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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-09
OIL STEAMER AGROUND
The Wnshtcuavv Fast on the Keys OF
Monmouth beach.

NEW YORK. May S.-The flare OF
a Coston light burning red In tho
fog that cnshrouds the Atlantic late
day was the signal to the beach
patron OF the Chadwick Life Saving
Station that a vessel, the tank steam-
err Washtenaw laden with oil, from
Sabine Pass. Tex, was fast on the
sand keys that skirt the shores off
Monmouth Beach, N. r., twenty-five
miles south of Sandy Hook.
The Washtenaw lies within 400 feet
of the beach in the pitch and pound
of turbulent seas,
The oil carrier Is in no immediate
ty-sX have not been taken OFF by the
lifa savers, who succeeded in shooting
a limo to the stranded ship.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-09
BALTIMORE; AND OHIO WANTS
GOOD TERMINALS IN NORFOLK
I Especial 10 The Times pispatch,J 4

4 NORFOLK. VA, May SIT is re-
norted here that officials of the Raltl-
more and Ohio Railroad are looking for
suitable terminals in Norfolk on the
water front, expecting, through con-
nections being made, to get line into
the harbor in the near future.
Tor a number of years the company
had passenger and freight connections
with the city, using the Baltimore anu
Washington 8boat0to set 70 their re-
spective terminals. Later the compile
tion of the other roads leading to the
West took this business away from
them. To, meet this competition, It Is
said, they now propose to extend o
line to this port.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-09
RECEIVER FOR INMAN ESTATE
Stcr Taken TO Reach interest of Men,
her nf EImharrnNxed Eirnl.

ATLANTA! GA, May S.--Forest Adair,
of this city. was to-day appointed
receiver FOR the estate of the late
Walker r. Inman, valued in the. neigh
borhood Of s4,OO0,000, The appointment
was made by Judge Pendleton, OF the
Fulton County superior Court. on ap-
plication nf John L, Hopkins & Sons
and King, spaldinG & Little.
This action follows the appointment
of receivers for the cotton tirm Of
Inman e. Co.. of Augusta. in which
James r. Gray. one of the heirs at
law to the Walker r. lnman estate,
was partner.
James Il Gray, executor. and Mrs,
Morris Brandon. eXecutrix of the es-
tate, are onioined by the court from
In any way INTERFERING with the man
a agement Of the estate by the reeely,
$4,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-09
WITH pARAI.YSIS.
BUT IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER

NORFOLK, VA. May s,-Judge Will
liam N. Portlock. of the Circuit Court
OF Norfolk county. was to-day sud
denly attacked with paralysis OF the
brain while in the Virginia Club.
At the Protestant Hospital Tonight
1t is announced that the patient is
doing we'll. and will recover. The pa
ralysis has affected his mouth and
tongue, and he is unable to speak or
move one side of his mouth or the
oupoSite arm, els
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-09
yictoria Hotel sold,

NORFOLK. VA. May s. Under theI
hammer this afternoon the Victoria
Hotel was sold to r, G.'Gamble, Tor
s51, 900. The stock OF liquors We're
purchased by l.. Shefsky for $106, The
fixtures we're bought by Mr.. Gamble
for $500. Tho sale was by direction
Of Trustees Tazewell Taylor and w.
II. Taylor
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-09
ySiiled l,v mn Omcer.

MACON, GA, May Especial Oftlcer
Jack Wilson tonight shot and killed
I.onnie Williams, driver Of a dairy,
wagon, at Erump's Park. Williams had
been making trouble at the park. AMI n
fired three times at the latter Wilson
then. shot Williams, killing him In.
,Stantlu, &&
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-09
LOOKING FOR THE WRETCH
Angry Citizens Hunting for White Man
Who Attacked School Girl.

Who Attacked School Girl.
ESPECIAL to The Times Dispatch.l
AUGUSTA, GA, May S.-Lula May
Leopard, nine-year-old daughter of Nlr.
DolleYcr. Leopard. of Langley, S. e..
was criminally assaulted late to-day
when returning from school by an un-
known white man, and is in a criti-
cal condition. Her assailant escaped
and has not yet been caught.
Excitement Is at fever pitch to-
night at Langley. and the woods around
the village are swarmed with armed
mon, If sthe assailant is caught q
lynching probably will follow isherift
Rabun was early on the scene. and Is
doing all he canAto persuade the crowd
10 let the law takes It course.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-09
SUES RAILROAD FOR PUTTING. i.
A MAN IN HER BENTH
!, 3rsneclal 10 The Tlmes Dlspa

N TSneclall to The Times Dlspatch.l
NORFOLK. VA, May Sin the Fed-
eral Court tn-day ,here Maud M. Baker
filed suit against the Atlantis Coast
Llne Railway aud the pullman Palace
Car Company, alleging that q man was
put In her berth; on a Pullman car
and that She was subjected to lu-
initiation. The case is ito be tried IN
Richmnnd. esAiA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-09
nnmc. Elcct Oniccrs.

WASHINGTON, D, c., May S.--The
biennial council Of the Society of Co
lonial Danes to-day reelected the
present officers, except Miss Wharton,
the historian, who declined to- con-
Miss French. of Iowa. was elected
historian in Miss Wharton's place.
Mrs. William Ruftin, Con, or virginia
was selected president.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-09

GIVE NAME OF MRS. HEAROS.
UTICA, n. V, May O.-Dctcctives
Heiss and Donovan, of Syracuse, mr.
rived here :shs morning mt 1:4O
o'clock on the New York Central
with n woman answering the de-
Hcripfion of Mrs. Bella Guinness,
the Indiann murderess. She was
arrestcd on the train and gave her
name ms Mrs. l.. a. Henron, of Chi
cnEo.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-09
Answers Description Of AL.
legged Murderess, but Gives
Another Name.
ANOTHER BODY FOUND,
MAKING TOTAL OF TEN
Searchcrs Uncartl, Parts Of Hu-
man Frame Which Had Been
Clumsily Cut to Pieces and
Buried-Detectivcs at
Work on the
Mystery.
sYnACuSE. n. Il, Mny o. no.

5TRACUsE, n. Y, May o.-A ro-
mnn believed to be Mrs. Bella
Guinness pnsscd THIS city enstbound
At 1915 o'clock this morning. The
syracuse detectives bonrdcd the
train and went to Utica.
A telephone messnEc from the
Rochester police notified the syrn-
cuse police thHt the woman was
thought to he Mrs. Guinness. The
Rochester authorities were told by
another passenger In the Pullman
cnr TINT she answered the descrip-
ton of the alleged inurderess. She
and an older woman, according to
the Pullman conductor, boarded the
train nt AshtnbuIn. Ohio. The wo-
men were asleep when they reached
here, nnd when aroused by the
officers offered TO prove that they
were from Allentown, Pm. The
officers remained on the train to
give them time to dress.
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Two Entire Blocks Of Busi-
ness Houses Eaten
by the Flames.
PROPERTY INSURED
FOR BUT S750,000.
Crossed Wires in Elevator Shaft
Supposed to Have Caused the
Conflagration, Which Spread
Rapidly Before High
Winds-Firemen
Escape Injury.

a TLANTA, GA. May s.--Thrty-
n one buildings destroyed, forty
~ two business concerns burned
4 N out. 1000 persons thrown out
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APORTE. IND. May s.-One more
body was added to the death
roll OF the Bella Guinness farm
today, u, L. In Z. q tatal ~ tan
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-09

(centinuea on Fourth Paseo.
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Declares His Supremacy as
the Commander-in Chief
Of Army and Navy.
DEFENDS HIS COURSE
IN BROWNVILLE CASE
Likens Sympathy for Negro
Soldiers to Maudlin Sympathy
for Murderers, and Cites
Thaw Case-Touches on
His Treatment of
Col. Stewart.

wv WASHINGTON, D. c.. May S.
nv Three N members OF the United
h States Senate have received
w letters from President
Chariton courier., 1908-07-24
LIVINGSTON.

Will Seidel of Wheeling is
minus two fingers having got his
hand caught in a corn 'crusher
last week while at work and two
fingers were severed.
G., Nj. Dickerson, an employe
of the Jenkins hay. stacker fac
tory at Chillicothe, sustained a
knee broken Monday by II heavy
piece of timber falling on his
left leg.
During the electrical storm
Monday as j. S. Miller of West
jackson was going to the house
from cutting wheat, lightning
struck and killed a 4-year- old
mare which he had just unhsr
1essed and also stunned him.
Chariton courier., 1908-07-24
HOWARD.

Mrs. Cslina F. Swinney. aged
80 years, died of the infirmities g
of old a .e Friday evening at her
home in Fayette.
Mrs. James Dillon, aged II
years, died at the home of her
son.in.law, c. W. Jacobs, It
New Franklin. Sunday at noon.
The average imam works from
sun to sun, "out Hugo Strodtnan
of Saline Valley cut most of his
25.acre crop Of wheat by moon :
light.
Rev. r. 3. Hesler, the pastor
of the Christian church in Fay
cite, was taken to ST. Louis Wee
Chariton courier., 1908-07-24
RANDOLPH.

w. E. Murray, a Wabash brake
man, had his thumb mashed off
while on duty Monday night.
Mrs. Anna Morris, aged So
years. died after a lingering ILL.
ness at hel home in Renick
Thursday.
Mrs. J. A. Norville of Levick's 8
Mill died Friday at the home of
her son in law, DR.. Daniels, in
Clarence. Deceased was 73
years of age.
The remains of Mrs. Minnie
Ombia, COL, who died Sunday in
Kansas City arrived in Moberly
Monday and were inferred at the
Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church
cemetery.
"Aunt" Fannie Terrill, an old
colored woman, who had been at
the Randolph county poor farm for
some time, died there Satur.
day night. She was a little over
100 years of age.
Peter Cox died in a St. Louis
hospital Monday and his remains
were shipped to Moberly. his
former home, where the firemen
and machinists took charge OF
the funeral and laid his BODY to
rest in st. Mary's cemetery.
| g. r. Fisher,a Wabash laborel
was the victim of very painful
accident while operating a der.
rick Monday evening. His arm
got caught in the crane and wal
badly mangled before the ma
chine could be stopped.
| Forest park, Moberly's nev
10 easu-e resort. was formerl.
|opened to the public Sunday.
lie estimate that 1000 peopl
were in attendance. Many Q
| the bathers had their pocket
rifled while their clothes were j
the bath house.
Chariton courier., 1908-07-24

Dick Powell, aged 72 years,
died in a hospital at Blooming.
ton, ILL.,. Tuesday night after an
illness lasting for several months.
Deceased was one of the pioneer
settlers of Moberly and his re.
mains were brought back and
laid to rest in the cemetery at
Excello by the side of his wife.
George Colley of near Rucker,
who figures in nearly all of the
disturbance in his part of the
county, was arrested last Satur-
day for disturbing the peace at
the Odd Fellows picnic and was
fined $50 and costs. Carl Rams.
dale was also fined the same
amount for pulling q gun on a
party at the same picnic. The
boys paid their fines Monday.
VIM. Winyatt, an insane man
from Glennwood, Mo-, enroute
to the hospital for the insane,
died on a Wabash train just as it
was entering Moberly Sunday.
As the unfortunatej jsman was
separated from his wife and three
children and had no relatives.
his remains were buriedi in Mo.
berly. Deceased was about 80
years of age.
MARRIAGES.
Fred Wheeler and Miss Ethel
Sartin, both of Renick.
W. Cassel and s.Miss Alice
Austin, both of Moberly.
Harry H. Burnham and Miss
Ethel Bradley, both of Moberly.
ODE Hughes off, Alva, Okla,
and Miss Myrtle Ball of Middle
Grove.
Chariton courier., 1908-07-24
Border County
Notes
Friday, July "a, 1905

nesday where he will underg
an operation for appendicitis.
Joe Tammany, one of Coffey's
best baseball playe of St.Louis,
had his left ankle broken while
sliding to second base in a
game at Montgomery City last
week. His teammates took him
to Glasgow where he is being
cared for.
A young girl by the name OF
Frances Cline was arrested in
Glasgow Sunday. She had run
away from her home in Higgins
Vile. Marshal Overstreet took
her to his home and kept her un'
till he could communicate with
her father, who came after her
Monday morning.
The Glasgow Missourian says
that the teamer,Ghester, landed
at the wharf Monday evening
and remained there about an
hour. A considerable number
of thirsty people took advantage
of the opportunity thus offered
to secure a supply of liquid re-
freshments.
Katy Nell, the 10-year.old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W. G.
Plains of Fayette, was knocked
down and painfully bitten in sew.
eral places en- the right hip by
a large black dog Wednesday.
The dog was not frothing at his
mouth and it is not known
whether he was mad or not.
Mrs, Julia Ann Hicks, wife OF
James William Hicks, one Of the
old citizens of Fayette, died at
the home of her sister in Fulton
Friday. Deceased had been in
poor health for number of
years, and few days before her
death she fell and broke one of
her legs which fastened the
end.
An unknown man committed
suicide Saturday morning by
drowning himself in the railroad
pond at Steinmetz, five miles
east of Glasgow. He was seen
by several parties to wade in the
pond and disappear. The body
was recovered later. There was
nothing on it to indicate who he
was except the form of a woman
and the letters sc. G." tatooed
on his left forearm.
Chariton courier., 1908-07-24
LINN.

Herman, the little 1-year. old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Tur.
kin of Brookfield, died Saturday.
Hiram Long, aged 80 years,
died at his home in Marceline
Monday morning. He was at
one time the editor of the Marce.
line Journal.
John Ray Of the Zion neigh.
oorhood was kicked in the lower
part of the abdomen by a mule
colt Tuesday. His injuries are
quite serious.
John R. Pickens, a highly.re'
spected citizen of South Brook.
field and a veteran of the civil
war, died at his home last Thurs.
day at the age II years.
The remains of Harry L.. in
fant son of W. O. Sapp, who died
at Kansas City Tuesday, aged 8
months and 3 days, were taken
to Broukfeld for burial Wednes-
day.
Hughey, the 1O.year.old sor
of L. E. Shelton of Marceline
fell from a delivery wagon Tues
day evening and fractured hi
right leg in two places abovs
the knee.
During the heavy storm Tues
day afternoon, lightning strucl
: a barn in Brookffeld belongin,
! to Bernard Schaeffer, and the fir
: resulting therefrom totally de
! stroyed the building and content
! among which was 20 tons c
} baIed hay.
; Four little boys were wadin
in cAilister's pond, north {
r Marceiine, Wednesday evenin
= when one of the number, Alonz
= Osborne, realized his danger an
Chariton courier., 1908-07-24

The Constitution last week told
of A. R. Jackson's chickens be.
ing stolen and of his finding $26
in his hen house tied in q hand
kerchief. Last Saturday an.
other chapter was added. When
Mr.. Jackson was interviewed by
a Constitution reporter about the
matter he was somewhat reticent,
but we can seate that when Mr..
jackson went to his barn early
Saturday morning he found q
note in the box with the curry
comb, and the note stated that
if he would como ro certain
place he would receive full pay
tor the chickens stolen as the
S26 WAS not sufficient pay for
them. Mr.. Jackson went to the
place designated and found the
man very repentent, saying that
this had been his first depression
from the straight path and that
ne wished to make full restitution
and paid Mr.. jackson Sl1.25.
Mr.. jackson promised that he
would not divulge his name nor
i place of residence, and that is
why he is so reticent about the
matter.-Mendon Constitution.
Chariton courier., 1908-07-24
SALINE.

There will be 100 orlmore ruin.
ming horses at the Saline county
fair this year.
John Brogan. aged 80 years.
died of old age Saturday at the
home of his step-son, Pat Con.
don, two miles northeast of Mar.
shall.
While helping to move q bar.
rel of vinegar, Ray Peecher of
Marshall had the misfortune of
having the barrel fall on his foot,
MASKING several of his toes one
day last week.
The famous mare, Anut, be-
longing to Charlie Gorrell of
Marshall, died on freight car
coming from Sedalia Thursday
morning. She had never been
well since she was water-found.
cred last summer. Her time was
2:11 ia and she was 6 years
old this summer.
The Slater Rustler says: Prof.
J. S. M. Huff met With al unfor-
tunate accident last Tuesday
night while cutting wheat by
moonlight on his farm, south of
Slater. The day was 90 warm
that he concluded to lay off in
the afternoon and finish up cut.
ting wheat after the sun went
down. In some manner his hand
was caught between the elevator
chain and a cog wheel on the
binder and the third and little
fingers on one of his hands were
badly mangled, the bone OF one
of the fingers being fractured
near the knuckle. The horses
stopped Immediately or the re.
suit might have been more Sc
riOus.
Chariton courier., 1908-07-24

The school board of Macon
has employed Prof. s. A,
Seaton of Kahoka as principal
of the schools for the ensuing
term.
Claud Sours, who has been in
the Macon county Jail charged
with stealing cattle in Kansas
City, has been released, ,on parole,
from a five.yesr penitentiary
sentence.
Rev. GeorgeM. .Gipson, who was
some years ago pastor of the M.
E. church; South, at Macon, has
been elected president of Central
Female college at Lexington, Mo-,
for a term of three years.
The remains of Mrs. Smith
.Gipson of College Mound were
laid to rest in Mt. Olive cemetery
Thursday. Deceased was nearly
SO years old and the mother of
19 children, nine of whom sur
vive her and were present at her
funeral.
G. w. Moody of Jackson town.
ship was badly worsted in a
drunken row at Macon Saturday
night. Moody claims he Sas
going down the street and saw
two men fighting and undertook
to separate them when they and
a third party turned on him with
the above result.
Martin Stanley, an inmate of
the county infirmary, was taken
to the hospital for insane at Full
ton Monday for treatment.
Stanley escaped from the
infirmary recently, and start
ed. he said, to Chicago. He
came near being shot as burg ..
lar while prowling around a farm
house one night.
J. w. Gilleland, a well.known
citizen of Macon county, COM
! mitted suicide at his home In La
Crosse last Tuesday afternoon,
He was ill, and his son in law,
j. P. Foster, was called and
while going into an adjoining
room for a moment, Mr.. Gilleland
took his 3S.calibre revolver from
it's resting place and, looking in a
mirror, evidently placed the muz
zle to his right temple and free
the bullet, ooursing through hi
head, hitting the wall and bound
ing back. He died almost in
stantIy. Deceased was about g
years of age.
MARRIAGES.
Lloyd A. Cook and Miss Eta
B. Danner, both of Macon.
A. N. Brundege and Miss
Alma Powell, both of College
Mound.
Chariton courier., 1908-07-24

started to shore when his com.
panions saw him throw up his
hands and sink. The other boys
ran for assistance, but it was too
late.as life was extinct when help
arrived.
Wednesday evening of last
week Manuel Consoles, an un.
known Mexican laborer. while
trying to board a Santa Fe
freight at Marceline, was thrown
under the cars. His head and
left arm were severed from the
body and he was otherwise fright
fully mangled. He was about 16
years old. His relatives could
not be located. 30 he was buried
at Marceline.
Joseph Sill of the vicinity of
North Salem was arrested Sat.
urday charged with attempting
rape on Miss Maude Kirk of near
Shelby. Sill is % years old and
Miss Kirk II. Monday morning
following the arrest of young
Sill his father went to Linneus
and tried to bribe the officers in
behalf of his son. He too, was
arrested and placed under, $500,
bond.
John holland Of Bucklin, mail.
carrier on route No. 3, had a
narrow escape from a horrible
death Monday. At Lingo the
view of the railroad was ob.
structed until he did not see the
fast train approaching and at.
tempted to cross just in front of
it. His horse reared, falling back
over the shafts, breaking them
and otherwise injurine the bug
gy. Mr.. holland jumped out.
grabbed the horse by the bits
and held him until the train
thundered past 80 close that he
could have touched aEy of the
cars with his hand.
On Wednesday about midnight
Mrs. F. NJ. Wade of Brookfield
was awakened by a commotion
across the street from her resi-.
denoe and on investigation found
that two men were.boIdly making
off with some chickens which be-
longed to Will Meredith. Mrs.
Wade called TO the men and
asked what they were doing, and.
receiving no reply, fired several
shots from a revolver. The
thieves rushed for a buggy which
was in waiting near and drove
rapidly eastward. The chickens
18 in number, were beauti'
ful Black Minoroas. Mr.. Mere
dith will make an effort to re.
cover his loss, as he was aiming
to place them on display at the
coming fair. which will be held
in August in that town.
MARRIAGES.
Charley Rusher and MissG ertie
Wills, both of Lingo.
W. L. Hall and Miss Olive
Goldie Whitmors, both of Buck
lin.
Rev. T. M. Estes. of Liberty,
Mo-, and Miss Laura Elizabeth
Turner.
William M. Whitford, of Bur.
lington, Ia., and Miss Blanche
Humbolt, of Bucklin.
~cnDNv
Chariton courier., 1908-07-24
CARROLL.


Leonard Titus, COL, died at his
home in Carrollton Friday.
The months-ol6 child of VIM.
Lannen of Carrollton died Mon
day night.
A balloon, supposed to have
been launched in st. Louis,pass.
ed over Carrollton Friday night
about s o'clock.
"Shorsy" Smith OF Carrollton
is walking on crutches as the re-
suit of having caught his foot in
a wagon wheel, badly crushing
it.
Miss Lula Bryant, youngest
daughter of G. W. Bryant OF
Boswor:h, slipped and fell from a
tree Monday while gathering
peaches and severely injured
her spine.
Mrs. Mary Underwood, an aged
lady and a former resident of
Bosworth, died Saturday at her
home in Kansas City. Her re-
mains were shipped to Bosworth
and laid to rest in the Winfrey
cemetery.
]. E. Lynn of Carrollton met
with a very painful accident Sat-
urday. He was trying to lower
a window when cord broke,
dropping one of the sash, catch
ing his hand between the sash
and almost amputating three OF
his fingers.
The closest ball game of the
series between the Presbyterian
and the other churches, as we'll
as the best, was played at the
fairgrounds in Carrollton Friday
afternoon. The score was 10 to
8 in favor of the Methodists, but
it was not until the last half Of
the ninth inning that the victory
was won.
With "taps" and a prayer the
body of Gen. H. 8. Hall was
laid to rest in Oak Hill cemetery
at Carrollton Wednesday, death
having occurred at his home in
Kansas City as the result of
paralysis followed by apoplexy.
The deceased had served five
years in the union army and was
wounded twice, losing his right
arm and carrying q bullet in his
leg the remainder Of his life.
The recent floods have wrought
a complete change in the forma'
ton of the ground in many
places near Wakenda. The
Cooley LAKE. which was a body
of water three. fourths of mile
long by one.fourth mile wide,
in which the water usually stood
the year round from a depth of
two to four feet, is completely
filled up and the mud is seven
feet deep in some places. Big
slough, Peter's slough and Oak
slough are filled from bank to
bank. The mud or sediment is
called lolly-pop by the natives.
MARRIAGES.
Theodore Leach and Miss Lii.
lie N. Profit, both of Norborne.
Chester NJ. Leichleider of Sc
dalia and Miss Irene E. Broyles
of Tina.
James II. Ratliff of Kansas
City AID Miss Lillian Yarnell OF
Carrollton.
Wilbur Mossbarger Of Carol!
ton and Miss Bernlce Shea OF
Cape Girardeau.
HOW RID
Chariton courier., 1908-07-24
MACON.

Rev. J. w. Cook of Ethel, who
has been in the ministry 80
years, has just published book
in which he gives "reminiscences
of his gospel work.