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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29
CONFLICT At CIENFUEGOS
An Outgrowth of the Bitterness of
the Political Campaign.
COnEreasMan Enrique S~illuendns,
Chief of Police Illnnce and Others
Killed and Several Wounded.

Havana, Sept. 23.-Oficial dispatches
received from Cienfuegos announced
the killing of Congressman Enrique
Villuendas, leader of the liberal party.
and the most able orator in the lower
house and the chief Of police of Glen
fuegos, during a conflict between the
two political parties, the liberals and
moderates.
The government advices say the po-
lice had information that within the
hotel in which V%illuendas resided a
quantity of arms had been deposited,
and they went to the hotel to investi-
gate the matter. AS the police ascend
ed the stairs they were me by a party
of liberals who fired or them. killing
Chief OF Police Illance. The police re-
turned the fire, killing Villuendas and
wounding several others.
AS the news spreads throughout Ha-
vana, the liberals and Doderates are
rapidly gathering in their respective
clubs, and 1t is feared that unless the
leaders give wise counsel a clash may
result.
A press dispatch fromCienfuegos says
that six persons were killed and 25
wounded during the conflict.
Dispatches to the government say
that besides Congressman V~illuendas
and Chief of Police l~llance, two police
men were killed and a number of po-
licemen and civilians wounded.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29
WRECK on THE BIG FOUR
Freight Train Rear-Ended By an
Extra Work Train and Several
Men Injured.

Paris, ILL.,, Sept. 25.-An extra work
train on the Cairo division of the Big
Four railroad ran into the rear end of
an extra freight train at Swango Hill,
five miles south Of here. Four men
were injured, one fatally. The engine
OF the work train was demolished and
the caboose and ten cars of the freight
train were reduced to scrap iron and
kindling wood.
The injured:
William Bean, Lyford, ILL.,, freight
brakeman, skull fractured, leg broken;
will die.
Bert knight, Mount Carmel, ILL.,, en-
gineer; head and shoulders injured.
James Beal, Danville, Ill.,, fireman;
back and head bruised, internal in
juries.
Bernie Young, Paris, Ill.,; head and
body bruised.
The freight train had stopped to put
out a fire on a bridge and had just
called up the lagman, when the work
train crashed into it.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29
CHANGING INAUGURAL DATE
Call Issued For a Meeting In Wash.
ingtOn, November 8, to Con.
vass the Subject.

Washington, Sept. 22.-District Com.
missioner mcfarland, chairman Of the
national committee to consider the ad-
visibility of changing the date of the
ceremony for the Inauguration Of the
president of the United States, has is
sued a call for the meeting Of the COM
mittee on November 8. The commit
tee is composed of the governors of all
states and territories and Is residents
of the District of Columbia. Among
the dates suggested for the ceremony
are April 30 and the last Thursday in
April. The change is urged by reason
OF the inc!emen tweather that usually
prevails in Washington on March 4.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29
JOBBING CENTERS ACTIVE
All Lines Of Nerchnadiae Show
Notable Activity, According to
Drndstreet's Report.

New York, Sept, 23.-Bradstreet's
weekly review says:
The tenor of jobbing trade and in
dustrial advices is more unanimously
favorable this week than at any pre-
ceding period this year. At the lead
ing jobbing centers activity continues,
notable in all lines Of dry goods, cloth
ing. shoes and, in fact, all kinds of
wearing apparel. 1t Is further to be
noted that secondary points of distri-
button are sending better advices. In
dustry is active. iron and steel leading
with larger sales and firmer prices in
the cruder forms heretofore inclined to
lag. More Is doing in the coal and coke
industries and prices are hardening.
Building material, particularly timber
and hardware. reflect unprecedented
activity for this season OF the year.
There ia more doing In retail trade,
though heavy rains and floods, has OPP
Grated to restrict operations west and
northwest. The absence of frost Is still
the favorable feature in the crop stu
alton, favoring as 1t does the almost
total exemption Of corr from damage.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29
FOLLOWED PLEA OF GUILTY
Four officials Of the Schwarxchild
4 Sulsberger Packing Firm in
Chicago Fined S2S,OOO.

Chicago, Sept. 22.-Four officials Of
the S~chwarzchild & Sulzberger Pack
ing Co. Of Chicago were fined an ag-
in the United States district court here.
The fines followed a plea of guilty to
indictments charging conspiracy to &C
cept railroad rebates.
The defendants were Samuel We'll, Of
New York, vice-president Of the COM
pany; B. S. Cuzey, traffic manager;
Vance D. Sklpworth and Chas. Z. TODD,
assistant traffic manager.
Mr.. We'll was fined $4,000, the other
three $4,000 each.
With the entering of the plea the
declaration was made that unless at
least one OF the cases Is Immediately
settled the life OF Samuel We'll, who Is
viCe-president of the company, and is
one of the defendants, is in jeopardy.
He Is said TO be a nervous wreck, and
fears were entertained for his life II
he had been allowed to continue under
the stigma of IN indictment.
The plea vas entered, 1t is declared.
after a complete understanding had
been reached between counsel for the
defendants ard Attorney-General Will
lam II. Moody. While in Chicago, the
encouragement "a apprised of the
condition Of Vice-President We'll and.
it is said, agreed to the entry of a plea
of guilty with the understanding that
the Jail provision Of the law under
which the indictment was returned
should be waived and merely a fine
imposed.
The same concession was made in the
case of the other three defendants.
Charges were made that the defend
ants conspired with each other in pre-
senting supposed claims for damages,
which were in reality claims for re-
bates.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29
MAY DISCLOSE SECRETS
Self-COnvlcted Swarxchild 4 Sulz.
berger Officials May Testify
For the Government.

Chicago, Sept. 25.-District Attorney
Morrison made the positive announce
ment that the government, encouraged
by the conviction Of four of the pack
ers and fortified by fresh information,
will proceed against the railroads for
paying rebates, Immediately following
the trial of the packers.
Officials Of the Schwarzchild & Sulz-
berger Co. will turn states evidence
in the beef trust" cases, and will
disclose secrets that may mean the
penitentiary, in the event of convic-
ton, to the other defendants. Such is
the firm conviction of ar attorney who
has done much work for Max Sulzber-
ger, head Of the company, and who
even at the present time is connected
in an advisory capacity with the legal
department of the firm. While coun-
sci for the big packers deny that the
rebate case concluded by $4,000 fines
affects the conspiracy case yet to be
tried. it is believed the government
will find a way to make use Of devel-
Opments.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29
. CONEY ISLAND TRAGEDY
An Unidentified Man Found With
His skull Crashed ana Gashed,
the Victim Of Thugs.

New York. Sept. 22.-The police are
endeavoring to establish the identity
of a man found in the rear Of an amuse-
ment building at Coney Island with his
skull crushed and his face gashed in
several places. The man, who evident
ly was the victim OF thugs, has not re-
gained consciousness, and the only
clew to his identity the authorities have
Is q letter found in one Of the pockets
Of his clothing. The letter is ad-
dressed to Thomas Swart, at Bath
Beach, Brooklyn. and Is signed by
Frank Carlo. 1t was posted recently 1t
Rochester, Ind. The man has only Q
slight chance Of recovery.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29
THE TAGGART DIVORCE CASE
He Can Not Render q Decision
Until September 30.

Wooster, O., Sept. 22.-Judge Eason
announced that he would not be able
to give his decision in the Taggart die
vorce case until Saturday, September
20. He had previously said that 1t
would be forthcoming or September
%. but he has not had time to 60
over the evidence, and a postponmenk
of one week was found necessary. Mrs.
Taggart, who is still in Wooster. has
been i'll for several days and threat
ened with fever, but it is now expected
that she will be out in a few days.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29
FIRE Al EDWARDSVILLE, ILL.
Citisens Formed . bucket Brigade
and Prevented the Spread OF
the F~lames-Loss, S76,OOO.

st. Louis. Sept. 21.-A thousand citi-
xens forming a bucket line probably
saved the town Of E~dwardsville, ILL.,,
from destruction by fire.
They were able to prevent the flames
from spreading after the Stubs Bros
livery stable and the adjoining lumber
yard Of Mayor Hotz. both valued at
about $4,000. had been totally de-
stroyed.
The fire started at 4:3O p. m. In the
office Of the Stubs stable. It was
caused by the explosion Of q gasoline
stove which was being used by q vet
Urinary surgeon.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29
|LYNCHiNG THREATENED
Deputy sherin shores, At Clayton,
MO, Wounds . Negro Attempts
ing 10 Assault His Wife.

st. Louis. Sept. 25.-Finding a negro
In the act of attempting to assault his
wife In Clayton last night, Deputy
Sheriff A. ]. Shores shot the man,
whom a crowd Of negroes later at
tempted to lynch.
The shooting occurred near a negro
church, and when the cause Of 1t was
known, the congregation expressed vio-
lent threats toward the half-witted
member Of their "a who had been
chased by Q crowd, Deputy Sheriff
George Boede also firing at the fugi-
tive.
The negro, Robert Taylor. 25 years
old, was twice wounded. Whether the
bullets came from the pistol fred by
Shores or that discharged by Boede IL
not known, but the former Is ready u
assume all responsibility for the act.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29

IL is an interesting scientific fac.
that nothing that TAILS from the mouth
OF the deepest mining shaft m the
world ever reaches the bottom. This
las been demonstrated at the famous
lteh Jacket shaft of the Big Calumet
and 'iecla copper mine. The article
ho' matter what shape or size. Is in.
'ariably found clinging to the east
sue or the shaft. Members of the fac.
ulty OF the College of Mines are now
engaged In experiments with a view
OF developing data as to the thickness
VI the earth's crust. It is not hoped
10 solve the perplexing problem.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29
BY GOV. M'KINLEY
Calvin l.. Davis, Convicted OF Rob-
bling q Chinese Doctor at Kansas
City, Set at Liberty.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 21.-Calvin
L. Davis, a.soldier in the Philippines,
was pardoned from the %penitentiary by
John Mckinley, acting governor. Da-
Wis was sentenced in Kansas City in
May, 1904, to serve five years on a
charge of robbing a Chinese doctor.
He was convicted on circumstantial
evidence and in face of a strong alibi.
Gov. Mckinley, in giving his reasons
for issuing the pardon, said Davis case
was so evidently one of mistaken iden-
tity that he was convinced the mar 10
innocent.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29
FILED SUITS FOR DAMAGES
Louisville Baseball Players Want
Some Of the kansas City street
Hallway Co.'S Money.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 23.-Ten
members of the Louisville baseball
team who were hurt in a street car &C.
cident in this city August 81. have
brought suit against the Metropolitan
Street Railway Co. Of this city for
damages aggregating $4,000.
The allegation Of the suits filed 10
that the car was running At a higher
rate Of speed than is allowable In the
city limits, and that the accident was
due to alleged carelessness of the mo-
torMan.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29

In 1857. for some reason, 1t WA
hough profitable and possible to Sc.
cure an artesian well in the Ohio
state house yard. The geoiogy of Ohio
as a science was still unwritten. In
TACT. the first volume Of the Ohio geo
logical reports contains the written
record OF this boring. Down 2,775 feet
over half a mile-the auger was sent
oy n s!o;T and labor!ous process. end
nearly a year was spent in the work.
The boring vas commenced on Noyem.
Der Z. 1857. and stopped October 1.
1853. No artesian water was found By
the searchera.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29

hardly any evil or crime, whichever
1t may be called. connected with I'm.
man society has SO long and SO sue.
cessfully defed analysis and yielded
so little satisfaction in all efforts tn
restrain or suppress it by legislation
or otherwise as that OF suicide. n
might naturally be supposed, for in.
stance, that periods of general pros.
perity, such as the United States now
enjoys, would witness a marked dimin.
ution In the number of victims of the
cu!cidal mania, yet, according to sta.
tistics recently published, the very op.
posite seems to be the case.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29
WATCHES AND JEWELRY GONE
Mysterious Theft OF . Box Contain
iing elO,OOO Worth at .
Francisco.

San Francisco. Sept. 22.-F. H. Nc
CcnLell. q jeweler at IA Post street. as
usual sent his clerk to the safe deposit
vaults, where he deposited his valu-
ables over night. When the clerk re-
TUNED with a box containing about
SO. 900 worth of watches and jewelry.
II was placed under the counter. A few
minutes later. during the momentary
absence of Mcconnell and this clerk the
box was taken. A well-dressed strai .
ger Who entered the real estate Office,
ostenslbly Tor a rental list. has disap-
peared and Ia suspected Of being the
robber.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29
SERIOUS LOSS BY FIRE
Charleston w. Va, Suffers n LOSS OF
$2OO,OOO by Fire Near the
Business Center.

Charleston, w. Va, Sept. pa loss
of $500, 900 and serious injuries to a
number of firemen resulted from a fire
near the business center of the city.
The fire destroyed the six-story build
ing occupied by Eskew, Smith & Cam
ron and the adjoining building of Coyle
& Richardson, occupied by different
firms. Assistant Fire Chief DeBaugh
and H. A. Drew, a ball player, were
among those badly hurt.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29

Vie president Of the State Board OF
CONVEX inspectors of Alabama, Mr.. J.
NJ. Carmichael, has made his report
Tor the hscal year, which ended on Au.
gust 81. and it is in the main highly
favorable The earnings of the depart
e have largely increased owing to
the making OF new contracts of a char.
acter that added largely to the re-
ceipts. For the twelve months the
gross receipts were s540, S39.SS and the
disbursements S251 1906, Il difference
Of $2S2,G59.23
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29

A deal has been consummatcd for
the lease of 5000 acres Of land, near
Summerville, S. c., for settlement BY
Russian and Polish agricultural people,
who will Immediately 20 south TO en-
gage in agriculture and poultry rails.
Ing. The Jewish Incorporated Agri.
cultural society of New York has
leased 500 acres of the tract and plars
to send out its colonists at once.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29

An agricultural experiment OF great
importance is about to be undertaken
by the Long Island railroad. which
has purchased II acres of land along
It's line of extensive farming, with a
Wow to ascertaining to what degree
the improved land on the island can
be made productive and give returns
to agricultural effort.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29

When a new United States war
ship is launched the newspapers IN
Europe report the event in almost as
rlnute detail as the American jour.
nails do. We may assume that the
governments Of the old world have q
keen appreciation Of the part this re.
public is likely to play in the world
connections of the future.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29
EXCHANGE OF RATIFICATI0NS
She Ceremony In Connection WITH
h Treaty Of Portsmouth VIII
Take Place In Washinxtop.

Washington. Sept. Pat can now bo
stated definitely that the exchange Of
the Publications Of the treaty of peace
between Japan and Russia will take
place In Washington shortly after the
treaty has been ratified by the respec-
tive sovereigns. 1t is probable that
this will be done In the White House
as . compliment to President Rooss-
welt.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29

With the opening of the new rail-
road across Southern Utah and South.
west Nevada, which is known as the
San Pedro line, a new country has
been opened, which in area is large
enough for a good-sized empire, and
practically untouched.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29

The Australians are the greatest tea
drinkers, annually consuming ~
pounds a head. Nm England the con-
sumption is about ca pounds a head,
and in the United States only l pound
9 ounces.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29
Dangerous. Convict Made Trusty.

Paducah, KY, Sept. ~25.-Jailer L. d.
Jones has been indicted for alleged
neglect Of duty In allowing Willis
Mount, indicted for the murder Of
Jockey Nutty and refused bail. to oct
- turnkey for several months.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29

There is a beacon in the Arizona
desert to guide travellers to a water
hole. This Is lighted at night, consti.
tuting a light house" several hundred
miles inland.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29

The whole coast of the Gulf OF Cali
fornia abounds in pearls, and last year
$35O,000 worth was harvested in Lower
California alone.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29

France has 3,045 miles of canals and
1865 of rivers improved for purposes
Of navigation. The government has ex-
pended on these waterways about
$500, 600, 900 since the war with Ger
many.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29

The Columbia river salmon pack his
season approximates 300, 600 full cases
or ABS, 1000 cases of pound cans and
half.pound cans.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29

Two Young Women burned to Death
Dallas. Tex, Sept. 23.-Home Of
Thomas Hodon, farmer. In Williamson
county. burned at night. Two young
daughters burned to death.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-29
6he DEMOCRAT
Publishes Essev fssdAi Morning.
TILI.MAH e.IlNSrN 7rpy,ttstor..
vERsA1L.LnGs -. MISSOURI

The latest accurate Measurement OF
Mt. Aconcagua, the loftiest peak of the
Andes, shows its height % be 23,0S0
feet.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-21
CARPENTERS WILL PAY DUES
ACCORDING TO THEIR AGE
District Council Makes Some Impor-
tant Changes in Its Constitution
Which VIII Affect Many.
G4s;s'sIss0

An age limit has been set in the
constitution of the District Council of
Carpenters. Members of the craft
mitted under different rules from
those of fewer years.
Members between so and so years
are classed mi-beneficial members,
and the initiation fee is placed at $40,
and members over so the initiation fee
is placed at $5. Dues at the rate of
55 cents per month will be charged
the elderly members. Younger men,
bers pay an initiation fee of $40, with
dues at rs cents per month.
A fixed scale of daily wages will be
agreed upon for carpenters over fifty
years of age, with the object of taking
into consideration their working abiii-
done as a matter of fair dealing with
picnic at Fairfax Park June Is.
The Journeymen Plumbers, Gas and
Steam Filters Union adopted a reso-
continue in its work of improving the
sanitary condition of Chinatown
A circular letter has been issued by
the San Francisco Drug Clerks Asso-
citation for the purpose of informing
interior drug clerks of the recent law
passed, limiting the working hours of
drug clerks, and other data relating
to the law.
Nominations were made for the va
rious Offices of the Stereotypers' and
Electrotypers' Union No. 29 at a meet
ing last night. The election will take
place March 80.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-21
BODY OF UNKNOWN MAN is
WASHED UP ON THE BEACH
Another Mystery of the Sea Is Added
to Long List of Similar
occurrences

The body of an unknown man was
cast up on the beach yesterday after
noon just below the Cliff House. A
crowd of curious seekers soon collect
ed and advanced all kinds of theories
as to who and what he might be.
Some suggested that a horrible crime
had been committed. and he had
been thrown into the sea to cover up
the deed. Others thought he was a
sailor who had fallen overheard from
some ship. BY the time that the
crowd had given full vent to express
sions of their thoughts the ambulance
arrived and the body was taken to
the Morgue. The body looks as if it
had been in the water for two weeks.
The man was dressed in shoes. socks,
drawers and white shirt He looked
to be about so years old, weighed
about lS5 pounds and was feet 8
inches in height. This adds another
mystery of the sea.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-21
Seven : Year Old Child Is
Enticed by an Unknown
Man Into Vacant House
and Terribly Assaulted
SHE MAY SUCCUMB
TO HER INJURIES
Plumbers Daughter Basely
Maltreated While on Her
Way Home in After
noon From School Room

Little 7-year-old Alice Armstrong.
daughter Of J. M. Armstrong. plumb
er living at Zoe street. lies In a crit
ical condition at her home. the victim
Of the brutal assault of an unknown
man. Detective Tom Gibson Is look
ing for the child's assailant. but has
little clew to work upon.
The little girl was on her way home
from the Whittier Grammar School
about 1880 yesterday afternoon, when
she was accosted by a strange man.
The stranger gave her a nickel and
enticed the child into vacant house at
263 Perry street. In the basement of
the building the brute smothered the
baby's cries and brutally assaulted
her. Alice was left to find her way
from the house. the fiend having made
good his escape. On the street the
crying child was met by some women.
who turned her over to Policeman Nc
Dowell. Mcdowell accompanied her TO
her home. DIR. w. T. Freebooter OF
2007 Howard street was called in and
pronounced the girls condition as ex
tremely serious. He has grave doubts
as to whether the little one will sur
vive her injuries. The baby's head and
neck were terribly scratched and lac
Grated by the felon's hands.
Every policeman in the southern dis
trict Is working in league with the de-
tectives and they hope to apprehend
the man. The little girls assailant is
described as being about 80 years OF
age, light-complexioneda and of medium
build
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-21
Central.

One of the prettiest and best writ
ten melodramas that has been seen
at the Central was presented last
evening to a crowded house. entitled
Hearts Adrift.' It is a quaint story
of life as ii is seen every day. with
many elegant scenic embellishments
that were not only true to the places
they depicted. but quite out of the
ordinary. One act, that in which a
full-sized airship is used. and from
which the villain is hurled to his
death, was enthusiastically received.
in the leading roles Herschel Mayall
and George Webster were at their
best. Mayall as the young man of to-
day and Webster as the man with a
past could not have been in better
fettle. Juliet Crosby az the flower girl
had a splendid opportunity and lost
none of it. Miss Crosby has shown
a remarkable versatility and is the
most popular leading lady the Central
has ever had. James Corrigan was
excrutiatingly funny as the stutter-
ing farmer. and Julia Blanc gave a
fine imDersonation of. the Bowery girl
waiter Myrtle Vane always shines in
a role like that she has this week.
Henry Schumer as the prime villain
was as despicable as the part called
for. and was ably assisted in his VIII
lailiy by George o. Nichols.