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" THE FORT MIlI TIMES. 16TH. YEAR. FORT MILL. S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 18. 1907. NO-16. Jl WHAT JAPS SAY About the Sending of the Fleet fto the Pacific. THERE IS NO DANGER. Mai.|ui. 11<i Dot's Not Tnko tlie Mattor Seriously and Says as (<> tlie Probability of War "There Is No Feeling in My Heart for This." A Japanese Paper Criticises Our Government. A dispatch from Seoul. Korea says the massing of the American fleet, about which the American papers have applied to Marquis Ito for an opinion, is semi-offlcially discussed by Ito's administration organ. The paper says: ""We can not help feeling some misgiving with regard to the signtfl cance 01 the Intended massing of American batlteshlps In the Pacific, especially in view of the grandiose announcement attributed to President Roosevelt to the effect that the navy would furnish the world with a startling demonstration of America's defensive capacity. "It is difficult for us to accept the assurance that the coming manoeuvers do not possess any connection whatever with the Japanese-American situation. We regret that Washington thinks it necessary to take what resembles a precautionary measure. "However, we are not disposed to attach serious importance to this matter and have no inclination to doubt the president's sincerity in assuring us of the peaceful nature of the proposed naval manoeuvers. Neither have we the slightest doubt of the pacific and friendly sentiments of the American government. The people toward whom Japan's blame is probably due are the irresponsible sections of both nations." He declines discussion regarding he sensational agitation of the press. Ills sole comment on the probability of war is: "There is no feeling in my heart for this." There i* No 111 Finding. At New York Tlfhrsday two distinguished Japanese took occasion to declare in no uncertain terms that there was no unfriendly issues between the United Stntes and Japan mwl tn rfurrv thp nnriiio i m nort since attached l?y sonic trival Incidents. The champions of peace and friendship between the countries were Admiral Baron Yamamoto, a guest of the city, and Viscount Aoki. the .Japanese ambassador who came over from Washington to attend the reception and luncheon given hv the .Japan Society of America in honor of Admiral Yamamoto. In the course of a formal statement Ambassador Aoki said: "There exists between the two governments no difference or ill feeling of wliatever sort. There Is not the slightest cause for anxiety in the Japanese-American relations and if there Is any anxiety it is not because of actual existence of any difficulty between the two countries, but because of tlie demogogic influence of some unwarranted press talk that often tends to drive even the calmest temper of the public into a whirl of tempestuous rage." Speaking of the luncheon at the Hotel Astor, Admiral Yamamoto said amone other things: "Our interests, commercial and otherwise, are so intimately interwoven and the cordial relations between us of f?0 years' standing are of so firm a nature, that I can confidently affit-m that the>*will never he destroyed by mere trifling incidents. "Men are essentially prone to he controlled by sentiments, and it is the duty of those in leading positions to see that they arc always guided in the path of righteousness, and that they are not led astray." Expressions of International good will were also made at the luncheon by Ambassador Aoki. Thomas .1 rv?il?n the newlv appointed A'nierl ran ambassador to Japan, Rear Ad mirnl Coghlan, Roar Admiral Rohlev P. Rvans, commander of the Atlantic fleet, and others. Admiral Evam snid that when the newspapers of this conutry stopped making war he tween Japan and the Failed States the people would come to theit senses and a better feeling would exist all around. During the day, the Japanese admiral and his retinue visited the navy yard and spent some time inspecting the different buildings nnd Admiral Evan's flagship, the Connecticut. 1 * _________ SHOT F1VK PKOPLK. Man Shoots Every Member of a Family of Five. Hud Willard, white, shot five persons near Fair Play, on Monday. Willard had a quarrel with W. J. Cooper, also white, about a dog. Wll" lw*r?r\?h tn ffAt lard went to cooiwi o ... the dog in dispute, words followed, and Willard returned to his home, got his Run and returned to Cooper's to straiRhten the matter out in military fashion. On siRht of Cooper. Willard fired, scattering shot promiscuously Into Cooper and four members of his fam-l lly. No one was seriously hurt, but still they nre well aware that a riiu was lired in their immediate neighborhood, and have had an Interesting experience picking shot from under their skins. One man had over 3b shots in his body, and a woman had the good tuck to escape with hut one. it seeros that the members of the Jt family weie in a pretty close group in ' . *^tfhe yard last a short distance from JUugTFh? bouse. Willard was committed QUalityvlall Monday by Magistrate John markot of Fair Play, and is now Fort Miirfk pvealtt bobtDd the bara MURDERER ARRESTED The Fellow Who Killed Mr. Fisher at Salley Several Wars Ago Caught in New York and Will 1)?* Ill-ought Hark for Trial. Fred Dunbar, the slayer of E. H. Fisher, haS been captured after being at large for nearly two years. He was arrested at Mlddletown, N. Y.. on Monday evening by Officer Charlo? flroon f ....It ** u.vtiu, vi mc jjuute lorce at that place. Dunbar shot and killed Mr. Fisher at Saliey, Aiken county, on the 241ii of December, 1905, while Fisher was attempting to arrest Paul Dunbar, a brother of Fred Dunbar. He, with Jim Williams, was charged with the murder. Williams was apprehended, tried, convicted and is now under sentence of death to be hanged at Aiken on the 10th of this month. Fred Dunbar was shown to be a desperate character and his capture was attempted, but he fled and was not heard from for several months. At one time he was reported to have been under arrest in Florida, but he escaped while he was being brought to Aiken. Fred Dunbar's description was circulated all over the country and a few days ago W. H. Davis, chief of police of Salfey, was advised by the authorities of Middletown. N. Y., ' that they had located Dunbar on Monday he was arrested upon a charge of assault with intent to kill William Hums, whom he had shot and badly wounded in a quarrel over a game of cards at Otisville, N. Y. When arraigned Dunbar pleaded guilty to this charge, but the magistrate refused to accept this and entered a plea of not guilty and committed Dunbar to jail in order to hold , the prisoner until the Saliey authorities could be heard from. To the , police of Middletown Dunbar denied that his name was Dunbar and gave his name and address as "William i Wagner, Shreveport, l.a.," He also j stated that he had never been in ( annih Dunbar's, alias "Wagner's," re- j eord since 190r? seems to bear out , the reputation lie bore in this sec- . tion. His description also tallies with i that of the man wanted in Aiken and | the Middlctown authorities, as well | as the local authorities, seem to he- , lieve they have the man wanted. At \ any rate Chief Davis and a man from ] Sal ley who knows Dunhar well left ( for Middletown on Wednesday and if the negro proves to he the man ( wanted they will bring him to Aiken , at once. The Middletown police are under the impression that there is a reward of $700 for Dunbar's capture and conviction. The reward is $000. ( Governor I ley ward offered $200 and Mr. Fisher's family offered $400. There is some doubt as to just what , effect the capture of Dunhar will have upon the sentence of death , which has been imposed upon Jim Williams, who was tried and convicted of the murder. The case of Williams is now before the Supreme Court and it is understood that Dunbar's capture will atleast stay the execution of William's sentence. In regard to the capture of Dunhar a special dispatch from Middletown to the Waterhury (Conn.) American , says: "lly the capture of a negro in this city the police believe that they have in custody Fred I.. Dunhar. alias I.ove Dunbar, wanted at Salley, Aiken county, S. C.. for the murder of 1?3. II. Fisher, who was one of the most prominent merchants of that place. "K. H. Flsiier was called from his store on the night of December 24, 1905. and riddled with bullets by two negroes. One of the negroes. Jim Williams, was afterward captured. but Dunbar escaped. Gov. Heyward, of South Carolina, offered a reward of $200 for the capture of Dunhar, and the executors of the dead merchant's estate offered $400. A. M. Black, chief of police of Salley, sent irculars all over the country, the >olice department of Middletown re Giving one. "About a year ago the negro now inder arrest appeared in this city md was suspected. Communication vas had with the authorities of Sal 'ey, but before a warrant arrived for the negro's arrest he fled. Chief of "olice McCoach traced him to Bos on, but lost him and later located him at Springfield, Ohio. Before he onld get to him the negro again fled ,nst fall he came to Otisville to work on the Erie and Jersey Railroad conHtruction work. After shooting a fellow workman he again fled. Chief McCoach again located hint in this ~lty and he was arrested. lie answers the description of Dunbar perfectly, being fifeet 2 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds, has a gold tooth on the right side, wears a No. 8 shoe and is 27 years old. He is a Mason tnd odd Fellow. "iAe man denies that ho over was in South Carolina, hut speaks with a lecided Southern accent. He has a very plensiiiK appearance, dresses well and is fond of jewelry, wearing a diamond ring and a diamond sunhurst in his necktie. The man wanted is described as one of the most desperate criminals, but the suspect here carried no weapons and did not resist arrest." KKOM ('Alt WINl?OW. A Prlaoner Makes Ihiring .lump ami Makes lli.s Escape. John T. Thompson, a prisoner in custody of Detective Joseph Jay of the Portland. Oregon, police department, leaped from a car window while the train was running 40 miles an hour, and escaped. Thompson is wanted In Portland. Oregon, to answer a charge of stealing $3,000, and was captured in London. England, after a chase around the world. ^ 0 AWFUL DEATH. A Young Man in Horrible Accident Meets Death BY RUNAWAY TEAM The Animal* Were Frightened by n i I Cork Crusher uud Became Uu- ' i manageable. The Young Man Was . Dragged More Than a Half Mile, ! < fliiutuliilti.* *-.2 1 ............... fi, nun injuries, mini < Which He Died. ? j The Charlotte News publishes the followiug account of an awful accl- , dent, which happened near that city c on last Wednesday, l?y which a young ' man lost his life. Dragged more than half a mile. ( half the distance over the providence r macadam road, Mr. Thomas Helms received injuries in a runaway ac- : cident from which he died at six , o'clock thib morning. Mr. Helms was 1 driving a pnir of mules hitched to the I fore wheels of a wagon, and on this t was coupled a heavy wheat drill. 1< Mr. Helms lott his home on the plantation of Mr. W. O. Crosby near ? Sharon church early ye terdav morn- c ing. going to the former's old place V on the river nenr Huntersvlne to c get the wheat drill. Returning he 1 left the city about ten o'clock last t night. When he approached the res- f idence of Mr. W. S. Pharr, on the f Providence pike, at about 1 1 o'clock e the mules became frightened at the n township roller and rock crusher and 'I succeeded in getting beyond the control of the young man. u He was caught in the machinery f of the drill and from the marks on the road, it is evident that he was n dragged by his feet the entire dis- p tance of more than a mile. d The mules ran down the macadam v to the cross-roads beyond Mr. Pharr's and were stopped In the woods near j the residence of Mr. Torn Alexander, n As it happened, a negro, hanks Wat- t ker, was passing and was the first p man to discover the runaway team, c went immediately to where the mules jwere standing and found Mr. Helms In an unconscious condition, his w liod.v being terribly lacerated by the () sharp drill. The wounds which prob- r ably produced deaths were In his n head, although other injuries were n lone to vital parts of the body. C The negro hurried to Mr. *\lexan- n der's and secured help to extricate p I he unfortunate young man from the p machinery. He was taken to the home of Mr. Alexander and Dr. f. Lester W. Hunter was Bunimoncd. n He dressed the wounds, but could j.i do nothing to save the young man's j, life. He lay unconscious until about n live o'clock this morning when he j, awoke and called for a cup of coffee w which he was unable to drink. He p died an hour later. Mr. Helms, who was about 3d years of age, was a son of Mrs. Mittie IMerson and a step son of Mr. W. H. ,. Pierson. He had lived in Sharon ' township al)out five years, removing I here from Matthews, where he was born and raised. He married Miss Francis Robertson about 13 years r ago and is survived by her and three a small children. He ^ub a member of \ the Methodist church. I STKAM Kit KILLS WIIAI.K. n t Itams the Murine Monster, Nearly v a Cutting Through It. e Passengers on the steamship Ad- ^ miral Sampson, which arri\ed at Bos- ? ton from Jamaica, witifessed an un- d usual spectacle when the fruiter rammed a monster whale and nearly cut v it in two. Capt. Henshaw stated he a never saw so many whales as he pass- c ed along the coast the other day. r "It was 9:3.r> a. in.," said Capt. ] Henshaw. "The sea was as smooth c as glass, and scores of whales were r snouting about. Suddenly there arose r in the port how a mammoth whale. When it saw the steamer so close it ittempted to dive, but the biige .?.eel evidently struck and stuntied it so ^ that it was powerless to pet away. "Gradually the whale <|iiieted, and within a few minutes its carcass was floating with the tide." IUj.\< 'K IIAXI> VltTIMS. f \ Young Woman Rescued *'i*om Prison in (aurrett. At New York, Olympia Palniero. 15 year old bride of a few months, was released from the attic room Thursday where she was held ten days for ransom. She begged the police to seek her hushaand, Rappheal. She believes him kidnapped and murdered by the Black Hand. A detective seeking Olympia saw her peering from the attic and he smashed the door and rescued her. The girl sayn her husband diaapear ?- >! it it:? im,?a ucniu- nut- ?iit> uiiducted and she whs kidnapped while seeking him. Anonymous letters asked her father for $5,000 for her , release. Lug! Tenna was arrested as a suspect. COMKT SOON \ IKIIILK. ( rowing Itrighter and May Shortly lie Seen With Naked Kyc. Observation made by Dr. W. R. Rrooks, of Geneva, N. Y., show that the recently discovered comet is rapidly growing brighter being more than three times brighter than at the time of Its discovery. It may be observed with small telescopes and soon will become visible to the naked eye. The comet is on the breast of Aries in the eastern morning sky and is moving slowly in a northeasterly direction toward Taurus. f Jk-J .... VIRGINIA SLAVERY. Woman Said to Have Been Sold For Small Sum. Girl Was Bartered at the Age of Niue for au Old llorse and a Sum of Money. Legal proceeding have been Instituted in Chesterfield County, Va., looking to the punishment of J. J. Crawley, a dairyman, who has kept in Anglo-Saxon woman in absolute iluvery for the past 12 years. The commonwealth of Virginia was shockjd at the announcement of a case of 'white slavery" in the state, especialy within a few miles of Richmond. According to the woman's story md the story of the neighbors, she vas deserted by her father when she vas an infant. Her mother died be'ore the child was old enough to renin a memory of her name. Then she was sold at the age of nine years >y her fosterfather in exchange for in old horse and a sum of money. -? " out- tsuys sue nas neon reared with he belief that she was absolute chat1"1 of her owner and had been forced 0 work with the men in the field, ^r suit Is being paid for by neigh>ors who Insist that she has been reated as a slave. They have always mown her as the "white slave." The girl is now 21 years of age. She answers to the name of Elean>ra. From an old artillery man, who Lnew the girl's parents, the most omplete story of her life hus been earned. At the time she was born hey lived on a farm, adjoining the 'ulmore place, near Richmond. Her alher and mother came from Parkrsburg, W. Va. The name of the nan is recalled us Gulder or Gulden, "he mother's name was Miss Lizzie lurrin or Murrell. One year after narriage the child was born and the ather dissapeared. The child was left with the Paliiorcs. who cared for her. The mothr died in poverty. The artilleryman eclares that at nine years of age she . as taken by J. J. Crawley in exhauge with Palmore, the hermit, le says that after the exchange Palnore had a horse and money, but hat a trade was made. It is the suposition that Palmore, who is living, ould tell the whole thing if he would le will be called to court. Until a few months ago the girl as in slavery according to the talk f the neighborhood. She worked in he fields and in the dairy, and was over permitted to visit among the eighbor8. She was taken from the Irawley farm by the intervention of eighbors. who are pressing the suit 1 her behalf and have engaged atsrneys. Dairyman J. J. Crawley, whose urm is in Chesterfield county, has lade no statement as to his rights, ie gives no reason for not paying er for her work or for working her lmost as a best. He simply says he as papers to show that the young roman was not in peonage and that he law will not apply to the case. DEADLY WHO M !)\MI' GAS. iifToratcd Fight .Miners in an A ban <loiu>d Mine Shaft. Might Italian mine workers were eported killed by white damp in an bandoned shop of the Lehigh and Vtlkesbarre Conl company at Honey Irook, Pa., Thursday. Two of the men were sent into the nine to measure the water. Then wo more went to assist them. It ?'as believed that the force was indeqnate and the others were orderd to help them. When they did not etnrn after a reasonable time an inestigation was made and the presnce of the deadly white damp was liscovered. Dr. John Farrar, of Andenried. yas lowered by a rope into the slope, distance of 160 feet. He was overome and had to be hoisted out and evived. Later a rescuing party folowed and was also overcome after ine body had been recovered. The escuers have not been able to make nuch progress on account of the gas. DIED IN TI LLMAN BERTH. Voiuan's Dead ltody Fount! on South* *1 II I I <1111 411 V 11411 nil ir? The lifeless body of Mrs. Frunces a V. Garrard, a prominent resident >f Ocean View, Miss., was found rhursdny morning in the berth of a 'oilman sleeper attached to the Southern Ilailway's Washington and Southwestern Limited train, when it Milled in to the Charlotte depot. The discovery was made by the onductor, who went to the woman's lerth to return her ticket. Receivng no response to his calls he drew mck the curtains and discovered the< woman half dressed and dead. The body was turned over to a lo al undertaking establishment and relatives at Ocean City notified. Mrs. 'iarrard was 7 0 years old and left Dcean City Wednesday to visit relatives in N'ew York city. KILLFI) ItY SORGIIIM. rwo Cows Die From Fating a Few Sticks of It. Miui.uloli tn Thn Sltll.. says Mr. L. E. Knight of Hopewell township lost two rows Thursday in it very unusual manner. The cows broke out of the pasture and got into a patch of sorghum cane. After having eaten about a dozen stalks each they were discovered. In a half hour the cows became swollen and soon died. Mr. Knight ia unable to account for the matter, as sorghum cane Is not supposed to be poisonous in any way. Mr. Knight is positive that the sorghum caused the death of his cows, because of the fact that another cow got out of the pasture with the other two. did not eat any of the cane and is still all right. I MERCY OF THUGS St Petersburg Overrun by Gangs of Young Robbers. LIVES SACRIFICED IJesperate Characters Shoot Down Citizens if Money Is Not tiiven to Them Instantly.?Exciting Encounters in Crowded Streets Are Daily Occurrences.?-St. Petersburg Terrorized. Thieves are terrorizing St. Petersburg, the capital of the Russian empire. The typical figure of the Russian revolution has become the "expropriator." As a type he is well , known in America as a "bad man," and such has been immortalized in | the spring exhibition of the St. Petersburg Academy of Science, where a model of him appears. It is that , of a young mechanic, unkempt, sin- ] 1?1.1? ?> '- ?"* ivuniHB, Him, wun a revolver pointed full in the face of the spectator. The omnious type has the inhabitants of the capital at its mercy. A recent holdup in which five persons were killed, Is a fair example of what is happening daily. The holdup occurred in a pawnshop. A young undertaker had just received 14 rubles, wuen ten men entered the shop. The 6tore was crowded. The young man refused to give up hip money and paid for his refusal with his life. A second later a revolver shot in the street told of the death of another man who had tried to sound an alarm to the police. While the robbers were preparing to depart there was a cry from the upstairs. The owner of the shop opened a window, and. leaning out, bawled for all he was worth. A general rush followed. The robbers soon cleareu a the way and escaped from the building. Then they divide into two bands each choosing a different line of retreat, and each pursued by a crowd of storekeepers, policeman and others A porter managed to overtake one of tne gang, lie threw him. Another member of the gang shot the porter in the leg and knocaed him senseless. A watchman who got in the way was killed outright as was also a police inspector. The men were dually rounded up at the barracks, but not until they had killed one of the soldiers. The "expropriators" are all young men between the ages of 18 and 20 years. They are bold and brave. Added to this they all dress, in red and blue blouses. They are crack marksmen. The hinder pursuit as much as possible by firing backward on their pursuers. Frequently people are wounded in these pursuits. Or.ce a member of the gang is captuied it goes hard with him Generally the "expropriators" are ' not looking for blood. They want 1# ? ? A V. ?** 1- ? uiiuit:* . i& inr |icmuu uii7 ciiiiu i\ holds up his hands at command there is no further trouble. If he does there is a shot and all trouble ends for him. In flight, it is said, the gangs do not shoot to kill except when some one attempts to prevent their escape. Then a shot means death. The gangs are usually fortunate in escaping without the loss of any of their members, f a capture is certain the pursuers are more likely to find their victim dead than alive. Thousands of rubles nave been carried off in the last few months by these daring raiders. HOY HERO'S EFFOItT FAILS. Strength (Jives Out and Infant Sister Fails to Death. Six-year-old Willie Fotta, of Monhela, made a heroic effort to save his two year old sister. Mary, from death Thursday, when the latter crawled to the edge of an abutment of a bridge spanning the Monogahela river. As the tot slid over the edge the elder child seized her clothing and for several minutes he held his 1 baby sister suspended, crying lustiy for help. Several men, attracted by the lad s 1 cries, rushed toward him, but before they arrived the little girl tumbled to the brink of the stream forty feet be- i low and was instantly killed. NAM KM CHANGED. Columbia Calls Streets After General Hampton and Whaley. * The Columbia Record says having the matter before it ten months, council last night adopted the ordinances changing the name of Plain street to Hampton street and that of Indigo street to Whaley avenue. In honor, respectively, of General Wade Hampton and Mr. W. It. Smith Whaley. The matter has been for a long time in the hands of a special committee. This committee got together and agreed upon a favorable report, which was promptly adopted. KIliliKI) 1IY A HORSE. Little Child Met 1 tenth I'nder the Animal'* Fret. The Columbia Record says "Totsy" the two-year-old daughter of Jim Sims, a negro farmer, who lives five miles from the city on the Bluff road on Mr. J. P. McCartha's place, was mashed to death Thursday under the hoofs of a big horse, belonging to Sims. The little child's grandmother went Into the barn lot to feed some ejilekens and the child followed close behind. The horse, becoming frightened at something. Jumped suddenly, knocking the chil/ down and then stepped on it. Thre child was killed almost instantly. ? iu MONEY SHARKS. How They Fleece the Poor and Ignorant People. Every Coinmnnllv I? d... ^ iiic mail' Should Hun Thuin Out of Ilusiues* liy T axing Tlirm Heavy. The City Council of Charleston requires the money lending establishment in that tpwn to pay an annual license fee of $1,000 for the orivlledge of doing business. In previous years the license required of these concerns was fixed at a much lower figure, but their profits have been so enormous that the city authorities folt that they were more than justified in requiring the money lenders to pay a license of $1,000. These money lenders deal with poor and ignorant people, mostly, white and colored. They charge an enormous interest, and once a poor victim gets his or her name on their books it is almost impossible for them to get it off. Some of these money lenders are to be found in nearly every town of the State, but we do not believe that there is any of them in this city. Corporation Counsel MofTett, of Charleston, has prepared n number of affidavits showing how this business has been conducted. We copy this list from the News and Courier, and we feel sure it will be read with interest: Anna Mitchell obtained on the 2 5th day of May, 1907, a loan of $2 from the White Banking Company in Calhoun street, on which she was charged interest of $1 a month, or 50 per cent. She also makes affidavit that she borrowed $4 from Hull & Co.. in Wentworth street, and on this loan she has been paying interest to the amount of $1.60 a month sver since January. David James, who lives in St. Philip street, borrowed eighteen months igo from White & Co., $3, on which ie has been paying $1,10 interest a month. James is seventy-six years >f age and his wife is sixty-two years )ld. Julia Mack borrowed $2 from White & Co., on May 22. on which iho paid 4 0 cents interest on the iollar the month. Catherine Edwards borrowed $."> 'rom the same concern in April, np>n which she was required to pay M-SO interest a month. Silas Drown borrowed from the mine concern $2 in May, on which he vas required to pay 50 cents on the iollar interest each month. About three months afo Sarah Iraddley borrowed $2 from Hull & Jo., on which she paid $1 interest a lionth. She also borrowed $2 from he Globe Society in King street, on vhlch the interest charge was 80 tents a month. J. J. Robinson, who lives at No. 4 Jedar court, borrowed $3 from the southern Loan and Investment Co., >n which he paid $1 interest a month )n the 2 7th day of June he made ifhdavit before Notary Public Alirecht to this effect, saying in his ifhdavit that he had been threatened vith the seizure of his furniture, and hat the following card had been left it his house: "Joseph Robinson: If you don't oine to my ofiiee and pay me at >nce I will pull your God dam furniure." William Brown borrowed $."> from he Southern Loan and investment Jo. He made affidavit on the 27th lay of June, 19.07 that he had paid M 40 a month on this loan, and that he company still claimed that lie >wed them $6.40. About July, 1906, le borrowed from the same concern M, on which loan he paid $1.25 each month, and on June 2 7tli, 190 7, he made affidavit that the company daimed that he still owed them $5,25 on this loan. A card was left at Ills house which he attached to' his iflidavit, as follows: "William Brown: I have waited on you as long as I can, and you do not try to come up to your promise. Now. If you don't pay rne at once I am goint to come right down on you." Charlie Edwards, who lives at 37 Drake street, borrowed from L. Patrick, according to an affidavit before Notary Public Albreclit on June 2 7 of the present year the sum of $5. on which ho paid "$1.80 interest for five months, and then paid the original loan in November. 1906. In all on this loan I paid hiin $11, principal and interest." In November, 1906, Edwards borrowed from the same concern the sum of $8 and paid $1.40 a month interest from the time of the loan until the making of his affidavit last month. "In all I have paid him $8.4*), and he still claims that I owe him the sum of $4.40. He gives no receipt and I sign a blank mortgage." Lizzie VVhitaker, living at 28 America street, borrowed $f? from the Southern Loan and Investment Company, in May, 1906, on which she paid interest, at the rate of $1.80 a month up to May 24, 1 907. In order to secure this loan she gave a mortgage on one sewing machine, one stove, matting and one wardrobe, of the aggregate value of $8 9. A colored woman living in St. Philip street borrowed $8 on April 9 or 10. She still owes the full amount advanced her. although she has l>een paying so-called "Interest" at the rate of $2.40 a month. Another colored woman, living in South street, borrowed $10 from utc Krupire Banking Company in March, on which she was charged $3 a month "interest. ' She has so far paid $12 011 account, and still owe* 50cents on the loan. A colored man, living in Cedar street, borrowed, on May 25, $5 and is paying "interest" at the rate ol $1.80 per month. These are only a few examples thai are taken from the records in the Assessor's office and in the office ol the Corporation Counsel. They show what the money lenders have beer doing and they prove, if anything could prove, the terrible drain thesr people have been upon the resoursei j 'he noor and friendless in thii ^ community. ? < ~ " m WHO OWNS IT? ' Millions of Dollars in New York No One Claims. HEIRS ARE UNKNOWN My stcrlous Disappearances of People Who Have Left Cash or Have Deposited it in Safes?Lawyers Ijookinn for Heirs?About Six Million Dollars is Left Unclaimed in New York Alone. Millions of dollars in unclaimed estates are in the hands of the chamberlain of New York city and the state treasurer. Lawyers are working on the task of finding heirs. I uuinciiuiBs incy succeed, oftener fail. Another peculiar thing about New York city Is that many of the most valuable properties are without owners. They are occupied by ramshackle buildings, because their psuedo owners are afraid to invest in inprovements for fear the heirs will lay claim to the ground. They are satisfied tc collect low rent rather than run any risk of losing everything. A lawyer who Is engaged in seeking the heirs to estntes told recently of some odd cases. A Belgian artist named Jean van der Stosk arrived in New York city in 1SS8. He was 30 years of ago. His paintings were acceptable and his business soon became a paying ono. One day he deposited $10,000 in securities in a vault in a safe deposit box of a Broadway company. Next, day he disappeared, nobody knows where. Not a word has been heai-1 of him since. His aged mother was found. She Is in need of help, hut the money cannot be given her until the fact of the son's death is established. The largest fortune that is waiting an owner is that of William A. Kinelly, a wealthy wholesale grocery dealer, who died in 1868. He had a brother, Edward, with whom ho had fought. When William died ho willed everything to Edward, but the later was nowhere to be found. He was traced to Michigan, and there all trace of him was lost. Evidently Edward had made up his mind that he would not take the money of the dead brother with whom ho did not speak, changed his name and ignored all advertisements. James J. Ponieroy, of .Toplin, Mo., and Missoula, Mont., is an heir to a fortune, but he cannot get the money that was willed to him on account of a quirk in the Montana law. Ponicroy left his wife in Missouri and went to Missoula and married another. She divorced him. When Pomero.v died he willed all he had to the soil of his first wife, but the boy has never been able to get the money. A touch of human sympathy attends the story of the disinheritance of the grand-children of Peter Knell. He married Rhoda Whitehead, a daughter of an old merchant of New York. When the wealthy father died he disinherited the daughter. Later her brother shared the fortune, hut the children of Rhoda. who had died in the meantime, could not be found. They are known to he living on Long Island, but un result has attended efforts to discover them. Another case of mysterious disappearance is that of a pretty Alsatian widow named Fanny Celier. She taught German and French in Wells college about 18(50. A legacy of $10,000 awaits her or her heirs if they ever turn up, hut it is likely that the money will always he without claimant. FXKMKXTS KILL SIX. Three of lleat. One by Lightning, and Two by Accident. A Cincinnutli dispatch says three days of sweltering weather, with two electric storms which gave only temporary relief, has resulted In three > deaths from heat prostrations -one death from lightning and two other fatalities indirectly due to the elements. John nergman. Perry Davis and John Mulligan died from heat prostration. I. C. Whitstone was the lightning's victim. Five others were less seriously shocked. Hlinded by wind and rain. Anton Cinder walked in front of a moving train and was K11 loci Alberta linger, 01 iteaning. whs injured by a tree felled l?y the wind. KINDS A MMM'IIOLK. Unghtiid Would Not lie Forced to Help Japan. . A London dispatch says ICngland acknowledges the possibilities of w^r between the United States and Japan, and FJnglish legal and diplomatic, experts are studying the Anglo-Japanese treaty, and it is said they have found a loophole, by which Knglaud need not aid Japan in case of war with America. The treaty does not drag Lngland into the war, unless the United States tried to seize Japanese terri| tory intending to hold it. which is the remotest possibility. Newspapers at London for the first [ time openly admit the possibility of a Japanese-Americau war. I'AID IIKit WKLL. | Voting Lady Is Itewarded for Kind I ness to Old Lady. ' MIm Ethel Itisii. (if Flndlay, Ohio, received $20,000 from Mrs. Mary M. Kendall, of Oswego, N. Y., who she jSERil I befriended three years ago in Toledo. [ ^frrs Kendall Injured on the 0 % street and Miss Hish saw that she 1 was given proper attention. Mrs a| 3 Kendall promised a reward at the time. M (8