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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
SANTA FE FINED $33O,000.
Medium Penalty For Relating I'M
posed by Judge WeIbourn.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Judge Olin
Wellbourn, in the United States Dis
trict Court, fined the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe Railroad $330,O00
for rebating under the Elkins law.
The fine was what the Court denomi-
mated ian intermediate penalty" the
maximum which might have been as
sessed being $1,320,O00 and the mini
mum 100000. The Court in a writ
ten opinion, stated that there were
sufficient doubtful and extenuating
circumstances to preclude a maximum
sentence and yet sufficient intention
of wrongdoing shown to make i'm
proper a minimum penalty.
The Santa Fee was convicted on
October II last by a jury In the Fed
eral Court of granting rebates to the
Grand Canyon Lime and Cement Com
pany. of Arizona. 1t was found
guilty on all the sixty-six counts, after
only an hours elaboration.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
WOMAN POSED AS MAN FOR % al
Once Lived al a Husband, and Only Revealed Secret Just Before Deah--Ranchna
and Bank Clerk--Coming 10 America From France, She Found
She Could Get Work Best in Male Attire

e. Trinidad, Col. Charles vaubaugh, alias Katherine Vosbaugh, a
woman who for sixty years passed asa married man, and was a ank ciHh
and sheep herder, died at San Rafael Hospital from old age.
She ws born in France eightythree years ago, and came to Amerlc
when eighteen years of age. relying upon her own energies to make ner
living, She found that she was greatly handicapped because or Ter SCI
After wandering around the country for two years a a woman she adopted
male garb and applied for a mans position. She obtained employment III
Joplin, Mo-, and worked there q a bookkeeper for several years uuo
All this time she kept her secret, and no one doubted "a s i waSa
man. She possessed a. excellent education M and wn lie n o " "a IN she p a@l
copied this, going to st: Joseph before she was thirty years years Sass ae, nv the
A few months later a young woman Of that town was aeserteo ~ I u0
mar who had promised to marry her. Miss F s1 ign. s1 %Nshsn nl DIV Re
her sex on a Bible pledge that she would never Ieyeai. the SeGre g taur
After their marriage they came to Trinidad M openea a re Sa auIam
A year or two atterward the "wife" disappeared: ,ra " tn "a her re' Miss
he had been deserted and refused to make any effort 10 N nl n noo
Vosbaugh received more or less sympathy at the time Ut M incuen' "'
soon forgotten. uou,d no dn,overed
firing of city life and always fearing her eTo secret w9 4 I De Sam brown
Miss Vosbaugh forty years ago sought employment at tne Dan, om =. - ~,
ranch. near Trnchera; She asked for work PIX as ga "a en eanI HeI pot be ed d uiaoy!
cred except by the greatest of accidents. she accepted cl ed wo aars Is q q ca when she she
She remained at the Sam Brown ranch until Wo years aeSu, " m'I 1Hnn
was brought to San Rafael Hospital here to spend spend ne ERR l she q ws assured mred
here h protected her secret, refusing to take a Dan hu se w paoranoa ~
hv h sisters at the hospital that she could do so without n preSen'e u
attendants. uuouo oo,d +bat threatened to de-
no pneumonia. DR.. T. j. Forham said IL YOU Ne n eean Iva
Vosbaugh" to partially remove his clothing for IN IN sen+ed
Fearing she would die, Miss Vosbaugh at lastr el9ctanr - o ur;nLed
~ then With tears yelling in her eyes and coursing down lei WIFI rtaA for
cheeks, she called for the sister n cnarse aHq p"''oN
h secOnd time in Xty years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
ALABAMA LEGISLATURE MEETS.
Begins the Regulation Of Railroads
May Pass Prohibition Bill.

Montgomery, Ala.-The extra ses-
sion of the Legislature called by Gov
ernor Conner to take up the question
Of further regulating the railroads
convened and the Governors message
was read.
The Governor says it is only a ques-
I ton whether the State shall control
the railroads or the railroads control
the State. "The influence Of the rail-
roads on politics and policies in Ala
bama in the past" says the Cover
nor, I'VE all know has been great
and debauching, and the railroads
have not hesitated as to the methods
used in carrying out their policies.
"This influence has brought us
face to face with the conditions as
they exist in our State to-day. which
makes it your duty to fashion the
laws in such a manner as to change
these conditions and remedy the evils
resulting therefrom."
The bills which the Governor wants
passed are drawn by the States at
torneys.
Many prohibition bills were intro
duced and the indications are that
Alabama will be voted dry.
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PASSING ALABAMA r. r. BILLS,
Legislature Shows Itself Ready to
Adopt Governors Measures.

Montgomery, Ala. - The House
passed four of the Governors meas
ures looking toward the regulation
of the railroads, but not until the en-
tire day had been taken up in argu-
ments.
The SeHete had the same bills up,
but adjour. ID while the House argu-
ments were going on.
The maximum rate bill which has
been enjoined by the Federal Court
was repealed. The bill fixing the pen
alties for not putting into effect the
railroad laws was passed, as was the
one relieving the Acknowledgement
and Railroad Commissioners from
bringing suit. the idea being that this
prevents them from being sued.
There are eight bills fixing the
rates on 10 commodities which are
yet to come up. The objects OF the
measures are to compel the railroads
to put the rates in effect without a
suit, the penalties being heavy Tor
violations.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
GOLD SHOWER FROM MINT
Government Working Overtime to
Turn Out Double Eagles.
Morc Than Fifty-two Millions in Coin
Will Be Added to the Cur
rcncy At Once.

Philadelphia. The United States
Mint in this city delivered 100000
in gold double eagles to the Sub
Treasury in this city. 1t is said that
within the next three months the
mint will coin $50 100000 in double
eagles. This enormous amount OF
gold will be distributed among the
Sub-Treasuries to relieve the money
stringency. The distribution of so
much gold is but n of the severa!
important moves that Secretary Cor,
telyou is making to provide currency
to meet the enormous needs OF tho
country.
The local mint is we'll equipped ia
contribute its share Of the shower OF
gold that has begun to fall upon every
part of the United States. Many OF
its employees are working overtime,
however, it being a nightly occurrence
for coin counters, weighers, adju.ters
and others to work as late as 10
o'clock, the usual hour for quitting
work being 4 o'clock.
New machinery has recently been
installed in the mint and it's efficiency
was demonstrated in the operation Of
the ''split collar" a device for put
ting stars on the edge Of the newly
designed double eagles. There are
forty-six stars on the edge of each
piece because of the approaching ad-
vent of the new State Of Oklahoma
to the Union.
The machinery at the mint is capa-
BILE of grinding out 1000 of these
pieces in an hour. There is now at
the mint enough bullion for the man!
ufacture of S2O,000,000 in double
eagles, but more bullion from various
sources is now being diverted to thu
institution.
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Died TO SAVE THE TOWN
Garcia Rushed Burning Powder
Train Through hacozari
Heroic Mexican Engineer Plotted
Dangerous Freight Past Station,
But Perished in Explosion.

FL Paso, Texas.-The entire city
is praising the heroism OF James
Garcia, engineer on the Pilares Mine
narrow-guage railroad across tho Rio
Grande in Mexico, who, until he sac
rihced his life to avert the destruc-
ton of a town, was just a plain rail-
road man in overalls and jumper.
But the telegraph wires stretching
through the plains OF mesquite and
over the mountains are now humming
with the story Of how Garcia saved
Nacozari and Its inhabitants. James
Garcia Is being read about and talked
about in San Francisco and%in New
York and men will be the better for
the reading.
When Garcia started his train out
on the main line Of the Pilares Mine
Railroad, behind his locomotive there
trailed six cars filled with machinery.
and provisions and two loaded with
blasting powder. He was bound to
the mines and over the rough road
bed the train jolted and creaked safe
ly as far as Nacozari in the noun
tains. There it made q stop. The
brakeman made the discovery that
the roof of a car was afre and called
to the engineer.
Garcia took one look at the crowd
ed station platform and the people IN
the streets. Then he decided to put
on all speed and rush the heavy train
through the town. At the outskirts,
where an explosion could do no dam
age, he would slow 1t down sufficient
ly to Jump, but not until he had
cleared the town.
He communicated his decision to
the fireman and brakemen and they
offered to go with him, but he ordered
them from the train, telling them
that one life raj enough to lose.
Jump for your lives!" he cried In
Spanish.
The crew leaped and ran among the
villagers crying out to them to scat
ter If they wished to save themselves.
Then, alone in the caboose, with the
crackle Of the flames in his ears,
Garcia threw wide the throttle. Z
The train rushed onward and the
powder cars drew abreast Of q section.
house in which a dozen Mexicans In
their flannel shirts and steeple-
crowned hats were sitting eating
their lunch. Then there raj a terrific
roar and the section house wa wiped
out and the train disappeared as II
caught in the grip of q Kansas
twister. The bodies of the Mexicans
were scattered to the four winds, and
of Garcia's there remains only his
torn cap and a few pieces of his coat.
To the list of dead was added John
Chisholm, an American boy who stole
a ride on the rea car thinking 1t
would be fine fun to ride on a burn
ing train.
The body Of one section hand was
found 200 yards from the section
house. A farmhouse a quarter OF q
mile distant from the scene was
wrecked and every window In the
town was smashed, but Garcia had
saved it from death and destruction.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
ALL NIGHT FRANCHISE FIGHT.
Chicago Aldermen Vote Phone Com
pam What It Wants.

Chicago.-After q continuous ses-
sion of seventeen hours the Alder
men passed a measure at 2 a. M, Civ
ing the Chicago Telephone Company
a franchise for twenty years.
The ordinance was put through
practically as approved by the tele-
phone company.
The company must pay to the city
semi-annually three per cent. of the
gross receipts Of all it's telephone
business.
After thirty months the City Coun-
ell may change any Of the rates. II
the company contests and is not sus-
tanned by the courts, it shall refund
all excessive charges to subscribers,
together with five per cent. interest.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
BERLIN's RIPPER" FOUND.
An Epileptic in Asylum Confesses
Murders of Girls.

Berlin, Germany.-The series OF
local crimes, resembling the Jack
the Ripper" murders in London,
1888-1889, only here the victims
were little girls instead of women,
has been cleared up through the con-
fession of a printers apprentice,
named Paul Minow, an epilepttc,
twenty-five years of age, who was re-
Gently confined In an asylum for the
insane at Herzberge.
The authorities Of the institution
were informed that Minow had been
talking in a rambling manner OF the
murders, suspected him OF having
committed the crimes, and encour-
aged him to talk, with the result that
he freely related how he had been
tainted by his mother and sister With
l~aziness, had gone out into the streets
in a rage, and had vented his feelings
by stabbing without reflection four
little girls one after the other. He
then rambled about the city for a
while, and eventually returned home.
It does not appear whether the
mother and sister were aware OF
what Minow had done, but Minow's
mind became so disordered that they
sent him to the asylum . week later.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
$500 LOST AT KARTAGH.
Latest Figures Relating to Turkestan
Earthquake Disaster.

St. Petersburg, Russia.-A dis
match received here from Samarkand
by the Official Telegraph Agency,
says that a special representative OF
a local paper, who al sent to Kara
tagh, in the Hissar District OF Box
hara, which was destroyed by a land
slide following the earthquake of Oc-
tober 81, reports that 3400 persons
were killed there as a result OF the
disaster. and that only seventy es-
capped.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
The Field Of Labor.

The Yonkers, N. Y, trolley stroke
was settled.
The cornerstone of the new labor
temple has been laid in Kansas City,
Mo.
The cigar makers Of Minneapolis
will try the plan of organizing a
banking system.
The printing trade in Canada EN-.
ploys almost 10000 people at an an
nual wage list of $5,540,S85.
Ladies' Tailors and Dressmakers'
Union of Boston is to have a weekly
paner 10 Yiddish for it's members.
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The World of Snort.

Nal. W. Eason was reinstated and
A. J. Lewis suspended by the Nation
al Board Of Professional Baseball
Leagues.
Richard Croker's Rhodora, a half
sister to his colt Orby, the Derby
winner, won the Dewhurst Plate at
Newmarket, defeating King Edwards
Perrier.
Ned Hanlon, the manager of the
Cincinnati team, says that he will not
have charge Of the Reds next year, as
he intends to devote all his attention
to the Baltimore club, of which he is
the owner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
About Noted People.

The Pope is again suffering from
cout. He walks with difficulty. u
continues his audiences.
John F. Stevens, late of the Pan
m Canal, was engaged to make a
valuation of President Mellen's rail-
road systems.
In his %ninety-third year Judge
Charles Fields sits regularly in the
First District Court. Of Northern
Worcester, Mass.
James Allan. of the Allan Steam
shin Line, a millionaire, Is a Socialist
candidate in the municipal election az
Glasgow. Scotland.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
WAGE RAISING TIME PAST.
Railroads More Likely 70 Make Some
Cuts and Reduce Forces.

Chicago.-In the face Of an an
nouncement that the railroads are
more disposed to reduce forces than
to raise wages, a committee repre-
senting $4,000 organized switchmen
and switch tenders from Buffalo to
the Pacific Coast entered into a con-
ference with railway managers in an
effort to force the companies to raise
wages six cents an hour and grant an
eight-hour day.
"There is not the slightest POSSIBLE
ity that railroads will raise wages at
this time, n;said Slason Thompson for
the roads. There is more chance
that they cut wages or curtail ex-
penditures by reducing forces"
All railroads, it is said. have agreed
on a policy that promises no prospect
for better things for workingmen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
Stub Ends of News.

The Treasury surplus for October.
1907, amounted to only about $780,
900.
General William Booth, of the Sal
pation Army, arrived in New YORK
City.
French financial writer's are pleased
with the financial conditions of the
Republic.
Banks and trust companies in New
York City distributed $75,0O0,O00 IN
stock dividends and interest.
A mayors proclamation orders all
theatres and other places of amuse-
ment in Omaha closed on Sunday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
Viceroy Lord Mimic Says 1t is I'M
possible to Ignore midas Unrest

Simla, India. The Legislative
Council adopted a bill designed to
prevent seditious gatherings. 1t en-
powers the provincial authorities to
prohibit public meetings.
Lord Mimic. the Viceroy, in a
speech in support Of the bill, said IL
was impossible to ignore the warn
ings Of recent months-the riots; the
insults to Europeans. and the at
temnts TO infame racial feeling.
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Far Eastern Notes.

Fine tobacco is being raised in In
dia on irrigated lands.
BARRIERS at Windsor, Ont, have re-
ceived an increase in wages.
Manitoba flour is seriously cutting
into Australian -four in the markets
of China.
shantung Province, China. may yet
be one of the great fruit gardens OF
the world.
In the first five months Of 1907
Calcutta exported 100000 calf and
sheep skins, 100000 goat skins,
4,5O0,00O cowhides. a total OF H.
100000.
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Island SWept Away.

Elmores Island, between Hinsdale,
N. H., and Vernon. VT, in the Con-
necticut River, has been washed away
by the freshet following the heavy
rains. The island was n of the
landmarks Of the river. 1t was sew
eral acres in extent and was heavily
wooded.
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Prominent People.

Senator Gore, who comes from tf
new State of Oklahoma, is blind.
Lord Ayebury. of England. say!
the United States needs a central
bank.
The three living "war Governors"
of the United States are Frederick
Holbrook, of Vermont; samue! >.
Crawford, Of Kansas. and William
Sprague, of Rhode Island.
Professors William H. Schofeld. OF
Harvard University, and Arthur L.
Hadley, of Yale University, have De-
GUN their lectures at the University
of Berlin.
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RECEIVERS FOR FOUR CONCERNS
Liability $1O.00O,Oo0. Assets Twice
That-To Safeguard Property.

Liability $1O,000,000 Assets Twice
That-To Safeguard Property.
North Adams, Mass.-The placing
of the Arnold Print Works, of this
city, and various subsidiary COM
panies, the Williamstown Manufac-
turing Company, of Williamstown,
Mass; the North Pownal Manufac-
turing Company, of North Pownal,
VT, and the firm Of Gallap & Hough-
ton, of North Adams, in the hands Of
a receiver, is regarded by business
men as the best method Of safeguard
ing the great interests involved and
the continuation Of the properties,
which give employment to about 5000
people.
The control of the Arnold Print
Works and, through that concern,
of the various other companies, is in
A. G. Houghton and William Arthur
Gallup, his son-in-law. The aggre-
gate liabilities are estimated at near
ly s10,000,O00, but the assets are
said to be twice that sum-.
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is being favored at the expense OF the
West. He called on the President
and asked him to direct the Treasury
Department to deposit no more money
with New York banks until those in
situations shall have paid Gin cur-
rency" the reserves which they hold
for the Western banks. The Presi-
dent asked Senator Hepburn to put
his request in writing and the Sena-
tor did so.
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HE TRUSTS HIS BANK NOW.
Pennsylvania Man Withdraws $500
and Robbers Almost Got 1t.

Connellsville, Pc. - After lootina
the New Haven postofite three rob-
bers crossed the river into Councils,
vile and stole a 700-pound safe from
the store of A. Gigliotti. They hauled
it away on a wheelbarrow, but de-
serted it when hard pressed by Off
GERS.
The safe contained $500 which
Gigliotti had drawn out Of a local
bank, fearing it was unsafe. Gigliotti
redeposited the money in the bank.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
Railway Traffic Falling Off.

Traffic officials of the roads CEN
tring in Chicago report a decided a s
ing up Of traffic since the stringency
in the money market has extended to
the West. There still is a large move
ment of export grain, but domestic
shipments have fallen off consider
ably.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
New Law Closes Delaware Hotels.

Fear of creditors that the local op.
ton law passed at the last election in
Kent and Sussex counties. Delaware,
will prevent hotels from being oper-
ated cause the closing Of hotels in
Smyrna and Dover by the Sheriff of
Kent County. 1t is said that forty.
one hotels and saloons and twelve
distilleries in Kent and Sussex coun-
ties will be closed by the new law and
license fees amounting to $1,000 re-
funded.
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Insane Soldiers From Philippines
Will Be Brought to Washington.

San Francisco.-Seventeen insane
patients, belonging to the United
States Army. who were brought
from the Philippine Islands to the
Preside General Hospital. will be
taken to the Army Hospital for the
Insane at Washington. Colonel Geo
H. Torney, Deputy SUPERINTENDENT
will have charge of them.
A car has been especially arranged
FOR the convenience Of the patients.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
PEANUTS HIS DIET-DEAD.
Ncbraskan Insane After Living on
Coolers and Water.

Fremont, Neb.-Because he under
stood that scientists had reported
that peanuts contained all the ele-
ments necessary to sustain life Ar.
chic Venuto, a Frenchman, attempted
to live by eating nothing but peanuts.
with the result that he died of ex'
haustion after a weeks goober diet.
At the end of four days Venuto be-
came insane and was placed in a hos
pital. He absolutely refused to eat
anything but peanuts thereafter, and
would drink nothing but water,
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BREAKS NECK AT FOOTBALL.
Eighteen Year-Old Boy Killed and
Mayor Forbids Further Games.

Columbus, Ind. - Earl Ruddell.
aged eighteen years, a member Of
tie senior class of the Columbus High
School, is dead of a broken neck
which he received in a football game
played here.
one of the visiting players attempt.
ed to make an end run and RuddelI
tackled him. The two came together
with so much force that Ruddelfs
neck was broken.
Mayor Cochran will issue an order
that no more football will be per-
mitted in Columbus. The school au-
thorities will also taboo the game.
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Plant Atlantic HOLSTERS in Pacific.
By order of the United States Fish
Commission a carload Of lobster fry
from the Government hatchery at
Boothbay, Me, will be shipped to the
Pacific Coast this week for the first
experiment in breeding the Maine
lobster in the Pacific Ocean.
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Exchange Seat Sold.

A seat on the New York Stock E1-
change was sold for $4,000: This
is a decline of 100000 from the high
price of a year ago and of $4,000 from
the previous sale, which was made
about two weeks ago.
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Independent Candidates Vote.
E. Gerry Brown, the independence
League candidate for Lieutenant.
Governor Of Massachusetts, received
more votes than the Democratic nom
inee.
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Army Officers Poor Pay.

Major-General Greedy, in an inter-
view at Seattle, said the army was no
place for the poor, as the pay OF off,
GERS was too small to allow them to
support their families without run~
ming into debt.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
A PANIC IN ITALY.
Exchange at Rome Forced to Close
AppeaI For Government Aid.

Rome, Italy.-The financial diff
culties in the United States are max
ing their influence felt on the Italian
market, and the Stock Exchange
here, unable to resist the downward
tendency, decided to close. Before
doing so, however, a resolution was
passed urging the Government to help
the credit of the country by assisting
in the formation of a syndicate OF
banks, to be under Government con-
troll, and by placing at the disposal OF
this syndicate the sum of s~14,0OO.-
900.