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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-31
DENIED BY HARLAN.

Washington, March 30.-Justice Har-
Ian today denied that he is about to
retire from the supreme bench, as re-
ported In some quarters.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-31
Afflicted With tuberculosis.

For three months COnnor had been at
the Holy Cross hospital suffering from
tuberculosis. The disease had secured its
grip upon him He dreaded the lingering
death which awaited him. He ieft the
hospital a few days ago and was going
back TO the hospital again yesterday. He
went TO the old Saltair depot to take the
car to the hospital. 1t is believed that
he wrote note while sitting on the bench
waiting for the car and decided to take
MS own life and end his suffering
The note was not addressed to any per-
son, nor was it dated. 1t was written in
pencil and stated that Andrew J. Cronin
chief clerk of the Rio GTande Western
freight offices, be sent for, and that his
body be taken TO Edward G. O'Donnelrs
undertaking establishment. At the bot
tom of the piece of note paper he had
written that he be buried in an unmarked
grave, and signed his name.
COnnOr formerly rOOmed at the Colo
RADIO house while he was employed at the
Rio Grande Western yards. His effects
which consist of a few clothes and a few
other articles. were left there in a valise
He had no relatives living in this country
that are known Andrew J. Cronin said
last night that he had known Conner for
about ten years. He first met him in Colo
RADIO and since COnnor had been en-
plOyed at the Rio Grande Western yards
became intimately acquainted with him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-31
THREE TRAINMEN KILLED.

Portsmouth. o.. March 30.-Two train
men were killed. one fatally injured and
five other persons seriously injured In a
wreck on the Chesapeake & Ohio rail-
road, near Quincy, KY, tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-31
COUNT WHITE IS
ABOUT TO RETIRE
Resignation of the Strong Man of
Russia Said to Be in the
Cars Hands.

St Petersburg, March 30-Since the
sitting of the council of the emplre.
March 1s, at which Premier Witte
made an enigmaticaI statement, which
was interpreted by many member. of
the council as a virtual declaration
that his career as premier was ended
and that he would ne succeeded by
Privy Councillor Kokovskoff. former
minister of finance, the premier has
not attended the session of the coun-
Gil, and his continued absence adds
color to the rumors OF his retirement
at an early date.
In the Cars Hands.
The Associated Press Is. positively ir-
formed that the oremIar's resignation.
based on the grounds of iii health. is
before the emperor This, however, IS
not admitted at the DcemIsr's chancel-
lOry. The general belief il, high quar-
ters is that if Count Wi-te retires Il
Will not be ". KOKOvskoff. but NJ
Goremykin, former minister of The in
terror, or General Count Tcua tieff
leader of the reactionary party. who
will succeed him. The combination o.
the reactionaries is under stool to be
NJ. Goremykin for premier and Cen
eral Ignatieff for minister of the in
terror In moderate circles, the fall
of Count Witte at the present juno
tuTe would be regarded as a catastro-
phe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-31
CANNIBALISM IN
ARCTIC REGIONS
Horrible Stories Coming From Chuk.
CHS, a Remote Part of
Russia in Asia.

st Petersburg, March 3O.-Horrible
accounts are reaching st. Petersburg
OF cannibalism and starvation among
tribes inhabiting the Arctic plain of
the Chukchis peninsula, at the extrem-
ity of Asia. Most of the reindeer
died Of starvation during the winter
Of 19O4-O5, leaving the inhabitants with
out means Of communication or food.
During the last winter whole tribes
have died and members of the ONO
Ions and Oloiya tribes, when facing
starvation, assembled i'm council ard
decided that nothing remained tut
death.
Agreed Upon Death.
They agreed that each head Of a
family should kill his wife and cbiI-
dren and then commit suicide. The
tribesmen gathered on plateau COW
cred with snow and ice and i'm the
darkness of the Arctic winter the
Spartan decision was executed, rot a
single member of the two tribes sur
viving.
Revolving Details.
More revolving still is the s.ory of
what occurred in a family e the
YukahiT tribe. 4 mother and nine cf
her children having died of hunger.
the father, a surviving daughter and
nephew lived upon the remains. and
when they were consumed the father
murdered the nephew. A Russian
named DOlganOff, who went to the re-
gion to buy furs, reported the sitUa-
ton at Yakutsk, Siberia. He entered
a snow hut of a Yukahir family While
the latter were eating the head of a
murdered relative.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-31
SKY-SCRAPEP TO
COST S1.O0O.OOO
Henry Phipps of Pittsburg Here To-
Consider Erecting an I'm
mense Building.
LOCAL CAPITALISTS TO AID
PLAN TO HAVE COMMERCIAL
CLUB PARTICIPATE.

Henry PhiDOs, multi-milIionairs Steel
magnate, and chairman of the board Of
directors of the United States Steel. cor
poration, formerly of Pittsburg. Pa, and
now of New York City, is in the CITY
IcCklng after some of his investments
i IS declared probable that while here
MI PhIpps will make definite arrange
nieltS Tor the construction of a huge of
nee building on the northwest corner Of
State and Second South streets In the
Ehpps party. which is travelling through
the west and south in the private oar
Olympia combining business and pleas
uIe, are, besides Mr.. Phipps himself II
W alton Miss Walton. Mr.. and Mrs R n
ct, RANKS William A Ensko and II. A
SEaffer, all of New York
Arriving in Salt Lake from Ogden about
II CLOCK yesterday morning. AR. PhiDps
Degan Immediately the work Of inspecting
DIS holdings IN this city. For the greater
part OF the day he was engaged in this
task together with his agents. futile
BROS, Among the properties inspected aref
the buildings as Second South and State
streets, extending west as far as Com
merclal street. the Ricketts, block at
TEird South and State streets, better
known as the Halls hotel, the Daft build
ing on Main street the terrace adioin-
ing the Board of Trade building on West
second South street, the Manitou hotel
and several other minor pieces of business
property Mr.. Phipps is the owner of
several pieces of residence property in
the Fourth precinct, and has also a large
dlltOullI oI acreage close TO the city. In
all. his holdings represent an OUTLAY Of
approximately 81 100000
Mr.. PhlpDS IS a heavy stakeholder in
the National Bank of the Republic He
was for a considerable time connected
with the institution in the CAPACITY of A
director. Recently he resigned from his
Official position, his son succeeding him
May Buy More Realty.
Although no o fetal announcement has
been made by Mr.. Phipps himself, some
OF the members of his party intimated
yesterday that he would make further in
veStments in Salt Lake realty
From time 70 time statements have
been made that Mr.. Phipps would build
on mis- property at Second South and
State streets. At the time of his last visit
here, he gave out the impression that
such would be his course Of procedure
He now owns all but one lot in the half
block mentioned, and this piece of prop
erJy mas been offered to him at rea-
s0nab bic figure it is said. If the details
OF the transaction can be arranged. il Is
probable that State street will have on
Il within a few months great sky
Scraper- The structure which MIR. PhiDps
has in mind for his State street property
viii cost in the neighborhood of 100000
and VIII be one Of the finest buildings in
the west
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-31
FREE ALCOHOL
BILL FAVORED
Vote In House Committee on WAYS
and Means Was Almost
Unanimous.


Washington, March S0.-The house
committee on ways and means today
authorized a favorable report on the
free alcohol bill. The vote on the bill
was Is to ,, DalzeII tPa.) and Gros-
venor CO) voting against it
Scope of the Bill.
The bill was reported as prepared
by the subcommittee and introduced
by Chairman Payne. It provides that
beginning three months after it's pas
sage domestic alcohol OF such degree
of proof as may be prescribed by the
commissioner of internal revenue and
approved by the secretary o. the treas
ury, may be withdrawn from bond
without the payment Of internal revc-
nue. tax, for use I'm the arts and i'll
dustries and for fuel, light and power.
provided it shall have been mixeI in
the presence of and under the direc-
tiOr of an authorized government off,
Ger. before Withdrawal, with de-
maturing materials suitable to The use
for which the alcohol is Withdrawn but
which destroy its character as a bev-
erage and render it unfit for LIQUID
medicinal purposes
Penalty for Rehabilitation.
4 penalty of five years :mprjscn-
ment and $1,000 fine is imposed for
either Redistribution or the use Of any
process to render the alcohol so with
drawn salable as a beverage or for
medicinal purposes. There is apprc-
priated $3.50, 900 for the employment CT
such additional force of chemists as
may be necessary to the internal reve-
nue. bureau to administer the act
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-31
Commercial Club interested.

That there Is more than q rumor behind
the PhiDps building story is said to come
from the proposition semi-officiaIly made
by the Commercial club. No definite ac-
ton has yet been taken BY the club. but
If Mr.. Phipps agrees to build. officers of
the club state that the organization will
agree to lease for a period of twenty
years. two floors in the building
Several local capitalists have in the past
week had meetings looking toward the
Mr.. Phipps for the construction of the
contemplated building. One of these men
stated yesterday that if Mr.. Phipps will
agree to furnish S750. 900. local investors
Will raise the balance for q miIliOn-d0f-
lar Office building for State street
meeting Of some Of those interested in the
proposition has been arranged with Nh
PhippS for this morning Definite re-
suits may come from that meeting before
the day is over
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-31
Party on Way East.

Mr.. Phipps and his party left Kew York
during January for pleasure trip
through the southern states. California.
Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and COlOra-
From Salt Lake the party will 60 t..
Denver. where they viii be entertained
by Lawrence 9 Phipps, nephew Of the
iron master From Denver the party will
go directly east to Chieago and New
York.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-31

This age demands the
news,
In Salt Lake The Her
aid gives what is required,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-10
Death Of INI'. oscar TayIOr

Mr.. Oscar Taylor, one Of Ian.
caster county's most estimable
young men, died at an early hour
yesterday morning at the home
of his father, Mr.. S. ID. Taylor.
of Craigsville. His death was
due to an attack of gastritis,
though he had been in bad health
Tor some months. Mr.. Taylor
was boz 1 April 30, 1878, and was
therefore in his 29th year. He
was never married. He was a
young man of exemplary habits
and a consistent member of the
A. +. p. church. He leaves be
sides his father, Mr.. S. ID. Tay.
lor, the following brothers and
sisters: Mr.. w. E. Taylor, of
Lancaster; Messrs John and
Walter Taylor, of Craigsvllle;
Mrs. Ed. Mobley, of Heath
Springs, and Mrs. w. M. Caroth-
ers of York county.
The burial takes place this
morning at III o'clock at Shiloh.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-10

shooting in Heath SDrings->D,'
II. 5. McD DO,c Shot Or Mr. join,
A. Bridges.
"A serious difficulty occurred
in Heath Springs last Thursday
between Mr.. John A. Bridges
OF that community, and his broth
er in'law, DIR. E. S. Mellow, of
Lancaster. Reports are conflict.
ing as to particulars, but it ap-
pears that Mr.. Bridges sho, DIR
Mellow three times with a sho'
gun, one load striking the Doc
tor in the right wrist or hand
another in the left shou der and
another in the leg. l is appre.
hended that the Doctor NAV lose
an arm as the result OF one Of the
wounds.
The cause of the shooting 5
not known here, butt is rhcueht
that it had it's origin in family
troubles. DR.. Mellow was taken
to the Rock Hill hospital Thurs,
day night for treatment. 1t was
learned from Rock Hill yesterday
that he was resting very we'll.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-10
PERSONAL

Mr.. j. NJ. Hood visited Ker
shaw Thursday.
Mr.. M. (. Jordan, of Fort
Lawn, spent yesterday In Lam
caster.
Col. FL. 6. McIlwaln, Of Rock
Hi, spent Wednesday in Ian
caster.
Mr.. j. Willie Porter, of Ker
shaw, was in town Thursday
and Friday.
Mr. Quay Hood, of Columbia, -,
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. M. Hood.
John T. Green, Esq, paid a
professional visit to Yorkvilie
and Rock Hill this week.
Mr.. Latta Davis, who has been
out West for some time, is on a
visit to his parents, Mr.. aud Mrs.
w. A. DAVIS.
Mrs. o. K Williams and lit
tie son, o. X. Jr., went to Ian.
caster Tuesday to spend a few
days with relatives.-Rock Hill
Record.
The Rev. s. N. Watson, of
Heath Springs, spent Thursday
In Lancaster. We are indebted to
him tor a pleasant call while in
the city.
Misses Mary Green and Lille
Adams, of Lancaster, have been
visiting relatives and friends
here.-Ballocks Creek cor. YORK.
vile Enquirer.
Mrs. j. Nj. Carson and chill
dren, OF Kershaw, and Mrs. Car
sons mother, Mrs. M. A. Welsh,
of Longsville, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. I. S. Carter.
Miss Maggie Hardee came over
from Lancaster Saturday after.
noon and spent until yesterday
morning with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. NJ. Hardee. .-Chester
Lantern.
MIR. q. B. Barron, represent.
ing a Louisville, Ky. firm, is in
the city this week. Mr.. Barron
has many pleasant things to say
of Charleston and Of her style OF
entertaining visitors. Although
on business trip he has found
a few moments OF time to enjoy
The festivities. .-Charleston News
and Courier.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-10
Foot 4inpsttated.

Tbs left foot Of Mrs. Albert G.
Hinson, of the Dixie section, was
amputated last Wednesday by
DIR. w. H. Sapp, assisted by DR..
+. S. Mellow, of Lancaster
Mrs. Hinson has been suffering
for about year with necrosis of
the bone She stood the opera
tion remarkably we'll and is now
getting along nicely.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-10
The White WOmdn Wanted In
Spartan6urg Found at Last.


Mrs. Coburn, the white woman
previously referred to in The
News as being wanted in Spar
tanburg to testify against par
ties charged with whipping her
in that county, was located at
Nanwyck day before yesterday .
TheSpartanburg authorities were
notified Of the fact. Gov. Hey-
ward, it will be recalled, offered
some time ago a reward of $75.
tor the delivery OF the woman to
the Sheriff of Spartanburg.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-10

When beef pork or sausage i, wanted
call on me. have opened market ready
TO serve you n, all Il ues My stand is one
door below the old dispensnry or tue
journal building Phone calls answered at
all times. ] also handle country produce
Phone lO9.
2t. ID. f.. Gordon.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-10
FreiDht Train W'recRed IN Lo,.-
cnster-- Four Cars De,uOIisbcJ

Freight Train Wrecked in Lo,.-
cnster--FOur Cars Den,Olishr,y
A north-bound freight train on
the Southern, in charge of En-.
glneer Jack Crow and Conduc
tor Neill Simpson, met with a
bad accident Thursday night
about ! 7o'clock, at point about
200 yards west of the depot here.
Owing to the dropping Of one
end of a beam brake on the track
four box cars loaded with mer-
chandise were deralled and COM
pletely wrecked, in the cut south
of Elm street. Fortunately, no
one was hurt.
On account of the wreckage
on the track, the north-bound
passenger train, due here at S.12
p. M, had TO be taken over the
l. IL 9 road by way of Chester
in order to reach its destination
Rick Hill.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-10

Capt. J. M. Warwick has
been quite sick for several days,
but his many friends will be
pleased to learn that he is now
better.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-10

NOTlCE-Sale OF personal property.
| will sell at public auction at my home
near Kershaw, known as Jefferson p Hor-
ton place. Monday Nov. 10, the following
persona! property: One mule. 2.horse wag-
on, buggy, COW, farming implements, 300
bushels corn, fodder, peavlne hay, and
household and Kitchen furniture.
j. f. Hammond.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-10
Business Notices.

Hw All Notices inserted under
this head at the rate of ONE CENT
A WORD for each insertion. No
notice to be counted less than %
words
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-10
LOCAL DOTS


seed, 27 cents per bushel.
Col. Charles Sibley, of Ian.
do, died Wednesday night. The
burial was at Harmony yester.
day.
DIR. j. K. Welsh requests US
to state that he will not be in
his office next Monday and Tues
day.
DR.. l.. V. Bishop has been
quite sick for the last few devs,
at his home at Rich Hill.
but is slowly improving and
hopes to be out again in few
days.
MIR. Will Rowell, who lives
on MIR. W. r. Gregory's place
near Kershaw, lost his barn and
lot of feed yesterday by fire.
His loss was about $1OO-Ker-
shaw Era.
Miss Jerusha Mitchell, of
Rock Hill, went to Rich Hill
wednesday and will reopen her
school there next Monday. Of
which fact the patrons are re.
quested to take note.
will Walker, colored, chars.
ed with robbing another negro,
Joe Wells, of $1O6 in York coun-
ty. was arrested in this county a
few days ago by Sheriff Hunter.
A York officer came and got
Walker Wednesday.
Mr.. David Williams, of the
Dixie section, shot at some IN.
known party on his premises
Thursday night, whom he sus
pected of trying to steal his horse.
1t is not known whether the
shots TOOK effect, as the party
fled.
Mrs. r. A. Long, of Lancas.
ter, received yesterday from her
brother, Mr.. Haskell Porter, of
Montana, a sample of the first
granulated sugar manufactured
IN Montana. The sugar was made
on the Goth of last month, BY the
Billings Sugar Company, with
which Mr. Porter is now connect.
ed.
While trying pair of mules
yesterday, belonging to the
Gregory-Hood stables, Mr.. w. p
Stogner, OF Antioch, narrowly
escaped being seriously hurt. The
animals became frightened On
Main street and ran away, Mr..
Stogner being thrown from the
buggy to which they were at ach.
ed. He was badly shaken up,
but not severely injured. The
mules finally wrecked the buggy
against tree on Dunlap street.
The driver, colored man, es-
capped unhurt.
We noticed three teams stand
ing in back lot, one day this
week, unattended by drivers or
other persons. The afternoon
previous a pair of mules hitched
to a wagon, which had been
left standing in the street by the
owner or driver, ran away. Se-i.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-10

Prof. Benz GollberI, Eye specialist, of
Durham, \. c., will be at ,the Roddey
boarding house Monday, Nov -. Eyes
examined free Glasses furnished for all
defects of sight Particular attention given
to childre',s : eyes.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-10

FOR RENr-Good onc-horse farm -
miles from town. Good buildings and
good water on p ace. Rent cheap. Apply to
j J Montgomery,
It. Lancaster. / quite No |.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-10
Dress Goods, Dress Goods.

piece 81 inch Broadcloth. w 35c
pieces 81 in. Er glish Broadcloth
black, navy, grey, brown, green. 45c
D pieces 81 in. all wool BroaGcloth.
the 90 grade, this sale 75c
pieces 81 in. all wool Broadcloth,
the l.25 kind, this sale. S5c
Look at our other special things
in Dress Goods.
% IN Black Brllliantine at. .. 49c
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-10

LOST. STRAYED OR STOLEN Dark
bfindle and bitch. with gray nose. An
swers to name OF Lot Reward if returned
to News office.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-10

THERE will will be an Excursion over
the l.. \ G. from Ian caster to Great Falls
on Thanksgiving day. This will afford a
fine opportunity to visit the Falls aud see
the great work being done there. and every
one who has not been shonld not miss this
trip
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-10

LOSf-The latter part of July, some
where between Southern depot and ---
u s. and W. 39 calibre, pearl handle, nickle
plated pistol, No. 4S49I2. Finder will
please return 10 News office and get reward
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-10

STRAYED OR STOLEN About ten
days ago, black shepperd pup. brown legs
and light breast. about months old An
swers to nau Prince. Reward if returned
To g. .. Stogner.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-10

FOR SALE. Several young sows
and few of the other kind. Also
good saddle, buggy and work horse
work anywhere. X. A. Long, News
Office, Lancaster, =. C..
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-10

FOR SALE-Milch COW with young calf,
also fine heifer will find calf next Spring,
II. ID. Thompson, Lancaster. K, f D. No.
g., Newcut section.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-10
Clothing Specials.

We have still left 100 Suits for Men
and Boys that will be sold regardless
of our former price.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-10

FOR RENT-Small two horse farm
two miles from town. Two dwellings,
good 0uthOuses and well. Apply to
W. J. Cunningham, Lancaster, S. c.