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WS-DEMOCRAT VQLU3IE XIII. VALENTINE , NEBRASKA. JfOYEMBEB , 17. 1898. NUMBER 48 IS WHAT OUR NEWS SUM MARY DOES. ; THE MAEIA TERESA1 NO NECESSITY FOR ABANDON ING THE SPANIARD. Investigation Will in all Fro * liability Result in the Courtmar- tial of Somebody Officers Criti cized by Navigators Other Items , Courtmartial Probable. According lo stories of the officers and of the Leonidas , which brought cap- ed guns from Spanish warships , the jjqulry into the abandonment of the ! aria Teresa will in all probability result tb a courtmarlial lo somebody. They are nearly unanimous in saying that there was not the slightest necessity for aban doning the Spanish cruiser. Before the ships left Guantanamo Lieut. Com mander Harris , who represented the navy 9n the Maria Teresa , arranged to show the gnsign on the mainmast in case he wished to confer at short range with the Leonidas. It appears that CommAnder Moore of the Leonidas was the senior officer of the fleet ftnd should have assumed the responsibil ity. This he apparently declined to do , leaving Lieut. Commander Harris on the Maria'Teresa to exercise his own judg ment , although the cruiser was really under command of Capt. Crittenden of ihe wrecking company. Harris was a volunteer officer , while Moore belonged to the regular service , and it is hinted that the latter officer purposely kept out of the way to avoid responsibil ity and fix the blame upon the volunteer officer. However this may be , some of the offi- ' ers of the fleet say that a great mistake was made in attempting to make a direct course northward in the open sea. These were the original instructions of Capt. Chester of the Cincinnati when the little fleet left Guontanamo. Experienced nav igators says that Capt. Chester was seri ously at fault in sending a half wrecked ship northward in the open sea through Crooked Passage , and they also blama Commander Moore , first for not having exercised the usual discretion and taken a route under the lee of the island , and sec ondly for not having turned back promptly and assumed responsibility for the aban donment of the Maria Teresa. "VVith all these facts before it the court of i1 juiry can scarcely do less than order -ourtmartial of Capt. Chester , Com mander Moore and Lieut. Commander Harris. CHEERED THE MURDERER. Judge Finds Him -Justified , and the Crowd Approves It. County Judge More of Frankfort , Ky. , has dismissed the murder charge against Sergeant Perkins , who killed his son-in- law , J. W. Xewton , Thursday night. County Attorney Pollsgrove made the statement that proof showed Newton be trayed his wife before marriage and re cently betrayed her young sister. Polls- grove said he would not prosecute any man under similar circumstances. The crowd in the court room cheered the attorney when he made his statement and this broke into wild applause when Judge More said the case was plainly justifiable homicide , and told Perkins to go to his family a free man. OUR COLONIAL POLICY. Sugar and Tobacco Interest Will Try to Control It. Henry T. Oxnard , president of the American Beet Sugar Producers' Associa tion , has made a statement showing that a concerted action is being planned by the beet sugar and tobacco producers of the United States regarding the colonial policy of the United States. They will ask President McKinley and congress to establish protective rates against the importation of goods from the , Philippines and elsewhere , so that home producers will at least have the ad vantage of being on a par with the cheap -labor , soil and climatic conditions of UK.- newly acquired territory. Threw Herself from a Train. Ida Area , 23 years of age , threw herself through the window of the Houston ex press , on the Michigan Central Railroad , when the train was a short distance from Columbiaville , Mich. She was in sane and was being deported to Finland in accordance with the im migration law , she having re sided here less than a year. Immigration Inspector Williams and the matron of the Sault Ste. Marie custom house had the girl in charge. Fire at Canyon City , Ore. At 11 o'clock Saturday night lira was discovered in the Elkhorn hotel at Can yon Ci / , Grant County , Ore. , and within t\\u hours the entire business portion and a mmber of residences were reduced to ashes. The buildings were mostly frame , and the fire made rapid progress. The conflagration was due to the explosion of a lamp. The loss will exceed $100,000 , in surance not obtainable. In August , 1830 , Canyon City was entirely destroyed by fire. Concedes All Demands. The Chicago-Yirden Coal Company has conceded all the demands of the miners r and the shaft is expected to open in a .lew days. I l > BLOOD IS SHED. Whites and Blacks Have Mix-up in North Carolina. The negroes -Wilmington , N. C. , not having complied with the dema'nds of the business men of thatcity by 7:33 Thursday morning , the time fixed , (539 ( armed whites assembled at Market and Fifth streets and at 8:33 marched to the office of the Daily Record , a negro newspaper , and destroyed all the material found in the building.j The building took fire but some assert that this was accidental. ) The building was almost totally destroyed. Thursday's action was the sequel of Wed nesday's meeting and that of a committee of twenty-five at which the negroes were given until Thursday morning to return an answer to the demand for the removal of the press and the cessation of the pub lication of the Record. Editor Mauley has fled. fled.Serious Serious trouble occurred about noon in the Fifth ward of Wilmington. Three white men were wounded and eight ne * groes were killed. LEAVES CAUSE A WRECK. * ° \vo Passenger Trains Collide Heaci- On in Pennsylvania. Two heavy passenger trains , one a double header , collided head-on near Wilkesbarre , Pa. , Saturday morning , caus ing a frightful wreck and blocking the road. The smashup was on a curve in a cut , caused by the inability of the engineer of the westbound train , who was under orders to take a siding , to make the brakes operate. The passengers who were all asleep , were badly shaken up and soraa were thrown out of their berths , but none were seriouly injured. Five train men were killed and four injured. It appears the storm Friday night caused the leaves to accumulate on the track. As the train plowed through them they clogged the brakes. TIN PLATE WORKS COMBINE Capital of Fifty Millions Is Already Subscribed. According to a Chicago financial news buleau , the consolidation of the tin plato industry of the United States is now prac tically assured. The Chicago promoters say that $50,000,000 of capital stock has already been over subscribed. Between $6,000,000 and $7,000,000 was underwritten in Chicago and applications made for $530,000 more. The organizers have figures showing that the output of the tin industry this year is 8,000,000 boxes and a low esti mate places the product of next year at about 9,000,000 boxes. WILL WELCOME SOVEREIGNTY Porto Ricans Are Satisfied with' American Institutions. The United States special commissioner , Carroll , sailed on Friday from San Juan for New York by the steamer Caracas. He will prepare and present to President McKinley his preliminary report as to Porto Ricau conditions and needs. The Porto Ricans , he asserts , are all gratified at the change of sovereignty and look forward with intense eagerness to the establishment of American institutions in Porto Rico. Investigating Yirden Riot. A special from Carlinville , 111. , says the grand jury met in special session Friday and began the investigation of the miners' , iot in Yirden. Eighteen miners and busi ness men from Yirden were examined. Sixty witnesses have been subpoenaed and a large number of extra subpoenas have been issued. From all indications the prosecution is to be a vigorous one and indictments probably will be returned against all who pariicipated in the affair. For the Love of Mnthilde. Norman Cole shot and instantly killen Mathikle Lavigueur at Montreal , then turned the revolver on himself and sent a bullet through his brain. The murder and suicide took place in a little candy store kept by the young woman's moher. ! Cole left a letter .staling that he intended to kill himself for love of MnthiUle La- vigueur. Heavy Shortage in Beet Crop. Consul Britton at Nantes has made a re port to the state dep-irtment in regard to the beet sugar cultivation in Europe , from which it appears that the total estimate of the crop of the present season will fall 575,000 tons short of the production of raw sugar for last season. Holland is the only lonntry in which an increase is shown. Tin Plate Works Destroyed. An overturned kettle of grease caught fire in the Great Western Tin Plate Com pany's mill at Joliet , III. , Friday. Owing lo the heavy wind the plant was in ash s in half an hour. The plant employed 275 skilled workmen. Loss. $123OOJ : insur ance , $17,000. The plant was considered one of the finest in the United States. Fatal Fire at Hanover , Mass. A fire , followed by an explosion in the { .tore of ( \ A. Stearns , at Hanover , Mass. , blew out the sides of the building and killed Michael Sylvester , Edgar Adams , C. A. Peterson and C. A. Talinan , and in jured a dozen others , including Stearns , the propiietor. Bank for the New Province. A Chicago capitalist who is interested in the enterprise , states that a new bank will open for business in Honolulu about Jan uary 1 with a capital stock of $800,000 and power to increase it lo $3,000,003. It , will not be national but organized under the laws of Hawaii. Large Department Store Burned. The large department store of J. W. Stewart at S.ui Antonio , Texas , was de- 6tro3-ed by fin ? Saturday. Loss , $150,000 ; insurance , $40,000. MINNESOTA TRAIN ROBBERYJ t Masked Men Hold Up a Great Western Passenger. The Great Western through train which passes through Fergus Falls , Minn. , at 7:30 p. m. , was held up and robbed about five miles west of that place Thursday night. There were eight robbers in the gang , all well armed. Two of them evidently boarded the blind baggage at Fergus Falls. The train was scarcely out of town when these two climbed over the tender and presenting revolvers , told Engineer Brace and his fireman to stop at i lonely spot near the Pelican River bridge. Arriving at this place the train was stopped and the engineer and fireman were ordered to leave the cab. The other members of the gang rushed from the woods and boarded the ezpress jar. All wore handkerchiefs over their faces. The gang was reg ularly organized and went by numbers. They compelled the express messenger to leave the car , and while Ihreo or four stood guard , the others pro ceeded to blow the safe. The local safe was destroyed , and it is thought that they succeeded in securing considerable moner , but the exact amount cannot be learned. The through safe was drilled and dyna mited , but it was impossible to reach the inner part and get at the cash. They worked over it nearly two hours , holding the train for that length of time , but gave up finally and joining their companions on the outside , started south. The two men who stood guard over the engineer compelled him to give up $20 which he had upon his person. The facts were wired to railroad headquarters and tele grams were sent to all towns in the vicin ity requesting the authorities to send po&oes in pursuit of the highwaymen , which was done. SEEMS TO BE THE ROBBERS. Men Who Held up Minnesota Train Under Arrest. Six of the men supposed to have been engaged in the holdup of the Great North ern coast train near Fergus Falls were captured at Moorhead , Minn. , Friday morning'.by Chief of Police Murphy. Four arrived at the Exchange Hotel at 5 a. m. , and two others came in about an hour later and inquired for the first four. Each had large revolvers. Two sets of burglar tools , two dark lanterns , three sticks of dynamite and four dynamite caps were found on them. Each man had three handkerchiefs. The six had about $200. There seems no doubt they are the men implicated. . v. A dispatch from Fergus Falls Friday night says : "Searchers for the missing highwaymen who robbed the west bound coast train on the Great Northern near that city , has continued all day and is still in progress , but no trace of the bandits has been found. " Magistrate Steps Out. A special from Madison , Wis. , says : Associate Justice Silas Pinney of the state supreme court handed in his resigaation to Gov. Schofield Thursday. It is under stood that Justice Pinney has contem- plaled the step for some time. It is said bis resignation was brought about on ac count of ill health. Sailors for Manila Desert. The cruiser Buffalo , Commander J. N. flemphill , which left New York a few lays ago for Manila , put in at Newport , R. I. , Wednesday night to await orders , [ t had on board about 700 men for the hips of Admiral Dewey's fleet , but a con- .iderable number deserted after the .ship eft New York. Strike at Dallas , Texas. The lines of the Consolidated Electric 'jtreet Car Company at Dallas , Texas , are tied up by a strike to enforce the reinstate * oienl of discharged motormen. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Chicago Cattle , common to prime , 3.00 to $5.75 ; hogs , shipping grades. J < 3.00 to $3.75 ; sheep , fair to choice , $2.50 to $4.75 ; wheat , No. 2 red , GSc to GGc ; corn. No. 2. 31c to 33c ; oats , No. 2 , 23c to 25c ; rye. No. 2. 51c to 52c ; butter , choice creamery , 21c to 22c ; eggs , fresh , ISc to 19c ; potatoes , choice , 28c to 35c per bushel. Indianapolis Cattle , shipping , $3.00 to F5.50 ; hogs , choice light , $ o.OO to $3.75 ; sheep , common to choice , $3.00 to $4.50 ; wheat. No. 2 red. GGc to G7c ; corn , No. 2 white , 32c to 34c ; oats , No. 2 white , 27c : o 29e. St. Louis Cattle , $3.00 to $5.50 ; hogs. P3.50 to $3.75 ; sheep , $3.50 to $4.50 : tvheat. No. 2 , GSc to GOc ; corn. No. 2 fellow. 31c to 33c : oats. No. 2 , 25c to 27c , rye. No. 2. 51c to 53c. Cincinnati-Cattle , $2.50 to $5.25 ; hogs , 3.00 to $4.00 : sheep. $2.50 to $4.25 ; jvheal. No. 2. G7c to GSc : corn. No. 2 ciixed. 35c to 3Gc : oats , No. 2 mixed , -Yc to 28c : rye. No. 2. 5Gc to 5Sc. Detroit Cattle. $2.50 ' to $5.50 ; hogs , f3.25 to $3.75 : sheep. $2.50 to $4.25 ; ivheat. No. 2 , GOc to 70c ; corn. No. 2 fellow.I4c ; to 3Gc ; oats. No. 2 white , 28c : o L'Dc : rye , f > 2c to 5-Jc. Toledo Wheat , No. 2 mixed. GOc to He : corn. No. 2 mixed. 33c to 35c : oats , Xo. 2 white. 24c to 2Gc : rye. No. 2. 52c .o ; i4f ; clover seed , new. $4.G5 to $4.75. Milwaukee Wheat. No. 2 spring , 65c 'o (57c : corn. No. 3. 33c to 34c ; oats , No. 2 white , 25c to 28c : rye. No. 1 , 51c to 53c ; jarley. No. 2 , 40c to 4Sc ; pork , mess , F7.75 to $8.25. Buffalo Cattle , good shipping steers , F3.00 to $5.75 ; hogs , common to choice , F3.50 to $4.00 ; sheep , fair to choice weth ers. $3.50 to $5.00 ; lambs , common to ? xtra. $5.00 to $5.50. New York Cattle , $3.00 to $5.75 ; hogs , F3.00 to $4.00 ; sheep. $3.00 to S4.75 ; j.-lieut. No. 2 red , 75c to 77c ; corn , No. 2.'Jc : ; to 40c ; oats , No. 2 , 29c to 30c ; br.lter. creamery , IGc to 24c ; eggs , West ern , 22c to 24c. POYNTER i IS ELECTED 4 'BOTH SIDES CLAIM THE LEGIS LATURE. Each Party IB Claiming Fraud on ' the Part of the Other Fusionists Elect Four Congressmen and Re publicans Two. Poynter Is Klected. Complete returns show that the fusion candidate for governor has been elected. The Republicans concede this. Both sides claim the legislature , each claiming fraud on the part of tlio other. The Republican managers assert the national silver organization is dipping into the fight in prder to save the legislature for a silver ( senator , while the fusion forces are vig orously charging the reverse , and declare that agents from Washington have ar rived in the state with big bags of money for distribution where it will do the most good. The legislative districts in which the contests have occurred are being so confused by charges and counter charges of frauds and claims of ballot manipula tion that it is most difficult to get at the truth. The Bee , Republican organ , says the legislature is Republican without a doubt by a safe vote on joint ballot , the Repub licans having 21 senators and the fusionists - ists 12 , while in the lower house the Re publicans have 52 members while the fusion ists have 48 , tlie body on joint ballot jhus consisting of 73 Republicans and 60 fusionists. The last legislature was two- Shmls fusionist. The Worul-IIerald , silver fusion , says : 'The fusionists have carried the legis- 'aturc by a safe majority , but the Repub- ican managers are trying to steal the ttate , though having now conceded the nlire ticket to the fusionists as far as jongressmen. On joint ballot the silver ; nenive six plurality , and will organize poll' mses.Ml we have to do is to pre sent i.'ie Republicans .stealing the legis lature outright , which i.s being attempted. Dhio methods may prevail in Ohio , but not in Nebraska. " This was the situation Monday , and it ooks as if it will not be changed until liter the legislature convenes and an effort s made to organize along the lines claimed oy both parties. Each side is contesting jnough of the opposition candidates to jive them the legislature if their conten tions can be maintained. As to who is in ihe right cannot be determined until an Dtficial count is made , because the districts we so close that ten and fifteen votes only is the dff ; rincc between the two candi dates. Tuns u cl : i.n ot a few votes im properly counted leaves a very clear con- iest c.'Sf. E > r in.s ance , Strable and Scha- ble , Hei'ii ! HIMII candidates for the legis- iure in Richardson County , have bean piven their certificates , though both are 2ontested by the .opposition. The face of the returns in such cases is ar ranged according to the political sympathies of the county clerk , and therefore little can be determined by thu certificate of election. In the Fiftteenth , Twenty-first. Thirtieth , Thirty-first and Thirty-eighth the fusion nominees have their certificates but are being contested. The same is true in the Third , Fourth , Fifth and Sixth , except in these the con tests are filed by the other fellows. For congress the state delegation stands : First E. J. Burkett , Republican. Second David fiercer , Republican. Third John Robinson , fusion. Fourth W. L. Stark , fusion. Fifth R. D. Sutherland , fusion. Sixth W. L. Greene , fusion. Following is tabulated returns on the vote for governor by counties : County. HayPoyu - ward. ter. Adams 1,851 1,837 Antelope ' . 921 1,150 Blaine 38 Boone 1,149 1,29) Box Butte 400 878 Boyd 3(50154 ( Brown 3SS 278 Buffalo 1 , 5S , % > Burt Ij479 1,154 Butler 1,279 1,791 Cuming 1,070 1,455 Chase 223 244 Cherry " 92 012 Cedar 817 1,008 Cass 2,334 2,112 Cheyenne 391 340 Clay 1,581 1.548 Colfax 622 989 Ouster 1-321 1,077 Deuel 281 175 Dakota 5J3 5o3 Dawes 606 597 Dawson 1,210 1,272 Dixon 887 879 Dodge 1,793 1093 Douglas ' 9,494 8,752 Dundy 264 270 Fillmore 1,038 1,732 Franklin 881 980 Frontier 555 050 Furnas 1,186 1,238 Grant f'4 65 Gage 3,234 217 , Garfield 161 210 Gosper 299 464 Greeley 314 030 Hall 1,797 1,535 Hayes 281 2LO Hooker 8 21 Howard 692 1,054 Hamilton 1,250 1,4-17 Ilarlan 786 l.t.'J ) Hitchcock 412 485 Holt 774 1,110 Jefferson 1,699 1,579 Johnson 1,407 1,091 Kearney 925 1,039 Keith 168 214 Keya Palm 215 2/3 Kimball 73 42 Knox 1,250 1,559 Lancaster 5,539 4,427 "Madison 28 Merrick 907 920 Nance 711 748 Nemaha 1,550 1,500 Nuckolls 1,148 1,834 Qtoe 2,234 2,047 Pawnee 1,486 1,0.3 IVrlcins 123 18'3 Pie re 516 670 Pint' 1.108 1,565 - > he iw - 876 1,005 \ County. Ha ; - Poyn ward. ter. Polk 689 3,259 Red Willow 905k 834 Richardson 2,202 $ 2,189 Rock 329 v 223 Seward 1,428 1,626 Sioux 100 187 Saline 1,838 1,1576 Sarpy 645 961 Sauuders 1,777 2,361 Scott's Bluff 236 225 Sherman 440 626 Stanton 615 708 Thayer 1,250 1,198 Thomas 35 55 Thurston 493 425 Valley 720 838 Washington- 1,300 1,228 Wayne 828 747 Webster 1,184 1,195 Wheeler 76 1S4 York 1,846 1,755 Totals 88,792 91,352 * Plurality. Pansy Womsley Is Missing. Pansy Womsley is the name of an 18- year-old girl from Broken Bow , whose mysterious disappearance is causing her relatives in Omaha considerable alarm. The Womsleys , father , mother and daugh ter , had rooms on Sherman Avenue in the vicinity of the exposition grounds. About 7 o'clock in the evening Pansy Womsley started down to do an errand. A few minutes after that time she made a pur chase at Becht's pharmacy on Sixteenth Street , and this was the last seen of her. As she was not in the habit of remaining out late at night , her failure to return was the cause of anxiety , and search was at once made for her , but was unsuccessful. The Womsleys reported the matter to the police and asked for their aid in searching for the lost girl. Fireman Killed in a Wreck. The eastbouml Omaha and St. Louis train , which leaves Omaha at 9:30 : p. m. , collided with a Union Pacific freight train at what is known as "The Junction , " about a quarter o a mile east of the Union Pacific transfer , on the Iowa side. William Hoover , Union Pacific fireman of Omaha , was killed , and Morris Peterson of Council Bluffs , and Louis Jacobson Council Bluffs , were probably fatally in jured. No passengers were hurt. Banquet for Soldier Boys. The members of the Second Nebraska volunteers were tcndere I a banquet at Wahoo a few days ago. Judge Barry pre sided and Judge Graves made the address of welcome. The program consisted of some excellent music rendered by the best musicians of the city , addresses by some of the citizens of the town and the soldier boys. The attendance was large and the banquet was the most enjoyable affair that has occurred in the city for years. Fell to His Death. Coroner Cooke held an inquest at Hast ings over the remains of Frank Kessler , a tailor whose death occurred as the result of being thrown from a buggy. He was unconscious when picked up. Physicians found that he was suffering from a broken collar bone and that his neck was dislo cated , facts that were substantiated by an examination after death. All the facts went to show that death resulted from ac cidental causes. Kail road Bridge Burned. Sparks from a passing freight engine ignited the south side of bridge Xo. 91 just otside of the Burlington and Missouri yards at Ashland. The structure ovei which the main line runs was totally de stroyed. The bridge over which the Sehuyler train runs was scorched , but was soon repaired with new ties. A switch was constructed by which main line traffic is being run over the north bridge. Jail Breaking at Geneva. Three prisoners escaped from the Ge neva jail by sawing through a window grating , cutting off the bolts. Bush and Lovejoy were in for the Ohiowa bank i robbery , awaiting a new trial. Needer was up for hog stealing. They threatened the fourth man , who had no desire to escape , if he should give warning. This makes the second jail breaking in about two months. Hitchcock's Mortgage Record. The mortgage record of Hitchcock County for the month of October shows a decided improvement in faim mortgages. Number of farm mortgages filed , two ; amount , $150 ; number released , twelve ; amount , $5,000 : town mortgages filed , none ; released , one ; amount , 500 ; chattel mortgages filed , twenty-seven ; amount , $9,000 ; released , eight ; amount , § 380. City "Water from Artesian "Well. After experimenting for a number cf years Wymore is at last rewarded with a first-class quality of water from a city water plant. For many years the only water furnished has been pumped from the Blue River and it was totally unfit for use. A vein of good water has been found which will furnish enough water to run several plants like the one there. Shot in the Pace. Mrs. Douie De Souards , wife of a farmer living south of Ashland , while on her re turn home from town was shot in the face by an air gun in the hands of a small boy. The ball struck near the side of her nose and glanced , lodging under her eye , where the surgeon couid not reach it with a probe. The accident is a serious one. York Remembers its Sons. One hundred and thirty Loxes filled with books , magazines , clothing , eatables , soap and toilet articles were shipped by the citizens of York and vicinity to Com pany A , First Nebraska volunteers , whose members are from York. On the outside of the boxes was painted , "Merry Christ mas , from York , Neb. " Supposed Burglar in the Toils. George Thomas , colored , was placed under arrest at Nebraska City , charged with committing- burglary at the law office of John A..Rooney. Entrance was effected through the transom. The safe was opened and a gold watch , diamond ring and some money and valuable papers were taken. Punctuality is the stern virtue of men of business , and the graceful courtesy of princes. Buhver. - " * RIOT AT WILMINGTON ! NINE NEGROES ARE KILLED BY * WHITES. the North Carolina City the Scene oft Bloodshed * White Citizens Orcr- , throw the Former Government and. Are in Control. Thursday was one of terror \YiIniing-i ton , N. C. The white men of the city , in-f luriated by past acts of lawlessness of the- negroes , took the law in their own handst and wreaked terrible vengeance. The re-1 suit , it is reported , is that sixteen negroes1 have been killed. Shortly after the negro newspaper oilice , the Record , was burned , the negroes com-i menced to display a disposition to create' trouble. They began to gather in one of | their thickly populated sections of the ? ity , and assumed a threatening attitude toward the whites. One mob fired upon a small number of white men , seriously wounding one and slightly injuring two others. The whites returned the fire with ! a deadly volley , killing four negroes. As soon as the news of the shooting came known the whites , infuriated and' ' utterly beyond the control of their leaders , rushed in large numbers to the scene and engaging the negroes , killed four of them. | One military company and a division ot the naval reserves , carrying with them' two rapid-fire guns , also repaired to the ! scene , where they stood guard during the/ / night. Riddled with Bullets. In the menu time the body of whites had ] Instituted a diligent search for the leader of the mob that started the riot. The negro was finally found secreted in a. house. lie was taken out and told to run , for his life. He started oft" , hut only ad vanced a few yards before his body was1 riddled with bullets. Next a negro named Tom Miller , and a white man , both of' whom had taken n prominent part in in citing the negroes to riot , were sought for1 and placed in jail. Five other negroeal were also incarcerated and several bau-l ished from the city. Sixteen negroes have ! been reported killed and quite a number1 wounded. The Board of Aldermen ( colored ) who- ' have governed the affairs of the city for nearly two years agreed to accede to the demand made upon them by the inasa meeting of citizens to vacate their offices. Consequently they , including the Mayor , ! resigned and their places were filled byj white A. M. " taxpayers "Waddell. ex-Con-j pressman , was elected Mayor. The new . Board of Aldermen instructed the Mayor , ! in view of the turbulent state of affairs' existing in the community , to swear ioj 300 extra policemen. This was done , 250' being on foot , twenty-five on horseback , and twenty-five bicyclists. All are whites HOLD UP A TRAIN. Eight Robbers Blow Open a Safe ozt Great Northern Express. The Great Northern through train was1 held up and robbed five miles west or Fergus Falls. Minn. , Thursday night. There were eight robbers in the gang , all * well armed. Two of them evidently boarded - ' ed the blind baggage in the city. The train was scarcely out of town , when these two climbed over the tender , , and , presenting revolvers , told Engineer Brace and his fireman to stop nt a lonely spot near the Pelican river bridge. Arriving - : riving at this place , the train was stopped ! and the engineer and fireman were order ed to leave the cab. The other members of the gang rushed from the woods and boarded the express cur. All wore hand kerchiefs over their faces. The giing was regularly organized and went by numbers. When the train stopped the conductor and brakeman started forward to find out what caused the delay , but the ban. lits fired a number of shots and warned them to keep back. They then compelled the- express messenger to leave the car , and while three or four stood guard the others proceeded to blow open the safes. The local safe was destroyed and it i.s thought that they succeeded in securing1 considerable money , but thu exact amount cannot be learned. The through safe was drilled and partly blown open with dyna mite , four charges being used. The jacket was blown off , but it was found impossi ble to reach the inner part and get at the money. "The men worked over it nearly two hours , holding the train for that length of time , but finally gave up the attempt , and. joining their companions ou the outside , started south. The facts were wired to railroad head-1 quarters and telegrams were sent to all , towns in the vicinity , reqnesting the au-f thorities to send posses in pursuit of the : highwaymen. BRAKES CLOGGED BY LEAVES. Men Killed in a Collision Be tween Kx press Trains. The Buffalo express on the Lehigh Val ley Railroad ran into the New York and ; Philadelphia express , going east on , "Wilkesbarre Mountain , at * J o'clock Friday - . day morning. Five trainmen were killed. The train goins ; east had the rizht of way on a single track. The Buffalo ex press had orders to stop on a siding on the mountain and let the New York express - press pass. As the engineer approached the siding he discovered tint the air > brakes would not work. The train was ; moving about thirty miles an her down , a. grade. The engineer whistled franiieal- ' ly for the hand brakes and reversed his , engine , but could not avert th > collision. In less than a minute tiiT * express from , the west , drawn by two heavy engines , hove in sight. A terrible era h followed ; on : i curve in i deep cut. Nearly all the ; passengers on both trains were asleep. . Many of these were thrown out of theirl berths by the shock , but nqne was severely - | ly injired. ; , . An investigation showed that u heavyl v.-indstorni rrevailed on the uio'.intain.j \vhich ' . . .used the leaves from the forest toj accumulate 0:1 the track. The engines ? I > io'.ved into these leaves ; which clogged he braking apparatus.
