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Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
TEIp OVeE Rock IsIand.

Mr.. Thomas started Thursday afternoon
or his trip over the Rock Island system
and Mr.. Fitch will leave Friday morning
for Fort Dodge and a trip over the entire
Illinois CeptEal system. making his first
stops and besinning the work Of organiza-
ton IN Iowa.
The ideas OF the Illiro!s organizers meet
with the mast hearty approval OF the Ne
braskans. c. d. Hopkins said:
The NYjseopsiR provision Is a wise or
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
Judges DIsguaIify Carpenter.


In the final Of the 4OO-meter Hat race
]. c. Carpenter, Cornell university. came
in first.
A sensation was created when officials
declared that It was no race. This decision
was reached on the ground that Carpenter
had bored" Hallswelle, the English run
rer. Boring is the English term for
"pocketing."
W. c. Robbins. Cambridge university, was
second; Hallswelle, third and j. b. Taylor,
Irish-American Athletic club, fourth.
Matthew p. Halpin, manager Of the
American team. says the Americans viii
not run the race over.
As soon as the decision of the officials
was made known the grand stands were in
an uproar, the Englishmen cheering the an
nouneement and the Americans hooting.
The boring Is alleged TO have occurred
at the corner coming Into the stretch.
To the spectators It seemed impossible.
They could not see how Carpenter. who had
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-28
Flood Bulletin Issued.

A dipatch from Washington. says
the weather bureau at 10 o'clock
Wednesday night issued the following
flood bulletin:
The heavy rains that have fallen
continuously since Sunday over the
Carolinas and Eastern Georgia have
caused widespread floods of the
most dangerous and destructive
character. The Savannah River, at
Augusta, will likely reach stage Of
SO feet, or 6 feet above flood stage,
by midnight Wednesday, and there
is grave probability that the entire
city will be flooded. Telegraphhic
communication with the outside
world has been cut off and no reports
have been received since Wednesday
morning. V.
1.-The Catawba River, ofgNorth
Carolina, and the Wateree and Pee
Dee rivers. of South Carolina, have
exceeded all. previous stages by sew
eral feet. while Eastern North Carolina
reports indicate the greatest food
ever known in that section. The
,ainfall was particularly hAavy in
the vicinity of Raleigh, N. c.. where
the total fall since Sunday was ex-
actly ten inches. The losses and
damages are enormous. Railroads
have annulled trains, bridges have
been washed away, roads rendered
impossible and large areas Of crops
destroyed. The Oconee and Ocmulgee
rivers, of Georgia, are also above
flood stage and high water will be
experienced in the Altamaha River
during u,uch Of Scr tern per
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-28
DAM ABOVE AUGUSTA BREAKS
Three Lives Lost and Property Dam
aged to Great Extent.

A dispatch from Atlanta, Ga,
says the floods in the Carolinas and
Georgia eliminated Wednesday in the
breaking of the big dam six miles
from Augusta, which diverts the
water rom the Savannah River into
the canal at that point. The great
flood of water let loose soon found
its way into the city and that night,
from 18th street to the eastern
boundary, Augusta was under from
six 70 twelve feet of water, which is
graduall:. rising.
The bridge across the Savannah
River went down in the rush OF
waters and the dam at the locks,
seven miles above the city collapsed,
adding to the food.
The Associated Press cori espond-
ent at Augusta succeeded in getting
Telephone wire to work IN the
building next to the Augusta Herald
office, and from there the first COM
munication was obtained after the
wires went down.
He reported three deaths, two
white persons and one negro, but
could not give any names, as the
means of travelling were only by
boat.
At 9 O'Clock Wednesday night two
telegraph operators employed by the
Western Union Telegraph Company
swan to the Chamber of Commerce
building and cut in on wire that mad
not been cut down. This wire, with
POSSIBLY a railroad wire into the
wards in outlying sections of the city
are the only means of communlca-
ton to the outside world.
The current through the city
streets is swift. but not enough 10
more than carry away debris, box
trees, store boxes and loose signs.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-28
LYNCHED BY MOB
GOTTEN OUT on JAIL ON FALSE
REPRESENTATIONS.
Man Told Jailor He Was Deputy, Pre-.
sented Order For Prisoner, and
Took Him to Waiting Crowd.

A dispatch from Louisville, Ca,
says Vincent Williams, the negro
who shot Mr. R. G.. Brown at his
home near that place a few night ago
from which injury he died a few
days later in Augusta, was brought
from Macon by unknown parties
Monday night and hung about one
mile from, town on the Warenton
road near. the. spaupeT ydtsrtu.
No one inIthe town ever knew that
iatlynching was in progress, so quiet
ly were the plans corried out.
Carroll Jones, purporting to be an
officer, presented an order for the
prisoner to the jailor at Macon, where
Williams had been confined for safe
keeping since his capture, stating
Sheriff Smith sent him there and, Sc
cured the negro. The man who re-
presented himself as an officer stated
that a special term of the court had
been called to try Williams but no
one there had heard anything Of it.
Williams was found dangling from
the end of a rope with a couple OF
bullet wounds in his breast. People
living within hundred yards of the
scene knew nothing of it until next
moring.
This is the first lynching in Jeffer-
son county in forty-two years and
occurred within thirty steps Of where
the last iynching occurred Williams
has escaped three mobs heretofore.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-28
STEERS EAT DYNAMITE
Farmer Throws Rock, Hits Steer ana
an Explosion Results.

Oscar Huff. living near Bremen
Ind, lost two valuable steers IN aH
unusual manner Wednesday. HIS
cattle were grazing in field where
Mr.. HUFF was blasting stumps. While
he was absent the steers ate guam
tity of the dynamite which had been
left lying near stump
When driving them at evening
Mr.. Huff threw stone at the hero'
The missile struck one OF steers tha'
had eaten of the dynamite. ana Ine
shock exploded the stuff in the am
mails stomach and the steers was
blown into smithereens. The crash
of the explosion Jared the otnef
steer and it. too, blew up. Inc
shocks were heard distinctly lol
several miles.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-28
KERN IS FORMALLY NOTIFIED
Democratic andidate For Vice Pres
ident Accepts.

AT INDIANAPOLIS, Ind John Worth
Kern. Democratic candidate for Vice
President, vas notified formally ON
Tuesday of his nomination by the Ma
tional Convention at Denver and ac-
cepted the honor in speech deliver
ed to $1,000 people in the Coliseum
at the State Fair grounds.
The notification speech was made
bv Theodore f. Bell, of California,
chairman of the committee. selected
at Denver to officially inform Mr.
Kern. William J. Bryan, candidate
for President, was present. ana
smoke at length on the subject or
trusts. The meeting was called 10
order by Thomas Taggart, memher
Of the national committee from IN
diana who relinquished the gaVel 10
Norman F.. Mack. of Buffalo, y. -
chairman of the national committee
Mr.. Mack presided through the
meeting. Mr.. Mack was gwen an
enthusiastic reception. He spoke
very briefly. He predicted victory
in November for the national Demo-
cratic ticket. He introduced Theo.
E Rell. of California, who as cnair-
man Of the notification committee
formerly announced to Mr.. Kern ms
nomination by the Denver ConVeh-
tion
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-28
COVERED BY WATER.
THE CITY OF AUGUSTA is mum
DATED.
Flood Greatest in States History
The Property Loss Will Reach
Enormous Figures.

Property damaged to the extent of
hundreds OF thousands of dollars, at
least two or three lives lost, deyast-
ed FARMS. ruined crops, bridges
washed away, cotton mills and pow
er plants closed, railroad service
traffic paralyzed, and telephone and
telegraph service badly crippled,
tell the story of the food which has
been raging in the Piedmont and Pee
Dee sections of South Carolina, and
the eastern portion of North Caroli-
ma for the past few days, and which
is undoubtedly the most destructive
that has ever visited this section of
the country.
The rivers are all out of their
banks and some of them are steadily
rising. 1t is impossible to give any
fair estimate of the loss, but it <will
so into the millions. Owing to the
disorganized condition of the usual
means of communication. It is i'm
possible to get dispatches from all
of the counties where the food
is highest and the damages greatest,
but sufficient information was secured
to give tolerably fair idea of the
extent Of the flood.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-28
For r. r. Commissioner.
TWO DROWNED IN KERsHAw.
bridge Over the Wateree Goes Down
Carrying Man and Boy to Death.

DcIOSc oEcF CliS SatSESS OooS DO"H
Carrying Man and Boy to Death.
A dispatch from Camden, says the
Wateree iron bridge, which was
operated by corporation as a toll
bridge, was completely wrecked
Tuesday by the high water. The
river is higher than it has been for
years and the immense amount of
RATS and a large fiat which came
floating down the stream was more
than it could stand. AT the time it
gave way there were number Of
people on the bridge, including Mr..
Henry Savage. the president of the
Bridge Company. Mr.. Savage and
Two negroes went floating down the
river. on a raft. The negroes manag-
ed to get out and the others that
went in at the time the bridge gave
way were all rescued, but the most
distressing feature of it all is that
Mr.. George RADON, who was crossing
in q wagon with a littleboy named
Hlnson, went in, and it is almost Ger
tain that they were drowned. Moth
ing has been heard of them.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-28
Long Navigator Saved.

A dispatch from Milwaukee, WIS
saws after spending twenty Jul
hours alone on the tiny schooner
tuoita. with the body Of his captain
rolling on the deck at his feet Davlu
Beebe, the lone navigator or the ue-
re,ict was brought into port Friday
NV rho Gilchrist steamer Helena.
Tho rescued man was sick with eX-
posure ond all but dumb LOT noui :
after his rescue.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-28
BRICK WALL KILLS EIGHT.
Lab0rers at Chelsea, Mass, Crushed
by Falling Wall.

A dispatch from Chelsea. Mass,
saws a forty-fve-foot high brick wal
in Chelsea square collapsed sudden
ly Tuesday, burying beneath it some
thirty workmen. Eight were killed
outright or died in ambulances on
the way to the hospital. About
twenty others were injured, eleven
of whom were taken to the United
States Marine and Naval Hospital
some of them in serious condition
A number of others escaped WITH
but minor injuries. The dead:
Meyer Arlwok. 60 years old.
Ferri Santi, As years old.
Eelechi Genelifia. "a years old.
John Costello, 55 years DID,,
Morris Zachlad.
Joseph Adler, 3S years old,
Carmillo Murzello, % years old.
Unknown man, features hardly re-
cognizable.
M. Gordon, of the firm Of Gordon
& Seegal. the contractor who had the
work in hand. was arrested late Tues,
day on warrant charging man
slaughter, and his partner, Seegal
was arrested that night.
Five minutes before the collapse
Of the wall, it is said, Inspector OF
Buildings Frank Weymouth had or
dered the foreman Of the gang tc
stop work, as he saw the wall was
crumbling. 1t was planned to build
a four-story house on the spot when
was the site of the old Academy ol
Music.
The wall which fell upon the
workmen stood against the Park
Hotel Beams Of wood were BENG
fitted into this old wall in order tha'
it might be utilized for the ne"
structure. 1t is claimed that the
wall was undermined by the large
holes that were dug into II and that
with no proper support. it gave way.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-28
Thirty PERISH.
IN BURNING COAL MINE WHEN
FIRE DESTROYS SHAFT.
Rescuers Seek Corpses After Success
full Battle With Flames-Work of
Recovery Difficult.

A dispatch from McAlester, Okla,
says more than 80 miners were suf-
focated in the Hailey-Ola coal mine
No. l near Haileyville, IA miles east
| of McAlester, when fire destroyed
the hosting shaft and cut off air
| from the me below
Twenty-six dead bodies were re-
moved from the mine that night, fol-
sowing a Dsuceessfulz ba,sle. with the!
dames. 1t is believed that six or
eight more Will be brought out.
Twenty-Five mules were suffocated
and some of their bodies burned.
Explorations in the channels re-
vealed that more Of the men met
death by burning, but tnat all were
suffocated. It. is impossible for the
rescuers to get far from the base of
the main shaft, and it probably will
be "a hours before thorough search
of the entire mine can be made
Some of the channels are three
quarters Of mile long.
The fire is said to have started al
1880 o'clock soon after the day shift
went to work. 1t appears that bar
rel of oil caught fire and later ex-
ploded burning oil in all directions.
The fire spread with such rapidity
that the miners on the lower tires
were unable to reach the shaft was
cut off,
The mine is owned by DR.. D. B.
HALEY of McAlester and is one of
the biggest mining properties in the
State. Soon after the fate Of the
entombed men became generally
known crowds of wildly excited wo-
men and children, relatives Of the
unfortunate men, appeared at the
mouth of the shaft. Their grief
was pitiable Their cries for the en-
toned miners added much to the
confusion.
Those who were able to reach the
surface were greeted with shouts OF
Joy. The officials of the company
aided by the mine bosses and others,
Immediately went to work to rescue
the men still in the mine. 1t was
soon apparent, however, that no one
could enter, as volumes of smoke
poured from the opening.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-28
ATTACK ON "MERRY WIDOWS"
Kentucky Night Riders Vent Their
Fury OH Big Hats.

Prejudice against Merry Widow
hats is so strong in Mead county, Ky
saws a telegram from Elizabeth. that
a hand of forty night riders descend
upon the village of Custom and des'
troved the millinery store of Miss Jen-
ME Myer. A tobacco barn was also
burned in the raid. but the Merry
Widow hats were the special objects
of the mob's fury. The raid follow
ed the adoption of resolutions in tie
village church declaring the Sats a
nuisance and a sin.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-28
TILLMAN sIGHs FOR HOME.
And the Hog and Hominy He Can't
Get in Europe.

A dispatch from London to The
New York Herald says: Senator
Tillman, of South Carolina, who is
making his first European tour, likes
London very much, though he sigh
IN vain for the delicacies of the table
of down South.
Young man." said the Senator
this morning, IF you will only tell
me where | can get some real corn
meal in this town you will make me
your debtor for life
friend who was standing near
supplied the information and the
Senator was effusive in his thanks.
well, sir" I've had a hard time
to get something to eat over mere.
You know a man used all his life 10
orr Southern cooking just naturally
Graves for something that has corn III
II | don't eat beef and | have lhe
hardest time everywhere I've been
irving to explain what meant by
breakfast bacon, but, as for corn
bread and hominy grits. why slr'
7 haven't been able to find trace OF
them anywhere, so just thought II
7 could only find somebody TO tell me
where I could get some corn meal
would take it to my stopping place
and show the cook ''Nw to make
nice yellw pone of C bread or an
ash-cake. Brompton road, did you
say? | am certainly much Obliged.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-28
HIS RECORD CLEARED.
OLD SWEETHEART SAVES SOLD.
TER BETRAYED BY HIS WIFE.
Shooting ARRAY Of Three Years Stand
ing Led to Sensational Incident in

ing Led to Sensational Incident in
New England.
The remarkable story of William
Howard, who was betrayed into the
arms of the law by his wife, and
then saved from Imprisonment by the
testimony of woman he had loved,
but given up, is still the sensation of
Southern New England. The ordi-
mary quiet city of New Bedford,
Mass; was the center of the sensation,
which occurred three years ago. The
fatal shot was fired at Hazelwood
park on the evening of July II,
1905. The persistent work Of the
New Bedford police failed to clear
the mystery, which surrounded the
death of Edward DEwhurst. Clew
after clew was taken up and aban-
doned. In July, 1908, a few days
after the anniversary Of the shoot
ing, his bride Of ten months betrayed
Howard to the police, charging him
with the killing of Dewhurst. Her
story was a sensation.
The betrayal, came as the result OF
series of complications in Howard
life. 1t appears that on the night
of the shooting the soldier was
walking through Hazelwood park
with Miss Grace Struteyant. They
were assaulted by Dewhurst, who
was not known to either. Howard
J shot him in self-defense and he and
Miss Sturtevant vowed never to tell
the secret. Suspicion was never
directed to them. Then Howard
married another woman. He felt II
duty to keep in touch with his
former sweetheart that she might
not change her mind, as his marri'
age was being kept secret. His Wlfe
became Jealous Howard then con-
fessed the killing to her and gave
this as his reason for paying atten'
ton to the former sweetheart. Lat
er the wife came to the conclusion
that the devotion was too real. Thef
came her confession to the police
Since the trial the ccouple have beer
living apart.
Howard was arretsed, charged
with manslaughter and tried on the
statement of his wife of an alleged
|confession. At the hearing Miss
Sturtevant testified she had beer
with Howard on the night OF the
shooting. They were walking TO-
gether when man stepped in front
of them and pointed revolver into
Howard's face. He in turn pulled
his revolver and fired just in time
as the wounded mans revolver eX'
ploded as he fell. She declared How
ard fired in selfe-defense. She salc
they did not stop to see how badl!
the man was hurt aud that hel
soldier friend wanted to come into
town and surrender at once but she
insisted that he should not. hfer
they agreed never to tell and the
girl kept her pledge. Howard IS no"
serving a term Of re-enrollment al
Fort Rodman, Mass, and declares
Miss Sturtevant is the truest; mosl
honest and loyal woman he has ever
met.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-28
SUICIDE AT LAURENS.
Prisoner in Police Station House
Hangs Himself With Blanket.

A dispatch from Laurens, TUESDAY
SAYS the CITY was stirred by the news
that some time during the night Mr.
c.. c. Wilson. white man about ~
years old. had committed suicide IN
the police station house by hanging
himself with the blanket from MS
bunk. Patrolman W. Fl. Dodson dis
covered the pendant body at about l
o'clock Tuesday morning on a casuai
stroll through the building. Life
was extinct, the neck having been
broken.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-28
..AFFINITY" EARLE IN LIMBO.
Man Who Created Sensation Several
Months Ago, Placed in Jail.

Ferdinand P. Earl, the artist of
affinity fame, was arrested at mis-
home near Monroe, N. l.. Tuesday
afternoon charged with assault in
the second degree, alleged to have
been committed on his wife on or
about August 16, twelve days after
the birth of their child.
The complainant was Mrs. lnez
Bardy, an aunt of Mrs. Earle. 1t is
not known OH what the assault
charge is based. Earle pleaded
guilty to the charge and was held to
await the action of the grand jury.
Preferring to be locked up rather
than give bail. Earle wos conveyed to
The county jail at Goshen.
In the Court Earle appeared to be
very much affected, tears streaming
down his cheeks during the proceed
ings.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-28
Soldiers Ordered to Leave.

A dispatch from Springfield. ILL.,,
saws the 7th regiment |. n. e., has
heen ordered to withdraw from the
city and by 10 o'clock "Wednesday
morning there will be no more sold
ers in Springfield.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-28
FOUND HIS WIFE a SUICIDE.
Alabama Woman Dies by Her o"n
Hand in an Asheville Hotci.

Leaving a note to the effect that
sha was weary and tired of he
Mrs A. J. Abrahams, of HuntsVliIe'
Ala a guest at Asheville, n. C.'
ho+e, fred bullet into her oraln
aorlv wednesday morning and end
ed her life. The deceased VINO en-
~ Asheville three weeks ago. aao
boan in poor health for many years
Tt,a e,icide was not discovered un'
t.l o'clock the next morning
when her husband arrived Oh O.
n,orning train. He found his wiie N
Iv;ne dead on the floor, dressee !. I.
full street costume.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-28

A telephone message received from
The News and Courier last night at
1890 gives the following results in
the recent primary:
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-28
ANSEL ELECTED.
DEFEArED BLEAsE BY A coon
MAJORITY.

No Choice for United States Senator,
Superintendent of Education, OF
Railroad Commissioners.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-28
Fop United States Senator.
For Governor.

For Adjatant and Inspector General
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-02
Resolutions of Coincidence.

Whereas, God in His wisdom has
called unto Himself our beloved brother.
Joseph L%angevin, thereby depriving US
of an esteemed member and the family
left to MOURN a loving father and
atfectionate husband; and
Whereas, we all must bow to the will
of Him who doeth all things wisely and
we'll; therefore be it
Resolved, That we the members of
Sacred Heart Court, No. l419, of the
Catholic Order Of Foresters, at Olga
North Dakota extend to the family OF
our deceased brother our deepest
sympathy; and, be it further
Resolved. That a copy of these resolu.
tions be presented to the bereaved
family; also a copy of the resolutions be
sent to the Courier Democrat for publ.
cation and that the same be spread
upon the lodge record of the meeting al
which twere read and unanimous)
adopted.
Signed:
THOMAS CREGAN,
SAMUE L Cross. ( Committee
JAMES WATERFORD
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-02
OLGA.

Crops in this vicinity are looking fine
and give promise of a big yield.
Joseph Perron was a county seat
visitor from this neighborhood a day or
two the early part of the week on bust
ness.
Thos. Cregan and Sam Cross are
representative teachers from this locality
attending the institute in ogr at
the county seat this week.
Misses McKercher, Belanger, Sweeney
and Lepire, four of our popular young
lady teachers are attending the teachers
institute at Langdon this week.
The r. N. of A., picnic was quite a
success, financially and otherwise. 1t is
understood that the proceeds go to the
relief of a needy and deserving family.
Henry Brusseau and family have gone
to the Canadian Northwest on a visit to
Mrs. Brusseau's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.