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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
WAR VETERAN AND BRIDE DEAD.
Authorities Believe Gen. Syck Killed
Her and Then Committed Suicide,

Pikeville, Ky.-The body of Gen.
eral Webb Syck, a civil war vet
home in Fairview, and that of his
young wife, a bride of two weeks, in
her bed. 1t is believed Gen. Syck
killed his wife and then committed
suicide.
Mrs. Syck vas the generals third
wife. She was formerly Mrs. Jane
Burris, connected with some Of t
most prominent families in Northeast
ern Kentucky. The shooting is sup.
posed to have followed a bitter quar-.
rel Of the previous day.
Gen. Syck and his bride had Just
returned from their honeymoon trip
through the South. 1t is thought his
mind became unbalanced during the
quarrel with his wife, as he was des.
perately in love with her and insanely
jealous.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
TELLS STORY
OF JAIL HORROR
WITH BEARD A FOOT LONG, ST.
LOUlSAN RELATES TALE OF
IMPRISONMENT.
IN TEXAS JAIL TEN MONTHS
No Trial Given Man Wanted on Al.
legged Forgery Charge-No Exer-
else Permitted-Slept on Floor
of a Filthy Cell.

st. Louis-If the tale told by
Rowatt A. Laing, a former st.
Louisan, who was brought to st.
Louis by Detective Sullivan of the
local bureau to answer a charge of
obtaining money on a bogus check, is
of punishment that would do credit
to the torturers of the Spanish In.
QUESTION.
Laing was brought here from New
Boston, Bowie County, Tex, where,
since Dec. 81, 1906, he says, he has
lain in an unfinished and unsanitary
Jail cell without once stepping outside
its door for exercise or trial.
Detective Sullivan corroborates the
statement that he had no hearing.
Laing's appearance is strong evidence
of intense suffering and deprivation.
Lains's Story.
in Texarkana in December Last ear
and sem to New Boston on the 21st
on some charge preferred against me
by the authorities there. l was put in
a cell in the tower of the little brick
Jail.
81 did not put my foot outside T
that enclosure for ten long months,
and l say frankly l would rather spend
ten years in any penitentiary in the
world than another month in that pen
in New Boston. l do not understand
why am not insane.
Beard Foot Long.
Look at me. My beard Is more
han a foot long, and my hair hangs
down over my shoulders. l never had
the services Of a barber, and I think
| was fortunate to get anything to eat.
My protestations were disregarded
and my requests for some sort of trial
were u%nheeded.
Others who were put in Jail were
given similar treatment. Once when
a woman was arrested, because her
husband whom she was taking home
while he was intoxicated resented the
policeman's interference, she was COM
PEELED to occupy the cell with me for
nine days. She shared my food and
slept on the floor with no bedding of
any kind.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
PARACHUTE BURNS IN SKY.
Thousands at Carnival Behold Mans
Drop From Flaming Car.

Toulon, Ill.-While making a
balloon ascension here, Prof. j. s.
White of Fort Collins, Mich, leaped
from his burning car, SO feet above the
earth, and vas perhaps fatally in
jured; the bag inaator which the bal
loon had dragged upward fell upon
the roof of the post office building,
crashed through and exploded and set
the mailing on fire, and for a
time the entire block was threatened.
The Toulon department, which was
giving an exhibition at the Corn car
nival, cut the show short and rushed
to the blazing building.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
TEN DEAD IN WRECK,
Trains Collide and Flames Attack the
Wreckage.

Vienna-An express train from Sem
lin collided with a freight near Buda-
pest. Ten persons are reported killed
and 80 hurt, many Of them seriously.
The collision occurred on a high EN-.
bankment, and the force with which
the trains met threw both down into a
deep ditch.
Fire broke out in the passenger
coaches, and this was responsible for
several of the deaths. Pinned down
by wreckage, the victims were roasted
to death before the eyes of passengers
who had escaped unhurt. Several per.
sons were dragged from the debris by
escue just in time to escape a sim.
liar fate.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
SHOOTS WIFE; TAKES POISON.
Fred Butt Fails In Effort to Force
Acid Down Woman's Throat.

Columbus, O.--Fred Butt went to
the home of his wife and. forcing mis-
way into the house, asked her IL she
was determined to push her suit for
divorce. She said she a
He seized her and tried to force
carbolic acid into her mouth, burning
the flesh about the lips. Failing in this
he shot her dead and then put a bull
let into his own body. He then swai.
lowed an ounce of carbolic acid and
is dying at the hospital.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
BRYAN SETS DATE
SAYS DEMOCRATS WILL SOON
LEARN OF HIS ATTITUDE.
HAS ALL NIGHT CONFERENCE
Taggart Out OF Nationa; Committee
John w. Kern Is Urged
for the Place.

Indianapolis, Ind.-Before Thanks
giving day, William ]. Bryan says
he will inform democrats just what his
attitude toward the presidential nomi-
nation is.
In a little back room at the Grand
hotel, Mr.. Bryan and John w. Kern,
the latter several times democratic
candidate for governor, counseled un-
til 4 o'clock in the morning on
what Bryan ought to do about the
presidential nomination. Bryan had
bid good night to Tom Taggart and the
lesser lights when he telephoned to
Kern to meet him. Bryan was told at
this meeting that Taggart will not try
for a place as national committeeman,
much less as national chairman,
%whereupon Bryan said Kern should go
after the job. Kern said he would.
Bryan then as good as promised Kern
that he could have the national chair.
manship If Bryan is nominated.
There is reason to believe that Bry.
an asked Kern his advice as to pull
ing for the nomination, and Kern ad.
vised him to await developments.
Bryan expressed grave doubt as to
whether he ought to keep the public in
the dark as to his intention. The up
shot of the meeting was that Bryan
told Kern he would decide upon and
announce his course before Thanks
giving day.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18

New York, N. Y.-All Of the Eu-
ropean aeronauts who are to compete
in the James Gordon Bennett cup race
to start from st. Louis Oct. 81 are
now in this country, excepting the
two French contestants, who will ar
rive on the Touraine today. Griffith
Brewer and Lieut.. Claude Brabazon,
representing the Aero club of Great
Britain, anne in on the Lusitania Fri
day. Together with Allan R. Hawley
and J. G. Mccoy, two Of the cup de-
tenders, the Englishmen will start for
St. Louis this afternoon, all of the bal
looms now being on the ground. The
German representatives left New York
Thursday.
Fear of dropping into the great
lakes is the chief concern of the aerial
racers at the present time and Friday
night officers of the Aero Club of
America made the request that all pa
pers throughout the lake district be on
the lookout for the balloons.
Twenty-four hours after the start of
the rae at $3.50 Oct. 81, those sailing
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
THIS CRAB is 5000 YEARS OLD.
Found Alive Embedded in Rock Sand
at Nottingham, England.

Nottingham, England-Ten feet be.
low the surface, imbedded in
rock sand, a live crab is stated to
have been discovered. The crabs
shell measured three inches by two
inches 1t has eight legs and two
feelers. The suggestion is made that
the crab must be 5000 or 1000 years
old. There have in the past been
many instances where toads are re-
ported to have been found alive in
the center of blocks of stone.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
i.EGRO ELkS WIN FIGHT.
White Lodges in New Jersey Opposed
Using Name of Order.

Trenton, N. 1.-THE attorney gen.
eral has decided that Sunlight
Lodge No. ia, Improved Benev-
olent and Protective Order of Elks, es-
tablished by negroes, is no infringe
ment OF the name of the lodges COM
posed of white men.
The new lodge has accordingly been
incorporated with the secretary of
state. The white Elks have been max
ing a strenuous fight against the for
nation OF negroes into lodges of the
order.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
SAYS FIVE MEN EACH GOT
$~t11,652.7s.
THOMAS F. RYAN AMONG Them
District Attorney Jerome Hears inter.
esting Testimony-Purpose Of
$4,000 in Checks Un.
explained.

New York-Anthony N. Brady,
who was, a bartender 81 years
ago and is now worth $50, 900, 600, hac
made the most shocking confession
yet heard in the tale of loot and high
finance that hedged about the street
railway companies in this city. He
did it while before the public service
commission.
District Attorney Jerome was among
the audience.
Brady told the astounding story Of
the Wall and Cortland street ferries
railway deal. This was a railway thai
never existed and against which a
court injunction was issued forever
forbidding it's construction. Ali 1t had
was articles of incorporation and an
illegal franchise.
Directors Approved II.
When the late William c. Whitney
forced Brady to sell the franchise he
was paid by the Metropolitan 'Securi.
ties Co. 65,057.19, of which, by p'l,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
Two Operations on Mitchell.

indianapolis, Ind. = Vice President
Lewis and Secretary Wilson of the
United Mine Workers of America re-
turned from La Sale, Ill, where they
left President John Mitchell. Two op-
erations for appendicitis and hernia
were performed on Mr.. Mitchell.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
Senator'S Wife Dies.

Mississippi City. Miss.-Mrs. H.
d. Money, wife of United States
Senator Money, died at the fam.
lily summer home here. The re-
mains were taken to Carrollton, Miss,
for interment.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
Four Persons Perish In Fire.

Washington Courthouse, O.-The
home OF Harry Mitchell, on the farm
Of Joseph Tarbill, a New Holland,
was destroyed by fire. Mrs. Mitchell's
aged mother and three young children
were burned to death.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
Draw Race Line,

Hattiesburg, Miss.-A resolution
calling for separate schools for
Italians, Syrians and Russian Jewish
children in Hattiesburg has been
adopted by the board of education. 1t
will be presented to the city council
in an effort to obtain funds for erect
ing separate school buildings. Recent
race %antagonism against Italians re.
suited in the resolution.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
After Telephone Trust.

Hot Springs, Ark.--Prosecuting At
torney Means has filed suit against
the Southwestern Telephone and reie-
graph Co. and the Southern Telegraph
and Telephone Co. for $3,000.0 900 pen
alties for alleged violations Of the
state antitrust laws.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
Rockefeller Gives $500, 900.

Chicago = John D. Rockefeller
gave the University of Chicago
5000, 900, to erect the memorial library
that the university will dedicate to
William Rainey Harper, first president
Of the institution, who died several
months ago.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
VIII Employ Chinese Sailors.

Mobile, Ala.-Nearly all vessels in
the Central American fruit trade will
In the next few weeks replace their
Norwegian crews with Cinnamon.
Each ship will sign probably thirty
i've men, bringing the total number
Of Chinese to 1850.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
Couple Eiope on a Handar.

Knoxville, Tenn.-Monroe M. Dead
erick, grandson of the late Chief
Justice Deaderick of the Tennessee
supreme court, and Miss Hazel
Wilbur of New York eloped on a
handcar from Unatra Springs to Ed.
win, the county seat of Unicoci Coun-
ty, and were married.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
Female College Is Burned.

Lexington, Ky.-Millersburg Female
college, at M~illersburg, in Bourbon
county, was destroyed by fire. The
college was established in 1852. 1t
was burned in 1878. but was later re-
built.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
Girl Cleared of murder ch,ro..

GAINESVILLE, Wis.-Tne jury in the
case of Florence Dugan, who is
charged with trying to kill her re-
cent sweetheart, George Schumacher,
found her not guilty and she was dis
charged.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18

Philadelphia. Oct. 3.-Francis M.
Schultz, on trial here for killing his s.
year-old daughter. was convicted Of
murder in the first degree. Schultz
had been In Ill health and decided to-
kill the child and himself, but his at
tempt at suicide failed.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
Plate MUST Answer Mac Wood.

New York--Supreme Court Justice
Blanchard signed an order directing
counsel for Senator Thomas 9. Plat
to file within ten days the senator's
answer In the suit by Mae 9. Wood for
divorce.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
Gen. walIace's Widow Dead.

Charlottesville, Ind, Oct. 3.-Mrs.
Susan e. Wallace, widow of Gen. Lew
Wallace, the distinguished general,
statesman and author Of Ben Hur,
died at her home in this city, follow.
ing an Illness of little more than three
weeks.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
Twins Born in Runaway Auto.

Turin, Italy-With the motor car In
which she was a passenger tearing
down a steep hill at 60 miles an hour
and beyond control through a break
in the mechanism. the Countess Bina
gave birth to twins.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
Find EVIDENCE. Of Murder.

Eau Claire, Wis.-The body Of a
man who had been murdered was
found in the street at Altoona City.
near here. There was nothing by
which 1t could be identified.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
Crushed Under Huqe L-ous

Peducah, Ky.-With nearly every
bone in his body fractured, Thomas
Moss. a laborer directed his own res
cue from beenath two heavy logs. He
still lives.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
Bows, strike STOPS sIa Plant.

Toledo, Oct. 3.-Three hundred boys
employed in the electric bulb depart
ment of the Libbey glass works struck
for higher wages. throwing 1000 glass.
workers out of employment.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
To Change Greed for Count.

Newport-Gladys Vanderbilt will re-
nounce Protestantism and become a
Roman Catholic in order that a priest
may marry her to Count Szechenyi In
a Catholic church, This announce
ment has been confirmed.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
Brothers.in.La w Fiqht; One Dead,

Covington, Ind.-A lonely spot
near an old grist mill was the
scene of a tragedy at Perryville, eight
miles southwest of here, when Robert
Dowdell, 65 years old, was stabbed to
death by his brother-in-law. For a
long time a family fued had existed.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18

A square deal In ministers pay is.
demanded by Rev. F. d. Sheets In mn
address before the Rock River Meth
odist Episcopal conference.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
Girl Cleared Of Murder Charge.

GAINESVILLE, Wis.--The jury in the
case Of Florence Dugan. who is
charged with trying to kill her re-
n sweetheart, George Schumacher.
her not guilty.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18

vate arrangement, about $3.50, 900 was
retained by Brady to compensate him.,
while from the balance Brady's pep
sonal checks were sen to the follow
ing beneficiaries:
Thomas F. Ryan, Sill, 652.7S.
William c. Whitney, $111,652.7S.
H. A. B. Widener, $111,652.78.
Thomas Dolan, ~$111,652.78.
William l.. Elkins, $111,652.78 10.
The board of directors approved the
purchase and the entire sun is still
carried on the books of the Metropol.
itan as an asset.
Men versed in the ways of Grim D
gasped at the details of the Brady
narrative and then settled back only
to be aroused again and again as
fresh facts concerning the traction
crime were unfolded by each succeed
ing witness.
Checks Drawn by Ryan.
Incidentally, this is the first time in
the investigation of a great public cor.
poration that money paid for which
no service has been rendered has been
traced directly into the hand of a cap.
tain Of finance. WINS holds checks to
the amount of $4,000, drawn to the
order of Thomas F. Ryan, for purposes
that have never been explained, that
are Endorsed on the back in Ryan's
own handwriting.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-03
5ystrntatirs
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By REV. NEWELL DWIGHT HILLS. DID

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and ashes the disregard OF systematic growth The has
indeed thc lyric thoughts of God falling from His almighty so
tud they fall stated periods The the notes flying
forth from strings Natures Gods solemn hands wander
the possibilities of beauty these have their ordained intervals
Dayd and and and do but
repeat Natures plan and method
system perfected fruits the
history tells that in the realm of literature
attic toll has polished most perfect and perfected all phil
osophes hath gifts bcstow beyond the wealth ar
eas greatest
writers would find that these yotarics have like David fingered
and night in the temple of art of eoenec of 1t
has been affirmed that the realm Of eoquence wait the
ing his nocr moods that the greatest artists born trained
that the highest eoluenee certain critical and unexpected
neither he anticipated prepared for But
the history hidden, and tells Of
whose suprcmes gifts have systematic
practice material riches without begin with meditation and the
of Within each hero The
spiritual life has said with David Evenng and morning and will
the mutudes flow the bathe
Gods divine ether wash the the souls
sharpen ud of the spirit that
bloom will begin from literature
springs civilization will The soul
highest only regularly and Systematically
sanctuary through adoring worship, strengthens that
golden cord that binds it 10 the throne of love.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-03
Effects Of Sunstroke.

Violently insane. the sequence 10 a
frightful night spent in the mountains.
nearly freezing to death. George l..
Grover. living ut 1917 Blake street. was
taken to Denver recently from Love
land. and taken to the county hospital.
Raving and struggling with his keep
crs for liberty, he fought them during
the long drive from the mountain camp
to the station, and weak and exhausted
he recalls over and over again in his
delirium the awful night Of privation.
His condition is serious, and little
hope is entertained that he will ever
again regain his normal condition.
) Over year ago he suffered sun
stroke while working with a timber
gang in the mining camp. and since
then his mind has been unbalanced.
subjectinE him to fits of insanity. Dur
Ing these fits he would be violent. and
had It not been for the faithful care Of
his wife he might have taken his life.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-03
Dairy commi.sIoner a, Work.

Dcnycr.-Jamcs ]. Girardct. assist
ant state dairy commissioner. has re-
turned from Wisconsin. where he has
been for several weeks investigating
the dairy conditions and comforting
with the State Dairy Commission with
view OF adopting It's methods In Colo
RADIO. Wisconsin is said to have the
best system of dairy and meat rcsula-
tons In the United States.
State Dairy Commissioner Bishop
said that he was meeting with cncour'
agcmcnt In his campaign for pure milk.
cream and dairy products In the state.
While he has no Jurisdiction over the
creamerics in cities, he has been urs'
ing the various ordinances that will
make for pure milk and cream rs well
as wholesome and undiseased meats
ordinances that will dovctail with the
state law that regulates dairics. cheese
and butter.
The new statute has been indorsed
by tho Sinton dairy at Colorado
Springs. also the Lewis Dairy Com.
pany Of Denver. The Boulder dairy
has also fallen into line, and other
large concerns of the same kind will
follow suit. These companies have
submitted to the test relative to dis
eased cows in theie' herds. Some OF
the animals were found to be affected
with tuberculosis. The weeding-out
process was begun and the diseased
cows were displaced by sound ones.
up.to.datc machinery is used in these
three plants with n view to healthful
conditions. Mr.. Bishop believes that
other large dairies will follow suit.
He has made the Fort Collins Coun.
ell interested IN the ordinance for pure
milk, cream, butter, cheese and meats.
The chamber of commerce there is
also behind the movement to pass or
dinances that will make for these
things. Other cities in Colorado are
being communicated with. with view
of having them pass ordinances simi.
lar to the one enacted by the Denver
Council last week.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-03
Sleep and Old Age.

There is no question that the
quantity OF sleep required steadily dim
inishes from infancy to old age. This
IS n rather interesting exception to
the general rule that, as In 30 many
matters. old age returns to tho needs
Of infancy. As regards sleep. says
London Pail Mall Gazette, old agc IL
moro remote In its needs from infancy
than Is any other period OF life. II
elderly people obtain good sleep dur.
ing the first few hours. and II they
have not lost that delight in reading
which We all had in youth, but which
so many OF us curiously lose. their
case is not TO be grieved over. Tho
special value of the earliest hours OF
sleep. by the way. has been proved by
psychological experiment. The popu.
lar phrase beauty sleep" is well war
ranted. 1t is the early (the deepesD
hours OF sleep that make for health
and beauty.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-03
The Yves. overeharoed.

Chicago.-ror the purpose OF obtain
Ing and furnishing supplies necessary
In tho work of rcclaiming the arid re-
gions OF the West. the United States
Reclamation Service has opened new
purchasing and transportation Office In
Chicago.
Heretofore all Of the business was
left In the hands of the various engi'
ncers In charge Of the work. who pur.
chased their supplies from tho nearest
dealers. II was found. however. that
the prices IN the West were SO exces.
sive that the government would save
money by buying direct from the
wholesalers Mt Chicago and shipping
the goods to the various points where
reclamation work Is in progress.
At present the work Is being carried
on on twcnty.ninc different projects.
An expenditure OF s46,000.000 will be
made and when completed more than
2.00O, 900 acres OF arid land will have
been reclaimed. The freight bills
alone last month amounted to $3S.000.
The new Office is expected to result in
total saving to the service OF ut
least twenty per cent.
The work is being carried on In the
arid regions OF thirteen western states
and territories. from the western part
Of Kansas to the Pacific coast and in
Oklahoma. Nevada end North and
South Dakota.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-03
First Victim Of Season.

Boulder, Colo-Will Trudjian, q
senior law student. football player and
captain Of the University Of Colorado
baseball team, was struck on the right
temple by batted ball while practic.
ing on Gamble field and his skull was
fractured. He was removed to the
University hospital, where surgical
operation was performed. For time
Trudjian's friends feared the injury
might prove fatal.
There were two sets of players prac-
ticing on Gamble field when the acci-
dent occurred, Trudjian being in the
infield. John Morrisy, a junior law
student, was batting n ball to the out
field, when he knocked the sphere with
terrific speed directly toward Captain
Trudjian, who did not see the ball COM
ing.
The impact was sufficient to knock
Trudjian down and render him uncon-
ecious. He was picked up and car
ried to the hospital. The injury will
put Trudjian out of the game for the
balance Of the season.