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The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
PASTOR HELD UP AND SHOT.
l'9h~aymen Attack Golden Minister
in Heart Of the Town.

Gieclcy. Colo-Bccause he refused
stand and deliver when commanded
Two highwaymen to throw up his
ahds, the Rev. Oscar w. Gustofsen
'h. Swedish Lutheran Church now
es In the Greeley hospital with two
|nllet holes in his body.
Whilc walking home from church
I'm scores of people on the street. III
"' residence district OF the city. he
as suddenly confronted by a tall man
no short man who commanded him
throw up his hands. The Rev. MIR.
,uS'ofsen, powerful young man. IN
'eah OF complying with the order.
ptahs at his assailant, who fired the
nllrt striking a rib.
me holdups ran down the street
.h the minister in pursuit In halt
"'ork the minister WAS almost with.
reaching distance Uf them when
wv ,h'l man turned and fired sec.
pnd time. the bullet entering the left
"e "i the PASTORS neck and lodging
beck.
rhe las, shot was fred right In
"ht OF the residence OF Dr A. }
eaS"f. and arrivals carried the
""nded man into the DOCTORS hon"
"'ef ne was taken tn the hospital.
"e'r the bullet in his sid. was 'e'
"osed The other remains ir,b.died
'he muscles OF the neck. Unless
Impi,cations set IN II liz believed by
s at'ehding physicians that the Rev
l"ery
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
c,u., 1re,.men. caus. Of 1t.

South Bend, JEd.-When dared y.
show his nerve. Albert T.. PesereI.e ~.
South Bend, who is serving rrin 10 .n
the Richland. Mich. bank robDery ~ -,
Marquette prison, picked up piece o'
glass and cut OF his LETT hana.
The fact came out In an insesusa
tion now being conducted az m ~.
uuette for the purpose OF ieafhlhs .a
truth about alleged crueltles pI.,o prae...e
in the prison. According 10 fese'e.,1, ~
he would no longer stand apase a.W
when he was told 10 prepare h. ~.
~ another beating, he replied tnat
n. vould cut on one OF his hands DC,
so-e he would submit to further III
trast ment. Jeered at by the keeper
be promptly carried his threat INTO ca
cution.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
To Simplify Freight Situation.

Chicago.-A long step forward In the
simplifcation Of the freight situation
throughout the United States was
taken at meeting In the Central
Freight Association headquarters. The
Joint committee. composed OF repre-.
sentatives from the three classified.
ton territories, decided on unification,
and within thirty days new commit.
tee will be appointed to undertake the
solution OF this problem.
The difficulties arising from diversi.
fed classification have been many and
varied. Only recently the Interstate
Commerce Commission suggested that
since the different classification of
freight In different parts OF the coun.
try had been responsible for large
part OF the friction between shipper
and carrier, IT. would be wise to adop.
one that would apply generally.
The task presented TO this new com.
mittee will be a difIicult one. Roads
operating east OF the Mississippi river
and north Of the Ohio and Potomac
have what Is known as the official clas-
sification; those south OF the Ohio and
Potomac and east OF the Mississippi.
the southern classification. and those
north OF the Mississippi the western
classification. Not the least difiiculi
proposition in this revision is to find n
basis that will be equitable to operat.
ing under dissimilar circumstances.
In the East, where heavy traffic origi-
mates, and hauls are comparatively
short, n lower rate can be maintaintd
than In the West, where trafilc Is
sparse and the hauls are long. In view
Of this fact II Is probable that a sliding
scale will have to be adopted.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
COW EATS pYNAMITE-BANG
eossy Allows her Appetite to lay Her
Low in Death

Norwich. Conn, Il never saw an eX-
plosive COW; | never hope to see one.
but this ! tell you, anyhow, I'd rather
see than be one"
Lewisboro saw an explosive COW to-
day. storehouse OF dynamite. a maya.
zine for combustibles. All that is NOR.
tai of COW now lies In the middle OF
a swamp. next to the remains n sign
bearing the paradoXical warning
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
r,,r,d.s Enjsys : seem.

Tr,n,dad. Coao-work has com, onc
,.sncs6 81 the erection Of Sze'uVv
.reysmsnt house to b located q ~
49,, ~ Colorado ana Artsona ~
~. Tne stssctare wtll = o. o 4
ss8 hsaai, .Itiniesd u eaaoy.ss
lsG 4! q 81 !! ! :. e al I
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
Mvaosaea OF oosssL FOUND,
Confession May Clear Up the Famous
Kentucky Feud.

sSNy ~sSs
Richmond. Ind-Turner Igo of Far.
mers. Rowan county. Kentucky, Ia
charged with the killing OF Governor
VIM. Goebel OF Kentucky in an affi.
davit by Mrs. Lulu Clark. The afiida.
Wit was sworn to last April In the law
ofiices OF Ex-Governor w. s. Taylor of
Kentucky.
Mrs. Clark. whose maiden name was
Lulu Williams. lived at the time of the
Goebel murder at Mt. Sterling Ken.
lucky. She has a cousin named Ger
trude King. who then lived at Mays
Vile. Kentucky.
Miss King was at that time. accord
Ing to the affidavit. Keeping company"
with John Sanford OF Covington, Ken.
lucky, son OF an attorney who was
killed by William Goebei In n fight in
CoVington some years ago. The fight
was the result OF a political quarrel.
Mrs. Clark swears that on the day
Goebel was murdered she and her
cousin. Miss King. went to Frankfort.
Kentucky. and that they started to en-
ter the house by the rear entrance.
While OIL the steps shot was fired.
Al the same time they noticed a man
standing Just inside the door, whom
they recognized as Sanford.
III Al Sttblli man EHH-
ming out of the. building. dressed like
mountaineer and carrying rife. He
ran to Sanford and said: Il got the
d -"
That man was recognized by the af.
fiant as her friend. Turner Igo of Far.
mers. Rowan county. Kentucky.
Both men ran out of the building to
n fence. where Sanford gave a pair of
shoes which he was carrying to Igo.
who exchanged his boots for them.
The men then disappeared.
The afiii8nt states that Ieo told her
| at the Mt. Sterling depot on January
%. 1900, that he was going to kill Goe-
bel and that she saw him afterword at
Jacksonville. Indiana. and that he re.
minded her that he had fulfilled his
promise.
| She also says that Sanford had told
Gertrude King few days prior to
Goebel's murder that he intended TO
kill Goebel. saying. Here is my chance
TO get revenge. The Legislature has
met"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-04-18
AFTER THE TIGERS.
Want To Cut ON All Booze Except
Dispensary Booze.

The Charleston authorities are de-
termined to put the blind tigers in
that city out or business. A confer
ence was held one day last week In
the office OF Mayor Rhett, at which
representatives of the transportation
companies Of Charleston hauling into
the city by land and by sea were pre-
sent for the purpose Of discussing
the enforcement OF the ordinance of
Charleston restricting the importa-
ton traffic OF Illegal alcoholic LIQUOR
into the city.
Mayor Rhett, John Marshall, of
the county dispensary board of con-
troll. Mr.. Thos r. Waring Of The Eve
ming Post and Major ]. c. Hemphill.
OF The News and Courier and repre-
sentatives OF all the transportation
lines that enter Charleston, were at
the conference. The general spirit
Of the carriers seemed to be in CO.
operation with the city for the en-
forcement Of the ordinance.
Mayor Rhett made 1t clear that
Charleston was going to do all In its
power to cut OF the importation of
tiger" liquor. and emphasized to the
transportation agents the need of CO.
operation on their part. Each COM
pany had full warning OF the city's
attitude in this matter. The confer
ence was harmonious and should re-
suit in good for the enforcement of
the ordinance
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-04-18
KEPT GOOD STUFF.
President Harrisons Way OF Telling
a Good Presbyterian.

Col. Dan Ransdell, sergeant-at-
arms of the Senate. and a lifelong
friend of Benjamin Harrison, says he
has known few public men more alb
steminous than was the President,
but that on one occasion he was re-
quired to obtain drink OF whisky
for the Chief Magistrate under cir
cumstances that were somewhat en-
barrassing
He had accompanied the President
on trip to Cleveland. which they
reached in the midst of drizzling
cold rain. Mr.. Harrison intimated a
desire for n glass of something good
and Ransdell consulted the butler
This dignified parsonage had been in
structed not TO offer liquor of any
kind to the President, whom the host
knew to be like himself, rigid Pres
byterian.
But Ransdell was not to be put off
and the whiskey was forthcoming.
Smacking his lips appreciately, after
the generous drink. President Har-
rison said: Dan, | have always no
ticed that the better Presbyterian a
man is the better whiskey he keeps.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-04-18
CHANCE FOR DEMOCRATS.
To Win Next Time If They VIII Get
Together.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch
says there is ground for suspicion
that the alleged conspiracy against
Mr.. Roosevelt is pure invention Tor
political purposes only Whether so
or not. the news from Washington is
that the President is making good
use of into line. All Republicans
must now stand up and be counted
and he who halts is damned:
The president will call the roll
and those who do not answer Will be
set down as members of the consplr-
acy. The black flag has been hoisted
and all who fail to enlist and march
in the Roosevelt army will be num-
bered with the transgressors ana
punished as they deserve.
The big stick will be welded WIN
unusual force. and every head tnat
fails 20 nod to the Presidents WINK
will be knocked Evidences multiply
that Theo. Roosevelt is not only
politician. but giant among poiitl-
cal bosses. Get together, Democrats
get togetherl Opportunity is nam
mering at your door.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-04-18
0nIy Five of the Thaw Jury Fa-
vored AcquIttaI.
Will BE TRIED OVER
me Celebrated Case Ends i'm a Mis-.
trial. the Jury is Discharged and
Ihaw is demanded to the Tombs
without Bail, Where He VIII STAY
Until the Second Trial Which yy,u
BE Next Fall.

Ihe jury in the Thaw case. which
mas oeen up in the New York Court
lot over ten weeks, has failed to
agree, standing five for acouitta, ord
seven Tor conviction. After forty
seven hours of deliberation the iurv
announcel that they were honeless,v
divided and could not possibly apree
upon verdict.
ne '"eiVe men were promptly
uischarged by Justice Fitzgerald
VINO declared that he, too. believed
their task was hopeless. Thaw was
remanded TO the Tombs without hail
10 await second trial on the charge
Oh having murdered Stanford White
the noted architect.
Ihe scenes attending the announce
iheht by the jury of its inability IN
agree upon verdict were robbed NJ
any theatricalism by the general he
llet that after their long deliberation
ana reports of wide division of SEN
tlment the jurors could make no 9th
er report than one of disagreement
nav, surrounded by the members
.'" i"hllly the devoted, aged
mother. pale young wife. the titled
sister, the Countess of Yarmouth
Mrs. George Carnegie and Edward
and Joshiah Thaw, the brothers re-
ceived the news in silence. But IL
was pain that the verdict was a dis
appointment
When ii became known that the
jury was about to make it's report
and that the case would he disposed
OF Thaw called his wife to a seat by
ms side, and sat with his right arm
thrown about her until he was com
manded to stand and face the Jurors
VINO mad Just come in from the iury
room.
Smiling and confident as he enter
ed the court room Thaw sank Imply
INTO MS chair when ForemanDeming
Is. smith, in response to question
ny Clerk Penny as to whether a YER
dict had been agreed upon said: I'VE
nave not. This ended the long trial
which Will all have to Je gone over
again next Fall.
Thaw's counsel will apply for bail
for their client, but ii is doubtful IL
he gets 1t, as the District Attorney
says he will oppose granting him
bail. The standing of the jury, seven
to five against the prisoner, will have
its influence in determining the mat
ter. Should he fail to get bail Thaw
Will have to spend the long summer
in the city prison.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-04-18
TAUGHT THEM A LESSON
Preacher Thrashed Cowboys Who
Tried To Make Him Drink.

Rev. John McVey. a missionary.
who is working among the settlers
In the Bad River country. in South
Dakota, soundly whipped two burly
cowboys. George Carney and Fred
Temple, because they tried to compel
him to take a drink Of whickey. The
minister is a college man from the
East. and used to be a football player
and all round athlete.
He was on his way to a ranch to
hold a religious meeting, when the 2
cowboys. who had sworn to prevent
the meeting, waylaid him, handed
him a bottle and told him to drink.
he declined. whereupon they sought
to force the liquor down his throat.
In FIVE minutes with his bare fists.
.acVey Knocked out both men and
took from one Of them revolver
which he had drawn in the scrap.
Carney got up and shook hands
with the missionary. Temple was ug-
~ and threatened to shoot McVey on
sight Carney. however, made his
partner apologize to the missionary,
shake hands with him and promise
to threat him right" in the future
Then the three men mounted heir
capuses and rode on togeti-> TO the
ranch where the meeting was to be
held. At the meeting Temple got up
and told how McVey had knocked
out Carney and himself.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-04-18
FOUND HALF STARVED
Boy Got on Train That Went in the
Wrong Direction.

->OS ~-Os OAN - e&AA = NAS WIN III tiC
Wrong Direction.
Locked in a boxcar standing on a
siding In the freight yards Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad at Belmont
and Girard avenues. Philadelphia,
Julius Kenney. a 12-year-old boy,
from Charlotte, N. c., was discovered
by trainman who heard the boys
feble cries.
The lad. who was half starved,
was given a hearing before Magis-
trate German. at the House Of De-
tention, and will be held until the
authorities at Charlotte can be COM
municated with.
Two weeks ago young Julius ac-
companied a horsedealer who was
shipping some horses from Charlotte
to Pittsburg. After the horses had
been taken safely to their destination
he left his employer and started out
to see thesights OF the Smoky City.
He soon got lost and. being unable
to find his friend. began hunting for
a means to get home. He found his
way to the freight yard and crawled
into a boxcar. The boy was afraid
to make his presence known and was
soon on his way to Philadelphia.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-04-18
TRAIN WRECKERs
Arrested Before They Had Accom-.
plished Their Hellish Design.

Detectives of the Pennsylvania
Railroad landed In jail at Greensburg
Pa, Thos. Oloughlin. and Thos Nc
'nath Of Allegheny who were taken
rom an east bound freight train at
berry Thursday morning. TracE
Talkers at 1890 o'clock Thursda.
morning came upon three men tam
ering with the tracks near Stewari
tatlon.
One was captured there, and the
others two days later, after escaping.
rhe bolts in the rails had been loos-
ened. but the fish plates had not been
emoved. The men were discovered
lust before train No. 23 was due at
Stewart.
1t Is alleged q railroad wrench was
found In their possession. The Cleve-
land flyer on the Fort Wayne division
struck an engine pole which had been
wedged with spikes between the rails
at Lowellville, o., early Thursday
morning. No persons were injured.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-04-18
MANY WILL STARVE
Before Another Crop Is Made II Not
Given Food.

A letter from London says Dr.
Kennard. commissioner OF the socie-
ty of Friends sent to Investigate the
Russian famine. writing from Sa-
mara, In the famine district. says
that there are at least 20.000,000
peonle In the Southeastern provinces
Of Russia who are without aid and
can not live to see another harvest.
In Samara he says thousands are
dying and nearly 100000 are starv-
ing. or the latter only $4,000 are
getting relief. a dole Of one meal in
twenty four hours.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-04-18
Why Did He?

The Macon Telegraph asks: why
did the president mark his letters to
Hartman strictly CONFIDENTIAL If
he merely wanted to talk to him on
railroad matters? He insists on talk
ing from the housetops on that ques-
ton. as railroad presidents who re-
Gently visited him found to their dis
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-04-18
PRIZES OFFERED.
BY The School Improvement Associa.
tion Of South Carolina.


The School Improvement Associa-
tion OF South Carolina has decided
to offer 10 prizes to the schools of
the State for the most decided ma
terlai improvement made during the
given leanth Of time. Five of the
prizes are to be 500 each. and 10
are 20 be $50 each. Regulations
Acerning the Is prizes are as fol-
lows.
1. improvements must be made be-
tween January l and November Is.
1907.
2. Prizes will be awarded to
schools where the most decided ma
terial improvements have been made
during the time mentioned.
8. Under the material improve
ments are included local taxation.
consolidation, new buildings, libra
ries. interior decorations, beautify-
Ing yards and better general equip
ment
4. No school can compete for any
or these prizes unless 1t is a rural
school. No town or city with more
tnan 900 population shall be eligible
to the contest
8. All who wish to enter this con-
test must send names and descrip-
tions Of schools. before improvements
are made. to the president. prior to
October /.
8. All descriptions, photographs,
and other evidences showing improve
ments must be sent to the president
before November /.
z. Prizes will be awarded in checks
sent by December l. The prizes are
to be used for further improvements
in the schools receiving them
The prize winners last year were
as follows:
Laurens. =. Wallace Lodge.
YORK. .Guthriesville
Florence. .Sardis.
marlboro. Pine Grove.
Barnwell. Ulmers and Healing Springs
Clarendon. :. -. :. Trinity.
dorchester. :. :. :. Stallsville.
1t might be interesting to know in
what manner the schools have dis
posed Of their prize money. Some
information along this line is given
In bulletin issued by the associa-
tion. The bulletin is a book of 80
pages with illustrations showing how
cherries, comfortless school rooms
had been made bright and attractive
The Trinity school. Clarendon
county. expended the 500 as follows
Paint and Painting. . IS 1900
Interior building material. 1000
Chairs. :. =. 1000
Cash on hand of this fund 400
$4,000
This report came from the Oakley
Hall School. Chester County.
I'VE bought new heater. which
makes the room very comfortable.
I'VE have also bought a splendid
revolving office chair. We have also
bought paint for the house, and ex-
pect to have 1t painted as soon as the
weather permits. We have ordered a
library. A wash basin and towels
have been placed in our school. We
expect to secure a teachers desk
with the rest OF the money"
The following statement came
from the Wallace Lodge school,
I.aurona cOuDty
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-04-18
CERTAIN COSTUMES TABOED
And Cincinnati Women Are Told Not
To Wear Them.

~ cur
The State says Cincinnati has
new and splendid possession in the
form OF Chief OF Police Milliken One
Of the first things Milliken under
took was the regulation of women 8
apparel. He is an authority judging
from this statement which he has is
sued:
"The kimona must not be worn on
tie streets. The high heel must
go when accompanied by purple
stockings or other gaudy ankle in
easement. Skirts must not be held too
high, no matter how rainy the day.
Yopng girls must not wear fascina-
tors,
He has 500 people to assist him.
and has told them to arrest any per-
son appearing on the streets; dressed
Ia clothes which would not look well
in church. With all his policemen
to help him Milliken has tackled a
big Job.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-04-18
CUT to Pieces.

1t is stated Gen. Lee Christmas,
the American officer in the service
of Hunduras, has been cut to pieces
by NicaraguaIh soldiers Informa-
tion was contained In a letter that
there was no hope for the Bonilla
government aid he was doomed to
death IL he I'D not get out of the
country
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-04-18
Picked Up at Sea.

Nine men on the coal barge No.
which broke away from The collier
Caesar off the Florida coast In "a
storm last Monday were picked up
by the German steamship Professor
Woerman and taken to Galveston,
Texas
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-04-18
Tramps Killed.

The westbound Oregon Railway
and Navigation passenger train was
wrecked In the Umatilla river bottom
Thursday. Two tramps were killed,
the fireman IL missing and 10 passen-
gers were hurt.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-04-18
MADE A HAUL
Chicago Paper Says Sub treasury
Mystery Is Cleared.
A Negro Woman Stole the One Hun
dred and Seventy-Three Thousand
Dollars.

OO1larS.
The mystery surrounding the theft
OF hundred and seventy-three thous
and dollars from the United States
subtreasury at Chicago has been
cleared.
The thief is said to be a negro
scrub woman. whom the secret SER
vice officers have in custody and
from her trying to get trace of the
missing money.
The clew was secured by the dis
play Of q thousand dollar bill by a
negro in a saloon.
search warrant has been issued
and the officers are to search the
house OF the washerwoman.
The money was stolen some weeks
ago. and the detectives have been
working on the case ever since.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-04-18
TRYING ORDEAL.
A Young Woman Sees Surgeons Cut
on Her Legs.


At Cleveland, Ohio, Miss Minnie
Gottschalk. eighteen years old. the
sole support OF a big family. had both
legs amputated at Charity Hospital
Thursday. She was perfectly con-
scious during the operation and con-
versed with the surgeons and nurses
while she watched their every move.
The girl was recovering from pneu-
monia when the circulation In both
legs stopped. Gangrene set In, an
amputatior of both legs was impera-
tive. but she was too weak to take
ether or chloroform.
Cocaine was injected into the spi-
nal cord, 'destroying all sense OF feel
ing below the point whore the drug
was injected. Not the slightest pain
reached the girls brain.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-04-18
HAD TO PAY FINE.

New York Herald Pleads Guilty To
Printing Obscene Matter.
After plea of guilty of printing
obscene matter, sending same througg
the mails had been made "Wednesday
fines totaling $4,000 we're assess.
ed against James Gordon Bennett
and the New York Herald Comnanv
The fines of $1,000 against w "
Gillian, manager of the Herald: az.
coo against lhe Herald corporation
and $4,000 against James Gordon
Bennett. were paid in the court room
The cases we're the outcome OF the
famous personal" and "redlight''
column, which was feature OF The
1-erald for YEARS.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-04-18
Fiftlsen Missing

Nine adultsS and six children are
missing, as o Jesuit OF the wreck on
the Canadian Pacific. west OF Chap
leau, Ontario. Thursday.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-04-18

ty wrote as follows:
THE 500 awarded to Olivet
School of this county, was spent In
improving the grounds. the build
ings, for pictures, blackboards, maps,
and have a balance yet. We have a
schoolclaiming one of the prizes Of
fered this year"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-22
Schmitz Gets No Change.

San Francisco May %. = Judge
Dunno, after hearing both sides in the
application of Mayor Schmitz for a
change of judges in the latter's case,
refused change of venue. Arrange
ments were then made for the draw
ing of first panel of talesmen to re-
port at 1920 a. m. today, and all wit
nesses were excused until the same
hour tomorrow, when it is hoped that
the trial will really begin.
III we did not deserve 1t, do yOu
think we could have secured 1900 cir
cuIatiOn In nine monthsg Think II