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The midland journal., 1906-10-19
Left City Suddenly.

Oklahoma City, Ok. Especially =
Sam Jones, the evangelist, had been
holding revival services in the taber-
nacle in this city for the past two
weeks. He was to have addressed
audiences Sunday, but it developed
early in the day that he had disap-
peared. Although vigorous search
was made for him, nothing was learn
ed as to the wereabouts of the evan
gelist until news was received Mon
day of his death on train near
Little Rock.
Later it developed that Mr. Jones
left the city hurriedly, going from his
hotel to the railway station while a
carriage waited to convey him to
the evening services. No reason for
his sudden departure was given, nor
did he state his destination. Mr..
Jones meetings here had been held
in an unfinished building. He had
spoken to large audiences, and it is
believed that he had become sudden
ly i'll as result of speaking in the
unfinished hall and had started home.
The following telegram was re-
ceived by Rev. Mr.. Piner, who had
been instrumental in bringing Sam
Jones to this city:
Little Rock, Ark: Brother Jones
died peacefully on way home. We
go to Cartersville with him.
(Signed) Walt. Ho1comb.
Rev. Holcomb assisted Rev. Jones
in his evangelistic work.
The midland journal., 1906-10-19
CUBA MUST PAY THE BILL.
Intervention Will Cost Island Proba-
bly, A Million.

Washington Especially. = Quarter
master General Humphrey has sent
instructions to the chief quartermas-
ter at Havana to discharge all trans
ports in Southern waters upon their
return to their charter points, the
only exceptions being the animal
ships Andes and Taarholm.
The latter is now at Newport
News, whence she will sail with the
last of the animals and wagons need
ed for the use of the troops already
in Cuba. The Andes was hired for
the trip from Newport News to Ha-
vana and the Taarholm, under her
charter, was to be discharged at some
Cuban port The cost of the trans
port service will be $225,000, which
must be paid from Cuban revenues.
This is only a small part OF the
charge which the Cubans must meet
as result of their rebellion involv-
ing intervention and the use of Amer
lean troops, for the bill also will in
clude the cost of transporting troops
from interior points to the Atlantic
Coast ports by rail Tin some cases
they were carried across the cont1-
nent) and all of the animals, wagons,
tents and other supplies which were
purchased or taken from the quar-
termaster's depots for use in Cuba.
The medical department and the
commissary department have been
put to considerable extra expense by
intervention, and it would not be
surprising if the total would reach
a million dollars, all to be betrayed
from the Cuban treasury.
The midland journal., 1906-10-19

Little Rock, Ark. Especially The
Rev. Sam P. Jones, the well-known
evangelist, of Gainesville, Ca, died
early Monday of heart failure in a
sleeping car on train No. of the
Rock Island Railroad, near Perry,
Ark. Mr.. Jones had been conducting
most successful revival at Oklaho-
ma City, I. T., and left there Sunday
night for his home, in Georgia. He
desired to attend family reunion
Monday, it being the fifty-ninth an
niversary of his birth. Mrs. Jones
ami his daughters, Mrs. Annie Pyron
and Miss Julia Jones, were with him
when he passed away.
Mr. Jones arose from his berth in
the sleeper about o'clock A. NJ and
complained of nausea. He drank a
glass of hot water, and Immediately
afterward collapsed. The Rev. Walt
Halcomb, who had been associated
with Mr.. Jones for number of years,
took the dying man in his arms,
and in few minutes the evangelist
breathed his last. The body was
embalmej and was sent to Carters-
vile.
The midland journal., 1906-10-19
A PHONE GIRL BLINDED.
Deprived OF Her Sight BY Electric
Shock At Switchboard.

Utica, N. Y. Especially An acci-
dent which will probably result in
Miss Mary Lewis, telephone opera
tor of this city, passing through life
deprived of her sight occurred while
the young woman was seated at the
switchboard in the Home Telephone
Company's exchange. She received
a severe electric shock, which rem
dered her unconscious for time and
left her totally blind.
Miss Lewis says she had the re-
ceiver at her ear, and was holding
connecting plug in the right hand,
when there suddenly passed before
her eyes a flash, and she knew no
more until she regained conscious
ness sometime later. Surgeons who
have examined the girls eyes say that
her condition is q result of an cleo
trio shock which paralyzed the optic
nerves, and will probably result in
permanent blindness.
The midland journal., 1906-10-19
MURDER OF AN ENTIRE FAMILY
Barney Parsons, Wife and Three
Children Killed.

Houston, Mo. (SpeciaD - Barney
Parsons, farmer, his wife and three
children were murdered near Lick
ing. Mo. A farmer named Hamilton
has been arrested charged with the
murder, and is said to have confessed.
Parsons had sold his farm and crops
| to Hamilton, and it is alleged that
the men quarreled over the terms OF
| the sale. Parsons and family set out
| from their former home in covered
| wagon, bound for Northern Missouri.
The body of Parsons was found shot
to death, and the mother and three
children had been dubbed to death.
Joda Hamilton, the alleged mur-
derer is in the Houston (Mo.) Jail
strongly guarded to prevent lynching.
He is said to have made complete
confession, of which the following is
summary:
At timber bordered place in the
road, as Parsons and his family were
driving along, they were confronted
by Hamilton, armed with shotgun.
Deliberated aiming at Parsons. Ham
ilton discharged both barrels of the
gun and Parsons fell to the ground.
Hamilton then advanced upon him
and dubbed him over the head with
the butt of the gun several times.
He then beat the head of the mother
almost to pulp, and after killing
her, dubbed the three children to
death.
The bodies of all five were then
loaded into a wagon and taken to-
Big Piney Creek, about one mile dis
tant from the scene of the murder
and dumped into the creek.
The body of one of the children
has not yet been found A party of
fishermen from Houston discovered
the bodies of two of the children Sat
urday about noon. further search
brought to light the bodies of both
parents, and word was sent to Hous.
ton
Shortly after the news had been
received there Hamilton rode into
town on mule that was recognized
as one that belonged to Parsons He
was arrested and locked up in jail
Parsons, who came to Texas Coun.
ty two years ago from the northern
part of Missouri, was a quiet, in
dustrious farmer, and never had trou-
BILE of any sort Hamilton has also
been favorably known over the entire
county
The midland journal., 1906-10-19
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
Some Interesting Happenings Briefly
Told.

The Supreme Court refused to give
hearing in the case of former Sen
ator Joseph Ralph Burton, of Kan
sas. He will have to go to Jail and
pay a fine of $4,000.
Enrique Cortez, the new Colum-
bian minister, says Columbia is anx-
ious to negotiate treaties with Pana-
ma and the United States.
In the famous boundary case of
New Jersey versus Delaware, the
Supreme Court granted a suspen-
sion until February 1.
The American military force now
on duty in Cuba has been officially
designated as the Army of Cuban
Pacification.
Capt. Ira L. Fedendall, who was
tried in Manila on charges of graft,
was judicially exonerated.
Governor Magoon will appoint a
commission, composed of Americans
and Cubans, to draft new laws.
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte
| is familiarizing himself with the ad-
ministration's battle with the trusts,
to be equipped to take up the contest
when he becomes attorney general,
in February.
General Grosvenor said prohibition
will be an issue in Ohio and Maine.
Secretaries Wilson, Shaw and Met
calf may alter the regulations of the
Pure Food Law regarding the label
ing of American-made goods. \
General orders have been issuet
for the abandonment of Fort McHen-
ry as military post.
Major ]. H. Stine, president of
the United States Historical Society,
died suddenly.
Secretary Bonaparte has resigned
his position on the Board OF Indian
Commissioners.
The midland journal., 1906-10-19
A TOURISTS NECK BROKEN.
Partisan Merchant Who Put His Head
Out OF Car Window.

New York Especially Among the
passengers sailing on La Lorraine, of
the French Line, was a Frenchman,
who is returning to his home in
Paris with a broken neck. He is
August Bardy, a wealthy Partisan
merchant, who came to America on
combined business and pleasure
trip several months ago. While go
ing by train from Buffalo to Niagara
Falls, two months ago, he put his
head out of the car window. The
time intervening from that moment
until he found himself in hospital
in Buffalo was a blank to him. He
was informed that he had received
a blow on the head and as a result
vertebrae in his neck had been
broken.
After a month in the Buffalo Hos
pital, Mr.. Bardy was brought on to
New York. To the surprise of his
physicians, the broken bone in the
neck knitted At present his head
is held in place by an iron brace, and
he faces the unpleasant prospect of
being obliged to wear the uncom-
Portable support for the rest of his
life
The midland journal., 1906-10-19
GOT BACK WEDDING RING.
Mrs. Hipkins Dropped 1t In The
River Ten Years Ago.

River Zen Years Ago.
Washington (SpeciaD Mrs Glenn
ent C. Hipkins, who lives at 502 NJ
Street, northwest, regards herself as
the luckiest woman in Washington
just now, for she has recovered her
wedding ring which she lost 10 years
ago under circumstances which for.
bade all hope of ever recovering it.
Ten year ago she was standing
on the wharf waving her hands in
good-by to some friends on the steam
boat who were about to leave for
Washington. Her wedding ring slip
ped from her finger and flew into the
river. She saw it go beneath the
waters, and felt sure she would never
see it again. Last week John Pey-
ton, who is employed on a barge
which is dredging out the channel.
saw something bright in the mud
that had just been scooped up from
the bottom of the river. He eX-
amined it and found it was a plain
gold ring. on the inside of which were
engraved the letters, &c. C. H. to
NICE W., January, '7S." Peyton at
once realized that it was wedding
ring, and notified the police.
TIE police in turn made public the
fact of the discovery of the ring by
statement in the local newspapers.
Mrs. Hipkins read the paragraph that
told of the finding of the ring and
recognized in the letters engraved in
it the initials of her husband and
herself She hurried to police head
quarters and identified the ring as
her own. 1t is not likely that Mrs.
Hipkins will lose her ring again.
The midland journal., 1906-10-19
MAGOON NOW GOVERNOR.
Taft, Bacon And Funston Sail For
The United States.

Havana Especially - Secretary of
War Taft and Assistant Secretary of
State Bacon, President Roosevelt's
peace commissioners, completed their
labors here and departed for the
United States on board the battleship
Louisiana They were followed to
sea and acclaimed by many Liberal
and ex-revolutionary leaders, but the
former Government officials showed
no disposition to join in the farewell,
either collectively or individually, and
no prominent Moderates appeared at
the palace or the wharf to participate
in the leavetaking. Two leading
Liberal Nationalists, Governor Nunez
and Congressman Gown, were the
only highly prominent members of
the Government group who saw the
party Off
The principal event of the day
preceding the departure of Messrs.
Taft and Bacon was the taking over
of the government by Charles E.
Magoon, which was done by the is
suance of a proclamation declaring
that he had entered upon and would
discharge the functions of govern
ment as directed by President Roose-'
welt by virtue of the authority of the
Platt amendment This was precise
ly in line with President Roosevelt's
appointment of Mr.. Magoon, which
states that it was made "by virtue
or the authority conferred upon me
by the appendix to the Constitution
of Cuba and by act of Congress March
g. 1901 "
The midland journal., 1906-10-19
Mystery OF Scrap OF Paper.

Philadelphia Especially The fight
between two women over the distri-
button of the $6O,OOO,OOO estate of
the late VIM. Weightman, the chem
fist, who was Philadelphia's wealth
lest man, was abruptly halted by the
production of small white piece of
notepaper that had turned yellow
with age. What the piece of paper
contains was not made public, and
the less than a dozen persons who
have seen it have pledged themselves
never to reveal its contents.
The midland journal., 1906-10-19
THE EvANGELIsTs CAREER.

Samuel Porter Jones, familiar
ly known as Sam Jones, was a
world evangelist.
He was born in Chambers
County, Alabama, October 16,
1847.
He studied under private tu-
tors and at boarding schools, and
was admitted to the Georgia bar
in 1869.
He began his professional life
under bright prospects of sue
cess, but broke down in health.
He then began to drink and this
soon ended his professional career
as a lawyer.
He professed religion and in
1872 became clergyman of the
Methodist Episcopal Church,
South.
Mr.. Jones has held revival
meetings in almost every city in
the United States.
The midland journal., 1906-10-19
Fifty Buildings Burned.

Charlottetown, P. e. I. (By Cable)
More than SO buildings were de-
stroyed by a fire which ruined one
fourth of the town of Summerside,
the capital of Prince county. The
total loss is estimated at 100000,
with insurance of only about $780,
600. A track 800 feet in width and
nearly a mile long was burned
through the town, the buildings de-
stroyed including. the courthouse, iail,
electric light station, postofTicc. four
hotels and two churches, besides th4
railway station and many dwellings.
The midland journal., 1906-10-19
Desperadoes Captured.

Dawson, Alaska (SpeciaD Hen
erickson and Thornton, the escaped
desperadoes of the Tenama district.
were captured Tuesday near Nation
City, below Eagle, not far from
where they escaped last week from
the steamer Lavelle Young while en-
route to Seattle. Both men had wan
dered several days through the woods
without foods or shelter and were in
such a bad condition that they did
not resist the officers. The capture
was made by Deputies Gertz and Viii
leneve.
The midland journal., 1906-10-19
FINANC 7AL WORLD.

Union Pacific net earnings in Au-
gust increased $327.496.
]. j. Hill says he long ago sold
nearly all his Erie stock.
The Western Unions net revenue
for the last fiscal year showed q de-
crease of $117,4S2.
Dividend action on the Chesapeake
& Ohio will be taken this week.
Three per cent. is expected.
Frick wants bigger dividend on
Cambria Steel He also faTors a
larger one. it is said. on Pennsylvania
aad Reading.
The midland journal., 1906-10-19
STRIKING Child Saved His Lite.

York, Pa. (SpeciaD while work
ing on a scaffold 35 feet from the
round, John Gabel, carpenter, be-
anne dizzy and plunged backward
to the pavement. In falling his body
grazed that of a child, who was pass
ing beneath, and he was thus saved
from instant death. He is now in
a serious condition. An examination
of his injuries disclosed that there
were no bones broken.
The midland journal., 1906-10-19
Foreign.

Five Spanish bishops have VIOLENT
ly protested to the government
against the "Anti-Christian move
ment," and declaring they will not
obey laws which violate rights of the
church.
When the boycott against Ameri-
can goods was called off at Canton,
China, ringleaders of the movement
under arrest there were released and
their conduct extolled.
The rebellion against Turkish rule
in Arabia is causing frequent clashes
at arms, in one of which 100 Turks
were killed and so wounded.
The new financial budget for Aus
tria estimates the revenue at $37S,-
900, 900, nearly 100000 in excess
of the estimated expenditures.
Japanese officials have been ex-
PEELED from the Russian sphere in
Manchuria, but merchants are aid
mitted.
The French ministry again dis
cussei the Church and State Sepa-
ration Law, but reached no conclu-
sion.
The midland journal., 1906-10-19
DIsPRovED 1T WITH KISS.
The Rumors That Elliott Shepard
And Wife Were Estranged.

New York (SpeciaD BY imprint
ing a kiss on his wife's lips Elliott
F. Shepard disproved the rumors of
divorce. AS she sailed for Havre on
the French liner La Lorraine, Shepard
was asked regarding the report that
he and his wife were estranged and
that she was going to Paris prior to
legal action.
Mrs. Shepard was sitting in the
ships saloon, near by, and smiled as
Mr.. Shepard said:
You can deny that for me- Here
is an example of our happiness"
With this he stepped over and
kissed Mrs. Shepard. He said that
he will follow her to France on an
other steamer in few weeks.
The midland journal., 1906-10-19
A Silent Wedding.

Augusta, Ga. Especially Miss Car
rie Anna Wall, of Augusta, and AL
exander Denham Estill, of Savannah,
both deaf and dumb. were married
here by Rev. o. J. Whildin, of Bal
timore, also a mute. The bridesmaid
likewise was a mute. The couple
are prominent in Georgia, the groom
being a nephew of J. H. Estill, pro-
prietor of the Savannah News.
The midland journal., 1906-10-19
Fears For Mrs. Davis.

New York Especially The condi-
tion of Mrs. Jefferson Davis, widow
of the President of the Confederacy,
who has been i'll at the Hotel Ma
jestic several days, is now regarded
as serious. Mrs. Davis was stricken
several days ago with a severe cold.
There was no fear for the outcome
at first, but the illness did not yield
to treatment.
The midland journal., 1906-10-19
Accepts Smaller Salary.

Bethlehem, Pa. Especially Rev.
G. A. Schwedes, for II years pastor
of Christ Reformed Church here, re-
signed to accept a call to Grace Re-
formed Mission at Chicago. In TAX
ing charge of the Chicago mission,
Rev. Mr.. Schwedes will do so at a
much smaller salary than he now re-
ceiyeS,
The midland journal., 1906-10-19
ASYLUM Children Poisoned.

Findlay, o. Especially All of the
IA children of the Orphans Home,
eight girls and six boys who were
poisoned, supposedly by drinking
milk, have recovered except two.
These two are in a critical condition.
The midland journal., 1906-10-19
Killed Himself Instead OF Pig.

Stratford, Ont. (SpeciaD. = AS
Charles Kimber, an employee of the
White Packing Company, was killing
pig the animal kicked and diverted
the knife. which injured Kimber's
abdomen, inflicting fatal injuries.
The midland journal., 1906-10-19
REV. SAM JONES
DIES ON TRAIN
en- Route From West To Attend
Family Reunion.
HEART FAILS AFTER Big REVIVAL

WeIl-known Evangelist, After a Sue
cessful Series of Meetings in Okla
homa, Starts for. Georgia to Cele-
brate Birthday, When He Is Seized
With Heart Trouble.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-04
McKINSTRY GETS VERDICT.
VIII Go to Supreme Court for the Fifth
Time-MuIleu Case Begins Oct. IL.

Montpelier. Sept. 27.--After being
out "a hours. the jury In the McKins-
try Collins case returned verdict this
morning for the plaintiff To recover
$3.50 and costs. The original suit was
for $4,000. This case has been FIVE
times tried since 1898 in Washington
County Court. 1t will again go to
supreme court on exceptions by the
defendant
A divorce for support was
granted to-day in the case OF Heth-
rington VS.. Hethrington and the petI-
tionee was allowed to resume her
maiden name of Lena Merle Wheaton.
The parties reside In Barre.
No cases were ready fer trial to-day
and the jurors have been excused until
next Monday afternoon.
The Mullen murder trial Ii set for
October - and Judge Powers an
nounced this morning that court will
take recess on Wednesday. October
II. until after the general term of
supreme court Whether any bust
ness will be done after that before
| the December terms will depend on
the length of the supreme court term
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-04
for the support of charitable, refofma-
tory and penal institutions.
Respectfully submitted,
HORACE y. GRAHAM.
VOTE TO BUILD CITY HALL
Montpelier Voters EndOrsc Commit-
tcee's work-Will Build city sta
bIes-Hoox and Ladder Com
pnny Formed.

Montpelier. Sept. 27.--More than 1000
voters responded tonight to the call
for a special city meeting to act on the
report OF the committee appointed sew
eral weeks ago to investigate the new
city hall proposition. The Hon. Jo-
seph a. De Boer, chairman of that com
mittec read In full the report of the
committee published last Saturday in
the local papers and later placed in
tho hands Of the voters In pamphlet
form. On motion of J. II. Senter vote
| Of thanks was extended to this commit
tee for their conscientious and thorough
| work and the committee was discharg-
| ed.
A resolution then introduced
| by Mr. Dc Boer to the effect that 1t
was the sense of the meeting and so
| ordered that new city hall with
vaults. auditorium, etc. be built was
unanimously adopted as was an amend
ment proposed by j. Fl. Senter that the
building contain a memorial room dedi-
Gated to Vermonts soldiers and sail
ors who fell in the War of the Rebel
lion and that the local Grand Army
post have the free use Of this room.
| The city council was then instructed
to appoint within a reasonable time q
| city hall committee of seven whose
duty It shall be to look up sites for
| the new building, to estimate the cost
and to report it's findings to the next
annual city meeting In March, 1901
| After voting to build city stables on
Berlin street to cost not more than
$4,000. the meeting adjourned.
A hook and ladder company to take
the place of the one thet recently re-
signed and to man the new truck that
is daily expected. was formed tonight
with T. S. Pratt as foreman. II. c.
Lawson first assistant p. w. Sanders
second assistant. and Ira y. Pierce
clerk. Chief Whalen met with the
men and the proceedings throughout
were very harmonious.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-04
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
some Old Standards Presented Sheldon
Art Museum In Middlebury.

Midlebury, Sept. 21.--Henry L. Shell
don. curator of the Sheldon Art Mu
scum, has recently been presented by
81 friend with some OF the standards of
weights and measures originally used
in Vermont, and has consequently been
looking up the law of the State in re-
gard to these matters. Mr.. Sheldon
has discovered that under law passed
in March. 1887, repealed in 1864. 1t was
provided that the State treasurer
should provide ono complete set of
weights and measures necessary fF
the use of the State, according to the
approved Winchester measures allow
ed in England by the exchsquer. The
measures are one-half bushel. one peck,
one-half peck, one ale quart, one wine
gallon. one two-quart wine measure,
one quart, one pint, one-half pint. one
gill and one-half gill. wine measures:
one set of iron weights, namely. one
66-pound weight one 2s-pound weight,
one l4-pound weight, one pound
| weight. one four, one two and one l.
pound weight There was also series
| of brass weights running from one
| ounce to pounds of 18 ounces, with a
| scale tried and approved according to
! the winchester standard. Each coun-
ty clerk was provided with set Of
these weights and measures and the
| selectmen of each town were enJoined
by law to provide their town treasurers
with sets. The gift to the Sheldon
| museum includes full set of the
brass weights, with the Winchester
and crown marks, evidently made be-
fore 1887. and set of the copper
measures, with a 56-pound and IS
pound iron weight. apparently Of about
| the same period.