The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, November 10, 1908, Image 1
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ESTABLISH State g
TAFT'S VOTE
in Georgia Is Twelve Per Cent
Under the Average
OF REPUBLICAN VOTE
The Republican Leaders Are Badly
Disappointed?Georgia Still Solid
ly Democratic?A Careful Analysis
of the Returns Shows Some Very
Interesting Facts.
Atlanta,' Nov. 9.?The Journal,
-which is a staunch Democratic paper,
and one of the best newspapers in
Georgia, 3ays the vote polled by
' President-elect William H. Taft in
last Tuesday's election ? in Georgi t
-was not the record-breaking Repub
lican vote received by a G. O. P.
candidate in the Empire State of
the "Solid South," although an im
pression to this effect has been gath
ered by many people.
Mr. Taft's vote exceeded by several
thousand the vote polled by Presi
dent Roosevelt four years ago, it is
true, but the Republican vote in
Georgia last Tuesday was far below
the average for the nine preceeding
presidential elections?from 1872 to
.1904.
The average Republican vote its
Georgia for the period indicated was
47.123)5, so that Mr. Taft's vote was
5,831.5 under the average, or about
12 per cent.
That the Republican vote in the
State was a disappointment to tlm
party leaders will be better appre
ciated when' it is recalled that State
Chairman Clark Grier, of Dublin,
estimated that Mr. Taft would re
ceive at least 60,000 votes in Geor
gia.
He also placed Mr. Watson's vote
at 35,000, so it appears he was
wrong in both instances. He over
estimated the Republican strength
by about 33 per cent, and the
Btrength of the Republicans' ally a-'
nearly 50 per cent.
In cpnnaction with Chairman
G-rier's estimate it is interesting to
note that in the county of Laurens,
where he lives, Mr. i Taft received
? only 73 votes. 'President Roosevelt,
four years ago, pelled 390 votes in
Laurens county, and eight years ago
Mr. McKinley received in the same
county 395 votes.
The heavy Republican loss in
Chairman Grier's home county prob
ably accounts for his unfounded
pre-election estimate as to the State.
The reason was so many people
have been mislead into believing that
Taft's vote in Georgia was abnormal
for a Repubican is capable fo two
explanations, either of which is log
ical. It is probable that, the two
together have served to deceive many
people.
In the first place, the Democratic
vote was particularly light, which
is explained by lack of interest, not
by the number of Democrats who
turned their coats. This assertion
will be more fully developed later.
In the second place, the Repub
lican vote in 1900 and 1904 was un
usually small, even for Georgia. In
1900, Mr. McKinley received only
3^5,035 votes, and, in 1904 Mr.
Roosevelt's vote was only 24,003.
But in 1896 Mr. McKinley polled
60,091 votes against Mr. Bryan's
94,232, and the Democratic plurality
was only 34,141.
Now consider the comparative
votes of Bryan and Taft last Tuesday.
Bryan received 78,739.
Taft received 41,292.
Bryan's (the Democrat's) plurality
over Taft was 32,447 votes.
Thus is is observed that Bryan's
plurality in Georgia this year w'.s
only 1,694 votes, less than it was
when he first appeared in the arena
as leader of the Democratic forces
?and this, in spite of the misrep
resentations of Thomas E. Watson,
and the further fact that Hearst's
party was actively in the field in
Georgia, attempting to break down
the Democratic party. i
The Republicans, however, made
a decided gain in the number of
counties they carried this year. In
1900 and 1904 the Republicans car
ried 11 counties. This year they
captured 27 counties.
Appling county, carried this year
by Mr. Taft, serves to develop an
interesting poiat, w(h|ch explains
this seeming inroad upon the Demo
crats. Mr. Taft received 250 votes
in Appling county, giving him a plu
rality of one vote over Mr. Bryan.
In 1904 Mr. Roosevelt polled 237
votes by Mr. Parker, the Democratic
candidate, by a plurality of 117
votes. He polled 354 votes.
In 1900 Mr. McKinley, in the same
county, polled 446 votes, yet Mr.
Bryan, then the candidate, had a
plurality of 31, receiving 4 47 votes.
Appling county serves, then, to
strengthen the assertion that the
Democrats, for want of interest, did
not vote. Mr. Taft carried the coun
ty, although he received 196 fewer
votes than did Mr. McKinley In 1900,
and only 13 more than did Roosevelt
in 1904, and neither of them car
ried the county.
And what is true of Appling coun
ty appears also to be true of many
other counties carried by Mr.. Taft.
He received practically the nominal
Republican vote, yet carried the
counties because of the failure of the
Democrats to vote. ?
A WOMAN SWINDLER
OBTAINS SECURITIES BY MEANS
OP WORTHLESS CHECK.
Brokers Who Sold Her the Bonds
Do Not Care to Prosecute and
Woman Goes Away.
With $20,000 in bonds which she
is said to have obtained from the
firm of Babcock, Rushton & Louder
back, bond dealers in the Rookery
building, Chicago, a woman known
as Alice Cheney Brown was arrested
a few nights ago at the union depot
In that city and made to return the
securities. She had a ticket for
Denver and was aboard the tram
waiting for its departure when De
tective Frank Repetto found her
prepa^ng. to retire for the night.
Repetto's instructions from the
brokers were not to detain the wo
man if she restored the $20,000
worth of bonds. This she readily
assented to, and she took them from
a handbag on the seat beside her.
The woman had also passed a
worthless check, it is charged, for
$63 on the management of the Con
gress Hotel Company. Detective
Kepetto, who Is employed by the
hotel company, had this little score
to settle with the woman. She made
good the amount of the check and
was allowed to go her way.
The method by which the woman
,] obtained the bonds was by passing
1 a worthless check on the brokers for
$19,720. Soon after the transaction
Orville E. Babcock, one of the firm
became suspicious of the genuineness
' of the check and telegraphed to the
' Farmers Loan and Trust Company,
of New York, en which bank it was
dnawn. Ap answer was received that
the woman, purporting to be Alice
Cheney Brown had no account with
the Farmers Loan and Trust. It was
1 known to the brokers' firm that Mrs.
' Brown was staying at the Annex, and
a messenger was sent there to find
her. At the hotel it was learned
that the woman had paid her bill
1 and left. She had paid with a check
on the Farmers Loan and Trust Com
pany and had ordered a carriage to
take her to the LaSalle station.
Major Southgate of the Annex
? examined the check passed on the
hotel, and inasmuch as the check on
the brokerage firm was wothless, he
declared that the smaller one was
worthless also. Detective Reptetto
was called in, and-with Mr. Babcock
went to the municipal court where
a warrant was sworn out chargiug
1 the woman with operating a con
! fidence game.
The cabman who drove the woman
from the Annex was found, and he
' said she discharged him at the La
Salle street station. It was learned
that a woman answering the descrip
tion of Mrs. Brown had engaged
another cabman and that he drove
her to the Northwestern depot. Af
ter discharging the second cabman
she entered a third vehicle and was
driven to the union depot.
In the baggage room it was dis
covered that the woman had checked
a suit case to Denver, presenting
her railroad ticket at the time. The
Burlington train for Denver did not
leave Chicago until 11:30 o'clock
and Repetto remained in the depot
until a short time of its departure.
How the woman got past him and
aboard the train without being seen
is a mystery to the detective. When
questioned on tha*t point by Repetto
she looked out of the car window
and laughed.
At first Mrs. Brown pleaded for
the leniency, asking that she be per
mitted to pay, the hotel bill and con
tinue on her trip to Denver. The
detective agreed to accept the $63
for the hotel bill and she paid him
in cash. Then she turned over the
bonds. When she did so she to:!
amid sobs that she had planned to
obtain the bonds so she' could get
funds to aid a brother who is under
arrest in the East for some offense.
The securities were turned over
later to Mr. Babcock, who was wait
ing for Repetto at the Annex. Mr.
Babcock said the firm would make
no effort to prosecute Mrs. Brown.
The bonds were twenty in number, of
$1,000 each. They are first mort
gage 5 per cent bonds of the Madi
son River Power Company.
Mrs. "Brown" went to the Annex
last Thursday. She registered as
"Mrs. Frank E. Brown, New York."
The day following her arrest she
called on Babcock, Rushton & Loud
erback witn letter, presumably
forged, purporting to be from a New
York broker. Negotiations were be
gun for the purchase of the bondt,,
but the deal was not closed until
Wednesday.
It was learned after the Denver
train had departed that Mrs. Brown
got through the station without be
ing seen by Repetto by a clever ruse.
Outside the station she saw a tired
woman holding a baby und engaged
her in conversation. Without arous
ing the woman's suspicion she induc
ed her to let Mrs. Brown hold her
baby and then accompanied the child
and its new friend to the train. In
passing through the depot Mrs
Brown was seemingly intent on the
child, and as she was not supposed
have a baby passed unnoticed. *
Governor Threatened.
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 5.?The
stand taken by Governor Patterson
in his attempt to suppress recent
night rider outrages in Lake county
and other sections of the State has
been followed by several anonymous
threatening letters to the goveronr
but they are causing him little, wor
um
OBANGEBTJBC
THE CRUEL CLAN
That Tennessee's Military Power
is Now Rounding Up.
? ? ? ?*
IT SWORE ITS OATHS
In Dripping Blood, Enforced Its
Orders With Torture and Wanton
Murder, and Lived Up to Its, Mot
to, "Dead Men Tell No. Tales," En
forcing Without Mercy.
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 7.?Dead
men tell no tales.
Neither do the oath-bound mem
bers of the dread Night Rider clan,
men who took their obligation in
the wild forests around Reelfoot lake
and signed their names in dripping
blood, while about them the stillness
fit a night as dark as Erebus was bro
ken only by the weird scream of the
heron or the loud too-hoo of the
swamp owl.
But the terrible secrets of this
fierce clan are being given up?and
I by the living. Lips that have been
sealed through fear of death,
through fear of the silent riding
' band of masked men and horses with
muffled feet; Hps that have feared
the oaths, the threats of the mid
night assassin, the noose, the swing
of death.
The bloody rule of the night riders
was enforced by torture and wanton
murder. It was unchallenged while
the sufferers were residents of the
wooded country surrounding the
lake. It promises now to be broken
by the power of the State backed
by the flashing bayonets of the nat
ional guard.
Crimes local in their character had
been safe. When the red-handed
outlaws lynched Captain Quintin
Rankin and attempted to kill Col
onel R. Z. Taylor they awakened the
law-respecting sentiment of the State
and brouight their leaders to the
shadow of the gallows.
"Thank God, I,can talk at last;
and I will," was the cry of a mother
in the Reelfoot lake country when
I she beheld the soldiers and realized
that law was to supersede the rule
[of murder.
She was the mother of a lad who
had been forced to join in a raid
to Hickman, Ky., where a family of
negroes was wiped out by the night
riders. This boy, who went unwil
lingly, never returned, and after the
soldiers arrived a story leaked out
of a newly made grave in the woods.
A sweet-faced girl, wearing black
in memory of the lover who lay in
the grave, came to camp and the
secret of that raid was revealed.
"Tid" Burton, who was induced to
turn State's evidence, is a hunter
and fisherman. For hours he was
silent and defiant, but the temptation
of the promised reward of $10,000
and a feeling pf safety inspired by
the presence of the soldiers won him
over to the side of the State. He re
vealed the secrets of the night rid
ing clan, and this and other informa
tion gained by the authorities his
resulted in the arrest of 100 men.
Governor M. R. Patterson, who is
personally directing the work, be
lieves that the ring-laaders are
among the prisoners,, and that the
blood of Captain Rankin will be
avanged.
Tom Johnson, who is 3aid to be
the captain of the night riders, is
one of those taken into custody. He
has maintained a dogged silence.
His time is spent in pacing the nar
row confines of his cell, while he
gazes furtively and longingly toward
the recesses of the forest.
While the grand jury investigation
is held secretly as possible, 'it is said
;that the constitution and by-laws
of the Night Riders clan have been
offered in evidence. The penalty for
betrayal of the obligations Imposed
by the ritual is death. The names
of members are signed with their
own blood. The clan decreed that
members should not employ negroes
after June, 1909, that banks should
not exact over 6 per cent interest
on loans, that merchants should not
make over 10 per cent profit, and
that cotton and other commodities
should not bring less than a certain
figure.
Many of the men who have set
tled on the lake are said to have left
for other regions between two suns.
In fact, at Reelfoot, as in the Pan
handle of T-^xas, it is said to be "bad
form" to ask some peopile where
they came from, a breech of etiquet
that will be promptly resented.
Crack shots, men who know not the
sense of fear, men convinced thit
others of means were depriving them
of their just right to make a living?
of such are the night riders of Reel
foot.
It is believed that prompt and ef
fective action by Tennessee will tend
to stamp out the scourge of
night riding that has spread from
Kentucky over a wide area of the
South. *
Hand Cut off.
Jonesville, Nov. 5.?Mr. Ed Little
john, a prominent planter of this
section, suffered a serious injury
Monday morning, his hand being
caught in the machinery of a gin
and severed from his arm. When
the accident happened Mr. Little
John was attempting to remove lint!
cotton from a gin.
i, S. C*. TUESDAY. NOVI
GETS FIFTEEN YEARS
TWO RICH BANKERS CONVICTED
OP FRAUD.
Former Ice King and Steamship Pro
moter Will Serve Term in the
Federal Penitentiary.
New York. Nov. 6.?Charles W.
Morse, one time "ice king," "steam
ship king" and a controlling force
in a long string of hanks in this
city, whose personal fortune a little
more than a year ago, was estimated
at more than $22,000,000 and Alfred
H. Curtis, former president of the
National Bank of North America,
spent last night in a cell in the
Tombs prison.
They were convicted yesterday in
the United States court of viola
tions of the national banking laws
in connection with their conduct of
the National Bank of North America,
of which Morse also was an office'.
Today, when they arose, simulta
neously with hundreds of others in
the grim city prison they faced the
possibility of many years behind
the iron grated doors. This morning
they arose with the other prisoners,
and partook of the regulation prison
breakfast.
Morse was sentenced today to fif
teen years' imprisonment by Judge
Hough in the Federal court. Sen
tence on Curtis was suspended.
The sentence on Morse was on the
verdict of guilty of the misappropria
tion of the funds of the National
Bank of North America and making
false entries in the books of that
bank. It is understood that the
Atlanta Federal prison will be where
Morse will be confined, If he goes to
prison.
A stay of ten days in the execution
of Morse's sentence was ' granted,
and it is expected that appeal will
be taken immediately;
The scene in the court room when
sentence was passed was dramatic.
The wives of the two defendants
were present early, but it was the
husbands and not the wives who
nroved comforters. Morse sat like
a stoic when he heard the words con
demning him to prison but the strain
was too great for the women. Mrs.
Morse collapsed and ?ntill sobbing
was taken to an anteroom, where a
moment later her husband held
her in his arms and sought to con
role her. Mrs. Curtis fainted.
After granting clemency to the
case of Curtis. Judge Hough said:
"In the case of Morse there is little
to be said. As in all bank fraud
cases, criminal legality is only a part
of the larger general scheme. In
this case it was to use the bank and
the depositors' money for specula
tive purposes. If such schemes Were
permitted to be carried out the pub
lic would be at the mercy of a band
of adventurers. Therefore I sentence
you to fifteen years in the Federal
prison at Atlantk.
Pending action on the appeal
Morse was paroled in the custody of
the United States marshal.
Morse was taken to the Tombs this
afternoon and its was announced
that no application for release on
bond would be made today. *
CAR KILLS SMALL BOY.
Mangled Body Found on Brake
Beams by Motorman.
New York, Nov. 5.?Carrying on
its brake-beam3 the mangled body of
small boy, a trolley car ran for more
than three miles along Second ave
nue last night without the motor
man knowing that he had ever hit.
much less killed a persoD.
The motorman told the police
when he was arrested, charged with
homicide, that he remembered a
bumping of the car at 99th street,
but gave it very little attention. At
96th street the bumping was repeat
ed several times. At 46th street
the car stopped and the motorman
crawled under it to see what was
the matter with the motor. He was
horrified to discover the horribly
mangled body of a boy apparently
about nine years old.
He collapsed and was assisted
from under the car by the conduc
tor. The car was filled and when the
passengers found out what caused
the delay several women fainted.
It is thought that the boy was
Salvator Canrplope, although the
body was so badly mangled as to
make Identification, except by the
clothing an impsoslbility.
Another child of the same family
was killed by a trolley car three
years ago. *
TYPHOID AT WINTHROP, t
Several Cases Have Developed so Far
Up There.
Rock Hill. Nov. 8.?Prof. James
I. Kinard, acting p-esldent of Win
throp college, made the following
statement today:
"Two of the suspected cases of
fever at Winthrop have been pro
nounced typhoid. This makes in the
infirmary today six cases of typhoid
fever. There are also in the infirm
ary nine suspected cases I reported
vesterday one additional suspected
case, but in sonv* way th* correspon
dent from Rock Hill failed to ?et
word "additional' Dr. Boyd reports
that the slok girls are doing well.
Miss Nellie Ray, who has been very
ill, is better today." ?
t
2MB ER 10, 1908.
BRYAN TALKS
HeSayc He Has Faith That Dem
/ ocratic Principles
WILL PREVAIL YET
And Private Monopolies Be Abol
ished?He Says "It Is For the Peo
ple to Decide What They Wont"?
He Did All in His Power to Bring
Success to the Democracy.
At Lincoln, Neb., Wm. J. Bryan
last Thursday gave out tbe following
statement.
"The election has gone against us
by a decisive majority. The returns
are not all in and it is impossible
at the present time to analyze them
or to pay what causes contributed
most to the Republican victory.
"We made our fight upon a plat
form which embodied what we be
lieved to be good for the American
people, but it is for the people them
selves to decide what laws they de
sire and what methods of govern
ment they prefer. I have faith that
the publicity which we asked for will
yet commend itself to the American
people, that the electiop of Senators
by the people will be secured, that
the iniquities of the trusts will
arouse an opposition that will re
sult in the elimination of the prin
ciples of the private monopoly. 1
a confident that the people will see
the necessity for the labor legisla
tion and the tariff reduction which
our platform demanded. I am con
fident, too, that the educational
work done in this campaign will re
sult in securing greater protection
to hank depositors.
"The above are tbe most promi
nent reforms for which we labored,
and I believe that these reforms will
yet come together with more ef
fective regulation of railroads and
independence for the Philipinos.
"I desire to commend the work
of our national committee. I am
entirely satisfied with Mr. Mack as
the chairman and with the members
of the committee. I do not see how
they cou'd have done more than they
did, and as for myself, I put forth
every effort in my power to secure
victory for our cause. ?
"The nomlnatlqn came from the
hands of the voters. I have obeyec
their command and have led as bei:
I could. Words will not express mv
gratitude for the willingness of the
Democrats during the past twelve
years. Neither am I able to ade
quately express my appreciation for
the kind words which have been
spoken since the election. If J
could regard the defeat as purely
a personal one I would consider iL
a blessing rather than a misfortune,
for I am relieved of the burdens and
responsibilities of an office that is
attractive only in proportion as it
gives an opportunity to render a
large public service. But I shall
serve as willingly in a private cap
acity as in a public one. God does
not require great things of us. He
only requires that we improve the
opportunities that is presented, and I
shall be glad to improve the opportu
nities for service presented by pri
vate life.
"In this hour of national defeat I
find some consolation in the cordial
support given by my neighbors, by
the citizens of Lincoln and by the
people of the State of Nebraska.
With a Democratic Governor and a
Democratic Legislature we shall be
able to put into practice so much of
the Denver platform as relates to
State legislation, and I trust that |
our State will set an example that
will be an influence for good in the
nation." ?
NINE MEN KILLED.
Seven Other ItalUon Laborers Were
Buried Under Rocks.
Winnipeg, Man., Nov. 5.?As a
result of a premature explosion of
dynamite, nine laborers, all Italians,
who were working in a deep cut
north of Dryden on the Grand Trunk
Pacific railroad company's lines,
were killed today. Three of the men
were rescued badly injured, but two
of them subsequently died. Sevca
other laborers are still buried under
the rocks.
A report from Ingoln states that
another premature explosion north of
there on the Grand Trunk construc
tion work killed three other men. *
Whole Family Perish.
Swan Lake, Manitoba. Nov ?
The home of E. W. Carey, a farmer,
living a few miles south of hero,
was destroyed by fire today and Mrs.
Carey, five children and Miss Gilles
pie. a young school teacher who was
staying over night with the family,
perished in the flames. Carey was
badly Injured and cannot recover.
The fire was caused by Carey light
ing the kitchen stove with coal oil.* I
Run Down by Car.
Columbia, S. C, Nov. 5.?Mr. and
Mrs. T. J. LIpscomb, Jr., and Mrs.
T. J. LIpscomb, Sr., were seriously
injured by a street car colliding with
a carriage in which they were rid
ing late tonight. The party had
just returned from Newberry, where
the funeral of the elder Mrs. Lip
scomb's husband took place this
SOME FAIR TALK
FROM PRESIDENT ELECT WIL.
LI AM H. TAFT.
But We Fear It Will Amount to
Nothing Practically WTien He Be
comes President.
Cincinnati, O., November 5.?
Speaking to the Cincinnati Commer
vial Club, where he has been a mem
ber for fourteen years, William How
ard Taft tonighc sounded the keynote
of prosperity for the county for the
next four years.
"Every business man who is obey
ing the law may go ahead with ail
the energy in his possession, e/ery
enterprise which is within the stat
utes may proceed without fear of in
terference from the Administration
when acting legally, but all interests
within the jurisdiction of the Fed
eral Government may expect a rigid
enforcement of the laws against dis
honest methods," was the keynote
of what Mr. Taft said.
The speech which Mr. Taft de
livered here tonight created a pro
found impression among the business
men of the city who are members
I of the club. The speech was pre
ceded by expressions of friendship
and neighborly felicitation on the
(part of the distinguished guest, and
I was responded to with the greatest
enthusiasm.
"Seriously," Judge Taft declared,
"the indications are already -appar
ent, and the hopes which I entertain
are that the business communities
and the investors of both foreign
nations and among our people will
take heart in carrying out the great
enterprises which have been protect
ed, and must be carried to a con
clusion if the country is to reach its
full need of prosperity and business
attending.
"Business men are to be shown the
lines of legality, and are to be di
rected in keeping with these lines,
which have been emphasized durin-;
the last four years. Business men
shall know that they are to conform
to the laws upon the statute books
and that no favors are to be expect
ed for those who break the laws.
"This shall be so that the men who
conduct a legitimate business may
understand that the Government is
back of them and does not intend
to do anything to interfere with their
legitimate advancement."
After the applause which met the
declaration had subsided. Judge Taft
added:
"It is a question of the definite
knowledge of the statutes and of
their clear understanding which shad
make the honest progress of our bus
iness possible. And that is, in my
belief, all that is necessary to make
that progress substantial and en
during."
Judge Taft apologized for direct
ing his words into such a serious dis
course.
"I know the difficulties that will
arise in my career," he added, "and
I know that there will be questions
which will arise that I do not know
of now, and that times will come
when many of my friends here w^l
/shake their heads and say, 'poor
Bill,' but all I ask is for suspension
of judgment until the situation may
be understood. Its decisions will
rest upon the principles of sound and
honest business policies, which 1
have outlined, and Its intricacies may
be ascertained and applied. ? These
details will, I am sure, explain what
may appear to be errors of judg
ment and mistake." *
BRYAN CONGRATULATES TAFT.
And His Successful Rival Thanks
Him for the Message.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 5.?'Please
accept congratulations and best wish
es for the success of your adminis
tration.
(Signed) "W. J. BRYAN."
"I thank you sincerely for your
I cordial and courteous telegram of
congratulation and good wishes,
j (Signed) "Wm. H. TAFT."
These messages were today ex
changed between Lincoln, Neb., and
Cincinnati. The messages from Mr.
Bryan came while Judge Taft was
addressing the General Conference
of the Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist Episcopal
church. He received the message
on his return to his residence and
answered it at once. *
Suffering and Dessolation.
New Orleans, Nov. 6.?Passengers
who arrived on the steamer Dictator
from Bluefleld say that the great
suffering and desolation prevails
along the coast of Nicaragua, where
a huricane recently destroyed the
towns of Rio Grande and Pinzapulka,
and devastated the coast country for
many miles. ? J
Many Perish.
Tokio, Nov, 7.?News has reach
ed here of the loss of the steamer)
Talsh, which was sunk during thji
storm off Etori Island. One hundred
and fifty persons were drowned.
The vessel was crowded with fisher
men and passengers. ?
Chinamen Drowned.
Amoy, Nov. 6.?A small .earner
carrying 600 passengers from Amoy
to Tungan, a few miles distant, sank
last evening. Two hundred of the
passengers were drowned. Chinese
junks rescued the others. ?
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$1.50 PEB ANNUM.
DARING ROBBERY
A New York Family Has Most
Thriliing Experience.'
LEFT WEDDING RINGS
Three Burglars Invade Home of
Wealthy Resident of Brooklyn and
Two of Them Cover Members of
Family With Pistols, While the
Third Packs up Valuables.
New lork, Nov. 8.?With the
piercing ray of a burglar's dark
lantern shining in their eyes and two
revolvers, held by masked men cov
ering them, the five members of tha
family of Charles E. Tayntor, a
wealthy granite dealer, lay ia bed in
the Tayntor home at Borough Park,
Brooklyn, for more than an hour
this morning, while a third masked
burglar packed up $10,000 worth of
jewelry and silverware. The three
burglars bound Mr. Tayntor hand
and foot and escaped with their
boot}.
The robbers apparently spent
many days planning the burglary.
Mr. Tayntor, who has a number of
rich granite quarries In New Eng
land, is known as a crack shot, be
ing a member of the New York Stat?
Rifle Association and havi::^, been a
contestant, it is said, in the recent
Olympic pistol tournament at Bislev,
England. It is believed that the
burglars knew this and took no
chances with him.
The three men when they gained
entrance to the house, went im
mediately to a bedroom on the sec
ond floor, occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Tayntor. One of the burglars struck
Mr. Tayntor a crushing blow on the
head with a blackjack as he lay
asleep. The blow stunned the sleep
er and a few minutes later when Mr.
Tayntor recovered his senses ha
found three revolvers levelled at him.
Mr. and Mrs. Tayntor were made
to sit up in bed and two of the burg-"
lars held them covered, while a third
began a. search of the room. The
noise awakened Alice Tayntor, the
15-year-old daughter of the granite
dealer, and she came into the room
crying. The burglars ordered her
into bed with her parents, and the
child obeyed. A moment later Chas.
Tayntor, aged eight, and Harold,
aged twelve, came into the room,
having been awakened. They were
made to sit on the side of the bed.
The burglar who was ransacking
the room found a jewel case with
two wedding rings in it on a bureau,
and was about to take them when
Mr. Tayntor asked him not to. The
burglar replied that he would take
everything of value that he could
find. Then one of the burglars
standing guard over the family spoke
up: "Don't take these wedding
rings." Iam amarried man, and
have some sentiment about wedding
rings," he said.
The rings were left, but two toy
banks belonging to Charles and Har
old, the Tayntor boys, were broken
and rifled of $17. The boys cried
and were ordered to be quiet. When
the room had been completely
searched the third robber when down
stairs and packed up the silverware.
He later returned to the bedside and
commanded Mr. Tayntor to give up
a $500 diamond ring he wore. The
ring would not come off, so one of
the burglars grimly drew a jack
knife and was going to cut Mr.
Tayntor's finger off. Mr. Tayntor
protested and asked permission to
go to the bath room and soak the
ring off with soap and water.
"We will do that ourselves," said
the man who appeared to be the
leader of the trio, and he did forth
with. Then the three men produced
a rope and hound Mr. Toyntor'a
hands and feet. They told him not
to make an outcry for fifteen min
"utes, saying one of their number
would remain on guard that length
of time. They then hurried away.
It was an hour before Mr. Tayn
tor could notify the police, as the
telephone wires were cut. He was
able to give a perfect description of
the men, but this will hardly be of
any assistance as the burglars were
all dressed alike and wore masks.
The burglars wore black suits, black
derby hats, kid gloves and white
masks. They had woolen "sneaks'*
over their shoes. "
HIGHER COTTON PRICES.
Ionian Says Crop Will be Far Short
of Record Yield.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 8.?Harver
Jordan, president of the Southern
Cotton Growers' Association, speak
ing tonight of the outlook for mar
keting the present cotton crop, sai.'r
"The national election is past and
millions of dollars of orders for
manufactured goods have been plac
ed in the past few weeks. Raw cot
ton will feel the impetus given to
other Fines cf industry. While the
glnners' reports indicate a larger
amount of cotton ginned to date than
at any previous period in the his
tory of the census bureau, the gin
nings for November and the succeed
ing months of the year will indicate
a heavy and continuous failing off.
The total yield of the year wlTl. In
my opinion fall far short of the two
big crop years of 1904 and 1906."
Mr. Jordan emphasized his belief
that the price of cotton will rise
speedily. *