The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-28
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

Averett and party have threatened to
blow up with dynamite. The armed
men are the owners of the fshpots
and declare they will resist any eff.
forts made to destroy them. Warden
Avirctt, however. did not appear on
the scene Serious trouble is feared
if be attempts TO carry out his in
tention of blowing up the hshpots.
Richard Welsh Harper, of Hagers-
town, freight brakeman, was killed
on the Washington county branch of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at
Beeler's Summit He was on an ex-
ira freight train which was shifting
cars on the siding He went between
two cars to turn an angle cock, and
was caught between them as they
came together and crushed to death
He was son OF Grafton c. Harper,
p years old ard unmarried.
Robert Sands, aged ~ years, son
OF Mrs. Catherine Sands, accidentally
shot and wounded his I5-year-old SIS
ter. LYDIA Sands, last midnight in his
room while in the act of putting a
.,2-caliber revolver, which was lying
IN the top OF bureau, into the draw
er The weapon was discharged and
the bulle. entered the girls left arm
and shattered the bone. When the
pistol went off she was holding her
arm in such a position that it shielded
her heart which would have been
pierced but for the arm receiving the
bullet
Addie Baily, colored. who claims
Baltimore as her home but who has
been for a short while in the en-
plcy of Mr. and Mrs Frederick Hub
bard, of Ccvey's Landing, Talbot
county, threatened to kill Mrs. Hub
bard. Mrs Hubbard ordered the wo
man to perform some household duties
which she refused to do. Mrs. Hub
bard then ordered her to leave the
premises. She refused, telling Mrs
Hubbard she would shoot her with a
revolver she had up stairs. Mrs. Hub
bard, becoming alarmed, rang the
farm BELL which brought her husband
from the field to her assistance. Mr.
Hubbard ordered the woman to leave
The woman grabbed kettle of hot
water from the stove and made an
attempt TO throw the water on Mrs.
Hubbard. but Mr. Hubbard wrenched
it from her The negress, however.
succeeded in slightly scalding Mrs.
Hubbard A general scuff1e ensuedr
~ whiel an Pdi.,es , Joil.si"Ia W.
stick of wood to defend himself, but
dropped it and grabbed the woman
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10 Il: i"oa.u VIZ al IL ~ ;.tol mon
~, 49,, ~ $50 ,,vav snd
rsn .Irnr,h ~ buehes utterino
tbreats thai She wopld Kin them botl,
on sioht She was finally arrested and
lodged in Faston ;ail.
c Uy,.ee1d x1o,ed ch,s
ca,, 49, ~. q, ~ P1 pait;,,,ars -,
ossa,,l. $50, fcl1or-,vorkr,an IN n.
ReIvede~e Hotel n tai, for IS months
He IRON, Chicago. and il was under
stood he world leave the State az
once He has been promised EMPLOY.
uent nv The firm of w. I. Nelson. Of
Chicago. with whom he worked be
fore coming to Baltimore, Mayo,
Carter Harrison. of Chicago, inter
ested himself in the case.
Governor Warheld decided not to
take anv action now in the case OF
Daniel Levy, Of Baltimore. convicted
in January, 1902, OF perjury and false
prctenses and sentenced to five years
in the penitentiary
While excayat;ny for the new mess
haiI ~ the m;jshinmen at the Naval
Academy workmen uuearthed two
coffins One coffin contained an entire
skeleton. while the other had but one
bone in it. The collins were of the
old style.
Benianin Cline accidentally shot
Iohn Cron;n in the arm while hunting
near Frostburg. Allegany county. An
artery was severed and the wounded
man nearly bled to death before aid
could be secured.
The residence of DIR. Basil r. Craw-
ford at LavtonsvilJe. Montgomery
county, was destroyed by FIRE. the
furniture was saved; loss $1,000, in
sured.
In Dorchester county. Howard Tay-
lor. aged o wears, son OF John TAYLOR,
Il 90 l.. h., al,