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Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-26

neighbor to scare the coyotes from his sheep.
 Mrs. Tennyson and her daughter hurried down stairs, where they found the father dead, laying limp in his chair. A hole in the back of his head near the base of the brain told the story of the shooting.
 The authorities learned of the crime that night and at once took up the search for the murderer or mur- derers. Bloodhounds were put on the case and special, detectives emp ployed, but never was sufficient evi- dence brought to light to justify an arrest. A print of a woman's shoe was found right in line with the prob able path taken by the murderer. It measured exactly with Flora's shoe. The sheriff located an old shotgun belonging to the family in a store house which contained an empty shell. This shell smelled of having been freshly discharged and the de tectiyes were of the opinion that this was the weapon used in the killing. Within a few weeks after the mur- der of her father Flora Tennyson was taken sick and died. It was known
  reled violently with her father on several occasions because of the ob- jections of the father to the visits of a young man named Horace Prosper to Flora. But George Tennyson, the son had also quarreled with his fath- CT many times over money matters, so that so far as motive was con eerned the authorities were unable to make a decision. Soon after Flora's death the son George left Marshall county and bought a farm in Ottawa county It was the general opinion when he left Frankfort that he knew more of the tragedy than he cared to tell But nothing was ever done in the matter and no arrests were made.
 Two weeks ago, however, interest in the famous case was revived by the action of soPle of the relatives of the murdered man. Accompanied by Marshall county officers they went to the home of George Tennyson and formally charged him with knowledge of the crime. He was raHen 70 town and severely cross examined for sew eral hours For a time he steadfasc- ly denied that he knew any more concerning the tragedy than he had already told Under the sweating pro cess. however, he finally broke down and sobbingly confessed to the se- cret that he said he had kept since his sister Flora's death. He said that on the day before his sister died he was sitting by her bed fan ming her She had not been able to talk for everal days. She made known that she wanted a pencil and papers which her brother gave her. She wrote: George, was the cause Of fathers death. Don't tell anyone un- less you have to" which she signed. This written confession George pro duced from his vault in the Ottawa bank and handed over to the officers. It is now believed that Mir Tenny- Sons objections to the intimacy be- tween his daughter and Horace Tros- per prompted the crime, and every eff fort is now being made to find out if any other person was implicated in the murder.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-26
WOMAN CONFESSES
 SHE KILLED FATHER
Mystery of Kansas Murder
 Finally Solved.

TOPEKA, Kans., Jan. 25.-"George was the cause of fathers death Don't tell anyone unless you have to. FLORA"
 The above confession written and signed on her death bed by Flora Tennyson will, it is believed. clear up the mystery which has surrounded the murder of her father David T. Tennyson, which occurred on Feb ruary 27. 1906, near the town of Frankfort, in Marshall county, about sixty miles northwest of this city For nearly two years the authorities have vainly endeayored to unravel the mystery and obtain the necessary evidence against the guilty parties. % The murder occurred on the Ten nyson farm, one mile east of Frank fort On the night of the crime MT. Tennyson and wife, who were elderly people and well-to-do, were sitting in the living room of their home A daughter, Mrs. Flora Brock, who had, however, been separated from her husband and who went under the name of Flora Tennyson was in the sitting room with her parents. The only other members of the immediate ldLllig "uO llNSu NiIh LhS pdi iCiat 2 was George Tennyson, a son of 21 years. George went to town that night. A little before 8 o'clock Flora went to her room which was up stairs.
 Mir. Tennyson sat near the center of the room with his back to Mrs. Tennyson and was reading a paper. Suddenly there was a thunderous ex. plosion accompanied by a crash of glass. The concussion extinguished the lamps in the house and stunned Mrs Tennyson, who believed that a lamp had exploded. When she re covered from the shock she groped her way to her husband, but could not arouse him. She then hurried to Flora's room and found her daughter about half undressed just getting ready to retire for the night. The daughter was unmoyed by the explosion. She afterwards stated that she thought it was a shotgun fired by
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-26
STAFFORD DENIES CONcHIA STATEMENT
Watchman At Don Luis Yards
 Says It Is Untrue In AL \ most Every Particular

Last evening Watchman Stafford of the El Paso & Southwestern railroad yards at Don Luis, called the Review office on the telephone and said that he would like to make a statement in regard to her version of the shooting of her husband given by Mrs. Jonn Conchin. Following is the story:
 The statement made in this morn ing's Review by Mrs. Conchin was untrue in almost every particular. In the first place l was hiding in an empty coal car and not a box car. when Conchin looked in. It was bright moon light. When he saw me he start ed to run. l raised up twice and yell ed to him to halt. This being disre- garded fired two wild shots, and the third time struck him. He fell imme- diately and l quit firing, and ran up to where he lay, between the tracks, and not thirty feet frbm the railroad as his wife said.
 He told me he was shot, and it was l who went for Hermann and his partner, who were asleep in the yard shack. 1 also notified his brother in-law. l asked them to carry him home while I called doctor. Mrs. CoJchin's brother assisted them to get the wounded man to his nome.
 After telephoning l went to the house. and told Mrs. Conchin that it was l who had shot her husband. then helped undress him and wasti the wound. I told Mrs. Conchin had not intended hurting her husband, but that l was nervous and my aim proba- bly, followed my vision and the third shot took effect. l never mentioned Watson being killed.
 About ' o'clock in the morning had a conversation with Mrs. Conchin, alone, not caring to speak before their children. told her exactly how the affair happened.
 The nervousness to which l have referred, was caused by his not stopping when I commanded him to and my natural repugnance toward shooting a man."
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-26
MANAGERS WANT CHANGE MADE IN LEGISLATION
McGregor Returns From Con- vention of New York Life
 District Managers.

Jack -McGregor, the prominent local representative of the New York Life Insurance Company. returned home after an absence of about three weeks from the city, during which he attene ed the district managers' convention, held in Atlantic City. and on ais re- turn trip took occasion to visit some of the large cities along the eastern coast.
 The convention was held for the purpose o5 determining what would be wise in the matter of new legislation concerning the insurance companies, and managers from every state in the union were present. One of the prin- cipal points on which there was an unanimous agreement was that the clause in the, New York insurance law, limiting the amount of business that any one company could write in one year should be repealed. A commit tee was appointed to take the matter up with the legislature.
 McGregor, in speaking of the con- vsntion. stated that it had finally been agreed to write insurance on the lives of miners up to the sum of S2000, at the old time rate, instead of the pro hibitive rate. which has been placed on this class of risks for several years past.
 This year McGregor, who is vice president Of the s2OO,OOO club,-is going to make an effort to submit more ap plications than any of the other SIP agents of the company west of the Mississippi river.
 When asked concerning conditions in the east, he stated that confidence seemed to be returning everywhere, and business was again very near a normal basis. He stated that money seemed to be plentiful and easy to obtain on good securities.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-26
TEN YEARS GROWTH
 OF UNION PACIFIC
Wonderful Success Of Harri-
 man Management Dur ing the Last Decade,

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-So incon- spicuously placed in the just-issuea annual report of the Union Pacific that it has attracted little or no attention, is comparison of the company 5 condition and operations in 1898 and in the closing year of the decade of Hartman management completed last year. Using round figures, this shows an increase of gross receipts of from $33.OOo,O00 in 1898 to sS7,- 800, 900 in 1907. The company's neG earnings in the same time have in creased over s31, 100000.
 Fixed charges increased from $4,- 500,000 ten years ago to $11, ,000 in 1903. Since then there has been a steady decrease, and under the heading the toal for last year is re- duced to $S,650.O00. While dividend disbursements in 1907 amounted 10 over twenty millions mere than were paid in 1898, Union Pacifie's net surplus for the year increased from s7,5oo,ooo to s12,500,00o, the largest
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-26
PORTUGUESE GoVERNME
 ISSUES A STATEMENT
Makes Further Explanation Of
 Recent Uprising,

LISBON. Jan 25.-The government issued a statement tonight that the conspirators in the recent plot to over throE the st2te had been proceeded with revolvers. bombs and other weapons. and had unsuccessfully tried to win over the officers and soldiers of the army, so that they mignt brine about mutiny at the psychological mo ment
 Continuing the statement says
 ~The government has taken all measures necessary to guaranteed public order and secure the mainten anco of obedience and loyalty in the army"
 Advices- received here tend to show that all Portugal is calm at present Nc further arrests have been made 1 in Lisbon.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-26
REPUBLICAN PAPER
 NOT NEEDED IN BISBEE
c, N. Thomas Submits a Few Remarks Laudatoy of
 Present G. 0, P.

To the Editor Bisbee Daily Review
 Dear Sir:-As the printing of Ra publican doin's in Cocsise counts seems to give you much pleasure, may not have the privilege of taking uI my pen and inditing a few-al oi which to receive publicity through your valuable columns. The fact oi my having been a resident of the county and an active worker in Re publican politics Tor many years may lend added weight to these few lines"
 There may be as you say, a fight on in the Republican ranks, and fl so, and the scrap is being wageC by the present County Central Com mittse to retain what it's members and the rank and fife of the party battled for two years ago-the right of Republicans to nominate their own ticket without the assistance oi Democrats and others"-then l say let the fight continue, and damned be he who first cries hold, enough
 Looking back over the history oi the Republican party in this county we point with pride" to the victories achieved in both the city and county elections of two years ago.
 When before, may ask, have such results been attained?
 And why these victories? I will tell you; Because the tickets were nominated by THE MAJORITY oi the Republicans, without the assist ance Of our Democratic brethren rand others" and the candidates were de sSa,~gs gaf am h lifssAV principles.
 noticed in your news columns severa announcements of the coming birth of a new Republican newspaper fol Bisbee and Cochise county In my opinion, such a paper, if property fathered, would meet with the ap probation, if not the financial sup port. Of every Republican in this. sec tion. But the logical question arises: who is behind the new venture, which is, according to "the committee" to further the interests of Republican ism in this section?
 Every sane Republican in Bishee must realize that the victories oi the past two years were secured only through the cooperation and hard work Of our present official organ The Bisbee Evening Miner, and, ii another newspaper is to be launched for the express purpose of combat.-s the principles of that journal-Jhe un questioned organ of the majority of the Republicans of Bisbee-is it not natural to suppose that the new pa per is to be tostered by a few dis e1lintJea members of the party 'an6 others" Men who have their owr personal interests at heart rather than the welfare of the entire 2epub licau party.
 As for myself, I am for the pres ent organization and The Miner. foI the one and sufficient reason that they have ACCOMPLISHED things.
 The proposed Demo.-Repub. News goes or the disgruntled members of the party, and others"
 c. N. THOMAS. Bisbee, Ariz., Jan. 25, 1908.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-26
FILE DEMURRERS
 INSTEAD OF PLEAS
Land Fraud Indictments Are
 Attacked As auIty,

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 25.-J. Thornburn Ross. instead of appearing in circuit court today to say whether or not he is guilty of crimes charged against him in four indictments, filed demurrers in which he attacks the validity of the indictments. T. T. Burkhart and John E. Aitchison, through attorneys, found seven tech nical grounds on which to attack the indictments. George H. Hall last Of tha quartette will rest on law points raised by the other three. It is assert. ed that indictments do not charge facts sufficient to constitute crime.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-26
DUMA IS TIMID.

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 25.-The dumas slowness in discharging its duties has created bad impression throughout the country, principally among the adherents to constitutional ism this feeling has taken shape in unusual reinstatement of fellow mem, bers of the duma by M. K. Homyakof, its president, in an interview in the Vovoe Vremya, in which the president complains almost in despairing tones of the inability in which the duma carries on its work with not a sem bl2nce of parliamentary efficiency.
 Review Want Ads. Bring Results.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-26
MEDICINE MAN ARRESTED.

Last evening about 1880 o'clock, tni senior member in the combination which has been selling some kind of patent medicine on tie plaza in front of the railroad depot for the past few days, was arrested on complaint sworn to by Dr. c. l.. Edmunson. The doctor charges the medicine peddlers with practising medicine without a license. It is reported that the med icine, which the travelling firm is dis posing of mad made one man seriously i'll, but this could not be substantiated last night A chemical analysis ot the preparation will be made today When taken before Justice Hogan tle defendant pleaded not guilty, and de posted cash bond of SITS for his ap pearanee Monday.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-26
cALE DELAYS VESSELS.

NEW YORK. Jan. 25.-Bufreted by a gale which at ines blew ninety miles an hour. the old Dominion steamer Princess. dyer twenty-four hours overdue from Norfolk. came in port tonight unharmed from her en- counter with one of the fiercest storms that has swept the Atlantic in years. Two transatlantic liners, due yesterday. are still unreported al Sandy Hook late tonight
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-26
In the history of the company.

in the history of the company.
 Since the reorganization of 1898 the Union Pacific and Its Oregon lines have increased the average number of tons carried one mile per mile. of road from 410,75S tons to 1,OIO,54S tons, or 250 per cent. Tie same comparison of passengers car ried shows an increase in the IaIo of nearly to Tor from 42,S54 to 120, ,520.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-26

There is no certainty that we will get much of anything from the pres ent congress but free seeds.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-07-18
Literary Note.

Within the next two weeks The
Orion Publishing Company OF Nash
vile, Tenn, Will issue a new book
from the pen of Sutton +. Griggs. al
ready known to the reading public
as the author of "Imperium In I'm
perio." "Overshadowed. =" "Unfetter-
ed, THE Hindered Hand" THE
Ore Great Question" the more nota-
BIZ OF his works.
The title of the forthcoming book
is Pointing the Way" IL is writ
ten in story form, and the plot is said
10 be one OF the most unique that has
ever appeared in American literature.
The general aim of the book is to
point the way for the solution Of the
race question at its most acute point.
the question of suffrage at the South
But wrapped about this question is
story Of general interest.
Having ripened with the years, Il
IS now confidently expected that Mr..
Griggs Will more than ever challenge
the attention OF the best thought of
the nation.
As an indication Of the Impression
Mr.. Griggs has already made on the
thinking public we cite the follow
ing comments concerning him:
He is undoubtedly a man OF Keen
brain, determined optimist. true spir-
IT, t'-Chicago Record Herald.
He is without doubt one OF the
brightest Gnd the most Thoughtful
young men of his race. Rev. p.
3. Guernsey, A. NJ, Ex-President of
Roger Williams University.
l regard Mr.. Griggs as one of the
very best informed men of my ac-
quaintance in respect of the problem
OF the Negro. His thorough ac-
quaintance with the facts involved
and remarkable gift in getting at the
philosophy underlying the situation
make him an authority in the solu-
tion of this vexed and vital problem
OF our time. Rev. J. G.. Merrill
ID. d., President of Fisk University.
His work in uniformly strong
and healthy, his 'Imperium In I'm
perio" being a powerful novel. full
of the fire OF genius. IT. Thomas
Fortune.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-07-18
PRESENTED PRIZES.

The Grand Chancellor after n-o
sehting the prizes proceeded to ev-
pam the work of the recent sessio,
at Danville. At the conclusion he
proceeded to install the officers OF tho
Lodges and Courts and the oficers OF os
the Grand Lodge and Grand Court
present assisted. The exercjses
were very impressive and the concIn9
sion or the ceremonies was the occa-
son Tor much favorable comment on
me excellence of the evenings en-
tertainment. Gu
Rev. J. J. Carter conducted tho
religious exercises and Mrs. Anna
iayior' District Deputy Grand Wor-
tiny counsellor assisted. DIR. 7 AL
exander Lewis now Grand Master-at
arms was q success in every partic-
niar. Over 700 officers were Install
ed IN the Lodges and Courts. Thanks
were extended to the Church and to
the committee.
The Committee of ARRANGEMENTS
consisted of Miss M. L. Chiles Mrs
anna Taylor, Mrs. Mildred johnson
Mrs. Lucy Cross. Sir f. w. r. Glenn
Sir o. M. Steward, Capt. John q
smith, Capt. Willis Wyatt.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-07-18
INSTALLATION EXERCISES.
hoenezer Baptist Church Crowded
over Seven Hundred i'm Office.

The installation exercises at tho
EDenezer Baptist Church last Tines
day night were a grand success. The
edlhce was packed in the auditorium m
with the officers OF the lodges and
courts, who had come to be Induced
INTO Office. The brilliant lights made
a scene not 10 be forgotten. The
rostrum was a bower of loveliness
IL had been draped with the colors
oi the Order. Fragrant flowers and
green hot-house plants were there in
protusion. On one side was q life-
SIZED portrait of Grand Chancellor
John Mitchell, Jr.
The Knights of Khorassan with
their red caps sat to themselves and
they emphasized the fact that they
were In measure. things apart ;,
Dlstrlct Deputy Grand Chancellor {
,. Baker was Master Of Ceremonies
Familiar hymns were sung bv the
audience. - '"e
The prizes that had been awarded
oy the Pythian Calanrhe Industrial ke
soclatlon were presented as follows.
MISS Julia a. Robinson, gold medal.
Mrs. Sarah A. Steward, one barrei of
nour; Mrs. Mary Mason. a bandsopoo
lamp. "'' me
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-07-18
PRICE. FIVE CENTS.
DID NOT EXONERATE HIM.
The Situation at AshIand.-DeacOns
Speak Plainly.
Ashland, va. July IA, 1908.

Ashland. Va. July IA, 1908.
Mr.. Editor:
You will please allow us to correct
a statement made I'm your paper last
week under the heading, Pastor
EXonerated." There has been three
meetings of the Church since the
report rejecting on the moral char
acter Of Rev. w. b. Darlington was
circulated. Rev. w. II. Ford presid-
ed over the two called meetings and
Rev. T. NJ. Allen, b. D. was Modera-
tor at the regular church meeting.
The rumor rejecting upon the
moral standing of Rev Darlington
has not been properly reported to
the Church and therefore the Church
has not yet acted on the matter. That
viii be considered i'm the future. The
female member referred to has
been tried and excluded from the
Church for a violation OF chastity
There has been no malicious at
tempt on the part of some members
to injure the Rev. Darlington so far
as we know. We only desire TO get
at the truth I'm the matter. We shall
not attempt comparison as to our
former pastors for the community.
the county. the State and other
R'tiA'o hANN tAt lAtNS. j. "A. Taylor.
d. d.. who served ms well for seven
years, T. NJ. Allen. b. ID. who served
us nearly twelve years. and whose
faithful service can never be forgot
ten. and the short but acceptable SER
vice OF Rev. l.. A. Carter.
Now about the reelection. The
Rev. w. b. Darlington has not preach
ed at the Shiloh Baptist Church
since the third Sunday in last Nav
and IL is hoped that he will not until
this matter Is settled. The reelec-
ton referred TO was Illegal in as
much as there was no notice given
of 1t. Five deacons and two trus-
tees knew nothir-of IL until the
next morning after the so-called e.
lection had taken place.
In fact no one seems 20 have known
about IL until that night, after pray
er meeting. Then IL was that Rev
Darlington stated 10 the few of his
friends who were at the Church that
his time was out and that it was best
TO vote for him at once. He and the
ClerK declared on "Wednesday night
that his time was not out. but on
sunday night he urged his friends.
without due notice TO the Church to
vote at once for his time was out.
The matter is far from being set
tied
Deacons Ellis Holiday, John
Carter Jr., John Quarles, Hen
ry Washington, c. Winston. Trustees
Thomas Jackson, Lewis Burrose.