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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-25
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Oil has been discovered rs miles
from Havre, Mont. The indications
warrant the belief of the existence CT
large quantities of the oil.
Congressman w. l.. Jones of Wash
ington decided to appoint John |. Hess
of Goldendale, Klickitat county, as
cadet to Annapolis and Claude 0. Bias
sett of Spokane, alternate.
AT San Francisco Mrs. Frieda Baker
wife of commission clerk, was kill
ed recently by Michael Nihall a bar
keeper, in a fit of jealousy. Nihall then
turned his weapon on himself, inflict-
ing a slight wound.
At Portland, Ore, Alexander Smith
Of Nassau, N. H., professional of the
Spokane Country Club, recently de-
feated John Moffatt the Waverly
Golf club professional. The match
was for 36 holes, for purse of 800.
Men of prominence in the world OF
finance who make New York their
headquarters and visit the national
capital on matters connected with
their varied business interests are
roundly criticizing the administration
for the crusade against the trusts, as
exempliied in the Northern Securities
case.
John Collins, a pioneer and one of
the wealthiest men of Seattle, is dead
after a lingering illness, aged 6S.
Alfred Dreyfus has submitted to
Minister of War Andre a lengthy let
ter in which he asks for a reopening
of his case by means of an investiga-
ton by the minister as the supreme
head of military justice
Alexander Ramsey, ex-governor OF
Minnesota. secretary of war under
President Hayes. for two terms United
States senator from Minnesota and for
whom the county in which ST. Paul
is located was named, died at his home
recently, aged SO years.
Announcement is made at Pottsville
that the 10000 mineworkers who were
locked out by the Reading company
because of their refusal to work nine
hours on Saturday will be permitted
to return to the mines, provided they
pledge themselves to work full time
Saturdays.
Christ Benson, who effected his
escape from jail at Olympia March /,
after killing Jailer David Morrell, and
who was convicted of manslaughter,
has been sentenced to 20 years in
prison, and in addition was fined 5000.
The term of i'm nriconmonf ic tho av
IRENE penalty of the law
BY head on collision between two
freight trains at Bearmouth, Mont,
on the Northern Pacific recently two
engines and four cars were wrecked.
Richard Beverleigh, who was stealing
ride in lumber car. with two other
men, was caught in the timbers ana
seriously injured. The trainmen es-
capped injury.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-25
Dropsy Cured by Fastino.

Salt Lake, Utah, April 22.-Arthur
Van Meter, a prominent merchant of
this city, has broke a self imposed
fast begun 40 days ago for the cure
of dropsy. During this time he has
lived entirely on water. He suffered
no distress after the first three days
and appeared to grow strong and
healthy. The dropsical conditions have
entirely disappeared. When he began
the remarkable fast he weighed $50
pounds. but this has been reduced to
125 pounds. He says he never felt so
well in his life.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-25

Pittsburg. April 20.-Because an
electric brake refused to work crowd
ed electric car ran away Sunday In
Allegheny, wrecked a carriage, broke
through the safety gates of the For.
Wayne railroad, derailed a fast NOV
ing freight and then went to pieces.
Almost all of the Al passengers aboard
the car were hurt, though only one
fatally.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-25

Securities company and other defend
ants in their appeal from the decision
OF the circuit court
| 1t is reported from Paris that Will
liam K. Vanderbilt was married quiet
ly there on Wednesday to a young
American widow to whom he has re-
Gently been paying attention.
James Latham of Spokane was run
into recently on the corner of Division
street and Sprague avenue, Spokane,
by Northern Pacific freight train
and instantly killed. Latham was 4
trainman on the Northern Pacific.
One of the largest timber deals ever
made in Oregon has been closed, AZ, 900
acres of timber land on the upper
Rogue river having been transferred
to w. H. Stfobridge, representing a
syndicate. 1t is understood the pur,
chase price was close to one million
dollars.
The Washington G. A. r. encamp-
ment will be held May 26, q and Is
one day later than the Spokane posts
had DESIRED but it will be on a date
when those who attend will be able
to participate in the Roosevelt recep.
ton.
Circuit Court Judge Sanborn of st.
Paul has handed down a decision,
granting the request of the attorneys
for the Northern securities company
to be permitted to pay Great Northern
and Northern Pacific dividends to the
Northern Securities company.
Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West
Virginia is made defendants in law
suit for $500,000 Robert Burton and
George Dubreuil declare that they as
sisted the senator in securing the west
ern Maryland railroad, and that he
has failed to pay for the work.
President Roosevelt has about COM
pleted his tour of the Yellowstone
park. He will return to the Norris
geyser basin and go from there to the
Grand canyon, where the upper and
lower falls are situated. He expects
to return to Cinnibar and remain till
Friday, when he will resume his trip
Driven to desperation by the taunts
of his fellow prisoners and the pros
pect Of serving a sentence in the peni-
Tertiary for stealing watch, Is year
old John De Varsey of Cheney hanged
himself in the county jail at Spokane
recently, and it was only by a mere
chance that he was rescued, uncon-
scious, before death came.
Mildred, aged 5, and Bernard, aged
II, children of Edward Chapman, fore
man of the Reed mine, living two
miles below Billiards. landing, near
Baker City, Ore, were drowned re-
Gently in the Snake river by the cap
sizing of a rowboat. The other oc-
cupants, Edward Chapman, Edward
Phelps and Bud Prescott, were rescued
in half drowned condition. The
bodies of the children have been re-
covered.
An experiment that may revolution
lie the iron and steel industry of the
country was successfully made recent
ly at the plant of the Valley Iron
Works, st. Paul. Titanic iron, of
which there are billions of tons in
northern Minnesota, was smelted by a
new process, and turned out pig iron
which polished up like Steel and
which, according to those interested
in the experiment, is better than the
finest Bessemer steel.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-25
FouIkes Nav Resian.

Washington, April 22.-Civil Service
Commissioner William D. Foulkes mas
under consideration the question OF re-
signing from the commission.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-25

In making the best Persian rug a
weaver spends about % days over each
square foot of surface.
The total strengt hof the National
Guard is 115,749.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-25
Coast Wheat Rennr.

Tacoma, Wash.-steady and un.
changed Bluestem. 76c: club. zoe.
fortland, ore.-Walla walla. 700
szc; bluestem. 75@7sc; valley. 756
zec. w
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-25

Over 100000 Bibles are sold every
year in Chicago. The sale is better
than any 10 of the SO called best seii'
ing books.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-25

In japan 500 our OF about 1900 loco
motives In use are American.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-25

rms were first manufactured In This
oOuntry soon after the war of 1872.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-16
No Official Confirmation.

st. Petersburg. Oct. 1i.--Tho foreign
office says it has no official confrma.
tlon OF the reported Decentralization
OF japanese troops ut Ma San Pho.
Regarding Manchuria. the foreign Of.
nee states that the question is at pres.
ent closed. The existing situation is
the fault Of the Chinese. japanese and
British. II China desired to reopen
the negotiations and accept certain
conditions. the situation could still he
changed. as Russia IS not rooted to the
soil ana could leave il she liked.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-16
LOSS TO MILL PROPERTY.
Figured at 100000 and May Go To
Even Hiohcr Marx

Even a Higher Mark.
Passaic. N. j., Oct. lathe water
Is rcceding rapidly now in the flood.
cd portions Of the city, and a maojr.
ity Of the homes in the Dundee sec.
tion will be high and dry in another "a
hours.
The death list of the food victims
here numbers three.
negro boy was seized with a fit
brought on by excitement on Saturday
and falling into the flooded cellar of
his home, was drowned.
Two men we're seen on a raft in the
river yesterday evidently trying to
save household goods. Suddenly the
raft turned over and the men were
thrown into the water and swept away.
The loss to mill property here is now
figured at $1,ooO,OOO, and may go high.
er.
Some Of the mills are expected to
be in operation again before the week
Is out.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-16
NEGRO SHOOTS WHITEcAP.
Assailant Surrenders and Asks Protec.
tion-TragcGy in Sumter.

HssaiIant Surrenders and Asks Protec-
t'on-TragcGy in Sumter.
AmericuS. Ga. Oct. 1i.-With bull
let through his left lung. John Sugsa.
we'll known white farmer living near
Americus. lies at the point Of death.
Andrew Cheney. negro farmer sur.
rendered himself to Sheriff Bell Men
day afternoon. admitting the SHOOTING
OF Su%gs, and asked protection.
In his statement Cheney declares
that at milnight Saturday night a
posse OF white men attempted to bat.
ter down his door in An attempt to
capture him.
He refused to open the door. and
the onslaught continuing, he flred
point blank at the pursuing posse.
wounding Suggs, the others then leav.
ing.
Several hours previous to the attack
on his house Cheney had a slight diff
Guilty with Walter Bray. another young
farmer, and thinks the attacking par
ty wanted to rfict punishment upon
him for that affair
This is the only story of the TRACE.
dy received thus far.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-16
TELEeRAPHERs' TOURNAMENT
Lightning SINGERS To Have Contest
of Skill at PhiIcdelphia,

Lightning SINGERS To Have Contest
Of Skill at Philadelphia.
New York, Oct. 14.--Plans have been
perfected for a tournament between
telegraphcrs at Philadelphia on the af.
ternoon and evenings of Oct. 80 and
81.
Last May telegraplYers of Philadel-
phia and New York, comprising the
American Telegraphers' Tournament
association, elected committees, which
have worked unceasinly to bring to-
Jether the greatest possible array Of
talent for the competition. Entries
have been received from Dallas, Win.
nipeg, st. Louis, Atlanta, Memphis,
Now Orleans, Boston, Birmingham,
philadelphia, and many other cities
The cash prizes aggregate $4,000,
while the medals to be offered in the
various classes will be quite valuable
The object of chief interest will be
the Andrew Carnegie gold meial
which carries with it a cash award OF
$500 for the most sIiillful sender and
receiver Of Morse.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-16
SPEAKS OF MOB LAW.
Address Made by Justice Bischoff, Of
New York

New York, Oct. 14.-In an address
before the Phi Delta Phi fraternity in
this city Justice Bischoff, OF the New
York supreme court. has pointed out
the fact that the spirit which Under.
lies mob law confronted the patri.
archs Of old in the Mosaic law, and is
to be found underlying the develop.
mont OF the entire system Of crimi.
nal jurisprudence, representing the re-
b"!lion Of passion against an accuse i
person. The causes CG lynchings and
other outhursts. he said may be Cpit.
omized in tho words The laws delay
1T Is true" he coHi.EUAd, 'that t;l2re
is more or less delay IL thc admin
istratioT &C the law which apNalrs t.
rrocrastinatc, 50 that The tine cl.ps
ms between crime and It's pu.iSh
nent seems AZ times rceGlC:sIr nrO.
lonecd brt th;, l. 1ct the faul. Cf the
law or It's .m;n:st"atiGn, so ..:Hch =:
1t Is the result of conditions v-',ich sur.
round tho gradual Cyc!Iticn OF CIR
gro?t ju:iiHiH! :y. o;,.
The demands upon the cCi.:ts are
TOO great for 4 system plAnual 10 ac.
C1Mmodatc scarcely half the business
row presented and making nc elastic
provision ior enlarged requirements.
''Bu: il ,,Oes not iOliuW. because Of
this @"f"ct. the delay Of Justice III II
TIC system Is wrong or th"t mob rule
had better SuDnl1nt il or that there
IL justification at any time fer as.
sassinati3n in the name OF punishment
or c!im". II is bu a vCiCo that should
b" needed by our legislature in pro.
v!dins an elastic. nnXihl" system for
TIE { ministlatiCn Of law which will
meet every emergency. the measure
O speedy. exact and unerring Justice
II every case"
Justice BtschoG dcscribci the con
dit!on o! the negroes 1T the close of
the civil war, their lack Of inowledge
o. nineteenth civilization. their being
!"ft On an Impoverished land without
government aid or support and their
struggles against tho antipathics OF the
white race. The north. he saij
undertook 10 educate the colored peo.
pie of whose conditions and limitations
they were ignorant, with the result
Of bitterness.
And today" he added, "it Is being
realized that the best friend of the ne.
gro is the south, who can best. too.
solve the great question involved in
this discussion"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-16
Politics In Sandwich Islands.

honolulu, Oct. livery little inter.
est is being taken in tho present po.
litical campaign in Kauai where the
home rule ticket has Leen withdrawn,
Its chances OF success being consh.
cred hopeless. The Republican can.
didates are now the only ones In the
Aeld. and the election will be a mere
formality. In other counties. how.
over, more lively convass is in prog.
ress, considerable race feeling being
manifested.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-16
CLAIMS REWARD FOR SON
TOM Caruthers Sentenced to Hama,
Given Up by Parent

Rochelle. Ga. Oct. 14-Thc father OF
Tom Caruthers. who is under sentence
to hang for the murder of Henry Byrd,
has made application for the reward
offered for the captue OF the youth
The negro was sentenced to hana
On Oct. 16. He escaped. but was af.
terwards arrested at Hawkinsville. A
reward OF $3.50 had been offered for
him in the meantime. Now the ncgro's
father is applying for the reward.
The sheriff Of Pulaski county thinks
the father Is entitled to it, as tho old
man gave the officers the information
that lei to the arrest OF the youth.
The idea the old negro had was that
the boy was fugitive from Justice,
and was about to starve to.dcath. and
1t would be better for him to be put to
trial even if he had to hang. The
old negro thought hanging could not be
as bad as starving.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-16
RIOTS IN BUENOS AYRES.
Demonstration Over Politics In South
American City


New York, Oct. 13.-A large dem
onstration against the convention has
been made, says Herald dispatch
from Buenos Ayres, for the nomination
OF candidates for president and vice
president which will meet Tuesday
today). The convention is compos.
ed of notable men, of the republic and
its opponents are Of the general public.
Mobs in the street indulged in at.
tacks on the government and Senior
Quintana, the official candidate. The
protests will continue while the con.
vention is assembled. although 1t Is
possible that public feeling may be
needed and the convention abandoned.
The agitation is increasing daily, and
there are indications Of more violent
opposition against Quintana. In a
collision between the mobs and the DO.
lice. several persons were injured.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-16
RAILROAD MEN MEET.
Annual Convention American Pee.
s. senaer Aaents. -HE


senser Agents. AYG
New Orleans, Oct. 14-Railroad
men of all sections of the United
States and Canada, many of them ac,
companied by their wives and families
are here to attend the annual conyen.
tion of the American Association OF
General Passenger and Ticket Agents
which opened today. Vice President
F. 1. Whitney presided at the session
in the absence of President Rukeles.
The session was executive. The n,ost
important matter before tho conyen,
ton today was the report OF James
Taylor Of the legislative committees on
ticket scalpers, giving an account OF
some of the important results that
have been arrived at during the year
The report OF the fraternal society or
ganized three years ago as an insur
ance adjunct, was also on the program.
Warren ]. Lynch, of the Big Four.
will deliver the annual oration az an
open meeting tonight after Mayor Gao
devielle has welcomed the visitors. A
public reception will follow.
Ka- sas City and Cleveland ara the
active candidates for the next con,
vention. Local railroad men have
arranged an extended program Of en-,
tertainment during the two days sss.
sion. FNE
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-16
TELEoRAPHIc RREv,Tvgs,

Several persons, among them a num-.
her or women, were injured in Knox.
vile when an electric car and trailer
ran away on steep hill. The motont
man lost control Of his car by the
failure of the brakes to work.
A great gathering of former North
Carolfnans Is now on at Greensboro
N. O., and will come to close today.
A number of prominent men are on the
programme.
DR.. w. P. Thirkield, formerlyof A.
lanta, in an address to the DvangeNo
al association, charges that the out
ages by negroes in the south arc due
to the prison system. He styled the
convict lease system school fos
crime"
Addressing the Knights Of Columbus
in New York, Bourke Cochran declar
ed that the practice Of divorce was the
greatest evil in the United States. A
between divorce and polygamy, he pro
ferred the latter.
The Mclaughlin wing of the Brooip
lyn Democracy has unfurled bannel
bearing a list of candidates with the
names OF Grout and Fornes omitted.
Late advices report a number o!
wrecks due to the gale that swept the
Atlantic coast. The New Jersey cities
were damaged millions Of dollars.
Illinois negroes have adopted resoiu.
tions denouncing the course of Book.
er T. Washington in approving of che
franchise laws in the south.
More cases of yellow fever wero 70
ported at Laredo than on any day since
the outbreak of the epidemic.
The infant death rate in Chicago has
decreased over so per cent in the lasS
IL years.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-16
wAvcRC SO MYSTERY.
No ciew TO Disappearance Of Man and
Rov

No ciew to Disappearance Of Man and
Boy.
Wayc ross. Ga. Oct. l4-Paul Carver
and the 15-year-old boy VIII Bleden,
who disappeared Saturday night, are
still missing.
All day long searching parties have
been securing the swamps and ponds
north of the city looking for the bod
les OF the man and boy, but no clew
as to their disappearance has been
obtained. 1t is the general belief
here that they left on some of tho
trains Saturday night, but many are
hrmly conyinCed that they have met
with foul play.
When Carver and the boy left the
Bladen home Saturday night both wore
their working suits.
An incident leads several to believe
the foul play theory.
A small negro boy entered a res
taurant and asked for change for $50
In currency. The restaurant propris-
tor questioned him. and the boy told
MIN that negro on the outskirts
or the city sent him to have the money
changed. When the negro left tho res
taurant he was followed. but on pass
Ing dark alley darted away and We.
lost in the darkness.
Carver had two $50 bank notes bo.
sides considerable other cash when
last seen.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-16
Duty on Commissions.

New York, Oct. 14.--The classified.
ton board of United States general
appraisers In an opinion written by
Judge Somerville. has rendered n de.
cision involving the question of duty
on commissions, Some 1000 protests
OF importers involving practically the
same issue will be settled by the de.
eision if the government acuuiesces in
the boards ruling. The board decid.
ed that commissions paid to an agent
as compensation for his services in
purchasing goods are not dutiable: :
that the seller Of goods cannot proper.
ly charge commission on the sale
of his own merchandise. and that il ia
the duty of customs officers to INQUIRE
into the real nature and rightfulness
ef so-called commissions or other
charges claimed by the importers to
bo non-dutiable.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-16
Man Falls Dead at Bier of His Dead
Brother,

Now York, Oct 14.-Johnson Chase
Hull, the Oldest letter carrier in New
York, and possibly in the country, has
fallen dead while standing beside the
coffin containing the body Of his broth
or William at the latter's home in
Brooklyn. The doctors say re died
from a broken heart.
William Hull was SO years old and
retired merchant. His brother John
son was two years younger and the
TWO had been inseparable during their
long span OF lie. The death of his
brother was hard blow and he griev-
ed deeply over his loss. At the close
or the funcral services he arose from
his chair beside the coffin, and speak.
ing IN a low voice, bade farewell to
his brother.
You were the first to CO." he said.
my summons cannot come too soon"
The old mans voice broke. he threw
his hands up and sank to the floor,
dead.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-16
Not Now So Grave.

Berlin, Oct. 1.-THE foreign office
here now looks upon the situation in
the far cast as being less grave.
Both Japan and Russia ap~oar will.
Ing to arrange a modus vivendi con.
corning Corea, which country and not
Manchuria Is the extreme roint of
direrence. Russia, 1t is asserte l,
would consider 1t a casus bclli were
Japan to lard troops at Ma San Pho.
The foreign office says the London
Times statement that a secret agree.
ment exists between Great Britain and
Germany relative to East Asia is
wholly incorrect. ThccorrcspCndence
respecting the convention of 1900 was
fully published
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-16
WATER IN FLOODED
DISTRICTS RECeDINC
No Further Damage Is Now
Apprehended.
RELIEF COMMITTEE AT WORK
Conditions at Paterson and Other East.
ern Places Visited by the Late Flood
Are Now Reported To BE Greatly
Improved.

Paterson, N. j., Oct. 14.-The water
In the flooded district continues to go
down and no apprehension Of further
damage is felt.
All the families have been taken
from their houses and cared for by
friends of the relief committee. About
1000 homeless are being cared for by
the relief committee. 1t will be sew
eral days before a portion of the suf-
ferers can return to their homes, while
many will have to begin all over again,
their homes having been swept away.
Some Of the mills OF the flooded dis
tricts which had to shut down, started
today, but others are still idle, the
machinery being badly damaged.
Thousands Of mill hands will be out
Of work for some time.
After the water recedes from the
buildings, damage and ruin is seen
everywhere. Buildings that are found
unsafe will be repaired or pulled down,
and dwellings will not Se permitted
to be re-occupied until they are in a
sanitary condition.
Nearly every bridge and culvert on
The highways in this vicinity was
damaged or washed away, and it is
believed that it will require at least
half a million dollars to repair their
damage.
There is scarcity of provisions on
account of communication being cut
of from the outside world since Fri.
day last. There has been almost a
famine in milk, eggs and kerosene oil.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-16
Master Horseshoer,s conv.nt,on.

st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 14.-The mas.
ter horseshoers' twelfth annual con,
vention begun yesterday with Tor
NAL welcoming meeting, took up bus.
mess today. The secretary's report
showed that there had been a gain ol
about 100 new local organizations sinca
the last convention, making a total Of
800 local organizations. The prest
dents report showed the organizations
to be in good financial condition. The
report showed that the association had
about $4,000 available for the estab,
lishment of college of horseshoeinr,