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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05

-aised the sick nan up and thrust
own face bc SRI. lis eyes.
.Thls Is G.ea.ser I've come IoE
Helen-whcre IS sheT' A spark or
-sc9e,rl. ION dickereI into the duh stare
you're too late-I'm dying and I'm
afraid
His uuestiouer shook Strive again.
where is she%'' h. repeated. time
after time. till by very force Of his
,wn insistence he compelled realiza-
ton III the sufferer.
The Kid took her away. The KID
shot me-" and then his voice rose TIL
I flooded tie room with terror. The
Kid shot me. and I'm dying. He
,oughed blood to his lips, at which
Rov laid him back and stood up. SO
ha~e was no mistake. after all, and be
nab arrived too late. This was the
Kids revenge. This was how he
struck. Lacking courage to face
mans level eyes, he possessed the foul
aess to prey upon a woman. Roy felt
weakening physical sickness sweep
,yer him till his eve fell upon sodden
rlrment which Helen had removed
rom her brothers shoulders and re
placed with dry one. He snatched
from the floor and in a sudden fury
'elt it come apart in his hands like
vet tissue paper.
He found himself out in the rain,
canning the trampled soil by light OF
lis lamp and discerned tracks winch
he driZzlc had not yet erased He
.easoned mechanically that the two
iders could have no great start of him.
20 strobe out beyond the house to seq
+ they had gone farther into the hills.
There we're no tracks here. therefore
hev must have doubled back toWar
own. It did not occur to him that
hey might have left the beaten path
md followed down the little creek to
he river: but replacing the light
where he had found it, he renowned
and dashed his horse into a stiff canter
ND toward the divide that lay between
him and the city. The story was grow
ing palmer to him. though as yet he
could not piece it all together. Its
possibilities stabbed him with such
horror that he cried cut aloud and beat
his steed into faster time with both
hands and feet. To think Of those two
ruffans fighting over this girl as though
she were the spoils Of pillage! He
must oyertake the Kid-he would. The
possibility that he might not threw
him into such ungovernable mental
chaos that he was forced to calm him
self. Men went mad that way. lie
could not think of it. That gasping
creature in the roadhouse spoke all too
we'll of the Bronco's determination.
And vet, who of those who had known
the Kid in the past would dream that
his vileness was so utter as this?
Away to the right, hidden among the
Swallowed hills, his friends rested
themselves for the coming battle, wait
ing impatiently his return and timing
it to the rising sun. Down in the val
ley to his left were the two he follow
ed while he, obsessed and unreason-
ing, now cursing like a mailman, now
grim and silent, spurred southwark to-
ward town and into the ranks of his
enemies
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05

"TU shotO goa lCho'S master here!"
as If to ward off a blow. Framed in
the window was the pallid visage of
man. The air rocked the lamp fiared,
and Strive whirled completely around,
falling back against the wall. His
eyes filled with horror and shifted
down where his hand had clutched at
his breast plucking at one spot as it
tearing barb from his bosom. He
lerked his head toward the door at his
elbow in quest Of retreat, a shudder
ran over him, his knees buckled and
he plunged forward upon his face his
arm still doubled under him.
Ii mad happened like flash OF light,
and although Helen felt, rather than
heard, the shot and saw her assailant
fall, she did not realize the meaning of
Il till drift of powder smoke assailed
her nostrils. Even so, she experienced
no shock or horror of the sight On
the contrary, a savage joy at the spec
tacle seized her and she stood still.
leaning slightly forward, staring at 1t
almost gloatingly, stood so till she
heard her name called, "Helen, little
sister, and turning. saw her brother
In the window
That which he witnessed In her face
he had seen before In the faces of men
locked close with hateful death and
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05
The Spoilers.
By REX e. BEACH.
conxrtsht. 1908 by Z. ssseA. =
By REX E. BEACH.
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ont an the rain swept mountain the
PROSTATE rider had regained his senses
and now WIS crawling painfully To-
ward the roc lhouSe. Seen through the
dark he would have resemhled some
misshapen. creeping monster. for ne
dragged himself reptila-like. close to
the ground. But as he came closer the
man bearI cry which the wind secn-
ed guarding from his ear and. hearing
It, he rose and rushed blindly forward.
staggering like a wounded beast.
Helen watched her captive closely rs
he backed through the door before her
for she dared not lose sight of him M
nj free The middle roAu was lighted
by glass lamp on the bar, and It's
rays showed that the front door was
secured by a large iron bolt She
thanked heaven there was no lock and
key.
Su.uve had retreated until his back
was to the counter, Offering no w5fi.
making no move, bat the dartiu@
brightness of his eyes showed that he
was alert and planning. But when the
door behind Helen, urged by the wind
through the broken easement, banged
to the man made his first lightning
sign. He dashed the lamp 70 the floor
where 1t burst like an eggshell, ahe
darkness leaped into the room as &A
animal pounces Had she been calIer
or had time for an instant's thouEAt
Helen would have FASTENED back 80
,.1,, 4 IN h.h.s
liberty and actuated By the sole desire
to break out into the open air SO
plunged forward. without warning
she was hurled from her feet by a
body which came out of the darluesa
upon her She fired the little gun, bUt
Strives arms closed about her tac
weapon was wrenched from her hand
and she found herself fighting against
him, breast to breast. with the fury OF
desperation. Ills wine burdened breath
beat into her face, and she felt herself
bound to him as though by hoops.
while the touch of his cheek against
hers turned her into a terrified, inSen-
safe animal which fought with every
ounce of its strength and every nerve
of its body. She screamed once, but il
was not like the cry of woman. Then
the struggle went on in silence and
utter blackness Strive holding her
like a gorilla till she grew faint and
her head began to whirl, while darling
lights drove past her eyes, and there
was the roar of a cataract in her ears.
She was a strong girl, and her ripe
young body untried until this moment,
answered in every fiber SO that she
wrestled with almost a mans strength
and he had hard shift to hold her. But
so violent an encounter could not last
Helen felt herself drifting free from
the earth and losing grip of all things
tangible, when at last they tripped and
fell against the inner door, This gave
way. and at the same moment the
mans strength departed as though II
were a thing of darkness and dared
not face the light that streamed over
them She tore herself from his clutch
and staggered into the supper room,
her loosened hair falling in a cleaning
torrent about her shoulders. while he
arose from his knees and came toward
her again, gasping:
9TH show you who's master here!
Then he ceased abruptly, cringingly
and threw up an arm before his face
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EVANGELIST HITS
PULPIT ORATORS
DECLARES THAT THEY ARE ALL
MOLLY coDDLES.-SEVERAL
LEAVE THE HOUSE.

PITTSBURG, June 1.-The Rev.
BILLY" Sunday, the evangelist, deliv-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-28

-
public on companies. His legal prac.
tice Is chiefly with the big rporn
tions. and his firm is counsel for thu
United Railways company and tho
Northern American Interests IN ST.
Louis. Judge Priest Is credited with
originating the phrase: bribery Is %
conventional offense," which he used
in an argument at the trial OF r. NJ.
Snyder, the Kansas city millionaire.
now dead.
you say hat the trust magnates
know their own Interests and are sup
porting Judge Taft. SO far as their
interests arc simply interests Of the
business community and especially OF
tho wage workers. ! believe they win
support Judge Taft. SO far as thcy
have special Interests which are to
them more important than the gem
cral business welfare | believe thov
viii support you. I base this belief
upon what happened in 1885 Your
success then would. IN my belize. have
been a calamity 10 the country from
the standpoint OF the welfare Of tho
business men. farmers and working
men. just as | believe. your success
now would be O calamity TO the coun-
try. both from the standpoint of bust
ness (dnd especially Of the Interest,"
Of the wage worlicrs) ana from the
standpoint OF morals. one OF your
supporters, the New York World i'm
February last printed u list of con
trlbutions to your campaign FUND OF
1896, containing the names of iully-
t.af. a.q Yr..,-..4L H.
mines who made contributions to the
aggregate amount Of 1888. 900. ono OF
these contributions being Slj9..0Oo
ana another OF $i5,0 600. etc. Now. an
the great financial maguatcs who then
contributed to your campaign fund
would have preferred business pros
perity 20 business Adversely, other.
thing being equal. but they would
rather have had the immense profit
that would have accrued to them
from the free coinage Of the 10 cent
dollar than from the smaller profit
which would have accrued to them
merely from the general Industrial
prosperity OF the country. Because Of
their personal interests and against.
the interest OF the community an large
Aafat trust IiiH idita tittH supported
you. Ny belief is, ana the statement.
OF Judge Priest stated above, and tho
attitude Of many men Of large tiuau-
cha Interest. warrant mo IN expressing /
the belief, that those trust mugnatcs
whose fear OF being prosecuted under
the law by Mr.. TAFT Is greater than
their fear Of general business adYcr-
gity under YOU, win support YOU and
not Mr.. Taft.
II come to what YOU have 10 Say
about contributions and hero you fur.
nlsh your own answcr You state that
II appears from the published state
mcnt of the contribution FOR Mr..
Hughes compaigu FOR governor two
years ago, that various me OF wealth., .
OF them connected with big cor
porations, whom you name TO the
number OF nine, contributed from
$50, 600 10 $500 apiece Nou ask
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member Of the national committee has
ever directly or Indirectly suggested
to me- that ] should either do or
leave undone anything whatever be
cause anyone had contributed or had
failed to contribute
These arc the facts. Now for your
proposal You have yourself furnish
ed it's condemnation. You have quot
ed the subscriptions furnished TO
Governor Hughes as reason TO dis
trust Governor Hughes attitude to-
ward corporations and ] am obliged
10 say that this cannot be sincere on
your part. for you know wen what the
governors attitude hes been through
ont his term. You quote the sub.
scription Of Mr.. Hartman to my cam
paign. although YOU know well tina,
II ala not interfere with any action
taken w me as against Mr.. Hartman
and ask II II would not have affected
the campaign if known. Thereby you
have furnished an excellent reason
for refusing to meet your proposal for
you make 1t evident tIct to adop'
your proposal would give 4 every
man who cared merely for partisan
success the chance. by precisely the
argument YOU have now made, to ere
ate to more purpose the false impress
sion that you are nov seeking to
create. Mr.. Tact's reputation. Mr..
Talt's acts on the bench and in nc
executive service show that he could
not be swtyed in n shape or way
by amy consideration save the public
interest ana that the fact OF any
mans contributing or failing to con
tribute would In no way influence
his action any more than II has inHu-
enc,d my action or the action of
Governor Hughes. ~omphatieally APP
prove of the publication Of campaign
'"p''s'a "l',' Tue ol'e''o" "".'''''
PI"''"'d IoI ny IA" OF "ot lou "aVc
~ho"h ny TINS ietter ol yours that IL
inc Contributors 10 MI IuBhe
''ihI'lph tuna would nave oeeh pup
l.'n'' p"l"I' 'ieCtIoh YOU anu 'loS'
WIN" act win you would nave strlVeh
10 give inc laI-e IMPRESSION lhal MI'
IiUEh's vas "Hl' 70 De thlrusled WIN
th' position OF governor aud you
nave SHOWN ny TINS Iet'er Of yours
th't u MI lid7heli contribution 70
the Iuhd oil iva cana l~heldehtaiIy' J
may mention 'Ha' am informed 'la'
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the Republican platform was evasive
on the subject. the Democratic plat
form was specific. lie asserted that
MIR. Taff's speech or acceptance was
weaker thar the platform.
Traction Lim~s Crowded.
Ten traction lines and fourteen rail-
roads brought the people on regular
aud special trains To the ceremonies.
Five hundred cars transported the
crowd from the city to the fair grounds
and back. The Coliseum. recently built
of brick and steel. holds $4,000 people
and arrangements were made early In
the day to hold overflow meetings Il
necessary. Mr.. Bryan and other speak
ers, members OF tbs notification CON-
mittee appointed at the Denver con-
vention, members Of the national com
mittee. headed By Norman r. Mack
and others OF the Official party. arrived
Monday night and on early morning
trains. A conference was held Monday
night between Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Mack.
Mr.. Kern, members Of the national ana
congressional committees and others,
1t which campaign matters were dts-
cussed.
The morning hours Tuesday were d.
voted to conferences by party leaders.
while u band concert ut the Denison
Hotel assisted In amusing the crowds
that poured through the corridors. La
ter q reception was held by Mr.. Bryan
and Mr.. Kern In the hotel mrIors.
Drive - The rass Grosnas.
The program for the day included
luncheon at the hotel by the speakers
and members OF the national and notif-
cation committees, after which the Of
fetal party was driven to the STATE
fair grounds In automobiles. Mr.. Bryan
Mr.. Kern and Chairman Bell OF the
notification committee riding together.
The ride through the city to the fair
grounds was through the principal
business streets aud past the Kern resi-.
denee. The doors OF the colixeum were
thrown open TO the public several hours
before the exercises began.
Thomas Taggart. national commit
teennan from Indiana, had been select
ed to call the meeting I o order. lie
Immediately handed the gavel to Ma
tlonal Chairman Mack. who introduced
Theodore K. Bell of California. chair
rnhn OF the notification committee. who
formally notified Mr.. Kern that he had
been selected by the Democratic party
to 90 on the national ticket with Mr..
Bryan. The Vice Presidential nominee
In his speech Of acceptance asserted
that the people do not rule because
their Will has not been given effect by
the party In power.
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Head of Ticket Charges Absses q
Corporations 20 Inaction o.
Republican Party.
GREAT COLISEUM IS CROWDED.
Huge Concourse Of People 1ees
Parade and Attends Cersmaniss
in Hoosier Capital.

Indianapolis correspondence
John Worth Kern. Democratic an
di0ata Tor Vice President. was notified
Formally Tuesday Of his nomination.
T1s meeting wns held In the elaborate.
II decorated Coliseum ut the state faIl
grounds and was attended by many
thcusA1ds Of people. regardless OF par.
y, attracted by the noted spcakcrw q
the program. The weather was ideal
clear and cool. with a pleasant breeze
that swept over the grounds.
While the notification OF Mr.. Kern
was the occasion. william ]. Bryan
was the central figure In the proceed-
ings. The Nebrasknn delivered an I'm
p~ortant speech ON trusts, lie charged
the Republican party with r~esponslbil-
ity for the growth Of harmful corpora
lions. He contrasted the platforms e
the two parties, contending that while
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-09-04

1165-Riot in Boston on accoaae q -
stamp act.
1775-Continental army under Gen.
Montgomery arrived at Ticondsroga.
l776-British defeated the Americans i
battle of Long Island.
l7S5-Lord George GERMAN, the irreceo-
cilable foe of America in the cabinet
Of Lord North. during the Rsvoas-
ton, died. Born Jan. %, 1716.
l195-French directory established.
lSoS-British under Sir Arthur Wellesley
defeated the French and SpanisA
forces at Vimiera, in Portugal.
1S14-British evacuated the city Of
Washington. The city Of Wash
ington burned by the British.
1SlS-The Savannah, the first steam YES
sci TO cross the ocean, launched at
New York.
1SJ9-The Duke of Richmond, governor
general of Canada, died Of h~ydropho-
bia.
lS29-Copper discovered at Galena, Ill.
Warfare between Colombia and
Peru ended. 49,. First temperance so
ciety formed in Ireland.
lS35-Sir John Gosford, Earl Of Col
borne. sworn in as governor OF Can
ada.
1S36-Opening Of the Buffalo and Nj
agara railroad.
United States.
1S47-Republic Of Liberia in~auguratsd.
1S4S-Trials Of the Chartsts began In
London.
1S51-The yacht America won the new
famous cup at the international re-
gatta at Cowes, England
lS57-Port Huron. MicR., incorporated .
city Beginning of a financial panic
in the United States, which culmi-
mated in an almost entire suspensions
of the banks.
iS5S-First treaty signed between Great
Britain and Japan.
lS60-Victoria railway bridge q Mon
treal opened by the Prince ef Wales.
lS65-Thomas Chandler Halliburton,
noted Canadian writer, died. Born
1876.
lSi9-First Confederate soldiers mon
ment unveiled at Griffin, Ca.
lS7S1The independence Of Servia, pro-
claimed at Belgrade.
lSS6-William J. Kendall. clothed in a
cork vest. swan through the Niagara
whirlpool rapids.
1S9O-Mai. Gen. Sir F. d. Middleton ~
tired from the command Of the Ca
madam militia.
1S91-Decennial census placed the popu-
htion Of Canada at 4,823,344.
1S94-A tornado swept the shores Of the
Sea of ADof and caused the loss of
1900 lives.
lS07-President Borda of Uruguay assas-
sinated at Montevideo. A. Congress
Of Salvador adopted the gold stand
ard Gen. j. p. s. Goblin Of Penn
sylvania elected conmandsr-in-chisf
Of the G. A. II.
l0O4-Battleship Louisiana launched ct
Newport News.
10O7-British House of lords passed the
bill legaIizing marriages with a de-
ceased wife's sister, thus settling q
long pending question.
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TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

Failing to meet her husband at the
Minneapolis onion depot. Mrs. Ieftin. Z
Russian woman. wandered aimIessly about
the streets until she was half starved
when the police took her in charge. found
her 4 home and sent her baby to the hog
pital, where it died. For three weeks
husband and wife hunted for each other
before they met accidentally. The ~
united couple. together with their only
remaining child. q boy 3 years old. have
established . household IN northeast Mia
nsayolis.
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yer convention. was
4 Co man
from, the Fifth vir-
ginia District for
fourteen years be-
fore his election as
Governor In 1905.
He Is a self made
man. obtaining his
general and legal
education through
his own efforts, and
he has followed the
pillow on a farm. A
yea ago he was
hPyauyhf Tn ysuhlfr
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-09-04

tional convention at
Denver, II known
In Colorado and the
East az q lecturer
on woman suffrage
and has always
taken an active
part In State aud
city politics. She
was the first super
intendent OF schools
In Adams county
aud has held other
political Offices.
Several years II
she was president
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-09-04


work. Mr.. Hitchcock was born al Am
herst, o., Oct. 2. 1871. lie Was xradn.
ated from Harvard University and eth.
tered government service at Washing.
ton a. a clerk In 1901. While a clerk
he read law and became Interested In
politics, and after serving IA assistant
secretary to the Republican National
Committee he was made chief clerk In
the Department of Commerce and La
Dor. whence he was promoted to the
Pest Once Depa rtment.
-
Gov. Claude Augustus Swanson OF
Virginia, who seconded the nomination
Of William Jennings Bryan mt the Den
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-09-04
NUDBIHs or HrWx

A strike which will affect from 5000
to 5000 workers. including 10000 wom-
EN-, Is being planned By the cloakmakers
in New York. owing to the low wages
now being paid. which run from 8 -
s. 4 week.
John Summers. alias Prank Enele, ara
Theresa Ziler. alias Mn. Engle. Wsrs n
rested in Pittsburg charged with IT.
murder Of Mrs. xiler's huStland n Mn
wsakes almost two years aso. II -
pie have been In Europe slncs ne esinD
WAS souut1oeA
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-09-04
mlTIAlGAN uErR
Is SU1lEgDERO


Private Joseph h. Klein of the First
Regiment of the Illinois National Guard
was surrendered to the authorities at
Kankakee by Captain Henry Barrett
Oamberlin. personal representative
a General e. C. Young.
Private Klein. who killed Earle Nel-
son with a bayonet In kankakee. while
the First Regiment was passing through
tho city en- route to Springfield. was re-
leased in bonds of $4,000 furnished BY
the Illinois Surety Company and went
to Chicago with Captain chamherlin.
Major James Miles. Captain Percy b.
Coffin and Signal Sergeant G. II. LEIGH
liter. He was taken to the First Reg
imcnt armory and later permitted to
proceed to his home.
General Young. In command OF the
troops Mt Springfield. returned to Chi
cago and discussed the Klein case. He
declared that the evidence before the
military tribunal showed c~onclusively
that Private Klein. in forcing young
Nelson from the regimental train at
Kankakee, acted solely FROM a motive
Of military duty.
"When the States Attorney Of Kan
kakee demanded that l deliver Private
Klein" said General Young. II refused
to do so. I exercised my discretionary
power. advised by the Attorney Gen
eral, on the ground that to deliver Klein
at that time to the civil authorities
would be destructive Of the morale of
the troops. i might rs well have sent
them back to Chicago had I complied.
because they would have felt that they
had no right to use the weapons given
them.
Twenty more indictments returned
By the special grand jury In Spring
field inquiring into the recent race
riots brings the total OF the three days
inquisition to t~hirty-one. One In
against George Richardson, whose al
legged assault upon Mrs. Mabelle Hal
lam preclpitated the uprising. The re-
manning thirty are against alleged par
Elephants In the work Of the mob.
]. w. Bechtel. William w. Sage and
"Fergy" OHToole are under arrest,
charged with completely in the rioting
and are awaiting grand jury investIga-
ton. The authorities will endeavor to
fasten the crime Of murder upon Bech-
tel, alleging that he participated active
ly In the lynching OF Scott Burton.
Sage Is alleged to have fired Ave shots
into the body OF Burton M 1t swung
from the tree to which IL had been
strung. O"Toole's offense Ia alleged to
have been the throwing OF bricks. Will
lam Sutton has been singled out as the
man who made the attack upon Mayor
Reece when the Mayor attempted to adj.
dress the mob during the attack upon
L0per's restaurant.
It is understood that residents OF
Riverton, sherman and other villages
and the towns in the vicinity OF Spring
field will be caught In the net. 1t In
said that several Of them were In the
front ranks Of the rioters.
The local authorities have the situa-
ton so well In hand that the First
Cavalry Regiment was sent home, leav-
Ing only the Seventh Infantry on the
ground.
The coroner's jury In the case Of
Louis Johnson, who was killed In the
riot at LOper's restaurant, decided that
the boy was shot, but the Jury Is un.
able to Ak the responsibility. The be-
lief has been that johnson died from
Injuries sustained by falling glass.