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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-04
Ogden Party thoroughly Shaken Up
in Fatal Collision
THE LIST OF DEAD AND WOUNDED
Rounding Curve in the Yard Limits
Of the Southern Railway at Green.
willie, S. c., the Train Bearing the
President of the Conference for Edu-
cation and His 100 Guests Crushes
Into the Rear of a Freight.

Greesnvile, s. c., Special.-While
rounding curve in the yard limits of
the Southern railway at Greenville,
and running at an estimated speed OF
so miles an hour, the special Pullman
train bearing Robert c. Ogden and 100
members of the Southern Conference
for Education. crashed into. the rear
end of a freight at 1855 o'clock this
morning. killing four persons and in
juring score OF others. None of Mr..
Ogden's guests were killed.
The dead are:
Charles NJ. Cope. white. brakeman
of the special, Columbia, S. c.
John Little, w. W. Cummings and
J.. F. Hayne. negro employees on the
dining car st. James.
The injured are:
Prof Henry w. Farnham, Yale Uni
versity, arm broken and cut on head,
and Mrs. Henry W. Farnham, badly
bruised about head and arms.
st. Clair McKelway. editor OF The
Brooklyn Eagle, bruised on back and
shoulder.
Dr.. julius D. Dreher. former presi-
dent of Roanoke college, cut on the
head
Robert NJ. ogden, secretary to Pres
ident Ogden, cut on hand and head
bruised
Mrs. ]. G. Thorpe, Cambridge, Mass,
cut and bruised on head.
Bishop w. N. McVickar, of Provi-
dence, R. l.. bruised.
James Hunter, engineer on special,
leg and arm broken.
Walter Kershaw, electrician on spec
ial, ear and head cut.
Conductor Edward Acker. bruised.
John F. Mccoy. agent Pennsylvania
railroad, cash on head.
R. Shull, negro cook on st. James,
cut on arm.
George Williams, waiter on diner
Waldorf, bruised.
Ogden Calls For Inquiry.
The Greenville wreck will be inves-
tigated as is shown by the following:
Hon. D. C. Hayward, Columbia, S.
c.; Would respectfully suggest the
extreme use of the executive power
as may exist by the coroner's jury or
railroad commission for investigation
of criminal negligence, local and man.
apement. that caused wreck OF ny
train. Four hands killed and others
injured, also Prof. and Mrs. Farn'lam.
NV impression Is that the case Is
bad one and needs drastic treatment.
"ROBT. C. OGDEN"
Governor Heyward replied as fol-
lows:
Robert C. Ogden, Greenville, S. C.:
7 have referred your telegram to the
railroad commission, who will imme'
diately investigate wreck. Coroners S
inquest will be held by county author
tiles"
Making Investigation.
Greenville. Special.-Prof. Farnar,
of Yale University. and Mrs. Farnar,
who were injured in the wreck OF the
Ogden special. are both resting easily
in a sanitarium here. 1t has not been
decided when they will be able to trav-
ell. but the attending physicians say
not before Tuesday. Electrician ker-
shaw. also injured in the wreck and
detained here, Is doing well.
Assistant General Superintendent
H. Baker and Division Superintendent
McManus, of the Southern. are here,
and an investigation OF the cause OF
the accident is being held behind
closed doors.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-04
Steamer Passed Warships.

Island of Penang, Specialize Brit
ish steamer Catherine Apcar, from
Calcutta, reports having passed two
detachments Of eight and seven war
ships, respectively, Thursday night
sixty miles south Of Penang. They
were heading for Singapore. a..
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-04
Monument TO Joe jefferson.

Richmond, Va, Special.-A popular
subscription has been started here for
the erection in this city Of monu-
ment to Joseph Jefferson, the actor.
Il bids fair to be successful. The city
is expected to provide a site.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-04
EXPLOSION KILLS SIXTEEN.
Every Man In the Mine at the Time
Lost His Life Except One, and He

EVery Man III tHe WIhe de sTIe 'HHe
Lost His Life Except One, and He
Will Die.
Du Bois, Pa. Special.-Sixteen men
were killed and one will die as the re.
suit of an explosion at the Eleanora
shaft, near Big Run, Friday night. The
mine is owned by the Rochester and
Pittsburg Coal and Iron Co. The
night shift was small or there would
have been more fatalities. Every
man who was in the mine at the time
Of the explosion, except one, was kill
ed. Three bodies have been recover
ed. The men were English speaking
and resided at Eleanora. a small min
ing village two miles from the shaft.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-04

Sir Thomas Upton thas invaded
Paris. He has opened store In the
Place de pOpera
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-04

industries
the farmers bank o
1902 amounted
wells of County yielded $4,000
and heado rich alfalfa
building
your three bits Fresno wat
ene station only Church conveved the idea
Kings River twenty miles irrga the
miles Of the Fresno
and the first sell fertile The Of waered
was RAPIDLY under irrigation
work
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-04

Spain Holland Prussia Swe
search and the
were acting question 1900
alliance framed
eight battle
decisive action could
peniude
period Of
against
operation of
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-04
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/ The Desert Transformed
By French Cfrother.

HRTYTWO years there but house in the town
of Fresno in the central desert Of California hole was
dug forty feet Deep into which the inmates lowered
lowered themselves by bucket and wndass, to escape
the heat day Around it, far the could see
stretched gang desert unbroken by cultivated spot
of green
Today this spot the centre of cheerful community OF
hv
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-04
The Need for VaDies


HAT mere population and match in against
much careful organization have in the case OF Rus
sa 1t is only knowledge that the seabarrer is mpen-
etrable which efectualy prevent the expanding Teu-
tonic Slavonic Of Europe from contempla:
ing aggression ON the American continent unable to do
sngy nothing but will prevent them from trying
to effect their purpose combination They have combined
in the past the partition of Poland BY the Russian dec
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-04


them then
rest will solve themselves
problem in the "1e possible way
national
question of relations OF the family put upon
wish to do
everything will cooperate
with towar view
family life is
marriage tie among
old native American that for the
m for the individual artistic
commits suicide Therefore
with you IN ths
matter of importance the national welfare
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-04

HERE tendency to exa the unessental In deal
ing with our public questions and public especially are
apt to get their attention questions that have
importance, but wholly ephemera compared WIN
the questions straight to the root OF things Ques
ons the tariff and the are OF literally no con-
quence compared with the vital question OF having
the unit Of our social life, the home, preserved.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-04

Canctity of Home Life
BY President Theodore Roosevelt,

(From Address Before the Conference on
and Divorce
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-04

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-04

great educational conference was
marked by exceptionally strong ad-
dresses by notable speakers.
At the Superintendents' Conference
the State Superintendents of the fol-
lowing States were present: South
Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, Texas, Tennessee and Ar
kansas. Each of these spoke on diff
ferent phases Of the recent progress
Of education in the Southern States,
Columbia, S. c., Special.-The Con-
ference for Education in the South
closed its sessions here Friday, and the
conference adjourned subject to the
call o. the executive committee.
At the morning session Of the confer
ence, Mr.. Robert c. Ogden. Of New
York. was unanimously chosen pres-
dent: Chas B. Aycock, former governor
of Moth Carolina. was chosen vice
president. The following executive
committee was elected to serve the en-
suing year:
S. C. Mitchell, Virginia: Sydney ].
Bowie. Alabama; R. R. Cousins, Tex
as; Clarence H. Poe. North Carolina;
D. C.. Caldwell, Louisiana: C. ?. Gibson,
Gee -gia: r. H. Jesse. Missouri: DR.. !.
A. .'snkins, Kentucky; S. A. Mynders,
Ter lessee; ]. H. Hineman. Arkansas;
D. =. Johnson. South Carolina.
T, other officers o. the conference
ele'' I'd were: Secretary, B. ]. Bald
W. llabama: treasurer, w. A. Blair,
Winston-Salem, n. c.
The following resolution adopted by
the Association of Southern States Su-
perintendents of Education. at its meet
ing on April 26, is given out for the
first time:
Resolved that the Association OF
Southern State Superintendent OF
Public Instruction. desires to express
it's appreciation of the valuable work
of the Southern Educational Board, in
cooperation with the educational au-
thorities of the States. and Of the
spirit in which the work has been done
for the past three years; and also to
express qualification at the provision
for the continuance of this co-opera-
tive work"
All the Southern States are represent
ed except Tennessee, Mississippi and
Virginia.
Mr.. Ogden, in brief and expressive
speech, then pronounced the conference
adjourned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-07
EXPERTS PAID.

At a meeting of the Street and
Water Board, held yesterday after
noon. claim for S2,444.S5 was passed
in favor of Messrs. Townsend and Dix,
expert accountants of New York. This
amount viii be taken from the water
account and is in payment for services
rendered BY Townsend and Dix in exam
ming the books of the water assessors
department of Jersey City during Janu-
airy, 1904.
At the time that the examination was
made by the experts hired by the street
and Water Board. men from The Audit
Company of New York We're also exam
ining the books at the request Of Mayor
Pagan and the Board Of Finance. The
payment for their services was made last
year, but owing to the fact that shortly
after the examination was completed the
Democratic Street and Water Board
was ousted from office the claim of
Townsend & Dix was not put III until
few days since.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-07
BLAIR WILL REVERSED.

Especial to THE Jersey City News. .
TRENTON. March Z, 1905 The
Court of Errors and Appeals reversed
the Chancery Court yesterday in the case
of De Witt Clinton Blair, executor of
the estate Of his father, John /. Blair,
against Scribner and others. involving
S2,50000O of the slate John I. Blair's
$30, 100000 estate
Blair, 20 years before his death, made
a will devising certain securities to vari-
ous grandchildren, who were the defend
ants Subsequently to the making Of
the will, Blair disposed of some of the
securities. turning them into cash.
At his DEATH therefore, the precise
language Of the viii could not be carried
out.
1t was a question whether to carry ont
the specific beauests and turn over to the
legatees The balance Of the securities or
Il make Up the deficit bs paying them the
difference in cash.
The decree Of the chancery court was
for the specific beqnests. The opinion
yesterday reverses this and holds thai the
full value Of the beuuests must be mid.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-07
TENEMENT LAW

Special to ''The Jersey City News')
TRENTON. March Z, 1905.-Before
tie Committee on judiciary, in the As
seInbly chamber yesterday afternoon, the
Duff amendments 20 the Tenement House
act Of 1903 were thoroughly ventilated.
Upon the one side were the contrac-
tors and landowners of Hudson and Es-
sex counties, while opposed to them were
the members of the Tenement House
Commission, including John A. Camp
bell, of this city, and the representatives
of the charity organizations of the State.
The arguments in favor of the propos-
ed amendments ran along the line of
saving cost to builders and securing
greater advantages to landlords by in
creasing the number Of families permitted
in each house and thereby limiting air
and light space.
Those opposed to a change held that
the law of 1903 represented the best
modern Thought upon the subject and
to amend the law as proposed would open
the way for future changes that would
destroy the real value of the act.
Those who spoke were Herman Kreit.
Ter, Newark; Alexander Foote Jersey
City: Charles H Hendriekson. Jr.. Jer-
sey City; Tenement House Commissioner
9 Clinton NIcKensie Elizabeth; Fred
Hensel, West Hofjoken; Charles II Al
len. secretary Of the commission, New
ark Everett Phillips. Jersey City;
Hyman Rosensohn, Newark; a. W. Me-
Doagall Newark; Health Commissioner
Francis b. Lee. this city; ". s. Potts,
Orange. and Royal Lowen Melcnds,
Newark.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-07
Corporation Counsel Record
Tells the Judiciary Com
mittee It Should Be
In Supreme
Court.
HEARINGS ON FAGAA's BILL
Measures Rejected by Hudson
Republicans Are Advo-
Gated by the Mayor
and His Law Of
ticers.
ficers.
Especial to .4The Jersey city News.,s,

Especial to .-The Jersey City News.s3
TRENTON, March I, 19o5-A pub
lie hearing took place ii the Assembly
chamber yesterday Afternoon before tie
Judiciary Committeee. Mr.. DasfA,d pre-
siding, on Mr. ;Iamiifa bills 1ss ana
1s9. the first providing for the bringing
Of quo warranto proceedings against
corporations alleged TO be uniaxfnlly
exercising franchises IN public streets,
and the second providing for a change
in the law taxing property and fran
ehises Of corporations.
The bills are in the intsresr Of Jersey
City, and Mr.. Scott, the Republican
member from Hudson. refused 10 mro-
duce them
Corporation Counsel George L. Rec
ord of Jersey City. spoke for both bills.
Mr. Record referred 10 The action IT AT
torney General McCarter IN refusing to
bring the quo warranto action desired by
Jersey City against The Public Service
corporations. He said the objsct OF the
bill was to vest the right of bringing
quo warranto proceedings in the SUI
preme Court. .:The time has come be
said. "for. change in these matters IN
this State, and the placing Of these
rights with the court
Mr. Record, speaking fer bill 1s9, ex-
planned that the present franchise tax
act empowers the state board Of as
SCISSORS to collect two per cent. upon the
gross receipts of each trolley, gas and
electric light company. The law, he
maintained, is unjust because the earn-
ings of some companies are far IN ex-
cess of a fair rate of interest upon the
I cost of constructions and equipment Of
the plants. and this excess represents the
yalue of the franchise. In such cases a
two per cent. tax is too small. On the
other hand. in the case of new eompa-
MES with small earning capacity, tive
per cent. might be too high.
This bill, he said. was drawn on the
principle Of the Ford franchise tax
act" of New York state.
It provides for the taxing of franchises
according to their value as found each
year by the state board Of taxation, the
tax TO be at local rates.
Mr.. Record claimed the franchises are
the result of the-growth Of the communi-
ties granting them, and the provision Of
the bill therefore a proper one.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Carey
and Mayor Fagan Of Jersey City also
spoke in favor of the bal.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-07
STATE HOSPITAL WING

Especial to "The Jersey city News..')
TRENTON, March Z, 1905. The ap-
propriatin committee Of the Legislature
held its third meeting yesterday Rep
resentatives Of various State depart
ments presented claims for increased all
lotments of State funds. No action was
taken except to approve the statutory
appropriations to the attorney generals
department and the Supreme Court.
The Railway refornatory managers
asked 100000, in addition to the regu-
lar appropriation, to build a new wing.
The State Hospital here asked for $780,
600 for new wing. Other minor in
creases were asked.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-07
THEIR LAST HOPE.
Court of Pardons the Only Re-
sort for Four Murderers
Whose Sentences Were
Affirmed Yesterday
Special to ~The Jersey city New~r,

SSpeeial 10 fhe Jersey City News.1
TRENTON, March I, 1905 -Four
murder cases pending in the court
Of errors and appeals were decided
Yesterday, and in each case the decis-
ion affirmed the Judgment of the lower
court, which means that the four SEN
fences Of death shall stand unless set
aside By the court Of pardons
Among the cases decided was that Of
the state against Henry Jones, the negro
who killed Elmer Durant at the state
prison last March.
Jones was convicted in Mercer court
before Justice Reed and sentenced to be
hanged.
John H. Baekes, counsel for Jones.
secured writ Of error on which an
argument for new trial was heard by
this court.
On this argument the court yesterday
affirmed the decision of Mercer court.
Referring to the assignments Of error
on which the writ was secured the opin-
ion says: 1T is sufficient to state that
we find each and every one Of them
without merit 3
Mrs. Anna valentina's appeal for a
new trial was also denied.
Al the April term, 1905 of the Ber-
gen Oyer and Terminer, the defendant
was convicted of murder in the first
degree for killing Rosa salza at Lodi.
She was duly sentenced to be hanged,
but on a writ of error an argument for
a new trial took place at the November
term Of this court.
Several errors were assigned in the
trial and Conviction. The court yester-
day decided as follows: @On consider
alton Of the whole case we find no error
which can have prejudiced the defend
ant in maintaining her defense upon the
merits, and, therefore, according to sec
tion 136 Of our criminal procedure the
Judgment may not be reversed
The other cases were State VS.. Ar
thur Laster. Laster shot and killed
Max Wollenberg. storekeeper. at Pat
erson. He was convicted and sentenced
to be hanged. An appeal was taken to
this conrt for Il new trial. Judgment of
Supreme Court affirmed.
State vs.. Joseph Miller. Miller MUIR
dered Celine Stewart in Pompton town
ship, Passaie county. Was convicted
and sentenced to be hanged, but appeal
ed to this court for a new trial. Judg-
ment of conviction affirmed.
In each case the defendant viii now
be resenteneed to be hanged.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-07
BACK IN THE TAX OFFICE.

Stephen J. Fitzgerald, of the tax
office, appeared there for the first
time in two weeks this morning. Mr..
Fitzgerald has been busy for the
past fortnight in the Registers office at
the Court House, making memorandum
searches for the yerifcation of titles de
scribed in deeds, with reference 70 other
maps than FowIer's, which are consid-
cred tile official maps Of Jersey City
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-07
At Four O'Clock This Morn
ing Elevated and Sub
way Employees Left
Their Trains.
STRIKE BREAKERS" AT WORK
Traffic on the Lines Continued
Irregularly What the Men
Demand.

NEW YORK. March Z. 1905-At 4
o'clock this morning the ong-threatened
strike on the elevated ad subway lines
Of the Interborough Rapid Transit Com
pany began.
About every employe Of the roads quit
work.
The trainmen left their posts as they
finished their run. The strikers made a
point that mot single union man de
serted his train until it had reached the
terminal
The company had made preparations
: to continue its service. For example, an
elevated train manned by strike break
ers'' was ready at 155th street and was
started down town at 407 o'clock. Trains
were started on the subway also.
It was apparent, however, from the
very beginning that nothing at all ap-
preaching an adequate service could be
realized this morning. Tie striking em-
pIoyes called the company's effort "a
miserable bluff" The Interborough peo-
pie are able to say, though. that they did
keep the lines open.
Early in the morning the elevated
roads were almost as quiet as the grave.
a train was run about ey cry half hour.
No effort was made 10 sell tickets at
the elevated stations. The ticket agents,
being under bond. remained on guard,
informing would-be passengers that
there was nothing doing
A policeman was Oh guard in every
elevated station and on every train. Po-
licemen were also on duty in the subway
stations and on the subway trains.
Before 8 o'clock the company MAIN
tanned that it was moving trains in the
subway at half schedule AS matter
Of fact, the running of trains was very
irregular. For example, just one train
left the Brookln bridge station for up
town between s.03 and 9o'elock
No tickets were sold at most of tile
subway stations.
AS the morning wore on the confusion
increased and the congestion became ter
rife. The surface lines were taxed be
yond possibility Of adequate service
No violence of any account had been
reported up to 10 O'clock
The strikers are holding meetings in
arious halls The leaders are counsel
ling them to refarin, on all accounts,
from any sort of violence and to keep
away from the roads
There has been no call for the services
Of any part Of the National Guard. All
the available police are on duty, and the
company is employing a big staff Of de-
tectives to protect its strike breakers
The Interborough Company announced
at O'clock that it had all the motor
men it wanted.
There were 1,5oo motoianen imported
from outside points up to yesterday and
last night, and this morning 800 more
were hired.
At the offices, 4 Dsey street, where
men were being hired this forenoon, it
was said that only ticket sellers, ticket
choppers and the like were wanted.
ohieers of the company said THAT they
hoped to have the lines fnnning in fairly
good shape by tonight.
1t was announced at 10 O'clock that
the company had TWENTY-FIVE trains run
ming in the subway
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