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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-13
DRUNKEN MAN
KILLS TWO men
sARRooM TRAGEDY AT KYLE
VEsTAL sTEPP AND JOHN WILL
SON THE VICTIMS.

KYLE, Ca, Feb. 10.-As a result OF a
drunken row In Grant Plowman's whiskey
shop. at Paristown. one mile and a half
north OF here, on Saturday afternoon
about Ave, O'Clock, Vestal Stepp now lies
dead. with a bullet hole through his head
and John Wilson is in a dying condition.
Both men were shot by Joe Weaver, a
young man p years old.
Both Weaver and Stepp had been drink
ing heavily, but Wilson had not.
Weaver and Stepp got into a dispute
over a trivial matter and when Stepp
reached for his pistol Weaver fired at
him. the ball entering his head to the left
OF his nose. Seeing Stepp was snot VIII
son jumped between them and told Wea-
yer not 10 shoot again, whereupon Weaver
shot him. the ball penetrating the abdo-
men.
Weaver, after shooting both men, ran
from the room. and after emptying his
pistol IN the air, left the place and has
not been heard from since.
Doctors McCamey, Lewis and Garrett.
OF Ducktown, Tenn, reached the place Of
the shooting as soon as possible, but soon
saw they could do no good, for Stepp was
already dead, and Wilson nearly so.
The place OF the shooting was a small,
dirty room about 14x20 feet. containing a
bed, large barrel OF whiskey and few
chairs-a place quite suggestive Of such
an AFFAIR as this.
Stepp was known throughout this sec
ton as quite a wild. desperate. fellow,
having several times resisted the enforce
ment OF the law. He was thirty years OF
age and was unmarried.
Mr.. Wilson lives at Copper Hill, Tenn,
and has a wife and two children. He
worked at the mines OF the Tennessee
Copper company.
Wilson is Dead of Viewers Shot.
KYLE. Ca. Feb. 11-Mr. John Wilson.
who was shot by JoeaWeaver last Satur-
day afternoon In Grant Plowman's whis-
key shop at Paristown. a place one mile
ami half north OF here, was removed 70
his home at Copper Hill, Tenn. Sunday.
but died IN a few minutes after reaching
home. Before he died he told several
among them PIowman himself that
Grant Plowman was the cause of the
whole AFFAIR. both hts own death and that
OF Nestal Stepp. who was shot and In
stantly killed at the same time. Conse-
quentiy a warrant was issued for Plow-
man ard j. NJ. Ray was stationed to
guard HIM until he could be tried for be-
ing an accessory TO the crime yesterday
morning at 10 a. m. Esquire Mathews, of
Epworrh. called the court to order and
the witnesses for the state were heard
from. Mr.. VIII Godfrey wns the only eye
witness. but he did not give much EVIL
dence. so the principle point or the state
was the dying testimony OF Wilson that
Siowman was the cause OF the whole at
fair. The judge refused TO bind Plowman
over because he thought Wilson might
have thought Plowman responsible be-
cause he kept the whisky shop.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-13
Bic DAMAGE BY Brooklyn Flames.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1O.-An official esti-
mate OF the damage done by the fire
which destroyed the plant of the Shadbolt
Manufacturing company. in Brooklyn,
early yesterday morning, fixes the loss at
$500 600. Fourteen. people were injured and
taken to the hospitals and a number of
others were attended by ambulance physi-
clans on the SPOT.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-13
ANTI-CHRISTIAN MOB
BURNS MISSION HOME

HONG KONG. Feb. IA Canton dis
patch says that the Berlin Missionary So
ciety's buildings at Fayen, near Canton,
nave been burned by an anti-Christian
mob. The missionaries escaped
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-13
Landmark Near Macon DESTROYED.

MACON, Feb. 10.--Fire destroyed the
Hardin T. johnson residence on Columbus
road, about three miles from the city,
yesterday. 1t was one. Of the old land
marks of that section.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-13

STOPS THE COUGH
AND WORKS OFF THE GOLD.
Laxative Brom- Quinine Tablets cure a cold In
one day. No Cure. No Pay. Price 25~centS.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-13
An Electric
Belt Free


They WIN Send You Absolutely Free One
oETheAr 100 Guage Supreme Electric Belkay
the Belt " hfch Has Made 80 Many Wonder
fuI Cure@-Kou Needn't send Even q Postage
Stamp Just Your Name ana Address
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-10-15
OLDVHITE
HOUSE CHANDLIERS.

Mrs. SempIe, President John Tyl-
er's daughter, hopes that the i'm
provements at the White House will
spare the old chandeliers and can
delabra. They were selected by
President Monroe, she says. He
was minister to France before he
was elected president, and both he
and his wife had excellent taste, as
all Of the furnishings which they
selected show he chandeliers I
speak Of have been made to suit oil
lamps, candles, eas and electricity.
In my fathers time candles were
used, and it took twenty-four boxes
Tor one evening only Il was the
most becoming Illumination in the
world, and the whole expense Of it,
which was considerable. rs YOU may
imagine. came out Of thepresident' ;
salary, which was only halfat that
period whatitis today
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-10-15
BE PREPARED FOR THE PRICE

Hayden Carruth in Cosmopolitan.
Ny young friend, Jimmy Banks,
was married a little over a year ago.
He had previously spent twelve
months in the most furious court
ship. The girl had not at first cot
toned to Jimmy very much, but he
moved heaven and earth so vigor-
ously that she at last consented.
Now, the other day who appears be-
fore me but Jimmy, with a long
face, and makes a complaint that
the baby keeps him awake nights
Good gracious! jimmy l said,
didn't you know that babies al
ways do that? \ baby has to have
some relaxation. Go home and be
thankful that it insn't twins"
There is the reverse side to every
JOY. You can't have the advantages
of bachelorhood and married life at
the same time. You buy everything
with a price-leisure, family, Office,
learning, wealth, fame, position
Nothing is free. Be sure you want
the article, pay the current price
and enjoy your possession.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-10-15
a BOY VINO crgf.l.... Nl-l.Es


a BOY WHO Bf,i..., Mules.
Once there was hoy named Hugh
MCGOWAN who went 10 Kan-a- itv
in search OF work. lie found this
at the street car company ami the
work consisted largely in carving
mules. The currving oi mules i
not an attrativc vocation, but Hugh
never grumbled, and he sent thein
out to work looking more iii than
they ever had in all the liir5ofy al
rapid transit in Kansas CITY. He
curried these mule, - faithfully
that now be does not nave to curry
mules any mere. McGowan is now
a rich man, with millions Of dollars
under his control. lie had reached
the age % fort,- Ie.ore ne mad cir
Ell SO much as 500 month.
No man cam rise to fame By tie
NEE process Of currying mules, bat
if;his duty fall to his lot he can do
il so we'll as to show what is in
him. Thus did McGowan. he at
tracted the attention OF his superiors
and was promoted to the driving of
ear. Then he got on the police
force; ali stations humble enough
After a while the agent Of a big
concern visited Kansas City and
while there sought to fad a suitable
man to represent his concern. Nc
Gowan was chosen not merely be-
cause be had curried mules well,
but.that he had gone into every
field inspired always by the motive
to do the best he could. He is now
forty-three years of age, a solid
citizen, with long bank account
and a reputation that is of far
greater value than any great sum
of money.
There is lesson in the example |
OF Hugh MCGOWAN. 1t is, that the
man who curries mules and does it |
faithfully will not always have to
curry mules-Tacoma Ledger.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-10-15
A RESEMBLANCE

Wifey-Why do you call my
dress maker IN old pelican?
Huhby--Because she always has
such a big bill.-Philadelphia IN
Gc5rcr.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-10-15
J. A. OTTMANN.
BRICK MASON

Is at present in Brownsville and
is ready to fill any order for hrick
work, plaStering, or setting >fnnes.
Has lime for sale.
Residence Cor. ST. Charles and
9th SITS. Work Guarantee.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-11-20

Are bad manners on the increase
among us? Riding the other day on a
suburban train there were five men
sitting without their coats within the
immediate range Of the writer's vision,
and 1t was not an Unfortunately warm
day, either, says Harper's Weekly.
One OF these gentlemen had gone SO
far as TO roll up his sleeves and take
of his collar, u pair of red suspend
ers being much in evidence. There
were also three women in the same
car who Invested themselves OF gloves
and hats with the utmost unconcern,
and who were possibly prepared to go
further, had the thermometer been a
few degrees higher. Five, or even
three years ago, such spectacles were
confined to the smoking ear and TO
the day coaches OF immigrant trains.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-11-20
TO STUDY KANSAS RELICS.
Prof. Holmes to Look for Evidences
of Human Life In the Glacial De-
posIts of That state.

Prof. w. s. Holmes. curator of the
department of anthropology of the
National museum, and recently lp-
pointed director of the bureau of
American ethnology, has gone TO
Kansas for a still closer and more
detailed study of the evidences OF
human life discovered in the glacial
deposits Of that state some time
ago. Scientists have for long doubt
ed the evidences of mastodons and
other great animals now extinct,
said to be found in glacial deposits,
claiming the skeletons we're carried
down by their own weight and were
improperly exhumed by careless
hands in excayating. Prof. Holmes
has been one Of the doubling scien-
lists on this score and has personal
" made number Of excavations
with his own hands to determine the
period OF the deposits, and work In
Kansas was done under his personal
direction. The Lansing man." as
the skeleton has come to be known,
has awakened broadcast interest,
and Prof. Holmes report will be
watched for with the keenest inter
eg..
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-11-20
MARY LETTERS ELEPHANTS
Former Chicago Girl Owns More Of
the Big Animals Than Any
Other Caucasian.

Lady Curzon, too, has one distinc-
ton that is unique. She is the possessor
Of more elephants than any other An
glo-Saxon or European in the world,
for more than one of her dusky adj
mirers has sent her ladyship an ele-
plant, sometimes two, says London
Household Words. One of these is an
immense creature, with the kind OF
wonderful sagacity about which we all
read in school readers in the days of
our youth Its unwieldy form, with
Lady Curzon in "a white and gold how
dab on its back, is often to be seen in
the native bazaars, and when the beast
sees anything for which 1t has fancy
that article Is promptly handed up to
It's mistress. One day last year he
made very queer present, nothing
less than a small brown baby two or
three years old. II was the son Of the
great beasts keeper, and no sooner
did the elephant see 1t trotting along
with it's mother than he seized 1t gen
tly and lifted 1t into the air The next
moment Lady Curzon was gazing in as
constituent upon small brown baby
.lothed In string of beads. Needless
to say, IL descended richer and hap
pier baby.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-11-20
GOT TOO NEAR THE vULTURES
Too Visitor Becomes Absorbed In
watching Fight Between Two Big
Birds and Loses His Whiskers.

The visitors to the geological gar
lens at Philadelphia were treated to
fight day or two ago which put the
great battle of John l.. Sullivan in the
shade. The Cinerus vulture, which
ZONES from the sunny Mediterranean,
had a understanding with the bald
eagle, which resulted in the loss of
large part of the chin Shiskers OF
Ephraim Schmeister, farmer OF
pottsyille, who was an innocent spec
tator of the fight
No one seemed to be able TO tell just
what started the encounter between
the huge birds. Mr.. Schmeister says
that the eagle and the vulture were
perched in the back Of the cage, when
all of a sudden the eagle gave a screech
and bounded on the back of the vulture
and commenced to claw and peck him.
Immediately every bird in the cage,
including the golden eagle, became
much excited and set up a terrible
racket. Mr.. Schmeister was much in
terested in the encounter, and In order
TO get better view OF the fight he
put his face close to the bars and
peered in. He did not look very long,
however, for the golden eagle caught
sight of his flaring whiskers sticking
through the bars of the cage and made
a flying leap, fastened his beak firmly
in Mr.. Schmeisters beard and refused
to let go. The bird was tapping his
wings and working his claws violently,
which frightened Mr.. Schmeister. He
jumped back quickly, leaving portion
of his beard in the triumphant grasp
Of the golden eagle. When last seen
Mr.. Schmeister was making swift
tracks for barber shop.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-11-20
SWEATBox CONFESSIONS.
Recent Court Ruling on This MethoG
of Compelling Accused Persons
to Tell What They Know.

Here is a recent court decision In
the court of appeals of the District
of Columbia, West VS.. United States,
which shows what q violation of the
legal rights Of accused persons the So
called "sweatbox" methods of the po-
lice are:
Where an officer, having a prisoner
N custody, said to him: You have
been telling me pack of lies; now,
you had better tell the truth" where
upon the prisoner made confession,
it was held that the confession was in
voluntary, and it was error to admit
it in evidence and to submit to the
jury the question whether or not it
was voluntary. Under the law, as
properly administered, a confession, il
son charged with the commission OF
crime. The sweatbox method of OBJ
tanning confessions to be used against
the parties making them Is not sane
toned by the court. The court said
that words Of exhortation to a confess
sion seemed often to be innocent
enough, and cited the following, all
of which had been held sufficient to
vitiate the confessions. You are I'M
der suspicion and you had better tell
all you know" at would be better
for you to speak out" "You had bet
ter tell the truth" and you had as
well tell all about it,"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-11-20
TWO DECADES OF BIG SHIPS.
some of the Great Ocean Liners That
Have Been built within the
Last Few Years.

A striking illustration of the rapidi-
ty with which marine architecture has
developed during recent years is to
be had in the case of the old Anchor
liner City of Rome, which was built
in 1881, and for ~ years enjoyed the
distinction of being the largest At
lantic steamship. She is being lowed
now in England to an obscure port to
be broken into junk, says the Wash
ington Star. 1t is with difficulty that
one recalls the City of Rome as a
holder Of records of any kind, al
though when she was in her prime her
name was familiar to the people on
both sides of the ocean. When she was
displaced from top rank in point Of
size by the Lucania and the Campania,
in 1893, there was much marveling and
many predictions that these vessels
would for long time hold the head
OF the lists. But once the era of big
vessels opened it produced rapid sue
cession of largest ships" and during
the past five years there has been such
an impetus in the steamship building
line, especially in Germany, that the
announcement of another monster ex-
cites comparatively little attention.
Just at present the Oceanic and the
Celtic are the largest vessels In serv-
ice, and alongside OF them the City
OK Rome would seem pygmy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-11-20

WATERSPOUT HITS SHIP.
Thrilling Experience Of British Sea
Captain and His Crew on
Atlantic Coast.

Capt. Ferguson, OF the British
steamship Hestia, was passing Hat
teras, Il few weeks ago, when he OBJ
served several waterspouts in process
Of formation at distance OF 800 to
400 yards to windward. The largest
one, which was completely formed,
was bearing directly down on the ship,
and it was impossible to change tho
course TO avoid II. The captain sent
all hands below and himself sought a
place of safety. A deafening roar was
heard when the spout struck the ship,
and this was quickly followed by
strong wind gusts. The captain re-
turned TO the deck in time TO see two
tarpauins and plank eight feet long
by ten inches wide high in the air and
his log line, with the log attached, ex-
tended straight up into the air for u
distance of 40 feet.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-11-20
HOME FOR SICK OPENED.
The Finest sanitnriun In Europe In.
Just Been Completed Near
berlin.

The most magnificent worlmen's
sanitarium in Europe has just been
completed by the Berlin section of
the national workmcns insurance
fund. II is in the pine woods Of
Boclitz, a few miles from Berlin.
and cost $2,5OO,0OO. The expense Of
maintenance will be about $500. 900
year 1t is capable Of receiving
coo patients, Really several sanitari.
ums are grouped together, with spc-
cial houses for the reception Of diff
ferent sorts Of patients. The ordi-
nary conyalescent house has 200 beds
for men and eight for women.
There are besides special payiions
for infectious cases and consump.
tiyes, with every modern improve
ment the most advanced scientific
thought can provide. A bathhouse
has been erected at u cost Of $780,
600, where every kind Of medicinal
bath is provided
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-11-20
Trained aPet.o That Lead Their On
suspectinw Companions to
the Slaughter.

Out at the abattoir the pets" among
the sheep may be distinguished by
their superior height and shapeliness
and by the intelligence of their express
sion. The pets are murderers, says the
Philadelphia Record In the other
pens sheep come and go by thousands
to the slaughter, but the pets remain.
They are trained to lead their fellows
to death, and they do this work WELL
for they have by reason of their
strength, intelligence and beauty a
great influence. When the butchers Of
the abbatoir wish to slaughter flock
of sheep word is passed to the pets,
and they indifferently, calmly saunter
in among the flock, gain their conf
dence and esteem and then take their
places at the head and lead them to the
slaughter house. The bloodstained and
murderous pets have more than one
unsheeplike quality. They eat pretzels
and pie and drink beer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-11-20
WU'S SON DRILLS.
Chao Chu Becomes n Member OF n
Crack Private Military orgnnl-
xution of New Jersey.

Chao Chu, the 16-year-old son Of
WI Tingfang, the Chinese minister,
has donned the service uniform of
Uncle Sam and Is drilling with a
krag- Jorgensen rife Ghno Chu was
admitted as "a member Of the Morris
guards, the crack private military or
ganizatlon Of Atlantic City, N. j.
The young scion of the WI family
will have all the privileges Of their
members. His father made special
request for the boys admission.
There are some members who object
70 the suspension Of the rules to adj
nit Chao Chu as special member,
but the majority were disposed to
grant the favor.
Chao Chu under Chinese govern
meBt regulations ~ not permitted to
be SWORD into any foreign military
organization, and therefore he will
not be required TO take the oath Of
the organization.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-11-20

New Facilities for Reaching the Pacific
Coast. Low Rates, Improved Train
Service and Unprecedented Travel to
California and Oregon. The Service
this Winter to be better than ever.
Special Attention is being given to
Tourists Sleeping Car Parties.
The trans-continental lines have been
making extensive efforts lately to
improve their service 10 and from the
Pacific Coast the latest development
announced being that the personally
conducted feature of the Chicago d
North Western and Union Pacific ser
vice is to be expanded and extended to
incluoe personally conducted excursion 8
TO the Coast twice week from Chicago
via Omaha. Denver and Salt Lake City,
in addition TO the three n week now
operated to the Coast via Omaha and
Cheyenne. This gives the tourist a
chance to enjoy the most beautiful
scenery that Colorado affords, the route
being through Colorado Springs, past
Pixies Peak and via the Roval Gorge,
Glenwood Springs and Salt Lake City.
This, with the two tours week via
Cheyenne and Ogden to Sacramento
San Francisco and Los Angeles and one
a week to Portland. makes five person
ally conducted excursions per week
from Chicago to California, Oregon and
Washington.
This personally conducted feature
has expanded wonderfully in TIE last
few years. The service has steadily i'm
proved, 40 that Pullman tourist sleep
ing cars have all the conveniences of
the standard sleeper a ID are particular
ly well adapted TO the use of family
parties and those who desire economy
in travel. With the low rates row in
effect to the Coast.this branch of the
service promises to be very popular in
deed, and will doubtless enable thou
sands to visit the Coast who otherwise
would haye been unable to go. These
thosands will include large percentage
of people who hope TO find on the sunny
slopes of the Pacific place where life's
hard struggle may be made easier and
where a competence may be gained
with small investment in fruit raising
or some similar occupation; to which
class is added the invalid who finds in
the far West the dry and balmy air and
sunshinv days that bring health and
strength that the East failed to pro-
vide.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-11-20
SWINDLE DOG LOVERS.
Paris Dealers Charge America n .
Enormous Prices for Worth
less Animals.

The Paris police have received lately
numerous complaints from American
women who bought pet dogs at Paris
at high prices, but at the end of seven
or eight days the dogs sickened and
died. A member Of the Belmont
family paid lately $500 for dog, left
1t with the dog fancier, went to Eng
land, returned to Paris and found the
dog had died. The money paid for the
animal was not returned. AS high as
$50 is often paid, for these pet dogs,
which never live more than fort
night
Frequently they are dyed to improve
their appearance, and after n few days
the paint wears off, revealing an ugly
cur not worth house room. Ameri-
cans should have no dealings with itin-
Grant dog fanoiers whose names and
addresses are unknown and who
never are found after the purchaser
has been yictimized.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-11-20
CHECK ON AUTO RACING.
Tho French Government May Assume
Control as the Result of
Difficulties

1t Is reported that the French gov
eminent may assume control of auto
mobile racing as the result of the re-
cent difficulties. Perhaps in future no
authorization for an automobile race
will be given to journal or other add
vertlsing publication, and that even
in cases of automobile manufacturers
or dealers no permission for contest
viii be given except on condition that
in addition to the Judges or other ofii-
Gals named by the organizers there
shall be present certain representa-
tiyes of the government charged with
seeing that the races are run and times
taken in regular manner.