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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
AWFUL CRIME BY MADMAN
Georgia Telegraph Operator Runs Amuck
with Gun-One Dead and Sew
eral Wounded.

ATLANTA. Ga, May 1J.-Jarcs H..
Clark, night telegraph operator at Cham
blee, Il small station on the Southern
railway. northeast of Atlanta, late yes
torday afternoon killed VIII J. Check.
4 merchant at Dunwoody; dangerously
wounded :. Purcell: his son, w. {. pur-
cell, and w. :. Mark, the day operator
at Chamhlce. and is still at large in the
woods of Dekalb or Fulton county,
hunted by officers and volunteers.
Clark, who is believed to be mentally
unbalanced, aggravated his condition yes
tcrday by drinking. Late in the after
noon he went to the home of :. Purcell.
with whom he boarded. and dema led
ldmttance. Being refused he locke
Down a door, set fire to the kitchen and
encountered the two purcells, father and
son. and Mark. Clark then began firing
Then he dashed five miles to the store
If Nash X Clark, and demanded cart
lridgcs. Mr.. Cheek, the clerk, refused
20 sell them, having been warned by
e!cphone whcreupon Clark shot Check
through the heart. He also fired at
Nash, who lodged and escaped from the
building.
Clark then helped himself to ammuni-
ton, securing several boxes of cartridges
and disappeared in the woods.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
DROPS DYNAMITE; 5 DIE,
Terrific Explosion Occurs in Shenandoah
Colliery of Reading Company
Dozen Men Hurt.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, May 10
Rive miners wcr torn to pieces and
twelve badly burned 10y an explosion Of
dynamite in the Shenandoah city col
Iicry of the Philadelphia X Reading
Coal and Iron company today.
\ box of dynamite which a workman
was carrying. fell from his shoulder and
caused the explosion which ignitcd the
mine gas.
There were about fifty men AT work
in The east gangway of the shaft when
the explosion occurred, but 50 far as
auoWn all escaped except those working
on the first lift. In this part of the
shaft none escaped either death or in
jury. All the men killed We're mutilated
beyond recognition.
The absence of the deadly black damp
made the work of rescue less hazardous
than in accidents of this character.
The force of the explosion was felt
great distance from the shaft and friends
and relatives of the entombed miners
rushed to the mouth of the shaft. SO
great was the crush that il was ncccs-
,agy to call on the coal and iron police
TO keep the crowds back
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
WILL GET At BOTTOM
MUTUAL LIFE SUES, TO PLACE
BLAME FOR WASTE.
Million Dollars May Be Amount Involved
in the Action-Much Depends
on Judge Fields.

NEW, YORK, May 15.--Suit has been
started by the Mutual Life Insurance
company against Robert Ohphant,
Charles L. Miller and James G. Holden.
trustees and members Of the MutuaIs
committee on expenditures. and against
the estate of the late j. Hobart ierricR,
n former member of the committee, 70
recover money which may have been
wasted through the alleged negligence OF
the defendants. No complaints have been
drawn as yet
These actions will include the supply
purchase, and also the quarterly pay
meuts of SD. 600 each for the purpose OF
"coufidcntial political fund. 1hey
constitute the first move by the company
to trace the responsibility of any ms
management of the McCurdy admniS~a-
ton back To the committee in charge
How much will he involved in the new
snits which may reach 81 100000, can
not he told yet as the Trucsdalc com,
mittec has not apprised the board
of the amount it believes was lost 70
TIE company through Andrew {. flelds.
The rcOrganizcd executive stan was
named by President Peabody aud ac-
cepted by the hoard of trustees Mon
dav. Second Vice President Isaac i.
Fonda are merely retained III the employ
Of the company. The three second vice
presidents are Granville NJ. White, who
formerly was in charge Of the medical
department; George T. Dexter, who was
superintendent of the domestic agencies
and james Timpson. assistant treasurer,
Charles H. Warren, formerly vice
president Of the Jersey Central railroad;
was selected to fill the vacancy created
~ the resignation of Frederic Cromwell
as treasurer. William +. Dix. former
editor Of Town and Country, was
brought into the company as secretary.
NEW YORK. May 1J.--The new by
laws of the Mutual Life Insurance com
pany were adopted today 10y the trus-
tees. James Nckeen. who was aSSociat-
ed with Charles +. Hughes as counsel
for the investigation, was appointed the
Mutuals general solicitor. Two new dl-
rectors were elected as follows; Henry
Phipps of Pittsburg and William c. Me
MILAN Of Detroit, a son of the late Sen
ator Mcmillan.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
Elephant Cuts Paper wi.a Turts.

Here is a little story WHICH lbr L.-.i.l
papers tell and anyone is 100 uhrr. 'p hr.
iievc if he viii. No uhIdJyit- gp With it,
When Lord nuGcriu WAS yicrruy OF
India the Maharajah Of ludor paid him 20
visit, and asked as momcuto an ivory
paper cutter belonging 10 Lord Duitrjn.
lie consented, the Indian LETT and the
yiccroy never saw him until some month";.
later, when the maharajah introduced a
Of newspapers lay al Lord Dulcrin $
side; the animal went M to them, cut
them neatly with has tusls, which had
been purposcly sharpcncd, and laid them
In neat heap on the floor, ready for
perusul
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
CHILD WIFE MURDERED.
Awful Crime Discovered in Denver Howell
Leads Police to Chase Husband
Were Frisco Survivors,
DENVER, Colo, May ia l4-y,

DENVER, Colo, May ia 14-year-
old girl known as the wife of George
Contest, alias George Walse. was found
dead today in Il howell at 2437 Temple
Court. in this city. She had been beaten
TO death with Ratchet 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 fled from San Francisco aft
cr the earthquake and the girls mother
is said to he in San Jose, Cal. The
police are hunting for Contest, who has
disappeared,
the police Contest had deserted wife
and children in New York before his
marriage to the murdered girl and the
first wife is sand to have been looking
for him in California since lie came to
Denver.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
WRONG MEN ARE KILLED.
Foul Play on an Oregon Train Causes
a Bad Mix-up Among Posse,
1t Is Charged.

PORTLAND, Ore, May 15.--News Of
n mysterious burning yesterday of an
Oregon freight car near Foster, Ore,
and the death Of two persons, one Of
whom is thought to have been murdered
and the body CONSUMED in the flames.
TIE other was shot by Il member of "a
sherih's posse under the belief that he
was the murderer.
The ear contained the household goods
and two horses Of Col s. W. Taylor,
commandment at Fort Worden, Wash. 1t
was in charge of Private William vii
son, Twenty-iifth battery, Coast artillery,
and was en- route from Fort Riley, Kan,
to Port Townsend, Wash.
According to Wilson's statement, while
he was Currying one OF the horses about
Z O'Clock yesterday morning, the animal
kicked him lnscnsihlr. When Wilson
came to, he says, he found the ear on
fire. He turned the horses out Of the
moving car and they were killed. Wilson
says he then made his way over to the
cahoose whore he notified the tralnmcn,
who cut the ear ont at Foster Siding.
Later body which may have been
either that of man or woman fell out
of the car. \ physician says this body
shows indications of foul play
Willie the train was still standing at
Foster, a man who had been on the train,
declared that there were two trampS rid
ing in ii and thar both had been burned
to death. This man nurrcdly made his
escape. \ Sheriii-S posse followed him
and ran uuWn n man near Pine City VINO
was thU.ght to be- the fugitive. He was
shot and fatally wounded by posscmm
Otis McCarty. This man, before he died
gave the nam" of John Coudlcy Of PEN
dlctou. Ore. II is said he is not the man
for whom the It-~N was hunting
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
SONG OF THE FREE RIDER.

A touch OF new green is on the trees
Where the brown forest road they over
arch:
There's life in the woods. the April breeze
Is waking the chestnut. elm and larch.
The juhilaut thrush, the dappled skies.
The low of the kline. the insects hum,
And daffodilS' shyly opening eyes:
All say that the Spring is truly come.
To galop along and breathe the zest
That liyouS ana thrills the budding year.
To welcome the robins new made nest.
or harE 10 the grosheaks whistle clear-'
IIeigh ho' Tor the joys Of riding free
OF feeling the kin-blood pulsing warm,
With Nature in Spring-tid" kin to me
Aud her own child in heart ana form
j. Eerg Esenwcin in Lippincctt's Maya
zine
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
THE WHITEWASHING CAR.
Device for Freshening walls Of LondoT
Twopenny Tube.

Before quitting its search for way
and means of keeping New Iork's suo
way clean and wholesome, the operating
company might find it worth while 10 see
what practical value there is IN White
washing car such as is used in the Cen
trRl London Railway companys tunnel
better known as the twopenny tune
This car. the motive power of which i
electricity. of course, Is run through inc
tube every night after traffic has stoppeC
or at least dwindled to the minimum
point of the days business. The car
which was designed by the general man
Ager of the company, is equipped VIII
q tank holding many gallons OF white
wash and an electric spraying pump
The car moves along enveloped IN q
creamy white. clean smelling mist caused
by the mixture of lime aud water being
forced through finely pierced piping
against the top and sides, OF the tube.
The mist precipitates on the walls. CIV
ING them a fresh coat Of whitcwash ev'
ery twenty-four hours.-New York sun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
Hard to Kill an Ant.

Ants are really very long lived. con-
Siaerinc their minuteness. Janet had two
queens under observation for ten years,
and one of Sir John Luhbock's ant pets
lived into her fifteenth year.
Ants are very tenacious of life after Sc
we're injury. Following loss of the entire
abdomen they sometimes live two weeks,
and in one case a headless ant, carefully
decapitatcd by aseptic surgery. lived
for forty-one days. carpenter ant
after being submerged eight days in dis
TILED water, came to life upon being
dried so that they are practically proof
against drowning.
They can live for long periods with
out food; in one case the fast lasted
nearly nine months before the ant
starved to death-Scientitc American.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
TRANSFORMATIONS.
Curious Results When Coffee Drinks
Ing Is Abandoned.


1t is almost as hard for an old coffee
topper To quit the use of coffee as 1t ~
for whiskey or tobacco fiend to break
off. except that the coffee user can qult
coffee and take up Postum Food Cofiee
without any feeling of loss of the
morning beverage. for when Postum Is
well boiled and served with cream, II IL
really better in point of flavor than
most of the coffee served nowadays,
and to the taste of the connoisseur II ls'.
like the flavor of fine Java.
A great transformation takes place IN
the body within ten days or two weeks
after coffee is left Off and Postum ROOD
Coffee used, for the reason that the pol
son to the nerves has been discontinued
and in its place is taken liquid that
contains the most powerful elements or
nourislment
II is easy to make this test and prove
these statements by changing from cof--
fee to Postum Food Coffee.
There's 4 reason
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
FOUR DEAD IN RACE WAR.
White Man Killed in Crawford (Neb.)
Conflict by Squad of Guards
at Jail.

CRAWFORD, Neb., May 1J.-Four
are now dead in the riots between white
men aud negro soldiers from Fort Robin
son. William Murphy, white, was killed
at midnight by squad of soldiers guard
ing the Jail nj Crawford. Murphy, with
others. tried to form lynching party 10
gain possession Of the negro soldier who
killed Arthur Moss. the night Waterman.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
METHoDISTS FOR NEW FAITH.
Southern Church Asks All Branches to
Take Up Subject.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. May 15.-By
vote of l1l To lO7, the general conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church south
declared itself in favor of the creation
Of a committee to prepare n new state
mcnt of fa.'h O,her branches of Meth
odists viii be invited to unite with the
southern church in the preparation OF
surl u statement of faith and doctrnaI
system las IS galled for Ill the Twentieth
~
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
FIND RHEUMATISM GERM.
Eighteen Years Quect Brings Statement
That Disease Is Infectious.

NEW YORK, May 15.-After eight
cen years search by scientists. the germ
that causes rheumatic fever has been dis
covered 10y Or. Lewis Fox FrisscI. The
germ is described by Or. Frisscll as look
ing much like some other "diplococci' or
"stcrpetococci" 1t possesses, however, Il
special affinity for the joints. Or. Fris-
scll says that, while exposure to wet may
bring on rheumatism. the real cause is
specific germ. Rheumatism he classes as
an infectious disease, which occurs in
endemic form.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
NEWS BULLETINS BY WIRE.

Or. L. A. Good, is in Seattle, completing
for his second expedition to
reach the top If Mount Mckinley, AlasEa
the highest peak IN North America.
Rev Rufus + Johnson, who has resigned
thr pnstoratc of the Fifth Avenue Baptist
(Ro"kofclcr'sl church in New York, denied
rumors that he is to become the head OF
Chicago university.
The Eodsc Of Representative of Massn
rhusetts has adopted an order providing for
n thorough Investigation of the charges OF
bribery that have been made in connection
with the dcfcut of the bucket shop bill.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17

Il am very much afra.d that Bonner
il losing lis interest in golf"
Why, whatever makes yen tlink
that"
We'll Just as We were starting for the
links on Saturday he got IN important
telegram calling him % town lie actu.
alIy h"sI'atcd, I'VE minutes whether lc
should 70 70 London Or 10 the ljaI.s +"
Then suppose he decided Ia "a ~
town.
No; he went TO the links. but liz tool.
five minutes ~ decide" Sketch
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
British Amy Defense Weak.

LONDON May l5.-In tile House of
Lords the Earl Of Wcymss and March,
Conservative, asserted that the country
was practically without an army and
that there were not sixty up-to-date guns
III tic country. The Earl of Portsmouth,,
reE ug. said the government had nelg
and effective mobilization scheme
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
FRESH FUNDS FOR ZION?
Forty Australian Adherers Reach City,
One Bringing $4,000, 1t Is Said
May Join Voliva.

WAUKEGAN, H., May u. 49, iSIr-
sial l-lorty Australians have reached
Zion City bringing fresh funds and en-
,msiasm to the troublc-stricken place, il
: said.
one man had rs much rs $4,000 to
invest in Zion lands. il is claimed. They
are expected to join Noliva's forces, as
they are but recently from Australia.
The Zion City band is trying to ar
range dates for a summer concert season
1t Waukegan, Kcnosha and Racine. The
new electric line now enables them TO
make such dates.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
Fx.Consuls to Deny CHARGES.

WASHINGTON, II. C., May 10
Two cX-consulS besides Robert NJ Nc
Wade. mentioned Unfuyorahiy in the CON
Gdontial report of Assistant Secretary
If State PIERCE, have taken exception TO
the charges oscar H. Williams. former
consul at Singapore, and Richard T..
Grceucr, formerly 1T Nladiyostok, de
mald an opportunity to reply.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
NEW TRAGEDY OF THE DESERT.
Bodice Of Two Men Found Thirty Mile:
from Succor.

CALIENTE, New, May lo.-Joseph
Constantine prospector back from
Death Valley reports the finding of the
bodies of two Young eastern prospectors
AZ the foot Il the Funeral range. Both
wore trousers bearing Il label, Walsh,
the Tailor one Of them carried n
watch inscribed M. g. H. and wore a
seal rin- bearing the letter II. They
persisted thirty miles from water Iht
fingers II tile men had been worn TO the
bone digging ii the sand.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
ATTORNEY IS NOW ARRESTED.
Pana tIllJ Lawyer Who Drew Wife
Swapping Contracts Accused.

pANA, H., May 15.-Attorncy O'Far-
rcll, who drew the contracts in the ia
nous MoSby-Jackman wife swapping
case, has been arrested ut the instance
of J. NJ. Moshy, who is in jail here for
bicamy. O'Iarrell is charged by Mosby
with getting money under false pre-
lenses.
Mosby claims O'Farrell assured all
parties that the contracts were legal
O'Farrel denies this. Mosby says he
gave . Farrell SO for drawing mp the
contracts, but mat he asked for $50
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
Wanted to Be Sure.

\ Scotchman who went to an English
race course staked a sovereign. The
horse lie backed proved a winner, and he
went TO the ''bookie" to claim his win
nings. The sporting man begrudgingly
handed him FIVE sovereigns. The Scot
looked at each one very carefully before
placing it in his pocket. Wei" said the
bookie with snar, ARE you afraid
they're had.' Oh. nc" salu the Scots
man: but | was Just looking 70 max
sure the yin | gie'd We wlsna among
them. New York Tribune.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
MORE FRISCO VICTIMS FOUND.
Search of Twentyseven Days Reveals
Bodies in the Ruins

The fact that three girls persisted in the
ruins of Pros''s bakery on Sixth street
as Il result of the earthquake and fire,
was established. After a search of TWEEN
ty-scvcu days T.. 7. johnson found the
rharrvd body of his business partner
and lifelong frienl. The0dOre linnsen.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
Dowie Denies lie Is Bankrupt.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. May Attorneys
fol John Alexander Dowie today filed IN
answer IN the federal court III the rcccy-
er-hip proceedings brought against Dowie
some time ago. lowic denies that liz
was insolvent il al Of bis property wa
restored 70 him.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
Famous Florist Is Dead.

BALTIMORE. Nd. May 15.-An-
thony Cook. 4 florist. who claimed the
credit Of trausplautlng the geranium
from Germany u tic United States and
Of having developed the American Beau
,y rose, d.ed here aged 81
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17

1t is calculated that England loses
over 1900 acres yearly through the sea
encroaching upon the coast.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-11-28

lots to which there was no objection
could proceed.
Gear made the first objection and
the ballot was passed to Kinney and
then passed to the justices. At the
end of the hour SO ballots had been
counted and Of this number Gear had
objected to and Kinney to A,
The latter had objected to several
ballots because of some extra mark
which had evidently been made with a
soft lead pencil. subsequently Kinney
withdrew his objection and made no
objection, these ballots being counted.
The fact that the particular ballots
were objected to does not mean how
ever that they will be declared by the
court to have been improperly counted.
The court will pass on those ballots.
The general impression seems to be
that if a material number of Iaukea
ballots in this precinct are not found to
have been improperly counted, that the
court will promptly deny Browns pc
tition for recount. At 8 o'clock moth
ing had been found to indicate that
any fraud had been attempted. There
precinct and at the present rate of
about SO an hour the canvas will not
be concluded before o'clock this af-
ternoon.
A. NJ. Brown was placed on the
stand this morning to explain to the
Supreme Court just what information
he had to base his claim for recount.
Brown claimed Irregularities in the
Kakaako precinct, Vineyard street pre-
cinct; a Kalihi precinct the Pauoa pre-
cinct and the Waialua precinct. In
three precincts mentioned the illegal
ballots were one or two in each in
stance; but in the Kakako precinct
Browns informants Sydney Jackson
and a man named Newlands, claimed
that 20 ballots were illegally counted
more than enough to give Brown the
election.
Brown stated that he did not know
of his own knowledge, that any ire
gularities had occurred-all the infor-
nation he had came to him from out
siders. He did not state to the court
that any Republican watchers had
told him of Irregularities. He was
examined by Kinney and the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-11-28
.DREW'S SHOWING
ON INITIAL TRIP

Captain Drew, formerly of the bark
Andrew Welch now lying at the Bish-
op wharf in this harbor, brought the
r. p. Rithet down from San Francis
co in II days. She arrived here today,
having been sighted about 7:2O O'Clock
Is miles to the northeast. She wa
slow in getting in after being sighted
owing to the heavy weather outside
and the tugs being unable to get up to
her, but the tug Intrepid got a line
on her about the middle of the fore
noon and all wac well.
This is Drew's first trip on the Rithet
and he is in for many congratulations
for the good time his vessel has made
on the initial passage under his com
mand.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-11-28
Ask The
Governor To
Lend His Aid
MEMBERS OF THE PROMOTION
THE GOVERNOR TODAY.

This afternoon it is the intention Of
a. Gartley and ]. A. McCandless to
call upon the Governor and ask him
to lend his aid to the project of getting
a consular convention at this place in
1908. They will ask the Governor to
appoint a committee to take the mat
ter in hand so that the preliminary
work will go forward without delay
Further details will be discussed at the
next meeting of the Hawaii Promotion
Committee which will probably be a
special meeting called for Friday al
ternoon the regular meeting tomorro"
afternoon being postponed on account
of Thanksgiving Day.
Some time ago Secretary Wood OF the
Promotion Committee wrote to the
Delegate in Washington and asked him
to confer with the Secretary of state
i'm regard to having at this place con-
vention of all of the Consuls OF the
Countries around the Pacific Ocean
The Secretary of state thought very
favorably of the plan and he wrote TO
Mr.. Wood stating that he would 40
what he could.
Now the Promotion Committee IS
going ahead actively with the plans
for the convention which is to be held
in 1908 if possible.
1t is also suggested that President
| Roosevelt and the Secretary Of state
be invited and urged to visit this place
at the time of the convention. GOV
ernor Carter will be urged to lend MS
influence to this plan also.
At the time the convention meets
here it is the plan Of the Committee
| to try and have several large CONNER
cial associations hold a session here
| also. This is believed to be possible
from the fact that the Association
could learn much of international COM
merce during such a convention.
The Promotion Committee now VII
endeavor to have the Governor appolh'
a committee of the residents in the ISL
ands to work the matter up and WorF
in conjunction with the PromotloI
Committee taking much Of the burder
from the shoulders of the latter COM
mittee.