The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, August 14, 1902, Image 1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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."
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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.
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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.