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The Washington times., 1906-06-13
W0ODMEN AND PATRIOTIC
ORDER HOLD OUTING

The Patriotic Order Sons OF America
IN connection with the Woodmen Of the
World attended an excursion and picnic
at Marshall Han yesterday.
There was q series of athletic events
Under the auspices Of Oak Camp. No T.
and a baseball game between picked
teams from the two orders. resulting i'm
Il victory for the WOOdmen by y to /
The program was concluded with a
bowling match between the Woodmeu
and the Patriotic Order
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SLOT MACHINES BURNED
IN PENNSYLVANIA TOWN

CHESTER, Pa, June I3-There was a
public bonfire here of slot machines
confscated some weeks ago IN a raid on
tobacco and cigar stores at Clifton
Heights. Several hundred persons wit
messed the destruction Of the machines.
which were piled IN a pyramid on an
open lot at Third and Madison streets.
The money taken from the machines
was turned over 10 County Treasurer
Harrison.
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Jury Still on Curtain Case.

The grand jury was stiH in session
today hearing evidence in the Curtain
murder case. It is not known when the
jury viii make their report. but fl may
be made late this afternoon If the hear
ing of the witnesses is completed by
that time
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HOW 1T SOUNDED.

"She asked her husband for a thou
sand dollars. and he gave her assent %
The mean thingH Baltimore Amer
lean.
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CAUGHT NECK IN PALINGS
BOY STRANGLES TO DEATH

MAHANOY CITY, Pa, June 13.-With
his neck caught fast between the pick
cts Of a fence and life extinct. seven
year-Old James McAndrews was found
near his home at GiraTdYille stTangled
10 death.
1t is supposed that while doing circus
stunts, walking along the top inside
railing Of the fence. the lad fell and
was caught by the neck
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OLD SOLDIER WANTS PENSION INCREASED
FOR PRETTY GOOD REASONS, He THINKS;
HONEST WIDOW WOULD GIVE UP HERS
Veterans One Foot in
the Grave and the
Other One Dam
Near It,"

If a certain old veteran out In the
State of Illinois does not get an increase
in his pension for which he has been
working. il will not be because he has
not made a strenuous appea! 70 the
Hon. Nespasian Warner. Commissioners
Of Pensions 1t VIII not be because he
has not stated his case in plain United
States nor missed fire in recounting the
causes which have led him to have "one
foot in the grave and the other dam
near it
Many unusual letters are received
daily at the Pension ONCE. and some OF
them are Veritable gems in point OF
construction but this latest one from
the commissioner home State Is Won
der The old soldier has not minced
his words in stating the case. and he
gives the doctors a raNing over that has
put in the shade Ebert Hubbards 5 latest
arraignment of the medical profession.
He expresses his disgust at the con-
tinual line Of instructions for eNamina-
tiOns which the Pension Bureau sends
out 10 him and winds up by practically
cling the commissioner If he does not
want TO give him the increase he don
have to do il. The letter is so fun of
genuine WEAKNESS of the long fight the
old fellow has made that IL would not
be surprising if 1t obtained for him his
increase right away. In his letter he
saws
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So Special Summer Rate saturdays

to Old Point and Norfolk: Va. Beach.
s3.l5; good returning Sunday night Nor
folk & Washington Steamboat Co.
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Continue Keeping Boarders.
Name to Stay on Rolls.

commissioner They. figured out that
inasmuch as Mrs GibsOn's statement
about her income was truthful at the
time the pension was allowed. it is now
too late 10 go back Of that fact. She
can't be removed from the rolls merely
because OF her conscientious scruples
and the fact that she received a small
legacy So she VIII keep right on get
ting her pension, with the assurance that
there is no impropriety in IL
The case is said 10 be the first OF its
kind.
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Widow Now ProSpering
Keeping BoarderS, Re-
turns Vouchers to
Commission.

The most remarkable case of strict
honesty that has lately come to the at
tention Of the pension department is
the case of Mrs. Arthur Gibson Of Ere
mont. Neb- Mrs. Gibson three years ago
applied for a widows pension and had
a deal of trouble getting s.
Congressman McCarth- per district
interested himself and after much effort
Mrs. Gibson made her c.se good and
was put on the rolls f., s. a month.
She got at the same time a good slice
OF back pension that had been accruing
10 her since her application was made.
A widow must show that she has not
over $3.50 annual income in order to get
a pension.
Continue Keeping BOarders.
The other day Mr. Mccarthy received
from her a letter, returning the
vouchers for her quarterly pension pay
ment. and adding:
Last week received some funds
from "A source entirely unexpected
have been able with this and the money
from my back pension to pay off all
debts, and make a small investment
Ny yearly income VIII exceed $50. For
this reason I feel that 1 must return
the voucher with the request that you
state the case to the commissioner I
ing boarders, but cannot honestly con-
tinue 10 send vouchers for pension
money now that my income will exceed
the Government limit"
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"The Finest Flowers That Crow

Ehe specimens OF the various blooms
offered by Guide are 50 accepted. I2I4 F.
The Washington times., 1906-06-13
Two Remarkable
Though Widely
Differing Documents
Received at
the
Pension Bureau

me back to the fust too dokters. and
probly expek me TO start on the same
old cirkUs over again. I'm goin 10 kick
like brindle stear. Last summer on
account Of the frisdness of a pair Of
colts my wooden leg got tangled up and
was chawed 10 flinders in a mCin ma
chine. / piled to the dokters general
for a new leg. but he sed I only had
the old one three years. and I'd have
to waite too years more befor the gov
ment could afford TO make a hole in
the surplus by Citing me another
Meanwhile mi natrual leg. the one i brot
away safe from the Wilderness has
TUX 10 the ruematis. till i'm almost sor-
one
Now mr. Commissioner abOu- this mat
ter OF increasin mi pension. you ma do
just as you dam pleas. If YOU think
lusin one laig at the Wilderness In 1854
blotted out the record of built thro
the body at Antitum in 1851. and il you
think the pension I've been gottiu in fun
pay for a set of busted insides that
haint been in good running order for
more en- twenty years, and never will
this side OF new gurusaeH, ALL RIGHT.
Bullet Disturbed His 'Tnnards."
But i'm goin 10 tell you jest betweEe us,
;hat when that mimic ball went throu
me at Antitum. II plaid he'll with sum
important part OF my innards. and fl
plaid for keeps II cut something alto
flinders. I don't know wether Il was my
liver my lungs or what. and your pet
dokters don't seem TO know much about
It as I do. The plane facts. that s what
m driven at. broke UP and busted me
from heel TO WhiSkCTs. and 7 got busted
at -Antitum before mi leg was lost, and
the record says so.
Now don't want 10 be sassy I aint biIt
that way. But mr.. warner If YOU expect
10 blOsSum out as vice president of these
United States by bucking against the
hOnist klaim OF an old veteran. with
one foot IN the grave, and the other dam
near II. you're getting more han than
youl have time to stalk up. You'll make
dOkJer general viii by VetOOiug wooden
legs.
Respectfully yours with a dam good
memory.
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Punching Bag for "Dokters."

I've just got another Of your postal
cards tellin' me to go befor the dokters
TO be examined. I've ben gettin these
cards bout every mont since I piled
for an increase of my pension too years
ago. I've ben pulled round. examined,
punched IN the ribs, and sounded in the
lungs. and made to bend over the back
of a cheer, and do all sorts Of monkey
shines till ! feel as II I orter have a
salary with an agent 70 so ahed and silk
up bills. To begin with you sent me
10 a lot Of doktcFS up 10 warren, and
IL tux en- a half hour 20 find out that
the reeson why tina couldn't find any
circulation IN my left leg is caus IT
was a wooden leg. Three or four times
after that YOU sent me 10 odds and
ends of dokters who couldn't tell the
difference between an epilepuk Simpton
and q billed klam-
The Washington times., 1906-06-13
BOY WEIGHS $50 POUNDS
Is LION OF SCHOOL

LONDON. June ia hfteen-year-oId
schoolboy who weighs go pounds is the
lion" of WoodChurCh. a little village In
Kent. Charles Watts stands more than
six feet high. and stiH is growing His
Faistaffian proportions do not prevent
him being "a ane atE-c etc and Cricketer,
and be is very bright at school.
Wins Praise by Deserving II.
c. & s. Pure. rich Ice Cream. Druggists
The Washington times., 1906-06-13
Entitled to Another Leg.

''mebbe this IS oIright. and it may be
fun for the dokters. It was fun for me
for G while. but now that you order
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Perfection in Quality Wins Fame.
:; & S. Pure Cream Ice Cream. Drug
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-23
ANDREW OXENDINE KILLED
The Fatal Shots Were Fired by John
IOcklear, Another Croatan.

Between and 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon John Locklear, a sallow face
Croatan. walked across the court
house yard and surrendered himself
TO Sheriff Mcleod. He had killed An
drew Oxendine, also a Croatan, a few
hours before then.
AS well as We are able together the
story, the circumstances of the trag-
edy Of yesterday and those leading up
TO it are in substance as follows:
Andrew Oxendine was forty or fifty
years old. Taking all the things he
was suspected of doing and they give
him bad reputation. Several mur-
derS have been accredited TO him, but
the only one he was ever tried for
was one Brooks and in this case Ok
endine came clear. He was suspected
of burning the depot and postofTice at
Buie. but was not convicted OF this.
So. whatever he might have been ac-
cusod of his convi-tion amounted to
none.
Oxendine did serve awhile in the
penitentiary for bribery. The specific
charge upon which he was convicted
and sentenced was for arresting some
negroes and compromising with them,
without trial, for money, whatever
amount he could easily get He
served only part Of his term in the
penitentiary when ne was pardoned
by Governor Russell. During the past
few years Oxendine might have retain
ed the bad reputation accredited to
him but recent crimes nave not been
attributed to him as far as is gener-
ally known.
The killing of him by Locklear yes
terday seems to have been the culmi-
nation of bad feeling that has existed
between the two for some time. 1t
is said that Oxendine had recently said
that Locklear had made it suit to
shun him (Oxendine) and to not visit
him. Oxendine remarked that he
would make a target of Locklear
some convenient time. From reports
yesterday must have been the time
Both parties were drinking wine hea-
vily and by chance they met Oxen
dine was in buggy and asked Lock-
lear to ride piece with him. When
they had gone some distance and
likely after quarreling Oxendine
whipped out his pistol and attempted
to shoot Locklear. The latter seized
the muzzle of OXendine's pistol with
his left hand and with his own pistol
fired three shots into Oxendine, one
| taking effect in the head and the other
| two in the body. In the meantime
| Oxendine's pistol had been discharged
| and the ball cut the thumb of Lock-
lear's hand. The fight is said to have
taken place in the buggy Locklear
met up with Will Baker and came to
town with him and surrendered to
| Sheriff McLeOd.-The RObesOnian.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-23

One Man Hit and Several Slightly Gut
by Shattered Glass.

Statesviile. October 1.-THE train
for Taylorsvil,e. which left Statesville
agout 10 o'clock Saturday was rock
ed at q point near the state farm. two
miles north of town. One man was
struck By a rock and other passengers
were struck BY flying pieces Of glass
from the smashed windows. 4 sleep
ing baby was lying on seat under
one Of the windows and the glass was
shattered in its face.
Mr. c. E. Sloan, OF Statesville, was
4 passenger on the train and narrow
l. missed being struck Most Of the
passengers dropped from their seats
Immediately and crouched low for
fear Of being shot, thinking the rocks
bullets. Rocks entered both passenger
and baggage cars Several trains
have recently been rocked near States
vile and the Southern VIII investi-
gate and try TO bring the guilty par
ties TO justice.-Special TO Charlotte
Chronicle
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-23

of water customers is 1.200. Raleigh
has a very fine water system and the
water served is OF q very high class.
It is taken from a stream which IS
very short but steady in its flow,
situated as to be very easily protected
and policied.
At democratic headquarters it is
announced that the following appoint
ments to speak are made: W. A
Self, Drew's school house, Alexander
county, October 25th and Burgess S
school house same county, that night.
s. NJ Gattis at York Institute, Alex
ander county November 1, and Nc
Lains school house, same county,
that night; Vance Campbells store,
same county, November 2. W. c.
Dowd, Connover OCTOBER 9th, Hic-
kory that night. Shawnee, November
2, Catawba that night; Morganton
November 3, night.
The amount of bank clearing in Ra-
leigh for the twelve months ended to-
day is $2,159,275. The amount Of
bank deposits today is s2,998,830 Of
the latter amount a million dollars is
the savings banks ,whicn have no bank
clearings The railway passenger re-
ceipts at Raleigh during the past year
amounted to S5,25O,0O0 and the rail-
road freight receipts Il over half that
figure
In the capital square today magno-
lias were noticed in bloom, despite
the frostS of last week. But for these
frOsts a great many Of these trees
would have now been in bloom. This
one was somewhat sheltered.
Col. Benehan Cameron is back from
Rock Island, H., where he presided
part of the time at the Farmers Ma
tiOnal Congress of which he is first
vice president He was very much i'm
pressed by the large attendance and
the high quality of the speakers and
their speeches, half a cOZen governors
being in attendance. He says that the
next convention may be held at Ra-
leigh, next autumn, favorable report
upon this city for this purpose having
been made by the executive commit
tee This is a very important matter
indeed
Freeman JONES' cOlOred, Of Durham
was recently convicted of burglary
and sentenced to be hanged November
End Today at the request Of his at
torneys, who gave notice that they
will apply for pardon, the governor
reprieved Jones to December 18th, in
order to give time to investigate the
case fully.
The governor has received a requfs-
it1On from the governor of South Car
olina for Henry McGill, colored, who
is wanted in Lancaster county, S. G..
for burglary and larceny and who is
now in Jail in Arson county. McGil
has attorneys here and there will be
a hearing of this case tomorrow. The
attorneys will make a fight against
his being taken to South Carolina
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-23
THE NEXT SENATE
Thirty Members Terms Expire Next
March-To be Good Many
Changes.

While there is not the slightest pos
sibility of this falls election mater
tally reducing the republican majority
in the United States senate, il vii not
be surprise If the personnel Of that
body IS considerably changed. The
terms Of 80 senator's will expire on
March 8, 1907, and il is certain that
some of these will not be returned 4
few have already either announced
that they are not candidates for re-
election or have received notice from
their constituents that they are not
wanted 10 longer represent them.
There are others who, while probably
willing to continue wearing the sena-
sorial toga. are quite likely 10 be al
lowed TO return TO private life. Among
these are Senator Clark. of Montana ::
Senator Millard, of Nebraska. and
Senator Dubois, of Idaho. All of
these are sure TO retire at the close OF
their terms, Clark and Dubois TO be
succeeded by republicans. and undobt-
edly men who will be in entire har-
nony with the policies of President
RoOSevelt-Chicago Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-23
A SENSATION IN EIGHTH
Hackett Using the McEwcn Affidavit
Against Blackburn-COpies sent To
Government Officials i'm Washing

Salisbury, y. c.. October 1.-THE
most interesting phase developed in
the congressional fight in this the on
" republican district o. the state. Is
the circular being sent out by the
democratic executive committee of
this district in which Hon. Z. Spencer
Blackburn. the representative, Is
charged with having given his promise
TO protect certain blockaders in the
mountains IL they would give him
money for his campaign and furnish
liquor for the election.
Recently Blackburn's opponent, r
n Hackett. sent him word that he
was using afidavits TO this effect and
challenged blackburn 20 joint discus
sion for the purpose OF defending his
record. Blackburn declined as he has
always done and Hackett is making
the charge from every stump.
The afflant is ". W. McEwen, son
of an ex-sheriff OF Wilkes county, and
he testified that Blackburn told him
that the law should not hurt him II
McEwen contributed To the campaign
fund. McEwen bore good character
and gave the money. also liquor, and
was finally arrested with his brother.
Both stood trial. refused to betray
Black burn who was in Mexico at the
time of the trial and were convicted
| They served their terms. McEwen' 3
brother dying before his sentence ex-
pired.
The persistent refusal of Blackburn
to meet Hackett has resulted in an
other course. The democrats have
| forwarded TO Washington today, the
| sworn statement OF McEwen with
other affidavits. and a copy goes to
President Roosevelt. Secretary Shaw
Attorney General Knox. Commission
er OF Internal Revenue Yerkes. Uncle
Joe Cannon and other big men in the
republican party. 1t Is known that
that republicans Of Washington have
no great love for Black burn, the pres
ident among that number.-SpeciA
to Raleigh Times.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-23

Lineman, Falling, Struck Street Car
riage and Missed Death or Terrible
Injury.

A lineman on South Elm street took
a header for about thirty feet yester-
day and but for the miraculous pres
ence of a street carriage underneath
him would undoubtedly have been
fearfully hurt if not killed outright
His name is W. H. Smith and he was
employed by the Western Union Tele-
graph company. He was sitting on the
cross arm of pole when live wire
struck him, the shock throwing him
from his seat He landed on the top
of the carriage. He tore a hole in it.
but the force of the fall was broken and
his life was saved. He was not
seriously hurt.-GreensDo Telegram.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-23
TRAIN RUNS AWAY
Fireman Not Able to Control the En-
gine-ResuIt a Collision in Which
Several Men are Badly Hurt.

Asheville, N c., October 15.-Two
others hurt in a collision that occur
red on the long trestle across the
French Broad river here last night
The seriously injured are Conductor
G. F. McHarge and Flagman Fulbright
of Asheville. McHarge is hurt in the
head and back. 1t is feared that his
back is broken. Fulbright is hurt in
ternally. F1agman Homer Ninsen, Of
the Knoxville division, sustained a
badly fractured arm and D. S. Holmes
was badly bruised by jumping. The
other two were not much hurt.
The accident was due to a novel
cause. Conductor Fox and Engineer
Cowan, of the Knoxville division, in
charge of an engine and CaboOse with
fireman, brakeman and f1agman,
left the engine On the main track while
they went into the Office for orders
The engine was left in charge of the
fireman While the engineer and con-
ductor were in the Office the engine
refued to stand. There was a leak
ing throttle Or something wrong with
the great piece Of mechanism and it
Kept gradually pulling forward The
fireman attempted to get the engine to
stand by using the reverse lever, throw
ing the engine in back motion The
engine started off at a rapid rate of
speed and the fireman finding he was
unable to control it, jumped. In the
caboose were the brakeman and flag
man. AS the engine and caboose
swung down the main track toward the
trestle the brakeman jumped. He
turned a number of somersaults in the
air, struck the ground and received
several bruises. The fiagman feared
to jump.
The runaway engine and caboose
went madly down the main track and
out on the long trestle. At the west
end of the treStle was the freight train
at a standstill. TIL runaway plunged
into the freight with crash. The
fagman on the runaway was thrown
over the trestle and fell within few
feet of the river bank. The caboose
was split in two and car filed with
jured were inside the caboose of the
corn was demolished.
The trainmen who were seriously in
freight train. Three of the injured
are in the hospital-Special to -
and Observer
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-23
Solicitor ClarksOn, Recorder shannon
house and Chief of Police Irwin
Take Steps Looking to the Sup
preston of the Playing of '.Crazy
POOL and Similar Games in the
City.

For weeks past there has been
much quiet talk in the city of the
playing of strange games of skill and
chance combined, which have taken
much money out of the pockets of
some and placed considerable
amounts in those of Others One game
often mentioned was called "crazy
pool" the players being mostly boys
Of from IA to Is years of age, such as
are employed in soda fountains, offices
and stores. Not only have these young
men lost considerable money, but have
come to neglect their work. Their
employers have observed this and
several Of them have taken the trouble
to Investigate the matter. The re-
suits of their efforts have been report
ed to Solicitor Heriot ClarksOn, Re-
corder F. M. Shannonhouse and Chief
of Police H c. Irwin. Yesterday
morning several Of the young men en-
gagged in the games were summoned
before the recorder and were ques-
toned as to what they knew of this
mild form Of gambling. In crazy
pool, each player put SO much in the
pot and then drew numbers for the
ball which they were to shoot in the
pockets The player first pocketing
his ball took the money and a new
game was commenced Other games
Of similar nature are being played
daily and nightly in the city and have
been talked Of considerably
One well known citizen in speaking
Of the matter to an Observer man yes
terday stated that he had one Of tn
best Office boys in the city, but that
''craZy pool and other games of sim
liar nature had caused him recently
to neglect his work woefully. why.
I could hardly send him to the post
Office for the mail but that he would
stop and idle some time in one of the
| several pool rooms of the city" said
he, ''either taking part in a game him
| self or watching others. 1t came to
| such pass that | had to take him
| to my room and lecture him severely
| knowing too that other business men
| are having troubles very much like
my own, I called upon Solicitor Heriot
ClarksOn and reported the matter to
/ him. He declared that he would break
| up such practices, even if he had to
| secure the passage of a new law for
| this very purpose. | am sure that
crazy pool playing will come 10 stop
| in Charlotte, for not only is the soli-
citor aroused, but the recorder and the
| chief of police as we1i."-Charlotte OBJ
server.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-23
Boy Dragged to Death by Mule.

News of a deadful death at Cherry
vile came to the local editor yester-
day. A young man by the name of
Och Green Dellinger, son Of Mr. W.
NJ. Dellinger, of that pace, was driv-
ing mule out to the field to plough
the gear being on the animal, when
it was frightened at something and
began to run.
Young Dellinger attempted to stop
1t, became entangled in the harness,
and was dragged to death. Our in
former stated that the mule was not
stopped until dog caught and held
it. The body Of the poor young lad,
who was about 16 years Of age, was
terribly mutilated, and he scarcely
breathed after he was picked up
Lincoln Journal