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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-10-03
Uncle Sam Intervenes.
Taft Now Provisional Gov
ernor of Cuba--Troops be-
ing Rushed to the Island.

Havana, September 29.-With
far less ostentation than accom-
panies the accession of new
municipal administration, tn t
Government of Cuba was form IL
ly taken over today by William
I'll. latS, Secretary of War Of the
United States, who in a procla.
NATION couched in a kindly and
diplomatic tone indicative of the
policy he would pursue, declar-
ed himself provisional Governor
OF the island.
Promptly at noon Governor
Taft, Assistant Secretary of
State Bacon. anl Capt MtCoy,
Governor Taft's aide. .decamp,
called officially at ne palace and
PAID their respects 10 the ie'ir.
ing PRESIDENT. Ignoring Pre,i-
dent Palma's message 10 Con-
gress on Friday, in which he
wrongly interpreted the mission
OF the American mediators, Gov
erner lat spoke kindly to Senor
Palma, to whom he said, the peo-
pie of Cuba owed an unques.
tiosable debt OF gratitude. Presi-
dent PalmA's. brief reply was
devoted entirely to an express
sion of relief for the opportunity
of shifting the burden OF the
item pestuous Republic to the re-
presentativee OF q nation strong
enough TO enforce control over
it.
The fact that the Government ut
changed hands, from a position
of absolute independence TO the
restraint OF temporary protec
tor, etc, was received by the
masses with utter ind, ference.
Most of the refined and thought.
ful Cubans, while they feel
certain sensiriveness over the
loss of the islands sovereignty,
are Inclined to hope that the
Uuited States protectorate will
be brief.
SIX THOUSAND TROOPS ORDERED
SENT.
Washington, Septem Der 90
The twar department, tonight
received from President R1ose-
welt instructions to send 8 900
troops to Cnba Immediately.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-10-03
Cotton Makes coca AdUdnce.

The cotton market has made
an advance of over a cent in
the last three days, he Drceu =
Der option going from $40 to
10 50. The Government report,
which came out yesterday show
ed II against 77.3 last month
and..the ginners report showed
2,044,OOO against 2,358,OOO last
year.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-10-03

President S. w. Heath, of the
Southern Granite Co, spent yes
terday in Lancaster.
Capt. S. w. Lee, of the Great
Falls, is visiting his daughter,
Mrs. John A. Stewman.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-10-03
Interesting "reminiscences of
DIR. Meynardie, First Chap
lain Elected in Confederate
Army.

Rev. S. A. Weber, D. ID, in
his beautiful "reminiscences OF
some of the old members of the
South Carolina Conference, in
Southern Christian Advocate, in
writing of the late lamented Rev.
l.. A. Johnson, of Yorkville, in.
cldentally touches upon the late
keV. 4. j. Meynardie, ID. D, who
was the first Chaplain elected in
the Confederate Army. DR.. Web
er thus speaks of him: II re
member my first acquaintance
with Mr.. johnson. 1t was in the
summer of 1861, at Camden
he and | were both visitors at a
meeting there. Dr.. Boyd wa.
presiding elder, and E.'J. Mey
nardle, in the early flush of HIS
young manhood, was he very
popular pastor OF The Camden
Station. .JwoS -.
local preacher; had come down
from the disbanded Cokesbury
School, where l was teaching, to
take Chaplain Meynardie's place:
ne had just been elected haplain
OF kershaw's Regiment fsecone
South Carolina Volunteers. J His
Sunday night service, in which
he took leave of his congregation,
that crowded the old church from
pulpit to the front doors, is dis
tnctIy remembered. 1t was @
memorable occasion.
The cd time Camden was 4 here
her beauty and her chivalry.'r
= "Elias Meynsydie was
a true Southron and be looke ed
every inch soldier-Confederate
soldier--that night, in his brass
BUTTONS as he preached simple
gospel message 10 his beloved
people. | don't think ever saw
a preacher andcongregation more
in love with each other"
DR.. Meynardie was a devoted
chaplain; lie was the first to reach
AID lit up Capt. William De
Pass when he fell desperately
wounded on the battle field. He
was also the first 10 reach and
minister 10 Col. Leitner. The
Col had requested him TO keep
near him that day, as he felt he
would be killed. This request
was sacredly remem bered, and
when Gel. Leitner fell his chap
lain was with him.
We thought these little remin-
iscences might be of interest to
the veterans of Lancaster count, g,
as he was the chaplain of some of
them.
DIR. Meynardie was returne d t.
Camden in 1889; aud eaid to some
OF his friends there that he felt
that God had sent him back to
die; and so it was. He sleeps in
her beloved soil. May he and
those he so faithfully labored for
meet in that blessed Resurrection
Morn
Florella Meynardie Hunter.
, 1906-03-16
Heard Shot by Telephone.

Frankfort, Ind, March 16.-Dr. Ellis
Dixon, a prominent dentist of this city,
committed suicide last evening by
shooting himself through the brain.
Dixon was soon to be married to Miss
Bessie Buchanan of Indianapolis and
was in his Office holding a conversation
with the young lady over the telephone
when the act was committed. and the
first intimation of the tragedy came
here from Indianapolis through Miss
Buchanan, who heard the report of the
pistol and called up a friend here and
expressed her fears.
The office was found locked, but the
door was forced and Mr.. Dixon's dead
body found in a chair at the telephone
desk with the receiver down.
, 1906-03-16
Railroad Notes.

Trains are running late IN account
of the storm.
The Union Pacific is now cutting ice
lat Green River.
The annual ball of the w. R. C. at
Cheyenne will be held in that city to-
morrow night.
Oscar Lamb has been appointed a
railway mail clerk between Cheyenne
and P~ocatello, in place Of F. V. Wright,
resigned.
The st. Louis and San Francisco
Railroad company will pay to the heirs
VIM. H. Patterson, the son of En-
gineer and Mrs. Charles H. Patters IN
81 $500 for the death of that young mar
at st. Louis October "a, 1905, at which
time he a employed by the railroad
company as a fireman
, 1906-03-16
SPECIAL COMMITTEE

'TNN'=O Wv DlOo.
At the meeting yesterday afternoon
of the trustees of the Baptist church,
in session when The Republican went
to press, bids We're received for the
new church. One bid was for the
whole job. others being for only a
part of the work, The board was in,
formed that all the proposed bidders
could not be ready at that time and
another meeting was set for Monday,
a special committee consisting of w.
II. Peabody, Rev. Lansdell and ]. T.
Holiday being appointed to have
charge Of the matter and report at the
meeting of the board. 1t is hoped tc
award the contract at that meeting.
, 1906-03-16

Plats to secure right of way on pub
lie lands were filed in the United
States land office at Denver Wednes-
day, according to the Denver Repub-
lican, by the Denver, Laramie and
Northwestern Railroad company, which
was Incorporated under the laws of
Colorado February 20 last. The rail
road, according to the right of way
papers, will be sixty-nine miles long
and will run from a point one and one.
half miles northwest of Laramie to
Fort Collins. At the latter place it's
line will intersect with the Colorado
and Southern railroad, on whose
tracks is will come to Denver.
Officers of the Company.
The officers of the company are:
Charles S. Johnson, president; William
R. West, vice president; Robert H.
Dwyer, second vice president and gen
eral manager; Sidney Kent, third vice
president; j.. o. Curry, treasurer; 10.
seph 7. West, secretary; John d. Mil.
liken, general counsel; Edward A.
Buck, ]. o. Curry, William r. West,
Robert H. Dwyer, Sidney j. Kent, Ora
Haley, Joseph T. West, Charles S.
Johnson n Jesse w. Curry, directors.
Old Survey Recalled.
This is taken by some here today to
mean a disclosure, to a certain extent,
of the plans of the company, whose
general offices are in the Miller build
ing, at Second and Thornburgh streets.
1t is known that a Burlington survey,
whose stakes We're driven several years
Iago, crosses the river at a point
about a mile north of the city, the line
coming through a canon northeast of
the university, around what is known
locally as "the spur" and then takes
the course to the northwest reaching
the point indicated by the Denver pa
per as the starting point of the Lar
annie line to Fort Collins. There may
be no connection between the old sur
yey and the plan. of the new company,
but there Is something back of all the
talk.
Nothing in the Joint Track Story.
At the Offices of the company here,
Vice President Kent said there was
nothing in the joint track reference in
the clipping from the Denver paper.
The right of way papers were filed in
Denver on Wednesday, but there was
nothing in them concerning the use of
the Colorado and Southern tracks from
Fort Collins to Denver. The same pa
pers were filed in the land office at
Cheyenne several days ago. Mr.. Kent,
Secretary West and Engineer E. A.
Buck said there was nothing new to
give out that would interest the public.
, 1906-03-16
Mistakes Of Authors.

Il DO wish, said the Omnivorous
Reader, that these fiction producers
would be a little more careful in their
descriptions OF people. l have become
hardened to a girl with eyes like 30
lets, Iirs like cherries and hair like
p IL gold; though such a one must
he a creature fit only for a dime mu-
scum. But here is Ponson de Ter
rail. my favorite French feuilletonist,
who says The mans hands were cold
and clammy. Ike those of a serpent,
and The count walked up and down
the garden reading the newspaper
with his hands behind his back Now.
wouldn't that jar you?"
, 1906-03-16
NOTHING HEARD FROM
FRIENDS OF ADAMS.

So far Coroner Robinson has been
unable to get anything from any of
the friends of G. Adams, the grader
killed at Rock River. A telegram to
Sioux City, Ia, was answered by an.
other that the party addressed knew
nothing of Adams and could find no.
body who knew him there.
, 1906-03-16
Nothinq in the Joint Track Story.


James Joulas, a Greek section labor
err at Howell, vas treated by DR.. Ste
vens this morning for an injured foot.
A tie fell on the mans left foot yes,
terday afternoon, at 5:45, and mashed
a couple of toes. He paid little atten
ton, but when he reported to the sur
geon this morning it vas found tha'
the toes had been slightly frozen, ant
Joulas will be SEN to the company
hospital at Rock Springs for treatment
, 1906-03-16
POSSIBLE THAT THE STATEHOOD
BILL WILL BE KILLED FOR
THE PRESENT SESSION
OF CONGRESS.
Hopes Went GIimmering At Last
Nights Conference, Speaker Can
non Remaining Obdurate-Secre-
tary Taft Declines for Present APP
pointment to Place on Bench of the
Federal Supreme Court.

Washington, March 16.-It is regard
ed as evident today that there will be
no statehood legislation this year. The
hopes of Oklahoma went glimmering
with last nights conference, and to-
day republican house leaders held a
protracted session and decided to con-
slider the statehood bill Wednesday,
March 81, but Speaker Cannon contin.
ues obdurate, and the general impress.
sion is that nothing will be done this
year, In any event Arizona will not
be Joined to New Mexico.
, 1906-03-16
BUSINESS is BOOMING

William H. Hunt, who is now 10,
Gated at Manhattan, New, writes to
Emil Thirkeldsen of this city that he
is nicely situated there, the camp be.
ing a very lively one and has promise
of a good future. Mr.. Hunt says he is
commencing to learn that gold a be
found in any old rock and that the
''old sorehead prospectors' theory is a
thing of the past" Many buildings are
going up and there is work for every
builder in the camp. Water is the most
expensive luxury in the camp, selling
at $3.50 a barrel.
, 1906-03-16
Would LYNCH MurdererS.

Omaha, Neb., March 16.-That a sec
ret organization exists to wreck veng-
eance on twelve murderers confined in
the local Jail developed today. 1t is
composed mostly of street car men,
who are particularly anxious to lynch
the three men concerned in the recent
murder of Conductor Fluery.
, 1906-03-16
AN FILED

An agreement between Edward Iyln.
son, owning lot 7, block 1879, and John
w. Conner, owning lot 8 in the same
block, was filed today in the county
clerks Office. The wall will be built
by Mr.. Conner, Mr.. Ivinson furnishing
eight inches of the space occupied by
the wall and becoming the owner of a
half interest in the wall. Mr.. Conner
will erect a brick store building on his
lot.
, 1906-03-16
Darrouuh After Bandits.

Vinita, l. T., March 16.-Marshal Oar,
raugh with his posse, two blood hounds
and a commissary wagon, started for
Kansas, I. T., to join and direct the pur-
suit of the Wycliffe gang. Darrough's
total force numbers twenty-five pick
ed men, and he wants no more. He eX
poets it will be several days before the
trail is found.
, 1906-03-16

Ogden, Utah, March 16.-Sheriff Ru-
tan and Deputy Sheriff Meldrum left
Caldwell last night for Telluride, Colo,
with their prisoner, Vincent st. John.
They arrived here this afternoon and
expect to reach Telluride tomorrow
st. John will face a murder charge in
Telluride, that of ]. w. Barney, and
later for the murder of Arthur Collins
manager of the Smuggler union.
, 1906-03-16
WILL LOWER
THE RATES
IMPROVED FIRE SYSTEM OF CITY
BRINGING RESULTS FROM
FIRE UNDERWRITERS,
Chief Gramm Informed That Rerating
of City is Nearly Completed and
That Reduction Will Be Made in
Consequence of His Showing in
Matter of Better Protection.

When the fire alarm system Of the
city had been rebuilt, the department
r~eorganized and new apparatus added
including a first-class chemical engine,
a careful driver and an excellent team
of horses, Chief Gramm began the ag-
itation of cheaper insurance rates. The
matter was referred to in a meeting
of the Laramie Commercial club, and
President Gramm las chief of the de.
rartment, informed the club that he
had taken the matter up with the Roc.
ky Mountain Fire Underwriters asso.
citation of Denver
, 1906-03-16
HOTEL BURNED.
Four Persons Lose Lives in Fire at
Justin, Michigan.

Grand Rapids, Mich, March 16.-Ho-
tel Compton, at Justin, burned today.
William McCrane, the proprietor, and
his wife; Edward Demorest, an en-
ploye, and Charles Orkman, a drummer
were burned to death. Ten guests es.
capped. Loss, $4,000.
, 1906-03-16

Washington, March 16.-Secretary
Taft has declined for the present a seat
on the federal supreme bench. The mat
ter was not finally settled until Mr..
Taft saw the president this morning,
and a statement was later issued from
the White house that no appointment
to fill the prospective vacancy will be
made in the near future.
, 1906-03-16
LARAMIE LADY LIVED
NEAR WRECK SCENE

Mrs. Bass of this city formerly lived
at Florence and Mr.. Bass is well ac-
Quainted with some of the members of
.une train crews in the awful wreck on
the Denver and Rio Grande early this
morning.
, 1906-03-16
WILL MEET
WITH LADIES
LARAMIE LITERARY CLUB TO oc.
CUPY ROOMS OF WoMEN's
CLUB IN THE LIBRARY.
Agreement Entered Into At Meeting
Last Night Satisfactory to Both
organizations-New Members Ad-
mitted and Lively Program Rem
dered by the Literary Club.

The regular weekly meeting of the
Laramie Literary club took place last
night at the Carnegie library, with
Vice President c. p. Arnold in the
chair.
Rev. A. C. Hogbin was appointed to
act as critic for the evening and Frank
ISpaiford to act as chairman during the
literary program.
c. d. Spalding and Prof. Quaintance
were elected to membership in the
club. The committee appointed to con
fer with the Woman's club reported
that the latter club had offered to sell
to the literary club a half interest in
the furniture owned by it n now in
the Carnegie library for a stipulated
sum, also to zeal half the expense of
purchasing more furniture, should it be
needed, upon the conditions that the
furniture is to become the property of
the trustees of the library; that the
Women's club and the Literary club
are to have prior right to the room
where the furniture is placed and to
be charged no fees for light, heat or
ianitor service.
The report of the committee was &C
cepted and the matter laid over until
the next meeting of the club.
Amendment Voted Down.
An attempt by Mr.. Stickney to
amend the bylaws of the club, to al
low nonresident members the prive-
lege Of being exempt from the attend
ance clause of the bylaws, was voted
down.
Dean Arnold Bode of the program
committee reported that the subject
for debate at the meeting two weeks
hence will be THE Modern UniveT-
sity,' with President Tisdel and E.
Wolfard as leaders and F. s.. King to
introduce a current topic.
E. N. Rogers, the first upon the pro-
gram, read a very interesting and wit,
ty paper, introducing the subject, 10
comotion." He said that in the choice
of a subject he had consulted some of
his brother members of the club and
had had suggested to him subjects as
widely different as "Matrimony,"
Fruit Growing on the Laramie
Plains" Field Peas" Church Fedora
tion," The Laramie Bond Issue THE
Roosevelt Rate Bill" THE Play to Be
Given by the Women's Club" and the
BEST Method of Bringing Up a Child"
Railroad Rates to Denver.
The discussion upon the subject
brought up the matter, suggested by
Mr.. Hogbin, that it is possible to get
to Denver ffty-fye cents more cheaply
by buying a ticket from Laramie to
Cheyenne and from Cheyenne to Den
yer, than by buying a through ticket.
THE suggestion was made that the club
take the matter of the discrimination
to the interstate commerce commits
sion. The speakers upon the subject
were Messrs. Arnold, Hogbin, Corthell,
Bode and Patterson.
Will McMurray introduced the sub
ject of "The Relation of the United
States to the Chinese Umpire" making
a number of instructive remarks upon
the matter, which produced a very an
mated discussion. Among the speak
ers were Messrs. Arnold, Hasenkampr
F~razee, McEwen and Hogbin. q
Rev. Hogbiu made a very interesting
talk as critic reviewing the proceed
ings of the evening.
Rev. Lansdell was added to the mem,
bership committee and an adjournment
taken.
, 1906-03-16
Should Be Made to Help.

S'Ss'a &c "abC " TlClps
The association was told that unless
is companies reduced the rates, in
view of the greatly increased protec-
ton from the department and the bet
ter class of buildings going up in the
city, action would be taken to impose
a license or tax for doing business here,
putting the companies in the way of
bearing their just proportion Of the
added expense. The new department
is n of the best f%ire-fighting agencies
in the State and there are remarkably
small losses here, the chemical engine
on many occasions saving many times
its cost, perhaps, as its makers intend,
ed it should and as the chief intended
when the council gave him authority
to put it in service.
Association Gives Assurances.
Today Chief Gramm received the fol,
lowing letter from the assistant man,
,ager of the Rocky Mountain Fire I'm,
Iderwriters' association at Denver:
Denver, Colo, March 10, 1906.
Mr.. Otto Gramm, Chief of the Fire De,
partment, Laramie, Wyo.
Dear Strive now beg to acknowl.
edge receipt of your favor of the 9th
inst. We have almost entirely complet
ed the rerating of Laramie. The new
ratings will be published within the
next two or three weeks. We find, aft
er having gone into this matter more
thoroughly, that it is possible for us
to allow some reductions in the pres
ent rates, in view of the improvement
which has been made in the city pro.
lection.
Any further information which you
might desire will be gladly furnished
you upon request.
Yours very truly,
H. o. SWAIN,
Assistant Manager.
, 1906-03-16
PASSENGER TRAINS ON DENVER
AND RIO GRANDE COME TO-
GETHER in A DRIVING
STORM OF SNOW

Worst Disaster in Years in Colorado Reported Early This Morning, Utah and
Colorado Express, Drawn by Two Engines at Full Speed, Meeting East
Bound Local, Two Cars Being Ground Almost to Powder-vctims Gre.
mated in Sight of Rescuers, Who Are Unable to Lend Hand-Man and
Woman and Child cnnsng to Their Clothes Roasted Alve-superintend-
et Says Trains Crews Overlooked Their Orders, Nearly All Meeting
Instant Death.
, 1906-03-16
r e WiLLlAMs's SAY.

Liyin' in de stars comes high, en- c
you ever take a tumble you got mig
ur ter fell.
Many a fust class fool gifts a repu''
lion fer wisdom by des lookin' wi
IN shakin' his head at de right tim,
Wen Trouble hears Joy playln' e.
fiddle she only peeps in at de wirdC
en- takes de train fer de next static.
Eff we only looked forwards ez ofte
ez we looked back we'd see de lio~
in de way en- climb a r 70 we &c
ter EN-.
Wen Satan plays de fiddle lots or Il
wants ter dance, but de hall is nigh,
soon empty wen de fiddler starts /.
ter take up a collection.-Atlanta &c
stitution.
, 1906-03-16
SCORES killed m
COLLISION today

the limited were saved and the occu-
pants were unhurt. Railroad officials
from Pueblo estimated that the dead
number fifty and the injured twenty
five.
, 1906-03-16
No Use Expecting Her to Forget
About II.

q know that spring is coming" she
sang.
Yes, confound it," groaned her hus-
band, you bet you do, and there isn't
any likelihood that you'll forget it, eth
er. Oh, well, come on, l may as well
knew the worst right at the start.
What's it going to cost this year?'-
Record-Herald.
, 1906-03-16
St, JOHN
&B&
EN- ROUTE
REACHED OGDEN THIS AFTER,
NOON IN CHARGE OF SHEER
IFF RUTAN AND DEPUTY
SHERIFF MELDRUM.

Being Taken from Caldwell to Tellu,
ride to Answer for Murder of J. w.
Barney and Arthur C~ollins-Unit,
ed States Marshal With Posse and
B~loodhounds Starts Out to Run
Down Indian Territory Bandits.