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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-24
H. MCCULLOUGH ASSAULTED.
Brakeman Strikes Him Over Head
With Lantern.


With n Lantern.
Ogden, Dec 2A-Henry Mccullough
or hArtisVile was assaulted last eve
ming 10y brakeman named Taylor
working ON the switching train rum
ming between ogden and that point
which Ia situated about three miles
north OF this city. Mccullough had
gone 20 the station to meet relative
who was coming IN on the train. and
was standing by the track awaiting the
arrival Of the trian When Il came IN
Brakeman Taylor approached McCul-
Tough and friends OF the latter, say aft
er few words OF conversation and
without provocatlon raised his lantern
and struck Mccullough over the head.
cutting an ugly cash and rendering the
man unconscious Mccullough was
picked up and taken to his home and
Sherin Sebriug was notified Thus far.
however. Taylor has eluded pursuit
ana u Is thought that he has gone To-
Salt Lake.
JOSEPH PINGREE.
Joseph Pingree has just returned from
New York and Boston. where he has
been FOR the past few weeks purchas-
Ing goods for the new wholesale house
OF Pingree Brothers OF this city. While
east Mr.. Pingree succeeded IN securing
an ur'4tO date stock, which Will be
housed In the three-story building on
TWenty-ffth street heretofore occupied
by the Shupe- Williams Candy company
The building is being remodeled ana
put into shape for the occupancy. two
uoors VIII be used for store room pur-
poses and one floor for offices and SAM
pie rooms. Among the modern Inn
provements to b. installed "a an Sectric
elevator. Tho firm viii commence bust
ness about Jan. IS.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-07

all other questions, is fixed to
begin in the senate tonight.
There are some dispensary SEN
ators whose good sense, patriot
ism and broad-mind edness are
such that they have apparently
been led to accept the decisive
votes as declaring beyond ques-
ton the true sentiment on this
whiskey business to be "death
to the State dispensary," and are
not disposed to delay or hinder
the passage Of the Carey-Coth-
ran bill by filibusterlng or sharp
practices. These men are to be
commended. Unfortunately,
however, some of the other kind
are in the senate-the kind that
will defeat the will of the peo-
pie, if possible.
A few days ago, based upon
the report Of the investigating
committee, a resolution was
passed declaring that the State
dispensary now has on hand
nearly seven hundred thousand
dollars worth Of whiskeY bought
by the board in violation of law,
that the members of the board
should be removed from office
and indicted, and calling upon
the Governor to take such &C
ton as he deems wise. These
men ought to have been i'm
peached by the assembly and
instead of doing this the re.
sponsibility was thrown on
Governor Ansel. rhe law limits
the purchases of liquors to $780,.
600. Yet these men have almost
doubled this amount. Too much
of it is worthless stuff and some
S15O,OOO worth was bought by
Mr. Black alone and without any
bid. And this was done right
recently. There really seems to
be no limit to which this busl-
ness will lead men and officers.
One of the most important
questions in all legislation is
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-07
WORK OF THE SOLONS
IN UNFINISHED STATE.
FROM NOW ON THERE Will Be NO
DALLYING.-THE EHISKEY QUESTION
Tire PARAMOUNT issue.

The CAPITOL, COLUMBIA, Feb
ruary 5:-.Only two more weeks
and the assembly of 1907 will be
at an end. Lots of measures
have been proposed and several
important bills have passed one
or the other house, but not a
single proposition of general
interest has received final and
definite action. The house pass
ed the local option bill by a
great majority and it is now up
to the senate what shall be done
with the State dispensary. The
senate voted for the bill limiting
the days work in cotton mills
TO ten hours and sent this to
the other end of the capitol. The
house has passed the bill reduc-
ing railroad rate to two and one,
halt cents per mile and this is
now on the senate's calendar.
Adjournment just now would
find nothing in finished con-
dition; and yet had the members
of both houses left off the multi
tude of tool bills that consume
lots of time and money in the
most reckless manner, and gone
to work in earnest to do the
States business-.-had these
things been done, all the work
oftbe session would have beer
completed a week ago. But
this is but a repetition OF what
goes on year after year. From
now on there will be no dallylng
In order to make a showing, rush
orders are issued.
The consideration Of the dis
pensary question, which leads
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-07
No goods charged or sent out an appreciation.

too much and foolishly." l
would like to know who has
talked too much and foolishly?
The settlement is over and
l find the county Sl0,0 ,0OOin debt.
| see there is a bill introduced
in the senate by Mr. Bass for
Williamsburg to borrow money
from sinking fund to pay this
debt. There is also a bill in the
house by Mr. Bryan to borrow
money to pay this debt and the
interest. Mr. Graham borro wed
$1,000 from the bank for roads,
that is why the bill Mr. Bryan
introduced includes interest. l
know there are differences OF
opinion as to whether Mr..
Graham or the county is respon'
sible to the bank for money Dor.
rowed for roads. Mr. Graham
borrowed $1,000 under special
legislation to pay Williams
burg's half for building steel
bridge at Black Mingo. The
money was put in ordinary
county funds and spent.
Under the law Mr. Graham had
no right to expend the 81 200 eX'
cept to build Mingo bridge
Neither could Mr. Graham bor'
row money to work roads. II
the supervisor can misappro'
pirate funds borrowed for a
special purpose, and borrow
money to work roads at his dis
cretion, which is a violation Of
law, I think it is time for the
county to know these facts.
think there should be an In
vestigation TO see who is right'
If one supel visor is allowed
these advantages, I think al
should be. Therefore, let the
matter be investigated. If this
matter is not looked into it will
establish a precedent that is
very dangerous.
Respectfully,
! B B CHANDLER,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-07
4 CARD FROM MR B B CHANDLER.
Wants an Investigation Of Supervisors
Office.

Editor County Record:
Will you allow me space
through your columns to say to
the taxpayers of Williamsburg
county that last campaign l
made the assertion at all of our
campaign meetings that the
county was in debt. and that the
legislature would have to make
provision for payment OF debt!
1t was "hooted at" MIR j j
Graham, in his card OF thanks
to his friends, said: Gail this
talk about the county being
heavily in debt is mere twaddle.
Our finances are on firm foot
ing and there will be revenue
enough to pay every claim, dol
lar for dollar, and meet all out
standing Indebtedness" This
word twaddle means "you talk
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-07

almost completely ignored, that
of taxation and assessment OF
property. This is a dry subject
and one that calls for much real
work and offers a poor field for
wind dwork. Therefore it offers
but little attraction for the pol
tician and none for the dema-
gogue.
The railroads are receiving
their full share of hammering
and of two kinds, as might be
expected, wise and otherwise.
No efforts seem to be making to
force them to better freight
service, less delays and speed
ier and more equitable adjust
ment of claims for loss, delay,
damage and overcharges. And
vet these are some of the things
that affect the people generally
and very seriously and unless
remedied Will give a blow to
the prosperity of the country.
Continued on 9th page.)
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-07

bale of cotton could be gotten,
through the spirit of unfriend-
liness which the railroads, and
especially the Southern rail-
way, evidences towards Charles
tcl,. If the railroads will yet
recede from their position, the
cargo may be gotten.
All the cotton which is brought
to Charleston is the staple:
which the Charleston people,
their agents and correspondents,
send here. Ithas been a long
time since Charleston has been
the recipient of any business at
the hands of the railroads. In
the days of the old South Caro-
lima railway and the South Caro-
lima and Georgia railroad, which
had connections with the Geor.
gia road, Charleston's receipts
were several hundred thousand
bales greater for the reason that
through bills of lading were
given and the railroads showed
some consideration to the port,
Now, however, the roads display
a distinct unfriendliness to the
port, shipping cotton to other
ports, and refusing bills of lad.
ing through Charleston, even
where it is desired to ship the
fleecY staple through this port.
The Charleston cotton men do
not ask the railroads to build
up their port by any favoritism,
but are only asking for fair
treatment, being content to do
without their full share in the
promotion of the public welfare
but with existing discrimina.
tions they have a hard fight on
thier hands which has never
been more plainly demonstrated
than in the present case of try
ing to secure a cargo for the
Wittekind and helping the i'm
migration movement so happily
inaugurated by State Commis.
sioner Watson.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-07
SORT OF CHARLESTON OF
BOTTLED UP BY RAILROADS.
DISCRIMINATION MAKES Difficult Eff.
fort TO GET CARGO FOR The
WTTTEKIND.

CHARLESTON, February 3:--Ef-
forts are being made to secure a
cargo for the North German
Lloyd steamship on her return
voyage, but the discrimination
of the railroads is working
greatly to the detriment of the
port.
Without some cooperation on
the part of the railroads, tie
cotton people can not hope to
make up the cargo for the vessel
back to Bremen. Inman & Co.,
through their Charleston rep
resentative, MIR John F May
bank, assisted by Middleton &
Ravenel, furnished the cargo of
nearly $4,000 bales of cotton
which was sent across the water
last November, but these firms
and the cotton which is strictly
local look to their interest
in transporting the cotton,
which is across the water
in this way, especially when
they are offered as low, if not a
lower rate by the big Atlantic
liners out of New York. The
shipment of "local' cotton does
not benefit a port. 1t is the
business which comes from the
cooperation of the railroads
which does good to port and
with the railroads refusing to
issue bills of lading through the
port of Charleston, the business
of the port is made to suffer.
In the endeavor to make a
favorable showing for the port,
it is understood that the cotton
people did offer to furnish one
half of the cargo of the Witte-
kind if the railroads would fur
nish the other half, but not a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-30
APPALLING Disaster In Russian
TurkeStan
AN ENTIRE TOWN BURIED
Mountain, Weakened by Seismic Dis
turbanoes, Swept OF It's Base and
Overwhelmed Karatsgh--only
Two Known to Survive

Tashkcn, Russian Turkestan, Oct. so
"a mountain slide has swept The whole
town Of KAratagh IN Boghara, buryins
the entire population Of $1,000. The
governor and his mother are believed 10
b tho only survivors. The disaster FOL.
lowed the recent earthquake. The shocks
occurred on October 20 and si, and did
great damage, but, 50 far as known. only
two were killed at that time. They
were struck by falling masonry.
Most Of the people fed to the open
country. but afterwards returned 70
their homes, which were ovcrwheimcd
when the mountain foundations. shifted
BY the seismic disturbances, suddenly
slid down In the low lands. The news
was brought by a messenger and there is
little doubt that the casualties will be
between 10000 and $1,000.
Thousands have been slain IN Russian
Turkcstan by earthquakes and land
slides during the past few years. The
disaster at Andiian. In December. 1909.
when 5000 were killed, was the worst
up 70 this time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-30
ROLLED DOWN 4o-FooT BANK.
Angus Stewart Only Got Few Bruises
and a Court Fine.

Dennis Sweeney Of Montpelier was ar.
raigncd in the city court this morning
on the charge Of intoxication and plead
ed guilty to a first ofense. lie was fined
s5, with costs Of s695, and paid. lie
was arrested at midnight last night at
the Central Vermont station by Railroad
Policeman Fred st. Rock Yesterday
Angus Stewart was arraigned before
Judge. Scott ais Justice Of the peace on
the charge Of intoxication and pleaded
guilty to subsequent ofiense. He was
unable to pay fine and went to the
county Jail for 30 days. He was an.
rested Monday in South Barre by Deputy
sheriff nv. r. Cutler after Stewart had
rolled down forty-foot embanlSment,
very fortunately escaping with only a
black eve and few scratches.
John Holland Of FAN River, Mass,
who was arrested yesterday morning at
the G, Y. station BY Officer st. Rock
pleaded guilty to first offense Of intox-
ication IN court yesterday afternoon,
and went to the county jail for Is days
in default Of payment Of his fine,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-30
pEMocRATs on VERMONT.
Old Guard Not Necessarily Being Crowd
cd Out, Says JAS E. Burke

James r. Burke Of West Rutland, who
IS frequent visitor to Barre. gives
his opinions on inside politics in the
Vermont Democratic party, in an in.
teryiew with d reporter Of the Rutland
Herald. What he mas to say Is of local
application, and is as follows:
'eThere is no organization among the
young men Of our day designed to ra-
tire the old guard. Many 81 them have
done noble work when the skies were
darg; but the fact Is we are running
into a new Democracy and consequently
a younger Democracy. | nave recently
been III Washington county and one can
Judge from the growth Of the power
and prestige OF younger Democracy
when / tell you that the sentiment Of
the party iii that counay Is in favor OF
q. Herbert Pape Of Barre to Head the
Vermont delegation to the Democratic
national convention. incidentally so
far a. 4 have heard, Washington county
favors me for member of the national
Democratic committee. This. by the
way, il substantially true in Addison
Chittenden and Franklin counties. am
candidate for delegate to the Demo
cratic national convention and wnen the
time comes / shall ask the Democrats
Of Rutland county for their support. The
mention of my name as national com
mittee man has been favorably received
by east-side Democrats in several
counties.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-30

Wedding This Afternoon at Brides Home
in South Barre.

Miss Lena Lillian Hill Wales. only
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. George A.
Wales Of South Barre. was united in
marriage this afternoon to John B. Rob.
inson of Montpelier. The ceremony was
performed az the brides home. in the
presence Of the relatives and immediate
friends Of the contracting parties. The
decorations Of the room ia which the
bridal party stood were very pretty,
being suitable 20 the season. The Rev.
+. ". Cummings Of this city was the
officiating clergyman, and the double
ring service was used.
The bride was gowned In French mus.
lin. She was attended By Mrs. william
Wales Of this city. while the groomaman
was Fred Huntington OF Montpelier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson were the recip-
tents OF a large number Of presents.
After a wedding trip, they win return
TO South Barre 10 reside for the present
at the brides home.
Mr.. Robinson Is chief clerk Of the
Montpelier Office Of the American Ex.
press company, and prior to that was
express messenger on the Central Yer
mont railroad. His former home was in
Essex Junction. The bride Is a graduate
OF Spaulding high school in this city and
has q large number Of friends.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-30
HUNT SLAYER
OF YOUNG MAN
Who Was Found In Waldorf
Astoria Room
BEING BADLY BATTERED
Hotel Authorities Claim That Murder
Could Not Have Been Committed
In Their Hotel, a. Doors
Were Locked.

New York. oct. 30.--Eiforte arc being
made today 70 clear the mystery about
the death Of Herman Bradley Potter,
ir., of Doylcstown, Pa. who was found
dead with n fractured skull and bruises
ell over the body In his room Mt the
Waldorf Astoria hotci.a The eoroner's
investigation left no doubt that the man
died of injuries received Ia q violent
struggle. but a note which was left 70
his wife. indicated that be was aware
Of his approaching death.
Manager Amory Of the hotel, after ex.
amining the attendants. today said; II
learn that Potter was attacked and
beaten Saturday night, but was all right
up to noon yesterday. There i Also.
lutely no possibility Of bis having been
attacked IN the hotel. as the doors near
his apartments were locked on the in
side. Onr opinion is that he died of
some development from injuries received
In = struggle with ruiiians on Saturday
night"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-30
THIRD MAJOR LEAGUE
MAY BE FORMED
trouble At Annual Meeting Of the Ma
tionai Base Ball Association in
New York on the First

New York. Oct. 80. Rumors of the
formation of third major leaguei OF
trouble TO be made by the American az.
aoclatlon and the Eastern league. the
two strongest of the minor leagues, un,
less they are given better protection and
allowed the Right 10 draft freely from
the clubs lower down in the clsssifca.
toni rnmorN u protests from the Pa.
cinc coast league against the rule which
declares outlaws all players who join
the clubs Of that league for the winter
season; and rumors Of a dozen other
sensations. marked the opening Of the
annual meeting of the National Associa.
tion Of Professional Base Ball leagues
In this city yesterday.
Practically nothing was accomplished
Al the opening session, and after two or
three addresses. the secrctary'k report
and the appointment of couple Of com.
mlttccs, the meeting was adjourned un.
I'll two o'clock this afternoon, presum.
ably for the purpose Of discussion among
the warning factions with the idea Of
getting them together on the disputed
points
The secresary's report showed that
there are 80 leagues affiliated with the
association. comprising 1875 clubs, repre-.
senting PA cities aud 1900 players.
At a meeting Of the national board Of
the association, number Of disputes
were adjusted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-30
SLIGHT CHANGE OF LOCATION.
Allowed the centrsl Vermont for II New
Passenger station.

The state railroad commissioner have
acquiosccd IN the plan OF the Central
Vermont railroad 10 move the locnfiun
ot IT, proposed passenger station on
Depot square a few feet to che south.
east of the present bniiding. thus giving
more room for the freight depot on the
northwest side. Deeds were passed yes.
tcrday BY which Levi J. Bolster conveys
the large storehouse property. nov oc.
cupied BY 5. H. Forsythe, on West
street, 70 the Central. This j. the first
step in the changes which are expected
10 be made In this city by The railroad.
The price was $4,000.
The present holder Of the lease Of the
property still has nearly six years hold
on the place, aud as yet no arrangement
has been made with him for vacating.
Some time ago ho was approached by
the railroad company and asked what
his terms would be for immediate xaeat
ing of the lease. lie made proposition
to the company and haS not heard any.
thing from them since. The proposition
gave him three months In which to leave
the premises
When the promises are cleared the Cen
AfAt FAAtN 20 eifNA nWknt sAAAloH sue
quate TO the fast.gowing needs OF the
business here. The building win prob.
ably have entrances on Depot square and
West street, This purchase Of land wiil
give the railroad a large stretch Of yard
room. with nothing but che Premier prop
erty intervening TO make a clean sweep
70 Granite street The erection OF the
freight depot viii probably not come un-
III after the passenger station, which
the commissioners have ordered the com
pany 10 build. Owing TO the delay in
closing UP the deal for the property
Just purchased, the railroad asked the
commissioners 70 be allowed 20 postpone
the construction Of the passenger sta
tion to next spring. Il is likely, in view
Of the lateness OF the season, that such
permission will be extended.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-30
DEATH OF GEORGE COLE.
Young Man Was Member Of the Firm
Of William Cole g. Sons.

George Cole died al ll:10 o'clock this
morning at the home OF his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cole. OF 90 Semi.
nary street. The cause Of his death
was Bright's disease, with which he had
been i'll for the past year. He was born
in Westerly, r. l.. 81 years ago. He was
a member Of the granite firm Of William
Cole & Sons. lie was member of the
Neal Dow lodge, l. 0. G. r.. and also OF
the blacksmiths union. The deceased
leaves. besides his parents, two brothers,
William, jr, and Arthur, and four sis
ters, Mrs. John Spence, Mrs. Alexander
Young, Mrs. A. Il Crawford of Lyndon
Vile, and Miss Lila Cole The funeral
arrangements have not yet been COM
pleted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-30
BUcKsHor IN HIS HEART.
Joseph Lavoie of Berlin, N. H., Acct
dentally Killed in Woods.

Berlin, n. H., Oct. 30.-The BODY Of
Joseph Lavoie, who was killed in the
Magalloway by the accidental discharge
o. his gun, has been brought here, where
he hes family. According to the report
Lavoie, who was working at Camp Al
for the Berlin Mills Co, as teamster.
went hunting Sunday with companion.
They only had one gun between them
which was owned and carried bv Layoic
at the time Of the accident they had
separated andwere about 200 yards apart
when the companion heard shot and
fastening back was shocked to find La
vote dead with his gun beside him.
The gun was loaded with buekshot
and the charge had passed through his
hand and some Of the shot had pene.
trated the heart, Autopsy was neld
Monday by Dr. =, A. Cook Of Colebrook
medical referee
The dead man lived here and leaves
4 wife and three children. He was As
years old
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-30
DEEP EMOTION
PREVIOUS TO ACT
Lawyers for Defense Of Fairbanks Try
to Bring Out Americana Dementia
in Efforts 10 Save Their
client.

nfatilcboro. Oct. s0.-sharp tits of
opposing counsel over minute questions
Of law and au endeayof % set before
the jury the previous FecoFd paftieu.
larly that Of the last two years. ol the
life Of William Fairbanks, now on trial
for the murder Of Mary 0rout. show
that tho attorneys for fhe defense are
taking every possible means % ave the
accused man from the gallows
From yesterdays testimony Il Is esi-
dcnt that they rest their hope on one
issue alone, that Of insanity. Dementia
Americana, as Il u popularity known,
win DO their plea Tor lenienry from the
Jury.
From every witness called, the defend.
aut lawyers have titled 10 bring out that
Fairbanks was unbalanced BY some deep
emotion previous 90 the shooting. aud
that after the affair he vas not himself
Il is now evident that the Intention of
the defense Is to enlarge upon the e,i.
denec produced BY the state, when Il was
brought out that the accused man had
threatened MaFy's lie sud that Re had
often exhibited spasms 81 emotion, in an
effort to show the jury that these were
ianciea Of desangrd mind