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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-08-05
IN STRICT. .CONFIDBgCB.l.
Women Obtain Mrs. Pinkham's
.s Advice and Help.
She Has Guided Thousands to Hea1th.-.
How Lydi. Il. Pinkhan'. vegetable Com
pound Cured Mrs. Fred Seydel.

It is q great
satisfaction for q.
woman to feel that
she can write to
another tellingher
the most private:
and confdent ial
details about her
illness, and know
that her letter will
be seen by a wo-
man only, a wo-
man full of sym
pathy for her
sick sisters, and
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-18
EutawviIle Lynehers Acquitted.

Orangeburg, Special.-The "Eutaw-
Vile Case" was ended much earlier
than had been expected, and at 5:26
Friday afternoon the jury came in
with a verdict of not guilty. But ten
minutes were required to reach this
determination. The result Of the trial
is no surprise to the people Of Or
angeburg. Many would not have been
surprised if the jury had rendered a
verdict without leaving the jury-box.
John H. Palmer, S. A. Eadons. Andrew
Martin, Penny Martin and Benny Mar
tin will return to Eutawville at once.
They were charged with having taken
the life of Keitt Bookard on the night OF
the 11th of last July. They were arrest
ed on October l4th, were placed in the
penitentiary for safe-keeping until
the preliminary examination before
Magistrate A. E. Mccoy, on the 9th OF
December, when they were committed
to the Berkeley Jail to await trial. No
effort to secure bail was made. AS Is
we'll known the principal evidence
against the men was the testimony Of
H. C. Edwards. who was arrested on
The same charge as the others and made
q confession
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-18
The President at Chicago.

Chicago, Special.-President Roose-
velt's train arrived at the Chicago &
Northwestern Railroad station few
minutes after noon and was met by
Graeme Stewart and other members OF
the reception committee. The President
and party Immediately started for the
Auditorium Annex.
The streets through which the Presi-
dents carriage drove were lined with
police, and men in uniform and plain
clothes mingled with the crowd every
where. In addition, there were over
fifty detectives who followed the Presi-
dents carriage and watched the crowds
closely for any disturbance.
President Roosevelt addressed the
Merchants Club at the luncheon given
him by the merchants organization at
the Auditorium. The theme OF his talk
was the upbuilding Of a great navy for
the sake Of the nations commerce and
the nations honor. He appealed to
other commercial or ganizations to pro-
mote the idea of big navy. The Pres
dent stated that the unions must obey
the law.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-18
American Troops Get Busy Again Ia
Cur Eastern Possessions
OUTLAW CHIEF FLEES GEN. WOOD
Fierce Fighting on the Island Of Jolo
Results in the Rout of Pala, Noted
Slave Trader and Warrior, the Amer
lean Losses Being Seven Killed and
19 Wounded.

Manila, BY Cable-Fierce fighting
has been going on the last two weeks
On the island of Jole between the out
law Moro chief Pala, with 600 wellarm-
ed followers, and troops under the per-
sonal command Of Major General
Leanord Wood. Pala's losses thus far
are 900 killed. while those Of General
Wood are seven killed and nineteen
wounded. Pala and his remaining fol-
lowers, in accordance with Moro tra-
iition, prefer death to capture.
General Wood. with detachments
from the Fourteenth Cavalry, the Sew.
enteenth, the Twenty-second and the
Twenty.third Infantry and Constabu.
larry Scouts, has driven Pala and his
followers into a swamp, which has
been surrounded.
4 Pala was a noted slave trader and
Warrior when the Americans occupied
the islands. Later. he escaped with
his followers to the island of Pula
Sekar, near Borneo. One Of Pala's
leaders deserted and took refuge in
the British settlement at Lahad. Pala,
discovering his whereabouts, landed
and demanded of the British magis-
trate that he turn the deserter over
to him. The demand was not COM
piled with and Pala ordered massa-
ere. Twenty-Five persons. including
several Britons, were killed. Pala es-
capped to the island Of Jolo and organ
lied the present uprising.
1t is reported that the Borneo au-
thorities requested General Wood to
apprehend Pala. dead or alive. and
turn him over to them.
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Details Of the Wreck.

Harrisburg Special-Nineteen per-
sons are known to be dead and more
than 100 others were injured in the rail-
road wreck and dynamite explosion
which occurred early Thursday on the
Pennsylvania Railroad in the southern
part of this city. That no more per-
sons were killed is considered remark
ably by the Pennsylvania Railroad Of
ficials, as a full box car of dynamite
exploded directly at the middle Of the
heavy express train. The list OF dead
and injured is as follows:
The following is list Of the dead:
V. L. Grabbe, Pittsburg.
Geo. Ziegler, Pittsburg.
Jas. r. Phillips, Pittsburg.
Paul Bright, Pittsburg. .~
Mr.. Shaw, Pittsburg. -
J. L. Silberman, Philadelphia.
Mrs. Robert G. Dougherty, Philadel-
phia.
H. B. Thomas, Parkesburg, Pa, en-
gineer Of express train.
o. X. Hullmap, Altoona, Pa.
Norma Martin. Z months old.
Nine unidentified bodies.
The Pennsylvania Railroad officials
gave out list containing the names
of SO persons who were injured and
treated 1T hospitals o. elsewhere. The
company also gave list containing the
names Of 36 persons who were In fhe
wreck and whose injuries are not given.
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Through the North.

Receivers were appointed for the
Haight & Freese Company, brokers, In
Boston and New York, it being alleged
in the New York complaint that the
company had closed out customers on
fictitious sales.
Booker T. Washington delivered an
address at Cheney, near Philadelphia
on the benefits of industrial educatioh
for the colored youth.
The Knights of the Golden Eagle be
gan their annual convention in YORK,
Pa.
The department stores and express
companies in Chicago encountered al
most no interference in sending out
wagons. but the strikers received ac-
cessions and more are expected TO-DAY.
At least 10 persons were killed and
about IS injured by the Cleveland and
Cincinnati express over the Pennsyl-
vania running into freight train con-
tanning dynamite, which exploded, at
South Harrisburg, Pa
approximately 100 persons were kill
ed by the tornado which visited Snyder,
Okla, and at least $50 were injured.
A break occurred in the ranks OF the
striking teamsters in Chicago.
1T is reported that President Alex
ander, Of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society, will be obliged to retire from
office and that a whole new set OF Off
GERS will be elected.
A large amount Of money taken in
by the Franklin "get-rich-quick' syndi-
cate is said to be in bank vault In
Hoboken.
There Is a strong Movement In the
Citizens Union of New York looking
to the reno cnination Of Mayor McClel-
Ian
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Nan Patterson Free.

New York, Special-After more than
eleven months in prison, and three
mistrials on the charge Of numbering
Caesar Young, Nan Patterson wslked
from the Tombs a free woman. As
she left the great building which has
been her home since few days after
Young was found dying in a cab IN
lower New York, 1000 people greeted
her with cheers, for the news that
District Attorney Jerome would move
for her dismissal from custody had
spread throughout the vicinity Of the
court house. But the accused girl
had but few seconds to see and
hear the demonstration before Abe
was whisked away in cab with hSf
attorney, Abraham Levy.
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Chicago Strikers March.

Chicago, Special.-Marching with
draped banners and muffled drums,
more than 1000 union men Sunday fol-
lowed the body Of George S. Pierce,
4 striking teamster, who was killed by
a deputy sheriff, from his home to
the union station here. whence the
body was taken over the Pennsylvania
Railroad to Louisville. KY, for burial.
No funeral services were held in Chi.
cago, but the escorting Of the body
to the station was made the occasion
of labor demonstration in which not
only the Teamsters' Union. but organ.
ICED labor generally, participated.
The progress Of the procession was
without incident The men, marching
solemnly four abreast. each wore on
his coat lapel a white button with this
inscription in black: I'VE mourn the
loss of murdered brother"
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500 PEOPLE NAY be DEAD
The Tornado Struck the Town Of Sny.
der at Night and Did Vast Damage.

Sapupa, I. T., Special.-At 11.40
o'clock Wednesday night the dis
patcher for the Frisco in this city re-
ceived a report from Enid, o. T., ad-
vising that tornado had struck Sny-
der, Okla, wrecking the town and
killing five hundred people, among
whom was the station agent Of the
Frisco at that town. The request
came also for assistance. On the
strength Of the report, the dispatcher
ordered a relief train with physicians
to be sent from Chickasaw, l. T., and
Ouanah, Texas. The wire between
Snyder and Sapupa went down at 10
p. m.
The station agent at Snyder, who
was killed, was ]. NJ. Logan.
Guthrie, Okla, Special.-Telephone
reports from Hobart, Okla, indicate
that the entire town of Snyder, Okla,
was destroyed by tornado. A train
Of doctors, nurses. and other assis-
tants is said to have left Hobart for
Snyder. Wires are reported down be-
tween Snyder and other neighboring
towns, and all news is being received
from Hobart.
Later reports from Chickasaw, l. T.,
which place is communicating with
Hobart, Okla, indicate the truth Of
the earlier report concerning the
storm. No estimate Of the number Of
dead is obtainable.
Oklahoma City, Okla, Specialize
ports have reached here from Hobart
and Anadarke confirming the news Of
tornado at Snyder, but no details are
known. fhe Frisco railroad is send
ing a relief train from Chickasaw to
Snyder. 1t is rumored that 400 people
are killed and injured.
Fort Worth. Texas, Special.-The
telegraph operator at Chickasaw, I. T.,
states that he talked over the tele-
phone with Hobart, Okla, near Snyder
and that all the wires in the vicinity
OF Snyder are down, but relief trains
are being sent from several directions
to Snyder. Snyder is town Of 1000
people in Kiowa county, Oklahoma,
located on the Frisco. As miles north
Of Vermont.
Lawrence, Kan, Special-A destruc-
tive wind storm passed down the main
street of Lawrence, doing considerable
damage to buildings. Everett Hall
was unroofed, and large number OF
plate glass windows were broken by
hail and wind. So far as known no
body was seriously hurt. The electric
light plant was put out Of business.
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10
President Rool
Will CAME IN THE r.
WILL COME IN ihE e.
Chief Executive Will Wait y
Two North Carolina Points an
poets to Take In All the state
Has Not Hitherto Visited. \

Washington, Special-Just bel
he reached Washingtsa the Preside
informed the representative OF u
three press associations, who went
West with him as his guest, that he
hoped to make his proposed trip to
Georgia this fall, and that. he would
also visit Arkansas, Louisiana, F1ori-
da and Alabama, the only States that
he has not traversed in his capacity
as Chief Executive Of the nation. At
the same time Mr.. Roosevelt declared
that this would positively be the last
extended trip he will make while In
the White House. .
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-18
Flood in Viruinia.

Roanoke, Special.-A special from
Christiansburg to the Roanoke Times
says: The heaviest flood in the MEM
ory OF the oldest inhabitants visited
this section Wednesday. doing meal
culable damage to everything along the
water-courses. Railroad bridges, fem
ces, cattle, hogs and fowls were swept
away and houses were flooded, which
has never been reached before. The
great floods of 1901 were much lower
than Wednesdays. The rain came
down in torrents for two hours. begin,
ming at noon almost without any warn
ing
A special from Pulaski says lightn-
ing did great damage to the telephone
system there.
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Mill Men Adjourn.

Knoxville, Tenn, Special.-With the
unanimous adoption Of report from
the committee on the nomination OF
officers for the coming year, the ninth.
annual convention OF the American
Cotton Manufacturers Association
came to close Thul sday afternoon.
The officers chosen were:
President, R. NJ. Miller, Jr., Char
lotte, N. c.; vice president, Arthur H.
Lowe, of Fitchburg, Mass, reelected;
secretary-treasurer, C. B. Bryant, OF
Charlotte, N. c., reelected; chairman
OF board of governors, R. r. Ray, OF
McAdenville, N. c., reelected; asso-
ciate governors, r. s. Reinhardt, OF
Lincolnton, N. c.; F. H. Remey, OF
Augusta, Ca; David Clark, Of Char
lotte, N. c.; E. A. Smith, Of Charlotte,
N. c..
The next place of meeting was not
selected by the convention, but was
referred to the board Of governors.
which will meet within the next sixty.
days to determine it. New Orleans and
Augusta are the favorites.
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so Die; 100 Hurt.

Harrisburg, Pa. Special.-The East
ern Express Of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, going east. ran into a freight
train at 1.10 o'clock Thursday morn
Ing in South Harrisburg. Two cars
Of the freight were loaded with dyna
mite, and three terrific explosions fol
lowed. Both trains were piled in q
mass Of wreckage, which Immediately
took fire and many smaller explosions
followed. It is estimated that so are
dead and 100 injured. Definite figures
cannot he had at this hour as the blaz
ing mass is unapproachable and man!
people are pinned in the debris.
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pamaue in Missouri and Kansas.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Special.-A terrific
wind storm at 9:15 o'clock Tuesday
worked havoc to many buildings in this
city and vicinity. At Elwood, Kansas
across the Missouri river from this city,
a. large elevator belonging to the Har-
roun Company, was partially destroyed
Four men are imprisoned in the wreck
age, and it is believed that they cannot
be extricated alive. The loss is 100000.
The walls OF five-story brick building
in St. Joseph belonging to the Roberts
Parker Grocery Company were blown
down. Five men in the building mar:
roWly escaped.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-18
NEWS THROUGHOUT fHE COUNTRY
Minor Happenings Of the Week at
Home and Abroad.
Down in Dixie.

Attorney for Morris Menges, who got
a verdict against Gen. Louis Fitzgerald
for 1000, 900 for his services in con-
nection with the purchase of Balti-
more's interest in the Western Mary
land railroad by the Gould interests,
argued against reversal Of the ver-
dict on an appeal.
A special invitation has been ex-
tended delegates to the international
Railway Congress to visit Richmond,
Va. at the conclusion of the Congress.
A reception committee has been ap-
pointed by the city to arrange details
of the visit.
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Northern and Southern Baptists.

New York, Special.-Announcement
was made in this city that a general
meeting Of both the Northern and
Southern divisions of the Baptist
Church will be held at st. Louis on
May is and II, wehn the question OF
organizing a General Convention OF
the Baptists of North America, includ-
ing Canada, will be discussed. The;
denomination was separated by the,
slavery question many years ago.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-18
Russia's Financial Weakness
By Walter J. Ballard.


Mter Of Finance boasted we can
II desk" But they 1t IS sae 10
finances are IN hos'
critical become OF the great RUSSIAN o"n
INySXlNy February last
his loanb but We'll
has received It's
usually docl
subscribe alliance hollow thlng at
the
Russian
and internal
by means "
of confidence in Russian securities
Mukden with IT'S loss oi
dollars in DESTROYED and captured .,o
be
nang annual interest
earning
industrial and agricultural capacity the
Published RUSSIAN
sparse justify estimate of this loss ou must "
to the Government
Not sign mas
the Russian people 10
the Russian
not
will rush. the japanese 10 p
financial stra"
is lighter than imposed by force
already incurred
Europe
for military purposes is parazne RUSSIAN
better fitted than Is Japan II as vel
months ionSer-
Sun.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-18
General BADGER Dead.

New Orleans, Special.-General AL
gernon S Badger, United States ap-
praiser for New Orleans, is dead. aged
65. General Badger was in command
of the Metropolitan police in the battle
of the 14th of September, 1874. when
Governor kellogg was overthrown and
was seriously wounded. In 1878 he
was made postmaster and thereafter
was collector of customs and later ap-
praiser
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Not Al nWed to Protest.

st. Petersb] Eg, By Cable.-The po
lice prevente a meeting Sunday OF
resident cl1Gy who desired to pass
resolutions (of sympathy with the met
ropolitan AItonius, who has been
transferred De Caucasus, on &C
count of his agitation in favor of 9
revival of the patriarchate. When
representatives of the clergy asked an
officer If they might hold a meeting
in a church, he replied in the negative.
saying that his orders were not to per
NIT a meeting anywhere.
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Foreign Affairs.

The Italian Government has inter-
ested itself in the case Of Mrs. Anna
Valentino, under sentence Of death for
killing Rosa Salza at Hackensack, N. j.
and she will probably be reprieved
until her case can be disposed OF by the
United States Supreme Court.
Chinese merchants held meeting at
Shanghai and decided to boycott Amer
lean goods as protest against the
proposed Chinese exclusion treaty.
The vessels of Roiestvensky and
Nebogatoff are believed to have united.
The transatlantic steamship COM
bine. formed to end the rate war, is In
danger of total disruption, several lines
having given notices Of withdrawal.
The celebration of the Schiller cente-
nary continued throughout Germany.
Ambassador Choate was formally
called to the Middle Temple in the Inns
Of Court at London.
In the House of Commons Sir Henry
Campbell moved vote of
censure of the Government for its Irish
policy, but the motion failed.
Twelve persons were killed and 81
wounded in an attack on Jews at
Zhitonier, Russia.
The city Of Vienna has established
a phyto-pathologica institute for the
study Of the disease OF plants.
The Princess Margaret Of Connaught,
wbo already knows German Italian
and French. is now studying Swedish,
as she is to be married to the Crown
Prince of Sweden in the fall.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-18
Gaynor-Greene Case Drags.

Montreal, Specialize final stages
OF the Gaynor-Greene case before it
Is considered on its merits by the ex-
tradition commissioner, were enter
ed upon Saturday, when the prosecu-
ton endeavored to introduce the ef-
forts to offset the expert testimony Of
witnesses for the defense, who had de-
clared that the printed evidence pre-
sented by the United States was not
legal. D. Frank Lloyd, assistant
United States district attorney at New
York. was called, but the defense OBJ
jected to his evidence.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-18
Applies to Canal.

Washington, Special.-In an opinion
rendered by Attorney General Moody
regarding the application Of the eight
hoir law to the employees of the 18TH
mif n Canal commission on the 18TH
mt of Panama, the Attorney General
hol that the law applies to those en-
plol IS. An inspection of the opinion
showed that it did not cover all the
ground desired by the Panama Canal
commission, and consequently it will
be returned to the Attorney General
fer further consideration.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-18
Mess Hall Burned.

Lexington, Va, Special.-The cadet
mess hall at the Virginia Military In.
stitute was destroyed by fire Wednes.
day. Heroic efforts were made by ca
dets and the Lexington fire department
to save the building, but without sue
cess, as the fire had gained considera
be headway when discovered. The
loss is covered by insurance. The or
igin Of the fire is unknown.
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Dropped as a Deserter.

Washington, Special-First Lieuten
ant Alphonse Strebler, Fcrty-sevenu
Company of Coast Artillery, who dis
appeared from his station at For
Hunt, Va, three months ago, was drop
ped from the army register as a de
serter. Lieutenant Strebler was con
nected with the quartermaster ant
commissary departments, and because
of some deficiencies in his pays &C
counts was confined to his quarters a
the time of his disappearance.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-18
Jets and Flashes.

Levi D.. Barr, the minister OF the
Quakera in Los Angeles, married two
divorced persons the Other day anu
had to make public confession anu
ask forgfvness at the meeting the next
First Day.
With nealy every acre OF pioWed
land in the county promising big
crop. San Diego, Cal, is suffering from
a labor famine. There are not hail
enough men in the county to hanoie
the crops.
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News of the Day.

What is thought to be record clip
of mohajr from Angora goats has just
been sold by a company which last
year started a goat ranch near Taco
ma. The goats yielded from four to
nine pounds Of hair each, a total OF
$500 pounds.
Fifty Iggorotes from Luzon, en- route
to the Lewis and Clark Exposition at
Portland, held dog feast near Seat
tie on April %. to celebrate a safe
trip across the ocean. They ate four
boiled dogs and had dance.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-18
Killed Two and Himself.

Memphis. Tenn, Special.-A triple
agedy occurred here tonight, when
!'iomas Mccall. night watchman for
Illinois Central Railroad. shot and
:: lied Edith Ferguson and Hal Will
hanson. The murderer. an hour la
ter, turned the weapon upon himself,
firing a bullet into mis- head. The
shooting occurred on Calhoune street,
in the southern part Of the city.
Edith Ferguson. it Is claimed, was well
known in New York City. She came
here in February last. Jealousy is
given as the cause Of the tragedy.
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Killed Wife and Himself.

valdosta, Ca, Special John Hew-
lit, a white man of Adel, shot and kill
ed his wife, shot her sister and broth
er, wounding them slightly, and when
surrounded by posse Of citizens, shot
and instantly killed himself. The
cause Of the tragedy is unknown, but
it is known that Hewitt, who had been
in bad health recently, was once con-
fined in a sanitarium and for some
weeks had not lived with his wife.
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TWENTY Warships SIGHTED.

Hong Kong. BY Cable.-The German
steamer Neumuhlen arrived here Mon
day from Colombo, March %, and re-
ports having sighted As vessels. OF
which 20 were warships, in the vicin-
lty of Kamranh Bay, AMMAN. May 5th.
The coasting steamer Haimun, which
also has reached this port. observed a
Japanese cruiser off Annoy, Straits o.
FOrmOsa