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t THE FORT MILL TIMES VOLUME XVIII FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 23, 19Q9 NO. 23 SHIP BOOZE BACK Charleston BM Tigers is CWsdj Watched by the Officers THEY GIVE UP THE FIGHT A Great Deal of Whiskey and Beer Is Being Sent Away From Charleston, the Tigers Being Afraid to Receive the Goods, as it Would Be Seized. A df&patch flom Charleston to The State Bays three thousand and two hundred and fifty-six quarts of whiBkey and 4,680 bottles of imported beer were loaded Wednesday on a steamship of the Baltimore line and snipped back to ?ammore ana immediate points. The contraband bad been consigned to blind tigers here, but never reached the consignees as ]" : the police patroled the water front day and night and the Bluff gradually piled up on the wharves. The greater part of the returned whiskey and beer was so undeniably contraband that the blind tigers did not even go through the form of attempting to O. K. the bills of lading, but simply waited until the vigfiance of the police was relaxed. The opportunity never came, and all parties concerned thought that the best plan would be to return the liquor to the point it was shipped from. There is at present on the various steamship wharves many times the amount of contraband shipped out of the city, and as the police show no indication of relaxing their watch along the water front, the next week or so will undoubtedly see enormous shipments of whiskey and especially beer, as the latter stuff keeps only a limited time, to their various destinations. Certain enterprising tigers did a4tempt to O. K. a limited number of bills of lading for the accumulated contraband but as they were promptly refused, the practice was discontinued. A very limited amount of whiskey and beer has without doubt been soiritod awav in small boats to neighboring pea islands, as the police have to confine themselves solely to the land, as they are without means of extending their o-ctivlty to the water, but as they are on the lookout for smuggling of this nature, the amount spirited away is of small moment. The same steamship that carried back the large consignment brought Into the city oniy 22 gallons of whiskey and 10 barrels of beer, a marked decrease in the amount imported recently. A glance at the police blotter shows that between September 6 and 15, local tigers forfeited bail to the amount of $1,150, rather than face the charge of dispensary violation. WILL HAYK TO WAIT. No Money to lx> lla<l for the Managers of State Election. The Florence Times says those who hold claims against, the State for the last election are doomed to disappointment. It was thought that being a special election, the managers would be paid out of the small appropriation made by the last legislature, but there were too many elections a head of Florence county, and the appropriation was only $800, so that the creditors of the State in ibis county will have to line up with those In the other counties and wait the appropriation of the next legislature to collect their clainiq. The editor of the Times went over to Columbia to try and get this monej for the managers In Florence county, but was obliged to return empty handed. Bond issue elections and other Bi/>dial "elections have been held in a number of counties and that exhausted the funds. No county in which special elections were held at the same time as the dispensary election was held can draw money, since some had to tie put out, all dispenifg sary counties were put on the same footing. * The Tobacco Crop. The second monthly report on the tobacco situation was made by Commissioner Watson Thursday under the new act. It Is for August showing total sale of 15,265,293 pounds, which brought $1,125,704.38. The figures indicate a crop for the year at least two and a half million pounds. Mullins is the leading market, Lake City second. Darlington third, TJmmonsviiie fourth, and Florence fifth. White Men Convicted. At Columbia In the circuit court, Lonnle Hall and John White on trial for the murder of Eber Ashford, were convicted of manslaughter. White was given twelve years and Hall ten years. Hall broke down and cried.. Three Hurt in Motor. At Syracuse, N. Y., in a collision between an automobile and a trolley car Thursday afternoon. Mrs James McKay, of Scranton, sustained a fractured skull and Mr. and Mrs Timothy Conklln. of Troy. Fa., wert probably fatally injured, j ' . V. . . J TRAITORS IN CONGRESS k BRYAN SCORES SOCALLKD D>TMOf CHATS WHO VOTED With the Republicans in Congress Against the Platform Adopted by Their Own Party. Bryan, the Great Commoner, made a great speech Tuesday at Dallas, Texas. Denouncing him who would violate a party pledge ratified by the voters of his party as an embezzler of power, Bryan outlined his views as to the tariff before a large audience. Mr. Bryan's subject was "Democracy and the Tariff." He emphasized necessity of Senators and Congressmen being bound by platforms, saying he would later suggest a form ' for such a plank. "If all of the Democrats tn the Senate and House had voted against every proposed increase in the tariff, and for every proposed decrease, we might have made our fight next year upon the partv's record without making a specific declaration on items of schedules," said Mr. Bryan. "But in view of the fact that Democrats in both the Senate and the House differed as to the Interpretation of the Democratic platform, and as to the rates that should be imposed under the various schedules, 1 believe that it Is necessary for our platform to be specific and emphatic. "If we expect to secure control of Congress, we must convince the public that we will, if entrusted with the power, favor material reductions. Unless our candidates for Congress can agree before the election they are not likely to agree after the election. If each Democratic candidate will state his position, the voters can select a representative who will give expression to their views, and I am much more anx| ious that the representatives shall reflect the wishes of his constituents than I am that he shall agreo with my opinion." Mr. Bryan concluded bis address with an extended argument in favor of free raw material. When asked 'f he would attend the reception to ne given Samuel Gompers. president ; of the American Federation of La- ^ hor, on his return from abroad, Mr. * Bryan said: "That depends upon the date." 0 When told that it was October 1, ' he said: ' "Impossible. That Is our twenty- v Ifth wedding anniversary." " a ORAFTKRS WILL RE CONVICTED. 1 ______ v Evidence Against Them Said to Re v I Very Strong. p The Florence Times says the gen- a >ral opinion In Columbia is that 1 -omethlng is going to happen right lard to the men charged wth graft- a ng in the State dispensary matters. The evidence given before the grand ' , Jury is direct, positive and apparent- r !y indisputable. It is said that the c nen on trial are worried. The prosemtion feels sure that they will se urc convictions if they have a jury 'hat anything like recognizes their I | responsibility. | The members of the grand Jury have let out few of the things that were brought out in the evidence be- s fore them, and they are shocking, so 8 shocking that the men could not keep t the stories to themselves. The tak- t Ing of money and money iu big slic- | >8, is not even attempted to be de- t niea. tnc accused content themselves , with insisting that it was not. bribery. < The cumberous verbage of the in- i lictment charging that with force , the defendants conspired to cheat md defraud the State, has caused i 1 good deal of merriment, tho liquor | *nen say that they used force or com- < mlsion, but found the local parties ( quite in a receptive mood. The cases may not be brought up \t the present term of court, but hey will come up if there is time. The jail is full of prisoners and 'hoFe out on bond are let alone un II the Jail is cleared. This may 'ake the graft cases over to another 'erm, or to a special term. SHOT IIKit AUNT. An Alabama Woman Arrested on Charge of Murder. A dispatch from Hrewton, Ala., says Sheriff G. A. Fountain returend from Pollard late Wednesday night with Mrs. Will Nowling, who had shot to death her aunt by marriage. Mrs. Henry Nowling, two and a half miles from Pollard. The latter was a sister of Martin Lindsey, a millionaire Iof Mobile. Mrs. Will Nowling claims self-defence. The trouble arose over me errorts or MrR. Henry Nowllng to put into the house of Mrs. Will Nowllng household effects of a married daughter. Ignoring the warning she is alleged to have advanced on Mrs.. Will Nowllng with a bed slat, at which juncture the latter fired, the load of shot taking effect in the I heart of Mrs. Henry Nowllng. Mrs. I Nowling's father and brother reside at Jay. Fla. Will Wear Gray. 1 Before long the Inmates of the Confederate Home at Columbia, will wear uniforms of Confederate grey, 1 thanks to the devoted efforts of Mrs. J. W. Bunch, of that city, who has > raided by subscription about $800 for the purpose. PERISH IN WRECK Eight Trainmen Killed and Fifteen Passen gers Are Injured BY COLLISION OF TRAINS A Freight and Passenger Train Come Together Near Nashville and Fire Sweeps the Debris, Consuming Two of the Bodies of Those Who Had Been Killed. Eight trainmen killed and 15 passengers injured, two fatally perhaps, is the result of a collision between a passenger and a freight train Wednesday morning on the Nashville. Chattanooga & St. Louis railroad at Pegram Station, 20 miles west of Nashville. Tenn. In the flre that followed at least two of the nangled bodies were completely consumed. The dead: William Mogan, trav;llng engineer, Nashville; Joe Gow>r pnulnoor * ? ? ... vu (laoai-u^cr train, S'ashvllle; Jess Tarkington, engineer jn freight train, Nashville; Walter itoach, messenger, Nashville; Sam Wbited, fireman on freight train, Nashville; S. B. Welp, brakeman; W. 3. Stalcup, mail clerk, Martin, Tenn.; L. C. Bailey, mall clerk, Vlartin. Seriously Injured: Bob Bailey, ireman, Nashville, two ribs broken ind left side injured; Ellis Martin, ;onductor on freight, Nashville, Inured on head and internally, may lie. Slightly injured: Capt. T. Jobe, 3urton, N. C.; William Lunsford, 'eachtree, N. C.; W. L. Thomason, | 'eachtree. N. C.; II. W. Boyd, Alnond, N. C.; Mrs. L. M. Lee, Tulahoma, Tenn.; Mrs. Temple Lunsord. Murphy, N. C.: Mrs. A. C. rhompron. Murphy. N. C.; May rhomason. Murphy, N. C.; Mrs. Mary r. Jackson. McClellan; Mrs. John dvely, McFlmmvllle, Tenn.; Mrs. ohn Dunn, Cumberland Furnace. >nn.; Mr. John Dun, Cumberland 'urnace, Tenn. The collision occurred about 8 'clock and was between passenger rain No. 4, westbound, and fast reight No. 51, en route to Nashille. The wreckage at once caught Ire. The baggage, mall, express nd smoking cars of the passenger rain and several of the freight cars rere burned. But one bag of mail ras saved. Through the almost su erhuman strength exerted by the as.^engert, the three day coaches nd the Pullman were pushed from L- fl? J * nt- me ana saved. It Is the general Impression niong passengers and the trainmen hat the fault was with the passengr crew, as an order to meet at Pegam had been issued, and the wreck ccurred west of that station. i>.\n<;kks of wkstkkn corn. Is I'se .May be the Cause of Pellagra in the South. The Augusta Herald very wisely innis up the matter of Western corn ind its results as a food for man ind beast. The Herald says it is lot. in corn that donger lurks, but n Western corn. The reason for] his is clear. Western corn does lot fully mature before the season mds. Frost falls upon it. before he kernels are hardened and the ob is dry. In this condition it is gathered ind housed or stacked. It, then goes through a process of fermentation which produces the chemical changes that convert a healthy food for man or beast into a subtle poison. Fed to horses it gives them blind daggers and thousands of horses ind mules are killed by it every vear. Eaten by men it produces pellagra. Fortunately a simple preventative will avoid all risks in this matter. That is to use only Southern grown corn t'liner lor man ihr corn bread or to feed to the horses. And an Atlanta case may show that grits ground in the North should also he excluded. Let our farmers ponder this matter, and raise corn enough for all our needs. Pellagra is becoming entirely too frequent in the South. Bengal Tiger a Suicide. The hunt along the water front of Marseilles. France, for the Royal Bengal tigress that escaped from a tteamer in the harbor on Tuesday came to a dramatic end when the animal, mortally wounded and with blood streaming from her head and flanks, fled from her mob of pursuers and with enormous bounds gained the water front. Then shr sprang into the sea and was drowned. Players Were Poisoned. Johnny Dohbs. manager of th# Cbattnooga team, says that t.bf members of his team were poisoned Wednesday while playing in Augusta All the men who drank from a buckei of water are ill. Two, who did noi drink of the water, escaped. Meek the star catcher, is confined to hi! bed with a doctor in attendance. I is not known how the poison go into the water or w-hat was the na ture of it.. . I 'Sift ' Jit TELLS FARMERS TO HOLD A SHORT CROP PITS THEM LN COMMAND OF SITU ATION And They Should f ake the Rest i I Use of it by Pu' .ing <V>tton in the Warehouse* Tb** .a no reasonable probability 01 a large cotton crop this year. The ever increasing demand for raw cotton must be met. Spinners must have cotton. The supply being curtailed. as it undoubtedly will be by this year's shortage, the Increased spindles of the world creates an increased demand, which means logically high prices for the South's great staple. It is up to the cotton growers of the South to seize this opportunity to reap the golden harvest that invites them to put in the sickle. There should be no bargain-counter sales for cotton thlB fall. 1 urge every farmer to ware house his cotton, borrow money on his ware house receipts and pay off his indebtedness. Money is plentiful and there is no need for him tn rush his cotton on tho market and glut It during September, October, November and December, as he has so .ofter done in the past. If no ware house is near him it will pay him to ship cotton to the one the nearest at hand. Our farmers should this fall make a supreme etfort to market their cotton gradually, and only at remunerative prices. Already tho spinners are counting on buying their supply of cotton during the first few months of tho cotton marklotlng season, as they did last year, and as they have done for many years. They expect the bulk of the cotton to be thrown on the market in three or four months, the beginning of the selling season. This they hope farmers will do, so as to depress the price. Now, brother farmers, let's view the situation from a business standpoint. You have been told for a long timo that supply and demand was the only thing that figured in the pricing of the staple. I want to say to you that the demand is now much greater than the supply. So it ie evident that you have the situation in your hands. We cannot make this year, according to the best estimates, more than eleven and a half million bales, and this means a starvation crop. Statements from Cotton and Cot luu uii i>cw9, oi wanas. lexas, are to the effect that the boll weevil has devastated the fields of two States, that Louisiana and Mississippi are suffering from pests and that reports received at the Government bureau of entomology at Dallas from the "boll weevil areas" of Mississippi and Louisiana show that an average of 90 per cent of the cotton boll ( squares are Infested at present with the weevil. In the Baton Rouge neighborhood Dr. Hunter, who is in charge of the Southern field crop investigation, says that 9f? per cent of the squares are infested, while in the vicinity of Natchez, Miss., 90 per cent, is a fair figure. This, Dr. Hunter says, is as bad as the worst years of the weevil ravages in Texas. In all sections of the Mississippi bottoms, where the weevil is at work. Dr. Hunter has established substations, and it is from these that the reports mentioned above came. Regarding the condition in Texas, at the present time. Dr. Hunter said: "West of a line connecting Weatherford and Austin, the dry weather has had the effect of practically reducing the damage incident to the Doll weevil to nothing. Through tho central portion of the State the damage is considerably less than it was last year. But at the same time (his report must not be considered iou ninti rvi n rr that Iho /v\t ton o * *-* *\ will bo bettor, for it will not. In the same proportion that the dry weather has affected the boll weevil, it has also affected the cotton stalks." Texas is the hope of the past. Not in the recollection of the oldest inhabitants has the blighting effect of a hot wind of the first three days of last week been paralleled. That spell has cost the South fully half million bales of cotton. It Is the worst B|?otted crop, too, within th? recollection of the earliest settler. The damage to the crop '.n the Southwest, and especially Texas, is little short of a disaster, and cotton should be selling for a high price. I know some farmers have solo their cotton for future delivery, and they Mill deliver it just as fast as they can. Just think for a mo' ment what such a man has done. He has furnished ammunition to the enemy to shoot him with. He is killing the gr>ose that has laid the golden egg. And the man who sells 1 his cotton this way is one of the worst cotton bears on the market. Of course, such men will bo glad for cotton not. to go higher than they 4 have sold. So do not be scared when ?J you see them delivering their rot1 ton. It will soon be out of your . way. Let our cotton growe-c use t good judgment, sell whenever the t price will justify, and not nofore. , The holders of spot cotton have the s opportunity of their lives. I w.tnt t to urge you to ware house your cott ton, borrow money on your ware - house receipt, pay off your debts and market the cotton, as the wot Id i I A FILTHY PRISON Awful Condition in the State Penetentiary at Allegheny, Pa. VERMIN INFESTS CELLS | Mor? Than Three Hundnxl Prisoners Arp Suffering From Tuberculosis and Morp Than Seventy-nine Cells Are Now Occupied by Prisoners Showing Advanced Statges. Conditions at the western penitentiary of Pennsylvania at Allegheny have been found so distressing and so intolerable as to require the immediate removal of all Federal prisoners whose transfer is practicable nd to demand the most serious consideration of *<ho proper public authorities. This is disclosed in the report of C. H. McGlasson, of the department of prison and prisoners. to the attorney general. At the direction of the attorney general. Wade Ellis, acting head of the Dgpartment of Juistlce, made knovn the result oi the investigation Which Mr Montoo."- - * _ ..... ... vvj luodUU tUUUUl/l" I i?d following the reports published I by itKe newspapers /ieveral weeks I ago, criticising the condition at the I penitentiary. "The population on the 1st of this] mouth was l,30i," says Mr. Ellis in I bis statement. "Of this number more than half are at all times idle, and I more than half are confined two in I a cell. The cells are unusually small I and the cots tako almost the entire I length of each, the room for mov-i ing about being a space eight feet long and eighteen inches wide. There are more than three hundred j prisoners suffering from tuberculosis, I and seventy-nine cells are now oc-1 cupied by those showing advanced I stages of this disease. The prison I is filled with vermin of all kinds. I although the (officials ?re making an effort to eradicate them. An un- I usually large number of the prison-1 era are of the lowest possible char-1 ac.t.er, mentally and mortally, and I there is but one general mess pro-1 vided for all. Almost universal com-1 plaint is made about the quality of J the food served, especially the meats." "The attorney general does not, of I course, assume that these unfortu-1 nate conditions are known cither I to the Governor of Pennsylvania, or I to other authorities having iinmedi- I ate control of penal institutions in I that State," continued Mr. Ellis. There are twenty-one Federal prls-1 oners confined at the western peul-1 tentiary Pennsylvania. All of l these who can bp immediately trans-1 fenred, except 'those wlfose terms will shortly expire, will he removed at once to Atlanta or Leavenworth. * I RUNNING DUEL IN STREET. | Fugitive* and I'olicrnH'n Kxrlinngp Sli<its?Two Mats Are Pierced. A dispatch from Newport, Ky., says a running duel between fugitives and a policeman created wild excitement there a few days ago. Detective Jeff Norton called at the hotel to arrest R. W. Leroy and Isaac. Brewer on the charge of detaining fourteen-year-old Florence Gray. The men fled after Leroy had fired three shots from a revolver. One bullet grazed the head of Detective Jeff Morton. Another pierced the hats of Tony Gastrlght and James Taylor, spectators. Another clipped the ear of Chris Albert, the city jailor. A policeman Joined in the pursuit, and a running battle ensued for several blocks. needs it, and our country will be prosperous. The deterioration of the crop In all of the States is of such a nature that it is now too late for it to recuperate and make anything like a full crop, no matter how favorable the seasons may be from now on. So realize you have the situation in your own hands. I want to urge every farmer to sow largely of wheat and oats; for corn, (lour and bacon are now very high. They car be raised for much less than half the cost at which farmers are buying today, and we have every reason to believe they will be higher another year. Let us begin now to diversfy our crops for 1910. Make home selfsupporting and self-sustaining, and our country will grow rich. I want to urge upon every farmer to study the conditions of the cotton crop in all the cotton belt States, and I am sure he will not dump his cotton on Tnp market as ho has done in the past. Just a word about cotton aoed. Romombor tho supply this yoar will bo short and the demand groat for rotton ?oo4 products. When you soli your soed. bo sure to make arrangements for the price of meal and hulls, or you will be caught in a trap. You probably have used good judgmont in growing your crop, and it behooves you now to use better judgment in selling. B. Harris, i Ex-President State Farmers' Union. Pendleton, S. C. SEIZED A BIG STILL LAlttiK Tl'SSAC PLANT CAPTURED IN SOITH KDISTO SWAMP. This is the Eighth Stil! That Has I teen Captured in a Year by the Aiken Officers. A dispatch says another of the "big stills" of the South Edisto river swamp is in the Aiken jail yard, having been carried there by Officers Samuels. Cato and Holley Wednesday night. The still was a large one, the capacity being about 120 gallons of "mash." Mr. Samuels received information 1 a few days ago that Kinney Mon- ' day, a white man. was in the bust- , ness. The Information was based. It ( Is said, on Monday carrying inolas- ^ ses from the Windsor depot. Sub- ; sequenuy tonstaiilrs Samuels, Cato ( and Holley left Wednesday armed ; with search warrants for Monday's house, which was searched. Nothing but empty Jugs and bottles were found. These had the familiar smell, but the "tussac" was nowhere to be found. A search of the premises not revealing any whiskey, it was continued Into the adjacent swamp. A path from the house was followed Into the swamp, and a short distance from the house the still was found, still steaming after a big "stilling bee" had taken place. The big basin and the worm was loaded on the buggy, while six fermenters and a "fleeck" stand were demolished. It is said that this still is one of the most famous of the Edisto swamp, having, it is alleged, been in operation for 20 years. The distilled goods could not be located, but all appurtenances were destroyed. This still was found at a point that has r.ot been raided within a year, 16 miles from Aiken, near Pine Log bridge. Monday raised quite a fuss about the officers' searching his house, but made no resistance. This is the eighth siill that has beet, captured within a year's time by the Aiken county officers. Aiken Is to be congratulated upon having the diligent dispensary officers that she has. as they are a terror to the blind tiger element, and by their good works the violations of the laware kept within a small sphere. 21) LIVES IX>ST AT SEA. (Graphic Story of Marine Disaster Reaches Mobile. A crrn nhln ore of ? ' ' OIU1J wi il marine (lis- q aster, which cost the lives of 29 f persons, when the steamer Nicholas v Castania, en route from Havana to ' Cienfuegos, foundered off the coast (' of the Isle of Pines 011 the night of August 23, last, reached Mobile a few days ago. Meagre news of the " disaster was given by the Associated n Press August 31. The crew numbered twenty-seven officers and sailors. Eighteen human ' bodies have been recovered. The H missing eleven are believed to have become the victims of sharks. All 1 the bodies recovered were in a ter- r rihle decomposed state and identifi- ' cation was impossible. A government commission, after examination, reported that the Immediate cause of the wreck was the simultaneous explosion of the steam- I er's battery of boilers, combined with a violent conctision of the steamer on the rocks, whither she had been thrown by the gale and tidal wave. The crew and passenger list, of the Nicholas Castania shows no 1 names of women, but among the per- 1 sonal effects which showed the wear , una -. ...... ... ... v.. um: ni-ii; it milliner OI feminine articles of wearing apparel < and children's shoes. * I , WANTS NKtiKOKK TO VOTE. , ? Taft (Viticisps Iaw Delmrrlng Them I From Voting , President Taft has squarely and unequivlcally placed himself on record, in a letter to a Washington newspaper as being opposed to suffrage restriction as being manifestly inteuded to discriminate against the negro race. In answer to a letter asking his opinion concerning th" franchise amendment to the Maryland constitution which is proposed by the Democratic party in Maryland) the president savs: "It is deliberately drawn to impose educational and other qualifications for the suffrage upon negroes and to exempt everv. body else from such qualifications. This Is cross Injustice and is a violation of the spirit of the 15th amendment. It ought to be voted down by every one. whether Democrat or Republican, who is in favor of a square deal." Judge in Shooting Scrape. At HuntBvllle, Ala., Judge Rett* and J. H. Ballentlne engaged in a iplstol duel on Saturday in the streets. each receiving a minor wound. The two men passed heated words Saturday morning and were separated by bystanders before blows were passed. Each armed himself later and when they met on the street both drew revolvers and began firing, emptying their revolvers at each otjjer at close range. FIGHT TOJ)EATH Sanguinary Duel of Sisters-in-Law in Chicago Apartment House. BOTH DIE IN STRUGGLE Mm. .Julia Tripp and Mrs. Jacob Silver* Perish in Hand-to-hand Combat With Pistol and Knife. Tliey Lived in the Same House and Had Frequently Quarrels. Mrs. Julia Tripp and her sisterin-law, Mrs. Jacob Silvers of New Ifork, are both dead as the result of i pistol and knife duel between tho two women In Mrs. Tripp's apartments at Fifty-sixth Btreet and Pral no avenue, a fashionable residence 11st riot of Chicago. It la said Mrs. Silvers' husband left her about three months ago because of her peculiar ictionB. Mrs. Tripp was the wife of i superintendent of a manufacturing firm of Chicago. There were ten bullet wounds and ?ne cut on the body of Mra. Tripp. Mrs. Silvers had a bullet wound In he chest and several knife slash's. Only one revolver was found In the apartments, ,buft elgnt empty ?hells Indicating that the revolver !*as emptied and reload rd rt'-rlng the truggle. The furnishings o f the lpartnients were In disorder snd In jvery room there woro evldoncoa of i desperate struggle. Mrs. Tripp was fully dressed but VIrs. Silver was In per uniorc'ochlng. vlrs. Silver had been staying at the Tripp home for about u month, and he two women are said to have had 'requent quarrels principally over lie division of household duties. One strange feature of the case s that no one heard any shots. The ippeals for help were heard, hut 10 one made any attempt to enter he apartments until after the pollen lad been called. Shortly sffer .1 o'clock In the ifternoon Mrs. Tripp appeared in the lallway in the front of her apartlient sereaniitiK fur hoin "I am being murdered in here!" lie shouted. At almost the same time a woman n a blood streaked night gown was een at the rear entrance of the ipartment by the janitor. "Come luick and save me," she cried. "I .111 being killed." When the apartment was entered >lood was found on the parlor curain, and several pictures had been iroken and chairs overturned. In . bed room off the parlor Mrs. "ripp was found lying on the floor nlly dressed. Her face and waist rere covered with blood and a pool tad formed beneath her. She was lead. Separated from this bed rom by >ortiers was another room. Mrs. Silvers lay on the bed in this room ind her night gown and the bod 1I0 thj-s were covered wilth pblood. Hood wns gushing from a deep cut n her forehead. She was unconcious and died later. At Mrs. Silvers' right side was a evolver and on the ffoor were a lumber of empty shells. Search of he rooms failed to disclose the knife vith which the cuts had been made. PLACED IN PRISON. Treacher Accused of Abducting Young Woman. Rev. Wallace M. Stuckey, pastor ?f the Christian Church of Williamsburg. Kansas , and editor of The A'llliamsburg Star, is confined in tho ounty jail on the charge of havlntr ibducted Lorena Sutherland, sixteen rears of age, daughter of a wealthy farmer of Williamsburg from her home. The girl, originally a brunette, but now a blonde, also Is in ustody. She will be returned to her parents and be used as witness j against the accused preacher. In every principal feature the case is like that of Rev. Jere Knode Cooke, pastor of St. George Episcopal church, of Long Island, N. Y., who deserted his wife and children and fled to San Francisco with Miss Loretta Whaley a few years ago. Kindness Rewarded. Mrs. Geo. Kramer, of Methucn, Mass., has received word from attorneys in the CMIIy Islands that R. J. Ribstock. a man whom she and her mother befriended in Bermuda, had willed her about $1,000,000 in railroad stocks and bonds. When Mrs. Bramer met Mr. Ribstock In Bermuda, *he then was unmarried and with her mother did many little kindnesses for him in his old age. He was eighty at the time. Where Is Ifavlland? Henry Havlland, a former Bostoa man. last heard from nearly twentyfive years ago in the vicinity of New York, is sought, by a firm of lawyers in Boston as the heir to an estate left in the hands of trustees by Haviland's wife when she died in 1886. Whs an Old Man. Isaac Brock, who died in Waco, Texas. Saturday, was said to have been 121 years old. Basis for this claim restod on a record in the old Brock family Bible.