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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-30
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TTHE NEWS OF A WEEK !
! TN SOUTH CAROLINA. I
Nav Industries Established.
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The Chattanooga Tradesman reports
the following new industries for South
Carolina during the past week:
Charleston, s5OO,oOO lumber and naval
stores company; Sampit, telephone
company; Elloree, $4,000 brick works
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-30

Solemn Funeral Mass Celebrated.
A solemn funeral mass for the Ie.
pose of the soul OF Pope Leo was celes
brated In Rome Friday
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-30
NO SUPERVISION WANTED.

cubans Would object to United
st1tes Overseeing Their Finances.
A special from Havana says: in
reference to the statement cabled
from the United States to the effect
that the government at Washington
under authority of the Platt amend
ment, would exercise supervision of
the Cuban loan, President Palma in
formed the Associated Press represen'
tatiye that any such supervision would
be considered odious by the people OF
Cuba
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-30

One hundred and sixty-nine centen
erians died last year in Ireland,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-30
RAN AMucK WITH GUN.
Kent Shot His Enamorita, Her Illus.
hand and Himself.

At Bucyrus, Ohio, Thursday night,
Charles Kent shot and killed Mrs. Lou
Renzell, shot and wounded John Saw
yer, and then killed himself. The
shooting took place at the Renzell sa-
loon. Kent is the bartender, and
some time ago eloped with Mrs. Rem
zell to California. Recently they re-
turned.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-30

Ladies Interested in Burglar Wood.
The following appeared in a recent
issue of The Atlanta Constitution:
When the story of L. E. Woods trip
to Atlanta to see his burglar son was
read sympathy for the distressed fath.
er caused several ladies to take an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07

Mr.. Riley sat down at a desk in the
Throop hotel writing room today to fix
up a verse of poetry for the State
Journal to publish in fac-simile. First
he took off his rimless specs, wiped
them. and carefully put them in their
case. which he put in his pocket. Then
he picked up a piece of writing paper.
looked it over on both sides, and finally
laid is down on it's face. Next he pro-
duced a large fountain pen with stub
point and a rubber band wound around
the muzZle.
What do you want?" he asked of
the reporter after making these prepa-
rations.
Anything; Frost is on the punkin'
always looks good to people out in this
country.
Mr.. Riley gave a little grunt, and
commenced to write. He worked away
industriously in the upper left-hand
corner of the page, but didn't seem to
be grinding out copy fast as an
old newspaper man should. So far as
the reporter could see from where he
was sitting, the famous pen of the In
diana author was glued to the extreme
northwest frontier of the sheet. At
last he took down the barricade which
his hands formed around this corner.
and there lay the verse complete. writ
ten in those funny black little lines
which would be recognized anywhere
almost as readily as a portrait of the
author himself.
Riley Strengthened out his left leg,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07
LOCAL MENTION.

Over 1000 seats have BEEN sold in ad-
vance for Riley tonight. but there
were many good seats left ut oCttk.
It is not often people can hear him fGU
fifty cents, it generally costs SLIGO 10
s1.5O.
Topeka council, knights of Columbus.
will hold its annual election of officers
Thursday night, December 10. Dele
gates for the state coSAention, which
will be held in May at Emporfa, will
also be selected. A new council of the
on December 90 A large delegation
of Topeka knights of Columbus will
go down to assist in the institution.
Major T. ]. Anderson is slightly i'll at
his home on Clay street.
]. S. Dean, U. S. district attorney, is
at his home in Marion, Kansas.
J. B. Berry was called to Washing
ton, Iowa, today by the death of his
mother.
A big red Indian went through and
terribly slaughtered the prices on suits
and overcoats at the August Clothing
Co today and as result they will sell
you your choice of any suit or over
coat in the house for $3.50.
The Washburn college events. to
Lantern Lectures by Dean Penny every
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock, and
the students recitals at o'clock To-
morrow the subject of the lecture is
the Ancient Cities of Babylonia," and
the recital is the sixth of the SERIES
The Christian Endeavor society of
the First Congregational church will
hold a free social in the church parlorS
tomorrow evening, 8th inst
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07
James Whitcomb Riley.

(By J. G.. Waters.)
He's here: the man pap talks about,
An he'll tonight be readin out,
All sorts O. Lindley Murray;
He'll tell of coons tracked up a tree,
The swimnin' hole that ust to be,
Get ready in a hurry;
An punkin', squash an rabbits feet,
An simmons that the frost makes
sweet,
An squirrels in a scurry;
He's here; the man that makes ma cry
Just at the time pap wipes his eye
An throws the book at Jerry;
I want to go an hear him laff,
An tell about the pup an caff,
Get ready in a hurry;
He'll tell of goin' down the road,
The girl was freckled, pigon towed,
Her hair all towsed an furry.
He kist her good, he held her tight,
An he is here himself tonight
So don't you old folks worry,
For can tell as quick as scat,
The real thihg-froIn this or that,
That colts not hard to curry;
For if he acts it 'zactly true,
He did the same as us boys do,
Get ready in a hurry:
He may be bald an wear his specks
But I will bet he Fecollecks,
The pulses startled furry,
When bonnet hid his face an hern
Her cheeks all flame, his lips all burn,
Oh, hurry, hurry, hurry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07
AGAIN DECLINES.
Roosevelt Finds No Authority
for Interference In Colorado.

Washington Dec. 7-President Roose-
welt again today declined to intarfere
in the strike conditions in the Telluride
district Of Colorado. He will not go
so far even at this time Us t. order an
investigation into the condio so't<- An
appeal from the Western Federation of
Miners was presented to the pr ssidenr
today by Senators Teller and Patterson
of Colorado, urging him TO exercise
federal authority in bringing about an
adjustment of the situation which las
arisen between the minsrs and author
tiles of the state of Colota 70.
Following is the text Of the telegram
laid before the president by the SEN
ato-s.
I'm behalf of the metalliferous
miners of the state of Colorado will
you personally request President
Roosevelt to Immediately investigate
conditions in the San Juan and Cripple
Creek districts of Colorado2
The telegram was sent by Charles II.
Meyer, president of the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners
At the conclusion of the conference
between the president and the Colorado
senators. the latter sent the following
telegram to President Meyer:
The president states to us that under
present conditions he has neither power
nor the right to take action as you re-
quest
This telegram summarized the result OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07

cached down in his trousers pocket
and pulled out Il cnanols-Sk1n knife
case, which proved to be fastened to
Mr.. Rney's person by a gold chain
he took a substantial looking pearl
handled knife, brand new, and pro-
ceeded to scratch out some micro
scopic defects in the manuscript he had
just prepared.
whats the date?" he said.
December IT, replied the reporter.
Thanks" said Riley. Il never can
remember dates.' Thereupon he added
the date to the end of the verse.
James Whitcomb Riley is very obiig
ing to newspaper men. Perhaps that
is because he was a newspaper man
reputation all over the country as a
friend of the newspapers. His next re-
mark showed the boundless and i'm
plicit confidence which he imposes in
the reportorial business. He said:
st don't want to be interv .ewe,l--I
can't think of anything to say. You
just fix up anything you want to, and
it'll be all right
That certainly was a generous pro-
position, but Mr.. Riley consented to
tarry a minute and talk. 1t vas about
t2:30 and because Mr.. Riley had a
stunned that he had dined-
Kansas is all right" said Riley.
You are my kind of people out here.
You are just like the people of Indiana,
and that's why like you. / know some
mighty fine men from Kansas. There's
Gene Ware. Ware is in Washington
now, isn't he? And then there is Will
liam Allen White. I hope he will come
up here today. I wired him to come
but I don't know whether he will be
able to get here. Kansas has reason
to be proud of both Ware and White.
They are all right. I don't remember
whether I have ever met Ed Howe. ]
can tell as soon as see him. do
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07
KEEPS Right ON.
Senate Committee Continues In.
vestigatiOn of General Wood.

Washington, Dec. The senate
committee on military aafflrs resumed
its hearing in the General Wood case
with Commander Lucien Young, of the
navy on the stand. The committee was
in session for an hour when adjourn
ment was taken to give the members
opportunity to attend the closing CT ne
extraordinary session and the Conven-
ing of the regular session OF the sen
ate.
After the opening of the senate the
committee again convened, occupying
the peculiar position of investigating a
nomination which had failed by reason
of the expiration of the extra session of
the senate. when Col Charles S. Diehl.
assistant general manager of the Asso-
c1ated Press. was called
Commander Young was subpoenaed
by the military affairs committee at the
request of Major Rathbone who had
furnished to the committee list of
questions which he desired to have ad-
dressed to the witness.
Some of the questions were ignored
by the committee though much testi-
mony was brought out in relation to
the charge that General Wood, after
assuming the duties as governor gen
eral of Cuba employed detectives not
connected with the army 10 shadow
certain army officers for the. purpose
of reporting their actions to Gent raj
Wood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07

and the house will be found fully organ
lied as to both officers and committees.
Thus the F'ifty-eighth congress will
open its first regular session under the
most favorable conditions-conditions
far more favorable for the prompt and
successful performance of its duties
than would have been possible had no
special session been called.
It has for many years been evident
that the date for the assembling of con-
gress was a mistake; that 1t should be
set ahead few weeks, so that a good
deal Of business might be transacted
before the holiday recess. Until this
necessary change is made, we think it
would not be a bad scheme for presi-
dents to find occasions for calling an ex-
traordinary session of every new con-
gress No president need be reluctant
TO have a congress on his hands"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07
ZEE sPEcIAL SESSION.
IRON the washington Post. ]

IFrom the Washington Post
Noting and regretting the failure of
the senate to pass the Cuban reciprocity
bill during the extra session, a Demo-
cratic contemporary asks: What in
the world has been the use of this spe-
cial session called by President Roose-
velt?" We have seen in numerous pa
pers similar questions, all intended to
convey the impression that this short
session has been an absolute failure and
a waste of public money
That is a mistaken view. The session
has been useful in many ways. While
the senate has conspicuously failed to
do what the country reasonably expect
ed, the house has passed the bill, and its
passage by the senate, a few days
hence, is practically assured. The doubt
that existed as to the fate of Cuban
reciprocity has been dispelled. The
force Of public sentiment has compelled
the standpatters to give way. The
thunderous broadsides of the national
organ Of the American Protective Tariff
league have been disregarded. The
cause in which the honor of the nation
was staked is triumphant All this
clears the political atmosphere. to a very
considerable extent and relieves the reg
ular session of congress not only OF
work, but Of embarrassing uncertainty.
Another good purpose accomplished
by the special session will be realized
when the regular session begins. Both
houses will then be in excellent condi-
ton to go to work. The senate has
made it's committee changes, a task
that always requires considerable time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07

Professor R. A. Proctor, In an article
in the Cosmopolitan, quotes an eminent
physician as follows: In all the wide
experience of long practice I have
known only one person to die a natural
death. A natural death is when death
results from simultaneous decay of all
the organs. But men die mostly from
the decay of one organ-heart, lungs,
liver, brain, kidneys. This is not a
natural death When a person dies a
natural death he breaks up like the
wonderful one-horse shay, which was
built in such a logical way it ran for
a hundred years to a day and any
termination. of life other than that gem
eral decay is unnatural. The strength
of man is the strength of his weakest
organ, and no man is stronger than
his stomach
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07
ZIEGLER HEARING.
His Attorneys Deny That He Is
Fugitive from Missouri Justice.

Albany. N. Y, Dec. THE request
of Governor Dockery of Missouri upon
Governor Odell for the extradition to
that state of William Ziegler. of New
York city. upon an Indictment charg-
ing bribery in connection with baking
powder legislation, was the subject of
hearing before the governor today.
The Missouri authorities were repre-
scented by Attorney General Crow and
Judge T. b Harvey of Missouri and
Ziegler was present in person and his
counsel John M. Bowers, Delaney
Nicolls, Edward Lauterbach. William
]. Underwood, and John D. Lindsay.
Mr.. Bowers argued that the l apers
in the case were not regular IN that
they do not allege the date when the
defendant was in the state IF Missouri,
committing the alleged cr:,,e. Mr..
Grow maintained that # the acts and
contentious of the state CT Missouri
were not to be given full faith. but
were to be disputed, the burden of
proof was upon those alta i<i-lg them.
A lively tilt between the lawyers on
each side followed.
I'VE propose to show said Mr.. Bow
ers, that Mr.. Zieglar never was in that
country in his life and the swearing out
Of this warrant was an atrOciOuS crime
against the liberty of a citizen, an at
tempt to use the sovereign power of two
states to bring this man into the state
of Missouri where they can try on any
charge they please"
Attorney General Crow Indignantly re-
scented what he called an insult to a SOW
ereign state, its chief executive and its
prosecuting officers.
II don't know the gentleman who makes
this charge" he said, but 1 deem it my
duty to my state and to myself to de-
clare his statement as false as -"
Are you ready to try out the date of
the 18th of March?' retorted MIN. Bow
erS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07
JAYHAWKER lots

shine for ALL
Hereafter it will cost a nickel and a
dime for a shave at lola.
Old fashioned spelling school matches
are IN vogue in Kingman county.
Ten ears of Alma corn tipped the
scales at II pounds and ounces.
The pet of Washington boy is a
golden eagle with claws three inches
The Walnut Valley Times has grown
prosperous enough to buy typesetting
Leon harbors a being so low down as to
steal chickens from blind man and Grip
pied wife. E
Cold weather has chased the Turon
shop stoves.
Wellington is great town for taffy.
for Christmas.
Where the Topeka Joints make a mis-
take Is In not putting in private lockers
Tor their patrons.
sand burr, but finally, on the advice of
his doctor, coughed it up.
The latest dispatches from lola show
now thief stole a Missouri Pacific
switch engine to escape with $1.47.
Ellinwood saloons boldly advertise in
the home paper. A consultation of the
map shows Ellinwood to be in prohibition
Kansas.
An Abilene man famed in the face by
a mule claims to be sorely dis1gured.
There should be no kick on the truth of
this assertion.
The drinking of lemon extract made a
Pottawatomie Indian blind. Topeka police
court records show that joint whisky
has the same effect.
The blue laws" seem to exist a triae
more strenuously at Halstead than in To-
tined for cutting down a tree in his own
front yard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07
TORN TO PIECES.
Woman Lion Tanner Attacked
by Four Beasts.

Dressau, Germany, Dec. T. Frau
Fischer. a lion tanner. was torn to
pieces today by four lions in a menag-
erie cage and in sight of a great crowd
of people She was trying to make a
lion spring through a hoop and struck
it with a whip, Whereupon the animal
leaped upon her and disembowled her
at one stroke. The woman shrieked
once and the three other lions Joined
in the attack on her and fought among
themselves for fragments of the flesh
There was a frightful panic among the
spectators and many persons We're in
ants. armed with iron rods and hooks,
succeeded in dragging the animals from
the woman's mangled nody.
The children of Frau Fischer were in &.
box witnessing the performance when
their mother was killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07

R. G. Dun & Co. report 1852 COM
mercial failures in the United States
in November. with liabilities of SIS, 422, =
800. The report compares very unfavor-
ably with the corresponding month in
preceding years, but shows encouraging
Improvement over the failure record of
October. In the same month last year
failures numbered 1 900 and the amount
involved was only $9,276, 716 In addi-
ton to the strictly commercial insol-
Vencies this year there were fifteen fdu-
ciary suspensions, involving $3,O5S, 961,
against only four in the corresponding
month last year, when liabilities were
$157, 1853. In this respect, also, the state
ment was very much more satisfactory
than in the month previous A partial
separation of the commercial insolven-
cies in November shows that there were
267 manufacturing disasters, involving
s6,049,207. which compare with 213 fail
ures for 1891, $50 in the corresponding
month last year. Trading defaults
numbered S45. with liabilities of $780,
I'll, against 746 for S5,02s. S4S a year ago.
In other commercial lines there were
90 bankruptcies. with aggregate indebt-
edness of $2.252.S51, compared with Al
failures for $685. in the correspond
ing month of 1902
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07
REED TELLS HIS STORY
Cruel Shooting of Fred Tutcher
by an Eye Witness.

The jury to try the Mason murder
case was secured at 11;55, just before
adjournment for the noon recess. The
statements of the attorneys were made
at 1:S0 o'clock. The names Of the
jurors are as follows:
j. w. Jamison. H. x. Devendorf @.
w. Daley. S. Sage. J. A. Daley. Eph.
Anderson, w. w. Page, B. F. Golden.
S H. Chubb, B. F. Bottorff, Bert Baker,
D. 5. Ecl<ert.
P. L. Reed was the first witness
called. He testified that when Mason
and DeMoss drove into the barn the
horse showed evidence of fast driving.
He said that Tutcher spoke to the two
men about driving the horse. Mason
said, ''Id just as leave kill you as not"
Tutcher then told the men to leave,
that he didn't want any trouble Ma
son then jumped from the buggy, drew
a revolver, advanced on Tutcher, and
said, Il kill you, you - - -"
shot Tutcher in the abdomen
H. ]. Tutcher, father Of the muir
dered boy, was placed on the stand
He described the location of the barn
where the shooting occurred.
DR.. J. G. McClintock was next called
and testified to the preparing and sign
ing of the ante-mortem statement and
that Tutcher said that he did not ex-
pect to live The statement was read
to Tutcher by sentences and corrections
We're suggested by him and made before
At the afternoon session of the trial
Mrs. Tutcher. mother of Fred Tutcher-
and her two daughters were in the
court room
The antemortem statement made NV
Fred Tutcter was produced in the
court room by DR.. B. D. Easst,nan. who
had the statement in his possession
since Tutcher died. DIR. Eastman tes-
tined to Tutcher signing the statement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-07

not forget faces. OF course know him
by reputation"
Mr.. Riley retired once from the
public platform because he did not like
not like to travel any better now than
he did then, but he is back on the
platform.
How did it happen?'' said Mr.. Riley,
in response to a question. well, had
to do it in self defense. They kept i'm
portuning me to go out, and finally
consented. l don't object to speaking;
it's the travelling that detest. Travel
ing is bad, very bad" and the poet
sighed medftatfveiy, and replaced on mis-
nose the familiar specs which he always
wears when he has his picture taken.
but we're on our way home now"
he continued. striking a characteristic
Riley attitude-hands on his hip pock-
his eyeglasses to a vertical position.
We have only a week more, ana that
will finish up three months with an
average of four nights week.
Where have you been?"
Il don't know
What direction did you come from e.
II don't know that, either. you'll
have to ask my manager about those
things. I don't keep track of them All
I know is that we laid off two days IN
Kansas City to rest-that is, think 1t
was Kansas City. Anyway, I'm sure
about the two days rest That was the
important part 10 me. L OOA even hAOW
where we are going from here. DO
you?'
wichita, I think" replied the re-
porter.
well, anywhere-the week will be
up before long, anyway.
Mr.. Riley appeared to be getting just
a bit nervous. and two or three OF his
managers. trainers and coaches had
appeared in succession at the door and
looked at him suggestively.
MY people are waiting for me out
here, and I guess I'll have to CO." said
Mr.. Piley. Pm sorry 1 can't talk to
you longer. but I can't"
Mr.. Riley Joined his manager, A. E.
Palmer, formerly of Topeka: Rev. M.
H. Frank. of Topeka, and his private
secretary. and they all started for the
dining room. II spite of his toothpick.
Mr.. Riley had not been to dinner. Now
that's what might be called a touching
example of self-sacrifce for the good
of the newspaper reading public.
Mr.. Riley will appear at the Auditorium
tonight. He will read selections from his
poems and will choose what he thinks the
audience wants.
Mr.. Riley's first visit to Topeka was
about fifteen years ago with the late Bill
Nye. Nye and Riley were in partnership
in the lecture business for some years.
Since then Mr.. Riley has been here alone
His present visit, however, is his first for
almost ten years.