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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-27
RAMPANT AGITATION
Against Railroads is Condemned by Geor-
gia Federation of Labor in
Official Address.

In an address, issued at Atlanta, Fri
day, by the executive board OF the
Georgia Federation of Labor, plea for
more conservative action on the part
of state and national officers in their
dealings with railroads is made, while
more stringent immigration laws, the
passage Of the Beveridge anti-child la
Dor bill and the establishment Of the
parcels post are recommended.
The greater part Of the address is
devoted to the discussion OF anti-rail-
road legislation. 1t is claimed that
the rampant agitation against rail
roads in the past few years has caus-
ed greater losses to the people Of
America than all the strikes of the
last hundred years, and all that are
likely to occur in the next century"
1t is also declared that the threats OF
impending legislation are doing more
harm than any laws actually passed
or rate reductions actually made. While
organized labor does not wish swing
of the pendulum back to the abuses Of
olden days, it would have done with
the popular clamor against railroads
which has resulted IN thousands Of
men finding themselves without work.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-27
BAD OUTLOOK AT G0LDFIELD.
General Funston Makes an Investigation
and Reports Results.

General Funston Makes an Investigation
and Reports Results.
after having conferred with many cit
liens Of Goldfield, Nevada, Friday, Gen
eral Funston stated to the Associated
Press that he is finding conditions
worse than he had anticipated.
''The possibilities of further trouble
growing out of the difficulties between
the mine owners and the miners" he
said, ARE greater than my information
previous to coming to Goldtield had
led me to believe. I have just tele-
graphed a second report to Washing
ton, which is based on the informal
ton l have gathered today l do not
believe the governor will declare mar
tial law at once l will not advise
such action until it is absolutely nee
essary. AS to the matter Of patrolling
the vicinity Of the mines and the
streets of the city with the regulars,
that is a procedure that may become
necessary at any hour"
Neither General Funston or Governor
Sparks yielded to the pressure that
had been brought to induce them to
favor the withdrawal of the troops be-
fore the arrival of the labor commits
sion from Washington.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-27
HOST CT WIDOWS AND CHILDREN
Made. Destitute By Mine Horror to Be Aid
'AEAA ed by the Nation.

Made Destitute By Mine Horror to Be Aid
'sIAA ed by the Nation.
The ,nermanent relief committee,
headeGEby Governor Dawson, to pro-
vide for the widows and orphans in
distress through the recent explosion
at the mines of the Fairmont Coal
company at Monongah, W. Va, has pre-
pared an appeal for funds that is be-
ing sent to chambers of commerce and
kindred organizations all over the
cdts&Ty
AN newspapers are urged to aid the
work by receiving contributions, ac-
knowledging them through their col
umns and sending them to the treas
urer.
Contributions of clothing, toys for
the orphans at Christmas time and
similar donations are to be sent to
w. II. Moore, mayor of Monongah, and
chairman OF the committee looking
after the temporary wants of the vic
Tins.
Monongah is a mining town Of about
5000 inhabitants. This disaster has de-
stroyed almost one-half Of the bread
winners. The other half is composed of
the employees Of two other mines Of
the same company, and Of the usual
stores, etc, which go to make up a
purely mining community.
Fully $50 widows and 1000 children
are left without any means of support.
The magnitude of this disaster is
too great for West Virginia to render
all the help required. 1t commands ma
tional attention and the relief commit
tee feels sure that it's appeal will be
heard and responded to by the nation.
All checks should be made payable to
the Monongah Mines Relief Commits
sion, J. Z. Sands, Treasurer, Fairmont
w. Va.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-27
MAMMOTH SCHOONER WRECKED.
The Thomas Lawson'"Turns Thrtle in a
Storm and Fifteen of Crew Drown.

Inc InOmaS LdWS0mf"1ufnS IuTtfe III
Storm and Fifteen of Crew Drown.
After successfully riding. out sue
cession of gales which she encounter
ed all the way across the Atlantic, in
which she lost all her lifeboats, the
American seven-masted schooner, the
Thomas w, LAWSON was capsizeG in
Broad sound, scilly Islands where the
captain sought shelter from the Gprce
storm raging along the coast. OF the
crew of eighteen only three We're res
cues. no ~
The schooner left philadelphia No
vember 8 for 'Eohdon with a cargo, of
oil She was the largest and the
only seyen-masted schooner ahoat She
was launched at Quincy, Mass, five
years ago. Her tremendous carrying
capacity resulted tfmaking her most
reputable. inyestmdpt, for her owners.
At the time of the accident which,
ended the career Of the vessel she was
under charter Which brought her own
ers a return of $4,000 year She
was valued at 100000.
The Lawson was 403 feet in length.
and the great boom Of the aftermost
sail and. the spike steer bowsprit IS
feet, made her measure. nearly 500
feet, from tip TO tip. From beam
Of fifty feet ana depth Of thirty-fou'
feet FIVE inches, she had carrying
capacity Of 5000 tons Her displace-
ment when loaded was 1900 tons, the
load .draught being 26 IL feet. She
was not ihsWed She carried a crew
Of eighteen men. 1t Is peculiar CO
incidencei*that the big seyen-master
wen4 to her final doom on Friday
the 13th-inasmuch as that was the
title of a book written by Thomas W.
lawson.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-27
LIFE SAVED BY A CERTIFICATE
Man Caught in Railroad Cattle Guard Burn
ed Money to Signal Car.

Stewart Dunbar, a prominent insur.
ance broker, while on his way to meet
a party of friends, fell through a cat
tie guard OH the tracks of the North
western Pacific railroad at San Ra-
fael Cal.
His foot was caught in such man.
ner that he would have been crushed
to death beneath the wheels of an
approaching hqnd-car had it not been
for his presence of mind in igniting
a clearing house certificate and holding
it over his head as a signal Of danger,
thus attracting the attention Of the
occupants Of the hand-car.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-27
BIG LINERS sroRm-BArTERED
Seven Limp Into New York POgts Showing
Evidences Of Heavy Gales

Battered by engulflng seas that de-
layed their passage across the Atlantic,
seven transatlantic steamships, due
at New York Saturday, crept tpto port
Sunday with their sides and super.
structures showing evidence of the
continual storms they met
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-27
PENSACOLA HIT BY STORM.
City Escaped But Shipping in Harbor Was
Considerably Damaged

The storm which struck Pensacola,
Fla, at an early hour Friday morning
did considerable damage, but confined
itself to the shipping interests. A
Russian ship at anchor in the har-
Dor dragged her anchors, colliding with
the British bark Emma Parker, dam
aging that vessel to considerable eS-
tent.
-Four loaded barges and five empty
ones broke their moorings, and were
beached, while large quantity of tim
Der moored to vessels went adrift in
the harbor.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-27
BANKER BROWNS IN BATH TUB.
Corpse Found BY Wife and Death Alleged
to Have Been Accidental

Frederick q. Sargent vice presi-
dent and cashier Of the jewelers. Ma
tionaI Bank at North Attleboro, Mass,
was found in the bath tub at his apart
ments by his wife Tuesday night Ac-
cording to the medical examination
death was due to accidental drown
ms.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-27
NEGROES DIE IN ELECTRIC CHAIR.

Two are Sent to Doom for Murder of Wo-
man and Servant Girl.
Charles Gibson and Stephen Dorsey,
colored, were elecrocuted at the state
prison in Trenton, N. j., Tuesday for
the murder of Mrs. Edward Horner
and Victoria Natoli, the latter serv-
ant girl employed by Mrs. Horner. The
murders were committed in connection
with a robbery of the Horner home
near Camden last August.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-27
A0KI PREPARING TO DEPART.
Jap Ambassador Plans to Leave Washing
ton Last of December.

Viscount Aoki, the Japanese ambas.
sador who has been summoned home
by his government for consultation re-
garding conditions in the United
States as affecting the japanese, is
preparing to get away from Washing
ton by the last OF the month.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-27
ALLEGED WORK OF FIREBUGs.
Costly Blaze in StilsOn, Ca, Engenders
Bitter Race Feeling.

The large mercantile business of J..
E. Brown at Stlson, Gay few miles
from Statesboro, was destroyed by fire
at 2 O'Clock Tuesday morning. The fire
is supposed to be the work of an in
cendiary. Several negroes are suspect
cd, and feeling is running high.
Mr.. Brown carried $4,000 insurance
on a $4,000 stock.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-27
CITY WITHOUT POLICE FORCE.
Court Decision Places Meridian, Miss,
in Serious Ouandary.

AS a result Of the decision Of the
Mississippi state supreme court, de-
claring void the amendment to the
city's charter creating police com
mission by whom the present police
force was selected. Meridian is left
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-27
BABY'S BODY DISMEMBERED
And Pieces Strewn Along Street Railway
Tracks from Car Window.

Tuesday morning street car mo-
torman Of the Summeryille line, on
the first car out from Augusta, Ga,
discovered the dismambered body OF
newborn baby strewn along the car
track. \
The body evidently had been dis
membered with sharp instrument,
and the pieces of the body dropped one
at time from late car ON the line
Monday night. >.
The police say they have a good
clue, upon which they hope to un.
ravel the mystery.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-27
ONE FATALITY IN BICYCLE RACE

New York Rider, Hurt in Spill, Succumbs
to His Injuries.
Urban Macdonald os New York. the
rider who was injured ~ the six-day
bicycle race, at Madison Square Gar.
den on Friday, died Saturday night in
the New York hospital Macdonald
was injured in spill on the track,
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-14
EMBROIDERED TRUTH.
Mark Twain on His Own Reputation
For veracity,

am used to having my statements
discounted. My mother began it before
| was sever years old. Yet all through
my life my facts have had Il substra-
tum of truth, and therefore they were
not without prcciousness. Any person
who is familiar with me knows how to
strike my average and therefore knows
how TO get ut the jewel of any fact Of
mine and dig it out of its blue clay
nlatrix. My mother knew that art.
When / was seven or eight or ten or
twelve years old-along there-a neigh.
Dor said to her:
"Do you ever believe anything that
that boy says?"
My mother said:
HE Is the wellspring Of truth, but
you can't bring up the whole we'll with
one bucket" And she added: Il know
his average. therefore he never dc.
ceives me. l discount him 80 per cent
for embroidery, and what Is left is
perfect and priceless truth without a
flaw In 1t anywhere."-Mark Twain's
Autobiography In North American Re.
view.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-14
His Old Letters,

A Wall street business man showed
a visitor a bundle Of old letters that
he was taking home from his Office to
burn in his furnace. IL wasn't always
so particular about these useless busi-
hess letters" he said, until I learned
that the women cleaners were sorting
them out Of the wastebaskets and sell
ing them to certain firms which make
a business Of furnishing lists Of names
for various purposes, mostly to specu-
lative concerns. Then I concluded
that I owed 1t to my clients to protect
them from the nuisance that follows
getting ones name On a mailing list
New York Sun.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-14
Deaths and Funerals.
Mrs. 5. r. Spokesfleld.

Sarah Frances Spokesield, wife of
$. +. Spokesfeld, and M of the old
est residents of Red Cloud, died early
last Sunday morning from cancer,
with which she had been suffering for
years. Funeral services were held at
the family residence Sunday evening
at 3 o'clock, conducted by Rev. A.. A..
Gresham, pastor Of the Congrega-
tional church. The Eastern Star,
of which order Mrs. Spokestield was
a member, performed their r~itualistic
service for the dead. The remains
were taken to Hebron Monday morn
ing for burial.
Mrs. Spokesfield was born lei Des
Moines, Ia, January 1, 1916, and was
married to :. +. Spokesfield in 1853.
She was an earnest Christian. having
united with the Christian church
when she was IL years of gee. and
remained a member of that church to
the time of her death. She is SUR
vived by her husband and several
children.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-14
Wants to kncw Why.
BLADEN, NEB.,

BLADEN, NEB., June I'D.
Editor Chief:-When Webster county
is so poor that it can not build a court
records any old place, how can it have
money to give to the town of Bladen,
located in a corner of the county, to
have a fair that does NJ n any good
but the town of Bladen and a few
farmers around the town?
TAXPAYER.
The above inquiry was sent in by a
we'll known resident of the north part
of the county. We interviewed one of
the county board on the subject this
morning, and he informed us that it
was the opinion of the board that the
Bladen fair was a worthy enterprise
and needed the money. Section 3Ol9
of Cobbey's annotated statutes of
Nebraska gives the county commits
sioners authority to make an appro-
priation of this character equal to 3
cents for each inhabitant, and the
commissioners believed that, as the
Bladen fair was a new enterprise, it
would be no more than right TO help
it along. OF course, the commission
ers could have refused the request for
aid, but as that would probably have
meant the death of the only agricult-
ural exhibit held in this county they
wisely appropriated the money. If
the fair is as well p~atronized this year
as it was last, the association will pro-
baby be able to get along without
county aid in the future. And we will
undoubtedly get our new court house
anyway-sometime.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-14
PIONEER COURT INCIDENTS.
Free and Easy Manners In Early ILL.,
nois Trials,

Most Of the early Illinois court
houses were log built, but In some dis
tricts, says the author Of Lincoln, the
Lawyer" the sessions were held I'm the
barrooms Of %taverns, and the absence
Of all formality I'm the proceedings is
best illustrated by the fact that In the
circuit court of Washington county,
held by Judge John Reynolds. the sher-
if usually heralded his honor by sing
Ing out. Come In, boys! Our John il
a-goin' to hold court" to which cordial
Invitation those having business with
the law responded.
Another sheriff I'm Union county made
laudable efforts to meet the require.
ments of the occasion by shouting out
this singular announcement: ooh, yes!
Oh, yes! Oh, yes! The honorable Judge
is To- opened!'
In n case a judge who desired to
display his learning instructed the jury
very fully, laying down the law with
authority, but the jurors, after DELHI
Grating sOme hours. found themselves
unable to agree. Finally the foreman
rose and asked for additional instruc-
lions.
Judge, this ere is the difficulty" he
explained. THE jury want to know IL
that thar what you told us was rally
the law, or on'y jist your notion
Youths Companion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-14
HANGING POSTPONED.
Frank Barker VIII Have Insanity Hear.
ln4 on June rs,

one more breathing spell for Frank
Barker, says the Star. The man who
killed his brother as he slept, and the
wife beside him. condemned to die on
the gallows next Saturday. was on
Tuesday morning allowed a stay of
execution pending the sitting of a jury
to determine his sanity, which Judge
Holmes of the Lancaster county dis
trict court has ordered for June a5.
1t was on the application of Judge f.
G. Hamer of Kearney that the death
sentence was pushed ahead ten days.
In a lengthy affidavit the Judge de.
clared to the court that Barker is in
sane, a degenerate, of mind erratic
and likely at any moment to break
forth into uncomfortable fury. Such
a fury came on him when he killed
his friends.
Attorney General Thompson at the
hearing contested the request of Bar
kers attorney. He declared that Judge
Hamer has had two years in which to
ask for a jury to try Barker's sanity.
He has not used his opportunity, and
now at the eleventh hour came in to
take advantage of the law to secure
another respite for the murderer.
1T is the laws delays that drive
l~aw-loving people to violence said
Mr.. Thompson to Judge Holmes. 1.-THE
time has come when the people have a
right to know nee for all how the
men who kill are to be treated and if
human life is to be safe"
Judge Holmes granted the applica-
ton for the stay and set the hearing
for June %.
After the court order had been en-.
tered, Judge Hamer said, when asked
what his will vas in regard to Bar
ker's future:
Il think that Barker can stay there
and make brooms the rest of his life,
He is insane, and if he had not beer
he would never have killed his brother
Under the constant guard maintained
at the prison, he will be safe from
further outbreaks"
Then you do not want him turned
loose?"
Judge Hamer looked astonished a
such a question.
why, l would not dare to go t.
sleep in his presence if he had any
: thing he could kill me with"
Judge Hamer's application for tn
stay of execution was accompanied b.
attidavits from ~penitentiary guards
physicians and prison contractors, an,
all who have had IN opportunity t
watch the actions of the condemne
man.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-14
Wedding Bells.
Ross Roby.

At the home of the brides father.
Mr.. f. w. Ross, on Wednesday morn
ing. occurred the wedding of his daugh-
ter, Miss Villa, to Mr.. George Ar
thur Roby. 1t was just the hour
of seven when they entered the
Wedding March, played by Miss Ethel
Kenady. There they were met by Rev.
j. w, Embree of Superior, an old
friend of the family, who made them
husband and wife, using the beautiful
and impressive ring cermony. After
the congratulations and examination
of the many and beautiful wedding
presents received, all proceeded to the
dining room, where they were served
with a dainty four course breakfast.
The table was beautifully decorated
in pink and white carnations woven
with smilax. The bride is well known
in this city and loved by all who know
her. She is Il talented and accomp-
lshed young lady, but, most of all,
she possesses that charm of disposition
which wins the hearts of all. On this
her wedding morn, she looked very
pretty as she stood beside the man of
her choice, tastefully gowned in her
travelling suit of blue silk. The groom
is also well known to us, having
grown to manhood in our midst and
been n of us until his removal to
Beatrice last year, where he has a
lucrative position. He was II of our
most promising young men and has a
host of friends to wish for his success
and happiness in life. The happy cou-
pie departed on the morning train for
their future home in Beatrice, show
cred with rice and congratulations
trom their many friends who had gath
cred to see them depart on the jour
pey of life and express their regrets
that we should lose two such estima-
BILE young people from our midst.
noore-Crablll.
On Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock
1T the home Of DR.. Sexton in Lincoln,
occurred the wedding Of Miss Zella +.
Moore of that city and Mr.. Charles
Crabill of Red Cloud. Mrs. +. Hahn
mother of the bride, served an eigh,
sourse breakfast at the Lindell hote'
for the wedding party after the cere
mony, and Mr.. and Mrs. Crabill lief
al 1920 for their future home in Thu
atty. They arrived here at $3.50 in the
evening and were driven directly I,
,he home prepared by Mr.. Crabill TO
his bride, at the southwest corner o
Fourth avenu and Seward street
where they were given a hearty re
eeption by the members of the JUNO
Whist Club. The bride is one of Lin
coins fairest daughters, and the groom
who is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. M
Crabill, is one of our most promisinI
young business men, being. the genera
manager of the Red Cloud Street Raj
way and Tran sfer Company. We eA
tend our best wishes to the happ
couple.
Thomas -LetSOn.
The friends of Will Letson will b
surprised as well as pleased to hear c
his marriage last Wednesday to Mis-
Edna Thomas of Cedar Rapids, lows
The ceremony was performed at OF
den, Utah, and they will make the.
home at Ely, Nevada, where viii hit
IN important position with the Gu.
genheimer Copper Company.
Pineules for the kidneys strengthe
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-14
The Eiahtina lemminq.

II the jennings powers were pro-
pOrtioned to his pluck, the lemming
would make things lively for the
hunter. 1t attacks with reckless fury
the harmless passerby. One Of these
creatures. smaller than a rat, will as
sail without a second thought a couple
of human beings weighing 100 pounds
apiece. 1t will spring to ones knees,
barking and biting, and In purblind
fury fall back '.all ends up" to the
earth, only to renew the attack again
and again. One day while one lem
ming was flying at me another from
beyond a small stream Joined In the
demonstration and presently swan
across to get to close quarters. I was
not quite SURE that the first fall into
the water was not accidental. but
hardly think 80. since once there II
zane straight to the charge.-"Wild
Norway"
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-14
Most Nearly Perfect Vacuum.

1t was Professor Dewar's achieve
ment In liquefying hydrogen that led
to the discovery Of an easy method Of
obtaining an almost perfect vacuum,
and that In a single minute. When a
glass tube filled with air and closed
at one end has its open end dipped into
q cup Of liquid hydrogen, the Intense
cold condenses the air into a kind Of
snow that settles to the bottom. If,
then, the upper part Of the tube. from
which the solidified air has fallen, is
removed by heating and cooling 1t of
It becomes a chamber 80 free
from air that 1t is difficult to force an
electric current through it.-New York
Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-14
The Aye-aye.

A very strange animal, related to
the lemurs and peculiar to Madagascar.
Is the aye-aye. 1t feeds on wood bor-
Ing grubs that tunnel into the bark of
trees. The beast cuts away the outer
bark with It's chisel-like teeth, and as
the worm retreats to the end Of its hole
pokes after 1t with a finger. This fin
ger Is a remarkable organ. evidently
provided by nature for this purpose.
being abnormally long and armed with
a hook shaped claw for dragging out
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-14

Mother Gray, a nurse in New York,
discovered an aromatic, pleasant herb
cure for women's ills, called Australian
Leaf. 1t is the only certain monthly
regulator. Cures female weaknesses,
backac he, kidney, bladder and urinary
At all druggists or by mail
so cents. Sample free. Address, The
Mother Gray Co., Ley Roy, N. Y.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-14

Pay up now.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-14
Charles ~ThrOCkmOrton.

Charles Throckmorton. aged about
IS years, died yesterday morning at )
o'clock, after "a lingering illness ex-
tending over "a period of twelve or ff-
teen years. Funeral services were held
this morning at 10 o'clock. at the home
of his brother. Wesley Throckmc".cr,
near North Branch. Rev. Chas. Smith.
pastor of the Brethren church in this
city, conducted the services and inter
ment was in the Waggoner cemetery.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-14

Artists have no trouble in securing
models. The famous beauties have
discarded corsets and have become
models in face and form since taking
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea. IS
cents, tea or tablets. c. l.. Getting.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-14
Letter List.

List of letters remaining uncalled
for at postofice at Red Cloud, Neb.
for the week ending June l3, 1907:
Jacobs, Will Korlund, Ada
Myers, Dave Smith, Claud NJ
These will be sent 70 the dead letter
office June 81, 1907, il not called for
before. When calling for above please
say advertised"
T. G. HACKER, Postmaster.