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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-17
INVESTIGATION OVER
Grand jury Completes Metropolitan
Life Probe

New York, N. Y, May THE
grand jury yesterday finished its in
vestigation Of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance company and 1t was said
on apparently good authority that
at least one official of the company
would be indicted as result Of the
probing.
politan was given an opportunity to
appear before the grand jury to ex-
plain his Connection with the affairs
of the company under inquiry but
counsel for Mr.. Hegeman sent a let
ter to District Attorney Jerome say
ing that Mr.. Hegeman would not
apear on the advice of counsel.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-17
WILL FORCE SCHMITZ
TO RESIGN AS MAYOR.

San Francisco. Cal, May 17.It
was rumored last night that a move
ment is on foot to bring about a
change in the municipal administra-
tion by forcing the resignation Of
Mayor Schmitz and choosing In his
stead Frederick W. Dorhemann, q
prominent Wholesale imeAchant as
mayor. The report lacks otacial con-
flrmation.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-17
PREMATURE EXPLOSION CAJsEs
WIDESPREAD DEATH AT
CHATTANOOGA
Three Are Killed Outright and 9th
ers VIII Die reight Engine and
Cars Sent Crashing Into Greek
Rocks Hurled Far and Wide Leav-
ing Havoc in Wake.

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dred yards and crashed throush the
pilot of the pile driver of the asl-
VILE, Chattanooga e st. louis rsil-
road, which was at work driving
piles III yhattanooga creek for tas
new viaduct, killing Engineer shater
and Fireman Ryder Instantly. Other
pieces Of rock hurled fiYe and 6ixSsE
hundred yards. struck residences on
the side Of Lookout Mountain crash
ing through the roof and floors Of
the buildings. -Four Greeks who were IL
working no the new line some dis
tancs from the blast were struck nv
flying pieces Of rock. Two OF them
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-17
STROMBOLI VOLCANO
GROWS EMPHATIC

Messina, Sicily, May ia violent
eruption of Stromboli volcano occur
red yesterday. 1t was preceded by a
tremendous defamation and followed
by continuous explosions. which, how
ever. were les sviolent.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-17
Orchard Has Been Converted

stf
Orchard denied that he had been
submitted to any mistreatment dur
Ing his long cond1 d1nement, denied that
duress or force had been used upon
him to secure the statements he had
made, and denied that Detective Nc
Partland and the otiqers for the
state have promised him immunity
for his confessed crime or a reward
for the value Of his alleged confess
sion in the hands OF the state. Orr
chard' 's manner and conversation
during the interview tended to. very
strongly confirm asserations that he,
has been reconverted TO and Is deep
IN the sea of the Christian religion:
Two illustrations used by him to-
explain q change III the kind of books
he reads were Christian like ii char
sacter and religious tone. Orchard ii
perfectly sound and healthy iii body
/ clear and quick ,of brain. IL there
was ever anything In the reports
that he was breaking ID health and
mind, there Is nothing now IN his
appearance o. manner to give them
& shadow ot suggestion
The one cond ition imposed upon
! yesterdays interview BY Warden
whitney of the Idaho penitentiary.
saa that there must be no discus
sion 81 the 1. and the prisoner
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-17
TURNS STATES EVIDENCE AND
RELATES HOW RAILROADS
PAID $soo, Goo.
We're Allowed to Electrify $50 Miles
Of Street Railway for That Amount
Reported That Grand Jury Has
Indicted Railway Officials and Ma
yor schmitz.

San Francisco, Cal, May H.
Abraham Ruef yesterday made good
his declaration Of Wednesday that
he would, following his change Of
plea to guilty In the extortion case
against him, turn states evidence
and assist the bribery-graft prosecu-
tiOn in its campaign against muni-
cipal corruption. Ruef, obeying the
subpoena from the grand jury served
upon him at the Fillmore street pris-
on house shortly before o'clock,
went in charge Of Special Agent
Burns, Elisor Biggy and another
guard to the grand jury chamber In
the Native Sons hall, where he took
the witness stand and submitted to
an examination which lasted from
1920 until after 5 o'clock.
$1,000 600 Paid in Brides
When the ordeal was over he cal
Jed the newspaper men around him
and said that he had promised the
grand jury to divulge nothing. Dis
trict Attorney Langdon and Assist
ant District Attorney Heney refused
to make any statement whatever.
From Special Agent Burns 1t was
learned that the only matter Ia
which he was questioned was the al
legged ibribing Of Mayor Schmitz and
eighteen supervisors OF the United
Railroads to grant to that corpora
tion. q change IN its franchise allow
ing the electrifying Of Its 250 miles
lof street railway system IN this city.
II Burns understanding Of Ruet's
testimony II correct. the fallen bosa
told the grand jury that President
Patrick Calhoun, assistant to Pres.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-17
JURY SELECTION !!
HAS Hki ! GOING
ELEVEN MEN EXA 8 TED BE-
FORE SAT1SFACTO. s JUR-
OR IS F0UNl
Defense Exercises First Peremptory
Challenge by Excusing Pride Who
Discussed Case With Deputy sher-
iA-Talesman After Talesman Is
Excused by Reason Of Their opin-
ions.

Boise, Idaho, May 17.-During one
session Of the Haywood trial held
yesterday, II talesmen were examin-
ed before a satisfactory juror was
secured to replace William Van Ors-
dale, the grocer, at No. 2, who was
excused Wednesday afternoon on a
peremptory challenge from the state.
AS was expected the defense exer-
cised its first challenge by relieving
Allen Pride, farmer, at MOI. 5. Mr..
Pride had testified during the exam
ination that he had invited to din
ner the deputy who served him with
the jury summons. He and the de-
putty discussed the case for some
time, the talk hinging particularly
upon Harry Orchard, who is to be
the principal witness for the state.
A talesman was called to replace Mr..
Pride, but his examination was de-
ferred until today.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-17
Star Witness Talks

Harry Orchard, the prisoner wit
ness, upon whom the state Of Ida
ho chiefly relies to prove its charge
that an inner circle of the Western
Federation OF Miners planned In con-
spiracy the murder of Governor
Steunenberg, broke his long silence
yesterday and for more than half an
hour discussed himself and his Inn
prisonment with representatives of
the Associated Press. with whom he
expressed desire to confer.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-05-17
Difficulties Increase

AS the work Of jury selection pro-
gressed, difficulties in the way Of
completing the panel seemed ever to
be increasing. One after another Of
the talesmen were excused yester-
day because of the strong opinions
they entertained as to the guilt or
innocence Of the accused Of conspir-
acy in connection with the death Of
Steunenberg. One man called for
service, but dismissed by the court,
indicated that he was prejudiced
against the, state because OF various
acts attributed to the prosecution
during the last year. Each side still
has nine peremptory challenges to
exercise and there remain fifty-seven
members Of the special venire to
draw from.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-29
"A "Hoodooed" Negro Slash
es his Wife with a Knife
and Kills His Little Daugh-
ter.

Concord special in Charlotte
Observer Jack White, crazy
negro who lived at the Miami
Mines, about six miles south of
this city, assaulted his wife with
knife and murdered his 4-year-
old daughter by cutting her
throat from ear to ear last night
about IL o'clock. For some time
past the poor fellow has been
acting queerly, and when OBJ.
served by the white people of
the little village the matter was
not taken seriously, the negroes
OF the settlement claiming that
White was not dangerous; that
lhe was a victim Of some one who
had worked "hoodoo" on
him.
1t was midnight when the des
perate lit took possession of him,
and he began by slashing his wife
over the face and shoulders with
knife. She broke from the
house and ran TO the home of her
brother. Lindsay Lord, only few
hundred yards away, but when
help returned with the bleeding
wife the maniac had butchered
the child and kicked the horrible
looking object into the yard
where it was found some time
after the fellow had been sub.
dued. Lindsay Lord and mum
ber of other workmen about the
place made a rush for the mar
,d, after a terrible struggle
- Irely tied him to the floor o
'oo> ouse in which he had com
'no u the horrible death deal
nitted ,es
Dg Sla8l
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-29
Noah'S Remarkable Wife.

A clergyman happened to tell
his son one Saturday afternoon
what lesson he would read in
church the next morning. The
boy got hold of his fathers BIZ
BILE, found the lesson place and
glued together the connecting
pages.
In consequence the clergyman
read his flock the following day
that "when Noah was 120 years
old he took unto himself wife,
who was"-here he turned the
page-"150 cubits long, 40 GU
bits wide, built ofgopher wood,
and covered with pitch in and
out"
After reading the passage, the
clergyman read it again to verify
it. Then, pushing back his spec
tacles, he looked gravely at hi'
congregation and said:
"My friends, this is the frs
time | ever read that in the Bible
but l accept it as evidence of tn.
assertion that we are fearful lily
and wonderfully made. "-Humar
Life.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-29
The Good OF a Newspaper.

A good newspaper is an Also
Iu'e necessity to growing town
and county. Just stop for mo.
ment and consider how awkward
it would be il there were no ma
per here, no way for a citizen 10
express his views on mat,ers of
concern except by word of mouth.
no way to learn of the local han
penings over the county except
through gossip; no means ofpub
Alshlng reports of public officials
notices OF tax sales; lists of iur.
ors, time for holding court, e'ec.
tlon notices, election returns
etc., except by tacsing them on
the court house door; no wav
Tor merchants 10 advertise their
wares, no cheap aud easy wav to
advertise the innumerable wants
or which a newspapers now fill
cd; no champion going each week
into every newspaper Office in
the State as representative of
the interest of the county. A
newspaper does much for com.
munity for which it makes no
charge, and therefore of which
little notice is taken. But all
in all it tplays large pari in the
development of community-
Ex.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-29
Sentenced to Life Imprison-
ment.

Tuscaloosa, Ala, May o.
The jury in the case of Charles
Jones, charged with the killing
of Deputy Sheriff Reddock, of
Centerville, returned verdict
of guilty today. Jones was sem
fenced to life imprisonment.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-29
WANTED !!
Old Pianos and Organs

for which We will allow the highest prices
towards new instruments. No club rates
to offer. but we pledge better instruments
for the same or less money, than those at
club rate offers. Write Malones Music
House. Columbia, S. c., for special prices
and terms.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-29
White Man Gets 20 Years. y

Anderson special in the News
and Courier Asbury Wooten,
white, who killed Duke Owens,
age 81 years, about three months
ago, was today found guilty Of
manslaughter and was given 20
years in the penitentiary.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-29
Tired Mothers.

AT the top of the middle column
on the first page of this paper
you VIII lind some lines which
we clipped from the Ninety Six
o'ar, but we do not know who
the author is. If you can read
them without tear-bedimmed
eyes, then you have not missed
"this restless curling head from
off your breast" nor "irom your
own the dimpled hands have
slipped. Chester Lantern.
The lines referred to ara as
follows:
A little elbow leans upon your knee.
Your tired knee that has so much to
bear:
A child's dear eyes are looking loving
ly
from n9I underneath thatoh of tangled
Perhaps you do not heed the velvet
touch
VI warm. moist fingers, folding yours
so tight;
lou do not prize this blessing over.
much.
You are almost too tired to pray to
night.
But it is blessedness A year ago
did not see il as [ do TODAY.
we are so dull and tbankless a.. !" too
slow
To catch the sunshine till it sims
away;
ana now it seems surprising strange
to me
That. while wore the badge of moth.
erhood,
L did not kiss more oft and tenderly
The little child that brought ne only
good.
And if some night, when you sit down
to rest,
Y"n mise the e!sc% f-omi your tired
knee,
This restless, curling head from off
your breast,
This lisping tongue that chatters con-
stantly,
If from your own the dimpled hands
have slipped
And ne'er would nestle in your palms
again;
If the white feet into their grave had
tripped,
l could not blame you tor your heart
ache them
/ wonder so that mothers ever fret
At little children clinging to their
gown,
Or that the footprints, when the days
are wet,
Are ever black enough to make them
frown.
If could kiss rosy, restless foot
And hear patter in my home once
more;
If could mend broken cart today,
Tomorrow make kite to reach the
sky,
There is no woman in Gods world
could say
She was more blissfully content than
L,
But ah, the dainty pillow next my
Is rover rumpled by shining head
My singing birding from it's nest has
flown
The little boy | used to kiss is dead!
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-29
Lancaster Mercantile Company.
TheSOuthern RailrOadTrain
ing School.

On account of the vacation OF the
schools through the summer, is max
ing a special cffer for three months
course in their school. In which the
course can be completed in this pro-
per effort on the part of the student.
For $4,000 the entire course can be-
easily taken including board and all
expenses for $4,000 We guarantee
all our pupils position when they
are competent. Write us and make
application for scholarship.
l.. j FRINK,
Mgr. Southern X. X. Training School.
1896 l-2 Main ST., Columbia, 8. c..
2-20-2m
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-29
led by Lightning.
Boy Kh.

Ga, May 25.-
>, "alhesViifes twelve-year-old
,o"n "mter o and killed by
ooS' was stracR very Branch
- ,sh'n'hg near FlcN two sisters
~ "ish'' ana his' and may
iohoereu unconscfohSs IN were
no. recover. The cliil6s, when
taking clothes from a'!.Hs re-
"a bolt'of Lightning strtfck ", ~
sulting in the death ofstheeb b ,
and the'serious injury Of thest+A
girls.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-29
Straw Hats for Summer Time

we have big line of nice up to date stylish straw
hats for the hot summer time We have not had much
OF 1T so far but it is coming, be prepared and have
your head covered with of our cool straw hats
we have the Panama, which will cost you $500 RIG hit
on down the line to the cheap Rush Hats for Is
cents each
Our Miss Phelps will be with us for about one
month longer, SO if you need anything further in the
millinery line come to her before she gets awav
A big well-selected lot ladies' and childrens Para
soils in black and colored silk mercerzed cotton and
white embroidered pique. Children's from 25c. up
Ladies' from 90 up.
Big line Belts, all kinds ones in elastic silk
leather, kid, ETC.. from Ioc to
Swastlka Purses-You stri- lly in it if you have
one OF these pretty little novelties which is quite the
fad just now. In gold and silver finish soc each.
New lot the newest out in Handbags 25c to 500
One gross pretty delicate colored Hat Pins (worth
twice the price, to go at only Ioc each.
Keep coo-wth of our pretty little fans de-
signed for the young, mddleaged and old folks from
sc to each
New dress goods coming in every few days We
buy Often therefore keep up with the new fads in
this line.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-29
College Of Charleston
1855 Charleston, S. O. 1907
122nd Year Begins Sept. 27.

Letters. Science, Engineering. One
scholarship to each county Of south Caro-
lima. giving free tuition. Tuition $40
Board and furnished room in Dormitory
$l1 month. All candidates for admis-
sion are permitted to compete for vacant
Entrance Examinations will be held in the
County @. H., on Friday. July 5, at 8 a. M
For catalogue, address Harrison Randolph.
President
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-29
Notice of Final Discharge as
Guardian.

State of South Carolina. County of Lancas-
ter.-In the Probate Court.
Notice is hereby given that ON the 9th
dav of May, 1907, at 10 o'clock a. M. the
undersigned as guardian of the person and
estate of Pressly Sistare, will file his final
return and settlement and make applca-
ton to the Probate CouTt for the county
OF Lancaster. State Of South Carolina, for q
final discharge as suoh guardian.
l.. T. McC&in,
Guardian of Prsssly Sistars.
April az, 1s0-3o days.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-05-27
IOWA MAN INDICTED.
Charged With Obtaining Money Under
False Pretenses.

Centerville, Ia, May 2s.-The Appa-
moose county grand jury has returned
four indictments against one of its
most prominent business men, w. G..
Clark of the Clark G. Peatman Invest
ment company, charging him with OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses,
obtaining property under false pre-
lenses and securing signatures to writ
ten instruments under false pretenses.
Clark's alleged frauds were conducted
through Misrepresentation of incun
erance Of property on which loans
we're secured and the Justification of
abstracts and public records It is
believed here that operations Of this
character extended over a long period
of time and their amount to aggre
gate large sum- Liabilities of the
company are in the neighborhood of
100000 and the assets are uncertain.
Tornado of Small Proportions.
Snyder, Okla, May Pa tornado
of small proportions here caused
more or less damage to property and
destroyed communication with the
outside world for several hours, the
wind tearing down many telephone
and telegraph wires and poles. There
were no casualties here and, as far
as known, there was no loss of life in
the track Of the tornado.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-05-27

Of text discussion other than the titles
Of the tables themselves. Beginning
with tables as to area It shows that
in continental United States the pop.
ulation to the square mile has grown
from 6h persons in 1900 to nearly %
at the present time. The per capita
circulation, which in 1900 was So, was
in 1906 $32.32. The per capita wealth,
which in 1850 was 1907, was in 1904
$1.310. Bank deposits, for which no
record Is available earlier than in 1875,
were in that year trife over $4,000
100000 and in 1906 $12,250,0OO,OOO In
1920 the deposits in savings banks
amounted in round numbers to ST.
100000, while in 1906 they were 49,
250,000,000, with s,O27,192 depositors.
Imports Of merchandise, which in 1900
amounted to $91,O00,00O, we're in 1906
$1,226,0 100000, while exports, which in
1900 were $71,OOO,OOO, were in 1906
$1,744, 100000. The value of manufac-
turing products has grown from ST.
000,000,000 in 1850 to nearly $l5,OO0,-
900 900 in 1908
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-05-27
JOHN BELL CONVICTED.
Jury Finds Him Guilty of Numbering
Physician.

New York, May z,'.-John Bell, on
trial at Richmond, S. l., for the muir
der of DR.. Charles w. Townsend, has
been convicted and sentenced to be
electrocuted on the first Monday in
July next. Bell closed an impassioned
appeal to the jury by saying: II am
no Harry K. Thaw, but plain John
Bell. l have no wealth but if I had
could produce witnesses whose testi-
mony would acquit me-"
Bell was happily married few
years ago. A year after the wedding
his wife died in childbirth. DR.. Town
send, a prominent physician of Staten
island, had attended her. On the hum
BILE stone that marked her grave Bell
caused to be chiseled: Revenge Re,
news Our Happy Love in Heaven"
For months ne brooded over his
affection. To his friends he expressed
the conviction that his wife had not
received proper medical care. On the
night Of Jan. 20 last DR.. Townsend
was shot to death in his bed. Letters
subsequently written by Bell caused
his arrest and in court his own fam
lily, with the exception Of his father,
who was excused, appeared against
him
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-05-27

satisfaction IN being successful
in the hum blest vocation, than
to come in possession of a lofty
station for which you are not the
least adapted and fail, much to
your disgrace and to the NORTH
cation Of your friends. Other
things being equal. You will
succeed in proportion as you
are adapted to that which you
undertake TO do.
5. Perseverance. Start and
don't stop. If you fall down, get
up and start again. A woman in
China was seen rubbing a
crow bar over stone day after
day, and upon being asked what
she was doing, said-"T here are
no needles in China so I am max
ing one." Go on and keep going
on. At the close of the sermon
the pastor had the class stand
and he gave them a few words
of religious advice"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-05-27
ADDITIONAL LOCAL MAT TER
BOY HAS DISAPPEARED;
PARTIES ARE SEARCHING
Three-year-oId Boy Son of Mr.. Shepard,
Near SOIWay, Gone Since
Friday.

Solway, May 27.-(Special to
the Pioneer.) The mysterious
disappearance from his home
(three miles southeast of Solway)
of the 3-year. old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Shepherd has
caused a sensation in this com
munity and organized parties are
searching the woods and cut-over
country for some trace of the
missing child.
The little boy was last seen at
his home last Friday morning
His absence at the noon meal
hour did not occasion much
comment, but when the little fell
ow failed to appear at supper
that evening and was not on
hand at bedtime, there was un-
easiness, and it was determined
to make a search for the missing
boy.
Inquiry at the homes of neigh
bors in the vicinity failed to
locate the youth. Mr.. Shepherd
came to Solway and enlisted the
services of a large crowd of men,
who have been securing the
woods since Sunday morning, in
the hope of finding the boy. At
this writing the little one has
not been located, and it is feared
that he has been killed or has
died from exposure in the woods.
A thorough search will be
made for the little fellow, and a
description of the boy has been
sent to Bemidji and all surround
ing towns to be on the watch for
the Shepherd boy.