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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-07-23

Frank Douglass, the escaped convict, may
be patriotic, but neither he nor the brace of
boys who were sentenced to Jail for one
year, were born in the town of Freedom.
The town of Unity must own them, for
their eyes first saw daylight about three
miles from Freedom village, in the town of
Unity Asher and Elisha, the two serv-
ing sentences in the Belfast Jail, are broth
ers of Frank, not sons. We wish to give
every town all honors (?) due it, and as
none of the family ever lived in Freedom
we cannot claim them as natives thereof.
Miss Avis Woods of Knox, a graduate of the
Castine Normal school, is to have charge of
the grammar grade. Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
ney of Pittsfeld were in town last Satur-
day. Mr. Wadsworth of Deer Isle was at
D. W. Dodge and wife and c. B. Sampson
went on a pleasure trip up the PenObscOt
this week. >. Ruby Carter is at home with
her mother for few days.. Miss Lizzie
McGray has returned home, but will soon
20 to her brothers, Mr.. D. r. McGray's...
July 9Th. :. Messrs. Sedgwick and Crosby
of Camden spent Saturday and Sunday
here. the guests of j. W. Libby. Mrs.
Katrina Bryant spent few days in Troy
the past week =. -. Goodwin McGray of Burn
ham is visiting his sisters here. AT a re-
cent meeting Of the executive committee Of
Freedom Academy Association Miss Edith
Williams of Searsport, graduate of Col
by College, was elected Perceptress tor
visited friends in Morrill, last Saturday. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Stephenson visited
| friends in Knox last Sunday. Miss
Carlotta Gilman, who has been visiting
friends in this vicinity and giving her
voice much needed rest, started for New
York July 18th to go into training for fall
work in opera.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-07-23

Totals. .1.275,57S 1,39l,S1s 24,9l9 70 100
The highest average prices for No. l
timothy for the five years ending 1901
in the following markets were: New
York, S17.24; ST. Louis, $12.06; Cincln-
natl, SllS2; Chicago, s10.S1, and the
highest average price in the New York
market for the eight years ending with
1902 for No. was SIPS; lowest, $3.50.
For No. 3, highest, S14.27; lowest, s1O.42
per ton.-Bradstreet
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-07-23
The 7-Master Paying Good Dividends.

On account of the numerous rumors
that the 7-masted schooner Thomas W.
Lawson was a poor investment, and was
to be sold for barge, the statement of
her owners, recently made public, is in
teresting. In the first seven months of
her career the big vessel paid out in
dividends $50, 100, or an average of So
127 per month. At that rate she will
earn $50, 1874 per year, OF II per cent. on
the investment In seven months she
has made just seven trips, which bears
out the prediction of her owners that
she would average - trips a year.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

an honr shall be maintained The shock
from that rate of speed. according 10 tests
made on Exposition directors and their
children. causes no injury TO the person.
These machines are provided with auto
matte devices which are arranged i'll such
Il way as to make it impossible to have an
accident" said Mr.. Scott last night. in
explaining his invention. IF the operator
makes any mistake the machine will i'm
mediately stop.
There is a sensitive guard rail surround
ing the entire machine. The slightest pres
sure on any part of this guard will cause
the machine to stop within three inches,
thus avoiding an accident either by striking
child o. coming into contact with solid
object
Mr.. Scott says that he has been granted
seventeen patents out of twenty-onc appli-
cations. which he believes demonstrates
that the machine is something entirely new.
He has been working for two years to per-
designs are controlled exclusively by him.
Stripped Of technicality. the rail Is 30
sensitiZed that the slightest touch will
cause electric clutches to stop the machinery
and the wheels OF the chair.
II was this feature of the chair that In
fiuenced the Exposition management to con-
slider 1t favorably. as one pleasant means OF
seeing the Fair.
It Is understood that the chairs will not
he restricted to a runway about the grounds
They may move at will along the avenues.
threading their way among the crowds.
cised 10 maintain reasonable speed, which
at no time may exceed three miles an hour.
The officers of the operating company are
st. Louis business men. Gus V. Brecht Is
president, Edward A Faust first vice presi-
dent, Joseph S. Dobbins second vice presi-
dent. Charles Erd secretary. Henry Koch
Ter. Jr., treasurer, Semple S. Scott general
manager and chief engineer.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07
Young Man Obtained Verdict of
$4,000 for Alleged Injuries
From Car Door.
COMPANY OBTAINS REHEARING.
Colonel Wynne Ayers That Plain
tiff Had Asked Him Before Sup
posed Accident What Dam
ages He Might Obtain.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Guthrie, Okla, June 6.-Oran Hoskins and
mother have been arrested and placed in
Jail in Tarrant County, Tex, charged with
perjury and conspiracy to swindle.
Hoskins was injured recently while in
the employ OF the Frisco Railroad Com
pany, by car door falling upon him. He
sued the company and secured a verdict of
$500 damages against the defendant. and
the court refused the company rehearng.
During the time Of his sickness. in fact
ever since the accident. Hoskins has as
sumed unconsciousness and at times Iabored
in commissions. So well did he play his
part that his physicians felt assured he
was really in a bad fix and so stated on
the witness stand.
After the verdict had been awarded.
Colonel Dick wynne an attorney prominent
in Texas and Oklahoma. appeared on the
scene and declared under oath that the en-
tire actions Of Hosk;ns and his mother.
who was chief witness. were for the pur-
pose Of defrauding the railroad company.
He stated that Hoskins and his mother
had visited him several times. seeking his
opinion as to what probable damage per
son. could get out Of a railway company
II car door should fail on him and serious
ly disable him. Shortly afterward such an
accident befeli Hoskins.
Upon his testimony a rehearing was
granted the company. All the time. how
ever. Hoskins kept up HIS actions until.
in order to test him. the physicians placed
him on table for the ostensible purpose of
cutting open his head This was too much
for Hoskins. He Immediately confessed the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

A concession 10 operate 200 automobile
chairs at the Worlds Fair is about TO be
granted to the Electric Chair Company OF
st. Louis.
The sweeping change from the old roller
chair. pushed by hand. at the Columbian
Exposition to the chair pushed By electric
tty, is TO be made after many practical
tests before the management of the Fair
II has been tried on the residential
grounds OF President Francis. Running at
three miles an hour. its sensitive guard rail,
the invention of Semple 5. Scott. has col
iided with the Worlds Fair president and
stopped dead"
At the end of It's ten days test 1t is
understood that the privilege TO install the
chairs at the Exposition will be awarded
to the. promoters. a sample of the rev
chair Is on exhibition at the Press build
ing on the grounds.
The chairs will be rented to visitors to
the Exposition for so cents an hour. Each
chair will carry two passengers, one of
whom may operate the machine or, If de-
sired. an operator Will be furnished by the
conCessionaire.
The operator will serve as guide to
all the points of interest. He is posted on
detachable seat at the rear of the chair.
In this event the controller and the steer
ing bar are removed from the front and
attached to sockets at the rear. Two Wis
itors occupy the front seat.
Semple S. Scott. electrical engineer and
inventor of the chair and its new safety
guard rail to prevent accidents. says that
the machine will stop instantly .he mo-
ment the sensitive guard raj! comes in
contact with anything.
Regulations on the grounds will provide
that Speat of not more than three miles
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07
BULLET pERcEs LEFT SIDE OF PROFESSOR HERTELs CHEST

the county jail The front doors Of the
hastile were battered down. Mayor Fred
Kern mounted Il boX and delivered speech
in which he requested the crowd to :,isperse.
His utterances were of little avail, how
ever. as the throng was gradually gaining
strength. numerically.
Lets lynch the niger" said some one
Immediately there arose a series Of yells
in accord with the suggestion. and the
Mayor was swept from his feet. The crowd
rushed toward the Jail again. This time
the effort to gain entrance was successful.
Sledgehammers and improvised gathering
rams were freely used. The assault on the
negro prisoner then occurred. He was badly
beaten and bodily dragged from his cell 20
the telephone pole on the square.
Too weak to make q statement. he was
forcibly strung up. Then the bonfire un-
derneath him was built. Col oil was used TO
saturate the clothing. and the witnesses of
the hanging expressed their satisfaction By
cheering.
WYATT AS a TEACHER.
Wyatt taught school in st Clair
the shooting. has taught school in st. Clair
County for almost twenty years. Last year
he taught school in Alta Sta. Charges
were preferred against him. and this led
up to the shooting.
Wyatt recently passed a first-gradt
teachers examination and asked Profess
or Hertel to sign his papers and to issus
to him first-grade teachers certificate
Professor Hertel refused to issue the GER
tifcate because Of the charges against the
negro and told him that he would have Il
disprove all OF them before he could con
slider it. This made the negro angry.
Yesterday morning the negro called or
Professor Hertel and demanded that he is
sue the certificate. Professor Hertel re
fused and the negro walked out
Shortly after o'clock last evening the
negro again entered Professor Herters Of
fee When Professor Hertel again refused
to sign the certificate, the negro drew
revolver. and. with a curse. said: You
will never sign another them and fired.
The bullet struck Professor Hertel in the
left breast below the left nipple. The pro-
fessor is a strong man. but the negro was
6 feet 8 inches tall, and IS built proportion
ateiy.
Professor Hertel grabbed the negro, ane
Garfield Hertel. a son. and l.. Flebler. VINO
were in the room at the time, jumped into
the fray. The negro dragged the three men
downstairs. where the quartet were met py
several policemen and crowd OF citizens.
The negro was arrested, and as the ponce
men grabbed him, Professor Hertei Eel
back on the staircase. unconscious. DOC
tors Tw;tcheIl and Portuondo were aulehH
summoned. and the injured man was taken
10 Ut. Agnes Infrmary.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07
Chosen by Board of Directors to
Succeed Professor Ernest
kroeger, Resigned.
PLANS ARE NOT FORMULATED.
Leader of symphony Orchestra
Elected Conductor of Society
Over Thirty Applicants
for Position.

Professor Alfred Ernst. leader of the
symphony Orchestra, has been chosen as
airector for the Morning Choral Society, of
which Mrs. james l.. Blair is president.
Professor Ernst was selected for the posi-
ton at a meeting of the Executive Board
Of the Morning Choral. He had not applied
for the place. which had been made va
cant through the resignation of Professor
Ernest Kroeger but regardless of this fact
the Executive Board ignored the thirty APP
plications that had been filed and unani-
mously elected Professor Ernst.
Mrs. Blair notified Professor Ernst OF his
election and ho accepted.
The Morning Choral Society has a men,
oership composed OF seventy-tive of the
'eadi-g society women of St. Louis.
Trough the efforts of Professor Kroeger
the organization has made rapid progress
with its work. and It ranks In artistic eX-
selence with the Apollo Club and other
strong male organizations.
Professor Ernst will follow the lines laid
Town by Professor KroeCer.
Mrs. Blair and the Executive Board have
the management of the organization in
hand" said he. and ] will simply attempt
10 do their bidding. in my music l work
earnestly and do not tolerate foolishness
and this is a rule that | will adhere to in
conducting the Morning Choral. / want
Will give me that / will ask for nothing
more
My work with the Morning Choral will
not begin until the first Tuesday in No
vember. so there is ample time in which to
formulate our plans for the coming season.
Weekly rehearsals will be held. and two
concerts. the same heretofore, will be
given"
Professor Ernst came to st. Louis ter
years ago. and he is one OF the interesting
figures in the local realm OF music. The
symphony Orchestra ranks as one Of the
best in the United States. and musicians
give Professor Ernst credit for much of the
success attained by this organization.
Professor Ernst is also the conductor of
.he Chcral-Symphony Society which gives
six concerts during the season IN conjunc.
tion with the Symphony Orchestra.
He IS to take an active part in the coming
National Saengerfest, and it IS probable that
- he will be selected as The conductor of the
Symphony Orchestra at the Worlds Fair.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

In the presence of more than e.oo0 persons.
F.. H Wyatt. a negro school teacher, was
hanged to a telephone pole and subsequent
~ burned at the stake on the public square
in Belleville by a mob Of armed citizens
last midnight.
The action of the mob was the result OF
a shooting which occurred late yesterday
afternoon In the office of Professor Charles
Hertel Superintendent of Schools Of st.
Clair County. Hertel and Wyatt had an
argument over the Issuance of a teachers
certificate Wyatt shot Hertel through the
lef. breast. He is now at St. Asnes's In
Urinary and probably will die.
The mob broke down the doors Of the jail
with sledge hammers and batterins rams.
Prior to the forced entrance the quailing
negro pleaded for mercy. When the last
iron door gave way he fell back on a cot
in his cell. helpless from sheer fright.
Immediately the mob rushed upon him.
He was beaten, kicked and dragged to the
street in an unconscious condition. The
nearest telephone pole was his gallows.
Then his clothing was saturated with
coal oil and a bonfire started underneath.
The flames consumed the clothing. but the
nude body, charred and quivering. seemed
to accentuate the anger Of the Infatuated
citizens. 1t was then cut down and more
fuel was heaped upon the fire. While the
blaze was flercest Wyatt. all but lifeless,
was thrown into the midst OF the flames.
Shortly afterwards the police interfered.
An ambulance was summoned and the few
bones and charred flesh left were removed
to an undertaking establishment. The
crowd dispersed. No arrests were made.
TWO ATTACKS ON JAIL
When the news of the shooting Of Pro-
fessor Hertel became generally known there
was much excitement. Crowds gathered on
the street corners and discussed measures
for summary vengeance.
1t was not until 1t was definitely learned
that Hertel's condition was serious that It
was suggested the negro be lynched. Then
the news Of the shooting spread rapidly. 1t
even reached Freeburg. where Professor
Hertel lives. Hundreds of farmers from
there. armed with shotguns and rifles, hur-
ricd to Belleville.
An effort was at once made to break into
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

Jack Burke. superintendent of the inter-
locking system for the Terminal Railroad
Association of East ST. Louis, was saved
from drowning yesterday afternoon by
Robert Buechei and Albert Pons. who. at
the risk of their own lives, waded and swan
into the rapids caused by the water run
ming over Brooklyn avenue, and rescued
Burke.
Burke, with several other men. had been
requested by women who lived In the houses
on Brooklyn avenue to save some furniture
which they had been unable to carry out
with them before the flood reached their
homes. In one of the houses n sum of money
had been forgotten
To get to the houses 1t was necessary to
cross the rapids formed by the flood run
ming over Brooklyn avenue to Cakohia
Creek Burke threw Il rope from platform
across the waters and it swung around
post on the house. He fastened 1t and
then started across.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

4. Women Fight for Gamblers Millions.
Tour of World for Fffty-nine Cents.
Has Gold Been Discovered in the Red
Bud Hills?
8. Suburban Society News.
6 Happenings in Local Society Circles.
Z. Too Late for Classification Advertise
ments.
Death Notices.
8. Single Statehood Advocates Active,
Killed While In Quest OF Secrets.
Pastor and Fair Choir Singer Sought IN
Vain.
PART ".
l. Browns Battle for Top Notch: Cardinals
Show Improvement.
Some Amusing Home Runs Seen by Vet
eran Players.
Telephone to Players Bench From Sick
Room of Child.
:. Baseball Averages.
Thousand-to-One Shots for Derby,
3. American Derby Puzzles Eettors.
Au Revoir Seems to Have Best Chance
in st. Louis Derby
4. General News and Gossip of the Ath-
letes.
Expert Revolver Shots in the Police
Force.
8. Timely Notes OF Last Weeks Doines in
the Sporting World.
Root and Gardner Battle Should Be Good
Contest
Beethoven Conservatory Graduates.
g. Sully Tells How He Became Cotton King.
Graduates Of the Benton College OF Law.
q Graphic Account OF the Devastation in
Topeka and the Kansas Gtys.
g. Anniversary of Wesley's Birth Is Soon
to BE Celebrated
Hypnotism Used as Anaesthetic
PARTv.
l. Funeral Professions Follow in Wake of
Awful Cyclone.
Post-ofice Department Expects More
Disclosures
Exclusive Club for Women in the Old
Shapleigh Mansion.
2s. Want Ads.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07
Politicians Say Congressman Bar
tholdt Will Hold Conference
With President Roosevelt.
JOY SAID TO BE INTERESTED.
Charles Nagel Opposed to Post
masters Removal and Has Ex-
pressed Himself as Being
Tired of Allegations.

According to politicians. tho charges
he reopened next week when Congressman
Richard Bartholdt will go to Washington
and confer with President Roosevelt.
Congressman Bartholdt and former Con-
gresham Charles F. Joy have insisted that
they were not interested In having Post
master BaumhoT removed on the charges
which were preferred and 10 all appear
anoes have kept their hands off the case.
Now. however. It IS said both are taking
an active interest, and. while not permit
ting 1t to he generally known that they
are at work. they are advising those who
have figured from the beginning in secur-
ing the removal OF Baumhof.
= National Committeeman Rerens. a close
friend OF Postmaster General Payne. is
held responsible for the retention of Baum
hofr by the majority OF the Atkins faction
Baumhoff has given the friends of Ker-
ems the majority of the appointive places
| and In some instances has removed friends
Of Congressman Joy and Bartholdt It is
said that the appointment of Fred Weitz.
larly d;stasteful to the Atkins faction in
the Eleventh District
When President Roosevelt started on his
Western tour he announced that Baum
hoff's case would not be taken up again
until his return. Meanwhile he was given
permission to suspend Indefinitely several
clerks in the Post Office, whose names were
involved Il, the charges against him. 1t is
said that all OF those suspended are still
out.
A peculiar feature OF the attempt is said
to he the fact that Charles Nagel, who has
been something Of a guardian angel to the
Atkins faction. is opposed to the removal Of
Baumhoff. He has expressed himself as
being sick and tired of the presentation of
charges against the personal character of
men. and will have nothing to do with the
present case.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

THE REV. FATHER ]. J. HARTY.
J. j. Harry OF st. Leo's Church. st. Louis,
as Bishop Of Manila. The appointment was
made by the Pope and has been accepted
by Father Harry.
The Reverend Father Jeremiah j. Hart;
was born in ST. Louis in 1853 OF Catholic
parents. He received his education at tht
St. Louis University. graduating from that
institution in 1872. after having completes
the classical course. Afterwards he tool:
the theological and philosophical course AZ
St. yincent's College in Cape Girardeau-
Mo.
He was ordained at st. Johns Catholic
Church in 1878 By Bishop Patrick ]. Ryan.
now Archbishop of Philadelphia. During
his twenty-four years service in the church
Father Harry has been in practically the
same parish.
After his ordination he was appointed as
sistant pastor of St Bridget's Parish. which
position he held until 1855.
He then organized st. Leo's Parish. which
is part Of the original ST. Bridget's Parish
and Is the only man who has ever been Its
pastor. Under his direction the church and
thefpastoraI residence were built; also the
new St. Leo's School.
In December. 1883. there were 135 CATHOLIC
families in the parish; there are now more
than 800
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07
SWEETHEARTS WE'D,
AFTER MANY YEARS.
F. p. Ranney and Mrs. Ella May Clark
Are United and Groom Ii Sued
for 100000.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York, June CA college engage
ment broken off and an engraved fraternity
pin returned: the girl marries some one
else, SO does the man. Ten years later the
college sweethearts meet on Broadway.
They had not met since they left the cam
rus.
The man still wears the Frat" pin, and
as they talk of the days that were she
asks him IL that is the pin she once wore.
The man says It is and that 1t is still
engraved Francis to May" and follows
this by saying: THE man that loved you
then loves you now. Seeing you revives
the old love"
And love you. Francis" said the wom-
an. land have loved you all along. found
it out too late"
ut is never too late" said the man.
Something must be done"
Then Francis P. Ranney went to Tren-
ton. N. j.. and secured divorce from his
wife and settled on her 10000.
Mrs. Ella May Perrill Clark also went to
Trenton and secured a divorce from her
husband.
The wedding, OF Mr.. Raney and Mrs.
Clark occurred Immediately after the de-
cree was granted. and, after slipping on
the wedding ring, Mr.. Ranney pinned the
fraternity pin on his brides gown.
- And now Harry o. Clark, an insurance
man. has brought suit against Mr.. Ranney
for 10000 for alternating his wifes affec-
tons and suit against his wife for absolute
divorce. claiming the divorce she secured
in Trenton was obtained through fraud.
Mr.. Clark claims the first knowledge he
had Of the divorce was obtained In her
answer to his suit. which answer was filed
with Clark's attorney. George Robinson.
The Ranneys live in the Beresford Cen
trail Park West.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07
EXPERTS SAY EAST ST. LOUIS
WILL ESCAPE SERIOUS HARM.

The flood situation in East ST. Louis has
been thoroughly investigated by r. C.
Fairbrother and L. l.. Harper. who from
years of service have a full knowledge of
the topography OF the city, and under the
direction of Mayor Stephens held out wa
ter in May. 1892
this statement:
THAT strip of the city from north to
south lying west of Cahokia Creek is in
undated. and consists of small houses. rail-
road yards and freghthouses. and as the
flood will subside in few days. the prop
erty loss will be small. The gas works is
temporarily closed, but the Waterworks
and electric light plant are now prepared
for gauge of AZ feet