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VOL 6
Roosevelt For
Incorporation Law, He
Tells Cape Cod Folks
President, in Address at
Cornerstone Laying ol
Pilgrim Monument, Dis
cusses Important Pro
blems o) The Day.
Gigantic Trusts Who
Disobey The Law Must
be Regulated. The Great
Combinations Can't be
Prevented.
Provincetown, Mass., Aug. 20. —The
laying of the corner stone of tho Cape
Cod Pilgrim Memorial monument in
the presence of President Roosevelt,
Governor Guild and distinguished
guests, took place here today, and
completed the foundation of the im
posing structure commemorating the
lirst landing of the Pilgrim Fathers.
The Mayflower with the President
aboard passed into the harbor be
fore 10 o'clock.
Native ana summer residents for
miles up and down the Cape came to
town and to these were added hun
dreds of excursionists from Boston
and other points. The three or four
to got breathing space.
The natives agreed that it was the
greatest thing that ever hapened on
Cape Cod since the landing of the
and the sand hills back of the village
little roadways that serve as streets
were congested with humanity, and the
crowd was forced to take to the beach
Pilgrim Fathers 287 years ago.
A Line of Eight Battleships.
Shortly after 10 o'clock this morning
President Roosevelt and party reached
the harbor from Oyster Bay on board
the Government yacht Mayflower. The
approach of the yacht was through
a lane of eight battleships. The sea
lighters were in gala attire. As the
Mayflower steamed down the column
of vessels each in turn greeted the
President, who occupied the bridge of
the trim yacht, with a salute of
twenty-one guns.
Governor Guild and his staff were on
hand to extend an official greeting to
the visitors in behalf of the state of
Massachusetts. On landing the Pres
ident. and his party were escorted by a
guard of honor a short distance to
Town Hill, where the exercises of the
day were held. The great throng on
shore stretched from the waterfront
to the hill. The doors, windows and
rcofs of the fishing houses, stores and
dwellings along the way were throng
ed with men. women and children
desirous of getting a view of the
nation's chief executive.
The exercises of laying the corner
stone were in charge of the Grand
Lodge of the Masonic Order of Massa
chusetts, and Grand Master J. Henry
Blake conducted the ritual. The speech
of the President was delivered from a
spacious stand erected on the side of
the hill. Other speakers included Gov
ernor Guild and United States Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge and town officers
and Mounted Association officials.
When the exercises were closed the
distinguished guests were escorted to
the town hall, where a banquet was
spread in their honor.
Outcome of a Controversy.
The monument for which the corner
stone was laid today is the outcome of
of a long but friendly controversy be
tween Provincetown and Plymouth
over the question as to which place
had the prior claim to the Pilgrim
Fathers. Its erection is due to the
enterprise of the Cape Cod Monument
Association, which has raised $92,000
through public and private subscrip
tion. the Federal Government contrib
uting §40,000, the state of Massachu
setts $25,000, and the town $5,000 of
thf> amount.
The memorial is to be located on the
top of Town Hill, the highest land in
the town, from which it will rise to
'lie height of 250 feet. It will be built
of solid granite. One of the purposes
of the structure is that it may serve
:is a beacon to vessels passing around
the Cape during the daytime.
Within the monument, when it is
finished, there will rest in the walls
some 150 tablet stones, all commem
orative offerings from as many New
England towns, and with each stone
properly inscribed. Further than this
will be three especially interesting
stones, all from England and each
commemorative of some important
circumstance or event connected with
the coming of the Pilgrims.
Stones to Mark Great Incidents.
One stone is inscribed "From the
home of Bradford," the piece coming
from Austerfield, England. A second is
a Kilt, from English historians, inscrib
ed, "From the church at Leyden, Hol
land, the tarrying place of the Pil
grims." The third stone is a triangle
«>f much harder material, presented by
the Women's Suffrage Association of
England, and inscribed, "From the
church at Delfthaven." The block was
taken from the altar of the sanctuary
where the final prayer of the depart
ing Pilgrims was offered.
There are to be no winding stairs
in the monument and visitors ascend
ing to the porticoed plaza at the top
will do so by means of an inclined
winding plane. From the
lofty outlook it will be possible to
view the whole region which the Pil
grims explored in their search for an
abiding place.
IHE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
Trust Gobbles Up
Butchers' Dressed Co.
New York, Aug. 20.—Controlling in
terest in the New York Butchers'
Dressed Company, which is capitalized
for $1,000,000, and which was organiz
ed to fight the Beef Trust, has, accord
ing to an announcement published to
day, been acquired by the trust. The
company, it is stated, will be merged
into the meat combination on October
Ist.
The New York Butchers' Dressed
Meat Company was organized by re
tail butchers in Manhattan after the
United Dressed Beef Company had
been sold to the trust by the organiz
ers, the wholesale butchers. Angry
at this desertion of the independent
opposition to the big combination, a
score of the most wealthy retailers
started the new company to curb the
power of the trust in Greater New
York.
Rutherfordton News
Rutherfordton, N. C. f Aug. 20. —
Rutherford superior court convened
here yesterday morning with Judge
R. B. Peebles presiding. The term
is for the trial of civil cases only and
will embrace two weeks. The docket
is a very heavy one and it is doubt
ful if it will be anything like dis
posed of in this allotted time.
Our town now has a large number
of summer visitors, more than she 1
has had before in years, coming from
all parts of the country.
Mr. Ed Erwin, who was seriously
hurt in a runaway, as reported a few
days ago, is now improving and it is
thought he will recover. He has in
deed been in a most precarious condi
tion.
Messrs. S. Gallert, W. ft. Miller and
Misses Mary Henderson and Myrtle
Toms returned yesterday from the
Jamestown Exposition. They report
North Carolina week a grand success.
Mrs. Amanda Miller and Mrs. Liv
ingston Van and children of Wash
ington, D. C., and Mr. and Mrs. W. (
A. Anderson and children, of Branson,
Fla., are in the city stopping at the
Grayson House.
Misses Louis Carpenter and Mrs.
Albert Homesley left Friday on an
extended trip to the Jamestown Ex-'
position, Baltimore and New York
and will probably be away for some
time.
Mr. Sam Burgin returned yesterday
from a business trip to Charlotte.
William, the little son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. L. Carpenter, has been quite
ill for the past few days, suffering
from an attack of pneumonia.
Mrs. M. O. Dickerson and children
and Mrs. Sarah Twitty returned yes
terday from a week's outing in the
mountains around Chimney Rock.
Rev. R. A. Miller/of Lowell, has
been here for several days assisting
Rev. S. L. Cathey in a series of
meetings at Twitty's • Chapel, which
closed yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. W. J. Hardin, of Wilmington,
is here on a visit to this, her old
home. Her many friends are delight
ed to have her among them again.
SON MARRIES STEP-MOTHER.
Father Got Divorce and Son Then
Marries His Step-Mother.
Thomasville, N. C., Aug. 20. —A
rather novel affair happened in our
town a few days or weeks ago, but
we only were informed of it Monday.
Mr. Joshua Besk, one of our good
citizens was married for the third
time a few days ago, his first wife,
a Miss Kepley, died about four years
ago, to them was born one child, Mr.
McKoy Beck, he is about 18
years old. About two years ago Mr.
Joshua Beclc married a second time
a Miss Hattie Ensley, they lived to
gether about two years. On account
of intimacy of his wife with his son,
McCoy, Mr. Joshua Beck secured a
divorce at the last term of court and
last week Mr. Joshua Beck who is
now about 48 years old, was happily
married to Miss Julia Ward, of near
Liberty Church, the bride is 16 years
old. Wednesday the singular part, or
rather the climax, was Mr. McKoy
Beck was happily married to his
step-mother who was recently divorc
ed from his father—a rather mix§d
up affair.
Prominent Hotel Man Dies.
Mt. Airy, N. C., Aug. 20.—The sud
den death from heart disease of Mr.
Cabaniss, of this city, proprietor of
the Central Hotel, is still being
talked on the streets. It is learned
that his wife is in bad health, and
that the shock may prove more than
she can hold up under.
Mr. Cabaniss was a new man here
and was not generally known by our
citizens. He was perhaps 65 years
of age and seemed in perfect health
the day he died.
Livery Stable Changes Hands.
Statesville, N. C., Aug. 20.—Mr. W.
M. Westmoreland has bought the in
terest of his partner, Mr. E. B. Leln
ster, in the livery firm of Westmore
land & Leinster, and will continue the
business at the stables on Center street
near the federal building.
Mr. Leinster is thinking of going
elsewhere and engaging in the livery
business. He went to Wilkesboro yes
terday on a prospecting trip.
CLEAR THE TRACK !
Bonaparte May
Leave
Strained Relations Said
to Exist Between The
President And His At
torney General Because
ol Latter's Policy.
New York, Aug. 20. —The Journal of
Commerce today publishes a story re
garding the possible retirement of
Attorney General Bonaparte from the
cabinet. It says:
"According to important interests
in this city very close to the adminis
tration, the usefulness of Attorney
General Bonaparte as a member of.
the president's cabinet culminated.
It is not expected that s£|mediatc re
tirement will result, fyiial&&. action
migi.it be construed as
ening in the president's anti-trust pol
icy—a construction particularly dis- 1
tasteful to Mr. Roosevelt, since not the
slightest justification exists for it.
"But there- is no question, accord
ing to the excellent information ob
tained last evening, that the president
is not only not in sympathy with the
recent flippant and undignified atti
tude and the at least doubtful legal
procedure displayed by the attorney
general, but is in all respects op
posed to them."
The attorney general's policy, The
Journal of Commerce says, it is under
stood, is condemned by all the presi
dent's most trusted advisers; and, it
adds, there is excellent reason to be
lieve some important changes in the
cabinet would constitute a protest
against executive endorsement of Mr.
Bonaparte's programme. Secretary
Root, for- instance, the paper declares,
is known to have expressed strong
criticism of it, while Assistant Secre-
Secretary of State Robert Bacon is
alsc entirely out of sympathy with the
attorney general's policy.
It is not expected, it is stated, that
any official consideration will be given
the current strained situation until the
president returns to Washigton from
Oyster Bay.
FINE STAUE TO CAPT. J. SMITH.
It Leaves New York for Jamestown
Exposition.
New York, Aug. 20. —William Cou
per's bronze statue of Capt. John
Smith, which was cast by the Gor
ham company, and has been on exhibi
tion here, will be taken to Jamestown
tomorrow. The statue will be erected
on Jamestown Island in honor of the
founder of the Jamestown colony.
Under the auspices of the Society
for the Preservation of Jamestown
Antiquities, the bronze will be unveil
ed on Sept It. Governors of several
states and other distinguished men
will attend.
The staue is eight feet six inches in
iiigh£ and shows'the adventurous Capt.
Smith in a soldiery pose.
H. H. ROGERS OUT.
Oil Magnate Shows Up for First Time
in Three Weeks.
New York, Aug. 20.—Hfl H. Rogers,
the active head of the Standard Oil
Company, was at his office yesterday
for the first time in three weeks. Mr.
Rogers was at 26 Broadway for only
an hour and declined to authorize any
interview.
His presence was known by very
few, and he left to go back on his
yacht after seeing one or two only of
his associates.
Passenger Men at Norfolk.
Norfolk, Va., Aug. 20.—Southeastern
Passenger Association with a member
ship covering the railroads south of
the Potomac and east of the Missis
sippi is meeting here with large at
tendance. Passenger tariff and other
matters are under discussion.
As a rule the girl , who jilts a young
man does him a great favor.
HICKORY, N. C.. THURSDAY AUGUST 22. 1907.
STAND ARDOIL SQUIRMS
Directors Declare the Big Trust to
Be Guiltless of the Wrong Doing
for Which Judge Landis Imposed
the Enormous Fine.
New York, Aug. 20. —The directors
of the Standard Oil Company have
issued a pamphlet to employes and
stockholders relative to the fine ot
$29,240,000, in which innocence of any
wrong doing in any of the prosecu
tions against it in the federal courts
is declared, particularly in the Alton
case. It is declared that this is not
a case of rebate or discrimination but
of the legalty of a freight rate.
The „ pamphlet also recited:
"On May 20, 1907, while Judge
Landis had still under consideration
the judgment in the Alton case, Com
missioner Smith's illogical and parti
san report on pipe lines was made
public. The commissioner's second
report on petroleum prices and prof
its —a wholly false deduction from in
complete facts —was sent in advance
to the press for publication on Aug.
5 in the Judge Landis
would pronounce judgment on Aug.
3d.
Washington, D. C., Aug. SO. —Attor-
ney-General Bonaparte stated that
the question of granting immunity
from prosecution to the Alton for
giving rebates to the Standard Oil
Company had not been referred to
Judge Landis, of Chicago, for deter
mination, and emphatically stated that
he himself will determine whether
immunity will be given. He expects
to give his decision in a few days.
BOWERY LANDMARK PASSING.
Lyon's Restaurant Succumbs to the
Ravages of Time.
New York, Aug. 20. —Another city
landmark, Lyon's restaurant, on the
Bowery, just-around the corner from
police headquarters, is passing away.
The place has been closed by the sher
iff, and it is thought, will hardly be
reopened.
Mike Lyons started the restaurant
35 years ago and its prosperity has
been measured by the rise and fall of
the Bowery.
For 33 years it was Lyon's boast
that his place had never been closed.
In fact he claimed to have thrown
away the key. Then came the uptown
movement of night life and with it
the decadence of the Bowery's fa
mous restaurant.
NEGRO EDITOR IN DANGER.
Man Responsible for Race Trouble
Asks to Be Locked Up.
Norfolk , Va., Aug. 20. —J. D. Uz
zell, the negro editor held responsi
ble for much of the recent race
| trouble on the Eastern Shore of Vir-j
ginia, was brought here under a
strong guard and locked in jail to
day. .
Uzzell surrendered to Col. Notting
ham, of the Virginia militia at Onan
cock, and asked to be sent to a safe
place, there being great danger that
he would be lynched.
Forest Fires Raging.
New York, August 20. —Forest fires
are raging in the woods of Eastport,
L. 1., have devastated hundreds of
acres of woodland. Early today the
flames had swept within a quarter of
a mile of the famous Country club
house, which, with its contents, is val-.
ued at J500.000. Ditching and back
firing was resorted to and it is
thought the building will be saved.
Wining And Dining
The Swedish Prince
Norfolk, Va., Aug. 20.—The feature
in connection with visit of Prince
Wilhelm, of Sweden, at the Jamestown
Exposition will be the reception to
be tendered aboard the cruiser Fylgia
in Hampton Roads by the minister
from Sweden to the United States and
Madam De Lagercrantz.
Tonight Governor and Mrs. Swanson
will entertain the Prince at dinner in
the Chamerlain Hotel, Old Point Com-J
fort. . !
Market Went
Down a Point
President's Utterance as
to His Attitude on
Trust's Did Not Seem
Greatly to Excite Wall
Street.
New York, Aug. 20.—Prices of all
stocks- fell in the early trading under
the influence of liquidation in New
York City traction stocks and an at
tack on Union Pacific, Reading and the
metal stocks. The lowest prices of the
present declining movement were
reached In United States Steel stocks.
Pennslyvania sold very near the low
est. The market quickly became dull,
a rally succeeding the decline. At
mid-day nearly all the losses except in
local transactions had been recovered.
,T&q declining movement was in
progress when that portion of the
President's speech relating to the in
tention of the administration with re
gard to corporations violating the law
was read. Prices receded a point, but
later there was a complete recovery
of the day's losses and a level gener
ally higher was established.
MURDER IN JERSEY.
Farmer Lured to His Burning Barn
While Vengeful Italians Murder His
Wife and Her Faithful Italian Ser
vant Girl.
Camden, N. J., Aug. 20.—While Ed
ward Horner, a fai..:er, was trying to
extinguish a fire thought to have
been kindled in his barn for the ap
parent purpose of drawing him from
his home, some one entered his house
and murdered his wife, Annie, with an
axe an dwith the same weapon at
tacked Victoria Napoli, an Italian
servant, who probably went to the
rescue of her mistress. The servant
died later.
About a month ago Horner had
trouble with • several Italian farm
hands employed for the trucking
season. The Italians when discharg
ed made threats of vengeance.
The walls, floors an dfurniture and
even the ceiling in the dining room
was spattered with blood.
NO LOBBY ACCOUNTS.
Mr. Taylor Says Southern's Present
Policy Means Greater Prosperity.
New York, Aug. 20. —When the tak
ing of testimony in the suit of tho
Southern to have declared invalid the
recent act of the North Carolina leg
islature fixing the passenger rate was
resumed, R. M. Taylor, general mana
ger of the Mobile and Ohio, was the
first witness put on the stand. In an
swer to questions he described the
country east of Louisiana and south
of the Potomac as producing states
which sent commodities to the mar
kets of the world.
"Would you be surprised to know
that 85 percent of the railroad busi
ness done in North Carolina is inster
state business?" he was asked.
Mr. Taylor replied that he would
not be at all surprised, as he had per
sonal kiyrwledge of that fact.
Mr. Taylor also said it cost more
to operate local business than all oth
er, and that labor and material for the
last nine months have gone up. Ask
ed what amount of money was set
aside by the Southern for lobbying pur
poses, he said he knew of no such
account" and had never heard of any
such thing.
Mr. Taylor said if lower stites were
given to cities and towns along the
Southern it might help to build up
those places. He said if the South
ern was permitted to follow Its pres
ent policy it would bring about greater
prosperity in North Carolina.
Rucker Hanged at Ashevilie.
Asheville, N. C., Aug. 20. —James
Rucker, a negro, who was convirted of
criminal assault on his stepdaughter,
was hanged here today.
Glenn Proposes
Taking Of Testimony
In Southern
CAN'T PLACE THE
BONDS YET A WHILE
Winston-Salem's $150,000 Issue May
Wait Till Spring for Takers On Ac
count of Money Stringency—Other
News.
Winston'Salem, Aug. 20. —Messrs.
E. W. and E. F. Carroll, of this city,
are arranging to install a first-class
plant in this city for photo-engraving,
half-tone and etching.
V. G. Richardson, the traveling
salesman who created quite a sensa
tion by attempting to enter the room
of a lady guest at Hotel Zinzendorf
Saturday night, was given a hearing
before the recorder yesterday and fin
ed $2O and costs.
Recorder Griffith seems determined
to stop the illicit sale of whiskey in
this city. He gives all of the "blind
tigers" covicted before him $5O and
costs and in case ttiey cannot pay the
fine pre sentenced to 6 months on
the roads. Will Swain, a white man,
received this sentence yesterday.
It is understood that the Winston
board of aldermen will not sell the
$150,000 bonds recently issued for
some time yet, probably not before
next spring. Tlie stringency of the
money market and the present un
settled condition of affairs generally
would prevent the bonds bringing
a good premium and for this reason
the aldermen have decided not to
place them on the market now. Many
inquiries in regard to the bonds have
been received by the city clerk al
ready.
The tobacco warehouses are re
ceiving large quantities of primings
now, the prices received being from
0 to 10 cents per pound. The out
look is bright for a large crop of to
bacco this year, provided the weather
remains favorable to the growing
crop.
POSTMASTER'S ASSOCIATION
Object of Association to Confer upon
all Questions Affecting Postal Ser
vice.
Erie, Pa., Aug. 20. —With an attend
ance of 300 members representing
nearly all the large cities of the coun
try, the National Association of Post
masters of the First Class began its
tenth annual convention in this city
today. The sessions are to continue
until Friday.
Tne object of the association is not
to promote the personal interest of
postmasters, but to confer upon all
questions aflecting the postal service
which may correct defects, develop
better methods and promote
the general interests of the service.
Through the influence of the associa
tion many important changes and im
provements in the postal service have
already been brought about. That the
officials of the Postoffice Department
at Washington are in hearty sympathy
with the aims and work of the asso
ciation is evidenced by the fact that
Postmaster General Von Meyer and
■a number of his chief subordinates are
to attend the present convention.
One of the matters that will receive
the attention of the convention is the
suggestion for the issue of a postal
note to discourage the practice cus
tomers have of sending postage stamps
to mail order establishments.
The most interesting event of the
three days' program will be the un
veiling of a monument to Ebon Brew
er, the first postal agent of the United
States ever assigned to foreign soil.
When war was declared against Spain
by the United States Mr. Brewer sug
gested to the Washington officials his
plan for a military postal service. His
plan was accepted and on June 24,
1898, he opened United States Post
office, Military Station, No. 1, Cuba,
the first United States postoffice es
tablished on foreign soil. Less than
one month later Mr. Brewer fell a vic
tim to the yellow fever while at his
post of duty. At the suggestion of the
National Association of Postmasters
a subscription fund was raised among
the postal employes of the entire coun
try, with which a handsome monument
has been erected here, which was Mr.
Brewer's old home.
Negroes on Wall Street.
New York. Aug. 20. —The success
which has attended realty companies,
mercantile enterprises andbusiness In
stitutions run by negroes in the inter
est of their race, has now brought
about the starting of a stock brokerage
office in the Wall Street district. It
will open for business on Sept. 1.
Robert W. Taylor, who for 15 years
has been the financial secretary of
Tuskegee, Institute, has leased offices
and has issued an attractive pamphlet
which has been xtensively circulated
among Afro-Americans.
Pythians Meet in Conclave.
Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 20. —Five
days of unusual interest and activity
in Pythian circles were inaugurated
here today. It is the fortieth annual
session of the Pennsylvania grand
lodge of the Knights of Pythias, and
the first to be held in Philadelphia
since 1876. The tenth annual session
of the Pythian Sisters of Pennsylvaia
will also be held during the week. The
number of visitors is large and the ar
rangements made for their entertain
ment elaborate. The reports of the K. '
of P. grand lodge officers show that I
the order in Pennsylvania now em-j
braces 4G4 lodges, with a membership ;
of 51,586. I
THE BEST JOB PRINTING OP ;
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ALL KINDS AT THIB OFFICE.
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Governor, in Important
And Harmonious Con
ference With General
Counsel Thorn Makes
Suggestions.
; Wait Till Supreme Court
Decides, And Roads
Give New Rate a Fair
i Test; Then Appeal to
People.
New York, Aug. 20. —Another move
I toward peace between North Carolina
J and the Southern Railway has been
! made. Governor Glenn, of North
» Carolina, just previous to his depart
i ure for home last night, had a confer.
. ence with Mr. A. P. Thom, general
counsel of the Southern, in the course
i of which he made some suggestions
■ which he believes may lead to peace.
J In speaking of the conference, Gov.
Glenn said:
p "My interview with Mr. Thom was
; in the interest of good will and har
l mony, and to save the costs now ac
\ cumulating, in the hearing of the
suit in this city. >
"I made two suggestions to Mr.
Thom, the first of which was that we
stop the taking of testimony until the
two suits, one from iheUnited States
circuit court and other from the state
court, are appealed, so that the su-'
preme court,of the United States can
, pass on the jurisdiction of the two
courts and that after this was done
each party could decide what course
to take.
"My second suggestion was that the
railroads stop their suits and try and
live under the 2%-cent rate, and if,
after giving the law a trial, they
find they cannot continue under it
and live, then they should appeal to
the justice and fair mindedness of the
people in the state of North Caro
lina to right the wrong, and it would
be done," m •...
Mr. Thom tOld Gov. Gienn that he
would bring his suggestions to the
attention of the Southern Railway
officials and would let him know as
soon as possible.
The conference between the North
Carolina executive and Mr. Thom was
most harmonious.
Warrants For The Arrest
Of Southern Employees
Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 20. —Coroner
Separks this morning issued warrants
for the arrest of four employes of the
Southern Railway Company, who aro
responsible criminally for the terrible
collision at Auburn, August 6th. Engi
neer W. W. Rippey, Conductor C. M.
Oakley, of the passenger train; Chief
Train Dispatcher B. P. Ketchum, and
Operator Victor Parvin, of Durham.
The one for Conductor Oakley was
,sent to Guilford to be served at
Greensboro, and the warrant for Engi
neer Rippey to be served at Burlington,
his home being there. The warrants
for Chief Train Dispatcher Ketchum
and Operator Parvin to be served at
Durham, their headquarters. It seems
that are arrests which are made by
the coroner have no right to bail pris
oners. The programme,'therefore, is
for the arrests to be made and the
parties brought here on a morning
train so they can have time to take
out writs of habeas corpus during the
day before some judge and give neces
sary bonds which all certainly wil be
able to do. This probably will be
tomorrow. -)
NEGRO "MASCOT" TRAITOR. *
South Carolina Darkey Attacks His
Benefactor's Mother.
Fond du Lac; Wis, Aug. 20. —
"Monday," a negro boy picked up in
South Carolina as a mascot by mem
bers of the Second Wisconsin Infan
try during the Spanish-American war
was arrested on the charge of at
tacking the mother of his benefactor.
The police assert that the boy went
into the bedroom of the aged woman
in the night an ddemanded her valu
ables. When Mrs. Seeve awoke the
negro choked her almost into insensi
bility.
SAYS POSTAL'S CONDITION GOOD.
Both the Companies and " Strikers
Claim the Victory.
Chicago, Aug. 20. —The general su
perintendent of the Postal said his
company had resumed communication
with all points in Canada. Both com
panies assert their ability to handle
all current business but at union head
quarters it was asserted that both
companies were badly crippled.
LAND SWINDLERS CONVICTED
Benson and Perrin Guilty of Trying
to Steal 12,000 Acres.
San Fransisco, Aug,2o.—John A.
Benson and Dr. Edward B. Perrin
[were convicted in the Federal court
[ today of conspiracy to defraud the
government out of 12,000 acres of land
Lin California.