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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-08-19

Stajesboro Ga, Aug. l6. With
clothing saturated with kerosine,
writhing and twisting in their
agony, screaming to heaven for
the mercy that the mob would
not show, Paul Reed and Will
Cato, negroes, two of the princi-
pals in the dastardly murder and
burning of Henry Hodges and
wife and three children six miles
from Statesboro three weeks ago,
were burned at stake today.
This afternoon at 1:21 o'clock
a determined mob charged upon
the court house, overpowered the
military guard, secured Cato and
Reed, who had been found guilty
after a legal trial and sentenced
to be- hanged, took them two
miles from Statesboro and there
executed the fearful penalty.
The forenoon passed quietly,
the trial of Paul Reid, the ring
leader in the murder, being con-
cluded and a verdict of guilty
rendered. Sentence was imposed
upon both him ar-a Will Cato,
sentenced the day before, and
September 9 was fixed as the
date for the execution.
The crowd assembled about the
court house was not so large as
yesterday. Nor was it so threat
ening, though, for that matter,
there was never much parade.
There was a quiet about the
crowd that augured the worst
and the determination of the
countrymen who came in from
miles around for the trial was
never to be doubted.
Up to the noon hour there was
no intimation that so soon was
to be enacted the terrible climax
In the trial of Reed little delay
was caused and upon it's conclu
sion the prisoners, as before
were hustled into the witnes:
room where a strong guard o1
military was mounted over them
THE AGITATION BEGINS.
In the corridors the agitation
begun. The spectators left tn
court room and from the lawl
outside many entered the hall
ways. Shortly before / o'clocl
the crowd was addressed by ;
tall man who seemed to infam'
it greatly, He called on thos'
about him to follow him. Thel
Capt. Hitch of the Oglethorp
Light Infantry, who was in com
mand of the forces, realized tina
the situation was desperate. II
posted guards on each of tn
stairways that led to the foo
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j. d. ARTHUR, Cashier.

kin.
Recurring to the Ryeshitelni affair.
tne NoVoe Vremya demands that the
Askoid' Grozovoi or any other Rus.
sian ships now taking refuge in Chi.
nese ports, shall not be dismantled
put shall retain their armaments
so they may be in readiness
to repel Japanese attacks from which.
the paper declared. neutral Chinese
waters afford no protection.
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Mob Seizes telegraph offica

~ "0U Se'Ies IeTegrdPh Omco.
Atlanta, Ga, August 16-The Off
cials of the Western Union Telegraph
company have been advised by the
manager of their company at Savan.
nah that the mob at Statesboro has
seized the Western Union office opera.
tor there and closed the telegraph of.
nee at Statesboro. II is now i'm.
possible to communicate, with States.
boro by telegraph.
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The iktie girl was found hidden
behind a trunk. They then killed

The fNtie girl was found hidden
behind a trunk. They then killed
her with aiamp.
my husband and Cato had plannea
to Kill the family the Saturday nig1{
previous. but became frightened. AT
that time they went to look for the
pot OF gold which they believed Mr..
Hodges had buried in his yard NV
husband told me Mr.. Hodges heard
them in the yard and they made up an
excuse for being there. They said
Cato had been snake bitten and thew
mad come to get some turpentine.
Mr.. Hodges gave them the turpen-
tine, and they lsft the place. After
wards Cato declared he intended Ia
have that money II he had to xiii Mr..
Hodges
i showed Mr.. Fordhan the track
Cato made going through the potato
patch. Cato told me they found the
money and Mr.. Hodges took 1t from
hfm. Mr.. Hodges they, c,lIed his
wife and gave 1t to her. His wife
came out Of the house with a lamp In
her hand to receive the money"
When placed on the stand, Cato
made the following brief statement
denying his guilt:
II didn't go to Mr.. Hodges house AZ
all. Paul Reid and three others
went"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-08-19
Severe Enqaoement Ex,.,,.d

Che Foo. August 16.-2 d. m.-Tbe
Russian ships at Port Arthur made .
sortie early today. They are now
being pursued by the Japanese. A
severe engagement Is expected.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-08-19
Trouble Imminent.

Trouble Imminent.
> Savannah, Ga, August 16.-A spe.
eial from Statesboro says trouble is
imminent. Some soldiers disarmed
by citizens. A riot call may be sound.
cd In Savannah for the military.
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got close to the guards. He
threw himself upon them. In
the breach thus formed his COM
panions threw themselves. Two
hundred wildly cheering men fol-
lowed him and soon the soldiers,
though they fought desperately
and inflicted bayonet wounds up
on some of their assailants, were
overpowered. The State.
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Following is the Story Of the Trag-
edy and the Trial Of the Negroes,
Cato and Reid, who were Burned
at the Stake. ~
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-08-19

City Of Union and Suburbs Has
Five Large Cotton Mills, One Knitting
and Spinning Mill with Dye Plant, Oil
Mill, . Furniture Manufacturing and
Lumber Yards, Female Seminary. asss
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-08-19

City OF Union and Suburbs Has
Five Graded Schools, Water wor Us,
Sewerage System, Electric Lights, Thr,> 70
Banks with aggregate capital Of $3.50, ,OoC,,
Electric Railway. Population 1000.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06
JUSTICE WAS ovERzEALoUs
1n1licts a Fine on Attache of British
Embassy-Breach Of In
transitional Law.

Boston, Sept. 2S.-Hugh Quincy, third
secretary of the British embassy, who
was arrested and fined for speeding his
automobile and contempt of court, will
have his fine of $50 RENTED and receive
an apology from Justice Phelps, at Lee,
Mass, who inflicted the penalty. This
is the order sent by Acting Governor
Curtis Guild, Jr.. as result Of repre-
sensations made by the state depart
ment in the case. Acting Secretary of
State Adee telegraphed the governors
Office that under the statutes the public
officer of a foreign state is exempt from
fine or Imprisonment. He asked that
action be taken, and the message to
Justice Phelps followed.
Boston. Sept. 29.-Gov. John L. Bates
Wednesday night sent to Secretary Of
State Hay an apology on behalf of the
state for the arrest and fining in Lee
Monday of Hugh Quincy, third secretary
of the British embassy. Judge Henry G.
Phelps, who passed sentence on Quincy
for overspeeding an automobile and for
contempt of court, wrote also letter
of apology to Quincy and will remit the
fine Of $50. Gov. Bates apology will be
laid before the British ambassador, who
now in Lenox, as is Quincy.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06
PLAN ABANDONED.
Democratic National Committee Will
Not Establish Headquarters
In the West.

New York, Sept. 29.-An apparent set
Element for the present Of the question
of the establishment of western demo-
cratic headquarters is announced at the
national committee rooms. Members Of
the executive committee say no such
headquarters will be established and
Chairman Taggart said that letters and
kilograms received made it appear that
the establishment of such headquarters
was unnecessary. Mr.. Taggart expects
to 20 west and also to visit such other
points at seem necessary, but unless
something at present unforeseen occurs
there will be no regular western branch,
and the campaign will be managed from
this city. A
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06
A WESTERN TRAGEDY.
Bandit Kills One Man, Wounds Two
and Then Commits
Suicide.

Silverton, COL, Oct Ia masked
bandit shot and killed John LOTUS, a
faro dealer. and seriously wounded
Herman Strobe and James Rockwell
in J. H. Slattery's saloon and gambling
house Friday, and then killed himself.
The dead bandit. powerful man. over
six feet in height, has not been iden-
titled. He was armed with two revol-
vers, and on entering the saloon he
ordered the dozen or more men who
were there to throw up their hands.
Instead Of complying. Strobe. LOTUS
and Rockwell, employees in the place,
attempted to overpower the robber and
the shooting ensued. @
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06
FRATERNAL CONGRESS.
Body Decides to Hold It's Next SEES
sion at Mackinac Island
New officers.

st. Louis, Sept. 29.-The National Fra
ternal congress In convention at the
Temple of Fraternity, held its second
session Wednesday. The report of the
committee on statistics and the good
u the order showed net increase in
membership during the past year Of
2S3, 1899 members. The report showed
that the amount Of fraternal insurance
paid out in benefits during the past year
was $53,177, 1896. The number Of deaths
reported for the year was 1890.
St.. Louis. Sept. 30.-The third of
the four sessions Of the National Fra
ternal congress was held in the
worlds fair Temple Of Fraternity
Thursday. The next years meeting
will be held at Mackinac Island, Mich.
The following officers were elected:
President, F. A. Faulkenberg, Denver,
Col, a member of the Woodmen Of
the World; vice president, A. r. Tai
bot, Of Lincoln, Neb.. head consul of
the Modern Woodmen of America:
secretary-treasurer, M. w. sackett, Of
Meadville, Pa.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06
SAFELY LAUNCHED.
The New Battleship Connecticut Slides
from the Ways at New York
Navy Yard.

New York, Sept. 3c.-The battleship
Connecticut was launched at the New
York navy yard on Thursday, in the
presence Of nearly 10000 persons. The
Connecticut. when finished. will be
the finest and most powerful boat In
the American navy and will rank with
the most powerful battleships Of the
navies Of other nations.
The Connecticut is of steel, with
trial displacement Of 10000 tons and
maximum displacement Of 1910
tons. The vessel is $50 feetaon the
load water line, 1854. .eet over ali.
She will carry three tunnels, Two mil
itary masts, two main and four sec
ondary turrets, and a main deck cen
trail battery. The armor has total
weight of 1892 tons. Her armament
will consist of four 12-inch breech-
loading guns, one pair in the forward
turret and another aft; and eight g.
inch guns mounted in pairs in four
turrets on the superstructure. In the
main deck battery there will be IL z
inch rapid-fire guns, mounted six to
q broadside. In addition there will
be IL 14-pounders. IL 3-pounders, six
1-pound automatic guns, two 1-pounfl
semi antomatic, and eight 30-inch ma
chine guns. The Connecticut is to be
fitted for use ais q flagship. and when
in commission will carry AZ officers
and 761 men. She is not to exceed
1922 900 in cost.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06
TRADE REVIEW.
Prospects Brighter Than a Year Ago
-Dun's Report Finds No
Alarming Features.

New York, Oct. LIT. G. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review Of Trade says:
''The last quarter of 1904 opens with
much brighter prospects than prevailed
q year ago. At that time securities
had fallen an average of $34 share
from the top point a year previous,
and there was general disposition to
curtail manufacturing and commercial
operations because of the heavy losses.
The nation was entering on a period
of conservatism, augmented by nu-
merous labor controversies. At the
present time there are no alarming
features, strikes are few, and unimpor-
tant, while the indications of growing
confidence are numerous. Business
does not show the hesitation custom
airy during the closing weeks Of a pres
identfal campaign, and the prospect Of
profitable agricultural results stimu-
lates trade. especially among retailers
at the west and south. Building opera
,tions are expanding, providing better
demand, for lumber and materials.
Clothing and kindred lines are stimu-
lated by colder weather and clearance
sales are well attended. Manufacture
ing plants are decreasing the proper
ton of idle machinery, the chief COM
plant coming from cotton mills, which
suffer from the disparity between
prices Of raw material and finished
products.
Failures this week numbered 223 in
the United States against 226 last
year, and 10 in Canada. cospared with
ten year ago."
Bradstreet's says: "The word i'm
provement' summarizes briefly the
course of trade and general industry
this week. Although the movements,
as for time past, are along conserva-
tive lines, the undertone is rather
more optimistic than at any previous
time this season. Reasons for this are
found in the continuance of propitious
weather conditions, tendency to en-
large final estimates of grain crop
yields, more activity in pig iron and
better collections, based upon enlarged
crop movement. A striking absence
of political agitation as affecting trade
is noted and the feeling generally is
that the year will close better than it
began"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06
OFFICIALS IN TROUBLE.
Buffalo Aldermen Indicted for Al
legged "0rafting"-All Plead
Not Guilty.

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 30.-As the re-
suit Of District Attorney Coatsworth's
investigation of charges of alleged
grating" on the part of city officials,
three present aldermen and four for
mer aldermen have been indicted.
They are j. Thomas Harp, Henry
Moest and Orrin F. Pierce, aldermen,
and Edward G. Beiser, Louis G. Roe
del. Henry @. Schneider and John q.
Busch, former aldermen. All the in
dicted men were arraigned in court
Thursday, and pleaded not guilty. Bail
was fixed at $500 each. and was
furnished by all.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06

Lady Eleanor Wickham, the London
society leader, has craze for wearing
little grass snakes for bracelets. She
entices the reptiles to Irvine them
selves around her wrist, then she
plunges her hands and arms into icy
cold water for few moments. with
the result that the serpents become
torpid and remain in a more or less
comatose state for some hours. Thus
she is able to preside at afternoon tea
with her arms covered with living
snakes as bracelets.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06

In Alaska the reindeer is taking the
place of the Eskimo dog as a beast Of
burden in transporting passengers and
freight over. frozen, SHOWS. He is
more enduring and tractable and free
from the fits Of I'll temper that maze
q pack Of dogs trouhl esome to manage.
The dogs, too, must be fed, while the
deer find their moss for themselves.
says writer in Donahoe's. They also
supply their possessors with whole.
some, nutritious milk, even in the
rigors Of the polar winter, when and
where no other ,rilk can be had at any
price .ss fsss s
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06

According to report of the Ger
man consul at Kief, an American firm
which sells annually more than $780,.
600 worth of agricultural implements
In Omsk, has decided to erect tech
meal school in which persons will be
trained to use agricultural implements
and to instruct farmers in their use.
The company found that the lack Of
knowledge Of agricultural machines
was the greatest drawback to the de-
velopment Of its trade in that region.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06

The report for 1908 on the acreage
and production Of crops and the mum.
ber of live stock in Great Britain has
Just been published by the board Of
agriculture. OF the 56,675,000 acres
which form Great Britain, exclusive Of
foreshore and tidal water, over 49,.
225, 900 acres are under crops and
grass and 12,675,000 acres are occu.
pied by woods and plantations and
100000 acres are covered by inland
waters. Only 16 per cent. Of the sur
face remains to be accounted for.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06

III The sovereign who reigns over the
smallest monarchy in the world is the
king of Cocos. group of islands near
Sumatra. These islands were discov'
cred about 300 years ago by the cap
tain Of the Keeling, but were compare,
lively little known till 1925. When
Mr.. Ross. an Bnglishman, visited them
he was struck by their beauty and
took up his abode there. It is his
grandson, George Ross. who now
holds sway over the Cocos.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06
Mystery in Girls Death.

Chicago. Oct. mystery envelops
the death of Frances Parkhurst, the 49,
yearsDld girl student at Ferry hall.
LakB Forest. who was found dead In
Lake Michigan Friday, after . search
ing party numbering more than 1000
students, society men and soldiers from
Fort Sheridan had sought her for
many hours in the woods north of
Evanston. It is unknown whether in
a moment of despair she committed
suicide, or whethQr she met her death
accidentally. &%
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06
Sent to Prison.

st. Louis, Oct. John H. schnet-
tier, former member of the house Of
delegates, who pleaded guilty three
months ago to charges of bribery in
connection with the suburban railway
deal, was on Friday sentenced to two
years imprisonment in the penitentiary
by Judge Mcdonald. Schneider is the
sixth member of the house of 1S99-1901
to be sent to the penitentiary in con-
nection with this deal.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06

IS An idea of the Importance of the sar-
dine industry may be had when the
exports to the United States alone are
considered. During the fiscal year
ending June 1902, which was q
good year, the declared value of these
exports from Bordeaux was $437 ,225;
from Nantes and its agencies, $751;
1853. This year these exports will prob
ably be exceeded,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06
A Bold Escape.

Buffalo. N. r, Sept. 3o.--Alonzo J..
Whiteman. who was arrested In st
Louis on September Is on q charge Of
forgery and was being brought to this
city by detectives. jumped from the
fast mail some distance east of here
and escaped, The conductor, it is re-
ported, refused to stop the train until
it reached suburb Of this city. The
detectives who had Whiteman in
charge went back to search for their
prisoner.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06

The corn-producing states of Austra-t
liza are New South Wales and Queens
land. New South Wales having 1877
1913 acres, producing 3.S44,993 bushels.
or 22.9 bushels an acre, and Queens
land 1868 acres, producing 2,569,113
bushels, or % bushels an acre. 80
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06

Honey is used for the manufacture
of alcohol and hydromel in Abyssinfa.
The beverage last named is very in
:oxtcating and has an agreeable flavor
not unlike that of cider. Enormous
quantities of honey are used in the
production of hydromel, which is con-
s.lned in the same way and as gener-
ally as red wine in France. Price OF
honey, "a cents per 90 pounds.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06

The quantity OF wheat retained for
consumption in: the United States
never reached 275.ooo,0oo bushels
prior to 1880. In 1881 it passed the
300 100000 line and slowly increased
with the population; in 1899 it was
over 400 .000.0oO bushels; in 1902 it ex.
ceeded 100000, O00,< and in the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1904. was 517.
10000 bushels-a greater total than
in any preceding year.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06

SENATOR GEORGE F. HOAR.
rem r. Gilman, who for weeks has
been in almost constant attendanse
upon the senator.
From all parts of the common
wealth. Of the country and from beyond
the borders of the United States have
come expressions of sympathy and with
them unstinted encomiums to the
worth, the service and the character OF
the dead statesman. The utterances
have been confined to no party or
school or creed, for all have seemed TO
recognize, as Lieut.. Gov. Curtis Guild
has said, that che was foremost in our
commonwealth as promoter of that
large brotherhood of American citizen
ship that knows no lines of color or
caste or race or creed"
His Career.
George Frisbie Hoar was born in Con-
cord, Mass, August 20, 1926. He was
educated at Concord academy and at
Harvard college, from which he was
graduated in 1886. He studied law at
Harvard Law school and was admitted
to the bar at Worcester, where he was
soon chosen as city solicitor and as pres
ident Of the city library trustees. In
1851 he was elected to the Massachusetts
legislature, and in 1856 to the state SEN
ate. In 1868 he was sent to congress and
was reelected to the three following con-
crosses, but declined denomination
finally. He was chosen senator from
Massachusetts, in 1877, and has been in
the senate continuously since. He was
q potent force in shaping legislation
and in the councils of his party.
He was an overseer of Harvard coli
lege from 1873 to 1880; he presided over
the Massachusetts, state republican con-
ventions of 1871, 1877. 1882 and 1885, He
was delegate to the national republic
can conventions of 1876 at Cincinnati,
and Of 1880, 1884 and 1888 at Chicago.
He was one of the managers of the
Belknap impeachment trial in 1876 and
q member of the electoral commission
In the same year. At various times he
had been regent of the Smithsonian in
stitution, trustee of Leicester academy
and Of the Peabody Museum of Archeaol-
ogy, president and vice president ortA
American Antiquarian Historical So
ciety and the Historic Genealogical So
ciety. The degree of ILL., was conferred
on him by William and Mary, Amherst,
Harvard and Yale.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06

In Germany tramps are set to work.
unless th@v can make satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION for their idleness, and the
work they are made to 90 is not SO
easy but that they will try to find
something more to their liking when
they are released.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06

+ A few sheds erected in 1862 at ia
malapore, India, for repairs to rolling
stock of the East India railway, have
expanded into a plant covering 100
acres at the present time, and with an
output valued at more than 5,O00.0O0
rupees year. There are 10000 labor
ers employed, and in magnitude the
shops are said to be exceeded only by
those of the London & Northwestern
Railway Co. at Crewe.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06
NATION SUFFERS
A SEVERE Loss
DEATH ENDS UDEFUL CAREER OF
United STATES SENATOR
GEORGE FRISBIE HoAR.
Venerable Statesman Passes Peace
fully Away at His Home in Wor-
cester, Mass. = Short Sketch Of

worcester, MASS. Sept. so.-Georse
Erisbie Hoar, senior United States
senator from sAassachusetts, died at
his home in This city at 1885 O'Clock
this morning. The end followed o
period Of Inconsistencies that had
continued since early Tuesday and
came SO gently that Sonlysthe attend
ing physicians were aware of the ;ex-
act moment Of dissolution During the
last hours there was not . movement
Of the body and only ! scarcely per-
ceptible pulse evidenced the final
struggle. There were present at the
bedside when death came the sena-
tors son, Gen. lockwood Hoar; hts
daughter, Mary Hoar, and DR.. War
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-06

Asphalt continues to be the most
valuable mineral of Trinidad. The
value of the exports has increased
from $4,000 in 1896 to $4,000 in
1908. Up to last year this industry
had suffered to some extent from long
and costly litigation, but special
commission of inquiry has recently
made recommendations which it is
hoped will prevent litigation in future.