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NEGROES
LYNCHED
Meet Death at Hands of Mob
Near Hemphill, Texas.
Five of the Victims Hanged to Same
, Tree, Another Shot Down While
Trying to Escape and Bodies ofTwc
More Found In Creek Bottoms.
Nino negroes mot death at tho hand!
of a mob In tho vicinity of Hemphill,
Snblno county, Tex. Doth races have bo
cured arms and tho tension 1h such
that a rnce clash appears Imminent
Tho dead: Jerry Evans, Will John,
eon, Moso Spellman, Cleveland Will
iams, William Manual, Frank Will
iams, William McCoy, two unknown
negroes.
Tho lynchlngB followod tho killing
of two white men by negrooB. Two
weeks ago Hugh Dean and several
other white men visited a negro
church and school house, whore a
dance was In progress, presumably In
quest of liquor, It being tho custom ol
somo of tho negroes to sell whlBky
during tho progress of such nffalrs.
During tho evening Dean was killed
and six negroes wero held for the
killing. At the preliminary examina
tion tho ovldcnco tended to show that
tho plot was formed at tho dance to
lclll Dean. Saturday last Aaron M.
Johnson, n prominent farmer, was as
Bnssluated while seated' nt the dining
tablo with his wlfo and child, tho bul
let being fired through a window. For
this orlmo Perry Prlco, a negro, was
arrested nnd, It Is stated, confessed,
Implicating Robert Wright, a rela
tive of ono of tho negroes held for
Dean's murder. Price declared lib
wns offered $5 to kill Johnson.
Then followed tho forming of the
mob, tho ovorpoworlng of tho Jailer
nt Hemphill nnd tho lynching of the
bIx negroes held for tho murder ol
Denn. Five wero hanged to tho same
tree, while another attempted' to es
cape and was shot to death. Later In
tho night William McCoy, another no
to, was shot and killed while stand
ing at tho gato of tho Johnson homo
nnd tho bodies of two moro negroes
wero found in tho creek bottom.
Wright, tho negro who confessed to
tho killing of Johnson, and the man
he implicated wero taken to Beaumont
for safo keeping under guard of the
military company of San Augustine.
MANILA PAPER COMPANIES FINED
Judge Hough Imposes Penalty Upon
Confessed Trust.
Twenty-four companlos manufactur
ing Manila wrapping paper wero fined
$1,000 each by Judge Hough In
the Unltod States circuit court In New
York city. They pleaded' guilty on
Friday last to maintaining an illegal
combination in restraint of trade.
Thoy wero membors of tho Manila and
Fibre association.
In imposing tho flues, Judge Hough
said that tho combination of papet
manufacturers was a clear violation
of tho Sherman anti-trust law, but bo
causo of extenuating circumstances he
would imposo n fine only. Tho com
panies havo arranged to pay their
fines through their counsel.
Tho caso against tho companies was
Instituted through tho Instrumentality
of tho American Newspaper Publish
ers' association.
District Attorney Stlmson, who had
chargo of tho caso, stated in court
that In viow of tho fact that tho com
panies had savod tho government ex
pense by pleading guilty, he would be
willing that light fluos should be im
posed. Counsel for the companies do
chrrod that-tho combine was formed
two years ago to save them from
bankruptcy because of tho methods of
agents for consumers, who, ho alleged,
favored first ono group of paper mills
nnd then another In order to cut
prices. Counsel also declared that the
combine was dissolved when It learned
that tho association camo within the
provisions of the Sherman act.
STOLEN MAIL POUCH IS FOUND
Picked Up In Railroad Yards at Kan-
, sas City, Kan.
Tho mall pouch which contained
$50,000 In money nnd $100,000 worth
of diamonds and jewelry, stolen from
a mall car at the Union depot on the
night of Juno 6, was fouud by a
switching crew In tho railroad yards
of tho Rock Island road In Kansas
City, Kan. Tho pouch still contained
a number of valuablo articles of Jew
elry, but four empty envelopes, which
had contained the $50,000 In currency
showed that tho thief had made goo.:
on the smaller part of his haul.
Hastings Man Is High Gun.
High scores characterized the
practlco day at the Grand American
handicap at flying targets. Over 200
shooters were ready to face the traps
nnd get used to the Columbus Gun
club grounds before entering the shoot
propor. Visiting shooters were
pleased with tho almost perfect back
ground and when the smoke had
oloared away It was found that George
W. Maxwell of Hastings, Neb., and C.
G. Spencer of St. Louis had accounted
for 118 out of 120 of the Illusive
-birds."
Four Years for Mr. Immell.
Frederick Immell of tho Columbus, O.,
board of public service, which was
ousted from office because of the East
Broad street Improvement scandal,
voluntarily appeared In the criminal
court, forestalled his trial and pleaded
guilty of accepting a bribe from H. C.
Lang, superintendent of the Cleveland
Trinidad Paving compauy. Ho was
sentenced to four years In the Ohio
penitentiary and fined $1,000.
OVER 300 BUILDINGS BURNED
Business Section of Three Rivers,
Quebec, Wiped Out by Fire.
Fanned by a high wind, a firo which
bio.to out In a stable at Threo Rivers.
Quebec, was not checked until tin
creator part of tho lower town, con
taining tho business section of the
city, had bcon consumed. Then, with
the nsslstanco of tho firemen sum
moned by special trains from Mon
treal, Quebec, Shorbrooke and Grand
Mere, it was held in check. Almost
ovcry building of any consequence In
that section of tho city was destroyed,
including tho postofTlce, tho city ball,
every hotel worthy of tho name, with
ono exception, tho flno building of the
Iiochelaga bank and most all of the
leading stores. Over 300 buildings
wero burned. Tho narrow streets ol
tho town and tho lnflammablo nature
of many buildings rendered tho task
of tho firemen an almost Impossible
one. Outside the town is locnted the
camp of tho Sixth military district
and soon after the fire started' 1,000
men wero sent to help fight the
flames. Tho local brlgado was entirely
Ineffective when It camo to coping
with a conflagration and tho soldiers
rendered tho best assistance they
could, but their bucket brlgado was
not equal to the task. It was not un
til nearly four hours after tho fire
had assumed threatening dimensions
that organized effort by tho firo fight
ers from tho other cities was avail
able. Among tho buildings burned bo
side thoso mentioned above nro the
St. James church, the oldest Anglican
church built In Canada; tho old Ger
man Catholic church, Drolet, LaLond
& Co.'s big department storo, tho Du
fresne, Windsor, Dominion nnd Rich
elieu hotels;' tho telegraph offices and
tho Dell Telephone company's ox
change. Tho loss will be considerably
over $1,000,000. So far no loss of life
has been roported, but a woman and
two children aro roported to have
been badly burned.
PEDESTRIANS DROP ON STREETS
Humidity Brings Death to Eight at
Chicago.
A hot day, with the mercury stand
ing at 04 degrees, brought death and
suffering to Chicago. Eight deaths
were reported to tho coroner's office
and heat prostrations wero numerous.
In addition a mad dog scare spread
through tho city and the chief of po
lice ordered his men to shoot nil un
muzzled dogs. A similar order Issued
at Morton Park, a Buburb, resulted in
the killing of forty canines in a few
hours.
The death list follows: Frank
Cass, overcome while working In his
garden at LaGrange, a suburb; Sam
uel Douglas, negro, made dizzy by
heat and fell off a yacht Into Jackson
park lagoon, drowned before aid could
reach him; John Golden, drowned in
Desplalnes river while seeking relief
from tho heat; William Hobson,
dropped dead of heart dlseaso, super
induced by heat; Baby Gunter, died at
county hospital of heat prostration;
Sarah Oskmos, died at the Presby
terian hospital after heat prostration;
Estell Eyel, died' at county hospital of
heat prostration; William Dettllng,
negro, crazed by heat and committed
sulcldo by drinking paris green.
Tho number of prostrations roported
to tho police totaled several score.
The mad dog scare was duo to the
unusual number of attacks made by
vIcIoub canines within the last few
days. Chief of Police Shippy said
that ten such cases had come to his
notice since Friday, and he sent out
a general order that all unmuzzled
dogs should be killed. Thus far nono
of tho persons bitten has developed
symptoms of rablos, but all are being
watched by the health department of
ficers. STEVE ADAMS ON TRIAL
Case Opens With Bitter Wrangle Be
tween Opposing Attorneys.
The trial of Stove Adams of tho West
ern Federation of Miners, charged
with the murder of Arthur Collins
of Tellurlde, niino superintendent, had
hardly been called In tho district
court at Grand Junction, Colo., Mon
day, when the opposing coun
sel became involved In a bitter
wrangle over tho efforts of the prose
cution to Indorse new names upon the
Indictment as witnesses and an at
tempt on behalf of the defense to pre
vent ex-Congressman Hogg of Pueblo
and J. S. Camahau of Grand Junction
from acting as attorneys for tho state.
The judge decided that Hogg and Car
nalian should remain in the case, It
being shown to his satisfaction that
they were employed by San Miguel
county. The sheriff was ordered to
summon 100 men for Jury service.
Lumber Rates Reduced.
Lumber rate reductions west of tho
Missouri river and 5 per cent reduc
tion In the advanced rates In the east,
as well as other changes In the tariff,
are ordered under decisions announced
by the Interstate commerce commis
sion. Tho rulings are made In a group
of Important cases, Involving tho rates
on 'lumber, shingles and other forest
products from points In the Willa
mette valley to San Francisco and
from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Mon
tana aud British Columbia to eastern
and southern markets.
Tornado Hits Wisconsin Town.
A tornado hit Appleton, Wis. The roof
was blown off the Patten paper mill
and two school houses wero partially
wrecked. A number of small build
ings are in ruins.
Wind and Hall in Wisconsin.
Damage to crops, houses, telephone
wires, etc., Is reported from various
points in Wisconsin and Minnesota,
due to high winds and' rain and ball
storms.
BLOWUPDUETOBOMB
Latest Explanation of Disastei
on Liner Arcadia.
Bits of Steel nnd Broken Nails Found
In Bodies of Three Dead Men Be
lieved to Work of Striking Hamburg
Longshoremen.
Investigation by officials at Philadel
phia Into the cause of tho explosion
on bonrd tho Hamburg-American line
steamer Arcadia, In which three per
sous wore killed nnd a number In
jured on Saturday, strongly tend to
substantiate tho theory that the burst
Ing of a bomb caused the damage.
Tho explosion occurred In hold No. 4,
in which the officers and agents of the
vessel declare there were neither
chemicals nor explosives. An exami
nation of tho steel bulkhead separat
ing No. 4 hold from tho coal Shows
that it Is covered with small Inden
tures, ns though volleys of bullets
had' been fired against It. Tho steel
partition was torn looso by tho explo
sion and rolled up llko paper, and
somo of tho firo Inspectors say that
an ordinary gas explosion would not
have caused such a condition. Even
the ship's officers, who at first de
clared tho assumption that there was
a bomb on board was absurd, now ad
mit tho possibility of such a thing.
Tho theory of tho bomb Is also the
only ono that explains tho fact that
two of those who met death In tho
explosion wore riddled with small
holes, apparently made by flying bits
of Bteel nnd broken nails. A handful
of such scrap was gathered up from
tho torn clothing and around the bod
ies of the-dead men.
Members of the crew told' tho coro
ner's deputy who Is Investigating the
accident that the Hamburg-American
lino has been facing a strike among
dock employes at Hamburg and the
belief Is expressed that a bomb was
put In the cargo of the Arcadia before
sho left that port, with tho Idea of
causing Its destruction while in mid
ocean.
NITROGLYCERINE EXPLOSION.
One Man Killed by Accident which
Destroyed Plant Near Denver.
Luthor Hockem was killed and a
number of persons shocked and
bruised', though not seriously injured,
by the explosion of 3,000 pounds of
nitroglycerine at tio E. I. Dupont De
mours Powder company's works at
Louviers, twenty miles south of Den
ver. The building containing tho neu
tralization plant was destroyed. Tho
loss Is estimated at $3,000. Hockem
was tho only person In the building
In which tho explosion occurred. His
body was blown to atoms. Many
windows in the town were broken nna
the shock was felt at Llttletown and
Fort Logan, thirteen miles distant.
The cause of the explosion was not
ascertained.
MIMIC WAR BECOMES REAL.
Two More Deaths In Hospital Bring
Casualties Up to Three.
Two deaths In tho hospital at Fort
Wadsworth brought the casualties of
tho mimic war to threo. The dead' aro
John Welsh, George Harvey and
James McDowell, all members of the
Ninth regiment, New York National
Guard.
Tho explosion nnd death of the vol
unteer artillerymen did not halt tho
war game. Two futllo attempts wero
made by the hypothetical battleship
fleet to pass the batteries and then
the mimic war was pronounced over.
The militiamen have returned to the
city.
Wright Succeeds Taft.
Secretary of War William H. Taft
presented to the president his
resignation, to taljo effect Juno 30, and
It was announced at tho Whlto House
that Luke E. Wright of Tennessee will
be appointed secretary of war to suc
ceed Mr. Taft. In making this ap
pointment the president was Influ
enced somewhat by the desire to rec
ognize In an emphatic way that there
Is no longer any dividing line between
the north and tho south and that all
good' Americans are In thought and
deed one and the president was Influ
enced still more by tho fact that Gen
eral Wright's personal attributes and
experience pre-eminently fit him for
this particular position.
New Yorkero Wilt Under Hot Sun.
Heat which has enveloped the eastern
states for three days prostrated over
a score of persons in and about New
York. No relief is promised for two
days by the weather burerii and hos
pitals aro preparing to handle any
number of heat cases. All New York
and Its environs sweltered. There
was little reduction In the tempera
ture, which reached a maximum of 8G
degrees at tho weather bureau.
Should the heat continue, the public
parks will be thrown open to all who
wish to sleep on tho lawns.
Wooley Tells of Liquor Evils.
The evljs of liquor and tho progress
Of the wavo of prohibition wero
themes dealt on by John G. Wooley of
Chicago, candidate for president on'
the Prohibition ticket in 1000, In an
address before a meeting of the
world's temperance congress at Sara
toga, N Y.
Nineteen Death Sentences In Russia.
A man and woman were condemned to
death at Warsaw on the charge of be
ing Implicated in a recent attempt to
kill General Skallon, governor gen
eral of Warsaw. Seventeen death
soutences were announced from other
towns and cities In Russia.
SUFFRAGETTE DEMONSTRATION
Women Throng Hyde Park, London, In
Giant Appeal for Votes.
Tho suffragette demonstration In
Hyde park, London, wbb a great suc
cess. Encouraged by previous suc
cesses, tho suffragettes planned the
demonstration as a climax of the
year's fight for woman's Biiffrngo. It
is hardly too much to say that never
befcre was such a political demon'
stratlon Been In London.
Fully half a million people assem
bled In and around Hyde park as ac
tive or passive participants In the
great meeting, whllo for two or three
hours In the mlddlo of the day the
Whole center of the city was in a fer
ment. Various processions appeared,
each about a mile long, and tho routes
through which these passed were
densely crowded with spectators.
Tho suffragettes from "the prov
inces" were met at tho various rail
road stations by delegations from the
London organization, and these, form
ing Into line, marched from different
points of the compass to Hydo park.
After arriving there, the leaders and
speakers for the various sections had
literally to fight their way to the plat
forms. Probably there were about
twenty speakers In all and these ha
rangued the masses on tho rights ol
women to vote and tho necessity ol
forcing parliament to adopt a resolu
tion on the question. '
HYDE AND SCHNEIDER GUILTY
Jury in Land Fraud Case Returns Ver
dict Dlmond Is Acquitted.
Tho jury at Washington. D. C. In
western land fraud caso rendered a
verdict for Hydo nnd Schneider,
guilty, and Benson and Dlmond not
guilty. The court thanked the mem
bers of the Jury nnd Immediately re
leased them from nny further service
Sentence in the case of Hyde and
Schneider was deferred and when Im
posed by the court the two men will
have four dayB In which to file notice
of an appeal to the district court offi
cials. Tho maximum penalty for the
offense on which they are held by the
Jury is Imprisonment of two years or
$1,000 fine, or both.
Benson, one of the two men ac
quitted, was convicted some time ago
In California, with Dr. Perrln, under
another section of tho conspiracy law,
In connection with public land mat
ters. He was sentenced to ten months'
imprisonment and his appeal from that
sentence Is now pending.
CURE OF LEPROSY RECORDED
Louisiana Discharges Inmate Who Has
Recovered from the Disease.
A medical report touching on the
cure of leprosy will be presented to
the Louisiana assembly by the leper
home of tho state of Louisiana. In
this report appears the words:
"Discharged cured, one; practically
well and kept for observation, five."
Briefly explained, tho meaning ol
these figures Is that out of sixty-one
lepers at the Louisiana Institution In
the past two years, six have been prac
tlcally cured. A fact of significance is
that his report Is not submitted to the
assembly as Indicating that any
specific cure for leprosy has been dis
covered. It is simply a statement ol
tho results which have been obtained
from giving lepers the same sanitary
surroundings that the average person
enjoys and an equal opportunity to re
colvo first-class medical treatment.
Kentucky Bank Goes Broke.
The Citizens' bank, Dover, Ky.,closed.
At the meeting of tho directors it was
discovered that neither a single piece
of paper nor a cent of money was In
the safe. The bank was capitalized at
$7,500, with deposits amounting to
only $7,000.
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features of the Day's Trading and
Closing Quotations.
Chicago, Juno 22. The local wheat
market was Irregular today the July
option being heavy and tho distance
options firm. At the close July was
unchanged. Corn was 0Hc higher.
Oats unchanged and provisions were
2H!7VC to 10c higher. Closing prices:
Wheat July, 86j86c; Sept.,
85c.
Corn July, 69c; Sept., 70c.
Oats July, 45c; Sept., 39Vc.
Pork July, $14.50; Sept., $14.75.
Lard July, $8.92H..; Sept., $9.12V$.
Itlbs July, 8.12; Sept., $8.37.
Chicago Cash Prices No. 2 hard
wheat, 9192c; No. 2 corn, 72c;
No. 3 whlto oats, 51253c.
South Omaha Live Stock.
South Omaha, June 22. Cattle Re
ceipts, 2,800; best stronger, others
lower; native steers, $4.7508.00; cows
and helfers,$3.256.00; western steers,
$3.506.10; Texas steers, $3.1005.75;
canners. $2.0003.50; stockers and
feeders, $3.005.10; calves, $3.00
6.00; bulls, stags, etc., $2.755.25.
Hogs Receipts 5,500; 10c higher;
heavy, $5.7505.85; mixed, $5.755.80;
light, $5G55.80; pigs, $4.5005.40;
bulk of sales, $5.755.80. Sheep Re
celpts, 6,000; slow, 1015c lower;
yearlings, $4.755.25; wethers. $4.50
5.00; ewes, $4.0004.60; lambs, $5.50
6.50.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, June 22. Cattle Receipts,
20,000; strong; steers, $6.008.25;
cows, $3.C05.75; heifers, $4.0007.00;
bulls, $3.5005.30; calves, $2.50G.80;
stockers and feeders, $3.2505.25.
Hogs Receipts, 36,000; 1015c high
er; choice heavy shipping, $6,050
6 15; butchers, $6.0006.05; light, mix
ed, $5.8506.00: choice light, $6,000
C.05; packers, $5.0005.95; pigs, $4.00
r,.50. Sheep Receipts, 18,000;
steady; sheep, $4.2505.25; lambs,
$5.0007.00; yearlings, $4.5005.50.
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