the eXecUtioners
of men, women and children doomed
to die by hacking off of heads on the
edge of a huge execution bowl five feet
in diameter"
Happily, however, early expeditions
into the interior did away with these
heathenish horrors and the present ex-
petition has nothing of this nature to
contend with, although it has had Skin
mishes in plenty with the Nigerian ma
tives.
But the British purpose to get at
the resources of this part of the west
ern coast of Africa has especial in
terest, for the reason that, if present
signs count for anything, the territory
has future of more than ordipaTy
promise, agriculturally. Already cot
ton has become an important product,
while the more singularly African
products, such as palm oil and shea
butter-a grease obtained from the
seeds of the shea tree, and valuable
for the manufacture of candles, soap
and grease for railway wheels-have
come to be exported in large quanti-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-29
It isn't everyone who can apply for
4 $4,000 consulate by a picture-and

get the consulate.
T h i S i S h o w
Thomas Mast did
it:
81 happened to
read about the
troubles Consul
General Leon was
having in Guaya-
quill" he explains
t o h S friends,
land 1 sat down
a n d m a d e a
sketch of myself
to S h o w h o w
fierce | could be
- -.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-29
Trains Collide.

Conductor Stephen Meagher was
badly injured and an engineer, fireman,
baggageman and several passengers
seriously hurt in collision on the
$500" near Pembine between pas
senger train and through freight.
The freight train was so long that 1T
was unable to clear the main track
in time to avoid the wreck.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-29
The Point of Censure.

81 must admit that some of my
work was not original said the aI-
thor.
I'm rot finding fault with that, :
answered the publisher. But when
there is such wealth of literature
from which to select, / cannot under
stand why you should not plagiarize
with taste. Washington Star.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-29

shutting t h e ] r
eyes and yelling
every time a lead
er SHES.
The first oach-
ing parade in this
city or any other
city in America
where w o m e n
were the o n ! y
drivers has just
been held. / t
was a distin-
guished success.
Nobody's horses
ran away from her
or were scared by
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-29
Snme old ComnIarnr.

Mrs. Noosens-My daughters be-
coming more proficient. She plays
regular pieces now. You don't notice
her playing exercises now as much
as you did.
Mrs. Naybor-No, but I notice her
playing exercises my husband as
much as ever it -Philadelphpia
Record
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-29
Hanged Himself.

DIR. Frank r. Reynolds body was
found hanging by the neck on rope
in his barn in Eau Claire. His little
daughter went to the barn and discov-
cred her fathers body. He leaves
widow and several children. DR.. Rey-
nolds had had much litigation over
libel suit and was in i'll health. The
loss of an infant child by death re-
Gently seemed to depress him greatly.
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ar t w i t h t h e
Harpers, where,
in the old days,
he sat at his desk
alongside Edwin
A. Abbey and c.
S. Reinhart and
m a n y another
famous artist and
illustrator. I'll j S
ic t ur e S a 7 e
never coarse and,
though he C a n
fay a rogue as
fiercely as a n y
man, he prefers
when he can to
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-29
A VIII Contest.

The will of the late John Bradley, of
La Crosse, is contested by his grand
children, Horace and Nellie Bradley,
on the ground of undue influence. The
estate, valued at $4,000, includes much
property at Bangor, besides valuable
farms throughout this county.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-29
To BE Preserved.

A log measuring six feet eight inches
in diameter and 10 feet long came down
the river and is now in the booms at
Chippewa Falls. 1t is the largest log
that has ever foated down the Chip
pewa river. The big fellow was cut
on the north fork of the Flambeau.
The authorities will place it in con-
spiciuous place in the city.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-29

adelphia and
New York.
Barclay II. War
burton, who has
money and a big
b l a C k b u u zing
demon of a ma
chine, low a n d
rakish, started at
e a rly morning,
G o / n g through
p T i n c e t o n he
scared a team of
horses, o N e o f
w h i C h tried to
jump over a picket
fence and was hor-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-29

At meeting of the republican state
central committee in Madison it was
decided to call the state convention to
meet here on July 16. This is the first
time in Is years that the convention
has been called to meet in Madison.
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What's in a Name.

s'Maude is very ambitious. Do you
think she will ever make a name for
herself?"
mo; but she'll probably succeed in
getting some foolish man to give her
his. ''-Philadeiphia Bulletin.
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late for Mast . sent it to Secre-
tary Hay, with the message: Say
the word and / am off, and it did the
business. The president sent in my
name" Probably Mr.. Roosevelt
thought the subject of such sketch
would be strenuous" enough for any
emergency.
Ask any man of so years who is
Americas greatest cartoonist, and he
would be apt to say MAST" The
story of how the great little Prus-
sian week after week attacked the
giant Tweed ring with his vitriolic
pencil until he more than any other
agency drove it from power is the
most splendid one in the history of
the art press. Of late years Mast has
done little sketching; he has pre-
| ferred to live at his ease in Norris
| town, n. j., whence he occasionally
runs up to New York to see his old
| friends.
When Mast was drawing his Tweed
cartoons, George William Curtis was
| the editor of Harper's Weekly. 1t is
no disparagement of later men to say
that the Weekly was then what it
can never be again and what no 9TH
er American paper was or is. just
such combination of literary and
political wisdom as Mr.. Curtis may
not often be found. Of course, too,
the daily paper has usurped most OF
the political functions of the weekly
This is one thing that drove Mr.
Mast into retirement. Even his fer
tile brain was appalled, at the idea of
evolving daily cartoon. There are
men who can do it, but the strain is
something terrible; and perhaps the
best of them do not average more
than one "ten-strike" in the week.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-29
English in japan schools.

In the public schools of Japan the
English language is required to be
taught by law. The japanese youth
in the open ports and commercial cit
les are all eager to learn English as
passport to wealth, position and en-
ployment-N. Y. Sun.
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lures of the late
William ii. Van
derbilt, W h i C h
h a v e now been
placed in the Met
ropolitan museum
by his son George.
When Mr.. Van
derbilt built his
house on Fifth
a v e n ne - called
the Brown Stone
Packing j o X"
the gallery behind
it on the side
street was opened
to the public until
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wages Increased,

Trenton. n. j., May 26.-The John
A. Roebling's Sons company, makers
of wire rope, have announced an in
crease of wages to its 1000 employees,
averaging 10 per cent. The increase
is a voluntary one and was made, as
explained by Charles G. Roebling, "In
consequence of the increased cost of
living to which our employees have
been subjected"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-29

otherwise misbehaved. The horn
sockets were empty, so that the
coachers did not make them
selves obnoxious to others by un-
necessary racket. There were but four
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-29
cha,arn in the PhiIinnfnes.

Manila. May 26.-Ihe cholera rec
ord to date is as follows: Manila,
LAG cases and SO deaths; the prov
inces. 1929 cases and 2-.74 deaths.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-29

The Great Cartoonists of New York.
The dean of the profession is G. G.
Bush, of the World, who learned his
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-29

The Women Whips First Drive.
If women have no sense of humor
they can at least drive horses without
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-29
Notable Automobile Trip.

Here is the unvarnished tale of an
attempts to break the record between
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-29
The Vanderbilt Pictures.

It has been 20 years since general
public view was possible of the pic
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-02-18
|HARRIS VILE
| WEST VA.
OUR SICK.

Two of James Wilson'S children, oil
Sycasaore, who have had quite = spell
If sickness, are convGlescent.
Mrs Elsie bonnett, Of Lower
run, has been very sick for the past
few days with PneuRonia te1er. but
we are glad tn say, she Is better now
and will soon he able to I've out again.
A son of BurtsE Suith's, of
Lower rWa, is suffering from rheuma-
tisIa.
- Rev. i. Il. Polling has been con-
GneA to his bed foE the past few d avs
and is a very sick mao.
Col. s. G. Barr was among the
number laid up last week with symp.
ta1ns of Ia grippe.
Mrs. A. K. Johnson is quite sick.
Mis- Ruth Pell has been quite
SEX Fur the past ~eek.
Mrs. 8. c. Barr is critically ill
at this writing.
Jesse DrumN'ond, Of BigSend, is a
severe sufferer from hone scrofula.
DR. ireland is waiting on him and IRE.
ports him in very bad coalition.
-Mrs. "Doc" Rafferty,. Of Middle
&H", is recovering from a severe at
tack of la grippe.
little Irene, the suall daughter
Of Nr. aGd Mrs. French Stump, who
lives above town, has been quite sick
for the PaaG few days, but is recover
sag.
-ArG Oscar Skackelford has
aseen CA che sick list for the pact few
days.
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n z Husk AID others, report ut ,pce,-
receiver 6led
Schilling and Pvndleton VS. Lrur,
Hall and others, commissioner directed
to convey land heretofore sold to 4
McCul.y to Laura Hall,
Schilling aud Pendleton ~s / "
Bsruhouse aud others, land formerly
sold to be conveyed TO Thomas Laugh
| lin
WTw Dye VS. J S Jurvis, sheriff
sake confirmed.
Cyc~s Hickman. g&Ardiau, etc. vs.
Cyr4S Hiekwan aud others, sul0 CON
6rmed.
A Cbauocy vsME Rose & orhers.
sale conScused.
r l. MARSHALL vs. A Shock aud 9th.
ers, sale confirmed.
j f GrlSin and others, Trustees l
o o f., No. 100, authorised 70 con-
vey the Odd Fellows hall in town Of
EVANSVILLE {. J Il Scot
Susan Stu'np aud others US J W
Cain aud others referred
n Douglass VS. f n Hays aud others.
dismissed
W TW Dye VS. Francis Earlywinc
and others, dismissed.
Charles Laughli0 VS. II A AltiEer,
dOrketed.
Charles Laughiin VS. Fl A Altizer,
former decree set aside In so fur AS il
affects tract of 80 acres OF land be-
longing 70 haude j Laughlin,
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BROOKSYILLE.

Ed Chronicle: % wing to che cold
weather, the news that ehsM try Ia
give yea SaAy be little stale, but
nevertheless, will try ana give you
4 Eew at tie local happenings.
There ~As small scrap Ca town
last week, but fortunately aot much
damage was done. One Of the par
tscipatoCs got scared Pretty badly
sad the other lost all the hair Of his
kead.
George Mex ender, Of Mt. Zioz,
eSa &ew be found behind IL. s.
Knights counter. He seems 80 he r
&rst-claos gentleman, aud is niakc0g
sa2ny ftieNds here.
Mrs. Lydia FerreGG, of THE place,
&As been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Bert Ferrell, of tke Saouth of Big
BOOT, for the past week.
DIR. [. e. White has moved iu4o
zoe ct tlit houses in town, one that
was recently vacated by James Pkil.
hips. DR.. had the wisfortuEe to ret
his house, on%ugGr Camp Run, huOA
ed, together with its entire contents.
The ioss was estimated At about Eve
thousADd dollacs, with no Insurance.
John w. Cox, If the Metz oil field
was a pleasant caller 60 town one dag
last week.
Ward BsttA ne druggist It this
plSoe, spent q day or two in Granite
viile during osurt. Ward is very
obiigiug.
4. r. Hickman has moved into the
house he receStlY purchased from w.
w. BoWers, and Mr.. Bowers saoged
70 his farm last week
M. E. Rose, oar butcher, k5lled a
very fine beef a. , day last week.
There has beea several zee conp anies
OrgsSiEed here, and considerable ice
was stored away for next sunmer.
4 q. Dvummonds WAC is working
Tor Bhttell Terrell of this place, has
won very low for the psst week with
a gathering on his knee.
Dept SheriTs Jarvis and Shafer
we're here q Gay ~ tuo last week,
distributing invjtstiops % couse to
court. Boys. IL any Of you were
slighted, il want the SHERIFF fault.
VIM. DrumGond, u Richie oaun.
ty, was called here last week on &C.
count Of the serious ili0ess u HE
l'rother, 7 G. Drumm0ad, uho Wss
30 seriously iil a. BatIsil Ferrelrs.
Louis Ayers, VI Tsnnorsville, wss
tranractiHE business here ooo day
tast week.
A Mr.. and Mrs Cries, NJ Tanners
villr, we're visiting their sister, Mrs.
RI. s. R0jght, II this place, last
week
I &. White, IT,, and his wife start
ed for Des Moines, Iowa, last week,
where thoy vii! sake their futur,
hosts.
RAwRrVu