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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-09-16
4 DEAD AS BULL WRECKS TRAIN.
Southern Pacific Cars Ditched anu
Piled Up in a Heap.

Eugene, Ore.--Four persons we're
killed near here when the Cottage
Grove local train Of the Southern
Pacific struck a bull on the track anu
was piled up in the ditch. The dead
are John Nichols, Portland, engineer;
Frank Potter, Portland, fireman; Ray
Swartz, Junction City. Ore, and Geo.
Bailey, Eugene, Ore.
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To Consider Convict Leases.

Atlanta, Ga.-Governor Hoke Smith
ordered an extra session Of the Geor-
gia Legislature. The convict lease
system is the matter to be consid-
cred
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Make Spars For Kaiser.

Hoquiam, Wash.-Chris. Endersen
C Sons, sparmakers, of this place,
have closed a deal with the Emperor
of Germany whereby they are to sup
ply spars for the royal yacht.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Pasha, n
of the most brilliant Turkish officers
in the Russo-Turkey war, who was
exiled for being identified with the
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SALOONS OUT OF BUSINESS.
Prohibition Laws in Several States
Affect LIQUOR Traffic.

Washington, D. C.-The internal
revenue collected in July was s22,-
029,316, $~2,S99,50S less than in
July, 1907. A decrease was S216,149
in the receipts from the retail liquor
dealers special tax, indicating that
S646 retail liquor dealers went out of
business in July, because of prohibit
ton legislation in the various States.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-09-16
German Ambassador Dead.

Baron Speck Won Sternburg, Ger
man Ambassador to Washington, "
C.. died at Heidelberg, GarWanY-
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Roosevelt Speaks to Farmers.

President Roosevelt spoke at Jor-
danville, n. Y, in praise of farmers
wives and on uplifting farmers.
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A. o. BROWN & co. SUSPEND.
New York City Firm Could Not Get
Stock to Cover Obligations.

New York City.-A. o. Brown &
Co., Of No. 80 Broad street, the bro
kers whose enormous dealings in
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-02
TOWNS IN RUINS
AND PEOPLE KILLED
Earthquakes Cause Terrible Havoc
in Mexico.
CHILAPA CITY SUFFERS THE MOST.
Several Other Towns More or Less
Damaged - City of Mexico Badly
Shaken Up-The Island of st. Thomas
Also Feels the Shocks Severely
turbanceg Recorded at Washington.

Galveston, Tex. Especially. - Re
ports from Mexico City give brief ac-
counts of the destruction of Chilpan-
clngo, town of nearly 5000 inhabi-
tants and about 12O miles south of
Mexico City. There are contradic-
tory reports as to the loss of life. but
the property loss was great. A sue
cesslon of shocks wrecked nearly
every building in the town. Several
hundred persons were injured.
Coatepec, Conception and Tetilflla.
three towns with an aggregate popu-
lation of about $500 in the State
or Guerrero, were wiped of the map
during the night. No report is made
as to the number killed, but many
were injured. The loss of life at
ChiIapa, which was all but DESTROYED.
is estimated at between 100 and
800.
Three slight quakes were followed
oy a fourth, which completed the
destruction. The injured are esti-
mated at 1900. The Mexican cable
which connects at Vera Cruz with
the land line leading direct to Mexico
City was not interrupted until late
In the afternoon. The cable sus-
famed three earthquake shocks near
the Mexican Coast, and for several
hours today the land wires were out
OF commission.
A report says Mexico City experi-
enced six shocks since Thurdsay af-
ternoon, but that the damage is COM
paratively small.
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Foreign

Speaking in the Richstag, Chancel-
lor Won Buelow gave a further mega
tive reply to the proposal for the in
PRODUCTION of secret and universal
suffrage for the election of members
to the Prussian and other diets.
The Japanese Foreign Minister
says the Chinese central government
has shown a friendly attitude toward
Japan and desire for the cont,nu-
ance of friendly relations by conced-
ing ample reparation
The United States gunboat Mariet-
Ia arrived at Port-au-Prince from
Guantanamo. The 75 refugees in the
legation left for Kingston on the Ger
man cruiser Bremen.
Wholesale arrests are being made
in Peking in an effort to check the
antigoverrment movement which has
followed the settlement of the Tatsu
Maru incident.
The Japanese government is exert
ing itself to the utmost to relieve the
country's financial situation, which
grows weekly more serious.
China has begun preparations for
the entertainment of the American
battleship fleet on tour around the
world.
Seven men convicted of conspiracy
against the Emperor of China were
condemned TO long terms of impris-
Onment.
The Brazilian government has de-
cided to encourage immigration of
japanese for field laborers.
Roumania has initiated a campaign
or persecution against the Jews, ac-
cording to advices received at Ber-
lin, equaling anything of which the
Russian government has been guilty.
Emperor William, the Empress and
other members Of his family were re-
ceived and entertained in Venice by
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy.
The British premier, Sir Henry
Campbell-Bannerman, has developed
a serious case of dropsy His friends
have abandoned all hope
Mr.. J. p. Morgan was entertained
in Rome by Ambassador Lloyd C.
Griscom
The Duke of the Abruzzi arrived
in London on his way to Rome.
The American ambassador. Henry
White, and Mrs. White, gave a bril-
liant diplomatic and official dinner in
Paris.
Chinese officials who BETRAYED their
governments secrets, were sentenced
to long terms OF Imprisonment.
Baron Yanosuke Iwasaki. a leading
Jaranese banker and business man,
died in Toxic.
The spanish stfamer Isla de Panay
was burned in tie harbor of BARGE,
iona There wasRo loss of life.
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VIRGINIA WEDDINGS.

L @ b u r g.-Miss Lulu Belts,
daughter of Samuel Bettis, of Lin
coin, LOudoun County, was married
to Mr.. w. II. Thomas, of Purcellville
The ceremony was performed at Lees
burg in the Baptist Church, Rev
Frank B. Berkley. the pastor. off1cial
ing. They will reside at Purcellvill4
Winchester. -- Miss Katharine o.
Boyd, daughter of DR.. and Mrs. PhileS
w. Boyd, was married to Frederick
l.. GlaiZe, young Winchester busi-
ness man. The ceremony took place
in the brides home. Rev j. II. Lacy
of the Presbyterian Church, assisted
by Rev. George S. Bowers. of Grace
Lutheran Church, officiated The
bride is the niece of Chief Judge A .
Hunter Boyd. of the Maryland Court
of Appeals. Mr.. Glaize is prominent
in business here.
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VIRGINIA OBITUARY.

Winchester.-Will II. Ewing,
aged thirty-five, a farmer, died at
his home, at stephens City, this coun--
ty. after a long illness from consump-
ton. A wife and three children and
several brothers and sisters survive
him.
Fredericksburg -- Capt. G.. W.
Grigsby, aged seventy-eight. of King
George County, died from heart dis
ease. lie had filled Offices of sheriff.
superintendent of schools. and super
visor. Three sons and three daugh-
teTs survive him.
Luray-Bryd Mauck. aged about
thirty, a son of the late Ira Mauck.
of this county, died at the home OF
his brother, w. L. Mauck. in Spring
field district.
Leesburg.-Mrs. Mary Ann Smith,
widow of Peter Smith. died here re-
Gently. at the home of her son, John
ID. Smith, of Leesburg. Mrs. Smith
was a native of Augusta County, and
lived many years near Staunton. She
was eighty years of age, and is sur
vived by many relatives
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-02
PANIC IN MEXICO CITY.
When The Theaters Rock The Audi
ences Rush Out

Mexico City, Mex. Especially The
damage caused by the earthquake
shocks were greater than was indi-
Gated in the early reports. The first
shock was a fair warming to many
persons, whose experience in earth
tremblings knew that something
worse was liable to occur later. This
fact, however. did not prevent the.
theatres and the principal places OF
amusement from drawing their usual
crowds. At these places were many
American tourists, who felt the tinge
or excitement given them by the
shock Of the early afternoon. When
the buildings began to rock and the
cry of earthquake was raised there
was rush for the doors, and the
throngs of pleasure-seekers soon
gained access to the street.
1t was in the midst of an act at
the principal theater when the Sc
Verest shock occurred about 900 u
Nj. The performers continued their
parts. but the audience fled to the
street. 1t was in the poorer quarters
OF the city that the worst damage
was done. The insecure walls of
buildings, which were damaged by
the earthquake of April II, 1907,
lSil' out Jne NUMBER or injured DoO-
pie is comparatively small. Tele-
graphic communication with the in
terror of the State of Guerrero. which
Is known in meteorological circles as
the birthplace of the earthquakes.
which are so severely felt in this
city at intervals. has not yet been
restored. 1t is feared that there has
been heavy loss of property, and.
perhaps, some casualties in some of
the mountain towns.
Mrs. Emma Jeanette Dorville, an
an American, dropped dead Of heart
disease in the Tiburcio Theater, in
Vera Cruz, during a panic which fol-
lowed the earthquake When the
quake was felt the audience rushed
for the exits and many persons were
severely bruised. but none was seri-
ously injured. During the crush Mrs.
Dorville dropped dead
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-02
SMASHED BANK WINDOW.
Starving Old Man Then Grabbed
Money And Ran.

New York Especially A gray
haired, sickly looking man walked
into the banking Office of c. B. Rich
ard & Co., S3 Broadway, and asked
for money to get food. He was or
dered out, and after walking to the
street stood looking for a moment
at the firms window, where a Quan-
tity of foreign money was exhibited.
Then his glance fell on a piece of
concrete lying in the gutter, and has
tily picking it up he threw 1t against
the plate glass. The window broke
in a dozen pieces and the old man
grabbed a 100 franc and a so franc
note and ran.
Two of the firms clerks caught
him before he had got 15 feet away
He fought with all his strength to
break their hold, and continued his
resistance even when Traffic Police
man McArevy got there. McArevy
had to knock him down with his
club before he would submit to ar
rest
In the. Church Street Station the
prisoner described himself as Thomas
Kennedy, 20 years old, a Sailmaker,
with no home. He said he had eaten
nothing for As hours. and his APP
pearanCe indicated il. The police
sympathized with him, but charged
him with burglary and sent him TO
the detective bureau to be photo
graphed.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-02
some ODD TALES
As TOLD BY WIRE
Dog Convicted of Felony, Hanged,
Diamond in Chickens Crop.
Dog, Convicted OF FeIony. Haneed

Dog, Convicted OF Felony, Hanged.
Leiperville, Pa.-Like a convicted
felon, adjudged guilty after a fair
trial, Jack, the big Newfoundland
dog belonging to Hugh Mclaughlin,
was hanged by the neck until dead.
The dog, which had suddenly de-
yeloped a vicious disposition a few
days ago, sprang upon fve-year-old
Ihelma Berger. pretty little girl,
living nearby. Knocking her down.
Jack sank his .fangs into her flesh
and probably would have killed her
but for the fact that the, child's
screams attracted help and the big
brute was driven off.
Then, according to an old custom
on the coast of Labrador, where dogs
are hanged when II has been proven
that they have the blood. lust of
human being. Mclaughlin tied the
dog up in his yard.
The little victim, still suffering
from her wounds, was the prosecutor
and chief witness.
The case against Jack was made
out. In. the owners mind there was
no question that his dog was guilty
A moose was slipped around the
dogs neck and he was hoisted from
the ground. All day his body hung
suspended, as a warning to other
CANNES, and then it was cut down.
Jack had expiated his crime. Jus
tice was satisfied
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-02
FINANCIAL

Lackawanna Railroad directors de-
clared the regular quarterly dividend
of Y per cent.
United States Steel is operating at
50 per cent. of its capacity. accord
ing to the trade paper reports
Union Pacific with its latest ac-
QUESTION will have 1850 miles of
track on which there is no mortgage.
In the December quarter New York
Central's net earnings decreased 81
797,170, or about 80 per cent
The Pennsylvania Eastern coal
and coke tonnage from January l
to March 81 amounted to 10.004.0 900
tons, against 12.661,0O9 tons last
year.
a despatch from a large New York
banking house to Winthrop Smith &
Co. Philadelphia, said: 81 hear that
the RAILROADS have decided to pay no
attention lto the commodity law. and
claim. thA IL is. unconstitutional un-
der the xSupreme Courts decision OF
the MipbesQta railroad case"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-02
LUNLERNIEN ELECT OFEICERs-

Norfolk (SpeciaD - The North
Carolina Pine Association. composed
OF most of the big lumber manufac
turers OF Eastern Maryland. Virginia
North and South Carolina. held its
annual meeting here. The condiuon
OF the lumber market. more unsatis-
factory at this time than il has been
Tor years, was discussed by the manu-
facturers, who were urged By the
speakers to wait patiently for better
times and do nothing that can make
bad conditions worse. Unfavorable
legislation, threatened or enacted
was held responsible for business con.
ditiSnS.
+. c. FOsburgh, of Norfolk, presi-
dent, and all other officers of the
association were reelected.
At the annual banquet Of the as.
sociation y. p. Thorn. general coun.
sci OF the Southern Railway, of Wash.
ington, was the principal speaker
His speech was on business subjects
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Ne@s of Vtrginia
REMOVED FROM BENCH.

Richmond Especially The general
assembly OF Virginia, just before ad-
Journment, adopted a resolution re-
moving Judge J. w. G.. Blackstone,
OF the Eleventh judicial circuit. from
Office. The grounds upon which rhis
action was based are immortality and
gross neglect of official duty. There
was but one dissenting vote in each
branch. Removal was the outcome
OF a long investigation.
me resolution adopted was that
urawn by the majority of the commit
tee Delegates Page and Withers ar
gued in favor of the minority resoIu-
ton which would have allowed Judge
Blackstone to introduce witnesses. TO
establish his plea of not guilty to the
charges of gross immortality and neg
iect or official duty as set forth in
the resolution for removal.
Withers declared that Judge BLACK
stone would bring his case before the
Supreme Court, and added that. that
BODY would in all probability over
throw the action of the general as
sembly. The evidence on which the
accused 1urtSt was removed was heard
only by the house committee. The
lone vote in the house against the
removal was cast by Delegate Suth-
erland, of Dickinson and Wise Coun-
Cies- senator Garter, of Rappahan-
mock. cast the vote against removal
In the upper house.
Judge Blackstone was present in
the galleries when the vote was taken
IN each house, and during the entire
day he listened to the argument of
the delegates.
In an interview, Judge Blackstone
said:
/ don't propose to state the meth
Cd by which will proceed, but the
night is not ended I don't acqufesce
In this Judgment as final, and will
proceed by appropriate legal means
to protect myself. l do not consfde.
that l have been removed by due pro
cess of law"
1t is believed Blackstone. will carry
the matter to the Supreme Court on
quo warrantO proceedings. There
have been three similar removals of
Judges in Virginias history, but no
case has gone to a higher court.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-02
VIII Honor Memory OF stevens.

Toxic (By Cable) The Foreign
Office is arranging a programme for
funeral services for Durham w. Stew
ems in this city simultaneously with
the obsequies in America There will
undoubtedly be larger attendance
at the services than at any former
funeral in Japan. The entire i'm
perial, diplomatic and foreign con-
tingents, it Is expected, Will be pres
ent, together with thousands of jap
anese. All the Koreans in Japan, in
cluding the Crown Prince, will at
tend. Bishop Harris will probably
return from Seoul to deliver the
eulOgy.
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LATEST NEWS
Domestic
BY TELEGRAPH

Three joint indictments have been
voted by the San Francisco grand Jury
against Abraham Ruef, Patrick Cal
noun and Tirey l.. Ford for having
given and offered a bribe to super
visors.
The New York Assembly passed
the Agnew-Hart amendment to the
Percy-Gray law, which prohibits race
track gambling, by a vote of 126 to 9.
William Clark, a negro burglar,
was sentenced to prison for life by
Judge Foster, in General Sessions, in
New York.
The Rhode Island Republican Con-
Vention elected an uninstructed dele
CATION to the National Convention.
The tobacco warehouse of T. S.
Hamilton & Co., in Covington, KY,
was destroyed by Night Riders.
Lawrence Stoltz, a bigamist, com.
mitted suicide in Cleveland, o., be-
cause wife No. 2 drove him out.
Due de Chaulnes, who RECENTLY
married Miss Theodore Shonts in
New York and sailed away to honey
moon abroad, is made the defendant
In suit for $4,000 tailor bill. The
action was brought by James f. Han
nlgan, assignee for James Cavanaugh
the London tailor.
The American Newspaper Publish
ers' Association has been informed
that the Ways and Means Committee
OF the House of Representatives will
refuse to discuss tariff revision until
after the presidential election.
Policemen who formed a human
bridge over a chasm between two
buildings saved five persons from be-
ing burned to death I'm New York
Eleanor Eadie, aged 10, has had a
design for a soldier and sailors
monument to be erected at Bayonne,
N. j., accepted.
The new bridge of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad over Raritan River. n.
j., was dynamited.
Rev. DR.. Charles Cuthbert Hall,
president of Union Theological Semi
nary, is dead.
Prince Helie de Sagan, suitor for
the hand OF Nine. Anna Gould, is in
New York
Brigadier General Elisha I. Baily.
U. S. a.. died in California.
Judge Holt, in the United States
Circuit Court, New York, dismissed
the suit for S3O,OOO,OOO damages
brought by the Pennsylvania Sugar
Rehning Company against the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Company for al
legged violation of the provisions of
the Sherman Antitrust Act,
A boiler in a sawAz,sIIt anrl ne
Abrams farm, near SteubensvfSas & :.
exploded, fatally injuring William
Abrams, James Oler and Bert Baker.
Two men were probably fatally
burned and the garage of Charles e.
Dinkey, in Pittsburg, was destroyed
by the explosion of an automobile.
Mounted Customs inspectors
Charles Loyal and Charles Jones
fought a pistol duel in FL Paso, Tex.
Both were killed.
Bishop Charles ii. Fowler. Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, died in
New York City.
DR.. John Bryant. a yachtsman of
international reputation. died at his
home, in Boston.
The Grand Pacific Hotel in Chi
cago, was damaged by fire to the ex-
tent of 100000.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-02
Tramps Asleep In Burning Barn.

York. Pa. (SpeciaD - Fourteen
head of cattle, 90 hogs and Z horses
and mules perished in a fire of in
cediary origin which destroyed the
barn and several adjoining buildings
and their contents on the farm of
Martin Baer. near here. Heroic er-
forts of a bucket brigade of neigh
bors saved the dwclling-house of the
farmer from destruction. The fire
was discovered by two tramps. who
were sleeping is the barn at the time
They escaped. The loss is estimated
at $1,000.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-02
THREE KILLED FOR MONEY
Bodies OF Section Hands Found Wit,
Their Pockets Torn Out.

VI ANIJ Out.
Wheeling, w. Va. (SpeciaD The
bodies of Angelo and Tony Selvestirc.
and Bernardo Dagannon, were found
each with bullet in his breast. at
Millers Station, in Jefferson County,
Ohio, across the river from here.
under circumstances which disclose a
triple murder
The Selvcstide brothers were found
In shanty in which they lived, and
Dagannon I'm field half a mile away.
where he had died as he tried TO
climb fence. The men were sec
ton hands, and together, with Rocky
George, lived i'm the shanty. The
object of the murder was evidently
robbery, as the men were known to
have a large amount of money in
their pockets, which were torn out.
George has not been seen since the
bodies were found. and officers have
started a search for him.
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PUNISHED FOR RIOTING.

Norfolk Especially .-Arraigned in
court as ringleaders in the Union
Street riotous disturbance by 700
United States sailors. i'm which two
negroes, two policemen. and a num-
Der OF sailors were injured. E. w.
PortesSe was sentenced to jail for
thirty days and fined $25. and w. w
Longacre. w. +. Grubb, and S. Ia
Prizijibiski were fined $25 and costs
each.
Portesse, who was fighting at the
head of column when arrested, in
explanation of his conduct said he
had drunk too much ''quinine and
whisky" which he had been using for
a cold
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-02
TO SUCCEED BLACKSTONE.

Richmond Especially Clarence w.
Robinson, of Newport News, was
elected judge of the Eleventh judicial
circuit to in the vacancy created by
the removal by the legislature aof
Judge J. w. G.. Blackstone Eleven
ballots were taken before the nomi-
nation narrowed down between Rob
inson and Nathaniel b. Wescott. on
AG mac, and the former was an
not ced duly nominated by John
w NChurchman, OF Augusta, chair
man of the Democratic caucus. The
vote stood 81 to 40,
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-02
Abe Hummcl In England.

Liverpool (By Cable) .-Abraham
Hummel. the New York lawyer. who
was released from prison on March
16. was a passenger on the Lusitania.
He was cheerful and laughing when
he landed and exchanged hearty
greetings with friends He shows no
signs of being i'll.
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Killed In Family FCud.

Whitebure. Ky. Especially Two
men were shot to death and another
was seriously wounded in a feud near
Hemlock. This is the second active
clash that has occurred between the
Osborn and tAe. Mitchell families in
tho past month"; AS a result Qf thirty
snots exchanget$ceween the factions.
Hlram MltcheilE Jr, and Wilbonrn
OSBORN are dead. and another mem
ber of the Osbdrn clan is seriouslv
wounded =
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-02
For Tho Family OF Stevens.

Toxic (By Cable) The Korean
Cabinet has decided TO give $4,000
yen to the family of Durham w.
Stevens. who was assa assinated in
San Francisco by a Korean zeaIot.
The amount that the japanese gov
ernment will appropriate has not
been announced. but it is generally be-
Iieved that it will amount to 10000