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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31
JOHNSON DEFIES COURT
AND TEARS UP TRACKS
CIeveIand's Mayor May Be Sent
to Jail For Contempt.
SURPRISES STREET RAILROAD

Leads Large Gang of Men to Remove
] Rails and Refuses to Obey an
Injunction--TeIls Men to Keep
Up Work of Destruction.
Cleveland, Ohio Mayor Tom L..
johnson has openly disobeyed an in
junction issued by Judge Ford, of the
Court of Common Pleas
Mayor Johnson's defiance Of the
court occurred while he and a big
force of men under his direction
were tearing up the tracks of the
Cleveland Electric Railway Company
on Fulton Road, between Lorraine
street and Franklin Circle. This
work was done in pursuance Of the
Mayors fight for three-cent fare.
The company more than month
ago was directed by the City Council
| to take up its tracks in Fulton Road
and remove them to the east side OF
| the street to make room for tracks OF
the Forest City Railway Company,
which was recently organized to OPP
! crate lines on a three-cent fare basis.
The Mayor led 200 workmen to
Fulton Road and they began tearing
I'D the tracks. Chief of Police KOh-
| Ter was there with large number OF
/ officers The action had been care
fully planned and the company was
.aken completely by surprise. Before
it was able to get an injunction three
fourths of the half-mile of single
track between the points named had
been ripped out and thrown to one
side of the street.
The gang of workmen had been
Increased to 400, and rails, ties and
dirt were flying at a rate that sur
prised even Engineer Clark, of the
Cleveland Electric.
where did you get these mem"
he asked of Mayor Johnson. | wish
we could get a gang that would tear
out tracks at that rate.
Judge Ford issued a restraining
order on request of the Cleveland
Electric Railway Company, directed
against the city of Cleveland, its Off
GERS and the Forest City Railway
Company 1t restrained them from
further tearing up the track and or
1ered them to replace it in the condi-
zion in which they found it. Mayor
Johnson was served with the courts
order, but put it in his pocket and
ordered the work to proceed.
Attorneys for the aggrieved com.
pany Immediately drew up petition
to Judge Ford asking that Mayor
Johnson be cited forcontempt. Mean.
while the work Of tearing up tbs
tracks was completed and prepare
tions at once begun to lay the tracks
of the other company.
Judge Ford issued citation
against the Mayor requiring him tc
appear in court to show cause why
he should not be punished for con
tempt
Mayor Johnson's action was the
boldest he has taken in his fight to
force the Cleveland Electric Railway
Company to cut its fare to three
cents. The company offered seven
tickets for twenty-five cents, but
Johnson says it is too late for any
compromise, and that the new three
cent line being built will soon have
Its cars running.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31
PULAJANEs FALL IN BATTLE.
General Wood Reports Clash in the
Visayas--One American Wounded.


Washington, d. General Wood,
in command of the Philippines, cabled
the War Department that another
fight had occurred between the
Twenty-fourth Regiment of United
States Infantry and the constabulary
and $50 Pulajanes General Wood
says that the information is from the
Department of the Visayas. In the
engagement the enemy's loss was
$50, while the American loss was
only one constabulary sergeant
wounded, indicating the utter rout of
the rebels. General Wood adds that
there is no occasion for anxiety.
The Twenty-fourth Regiment of In
fantry is negro organization and
the fact that it was successful over
the Pulajanes is expected to have a
very good effect, because of the fact
that the natives have heretofore
looked with disdain upon the negro
regiments and have discounted their
fighting ability Wood dispatch also
tells Of the Leyte Island clash:
Sudden outbreak Pulajanes oc-
Cured Island Leyte few days since,
Two constabulary detachments de-
feated Loss twelve in one instance
and thirteen in other, with arms.
One constabnlary lieutenant killed. "
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31

dering troup of acrobats with a dom
key, upon which they did the most
wonderful tricks he had ever seen, and
he stralghtway made a contract with
them (seyen ia number) and brought
them up to frankfort, where, with tho
assistance of old man La Wanda, the
father of the troup, he soon had the
boys drilled into doing daring feats
TINT astonished the public and brought
applause and lots of money wherever
they exhibited.
For practicing purposes the centre
pole of the building was fitted up with
an attachment called in the circus Ian.
guage a mechanic" 1t had long pro-
jecting arm, from which was suspend
ed a harness. This was adjusted about
the body Of the practicing performer
to prevent him frcSa falling in the
event of any mistakes while trying a
somersault The long arm was at
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31
CARS PLUNGE INTO LAKE.
Spreading Rails Caused Disaster on
the Great Northern Road.


the Great Northern Road.
Spokane, Wash. At least nine
persons persisted in the wreck of
Great Northern passenger train No.
B, west-bound, near Camden, Wash.
Two more bodies of unknown men
are under the wreckage at the bot
tom of Diamond Lake.
Only two bodies, those of George
Fl. Curtis and T. J. Dolbow, passen-
gers, both of Spokane, have been re-
covered. The engine is believed to
be about sixty or seventy feet under
water, and the bodies of Munson, the
engineer, and Bell, the fireman, may
not be recovered for days
Eight persons were seriously hurt,
and score of otherssuffered bruises.
Spreading rails are supposed to have
caused the accident.
The known dead are:
N. Edward Munson. engineer, Hill
yard, Wash
Frank Bell. fireman, Hillyard.
Charles banners, mail clerk, Spo-
kane
George R, Strickland, express man
ager.
George Howard Curtis, lumber
man, Spokane.
7. J. Dolbow, Spokane.
Unidentified man at buchanan s
undertaking rooms; has brown mus
tache and wears an Odd Fellows pin
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31

managed one of the foremost circuses
in the country.
Bareback riding had just become
popular, and O'Brien, seeing possibili-
ties in that field that had not yet been
attempted, built his Ring Barn." by
which name it is still known 10 the
residents of Frankfort, in order to
keep his company together, and to
create new sensations with which to
startle the amazed public the next sea-
son.
During these winter months the conl-
pany was paid from the proceeds Of
two performances given each week. The
barn, was arranged exactly as the regu-
lative one-ringed circus of to-day. Ami
NAL cages lined the walls on one side
of the circular building, while on the
other side were few tiers of seats for
the spectators, At one end was the
public's entrance and ticket office, and
almost opposite, across the building
was the door where the performers
came into the ring, up an incline which
led from the adjoining barn, where the
stalls for the horses were located, and
where tents and wagons were stored
Over this entrance was small bal
cony for the band.
The place became quite famous as q
winter circus, but it was not unit
O'Brien discovered" the famous ia
Wanda Family that he was able to re
alize his dreams of daring bareback
feats
1t was while on short tour in Cubs
that he accidentally came across a wan
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31
NEGRO MURDERER HANGED
ON DESERT ISLAND
Maryland Sheriff Adopted Ruse
to Avoid Mob.
He KILLED TWO WHITE WOMEN
White Man in Alabama Fought to
Save His Life While Son Sought
Habeas Corpus-Win Be Exam
ined For Insanity.

Crisfeld, Md - William Lee, a
negro, who assaulted two women in
Princess Anne on June 10 last, has
been secretly hanged on desert ISL
and in Tangier Sound The hanging
was conducted by Sheriff Brown, of
Somerset County, and was effected in
secret to prevent the negro from be-
ing Iynehed by a mob
Ever since Lee was captured,
shortly after the commission Of his
crime, he had been confined in the
Baltimore city Jail because of the
fear that he would be lynched if
taken back to the scene of his crime.
The negro was convicted and SEN
fenced to death. Then difficulty
arose. The law provides that the
death sentence must be executed in
the county where the crime was com
mitted So the Sheriff resorted to a
ruse.
Lee was spirited aboard a State
fisheries steamboat and placed in
charge of Sheriff Brown. On the
same boat was gallows, which could
be erected at a moments notice. Ex-
pecting the negro to be brought back
to the county seat for execution,
mob gathered in Princess Anne, and,
according to rumor which reached
Baltimore, destroyed the gallows at
the almshouse. Sheriff Brown was
afraid to land his prisoner in the
neighborhood of the town, so the
boat, which had sailed from Balti-
more, landed at the desert island.
Lee was taken ashore, the gallows
was set up. and the condemned man
Mas hanged.
While on the boat Lee made con-
Ression to the Sheriff. admitting that
NE was guilty of assaulting Mrs. Lii
liam Barnes and Miss Frances Powell
near Princess Anne. Mrs. Barnes
husband was on the boat, the Sheriff
having granted his request to see the
negro hanged, and Lee begged for his
forgiveness.
Il will never forgive you, even if
God does" replied Barnes impress
sively.
Saved From GalIows by Fight.
Birmingham, Ala.-When Sheriff
Orear, OF Cullman county, accom-
panied by several deputies, entered
the Jail here to secure John Will
Jams, the aged man condemned to
death for the murder of State Sena-
tor r. L. Hepp, who was sentenced to
be hanged at Cullman, Williams
seized section of iron pipe, which
he had torn loose from the sewer
connections in the cell, and threat
ened to kill the first man who at
tempted to enter. Finally guam
tity Of ammonia was secured and
dashed on the prisoner through the
bars. The fumes of the drug over
came him and the officers were able
to handcuff him.
His resistance, however, caused
such a delay that the officers missed
the train on which they expected to
take Williams to Cullman. This gave
the condemned mans son. Frank,
time to secure writ of habeas cor
pus to inquire into Williams sanity.
This writ served to stay the execu-
ton.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31
THE OLD CIRCUS SCHOOL.
Built Years Ago by John O'Brien and
Bareback Riders Practice Spot.

Built Years Ago by John O'Brien and
Bareback Riders Practice Spot.
Philadelphia has long been consid-
cred by circus people an excellent city,
not only for the large audiences that
their shows can attract here, but also
as the home and birthplace of many
famous circus actors and acrobats.
And it is a strange coincidence that
most of these performers come from
Frankford and that section of the city.
The training school' where nearly
all of these entertainers received their
early education in the art Of ''doing
stunts" is still standing at the corner
of Willow and Foulkrod streets, in
frankfort, in much the same condition
as when it was built many years ago
by John O'Bren DIETER known as
"PorgyD O'Brien, who at that time
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31

The Connecticut State golf cham
pionship was won by R. N. Sanford.
The Philadelphia cricketers were
victorious over New York in the in
tercity match.
In one OF the best races ever sailed
on Long Island Sound the schooner
Queen defeated the Elmina
The loss Of the Grand Challenge
Cup in the Henley regatta t. the
lightweight Belgian crew represent
fng the Club Nautique Of Client has
filled England with woe from the
Lizard to John O'Groats.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31
FIELD poDaED oak.
Property Appraised at $1so,OO0, 900
.-Eyaded Dues ON sos, OOO,OO

Chicago. Marshall Fields execu-
tors will be asked to pay $2,S00,000
taxes. the greatest tax ever levied
against an individual.
The Board of Review fixed the
personal property at $130,000,000.
The real estate is worth about $780,
100000, making the total taxable es-
tate $180,000,O00.
The larger portion Of the assess
ment is for back taxes. The board
has gone back seven years. For the
first six of these seven years Field
paid taxes on s2,500,000 personal
property annually and last year on
$2,000,000 $4,000 in all The
reviewers declared that Field escaped
taxation on S1O5 100000 more.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31
SAND SINKS INTO LAKE.

Thirty-seven Acres Disappear and
Farmers Are Afraid.
Sheboygan, Wis Thirty-seyen
acres of cultivated land on the bor-
der of Long Lake in Fond du Lac
County sank and now is covered with
deep water, The sinkage is sup
posed to be due to slight earthquake
shock
! Farmers in the neighborhood are
alarmed and afraid to so near to in
vestigate.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31

Several battalions of Kuban Cos
sacks have been disbanded
An incipient mutiny occurred in
the fortress Of Saints Peter and Paul.
In St Petersburg
Complaints Of favoritism and In
competency are being made against
distributors Of San Francisco relief
funds
Counsel for both sides In the
Hartje divorce case were severed re-
buked by the trial judge for inject
ing too much sensationalism into
the trial.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31
The National Game.

Harry Lumley is Brooklyns only
800 batsman
George Stone. OF st. Louis, leads
the American League batsmen.
Hal Chase and Laport use short,
heavy bats up to regulation dame
ter.
Doc White has done the most eff
fcctive slab duty for the Chicago
American team
Police Prosecutor Austin, OF Tole-
do, said recently The police court
docket is always small following a
SUNDAY ball aama
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31
PRISON FOR AUTOMOBILES.
G. w. Bryant, Convicted Of Reckless.
Driving, Appeals Case.

Yonkers. N. Geo w. Bryant,
of Manhattan, was sentenced to a
two months term in the Kings Coun-
ty Penitentiary and to pay a fine Of
$50 by City Judge Joseph H. Beall.
Bryants chauffeur was sentenced to
a two months term in the peniten-
tiary Both were arrested on July /
after having collided with trap
owned by Mrs. S. M. Odell, a resident
of this city. Mrs. A. Hewison, her
daughter. and former Supervisor
Thomas A. Browne, who were driving
pair Of horses, were injured
Bryant was released on appeal, as
his chauffeur has been. He will
carry the case to the highest courts
II necessary.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31

Philadelphia Health Oficers Condemn
Plants as Unsanitaly.

Philadelphia. Pa.-At meeting Of
the Board OF Health announcement
was made that twenty slaughter
houses, recently condemned as I'M
sanitary, had closed permanently.
Sixteen other establishments were
improved by order of the board, and
the owner Of one slaughtering house.
who refused to obey the mandate to
improve his plant. was ordered prose-
cuted.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31
TROOPS DIsoBEY ORDER.
Cossaclrs Refuse to Dispense Work.
men in CAPITAL.

ST. Petersburg. Russia. AT two
meetings, one near the Narva Gate
and the other In the yiborgslxi dis
trict, across the Neva, the Cossacks
sent to dispense them refused openly
to do so and fraternized with the
workmen This partially confirms
the revolutionists' boast that the
troops will not fire again on the peo-
pie.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31
George Westinghouse Accused.

AT the meeting of the Westing-
house Electric and Manufacturing
Company, in Pittsburg, minority
stockholders accused President Geo.
Westinghouse of using the company's
funds for private enterprises.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31
Passing of the Hand Mule.

Speaking Of old industries going
out of existence one has just died
out in Bolton, England, namely. that
of the hand mule, which was at one
time an extensive form of the spin.
ming industry. 1t is absolutely un.
known now.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31
MISS GooDELL FOUND DEAD.
After Autopsy, Medical Examiners
Report No Evidence of Foul Play.

Belchertown, Mass. No evidence
OF foul play" was the report of the
medical examiners after they had
performed an autopsy upon the body
of Miss Winzola M. Goodell, daughter
of Wesley M. Goodell, who disap-
peared from her home on July c, and
whose body was found in Upper
Pond.
The physicians found no marks of
violence upon the body. This finding
of the medical examiners is accepted
as supporting the theory of the girls
father that she accidentally fell out
OF rowboat and was drowned.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31

Human remains, which are believed
BY Mr. q. II. Read, Of the British NH
scum, to be those Of saxons, have been
discovered at Hawks HILL Surrey,
England.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31
Rebellion in Russia.

Rebellion is said TO have broken
out afresh in the Baltic provinces Of
Russia There is much lawlessness
IN Poland and the administration Of
the Caucasus is reported paralyzed
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31

Bradstreets Review says: Trade.
industrial and crop reports generally
continue highly optimistic.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31
Plumbing, Timing. Steam
and Gas Fitting

at their OFFICE, Al Mill street, tele-
phone 2s4-l, or at the store of William
81. Hibler, South street, city.
The Senior member of this partner
ship, JOHN j. CARROLL, has been
plumbing in this city for twenty-nine
years, and his reputation as plumber
is too well known for any further COM
ment. 2538.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31

A strike of freight handlers at
Oakland, Cal, increased the freight
congestion at San Francisco. The
consignees will be appealed to to re-
lieve the tie-up.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31
KRONENBERG'S
81 w A SHIN TON ST.
To our subscribers.

When you wish to change the address
Of your paper be sure and send the
present address as well as the new one.
# this Is not done it is impossible to
make the change promptly.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31
Novelty in Tents.

An interesting tent has recently
been patented by a San Francisco
man. 1t is remarkable for its port
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31
NOTICES!

JOHN ]. CARROLL. who for years,
nas been in the firm of LooNEY & CAR
ROLL, has formed a partnership with
his son, WILLIAM J. CARROLL, and
they are now ready to receive orders for
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-31

WA ...I yERAL INDUSTRIOUS pm.
1,shea ~ each state 20 travel for house esf-
eals upon merchants and aoTi ~ =.
W. V2s. liable line. Permanant eneeeenisnf
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Neek Experience not esaentisi Teses 49,. 49, -.
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4tkHA ATOM Igaz Behrborn Ef,. cSies.ses.'
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-04-18
Piano Strength,

The back and plates in the
Weaver piano are built along the
lines of the old high grade artistic
instruments, many of which were
improved in tone with use for a
number Of years, and held their
own for severtl generations. The
manufacturers of the Weaver piano
have no sympathy with the modern
idea of reducing the weight of the
piano, to save the freight and a
few dollars in the cost of manu-
featuring, at the expense of the
staying qualities of the piano.
The combined pressure of all the
strings in a piano when properly
tuned up amount to about twenty
tons. Weakness in construction
disappoints many customer who
purchases a piano with many of
the features of strictly high grade
instrument, but which soon be-
comes weak and metallic in tone
and does not have the rigidity to
keep in tune and to keep the en-
tire structure in proper position,
so as to allow the action to work
freely and properly throughout
the life of the piano. Purchasers
of the Weaver pianos do not have
this risk. All improvements of
value that have been developed by
modern methods have been adapt
ed for the Weaver piano, and old
time strength and durability are
studlousIy maintained. Ask for
catalogue.
WEAVER ORGAN & PIANO Co.,
Manufacturers, York, Pa.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-04-18
A Young Mother at 10.

my Mother has suddenly been
made young at 70. Twenty years
of intense suffering from dyspepsia
had entirely disabled her, until
six months ago, when she began
taking Electric Bitters: which
have completely cured her and re-
stored the strength and activity
she had in the prime of life, !"
writes Mrs. W. L. Gilpatrick, of
Danforth, Me. Greatest restora
tive medicine on the globe. Sets
Stomach, Liver ald Kidneys
right, purifes the blood, and cures
Malaria, Biliousness and Weak
nesses. Wonderful Nerve Tonic.
Price so. Guaranteed by all drug
stores.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-04-18
THE REIGN OF PUBLIC OPINION.
Men Who Fear Nothing Else Cover Before
the Judgment Of Public Opinion.

Biblical Recorder.
One Of of the most impressive
things is the responsiveness of all
men to Public Opinion. Men of
the greatest powers cover before
the judgment of their fellows.
Even likewise nations. For Pub
lie Opinion forced Japan and
Russia to make peace. That was
the point of the diplomacy in
dulged in by the plenipotentiaries,
and Russia succeeded in putting
Japan in the position cf continu-
ing the war for mere money
Japan could not stand that be.
cause it would forfeit her cherish
ed claims among the civilized
nations. The princes of Ameri-
can commerce and the bosses of
American politics have lately gone
down in a heap before Public
Opinion. Mr.. Rockefeller never
spoke q word in defence of himself
until itappears that the American
people were about to repudiate
his benevolence on account
of their suspicion that he had
made it unfairly. We believe he
will yet come into court and give
testimony rather than endure the
present Judgment of the People
Judgment not unlike that which
killed John A. Mccall. Senator
Depew, rich and proud, has been
plunged into melancholia by Pub
lie Opinion.
Men can endure their own self
reproaches, men can defy God;
but men cannot endure the Judg-
ment of the Public.
The organ of Public Opinion is
the newspaper and the editor. If
we do not look we'll to our papers,
if we do not repudiate the evil
minded men that would conduct
newspapers, if we do not watch
our newspapers with most jealous
eyes, we shall not only have papers
issued in behalf of special in
terests, but papers issued In behalf
of personal hate. Newspapers are
as human as the men that make
them.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-04-18
Picnic at Barrier Springs.

Miss Lucy Barrier gave picnic
Easter Monday at Barrier Springs,
near Gold Knob. There we're
several present besides those living
in the vicinity: among them were {:
Miss Maggie Philips, from Con-
cord: Mas Martha Palmer, from
Palmersville: Miss Foust, Cres-
cent; Misses Dora end Mollie Will
helm, from Providence; Messrs.
Shaver and Park, from Crescent
S. T. Trexler, from Salisbury; H.
G. Park. Mt. Pleasant; E. A
Goodman and Rufus Trexler, OF
the Goodman and Arey Develop.
ing Co. Everyone had good
time
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-04-18

was rudely disturbed on Sunday
afternoon by a row among the
negroes in the negro quarters, in
which Odell Lowe, a son of Lind
say Lowe, shot Alex Hargrave.
The ball from 80 calibre pistol
passed through the feshy part of
the arm, through the negro's coat
and underclothes, stopping when
it struck the skin, dropping out
afterwards on the court house steps
when he came to swear out the
warrant. Lowe was bound over
undr 5000 bond, which he gave.