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THE FORT MILL TIMES.
16TH YEAR FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1908 NO. 49
GARY IS CHOSEN
Senator on the Eighteenth Ballot
to Succeed Latimer
BY SMALL MAJORITY.
Mr. Gary Has Had Long Service in
the Legislature, Also an Original
Trustee of Wlnthrop and Member
of Constitutional Convention?ExGo
v. Kheppard Shows Strength in
Two llallots.
On the eighteenth ballot In
joint assembly Frank B. Gary, of
Abbeville, former Speaker of the
House, was chosen Friday for United
States Senator to fill the unexpired
term caused by the death of Asbury
C. Latimer.
Mr. Gary secured 79 out of 1 f>4
votes, one more than necessary to
elect. It was the fourth ballot of
the day, taken after a strenuous effort
was made to postpone.
Ex-Gov. John C. Sheppard, of
Edgefield, was entered and showed
great, strength, getting 3 4 votes on
the third ballot, but he was not voted
for In the final ballot.
Mr. Gary's friends are jubilant
over the outcome and he is being
warmly congratulated on overy turn.
His long service in politics has made
him known throughout the State. He
served continuously from 1891 to
1901 in the House, being Speaker in
his retiring term.
He was a candidate for Governor
in 1900, when MileB B. MeSweeney
wns elected. He was a member of
the constitutional convention in 1896
Mr. Gary is a trustee oi the city
oK/iaIq nf ^ VtLarr Hlo Tin u.'n a n
WilUUIO V? I Ol/UCtliiCi 1 IVJ Tt uu U
member of the hoard of trustees
that located nnd built Wlnthrop College
at Hock Hill. He Is forty-eight
years of age.
The deadlock had caused some an*
lety to Mr. Gary's supporters, but all
the while they contended he would
eventually be the choice of the Legislature.
Eighteen ballots were necessary
to choose.
The lirst joint ballot for United
States Senator Friday morning resulted:
Gary G8. Walker 28. T. G.
McLeod 14. J. Wright Nash 13, Mauldin
8, Coker 14, Ira II. Jones ?>,
Wilie Jones 1. Total 154; necessary
to a choice 7 8.
Mr. Gary had gained five votes
from the Inst ballot Thursday night.
The House immediately proceeded to
another ballot. Congressman Lever
was nominated in spite of protests
from friends that he was not a candidate
and particularly did not want
to be entered. Mr. Nash's name was
withdrawn.
The second ballot resulted; Gary
70, Walker 28. McLeod 11, Ira Jones
4, Wllle Jones 4, Mauldin 7, Coker
10, ex-Gov. John C. Sheppard of
Edgefield, a new entry, 1f>; Congressman
Lever 7. This is the fifteenth
ballot. Mr. Lever's friends now nominated
him.
The third ballot resulted. Gary 73,
Walker 10, McLeod 4. Sheppard 34,
Lever 0, Mauldin 7, Ira B. Jones 1,
Coker 2. State Senator D. F. Mc- j
Kelthan 1. t'otnl 154. An etrort 10
take a recess failed and a fourth ballot
was entered.
The fourth and final ballot ou
which Frank B. Gary was elected:
Gary 79, McLepd 32, Mauldtn 11, Ira
B. oJnes 4, Wille Jones 2. Coker 1,
McKelthun lp AYalker 2 4. Total 154.
Necessary -to choice
FIVR AT A BIRTH
The Same l inily Has llnd Twins
9I)<1 T: iplets Before.
Five perfectly formed children
were born at Steubenville, Ohio, to
Mrs. George Campbell. Three of the
babies died within an hour. One
hoy and one girl will live, 'he hyslcians
think Mrs. Campbell weighs
less than 100 pounds. The combined
weight of the Infants wa3 twentyfour
pounds.
Campbell who is a mill worker,
has four brothers. In the families
of two of these twins have been bom
and each of the other brothers is
the father of triplets. Campbell's
first wife died after becoming the
mother of triplets.
Campbell was ior iweive )??<? m
the United States Navy and fought I
under Schley of Santiago. Two of
his brothers are now with Admiral
Evans' fleet in the Pacific.
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Shot Wrong Man.
A double killing occurred at Jones- !
boro, Va., Wednesday night, when
Sam Hampton, colored, a mail carrier,
shot and killed William Wilson, :
a well-to-do negro of that place, and
then, seeing that he had killed the j
wrong man, committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head.
Killed Invalid Wife.
William Lewis, aged AO, of Buckhorn.
N. 0., killed his Invalid wife
by knocking her In the head wth an
axe. He then tried to kill his son
with a butcher knife, but failed In
his attempt, he fled to the woods,
where a shuriff and posse are hunt
Ing for hlin.
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APPOINTS .BOARD
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Judge Pritchard Asks Commission |
to Manage Dispensary Fund. 3
Arthur, of Union, Accepts, But the
Other Members of the Commission
Will Decline. I
At Asheville on Friday applicatiou
was made to Judge Pritchard in the
United States Court by counsel in
the case of FleiBchmann & Co. vs
W. J. Murray, et als, and Wilson Distilling
Company vs. W. J. Murray, et
als, for the appointment of a temporary
receiver for the South Carolina
dispensary fund. s
The defendant commissioners were t
represented at the hearing by Daniel \
W. gountree of Atlanta. Ga., who t
waived the remiirort noHro of motion -
as to the Flelschmatm Company, and j
after hearing the petition, the Court v
granted an order appointing the de- i
fondants, Messrs. W. J. Murray. C. t
H Henderson, Avery Patton, John r
McSween and B.. F. Arthur, aB tem- f
porary receivers for the dispensary t
funds now in their posesslon.
The petition upon which the rao- 0
tion was granted stated that a bill t
had been Introduced in the South t
Carolina Legislature directing the j,
defendant commissioners to return i
the funds now in their hands to the e
State Treasurer. E
The commissioners were Immediately
notified of their appointments j,
as receivers, but up to a late hour a
Friday night only one response had jbeen
received, that of Mr. B. F. Ar- ^
thur, who stated that ho would ac- c
cept and would act as a receiver. v
Dr. Murray has declined, since to j,
accept would bo to admit the Juris- c
diction of the Federal Court. Messrs. g
Patton, McSween and Henderson will n
not accept. Whether or not Govern- a
or Ansel will call an extra session is t
now the question.
F
WHO HE WAS. p
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Would'Be Assassin Proves to Be j(
Lazurtis Averbush.
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The man who was Blaln by Chief L
of Police Shlppy, of Chicago, was
Identified as Lazarus Averbush. who 1
'cr three weeks had lived at 218 g
Washburn avenue on the West Side. v
HIb irfpntifiratlnn w.ia pAlnhMshoH r>
t hi our a sister, who \vu3 taken bv
the to the under*. >kmf rooms. ^
n
Ave-.ush was 22 years old. He t
had occupied rooms with his sister, ii
Oiga He was a RukuUu student, o
He came to America three months ii
ago from Austria, to whi^a country p
he fled two years previously, follow- a
lng the massacre of Jews in Kishinev,
Russia, where his home had
been. His plans to kill Chief 8hlppy
are believed to have been formed as c
a direct result of the chief's interference
with a parade of unemployed
men through the city"s streets several
weeks ago. Averbush had been ^
employed recently by a produce com- *
mission firm. a
It was learned that Chief Ship- 3
py's interference several weeks ago 1
with a parade of unemployed men, a
hended by "Dr." Ren L. Reitman, ^
coupled with the more recent an- a
nouncement that Emma Goldman n
will not be allowed to speak in public
in Chicago, led Averbuch to at- ^
tempt to "remove" the police head 3
in Russian "terrorist" fashion. JRAN
AWAY FROM HOME.
Twins Were More Than He Could '
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Stand Up Under. t
r
When his wife l?ecanio the mothei
of twins, eiglit months ago, Johu Olson.
of 1033 North Albany avenue. r
Chicago, ran away from his home '
Yesterday Mrs. Olson notified a po1
iceman. According to her story ^
when the twins were born, Olson
grabbed his coat and ran out of the
house. After waiting for him a (
week she appealed to the neighbors
for aid. By hard work and the neighbors'
aid she has managed to support
herself and her children. She
has two other children besides the ,
twins.
Torpedo Station.
Impressed with the importance of ^
utilizing to their utmost, the auxiliary .
vessels left on the Atlantic Coast for ,
its protection, the navy depnifn.enl ,
has practically decided to make tl" (
naval station at Charleston, S. C.,
a torpedo station.
I
Sold (tame llirds.
In a Magistrate court at Sumter ,
on Tuesday the case of the Dixie
Cafe was tried for unlawfully offering
for sale game birds, and the cnfe
owners were found guilty by a Jury
of selling six birds, one offence, and
fined $12.50 or fifteen days in jail.
The fine was paid.
Marked for Murder.
Father Jacob Aust. pastor of St.
Stanislaus Polish Catholic church,
of Hazelton, has received a letter declaring
that he Is one of six priests
of this country marked by the anarchists
for death In the same manner
; in which Father Ifelnrlch. of Denver,
as recently murdered. ^ I
WANT BRYAN.
He Is Greeted by His State Convent^,i
With Cheers.
SOLID DELEGATION
instructed to Vote for Him as the
Democratic Candidate for President.?Platform
Adopt ed Favors
Many Reforms.?"Kqunl Hi)(hts to
All, Special Privileges to None"?
Harmonious Meeting.
A dispatch front Omaha. Neb.,
ays Thursday was "Bryan Day" in
hat city and throughout Nebraska.
a ltn tne Democratic State Convenion
as a nucleus party leaders from
every county and practically every
triraary district in the commonwealth
gathered there to pledge alegiance
to the presidential aspiralons
of Mr. Bryan and to consider
neans for furthering his interests beore
the Democratic national conveulon.
Enthusiasm was prevalent through
iut the day. It broke loose early in
he afternoon session of the convunlon
and gradually gathering volume,
iroke out in tumultuous vociferaions
when ut the beginning of the
iveuing session the platform comulttee
presented this resolution:
"The Democratic party of Nebraska
again declares confidence iij and
dmiratlon for William Jen-lags
Iryan. In him we behold th? i '.eal
American citizens?the Iderl Deraorat.
We rejoice that the principles
which he has so ably ndvoc: ted have
ieen gladly received by tl.e Amerlan
people. "Resolved, That the deviates
by this convention chosen be,
nd are hereby, instructed to vote as
, unit for the nomination of Mr.
Jryan for the presidency."
This official endorsement of Mr.
Jryan's candidacy met the full apiroval
of the delegates. The ironlad
Instructions to the 16 men selected
during the afternoon to repreent
the State at Denver will. It was
hought, leave no doubt as to where
Iryan's home State stands.
The platform as a whole was large
y Mr. Bryan 8 own work. That it
eflected the leader's view as to what
hould form th Issued upon
/hich the party should go before the
ountry next fall, was not denied.
Mr. Bryan, however, said that the
ieclaratlons of the platform wore
lecessarily ncomplete; that some secIons
undoubtedly will be Included
n the national platform that were
mitted, while others were treated
a the Nebraska document, in a purlosely
brief manner so as to allow
mpllficatlon at Denver.
HOMICIDE NEAR LAMAR.
lid Dispute Over Land Line Ends in
n Murder.
A dispatch from Lamar to The
?'ews and Courier says Wednesday
fternoon J. S. Parnell shot and intantly
killed Robert Randolph about
wo miles from here. Both parties
.re white. It appears that trouble
las been brewing betweeu Parnell
,nd Randolph for several years over
l land line.
While laying off rows in his field
Vednesday Randolph, who is a quiet
md well liked man, was placing a
;uide stake when Parnell approached
rom the side, and, taking deliberate
ilm with a breech-loading shot-gun,
ired at Randolph. The entire load
ntered tho neck and face, killing
ilm instantly. Parnell went to his
louse, and getting his coat tied, car
ying the Run with him.
Two deputies of Sheriff Blackwell
ire on their way to the scene and a
msse is being formed to hunt down
he slaver. A lynching is feared if
^arnell is captured before the officers
irrive. Randolph was about 4 5
ears old and leaves a wife and three
miall children. Parnoll is a man of
ibout fifty years. The tragedy was
witnessed by David Paul, a negro.
S\V IX DDE It A BREST EI >.
M. \V. Itaynrd," Wanted in Aiken,
Located in riiilii(l<'l|iliiu,
J. \V. Bayard who went to Aiken in
the guise ot- a "tourist" a few weeks
?igo, and. representing himself to be
the close personal friend of Mrs. Mattie
J. Brown, of Philadelphia, secured
$120 from Mr. O. T. Holley, of
Aiken, upon a worthless check drawn
upon the Wtlkinslmrg National Bank
and then skipped, has been located
In Phllnrlnlt.lita iiflnp mnclrtarahln
effort on the part of the Aiken authorities.
Knocks Out Dispensary.
The supreme court holds that the
election In Chesterfield on the dispensary
question was local and valid
and the dispensaries are therefor"
to go. Tills is the first decision th**
court has ever made against the dispensary.
Took the Wire Route.
For a murder committed leRS than
three months ago. George Wilson, a
negro, paid the extreme penalty in
the electric chair at the state prison
at Trenton, X. J:, on Wednesday.
SOME PLAIN TALK.
Senators Tillman and Depew
Lock Horns In Senate
Over the Part the New York Banks
Play in Speculations in leaning
Money to Gamblers.
A lively colloauv hetween S?no(nM
Depew and Tillman took place when
the South Carolina senator attempted
to have the senate pass his resolution
calling on the comptroller of
the currency to furnish a detailed
statement of all loans made by national
banks in New York upon collateral
security during the 6 months
from June 1 to December 1, 1907.
Mr. Aldrich suggested that as
drawn the measure had many objectionable
features, but he thought a
resolution would e framed to give
the information desired if it should
bo referred to the committee on finance.
Mr. Tillman demanded to know the
objection to the resolution, Mr. Aidrich
replying that the chief objection
was the provision calling for the
names of people making loans.
"I think that would be the very
worst thing we could do in the present
condition," said Mr. Aldrich.
Mr. Tillman disavowed any special
purpose in having the names and Mr.
Hale asked that the matter be allowed
to go over so that the chairman
of the finance committee and
Mr. Tillman might agree on a form
of resolution. Mr. Tillman said he
did not want to go into the private
affairs of banks but merely
wanted to get at the facts concerning
stock gambling and the loaning
of funds of depositors for stock
gambling purposes.
Mr. Depew said that what was done
in New York was done elsewhere
and the inquiry might be extended
to other places.
"But," shouted Mr. Tillman, "most
states have closed their bucketshops
and New York has not shut up its
bucketshop or gambling house that
is swallowing up the little fellows."
"South Carolina would be the flrBt
to BufTer if the New York exchange
WPra rlnupri " ca1H .??r T^onnnr
her industrial institutions would feel
the efTect of a loss of crodit if New
York is hampered."
"I have never discovered that New
York is supplying money from disinterested
motives.'* retorted Mr
Tillman; "we pay for everything we
get."
Mr. Depew said it was safe to say
that a majority of demand loans are
made for legitimate purpose,
added that he was ready to co-operate
in the suppression of gamming in
New York.
The resolution was then offered to
the committee on finance.
MAN FOUND DEAD.
Familiar Object of Charity at Greenville
Passes Away.
A dispatch from Greenville to The
Newa and Courier says P. A. Hammett,
a well known and pathetic figure
on the streets for the past year,
was found dead in a lonely and almost
unfurnished room he called
homo early Wednesday morning.
The body was taken in charge by
the coroner. Heart disease was declared
the cause of death and no inquest
was deemed necessary. The
body has been enbalined to be kept
for identification. He was about 60
years old and because of a disease
of the eyes could not work. The
Salvation Army gave him a room and
he begged on the streets. He had
no friends and no one knows whe^e
he came front, or whether he left
any relatives. There was nothing: to
give any definite clue to his identity.
FELL INTO BOILING WATER.
One Dead and Two Fatally Burned
at Jersey City.
Three men fell into a tank of boiling:
water Wednesday in the chemical
works of M. Calm & Bro., on
West Side avenue, Jersey City, and
before they were rescued by fellow
workmen were badly scalded.
The injured were Joseph Wesag,
Joseph Belassay and John Ashaz, all
of Jersey City. Wesag died of his
injuries the next afternoon. Belassay
and Ashaz, the doctors say, can
hardly survive the effects of the accident.
It. is believed that the men who
were standing at the edge of the
lanK, were overcome ojr nuiuiouiu
fumes and that this caused them to I
fall into the boiling water.
BEATEN BY NEGROES.
Report of a Vicious Assault at Greer
Reaches Spartanburg.
A special from Spartanburg to
Tl.e News and Courier says a report
reached there Tuesday from Greet
to the effect that a white man named
Fleming was set upon by a gong of
negroes and badly us-?<i up. The negioes
used rocks, clubs and o knife
Tbe assault, it is sa'u was without
provocation. Fleming's clothing was
cut into strips and the blade of a
W-.ifo ,n the hand of oni negro penetrant
the Ptomach, In.lVtiug a scr,iouw
Ttound.
DIE IN FIRE.
One Hundred and Seventy-five
Little School Children
MEET AWFUL DEATH.
The Terrible llollocaus. iu School
House at Collinwood, Ohio.?The
Furnace Was Overheated and the
Fearful Disaster Followed.?Children
iu Ilooms on Second Floor
and in Attic Perished in Flames.
An nwftll troirn^n *
? ? .. uitiimii >> i1 cine
sd ay morning in the public school
of Collinwood, Ohio, which has some
eight thousand population. One hundred
and sixty-flve corpses were taken
out of the ruins up to ten o'clock
Wednesday night. Six children arc
still unaccounted for aud all the hospitals
and houses for two miles
around contained numbers of children,
some fatally and many less
seriously injured.
All of the victime were between
six and fifteen years ?of age. The
school qpntulned between 310 and
325 pupils, and of this entire number
only eighty are known to have left
the building unhurt. It will be several
days before the exact number
of killed Is known, as the ruins may
still contain other bodies and the
list of fatalities may be increased by
a number of deaths among the chil
dren who are lying in the hospitals
hovering between life and death.
The school houBO was of brick,
two stories aud an attic in height,
normally large and the smaller chilpart
of the building. There was but
dren had been placed in the upper
part of th building. There was but
one fire escape and that* was in the
rear of the building. There were
two stairways, one leading to a door
In front and the other to a door In
the rear, lloth of these doors opened
inwnrd nnd it is claimed the rear
door was locked as well.
When the flames were discovered
the teachers, who throughout seem
to have acted with courage and self
possession and to have struggled
heroically for the safety of their pupils
marshalled the little ones into
column for the "fire drill," which
mey nua orien practiced. unroriunntely
the llao of march in this exercise
had always led to the front door
and the children had not been trained
to seek any other exit.
The flre came from a furnace situated
directly under this part of the
building. When the children reached
the foot of the stairs they found
the tlames close upon them, and so
swift a rush was made for the door
that in an instant a tight ly packed
mass of children was pilled up
against it. From the second tloor
none of those who were upon any
portion of the first flight of stairs
had a chance for their lives.
The children at the foot of the
stair started to fight their way back
to the floor above, while those who
were coming down shoved them mercilessly
back into the flames below.
In an instant there was a frightful
panic, with 200 of the pupils fighting
for their lives. Most of those who
were killed died here. The greater
part of those who escaped managed
to turn back and reached the flre escape
and the windows in the rear.
The school was a two-story and
attic brick building, constructed six
years ago. It was overcrowded with
pupils and it was found necessary to
utilize the attics for those of the
ages between six and eight years.
Nearly all the children were, killed
In the mass at the first floor door,
which finally was opened by men
from the Lake Shore Railway shops,
who hurried to the scene. A wall
of flame had formed across tt, however,
and most of the hcildren were
dead by the time the doors were
swung.
Miss Catherine Weiler, one of the
nine teachers in the school, loss fcer ,
life in a vain effort to marshal tin*
pupils of her class and lead them
to safety. She died In the crush at
the rear door. Her room was on
the second floor and when the fire
alarm sounded she marched her pupils
into the hnll, thinking it was
only a Are drill. There the truth
dawned upon both the teacher and
pupils and control was lost. The
children in their frenzy plunged into
the struggling mass ahead of them.
Miss Weiler attempted to stem the
rush, but went down under it, and
her body was found an hour later
piled high with those of her pupils.
Miss Flak, another teacher, was taken
out alive, but she cannot live. After
the Are had practically burned itself
out the work of rescuing the
bodies was begun by firemen and
railroad employees from the Lake
Shore shops.
The railroad company turned over
one of its buildings nearby to be used
as temporary morgue and hither the
charred and broken little bodies
were removed as fast as they could
be dug from the ruins. They were
ever, and most, of the children were
Identifications wore made only by
means of clohting or trinkets. The
fire had swept away nearly all resemblance
to human features.
Distracted parents soon began to
gather and the work of identifying
the blackened and mangled corpses
began. Thegrewsome task of taking
AWFUL CRIME.
Elderly Man Slain and His Wife
Left For Dead.
The Crimp \V#s Committed for the
Sake of Murder and Two Suspect*
Are Caught nud Lynched.
I A dispatch from Hawkinavllle. Ga.,
i says a terrible murder shocked that
community Wednesday and a whole
section of the county near Empire,
Ga., is wild with excitement, over
1,000 people being gathered at the
scene of the tragedy.
Just at daylight Wednesday morning
some person or persons, attacked
Mr. Warren Hart as he wont out
to feed his stock, crushing his head
to a jelly, and killing him Instantly
lyThey
then went to the kitchen,
where Mrs. Hart was preparing
breakfast, and attacked her with an
axe, leaving her for dead. She was
found lying on the floor with a fork
in her hand and her breakfast burned
to a crisp.
The object of the plot to murder
is supoosed to have been for robbery,
as Jhey had about $1,000 in the
house, which the murderers failed to
And.
The report reaches Hawkinsville
that two negroes have been arrested,
and It Is expected they are the
assassins. A later renort from the
scene says that the two negroes ar- j
rested have been lynched by the Incensed
citizens. I
Mr. and Mrg. liar: were about 65 <
yenrs old. and were highly respected j
citizens. The people of the bectlos <
are wrought ui> to a frenzy t
SENT CHECK *
To Cover the Amount of Which State j
Was Kobbod.
The State says that Col. Felder c
and Mr. Malvern Hill, In going over t
the old books of the State dispensary, t
discovered that on an order for 300 c
casks of beer sold to the State Dis- a
pensary In 1904, the Indianapolis c
Brewing company overcharged the c
State the sum of $260. A settle- a
ment In full had been made with a
this concern nearly four yearB ago
and their firm name did not appear ?
on the ledger of the dispensary when 1
the commission took charge. t
Col. Felder addressed a communl- \
cation to the Indianapolis Brewing t
company cnlling attention to the find- f
lngs of the commission as to their a
dealings with the officers of the o
State and advised that the amount e
of overcharge, $2 60, be remitted to
the attorney general without delay.
By return mail came a check for the
full amount of the overcharges and
no questions were asked. *
Clothing Caught Fire.
While pnssing in front of a fire
in an open fireplace the dress of the
seven-year-old daughter of Jule
Thompson, of St. George, Ga.. caught
lire and In her fright she ran Into
the yard. She was so badly burned
that she died.
out the blackened torsos and bits of
human remains was one of horror.
A line of rescuers was formed, backed
by a dozen ambulances. As the
bodies were untangled from the debris
they were passed along to the
stretchers and then loaded in the
ambulances.
At the tempory morgue in the
Lake Shore shop the scene became
fourfold In the intensity of human
suffering as fathers, mothers, broth
era and sister passed up and down e
ihe lines formed of one hundred and ?
sixty corpses. To facilitate Identifl- i
cation the bodies were numbered as \
they were received at the morgue. I
The first Identification was made
by the mother of Nell and Tommy ?
Thompson, aged six and nine years, 1
respectively. The heads and arms ?
hfid been burned from both bodies, (
but the mother recognized the shoes '
on her children's feet. And so tho I
disheartening went work on, accen- c
tnated now and then by the piercing <
shriek or plaintive moan as a loved t
one was recognized by clothing or ^
token, such as ring or necklace.
Miss Golman, one of the teachors, t
said: "It was awful. I can seen the <
wee things in my room holding out t
their tiny arms and crying to me to t
uwip mom. 1 neir voices are ring- c
ing In my ears yet and I shall never 1
forget them. When the alarm gong I
rang I started the pupils to march- 1
ing from the building. When we <
started down the front stairs we were t
met by a solid wall of flame and i
clouds of dense smoke. We retreat- (
ed, and when we turned the children
became panic stricken and I could i
not do anything with them. They <
became jammed n the narrow stair- '
way, and I knew that the only thing i
for me to do was to get around to <
the rear door if possible and help 1
those who were near the entrance. 1
When I got there after climbing out <
a window I found th children so
crowded in the narrow passageway
that I could not pull even one of
them out. Those behind pushed ,
forward and as I stood there the lit
tie ones piled upon one another.
Those who could stretched out their
arms to me and cried for me to help
them. I tried with all my might to
pull them out and stayed there until
the flames drove me away."
X
OUTLAW KILLED.
Stabbed Chief of Police Shippy
and Shot His Son.
IN CITY OF CHICAGO.
n'onld-B* Murderer Was an Anarchist
and Entered the Horn* *t
the Chief of Police and Tried ta
Stab Him, Bat Was Killed in tha
Fight That Followed By the ChieV
Himself.
At Chicago Chief of Police George
VI. Shippy, his son Harry, and hla
lrlver, ames Foley, were wounded by
?n anarchist who attempted to assassinate
the police official In th"
tall of the latter'a rwiiionno
:oln Court, Bhortly after ? o'clock
rueBday morning. The desperate
struggle, In which Mtb. Shlppy and
ler daughter, Georglotta, Jolnod,
vas terminated when the chief drew
lis own revulvr and killed hie assailant.
Harry Shlppy wu ehot through
.be breast twice aud wa? proabbly
fatally wounded. His father wae
stabbed in the arm, while Foley revived
a bullet In the wrlBt. Mrs.
shlppy was kicked by the desperado,
jut her hurts are Blight.
Following the attacks, squads ot
jollce were sent into the Italian and
jhetto quarters of the city. Places
cnown as headquarters of secret sodetles
suspected of anarchistic tenancies
were raided and a score or
nore arrests were made.
That the attempt to kill Chief Ship
>y resulted In failure was due largey
to the policeman's quickness la
intlclpating the purpose of his victor's
presence. The man had twice
-ailed at the house and asked for
he chief Monday when he was told
hat Mr. Shlppy wbb at work and
:alled again Tuesday morning whea
t Bervant Informed him that the
hlof could not be seen before nine
'clock. When he rang the door b*U
it the latter hour, the chief himself
inswered the call.
"As I opened the door," said Chief
Ihippy later, "the man raised hie
int and I allowed him to step Into
he hallway. Ho handed me an en elopo,
I glanced at It and then the
hought struck me that the man wae
or analysis, the police being of the
in anarchist. I grabbed his arms
ind called to my wife who was la
mother room. When she ran Into
he hallway I said: 'Mother see If
his man has a revolver. She feit
n one of his coat pockets and said
hat be had.
"I tried to hold him with one hand
ind draw my revolver with the other
>ut he jerked awny and fell against
ho door. I caught him again and
vhlle we were struggling my son,
vho was tip stairs, started to my
ild. He was only a few steps front
he bottom of the stairs when the
nan freed one hand, drew his ra'olver
and fired two shot* at Hary
"Then Foley, who had been sumnoned
by my daughter, stepped ln0
the hnll and the man shot him.
rhe anarchist klckod my wife to one
ilde and by this time I had got my
rolver, and both Foley and I oped?d
fire. At my first shot, which
itruok him In the head, he fell. But
fired three more one Into his head
Foley's shots also struck the assasiln."
Foley and Harry Shlppy were tak>n
to a hospital. The body of tha
inarchlst was removed to a morgue.
V search of the corpse failed to rareal
any marks by which It might
te Identified.
In a pocket of the man's coat, how>ver,
the police discovered a small
tox of lozngos, the package bearing
1 label Inscribed: "Trowbridge, Con'ectlonary
Company, Meadvllle, Pa."
The lozenges were sent to a chemist
'or analysis, the police blng of tha
jplnion that they might contain pola>n
with which It was the man's In:ent!on
to commit suicide If arrestid.
The police are firm in the belief
hat the attack on their chief wag
iue to an anarchistic plot. Theories
hat he may have hart a personal
grievance against the official because
)f an arrest or some similar affair
were given up when detectives of
the department failed to rcognle*
:he corpse as that of any known
:rimlnal. Two members of the fore*
isserted that they hart seen the man
it a meeting of anarchists about ten
lays ago.
Iloth the chief and Mrs. Shlppy
isbpit mm ine ioriner s me was sav;d
by the appearance of their son.
rho young man, who is 18 years of
*ge, Is a student at a mlllatary aca-?P
?my, In Culver, Ind. He is at horn*
because of illness and hastened to
his father's aid when he heard the
struggle in the hall.
Merry Makers Killed.
At New Orleans the bad accident
3f the Mardi Gras Carnival occurred
Wednesday night when three negroes
were killed by a street car. Tho negroes
were in a wagon and were pert
the merry-makers en route for the
centre of the city to witness the
Glomus parade, when they were run
down. by. a street car.