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and to do this he would work as the
humblest citizen, promising that his
future career would be one of integrity.
He preferred to face prison sentence
If necessary rather than go through the
ordeal Of a trial with the suffering it
would entail upon those nearest and
dearest to him.
When he had finished, District Attor-
ney Langdon took him by the hand
and said, "You did a manly thing" as
suring him that the prosecution would
do all it properly could for him. Ruef's
change of front brought CONSERVATION
into the camp Of Mayor Schmitz, as it
meant that the day of immunity was
past. Ruef had agreed to go on the
stand, and with his testimony it was
certain that the mayor could be con-
victed. Also it made probable the con-
viction Of the rich corporation bribers
who had corrupted the city officials.
Pierce Must Face Trial.
In the federal court, ST. Louis, Judge
Adams denied the application Of H.
Clay Pierce, head of the Waters Pierce
Ol COuLpduy, LOF VIII OL udUSdS COE-
puS and ordered that he be remanded
to the custody Of the chief of police to
be delivered to Sheriff Matthews OF
Travis county, Tex, for extradition
Pierce is wanted there to answer IN
Indictment charging perjury in an af-
fidavit made in May, 1900, to the effect
that the Waters-Pierce company was
not party to any pool trust, confed-
Grafton or combination in restraint of
trade. In his decision Judge Adams
said the conclusion was irresistible
that the Indictment contained the sub
stance of an offense and that techni-
calitles should not stand in the way Of
justice. Pierce, who was in court at
the time of the decision, showed that
he was laboring under great mental
stress, while his attorney, Priest, was
visibly disconnected, as shown by the
trembling of his hands. Priest gave
notice Of two appeals that would be
taken, one to the circuit court of ap-
peals and one to the United States SUI
preme court, and Pierce was admitted
to bond in the sum of $4,000.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-23
San Francisco Boss Pleads Guilty.

San Francisco Boss Pleads Guilty.
Abraham Ruef, who for several years
was known as the real political ruler
Of San Francisco and who for several
months has been under close guard
awaiting trial on the charge of extort-
ing protection money from Delmonico's
French restaurant, has changed his
plea from not guilty to guilty. He did
this In most impressive manner, read
Ing in court from a prepared statement
and showing great emotion. He said
the trial had become a threatening
danger to his health and to the health
of his parents and sister, and, although
he protested that he was guiltless Of
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resignation to the
trustees, giving as
his reason heart
t r o u Bile, which
made it imperative
for him to retire.
He will return to
Hanover next fall,
however, and con-
tinue his duties un-
til a successor has
been appointed. He
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-23
OMINoUS SILENCE.

(The Washington Starr
A remarkably long time has elaps-
ed without anybody trying to start
controversy about Panama canal
conditions.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-23

the particular
charge of eX-
tortion, he ad-
mitted he had
connived at cor
ruption and
graft in order
to keep his po-
litical machine
ether. He
proposed now to
do all that he
could to over
throw the sys-
tenn which had
made possible
the terrible cor
ruption Of the
city'S officials,
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JUST FOR FUN.
(The New York Herald }

N1H6 I6W IUIh t1IIdIu.J
George Bernard Shaw says people
get funny ideas when they go to
America" Well, then, why don't the
authors of English comic opera visit
us?
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-23
kuroki Reaches New York.

After having been lionized all the
way across the continent, received
with exceptional honors by the presi-
dent at Washington and having taken
part in the great naval and military
review at the Jamestown exposition
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-23

General Kuroki. ty were greeted
enthusiastically by the Japanese resi-
dents of the metropolis, and the visi-
tors were much impressed with the
lofty sky line of masonry and steel.
Baron Ozawa. one Of the party, dec
Grated DR.. Louis Klopsch, editor Of the
Christian Herald, with the order Of the
Rising Sun for his efforts in raising
funds for the Japanese famine suffer
ers, by order of the mikado. Two of
the japanese warships followed Kuro
ki's party to New York.
Head of Dartmouth Resigns.
President William Jewett Tucker OF
Dartmouth college has rendered his
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to celebrate the
landing Of Cap
tain John Smith,
General Baron
Kuroki, the hero
Of the Yalu and
LiaOyang bat
ties and one of
Japan's most ia
nous warriors,
arrived at New
York May Is
and next day
w a S inspecting
West Point mill
tary academy.
He and his par
tv xvora Cra0fnd
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-23

ISAAC STEPHENSON for the Wisconsin senatohp mas
wealthy retired umbmn n
FoIes hackers in his reform campaigns
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-06
Fatal Fight at Church.

Birmingham, Ala, July 4 "A
long distance telephone message
from Warrior, Ala, yesterday
states that in difficulty Sunday
at church in which knives were
the weapons used. Walter Shipp
stabbed to death Clarence Gray T.,
another youth of about his own
age. some IA years.
Both young men were sons of
prominent and popular farm ers,
w. F. Shipp being the father of
Walter Shipp, and M. Q. Gray 1,
the father of Clarence Gray.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-06
Cotton Crop Report.

Washington, July 2. The
crop reporting board of the bu
reau of statistics of the depart
ment of agriculture finds from the
reports of the correspondents and
agents of the bureau that the
average conditions of cotton on
June 25 was 72.0as compared
with 70.5 on May 25, 1907 S3.3
on June %, 1906; ITO at the
corresponding date in 1905, and
a 10-year average of S3.2.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-06
Hurt by Bursting of Ginger
Ale Bottle.

Charleston News and Courier
Mr.. q. @. Hackemann, we'll
known grocer of this city, met
with a serious accident Sunday
evening, when bottle of ginger
ale exploded in his hand, parti-
cles OF the glass striking him in
the eye and inflicting very
painful wound.
Mr.. Hackemann had the bot
tie of ale at his house and was
placing it on shelf when il
burst in his hand The glass
flew In all directions and some
-3f it struck him in the face.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-06
Mother Killed Daughter, and
! then Shot Herself.

Rolf, I. T., July 4.-The wife
of Joe l.. Thomas, one of the
most prominent and wealthiest
citizens here last night, shot and
Instantly killed Mamie, their 1S-
year.old daughter, and then fred
a bullet into her own head.
She will die. She left note
giving illness and her unwilling
ness to leave her daughter, as the
reason.
Thomas, when he returned
from his ranch. found the dead
girl and dying mother lying on
the bed.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-06
Two Boys Struck by Light
ning--One Killed and the
Other Probably Injured for
Life.

Saluda special in the News
and Courier On Wednesday
afternoon, about 3 O'Clock, Glider,
the nine.year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. o. Clary, who lives two
miles west of this place, was in
stantly killed by a stroke OF light
ming, and Ernest, their eleven
yearo!a sen, who was with with him him, /,
was badly stunned and is proba-
bly, injured for life.
The two boys were on their
way to the field, where they had
been hoeing cotton. AS it had
the appearance of rain their faith
er, who was working In the shop,
called to them to stop out of the
shower. They were near small
peach tree and ran under it for
shelter. Hardly had they stop
ped when a stroke of lightning
from an almost clear sky came
tearing down from the heavens,
and the astonished father, still
wat ching the boys, saw both of
them fall to the ground. Hast en-.
ing to them he found one dead
and the other apparently lifeless.
The boys were within eighteen
inches of each other and their dog
between them. The dog was like
wise knocked to the ground, but
soon recovered.
The only mark upon the dead
boy was across the head, where
there was the appearance of a
singed hair. The other son has
been carried to the hospital in
Augusta for treatment.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-06
Girl Assaulted; then Choked
to Death.

Warsaw, Mich, July 4.-Jen-
ME Rehle, daughter of John
Rehle, aged 16 years, was as
saulted and murdered Sunday az
ternoon in strip of woods along
the road near her home.
The body was found to-day. 1t
was shown at an autopsy that
the girl {. had been choked to
death.
Two men have been arrested
on suspicion. They gave the
names ofsIrvie Bartlett, of Nash
vile, and James Mackey, of
Chicago.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-06
Camden Boy Accidentally
Shot b. His Companion.

Camden Messenger: Joshua
Long, aged sixteen, son Of Mrs.
w. A. Long, who lives at the
Pine Creek Cotton Mill. met with
a very distressing accident Fri
day evening. While at the mill
race fishing and hunting, he was
accidentally shot by com panion,
Cleveland Jones, aged fourteen.
The load took effect in his lett
arm, which was so feartully in
jnred that amputation of the
limb was necessary.
The gun belonged to the wound
ed boy, and he handed it to
Cleveland, who noticed that the
gun was cooked, and in trying TO
let it down it was discharged,
the whole load taking effect in
the arm, which was almost sew
cred from the body. Joshua was
standing on the creek bank, and
the shock was so great that he
fell in the creek. He managed
to crawl out.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-06
A Freak Cabbage.

Mr.. M. w. Wentz was show
ing cluster of cabbage heads
Saturday that was rather freak
ish. On one stalk there were
about seventeen heads, q few OF
them about the size of a mans
fist, and the rest varying all the
way down to the size of ones
thumb. b.-Chester Lantern.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-06
Marriage of Mr.. II. y. McM0nus
in WiiminOtOn.


Mr.. Thomas S. McManus, a
well-known former Lancastrian
now residing in Wilmington. N.
c., son of Capt. John @. McMa-
nus, of this county, was married
Thursday, as will be seen by the
following Wilmington special in
yesterdays Charlotte Observer:
Mr.. 7. s. McManus, manag
of the Bell Telephone Company
here, and Miss Sarah May no.
cult, of Wilmington, were quiet
ly married this evening at
o'clock ut the study of the pastor
of the First Baptist church, Rev.
Fred d. Hale, ID. d., officiating.
They left on the 7 O'Clock north.
bound train for an extended bri
dial tour including points in
Canada and Niagara Falls. They
will return in about two weeks
and will be at homo in this city
where both are well known anc
popular.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-06
The Fourth e. Mc.:-Gs--EsTce au
Lancaster Automobiles.

Inc rnHFtA s:1 ~ HGsesGS--tSttC6 on
Lancaster Automobiles.
Monroe advertised an automo-
bile race among other attractions
for the "Glorious FOURTH" but
the only machines there on that
day were three from Lancaster,
those of Messrs. r. S. Harper,
Hasel Witherspoon and J. 3
Mackorell who, accompanied by
friends, had gone 10 Monroe to
witness the days amusements. -
The Lancaster autoists decided
to enter the race however. The
track was three.quarters of mile
Mr.. Harper's red devil made the
distance in 81 seconds and the
machines of Messrs. Witherspoon
and Mackorell in 42 seconds. -
Mr.. Harper. the victor, was
awarded prize of $25.
In addition TO the auto contest
there were horse and mule races.
The literary feature of the pre- :
gram consisted of addresses by
the Hon. Mat Hough, of Lands
ford, and Capt. Will Heath, ol
Monroe.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-06
Appeal in Deal-Mills Case.

Gaffney special in the State
Just before recess the judge SEN
fenced William Ii. Mills to life
term in the penitentiary, his
council having withdrawn the
notice Of motion for new trial
Counsel for Mills, however, have
given notice OF in ention to ap.
peal 10 the supreme court.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-06
Soldiers in Riot at jamestown

Norfolk, Va, July 3 Five
hundred South Carolina and Ken
tucky militiamen attempting to
take charge of the "Warpath"
at Jamestown exposition tonight
were resisted by The Powhattan
guards. A riot ensued and sew
eral persons were injured.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-06

Do you take The News2
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-06
Children Perish in Flames.

Houston, Texas, July 4.-Fire
started by burglars who looted a
small grocery store early today
caused the death oil three children
of Mr.. and Mrs. jacob Prages,
who conducted the store and
whose family occupied the upper
9Oor of the building.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-06
A wonderfuI Happening.

Port Byron. N. Y. has Witnessed one of
the most remarkable cases of healing ever
recorded. Amos f King. Of that place
says: "Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured q
sore on my leg with which had suffered
over 80 years am now eighty-hvs" Guar
anteed TO cure all sores. by J F Mackey
and Fundsrburk Pharmacy Druggist 25c
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-06
Mcdowell Found Guilty.
The Slayer of Young Lloyd
Millen Convicted ofMurder
in the First Degree and
Sentenced to be Hanged
Aug. 80.

As previously announced in
The News, the trial of Robert
Mcdowell, the negro who brutal.
ly murdered a wei,-known and
clever young man of this county,
Mr.. Lloyd Millen, on passenger
train in North Carolina three
months ago, was held at Marion,
N. O., this week. AS was to be
expected, the defendant was found
guilty of murder in the first de-
gree. A special from Marion in
the Charlotte Observer of Thurs
day gives the following account
of the trial
judge James l. Webb resumed
the special term of Mcdowell
court yesterday morning and at
once the case OF State VS.. Robert
Mcdowell was taken up. The
jury was secured before noon and
the evidence was rapidly put in
and the case went to the Jury
about 3 80 today and at 5 80
they returned verdict of guilty
of murder in the first degre Q !,
whereupon Judge Webb sentenc.
ed Mcdowell to hang on the 3Oth
day of August next.
The offence for which Mcdowell
will hang was one of the most
unprovoked murders that was
ever committed in the State
The evidence shows that on Sat
urday, April 9th, Mcdowell and
several other negroes got on the
train at Mar on and were going
to Rutherfordton; that a negro
by the name of Curtis Long and
some others got into row and
that Mr.. John l.. Millen, a ia ,g
man on the train, went in to set
tie the disturbance and got into
an alteration with Long; that
the disturbance was quieted and
that the f1agman went out 10 as
sist passengers at Vein Mountain
station, and that in the meantime
Mcdowell, who was a friend OF
Long, prepared his pistol and
stated that no man could run
over him; that Mcdowell went
out to the place where the flag
man should be at work, but Iail
ed to see him; that he returned
and that the man, Long, continu-
ed to swear and that the conduc-
tor came In to put him off when
the fagman came in at the rear
door and Mcdowell arose with
out saying word and fred q
shot into his brain.
Long and a negro named Miller
were indicted for taxing part in
the killing Of young Millen and
Long was given four years on the
county chain-gang, but Miller
was not sentenced because he is
now serving O sentence on the
roads of Rutherford county and
his case will be disposed of as
soon as his present term ex.
pires.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-06
The High School Act-.Some
Districts not Complying
with the Law, Says Supt.
Martin.

Columbia special in the Greeu-
vile News A dozen or more
localities in the State who have
voted themselves high schools
under the new high school act
will be rudely shocked to discov-
er by circular letter State
Superintendent Martin is send
ing out today that they have
failed 10 comply with the law,
which requires high school dis
tricts to be mace up of an aggre-
cation OF two or more old dis
riot or OF town of less than
1000 inhabitants. Any town of
less than 1000 inhabitants may
vote in nigh school aud get
aid from the State Board, but
the district in which this town is
located cannot participate be-
yond the incorporate limits.
The following circular sent out
ey Supe rintendent Martin today
explains itself:
Columbia, S. O., July 1.
County Superintendents.
Dear Sirs: The following re-
port was adopted by the State
Board of Education at it's meet
ing, June %:
"Your Committee to whom
was referred the questions aris-
ing from Mccormick, Olar and
Georges under the High School
Act, beg 10 report: As we un-
derstand the facts, each of these
localities include an incorporated
town of less than 900 inhabi.
tants and in the elections held
by them they have included ter
ritory outside Of each OF the
towns. If this be correct state
ment of the facts their action
fails to conform to the High
School Act in two respects. (D
The Act does not provide for the
formation of a High School Dis.
trict out of one school district,
except in the case of an "incor-
porafed city or town of less than
1000 inhabitants" (2) The
elections held have EN- mbraced
more territory than an incorpor-
ated town or city.
For these reasons and for others
which might be enumerated, we
find ourselves unable to recon-
mend the endorsement by the
State High School Board of their
action, however, much we regret
to do so.
In each of these cases we would
advise that they undertake to get
an adjoining school district, one
or more, to vote srfor a High
School, so as to comply with the
law and romedy the unfortunate
situation in which they find
themselves.
II is useless TO say that we
sympathize with the Districts
referred 20, but we see no way to
avoid the plain mandate of the
High School Act in the particu-
lars referred to-"
| Please furnish this information
to such places in your county as
i A =
The Jewish outlook., 1907-08-30
Australian Colonization

1t seems certain that the scheme OF
Jewish colonization in Western Aus
tralia with which the Ito has recently
been concerned will not lead to any tan
gibe result, and that it will not be there
THAT the organization will fix for the de-
velopment Of it's plans. Indeed, the Or
ganization has itself pointed out that the
land would not answer the particulac
needs of the case Mr.. Marks (whose
credentials seem to be Of somewhat un-
defined character) is, however, appar-
entity continuing his negotiations, and
the matter has, in the meanwhile, re-
ceived Widespread attention, and consld-
cradle sympathy has been extended to
the project in the Australian press. Peo-
pie at the Antipodes are awakening to
The Jewish outlook., 1907-08-30
The Christian
Science
DelusiOn

lustrated than in the case of Mrs. Eddy,
the founder of the Christian Science
church in this country. The present
disgraceful litigations have brought out
the fact that Mrs. Eddy, far from being
an inspired prophecies, as her silly and
foolish dupcs all along claimed, has been,
for at least two decades, of unsound
mind. That deluded woman could and
should have had such phenomenally
powerful influence on tens Of thousands
of so-called cultured, intelligent, re-
fined and educated men and wo-
men, especially the women OF this coun-
try, goes to prove that the civilization
of Americans is after all only skin deep.
The only possible explanation for the
unprecedented growth of Christian
Science, which is neither science or
Christianity is this: People were dis
satisfied with the uncompromising ortho-
doxy of the church. The result was that
Ingersollism and Materialism, Atheism,
Agnosticism and Skepticism gained
-.-. ."
The Jewish outlook., 1907-08-30

many followers among the ever lncreaS-
ing class of men and women, who were
dissatisfied with the church This pro-
cess. however, could last only for a time,
for mere negations could only tear down
but not build up Moreover Materialism
and Atheism could offer nothing for the
emotions. Thus the class referred to
went to the other extreme and followed
Mrs. Eddy, Dowie and other humbug-
gers. Such alterations are nothing new
in history. After the reign of Voltair-
ianism and Rationalism in France to-
wards the beginning Of the nineteenth
century, the swindler Cagliostro held
sway in the capitals OF Europe. His
tory repeats itself. What interests us
mostly in the sad Eddy case is the very
deplorable fact that Jews, and especially
.Jewesses, of whose mental capacities we
had reasons to entertain better ana
higher opinion could be taken in by the
Christian Science humbug. We have
met with quite a number OF so-called
Jewish Atheists and Agnostics, who ar
rogantly made fun Of Judaism, even OF
it's most liberal phase radical Reform.
And, yet these foolish men and hysterl-
cal women, who would not have entered
temple on Yom Kippur for fear OF be-
ing looked upon as supersitious ortho-
dox, unprogressive, and what-not, who
would not for the world join Jewish
congregation, have become an easy prey
to the Christian Science fraud. 1t is the
old, old story: "Les extremes Sc touch
ent, extremes meet. Well may we ap-
ply to such Jews the Latan adage:
s'incidit in Scyllam, qui vult vitare
Charybdim''; they fall from scylla
into the Charybdis or from the frying
pan into the fire Of them it can justly
be said, what Jeremiah said Of his con
temporaries: "They have forsaken the
well-spring Of pure, living waters in Or
der to dig for themselves new wells,
broken cisterns which held no water"
EMANUEL SCHRE1BER.
The Jewish outlook., 1907-08-30

ism are identical terms, Notwithstanding
the fact that the Zionistic movement Is
still in it's teens, and Judaism had been
existing over four thousand years be-
fore Zionism was born. Logic is not the
strong side of Zionists.
But now the zionists themselves, the
legitimate delegates to the eighth Zion
ist Congress at The Hague, in the strong
est possible terms, arraigned the Ac-
tions Committee for it's chronic mac
tivity. The question which so long has
been asked by anti and non-Zionists,
"What has Zionism so far done, - is now
asked in uncertain sounds by honest
sincere Zionists themselves. And this
is the beginning of the end. For, so long
as the leaders could feed the masses with
empty phrases, bursts of oratory and
elecutionary pyrotechnics, in short so
long as the enthusiasm Of the visionary
dreamers could be artifcially kept up,
inconvenient questioners could be 81
lenced and inconvenient questions could
be easily ignored. But these are tempt
passah" II is just the enthusiastic, hon
est Zionists who have no axes to grind,
who, with the prophet Jeremiah, loudly
cry out: ''Abar Kajitz, abar Choref
veanachim 10 noshaanu,' many sum-
mers have passed, many winters have
passed, but we can see no help, no result
The worst feature is that these questions
cannot be satisfactorily answered: And
history teaches that when people once
ask questions, which their leaders or rul-
ers Systematically refuse to answer, then
they sooner or later start a-Revolution.
The Jewish outlook., 1907-08-30
Gossips would be stricken dumb if all
ears were plugged up.

The punishment of crucifixion was not
known to the Jews till the Romans intro,
duced it, In Joshua viii, 20, we find
that persons were hanged after they
were slain. .i .-.