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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-20
An Assault in New York.


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some young woman, about 25
years of age, lying bruised and
battered in clump of briar
bushes nenr the Pelham road, iii
the Bronx, revealed one of the
worst crimes with which tho po-
lice have had 10 deal IN many
years An autopsy tonight
showed that the woman had been
criminally assaulted and choked
to death. There was every indi-
cation that she had fought her as
sailants desperately Her gar
ments were torn almost 10 shreds.
Tonight her body rests in the
Fordham Morgue, while half a
hundred detectives are endeavor-
ing to establish the victims iden-
tity and to frd some clue 70 the
murderer. The body had been
dragged to the clump of briar
bushes from point some distance
/ away.
An empty dress suit case was
found near the scene of the crime,
but neither on this nor any urti.
Gle OF clothing was there the
slightest means Of Identification.
The cause Of death WAS given
rs sutfocation, and the autopsy
physicians were of the opinion
that the woman had been dead
about twelve hours. Evidence
points to the fact that at least two
men were implicated in The crime.
That the womnD was rOhbGd is
not doubted, for uothlng OF value
was left upon her pei son, while
her fingers show that rings which
she must have worn were torn
from them.
BODY OF YOUNG WOMAN IDENTI-
FLED.
New York, Sept. II. = The bo-
dy of the young woman found un.
der what is known as the "haunt-
ed oak just off Pelham road, in
the Bronx, Saturday, vas identi-
fled today rs that of Augusta
Pfeiffer, 80 years DID, whose
home was on Pelham road, only
fsw hundred yards from the spot
where her body lay.
New York, Sept. is. Coroner
|O'Gorman early this morning is
sued warcant for the arrest of
Joseph Girnrd, u driver, charg-
ing him with murder of Augusta
Pfeiffor, the 22-year old girl
whose body was found in Pelham
road in the Bronx Saturday.
Coroner O'Gorman said
"We have traced the move
ments of Girnrd up to the time of
the murder and to within 200 feet
of the place. We have also traced
the movements of the ghl up to
8. 30 o'clock on Wednesday night.
when she boarded Throggs
Neck cur. The two undoubtedly
met. The mans clothing has
been found in the home Of Mrs.
julia b. Mcmahon in Pelham
road near Eastern boulevard and
consists OF overalls and a jumper.
These are smeared with blood.
The last seen of Girard was when
he left home on Thursday morn
ing at 6 o'clock.
The warrant charges Girard
with homicide.
Edward Harmed, a hack driver,
and Julia Mcmahon have been
n
called to the house of detention as
witnesses.
., QUO DuShnlg pf Tavoc DoJ
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-20

The Heath-Jones Co. is sell
ing Wheeler 6 Wilson sewing
machines at cost
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-20

2, 600 bushels. of Texas Red
Rust proof seed oats on haod.
Heath Jones Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-24
ANNUAL EPIDEMIC
 OF CYCLE STEALING
MANY BICYCLES ARE STOLEN DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. VARIOUS WAYS TO AVOID lDEN- LITIGATION OF WHEELS.

The annual epidemic of bicycle stealing Is in existence in Birmingham now. Scarcely a day passes in police head quarters that reports are not received of bicycles stolen. Some times only one wheel is stolen in day and some times the number will run up to five or six.
 The theft of bicycles is nothing like as great as 1t was during the summer a year ago, when it was almost impossible to leave a bicycle standing on the street for half an hour without some one carry ing it away.
 This summer a number of wheels have been stolen, but the proportion is not as great as last year. A number of negroes have been arrested on charges of stealing wheels and some of them have been con v.oted and sentenced in the police court, while others were bound over to the crim- inal court
 After stealing the wheels negroes re- sort to various means to prevent being caught. Some of them mutilate the name plate on the wheels and others place a different nameplate on the bicycle to pre- vent Identification.
 A favorite way of preventing identih- cation is to enamel the wheel over again, probably changing the color of the enamel. Frequently negroes will merely paint a wheel with ordinary paint and not go to the expense of enameling the bicycle.
 There are always several stolen bicy- cles at police headquarters which have been recovered by the policemen, and at times last year there were a dozen or more of bicycles in the chiefs office. The messenger boys are the heaviest losers as their wheels are frequently taken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-24
Prevent
 As Woll As Cure Headache

If subject to headache, take Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills when you feel the first indication of an attack, and you will find that they rarely ever fail to stop further progress.
 Pain weakens the nerves, and the longer you suffer, the more frequent will be the attacks.
 On the contrary, if the nerves are relieved of this weakening influence, the at tacks will be less frequent, and finally disappear altogether.
 Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills contain no opium, cocaine, nor phine or cliloral in any form. They are absolutely harmless if taken as directed, and will have no other effect, except to drive out the pain.
 "Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills are all right, and l can recommend them to any one in need of a remedy for head ache, neuralgia. or pain of any kind. My health Is not very good. and am subject to frequent attacks of severe headache but since l began taking pr. Miles Anti-rain Pills 1 do not suffer from that trouble as used to. They never fail to give relief in a few minutes, and if taken promptly on the approach of headache win prevent m attack from coming on. Pain Pflls prevent, as we'll as cure"
 MRS. VIM. PEDRTCK.
 Gloversville, N. Y. pr. MIlss' AntI- Pills are sold by the fret package will benefit. H k falls he Will return your money.
 25 doses. 25 cents. Never sold in bulk. Miles Medical Co.,, Elkhart. Ind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-24
ADJUSTMENTS
East Lake Casino.

Beginning tonight, the offering for this week at the East Lake Casino will be a strong vaudeville bill headed by Arthur Lane and "The Mystic Crucible' There will be the usual matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
 Mir. Lane gives a series of intensely interesting experiments with liquid air at temperature of 200 degrees below zero that have aroused curiosity in all parts of the United States. He performs a number of startling feats that never fail to elicit the admiration of his au- diences. The performance of MT. Lane is said to be one of the highest-priced novelties in vaudeville. In fact Manager Semon states that he has never had a more expensive yaudiville bill to offer Birmingham theatre-goers than that Of this week.
 In addition to MT. Lane there will be the Lawsons. comedy acrobats; Mile. Neida, Parisian novelty dancer; the vanos, handcuff experts; the musical Bennetts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-24

piers and foundations have been let to E. r. Hardawny or Columbus, Ga Mr Hardaway brought the first of his big
 outfit to the site on June :, and every
 week since that there has been one or
 more heavily loaded barges for the liar
 daway camp
 The contract calls for the pomletion
 Of the rivers piers by June l. 1906, but MT. Hardaway states he will hat 1t com pleted long before that time The contract for tho construction of
 the structural work ia to be finished by December or January. The bridge will
 probably re ready for use by June l. 1906. The structure will cost s30o.o0o The contract for the construction Of the piers
 amounted to about "f that sum.
 Accident Bulletin :, o. l5 which has just
 been issued by the Interstate Commerce
 Commission, giving an account of rail- road accidents in the United States dur ing the months of January. February and March, 1905, shows that during that quar-
 ter there were 2s passengers and 204 em- ployes killed and 1851 passengers and 2062 employees injured in train accidents, mak- l ing nall 232 persons killed and 3713 in- jured in train accidents. Other accidents
 to passengers and employees, not the re- suit of collisions or derailments bring the total number of casualties up to 15,- 306 l909 killed and 14S97 iniured). Ing in all 232 persons killed and 57i3 in- | number Of persons killed as compared
 with the quarter ending December sl. | 1901.
 The total number of collisions and de- raiments was BIOS d7s7 collisions and l 1921 derallments), of which 2s4 collisions l, and 117 derailments affected passenger
 trains. The damage to ears, engines and 1 roadway by these accidents amounted to 1 s2, 4i9,2is. TNere is an increase of 27 in the number of collisions and of 131 in the
 number of derailments as compared with
 the last preceding quarter
 ] The total number of employees reported killed in coupling and uncoupling cars
 during this quarter was 62, being a de-
 crease of nine as compared with those re- ported killed in the last preceding bull letln.
 1 Officials of the Southern Railway com pany announce the installation of tho
 most modern improved block signals on
 its line. and say that there are 15S block l stations between Washington and Atlanta, averaging Al miles apart. In the yards at passing tracks and at grade crossings an improved interlocking switch and sig
 nal apparatus has been installed. greatly facilitating the handling of trains. The extensive Terrell college property near Nashville, Tenn, has been transfer
 red to the president of the university board of trustees of the order of Railroad Conductors Orphans Home and School. The institution will be opened at once | in charge of Mir Robert S. Harris of San | Diego. Cal and will be used as a home
 for the orphaned children of railroad con- 1 ductors of America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-24
We Want Tour Special Deposit Account

Many careful business and professional keep spe- cia deposit account deposit percentage their income to be used at future time. for special purpose Now, if you keep an account with bank that does general banking business you have either got to accept interest take risk as the savings depositors in that bank We have endeav- ored to amiarize you with reference to the law ing savings deposits Keep your special deposit ac- count here where it will be absolutely and at the time be earning per cent interest This is the only bank in the city that it's banking business strictly to savings accounts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-24
JOHN SPARROW AID WRITER

Booklets a Speciality, Exceptionally
 Good References. Bell and Peoples Telephone 854 or 12O City or 251 (BelI) East Lake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-24
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 Birmingham.

c spen C. Davidson and Auditor
 Cobbs. P C. II E D smith, Mbey Louis Gders B. Spencer Moses Ina and c o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-24
THE WEATHER.

Washington, July 23.--Forecast for Ala bama: Scattered showers and thunder storms Monday and Tuesday; light va riable winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-24
Will Send Squadron.

Paris, July 23-Minister of Marine Thomson has decided to send a squadron to visit the United States at the end of October.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-24
MAYOR WARD WANTS BIRMINGHAM OPEN Does Not Think Birmingham
 Needs Quarantine WILL WRITE LETTER Wants Jefferson County Medical so- ciety to Ask State Authorities
 to Lift Local Guar
 antlne.

George B. Ward, Mayor of Birmingham, made this abatement last night regarding the quarantine instructions issued by the governor upon the advice of the state board of health,
 Tt goes without saying that the medi- cal society of Jefferson county is in this community best qualified to determine whther or not Birmingham should be in- cluded within the scope of these quaran- tine instructions, and I am quite sure that the municipal authorities here are will ing so far as this questian is concerned, to defer to the expert opinion of that highly intelligent and patriotic body.
 "It occurs to me, however. that condi- tions here justify laymen, as well as members of the medical profession in ex- pressing their views on this subject, and their opinions may be of value.
 "The feeling with me is strong that Birmingham should not be quarantined against New Orleans. Climatic conditions here are hostile to yellow fever. It can not spread, 1t cannot even survive, in the healthful atmosphere of the Birmingham district, and especially in this salubrous val1av
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-24
Will Write Letter.

T understand that this whole question, SD far at least as Birmingham Is con cerned, will be discussed at tie meeting of the medical society to be held Nor day night and I shall take occasion to write the society a letter tomorrow re- questing them, in my capacity as Mayor of the city, to request the State Board of Health to release Birmingham from quarantine instructions. If the society will do this, and if the State Board of Health will grant the request, will as- sure them that every pool within the city limits will be promptly drained and nothing be left undone to keep the sanitary condition of the city at high water mark.
 'I earnestly hope that Birmingham will be released from the quarantine order is- sued by Governor Jelks, and I believe the city will be if the subject is presented in all its phases to the stlte author ties"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-24
Our Boasted Health.

"Our people here have boasted, and boasted rightly that the Birmingham climate is unexcelled in the country, and have advertised the fact widely and per- sistently.
 "In view of these facts I studiously deprecate the movement to quarantine Birmingham against New Orleans. I am in favor of opening wide our gates and welcoming here all persons who may wish to leave New Orleans till the situation there improves. Let the people of New Orleans come here and remain so long as they may wish to do so and let our citi- zens welcome them and manifest toward them the hospitality we so well know how to extend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-24

w. h. MANLY, cashier. eENsoN CAIN, Ass's cashisr. CORY, see{stary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-24

black lettering that he is a quarantine inspector. As yet none of the inspectors have had any trouble in the least.
 Coming through Mississippi from New Orleans extra coaches are added to the trains for the accommodation of passen- gers going from one point to another in that state. All through passengers are compelled to enter the Pullman sleeper, which is reserved for through passengers, and they are not allowed to leave the sleeper in Mississippi Quarantine offi- cers board the train as soon as 1t reaches the state line and they remain on the train until the Alabama line is reached. The extra car is taken off the train when 1t gets to Alabama. On the Queen and Crescent, for instance, the extra coach was taken off at Meridian.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-24

Wd0C " w s'f>e8's
 w. c. McTyeire and wife of Bessemer, were the first to feel the effect of the quarantine law in Birmingham. They came in last night on the Louisville and Nash vile at s:10 o'clock and were compelled by Inspectors Toe and Motion to go on through to Tennessee.
 A boy who came in on the same train from New Orleans, escaped after the train had reached Birmingham, and If he can be located Inspector Toe will place him in confinement and hold him for i've days.
 MT. McTyeire said on the train:
 "It's rather hard luck to have to go on through, but we will make the best of 1t we can. I don't see any cause for this. No one in New Orleans Is paying any attention to the reports of yellow fever there and was surprised at the actions of other states. We did not hear anything fcontInued on Sixth Paoe.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-24

ARTHUR w. SMITH, President TOM 0. oMlTH, vIoe-PrseIdent.
 CAMPBELL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-24
Medical Society.


 The Jefferson County Medical society will probably take up the matter of quar- antining Birmingham at the meeting to be held tonight in the city hall building. A number of prominent members of the society have expressed themselves as op- posed to Birmingham quarantining against New orleans. They stated that the city need have no fear of yellow fever taking hold here.
 If Governor Jelks issues an amendment to his proclamation allowing certain cities to raise the quarantine should they see fit, 1t is believed that Birmingham will be one of those cities. Mayor Ward has written letter to the Jefferson County Medical society in which he states, that in his opinion. this is the time for Bir- mingharn to throw open it's gates and allow refugees to come to the city, in this way showing the people of the world that Birmingham Is really the healthy city that 1t has boasted for years past.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-24

'"This is the very essence Of profanity the dspising, looking down uopn ones birthright He is profane man who has talents that he either neglects or abuses. He is profane who has resources tha. he wastes. Born as all men are, the children Of God, he is profane who de- epjscs that bIrthright and sells 1t for any kind of mess of pottage
 .In word to us is committed the pua rdIanshp of the name that is above every name, a most sacred trust, and it is our privilege to keep It holy. Guard if as the most priceless treasure.
 .If necessary sacrifice all else, and you will find all will last if with your last breath you can look into His face and say: Father. have kept thy name clean and holy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-24

Office hours from 8 a. m, to 5 p. m.
 every day.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-12-01
CHINA'S GREAT NEED
RAILROADS MUST BE BUILT TO
DEVELOP EMPIRE.
Primitive System of Transportation
by Coolies and Carts over ROADS
Scarcely Worthy the Name Now a
Fatal Drawback.

After the war is over China finds
herself in status QUO so lar as rail-
roads go. The war is credited Win
little influence in producing the prac-
teal deadlock in railway construction
now obtaining in the celestial empire.
An adequate railroad system would
be- a wonder worker, so great are its
possibilities, but while the Chinese ap'
preciate the need of some rallrOadlng
to supplement the work OF their can
ais and coolies they have no reallza-
ton of the development of a country
by railroads. The amount of goods
transported by coolies and in north
ern China by carts is almost beyond
belief. In the interior Of the greater
portion of the country coolies and
canals carry all the freight. what
this means can be understood fairly
when it is known that there is prac-
tically no railroad service at all IN
the more populous and richest parts
of an empire of 400,000,00O people or
more. Most of the roads are scarcely
worthy the name. In the northern
provinces the traffic in carts OF a
rough sort dominates the entire move
ment of goods to the seaboard. When
waterways are frozen great part OF
the year this is of necessity the case.
It is in such regions that the first
hold of the railroads has come. When
the empire is served at all 1t is serv'
ed by waterways. Along the Chinese
coast there is a series Of naylgable
rivers coming down from the interior
series which has few equals the
world over. From the Yalu and Pei
HO at the north to West river, pass
ing through Canton in the south
these rivers seem to be formed t(
reach inland from the coast, connect
inc not only the coast cities, but the
interior cities with each other by way
of the coast as well. About midwa.
between the north and south thu
great Yangtse reaches far into the in
terror, navigable almost to the west
ern borders of the empire, and by it
tributaries offering still further cor
nections with interior points. Thes
streams are supplemented by canals
large and small until the Who'll
Yangtse and Yellow river plains ar
vast network of waterways design
t ed originally largely for irrigatio
: and now used also for transportation
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-12-01
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If your blood is impure, thin, dis
eased, hot or full Of humors, If you
have blood poison, cancer carbuncles,
eating sores, scrofula, eczema, itching,
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or any blood or skin disease, take Bo-
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Ga. Describe trouble and special free
medical advice also sent in sealed let
ter B. B. B. is especially advised fer
chronic, deep-seated cases Of impure
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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-12-01
No Time Wasted.

Farmer Cy Whipple was said to
have had more religion than any other
man in Mendicino county. He boast
ed that for more than forty years, he
had never missed meal or neglected
to say grace. 1t was said that Cys
religion and his appetite merged so
closely that it was hard to tell where
one left off and the other began. When
the dinner bell summoned the family
and the help to the dining room, Cy
always led the charge. While the
others were seating themselves at the
table, the old man would start in:
30 Lord, we thank thee for having
given us such a beautiful day. Sane
tify this food to our souls good. Amen
Pass the meat. San Francisco Call
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-12-01
Won Moltke's Deserved Promotion.

On Gen. Count Schlieffen's retire
ment another Won Moltke Will sue
coed to the post of chief of the gem
eral staff of the German army, whlch
his famous uncle held for thirty years.
Not family or influence, but personal
merit. has won this high honor LOT
Count Won Moltke. Serving as suD'
lieutenant in the Franco-PruSslan WAL
he received the iron cross for bravery
1t took him twenty years more TO riSe
to the grade of major. Later ne was
aid-de-camp to the kaiser. After lut.
Their promotion he was appointed "
the general staff, where he has Deeh
quartermaster general of the army
The army maneuvers this year III
which the kaiser took so active pai'
were planned by him. Now, after UNI
ty-five years service, he attalns Ihe
highest rank.