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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-18
THE WORK OF INSTALLING THE

The WORK OF INSTALLING THE
four large new boilers at the plant of
the Mutual Light and Water company
has been completed and the large
smokestack will shortly be placed in
position The new boilers will be put
into use probably within two months.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-18

1T IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE
report of the city tax assessors will
be fled with council at the meeting
next Thursday night For some rea-
son there has been considerable de-
lay in the filing Of the report.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
Many Witnesses Testify to Gross Ir-
Irregularities in Freight Tariffs
Along Hartman System of
Railroads.
SHIPPING OF WOOL
One Witness Said He Could Save
Money by Shipping From Salt Lake
via Los Angeles, Rather Than to
Boston Direct Coast to Coast Plus
Local Rate.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 20.
in the hearing of the suit to dis
solve the merger of the Hartman
lines now in progress in this city,
Sumner Hays, a wholesale wool and
hide dealer, testified today that when
he wanted to make shipment over
the Denver & Rio Grande, he was un-
able to get a car set over on his
switch for three or four days, but an
order from the Oregon Short Line
was filled Immediately.
Mr.. Hays also testified that a grad
ual evolution of rates had followed the
merger of lines in 1901 and that
competition had practically ceased.
He also testified that wool could be
shipped from points south Of Salt
Lake to Los Angeles, and thence back
to Boston cheaper than via Salt Lake
to Boston.
Similar testimony was given by ].
G. Mcdonald, a candy manufacturer,
regarding shipments of cocoa beans.
He said it paid him to ship them from
the Atlantic seaboard to San Francis
CO and pay the local rate back to Salt
Lake.
Members of several local lumber
firms corroborated the testimony of
David Eccles as to the absence of
competition in the transportation of
| their commodity from Oregon to Ne
vada points. All declared that they
were compelled to send their lumber
south from Portland over the Shasta
route of the Southern Pacific, as the
Oregon Railway & Navigation COM
pany and the Oregon Short Line
would not quote through rate tc
any point beyond Col bre, New. The
rates on lumber hauls inland are the
same from Portland and San Francis
CO, except on shingles, notwithstand'
ing the difference in distance.
Stephen M. Love submitted table
comparing rates on 10 commodities
shipped from Denver and Salt Lake
He found that the Oregon Short Line
charged 26 cents for a haul that Ii
made by the Colorado & Southern fol
Is cents, and 80 cents for service tha
the Burlington performs for 25 anc
the Union Pacific for % cents. Tht
average charge per ton on 10 commo
dities by six roads out of Denver i!
$11, and the tariff on the same com
modities for the same distance on the
Hartman roads out of Salt Lake il
$31.O5.
To the surprise of all, the hearing
closed at the end of today's session.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
Venerable Soldier Tells Jury Story Of
His Boys Life From His
His Cradle to His
Prison.
LIFE OF HAPPINESS
WOOing of Claudia and Eight Years
of Eden Until Appearance of Ser
pent i'm the Person of Annis.-Scene
at Family Conference Depicted by
Trembling Father.

FLUSHING, N. Y, April 29.-An af-
fecting scene was presented today at
the trial of Capt. Peter s. Hams, Jr.,
when General Hams, retired, the aged
father of the defendant, related with
suppressed emotion the incidents of
his sons life from boyhood to the
time when driven to madness by his
wife's alleged infidelity, he shot down
the man who, the defense contends,
caused it.
Beginning with the boys tendency
to nightmares and general excitabili-
ty during his early years, the gen.
eral traced his career through the
campaigns of the Spanish-American
war, when he fought under his faith
er in Porto Rico and was always in
the way on the firing line"
In 1900 the captain wooed and mar
ried Claudia Libby, the general said,
and spent years in unbroken happi-
ness with his wife until 1908, when
they met William E. Annis.
The scene which ensued at the fam
lily conference, held after the cap
tain's return from an eight-months'
tour of duty in the Philippines, were
depicted by the general in a trem-
bling voice.
Thornton Hams, the brother who
was tried and acquitted of completely
in the same crime, appeared in court
during the afternoon, but left almost
Immediately upon being told that he
would be sent for when wanted.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
HORRIBLE DEED
OF A MANIAC
Murder and Suicide Which Extermi.
mates an Entire Family Near
Chinook, Mont.
Wife TOOK GRAVE RISK
Secured Release of Husband from In.
sane Asylum and Man Becoming
Violent Seizes Rifle and Stays Wife
and Two Young Sons.

BUTTE, April pa special to the
Miner from Chinook, Mont, says:
News was received here Wednesday
evening over the telephone of the
murder and suicide which exterminat-
ed the family of John Kerschweng at
ranch on Clear creek in the Bear
paw mountains, at the home of eX-
County Commissioner Alex Ross.
Kerschweng, who is a brother-in-law
of Mr. Ross, between and o'clock
in the evening took his rifle, shot his
wife and his two young sons, and s
years old, and then killed himself.
There was no one at home at the time
of the gruesome tragedy except the
victims When the Ross family re
turned they found the four bodies
with life extinct. The wife's body
was found at the bunk house where
she had fallen the first victim. The
crazed father had then evidently hunt
ed up the boys and shot them down.
lmm6QldJ6 "details leduluS up W luS
horrifying crime are not known but
the deed was that of an irresponsible
maniac.
Kerschweng had been in an asylum
couple of times. His wife had Sc
cured his release, preferring to take
charge OF him herself He formerly
lived in Butte and was an electrician
by trade. He is said to have brooded
over an invention until his mind be-
came affected. For couple of years
the family has resided in the Bear
paw, but at the time of the tragedy
they were living at the Ross home. In
telephone message from Warm
Springs this afternoon DR.. John M.
Scanland said that Kerschweng had
escaped from the asylum several
times. The last time he escaped, the
asylum authorities offered a reward
of $1O0 for his capture.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30

STORMS
RAGING
Several Deaths Occur in Wreckage
Due to Winds Which Ragged in
ChicagO.--Wires Are
Frustrated.
SWEPT BY TORNADO
Many Injured and Great Damage to
Property i'm Arkansas.-TOwn Swept
Out of Existence in Louisiana
Great Damage Done to Crops and
Property i'm Weston Nebraska.

CHICAGO, April ga squall with
wind blowing 45 miles an hou rand
rain falling in torrents, struck Chi
cago at 6:15 o'clock tonight Wires
went down in every direction and
communication with other cities was
completely severed.
Peoria is experiencing the worst
storm in it's history" was the mes
sage sent from that city just before
communication was cut.
The center of the storm was on the
south of the city. Here, three labor
ers were killed and several were in
jurd when the roof Of the Grand
Crossing Track company's plant was
blown off.
A cottage at Seventy-ninth street
and Ellis avenue was blown down and
it was reported to the police that two
men were killed and woman and a
child injured.
Telephone and telegraph wires were
cut down on all sides of the city 1t
was the most complete prostration of
wire service in IL years. The West
ern Union reported that all it's wires
were cut off as though by flash of
lightning. Communication with the
east was established slowly and by
circitous routes.
The Postal Telegraph company at Z
o'clock had the only wire in the city
to New York. Traffic was impeded
on surface and elevated lines and
suburban trains were delayed Two
inches of rain fell here and in neigh
ing cities.
Many persons were injured by fly
ing boards and knocked down by
street cars and wagons.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
N. P. TRAIN
IS HELD UP
BY BANDITS

HAUsER JUNCTION, Idaho, April
29.-Northern Pacific train No. 3 was
held up at 1o:3o o'clock tonight three
miles east of this place, by two high.
waymen. They cut the engine and
one mail car from the train, fired
two shots at the fireman, missing him
by a very narrow margin, ordered
him off the engine and one of the
robbers put revolver to Engineer
WhittIesey's head and compelled him
to send the engine ahead. The other
bandit took the place of the fireman,
and as they passed through Hauser
junction he was throwing coal into
the firebox in an experienced man.
ner. This, together with the fact
that there were no markers on the
rear of the train and the engine
crew disregarded signals, revealed tc
the operator that it was a hold-up
and he notified the dispatcher in Spo.
kane to that effect. Spokane and
Rathdrum were notified, and while
the mail car was being robbed late
tonight between Trent and Yardley
posses were forming on either side oi
the bandits to overhaul them. The
engine and mail car ran by the sig
nails at Trent, 10 miles east of Spo
kane, and had not yet appeared al
YardIey at midnight.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
England Raises Money for Old Age
Pensions and DreadnaughtS
by These Means.
CRY OF CONFISCATION
Incomes, Estates and Legacies Bear
Part of Burden, While Land, Auto
mobiles and Booze Bear the Remain
der.-Getting Even With Lords.
ESPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE.

LONDON, April 29-Accumulated
wealth and the trade, which the Ii
quor business is popularity called, in
the liberal government budget which
David Lloyd George, chancellor of
the exchequer, presented in the house
of commons today, are made to bear
the burden of G15,762,000 ($78,S10,-
0OO) deficit of the fiscal year incurred
by the old age pensions and the race
with Germany for Dreadnaughts.
Socialism," and "Confiscation," the
wealthy classes are already crying,
and few are clutching at the hope
that the house of lords, which repre-
sents these classes, may throw out the
budget entirely, but this is improba-
BILE. Increased income tax, death es-
tates and legacies, duties, tax of 20
per cent on future increase in the
value of lands due to the enterprises
of the community, taxes on motors
to be devoted to keeping up the
roads, stamp taxes on sales of prop
erty are the principal levies upon
wealth.
The government gets it's revenge for
the rejection recently by the lords of
it's licensing bill by increasing the
taxes on some classes of public
houses and the customs excise duties
on spirits. A tax of three pence on
the pound on sales of liquors is also
imposed and this is likely to antag-
onize both the liquor interests and
the workingmen.
The new taxation bears heavily on
corporations. The only features af-
fecting the United States are the in
crease in the tobacco tax, tax of
three pence per gallon on petroleum
and heavier stamp duties on stock
transactions.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
COAL STRIKE IS
GROWING SERIOUS
Only Two Canadian Districts Are Now
Mining COaI.-These Controlled
by Great Northern.
CLOSING DOWN SHELTER
Because of Lack of Fuel Many Plants
Are Compelled to Close and Many
Men Thrown Out of Employment
Railway Men Idle.
ESPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE. }

ESPECIAL IL lt1c GkAAG l. I'(
WINNIPEG, April 29.-The coal
strike situation in western Canada is
growing serious.
Fernie and Mitchell, controlled by
the Great Northern railroad interests
are the only districts where coal is
being mined and movement has been
started to have the government inter
vene to end the strike or stop the
export of coal.
Th city of Lethbridge is in want OF
coal. The school houses were closed
there yesterday. At Swift Current
there is not a pound of coal and al
smaller centers the shortage is seri-
uos. Three thousand miners are now
idle.
The immediate effect of the GOA
strike in Nelson is a large number
of idle railway employees. Not in II
years has there been so many anG
what is true of Nelson is true of the
entire division.
One of the worst features of the
situation is the shutting down of the
British Columbia Copper company''
,smelter and mines because Of short
age of fuel.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
SWINDLER
MAY Be M'CANN
1t Is Suspected Maybray Is Kentucky
Man, Supposed to Have Been
Murdered.

LEXINGTON, April 29-Lexington
people who knew James P. Mccain,
said to have been murdered by Lord
harrington near st. Louis, will be
given an opportunity to say as to
whether Malbray, the alleged swindler
now in Jail at Des Moines, is Nc
Cam.
Pictures of Maybray have been
sent here by Chief of Police Miller of
Des Moines. Former friends of Nc
Cam have been requested to call and
inspect them.
McCann was reared in this county
and many people here know him per-
sonally.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
APRIL SHOWS.
Montana Is witnessing an Unusual
Spectacle.

HELENA, April 29-Montana is
Witnessing the unusual spectacle of
April SHOWS this year. Day before
yesterday several inches fell, only to
be quickly absorbed later. Last night
it started falling again and continued
intermittently today, and now covers
the ground in Helena for depth of
several inches. No serious results are
anticipated. On the contrary, with
the possible exception of the sheep
men, all agriculturists and horticul-
turists welcome the fall as it means
ample moisture for crops and ranges.
The thermometer was 20 above zero
here this morning.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
Brilliant Spectacle Presented by Fire
Which Breaks Out Dur
ing an Electric
Storm.
FIREMAN IS KILLED
Falling Wall Catches Company Of Fire
Fighters, Killing One, Manning AM
other and Injuring Eight.-Vast
Quantity of Patterns Wheat De-
strOyed.-Hard Fight.

CHICAGO, April 29.-One fireman
was killed, another is missing and
eight were seriously injured in fire
which destroyed elevator "B" of the
Illinois Central railroad here, early
today. The con1agration, which was
discovered at the heighth of violent
electric storm, completely consumed
the elevator and it's contents. The
loss is estimated at $1,000,0OO.
The blaze, famed by gale which
swept in from the lake, spread to
the Illinois Central docks and to the
train sheds, and it was with great
difficulty that the f1remen presented
the destruction of the lake front yards
of the company.
Firemen of truck No. 3 were caught
under falling wall which burst out
without warning.
Lieut.. Patrick McElligott was bur-
led beneath the debris and instantly
killed. One fireman had an arm cut
off.
The fire, it is believed, was caused
by lightning.
The elevator contained 100000
worth of grain, including 35O,OOO
bushels of wheat owned by Bartlett,
Patten & Co., leaders of the bull cam
Daign in the latter cereal, The grain
is fully insured.
The elevator is owned by the Illi-
nois Central company and also is
insured.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
SAN FRANCISCO
AWAITS VISITORS
Elaborate Plans Perfected for Enter.
tainment Of Japanese Squadron
Under Admiral Ijichi.
WELCOME BY OFFICIALS
Governor of State, Mayor of City and
Army and Navy Officers Will Re-
ceive Visitors as They Steam
Through the Golden Gate.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 29.-De-
tailed plans for the entertainment of
the officers and midshipmen and sail
ors of the Japanese cruisers Aso and
Soya now on their way here from San
Pedro, were completed today by the
San Francisco committee. When the
visiting training ships steam into San
Francisco bay, which it is expected
will be about 10 o'clock Saturday
morning, they will be met and Off
cially welcomed by Governor Gillett,
Mayor Taylor, Japanese Consul Ma
gi, officers of the United States army
and navy and many commercial or
ganizations of this city, who will go
aboard the Japanese flagship in the
revenue cutter Golden Gate.
The program arranged today con-
tains an elaborate round of dinners,
luncheons, automobile and trolley
rides to nearby points of interest and
other forms of entertainment during
the week. There will be dinner at
the Hotel Fairmont on Thursday eve
ming to Admiral Ijichi and his Off
GERS, dinners to the visiting officers
by the officers of the American cruis-
ers now at anchor IN the bay; recep-
tions, and a minstrel show on board
the flagship West Virginia by Amer
lean iackies, for the entertainment Of
enlisted men of the Japanese vessls.
On Sunday the Japanese Association
of America will entertain the visitors.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
WORLD CRUISE WAS
NOT so VERY COSTLY
Secretary of Navy Says Trip Cost
Keeping Ships Home.
Keeking Ships Home.

WASHINGTON, April 29.-Secre-
tary of the Navy Meyer today declared
that the 16 battleships of the Allan
tic fleet which had made the voyage
around the world, were in excellent
condition and the fact that they were
accompanied by a repair ship kept
them in good order throughout the
trip.
The secretary said he had found
that the voyage had cost only $780,
600 more than if the battleships had
been kept at home and assigned to
ordinary duty.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
FOURTEEN INJURED.

KNOXVILLE, Ark, April 29.-
Fourteen persons were injured, two
seriously, in a tornado here late this
afternoon. Many houses were wreck
ed and great damage done to property
generally. The storm passed over
what is known as the vyclone belt
which has had six tornadoes in the
past two years.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
ADMITS GUILT.
Fiend mt Libby Assaults Little Girl
Man Admits Crime.

GREAT FALLS, April ga special
to the Tribune from Kalispell says
that Lillian Holm, the oldest and only
daughter of family of eight children
living at a little station on the Great
Northern about six miles east OF
Libby, was assaulted by Walter Lev
REM. The little girl is in such con-
dition that it was necessary for her
to remain at Jennings. where Sheriff
O'Connell arrested Levrenz. LeVrenS
is 26 years of age. He admits his
guilt. The girl is only 13.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
DIRECTORS ELECTED.
Boston and Montana Copper Holding
Meeting.

(..'ECIAL TO THE GAZETTE)
BUTTE, April 29.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Boston and Montana Consolidated
Copper and Silver Mining company,
was held at the offices of the COM
pany in this city at noon today. No
business was transacted beyond the
election of directors as follows: Sid
ney Chase, John D. Ryan, B. B. Thay-
err David B. Hennessy and Andrew B.
Grafuis. There were 149,575 shares
out of 10000 voted at the meeting.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
KILLED BY EXPLOSION.
.'ECIAL TO THE GAZETTE

t~-'EC1AL 10 The GAAEI1b.)
TAMAQUA, Pa, April 29.-Four
workmen we're killed by an explosion
in the glycerine packing house of the
Potts Powder company at Reynolds,
Pa. near here, today. Four other
-workmen were injured. The cause Of
the explosion is not known.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
SHOT HIS SWEETHEART.

NORTHAMP TON, Mass,
; April 29.-Enraged because she
; had broken her engagement
; with him and refused to renew
it, Porter Smith of Chicago,
who was graduated from Dart
mouth college last year, today
, shot and killed Miss Helen A.
; Marden, a senior at Smith col
; lege, and then committed sui
) eide. Miss Marden is a daugh-
} ter of Frank Marden Of Som
} erville.
A a a A 4 a a a a q a.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
INDICTED CHIEF OF POLICE FOR SMUGGLING.

T. ROSEWELI N M, April 29The federal
+ turned Indictment Edward
chief Of police
+ smugge Chinese into the
T. Fink given preliminary hearing months
bound pending the federal
+ subsequently released of $4,000
failed
declared the bond forfeited believed
.
= + = + : E + = IT. + + = = + + = + T. E
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
DAMAGE IN NEBRASKA.

OMAHA, Neb., April ga tornado
which did much damage to property
and killed some livestock, is report
ed to have swept over Sarpy county
last evening No loss of human life
has been reported.
Brule, in the western part of the
state, is reported damaged by wind.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
NELSON PLEADS FOR DUTY-FREE LUMBER.

entire time of the senate
discussion Of the tariff bill Sen
denuncaion the
He followed by
made plea for the
assertions quite
participated in by Senators Hale
Carter McCumber Ekns Adch and
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
SEVERE AT PEORIA.

PEORIA, ILL.,, April ga wind
storm this afternoon unroofed the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy freight
house, damaged the Union depot and
Continued on Page 8,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE.

TEHERAN, April 29.-The interna-
tional relief society of Tabriz has is
sued an urgent appeal for subscrip-
tions on behalf of the famine-crazed
populace of TabriZ.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
GIRLS ARE DROWNED.

HENRIETTA, Tex, April 20.
While bathing in the Little
Washita river this afternoon,
Mrs. J. E. Lebus, Miss Kather-
inc Weaver and Miss Mazelle
Ellis were caught in a strong
undertow, swept into a deep
hole and drowned. Half a
dozen young girls stood help
less, unable to help them.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-30
BOYLE TRIAL TODAY.

MERCER, Pa, April 29.-The trial
of James H. Boyle on the charge of
kidnapping Billie Whitla, is set for to-
morrow.
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edly were thrown into the river il
the country above the city.


the country above the city.
ADANA, Tuesday. April 27.-Condi-
tions in the country surrounding Adana
as a result of the fanatical Moslem
movements, are terrible. Dead bod
les are lying out in the fields. Num-
berless famous houses have been
burned. Conditions are most unsan-
itary and dysentery is appearing.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 29.-A
telegram received here today from
Adana says the fighting which began
there again Sunday continued for two
days and that terrible fire was de-
stroying the Christian quarters and
| further efforts were being made to
stamp out the Armenian population.
The captain of the British ship who
brought the message, said that while
this message was being transmitted
another telegram came to him direct
at Adana, saying that the fire hat
been extinguished.
, SALONIKA, European Turkey, Apri
29.-The deposed sultan of Turkey
Abdul Hamid, arrived here last nigh
from Constantinople. He was accom-
panied by two of his sons and suit,
of II persons, including IL women o
his harem. The party was escorted
quietly to the village suburbs.
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CONTANTINOPLE. April 29.-The
river that empties into the sea here
is carrying down many bodies of men,
women and children. They undoubt-