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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-08-01
He Made Sure.

A story is told Of the Sudan rail-
way which shows patient literalness.
To an official there came the telegram
from an outlying station: Station
master has died. Shall bury him."
The reply was sent: Yes; bury sta
ton master, but please make sure he
is really dead before you do So" In
due time back came the message:
"Have buried station master. Made
sure he was dead by hitting him twice
on the head with q fish plate" There
was perfect assurance that there had
been no premature burial.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-08-01

Teacher-What is "can't'' the abbre-
Walton of, Harry?
Harry-"Cannot."
Teacher-Thnt's right. Now, John
ny, what is don't the abbreviation
Of?
ohnny-"Doughnut"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-08-01
The Devil.
did she dO?"

eyes; said to my wife, Go to the
devilr"
"And what did she do?'
'She went to visit her mother."-l
Monde Umoristico.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-08-01

As small Tommy was about to climb
into his chair at the dinner table his
mother said, "Are your hands clean,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-08-01

Mrs. Hippo-Oh, Mr.. Monk, would
lust love to see how much I weigh!
Mr.. AIonk-One moment. please.
want to see if 1 have the price Of a
new scale.-Philadelph Press.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-08-01

dear"
Course they are" answered Tom
my. IF you don't believe it, look at
she towel"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-08-01

We have very good bargains in all departments and
will be pleased to have Lexington friends call and be
shown through our stock
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-08-01
This territory would be better off If
Jim Hellso was six feet underground
Grass Valley Tribune.

He is homelier than jack rabbit,
meaner than a coyote and has more
cheek than a mule. Why the people
haven't lynched him long ago is puz-
zle to us. We are ready to turn out
any time the bell rings. = Blue Hill
Times.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-08-01
WASH GOODS.
DRESS GOODS AND SILKS.

We are receiving new goods in this de-
partment daily
50-inch Mohair, all colors. ..:.. 48c.
36-inch Brillantine blue and black. 25c.
27-inch China Silk, all colors.::. :. 4Sc.
1S-inch White Jap Silk ............ 25c
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-08-01

How criminal can run such long
career among our people we fail to un-
derstand, but there are signs, thank
heaven, that it is drawing to close.
1t is likely that he will make full
confession when lynched, and we shall
do our best to lay it before our readers
verbatim Red Lake Herald.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-08-01

We have heard that he began life by
numbering his father and mother. He
looks to us to be just that sort of man.
Arizona Is waiting for Joan of Arc TO
come along Wolf Creek Journal.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-08-01

The first thing to be done after Ari-
zona becomes q state is to hang Jim
Hellso to the nearest tree, and we un-
derstand that the plan is already laid.
Iron Hill Gazette
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16

was pensioned some years ago and
since that time had been residing with
his family at 20 Lausast avenue, a
small thoroughfare off Fillmore street
between Haight and Waller.
Lynch is a laborer employed by the
Board of Public Works and resides at
763 Sixth street, Oakland. Delatour
arrived from the Alaska canneries a
few days ago and lives at the Royal
House on Broadway. Oakland
POLICE CAPTURE SUSPECT
Early this morning Captain of De-
tectives Duke and Detectives Regan
and O'Connell arrested John Byrne in
the rear of Sullivans saloon, half a
block away from the scene of the
tragedy. Around Byrne's neck was a
handkerchief similar to the mask worn
by the dead robber and his companion.
Under the steps in the rear of Sui
livan's, the police discovered big
black revolver with two empty shells.
This revolver was similar to that held
by the man at the Brannan- n-street en-
trance of OConnelPs saloon.
Byrne was arrested some time ago
on a burglary charge, but WAS ac-
quilted.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16

lin has been washed away Happily
in this case the inhabitants had suffi-
cient warning to get to the high lands
In this same district there is a rum
or that forty farmers who had taken
refuge on an island are in serious dan
ger unless the Cowlitz stops its rise.
VAST INLAND OCEAN
According to passengers who arrived
here todav on train from Tacoma. the
Cowlitz Valley Is a vast inland ocean
for miles. the railroad grade. stretch
ing like ribbon across it, being the only
land in sight.
These passengers say that at Seattle
little or no damage has been done by
the storm. it being in the rural districts
to the east and north where the storm
has wrought its havoc According to
them. from Saturday until Wednesday.
since when there has been no com
munication with the sound, the rain
poured down il shot through a pipe
1t was accompanied by a heavy wind.
which made it hazardous for pedeS-
TRANS TO venture out They give the
Northern Pacific Railroad high praise
for the efforts made to keep it's traffic
moving Passengers were taken to
Tacoma by boat and from there brought
to Portland over the normal route.
Even this is no longer possible. since
the bridges at Oelqua and Kelso have
been swept away North bound pas
sengers who left here on this road
were unable to get by Castle Rock. and
most of them returned to Portland.
On the Oregon Railway and Naviga-
tion's tracks a slide at Dobson today
threatened to tie UP traffic indefinitely.
but reports tonight are that It's size was
greatly exaggerated and that the Union
ana Northern Pacific trains will leave
On
Telegraph and telephone wires north
of Portland are prostrated. there be-
ing no communication whatever with
any point further than Kalama-
According to District Forecaster
Beals of the United States Weather Bu-
reau. the center OF the storm has passed
the Rocky Mountain range and il is the
after effects w.ich is now causing the
damage The forecast for the district
is occasional rain, with much lower
temperature. which presages a speedy
cessation of the existing food
MANY BRIDGES, GONE
Regarding conditions in Eastern
Washington Wire Chief Wingate of
the Western Union Telegraph Company
says that part of the State is not suf-
fering from the storm except by loss
of train and telegraph service.
II have received a report from We
natchee. in Central Washington. that
the railroad and county bridges are
gone and the lowlands flooded along
the Wenatchee River" said Wingate.
Trains arrived in Spokane today prac-
tically on time from all directions ex-
cept Seattle. l have heard or no re-
ports ef trouble north of Walla Walla." "
Reports from down the Columbia are
to the effect that the river has risen
in an unprecedented manner during
the past forty-eight hours. The steam
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16
co.tinued From - !. .e.sn.

one. two, three. Throw up your
hands. everybody yelled the man who
entered by the Bryant street door, each
hug advancing toward the bar as this
command was given in a cool and COM
handing tone.
Everyone obeyed instantly save
George O'Connell. Instead of becom-
ing terror-stricken like the rest, he
whipped out his revolver and began
shooting at the man who had entered
from Sixth street When the thugs
saw him reach for his revolver both
opened fire, the man at the Sixth street
door aiming at OConnell and the other
taking a pot shot at the rest Of the
crowd. all of whom were attempting to
run for cover.
STAGGERs TO STREET AND DIES
After firing three shots O'Conneu fell
TO the floor. mortally wound>1- At al
most the same moment the man with
whom he had been engaged in the
deadly duel staggered out Of the door.
He managed to proceed across Sixth
street where he fell dead, two Of
O'Gonnell's bullets having taken effect.
one in the mouth and the other in the
abdomen.
The four other customers of the sa
loon who were shot were unable TO get
under cover in time to avoid the bull
let's as they sped as fast as the bur
glars could pull the triggers Of their
self-actinE revolvers. John O'connelI,
the man behind the bar. managed to
escape through a side window, while
others took refuge behind the bar and
boxes and barrels.
The bartender at once spread the
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16

er captains arriving here say the river
is filed with drift, which In some cases
resembles immense islands and that 1t
is so compact that a person would have
no difficulty in walking upon II. They
say thousands of dollars worth of logs
are floating away.
From up the river a special to the
Oregonian from The Dalles states that
high water in mountain streams has
flooded the electric plant. and the town
is in darkness. A rise of nine feet has
been noted there Considerable mon
etary damage has been done along the
water 'front.' and there were several
narrow scapes from mishaps.
SITUATION IN NORTHWEST
Briefly the flood situation in the
Northwest is as follows: Seattle and
Tacoma are cut on from railroad and
wire with the outside world Avalanche
of mud prevents Great Northern run
ming trains.
More than dozen small towns IN
the White. Stuck and Green River val
leys are flooded.
Steel bridges on the Northern Pacific
are carried out over the Green and
Stuck rivers.
The town OF Kent is the center ot
the White River. now two miles wide.
Immense damage has been done to
crops and farmers are driven from
their homes.
Interurban electric line track be-
tween Seattle and Tacoma is flooded
The loss ia. farmers is put at $780,
600. Northern Pacific $250,0O0. King
County s10O,000 electric roads $4,000
Puyallup streets are flooded and
residents along the river banks leave
their homes.
Lewiston and Grangeville. Idaho.
u. Ia IL 80 nfuHf
The Clearwater River at Lewiston
is carrying down great quantities OF
timber and shingle bolts Falsework
on Oregon Railroad and Navigation
Company bridge under construction is
carried away.
The Yakima and Natchez rivers are
out of their banks and doing great
damage
CowIitz River in Southern washing
ton. is raging torrent.
MISSOULA Mont. Nov. 15.-A tele-
phone message to the Muscular from
Wallace. Idaho. says: Water is four
feet deep in the streets The rain
which has been falling for the past
few DAYS was accompanied by terri
fic windstorm this morning. Trees
were uprooted and considerable dam
age was done to small buildings
BAKER CITY. Ore. Nov 15--The
worst windstorm in years has pre-
vailed for two days and is just dying
out tonight. Trees were blown across
the Sumpter Valley railway tracks.
delaying trains and falling across
transmission wires Of the light and
power company in the mountains near
water power plant and throwing the
town in darkness Telephone and tele-
graph lines have been down, but tele-
graphic communication with Portland
is partially restored tonight
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16
BEECHAM'S
PILLS

and al annoying symptoms viii soon
disappear. They settle the stomach,
regulate the liver and exercise the
bowels. Their good effects arc felt
Immediately.
Beecham's Pills mingle with the
contents OF the stomach and make
easy work Of digestion. The nour-
ishing properties of the food are then
readily assimilated and the residue
carried of without irritating the in
testines or clogging the bowels.
Beecham's Pills should be taken
whenever there is sick headache,
furred tongue, constipation, sallow
skin or any symptoms that indicate
an active liver.
Eaid everyphere. In boxes loc and 25c.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16
Langdon Says No Other
Result Was Looked for

The action of the Grand Jury was
no surprise to me-" said District Attor-
ney Langdon last night. knowing
the evidence that we.had on hand. we
could look for no other result from an
honest Grand Jury. The personnel Of
the present Grand Jury insures an
honest investigation and determination
of all matters submitted for its con-
sideration.
mo honest man need fear the present
jury: no guilty man need expect a
'whitewash' from 1t. Its work has
only begun. 1t will be kept very busy
during it's official life.
The results must speak for them
selves, l have nothing further to say"
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16

alarm, and Patrolman A. Sullivan came
rushing down Sixth street. He was
Joined a moment later by Patrolman
George Brown. After calling for the
ambulance at the Central Emergency
Hospital the policemen made a search
for the thugs, finding the dead one lying
in a pool of blood across the street,
but failing TO get a trace of the man
who was said TO have ran staggering
down Sixth street.
Detectives Reagan and O'Connell were
dispatched from the southern station
and as soon as they caught sight of the
dead robber they recognized him Is
Frank Burke. a notorious ex-convict
who had been but recently released
from San Quentin, where he had served
a term for burglary He was a notori-
Gus crook. having been implicated in
many holdups and thieving schemes in
this city during the last twenty years
Is GAME TO THE LAST
The police are inclined to believe
that Burke and his companion are the
men who held UP apd robbed Doells
saloon. block away from the scene of
last nights tragedy. a few weeks ago.
They answer the descriptions and their
actions were very much like those of
the Doel place thugs.
The capture of Burke's companion is
tn0ugnt 10 be matter or Dut rev
hours. The detectives are sure that he
was resident of the south side district
and had been in company with Burke a
great deal. If the man who escaped
was wounded it is certain that he will
be landed behind prison bars before an
other sun sets The police. however.
do not believe that he was wounded, for
the reason that George O'Connell was
the only one in the saloon who did any
shooting and all his bullets were di-
rected at Burke.
Though his life's blood was fast ebb-
ing away. the coura geous O'Connell
never lost consciousness till few mo-
ments before death called him, and he
displayed nerve to the very last. While
being removed 10 the hospital in the
ambulance he said. when placed on the
stretcher. Let Lynch lie down; he is
more seriously hurt than /. l can
stand up
While on the operating table OCon-
nell volunteered dying statement, but
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16
TWO oTHEEs wILL DIE


rhage set in and he died few seconds
later. He spoke as follows:
TWO OTHERS WILL DIE
My name is George OConnell I
am So years old | was in O'Connell's
saloon this evening, taking drink
with some friends, when fellow en-
tered and said. Throw up your hands,
These We're the last words spoken by
the brave man.
1t is evident from his statement that
O'Connell saw but one masked man
enter the place and that he opened fire
on him. not knowing that his COM
panion was shooting at the others In
the saloon from the other door. When
the men entered OConnell was facing
the bar, but soon he heard the
command he wheeled around and
opened fire.
Lynch and Delatour are not expected
to survive. The former is shot in the
abdomen. He was operated on late
last night and the doctors at the hos
pital stated that death would surely
follow within a few hours. as he is
very weak from loss of blood. He
lapsed into unconsciousness shortly af-
ter his arrival at the hospital and
failed to rally.
DELATOUR'S JAW SHOT OFF.
Delatour was shot in the jaw. the
lower portion of his face being en-
tirely torn away by the force of the
bullet. He made a statement in which
he corroborated O'Connell as far as the
latter went. He said that he did not
remember anything after that If he
lives it will be a miracle and he will
be horribly disfigured for the re-
mainder of his life.
Kennedy escaped with a flesh wound
in the right ear. He gave the most
graphic description of the holdup, re-
citing every incident that occurred
from the moment the masked men en-
tered the saloon The bullet that hit
him lodged in the woodwork behind
the bar. Kennedy is laborer and re-
sides at Eighth and Mission streets.
George O'Connell was a member of
the police force for many years and
was noted for his fearlessness. He
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16
T1MBER BRokER ARREsrEp

SEATTLE, Nov. 15.-L c. Dolley, one
of the best known timber brokers in
this State. was arrested last night and
is now In the county Jail, aarged with
subornation of perjury. 1t is alleged
that Dolley induced Mrs. Marsh of Abb
erdeen to make false declarations in
taking up some property which he is
also alleged to have falsely represented
to her.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16
A Boon
to the Bilious

Are YOU compelled to deny yourself
many wholesome foods because you
think they make you bilious? Do
YOU know that your condition Is more
10 blame than the foods2 Your liver
and stomach need attention more than
the diet. When you find yourself SUI
fering with bilious attack, take
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16
STRUCK BY ENGINE
AND KILLED

who came here from England after the
suicide of her husband a few months
ago. was killed this afternoon by a
Santa Fe switch engine at the foot of
Ninth street She was crossing the
track with babe in her arms and
did not notice the approach of the en-.
gine. The child sustained the loss oil
a leg and an arm, and will die. Mrs
Wright had been living at the home
of the parents of the babe.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16
Catlin Destroyed and Other Towns Submerged
spEcIAL plsrArcu no THE cALL.

O from in
and flood
i n i
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16
0verfIoWed Rivers Flood a Large Area
and Damage Amounts to Millions

ii foodc III
inhabitants escaped Other
a
dollars still Seattle and
still conjctHed
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16

FRESNO. Nov 15.-On seni-official
returns and official returns half count
ed, A NJ Drew. Republican candidate
for the Assembly. has 217S votes to
2031 for T. J. Alexander. and is elected.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16

Ing. Assistant District Attorney Fran
els j. Heney and Secret Service Agent
w. j. Burns had guarded their nten-
tions most closely. 4 squad Of news
paper men and other Interested citizens
spent the afternoon at the door of the
jury-room speculating as to the out
come of the proceedings. Suddes.ly
the door opened, and as the Jurors
passed out the word was spread.
They've indicted Ruef. They've in
dicted Ruef."
The indictments, which were fled IN
Judge Murasky's court, each charged
Ruef and Schmitz jointly with crime
ExToRTIoN Is CHARGED
The first alleges that the Mayor and
Ruef extorted s1175 from Antonio B.
Blanco of the Poodle Dog restaurant
on January Is. 1904. by means of
ond charges that the sum of $1,000 was
extorted from Blanco on February s,
1904 The third indictment alleges ex-
tortion on January 10, 1904 from
Joseph Malfanti Charles KeIb and
William Lafrenz, pro5Tietcrs of Del
monico'S. in the sum of SLID The
fourth indictment charges extortion
from the same persons on February 6.
1904, of $1,000. The last Indictment
Il
Marchands as victims in the sum of
sI175 on January Is, 1904.
For each of these offenses the maxi
mum penalty is five years in the State
prison Should the Mayor ana Ruef
be convicted on all five indictments
they could be sent to the penitentiary
for twenty-five years each, providing
the maximum penalty was indicted and
the sentences were made to follow one
after the other.
When notified of his Indictment Ruef
telephoned to his parents, Informing e
them that he believed there was no
cause for worry. Arrangements were
then quickly made by the boss for a
meeting of himself. his henchmen, his
bondsmen and Sheriff O'Neil at the
home of Judge Murasky. There the
Aetna Indemnity Company furnished
bond and Ruef's fist night in prison
was postponed for time Acting
Mayor Gallagher, George Keane, At
/ torneys Shortridge and Ach, and other
friends of Ruef were on hard and
sought to cheer him up. Their tests
were forced. and failed to enfiven the
solemn scene which-in the dim light
bore the appearance of a wake over the
remains of Reuf's political career
RUFF MAKES BOLD FRONT
After it was over, Ruef returned to
HIS ollSe, anu WhSH MS nlrenngS
pressed their condolences upon him he
had regained his spirits and met their
long faces with lively repartee.
why" he said, this indictment is
an honor. Rockefeller was indicted
yesterday. So I'm in pretty good com
pany.''
The French restaurant scandal rep
resents one of the most brazen of
Ruefs schemes for enriching himself
and his mayor. These gay cafes. with
their innocent first floors and ascend
ing scale of impropriety, had pursued
their dubious way unmolested until
the early part of 1904, when Ruef, act
ing through Mayor Schmitz and the
Police Commission. began a crusade
against them which terminated when
a defense fund estimated from $4,000
to s2S,oo0 was collected and paid over
TO Ruef
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16
|ND|CT MEN OF
SCHMITz AND
RUFF

Continued From Page l. Coss. and ;
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16
DOWNFALL OF BOSS

The indictment of Ruef and Schmitz
takes rank as one of the most sensa-
tional events in the spectacular history
of San Francisco 1t is the first time
that a mayor of the municipality has
been formally charged with crime
Never before has the power of a civic
dictator on the Pacific Coast been as
absolute as was that of Ruef, never
has fall been more precipitous. At
time when he deemed his command so
secure that he could cast discretion
to the wind and send his puppet
mayor over the seas to travel in royal
magnificence has come the blow which
has hurled him from his lofty seat.
The indictment is the first skirmish
in the impending battle. The ultimate
goal which Heney and Burns have set
for Ruef is the State Penitentiary
The case will be pressed with dill
gence. Meanwhile new evidence will be
presented to the Grand Jury which will
involve not only the Mayor and Ruef,
but the underlings as well.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16
Robber and EX-PollCenall
Both Killed IN Duel

before he could complete IT. a hemor-
I rhage set in and he died few seconds
| later. He spoke as follows:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-01
BABY KILLED BY HORSE.
Two Year Old Son of Joseph DOwd
 Fatally Injured While Playing.

New Haven, June LA very sad accident occurred Wednesday which resulted in the death of Joseph Dowd, the 2-years-old son of MT and Mrs John Dowd of 79S Howard avenue. MT Dowd is employed as coachman by James E. Kelly, 800 Howard ave- nue and resides with his wife and family in rooms in the upper part of the barn.
 Wednesday afternoon about 4 when Mir Dowd was working in the lower part of the barn, the child was playing around the stalls. He had done this before and as the horses are very gentle, no harm was antici- pated. Suddenly one of the horses kicked the child in the head, knock ing him to the floor. He did not be- come unconscious immediately, but uttered little cry and ran toward his father. Just before reaching him he sunk to the floor and although his father thought he must be dead he picked up the child and carried him to the New Haven hospital which is just across the street. The child was dead, however, before the hos pital was reached.