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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-09
Narrow Escape of Train.
Train Gets Away in Rock
Hill Yards and is Only
Overtaken by Narrow
Margin.
Special to The State.

Rock Hill, Feb. 5.-There
was lively time in the yards on
the Southern this morning about
4 O'Clock when it was discovered
by the crew Of the night shifter
that No. III, the train which
leaves here about Z o'clock a. M.
for Kingsville, had"gotten away"
The train whish had been stand
ing in the yard all night was no
where TO be seen, consequently
every. thing gotbusy. An engine,
with brakeman on the pilot to
couple up, started south at once,
and when at Steei's crossing two
and a half miles below Rock
Hill light was seen ahead The
throttle was opened and in about
three minutes the runaway train
was overtaken coupled up and
brought back to the yard in time
to avert a collision with the
Florida flyer due about 5 O'Clock.
The affair is mystery and
pregnant with .possibiIi;ies-hor-
rible ones. The brakes were off,
whereas they had been secur ely
set when the train was left for
the night; it was on the main
line of the Southern and was
running something like % miles
an hour when caught; there
were half dozen men asleep in
the different cars and the Florida q
flyer could not have teen far away
The consequences would have
been terrible had not the discov
cry been made in time.
1t is known fact that a loose
car starting south from Rock
Hill yards will run for something
like six miles and by the time i,
breaches Ogden will be going al
least 25 miles an hour speed.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-09
Increase in Value Of Farm
ing Land in the West.

Washington, Feb. 6.-During
the year 1900 to 1905 the acre
age value of the Western states
has increased to an enormous
extent. WY oming leads in the
percentage of increase sho wing
a gain in farm values of o1.3
per cent in the past year; Okla
homa, 76.7; North Dakota,
S0.6; Illinois, 37.4 Iowa, 29.4;
Kansas, 57.4; with an average
for the whole country of %.
The highest value is in Illinois,
$S1.89 per acre, though farms
are selling in Illinois every day
for $50 an acre.
Iowa is put second, with
5000 per acre, but good farms
are scarce at such figures. Land
is now sought with an eagerness
in the West that seemed impos
sible half decade ago.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-09
Spartanburg's CurfeW.

Spartanburg's city council
has determined that the place
for boys and Youths under 21
years of age is at home and to
their homes they must so at
night. That will be the ef-
feet of the recent ordinance
against minors patronizing the
pool rooms. fit has the desired
effect Spartanburg's good exam
pie should be followed in other
parts of the State.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-09
Rudolph Rabens COnyicted.
w orld- Famed Yeggman
John Mccarthy Peaches"
on Charleston Crook and
He is Found Guilty.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Walha!la, Feb. 6.-Court of
general sessions opened here
Monday last viii judge Ernest
Gary, Solicitor Boggs and
Stenographer Long in their res
rective places. On the first day
a number of minor cases were
disposed of and on yesterday the
case of II. Rudolph Rabeps was
taken up. Rabens has not APP
peared for. trial, although under
a $4,000 bond 10 appear Monday
to answer TO the charge OF re-
ceiVing stolen goods, 1t is charg.
ed that he received part of the
money taken from the safe of
the Courtenay Manufacturing
company when it was robbed by
yeggmen In 1904.
The trial is one of the most
interesting ones ever held in
this county and every inch of
the ground is being fercely con-
tested by Solicitor Boggs for the
State aud Messrs Joynes of Wal
halla and Logan Of Charleston,
attorneys for Rabens.
Jno. F. McCarty, an ex-pro-
fessional safe blower, who was
one of the crooks who blew the
Courtenay safe, testified tor the
State and gave the minutest de-
tails of the robbery, telling of
hiding the silver on the banks of
the river and subsequently how
he, Rabens and Fisher came back
to Newry, got the money, which
they brought to Walhalla and
divided it at the residence of
Rabens' father here.
Fifteen years ago Rabens was
a bright, rosy. checked boy of
Walhalla and did not give prom
ise TO become king of Charlest on
blind tigers and to be the maker
of some 100000 or more in the
last Jew years. He left Walhalla
years ago and was not much
heard Of till the advent Of the
safe blowers and his arrest and
trial in Charleston last year.
7 Postoffice Inspector Pulsifer
and Gregory, who have worked
up this case, are here and as
in many other cases they have
done their work we'll. They are
thoroughly familiar with the
doings of the crooks in this State
dunns che ,ast few years.
AT - o'clock last night The
State received a telephone mes
sage stating that the jury in the
Rabens case had found the de.
fendant guilty snd Judge Gary
filed a sealed sentence.
4
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-09

mlnuS OF land owners In the
disputed territory as to "where
they are at" reference cou d be
had to these returns as we'll as
to deeds of conveyance on record
at Lancaster made soon after he
survey. 2nd. The Statute re
fers to two corners along the
line as "near Bethel Church"
and "near Hanging Rock Creek
on the Salisbury Road" The
surveyor employed last year by
kershaw county to run the line
put a mark for the corners 800
yards north of Bethel church
and called that "near" also q
mark for a corner S34 feet north
of Hanging Rock bridge on the
Salisbury road which he also
called "near" l donot
think the line claimed by Ian.
caster as pointed out to me bv
Mr.. Naihaniel Bowers, one of
the Halle McIlw in surveying
party, and others, is 800 wards
south Of the line run last year by
Kershaw county. 1t will be OBJ
served smear" in this instance
is word of great significance,
and rather question for the
courts than surveyors
3rd. If this matter is res ad.
judicata, the Generel Assembly
can net change the line except
in the manner prescribed by the
Constitution.
| make the above detaild state
ment of the position taken by
the Lancasterdelegation to sh W
that we are making a fair fight
to prevent expense, preserve
our rights and leave undisturb-
ed matter that has been ad-
tjudicated by the proper au; hori-
ties.
The most important measures
passed by the House and moi
finally disposed of by the Senate
are: bill repeating the lien
law { a similar bill introduced in
the senate was killed, but sew
eral senators were absent who
doubtless will be present when
the House bill is reached by the
Senate a bill providing for /
reduction of passenger fare from
three to two and one-half cent,
per mile on lines more than for
ty miles in length the Carey
Cothran local option bill F.; bill
providing for a board of exam
iners for railway telegraphers
fixing the age limit of employ.
ment at eighteen years and over
, a bill abolishing bucket shops
and bill prohibiting the adult
: Grafton of cottonseed meal, which
: if passed by the Senate in it,
} present form will rot materially
: affect the cottonseed meal bus
mess, since he sting of the orig
+ inal bill was stricken out by
amendment.
The Senate has passed the ten
hour labor bill applying to cot
: ton and wooden mills effective
f January lst, 1908, and will like
5 ly pass "A bill abOlishino RIGHT g.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-09
Representative Robinson
Gives a Resume of the
wv ork of Four Weeks of
the Session.

sembly which you are publish
ing from time to time from the
daily papers. Necessarily this
communication will be more or
less rambling and disconnected.
Four weeks of the session have
passed and with the exception
of bill providing for the APP.
preparation of $4,000 to erect
practice school OF Winthrop
conditioned upon the raising OF
$25, 100000 by private subscrip-
ton, and one or two other meas
ures, no bill of general import.
ance has passed both branches
of the Legislature. Many local
measures have been adopted. The
Legislative mill grinds slow and
some bills are ground to powder
by amendment before enactment.
The bill proposing TO resurvey
the Kershaw and Lancaster
boundary line which passed the
House has been unfavorably re.
ported by the Senate Judiciary
Committee. MIR. Williams and
both appeared before the Senate
judiciary Committee and argued
for an unlavorable report on
substantially the following
grounds: 1st. The Statute defin
ing this line was materially chang
ed in several particulars by the
Act of 1892 introduced in the
Senate by Hon. James r. Ma
gill of Kershaw County. We
took the position that as the
courses and distances were chang
eo then, the evident intention
of the Legislature was to ratify
and confirm the survey made by
Capt. @. o. Halle and Capt. j
ID. McIlwain in April, 1889, in
pursuance of and agreement be
tween the County Commissioners
of the two.Counties. The report
of this survey was filed in the
county commissioner office at
Lancaster Nav 4, 1889. The
report has not yet been found
though Messrs. Perry, Bruce,
Hyatt and myself made a search
there for it. / produced let.
ter from Mr.. j. Wylie Porter
Auditor of Lancaster County
at the time, to the Comptroller
General, written two days after
the filing OF the said report, tc
the effect that the line was set.
tied putting prac ically all of the
town of Kershaw in Lancaster
county and asking what steps
should be taken to obtain the
return from Kershaw county
also files of the Lancaster Led
ger during April and May o
that year, one OF which papers
contained part OF letter from
Major Sill, Auditor of Kershav
county, to the effect that he
would cheerlully cooperate will
the auditor Of Lancaster county
and would separate the returns
as far as possible. The auditor
books at Lancaster show wha
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-09

FOR SALE-The Henry house half
acre lot, new house seven rooms, conven-
lent to churches, school, business. For
price address l.. g. Harrison, care Southern
Power Co., Charlotte ~ G..
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-21

legislature shall not take your land or
horse and give them to another To
take your property, 10 destroy your
right to labor, TO restrict the field Of
legitimate endeavor is TO deny TO you
the equal protection of the law, and TO
deprive you of your liberty without due
process of law. These prohibitions
on legislative power are expressed in
cur bill Of rights first adopted at Hail
fax in 1776. They are also written in
the 14th amendment Of the federal
constitution. They are expressed in
some Of the bad Latin OF Magma Char
ter, bad Latin which, as Lord Chatham
said, is worth all the classics.
| cannot say with certainty what our
supreme court may hold on the points
made against this legislation. But I
do say that they are more than color
able, more than plausible; they are
serious. The inclination Of my judg-
ment is that this legislation, under a
severely correct view Of constitutional
canons, would be held to be void.
Respectfully,
D. L. RUSSELL
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-21
YOUR EYES

If they feel tired and strained at
night, cause pain or headache and at
times blur the vision, give them imme-
diate attention before they are for
ever ruined. Delays are dangerous;
examinations free. S2eCtacles or eye
glasses fittel CORRECTLY for your eyes
for S1.OO and upwards. DR.. Vineborg,
at James G. Munl's drug store. Ma
sonic Temple
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-21

Piles get quick and certain relief
from DR.. Shops Magis Ointment.
Please note it is made alone for piles,
and it's action is positive and certain.
Itching, painful, protruding or blind
piles disappear like magic by its use.
Large nickei-capped glass jars SO cents
Sold by Robert r. BeiIamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-21
LAW IS NOT VALID
Judge PurneII's Opinion On
PilOtagG Matter
VOID IN MANY RESPECTS
Ard Courts May Throw,AOat the
Entire Act

Certain Legislation Attempted Will be
Questioned by Constitutional Law
yers-SectiOns of the North Carolina
Act are in the Very Teeth of Fed
eral Law and by Sequence OF the
Federal COnstitution-Thc LegisIa-
ton, Under a Correct View, WOuId
DC Held Void.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-21

The dove of peace eve has been
able to stand the Ohio climate for any
great length of time.-WashingtOn
Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-21

A New jersey woman is going to
far-off Asia to get a husband. No place
is too far. no danger too threatening
New York Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-21

Loving is a painful thrill,
Not to love more Painful still,
But ah! it is the worst Of pain,
To love and not be loved again
(CWhen you feel TINT way better
take HOLSTERS Rocky ,TOnptain Tea.)
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-30

Bring the Democrat your job printing.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-30
Ara You colnE 10 RaIld .

Ifso, come and see our stock OF kiln
dried IL mber before purchasing your
aupplies We can save you money.
Child Br os. lln
Up-to-date Haberdashers, Burns q
-. Park Ave. and Monroe st. Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-18
New Tug for Local Service.

A new tugboat, designed for service on
the Potomac river in the vicinity of this
city. is in process of construction at the
yard of NJ Mitchell Davis & Son. at Solo
mons Island, Md. and will, it is expected.
be launched in few days. The tug is be-
ing built for the Potomac Sand Dredging
Company and is to be put in service in
Piscataway creek towing loaded barges ont
OF the creek to the big tug, which will
bring them to this city, and taking light
Darges which have unoaded their cargoes
here. back into the creek to the digging ma
chine In order to do the work the tug
VIII nave to be of light draft. and her di-
mansions are % feet long - feet beam
on draft of not over three feet In order
that she may be able to stem the strong
tide that runs in and out of Piscatawav
with tow of barSes, the little tug is to
be equipped with a fore and aft compound
engine. having cylinders 10 and inches
IN diameter and stroke of IA inches The
contract for the tug calls for her delivery
ready TO go into service by June IL next
and in tie meantime another small tug will
be chartered to do the work that will be
done by the new boat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-18
VICTIM OF A FRENZIED MADMAN
Short-Term Prisoner Nearly Choked to
Death Before Rescued

SOMERVILLE, N. j.. March 1S.-Five
prisoners in the Somervile county Jail here
had a desperate struggle with a mad man
in the east corridor of the Jail yesterday.
Christopher German a short-term prisoner,
was beaten and nearly choked to death
before he was rescued from the clutches
of the lunatc by his fellow prisoners. Frank
Ross, an insane prisoner, was brought to
the county jail from Bernardsviile' Satur-
day by two stables, who had him hand
cuffed and bound to the bottom of the
wagon with ropes. The constableS stated
country with Ross. he had given them a
hard tussle and that he was a dangerous
lunatic. Despite this statement Ross talk
ed in a rational manner and showed no
signs of insanity when first placed in Jail.
He said his Imprisonment was the result
of spite work on the part of a BernardS-
vile man, who caused his arrest because
he had resented an insult. He was con-
fined in cell all day and acted in so
rational a manner that in the evening he
was admitted to the corridor to exercise
with the prisoners.
erful build, without provocaton. and bore
him to the floor. A panic ensued among
the prisoners and German was fast being
strangled when five of the prisoners sum-
moned enough courage to go to his assist
ance. A firece fight followed, in which
the lunatic was overpowering the prisoners.
The prison officials came to the rescue and
forced Ross to cell. He will be removed
to the insane asylum at Trenton today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-18
Power Launches on the River.

The keel sternpost. stem and a little OF
the framing of the new thrty-fye-foot
power launch, which Capt. Sonny Reagan
is building for Carter & Clark OF this city.
has been placed in position at Reagan's
boat house, and the work on the craft will
be showed along as fast as possible. 1t Is
thought that she will be launched the lat
ter part of the coming month, and will be
ready for service early in May. The
interior finish of the launch will be In hard
wood
The power launch Takoma, belonging
to Capt. Schlosser of this city has been
taken from the water at Cumberlands boat
house foot of 9th street, and is now being
cleaned preparatory to receiving her spring
overhauling and being painted and decorate
ed in preparation for summer service on
the river. The Takoma will be ready for
service in about ten days.
The work of building a new cabin on the
power launch Marion r, belonging to Wal
lace Riley, is progressing rapidly at Cum
berlands. but 1t will be two three weeks
before the work is completed and the
launch Is ready to be turned over to its
owner. When completed the Marion will
be one of the most comfortable launches
on the river and will be used for long
cruises on the river and bay during the
summer boating season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-18
FUNERAL OF J. H. DONOVAN.
Services to Be in Charge of A. o. H.,
Division No. g.

The funeral of jeremiah II. Donovan, 4
printing pressman, who died yesterday will
take place Wednesday morning from ST.
PauFS Church. The obsequies will be in
charge of Division No. ,, Ancient Or
der of Hibernians; Printing Pressmen's
Union, No. /. and Government Printing
Office Council of the National Union, of
which he was an honored member. His
death occurred at his residence, 2003 18th
street.
Deceased was born in New York about
fifty-two years ago. He worked as a print
ing pressman in a number of New York
shops before coming to this city in 1885
His first work here was done in the gov
eminent printing office, where he remained
until 1892, at which time he was made
foreman of the press room of the bureau
of engraving and printing.
Leaving the government service in 1900,
he established a business of his own at
2O03 14th street, which he continued until
his DEATH He was one of the directors of
the Fourteenth Street Savings Bank, from
the date of it's establishment. His wife
and five children, Annie, Julia, Katherine,
Maude and Robert Donovan, survive him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-18
CHIEFS OF POLICE.
Arranging for Annual Meeting of In
transitional Association.


Arrangements have been completed for
the annual meeting of the International AS
ISOLATION of Chiefs of Police with sessions
at jamestown and Norfolk during the week
of June IS. Maj. Richard Sylvester, pres
ident of the association. expects the gath
ering will be the most important and inter-
estng the association has had, not except
ing the meeting at st. Louis. 1t is the in
tention of the officials of the city of Nor
folk. who invited the chiefs to meet there
to provide for them interesting enter
tainment at the Princess Anne Hotel, Vr-
ginia Beach. About 200 delegates are ex-
pected and the meetings are to be held in
the auditorium on the exposition grounds.
One feature of the meeting that is likely to
attract attention will be a parade of the
chiefs in uniforms. The governors of the
national bureau of criminal Identification
are to meet in this city before going to
Jamestown.
An interesting question to be discussed
will be the new move that Maj. Sylvester
has made to have keepers of prisons notify
the association of the discharge of prison.
ers. He thinks that such notification will
serve to assist the departments. in keeping
track of discharged prisoners and may also
assist in the matter of reformation.
Reports from Norfolk indicate that the
advance guard of persons who are likely
to give the police trouble has arrived and
they are doing all sorts of odd jobs In order
to famliarize themselves with the city.
They are being closely watched by Chief
Mallory Bousch and the members of his
command and the latter believe they have
already spotted several persons who are
likely to land behind the bars later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-18
News Of Upper Marlboro.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. March IS, 1907
The funeral of George w. Wilson, who
died at his home near this place late Fri
day evening, occurred at noon today from
st. Mary's Catholic Church here and was
largely attended. At one time Mr.. Wilson
was associated with his father in the mer-
camille business. He was a native of
Prince George county and for several years
was judge of the orphans court and regis
tration officer. He was a stanch democrat.
In the civil war Mr. Wilson served with
the Dement, Battery, and took part in prac-
ticaly all of the engagements in which
the troops of southern Maryland fought
ness in Baltimore and after the death of
his brother, the late l. s. Wilson, had con-
troll of the Marlboro Gazette: His wife,
who was Miss A. Eloise Carpenter of Cliff
ton Forge, Va, and three children-one
daughter and two sons-survive him.
The Prince George County Medical AS
ISOLATION met last Saturday and adopted
the report of the committee appointed to
draw resolutions upon the death Of Dr.
Van Lear Perry of Hyattsvlle. Several
technical papers were read.
Mrs. Jane E. Berry died recently at
the home of her son, near T. B., Prince
of age. Her son and two sisters, Mrs E.
V. Luckett and Miss Lucinda Boswell,
both of T. B., survive her. The funeral oc-
Cured yesterday, the interment being at
Accoteek church. The pallbearers We're
Messrs. Ollie Wickham. j. H. Murray s.
P. Thorne, John Demar, X. NJ. T. Martin
and Walter Ward.