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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
COLONEL ROOSEVELT
IS now At kIJABE
A Ride on the cuWcatcher For Over
20 Miles.
Mr.. Roosevelt Delighted With The
Beauty OF The Scenery In The
Rift Valley - American Missiona-
ries Welcome The Party And Mr..
Roosevelt Will Lunch With Them
"A Night Under Canvas.

Kijabe. Africa Especially The
Roosevelt special arrived here. Mr..
Roosevelt was delighted with the
beauty of the scenery, especially the
Rift Valley, on the way up from
Nairobi. He and Major Mearns rode
on the eowcatcher of the locomotive
for 20 miles. On the way hyena,
which got on the rails, was almost
run down. All the porters of the
expedition, who had preceded Mr..
Roosevelt to this point, were lined
up at the station platform and cheer
ed Mr. Roosevelt when the train
pulled in. The American mission
aries also were at the station to
greet Mr.. Roosevelt.
Kijabe is IA miles from Nairobi
in northwesterly direction. The
country between Nairobi and Kijabe
is for the most part thickly wooded
and high. The greatest elevation of
the Kikuyu escarpment is 1880 feet.
From this point there is magnifi-
cent view. The traveller looks down
some 1000 feet into the Great Rift
Valley-a rift which can be traced
from the Zamebsi to Palestine,
though it reaches it's finest devel-
opment at about this point. Ele-
plants are plentiful in these forests,
but they are fairly safe from the
hunter, for the thickness of the
growth renders their pursuit very
difficult.
The mission at Kijabe is an
American organization called the
Africa Inland Mission. 1t is indie
pendent and self-controlling in the
field, although represented by home
councils in Philadelphia and London.
The purpose of the mission is the
evangelization, so far as possible, of
the tribes in the interior of Africa
who have never heard the gospel.
The headquarters are at Kijabe,
where schools are conducted for mis-
sionaries' children and for the in
dustrial training of natives.
The Sotik district is in the south
ern part of Kisunu province and con-
sists, broadly speaking, of a series
of meadows with numerous streams
and strips of forests. The district
is about Is miles east of Lake Vic
toria Nyanza. The Kisii people in
habit this territory, but they are lit
tie known to Europeans. They are
said to be brave and warlike, ami
able, intelligent and good cultivators
of the SOIL
On this expedition the members of
the Roosevelt party will have their
first real experience of the African
jungle, as some section of the Sotik
district are very little known to the
white man.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
IN THE WORLD or FINANCE

Leading Independents deny that
they are to join the United States
Steel Corporation.
Uncle Sam is not making much
silver money. Last month only ST.
459,000 was coined.
Insiders in North Butte have been
working very hard to get the public
interested in that stock.
From a space about 80 feet
square one Cobalt mine extracted
100000 worth of silver.
United States Steel is operating
80 per cent. of its full capacity. A
year ago only 48 per cent. was in
operation.
The Pennsylvania Railroads gross
income is now as large as it was in
1906, but not up to the banner fig
ures of 1907.
About 5000 tons of ore are being
handled at the Steptoe concentration
OF this the Nevada Consolidated sup
plies $500 tons and the Cumberland
Ely 1900 tons.
An influential man in Tonopah is
responsible for the statement that
the company is earning $50 per
cent. on its stock.
Commercial failures in the United
States during the month of May, ac-
cording to Dun, were 1923, with to-
tai liabilities of $14,3S3, 750.
The output of lead in this country
by the American Smelling Company
is $4,000 tons month, and the price
has risen from cents to Abs cents
pound.
New York State collected in May
$S91,550 from the tax on stock
transfers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11

Somerville, Mass. Especially g.
With a maniacal shrek John Muir
ply turned from pig-sticking to man.
killing in the North Packing and
Provision Company's slaughterhouse
here.
Driving his fellow workmen be-
fore him he slew five and wounded
four others. Two of the wounded,
one of them a Government inspector,
were reported later as dying.
The dead:
Hubert Smith, colored, Cambridge.
James Catre, colored, Cambridge.
Thomas Grove, Cambridge.
Michael Janicus, Somerville.
Unidentified white man.
The wounded:
DR.. Daniel C. Hayes, Government
inspector, of Waltham.
John Cheevus, Cambridge.
John Lewis, Cambridge.
John Patterson, Somerville.
Hayes and Janicus were fearfully
slashed.
According to some of the work.
men Murphy had been acting pecu-
liarly for some days, but he return
ed from his dinner at noon, appar-
emily normal
Shortly after 2 o'clock he sud-
denly uttered scream and sprang
at DR.. Hayes, waving his 15-inch
razor-edged knife, which he had been
using in slaughtering hogs, in his
hand. He cut DR.. Hayes a deep cash
on the neck, stabbed him over the
heart and practically disemboweled
h i'm TIN fOr.r <>,lx,..
for the door, but Murphy ran after
them, slashing right and left. Every
man whom he struck went down
with groan. The crowd plunged
downstairs, with Murphy after them,
and at every landing he cut some
body. On the second floor one of
the workmen, an Italian, seized a
heavy bar of iron and felled MUIR
ply, but he was quickly on his feet
again and wounded another man.
On the street floor he was given
another heavy blow on the head and
his knife was wrenched from his
hand. Two policemen came in to
assist the workmen, and Murphy
was given a fearful beating before he
was finally overpowered and taken
to the police station.
Murphy is SO years old, weighs
200 pounds and was regarded as
one of the strongest men in the
plant. He had been employed at
pig killing for some years by the
North company. He is married and
lives in Somerville. He came from
Iowa 8 years ago, and worked for
the North company years.
The wounded men were hastily
taken to the Cambridge Relief Sta
ton, where it was reported that
there was little hope of DR.. Hayes
or Cheevus surviving their wounds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
NORTH GIVES UP BUREAU.
Census Director Makes A Farewell
Speech To His Clerks.

Washington. D. c. Especially IS.
N. D. North relinquished his posi-
ton as Director of the Census and
babe farewell to the many clerks
who for seven years have served
under him. Chief Clerk Rossiter
will be in charge of the bureau I'm
til e. Dana Durand, Mr.. North's sue
cessor, is confirmed by the Senate.
Mr.. North was the recipient of
masses, of flowers from the clerks.
He said that he has as yet fixed no
plans for the future. Mr.. North adj
dressed the clerks, bidding them
goodbye, and LeGrand Powers,
chief statistician 'of agriculture, re-
piled on behalf of the employees.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
Russian Port Arthur Fund.

St. Petersburg Especially. - The
Rort Arthur Benevolent Society held
a meeting here, and as a result of
an investigation found a deficit of
$1,000 in the accounts of the Society
under the presidency of Nine. Stoes-
sci. 1t was decided to lay the mat
ter before the Grown Prosecutor.
Nine. Stoessel is the wife of General
Stoessel, who was in command of the
Russian forces at Port Arthur at the
time of the capitalization to the Jap
anese. 1t was during this period
that the deficit occurred.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
Vivisection Defended.

Philadelphia Especially. = vivisec-
ton was discussed at the session of
the American Surgical Association,
in annual meeting here. DR.. Will
liam S. Halstead. of the Johns Hop
kins Medical School. said only one
of 1.-THE animals experimental upon
at Baltimore died, and he JUSTIFIED
it's death by saying that as a result
of the experiment facts were learn
ed. including the transplanting of
glands. which have saved scores of
human lives.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
Blinded BY Flash OF Lightning.

Vincennes, Ind. Especially While
sitting with her back to window
awaiting her turn to enter the gold
medal oratorical contest at Vincennes
University, Miss Ola Wilson Yates,
member of the graduating class,
was blinded by a flash of lightning.
Physicians hastily summoned found
she had been blinded, and in this
condition she remained for an hour.
On regaining her sight she insisted
on going into the contest. She
spoke for about Ave minutes and be-
came blinded again.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
WAGES RAISED IN PITTsBURG.
Ten Per Cent. Given By Republic;
Other Companies To Follow.

Pittsburg Especially. - Several
thousand employees of the Republic
Iron and Steel Company received an
advance of 10 per cent. in their
wages. effective at once. It is said
that practically all the other con-
Germs which cut wages the first of
April will restore the former scale
before the first of July.
Orders were issued by the H. c..
Frick Coke Company for the firing
of 1900 additional coke ovens in
this district.
This will make 5000 ovens fired
in the last three weeks and will put
in operation total of $4,000 out
of the company's total of 10000
ovens.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
PREACHERS SON KILLS BOY.
Blows His Head OFF For Talking
About Him.

Nashville, Tenn. Especially Ed
gar Serber, 16 years old, was called
from his home in West Nashville
and killed in the street by Jesse
Mcpherson, 5 years old. The STAY
er used a repeating shotgun and
fired twice. blowing off the top of
his victims head.
Mcpherson, who is the son of Ed
er Joseph Mcpherson, a preacher, of
the Church of Christ, was arrested.
He admitted that he went to Ser
ber's home to kill him, saying Ser
Der had talked about him.
Some weeks ago the boys engaged
in a fight, in which Serber is said
to have used buggy whip on Nc
Pherson.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
WASHINGTON
By TELEGRAPH

The repair ship Panther will be in
charge of Commander Charles H.
Harlow during her trip with the bat
tleships on their summer cruise.
The House passed the Porto Rican
bill authorizing the continuance Of
the current appropriations for the
next fiscal year.
Ambassador Takahira, of Japan,
will deliver the baccalaureate address.
at the graduating exercises of the
University of Illinois.
BY vote of SO to 32 the Senate
voted down Senator Delivers amend
ment striking out the duty on mer-
cerized goods.
A deceptive counterfeit ten-dollar
national bank note bearing the por-
trait of William Mckinley has been
discovered.
A severe blow to the proposed
lakes to gulf deep waterway project,
1t was intimated, would be the re-
port of the Board of Army Engi-
neers.
The contract for constructing the
drydocks at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
was awarded to the San Francisco
Bridge Company for $1,560,000.
The Senate adopted Mr.. LaFol-
lette's resolution calling on the Pres
ident for the correspondence rela-
ting to the German report on wages.
President Taft appointed William
r. Harr, of the District of Columbia,
an assistant attorney general of the
United States.
Business transacted by the Pana-
ma Railroad commissary amounted
to over 100000 during the last
fiscal year.
Ambassador Bryce, of Great Britt
ain, who is leaving for summer
vacation abroad, called upon Presi-
dent Taft.
The President nominated Luther
Conant, Jr., of New York, to be
deputy commissioner of corporations.
A conference of representatives Of
railroad and shippers all over the
country was begun at Washington.
Vice Admiral Baron Uriu paid a
call of respect upon President Taft
at the White House.
A delegation of the Carders Wool
en- Manufacturers Association made
a strong protest to President Taft
against the wooden schedule as
framed by the Senate committee.
The Japanese government has con-
ferred upon John j. Carly, of New
York, chief engineer of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company,
the Order of the Rising Sun.
A movement was started in Con-
gress to bring the coffin containing
the remains of William Penn from
England to this country
Almost on the eve of his departure
for Europe later in the month, Sam
uel Gompers, the labor leader, called
on President Taft for a conference
of labor matters.
A dispatch to the State Depart
ment from Santo Domingo says that
the revolution at Mont Christi has
been suppressed.
Consul Griffith, at Tampico, Mexi-
co, has cabled the State Department
a denial of reports of storm damage
at that place.
A new counterfeit SIS silver GER
tlf1cate of the series of 1899 has
come to the attention of the Secret
Service Bureau
A falling off of 41,236,171 oc-
Cured in the number of crossties
purchased by the railroads of the
country in 1908.
Orders relieving five retired naval
onicers from active duty were issued.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
North Texas Wheat Sf.35.

Fort Worth. Texas Especially -
Reports received here from the
wheat growing belt of North Texas
show that the first of this seasons
crop in the United States is being
contracted for at S1.35 and upward.
In some instances farmers are Sc
curing contracts that will give them
any advance which may occur in
the market at the time the wheat
is thrashed. Millcrs are eagerly
buying the crop at the present quo
tations.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11

Niagara Falls. N. Y. Especially -
Louis Cohen. of Buffalo, saw his
young wife leap into the swirling riv-
er between second and third Sisters
Islands at 5 o'clock P. M, only $50
feet above the brink of the cataract.
Without moments hesitation he
followed her, caught her hand and
struggled desperately to save her.
Mrs. Cohen probably died in her
husbands arms. Before 1t was pos
sible to bring efficient help an hour
had passed, during all of which
Cohen was making frantic attempts
to reach the shore. But the strug-
gle against the current-at this point
it is about 20 miles an hour-was
beyond merely human muscle. For
tune aided him.
With his wife tightly clasped to
him he felt himself bump into a
grounded tree stump and on this he
got grip with his one free hand.
He Justify shouted for help, and word
was carried to the reservation police,
but it was nearly an hour after Mrs.
Cohen jumped into the river that
Officer James Martin arrived with
ropes. and Representative James S.
Slmons and three other men.
Three times they threw the rope
before it fell within Cohen's grasp.
When he did catch it he was too
wife's waist The two were twenty
feet away from shore, and it was ex-
tremely difficult, owing to the pre-
carious nature of the footing, to
make good cast. Pinned against that
tree stump by the terrific rush of
water, all the strength had gone out
of Cohen. And, too, he had been un-
able to keep his wife's face above
the water.
Once Cohen had hold of the rope
the men on shore began to pull, and
Officer Martin, who was in the front,
slipped and fell into the stream, but
quickly regained his feet. When
within Is feet of the shore, Cohen
lost his grip on his wife's body and
it was carried off down stream and
was lost to view.
Cohen was so far gone when the
rescuers got him on shore that he
could not speak for 10 minutes. His
first words were:
"She is out there. Go and get
her. She is. dead. She died in my
arms. .
Meanwhile a crowd had gathered.
Superintendent Perry and Chief Shoe
bridge skirted the Goat Island shore
looking for the body, but could see
nothing of 1t. Cohen joined them,
always insisting that the body must
have stopped short of the cataract
and might be reached by men daring
enough.
William Barnet and Hugh Brown,
who had joined the searchers, finally
spied the body just before o'clock.
1t was held fast by a rock, about 100
feet above the brink. Without ropes
Brown and Barnet wadec out into
the stream and moving carefully over
the slippery rocks reached the body.
Just as Brown touched the body the
current caught it again and it whirl-
ed around in an eddy. 1t was with
the greatest difficulty that the two
men brought the body to land. Life
was quite extinct.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
Bandit Is Identified.

Spokane, Wash. Especially - w.
D. Woods, now in jail in Omaha
charged with holding up the Over
land Limited, was identified by Po-
liceman Chester Edwards by means
of portraits as Dan Downer, man
frequently arrested in Spokane. Ed
wards says he assisted in arrestine
Downer and Fred Torgenson al
Everett last October. He found in
their grips safe-blowing outfit
Torgenson is now with Woods in
the Omaha jail.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
KENTUCKY FEUDEIS
ARE Ar WAR AGAIN
Ex.sheriff Callahan IS Shot from
Ambush.
HIS SON ALSO is FIRED UPON
Famous Gum Man OF Breathitt
County (Ky.) Probably Fatally
Wounded While AT Door OF Store
Assassin Hid Behind Pile or
Coal In The ed-Feudists HID
ing In Woods Shoot Hat on The
Head OF Wilson Callahan.

jackson, KY. eciaD. Ex-
Sheriff Edward Callahan, famous
throughout this section of the State
for the part he played in the num-
erous Breathitt County feuds, was
shot from ambush and, it Is believed,
fatally wounded at his home in
Crockettsyille.
Callahan had swept out his store
preparatory to opening for the day
and was brushing the refuse from
the fornt door when the shot was
fred. The ball took effect in the
left side of his abdomen.
Bleodhounds have been put on
the trail of the assassin, who, it is
understood, hid behind a pile of coal
to fire the shot, Excitement in this
region is intense over the shooting.
Callahan was in Jackson Satur-
day in attendance upon court, a war
rant having been served upon him
for malicious shooting in family
AFFAIR sometime ago. His case was
continued and he at once left jack
son, telling one or two friends that
lately he was fearful Of his life.
Later developments regarding the
shooting are that at least two as
sassins and probably more were en-
gagged in conspiracy to wipe out
the Callahan family. At the same
time the elder Callahan was fired
on, another party attacked his son,
Wilson Callahan, who had gone to
a barn about daylight.
The son was returning to the
house when bullet fired by an
unseen enemy plowed its way
through his hair and carried his hat
20 feet away. STOPPING behind a
paling, he made successful run for
the house, while palings behind and
in front of him were splintered by
bullets The assassins were shoot
ing from ambush in the woods 200
yards away. He was unable to go
to his father, and the wife of the
former sheriff went to her wounded
husband 8 assistance.
Callahan was the chief lieutenant
OF Judge James Hargis, who was
shot and killed by his son, Beech
Hargis, the latter having received a
life sentence in the penitentiary for
the murder. Judge Hargis several
years ago appointed Callahan sheriff
Of Breathitt County, and the enc
mics of the Hargis clan claimed they
were prosecuted. Six years ago At
torney j. B. Marcum was shot
and killed on the street near
the courthouse in Jackson. Gala
han and Hargis were arrested.
Later the widow of Marcum entered
suit for damages in the civil court.
The death of Judge Hargis had
caused delay. Many of the MEM
bers of the Hargis clan had left
Breathitt County, and it was believed
the feud had ended, but the at
tempted killing of Callahan shows it
has broken out afresh. Callahan
supposed he had recently made peace
with the Deatons and the Smiths,
his worst enemies.
Callahan's former wife was Dea-
ton and she eloped with John Smith.
Last January Deaton was shot and
killed from ambush near Callahan's
home.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
Airship Destroyer Now.

Victoria, B. c. Especially That
secret trials of airships and aero
planes in Northern Japan have
demonstrated that guns and heavy
loads can be carried was the story
brought here by the steamer Mont
eagle. 1t was said that the Jap
anese have invented an airship de-
stroyer fitted with shells which ex-
plode on contact with another air.
ship.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
Bolt Kills In Pittsburp.

Pittsburg Especially Following
damaging electrical and rain storm
second storm was experienced in
this city and vicinity. Lightning
caused one death, set fire to a num-
Der of houses and heavy rain inter-
rupted street car traffic here. In
the country districts many farms
were damaged and crops seriously
injured. 1t is estimated the loss
from both storms will reach about
500 900
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
PRAYs AFTER RAvING.
Maniac Hog Butcher Allows No One
To Approach Him.

Cambridge, Mass. Especially The
death of DR.. Daniel c. Hayes, who
was stabbed by John Murphy, the
hog butcher, who slew five men and
seriously wounded three others at
Somerville is expected hourly.
John Cheevas and Joseph Chicosk,
who also were stabbed, are in a criti-
cal condition and their recovery is
considered doubtful.
In padded cell at the Somer-
vile police station Murphy allowed
no one to approach him, and, after
hours of raving, he began to pray.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
KILLS child AND HERsELF.
Woman Was Dcprcssed.By Malady OF
Her Son.

Salem, Ohio Especially Mrs Eliza
beth Sharp. a prominent society
woman and wife of G. v. Sharp, a
politician and manufacturer, killed
her 12-year-old SON Harold and then
shot herself with a revolver. The
tragedy came when the two had re-
tired after spending the evening to-
gether playing the piano and singing.
The motive for the tragedy is be-
lieved to be the woman's sorrow over
the incurable nature of her sons
maiady. He had been mentally de-
ficient from birth. Mrs. Sharp was
3S years old.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
Girl's Body Found In River.

Omaha. Neb. Especially The body
of Annie Nelson. Danish girl, aged
% years, who disappeared from the
vicinity of Florence, Neb., on May %,
was found in the Missouri River. near
South Omaha. There were evidences
that the girl had been i'll treated and
murdered. There is no clue to the
murderer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
Both Dying After puel.

Beattyville. KY. SpeciaIl.-
Charles Eveleth, general manager of
the Kentucky Northern Railroad,
was shot by Edward Riley, who was
seeking employment. Eveleth, aft
er he was shot, wounded Riley
twice. Both men are reported to be
diving.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
Buried Under Their Engine.

Saginaw. Mich. Especially .-Engi-
neer John Smith and Fireman Rey-
nolds were killed when Pere Mar
'quette Railway engine ran into a
washout and tipped over, burying
them underneath. The accident
happened two miles west of, Free
land.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
Has Clairvoyant Arrested.
Perth Amboy, N. ]. lspecialI

Perth Amboy, N. j. (Specia).-
A clairvoyant known here as
Madame Fay" was arrested on a
warrant from Wilkesbarre, Pa. She
is charged with swindling Chester
Van Scoy, of that city out of 81 900.
1t is alleged that she persuaded him
to intrust the money to her keep
ing under the promise that it would
increase tenfold by the use of a
magic powder.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
Flour Bleachers' Petition refused

Washington, D. C. Especially -
That the interest of the Alsop Pro-
cess Company, of st. Louis, in the
ruling of Secretary Wilson, of the
Department of Agriculture, placing
the ban upon the use of NITROGEN
peroxide in bleaching -four, is too
remote to entitle them to institute
mandamus proceedings, is held by
the affirmative opinion delivered by
Justice Robb, of the District Court
of Appeals.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
Cost 500 For Friends Drink.

Montrose. Col. Especially 1t cost
]. H. Clark 800 to treat friend
to drink of whiskey here. Ex-,
tracing flask from his pistol pock-
ct, he presented it to the friend on
street corner, and was Immediately
arrested and fined 500.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
Dummies His Own House.

Oregon City, Ore. Especially In
fit of insanity at Marquam, near
here. Bert Garrett placed charge
of dynamite under the kitchen of
his house. The house was destroy
ed and Garrett, his wife and daugh-
ter, aged years, were killed.