The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, August 18, 1910, Image 3
MIT CAN BE DONE"
ictical Scheme to Pu'J Maine
from Mud.
!^,
U REQUIRE THREE MONTHS
JShgineers Plan Sucoeosful Ship
Efald Leare Under CKrn Steam?
fnlk Gould be Easily Inspected.
j^ehington, Special.?John F.
^T^touke, the engineer who bridged )
Hudson at Pougbkeepsie and
BL*^ove the Pennsylvania railroad tuT>under
the North river, has laid
BLjCTore Mr. Oliver, acting secretary of
^3MAr, his plan for raising the Maine
the mud of Habuna harbor.
^S^Sriefly, this newest plan is based
a system of pneumatic caissons,
as have made possible the buildof
extremely deep foundations unwater
and which contributed
j^BjOTgely to the siyccss of the building
^BifBtunnels under the Hudson. No
^Hv^frers are used and the pontoon sysis
put completely aside. The
Mktwtbod proposed is to swing the
^E**lBwe in a cradle of powerful cables
^Bkjjnd lift her completely out of the
^B^^er, where a complete inspection of
her hull will be jossihle.
^K^^^hile the ship is suspended above
Mr. O'Rouke declares she can
^t^^repaired as readily as if she were
drv dock and after being rc^C'l^nched
from the cable cradle can
leave Ilab&nu harbor under her own
^E^Oim. This is said to be the first
jj^B <fMn yet proposed which mould pre C^Ot
the ship to a naval board in pr?
ease I y the same oonditioei as she sank
^B^^pttie night of February 15, 1898.
Jirtt a wharf of piles would be
^E=*iOlt on either side of the submerged
i<ini ueiween i ne w-uarvps
K=^0> the hull, 12 pneumatic caissons
HH -would be sunk, six on each side.
^E^Qkclical tunnel building operation*
B. Hgald be epmloyed thereafter and
little tunnels would be driven
the mud under the Maine's
between the opposite caissons.
^Bw^irotitrh each tuniel n jKuverful steel
would be run and each end
^^Unxild ran up the outeide of the caisB*tQ
to the wharf above, so there
^Bjcmild be a steel cable under the hull
^B^^rv four feet and the aggregate of
.all would be calculated to be eajniblp
rairinc: four times tlie weight of
^B^ewreck. Wnich is about 7,000 tons.
^E""^r-ach cable end would then be atj^BjAcfaed
to a system of steel screw rod? !
^E*^l? the serewjuck prineiple would
.^employed. In that the war do
^E^Hrtment would be asked for a thonHjud
men to operate the band screws.
^E^Hr? by every man turning a lever at
^^^^^iwpn sifrnnl, it is plcnr*d to pull
hulk up in the cradie of cables in
Ifovicuuy ^ me same way as (b?
nunids of Etrypt are supposed to
pe hep p. built bv luan-pmver. I'etfe
a^>ovt' 'I'0 water line, the !
AH'B ween the wharves would be j
'^ n and the engineers would !
mm thtder and around the hull.
Wan lp aired she eould be let down !
jftnrac water by a reversed of the
It iy which she was raised.
Wot fyj'""1"^0 expressed the opiuh n
jl. Jtiver thai Hie job eould bi I
Eometl n? n,on^',:"'- 1 ^'ivpr and
I Mr. ail. Mr. O'llonrke \va? as- !
ralnd, acne condition that, should !
kSprinK.ooanl pass favorably upon j
"flouth / t. his patents in the ap- !
aulantiy ?"hl protected.
In th?'v General Wiekersham ar- i
fcflrst Ior ^ie P1"0'01'1*0'1 ?f the 1
^who iShame on Louisiana.
JU> sa'C. La., SpeciaL?I'nidentified
Pfor 7'^e int? the city jail here and
Laura Porter, a nesrro
prisoner, at whose home white
?"e reported to have been robbed
P reral oecasions. It is generally
^Jyed that she was thrown into
P%)uxachita river and drowned.
Bpild Scheme Swindled Negroes.
Alexandria. La., Special.?Scores of
roes in this section have been vitv
yized within the past 10 days by a
itq man who obtained the sum of
^from each of them "as a fee for
MBff their names enrolled as es/aves
in order to secure pensions."
swindler has net been appro
BjP^K)00,000 Couldn't Prevent Death.
York, Special.?Edward R.
^B9CpSpn<aM was worth $71,000,000 at
Jyjg^time of his dcnrh.
records of tlie State CompLftUr''
oflioe into which inheritance I
^pWRps nre paid, show that Charles
^B^^^Pgflbody. president of the Mutual
PSl Insurance Company, who has
as Mrs. Harriman's adviser,
e her husband's death, paid on
B|^MLorc^ 5, last. $675,000 as the amount
^E^^Pwhich the State was entitled nndr J
^^^gTr..nsfer Tax law. A little arithKMPffc
shows to those familiar with
thai the estate on which this
K!8pR'* was paid was valued at $71,
I,,,, ul, I
.Gamble on Farmer?' Product.
CKctffro. Special.?An extreme adapts
of 4 3-4 cents was registered in
e com market here Monday. The
krkyt was wide and excited on reirtaof
heavy damage due to the boat
aldroujfht. The December option
Lsfne most violently affected. It '
tag at 00 1-4 to 00 3-8 eenU; and
innfT the forenoon sold ap to 05
lata. September gained 3 3-8 oenOa.
HkpT at 661-8, Md May 4 unk
H|^ at 061-4 eenla.
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IN OLD SOUTH CAROLINA '
Cream of the News Gathered From ^
All Sections of the Commonwealth
For Our Many Readers.
Results Fattening Besf Cattle.
What can ho done in this State
or in the Southern States generally a
on the raising of stock is shown by b
the actual results obtained last year '
on the Taylor farm, near Columbia. ^
The results wpm iivnlo:n?.i i?- u
B. F. Taylor at the recent session h
of the South Carolina Cotton Seed l'
Crushers' Association, at Wrights- ,
ville Beach, N. C. ^
"During tlie past season.'' said Mr.
Taylor, "we purchased .'163 head of ?
first and second grade steers from v
Western North Carolina and fattened
them. The results were:
Cattle purchased, .163 head $11,280.62 ^
Feed used? .. ^
147.5 tons meal,
512.6 toils hulls 6.000.49 n
Total cost $17,291.11 *
Cattle sold, 362 head.. ..$18,557.50 ,
Hide sold 19.61 ^
Total selling price .. ..$18,577.11
.."The net profit was, therefore, $1,- |
295. or $3.58 per head. One* cattle ^
died. The weight of the cattle when v
purchased was 293.532, and the sell- p
ing weight was 337,845 pounds."
Mr. Taylor continued: "From these
cattle we got 2.252 tons of manure, ^
wilich is worth by the Clemson analvsds
$3.54 per ton. The average j.
weight of these cattle at times pur- ^
chased was 808 pounds. The aver- (j
age weight of the cattle when sold
during the season was 933 jxmnds." c
A Question of Boundary. t
There is considerable discussion at r
Aiken of the shooting of Arthur o
Crruh-bs on the North Augusta bridge a
TV*?.l 1 .
n cuiirwiav ttiierniHin ov a policeman.
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It appears that it is not entirely r
clear as to whether the shooting oe- t
curred on the Georgia or ike South f
Carolina side. a
If the shooting was on the Carolina
side it would offer considerable ^
complications, as a Georgia otliecr
wouhl have no authority to conic into (
Carolina to make an arrest.
While Georgia lias usually claim- Q
e<l her boundary as extending to the i
Carolina edge of the river, the South J *
Carolina statutes define the boundary I
as being the middle of the stream, i j
As hisrh and low water make several
feet difference in the centre of the I ^
stream, it is likely that some iptes- |
tion may arise as to the boundary. | ^
It is contended that the affair occurred
a few feet on the Georgia side.
Lady's Sad Tragedy. a
Mrs. Emmie Lillian Jennings, aired
I
37 years, the wife of Marion H. |
Jennings, a prominent lawyer of i t
Spartanburg. committed suicide J
Thursdav morning liy shooting herself J
through the head with a .38 calibre i
pistol. ? v
Mrs. Jennings tired two shots. The;
first took effort in the ceiling: the.
second entered her head, an inch |
above the ri-r'e.t ear. causing instant ! s
death, ill health is assigned as the If
cause of the act.
Mrs. .leunitt'rs, before her second | 1
marriage, was Mrs. Heard, widow of 1 f
the late K. 1?. Heard of Yorkville. ! 11
Mr. Jennings. the liushand of the J
deceased, is a son of the State treasurer,
K. 11. Jennings. 11
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Woman Fell From Window. k
Mrs. Mints, motlier of Mrs. D. X. a
Barrow, fell from the second story
window of Prof. Harrow's residence
Thursday at Clemson College and was
seriously hurt. Mrs. Mints' home is ^
near Fort Worth, Texas.
a
Knights Going to Chicago.
South Carolina Commanderv, Xo.
1, Knights Templar, will be represented
in common with the several
o
other eommandertes of the State at ,
II
the triennial conclave of the order ,
at v nieago on August M and Id. which "
promises to he one of the largest ^
attended and most successful of these c
gatherings in the history of the or- f
der. ?
Discuss Inland Waterways.
Before a goodly number of (Jcorge- f,
town's representative business men. *
Congressmen Moore, of Pennsylvania. (|
and ^ Small, of North Carolina, ilis- j
cussed forcefully and ably the great
project of the opening up of the in- g
land system of waterways, which it
is feasible to do from Maine to the .
lower coast of Florida, if a strong f
united effort is made by the people (.
of the Atlantic States to secure this f
great advantage for the coastwise ^
trade whereby millions upon millions
of dollars would be saved to com- 0
meroe from the destruction and dam-' s
filers of the outside passage. "0
C. and N. Shops Destroyed at Chester.
Flire that started from an unknown
origin at 3 o'clock Friday p
morning totally destroyed the shops n
ol the Carolina & Northwestern 0
Railway, located at Chester. S. 0. e
Besides the buildings and contents ^
two engines and a passenger coach e
that were practically ready for the ^
mad were burned up. a
The loss is estimated to reach
more than $100,000 and the insur- ?
ance will bnt partially coyer the lose. ,
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arijllia Atr- ? iuM . I I !- - jiLui' -
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"Do You Think I Hare Falle
NTERESTING STATE NEWS
Jolumn of Current Events Caught
in Every County From Coa.%t to
Mountain Cap.
Candidate for Governor is Sued.
A suit to ircovcr $011.50, which he
ileges is due hi in for services, has
ceri brought ngnin-st .John T. Hunan.
publisher of The Re|?orter, Coltnhia.
by S. L. Kwltlcr, at one tin:e
usiticss manager of that paper.
S. h. Fodder, iu his afiidavit. fliers
that the sum of $105.20, lees a
redit of $5.50, is due him for three
leeks* service as manager of The
Jejiorter from June 0 to June 20,
rielusive.
A portion of the aflidavit reads as
ollows: "Said contract for services
?as fradulcnt, contracted with dexment,
by said John T. Duncan, in
hat deponent was in the city of
>il City, l'a., and the said John T.
)uncatt represented to him that he
wned $1(10,000 worth of porperty
nd was fully able to pay him for
aid services, and, upon said misrepesentation,
deponent was put to a
ut of ex|?ensc in coming to Columbia
o render said service.''
The allidavit continues that the
ilaintilT. S. L. Fedder. is afraid that
le will lose all chance of recovering
he alleged debt for services if he
mits 21 days before trial, as rcquird
by law when a suit is brought for
n amount over $25, since lie lias been
nformed that the defendant, John T.
Juneau, intends to dispose of his
?rojK*rty. Tie therefore asks that the
uit be tried tive days after the summons
and complaint is served on the
lefendant.
outhern Begins Motor Car Service.
Klectric motor ear service without
he uso of trolley wires or the third
ail attachment is now being given
ii me line 01 the >outtiern railway
.nd the Blue Ridge railvaxv between
Jreenville an<l Anderson the internediate
territory being ]>erhaps the
nost thickly settled milling section J
11 the south, including the important i
K>ints, I'ieduinnt, l'olzcr, Willamslon, j
ml Helton.
Only one motor ear is now oj>erated j
ml two round trips a day are made, i
'hough a large number of stops are i
nade the ear lias no trouble iu making j
he schedule.
The ear is run by elect rieity gen- j
rat?d by a gasoline engine. The |
mwerful maehinery is compactly
dared in the forward end. It is |
asilv manipulated and the ear is :
landled with perfect ease.
The greatest interest is felt
hrouirhout this section in the motor <
ar and it is crowded every trip. Tiie '
irst day it was greeted by great |
rowds at every station. At one .
dace a citizen was so anxious to get
view that he left the barber's chair,
tinning to the station with his face
overed with lather.
The new service is in addition to !
he steam trains run between fJreenille
and Autlerson and is expected
o prove a great convenience. The
iperation of these cars, the l'rst of
heir kind in the South, will be
latched with giv. t inter, st.
Farriers' Itlce'ing in Upconntry.
Farmers throughout the upper
i?f tin*
; i' i;
<r n lluve-dnys' 'gathering ai ( hick
tprimrs. in (ir?. e??\ iilf county. ?1 u.
ho last few ila.rs of Any.i t or tin?
ii>t of September, llio ilato not liavng
boon definitely <lc?<-i?l.*<1 so far.
Mans aro briny brought to maturity
.liioh will niako the meeting a most :
ntorresting one from the farmers'
(midpoint. ami a number of wellnown
speakers ami workers in the 1
grionltural line will be on hand to
lake addresses. j
"Gun Licence Tax" Wanted.
The education oommitee of the
It at e Fanners' Union commended
he work of the Audubon Society and
dvocat-ed a "gun license tax."
Big Fire Loss of a Farmer
Five mules, one mare and two cows, j!
dye;her with a large quanity of oats,
orn, cotton seed meal and hulls, were
urned in a lire which destroyed the
irge barn and stables of Henry ';
Adams, a progressive and sue-!,
essful planter living seventeen miles 1
rom Ix'xington court house at 3 a. in. ,'
iuturdav. !
Tile Drainage the Thing.
One of the questions ino.-t dis- 1
usscd in the State, especially in
he coast counties, is tiiat of tile ?
rainage. The indications now are i
hat several tile factories will be .
reeled in the State during the next
everal months. t J
The idea of tile drainage "s being '
nthusiastieally supported by the 1
arniers and business men of the coast
ounties and plans are being per-:
eetcd whereby many acres will be,!
Iraineil during the on.ing year. i
A. G. Smith of the I'nited States 1
ITiee of farm management who is 1
tationed in this State, is an expert ,1
m tile drainage.
Aiken Colored Men Want Fair.
The colored people of Aiken I
ounty are trying, to organize a eel- .
red fair asociatiou, for the purpose |
f holding an annual fair in Aiken '
ach fall. A meeting of the colored j
people of the county has been oalld
for August 8, at which it is expected
the association will be formed |
,nd sufficient capital raised. j
The white fair association has eon
ented to the use of their grounds for
p fair. I
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MANY COMMUNITIES ASK FOR F
BUT SOUTH AND WEST Fi
Postmasters Report Savings Seek P
From Many Communities for De
Foreigners and People in Mo
Most Insistent?A He
Washington.?Perhaps the most in- l
teresting documents now coming into I
Washington have to do with the ap- '
plications of postmasters who want <
their postofflces designated as branch i
postal savings banks. Practically all 1
of these letters, more than 2 00 of j
which have now been received by ]
the postmaster general, have been i
written in answer to a demand by the i
patrons of the postofflces, and in i
many instances the postmaster gives t <
the reasons advanced by his patrons |
for asking for a postal bank in the |
community. It is already evident <
that the country at large is taking a ]
healthy interest in the new institution
created by law of the last con- ]
gress, and about to he created in fact
by the board of trustees, composed of |
Postmaster General Hitohcock. Score- (
tary MacVeagh and Attorney General
Wickersham.
The pleas on hand to date indicate i
that those communities where a large
part of the population is composed of
wage earners, foreigners or people in
moderate circumstances, are those
most insistent for postal banks. Rural
communities somewhat removed
from banking facilities are also demanding
the new banks, and the prediction
is freely made by postmasters
that the result of their establishment
will he to bring new money into circulation,
increase thrift in the community,
and inspire a patriotic interesthn
the affairs of the government.
Among the interesting letters rereived,
none has been of greater significance
than that written by the
postmaster at Pueblo, Col. After |
pointing o;it that this community is ! !
Mostly a wage earning community, in
which foreigners play no small part j
in the mining and rnudtiug industry, j
the postmaster ciies artnnl figures
from his records t > show, that there i
lurs been sent from I'ucldo to foreign !
countries in intcrr.atio ul money or-j
ders during the last five yearr more
tlian $1,000,909. which might well'
have been regained at he.: ie. There |
disbursements, l>v years, were as l'ol- j
lows: 1905, $198,000;' 1906, $291.-1
000; lf.07, $"70.000; 190S, $ 1 i>G'
000; 1909. $1.11.000. I
Prom Jackson, Tear... comes a re-:
quest for a postal bank, based on the}
ground that most of ;lie inhabitants!
of that city are persons in medium j
circumstances, who would like to deposit
their small savings in a govern-!
ment bank. i
The postmaster at Hellingham,
Wash., a city of "0,000 inhabitants,
writes to the postmaster general that
he has a large number of noor foreigners
as patrons of his office, who
will welcome a postal bank. He
writes that, in liis opinion, the deposits
in postal hanks in that community
will increase the money in circulation
perceptibly, encourage thrift and
help put a stop to extravagance and
poverty. The postmaster at Everett,
Wash., a city of equal size, has also
rejiorted that, in his opinion, a postal
hank at that place will bring out not
less than 51.7rt.000. he bases his estimate
on th?' hanking already being
done with him in the sha.no of money :
orders made out in favor of the pur- I
chaser. j
At Madison, Wis., the nostmaster i
thinks ho has found on ideal pjaee t
in which to try out the postal bank :
system. He points out that he has a '
diversified population to servo, rang- i
ing from university professors down !
lo foreign laborers, and he believes j
an intimate study of the relation ol i
each of these classes to the postal j
hank 'system will bo highly instruc- j
Live. j
From North Adams. Mass.. comes j
a plaintive tale that the cot'on and .
woolen workers in the textile mills,
most of whom are foreigners, want a j
postal bank in which to place their
savings.
There is much human interest In
the plea of the postmaster at ltreckenridge,
Col. He says the town is
small in comparison with many other
applicants, but a postal bank is needed
to "help the young men who are
I'lttsliurn Official Says Municipal |
Ilennrry is Needed in One Section.
Pittsburg.?Director E. R. Walters
of the department of public health
has diverted his attention from the
smoke nuisance to hens. He says the
negro hill district must have a publ'c ,
henhouse. He found hundreds of
families keeping chickens in the cellars
of houses.
Since they must have chickens, and
cheaply, there is only one solution,
according to Mr. Walters, and that is
a municipal hennery or poultry stockyard
and slaughter house.
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n Away Much, Uncle Sam?" [J
. \V. A. Rogers, in New York Herald. ar(.
OSTAL SAVINGS BANKS, Z
UL TO ENTHUSE OVER THEM J
npi
mi
lace of Deposit- -Interesting Pleas w<*
signation of Branch Banks? orw
derate Circumstances the
iip to Young Men.
Tar from home and who find it hard
to save money." Inasmuch as these *\
'young men" are undoubtedly scions r'1'
if eastern families who have pone v'?f
[orth to seek their fortunes while the *
fathers and elder brothers remained on
fit home to take care of the long-estah- w?
lished business of the family, this in- tie
terest on the part of the postmaster ,j-it
In their welfare and in their success
give? a touch to the paternalistic side ..
if the postal banks which is interest- '
Ing. The postmaster says he will not * w
pet an extra cent in salary for the tl't
ettra. work involved, but that he is Ch
personally willing to work overtime sul
in order that these "young men" may ;;9,
[?c encouraged in thrift and economy. so.
Superior. Neb., reports tliat there
Is no savings ltank within ion miles i
if that place in any direction, and it
wants the first postnl savings bank al- i 35
lotted to that State, as it had the mi
first rural route. ori
From Oreat Falls, Mont., comes the tb<
ilea that the city has more wage earners
in proportion to its population
than any other city in the country, ,
many of whom are foreigners. The
postmaster is certain that the patrons ri"
if his ufiice will appreciate a postal a*
bank. am
The postmaster at Onnrga. 111., me
mints out that while the inhabitants j jv.
>i iuv ni,ef iiavt* savings nanKs pa- J
lore, the rural population of the roun- | ^
ry in largo part is without ronve- j
nier.ees of this kind. Me suggests j * 11
ihat the postal savings hank will he- 1 'or
t.inr e. cn inore popular in the roun- j vju
try than in the citus, and asks that ! mi
hev he given a fair trial in the roun- i of
ry dlitrlctn. including the territory | .,a,
n the vieiniSy of Orar.sra.
At Centcrvllle. In., the pastmatilcr I
et.ort a largo foreign population. |
ivhleh cither beys international !
r.ov. if ie v with its irplu:- i-avipLs riot
tnd res it out ? !' the roir.nipnlty, ; .inir
tarries the money aroutttl or its j jl'.a
ip-stir. 't*i.is feature among the for- ! ,,;1,
: has already lfon emphasized !
n ti:e mining districts of Pennsylva- |
lla. where thousands of dollars have ' >
iltvady been reported in the hands , 1| >t
if the foreigners working the mines ,
tf that state. Tho post masters of ,
Pennsylrania feel sure this money (,.r:
Aril 1 eo into tho postal hanks. bit'
Astonishing indifference appears to sut
irevail in the south and west with ina
egard to the benefits supposed to flow ^|r
front postal savings hanks. Those
sections were supposed, while the bill .
was under consideration, to he de- n.
itanrllng such legislation with great > a-1'
fervor. s'a
Of the CO,000 postrr.ast rs in the i i?o?
ountry but 195 have reported the] req
east, interest In thei?- localities in tho j
matter. Of the 1 1,000 or 15.000 mo
[tanking institutions in the country
tut 402 have signified a desire to be ome
depositories for the money to be 1
tlaced in the postal savings hanks. ]
TllO fmnlro liinnlfocHnnr ?
uuiHiicaiii I UJV'OHJ Hit?
llstrlbuted through 4 2 states, and the *1*
jostmastors who have made inquiries Tiii
ire in 3f> states. Texas and Oklaho- wa,
na nrc the onlv states of the south
where the subject appears to have ,!ir
trouserl much interest. In Texas 20 "C!
or.tmasters 1 ave written here for in- ar,<
'ormation and in Oklahoma nine. be
Postmasters in Louisiana. Missis- is
dppi. Alabama. Georgia and North njf.
Carolina have ignored the matter.
The officials of the pnstoflicp demrtmer.t
believe they will I o nble to S
jstabliSh a few banks by the first of | wit
he year 1011. They realize they ' ro.,
uve n big t:t?V on their hands. T|jnj I ^ J
ar, however, there ere no indications j ..
>f any rush in the part r.i the people < ,
n demanding Ihrnt. j
Secretary MaeVcagh rcernlly urged j w,,-r
he banks to form associations to avail | Mr
hemselves of the privileges of the i jun
Mdrich-Vreeland currency plan, byt *sj.,.
hns far there is not one such assoeia- rf>S)
ion in existence. Futile efforts have
icon made to form them so they may ''
ic in existence when the next curren- aj"!
v pinch come.:, but (he banks are un- '
willing to even go to the expense of of
u-eparing the necesr.ary papers for woi
issociationc.
Chicago Now lias Continuous
Water Course to the Ocean.
Chicago.?Chicago is now connectcd
with St. Louis and other Missis- aigi
slppi river ports, and therefore with era
the ocean, by a continuous water
course deep enough for barges and
other craft of light draft. The con- ph?
necting link between the drainage cnnal
and the old Illinois and Michigan j0_
canal at Lockport was formally .
thrown open. _
It is estimated that the link will
afford a channel with at least Ore feat <* ?
OOBITE bam
jbraska Democrats Dethrone
Work! Renowned Orator.
ADER EOR TWENTY YEARS
legates Silent Wtaau Roil Call of
>o unties Proceed But a Storm of
Tbeers Follow Result of Voto.
h-and Island, Neb.. Spoeial.?Amid
urnull of cheers from the former
lower* of William J. Bryan, perrient
Chairman 8myth of U>? L>eux>lic
platform convention Tuesday
d the result of a test, vole of tha
hering practically taking from Mr.
ran the Demur rat ic leadership of
i ra.sk a. which he has matutained
'JO years.
'he vote oame on a motion nuala
t 'onprresstr.a'ti (i. M. Hitchcock. a
didatc lor the senatorial noniirvat,
and in effect was to eliminate
idea of platform planks, with
oinpanving speeehes, unless suited
as a section of the majority
minority report of the committee
resolutions.
\f. Bryan. seated as a member of
Inncastcr county delegation, wm
m his feet at once with a protest
I proffered an amendment that
tMd modify that intent of the
ginal motion. A dozen delegu'.oe
de as many motions and heated
eches on the subject, the Bryan
irretits detiouneinjr the Hitchcock
lion as "g:ur rule" and their oplents
ftsscrhkutr that "individual
e" must not prevail in the conition.
Jliainnan Smyth ordered a roll-rail
the amendment and the gathering
b silent as the vote of the eouns
*as called khut would determine
5 strength of Mr. Bryan.
^Vben two-thirds luul been called
s of Mr. Bryan realized that he
* defeated, and a wave of cheers
it drowned the roll-call began. Aa
airman Swyth tinally read the roll.
4ti.*i against t?ia amendment to
1 in favor of it. the delegates
mded a fresh volume of cheers
it seemed to indicate their relief
Ml: llu. l.-.i U- > ?
...... i tiuiu? iiiiiir niiu exinen
to the strelish which Mr. liryan
pht develop in the convention. The
i'iuaJ motion of Mr. Hitchcock
mi was adopted.
Race Riot at Ashland, W. Va.
KlucfieM. W. Va.. Special. A raee
t occurred lato Monday afternoon
Ashland, W. Va.. on the Norfolk
1 Wosteru Kail-vac in ** '*ich six
n were injured, two fierhaps fatalKnives
and rooks were used with
ieh to cut. stab /wul throw, ao dintr
to a report r ceivsd here,
e situation w.i.- e\*re:cly serious
a time. Ne_r'>?-. ir Is stated. inled
quarters ?>!' white : ?n at a
il operation and ? rouble, on account
wl.iskev dri iki _ due to the recent
da;, <ti-' i' .ii n of n oiioy. | :e?
itated an < ricmp *i r.
rhe tiulif sieui h e.unu *.' ' ral and
nly-!i\ : u:c;i took part in the
t. Two white n en u stabbed
I two iif-.r;i - ii.ei.cd ^'i jtiics
t are likely to pp.ice fv.il. Tiie
res of the .i- iinis arc not ;?ivcn.
Too Lite fov Arbitration,
don ileal. Special.- The efforts
d" 1?> M.ieKenzie Kir_r. ntiuister of
or for tic Iioniinion. to brim.; the
ind Trunk striKe to an end by arratioiu,
have proven futile. In anr
to a further reipiest that the
ttcr should be left to arbitration,
. Hayes, president of the (iraml
ink. wired to the minister that
ile the company had been aureee
to arbitration before the trouble
rted. the time for arbitration has
ised ami all that the company now
uirivl to operate ilie system was
protection of their cmplojes from
lestation.
>etermincd to Capture Arsassin.
lidyeway. Va., Special.?At a
reial meotintr of tie town connoil
ps< ay afternoon a reward of $500
s offered by the town for the eape
of ihe murderer of ex-Mayor
asni.wi. The u*oven:cr of the State
1 authorities of Henry county will
asked tn di.piieate th> amount. It
believed frien is 1 Kousman will
>r jHTSonri! rev .trds.
Men ax.fl IVn- n-i tn Ci?t?
:t. l.Ollis. S>>< r\ 'I. 1 Sound together
li two steel chains ar.<l la feet of
e and w? iiriiIr??l with a valine tilled V
h satnl. two revolvers. an axe, an V
r?t.?ve and other junk to insure
ir sinking. I'.rice Womaok, a
It hv farmer of Troy, Mo., and
*. Moliie Anderson, of St. Louis,
ii>(| front a skilT into the Missisid
river here Sunday. Tltey were
mod by people on the hank, and
in brought to land were revived
I arrest oil.
Voniack is chnr?red with the theft
the ski(T. front which he and tbe
ttan leaped. Mrs. Anderson is in
sky ho"td4<U.
Mttric Demoralized Oiils.
Tlevcland, O., Special.?Twentybt
girls employed in the hot roll,
kneedera and cutlers room at
Ameriean Chicle Company's
nt, driven to desperation by the
tali/ang music at a dancing perilin
a nearby perk, went out on
ike hew Mnn/t,?
''hr irirb Wave bean getting $1 par
r. TWey want $1.35, the wages
$ Mm wNgptn of eWwing pus
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