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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-02-01
The Corpse Appeared.

Death under any circumstance is
a gruesome spectacle, but when it
appears under the guise and sem
blance of life, it is terrifying. The
sudden appearance OF a dead man"
in Bay City court room Monday
was "a sight that filled with creeps
the nervous flesh of the court, and
all persons interested 10 the law
case about to be tried Joseph Vieu
had been sued in assumpsit, with the
West Bay City Shipbuilding Co. as
glrnishee defendant. When the
summons was served on Mr.. Vieu,
he stated to the constable that he
was very i'll. but would try to re-
spond. When the case came on for
trial, the attorney for the garnishee
presented an affidavit stating that
the principal defendant, Mr.. Wen,
was unable to be present, owing to
the circumstance of his death. This
brought matters to hitch, as the
court seemed unwilling to take ad.
vantage of the enforced absence o.
Mr.. Vieu. The various people in
terested took different views of Mr.
Vieu's absence. There were those
who maintained that Vieu was then
and had always been, q first rate
man, while others held that he ought
not to have allowed the mere mat
ter of his death to hinder his pres
ence, and so the legal hour stole on
varied with panegyric to Vieu's
goodness and jokes concerning his
badness in not responding to the
summons, when, by the great horned
horse and the ghosts Of both Ham
letsl in walked Vieu in plain view.
The justice nearly fell off his seat,
while others dropped on their hing
es and implored the Bay City gods
to save them. But Vieu was calm,
and when questioned by the court
as to whether he were living OF
dead, responded, Living" Vieu
was also surprised. He claimed
that he had been so ill that he
believed he would die, and the mis-
take got abroad that he had already
clicked the bucket.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-02-01
STORY OF TOUGH LUCK.
Southern Brothers who Have Twice
Missed Great Fortunes In
Boring for OIL.

There are two men in Texas who
are gritting their teeth, and swearing
between grits, nowadays, says q Gin
cinnati Enquirer correspondent.
The two men are brothers, and
they. missed . fortune. They owned
the land on which the famous Lucas
gusher was struck at Beaumont, Tex,
and gave It up only short time be-
fore the fortunate owner struck his
bonanza. They settled pn the land
about a year ago and drilled for oil.
At q depth Of about 700 feet they
struck flow of ten or fifteen bar
rels . day, and then sat down to rest
and enjoy their income. Ten barrels
day wasn't much, and they finally
got tired and went to Silver Lake ia
see II they couldn't do better. They
gladly disposed of their beaumont
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-02-01

,und for a small sum, ana were mgr
ly pleased with the change OF terri
tory when they struck little larger
flow at Silver Lake. When they were
busy congratulating themselves on
their good luck the Lucas well was
sunk on the former property to dis
lance of I, 400 feet, and the biggestgu
ereverknownwa was struck. II those two
brothers had gone down 600 or 700
feet more they would have been
worth millions to-day instead OF plug
ging along with little old 2Q-barrel
well.
That isn't their Arst experience,
either. A-few years ago they bought
some land in West Virginia and
cleared of the timber, making quite
Q tidy sum. They sold the land for
few thousand dollars and went to
Texas to hunt for oil. Iron was dis.
covered ON the West Virginia land
shortly after they disposed OF 1t, and
81 900, 900 wouldn't buy IL now. These
two men certainly have cause to be-
wall their luck.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-02-01
Township Board Proceedings.
OFFICIAL.

At meeting of the town
board of the township of L'Anse,
held in the clerk Is Office in
the Town Hall, on Thursday,
Jan. Both, A. D., 1902, there were
present: Supervisor Frank W..
Foote, Justice of the Peace Geo.
@. Jackman and Clerk Thomas
Chapel.
The minutes OF the meeting OF
Dec. 23rd were read and approved
as read.
On motion the following bills and
highway orders were allowed by the
vote following:
Geo, G. Jackman envelopes for treasurer
and one board meeting .................S3 90
Matt Hansen, three lamps, oh imneys,etc., =. :.
order No. 16.... ....... 10 ..
p. Brennan, supplies, order No.D........ 4
Highway Order No. 4bb, Peter Running. I q
Yeas-Foote ,Jackman and Chapel;
nays-none. .
On motion the board adjourned
until the last Thursday In February
THOMAS ]. CHAPEL, Clerk.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-02-01
Red Man, Get Thy Hair Cut.

There have been many strange
orders issued by the government
concerning the Indians, but none
more strange than one issued Thurs
day of last week, that hereafter no
Indian shall receive any money due
him as member Of auy particular
tribe unless he cuts his hair and
stops painting his face. The Indian
department. reports: "The wearing
of short hair by male Indians will
be great step in advance, and will
certainly hasten their progress to.
ward civilization. !"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-02-01
NIAGARA's POWER.
To Be Further Utilized on the
American Side.


Another great step in the utiliza-
sion of Niagara's power is an
nounced. On the American side o
the falls the Niagara Falls Power
company has long had in operation
eleven dynamos, each driven by its
own turbine and developing 5000
horse power. A wheel put parallel
with the first one was recently CON-
pleted and within the last year or
ders were completed for eleven more
water wheels and generators.
Whea these are installed the COM
pany will be able to furnish 10000
horse power in the form Of electrici-
ty. Operations are now to be I'M
dertaken on the Canadian side.
Contracts have just been placed
with the General Electrical company
for the construction Of three 10000
horse power generators for the new
plant, whose ultimate capacity, it
it is planned, will reach 100000
horse power. These negotiations
have been conducted through the
Canadian Niagara Power company
which had the original charter for
the enterprise, but whose rights
have been acquired by the Ameri-
can company. These dynamos will
be situated, like those of the Niagara
Falls Power company. at the level
of the surface of the earth, while
the turbines will be in wheel( PIT
directly underneath. Vertical shafts
over one hundred feet long will con
meet the water wheels with the gen
orators. 1t is asserted that these
dynamos will be the largest ever
built. The closest approach to
them is made by those installed in
the power house Of the Manhattan
elevated railway company OF New
York city. The latter have a nor
NAL capacity of 5000 horse power,
but are designed to develop twenty
five or fifty per cent more in an enc.
Urgency.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-02-01

Over 200 soldiers FrOze to Death.
The Toxic correspondent OF the
Daily Express cables from London
that over 200 soldiers have been
frozen to death in northern japan.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-02-01

Through Sleepers, Coaches and
Baggage Cars EVERY DAY IN
THE WEEK. Meals served in Din
ing Cars la carte. "You pay for
what you get. >
f. A. MILLER, G. P. & T. A., Chicago.
w. e. TYLER. d. f. & z. "A, Milwaukee.
S.H.VAUaHAN, Com ! Agt, Houghton.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-02-01
Duluth, South Shore < At.
lantic Railway.

Trains Leave IL AnSe.
For Houghton and the
Copper Country. 400 AM
For Detroit, Duluth Mimi.
West Superior, Wis,
and Gogebic Range
points daily except ~
Sunday -. ......:. 1855 A. Nj }
For H0ugbton and the
Copper Country, -. *9:55 A. M.
For Chicago via Nepsupee
and G. & N. w. R'y,
(throngh sleeper at
tached), and for Mar
.Quette and intermed-
late points daily. $40 Pm.
For Chicago via Champion
and G. M. Il st. r. R'y
isolid through train
with sleeper attached. *5:54P.M.
For Houghton and the
Copper Country. f5:54 p. M. ?
For Sault Ste. Marie, st.
Ignace and all points
East, also for points
on the GoRebic range,
Duluth, West Super
Tor and all points
west. ........... *11:41 P. M.
(sDaily. tDaily except Sunday.)
For tick cts, time tables and other i'm
formation apply to
J. W. MCKEE,
Ticket Agent.
L'Anse, Mich.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-05
APPEALING TO TILLMAN.
Frantic Efforts Being Made 10 '1et 'he
Senator to Help the Weak Men, H"f ne
Declines 10 Respond.

Since the primary last week frantic
appeals have been made to Senator
Tillman by panicky candidates.
They wish to be saved from defeat
if it can possibly be done. They are
now willing to make any pledges OF
loyalty and support to Tillman- But
the senator is just little too astute.
He has been in politics too long to
risk his popularity by attempting at
the last moment to overcome a tre-
mendous lead. Then, it is doubtful
if the senator really cares to 60 to
the rescue He may fear that his
friends, made TOO powerful, will at
tempt to undermine his castle.
Then, again, so far as the guber-
material contest is concerned, it is
creditably reported that the senator
weeks ago said how the wind was
blowing and picked Hayward as the
winner
The betting men are offering big
odds on the leader in this race. A
lead of $4,000 votes has never been
overcome in the history Of South
Carolina primaries and it probably
never will.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-05
MIR. AIKEN'S VOTE.
bow De Was supported In the Community
Where he Was Raised.
Henderson Daily Mail.


In the card in Sundays issue of
the Daily Mail attention was called
to the vote of DR.. Smith in Pickens
County and of Mr.. Aiken's vote in
Abbeville County with the evident
purpose of dispsraging the latter's
standing at his home. Now let's
compare facts and figures. In Pick
ems DR.. Smith had no opposition,
and out of 2,469 votes he received
1850, losing 800 votes. In Abbe-
vile County, where Mr.. Aiken had
strong opposition in ex Senator Nc
Gala and Senator Graydon, McCalla
received 719 votes, Aiken $50, Gray
don 651. In the town of Abbeville,
where Mr.. Graydon has lived over
20 years and Mr.. Aiken for seven
years, Graydon ran 16 votes behind
Aiken.
In the community of Cokesbury,
Hodges and Coronaca, in Greenwood
County, where both Aiken and Gray
don were raised, the vote there was
246 and Aiken received 2O7 of them.
This statement is simply made in
fairness to Mr.. Aiken and is just a
little information for the public.
From the number of votes Mr..
Aiken received in the primary think
that it is pretty we'll conceded that
he is the man to represent our dis
trict in congress.
To send Wyatt Aiken to congress
I am sure would be no discredit tc
the name our forefathers were sc
loyal to, but am positive would be {
credit to this district and so we woulc
elect thoroughly conscientious man
and one that would represent us we'll
S. J. McCully.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-05

road, crossing under good head of
speed with gong changing just as the
driver of the presidents carriage
turned his leaders to cross the tracks.
On each side of the chief executives
carriage rode two mounted troopers
of the local cavalry company and the
horsemen on the left of the landau
had turned on the track with the
trolly car Immediately behind them,
though some yards distant.
Alarmed by the clanging gong,
they both turned in their saddles
and waved vigorously to the motor
man to stop his Car. Almost at the
same instant Gov. Crane, who quick
ly perceived the danger, rose to his
feet and likewise motioned to the
motorman. The latter in great ex-
citement desperately tried to stop
his car but it was too late. 1t crashed
into the carriage just as loud moan
went up from the frenzied onlookers
who thronged the roadside and who
but moment before were cheering
the president.
The horsemen managed to get the
frightened animals out of the way
just in time and the car struck the
near wheeler of the carriage on the
left side and ploughed through to
the front wheel of the vehicle which
received the full force of the blow.
The carriage was upset in the twink
ling of an eye and one horse fell
dead on the tracks. The other three
powerful grsys attached to the 7e
hicle started to run and dragged by
them and pushed by the force of the
car the wrecked carriage was moved
30 or 40 feet.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-05
The President HaS
A Very Close Gail.
HIS CARRIAGE TORN TO PIECES BY a
TROLLY CAR.
A Secret Service Man Kilied-The President,
Governor Crane and Mr.. Corlelyou Ali
Sustained Slight Injuries But,
Resumed Their Journey.

Pittsfeld, Mass, Sept. 3.-The
drag containing President Roosevelt
and his party on the way from Pitts
field to Lenox was struck by an elec-
tric car today and the president was
slightly cut and bruised. Secret
Service Agent Craig was killed.
Secretary Cortelyou was slightly in
lured. The driver of the coach was
seriously hurt.
The motorman and conductor of
the car wereplaced under arrest.
The president was able to resume
his journey to Lenox but sent word
ahead that there should be no cheer
ing.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-05
President on Trusts.

Fitchburg, Mass, Sept. 2.-Roose-
velt in his speech this afternoon an.
swered his critics regarding the trust
question. He said congress can't
deal with the trusts until the constl-
tuition is amended 80 that they will
be empowered to prevent combina.
nations.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-05
A Good Man for Comptroller.
THE State, Aug. 81.

'ONN' - J
Mr.. A. W. Jones, popularIy known
as "Dolph" is in the race for comp
troller general. He has canvassed
the State, gone into no trade or com
bination to secure his election, rely
ing strictly on his merit and qualifi-
cations for business Office on busi
ness platform. The comptroller gen
eral is member of the board of
railroad assessors, who assess $27,
100000 of railroad property. He is
a member OF the S. F. G. The funds
of this commission now amount to
$420,0O0. He is member of the
board of phosphate commissioners,
having full power over the phosphate
interest of of the State. He is a
member of the pension board. He
is ex- -officio insurance commissioner,
the license fees, State county and
school taxes originating in this de-
partment amounting to $4,000 an
nually. He is required to make or
witness the annual settlement with
county tax officials, prescribe uni:
form system of bookkeeping, examine
the books annually, etc. 1t there
fore requires an experienced practi-
cal bookkeeper and thorough &C.
countaLt. Mr.. Jones has the reputa-
ton of being amongst the best book.
keepers and expert accountants in
the State. Mr.. Jones is thoroughly
con7ersan: with all the tax laws and
duties of the comptroller general,
having been appointed auditor OF
Abbeville County by Gov. John
Peter Richardson in 1885 and ap-
pointed phosphate inspector by Gov.
Tillman in 1891. 1t was he, while
auditor, who found that the visible
property was bearing more than its
just proportion Of the burdens of
taxation. He found that the banks
of this State were not returning their
surplus and undivided profits for
taxation. 1t was through his efforts
that these institutions were brought
to pay taxes on their surplus dollars.
He it was who called attention to the
undervaluation Of railroad property,
and several million dollars by this
class of property was added TO the
taxable property Of the State. His
record as phosphate inspector aud as
assistant to the comptroller general
is we'll known to the tax officials
throughout the State, and his man
agement of the insurance department
is so thorough that not single wild
cat company has been licensedto do
business in the State. The insurance
report issued by him is credit 10
the State. All these positions he has
filed with marked ability, with credit
to himself and the public. Mr., Jones
started in life as mechanic: With
his economical savings he attended
one of the leading business colleges
of the South. It is not derogatory
to the incumbent to say that A. W.
Jones is the most valuable man con-
nected With the comptroller generals
Office in years.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-05

scene of the accident he says he shut
off the power and put on the brakes,
the car then being on down grade.
He says there we're teams on both
sides of the track and he was exer-
cising every care to avoid an accl-
dent. In his opinion the car was
not running over eight miles an hour;
he received no warning to stop and
did not see the mounted men or Gov.
Crane waving their hands to come to
standstill. According to Madden's
story, there wss plenty of room for
the presidents carriage to have
passed on the west side of the trolley
track and he would have had plenty
of time to have passed the presidents
carriage before the turn was made
to the east side of the road. He
said that the leading horses were
turned short across the track. He
could not tell just how the ear struck
the carriage, but. he says he reversed
the power and went for the brake
just as quickly as possible when he
saw the horses turn on the track.
He said it was dusty and with diff
Guilty he saw what was gong on.
THE PRESIDENT CALM.
Eye witnesses say the president
was calm and collected, and deplored
the death of Craig. 'He was the
most faithful man I ever knew" said
he, ''my children fairly worshipped
him."
When Craig saw the impending
danger and that a collision could not
be averted he was heard to say:
"Oh, my God," and then he was
hurled through the air and fell un-
der the car wheels. When the pres
ident got out of the wreck he asked
the motorman. "Why were you
running your car like thatF" which
brought only the response '"because
I had the right of way"
The president said that when he
saw the car coming at such terrific
speed he felt that all in the carriage
would surely be killed.
According to another story the
president was stunned for but Sec
ond, and springing to his feet walked
back about Is yards to where the
trolley had stopped and told the mo-
torman that Unless the car had got
ten beyond his control, which did
not seem possible, in view of the
way it had stopped, he had commit
ted an act of criminal recklessness
which had resulted in the death OF
at least one man. Officials of the
road deny that the motorman was
instructed to run through without
stopping and say the car was not
running at a high rate of speed.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-05
PASSED OVER HIS BODY.

MIR. Craig fell from his seat i'm.
medlately in front of the car and it
passed completely over his body.
Driver Pratt in falling struck the
dead horse Immediately in front of
him and rolled off clear of the car,
thus escaping similar fate. Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Gov. Crane and Sec
retary Cortelyou were thrown. to-
gether in the bottom of the carriage.
Almost Immediately a score of
men jumped to the head of the fright
ened horses and stopped their fur
ther progress. Gov. Crane was the
first to get to his feet, escaping en-
tirely unhurt. He turned immedi-
ately to the president, helped the
latter to arise and together they as
sisted Secretary Cortelyou.
THE PRESIDENT BLEEDING.
The presidents lip was cut and
blood was flowing from the wound.
His clothing was disarranged and he
was much shaken up. Secretary
Cortelyou had a severe wound in the
back of his head from which blood
was flowing freely.
The president quickly regained his
composure and the three soon after
repaired to the residence Of Charles
R. Stevens near the scene of the
accident. Mr.. .Craig's body was
found just behind the car. His
shoulders and chest were crushed
and the body frightfully mangled.
Driver Pratt was found unconscious
in the road, his shoulder was dislo.
Gated, his ankle sprained and his
face badly cut and bruised. He was
immediately placed in a carnage and
taken to the House of Mercy, where
he was attended by Drs. Flynn and
Paddock, who tonight say that he
will recover.
CHARGED WITH MANsLAUGHTER.
Bail for the motorman of $4,000
was furnished by ex-Alderman Maui
rice J. Madden, his brother, and
Patrick H. Dolan, manager Of the
PittsGeld Street Railway Company.
Kelly was baled in the sum of So, 500
by Mr.. Dolan. Kelly is 25 years OF
age, single, and has been employed
on the railroad for three years.
Motorman Madden is 30 years old
and has wife and five children.
Madden and Kelly probably will be
arraigned in the district court to,
morrow morning on the charge OF
manslaughter.
THE MoRToRMAN' S STORY.
Euclid Madden, the mortorman, in
telling his story says that the ear
was No. 20, which had motors of 6O
horse power. The car is not fitted
with air brakes. On account Of the
presidential exercises he says that
the running schedule on all lines
of the company's streets were dis
turbed.
As he passed over the railroad
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-05

Some women'a idea of being eco
nomical is to have their bali dresses
cat lower.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-05

his journey to Lenox but sent word
ahead that there should be no cheer
ing.
HOW 1T OCCURRED.
The President of the United States
escaped tragic death by only few
feet in q collision between his car
rage and an electric car in this city
today, while one of his most trusted
guards, Secret Service Agent VIM.
Craig, was instantly killed, and Da"
vid j. Pratt of Dalton, who was guild
ing the horses attached to the vehicle,
and seriously injured. President
Roosevelt himself was badly shaken
up but received only slight facial
bruise.
Secretary Cortelyou, who occupied
8 seat opposite the chief executive in
the landeau, sustained a minor wound
in the back of the head and Gov.
Crane, who sat beside the president,
extricated himself from the wreck
practically without a scratch. The
carriage was demolished by the I'M
pact of the rapidly moving car and
the wheel horse on the side nearest
the car was killed outright, the crew
and passengers of the car escaping
injury.
The president and party were driV-
ing from this city to Lenox through
South street, one of the principal
thoroughfares of Pittsfeld, which
was lined with cheering people and
the catastrophe occurred in plain
view Of hundreds, whose happiness
IT the advent of the nations chief
was suddenly turned to grief.
Thousands had poured into the
city in the early morning from the
nearby country to see and hear the
president and bis address at the city
park had been loudly cheered. At
the conclusion of the exercises he
wished to make brief call on Henry
L. Dawes, formerly United States
senator, whose house in Elm street
is but short distance from the park.
The presidents carriage, in which
he had ridden in from Gov. Cranes
home at Dalton, was accordingly
driven to the Dawes residence and
carriages containing a number OF
other gentlemen in the party followed.
President Roosevelt's call was a
short one and then the carriages re-
turned to the city square.
INA BROAD HIGHWAY.
Out through South street is broad,
smooth highway. The tracks of the
Pittsfeld Electric street railway are
laid in the centre of the road with
ample room for teams en- each side,
and scores of vehicles of every de-
scription followed along this road
behind the presidents party.
Shortly after he left the park an
electric car which had been filled
with passengers at that point, started
toward Lenox well behind the pro-
cession. It passed all of the teams
and was about mile and half out
from the city at the beginning OF
Howard hill and was nearly up to
the presidents carriage, Wnlcn WIS
travelling on the west side of the
highway.
Just at the foot of Howard hill the
road bends 8 little and teams are
compelled to cross the street railway
trocke to the east side. The railroad
then continues at one side of the
street instead of in the centre. Just
at this point the up grade of the hill
begins and but short distance De-
yond the crossing there is a narrow
bridge spanning small brook.
CROSSED THE ROAD.
The trolley car approached the