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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
TELEGRAPHlC BREVITiES.

Secretary Metcalf announces that
the Atlantic fleet will leave Hampton
Roads on December 16 for its cruise
to the Pacific coast.
Leroy B. Firman, inventor of the
telegraph fire alarm system and the
messenger call box, is dead at Ana
conda, Mont. He was "a years old,
For years he was associated with
Thomas A. Edison and Alexander Bell.
Three Italians lost their lives and a
train consisting sof an engine and II
cars loaded with coal was overturned
and submerged by the washing out of
the foundation OF trestle on the
Schoodie railroad near East Ailli-
nocket, Me.
Carmi A. Thompson, acting as state
supervisor Of elections, has issued an
order authorizing the Franklin county
board of elections to eXpend $500 In
investigating alleged election frauds
practiced for the coming municipal
election in Columbus, O.
AT meeting of Forbes bivouac,
United Confederate Veterans, at
Clarksville. Tenn, resolution was
adopted that IL was the sense of the
bivouac that the school commission.
ers should never select a teacher who
had been educated in the north.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
SEEKS EoR HONEST MAN.
He Finds Mrs. o'Bryan's Lost $1,000
Package and Mails II.

New. Yorls--Mrs. Edward O'Bryan
of Mount Prospect avenue. Newark. IL
looking for the person who found her
package containing $145 and several
valuable treasures which she had lost.
and which were mailed to the person
that the owner intended them to be
sent to- In order that she might re.
ward him for his honesty. She &C.
cordingly inserted an advertisement In
Newark Sunday paper, which reads:
"Will the honest gentleman who
has mailed my lost registered letter
In front of the Newark city hall on
Wednesday evening, which contained
four diamond rings, five $50 bills two
$50 gold pieces. one S. gold piece, and
picture OF my deceased mother. to
Mr.. c. O'Bryan. Scranton, Pa, send
his name and address to Mrs. T.. R.?y
Mrs. O'Bryan had prepared and ad-
dressed the package to be sent to her
brother In Scranton last Wednesday.
and while on route. to the Newark
post Office she dropbed 1t near the
new city hall at Broad and Green
streets, The loss Of the money and
1ewclry caused her considerable worry,
but she was surprised late Saturday
afternoon when she received a letter
from her brother stating that he had
received the package safely. The en-.
yelope containing the valuables bore
the name and address OF the brother.
and the finder, seeing. the address. re.
mailed 1t and Registered /. at his own
expenses.
Mrs. o'Bryan values the contents Of
the package at about $1,000, and IL
determjned to locate the person who
was honest enough to send 1t ON 20
its destination. She hopes to eventual.
" learn the name OF the ssuder
'hrouHh her brother, who may have Il
.oa y sne return card q the rssIetSrxt
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
Snail Is New yellow Peril.

Pittsburg, Pa.--The Thirteenth
ward Of this city Is overrun at the
present time with snails, four inches
long which have become such an an.
noyance that the residents have ap-
pea!ed to DR., ]. r, Edwards, superin-
tendcnt of the bureau OF health. DR.,
Edwards is trying to figure out how
TO get rid OF them. 1~
The snails are known as the hog
faced variety and are natives : OF
China. How they got to Pittsburg In
such large numbers Is too much for
DR.. Edwards.
The snails make their appearance
at night by the hundreds, and people
are awakened by the creatures crawl
Ing over them In bed. Several men
WIN have indnlged toQ freely IN
liquor have beon throwH into .conyul'
slons On account of them.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
Politician Killed in an Auto Crash.

Chicago, Oct. 2S.--James Reddick,
chairman of the Cook county repub-
fican central committee, was instantly
killed Sunday by the overturning OF
an automobile in which he was riding
near Libertyville, a suburb. Mrs. Red
dick, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Taylor and
Mr. and Mrs. William Wells, the other
occupants of the car, escaped with
slight injuries. The accident was due
to the skidding of the automobile on
a muddy road, causing the machine to
upset in a ditch. Mr.. Reddick's neck
was broken by the car that fell on him
and threw the other occupants to
places of safety. Reddick was one of
the best known republican leaders in
Chicago.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
Powder Magazine Exploded.

Lorain, O., Oct. 2S-With tre.
mendous explosion which shook every
building in the city the powder maya
zine Of the Krantz Hardware Co. blew
up Saturday afternoon, killing one
man. Hardly window in South Lo-
rain was LEFT intact. and the damage
amounts TO thousands of dollars. The
entire front of Eddy's drug store was
blown out, the Methodist church was
badly wrecked and commercial build,
ings and'homes all over South Lorain
were more or less damaged.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
Forty-eieht People Injured.

Providence, r. l.. Oct 2S.-Forty-
eight persons were injured, eight OF
them seriously, as the result of a col
lision Of electric cars on North Main
street here last night. The Pawtucb@t
bound car was hurled into the vesti-
bule of a Providence bound car. tele-
gcoping It. Miraculously neither mo-
torman was hurt. but almost all the
passengers in both cars were hurled
from their seats and injured by glass.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
The Preoident Celebrates His sIrthda,

Washington. Oct, 2s.--Sunday was
The presidents 4sth birthday. No cele.
bration marked the event. Much of the
day wac spent at the White House
flreside in quiet family rejoicing
Congratulations in large numbers by
mail, telegraph and telephone were
received during the day. Last night
President Roosevelt received the Hun
garlan club. Of New York, in the east
room, when the visitors extended to
the chief executive their congrntula
lions. Ii has been the custom OF the
Hungarian club 10 visit Washington on
Itooscyelt's birthday To pay their re-
Hpects.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28

New York, Oct. 2S.-The official av-
erages Of National league players who
took part in 10 or more championship
games during the baseball season Of
1907 have been given out. Wagner, of
Pittsburg, leads the league in batting
with an average of $50. Magee, Of
Philadelphia, is second with 1928 and
beaumont, of Boston. Is third with
.32g Leach, of Pittsburg, has an aver
age of .303. These four players are
the only ones Of the entire list of 150
men who batted over 800. The Pitts
burg club leads in team batting, with
New York. Chicago, Cincinnati, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia, st. Louis and Brook.
lyn following in the order named,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
win be Assessed 100 Per Cent.

Washington, Pa, Oct. 2S.--Efforts to
reopen the Farmers and Drovers' ma
tional- bank, of Waynesburg, Pa,
which failed last December, have
been abandoned. This announcement
has been made by Receiver John IL.
Strawn. Outstanding obligations of
the bank amounting to 100000 are to
be met by an assessment OF 100 per
cent upon all stockholders, which has
been ordered by Comptroller of the
Currency Ridgeley. w. ]. f. Rinehart.
whose\ operations are said to have
caused the failure, was indicted in
Pittsburg Saturday by the federal
grand jury on numerous counts OF alb
straction and false entries.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
A Murder at xnnia O.

s,Xenia o., Oct 2S.--John Robinett. y
q&ment contractor, shot and Killed Ed.
ward Brown, a negro. Saturday night.
Brown got into dispute in the after
ifoon, claiming that there was $3 due
lnm for wages which Robinett refused
ID pay. Late at night he attempted TO
break down the door of Robinetts resi-.
sNnce, and upon refusing TO leave
When ordered away was shot by Robi-
nett
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
ReactionarIes Win in Russia.

st. Petersburg. Oct. 2S.--The results
of the final elections hold Sunday in
the greater part of Eurobean Russia,
the Caucasus and Asiatic Russia show
the strongly conservative nature of
the third duma which has been pre-.
dieted since the PRONUNCIATION OF the
new election law For the first time
in Russia's parliamtntal. history the
constitutional democrats are confront
ed by an overwhelming majority Of
reactionafies.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
Woman sues Rockefeller for 10000.

I'indiay. O., Oct. 2s.--John D. Rookie.
feller is made defendant In an attach
mcnt SUIT filed here by Mrs Ada G..
Phelps, who asks for 5000 damages.
The plaintiff is the wife OF George Fl.
Phelps, law partner of Prosecutor
David. 1t alleged that by his combi.
ration Mr.. Rockefeller defrauded the
,plai,t;iff out of that sum. She was an
Independent operator for seven years.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
.ans an extra LeaIsIatIve Session.

New Orleans, Oct 2S.--Gov. Blanch-
ard has issued a call for an extra scs-
sion of the Louisiana assembly on No
venlber H.. The extra session will
consider the appointment of com
mission to investigate port charges at
New Orleans in connection with the
recent strike of 10000 levee workers.
which is estimated to have cost tho
state business interests $1,000,000. The
assembly will also lie asked to reduce
the fees of state tax collectors and I'd
decrease their number. Recently the
state has discovered embezzlements
In the tax department amounting to
$500, 900.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
Express Train Jumped the Track.

Utica, n Y, Oct 2S.-The Montreal
express on the Adirondack division OF
the. New York Central railroad was
hour The train carried many New
York, Boston and Philadelphia people
bound for the woods. The day coaches
left the rails, followed by two Pull
mans, which turned over and were
dragged 800 feet. All the passengers
were thrown from their berths and
tossed about the cars. The cause of
The accident was the breaking of Ia
truck on the day coach.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
Collision Cost Two LIVES.

1Dallas, Tex, oct. 2S.-The record of
the Missouri, Kansas q Texas railroad,
Which never before had a passenger
lsilled on it's lines, was broken Sunday
When a train carrying 1000 excursion
iHs to the state fair ran into a locomo-
t}ye near Dallas. An engineer was
lHlIed, as was Adeline Ray, a negress.
Will Slayton is believed to be fatal. ?
blurred, and others of the 40 injured
MAY not recover.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
a German Celebration.

Columbus, o., Oct. 2S.-Several
thousand German-Americans gathered
here Sunday from various cities OF the
state to celebrate the 224th anniyers.
AIRY OF the landing of Germans on
American soil. Among the speakers
were Gov. Harris, Judge Schwab, OF
Cincinnati, and DR., J. G. Hexamer, of
Philadelphia, national president of the
German-Amerlcan alliance.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
Speculation Will be Checked.

Chicago, oct. 2S.-Chicago bankers
are discouraging speculation in stocks
and grain, and they predict that. deal
ings in such investments during this
week will be scant as far as Chicago
Is concerned. The inability of savings
bank depositors to withdraw money
without 80 days notice will aid the
bankers in their desire to keep people
from tying up Chicago money in Sc
curities that would be bought and paid
for in the east.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
Win Investigate Indians Complaints.

Washington, Oct 2S.--A sub-com-
mittee of the senate committee on In
dian affairs, consisting of Senators
Teller, La Toilette and Curtis, will
leave the city to-day for Texas and
Mexico for the purpose of lnvestigat-
Ing the trouble between tho Mexican
Kickapoo Indians and the interior de-
partmeht. The Indians, who are now
located In Mexico, claim that they
were fraudulentiy induced to convey
their lands in Oklahoma and that no
lease money has been paid them for
three years. On the other hand the
department makes charges against NJ
j. Bentley, the representative OF the
Indians. The controversy has existed
for several years and at times has
been quite acrimonious.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
Woman Convicted Of Murder.

Stroudsburg, Pa, Oct 2S.--Mrs.
John Newman, aged rs years. who has
been on trial here for numbering her
husband with pitchfork, was found
guilty OF murder in the second degree,
Judge Staples sentenced Mrs New.
man to an Imprisonment of Is months
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
Wrath Averted. :

The magistrate looked severely at
the chauffeur
THAT makes two people yon'vo kill.
ed in my jurisdiction" he said.
the chauffeur. why that's a peach of
a machine. They just can't get away
from It,"
what did you say the make was?"
inquired the magistrate. who liked an
occasional spin himself.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
A eie steal of Railroad Tickets.

xLos Angeles, Oct. est was discov.
dTed Sunday that the Southern Pacific
station at Santa Monica was robbed
Mursday night Of skeleton tickets
valued at $4,000. together with
Stamps, punches and ink pads, which
Will enable the thieves to stamp hun.
dreds of transcontincntal railroad
tkkets. 1t is feared that the tickets
wtll be issued to the public through
dishonest brokers.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
+, Is Accused Of Killing His Child.

Pittsburg, Oct. 2S.--Joseph Cenino is
in Jail here, accused of causing the
death of his l6-months-old baby,
Mary: 1t is alleged the father on
reaching his home in Port Perry, a
mining town near here, several nights
ago, few into passion and with a
miners pick crushed I in the baby's
skull She died Sunday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
Must FumIaate Au shIps.

nSeattle, Wash, Oct 2S.-Dc. Nj. ].
White. OF the marine hospital service,
last night received telegram from
Surgeon General Wyman authorizing
n White to fumigate all vessels ON
Ppget Sound at once. No new cases
q bubonic plague developed here Sun
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
The HueII MannIon Burned.

Evansville, Ind, Oct. 2S.--Informa.
ton received from Roclport,> KY,
states that the historic home of the
late Gen. Don Carlos Buell. Mt Airdric.
on Green river, was destroyed by fire
Saturday nigl.s. The home was occu.
pied by Gen. Buell. during the civil
war.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
GER. sooth,s Health lmproues.

HPittsburg. Oct 2S--Gen. William
Booth. of the Salvation Army, who
Vfs suffering from exhaustion upon
rs arrival here Saturday night from
Columbus, o.. attended three meet
iugs Sunday in the Alvin theatre and
wps apparently much improved, The
General showed but slight evidence OK
Eis recent illness.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
100000 Goes up in Smoke.

Tacoma. Wash. Oct. 2S.--Tire at
Nome on Friday caused property
itss ef 100000. The Office building G..
he Pioneer Mining Co., tho best struc'
lure OF the kind in the town, was
among these destroyed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
hanse h Worlds Oldest Newspansr.

TPelin. Oct. 2S.--The Pekin Gazette,
De worlds oldest newspaper aud
China's official bulletin for memorials
: d edicts, has been superseded by a
i3odert newspaper, which besides
l{flnting the memorials and edicts also
V1il publish editorials.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
A successful Balloon voyage.

Springfield. Mass. Oct. 2S.---The bal.
loon known as Ben Franklin. having a
gas capacity OF $4,000 cubic feet and
said to be the largest In the world
landed In Belchertown Sunday after a
successful trip from Philadelphia. Tho
balloon carried five persons. all Of
PHILADELPHIA. N " v Y .1l I
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
Reno Ranks Reonen.

7. Reno, New, Oct 2S-Eyery /one of
Xe five banks in Reno which have
Den closed viii be open for business
k-day. although the governor had pro-
|himed q holiday until November L.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
A Thanksgiving Proclamation.

Washington, Oct. 2S.--President
Roosevelt has issued his Thanksgiv-
Ing proclamation. through the secre-
tary OF state. naming the last Thurs
day IN November. the 2sth. AZ the day
" be observed,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
Missouri congressman Dies.

@Lexingybn, Mo-. Oct. 2s--John Well
Urn. member d congress from the
bventh .Miusonri district. died last
'gpt. aged - years, s, a..
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-14
SAYS TILLxAy HURT 0RPHAHAGE.
The Operation Of the Rate Law Pinches
Al the Connie Maxwell. : s

BENNETTSvILLE, February g..
Below is an extract from a re-
port on Connie Maxwell Orphan
age written by Miss Lucy Lewis,
a pupil of the Baptist Sunday.
school last Sunday:
"Ben Tillman has greatly
damaged things for the Orphan
age with that famous rate bill.
Everybody Dragged on him for
it, but now comes the time to-
pay for the fun. The rail-.
roads were giving the Orphan
age above thousand dollars a
year in freight charges bnt now
they can't do it, because it is
against the law.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-14

of lands and failure or refusal
to enter upon the due perform
ance of the contract for leasing
lands a misdemeanor and pro-
viding punishment. This is of
great Importance tc landlords
and its passage will remedy
what amounts to a real evil in
many cases.
The State levy for taxes has
been reduced one-half of a mill
and the levy for Williamsburg
has also been cut down the
same amounts a reduction
for US of one mill, which appears
quite a substantial reduction in
one year and that, too, in the
face of the fact that we of this
county have a debt of s11, 900 to
pay, in addition to our regular
expenses.
The General Assembly will in
all probability adjourn next
Saturday. In the next issue we
hope to give summary of all
the important work of the ses-
sion, including those measures
that will lnaugurate new poll
'cies as well as those altering
existing conditions.
The Williamsburg delegations
has made the following recon-
mendations to the governor for
appointments to county Offices:
County Commissioners; L P
Kinder, Kingstree, and j G Ev-
erett, Salters; Supervisor OF Reg
istration, vice P Nc Clure Brock
ington, W j Smiley, Cades.
Magistrates; R K Wallace,
Kingstree, J H V Gaskins, Lake
City, 5 M Bradshaw, Greely-
vile, S G Nc Donald, Lanes,
James Bryan, Trio, B S Smith,
Bloomingvale, Geo, w Davis,
Johnsonville.
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Two New Bargains.

No-62 179 acres, 25 cleared, 1
room dwelling, barn and stables,
II miles to P ., 3 miles to
church. High land. Big bar
gain. Near Rome P 0. Price
$4,000.
No 63--35 acres, Is cleared, 6
room dwelling, barns and
stables. II miles from town of
Harpers. Land high and first
class. Price 81, 900.
Write or see
SToLL BROS.
Kingstree, S c.
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Administrators Sale.

Under an order OF the Probate Court
dated February 4. 1907, | will offer
for sale at Staples Lake. S G.. on the
1st day Of March, 1907, at II O'Clock,
m, The following personal Property
belonging to the estate nf .Ino reerin.
dece,sed, to wit: Five head Of cattle.
six hogs. two carts, one buggy and
farming tools and implements. Terms
of sale, cash.
HVANKEUREN,
Administrator Est. JNO TEENlN.
2-7.3t.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-14

1t iss we'll known medical fact
that pine resin is most effective in
the treatment of diseases Of the blad-
der and kidneys. Sufferers from
back ache and other troubles due to
faulty action OF the kidneys find re
lief in the nse of Pine-ules. Sl.OO
buvs 80 DAYS treatment.-SoId by
w L Wallace.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-14
New Advertisements.

J L Stuckey, Lake City-Sales
Stables, Wagons, Buggies, Etc.
Blizzard Hardware Co., Lake
City-Hardware, Wire FeNcing, Etc
Kingstree Dry Goods Co.-White
Goods Sale, Bargain Prices.
S Marcus-Reduced Prices on
All Lines of Merchandise.
w IT Wilkins AT the Old"Stan,l
with Wholesale Goods and Low
Prices.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-14
Attention Veterans.

\ meeting of Camp Wee Nee Qorm-
crsc pressley) will be held on Saturday,
33rd Df FEBRUARY inst.
A revision of the amp Roll VIII be
had to perfect the new organization and
il i essential that every member at
terd.
Officers are expected to ne at their
posts.
G J GRAHAM, II II KINDER,
Adiutant. Commandant.
2-14-lt.
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THE 6. NJ. |. RECEIVES
Death BLOW.
The 50. g." BILL HAD The EFFECT Or
KNOCK OUT DROPS..-RESUME OF
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.

IHE CAPITOL, COLUMBIA, feD
ruary 12:-And they have gone
and done it at last. Done what:
Killed the State dispensary.
Knocked the stuffing out of the
"Great Moral Institution. y
Stamped the hound out of the
most powerful political machine
and most corrupt and corrupt.
ing system of public rotten
ness that this State has known
within some forty years. Moth
ing can save it now, nothing
short of a miracle can even
ler sthen its lease of life even a
few months. The vote in the
senate on the second reading of
the Carey Cothran bill, which in
time wipes out the State dispen,
sary system and provides Tor
local option between prolIibi
ton and county dispensaries,
was decisive-.-15 to u, and
with all senator's present and
voting. II TO 24, which is great
er majority than the anti dis
pensaryites lad themselves
ever expected. One more read
ing and then the governors sig
nature and the measure becomes
law. Another bill has passed
the Loase and will go through
the senate before this article
appears, which (bill) supple
ments the Carey Cothran meas
ure by providing that the State
dispensary be taken in charge
by commission of tive to be
appointed by the governor to
dispose of all the property OF
the dispensary and completely
and finally wind up its affairs.
This action of the General
Assembly is the most momen,
tous event in the history OF
recent years. 1t is the over,
throw of a system which has
dominated and shaped the poll
cy of the government along this
line for more than Il decade and
is the inauguration of a new or
der of things, a new era. 1t is a
tremendous revolution There
are many who sincerely believe
that it is a gigantic stride tow,
ards better things and brighter
civilization; and may time prove
them correct in their anticipa-
tions. The bill is too lengthy
to reproduce here and too in,
volved to explain in this arti-
Gle. The readers of The RECORD
have the general idea and the
details will be made public dur,
ing the progress of events.
Should the most ardent dispen
saryites attempt to delay mat
tiers by blocking the Inaugural
ton of the new system through
Injunction and other expedients
for retarding what is not desir-
ed by the "hate- to-give. ups, it
will be nothing more than should
be expected.
Governor Ansel Saturday
removed from Office the entire
State dispensary board for mis-
conduct and incapacity in office
in the recent stocking of the
State dispensary with nearly
seven hundred thousand dollars
of whiskey, much Of it worth
less stuff, bought without bids
and at prices entirely too high.
They were given full and pa
tient hearing but the facts were
too evident and the COVER.
ncr did not hesitate one nom,
ent to kick the whole crew, Raw
inson, Wylie and Black, out OF
the position. Their attorneys
have, of course, taken the mat
ter into the supreme court in