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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-16
MADMAN KILLS SIX
IN SAN FRANCISCO
Man, Wife, Their Son and Three
Boarders Shot to Death.
MANIAC SPARES YOUNG GIRL
Seven Murders Committed In Five
Minutes by Walter G. Davis, a
Carpenter - Believed in Con-
spiracy to Rob Him.

San Francisco, Cal. = Walter
Charles Davis, a carpenter, in a fit
of insanity shot and killed a family
of six persons with whom he resided
at No. Ala Pierres street, in this
city.
The dead are: Orson R. Bush,
aged fifty-seven; Mrs. Orson r.
Bush, Orson R. Bush, Jr., w. S.
Beard, a carpenter; Mrs. Lillian D.
Carothers, an elderly woman who
boarded in the house; M. E. Vinton.
a surveyor, recently from New York.
Davis, Mrs. Carothers, Beard and
Vinton resided with the Bush fam
lily, who conducted a boarding house.
Davis home is in Farmersville, near
Visallia, this State, where he has a
wife and six children. He has been
working here as a carpenter since
the fire.
The shooting was done with a
double-barreled shotgun. Davis,
who slept in the same room with
young Bush and Beard, arose short
ly after 5 o'clock, and after arming
himself with the gun shot his two
roommates.
After killing Bush and Beard, Da-
Wis took a box of shells from a shelf
and walked down the hallway, where
he met Mrs. Carothers, who had
heard the first two shots, and had
come to her doorway to find out
what was the matter. He shot her,
and with the remaining shell shot
Mrs. Orson Bush. NJ. E. Vinton, a
Government surveyor, who had re-
@A~G1ry I~-~ 49, NJ Vel
was killed as he lay in bed.
Orson Bush, ST., was a tallyman
in the employ of the Dickman Lum-
early in order to prepare his coffee
before going to work. He heard the
shooting and a up stairs, where
he was met by the murderer. The
appearance of the hallway. indicated
that Bush had made a desperat"
fight for his life. His body was
found as 1t had fallen at the head of
the stairs.
Seventeen-year-old Annie Bush
came running into the hallway and
met Davis, whose shotgun was still
} clutched in his hands. He turned
the gun upon the girl, aiming at her
head. She was too dazed to move or
speak or do anything but stare at
Davis. The mailman faltered and
his hands trembled. Then the girl
found voice to say: please don't
kilt me-" and the shotgun dropped
from Davis hands.
ST can't do it," he said, you are
a good girl. Besides, you look like
my own child, and 1 would see her
face if l killed you"
When the policemen came to ar
rest Davis he fought like a demon
and a riot call was turned in. Seven
officers responded in an automobile.
Two of the officers engaged Davis
in a conversation while the others
got behind him and pinioned his
arms. He was then removed to the
Detention Hospital.
The bodies of his victims were
taken to the Morgue.
Davis fancied that the people in
the house had formed a plot to kill
him and take his money.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-16
STRIKE RIOT in SAN FRANCISCO.
Battle Follows Attempt to Resume
Traffc-Shooting Done by Guards.

Traffic-Shooting Done by Guards.
San Observation-Disclosures in
the uniforms of "a inspectors and
strikers and sympathizers fought in
Turk street for more than an hour.
Eight men were shot, among them a
policeman and Detective Bell. Sew
eral of them will die. The shooting
was done by strike-breakers from car
windows in response to showers of
paving stones and bricks hurled by
the mob, which chased the cars
through block after block, picking up
their wounded as they ran.
The ARRAY was the outcome of the
first attempt Of the United Railroads
to run passenger cars out of their
Turk and Fillmore street barns. An
Associated Press man who rode OF
horseback behind the seven cars saw
four men shot from the car windows.
The first shot was fired at Turk and
Buchanan streets by a guard on the
rear platform of the first car
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-16
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
Locomotive and Two Coaches Go
Through a TrestIe IL Kentucky.

a IFCstAO II NoHUucAJ'
Flemingsburg, Ky. = Two men
were killed and ten persons were in
,jured when a locomotive and two
coaches fell through a trestle on the
Cincinnati, Flemingsburg and South
east Railway to the creek, fifty feet
below. Harry Thomas, Of Cincin-
natl, and a laborer were killed. Clar-
ence Browning, engineer. and Miss
Amelia Snodgrass. Bloomington, KY.
were fatally injured.
Other injured are: Mrs. Harry
Thomas and daughter, CoVington.
KY; Miss Sallie Graham, CoVington;
Miss Myrtle Wheeler, Covington;
Charles Rankin, wife and baby, Cow
ington; William Campbell, Coying-
ton; Miss Ada Newman, Grange Citys
Matt Bramble, brakeman.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-16
Irish RiTl Pleases Nobody.

The Irish Council bill to "provide
for the establishment and functions
of an Administrative Council" at
Dublin, was introduced in the BRUSH
House of Commons by the Ch1et Sec,
rotary for Ireland and was criticised
by all parties.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-16
KILLS WIFE, SHOOTS BABY.
Telegraph Operator Then Commits
S0icide-QuarreIed Over Ring.

Ie1e2fapn operator Inen COMMITS
SHicide-Quarreled Over Ring.
Washington, D. CAS- a result of
a quarrel over a wedding ring, Will
lam o. Rice, of No. 131 Hickman
street, southeast, this city, a tele-
graph operator on the Baltimore and
Ohio, shot and instantly killed his
wife, Lillian, fired a shot at his one
year-old baby, Earl, which took effect
in the leg, and then committed suicide
by shooting himself.
Rice, who worked nights, returned
to his home and woke his wife and
baby. There "a q quarrel over Mrs.
Rice's wedding ring, which she said
Rice had and would not return.
Rice, his wife and child lived in
the house of Mrs. Rice's parents. Her
relatives think the crimewas actuated
by jealousy, although they say there
was no reason for it.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-16
EX-GOVERNOR RoUTT INSANE.
Millionaire Coloradon's Wife Dead 6
Weeks, But He Doesn't Know 1t.

Denver, CoI.-Jonn L. Routt, aged
eighty-one, thrice Governor of Color
ado, and one of the most remarkable
men in the political and business his
tory of the State, was declared by a
jury to be $50 insane and distracted
in mind as to render him incapable
of managing his estate" The estate
is said to exceed $1,00O,0 900 in value.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-16
Enplish People DeIighted.

London.-King Edward and h
royal family have shown the pro-
fonndest delight in the news OF q
birth of the Spanish heir. The popu-
larity of the young Queen Victoria ID
Great Britain has made the Englisn
people await the announcement with
the utmost anxiety.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-16
irish Rim Pleases NobodY.

The Irish Council bill to provide
for the establishment and functions
of an Administrative Council" at
Dublin, was introduced in the British
House of Commons by the Chief Sec
rotary for Ireland and was criticised
by all parties.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-16
Bad Spot Caused Wreck.

The State Railroad Commission
found that the wreck on the New
York Central's Harlem Division, in
which twenty-four lives were lost,
was caused by a bad spot in the track
Which should have been repaired.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-16
a. h Same Hour.

Mother and daughter died at BETH
ell. KY, at aboutthe same hour, deatn
being due to typhoid FEVER Inc VIZ
Tins were Mrs. Var Snelnng anu
Miss Sallie Smelling.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-16
Bad SHOT Caused Wreck.

The State Railroad Commission
found that the wreck on the New
York Central's Harlem Division, in
which tw~enty-four lives were lost,
was caused by a bad spot in the track
which should have been repaired.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-16
Chandeliers Serious marre.

Ex-senator Chandler, counsel for
mrs: Eddy's relatives, said the, aged
christian Science leader was being
hounded to the grave by those at war
over her successor.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-16
ChandIer's Serious Charoc.

Ex-senator Chandler, counsel for
Mrs. Eddy's relatives, said the aged
Christian Science leader was being
bounded to the grave by. those at war
over her successor.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-16
Loans Shifting East.

Money is easier at ali markets, but
shifting of. loans from West to East
points to many banks being we'll
loaned up.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-16
DESERTED AZ JAMESTOWN.
Over 800 Men Left the British
Cruiser Squadron There.

Cruiser Squ3dron JltFe.
Hamilton, Bermuda.-The British
cruiser squadron commanded by
Rear-Admiral Neville, which arrived
at Bermuda from Hampton Roads,
reports that wholesale desertioHs
from the British ships occurred while
they were in American waters.
It is estimated that over 500 men.
Including many chief petty officers,
deserted. For the apprehension OF a
chief yeoman of signals a reward OF
$500 is offered.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-16
1900 NATIVES PERISH.
Hereros,J Crowded Ont by Germany,
Sought a New Home.

Capetown, South Africa.-FindinS
it useless to further resist the Ger
man troops, $4,000 Herero tribesmen
in German Southwest Africa decided
some time ago to move northeast
ward with the object CT establishing
a settlement in the Lake Ngami re-
gion, but only 1000 of them reached
their destination after terrible suffer
ings, the remaining 1900 having
persisted from starvation.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-16
ROOSEVELT TO THE KING.
President Congratulates Alfonso on
the Birth of Heir.

washington, D. CT President
Roosevelt sent to King Alfonso XIII.
the following message:
81 congratulate Your Majesty and
the Spanish nation on the birth of an
heir to the throne of Spain.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-16
Loans Shifting East.

Money is easier at all markets. but
shifting of loans from West to East
points to many banks being well
loaned up. -
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-16
p,;do Of Two DAYS a Suicide.

Mrs. Joseph McKently, OF Spring
Valley, Pa, a bride of two days, com
mitted suicide by inhaling 1liumlnat-
ing gas. She was married TO NC
Kently three days. She was forty
eight years old.
The Forrest City times., 1907-02-15
Fullwood Times.

AA Tor skating? A crowd of young folks came out Tuesday morning to skate on the pond between NIT. Alexander's and NIT. Higgins residence. While two of the girls were skating together the ice broke and they went under kerchug, and before they could get to the house, their clothing was so stilf they could hardly walk. Oh. my. We are so glad We have learned new way to skate. One of the boys started skating this morning. and instead of going on his feet, he went on his back.
 Miss Laura Whitley was pleasant visitor to Miss Velma Higgins the first of the week.
 We learn that Mr. Walter Higgins is going to work fer Mr. ". NJ. Booth this year.
 Mrs. Annie Pankey is having a house built near MT. ]. A. Little fields residence, and will move just as soon as the house is completed.
 Miss Nelma Higgins and Mr. Geo. Turk, were pleasant callers on Misses Lilue and Lizzie Rawlison Sunday. They report having a jolly time.
 Messrs. George Turk and Jasper Sybert were callers on Mr. Higgins Monday night. MT. Turk brought his violin. He and MT. Herman Hig- ging play the violin and guitar to- gether, and two stepping and waltz ing was enjoyed. But they stayed only short while as MT. Turk had to leave early next morning for the bottoms.
 Mr. Theron Pippin returned home Saturday from his trip to Memphis.
 We are sorry to learn that Mr. Wes Harris two children are in bed sick. They seem to think the children have pneumonia.
 Miss Jessie Higgins spent the day with Miss Jerdie Grant last Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Alexander spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. D. Dun- can.
 We were so sorry to hear of Mr. Lige Duncans death. We extend our sympathy to the bereayed ones. It was so sudden and such a sad death.
 The boys of our neighborhood seem to like this weather fine, for they rabbit hunt, snow ball and skate more than anything else.
 MT. Herman Higgins called to see MT. Clarence Allen, Sunday at New Castle.
 The girls of our settlement are looking down hearted since the Misses Rawlison's have moved to the hills and took all their sweethearts away from them.
 St. Valentine. day will soon be here. and We wish to receive lots of yalen- tines.
 Miss Laura Whitley received a let ter from her brother, Bill, last Tues day. He says he will be in Nanndale Sunday, but will return to his home at Fordyce Monday.
 Above was received too late for publication last week. It is quite newsy letter, though there has been quite change in the weather since it was written, and we would like to have the writer send us a letter each week. But it should be in our office not later than Thursday morning E. EDITOR
The Forrest City times., 1907-02-15
Neighbors Got Fooled.

"I was literally coughing myself to death, and had become too weak to leave my bed, and neighbors predicted that l would never leave it alive. but they got fooled, for thanks be to God, l was induced to try Dr. Kings New Discovery. It took just four one dollar bottles to completely cure the cough and restore me to good sound health" writes Mrs. Eva Cncapher, of Grovertown, Stark county, In diana. This king of cough and cold cures, and healer of throat and lungs, is guaranteed by all druggists, Soc and Sl. Trial bottle free.
The Forrest City times., 1907-02-15
Neglected Colds Threaten Life.
 (From The Chicago Tribune

Don't trifie with cold, is good advice for prudent men and women. It may be vital in the case of a child.
 Proper food, good ventilation, and dry, warm clothing are the proper safeguards against colds. If they are through the changeable weather of autumn, winter and spring, the chances of a surprise from colds will be slight. But the ordinary light cold will become severe if neglected, and well established ripe cold is to the germs of diphthe- ria what honey is to the bee. The greatest menace to child life at this season of the year is the neglected cold" Whether it is a child or adult, the cold slight or severe, the very best treatment that can be adopted is to give Chamberlain's Cough Reme- dy. 1t is safe and sure. The great popularity and immense sale of this preparation has been attained by it's remarkable cures of this ailment. \ cold never results in pneumonia when it is given. For sale by J. T. Sanders.
The Forrest City times., 1907-02-15
Smokey Row Times.

Health is good in our neighborhood.
 The weather is so pretty, some of preparatory to blowing
 If you have any horses to sell, get Uncle John Suits, to sell them.
 MT. Freeman Brown, of Goodwin, visited our neighborhood Monday on business.
 Smokey Row is expecting to organize a good base ball team this season.
 MT, Bob Collier must be expecting large crop of corn, judging by the size of the new barn he is building.
 If you don't think Dolph Shields will trade horses, just try him on once. MONKEY RUN.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-05-16
Col. Arch Hughes Braved Roosevelt
in White House And Spoke His Mind

Washington, d. c., May 1G.-Col.
Arch M. Hughes, of Columbia, Tenn,
soldier and a politician OF. the old
school, one of the 800 who voted for
Grant at Chicago in 1880, went to
the white house and read the riot
act to President Roosevelt as few
men have ever dared to read it. He
read it also to Assistant Postmaster
General Hitchcock, and when he start
ed back to the south he left two pairs
of tingling ears behind him.
Col. Hughes is postmaster at Co
lumbia.
1t was about his removal that Col.
Hughes went to the white house with
his fighting clothes. President iRoose-
welt received him in the presence of
several other callers, but that did not
abash Col. Hughes. He stated his
case without any attempt at concilia-
ton and wound up with this. empha.
sized with fist that waved in the
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-05-16

direction of the presidents head:
you wouldn't dismiss a messen-
ger from the white house without a
hearing, yet you dismiss me without
one on the ex parte statement of a
man who is interested in getting my
place"
"You shall have a hearing" re-
piled the president, smoothly. 81
will introduce you to the postmaster
general If you viii watt
Presently Postmaster Generay Mey
er came in and President Roosevelt
said:
"-rhis is Col. Hughes, postmaster
of Columbia, Tenn. I wish you to
give him hearing"
Vows He'll Make Hard Fight.
Mr.. Meyer said he would, and
Hughes started to go. The president
turned to leave the room.
"one minute, Mr.. President"
cried Col. Hughes. "There Is one
thing more / want to say to you; /
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-05-16

seats out of total of SIG were filled
The social democrats attained the
greatest success, winning a total of
as seats.
In Bohemia the national Czechs
were decimated. and the same fate
attended the national parties in the
other German provinces.
One member of the present cabi-
net, Herr Won Marchet, the minister
of public instruction, who Is Ger
man. lost his seat, while two other
ministers. DR.. Won Derschatta, min
lister of railways, a German. and two
Czech ministers, DR.. Forscht and DR..
Pacak. will have to fight for their
seats in the reballoting. The leader
of the Bismarckian Germans, Herr
Schoenerer, also lost his seat.
The Christian socialists have gain
ed a considerable number of seats.
but by no means as many as they ex-
pected. It Is believed that they will
have 70 representatives in the new
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-05-16
DEEP WATERWAYS
STILL ON TABLE
General Assembly of Illinois
Adjourns Until October
Schmitt Bin Provides For Payment
To State For Use of Rivers
For Power.
SANITARY PROBLEM UNsoLvED

Springfield, ILL.,, May 16.-ThC
general assembly adjourned thi:
morning until October Is, without
taking any action on the proposes
extension Of the drainage canal. II
has been found impossible to recon
Gle the difference between the peo-
pie representing Joliet and the sanl-
tary district, through trustees. as to
the amount and life of compensation
to be paid for taking power privi-
leges at that point, and action there.
fore is to be deferred until fall
when it is confidently expected that
the drainage trustees will be en-
powered to continue their work, as
another step in the direction of deep
waterway.
Speaker Shurtleff left for Chicago
but will return to Springfield Satur-
day to finish his work. Many men,
bers of both houses also left for their
homes during the evening.
1t was hoped that state control Of
all possible water power development
in the Desplaines and Illinois rivers
would result from the new style ex-
ira session Of the general assembly.
This state control is provided for
in a bill which was introduced in
the senate by Senator Schmitt last
Friday, but which failed to pass.
The Schmitt bill was part Of the
deep water way power plant project
concerning which Governor Deneen
sent the special message to the leg
islature last Saturday. Neither the
resolution for the legislative recess,
nor the governors message was suffi-
ciently broad to include all matters
relating to the deep water way
The Schmitt bill requires any per-
son developing horse power under
the provisions of the act to pay the
state 81 per year for every theoreti-
cal horse power capable of being de-
veloped by the fall and volume of
water.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-05-16
SOCIAL DEMOCRATS
MAKE BIG GAINS IN AUSTRIAN
LOWER HOUSE.
Result of Extended Suffrage Still in
Doubt But Majority Is
Indicated.

Vienna. May 16.--The outcome OF
the elections held today throughout
Austria for members OF the lower
house of parliament under the ex-
tended suffrage is still in doubt, but
the indications are that the new
house will have a majority compos-
ed of clericals. agrarians, and Poles.
Three hundred and ninety-nine
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-05-16

may never have another opportun-
ity'
what is that?" asked the presI-
dent.
Il had two grandfathers at Kings
mountain, one of whom was wound
ed" cried Hughes. "My own grand
father commanded old Jackson's
bodyguard at Talladega and the
Horseshoe. don't come from the
stock that will submit to this kind
Of treatment without fight"
Good; very good" said the pres
ident.
Col. Hughes then went Gown to see
Assistant Postmaster General Hitch
cock, who has been down south re-
Gently, bringing that section into life
for Mr.. Roosevelt.
Wow. What He'll DO to Hitchcock.
81 want to say one word to you.
Mr.. Hitchcock" said Hughes. "You
think you know something about
politics. l was voting for Grant at
Chicago when you were in short
dresses, yet you think you can teach
me something about politics in Ten
lnessee.. I'm going book there to be
detected delegate to the national con-
|vention, and as soon as L NEGLECTED.
I'm coming back here to shake my
finger in your face and ask you to
take a few kindergarten lessons be-
fore you go into the south again."
"You remove me because | have
been absent with permission, shout
ed the old cavalryman TO Hitchcock
as a parting salute, yet you have
been absent the Lord knows how
long down south on political mis-
lsions.
Col. Hughes UnfaithfuI.
A memorandum bearing on the re-
lmoval of Postmaster A. NJ. Hughes.
lat Columbia Tenn, and the appoint
ment of John w. Jackson, the assist
ant postmaster. in his place, was
made public at the white house to-
day. 1t says:
ITO briefly sum up the situation
| found that Col Hughes unques-
Itionably had made false. statements
to the department and that he has
been utterly unfaithful to his duties
as postmaster. | am thoroughly con-
WINGED that the best interests of the
government demand his removal
from Office 1t is entirely manifest
to me that Col Hughes regards his
position of postmaster as a sinecure,
pure and simple, a species of pension
and reward of past alleged political
activity. He appears to have the inn
preston that work should not be re-
quired of him. Further found that
the people of Columbia. the patrons
of the Office, do not want Col. Hughes
as postmaster
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-05-16
TRIALS POSTPONED.
Men Accused of Plant Bed Scraping
VIII Have Hearing Wednesday.

Princeton, KY, May 16.-The ex-
aiming trials of Steve Short and
Ned Petit. tenant noD-association
planters, charged with scraping the
plant beds of ]. E. Hollowell were
postponed until next Wednesday In
County Judge Graylock's court on
motion of the commonwealth.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-05-16

house. They retained their majority
in Vienna, securing 20 out of the
total of 23 seats for the city. The
social democrats got only eight seats
in Vienna.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-05-16

II is a good deal easier to preach
things heroic and divine than 1t is
TO practice things ordinarily human
and decent.-Chicago Tribune.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-05-16

There is a great difference between
having questionable habits and be-
ing questioned about them.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-05-16

Don't get into the habit of going
around with your bristles up.