FORT MILL TIMES.
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VOL. XIV. FORT MILL, S. C., WEDNESDAY. JUNE 28.1905. NO. 14.
ANOTHER BAD WRECK
. Chicago Flyer Suddenly Goes Into
Open Switch
LARGE LIST OF DEAD AND INJURED
Although None of the Lake Shore or
New York Central Official* Ascribe
the Disaster to Excessive Speed, a
Return to the 20-Hour Time is Announced.
Cleveland. O.. Special?Nineteen dead
and a dozen slightly injuiod comprise
the revised casualty list made by the
wricking Thursday night, at Mentor,
Ohio, of the east-bound twentieth century
limited, the Lake Shore and New
York Central's elghtcen-hour train,
which ran into an open switch, crushed
the Mentor depot and partly burned it
up. scorching several of the mangled
corpses. The surviving injured are not
much hurt.
The twentieth century limited, according
to announcement from New
York, will hereafter return to a twentyhour
schedule, although none of the
railroad officials ascribe the wreck to
excessive speed.
it is maintained by railway officials |
that the switch on which the limited j
was wrecked was thrown open and j
locked and the switch light extinguish- I
ed by some person, either a maniac j
or some one seeking revenge. It is still
unknown who this person is, although
detectives are working on the case. A
careful examination of the switch
showed that it was in perfect condition.
Trainmen are of the opinion that the
engineer of the twentieth century train
was deceived by the light of the switch
just beyond the open switch, the light I
of whi? h is said to liavo beeu out.
W. 11. Marshall, general manager of
the Lake Shore, says the speed of the I
train was not a contributor cause to
the wreck. He said that ot ler Lake
Shore trains travel through Vlentor at
a speeiV equal to that attained by the
limited, which was not. Mrf Marshall
SAVfl nltftvft IJA mllAo u ? -
V tiuico 44U uuur.
The schedule for the 'train cells for
a speed of F?7 miles an hour at Mentor.
CoroTx r York, of Lake couniy, announced
that an inquest would begin
next Monday in Painesvllle.
A revised list ??f thy dead follows:
John R. Bennett, attorney, 31 Nassau
street. New York.
John A. Bradley, of the law firm
of Rowley. Rogers, Bradley & Rockwell,
Akron, Ohio.
T. R. Morgan, second vl?a president
of the Wellman-Seavers-M irgan Company.
Cleveland.
C. H. Wellman. of the WellmnnSeavers-Morgan
Company, Cleveland,
died in hospital.
A. L. Rogers, New York' city, repre,
sentative of the Piatt City Iron Works,
of Dayton, Ohio, died in hospital.
S. C. Beck with, 11"> One Hundred and
Seventy-fourth street. New York.
A. H. Head, London representative
of the Otis Steel Compauy, of Cleveland,
died in hospital.
11. li. Wright, traveling man, Chicago.
died in hospital.
D. E. Arthur, traveling man, Milwaukee.
died in hospital.
J. H. Gibson, Chicago, traveling man,
died in hospital.
H. C. Mechling, New York city, with
the Wheeling Corrougated Iron Company.
L. M. Eirick. manager Keith's Theatre,
Cleveland.
E. F. Nagle, Chicago, proprietor of
a railway supply house.
Two unidentified bodies, supposed to
be those of L. A. Johnson of the millinery
firm of Comey & Johnson, Cleveland.
and Henrv Trinse mrh?r on th?
train
Allen Taylor, engineci. CollinwochI,
Ohio, died in hospital. '
E. J. Brant, hoad bfkkeman, 2012
Ash street, Erie, Pa., died In hospital.
N. B. Walters, a baggage man, Hamburg,
N. Y., died in hospital.
W. D. MoKey. porter. Chicago.
The scenes following the wreck wer?
appalling. The night was dark save for
the light from the blazing wreck of the
coach that was crushed and splintered
on top of the engine. Men swarmed
about it combating the flames with the
means at hand, grouping their way
through the blinding, scalding steam
that rose in clouds, hunting for the injured.
whose piteous cries were such as
chilled the hearts of those who heard
them. The water supply was small and
the means at hand for fighting the
flames were"pitifully inadequate, but
the zeal of the rescuers wrought great
things for the first few minutes.
Four Killed in Boiler Explosion.
Attalla, Ala., Special?A boiler at the
saw mi'.l of tho Curtis Attalla lumber
plant exploded killing James Watts,
W'U Rosson, (Jus Cash and Marion
Maddox. C. Smith was fatally hurt
a ad Rarney Works was seriously injured.
Murderer Hoch Gets Reprieve.
Springfield, 111., Special.?Governor
TVnorn granted Johann Hoch a reprieve
until July 28th In order that
the rase may be taken to the Supreme
Court Justice for a writ of supersedeas.
NEWS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
Minor HaRPen,n98 the Week at
Home and Abroad.
?
Down in Dixie.
Miss Virginia Downer, of Norfolk,
*ras drowned at Alexandria.
Mrs. Eva Fuller was burned to dentk
it Petersburg from kindling Are wttfc
:oal oil.
E. C. Edwards, of Henderson, waa
itruck and killed by a Seaboard pastenger
train on Wednesday.
Gen. William R. Cox was married
)n Wednesday in Richmond, Va., to
Miss Claiborne of that city.
The Virginia Corporation Comraistion
has ruled that the Standard Oil
ind the American Can Companies must
)av charter fees of $.1,000 and $3,000.
espectively.
The annual meeting of the Southern
wholesale grocers began at Norfolk.
Judge Berryman Green died at Danrille.
The training ship at Annapolis,
mown heretofore as the Chesapeake,
las been named the Severn.
O. M. Baldinger. a Norfolk political
worker, was convicted of offering
'orged voters' transfers and was sentenced
to three years in the penitentiary.
Elsie, the baby of Mr. Jack Penow,
t)f Lynchburg, was strangled to death,
ts clothes having caught in the
spring as it fell out of bed.
The Credit Men's Association select?d
Baltimore as the meeting place
'or next year.
Confederate veterans paraded
through the principal streets of Louisville.
Ky.
In the municipal election at Jackson!
rille. Kla.. George M. Nolan, Democratic
nominee for mayor, was re-elected,
receiving 1.337 out of 1,473 votes cast.
In St. Augustine. Mayor Boyee was rejected
by 1S3 majority.
At the National Capital.
| Maj.-Gen. John C. llates succeeded
Major-General Gillespie as assistant
rhlef of staff at the War Department.
Attorney-General Moody submitted ,
to President Roosevelt a statement relating
to the Sante Fe rebate cases
ind Secretary Morton's connection with
them.
Secretary Shaw is to try the experiment
of navinir Government emnloves
by check instead of cash.
The President has appointed a committee
of five to investigate the business
methods of the Government and
suggests needed reforms.
A Washington special says: "It is
intimated in official circles here that
negotiations are proceeding looking to
an armistice between Japan and Russir.
The stumbling block in the way
of an armistice appears to be that
neither belligerent is willing to take
the initiative. The present negotiations,
it is understood, consists of an
effort to sound one or both governments
as to their willingness to agree
to ar armistice.
Through the North.
The Chicago Civic Federation advised
against municipal ownership.
President Roosevelt spent a few
day? the first of the week in New
England.
The City Trust and Safe Deposit
Co.. of Philadelphia, has failed as a
result of the (laskill forgeries.
The Lutheran Synod continued its
sessions in Pittsburg and received reports
on church extension and other
subjects.
Both of the 18-hour trains on the
New York Central and Lake Shore railroad
between New York and Chicago
arrived ahead of schedule time.
Paul Morton, chairman of the hoard
of directors of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society, has directed two expert
accountants to make an investigation.
I ~ ~ ...
supreme court justice Uaynor has
authorized Explorer Champ, to eon- !
tinue his search for the North Pole, |
the expedition having been fitted out ,
by the late William Zlegler.
Jesse Wilson, of Indiana, was ap- '
pointed Assistant Secretary of the In- |
terior. to succeed M. W. Miller, resigned.
The hot weather caused four deaths
in Brooklyn, N. Y.
It is rumored in Philadelphia that '
Mayor Weaver may cause the arrest
of Israel w. Durham, the Republi- j
can organization leader, in connection
with certain contracts.
Foreign Affairs,
Emperor Nicholas received a delegaI
? ? 1
i ?.xwi? /iriuoixMMa, (i? wiidiii iiu rt?ai1
firmed his intention of calling a nai
tional assembly.
Germany, suspecting Europe's inten|
tion. has engaged In unusual naval
' activity.
The Chinese movement to l?oycott
| American goods is growing steadily.
France will take part in an inter
i national conference upon Morocco.
Field Marshal Oynma is gradually extending
his line of Japanese troops
from the Mongolian border to the Sea
of Japan.
Miscellaneous Matters.
Three hundred descendants of the
Fries family gathered in a reunion at
Winchester.
M. Rouvler, the French Premier,
has decided to retain the Foreign Affairs
porto-folio.
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GROCERS ADJOURN i'
*
Importent Meeting Was Held With 5
Entire Harmony
?
THE OFFICIAL BOARD IS ELECTED j |
After a Spirited Discussion of a Re- j p
port From a Portion of a Commit- I
tee, Urging Differentials on Flour, ,
Hay, Grain, Grits and Corn Meal in !
Less Than Car Loads, the Matter
Was Left in Statu Quo.
Norfolk, Ya., Special.?The Southern
Wholesale Grocers' Association ailJourned
Wednesday sine die. The old
officers were elected as follows: p
President. J. A. Van Moose, Birmingham,
Ala.; first vice president, G. P. 1{
Thompson, New Orleans; second vice ^
president. It. P. Woodson. Memphis; iy,
treasurer, S. W. Lee, Birmingham. p
Advisory board: J. A. Van Hoose, s<
Birmingham; Theodore Melchers,
Charleston; 1$. F. llowen, Jacksonville; Ij.
J. II. Williams, Lynchburg; Adolph p
Greyer, Little Rock; A. McD. Wilson, S
Atlanta. ^
The advisory board will elect the sec- n
q
retary and special representative of the ^
association. s
The most spirited discussion of the I'
session was caused by the introduction
of a resolution from a portion of the ^
committee on differentials and freight tl
rates reviving the old proposition to a
differentials on less than car-load lots. s'
The committee recommended that the ^
president and the advisory board take ii
the matter up with the railroads, urg- '
ing a differential in favor of flour, hay, >'
grain, grits and corn meal. 1
H. B. Goodridge. of Norfolk, op- a
posed the report, which he said was not E
an expression of the entire committee, o
The report was referred back to the o
committee, which later brought in another
report, referring the entire proposition
to the advisory board in the
event it saw fit to take it up. The con- p
census of opinion seemed to be against
a fight with the railroads on this subject.
A report was adopted urging the general
use of cotton products and recommending
that wholesale grocers substitute
cotton bagging for jute and bag- 11
ging of other materials.
The fire insurance committee was authorized
to devise a plan of reciprocal
fire insurance, and directed to take the
matter up with the advisory board and
report at the next convention.
The tobacco committee reported in
favor of a 10 per cent, profit to the
jobber.
The convention decided to meet in
190(1, in April, at Jacksonville, Fla.
The president was authorized to represent
the association at the Milwaukee c
iinnff?N>nro of tlio vvlwil^nlo l'rncort of
the United States. n
Discredits Ryan's Plan.
Albany. N. Y.. Special.?The report i<
of Superintendent Hendricks, of the c
State insurance department, to Gov- J'
ernor Higgins, upon his investigation t]
of the Equitable Life Assurance So- f
ciety was made public here and in t
New York. 11
It is described in the title as "A s
Preliminary Report," and it sharply
criticises the management of the So- t
ciety as well as the new trust ar- 1
rangement for voting the stock agreed t
upon by Thomas F. Ryan and the three f
trustees designated by him. t
In conclusion. Superintendent Hendricks
says: "No superficial measures
will correct the existing evils v
in this society. A cancer cannot be t
cured by treating the symptoms. c
Complete mutualization with the elimination
of the stock, to be paid for at
a price only commensurate with its 1
dividends, is. in my opinion, the only !
sure measure of relief.
"This report, with a copy of the j '
evidence taken on this investigation. 9
will be transmitted to the Attorney j '
General for such action thereon as 1
he may deem proper."
To Test Sunday Baseball.
Jacksonville, Fla., Special.?A warrant
was issued by Justice of tin
Peace Farrls for the arrest of William
C. West, president of the Jacksonville
Amusement Company, owners of the
Jacksonville baseball franchise of the
South Atlantic League, charging him
with violating the law prohibiting the
playing of baseball on Sum.ay. The
warrant was not served Tuesday, but
was served Thursday morning. It is
understood that the warrant was issued
at the instigation of the franchise
owners, who are anxious to have the
law tested as to its constitutionality.
Degree For Takahira.
Medford, Mass.. Special.?The degreo j
of I.LD. was ronferred imnn tlio Inn- I '
nnese minister to the United States. <
M. Takahira, and Governor Douglas, <
of Massachusetts, in connection with 1
the observance of the fiftieth anniversary
of Tufts College. Following the ;
morning exercises a re.-option was held I
in the afternoon at which Mr. Takahira .
was one of the speakers. i
ME CZAR WILL ACT
lees t!;c tvll Condit;cns That ftalk
Through His l'nfortuna!e LanJ
IAS LONG TALK Willi ZESTS!YOS
resident cf N'cscow Delegation Describes
the Carious Situation in Russia
and Greatly Impresses the Crar,
Who Declares That His Wish and
Will for a National Assembly Are
Unshakable.
ol .reuTsimri;, ijy v aoic.?r-niporor
[icholas received the Zcmstvo depuit
Ion Monday. The reception took
lace at noon in the Alexander Palace
t PeterholT. Prince Trohetskoy. proslent
of the Zemstvo congress of the
loscow government, in I .-half of the
Iqscow delegation, addressed the 12 moror
in a long speech, in which he decribed
the serious conditions existing
1 Russia which have caused the Zerntvos
to approach his majesty directly,
'he Emperor was evidently much imressed.
M. Fedoroff. representing the
t.. Petersburg delegation, also spoke,
lis majesty replied, expressing deep
egret at the great sacrifices consouent
of the war. and above everyhing,
at the disaster to tlie Uusian
navy. In concluding, the Eineror
said:
"I thank you gentlemen, for the senIments
expressed, and join in your
esire to bring about a new order of
Itings. My personal wish and my will
s Emperor to summon a national asembly
is unshakable. I await with
nxiety the carrying out of this my
rill. You can announce this to the
ihnbitants of the towns and villages
hroughout Russia, and from today
ou will assist me in this new work,
"he national assembly will establish,
s formerly, a united Russia, and tho
Smperor will be the supreme support
f the conditions based on tho principle
f Russian nationalism."
MAY FLEE WASHINGTON HEAT.
eace Conferees Will Have Au*hority
to Adjourn to Some Other Place?
Claims of Various Cities Are Being
Urged Upon the President. Who Ignores
the subject.
Washington, Special.? Prat tlca'.ly no
ew developments were observable in
he negotiations between Russia ami
apan. President Roosevelt, for a day
r two has been deeply engrossed in
titer matters, and while be has not
or a moment lost sight of the arrangelents
for bringing together the Far
Eastern belligerents, he has realized
ully that the next move in the game
f diplomacy now being played is with
he contending nations themselves,
"hat move is the selection of envoys
r> represent them at the Washington
onferenee. ,
Roth Minister Takahira. of Japan,
nd Abeassador Cassini. of Russia,
ailed on the President Monday afernoon.
Neither would discuss his
atcrview with the President It
mown, however, that they were not
?f great importance. Each of the dipomatists
presented to the President
he advices from liis government pxiressive
of the satisfaction felt at both
>t. Peterslturg and Tokio at the seleeion
of Washington as the seat of the
>eace conference.
Whether the conference will actually
it in Washington, or not. has not been
letermined, of course, as that is a deail
which will he left to the envoys
hemselves by their respective governnents.
It is raid that no decision will
?e reached on that point until the ronerences
meet here and organize. If
ho weather in Washington at that
ime should he unfavorable to the -oninued
sittings in this city, it will be
vithin the authority of the plenipoteniaries
to adjourn to some other
ity.
During the past few days the Prcsdent
has received as many as a hunIred
letters suggesting various cities
n the country as desirable places for
lolding the conference. It can be said
hat the President will not permit himtelf
to he drawn into the discussion of
his subject and the government will
iot attempt to Influence in any way
he choice of the confrees in hoblng
their conference.
Church Takes Ban off State.
Rome, By Cable.?The Pope has isiued
an encyclical encouraging Catlidies
to participate in public affairs.
While seeking the advice of the ecclesastical
authorities, the encyclical says
Catholics should retain complete libery
of action regarding the temporal
nterests. Members of the clergy are
'ccommended to refrain from participating
in party strife. The encyclical
las created a sensation. Its object is
o induce Catholics to enter public
ife, so that the navy l>e a force
against the throat of socialism.
Town Re-taken.
Headquarters of the Russian Army,
3odzyadanl. Manchuria, Ry Cable?The
Russian cavalry have retaken the town
>f Idaoyangwopong. The Japanese oo
itipiod the village of Sumeneheng, on
the main road to Changtufu and Mamakai,
in the morning of June Ik. hut they
lid not succeed in crossing the river. At
1 in the afternoon the Russians re-captured
Sumiencheng. throe squadrons of
Japanese retiring iu a southwestery direction.
N E WSY (ILEA N INC?.
The latest war craft to go into comi
mission is the British battleship Ed;
ward vii.
A Welsh collier has been sent to prison
for two months for taking a match
down into a coal mine.
According to Government statistics
just published America uses one-halt
of the world's production of coffee.
The British Central Africa cotton
crop has for the second time been destroyed
by rain mists and cold winds.
Conductors on the German State railways
are to be discharged unless they
! pass an examination in the English and
j French languages.
In three days tJO.OOO people inspected
Ithe gorgeous court train of the German
Crown Prince's betrothed, which was
Oil View in lini-lin
A number of lleno (Nov.) capitalist?
I intend to bore for artesian water in
1 Warm Spring Valley, about lift cell
| miles north of Ileno.
Over boon persons, mostly A uteriI
cans, have applied for positions* mulct
I the Canal Commission in the construe1
lion of the l'anama Canal.
The Italian Government lias just
placed before the Legislature a pro
j joct for the taking over by the State
of nearly all the railroads of the conn
| try.
It is reported front IVkin that the
Chinese ltoard of Finatn-e has decided
to establish under imperial decree an
Imperial Hank of China with a capital
of l.oOO.OtH) taeis.
While a Belgian family was return
I ing front a drive in a carriage drawn
i by dogs it was run into by the Antwert
express, at a crossing, and three of tin
party were instantly killed.
The International Telegraph Construction
Company has submitted ti
scheme to the Post master t Seneral Ol
Australia for the erection of wireless
telegraph stations linking New Zefc
ilaiid and Australia direct.
Ex-Governor Tubbcck Dead.
Austin, Texas, Special.?Former Governor
Frank B. Tubboek. one of the
most interesting figures in Texas, died
here Thursday night, aged Oft years,
Governor Tubboek suffered a stroke ol
paralysis last Tuesday afternoon, from
j which he never regained conscious1
nrss. He had been married three
' times and is survived b> his third wife
i and a number of relatives. He had heer
State treasurer and was conspicuously
I identified with public, life in Texas.
Assassination and Suicide.
Atlanta. Special.?A special tc
| The Journal from Gritlin, Ga., says
that Prentiss Chapman, a well-knowr
farmer living near Head's Shops, assasinated
Tom Head, a neighbor, late Frl
day night and then killed himself
j ( muni; nia lu'imi wiui ?i razor. i nc
tragedy was the result of a feud o
long standing between the men. Then
i were no eye witnesses to the traged3
1 and both men had been dead for sev
t eral hours when their bodies wen
discovered. Roth men were well con
; uected.
Raced With Express Train.
Hamburg. Rv Cable.?In an attempt
to prove that an automobile can speed
as fast as an express train. Emperoi
1 William, while coming from Hanovei
to this city, ran an exciting race witl
a train at a point where the road am
I railway are parallel. The Kaiser's machine
maintained a speed of ?>() miles
an hour as long as the race continue!
and it was only ended in disappoint
inent. as tin* result of a tire bursting or
the Emperor's machine.
Roanoke Gets Convention.
I.ynchburg, Ya.. Special.?The Re
publican State, committee here in 1
meeting lasting more than'five hours
decided to bold its State convention foi
the nomination of a full State t'eke
I to lie voted upon at the November eloe
tion, at Roanoke. Tuesday. August Stli
The convention will have nearly ."01
delegates. Richmond. Norfolk. Newport
News made contests for the eon
vention. but Roanoke won by u gooi
majority on the first ballot.
Dropped Dead While Speaking.
j Chicago, Special.?S. I'. Sheerin, foi
j merly secretary of the Democratic: nr
tional committee, dropped dead on th
! floor of the convention hall in the; Ai
| ditoriunr Hotel while making ?? m
' dre's> before the delegates Jo the coi!
venti >n of National Inter-Stato Inch
pendent Telephone Association. Deat
was due to appolexy. Mr. Sheerii
was president of tho new long-distane
telephone company, of Indianapoln
and had boon selected to reply to as
add.oss of welcome.
Negro Lynched in Tennessee.
Nashville, Tenn., Special. Simoi
To a negro who assaulted a whit
vo'lian near Riverside, lias been taket
l.-ei'i jail at Hohenwahi, Tenn., by i
u of fifty men and shot to death
' i was a. rested after being p^rhapi
(ify wounded. After his arrest he ad
.1 his guilt and was later identi
' >?y his victim I'tinl unc *
one of his crime, about ton miles
ii.ii? from his wounds. He asked U
o'led the quickest way and did n >
"J for his life.
UNREASONABLE CRITICISM.
Mrat Heeler?They say we sell oui
)V< es to the highest bidder.
ieeond Heeler?What do they ex
pt t us to do?sell to the lowest?
j WAS SHARP "RASCAL
Forger Cot His Hand in Cleverly For
Near a Million
I
MANY BANKS WERE EASILY Dl'PED
An Investigation Into the Affairs of
BcnJ. H. Gaskill, a Philadelphia
Broker, Who Died Four Week3
1 j Ago, Discloses a Sensational Cass
of Forgery.
'l I'lli Imlrl llllin rt...-. ~r * 1?
? u?i. V/il?7 U1 lilt)
most sensational cases of forgery that
has ever been brought to light ia financial
circles of this city was disclosed
when it was announced that certificates
calling for a small number of shares
of stock had been fraudulently raised
to hundreds of shares, causing a loss
. to certain banks and trust companies
of this city of from $750,000 to $1,000,000.
The forgery Involves the name of
J Iletijamiii 11. (Inskill, who went to his
( grave four weeks ago. (Inskill was
1 the sole member of the banking and
brokerage concern known as Uenj. H.
tlaskill & Co. lie had offices in tho
l financial district and his credit was
i considered gilt edged.
tlaskill died about four weeks ago.
and at the time of his death he was
believed to he worth about half-mil[
lion dollars, lie left no will aud ud;
ministrators began to close up bis bus t
iness. A patron of the firm, whoso
. name is not given, bough' from the
estate 100 shares of Philadelphia Traction
Company stock. This was sent to
the Philadelphia Traction Company's
office to have the transfers recorded.
The stock exchange, of which tlaskill
, was a member, then s?nt out notices
, to its members not to reioive stock
certificates from the tlaskill estate.
A further investigation brought to
' light a surprising state of affairs. It
i was found that tlaskill had credited
himself on his own books with 6,000
? shares of Philadelphia Traction stock,
valued approximately at $600,000, while
i the Traction Company's books showed
r that he only had 400 shares. It was
also discovered that he had raised
stock certificates of the United States
Railways of New Jersey from two to
200 and the certificates of the Frank>
foril & Southwark Street Railway
j Company, in this city, from two to
l twenty. The latter stock is worth $150
a share.
(laskill kept, two accounts, one recording
the transactions of his customers,
which was correct, and another
' giving his own transactions I lis hooks
^ showed that he was losing from $15,000
to $20,000 a year in his business His
f method of operation was to obtain cer"
tificates of gilt-edged securities calling
for one, two, three or some other
small number of shares, raise the tic
ures and eive thom as securities for
large loans At least six hanks ami
trust companies of this eity admit
I holding fraudulent securities for largo
. loans.
A financier who has hoon making an
investigation said that the amount of
money loaned on the raised certificates
will aggregate between $7o0.000 and
$ 1,000,000. It is believed that very
little will he recovered from the estate.
Texas Railroad Sold.
Bernmont. Tex.. Special.?The Beaumont,
Sour Lake & Western Railroad,
a twenty-mile line from this city to
Sour Lake, tnpping a rich lumber and
oil region, has been sold to B. F. Yoakum,
of New York, representing the
i St. Louis & San Francisco. The sale
1 was ratified at a meeting of the stock.
, holders here. It is expected that the
r | purchasers will make the road the nut
' i leus of a line reaching from Houston
to New Orieans. with various branches.
1 The terms of the sale were not given
I out.
Ex-Governor Lubback III.
- j Austin. Tex.. Special.- Ex-Governor
1 Frank Lubbock, one of the most prom;
inent men in Texas, at the advanced
j age of stl years, was stricken with paralysis.
It may he possible, it is said,
| that he will linger for a. day or two,
r. hut the attending physicians assert that
his advanced age gives no hope ot ree
j cover jr.
I- 1 Reddoch Goes to Prison.
? St.. Louis. Special.? M. M. Iledl!
dock, ex-post master of Yazoo, Missisu
sippi when arraigned in the United
States district court pi -aded guilt/
|| to having trumped up charges against
j Congressman Claude Kitchen of the
(list North Carolina district, and was
! sentenced to serve one year in the
Missouri penitentiary at Jefferson Cit?
1 and pay u line of $100.
i Bowen Dismissed.
1 Washington. Special.- The dismissal
s of Herbert W. Rowen. for some years
United States Minister to Venezuela,
. j and tho exoneration of Assistant Sec,
rotary of State I.oomis, of the alle:
gations brought against him by Mr.
' Howen, are tin1 outcome of the Lootnis1
Howen controversy, which has attract.
od wide attention for many months
past. This disposition of the case is
r i made by President Roosevelt in a letter
addressed to Secretary Taft, made pub
! lie, approving Mr. Taft's report on his
' findings and conclusions in the case.