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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
NEGRO RAVSHER
aTELLSl0 CRIME
coNFEssEs CRIMINAL ASSAULT
ON A COLUMBUS WOMAN.
WAS ARRESTED ON A TRAIN.
He Is Placed In Jail at Columbus Be.
fore a Crowd of Angry Citizens
Who Were In Mood to
Lynch Him.

Dayton, o., Dec. 23.--John Young,
the negro suspect who was arrested
Saturday night, has made confes.
sion to the police and related to De.
tective Tobias the story of his terri.
BILE crime of Friday morning In which
he choked and ravished Mrs. w. b.
Hershey, one of the most prominent
and respected women of Columbus, o.
The fellow admitted that his name
was John Young and that he was the
negro for whom the police department
of Columbus and all surrounding
cities have been looking.
The confession was not secured un.
r1l early Sunday morning. Detective
Tobias went alone to the police sta.
tion and, taking Young into cell,
convinced him that IL would be but a
matter of few hours until he would
be identified and that to make clean
breast of the whole affair would be
best. The negro then broke down
and admitted that he was guilty.
Young declared that he went to the
Hershey home about 0 o'clock Friday
morning and, seeing no one about the
kitchen, entered and sneaked down
stairs into the basement He said he
"Nhe ehSiS iOi INC purDOSc vi Sicep-
ing.
Young declared that he had been In
the basement about half hour when
Mrs. Hershey came down stairs and,
fearing that she would scream and he
would be arrested for burglary, he
grabbed her. Young claims that in
the scuille Mrs. Hershey fell to the
floor and he fell upon her. The wo-
man began to scream and he grabbed
an old dress skirt and stuffed II in her
mouth. The negro then admitted that
he ravished Mrs. Hershey before he
left tn. house.
Young then traced his movements
through the city of Columbus to the
yards of the Big Four railroad, where
he caught train and rode to Brooks
Station, q small town between Spring.
field and London. There he declared
he spent Friday night. sleeping in a
straw stack. The negro claims that
he waited in the country until dark
ness Saturday evening and caught the
front end of the Big Four passenger
train he was riding when arrested.
Columbus, o., Dec. 23.--Cries of
lynch him" and kill him" greeted
the arrival from Dayton Sunday OF
John Young, the negro who confessed
to assaulting Mrs. William b. Her.
shey ut her home here last Friday.
Young was captured aboard Big
Four train near Dayton. Precautions
had been taken to keep the arrival of
Young here a secret and the train
was stopped at a crossing outside the
Union station, where a patrol wagon
and squad Of officers were waiting
to take the prisoner to the police sta
ton. Several hundred men had gath.
cred at the place, however, and the
crowd surged around the negro as he
alighted from the train and hostile
cries were made, but the police
whisked the prisoner away so quickly
that no actual violence was attempted.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
Rev. Aked is a Financler.

New York, Dec. 23.--Addressing
his wealthy congregation at the close
of the sermon Sunday, DR.. c. A. Aked,
who recently came from Liverpool to
become pastor of the Fifth Avenue
Baptist church here, declared that he
would not contemplate a permanent
ministry in the church II the system
of finance which made possible a de
ficiency at the end of the year was
continued. Il want" said Dr. Aked
$1,000 from you before you leave this
church this morning" He got It, He
said the fact that some members of
the congregation We're wealthy had
led others to put the burden of the
support of the church on them.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
Broke Many Records.

San Antonio, Tex, Dec. ga re-
markable shooting exhibition ended
Sunday when A. Toepperwein com
pleted ten-day shooting series dur
ing which he shot at 72,500 targets
and missed only nine This breaks
the worlds record in several different
ways both as to the number Of targets
shot at and the number missed. Toep-
perwein closed the exhibition I'm
whirlwind fashion, shooting at the
fiJal G,50O targets and missing only
one. Toepperwein used a 22 calibre
automatic rife and the block targets
were 2la inches thick. They were
thrown into the air 20 feet from the
Marksman.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
THE LID WAS LIFTED.
Theatres, Kinks and Other Places Of
Amusement In New York City
&, Were Opened Sunday.

New York, Dec. 23.--With police
men as monitors prepared to stop any
performance that escaped the bounds
OF the sacred or educational" the
Sunday amusement promoters gener-
ally resumed business Sunday.
With few exceptions, the entertain
ments were such as had been given
before Justice OGorman's strict In.
depreciation of the Sunday closing
law interfered. and after two blue
Sundays, resulted In the adoption by
the aldermen of u more liberal ordl-
nance The exceptions We're the moy.
Ing picture shows OF the East Side,
which were not allowed to open,
though the proprietors of some prom
ised TO picture only Biblical scenes.
The peep shows OF the penny arcades.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23

however, were neId permissible, line
of easy distinction being drawn be-
tween Views that moved and those
that stood STILL
The theatres, opera houses and
higher class music halls continued as
before. The vaudeville houses con-
fined their programs to sketches,
monologues, stereopticon exhibitions
and singing. The only departure of
consequence from the week day pre-
sentations was that stage business"
was eliminated. Costumes, scene
shifting and "make-ups" were barred
Dancing was also prohibited on the
stage, but for those who would dance
for their own enjoyment the dancing
academies were open and these did a
rushing business. Skating rinks, too,
were again in full swing.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23

Atlanta Ca, Dec. Following
two days investigation Of the affairs
Ct the Neal bank one OF the largest
state banks in GcGtsia, Il was dccid-
ed last night 10 prt The atplrs of the
institution IN the hands of the state
bank examiner Ac, ding to tho
clearing house the %, lal assets cX-
ceed the liabilities BY about $500, 900.
but II was asserted that loans on
Cuban and Alabama properties had so
far deprecated as TO bring those as.
sets down TO O low figure. The de
posits total $2,G07 900, Of which 1923.
900 IL savings accounts,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
THE {. ID. q n. KY.

The short and direct route between
Marion, Delaware and Columbus.
Passengers delivered in business
part of the cities without transfer or
delay. THROUGH TICKETS one
way or round trip TO London, SPRING
field, Dayton, Cincinnati, Hamilton,
Lancaster, Canal Winchester, Grove
port, Circleville, Chillicothe, Ashvjlle,
Kingston, and intermediate points.
For reliable Information apply to
A. l.. NEEREAMER, Genl. Supt.
e. j. SCHoENLAUB, Agent,
-w&s-tf Marion. Ohio.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
Grief Led to Suicide.

Pittsburg, Dec. 23.--Grisvipg over
lack OF money to pay her pdssage and
rejoin her sweetheart Ia tho old coun.
try, Glzella Schwartz, a pretty Jewess,
IS years old, committed suicide Sun
day by swallowing phenol AT a Nc
Keesport residence where she was
employed. When the girl left her ma.
tive land year ago u was with the
understanding that ihe young man to
whom she was engaged should soon
follow, but he had beon unable to
save enough money 20 make tho trip.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
Found 33 Corpses.

Jacobs Creek, Pa, Dec. 23.-Only 81
OF the 200 or more miners caught by
the explosion in the Darr mine OF the
Pittsburg Coal Co. last Thursday have
been found by the rescuing parties
and brought to the surface. Nearly
all the others are presumed to be a
mile or more beyond the point which
the rescuers have been able to reach.
Twenty OF these bodies were found
Sunday, but none of them have been
identified. All bodies found were
placed in sacks In the mine and trans.
ferred to the morgue, where they are
being prepared for burial and placed
In caskets.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
A Great sunday CLOSING campaIan.

Kansas City, Dec 23.-Judge Wal
lace, of the criminal ocurt, who has
been credited with starting the Sun
day observance movement in Kansas
City, on Sunday issued a statement
on his Interpretation of the Missouri
law that he is seeking to enforce AS
a result of Judge Wallace's campaign,
the county grand jury has since Sep
tember 20 returned 1,101 indictments
against violators of the Sunday law
and forced hundreds of shopkeepers
to close their places of business on
that day. The grand jury is still In
session and the judge says he will not
cease his efforts until the law is re-
spected to the letter.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
Miners are stlII Entombed.

Ely, New, Dec. 23.-The 5O0-foot
level of the Alpha shaft was reached
Sunday by the rescuing force seeking
to save the two men imprisoned on
the 1,000-foot level and as Indications
point to the probability that the
ground from there down is standing
solid, it is expected the work will pro.
gress rapidly. The entombed miners
said Sunday that they had enough
provisions to last three weeks. Ow.
ing to the frequent runs of earth It
will probably be two weeks before
they are rescued.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
Lawson Goes Into Politics.

New York, Dec 23-Thomas w.
day called on President Roosevelt and
who sui .uentiy said he would
make statement to the public with
IN few days" will, according to an
interview published by the World
soon launch new political party. It's
candidates for president and vice
president will be Theodore Roosevelt
and Gov. John A. Johnson, of Mime.
sofa. In his announcement Mr.. Law.
son avoids any direct statement that
his chosen candidates have acqui.
esced In his political program. Law.
son claims to have an organization In
every state in the Union.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
vorys Makes a Report to TAFT.

Washington, Dec. "a confer
ence was held here Sunday between
Secretary Taft and his campaign man
ager, Arthur !. Vorys, at which the
political situation was discussed. Mr.
Vorys spent several hours with Taft
at the latter's residence. Beyond the
statement that he reviewed with Mr..
Taft what had transpired in the field
of politics since the secretary's alb
sence on his trip around the world
Mr.. Vorys declined TO talk. He will
return to Ohio to-day. Secretary Taft
left Washington Sunday afternoon for
Cincinnati, where he goes to qualify
as an executor OF the estate of his
mother. who died recently.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
STAND SEVERE TESTS.
POWER LIFEBoATs ARE IN USE
ALONG NEW ENGLAND COAST.
They are Able to Ride Stormy Seas
that Would Wreck an ordl.
nary Rowboat.

Chatham, Mass, Dec. 23.--The eff.
ficiency of the life saving service
along the coast is being strengthened
by the placing in commission of pow.
er lifeboats. The success of this
means of reaching vessels in distress,
through tumbling seas in which boats
manned by oars would have been lost,
has been effectively proved within the
last year and the department has al.
ready authorized the establishment of
several additional boats on the New
England coast
One of the severest tests to which
the new lifeboats have been subjected
occurred about ten days ago, when
the Monomoy Point boat was sent
four miles over shore, over series of
shoals, to the schooner Rebecca Shep.
herd, which was sinking on Pollock
Rip. The boat went over the same
mass of cross seas in which five years
ago another Monomoy crew was
wrecked and six of them lost their
lives. The new power boat rode the
big waves with the ease of a water
fowl. She reached the wreck inside
of an hour and brought back the en-
tire crew. The vessel sank as the
lifeboat left her.
The power lifeboats are ineffective
on long stretches of beaches where
there are no inlets in which they can
be harbored. Such conditions obtain
on Cape Cod, from Nauset Inlet to
Provincetown, a distance of over 40
miles. With power ilfeboats, however,
at Monomoy Point and at point Is
miles north of ii, 1t Is believed that
the Chatham Shoals can be more ef-
fectively covered than ever before. 1t
is on these shoals that most of the ac-
cidents off Cape Cod occur.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
New pipe Line in Operation.

East st. Louis, H., Dee. 23.-After
a journey of two weeks the first crude
oil from the oil fields of Martinsyille,
IN, i26 miles distant, issued from the
pipe line OF the Standard Oil Co. last
night at the new $4,000, 900 refinery at
Wood River, north OF here. The pipe
line was completed at noon Sunday,
bun for two weeks, under heavy pres
sure, oil has been forced from Mar
tinsville. The refining plant is not
completed, but 500 mechanics are at
work day and night.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
Lays Blame at RooseveIt's Door.

Cleveland, Dec. 23--The country's
present financial suingency and In
dustrial depression was laid at the
door of President Roosevelt and his
administration by Senator Foraker
Saturday night in his banquet address
before the Merchant Marine league.
Foraker, along with his argument for
a subsidized merchant marine, declar-
ed that the country was reaping the
inevitable result OF 'hampering,'
pulling" and "spylng" upon iegiti-
mate business. He said that relief was
in sight within a year. Resolutions
demanding the passage by congress OF
the ship subsidy bill were adopted.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
A Shotgun Patrol Beqins.

Goldfield, New, Dec. 23.-GOV.
Sparks Is preparing statement OF
present conditions IN Goldfield TO be
telesraphed to President Roosevelt
The governor is not satisfied that the
president has the true light on the
situation, Notwithstanding the report
Of the commission and the order for
the withdrawal of troops. The sheriff
Is reorganizing his force of deputies
and adding thereto. The new deputies
are In the pay OF the mine owners
and have begun to patrol the princi
pal streets near the mines, armed
with shotguns and automatic revolv-
ers
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
A Mine AbIa;ze.

Pittsburg. Dec. 3.--Sensational re.
ports of another mine disaster were
circulated in this city last night
which had their origin In serious
fire in the Schoenbcrger mine at
Baird Station, between Monongahela
and Washington, Pa The mine has
been idle for nearly q month because
the miners refused to accept as pay
clearing house checks. and company
officials state that no one was In the
mine when the fire broke out. The
fire was raging fiercoly when discov
cred and much damage was done tho
mine before II was gotten under con
troll
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
Seven Robbers Executed.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 23.--Seven men
convicted of robbery were executed
Sunday at Yekaterinoslav. Four sol.
diers have been sentenced to death at
Sevastopol in connection with the re-
cent mutiny of the Brest regiment,
while two death sentences have been
ordered at Smolensk and one each at
Moscow, Kostroma and Riga.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
Emergency taoIlaaus are Ended.

emergency holidays declared by Gov
Gillette 20 aid banks during the iinan.
cial stringenoy ondcd Saturday night
Homer 3. King. president of the San
Francisco clearing house, says OF the
situation: THE need OF the holiday
Is past Cold is plentiful on demand.
The clearing house certificates have
served IA useful purpose but we are
gradually retiring them"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
. TIE Shah Yields.

Teheran, Dec. 23.-The shah has
yielded In the struggle between him
and parliament On sunday he signed
and sealed a q ciaTation on the Koran
accepting the demands Of the eonsti-
tutionalists, which include the pun
ishment of the leaders in the riots
and the dissolution CT the court
clique. This declaration he sent TO
the assembly as a marx Of his de-
termination to adhere to the constitu-
ton.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
Mitchell on the Road to weIlvilIc.

Indianapolis, Dec. 23.-President
John Mitchell, Of the United Mine
Workers. who has been critically ill,
will return to his nome I'm Spring Val
ley. ILL.,, Tuesday, according to an an
nouncement made last night by his
physician. Mr.. Mitchell's condition
had so far improved Sunday that hG
was nblc TO sit up in bed much OF the
time and partake of nourishment.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
Train Ran Into an Open Switch.

Tallapoosa, Ca, Dec 23.-Train No.
23 on the Southern railway ran into
an open switch at this point last
night, killing Engineer Downey and
injuring two firemen. The train was
drawn by two engines, both of which
left the rails and turned over. The
postal car also was derailed, but the
passenger coaches remained on the
rails and none of the passengers was
injured. The switch had been tam
pered with.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
A BIoodIess Duel.

Buda Pest, Dec. 23.-Dr Wekerle,
the Hungarian premier, and ex-Minis-
ter of Justice PolonY fought duel
with swords Sunday, as result of an
allegation of political dishonesty
made against the premier by Polonyi
in parliament few days ago. The
meeting was bloodless one. Neither
man was injured and the two became
recOnciled
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
rwe LIyes ptobaSIy lost IN Fire.

Fort Smith. Ark, Dec. 23.--Fire
Sunday destroyed the Haglin office
building, the American national bank
and two other buildings. Loss SIZE
900. J. A. McVitty, cotton buyeg.
and a man named Kaufman, who
slept IA the Haglin building, are miss
Ing and are believed to have persisted,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
Medicine Killed an Actress.

Webster City, Ia, Dec. 2S.-Mrs.
Cyrus Johnson, 22 years old, member
of a theatrical company, died at a
hotel Sunday of an overdose of liquid
extract of cotton root bark A coro-
ner's jury found that the fatal draught
was swallowed accidentally. Mrs.
Johnson's stage name was Miss Ruth
Parsons.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
A THOUSAND PAPER MILL
WORKERS ON A STRIKE

Hamilton, Ohio, Dec. 23.-About
1000 workmen went on strike
at the Champion Coate Paper
mills today. The strike was caused
by the company abandoning the
eight hour system for the twelve
hours system.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
TAFT AND FORAKER ARE
BOTH IN CINCINNATI

Cincinnati, o., Dec. 23.-secretary
OF War Iatt reached here today
and is attending to duties con-
cerning his mothers estate. lie
refused to talk politics and will
return to washington tonight.
Senator Foraker also arrived from
Toledo and Is attending to pri-
yate AFFAIRS. cffs
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
s25O,o0O Fire Loss. Is,

Wilkesbarre. Pa, Dec. 23.-NIne
fremen were injured and damage tc
the extent of S250,O00 was done By
fire which originated Sunday in the
dry goods store OF Lapgfeld Brothers.
The contents of the building, five
story brick structure, We're complete
ly destroyed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
Piles Cured 10 6 to Ia Days

PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed
to cure any case OF itching Blint
Bleeding or Protruding Piles In 6
to IA days or money refunded. SOC
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
Three skaters Drowned.

Pittsaeid, Mass. Dee. 2se--Three
persona We're drowned Sunday by
breaking through The ice while skat-
Ing on onata 2li,. Lake AZ The victims are,
Ano. aged 20. Miss Alice Moziener,
aged IL.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
Two Boys Drowned.

Toledo, Dec. 23.-F'rank Ballmer.
aged 10, and Frank Felix, ~ years
old, were drowned while skating In a
slip along the Maumee river Sunday.
Their bodies were recovered.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23
whailng steamer was Wrecked.

Buenos Ayres, Dec. 23.--The whal-
Ing steamer Austral has been totally
wrecked In a gale on the Uruguayan
coast Thc Austrai carried 2S per
sons, All we're saved. however. by the
eteAInshlp Amazon.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-23

Fresh Oysters, So and 70 cents per
quart. II. ~. LEWIS 4 co.
l2-23-2t Al
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-28
OF MANY
STATES ATTEND COURT

Chicago, August 27.--Delegates from
thirty-four states and territories, rep
resenting total membership of $780,
900, were present when the supreme
court of the Foresters CT America con-
vened in this city today. The revision
of laws governing the order is the
principal business before the conven-
ton, which will remain in session
throughout the week. According to
Supreme Secretary e. X. McMurty,
of New York, the order has gained in
membership nearly 5000 in the last
year. The balance in all funds of the
order is reported to be $2,574,653.20.
During the year there was paid out
in benefits s1,O19,2SO.73 to the sick,
$242 ,O34.57 for funerals, and $107,-
332.11 in benevolence.
The American branch of Forestry
traces its origin back to the mother
country, where the first Forestry
court was established in Leeds, Eng
land, in 1745. The traditional history
of Forestry goes back to Sherwood
Forest and the days of Robin Hood
and his merry men. The uniformed
branch of the order is known as the
knights of Sherwood Forest.
The first Forestry court was estab
lished in America in 1882, at Phila
delphia. The Oldest court now in ex
istence is that at Brooklyn, founded in
1864. Until 1888 the American branch
was subsidiary to the British parent
body, but seeded because of the elm
ination of the word white" from the
qualifications for membership. The
British officials insisted upon the ad
mission of negroes to full member
ship. This was bitterly resented II
this country, and at. the Minneapolis
convention, on August Is, 1889, dec
laration of independence from the Eng
! lish Foresters was adopted. At tn
TIME of the Civil War, the American
order had but $4,000 members, one
fifth of the present number. With tn
independence of Forestry in the Unit
ed States, purely American syster
of home rule was adopted and is no'
in force.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-28
PAPER TRUST FALLS
into HANDS OF THE
STANDARD OIL CO,

Milwaukee,, Wis, August 27.-Op-
lions on practically all the important
paper mills in Wisconsin, Michigan
and Minnesota have been secured by
the International Paper company, the
new paper trust II is stated that the
deal will not involve less than 1885,
100000 and that the new trust will
control The manufacture OF manila
and wrapping paper, as well as print
paper. While It is not definitely known
what financial interests are back of
the new project, suspicion points very
strongly towards the Standard Oil
financiers as those who are supplying
the money for the merger.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-28
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> NEWS FORECAST
; FOR WEDNESDAY.

. Among the important events .
. scheduled for today are the fol- :
. lowing: .
Ambassador James Bryce, Of :
. Great Britain, will deliver annu.
. al address at the convention of .
q the American Bar association, .
. in Portland. Maine. .
Prince Wilhelm, of Sweden, :
who IS now visiting this country. :
. will be the guest of President :
. Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. >
Nineteenth session of the Pitts :
burg exposition will open at Pitts :
. burg, Pa, to last until October :
. 26th. .
National Shoe and Leather fair .
: will open at the Coliseum in Chi .
cago and will continue for seven .
days. .
Southern States Irrigation con- :
ference will meet in New Or :
cleans to investigate reports that :
European immigrants are mis- :
treated in the South. :
. Annual matches OF the Nation .
al board fer the Promotion Of :
Rifle Practice will begin at Camp :
Perry. Ohio. !
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