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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-07-28
SOlDlERS GUARDING DANVILLE JAIL
NO more Trouble Results From Illinois
Race Rlot-Twenty-Tw0 Persons
W0undcd-Sheriff Did All
Shooting into Mob.

IL III tne thrOes Of q race war. Ope
negro from Evansville, Ind, who to.
night shot and killed Henry Cater.
man. white, has already been lynched
by IL mob of 900 men, who were Inter
fired upon by the sheriff, three mon
being wounded. Tho mob wero
olamoring for tho life of another ne.
gro named James Wilson, who has
confessed to the brutal assault on tbe
wife of farmer at Alvon, Ill.,, lust
north of here.
The unknown negro mot his fate
while the mob was on the WAY 70
lynch Wilson. Tho angry tbrono
was passing down East Main street,
when the negro became involved in
an alteration with some of its mem.
bers. They started after hnm and
he pulled gun, firing into the crowd.
Henry Californian u young butcher,
who was recently returned from Fort
Monroe, fell mortalIy wounded and
expired in Il few seconds. The ne.
gro turned and nad Inf ,v,, ,n,,.,.
by the officers within a block of the
scene OF the tragedy und hurried to
the po)ice station with a., ;.
hot pursuit temnorar;,, ,E,o.,..
from their march to ths cor,,, ;,u
The officers. with tbo;r nr;.o'>o.
took refuge in IN, eft, h,;l,;u.
! barricod;Do tbon,o,,,o, l>,,;, !"
door of ono o1 tbe ,t>;c,, T,,o,
could not, check th, mol, h,,o,.s
far it secured a lony nolo md h,t
tere,: down a sect;on of ho wo,, ,,a
the door, both of which vera vary
thin. On account Of the overwholm-
ing numbers OF the mob it WAS USE
less Tor the officers to resist. The
negro was selzed aud rushed to the
spot "here ne had shot down Cater
man. IL was the work OF an instant
10 throw " rope around his neck and
swung hlm up 10 inc nearest tee-
Phohe pole' Inc mob dld not delay
long, on' waited to 500 that their
Vlctim was dead Tho lllo was slow
~ strangled out and he WAS left
hahglhg' while tn" mob proceeded
70 'he county JAIL IN" olilc"rs hope
10 save the second negro ny some
r"9e'
Ahree olher negroes nave been at
'"oheo ny the ''eihoefs OF IN" mob
ana severely beaten
h' ''o'l'i' 'i 'ho liiop ""s idehh-
ileo "s d -. Nl"yhelo.
NEGKo's BODY BURNED.
The mob changed it's mind before
attacking the iail and went back and
cut down Mayiieds body. Thev
rushed it to the public square and
burned it in a bonfire, hacking it to
pieces with knives AS it burned,
WHITE MAN SACRIFICED.
Then they charged the jail and the
sheriff and deputies fired, woundng
several members Of the moh sone
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-25

Cal. being called here by the sickness
of Mrs. H c. Bowen, Mrs. Birming-
hams sister They found Mrs Bowen
much better.
of G. w. Kouns, superintendent of
TRANSPORTATION for the Santa Fe, re-
signed his position yesterday. Tasker
is the Topeka boy who went clear
and that in China. He was with the
Fourteenth infantry.
A story is going the rounds to the
effect that Roy Grimes, brakeman for
the Santa Fe at Emporia, was standing
on the top of freight car the other
Grimes was thrown from the top of the
car turned two hip-f1aps in the air
and landed on his feet. Roy should be
an acrobat instead of a brakeman.
The fall term of the railroad Y NJ.
G. A. educa tional classes is to begin on
the first Monday in October. The school
authorities expect to do much towards
educating the shopmen this year, and
consequently they are making extern
sive preparations. Last year the classes
were very successful, and they are ex-
pected to be more so this year on ac-
count of the improved teaching facili-
ties in the new building. Secretary
Prout has secured number of teach
ers for the classes who are supposed TO
rank among the best in the city in their
individual line of work.
1t is rumored that within the course
of the next year the Santa Fe will erect
a new dry kiln on the land which they
have purchased just east of the new
shops. prominent Santa Fe official
when asked about the matter said that
a building of this kind had been under
consideration but no definite plans had
been decided upon. The road purchased
the land in order that they could en-
large their lumber yards and if a dry
r &c aT-nn 10
be done before next year. The build
ing would not be of any great impor-
lance and the company would not have
TO go to any great expense in order to
put one up. A dry kiln is nothing more
than a shed with steam pipe connections
where lumber is seasoned The Santa
Fe has one dry kiln already. This is
situated just north of the planning mill.
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ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Geo. w. Banter, district passenger
agent for the Rock Island at Portland,
Ore, is in the city for a few days.
William Boyes, assistant secretary
of the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. left yester-
day for two days fishing trip in the
vicinity of Meriden. He was accom-
panied by his wife.
General Manager Nudge of the Santa
Fe is expected back from his vacation
next Thursday. MI Nudge has been
spending his vacation in the noun
tains of New Mexico.
The appeal of the Santa Fe company
to the interstate commerce commission
for permission to do away with grab
irons on the front and sides of road en-
gines has been successful.
E. F. Wilcox, of the Santa F'e ma
chine shop has returned to Topeka af-
ter an extended trip in the west. Dur
ing his absence Mr.. Wilcox visited the
Santa Fe shops in San Francisco, Cal
E Harding, freight solicitor for the
Rock Island, with headquarters in this
city. left last Saturday for Colorado.
where he will spend his vacation with
his family He Will be gone about a
wees.
F. S Spafard, assistant superintend-
ent of telegraph for the Rock Island,
was in the city yesterday. Mr.. Spa
lard is experimenting the improve
ments that are being made in the local
Office.
Mr.. Thomas Birmingham and wife
arrived Saturday from Sar Bernardino.
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TO MEET IN ST. LOUIS.
Traffic Managers Will Discuss Pre-
parations for Worlds Fair.

st. Louis, Aug. 25.-The St Louis as
ISOLATION of general passenger agents
met last week and disposed of business
on the August docket. With reference
to the joint ticket office and bureau of
Information to be esta blished at the
Worlds fair some further discussion
resulted in the appointment of a special
committee to look thoroughly into the
matter and submit report on the cost
and the general details of the plan for
maintaining the joint office for the
convenience of the public during the
Worlds fair season. This committee
will report at the next meeting and
is composed as follows: c. L. HiIleary
of the Big Four, chairman; ]. NJ Ches-
brough of the Vandalia, and c. S
Crane of the Wabash, secretary.
For the fall festivities, including the
annual fair and the Yelled Prophets
parade and ball, the association made
the same rates as in former years, one
fare for the round trip; tickets on sale
October 5 to TO- with final return limit
October -.
1t was decided to request the attend
ance of the general passenger agents of
all st. Louis terminal lines al special
meeting to be held here September Is
for the purpose of taking action upon
several matters of Importance relating
to the Worlds fair. The general pas
senger agents of many of the lines ter
minatine in st. Louis reside in other
cities and it is deemed advisable to get
them all together early in the fall in
order that joint action may be secured
upon several subjects relative to the
business of the coming year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-25

Mr.. John F. Stevens who assumed
his new duties as fourth vice president
OF the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
and affiliated lines on August u, was
born at West Gardiner Me-, on April
20, 1858. From 1874 to 1876 he was as
sistant engineer of the city of Mime
apOlis. Mimi, and entered railway SER
vice in the latter year with the Sabine
Pass & Northwestern. He was for three
years with that road in charge of sur
veys and as chief engineer, and from
1879 to 1850 was assistant engineer of
the Denver & Rio Grande. He was then
for two years assistant engineer of the
Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul. and
from 1882 to 1886 was assistant and di-
vision engineer on the Canadian Pa
citic. During 1886 he was again with
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul as
assistant engineer, and from 1887 to
1889 was principal assistant engineer
of the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic
In 1889 he went to the Spokane Falls
& Northern as assistant engineer. and
from 1890 to 1893 was principal assist
was appointed assistant chief engineer
of the latter road in 1898 and in 1895
was made chief engineer. He resigned
this last named position on June t.
1898. and was engaged in railway con-
tracing until April l, 1899 when he re-
entered the service of the Great
Northern as chief engineer. He was
appointed general manager also in
June 1902, and held the dual position
of chief engineer and general manager
until FEBRUARY 10 of this year. He
came to the Rock Island system as
chief engineer on March 1 last.
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thing to be wondered at. For. where
there was not a single car going over
the hill at this time last year, there is
now an average of Is cars being iced
and turned out nightly. And, as yet,
there is no sign of full in the extraor-
binary rate of shipping.
With regard to the cause of the excep-
tional state of affairs there is but one
answer which is that this seasons crop
was and is much larger than that of
1S01-02. With reference to the present
shipments Foreman Bryson, of the ice
house, said:
This is certainly a star season for
shipments. Where there was scarcely
car of fruit on the icing tracks at this
date last year, there are now more than
dozen every night, we having iced 10
loads last Saturday. AS yet 1 see no
sign of abatement. The consignments
include an unusual amount of lemons a
third of the nightly shipments consist
ing of that fruit, which is mostly ship
ped from San Diego county. From what
l have been told, the Santa Fe may look
for a heavier traffic next year than is
the case this season. 1t is barely probd-
BILE that this seasons shipments will
run on into next season, the season dat
ing from November l to a relative date
of the next year.
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Roads Are Hauling Empty Cars
East.
CORN CROP DOUBTFUL.
So Think the Officials of West
ern Roads.
Wheat Crop Has Not Yet Reach
ed Chicago.

Chicago. Aug. 25.-The traffic situa-
ton IN the west during the last week
proved disappointing to officials of the
roads. The east bound freight move
ment has been much lighter than rail-
ways looked for. and they have been
compelled to haul empty cars east to
take care of the west bound traffic, a
condition almost unprecedented at this
season.
Farmers are not shipping their small
grain with the alacrity expected of
them. They do not appear to be in i'm
mediate want of money. and are hold
ing their grain for higher prices.
Officials of the western roads are be-
ginning to admit the shortness and
lateness of the corn crop. They make
no secret Of the fact that corn will fall
short OF expectations or that ii is still
In danger from early frOsts. They as
sert. however. that the crops of small
grains have exceeded their estimates
so greatly that the loss of traffic from
injury to the corn crop cannot become
a serious factor in the earnings.
The Burlington finds itself compelled
to haul empty cars eastward to take
care of the big westward movement of
merchandise Under normal conditions
this movement would have been bal
anced against grain shipments, but the
movement of grain has not begun.
When it does, empty cars will be
hauled the other way The Rock Is
land Frisco system is operating under
the same conditions but Rock Island
officials expect that the southwes tern
states Will more than make up their
losses by profits in wheat.
The most extensive of recent railway
projects is that just chartered by the
territory of Oklahoma under the title of
the Kansas City, Oklahoma & Gulf
railroad company whose line is expect
Cd m
to Galveston and New Orleans The
length of the lines is 1000 miles. and
the capitalization and cost was placed
at 100000. 900. Transcontinental roads
of that magnitude. cannot be built for
$4,000 mile. but it is supposed to be
the intention of the projectors to make
traffic arrangements with a number of
existing roads, and thus form a con-
tinuOus line
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Took the Stranger In.

Theodore Cedarvall. a relative of Pete
Gutenberg, arrived last Friday morning
from Bollnos, Sweden. Mr.. Cedarvall had
quite an unpleasant experience on board
the Missouri Pacific train between Kan
sas City and Lindsborg. 1t appears that
the news agent on the trdtn requested Mr..
Cedervall to show his money. Not be ng
acquainted with the custom of the coun-
try the young man supposed that it was
according to the railroad rules and did as
requested The news agent fingered the
money a few minutes and put it back in
Mr.. CedervalFS pocketbook. who thought
no more of the incident until he reached
Lindsborg, when on opening his pocket
book he found it was short S19 The mat
ter was reported to the railroad company
and the news agent has returned 50 to
Mr.. Cedervall 1t is to be hoped that he
can be made to disgor5e tIe balance
IIndsbOrg News.
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possible many a bright faced bride
would shrink from the revelation of her
self, stripped of all her loneliness. If
there is one thing which would make a
woman shrink from marriage it is to see
the rapid physical deterioration which
comes to so many wives. The cause is
generally due to wornanly diseases.
Lost health and lost comeliness are
restored by the use of DIR. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription. 1t cures Irregular
ity and dries weakening drains. It
heals Inflammation and liberation, and
cures female weakness.
ut is with the greatest pleasure that I tell
Golden Medical Discovery have done for me {"
writes Mrs. Emma L. Bankes. of 1854 North 9TH
Street. Harrisburg. Pa rThey have done me
world of good had female weakness for six
years; sometimes would feel 20 badly did not
know what to do, but found relief at last.
thanks to DR. Pierce for his kind advice. have
this medicine still in my house and will always
keep itV
If you are led to the purchase of
vFavorite Prescription" because of its
remarkable cures of other women, do
not accept a substitute which has none
of these cures to its credit.
Free. DIR. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser, paper covers, is sent
free on receipt of II one-cent stamps
to pay expense of mailing only. Or
for cloth-bound volume send 81 stamps
Address DR.. R. v. Pierce. Buffalo. N. Y.
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WILL CUT DOWN EXPENSES.
Pennsylvania Will Lay OFF Fifteen
Hundred Workmen.

Pittsburg, Pa. Aug. 25-By the end
of August the Pennsylvania company
will have reduced its working force by
about 1900 men. An official here when
asked the reason for this retrenchment.
said
I'VE are handling as much freight as
ever, but we have been working under
too great an expense. The discharge
of so many men will not affect the sys-
tenn. nor does it mean that business is
decreasing. We have laid off about 200
men in the Altoona shops because of
the enormous expense we have been
under putting in new machinery. We
must reduce the pay rolls so as to
make financial showing for the bust
ness the trains are doing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-25
MAY ORDER SEPARATE CARS.
Texas Commission Objects to Colored
People Eating in Cafe Cars.

Austin. Tex. Aug 25.-Complaint mas
been made to the Texas railroad COM
mission by passengers on the Fort
Worth & Denver railroad that negroes
are permitted to take their meals on the
cafe cars operated on that line, and
that this is very repugnant to white
passengers who patrUnize the dining
service. THE railroad commission has
addressed IA letter to the manager of the
road, and inumates that unless the
practice of permitting negroes to eat in
the same cars with the whites is i'm
mediately discontinued an order will be
issued requiring the operation of separ-
ate dining cars for the two races on
that road.
Commissioner Storey says in his letter
TO the manager: Undoubtedly the spirit
of the law would seem to demand sep
arate dining car service as well as sep
arate chair and sleeping car service.
This is the first complaint of this sort
that has come to US. and it is a verbal
and informal one. and we think it of
sufficient importance to call your atten-
tion to it. Unless the practice is discon-
tinued. the commission will take up the
question as to whether or not it has
power 70 correct the abuse"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-25
HARRISON is THROUGH.
Chicago Mayor Says He Will No
Run for Office Again.

Butte. Mont, Aug. 25.-Carter H.
Harrison, en- route on a tour of the
Yellowstone national park, rested in
Livingston for several hours. Regard
ing the Chicago political situation the
mavor said that as far as he was con-
cerned he was through.
when my term has expired" de-
clared Mayor Harrison, 81 shall retire
and hope to be left alone 1 will never
be a candidate for any political posi-
ton, but will always be interested in
the Darty's success"
Mr.. Harrison would not express him
self as to who would likely be the next
Democratic presidential nominee.
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TO AWARD CONTRACTS.
Work to Start on Moffat Road Tunnel
Soon.

Denver, Aug 25-President Sylvester
7. Smith, of the Colorado-Utah Con-
struction company, which is building
the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific
railroad, will return from New York
city on September 10 and award the con-
tract for building the big tunnel of the
Moffat road While east he has been
taking up the matter with several of
the firms who have bids in for the work.
When the original proposals were re-
ceiVed the company exercised its right
of withholding any award for the pur-
pose of making such changes as they
might think necessary after the engi-
neers of the road were through making
their lines.
Everything is settled so far as the
engineers are concerned said D. H
MOffat yesterday. They have agreed
on the line of approach to the tunnel
on both the east and west entrances
and the plans they have submitted have
been approved by the directors of the
company. This was done today, and
nothing now remains but to have COM
parison of these plans made with the
original specifications submitted to the
bidders There may be few technical
changes, but not of any great import
ance.
Mr.. Smith has wired me that he
will be back on September 10 and then
the contracts will be awarded. The
plans to hasten the awards so that
the successful bidder may have an OPP
portunity to get at his work at once.
AS / understand the situation, II will
be possible for the contractors to get
their paraphernalia on the ground with
in month and begin active work. The
boring will be done from both ends of
the tunnel al once and FASTENED as fast
as modern skill can do so. 1t will take
at the least estimate two years to COM
plete the work"
The building of this tunnel will be
one of the greatest achievements in
that line in the history of the railroad
construction in this country. 1t will be
two miles long and is to cost about
81, 0O0, 900. So far as the engineers have
been able TO learn the work will be
free from many of the annoyances that
are found in most of the constructions
of that kind The rock is of granite
formation and free from the shale in
the Western country. Yesterday at the
meeting of the directors of the company
the preliminary steps were taken for
the issuance of 100000 bonds for this
work
Grading for the temporary track that
is to be used over the range until the
the tunnel is completed has gone ahead
satisfactorily. 1t was commenced last
Monday by the contractors. Track lay
ing will be resumed the first of next
week on the strip of grading leading
into Coal Creek. A delay was encoun-
tered in the big mile cut on the contract
of Orman & Crook. The operation of the
steam shovel was stopped because of a
lack of water Arrangements were at
once made by which the locomotives
and work cars of the road make special
trips daily to supply the demand.
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ROCK ISLAND LAND FOR SALE
Old Sheep Ranch Property at Hutch
inson to Be Sold.

Hutchinson, Kan. Aug. 25.-There is a
tract or land across the river in South
Reno township which is the propertv Of
the Rock Island road and which thew
have owned for many years. It is a
130-acre tract on which the old sheen
ranch was formerly located and is
southwest Of the Morton salt works
County Commissioner John Myers owns
the remaining 30 acres of the same quar-
ter section and has been farming the
property since the sheep ranch people
gave uD their lease on it and moved
their property away.
This piece of land is for sale now
along with much other property of this
road and Peter Weggen has the sale Of
It in charge locally. It is understood
that the road holds the land at $50 an
acre but they have not yet received an
offer amounting to this sum.
The road runs through a portion of
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STRAINED RELATIONS.
Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Are
Not on Friendly Terms.

San Bernardino, Cal, Aug. 25.-Some-
thing of strain is said to have arisen
in the friendly rela tions between the
Southern Pacific and the Santa Fre pas
senger departments, due to the fact
that the last named system has OBJ
tanned considerably more than half of
all the transcontinental business re-
sulting from the national meeting of
the G. A R. in progress in San Fran
cisco.
Just how many passengers were
hauled across the country because of
the reduced rates is not known. But
of the entire number, the Southern
Pacific carried only a few by way of
the Sunset route, and the number that
came west via Ogden was a great dis
appointment.
1t had been expected nearly all those
who used one line one way intended to
return by another route, and this
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RAILWAY BUILDING.
A New One Is to Be Erected in
Chicago.

Chicago Aug. 25.-Through an agree
ment for a loan of $l.40O0 600 the stan
dard Office company has paved the way
for the construction of the proposed
history railway exchange building at
the northwest corner of Michigan ave-
nue. and Jackson boulevard. The build
ing is to cost 81, 100000, and every inch
of space has already been contracted
for by railroad companies. dealers in
cereals and heavy shippers of various
products. The Standard Office COM
pany will begin construction immedi-
ately on the filing of the record of the
loan The agreement was made with
the Northwes tern Mutual Life Insur-
ance company. and the loan is secured
on the ground and buildings. The
structure will front III feet on jackson
boulevard and III feet on Michigan
avenue. It is to be fireproof The ex-
terror will be of white glazed terra
Gotta.
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would have made an equitable division.
This expectation has not been fulfilled,
and in order to stimulate traffic the
Southern Pacific has made the lowest
round trip rate ever in effect between
Los Angeles and San Francisco
Beginning August "a there was placed
on sale tickets that cost the holders $40
for the trip both ways. The regular
fare is SIS each way. The rate is ex-
pected to swamp Los Angeles with a
crowd such as has not been there in
years, and all the rolling stock avail
able will be needed to transport those
who are expected