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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-09-26
REVOLVING AFFAIR.

News reached the city yesterday
of a shocking outrage perPetrateo
by eleven men, alleged ito be citi-
zens of the neighborhood OF Pierce
Station on the 1, c. railroad, upon
the person of defenseless young
pirl about seventeen years OF age
The details gathered from Esquire
Futrell and Constable Norman,
who brought the girl to Union City
and placed her in charge OF the
sheriff. are substantially as follows
Vera Clark, an orphan, who halls
from Rosedale, Miss, landed at
Pierce on Monday, the 18th inst,
to visit a brother, but finding that
he had moved to Missouri, under
took to find employment and a
home. Going to Harris she spent
the night with Sam Holt and next
day returned to Pierce to look after
her trunk. Setting out again to
find a place with some family IN
the neighborhood, she was over
taken by Sud Jones and Will Hays,
we'll known thereabout, who, it is
claimed, took her to an old deserted
house and compelled her to submit
to their fendish designs. There
she was kept until Saturday night,
when Jones spirited her away to a
swamp where she was also forced
to receive attention of similar
character from nine more OF the
disreputable companions and citi-
zens of that country
The following Wednesday she was
found where they had left her, pros
trate upon the earth, cold, starved
and drenched with rain, in help
less condition, evidently cast away
to die. The constable brought her
back to Pierce and did all he could
for her, and while she was III his
care some Of the culprits approach
ed Mr.. Norman and undertook to
brighten him with threats for the
purpose of having the girl sent
back to Mississippi. The consta-
bic agreed to no sort of compromise
and protected the girl until yester-
day, when he and Squire Futrell
brought her here.
These facts were corroborated by
the girl, who also stated that she
came from Mississippi and gave a
complete account of her wherea-
bouts until she came to Tennessee.
1t seems that she had spent several
years in St. Mary's Home in Mem
phis, and at intervals lived with
private families between Memphis
and Jackson. In the latter place
she was taken in the Baptist Home.
After this she spent few months
with families at Clay Springs and
Brinkley, going back to Jackson
and again to Memphis, where she
was taken in the Lee Orphans
Home. She did not remain long,
however, and once again she re-
turned to Rosedale, then again to
Memphis, from whence she came 10
Tennessee.
The girl is said to be rather
comely looking, but not unusually
bright. Naturally from her sur
roundings, she could not be exceed
lngly refined, but she is not of the
rakish cast.
Of course we cannot vouch for
the young ladys story, but there is
no excuse under Heaven for the
conduct of these reprobates, and it
caught, justice should be speedily
meted out to them. No enl1ght-
ened American community should
shelter an element of this charac-
ter.
Warrants are out for the entire
party, but none had been caught
yesterday.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-09-26

All parties indebted to W. D.
Williams and w. D. Williams & Co.
are requested to come forward at
once and make prompt settlement.
All accounts not paid by the 18th
of October will positively be placed
in the hands of an officer for collec-
ton. w. D. WILLIAMS.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-09-26
NON RESIDENT NOTICE.
A. It. FLAoK EFT AL VS.. HERMAN
Cross EFT AL.-CHANCERY COURT
ORIoN County,. TENNESSEE.

A. t. FLACK EFT AL VS.. Herman EIs
Cross EFT AL.-CHANCERY CoukT'
OBIoN COUNTY, TENNESSEE
In this cause it appearing 70 the
satisfaction of the Clerk and Mas Ter
from thIrhill of complaint, W9 ncnra Is
Cross, Ida Cross, KaE, -Jross, ana l.
A. Prather, defendants herein, are
non-residents of the State OF Tennes-
see, so that the ordinary process OF law
cannot be served on them. 1t IS there-
fore ordered that the said defendants
above named appear at the courG mouse
in the town of Union Guy, ienhes-
see, and defend said suit by plea an
.swer or demurrer on or before the
First Monday of November, 1902.
or said bill and the allegations therein
contained will be taken as confessed
by them and said cause set for nearing
EEK parte. 1t is further ordered that
publication of this order be mace Ia
The Commercial, newspaper puo-
Iished in Union City, Tenn, for TOUR
consecutive weeks.
This September "a. 1902.
G. A. GIBBS, G. & NJ.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-09-26

If your horse corks himself bring
him to Murphy's shop, Main street,
next to Morris stable, for good
shooting.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-09-26
FULTON A DRY TOWN.
Local Option Carries by q Large
Vote.

Vote.
The local option election Tues
day at Fulton resulted in the city
going dry by majority of 63.
The vote in the magisterial dis
trict was as follows:
EAST WARD.
Dry. .134 Wet ...,.,. 81
WEST WARD.
Dry 1914 Wet. ........ 6l
The vote in the city was as fol
lows:
EAST WARD.
Dry. =. .119 Wet ,.... loo
WEST WARD.
Dry ISL Wet .......... II
At five O'Clock Tuesday morning
the people OF Fulton were reminded
that the day had arrived for the
vote on local option by the ringing
of every church bell in the city. AS
the day progressed the bells cont1n-
ned to toll out in dismal tones
warning as it were the people OF
the Culture Great to vote right!
vote rightr'
During all the morning rain tell
in a slow drizzle and the clouds
hung low throughout the day.
By seven o'clock in the morning
the streets were filled with anxious
people. The ladies were out in
full force and iostled with the vot-
ers urging them to cast their votes
against the saloons.
The wet forces worked hard mar
shaling their forces.
The local option forces had their
headquarters on Walnut street op-
posite Cortez Benefits old stand.
Free lunches were dispensed to all
who called and the ladies pinned
badges on the voters.
Squire Blair was in his glory and
opened up a temporary office early
in the day to dispense justice and
remained close at hand all the
time.
The headquarters of the wet
forces were Knights Hotel and the
colored wet headquarters were To-
Gated in hall in the Beasley build
ing.
MANY ARRESTED.
The election passed off quietly
but there were a number of arrests
for illegal voting, The majority
we're negroes brought to the city
from other places.
The negroes arrested for illegal
voting were Arthur Henry, who
lives at Mayfield, Dan Sweed, Bill
Bymore, Isah Davis and Sporty
John" Davis was released on a
$500 bond secured by ], S. Caven-
der. Joe Ford, a negro who voted
illegally, escaped before the officers
could get him. Sporty John" was
headed for Tennessee when Eaker
run him in, Through the persua-
sion of some of the whisky advo-
Gates Arthur Henry and Dan Sweed,
who were arrested on warrants
sworn out by George Bruce, Jr.,
and Gus Fields, turned around and
swore out warrants against their
accusers, charging them with false
swearing. Their cases, however,
will not amount to anything, Their
trials we're continued.
George Knight, white man and
owner of restaurant, was arrested
about 3 o'clock for illegal voting.
The charge was preferred by Ben
Murrell.
George Meacham, a young white
man, was also arrested on the
charge of not being legal voter.
1t is claimed that he lives in Ten
nessee. He was released on a bond
of $500 secured by r. M. Chowning,
cashier of the First National Bank.
Fulton Leader.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-09-26

Fresh, hot Cream Bread daily at
Dahnke's.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-09-26

Oranges, Grapes, Celery, and
Fresh Oysters at Pearl Cafe.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-09-26

Illinois State Fair, Springfield,
Ill, Sept. %. Oct. 4, 1902. The Mo-
bile & Ohio Ry. will sell tickets
September q to October 4, limiting
return to October g, account of the
above, at rate of one fare for round
trip. Apply to M. & O. agent.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-09-26

Insure with Parks, Turner &
Caldwell.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
CARRIES HIS OWN LIGHT.
St. Ioui> Nan VI no Reads by II Port
able Lamp ON street Cars.

THO decidedly novel sight of passenger
Oh street car reading by the light OF his
own portable lamp was witnessed, prob
ably for the first time in any city, on an
Eighteenth Street car of the St. Louis
Transit Compauy's system tonight.
Herman Schmidt. OF 223O North Market
Street a carpenter, is the owner of the
lamp. which he invented himself from a
fG# odd ends OF material. II is one
candle power only. but he declares that il
gives more liei.i Than all the incandsscont
globes in street car during the busy
huuis OF The ~ =Iing.
Sehr idt is . busy man and has little
lime 10 read. Al home he has his duties
10 attend to. the children TO amuse and
instruct and his time during the day is
prcoccupied by business. His only time
20 read is during the hour he must ride
on ihe ears going home from his work.
Oi late. lie declares. it has been
an absolute impossibility 10 see to
read hy the dim-lghted street ears. Ne
ccs-ity T. always the mother OF invention.
hence The portable pocket adjustable
lamu.
TOniSh. wlen he got on a street ear he
secured q seat next 10 window, clamped
his lamp 10 the plaster OF the car win
dow. lighted the wick and settled down
TO read while his neighbcrs on the car
looked on and admired his genius.-St.
Louis Republican.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
RED TAPE WITH A VENGEANCE.
Why British Soldiers Can't Travri
as Fast beers.

Every once in a while something Is
blurted out that tends to Indicate few
OF the rcasons~why our aoidief5 cannot
travel as fast as Beers. One Of the rea-
sons. it is suggested, is that they are
hobbled TO some extent with red tape.
Here is military order which has Just
come to hand. IL shows how at least one
officer is wasting time and stationery:
District orders by Major General
Boyce Combe. G. B.. handing Rawal-
pindi district, Aiurree. Tuesday. October
10. 1Jo1-NO district orders were publish
ed yesterday By order u. G. L. Shaw
major. assistant adjutant general"
The particular brand OF mind that Sc
cretes performances like this could not
be expected to do much on the field Of
war. Catch De Wet? The military genius
who did this couldn't catch 4 cold at the
North Pole.
The fact that an officer quartered in a
wild land does thing Ike this does not
OF course, show that wo did net win the
battle OF Waterloo or that the charge OF
Balaklaya was not courageous. Ii is
symptomatic. however. We can Imagine
the people who issued This order irving
to nut out fire OF pursuing q rebel All
the parties Interested would die CT old
age before the printing presses and the
pianos that they would take with them
were packed up.-LondOn Express.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05

looks like a huge spinning wheel which
carries two wires at time across the
stream.
Another modern appliance enables the
engineers to gauge the length of the
bridge wires to such exactness that IA diff
ference OF more than five. sixteenths OF an
inch is considered a bad error.
Full shifts OF men are working on the
bridge at present. but it is likely that the
force will be greatly reduced as the down
right cold weather comes for IL is not
considered advisable to subject the wire
to its first great tensile strain when the
temperature is very low After the wires
have once accustomed themselves TO the
strain. cold makes no particular differ
enCe TO them.
More than one popular delusion has
been spoiled during the building OF the
bridge, but it did seem likely that the
cherished belief that only sailors could
work at great heights would be allowed
to remain. Now even that has been dis
PEELED
The engineers say that sailors are use
less for bridge building work They are
accustomed. say the contractors. to have
something to hold on to. and are not
used to standing upright in the wind. 400
feet from the ground. with nothing more
to stand on than the end OF a twelve
inch beam. Bridge builders, say the IA
giBeeis. entirely outdO sailors They be-
long to distinct craft.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
An Abbey Rcninisccnce.
DERONDA
GIGANTIC FARMING SCHEME.
Syndicate Plan ,u irr;gatc Immense
Tracts in Utah.

y scheme for the reclamat ion of the
arid lands ef The State almost as extern
siye in its scope as the plans submitted
10 Congress is being considered by small
group of Salt Lake and Eastern capital
lists. They are now collecting data and
investigating The feasibility of the enter
prise. Ii the reports of the experts are
favorable the syndicate viii begin opera
tions next year.
Instead Of storage reservoirs the pro-
moters propose to establish capacious
canals; instead of collecting and retain
ihs the surface ilow they propose to bore
for wafer and use pumping plants to feed
the canal instead CT irrigalng ditches
they prd@se 10 food The agricultural
Land and allow the water to percolate
back to he suhterranean streams.
But the basis OF the whole enterprise is
the superior economy OF farming on a
large scale. The farms OF the syndi cate
il its Sckcne is carried out. will be meas
u-cd by square miles ins-cad OF by acres;
few. ii any. horses will be employed and
huge traction engines will turn up the
soil 10 a depth of twelve or fourteen
inches. II is believed that the deeper
ploWing will greatly promote the absorp
tion of moisture AMI the fertility of the
earth. The same dp-to-date mechanical
methods will be applied 10 harvesting and
the cutting, ihreshing and sacking OF the
grain "il be performed as one operation.
II the Utah fields prove as rich in
hydrocarbons aS they promise TO bep&hc
crude petroleum will afford cheap and
satisfactory fuel for agricultural ma
cfineTy. One OF the featu. es CT the plan
is 10 erect machine shops at central
points and keep reserve engines to be
used in case OF breakdowns.
Figures already collected show that
The average cost of plowing with steam
ploas lGay BE- reduced to 80 cents per
aero. and The grain delivered to market,
when there Is an average crop. for > cents
per husbel Farmers who are now culti-
Iating small individual tracts of land at
IN unnecessary expense may be allowed
to take shares in the syndicate ard have
their farms worked collectively at so per
cen, of the present cost.
One OF the principal figures in the
syndicate is Eian who has occupied
most prominent position in Utah mining
circles for many years. He assures the
Tribune" that when the data is collected
il viii be given out in pamphlet form,
and predicts that the results of the inves-
tigatIcn will be revelation to all who
are interested in agriculture.
There is positively no reason he
SAYS. - why Utah should be compelled 10
import z. bushel OF grain, ton OF hay or
any other agricultural product from other
State, believe that the great Utah
desert can bc turned into fertile fields
by this plan and we can export rather
than import the products Of the farm. -
Salt Lake Tribune.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
GOT WEALTH BY BLASTS.
How IL New Yorker Made Uncle sam
Pay Zig Money.

How man may blast his way into a
fortune and literally compel the United
States Government TO pay his price OF
1925. 900 for an island which the Govern
lnent officials believe is not worth a tenth
OF that sum is illustrated by the peculiar
case OF ID. Z. Dona win. OF Highland Falls,
| y. Y, and the Navy Department.
The Navy Department several years ago
purchased Iona Island. in the Hudson
River, not far from. West Point, and re-
Gently completed thereon an elaborate
and costly naval magazine. consider-
able quantity Of heavy explosive was
placed there. and all went we'll until Mr..
DonaVin discovered that there was an ex-
ceptionally fine grade Of granite on Round
Island, which is Immediately adjoining
Iora. and only iiEc hundred feet from the
naval magazine.
He Immediately began quarrying the
stone. Huge charges Of dynamite were
daily exploded and the detonations began
to cause much uneasiness among the
naval officers in charge oi tie magazines.
pr0posit ions were at once made to Mr.
Doravin for the acquisition of the prop
erty. and when asked to name his price
he calmly proposed S32J.0Go
Secretary of the Navy Long considered
this sum excessive and negotiations were
dropped. Mr.. DOnayin, however was not
y
Department At his mercy he began blast
ing more vigorously than ever and if
the quarrying went closer and closer to
the maga zine il was none Of his concern
Life for the navy men in charge of the
magazines had now almost ceased to be
endurable and their appeals 10 Secretary
Long became more and more impressive
Finally the Secretary had TO give in. and
he has within the last few days trans
mitted TO the House OF Representatives
an estimate of So, coo for the purchase
of Round Island.
Whether the lawmakers. who are out Of
earshOt of the blasting and out OF gun
shot or the magazines, will appreciate
the gravity of the situation or not is 4
question which is causing the Iona Is
land officers much concern.
As the island in question is only bar
rem waste. about mile square. without
a releeming feature except its granite.
the lawmakers may incline to Secretary
Longs original ouiniona and refuse to be-
held up by such novel means.-Ncw York
Herald r-.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
PLAYING POKER WITH A KING.
sam Parker Tells of HI. Experience
With FaIalsnua.

Sam Parker mo one ever calls him
Samuel. the man who once played poker
with king. was in Chicago Yesterday
Parker was at the Palmer Horse, where
he stopped 3whiie on his way to Wash
fngton to Wolk for legislation in the in
tercst of the Hawaiian sugar planters.
Parker held an important Office under
King kalakaua, and was the adviser OF
that monarch's successor, Queen Liliuo-
kalani, even before ne was made her
Prime Minister. He told yesterday of the
times when he used to "sit in the poke.
games at Honolulu during Kalakaua s
reign. The former Prime Minister has
as souvenirs of those days several slips
OF paper bearing inscriptions like this:
Il. o. U. $l0c-Kalakaua Rex"
They are reminders of the monarch s
numerous obligations. for it is said that
when he died he was indebted to nearly
every man, woman and child in the
islands.
King kalakaua was an inveterate
poker player" said Parker. He would
command his Ministers to play with him
and send invitations to officers Of any
foreign naval vessel that chanced to be
in port. During the last two years of his
reign Kalakaua had no money and it
was then that his famous |. o. Us were
issued. In a way they became a sort of
paper money, stores accepting them at a
considerable discount. believing the King
would redeem his promissory notes some
day. But he never did.
His Majesty regarded il as an insult
when anyone presented the bits of paper
for payment Those who played in the
games though, We're supposed to put up
cash against the promise to pay. One
day | had a streai OF luck and won half
a million dollars from Kalakaua.
Every time he thought l was 'blufling'
he would raise me SO, 900 or So and the
naval officers would drop out When I got
through | had all my pockets full of l.
o. US. The King took the matter TO
heart. though. as much as if | had won
real money from him and / wasn't in
vited to the royal PALACE for months af-
terward.
After the new Government came into
power laws against gambling, which had
been dead letters. were rigidly enforced.
Even private houses were subjected to
police surveillance 4 crowd Of US kept
on playing. nevertheless. meeting in one
of the cottages OF nc Royal Hawaiian
Hotel or at one anoth hers houses.
Once police e detail surrounded
building in which game was going on
and the affair broke up in much confu-
sion Among those who ran from the
building down an alley was nlyself-Sam
Parker. fcrmcr Prime Minister-a fugitive
from justice. L got away. too. and went
g my estate in Hawaii for several
months. Those were great days out there.
chicago Chronicle.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
In THE ICE KINGS DEATH GRIP.
Thousands of Waterfowl Suddenly
Frozen on n Wisconsin Lake.

The Northwest is noted for its delight
ful autumnal days. Southern Wisconsin
is full Of clear, dry, crisp. zone-filled.
health-s giving air during September, Oc-
toter, and November. Not infrequently
the citizens take long cross-country
rambles as late as Christmas. After the
rivers and lakes OF Canada. and even
northern Wisconsin, have long been
frozen, the waters in the vicinity OF
Madison are open.
Such generosity on the part Of nature
is taken advantage of by many thousand
waterfowl. which literally darlten the
waters in tie sheltered cOves OF Ta-ro-
pe-cha, the four lakes surrounding Madi-
SON.
The 18th day OF December saw Lake
Mendoza covered with thousands of wild
ducks and geese. For at least fifty years
it had been their bountiful friend, sup
porting them weeks after other waters
were i'll the cold, closed hands of the
Indians winter god.
On Saturday there WAS a sudden fall
Of temperature registering nearly fifty
degrees. Accompanying this sudden fall
OF temperature was a strong wind blow
ing from the shore toward the middle of
the lake. The ice formed rapidly at the
shores.
The ducks and geese were thus driven
by the ice and the mist laden wind into
the fast-narrowins open water. Before
the fowl recognized the Ireacherous
character of the storm their feathers
were ice coated and theirARings firmly
bound TO their sides by the frozen mist.
In this condition they drifted on till the
ice bound 3hem, helpless and freezing. IL
its relentless grin.
b. Sunday the ice in the lake was 50
thick that lie citizens crossed it aEd
chopped the fowl free. IL may almost be
said that on that Sunday every third fam
lily III Madison fed on the choicest water
fowl in its history-as any wcodsman
knows-rrime duck and geese in the
autumn, FiPened by freezing.
But many a northern marsh land lake
Will be strangely silent and deserted next
summer when it should have been glad
with the happy play OF downy ducklings.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05

the Baltimores. our nearest neighhors in
the American League, did not sport next
summer the glimmer of those two Brook
lyn stars, Kelley and Keeler.
NasbiEgtOn's Prospects.
Tom Lotus. in the meantime. is look
ing we'll after Washington's interests. 1t
wouldn't be 4 guess far from good if it
should lie suggested thai there Will be
four clubs in the American League next
year that finish among the first four in
the list. And those four? Wcll | would
name Washington, Baltimore, Boston. and
PHILADELPHIA. How about st. Lcuis?
81. Louis Lacks Leaders.
St. Louis. yes. is strong. But Washing
ton has Bill Clarke with its team. Bal
timore has McGraw and also Robinson.
Boston has Jimmy Collins. and Phiiadel
phia. Laice and dear old Connie Mack.
St Louis has no such man III the lead.
Burkett good ball player as he Is, won't
quite do in this capacity. Give me the
leader. with good men under him, in pref
ercnce TO an all-star aggregation like
the new st. Louis team. But poor De Haas
Robson How he must feel when he sees
that bunch of lads getting away from him.
And in the same town. too, us awful.
BiiI Clarke Enthusinstic.
That cracking good catcher. batter. ana
hustler, Bill Clarke, was here last week.
lie is enthusiastic over Washington's
chances and Bill is all right. He works
harder to win game than any man in
either league today. bar none. He is TAX
ing good care cf himself and will be on
hand as soon as the ground thaws out to
help his Washington confreres to get in
shape for the grinding battle which viii
occupy the torrid days of next summer.
An Abbey "Reminiscences.
And. speaking of the old days before
The .'maggots" OF the National League
got foolish, | see Charley Abbey on the
street every day. He is in some ether
business than baseball now. but just as
rerlnisceGce. there was the time when it
was worth the price CT admission 10
journey out to the grounds al the end OF
Seventh Street Just to see Abbey play the
outtield and hit the ball. Selbach has
jumped the Honorable Mr.. Freedman :
team and viii play with Baltimore this
summer along with, so think l. Keeler
and Doniin. What an outGeld
DERONDA