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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-15

Phil. Hutchinson the stock
buyer of Palmyra, was in the
city with friends Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-15

Joe Montgomery, of Franklin
Junction. spent part of last
week in this city with the home
folks. Joe is now a brakey.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-25
Executive Board at Washington Discredit the
Action Of Other Organizations.
DECLARED FRIEND OF WORKINCMEN
Simon Burns, Master Workman of the K of L Endorses the
Presidents Action and Declares the Attempt to Get Labor
to Fight Him is Political Scheme.

Pittsburg, Sept. 24-Simon Burns,
general master workman of the
knights of Labor, returned from
Washington. d. c.. where he had
been attending meeting of the gen
eral executive board He reports the
adoption by the general executive
board of the resolutions:
Whereas. The newspaper reports
that certain labor organizations and
their leaders are attempting to have
organized labor take up the fight Of
the enemies Of President Roosevelt
because of his action in the dispute
existing IN the government printing
office in Washington. and believing
the president the best friend organ
ized labor ever had in the White
house. and that the present move is
political one in the interest of some
prominent republicans who approach
ed labor leaders with a desire to at
tempt to defeat the nomination of
President Roosevelt; therefore be it
Resolved, By the general eXecu-
tive board of the order of Knights Of
Labor, Incorporated. that the action
taken at this time against President
Roosevelt is not in the interest of Or
ganized labor. but political move
which if carried out will disrupt our
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-25
THE TIULMAN CASE.
Lieutenant Governor Charged With
the Killing of N. G. Gonzales.

Columbus, S. c.. Sept. 21.-Thc
case of James II. Tillman, charged
with the murder of n. G. Gonzales,
editor of the State of this city, was
called for trial today at Lexington
before Judge G. w Gage of Chester.
Both sides are ready for the trial and
it is expected the case will proceed
without further delay.
The shooting and killing of Con
zales on the streets Of this city at
tracted national attention and it is
expected that the trial likewise will
be followed with close interest
throughout the country. 1t is proba
BILE that no man has ever before been
tried in South Carolina had such an
array of lawyers to defend him as
has Tilman. Immediately on secur
ing the change Of venue to Lexington
last June the defense, which already
had five attorneys. employed five law
yers at the Lexington bar-almost all
of the legal talent there. in fact
Tillman goes to trial, therefore, de
Tended by ten lawyers. He is law
yer himself and takes an active
part in his own defense, while Sena
tor Tillman, his uncle, will sit in the
case and make suggestions.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-25
Hoghead and Tallowpot Once More at Peace
and Unity With the Main Guy.
DANGER SIGNALS ARE WITHDRAWN
The Olive Branch Extended and the Hatchet
Of the General Manager Firemen Gain in tt
and Rules Are Less Onerous for Engin

Despite forebodings and apprehen-
sions of trouble the war cloud has
dispersed which threatened a serious
disagreement between the enginemen
and the Great Northern Railway Co..
The controversy was amicably set
tied at st. Paul, Wednesday night. by
mutual consent.
The firemen are understood to have
been granted a slight increase in
wages, bringing their schedule to a
parity with those of the various
other transcontinental lines. No in
crease is believed to have been
granted the engineers. but numerous
minor changes were made in the
working rules.
The controversy. which at one time
threatened to take on most serious
character, was brought to an end by
a series of conferences which began
Tuesday afternoon The grievance
committee of the two brotherhoods
has been in st. Paul in conference
with officials for more than month.
It is stated that nearly every con-
cession asked by the committee was
at one time granted by the general
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-25
JETT WILL
HANG HIGH
Jury Brings in Verdict of Guilty of
Murder in the First Degree.
THIS WAS HIS SECOND TRIAL
On the First Trial His Punishment
Was Fixed at Life Imprisonment
for the Murder of Town Marshal
CockreII-On the Fifth Ballot All
Agreed-Hanging Too Good

Cynthiana, Ky, Sept. 23.-After a
trial lasting eight days. the jury in
the case of Curtis Jett, charged with
the murder of Town Marshal Cock
rill at Jackson, Ky, July 81, 1902. last
evening rendered verdict of guilty,
and fixed the punishment at death
the jury retired at 2:44 p. m
When the jury entered the court
room at $40 p. m, after agreeing
on verdict, quiet reigned for a few
moments. Jetts mother had gone
away earlier under the impression
that no verdict would be reached, and
the verdict of death, coming about
two hours after the jury was out. was
"A surprise to everyone in the court
room NThe reading of the verdict
did not affect Jett. but his brother
was very much distressed.
Elijah Mckinney served as fore
man of the jury, and after the deliv-
ering of the verdict to the court the
jury was polled The death sentence
was then read to Jett by Clerk T. J.
Robinson, after which he was given
over to the custody of the deputy
sheriffs. Colonel Blanton, Jetts law
yer. will file a motion for a new trial
today.
This has been the second trial OF
Curtis Jett on the charge of murder
In his first trial for the murder of
Marcum, Jet and Thomas and White
were sentenced to life imprisonment
The jurors agreed among them
selves not to divulge the proceedings
in the jury room. One juror. how
ever. stated that for four ballots
eleven jurors voted for the death pen
atty and one for life sentence. All
agreed on the fifth ballot.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-25

$3,S93,220. Total relief as shown by
records since 1880 to 1902 inclusive,
s96.46S.425.
The reports of the grand secreta-
ry. acknowledgement and grand treas
urer contain review work of the Or
der during 1902. charters issued dur
ing the year, fraternal publications,
grand lodge journals at homes and
asylums owned by the order. and the
annual reports of the grand lodges to
the sovereign grand lodge receipts
and expenditures The balances in
banks to the credit of the sovereign
grand lodge On July 81, 1903 was
$92,237.
1t is roughly estimated that there
are now in Baltimore $4,000 visiting
Odd Fellows and officials of the order
say that many more will be here to-
morrow and Wednesday. This eve
ming reception was rendered to
Grand Secretary Charles Goodwin, of
Atlanta. Ga. and General M. A. Ra-
ney commanding the Patriarchs Mil
itant. Grand Master Edward Ross
ceremonies. AT the same time a
COuCoIt dl llle T dlildTCIlS MIL CduC
headquarters. in the Fifth regiment
armory. was in progress.
At the meeting today the Patri-
archs Militant, resolution to per-
NIT the militant branch of the order
tc recruit its forces from subordinate
lodges was adopted. The resolution
will be presented to the Sovereign
Grand lodge. the acceptance of the
latter being required before it be-
comes a law.
Another important matter acted
upon by the delegates was resolu-
ton requiring the Sovereign Grand
LODGE to cause a revision of the stan
dard Patriarchs Militant volume. The
volume was formulated and printed
in 1883 and has been the ritual of
this branch of the order since it's for
nation. 1t is thought that the Sow
ereign Grand lodge will grant both
requests of the ''army of the order" "
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-25

organizations. and if the leaders at
tempt any such action the majority
Of the members Of all organizations,
without regard to their political opin-
ions, should refuse to. recognize and
repudiate such leaders and their ac-
ton. Be it further
Resolved, That such action as is
contemplated against President
Roosevelt is one Of the many errors
and mistakes made by organized la
hor, as they seem inclined to ignore
the rights of others. create strikes
and make demands that are unrea-
Sonable, relying not on the justice of
their contentious of their claims. but
the amount Of trOlble they can cause
others and to see what they can Sc
cure by depending on politicians and
not on the Justice of their demands.
And be it further
"Resolved. That as Senator Hanna
of Ohio is said to be a great friend
Of organized labor and that he is al
so considered a loyal supporter and
sincere friend of President Roosevelt
we there fore suggest to both sides
IN the present controversy existing
in the printing office that they refer
the dispute to Senator Hanna for a
decision"
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-25
MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
Violent Death of Lady at Cleveland,
Ohio,

Cleveland. Sept 22.-The badly
mutilated body of Miss Olive Rayl,
% years Of age. was found lying
across the Lake Shore railroad track
at the entrance of the Gordon park.
1t was at first supposed that Miss
Rayl had been killed by a train. but
later the police stated that an inves-
tigation had developed that the girl
had been murdered and the body
placed ON the track. where train
had cut it in two.
Miss Rayl lived with her brother.
DR.. w. l.. Rayl. in Glenville, a
suburb. She was handsome and high
ly respected Thus far the case is en-
shrOuded in mystery
In the roadway near where the
body was found the police discovered
the fresh tracks of rubber tired
buggy. and also the footprints of two
persons. one being that of a woman
and the other the heavy imprint of
mans shoe. In the bushes, short
distance from where the girls body
lay. was found mans plain linen
handkerchief. 1t was saturated
with blood and bore the initials -.
d."
The throat of the dead girl was dis
colored, as though she had been
choked. Her body had been most
terribly mangled by the train The
body was cut completely in twain
across the chest. while the limbs
were broken and crushed. When the
body was exantned at the morgue a
cut in the head. which, it is thought
could not have been inflicted by the
cars. was found. DR.. Rayl, the young
girls brother. expressed the belief
that she had been murdered and the
body placed on the track in order tc
hide the crime.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-25
The Annual Convention Now Taking
Place at Baltimore, Md.
REPORTS OF THE OFFICERS
Are Made and General Business
Meeting HeId-Thousands of Men,
bers Present and the Cash on Hand
Shows the Lodge to Be in Excellent
Condition Financially.

Baltimore, Md, Sept. 22.-The
opening exercises of the annual con-
vention of the Sovereign grand lodge
of Odd Fellows began here at nine
O'Clock this morning in Ford's opera
house. The sovereign grand lodge
previously assembled and marched to
the opera house under command OF
Grand Marshal John B. CockbWrn,
of Indiana. escorted by the patrl-
archs militant.
Grand Master Edward ROssman. OF
the grand lodge Of Maryland, deliv-
cred an address of welcome which
was responded to by Governor John
Walter Smith on the part of the state
of Maryland and Mayor Robert M.
McLane for Baltimore.
Grand Sire John B. Goodman. OF
Atlanta, Ga. then made an address,
after which the sovereign grand lodge
proceeded to Odd Fellows hall and
began it's executive session.
The annual report of Grand Sire
and Commander-in-Ch John b.
Goodwin. which was read, shows the
order to be in a flourishing condition
A large part of the report is taken
up with recapitulation of the de-
cisions of lodge questions made dur
ing the past year, amendments 10
the constitutions of grand lodges and
grand encampment new bylaws. new
lodges and encampments chartered
in the Philippines. order in Cuba
Australia. Asia and other foreign
countries. The condition of the or
der at the close Of 1902 is shown by
returns as follows:
Subordinate lodge membership De-
cemIber 81, 1902, 1.069,906; encamp
ment membership, 145.190: Rebe'
kah's lodge membership (brothers
and sisters 25S.S50): patriarchs mil
liant membership 17,754. The total
membership of the order, which In
cludes the subordinate lodge mem
bership and the sisters only OF the
Rebekah lodge membership. is l.S29,
956 The encampment membership
and the brothers of the Rebekah
lodges are not included in the above
total as they are subordinate lodge
members.
Revenue, relief and invested funds
are indicated as follows:
Revenues or receipts in 1902. sub
ordinate lodges. s1O.214,000; encamp
ments s712,523: Rebekah lodges
s62S,743. Total revenue 1853 .9O'
an increase of $771.343 over the pre-
ceding year.
Relief expended in 1902:
Relief by lodges. S3,559.794. relie
bv encampments. $265.617: relief by
Rebekah lodges, $67,S07; total relief
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-25
Woman Has Strange Vision Regard.
ing Her Husbands Death.
AND HAS SUBJECT ARRESTED
Body Disinterred and Examined--Her
Husbands Closest Friend Has
Similar Dream and He Seems No
Less Sincere Than the Widow in
the Charges.

Lebanon, Pa, Sept. 2O.-Messages
from the dead in the guise Of dreams
have inspired Mrs. j. Marshall Funck
and her husbands closest friend. Eli
Atwood. to institute an investigation
into the death of Funck. A secret to
his demise was the arrest of COnsta-
BILE John l.. Fisher on charge of
numbering the lawyer in his private
office in Cumberland street on July
9Th
The burden of both visions was
that Mr. Funck did not kill himself.
VT that John Fisher had hand in
his death. When this thought was
suggested to Mr.. Atwood he at once
coincided.
could see Mr.. Funck as plainly
as see you" continued Mrs. Funck.
"Our conversation was as rational
and connected as it we'll could be.
Before I had the last dream | had
dreamed of him several times, but
there was always something between
us-something that prevented us
from conversing. He would look at
me pleadingly as though he wanted
to tell me something. At last one
night Mr.. Funck appeared.
"'Why.' he said to me, what are
YOU doing here?' He clasped me in
his arms and kissed me. and I was
so happy that | cried. I knew that
he was dead but it was so pleasant
to be with him again. He asked me
about various things-business af-
fairs. told him I had done the best
I could. You know I said. YOU
We're not here to do them for nc
"'No.' he replied. but I should
have been if it had not been for what
was done to me. You never believ.
ed that I killed myself, did youo'
Il told him. No. never
"'But Ray did. didn't he?' he said
meaning l.. Raymond Reigert, his
friend and secretary.
"'Yes. I'm afraid he did I re-
piled.
"'Well. didn't. and you must not
| ina cine that 7 did said he.
"T know who did I told him.
"'Be careful; don't be hasty.' he
cautioned me. John Fisher did it.
when told Mr.. Atwood about
the dream he listened intently. and
then informed me he had had a sim
ildT uIedH-SeVeTdl Ol tHeHl. III ldct
The visions closely orrespond
Fisher was the man indicated ir
EACH
Not until tho substance Of the
d~n"~- had taken possession of Mrs
Funck did she permit her husbands
BODY to be disinterred and examined
Mr. Atwood acknowledged his
| dreams concerning the fate of Funcl
had coincided with those of Mrs
Funck in all important particulars
His attitude in discussing the matter
woman.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-25
Chicago Federation of Labor Votes a
Letter Of Advice Which
He viii Not Allow Unions to Dictate
to Him-Wouid Prefer to Go Down
to Defeat Than to Cater to Them
Although They Have Power at the
Polls.

Chicago, Sept. 2O.-President RoOse-
welt today was voted by the Chicago
Federation of Labor a 5000 word let
ter of advice in which fault is found
with the presidents attitude on the
question of open shops.
The letter was prompted by the
decision of the president in the Mil
Ter case. in which he said that Miller
or any other man must not be dis
charged from the government print
ing Office on account of non-member-
ship in a union
"DellclOusly unaware of the hypoc-
risy of the world of finance" honest
and humane, but unnformed." were
some of the clauses used to describe
the president in the long letter Of the
open shop committee.
Its opening paragraphs contained
a definite disclaimer of any wish to
attack Mr.. Roosevelt. the blame for
the chief executives attitude in the
Miller affair being placed on "a CO.
terie of certain well known interests
which are constantly on guard around
the White house."
The president was told that he fell
into error in his view of the question
because of the impetuosity for
which we love you"
a copy of the communication will
be forwarded to Oyster Bay at once
under date of Labor Day. Sept. 7.
I've reading of the letter before the
fed alton meeting today occupied
Owe" an hour and excited applause
f'nm the crowd of delegates.
! Dispatches from Oyster Bay say
President Roosevelt has declared he
will not be dictated to or intimidated
by the labor unions in the case of
BoOkbinder Miller now at work in
the government printing office.
The president has received a sci
of unfriendly resolutions from the
Central Labor union, of Washington
and has sent to the secretary of the
organization a formal reply, which is
merely to the effect that he has re
ceived the communication. It is moi
probable that the president viii
vouchsafe any further answer to the
union. but undoubtedly take some
measures soon to counteract the eff
feet of the antagonistic action.
1T may be stated emphatically
and almost officially" says the dis
patch from Oyster Bay. that Presi
dent Roosevelt will not accede to thu
demand of the union bv ordering tht
dismissal OF Miller. The presiden
is member of one of the AFFILIATED
bodies and is thoroughly in sympath!
with all the legitimate aims of thu
men who toll. He will not, and can
not however. allow the unions. a.
he regards the question. to override
the laws and the rules of the govern
ment departments. simply because
they are unions and have power a
the polls.
president Roosevelt announces
TO a friend several weeks ago whel
the Miller case came up that rathe
than to accede to such demands h
would go down to defeat"
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-25
led in Behalf
'ettlenent
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~
agreement

officers and tentati agreement
was reported which w hen refer
red to President HILL Hill referred
the matter back to the general Off
GERS and they at once withdrew their
assent to the concessions previously
granted This greatly incensed the
men and it looked for a time as if a
poll Of the locals would be taken as
to whether or not there should be a
strike. Grand Chief w. j. Stone of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, and Grand Chief Harahan of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men. were summoned to ST. Paul to
take charge of the negotiations. An
other conference was asked of the
company officials and was granted.
After this conference Mr.. Stone said
that the company showed a disposi-
ton to meet the men in a spirit of
fairness and that a peaceful settle
ment was probable. The conference
was continued through the day. and
this evening an agreement was sign
ed by the company officials and the
committee representing the men.
Messrs Stone and Harrahan left to-
night for Baltimore. Md.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-25
STRIKE CLOSES FLOUR MILLS.

NlnneapOIlS. INlnn., Sept. Il
Fourteen of the II -four mills belong
ing to the Pillsbury-Washburn. the
Washburn-Crosby and the Consol!-
dated Milling companies have been
closed down by the strike began last
midnight The remaining three
which belong to the Washburn->e >e'ros-
by company. will be closed down as
soon as the wheat in the bins run
out The union men held meeting
this afternoon to discuss the situa-
ton.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-25

With reference to the recent rioting
at Comel. the Russian government of
Moghileff, between Christians and
Jews, which was suppressed by the
military with the loss of number Of
lives. the Hartungsch Zeitung Of this
city publishes an account furnished
by an eyewitness who says the occur
rences almost equaled the massacres
at Kishineff.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-25
JENks TO GO TO CHINA.

Indianapolis. Sept. 21.-lt was an
nounced today by the chairman of
the International Exchange commits
sion that Professor jerks of Cornell
would go to China within 80 days to
confer with representatives Of the i'm
perial government on a plan for a
new monetary system for the empire.
The chairman has just returned from
Europe. where plans were discussed
with the powers.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-25
WANTS TILLMAN CASE TO WAIT.

Lexington. S. c., Sept. 21.-In the
case of James Fl. Tillman. charged
with the murder of N. G. Gonzales.
the grand jury today recommended
that the local criminal cases be heard
before the Tillman case. The prose
cutiOn will oppose the carrying out
of the recOmme
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-25
OFF DUTY WITHOUT LEAVE.

Manila. p. l., Sept. 24.-Lieutenant
Oliver S. EskriHg", Of the Twenty
seventh infantry, has just been SEN
fenced by cOurtmartial to three
months confinement in quarters and
fine of $75 for being off guard with
out leave. General George NJ. Ran
dali, upon reviewing the decision of
the court. added a reprimand
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-25
YELLOW FEVER At LAREDO.

Washington, Sept. PA telegram
was received today from General
Grant. commanding the department
of Texas. saying that a case of yell
low foyer is reported at Laredo, on
the Rio Grande.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-25

Washington, Sept. "a Today's
statement of the treasury shows:
Available cash balance, $237,754.O11;
gold, $111,319,457.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-07-04

to the State department that the Euro
pean nations which were party to the
peace negotiations are receiving their
invasion indemnity more rapidly than
the Uni tied States and it is regarded
as probable that it will be necessary
to send two American officials to
Pekin to insist ON fair treatment of
the United States. Throughout the
negotiations preliminary to the set
Element of this idemnity the United
States adopted most friendly atti-
tude towards China, restraining the
greed of it's allies and even going SO
far as to urge the acceptance of pay
ment in silver instead of gold. That
China should be party to any scheme
intended to derfaud or discomode the
United States, is, under the circum-
stances. regarded as particularly I'M
grateful and surprising.
Sir. Thomas Upton, who has come
to this country to make another at
tempt to win the American yacht
race cup, has been in Washington
and lunched at the White House. He
was also a guest of General and Mrs
Corbin at an informal dinner.