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Wf* w- 5; V "v VOIi XVII. TRACY SUICIDED. The Tragic End of the Daring and Desperate Outlaw. HE WAS HUNTED AND CHASED Over I'our Hundred MUcn and Was Surrounded in a I'uld Where Ho Killed 11 i insel I' Marry Tracy, the notorious outlaw, who with l>a\id Merrill, escaped from ui(! i nvgon penuenuary at gnomon .I line !>, after killing three prison guards, killed himself early Wednesday morning after being wounded by the rille of one of a posse In pursuit. Tracy was surrounded in a wheat tield near Kellowes, a station on the Washington Central road about *>o miles west of Spokane Wash. Word was sent back to Davenport, the county seat and a largo number of armed men hurried to the scene. The posse under SherilT Gardner opened tire on the outlaw, and one bullet pierced bis right leg between the knee and thigh. About 20 minutes after being wounded he shot hiinsclt with one of his revolvers and his body was found Wednesday morning aftei daybreak. The revolver with which he killed himself was grasped tightly in his right hand. After batlling the ofllcers of twe States, after a wonderful tlightof nearly too miles across Oregon and Washington Tracy was hunted down by four citizens of t belittle farming town of Preston and a lone deputy sheritT. Sherilf Gardner and posse arrived in time to guard the wheattleld through the night but the work had already been done. TIIK8KOKT Til K KKW AKI). The | osse that will share the re was made uu as follows: C. A. Strand, deputy shenlV; Dr. F. C. Lanter, Maurice Smith, attorney; J. J. Morrison, railway sect ion fori4 man. and Frank Lillengen. These men armed to the teeth set out from Preston Tuesday afternoon ahout 2 o'clock. They wore working on the information of a youth who had been forcibly made the companion of the Oregon convict for over 21 hours at the ranch of L. 1>. Eddy on Dalle Creek, about three miles south from Fellowcs, a station on the Washington Central railroad. The party made all possible haste in getting to the ranch. When within a few hundred yards of the farm they encountered Farmer Eddy mowing in one of his lields. While engaging him in conversation they saw a man Issuing from the barn door. "Is that Tracy?" asked one of the party. "It surely is," replied Eddy. The party separated, Lanier and Smith accompanying Eddy in the direction of the barn while the other two men swung around to the othei side. Two of the man-hunters stepped behind the barn on a slight eminence, from which they could watch everything that went on and Eddy continued on up to the door. Tracy came from the barn again and began helping his host, unhitch the horses, lie carried no rifles and turned sharply to Eddy and said: "Whoare those men?" "I don't see any men," said Eddy.' Tracy pointed out the two men, Eddy informed his companion whe the men were and the outlaw made a leap for the barn door. The pursuers stepping a bit closer, commanded "hold up your hands." The outlaw jumped behind Eddj and thus placed the farmer and his horse between himself and his pursuers. Me commanded the farmer t,< lead ids horse to the barn and remained under cover moving towarc shelter. When near the stable h( broke and dashed inside. Ilequicklj reappeared rifle in hand and startcc on a dead run. Turning on the two men nearcsl him, the desperado tired two shots Vt?? + ..dtl>/v.,? KU 1 1 ? imiu wiuinhiu 111r> usual iiiuk, neiLlie] bullets taking elfect. Without waiting for further firing Tracy made a dash down the valley leading soutl from the barn and headed for tin brush. OPENS A KUSILADK. in an instant the man-hunters wen in pursuit, firing as they ran. Cormiif to a rock Tracy dodged behind it, an< resting his gun on the rock began a fu shade. Eight shots in all were firet j# by the outlaw, none hitting its mark Seeing he was not succeeding, lie 1k>1 te< t for a wheat field close by. At the cdg< of the field he stumbled, falling on hi: face, and crawled into the grain or his hands and knees. It was grow ing dark and the pursuers not daring to move In closer decided to surroum the place and wait for daylight, ii meantime SheritT Gardner,'with Polia men StaufTer and Gemmerln, Spokane Jack O'Farrell, of Davenport, anr other reinforcements, had arrived or the scene and they went Into cam| around the field during the night. Shortly after Tracy disappeared \ W shot was heard from the direction o the wheat Held. No invcstigatloi was made, however, until the morn ing. As soon as dawn came an en trance was made into the wheat field TRACY'S DKAI) BODY was found lying amid the grain, witl his face turned toward the sky. Hi; left hand, thrown over his head, holt a revolver, which had indicted th< death wound. The thumb of his banc was on the trigger of his pistol. I Hi right hand, thrown across the lowe: part of his body, firmly grasped thi famous rifle. Death was inllictcd bj m a revolver held close to the forehead, j The top of liis head was hadly shattered. Two bullet wounds on the left leg showed the cause of the man's despondency. One shot had broken the leu between the ankle and the knee; the other cut the tibial artery, which of itself was sufficient to cause death. It is believed that !>oth of the ! wounds were received after the convict left the barn and made his break for 1 the wheat field. The fugitive had ' taken a strap and buckled it tight I around his leg in an attempt to stop the bleeding. Despite the tightly > fastened strap, the bleeding continued 1 until he probably realized his hopeless ' condition and ended the struggle, lie was dressed in blue overalls, a white ! shirt and wore no coat or vest, lie wore a bicycle cap and a pair of rough 1 shoes, lie had one rifle and two re- 1 vol vers. Sheriff Gardner, of Lincoln county, ! and his assistants arrived on the scene in time to help in the discovery of the 1 remains, and it is stated that he maintained that he and his depot ies were ' entitled to at least a share of the 1 , booty. This was disputed by the Pros- : ton party, the members of which declared they did all t he work. Finally 1 Sheriff Gardner was allowed to take ' the body, with t he understanding that ' he recommend the reward be paid to the men from Preston. 1 The body and effects of the desper- 1 ado were taken in charge by the 1 sheriff and taken direct to Davenport . where they will be kept pending the ' decision as to the final disposition of ' Tracy's body. Reports come from Davenport that 1 , wild excitement prevails. Stores are 1 . closed and people are crowding around to get a sight of the outlaw. It is 1 stated that a heavy guard is kept } around the morgue, where the body is 1 kept, as well as around the. corpse i itself, to prevent relic hunters from ' i tearing the clothing to piee.es and car- ( rying away souvenirs. An inquest 1 will probably be held. : thaw's downfall. i For Iwnihiv! ;ui<l nights, s iys a (lis- I j patch from S|>okane, Wash., Tracy ! held the family of Farmer 1. li. F.ddy ? ; under subjection. Here ti^ain he ' J showed qualities of nerve and cool- ( J headedness, hut these very qualities brought, about his downfall. Mad lie [ , not allowed C. 10. tioldtinch, an 18- ' year-old boy, to leave the ranch when : he did this story mitfht have been dif- ' ferent; but the outlaw had too much faith in, estimating the terror liis , words of warning would have to the ; lad. The story of the exploits of the , famous bandit at the lOddy ranch are tfiven by the boy who was his servant I for over a day. In the morning Tracy tirst made his toilet. A bath and a shave were included in his morning ( make-up, the farmer and his men having to provide soap and towel and < water. When the men started to , their work Tracy discovered they were i constructing an overhead rack in the < barn for the fall crop. 'Idle outlaw I decided to make himself useful, and, divesting himself of Winchester and , one of his revolvers, labored with the . other men during most of the morn- < ing. lie kept one revolver, however, i in the holster by his side, ready for instant use. < During the day the outlaw wanted , liis other weapons, which had been ) left with his beddding and traveling outlit. He sent Goldfinch after the i weapons, and proudly passed them , around to the awe-stricken workmen. They were allowed to handle the , weapons and Inepcct them, but it is said they took care not to have the ' muzzles of the guns pointing toward L the outlaw. Tracy all this time had a revolver himself and left no opening . for the farmers to get the drop on i him. , Monday evening Tracy told Goldfinch he might go. lie wax cautioned, however, on pain of death, not to tell what had happened until Wednesday. It was this very display of nerve that I had heretofore made the outlaw appar, cntly safe that this time caused his ' ruin. Goldtincli, instead of being sufj ticiently terrorized to keep his peace, soon spread the news and aroused a t posse. i Destructive lluil Storm. r A destructive hall storm did damage to growing crops in the country 1 lying In the vicinity of Pickens C. 11., 1 a few days ago. The course of the 5 storm seems to have followed a line running from northwest to southeast and extending for a distance of about iwui iiiiich, passing turougn me town J of Pickens. The damage cannot yet. { l)e estimated, but many good farmers whose crops are measured three and " four horses each are apparently ruined. Grown cotton bolls were torn from the j stalk and the heavy rains accompanying tiie storm washed them into piles ; or carried them oiT. Corn is almost * stripped, and for those who felt the 1 full force of the storm t he outlook is * indeed gloomy. Tills, of course, applies only to those whose crops arc in the track of the storm, and the dam^ age is limited to a few. j Killed In an Accident* Two engineers and several laborers were killed Wednesday afternoon In a collision on the Chicago, Milwaukee x and St. Paul 1 tail road, two miles south j. of Khoads, Iowa, between a fast j freight and a work train. Twenty laborers were Injured. Seventy-eight laborers were on the work train, going at full speed on a reverse curve. The accident Is attributed to disregard of orders and signals. l S Cool and Itrce/.y. * A Pennsylvania preacher recently c asked the men in his congregation to ' remove their coats, and when they had s done so he remarked that they looked r more, comfortable. If a man can't 5 wear a coat in church most people P will think that he had best stay away. t $0 CONWAY, ! IN EVERY DAY 1,1 FE Occiir Tluwo Tragedies Which Musi Appeal to the Heart. All Augusta special to The State says: The Charleston train arriving in Augusta at T.l.'t Tuesday morning was it veritable hospital for women, and out of this fact lias developed a most pathuttc storv. Two of the women! were met in the depot by relatives j tnd taken away to be eared for at their homes, while the third was Ion Lo the mercy of the cold world. from the pathetic story and its surroundings the railroad people believe that there was some intention of (jettintf the poor woman oil' the hands if the people who were formerly curing for her. When the train pulled into Itlackvillc a Mrs. Ha^en was placed on the train by two unknown parties and ffiven a ticket to Augusta. At that time she was in a condition E5i?tirely too weak and sick to travel jven with attendants, but was left done as the train pulled out from liluckvillc. The Journey was too much For Mrs. Ila^cn and she gradually bewail to weaken, though all care possible was uiven her by the train crew. When the train pulled into the union station at Augusta Cap!. Tanner. the station master, was untitled ;>f the woman's condition and immediately did what he could to care for her until some one arrived to take Lne responsibility. Mrs. linden was so weak and sick from the trip that she jould not talk in an intelligent manner. finally, however she made Capt. runner understand that there would! k; no one at t lie depot to meet, her and | die could give no account of friends or i relatives that she had in Augusta. Capt. Tanner, in the tenderness of liis heart, was touched and set about 1oing all possible to make the ill wo- \ man comfortable, lie had a couch ind pillow brought from his olllce and placed in the wailing room and here Lhc woman was removed from the j I,rain. I>r. Hyde was immediately oimmond and gave what attention lie rould. As soon as she had been sutti iently revived to be moved again I >r. Hyde wrote out a certificate of admittance, summond the amhulance | ind sent her tothecit v hospital, where die is at present. No information sou Id be gained as to her relatives so I hat they could he noli tied. AMERICAN CHILD SLAVERY. IiUtly Florence l>i.\le WritCH to I'rcsl lent itooHovelt. Lady Florence Dixie, poet, novelist, explorer and champion of woman's rights, has sent, to The World a copy of an open letter she has written to President Roosevelt on "Child Labor in America." The letter is dated at Glen-Stuart, Scotland, duly 10, 1002, and begins: "Dear Mr. Roosevelt: You arc a man and I am a woman. You are president of the vas republic which eall itself 'the land of the free!' and 1 am but a free lance, wandering over inv country, the earth. and Keelmr everywhere and on all sides barbarities tolerated and sanctioned by laws the creation of your sex. "May I draw your attention to one of these barbarities? It is the shocking and Inhuman toleration of child labor in America in which children little more than infants toll for long, long hours daily and nightly in order to line the pockets of those bloated monstrosities called millionaries, who have become such on the daily drudgery of the poor, in which thousands of children of tender age arc included. "Think of it! While you are resting in a comfortable bed, and those you love are enjoying the luxury of rest, while millionaries are strutting and puiliing about in line linen and in insufferable atmosphere of snobbish pomposity, thousands of mere mites arc toiling hard all day, and some all night, in mills and commercial shambles of the poor whercing the millionaires hatch their golden hoards. I>o you realize it?" Lady Florence scoff at the idea of this being a land of the free when child slavery so exists. She asks the president to speak out like a man and down slavery as Lincoln and the North put down negro slavery. She say the country which tolerates the child slavery is "an imperial humbug." Hy the way, Lady Florence has published two pamphlets which also might be of interest to President 1 loose volt They are entitled "The Horrors of Sport" and "The Mendlessness of Sport." She is a line shot and an excellent advocate of the man fashion of riding for women. Tlio Inventor of the Match. The first match was the product of the ingenuity of John Fredrick Kom ercr, who early in the nineteenth century was imprisoned in the penitentiary at Ilohcnaspcrk, in Germany. lie invented the Inciter mateh while in iiis gloomy dungeon. The German government forbade the manufacture of matches on the ground of public policy, because some children playing with them had caused a fire. Koraorer was ruined by Viennese competition when he was released from prison and died a pauper. Lip to 1802 the Vienna manufacturers controlled the match business of the entire world. llofiiHod to l*nr<loit. The governor Wednesday finally acted on the petition for the pardon of Dr. Maxeey Lee, who killed his father in Darlington county in 1890 and was sentenced to life imprisonment. A strong effort has been made to secure a pardon for him, but the governor, after going over the matter carefully, refused to interfere with the sentence of the court. >. TIIl'ltSDAV, 1 THE OLD CONFEDS. Remnants of tin "Thin Gray Line" Meet at Greenville. SrONSERS AND MAIDS THERE. The .VdilrcKN of Wi'lcdini1 \Vn* Made l?y (inv. Maiilditi and IteKpandnl to l?y CJen. < 'at i" wile. The Greenville correspondent of The State says tinder dale of Ann. tlu* annual reunion of Confederate veterans is in lull blast here. The stores and olllces on Main st reet are prett ily deeorated and the side waits are crowded with men who wore the Kiay. Two thousand live hundred veterans have registered their name and it is safely estimated that there are four thousand live hundred veterans and visitors io the city. Homes have heen provided for till and at a lute hour tonight the streets are deserted. Tne number is augmented by the arrival ol every t rain and tomorrow it is pre t'ity will he crowded, lirst. session of the South Caro1 inR." division of Confederate veterans was held tills morning in the auditor- I ium of Chlcora college with several! thousand delegates and veterans in at- j tendance. Every seat on the lower lloor : I if f I m? l il i i 1(1 i llir ivnil iu>i>lini.iil In- i-nl .iil I ans, wlii 1? several hundred occupied i sea Is in t he balcony. The speakers of the occasion oc.'u- ' pled seats on t lie rostrum together j with the following: General Ziinmer-j man Davis, Dr. II. il. Teaguo of i Aiken, .las. Armstrong, Ma\or C. C. ! Jones, Col..las. A. lloyt, 1*. T. Ilayne, S. S. Ciitleuden. Senator A. 11. Dean, and Rev. A. I'. Taylor of Greenville. The following sponsors and maids of honor were also seated on the rear of the stage: Misses Agnes Miller, maid of honor: Miss Annie Mnller, sponsor for Camp A. Ilurnclt Rhett, Cliarles- i ton, Misses Alma Cordon and Nellie Mallard, maids of honnor for (.amp Pressley. Kingstreet: Miss Daisy hide, sponsor, and Misses Virginia Norris and Lilla Strihling, maids of honor for Camp Tally Simpson. Pendleton; Miss Travis Stanley, sponsor, and Miss Willie Coddard, maid of honor for Camp Marion, Marlon; Miss lOula Lee l/.ler, division sponsor, and Miss Ilclenc McGee, division maid of honor; Miss lOlsle Ulictt Lewis, sponsor, and Miss Martha Marshal P.uist, maidof honor, for the First brigade: Miss Carrie Cresham. sponsor, and Miss Hessie Richardson, maid of honor for Camp Manning, Austin: Miss lOdith Lyles, sponsor: Miss Gertrude 1). ICpperson, sponsor, and Misses A id a K. Winn and Christine McKagen, made of honor for Sumter camp; Miss Lulah Lane Roper, sponsor, and Miss Mary Hampton McMillan, maid of honor for Camp ilenegan, Marlboro county; Miss Catherine Deal, sponsor for Cherokee regiment. After the convention was called to order an earnest and fervent prayer was delivered by Rev. 10. S. Taylor, pastor of the Runcombe Street Metho (list church. General Carwllo then introduced Hon. W. L. Mauldin, who delivered an address of welcome on the part of the local veterans. ADDIiKBS OK WKLCOMli. "Mr. Chairman," Gov. Mauldin said in part, "Veterans of the army: Representing the reunion committee and Camp I'ulliam and the Confederate veterans of that community 1 am here to greet you in their name, to extend to you their warmest salutations and to welcome you to their hearts and homes. There could not stand upon the soil of thjs mountain country men representing any cause or any interest who would be more gladly received or whose presence would appeal more directly to our affections, oursympatheties and our admiration, than the Confederate soldier, lie stands unequal in the history of the world and by his heroic conduct in war and in peace he challenges the criticism and admiration of all time and aliases. His was an unselfish and patriotic war. lie, fought not for agression or conquest but for the God-given right of freedom and civilization. Because he knew he was right ho contended for livelong years again the northern armies and the mixed hordes of Europe, when our armies were, fought to la frazzle and our resources exhausted he laid down his arms and resumed in a manly spirit 11 is obligations to a union restored by force rather than involve his country in guerrilla warfare with all Its attendant horrors, lie did not surrender his honor. He never admitted that he was a rebel, but contended then and contends yet that he. was obeying the action of his State, the sovereign. Since, last you met here the.thin gray lino has grown thinner and thinner. We obtain no recruits; they have gone to join that ever increasing army on the other shore of eternity, lint a few years and we, too, will have Joined that army and pass away In the evening shades. Lot us, therefore, draw closer and closer together. Cherish the morn of the past and unite In all laudable efforts to promote the comfort of our comrades. Representing the government of this picturesque spot of earth, where the rigors of winter are never known and the balmy spring zephyrs are seemingly always ours: I come this morning hearing to you and through you to every mem her of your command a message from more than ten thousand soldiers. We have Vl'tH'KT 1 I, Just hoard the ringing welcome given and thus within our eitv \yc know there Is a great army of men each clothed in the glory with which he ha> fought and each crowned with tnc plaudits of a clvili/.ed world. With*' in every southern heart the hen lit eons splendor of his gallantry and manhood grows brighter as each heat marks the progress of time. To the Pearl of the Piedmont we hid you welcome. If you; are charmed by t he cordiality of hot ; citizenship' if you list' n spell-hound I to the music of tier spindles, if you | feel In tlie very air yon hreuthe the holy Influence of her churches, schools J and colleges, if you are overtaken and safely sped along t lie channels of trade by her resistless commercial tide, it you are enraptured over the success ol ; her minor industries, and it your brave hearts arc lost to her beautiful women we beseech you not todispair, hut hid >ou arise from the depths ol , your wonderment intolhe glittering' sunlight of hei progress and prosperity and lie assured that in every success I that has dazzled and amazed your c 'inrades in arm have played a most conspicu ns part. (IKN. CAinVII.K'S UKsl'ONSK. The address of welcome was rexponded i<> by Major (leneral Carwilc, commander of the South Carolina division of Confederate veterans, "as t,he represent a vie of t lie most gallant h idy of men that ever drew breath." (ieneral Carwile said: "It becomes my pleasant duty to sav to you, sir, that for all the kind words said to us and about the Confederate soldiers, we return most heartfelt thanks. We thank the city of Greenville and this progressive riedmont section for the hearty and cordial welcome extended to the bald<:eaded veterans of Sout h Carolina. Col llobert A Id rich made a ringing address to the v< tcrans. The Sons of Veterans held a business mention til is afternoon, and a reception was afterwards given the sponsors.it Chleora college. An old folks concert was uiv; n by t he I laughters of the (Confederacy tonight at the col e p . The pr?'gramme for tomnor\/ wilij be a I ins it icss inei t inn in 1 i > fun nm u. aft er which t here will tie parade down ! Main st reel, tot he park where an old- . fasiiioned barbecue will be served. The Anderson, Smyth and Greenville : riJles^will participate in t he parade. A Cool .VsHiissinui ion. Isaac Kinkelstein, whose crusade closed the eight gambling Imuses in liesMoiues, Iowa, two weeks ago. was murdered In that, city Wednesday night, near t,he alley on Walnut street, lie was on his way home, less than a lUrwlr m.WI > I... 1 r ......... , .. ....... MV/Vn UMVI II HUM II H ll> , Mi ll (1 111(111 I stepped out of the shadow of me alley | and struck him a blow over the head l with a heavy stick. Finkelslein fell to the ground. Four ineu less than ; l>lock away saw him fall and ran to assist him. lie was dead when thc.v arrived, his skull having hern crushed. Hcyoud the hloody st ick which was left beside the victim, the only clue t( the murderer Is a report that a little after the time of the murder one un- i recognized man was overheard to say I to another: "I killed the /'and! at smother time one man was heard to ! tell smot her: '"Keep your mout h shut.'' | The murder is supposed to have rei suited from Kinkelstein's action in I prosecuting the gamblers. He did not object to public gambling, hul i wanted the city to receive a revenue from it, he said, smd when the police did not raid the houses lie tiled complaints with the siieriir. Tlie result- j ant raids proved so expensive that the ! gamblers closed their places. The Iluslmiiti's Duty. There tire, as Dumas says, apes from the land of Nod who know neither curb nor bridle, but what are eyes given for but to sec that you do not take to wife an ape from Nod. Generally speaking a woman does not betray her husband, nor deceive 1dm, unless lie himself corrupts her heart, tramples on her feelings, or repulses and estranges her by his manners, his selfishness, narrowness, and his miserable worthless nature. You must love her. Let her feel that she is not only your female, but the crown of your head, as precious as your child and friend; wear her close to your heart, let her feel the warmth of it, and you may rest in peace; year after year she will cling closer and closer to you, until you two are like Siamese twins. If you do not give her all that, you pervert her, estrange her by your worth Icssness and she will leave you. She will leave you as soon as she sees nobler hands stretched out for her; she is forced to do it. is this warmth, this appreciation arc as necessary to her life as the air she llflitl i I WiU Slirkl k Lr i /?tir 1/?'S in \A/ i I Ituuvni ? ' i VI I I\ n >> n , III If 11,11111 IU Oogma. <"ut a \Vlial<> in Two. Capt. Neilsen, of the Norwelgan steamer Tjomo, which arrived at haltimorc, Tuesday, from 'Sydney, C. It., reports that 11is vessel rap into a school of whales when southeast of St. George's hank, olf Nova Scotia. As many as a dozen of the monsters could lie counted at a time from the vessel. One of the whales in attempting to cross the Imjw of the Tjomo was caught by the sharp proy of the steamer and nearly cut in twain. The shock of the collision stopped the vessel momentarily, hut she sustained no damage. Capt. Neilsen estimates that the dead Leviathan was ho feet long. Killed l>y IdKlitllliig. During an electrical storm, accompanied by a heavy rain, William North, a contractor, of Ifarrriman, Tcnn., accompanied by five workmen, sought shelter in an unfinished building. Lightning struck the building, killing Charles Daniels and rendering the entire party unconscious. Two members of the party are expected lo recover." Jjf fmppgnppna i 11 v A CHRISTIAN GENTLEMAN I li t l*< W hat a Neighbor Suyn .Ala nt llr. AV. II. riniinrrmiiti. Mr. I'Mitor: I noticed in last week's Edgelleld Chronicle :in article signed .1. \V. I'.ronks, admonishing the |>eople not to vote for a wicked man. lie concludes hy saying: "I think the people would make a wise choice hy voting for Talhert or I ley ward." A stranger to the other candidates would Infer from this article l-hut Talhert and I ley ward ate the only christian gentlemen in the race. 1 do not wish to be understood jus opposing in particular any one of the candidates: hut I foci sure that if we all take Mr brooks' good advice to vote for the hest and ablest, christian gentleman in the men. I?? XV ll 'I'li.o............. will be our next Governor. I have known 1 >r. Pi in me r'mm for more lluin thirty >ears, and I repaid him as not only l.lu; purest man in the race, hut one <d" the purest and most oonscion- 1 tions christian pentleman I have ever known, lie Is not plven to poinp about wearying religious putherinps with lonp-wliidcd, noisy SundaySchool addresses, so st rangers may not know much atiouL him; l>ut. Ids near neighbors (one of whom 1 have been for twenty years) will gladly testify that the sincerity of tos religion is proven heyond ipicst io ? by It's beaut i- 1 fu1, nn pretend I up, consistent christian life, whleh d: lly speaks I n him more eloquently th n all the speeches' that could bo made. 1 n hisComniuni- j ty he has always been a leader In every pood cause, and is a pillar in his church both linanclal'y. mentally and ; spiritually. He has been a leader in | providinp pood schools f >r his c uiimu- j nit v, and litis often insisted that those not financially able to attend should do so .it Ids expense. As a physician. I daresay lie has d me more charity practice than any man in tlio State? and has done it so <| detly, cheerfully, and unostentatiously as to remind o.ic of the M ister who went about healinp t lie sick. \s a firmer, hi h\> always been abreast with the times, pivlrp his community the ben lit of Ills pulnstaklnp research and experiments. As a neiphbor, 1 have never one time known 11iin not to do as lie would bo done by. As a man, lie is simple in taste, <|uiit i:i manner, sympathetic in Icclin^, ciurag -ous in action, successful in business, temperate i:i habits. and irreproachable In character. Me Is n) politician. It lie could have stooped to the underhand tricks of some politicians, he could have held a high and paying olllce long ago. lie is a patriotic statesman of 110 pure a type to compromise his integrity for the sake of the highest oflice in the gift of the peop'e. Me 1 as been id tititied with the public life of lose unity and Slat) foi more than twei ty-livo y ars, and during the whole time there has never been a shadow cast on Ids spotless records, yet he lias never held a paying otllce but once, brother Christians and Democrats, now is t.'i) opportunity of your lives to reward this goo 1 man's consecrated life by making him. Governor. lly so doing, y m will honor not only him l lit yourselves and your State. In him we would have a Governor who would always he on Sunday in his church pew, and on all other days In his olllce, attending to his lawful business. You will have in him a Governor whom the most rcthicd lady can approach at any time and feel benefitted by Ills presence. He will never he financially enriched by public otllce, for his pockets will never be soiled by bribes, whiskey rebates, etc., As to Ids executive ability to till the etlice, a lifetime of painstaking performance of both private and public duties, and the raro combination of tact, common sense and good judgment which lias always marked his successful career, prove beyond doubt that in him we would have a governor of whom the whole State might well he proud. John Galloway. To My I'TieiulN. It is with joy I tell you what. Kodol did for mo. f was trobled with my stomach for several months. Upon being advised to use Kodol, I did so, and words cannot tell t he good it lues done mo. A neighbor had dyspepsia so that lie had tried most everything. I 'old him to list- Kodol. Words of ' grat it ude have come to me from him because i reeoinmended it. (?eo. W. I- r y, Viola, Iowa. Health unci strength of mind and body, depend on the stomach, and normal activity of t he digestive organs- Kodol, the great recount ruetlvc tonic,cures all stomach and ImavoI troubles, indigestion, dyspepsia. Ivodol digests any good food you eat. Take a nose after meals. I >r. 10. Norton. Tornado Sweeps Over Union. About l:.'IO o'clock Wednesday afternoon a severe storm of wind passed over t'nlon. At the Monarch cotton mills a school house in course of erection was blown down. Some carpenters were at -^ork on the roof and at the approach of the storm started tu leave the building. Just as tliev readied Ihc ground the storm struck the house and it collapsed, burying them under the timbers. J. Mack Coin was Instantly killed; Thotna* Long had his hip broken; Chariot Vauglmn's shoulder was (islocated and Jesse Cirtjr, col ire 1, was slightly bruised. Money in Potatoes. James \V. McGee, a farmer livlnf near Orrlck, Mo., took a chance ti potatoes this year and used 2JJ acre in raising them. His venture ha: proved a great winner. From scvci acreas alono lie has taken about 2, 500 bushels and lie expects to sell hi entire crop at 3D cents a bushel. II i estimates hU expenses per acre a $43,30 and his net protits at 912,472. # IIP xo.:{. TWO BOATS COLLI l>K And Three Lives Are Lost. Several People Severely Injured NO SPECIFIC CAUSE KNOWN. Tlif <'lty of" Venice, Valued hi # 17ft,uoo Went in>wit wi*titit I 'II'iimmi >1 iiiuI?'? A I'ter < Nil Union. As u result of a colli son on Lake Uric between the steamer City of j Venice, ore laden, and the. steamer ScKUiib a steel lumber vessel, Mf llonI dean. Canada. Tuesday niul.t., I be ICity of Venice was sunk and three lives lost, while several other persons were more or less seriously Injured. The cause of the collision Is not known. There was ru> fog whatever and the n:ghl was fairly clear. The lights <>f ihe Cit v of Yenlee were lnirnIritf brightly. To this the crew and passengers all testify, saying they could see the lights on the Venice as she was sinking. The second male of the Sequin, W A. Lavigir\ who was on watch, refuses absolutely to give any informa Li< >ii lii regard lot he way accident happened. "The less said about it, the letter," was the only statement he would make. It was shortly after midnight when theaeeic'int happened. The City of Venice, laden with 3.000 tons of ore, was bound to UulTalo, while t lie Sequin was going north to Perry Sound from Ogdenburg. < ?n hoaid the Se(|Uin all were asleep save the secotid mate, W. ! A. Lavigne, and the watchman who was with him in the pilot house. 'J'he lirst mate of the Venice, Sullhan, was 1 on watch aboard the boat t hat went 1 down. '1 he tir.st that was known that j anything had happened was a terrible crash by the I ma l.s c >ming together. The Sequin struck tlie Venice fairly amidsliipsand plowed It . way half way through the bout. The crew and passengers aboard both boats heard a tearing < f tinitier mingled with calls for help from those already in the water. Those who were asleep rushed on dcek and there was a frightful panic for a time. The Venice, which had been split almost in two, was sinking rapidly. Captain Hrodoriek of the Venice ran on deck and Immediately called to the men toman the life imats. The members of the crew who had nit been hurt rushed to his assistance and in tlve minutes they had the boats in tlie water. Several of tlie men fearing that tlie ship would sink before they had an opportunity to escape threw themselves overboard. They were later picked up by the life boats from the Sequin. The City of Venice went d >wn in \ ry deep water in less than l."> minutes after tlie collision occurred. Afierstandingby for an hour the Scguiu headed for Cleveland with the survivors, arriving there early Tuesday. The City of Venice was a wooden vessel, 301 feet long and 12 feet beam. She was owned bv the MoOraw Trans ' pol lut ion company of Hay City, Mich., and valued at about $17f>,000. She i was commanded by Captain Hroderlck. 'i'lie Ncguin is an iron vessel 'J07 feet long and .'i t feet beam. Site is owned by H. Miller of Perry Sound and commanded by Capt. .1. P. Sims. THK MATK'H STORY. First Mate Sullivan of the City of Venice, who Is lying in a critical condlton at the Marine hospital, at Cleveland. Ohio rallied slightly Tuesday afternoon and made a statement regarding the collision. "I was on tlie night watch," he said. ' It was something after midnight when 1 tirst saw another lioat ahead, it was still some distance away, but I blow the whistle to signal the lx>at. She did not answer. 1 thought that jt was strange, but as she was some distance away I made no attempt to get out of the way. All our lights were burning and there was no fog, so I don't see how they could have helped seeing our vessel. When the boat was condsidorably closer 1 whistled again, but still there was ro answer. 1 was then frightened, and signalled still another time. 1 saw that we were not seen: at least there was no attention paid to our signals, and tlie boat was bearing directly down upon us. "1 then attempted to get oul of the way and veered tlie ship diagonally in her course, hoping to escape with a slight rub tlie c >llislon that I began to see was inevitable. She was even nearer than I supposed, however, and going at a fa>t rate. Suddenly the lu.lu I , ..v. ..si . . ^ ~ I - ? -? uun ivaiiiicvi u, i i i x 11 ill m i vi; l|j? illill t here was a sickening crash and then for a moment I scarcely realized what had happened. 1 was thrown from ( my feet by the J ir, and the pilot , house crushed and pile l on top of me. . I felt a terrible pain in my back and ! chest and then I was swept overboard with the pilot house." ^ Sullivan was picked up after being j in the water a sh >rt tlm \ Including the crew and passengers there were ! about 23 persons o.i the City of Venice. Killed Ills Daughter. ( While stooping over his ten-monthsi ! old daughter to kiss her good-by, at s Baltimore, on Tuesday, a revolver s slipped from the pocket of Charles II. a Thornton and fell to the lloor. The - weapon was discharged and the bullet s instantly killed the child. The grlefe stricken father was released by the t police after witnesses corroborated his version of the accident.