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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-09-25

publish the reports of the district
superintendents was laid on the
table.
n. w. Waltz addressed the con-
ference in the interests OF the book
concern.
Minute Fund Exhibit.
Receipts from all sources.
s2s9.36; disbursements. s302.60;
deficit, 1924.
Pro Rata Assessment.
On motion of the secretary it was
ordered that each preacher pay 25
cents on every hundred dollars of
net salary received during the last
conference year, to defray the ex-
penses OF publishing the minutes.
On motion OF the secretary, w. s.
Gordon was elected collector for the
same.
On motion OF w. T. Kerr, a vote
of thanks was extended TO the secre-
tary for printed copies of Wednej-
day business session.
Addresses.
In short speech the bishop intro
duced Edgar Blake. assistant secre.
tary of board of Sunday schools. He
addressed the conference on behalf
of that board, making the following
proposition: II the members of the
Oregon conference VIII agree to
faithfully present the work of the
board OF Sunday school to their re-
specuve charges, and take an offer
ing for the same as directed by the
general conference, and Will further
agree to raise an amount sufficient
10 pay the salary and expenses of n
Sunday school missionary, the board
of Sunday schools will request the
bishop TO appoint a member of the /.
conference TO that work, and will |
finance his salary and expenses, Civ |.
Ing the conference the year in which /
10 raise the money.
On motion of w. y. Hollingshead. /
The proposition was accepted.
Resolution.
A resolution signed by +. l..
Young. c. l.. Hamilton. c. r. Wilson,
w. n. Moore, Sanford Snyder. T. d.
Ford, q. +. Round, j. ". Skldmore,
7. l.. Stratford, E. II. Bryant, -. A
Bristol, l.. +. Smith, w. T. Kerr. e
\. Lewis. A. c. Brackenbury. w. II
Ieppe. w. ". selleck. J. X. Hawkiac.
,. l.. Fields, James Moore. Benz.
Young and s. II. Dewart, was pre-
ented as follows:
Whereas, The general conference
las changed the term "P,esiding
Iider," to that OF District Supcrin-
and
Whereas. we believe In adding dig
lty to the Office and efficiency TO the
FORK; therefore be Is
Resolved. That we request bishop
hughes to appoint not more than
wo district superintendent for the
'regon conference this year, and
hus make effective the law whica
lys that the district superintendent
hall not be required to be present at
he second and third quarterly con
srences.
on motion Of +. l.. Young lts con-
Iteration was made the order OF the
ny FOR Friday morning. Immediately
fter the reading OF the inmates.
Closing.
The conference adjourned by ex-
lration OF time. Announcements
ere made and the bishop pro-
ounced the benedltion.
Program foe Friday. 4
S:15 a. m.--Eyangelistlc address
= Rev. w. r. Kerr, fallowed by de- I
ltions.
9:00-a> m.-Conferences session
2;3O p. m. m.---Annlyersary OF Wom-
i's Foreign Missionary society
Mrs. j. 4. Aabbett, presiding.
Addresses by Mrs. Or. Saylor and
RS. a. y. Fisher. CORE pondelng
cretary OF Columbia river branch.
7:30 q. m.-Rally aud annlyey-
ny OF the board OF sunday schools
Addre 'ses by Rev, DR.. Blake, OF
anches,3r n. H.. secretary OF
lar1
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-09-25
SECOND DAY
MORNING SESSION

SECOND DAY
MORNING SESSION
Thursday, Sept. "a. 1908
Opening.
Conference opened at S:15 q. m.
with devotions led by q. II. Fee @,
w. T. Kerr and 7. l.. Jones led In
prayer
At o'clock the bishop TOOK the
chair.
Minutes.
The minutes OF yesterday session
were read and approved
Interpretation OF Rule of Order.
by request OF the bishop, on mo-
tlon OF w. 7. Kerr, rule 2 OF the
rules OF order was Interpreted as
liking the hour OF opening for buli-
ness at n. m.
Question Thirteen Resumed.
The character OF the effective eld-
ers OF the klamath district were
passed. and those present and in
charge reported. II. j. Van Fossen.
II. a. Bristol A. r. Macean. q. A.
Gray, T., Conklin. W. G. Reuter-. J.
X. Hawkins. w. u. Pepper
Portland District Report.
w II, llolling7head. district super
intendent of Portland district. was
called aud HIS character passed. lie
p oRented his report.
Question Thirteen Resumed.
The characters OF the effective |
elders OF the Portland district were !
passed. aud those pre-ent and in
charge reported. c. G. Rarlck, Ed |
ward Gittins. j. ID. Voce. A. ]. Ed |
wards, G. 4, Wilson, ]. T. Albeit.
Chan Sing KAT. c. r. Mcpherson.
BENJAMIN Young, w. II. Hoppe. s. ] |
ke3ter, J. w. MeDougnll, Harold |
oherg, NJ. T. Wire, r. l.. Young. +. !
d. Ford, l.. +. Smith, w. II. jeffrey, !
Jr., w. j. Douglass. W. T. Kerr.
Introductions.
W. II. w. Reese, w. s. Harrlng-
ton. Puget Sound conference: Il. n |
WILLIS. California conference; q. c. |
King, superintendent Nevada mis-
sion. w. A. Guerfroy. German Evan |
gelioal church; n. A. Deck, United |
Evangelical church; Davis Errett,
Disciples church; W. X Dolon. |
American nihle society H. W. |
Waltz. book concern; r. Gamer. Sc |
Louis conference; Eva Land and /
Florence Tw dwell. deacone ses we're
introduced 20 the conference.
Addresses.
w 3, Harrington, retiring district |
snnerintendent of Seattle district, |
Puget Sound con 'erenoe. addressed I
the conference on behalf of the
Methodist denartment OF the A. Y. II. Y
eS o'l,'oa 20 be held In Seattle In /
laea.
W. H. W. Reese In short ad-
dre's presented the financial plan OF
fhe same aud solicited contribution. |
4. v. y. Commission,
ON motion of W. ". Hoppe = l
commission consisting OF layma J
anf preacher from each district 4
was ordered appointed hy tho eahi- !
net TO represent the oregon confer /
enee n connection with the Method
ist eVhihlt.
Drafts on Hook CONCERN and
Chartered Fund.
The hlshon pre- ented drrtti on
the book concern and chartered
= a ~eg" g"ee,'''>'v FOR SllT9. andl
5.e, On motion they were ordered ,
made PAYABLE "a the chalrman OF
the board ot conference stewards,
u, A. Waters Was temporarily
excused az his own request.
Sancity of Sabbath Committee. !
On motion O. ". N. Senerk. San
ford SNYDER. G. G Rarick aud {. T.
Wilson were added 10 the c0mmlt-
tee ON sancfy OF sabbath.
Salem nlssFirs ncUNrs.
n. y, Rawlsnd. dislr'ci ,sasper'n.
lendeng of sa'em "A trict. wn %callcl
and his character passed. He pre.
ssnted h's re~ort
A motion BY c. T. MePherson 70 s
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-09-25
CnoLERA on DECRRAsE
IN ST. PETERSRJRC

81. Petersburg, Sept. a5.-~The city
authorities today l0ok a more hope
ful view of the cholera situation. as
20 per cent decrease iR the num
ber OF new case has Just been re-
ported. During the 20 hours hsgin-
ning az noon Thursday see eases
were called Co she atetaliOn Of the
health ofielals
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-09-25

Some people Just eana stand n
To see a eontended person.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-01
STARVING IN NEW YORK;
Tried to Steal Money With Which to
Get Bread.

A gray-haired sick looking man
walked into the banking office or =.
3. Richard G. Co., 80 Broadway, Ne"
York. Friday and asked for money TO
get food. He was ordered out, and
after walking TO the street, STOOD
looking for a moment at the firm S
window. where a quantity OF foreign
money was exhibited.
Then his glance fell on a piece OF
concrete lying in the gutter, and a
tily picking it UP, he threw it against
the plate glass. The window broke
in a dozen pieces. and the old man
then grabbed Il 40 franc ana a 'o
fame note and ran.
Two of the firms clerk s caught Mn
hefore he had got fifteen feet away
In the station house the prisoner oe-
scribed himself as Thomas Kenned!
20 wears old. d sail maker. win no
home. He said he had eaten nothlhe
for As hours, and his appearance III
dicptcd it. The police sympathlzed
with him. but charged him with burg,
larry.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-01
IMPROVES SLOWLY.
Senator Tillman Wont Return to
Senate This Session.

The State says the condition OF
Senator b. r. Tillman is not alarm
ing. according to his physician, but
it is not thought that he will be
able to return to the Senate this
session.
In responce to an inquiry DR.. I.
]. Hunter, Senator Tillman's physi-
clan wired The State at 9.45 WedneS-
day evening as follows.
"There is nothing alarming in Sen
ator Ti!lman's condition. Left of
anodyne last night for first time since
he has been sick, and he did not
rest as we'll as he has been. He
has been somewhat depressed today
II has developed 10 organic symp-
toms at all. His trouble is purely
functional. His Improvement has
not been as rapid as I first expected
Don't think he will be able TO return
70 the senate this session.
Tn following was received from
The States Trenton correspondent
Wednesday, afternoon:
Senator Tillman is slowly improv'
ing. Has only been up once and has
very little control of himself while
standing. It is thought he is in need
of a complete rest
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-01
TOWN COMPLETELY DESTROYED
And Two People Killed by a Cyclone
Tuesday Morning.

The town of Lynn, Ga, was COM
pletely destroyed by a cyclone early
Tuesday morning.
Two persons were killed, Jim
Wright, colored, and a child of Major
Lyles.
A number of others were injured
including Boze and Pete Hatcher
Mrs. Bailey. Miss Blance Mimms, Miss
George Williams, Miss Kate Airline
and Mrs. William Lynn.
The costly home Of Mr.. Bailey was
picked up and carried ten feet. Every
dwelling, tenant house, barn and
store house were destroyed and all
the contents ruined.
One little child was blown into
the woods. The track of the cyclone
was 400 yards wide and two miles
long. ,
Doctors from B~rainbridge and
Crimson were sent OH a special tram
to care for the injured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-01
WILL DO GOOD.
The New Ruling of the PoStOfice De-
partment All Right.

partment All Right.
Editor Aull, of the Newberry Her.
aid and News writes as follows to
his paper from Washington:
Il had a very pleasant conference
with the Third Assistant Postmaster
General, Mr.. A. w. Lawshe, and in
addition to the main question which
| desired to see him about he discuss
ed some of the new rulings which had
been made by the postoffice depart
ment, very pleasantly and intelligent
ly. He is himself an old newspaper
man and was engaged in newspaper
work until he began his service for
the public.
, The regulation in regard to the
payment Of subscriptions, | am sat
isfed. will result in benefit both to
the. subscriber and to the publisher
and will eliminate from the mails at
second class an immense amount OF
matter which 81 not legitimately en-
titled to come in as newspapers or
periodicals in contemplation of the
law.
at is not the purpose of the de-
partment, I am sure, to injure any
legitimate newspaper but on the con-
trary to benefit such. The postal
laws so far as they relate to the
second class need revision, and Mr..
Lawsbe in his report has called at
tention Of congress to these matters
and congress should take some &C
ton"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-01
TRYING TO SAVE FRANKLIN
But Sooner of Later He Will Pay the
Penalty.

Efforts are being made to, staVe
the hanging o. Pink Franklin. the
murderer of Constable Valentine,
hut it will not save his neck, as soon
er or later he will pay the penalty
OF his crime on the gallows. The
Newberry observer says:
Jacob Moorer, a colored lawyer
of urangeburg, vas in NeWberry on
Friday and appeared before Chief
Justice Pope asking for an order to
stay the remittitur in the case OF
Pink Franklin, colored, who has been
convicted of murder and sentenced
to be hanged. The case went to the
court and the lower court
sustained. The motion OF the
colored lawyer was to stay the re-
mittitur until he could have a chance
TO present some other motion in the
case. The chief justice granted his
motion and gave him further time
for a hearing
This is the way murderers escape
their Just punishment, but we do not
believe that Franklin will escape. He
murdered an officer Of the law who
went to his home to serve a war
rant and he should be hung, and We
feel sure that he will be as soon as
all tho pauntIets of the courts are
run. When the above hearing is over
there will he another hearing OH
some other n~onsensical ground, but
the end will be reached, and hen
hemp will he introduced ana inc
tragedy will be closed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-01
APPARENTLY l. E
4 Strange Case of Suspended Anima'
ti0n of d Little Girl.

A remarkable case Of suspended
animation is reported at Maycock'
Y q where Bessie, the 10-year-old
daughter of a farmer named Perry
lies seemingly dead. but with a BODY
still warm, and a face with all the
natural coloring Of life.
The child fell suddenly 10 the
ground last Friday. Two physicians
pronounced the girl dead. The race
of the child retaining its natural col
or and her body it's warmth, however
the parents of the child refused 10
hermit a burial. The child presents
orerv Of being asleep, eX-
cept that her limbs are stiff and there
is no breath.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-01

feated. This year New York is boost
ing another candidate; making a reg
uIar campaign in his behaAf ana
against Bryan. but that man can not
hone to be more successful than
Parker. or aver to get the New York
vote. II New York would not give
Parker her vote. what chance has a
nan Of the same type coming from
the West?
\ wear ago Democracy seemed ah-
solutely hopeless. Today. with Il
leader, an inspirer, that can create
enthusiasm. that can reach the peo-
pie. that is known and respected by
the people, there is hope. Bryan Is
! the only Democrat in thai class, ana
if is useless to attempt to blind the
people Of South Carolina to that TACT
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-01
IMPORTANT RULING
BY THE UNITED STATES ST.
PREME COURT.
Another Notable Opinion Handed
Down by the Highest Tribunal in
Railroad Rate Matter.

In refusing to grant to Attorney
General Young of Minnesota a writ
of habeas corpus releasing him from
the penalty imposed by the United
States circuit court for the district Of
Minnesota On the charge OF con-
tempt of court in instituting a pro-
forcement of the railroad rate law
after the federal court had prohibited
such a course, and in affirming the
decision of Judge Pritchard Of the
United States circuit court for the
Western district of North Carolina,
discharging from Imprisonment Jas.
H. Wood, a ticket agent Of the South
ern railway at Asheville, after he had
been sentenced by the Asheville police
court to serve a term on the rock
pile on the charge of collecting for a
ticket on that road a greater price
than was permitted by the State
Railroad commission, the supreme
court O the United States added
another to a series of decisions which
have rendered notable the present
term of that court.
In both cases the right of the
States to fix rates for railroad trans
portatior vas the issue. and both
involved conflicts between federal
and State courts. The decision in
each case was opposed both to the
States and to their courts. The
opinion of the court in both cases
was announced by Justice Peckham,
and with the exception Of Justice
Harlan. all the other members OF
the court stood behind him in the
announcement Of the courts finding.
Justice Harlan read a dissenting
opinion in the Young case in which
he took the view that the suit was
practically a proceeding against the
State and therefore not permissible
under the eleventh amendment to the
constitution. He therefore character
lied the opinion as era-making in the
history of the court, and said 1t had
the effect of closing the courts of a
State against the State itself and
predicted that the result would be
disastrous. The two cases were so
similar that both practically were de-
cided in one opinion. The principal
announcement was made in the
Minnesota case.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-01
CONTESTS.
The Usual Negroes Are Working for
the Usual Fees.

In speaking Of the South Carolina
contested cases before Congress the
WASHINGTON correspondent of The
State SAYS 1.-The usual negroes are
contesting the seats of Lever, Legare
and Patterson. They are all here
with their attorneys. w. A. Holman,
D. L.. Baker and NJ. Rutledge Rivers
are here for Legare, B. H. Moss ana
C. N. Efrd for Lever, and d. s.
Henderson for Patterson. Prioleau
has appeared upon the scene n is
ready TO take his eat on the moor
of the house. The election commit
tee is settling itself to enjoy the ar
gument of Lawyer Moorer of Orange
burg, who represents the contestants
for Lever and Patterson's seat. Moor
or is the negro who last time said ne
stood so high in the legal profession
in Orangeburg that he could borro"
money from Mr.. B. Hart Moss.
It is time that this farce was called
off. None of these negroes expect
TO get any seat in Congress. Ii they
did, not one of them would know
what to do with it. Uantzler is about
as much fit to represent this DIS
trict in Congress as n of those hid
eous baboon'' Capers seems 10
know 50 much about Then there is
Prioleau. Caper's "hideous baboon'
He is either lodging the penttentiary
or running for Congress nearly all
the time. He would make a lovely
member. The principal thing these
fellows are after is the attorneys ices
allowed by Congress. When they get
it they are the happiest set OF OAR
kies in South Carolina as long as the
money lasts.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-01
THEY WANT BOOZE.
Blown Up Because He Refused to SCH
Liquor.

At Center Point, Ind, the Madge
business block. containing a drug
store shoe store and barber shop'
with the knights of Pythlas nan on
the second floor. was destroyed D.!
dynamite yesterday. Hardy any
thing but splinters is left OF the 'ui'a-
ing.
The town has no saloons, and Mr'
Urev. a druggist. has been Emporium
ed often to turn his store into a DINO
tiger. refused. 1t is believed nat Ihe
liquor sympatliizers who wanted the
blind tiger established destroyed the
/ building out of spite.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-01
DIED AT HIS POST.
A MAN BEATING HIS WAY ON
TRAIN
Shoots and Kills the Conductor, 6ut
Is Shot Also and He Dies Later
i'm all.

SnO0tS ana kIllS the CONDUCTOR, I'M
Is Shot Also and He Dies Later
in Jail.
A special dispatch from Andersen
says Conductor G.. D. Swink, OF
freight train No. "a, of the Ander-
son branch of the Charleston and
Western Carolina Railroad, was kill
ed by a white man, named Bunnie
Brock, Tuesday afternoon at four
o'clock, while his train was standing
in the yard at Calhoun Falls. Brock
was arrested and lodged in the Alb
beville Jail. Brock is about % years
of age and has the reputation OF be-
ing a big bully.
Brock got on Swink's train at
Lowndesville in a drunken condition.
He succeeded in beating his way as
far as Latimer, when Swink went in
to the coach and collected his fare
from Latimer to Calhoun Falls.
Brock, it is said, cursed Swink very
vilely and got off the train near the
Calhoun Falls yfrd.
When Swink's train pulled up to
the station Brock secured a pistol and
cursed Mr.. Swink again. Conductor
Swink then struck Brock and Brock
opened fire. He fired only one time,
the bullet penetrating Swink's heart.
AS Swink fell he pulled his
pistol and fired at Brock nee or
twice, n of the shots t"filg effect.
Conductor Swink W. 'lan of
amiable disposition and ~:'innt,lv. He
was about 20 years Odd and was from
Woodruff, in Spartenhr'rg County,
where his parents nc" reside. He
unmarried and h"d oily heen
running on the Anderson branch for
about sixty days. He was popular
with all of his fellow ira; Incl. The
body was carried to Woodruff for
burial.
Brock Dies i'm Iril.
a ulSDdLCl liOil HDbSN ooSS ~
Calhoun Falls. in this county. Tues
day evening Conductor Swink. OF a
freight train Of the Charleston and
Western Carolina Railway. was shot
and killed by Bunnie Brock, d des-
perate young man residing in the
western part of the count. Brock
was also shot by the conductor In the
hin and died after being lodged in
Jail here.
1t GEMS that Brock was on the
ton of one of the cars Of the train
and was in a drunken condition. He
was ordered to come down by the
Words were passed anf
the shooting began. The conductor Of
the train was shot through the heart.
Brock was a very young man, a son
of a good father, but he is said TO
have been a desperate character.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-01
KILLED ~ LIVE WIRE.
Caught Hold or 1t While III ha'h
Room.

Edgar X. Miller, aged ," years or
Newton. Ind. d freshmen at Depau
University. lost his life by coming III
contact with a live wire in the Dath-
room of Mrs. Jordan mouse 'a'e '"''
Thursday night.
A cry was heard and his room mate
rnshed to the bathroom TO hnd NIL
ler living on the floor dead. A hole
in his right nand and a deep h"rh III
The Young mans foot told the story.
His body had fallen directly henea'n
on elertric light and was slfeicheo
across a register.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-01
BLOODY BATTLE
FOUGHT OVER "HOLY CARPET
OF THE PROPHETS.
Tomb at Mecca, Between Betlouins
and u Caravan Of Egyptians, Ten
Being Killed.

Being Killed.
A Dispatch from Suakin says news
has reached there that a bloody bat
tie was fought between Bedouins and
a arava Of Egyptians. The battle
arose over a desire Of the Bedouins
to capture the holy carpet" a gorge
Gus piece of red velvet, embroidered
with gold which costs a years time
to construct.
At least ten men were killed. many
wounded and n gun captured. The
carpet is made under the supervision
of the sultan and when completed is
turned over to the Egyptian pilgrims
to place upon the tomb of the prophet
at Mecca. The journey to Mecca is
a sacred one. but the pilgrims take
precautions to protect themselves for
the trip is always hazardous.
At the expiration of a year another
carpet has been woven and the old
one is replaced with a new one. The
carrying Of the carpet from the tomb
back to Cairo is attended with solemn
rites and the celebration at the end
of the journey is an imposing and
spectacular one.
Arabs. Turks. Pesians, syrians,
Circassians, Nibians. Negroes and
British. Indians jon in the pilgrimage
The fierce guardians of the caravan
are the Bashi-Bazouks. mounted and
armed to the teeth with the clumsy
weapons of the East. The right to
carry the carpet has been handed
from camel to camel for centuries and