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I VOL XLY NO. 85 NEWBERRY. 8. O.. FBI DAY OCTOBER 2Ii. 1908. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR Lawyer murdered ' by night riders A FOUL CRIME?ANOTHER AT[ TORNEY MISSING. Two Prominent Jitizens of Trenton, , Tenn., TaUen From Hotel by | Masked Ruffians. Union City, Tenn., October 20.? LCol. |{. Taylor, aj?ed (50 years, ami Vtfapt. Quiivt<*n liankin, both prominlenl attorneys of Trentim. Tenn., A'ere taken from Ward's Hotel at Valinit Lo?. Tenn., fifteen miles 'pom here, last nijylil by masked Mii^li/t l'iders and murdered. ('apt. K|airkin's body was found this mornriddled with bullets and hanjj'inj* Hm a t<ree one jnile from tlie hotel. ^^Kll'orts -to locate the body of Col. jj^Vlor have been futile thus far, but Ik believed that he was also killed. Eastwood and a posse of arm Rlnen loft Union City this morning I the scene of tho murder. If ,thoy m 'jiny of the night riders it is exited that a pitched bailie will bo : fought. Sheriff llavnes. of Lake county, is also on the way to Iho scone with a posse from Tipton villo. 1 Tho (.rouble which resulted in the 1 d^ath of ('apt. KanUiu and Iho pmba- ; bio murder of Col. Taylor was caused 1 by the passage of'an A el by the log- ' islaiure rogulaling fishing i:i Keel Foot Lake a short distance from Walnut Log. A night rider disturbance ovo;- iho same matter occurred over a year ago. Ever since l-hon Col. Taylor ami Capt. i Hankin have been in constant receipt < of I hroatoning letters. t<? which they paid lititle hood. Mr. Ward, the manager of tho Ward Hotel, at Walnut Log, telo- i phoned Sid Waddoll, a stock-holder ; in the West Tennessee Land com- | pany, staiting that about 'Jo masked 1 night iridons camo to his hotel ait mid'VMiflilil'. l;n?.l nitvliil According to t.his report t-ho night riders lined ii|> outside t'he hotel, pulled out their revolvers and called Col. Taylor >and Capt. Rankin. The t>wo men'did not suspect trouble and came down immediately. As ?|.he attorneys pased into the front yard <?f the hotel the night riders covered them with -revolvers. Before ('apt. Rankin and Col. Taylor had an op- , pout unity 'to rwlire they were snr- , rounded and seized. They were put ( ^on (horses behind nigliit. riders and ( e,are.fuJly guarded. , The night riders then quickly took up their inarch from the hotel, turn- , ing dmvn the road toward Keel Foot ( Lake. Proceeding to the edge of Reel Foot Like the uiglM riders pulled nut a rope and placed the noose about ('apt. Rankin's neck. Cap!. Kan kin was strung up from a limb on the brink of the lake for the f'isihinf}, privileges <. (' which 'lie 'had contended with the night riders. The .masked men then -stepped back and 'opened fire on the swinging body, riddling it with bullets. Leaving the ^corpse of Oa.pt. Hank'tM hanging on |xl - bank of Wool F<?ot l.ik*>. (lie niyl:l ers took Col. Taylor to anotht r >t. Search near C-pt. U-Hikiu'. ly ha? failed to reel a truce of ? murdotrers, While i| is believed lit Col. Taylor wis murdered the l< i* heen 'dv:>need t'Vit peeps Col. Tnylor v-rvred in order i<t t-ho dwnainls of it.ho masked men gbt be girnnted. ;^R. Z. Taylor was t'<e father of t'lie -i^^derbilt foot bafll stwr, Hillsnvr'n ^alS'ior, who was married to Mi-;s fK^horine Tavlor, tho daughter ?>f i Senator Robert L. Taylor, last fall. [ Qapt. H'ankiu was a prominent lawr.?6r of Trenton. fTe captain of a Military company in the SpanishBjineriean war and served in the CuMkn campaign. HBfl'lio trouble between inhabitants on ^Bohanks of Keel Foot Lake and Col. mMler and ('apt. Rankin originated years ago, when the two la?lj^pr iwen organized the Wwt TennesBee Laud company, bought Reed Lake Vrom i\?n-residenil' projvorty owners and made regulations of t'heir own concerning fishing privileges.Col. Taylor also secured JJie pas-1 st -are in the leirislature of an act mak" i t / , ./ iW? j ins it a misdemeanor lo fish in tin laky without paying a heavy fee. Fearing 'trouble ('apt. Rankin am Col. Taylor lind remained away fron the vicinity of the lake for some time Recently, however, they heard tha the feeling against t'hem had some what, subsided. The attorneys wenl to Walnut lioj; yesterday to set about some legal |>:i]?e.rs. No positive information has conn direct from the searchers for Col IV vlor or his body, but several persons, who have come to Union City say that up to "> o'clock this after noon no trace of Col. Taylor had beei found. A man named Powell is said t< have been forced to accompany tin mob, which numbered about 80 members. Powell had been stopping al the hotel, ami when the riders called every one out and compelled them k line up, Powell, Col. Taylor, Capt Rankin and the surveyor, whose nanu is unkonwn, are said to have beer taken -away. Powell stales, it is said, that aftei killing Rankin a vote was taken regarding the disposition to he made ol Taylor. During the dispute Tayloi made a dash and jumped into the havou, starting to swim across it. A number of shots were fired at him, :ind in the confusion Powell slipped nway and brought back the story ?f the escape or attempted escape of Taylor. Taylor Escaped Night Riders. Tfiptonville. Tenn.. October '21.? I'nharmcd, save numerous .- ratchet received in a ihirty-li 'iir trio through in fa miliar woods and tl." f.'tipic in ident to (lie trip, without f>o<', and Ihe mental strain. Col. 1J. Xachary Taylor reached here today aflo" a miraculous escape from night ridi I'll Reel Foot Lake, who murdered hi< partner. ('apt. Queiiitin Rankin, night liofore last. TRAGEDY AT WEDDING. Two Negroes Jailed at Edgefield for Killing Another Negro. News and Courier. Kdgefield. October 19.-?Albert Adams and his son, (!eorgc, negroes were lodged in jail this ai'ternoon fliarged wit 1? tlie murder of Abe 'fillman, also colored. T'lie homicide ociMirred Saturday night at a weddin.u mi the plantalaon of Mr. Henry Milidr, near Trenton. Little is known ot the killing, hut it is said that just nfter the ceremony Albert com incitei'd cursing another negro, which wa; fi>llowed by a drawing of several pistols, and a general fusiladc ending in which -the deceased was sladn. The I wo prisoners are said to have com inenced the firing. Dr. J. B. Hawthorne. ftlsewhere in this issue numtion n made of the coining of l)r. J. B Hawthorne, who will he in the cit\ from Saturday until Tuesday morning. The following clinninirs will hi )(' interest to those who expect t( hear Dr. Hawthorne while here: '' Through the months of Septemher, October and November Dr. J. H 'Tow! home will lecture in cities ii V'nrinin, North Carolina, South Cartdinn, (1 corgi a and Alabama. Thos< w.'hi have heard him.on "The World's (Jrc'i Orators," "Be True to Thy sell'." "Men and Women," "four :uwl Its Counterfeits," will be delighted to listen to his new lecture 01 "Air, Sun-dune and Outdoor Living.' ! i l?i(li'M )ii(l. Baltimore, Newport AI la !i! a, Montgomery, Birmingham, Selma, and Meridan over flowing audiences heard this lectun with almost unbounded rapture." Dr. W. W. Land rum of the Firsl Baptist church, of Atlanta, says "This lecture is truly a masterpiece I wish il could he delivered in ever} churoh- in America." Dr. Hawthorne will lecture at tin 1'^irsl Baptist ehurch on next Monday evening. Never judge people by theii clothes. Kveu a poorly dressed mat may not be a millionaire. 3 TILLMAN ON HEARST. f 1 "Glad that the Light Has Been Turn- ] Y cd on the Commercial Democracy Gang" in this State. I _ Washington, October 2-.?Senator I ami Mrs. Tillman arrived in Wash- < > iunion last niuht en route home, af- 1 ter an absence ol' five months in FiU, rope. When seen at his hotel this I morning. Senator Tillman was snr- I rounded by hall' :i dozen or more newspaper men ami other friends who ' ' had railed to welcome him home, and ! j to get his views on the presidential j < ampaiiin and other matters, j 'Senator Tillman is naturally very ' , deeply interested in the outeome of I | I he presidential election, and al- ' though ho lias been absent, ami not. [ in close touch with the management ( ( of the cumpjt'tr*', yet his general ' . knowledge of the situation loads him ? to believe that Bryan will be the next | i president of 111< Tinted State.-. He does not intend to enter the cam- | paign, but will rest from his travels, . and be readv for the approaching ses" sion of congress in December. To the News and Courier forres- . J pondent the senator said that he had I < read t'he Archbold and ^TcTjaurin dis-j, , closures, and that the light bad been | : I turned at la<t on to the acts and do-J i ngs of the "commercial Democracy | \ ' gang." With unusual vigor the -en-i) a I or said: "Wb.-n T would like to . 11 know now, is this. 'what newspaper in the State received anv portion of v that five thousand dollars from the Standard Oil. and whv is it. the.dif-i| ferent detective editors within the!| SH|<> have not taken the tronhh tn I ' ascertain what newspaper snpported ! the 'commercial Democracy gang'I | and publish t'he list <o that the poo- L nlo conld know who the beneficiaries | were." | I Continuing, ho said: "Certain!., newspapers have been verv vi?rilaui ! ' I. . T I in 'rakinir up past records. Now lot them come forward and jrive the poo- : pie I he names of Hie bobtail papers . in llie Stale that were knochinu at ? ' I lie doors of the Standard Oil treas- 1 urv for ' lubrieat ion.' Had it not < ibeeu for lilie u'liloxpooted 'death of l President McKinley it would be ditTi- I cult to say .just bow much harm would < have been done to the Democracy of t the State by the sleuth-like editors of -South Carolina so lonir as they j were receiving: 'substantial support." 1 DISPENSARY PROFITS. Sales for the Three-quarters of the J Year Aggregate Over Two and a Half Million Dollars. ...1.:.. < ?..! l oi mi I 1. "I IIIIIIM.I, v MMIIIII'I' ~ I . I lie (IIS- | pensary sales in this State for throe- j quarters of I lie year have exceeded ( I wo and a half million dollars and ns | (lie last quarter r?f the vear is I lie ( ; largest in |>>in.t i?f volume of busi- . * ness, the sales will likely amuont to three and a half million dollars for , " the entire year. There are only I wen- . ' ty-three out of the forty-one counties ' which have dispensaries, the sales for I the new county of Calhoun being in* I eluded in Orangeburg in this staite. ment. Yet in twenty-t'hree counties i the dispensaries do a busines in ex- ' - cess of that of the Slate dispensary ? when it was at its zenith?or so the * ofljeinl figures say. The profits for the three-quarters * of 1008 are more than ii half million ' ' dollars ?$0(52,220.71?to be exact. ' 1 This is also in excess of the profits ' of the State dispensary system, both ' ; comparatively and actually. For tin*1 * three-quarters of the year the dispen* sarics have made an average- profit !( ' of !}f> per eent, which is very good ;' indeed for any business. t For the third quarter of the year I | : the sales have reached the sum of i | * $810,200.20, and the profits amount j i 'Mo $212.802.H0. The last quarter will I ^ I exceed this in gross sales and probai bly in profits, ps the Christmas trade : is to be included in the fourth quar- ( ter. ] i* . Most children bear unmistakable l i evidence of having been born to make J | a noise in the world. NEWS OF WHITMIRE. Mrs. Herbert Organizes Temporal Workers?Marriage? Personal Mention. Willi tin ire. Oetoher *21.?Miss T hooper is visiiinjj her brother, Mr. II. Cooper. Mrs. Jno. MeCarlev lias return from a short visit to friends at isle. liev. (i. II. I'onser, who lias In visitin?r hi> daughter. Mrs. Kos speer, lia-> returned tn his home ' 'oluinhia. Mr. I'ilmore Suher i- elerUiny: I he (Men Low tv Manufaeturiuji" e?> I?:inv. and will he jrlad to see 1 friends in .the store. The Wev. .1. ('. Kmper theld I Quarterly eonfereiiee in the Mel I i:..< ..i i. i i ii;m rillll I'll lilS] Wl'CK. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Perkins a hildren are spending some time wi ler brother, Mr. .1. K. Yarboronirl Mrs. Victoria Coleman is ;i| I lomo ol' 1km- soii, Mr. William Co nan. Dr. J. K. (iilder and Mrs. Pauli \rnold came up yesterday to see I no. P. Kant, who was quite ill. Tli nade Hie trip in an automobile, t listance of IS miles beiii? covered in hour and a hall'. Mrs. K. S. Herbert, of Oran^elm vas here recently. She stopped wi .er relative. Messrs. Tom and . dieils W:1' Mrs. lle'A'crl charincd every n villi her sweet, simple talks on le erancc. She ortrani/.ed a liaml !?ip.? in the Methodist ehureh wi he following otlicers: Preside Mrs. Tom Watson: treasurer, M v A. Jeter; secretary. Mrs. J no. 'ant. Miss Sarah Pant was elect U'esidentol' the children's divisii n the mill villiajre the following i icers were leceled: President. M I. Iv Coficld: treasurer, Mrs. Kli Sauce; secretary. Mr. Darby. A delightful family party occnrr it the hopsita.hlc home of Mr. <!coi \brams and sisters last week. M \lcl). Metis and chiblren, Pauli ..I A I I M - " * ' .mi. .or. ;iii<i .mis. i.. i'. .\nrams :i diildreu being present. II' you km Iwse good people ami have hrok iread willi tlicm in their home y *;iii imagine how they all en.jov hemselves. Mr. It. P. M itchell and wife \v< n town last week, I In' guests of > lYilliam Duckett. Mrs. Fannie levies lias return [Vom a vist to lier sister, Mrs. Dai Me( Yacken. Mr. Manly Williams was inarri yesterday evening to Miss .lane Kvans. 'IMie happy couple left I \"e wherry to visit relatives of t room. Miss Kranees Jeter stayed fr< Friday evening until Monday mo nir with her friend, Miss lierlha \ "arloy. On Saturday they went f'i: ;.ig on Knoree. Mr. Jim Mct'ar :Mi'j!:t a ear|), which weighed P< i.ni!ids. Miss Flliel Speer, of Abbeville, Ait Ii her brother, Kev. Foster Spi md family. NitH NEWS OF PROSPERITY. 3erious Runaway?Drug Store Bi glarized?Personal and Otherwise. Prosperity, October 22.?Pr >erity has )ia<l several ea.%i ies recently. On -Saturday morni > dreadful accident occurred to <^u tlohaum & Langford's reaper a four-horse team. About fiOft vai from the 'public square the horses I ame frightened and the driver li control of them and away tl barged for tlic stables. Three hoi\ aore of one mind and tried to it !<> the left of the well, but the foui liorse, which belonged to Mr. P. Langford, meant to go strai< li rough town. The one horse jcrl< llie reaper to the right,- striking I well and Uirowing I he driver high Id the air against a telephone |? which he fortunately had presence mind to calcb around. The dri< escaped entirely unserat died, mi In the surprise ??f" the bystanders. 'I reaper wa< < ,:dorably bent, hitt i broken. Mr. Lau.U'Pord's horse's le<j ! S] \v;is broken. 11 was immediately put I ice "'.it if its pain I >.\ Chief Workman, j T1 Tin' company's horses were insured. [ but Mr. Landlord's horse, which was very valuable, was no| I litis protect )ot ed. P. On Friday niulif Dr. Wvche's dru?* en store was entered by s urehody who fo ied removed some panes ol ylass in a sa :ir- rear window in order to do so. The sc pilferers were kind enonivh to relieve re en all tlie money drawers of their con- tu lee tents, but no . : In?r serious daimu'V a. in was done. Tl Not a few of our people went to I'm- see Uinj.vliiitr's circus 1 a-t I'Yiday. | r; m- Mr. I.. A. Sense will move his family 1 Nj, |,is 1,1 Clenison college next week. Mrs. Sease's father. Mr. John Hunter, i , ho will with them. (.i hi- Mrs. Lou Kleckley, of llaiubci'ir, (j( is spending several days with Mr. .). ^ n,l I). (JuatIlehaiini "s family. t,. illi Mr. and Mrs. II. (Moseley have . i_ pine for a visit to their daughter in ,v| I,,, Clinton. lc_ Tlx* l?aplisls arc recovering ami repairing Mieir nea( church. They | ^ m, will make improvements insiih' ami ' |,. outside. ,?v Mr. Ilaeliman Smellzer, of Newber|,(. rv ?1visited Mr. llal Kolin lasl ' 1 in week . ' Mr. Charley I'arre is assisting al ' ' ,.u< Mr. Illark's -tore mi Salurduys. '' ill, Mi-- .Inlia Matthews paid a I'lying \|_ visit t<> Ninet\ Si\ the I'irsi pari ??f Il.is w,-ek. In ,m. Mis. I.illic May Wussell has retnrnn,? i'>l I 'rum Seneca ami (ireeuville. lii ,,) l\?'v. I-!. <I'runk, secretary of Ili<> l>:i jll, I 'nhlical iun 1>? ?:i r? I. delivered a inositol ,,l excellent addres- al (Irace church j be Wi'ilm-silay evcnimr on ''Active, pracl? lira! ('hrist ianily. t|, ed IKI m. LUTHERAN SYNOD. ,|, ,.s Meets In Prosperity November 1? /;, Women's Missionary Convention Precedes Synod. o(1 l>? i ni.s|H'niv, *UMoi?er "J'-J. I lii' Wo- " ? *i . Si i . o men s .\lissionarv convention eonm? veues here, ln'uiiminjr Sunday, Non,| vein her I. at II o'clock. 'I'lit' local 'I t)XV missionary society will irive tin- visil,.,i iill*- ladies ami I heir hostesses a re- ,n. oit i??" :il tlie parsonage on Salur- V ! (l(j day eveninir for I lie purpose of jrel- " tinir a ci f 11 a i 111 e?l. All (lie ineel in,us 1 1 ( will Ik- open to I lie public. I The South Carolina Synod heuins ils session on Wednesday following. I *i,l Advertised Letters. sp Letters remaining in poslodice at j(M| "Newberry. S. for week ending th |((, Oct. 17. IfittS. {K I',,,. Dave I'ehlcr. Mrs. Nancy Meden- .to ||(t hauu'li. Tom l?r<>wn. Ida Hn?wn, Miss Burk I'rooks, 15. IJurk, >e ,,,,, Mr. Tilden Cloptan, Mrs. Luciuda Chalmers, Mr. \V. M. ('hapinan. Mr. si; 14._ ("liife Cannon, A. II. Cromer, Minnie s|,_ Chick, Leonard Child, .lames Cook, |,,v Mr A C. Crunk. )U|. Frank Diekelt, Mr. Hoy Donald, y Misses Foster ami Miss Meaty. wj js Nancie (Jallinan, I Jerry (J ray, Mrs. I'd icy riranam A dd ie (1 ray Silas ?p( Clenn. Sharlott deny, Lind.N (Jeiter, Miss Daisy (ireen, Mr. John (irilliu, p Mr. Alitor Oriflin, Carrie Hair, Mr. w <M. Ilaskcn, Francis llollans, Mrs. Wohert I luu'hison. j() Mr. W. IT. .Jackson, Mr. Willie nj u*"" Johnston, Mr. Marth.i Jones, Miss Liza Jones, Andrew Jones, Mrs. Kosa Johnson. Klla Nora Ijiles, Miss Kehecca j(. Maine, Miss Sarah Mathis, Mr. Uanee al" Morris, Mr. J. M. McDowell. L; nK W. N. Feterson Lnla Feeler, Itew- ^ !l'" hen Fhifer, Miss (i. II. Forler, Mr. 11,1 T. F. Richardson. Mrs. FJlan I livers, IV'S Wren Kohi-on, Fee Kntherford. k( t"- Mr. Jeni" Sioorks, Mr. N. F. :>.s^ Shair, M.iry Jane Spearman, Liza w lf'.v Sin^ley. f,} * Mr. Felice Terrili, James Thomas, . Mrs. Carrie Thompson. rLh Mr. T. A. Wat kins, Miss Lillian , 4' Wart on, Sam Williams. Victoria Wil- y " '. son. Kinimi S. White, (filbert Woods. > All persons calling lor these Id||). oi ters will please say I hat Ihev were >s j! advertised. C. J. Fnrcoll, F* M. |)( rcr " of ifli When a iii.ti feels that he is expect- lit 'lie j cd to make love lie <jfoes at it in a l)r iot ( half-hearted manner. M ['ECIAL TRAINS STATE FAIR. lie Columbia, Newberry & Laurens Is Making Arrangements to Handle the Crowds. The Columbia. Newberry & Lauris railroad announce* special rates r 1 lie fair. Tickets will be put on I*' Oct. 21 to Oct. 2!) ami trains licilulcd to arrive before noon, good turning until Nov. 'J. inclusive. Horning, trains leave Columbia ll.lo m. ami .*>.20 p. in.. WctlncMlay ami iiirstlav. (i.20 p. 111. Tlic following- is the schedule of ;iiii No. 1") from Laurens ami train >. o3 from the same place: Leave No. I.r> No. 53. lurens 7.10 a.m. 2.12 p.m. in4on 7.4"> a. in. 2.32 p.m. dilville 8.02 a. m. 2.11 p. m. munis H.Ut u. hi. 2.515 p. ni. i.ry S. 17 a. in. 2.50 p. in. lapa 8.'21 a. in. 15.0-1 p. m. ewberry . . . .8.-17 a. in. 11.20 p. in. Those trains arrive in Columbia at ..'>0 a. in. and -1.55 p. in., resjeel.iveTlie sehedule of I lie trains from osperiiy is as follows: Leave No. 15. No. 53. osperiiy JI.07 a. m. I p. in. (tie Mountain 0..515 a. in. 15.10 p. m. lapin 0. 15 a. in. I.U1 p. in. illon 0.."? 1 a. in. 1.07 p. in. iiili' Koek .. . 0.58 a. in. 1.11 p.m. i Ileal ine . . . . 1 O.Oli a.m. 1.1 7 p. in. me Id.IS a. m. 1.27 p. in. These trains arrive at the same lie as I lie oilier (wo. Tin tare from uireiis is .$.'5.05 and from Prosperity .8") I lie Cares from (lie oilier points in? in proportion. The tiekels inelude admission to e fairgrounds. The po-lers annineimr the reduced rale> contain e main features of the fair week. Death of Dr. Clueitzberg. Yesterday's Stale announced ihe ssinj; away of Dr. A hid M. Clircil/.rir, I he most venernled man in >ut-li ('an>1 ina eon feivnce. I )r. ireil/.herir preaehed for fifty years d was in his SSth year, and had en on Ihe supera unu.i I <'d li>! of inislers for 17 years. His second IV \vli<? wjis Miss Harriet Ki!ui Newhcrry, survives him, jilso live ihlrcn. BNTRAL METHODIST CHURCH, lev. J. W. Wolling, D. D., Pastor. Dr. .1. W. Wollinir is conductinj? a cci jiI meet iu?f ill Clinton 111iweek. At Central Methodist on Suii(la\ i' inorninu' service will he by the istoi . Snhji'd : "IJicle s cut n:-ted lis.'' \l niu'ht Dr. Wolliii'j" will bejjin a ries of services on the subject, The riiinlmws of the I'ihle nnil the Li'i i i fic:i lice of colors." Advertised Letters. Letters reiiiiii'iinir in |>ostoHice a I'wherr.v, S. C., for week ending Oct. I. 1!K)S. Mr. Henry Hell, M. A. Bonknighl, I ?1 N." Itl'OU'M Ml1 -I (' Ili.Mlu Mm I ' i: iloinan, Mr. Chharley cnmbro, Mr. M. Kranklyn, Mr. Osear Fiekels, r. Robert Lee Oallman, Mr. George illman, Mrs. Rachel Gary, Mr. Burn Op tor, Mrs. Susan Gist, Miss Mine Gilmere, Willie Gollinton, Walter Goggans. Mr. 10. II. Hall, Mr. Carl Hammond. Mr. Geo. M. I). .Jcffon Mr. R. W. tries. Mr. J. T. Lancaster (2), Mr. .Too nzie, Mrs. A. L. Long, Mr. lOugono cits Mrs. M G Myer. Mr. Joe Quattlebaum. Mies M. L. H. Ruff. Mr. If. W. Wal r Miss Mamie Williams. All persons palling for these letters ill please say that they were adverU'd. (' has. ,T. Pureell, I*. M. A Irani was recently slopped in evada by ji meteor, the Ii?_r111 from Inch was mistaken by the engineer r a signal ol' some sort. The mete. which was described b.v the engiur and passengers as beting a- big as a >usc, crossed I he tracks just ahead the train with ;i brilliant, dazzling flit that blinded |1ie eyes for a nuni r of seconds.-?November Popular echanies.