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stocks and bonds, s1,o0o, 600 more than a controlling interest.
 But even then the battle was hard ly more than a draw. Some of his purchases had been in bonds Of the railroad which could not vote, and
 which a ajority of the stockholders could order retired. Hill and Morgan controlled the stock; they could re- threatened; a compromise effected. Hartman got representation on the board of directors in the Burlington. Hartman turned back to his first love-the Illinois Central. Fish had been content to let the property stand
 any forward policy Hartman want ed it to expand to take in smaller roads, to be power. Fish did not
 want to make the move, and he and the control of the road. At the end
 of wild dash to Chicago on a special train, in 1906, Hartman won out. Fish
 his former sponsor was thrown out
 of the I. c. and Jas. T. Harahan, Har- riman's man, was made it's president. Up to this time Hartman acted
 without the accompaniment of a brass band. Hartman always worked in the dark. It was said of him that he
 could keep a secret so well his own left hand was doing. He had amassed | great fortune. He knew the inside facts on every railroad in America
 and this knowledge he put to good | advantage. He knew when the tick CT showed the market value of any
 stock was below it's real value-then he bought. He never sold. His strong box was full of railroad stocks, the
 nucleus of his great ocean to ocean
 system. Following the taking over of the H. linois Central from Fish came the cuiet announcement that Hartman and his associates had secured con | trol of the great Erie railroad system, with it's 22O0 miles of tracks through | the coal fields
 The Santa Fe was another rich prize waiting for someone to seize 1t. It | was run from the general offices of the | railroad instead of from the ticker.
 Hill, the Goulds and Hartman got | it in 1906. In the same year he got a half interest in the San Pedro line, | which Senator Clark built from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles. | Hartman evolved plan whereby the directors of the, Union Pacific
 should sell s1OO, 900 worth of bonds
 and give him the proceeds, with which
 he should personally buy such stock
 in other railroads as he saw fit. There
 was no blatant announcement of what
 Harriman intended buying. He se- cret1y bought his way into the Bal
 timore 6 Ohio, the Delaware & Hud-
 son, the St. Paul, the New York Gen. tral, the Lake Shore and a dozen oth-
 CT railroads with which he might
 make important connections for his Pacific lines.
 | The Vanderbilts grew tired of that
 great property, the New York Central
 and the Lake Shore, known as the
 Vanderbilt system, the pride of old Commodore Vanderbilt's heart. liar
 riman was admitted to the directorate
 in the early part of 1909 and while he steadily refused to declare himself | in the matter, it is a matter of com
 mon belief that the great system had
 passed completely under his domina- tion, one of the connecting links in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10

man wanted an ocean outlet. It was not long before it was announced that the Union Pacific had taken over the
 Oregon Railway & Navigation Co.,, and
 reached the Pacific.
 He turned south from oregon. Col lis P. Huntington was quietly resting on the laurels he had won by build ing the Southern Pacific and the Gen. Gtral Pacific. Hartman modestly ask Ned for the Central Pacific, running
 from Ogden to San Francisco. Hunt ! ington refused to let him have it, Hartman set about to build line | to parallel it. Huntington died and | the bluff worked with his heirs and Hartman took over the Southern Pa cific and the Central Pacific $500 miles of glistening rails at one fell swoop- and all on a bluff.
 Then came the proposed merger which "Jim'' Hill and Morgan contem- plated with the Northern Pacific, the Great Northern and the Burlington. The merger imperiled Hartman. He cunningly asked to be allowed to get in on it. He was turned down. Wall street was then treated to the most spectacular fight for railroad l control the world ever saw, and the Stock Exchange to the widest day l in it's history. Hartman didn't or dinarily like a fight in the open, but he went into this one with a venge- ance.
 | The fight centered in the Stock Ex- change for the stock of the Northern
 Pacific. On one side stood Hill, the railroad builder, and Morgan, the
 banker, while on the other stood the
 silent railroad wizard, Hartman, and
 his powerful silent partners 1 It was a frightful day when the
 two great forces clashed in the mar
 row confines of the Stock Exchange.
 Hartman literally unloaded his mil
 lions into the market with apparent
 reckless abandon. The force of his
 gold won. He was pitiless. He had | been denied the right to participate
 in the merger and his foes were go-
 ing to pay him well for the refusal
 Cruelty he forced up the price of the
 stock. From 100 he drove it to 200, to | 30O to 400. He knew no compassion
 Fortunes were dwindling, some were
 Pacific. It reached 800. Fortunes were
 gone. Brokerage houses suspended.
 Up went Northern Pacific.
 Around the pole in the exchange
 fought and cursed like maniacs. In
 his office, Hartman, cool, denying
 himself to all callers, kept unloading
 his millions to renew the sinews of
 war AS long as he supplied the
 money, his brokers would fight, his
 friends would win, his foes would lose. l Past 900 climbed the stock. The
 wires flashed the news of suicides and failures The little man with the big glasses did not stop.
 Northern Pacific touched 1000- when
 the gong stopped the frishtful day Would Hartman make the losers
 pay? If he did, great fortunes were
 gone, a panic was threatened. Ac- tua1ly on his pended knees Jacob H. Schiff, of Kuhn. Loeb, & Co.,, Harri-
 mans most active packers, pleaded
 with the wizard. Schiff had fought
 alongside Hartman in the trenches; l his millions had been used by Harri- man to win his fight. But Schiff was a philanthropist as well. His plead | ings won. Hartman agreed not to force the pound of flesh he could have | demanded.
 l When the fight was over, Hartman had s7S.O00.000 of the s1s5. .00o. .000 of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10

the railroad dream of his life. an ocean to ocean line.
 In person Hartman was a very small man, not weighing more than 125 pounds. He wore ,big spectacles from behind which peered a soulpderc- ing set of gray eyes. He wore his mustach long and curled down, while a small "goatee" always gave the car toonists fine hunting ground. for their caricatures. He was a man of few friends and no confidants. He loved seclusion and was never happier than far away from Wall street, alone with his family for Edward H. Hartman was a loving husband and father. But he allowed himself little time for his family His waking hours were spent at his desk He had his lunch serv- ed there and swallowed his food with never a thought of his digestion. The physicians who examined him in Ger many declared he was literally stary- ing himself to death.
 He was a lover of trotting horses and always had a magnificent stable Of trotters and pacers. whose work on the Speedway always won adud- ration.
 MT. Harrfrnan's last home was on top of Tower mountain in Orangeco, New York, near Ardens There, 5000 feet above the level of the sea he built a palace of granite and marble and surrounded 1t with magniacent
 
 on a clear day it was declared he could see New York, 40 miles away. His view was magnificent. It was there he was taken on Aug. 25, when he arrived from Europe. where he had taken the cure at Bad Gastetn and submitted himself to the care of Aus trian specialists.
 FRIEND OF CHILDREN.
 Perhaps the only beings with whom Edward H. Hartman the man ever entirely unbent were children. In New York he was the head of a great boys institution, a sort of combined sym nasiunn, club and debating society, for more than a quarter of a century. At Arden he was never so happy as when he had an automobile load of little ones and was spinning about the countryside. To them he was not the cold business machine known to the world. He was Pop Hartman. their comrade and friend. Perhaps he was so unreserved with the children be- cause they did not ask him leading questions and try to take away his money. In the country he was as God made him. In business he was as Wall street made him. There is a difference here, one that will appear greater the more 1t is contemplated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
 OWN METHODS

''My railroad methods" said E. H. Hartman once. to a representa- tive of the United Press, "are to serve the public. and to give 1t good service at the lowest possible cost, with. if possible. no favoritism. It gets it's moneys worth from me. My method is to give the public the best equipment. the best time. the best track"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
HARRIMAN'S LIFE IN A NUTSHELL

Hempstesd.
 
 Had only two years 1waserr in l he wasm ade a n the eprofts. with
 
 he Averel N. Y: havef ne heb Of the nInosC CentraI where 
 he syste under pers i enbe
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Here are the corporations in which E. H. Hartman was an of fcer or director at the time of his
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NEGRO BURNED AT THE STAKE.
WOuld-be Rapist Meets Horrible
Fate at Rockwall, Texas.

Rockwall, Texas, March 7.-After
having been identified by Mrs. Ar
thur Mckinney as the negro who at
tempted a criminal assault upon her
on Friday morning, Anderson Ellis
was taken from the Rockwall county
jail tonight and secured to an iron
stake driven into the earth and was
burned to death in the presence of
about thousand persons. Earlier
in the evening viii Clark, a negro,
was shot and instantly killed when
his father, Andrew Clark, refused
permission to a posse to search his
premises on the assumption that Ell
lis was concealed there. People were
here from several towns and from
Dallas, Collin and Hunts, as well as
Rockwall county, to witness the eX-
ecution Of the negro.
Ellis admitted his guilt, but re-
fused to make statement or to leave
farewell messages for his relatives.
He did not utter n cry as the pile Of
cord wood, which had been well sat-
urated with kerosene, was set afire,
nor did he show loss Of nerve as the
flames cooked his flesh. He was dead
within nine minutes after the torch
had been applied.
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Death of Spencer =. CoilCy.

We regret to chronicle the death
Of Spencer $. Collcy, which occurred
at his home near Salem last Sunday
morning at O'Clock, after an illness
Of ten days from pcnumona. The
deceased was 4 useful and upright
citizen In every sCnsG of the word,
Kind aud loving husband and ia
thCr.
In early life Mr.. Collcy married
Miss Eliza Tallcy, who with four
children, survives. He Is also sur
vivcd by his aged mother. Mrs. j. B.
Collcy, one brother and three sisters
Joe S. Collcy, of Tabor; Mrs. w.
IL. Tallcy and Mrs. II. E. Smith, OF
Salem, and Mrs. }. II. Lee, OF Poplar.
The death OF Mr. Colley Is doubly
sad I'm that his father, Rev. J. B..
Collcy, died only n few months ago,
TO the bcrcavcd relatives Is eX-
tended the sympathy OF many rela-
tives and friends in their hour OF
sorrow.
The intorment took place at Whit
mire's Methodist church on Monday
afternoon.
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StiH Neck.

Stiff neck is caused by rheumatism
OF the muscles OF the neck. 1t Is
usually confined to one side, or to
the back Of the neck and one side.
While It is often quite painful, quick
relief may be had by applying Cham
berlain's Liniment. Not one case of
rheumatism in ten requires internal
treatment. When there is no fever
and no swelling rs in muscular and
chronic rheumatism, Chamberlain $
Iinimcnt will accomplish more than
any internal treatment. For sale by
Dr. j. w. Bell, Walhalla; w. J. Lun-
ncV, Seneca
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This morning Sheriff Kay was dis
patched to the Palmer home with a
warrant for the arrest of Alethia
Palmer. Her arrest takes the last
member of the Palmer household,
except Mrs. j. B. Palmer, an aged
woman, to the county jail.
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w. B. f. CORBIN AND
G. ID. CORBIN MURDERED.

CONTINUED from First Page.)
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u nave nice line ladies' trim
med hats for spring and summer;
also Il few nice ready-to-wear white
waists for ladies. j. G. Rochester.
Il. p. Kondwros has opened
fruit and candy store on Main
street, In the store room recently va
Gated by ID. S. Abbott, next door east
Of Ansels furniture store. Mr..
Kondwros Is a clever young man and
intends supplying fruits OF all kinds
and home made candies in quanti-
ties all the year round. He Is well
coined among the business men of
Walhalla.
Mary Staggers, colored, six
teen years old, was shot and in
Stantly killed last Saturday evening
about o'clock by her brother. jim
Staggers, who was. handling shot
gun that had been left with him by
Bcnnie Austin, colored. about IA
place near the county farm. The
shooting was clarly accidental and
40 inquest was held.
Our millinery can be excelled by
none. Wait for our spring opening
about March 18th. Misses Stella Fin
cannon and Edith Morgan, Seneca.
Robert Todd, OF the United
States Marine Corps, Is spending a
few days In Walhalla with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. G.. Todd. Mr..
Todd Will return. to his work next
Sunday. He is not sure as to. where
he will be located, but will go to Nor
folk or Philadelphia. His friends
here were pleased to meet him again.
Mr.. Todd enlisted twenty-seven
months ago, and this Is his first visit
home. Since leaving here he has
seen large part of the world, hav-
Ing been one OF n picked squad Of
Marines to accompany the American
fleet on It's recent world-voyage.
Millinery? Just wait few days
and we Will show you the handsomest
ever. Misses Stella Fincannon and
Edith Morgan, Seneca.
The Hayne Circle held its first
business meeting on Tuesday Of last
week with Mrs.NJ. w. Bell as hostess.
Delegates to the Federation we're
elected, Miss Werner, the vice prcsi-
dent. alternate, and Miss Neville del
cEate. New officers elected were,
Mrs. Bauknight, recording secretary;
Mrs. q. NJ. Ansel, vice president. At
ter quite long business session, the
club adjourned, md the hostess then
served dainty refreshments. Mem
/ hcrs present: Mcsdamcs Sidney Ad-
| ans, &. w. Bauknight, E. II. Lucas.
j. A. Stcck, B. T.. Sloan, j. b. S.
Dcndy, J. w. Bell, Misses Alice and
Daisy Strong and jamie Neville.
--Thrcc-pound can beans, sweet
potatoes and tomatoes at > for -
cents yet for Il couple Of weeks.
j. {. Rochester.
---Mr. and Mrs. \. c. Mcrrick ten
""rcd delightful reception last
hr Sht to Mr.. and Mrs. r. Q. Mcrrick
who are spending a few days at their
hospitablc home, ''Thc Naples" Ow-
ing to the thunder storm and tor
rents Of rain many were disappointed
by being prevented from attending
this plcasan; social function. In
spite OF the weather, however, there
was large assemblaGc of friends in
Walhalla, and the following from n
distance: Miss Carolyne Hayward,
Miss Nell Poe, f.. E. Douglas, Green
Vile; Prof. and Mrs. Samuel Earle
Rev. L. E. Bubard, OF Clemson. and
DR.. w. r. Doyle. OF Seneca. An ele-
giant two~cOurse luncheon was serv-
ed, and two hours were spent socially
In an informal and pleasant manner.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-03-10
This Guaranty Should Be On
Your Spring Suit

What kind of a guarantee do
you expect to get when you buy
your Spring Suit? Are you con-
tent to take some tailor's mere
word that he can satisfy you? Are
you content to buy your suit on
an absolute gamble that you will
be fitted and suited-with no re-
dress whatever in case you are not
satisfied?
You do not need to take that
kind Of gamble. We will mea-
sure you for a Spring Suit, to be
cut and tailored by the famous
Royal Tailors Of Chicago and New
York-and we will give you an alb
solute legal guarantee-not a mere
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TAFT CALLS SPECIAL SESSION.
RcdccmS First Campaign Pledge.
Does Not Mention Object.

Washington, March 6.-PreSident
w. II. Taft to-day issued a call for a
special session OF the Sixty-first Con-
gress to convene March IS. The
call does not mention the object for
which the special session is called
The following Is the text OF the call:
by the President OF the United
States Of America,
"A Proclamation.
Whereas, public interests require
that the Congress Of the United
States should be convened in extra
session at IL o'clock noon on the
18TH day OF March, 1909, to receive
such communication as may be made
by the Executive,
Now, therefore, /, William How
ard Taft, President Of the United
States OF America, do hereby pro-
claim and declare that an eXtraordi-
nary occasion requires the Congress
OF the United States to convene in
extra session at the Capitol in the
city of Washington on the 18th day
OF March, 1903, at II o'clock noon,
of which n! persons who shall at
that time be entitled to act as mem
berS thereof are hereby required to
take notice.
"Given under my hand and the
seal of the United States 0f America
the 9th day Of March, in the year of
our Lord one thousand nine hun
drcd and nine, and Of the indCpcnd-
cncc OF the United States, the one
hundred and !hlrty-third.
"Willam H. Taft
by the Presidents:
"p. G. Knox,
Secretary of State"
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promise--that this suit will fit
and satisfy you in every particu-
lar.
And more-we will guarantee
that this suit not only looks we'll
and fits well when you first try
it on-but that it will hold it's
style and fit, it's original lines of
grace, until completely worn out.
And more still, that every thread
used in that suit is thread of All
Pure Wool-with not thread of
cotton intermiXed.
What kind Of a suit do you want
to buy-chance or certainty-a
promise or guaranty?
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-03-10
Good Cough Medicine for Children.

The season for coughs ana colds
Is now at hand and TOO much care
cannot be used TO protect the chill
drCn. a child l. much more likely
to contract diphtheria or scarlet fc-
yer when he has cold. The quicker
You cure his cold the less risk.
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Is the
sole reliance of many mothers, and
few of those who have tried 1t are
willing to use any other. Mrs. f. +.
Starchor, of Ripley, w. Va, says:
81 have never used anything other
than Chamberlain Cough Remedy
for my children. and IT has always
given good satisfaction" This rem
edy contains no opium or other mar
Cotic and may be given rs confidently
to child as to an adult. For sale
by DR.. J. w. Bell, Walhalla: w. J.
Lunney, Seneca.
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United Confederate Veterans.

The Nineteenth Annual Reunion
Of the United Confederate Veterans
will be held in Memphis, Tenn, J'.'e
s, 9 and 10, 19O9|Tuesday, v cd
ncsday and Thursday, respectively,
those days having been named as
most satisfactory to the people of the
city Of Memphis. The veterans have
already held four reunions in that
city.
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Go With Il Rush.

The demand for that wonderful
stomach, liver and kidney cure, Dr..
Kings New Life Pills, Is astounding.
DR.. ]. w. Bell, Walhalla, and w. J..
Lunncy, Seneca, say they never saw
the like. It's because they never
fail to cure sour stomach, constipa-
tion. in digestion, biliousneSs, jaun-
dice, sick headache, chills and mala-
ria. Only 2Jc.
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been turned face up. j went into
the house and found two Palmer
boys-Charlie Palmer and Bob Bel
cher. Belcher and his mother Lou.
met me at the door. Charlie come
into the room and wanted TO know
what ! wanted. He seemed to be
somewhat excited and / told him TO
sit down. l.. +. Cantrell came in
and BC!Gher made a dive at him as
II. grabbing at his throat. | caught
Belcher and pushed him down in a
chair. There were four guns in the
room. A dOublc-barrel breechloader
was lying by the bed. The other
three guns were lined up alongside.
They said they didn't know who shot
them. Lou said they had come there
and shot themselves. ] found a cou-
pie Of l2-gauge shells i'm the yard
about four or five feet from where
the plank had been knocked off the
house. One Of the guns had been
recently shot. The gun was still
damp. The two pistols were found
about five feet from where the
bodies were lying. One chamber of
the big pistol was emptied. The
magazine gun had been shot. The
magazine gun holds nine cartridges.
I.
w. B. +. Corbin's big pistol had been
fired only once. Lethia Palmer told
me this morning about 6 or 7 o'clock
that Bob Belcher had shot Corbin
and had done it In self-defense.
There was blood in the little room
where they say the bed had been set
on fire. ] could not find any place
on the bed that had been fired.
found only one place where pistol
ball had entered the house. Bob
said he did not do the shooting.
Charlie claimed that he was acting
as peacemaker. Charlie told me
that Corbin hit him on the head with
a stick of wood. / did not look, but
saw no trace Of scar on him. Bob
said his finger had been shot, but
could find no trace OF any wound.
w. NJ. KAY.
Jury OF Inquest.
The following named gentlemen
composed the cOroner's jury:
w. O. Singleton, Foreman; w. NJ.
Fennell, Jas. G.. Seaborn, Jesse Lay,
G. p. Walker, Joe Duncan, Marshall
Abbott, w. o. Alexander, w. w. Bur-
ley, J. b. Hill, C. E. Gaillard. G. w.
Alexander, c. w. Wickliffe.
THE VERDICT.
Following Is the verdict as rem
dcrcd by the jury OF inquest, after
remaining out only about twenty
minutes:
We find THAT w. q. +. Corbin
and G.. ID. Corbin came to their
death on the night of March the Sth,
1909, from gun-shot wound at the
hands OF Robt. l.. Belcher, Charley
Palmer, Lou Belcher and j. b. Pal
mer."
An Additional Arrest.
This morning Sheriff Kay was dis
patched to the Palmer home with a
warrant for the arrest of Alethia
Palmer. Her arrest takes the last
member of the Palmer household,
except Mrs. J. B. Palmer, an aged
woman, to the county jail.
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REWARD OF $500.

A reward of $5 will be paid for
the return to this Office OF gold
headed cane, marked -. G. Law" on
handle, which was lost February 25
between Bethel Presbyterian church
and Walhalla.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-02-11
ing in practically as scheduled.

ing in practically as scheduled.
Yesterday the Great Northern
trains from the east, west and south
were on time.
No freight came from Brainerd on
the NJ. & I. last evening, on account
of the blocking Of traffic on the
Northern Pacific out of Brainerd.
Number 46, the Bemidji-Intern
tional Falls south. bound freight
train, arrived in the city last evening
"a hours late and last evenings
north-bound passenger on the M. &
I. was 2H hours behind time.
The Sauk Center-Bemidji Great
Northern passenger train Tuesday
evening was three hours late on
account of the storm and the M. &
/. passenger from Brainerd was two
hours behind schedule. While the
latter train was standing at the
Laporte depot, a freight train from.
the south bumped the rear coach and,
although no one was injured, one of
smokers" was damaged slightly and
had to be left at Laporte.
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Married Last Night.

Cass Lake, Feb. 11-(Special to
Pioneer. Thomas P. Fleming, the
head bookkeeper for c. w. Taylor &
Co. Of Cass Lake, and Miss Ida M.
Hanson, daughter of George Han
son, the proprietor of the Pine hotel,
were married last evening at the
home Of the brides parents, Arch
deacon H. F. Parshall of the Epis-
copal church performing the cere-
mony.
Only a few relatives and intimate
friends were present and covers were
laid for eighteen at the supper which
followed the ceremony. The newly
welded couple expect to 60 to Inter-
national Falls for a short honeymoon.