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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-07-02
VIII Press Investigation.

Washington, Specialist the cabi'
net meeting some consideration was
given to affairs in the Postof1ce De,
partment but no definite action was
taken. The Investigation, it was stated
again, would be pressed until no
trace Of suspicion attached to the De-
partmcnt. While absolute conirma'
ton of the statement is withheld, 1t
is reasonably certain that Holmes Con-
rad. former solicitor general Of the De-
partment Of Justice, and Charles Bona,
parte, have been selected by the De,
partment of Justice to assist the AS
sistant Attorney General in the prose
cution Of the p~ostofice cases..
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-07-02
Oil Eire Scare.

Sour Lake. Tex, Special.-Consider-
able excitement prevailed in the oil
field for a time just after noon Satur-
day, caused by flames springing up on
the oil wastes belonging to the Cuff
feys & Texas Addition Company. The
fire was caused by some n throwing
a lighted match into the oil. For a
time the flames were fierce and led to
the belief that the big Guffey tanks
were on fire. Surface accumulations
soon burned over, however, and by 3
o'clock the flames were completely un-
der control and the loss is compare
lively Insignificant. 80.
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TRAIN FALLS FROM BRIDGE
Perhaps as r1any as One Hundred
People Killed,

Madrid, By Cable.-Fourteen bodies
and so injured persons have been ex-
tricated from the wrecks of the Bilboa
train, which overturned at Nejerilla
river Saturday night.
According t. official information, 80
persons were killed and SO others SER
iously injured. Many Of the injured
will die. Of the three hundred pas
sengers on the train it is stated that
only six escapted unhurt.
The train, which was composed OF
two engines and sixteen coaches was
crossing the bridge when the couplings
between the engines broke. The sec
ond engin left the track and fell. fol-
lowed by the entire train into the bed
of the river. Fortunately the water
was low. The nearest medical attend
ance was a mile and a half distant
Those passengers who were least in
jurcd aided the others and did all pos
SlDte uilll li.c dislNul VI III NS'
bringing nurses, doctors and soldiers
from Bilboa.
The train fell so feet from the bridge
to the river bed. the coaches piling up
in a mass Of splintered wood and iron
work. The scene is described as hor-
rifying. Many co-pscs were carried
down the stream, which was actually
redeemed with blood. 1t was found i'm
possible to extricate numbers Of the
injured who were pinioned under the
wreckage. A railway guard was ar
rested in the act OF rcbbing the dead
and narrowly escaped %lynching.
1t is believed that tht official figures
undo: estimate the number Of the kill
ed, some accounts giving the number
of dead as 100. The full extent of the
catastrophe will be known only wnen
the wreckage has been cleared away.
The latest dispatches from Saragos-
sa, near which place the catastrophe
occurred, give the number OF dead as
80 and the injured as 100. The rescue
Of the injured from the debris Is not
vet completed.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-07-02
Girl Killed By Lover.

Sherman. Conn, Spccial.-Angered
over her refusal to marry him, P. II.
Worden. of Carmical, killed Edith Ros-
coe, also of that town, by cutting her
throat. He then attacked Mrs. sher-
MA Roscoe, s~ister-in-law Of Miss Ros-
coe with a hammer, crushing her skull
and inhicting probably fatal injuries.
Worden then attempted to kill himself.
The tragedy occurred at the Roscoe
home.
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LYNCHING OF THREE
A Very DepIorable Matter Occurs in a
Georgia Town
TRAGIC EVENT WAS UNEXPECTED
Three Negroes Lynched For q Killing
Where the Condition of tho 1ur-
dered Mans Family Was Consider
ed By the Hob.

Macon, Ca. Special.-An Albany
dispatch to the Telegraph says:
Baker County was the scene of a
triple lynching about 2 o'clock Fri
day morning when a mob of so de-
termined men entered the town. Of
Newton and secured possession
of Garfield Mccoy, Wiley Anette
and George Mckinney, Miller County
negroes who had been arrested and
lodged in Jail for the murder last Sat
urday night of F. S. Billiard, promi-
nent white farmer Of the seventh dis
trict Of Baker County. The manner
in which the prisoners were obtained
is unique and altogether without pre-
cedent. JaileT VIM. Screws who re-
sides in the Jail, was awakened about
II o'clock by Bailiff R. C. Tucker, who
stated that he had a prisoner to place
in the lookup. The jailer hastily
donned his clothes and proceeded to
the Jail. AS soon as he had
unlocked the prison door he was
suddenly surrounded by a swarm Of
men with drawn revolvers. who de-
handed that he unlock the cell in
which the negroes were lodged. He
did as commanded under protest, and
the three negroes were dragged from
the jail, the prisoner of Tucker max
ing his escape during the excitement.
Their appeals for mercy was lost on
the mob, who began beating and
tapping them az soon as they had
left the Jail door.
THE mob lost no time in leaving
Newton with the negroes and when
a mile from town the three men were
halted, tied around their necks
and, amid the shouts Of the men, were
strung up. The mob fired several
hundred shots into the swaying bod
les after which they quietly dispersed.
1.-The crime for which the negroes
were lynched occurred on the planta-
ton Of Billiard last Saturday night
during the progress Of a dance given
by one Of Billiards. tenants. Negroes
from Early, Miller and Decatur coun-
ties were present, and trouble was
started by Mckinney and the others
putting out the lights. Just at this
juncture Billiard appeared on the
scene and commanded order. His in
reference was resented by the three
negroes who opened fire on him with
r%evolvers. Billiard fell MORALLY
wounded and died on Tuesday.
THE negroes were arrested Tues
day and lodged in Jail at Newton. At
their commitment trial it was proven
that the shot that killed Billiard was
fired by Mckinney, and that Anette
and Mccoy also fired at him. The ne
groes were remanded to Jail to await
trial at the next session of Baker SUI
perior Court, and absolutely no talk
Of lynching was INDUCED in by citi.
zens. 1t is the consensus Of opinion
that the work of the mob was largely
due to the fact that Billiards. family is
left in a sad condition, his wife being
a hopeless invalid and several small
children are dependent. The lynch
ing was a great surprise to the people
of the county, as it was generally be-
lieved that the law would be allowed
to take its course in their cases. The
l~ynching is generally deplored."
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Agreement In Sight.

Birmingham, Ala, Special.-A set
Element on a wage scale between OPP
orators and miners is now in sight. The
operators have made an offer Of 2h
cents per ton on both the maximum
and minimum wage scales Of the
miners, with a corresponding increase
IL day labor and night work. The only
difference in the present scale is that
iron at $12 is made the basis instead Of
s11. Tho miners went into executive
session after receiving the offer to dis
cuss the same and there are probabili-
ties that it will be accepted with some
minor changes.
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Officials Arrested.

Toledo, O., Special.-George E. To-
en- and his wife, Martha, who were
indicted by the Federal grand jury az
Washington a few days g in connec-
ton with the scandal in the Postomce
Department were arrested Wednes-
day. They were taken before United
States Commissioner Brough, wnere
their attorney, John F. kumier. ae-
manded the right to a preliminary
hearing. This has been set O .
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, but II y
not believed that the Federal author,
ties will be ready for a hearing at nat
time. and the case will probably De
continued to a later date. Ear. and MIS-;
Lorenz each gave bond in the sun OF
s5 600.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-07-02
Riot at dwelling.

London, BY Cable.-During the I'M
yelling at Arklow, Ireland. Of a monu-
ment to the rebels who fell in the
battle of Arklow, in 1898, at which
ceremony 80, 900 Nationalist we're
present. the latter collided with a band
of street preachers, one Of whom mar
rowly escaped death at the hands OF
the mob. The house in which he took
refuge was wrecked. Several hundred
policemen were obliged to charge the
Nationalist, and stones were thrown
batons freely used and many persona
were injured before the mob was mas
tered.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-07-02
Mexico on Gold Basis.

Mexico City, special.-It is be-
lieyed in we'll informed circles mat
the new modified gold standard, with
a peso valued at so cents. Will De
adopted by January /, next year.
Some large transactions involving
heavy investments Of foreign capitai
have been made on information that
this Is the outcome Of the present de-
alterations of the monetary confer
ence and the efforts Of Mexico's COM
missioners abroad.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-07-02
Railroad Agent Shot

Goldsboro, N. c., Special.-A shoot
ing occurred at Dudley station Friday
nine miles south Of Goldsboro. C. A.
Spruill, a railroad agent. attempted to
thrash ]. M. B. Fields, who shot
Spruill in the abdomen. Fields fired
four shots. one Of them striking j.
Kornegay. an innocent spectator, in
the arm. Mr.. Spruill was carried to
Rocky Mount on the moor train to Ie-
ceive medical attention. His wound IS
a serious one. Spruill claims that
Fields had been lying about him.
Fields is under arrest. 1t is later re-
ported that a woman is the cause OF
the trouble.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-07-02
Bloody ARRAY.

Knoxville, Tenn, Specialist the
home Of Alexander Beattie, a negro
shoemaker, four members Of his family
were shot, three fatally. When Samuel
and Warren, two sons, aged about 20.
engaged in a quarrel, each pulled a
pistol and fired at the other. Both were
fatally wounded, each receiving a bull
let in the abdomen. The mother Of
the boys ran into the house and was
accidentally shot in the left side. She
will die. 4 daughter, hearing her
mothers screams, also ran in and was
shot in the arm.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-07-02
The Bomb Exploded.

Chicago, Special.-Twenty persons
were i n,'ured, seven Of them severely,
and the front Of a building destroyed
by the explosion Of a bomb in front CT
Fred Cummings saloon. 954 C~lybcurne
avenue, last week. John Laxner found
the bomb on his way home from the
city dump. He carried it to Cummings
saloon, where he told John McNally to
give a fireworks display. McNally
drilled a hole in the bomb, inserted a
match and the fireworks arrived at
once. McNally lost an eye and was
burned SO badly he may die.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-07-02
A Serious Clash.

Vienna, By Cable.-The Neue Freie
Press published a dispatch announcing
that armed peasants attacked gen.
darmes at Ludberg, Croatia, yesterday,
whereupon the gendarmes fired a vol
ley killing four men n
others. Peasants elsewhere in Croatia.
It is added, are rising in revolt and
martial law was proclaimed at Lud-
berg recently on account Of roting.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-07-02
SERIOUS SEABOARD COLLISION
Four Killed Near Southern Pines. N.
G., and Freight Train Demolished.

Southern Pines, N. c., Specialize
worst wreck in this section for many
years occurred at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning about 200 yards north CT
Niagara station and three miles north
Of Southern Pines. An engine and a
local freight train collided head-on,
the boilers Of both engines exploding.
Engineer VIM. P. Wall and S. D.
Stewart, Of Raleigh, and Fireman
Walter Barnes, Of Concord, and Charlie
Brewer, Of Aberdeen, were killed.
Fireman ]. F. Wright, Of Raleigh, was
seriously injured by jumping.
From the best information at hand
1t appears that a flying engine left
Vass, a small station about three
miles north, without orders, going
south, and attempted to make the sid.
ing at Manly, a halfway station be-
tween Southern Pines and Niagara.
Local freight train No. 6, north-bound,
left Southern Pines on time and was
running on regular orders under full
Roadway down grade and was run into
by the flying engine, going at the rate
Of As miles an hour. 1t was a head-on
collision, on a sharp curve, and in a
deep cut. Both boilers exploded and
the was beyond description.
Engineer Wall was killed on train
No. G.. His fireman, ]. F. Wright, es.
capped by jumping, though he is
seriously injured. Engineer s. D.
Stewart and his fireman, Walter
Barnes. on the shifting engine, were
both killed, as was also Charlie Brew.
er, of Aberdeen, who, it is said, was
making the trip up on No. 6 to accept
a position of fireman on the road.
Drs. Edwin Gladmon, K. NJ. Fergu,
son and A. II. Mcleod were quickly
on hand and relieved the injured mar
and looked after the dead bodies,
which were taken to Niagara station,
from which point they will be carried
to Raleigh.
Fireman Barnes had q piece Of 2x4
scantling driven through his body,
which had to be sawed off at the back
and front before the body could be
dressed, while Engineer Wall was en-.
tirely disembnweled. His leg was
broken and his head smashed. Engi.
neer Brewer vas found with his face
directly in front Of the big fre-box OF
the engine on No. 8, his hands burned
of and his flesh cooked In steam and
burning Goals.
The track was terribly blocked and
torn up and parts Of the engines were
found several hundred yards away,
while the tender Of the flying engine
backed away about two miles after
the collision. Two wrecking trains are
on the scene apd a large force OF men
are tracking around the wreck, SO that
it is expected to get trains through
by midnight or possibly an hour or
two later. The railroad company will
be fortunate If 1t can find room enough
in this deep cut for an extra track,
as it is very narrow aud n OF the
largest freight engines Is lying direct
ly crossways Of the cut.
The freight train wa loaded mostly
with lumber and crossties and was
carrying a few well.built steel coal
cars, which were almost a total loss
Train No. So, the Atlanta special, got
through before the wreck, but the Sea.
board limited from Jacksonville, fla.
in charge Of Conductor Shannon
house, is tied up at Southern Pines.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-07-02
Big Fire at Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Special.-Fire Friday
night practically destroyed the building
at 313,315-317 Grand Avenue, which ex-
tends in an IL" shape to Third street.
The fire was carried to the Davidson
Hotel, on Third street and to the Bos-
ton store on Grand avenue. The total
loss is estimated at about $780, G0, par
TALLY covered by insurance.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-07-02
Col. Adems VIII Act.

Washington, Special.-The Wal De-
partment designated Col. H. NJ. Adams
to act as the representative Of the gov
eminent in the matter Of the transfer
of the Eads property at New Orleans.
Colonel Adams will pay the money ap-
propriated by Congress for this pur-
pose to the Eads heirs. This Formally
is necessary to comply with the laws
of Louisiana.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-07-02
British Bark Safe,

Pensacola, Fla. Special.-The Brit
ish bark Macduff, 50 days out from
New York, has arrived at quarantine
here. The bark had been reported as
being missing. The master reports
having encountered headwinds during
the entire passage and on several days
there were dead Gains. The passage Of
the vessel Is the longest on record.
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-. n II
Whittier Are We Bound?
By Garrett p. ServiSS.

n Importance which relatively few persons are aware OF at
taches to the expedition which has just gone to Chile from the
Lick Observatory in California. Its object is to ind out
whittier We are all bound.
Everybody has heard that the Solar system is nyins swiftly
toward the south. 1t is a plunging flight that carries us more
than $4,000 miles straight through tine ether every hour or the
day and night. 1t is a motion that has nothing to do with the
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-07-02

fthes Of the language and physical types of the Indians With those OF tne IL
hd6nants of Asia. .-,.u
x@preoxupied with the notion that America is the new Word, ID! nave
erpfningty losts sight OF the fact that these resemblances offer quite rs gooo
uroof of Americans intercourse with Asia a they do o a Asatc lnvasoho u
our continent
In support!2. the latter view the writer is aware that it premises the same
the most remote historical perspective Of Egypt or Babylon; that ne is called
INC to establish the American origin of the particular things to Whlch ne re-
fes their birth and subsequent development in America, furthermore o
demonstrate the probability Of their transfer from America to other cvllza'
tons
The games of the Eastern continent-and speak now not so much OF tn
nr@entd ay but from what we know Of the remote past-are nt oly snnNaE
to hut practically identical with, those O. America, and aren moi only aNAe n
sextgnals but If we may so apply the word. in their morpholosy as wei.
And II NAV be added they extend over into Asia from America as IMPRESSIONS
n te same underlying culture. They belong to tine same culture.
fan eyeidently wandered far and wide W the world before history De-
ran Shall We. Will our American explanations in mird-and they hold sood
nm alone for games, which are but the "stalkinshorse' Of the student-shah
81 nor assent TO the claim that ancient America may have contributed, to an
euert usually uninaTned, her share Of what is now the worlds CIVILIZATION!
-Harpers Magazine. ErIl.-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-07-02
DoOld Men Die FROM Idleness?

. HERE is certainly far more evidence fol the benef In the
q: ! ] : 8. !. !. J: \: !. ! ! !. !. !: !" ]. !. !. !: !. !. : ! !: J: J" !. !" J: !. !. ] !. ]. J. s ]" 4 !. 1 !. !. !. !. !. !. J. 4. !. . /. !. !. !: ]. !. !. ]. ]. ] ] !" !
S&0%m&& drearness Of old age after active work has been aid asde biz
from the shortening of life which resuEs ron the enforced In
activity Two notable instances, and perhaps freer IRON donbt
than most rs to whether it is ennui aon nat Kills ana hot ue
n diseass If old ae of a more specific nalad!. are those OF
Napoleon the Great and Bismarck. The oe live SIX years IN
A~0e 81. Helena, the oher eight years at riedrichrnh, each eating
VI his heart" If ever there Were men who ought Of the up"
to ave been killed by the total suspension of their activities these
TWO oupht m haye been. but it would be extremely difficult to show that
shov were Though Napoleon as 10 more than ffty-three. yet it va the
snad6c dSsaase O. nee of the stomach of which he died, and the connection
hptwee his exiled loneliness and the direct cause Of his death doesn ot seem
very apparent. On the other hand, Bismarck at the age of seventy-hve' when
ms was dismissed from the CHARACTERISTIC. cAAd not have had a likelihood or
morep prolonged years than lie actually achieved out of office even IL he had
continued in office until the end A wise MAJ. if lot too dyspeptc. vii lever
Ioe tonch with actual life. There are old mn Will young hearts. II ne
elder when he las a young heart is perhaps TIT most delshtfW type numanN!
a bow us-London Saturday Eevkw-
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II ~
Concerning Spinsters.
By Lillian Bell.

4aaaA4!4UT my strong fortress for the unreconcned spnser is lot built
YffQffff by the work Of her hands whether it be egg-gatherinS, planting
W w seeds or picking flowers. 1t lies in the uIuVatlo OF Ter mag
~ - Ab nation and her ems of humor. If you have these W. you
kIa5thia may laugh At fate, or YOU ire clad in q aTmor winch never
fFTTFfff rusts o dsintesrates- If you are inclined to be bitter, to view
ysursef al the football of destiny. kicked from ne discomfort 10 anotnel;
IL yu think people snub YOU; if You suspect your friends OF growing cold To-
var YOU Dr. ven of deliberate shghS-fy you are in the habit OF sitting III ne
dark and brooding orer these things. the fault OF the whole matter lies within.
1t Is your fault because you take g morbid point of view. lEAk hw on,
Wholesome and mahriai your mind must be- Consider the Sagnant tat OF
you heart Think OF the microbes which aee eating your sol away. such a
Gsopreeab person as o are determined to be deserves to b e sighted ana
spubbed and left ut of parties and picnics Who wants such L walking
funeral about?
- Dom La it to the influence of the hall bedroom. That would not be ir.
But o may lay it to the influence Of the clearinghouse, winch generai!
conssts of hall bedrooms. If there is any thing worse han the Doara.hS
house habit. it a only be the wrapper and curlpaper habit of certain 10
eny women. If a woman wears a wrapper mornings and keeps nr nal IN
cJ naners st breakfast she deserves eve to get q husband. And if !
woman with q husband does it, she deserves to lose him-Harpers azar.
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America the Cradle of Asio.
By Prof. Stewart CuIin.

UR idea that America is a new world. not only from the view
y point Of European discovery, but actually, so far as concerns
II it's inhabitants and their civilization. is one that mas peen
n accepted almost without question. 1t is, indeed. a funda-
q mental notion, having back of it all the impetus of religious
d sentiment ard historic tradition. Almost from the period Oh
4 discovery, learned writer's have endeavored to confirm the
= theory of an Asiatic immigration, adducng the resemblance
of the arts. religions, and symbolism, and the supposed iden.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-11
MIlIIonaIre,s Poor Stomach.

The worn-out stomach Of the over.
fed millionaire is often paraded in the
public prints as a horrible example Of
the evils attendant on the possession
o fgreat wealth. But millionaires ara
not the only ones who are afflicted
with bad stomachs. The proportion is
far greater among the toilers. Dys.
pepsia and indigestion are rampant
among these people, and they suffer
far worse tortures than the millionaire
unless they avail themselves OF a
standard medicine like Green's August
Flower, which has been a favorite
household remedy for all stomach
troubles for over 35 years. August
Flower rouses the torpid liver, thus
creating appetite and iasuring perfect
digestion. 1t tones and yitalizes the
entire system. and makes life worth
living, no matter what your station.
Trial bottle, Csc; regular size, 75c. At
all druggists. At Dr. Stones drug
stores.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-11
MARRIED.

FosTER-PETERSON At Oregon
City Oregon, Saturday, November
Z. 1903. Miss Clara Peterson. OF or.
egon City, and Mr. William c. Fos.
ter, OF Polk county
The bride is one Of Oregon City's
fairest young business women. She
has for some years conducted thi
leading millinery store there. and was
also very popular in society. The
groom is ono OF Polk cOuny's most
popular and efficient young farmers
AIR. Foster came up from Oregon City
last evening. and received the con
gatulations OF his many gentlemen
and lady friends OF Salem. He will
in couple OF weeks. bring his brids
from Oregon City, when they win 10
cate In a pleasant farm home in Polk
county. near this city.