The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, October 24, 1906, Image 6

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

g?> t' IMNmKliLLED yOBMUM [Five White Women Were Assaulted in One D3y. WORST RACE RIOT FOR YEARS I Militia and the Fire Department Succeeded in Restraining the People ? Negroes Fled and Remained in Hiding. Atlanta, Ga.?As an outgrowth of ive separate assaultsby negross upon white women in Atlanta the negro luarters of the city were attacked by ihfuriated mobs of whites and from ft ten to twenty blacks were killed and l large number unmercifully beaten. Neeroes were attacked wherever Tound. They were pulled from street ears and from every public place where they sought refuge in their ierror, and beaten and kicked without mercy. The attacks were particularly flerce in Decatur street, which is esj pecially frequented by negroes. The Fire Department was called Out to supplement the efforts of the police to control or suppress the mob, and in some instances powerful s, streams of water from the hose :'v proved more efficacious than police :lubs. Negroes fled in every direction, each pursued by a separate mob. There were no leaders. The whole ihing was spontaneous. The assaults on white women which provoked the emute were all within the city limits. Mrs. F. Arnold was attacked in the yard of her home in the western part ot the city at 7 o'clock and escaped by screaming for help. The negro escaped. A suspect was arrested and taken to police headquarters, followed by a threatening crowd. Mrs. Chaffin, living near the Soldiers' Home, was attacked in a similar manner in the afternoon. Seven similar attacks on white women by negroes have occurred in f nne week in or close to Atlanta. R After the mob had finished its Work It was discovered that an inno? sent man had been done to death. Two negroes had beeu arrested on Buspicion of being concerned in the >< assault on Mrs. Arnold. The woman v could not identify either of them, but said she thought one who called himself Jack Murray was the man. She i made no charge against Henry Moore, |:V. the other negro. The officers started to jail with both negroes, but on the way Jack Murray, who was suspected by Mrs. Arnold, escaped. The officers continued with Henry Moore. On Marietta jtreet some one raised the cry that [.' the officers had Mrs. Arnold's assailj jmt. Almost instantly a crowd sur&; 'founded the officers, took the negro and riddled him. The tragedy was k witnessed by many people, among p them children playing in the street. | ..." Governor Terrell having placed the | city practically under martial law k- there was no general resumption next day of negro hunting by white mobs, r, wnicn, accoraing to me latest repuris, resulted, the day before in the death t of twelve negroes and two whites and the wounding of fully 100 negroes and^ialf as many whites. It was 4 o'clock a. m. before a semblance of order was restored in v the city. At 2 o'clock Governor Terrell ordered out all the State troops tn the city and placed them in charge of Colonel Clifford Anderson. As soon as Colonel Anderson could get into touch with his subordinates he | distributed squads over the city, placr Ing them at strategic points, and ij. ? A short while the situation was greatly improved. A heavy rain, which began : t 3 o'clock and continued for nearly two tours, was probably more effective in, subduing the mob and sending its members to cover than even the presence of the State troops.' The presence of a thousand solonoftoroH nror AHonfa in annnHc * ranging from twelve to fifty, according to the importance of the location, & ' %ave the city a militar;' air that it has worn on no Sabbath since Shert man was thundering at its gates back jT in the '60s. Despite the nevelopments the negroes are still impudent, and talk of resisting. Many of them are arming. ,The latest report is that another white woman has been assaulted, but such is tht stat.e of affairs in Atlanta ? tb^t'no definite information is obtainable. Many requests were made to Governor Terrell to put the city under martial law. He wrote out such a K";- proclamation jyid showed it to those jr.\ "asking the order. When the citiens v; read it they declared it was not what they wanted, as the order gave the militia eutirely too much authority. The negroes say th^y are afraid to carry their dead to the local undertakers for fear that the mob will at. tack them. ' Two of the negroes killed were > taken to the country for burial. - ThelV relatives say they preferred to rbury them awayjrom the city, where thpre would be rto danger, and it is < - - believed that in this way the negroes ane getting rid of their dead. Secretive under ordinary circumstances, they are ten times more so in light of) f the recent developments. Seventeen companies oE National Guards and a battery of artillery finally managed to restore order to the terrorized city, and peaceful citizens, who deplored the work of the Peasants Won't Pay Taxes. . Owing to the unanimous and unal __ terable refusal of the peasants in the Odessa district in Russia to pay ar'rears of taxes the Jocal zemsivo has v .been notified that it is impossible to maintain thp srhonls and hosnitals. which must consequently be closed. Dairy Products Lead. Prices of commodities rose during August in the aggregate, dairy and garden products supplying most of the advance. Newsy Gleauings. King Alfonso of Spain signed the modus vivendi with the United States. A famine in high grades of tobacco Is expected unless peace in Cuba is eoon restored. The Worcester, Mass.. Telegram i will use President Roosevelt's pho netic spelling. The work of organizing the machlnists of Cleveland, Ohio, is adi /ancing rapidly. Mint officials say that the world's gold production will reach the $500,500,000 mark this year. Ik frenzied mobs, in attacking negroc-* J breathed a sigh of relief. All night f and far into the morning the mobs of armed whites had chased the negroes in every direction, shooting, slabbing I and clubbing with a wantonness such j as onlv mohs ran \'or wpcp they content with the mere attacking of defenseless and innocent negroes r in their gory desire for revenge upon those who had brutally attacked white women in the past fortnight. They went about town smashing windows and destroying property, prob- g ably carried away by excitement and drink. The clamoring mobs, swavins ? through (he streets, making attacks upon street cars, dragging negroes from vehicles and chasing them into the "Jim Crow" quarter, had kept the city in an uproar ail through the night, and the police were utterly powerless. They were laughed at in g their efforts to make arrests, and cit- i izens who endeavored (o dissuade the I crowds of angry men and boys were ' o derided into silence. j G Reports as to the number of killed | g and injured vary, of course, but some have it that at. least seventeen ne- 0 groe.* were killed. Other reports v. have it that not more than ten fatali- p ties occurred. In reality only four g bodies have been found at local undertaking establishments, but it is a said that the negroes were so terrified ti that they carried many of the bodies g to the suburbs for interment. Fully w forty blacks and whites are known g to have been hurt. A blank fare was a raritv in the i, streets. Ordinarily one sees about r, as many negroes as whites, but the ? stern experience had its effect on the w negroes r.r.d they remained at their j (_] homes. Practically every home in i n Atlanta lacked its servants, the ne- j g groes being afraid to venture through j (_, the streets to reach the places where i they were employed. | q ' Women in Peachtre? street, the 0 fashionable residence part of the city, ! r who have not touched a culinary t( utensil in years prepared meal's for | j( their families. The hotels were prac- i tically without servants, and not a ; q negro bootblack nor a newsboy was | to be seen in the streets. j Only once was the mob balked, and i C1 that was when one section of it was raiding negro saloons and restaurants j S) in Decatur street. A fire alarm was j r( turned in and Chier Joiner, recently j nominated for Mayor, came with ! ^ three engines. In a few minutes he p had streams of water playing, and as | soon as the water touched the mob it dissolved. j t( Finally rising to the situation, the i entire fire department was called to j j-j Prior and Decatur streets, in the ne- j gro quarter, and with streams of water playing ?in every direction the n rioters were dispersed, to gather w again at points out of reach of the n water. The department remained on j duty all night. I E The bulk of the violence took place j s, in the first two hours, much "of it in i n thirty minutes. I e. The mob afforded some curious sit- | sj uations. In front of the postofflco i ^ Mormon missionaries were preaching q brotherly love; less than 100 yards j ir away two negroes were killed under j <p the viaduct. A block further down j Marietta street the Salvation Army I -n was holding forth; near by a negro i Q was stabbed to death, two more were j q shot and others were fatally stabbed j a or beaten. ' A meeting of prominent citizens fl was held at the Piedmont Hotel to tj informally discuss the riots. It was j p decided that the situation did not de- j c, mand any further action than the as- p sembly of the militia. The burden of ! 0, the majority of speakers was regret that so much injury would be done I w Atlanta by this outburst of race re- Dj sentment. ROBBERS WRECK WO BANKS, m it Awed Townsfolks and Got Away i ^ With Between $2000 and $4000. \\ Grand Rapids, Mich.?Eight burglars, masked and armed, visited 111 White Cloud, a village forty-five j miles north of here, and robbed the : T Newyago County Bank. They at- i tempted also to" rob the bank of R. ! n' Gannon & Sou. The men rode into j the town on horseback between 12 | *E and 1 o'clpck a. m., surrounded the j buildings containing the two banks, j G and posted guards outside, while j L other members of the cang worked i C inside. j w The interior of the Newyago Bank j G was completely wrecked by two ex- ts plosions. The burglars got between $2000 and $4000 in cash. Dynamite 111 was then used to wreck the interior ra of the Gannon Bank, but while the tt thieves were at work the townspeo- ni pie, awakened by the explosion, gath- I ti ered in such numbers that the guards | w evidently decided it was not prudent ! oi to wait longer. They called out the man working | fc in the bank before they could get | the safe open, and. covering^ the citi- i oi zens with their pistols, rod<5 out of j town. I B CONNECTICUT REPUBLICANS. ol Convention Nominates Woodruff l)y Acclamation For the Governorship. Ivl New Haven, Conn.?Indorsing . President Roosevelt and the reform measures he forced through Con- . gress, and adopting a platform based mainly for and upon S'ate issues, the Republican State Convention by t. acclamation nominated Colonel Rol- J lins Woodruff, of New Haven, for I Governor. ' The other nominees are: Sceretary of State, Theodore Bodenvein, New London; Controller, Thomas D. Brad- ^ street, Thomasttfn; Treasurer, Free- J man W. Patton, Stafford; Attorney- | R General, Marcus a. noicomu, some- i . ington; Congressman at Large, l"; George L. Lilley, Waterbury. =!_, ir TEXAS SUES OIL COMPANY. State Begins Ouster Proceedings ^ Against Waters-Pierce Concern. ft Austin, Texas.?The Waters-Pierce ^ Oil Company is defendant in a suit ~ filed by the State of Texas, praying J for ouster proceedings against the " company, a recall of the permit granted to it in 1900 to do business i in this State, and a judgment for $5,228,400 in penalties for violating jj the anti-trust laws of the State. i. Feminine News Notes. Tha fnvnrUc* hnhliv nf Dr Eliza beth Garrett Anderson, the most famous of all women physicians, is ? gardening. ? Bertha Krupp, the richest girl inj t , the world, owner of the great guru t works which her father established, at Essen, Germany, is soon to bcf married. ! The Navy Department communi-j cated with Governor Glenn, of North' I Carolina, with a view to the selection) i| of his daughter as the ssponsor foi* <the new cruiser North Carolina wherf r it is launched at Newport Nqws, Va. i h / 1 9 !oeislollEDly~ SARflTOGfl CONVENTION lew York Republicans Accept Candidate by Acclamation. IRUCE GETS SECOND PLACE layer and the Rest of the State Ticket Chosen Without Opposition?Plntform Recommends Reforms isi Public Affairs. Saratoga. N. Y.?The Republican tate Convention nominated Charles i. Hughes, of National fame becav.:> f the insurance investigation, for overnor. and renominated M. Linn ruce for Lieutenant-Governor. Tho ther State officers were all renamed, hile Senator Merton E. Lewis, of :ochester, was named for the vacant tate ^Controllership. Immediately fter the adjournment of the convenion the new State Committee was orani2ed and Timothy L. Woodruff ras elected Chairnr.n in place of exovernor Odell. With a remarkable demonstration )r President Roosevelt, and rith Dusing cheers for Taft, Higgins, ruce and Wadsworth in connection ith the recital of their services in tie administration of the affairs oi lation and State, the Repub lean tat3 Convention had been organized le day before. When State Chairman Benjamin B. dell. Jr., called the convention to rder at 12.21 p. m., the hail was rowded wit^ delegates and cpectajr?, and among hundreds ot y. aer:an flags were portraits of Lincoln, [cKinley and Roosevelt. Chairman dall. in behalf of the State Commit3e. presented the name of Repre3euitive Michael E. Driscoll, of Syratise. to be temporary chairman of le convention. Mr. Driscoll finished peaking at 1.35 p. m., and the usuai rocr?liirir>na wprn artniltpf] General Stewart L. Woodford was lade Chairman of the Committee on esolutions. After s?. session of one hour and venty-five minutes the convention )ok a recess until 11a. m. next day. Upon reassembling the report of le Committee on Credentials was le first order of business. Next came the report of the Comlittee on Permanent Organization, hich was submitted by Judge Brener, of Kings. The recommendation of the committee was that Senator W. W. Arm:rong, of Monroe, should be permaent chairman, and the Senator was scorted to the chair by Herbert Par)ns and Congressman Sereno Payne, [e began to speak at 11.2S o'clock, hairman Armstrong finished speaklg at 12.06 and was loudly cheered, he ovation lasted half a minute. The Chairman announced that tho ext order of business was the report f the Resolution Committee, and eneral Stewart L. Woodford was pplauded as he took the stand to jad the platform. It was apparent om the reading of the platform that le Republicans had decided to make oosevelt the leading issue in tho impaign. Every reference to th9 resident's name brought out more ufbursts of enthusiasm. Judge Job Hedges, of New York, as recognized at 12.27 o'clock to lace in nomination Charles E. ughes, of New York. Senator W. J. Tully^ of Corning, a awKoi* a f tJio Tnciiranna Tmrnatitrof ig Committee, seconded the nominaon of Hughe3 in a brief speech. He as followed by Speaker James W. 'adsworth. of the Assembly. Senator George Raines, of Ontario, loved that the Secretary of t.he conation cast one ballot for Hughes, he resolution was passed unanilously, and Chairman Armstrong anounced that the Secretary had cast ae ballot and Hughes was the nomlee. As soon as he could get order the hairman called for nominations for ieutenant-Governor. He recognized ongressman Parsons, of New York, ho offered the name of Lieutenantovernor M. Linn Brace, of Manhatin, to succeed himself. On motion of Congressman Sherian the other nominations were lade in a lump unanimously. *11 le present State officials were reominated, with the addition of Marn E. Lewis, of Monroe County, who as named for the vacancy of the See of Controller. The Republican State ticket is as jllows: TTnr n.iuornnr?Phnrloc T7! T-T11<rV\ E New York. For Lieutenant-Governor?M. Linn rnce. of New York. For Secretary of State?John F. 'Brien, of Clinton. For Controller?Merton E. Lewis, f Monroe. For Atiorney-General?Julius M. [ayer. of New York. For State Engineer?Henry A. Van lstyne. of Columbia. For State Treasurer?John G. Waimmeier, of Erie. A telegram to Senator Page was iceived from Mr,, Hughes, accepting le nomination, '"without pledge othr than to do my duty according to ly conscience." The convention then adjourned tie die and the meeting of the new tate Committee was jbeld imm?diate afterward. Charles E. Hughes is the son of the .ev. David C. Hughes, a Baptist miniter, and was born at Glens Falls, N. April 11, 1862. He is a lawyer i New York City. Two Women Thrown and Killed. Mrs. Clara C. Marsh was killed rhile riding a horse at Oberlin, Ohio. "hp hnrsp rnnrori nnrl foil nn hor Irs. Marsh was the companion ot liss Florence Story, a sophomore in berlin College, who was thrown rom her horse and lulled the day efore. :\nicrican Ambassador's Reception. The Turkish Government has posloned the audience set. for the Arner:an Ambassador, Mr. Leishman. Temporary Peacc in Cuba. Secretary T.?ft drew up a peace ompact, which was signed by the Cuian Government and insurgent leadrs, agreeing that no movements ol roops should take place without noif.cation to the opposing authorities. Pike's Peak Celebration. The centenary of the discovery oi 'ike's Pr,ak by the man whose name t bears was held at Colorado springs :pL, with a great parade, which was eviewed by Vice-President TTairanks. v .y r.; ? "nurse confesses murder Indian Girl Accuses Herself Over Child's Corpse. ! Hurried to Jail at White Plains, N. V., to Save Her From a Possible Lynching. Brewster, N. Y.?While the tuneral of littlo Wilbur Winship was being held in the Winship home at Cowles Corners Jennie Burch, the dead child's fourteen - year - old nurse, threw herself across the open casket and cried out: "Oh. ray God! I cannot keep it. I killed hitn. I poisoned Willie. ' The girl then fell to the floor in a swoou. as the mother of the little victim rushed forward, shrieking execrations at the unconscious figure. During the excitement Coroner Mitchell took the girl away, and once outside the house a detective hurried her to a place of safety, as there were cries of "Lynch her! Kill her!" from some of the younger men among the mourners. She was later placed in a carriage and hurried to the White Plains jail, the Coroner being afraid to put her in the Putnam County institution. Herbert Winship. father of the murdered boy, is a well-to-do cattle raiser. Three years ago he employed the Burch girl, who is the greatgrandchild of a full-blooded Mohawk Indian. Winjhip'3 big barn was burned, ami other mysterious fires followed. An hour after a detective had left the house, the Winship boy was i ken seriously ill. He died as physicians were wor' ng over him, the doctors giving it as their opinion that he had been killed by either arsenic or strychnine. The girl had, 'in the meantime, fallen in a faint. When she revived she declared she and the child h-i been made ill by eating a peach. She was not suspected of the poisoning. which was believed to have been accidental. ATLANTA NEGROES RETALIATE. Squad of County Policerv Fired Upon From Ambush in Suburbs. Atlanta, Ga.?Just as the State and city authorities were congratulating themselves that they had secured con trol of the race rioters, who had terrorized this city and caused half a dozen or more deaths within a day or two, the mobs ran riot again. The trouble be^an in Pittsburg, the negro settlement in the southern part of the city. The blacks themselves opened hostilities this time, showing tfiat they have begun to retaliate on the whites. While a squad of county policemen were riding past an alley 'near Clark University, a negro institution, ;hey were fired upon >y a party of negroes from am bush. County Policeman Heard wa3 killed, thre^ other officers .v/ere wounded and one is missing. The victims, besides Heard, are County Policeman R. F. Jordan c.nd Marshal Buchanan. County Policeman Poole was pursued by the negroes, but luanaged to reach a telephone and notify J tlantr. police !\eadquarters. Militi.\ and city lolice'were immediately dispatched to the scene. The negroes retreated to the woods with the militia following. In the encounter which ensued twelve negroes were kfiled, it is reported, and four captured. Officer Jordan put up a brave fight before being entirely d^abled. He lifted Heard'o dead body and, using it as a shield, fired from behind it at t_e, blacks, killing three of them. In the City Police Court Judge I Rmvlor inflated the Mtrftme sentence of the b.v: on thirteen young white men charged with inciting to riot, giving each thirty days in jail and putting them under 31000 lands cich. STEK9LAND BACK, TO ACCUSE. * ' Threatens to Expose Chicago Financiers, Who Helped Ruin Bank. New York City.?Following an affectionate meeting between Paul O. 3tensland, Chicago's self-confessed Dank wrecker and captured fugitive, >.nd his son Theodore, there was a iong and earnest discussion during which the father, who returned here ?n the steamship Prinz Adalbert from Tangier, Morocco, finally convinced lis favorite son that it would be unwise to fight extradition, and he went voluntarily to Chicago, where he will shoulder part of the responsibility lor the $3,000,000 bank loot. Stensland was taken direct to Police Headquarters, where he spent !he night in a cell. He admits thefts . iggregating $400,000, and by turning State's evidence against others, ;vhom he says are implicated, ne win, !t is expected, startle Chicago with a sensation equal to that first felt by Lhe 22,000 depositors when the bank oresident fled. His confession accuses many prominent Chicagoans, and much of the responsibility for the immense deficit is placed upon Cashier Herring, svho is now under arrest, and who aas been attempting to dicker with the' States Attorney by aiding the prosecution of Stensland. Cashier Self-Accused Defaulter. O. B. Stollard, cashier of the People's Stafb Bank, of "Sedan, Kan., with*deposits of $75,000, disappeared leaving a note saying he was a defaulter and had fled. Kills Third Man in a Year. Frank Finley and Kenner Kinley ivere shot and killed in Raleigh Coun:y, W. Va., by A. L. Herman, charged tvith the murder of Jerry Davis at Martin, Ky.. one year ago. Frank Finley was a brother-in-law of the murdered mail. The shooting followed an attempt to arrest Herman at his home. Infernal Machine Discovered. An infernal machine addressed to Jacob H. Schiff, a New York City ranker, was found in Philadelphia. Prominent People. King Edward is said to be in ill i heaLth. President Roosevelt says golf is a ; "grandmother's game." John Alexander Dowie will return co Mexico to spend the coming winter. He save un nlavine eolf when he came to Washington and began riding horseback. President Roosevelt said that if : the changes in spelling which he had - iirected to be adopted by the Public ' Printer were not approved by the oublic they would be droon^d. ' \ ". ': . v TlMMF"! MUM BUFFALO: Nominated For Governor of New York on First Ballot BITTER FIGHT IN CONVENTION Hearst Had 309 Ballots to 121 For Sulzer ? Lewis S. Chanler For Lieutenant-Governor ? Contests Decided For Hearst. Buffalo. N. Y.?After as protracted and at times exciting a convention as the Democracy of this State ever held. William Randolph Hearst was nominated for Governor at 2 o'clock in the morning. It was a surprising assemblage, totally unlike the usual convention of Democrats. Although Hearst's majority was overwhelming, the bitterness with which he was opposed to the last developed a situation more tense than has ever been witnessed in any convention in the political history of this State. The final overthrow of his opponents came in the evening when the delegation from Manhattan and the Bronx went into caucus, and by a vote of sixty-three to thirty-sk determined to support Mr. Hearst and apply unit rule, tnis giving mm tne entire 105 delegates. The nomination was made on the first ballot. Hearst had 309 votes, William Sulzer 124 ?.nd John H. Dix seventeen. The voting for Governor began at 1.45 a. m. Albany County led off with nine votes for Hearst. Tammany cast ninety-six votes for Hearst and nine for Sulzer.. Kings cast sixty-nine votes for Sulzer. When Onondaga County had been reached on the roll call Hearst had already received 229 votes, or three more than necessary for a nomination. The announcement of the Hearst vote was received with a great cheer, which was quickly hushed, however, to hear the vote on the other candidates. At 1.5 D a. m. Chairman Nixon declared William Randolph Hearst officially the candidate of the Democratic party for Governor. Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, of Dutchess, was nominated for Lieutenant-Governor. John S. VVhalen, of Monroe, was chosen unanimously for Secretary of State. Martin H. Glynn, of Albany, was unanimously chosen for State Controller. William Schuyler Jackson, of Buffalo, was unanimously chosen for Attorney-General. For State Treasurer Julius Hauser, of Suffolk, was unanimously chosen. Frederick W. Skene, of Queens, was unanimously chosen for State Engineer and Surveyor, completing the nominations. Chairman Lewis Nixon called the convention to order at 7.55 p. m. The hall was packed, every available foot of seating or standing space being occupied. All sorts of subterfuges were resorted to by outsiders to get a seat on the platform. Lewis Nixon was temporary and permanent chairman. Senator T. F. Grady was the chairman of the Committee on Contested Seats. Bourke Cockran drew up the platform. The platform was unanimously adopted. The convention did not meet for business until about 8.30 o'clock p. m., aud its early hours were ^aken up with a debate on throwing out of the anti-Hearst delegations. On the question of substituting the minority report for that of the majority a roll call was demanded by Stanchfield. This vote was regarded as a test of the Hearst strength. Kings County cast sixty-nine vote3 I for the substitution of the minority report. This showed Senator McCarren opposed to Hearst. Murphy cast ninety-three votes "No," and the motion was lost by a vote of 244 to 142. This forecasted the nomination of Hearst, and there was a storm of cheers. When nominations were called foi William V. Cook, of Albany, present ed the name ot William K. Hearst. Allegany County seconded Mr. Hearst and Broome County named Congressman Sulzer, sending George Raiues, of Monroe, to the stage to make the nominating speech, amid cheering The cheering for Sulzer continued for several minutes, many of the delegates standing on the chairs and calling loudly 'Sulzer." Thomas M. Osborne, of Cayuga County, one of the originators of the Albany conference of anti-Hearst Democrats, took the platform at 12.20 a. m. and placed iu nomination John A. Dix, of Washington County a nephew of the late Governor Die. of New York. At 1.45 the nominations for Gov ernor were declared closed and the secretary began ta call the roll ot counties for their votes. . The vote on the nomination foi Governor was: Hearst 3 Of Sulzer 124 Di* l'? William Randolph Hearst, son ot Senator George Hearst and Mr3 Phoebe A. Hearst, was born in Sa:. Francisco on April 29. 1S63. His father was a Missourian and his mother the daughter of Randolpt Walker Apperson, bora in Virginia. RAILWAYS KILL 20 DAILY. Totnl Killed in a Year 970U: Xumbei Injurpd. 80,008. Washington, D. C.?According to; statement issued by the Interstatt Commerce Commission, aa average j of twenty-six persons were killec each day and 238 injured daily ot railroads in the United States durint the year ending with June. 1 905. The total number killed was 9703 the injured SG.OOS. The National Game. The Detroit Club has securer pitcher Cicotte from the Des Moinu: Club. I White, of the Chicago Americans has pitched two one-hit games so fa this season. The Cincinnati Club lias asked fo. transfers of outfielder Joe Keiley ant shortstop Tom Corcoran. Pitcher Barger. of the Lancaste. Club, leading pitcher of the outlaw Tri-State League, jumped to the Net York American Club at the s-jlicita tion of catcher .Tim McGuire. . 7- yg RUSSIM EMPIRE iS DODKIEO Veteran Reformer Says Wishes of People Are Ignored. Admonition of ShipofF, Who Declined Portfolio in the Stolypiu Cabinet ?Sinking Into Barbarism. ? T> AT Q'.unnff fliA AYlUSCUVV, nuoaia. a*l. veteran reformer, who declined} a portfolio in the Stolypin cabinet, in an interview said: "The chasm between the people and the Government is now almost impossible to bridge. The ruling beaureaucracy is bending every resource of the empire to the task of defeating the wishes of the people. The suspension of justice, ruthless punitive expeditions and the suppression of political parties form a . damning contrast to the promises of reform. Even were the promises sincere and the reforms veal the people could not accept them at the hands of distrusted rulers. "There must be a change in the Ministry, and Parliament must be reconvoked forthwith. The majority would then be composed of Moderates, and as the process of revolutionizing will be arrested as soon as the people are assured that their struggle for elementary political liberties will be crowned with success the old regime will be irrevocably dead and a relapse will be impossible. , "The present regime is rapidly . revolutionizing and demoralizing the country. The prevailing spirit is appalling. Daily bloodshed is a matter of indifference, and political UIlLLLeS die 51UIIUCU. iuuiui iwv. I pie is disappearing and ultimate right and wrong are ignored. Russia Is sinking into barbarism without moral regeneration. She is ' doomed." IDE'S FARWELL TO PHILIPPINES. Predicts That a Native Assembly Can Meet in Safety in 1907. Manila.?In about forty decorated launches, with bands playing, Governor-General Smith and the members of the Philippine Commission escorted the retiring Governor-General, Henry C. Ide, to the steamship which is to carry him to the United States. In departing he gave this as his last message: "I believe that a Philippine Assembly can meet in 1907 with perfect safety, and with the great probability that it will furnish information upon the real needs of the country and be a useful aid to legislation, if properly managed. "I cannot find words to express my gratitude for the numerous testimonials of esteem I have received from all classes, American and Filipino. I leave regretfully." FIRST TWIN TURBINE LAUNCHED Miss Harriman Christens as Creole New Southern Pacific Steamer. i 1 Quincy, Mass. ? The steamship Creole, the first twin screw turbine to be launched in this country, was sent in the water here. She was christened by Miss Mary Harriman, daughter of E. H. Harriman, president of the Southern Pacific Company, which owns the craft. The Creole is 440 feet long, 53, feet beam, with a draught of 25 feet under 10,000 tons burden. She isto; have a speed of sixteen nautical miles and will run between New York and New Orleans. DIES DURING BOXING BOUT. After Receiving Hard Blow McKenzie Fought On, Then Fell. Portland, Me.?In a boxing match between Terry Martin and Jack McKenzie, both of Philadelphia, Martin delivered a stiff uppercut in the fifth round, which struck McKenzie over the heart and then glanced to the jaw. McKenzie staggered back, but im- J mediately recovered and returned 1 two blows before the gong rang. He went to his corner and suddenly be- 1 came unconscious, dying just after j being carried to the dressing room. NEARLY 200 LIVES LOST. A Boatload of Traders Capsized in j the River Indus. T T r* o A ? */%?*% T _ i ! XjUXIUUU. ?I ii auio^aitii u urn wuv.r\.- j ! now the correspondent of the Stand- i ard saysj that a boat containing 200 j persons Vas capsized in midstream | while crossing the River Indus at a \ point where it separates the north- ! west frontier province from the At- I tock district. The passengers were j swept down by the stream, and only i thirty were saved. They are sup- 1 po.3ed to have been traders from the ! province going to the interior. Great Double Pier For Jamestown. Plans were approved at Washing: ton, D. C.. for a great double pier at ! the Jamestown Exposition. The piers I will extend from the Exposition ' grounds into the waters of Hampton | j Roads, 1500 feet. Together they will j I ha fiflfl fppf wirip Thpv will rnst I 5400,000. Bishop Ho,ire's Body Recovered. i News comes from Macao that the body of Bishop Hoare, who was drowned in the recent Hongkong typhoon, has been recovered. The viceroy of Canton has contributed person ally $3000 to the typhoon relief fund. Another Bribed Juror. John VV. Cronan, of Roxbury, Mass., I the second juror v/ho, it is alleged, has confessed to taking a bribe while sitting in the contest in 1904 over the will of Uriel Crocker, a Boston millionaire, gave himself up to the police. Prices at High Level. Prices of staples show great strength, all things considered, and I are. in fact, at the highest level yet j luucutru. Sporting Brevities. Patrick A. Dempsey, who has been ; coaching the crews at Georgetown | University since 1D02, has resigned ! his place. Alfred Brown, a life-saver, swam from the Brooklyn Bridge to Coney Island in four hours thirty-five minutes. His eleven competitors dropped out of the race. C. M. Daniels lowered the world's swimming record at 220 yards in the National A. A. U. meet at St. Louis. Mrs. Barger Wallach won the handicap lawn tennis singles for women j pn Newport courts. ip".' V'- * ? * ' ^S '" E^STHER M. Rnv 1 l)p(?r:TfV (Ihirv Dr. S. B. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio. Dear Sir:? J was a terrible sufferer irotn pelvic weakness ami had headache . continuously. I wu# not able lo do wy housework tor myself und husband. ' 1 wrote vou and described my condition as nearly as possible. Vou recommended t'eruna. 1 look tour bellies ot it and was completely cured. I think Perunaa wonderful medicine and have recommended it to my triends, with Uie very best of results. Ksther M. Milner. Very tew of the great multitude of worn- * en who have be<>n relieved of some pelvic disease or weakness by I'eruna ever consent to give a testimonial to be read by the public. v Theie are. however, a few courageous, self-sacrificing women who will for the sake of their sufferin; sisters allow their ares to bo publish-^'.. , Mrs. Milner in one ot these. In her rrnUfnHp for her restoration to health she ?? is willing that- the-' A GRATEFUL women or the whole LETTER TO world should know DR.HARTMAN it. A chronic inva lid brought back to < health is no small matter. Words are inadequate to express complete gratitude. The Dazzling Standard Oil. The magnificence of Standard 0|l dividends makes the average man gasp. In eight years that company has paid to its shareholders $332,000,000, or more than three times the amount of the par value of its capital. It- is the popular belief, which is also the probable faot, that the great Rockefeller group acquired its ownership of th& stock at .relatively small figures. These men organized the company, nursed it in Infancy, and now it has become the giantess that plays mother to a big brood of subordinate oil trusts around the world. The recent riot3 in Southern Russia stilled the petroleum industry there and brought a profitable grist to Statfdard Oil. It was the only concern on earth that could supply all the petroleum required. An increased demand, accompanied by the inevitable higher price during the past couple of years, has steadily enriched this greatest American trust. ' While the venerable Croesus who is president of the mighty Standard Oil is reputed to be dodging process servers, his millions in dividends roll into his coffers and add to his laurels as the "richest man who ever, lived." ?Philadelphia Press. Japanese Extortion. A correspondent gives us ail exam-^ pie of the get-rich-quick process of reasoning as adopted by our Japan- ' ese friends in pursuit of their postbellum task of raking in the shekels. The Japanese in question vis a washerman, and in three weeks he has raised his price for washing shirts from seven to ten cents.?Ko- < rea Daily News. ^ That's Where You Laugh. > When a man tells you a funny story always laugh heartily, whether you see the point or not. Then he will fe.l in duty bound to laugh at the funny stories that you tell .Lin in return.?Somerville Journal. What is known in the market as chamois skin is really oil-tanned sheep skin linings. The supply of t real chamois skin is very limited, and all tbere is in trie woria wouia not supply the United States for a single day. THE WAY OUT Change of Food Brought Success and Happiness. An ambitious but delicate .girl, after failing to go through school on account of nervousness and hysteria^ found in Grape-Nuts the only thing that seemed to build her up and furn'Vj. her the peace of health. , "From infancy," she says, "I have not been strong. Being ambitious to learn at any cost I finally got to the High School, but soon had to abandon my studies on account of nervouB prostration and hysteria. "My food did not agree with me, .1 grew thin and despondent. I could not enjoy the simplest social affair for I suffered constantly from nervousness in spite of all sorts of zr.edlcinea. "inis wr' rngu cuuuiuuu ^uuliuued until I was twenty-five, when I became interested in the letters of those who had cases like mine md who were being cured by eating Grape-Nuts. "I had iittle faith hut procured a box and after the first dish I experienced a peculiar satisfied feeling that I had never ;ained from any ordinary food. I slept and rested better that night and in a few days began to grow stronger. "I had a new feeling of peace and I restfulness. In a few weeks, to my 1 great joy, the headaches and 'nervousness left me and life became bright and hopeful. I resumed my studies and later taught ten months with ease?of course using GrapeNuts every day. It is now four years since I began to use Grape-Nuts, I am the mistress of a happy home and the old weakness has never returned." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. "There's a reason." Read the lit tie book, "The Road to Wellvllle," in pkgs. . jf