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The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-04-13
Fought Storm for Sixty Hours.

New York.-With seven of her
crew injured and others utterly ex-
hausted, the steamer Virginia arrived
here Saturday from Kingston. ia
maica, after desperate struggle with
n storm of sixty hours duration off
Hatteras. The Virginia ran into the
storm on Tuesday, and from that time
until Thursday II was a constant hat
tie with the sea. The wind reached
velocity OF sixty miles. At one
time six waterspouts were sighted
from the steamers bridge.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-04-13
Southern Pacific Employees Directly
Blamed for Cotton Wreck.

Cotton, Cal.-Coroner Van VIE on
Thursday swore out warrants for the
arrest of the employees of the South
ern Pacific who were held responsible
for the wreck on March rs, in which
twenty-five people were injured. The
charge is manslaughter without NAL
Ice. The following are the names Of
the men against whom warrants were
issued:
L. r. Alvord, foreman of the switch
ing crew. j, G. Crusemeyer. switch
man; Clarence Warrington, engineer.
The complaints charge them with
causing the death of II. +. Walthers
of Sacramento, who was among the
killed.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-04-13
President Roosevelt Is Reticent as to
Alleged Conspiracy.

Washington, ID. C.-President Roose-
welt is receiving many letters regard
ing the combination which 1t is assert.
ed has been formed to defeat at the
coming presidential campaign the
policies of Mr.. Roosevelt. Information
as to the identity of the writer's and
the precise nature of their .communi'
cations is withheld, but those who are
close to the president say the dis
closures have stirred up considerable
feeling
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-04-13
Killed by an Avalanche,

Tacoma, Wash.-The bodies of three
miners have been found in the ruins
OF cabin in the Glacier Mining
basin, 100 miles from Tacoma. The
cabin was crushed by an avalanche
or hurricane. and 1t is believed the
miners were killed about the last of
December. The party consisted of
Ernest Smaller. aged 40. of Buckley:
Nels Brown. aged 2S, of Seattle, and
Albert Preastling, boy aged Is, of
Shoshomish county. They went in
with a stock Of provisions In the fall
to work for mining company.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-04-13
ITALIAN IMMIGRANTS.
Belief In Rome That They, Are Ex
plotted In This Country.

Rome.-Francesco p. Materi, mem.
Der of the chamber of deputies, has
made public letter in which he
urges the government to extend its
protection to Italian immigrants, not
only on board steamers crossing the
ocean, but even after they have dis
embarked In the United States. He
expresses the belief that emigrants to
America are exploited and used for
work in unhealthy sections of the
country. The writer points out that
In 1906 100000 Italians emigrated and
that 100000 went to the United
States. He estimates the total nVQ.
Der OF immigrants for 1907 at one
million persons.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-04-13
Teachers for the Philippines.

Neutrality-suspicious. hundred and
twenty American school teachers will
sail for the Philippines before June
/. The first of the new teachers will
go upon the Korea, sailing from San
Francisco on April 90. Another party
will leave. upon the America Maru
on May 3, and the third party will
sail on the Siberia May 10. Most of
the new school teachers are men, as
the Philippine commission prefers
them to women, because of the hard.
ships which must be endured at the
interior towns.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-04-13
SUSTAIN PRESENT AUTHORITIES.
Leaders Of the Mormon Church &c.
Iected by a Unanimous Vote.

Salt Lake City.-The conference on
Saturday unanimously sustained the
present authorities OF the church.
President Smith read the names OF
the appointments and asked those
who favored them to signify their
approval by raising the right hand
He then asked those who disapproved
OF the selections to indicate such to
be their opinion, but no one raised
his hand In protest.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-04-13
JUSTICE CAME QUICKLY.
EmbezzIing Banker Is Arraigned and
Sentenced Within Three Minutes.

ati.-Bartholomew Cavagna,
former teller in the First National
bank. was on Friday indicted for the
embezzlement of $4,000, Immediately
arraigned, pleaded guilty, and was
given a six-year sentence In the peni-
Tertiary. Only three minutes was
taken from the reporting of the indict.
ment to the final sentence.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-04-13

Seventy-Eighth Annual General Con
ference Of the Church Of Jesus
Christ Of Latter-day ,'aints a
Memorable one.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
OHIO

YOUNGSTOWN, Aug. 27.-An appli-
cation has been made to the board of
directors of the United States Steel cor
poration for s2.500,0 900 for improvements at
the Sharon plants of the Carnegie Steel
company.
1t is proposed to build new blast fur
mace and ten open hearth furnaces, six of
which will be at the Sharon works and
four at South Sharon.
COSHOCTON-In an automobile, Hiram
Wisenburg, merchant, and w. II. Boch-
ert, plunged over an embankment and
into the canal. Wisenburg was badly
injured.
The autoists were making sharp turn
to bridge over the canal when the
accident occurred.
GAINESVILLE = Pulling the trigger to
test a revolver at his old home near
Cumberland. Ode Heskett of Ada shot
and killed his 15-month-old baby. The
child, just learning to walk, was toddling
about the yard
Death came in an hour after the ac-
cident.
PIQUA-"Rod" Hays, western Ohio
railway motorman. was fired upon north
of Sidney, and only the DETECTION of the
bullet as it passed through the heavy
plate glass window in the vestibule saved
his life This is the second attempt upon
the life of the western Ohio motorman in
a week Employees are becoming nervous
and afraid to make their runs.
MARYSVILLE Mrs Harry Connor
killed a fine Plymouth Rock chicken for
dinner. Upon cleaning the fowl she was
frightened to find a garter snake about
a foot long inside. She thereupon turned
the job over to her husband. 1t is not
known when the chicken swallowed the
reptile. Connor and his wife say they
do not want any more chicken for din
ner for some time.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
MARYLAND


ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 27.-An interesting
historical find was made at the Naval
Academy by James Casey. one of the em-
ployes when he unearthed the old well
which was formerly in the garden of the
residence of Anthony Stewart, owner of
the brig Peggy Stewart, which was
burned in Annapolis harbor by Maryland
patriots in 1775. The location is about
fifty yards in front of the residence,
which is still standing, but the spot is
now just inside of the academy walls.
The we'll is about twenty feet deep and
is walled for its whole depth
CAMBRIDGE-Peter Peppler died sud-
denly. He leaves wife and several
sons. Mr.. Peppler was a retired engineer.
HANOVER-C Cornelius Roherbaugh, 54
years old, well known farmer of Hell
delberg township, near Hanover, was
found dead in a field on his farm. He
was stricken with apoplexy while plowing
corn.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
TENNESSEE

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 2z-For forty
years Richard Dow. one of the Oldest
citizens of Memphis, has been eating MS
meals alone, although he has a wife and
several children. The aged man decided
years ago that companionship at meal
times induced dyspepsia Strange to say,
neither he nor his wife has ever ex-
perienced the slightest form of domestic
troubles.
MEMPHIS-Almos from under the very
noses of Registrars Patrick j. Guinan and
Henry Cohen, who officiate in the First
precinct of the Second ward, the valuable
book of registration certificates was stol-
en- from its resting place on table In
the lobby of the court house. Just lOl
certificates had been issued and 399 were
carried off by the thieves, who were
evidently acting Under instruction. as the
registration books were not touched
showing that the theft was not per-
petrated for theft's sake alone, but for
a more startling purpose.
ROCKWOOD-Quite a number of port
able earning outfits are being put in
operation in this vicinity and quite a
business M this line is expected this
season Owing to the scarcity of fruit
and berries toma toes will be the principal
output this season John N. Hill, Squire
J. w. Robbs, T. H. Snow and several
others will engage in this business.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
INDIANA


JEFFERSONVILLE, Aug. 2.-Mrs, t.
G. Fitch, who is in indianapolis on ac-
count of her health, was thrown from a
street car and severely bruised. She was
in the act of leaving the car when the
conductor rang the bell and the motor
man started the car. A passenger threw
out his foot and prevented Mrs Fitch
from falling under the wheels. She was
accompanied by her daughter, Miss Bes-
sic Fitch.
TERRE HAUTE.-When Grocer Vanme-
ter at West Terre Haute insisted he had
given Constable Lee the right change in
purchase he had made, Lee knocked
him senseless with his club, and later Mrs.
Vanmeter caused the constable's arrest
for assault and battery, with intent to
kill.
Paul Revere Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
has won the $500 robes offered by the
state grand lodge in the local lodge for
the largest number of limitations. The
two Terre Haute uniform rank companies
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
KENTUCKY

ASHLAND, KY, Aug. PA tragedy
that snuffed out two lives and resulted
in the probably fatal woundlng of two
other men, occurred at the Hatcher
Davis lumber camps at a point where
Pike county, Kentucky, and Buchanan
and Dickinson counties, Virginia, join
The timber men, as is the custom on
Sunday, had gathered In camp and were
enjoying the pastimes habitual with
lumbermen in isolated regions, when Mid
Tackett and number of his followers
appeared on the scene. In few moments
rough house was started, guns and
knives were put to work, and within ten
minutes Dick and Harry Wilson, aged
q and 23 years respectively, and the
sons of William Wilson of Pikeville,
were dead and two of Tackett's followers
were almost curt to pieces. There is
little or, no hope for their recovery.
The double, and what may prove
qtadruple tragedy occurred just few
Yards across the Virginia border in Bu-
chanan county The sheriff of the county
was at once notified of the affair and
dispatched an armed posse to the scene.
With the exception of two of Trackett S
men, every one connected with the killing
was arrested and haidcuffed and chained
in the camp, when Virginia justice of
the peace was summoned from Grundy
and conducted the preliminary nearing.
Tackett and his followers were held with
out bond and taken to Grundy, where
they were placed in the Buchanan county
Jail.
The dead men were widely. known
throughout the border counties of Ken
lucky and Virginia and were very popu-
lar.
I.EXINGTON-In a battle between the
Roberts and Allen factions at a Baptist
meeting at Lanesville, Floyd county,
Lawrence Roberts was killed and James
Roberts and Jake Allen seriously
wounded.
OWINGSVILLE--Nfrs Brennan of Paris
has brought suit in court here to depose
her brother, George Hamilton, as admin
istrator of her mothers estate. Her claim
in the estate is $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
TEXAS

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 27.-As showing
the business standing of the city of
Houston, the commission has made a
proposal to the county officials to take
$50, 900 worth of county bonds. The $780,
900 to be paid by the Houston Belt &c
Terminal company within the coming
month, coupled with the tax collections,
will give the city ample money to put
that sum into bonds. Whether or not the
county will accept the proposition has
not yet been stated, the county officials
believing that they can secure premium
for their bonds. while the city is willing
to pay par only
ELLINGER = Mrs. Catherine Mazac,
wife of Joseph Mazac. living near here.
committed suicide by hanging herself in
a barn. She was about 40 years old, has
been in poor health and also had family
troubles, which, 1t is supposed, caused the
act.
Squire Bertsch held the inquest. She
will be buried at the Catholic cemetery.
She leaves husband and four children.
LUFKIN-Sheriff Watts arrested ne
gro named George Williams at Diboll
for breaking into the saloon of Brown
& Crawford, whose place of business is
about ten miles from Lufkin.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
he LATE NEWS FROM YOUR OLD HOME STATE
nad wnn ss0n IN the drills last week.

had won $500 in the drills last week.
w. H. Duncan, Ora Davis, George NJ.
Crane and George ]. Hammerstein have
been appointed to represent the Com
mercial club at the inland waterways
meeting at Memphis.
Terre Haute spectators are reported by
the commission houses to have sold their
ment of highest prices.
Work on the interurban line to Paris,
ILL.,, has been so hampered by heavy
rains that through service can not begin
September 1, as was expected.
WARSAW = Mayor Charles Rigdon
has declared his intention of os-
tracking confirmed drunkards from War
saw. Walter Mayors, aged 80 years, who
was brought before the city's chief ext
ecutive, was banished from the place for
a period of two years. He was placed
aboard big Four" train by Marshal
William Garner and at the request of
Mayor Rigdon was informed that If he re-
turned he would be obliged to submit TO
the ball and chain and work on the
streets.
ROCHESTER-Mr and Mrs Charles
Webster and their baby were burned to
death from fire rest ting from gasoline
explosion.
SPECIAIs-Awakened from sleep by the
shril blast of ain engine whistle. the p
year-od child of MIR. and Mrs. John
Nedhoki, though in the best of health,
was frightened into spasms which re-
suited in death
LOGANSPORT-After living together
for three days and then discovering that
they were not legally married, William
Burgess has gone to the home Of his
parents and Nellie May Hanna is keeping
house by herself.
Their marriage last Friday cannot be
legalzed until court meets in September
EVANSVILLE.-Judg Goss of the dis
trict court at Williston. NJ D., has de-
oided the noted Hedderich will case in
favor of the widow. Mrs. Grace d. He'd
derch, of that city. She is the widow OF
the late August M. Hedderich, who was
one of the pioneers of this section. The
amount involved in the suit was more
than 100000 An Indiana half breed from
Fort Peck an Indian reservation In Mon
tana, claimed that he was the son of Mr.
Hedderich and tried to break the will.
TERRE HAUTE-The lower Wabash
Wiley conference of the United Brethren
church began a semi-centennial eelebra-
ton here. Addresses were made by Bishop
Ma thews of Chicago and DR.. H. Fl. Fout
of Dayton.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
MAINE

BAR HAl. .BOR, Me, Aug. 27.-The cot
tage of A. Howard Hinkle of Cincinnati
was entered, presumably while the fami-
ly was at dinner, and jewe.ry to the value
of between $4,000 and $4,000 was stolen.
EASTPORT-The American sardine bus
mess has encountered a most unexpected
and serious condition, caused by the in
ability of the packers to obtain cans,
owing to the shortage in the supply of
tin plate. September has always been
depended upon to furnish about one-third
of the total output of the factories, and
the scarcity of tin and the apparent i'm
possibility of the packers to obtain a
supply will cause shut down in most
of the large factories during the very
best part of the season. Fish are now
plentiful and the catch is just the size
desired for sardines, yet several of the
large factories have not more than
enough cans on hand to last another day.
CALAIS-The schoneor Moonlight, from
New York, with coal, was badly damaged
in a collision with the Washington Coun-
ty railway pier while docking here.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
MICHIGAN

LUDINGToN. Mich. Aug. 27.-Seven
persons were injured, two of them perhaps
fatally, when a passenger train of three
cars on the Ludington & Northern rail-
road collided with freight train carry
ing equipment for the encampment Of
the Michigan national guard.
1t Is charged that the passenger train
crew ignored orders to wait at Epworth
for the freight.
Traverse CITY-Miss Grace Dalzell
of Hatches crossing, owns parrot that
has acted as a mother to fifty incubator
chickens, successfully raising them to
maturity. There Is an incubator on the
Dalzell place and when the little chickens
are loosed in the brooder the parrot be-
came very much interested in them.
IONIA-The Ionia board of supervisors
have let the contract for the new poor
house, at a cost of $27, ,347.35
The Iona county battalion reunion at
Portland voted to meet next year at Sara
nae. and elected Comrade Pickney pres
ident.
RICHMOND-After an illness of three
days, Joseph Stull aged 60 years, is dead
from apoplexy. A widow and three sons
survive. Deceased had lived here his
entire life.
Thieves entered the room of Mrs. Turner
Stanton at the -Grande Pointe hotel, St.
Clair flats. during the supper hour and
took her gold watch and purse.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
ARKANSAS


TEXARKANA, Aug. 2z-J. D. Belcher
former night watchman at tie Texarkana
postoffice, who resigned the position last
March, was arrested at Shreveport, La,
and Jailed on a charge of stealing
thirteen registered letters while on duty
at the postoffice while the night clerk
was asleep.
PINE BLUFF-Suit for SOL. .450 damages
was filed in the Jefferson circuit court
by the Bluff City Lumber company, of
which John f. Rutherford is president
against the Citizens Light and Transit
company and the Union Furniture COM
pany, claiming this amount to be due on
unpaid notes.
PINE BLUFF Mayor w. L. Tracy has
named the following delegates to the
Trans Mississippi Commercial congress,
to meet In Muskogee, /. T., November 19:
Edgar Brewster, d. c. Bell w. H. Lang
ford, r. w. Lane and j. A. Holmes.
LITTLE ROCK-After being refused in
crease of 81 month all the messenger
boys in the Western Union office struck.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
CONNECTICUT

NEW HAVEN. Aug. 27.-As the drouth
continues in this state Mayor Dudley of
this city has suggested that battery
of field artillery be used to discharge
fifty rounds of ammunition in hope of
producing an atmospheric change and
consequent precipitation.
MYSTIC-The forty-first annual confer
ence of the Universal Peace association
met at Peace temple. Mystic grove. Dele
gates were present from twenty-three
states and maritime provinces and one
each from England. Cuba, Japan and
Mexico.
GREENWICH-Mis Mary Elsie Moore,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A.
Moore, was married this afternoon at the
Moore country seat at Belle Haven to
Don Marino Torlonia, member of a dis
tinguished and noble family of Italy.
Miss Moore by her marriage became a
princess and twice a duchess, as her hus-
band is Prince Vivitella Cessi, duke Of
Poll and duke of Gaudagnola.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
VIRGINIA

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. H.-J. B. Uzzell,
a negro editor who is held responsible for
much of the recent race trouble along the
eastern shore of Virginia, was brought
here under strong guard and locked up
in the Norfolk Jail. Uzzell surrendered
and asked to be sent tp safe place.
There are threats of lynching him.
NORFOLK-Edward s. Cramp, formerly
of the Cramp Ship Building company,
Philadelphia, has purchased with others,
for $50, ,000 tract of land 1000 by 1000 feet
on the eastern branch of the Elizabeth,
on which will be erected at once mod
ern ship building plant
The yard will enter the competition for
building large warships and ocean liners.
RICHMOND-While on his way to his
home r. H. Leftwich fell from Main
street car and died after being taken to
the City Home. Mr.. Leftwich was en-
ployed as a bookkeeper at Glen Allen,
Va. He was about 48 years DID,
PETERSBURG-The Petersburg Horse
Show association is getting ready for its
big horse show, which will be held on
the grounds of the Country club, Dinwid-
die county, three miles from Petersburg
September 27 and 2S. A number of fine
horses from distant cities are to be ex-
hibited and 1t is expected that the show
will draw a large attendance.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
= S.sMISSISSIPPI

MERIDIAN. Miss, Aug. 27.-Thomas
Spence, the negro held in connection with
the death of Raynard Battle, the young
white boy whose body was found in a
ravine some miles from here, has made a
confession of the crime before Justice of
the Peace Parker at Temple He saidshis
stepfather, McClelland, told him, on leav-
ing the house with the white boy, that he
must kill the boy, or he (McClelland)
would kill him.
BOYLE-Continued drouth in this sec
ton has caused cotton to shed to large
extent with considerable deterioration.
SHAWN slight rain fell recently over
a small portion of this section. Elsewhere
theI drouth continues and rain Is badly
needed. The growth of the cotton plant
has almost ceased; it is blooming to the
top and shedding badly. Prospects are
gloomy. Corn is damaged very much.
MAYESVILLE-Past week has been dry
and hot and cotton is suffering for rain.
Some shedding is reported and some open
cotton.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
NORTH CAROLINA

ASHEVILLE, N. c., Aug. PA tele-
phone message from Jonathans creek, ten
miles from Waynesville, in this state, says
that Mitchell Kirkentoll was shot and
killed by Frank Jenkins.
Jenkins returned unexpectedly to his
home and, 1t Is alleged, found Kirkentoll
and Mrs. Jenkins together. Both men, 1t
is said, reached for pistols, but Jenkins
fired first. Kirkentoll was struck in the
shoulder, and, dropping his gun, ran
through the doorway. Jenkins sent an
other shot after him, and Kirkentoll fell
to the ground, expiring in few minutes.
Jenkins surrendered to the authorities.
A posse of sheriff's deputies and
citizens armed with guns, led by the
city's bloodhound Hope, is the aftermath
of murderous assaults by an unknown
negro on Charles Sullivan and Miss Mol
lie EllSirs in the Chunn's cove section,
near this city.
Sullivan's recovery is doubtful his
skull being badly fractured, but Miss
Elkins, who was struck across the chest
with a stick in the hands of the negro
and later half choked to prevent her
screaming, is not seriously injured.
WINSTON-SALEM-O negro is dead
and another seriously wounded as the
result of a shooting scrape that occurred
near the Mocksville junction, in the
northern end of the city Claude James,
a white man, who has recently served
a term on the county roads for larceny,
is charged with the crime. He has not
yet been apprehended by the officers.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
DELAWARE

WILMINGTON, Aug. 27.-The section
of country northwest of Wilmington is
ia ling on a truly western aspect, for
cattle rustlers are driving off live stock
during the night. and mounted scouting
parties are riding the Delaware-P Pennsyl-
vania line in an effort to catch them.
During the last two weeks Robert Mer
rick, living near the Pennsylvania state
line, has had seven cattle driven off.
Others who have had their stock stolen
are James c. Smith of Winterthur and
O'Neill brothers.
WILMfNGTON-Desp his age, Bishop
Leighton Coleman of the Episcopal dio-
cese of Delaware will take his annual
tramp as usual this year, but owing to
his many duties he will limit it to five
days.
For years the venerable bishop has
been taking these tramps to Virginia and
other states.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
WYOMING


sUNDANCE, Aug. 27,--James Dodson,
alleged to be the leader of the gang
which has been responsible for the whole
sale horse and cattle thefts in northern
wyoming for the past two years. has
been apprehended near Belle Fourche
and brought back to the county jail here.
CODY-Russell, the 14-year-old Sson of
J. F. Allen, well known ranchman of
the Clark's Fork country near here, was
kicked to death by horse near that
place.
r CHEYENNE-Car Smith,1a Union Pa
cifc fireman, was brought to st. Johns
hospital to receive treatment for serious
injuries received at Cotton when an en-
CINE crashed into the rear of a freight
train, derailing several cars. Smith was
standing on top of the train at the time
and was thrown between the cars.