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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-06-20
Notice, Democrats.

By order of county chairman, I
hereby request the members of the
original Black Creek democratic club
to meet at G. R. Rish's, on Saturday,
June %, at p. M, for the purpose of
reorganizing and electing the neces-
sary officers to manage the coming
primary elections,
J. F. Lyles, Acting Secretary,
Seivern, S. c., June IL, 1906.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-06-20
CASTOR Gleanings.
10 the Editor of the Dispatch:


10 the Editor of the Dispatch:
The farmers are very busy now,
since the abundance of rain.
viii Wise, Jake UT and wife are all
confined with fever. They are doing
as well as could be expected under
the treatment of DR.. Hutto.
Miss Lille I. Fa1law who has been
attending the Leesville College is
home spending her well earned vaca-
tion.
The candidates are slow showing
up, but we predict ere another month
there will be plenty material in the
field. Don't wait boys, come out and
let the dear voter see who you are.
We can put up some good material.
The crops along the r. F. D. are
very good while some are excellent.
The amount Of mail continues to in
crease and more boxes are being
added. The farmer realizes the bene-
ht derived from a daily mail. The
patrons along this route know how to
see after their carrier. For all Of
their nice fruits and eatables he feels
grateful and thankful. These things
help to tighten the burdens and hard
ships of the carrier who appreciates
these nice little tokens of love and
esteem. The carrier tries to give
good service. Often he waits over
time when the train is late, especially
on Saturdays in order to get the mail
for his patrons, who appreciate his
services.
The carrier on route 2 has been get
ting some nice things and even shar-
ing them with carrier on route 1.
The new type in which the good old
Dispatch now comes out in is quite
an Improvement and shows up to
better advantage.
The health of the devoted Felix
family is excellent.
My, my, what a battle the writer
has had with the old well known Gen
eral, who makes his appearance re-
enforced during such rainy weather
as we've had of late. AS I had all
my guns acting on the breast works
Of the enemy, the wounded not dead,
the rain still falling, on a distant tree
sat a redbird saying go down, go
down, go down, while just on the op-
posite battlements perched upon a
limb beautiful dark brown bird with
a golden hue under it's breast, almost
splitting its throat as it appeared to
to say:
This grass is almost ready to seed,
MY! how it makes those people dig.
With the perspiration oozing from
every pore, was almost ready to run
up the white flag, when the silver
lining to the clouds appeared and Old
Sol peeped from behind with smile
as broad as the one W. j. Bryan had
on in the cartoon which appeard in
the Atlanta Constitution recently,
this gave me courage. I mustered
my forces and we came to terms on
condition that / have every middle
to bury the dead. Hallelujah!
Should l not be recaptured by the
old General, you may again hear
from Billey Felix.
June 1s, 1906.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-06-20
2. 3. Kyser's House Burned.
Six Persons Narrowly Escape Witt,
Their Lives.

Mr.. P. B. Kyser was awakened
about O'Clock Tuesday morning by
the noise of cracking wood. He
opened his bed room door and was
met by a volume of smoke and fame.
He then attempted to go up stairs to
warn the six occupants upon thatfoor,
but was beaten back by the flames.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-06-20

"MEET NE At TAPEP's."
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-06-20

When you are thinking of buying a
buggy, wagon or harness. See T. B.
Augntry & Co., Columbia, and they
will save you money.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-15
Two WHITE sox co.
Dammann and Murray Are Released
Unconditionaily Today.

Billy Dammann and Johnny Murray
were today released from the Topeka
White Sox outright Dammann has yet
not decided on his next boarding house,
but Murray has practically signed up
with Hurlburt at St. Joe.
Dammann has been too slow IN
shaping up. Howey beat him in the
condition proposition, and that is the
hang on with the Cooley bunch
Howey starred in his game on Sunday.
Dammann was given his opportunity
on Monday afternoon with Joplin, and
went down to an inglorious knockout
in two innings He was hit all over the
lot and hit hard.
Murray is dropped for the reason
that he has been unable to hit He is a
sensational fielder at every point of the
game. But he cannot hit. Then the
fact that Womble, Cooley's recruit
from Omaha, is sh owing up SO remark
ably well, and is able to play almost
any place on the field with the excep-
ton of the points, gives the manage
ment a good man in Murray's place.
''I consider both the boys good ball
players" said Cooley today, land I
hate to let them go. They viii hook
up again all right in a hurry. Dam
mann is a good pitcher. He had a
little hard luck in yesterdays game,
something that is liable to happen to
any pitcher. But Howey is in condi-
ton, and I cannot afford to carry five
pitchers. My staff will now be made
up of Forester, McInnis. HoWey and
Isbell. They look good to me-"
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-15

that said defendant pay the costs Of
this action taxed at S26.45.
"Of which said judgment and order
of the court. let execution issue
Affiant further says that said iudg
ment stands unreversed. unmodified ana
in fun force, and is now a good and
valid judgment of this court
''Aff1ant further says that the said
defendant w. w. Rose, in defiance of
said judgment of the court and in open
contempt thereof, and of this court is
now usurping and unlawfully exercis-
ing the said Office of mayor of the city
of Kansas city in Wyandotte county.
Kansas, and is pretending and attempt
ing to hold, enjoy and exercise all the
powers. privileges and emoluments of
said Office in violation of and in dis
obedience to the said judgment, and is
thereby in contempt thereof and of this
honorab bic court
wherefore afiant prays that the
citation of this court or one of the
judges thereof, issue forthwith to the
defendant commanding him at a time
to be named in said citation to appear
before this court and show cause, if
any he have, why, in default of his
purging himself of his said contempt,
an attachment should not issue out Of
this court against him, the said de-
fendant. as and for a contempt of this
court. as we'll as for a disobedience and
disregard of said judgment as for an
unlawful and wrongful intrusion into
and usurpation of the said Office of
mayor of Kansas City, Kansas"
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-15
GIVEN CHANCE.
Verdict in Heresy Case Fixes Thirty
Days in Which to Repent.

Rochester. n. Y. May 15.-The YER
dict in the heresy trial of Rev. DR..
Algernon S. Crapsey today was deliver
ed to the accused minister. Four Of
the jurors state that in their opinion
sentence should be passed as follows:
THAT the respondent should be sus-
pended from exercising the functions
of the church until such time as he
shall satisfy the ecclesiastical author
tiles of the diocese that his belief and
teaching conform to the doctrines of
the apostles creed and the Nicene
creed as this church hath received the
same. However, we express the earn
est hope and desire that the respondent
may see his way clearly during the
thirty days that under the canons of
the church must intervene before SEN
tence can be pronounced to the full
satisfaction of the ecclesiastical author
tiles of such conformity on his part
w c. Roberts, c. H Boynton, G S.
Burroughs, John Mills Gilbert"
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-15
WILL SETTLE IT.
Denver Voting on Franchise
Question Today.
People to Decide Fate of the
Corporations.
CITY RAILWAY IN 1T
Two Companies Are Asking for
Franchise Rights.
Much Interest Manifested and
Vote Will Be Heavy.

Denver, May 15.-Today the voters
of this city are baIloting for their
choice of aldermen. three supervisors.
and three members of the election
commission. In addition to the can
didates for these Offices, several char
ter amendments and franchises are be-
ing voted upon. The latter include
franchises for the Denver Tramway
company, the Denver Gas & Electric
company. the Municipal Traction COM
pany, which is a newly organized COM
pany and enters the field as a rival to
the tramway company; the Northwest
ern Terminal company. a franchise
sought by the Noffatt road, now build
ing to Salt Lake: the Denver Terminal
company seeking terminals in Denver
in connection with proposed electric
lines to towns in northern Colorado
and a franchise permitting the Union
Pacific railroad to build a line on Blake
street which runs through the heart Of
the wholesale district.
The charter amendments are five in
number and provide for the regulation
of rates for public utility service; the
purchase by the city of the Columbia
lighting plant; the issuance Of $5,000.-
600 of city Improvement bonds. the
money to beautify the city; a ten year
contract with Denver Gas & Electric
company to furnish are lights on
streets at $50 PEI light and an amend
ment concerning pensions for police Of
ficers injured in the line of duty
There are three tickets for the cleo
tive offices to be voted upon in the
field, namely, Republican, Democratic
and Municipal Ownership
When the polls opened at o'clock
this morning every indication was that
the vote would be heavy.
The weather was clear and many
voters were in line at nearly all polling
o'clock. Voting proceeded slowly, how
ever, as persons entitled to vote on al
the propositions submitted were re-
ouired to mark seven ballots Only
taxpayers are entitled to vote on the
franchises. The polls will close at
7 p. m.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-15
JOHN D. MIsoUorED. HE SAYS.
Frank RockefeIler's Emphatic Denial
of His Fathers Death.

Cleveland, May 15.=Frank Rookie
feller, in making his denial here today
of the statement OF John D. Rockefel-
ler that his father is dead, said:
whoever says that my father died
before John D. Rockefeller, 5r, was
born, lies. If John says that he's a
liar, although I don't believe he said
It." In this terse language Frank
Rockefeller, in his office in the GARFIELD
building, denied the report that DR.
Livingston, the Freeport, Ill. man who
died several days ago, was his father,
and also of the reputed authentic
statement that the father Of John d
Rockefeller and Frank Rockefeller
has been dead many years.
My father is alive, so far as 1
know, and I know pretty well if he
died today l would hear of it imme-
diately. OF course l am not on good
terms with John D. Rockefeller, but
1 do not think he told New York news
papers that his father died before John
D. was born. DR.. William Livingston
was not my father and of course not
the father Of John d. Rockefeller"
It was suggested to Frank Rockefel-
Ter he might well tell the present resi-
dence of his father since he denied so
vehemently that Dr. William Livingston
was that person.
why should I teH?" asked the
brother of the oil king.
He was told that the public naturally
waited TO kuOW-
1T is none of the public's business
he replied.
why make a mystery of it?" he was
asked.
There are ten thousand people in
Cleveland who know that DR.. Livfngs-
ton was not my father and that my
father did not die before John D. Rocke-
feller, jr., was born" he answered.
There is no mystery, but I will not
consent to crafty the public demand
to know all the past history of my fam
lily. If they found out where my father
was they would Immediately commence
to howl for the name and address of
my grandfather. It is none of their
business. My father is alive and well
cared for. That is all I need to worry
about"
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-15
KILLED IN A Mine.
Explosion of Gas at Shenandoah,
Pennsylvania, Today.
Seven Miners Blown to Pieces,
Twelve Injured.
DROPPED DYNAMITE.
This Exploded and Ignited
the Gas.
Only Those Working on First
Lift Suffer.
DROPPED DYNAMITE.

Shenandoah, Pa, May 15.=Seven
miners were torn to pieces and 12
badly burned by an explosion of dyna-
mite in the Shenandoah city colliery
of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal
& Iron company today.
A box of dynamite which a work
man was carrying fell from his shoul-
der and caused the explosion which
ignited the gas. There were about s5
men at work in the east gangway of
the shaft when the explosion occurred
but so far as known all escaped ex-
cept those working on the first lift. In
this part of the shaft none escaped
either death or injury It was several
hours before the last miner was
brought to the surface.
Fire Boss Samuel Powell was the first
person to be taken from the mine He
is so terribly burned that he will prob
ably die. Several ambulances are at
the mouth of the shaft waiting for the
miners to be brought to the surface.
The mine IS surrounded by several
hundred men and women.
It is believed that between 30 and 40
men are imprisoned on the first lift in
Shenandoah City colliery The black
damp following the explosion prevents
prompt rescue. Two men are dead at
the bottom of the slope. Superintend-
ents Boyd and Tasker and Mine IN
spector Lamb are directing the work of
rescue.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-15
HARVEY WINS HIS CASE.
VIII Be Paid 81 300 for Representing
J. G. Cooper in Divorce Suit.

The jury in the Shawnee county dis
trict court gave w. w Harvey, the at
torney, $1,000 for winning the divorce
case of John G. Cooper against his wife
last December.
The trial of the divorce was a sensa-
tjonal affair. Cooper lived with his
wife but five months. He is worth
about $40 600 When he filed his petl-
ton, his wife entered cross-bill and
naturally a fight resulted. The contest
was mainly over alimony, Mrs. Cooper
wanting $25, O00 Harvey not only got the
court to give the decree to Cooper, but
succeeded in having the alimony cut
down to $1,000.
The result was quite victory for
Cooper and Harvey. Then the two got
busy and tried to settle up. Harvey
wanted a good fee for his services.
Cooper had paid him S100 retaining fee,
and thought that $500 or $500 additional
ought to be enough. Their disagree
ment got to the point of Harvey suing
Cooper for $1,000 attorneys fees in the
district court.
So the case was put on trial on Fri
Gay afternoon. Havery stated on the
stand that he thought $4,000 would be
Naturally the whole matter sinmered
down to a point of whether the case
was extraordinarily difficult, and
whether the result was such as to
make large fee proper. Senator John
Martin, Robert Stone and D. H. Brana-
man defended Cooper, while Judge z. T.
Hazen and A. NJ Harvey had charge
of W. ". Harvey's case. W. W. Har-
vey was put on the stand and some in
teresting scraps took place. Senator
Martin tried to point out that the case
was an easy one, entailing nothing but
a fraudulent marriage contract. and
that this was Of easy solution. Havey
on the other hand said that the comph-
cations were difficult, that Cooper was
a decidedly hard client 10 handle, and
that the case consumed an immense
that the trial was long and wearing,
consuming five days and two night
sessions.
A whole lot of lawyers were called
in as expert witnesses by both sides.
Some Of them thought that SO, 600 would
be a very proper figure for the work
Harvey had done. Some thought 81,
500 about right. others $1,000, the ma
jority about 81, 500, and from there on
down to $500.
On Monday afternoon the arguments
were put on and they consumed most
of the time until evening. The jury
took the case at 5 O'Clock and IN so
minutes came back with a verdict of
a compromise between $500 and $1,000
in the jurv room.
The result is considered as victory
for Harvey. Senator Martin had Coop
er to the point one time of compromis-
ing the case for 81 900, but Harvey
wouldn't stand hitched. Then Cooper
got out of the notion and the case had
TO go to trial.
This viii be the end of the contest
No appeal will be taken by Cooper.
He feels that he got off fairly lucky.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-15
HAND CAUGHT IN MACHINERY.
II. o. Austin Painfully Injured While
Working in Crosby's Mills

H. o. Austin, who has been in the
employ of the Crosby Milling COM
pany for the past eighteen years, suf-
fered an injury Monday afternoon
which will ineapacitate him from fur
ther labor for some time to come. Mr..
Austin was cleaning around one of
the boiling machines when his right
hand was caught in the betting and
drawn between two pulleys, breaking
five bones in the hand and wrist and
throwing him violently to the floor in
such g manner as to infict several
severe bruises about his body.
The shafts upon which the pulleys
revOlved are of 1 4 inch steel and the
strain upon them was so great that
they were bent out of shape and the
machinery had to be stopped until
they were repaired
Twelve years ago while working in
the same mill Mr.. Austin met with
almost identically the same kind of
an accident with the exception that
it was his left hand in that instance
which was caught in the betting, with
a result that several of the bones
were crushed and the hand perma-
nentlv injured.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-15
DIED IN DEATH VALLEY.
Two Unknown Prospectors Died so
Miles from Water.

Calfnet. New, May 15.-Joseph Con-
stantine, a prospector. who has re-
turned from a trip in Death Valley.
reports the finding of the bodies of
two young eastern prospectors at the
foot of the Funeral range.
Both men wore trousers bearing q
label, ''Walsh, the Tailor" and one
of them carried an expensive Elgin
watch inscribed with the monogram
I'M. G. H" and wore a seal ring bear
ing the letter Ell" The men per-
ished nearly 80 miles from water.
The fingers of one of the men had
been worn to the bone digging in the
sand evidently in an attempt to reach
water Constantine and his men
brought the bodies out and buried
them near Carroll Springs.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-15
IRELAND MEN WIN a POINT.
Coleman's Custer Suit Against Cowley
Sheriff Is Dismissed.

The supreme court issued an order
Monday disrnissing the case brought by
Attorney General Coleman against
Sheriff A Q. Welfelt Of Cowley county.
The supreme court takes the position
that the attorney general should have
started the case in the Cowley county
district court instead of in the supreme
court
The suit was brought by General
Coleman at the solicitation of Santa
Fe attorneys. Sheriff Welfelt had
cvharge of Arthur z. Ireland. the labor
leader sentenced to the Cowley county
Jail for slugging a strike breaker. The
Santa Fe attorneys, who have been
camping on Ireland's TRAN persistently
said that Welfelt was allowing Ireland
to leave the pail at times to visit his
family Attorney General Colemand
brought the custer proceedings with
out consulting Governor Hoch. and the
governor did not approvt Of the ac-
ton
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-15
CHILD WIFE MURDERED
san Francisco Refugee Found Dead
Husband Missing.

Denver, May 15.=A fourteen-year-
old girl. known as the wife OF George
Contest. alias George Walse was
found dead today in howell at 243L
Temple Court in this city She had
been beaten to death with hatchet
and her head was nearly severed from
the body
The child wife was Salvatore Sarico
before her marriage to Contest, which
took place in San Francisco six months
ago. The couple fed from San Fran
cisco after the earthquake. The girls
mother is said to be now in San Jose,
Cal The police are hunting for Con-
testi, who has disappeared
According to information obtained
bv the police, Contest had deserted
wife and children in New York before
his marriage to the murdered girl and
the first wife is said have been looking
for him in California since he came to
Denver.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-15
The RATE
Insurance Companies Hold Up at
San Francisco.
Demand Twice as Much as
Charged Before Disaster.
PUT IN TROLLEY LINES
Cables VIII Be Transformed at
Once by Street Railway.
California Oil Fields Not Injured
by Earthquake.

San Francisco. May 15.-The Call says
today:
Certain insurance companies doing
business in San Francisco are charging
double the rates for insurance on local
business that were assessed by them
before the recent fire.
Various reasons are assigned for this.
One is that the water pressure is still
weak: another is that the fire alarm
service is out of order. While the dou-
BILE rates are announced persons seek
ing insurance are told that there will
be rebates later when the normal con-
ditions are restored and the under
writer's have time to look over the field.
No time is mentioned positively, but
a period of from two to three months
is suggested as the possible one dur
ing which the present high rates will
rule.
Put in Toney Lines.
The board of supervisors yesterday
passed a resolution to print calling up
on the United railroads to proceed as
rapidly as possible in the work of con-
verting its cable roads into trolley lines,
that the Great Northern section of the
city may be served, trade resumed and
confidence restored.
There is no question that the resolu-
ton will be finally passed and that in
railroads Notwithstanding the compli-
Gated engineering problems involved,
will Immediately begin the work. Along
all of these roads arc and incandescent
lamps viii then burn and where stagna-
ton of trade now exists activity will
soon prevail
Oil Fields Not Damaged.
Reports were received yesterday to
the effect that a careful examination of
all the oil fields of the state has led to
the discovery that the oil industry es-
capped injury SO far as production is
concerned by the earthquake of April
Is.
Not one well has been found to have
been obstructed in the least In not
one instance was the flow of oil i'm
peded. In fact in the Coalinga field the
flow was in some instances increased
by the pressure that the trembler ex-
erted on the OIL sands One well of the
California Monarch Oil company at
Coalinga, for instance. is reported to
have increased its daily flow from 500
to 600 barrels to ], 800 and 1000 barrels.
This increased output has been noted
constantly ever since the earthquake.
Leading oil men declare that the i'm
munity of the oil fields from harm is
one of the greatest elements for future
prosperity that could we'll be hoped for.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-15
REVOLVING CRIME.
Preacher. His Wife and Seven Children
Killed and House Fired.

Pensacola, Fla, May 15.-In Santa
Rosa county, ten miles north of Milton,
last night an itinerant preacher named
Ackerman. his wife and seven children,
the eldest a years old, were killed and
their bodies cremated in their home
which was burned by the assasains.
The crime was discovered by persons
with whom Alderman had an appoint
ment. They found the house in ruins
and the charred bodies of Ackern3an
and the eight other members OF his
family scattered about among the
wreckage. An examination by ply
sicians showed that Ackernan and his
wife had been struck on the head with
some blunt instrument, their skulls
crushed. The citizens of Milton have
raised more than a thousand dollars
which will be offered as a reward for
the apprehension of the assassins.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-15
MADE SHORT WORK or NEGRO.
Mob in Georgia Hung William WOm-
mock After He Confessed.

Eastman, Ca, May 15.-AIrs. Pope. a
widow, who lives alone about six miles
north Of Eastman was assaulted by
negro named VIII Wommock last Fri
day night He told her If she made the
assault known he would kill her and
that he would be back the next night.
When the negro returned SatI day
Mrs. Pope emptied her revolver at him.
Neighbors attracted by the shooting
went to Wommock's house on hearing
Mrs. Pope's story and found him in bed
wounded. Wommock confessed his
guilt. He was taken out and strung up
and his body riddied with bullets. after
which the mob quietly dispersed.