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The Detroit times., 1908-05-12
Around the Stats
in a Hurry

Jackson--Frank Small. "loop-the-
gap" artist, broke his right arm and
three ribs while practicing his act at
his home in this city.
Dimondale-Daniel Roe took his
life with strychnine. He left note
saying that he did not blame his wife
for anything, but was respondent.
The couple have no children.
Muskegon--Isaac L. Burgess, OF
Reading, Pa. reached Muskegon
Monday to visit his brother. Senator
M. Burgess, whom he had not seen for
many years. On reaching Fruitport
he found his brother had died two
weeks ago.
Battle Creek-Rather than take the
money thatm light come from It's rem
tai. Mrs. Joseph B. Blunt has torn
down and removed the cottage In
which her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer 8. Jones. were murdered by
her husband.
Boyne city--The proposition to
bond the city for $4,000 for much
needed sewer and street improve
ments was carried at special cleo
ton by a good majority. The board
OF trade did much TO help carry out
the policy of the new council.
kaIamazoo-Edwin c. Dayton. pres
ident OF the City National bank. is
seriously iii at his home, and his ply
elcians say he cannot live. News OF
his Illness was surprise 10 even the
bank officials. Mr. Dayton has been
victim OF heart disease for several
years.
Traverse city---A few months ago
Dt. /. +. Sipher and his wife were
sent to the Northern Michigan asylum.
being adjudged incurably insane. Sun,
day night DR.. Babcock, who took
DR.. Siphers practice, was also al
Judged insane and sent to the Same
asylum. II is believed that the ,roub.
10 Is only temporary.
Mantcn--The dam supporting Lake
Billings went out yesterday. releasing
about 20 acres OF water The tor
rent swept down on the MantOn cleo
rio lighting plant and flooded Il, car
ried away the bridge spanning Mich
igan-st., flooded McAfee's stave and
heading mill. carrying away $1,000
worth OF slaves. and now threatens
the Phelps & Rauer's grlst mill
Wrapped In a gunuy saoA
on top ola building In the down town
section OF the city. the leg and arm
of a woman were discovered By two
I "a borers Rumors coming In OF the
discovery Of other parts or human
anatomy found in barn In the out
skirts OF the city have excited the
police. DIR. A. b. Halves claimed The
portions OF the body as part II a
I cadavcr belonging 10 him.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-12
Looking for Jensen.

CHRISTIANIA, May News of
the wholesale murders at La Porte,
which has reached here. has caused
a sensation 1t is thought that one of
the victims. may have been Olat Jen-
sen. a youth about % years of age,
who at one time lived In Christiania.
Two years ago. attracted by Mrs
Guinness marriage advertisements. he
left Carroll county, Ind, whittier he
had gone from this city. and went to
La Porte He has not been heard
from since. and his friends are now
seeking to have the American legation
here institute inquiries as TO his
Whereabouts.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-12
, CANDIDATES FOR PRES.
ON THE SAME TRAIN

PITTSBURG. May 12.-Three presi-
Dental possibilities were passengers
on the Manhattan Limited on tho
Pennsylvania railroad when that train
reached the Union station heref rom
Chicago shortly after / o'clock. They
were Vice-President Charles w. Fair.
banks. William j. Bryan and Gov.
Johnson, OF Minnesota.
Eacah was in separate car and
sound asleep when the train arrived
here, the vice-president in the Riaito,
Bryan in the Allegheny and Gov
Johnson in the Alverton. All efforts
TO see either were unavailing.
AIexander. Umbrellas. rs Monroes
The Detroit times., 1908-05-12
IN SUPREME COURT.

LANSING, Mich, May 1.-THE gu
preme court heard the case Of the
Pere Marquette Railroad Co VS.. Unit.
ed States Gypsum Co. and Ruttle VS..
what Cheer Coal Mining Co.
The call for Tuesday Is /, 1873. 6s, AZ.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-12

Hamtramck Democrats are getting
affidavits from persons whose names
were marked off the registration
books, losing them the chance to vote
at the April election and will ask
Prosecutor Yerkes to investigate the
election dispute further.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-12

ANN Nokeski, who IL suffering from n
religious mrnsa, was found lying on
her face in St BOnaventure's church.
Mt Elliott apd st. Paui-aves.. Mon
day afternoon. and was taken to ST.
Mary's hospital. She mistook the
ambulance driver for ST. Anthony
and clung closely to him as he car
ried her out OF the church. oh /
have found YOU at last; don't ever
leave me" she murmured.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-12

Senator William Alden Smith now
has a club interest In Detroit, having
Joined the new Michigan Republican
club. His signed application was re-
ceived by Frank N. Renaud a couple
of days ago,
The Detroit times., 1908-05-12
80 HURT, 500 IN
PERIL OF Sd RAIL
IN | CRASH
soUTHBouND TRAIN IN NEW
YORK RAINS STALLED CARS
REAR-oN, ON THtRD-AvE. LINE
AT f45Tt-ST.

NEW YORK, May 12.-7Thirty per-
sons werei INJURED and 600 forced 10
brave the danger OF electricution from
the third rail in a rear-end collision
on the Third-ave. L." at the One
Hundred and Forty-hfth-st. curve in
the Bronx, when a southbound train,
In charge OF Motorman VIM. Ammer-
man, ran into q stalled train which
WAS waiting for the signal TO get
into the One Hundred and Forty-third-
st. station.
Passengers on both trains were
thrown into a panic by the accident
and a fire which followed the blow
ing out OF a fuse and rush was
made for the doors. Men. women and
children made their way along the
narrow runboard by the side OF the
third rail back to One Hundred and
Forty-ninth-st. station.
Motornan Arrested.
zimmerman, who was arrested
charged with operating a train care
lessly and recklessly," said he saw
the stalled train ahead OF him with a
gnard waving the signal flag from
the rear platform. He applied his
emergency brake when within a hun
dred feet. but II would not work.
Then he ran down the aisle, shouting
to the passengers TO getto the rear
OF the car.
No one was injured in his car, but
those In the car ahead. which was
rammed, were thrown helter-skeiter
against seats and to the floor. Many
were cut by the flying glass from
broken kindows. II was thought at
first that several were killed.
The most seriously injured:
VIM. zimmerman, motorman, head
and legs cut: Mrs. Annie Butler, left
side of face bruised and severe
shock: Mrs. j. Dickel. severe shocks;
Mrs. Elizabeth Flum, confusion OF the
head, back and hips and severe shock;
l. F. Hughes. six years old. head and
hands cut: Mrs. o. H. Kirker back
| injured and severe shock; Marie
Kirker, aged 5, daughter OF Mrs. o.
II. Kirker cuts about the head ana
contusions: Mrs. 3. Madame, cuts ana
abrasions of the neck: Jennie Rosen,
commissions of the back and general
shock; Mrs. John r. Ward, general
| shock; Russell Ward. aged 3, sen OF
Mrs. John r. Ward, COMMISSIONS OF the
heada.
The wounded were cared Tor IN
their car. which was mover forward
10 the One Hundred and Forty-third-
ST. platform.
Car Crushes Her Legs.
| NEW YORK. May l2.-Struck BY
northbound trolley car on Second
ave-. at One Hundred and Twentieth-
ST., early today. Mrs. Pauline Carey.
wealthy widow. aged AZ. East one
Hundred and Twentieth-st.. was hurl-
ed in front of a swiftly moving SOUTH
bound car and both her legs were
crushed below the knee.
| She was hurried to Harlem hospital
where she gained consciousness and
when told the seriousness OF her con-
diuon. consented 10 have her legs
amputated. This operation was per-
formed, but the shock was too great
and physicians say that she cannot
survive.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-12

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE
guests OF the president at luncheon
yesterday, were Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Carnegie. Secretary Root, Archbishop
Ireland and r. G. Kerens, of st. Louis.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-12

Job Printing done right Tipse. Print.
ting Co. is John R.-st Phone i4sS
The Detroit times., 1908-05-12

Tho loading restaurapt--Gies' Cafe
---strohss famous Bohemian Beer on
tap.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-12

Alexander. Umbrellas. ss Monrses
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-17
80 STARS LEFT BEHIND.
Detachment From Battlcslrip Fleet
Looking For StragglcrS.

\ patrol from the American bat
tleship fleet is still searching for the
men who failed to go aboard their
ships when they sailed from Mel
bourne. Australia. These number So.
Nearly all the straeglers left be-
hind at Sydney returned to the feet.
a wireless message from the flag
ship Connecticut says that every one
aboard. from Rear Admiral Sperry
down. gratefully remembered Mel
borune. and that all considered the
Australian visit the greatest demon
stration of international friendship
in American history.
The Argus. reviewing the visit of
the feet TO Australasia, says in an
editorial: "A more orderly body of
men never landed. officers and men
alike inspired sincere regard and es-
TEEN. Never I'm history have two
countries of different flags found such
and deep sympathy"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-17
SAVED FROM THE MOOSE.
Too Much Confusion i'm Witnesses
Gives Murderer but 20 Years.

In the Criminal court. at West
chester. Pa. Angela ID l3rmenegildo.
the young Philadelphian. who was
charged with the shooting TO death of
Passuale dcFelico and his son. Ales-
s3ndro. on the streets Of that bor-
ough, one Sunday evening a few
weeks ago. entered Il plea of murder
In the second degree. The plea was
accepted in view OF conflicting testi-
mony as to the facts of the crime.
The testimony was to the effect
that Beneminio DeGildo. who COM
mited suicide and was an uncle OF the
prisoner. had fired several shot al
Aiessandro. the young shoemaker.
and then. when pursued by the mob.
believing that he had killed Alessan-
1ro. fired a bullet into his own brain.
amid the shrubbery on the Veit lawn
Judge Butler sentenced D'Ermcne-
Sildo 10 serve 20 years in the Eastern
nenitentiary. only one cuarge being
pressed by the commonwealth.
though il was claimed that the con
victed man had killed the two deFe.
licos. and had wounded Patric.,
ply in the leg and Mike Saraccni on
the elbow.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-17
DIES ON SCAFF0LD.
NEGRO ASS.iIIANT LEGALLY PUT
TO DEATH IN GEORGIA.
strain Increased the Longer He Re-
manned Under the Eyes of the Law
and He Trcmblcd Violently.

~ dispatch from BaXley. Ga. SAYS
Neal Ryals. the negro assailant of
Mrs. Lizzie Overstreet, was executed
Friday morning at 1875 o clock.
Deputies brought the negro from
Macon that morning arriving at
O'Clock. From that hour until the
execution Ryais was in consultation
with minister. taking part in
religious service.
during the morning large crowds
OIL cltizenS constantly poured into the
own 10 witness as much OF the exc
cution as possible Tho crowd of
people was orderly and nothing han
pened that was unusual.
AT | O'Clock the death sentcncc
VAS read To Ryals by the Sherim
ma he was immediately conducted
20 the scalfold. Just before execu
ION Ryais was permitted to make a
statement to the crowd. He talked i'm
1 clear voice and stead nerve He
gave III detail where he was on the
morning of the crime He said hr
mad always feared the law and had
neNer had a case in court before I'm
MS life. being ~ years old. He pro-
claimed his innocence to the last.
He praised the sheriff and others
'or their Kindness to him. and ask
ed God TO hold no charges against
hem He warned his colorcd friends
RE said they didn't have to do any
hing to get into trouble. He said II
vas matter of lot or accident
w hen asked If he knew vho c,,,,
mitted the crime. he said he did nor
Rev John Norris. his spiritual nd
FlSer' thanked the people of Baxlcv
lor permitting the law to take It's
course
The prisoner then offered a long
ana fervcnt prayer and then began
singing as the final PREPARATION was
haue Tor his execution. and continued
% sing up To the last He stoppcd
long enough to bid every
BODY goodbye. He dropped at Il.35
and was pronounced dead in Ii min.
utes.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-17
COTTON CROP OF 10O7-OS.
Secretary Hester Completes His An
nual Report on the Crop.

In his annual report on the cotton
crop of l907-0S. issued Thursday
night, Secretary Hester. OF the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange. quotes
some very interesting figures in CON
aection with the shifting of the seat
of the American cotton milling in
dustry to the States of the cotton
belt
He says that these conditions have
been more in evidence during the
season just closed than ever before.
rhe consumption of American cotton
i'm the South even under the most un-
favorable conditions having been in
round figures z,193,00O, while the
North totalled but l,973.000 or 22O,-
900 bales less. In the increase i'll
the consumption OF cotton Virginia
comes first Oklahoma second, and
Georgia third.
Mr.. Hestar's report OF crop Of
different States is given as follows in
thousands of bales, showing de-
crease under l906-07 OF ii939.0l6
bales, and an increase of 225, 1878
over that OF l905-06 Alabama l.
III. against 1889 last year; Ar
kansas 7S7, against $40 last year;
Florida co. against 65 last year;
Georgia .964, against 1865 last
year; Louisiana 673. against 995
last year; Mississippi 1896. against
l,541 last year; North Carolina $50.
against 663 last year; South Carolina
l,226. against 657 last wear; Tennes-
see 335, against 372 last year; Tex
as 2.221. against 1880 last year;
Oklahoma $50. against ga last
year. Total crops .512, against
1851 last year. Mr.. Hester puts
he spindles in the South at 1861.
3OS, including old. idle and not COM
pletc. against 10,59S.095 last year.
and remarks that this is the smallest
increase reported in twenty years. /"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-17
Farewell Ride Ends in Tragedy.

Murder and suicide ended the fare
we'll ride of Joel +. Baker, a carpen-
ter, and Mrs. Sylvia Hernice, a wild
ow. of Wabash. Ind, on Thursday.
It is said Mrs. Herince had planned
leave for Benton Harbor. Mich.
where she was to have been married.
and her drive with Baker. an avow-
ed admirer, was to tell him his fate.
investigation showed that Baker had
killed his companion while both were
out of the buggy. lie then loaded
her lifeless form into the vehicle and
started TO drive back to Wabash. On
the way he killed himself.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-17
The Swcde Was Innocent.

While Waldeman Epstrand son
IF a wealthy banker. OF Gutborg
Sweden, was being photographed at
police headquarters. Poughkeepsie.
y. Y, as the murderer of Fred Hokan
son. companion, word was received
which set him free. The news stated
that Hokanson had been shot by a
FISH peddler. who he tried to hold up.
Epstrand has roved all over the world.
and his fund having run short. has
been working as a farm hand at
East Fishkill, y. Y. 4"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-17
TEN TIMES NEAR DEATH.
Indiana Man Shows More Vitality
Than the "Nine-Liyc Cat.

Having passed the danger point in
his latest nearly fatal venture.
John NJ. Mcmahon. of Charlottesville
Ind. holds the record for nearly
fatal accidets. About month ago
he fell into vat Of boiling water
His skin peeled on but grating saw
ed his life. McMahon Is 35 years OF
age. His left eye is gone, his left
ear, right foot and little finger are
he only evidences OF his narrow es-
capcs.
The career Of accidents to man
who has more lives than any cat
can boast Legan when he was only
seven years of age. lie came near
being drowned while swimming. ~
ten he tried to hop a train and lost
ing TO death While still on crutch
es while watching the construction
of stone building the clamps on a
litter slipped and his shoulder bone
was splintered by the falling roch
At ! he fell from the top of a tree
and fractured his skull. At is he
lost his eye and part of his ea
through shooting accident He
tried football 13 years later and wa.
injured in train wreck. An acci
dent in n foundry and the explosion
OF the powder mill at Fontanet. Ind.
this spring, brought the number o
and difficult sanitary problems. Dr
lives to nine ard three weeks aSC
came the tenth. Mcmahon declares
life is worth living whatever th'
cost
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-17
GoNIpERs GOES FOR CANNON
Says He is the Worst Enemy of Eco
nomic Reform.

President Samuel Gompers. OF tho
American Federation of Labor, at
tackled the record of Speaker Cannon
in the latter's own home town o.
DanNille, Illinois. Before an enthus-
iastic audience of 1000 labor men
in Lincoln park, Mr. Gompers said
some might uncomplimentary things
about the speaker. He came to
Danville for the purpose OF making
a speech to the laboring men of the
place hoping in this way to defeat
Uncle Joe for congress in November
Among other things he said:
Uncle Joe Cannon stands in this
country as the worst enemy OF econo-
mic and social and political reform
that the people have
Ms. Gompcrs read and indorscd an
editorial which appeared in the cur
rent issue OF weekly magazine
which declared that of the two men
acins evils TO this country-Rocke-
fellcr and Cannon the speaker is
the greater evil.
The speaker Was pictured by Com
pcrs as an obstructionist of the deep
est. most corporation-bound type
Mr.. Cannon was hide-bound-nar
row. old politician who sees no sooC
In any reform, according to the labor
| leader. who berated the people fol
going sheep ike" to the polls ever!
election and sending this man tt
congress
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-17

KERN COMING SOUTH.
Democratic Vice-Presidcnt Candidate
to Tour Southern States.

John w. Kern. Democratic Vice
Presidential candidate, will make a
speaking trip in the South I'm Oct
obcr, and the national committee is
now arranging the itinerary. He will
deliver one or two speeches in Mary
land. and will speak in all probabi-
lity in West Virginia and Delaware
the first week In October. Mr.. Kern
will speak in Salem, \. c.,
October Z. when the State Fair Will
be in progress.
The Vice Presidential candidate
has also been urged to make speeches
in Georgia and Tennessee. Senator
Gore, of Oklahom,a "A and Geo. Fred
Williams. of Massachusetts, are to
stump the Western States. Col.
Moses c. Wetmore, of the finance
bureau, announced that 800 Demo-
cratic newspapers had Joined in the
movement to raise popular sub
scription fund with which to run the
Democratic campaign. He says that
in his opinion every Democratic news
paper in the country will join in this
movement. THE Democratic press
is doing great work, said Col.
Wetmore. and If all the papers that
favor the election of Bryan and Kern
would go to work in earnest in this
matter of collecting funds l believe
we would get the biggest part of the
money necessary to successfully con-
duct our fight This is a real contest,
and all our resources will be taxed
to combat the Republican party,
which will secure the money II needs
it's rich agencies that have
derived legislative protection from
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-17
Good Horse Sense.

Only the festidious sense OF taste
of his horse, saved Robert M"Cor-
mick. of Eat Mountain. Conn. from
losing $1,000 in bank bills. which he
had secured on selling his property.
n few days. Mccormick. on return
ing from the bank, put the bills in
a sack of feed in the barn. thinking
the money safer there, The next
morning he fed the horse from the
sack of feed which contained the
bills, and forgot all about the money,
until his wife asked him. later, where
1t was. lie rushed TO the barn. rem
cmbering, but 10 his great JOY found
that the horse had not eaten the
money. He Lad cleaned up his feed
hut the roll of bills lay intact i'm the
manger.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-17
WANTS TO WE'D RICH WIDOW
Young Athlete Furnishes New York
With Latest Romantic Rumors.

Fashionable sojourners at Sayville
| l.. j., resort for the wealthy OF New
York. say no one will be in the least
surprised at any time to sec an an
nouncement of the marriage OF Mrs.
Edward Kelly, rich widow of the son
of Eugene Kelly and mother of Mrs.
Frank Gould. to Ralph Graft. "a
year old. athlete, yachtsman and
prime favorite all along the shore of
the Great South bay. He is an in
surance broker.
Mr.. Craft has been paying Mrs
Kelly very marked attention for a
year, has visited often at her home
and has taken her on automobile
trips to Sayville.
When the subject was broached to
Mr.. Craft that gentleman did not
seem in the least surprised. And,
what is more to the point. he did not
deny that he hoped to make Mrs.
Kelly his bride. He did deny that
there is formal engagement of mar
riage.
It's all rot said Mr.. Craft ut
first, but he said it In curious tone
and when the name of one of Mr.
Crafts friends was mentioned as an
authority for the rumor that the mat
ter was being kept secret because
Mr. Craft. Sr. did not know of it,
replied: My father knows all about
1t. He objects to it. But don't see
what difference that makes.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-17
Child Rescued From High Wire.

Little Sophia McTaGuc, of South
Omaha. Neh.. was playing on the ROOT
Of three-story building. last week.
when she climbed onto the coping and
fell off Ten feet below her was a
mass OF telephone wires. On these
she struck. grabbed them in her little
hands and held on tightly. Yelling
as she dangled 30 feet above the
street. The child's brother leaned
far out of "A window just 10y the wires,
grabbed the little ones clothing and
dragged her into the window un-
in inred
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-17
DIR. LINDER ACQUl,.rD.
Jury Concludes That hc Acted i'm
Scif-Dcfcncc.

In the Court of General Sessions
at Union Thursday, DR.. w. l.. Lind
er was tried on the charge OF murder
and found not guilty. In October
last DR.. Linder shot Lucy Lipsey. .
negro woman. three times. and the
woman died two days later. II was
proved in the case that the Lipsey wo-
man had several monhs before shot
Or. Linder in the back while in his
Office; that she was tried for this
assault and convicted. She appeal
cd to the Supreme Court. and was
out on bond pending the appeal.
when she was shot. The evidence
established clear and convincing
case of sclf-dcfence.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-17
Took $50, 900 From Miners.

Six feet tall handsome. we'll dress
ID and highly educated, Wilhelm D,
Revy has been arrested at Cincinna-
ii. o.. and locked up on the charge ci
nmbeZZling SIS. 900 from three banks
in Uniontown, Pa. Warrants for the
mans arrest had been mailed tC
Cincinnati authorities. 1t is alleged
that the man was bank clerk and
that he failed to deposit large sums
that foreign-born miners in Pcnnsyl
vania gave him for that purpose.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-17
Abcr,etbv May Die of Wounds.

With both hands and arms swath-
cd, victim of blood poisoning. from
being bitten by wolves several times
during his recent hunt in Wichita
mountains. United States Marshal
John r. Abernathy. of Guthrie, Okla.
President Roosevelt's guide, who
catches 'cm alive has returned TO
bis father-iu-law's homo, near Guth-
ric, with his child-bridc. with whom
he recently eloped. Abernathy may
develop hydrophobia AK result OF
bis wounds.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-17
Money Was Melted, hut Not in Value

While Frank Marks and his wife,
of Strongvilie, o., were away from
home. recently. robbers searched
The premises for the money which he
WAS known To possess, as he was dis
trustful of banks. Incidentally. the
thieves fired the barn and the pig
pen. When Marks returned home
he searched the ruins OF the pig pen
md surprised his friends by unearth-
ing q lump of gold. He had hidden
ms money, in gold coins. beneath the
pig pen floor. and the intese heat had
melted It. The lump was worth sew
cral thousand dollars. &"