Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-08-08
6EIERAW COUNTY, S. C, 8, y,
dozen years.

The modern Rip Van Wrinkle lives
In Liberty, Mo. This name is Gus
Bishop. In forty-one years he never
has been outside the city, he never
has seen a telegraph instrument, nev-
er has seen an aeroplane, never has
sen a moving picture show, never
sa wan electro street car, never was
inside theater, never saw a horse
race. There are scores Of buildings
in the little town that Gush Bishop
has never seen.
A fifteen million dollar corporation
for reclamation and drainage purposes
and the development of electrical
power in southwest Louisiana has
been practically formed according to
representations made to the state tax
commission by Wellborn Bradford,
representing New York interests. The
company plans to divert water from
the Red river by means Of natural
and artificial waterway system
through the southwestern portion Of
the state to supply irrigation and
power for electrical transportation in
that section.
Sworn statements in New York
City tend to show the annual graft
collected by high officials from the
gambling houses and illegal resorts
has amounted within the last year to
s2,40O,O0O, and are in the hands Of
the district attorney. The annual
yield of $2.4G0,0OO protection money
was equally divided among four high
officials of the police department, &C.
cording to the evidence so far gath
cred by the newspapers. 1t is stated
that there were four separate sys-
tens or bureaus of graft collection,
A tombstone toppled over in the
cemetery at Poughkeepsie, N. Y,
while the funeral of john D. Rockefel.
Ter, of Tivo!i, a distant relative of the
oil king was in progress, and crushed
to death Raymond Calender, aged 4.
England will make no further pro
test against United States ships pass.
tne; through the Panama canal free. {
lIF1Because II oDstructsd theq7 view 7ur
the Western mountains from the Bilt-
more house, George w. Vanderbilt
has ordered the demolition of three
story 30-room residence built by Mrs.
Mitchell, sister-in-law of Marshall
Field, at a cost of $4,000.
BY a vote Of 6 to the finance com
mittee agreed to adversely report the
Puio resolution which would especial
" empower the house money trust"
committee to investigate national
hanks.
Clyde Marcellus Sims, 42 years old,
who disappearer from his home in
Georgia ten years ago and has been
hiding under the name OF c. e. Van
Wormer, was found in st. Louis, Mo-,
and, after close questioning by detec-
tives, admitted his identity. His wife
has been seeking him for a long time.
A reconciliation took place between
them in the office OF the chief Of de-
tectives. Sims was found through de-
tectives employed by an insurance
company, which had been sued for
a $4,000 policy on his life, under the
legal presumption that one who is
missing seven years is legally dead.
General Pascual Orozco, comman-
der-in.ch CT Of the Mexican rebels, de-
clares that he does not recognize the
United States government. He made
this remark to Thomas Edwards, the
United States consul at Juarez, who
called at the rebel leaders, quarters
to deliver 4 message from Secretary
Knox. While OToZco did not receive
Mr.. Edwards as a representative OF