The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 30, 1905, Image 1
VOLUME XVI.
lany Newsy Items Gathered From
all Sections.
General Cotton Market.
Middling.
lalveston, steady 9 3-16
law Orleans, firm 9 1-16
loblle, linn S7*
frvannah, steady 87,?
FUmington, steady 8%
lorfoik, steady 9
Baltimore, normal !>Vh
low York, quiet 9.2u
lot>t on, quiet 9.20
Philadelphia, steady 9.15
Touston, quiet 9V&
Augusta, quiet 8 15-16
femphls, firm ;
It, Louis, quiet ' 9
>uisvj,lle, firm 9%
Charlotte Cotton Market.
These figure? represent prices paid to
ragons:
lood middling 8 15-16
Mrlct middling 8 15-16
liddllng 8%
Tinges 7 to 7-34
stains
O'/a to 7*4
J. M.' Langiey Missing.
A special from Columbia saya: Jo
seph M. I^ngley, a carpenter In tho
r repairing department at the shops
f the Southern railway in this city,
as unaccountably disappeared and has
been seen by his family or antfb)N
is friends since Monday. He left? is
ome on tho Harhamville road, less
han a mile from the shops, an uhuuI,
"onday morning. Ho worked at hi.?
customed place all day and for two
ours extra time, which kept him un
1 8 o'clock that night. After leaving
ork he was soon by acquaintances
[going towards his home and tha last
that can be learned of him is that ho
was at. the store of Mr. William G.
?Allworden, oh the BaVhamville " roa 1. '
that night.
His wlfo is unable to account for
his absence, and she Kays she thinks
e has been foully dealt with. She and
her two young children- have been left
In a most deplorable condition. Both
of tho children are sick and she her
self is just recovering from a recent
illness. The eldest of the two chil
dren is two years old and the youngest
is only./ seven months old. They are
without money or the necessaries of
life and are dependent on the bounty
of their good neighbors for food and
shelter.
The Langlcys fnvested in $75 worth
of furniture on the installment plan
when they began housekeeping some.
.. ifme ago, and this has been seized and
'removed by the furniture house from
which it was bought because of her
^inability to pay the Installments. Mrs.
?^Langiey said that she had paid about
- - .haW of the $75 ahd that she had lost
: thaVi and her furniture too. She and her
: childreu are being cared for at tho
j/home of Joseph L. Gates, who lives
*wiear the broken up home of the Lang
r3teys.
So far as can be learned there is
Absolutely nothing' to indicate why
^ ; tiangley should have "Heft except that
*he was in de'^t and could not meet
" ;Mfl obligation*.. His wife states that
gp'.-'/he had no enemies, so far as she knew.
?7 There is no reason to believe that he
4 has met with foul play.
KF*.':" V
Krrrr:~v ? ' Petition For Pardon.
?j' ? \
A petition for the pardon of John
? > Hendrix, of Pickens county, has been
I filed with the Governor. < The convict
pr- is said t<>, be a weak-minded boy who.
-in 1900, was givon a lif^ sentence on the
charge of burglary with attempt to
assault.
Daniel Doe. an imbecile, of Barnwell
V . county, who a few weeks ago pleaded
^ guilty to the charge of larceny and
was given a sentence of thirty months
tin the chaingang. is the object of the
ifyiilpfcthies of the county officials in
'"? Barnwell who have written to the Gov
ernor to have the boy released on a
v pardon.
Hurley Jones, of Greenville, is serv
... Jng a life sentence on the charge of as
'&}' :,sault. The mother of the woman who
*: alleges that she was assaulted, has ask
ed for the prisoner to be pardoned,
' las there were circumstances which are
in the convict's favor.
_
New Enterprises.
The Bank of Norway has applied for
a charter. A commission has been is
sued to the following corporators:
YV. C. Wolfe and J. A. Berry, of Orange
burg. and C. H. Able. J. (J. Williams,
I*. W. Jeffcoat, C. T. Dowling and A. L.
Garick, of Norway. The capital stock
will bo $10,000.
Tho Siegling Music House, of Char
leston, wants to ho incorporated with
a capitalization of $24,000.
A commission was Issued to the fol
ic < lowing corporators of the Bank of
'Lynchburg, which will have a capital
%~kr izatlon of $20*000. T. ($. McLeod. E. D.
?p-? Smith, J. C. Kilpatric, J. A. Rhame,
J. G. Stokes.
The Georgetown Boat Oar Company
_^^-was chartered, capitalization. $5,000.
.FTD. TVllsey is president: Walter Haz
(-presldent. and F. C. Clutter
uretary.
v TimmOtHkKllle Lumber Company
given a comifiisslon. the corpora
fceing B. D. IXtrgan and F. L. WjV
The capitalisation will b^tlOiOOO.
United Brotherhood of Iyabor of
^^Vcbunty. was given an
r?*fry charter, as was the "In
Aaalth and Accident Company,
I' ll burial aid society.
A charter was issued to the Charles
Mr Steamshtp ^Company. capitalisation
,000. A. C. T<fcias is president; Wal
Prlngle. ?l<4-pfaaldont; John W.
!?rman, secretary and treasurer. The
?at itoekholdfer la Moses Marks, of
oT^/ :
.rOMD, of Spwwnburg, *ae
a -State constable.
sd to the Barnwel
Lou Association
Tt Bat?
>, few
REPORT ON OGDEN WRECK
South Carolina Railroad Commission
After Thorough Investigation of the
Wreck of the Ogden Special, Makes
Report.
Columbia, S. Special. ? Tho
' Railroad Commission on Wednesday
tiled thoir finding on tho wrcek
I of the Ogden special car near Green -
! ville on April 2'.i. The finding goes
j into the particulars in deti?i>v}d makes
: Home rather drastic roconffctrnidatlons.
In addition to the regular Iinding
Commissioner ? Earle filed a supple
mentary report on the wreck and
make** some additional flndingse.
The eominission says:
"The yard engine and train engaged
In Witching in the Greenville yards
was neither a second or third class
train, and the effect of the train or
ders above mentioned was not to alter
the relations between it and extra en
gine 1010, as established by the rules
of tho railroad company. We find the
rules of the railroad company mako
all extra trains inferior to regular
trains of whatever class. The rule of
the company which governed the train
in question on the day of the accident
was as follows:
" 'Yard limits are indicated by sign
boards reading 'Yard limits' located
on either side of Spencer, Salisbury,
Charlotte, Spartanburg. Spartanburg
junction, Greenville, Toccoa, Lula,
Athens, Elberton, Armour and Atlanta
LSwltchlng and other engines and trains
may work within these limits without
regard to second class and inferior
trains, but must give way immediately
upon their approach. Second class
and inferior trains must approach and
run through yard limits under full
control, expecting to find the main
track occupied. In case of accident,
! responsibility rests with approaching
i train.' t ?
"From tlfffs it Is apparent that as
acording to the company's classifica
tion of trains, which is the usual clas
sification on American railways, the
extra train of engine 1010 was inferior
in class, and for the purpose of ascer
taining its right on the road to sec
ond class trains, it was its duty, in
approaching and "running through
Greenville yardv to do so 'under full
control,' an'd 'expecting to find the
main track occupied,' It was right,
under the rules for the switch engine
and train to work within the yard lim
its without regard , to approaching
second class or inferior trains, which
include extra trains, but they are re
quired to give way Immediately upon
th<*Hr approach.
"Undor these rules the entire obli
gation^ of safety rests upon the ap
proaching train, and, in fact, tlx1 rule
explicitly states that 'in case of acci
dent, responsibility rest with approach
ing train.'
' "If we take the rules to govern a
train crew, we must decide from the
facts shown that, the approaching ex
tra train, in this case engine 1010, wasr
in approaching and passing through',
the Greenville yard limits, being run\
In direct violation of these rules, and
of being under 'full control* was run
ning from thirty-eight to forty miles
per hour. It appears from the eviy
dence that the engineer and conductor
of this train had been furnished with
the rules In question bad been examin
ed on and knew them, but simpl^ in
action, ftt least, misinterpreted them.
HOLDS CREW responsible
"The conclusion, therefore, of the
commission, is that the responsibility
for the accident rest primarily with
the crew of engine No. 1010."
The commission after stating that
the rules of the company are standard
says:
."There is one point, however, that
the commission are not fuiiy ?aiistieu
with, and that is when the operator
at Greenville received the last mes
sage, that is that the Ogden special
was runh'lng forty minutes late, if he
received it in ?fme, and it seems from
the testimony that he did. he (the op
erator at Greenville) should have
made every effort, to convey this notice
to the yard crew. If this could have
been successfully done, in all proba
bility this unfortunate accident could
have been averted.
"it appears that the trainmen ou
this special misunderstood their or
ders,*- and that they considered that
they were rni>nlflg -?$ ftyst-class train.
It further appears that the yard men
, in Greenville regarded them as a spe
clal, and that they should have comti
into the Greenville yard under control
expecting the main track occupied, it
appears tk&t the train crews having
? he safety ?nd lives of the passengers
hi cllferge are not sufficiently familiar
with their orders, and that railroad
companies should only employ men
for these position who are thorough
ly familiar with all orders, rules, etc.,
concerning their work. '
! "It further appears that when so
msny trains are handled over a l sing e
track that in all such cases the rail
roads should use the block system,
and any other precautions that, it is
possible to use . It further appears
that there is not sufficient, track room
in the Greenville yard, and that ?n<?r*|
room should be glyen for the handling
of the large amount of business 'here.
"The commission recommended that
in cities liko Spartanburg, Greenville.
Charleston, Columbia, and other cit
ies like these,, that the rail road c com
panies should have an employe for the
Surpose of delivering messages, tele
LL etc., to the yardmaster and all
yard 'crews that may be in the yard
limits on duty, concerning all ovflr
due trains and the approach o^%^
extra tral??G8pect(uny submitted.
"J H. Wharton, chairman,
"B. L. Caughmon,
"John H. Earle, ... , ..
. "Commissioners.
Shot For Hiring Negroes.
A special from Florence says that
H. D. Granger, a local IlaptUt pro&ch
or, was shot from ambush and killed
while working on Lis farm near there
Friday. He Jived In the district
known as the "dead stretch," where
It Is said that negroes Are not wel
come, and the only explanation of his
death la that M bad hired two negroes
to work on the farm and bad protected
them? even allowing them to sleep
on hi? JfemlMS.
SOUTH CAROLINA CHOPS
Weather Conditions Given Out by the
Department Observer.
The diro.-tois of (lio South Carolina
section of the Department or Agricul
ture issue | ho following bulletin: The
temperature during the week ending
K n. in.. June 2<ith, averaged 4 degrees
per day above normal. The extremes
were a maximum of 100 degrees at
Florence on the 23 I'd, and a minimum
of (5(5 degrees at GifltiWhville on the 22nd.
There wan more than an average
amount of bright sunshine. Although
there Were no destructive wind storms,
yet there were fresh to brisk winds
each day which, being hot and dry, had
a wilting effect on all vegetation, and
! caused the ground to dry out very fast.
There were scattered showers on sev
eral days during the middle of the
week, most numerous in the extreme
western and northwestern border coun
tries, and widely separated In other
parts. Hy far the larger portion of tho
State had no rain. The showers were
heavy in parts of Oconee, Ham well ami
Florence counties and were generally
light elsewhere. There Is urgent need of
a general rain in all parts of the State
though the drought is most severe In
the central counties where Die dofi-l
dency since the Jlrst of June amounts
to from two to over three inches, there
having occurred no beneficial rain du
ring this month. In many places the
giound has become baked ami hard and
unworkable.
Farm work made rapid progress du
ing the week where the; soil was lit for
cultivation, and practically all fields
have been rid of grass and weeds, are
I in belter condition than at any time
) this season.
Cotton Is suffering less from the
I drought than other crops, and made a
general improvement although the
plants continue small and are. growing
slowly. Cotton has now a healthier
color, and is fruiting normally with a
marked increase in the area from which
blooming is reported. The improvement
it: confined principally to cotton on
heavy soils, while on sandy lands the
crop continues poor and unpromising,
and in many places lousy, and the
plants have a sickly appearance and in
a few sections are shedding their lower
leaves. Sea Island cotton is in good
condition but has begun to wilt in
places.
Corn is suffering for rain, and early
corn is very poor; later plantings arc
better but will soon deteriorate unless
it rains. Most of the March plantings
have been laid by. Worms continue de
structive in the western counties. To
bacco leaves are ripening and some of
the lower ones have been stripped,
cured and marketed. Wheat and oats
harvest is now finished. Tide water rice
is doing well; June plantings in the
Georgetown district are coming up to
fairly good stands. Gardens doing
pcorly. Shipments of peaches are heavy
from the Ridge section. . - Cantaloupe
shipments have begun, and water mel
j ons will be marketed next week. ?
Pastures are failing. It has been too
dry to plant peas on stubble lands. --
)J. W. Bauer, Section Director.
No Sunday Freight Trains,
There have been complaints made to
the vallroad commislson respecting the
operation of freight trains on Sunday.
The transportation companies J claim,
that they are not violating thjHfTw and
that whatever hauling is d^ne by rai
i^ad-couipafiieR on Sundaj/is by means
of thiough freights of pefishable cargo,
starting before 12 o'clock Saturday
night, and such trains cannot be stop
pod ? having the pfotection of t)uf inter
state commorce law. HoV.evcT^n order
to put the railroad companies on their
guard and to prevent the handling of
trains in violation of the lay. the com
mission has adopted a circular letter
which has been sent to the transporta
tion companies and the members of the
commission will receive information as
to special cases of violation of the
law.
$140,000 Improvements.
Strother and Moore, railroad con
tractors, of Orange, Va., have been
awarded the contract for making $100,
000 improvements in the Southern
Railway yards at Greenville, S. C.
Work will begin at once. The im
provements consist of a handsome
new up-to-date round house, an elec
tric turn table, and a nunioer of targe
tanks. ?
A handsome new passenger depot,
costing about $40,000, is nearing com
pletion aV Greenville.
First ".ale New Cotton.
Galveston. Texas, Special. ? The first
bale of cotton of this season's growth
was marketed on 'change Monday.* It
tame from Roma, Starr county, Texas,
and was classed good middling. The
bale came seven days later than last
j year, and is the first hale of cotton
raised in Starr county in five years.
It was auctioned off and sold for ,'{0
centfl per pound.
Captured After Two Yea?"s.
Cordele, Ga., Special. ?dfceriff Clewis,
of Dooly county, has gone to Mont
gomery, Ala., there to meet Sheriff
Walters, of Chatahaula parish, lx?uis
iana, who has in chargfi George Bund
ricjppanted in Dooly county for mur
der, two years ago, of J. H. Shrouder.
Andrew Brundrick, brother of George,,
wan involved in the shooting', but was
captured and is now serving a life
sentence. "Mrs. Shrouder was shot at
tho same time. *;Though it was thought
her wounds were", fatal, she recovered.
George Bundrick was working at a saw
nii'l at Jena. I.*., when captured.
Big Corporation Chartered.
Trenton, N. J., Special. ? Tho South
ern Tower Company was incorporat
ed here Fr.day with an authorized
capital of $**00,000. of which *3.6*0.
000 is perferred stock, bearing 7 per
cent, cumulatlvo dividend, and $5,000,
000 In common stock. The fompany
b to furnish powor for light and heat.
The Incorporator* are: R. B. Arring
too, E. B. 8 perry and W, K. Journeay,
Jr., all o t Jeraejr citjr.
TO MEET EARLY IN AUGUSI
Confirmation of Previous St. Peters
bury Dispatch ? President Would
Prefer Aug. 1 ? Minister Takahira to
Be (tyc of Japan's Plenipotentiaries.
Washington, Special. ? The President
has expressed a wish to I he Japanese
and Russian governments that the
plenipotentiaries meet in the i' n i t <><l
States on the flist day of August, and
if not on that date, then at t lie earliest
date thereafter. The following state
ment regarding the meeting of the
plenipotentiaries was made public at
the White House.
"The President has receive! from
both the Russian and Japanese gov
ernments the statement that the plen
ipotentiaries of the two countries will
meet In the United States during the
first ten days of August, and the Presi
dent has expressed to both govern
ments the wis!) that the mooting should
take phue, if possible, on the first of
August, and if not on that dat<t, then
at the earliest date thereafter."
M. Neildoff. 1 110 Russian%mba.sfcadoi
to Paris, and Haron Rosen, the new
Russian ammbaesador to Washington,
are Russia's tentative selections of
plenlpotentarieK. Mr, Takahira. tlio
Japanese minister herjf^ft is under
stood, lias bee nseleoted by his gov
ernment as one of the plenipotentiaries,
but the name of die ranking Japanese
envoy cannot be learned.
ALMOST CYCLONE IN NEW YORK.
Gale of 43 Mile6 an Hour, Accom
panied by Blinding Sheets of Rairr^
Causes Widespread Damage ? Fore
man Killed and Two Laborers In
jured >by Collapse of Uncompleted
Building.
Now York, .Special. ? A storm of cy
clonic proportions, accompanied by a
terrific deluge of rain, passed over Har
lem and the Bronx Monday afternoon,
causing widespread havoc.
A building in course of erection in
One Hundred and Thirty-sOcth street,
near ltiverside drive, was nemolished,
John Lawlor, foreman of the brick
layers, being crushed to death and two
Italian laborers severely injured.. The
wrecked building was one of a row of
new apartment houses. Lawlor and
the two laborers, seeing the storm ap
proaching from the New Jersey shore,
ran to the fifth floor and made a brave
effort to shore up the western wall,
j Having finished their work, the men
1 started for the street, and had reached
the first floor when the building col
lapsed.
Abraham Pearlman, of the firm of
Pearlman & Brown, the builders of the
house, and Abraham Bordock, the su
perintendent of the construction, were
later arrested.
ThtTirtwer section of the city exper
ienced /only a somewhat heavy gale
with iuo rain. The storm appeared to
break' tilmost slmHltaneously in the
Bronx Vjul Harlem, ' and 1119 wind
reached a\yelocH,y of 43 miles an hour,
accompanied bp blinding sheets of driv
ing rain. Plate glass windows were
shattered^ and trees and chimneys
were blown down. The storm passed
within fifteen minutes.
Cotton Rises $1.50 Per Bale.
New York, Special. ? The cotton
market was active and excited with
prices advancing about $l..ri0 a bale
and reaching a new high point for the
current year on aggressive buying by
leading bulls and covering by shorts.
Tbe ad J '^le was attributed to
strength in Liverpool, further reports
of a good trade demand and firm
stock market, and a circular which
had been issued by the bull leaders
predicting a crop of only it^'jut 9,500,
000 bales for the canning season.
Makes Promising Trip.
I'rovincetown, Mass.. Special.? The
protected cruiser Charleston, which is
to undergo speed and endur?jee tests
off this coast this week. arHved In
this harbor. A representative of the
Newport News Ship-building and Dry
Dock Company, which built ?ho vessel,
"reported that on her passage up the
coast the cruiser averaged 22 knots an
hour, which is the speed caller] fur
in the government contract.
Hoch Gets Reprieve.^'
Springfield, 111,, Special. ? In order
that his case may be taken to a Su-^
preme Court justice for a writ of in
porseileas, Governor Dennen granted
to Johann Hoch, ihe Chicago wife
murderer, wlrfr was to have been
hanged Friday, a reprieve until July
28th.
Russian Auxiliary Cruisers Must Be
have.
St. Petersburg, By Cable. ? In con
sequence of British representations,
British warships will be dispatched
to convey orders to the Russian aux
iliary crusers Dnelper and Rlon lo
cease intereferenco with shipping and
to return Immediately.
Two Oead; One Wounded.
Waynesboro, Ua.. Special. ? Two men
are dead and one seriously .wounded
as a result of a shooting affray, that
occurred "here Monday. The paflj<vi
to the afTalr were D. D. and John Hill,
of Drone, and I* 8chrameck, of Augus
ta, and D. C. Curtis, of 8aint Clair.
John Hill wag seriously wounded la
the stomach and ttrtafc.- Curtis was
shot la the face and through the
heart, also dying Instantly.
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HI (MILE IS CONDEMNED
Suto Superintcndfiiu of Insurance
Hendricks Mukcs Keport.
I
Cf.NSURES ITS MANAGEMENTl
f v i I III ii k 4 rl l IoIkiiih of III ?' l'> iikl ne?4 M ot It ? 1
oils N o w l'ri< vn III ti i? M *t t er I'l.ir.- I l?y J
I) Iiii l or Action III II mil* Of lli? Allot - j
uev (imiflriil ? Atrsmxlor itiit) lly.lu n.i
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Now York City,- Francis Hendricks,
State Superintendent of Insurance, hi
his preliminary report to (lovornor
lligglus on tin' Kqultahh1 Fife Assur
ance Society, arraigns tin* conditions
prevailing and refers the entire case
to the Attorney General of tlie State
for such action as hi may deem neces
sary.
That some definite action in the so
ciety's affairs should he taken by tiie
State is clearly the conclusion of Mr. !
Hendricks. "No superficial measures.
says lie, '?will correct the existing evils j
in this society. A cancer cannot he j
cnreil hy treating the symptoms."
In many respects Mr. Hendricks' re
port is a more severe arraignment of j
the society than that made hy the
Frick committee. Practically every
ahitse that the Frick committee found
existent Mr. Hendricks tinds, and, fur
thermore, tiie Insurance iiepariuo-nt
has delved into the question of real
estate leases ami repairs, and shows
that a shocking condition of I'avorit- j
bun and petty graft has existed in this
department tor years.
Thomas F. Hyatt's puivha*s? ??f the
society hy acquiring the majority [
stock holdings of James H. Ilyd ? an?l
the other devices of the new owner ?>r
the company, to assure its partial
mulnalization hy the jelectlon of di
rectors hy the distinguished voting
trustees, former President Cleveland,
.fudge Morgan .1. O'Brien and George
Westlnghouse, is faintly praised hy Mr.
Hendricks.
"I not question." savs the Super
inti y'nt of Insurance toward the close
itl'jWs report and after briefly advert
in'r to the purchase of the company hy
new interests and the plans for partial
mutualizing the company -"I do not
ipu>lioii I* tit what this is ilie hone, E
intention of those who have acquired
the control of the society"-- to so man
age it that certain reforms will Inure
to the benefit of the policy holders. "I
do not think, however, that they will
go far toward restoring the confidence
of the present policy holder4or aid In
procuring new business f<* the so
ciety."
Mr. Ryan's expenditure of 92,500,000
for Mr. Hyde's So'J.OOt) worth of stock
is not likely tif prove a very profitable
investment if* Mr. Hendricks* views
are carried oui. Without specifically
mentioning Mr. llyan's recent acquisi
tion of the company's control, Mr.
Hendricks lias this to say of stock
ownership:
"In my opinion the only thing which
will restore confidence and bene.ttt the
ecuflpany will ho the elimination of
the stock control, and, what yrtomi of
equal importance, the elimination of
Wall Street control. # * * Complete
mutuallzuiion, with the elimination of
the stock to be paid for at a price
only commensurate with Its dividends,
Is,. |n my opinion, the only sure meas
ure of j'Mief."
President Roosevelt, in a remark
able letter issued in defense of Paul
Morton's business career, expresses
confidence that be will be able to bring
order out of chaos In the affairs of
the Equitable Society, and, further
more. declares that in his judgment
thorough insurance reforms can only
be made effective through fcdtral su
pervision of these companies. In this
conclusion the President Is joined bv
John A. McCnll. president of the New
York File Insurance Company: Sen
ator John 1*'. Dryihti, of New Jersey,
president of the Prudential T.ife In
surance Company, of Newark, and
other leading life underwriters
throughout ilie country.
Mr. Hendricks linils:
That all who took part In the deals
of the ".Taint s II. Hyde and associates"
syndicate should be compelled to pay
back the sums received by them.
That the leases between the society
and its subsidiary companies "are all
one-sided, unfair ai:d unjust to the
society."
^ Tltat Janus II. Ilyuc's authority con
tinued to increase, and he proceeded to
use the society and Its assets more
and more, as If they were his own. un
til be was checked by the demand for
imituali/.atlon and his retirement.
That James W. Alexander was cog
niy.ant of and approved the various
subsidiary undertakings criticised, and
by reason thereof litis failed to meet
the obligations Imposed upon him as
chief officer of th? society, and It is an
open question whether lie is not ills
qualified under section of the in
surance law from hereafter holding
any office in a life Insurance company,
as well as all the others officers and di
rector* who participated in these un
lawful transactions.
**Tliat the report, with a copy of the
evidence taken on this investigation,
will be transmitted to the Attorney
General for such action thereon as he
may deem proper. ^
Jerome lo Art.
District-Attorney Jerome will call for
a lirand Jury Investigation into the
c.cts of the officers and directors of the
I'quitnble IJfe Assurance Society,
should thfl evidence furnished him by
State Superintendent of .Insurance
Hendricks prove sufficient to Justify
this course.
VAULT FOR JUNES' BODY.
Work on Temporary Structure Hin
dered by Bad Weather.
Aiiunpolis, Md.? Owing to bad weath
er \vi*k on fhe temporary fault for
the reception of the body of John Paul
Jones la progressing slowly. The walls
probably will be completed within tho
next few days. ? 1
U it thought that In alx month* the
crypt In tb? chapel wWI be completed
nn<l the body will be finally pUtfd
there, . ? T t
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MANIAC SHOOTS AT CROWD 1
Mysterious Englishman Barricades
Himself in Frisoo Hotel.
fit -oik Ills, liirlutliiiK On a rolleii
I'inii ? lie linully I V I <> v? m 1 1 1 n Otvu
iiciui orr,
San Francisco, Cal. After holding 1
one I housaiul persons al hay for two
ln?urs in Fdd.v street, shooting nine
nu n and defying the police, Thomas
l.ohh, a maniac, kill) <1 himself.
The wounded arc: \V. S. Koffman,
.shot three limes, wounds in chock,
nose and forehead; C. T. Chevalis, shot
in eye; \V. .lotics, wounds In cheek;
Kmil Hubert*, hoy, shot in leg; <^uoiik
1>o. Chinese, rifle bullet hi band;
Ceoii/o A. Del.aUKhton, ylne wounds,
six in arm, (wo in hand and one iu
cheek; Vicente Uoiniuito, shot In check
and ear; Joseph Larlbee, two shots iu
chin, one in lip, others in shoulder, face
and arm: Policeman I 'a trick Kaesane,
shot in check while llring from adjoin
ing room. Seven shots passed through
his helmet.
All the victims were bit with No. 4
shot, except the Chines;4, who received
a rllle ball.
The insane man was barricaded in
his room on the fourth floor of the,.
1'uitcd Slates Hotel, No. I'J.'J Kilily
jsUlcet. l.ohh went to the hotel at'
night. The next morning he began'
throwing furniture' from the window
to the ctreet. Several persons nar
rowly escaped being struck, lie (hen
'.egau tiring, using a shotuun. llo
placed sr.* i and Sloo hills in Die uiuy.xlo
of the weapon ami fragments of the
paper wire scattered over the street. A
i.;? crowd quickly gathered. Street-car
Ira flic was entirely suspended after
one car had been fired upon and its
windows broken.
I'oflce Lieutenant fJreen rushed a
squad of police to the fw\no, among
the ollicers heing five nieiuh>rw of the
crack rifle team of the department.
'I hey were unable to accomplish any
thing, as the maniac \*as strongly
intrenched in his room and appeared
to have an unlimited amount of am
munition.
It was determined that Lobb must
he captured dead or alive, and all the
rooms adjoining the one he occupied
were filled wllii armed pol'eeinen. A
lively fusillade was begun through the
door, transom and walls of the mad
man's stronghold^ to which he respond
ed with remarkable rapidity. The plan
ter was scattered from the celling and
walls, and the police were soon cov
ered willi the white flakes and nearly
blinded by the lime. Officer Kassano
attempted to peep through the tran
som, when be received a charge of
shot which disfigured his face and
completely riddled his helmet. Then
Officer Hulchins descended from the
roof to the room window, while llie
oilier policemen made an attempt to
force bt the door. When Hntchfns^saw
the "maniac's attention was diverted he
gave a prearranged signal by firing bis
revolver. Hearing the report from an
unexpected quarter the murderous
lunatic rushed to (he window, which
was open, and iit< rally blew off the top
of his own bend.. The brains and frag
ments of skull flew through the air
Into I lie street, to the horror of thou
sands of speclhiors who had assembled
in the neighborhood, which is near tho
heart of (lie city.
Thomas Lobb was (w^jity -eight years
old. He apparently was an English
man and a si ranger here. Tn Ids pock
et was a card bearing the address of
the British Consul-Genera), and a re
ceipt for baggage, showing that ho was
a recent arrival In San Frails eo.
LOOM IK IS AMBASSADOR.
Sails For France to Bring Homo Body
of Pawl Jones.
Washington, I>. (\? - Francis B. Loo
mis. AsKitapt Secretary of State, sailed
for Franco as special Ambassador of
tho United Stales to participate in the
ceremonies attending the doiivery of
John Paul Jones' body by France to
this country.
Mr. Loomis' selection for such a post
at a time when be lias boon officially
reprimanded for using Ida position as a
diplomat to advance Ids personal for
tunes in a business way lias astonished
the few persons to whom it is known.
Still more surprising to them, however,
is the secrecy with which Mr. Looiuis'
appointment has been invested.
Mrs. Rogers Reprieved.
Mrs. Mary Rogers, now at Windsor,
Vt.. who whs convicted of killing her
husband, lias been reprieved by the
(Jovernor of Vermont until December
fi. that her case may be carried to tho
United States Supremo Court.
Schurman Upholds Roosevelt.
Dr. Jacob Oouhl Schurman, presi
dent of Cornell Uni versify, "hKlils ait
dress to the graduates, at Ithaca, X.
V., held up Theodore- Roosevelt and
Urover Cleveland as examples of true
Americans.
Oynmu *R; ports Knfiai?eiuent,
All hone of an armistice between
Russia and JapfffTpTTol* to the meeting
of the peace plenipotentiaries wai
'abandoned in Washington, D. C.
Rich Find In Mine.
A find of coal in an old mine nt Sha
mokin. Pa., was estimated to be wortb
$10,000.
To Cool Subway Air.
The New York City Rapid Transit
Board decided to install plants to cool
and circulate the air In the subway.
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President Receives Degree.
Williams College conferred the de
gree of L. H. D. upon President Roose
velt at the commencement lu Williams
town, Mas*.
I ;
Big Price For Pletnre, ?
A portrait toy David, says a special
cable dispatch, fetched $8000 ai a
Paris (France) sate.
. Riots at froda Continue.
Riot* couttuned at Loda, woraraea
killing Cotaacka and pone#.
FATAL RIOTS IN POLAND
W.urm Crmlly of Rinsum Sold io rs
Adds to the Horrors.
( It it I* 12 o h M.nlf l?y ( '<HI4HCI<<1 ?n<l fiifillllry,
mil Volley* I IikI
tin- Mimam ol II imiuiilt.v.
f.odz, liusslaii I'olaiul. -The tnoj>l so
lions phase Di' the lighting bet ween the
military anil strikers in at an end, hut
there IUt' Still isolated attack# in ( lie
suburbs. At Mainly Cossack* at
tacked a Jewish fanii',/ ?)f live per
sons who Were driving in a cab to tho
railway station aint shot ami killed all
of tlu'in, iis well as the cabman.
At I'ahjanicc, near l.otlz, workmen
attacked two policemen and shot and
killed otii? and wounded I tic; other.
There is a general exodus from Lodz,
Twelve thousand persons have already
left the city, and all trains are
crowded. I
In tin? disturbance* thirty-live (Jov
ernnicnt llnuor stores were destroyed
hy ilie mobs, which appropriated all
the esi.sli ami .stamps found 011 the
promises and added them to Ihe funds
of the Socialist party.
Prominent citizens telegraphed to
(ieneral Hhnstow, commanding the
troops, asking for pjoit^tkm against
the brutality of the soldiers, especially
the Cossacks, who in one instance
killed and robbed tiie servant of a
wealthy man named Hosenhlat I, yvliu
was carrying to the haul..
th-.* eity resvinhles a shambles, and
Ilie tcrrllilc scout1?; of the last two days
w ill never he wiped front I lie memory
of the Polish people. Altogether there
aiv ten regiments encamped in I.ouz.
At Itahity, a suburb of J.odz, fern*
Co -.sacks wore killed and sixteen
wounded hy a liomh, ? which was
thrown into their barracks. Twenty*
lhr?e of their horses woiv Uillojl.
Tho soldiers are showing what ap
pears lo he wa lit on-' cruel t y. Late 01
the afternoon theyosdiot and killed two
women 11 mother and Iter daughter.
It Ik <ptl(e Impossible to give the ex
act number of killed and of wounded,
as reports vary according to the 'quar
ter front which they ore .obtained. Cer
tainly the killed will he over a hun
dred, possibly two hundred, and tho
wounded live times t f, many. .
The present trouhl? began at I.odz
after the funeral of i lie victim* of the
conllict between troops anil Socialism
tho previous Sunday. The Christians*
were permitted to bury their dead. but\
the Jews wen* prohibited front doing
so and tho 'police secretly interred tho
bodies of the Jews at night, which ex
cited indignation, and Socialist riotn
were Initialed. The most Kerious phase
or It was when the crowd deliberately
pillaged liquor shops and numbers of
persons, lnllatned by drink, led n crowd'
of at least otMXX) to further and ? more
serious attacks. Police and military
were attacked wherever they appeared
In small force and many individual
members were killed. t
The fury of the mob found full vent,
and even children, caught i\v the con
tagion, were seen kissing red flags
and heard swearing that they -were '
roadj to die for liberty. A Jewish
gir4 ;aounted a ihax in the market
squats and ad^essod an immense
crowd.
?Suddenly the police appeared and
llred a volley and the girl fell dead. J
Market gardeners coining
stopped and thoir carts wtnv used m
building barricades. Wires were
stretched On front of theav: bai'ricatf$?~
and the cavalry was unable to char#*.
Mean, while the mob had (secured arms'
and revolvers were freely used. ? Fi
nally the military secured the upper
band, but not without eoilBldeFublo
losses to themselves and fearful'
slaughter (0 the rioters. The soldiers
.exhibited the utmost carelessness atv,
to whether they killed peaceful person#*
or rioters, and as a consequence many
women and children were among the
dead. ?* , j
The streets resembled n battlefield.
Tho houses were barricaded -with
boards and mattresses ,and for hours
volleys and individual tiring were
heard in every quarter of the city.
Until late at night the Cossacks wore ?
busy collecting bodies of tho dead and
picking no persons seriously wounded.
The bodies were carried off lit carta to
neighboring churchyards. Hence the
Impossibility of giving an accurate es
timate of tho dead until order is com
pletely restored, if, ^indeed, tin? full
story is ever told.
nor, causes two deaths.
Live Wire Kills Men Who Tried to
Rescue It. ?
Trenton, N. J.? Walter Kwing, n tele
graph operator, of New York City, ami
William Dawson, of Hopewell, were
instantly killed in t Iio latter place, a
hamlet about ten miles nbovc this city,
by a broken \\lre, heavily charged with
electricity,
Kwing Nvas accompanied by Misft
Matthews, his intended wife, and was
about to ealj on n friend when, in front
of the friend's house a dog becamc en
tangled In the bwrtrtw wire. ICwIng
went to help the animal. The wire
colled about lSwlng'a body nnd Daw
son went to his assistance, resulting
In the death of both yonilg men. Miss
Matthews was\ eye witness to the
double' tragedy. ) t
Negro <>ets Cornell Scholarship.
Henry Arthur CalU*. the first col
ored boy ever graduated from the Biug
hatvnton (N. Y.) High School, a member
,01' this year's clas< has won the Cor*
no I: scholarship fi|u> Broome Cotmty.
having a higher striding iu the recent
examinations for that hbnftr than any
of hit numerous white competitor*,
"? ' i ii n
SefctKrt OflWats Oo to Jafl.
Joseph ? nd .Plus Bleratoin, David
Feist, Jacob Noll and George Hol**y?
school directors of. Shenandoah, p a^
were sentenced to """
TjTTrrei^Wry 'iiit _
ufen bleaded guilty
for their Inflnenee In the
of school teachers.
The