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MOB WAS FOILED.
The Nerve of a Georgia Sheriff
Prevents a Lynching.
Negro Nnmoil Williams Who Murdered a
Hoy Was ltutlly Wanted by Angry Cit
izens, Hut Wore Compelled to
Jlelrcut from tho .Jull.
Carroll ton, On., June 8. The ncrvo
of n Georgia sheriff, whoso nnme la
Joseph Merrill, yesterday upheld the
law of the state and saved the life o
a negro from a mob. n protecting
the negro, who was saved from tho
.gallows only a few hours before
through the efforts of his lawyers,
one life was lost and two men were
wounded. The arrival of the state
militia averted threatened trouble
Inst night and at nine o'clock a spo
cial train, bearing the negro, whose
crime was the murder of a little white
boy whom he found fishing alone, was
speeding towards Atlanta, under
guard. The man killed in attacking
the jail was George Bennett, of Car
rollton, and the wounded men arc
Thomas S. Word, father of the mur
dered boy, and an unknown man, pre
sumably n farmer.
Williams, the negro who caused the
trouble, was tried and found guilty of
murdering Otis Word January 1, 1901,
and sentenced to be hanged yesterday,
lie was only yesterday morning re
fused a new trial by Judge Harris, but
his attorneys filed a bill of exceptions
and carried the case to the supremo
court.
During lie afternoon the mob tele
phoned the situation to friends in tho
adjoining towns of Villa Biea and
Temple and made an appeal for more
men to get possession of the negro.
This was communicated nlso to Gov.
Candler and the governor soon wired
a proclamation to the people of the
county. It was read from the steps of
the courthouse at four o'clock by tho
mayor. The governor commanded the
people to disperse and said the entire
military and civil forces of the state
would be used to enforce order if nec
essary. The reading of the proclama
tion apparently had a good effect, as
many people were seen to mount their
horses and leave town. Much appre
hension was felt for the night and
the sheriff and city and county offi
cials after a consultation decided to
take the prisoner out of the county
for snfe keeping. The Atlanta mili
tia, under command of Maj. Barker,
arrived about six o'clock and one hour
later escorted the negro and Sheriff
Merrill to the train, which was soon
speeding southward to Atlanta.
TO BE GIVEN TO CHARITY.
Kcene's Homo Won n S'-M,000 Stake In
Filmland Friday and the Owner
Opens Ills Heart.
London, June 8. Another of Brit
ain's great, racing trophies has been
captured by an American, Foxhall P.
Kcenc having won the Oalcs with Cap
and Bells II., ridden by Milton Henry.
The owner, horse and jockey are all
thoroughbred Americans, so 'the vic
tory was not diluted, as it was in the
case of the derby.
To liu Given to Clmrlty.
New York, June 8. Jnmes B.
Kcenc announces that the Oakes
stakes won by the Kccnu stable in
England will be distributed among
certain charities. The amount is $24,
000, approximately. One half of the
money is to be distributed in this
country and one half to English chari
ties. Discharged Wit limit Trial.
Kansas City, Mo., June S. All the
saloonkeepers who have been arrested
during the last month for keeping
their saloon open on Sunday wire
discharged in police court without
trial. George T. Stockham, mnn.ifor
of tho Midland hotel, who was ar
rested because guests of the Mid lard
were served drinks on Sunday, de
manded a trial. Judge MeAuloy re
fused to accommodate him.
Lincoln' Itomulns In Dancer.
Chicago, June 8. The recent re
interment of the remains of Abraham
Lincoln nt Springfield has been done
in such manner as to leave them in a
measure to the mercy of body-snatchers
nnd steps are to be taken at
once, nt the instigation of Bobert T.
Lincoln, to have the body placed as in
the former monument, under a huge
liloek of cement.
National Museum Gets Chlueso Uellc.
Washington, June 8. The lock and
key of the front gate of the sacred
city of Pekih have been received at the
national museum and will be placed
on exhibition there within n few days.
The relies were presented through
Edwin II. Conger, minister to Pckin.
The gate which the lock and key se
"curert wns directly before the palace
of the emperor.
Fight New lluttiirli'N Wanted.
Washington, June 8. An order has
"been issued -at the war department
directing the organization of five bat
teries of field artillery nnd three
companies of coast artillery in ad
dition to thosu now in tho service.
Two of these batteries, tho Nine
teenth nnd Twentieth, will be organ
ized at Fort Biley, Kan.
IS HOPE ABANDONED?
Friend of Aim. McKlnley Say Hrr Heart
Is Gradually Getting Feebler nnd
llruln More. Clouded.
Washington, June 0. A close friend
of Mrs. McKlnley asserts that hope
is now practically abandoned. The
physicians have not yet admitted this,
but they gravely acknowledge that
Mrs. McKinlcy's strength is decreas
ing with each sinking spell which
attacks her. As she recovers from
this complete exhaustion her vitality
is lowered in every particular, the
temperature higher, her heart feebler
and her brain more clouded. For the
first time since her serious attack
she hns failed to recognize the pres
ident or to respond to his cheerful
inquiries about her health. She has
been kept almost constantly under tho
influence of chloral since her relapse.
McKlnley Cannot Attend.
Washington, June 0. The president
will not be able to be at the Pan
American exposition at Buffalo on
June 13, which was designated as
president's day. Since returning to
Washington Mrs. McKinlcy's condi
tion has been so dangerous that it
is considered idle to speculate upon
the possibility of his leaving her for
43 hours.
RUMORED DOUBLE LYNCHING.
A Mob nt Galena, Mo., Said to Have
Hanged n Woman nnd Her
Stepson.
Aurora, Mo., June G. Mrs. Stallion
and her stepson have been arrested
and placed in jail at Galena, the coun
ty scat, on the confession of the wom
an's seven-year-old son, who said they
killed Alice Stallion, aged 10. A ru
mor has it that the mother nnd son
have been taken from jail and
lynched, but, owing to the prostra
tion of telephone wires to Galena, it
cannot be confirmed. The Stallions
lived nenr Cape Fair and tho girl's
body was found in the river by fish'
ers. The supposition was that she
had committed suicide on account of
a love affair, which her mother op
posed, but the child of Mrs. Stallion
confessed, claiming that while Mrs.
Stallion held the girl her stepson
broke her neck with a poker. After
ward they wrapped the body in a
comfort and threw it in the river.
MUST VOTE AT HOME.
Illinois Conrt ltondors Important Decision
on Collcgo Students in Flection Con
test at Lebanon.
Lebanon, 111., June G. In an elec
tion contest over city treasurer of
Lebanon, in which the legality of tha
votes of tho students of McKcndreo
college wns enlled into question, Judge
Perrin ruled that no student resid
ing for a portion of a year in tho
seat of a university can, by claiming
residenco ther nnd foregoing a vote
at his regular home, acquire a resi
dence at the university seat which
would entitle him to vote there.
THEY WANT RECIPROCITY.
Manufacturers National Association Think
It the Only Method to Safeguard
Their Ituslucs.
Detroit, Mich., June G. Commercial
reciprocity was the tlicme which the
Manufacturers' Notional association
discussed yesterday. Widely diverg
ing views were expressed at times,
but when self-interests were laid
aside and the good of the manufac
turing of the country wns considered
in the nggregate the delegates were
agreed that reciprocity was the only
means by which the foreign trade of
the American manufacturer could be
safeguarded.
NO RECESS APPOINTMENTS.
Postmaster General Will Make No Chaurcs
In Presidential Postmasters Until
tho Senate Convenes.
Omaha, Neb., June 6. Senator Mil
lard has advices from tho postmaster
general at Washing'on to the effect
thnt there will be no recess appoint
ments except for cause. The post
master general considers it inadvis
able to make these appointments un
til congress assembles, when the can
didates will be regularly nominated
in the senate. This rule will also
apply to candidates for reappoint
ment provided the applicant's services
continue to be satisfactory.
A Cloudburst. In Kansas.
Atchison, Kan., June G. Bains are
reported on the Central Branch and
Omaha extension of the Missouri Pa
cific Tuesday night. At Paul station
a cloudburst occurred and there were
IS inches of water in the station
there. Grain reports received here
show that the prospects since the
rain indicato that there will be a
larger wheat yield in northeastern
Kansas this year than last.
Must Serve In the Convict's I'laee.
Austin, Tex., June 0. The court of
criminal appeals at Austin yesterday
affirmed tho sentence of W. J. Dent,
who forged n pardon on which George
Isaacs, a life term prisoner, secured
his release from the penitentiary
The Texns law provides as a penalty
that Dent must serve the life term in
place of Isaacs
APPREHENSION AT MANILA.
Porto Itlcan Decision May lime KITect on
Philippine Hovenuo Chaffee. In
Harmony with Tatt.
Manila, June 7. The fragmentary
news received here of the Porto Bieo
decisions has caused apprehension
that there will be such a deficit in
the Philippine revenues that congress
will need to make nn appropriation to
meet it. Fears are also expressed as
to the result of the application of
jury trials and other features of tho
constitution not suited to the condi
tions of the Philippines.
Gen. Chaffee and his stall were con
veyed direct to the Malacnnan palace,
where a private conference between
Gens. ChaJTeo and MacArfhur took
place. Gen. Chaffee informed the cor
respondent, of the Associated press
that while he was not Mire of the
orientals' general capacity for self
government he favored the establish
ment of civil control in the Philip
pines nt the earliest practicable mo
ment. He was in full sympathy with
the commission's plan for native edu
cation and business advancement, be
cause the United States interests and
nntive interests lie in the same Hit".
It seems certain that under a plain
division of the civil and military au
thority Judge Tnft and Gen. ChniTco
will collaborate admirably.
BIG ANTI-TRUST SUIT.
Attorney Genera! of Testis Would Oust
Dig Ilrewlug Companies from lluslncss
Penalties Aggrugato t?), (JUO.OOO.
Austin, Tex., June 7. At the in
stance of Attorney Gcnernl Bell, suit
was filed in the district court hero
against four big brewery companies
to forfeit their respective charters
and permits to do business in Texas,
to place them in the hands of re
ceivers nnd to collect penalties for
alleged violation of the Texas anti
trust law. The complaint alleges that
these companies have been violating
the Texas anii-trust laws since July
4, 1900. The law provides a penalty
of $5,000 for every day's violation,
making the aggregate penalty in this
case $G,G00,000, each company being
charged witli $l,G."iO,000. In the peti
tion it is stated that the defendants
entered a combination for forcing a
competitor out of this territory, and
have reduced the price from $2.50 to
to $1.50 per keg, the lowest price paid
for beer nt any place in Texas, and a
price below the cost of manufacture.
BRITAIN'S DAY OF JOY.
Col. Wilson's 3 lO Scouts limited 400 Hours
Near Warm Haths and Captured
Valuable Supplies.
Pretorin, June 7. Col. Wilson, with
240 of Kitchener's scouts, has surprised
nnd routed 400 Boers belonging to
Beyer's command, 34 miles west of
Wnrm Baths. The Boers resisted
stubbornly but finally broke and fled,
leaving 37 dead, 100 prisoners and ail
their wagons nnd supplies, including
8,000 cattle, in the hands of the Brit
ish. The loss of the hitter wns 3 killed
and 15 wounded. Beyer's main com
mand arrived on the scene soon after
the engagement but did not succeed in
recapturing the supplies. Beyer thus
was left practically without any
transport or supplies.
ICE AN INCH THICK.
Coldest alnnn Weather for SO Years Re-
eorded at HaUer City. Ore. All
Fruits Killed.
Baker City, Ore,, June 7. The cold
est June weather for a period of 20
years has been recorded in Baker City.
The mercury AH six degrees below
the freezing point. Ice over an inch
thick was formed in pools of water
on the streets. All fruits, such as
cherries, apples, pears, prunes and
plums, were killed and all vegetables
were destroyed. So far ns known
growing grain was not seriously in
jured. HE READ DIME NOVELS.
TJcrnmlng Suddenly Insane nn Ohio Youth
Killed Ilrotber and Sister. Then
Committed .Suicide.
Toledo, O., June 7. Loroy Grove,
the 10-year-old son of a prosperous
farmer near Napoleon, stabbed his
sister, aged 24, to the heart, killing
her instantly. Jle then strangled, his
13-year-old brother to death, and
firing the barn, ran in and shot him
self through the temple. It is sup
posed he was insane, made so by read
ing dime novels.
Not Afraid of Negro Votes.
Washington, June 7. Congressman
Livingston, of Georgia, Bays that ho
does not believe in wholesale dis
franchisement ns a remedy for tins
evils of negro suffrnge. He said: "I
think the people of Georgia arj
against any disfranchisement .amend
ments to our state constitution. 'e
are getting along nicely w.'th the
negro in Georgia."
Military Honors Thrust Upon Hatina.
Cleveland, 0 June 7. Senator M.
A. Banna has been appointed a
colonel on tho official staff of Gen.
Bassieur, commander-in-chief of tho
Grand Army of tho Republic Sen
ator llanna was recently mustered
into tho Grand Army of the Republic,
ns a member of Memorial poBt in thii
city.
SPARED HIS YOUNG BOY.
JnutcsStneey, nn Insane Italtroad Itnglucet
nt Clarence, Mo., Killed His Wife,
Ilia Daughter nnd Himself.
Macon, Mo., June G. James Stncoy,
nn engineer, aged 51, living ten miles
east of here on tho Burlington mad,
in a fit of mental aberration killed his
wifo and daughter, aged 18, and then,
after relating the fact to a neighbor,
shot himself to death. James, an
eight-year-old sou, was spared. Tho
tragedy occurred when tho victims
were asleep.
Stncoy, who for tho past 20 years
had been a trusted engineer at tho
Clarence water tank, arose at threo
a. in. to go to work. It is known that
he loved his family, but it seems that
when he awoke ho was seized with an
uncontrollable impulse to commit the
horrible deed. The wife was the first
to suffer. With a clock weight Stacey
sent her into eternity with a blow on
the left temple. His daughter, Alma,
aged 18, a beautiful girl, was asleep
in a room upstairs with James, her
brother. There the father next wont,
and, picking up tho boy, laid him on
a cot in an adjoining room. Then,
with the clock weight, tho crazed
man ended the life of Ids' daughter ns
he had that of his wife. Stacey was
a mason in good standing. Ho was
addicted to no bad habits, and hnd, it
Is stated, amassed quite a fortune.
His home life was peculiarly pleasant
and In the village of Clarence no fam
ily was more highly respected than
was Stacey's. Until this ttagedy
Stncey's sanity has never been ques
tioned, but now it 13 thought long
hours of work nnd loss of sleep unbal
anced his mind.
WENT ABOUT DOING GOOD.
IMward Kimball, Who Procured Funds to
Pay Sin. 000. 000 In Church Indebted
ness, Dead In Chicago.
Chicago, June G. Edward Kimball,
noted for his long service in paying
off church debts, and who is credited
with having converted D wight. L.
Moody, is dead at the home of his
son. Mr. Kimball was 78 years old.
His work on behalf of dcbt-ladened
churches began in 1877 when he wns
a member of a furniture firm In Chl
cngo. Two years later he retired from
business to devote all his time and en
ergy to church aid and since then
he has procured funds to pay $15,000,
000 of church Indebtedness. His field
of operations comprised the whole
United States. The largest individual
debt he ever liquidated was $110,000
on Dr. Bobinson's Presbyterian
church, New York.
RAIN SAVED THE CITY.
Lightning Started n Fire In I'eMn Which
Destroyed Several Hulldlngs, Including
Valuable Manuscripts.
Berlin, June 5. A special dispatch
from Pckin, dated June 4, says a great
conflagration has occurred in the for
bidden city. The Americans and Jap
encse arc barring nil ncccss to tho
quarter involved, and details arc not
obtainable.
A later dispatch said lightning
struck a building inside the gate of
tho American end of tho forbidden
city, causing a fire. Three buildings
were burned. The American and Jap
encse guards did all possible to pre
vent a sprend of the flames. A heavy
rain saved the forbidden city.
IT IS UP TO TILLMAN.
Got. MeSweeney Says the Senntor's lleslc-
nation Will He Accepted at Oueo
if He So Desires.
Columbia, S. C, June G. Decided!)
the most surprising outcropping of
the senatorial row was the unex
pected letter from Gov. MeSweeney to
Senator Tillman Wednesday. The gov
ernor declares to Tillman that if he
wants to resign, his withdrawal from
(lie senate will be immediately ac
cepted. Suffragists Ito-Kleot Mrs. Catt.
Minneapolis, Minn., June G. The
National American Woman's Suffrage
association re-elected Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Catt as president; Itev. Anna
Howard Slinw, vice president at large;
Miss Kate Gordon, corresponding sec
retary; Miss Alice Stone Blnekwell,
recording secretary; Mrs. Harriet
Taylor Upton, treasurer. .
A Verdlet tor Mrs. Kdily.
Boston, Juno G. Tho court ordered
n verdict for the defendant in the
suit of Mrs. Woodbury vs. Mrs. Eddy
for alleged libel. Mrs. Woodbury al
leged that Mrs. Eddy, as head of the
Christian Science church, hud writ
ten articles reflecting upon Mrs.
Woodbury's reputation as a healer.
Ilrrun Speaks to Missouri Democrats,
Kansas City, Mo., June G. W. J.
Bryan addressed the Jackson County
Democratic club here last night.
"The Outlook" was his subject. Ho
said that had the Porto llicnii su
preme court decision been rendered
prior to tlie last general election tho
result mhrht have been different.
G.n. ChalTeo Keaohos Manila.
Manila, June G. Gen. ChalTeo and
BtatT and two companies of the Ninth
infantry arrived here Wednesday on
the United States transport Sumner,
from Taku. Tho general was receiv
ed with a major-general's sulute.
RESULT OF BLOOD POISON.
Physicians Issue n More Hopeful llullotln
Regarding the Illness or President
McKinlcy's Wife.
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Washington, June 0. Mrs. McKin
lcy's physicians have issued the fol
lowing bulletin: Mrs. McKlnley'H ill
ness has been a blood infection re
sulting from periostitis of tho Index
finger (bone felon) which began in
Los Angeles, and which was prompt
ly treated by Incision. The subse
quent condition of exhaustion was
duo to tho same blood infection as
severated with a severe diarrhoea.
Slio improved, however, and wns
brought home In comfort and without
loss of strength. The principal cause
of anxiety in her case slnco her ar
rival in Washington has been acuto
endocarditis (iullammatioii of lining
membrane of the heart) involving
the mitral valve, tho result of tho
same blood infection. Tills does not
appear to be progressive, and thcro
has been an Improvement In tho
diarrhoea and In her general condi
tion. Mrs. McKinlcy's case at tho
present time presents a more cheerful
aspect."
TO WAGE ACTIVE FIGnT.
Kansas City Law and Order League Will
Try to ltemove from Olllco tho City
Attorney and Others.
Kansas City, Mo., June 10. The Law
and Order league of Kansas City in
tends to attempt to secure the re
moval from olllce of every official who
refuses to assist in its elTorts to en
force the law requiring saloons to
close on Sunday. It was decided, at
a meeting of the league's executive)
committee and a large number of
prominent ministers of the city, to
organize a vigilance committee of 300
men. Its members' duty will lie to
personally secure evidence of viola
tions of the law. This evidence will
bo used not only ogainst tho saloon
keepers, but also against every public
official who refuses to co-operate In
the effort to secure the punishment of
lawbreakers. The league's plans aro
comprehensive, and It intends to act
quickly. First, of all, It intends to se
cure tho scalp of Frank Gordon, city
attorney, who caused the dismissal in
police court of all the cases against
saloonkeepers who were under arrest.
THE ONLY WAY OUT.
United States Government Again Appeals
to tho Powers to Settto ChWeso In
demnity by Arbitration.
Washington, June 10. The United
States government has again appealed
to tho powers to submit the present
issues at Pckin over the indemnity
propositions to the arbitration of Tho
Hague tribunal. Mr. Itockhill, win
has been watching for an opportu
nity, cabled Secretary Hay for permis
sion to make a proposition and tho
secretary cabled him authority to do
so. It is believed that the ministers
at Pckin have become involved beyond
extrication in the present issues and
tills proposition may be the only way
out.
Waiting for a l.tiulcy Day.
Shanghai, June 10. An imperial
edict issued June G announces that,
owing to the hot weather and tho
advanced age of the dowager em
press, the return of the court to I'e
kin has been postponed until Sep
tember 1, which the astrologers pro
nounce to be a lucky day on which to
commence a Journey.
MR. MERCER GETS POSTED.
Congressman from Nebraska (.'alls at the
While House to Inquire. About the
Appointment of Postmasters.
Washington, June 10. Representa
tive Mercer, of Nebraska, called at tho
white house to ascertain tho policy
of tho president in the matter of re
appointment of postmasters and other
federal officers whoso terms expire
during the recess of congress. Ho
learned that, generally sneaking,
where it was the Intention of tho
president to reappoint the present In
cumbents the appointments would bo
held over until after congress con
vened. In this way the necessity of
filing two bonds will be avoided. In
the case of officers having fixed ten
ures it may lie necessary to uinkc tho
appointments during the recess.
Starts to Sea In Ills Small Sloop.
Gloucester, Mass., June 10. In his
25 foot sloop, the Great Republic,
Capt. Howard Blackburn, of this city,
yesterday afternoon started on his
second transatlantic voyage, his pres
ent destination being Lisbon, Portu
gal, which he expects to reach in 4.1
days. His previous voyage in 189a
was to Loudon, which trip took Gl
dnys.
Ktrntton Shows His Gratitude.
Lcadvllle, Col., Juno 10. Win Held
S. Stratton, the millionaire mino
owner of Cripple Creek, has redeemed
the Matchless mine in Lendvillc for
tho widow of the late Senator Tabor.
Years ago Senator Tabor advanced
some money to Stratton. when Strat
ton was a poor struggling miner and
ho never forgot it.
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