Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, September 30, 1903, Image 1
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VOL. XII.
Oil ON HEAVY BAIL
Slayers of Russell Sherrill Give
$25,000 Bonds.
EVIDENCE GIVEN ON BOTH SIDES.
It Was Proven That Sherrill Was Not
Armed?The White Brothers Prove
tiood characters.
Salisbury, Special.?After a hearing
before Judge Geo. H. Brown. Jr., here
Saturday, Trios. J. and Cahners L.
White, who killed Russell Sherrill at
Mt. Ulla. on September 17th. were allowed
hail In the sum of $25,000 each
and released from custody.
At iiie hearing in. the care the court
house was jammed and crowded as it
has seldom been before. This strong
public- interest was induced by the
peculiarly tragic circumstances of the
killing. Two men of high character
and well oonnocted admit the killing
of the young man. also of prominent
family. In an alteration caused by the
ruin of their niece, the child of their
dead brother. They allege circumstances
of self-defence. On the other
hand the prosecution contends that
thov vmllin CVy.??l1l ?l
....... .... V.V.. ....iHh UIIUIIII mi- anllJHC
alternative of .loath or marriage and
that upon his declaring his choice of
the fi rmer when he found that they
would accept uo equivocation or dolay,
they shot, him down, unarmed as
he was. and before his mother's eyes.
Largo numbers oi people wen- preset
t both from Concord and the Mt.
Villa section of Kowan county. Tin
Sherrill family was represented by
Mrs. Josephine Sherrill. mother of
The deceased and the principal witness
for the prosecution; her daughter.
Miss l.ocy Sherrill; her little son.
Price Sherritt. and her sciwn-law. Mr.
\V. A. llarber, of Cleveland. The relatives
of the defendants present
were: Messrs. Tinslow and Thorn
well White, df Concord, raid Sergeant
R. C. Whiter, of Charlotte. The defense
was represented hy Senator I-ee
S. Murphy, of Salisbury, and Montgomery
6t Crowed, cf Concord. SolicS
tor Hummer, L?. H. Clement, T. C..
Linn and "B. B. Miller appeared for
the State. Representative Theo. F.
Kluttz, wlio has ijeen retained for tbo
defense, v. as not present, being away
from towsi. All thte points a.islng during
the bearing vere hard'fought and
once or twice wat^m w.Joinders w**re
passed 3 ret ween counael. When She
evidence had her. concluded at 2.8U
o'clock in the afternoon both sides
agreed Vo leave the mutter of bai3 to
the cowrt without argument. .Judge
Brown announced that he would take
the matter under consideration and
file his decision in writing with the
clerk eg" the court hi the meantime
tin' prisoners wen remanded to the
custody ? f the sheiifT.
Mrs. Josephine IJuerrlll, mother of
the deoousod, was tile first witness .for
the S(ax<v She tetr.ifled that of six
childret other than thie deceased there
were in tin* resider.ee on the day .and
hour of tin- killing, Price, a ten yearold
boy. and Ijena a fifteen-year-old
girl. There were i.so in the house
J. H. Thayer and son, Charles Thayer,
of Mt. Pleasant, who had come to Mt.
Ulla to sharpen gia ?aws, and Prof.
W. R. C-lcgg. a school teacher, begirding
at the place. She continued '"I
heard a knock at tie door about ??
o'clock in the morni?g and upon answering
it saw two strangers. They
said they wanted tc isee Mr. Russell
Sherrill. I said tint he was not -up.
but that I would caill him, an# I
placed chairs for tlene on the porch.
I then went and told my son. He asfced
who the uk n were, but I couldn't bell
hini. He rose fron bed and caine
down in his shirt ind trousers and
with his shoes untied. The gt ntiem'en
told him they wanted to see him
privately. 1 was it tine hall, bat
hearing this, came ont. They told nwe
to go back, but I refused. RusseJil
had sat down on the bench near the
door and as he did so the Whites inv
snodiately covered him with their revolvers.
rising from their chairs as
they diil so. They told him he had
rained their niece. Annie White, and
had to die todav if he didn't marry
her. Chal was the spokesman of the
two. Russell said he didn't ruin the
girl. I stepped between the two men
and Russell and pleaded with Chal
Whhe not to kill iny hoy. I then
turned to the other man, Thomas
White, and began to plead with him,
begging him for the boy's poor
mother's sake to spare his life. Tom
said he was deaf and told me to talk
to his brother. Chal repeated that
Russell would have to marry the girl
today or die. He told me to st< p
hark and 1 did so. Russell said. 'I'll
go with you,' and got up and stepped
towards the door, whereupon Tom
White, the big one. shoved him hack.
Russell then said he didn't lovo the
girl and couldn't marry her, upon
which they both fired, almost together,
so close. In fact, that I couldn't
tell which fired first. In shoving Russell,
Tom White had pushed him towards
Chal and away from the door.
After the shots Russell fell and 1 fell
almost on him. Rising. I ran out into
the yard, screaming and rrying out
for the neighbors to catsh the men
who had killed Russell. They left immediately.
Further testimony was given by the
Drescutlon. It was developed the Sher
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rill was not armed. The defense tLon
gave evidence.
For the defense Col. Paul B. Means.
Messrs. W. It. Odell. J. P. Allison.
Charles Ritchie. Frank Smith. P. T>.
Fetzer. A. Jor.es Yorke and Dr. Robert
S. Young, all prominent citizens ?.*f
Concord, testified to the excellent
charac ter of both defendants. The defendant
Thomas J. White then took
the stand and, being partially deaf,
was examine! by means of a speaking
tube. He ti3.ificd thus: "I am J9
years aid. A in:e White is my niece,
her father having been my oldest fuli
brother. Sinc<- his death i have acted
as her guardian, .hough not legally
ouch. On th< evening of the 16th inst.
1 came to Rowan, brought by this loiter."
Here tha witnes exhibited a letter.
the reading of which was, on objection
by the prosecution, excluded a;
incompetent. As, however, it may
figure when the ca:-e comes to trial. !
it is given here: "My Dear Brother:
' O. my brother, how an T tell? Annie
j is a ruined girl and I want you to come
; at once and tell me what to do. RusI
sell Sherrill Is the author of her ruin.
O. Gad, this is so hard!?.Jennie." The
writer of this letter was Mrs. Samuel
1 Archer, the mother of the girl and the
sister-in-law of the White brothers.
The witness continued: "Chalmers
rame with me. Wo went to our sisterin-law's.
arriving at about S o'clock at
night. My brother ha.i an interview
with Annie. I did not speak with her.
but had a eonversation with her mother.
We went next morning to Mrs.
Sherrill's, reaching there about ?3
o'clock. We went early to make sure
of finding Sherrill at hotne and to
avoid publicity and als< to enable us
to get home that afternoon. Mrs.
Archer lives a half or three-quarters
of a mile from Mrs. Sherrill's. We
went to the house and Chalmers
knocked on the door, lie had a conversation
with Mrs. Sherrill. which I
could not overhear. 1 asked him 'f
Russell was at home and he said yes.
I'pojt young Sherrill's arrival my
! brother began a conversation with hiui,
I ut I could not catch the w ords. Sb?*r!
rill sprang bo nls teet and brother drovr
I hi* pistol. 1 also drew mine. Mrs.
| Sfrerrill came out and t&lkc I with ray
brother. Don't know what was srid
! !vl;s. Shenill stepper! In front of me
and said something to ae. 1 tcld Irvr
to talk to my brother. ?3 I was dnr.f.
Sherrill then advanced on my brother.
1 following him. 1 was to Sherrill's
right. He continued to adven-e on mv
i brother in a ;hrcatRr-teig manner anj
; sprang past me at Chalmeis in siriimt-;
; attitude. At ihis point Chalmers Urrd,
and I tired r' nost immediately afterwards.
II Ml nn once. \V< went
to thf? "V^'tgy Aad started for Salisbury.
Thro ry dprts were fired. Chalmers "firing
th/. "Jjf shot. 1 bad no agrettnent
' ^ /my brother when we went to
Sherrill's. We went to ask Shenill to
right the wrong he bad done oni niece
without publicity; we had no intention
of killing him. "We took nistciis h??
I cause of the night journey fron- Con!
cord and not for zpossible use against
| Shcrrill. I did not shove Sherrill away
from the door. Ilid not touch him oxi
cept when I shook hands with him on
; arriving. I had seen Sherrill before,
hut did not know him." Cross-examined:
"I borrowod my pistol, already
I loaded, from a frtand. This was on the
I afternoon we started. Nothing said between
my brother and tnysel! about
being armed. It 1b about 25 mile.-,
1 from Concord to "Nit. ITlla. We tiul not
\ go to Sherrlll's "house early it order
the more certainly to catch him unsusj
pecting and unarmed, but on account
of the reasons I nave already given.
In accordance with our request Mrs.
Archer woke as trp nt about f? ?'clock.
On reaching the store near the hoifco
I we loosed the horr.es but did nrt take
them out of the buggy. We talked
with Sherrill five or six minutesInefore
the shooting, Chalmers carrying on all
the conversation except the mio relimvk
I made asking Sherrill to get into
the buggy nnd go with us We
drove to Salisbury quickly to forestall
pursyit. I didn't shoot because 5 was
in danger, but because my brother
was."
The testimnnv rrf Ck?i???
? ?. vuuMiins ?> II: If*
wa? eorolroratlve of that of his brother
in -all substantial details. being Jhat
tho idea of killing Slierrill never occurred
to them. a?d that the act was
done under the impression that their
lives were in danger.
At the close of the "hearing Judge
Brown admitted the White's to bail in
bonds 'Of $25,000 each, which was readily
Riven. The Whltea then returned to
their home in Concord where they
were heartily congratulated by thea
fi lends.
Nrgro Elected.
Oyster Hay, N. Y., Special.?John J
Hicks, colored, was elected a- member
of the Republican town committee for
the ninth district. Hicks' election was
tho result of a factional fight In the
district, engineered by John Baker,
who ran Hicka to get even with Wlllinm
R T.nvtnr !??? ?? ? 1 *
? .w. , t?.v pi mtui UlflllUPr OI J
;he committee.
New York. Special.?Louis Nixon
Saturday night announced that he fs a
candidate for the Democratic noni nation
for mayor. He made public statement
in which he said: "I am a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
mayor of New York. This statement is
made with a full knowledge .of the uncertainties
of the Democratic situation.
I desire to make it clear th>t I am
willing to stand with those Democrats
however small their number, who believe
that the Democratic party of
thiB city should lead and not follow
In the forward march of municipal reform."
: Mil
RT MILL, 8. C., WEDN
MANY PEOPLE KILLED
Women W ho Witnessed the Accident
May Die From Fright.
BAD WRECK NEAR DANVILLE, VA.
The Train Was Running at the Rate
of 50 oif.o riiles an Hour and Left
the Track on an S" Curve.
Danville, Va.. Special.?No. 97, the
Southern Railway's fast mail, plying
between New York and New Orlc .ns,
plunged over a trestle north of tois
city Sunday afternoon, killing nine
men. injuring seven others and completely
wrecking three mail and one
exnress rnrs Tlin Lilln.l
The Dead.
J. L. Thompson, railway mail clerk.
101 V? itsliiagioa.
\V. S. Chambers, railway mail clerk, '
1 01* Midland. Ya.
1). 1'. Flory, railway mail clerk, of ;
\ Nokesvillo, Ya.
I 1*. M. ArgolwriBht. railway mail
j clerk, of Mt. Clinton, Ya.
J. A. Broady, engineer, of Placer- j
ville, Ya.
J. T. Illair, conductor, of Spencer, 1
; n. c.
A. G. Clapp. of Ciicensboro.
, Flagman S. J. Moody, of Raleigh,
| N. C.
A I2-year-old son of .1. I* Thompson.
Tile Injured.
Th?^ Injured are:
i l.ewis \V. Spears, of Manassas.
Frank <1. Brooks, of Charlottesville.
Percival Indeninauer. of Washington.
Charles K. Reaines, of Charlottes- 1
; ville.
Jennings J. Dunlnp. of Washington.
N. C. Man phi. or Charlottesville.
J. Harrison Thompson. of St. Luke. ;
All of the above arc railway mail
clerks. It is sai 1 that this is tho first
timo that Engineer Broady over ran a
niajl trrun ami tho supposition is that
ho was running ttio fast ami was not
; entirely familiar villi his road-bed.
Tho ? reck oecnired on a stoop grade, |
| the latter embracing the trestle, whioh
j is in tiio shape <of the letter "S." The J
train was probably running at. a rate j
of between f>0 and 150 miles an hour
when the engine loft the trnok. Tne
train ran sonit distance on tho cross- j
i tics, plunging over the trestle at a j
tanpynt, when the engine was about
half way across.
The engine and all of The cars fell
j 75 feet to the water below. The last
j car tore up & considerable section or
the'trestle. The engine struck and was
i bunted in tho hod of tiro crook. The
| cars piled on top of thv- engine, all of
j thorn being vplit into kindling wool
T>s* engineer was found "some little dis|
taiice front At is cab. horribly tnang'.rd
, and dead. All of the bodies save one
; have been recovered.
The train carried nothing hut mail
and express. The mail was not much
i damaged, considering the extent of the
, wreck. Some loose registered letters \
j and the valuables of the (lend nvn
j have been recovered. The cxprt ss mat- I
j ter was considerably fnjtired.
The maH conch en were taken in
; charge by Ft B. Roulcfrng. a clerk who
' cponds bis Sundays in this city. Re arrived
on a train within half an hour
i after the disaster. Kiail clerks we-o
J sent on specitil trains from Richmond.
Charlottesville and Greensboro, N. C .
; to assist in rescuing (the government
property.
The wreck itself beggars descrrptior.
All of the cars nie battered into 'kindling
wood, and the engine is burted In
| the mud of the creek. A wrecking
crew is laboring to remove the d?T>: is,
. so that the trestle can be repair?d for
the continuance of truffle at as early
an liour as possible tomorrow.
All of the rnjured in nil clerks -were
taken to the Home for the Sick in this
city, where they received medical attention.
The other victims may recover, although
the physicians can give out no
1 definite information as Vo their condiI
tion. One man. name unknown, is still
In the wreck. He can be seen, but the
debris under which he Is lying has not
been removed.
ESDAY. SEPTEMBER
JETT IS SENTENCED;
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1 his Is the Second Trial on the |
Charge of Murder,
O , J
JURY FINDS THAT HE IS GUILTY. ?
j i
Motion for New Trial Will He l ilril I
and an Appeal Taken if Tills Is 1
i
Overruled. ]
Oynthiana, Ky., Spctial.?After a ]
trial lasting eight days, the jury in the
case of Curtis Jett, charged with tin
murder of Town Marshall Thomas
Coekrill. at Jackson, Ky., July HI !
l'JOH, rendered a verdict of guilty, and
fixed the punishment r.t death.
When the jury outer ml the court
room ntto:' in"' to ? vrriltrt nniot
reigned lor a. few moment:;. Jett's I
mother had gone away earlier undct
the Imprest-Ion that no verdict would
be reached. The reading of the ver I
diet did not affect Jett, but his brothet
was very much distressed. Elijah Me
Kinney served as foreman < f the jury
and after the delivering of the ver- !
diet to the court, the jury was polled
The death sentence was then read tc
Jett by Clerk T. J. Robinson, at.e:
which Jett was given over to tin; ens
tody of the deputy sheriffs.
Colonel ltlanton. Jett's lawyer, will
file a motion for a new trial and if
the motion is overruled he will appeal
the ease to the Court of Appeals
at Frankfort, Ky.
This is the second trial ?>f Curtis
Jett on the charge of murder, la the 1
first trial for tin murder of J. 1>. Mar
eum. Jett and Thomas White were
sentenced to life imprisonment.
Attorney llluntun stated tonight thai
he will move for a new trial on Thursday
on the ground of the absence of
th" witnesses, absent counsel and er
ruiu'cms mnngs. ocuieiice win ui'si
br- passed ot .lott. and hia attorney ;
will l>e allowed until the November
wim to file bis bill of evidence for
the appeal.
Wanton says Jott has authorized j
him to say that he has nothing to
confess, and lie will make no confession.
The jurors agreed among tlioinselv?
s not to divulge the proceedings
in the jury room. One jnror, however,
stated that for four ballots eleven
jurors voted for the death penalty. (
and one for a life sentence. All agreed.
Farmers In conference.
Niagara Falls. Spet i:vl.- Tli ? Farmers'
National Congress assembled here
Tuesday in its twenty-third annual
itssioa. being ealle.1 to order by President
(leorge L. Flmidcrs, of Albany.
Rovernor Odcll delivered nn address of
welcome, in which he made a pica for
good citizenship, saving:
"(me of the Hi st ih.ta s of our conn- ,
try is to tight ceaselessly an I energetically
against all classes who defy law
and whose principles are menace to
society. We do Sind such people ail
mcr the country. Tire farmer, the nie.
domic and the professional man are
responsible for such conditions, when
liicy exist, if they lia?v made no effort
to place within the reach of all these
penury-stricken people ? these dwarfed !
in telle etualities that which is the
basis and foundation of contentment,
that is decent homes, fair remuneration
and hours of toil that will permit
of social and intellectual enjoyin
est." Mayor Hancock responded lor j
MtP / ' f v ?*n/i ll'irriio I/ivIom '
gia, ior tin farmers.
Odd F-llnws l;!rC ''fficcr.
rial ti more, Special. The Sovereign
Grand Lodge of liic Inde; oudent Order ;
h Odd Follows unanimously elected
Otn. M. A. Itaney. of Marengo, low.:. 1
romctnnding pen era I ?>f tho Patrlari hs .
Militant for a lonn of four yearn, ('.on j
i a 1 Ranry was appointed commanier j
to'thr military branch of the order last >
year, and his fiction was received
with rhcers. This ev< n'.ng there was a
reunion of past grand representatives
at Masonic Temple. A dress parade was
Riven by the Patriarchs Militant at the
Fifth Regiment armory in which all
the visiting and local cantons participated.
Shall It lie Pcnf or VVnr?
Sofia. Special.?Within -IS hours the
question of peace or war will proii11
'.y he s t tied. according in a .:! r native
opinions here. Premier Petroff
had an interview with All Feruli 1"5< y
at which the whole situation in Macedonia
was discussed. As a res..!: of
t'jj - conference , a murh hotter .V' !'..ig
prevails, and confident hopea a.e j;prruucr.
that a satisfactory adjustment
will be reached. This view i.s s rengtl.ei:ed
hy a report from Constantinople 1
to the effect that the council <f ministers
after some days' discussion is
v'.'Mn measurable distance of
agt cement on the chief poip <* of the
issue.
Superintendents to fleet.
Atlanta, Special.--State Superintcnlcnt
of Education W. B. Merritt has 1
announced that a meeting of the State 1
Superintendents of the Southern States j
would he held in this city October t'?.
The meeting will be for the purpose |
if discussing Southern educational
natters. The sessions will lust two ,
lays. '
Official Report.
Washington. Special.? Official reports
to the Southern Railway general
offices in this city state that the wrecked
train was on time at the last station
at which it reported, and that
it was going at tho rate of :$0 to .15
miles an hour when it approached toe
trestle, nr.d ran off the track just north
of tho trestle, carrying the trestle
down when the engine ran off the
track to the ground below. Rroady, the
dead engineer, was about 55 years of
age. and had been with the Southern
Railway about 20 years, his service a
large part of the time being on tin
division on which the accident occurred.
While reports leave it in doubt just
how the accident occurred, and it will
take further inquiry to make this certain.
it Is l?elievori hprp (So ?n_
rldent was duo to a flange the front
wheel projecting over the rail and
striking the ties. The trestle where
.the accident occurred will be fully repaired
by an early hour to-morrow
morning, and trains are expected tr
he running over it tomorrow. The in
jurod men have been taken to the hos
pit -J at Danville, and are being givet
every attention. Train No. 97. it p
strted at the general offices, has been
running about a year, and has had n<
mishap, except that some months ago
it ran into some earth that had fallen
on the track. 1
n.Mi
30, 15)03.
ANTI-SEMITE RIOT AT GOMEL.
Tlij Police and milt* ry Openly billed
With tlie Murderers.
The Associated Press correspondent
tins made an investigation on the spot
jt the "Pogrom," as the Russians described
ttie anti-Somite riots, which occurred
here September It. and were rent
wed for several days. The riots were
smaller. V it horlians more remnrknhle
than those which took place :vt KisLhincff.
be. iusc the police and military
jp( aly sided with the plunderers and
imt; tleu i s the "Po:*ro;rshlks." as the
Russians i tiled them. The troops, supported
by many educated and well-todo
Christians, formed :v movable
shield h hind which the "Pocronishiks"
ruthlessly demolished the Jewish
homes and shops and cruelly clubbed
such Jews as fell into tiieir hands,
loiamely proceeding from street to
rtrect and district to district, as they
did s>>.
The comnictce and industry of Clonic
I. which is eons'derabie. is Inrpcdy
in the hand.? of the Jewish poulition,
numbcriiiK 20.0(H), Pew o;' the <!< f?
an wealthy, hut none are panpors. The
Jewish artisans incline to socialism.
Tlie trouble bee n September 11. a
holitlay (the day of the beheading or
John the Ibiptist) i:i a wranrjo in the
fruit and !ish markets h"tw*< n Vn .i iiks
(peasants) an 1 Jews. The wran le < n 1ei'.
it) a free lip, lit i:i whiih many were
wounded, one Moujik succumbing to
his iniurics.
Ti.e Mnnjike demanded vrnger.n e
and era ployed tin following day? in
flc-niinu the anti-S'vnit" nuitut (> > . tin*
leaders being an officer named .'ens' y
and a rich merchant named lVltw a rl;o.
1'vi ryhody l;n w ! Vi. a "i'lwri. m"
would occur on Monday an 1 tde v.;
appealed for prop Pen to Chic.' 'if
Police Itnvasky. who summon'd an it
fantry regiment fiotn it - sumirer one:
r.ipmcnt. Thus there were I.(too -old'ers
in the town. At luncheon ?e? a*
oi. Monday the anti-Senrit railw v
workmen to the num'ier of s sue hendrcds
hep an an organized att !. on the
Jewish lioiises in Senir.nv ..tya street,
sucking them and demolisnn- or - >'!
itig tlie bulky nrtich s by ?li.'ri * them
with kerosene. Police Chief Ravusb.y
nun piaccu police anil troops on the
Znmovaya. but they acted as though
they were intended to pr?>t < t the
"I'ogrontshiks" from int ; f? r 'i f.
Jews who tried to crn^.s their lines to
res-no their co-religionista were brutally
clubbed with tlie sol liers' Runs.
bayonett<ul or nrrcsteil. Meanwhile recruits
for the "I'ogromshiks" pourotl
steadily over the bridge leading front
the railway workshops. A hystan li r
hogged the eonitnatider to send Hoops
to guard the exit from the bridge. T' e
otTieer replied threatening the man
with arrest, and saying: "We know
what we have to do."
The plunderers now proceeded from
street to street, the troops an 1 police
fol'owing them, and cutting off access
to the devastated .Jewish houses. They
subsequently visited the .Jewish quarter
called "America." tin* Konnaya
square, the upper ? nd of Koumank.i m
vsksy.i street, the piincipnl thoroughfare
of the town, and the district coiled
"OaucnshiH."
Altogether nearly t<;0 houses and
si-ops were wholly or partially wrecked.
the windows tarnished, the hi n is
and frames being splintered and every
si rap of furniture and effects, evrn the
Samovars, sewing machines, mirrors
and lamps destroyed or stolen. The
Jews who did not take refuge with
compassionate Christiana or conceal
themselves i:i cellars, weie severely
lieatcn and in many rues dangerously
wounded. Sonic young Jews exasperated
by the action of the police an I
11oops armed thtooselvrs with any
available weapons and tried to fore ,>
their way to the threatened houses.
A Mysterious flurilcr
Chicago. .Special.?Early We.hu Jay
morning the dead bodies of linnet
Elizabeth Weber and Innocent] T:i!:i
mini, a marble cutter, were found on
Lexington avenue, just south of Fiftyfourth
street. I tot li bad been shot
twice and while there are indications
that the man shot the woman and
then kill d himself, there are other
features to the cave that make it
somewhat mysterious. Arthur M.
Laurie, with whom the dead woman
had made her home, will ho held by
the police until after the Inquest.
There is no evidence connecting him
with the shooting, but be is detained
as 11 witness.
May Close It- Plant.
Pittsburg. Special ?Tire Flitted
States Steel Corporation may close ail
its otcel plants in the near future un.
less the workers will consent to a reduction
in wages. The reason for this
attitude is an overstocked market r.u 1
dullness of trade at this time of the
year. I*v t year the Amalgamated Associaticn
reported a rein tion *: > r
crnt. on all material made for for<:*n
orders and the steel company, it is ?i '
intends to make a similar r? rjuest this
/far. President T. J. Shaffer, of the
Amalgamated Association, stated that
he felt sure that the limit would no. i>
: hanged, and that existing conditions
do not warrant it.
A Suicide.
Charleston. S. O.. Special.?J. H.
Polhemns, formerly city passen.v r
Agent here and also in Savannah for
the Plant System, killed himself'
Thursday morning at Summerville. S
Me went into the yard with a parlor
rifle, the muzzle of which he placed
against his breast and pulled the trigger.
Ilia body was found by his ehlld
The bullet passed through his heart.
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NO. 2S.
i A HORRIBLE CRIME
:
Two Men Blown Ip vv iili Dynamite
i and R(.bbed.
S OCCURRtD IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.
The n n llitl Lnid a Trap to Get the
Large Am uat of fl n y Being
T ransportcd.
Washington, (la.. Special.?One ?>f
the most fiendish and bloodthirsty
murders and robberies in the history
of Washington county occurred Friday
afternoon on the Middle ton road,
about 15 miles from her. Samuel T.
Ferguson of the Ferguson Construction
Company, of i'iitsburg, was instantly
killed, and his secretary,
Charles Martin, of Cincinnati, was fa
tally injured. The two men were
driving along the r< a 1 in a buggy carrying
5 ?.("'On in i ash with which t.?
pay <ui . ome <;i T ti< :: men cmployi >1
on con t: lo tion work ?!<'ng tho lini<:f
thr- Wabash Knilruad. when sud
do.nly au explosion < f dynamite in lh??
n atlway literally tore the rig to
piece:-.. killed Kcrjo on outright anil
threw Martin 20i) tcet anil tearing his
It H arm almost from the socket. It
has been learned that two men sn{?po:
to be IVles, placed the dynamite
In the road for the purp so of
killing Paymaster Ferguson and hail
arranged to explod it by means i f (til
eleetrie battery. The satchel contain
ing the money is missing. Two suspects
are under arrest in the camp of
tin- < (instruction company near the
village, but ths farmers of the section
are seourinfc- the country for traces
of the murderers, and believe they
have one <f them at bay in an abandoned
coal mine about a mile and a
half northeast of West ViiddSctown.
So quickly was everything accomplished
that the men who are implicated
got awav with their booty bofore
they could be overtaken, although
the county authorities beli.'ve
that if the right men are not those
under arrest they will have little dilH
culty in taking them.
Miller Case Considered,
Washington, Special.?The execu
tive committee of the American Federation
of Labor considered the rase
of W. A. Miller, the foreman of hook
! binders, who was dismissed from the
I IJovrrnment Printing Office Iv.m ausir
J hts had hern expelled from the local
Hi okhindors' Union, and who was stibI
iumjii ntly rc-in^lated by order of Presi!
di'iit Hoosevelt, hut took no action,
j Tlic matter wa.; thoroughly gone into,
J documents read, and copy of the ovi!
donee submitted. Further consideration
was deferred until later in thu
present session.
No Hope lor Canal Trea'v.
Washington, Special. ? Minister
Beau pre has abandoned hope oi the
ratification of the i'anama Final
irt:uiy, ana ?an!cs the Ftato Department.
under date of Ilogota. Se.pt am b?
ISth. that the. Ritual ion is unchangc
The discussion m ms hopc'f a.*. a-.-. !
the congress will probably adjourn
October 20tli.
Ilenna Will A Ide Decision
Cleveland. O.. Special. Senator II.tuna
stated that, lie would pay no attention
to the challenge to debate of the
lit mot-rath- candidate for United States
Senator. John H. Clarke, until he had
heard front Chairman Dick, to whom
Clarke's challenge litis been rcfern d.
Fastest Itle on Record.
New York, Special.?Prince Alert,
the pacing hero of a hundred ra"s.
> and the champion of a score of half
tnile traeks. went against the world's
pacing tecorrl of 1:59. held by Dan
Patch, and beat it most, decisively at
the Empire City track
Killed l-clit w Prisoner.
Durham. Special.?Harry Kelly,
white man. <17 years of ag", died in
the police station as a ro.niit of in
juries lie received at the hands ?(' G
.. ?? jruu:irf w,iiie r.iau
Both of these men wore lock m up
Wednesday afternoon on the c!u
of drunkenness en the street:;. S um
afterwards Armstrong, who is a vicious
character, attacked Kelly, and
knocked him clown several lime-.. hi
the fall his head came in con art . i?
the steel hars of the cell, and corn us <
sion of hrain is supposed to have
caused death.
Postofftc.i Cnscs.
Washington, Spr-iul.?The Federal
grand jury resumed consideration of
the postoffice raseu, but a-lJo;:i .od
without reporting any Indictments.
Chas. J. Hon a parte, special coun: c! to
assist the government in the proee.:
tion of the persons Indicted as a reau
of the postal investigation, had a Ion.conference
today with Fourth Ac., scant
l'ohtiu?atcr General Bristow.
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