The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, October 31, 1902, Image 1
CAMDJffiN, S. C., FRIDAY, OOTOBBE 31, mi.
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WALLER IS PRAISED
Mentioned as Being Untiled to the
Highest Credit
BftAVm IN THE SAMAfc CAMPAIGN
Captain* Porter and B??r? rUutioned
j H tfclng EntUlfd to Highest Credit
.. tor tho Cour?g?ou5 fUaoer lo
* Which They Routed tho tmemy.
| Washington, Special.- ? Major Gen
. wil Char leg Heywood, commandant
United, States Marine Corps, to
annual report presents la detail
Urtf operations ofc* Major Waller . and
Ws toiira^eo*i6 band ofmarines on ttie
coast of Southern Samar. Major. Wal
ter is quoted M expedi
tions early in last fl$ve.mber In
-r wfm ? ?*#V *fF' V"?WV? IU i
l ftohoton district, v?re the most -1~.
portant of the campaign, so far as their
effect on the iasurg^nts^as con
cerned. A graphic accountisgivoty of
tho operations of the main expedition
? Hj the SOhoton district? The attack
wa*Jjy? tll? fortified cliffs and c^ves
whicntiad been reported to be procd
rally impregnable., The plan of attack
was that two Shore columns were to
at the enemy's stronghold and
Joined there by a river column uu
3981 Major Waller. Concerning the re- ?
suit of the attuck the report days: ,
"On the 17th of November the shore
column struck the enemy's trail,
_ wlrtch was followed, and ttte detach
ment Boon came upop a number of
bSraboo gunB, One of these command
ing the trail had the fuse burning and
Acting Corporal Harry* Glenn ruBhtyd
forward and pulled out tho fuse. The
attack of tho marines Wfl,s a perfect
surprise 6nd the enemy, * was com
pletely routed, 30 beinj^ killed. After
^driving the insurgents from their posi
I troops - croRBed the rtVer,
m Mated the cHjh? -ontha opposite side \
aiid destroyed the .camps there. The
. ?? enemy Hred two volley b ahd then fled.
yjt. Major Waller says that he himself was
,[ ?? 6ot in this attack, being in the river
below and tenable to reach the firing
littc ill t^ie, but he mentions CapUiiiH
Porter and Bears as being entitled to
the highest credit fa? the courageous
and Bkillfuf manner^ln *which they
routed the. enemy, in the face of ap*
- parently insurmountable obstacles. -In
.......'.order to rea*hjie jpnemyfy position
f the troops climb 'the cliffs
which rise eheer from the river to the
, - height of about* 200 feet and -are
S'.- .Honeycombed with caves,, to which
access is had by means o1f ' bamboo
ladders and also by narrow * ledges
with bambp.o hand rails, Tons of rocks
were suspended In cageB held, in posi
tion by vines, and in readiness to be
precipitated upon people and boats be
low. Instant destruction would have
undoubtedly been the fato Of the boats
had thejr undertaken the ascent of the
river before the shore column had dls
lodged, the insurgents.. The effect of
the capture of this last' .stronghold
?n the! insurgents of Samar;cannot
overestimated, ' as they had spent
oMabpr upon the defenses and
ibtedly considered the cliff forti
^|?|HP??l|!able.' ? - -r r
_?.*eport contains an account of
march of 190 miles across Samar
***** Waller a?d his men and* of
dible hardships they en
_ ue command^vras engaged ac
&n& continuously against the In
?ts for three months. General
?_ to flHRstz hsw. :rs?.
" ,Ya.^at a rost of
Jita ^pevlbhs re
3^:Saa?e-ba5i^to
^Wtersat the Charleston.. 8. C,
Drakeman Crashed to Death.
marnlng at 4:.l5 o'clock Lawrence
Slfttft a brakeman on the- Southern
I way, was vun ovef by a freight car I
e Spartanburg- junctlon-ahd ~died-i
the effects of bis injuria two
l&ter. The unfortunate men
entirely rational up to the point of
" l and told haw the accident occur
Hc had stepped from his train
IRK was walking down the track, tin- |
?ilndful of the approach of a car,
had.been cut loose from a shift
' fog-engine! He was struck on the arm
thrown across the rails, where ho
?ground benefit ft Ibewheei s of the
car. His jlght leg and left arm wsce
rerrt^from the body. Dr.
Dean, the railroad physi
summoned Immediately, bfTt
ist fieatb was only a quea
in bourfor more. The dying
the adareas of his father and
^whom* telfgram was pent,
fatal\a evident.
.. While Wanttafr^
~^eaq? old, son of Henry ghep
ity. died Tuesday from
tds inflicted while out
|g She>pard %as wlth; a
id Park in quwit of
. 'flushed a field lark, and
rgtrthebtrdandtheu
to his companion. In
weapon, which was a
in, p^emaoireiy e*
d a wound to the
.where he died
tho accident had
?f*
l?ft
rouce FOK THE SOUTH.
* A
An Unfqpe Measure to' Prevent
Vagrancy mid Crime.
It is announced from Atlanta that
Mr. R. .11, Hlackbu.n will father ut
[ftie present session of the general *??
mnbly of Georgia a bill providing for
tha. selcfcUoi. at about 1MO0 additional
police officers In the State. As explain
ed* by ita RMthor, the bill commands it
eelf to -prompt passage for Georgia and
to adoption as soon as possible by
ever y other Southern State, It means
order, safety fcnd prosperity. Tho bill
proves fpr tho choice by the grftd
Jury of each county in thf State of
seven menju, each /militia district to
act as patrolmen. group of sev
en is to select a' captain; and to his call
the patrol Is. subject. Under such- a
system, end wherever t$e necessity
nrlstsrpStrolmen may bp provided up
on a basis oi one for every six square
miles of the State's area and for jvery
two hundred and twenty of Its popula
tion. and the officers thus provided
will he specially charged with tho ar
rest of aft suspicious characters and in
dividuals w ho may be Inautng a ftlo
"BTJfft(T5F"fiirimmoFral fife. ~~~ The bill en
larges the vagrancy law so as to, being
within its purview all persons who
have no fixed abode, and who may be
found trapping through the couutry
with no visible mfeans of support
The proposed measure seems to seek
a re.vival of some of tho features of
the old patrol system of the South. aud
should it succeed it would not only
prove a deterrent of crime and misde
meanors costly to <lhe State in many.
ways, but would alstf be an effective
in* 'hiih for the prompt admlnWtratioi
of Justice, and hereby effect a saving.
It strikes at the root of many evils,
social, economic, industrial, agricul
ture and. financial, in reinforcing va
grancy laws. _Ot\e of the ol the
South is vagrancy, increasing witfc the
means for improper schooling o*
nogroee, aftd vagrancy is the parent 'Of
elvers offences against persons . and
property and a constant drain upo ^
the strength of a community. Thla is
especially the case In rural districts,
of others, the Inevitable criminals of
where ttyfe Idlers and drones, living upon
the honest and dishonest exertions of
ethers, the inevitable criminals of tho
future, are not as easily restrained as
th#y may be 'in the cities whither many
of them drift* The knowledgfe that at
any moftieht the country patrolman
may appear will have thtr effect of
checking the tendency to vagrancy,
with all Its possible dangers. There
fore, the law as proposed will be of in
estimable value, to the country neigh
borhood, making mbre secnVe -life and
property there, and will do much to
ward a settlement of many of the dlfifl
cutlea whl&khavs cultivated the un
healthy migration of valv r.^le elements
of the population from country to
town. It will not only Induce stability
in that class of the population, but will
Add to its numbers. ? " *
The anthor of the bill bellfcves that
-the law aa'tramed by him may be ex
ecuted almost without direct expense
for the State. That feature will un
doubtedly make It popular. But the
expense should ^e regarded^of minor
import*"? coUld well afford
to Spettd for a few years half a million
dollars annually upon such a police
syc&m, and every other Southern State,
would do well to wake a aliqHar in
vestment in proportion to Its needs.
Svich an expenditure would have the
immediate effect of enhancing farm'
values and of increasing the density of ?
the coiihiry popuiaiuwrof tne wmtn,
and those of ultimately incretslng the
ability of the St^te to make the ex
-penditure, and at the same time of re
duclng to a minimum. the necessity for
it. It Is an investment which will be
gin to pay interest immediately, and
which will require no sinking fund for
the extinction of obligations arising
from it.? Manufacturer's Record. 4
Wealthy Ranchman Killed.
Birtfl^-Mont: Special. ~ A special
Irom Bear Houth says James Conn: a
ri^thy nchman on,, Willow Creek. J
was found shot to death in his hon)<;
Tuesday. His mother lsiy upon thq,
floor with her skull crushed and can
not live. The murderer is believed to
be the tone bandit who held up the
Northern Pacific limited* Friday.-" - ? '
? flhiift i liupfliwwil la MafT'
Mexico city, 8pec>Ial. ? In one of the
nines near Santa Maria d? Is Pal on j
Saturday < a number of miners were
working at the bottom of a shaft wherf
many tons Of earth caved ta.choklgg. I
the sKnfT. at some distance from " the
bottom. Relief parties went Instantly
to work. Sunday iil*tat a tapping noise
made by the miners coaid be heard*]
and relief wot* wee ftashed wtth *?
possible speed. There Is a bare hope
that- the 1 m mooned mtnera hSTo ex j
cavated holes for tfcemselyee where
TO BEGIN
Time Set For Coal Miners to Resume
Operations yJ
02DER OF THE COAL STRIKE BOARD
The First Stage o I the Inveetlgation
Will Be the Exemlnetlon of Wit
neeses.
? V
'j Washington, Special. ? TJrt Anthra
cite Goal Strike Commla&lou Monday
in the hearing room of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, held ita first
conference with the parties to the Con
troversy in the anthracite. regions.
There was a full representalfou of
both operators and miners, and Wein
berg of the press and a number of
other lj^ter^at*^ parties were present.
The Commission occupied the elevated
seats generally filled by members of
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
Judge Gray, ad president, occupying
"Hw-CTPtrg-tBat ana MessrsT '"WrigStr
Watkins and Clark the seats to the
right of him in the order named, while
General Wilson, Bishop Spalding and
Mr, barker eat o% the left in the or
der of their names. The proceedings
covered about two hours' time, and
were given up entirely tp a discussion
of the time and method of proceeding
with the proposed investigation. The
commission decided to hegin its work
Thursday morning at 9*Vciock, the
flr?jL uays of the investigation being
devoted to examination of withesses
at the homes of miners, starting in the
vicinity of Scranton. The entire an
thracite Held will be covered.
There was considerable discussion
over a proposition made by the com
.mission to have expert accountants
appointed to audit statements St wagos
and classification of miners to be
made by the operators, fdr use by the
commission, but no result was reached
otrTTSlg point beyond the announce
ment by the chairman of the. com
mission in, case hltf services "should
be found necessary. During the pro
gress of the meeting, Mr. Mitchell, as
representative of the miners, pre
sented a statement as the basis of the
demands of th*_ miners. These de
mands are: First, for an increase of
20 per cent, in wages, of those not en
gaged by the day; second, a reductions
of 20 per cent, in working hours off
those engaged by the day; third, th<J
payment for coal mined by Weight att
a minimum of 60 cents per ton of 2,2401
pounds; fourth, of a wage agreement
.between the operators and the miners*,
for at adjuatrti^nt of wages.
Mr.' Baer, on the part of thejfoal
operators, .took exception to Mr.
Mitchell's appearance before'the com
mission as a representative of the
mine Workers, but said that he had
-no objection to his presence as a
representative of the strikers as such
in their individual capacity. The com
mission made no attempt to settle the
controversy, but it waa made ap
parent that the recognition of the
Miners' Union will be an important
and knotty problem for the arbitra
tors.
, The coal carrylftg roada were Repre
sented as follows: President Baer, of
the Philadelphia Jb Reading; E. R.
Thomas, chairman of the board of the
Brie; Alfred WXTIar, president of the
JL^higb Valley; _ -WW; If. ' Truesdale,
president of the Delaware & Hudson;
John B. Herr, vice president of the,,
Scrantou Coal Company; J. H. Torrey, -
attorney for the Delaware .A Hudson,
and Franc la I. Go wan, attorney for the
Lehigh Valley, The minera were repre
sented by President Mitchell, District
President Fahey and Walter D. WevT.
Preceding the opening of the hooka
to the experts, Mr. Baer made a point
of saying that the of each com
pany would be dewy with ? separately. '
He would contend for the sliding scale'
in the regulation of wages end urge
the adoption of a proflt^shartng plan.
Mr. Thomas said he notlW that the
word "arbitration" had bSen applied
to the , commission's worthwhile he
wantod it considered a a an investiga
tion. Judge Gray said the President's
instruction settled that it was arbitra
Won, v \ ?
A suggestion that Both side* appoint
experts to examine toe hooka of the
companies waa madeyby Judge Gray,
the chairman, after expressing his dls
cllnation to accept this suggestion,
said that Ms company would submit,
their pay-rolls under oath of their ac
oountant.
President Mitchell aald that it
wouM facilitate the work of the com
miaafon if It would accept a general
statement on; fhose issues that affect
all the companies and the mine Work
era alike, for Instance, the question of
shorter hours.
Mr. Truesdale aald that hla com
pany had X~Wn*y which il wE r
hoped to speedily adjust the differ-.
wilts UUlWWn~hts company and the
mev. This ptSh Whi -fef tBe miners to
Appoint a committee to ^att a com
mittee of his -company and '-discuss
? their grievances, and If there were
any rtch that could not be settled,
commlsskMr^w* final arbitration.
Dr. Weyl, tor the miners, said that
would ariso ou that aubject.
"Wlh your statement give the dif
ferences o t workman?" inquired Mr.
Mitchell.
"Undoubtedly," said Mr. Ttaer.
After further controversy between
the commission and" the miue repre
sentatives and coal presidents, Judgo
Gray modified his suggestion,. this
time presenting It In tho shap4 of a
proposition that only one export ac
countanf he appointed, Who should
#Vraly*e (fte Btatoinent made by both
sides, and verify the facta for tho'con
alderatton of the commission.'' Mr.
Haer promptly accepted thla>Buggoa
tlon, and Mr. Mitchell followed suit
after a brief explanation on his part.
BUILDING AT AIKEN*
Bvldenc?? of Progress lit This Live
Little City.
Aiken, Special.? 'Thor? has been ex*
tensive building operations going" On
in Aiken during the summer just
past. A rough estimate shows that at
least $140,000 worth of new buildings
and improvements have been done. Al
though one of the smallest, the most
money has been? spent on the Whitney
| double squash court. Next to the-^pr- 1
ereid tennis coyrt of the Aiken elub
this is the most costly building in
Aikon, fully $20,000 having been spent
on it. It is now in the hands of decor
ators and will be finished this week.
Squash is an indoors game somethiug
like tennis, only the ball is struck up
against a dead wall before Which in
tneir respective courts the playevs j
stand. The Whitney squash court re
situated near Joy? cottage and has a
central reception room with courts
opening, />ff at the right and left. The
courts are the full height of the1 build*
ing and lighted by skylights.and a row
of high windows. The centre room up
stairs serves as a gallery from which
to watch the play. The building is
heated by steam and beautifully deco
rated. The' fflans were drawn by War
ren. Wetmore ? Morgan of New York,
and Mr. E. C. Trltten is thp- supervis
ing architect. J. H. Hln.es its the con
tractor arfef the decorating was done
hy a Charleston artist, M. E. E. Melfi.
Workron the addition to Joye Cottage,
Mr. Whitney's winter home, is pro
gressing rapidly. More attention- is '
being paid to landscape gardening and
one, of ?.he features of the improve
ments ts,* Roman garden and centre
fountain: Two large wings are being
bjtfjfw the house, to contain two
f?uests' chambers and lounging and
bath rooms and. servants' rooms over
head. These wings are connected with
the main butldlng by a covered pas
sage, and the Roman garden Is be
tween them. Senator Geo. F. Ed
munds' residence, on Aiken heights is
approaching completion: It is a very
comfortable house of 20 rooms, with
all the modern conveniences. W. F.
Do bey Is the contractor .and the house
will cost $12,000. The- new golf club
house at the Palmetto golf links is
also nearly done. John. ijalrd is the
contractor, and the building alone
cost $8,00Q. It is one of the finest In
the country and is admirably situated
on a brow of a hill which commands
a view of the links.
Govern meat ^
Charleston, Special.-? The?**Wnted
Stater, engineers and attorneys are ]
busy preparing the government's feide !
in the appeal which has been carried
to the supreme court in the case Of
Arthur Lynah against the United
States, for damages done to a . rice
plantation by the-Jetty: construction at
Savannah. The plalntiff was awarded
Hipm. wfc* Mwmiuvrvuvr&ei&r-:
[eminent is not prepared to accept as
final the verdict of %he lower court
and the case will be reviewed by the
Highest court*/. Tfie plaintiff's planta
tion . is on the . Back -river, a . tributary,
of the Savannah river, and his peti
tion alleges that Wr-" Jetty ,work to
, deepen the river at the port has caused
(/tRf-waffer to rise in the Back river,
overflowing his land and ruining it,
fer the cultivation ofrlce. There are
several similar suits ending, ami if
the-Ltfnah case decision Is allowed to
stand there 'will doubtless be many
more suita of the klndflled against the
government. The engineers and attor
neys are consequently'giving much at
tention to the case. In hopes of being
able to reverse?the decision of the* |
lower court and stop a multiplicity of
suits. - 4 .
Saluda's New Senator.
Saluda, Special.? The serohd primary
for -a state senator from Saluda coun
ty was held last week. Hie returns
from all but three amall precincts indi
cate thrf election of Jaiges M. Forrest
over his competitor, HS./? Bleaso,* by a
handsome majority. Saluda's new sen
ator was born in 1847 and Is now 65
years old. During the war he served In
Co. it Second South Carolina cavalry.
At the clos^of the bloody conflict 'Mr.
fJnrrast, lire thousands of oMnw, he
gin. thevst ruggle of life nennlleaa. but
by hard-WUVVSini'lfie practice of ecoh"
omy la . today among the largest prop
erty owners ln"bur county. His whole
life has been spent on the farm. Mr.
Forrest never olfamd for qSIm before..
Mum rafMinrtira
new cnvi pi hi ? 9
The Secretary of- atate last week
granted * charter to the Gonsales Book
company which Is to deal In books, sta
tionery, etc., conduct a publishing btts
1 ineaa and run a general store In Colum
j bla for the sale of such goods. The
qonme?;
i? preafdent and treasurer and Her
la secratorsC
A DARING HOLD UP.
-V.- ?
A Bold Robber Terrorizes Train Crew
and Passengers.
KILLS fcNtilfm AND ROBS CARS.
While Slowing Down on Signal the
Engineer Saw the Robber Growling
Towards him.
MUsoulu, Mont.. Special.? An eaat
bound passenger train on the Northern
Pacific was beld up Thursday night
near Drummond, Mont.,. 45 mllea_fu)m
this city, and Engineer Dan O'Neill
wis killed. Tho train, which included
mall baggage and express cars and nine
coachss, arrived at Missoula at 10:20 1?.
m., and preceded eastward after a
short delay at this station. It arrived
after midnight at a place 2 miles west
of Qrummond. Here tho train wm slg
naled.to stop mid the engineer slowed
up. Whilo dolug so, he suvt a man
creeping toward him over the tender
The man, who was armed, called to
O'Neill ta'stop the train Jnalantly. Th<>
engineer took In the situation at onee
"VfflTj pulled open The TurottTe" tried to
start the tralri at full speed. The robber ]
divined his purpose and fired at hun.'
The shot tcok instant effect and the en
gineer fell dead at his post. The robber
then proceeded to rifle the express an 1
mail cars. He plundered the regular
mall and. blew open the safe in (be ex
pros# car, which was wrecked by the
oxplo3lon. The amount of plunder
which ho secured Is not known at pres
ent, but it is supposed to bo large.
The excitement on the train wus in*
tense. Tho sudden stoppage of the train
fcMowed soon by i^xe explosion spread
alarm amontrthe train hanrtg jind the
passengers. The darknet-s or the night,
and the loneliness of the place added to
the general scenes of terror. Word of
the attack wax sent to Drumtnond,
whence It was telegraphed to licer
Lodge, about 50 miles away. Blood
hounds were sent out at once and steps
were taken to keep vigilant watch for
the robbers. It was assumed that at
least eight men were engaged In the
hold-up, but the latest sdvlces are that
one man alone perpetrated the mufder
and robbery.
Dah O'Neill, the dead engineer, lived
in this city and had a wire and five
children. He had beenJD Ihe service
of the Northern Pacific longer than any
engineer. The robber boasted that he
was the man who took part in the hold
up of the Southern Pacific train near
Portland, Ore., about one year ago. lie
made this boast to the train hands to '
terrorize them, while he employed/
them to run the train 4 miles to a nolny
2 miles east of Drummond. Ho deelarpd
that he would b\hard to catch, ItHfhc
had a horse in the timber. The North
ern Pacific has ottered a reward of $5,
000 for delivery, dead or alive, of the
train robffe who killed O'Neill. The
mask won Hoy the bandit was found on
a mountain trail, 2 mll^p from the
seene-oT-the-boW-vp ant! after giving
the hounds the Brent of the mask, the
animals Immediately took up the trail,
which was. then about 8 hours old,
Cock re 1 1 Acquit!
Compton, Ky., Special.?' Thelu*y"ln
the case of Tom Cockrlll, charged
with the murder of Ben. Hargis, re>
turned a verdict of not guilty. In Ab*
fight In which, Hargl* lost hta W*
Cockrlll was severely wouuded. The
killing with which Ooekrili was
charged was one of many (hat have
occurred as a result of a bitter fend
between the Cockrlll and Hargis fac
tions In Breathitt county, Ky, The ,
last casultr Ijdl the feud. wa? the a*.
?Mi nation of Jim CoefcrilU Turn Qgefr
rill's brother, from the court taouae at
Jackson, for which no arrest haf ever
been made. ; ?
ntlfttf IflltoJg
Stanford, N. C.. Sj^i^-Wed^idky
afternoon there was an accident near
Colon* ? ek ? the ? SeabSSrd" Air Line,
which has since resulted tn the death
^foMmim. crew with
ineir hand car werebastenlngtQCoi
on rn tirde* lo be out w m -
41, "then almost due. when a plck on ,
the front end of the car fell offreaue
ing the car to jump the track. Section I
Master II; P. Brown was thrown vto- [
lently and his skull fractured. He w*s
brought to Sanford for treatment, but
died yesterday morning. Two of tb*
other men on tbe car were injured al
so. though not fatally.
1 1 1' " "
Telegraphic Briefs.
Of untMfeal length, but of more than
ordinary interest Is the annual report
to the Secretary of the Navy of the en
glneer-in-chlef, Melville. He sajs with
the greatest frankness, that the per-,
sonnel act ms preven to be a failure
as it Is administered; and he declared
that one-half of the .. officers of the
patj have yet to be cphvlitced of the
benefits of the amalgamation. .
? ,3re tr lal pf JHL ja, JJxMUl-Ica: thexoutr ^j
der of Capt. John J. Griffin began at
iVftumbls. 8. C.y Friday after several
continuances, The kilting occurred
early last year In Hvans1 room. .The
defendant claims thatjSrifim snot him
self while handling m pistol.
Rev. Dr. Sheldon Munaon Ortewold,
rector ^ Cbrtst.CllSfCMt Ttiritton. N.
f - In the dtooei* of Albany, was FH
da yelacted miastodary bishop of Sal^
. na, tnr western district of Kansas, by
['the House of Bishops at Philadelphia.
A CH?S?.2iSSL"ffi "J"y?a ,
^ it GdL J. Hamilton
t member ot Ooufrss
Tt Wimn
put I? operation aome addltMnal
?mtfk. i n? .nntj
AN UGLY CRIME AT COLUMBIA
Brutal Hurder of a rtulatto Woman'
Saturday Night.
Columbia, Special.? Qne of the most
revolting rourdera ever committed In
this couuty <Jc cur red about 9'. 30
o'clock Sit tin d(i v Btrtt, lOM/.a Ker
Bhaw, a youag mulatto woman of
nl;out 28 yfcars of age, was f^und^y
liig dead In the Broad river r/ad afcput
a mile and a half above thf city,
throat cut from ear to ear. I The b<;
wag found hy two negroes \etuj
from the city to their homes Itt th6
country, and lnim?dlately . imported.
The coroner did uot reach the scene
until about midnight and then Insti
tuted a careful InvcHtlgatlori <Jf the
surroundings not returning until 8
a. m., thug accounting for nothlug be
ing generally known of the affair.
The body woo removed to Connelly'*
where the inquest was held Sunday
and the practical identity of the mur
derer establlacd through gome vtfry
tangible evidence. He la still at large,
From the atory As d?veloped from the
testimony, aa heard at the Inquestvimd
fiom further inquiry. It would anneaj
that TTTltBro niSnrea Wat ?(>n whs "re-"
turning with hla wife to his homo in
the country about 10 o'clock on Satur
day night. They bad reached a poiut
oh the Broad Jtiver road nboyt 125 fnct
beyond the bridge over the Seaboard
Atr Line Railway's cut, when Watson
noticed a dark object In the road. He
remarked to his wlfo that It wae prob
ably an overcoat dropped from a
wagon. On close inspection ho found
thai it was a body./ Just at that mo
ment shearing two negroes coming
down the road he recognised tho voice
of or.e^of them, John Franklin, and
called to him. Franklin came up with
his companion, Charley Brooks, bath,
of whom ilve on Newham'B placo and
the former struck a match. By the
light of the flickering flame the four
terror-stricken negroes saw the body
of a younaKmytatttrwoman lying In the
road, a g?jt)y wound In her neck. Sho
lay Weltering In. a pi>ol of her own
-blOfld^ her clot nee -ebyered vwlth
and he^ hands clenched and badly
twisted showing signs of an ivu.
struggle In which she endeavored td
reelet the aaaaasin who attacked her.
The negroes sent >wrd to the city
and the coroner and Sheriff Coleman
went to the pcene.
It wan found that the crime had been^
committeed In the recesses of the dark
thick woods on the left of the roadaide
The woman'a hat was found against. *.
tree and near a poor of blood. A tell
tale trail of the red blood lay over a
path beaten down In the underbrugh
by th{ murderer a? he had dragged the
body out from the thicket Into the
road* a distance of about t0 feot. Just ,
where the woods joln^ihe road wea l
found the blade of afwade & Butcher
razor without a haAdle and stained
with blood. v; :/* ?'
About SOQ feet fu
toward the river
with.- n white atrln
on it wan found,
towel which the w<
wrapped around h
sole.
ler down the road
old ragged/ ahoc
4*4t and r>o sole
the ehoefwaf a
had eVidetftly
foot in lieu of a
It waa ascertained Sunday that Ellsa
Kershaw, the murdered Woman. lived
In Harper's alley, Which runa into tho
weat aide of Main street between Lum
ber street and Blmwood avenue, with
J2rEf2T sgg su'-irss
deserted H.r, ?
year-old son. ... fogr ' uir. "
'latlone ,?er?; un*\
VWfl Ifff llrfliifh '
amiable terma. ^e often^UM^^to f
talk to hito while he *SF working
?lon* Wlth hla gsutf Id the trepchfts
ilong
Of BaturJiy n .
Cantey came to Sflsa'a home and ask'
her to go ont with him. "Come on
ha said , "I'll buy thatnewl
dreaa for you now." After some fur
ther XHrversatlon the two started off
tbwarda Elm wood avenue. They were
ldentllled-yasterdeyes the man vnd
woman who came into Mr. W. A. .
Bent's grocery store on the extension]
of Main street and just this aide of tha
old Pope homestead. They came for
tha purpose pf buying some bacon, but
on being told the price Can
that it waa too high and* it__
could geteome"cross the river."
This wag the last time, aa far aa was
known last night, that the wOmau wna
aean alive. Tha^palr continued on Into
the Broad rlwt road, and what hap
pened from ffcat tap* on la a. story
which prohibit Winter Captey alont
can tell. Pi
There tr little doubt! of
gnilfa
CanUy '?
Newa In Paragranhs, -
-t-A Jellico, Tenn,, dispatch says:
fohtt N|dl. Jr., g- foreman ombstfrm
A Reeds, shot and Instantly
At n <neetlng of the
JCTetartee held at Ha
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
Southern knltv^sya.
As part of the work done by gri
railroad systems in developing thqjP/
Kouth in strengthening thoiK positions
theve and extending their facilities.
The Manufacturers' Ric'ord " In' 'Wis""."
week's issue, ^ymmarl/.es tlie
ditures for extensions, etc., of jfteVoral
typical lines as follows: "The Illinois
Central Railroad for Instance, notes ;
the disbursement of t8.0ftff84< tor
betterments during the year! JSeartir -
800 additional miles. Of second maid
track were put In service, making * /
total of 633 miles of second and third
track nx>w in use on the ByBtem. which :4
since last year has added 61 mUeslir
its extent, malting-: a total Of 4, *83
mlleago. Ttro Hon them R*Hwa,jr Com
pany expended In the samtj period foe
maintenance of wjj/y and structures,
Im provemats ajKi extensions, 'fMito-- 7
7?1 , tho Improvements including the #
reductions of curves and grade* on the
Ht, I .outs division, the building oV now
shops at Sheffield, Ala;, tho making oi
pttn t^TWTiBiQrt Trrnrr ijuidiou,
the Bloss-Sheffleld Htegl ftHtl .?? ?#???
l>any's mines and the purchase of real ^
estate at Birmingham, LoulsvtUe ?i^dT^
other points. Tho jSlonfolk ?'Wi
Ilolhvay also .spent lArgelfr an4
portH a total at ~
branches and extensions, tor '^
Ing bridges and treslI?L..-?fir~.'
track and for additional mlllM Muck.
Tho Chesapeake & Ohio waq
behind its neighbor, having,
$2, 823, K 05 for betterments, '
tho station at . JRlchmondC -
gun several projects for
year- whieh-wiH entail at
of more than 84.000.000,,
continuing its . work of-:
heavy stegl bridges
permanent ehibankut
bridges and tecodeir -
liberal ddfcnd or Is the Hi
the I
ints In ^purchasing new
erecting ""
Uning:iur3
Kansas &
.SUJtltttK.
Central of Georgia,
prorementff,- fn
of 86 trestles.
companies report a
923,218,301 ij '
proveraenttf
partiei
this
ma4<T
ertJen/