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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-01
FEARFUL TRAGEDY IN KANSAS.
Triple Murder and Assault on Wo-
man Stirs Mob Spirit.

Frontenac, Kans., Nov. 27.-A
triple murder and an assault on a
woman was enacted on a lonely roaT
a mile north of here some time last
night. The dead are: Mr. and Mrs.
William Bork, Germans, of From
tenac, and their son, who was two
and half years old. Mr.. Bork.
presumably, was killed while trying
to defend his wife.
The child probably was slain be-
cause the murderer wished to silence
him.
The Borks were last seen alive last
night, when they started to drive
home to Frontenac from the hor,a of
Mrs. Borks's mother, two miles out in
the country. This morning the Borks'
horse and buggy were found standing
in the roadway at deserted spot
In the bottom of the buggy was dis
covered the child dead from a bullet
wound in it's head.
Hastily pursuing their investiga-
tions, miners who found the child's
body, came across the body o. Dork
In the middle Of the road some dis
tance away. Bork had been shot
once In the head and twice in the
body. A trail through the dust plain
ly led the miners to a corn field a
Hundred feet further away. There
they found the body Of the woman.
She had been assaulted and had been
Shot through the heart.
Mrs. Bork had fought desperately
against her assailant. Along the trail
to the corn field were found both the
slippers she had worn. Ribbons from
her hair and her cloak were also
found.
1t is supposed Bork was the first
I'd be killed. The indications were
that he had been shot as he sdt in
the buggy and that he fell from his
sect to the road. Two bullets evil
IDENTIFY were fired into his body after
he fell.
Coroner Dudley, Sheriff Morrison
and County Attorney woolev, hurried
here from Pittsburg, Kansas ,as soon
as they heard Of the crime. The
bodies were brought into town and
an inquest was held this afternoon.
Bloodhounds were sent for to be used
in an effort to trace the slayer. He
left no clue. Lynching may result If
he is captured.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-01

Cannon Is already begun. It could
not wait for the assembling Of Con-
gress. Speaker Cannon Is defending
himself like a veteran of the 10th
legion, but it is remarked that he is
on the defensive and there is signifi-
canoe Of apology in this attitude. The
trip of Mr.. Aldrich throught the West
as missionary to teach and to learn,
1t Is said, had other objects than a
proposed central bank bill in view.
1t Is claimed by the insurgent Sem
ators that his real object was to in
gratiate and strengthen himself with
the adherents Of those who opposed
his tariff policy on the floor Of the
senate. 1t is possible that four or five
Senators from the Feast may control
the legislation of the country for a
few months longer but the West is
felt more and more in the halls of
congress and its assertion cannot be
kept down forever.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-01
TROUBLE BREWING ii CUBA.
MOVEMENT ON FOOT TO ousr
GOMEZ IN FAVOR OF zAYAs
FORMER Allies OF Present Chief Ma
gtstrate Seek to Place vice Presi.
dent zayas at the Head OF the Ma
Proposed Formation OF Me-
gro Party Causes Anixety Colored
Leaders Flock to Havana. 4

Havana, Nov. 2s,--Not since the
downfall Of the administration of
President Palma has the poitical at-
mosphere Of Cuba been more II OBJ
Nscure and more laden with suxxes-
tions OF trouble than 1t Is at ltie pres
ent time. The re-established Repnbl;c
ssscarcely nine months old, and al-
read runors have become persistent
that Ss6ne way Is being sought to se-
cure the retirement OF President Co
mez. either by persuasion or, by com.
puision and place Vice President "a
vas at the head Of the nation.
When Gen. Gomez received the
post OF chief magistrate 1T the hands
of Governor Maeoon the followers 81
Vice President zayas stood shoulder
TO shoulder with those OF the Pres,-
dent. and even the conservative op,
position, which had sustained 4 the
banner Of Gen. Menocal In the cam.
paisn Of the previous summer, lent
him their loyal support. In the ds-
lterminati6n to give the new admin
istratson = fair trial. rhat they re-
gard the trial as q faiiure is evi-
denced by their manifesto issued
shortly before the recopvening 81
congress, in which they declared
their intention Of beginning an active
campaign against the administration.
Probably the most serious condition
that the President Is now facing Is
that resulting from thu continued
failure Of efforts to effe<t complete
fusion between his psrtisans ana
those Of Vice President zayas.
Another. disquieting feature OF the
situation Is the renewal Of agitation
for the formation Of negro party.
Steps preliminary to organization
were taken at meeting OF coiored
men in the province Of oriente. For
snSaa yes,ss ffae. Ffavarr- sssss i 45ec,s
the mecca for local colored leaders
from all sections of the island, who
have come to confer with Senator
Murua Delgado, president Of the sem
ate. and acknowledged leader of his
race, in whose honor a great demon
stration was recently held in Ha-
vana.
The grievance of the negroes is
that they have not been accorded the
NUMBER or offices to which they feel
that they are entitled.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-01
GLASS COMPANY APPEALS.
Attorney General Lyon Receives No
tice of Contest on Recent Action by
Commission.

Columbia, Nov. 26.-'The Carolina
Glass Company of this city yesterday.
through its attorneys, Lyles & Lyles.
served notice of appeal to the Su-
preme Court from the findings of the
dispensary commission on Attorney
General Lyon. The claim of this
company against the State was $685.
o13.75, which was completely wiped
out and en- overjudgment of s23.419.-
"A. The glass company also has a
claim Of approximately $4,000
against the county dispensaries, but
this was not ordered held up by the
commissions resolution. Along with
the glass company three other firms
filed notices of appeal with the attor-
ney general-the Big Springs Distil-
ling Company Of Savannah, rcora-
scented by c. E. Dunbar; King Com
pany, represented by c. E. Dunbar
and the Jack Cranston Company, OF
Baltimore, also represented by lir.
Dunbar. Tie time for filing notic IS
Of appeal will be out today, being ten
days snce the judgments were rem
dered by the commission. The no.
tice Of appeal of William Lanahan &
Sons was filed recently with the at
torney general.
i'he claim of the King Company
was $6,S95.S4, which was wiped out
by the commission. The Jack Grams
n Company claimed $5,951.5O, and
! an overjudgment was found against
the firm to the extent of s1,O64.42.
The Big Springs Distilling Com
pany had a claim Of $25, ,OO6.7S, and
this was cut down by the commission
to $S,515.79.
Attorney General Lyon was served
yesterday with the following notice
by the attorneys for the Carolina
Glass Company:
"You will please take notice that
| the Carolina Glass Company intends
to appeal from order or judgment of
the State dispensary commission,
rendered upon its claim above en-
titled, and dated November II, and
served on the said Carolina Glass
Company November 20, 1909, upon
exceptions to be hereafter served
with the case for appeal"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-01

l'hiladelphia, Pa. Nov. 27.-with-
Vut = cent Of the $40. 900 he Is charg
Cd with having stolen from the bank
In Lake City. s. c.. In which he was
Assistant cashier. Doniel e. Motley.
q young southerner. of refined ap-
psarance. was arrested today on a
farm In Salem County. N. J.. and
held by Justice Garrison without bail
20 await rsauisition papers from his
home town. He freely admitted to
Objective Smith that he had taken
ths $4,000. but flying trip to Eu-
rope and few girls in Nova Scotia
quickly used up the money. Although
Motley irst denied his identity, nc
so'n broke down and admitted that
ne was the man wanted.
'T was assistant cashier In the
Lake City National Bank" he said,
and was mixed up In q big real es-
tate deal. We had q surplus Of $2o.-
600. and one night took Just half OF
thiA intending to return It. Then I
saw this was impossible and slipped
ont ! went TO Nova Scotia. where I
spent much money and then to Eu-
rops. I was losing lots of coin all
|. the time. and I wanted to como back
20 this country. I was getting home
stok. and didn't care much what
happened TO me. I was walking
'around Southampton one day by the
docks when one Of the big liners
came In. thought ia take q chance
and come back. meant to 60 to
JAIL. but guess lost my nerve and
tried to hide. But I'm glad now that
I'm caught. It's harder to keep on
the watch for police and be afraid
Of every man than to take your med
icins."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-01

The crowded condition OF Main
Street on Friday resulted in q col
lision between an automobile and a
peanut parcher. In trying to avoid
wagon and buggy the automobile
struck the peanut parcher In front of
the Farmers Bank and Trust Com
pany and in the mix-up the parcher
and several bicycles standing against
the curb nearby were considerably
damaged.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-01
4 Pm COOK IS TIRED.


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New York, Nov. 2S.-They found
DR.. Frederick A. Cook tonight, that
is, an authoritative statement was
issued by his brother, w. L. Cook,
saying that the explorer, who mys-
teriously dropped from public view
yesterday, was still in the vicinity of
New York, recuperating. He was on
the verge of a nervous breakdown
and his retirement was absolutely
necessary.
The statement, as issued by MIR.
Cook, follows:
DIR. Cook is in the vicinity of New
York trying to get a much-needed
rest. If he decides to go to Europe
there will be no secrecy connected
with his departure. think that his
friends and cri.. like should be
charitable enough to allow him to
rest until his health is fully restored.
He has not been reading the news
papers in the last few days and is not
responsible for the statements that
have been issued by those who were
acting as his spokesman.
I'm sending his data to Copenha-
gen, DR.. Cook has fulfilled his obli-
cations to the public"
The foregoing was issued by the
explorers brother, in view of the
fact that the doctors apparent Sc
clusion caused great anxiety among
his friends, leaving even John r.
Bradley. his financial hacker, puzzled
and exasperated. Mrs. Cook is also
in New York, but her exact where
abouts. as in her husbands case, has
not been announced.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-01
COTTON FIRE AT GREENvILLE
From 900 TO 1000 Bales Burned OF
Scorched.

Grcenviile. Nov. 27.-Fire broke
out among the cotton bales In ware
house at the American Spinning
Company's plant early this morning
and caused great damage. The bales
were trucked out into the neighbor-
Ing fields and the fire In the building
was extinguished but some OF the
bsies continued burning until late
this afternoon. There were from
eight hundred to q thousand bales
I'm the ware house. and aobut two
thirds OF them were scorched or
burned.
The extent OF the damage could
not be ascertained this afternoon.
The origin 10 uncertain.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-01
!. BIG slTIlE soon.
REBELS ARE SOON TO ATTACK
NICARAGUAN cAFrTAL.
Munifions Of War Landed From Nor
wegian Steamer are Probably In
The Hands OF Estrada's Men, and a
Devistvc Confict is Expected Soon
Belief in Washington That Amer
lean Marines Have Been LANDED.

Washington, Nov 2s.The Mica
rasuan insurgents are now engaged
IN what is expscted to be- the final
Erappie VIII IS zelaya forces, gac-
EcoSdtne ta Inn lSlal adyicss tonight,
pteaching NJ dor Scastrillo. the rep rep
'r*se entafl ilefs Of the Nicarag..a,n
ipsiiS tienafy forces. The advices
indlehte thats Aghtins is In progress
boil at Kama and Greytown, and
that IS general assault on Manaeua,
tn capitaJ viii follow. s3s si
srAe arms and ammunition iandod
carly this week from the Norwegian
steamer. Utstein are believed now 10
'be IL the hands of thxt insurrecttoa-
ists, and prompt pas of them BY Es-
'tfadas' forces Is expected. senor r:as-
siiato I.ointsd out tonight that il
lwcs,ltl ranuire isss than tbres days
tcs tipnhport the isaunitions frSrn Islae-
aelds where the utstein landed them,
TO Hama and that as soon es his
'corAperiots were supplied. immediate
iconilles with the government troops
lwas i0svitaple. 81
The department of state tonight
'declated- II had received no advices
OF Any kind from Nicaragua. All In
Sulrifs sas to the landing Of marines
on Nica RI r,ian .tnrrito,..,s $780, s =. IL
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-01

Lexington. Nov. 2S.-News reached
here today Of serious affray at Ce-
dar Grove Lutheran church, Hollow
Creek, ten miles from here. Henry
Adams, a we'll known farmer Of this
county, was seriously cut by Clifton
Rickert, another farmer. Adams is
wounded in the side and hand.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-01

seventy-one years old. By coroner's
Physician O'Hanlon and sProf. Lar
kin, Of Columbia University. At the
finish of the medical Investigation
DR.. OHanlon said that in all the
5000 autopsies he had performed
In his medical career he never had
encountered anything remotely re-
sembling the "veritable museum" dis
played in Fult's intestines. The
mans kidneys had been practically
non-existent since his birth. the ply
sician said, and his heart for at
least fifteen years had been eaten
away by a cancer so rare that DR..
'oHanlon looked through four sur
l,ical treatises before finding one with
even brief mention Of the disease.
.F'ult also was minus one arm, and
yet with all these things his death
was due to old age.
"It Is a source Of amazement and a
complete mystery to me-" said the
coroner's physician. after turning in
his report to Coroner Hamburger.
''hOw this old man could possibly
have lived 80 long as he did. Con-
genital cysts Of the kidneys, the It's
sue OF which was practically all de-
stroyed. and which were flve times
their normal size, were alone enough
to have killed him several times over,
Added to the agonies he must have
suffered on this score since his youth
FuIt In the last fiftten years at least
after his left arm was removed, had
been suffering from the constant
gnawing of cancer Of the heart, dis
ease regarded as almost legendary by
most surgeons.
Moses Fult. DR.. O'Hanlon said
was as under-sixed man of weak
physique and evident lack of nour-
ishment.
The old man had no family, nc
home. no regular occupation. He
was poorly clad. poorly fed and his
methods Of earning a livelihood were
precarious. He got odd Jobs as por.
ter or expressman. and at times solo
newspapers. His earnings were bare.
iy SUFFICIENT to keep a roof over hi.
old. disease-racked body. Fult ap
apparently was typical Park Row
lodging house inmate. constantly en-
gagged In desperate struggle to keeI
out Of the poorhouse. 1t Is doubtful
II ever In his life he had enough
money to pay for medical treatment
New York Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-01

'Tis the mind that makes the body
rich-Shakespeare.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-01

A good crop Of wild oats will grow
where weeds wouldn't even sprout.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-10-21
Goldfish.

X
Colonel Gabe Dunder, who was at
one time one of Betzville's most re-
spected citizens. has come back home,
and reception was given him at
Aunt Rhinocolura Betz' house last FRI
day. Those who keep track Of social
events In our burg will remember that
the reason Colonel Dunder went away
was because he had trouble with Sim
Phillips over a load OF shavings. When
Boyer's one ring circus played In Betz-
vile two years ago Colonel Dunder.
who II one Of the most enterprising
men Of our town, took the contract to
supply shAvings for the ring and had
three wagon loads hauled over from
Jefferson; but the circus men claimed
they had ordered only two loads and
for awhile It looked as II the colonel
would have to stand the loss. But he
always had bright mind and after
thinking It over he went to Sim Phil
lips, who owned bay mare at that
time and who IL one Of our most eco
nomical horse feeders. and sold the
load of shavings to Sim Phillips to
feed to the bay mare. He explained
to Sim that II he tied = pair Of green
goggles over the bay mares eyes the
bay mare would see green and think
the shavings we're fresh grass and
simply gobble them down with Joy.
But. somehow, the bay mare didn't
care for shavings and az the colonel
had the moEey and Sim had q shotgun
Colonel GAbe Dunder went away for
awhile. He was greatly missed in our
elite society, but now he is home
again.
The fepast served BY Aunt Rhino-
clura was delicious In the extreme.
starting on with radishes, with boiled
goldfish ~ the backbone, and winding
up with ice cream. and nothing oc-
CURED to mar the occasion except the
codfsh. at sight Of which Colonel
nAnder burst into tears. II was !
pitiful sight 10 rec strong man. with
long. reddish beard, weaken In this
w.
Y AZ soon y Colonel Dunder could
recover his self.control he begged ev-
eryone's pardon, but explained that
the slight 81 goldfish always made him
burst into tears. while ! homesick
feeling settled with an empty sensa-
tion a The pit Of his stomach. When
askcd 70 explain. be arose gracefully.
merely upeetting glass Of water.
pulled his vest down In front. tucked
~ back ok his necktie under the col
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-10-21

on top of them. The colonel said that
he found shredded homeless Goldfish
did not make bad bed. 1t was soft
and resilient.
But as he lay under the desert sky
he happened to think Of Betzville and
all his kind friends there and he be-
gan to shed tears of Inconsistencies
and when he told his four faithful men
why he wept they too became home
sick and began to weep. Their tears
fell and mingled with the dried shred.
ded Goldfish, but they thought no harm,
until, suddenly. one of the men hap
pened to look down. and gave q cry
OF horrid fear, And no wonder! The
tears had swelled the homeless Goldfish
and 1t had expanded and expanded un-
I'll 1t seemed to fill the whole land
scape. No matter which way they
looked the scenery was all Goldfish,
and It was still swelling. The colonel's
first order was to stop shedding tears,
which was obeyed, and the second
was to run. He knew that unless
they reached the edge OF the pile Of
swelled Goldfish soon 1t would have
swelled to such height that death
alone could result from an attempt to
reach the earth down its precipitous
sides.
So all ran with all their speed.
They ran for three days before they
reached the edge and then stepped
back appalled,! Two thousand feet
below them they saw the plain. To
attempt to descend meant death!
There was but one thing to do. All
hands set to work feverishly to eat
the pile OF swelled homeless Goldfish.
and for three days not word was
said, 30 hurriedly id the Ave men
cram themselves with Goldfish. That
night they lay down exhausted. Their
beings had rebelled not another
shred Of Goldfish could they eat. There
was nothing left but to lie down and
die or to throw themselves on the
edge OF the mountain Of Goldfish and
perish.
When the colonel opened his eyes
the next morning he gasped. He was
saved! In the labor OF eating cod
dsh AL had forgotten to weep and the
tears had gradually dried out Or the
Goldfish and the Goldfish had slowly
shrunk back to normal size. The only
damage done was that the Goldfish was
: little salter than before.
Uncle Ashdod Clute stated before
all present that In his opinion this
Was mo - tho r,nrsaf rosv,n 80 NJ 49,.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-10-21
New River Boat

Pierre. --S. M. Howard. OF Gettys-
burg. this state, has been working On
the model Of boat, by which he be-
1leves he can revolutionixe trafic on
western rivers. He calls his inven-
ton the s'aQuaplane." and the prtn-
ciple n device which will cAuse the
boat 70 glide upon the surface Of the
wAter instead AZ cutting IT. way thru
With : Sharp PROV
Tho boat viii require but little
water 10 float Il, and can b rum on
ehalloW sfreams His Ostimate n that
40 can MAke thirty Or moro miles ~
hour With ~ heat. NJ. Reward VIII
ssaas ~ ~ ss.e On - Missouri
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-10-21
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-25
BROKE IT GENTLY.
The Reason the Brakeman Quit Rail-
reading For Awhile.


Danny Wilmarth was brakeman
One day while bis train was on a side
track ut town In Ohio another train
that was doing some switching on the
same track suddenly bumped into the
caboose OH the rear platform OF which
Danny was standing. and he was Sc
verely bruised He was taken to q
local hospital, where 1t was found that
his injuries were 80 serious as to ne
cessitate his remaining several weeks
for treatment. At the end of a month
he surprised his mother at her home
In Pittsburg by walking into the house
on crutches.
"Why, Danny" she exclaimed, what
Is the matter? What has happened to
your
'Why. wrote and told you, mother"
he answered with grin.
mo, son. you didn't All you wrote
was that you We're going to quit rail.
roading for awhile, that you had found
something else TO do and that II was
an indoor job You didn't say word
about getting hurt or anything OF that
kind"
II surely did. mother. told you
what happened to me."'
"You surely didn't"
-"How did I say | came to be staying
in that town."
"You said you happened to be caught
there between trains"
"Well, ! was."-Youth's Companion.