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~ N 4 . '** * -j . - ? ' t - J " * ' .c. : ij THE FORT MILL TIMES. 17TH TEAR FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1908 NO. 2 ORDER SERVED On the Dispensary Commission by Judge Pritcbard In I COLUMBIA ON FRIDAY. Commission (Jiren Five Days to l>e~ tide as to What They Will I>o? It Is .Said Thfy Will Hold tlie Fort ami f?o to Jail Hather Thau Obey Judgi< I'rit chard's Kocrut Order. The Columbia correspondent of The News and Courier says the order of Judge Prltchard granting a tsup-wsedeas on conditions was not served until Friday when it was received through the ntail by Chairman Murray. of the dlHDensarv wliidinv.mi coramisslon, and the other members of the commission, as well ns by Attorney General I,yon from the office of the clerk of the Federal Court, in Charleston. The order Is dated April 8 and requires compliance within five days from date of order, not five days from ervice. The commission will not give the heavy bond required by Judge Prltchard, and will not snrrouder the1 collateral, which requires to be surrendered, so that the commission will be In contempt in refusing to ol>ey the order to deposit the collateral with the Federal Court. As a matter of fact the collateral is not in the p??ssession of the commission. but is with the State Treasurer, and has been in his posesslon for a long time, even before the books and records of the dispensary were placd in the Treasurer's vaults. So that the commission can make answer that the collatteral Is not in its posesslon at all, aud they cannot comply with the primary and most important condition of Judge Prltchard's order. Of course, if Judge Pritchard can get hold of the collateral he has the case in his hand absolutely, and, of course, the State is not going to surrender the collateral. Judge Pritchard may serve an order on State Treasurer Jennings, but it happons that Capt. Jennings is in Mississippi and not at this time in the Jurisdiction of Judge Pritchard's order. ,Ho is having a pleasant visit out there and is doubtless not in a hurry to return, unless he is requested to corno home by Governor Ansel. The Governor will not. however, ask the treasurer to come back to give up the collateral, uud he will not instruct any one to give it up, because the State is going to keep ILs huuds on the collnternl. These collaterals were deposited as security for the deposits of the dispensary money with the. various hanks of the State, and the hanks will not pay out the money without getting their securities hack. This point is the milk in the cocoanut, and ths State holds the cocoanut. May Iteview Cawe. The State spy* an appeal to the United States circuit court of appeals on some ground is absolutely certain and when this court meets it will be presided over by Chief Justice Fuller of the I'nlted States supreme court. It Is believed that the chief ju?tice will temporarily, at leant, hold off drastic action until he can hear the arguments, the appeal having already been perfected. A dispatch from Asheville to The News and Courier says Judge Frltchard Friday reeeivel a letter from Justice Fuller in reference to the case, but stated, as if was u private letter, be would not refer to its contents. While the Chief Justice it considering the idea of a special aes sion. It la Ouite probable that nt move will l?e made in the case honor in South Carolina by the receivers. TILLMAN IMPROVING The Senior Senator Says lie Is Feeling Considerably Stronger. A special from Atlanta to The State Hnys "reports from the sanitarium indicate that Senator Tillman Is Improving even more rapidly than I expected when he came here. To a friend who saw him for a few minutes he said he was feeling considerably stronger, hut realized his danger and expressed his purpose to avoid all formR of mental excitement for some time to come. He walks around the sanitarium, but has not yet ventured to the city. He proposes to lead an absolutely quiet existence for the next six weeks or two months, sailing for Kurope as soon as he feels he is strong enough to siand the trip." ALDKRMAN IS KXPKI.LKD. Norwood's Name KraMtl from Rolls of Columbia City Council. At a "meeting Tuesday night the Columbia City Council erased from the roll of members the name of Feaater A. Noorwood. "for conduct unbecoming an Alderman." because he recently pleaded guilty before a magistrate of petit larceny. Not a dissenting vote against the resolution expelling him was cast. k THEY ARE SCARED. THE REPUBLICANS FEAR THEY WILL BE BEATEN. Trouble* Without and Within the Party Cium Alanu?.Mauy Tbiuk Roosevelt Will Be the Nominee. A Washington letter to the Charleston Post says Republican leaders In Congress make no pretense of concealing their anxiety over the outcome of the national elections next November. It is a common thine to henr Republican member* of the House admit that the chauces are against the election of a Republican majority in the House next fall. Some Republicans entertain very grave doubts over the Presidential election, but console themselves with tho hope that the Democrat* may "do the wrong thing at the right time" and thus compensate for existing disadvantages under which the Republican party is said to be laboring. It is admitted thut this is somewhat of a uew role for the Republican party to be playing?prospective beneficiary of the mistakes of its opponents. It is pointed out that heretofore the Republicans have won upon a policy of action, agression and progress. The great victories on the money question, the tariff question, the Phllllplnes question and other issues were gained in this way. Two main causes contribute to the anxiety of the Republicans at this time. They are. first the widespread industrial depression, the resulting hard times, a fertile and prolific field for Democratic growth. Second, the factional troubles within the Republican party in a great many Stntes. Some Republicans in Congress are of the opinion that condition^ are rapidly growing more favorable to a possible stampede for Roosevelt. They sav that unless Secretary Taft is nominated on the first ballot the way will be open for a contest in the convention which will make Roosevelt's renomination unavoidable. They think that conditions are working rapidly to this end. It is a fact that the nverage run of Republicans entertain the opinion that President Roosevelt's renomination will be the outcome of the pre.sent muss in which the party finds it solf. Opinions vary whether In that event the Republicans would win or lose. Some think that President Roosevelt la so atrone wtth tne common peop><- runt he would override nil opi>ositiou. Others believe that the third term question could be raised against hiiu with effect. Still others say it would all depend upon the Democratic nominee, and on that side of the question as to whether Ilryav. or Johnson would be the stronger man thero are as many opinions as there are facets to a diamond. * NEGRO KIDNAPS DEPUTY. Officer Captured by Man He Trie*! to Arrest. At Anniston. Ala.. Acting Deputy Sheriff J. C. West, who was kidnapped by a negro named Cunningham while he was attempting to arrest the negro, returned to that city the next day minus his revolver, money and badge. West says the negro marched him to Riverside. There the negro made bim get into an empty freight car. which he then closed tip and made his escape. West finally succeeded in getting out of the car snd returned. Officers are still searching for the negro. * ninni r<n m it,.i i n. At tin* Kntl of the Thirty-First Pay Man Dies. At St. Paul. Minn., Knute Ohnsteari died at 196 Grove street early Saturday. having literally starved himself to death in an attempt to fast for forty daya in order to demonstrate his theory that the mind controls the hody and that mind is mightier than matter. Ohnstead'a fast lasted 31 days, according to those in the house. riCKKD I P AT SKA. Thrilling Rescue of Twenty-Eight Men by n Steamship. A thrilling rescue of 28 shipwrecked men was made during the trip of the steamship Voturno, which picked up the men floating near the almost dismantled schooner Chapgne, which had been hit by a hurricane. Th rescue was made February 27th. The steamship reached New York on Friday. * AN OLD BRIPKGROOM. Iowa Anti-Saloon I/cader W eds Mrs. Nellie Inualls at Betriot. A dispatch from Fort Dodge, Towa, says: L. S. Coffin, foundor of Hope Hall and former president of the Anti-Saloon League of Iowa, was married Friday to Mrs. Nollie Ingalls, ol Detrlot. Mr. Coffin will celebrate his eighty-fifth birth day today, and upon his arrival at his country homo will be given a reception by friends. 1 TOOK THE SHIP. Pirate Crew Capture Vessel and Murder Alt the Officers. IN THE SOUTH SEAS. The Captain nud the Mate Are Driven i Into tho Sea With Tomahawks by the Seamen, Who Are Afterwards Captured ou lloard a I>orelict Vessel ill (filbert Islnnri?-Th?v Will Be Dealt With by the Authorities. News hns been brought to Victoria. B.. C., by the steamship Maroma, which arrived one day last week of a remarkable piracy and murder in the South Seas. The Captain and mate of a Callao schooner were attacked with u tomahawk and forced i to jump overboard by Joseph Mortimer, a Belgian; J. Taylor of Mancheater, and G. Jackson of London, who then stole the schooner, the Neuvre Tigre. of Callao, and started for Australia. The vessel was wrecked in the Gilbert Islands, where she was found by Captain Marshall, of the trading schooner Laurel, who reported the piracy and inutder to the authorities at Suva, where the men were made prisoners, .lackson later confessed. lie said: "The schooner sailed i.uder the Italian flag, being <-v ied by t.he master and mate, both of whom were forced to jump overbi id. "The schooner sailed out of Callao early in November last, having on board a crew of five, the captain and mate, the cook (u Belgian) Joseph Mortimer and myself as cabin boy. and J. Taylor. "The vessel had only got about 14 miles off the coast and the first day from Callao when the cook made an attack on the mate and captain. He ruhsed at the mate first and struck him in the head with a tomahawk. He was felled by the blow but quickly recovered himself and took 1 ?,? ?, ? Tl... " I " U -I t w i * lie uijuniii. uihii iiig the scuffle, came out of the cabin r and he was immediately felled by a 1 blow. * "Immediately afterward the cook c got his gun and forced first the mate f and then the skipper, to jump over- 1 boarrf The mate sank, but the skipper struck out for the shore, distant * fourteen miles, and Jackson threw i him a plank. The cook threatened s Jackson, who agreed to assist in > .Working the schooner. The cargo was 1 Jettisoned and they started for Aus- ' trulla. The vessel finally went ashore 1 in the Gilbert group." ' i PICKS If RY WARD TO WIN. Columbia Banker Says He Will Be ] the Next Senator. That Duncan Clinch Heyward will be the next United States Senator | from South Carolina is the opinion ] expressed by W. A. Ciark, presi- j dent of the Carolina National Dank. ( of Columbia, in an interview in The | \A ashlngton. Post. "The contest between Ex-Gov John Gary Evans and ex-Gov. Heyward will be hard fought probably," says Mr. Clark, "but I think the latter will win. He is a high class man in every respect, and is allied with no element." Mr. Clark predicts the reelection of Gov. Ansel next fall without serious opposition, and says the Democrats will be for Bryan in the national congress and the Republicans for Tnft. * WILL ri*T IT HACK. Certain Words to be He stored to the Jackson Monument. A dispatch from Memphis, Tenn., nays the words "The Union Must He Preserved," ore to be restored to the monument of Andrew Jackson In court house square. "During; the civil war a local confederate patriot took a chisel and removevd the words from the monument," sold Col. Galloway, a member of the park commission. "Now that the civil war is long? past, and wo are all so proud of the union, it seems to me that it would be only proper to put the language back." * BLOODY MYSTKRY. Woman Lying in Pool of Hlood and ! Her Husband Shot. Mrs. Emma Reiss, aged 32 years, wife of William F. Relss, proprietor of Old Economy hotel, at Economy station, near Pttsburg, Pa., was found dead In a pool of blood In a bed at her home, having been shot through the heart. On the floor near the bed lay her husband, with a dangerous pistol shot wound through his temple. Considerable mystery surrounds the affair. * Ten Miners are Killed. A special dispatch to Bath, Eng1 land, says ten miners lost their lives 1 in the Norton Hill colliery in Somer> setshlre, Monday as a result of coal J8a? ., li * A FATAL FIRE IN A CROWDED NEW VORK TENEMENT FRIDAY. Two Lives Lost ami Many Persons Injured in tb? Conflagration Which I9 SnppoMxJ to Have Been Set. At New York two lives were lost, a Bcore of persons Injured, and twelve families driven panic-stricken and half clad from their homes in a Are In the five story tenement honse at No. 25 Pitt street, early Friday. The police believe the Are was set by thieves for th purpose of drawing off the police from the neighborhood. The dead: William Chesner. 4 1-2 venrn oUI Solomon Chesner. 3 1-2 years old; The seriously njured: Jacob S. Chesneri, burned about the face, hauds and body. Mrs. Jucob Chesuer, burned on the fuce, hands and body. Dutchki Chesner. burned about legs and body. Abraham Lustig. a boarder in the Chesner family, hands and face burned. Julius Spainer. of Engiue Co., No. 31, who was ofT duty, but happened to be passing the house when the alarm of the fire was given, managed to clamber from the narrow cornIce on the adjoining building, to the cornice over the stores of the first Hoor of the burning tenement. Clinging to the wall and with several others forming a human bridge, he succeeded in getting a dozen persons to safety. A squad of firemen had fought their way to the third floor with a tiose when they were blown down >talrs by a tremendous back draft. Herman Bower, the nozzleman. was knocked unconscious and over :ome by smoke. He was carried to :lie street by his comrades. He revived quickly and immediately went ->ack into the building. In the meantime Mrs. Cho?ner had llscovered that her >njys were missng and urged by her frantic appeals nen from truck No. 18 finally sue- , :eeded in making their way to the op floor, where face down and suff A - J 1 A 1. _ .. .1 ^ ik'hu'U iij IU? Miiunr, i iiitj iuuiiu he body of William Chesner, four ind a half years o'd. Later the | XJtlr of U>ro? yoar-old Solomon Zhesner was found upon the bed ?u the top floor, whither the little ( ellow had crawled In a vain effort ( 0 avoid the flames. After the fire was under control, Inmuel Scllgman. reported to the jollce that his store at No. 27 Bridge itreet had been broken Into durng the excitement of the fire and a :onslderable sum of money taken roin the cash drawer. The police >elleve the fire was set to draw off heir attention and give the robbers 1 chance to break Into the store. * JORDAN URGES REDUCTION. President of Cotton Association Ad* vises Farmers to Curtail Acreage. In a signed statement to the farmers of the South issued last ween, ilorvle Jordan, president of the Southern Cotton association, urges i reduction in cotton acreage of 3 3 ;?er cent. Unless this Is done, he ?ays, prices will be lowered in the fall. Mr. Jordan also urgos grow ers to hold to what remnants of cotton they have. His statement, says In part* "With a shortage in the world's supply of cotton amounting to 4,000000 hales, due to bad seasons last year, the price of cotton continues to go steadily down. American mills have been for some time curtailing the manufacture of cotton goods, due to trade depression and the condition of the foreign trade is none too bright at the present time. If the same acreage is planted in cotton this year that was planted in 1907 and followed by good seasons in America. India nnd Egypt, the growers will find but little or no profit In the harvest next fall." BLIND MAN WANTS OFFICE. Prof. J, E. Swearlnger a Candidate for Superintendent of Education. Prof. J. E. Swearlnger of the Cedar Springs Institute, who has announced his candidacy for State Superintendent of public instruction, says he will issue within the next few days a statement of his views and an outline of his platform. Prof. Swearlnger is a nephew of Senator Tillman. He is totally blind and has held the losltlon of professor at Cedar Springs, the State institution tor me nnna, for ?1ne years. He Is a man of recognized ability and has a wide acquaintance and connection throughout the State. He Is a native of Edgefield. FREAK OF LIGHTNING. Kills Two Horses Hut Did Not Kill the Driver. Tuesday morning lightning struck a buggy, driven by Basey Tracey, a farmer, near Adams station, Ga. It shattered a wheel an^killed the two horses. The bolt ran to the leather reins and divided into two parts, following the reins to the heads of the horses. Mr. Tracey \^?s shocked, but knot seriously injured? NIGHT OF TERROR Seven Persons Shot to Death and Many Wounded io THE CITY OF USBON Dispute Regarding Counting of Votes in Municipal Elections Starts Riot in Church, from Which Guards Fire on lleseiging Mob for Three Hours Cntll Aid Arrives.?Great Excitement Prevailed. At Lisbon. Portugal, seven perrons were shot to death and fifty o'thorr wounded by soldiers afte rthe votiitf I in t hp olopHntic ill that oit * hnA I ed. The rioting was widespread a/d such was the confusion during lio violent conflict between the popultce and the municipal guard that/the guardsmen, mistaking Infantrymen who had been called out for members of the mob. fired a volley into their ranks, seriously wounding ttyee of the soldiers. / The night was one of terror for Lisbon, seemed suddenly aflame wdth seething revolt. Hands of ffien ran wildly through the streets, handishing weapons, while the shuri/erack of rifles was heard in various sections of the city. Thousands of the most peaceable citizens fled to tb'ir homes just as they did on the /light after assassination of King Cg'los and the Crown Prince. The principal rioting was the result of u dispute between tAe Republicans and the Monarchists regarding the counting of votes. The Repuuoeans, who feared fruud at the various Lisbon polling places, made a determined stand for their rights at St. Dominiques Church, which is in the centre of the city, the district thnt is practically the stronghold of Republicans. Doth the Republicans and Monarchists kept a sharp watch throughout the day. The voters, following the ancient custom of voting in the churches, they filed steadily, but slowly, Into the historic Dominiques and deposited their ballots in the official voting l>oxes. When the poll* clouud the Monarchist election officers declared it was too late to count the votes and proposed to keep the list in the church and count them the next day. The Republicans tellers refused to assent to this, insisting upon an Immediate count, followed by the sealing of the boxes. The difference between the officers spread to the crowd that were in the church and in a moment blows were sirncK unu men u );t<uui'ui iikiu iuifowed. Suddenly the municipal guard arrived and cleared the edltlce of the struggling combatants at the point of the bayonet. In the meantime the crowd outside of the church had been greatly augmented and ,the guardsmen's appearance at the doors after they had forced the people into the streets was the signal for a shower of stones, under which they were forced to retreat. As they retired they fired a volley from tnoir rifles, bringing down several of the rioters. The mob steadily increased and shouts and imprecations and cries of anger were heard on everysidcf The rioters armed themselves anew and soon the edifice was literally surrounded and beselged by a maddened mob. The guardsmen fired intermittently through the doorways, but the volleys were feeble und ineffectual. Eventually, the commanding officer placed a detail on the balcony over the main portal, from which point of vantage the guardsmen fired repeatedly into the surging populace, and wounded a largo number. Still the mob did not give way, but only attacked the church the more furiously. Several of the guardsmen were wounded, but they were replaced on the balcony by others and for three hours the fight continued. Then three companies of infantry and a troop of cavalry, with one battery appeared, driving all before them. CiOT HER PICTURE BACK. Taken From a Dead Union Soldici During the War. Taken from the body of a Unioc soldier on the battlefield of Chancellorsvllle, a daguerrotype of a younp man and girl has been returned tc the girl in the picture after a search lasting thirty-three years. The search has been conducted bj Edgar M. Whitenour, a rotired free holder of Patterson, N. J. His wlfe'i father, Nicholas Barnes, member oi a New Jersey regiment, was capturec in the civil war. The daguerrotvp< was given to him by a Confederate t< send north. On the back of the cas< were the names of John Rawson an< Nellie Augiibta Nettleton. Mr. White nour for yearH has been trying t( trace these names and locate, if pos slblo, the woman whose likeness wa presented. Recently the history of the Net tleton family was consulted and th< result was the finding of a clalman for the picture. Nellie Augusta Not tleton was finally located in the per son of Mrs. T. S. Stowe, of Mil ford Conn. The daguerreotype knowr li her youth is now is her posesslon. SHOT GIRL AND SELF THE TKIUtlBLE ACT OF AN 01A> FOOIi. Au Old Married Muu Iknomw Infatuated With a Young Uirl and .Murders Her. Jealous of a 17-year-old girl, Samuel H- Gardner, aged 5 9. a prominent civil engineer, residing at McKees Rotks, a surburb of Pittsburg, Pa., Wednesday shot the young woman, Mils Dorothy Yost, through the heart causing instant death, and then tired abullet into his mnn r. ,1 .-i? ?i , ...... .I.- iiiree | >ours later in a hospital, without wiaving regained consciousness. Gardner, who is a married man, with severnl grown children, lived next door to Mrs. Bradley's, the girl's mother. Both Gardner's and Miss Yost's families are prominent, and have up to the time of the shooting been on the best of terms. Wednesday evening. Miss Yost, accompanied by a young man friend attended services at the Presbyterian Church, where Miss Yost was a member of the choir. It is said when Gardner heard of this he became greatly enraged. He arose in excellent spirits the next morning, however, according to his wife, ate his breakfast and after kissing her, left the house and went to a hardware store nearby. Here he purchased a revolver, informing the clerk he was "going to fix some burglars." After leaving the store Gardner met the young man w ho escorted Miss Yost to clinch, and shaking his list at him, said: I'm going to get even with yon." Gardnor made his way past his own home and entered the Bradney residence. Miss Yost was on the second floor, and Gardner went up there to her. What passed between them there will probably never be known. The next Instant a number of persons, including Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. Gardner, were attracted by two shots. Rushing into the big house they found Miss Yost dead and Gardnor dying. Mrs. Gardner said that two weeks ago her husband conftssed to her that he was infatuated with the young girl. The girl's mother, however. says that Gardner's infatuation has been of long standing. Gardner was a borough engineer, but lost his position about a month ago. when the administration chana od. HENDERSON WITHDRAWS. Is No Longer in Rare For I'nited States Senator. The Hon. D. S. Henderson, of Aiken, has withdrawn from the race for United States Senator. He gave out the following statement: "Some time ugo I announce I that I would be a candidate for the long term for United States Senator, but there are now reasons, in whit h the public would not be interested, which induce me not to enter the race, nnd I feel it my duty to my friends to so state at this juncture, in order that fnev may nHgn their:viv?v where and with whom they see tit. "I am very grateful for the support which my faithful fn-mds have tendered me. "If any issue personal to myself wns made or if there was any punlic Issue in which the welfare of the State and public at large were involved that would arise in the ensuing canvass I would continue the race to the end; but as none sucn exist there is no duty whinh requires such action on my part. There will lie 110 dearth of candidates troni present appearances, and for ih>' goon of the State I hope the people will make a wise choice." WAS AFRAID OF RANKS. So Hid His Money in Wall of His House. Lacking faith in banks as plains of deposit for his saving. William 11. Wilklus, of Whitestone, L. J . who died recently at the age of eight-five, devised a unique arrangement for the . safekeeping of his money, lie caused a sort of repository to he built in the wall hack of his kitchen door facing. After it was once scaled he had no way of opening his home made hank and he dropped money through ' a slot from time to time. From the day be had the place built tip to the time of the death he never disturbed his hole In the wall savings bank, In which was found ? 7,082. A FATAL FIRK. 1 Had Keen Currying on Carousal and l.nmp Kxploded. 1 At San Francisco , Cal., Tuesday - morning two persons were burned to > death and it is believed that au other victim still lies in the ruins s and that two firemen wore fatally injured In a fire at 2853 Clay street. - The fire started in the lower floor of a a two-story cottnge In which were t several families. So far as the polico - were able to learn, the resident of - the place had been Indulging In IIquor and In the course of the carousal a a coal oil lamp w-as exploded, setting fire to the cottage. i BOILER EXPLODES On Locomotivo While the Train Was in Slow Motion TWO MEN ARE KILLED. The Accident Occurred on the Ashe* ville Line of the Southern Railway Near Illllgirt, X. C. The Accident \V as Not Due to Low Water. The llig Engine Was ltlouii Into Scrap Iron. The explosion of a locomotive on the Asltnville division, a brief account of which was published, was a roost uuuhbuui hs wen as most shocking casualty. The Asheville, t'.azetteNewg has the following account of the explosion: "The remains of Engineer Ooorgo Lauderbnck, one of the victims of a terrible accident near Hlllglrt. on the Asheville & Spartanburg line of the Asheville division, about Suturdny midnight, when the boiler of engine No. f>l!S blew up with frightful result, were shipped to Augusta. Ua., for interment. Tho remains of Fireman \V. M. Kemp, the second victim of tho accident, were sent to Candler, ten miles from Asheville, where the interment occurred. "Tho frightful accident cast a gloom over the railroad boys of the division. The remains of the two trainmen were brought here and given in charge of Rrow-n's undertaking parlors, where the bodies wore prepard for burial. During the morning uiauy trainmen and others visited tho undertaking establishment. The accident was the one topic of conversation. while much speculation was indulged in relative to the cause of tho explosion. "That the explosion was not due to low water is certain because it has been established as fact, according to trainmen, that Engineer I.auderhaek stopped at Hendersonvillo, just six miles from the scene of the accident, for water, filling up before making the run from Hendersonville Into Ashovillo. It is said that the accident may have been due to a defective boiler. Such an accident us that of Saturday nijjht never before occurred ou the Asheville division within the memory of the oldest railrond men. "The track at the scene of the accident was badly torn up and it was not until shortly before noon the next day that the damage had been repaired and trains sent past the Bceue. Train No. 14 from Asheville to Spartanburg waR held here several hours awaiting the clearing or the tract. "The explosion, it is believed, occurred whilo the train was making between 3 0 and 35 miles an hour. It made a frightful noise and aroused farmers in the liillgirt section for a mile or more nround, who came flocking to the scene to learn the trouble. The boiler was literally blown to pieces, while the great mogul of the rails was almoBt converted into scrap iron. The drivers were blown a way and the entire engine lifted and blown 50 feet or more from the tracks. Four of the seven cars constituting the extra freight were derailed, two of them. It. is said, being hurled clear off the right of way. "The hrakoman of the freight had a norrow escape. He had. just a few seconds before the explosion occurred, left the engine or near tho en- ' glue and gone to the rear of the train. Had lie remained near tho engine another minute or two a third victim would have been added to tho list. The engineer and fireman were hurled a great distance through the air and their bodies almost blown to pieces. "When picked up Fireman Kemp was disembowled and one leg and an arm were missing. Those members were found, however, some distance from tho body. Kngineer Lauderback was also terribly mangled. "That death was instantaneous is certain. I tie innn never Knew wnai struck them. Conductor W. C. Tlryson wan in charge of tne extra freight He escaped uninjured. The freight was headed for Ashevillo nnd was just turning the hill at liillglrt, 18 miles from Ashoville, when the explosion occurred. In discussing the affair one railroad man declared that an accident almost smilar occurred on another division of the Southern some time ugo, a boiler xploding while the train was in motion and resulting in the death of the engineer and firemen." PRANKS OP Cll'll). An Old Man and Oid Woninil Ran Away. Mrs Carrie Emmons., fiS years of age. who left Plymouth. Pa . recently, saying that she was goinc to visit friends in Scranton. wont instead to Dover. N. J., and was there married to John P .Johnson, who is 75 years old. They met several mourns ago and were Infatuated with each other, but while their friends knew this, they did not expect they would he married. Johnson is a widower with four children and Mrs. Emmons, who is divorced. has three children. Together they have 28 grandchildren. They will live In Morrlstown, N. Y.