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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-07-25
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
NEAR PARIsHBURo, VIRGINIA
TWO MEN KILLEp-MANY IN.
JUREp.
Over 100 Severely shoeked-A Pas
senger Train Was Passing at Full
Speed at the Time-Not a Person
Escaped InIury-coaehes Damaged
Special Train Of Doctors.

Roanoke. Va.-By the explosion OF
a large quantity Of dynamite and blast
ing powder stored in a magazine near
Parishburg. Giles county, two men
were killed outright. 16 were more or
less injured and 100 others severely
shocked. Westbound passenger train
No. !, on the main line OF the Norfolk
e. Western, was going at full speed
past the magazine. which was located
200 yards from the tracks. when the
explosion occurred. The windows OF
the train were broken and the coaches
were In other ways damaged. Not a
single person on the train escaped In
jury or shock.
Dead and Injured.
The dead: James Phillips (white),
Blair, Va; George Noel (colored), FL
tension, Va.
The injured: II. r. Roup. Christian
burg. Va: Ira Wilson, RAdford, Va; J..
w. Grover. Blueheld. w. Va; o. G.
Jenkins, general manager Bluefeld
Coal a. Coke company, Blueheld, w.
Va; J. c. Jones. Radford, Va, r. NJ.
McColsey. Roanoke. Va; Sherman
Hunt Shellsyille. Va; George Witt,
Keystone. w. Va; w G. Calhoun, Bell
Spring. Va; e. S. Baird, Hinton. Va;
F. E. Dupuy. Hinton, w. vo.: Burnett
Reid. Blueheld. w. Va: G. F. Carnes,
Radford. w. L. Blackwell. saltVille. Pa.
Phillips and Noal were laborers.
Their mangled bodies were found near
the wrecked magazine. A special
train with surgeons on board conveyed
the wounded to Blueneld, where they
were placed in a hospital.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-07-25

Mass, July 20.--Fire at the
print works caused n loss
M and for time threatened
the N|e' plant.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-07-25

General Thomas A. Morris. now a
resident Of Indianapolis. is the Oldest
living graduate OF West Point, being
OF the class OF 1884.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-07-25
l,r Crawford 4. Dead.

Ante. Ind. July 22.-Andrew
Q. aged 6b. millionaire
A6N fbcturer and coal operator.
hone here Mr.. Crawford
ent Of the vigor Iron com.
I'D Haute Iron a Steel and
D Iron company.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-07-25
Killed BY Explosion.

Pueblo. Col. July 22.-In an explos-
ion that occurred at blast furnace
'E'' at the MinneQua steel works Eve
men were burned. two Of which will
probably die.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-07-25

4 .HHFe Nd. July 22.-This was
= for the thousands Of Eiks
4 pc national reunion Of their
!, N'Ne lhe concensus OF opinion il
Ns resent meeting Ia the most
: 'c and successful in the his
1879 ID Elka.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-07-25
MINES AND MINING NOTES
SUMNER BRINGS ACTIVE WORK
IN EVERY SECTION.
items Of Interest Gathered During the
Past Wsek-New Discoveries In q.
c.-coeur d'Alene District Making Q
Great showins-Numerous Mining
Accidents and Personals.

Net PROFITS OF practically 81 SOC, 900
were made by the Occur d'Alene
mines during 1902.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-07-25

~ MNH4 N--Four persons were
b. hI.le1 ed Is seriously injured by .
sasfoFna0u haA sruck tho northern par,
u icf ehis CIV rae path Of tho storm
} AWaa ANa4s NIAAs miles in length. Ev.
~ glhinH u tAH storms track was lev.
= seIa1 Is IA Nlnnnd.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-09-25
Goes 10 Science.

After mailing a letter to q friend
giving the date of his birth and death,
and directing that his body be turn
ed over to the medical college Of Vir-
ginia for anatomical purposes, Charles
II. Wcgner, a piano maker OF note, OF
Richmond, Va, committed suicide.
The act had been well planned. NJ
detail had been overlooked. A stro ng
catch had been screwed up into the
frame and the venerable musician,
after putting cord around his
throat, put both sn;4ppers over the
metal support and swung down. There
was a bundle OF papers under his feet
and he doubtless stood ON these to ad.
just the cord. Mr. Wegncr was fol
some years with Knabe Brothers in
Baltimore, but had lived in Richmond
for thirty years. lie had recently
been in very bad health, and told Dir
Hoge he wanted his body cut up aftel
his death, so that the medical stu
dents could see how a man lived fo
twenty years without any digestion
Wegner, who was G6 years old
wrote a letter to 9. G.. Vietriech, o
the German Aid Society, giving tht
date OF hls birth and death and direct
ing the disposition to be made of hi
body. The money received for th'
body was to be used to pay back rem
and burial expenses. In the absence
OF DR.. Hoge the remains were turned
over to the German Aid Society
| Wegncr had no family.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-09-25
Counterfeitcrs CAPTURED

Chief Wilkie Of the secret service
received telegram announcing the
arrests at Memphis, Tenn, Of Irvine
Tollcy and Luke Ray, two ex-convicts,
together with a man named Willis, all
charged with counterfeiting in raising
notes OF Il low to higher denomina-
tion. The men were captured after a
chase lasting over a month and IN
which one man killed. About Aug. ]
tile secret service received informal
tion from a pumbcr of points in Ken
tucky and Tennessee that three color,
cd men were passing raised notes
principally at county fairs. Secret
service agents started on their trail
and finally located them on train
bound for Cave City. The officials
tclcgraphcd the agent Of the railroad
company at the point who sum-
moncd several citizens and undertook
to arrest the party. A fight followed
In which man named Sheppard Was
killed. The negroes made their es-
cape and went to Chicago and from
there were followed south, being To-
Gated Tues lay night in a saloon in
Memphis. #
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-09-25
8 IS NTA1N [; i. 5 LIN sTIaER: 4 !:
REGULAR Sign Board Up and 1 ] MI
Read dyS for Business .s7B yf

I heard OF these. blind tigers, p and
one day, in company with a gentle.
man and two ladies', I drove to Lin:
Vile Falls: AS we were going we
passed O fertilization on one side OF
the road; the drive announced that
it was stiger.n We regretted as
we drove on that we had not stopped
to examine It,, resol wing to give tia
trial on our return. Coming back we
found that it was q square, log -hewn
building, abutting on the road, with
no front door at all, the logs fitting SO
closely there were TO means OF seeing
anything whatever inside. E 4. &;
The rear Of the Structure was en-
veloped in a large brush afbor reach-
ing On both sides to the mountain
ravine. Tackled on the front or the
tiger was the following sign:
"Watts's Saloon, July lst.. Brandy,
S2.75a gallon; whiskeY, 25 cents a
pint, $3.50 q gallon. Anything else
in that line. Drop your money in
the drawer"
There was q hole in the logs in
which was fitted u box. dropped
25 cents in 1t and a voice from the in
side said: Five cents more for a
BOTTLE"
| added five cents to the quarter
and u pint bottle Of blockade corn
liquor was pushed out 1t was u
white bottle and there were many
dregs in the whiskey. I made com
plaint and the bottle was pulled back.
Another came out, but it was a black
bottle this time aud I could not tell
whether it had dregs or not. I haven't
tasted the whiskey, but brought II
home as curiosity. We were anxi-
GUS to see inside this mysterious for
tress. So we opened negotiations
with the invisible occupants and were
told to put a quarter in the box, wait
five minutes and come to the back en-.
trance.
Looking carefully, we could see the
shadowy outlines Of three men aud
one woman gliding down the arbor
ambuscade to the ravne. When the
five minutes had expired we went to
the rear, found door open and enter
ed. In the room we found two bar
rels OF whiskey, one barrel OF brandy
a modern rubber syphon, a patent
bungstarter, bottles Of all sizes, jugs,
etc. There were also two rifles, three
shotguns and two pistols in plain view.
There we're also a bed, cook stove,
cooking utensils, etc, in the room
Things were in all right shape and
everything was In it's proper place,
like any other we'll regulated business
That's all we saw, and We left as We
had come. Hope you got your quar-.
ter's WORTH" greeted us from tbe
tiger as we drove away.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-09-25
"A Good Rule.

The State says Mr.. U. b. Hammet,
chief constable, has issued an order
torbldding dispensary constablcs to in
dulgc to excess in the use OF liquor,
has also issued an order to the effect
tnat Any constable who voluntarily
accepts the hospitality OF a person
who is suspected of violating the dis
pensary law, or accepts treats OF
drinks. loans Of money, ETC., will be
dismissed from the service, This Is
not to forbid constables buying whis-
key, ETC., from the Illicit whiskev
dealer when they find it necessary to
do so in order to make a case against
the party in court, provided they pay
full price for what they receive, and,
accept no fav0rS.h
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-09-25
FEARFUL SCENES
On Steamer Tint Was in tho late

On Steamer That Was in tho Late
Storm.
One of the most thrilling stories ol
disaster of the storm is that Of the
excursion and freight steamer S. e.
Spring, which was driven ashore near
Greenwich, Conn. The Spring was
trying to put back to Stamford and
the gale had reached a velocity of 80
miles an hour, when the rudder failed
and the steamer tioundcr:d at the
mercy Of the huge seas Which swept
over her
The panic stricken passengers fled
to the upper deck, where Liley sought
refuge In the cabins, and the women
became hysterical. The pilot was still
trying to turn about when a sudden
gust Of wind tore of the entire reef Of
the upper deck, .leaving only the pilot
house. When the roof went OFF the
boat was lifted half out Of the water.
The strain was 50 great that 1t tore or
the rudder and when she settled down
again in the trough Of the sea she was
perfectly helpless. Realizing that they
were at the mercy Of the storm the
sailors US IL last resort made a deter
mined effort / o get an anchor down to
holi the steamers head to the wind
No sooner had they done SO than the
chain snapped. The steamer was fast
being driven toward Shelving Rock
one Of the most dangerous shoals Oh
the Connccticutt shore. The passen-
gers were ordered to put on life pre-.
servers and be ready to board the life
RATS.
a scene OF wild confusion followed.
The crew launched the largest life raft
and the passengers nth the life pre-.
servers stood ready to get upon it
when t'-o raft suddenly struck the
hull Of the boat and was pounded to
pieces. A second life raft put over by
the crew was also destroyed. This
left only one small boat Of any de-
scription on the steamer, and it was
SO small that Capt. Mcdonald was
afraid to put it over. lie tried to put
up distress signals, but the wind
snapped off the flagstaifs.
The steamer driftcd along the shore
an hour until SHE hit the rocks off the
point at E. G. Benedict's country
home and stove in her bow. AS soon
as she touched a colorcd cook dropre.l
ID feet to the rocks. The water was
over his head and he was tossed un.
til he was badly bruised, but he kept
on swimming and finally was tossed nn
the beach. The servant ashore
graspcd lines from the ship and in Il
few minutes all hnads had been safely
landed.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-09-25
DISAPPOINTED IN LOVE.
A Soldier Puts Bullet in His Brains
at Atlanta.

ut Atlanta.
Edward Henley who was stationed
with the Sixteenth United States in
fantry at Fort Mcpherson as a serge
ant in company l., committed suicide
Wednesday by sending a ball from a
KragJ orgensen rifle crashing into his
head
The deed WIS committed in bed
occupied by Henley. After retiring
Henley reached out and pulled under
the cover Of the bed his big rifle. This
lie loaded and Uniting it's muzzle di-
rectly at his face took long stick
with which he pressed the trigger.
From the extent Of the wound and
the position In which the dead man
was found it is Thought that death
must have been instantaneous.
1t later developed that the pangs OF
unreciprocated love were largely re-
sponsible for his action. A short time
ago during his furlough Henley spent
much Of his time in Main, where he
became infatuated with young lady
to whom twas generally thought he
would be married. q sssss.s5 r. !.
e k2Ih H0L 0uJ .tliS hU idSu llC. lGCtlYGu
I a letter from Maine and presumab bly,
from the young lady. About this let
ter he said noLhing, not even to his
closest friends. He continued his
routine duties as If nothing out Of the
way had occurred.
The first intimation Of any trouble
was given early Wednesday when his
companions were awakened by the
loud rcpurt OF a rifle resounding clear
ly throughout tile sleeping quarters.
Il number Of his comrades rushed at
once to his bedside to find him dead.
Henley enlisted in the services of
the Sixteenth in 1900 and with them
had served up to the time of his death.
Through his gallant service rendered
in the Philippines he was advanced to
Il Sergeant's berth. His home was
thought to be in Pennsylvania.
The funeral services were conducted
Thursday at Fort Mcpherson,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-09-25
COTTON; rs DETERIoRATINa 81 i
Has surrered e, Considerablylss on 40.
loount 81 the ha ck of Rain.


The cotton crop has suffered during
tht dry weatherof the past fortnight.
Mr. j !. w. Bauer, section director OF
the weather bureau service, says:
The xtreme western border Coun-
tie and the coast counties had light
but quite general rains that were
highly beneticial; the enterior Of the
State had none, expect that widely
SEP ated places had light but in
sufficient showers. The average of
the State was OIL Of an inch. All
crops are suffering for rain.
With only one or two exceptions
to the contrary, reports on cotton In
dictate further deterioration during
tue week due to shedding, premature
opening, and the rapid spread Of rust,
owing to lack Of moisture. Much cot
ton is dead on sandy lands. There is
little prospect Of a top crop. Boil
worms and caterpillars are reported
from Rarnwell county.
Cotton is opening rapidly, some
prematurely, over the whole State,
and picking Is general, and under the
favorable weather for the work made
rapid progress. Sea island cotton is
less promising owning to shedding
aud the appearance Of blight.
The weather was favorable for rice
harvesting, progressed rapidly, but
yields are somewhat disappointing.
Large quantities Of fodder, pea vine
hay and other forage we're saved in
fine condition, All minor crops have
failed for want Of rain, hut the dry
weather will add to the keeping quail
ties OF sweet potatoes. Fall truck
planting continues. Little blowing
has been done, as the ground is too
dry and hard. Turnip sowing is not
yet finished.
Late corn failed rapidly on all but
moist hottom lands, owing to drought,
and will be failure on light soils.
''The week ending a. M, Monday,
September ii, had mean temperture
Of II degrees, which is about degree
above normal. The temperature con-
ditions were favorable, although cool
nights were complained Of in some
localities. The sunshine was normal,
or above, and the relative humidity
low during the daytime and moderate
ly high at nights. The winds were
light caSterly.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-09-25
Three Women Murdered.

Mrs. II. II. Paine, an aged woman
her daughter Mrs. Williams and a l3,
year old daughter Of Mrs. Williams
were murdered in their home ON Z,
farm near Judson, Smith county,
Kansas, Wednesday night. The
three lad been accustomed 10 sleep
together Mrs. William was found
dead outside the house Thursday
morning. The girl was dead in bed
and the grandmother was unconscious
and died soon after the discovery OF
the crime. The murderer had b-atcn
In the skulls or all the victims, using
a cutiyator bar. a young farm hand
named Madison is suspected tf the
murders. He was enamorcd OF Mrs.
Williams who was seeking a divorce
from her husband and who had leinS-
ed to marry Madison. Madison has
disappeared.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-09-25
A SPLENDID TRIBUTE
Which Col. Thomas Pays to Gc1
Micah Jenkins.

d =.
1t is proposed to place in the State
house portrait in oil Of Gen. Micah
jenkins than whom no brgadicr in the
war between the States reflected more
lustre upon the Confederate army and
than whom no general was more eX-
cellent in Christian character and
purity of life i.
All Of his friends and admirers, and
all the officers and men OF his famous
brigade and especially Of the Jenkins
Palmetto SharpshOoters are invited to
contribute to the portrait fund. Sub
'scriptlons may be forwarded to Mrs.
S. Reed Stoney Or to .TheJ State, Co;
lumbia, S. q, , cor to aT he News aud
Courier, Charleston, S. Co., or. to Col.
j. a. Hoyt, Grecnville uutaineer.
In his forthcoming sketch on the
Character and Career of Gen. Micah
Jenkinsn-to be published ut an early
day-Col. Thomss says at the close Of
his paper: In response to the sug-
gestion OF Mrs. S. Reed Stoney, some
OF the patriotic and appreciativc wo.
men Of the capital OF South Carolina,
the Stlte to which Micah ,Ienkings
was a loyal and de, oted as ever Caval-
icr was to King in English story have
proposed to secure IL portrait in oil OF
the matchless Brigade to whom a
major generalship WAS in view when
Divine promotion came upon the field
Of the wilderness and To place the
picture in the State house alongside of
Gordan and Hampton and Kershaw
aud Butler and Gary. May = this
happy thought Of South Carolina's S
womanhood be promptly seconded and
carried to early contamination by her
responsive manhood, and may the
best art available be engaged to place
on the glowing canvas the lineamcnts
Of the soldier Without fear and with
out reproach," the Bayard Of the Pal
metto State-as brave us Ncy, as ten-
der as Sidney. as dashing as Murat,
and vital a dcyout Christian man."
1t has been said that the fame of
the soldier is a high and holy fame
founded on self sacrifice and achieved
through suffering, IL shines from
mountain to seashorc with protecting
cffulgence and lights up every>hearth.
stone in the land with the solemn
radiance OF notional feeling. Such is
the fame OF Gen. Micah jenkins. The
State.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-09-25
SHOCKED CHILD TO LIFE.
Physicians Use Electricity OH New.
horn Infant.


A correspondent Of the New York
Herald at Essex, Ont, says; Drs.
James Bren and w. G. Doyle, physi-
clans in this town, were called last
W :ck to attend Mrs. F.ank Wagner
in confinement. When the child was
born it was OF usual size and gave no
81 rms Of life.
The physicians worked more than
an .,our III Al vain attempt to bring 10
life the child by inverting and spank
ing, hot s.nd cold water baths, lniiat-
ing the lungs with u tube, artificial
respiration, and every other means
known, aud they finally decided to use
electricity.
The house where the baby was born
is three blocks from the physicians
Office. The doctors wrapped the child
up in blanket and carried it to the
office, where no time was lost in al
;crnately applying the Faradie current
and the galvanic current. The mega
tive pole was placed at the base Of the
brain and the positive pole to the ab-
domen. The physicians administered
il current OF 10 miliamperes to the
body, and in fifteen minutes after COM
mencins the treatment the child gave
a short gasp. This encouraged the
physicians, who Increased the power
OF the electric current to 200 milliam.
percs, the positive pole being changed
to the base Of the brain and the mega
tive pole to the abdomen. Every mo-
ment the little one showed increasing
signs Of life, and witnin ten minutes
it wa sbreathing naturally.
The doctors then decided to give the
child an electrical spray bath. This
was done with Static machine, aud
when it was completed the youngster
was to all intentS as healthy as any
other child less than two hours old.
When the physicians we're assured
that the improvement was likely to be
permanent, they hurried back To the
mother and presented her with the
pink and white morSel OF humanity,
and that She was overjoyed goes with
out saying.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-09-25
wre cks on The FLORIDA Coast.

The auxiliary schooner KlOndyke,
G. A. Ball, master, laden with valu-
able fittings from the British steamer
Inchulva, brings the first authentic
reports from the several wrecks north
OF Miami, Fla. About a mile north
OF Boynton the Standard OH Com
pany's barge No 93, oil laden, is hard
aground on the beach. The tug hav-
ing her in tow has gone north for an
other oil barge into which to pump
the cargo. AS this vessel lies on a
sandy bottom and is practically unin-
iurcd, she may be saved. About five
miles south and nearly opposite Del
ray, the British steamship Inchulva is
a total wreck. The Inchulva had a
mixed cargo Of about 5000 tons. She
was from Galveston to Livespool.
Nine Of the crew of this steamer were
drowned When the vessel com
menced to break up the chief engineer
went to his cabin to save 500 and
was not seen again. Three others
were washed overheard. Thc other
five were drown in an attempt to
reach the shore. Just north Of JupiL-
er Is the lumber laden three-masted
schooner Harrlett l. Thomas, from
Pensacola. Her cargo is being landed,
but the vessel will prove total loss.
The American schooner Martha r..
Thomas, lumber laden, bound from
Apalachicola to Baltimore, reported
ashore nine miles north of Jupiter.
This may be the Harriatt 1. Thomas
above referred to, the error growing
out Of similarity of names. These
are the only wrecks Of consequence re-
ported on the east coast of Florida.