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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
Many Persons Killed and Injured
In Texas by
A TERRIFIC TORNADO
The Village of Zephyr Falls Victim
to Ravaging Wind Storm, Which
Leaves Path of Death and Destruc-
ton in Its Wake-Almost Unpar-
alleled in the State of Texas.

A tornado of great violence struck
the little village of Zephyr in the
eastern portion of Brown COUNT,
Texas, at 1 o'clock Sunday morning
land left a path Of death and destruc-
ton seldom paralleled. The death
list has reached a total OF 30, anG
the number of probably fatally in
jured and seriously wounded will!
reach so. A score are more or less
injured.
The storm formed half mile
southwest of Zephyr and swept down
upon the village, cutting a wide
swath directly through the resident
and business district.
Many houses were entirely demol-
ished. Lightning struck lumber
yard and started condagration,
which destroyed one entire business
block.
No effort was made to fight the
fire as the care of the dead and
wounded victims demanded all at
tentjon.
A section hand rode hand car
to Brownwood and spread the alarm.
In two hours the Sante Fe railroad
was speeding a special train to the
scene Of the storm with nine sur
geons and a score of Brownwood ply
sicians.
Hundreds of persons directly in
the storms path saved themselves
by taking refuge in storm cellars.
More than a dozen bodies were hor-
ribly mutilated.
County Clerk Thad Cabler, his
wife and two children, who had gone
to Zephyr to spend the night, were
killed.
The big stone school building and
two churches were swept from the
face Of the earth. BY daylight 16
surgeons were working on. the
wounded
Brownwood hurried her second re-
lief train at noon Sunday loaded
with provisions, clothing and neces-
sary articles and 40 nurses.
Sunday night three persons were
still unaccounted for. Two children
were dead late Sunday afternoon, two
miles out from the town, having been
blown that distance.
A special train left Zephyr Sun
day night for Temple, carrying the
more seriously injured to the
hospital.
The storm was 800 yards wide
and swept the earth for only short
distance, probably less than a miln.
It's fury is considered thc los. ter
rife of any tornado ever experienced
in that section.
J. I. Clingman, c. E. Kirkpatrick
and nine surgeons, who formed the
first party out of Brownwood, found
a desolate scene awaiting them.
The hillsides at Zephyr were COW
cred with debris of all kinds and
bodies of dead animals and human
beings. The ruins were dimly light :
ed by the burning buildings and the
cries of the wounded rose above the
sound of the elements, which threat
ened a second storm.
A hog roaming through the debris
strewn street was killed while trying
to devour the body of an infant.
Bodies were found twisted about
trees and in every conceivable shape.
People walked the streets almost
naked, crying for their loved ones.
Residences which escaped the
storm were turned into hospitals,
where were carried the bodies of the
dead and wounded.
One stone house collapsed on
family of nine without serious in
jury to any.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
SEWERAGE SOAKED MEAT
At Greenville was Rendered Into
SOap Grease.

10000 pounds of condemned meat
in the local warehouse Of Swift &,
Co., at Greenville, was Wednesday
finally disposed Of, the whole lot be-
ing sent to the Greenville central
slaughter pen, where it was render
ed into soap grease. Each load was
weighed and taken to the tank under
the personal supervision Of DR.. c..
E. Smith, the city meat and milk
inspector. This is the meat that was
submerged in the recent heavy rains
when the sewerage pipes were back
ed up by the swollen waters of a
nearby creek.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02

by the strike said that perfect order
prevailed and that expressions of
opinion favorable to the strikers pre-
dominate throughout the strike ter
ritory
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
A QUEER BURIAL.
Ashes of a Veteran Lowered in
PnoGS

A dispatch from Norfolk, Va,
says a remarkable burial in the chan
mel of Hampton Roads, off Sewell's
Point, Thursday when the ashes of
a former Confederate soldier, who
recently died in Seattle, Washington,
were lowered into the water in a
tiny silver casket, in which they were
sent from Seattle, first to Richmond,
and then to Old Point Comfort, by
direction of the deceased. The bu-
rial was made by w. H. Fitzgerald.
of Richmond. by whose side the de-
ceased Seattle man fought in the
United Artillery of Norfolk at Sew
ellis Point during the civil war. *
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02

No plan for starting train service
,,s reached by al, of the confer
ences. The question Of putting
guards on trains was mentioned as
a last resort, to be avoided by all
means on account Of the enmity it
might stir up.
An agreement to arbitrate appears
to be the only other means of set
Ting the strike and there was some
doubt that the mere fact OF such
an agreement would remove the
danger to such of the roads negro
hremen as might work pending 3
final settlement Of the dispute.
Reports from the towns affected
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21
MANS POCKET
 PICKED AT DEPOT
Evident that Slick Finger Workers Came Here for BeardsleY Ceremonies.

It is quite evident that there were pisckpockets in this city Saturday last, although there has been no complaint of their working among the thousands of people who assembled at Beardsley park to witness the unveiling of the monument of the late James w. Beardsley. That they were here is ev- ident from a letter received from L.. J. Wing of 90 West street, New York city, dealer in vacuum sweeperS. The letter was to Supt Birmingham and states that Wing boarded the 12:2S train for New York city at the sta- ton in this city on Saturday and that a crowd of young men jostled about him. He thought they were going to ball game and were in a hurry to get a seat aboard the train. When he reached New York he found that a wallet containing S65, which he car ried in a hip pocket had been stolen.
 He reported it to the New York po- lice. and they asked him if he had been in a crowd and then he recalled being jostled at the railroad station in this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21
WALL STREET TO-DAY.

New York, June 21.-General stead mess was displayed at the opening of the stock market with strength show ing in a number of issues that later exerted hardening influence all through the list and moderate gains over Saturdays prices were shown at the end of the first fifteen minutes in nearly everything traded in. Amalga- mated Copper showed a slight decline being affected again by the reports of an easier metal market abroad
 Il a m--The market showed a strong tone during the greater part of the first hour, prices making firm ad- vances. Most of the speculative inter- est centered in Atchison, which ad- vanced 3-4. St. Paul and Union Pa cific both showed a strong tone and there was some aggressive buying in Reading. American Smelling advanc- ed nearly a point and some of the miner industrials including Republic Steel and Colorado were higher
 Government bonds unchanged: other bonds firm.
 Noon.-A fall of over one point in Steel common relaxed the tension in the trading in that stock and weakness developed all around the room in the last hale of the forenoon Railroad issues also became extremely weak in the late forenoon. The declines noted started the trading element on the floor to selling nearly all the active issues causing a loss of almost a point in everything traded in.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21
WOMEN THIEVES HAD RICH
 BOOTY FROM MANY STORES
Police Believe that Mrs. Mary Carroll and Her Hand some Protegee, Mrs. Tooker, Are Members of
 Ceverly Organized Gang.
Whole Pieces of Silk and Other Dress Goods Disappear
 ed from Counters-Prisoners' Home Contained Goods Portions of Which Are Identified by Well Known Houses-Women Work in Corset Factories

Mrs. Mary Carroll, alias Moore, of 172 Burroughs street, and her alleged pupil in the shoplifting business, Mrs. Emma Tooker, are locked up at police headquarters and bonds have been fixed in each case at $500. It is evil dent that both will remain in custody until tomorrow when they will be giv- en a hearing in the city court.
 With the capture of these women the police believe they have stopped the which has been going on for several months. Found ins the apartments of the women were $200 worth of goods, including three dozen pairs of kid gloves, a black silk gown, men's shoes, pieces of dress goods, pocket books, handbags, spools of ribbon, women's shoes and many other articles. In talk ing a pair of women's shoes the shop filters in their hast took two for the same foot.
 Mrs. Carroll, who is short and stout, about 55 years of age, and well dress ed, was in Howland's department store about o'clock, Saturday, with Mrs. Iooker. ,,,t, who is s5 years G of age. tall a department on the second floor and a salesgirl saw them taking something away in a bag which they carried. The girl started at once to find w. w. BOulOn, HOOrWalker TOT that depart ment. The women seemed to suspect that they were being watched and they separated, one trying to leave by the entrance in Main street and the oth- CT by the Fairfield avenue entrance. Mrs. Tooker got away but the elder woman was overtaken by Bouton and turned over to Detective Cronan who was watching the Main street entrance at the time.
 Mrs. Carroll told a very bland story to the police. She said she was Mrs. Mary Moore of Strawberry Hill, Stratford. Capt. Arnold and Detective Cronan went to Stratford Saturday night, and visited every house on Hill or within a mile of it, but could not find anybody named
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21
MAY HAVE CHINAMAN WHO MURDERED
 ELSIE SIGEL
Superintendent Birmingham Sends Detective Hack
 etk> to Secure Local Chinese Dens.
Every Possible Avenue of Escape for the Slayer of the Pretty Young Missionary Worker Guarded - Two Important Arrests Made This Afternoon

Another agent in the same office who
 had lived in Baltimore thinks that Chun owns or at least has an interest
 in a Chinese lady's tea room located opposite the Liberty street terminal of the electric road. He is almost cer- tain that he has seen a man exactly clared the other picture looks fannl- far. He declared he has seen Ling at the restaurant too.
 The Chinaman who bought the tick cts at the ". B. & A office yester- day afternoon was dressed in a blue serge suit and wore an Alpine Panama hat.
 Washington, June 21.-The energetic work of the police department, under the direction of Inspector Boardman, in running down clues in connection with the Sigel murder mystery, has re- suited thus far in the establishment of the following facts:
 Leon Ling. the supposed murderer, sent two telegramS a. week ago last Saturday night from the National Ho- tel, one to Elsie SigePs father in New York, and another to a New York Chinaman. Two Chinese, answering Chung Sin, his roommate. telephoned to New York from the Fritz Reuter- Hotel last Wednesday night. Ling answered the phone while Ching and Reuter- stood guard at both doors- The head barkeeper at the hotel today pos itively identified the pictures of the two men. He said that the following night two other Chinamen came 70 the hotel and that included in the mail on one occasion was a letter to William H. Leon, care of C.. F. Schutt, Ma tional Hotel" Contained in a. thin envelope was a. letter which was in some places plainly readable The names "E1sie SigeP' and Leon Ling" could be read distinctly.
 It was learned today that a postal card was received at the Young Wo- mems Christian Association home at S1 C street last Tuesday from wo- man, who signed herself Miss K. l.. Mann, and giving her address as AS Main street, East Orange, N. J., ask lieved the writer is the-woman who called here Thursday and was direct ed to the house next door where she remained until Thursday evening when called for by the two Chinamen-
 Boston, June 21-Declaring that he had on several occasions warned the family of Miss Elsie Sigel against the Chinese merchant of Oxford street who was Christianized at school in the Chinese missions. where he became closely, acquainted with the Sigel fam lily, today declared he will kill the mur- derer on sight In a. letter of sym pathy to the Sigels, the Chinaman an- nounced that he will avenge the mur- der if he ever confronts Leon. He says: "It was like the murder of my sister. Mrs: Sigel and her daughter were very kind to me. Elsie was a good girl. The only way she could have been taken to Leon's room was by him giving her some drug. Leon was a bad Chinaman. He would stop at nothing"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21

Mary Moore. The head of the detec- tive bureau told Mrs. Moore that he
 was real angry with her and that she couldn't expect courteous treatment from the police if she was going to send them on any more wild goose chases to Strawberry Hill. She then said she was Mrs. Mary Carroll. of 172 Burroughs street, and that she lived with her husband at the same address
 The police had found piece of dress in the possession of the woman when arrested, as well as paper bag con- taining two pair of mems shoes It looked as though one of her schemes was to enter a store carrying an emp ty paper bag and that when the op- portunity offered itself she slipped In a pair of shoes. At the house in E31ir- roughs streets they found the other goods, and while here they found Mrs Tooker who was afterwards identified as Mrs. Carro1rs companion on Satur- day afternoon She was locked uu said that it was the first time she had ever accompanied Mrs Carroll on one Of her shop1ifting tours. She said she{ worked in Warner Bros. corset sho-p and did not live with her husban d
 Mrs. Carroll, she said, worked hn Batchelor's corset factory They lived in the same house.,
 Both women have been in this City for less than year and the police have not yet learned where they lived before coming here.
 Among the loot which was removed to the police headquarters were xoods identified by K1eban 6 Geknan, ~K1fne Bros., Rowland Dry Goods CO. HoI- brook & McNamara's the D. M Read Co.'S, and Mo1lan's shoe store The goods had been taken recently. Any goods stolen at an earlier time must have been disposed of to some fence. There may be others in the gang. Somebody was getting away with whole pieces of silk and other dress that Mrs. Carroll and Mrs. Toober were slick enough to have stolen all of the goods found in their rooms. tc, say nothing of goods missed and not found.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21
CHARGES HEARD
 AGAINST ENNIS
YOUNG WOMAN EMPLOYED BY WARNER BROS. TOLD TO
 OIL SKATING
Her Scalp Almost Torn Off

Also Her Skull Was Fractured - She
 Claims Lawyer Settled for $500 and
 Kept Half Himself-PIaintiff Ex-
 pected at Least $5,OOO - Hearing
 Before Grievance Committee.
 Attorney George H. Ennis of this city, was before the Grievance Com mittee of the Fairfield County bar this morning to answer charges preferred by Nellie Schuster, a resident of the East Side, who on Feb. 6, this year, received severe injuries at the plant of the Warner Brothers Co. She en- gagged Attorney Ennis, who received $500 from the company, half of which he kept. Miss Schuster through an interpreter. said that on Feb. 9th, she was ordered at the Warner plant to clean some oil off shafting. She as- cended a ladder to do the work, and was almost torn off, and she received a compound fracture of the skull. which she showed to the members of the committee. Attorneys Chas- &. Canfield and Russell Frost. Miss Schuster said that she was treated at the hospital conducted at the plant. She was removed to the Bridgeport hospital where she remained till March 13. She now has severe head aches. She told the committee that her druggist, w. I. Nichols of Strat- ford avenue, advised her to consult At torney Ennis, saying that he was em- ployed by New York concern at an annual salary of $15.000. Attorney Ennis paid half a dozen visits to her home. It was her brother-in-law who suggested to Attorney Ennis that he retain half of the amount collected from the comrepy- To this sugges- tion she herself Nvould not agree. The S9%Rsag p9s gs5 wesh Snfi sns sSs employed Ennis when the payments stopped. She had been made to be- lieve that she had good suit and ought to receive about S25, 900. He was told to go ahead and bargain with the Warner Bros. counsel but not to close without her consent. They did not wish to bring the case to court as they believed the witnesses of the ac- cident would perjure themselves, fear ing that they might lose their posi- tions- If the company would not set tie for more than $5,00O she wished suit brought. Attorney Ennis will be given a chance to relate his side of the story this afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21
MAURITANIA BREAKS
 EASTERN RECORD
Special from United Press.)

Queenstown, June 21.-The giant Cunarder Mauretania broke her own eastern record today when she arrived here after a trip of four days, IT hours and 21 minutes from New York. The MaCretania will land her passengers in Liverpool this evening, which will mean another record, as no east bound boat has ever landed its passengers in Liverpool on the fifth day from the start. The Mauretania's new record is fifty minutes better than her best previous performance. Her average speed was 25.SS knots an hour.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21
Police Search Joints
 For Suspected Chinese

Superintendent Eugene Birmingham is securing the Chinese Joints of the city to-day through the agency of squad under Detective Peter Hackett in a search for Leon Ling and Chung Sin. the Chinese who are suspected of the murder of Elsie Sigel in New York Birmingham has received a request from Police Commissioner Bingham of New York. asking him to make the search and circulars describing the suspects and exhibiting their pictures Up till 2:3o o'clock this afternoon the quest had been unsuccessful
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21
JOE WIELER'S HOME
 VISITED BY CROOK
Pockets of Trousers Rif1ed of Their
 ContentS-Annual Visitation

Now that the summer is here the police expect another epidemic of pants burglaries, and the first com plaint came this morning when Joseph Wieler, the well known bass soloist told the police that a thief had got in to his house at 34 Berkshire avenue by way of a pantry window and had rified the pockets of his trousers to the extent of $16.
 Two years ago there were nearly dozen such burglaries and the thieves were never captured. The method of the operator is to go directly into the bed room of a business man and carry his pants into an adjoining room or into the dooryard where he rifles the pockets,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21
Brother Charges a
 Brother With Crime

Benjamin Wyland of g Englewood avenue. was before the City court this morning charged with having taken $16 and a valuable watch from his older brother, Joe. This is the third time that Benjamin has treated his brother in this way, and the latter says he is tired of it. Joe is an industrious young man, a machinist by trade and is supporting a widowed mother and is willing that Benjamin might have an education. but Ben's only aimsin life is to hang around the moving pie ture shows. Ills case was continued until Wednesday morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21
ORPHANS TO HAVE n AUTOMOBILE RIDE About Ten More Cars Are Needed for qnpfo forf fof
 Charges. ,s'ss

About ten more cars for the Or phan's day ride are needed and 1t is hoped automobilists who can spare their cars a part of tomorrow after noon will tender them to Dr. c. Lin coin Banks, chairman of the commit tee. The Automobile Club of Bridge port has for several years, in conjunc- ton with other clubs belonging to the American Automobile association, de- voted one day to giving the orphans an automobile ride. This outing has always been greatly appreciated by
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21

the children and those who have tak- en their cars for this event have felt we'll repaid.
 The cars will assemble at the Or pnan Asylum at 2:3O D. m. tomorrow and after a ride around the parks the chldren will be taken to the sl1nmers in Souxhp6ff z1R oHered to provide them with Tefreshments It is ar ranged to have lady go in each car to look out for the children.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21
TWAIN DENIES POWER OF
 ATTORNEY HELD BY HIS
 NOW WEDDED SECRETARIES

never knowingly signed any such pa per. The two witnesses, a former gardener and stableman, when shown the document, said positively they had never seen it before. This power of attorney we revoked at once.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21
PROPOSES LEATHER
 ON FREE LIST

Washington, June N.-An amend ment to the tariff bill offered by Sen ator Stone of Missouri today proposes that leather, boots and shoes, harness and belts for machinery be placed on the free list
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21

James Higgins who assaulted his wife, Clara was before the Police court this morning. but his case was continued for one week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21

FOR sALE@New 1850 upright piano. Must be sold at once Any reason able offer accepted. S44 Noble Ave.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21

on East Main St., bracelet. Finder will receive reward for return at 100 Congress St. a. WA[NTED@Boy to attend soda foun- tain one with experience. I<ester.s Pharmacy, cor R. R. Ave. and Broad St. D 21beo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21

NOR SAIiE@Candy and Ice Cream Parlor, including Soda Fountain, Mar ble top counter, etc. Apply 269 South avenue. ID zI
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21

FOR SALE.-Ten building lots. Each
 40x100 feet. Carroll avenue near Con necticut avenue. Sidewalk and sew
 CT. Apply Joseph A. O'Brien, Archi- tect. D 1Srspo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21

wANTED.-Light row boat. Apply
 Snare & Triest Co.,, Congress street
 bridge. U Zl D-po
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21

FOR SALE-wilI rent elegant upright
 piano in Bridgeport. 75 cents weekly.
 Address Piano. no Ann St.. Hartford. Ct. D 15 dspd
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21

50 Al .TOOLMAKERS WANTED Good wages. Steady work szraran- teed. Buick Motor Company, Flint. Mich. D Is o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21

NOTTCE.
 All persons are hereby forbidden to trust on my account my wife, Harriet A. Cullen as I shall from this date pay no bills contracted by her.
 RECHARD A. CULLEN. Bridgeport Conn.,, June 21, 1909. D N ssp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21

DON'T dread to have my feet treat ed now. Dr. ManSf1eld'S method IS painless. No cutting, POI Meigs Bldg.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21

FOR SAIE.-A few chioce lots at Hubbe1 Terrace at $49. $59, on easy terms, and these lots are dirt cheap at these prices. Come in and talk it over. Boston Realty O.. 416 Warner Building, Bridgeport.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21

CAscA-LAxINE TABLETS cure bil-
 iousness and constipation. Follow the direction. U 12 70
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21

FOR SALEL-Two ceiling fans, no volt in fine condition, one-half price. .Enuuire 2992 Main St. Phone 314S
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21

TO RENT-F1at of five large rooms, good location. Apply at B. l.. Sul- liyan's. East Main St. D 21 so
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21

FOR SALE-Hickory fire wood Per load dumped s. %: putting in bin 500
 additional. The Wheel & Wood Bend ing %. Phone 1746. D14also
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21
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TRY A CASE of Pabst Milwaukee Famous Steam Beer, $1.00 per case of two dozen Jack Mason, 55 Can- non Street. Phone 1852.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21

FOR SALE.-A few choice lots at River View Park for $39, $4S, and sold on easy terms. Boston Realty Co.,, 416 Warner Building, Bridgeport
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21

WANTED-Twelve boys for Tuesday. Apply Thing & Co.,, 1153 Main St.
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