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The Washington times., 1907-08-05
TEN THOUSAND
PEOPLE FIGHT
HUMAN FIENDS
State Senator's Niece
Among Victims of
To-day.

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-The spirit
of mob vengeance has seized the
outraged citizens of New York.
Numbering 10000 in all, infuri-
ated men and women in four diff
ferent parts of the city attempted
to take the law in their own hands
because of the inability of the au-
thoritles to cope with the unparallel-
ed number of crimes against women
and children.
Nine new attacks were reported
to the police
In one instance a moose was
placed around the culprit's neck. He
was about to be lynched when he
was rescued by the police.
Innocent Man Attacked.
In another a man innocent was pur-
sued by thousands In Harlem. beaten
into insensibility. and is now dying.
In the Tenderloin, man was attack
ed for trying to lure little girl The
police had to draw their revolvers and
use their night sticks to hold the crowd
back from killing him.
Three men were caught attempting to
drag two young girls under a bridge IN
the Bronx A great crowd gathered and
stoned the men and the police al the
way TO the station house.
Child's Screams Save Her.
The screams OF another child in
Brooklyn saved her from a fiend. A
woman in the Bushwick section of
Brooklyn was violently attacked. In the
Bronx another was almost strangled 90
death
Coroner Harburger issued a statement
declaring that the police were unable to
cope with the situation and asked that
the sheriff be called on
The most desperate efforts were made
to lynch George Kestner, charged with
attacking eight-year-old Sadie Ham
burger. who lives with her parents at
3O3 East Ninety-ffth street 1t took all
OF the reserves of the East Eighty
eighth street station to fight back the
mob.
No Ordinary Mob.
1t was not an ordinary mob, but a
gathering OF fathers and mothers de-
termined TO take into their own hands
the protection of their homes from the
ravages of the fiends who have been at
tacking little girls in all parts Of the
city.
Three Of the mob leaders. Joseph Con-
nelly, Henry Hardman, and Charles
Sorg, were arrested after the police had
pulled their revolvers and threatened to
shoot. When they reached Kestner he
was unconscious on the sidewalk.
ArTaigned in Night Court.
Connolly, Hardman, and Sorg were
taken to the police station where it was
found they mad been so badly hurt by
the police in their efforts to arrest them
and the lynching tsat they. too, had TO
be taken to the Presbyterian Hospital.
Later they HAere taken to the night court
in Jefferson Market. They were charged
Continued on Second Page,l
The Washington times., 1907-08-05
TEMPERATURES.
sun TABLE.

High water today .5:45 d. m
Low water today. o. m
High water tomorrow, 5:55 am, 6:32 .. m
Low water tomorrowJ2:le am, 1850 D. m
The Washington times., 1907-08-05
No Ordinary Mob.

Connolly, Hardman, and Sorg were
taken TO the police station where it was
found they mad been so badly hurt by
the police in their efforts TO arrest them
and the lynching tSat they. too. had to
be taken to the Presbyterian Hospital.
Later they vsere taken to the night court
in Jefferson Market They were charged
The Washington times., 1907-08-05
Judge Lands Will Be
Dead Long Time Be-
fore It's Paid.
Increased PriC e to
People Will Raise
Enormous Sum.
Independent Recalls
Former Methods of
Oil Monopoly.

CLEVELAND. Aug. 5.-A determined
fight by the Standard OIL Company
against the s29. 10000 fine levied upon 1t
by Judge Lands at Chicago is forecast
in a laconic comment by John D. Rookie
feller thereon.
Smiling. suave. with nerves steady as
a clock. Mr.. Rockefeller appeared at
service at the Euclid Avenue Baptist
Church. and when a reporter referred
TO the action OF the court he came back
promptly with a jest
Gives Away What's Left.
Excuse me a moment" said Mr..
Rockefeller. there is a young married
couple for whom 1 have small gift"
''YOu don't mean to say that you are
giving away presents after the action
OF the court in Chicago?" It was sug-
gested-
This is a little that is left over" he
rejoined. with a twinkle IN his eye.
Judge Lands will be dead a long
while before this fine Is paid. In fact
many things VIII happen before that, q"
said Mr.. Rockefeller And that is his
only comment upon the imposition OF the
big penalty.
Declares Oil VIII @ Up.
Mr.. Rockefeller is regarded as a poor
prophet, though. In some quarters.
c. d. Chamberlain, secretary OF the
National Petroleum Association. an in
dependent oil producers organization.
said today that he had been informed
that the Standard had already labd its
plans for the payment OF the fine. He
said:
'Of course. I cannot speak officially
for the convicted corporation, but the
public should remember the course pur-
sued by it when it bought out the Man
haitian Oil Company.
This was the Standards biggest com
petitOr at the time. The price paid for
II was in the neighbOrhood Of S6 600 600
Within six months the same amount was
raised by an increased price TO consuua-
ers- 1 am told now that a similar policy
is under consideration TO meet the Ian
dis fine"
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-13
The Methodist Sunday School.

TIE Methodist Sunday-sehool still
holds up well, Notwithstanding the
warm weather; last Sunday every
class was full and all the teachers
were in their places promptly when
the last bell was rung.
Tie superintendent has just offered
a silver star to each pupil that attends
without missing a day, unless sick
ness prohibits, then in that event the
pupil win be awarded a star if he
comes all the other Sundays.
There are about twenty that have
not missed a day for the past six
months, these will be awarded a silver
star as soon as they are received;
the order having been placed several
days ago.
Tn superintendent is very much
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-13

the land. A remarkable agricultural
development is under way and its pro-
gress will engOss the close attention
of all rejecting minds that are con-
eerned with the creation of tundar
mental wealth.
But there is soil as well as sana
in Florida Study its ham
mock lands. What is hammock land!
Possibly corruption of hammock, but
a lOealism Of the south and designa'
ton Of its richest soils. HammocKs
are hard wood lands in distinction
from pine lands. They are Of gently
rolling contour, suggestive OF the
beautiful undulating blue grass lands
of Kentucky and Tennessee, a little
more pronounced in their elevations
perhaps, but wooded thickly with var
ious species Of oak. hickory, magnolia
and other hard wood trees. And on
such lands you find the native orange
grosve that covered the great stretch
es Of country with their vivid green
cry before the hand Of the improyer
with graft and Oud turned them into
profitable producers of luscious fruit.
Here is another chapter in the annals
of this historic eommOnwealth-the
orange grove proposition. These
hammocks are not sufficiently broken
and rugged to be called picturesque;
they are rolling enough to be called
beautiful and to deserve the word in
all its attributes. And they are fer
tile spots, they are real farming land.
Cotton, tobacco and corn are pro-
duced; indeed, it is difficult to name
a product of the filed that cannot be
grown while the distinctly southern
crops luxuriate in rare abundance.
The native grasses, even those in the
pine woods, possess a singular nutri-
tive value"
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-13

Out in Iowa they are seriously
discussing the abolition of the grand
jury as q eumbrous and inefficient
machine that ought to be put on the
retired list. The abolition Of the
grand jury is not a pressing need, but
the reformation Of the petit jury is.
1t Is not so much trouble to get the
criminals indicted, but to convict
them after indictment-aye, there's
the rub. Get the right standard of
blood and brains and conscience and
character in the petit jury, and we
can easily put up with the grand jury
awhile longer.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-13
Second Advent Christian Church

Preaching at II a. m, and SD.m.
by the pastor. The morning subject
will be "Christs Mission to This
World 1900 Hundred Years Ago"
AT night, the subject will .bs.
"Christ's Mission to This World At
the End of This Age"
Both of these subjects are very
important to saint and sinner.
Sunday-sehool at 10 an
Prayer meeting Tuesday night at
s o'clock.
The Woman's Home and Foreign
Mission Society will hold their regular
monthly meeting at the church next
Thursday night.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-13
the III CHURCHES
Where To Worship Sunday.
At the Baptist Church.

The pastor with his family, who
have been at Suwannee Springs for
the past two weeks, are at home now
and Mr.. Ridley will preach at both
hours tomorrow; also speak to his
class Of men at ten o'clock. AS a rule
the hot summer weather interferes
greatly with church attendance, but
our congregations have kept m
splendidly. and the interest has been
me. There have been sixteen addi-
lions to our membership since the
10th of June, and IS during the
Brought meetings. The present
month will close our regular services
until September lst, as the pastor
will supply for DR.. Broughton, of At
lanta during August.
Sunday-schOOl, $3.50 a. m.
Preaching by the pastor, IL a. m.
Children's meeting, $3.50 pm.
B. Y. P. U. melting, 700 D. m.
Preaching service limited to one
hour, beginning at 500 p. m
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-13

A correspondent Of the Jacksonville
Metropolis puts it with much force
and truth and terseness in this fash
ion:
"Giyen a fool who is a coward and
egotist, and then make this creature
intoxicated and put a pistol in his
pocket, and in seven cases out of ten
there will be murder done. There
are more homicides of that sort per-
petrated in this land Of the free every
calendar month of the year than all
the American casualties of battles
on land and sea of the late war with
Spain"
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-13
HOW's THIS, MIR. ROWELL?

That superficial and unObserVant
city Jay, Mr.. George P. Rowell, Of
New York, who recently cOndeseended
to take casual look at Florida with
a view Of thoroughly ascertaining its
resources, went back home after do
ing so, and made a gratuitOus and
spectacular ass of himself by declar-
ing in TIE public prints that Florida
had no resources outside of lumber
and tourists. Over against these
superlatively false and silly words
let US place the testimony of Mr.. W.
R. Goodwin, editor of that great
Chicago publication. the Breeders
Gazette, who also made a visit to
Florida recently and went back home
and wrote about US in his paper. We
have Nd space to quote his article en-
tire, but some passages from it are
very pertinent and striking placed
In contrast with the imbecile dictum
Of Mollycoddle RoYell. For instance.
Mr.. Goodwin says:
"The tourist down the East Coast
railway-that wonderful monument
to the far-Sighted Flagler-imbibes
the idea that Fl1rida is all sand and
saw-tOOth palmetto and pines. But
the man who has seen the east coast
and imagineS he has seen Florida has
another journey coming to him be-
fore he reaches an accurate conclu-
sion. And here hangs another story.
Indeed, the man with eyes in his
head, questions en- his lips and ears
that hear returns from Florida with
material enough in his mind to I'll
library. That same sand is readily
tructihed into astonishing yields.
Fertilizer has its necessary place, it
is true, but it returns large profits on
Its use. Not only orange oreharding
and pineapple growing now charae-
teize South Florida, but the transport
alton facilities have opened up market
gardening as almost a marvellous in
dustry: 1t is true that they also farm
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-13

Some time before he was inaugural
ed Governor of Georgia, Hoke Smith
made trip to Europe for the express
purpose of studying the immigration
question, but he has given out moth
ing on the subject since his return.
The people all want to hear from him
on that very important Issue. A sus-
tanned cry for more labor has been
reaching US from the agricultural
regions and the lament Of the farmer
over the desertiOn Of the farms by
the negroes has been long and loud.
And yet the Farmers Union has now
set itself in strong opposition to i'm
migration, although it is only by that
means We can hope for a new supply
OF labor for the abandoned farms and
the opening up of new ones. What
is the objection to immigration if it
be Of tie right character? Hoke
Smith is a wise man and he has
studied the subject. A message from
him to the Georgia legislature on this
question would be interesting reading
to tie whole country. The Southern
people should manage to get together
in this matter of immigration and
agree on some fixed policy.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-13
cola Times.

There Is more or less speculation
as to which will have Governor Bro
wards support in the race for the
goyernorship-Burr or Jennings. If
we were going to make a guess on it
and whisper it into your ear of ears
We would say-Jennings. The COVER
nor has a few very pronounced par
tisans hereabOuts and We haven't
heard any of them say Burr once. but
some Of them have made noise like
Jennings time or two.-Starke Tel
egraph. That's Just what the Me-
tropolis said some time ago, and it
had little bit of inside information
when It said it.-Miami Metropolis.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-13

A saloonless Georgia Is the pros
pect now. The legislature has taken
the bits in its teeth and is running
headlOng over all opposition in its
purpose to secure State prohibition by
statute. But what about enforcing
such a law? The people have been
given no opportunity to vote upon II;
hence there can be no claim that the
public sentiment of majority Of
GeOrgians is behind the law. With
out such sentiment what prospect is
there that the new statute viii be en-
forced? If Georgia ventures upon
thls experiment We hope with all our
heart that she may make it q sue
cess, but we doubt very much tina:
she will. A statute to drive the
liquor traffic out Of State and keen
It out is organic law and that kind OF
law is always made by popular vote,
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-13
AN ExAMPLR FROM GEORGE.


You can't pick up a leading Geor-
gia daily these days without seeing
somewhere in it a dispatch from some
part Of the State giving the brief de-
tails of brutal killing. and the mur-
derer is quite as often a white man
as a negro, And what Is true Of GeOr-
gia is true in varying degree Of the
surrounding states also, What is the
reason for this horrible and infamous
state Of affairs, which gives US so
easily an unchallenged primary in
the hideous trade of murder, as COM
parative statistics show beyond Ques-
ton? There are various causes, but
undoubtedly the leading one is that We
don't give the ofieial hangman work
enough to do. As a result the men
who commit these crimes. having no
conscience to restrain them. feel that
the law viii hardly be more than q
temporary inconvenience and they
would rather take that Slight risk
than hold down their evil passions
when the purpose to murder enters
their minds, either on the spur of the
moment or after full generalization.
The st. Augustine Record cites a re-
cent instance in Georgia to show the
long road justice must travel and how
often its pathway is blocked, before
the law can be enforced, even in the
most fragrant case of murder:
The hanging at Cordele, Ca, the
other day of George W. Bundriek,
put an end to most disgusting ex-
ample of the laws delays and how
justice can be blocked by petty pleas
and techniealities presented by well
paid lawyers. This fellow Bundrick
got into a row with a neighbOr over
a very small matter that could have
easily been adjusted. One day he and
a brother Waylaid this neighbor and
shot him down in cold blood, despite
the appeals for mercy made by a low
ing wife who accompanied her hus-
band in the same conveyance. The
younger brother was captured and
at the trial placed all the blame on
the elder brother. The latter eseap-
ed TO Southern Louisiana and two
years later was captured. His case
dragged along in the courts, appeal
after appeal being made. Then Bun
driek escaped from prison, and after
tramping to the Pacific coast, became
weary of wandering and haunted
with the idea that every person he
saw was a detective looking for him,
he unfairly surrendered near Los
Angeles, Cal. He was brought back
to COrdele and resentenced to hang.
On the eve Of his departure of James
town the Governor again granted a
ten-day respite. for which Governor
Terrell was adversely criticized. AS a
last resort the lawyers urged the plea
of insanity, but this time Governor
Terrell had backbone enough to put
a stop to the farce. With such pro-
ceedings as this, it is no wonder the
power and majesty of the law are
held in such light esteem"
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-13

District Attorney Sheppard, Of
Pensacola, seems to have the inside
track for the vacant Federal judge
ship In this State, and has gone to
Oyster Bay to lay his claims before
the President. Mr.. Sheppard has the
legal and moral qualification for the
place and his politics are all right, but
Ar. Roosevelt, We suspect, has a lit
tie question to put to him and upon
his answer depends the success of his
mission. He will be asked. DO you
believe that the States have any re-
served rights under the constitution
which the Federal government is
hound to respect?" If Mr.. Sheppard
says mo-" he goes in. for that's the
Kind of Federal judiciary that Mr..
Roosevelt is trying to build. .,
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-13


The Live Oak Democrat says that
ut would be a waste of any mans
time to run against Frank Clark for
Congress in this district" The Times
is glad to know that Mr.. Clark stands
so well in the estimation of the peO-
pie Of his district. Their appreciation
is well placed, as We know there is
not a better, or true blue, man in
Florida than Frank Clark.-Apalaehi-
cola Times.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-13

gratihsd to see Ia
taken BY both tie
parents and We are sash
the day has al Iaa ,s
ents as a Whole % -
children 70 sundayuam
they go with the sAl
a duty and Interest tAa
heretofore taksa "a 4
ents as much Is ih,y
is hoped that inlss,
Strangers wlshla g.
ways find a welcome hm
Sunday-sehOol.
All who enjoy god
be glad to have 500 tom
sent with rs snt mu
song service. IR#
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-13
Methodist Church.
Howard putill, Pastor.

$50 a. m, Sunday-schOol, ]. E.
Wood, Superintendent. A place for
You whatever your age.
1900 a. m, preaching by the pas
tor. Subject for the morning hour:
Doctrines, True and False, and How
to Distinguish Between Them"
300 p. m, junior League, ].
Howard Dutill, leader.
400 p. m, Epworth League.
500 p. m, preaching by the pas
tor.
Everybody welcome to all of the
above services.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-13
Episcopal Church.

No services at the Episcopal church
tomorrow.
Sunday-SchOol at 10 a. m.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-13
FHR LIYR OAK PUBLISHING COMPANY.

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Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-13

All are cordially invited to attend
these services.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-13

One five room cottage to
let. This is right in the heart
o. the city and is convenient
ly located for some business
man.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-13
FOR RENT

-Four nice Offices to let IN the
Levin Building. Can be had
in suits if wanted. Centrally
located, sewerage and water
connections in the Building.
Moderate rent.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-12-12
Duke OF Verland Takes Oath OF Office
and Assumes Title of Gustave W
King Unconscious for Hours Before
Death and Unable to Say Farewell

Oscar H., king of Sweden, died at
9:10 o'clock Sunday morning. Tie
death of the venerable monarch oc-
Cured In the royal apartment of the
palace, where, surrounded by the
members OF his family, including thu
aged queen Sophia and the crown
prince, Oscar Gustave, and ministers OF
state, the inevitable end had been
awaited, while outside the palace
great crowds stood with bowed heads
and fearful eyes long after the an
nouncement came of the death of their
well loved sovereign.
The whole country is bowed with
grief for King Oscar was something
more than a ruler of his people and
had endeared himself to them as an
intimate and personal friend. When
the flag on the palace was dipped to
half mast there was moan of an
guish from the assembled multitude,
and many of them cried, 'Our dear
old king is dead"
The succession to the throne of Swe-
den now passes to Oscar Gustave
Adolphe. duke of Verland, the oldest
son of the late king. At meeting
OF this council of state Sunday after
noon the new king took the oath of
allegiance under the title of Gustave
", and adopted the motto, with the
people, for the fatherland."
The princess then took the oath of
allegiance and the new raonarch ac-
cepted the homage of the state off,
cials. .m
The last hours of the expiring mon
arch were passed in Inconsistencies.
and upto the end he gave no sign of
recognizing those about him.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-12-12
South Dakota
State News
MYSTERY IN ROAD WRECKS.
A Series of Disasters on the Crouci,
Line i'm Dakota,

: Secret enemies who in seeking to
hamper the operations of the ROAD
have already caused two fatal wrecks
in each OF which one life was lost, ana
cost thousands of dollars in damage
is the sensational statement Of one of
the officials of the Missouri River ard
Northwestern railroad running be-
tween Rapid City and Mystic, made a:
the end of lengthy investigation. The
operations Of these persons, who it is
said are suspected, but still unknown.
have baffled the roads authorities, 9;
cleverly was their work done. but ex-
pert detectives who are now on thr
case expect to unravel the mystery.
Certain little peculiaritieS in thA
wrecking of two of the company'5
trains during the past few weeks
caused the officials to suspect that
someone was purposely trying to harm
them. Then, it is said, it was discov
cred that the last wreck. caused by
the burning Of a bridge, was the direct
result of the work of an incendiary.
This was followed a few days later
by the burning Of a locomitev left on
the tracks over night, after its machin-
cry had been deliberately broken and
twisted out of shapes Still later, the
gasoline motor was visited during tn.
night and left mass of ashes Spikes
have been lifted from rails. switches
turned as though by accident, and one
by one the incidents of the past few
weeks are being shown as the work of
spite or a maniac. The Crouch line,
as the railroad is known, has been
operating less than a year and has
operated it's thirty-nine miles of track
under a constant hoodoo. 1t is con-
trolled principally by capitalists IL
Cleveland Ohio