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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-14
MURDERED BY TRAN1PS.
Three Forced to Jump From Moving
Freight After Robbery.

Elk River, Minn.-Heino Ludeen, OF
Moorhead. was murdered on q North.
ern Pacific freight train, about two
miles west of this place, and H. H.
Kenner, of Elberon, Iowa; A. NJ. Free
man. Rudolph Bjorquist and another
companion from Moorhead, were con-.
PEELED to jump from the moving train.
The men were beating their way to
Minneapolis. They got on a freight
train at Staples, as did also two other
men, all paying the train crew some
thing for the privilege of riding. AS
they neared this place the two stran.
gers walked the others up and robbed
them, intimidating them with a reyol.
yer. Ludeen refused to give up his
money and was shot through the
head. The other four men did as they
were hidden and leaped from the train.
They escaped without serious injury,
and at once came to Elk River and re.
ported the murder to Sheriff Ward.
who telegraphed to Anako to have the
train searched. The body Of the muir
dered a was found in the coach, but
the murderers had escaped.
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LIFE o ESCAPES
Recaptured After Hiding Beneath a
Wharf Near Sing Sing.
Charles W. Johnson. Murderer OF the
Brooklyn, N. Y. Miser. Abbott. At
tempts Escape From His Guards

New York City.-Nearly starved and
frozen to death, Charles ". Johnson,
the life prisoner, who killed "Old Man.
Abbott last summer, and escaped
from the State Prison at Sing Sing, N.
T.. was captured while clinging to a
plank. his body half submerged in the
water under a pier near the prison,
while keepers and detectives were
securing the country between Sing
Sing and Brooklyn.
His sufferings were terrible. and
when he was captured by strategy he
was so weak from exposure that he
could not stand and lad to be carried
to the prison hospital.
There the doctor said the mans con-
dition would propably make the life
term very short and carry him off with
pneumonia.
Johnson was in such a terrible state
that he could not answer any questions
as to how he escaped. and even the re-
plies that he made were in. keeping
with the general report that he is in.
sane.
He is the shrewdest insane man I
ever saw" said the warden, "and as
the song says, he is a wise old guy"
Johnson was caught late at night.
Warden Johnson knew that as an ex.
convict he would be familiar with pris'
on signals. Warden Johnson, conf
dent of the w~atchfulness Of the guards.
was satisfied that when Johnson dis
appeared he found 4 hiding place
somewhere near. A close search
failed to disclose the hiding place.
The outside guards had failed to find
and those in the inside and towers had
not seen johnson clear the prison wall,
Warden Johnson gave instructions to
the prison engineer to give the signals
to call off the guards on the outside.
believing that Johnson would under
stand them and make a break for lib.
erty. The engineer sounded the wins
tie. but the guards kept their posts
Not so with Johnson.
Principal Keeper ~Connaungton was
watching just outside the south wall.
and about fifteen minutes after the
calling in signal had been given a
white body was seen climbing from the
river to the pier near the end.
The figure Of a man was clearly out
lined IN the electric light. and when
he reached the freight platforms lie
fel! forward on his face. Connaughton
and the guards fell on him, but it was
needless.
The man was Johnson. He was
nearly frozen. He could not speak OF
move. He was nearly nude. Upon
the top of his head was strapped q
bundle containing his prison clothes
and some underwear. Johnson was
carried to the prison.
An examination of the hiding place
Of Johnson under the pier showed
that the only way he could keep out
of sight was to keep his body nearly
submerged. With. the temperature
about at the freezing point, it is consid'
cred marvellous that the man kept
alive for two days.
Warden Johnson said that johnson
had escaped from Elmira and had
been shot in the leg by a keeper.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-14
MINOR EvENTSOF THE WEEK
WASHINGTON.

Over 10000 persons heard the Presi-
dent speak at the celebration of the
10th anniversary of st. Patrick's
Roman Catholic Church in Washing
ton.
The President offered Senator; Cock
rell, Of Missouri. a place on either the
Panama Canal Commission or the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
The Secretary Of the Treasury an
nounced that he would require those
national banks which have on deposit
Federal moneys the security for which
is State Or municipal bonds to substi-
tute for those bonds either United
States bonds, Philippine certificates or
friar land bonds.
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A Doc WITH ..Cony,ction.."

At the disruption Of 1848 the bulk OF
the shepherds Joined the Free Kirk.
But one cole held by the Establish
ment principle and refused to come
out" Every Sabbath he went alone
to the Established Church. where he
had been wont to accompany his mas
ter. His master refused to coerce him.
INA, ma he said: "he's a wise dowg:
I'll no NEEDLE wi his convictions" This,
collie's adherence to the Establishment
had, however, a disastrous end. He WAS
accustomed to lie on 1.-THE pulpit stair
during the sermon, no doubt better to-
hear the discourse. Below him were
placed the long stovepipe hats of the
elders. On one unfortunate day he
fell asleep, rolled of his step and man.
aged to get his head firmly fixed inside
one Of the hats. Bitterly mortified,
the dog fed from the kirk, and ever
afterward, as his master said, "had
nae trokings WI religion."-L6ndon
Spectator.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-14
JAPANESE HELD BY FIRE
Were RepuIsed by the Cars Troops
in M~anchuria.
FIVE HUNDRED LOST IN ATTACK
Whole Country Between che Two Armies
is a Waste, Not a Single Dwelling Be-
ing Left St~anding-Both Sides Occupy
Strongly Fortified Positions, and Both
Have Lost Heavily.

Zandagaw,~ Manchuria ~ Courier
TO Mukdenl.-The japanese lost oWl
men in the attacks OF November Il
and Is. and were evidently disheart-
ened. On November 10 they sent
out several battalions from Double
bumped Hill, but their movements
lacked decision. The Russians opened
fire from Poutiioff Hill and q neigabor.
ing eminence. Several shells burst
in the midst Of the advancing Japan
csc columns and quickly checked them.
The Japanese also tried i turning op-
Grafton at ChanlindZa. but there also
they were dispersed.
There was d slight encounter No
vember 20. Russian scouts penetrated
a short distance into tine Japanese
lines, but without much result.
During the last two days the Chi
nese have been moving in large null
bers from the east to the northward.
taking their wives, children and house
hold goods in order to say them from
the japanese. They say that the
whole country between the Russian
and Japanese lines is a waste. not a
single dwelling being left standing.
Earth dwellings shelter the soldiers
comfortably.
Mukden.-Both armies occupied such
strongly fortified positions that neither
appear inclined to attack. though the
Japanese probably have the more
available troops. Their superior mo.
bility was lately shown by the activity
of their centre. Both armies were be-
ing reinforced about equally.
On account of repeated reports that
the Japanese intended to give battle
on November 10 the attack on Poutil.
off Hill on the night of the 18th was
believed to be the signal for a general
advance, and consequently the entire
Russian army began hostilities both
east and west of Poutiloff Hill. The
Japanese arrived within fifty yards of
the Russian trenches, but there the
Russian fire was too deadly for them
and they had to fall back. Next morn.
ing disclosed about eighty japanese
dead, which the Russians buried later.
The Japanese carried off 200 wounded.
The Russians lost half a dozen men in
the trenches.
The Russians continue daily to shell
the japanese position at Linshenpu.
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THIEF CAUGHT BY AUTO.
Wounds q Cashier in Platte Center,
Neb.. and Rides Away.

Neb.. and Rides Away.
Platte Center, Neb.-William Hol-
den, a farmland, during the noon
hour entered the Platte Valley Bank,
demanded the banks cash, and on. the
refusal of Cashier Barney Schroeder
to surrender it shot the latter in the
breast, in1icting a Serious but not
mortal wound. He made his escape
in a buggy without securing any
money. Holden was captured by Sher-
if Carrig. after the robber had fred
at his pursuers.
The Sheriff took up,the pursuit in Tn
automobile, the posse accompanying
him on horseback. Holden was
pressed hard about nine miles west
of this city and overhauled. He took
a close range shot at Charles G. ISngle-
horn. whose horse SHE'D and threw
Englehorn into a barbed wire fence,
where he received severe injuries. The
prisoner was brought back to Platte
Center and Sheriff Carrig had heard
work to saw him from mob violence.
He was positively identified by Schroe-
der, even though he had changed his
clothing and removed a glass eye that
he was wearing when he did the shoot
ing.
Holden says his home is in Michi-
gan. He is about thirty-five years old.
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FOREIGN.

An arbitration treaty between the
United States and Germany was
signed.
A national elective body, having
power to make laws, control revenue
and determine the legality of the AID.
m%lniStration's actions is asked for by
the representatives Of the Russian
provincial councils.
ADD DOMESTIC.
a dispatch from Rio de Janeiro said
that calm had been restored through
Brazil.
Pope Plus X, in receiving a delega,
ton from Lucca, expressed interest III
bicycling.
The zemstovs' representatives adopt,
ed by SO to 10 the memorial to the
Gear asking for reforms.
A mob at Rome ms de a demonstra.
ton against Austrians and was dis.
persed by troops.
A proposal to establish woman SUI
.frage will be submitted to the Diet OF
Finland.
Kiel. Germany. was in holiday at
tire in honor of Emperor William, who
was present at the swearing in oil
naval recruits and the launching of d
battleship which was christeued
Deutschland.
In a special Geneva dispatch the an
nouncement was made Of the signing
Of the Anglo-Swiss treaty of ar5itra.
ton.
Signor Spelterene. a special cable de.
spatch stated. sailed across the Ber.
nese Alps in Il balloon in intense cold.
King Carlos and Queen Amelia were
guests Of the city of London at Guild.
hall.
Alfred X. Moe. consul OF the United
States ut Dublin. and Albert w.
Swain. United States consul at South
ampton. sailed for Europe on the
American Line steamer New York.
The Labrador mail boat reported
that she winter was ver in that re.
gior. The land is already covered
with from three to six feet Of snow
and an ice-pack was driving south
from Rafin Bay. A fierce storm
swept the Newfoundland coast.
There were rumorS in Paris that the
French Cabinet would be r~eorganlzed.
At the opening of the Austrian
Reichsrath the Premier announced
that the country must adopt a customs
tariff in order to protect home indus
tries.
A bomb was exploded ia the Gale
Fernando. Barcelona. iniilring six per
,UC3. que o. them .fltatty,
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Personal Mention.

Premier Balfour's private income is
S3J9,0O0 i year.
The Rev. William May. the oldest
Methodist preacher in Kentucky, died
recently.
Ewald Herring, of the German Uni
versity at Prague, has just cele-
brated his SEVENTEEN birthday.
Mrs. Russell, widow Of Henry Grin
uell Russell, of Providence, R. L.. is the
richest woman in New England.
The Right Hon. Sir Francis Leyeson
Sagtia Will succeed Sir Edward Mon
son Il English Ambassador to France.
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DOMESTIC.

Secretary Taft sailed from New Or
leans, La. for Panama.
The Sicilian Prince, with 541 immi-
grants aboard, went aground on Long
Beach, L. I.
Hugh s. Thompson, twice Governor
Of South Carolina, died after q long
illness.
A lake coal steamer was burned off
Sandusky, Ohio, the crew escaping
half clothed.
Three highwaymen held up an arm
less man in New York City and robbed
him Of $3.50.
The New Haven road. it was an
nounced, is fastening the work on it's
improvements to cost $50, 900 as
much as possible.
A man supposed to be insane was ar
rested for disturbing the services in
st. Patrick's Cathedral, New Y ork
City.
An employee of a transfer agency in
Louisville, Ky. confessed to stealing
jewels worth $20,S00 from Mrs. Holley.
Governor-elect Higgins returned to
his home in Olean, N. Y, from Cam
bridge Springs, Pa. His health was
reported to have been recovered.
Policeman Larkin, of New York City,
had a desperate battle with a large
st. Bernard dog in the dark under a
house, and was severely bitten before
killing the animal.
Miss Sara Tracey left nearly 4 mil
lion dollars to Bishop Donahue, of
Wheeling, w. Va, for an industrial
school and two orphan asylums.
Sheriff Erlanger, Of New York, will
invite a thousand lawyers to cooper.
ate with him in framing a bill for the
Legislature to do away with impris.
onment for debt in Ludlow street Jail.
President Roosevelt expects to at.
tend the reunion Of the Rough Riders
at Fort Worth, Tex, next spring.
Three non-union glass workers, 60
ing to Elwood, Ind. to take the, places
Of strikers. were badly beaten at Alex.
andrla. Ind.
Eleven japanese and six Chinese
have been denied a landing at San
Francisco, Cal, because afflicted with
trach0ma.
Scientific members Of the American
Geographical Society are forming a
new organization.
The crew Of the brig C.. C. Sweeney
were rescued and brought into Phil
adelphia. Pa, after having been lashed
in the rigging for twenty -four hours.
An advance in the price of building
supplies has been agreed upon by the
Southern Yellow Pine Sash, Door. &
Blind Manufacturers Association.
Professor Chittenden, of Yale Uni
versity, published the results of diet
airy experiments conducted by him up
on an extensive scale.
Colonel Henry Watterson, Of Louis.
vile, Ky. and editor Of the Louisville
Courier Journal, and his family sailed
from New York City. for Europe.
DR.. Charles W. Dabney was inaugu-
rated president Of the University Of
Cincinnati.
. Lizzie Jacobson. of New York City,
fifteen years old, was arrested on
many complaints that she has been
systematically robbing houses where
she would hire out as a nurse.
|. Four men were asphyxiated by es-
Gaping gas in gas works at Dover, N. J..
Colonel Frank J. Hecker resigned as
q member of the Panama Canal Com
mission. The President accepted his
resignation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-14
Tho valuo of To-day

81 believe" said Senator Hoar, that
better than yesterday, and
that DIV will be better than to-
day."
Contenment and hope! With these
two, and no more, we can solve the
riddle Of life.
To-day is better than yesterday"
Believe it, and remorse fees; regret it
not; and memory becomes what it leg
Ultimately should be-a JOY.
Yesterday is what We made OF tt
and there is no yesterday which should
be perfectin the light Of to-day. Where
fore, be thankful that there is a to-day,
and that with it comes the opportunity
to build better, nobler and stronger up
on the mistakes Of yesterday.-Maga-
zine of MYSTERIES.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-14
Shortage Of Iron Ore.

Though it is generally conceded that
the current output Of iron ore is not
sufficient to enable all the merchant
blast furnaces to operate continuously
un to the opening of navigation next
year, it is now considered doubtful
whether the operation of all these fur
naces will prove necessary, as the
principal furnaces are not anxious to
see the aggregate production grow lar,
ger than the demand.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-14
The Field of Sports.

Thirty riders took part in ! fox hunt
on Long Island.
Mis-. Robert Shaw carried off the
honors in the fox chase OF the Meadow
Brook hunt.
The automobile school of the West
Side y. NJ. C. A., New York City, was
opened with 1876 students.
Cornell easily defeated Pennsyl.
vania in the annual cross country run
between these two universities.
W. E. Schutt. D. R. Porter and T. NJ.
Young, American athletes, WOE events
at the Oxford freshman games.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-14
From the Seat of War.

A peace offer made by Japan result.
ed in failure.
Russia's inquiry into the North Sea
affair began at Vigo. Spain.
An effective wedge has been driven
into the northern defences of Port Ar
thur.
Refugees arriving at Che Foo from
Port Arthur tell horrible tales of con-
ditiOns in the town.
A revised list of the Russian losses
in the battle of Shakhe River places
the total casualties al 1920.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-14
MEN SHOT.

Thirty Shots Fired Over the Mine Bar
ricade at Zeigler, Iii.
Duquoin, Ill.-Thorty shots were
fired from ambush about moor ovs the
mine barricade in Zeigler. Nothing
further than this can be learned, the
men there refusing to give details.
1t is believed by the Illinois Central
Railroad employees who were doing
switching there at the time that q
number were wounded.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-14
FIGHT ON EMPIRE STATE.
Passengers Frightened by a Row Be.
tween Four New Workers..

passengers frlSnCencu ny q ROW be.
tween Four New Workers.
Albany, n. Y.-Four men who got
aboard the Empire State Express at
Buffalo got into a roy in the smoking
car shortly after the train left SYRIA.
cuse the other afternoon. A pistol
was drawn. a shot was fired, and a
reign Of terror existed for some time
among the passengers.
Two of the men, who described
themselves as William and j. B. Rid.
ley, Of New York City, brothers. were
finally bundled into the baggage car.
where two Of the train hands sat
upon them until the train reached this
city. The other two. who said they
were Frank Eisman. an electrician Of
Brooklyn, and Thomas a.. Gardner. of
New York City, were held down By
passengers:
Detectives took the four men from
the train and locked them up oa the
charge Of vagrancy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-14
Mexican Rubber Crop Good.

The Mexican Journal of Commerce
says that the gathering of rubber has
been very good in many parts Of the
State Of Vera Cruz this year. In the
canton of Acayucan, from the planta.
tions of San Vicente Escamada, of Las
Palmas, of Ell Rosario, of Pedrosa and
of Rubio $50 quintals valued at S45,.
900 have been exported to New York
dirnrt
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-14
Education Brevities.

Enrolment at the New York Univer-
sity Graduate School has reached 235.
Herman Robbie, 1906, has been elect
cd editor of the Columbia University
Monthly in place of W. +. J. Plel, re-
signed.
A recent addition to the Rochester
University library collection is a cir,
rulating musical library OF about 500
volumes.
The Harverford library lectures for
the year 19o4-19O5 will be delivered by
Justice David ]. Brewer, of the United
States Supreme Court.
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New,.y Gleauings.

Paying visits by airship is the latest
fashionable Eovelty in Paris.
Both at Bonn and at Breslau new
colleges for girls have been opened.
Hoy & Martin, j law firm composed
of two young women, was formed in
New York City.
The French Posta! Department has
decided to replace its mail coaches by
electric motor cars.
From opium poisoning, presumably
done with suicidal intent, Ferdinand
Harff, a manufacturer, Of Cincinnati,
died at New York
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Sandba1ged by Robber,

John G. Styan was sandbagged and
robbed in West Eighty ninth street,
New York City, and his jaw was
broken, but he was laughed at by a
policeman and admonished to run
along home"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-14
BIG FIRE IN EUFAULA.

Mayor Calls Out the Militia to Protect
Goods Moved Into the Street.
Mobile, Ala.-Fire at Eufaula, Ala,
at an early hour destroyed a fine block
of buildings, and the loss is estimated
at 100000. The Fire Department
worked until nearly noon to e%xtinguish
the blaze.
On account of the valuable goods
moved into the street the Mayor or.
dered ont the militia. The Eufaula
Rifles responded promptly, but were at
a disadvantage, as their ar1nory and all
their guns and equipment were de-
stroyed. The loss Is partly covered.
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Finest Crown Jewel. in tho World.

The late King of Saxony left the rich.
est collection Of crown jewels In EFt-
rope. One glass case in the green
vaults" at Dresden contains assorted
sets of the most costly gems. In one ls
nothing but sapphires, in another emer-
aids, in another rubies, in another diaI
monds, in another pearls. The largest
rubies weigh forty-eight and ffty-niIls
carats. The rarest gem is a green dia-
mond, weighing forty carats. There
are two Of Martin Luther's rings aud
one Of Melanthon's.
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Grand Duke Has EScaDA.

According to a special cable dis
patch from Naples, the Grand Duke
Cyril had 4 narrow escape while jour
neying by rail to that city. a rock be-
coming detached from a mountain and
striking the side Of his car.
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DROSTH TIES UP PITTSBURG.
Stagnant Water Froths When Heated,
Making Engines Helpless.

Pittsburg, railroads in Pitts.
burg announced that they were unable
to move more than one-half their
freight, The long drouth is said to
have been the cause, az the engineers
were unable to get fresh water for
their locomotives. The stagnant water
fretks when heated in the boilers and
engines are quickly made helpless.
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Chinese Bandits Rising.

1t was reported at Hardin that 5000
Chinese bandits under japanese lead
crs were moving to cut the railway be.
low Tie Pass.
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KILLED IN MINE BLOW-UP.

Morrisey, B. c., Scene Of the Disaster,
Caused by Coal Gas Explosion.
Fernie, B. C.-Fourteen miners were
killed in the Carbonate mines in Nor.
risey as the result Of an explosion Of
coal gas. The disaster occurred in No.
1 mine. ten miles west of Fernie. All
bodies have been recovered.
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Reformed Burglar Gives Up

Charles Mason. intoxicated. wall
dered into q police station at Hacken-
sack, n. J.. and proclaimed himself a
reformed burglar. On him was found
the loot of a robbery at a club in Rich
mond Hill. L. I.
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PUT ON CRANK SHAFT AT SEA
Steamship Jersey City Spent a Week
Doing It.

New York City.-The steamship Jer-
sey City, in from Swansea, after a pas
sage Of twenty-five days. reports that
when nine days out she broke her
crank shaft. She was a week reftting
with a spare shaft, then resuming her
voyage. She had no passengers.
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General Huertas Resigns.

General Huertas, the Panama COM
mGnder in chief and leader of the in,
sprgent movement, resigned his Of
fee. This practically puts an end to
tn trGuble on the isthmuS.